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THE BATTALION
and provides every man and woman
in the University the cheapest en
trance to all college activities.”
The tax of thirteen dollars and
fifty cents (13.50) is a money sav
ing proposition to every student. In
one of our recent articles to The
Battalion, we stated that the cou
pon books would sell for at least
seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50),
since a price of ten dollars ($10.00)
has been recommended for next
year. At these prices, it would cost
fourteen dollars ($14.00) for just a
coupon book to the athletic games
and for a Longhorn, to say nothing
about The Battalion, High School
Day, and the Texas-A. and M. foot
ball game. There isn’t a single loyal
student in school that wants to miss
anything that the proposed Blanket
Tax would not pay for. The in
debtedness of the Athletic Council is
so heavy that it would require three
or four years to pay the deficit with
the tax, or by selling the coupon
books at ten dollars without the tax.
The tax is the cheapest way to pay
this indebtedness; for we get more
than our admission to athletic con
tests but we get a Longhorn and a
year’s subscription to The Battalion
as well. The Blanket Tax is the only
safe and economical way of financ
ing our College activities, while the
voluntary subscription method has
proven itself to be a failure because
it does not furnish enough money for
the support of athletics and our Col
lege publications.
The price of all equipment for the
athletic council has practically
doubled withing the last five years,
yet the coupon books sell for the
same amount now that they did be
fore prices went higher on equip
ment. In order to illustrate the
raise in prices we furnish you witli
the following comparative figures:
Baseballs, price five years ago
$1.25; now $2.50.
Basketballs, price five years ago,
$6.00; now $20.00.
Baseball shoes, price five years
ago, $3.50 to $5.00; now $7.50 to
$14.00.
Football shoes, price five years
ago, $4.50 to $8.00; now $10.00 to
$16.00.
Track shoes, price five years ago,
$3.00 to $6.00; now $6.00 to $12.00.
Baseball uniforms, price five years
ago $10.00 to $12.00; now $22.50
and up—mostly up.
Baseball sweaters, price five years
ago $3.50 to $5.00; now $8.00 to
$15.00.
No business can expect to exist
with the same income after the busi
ness expenses have doubled and trip
led. Paper for the Battalion to be
printed on has doubled in price, yet
The Battalion still manages to work
out an existence with a small loss of
only fifteen or twenty cents per an
nual subscription. The Longhorn
has more high prices to meet than
The Battalion. The prices of en
gravings and binding are in the same
proportion as the price of paper.
There are two solutions to the prob
lem of high prices: we can increase
the amount of money received for
the product, or stop the production.
To stop athletics and the publication
of our College annual and weekly
would never meet with the approval
of any student; so the only logical
course for us to take is to increase
the amount of money received by
each beneficiary of the proposed tax.
If we increase the amount of money
received by each beneficiary, we can
decrease the total amount paid by
the student by combining the three
together in the Blanket Tax.
Acquaint yourselves with the pro
visions of the Blanket Tax draft as
it appeared in last week’s issue of
The Battalion and save your College
activities by voting for its adoption
tomorrow.
RELATIVE TO SOME CHANGES
IN THE R. O. T. C.
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T. C. insignia; should economies in
issue or commutation be found nec
essary, shoes may first be eliminated;
commutation for uniforms should be
substantially increased.
6. Camps. Success of the R. O.
T.C. advanced courses will depend
largely on reasonable adjustments of
pay for attendance on summer
camps.
7. R. O. T. C. Courses. Courses
should be outlined with reference to
objective sought rather than specific
schedules, leaving appointment of
time within definite limits, to the of
ficer in charge; standard tests for
the accomplishment of objectives
should be prescribed by the War De
partment; college credit for R. O. T.
C. courses left to the institution;
practical training should not be left
wholly to the camp period; close
order drills, ceremonies, etc., should
be included in all basic courses; Par.
65, Special Regulations 44, was ap
proved in view of likelihood of in
crease of available appointments to
2nd Lieutenantship, recommended
that such appointments from special
ly qualified R. O. T. C. graduates be
made by President of institution and
Professor of Military Science and
Tactics.
8. Relation of R. O. T. C. iso Uni
versal Military Training. Discussion
general owing to postponement of
Congressional action; sense of con
ference that R. O. T. C. has a dif
ferent objective than Universal Mil
itary Training to which it is comple
mentary and should be carefully
fostered regardless of future devel
opments; in any consideration of
Universal Military Training, the
proposition to exempt or favor any
group, e. g. college students, will
be strongly opposed. Doubtless R.
O. T. C. will have to adjust itself to
the new situation through modifica
tion of regulations.
9. Micsellaneous. Should be pol
icy to perfect the work now estab
lished before creating additional
units; credit for college entrance for
work in Junior R. O. T. C. referred
to various associations with col
lege requirements.
Secretary Baker addressed the
conference and expressed the out
standing sentiment in saying: “It is
essential that the regulations pre
scribed for the operation of the R.
O. T. C. be such that they can be ef
ficiently applied in all of the higher
institutions of learning.”
CAN YOU IMAGINE
How sick the Sophomore or Jun
ior class is going to be in a few
weeks.
* * *
The R. V.s going through cal-
esthenics during their annual hop—
not the shoulder roll but its twin
uncle.
* * *
Anything but a championship
coming to the Aggies in baseball,
track and wrestling.
* * *
How some of the campus “macks”
get that way.
* * *
Why the artillery persists in dis
turbing the veaceful slumbers of
Milner Hall inmates with their rev
eille exercises and whoa; or hoi dull.
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YOUR SPRING SUIT
IS HERE WAITING FOR YOU.
Our collection of new
spring suits include the
smartest models and
most pleasing patterns
we have ever shown by
HART SCHAFFNER
& MARX
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SOCIETY BRAND
Double and single breast
ed styles in new spring
shades of brown, tan,
green, grey and blue—
beautifully tailored and
priced much lower than
in the city stores.
Come in look them
over. New hats, shoes,
shirts and furnishings.
Copyright 1010, Hart Schafiner & Marx
A. M. WALDROP & CO.
The Store for Value in Mens Wear
Vision’s Value
DO YOU APPRECIATE THE IMPORTANCE OF
GOOD EYESIGHT ?
If your sight is not perfect, you should make every
effort to improve it. Glasses may be necessary; but this
is a question you cannot decide for yourself.
Eyestrain is often unsuspected as such by the suf
ferer, as the sight appears to be perfect.
Our system of sight testing is thorough. If your eyes
trouble you in any way we shall be pleased to abvise you
whether yours is a case for glasses or not.
J. W. PAYNE
OPTOMETRIST
WITH J. M. CALDWELL BRYAN, TEXAS
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