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Published Weekly by the Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas.
VOL. XXIX.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS MARCH 4, 1921.
NUMBER 22
SOUTHWESTERN CHAMPIONS!
ONE OF FIRST
AGGIES TALKS
TO STUDENTS
Dr. Mullins Snys “One Who Does Most
For Ills CoTUjfe iy.ags Most; On)“
Who Does Least is a Knocker"
Last Monday afternoon the stu
dent body, assembled in Guion Hall,
heard one of the four graduates of
A. and M. in the ministry in an in
spiring address. Alumni never fail
to be interesting to present-day stu
dents but Dr Mullins, the speaker
Monday, made an unusually strong
impression. Reviewing the days fol
lowing September, 1876, when he en
tered A. and M. in its first session,
he filled the audience with traditions
of old and showed the strong bonds
connecting the Aggies of yesterday
with the Aggies of today.
Dr. Mullins stated that in ’76, ’77,
’78, and ’79 he drilled over every
foot of ground about the college,
stood the same formations, gdt the
same “rams”, went “down the line’’
to see the daughters of the faculty
whom he recalled as being an excep
tionally beautiful group of young
ladies, broke the same (those of ’78).
The Doctor stated that he hoped
modern cadets had improved over
regulations, and in general was the
'ordinary, normal cadet. - When at
A. and M. he had no intention of en
tering the ministry, stated Dr. Mul-
^ later, his training here was
beneficial and that his four
years at A. and M. were great prep-
ai’ation for his future work.
With such an introduction Dr.
Mullins took up his subject for the
occasion, “Winning and Losing in
the Game of Life.” Making parallel
illustrations between college life and
the future life of a mdn, Dr. Mullins
deeply impressed his hearers. Giv
ing rules for winning, the Doctor
stated that “the play spirit must be
put into work,” that “no worthy per
formance was accomplished without
preparation”, that “seeing opportun
ities and grasping them were what
counted”, and that “the fighting
spirit must be put into the game of
life if success is to obtained.” Dr.
Mullins made a statement in closing
which will never be forgotten by his
student audience, that “the man who
does most for his college is the man
who does the most bragging and the
man who does least for his college
is the man who knocks.”
Dr. Mullins is in Texas on a mis
sion for his church and was invited
to address the cadet corps. He is
the highest minister in his chosen
faith, the Baptist, and is a man
known throughout the country as
one of the greatest teachers of the
age.
MAGICIAN WILL
APPEAR IN LAST
LYCEUM NUMBER
‘Henri the Magician" Comes Highly
recommended; Last Number of
Lyceum to be Thursday Night.
CHIEF SURGEON
OF A. & M. COLLEGE
DIES SUDDENLY
DR. OTTO EHLINGER, COLLEGE
SURGEON FOR li t/eAKS, DIED
MONDAY MORNING.
Body Carried to New Orleans Mon
day Afternoon; Work Will be Car
ried bn by His Son, Dr. R. B.
Ehlinger; No Military Ceremony by
Request.
Hocus, pocus, presto, change! With
such mysterious cantation will Henri
the Magician, produce doves from silk
hats and bowls of gold fish from thin
air tonight at Guion Hall.
This performer comes highly recom
mended as one of the most pleasing
magicians on the modern stage. The
magician's program is highly humor
ous and novel. His many optical il
lusions will be supported by such
artistry as crayon talk and designs in
colored sand. A popular program is
promised and the novel feature of the
entertainment is expected to attract
a large audience.
This is the concluding number of
the Lyceum course presented during
the year and reserved seats are on
sale at the Y. M. C. A. It is request
ed that everyone purchase his ticket
before the performance.
