TIE BATTALION WMklv br tk« StmteatB Awaci of the A(rM3altaraJ bbA MBChanic&l CoHb(* o THE THE NUMBERS OF j BATTALION. '' t JI 1 ‘ . The i»e\i number of The Battalion trill be imuevl by the "'rethman class, and- in ail probability the Sophomore and Junior classes tv I! issue special numbers later on. h»*e numbers are not to be regarded as expressions of mere class rivalry. The prinfiple reason for having then is to lead more students to write for o sr publications. If The Battalion intf'The 1 .or>g Horn are to be kept running; any. writers -must constantly develop, so that the two public at ^ s will always be provided* with men who under stand and can do the necessary work. Nearly every one is williug enough to criticise the publicikions, but too few are willing to Jry to intpioTW either one. It is our wiA that mon- students hereafter interest themselves in the literary side at College endeav ors, and we hope that fhe- class num bers will bring forth several new writers. MISS KIDD AT COLLEGE. In another column ge print an aif tkrie on Mrs* Mary Carson Kkid. who is fd sing at College next SaUirt* day night. iThe reside its of Col leg r Station are very fortuhate in Iwing able to hbar such a ntged singer; ang A. Ac M. is very fortunate in pussesst- .ing such an entesprisln|; organixatioa as the C>lee Cluby ' wfw se . efiorts ate bringing Miss Kidd yi-ollege. ers of music and all others should show their appreciation by attending the'rei- fsigKl i - v f I * I .1 * 1 , ll THE K. K. |>A MCE. -K. K’sQaye Firat DaaoeMf Session Last Saferday 1 The K. K. Dancing Club gave their first dance of th< session Inst Saturday night at the Shirley. This id the only social affair, other than the Thankggiviaj; '‘hop" that the cadets have been allowed to give on the campus atsd it was en joyed to the fullest < >xteot by all those who attended. The dining room of the Shirley was very neat ly decorated for the occasion and the excellent music rendered by Cadet O’Connor at the piano made the eighteen dances on the program i^o enjoyable that the shakers of the light fantastic toe ware ready to begilf the dance anew when the sweet refrains of Hkxfie, Sweet Home broke the uc-ws that the pleasant evening mast come to an end. i * ! -I iJThose present were the members of the club and (Misses Adams. McDougald. Hudson, hfclnnis, Conway, SafMbw Winnie Thomas, Bmily Thomas, Herndon, Garth, Bittle, Sadie Cavitt and Taylor of Bryan and Mias Lorraine Reynolds of Franklin. The Chaperones were Mrs, Spence, Mrs. Wier, Mrs. Bennett, Mrs. Hfbbs. and Mrs. De W«*ss. [ ' !i I ' i Extracts I Erase Letters Fraai E. E. Qrsd- «a»«s, Pittsberg. Pa. li j A* to your quesdeds concerning We*.tinghouse and the- 'Apprentice C ouese, why of course I would sd vise four coming here. Never h%v ing seen the workings of the G. E. course. I can not, of course, compare very thoroughly for you. HoW- there are some reasons which I should hsve some influence in muing the choice. |}- : i • In; the first place, the G. E. course, as 1 understand it, is mainly test, while the W. K. At M. course com poses work throughout the entile shops. Of course, a man can not in two years cover the entire shop, but to a Certain extent he can pick the vahob* things he most wants. There is no Jimit to the scope of work of fered by this course, foe ‘it includes everything from' wrapping insulation on wjre up to the Construction and testing of a giant turl»o-getWu*or, dr locominive. 'The test wurfc is sup posed to consume from fix to rufi months of your course, and hf one ap plies himself ro business', ht- can I earn most pf the work during that rime, and it is riot necessary that he spend a year and a half or two hfeUrs to do this sapie work. Ag^fo the Klertnc Cluti,' it is it compsehertsive organization, compris ing within its purposes the further- mem of both tbe social and intellect*- ual parts of a man. 'The Club owns a pretty good li brary of bsund volumes and a large number of periodicals both of daily newspapers and magazines, technical or literary’- The Club helps the ap prentices to become acquainted with each other; and offers some Very good entertainments tnroughput the year, We are treated to lectures by engi-i neers frorq the works, and regular sections are organized for the study of certain lines of electrical apparatus. The engineers who address these sec tion meetings enlighten us on the good and tyad points of the various pieces of apparatus made by this and other companies. >. Whether or not the p. J-.. offeni any sach s(de issue as this club, it is in itself no‘small item in theidevelop- ment erf m^n for the company. I can’t say anything detrimental to the G. K. folks, but i know tint the W. K. A: M. C'p. is O.j. K., About one out of fwenty oT the apb^mices' finishes the I Hit )UST: ss course as out. Such; is rhe demand fpr men that the company offers tnents to n»ost of them tci regular work along some of ifs lines lief ore their time is out. I am working on test yet, now my. work is confined to t^e work ing up of the results takeri'pn/test and the plddting of the curve* therefrom.. I have been doing this perrkular work since Nov. 16, ’06. I suppose that 1 shall be in this office rill April 1. * *t u »t close. Best regards. mapped trainedC induces take up many «o A. At M. Your sincere friend, Jos. W. Ramsey. Mass Jan. 20, ’07 Lynn, Gear 'Woods: i , i r , i • • . ■ j 1 meant no write you a letter of ad vice concerning • your apprenticeship plans before 1 received your card. 1 never did intend to try-to influence you or anybody else to come to Lynn, because if you were disappointed you would have me partially to blame. 