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EflNTERBH RY flSSQE IflTI ON Each Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.—Holy Eucharist and Supper Thursdays, 6:30 a.m.—Holy Eucharist and Breakfast Daily 5:30 p.m.—Evening: Prayer EPISCOPAL, STUDENT CENTER 904 - 906 Jersey Street (Southern Boundary of Campus) 846-1726 Father James T. Moore Chaplain Page 4 College Station, Texas Tuesday, October 9, 1973 THE BAIT ALIO Oldest Ag Celebrates 100th Birthdaj The oldest living Texas Aggie got a head start here Thursday toward celebrating his 100th birthday. John B. Honaker, member of the Texas A&M Class of 1895, will observe his 100th birthday SANDWICHES SUBMARINES “Where no two sandwiches are alike!” Situated Right at Northgate ^csami JSanhftttcij Need to concentrate? 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MONDAY EVENING TUESDAY EVENING SPECIAL SPECIAL BROILED BACON FRESH CORN FED WRAPPED CATFISH MOCK FILET STEAK FILET w/TARTAR GERMAN STYLE SAUCE POTATOES Cole Slaw Choice of one Grandma’s Cornbread vegetable Rolls & Butter Tea or Coffee Choice of one vegetable Rolls & Butter Tea or Coffee WEDNESDAY EVENING SPECIAL CHICKEN FRIED BEEF STEAK w/CREAM GRAVY Choice of two ,vegetables Rolls & Butter Tea or Coffee THURSDAY EVENING SPECIAL ITALIAN CANDLELIGHT DINNER — ITALIAN SPAGHETTI SERVED WITH SPICED MEAT BALLS AND SAUCE Parmesan Cheese - Tossed Green Salad Choice of Salad Dressing - Hot- Garlic Bread Tea or Coffee You cannot believe you get, “The Whole Thing/’ for $1.19 FRIDAY EVENING SPECIAL MEXICAN FIESTA , DINNER TWO CHEESE AND ONION ENCHILADAS w/CHILI Spanish Rice Patio Style Beans Rolls & Butter Tea or Coffee Open Saturday from 7 a. m. to game time only on dates of home football games. Serving a great $1.19 Special for all fans. SUNDAY SPECIAL NOON AND EVENING ROAST TURKEY DINNER Served with Cranberry Sauce & Crabapple Cornbread Dressing Rolls - Butter - Coffee or Tea Giblet Gravy And your choice of any One vegetable. “QUALITY FIRST’ Saturday, Nov. 10. But his son Pat, daughter Mrs. Jack Byrd and friends figure it will be anticlimactic in view of the Thursday doings. Wearing a TAM-imprinted Ma roon tie, Mr. Honaker ate birth day cake, accepted a certificate from Association of Former Stu dents officials, posed for pictures with relics from Texas A&M’s 17th class year and related expe riences as an early A&M student. Information he provided Uni versity Archivist Dr. Charles Schultz could revise some TAMU history, such as the age of the Ross Volunteers. “I appreciate the fact that I went to A&M and that the Aggies have kept up with me,” the frail and white-haired but mentally sharp elder Aggie said. “I had wonderful times at A&M and en joyed it.” He indicated a wistful interest in attending the 1976 TAMU cen tennial. J. R. “Bob” Latimer, immediate past president of the Association of Former Students, presented Honaker a certificate recognizing his status and 100th birthday. Association Field Director Tom Nelson arranged the event. “Tex as Aggie” Editor Jerry Cooper, Schultz and Latimer called on Mr. Honaker. Mrs. Byrd said the oldest Aggie awoke Thursday and told her, “Today’s the day.” She disagreed, reminding him Nov. 10 was his birthday. “No,” he stressed, “today’s the day A&M comes.” He attended Texas A&M when Old Main, on the site of the Aca demic Building; Stewards Hall later renamed for President Thomas S. Gathright, Pfeuffer and Austin Halls, the Assembly Hall and President’s Home were campus buildings. Ross Hall was being built. Honaker later lived there. Gov. Lawrence Sullivan Ross was president. The student body, all military, was organized in four companies of 100 students each. Students lived four to a room with appointments including a single electric light and wood-burning stove for warmth. They majored in either mechanics or agriculture, taking courses such as shop, Eng lish, chemistry, history and geo metry. Tuition, fees, room and board cost $400 a year, according to Honaker. Honaker rode the train in the fall of 1892 (one a day each way) from Farmersville to Texas A&M. He chose Ihe college because “the Pendleton boys were going. We ran together from the time we were young boys.” Honaker was enrolled as a soph omore, on the basis of a test and his high school studies. He was made a cadet corporal and pro moted to sergeant for the next 24 YEARS year. But he transferred toS® western University at Georgi because two cousins were eia ed there. He completed studis Central Business College at dalia, Mo., in 1895. The son of Doug Pendleton, of Honaker’s Pendleton mates, was on hand forthelt day event in the eldest A| Farmersville home, where he with his son Pat and Another son, Henry R., gradi at A&M in 1926 and lives ia chita Falls. Alfred Pendleton '31 remi “Mr. Johnny” of incidents h lated. “We stole a chicken from green house manager) with seniors across the hall and ha cued it on the stove in our It really made a feast,” 1 scribed. “We put the feathen the green house man’s steps,' The centenarian gave soms sight into the type of leadei Gov. Ross exercised: “He good one. He made