The news of Dr. Otto Ehlinger’s
death Monday morning was one of the
greatest shocks the community has
ever received. It was not generally
known that Dr. Ehlinger, Chief Sur
geon of the College, was unwell and
his sudden death was most unexpect
ed. For eleven years Dr. Ehlinger
has served the College in the capacity
of Chief Surgeon and his duties have
been performed in a faithful and tire-
les manner. As an indication of the
great need felt for this man, Dr. Biz-
zell'made request to Washington dur
ing the war that Dr. Ehlinger who
was at that time serving as Captain
in the Medical Coi'ps, be assigned to
the A. and M. College where deaths
during the influenza epidemic were oc
curring with increasing rapidity. The
request was granted and the soldiers
and enlisted men of the S. A. T. C.
profited greatly by Dr. Ehlinger’s re
turn.
Dr. Ehlinger’s last appearance be-
.tyady v.vv the
Wednesday night preceding his death
when he presented slides and lectured
the students on hygiene. His interest
in the corps being presented in his
statement at that time “if one man
should profit from his advice he would
feel that his time had been well
spent.”
For several years preceding his
death Dr. Ehlinger had been slightly
ill and on the morning he died, he
asked his son, Dr. R. B. Ehlinger, to
answer the sick call hour at the hos
pital as he did not feel well enough
to get up. Two hours later, at nine
o’clock young Dr. Ehlinger returned
and found his father dead. Mrs. R.
B. Ehlinger and little son were in the
house at the time but knew nothing of
the surgeon’s death.
Dr. R. B. Ehlinger accompanied the
body to New Orleans. Due to the
request made by the family, no mil
itary ceremonies were held. Only the
Senior staff officers in company with
many faculty members and Campus
residents accompanied the body to the
train.
Dr. Ehlinger was born and reared at
Ehlinger, Texas, the town bearing the
family name. He was a graduate of
Vanderbilt and Tulane University.
His son, Dr. R. B. Ehlinger, who has
been connected with the College dur
ing the past year will serve as Chief
Surgeon and continue the work of his
father. Dr. Ehlinger is an A. and M.
graduate of the T3 class and is also
a graduate of the Tulane Medical Col
lege.
Y.M.C.A. OFFERS
COURSES IN
SOCIAL STUDY
student who testified formerly that j( . iracter. His remarks immediately
'nis reason for leaving A. S3xtI'’ 1 ”5ufL 3ra3efits and their attitude
Four Branches of Study Will be Given
by Prominent Members of Faculty
and Student Pastors.
The Y. M. C. A. will offer, begin
ning Monday night, a series of cour
ses for students interested in the sub
jects listed here: Social Pi’oblems of
the City, Prof. F. B. Clark; Rural
Social Problems, Prof. Garnett; Home
and Foreign mission Study, Prof.
McDonald; Bible Study Classes, Revs.
Brown Matthews, Vivion. The courses
will start Monday night. Any student
desiring any of these courses are re
quested to sign up at the “Y” office
and the hour of the course will be
adjusted in the evenings to suit the
convenience of men desiring partic
ular courses.
SENATORIAL INVESTIGATION
COMMITTEE HOLDS HEARING
AT COLLEGE STATION IN PROBE
NO STUDENT EXAMINED KNj&W OF BRUTALITY OR HU-
MILUVHION AND CONSrDEV'iffy HAZING AS PRACTICED
AT A. AND OF BeMfICIAL NATURE.
CIRCULATED RUIVTORS RING FALSE
Of Thirteen Students Called Before Committee None Could Verify
Wild Reports Being Circulated; All Knew College Author
ities Opposed Hazing; “Fish Killers” Exhibited.
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jnd witness called. He thought he had
|een a paddle 20 inches long, knew
bf no brutal hazing, had been in “bull
pens” where 20 or 30 students sang
told jokes, and smoked. He did not
‘^hilik there was such a thing as an
official “Fish killer.” He knew of the
^Archibald Forbes case indirectly.
