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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1914)
THE BATTALION Published every Wednesday night by Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas Subscription price $1.25 per year. Advertising rates on application. Member of Texas Collegiate Press Association. A. E. BURGES, '15.... Editor-in-Chief J. F. HADEN Business Manager F. A. HOMANN, T5. .Associate Editor W. L. RUTAN, ’15....Asso. Bus. Mgr. E. McR. CLAYTOR, T5...Ex. Editor MISS LOUISE PROCTOR..So. Editor M. T. GARRETT, T6 Agr. Editor UEL STEPHENS, T6 Eng. Editor S. P. McFADDEN, ’16...Sport. Editor G. C. MOFFET, T6. .Y. M. C. A. Editor D. H. KIBER, T7 ’Frisco Editor 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, Reporters J. R. BARNES, J. B. JOYCE, T. W. TEMPLE, F. W. HALSEY. All material for publiication should be signed and turned in not later than Monday night. Entered as second-class matter at College Station, Texas, February 17, 1905. College Station, Tex., Dec. 16, 1914. TURN BACKWARD, TURN BACK WARD, O TIME IN YOUR FLIGHT! Christmas is coming, and we have counted the days until now that they have narrowed down to just a few. But tho we look forward with pleas ure to that time now, it will never mean to us what it did when as little children we watched for the coming of Santa Claus. The pictures o' Santa Claus in the magazines used to give us the first intimation that the time was approaching for his coming. From then on until he came we would besiege our mothers with questions about him. Where did he live? Where d 5 d he get his toys? How would he come? Then would mother take us in her lap and tell us the old, old myth of Saint Nicholas and his rein deers, never failing to add the injunc tion, “Now be a good boy and he will bring you lots of presents.” Oh, acme of bliss! when on Christ mas mornings we would run to the fireplace, there to find the stockings which we had hung up with such joy ful anticipation the night before, now bulging with the fulness of presents and, perhaps, yet other gifts lying on the floor. With what delight we would seize them and run to show them to mother, father and grandmother, and how they would smile and feign sur prise at presents which were weeks old to them. But that time of childish innocence has past now; we have eaten of the tree of knowledge and grown wise. But the coming of that wisdom has robbed us of more than it has given. Where once our childish hearts were made glad by simple presents which we fancied Saint Nicholas had brought, we now give and receive from others, who are also wise, ex pensive presents whose price, no mat ter how great, is not sufficient to conceal the tact tnat in many cases, we are giving not with a free heart but merely to keep up the sham or formality. 'ihe Battalion wilt be giaa to pub lish letters from 1U0 tt^ oUU words in length from any of the cadets or in structors who have ideas to express concerning local matters, 'these let ters may be signed by assumed names, but the true names must also be S-gn ed for the information and pi election of the editor. Ihe true names will not be published unless desired. The Battalion, in this, the last is sue of the year, wishes its readers a happy Christmas vacation and a suc cessful New Year. May your turkey be the juicest and your cranberry the sweetest that was ever served on Southern table. But while at home, lest you refrain, we say it again— boost) A. and M.! NOWHERE ELSE Will You Find MORE NIFTY GIFTS THE JEWELER Postoffice Block, Bryan, Texas Start you Christmas joy-making by making us happy by your patronage. We wish you a pleasant home-coming and a safe return to old A. and M.—-“THE OLD MAN.” Because of the unexpected dis missal of school, the announcement which we made some w.eeks ago to the effect that all on the list Oi “Who’s Who” who did not hand in their pictures before Christmas wouln be eliminated, is hereby withdrawn. While you are at home during the holidays don’t forget to boost the San Francisco trip. Opportunities such as this come only once or twice in a lifetime. OH! LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLE HEM. By PHILLIPS BROOKS. Oh, little town of Bethlehem! How still we see thee lie; Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by; Yet in thy dark streets shineth The everlasting Light; The hopes and fears of all the years Are met in thee tonight. For Christ is born of Mary, And gathered all above. While mortals sleep, the angels keep Their watch of wondering love. Oh, morning stars, together, Proclaim the holy birth. And praises sing to God, the K’ng, And peace to men on earth. How silently, how silently, The wondrous gift is given! So God imparts to human| hearts The blessings of His heaven. No ear may hear his coming, But in this world of sin. Where meek souls will receive H’m still. The dear Christ enters in. Oh, holy Child of Bethlehem, Descend on us, we pray; Cast out our sin, and enter in, Be born in us today. We hear the Christmas angels The great, glad tiding tell; Oh, come to us, abide with us, Our Lord Emmanuel! “E” COMPANY “FISH” ENTERTAIN “OLD BOYS.” Last Saturday night the freshmen of “E” Company entertained the up perclassmen with the customary ban quet. After the “feed,” speeches be came the order of the night and con siderable wit was displayed by those who were called upon to entertain. Every member of the company went away from the spread better acquaint ed with his fellows and feeling a more cordial relation toward them. The captain of “L” Company came to us from Waco in the fall of 1911, and joined the frolics of the rear rank of Company “G.” Being an ordinary fish, he attracted little attention until one day he proved his ability as a gymnast by taking first prize in a contest held on the hike. That he had higher aspirations, however, was shown when, after having lost several weeks from his academic duties, the following! spring he was able to over come completely the encumbrance o! two terms exams behind him, and this at once marked him as one determin ed to succeed. In the fall of 1912,^ “Pat,” as he is affectionately called by his company and classmates, showed such skill as a brush artisan that he was placed on The Battalion staff as cartoonist. Since that time his fame as an artist, architect, cartoonist and lover o beauty in art has ever increased. He has also been invaluable to the Long Horn in this line by making drawings and sketches that would do the pro fessional great credit. He having been elected art editor of the Long Horn this year, we shall expect greater things to be accomplished in that line than ever before, and feel sure that when this book is placed before the public Pat’s ability as an artist will be established. As a cartoonist he creates many a laugh through the columns of The Battalion. His talent along this line gives him the unquestionable right to the title he now holds—chief car toonist for The Battalion. As an architect, Pat has had broad experience, both; practical and techni cal. During the summers of 1913 and 1914 he was one of the central figures in the firm of Reed & Waldron, architects, of Waco. In the college draughting rooms he has executed some of the most striking designs* of any student in the South, having last spring won first place on a design for a court house in the final National competition for the 1914 session, con ducted by the Beaux Arts Society of New York. He is the only Texan to have ever won this honor, and when it is remembered that it was given over students from Harvard, Boston Tech., Cornell, University of Penn sylvania and all the leading institu tions of the country where architec tural training is given, we can more readily appreciate why Texas and the college had an especial cause to be proud of his success. Aside from this student work, he is editor-in-chief of the T5 Architectural Yearbook. Pat has shown himself no less suc cessful as an organizer. H 4 s company is this year one of the best disciplined on the campus, and his sincerity, ab solute imparitality and sportsmanlike methods of enforcing discipline have gained him the universal love and re spect of the boys of “L” Company. In not many years we expect to hear of Phil T. Crown as one of the leading architects of the country. The freshmen of “G” Company gave the old boys one of the most unique banquets in the history of the college. The decorations were most attractive and the eats were the best obtainable. AGRICULTURAL NOTES. The horticultural department has recently purchased a reflectoscope for use in its class work. The machine is one of the latest types and should prove very valuable. J. A. Clutter of the D. H. depart ment will probably assist in the short course work in East Texas December 17, 18 and 19. The dairy husbandry department has recently installed a new three-ton ammonia compressor and refrigerat ing plant. According to Prof. J. W. Ridgway, this is one of the best small plants on the market and admirably suited to the needs of the depart ment.
