l$The first $00 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, APR. 1, 1976 Page 5 inunoL->MY, Mr^n. I, ly/o v y „ x „ # aX*X*X*X*X*X*WX # **X***X*X*X*X # X # X*2*X*X*X # X*X% I n>f 41 •■%%%•.v.*i you tl mreau ;n denii s, try tl ler crei 'agenci our nan ati on is find ; itatus. in soi ;uarante ecause r, place i of tii itstandi our repj Area transportation improved SSSSe By DON MIDDLETON and JOHN ADAMS, JR. ryan-College Station is a boom- mini-metropolis of over fifty usand. It stretches from the er treatment plant southeast to Cajun’s We-No-Tell almost mut a break. To get from one to the other, one simply hops in car and goes. Central Railroad. It was a depend able, but expensive way to journey from one town to the other. The other was the bicycle road maintained by the College Bicycle Club. The only problem with that was by the time you got to Bryan you were too tired to do what you went for in the first place. ut it wasn’t always like this. Be- ; it or not, there was a time n there was nothing but five ;s of wilderness between the cities — no El Chico’s, no an Municipal Golf Course, no thing. be College and its cadets were lected to Bryan and its saloons girls by two lifelines. The first the Houston and Texas and if buildi hips tin :>k from The tru ity. bsidia nds th - You heard H ow about Associated Press < to eastl^LVESTON, Tex. — ibsidiai -°tch on the rocks. so ch on the silt? lere was plenty of it at the bot- of Galveston Bay Wednesday trip ]C will an y gt vice ve ^ 10,800 quarts of Chivas 1 whiskey fell from a container g unloaded from a barge here, le container had been unloaded a barge-carrying ship. As it was g moved to the dock the con- r slipped, and before anyone t 0 e 1 say “cheers’ it came apart and ardboard boxes went down into nuddy waters. for liii perci s they barge. ) offer ns bar that ved h\ •ices hi ment s for fn oped II uled ICC ture ed po when Then somebody came along and invented the gasoline internal com bustion engine and later somebody else put a trolley car around it, a pair of tracks under it, a wrinkled Civil War veteran in it to drive and the next thing you know every one- dog town from Bangor to Petaluma had cheap, modern and sometimes efficient public transportation — including Bryan and College Sta tion. In 1908 D.F. Gammill came to the wilds of Texas from Louisiana to help two little wild-west towns keep up with progress, and possibly make a small profit, by building an in tern rban trolley between the two. By 1910, Gammill’s trolley was in operation running from downtown Bryan to the campus of the College, with stops at Allen Academy and the Villa Maria Convent for girls. The line boasted two gasoline- powered cars and two open-sided park cars which could be added on special occasions when crowds were large. then couldn’t get it started. In that case you were forced to wait another hour to make the trip. It was tough luck if you waited at the College, not so bad if you were stuck in Bryan. For 10 cents you could ride one way, for fifteen vou got a round trip and for five dollars you were enti tled to 50 round trips. The interurban ran every hour on the hour, unless the motorman got to tinkering with the engine and During the trip, the trolley had to climb a gentle incline known as Hill Crest. If it happened to be a Satur day afternoon, or after an athletic event, there were likely to be more passengers than the little trolley could pull up the hill. In that case, all the cadets and young bachelors were obliged to hop off at the bot tom of the hill and lend a helping hand, then hop back on as the trol ley started down the other side. cotch and silt anyone? The first terminus of the Bryan- College interurban was a wooden waiting shed near the President’s home, where the Fish Pond is now located. The trolley eventually became so popular it was evident to the man- up guards around the area and cus toms officials came to the scene to supervise rescue operations. Capt. John T. Scardasis, manager of Lykes Bros., said two