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ALIIMNI OH> \NIZE IN LAREDO
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recretary and treasurer. Mr. Ed I..
Ayres was elected chairman of the
entertainment committee and ap
pointed as tm assistants Mr. L. V.
Shinner and J. J. .fthe original Doel
Rollins.
Old .time* were discussed and many
mteresting taars were told of the old
Fish days there.
jit was ilecidctl that the Club meet
every fourth FViday of the month
•ah. discust old times, and in thnt
way keep iip the same spirit' which
prevailed St the inrtitution ever
since its organization.
Mr. Matthes is press reporter for
the club and promises to correspond
with Us relatryc to the club’s activ
ities. The Battalion appreciates
this interept ahd Jw>pes to hear more
in the (future fr°|n these men j j
FIRST RANKER FARMER CON
FERENCE OPENS WITH MANY
FARMERS AND BANKERS
PRESENT
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The first eetaference of bankers,
and farmers ever held in the Sou'b
and the thSrd one ever held In tho
United States. .began at thip College
yesterday morning at 9:30 In Guion
Hall when . K. M. Law. President of
the T«x*# jRa^kers' , Association
art>se and sail): “The first Banker-
Farmef Corifer«*nce is now in aossion
extended an invitation to those at- '
tending the conference feel very
much at home, to go ^nd come an
they pleased and to ntalpe every pos
sible use of what fadili4ies the Col
lege had and what entertainment
College people could oiler.
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Idea *f He Confarrncr
Mr. Law told of the origin of the
idea for having the Balnker-Farmer
Conference here at thi^ time.
While he and Colonpl P, L. Dowas. !
Chairman of the ( oramittee of Ag
riculture of the TexMl Bankers’
Araociation were attending the com- ,
mencement exercises at this College
last spring. Colonel Ih>wps.suggested ,
that it would be a- fine thing if they
could have some kind cif a meeting
of the hankers of Texas Ion the Cam
pus it woaki be of valuij both to the .
bankers and to the Chllege. Mr.
Law liked the suggesting but HecRft-
rd it would be better to i have a joint
meeting of both fanmeifei and hank- '
ers. Nothing more wa^ said until
several weeks later When h
Hirsch. Chairman of jthe Agricult-
tural Commission of ti|e Am erica n
Bankers’ Association wp» tellipg of
a wonderful meeting that he append
ed in Wisconsin am) of another'lit
California of bankers and farmer--.
8o successful had thtoy naea. ha saidt
that they were made annual affair-
in those states. Mr. I^iw and Col
onel Downs then called the meeting
of Texas Bankers and (iollege repre
sentatives held in Houston in Janu-
GIFTS FOR
GRADUATION DAY
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These Are Gifts That Will Please Immensely; That
Bear I^asting. Fond and Personal Memories
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YOI ? CAN FIND HERE EITHER'
CONVENTIONAL OR ENTIRE
LY OUT OF THE ORDINARY
IDEAS FOR GIFTS. 4;-
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ar>' at which time plans if.»r this con* 1
and we fiope that it will prove te b-- f erence were definitely worked out*
the most important occasion m be-
‘
half of thg agru ulfeiral and livestock
industry of T>xas.”
