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Notable Facts Set Names Of Streams ch Divi- Politicians, heroes and others re ceived their due from earlier Tex- 1ns in the naming of places but |he names of streams were taken Experi §fr° m area f ea f ur es such as oak issistant [* rees ’ nam e of persons residing Baylor i 1631, stream or other notable :ed by P ac ^ S- n head | araoug - the findings of ast July fA&M University English Professor Bohn Q. Anderson whose “Texas ■tream Names” appears in the physics llatest volume published by the ids, will |Texas Folklore Society with the F’ounds- (title “A Good Tale and A Bonnie icipants lay. J 3 taken (more ilf. ninos to iderably hie and ms that larly in i prob- ignat of ography ow able i of the a few tions of able for le deep- e acting lesearch r spon- donally- ■am and iport of Sam Houston, for example, is the namesake of a Texas city, •al stu- Yet Texas State Highway Depart- present bent maps listing nearly 4,100 a West Ktreams show not a single one ociation iiamed Houston, Anderson said. '» Calif, I- The professor and head of the department of English write of Texas place names in an earlier Iff M ume °f the folklore society. *-1^ He is a past president of the 'organization. 11 “The pioneers were seldom as whimsical in naming streams as in naming places,” Anderson said. The names of neighbors and com munity leaders, vegetation, ani- nals, terrain, tools, equipment and nemoriable events were given to treams. “More than a third, 1,429 to be ixact, of Texas stream names are amily names,” Anderson said. In he list is everything from Adams a Zoro. Such names as Pa, Gal, Grannies, [Bachelor and Swede also were given. Names of trees, plants and ihrubs are the second most pop- dar of the eight classifications. There are 69 streams with the fford oak in their names, 57 with iedar and on down the list. Almost equally popular are lames dealing with the terrain, Founda- [f ea t ures °f t* 16 water and similar aspects. “This classification includes everything from the 20 streams with prairie in their name to one named Smokey,” Anderson said. “The importance of animals, wild and domesticated, to early Texans is evident in the fact that almost 500 streams bear their names, including those named for fish, birds and insects,” Anderson said. The list includes 12 streams with beaver in the name, six with polecat and 67 with horses. Anderson wonders what human characteristics or conflict lie be hind such creek names as Alarm, Big Head, Friendship, Happy, Hardshell, Harmony, Pikes Peak, Poor, Repress, Rowdy and Thunder Struck. The names of rocks and min erals are used in 238 names of streams. “Surprising in a way is that despite the centuries of Spanish dominance, only about 200 stream names are obviously Spanish,” Anderson said. The hostility of the Texans after the Revolution and the fact that Spanish settlements actually were few in name and confined to the areas where Spanish names still are found, such as the Lower Rio Grande Valley, were cited as an explanation. And Texans used names asso ciated with Indians in naming only 124 streams. “Early Texans were apparently anxious to forget the fierce Co manche and named only four Co manche creeks as compared with 12 for the friendlier Kickapoos,” Anderson said. THE Thursday, July 9, 1964 BATTALION College Station, Texas Page 5 Army Reserve Sponsors Marksmanship Trophies WASHINGTON, D. C. — Maj. Gen. W. J. Sutton, chief of the Army Reserve in the Department of the Army, is sponsoring two marksmanship trophies open only to U. S. Army Reserve riflemen in competition during August at the National Matches in Camp Perry, Ohio. General Sutton is a familiar figure on the Texas A&M campus. He was a reviewing officer at last Spring’s parade of the Corps of Cadets, one of his several visits here for military day. The Chief Army Reserve Thophy will be awarded to the high U. S. Army Reserve rifle team, and the Maj. Gen. W. J. Sutton Trophy, a personal contribution by the gen eral, will go to the high rifle marksman. ColL^e l/Ylaster For College Seniors Designed only for and offered only to college seniors. MAJ. GEN. SUTTON PRESENTS AWARD to Franklin. L. Orth of the National Rifle Association. FOR INFORMATION CALL Melvin Johnson ’64 — Charles Johnson ’62 — Charles Thomas ’64 Fiedlity Union Life College Master Specialist VI 6-8228 lan the ro-phase portion g more ‘ north- iinerica. hn D. ic party (sum headed Tuy A, ie Ala- an port iermuda Equipment Classes Set New Schedule A new schedule of classes for the highway construction equip ment operators school has been a I , n „ r _ announced by A&M University’s Engineering Extension Service. Dates for new classes are July 20, Aug. 24, Sept. 21, Oct. 19 and Nov. 16, Alvin Jones, chief in structor, reported. In the four-week courses students learn to operate bulldozers, crawler tractors, draglines and other heavy machinery used by earth-moving industries. lartially will be dubbed e” for The xx IQUAL- ,udy in rs par- sts this urrents he area survey tin cur- dons of current crucial spend rea off an and vations is, pin- instru- lly cer- ilywood located istomer ARE ALL GREAT CHEFS TEMPERAMENTAL? 