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THE BATTALION. College Station, Texas.
discover America. That is dreadfully cheap and detracts a
great deal from the glory of Columbus and America.—Ex.
A law that will demonetize “brass” is what this country
’ ^ arn ^ n ^ se ^ ^ eac ^i n g- If is the working of the pu
pils ow nind that his progress in knowledge depends. The
• great business of the master is to teach the pupil to teach him
self.—T As School Journal.
The Texas Dchool Journal is urging its readers to use their
influence toward securing an increase in the school tax. Let
the good work go on.
We gather the following from the catalogue of the Sam
Houston State Normal. Four hundred and eighty matricu
lated; eighty-four have graduated; one hundred and twenty-
two counties are represented and two hundred and seventy-
seven are native born. A very credible showing for that in
stitution.
The Pope Manufacturing Company have been offering by
cycles to persons finding the greatest number of errors in
school books. They have issued a phamplet containing all
the errors reported so far, x We find the following relating to
one of the text books used here.
remsen’s elements of chemistry.
“Here appears an erroneous statement concerning the for-
• mation of a salt by the action of an acid on metal: ‘Every
metal can form a salt with every acid.’
F. W. Harkins, Chicago, 111.
The statement on page 93 is erroneous and it will be
changed at the first opportunity, and I thank my critic for
calling attention to it. A letter addressed to me when this
error, was first discovered would have received prompt atten
tion, and I regret that my critic did not inform me at that
time.. . . (Signed) Ira Remsen.”
“ We wish to renew our thanks to you for services
rendered. Henry Holt & Co.”
fleeessity of JVTusie in the College.
We have for the past four or five years been entirely 'With
out music, and it is just as necessary to have an orchestra as it
is to have a glee club, societies, base ball or foot ball teams, or
a gymnasium, for it not only refreshes the body, but the mind
also. It has been the custom in all the institutions in the
United States to form musical clubs first, for without music
no public meeting can be successfully held. The A. and M. is
greatly deficient in this line, and to make us equal to any of
the other institutions we must start on this one particular and
' important point at once. We have any amount of talent,
which, if properly trained by constant practice, would reflect
not only credit upon ourselves, but our college also. There is
* not a student here who does not love music, and it would make
him feel proud to think that we could make fine music, and he
would come to hear us whenever we might play; for there is
j nothing that can produce the same effect that music can. The
societies would grow, and they can find nothing which will
excite enthusiasm better than to have music at each meeting.
As it is now, the new cadets go up to the societies to see what
is going on, and they find that they have a few orations, and a
debate, and no matter how interesting it is there is nothing to
break the monotony, and the same thing is repeated. The re
sult is that they leave disgusted, declaring that they will
never go to the societies again; where, on the other hand, they
go up a,nd hear good music and would become enthusiastic and
the societies would grow and prosper as they never have be
fore. Hoping to see that this organization is soon enrolled
among the others, I remain R, L. Dinwiddie.
Local and Personal,
J. GILBERT, Editor.
One of the new boys wanted to know if we drilled with
target guns.
The college atmosphere is strongly impregnated with “Heps”
every evening between 5 and 6 o’clock.
The boys are beginning to wonder what has become of
those noble face adornments that were so lately worn by
Captain Gilbert and Lieutenant Luckett. Perhaps thev were
in need of a new pillow.
One of our professors was so unlucky as to be thrown into
the tank last week while outriding and had his Sunday clothes
slightly dampened. Murder will out. And yet the C, E’s
had an instructor Monday morning.
All the barns and other buildings connected with them
received a fresh coat of paint during the summer, which adds
greatly to the appearance of the college campus.
Fish—Say, w r hat is the use of reporting when you cross
the hall?
Old Boy—So they won’t know who you are,
Fish (to old boy as retreat was sounding)—I can understand
what these other calls are for, but I don’t see any sense in this,
Say that to let ’em know we are coming, so as to fix supper,
aint it?
Notwithstanding the stringency of money matters and the
general cry of hard times, the college began this session with
nearly forty students more than at the same date last year,
Professors Giesecke and Smith who spent a large part of
the vacation in attendance at the summer school of Cornell
University, report having had a most enjoyable as well as
profitable summer there.
Assistant Professor Guenther, who resigned last June, has
entered Cornell University and expects to take a degree in
mechanical engineering.
L. L. Lewis returned from a visit to the world’s fair on the
18th of last month and will take a post-graduate course at
the college.
B. C. Parsons, our senior, captain of last year, is one of the
Columbian Guards at the world’s fair.
First Cadet—“Harry J. is getting mighty high-toned since
he got his new office.”
Second Cadet—“How’s that?”
First Cadet—He’s got so now he picks the Hies out of his
milk.”
Guns and swords were issued to the cadets on the 19th
instant.
Cadet Corporal Dirr returned home on the 11th of last
month on account of severe injuries received from falling out of
a third-story window. We hope to see him back soon and
restored to perfect health.
The many friends of Cadet Staples will regret to learn that
he has left the college for good. Although we are sorry to lose
him we hope that it is for the best and that he will be success
ful in whatever he undertakes.
The C. E. students miss very much Messrs. Dayton and
Mitchell, who did not return to the A. and M. this year. Mr.
Dayton is attending school at Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Mrs. Morse and her children are visiting at the home of
uer parents at Mackinac Island, Michigan, and will probably
return to the college about November 1st.