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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 6, 1918)
Published AVeekly by the Students' Association of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. VOL. XXV. COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 6, 1918. NUMBER 19 AGGIES RETORN FROM FIRST ROAD TRIP Win One, Lose One, Forfeit and Have One Taken. ABILENE NOT CONGENIAL. The Aggies after making the long- trip to Abilene, found conditions there anything other than pleasant and consequently cut their stay short. Arriving in wind swept Abilene an hour cr so before game time the Ag gies did not have much time to rest. It was so cold out doors that it seem ed that even the barbed wire fence between Abilene and the north pole must have been down. After shivering around for a time the team made its way through the country to the new “Marston” Gym nasium, the Gym the Aggies were to dedicate. After going through the warming up process, and listening to the corn fed husky^ yelling of the na tives, the referee who later played such a stellar role in the game, ap peared on the scene and immediately took charge of all proceedings. No more than one or two plays elapsed before the Aggies were fully aware that they were to be the inno cent victims of a bold and daring cowboy hold-up. Never for a minute did the game resemble a basketball game, but boxing matches, wrestling and tackling were frequent. There was no out of bounds on the ends of the court, only a wall, a very hard wall as several of the Aggies can tes tify to. The combat, resembling that of gladiators of old, rocked along until the end of the half saw the score 13-8 in favor of Simmons, and Referee Shotwell. The Aggies came back with a rush and with a foul and field goal by (Continued on page 8). PROF. BURNS TO SPEAK IN LITTLE ROCK, ARK. Professor John C. Burns, head of the animal husbandry department also director of animal husbandry in the Experiment Station, has gone to Little Rock, Ark., to deliver an ad dress before the meeting of Southern Cattle Raisers Association. Mr. Burns’ subjects will be “Some Feed ing Results.” PROBABLE FELLOWSHIP FOR EXPERIMENT STA. To Investigate the Unknown Causes of Food Rotting While in Transit. The Texas Experiment Station may become an important factor in another way in the conservation of food products as a result of a con ference with the General Managers Association at San Antonio, Thurs day when the proposition of the es tablishment of two $5000 fellowships at the Station will be discussed. It and M. REGIMENT OF CAVALRY PLANNED Would Fill All Ranks and Com missions With Former Stu dents of A. and M. If certain plans which were for mulated by the A. and M. College Alumni Club of Dallas materialize, the alumni and former students of the College will soon offer to the na tion, through the governor of Texas, a full regiment of cavalry for service in the present war. A delegation from the Dallas club, composed of T, H. Barton, and E. K. is proposed to award the scholarships | McGinnis, 1900, and Joe Utay, 1908, to men who will do original research into the causes of perishable pro ducts rotting in transit. Large losses are sustained by the railroads from the rotting of pro ducts and the problem of eliminat ing this waste has been under con sideration for sometime by the claim agents of the Teras railroads. That organization came to the conclusion that the result could be obviated if the cause of the rotting were known and it has proposed to the general managers of the Texas railways that they provide the fellowships at the Experiment Station in order that the research into the causes might be made. B. Youngblood, director of the Ex periment Station, and Dr. J. J. Tau- benhaus will represent the station at the San Antonio conference. were in Austin Saturday on the mat ter and were joined in their visit to the governor and the adjutant gen eral by R. J. Windrow, 1906, now a member of the state board of water engineers. Both Governor Hobby, and Adjutant General Harley were well pleased with the attitude of the A. and M. men and the governor gave his assurances that in the event he was authorized to raise another in crement of the National Guard he would be glad to receive and con sider the acceptance of the offer of a complete regiment of A. and M. men. The tender will be made as soon as the governor is authorized by the war department to raise another increment of the National Guard. The proposed regiment will be made up of men beyond the military age. TEXAS MEMORAHS WILL AWARD BIG PRIZES Open to Students of A. and M., Rice, and U. of Texas. A first prize of $50 and a second prize of $25 are offered for the best essays on any subject dealing with the literature, the history or the achievements of the Jewish people. I. Competitors may write on any subject approved by the chairman of the temporary committee, or on one of the following subjects: 1. Economic Aspects of Jewish Life in America. 2. Jewish Agricultural Enter prise in the United States. 3. Jewish Education in America. 4. The Practical Aspects of Zion ism. 5. Women in Jewish Literature. (Continued on page 8). ROGER P. WHITE DIES MONDAY OF PNEUMONIA Well Known Sophomore Was Member of Company B. Roger P. White of Company B and a Sophomore in the Textile Engineer ing school died at the college hospital at 6:35 Monday night, February 4th. He had been in the hospital 12 days. Pneumonia was the cause of his death. After graduation at the Bartlett High School, a year and one- half ago, he entered the Freshman class here. He was very popular among all his fellow students. The bod ywas prepared for burial Mon day night and forwarded to his home at Bartlett. • His father and his older brother, F. E. White who attended college in 1910, accompained the body. Silver taps was sounded by the college band Monday night. A. & M. 14-19 BAYLOR 23-9 Series Was Hard Fought and Teams Well Matched. USED THE SMALL COURT. After the merry little set at Abi lene, the Aggies dropped off at Waco to mix things with the Bears. The games were arranged to be played on Baylor’s outdoor court, where she has played the other games of her schedule this year, but because of inclement weather the first game was played in the girls’ gymnasium. The gymnasium was very small, and this seriously handicapped the speed of the Aggies and they could never seem to get started at their usually good passing game. The small floor did not seem to bother the lumbering bears and they felt rather at home. At the end of the first half Baylor lead 7 to 6, but A. and M. pulled up a little during the early part of sec ond half and things were nip and tuck. Baylor then began a no out of bound play, by bouncing the ball against the wall and catching the re bound and trying for goal. This was a new style of play for the Ag gies, and they seemed at a loss to stop it. Robinson for Baylor was the most adept at this style of play and his work soon had Baylor in the lead. The timekeepers final whistle saw Baylor leading 23-14. The Waco papers head line read, Oh Boy, but it was rough and Baylor won. Line-up first game: A. and M. Baylor Longcope Robinson Right Forward. De Lee White Left Forward. Dwyer I Tinsley Center. (Continued on Page 2) / CHAPEL SPEAKER. Dr. H. B. Knickerbocker, 1st Methodist Church of Houston, Texas. Y. M. C. A. SPEAKER. Dr. Knickerbocker. Service at 6 :15 p. m. I, /
