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THE BATTALION
THE BATTALION
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Entered as second-class matter at College
Station, Texas, February
17, 1905.
SET-UP
What do you know about it? It is
one point of the many upon which
organizations are rated. It is Col
onel Muller’s hobby. It is an item
never forgotten for a moment by the
Military Department. What is it?
It is the physical appearance you
present to the world. It is all that
prevents you from being stoop
shouldered, slouchy, dull, lazy, life
less. nen-less. lacking in energy, run
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entire time to them while they were
working, and on Sunday evening he
had them out to his home where the
boys enjoyed a very pleasant even
ing. Some of the members of the
team declare that “Concept” Cook
came very near going too far with
the telling of wild tales about “down
in Texas” in his attempt to detract
the attention of those about him from
the amount of popcorn he was eat
ing. Cook, from all reports, had an
insatiable desire for eating, excelled
only by that of our dignified Colonel
W. T. Burns.
However, to return to the enter
tainment of the team at Missouri, too
much cannot be said in praising the
Farm House boys of Missouri for the
entertainment the team received at
their hands. Besides having the team
out to dinner with them one even
ing, their homes were thrown open
to the. boys at all times. The Farm
House, by the way, is a fraternity
among the agricultural students of
the University of Missouri. They
have their own home as any other
fraternity would have and the mem
bership is made up of as fine a bunch
of fellows as one could wish to meet.
On leaving the University of Mis
souri the team went to Iowa State
College at Ames, Iowa. Here is where
they experienced their first taste of
a northern winter. This first taste
was a bad one and it is needless to
say as long as the boys were in the
north they never got over the first
impression. It was at Ames that the
Non-Collegiate Stock Judging team
from Texas, under the supervision of
Mr. H. H. Williamson, Extension Ser
vice, joined the College team. Both
teams worked together at Ames,
making a party of twelve in all.
Coxey’s Army had nothing on this
Texas bunch. A side trip was made to
Ankeny, Iowa to work out on Bel-
DID YOU KNOW
That over 300,000 gallons of
water is pumped in to the mains
every 24 hours.
That the actual wastage in water
amounts to over $6,000.
That the amount of water used on
the campus is enough to supply a
community of twice this number of
people.
That at the present rate of con
sumption the water supply is not
sufficient to last very much longer.
Make it light on yourself by watch
ing the amount of water you use.
Make it light on others by using
your share and no more.
Make it light on everyone by using
the LEAST POSSIBLE AMOUNT
WITHIN REASON.
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The attempt on the part of the
Peace Treaty referendum committee
to poll a vote among collegiate
communities should meet with favor
and adoption at this institution. The
problem back of the movement is a
great one as the future welfare of
the world as well as our nation may
rest in the ratification of the Peace
Treaty with its League of Nations
covenant. The vote will not be tak
en until further plans of the cam
paign are received but everyone
should be interested enough to
acquaint himself with all particulars
and especially certain phases which
have not been made clear. The vot
ing strength and interest in public
matters will be displayed by students
and faculty members in this test and
it is desirable that we make a good
showing.
HOLLY SPRIGS.
The followng “editorialettes” re-
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from Ames to Chicago and the team’s
cheif occupation on this trip was
mooching newspapers trying to find
out the score of the Texas-A. and M.
game. About the only incident of any
importance that occured on this trip
was when some one discovered the re
sults of the game at College Station.
The train narrowly escaped being
wrecked.
On arriving at Chicago the team
was met at the hotel with the news
that the Texas Non-Collegiate team
had been beaten by only one point.
That put the college team to think
ing. To think of being so close and
then losing. The night was a miser
able night. Every man was strung
to the highest pitch from the prev
ious week’s work out. There was the
double strain of not knowing who was
on the team, for the team was not to
be announced until the next morning
and the knowledge that 7:30 the next
morning, Saturday, November 29,
brought each man face to face with
the goal toward which each had been
striving for four long years had no
quieting effect upon his nerves. The
question now was “will we be able
to make it?”
Early dawn found the eighteen
teams who were to battle that day
for the International Livestock Judg
ing honors hastening toward the great
pavillion of the International Live
stock Exposition. The Texas team
hastily forced a morsel of food down
for no one could have an appetite
that morning. While they were eat
ing Prof. Stangel gave the standing
of the men in the previous week’s
work out. That standing determined
who should go into the contest. Burns,
Edwards, Derrick, Reed and Cook
were to constitute the team and Stev
ens was substitute.
But there was no time for the men
to comment on the results of the
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Boys we certainly thank you for your very liberal
patronage during the year now closing, and will I*
appreciate same in the future.
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1 fore Xmas, and I wish to thank you all for your liberal 1
1 patronage for 1919, and assure you same has been appre- 1
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| a happy Xmas and a safe return to A. and C. in 1920, and J
| don’t forget I am always here to please and serve you.
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