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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1913)
THE BATTALION Published every Friday night by the Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Editor-in-Chief: JAMES F. BROWN, ’13. Associate Editors: W. Z. MILLER, ’13. R. B. SIMON, ’13. Business Manager: G. F. JORDAN, ’14. Assistant Business Managers: W. N. REED, ’14. R. R. ALLEN, T5. D. T. KILLOUGH, ’14. Assisitant Editors: D. H. LEVY, ’14. J. K. G. FISHER, ’14. R. W. DAVIDSON, ’15. C. J. DAVIS, ’15. E. H. LEVY, ’15. A. M. OVERSTREET, ’15. Athletics: R. A. HILL, ’15. G. A. SAFER, ’15. Society: MISS TABITHA MILNER. Alumni Editor: F. J. SKEELER, ’10. Cartoonists: P. T. CROWN, ’15. L. A. VON ROSENBERG, ’15. Entered as second-class matter at College Station, Texas, February 17, 1905. Price Per Annum $1.25 College Station, Texas, Jan. 17, 1913. The short course and the bringing together of the farm demonstration workers here should and no doubt will mean much for both branches of the college. It is especially beneficial in bringing before the more progressive farmer the needs of the A. and M. College on one hand and the good that the college can do for the farmer on the other. To illustrate: In the farm demonstration work there are about one hundred and sixteen counties rep resented in Texas. These men get their salaries partly from the Federal government and the other from their home county. It is their duty to go to the farmers of their county and advise them about the more progres sive ways of farming. They also di rect demonstration plots on the farms of their county 1 and show by these that there is a better way to do things upon the farm than that practiced by the majority of the Texas farmers to day. These agents represent the best farmers of their community and are themselves leaders of men. When they go home it is certain that they will be asked about the work of this college, and what it is. Also the farm ers will wish to know what the needs of the college really are. In this way the farmers of one hundred and six teen counties of the state will know what this school really needs in the way of appropriations and doubtless they will not hesitate to ask their representatives to vote for such. The work done here with the meager amount of money that the board has had at its disposal is something to be proud of, and there is no true farmer that will hesitate to act when he knows the truth about the matter. On the other hand, the agents them selves have gained some new ideas about their work and information along agricultural lines that will make them more enthusiastic when they go to their home people. One of the dis trict agents speaking upon this sub ject said: “I have learned one great thing here that will help me greatly in my work. I have learned how to get co-operative fertilizer tests carried out.” Another said: ‘T know now just where to get any agricultural informa tion that I have to know. What I needed was someone to write to here and ask questions that I can’t answer. Now I will feel free in writing to the Extension Department for any such information. Prof. Evans can turn the letter over to the right men.” The above and many other such expres sions should make those in charge of the Short Winter Course feel proud of the success of the course given. It would be a happy conclusion of a very disagreeable matter if the University of Texas and the State Agricultural and Mechanical College could be permanently divorced. Let this be done, the permanent Univer sity fund equitably divided, and a di rect tax imposed for the support of both institutions. This will do away with the enver-ending fight for appro priations for the two schools, and end a world of unpleasant controversy.— Bryan Eagle. SPECIAL AGRICULTURAL TRAIN TOURS STATE Co-Operative with A. and M. College. Visits Sixty Texas Towns. A special agricultural train of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Com pany, co-operative with the A. and M. College, left Texarkana on January 15 and will return on February 3. During this time the train will stop at about sixty different Texas towns. At each town about a two or three-hour lec ture will be given to the farmers on the various phases of agricultural ex tension work. C. M. Evans and others of the A. and M. College extension department will be among the lec turers. Some of the towns to be vis ited by the train are Texarkana, Tyler, Brunswick, Jacksonville, Waco, Gates- ville, Comanche, Hubbard, Corsicana, Hillsboro, Sherman, Fort Worth, and other smaller towns. 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He was always kind and true, and was beloved by us all; and be it Resolved, That as a further token of our respect, a copy of these rescf lutions be published in The Battalion, a copy in his home paper, and a copy be sent to his family. COMMITTEE. We carry everything you need. If we haven’t got it, we can get it W. C. BOYETT CAMPUS MERCHANT NOTICE! KODAK ALBUMS are IN We have a complete line of Albums, Picture Moulding Campus Post Cards, Kodaks and supplies. Anything to decorate your rooms. Prices right. : : : SMITH’S STUDIO COLE HARDWARE CO. Hardware Bryan, Texas