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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 1907)
i THE BATTALION Published Weekly by the Students’ Association of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas T. E. Holloway - - Editor-In-Chief B. Bean - - Associate Editor-in-Chief W. G. Moore - - Business Manager R. H. Standifer - Assistant Business Manager ... Local Editor J. A. Collins - - Exchange Editor C. W. Leggett ... Athletic Editor L. Gugenheim, ’06 - - Alumni Editor MAX Weinert - - - Y. M. C. A. Editor ASSISTANT EDITORS C. A Schadt P. D. Casey R. F. Rudolph A. A. Riley D. B. Harris C. M. Evans NOTICE. All manuscript intended for The Battalion must bear the signature of the writer—no non de plume will be accepted. While the name will not be published, no notice will be taken of pieces if they are not signed. Entered as second-class matter at College Sta tion, Texas, February 17, 1905. PRICE PER ANNUM $1.25 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23 THE FORMATION OF A. AND M. CLUBS AS A STEP IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COLLEGE. Many of us have read in the newspapers of several of the large Texas towns that A. and M. Clubs have been formed at these places. We are naturally interested in the fact that former students of A. and M. have been organized into clubs, but aside from this the movement has a deeper significance that should not escape us. The forma tion of these clubs is closely con nected with the future of the A. and M. College, and it may even affect our personal success in life. The clubs have, we believe, two main purposes. First is to bring ex-students together in a social way, to make them more loyal to themselves and to their alma mater. The second is to advertise the A. and M. College throughout the length and breadth of Texas, not so much for the sake of A. and M. as for the sake of the young men of the State. Incidentally, the clubs will be the means of assisting men just graduated in obtaining good posisions. It seems to us that the club movement marks the beginning of a new period of growth in the his tory of the College. Few things are better for a college than a strong alumni association, and if this applies anywhere, it applies here. With a body of graduates in every Texas city, united in working for a greater A. and M., what may we not expect? LEGISLATOR EDUCATED AT A. AND M. Churchill Jones Bartlett of Mar lin, Representative of the Sixty- Seventh District, was born in that city June 6, 1862. He was edu cated in the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1878-79, and is a farmer. He is a democrat and was postmaster at Marlin under Cleveland’s first administration. He has held no other public office until elected to his present posi tion.—Dallas News. Knowing Hi men Nature. Hotel Proprietor—You have given the most elegant and most expensive rooms to Herr Lhamann. Can he pay for them? Clerk—Certainly. He is enorm ously rich. Proprietor—How do you know that? Clerk—Because he is old and ugly and his wife is young and beautiful.— Muskete. His Explanation. “When your mother-in-law fell into the water why didn’t you help her out?” “My dear madam, you must know that nothing I ever have done has pleased her.”—Figaro. MANAGER OF RANCH WANTED. The following letter explains it— J self: January is, 1907. To the Editor of the Battalion. Dear Sir, —Please give publicity in your columns to the following letter: “I have a small ranch of 8 sec tions in Shackelford County. The stock registered and practically pure bred, consisting of Hereford cattle, horses and mules. My health is not very good, and I am not as young as I was 40 years ago, and I wish Very much to se cure the services of a young man capable of acting as foreman, or better of taking charge. Have you any graduates who would fill the position? I have a house in which a family boards the extra men and with whom he would board, or if married, I would expect him to board the one or two extra men needed. I have telephone connec tion with the city of Abilene and the town of Albany. “If you can assist me in securing a suitable man I will greatly ap preciate tlje favor. Thanking you in advance for the courtesy, I re main, yours verv respectfully.” If there are any graduates of the College from the Department of Animal Husbandry, or any under graduates who feel themselves suf ficiently qualified for this position and who desire it, I shall be glad to be advised. H. H. Harrington, President. THE JUNIOR BANQUET. Juniors Will Have Class Banquet on February 21. The Junior class, after some de liberation, has decided to have a banquet instead of a reception, as proposed by some members. At a meeting last Sunday, Februa^ 21 was fixed as the date, this being Washington’s Birthday and a holi day. Skaggs was elected Chairman of the Arrangement and Program Committee. Cornell, Chairman of the Finance Committee, and Eem Adams Toastmaster. The class of ’08 expects to score one of its usual successes in the coming affair. Ballade of Aladdin’s Lamp. Aladdin was a lucky man, The genii wrought, at his behest, According to this simple plan: He rubbed the lamp,they did the rest But you should be as greatly blessed— Your magic lamp, unrubbed still, Lies all forgotten or unguessed— The genii wait to work your will. That princely castle that you scan With envy on yon mountain crest, Uprose, obedient, arch and span, To slave into his service pressed By one who heeded jibe nor jest, But rubbed his lamp serenely till ’Twas finished.