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Published Weekly by the Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas,
VOL. XXIX.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS FEBRUARY 4, 1921.
NUMBER 18
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TEXAS CHESS
CLUB WILL NOT
COME TO A. &M.
Forfeits Tournament By Disbanding
of Team Through Graduation of
Some of Best Players.
Members of our Chess Club, and
other followers of the game were
greatly disappointed when the report
came from Austin that the Univer
sity of Texas Chess Club had been
disbanded and that they would not
visit us for a return match.
Last Thanksgiving our Chess Team
went to Austin, and took a severe
defeat at the hands of the Univer
sity players, and ever since have
been practicing hard for the return
match that was agreed upon at that
time.
The excuse that Texas offers for
not coming is that they lost, due to
graduation, and other causes, two or
three of their best players and were
not in condition to meet our team
successfully.
We regret that such is the case.
When we went down to Austin,
we went there on short notice.
The team we had was poorly train
ed, and we had only a short time to
prepare for the match We lost, but
that did not bother us, as the Univer
sity had agreed to come to College
for a return match, together with
their basket ball team.
Up to but a few days ago our team
fully expected the Austin club to
make its appearance on the fourth
of this month, and extensive prepar
ations had been made. Our team
was looking forward to these games
as an excellent chance for revenge
for the Thanksgiving defeat. They
are in good condition, and have made
excellent progress. We are sorry
that the University team is no more.
WIRELESS PHONE
NOW INSTALLED
AT A. &M. PLANT
Student Operators Receive and De
liver 247 Messages During
Month of January.
The E. E. Department is perfect
ing the operation of an S. C. R. type
67-A Radio Telephone which is in
stalled in the radio room of the E.
E. Building and has gotten some
splendid results already. The radio
department has established an In
ter-collegiate Press Service and in
tends to do the transmitting by radio
telephone in the near future. The
voice coming in over the radio set
sounds exactly as it would over the
telephone and messages can be
handled much quicker this way than
by the use of code. A card was re
ceived from Canton, Ohio, yesterday
saying that the phone came in very
loud there. Improvements are still
being made on the set and it is hop
ed that it will be perfected in the
near future. Houston and Austin
have already been worked and both
reported the phone messages as com
ing very loud. At some later date
concerts may be sent out to the am
ateurs over the state.
Very good work is being done with
the radio apparatus. During the
single month of January, a total of
247 messages were handled at the
station. The Intercollegiate Press
Service idea, inaugurated by Mr.
Tolson a Junior student at A. and
M. is growing and jnany colleges all
over the United States are now send
ing Radio press reports to other col-
legs. The Daily Texan runs a num
ber of radio press reports every day
and it enables the schools to keep
in touch with each other. The A.
and M. Chess Club has challenged
the Chess Club of the University of
a chess tournament by radio and
arrangements are being made to
hold it at an early date.
A. and M. in general holds its
Radio service in high esteem and
takes much pride in the highly equip
ped station operated by cadets of the
corps.
J; ANNOUNCE CIVIL SERVICE *
EXAMINATIONS. ±
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Dean E. J. Kyle has received ^
4» notification that Civil service ❖
<$, examinations will be held on
February 23 to fill the positions ^
of plant propagator and inves- ❖
oj« tigator in poultry and egg &
handling. ||
^ The examination for plant ^
^ propagator is to fill a position ❖
in the Bureaii of Plant Indus- •$>
^ try, Department of Agricul-
ture, for duty at Chico, Cali-
Ǥ> fornia, with a salary of $1800
a year.
The other examina-
^ tion is to fill vacancies in the *
4* Bureau of Chemistry, Depart- 4.
^ ment of Agriculture, for ser- ^
^ vice in the field, at salaries ^
»S« ranging from $1620 t® $2400 <*>
a year. ^
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S. M. U. CHORAL
CLUB COMING
TO A. & M. FEB. 9
Bevy of Beautiful Girl Musicians Will
Storm Aggieland With Captivating
Program Next Week.
The Southern Methodist Univer
sity Choral Club consisting of thirty-
six girls will give a concert in Guion
Hall at the A. and M. College of
Texas, Wednesday night, February
9th. The club will come here from
Austin. They are making a tour of
a number of points in Texas.
Standard choral woi’ks will com
pose the program and these will be
supplemented and varied by vocal
and violin solos and pianologues.
Vocal soloists selected by Profes
sor Harold Hart Tood, director of
the choral club are Miss Valerie
Fleming, Miss Ruby Thomas, Miss
Wilma Knight, sopranos, and Miss
Armine Park, also. Some of the
vocal solosits will be accompanied
with violin obligato by the violin
soloists. Both duets and trios as
well as solos will be played by the
violinists. Miss Kathleen Chrisman
will give pianologues.