1 would advise you to incline your ear to Mr. Kidd and be persuaded to go to Schenectady, because it is bigger in every sense than Lynn or Pitts burg. j Of course it depends en what you Want as to where you shouldgn. You can get a pretty good idea of West mghouse from the arrange- C r., tl ys tl test. This may be the best •sent, 1 don’t know. 1 At Lynn you put in all of your time testing and there are very few tests where they hold you longer than • necessary for your own good. I understand that the same is true at Schenectady and there are advantages there that you do not find here. In these works what good you get out of the course you must dig out for your- •alf. 1 have recently become quite friendly with a young engineer on Auto Motors, from Schenec. He has returned to Schenec., now. Was over here to help get out a new line of motors. 1 ran mow all the test for him, by the way. | learned from this man *—Hannah-more about Sche- tham from any one else. He here seeeia to be a difference in Spirit over there. There is^ general broad miridedoess that voudon’t find here. They have great engineering talent over thene. Besides this you get to test large apparatus W> that you become familiar with it. They don’t •take larger than a.25 hp. motor here and practically no generators. No alternators at all. ITere afe some advantages at Lynn over'* Sche*b game rraf^ ymi though.* I ivas stife wq had their scagP-thtis »ear atid we bad Cug- gy a-legraph as soon as r|e game was over. I can, fact* o I shall he iflncTso tell you what . I cafF^about the course here as far as and wqulcl like to hear a few of the (t. R. course from -one whoj »* there. -I'hey have a schedule mapped put for ids, but hgrdly ever follow it. We get about four or five and even six months of office work aoch} as korkipg up drawings for plants, switchboards, then there .sales department, correspond ence department, which gives some . choice of variety in the work. Though whea put in an office, you must serve all your time b» that one They doncare if they never take Jrou out of ani office, for they can get more oat at you there. My work in the Standard House counts as office. T hen there is six months erf Dyna mo Test which l know little about, hut “Hong” says h was mostly a hunkies job with him when he was there. There I think-you can get to run nests on mbat of the different types of importance they make hem. The Other time you may spend moat anywhere. Generally you get six months on the road in construction u ( work. Then in between they give -1 you two months in winding or switch board work, issembling or 'any part CLetter from Gleason to Penner.) of the sbep you aak for. You can get good work there I sup^'i The three main heads at tearing, pofce, but you can aee that only about office, and construction are followed one-fourth of your rime is jpent on more eloeely than any, but even here I Pi i IJi . .'j | ft! IH toF riihii- r “ lit h i < - Q. Hi Mi - P'Lj . :• LIVERY BUSIN M. H. HRMMV |l J. V. Bjtoono* id L. KHOUDuX HENRY & BR0600N BROS I'; W^iOLKSALK AND RETAIL QRAIN DEALERS ——ii&D-r ^| ri b4 ej n^nJDMTMLY FOR WHITK TRADK The Fitet National Bank OF BRYAN, TEXAS. Designated United States Depositary. Capital Surplus ai i Wb deaifto tion and palb of any and all j. w. mow i H. O. BOAT GUY M. BR L. L. MclNNjS F. M. LAW a a Profits •100,000.00 -46,000.00 patroua <»f prompt alteb- vor in rhe performnofee •aft R Y sill* Hr. rtrffw >t»ore our . M n E endeavor m ..j-- perr rices desired aY our hnnds President Vice Prealdent Vice President Cashier Assistant Cashier £ RE ST ATJBiA.NTD Higcn & Haygood Dinner 112 ml to 2 p. m. Short orders i ;*} Hi at alt hours. Oysters a specialty .a. T Sl rt,'! !»-f [NOW UNTIL ATIOfti.. 1 Til I l ! ij ]I| j || Have the pkpeii the A. & M. Collect your subscription to or mail it to the Bu 5 • ill j >i k ■ ■ :i / ! them are changes sotnt-times sometimes otherwisd. We work. I guess, such as repain not so much test. Downron in about an equal amount work and test, but says if kicks for more test he wrill give General Elec, course an it. I almost wish 1 ceuld get era I Electric test after I get here. I got a good line of the Standard House on tra and meters, but no arr lamp What are you going to Have a good rime bat don’t tnrous. j Good Night Beni 4 t to some friend interested in * He will appreciate it ! vyone on The Battalion staff. Manager. Young Lady (owner of state)—So far as the eye can rhe land belongs to me. Admirer (respectfully^ r hejp are not short-sighted.-*—Vien wkzblatt. | all r »J .'V Ladylike Or sentry. I. A straight line is the shortest dis tance between two mtIThtery openiNgs II. A straight line determined by' two bargain tables is considered as prolonged both ways until the stoire close*. j, \ , III. A broken line is 4 •er r**' of successive straight lines made by a woman alighting from a street cat. IV. . A mixed line is a line com posing the reception committee of. a club’s presidential candi^na. I V. A plain figure ia one all points of which have been neglected bv the dressmaker. VI. Figures of the seme! shape don’t always have the same style. VII. Figure* of the same size never consider themselves dquivaignt. VIH. _Women equal tq the same thing are not always equal to aOch other.*—NeNie Parker Jom-s in the Chicago Recdrd-Herald. tm r tI : v i ii , ;!» m lif