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Goal of the course is to help graduate students master Russian well enough to accurately translate scientific literature. On pop quizzes the students successfully translate such sen tences as “The first galvic cell was made by an Italian physicist.” The students may use a dictionary, but they have only 10 to 15 min utes to translate several sentences of a pop quiz. “Right now,” Dr. J. M. Skrivanek said, “I don’t have anybody failing the quizzes I’ve given.” Students seeking the Doctor of Philosophy degree are required to have a reading knowledge of two foreign languages for use as re search tools. Skrivanek’s students who successfully complete the Rus sian course this term and “Reading in Scientific Russian” next six weeks become qualified in one language. French and German courses es pecially for doctoral students long have been taught at A&M. The courses are equally demanding of the advanced student. Three women are among the 25 students from four nations in the Russian class. They represent di verse fields of study. Among the major areas are agricultural eco nomics, physics, petroleum engi neering, entomology, mathematics and chemistry. The students quickly mastered the 33-character Russian alphabet. The modern Russian alphabet, known as Cyrillic, evolved from the original based mainly on the Greek. The next step was learning rudi ments of grammar and vocabulary. Students now spend several hours daily translating from the Russian. “Let us further suppose that charged particles have . beer^ ar ranged summetrically,” is ah ex ample of the sentences translated. “I have read,” Skrivanek said, “that 20 percent of the scientific literature in the world is published in Russian at the present time.” He said the same source indicated that in the “foreseeable future” Russian will be second only to English as the language of science and technology. University Historian Returns To Study History Of Settlers A&M University historian re turns to South Texas later this month to seek further information about the people who settled in the Coastal Bend and Lower Rio Grande Valley after the railroads were opened. Dr. A. Ray Stephens last sum mer checked railroad company rec ords in such cities as Houston, St. Louis and Chicago, as well as in terviewing persons and checking files in South Texas. Now com pleting a summer term teaching assignment at A&M, Stephens plans to spend the remainder of the summer in the Coastal Bend and Lower Valley areas. “South Texas has been neglected so far as regional histories of the state are concerned,” Stephens said. His interest in the transforma tion of range country into an area of farms and towns has resulted already in one book. “The Taft r PARDNEK You’ll Always Win The Showdown When You Get Your Duds Done At CAMPUS CLEANERS Ranch, A Texas Principality” tells of that ranch northwest of Corpus Christi from its beginnings in the 1800s until the last land was sold to farmers. The University of Texas Press will issue the book later this month. Who were the leaders who in duced people to emigrate into the Coastal Bend and Lower Valley after the railroads were laid ? Wny did the people come ? What con tribution to the region did they make ? These are the basic ques tions Stephens seeks to answer through personal interviews and study of various records, news papers and other documents. His study entitled ‘“Emigrant Special’: Impact of Railroads and Emigrants on the Economy of the Texas Gulf Coast, 1800-1930,” is sponsored by the university. Stephens joined the A&M faculty in 1962 after completing doctoral studies at the University of Texas. He has been advanced to assistant professor effective Sept. 1. “Sports Car Center” Dealers for Renault-Peugeot & British Motor Cars Sales—Parts—Service We Service All Foreign Cars”! ■ 422 Texas Ave. TA 2-45171 EXTRA INCOME? EXTRA INCOME for prior servicemen (any branch) with the AF Reserve: Help finance your schooling with a flying or non-flying part- time slot in the reserve. A one-year trial basis is avail able. For information call Mr. Reese VI 6-7698 or Mr. Van Ingen VI 6-8871. The Church..For a Fuller Life..For You.. CALENDAR OF CHURCH SERVICES OUR SAVIOUR’S LUTHERAN 8:15 & 10:45 A.M.—The Church at Worship 9 :30 A.M.-—Bible Classes For All Holy Communion—First Sunday Each Month CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY 9 :30 A.M.-—Sunday School 11 :00 A.M.—Sunday Service 10:00 - 11:30 A.M.—Friday Reading Room 7:00-8:00 P.M.—Wed., Reading Room 8 :00 P.M.—Wed. 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MARY’S CATHOLIC Sunday Masses.—7:30, 9:00 and 11:00 FAITH CHURCH UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 9:15 A.M.—Sunday School 10 :30 A.M.-—Morning Worship 7 :30 P.M.—Evening Service COLLEGE HEIGHTS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 9 :45 A.M.—Sunday School 11:00 A.M.—Morning Worship 6 :30 P.M.—Young People’s Service 7 :30 P.M.—Evening Worship A&M METHODIST 9 :45 A.M.—Sunday School 10 :55 A.M.—Morning Worship 5:30 & 6:00 P.M.—MYF Meetings 7 :00 P.M.—Evening Worship CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS 26th East and Coulter, Bryan 8 :30 A.M.—Priesthood meeting 10 :00 A.M.—Sunday School 6 :30 P.M.—Sacrament Meeting FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Homestead & Ennis 9 :45 A.M.—Sunday School 10 :50 A.M.—Morning Worship 5 :30 P.M.—Young People ■JB* EiiM io > ^J^liilier ^^uneral BRYAN, TEXAS 502 West 26th St. PHONE TA 2-1572 Camp us and Circle Theatres College Station John is thinking about “what he wants to be.” No, he doesn’t want to be a jet pilot, nor a nuclear physicist, nor a lawyer, nor an actor, nor a doctor, nor yet a banker, baker, or chemist. John has decided. He wants to be a MINISTER. I wondered if his father or his uncle or anyone else in the family is a minister? Strangely enough, no! He won’t make a lot of money, and knowing John, he certainly won’t particularly like the idea of getting up to “preach” to people. Definitely he won’t have a big shiny car to make his calls. I wondered why John had decided to devote a lifetime to service in the Church. I asked John for a frank answer and he told me many small accumulative experiences which boiled down to this: A strong Christian influence from family, friends, and church kindled a spirit of aware ness and devotion which seems to he latent in every human heart. Of course, we can’t all be like John. Few of us have received the stimulus to devote our entire life to the Church. But some of John’s spirit does dwell in all of us. Too often we are unaware that we possess this miraculous gift from God. Re kindle your spirit by going to church this Sunday. 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