—Laggards, distressed. The genii wait to work your will. If only you do what you can And put your magic to the test, The palace that in dreams began, The rainbow treasure of your quest, W^ith form and truth you will invest, For diligence is served by skill; So rub your lamp and do your best, The genii wait to work your will. Envoi Oh, brother dreamer, East and West, WTose great air-castles comes to nil, Wake! rub the lamp by each possessed, The genii wait to work your will. —Thomas L. Hunter. In Saturday Evening Post. Better Said Differently. Elderly Young Lady—Today I drank some wine as old as I am. Gentleman Friend—My! That must have been good.—Figaro. A. AND M. COLLEGE MATTERS. Dry Farming Congress — Indian and Kaffir Corn Feeding Test—Neff in Charge Steam Plant. President Harrington is in re ceipt of an urgent invitation to at tend the Trans-Missouri Dry Farm ing Congress, which convenes in Denver on the 24th and 25th in stant, or in case he can not be pre sent to have the college represented. It is not probable that President Harrington will be able to go, but the college will perhaps be repre sented by some one else. The ob ject of the congress is to discuss the development of the semi-arid West, and speakers of note are promised everjr state west of the Missouri River. A permanent interstate or ganization will be formed, and the authorities^of the college feel that much good is likely to result from the meeting, and much matter will be gone over that will be of interest and importance with the conditions prevailing in the western part of our State. The president of the college is in receipt of a letter from a Western ranchman asking for a young man that has been trained at the college to go out in Shackelford County and take charge of a small ranch of improved stock, but there is not on file in the office of the president at the present time the name of even one graduate who is out of emplo3'- ment and seeking a position. The Department of Animal Hus bandry is just beginning a feeding experiment to test the relative feed ing value of Indian corn, Kaffir corn, milo maize and black strap molasses. Twenty head of high- grade shorthorn steers have been purchased from Mr. J. M. Reynolds of Alice, Tex. They will be divid ed into four lots of five each. One lot will be fed on a ration of Indian corn, along with roughage, which will be given to all lots alike. The second lot will be fed on Kaffir corn, the third on milo maize and the fourth on molasses. They will be weighed at the beginning of the ex periment and from time to time un til its close, about May 1. The relative value of the four feeding materials will be shown by the gains made by the four lots. The cattle will then be put on the mar ket. A similar experiment is now being conducted in the Panhandle country to test the relative value of milo maize and cotton seed meal. Mr. A. J. Neff arrived yesterday 7 from Brownwood to take charge of the college water and light plant, this position having been made vacant a few days ago by the resig nation of Mr. George Grupe, who takes charge of a Government dredge boat engaged on the Harris burg cutoff in the Buffalo Bayou. Mr. Neff is a man of excellent character and ability. He grad uated in mechanical engineering here in 1903 and was for two or three years connected with the creo sote works of the Texas and New Orleans Railroad at Houston. More recently Mr. Neff has been running a small iron foundry on his own responsibility at Brown- wood. Mr. Neff’s family, consisting of wife and one child, will move about the first of February and will oc cupy the cottage formerly occupied by Mr. Grupe. They stood beside the meadow bars. Beneath the twinkling sky; Above them evening’s stars Dike diamonds shoae on high. They stood knee deep in clover. But whispered not of vows; As silently they lingered there, Two peaceful Jersey cows.—Ex. I 1 H. M. HENRY J. V. BROGDON K. L. BROGDON HENRY & BROGDON BROS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL CRAIN DEALERS -AND— \y LIVERY BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY FOR WHITE TRADE The First National Bank OF BRYAN, TEXAS. Oesignated United States Depositary. Capital Surolus and Profits 8100,000.00 45,000.00 We desire to assure our patrons of prompt atten tion and painstaking endeavor in the performance of any and all services desired at our bunds. J. W. HOWELL H. O. BOATWRIGHT GUY M. BRYAN, [JR. L. L. McINNIS F. M. LAW President Vice President Vice President . . Cashier Assistant Cashier PLAY SOMETHING! Basket Ball, Tennis, The Track, Cross Country Run ning and Baseball are all Candidates on The A. and M. Ticket For your Approval. ► DON’T SCRATCH THETICKET! But get interested. Play your game and watch the other fellow play his >