THE BATTALION
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fessors are not better paid is that they
have not emphasized their needs with
strikes, etc. Fortunately for the in
stitutions employing them, loyalty
and lack of cooperation have prevent
ed them from making very loud de
mands for their rights. Professors
are a silent and patient race, and the
unfortunate men who are trying to
support families on the same salary
as that of a single man have too
frequently allowed their sense of in
justice to be stifled by the indiffer
ences of high minded colleagues who
have a private income to which their
professional salary is but a pleasing
appendage. If everything else fails,
why not try the tipping system for
college professors?
Taking into consideration the many
emotions that surge thru the students
mind, there is none in my estimation
more* worthy of attention than that
of Hope. It is a flattering miss or
that which gives us the prospect of
some great good.
It is a pleasant flatterer that cares
ses the unhappy with expectations
of happiness in the bosom of futurity.
When all things else fail us Hope
stands by us to the last.
It encourages all things good, great
and noble.
It gives health to the sick; peace
to the troubled, strength to the
weary, and life to the dying. It has
sunshine in its eye and encourage
ment on its tongue.
Let its inspiring influence be in the
heart of every student. Cultivate
well this ever shining flower. It is
the evergreen of life that grows at
the Souls garden.
Do not despair- at the first attempt
to perforni some Herculean task
placed upon you. Look forward with
hopeful expectancy to the benefits to
be derived when the task is done.
Hope and Fear are closely con
nected although their lines of action
are vastly dissimilar. One looks for
ward with expection of good, the
other with dread. Many lose enjoy
ment of the present in expectation
of the future. The fear of the fu
ture is more detrimental than actual
loss. There is none whose condition
is so low but that Hope, the blessed
purveyor of futurities kindest bless
ings, comes to make their lot bear
able.
Hope is the last thing that dieth in
man.
When Death seizes with its iron
grasp and claims us as victims and
when the last storm of life has blown
by, Hope comes to inspire us with a
happy reception beyond the scenes of
earth.
The work being done to remedy
the acoustical defects of Guion Hall
is nearing completion, the results so
far being very satisfactory. The
auditorium is a splendidly equipped
building, presenting a very striking
architectural appearance, but the
building materials are of such a na
ture that no sound waves are ab
sorbed. Prior to the installation of
the acoustical felt, the only sound
absorbing material was the clothing
worn by the audience. At present
the ceiling and end walls have been
treated with felt about one inch
in thickness, this being concealed
with a covering of canvas, which in
turn is painted white to match the
surrounding surfaces.
The work is being conducted un
der the supervision of Mr. Swan an
acoustical expert who has worked
for several years under the late Pro
fessor Sabine, a man who devoted
more than twenty years to the study
of sound absorbing materials.
The windows are soon to be cov
ered with a drapery in the form of
curtains. The spaces between the
columns supporting the balcony are
to be curtained with a heavy grade
of poplin cloth or other material of
a suitable nature, and the floor is to
have a covering of inter-locking til
ing or a heavy weight cork linoleum.
Since the auditorium is used for
all forms of entertainment, a med
ium between the high reverberation
necessary for music and a much low
er one required for speaking has to
be taken into consideration. The
results thus far are very satisfac
tory and with the completion of the
proposed plans, A. and M. can boast
of one of the best auditoriums in
the South.
We take this opportunity of ex
pressing to the members of the Soph
omore Class our deepest regard and
highest appreciation for the part
they took in making the Junior Ban
quet one not to be forgotten.
If it had not been for the in
itiative and unity of the Sophomores
the Junior Banquet would have been
spread only in the Mess Hall and not
broadcast.
It was the consistent endeavors of
the Sophomores to purloin our toast
master that added to the momen-
tiousness of the occasion.
We ackonwledge the clean tactics
of all members of the Sophomore
Class and it was due only to the
vascillating hand of fate that their
endeavors were unsuccessful.
We hope that the Sophomore Class
of 1921 affords you as much action
as we have undergone.
If the respective classes of this in
stitution would only co-operate on
all details and affairs of our Col
lege life as have the Sophomores and
Junior Classes on this one particular
phase, I am quite certain that the
school spirit would go up another
notch.
THE SAME OLD SACK
’Twas the night of the Junior Ban
quet,.
Excitement filled the air.
The Fish took flight for the woeful
night
And scattered everywhere.
The Sophomores had their plans laid
well,
They were wise to every fact;
They even knew when the spread
was due.
And siill they held the sack ! ! !
Even on the Junior program
Each speaker they could name.
So they took a sack upon their back
Prepared to bag the game.
But the sack was old and full of
holes
From use for centuries back,
So everyone knew how the game
slipped through,
'While the Sophomores held 'ihe
sack ! ! !
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To Students who have Not
ordered Portraits from Long
Horn negative:
—Your negative has been retouch
ed and the finished pictures are ready
to be made. The cost is cheaper than
elsewhere and your dollar paid is fur
ther deducted.
You owe a photograph to your
friends and to the folks at home. Or
ders will be accepted for a limited
time. May we have yours?
The College Studio
(Photographs of Distinction)
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