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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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