us obe) rules, but he was not strict*!;; he had to be.” On spare time entertaii “There wasn’t much. Thji Senior Hop was for the I went into Bryan once ins —not much. By train. I nevei tangle with the girls.” On discipline and inspw Tune ups, jobs, moto entire ran; needs for State Ins DlSCOUh ROBES 724 N. florsh PORTC CO 113 N M Dowi “After a student made corpz I. JOHN B. HONAKER, A&M’s oldest living former stu dent, displays an Association of Former Students certificate recognizing his unique position and 100th birthday on Nov. 10. A representative of the Association also brought a cake for the members of the Class of ’95. he didn’t walk sentinel Hti | confined to his room foraptr. I was once. Altgelt was inspe;: for guard mount. He opene: rifle cartridge box and a pj gloves fell out. Sunday insper. were more rigorous. We had: in dress uniform. It was so: you couldn’t breathe.” A unique and beloved figm Collins County, the elder Ho Photo Competition Open To Amateur Photographers Student photographers at TAMU are among those eligible to compete for up to $1,000 in Nikon photography equipment, first prize in a new amateur photo contest announced today by Nikon Inc. A&M students will be compet ing for over 150 prizes totaling $7,600 in value in the first annual Nikon/Nutshell Student Photo Contest, now underway on 165 college campuses throughout the nation. The contest is sponsored joint ly by Nikon and Nutshell maga zine, a network of local and national educational publications currently being distributed free to 820,000 new college students. “The purpose of the Nikon/Nut shell photo contest is to encour age college students to express themselves creatively through photography,” stated Myron Charness, director of public re lations for Nikon. “At the same time, we want to recognize and reward young talent in the pho tography field. For this reason, there is nothing to buy to enter ad students may use any type camera in the competition.” The theme selected for the con- Bulletin Board TUESDAY Victoria County Home Town Club will meet in room 231 of the MSC at 8 p.m. Officers will be elected. Biomedical Sciences Associa tion will meet at 7:30 p.m. in rooms 229-228 of the MSC. New members welcome. Dr. John Kol- dus. Vice President for Student Services, will be the guest speak er. Finance Association barbecue will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Dr. Phillip’s ranch. Maps available in room 212 Francis Hall. Last day to buy tickets which are available from any officer of the Finance Association or in room 212. Everyone invited. ....Engineering Technology Wives Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in room 210 Fermier Hall. A tour of the Engineering Tech Dept.’s new facilities, election of officers, and plans will be made for the coming year. For transportation or further information call Mrs. Everett Glazener 846-5447 or Beverly King 846-3059. Gamma Sigma Delta will meet in room 113 of the Plant Sciences Building at 5 p.m. for its annual | fall business meeting and to elect new student and faculty mem- bers. Area Studies Office announces the first of a monthly series of evening programs concerned with ‘The Tropical World’. The lec turer will be Dr. E. Doran, Head of the Geography Dept. His sub ject will be ‘Environments of the Pacific.’ The slide illustrated presentation will start at 7:30 in room 410 of the J. Earl Rudder Conference Center. The public is invited. test is The College Experience, he added. “Winning photos will be those that capture and communicate effectively a story or stories about collegelife,” Charness ex plained. First place winners in each of the two contest categories (black and white and color) will receive $1,000 in Nikon equipment. Two runnersup will each win $500 in equipment. Winning entries will also be published in the 1974 edi tions of Nutshell magazine. Mini mum prize value is $25. The contest runs through Janu ary 10, 1974. Only amateur pho tographers enrolled at schools where the 125 editions of Nutshell are being distributed this fall may enter. Copies of the entry brochure containing complete details and official entry forms are available around campus. Additional de tails are available in Nutshell magazine. received more than 200 fnefl last June when Farmersvilk served its 100th centennial incorporated city. He retired in 1969, at after nearly 70 years of nin a grain mill. His late wife Emily celeknl her 100th birthday in the fal| 1970. She died about a after their 75th wedding versary in May, 1971. Mr. Honaker’s vitality a<l Aggie has no peer. He prJ showed the visitors a senior( crest bearing the class year" “That’s a one-of-its-kind," served Latimer. J MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS I NEW * USED SALES A RENTALS COMPLEfll REPAIR I Lange Music Co. 1410 Texas Art^ 822-23)4 301 Patricia St. 846-2851 “DkinL ‘"9 Of JL I We’ll Send Flowers Anywhei THE FLORAL CB The Full ServiciJ Florist” 823-5792 (5) SALE Special group of wedding gowns Vs OFF formals and bridesmaids up to V2 3211 a. 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