Members of the club who have
been chosen are: first sopranos,
Pauline Bunkley, Stamford; Peaid
Miller, Amarillo; Lois McGaughy,
Gilmer; Blanche Brotherton, Dallas;
Annell Bullock, Tyler; Valeria Flem
ing, Mount Vernon; Wilma Knight,
Paris; Grace Conner, Dallas; Ruth
Chandler, Weatherford; altos, Ruth
Hocker, Clarksville; Maurine Seay,
Ardmore, Okla.; Irene Hester, Cleb
urne; Katherine Berry, Dallas; Gert
rude Miller, Amarillo; Alma Love
less, Drills; Louise Moore, Grand
Prairie; Mary Trotter, Burkburnett;
Roberta Wynn, Dallas; Doris Jones,
Temple; Lorene Ledbetter, Cooper;
second sopranos, Mary Dickinson,
Lubbock; Armine Park, Stamford;
Lula Winkler, Dallas; Laura Lee
Langford, Haskell; Vera Fraser,
Dallas; Ruby Thomas, Mart; Pauline
Wynn, Ruston, La.; Aileen Love,
Pecos; Rebecca Scott, Newbern,
Tenn; Oressa E. Teague, Abilene;
Adelia Crow, Munger; Leota Hass,
Okmulgee, Okla.; Laura Blanche
Tidwell, Ennis.
TEXTILE ENGINEERING DE
PARTMENT HAS FIRE SCARE
A fire which threatened to be one
of the most destructive we have had
broke out in the T. E. Building Wed
nesday afternoon. A rock or sim
ilar object is thought to have been
hidden in the cotton, and when it
started on its way through the first
cleaning machine, was ground be
tween two steel pressing rolls when
sparks must have been created, set
ting the cotton on fire. C. S. Ans-
chick, who had charge of the machine
at the time, immediately gave the
alarm, and got busy extinguishing
the flame. To his speedy and effi
cient effort is due the credit for sav
ing the Cotton Mill from becoming
a total loss. As it was, the fire did
little damage and merely created a
half hour of excitement in the Textile
building.
COLONEL BUCK
ADDRESSES THE
CADET OFFICERS
Hero of Cantigny Commends Show
ing Made by Corps. Gives Ad
vice in Disciplinary Matters.
Sunday afternoon in the parlor of
the “Y” at the request of Cadet
Major Warden, Colonel Beaumont
Bonaparte Buck, Commander of the
20th Infantry at Camp Travis, and
distinguished military leader in the
great war, addressed the officers of
the cadet corps on various topics of
interest to them. Colonel Buck was
overseas in command of the Second
Brigade of the First Division, the
brigade which made the first—and
successful American attacks upon
the Germans at Cantigny, May 28,
1918, and which later won further
fame at Soissons. For the brill
iancy of these performances Col.
Buck was given the decoration of the
Legion of Honor by the French, the
Corix do Guirre with two palms, the
American Distinguished Service
Cross, and was placed in charge of
the Third Division by General Persh
ing which Division General Buck led
in the Argotme fighting.
After introductions, Colonel Buck
spoke of the excellent showing made
by the cadet corps of the college on
parade and at all formations, even
those at which the men did not know
they were under observation. The
erect carriage and military bearing’
of the cadets was a pleasure to see
stated Col, Buck, even to a man wj-jo
had been observing^ troops for 80
years. Discipline, its purpose and
meaning, and methods of obtaining
it were next brought up for discus
sion. The Reserve Corps and active
service after graduation for the
specified time were recommended.
The status of army officers coming
from such sources as A. and M. Col
lege was discussed as being on plane
with any officers the army might ob
tain. The fact was brought out that
the Military Academy at West Point
cannot supply all the officers requir
ed by the army and that the future
will see officers coming from all the
sources now inaugurated by the War
Department. Maj. Morris, in charge
of the Infantry, R. O. T. C. Unit was
present. A number of men from
the enlisted personnel likewise at
tended.
MASONIC CLUB
BUILDING PLAN
NOW ASSURED
Handsome Structure Planned to be
Completed for Use During
1921-22 Session.
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For some time the Masonic Club
has been working on a plan by which
they might construct a building for
their meetings and lounging hours
and the building is now assured.
Definitely, the purpose is to build a
Masonic Club Building near the A.
and M. College Campus.
It has been estimated that the de
sired building will cost between $75,-
000 and $100,000 dollars. The
building will be a lasting monument
to Freemasonary.
