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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1917)
U. S. Declares War APRIL 6, 1917 Central Powers By The Associated Press Washington, Nov. 11.—The World War will end this morning at f> o’clock, Washington time, 11 o’clock Paris time. The armistice was signed by the German representatives at midnight. This announcement was made by the State Department at 2:50 this morning. The announcement was made verbally by an official of the State De partment in the following form: “The armistice has been signed. It was signed at 4 a.m. Paris time and hostilities will cease at 11 o’clock this morning, Paris time. Training Camp Set For Aggie Seniors May ■>. 1917 . . . Recruiting - offi cers for the officers’ reserve corps training camp to be held at Leon Springs beginning May 14 have been opened at the A&M College. In addition to ineinbers of the senior class from the college and employees of that institution appli cants from Bryan and neighboring towns will be received at the Col lege Station office. Examinations are being conduct ed by Dr. Otto Ehlinger, surgeon at the college hospital. Sixty-six men have been certi fied since Sunday. Of that num ber sixty-two are cadets. C. M. Torrents, a special student, has en rolled, Charles B. Hudson, a young attorney from Bryan, W. L. Driver, athletic director at the college, and Ike Ashburn, publicity agent and secretary to the board, also have been certified. Ail of the sixty-two cadets are seniors and most of them are offi cers. Jack Shelton was commander of the regiment this year. He had planned to return to his farm which is now managed by his family and had refused appointment to the regular army. Nov/ that war has been declared, he feels that as a result of his long training he can be of more service as an officer. Shelton left last night for his hbme at Brownwood for a few days visit before reporting at Leon Springs. Cadets registering thus far are C. C. Albert, R. C. Black. R. E. Bosque, H. J. Burkett, E. L. Brown, A. J. Bennett, J. K. Bivins, F. L. Bramlette, H. M. Gather, T. B. Cochran, C. C. Cox, H. J. Conway, C. D. Dodd, H. I. Earnest, J. L. Fry, J. C.' Findlater, J. W. Fucks, M. G. Gibson, J. L. Gibbs, D. L. Hook, B. E. Irbv, H. A. Jopling, D. J. Kiber, H. R. Kerbow, W. C. Lockett, H. M. Lowe, M. Mitchell, J. K. Mattox, S. L. Metcalfe, G. A. Powers, S. E. Perrin, H. M. Poet- ter of Franklin, P. P. Reilly, H. H. Seale, O. F. Spencer, Jack Shel ton, G. A. Woody, Reid Wipprecht, A. A. Walker, O. F. Zedler, J. S. Allen, C. F. Braunig, F. A. Crow, R. L. Chappele, N. E. Gardner, F. W. Halsey, R. E. Hill, E. J. Hammer, S. D. Hervey, H. Q. Jen nings, L. L. Kotzebue, I. G. Moore, J. A. Otto, N. L. Peters, H. P. Stockton, N.Y. Stormen, W. T. Swink, C. T. Trickey, C. M. Tor rents, B. P. Wadley, A. B. Weaver, N. W. Thomas and C. O. Denning. The Battalion WAE SECTION November 9, 1950 Ag Juniors to Leon Springs May 24, 1917 By a recent order of the War Department juniors of the Agri cultural and Mechanical College of Texas have been permitted to sign up for admittance to the officers reserve corps training camp at Leon Springs. The order as revised permits them to enter the camp June 10. They of course will enter upon the basis that everybody else does, that is, all are going into training to fit themselves for officers and their work will determine the rank they will attain at the termination of the training period. Thus far about twenty-four of the juniors have signed up. Incidentally the student body is being gradually depleted. Most of the seniors have gone and their diplomas will be forwarded to them except that President Bizzell may visit Leon Springs and deliver them to the boys at a ceremony. Under classmen have been going away for the past week or two for one reason or another but drilling con tinues unabated. The class work of the year is continued, but is not being - stressed like drilling. Tar get shooting- is had every day and the boys are making some good records. In fact it has fceen dis covered that there are among them some natural born marksmen. Boys who have never before handled a rifle are able occasionally to quali fy as expert marksmen on the first round. As a result of the gradual retire ment of the student body sev§ral professors have been granted leaves of absence departing* for points to which they want to go about two weeks earlier than is customary. 1917 Graduates Enter Service At School End June 2, 1917 Without special ceremony the j 1916-17 session of the Texas Agri- j cultural and Mechanical College of | Texas was brought to a close this ! morning, the students departing j on trains shortly after noon for ! their various homes in this and other states. Some of the teaching force have already departed for their summer vacations, a few not Financial Report For Football December 20, 1917 Athletic Drive furnishes the fol lowing statement. Football receipts and expendi tures for 1917 for Texas A&M Col lege: Receipts Incidentals, $8.90. Box Seats, $62.45. Season Tickets, $4760. Gate Receipts, $17504.80. Refunds, $5.82. Total Receipts, $22,331.97, Expenses Incidentals, $1723.63 . Office and Salary, $3,430.36. Hotel and Traveling, $1808.04. Equipment, $1,186.47. Officials, $798.80. Field and Permanent Improve ment, $754.61. Guarantees, $6672.61. Advertising, $260.95. Total Expenses, $16,635.47. Amount for Season, $5696.50. to return, and others left with the students, while some will be going- daily for the next few weeks. Sev- eral will remain to serve in the various meetings that are to be held at the college and take their vacations after the close of these. The reason for the lack of cere mony this year can be blamed on Kaiser Wilhelm, who started this world war and made its effects felt on the student body. Most of the seniors have departed for Leon Springs and other points. For the first time in the history of the Agricultural and Mechanical College no