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The Baily ) i A RAR | ) wlletin Vol. VII College Station, Texas, Friday, March 14, 1924. No. 135 AGGIE BAND PLAYS COUNTY LEAGUE MEET A. & M. HOGS WINNERS FOR RADIO STATION, WILL BE HELD TODAY AT FAT STOCK SHOW Complimentary Reports Received From all Parts of United States When Band Plays at Ft. Worth (By C. C. ARNOUX, Radio Editor) Fort Worth Star Telegram. Texas A. & M. College’s famous 65-piece band under the direction cf George Farleigh presented its »mnual concert from WBAP,The Star Telegram station, Monday night from 9:30 to 10:45. The program was presented from the open air bandstand in front of the Coliseum, the line being furnished gratis by the Western Union Com- pany. This was the first band con- cert ever broadcast from the open air by WBAP and the results were notable for the clarity and sweetness of the music as received in the sets of the listeners over the country. | The Aggie band is always a fav | orite with Radioland and this time | proved to be no exception to the rule. | Many telegrams and calls were re- | Pupils Will be Selected for the Dis- | | Grand Championship and Two trict Meet; Campus People Invited to Attend Events. Elimination for selecting the school pupils who will represent Brazos county in the various divisions of the Interscholastic League at the dis- trict meet will be held on the Cam- pus today under the direction of Geo. B. Wilcox, superintendent of the Consolidated Rural School and di- rector-general of the League in | this county. There will be about 150 from nine schools in the cluding the A. & M. Consolidated. Other schools that have made en- tries are, Kurten 35, Kings High- way 8, Mudville 8, Steep Hollow 18, Leonard 3, Wixon 4, Edge 30, Mil- lican 13, Consolidated 50. : The opening of the meet will be held in the Assembly Hall th's morn- entries instructions will be given and an- ceived from listeners praising the |iouncements pertaining to the events work of the bandsmen. The first number was “Texas Ag- gies,” a medley of College songs. | This was followed by a beautiful se | places for the competitions between | lection, “Hearts and Flowers,” whica | gave Director Farleigh an opportun- | ity to show what his outfit could | do. Two popular numbers, » “Old Gang | and also to be at the various meeting the individual contestants. The schedule of these competitions for the day as announced by Mr. Wii cox are as follows: 10:00 a. m. to 12:00 m; declamation county in- | Professor Stangel’s Animals Win Breed Championships. Texas A. & M. College was the heavy winner in the hog show awards at the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show, which were com- pleted Tuesday afternoon. Besides their consistent placing in the various classes, the Texas Ag- gies also had the title of “champion barrow of the show” awarded to their ‘“Aggie’s Colonel,” a Duroc- Jersey. |W. J. Kennedy of Sioux City, judge of the show, finished his work with ‘awards to the boy exhibitors in the | Texas pig clubs. | The honors which were not an nexed by the Texas Aggies were about evenly divided between Oklaho- ‘ma A. & M. College and Cline & | Shipley of Prosper. R. M. Waggcn- ling at 10 o’clock at which time full | er of Wichita Falls and Ed Kinyon | of Thomas, Oklahoma, furnished the sole competition in the carlot divis- of the day made. Campus people are jon with Kinyon having the edge. invited to attend this first assembly | Duroc-Jersey . | The complete awards follow: Barrows (6 to 12)—Texas A. & M. i first second and third. Barrows (under 6)—Texas A. & | M., first, second and third. | Champion Barrow—Texas A. & M. | Pen of three Barrows, (6 to 12)— of Mine” and “Mean, Mean Mama,” lin Assembly hall; debate in Y.M.C.A.; | Texas A .& M., first; Oklahoma A. & scored in favor. A trombone solo by Band Captain Sul Bartlett, composed by Farleigh, was a feature of the program. The band accompanied the soloist. Another fine offering was the Idyl, “Mountain Maiden’s Dream.” The “Glow Worm” was also lib- erally applauded. . Four other good numbers, “Bebe,” “T.ast Night on the Back Porch,” “American Patrol” and “March Dal- las” were rendered. Among the telegrams received: Jewel P. Lightfoot, Chicago; Jos- erh Weidel, L.a Grange, Ill.; Mrs. F. Herrman, Shreveport, La.; Harry Bierman, Dallas; Col. A. F. Loren- zen, Chicago; John H. Madden, Cleve- land; Edwina Forwood, Taylor; Har- ry Fuller, Danville, Ill.; Mother J. (Continued on Col. 1, Page 4) essay writing in Consolidated School building. 1:00 p. m. to 2:30 p. m.; spelling in Consolidated school building. 2:30 p. m. to 5:00 p. m.; volley ball, Consolidated schocl building; track meet, Kyle field; girls’ tennis, Kyle field; music memory, Consolidated school building; boys’ tennis, Kyle field. An admission charge of 10¢ to Kyle field will be made and this fund will be used to defray some of the expenses of the meet. It is expected that the competitions will be completed today. ——————————— A. S. M .E. TONIGHT The A. S. M. E. will meet at 6:30 this evening in the M. E. lecture room. Some Westinghouse . slides will be presented. | M., second; Texas A. & M., third. Pen of three Barrows, (under 6)—- Texas A. & M., first; Oklahoma A. & M., second; Texas A. & M., third. Champion Pen of Three—Texas A. | & M. Poland Chinas. ! Barrows, (6 to 12)—Texas A. & M. | first; Oklahoma A. & M, second; ( Texas A. & M., third. Barrows, (under 6)—Texas A. & M., first; Oklahoma A. & M., second; Texas A. & M., third. Champion Barrow—Texas A. & M. | Pen of Three (6 to 12)—Texas A. & M., first; Oklahoma A. & M., sec- ond. Pen of Three (under 6)—Texas A. & M., first; Oklahoma A. & M., sec- ond; Texas A. & M., third Champion Pen of Three—Texas (Continued on Col. 1, Page 4)