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THE BATTALION
THE BATTALION
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dents' Association of the Agricultural
and Mechanical College of Texas
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EDITORIAL STAFF
Tom Cheeves Editor
E. E. McQuillen Associate Editor
K. J. Edwards Associate Editor
C. A. Castillo Associate Editor
Bill King Managing Editor
C. W. Thomas ... Assistant Managing Editor
Art Knickerbocker Sport Editor
R. V. Easley Assistant Sport Editor
F. L. Bertschler Contributing Editor
B. H. Frazier News Editor
H. S. Hudson Social Editor
Henry Fowler Cartoonist
F. M. Schiwetz Cartoonist
Mark Swain Staff Poet
REPORTERS
Company A, Arnspeiger, J.; Company B.
Franke, P. C.; Company C, Sherrill, W.;
Company D, Hatley, E. A.; Company E,
Smith, A. B.; Company F, Williams, H. W. ;
Company G, Black, L. S. ; Battery A, Huff,
R. P.; Battery B, Roper, W. N.; Signal Corps
Company A, Schlachter, E. G.; Signal Corps
Company B, Dillingham, H. C.; Signal Corps
Company C, Clanton, R. W.; Band Bill
Frame; Campus, Mrs. D. V. Graves, Mrs.
R. P. Marsteller.
BUSINESS STAFF
R. H. Harrison Business Manager
F. T. Bertschler Circulation
J. E. Stevens Assistant Circulation
F. Schulze Assistant Circulation
Entered as second-class matter at College
Station, Texas, February
17, 1905.
“T” IN TENNIS
Tennis is one of the principal
secondary sports indulged in by most
every school in the country and the
reason that there has been little par
ticipation in the game on the part of
the students in this institution is the
fact that there is very little accom
modation in the form of equipment,
etc. Tennis tournaments occupy the
limelight mnny times during the
yeai especially in the professional
Sine. It is receiving more attention
each year in intercollegiate circles
and A. and M. should not be one to
follow someone else in the firm es
tablishment of this sport but should
help to inaugurate the same. The
College officials have offered their
support in the matter and are thor
oughly in favor of the tennis club
movement and believe it should mean
something more than a local ogran-
ization. To get the best out of it,
there must be^some incentive which
will make all aspirants for the team
show their powress and at the same
time encourage others to see the ben
efits of the game.
The awarding of a “T” to those
men who meet certain qualifications
and who accomplish the prerequisites
is the best toward this end. The let
ter is an ideal to work toward and
is something which means more,
probably, that any other insignia.
Tennis at A. and M. can mean as
much as the other forms of athletics
because of the opportunity of out
side competition—there being sev
eral tournaments during the year
among these being the conference
meet. We recommend this to the
council for consideration and to the
*‘T” Club for decided action.
and write it in legible script and
hand it in according to directions to
the reporter or to the editors in room
78 Milner before Monday night. We
are not asking anything that can not
be accomplished and if we are, say
so, we want to remedy it.
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❖ STUDENT OPINION. ❖
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Over a thousand of us had no con
nection with the past Thanksgiving
Hop, other than the payment of our
dollar, which we do not regret hav
ing contributed. Hundreds of us have
never had the pleasure of a social
visit of some friend to the campus.
We are the men who do not dance.
Every student of this college has
friends who do not dance; consequent
ly they have small opportunities of a
visit to A. and M; therefore, we ask
the question, Is there a monopoly on
social pleasure at A. and M ?
It has been suggested that during
the spring there be a “season of fes
tivities” which would include no
dances, and during which we could all
invite our girls. The E. E.’s have
promised us an electrical show in the
afternoon and evening of Friday, the
second of April. That week-end
might well serve as a time for our
“season of festivities”. We could in
vite our friends to come on Thursday
and that evening we could have a
get-acquainted party in the “Y”. Sat
urday morning there would be the
usual ceremonies and inspection. The
moon is full on Saturday—why not
go to the river in trucks; and then
roast weinies, toast marshmellows,
and enjoy a good lunch? There would
be the moonlight and !
Phases of our everyday work could
be made very interesting to visitors.
Excuse from afternoon practice those
who have girls here and arrange a
schedule of visits to the E. E., M. E.,
T. E., and Agricultural Departments.
Arrangements for the care of the
girls could easily be made.
There would be little lost time—
and many of us would enjoy our first
social pleasures at A. and M. Col
lege life is supposed by home people
to be pleasure-full while we are se
curing our education; are not we who
do not dance missing many good
times ?
It is needless to say that The Bat
talion has not been properly sup
ported by the Student body in regard
to handirig in reports. The Editors
of the paper are very anxious that
everyone in the companies give its
heartiest support for the future. . It
can be only attained if everyone co
operates. The company reporters
ought to go around to the rooms and
ask, the news, the happenings in re
gard to the individual, the intentions
of the company, the intentions of the
individual, and it is the easiest thing
in the world to tell them to set down
CORPS DANCE TO BE GIVEN IN
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A corps dance will be given in the
very near future. The social secre
tary of the Senior class is doing his
best to make this one the most attrac
tive corps dance ever had here at col
lege. Good music will be secured as
soon as the definite date for the
dance is set. Meanwhile it will be
advisable to start looking around for
a sweet angel face and make the date.
The early bird gets the worm.
NOTICE.
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Has it. We want to please our customers and therefore
we are always striving to give you the service you are en
titled to. If you are not a customer of ours come around
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