The building when erected will
provide a meeting place for Master
Masons to measure and lay out their
work, and give wholesome instruc
tions to their less informed broth
ers.
Each year a large number of ca
dets, who are Master Masons come
to A. and M. College, and the prin
cipal aim and object of this build
ing is to provide a place where sucli
cadets, visiting Alumni and strang
ers may be made welcome.
An appeal is made to all Master
Masons and they are urged to write
to their friends amd invite their aid
in this undertaking. And when at
last their weary feet shall have come
to the end of life’s toilsome journey,
and from their nervless grasp, shall
drop for ever the working tools of
life, the record of each builder’s
part shall be placed on perpetual re
cord and his Masonic light forever
shine.
Any sum you may be willing to
contribute for the purpose will be
gladly accepted.
It is preferred that such payments
be made at once if convenient. If
not convenient a note payable be
fore June 1st, 1921 will be accept
ed.
For any further information see
S. G. Bailey, President, A. and M.
Masonic Club or Geo. Smart, Treas
urer, Masonic Building Fund.
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he can’t hear himself snore.
She “Do you like bananas?”
Az (rather deaf)— “No mam, I
prefer the old fashioned night shirt.”
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Johnnie’s now in heaven they
At least he surely went that
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head
To a C. I- A. Mouse
(With apologies to Burns) '
Ye wee, bold, nervy thieving beastis,
O, what a panic’s in my breastie
Thou make’st me start awa’ as hasty
Wi’ ye bickering brattle!
I wad be laith to have ye rin an’
chase me
Wi’ murd’ring pattle!
I’m truly sorry thy dominion
Has broken up my closet’s union
An’ justifies that ill opinion
Which makes me startle
At thee, thou, poor, low-down com
panion
But ever-present mortal.
Doubt ye na, whiles thou from me
thave,
That I, poor creature, twa maun live?
Little Jane was happy whe ^
She found a lump of KCN j,
“Pa likes lot of sweets” said£
So she put it in his tea. £
(Strange how died and suicidi.
Rhyme so well with cyanidi o
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WOMAN
(Lost chorus
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When the years were but inf;
ing
In the ancient cradle of
Man wandered the earth lb
thing,
Groping and blind in the
And the high gods saw his
They had only fashioned
So they said: “We must gi|
tyrant,
If his soul we are to sa\
Then they made them the
creature— ^
Ah! the high gods thjf.
wise!—• £
With heart of brass and hairj*
And two twin stars for e£
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They filled all her years wit>
They filled all her hours >
But her head they left as j;
As the sounding kettle-d^
Oh! they made them the j.
creature,
And man to her
bent; >
Smiles are her cruelest wea£
Her weakness in her str|
She charms by display of s.
She concealeth her eai’^
toes;
And they gave her red pasi
features.
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Works, of the Artillery, and j-j
Walker, of the Signal Corps,
were observed the other day to *
be in a very bad humor. They ^
looked glum and dissatisfied «*»
with the world in general. When ^
asked, they stated that they
had been pursued by hard luck
ever since they made their in- jg!
^ itial entry into this hard and *
•§• cruel world. “For instance, «S*
d£* of*
*5. look what happened to us to- ^
^ day”, they said; “we had an ex- ^
* cellent chance to make a fairly
•g. good score at rifle practice, but
*|j as we said, hard luck was sit- $
* ting at our elbows. 200 was
•g> all that we needed to make, in .g.
^ order to have a perfect score,
* and most cruel of all fates, we ❖
•g. made only a paltry 199.” %
^ Pshaw!
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MANY TEXANS IN
NATIONAL AGRON
OMY SOCIETY
Much Progress Has Been Made By A.
and M. Branch of Large National
Organization.
The annual meeting of the society
at Springfield, Mass., in October
marked a milestone in the progress of
agronomic work, relates the journal
of the American Society of Agronomy
of January. The above words would
have little weight within themselves
were it not for the fact that the ed
itorial containing the above mentioned
statement went further and showed
in exact words that a great stimulus
was given the society by the forma
tion •of the Texas Branch of the so
ciety at A. and M. College of Texas.
Of the 77 new active members re
cently added 54 are from three states,
24 from Iowa, 18 from Texas and 12
from Kansas. Texas now leads with
a total of 42 members while Kansas is
a close second with 38.
