THE BATTALION
Published Weekly by the Students’ Association of the Agricultural and Mechanical College ofTexas
VOL. XXII. COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, MARCH 2471915. NUMBER 24
l-K DEFEHIS I'B IH
CHIPIOISHIP GAME
l-K WARRIORS NOW HAPPY POS
SESSORS OF THE CHAMPION
SHIP SWEATERS.
GAME HOTLY CONTESTED
The company basketball season
closed Saturday when l-K won the
sweaters by defeating A-B by a score
of 8-7. The game was a thriller all
the way thru, and due to the excellent
guarding on both sides, the score was
the smallest seen in company basket
ball this year.
A-B started the game with a rush
and played l-K off their feet in the fb'St
■half. Two field goals and two fouls
were thrown by A-B in the first half,
fmaking the score at the end of the half
6-0 in favor of A-B. Then in the sec
ond half l-K came back strong and
piled up six points, tying the score.
Then l-K threw another field goal, mak
ing the score 8 to 6. A-B then threw
a foul, making the score 8 to 7, and
that was the way it stood at the close
of the game. Several times an A-B
man tried for a goal, and it looked as
if the ball was bound to go in, but after
tantalizing both sides it would fall on
the outside of the basket. A big crowd
was out, and all the rooters had the
pep, resulting in the best company
basketball ever seen here.
Burns was the shining light for l-K,
making all but one of the baskets for
l-K. Splawn played a fair game at
guard. Griesenbeck and Garza were
the mainstay of the A-B and team.
Washam also played a good game.
Griesenbeck played the best game at
guard that has ever beene seen in the
company league.
I-K
Line-Up.
A-B Band
Splawn
C.
Punchard
Johnston
F.
Garza
Kendricks
F.
Hill
Hargrave
G.
Washam-Greene
Burns
G.
Griesenbeck
ROAD MATERIALS
TESTING LABORATORY
A new and very interesting feature
of the C. E. department is the road
materials testing laboratory which
has recently been installed. This
laboratory contains the most modern
equipment for the testing of road ma
terials.
It is the intention of the college
authorities to use this laboratory for
the instruction of students in high
way engineering and also for making
tests, without charge, of any samples
of road materials which may be sub
mitted by counties of towns in any
part of the State.
It is hoped that the citizens of
Texas will make the largest possible
use of this laboratory. Prof. Morri
son has charge.
A-B BVEMEEMS
THE l-K TEAM
IN THE LAST REGULAR GAME OF
THE SEASON A-B Gets and
KEEPS THE LEAD.
FINAL SCORE WAS 21 = 11
In the last regular scheduled game
/Of the season A-B defeated l-K by the
overwhelming score of 21-11. The
game was A-B's from beginning to end.
A-B obtained a lead at the start of the
game and then kept opening up the
gap as the game progrest. The stars
on the A-B team were Griesenbeck and
Garza. Griesenbeck played the same
old phenomenal game at guard and
Garza shot goals from all over the
field. For l-K Burns and Johnston did
the best playing. Both were good goal
Shooters, but
they were
too closely
guarded to do
any good.
A-B Band
Line-Up
l-K
Garza
F.
Johnston
Hill
F.
Kendricks
Washam
G.
Hargrave
Griesnbeck
G.
Burns
Punchard
C.
Splawn
INSPECTION TRIP.
Last Thursday afternoon Prof.
Spence and the Senior civil engineer
ing students made a trip of inspection
to Stone City. The purpose of this
trip was to examine the bridge across
the Brazos River. Heretofore the C.
E. department has found it necessary
to go to Valley Junction, hut this
year it was found more conventinent
to go to Stone City instead.
All the engineering departments
are arranging for a trip to of inspee
tion for the Senior engineering stu
dents. Nothing definite has been de
cided, but the trip is to be made soon.
S. A. A. NOTES.
An unusually large crowd attended
the S. A. A. meeting last Wednesday
evening. The speakers of the even
ing were Mr. Kazmeier of the “chick-
enology” department; Mr. Blackwell,
instructor of agricultural education;
Prof. Bell of the A. H. department,
and Cadet L. C. Dennis. The talks
were enjoyed by all.
Two amendments to the constitu
tion were brought up and adopted:
1. Every agricultural student in
the A. & M. College is eligible to
membership in the S. A. A.
2. The membership fee, beginning
next fall, will be $1. The money ac
cumulating from such fees will be
used in defraying expenses of the so
ciety.
