Published Weefcly by the Students , Associatioai of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas.
VOLUME XiX
COLLEGE STATION. TEXAS, MARCH 29, 1^12
NUMBER 20
Y. M. C. A.
Building to Be
Built Soon
Building Committee Appointed—Cor
ner Stone To Be Laid During
Commencement.
The A. & M. College Y. M. €._ A.
building is to be built soon!
The board of directors has appoint
ed as a building committee C. P. Foun
tain, J. C. Nagle, F. P. Steger, F. E.
Giesecke and C. H. McDowell, and has
given them instructions to have con
struction work begin as soon as possi
ble. It is thought that the work will
start about April 15, in order that the
corner-stone can be laid duriilg com
mencement week in June.
The present Sophomore class is go
ing to furnish the corner-stone and
will also pay for a large portion of the
foundation.
This building of the Y. M. C. A. has
been contemplated for some time and
the student body has subscribed lib
erally toward raising the funds.
Enough money has been raised to in
sure its completion.
The building will be located on the
corner, opposite Ross Hall, now occu
pied by the Tent Row. It is to be a
three-story structure with basement.
In the~ basement there will be a swim
ming pool with the necessary showers,
lockers, toilet facilities, linen room,
and sufficient space for minor athlet
ics, such as boxing, fencing, swinging
clubs and bells, and punching bags.
On the first floor there will be reading*
and reception rooms, and a well-
equipped auditorium with seating ca
pacity of four hundred. On the second
floor there will be committee anc^ lec
ture rooms and assembly rooms for
student organizations. The third floor
will be equipped as sleeping quarters
and living rooms, to be used by par
ents and friends of cadets while- here
on visits. The roof-garden will be
fitted up so that it can be utilized as
sleeping quarters during times of com
mencement and on other occasions
•when the regular quarters happen to
be overcrowded.
Nothing definite can be given as to
details and specifications, as the final
plans are now being attended to in
Prof. Gieeecke’s office.
The Y. M. C. A. building is some
thing that has been needed here for
years and the announcement that it is
to be built soon is welcomed by all
members of the association as well as
by the entire corps of cadets. Those
who have worked hard to raise the
funds for the building can not be given
too much praise at this hour of suc
cess.
The Freshman Issue
The staff of the Freshman issue of
The Battalion wishes to thank those
who have assisted in the way of pre
paring articles, drawing cartoons^ etc.,
for this issue of our college weekly.
Those who did cartooning were W. C.
Bagwell, L. A. Yon Rosenberg, W. P.
Martin and James D. Brown. Those
who contributed articles and in some
way gave their assistance were G. A.
Saper/A. E. Burges, IT. G. Cherry, S.
^Continued om Page 3.)
L. V. HOUSTON, Pr*«. G. A. 6APER, Historian.
F L. ELLSWORTH, Vice Pres. D. W. SPURLOCK, Sec.
First Year
Men in
AtMetics
“Fish” Are Playing Important Parts
in All Branch©® This
Year.
Last year's Freshman class probably
put out more “T” men than any other
Freshman class for years, in that they
had five to make their letter in foot
ball and two or three others reached
the top in other branches of athletics.
Nevertheless, this year’s “fish” have
made a good showing and they have a
hance yet to reach the desired end.
Foote was the only Freshman to make
his “T,” but others did splendid work
on the squad throughout the season,
and after all the “fish” have given the
“old heads” a race for a position bn
the team.
Spake had practically made his let
ter, but on account of deficiencies in
the classroom lost his chance for the
time being. Throughout the season he
showed to be the best broken field
runner, and did excellent work as
quarterback.
Bowler, a Junior fish, is a hard
player. He has a splendid record and
wall no doubt be worth a great deal
to next year’s eleven.
Other first year men who remained
on the squad throughout the season
were McQueen, Everett, Parker, Col-
lings, Nelms, Morrison, Stevenson and
Withers.
Higginbotham did excellent work in
company football with the I-K team,
and has been called out for next sea
son.
Baseball.
A large part of the baseball squad,
this year is made up of Freshmen.
Some are doing active work on the^
team. Higginbotham of I-K football!
fame is showing up well in the pitch
er’s box. Skeeler from Orange, brother
of-F. J. Skeeler, instructor in physics,
is also doing fine work in the box.
Bruton of Comanche is doing excellent
service on third base and at short.
Perry of Rockdale and Bennett of
Oklahoma are other good infielders.
Morrison from Chattanooga is up to
the top as a backetot). Gillespie of
Houston is holding down second sta-
i tion like an old timer. Storey, Cates
and Jackson, C. F., are other Fresh
men who are holding down places on.
the squad.
T rack.
1915 men promise to play an impor
tant part on the A. & M. track team
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