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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 24, 1915)
LOCAL HISTORY OF A. AND M. COLLEGE First Mention of Students’ Associa tion. The Students’ Association seems to have heen organized in 1905-06, since there is no mention of it in the Long Horn previous to that year. The Students’ Council was probably the main feature of the association from the beginning. The prestige of the literary societies having declined, the Battalion was taken out of their hands by the association and made a weekly with an editor and business manager elected annually by the corps. The file for 1909-10 is the earliest one in the possession of the present editor. In 1905 was held the first Junior Banquet. The Y. M. C. A. was organized in the fall of 1906, a delegation being sent to the “Students’ National Con vention” at Nashville that year. The membership the first year reached 165. Dr. Bittle Dies. In the latter part of 1905 the col lege chaplain, Dr. Thomas Bittle, died. He had been elected chaplain and assistant in English in 1890. He was a Virginian by birth, a graduate of Roanoke College, and an educator of note. Records indicate that he played an important role in the life of A. & M. during his term of service and that he was much loved. In fact, two whole pages in the Long Horn were devoted to his memory the year he died and a marble tablet in com memoration of him was imbedded in the hapael wall. The only comment on that tablet is the simple but im pressive phrase, “Scholar, thinker, and modest gentleman.” On March 1, 1904, “The A. & M. College Club opened its elegant club house, ‘The Shirley,’ for the accom modation of the college community.” “T’s” First Awarded. To quote James Sullivan again: “In 1905 the authorities of the college be came more interested in athletics in general, and better facilities were of fered. It was in that year that the Athletic Association began to award the ‘T.’ Prior to this time the ath letes had been awarded a ‘C.’ Many improvements were made on the ath letic field, and this year witnessed a most successful season both in foot ball and baseball. The Indians made their first appearance at College Sta tion. The famous ‘Choc’ Kelly made his debut in the A. & M. College as well as the athletic world. The Farmers scored 182 points to their oppentns’ 73, losing two games during the season, one to Kansas and the other to the University of Texas.” Classes Have Cane Rush. In January, 1906, occurred a cane rush between the Freshmen and the Sophomores, which seems to have been considered quite an event, more especially since “The Bull” was thought to be opposed to it. It was started in this way. On the morning of that day mysterious notices were tacked up at various places forbidding a Freshman to carry a cane past the band stand between 4:30 and 4:45 p. m. At the blast of the bugle at the proper hour groups of Freshmen and Sophomores emerged from every hall clad in old clothes. A Freshman, attended by a bodyguard, attempted the feat and the struggle was on. After a few minutes the Sophomores were successful in getting the cane to the guard room, but then decided to give the Freshmen a second chance. Reinforcements arrived and the battle then raged for two hours, but without further success on the part of either side. In the latter part of Houston’s ad ministration three more courses were added: the Architectural Engineering, the Mechanical Engineering, and the Textile Engineering. President Houston resigned at the end of the 1905-06 session to accept the presidency of the State Univer sity. He is now United States Secre tary of Agriculture. (To be continued after class editions.) COLLEGE HISTORY TO BE PUT IN BULLETIN FORM The editor plans to remodel and enlarge the college history which has been appearing in these columns and to publish it in bulletin form, well il lustrated. If any of our readers have noticed any inaccuracies in the his tory as it has appeared, if any of them can furnish any further infor mation of interest, or have any sug gestions whatever to make, we would appreciate the favor if they would drop the information or suggestion in the Battalion box in the Main Building. GOOD ROADS FOR BRAZOS COUNTY At a recent meeting of the Com missioners’ Court of Brazos County, Prof. R. L. Morrison of the Depart ment of Highway Engineering was appointed consulting engineer of a system of improved roads to be built in the county. A bond issue of $400,- 000 has been voted with which ninety- two miles of road are to be construct ed. T heroad s are to go out from Bryan in a radial direction and they are to be made of gravel, macadam or concrete. One of the Commissioners has been quoted as saying that the Court wish ed to avail itself of the special ad vantages which they believe arise from the fact that the College is lo cated in this road district, and that they expect to employ a regular en gineer to have charge of this work under the direction of Mr. Morrison, who will act entirely in a consulting capacity. Work on the surveys and maps is to be started as soon as necessary arrangements can be made. THE FIRST KISS. The greatest surprise in the world to the girl who is kist for the first time is that there is no taste to it.— Exchange. No taste to it! Well, by the hen feathers on Cupid’s heart, but the ed itor of that paper must be color blind and deaf and dumb in his palate. They ( tell us, those who have tried it, that it tastes like the double distilled es sence of honey, spread thick on a large, fat slice of pumpkin pie; that it’s taste resembles a sip of nectar, brewed by the gods and served in a dew-covered honeysuckle blossom. Way back in the dim and hazy past, long before we had misplaced all of our teeth and when we had a cinch on the beauty prize, the prettiest girl in the world told us with her own rose bud lips that our first kiss felt like a flock of Paradise birds fluttering out each ear, and ending with a sensation like a covey of winged angels pouring molasses down her spine. No taste to the first kiss! Great guns! It would make a wooden In dian’s hair curve up in a fluttery mar cel wave and his toe nails quiver in esthetic bliss. No taste to the first kiss! Why, it tastes like ambrosia made of cherry blossoms just at the time when the whir of the humming bird wings ATTENTION! You should see our line of “Arrow Shirts” before making your purchases. Always on hand—a good assortment of Fresh Confections W. C. BOYETT The Campus Grocer Thirsty or Hungry? It is our business to take care of your desires. A large assortment of fresh Confections, Tobaccos and Cigars. THE CAMPUS CONFECTIONERY The Quality House comes to one as the siren song. No taste to the first kiss! Such a man must be an ice box.—Florida Par ishes. The regular Episcopal services will be held in the Y. M. C. A. chapel Sun day afternoon at 3 o’clock. FOR SALE—A baseball glove in good condition. Apply to 64 Mitchell. FOUND — Sergeant Kenny has in his possession an intfercollegiate track medal which was found on the campus. The owner will apply to him. That what will come, and must come, shall come well.—Edwin Ar nold. Parson—How is it I haven’t seen you at church lately? Hodge—I ain’t been. — New York Sun. The only way to get some people to the front is by attacking them in the rear.—Chicago Herald. 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