The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, May 13, 1920, Fish Edition, Image 4

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    THE BATTALION
THE R. O. T. C. VERUSU THE
CASUALS.
Upon entering A. and M. a student
is required to take, along with his
regular scholastic work, miltary train
ing, unless he be exempted for one
of the following reasons: first, his
physical condition may be such as to
disqualify him; second, if he is a
member of another military organ
ization he cannot become a member
of the R. O. T. C. and; third, if he
has been in some branch of the ser
vice a minirtium of six months he
may choose either the R. O. T. C. or
the Casual Company. If one has
completed the first two years of the
R. O. T. C., the basic course, he may,
upon application, be exempted from
further military training or may con
tinue the advanced course as he sees
fit.
In comparing the man who joins
the Casual Company at the beginning
of his freshman year with the one
who assumes his duties in the R. O.
T. C. a marked contrast is usually
evident in the general spirit with
which he regards his school. The
man who is unfamiliar with the life
of a freshman in the Corps at A. and
M. in all its varying moods is indeed
handicapped. No doubt those fresh
man students who are Casuals realize
this fact to a certain degree, but they
cannot be blamed for their choice in
the matter as it is only natural that
they should show a preferance for
“cits” after having been in the ser
vice during the Great War. A man
of this type may have just as much
love for A. and M. as any cadet, but,
if he has not, it will be decidedly
more difficult for this feeling of de
votion toward his college to be im
planted and mature within him than
it would have been had the sgg\|. j/ecrr
nourished by ^ year’s experience as
a freshman in the Cadet Corps. Now
the student who has been a cadet
during his first year presents a
somewhat different and certainly
more loyal affection for his place of
education because of the fact that he
has been reared in close association
with true A. and M. ways and man
ners as taught by the upper class-
men. The relation of the first year
man to the old man in the Cadet
Corps is a much closer one than could
possibly exist between these same
classes in the Casual Company.
Therefore, the freshman cadet has a
chance to make faster friends, is en
abled to become more in contact with
real college life and society, and is
apt to become a better all around A.
and M. man than his civilian brother.
The contrast between the man who
gives up the R. O. T. C. after two
years service to join the Casuals at
the beginning of his Junior year and
the man who continues as a member
of the Cadet Corps is not nearly so
pronounced. In fact there is pract
ically no difference in the sentiment
which each bears toward his college.
In their freshman year they with
stood the same hardships and un
pleasant incidents side by side, again
in their second year they stood by
each other right or wrong, until now,
while choosing different courses for
their third year, they are, because of
these mutal experiences of difficul
ties and pleasures alike, almost in
separable. Both hold A. and M.
above all else and work together to
bring about our success on all oc
casions and under any conditions.
The Junior Chsual has had enough
of the R. O. T. C.; the junior cadet
prefers to remain a member; both
are for A. and M. through thick and
thin.
In all probability the Casual Com
pany has become a fixture, and, as
long as junior standing is required
for entrance, it will prove a helpful
factor in our upbuilding. Next year
there will be hardly any freshman
eligible for membership.' But, if it
were possible for anyone to gain ad
mittance to the Casuals without any
restrictions whatsoever, we should be
heartily in favor of discontinuing this
civilian body at once, as it might lead
to unnecessary rivalry between it and
the Corps. Eventually it might des
troy that quality so precious to us
all, concerted effort, or the old A. and
M. spirit, which should be stronger
and more binding than any fraterni
ty or brotherhood in existance.
1928
On a balmy July afternoon
In the year of ’28,
Out in the cities superb
Just outside the ballyard gate
A multitude was gathered
At the ticket office stall.
For at four o’clock the home nine
Was to demonstrate baseball.
At length they all had entered,
And the lofty three-deck stand
Was loaded to capacity
With all species of man.
From the manifested currency
The treasury had none left.
The instruction to the visitors
Was, “Make it easy on yourself.”
The visiting team was now warmed
up
And primed themselves to win.
But for some unheard-of reason
Our team had not blowed in.
The grandstand became im' r> " + ' nt
I-efrgth their igo•
The visiting team was yenii.t, '
“Run ’em by, run ’em by!”
Two hours now had come and gone
But not a man went out.
An explosion was impending
When the hard-boiled umps sted-
ped out.
The buttons on his tailored coat
Were flashing in the sun.
The fabric of his raiment
Was the best that could be spun.
5000 “bevo” bottles
Were directed at his head,
But when he had his audience
This is what he said:
“Ladies and gentlemen—
Crawford went to Europe
In his aeroplane.
Dwyer is down in Wall Street
Cornering all the grain.
The Hiwaian Isles are Lackey’s now.
A private health resort.
Lake Michigan belongs to Higg
A gun club of some sort.
Lewis is lending money
To Rockefellow’s firm.
Henderson launched his navy
To make the English squirm.
He took the outfield with him,
And he remarked to me:
‘I’ll be back in the winter.
Or whenever Ireland’s free.’
Now don’t blame the athletes kind
folks,
They’re all too rich to play.
Ten spots refunded at the gate.
There’ll be no game today.”
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Back to Nature
(Official notice from the office of
Ike S. Ashburn).
Effective this date, olive drab
shirts, campaign hats and collar
ornaments will be worn by cadets
visiting Bryan.
Kills
We Study the Wants of
College Trade.
Shoes, Shirts, Hats, Underwear,
Hosiery, Collars, Ties, Hand
Bags, Suit Cases, Etc., are the
kinp that please, and —
UTIjc jMost JHcascmaMe in Price
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FISH BANQUET, BATTERY A
On the night of Friday, April 30,
the Fish of Battery A gave a ban
quet. At 8 p. m. the Battery was
lined up with the Freshmen in the
front rank and the old boys in the
rear rank. The rear rank was im
mediately inspected for shoe-shines,
hair cuts, and shaves. At the com
mand “squads southwest” the Bat
tery marched to the Shirley Hotel
where the banquet was served.
The toastmaster, Fish Meridith,
opened the evening with a speech of
welcome, after which every one
started to eat. Every Fish had his
servant and many were the orders
given. It was nothing unusual for
a second, third of fourth year slime
to be chasing after sky-juice or co
ask for cush.
When the meal was finished, ci
gars were passed around and the af
ter dinner speeches were called for.
The first talk was on Battery A, the
second one on “Our Captain” and
the third one on that subject which
is dear to every man’s heart:
Ladies’.’ The final speeches of the
evening were made by the visitors.
Major Jungman and Sergeant Ed
wards, and every one left feeling
well content, both mentally and
physically.
’23—.
THE HEIGHTH OF SHORTNESS
I know a man that was so stingy
he married an armless woman to
keep from buying the ring, stopped
the clock at night to keep from wear
ing out the works, looked over his
glasses to keep from wearing them
out, took long steps when he walked
to save his shoes, made his hired man
whistle all the time while in the
cherry orchard so that he would eat
hone of the fruitj, took his food in
capsules to save his teeth, and, when
he lost his pocket book and a man
returned it to him a week .later, he
charged the fellow interest on the
money while hat it.
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There are some Sophomores who
are so short they think they have
a headache when their corns are
troubling them.
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