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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 17, 1915)
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Blake, a fearless player, who was ably assisted in this work by such men as George Hope and Gus Street. “Under the guidance of Coach Platt, the Farmers were successful in both baseball and track this year (1903), winning a majority of their games in baseball, and scoring 43 points at the annual Texas Intercollegiate Meet, taking second place.” The author has endeavored to dis cover the date of the origin of the Mess Hall and other college slang, but having found it set forth in the first Longhorn almost identically as we use 'it now, he gives it up as a fruitless search. No doubt, the slang has been here as long as the college has. The habit of throwing food in the Mess Hall when lights go out is equally as old. Dancing Clubs Organized. The Kala Kinasis (graceful motion) Dancing Club was organized in the ses sion of 1904-05 for the purpose of fos tering a fraternal spirit among its mem bers and the giving of social entertain ments in the form of hops and Ger mans. Several other dancing clubs, the Swastikas being the most impor- ant, were organized during this period, A. AND M. FIRST DEFEATS ’VAR SITY—FURTHER ATHLETIC AND SOCIAL HISTORY. HOUSTON ADMINISTRATION. President Foster died in 1901 and was succeeded by David F. Houston. When Houston became president there were but three courses offered by the college: the CiviPEngineering, the Me chanical Engineering, and the Agricul tural. In the fall of 1902, for the first time in history, A. and M. defeated the State University. Calculation also showed A. and M. to be Southern champions for that year. To J. E. Platt, of Lafayette College, as coach, and to Prof. W. B. Philpott, as manager, was due the credit for developing this remarkable team. It was at this time that the cus tom of going to Bryan in a body upon such occasions developed. In the spring of 1903 the first base ball team from A. and M. having a reg ular schedule of games was sent out. It was fairly successful. An atnieuc field with an area of 250,000 square feet and a bleacher caacity of 500 was com pleted that year. In the fall of 1902 William D. Gibbs, and director of Exeriment Stations, ar rived. In the same fall E. Dwight Sanderson, author of several text books, one of which is now used by the college, became professor of Entomol ogy. At the same time E. J. Kyle, a graduate of the college and now dean of Agriculture and professor of Horti culture, entered the college as instruc tor in Horticulture. Along with the preceding men came Alva Mitchell, now professor of Drawing, as in in structor. In 1902-03 Catain F. P. Avery was commandant, and he was succeeded the following year by Captain H. H. Sargent. The discipline the latter se cured seems to have been excellent. A favorite expression of his was, “This is your school,” and the Longhorn that year carricatures him by having him observe while standing near a com- tiany going thru reveille exercises, “This is your reveille.” He is the au thor of several books on military cam- paigns* one of his books, the “Cam paigns of Marengo,” now being used here as a text. During the fall of ’03 the Chemistry Building was constructed. Says James Sullivan, in writing for the Battalion of 1914, “The football team that represented A. and M. Col lege in 1903 was not equal to the fa mous team of 1902, but they, too made a formidable record on the gridiron, losing only two games, one to Okla homa University by a small score and 'the other to the University of Texas and for years thereafter promoted and controlled the social life of the col lege. About 1904 sentiment in the State became so pronounced against hazing that the students voluntarily agreed to refrain from it. This action was taken partly to rid A. and M. of the reputa tion which it still retained of being a reformatory school. Company Sponsor Custom. It was customary at this period for each company to have a sponsor and for her to entertain the company at some time during the year. The fol lowing extract, taken from the 1904 Longhorn, gives an idea what such oc casions were: “Miss Mary Hutson, sponsor for Com pany ‘C,’ entertained her company and their young lady friends in a most charming and unique manner. By courtesy of Director Craig, the big new barn was turned over to her before be ing put to its legitimate use and a reg ular ‘barn-storming’ was inaugurated. The girls were drest as ‘country lass ies’ for the occasion. Two big wag ons were filled with hay and cadets and sent to town for the ‘lassies,’ and thus began the fun with a jolly straw' ride by the glorious light of the Easter moon. The big barn was appropriately decorated with all things rustic. Ice- cold buttermilk, homely gingerbread, apples, and nuts were served as re freshments. The merry young people danced until a late hour on the excel lent floor and then separated, hoping the college would soon build another dean of the Department of Agriculture /at Austin on Turkey Day. The Farm Xt X« Xx Xx Xx X* Xx X* Xx X« Xx Xx Xx Xx X* X X= Xx Xx Xx Xx Xx Xx Xx Xx X« Xx Xi Xx Xx Xx Xx Xx Xx Xx Xx Xx Xx Xx Xi Xx Xx X« Xx X« Xx $ Xx Xx Xx Xx Xx DIXIE THEATRE Grand Three-Reel Broadway Feature Satur day, With the Queen of the Screen Featured LITTLE MARY FULLER QUEEN THEATRE Saturday a Real Good Scream, with the Fa mous May Irvin in “MRS. BLACK IS BACK” Thursday, Mch. 25, a Five-Reel Masterpiece EDWARD ABLES IN “AFTER FIVE” Coming, “Rose of the Rancho,” Bessie Barri- soale. Boys, These Features Are Swell barn!” (To be continued.) T&© @>{? 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