The agronomy field is wide, and one
which issues a great challenge and
heretofore men have not accepted the
challenge. Several reasons may be
given for that; one that is most read
ily thought of is the fact that the
heads of agronomy departments have
not kept themselves strictly to the
business side of it as has been the
case with some other departments of
the schools. Probably the best ex
planation that can be given of that is
the fact that the field is so large and
so much time must be devoted to dis
seminating knowledge along those
various lines that the instructors have
not been given time to look out for
the job side, that part so essentially
necessary to the student pursuing such
courses. But that is changing and
more time is being given to strength
en the chair that connects the man
with his future vocation.
Further than this the Journal opens
the way to possibilities of re
search and investigation in the hither
to unexplored fields of the work show
ing beyond a doubt that the fields so
open present better opportunities for
advancement than any other line of
work at present. This may seem too
much of a prophecy and a bit over
drawn at a casual glance but when
we as students of agriculture look well
into the situations before us and re
alize that all permanent agriculture
is based on a knowledge of the soil
and crops, we can then realize the
magnitude of the work. Texas as yet
is not cursed with the fate of having
to resort to fertilizers but any well
informed student of agriculture has
foresight enough to appreciate the
fact that the soil fertility is not what
it was 50 years ago.
Further than that, he can visualize
the condition, due to excessive erois-
ion of the land due to improper drain
ageway construction and disasterous
cropping systems that deplete the soil
when it will take the closest husband
ing of the farm to make it return its
fertility to say nothing of the more
difficult matter of rebuilding.
A fertile, productive, healthy soil
like the well-developed, healthy body,
(Continued on Page 3)
DR. ROSS ON
RUSSIA BEFORE
A. & M. STUDENTS
Delivered Remarkable Address and
Defended Russia Against Erron
eous Newspaper Reports
After being introduced by Dr.
Bizzell as the foremost authority on
subjects relating to Russia in the
United States, Dr. Ross of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, proceeded to
make one of the most remarkable and
astounding talks ever heard in the
Chapel. Stating that the newspapers
of this country had grossly and un
justly exaggerated the facts, he went
on to say, that while traveling twenty
thousand miles in Russia, he did not
witness a single outrage or violence
of the sort with which we are so
familiar thru the columns of the
press. The reason why the second
Russian Revolution that put the Bol
sheviks into power had to be staged,
he said was due to the fact that the
peasants which form the majority
of Russia’s population were not sat
isfied with the results gained by the
first upheaval. The Aristocrats,
who, under the old regime owned
all, or most of th§ land, still owned
it, while the others enjoyed barely
the absolute necessities of life. Since
the new Government did not have
the power to enforce laws, and the
natives in the drunkenness of newly
gained freedom did not recognize nor
accept constituted authority, and
since the revolution failed to bring
about the hoped for rnillenium the
people soon became disgusted, and
each community took the law into
its own hands. The people swarmed
the estates of the land owners and
divided them up amongst them, the
16,000,000 soldiers became a public
burden, and the newly returned 90,-
000 political refugees spread their
evil influence among the masses.
After glorifying the ideals of Bol
shevism, and defending the policies
of the Soviets he went on to say,
that Russia, under the new order,
really never had a chance to demon
strate the practicability of its sys
tems of government; since the gen
eral Armistice was signed, Russia
has been continually attacked on 14
fronts by two million men; France,
due to its pecuniary interests in that
country, did everything in its power
to fight the Bolsheviki government,
and England, who, in his point of
view, is controlled entirely by the
Idle classes, did the same. The
American Government also came in
for a roasting; he said that he could
not understand why this of all Gov •
ernments should be on unfriendly
relations with the only nation in the
world whose government is formed
by the working classes.
After this interesting and peculiar
address was over, President Bizzell
invited all those that wished to do
so, to come up to the platform, and
ask Dr. Ross questions, and a lively
and inlightening discussion ensued.
PRESBYTERIANS WILL MEET
WHILE REV. MATTHEWS IS
AT DENTON CONFERENCE.
Rev. Matthews left last Monday
for a ten day trip to Austin, Dallas
and Denton where he will participate
in the Texas College Students Con
ference, so he will be absent on
Sunday, February 6th. The Presby
terian group, however, will meet as
usi^l according to Mr. Matthews’
wish, and they are fortunate in hav
ing Rev. Trainum as speaker in Rev.
Matthews’ absence. Rev. Trainum
is well known to the students and
faculty and it is expected that many
will want to hear him. The service
will be held in the Y. M. C. A. chap
el, from 6:45 Lo 7:30. T. F. Buie,
Bloodworth, F. M. Leverett, Jones
and L. Mathews will assist in the
program immediately preceding the
address of the evening. ReynauJ
will play and Boise expects to lead
the singing. All Presbyterians,
Christians, Episcopalians, Congrega-
tionalists and others are cordially
invited to be present and help In
making this the best service so far.
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