graduation exercises were held at College Station this year. Seventy-three of the more than one hundred seniors are stu dents in the reserve officers’ train ing camp at Leon Springs, and Dr. W. B. Bizzell and Charles E. Friley, registrar, will arrive there tomorrow morning to make plans for the exercises which will be held in the new quarters of the Young- Men’s Christian Association Sun day afternoon. There were but three or four seniors at the college, ten of the honor graduates having entered the regular army of the United States and twenty more joining the ma rine corps as officers. The exercises will be held at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon; in addi tion to music by the Third Field Artillery band, stationed there, Miss Lucille Huckmann of San An tonio will render vocal selections and Col. W. S. Scott, commandant of the camp and former command ant at the college will address the members of the senior class. A&M Adjusts Quickly For War Emergency Training World War I came unexpectedly to the American people and to the A&M campus. Anxious eyes had been cast toward Europe at the invasion of Belgium by German Armies anti most Americans sym- | pathies were with France, England and Belgium. Coupled with this kindred feel ing also was a certain belief of “It can’t happen here.” President Woodrow Wilson was elected on the slogan, “He Kept Us A&M YMCA At Leon Springs May 21, 1917 Charles Firth, chief student ad visor and coach of the track team at Texas A&M College, left last night for Leon Springs, where he will establish a YMCA center for rest, recreation and devotional services for the recent of A&M graduates, old and recent, who make up such a considerable part of the men training there. The post is to be the gift of the faculty and students of the col lege, and of patriotic citizens of Bryan and is to be supported by their voluntary subscriptions. There wil be a tent for rest and reading and athletics and other games will be organized. Regular devotional services will be held on Sunday if this part of the plan does not conflict with the schedule of the camp YMCA with which Mr. Firth will cooperate closely. Out Of War.” With the announcement of the German government that they would resort to unrestricted sub marine warfare and the sinking of the Lusitania, President Wilson asked for a declaration of war. This declaration was approved by Congress and the fight was on. No draft machinery was in op eration, America had a midget size standing- army and little in the way of a trained reserve. The news of World War I was received quietly on the A&M cam pus although there was a general feeling of, “What can I do to help?” Subsequently seniors were asked Bizzell’s Tennis Courts into Garden May 4, 1917 Tennis courts at A&M have fall en before the plow. President Biz zell led the pi-ocession of those putting in all surplus unused ground in gardens. His tennis court has been plowed and toma toes and other vegetables planted there. All uncultivated and un sodded ground will bear fruit in terms of vegetables this season. About two acres directly in front of the hospital have been plowed and coin, peas and other such veg etables planted. These vegetables will be open for consumption by campus residents, charges being- confined to actual cultivation costs. All waste places must be cultivated says Dr. Bizzell. to volunteer for officer training, and later juniors were permitted to volunteer. In the later part of 1917 a Sig nal Company of the Army was sent to the A&M campus for training. This was merely the vanguard of many more such units that were- to receive training on the A&M campus under the auspices of the S.A.T.C. Coupled with the depletion of the student body, other Agricul-' tural Agencies were leading the campaign to grow more food. Gar-- dens sprang up all oyer the cam-; pus, and in every village and town. A&M men acquitted themselves well and A&M furnished more com missioned officers to the Army’ than did the U. S. Military Acad-, emy. The final unofficial count of' A&M men taking part in World War I was set at 2200. Of these 55 paid the supreme price. Juniors Given Command May 19, 1917 Since the recent departure of. the majority of the senior class from the Agricultural and Mechani cal College of Texas, junior cadets are acting- as battalion and com pany commanders. The remaining seniors are in charge of the corps staff offices and are assisting the juniors to master the technique of commanding company units. The organization of the corps is undis turbed by the change and the un derclassmen are benefitting by the responsibilities placed heretofore only upon seniors. A business has little future ; V : ; that cannot be proud of its past' >1876 o if C Once upon a time—back in 189b— a young man, name of Waldrop, began an organization destined to become this area’s leading men’s clothiers. Yes, ’'destined” is the correct word—for every dime, every hour, every scrap of energy was invested toward making a dream come true . . . toward making A. M. Waldrop Sz Co. the byword to well-groomed men . . . . . . and a fount of dependability We, the descendants, feel the dream has become a reality and are most humble in our appreciation to those patrons w ho permitted this success. There are times when mankind should pause and reflect on its accomplishments. It is with immeasurable pride that our entire staff pauses, reflects and says, ‘Well done, Aggies! Allister M. Waldrop GJafclKOp By November of 1876, the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas w^as in full swing. Established with the help of the federal government, A&M College w^as carefully designed to meet the specific educational needs of Texas. This college is the old est state institution of higher learning in Texas and from its in ception has truly belonged to the people of this state. A. M. Waldrop & Co. takes an im mense pleasure in saluting this age-old friend and companion. HCNS CLOTHING SINCE IS^S