THE BATTALION
Published Weekly by the Student’s Association of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
VOL. XXII.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, OCTOBER 16, 1914
. No. 4
I. & M. WINS IN
STOCK JUDGING
CAMPUS RECEPTION
FRIDAY NICR1
IMPLEMENT EXPERTS f
VISIT COLLEGE
ARMERS LOSE
TO TRINITY
TEXAS A. AND M. TAKES CHAM
PIONSHIP FROM OKLAHOMA
AND ARKANSAS.
SCOTT AND STANGEL TIE
The stock judging team represent
ing A. and M. at the National Feeders’
and Breeders’ show at Fort Worth,
won the southern championship by de
feating Oklahoma and Arkansas. The
contest took place in the big Coliseum
Monday, October 12th and when the
final results were announced, it was
found that Texas had far outstripped
her rivals. The total scores were as
follows:
Texas, 3,245 points.
Oklahoma, 2,950 points.
Arkansas, 2,895.
The contesting teams consisted of
five men each and judged classes of
horses, cattle, sheep and swine. Texas
made the highest score for judging
each class of livestock except sheep,
and was only five points below the
highest team, score on sheep,. Fo:
individual honors Scott and Stangel
tied for first place with total scores
of 705 points each. Ellis stood fourth
on the list with 645 points; Montague
was sixth with 625 points and Yeary
was twelfth with 565 points. Prof.
Burns accompanied the team.
The Students Five Stock Judging
Contest is one of the features of the
big live stock show held annually in
Fort Worth and every year since its
inception the contest has been most
spirited. In keeping with the progres
sive educational spirit which prompted
the organization of the show, consid
erable attention has been given to
this feature. The directors have real
ized that if steady progress is to be
made along animal husbandry lines,
the young men who will later be ac
tively engaged in live stock pursuits,
must be brought into contact with the
show.
In order that the educational value
of the contest may be fully realized,
each contestant is required to give rea
sons for his placing of each class. An
official judge is selected to pass on the
placing and reasons of all men. This
year Dr. C. W. McCampbell, professor
of animal husbandry at the Kansas
State Agricultural College, Manhattan,
Kan., served in this capacity. In grad
ing the contestants equal weight is
given to placings and reasons for
placing. The total number of points
of each team represents the total of
the grades of the five men composing
the team.
Much credit is due to the young men
who put A. and M. at the top of the
list, but the worth of the contest by
no means stops there. They were only
a mere handful of the Freshman class
which four years ago heard of the
stock judging tam. During the Fresh
man and Sophmore years, the students
who were looking forward to special
izing in animal husbandry, were trying
for this team in their daily class work.
SENIOR CLASS INVITED TO MEET
BRYAN AND CAMPUS PEOPLE.
MUSIC AND REFRESHMENTS
Last Friday night, October 9th, the
faculty and officers of tlie College
gave an informal banquet in honor of
President and Mrs. Bizzell, Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Ousley and Lieutenant
James R. Hill. The guests vote cam
pus and Bryan people and the mem
bers of the Senior class totaling about
500. The banquet was held in the
Main building which seemed particu
larly adapted to the occasion. r fhe en
tire building was illuminated, making
it very attractive from the outside as
well as within. The profuse decora-
decorations furnished by the College
greenhouse transformed the marble
floors and plastered walls into* a beau
tiful garden. The music, which was
deservedly commended by all, was
furnished by the College band. The
band was located on the third floor
of the building so as to utilize the ro
tunda and harmonize the sound. The
selections were played in a most ex
cellent way and added greatly to the
pleasure of the evening.
. In the receiving line which was
formed to the right at the head of the
stairs, were: Prof. Puryear, Dr. and
Mrs. Bizzell, Lieutenant James R. Hill,
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ousley, Major
and Mrs. Mdnnis, Prof, and Mrs. Kyle,
Mr. and Mrs. Wilkerson, Prof, and
Mrs. Spence and Director and Mrs.
Youngblood.
Throughout the entire evening deli
cious punch was served by young la
dies from Bryan and College. A mock
faculty meeting was ably conducted
by the illustrious “Red"’ Gillespie.
Several important questions and in
vestigations were carried on during
the session as a result of which the
room was crowded by an eager au
dience.
Late in the evening, refreshments,
furnished by Mr. Bernard Sbisa. the
College steward, and Holmes Bros., of
Bryan, were served.
Shortly after “taps” the guests be
gan to disperse and it was soon after
ward that the banquet was a “has
been.” A most enjoyable and convi
vial time was reported by all.
CORPS TO GO TO DALLAS.
