THE BATTALION
Published every Friday night by the
Students of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College of Texas
Editor-in-Chief
A. E. BURGES, ’15
Associate Editor
F. A. HOMANN, T5
Business Manager
J. F. HADEN, T5
Associate Business Manager
W. L. RUTAN, ’15
Exchange Editor
E. McR. CLAYTOR, ’15
Society Editor
MISS LOUISE PROCTOR
Agricultural Editor
W. T. GARRET, ’16
Engineering Editor
T. R. CAMP, T6
Sporting Editor
S. P. McFADDEN, ’16
Y. M. C. A. Editor
G. C. MOFFET, ’16
’Frisco Editor
D. H. KIBER, ’16
Cartoonists
P. T. CROWN, T5 (Chief), J. M. BUR-
KET, ’16. L. A. Von ROSENBERG, Tb.
Assistant Business Managers
S. B. HAYNES, T6, J. B. ROBERT, ’16,
H. H. JOHNSON, ’17.
Reporters
E. O. YOUNGBLOOD, W. N. ELAM,
J. R. BARNES, J. B. JOYCE, Z. A.
GOODWIN, T. W. TEMPLE, F. U.
HALSEY.
Entered as second-class matter at
College Station, Texas, February 17,
1905.
Price Per Annum $1.25
College Station, Tex., Friday, Oct. 2.
The day of hazing is rapidly pass
ing. At A. and M., for instance, even
the harmless practical jokes on fresh
men which so much delighted upper
classmen a few years ago are now
rarely seen. Quite often now does
one hear the remark: “I haven’t seen
a “fish” strapt this year.” When the
members of the present senior class
were freshmen, hazing was pretty
stiff, yet we were informed by our
persecutors that we were not receiv
ing half the chastisement that they re
ceived when they were freshmen. We
took all such statements with a grain
of salt then, but now we are inclined
to believe there was some truth in
them. Certainly, hazing has decreas
ed markedly at this institution since
we were “fish.” But A. and M. yet
labors under the reputation for row
dyism which it acquired many years
ago but no longer deserves.
The national protest of a few years
ago against hazing caused harsh laws
to be passed in Texas for the suppress
ion of the practice. But we are de
clined to think that these laws did
little if anything to abate the custom,
because we know of no person against
whom they have ever been enforced
and we have never known a student
to refrain because of them. Indeed,
we have frequently known cadets to
freely indulge in hazing in the face of
the more immediate danger of expuls
ion from college. Rather de we think
that the present tendency is the result
of a growing sense of justice on the
part of the students themselves. As
things now are a freshman is more
likely to escape without that limited
amount of hazing which most persons
agree is best for his own welfare he
is to be brutally treated.
Trade with the men who advertise
with the college publications, fellows.
This is not only a fair thing for us to
do but it is strictly to our own interest
to do so. Several of our college enter
prises would be absolutely impossible
without the aid of advertisers in Bry
an. Take the Longhorn, for instance,
the greatest of all agencies for adver
tising A. and M. Fully half the ads
it contains are paid for by men in
Bryan, and yet how few of us give
preference to the merchants in Bryan
who patronize it. Read carefully the
ads in this and other student publi
cations and trade with the men who
make the publications possible. There
are men in Bryan who boast that they
don’t have to advertise to get the A.
and M. trade! The Battalion does not
advocate any boycott, but we do urge
our readers to go first to merchants
who help support the College.
Don’t forget the college song con
test. This song should be adopted
and learned by the corps before the
game in Dallas, and the contest will
close one week from today unless it
is found that a sufficient number of
songs have not been entered in the
contest by that time. Drop the songs
with envelops attached into the Bat
box in the Main Building near Ike Ash-
burn’s office.
The price of a single subscription to
the Battalion is $1.25 but when one
person subscribes for two copies, one
of them to be sent off the campus,
the price is $2.00, and the price for
three is $3.00.
Trade with our advertisers; but for
them a college paper would be im
possible.
The practical joke pulled off by the
“old boys” of T. C. U. on the freshman
class this week serves to emphasize
the wisdom of the A. and M. corps
last year in eliminating the freshman
vote from corps elections at this col
lege.
“Fish” Florian approached “-Shrimp”
Haden the other day with a wise look
innocently made the following in
quiry: “Say, Mister, has reveille
blown for drill yet?”
T. C. U. has adopted student self
government. The Battalion extends
its congratulations and best wishes for
the succes of the plan.
All material for the Y. M. C. A. page
should be turned in to Mr. Steger. He
is in entire charge of their depart
ment.
The news letter from T. C. U. this
week is worthy of special mention. It
is what a news letter ought to be.
When buying goods say: “I saw
your ad in the Battalion.”
NEW COURSE AT A. & M.
Course in stenography offered, be
ginning Wednesday night. See page
five.
MISSED YOU LAST WEEK
-BUT WE ARE i
STILL WAITING FOR YOU
Let us Make
THOSE CLUB PINS
MEND THOSE GLASSES
FIX THAT WATCH
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