He then-intXoduced President Biz-
sell as ona of the foremost men oT
Te|uis t and! he made the opening ad
dress. •‘To- save time"T>r. Bizzell
read a paper Which he had prepare I
on .*tTh# Relation of the A. and M. |
Collage to the BWnker-Farmer Con- j
Mr. Law said that I h* was sur*
vurprired In urging jhankens .ami
farmers U> attend thin Conference to j
find that there was a certain amount
of indifference, but Ke nud; ”My hat
isj off to Dx. Bizsell an<| the author- j
it|e? of this College .fol- the whole
hearted way,in which they have pr<>-
muted the conference. Dean Kyle, ,
S. C. Hoyh', T. O. Walton and Dr.
Gift Buying is Often a Puzzle—A trip to Our Store M»y
Solve it Perfeetlv for You
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J. M. CALDWELL
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Bryan, Texas
In this pap* r h* said. 'Bizzell came t>> Houstoii and told us
ference
M,n itit+Lt**?!* th*T All 'fac"ilit'ies"i>f , "the ico'l'lego "were i
open for anything tha|t could be
dope. So I fird that n<A only in the
CnW of my student da^gtat A. an l
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institutions in this country, and in
deed. until’ very recent times, banks
were organized to meet the require
ment*—of jndustry ami comnpMxe
rather than agriculture, t Wheft 'we
consider the radical differences be
tween thoPcredit needs and the coa-
/ ditiom- of agriculture t»n the om*
hand and gommerce an<l industry <^n
the other, we can readily understari!
^ why agriculture has suffered at th â– 
1 expense of th«-se otMl‘r agencies of
j industrial tlev'elopmept ' Agri-
; culture is and always will he the
most important enterpnsi% of Texa--
It beho<ivioa every commercial and
Social agency in the state to contrib
ute to the- prosperity of fanning as
a means of promoting the general
Welfare of all our people. Bankers,
.feeas^ of alt our industrial groups, cars
isffqrd to be indifferent or unsym-
pathetir with this basic industry.
‘The tline is propitious for
frank exchange of views between j
those responsible for production
j and those responsible for providin
1 financial dredit. • The farmer need.,, ,. , ^
I tu know tSe credit resources <,# thy 1 ^ • tha * thin,rs done,|
nation and the factofs that enter in- then to *° home and f° them lhnt
policy.! Th # r^ J J
| EXCHANGE BARBER SHOP
1)1 Five First Clast
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T. A. ADAMS. Proprietor
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Than**—OIH** Z*$. Re«id»nr« SSS
Zn« Moor tftjr N«ft lOnk nullditi*
•RYAN. TEXAS
M. were the students drilling to do \
their best, not only ir> Ahe Wore!
War did they do moYe |nan was ^x- ;
pectcd of'them when tpey sent out!
that challenge thdt A. and M. had
sent out mure men frdnf this College
ami from her former i students in
comparison to_ her size than any
other college in the Ujnited State*, !
hut, the students her* have offered
we up their b*ds ih tne dormi-
ahd sleep on thd ground under '
ter- tents to allow itheir hanker
and farmer Tr ends to sleep bn a lyt 4 i
tinder a rgiofL”
Bpeak|ng .further Mr. Law said
that he believed if hanker
Texas wms not keeping |n touch with
the agrtgultural and livestock Indus
trie*. he was blind to hjs own selfish
interest. The object m, coming here
he sai<l, is to come together and see]
th*re is any better w-py. any tnor**
dit. The farmer! need's ProtUabk way any .4,^ economu-al
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YOU
Do not have your picture made but several times during a
generation. The folks at home and “others” are due a
picture of yourself while you are in College. The expense
is small and the appreciation large.
ORDER FROM YOUR LONGHORN NEG
ATIVE TODAY AT
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XT*lzo'tc>a;z-rai>2xra oX XDlartlnctloaX.
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to a sound credit
hankers need to know, better than h'- ! emphasized hi» niutement that
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ha* knowa, the credit resou*|c*a of 1
the. rural • sections, and the differ- i
J noe* between the financial opers
ons of commercial enterprise* ami
agricultural endeavor.”
He concluded' with a statement of
the place and purposes of this In
stitution let 1 T*Xas, saying that th-
A. and M, College represents th*
farmers ami ptock raisers of fhn
stake in a very’ ' definite .way anti
represents neutral ground both for
The farmer And for the hanker, anti
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iness men. saving that they would .
keep a set of bboksuiafifl keep in
m'Dd their finances gmi liabilities
they wowld get much 'further with
the hankers, fie spoke! very optmas-
tically of the prospects for the fu
ture.
“My hat is off to jthe c*»unt»-y
hanker.” he said. “He its ; here. The
city banker 4ught to be> here, and
after he hears of this meeting k - *
will be sorry that he Wos* not bere.
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