T
i i
THE ’ B
TA LION
IT, April 10, 1010
THE BATTALION
Publiahed every Wednetulay Bight by
the Stadent« Aseociation of the *-
AgrtcolUml and Mechanical -
College of Texme.
Subscription price $1.26 per year.
Advertiming rates on application.
Member of Texas Collegiate Press
h - Amoriatiao. 1 i I •
All Ada Run UntU Ordered Out
1 EDITORIAL STAFF
; ’ f X T . t
C. H. Clark. . .Editor
E. E. McQuillcn .. . . Aseietsnt
F, L. Berlachler r; Asaittant
K. J. Edwards Aasietant
A. W. Harris — .. Afeeittant
ia sc ho el. Im.
the fact that
dely harder
work, there
F'Jt
BUSINESS STAFF j i i
Coxey Evans. Business Manager
— )
Caaspu* Editor:
Mrs. D. V. Graves.
Entered as second-class matter at
College Station, Texas, Febtuarv
17. 1905. 1
ARE OUR ATHLETES S
FOILED
for B student to
other words, in
they have to
requirement of
are fewer ath
the College req
sport representatives expected Bo be
super-uea mentally? If not msjfcfcra-'
ly have no occH'ion to criticise them
for low standards of class work.
It is true that Some individuals
among our athletes have failed to
make good in their cfess work, oat
this is no cause for ah arraignment
of all Varsity representatives. There
are few more difficult Handicaps than
that under which these men must la
bor in their efforts to maintain eligi
bility standards. Let the man who
regards this lightly jgoi out and ex
haust himself by a hard afternoon's
work and then come in and attempt
to concentrate upon some text boot
that night. The fact that the vast
majority of athletes do not succumb
to this handicap is evident proof thgt
these men are among the best and
most solid 4 , representatives of the
whole school. As long a.« their pr*-*-
ent record ia nfaintaiged the ath
letes can not be justly criticized for
deep, below the surface of common"
place matters. Something that wo*Id
All the freshmen with awe aad the
graduate with love. Something that
to meet i would make your college a place in
Are .oarf your heart and give you something
to carry away with you that all thru j rucell that
life prould thrill you at thoughts of I daya. | Sons
to the comii
1ms not the.
tion that he;
leaving the
thrilling anc
i
v li
A serious consideration bf the »ny scholastic shortcomings.
above question will result ia tlwdpia- ; *
ion that there is no occasion for WHAT DOES A. AND M. LACK*
any frenzied attack upon olir ath- , . ^ imT jj
RMBtl. On the other hand, the more Ask yourself this question Ari-
the question Is considered the more swer it for yoarualf after excluding
admiration is felt toward them* men, all minor aad iaaighilldant triviali-
and the more credit is given them. ties. What *■ vitally missing? What
The percentage of men in the| whole would make this Institution greater?
school, forced to leave on aecqttni of What weald aiake you love it more?
I
- failure to pas* the necessary smdunt
‘ uf wdrk, is about four percent. Ia
the past few years the percentage of
. teen “flunking off” of athletic. tegma
has been less than one percent. At
the sdme titoe Conference eUdiMit-
rules ireqaiae ufcaeet a feted aaore
- than <U
Wha$ would teake ita graduates love
it more? What would make all per»-
PU reapset. it more? Is dt not TRa-
DITIONF? ' Hot in tke sense of tah-s
of fee past, j But in the sense of
same thing that would connect . fed
peeaeat With the past history of the
school, Eutnething that would touch
your Alma Mater
Every great school and college in
the worlji has ita traditions. They
are tarred to its sons. To a great
exteat these traditions are lacking at
A. aid M Too many students come
for a year or two and go their way
light heartedly. Too few of those
who enter remain until they depart|
as gteduates. Too many fail to ere
the seriousness of a man's collage.
Too many take the daily incidents ahd
occurences as all that the college has
tq offer. Too few consider that this
is their stepping stone to life and
that manhood comes to them while
i.i the Halls of this old institution.
What can alter these conditions?
What can ehange matters? What
can create traditions for the college?
What can create an atmosphere of
seriousness, age and love about the
institution? This is s most difficult
question. This school is different
from, most great colleges. • Con
ditions are not the same as are fouad
at the Universitiea, the very names of
which stand for all that could be de
sired along this line to every citisen
of the country. We must work out
our problem for ourselves.
• .There was a time when the retold
tales of various fights, trips, aad
games served this purpose. That day
ia long past. We have outlived our
name of “Roughnecks”. Such things
are past history. The telling of such
incidents no longer thrilL the Fish
and give him a consuming desire to
leave the college with his name in
terwoven in another story to go down
nr
U ffi {{ ti
; J.Jt I , .
I! t i r-
IK.
'• 1'*;
We offer
ble means o|j
character to
Would |t
the College
uates in the
manent
the daily 1 S
classes? W
thing if every
from the old
leave a muni
selves? If
done would
with someth!
than the belt
days? Would
the coUegsEH
remember a
now are? W
feel more in
if he knew
class was bei
spected by
Would there
atmosphere fo
of graduate e
not be inspi
college . duA
the young
meet and
have gone
would not a. jsj
take himaelf
more serio
and indeac
stantly at wo:
ing him to
his b«di?
elavatad
•P
The new man
for the instita-
years ago. The man
titution has not the
citing adventures to
for the men of ether
must be don*
following as a posai-
plying this lacking
e extent:
be a great thing for
very class that grad-
leave some per-
on the esmpus for
nation of the new
it not be s greater
that has gone out
should return tc
orial of them-
two thisg* were
the freshmap be met
that tom n.*H deeper
d bayonet of former
ot the mad leaving
more In his heart to
ve than
not the gradukt.!
in his Alma Mater
the symbol of his
ily honored and re-
students in school?
be a more inviting
n occasional return
■? j' Woold there
for reunions st the
ive sessions when
sttendance would
the older ones who
■? On the whole,
• nt at the collegn
bis school much
Would there not be
somethtef i «on-
his concience urg-
1
n 'll' * i >
E
mm
liU
\\ -i, j
CHORAL CIUB
j, ' ■ ,yL‘
m b
? \ ■ !'
ink. Men! Thirty-one Talented Ladies in this”'
*! i 1
1 ip- It-
- 4 » • ' ' P
I ' 1
Womanless Desert at one time. Come
IT'i U •. Or ti
out and hear them.
■iHHKyijJJpl
, APRIL 11,19
. I
■ 1 J - jj • ii 1 1 n : • r i ' •• ■'! -4
NEW AUDITORIUM AT 8:30 P. M.
■ i I .• : '
i i it.- k
.
.