THE BATTALION.
VOL. 7. COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, dAN.-EEB., 1900. NOS. 4-5.
THE BATTALION.
Entered at the College Station Post Office as
second-class mail matter.
Published monthly by the Austin and Calli-
opean Literary Societies of the A. & M.
College.
Subscription—$1 00 per aunum in advance.
STAFF.
R. B. Boettcher. ’00 . Business Manager.
C. P. Rogers. ’00 f Assistants
Hal Moseley, ’00 \ Assistants.
O. M Simpson. ’00 Editor in Chief.
J.' a. Carter,’ ’00 ( Editors l ' ,teral ' y l,e ’ >fc -
Wm. Walden. ’00 Editor Agricultural Dept.
F. K. McGinnis, '00 .Editor Horticultural Dept.
W. S. Bryan. ’00 . ..Ed. Mechanical Eng. Dept.
W. C. Luhrsen, ’00 ...Ed. Civil Eng Dept.
T. W Griffiths, ’00 Ed. Military Dept.
R. B V Boettcher, ’00 [ Editors Exchange Dept.
HaM\irise 1 ey',°’(K) 00 | -Editors Athletic Dept.
C. E. Story Editor Local Dept.
J. C. Harrison.. Editor Social Dept.
F. Marian Law, - Editor Alumni Dept.
Address all communications to Business Mgr.
The holidays have come and gone,
so once more we find ourselves grap
pling with the many problems that
confront a school boy. We are very
glad to see so many of the boys re
turn and take up their work with a
determination and energy that speaks
success. We also heartily welcome
the new boys that have entered our
school, and; wish them success in their
work and life. Boys, your school days
are the ones for you to prepare for life
in, so don’t let them pass by unheeded.
Put in your time working hard. You
will never regret it in your old age,
and you cannot expect to make life a
success unless you take advantage of
every opportunity to better yourself.
£ £
Show your love for your college and
support athletics by joining the Ath
letic Association. Give a check
against the remainder of your trust
fund and be enrolled as a member and
given free admission to all home
games next session.
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Field Day and Baseball sports are
coming on. We hope to see the boys
take a great interests'in both. Boys, I
want you to beat all the records that
were made last year on Field Day, and
the way for you to do that is to train
hard and steady. Let us work to
gether and make the best records in
the State this year. We can do this,
for we have got the best men; that is,
we have the material, that can be de
veloped into the best men.
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One thing that is lacking in our
school is college spirit, and we are
glad to see this gradually growing,
and hope that before many years have
passed to see. it at a great height. We
have as good material here as any
college in the State, and what we
want now is to create a spirit that