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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1905)
THE BATTALION. Published "Weekly by the Corps of Cadets Under the Management of the Austin Literary Society. Volume XIL COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, JANUARY 25, 1905. Number 14. THE M. E. DEPARTMENT. The course in Mechanical En gineering, as offered in this insti tution, is calculated to instruct the student in the theory of the sub ject as well as the practical, and ma&e him a capable mechanical engineer. In almost every case the theory of any subject is closely followed by the practical applica tion of it. Many machines and apparatus could be improved upon, but taken as a whole a very good and thorough course is of fered. Prof. Whitlock, the head of this department, is a graduate ef the Stevens Institute of Technol ogy. He has had wide exper ience in his line of work, being connected with the Jersey City Iron and Steel Works and the Brooks Locomotive Works. Prof. Drummond, the assistant pro fessor, is a graduate of the Ohio State University, and has also had considerable experience in the de signing of machinery. Messrs. Foy and Whitehead, in structors in iron and wood, are both competent men in their lines of work. The building is a good substan tial one, containing two section rooms, a designing room, a join ery, blacksmith shop, wood turn ing and iron work room. In the joinery there are seventeen com plete work benches. The wood turning has fifteen lathes. For iron work_there are six lathes, a miller, planer, shaper, drill press, grinding machine, two emery stones and a grindstone. The blacksmith shop has forges. The first rudiments of machin ery are obtained from a book en- LILLEY UAf/FORM&[ Equipments, Oxford Gowns, Mor tar Boards, etc,, will prove the most satisfactory you can buy for the money. Our goods are thor- ougly reliable. We guarantee them. They are the Standard everywhere Write for catalogue, cloth samples and prices. —- We have special price list for Oxford Gowns, etc. The M. C. Littey k &Co. i) COLUMBUS, OHIO. titled Power and Power Trans- 1 CO urse is still somewhat deficient mission,” written by a graduate of this college who was for but efforts are being made to im prove it and no doubt in the near her of years assistant professor of)f u t, ure a labratory will be equipped M. E. in his Alma Mater. Num- an( j a thorough course of instruc tion given. Besides the theory and practice erous models of engines, valves and the like are exhibited to aid the student in thoroughly under-j a ] rea( jy mentioned, every Senior is standing the subject. Ihen spec- | required to superintend the College ial subjects, as indicator practice I gt eam plant for several days un- and steam engine economy and slide yalve, are taught. In con nection with this the action of several of the valves in use in the college is shown, indicator cards are taken and worked up by means of the planimeter, and other points in connection with the subject are pointed out and ex plained. Inventions of the day, special steam appliances and the most economical practice as used by modern engineers are freely discussed in the class room. The most important part of the course is given in the Senior year. This is the study of machine de sign. First, a term is taken up with theory, and then the second term of theory is carried on di rectly in connection with practice nn the drawing board. Twelve hours a week of design on the drawing board is given in the Spring term which completes the course. In practice the student is first instructed in the joinery. He learns not only the handling of tools but also their proper care. Only six exercises and the working drawing of each are required, but only the skillful finish before the time alloied is out. He then goes either to the blacksmith shop or the wood turning. In each of these branches thorough instruc tion is given. In the blacksmith shop, tempering, welding and forging are taught, while most of the common turning in general use must be made before the stu dent is ready to pass out of the wood turning. Then he goes to the iron work. Instruction is given in lathe work, milling, plan ing, sloping, chipping, filing and surfacing. Such practical exer cises as screw threads, gear wheels, taper screw threads, key ways, boiler taps, pinion racks, and the like are made besides the proper care and use of the machines. Experimental work is taken up in the Senior year and many im portant and interesting experi ments are made. This part of the ..TAKE THE . Sz. T_ C. The Short and Quick Line Between NORTH AND SOUTH TEXAS. 