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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