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THE BATTALION
THE BATTALION
Published every Thursday night by the
Students’ Association of the Agricultural
and Mechanical College of Texas.
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STAFF.
Frank L. Bertschler Editor-in-Chief
W. T. Strange Associate Editor
J. T. Martin Associate Editor
C. C. B. Warden Contributing Editor
A. Knickerbocker Sport Editor
C. Blumenthal Exchange Editor
W. W. Cox Social Editor
C W. Thomas Assistant Editor
G. A. Dennison Staff Photographer
Bill King Business Manager
F. P. Buie Circulation Manager
S. C. Evans. .Assistant Circulation Manager
Contributors for This Issue:
King Vivian James Sullivan
Entered as second-class matter at College
Station, Texas, February 17, 1906.
BRUIN GROWLS.
“We are assured the best football
team in the state, if not the South
this year.”
The above extract from the Baylor
Lariat furnishes the meat for an
editorial in the first edition of that
publication, now grown to a semi
weekly. Without considering the fact
that such definite judgment seems
kind of previous at this period of the
season we cheerfully admit to the
Bears that “it’s their time—just
about.”
“What good is an A. and M. College,
anyway?” further states this Bruin
publication. Well, neighbor, space
kind of limits our reply but quite a
good deal could be said on that sub
ject. A couple of pretty good pur
poses for its maintenance are: First,
to train two of Baylor’s three football
coaches. Second, to give the neces
sary training to the man who leads
the newly instituted courses in Ag.
at this great aforesaid school of Bay
lor. Think it over, friend Bears, and
ask us a hard one next time!
THE WORM AND THE APPLE.
It just takes one small worm to ruin
the largest apple. Deep in the core
it does its work, secretly, silently, hid
den from the view of the world. In a
similar way one student with wrong
ideals can work havoc. Collected and
jumbled together here, isolated from
others than our own little community,
we are more susceptible than were we
located in a large town or city. We
have had occasion to observe the work
of the “worm.” Follow his trail and
when he is found, “squash” him with
your heel. The old adage has been
made to read, “It’s a long worm that
never turns.” When he fails to made
a rapid “turning” at this institution
from'his own free will, he is soon dis
covered and “turned.”
BATTALION CHANGES PUBLICA
TION DATE TO SATURDAY.
In order to increase its value to the
student body The Battalion has ar
ranged to change the date of publica
tion from Thursday nights to Satur
days. This will improve its efficiency
as a medium for publishing student
activities. The next edition will con
sequently appear October 16th instead
of October 14th.
Unintentionally The Battalion has
injured the feelings of one of its most
loyal supporters, a man who never
tires in his efforts to help the students
and the College. We regret this more
than is possible to express as the pol
icy of The Battalion is to make new
friends and make the old friends
stronger.
The student publications of Texas
are working together this year strong
er than ever before in an attempt to
bring about perfect harmony and
goodwill. The recent article in the
Texan announcing the University’s in
tention of presenting the A. and M.
College with the section of “Bevo’s”
hide that was branded 18-0 by Aggie
students is an example.
J. E. LEWIS,
General Secretary Y. M. C. A.
Mr. J. E. Lewis is the popular new
Secretary of the College Y. M. C. A.
In the short time he has been with us
he has done much to improve the ser
vices rendered by the “Y” and at pres
ent more students are interested than
ever before at this season.
Mr. Lewis attended Knox College,
Galisburg, 111., two years and later re
ceived his A. B. degree from William
Jewell College at Liberty, Mo., in ’15.
He then attended Newton Theological
Institution at Boston for one year and
followed this by a year at the Uni
versity of Chicago.
In August ,1917, Mr. Lewis entered
War Work for the “Y” and served
until April, 1919. During this time he
was ten months overseas in France
and Italy. In.August, 1918, he was
gassed and later received the Croce di
Guerra of Italy.
Mr. Lewis is interested in all forms
of athletics but due to injuries re
ceived in his first Freshman game at
Knox College he has been unable to
enter this sport since that time. Mr.
Lewis is a member of Theta Kappa
Epsilon.
Mrs. Lewis, who is here with him,
has been unanimously requested to act
as official chaperone for student social
activities and has promised to lend
her services. Mrs. Lewis, after grad
uating from Liberty, Missouri High
School, attended Liberty Ladies’ Col
lege, Baptist Missionary Training
School, and the University of Chicago.
MONOPOLIES.
Economics and the sciences of bus
iness verify the fact that monopolies
are enabled to work for the common
good. The fault lies in the fact that
when a monopoly becomes possible,
the desire to do good generally dis
appears. The students have occasion
to be affected in their daily lives by
limited monopolies. While the Col
lege student is usually considered to
be a reckless and generous spender, he
is observing. And when the dagger
thrust is too keen he can retaliate.
The weakness of monopolies lies in
their dependency upon their trade.
When the trade realizes this it be
comes in turn a monopoly and is able
to reverse the point. All things con
sidered a drum head can be just so
tight. After that it bursts.
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