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THE BATTALION
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Entered as second-class matter at College
Station, Texas, February
17, 1905.
A NATIONAL PROBLEM FROM
THE STUDENT’S VIEW
POINT
with our forms of speech, and teach
them our conceptions of governmenr.
DEBATING CLUB TO MEET
The A. and M. College Debating
Club is now fully organized and will
hold its first meeting tonight at 6 :30,
a debate being presented on the
Blanket Tax. It will be handled by
Howell, Willis and Mason on the
affirmative and Seals, Woolsey and
West on the negative. General dis
cussion will be held followed by sev
eral extemporaneous speeches. All
students of the College, especially
those interested in debate, are eli
gible for membership and are invited
to attend. This club is a student or
ganization and will hold regular
meetings for practice in parliamen
tary procedure, debate, etc. It is
deserving of the support of everyone
because there is nothing that can be
of more value to a man than to be
able to face a crowd or take charge
of meetings or assemblies. This is
the first organization of this kind on
the Campus in many years, but it is
here to stay. It is probable that con
tests will be held with other schools
in the future.
NEW SOCIETY ORGANIZED
A demand is growing for an ex
tension of the functions of govern
ment, to allow all people in our
country, without regard to sex or
color, to vote directly for all laws,
and to have equal voice in govern
ment. It can not be denied that such
a theory of government is ideal, and
we all hope for its realization, at
least for the coming generations.
But, as a people, are we prepared for
a much larger participation in the
affairs of government than we have
already assumed? Is the average
American sufficiently intelligent to
use discrimination in voting?
Statistics show that in the recent
war draft, when the men from
twenty-one to thirty-one were called
that over seven per cent could
neither read nor write. According
to a recent census of . the United
States, there were more than five
million persons past the age of
twenty-one who could neither read
no write.
No argument need be required to
convince one that the large number
of illiterates present in the United
States today can accomplish but lit
tle, especially participating in the
affairs of government. We may as
well face the fact that a people with
out a fairly high degree of intelli
gence is unfitted for a direct partic
ipation in the affairs of the govern
ment. The most ignorant person
knows proper conduct in simple life;
but to the citizen of a world nation,
more knowledge is demanded to
acquaint himself with his moral du
ties. The immediate problem, there
fore, is not to extend the opportu
nities of the individual to participate
in his government, but to give each
person from every class of society
an opportunity to train himself and
thereby change conditions.
The question is, what can we do?
It will require a program for a gen
eration at least, but it must be fol
lowed. Every child must be pro
tected by safeguards surrounding
marriage, divorce and education, so
that he will have a favorable en
vironment in which to develop. An
other step should be taken. Com
mence immediately the “American
ization” of our thousands of for
eigners, many of whom can neither
read nor write our language. Instill
into them American ideals together
The Texas Branch of the Na
tional Society of Agronomy has been
organized and held its first meeting
last Monday evening. The following
officers have been elected: F. C.
Brunneman, president; H. V. Math
ews, vice-president; C. Clinton, sec
retary-treasurer. A constitution
drawn up by Messrs. Nussbaum,
Mathews and Lloyd was adopted
with a few minor improvements. This
is another organization, the need of
which has been felt a long time . to
replace the lost S. A. A. and other
attempts at agricultural conferences
or assemblies. Mr. C. A. Wood has
been very instrumental in founding
the organization and with his sup
port and the office material listed
above a successful year is forcasted.
Only organization meetings have
been held so far but the interest and
enthusiasm shown by the new mem
bers indicates a justification of ils
existence and proves that it will be
intersting and instructive.
FOR BLANKET TAX 850;
AGAINST BLANKET TAX 41
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In the ratio of 21 to 1 the students
by an overwhelming vote of 850 to
41 endorsed the proposed Blanket
Tax in the election held last Friday.
Sixteen Federal students voted
against the tax. The total number
of ballots cast lacked 61 of being
two-thirds of the voting strength of
the students. The large majority re
ceived by the tax represents the
views of the students and should
have the desired effect upon the
Board of Directors. The proposition
is to be submitted to the President
through the Students’ Welfare Com
mittee. It is hoped that the Board
will act upon the matter in their
meeting during Commencement
week next May.
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