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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 22, 1908)
T" T war of the civilized ages broke out . It seems to me, that the men of the our fathers stood for what they be- | larger universities and colleges have lieved was right and just, and our: ,, , . ^ , i gotten up a splendid way of keeping fathers sons are standing as they have stood. Our fathers advanced to con- j ! * llive the spllit of 'ellowship among fiict to the snarl of fife and roll ot\! different classmates, besides aid- drum, and they wore the gray. We ing their institution in a w r ay which had no muic to cheer us, to stir our tends to bring them to the front. At blood and hearts, we had only sand, j determination and knowledge of right Harvard, for instance, before the grad- to spur on to conflict,-but we too wore | uatin S class separates, Its members the gray. And when our sons come ' a class treasurer. Thereafter, at to old A. and M. they will be ‘ proud 'the end or each year, each member of to say, “Why, father was of the class | the class contribute at least 10.00. ’09.” And our grandchildren will lis ten with flashing eyes and flushed cheeks to the tales we tell of our mighty struggle. Gentlemen. we Harvard has about 600 graduates each year. At the Qiid of five years, the sum contributed by that one class will Class Future. Mr. Toastmaster .and Fellow-Jun iors: Speaking is not in my lino ror to do, useful for ourselves and for mankind. Those of us who go to farming, among whom I shall be one will be pursuing the primitive in the line of my life work. It is a most healthful, happy and independent labor for me to speak and not one of human avocations, and will be en- rendered easy by practice either. To gaged in furthering and improving the propose a toast “to the future of the basis industry cf al things. That indus- propose a toast “to othe future of the try w^hich upholds all others, without Junior class”—my friends and com- whose growth and well being there can panions—is however a labor of love be no prosperity for any, and upon and pride. , whose growth and well being all pro- All of us when we go hence to the : gress, prosperity and industrial and world’s struggles,will have useful work national strength and wealth, indeed * ® S'®#####!©## mmmmmmmmmmmmm i® have something to be proud of for | amoun ^ a ^ 0ll t $oU,000. Not only , ^ we are ot the class of 09. And when our course is nearly won we can say with pride: Listen, my children and you shall hear Of the midnight council of the 1909. ’Twas on a night of the second month I believe, We recked not of > trouble nor of time, For we were sitting in council-round, To try and save pur people from an terrible woivnd. And then we talk/on and tell them 1 all Of how we fought and came near to fall, j , f And when our . story’s over and we , are no more, Our children /vvill hearken and listen and Idng, For the st^ies and tales that they hehrd of yore, Of/the time of the strike and the / mighty class, the class of the brave, the true and the free, The class- of ’09. ^ ' > Comradeship Among aur Classmates. Ever MryceJflpe day our class fought for nearly two hours in" the nfemora- able cane rush of 1906, when we stood shoulder to shoulder and battled against the upper classmen, until some of us dropped from exertion, there have been ties of comradeship that have brought us closer and closer together. From that day until now, that which has concerned the class concerned the individual: We have become such in timate friends that we have learned to love each other as brother. The comradeship among us is what makes college life what it is. Without it we should not have the feeling for this institution that we do have. After next year, when we shall have left these walls, we shall often long for the chance to come back to the place where we sp&it four years in such good comradeship. We shall recall the dear old buildings and the various places now familiar to ’’S. But these are not the things which make our college life such. that we shall long for it later on. It is the personal attachments, the comrade ship and friendships of days gone by that will make this place always dear to our memory. If in later years you come here and see these buildings, but no familiar faces, you will feel very lonesome, indeed. It is to be feared that there will be a tendency for the ties of frienship now existing to loos en soon after we shall have left here. This fact is detrimental to the devel opment of our institution. It is not the board of directors, the president or the faculty that make an institu tion what it is. Its progress devolves on the alumni They go out into the world, if they do their part by their institution, to fight the battle of life not merely for themelves but also for the welfare of their college. that c^ne class but all the others do , the same thing. At the end of each i fifth year, those classes go back to Harvard’ once more to meet all of their old associates, again to shake hands with the men who fought with them on the gridiron or on the track. There are banquets and other social demonstrations to make time enjoy able while they are together office more. They also decide upon what is to be done with the $30,000 which the class treasurer holds. This is either donated to the university in the form of some present or is set aside until it has increased. Presi dent Roosevelt graduated with the class of 1880. His class decided to j hold not only meetings every fifth j year, but also a meeting after 25 ! years, m<=>t in 1905 At all m m m- m m # m @ m m m The College Store As Usual Shows the New Styles First OUR COLLECTION OF New Spring Suits Is the largest and hand somest in town. . The new Elephant greys the new Tans and Browns and Blue Serges, made in the latest kink and turn of fashion and all moder ately priced at $12.50, $15.00, $18 00 $20.00 The new spring Hats, Qxfc.rds, are here ready" fob yofTr' inspection. fVEaUD'© Snout PARKS & WALDROP “THE COLLEGE STORE” The class met in 1905. At all previous meetings it had set aside its money, so that in 1905, that class con- (^) tributed $600,000 to a structure which C0J contains the stadium, a place for foot- j ball and track athletics the largest of 1 ~ its kind in the world. In that way,- the alumni make an institution what should be. Besides-fbejieiitting^ thei college, they keep up that spirit of comradeship which they so cherished while still in college. j .|g| In my opinion, twenty-five years j from now nearly every director and | W nearly every member of the faculty | of this institution will be a graduate ! (if’ from here. That is if the college i (^) grows as it should. To make this $$$•§>$$$<$#$$$ #$$$$$$$$•$#• possible, our alumni will have to make 1 the effort that those of other intitu- tions are making. And what a record it would be for us if the class of ’09 should start such a movement, even on a small scale. Suppose that our class should adopt a plan of donating $10.00 each year. Some could donate more if they felt disposed to do so. At the end of five years we should have several thousand dollars, with out taxing any of us heavily. Then have a big class re-union at the end of five years, and you have no idea how glad each of us would be to see each other once more. The money could be set aside and allowed to ac cumulate for several years, and then something substantial could be done for our college. You must remember that not only our class but all suc ceeding graduating classes would take the idea and if this is done nothing could hinder the progress of our col lege. Not only this, but it would tend to keep up our present relationship, our present comradeship. It would indeed be a great thing if every five years we could once more sit down to a banquet as the one now spread be fore us. Besides, if our class should begin such a movement , it would mean the • making of our col a. mckenzie Watch Maker and Jeweler All kinds of watch repairing done on short notice. Work guaranteed. A full and complete line of Watches, Dia monds and Jewelry always on hand. We solicit the cam pus business. ..... a. mckenzie AGENT FOR VICTORS AND VICTOR’S RECORDS u * ❖ ❖ * ❖ ❖ * ❖ W. o. BOYETT * Tv * * ❖ * ❖ * * + ❖ * v ❖ lege, and the class of ’09 would go 1 * down in the history of this institution ' as one of the greatest factors in its ! i* 1 *1* advancement. Cadet Headquarters for Cigars, Tobacco, Stationary and Candy Gents’ Furnisher Thanking the A. and M. College Cadets for their liberal pat ronage in the past, am again soliciting a share for the com- ng term. Yours to please, The Campus Merchant :li !ililS§