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Entered as second-class matter at College
Station, Texas, February
17, 1905,
THEODORE H. PRICE LAUDS
A. AND M.
Just a short while ago the College
Community was honored by a visit
from Thomas H. Price who is editor
of Commerce and Finance, a maga
zine devoted to financial and econ
omic conditions. In the issue of
Wednesday, March 24, he relates the
experiences of his trip through the
South in the article “A Mental Movie
of the Southwest.” Following is an
excerpt from same:
“Journeying northward from San
Antonio and the King ranch I grati
fied a long cherished desire by vis
iting the Agricultural and Mechan
ical College of Texas, which is just
southT of Kryan. It Is a state insti
tution where some 1700 or 1800
young men are being educated as
farmers and agricultural or mechan
ical engineers. It was my privilege
to address them and I preached a
little sermon upon “The Sin of Con
servatism” to which in my opinion
the slow progress of the South in
agriculture is so largely due.
“I have never seen a finer lot of
young men than those who assembled
to hear me. The College is under
military discipline and the appear
ance of the student body is a power
ful argument in favor of universal
military training. The tuition is free
but as many of the boys have to eaim
enough to pay for their board and
lodging they do most of the work re
quired to keep the plant and grounds
in order. For this they are paid at
the rate of thirty cents an hour and
they are to be seen laboring on the
demonstration farm, the chicken
ranch, in the cow barn and else
where.
“Their enthusiasm is obvious and
I should say that they were certain
ly one hundred percent efficient. The
curriculum of the College combines
the practical and theoretical through
out. Its faculty are devoted and en
thusiastic and the reports I have
heard of the value of the work it is
doing were fully confirmed. It is un
doubtedly one of the great agricul
tural colleges of the land.”
The College is certainly indebted
to Mr. Price for such a favorable
comment. His visit here was ap
preciated and a standing invitation
to return is extended.
Our athletic record, so far, is an
enviable one and will probably cause
the year of 1919-20 to stand out as
a standard and incentive for our ef
forts in future years. The year is
not over as yet and the prospects of
our having a winning baseball club
and track team are very good. The
latter, however, deserves this little
consideration. In track work train
ing is perhaps the most important
factor in developing a winning team,
just as in other forms of athletics.
To train properly, however, nothing
is more vital than that they be giv
en an adequate amount of food of
certain quality. It is realized that
this has and is receiving considera
tion and probably there are details
with which we are not acquainted.
However, may we request that still
more effort be given over to this
in order that every track aspirant
may be supplied with food which
will condition him correctly? A
track man is prohibited from eating
sweets, too much grease, etc., and is
not allowed to smoke or keep late
hours under any consideration.
There are probably more hardships
experienced and more sacrifices
made than in any other sport. Those
in authority give these men your
earnest consideration and co-opera
tion and see that they are provided
with a training table if possible. We
will guarantee that same will not
only be appreciated but will get re
sults—a clean slate for old Texas
A. and M. for the year 1919-20.
BOTTLE SIDES
Eighteen men from G Company
have signed to go to the R. O. T. C.
camp. This company produced some
of the most distinguished men in
camp last year and in all probability
will repeat the performance this
time.
* * *
The fact that no action has been
taken in regard to excusing the com
pany reporters from reveille all goes
to show republics are indeed un
grateful.
* ^ Hi
Perhaps “cush” for the month of
April will somewhat soothe the ruf
fled feelings of the Sophs and will
also influence the decorati tenden
cies of the Fish.
* * *
H. L. Rreeke says that if they are
to have mounted cops in the ball
park they should at least clean the
sand off the track—no inferences
that they are sandblowers.
* * *
Paul Reverse looked kinder hot
galloping around in Tom Mix manner
and scaring one off in his brusque
western way. What?
Hi * *
An old theorem was advanced in
economics last week as to how to get
rich quick. It was to buy up a bunch
of these birds that belong to the “I
hate myself” club at your price and
auction them off at their own figure
—$576,329,751,000,031.
* * *
Miss Mabel Brown of Rockwall,
who is attending Baylor University,
was in College Station last Thurs
day, visiting her brother, “Reveille”
Brown and friends on the campus.
She was on her way to Houston to
attend a house party.
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