Captain A. L. Forbes of Houston
vas the third student called to testi-
|cy but as the hour was near six, the
Some two hundred or more students
were at the station Friday afternoon
to witness the arrival of the senator
ial investigation committee appointed
to probe hazing conditions at the A.
and M. College. Evei-y student de
sired a close range view of Senator
Parr, a man considered remarkable and
unusual to them by his complete in
ability to get the college man’s view
point of the subject at hand. The
committee consisting of Senator r^ession adjourned for the evening
Baugh, Chairman, Senator Bledsoe and
Senator Archie Parr were met by the
^meal and the committee and College
i epresentatives witnessed the bat-
president, commandant and the deans. ;.alions at retreat and viewed the col-
Judge Cullen F. Thomas, represent
ing the Aggie Alumni Association, ar
nmn of troops as they marched to
fibisa Hall for mess. A corps meeting
rived via the same train with the com j ’a Guion Hall was announced and stu-
mittee. The visitors were carried to'^ents marched to the assembly hall
the Y. M. C. A. in cars and were |jmmediately after supper. Dr. Biz-
assigned rooms. The investigation jTell, after making a brief explanation
procedures began immediately and stu- I »f the purpose of the meeting, intro-
dents were notified to report for inter- i meed the chairman of the committee,
views and examination. The Y. M. C.
A. parlor on the second floor was given
over for the scene of the investigation.
The first case considered was that
of Archibald Forbes of Houston, a
penator Baugh, a young man serving
■is first term in the Legislature, a
.Soldier of twenty-eight months ser-
' ice in the great war, and a man of
f 'eat personal appeal and strength of
a time when he lacked only three de
merits of having the required number
for expulsion was entirely due to
hazing conditions. The first witness
was E. B. Luder, Jr., of San Antonio.
The cadet stated that he had never
been severely paddled nor did hazing
interfere with his studying. He had
never known anyone suffering bru
tality or humiliation in hazing pro-
tbwkrd the investigation and the com-
mitte was considerably altered by his
understanding of the student view
point, his own attitude toward the
school, and the outline of the purpose
i f the committee as he, the chairman,
considered it. His appreciation of the
unusual pep, solidity of support, and
the espirit de corps was admitted and
his admiration for the College in gen
eral was expressed. Rounds of ap-
cesses. He considered the hazing at
A. and M. a good thing. | plause greeted almost every remark.
Jack Hull of McKinney was the sec-> (Continued on Page 4)
Fish” Wage Muddy
Battle in Darkness
rTiorch Light Parade
When Aggies Conquer
The
‘Fish’
Signal Corps and Battery
proved beyond doubt Tues-
One wild whoop of joy and like a
forest fire the glad tidings spread
day night that “Boys will be boys” ^ ver the campus that Texas had been
defeated. Yells pierced the calm
when aided by the privileges pre
ceding the Wednesday holiday, they
met in the most conglomerately oozy,
muddy battle ever waged by two op
posing forces. Back and forth be T
tween the respective strongholds.
Fortress Mitchell and Fort Leggett,
the two elements fought, bitterly
contesting every inch of the muddy
battle ground. Fatigue clothes and
slickers served as armor and mud pies
jiir of the night and like bees from
p hive the cadets poured forth from
The barracks and in the distance the
hand, eternally on the job, struck
|ap old “Wildcat.” From out of the
night red flares mysteriously appeac-
,ed instantaneously and within three
minutes after the news arrived by
wire, a procession of fifteen hundred
[students, ten abreast, marched down
(the Military Walk. Preceded by
shaped like turkey eggs served as jftorch bearers garbed in pajamas,
ammunition. So intent was the ef-jjbath robes, and other apparel de
fort of each opposing body to com-j^f it, the band in close fbrmation
pletely embalm the enemy with Col-* -peaded the column which followed in
lege Station mud, no notice was paid’' L^^-step down the drive and back
to the “Fish” troopers who arrived Sujain to the “Y” steps where an arch
and concerted their efforts in an at-j of red flares framed the Yell lead-
tempt to restore peace, and order and
to stop the conflict by indiscriminate
