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By MIKE STEPHENS dents interested in drama, were gene ral crowd reaction. But there
Battalion Staff Writer destroyed Monday. was unmistakable undertones in
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A fifty -four year old landmark Witnessed by hundreds of stu- the crowd.
le ',lilts finally fallen. With the help dents, the Olshan Wrecking Com- "I hate to see it finally go, but
of huge steel balls, sledge ham- pang pounded away at the build- it is old and outdated. It needed
me
and men, historical Guion ing Monday and Tuesday backed replacing. It wasn't big enough
Hall has made way for progress. up by the sounds of an audience for adequate service to Theatre
Due to an $8 million modern which didn't quite know what to Arts students," Steve Swann
Students watch nostalgical-
Memorial Student Center expan- think. junior History major, said. lY or gleefully as Guion Hall
sion which includes three audi- Ah'ing when the massive steel "I don't think it should have tu Monday. Above,
toriums, one of which will hold ball crashed into the side and been tore down. It is one of the the corn erstone is Saved,
8,000 people, and a two block made no more than a dent and older buildings on campus. It's (Photos by Hayden Whit -
long covered walkway, the facili- then spontaneous whooping when always been here. I t is a tradi- sett and Alan -Jon Zilpah).
ties used since 1917 by A &M stu- a wall would finally fall was the (See One, two, three, page 2)
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(Continued from page 1) thing should have been left as a should be kept.
tion," said Charles Gilliam, a memorial. But as a break from "I know that the building is
freshman from Palestine. classes, the crowd seemed to en- old and outdated, and that a new
"It needed to be torn down and joy the show. one is being built which is com-
replaced, but I wished they had One memorial has been kept out pletely modernized, but I am hop -
left the front part as some kind of the old building — the build- ing that at least one memorial
of memorial," Dave Bloxom, an ing's cornerstone. Many students will be kept and placed in the
Architecture ED student, said. felt that the memorial inscrip- new building," said James Jones,
Many people thought some- tions on the outside of the hall senior.
Q tin When the new building is com-
Board yea hopefully in about two
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years, it will easily be the most
modern building on A &M's cam -
TONIGHT hear Dr. Richard Baldauf, Wild- pus.
Junior Council will meet at 7:30 life Science professor, speak on "I guess I feel like most peo-
p.m. in the MSC to discuss the the need for ecological conscience. ple. I kind of hate to see an old
class ball. The meeting is open to THURSDAY landmark torn down. But I think
all members of the Junior Class. Alpha Phi Omega will meet at it is a good idea if some better
American Institute of Industri- 8 p.m. in the Social Room of the facilities are provided for enter-
al Engineers will meet at 7:30 MSC for a smoker. All interested tainment, social and cultural
p.m. in room 226 of the library people invited. presentations on this campus,"
to hear a guest speaker. TUESDAY Charlie Strauss, a junior Finance
Petroleum Engineers Club will Texas A &M Model Airplane major from Baytown said.
meet at 7:30 p.m. in room 210 of Club will meet at 8:15 in room 202 —,
the Petroleum Engineering Build- of the Physics building to collect
ing to hear John R. Pedigo Sr. dues and plan spring contests.
speak on subsea completions and
to elect a club sweetheart. 45
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Finance Association will meet confer Frid , V li 1
at 8 p.m. in rooms 3A -B of the (Continued from page 1) SA . .
MSC to discuss commodities and student lawyer James Boyle will
the field trip to Houston. discuss student government in
Agricultural Education Wives state affairs Saturday morning. FOR WESTERN WEAR
Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Saturday afternoon will be de- OR FOR YOUR MARE.
conference room of the Agricul- voted to combining viewpoints
tural Education Building. and arriving at solutions to vari-
Ag Eco Club will meet at 7:30 FOR SHOE REPAIR
ous problems, Sharp added.
p.m. in room 212 of the Plant Sci- BRING IN A PAIR.
antes Building. He said freshman senators of
American Marketing Associa- A &M will serve as recorders at
tqn will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the
the various sessions. La ne