If you are thinking of ordering a
spring suit, don’t fail to see the new
line being shown by R. H. Wooten,
77 Milner. Satisfaction guaranteed.
mo coups tip
IS ABAiSlO
FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES ARE
TOO GREAT FOR THE
UNDERTAKING.
NEW SCHEME PROPOSED
Wars and rumors of war and con
sequent financial depression and hard
times seem to have the Indian sign
on the San Francisco trip. When this
trip first was suggested and exploited
by Cadet R. R. Allen last spring it
seemed a possibility. More than that
—it bid fair to become a reality.
Since that time, however, circum
stances over which no human could
have control have arisen and put to
sleep, to all evidence, the plans for
this trip.
And the A. & M. College regiment
is not alone in this experience. Lit-
terally hundreds of other Texas or
ganizations, such as National Guhrd
companies, lodges, etc., announced
last summer that they would make
the trip to the exposition in a body.
But that was last summer, and for
the past few months none of the
newspapers have chronicled the prep
arations of these organizations to at
tend the San Francisco event.
In a canvass made of the twelve
companies, the staff and the band last
Thursday night, 138 men said they
could make the trip. Granting the
possibility of a half hundred more
cadets falling in line after prepara
tions to attend were once made, still
less than a representative battalion
would sign for the trip. So few band
men have signified their abilty to go
that the possibility of taking the band
is precluded. All in all, it would seem
that there is “nothing doing” with
reference to the trip as a military
organization.
There is one feature of the plans
made by R. R. Allen and others, how
ever, that still may interest some of
us. At all events there will be a.
number of the cadets, instructors and
others who will want to make the trip
to the exposition. Perhaps the most
economical way imaginable, aside
from that of taking the military or
ganization, will be for these fellows
who are going, regardless of whether
the corps goes or not, to meet and
agree to charter a tourist kitchen car
and make the trip in that. Each of
these cars will comfortably accommo
date forty-two men. If a sufficient
number of our fellows should be in
terested in making the trip together
and as civilians, we might be able to
secure a special train. These tourist
cars, with kitchen equipment, cost
$35 per day and that charter fee pro
vision provides also for two chefs and
a porter for the car. On a basis of
forty-two men to the car that would
give a cost of eighty cents per man
per day for lodging, both en route
to the exposition and while there, as
the car may be “spotted” in the rail
road yards in San Francisco for the
same fee of $35 per day. The cars
SECOT EDOM
TIKE! SPEAKS HEBE
MR. DAVIS, GENERAL SECRETARY
FROM CONSTANTINOPLE AD
DRESSES “Y.”
CABINET ELECTION COMING
“The Significance of Present Condi
tions in Turkey” and “A Modern Mira
cle” were the subjects of two interest
ing talks by Mr. Davis in the Y. M. C.
A. auditorium last Sunday. In these
talks he told how a Y. M. C. A. had
been established in Constantinople, a
Moslem city, in the face of bitter op
position and financial distress. He
told of its recent progress and how it
raised every cent of its own expenses
and was attracting men in large num
bers to investigate the principles of
Christianity. He also said that the
crying need was for men to carry the
work farther. The field is rich with
opportunities awaiting some one to
grasp them.
LAST SUNDAY’S SERMON.
We heard many in the corps say
that last Sunday’s sermon was the
best they had heard this year. It is
certain that Rev. Dr. Knickerbocker
preached an extraordinarily strong
permon and one that is very applica
ble to college life. Strength of char
acter and the ability to know and do
what is right is indispensable to suc
cess anywhere, and Dr. Knickerbock
er showed that they could be applied
to any man’s life if the man himself
only wanted them to he.
THOSE NEW WALKS.
Monday Prof. A. C. Love stated that
the material had been ordered to build
a walk from the flag pole to Milner
Hall and that the work would he be
gun in about one week. This walk
is to be eight feet wide at the flag
pole and the remainder is to be four
feet wide.
Prof. Love has the general super
vision of the work and W. W. Whip-
key of the class of 1912 is to have di
rect control of the work.
Rev. Dr. C. M. Bishop, president
of Southwestern University, will con
duct the chapel services next Sun
day.
could be stocked with groceries
bought at wholesale rate and a charge
of $1 per day per man for meals
would permit of unusually good meals
being served both en route and at
San Francisco.
Then, too, another element enters
into this plan. The fellows would
have company, and a good, tried and
true comrade on a long trip of this
sort is a joy forever.
Within a few days a meeting will
be called to consider this plan. Of
course those going would go in citi
zens’ clothing and would in no sense
of the word represent the college.