divers reco vered 160 of the 900 cases of the liquor originally intended for the West Coast. “We did have a couple of volun teers,’’ Capt. Scardasis said. “Two guys came in with scuba diving equipment and tried to jump in, but we told them we did not need them. He said it would take about two days to complete the rescue opera tion, but added that “at best we probably will recover only about 70 orps freshmen eceive awards can ca eshmen Corps members receiv- he Distinguished Military Stu- Award were honored at a milit- ompeti 'eview last night, ipplicat ie Distinguished Military Stu- Award has the same recpii re ts as that of Distinguished Stu- t: a 3.25 grade point ratio the lotis semester and enrollment in mester hours. 185 Corps members receiving the award were presented with cer tificates and maroon and white rib bons. The Distinguished Military Student Award is the highest one a cadet can earn while at Texas A&M University. Mark Probst, Corps Scholastic Of ficer, said the special recognition of the freshmen was an attempt to offer incentive for high scholastic perfor mance. LARRY RINGER Place April 3 oA College Station Pol. Ad. Pd. by Friends of Larry RinKer ay did you eveR reei tueoNLY WAy you'd tuRN INtOAPRlNlceSS would Be ifsom© Eclui | KlNDOlDROG- W0ULD WABBie up to you ANd tOSS^D you the wi| ire en >iscuss| 5 p 707 FEXAL 46-961 GOOD NEWS FOR MODERN MAN WORSHIP WITH US SUNDAY 10:45 A. M. SUNDAY 6:00 P. M. GOD WOULD LOVE TO KISS YOU AND TURN YOU INTO A CHARMING PRINCE OR PRINCESS ! ! ! c( iling for positions for Graduate Student louncil is now open. You may pick up an application in Room 216 of the MSC (see Linda, the Student Government secretary). Ml forms must be returned by 5:00 p.m. }n Friday, April 2. Filing will close at 5:00 p.m., April 2. Elections will be held April 7 and 8. If you have any questions, please ':all Sandy at 845-2646. Number of Positions Open in each College: ice le Agriculture (4) Science (2) Liberal Arts (2) Education (2) Engineering (3) Business (1) Architecture (1) Veterinary Medicine (1) Geosciences (1) per cent of the whiskey. The rest will stay in the deep silt at the bottom of the bay.’’ The bay is about 40 feet deep. “Our divers are trying to bring it up,” he said. “It is a slow operation. Then he joked: “We may get sus picious if they take too long between trips.’’ Capt. Scardasis said the fate of the recovered whiskey will be deter mined by U.S. Customs. He said some of the bottles may have to be destroyed depending on their condi tion after recovery. ' n n > Car I Bussells ~iamond Room 3731 E. 29th Town & Country Center 846-4708 CLOSED APRIL 10 - APRIL 17 As members of the American Gem So ciety, we are continually striving to keep abreast of current gemological develop ments. We will be closed for this week in order to attend the American Gem Society Con clave in Boston. The Conclave is a meeting of some of the top Gemological experts in the world sharing their knowledge with other members of the American Gem So ciety. MANOR EAST 3 THEATRES MANOR EAST MALL HAPPY HR. 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The fare was raised to 25 cents for a round trip and the terminal was moved to the present site of Puryear Hall, and later to Holick’s Boot Shop at North Gate. .TUESDAY - SPAGHETTINI BANQUET. Spaghettini and Meat Balls covered with Italian Style Marinara Sauce, served with Garlic Bread and Salad . . . $1.29 WEDNESDAY - CHILI MAC. Chili and Beans, Spaghettini, Green Salad and Garlic Toast . . . $1.29 The electric trolley flourished for a short three years. Then its practi cality was threatened by an inven tion called the “horseless carriage. By 1918 the trolley was gone forever, replaced by Henry Ford’s automobile. In 1924 the tracks were removed and the trolley faded into the obscure past. THURSDAY - MIGHTY BURGER BANQUET. A Mighty Burger accompanied by French Fries and chopped Green Salad with Choice of Dressing . . . $1.29 FRIDAY - FISH AND CHIPS. 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