Published Weekly by the Students’ Association of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas.
VOL. XXIII.
BRYAN, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 4, 1925.
NUMBER 16
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♦ SAY AGGIE *
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Despite the pppinion of some who
have charge of entertainment for the
MID-TERM DANCES
WERE ENJOYED BY
THOSE ATTENDING
BIG RESPONSE
FROM “T” MEN
FOR REUNION
OLDER BOYS WILL
HOLD CONFERENCE
HERE THIS WEEK
Aggies, there is a true appreciation
for the artistic and beautiful in the
hearts of the A. and M. students.
The little sketch of aesthetic dance
given by our “Aggie baby sisters”
Saturday evening at the Gymnasium,
was greatly appreciated. We are
proud of you “Jane Aggies”, and will
be pleased to see you in song, music,
or step, any time it becomes possible
for you to appear.
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A view of the campus every after
noon would convince anyone that the
A. and M. cadet gets all of the exer
cise that he needs. The football
teams of each battalion are out work
ing hard to get into the best condi
tion and others are doing various
things to improve themselves physi
cally. It is easy to convince a visi
tor that every cadet here keeps in
good shape all of the time, but there
really are lots of men here who do
not take advantage of these things.
Sometimes they really want to take
part in intramural athletics but feel
that they will play so poorly that
they would be laughed at. And prob
ably they would. But is that enough
to make a person neglect his physi
cal self. There are enough branches
of intramural sports for every cadet
to take part in at least one of them,
or it is easy to find something else to
do if he doesn’t enter in that. Do you
think that more play and exercise
would benefit you ? If you do, get
out and get it!
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The between term period has passed
with all of its joy and tragedy. The
D exams took the joy out of life for
some, but there was a short visit
home or several enjoyable dances to
more than compensate for any little
■worry that might exist. The warmer
weather helped to raise the spirits of
everyone with just a promise of what
is coming later.
In looking back over the term, one
can see where he made each mistake,
and he tells himself just what he
would do if he had it all to do over.
But somehow, most of us fail to real
ize that the coming term will be
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. .Miss Lily Bess Kyle and Professor
Tom Harrington Were Selected
As Prize Winners.
Three good dances—a picturesque
Barn-Yard Dance sandwitched in be
tween two peppy corps dances—
spelled a good time for those who
shake the light fantastic to the synco
pation of the Aggieland Orchestra.
The holiday festivities were start
ed with the Annual Dance given by
the “One Buttoneer’s Club.” It fol
lowed a delectable banquet served in
honor of the One Buttoneers who be
lieve that the single curve is the line
of beauty.
That Barn-Yard Dance! To say
the very least, “A large time was
had by all.” Regular farmers who
came for the dance couldn’t even get
past the door because they looked like
“city jellies” compared with Fay Wil
son and Captain Ware. “Senator”
Harrington captured the prize as the
best costumed man but he couldn’t
take a chew of tobacco for fear that j
his Adam’s Apple would split Serge
ant “Sand-blower” King’s full di’ess
suit. Miss Lily Bess Kyle won the
lady’s prize. She was dressed in a
cross-word puzzle costume and there
were so many words to be put in, the
dancers and cross-word puzzle ar
tists were in constant attendance.
The struggle lasted from nine till
two and the “country yahoos” yelled
for more as the strains of Home
Sweet Home broke up the dance.
After a day’s sleep and recupera
tion, Saturday the call- to arms—an
error—we mean gliding feet—again
sounded from Sbisa’s annex at nine
o’clock Saturday night.
The call was well answered and
another super-corps dance was the
result. It has been said that “with
the third is alway the charm.”
Although the vivacity of the cos
tumes was gone, the Aggieland Orch
estra still held sway, the beautiful
girls were more beautiful in their
honest-to-goodness clothes, and the
flo r was better in the absence of the
hay and accompanying dust. But all
good things must end. At twelve
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All Indication Point to Return of
Great Number of Old Athletes
Feb. 16.
Unless all indications fail the
greatest gathering of letter men ever
to be on the campus will be back'here
on Feb. 16th for the Homecoming of
“T” Men and the dedication of the
Memorial Gymnasium. Formal invi
tations already have been sent out by
the Athletic Council to all letter men
whose addresses are available. Res
ponses indicate a large attendance.
One of the chief “pieces de resis
tance” for the day will be the ban
quet to be held that afternoon at 1:30
o’clock at Sbisa Hall in honor of the
letter men. W. A. Duncan, super
visor of subsistence is responsible for
the statement that there will be food
galore and eonugh for all. One of
the best features of the banquet will
be that the program of speeches will
be greatly curtailed. Good food and
little talking is one of the specifica
tions for this party.
Following the brief and informal
program the meeting will be turned
over to the returning hosts for a dis
cussion all their own under the head
ing, “For the Good of the Party.”
At 7:30 o’clock comes the formal
dedication of the Memorial Gymnas
ium with brief talks by Dean Charles
E Friley, chairman of the Athletic
Council, President W. B. Bizzell and
by a representative of the Board of
Directors of the College. The game
between Texas University and the Ag
gies, which promises to be an unus
ually hot one, follows immediately.
At 9:00 o’clock the cadet corps of the
College will assume the role of hosts
in a dance at the Gymnasium compli
menting the old letter men.
The day will be turned over to the
visitors. The morning will be free
for bull pens. The letter men will be
grouped together at tables for the
morning and evening meals and will
be the guests then, too, of the council,
council.
Let James Sullivan, “Sully,” know
by mail as to the time of your arrival
in order that sleeping accommodations
may be arranged, should you wish to
come Sunday night.
Five Hundred Boys expected to At
tend. Splendid Program is
Arranged.
The thirteenth annual State Older
Boys’ Conference will open its ses
sion Friday, February 6, at the A.
and M. College of Texas.
Arrangements have been made to
care for five hundred delegates af
ter they reach College Station, and
the I'ailroads of Texas have granted,
for the fifth consecutive time, a one
and one-half fare for the round trip
to College Station and return from
all points in Texas.
The purpose of these annual con
ferences is to bring together a care
fully chosen group of older boys and
a small group of lay and profession
al boy workers; so as to promote
spiritual, social and athletic activ
ities among the boys of Texas. Older
boys representing High Schools,
Business Houses, Industries, Sunday
Schools, Athletic Organizations, Coun
ty Agricultural Clubs, De Molay
Chapters, Boy Scout Troops, and
other such groups will be taking an
active part in the three day program.
Every year a few small communities
show their progressive stand by send
ing a group of boys under the leader
ship of an adult community leader, for
the purpose of familiarizing the boys
of the remote sections with the work
now going on in the state among boys.
The success of the conference each
year depends largely upon the pres
ence of a large number of older men
who register as delegates represent
ing luncheon clubs, churches, and
school faculties. Other attractive fea
tures of the conference will include
an exhibit of boys’ work activities,
consisting’ of books, pictures, and
many pamphlets that have to do with
boys’ activities over the entire nation.
This part of the program will be in
the charge of Mrs. L. Jack Clark of
Houston, who is president of the
Newsboys’ Club of that city.
Special features have been arrang
ed to entertain the visitors throughout
the day. The most interesting of
which are a banquet Saturday eve
ning, moving pictures, an inspection