ly spattering representatives of both
standards. The Infantry and Avia
tion “Fish” arrived too late for par
ticipation but warwhoops from end
to end of the campus signified en
dorsement of “Fish” from every
where. The simulataneous arrival
if somewhat rapid withdrawal of all
ers as they led the assemblage in
“Farmers Fight” and the other battle
cries of the Aggies. Early arrivals
for the Banker-Farmer Conference
gazed on in wonder and approval as
the echoes of the yelling sounded and
resounded over the campus. An in
spiring sight was the spirit manfes-
ted in the hasty, unprepared pep
of Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Cape,9 meeting, which was nothing short of
Night Sergeant Brittain, and the! marvelous to those who do not know
bugle call, tattoo, caused an orderly the manner of man who can concen
trate on the study at hand and re-
and in a remarkably brief period ] tain in the back of his head the fact
quiet reigned again as suddenly as| that the old team is fighting in enemy
it had disappeared. Next morning'] country and can interpret the cry of
the “Fish” of both organizations lin -j victory and respond instantly to its
ed up on opposite sides of the Mili I call. With not an instants pausing
tary Walk with brooms, mops, hose, a rapid fire volley of yells were bark-
and buckets and policed the battle ed into the night with sufficient vol-
grounds. Three hour hikes foy ume to assure the Farmer Five in
punishment in the afternoon of the Austin that the “gang” at home in
holiday brought the pack-bearing
“Fish” home singing “What The
Hell Do We Care!” Yes, red blood
will show and it flows in the veins
of every Aggie “Fish.” They win
and lose in fun and sportsmanship
and take their punishment like men.
gang at
Aggieland was with them heart and
soul. The “Battle Hymn” of the
Farmers was sung, another yell, and
as the strains of “Wildcat” pierced
the night, the students disbanded
and the campus again was wrapt in
quietness.
BANKER-FARMER
CONFERENCE TO
CLOSE TONIGHT
MANY GUESTS AT A. & M. FOR
SECOND ANNUAL MEETING
BANKERS AND FARMERS.
Sessions Open Thursday Morning
With Prominent Speakers; Atten
dance Reduced by Weather Condi
tions and Times.
The opening session of the Banker-
Farmer Couference was called to order
Thursday in Guion Hall at 9:30 a. m.
by P. L. Downs, presiding officer for
the morning session.
After an introductory in which Mr.
Downs reviewed the First Annual Con
ference, outlined the origin and pur
pose of the meeting, described the con
dition of the times in which we are
now living, and expressed the appre
ciation of the Conference for the hos
pitality of the College, he introduced
the first speaker of the morning, Dr.
W. B. Bizzell President of the Col
lege, who extended a welcome to the
visitors on behalf of the students and
faculty, before taking up his subject
of the morning, “Factors in Financial
Credit.”
The program was continued until
12:30 when the meeting adjourned for
dinner in Sbisa Hall. The afternoon
session was given over to the College
for addresses and demonstrations of
interest to every agricultural follower.
Judge Ramsey presided at the night
meeting. Music was furnished by the
College band and addresses by Mr.
Sapiro, foremost authority on coop
erative marketing in the country, and
Oul/Ciurence C/uoiey, iut-mCf aasisi-itird
Secretary of Agriculture of the United
States an authority on cotton prob
lems.
The sessions today were attended by
larger audiences than yesterday and
the Conference will close with the
night session. Group meetings take
up in detail many important matters
of the day. The primary purpose of
the Conference is to promote harmony
and cooperation in business associa
tions between farmers and bankers,
two professions greatly dependent up
on each other. The session now clos
ing has discussed to extent the reduc
tion of cotton acreage for the coming
season.
The program of the Conference fol
lows :
Guion Hall, 9:30. P. L. Downs, Pre
siding Officer.
Address—“Factors in Financial
Credit,” W. B. Bizzell, President, A.
and M. College of Texas.
Address—“Making Cotton Loans
Safe,” Eldred McKinnon, President,
Texas State Bankers’ Association.
Address — “The Work of the Farm
Bureau,” J. T. Orr, President, Texas
Farm Bureau.
Address — “Closer Cooperation Be
tween Bankers and Farmers,” Ed.
Hall, Commissioner of Insurance and
Banking*.