At a called meeting, Friday 9, Pres
ident Bizzell announced that after due
consideration the faculty had given up
the idea of a joint Fort Worth and
Dallas trip and that the corps would
go to Dallas instead, leaving College
on the night of October 30th.
As Juniors, a large number became so
anxious that they came around Sat
urday afternoon in order to take extra
class work and try out for the team.
Every summer they have gone back to
the farms and ranches to continue
their studies of what constitutes per
fection in animal form and function.
REPRESENTATIVES OF MOLINE
PLOW CO. LECTURE
DONATES NEW MACHINERY
Dr. W. E. Taylor of Moline, 111., ad
dressed the agricultural students Tues
day evening, October 13, on “Modern
Farming Methods.” Dr. Taylor urged
our future farmers to get away from
the one crop idea, and to grow live
stock and feed crops. He brought out
in a very practical manner why it was
necessary that both should go togeth
er. He made clear by numerous ex
amples the advantage of scientific
stock feeding and stock selection. As
one boy expressed it, “Now I would
be afraid to plant a single ear of corn
without seeing that it was properly
dried and tested.”
Tuesday afternoon Mr. Joseph Dain,
vice-president of Deere & Co., Moline,
111., and inventor of the Dain line of
hay tools, gave an interesting talk on
agricultural patents and demonstrated
a Dain motor hay press before the ag
ricultural engineering students. This
talk and demonstration was very in
teresting and instructive to the stu
dents. The hay press is to remain a
part of the agricultural engineering
equipment and we expect to develop
some expert hay press men among the
senior bug hunters.
The visit of these two noted men
was made possible thru the efforts of
the John Deere Plow Co., of Dallas.
SAN ANTONIO CLUB REOR
GANIZES.
Sunday night the San Antonio
Club met and reorganized. There
were about forty members present
and the meeting was an enthusiastic
one. S. K. Mason was elected pres
ident for the coming year, P. W.
Clarkson was elected vice-president
and S. P. MacFadden secretary-treas
urer. Plans were made for several
“spreads,’’ which are to occur during
the year. Then, after the freshmen
had been heard rom, the meeting ad
journed. The San Antonio Club is the
largest one in the college.
GAME CHARACTERIZED BY MUCH
FUMBLING—NOT MUCH SUB
STITUTION OF MEN.
GREAT SURPRISE AT RESULT
The football game Friday between
A. & M. and Trinity was a bitte dis
appointment to the whole school.
Everyone had been counting on a big
score. The Farmers carried the ball
right up to the goal twice only to
fumble it and lose at the same time all
the hard fought ground which they
had gained. In fact the whole game
was marred by fumbling. Trinity
played good football and fought hard,
but the Aggies really should have won
by a large margin. The fumbling
could not be laid on any one man, as
almost all the players let it slip once
or twice.
Once though in the last quarter
when Trinity got the ball on our five
yard line, the team braced up and to
Trinity they seemed like a stone wall.
However, it was enough to show every
one that our team had the real stuff.
Everett was the star of the game.
His line plunges and end runs were
sensational, ana every time he got the
ball he was good for ten or fifteen
yards. Tyree Bell made several good
runs, one of them almost resulting in
a touchdown. Settegast played good
football and made several good gains.
Coleman again showed his passing
ability by making the only forward
pass which A. & M. attempted.The pass
was a short one to Bell. He showed
up best, however, on the defensive,
breaking up several plays before they
got started. On account of his sore
side, he was not put into the game un
til the end of the second quarter. Scott
played good ball and ran the team
well, but he got hurt in the third quar
ter and had to get out of the game.
Coach Moran has been working the
men hard all this week and everybody,
is confident that in the next game A.
& M. will again play real football.
One of the men said that he had learn
ed more football in the last few days
than ever before.
A. & M. kicked off in the first quar
ter. Trinity returned the ball and then
made first down. Then they lost the
ball to A. & M. on downs. A. & M.
made first down, and then lost the
ball on a fumble. Trinity kicked and
Scott returned the ball. A. &. M.
made first down. Then A. & M. kick
ed and the quarter was over. Score
0-0.
The second quarter started fine. A.
& M. intercepted a forward pass and
then dropped the ball. Trinity was
paralyzed on the next play and had to
kick. Settegast took the ball 15 yards
and then fumbled the ball. Trinity
kicked and Tyree returned it. Ever
ett made 15 yards. Then with 5 yards
to go A. & M. fumbled the ball again.
That was the end of the first half.
In the third quarter Trinity kicked
off. Scott returned the ball. Everett