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JANUARY 25, 1905.
THE DEATH KNELL OF
FOOT BALL.
The Battalion has always had a
great interest in foot ball as in all
other athletic sports. From week
to week it has published articles
pretaining to meetings and to the
intentions of the managers and
captains. These articles were not
merely inserted to fill up space. A
higher aim encouraged the editors
to say what they did. As it has
been said before, the good to be
derived from these games would be
incalculable. It is a great shame
that any one could be so near
sighted as to shut their eyes to
the future, to the team of 1905.
But there is no use to say more
about the good that would be ob
tained from these games-—it is now
decreed from headquarters that
they are not to be played.
It may be that some of the in
terest can be turned toward bas
ket ball and base ball. All well
and good so far. But why these
games were not played is due, not
to any appeal to reason, but to
some underhanded method. It
stood this way, D company and B
company were willing to play and
showed the right spirit. A and C
company “piked” on the other
two. Of course these two teams
could not carry on the series of
games by themselves. It is a very
serious charge against these two
companies. It is hoped, though,
that the petty strifes and differ
ences between the different mem
bers of C company and the sad in
difference of A company will not
work unmendable harm to our
college team.
OUR ROADS.
ABOUT THE “ SUCKER.”
We are glad to say, through the
efforts of President Houston and
Captain Sargent, that the disgust
ing habit of hooting a cadet and
calling him “sucker” whenever he
enters into conversation with a pro
fessor, has been to a great extent
“cut out.” The change has been
quick, and it is gratifying to those
who have worked to make such a
change come to pass. With a lit
tle more effort in the right direc
tion the word will be a thing of the
past. To accomplish this there
should be established between the
boys and the instruc ors a closer
relationship. Now it’s up to the
instructors. The boys won’t make
all of the advances. Meet us half
way. Come to our athletic meet
ings in the chapel. During this
year we have held about six meet
ings in the chapel. Six is not a
large number, but it is larger than
the number of professors that have
attended them. One member of the
faculty can always be relied upon.
He is, consequently, a man whom
the average cadet is not afraid to
talk to. He has a big yellow stripe
down his leg and wears a sword.
If a few more members were like
him, the word “sucker” would be
heard no more.
EXCHANGES.
During the recent rains the path
ways on the campus have become
no pathways, and the roads have
been changed to such an extent
that we can hardly recognize them
as their former selves. We wish
that the Texas legislature could be]
here and attempt to cross one of
our roads during a rainy spell. I
am sure that a large appropriation
could be secured then. Perhaps
that eminent body, thinking of this
as an agricultural school, deems it
wise to convert all roads into hog
wallows. If that is the case, we
beg that they appropriate enough,
anyway, to make it a respectable
wallow.
A two weeks’ course in agricul
ture has recently been established
at the State Agricultural College of
Colorado. Through this course the
college desires to present to the
stockmen and farmers of the state
the results of the latest research in
the several branches of agriculture,
and to teach, by lectures and prac
tice, stock judging, feeding, breed
ing, and the culture of grain, sugar
beets and potatoes. Lectures will
be delivered by prominent edu
cators, successful farmers and stock-
men, and government experts.
April 29, 1905, is the date set for
the first annual field day exercises
at L. S. U. Prof. B. C. Pittuck,
formerly of this college, aa secre
tary of the Athletic Association,
gives a list of the events in The
Reveille.
Prof. W. R. Harper, in discuss
ing the faculty of a college, says:
“The professor who is married will
do three times as much in his posi
tion as one who is single. And, if
he has three or four children, he
will be still better, for he will be a
stronger man.”—The Lariat.
We would like to have the opin
ions of Profs. Smith, Puryear and
Potts upon the above.
“Take away woman,” shouted
the orator, “and what would fol
low?”
“We would!” responded a senior
in the audience.—Ex.
Oh, for men who can address
college students on some other
theme than “Your most glorious
opportunities.”--The Polytechnian.
THE SUL ROSS LITERARY SOCIETY.
A meeting of the Sul Koss So
ciety was held in Prof. Fountain’s
section room Saturday night. For
some reason or another, only a
small per cent of the large number
of men came out. Those who are
coming regularlj' are by no means!
discouraged by the decrease in at
tendance, but they would like to
see all of the members come every
meeting. It is evident that such a
society must grow, if it ever at
tains any power or in fluence. There
are always a number of people who
espouse a new cause or movement
with all zeal and enthusiasm and
abandon it after a short while.
This is true, and it is also true
that some will stand by a move
ment when it is worthy of patron
age, and support it when good can
be derived from and promoted by it.
Means were discussed, and to a
degree formulated, for having a
public meeting in the chapel in the
next month. Something of inter
est to all will be prepared, though
the society is yet young, being
only in its infancy.
Prof. Asbury called on us, and in
response to a request from the
president gave a very interesting
and instructive talk on the work
engaged in by the society; also as
to what will be taken up in differ
ent lines of work.
The program for next meeting
will be a court procedure. The at
torneys will be prepared to give a
very entertaining presentation of
their respective sides and causes.
With the plan of action laid out
before the meeting and everything
“prearranged,” it is certain that
it will be good. Forsgard and Ram
sey, for the stafe, will make the
prosecuting very warm for Reese
and Barnes, who will contest every
inch of the ground.
The following program is to be
carried out next Saturday night at
8 o’clock:
Current Events Hamlet
A Country County Court.
The trial of “Uncle Tom,” the
chicken thief.
Presiding officer—Gleason.
Sheriff—Rollins.
Jurors—Metcalf, Puryear, Arnold,
Wright, Pirie, Woodman.
Attorneys for the State—Forsgard
and Ramsay.
Attorneys torthe Defendant—G. L.
Reese and Barnes.
Witnesses for State —.Giddings,
YVelboan, Burney, Moore.
Witnesses for Defendant—Kirk
patrick, Collins, Lichte, Burton.
It is requested that all members
make it a point to come, as several
questions of importance are to be
put before the society.
The little vertical engine in the
blacksmifib shop is being experi
mented on by two grave Seniors,
namely, Hauck and Wickes. The
othe r afternoon after worrying and
fretting and getting burnt with live
steam trying to set the valves on
this junk heap, they finally got the
engine to running, a feat that has
never been accomplished by any Sen
ior class before. They, being over
joyed on account of their success,
went over the shop calling every
body from their work to come and
see how nicely the engine was run
ning. They even went up stairs and
brought down, a class which was
having a recitation. About the
time all had assembled around
the thing that looks like an engine,
the thing suddenly re versed and
began to run backwards. Then the
crowd backed off a little. Thereupon
the engine began to oscillate and
steam began to spurt and the engine
began to shudder and vibrate, but
this last part none of the frightened
crowd saw, for they had made their
escape through the shop windows,
and as it seemed afterwards, some
must have run through the shop, for
the drill press was knocked down.
Where were Hauck and Wickes?
Hauck was found outside lying on
the ground panting for breath with
the throttle valve still in his hand.
Wickes was not found ’till next day
when Dr. Lanham informed the
searching crew that Wickes had
come to the hospital the evening
before.
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