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The Battalion.
PUBLISHED BY THE CORPS OF CADETS
UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE
AUSTIN LITERARY SOCIETY.
B. L. DURST - - Editor-in-Chief
J. R. TABOR - Associate Editor-in-Chief
E. M. LEARY - - Business Manager
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JANUARY 18, 1905.
THE WOOD FAMINE.
And the sun came down, not
withstanding it was January, and
it waxed exceeding hot. Then the
wagons and the mules came and
piled high the woodpiles. Yea,
they came each day and piled them
higher. And it was hot. But be
hold! A cloud arose in the north,
a bluish cloud, and the wind blew
and the rain descended and ice
was formed upon the ground. It
had grown cold, aye, it had become
very cold. Then the wagons and
the mules ceased to come and the
woodpile grew exceeding lean, and
after awhile there was no more
wood on the lace of the ground.
And the poor cadets hugged their
tattered overcoats about them for
they too were cold. And their
teeth chattered and their limbs
grew numb as also did their faces.
And it was biting cold. And so it
is each year with the gay cadets.
Ah! Blessed is he who hath wood
piled high in his room, for he is
blest.
In the past few issues of the
Battalion much has been written
about the manifold advantages to
be derived from taking a course in
one of the engineering branches,
either civil, mechanical, electrical
or textile; while the subject of
agriculture has not been touched.
To quote from the speech of Mr.
John A. Craig, delivered before
the State Teachers’ convention,
held at Corsicana, “Agriculture is
and always shall be the leading in
dustry of the State of Texas.”
After giving statistics and state
ments to prove this assertion,he says
further, “the demand for farmers
and agricultural experts is far in
excess of the output. These men
might be brought from other states
and countries, but the best results
would be obtained from the man
born, raised and educated in
Texas.” To further show the ex
tent of the call for serviceable men
along agricultural lines,Prof. Craig
says, “Within the past month or
so we have had calls for three
graduates of our College to go to
Brazil on five-year contracts at a
salary of $2,000 per annum (Ameri
can gold) and their expenses paid,
going and returning. We have
also been called upon to assist in
filling the chairs of three professor
ships in other colleges, carrying
with them salaries of from $1,500
to $2,000. In addition to this five
superintendents for large fruit and
stock ranches have been asked for.
The Department of Agriculture at
Washington has also inquired for
five assistants to take up the work
in that department along agricul
tural lines. * * * Now
name any other institution of
learning that in the same time has
had such urgent appeals for six
teen lawyers, sixteen doctors or for
sixteen men of any other profes
sions.” Most of us will agree with
the Professor’s statements that in
nearly all other lines the positions
are more than filled, while in
agriculture the demand is only
starting in. • Texas, and in fact all
the Southern states, need and shall
continue for some time to need,
the farmer much worse than it
does the doctor and the lawyer, for
although these professions are
necessary evils, the man behind
the plow is (figuratively speaking,
for nowadays the up-to-date farmer
is upon the plow instead of behind
it) really the whole thing when it
comes to a show-down.
The Battalion is issued by sac
rificing valuable time, and by the
expenditure of much labor and
hard thought. It is issued every
week with precision. This work
is done by only a few fellows on
the campus. They sacrifice their
studies to issue a paper that will
justly represent this college; not
that the paper is any more to them
than to the other students. And
then the fellow who has never
done the college one iota of good
sits back in his chair with a cigar
ette in his mouth and proclaims
the paper as “rotten.” Its a safe
bet tbat he has not yet paid his
subscription and a safer one that
he never will. Such men, if they
can be called men, have an irritat
ing effect on the cadets who do
hustle up material for The Battal
ion, and their decisions would be
appreciated more if left unsaid.
WHAT IS IT THAT BOTHERS TOM?
This unintelligible piece of po
etry was found in Tom Adams’
writing tablet. There is only one
explanation possible : He used to
go into town real often to see a
certain young lady, unknown to
the finder of this verse, and best it
is, so that no undue publicity can
embarass this person. Now he
goes no more. He seems to have
turned to the pages of that unfor
tunate bard, Byron, who had such
reverses in love affairs and wrote of
them so touchingly and passion
ately. The poem reads something
like this:
Maid of Bryan, ’ere we part,
I Give, oh! give me back my heart,
Or, since that has left my breast,
Keep it now, and all the rest;
And since I will come no more,
Hear my vow, before I go.
Maid of Bryan, I am gone,
But I will think of thee when
alone.
I may stay in the lonely College
hall,
Yet Bryan holds my heart and all-
Here a blot of ink blackened the
paper, and something else had left
its stain.
THE AUSTIN LITERARY SOCIETY.
The second meeting of the Austin
Literary Society, this term, was
held last Saturday night with an
attendance, considering the very
inclement weather, that shows the
interest and determination of the
members that are seeking to un
fold the literature of our masters
and attain ease and ability in
declamation and oratory.
A very interesting program was
carried out, and each member felt
that the benefit derived during the
hour was far greater than could
have been received from other
sources.
It is essential that every school
of any importance should have a
strong and permanent literary so
ciety. With our reliable and old
standing members, and the help
of the corps, there is no reason
why we cannot have as strong a
society as any school in the State.
An hour or two spent in improv
ing one’s ability to present his
views before an audience is well
spent, for it increases his reasoning
ability, and produces a feeling of
self-reliance. Every member of
the corps has the time to devote a
few hours to such work. It is far
better to devote the time spent in
visiting, and fooling every Satur
day night away in some unprofit
able frolic, improving this very
neglected part of an education. The
society has stood above the many
local and temporary organizations
that have sprung up with a seem
ing avowed determination to crit
icise wantonly, and play a death
knell to her efforts for over 18
years, which speaks for her per
manence.
It is very easy for young organ
izations to criticise unjustly and
build air-castles. We wish them
a due amount of success, but the
age and permanence of every in
stitution that has •and is doing
good should be considered.
The society here is well provided
with seats, and has a .nicely ar
ranged rostrum for the officers. A
lajrge stove makes the hall a very
comfortable room in cold weather,
and the monotony of the bare walls
is taken away by large pictures of
eminent statesmen, that have been
presented to the society by hon
orary members who have spent
many pleasant hours in warm de
bate over many interesting sub
jects.
Officers were elected for the
Austin Society at their last regular
meeting of last term, and the fol
lowing distinctions were conferred:
E. M. Leary, President.
Benjamin Bean, Vice-President.
R. W. Shanklin, Secretary.
A. B. Edsall, Treasurer.
V. M. Ehiers, Critic.
R. C. Lilly, Librarian.
F. F. Breihan, Sargeant at Arms.
These officers, with the members,
are exerting themselves to make
the society a pleasant and benefi
cial adj unct to the college course,
which will relieve the monotony
of study.
The following is the program to
be rendered next Saturday night
at 8 o’clock. Every one is cor
dially invited to attend.
PROGRAM OF THE AUSTIN LITERARY
SOCIETY, JANUARY 21, 19Q5.
Oration R. C. Lilly
Reading A. B. Edsall
Current Events Casey
DEBATE.
Resolved, That the Literature of
the Last Century has done More for
Civilization than the Industrial
Changes.
Affirmative—B. B. Bean, F. F.
Breihan, Meyers.
Negative—V. M. Ehiers, R. W.
Shanklin, E. M. Leary.
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