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He reasons that the A. and M. is an up-to-date col lege, holding its head high above j most of our schools in football, and is with the leaders in base ball. He reasons, also, that we put out a very good track team each year; and although he has not yet heard anything about it, of course we have a fine basket ball team. That’s about what the average man thinks about us. He would be surprised if we were to tell him that we did not have a basket ball team on the campus, and his good opinion of A. and M. in athletics would be materially shaken. Let’s don’t be classed as a back number. We have basket ball stars here among us. We are hiding our light from the world. Organize a team and show Texas that we are not only shining lights in base ball and foot ball, but also in basket ball. “D” COMPANY 16, “C” COMPANY 8. In a game of base ball played the first of the week, “D” company turned “G’s” laurels of *the pre vious day to weepiug willows of a Brazos bottom swamp. “C” company’s team did some good work, but the U D” company boys did better. The promising men for the squad from “D” company who took part in the game were Williams, a second Tom Adams, Huff, Hack ney, the old reliable, and Lane. From “C” company were Crooks, Kelly and Lipscomb. We know what Crooks is—a man that didn’t 1 lose a game ne pitched last season. ■ We know Kelly only by reputa tion, and this reputation we hope) to see him strengthen. Lipscomb, well, he needs no comment, be just never fails. ! Cornell has a good chance to ’ make catcher, if he will only reduce the size of his head so that he can get a mask that will fit it. THE NEW SPRING STYLES Hanan and Walkover Shoes are now on display at our store. The line includes all the very newest and most up-to- date styles in Patent Vici, Patent Calf, Vici Kid, Velour Calf and Tan Russia in both high cut and Oxfords. All sizes and widths in stock. HANAN SHOES, 5.00 and 6.00 WALKOVERS 3.50 and 4.00 PARKS 5 WALDROP CLOTHIERS AND FURNISHERS. “B” AND “C” COMPANIES. A game of base ball was played on the campus last Saturday be tween “B” and ‘“C” companies. The result was a complete victory for “0” company, the score being 13 to 0. This was not one of the championship series, but only a practice game. The features were the pitching of Bivins and the team work of “C” company. The players are as follows: Vo. “C.” Co. “B.” Potts c Simmons Bivins p Storey Rainey lb Harrison Crooks 2b Gilbert Wickes-Bittle 3b Moore Kelley s.s Noble Lipscomb l.f King Reese-Bruce c.f Welhausen Wallace r.f Millikin H. E. Hanna did the indicator work. Mr. Dean, art editor of the Long Horn, wishes to remind those who are going to hand m drawings for the prizes offered, to remember that the time expires February 15 All drawings, whether for the competi tion or not. should be in by not later than the fifteenth ol February. He urges everybody to try. THE GLEE CLUB. The Glee Club is now ready to give to the public some of the good things they have been preparing in the way of music. On February 4ih they will give a public entertainment in the chapel, complimentary to the corps The club consists of twelve mem bers. These singers will be aided by Mr. Max Mayer, of San Antonio, with his violin. After the entertain ment in the chapel, they will go to Bryan at an early date and give an entertainment there. There is also a trip scheduled for Navasota. Prob ably many more will be taken, but they have not been arranged for this early in the season. These boys are working for the good of the college, and should be encouraged in the work. We are certain they will make a creditable showing, and that it will be acknowledged by the corps next February 4th. A young lady applying for a posi tion as teacher at College Station, was asked to state her position on whipping children. She replied: “My usual position is on a chair, holding the child tightly across my knees, with its face downard.” She got the place! D company held a meeting in the guard room Saturday night for the purpose of electing a base ball mana- ager. Mr. Dudley Rogers was chosen by acclamation. A commit tee was appointed to look into the matter of buying suits. ElXGH A1MGE. Q^ha’C’iriq parlor J. E. GRICE, Prop’r. j-|©T and ©©Li BATj-lS Next door to Exchange Hotel BRYAN, TEXAS. Allen Academy MAKES A SPECIALTY OP PREPARING BOYS FOR ENTRANCE TO THE A. & M. COLLEGE. Three or four new boys can he admitted after the holidays. WRITE FOR INFORMATION. BRYAN, - TEXAS