Appointmept of the following com
mittees: Banker-Farmer Relations;
Cotton Acreage Reduction; Live Stock
Industry; Agricultural Research; Ag-
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DANCE FOR FED
ERAL STUDENTS
MONDAY NIGHT
‘Wandering Six” Will Supply Jazz at
the Shirley for Dance Held By
Federal Students.
Arrangements have been complet
ed for the dance to be given Monday
night, March 7th, for the Aggie Fed
eral students. The dance will be held
at the Shirley Club, Manager Bailey
having given permission for the en
tire lower floor of the main building
to be used. The Wandering Six, a
jazz orchestra now in Bryan, will pro
vide music for the occasion. Many
Federal students have signified their
intention of being present and a bril
liant evening is anticipated. The
dance begins at 8:00 p. m. and lasts
until eleven o’clock. This is the first
dance given solely for Federal stu
dents.
NEW UNIFORM
ADOPTEDFOR
NEXT SESSION
English Style Blouse Adopted With
Leather Belt; Effort Being Made
To Insure Best Material.
The cadet corps next year will ap
pear in dress uniform of different na
ture than has ever been worn before.
The faculty committee consisting of
Major Ashburn, chairman, Dean Pur-
year, Prof. Bolton, Major Daugherty
and Mr. Chatham, have recommended
a blouse made in the British Army
style, with shirts of materials to de
pend on weather. The present cap,
trousers, shoes and leggings will be
worn.
The new blouse will be of English
cut, pleated back, with bellows pock
ets, brown leather belt at the waist.
Officers wil wear the shoulder straps
with the belt, known in the army as
the Sam Brown pattern. The color
patch designating the arm of the ser
vice will be worn on the blouse lapels
with the R.O.T.C. button just above.
Non-commissioned officers will wear
the regulation chevrons on both right
and left sleeves at points half way be
tween shoulder and elbow. The R'. O.
T. C. shield will be worn on the left
sleeve and the gold star, signifying a
Distinguished College, will be worn on
the right sleeve. Service decorations
and chevrons may be worn in the reg
ulation manner of the army. Shirts
will be of O. D., linen, cotton, or silk,
according to preference and weather.
The black four-in-hand tie wil be reg
ulation and white collars and cuffs will
be worn for dress formations aind so-
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The new uniform will be extremely
neat in appearance and will add great
ly to the comfort of cadets. An over
coat of army pattern may be adopted.
A committee from the Junior Class is
working to insure the best material,
lowest cost, and best fit that can be
obtained.
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❖ SOUTHWESTERN CHAM- *
❖ PIONS. ❖
❖ The Aggie basketball team ❖
clinched Conference honors by ❖
❖ defeating S. M. U. last night ❖
4- in the first game of the Dallas ***
series. ***
❖ *
SCHOOL WAYS AND DAYS.
You can always tell a senior, he is
so sedately dressed;
You can always tell a junior, by the
way he swells his chest;
You can always tell a freshman, by
his timid looks and such;
You can always tell a sophomore, but
you CAN’T TELL HIM MUCH!
—Exchange.
JUNIOR STOCK
JUDGING TEAM
HAS BEEN NAMED
Will Meet Oklahoma Juniors at Ft.
Worth Monday; Thence to Oklaho
ma City for Second Contest.
The stock judging contest, held
for the purpose of determining the
Junior Stock Judging Team, was
completed last Wednesday with the
following named men winning a
place on the team: Atkins H. L.,
Carlisle, J. T., Dinwiddie, O. D., Fos
ter, W. S s , Hale, F., Knapp, W. L.,
and Love, W. M.
The team will meet the Junior
•team from Oklahoma A. and M. m
Fort Worth next Monday,, and then,
after a weeks practice at Ft. Worth,
will go on to Oklahoma City, where
they will have another contest with
the Oklahoma Aggies.
Before returning, our team in
tends to spend a few day^ in Okla
homa for practice in sttick-judging.
Coach Stangel expressed great Sat
isfaction at the showing made by
these men, and also wished to com
mend the work done by the three
men that failed to make the team.