THE BATTALION
THE BATTALIGN
Published every Saturday night by the students of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College of Texas.
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Advertising rates on application.
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STAFF.
J"' Pertschler Editor-in-Chief.
W. T. Strange Associate Editor
9* *5* garden Contributing Editor.
T. Martin News Editor
Rollins Sport Editor.
C. Blumenthal Exchange Editor.
W. W. Cox Social Editor.
C. W. Thomas Assistant Editor.
G. A. Denison Staff Photographer
Mrs. A. T. Potts Campus Editor
Miss Nell Pryor Assistant Campus Editor
PiU Kiuf? Business Manager.
P* P- Buie Circulation Manager.
S. C. Evans Assistant Circulation Manager.
Entered as second-class matter at College Station, Texas, Feb. 17, 1905.
GOOD FORTUNE.
eration of all students remaining over for the entertainments. Mr. Scott
further assures the A. and M. students that if the committees are enabled to
raise sufficient funds for the reception by any other means, all A. and M.
students will be the guests of honor for the evening.
The Blanket Tax or Student Activity Fee placed the Battalion in a
position of financial embarassment at the beginning of the year and the man
ager took over the task of publishing a satisfactory paper without sufficient
funds. The subscription rate provided by the activity fee was not set by the
present management and was not based on sound facts. The price was set at
the same rate as was charged five years ago. No consideration was made
for the great increases in every expense attached to publication. The adver
tising comes from Bryan where every merchant heartily supports every stu
dent activity and enterprise and the management did not feel justified in'
raising advertising rates sufficiently to cover the added expenses. The tax in
creased the subscription list with a marked decrease in the total funds avail
able. No alternative was open other than to increase the advertising space.
In an effort to increase the efficiency of the paper', the staff sought College
support. In conference with Dr. Bizzell and Publicity Secretary Martin, this
was most liberally granted. Dr. Bizzell has promised to see The Battalion
‘‘thru”. Later, entertainments will be provided upder the auspices of The
Battalion and every student will be expected to support them. The authorities
went even further. The Bulletin will be reduced in size. For at least two years
The Battalion, having a state and nation wide circulation, has found it nec
essary to publish many ai'ticles of great news value that had appeared pre
viously in the Daily Bulletin. While, not meeting the approval of the students,
this repetition was essential to proper representation over the state of the
College and its activities. The greater part of this will now be eliminated.
The reduced size of The Bulletin will be met by an increased size in The
Battalion. The Bulletin will continue in its primar-y function implied in its
name, but will leave the general interest and student activity news for the
student publication to cover. The increased size of The Battalion will also
provide space for the company items and departmental club reports, the ma
jority of which have been eliminated during the past editions. Space will like
wise be available for humorous sections and more of the College life and pop
ular student articles. Publicity Secretary Martin has consented to aid The
Battalion in every possible manner, towards making the publication one of
r ide to the entire school.
The increased ^ize and space of The Battalion will necessitate the ad-
_cpnsiJBBBe number of spiff assistants. It rrjaently requested
such wo3
iociave-5 on the ‘phase of work which he is especially in
terested in or would prefer to become connected with. Former experience
is not essential. You owe it to yourself and to your school to do what you can
to help make The Battalion the best college paper in Texas and in the South.
A number of excellent contributions have been received that have not ap
peared. Some of these are still on file, some are out of date. All available
material will be used and it is the editor’s request that these, men continue
their contributions as it is assured that the majority of worthy articles will
now be published.
RICE INSTITUTE.
With two-thii'ds of their student body, many of their faculty, a fighting
team, and a peppy band, Rice came to A. and M. for the game. Their stay was
brief and our facilities for entertainment were limited, yet we gladly extend
ed our welcome and did our best to make the trip an enjoyable one for them.
Their team put up one of the hardest fights seen on Kyle Field in a long time.
They lost and took defeat like sportsmen. We trust that our victory was in
like manner. The Owls are assured of a student body strongly behind them.
Such a demonstration in yelling was never observed by A. and M. from a
co-ed student body. What they lacked in numbers they had in pep. The
co-eds especially deserve great credit for their support of their team. The
Owl yell-leaders are likewise entitled to much honor. The Rice band is one
which we consider among the best student organizations in the state. The
drum major was novel and as a Freshman was over-heard to say, he must
be either a very brave man or something less complimentary! The Owl Walk
came up to its reputation. All things considered, we enjoyed Rice’s visit im
mensely and will look forward to our visit next season and to their return
in ’22.
ON TO AUSTIN.
The entire student body made a most successful journey to Waco and
in turn was the successful host to the student body of Rice. Thus far our sea
son has been unmarred by the slightest ffriction at any point and the relation
ship towards other schools has been strengthened to a great extent. Every
man will go to Austin. Hundreds of ex-students and alumni will also be at
the Thanksgiving game. Let us bear in mind that the uniform marks the
cadet most conspicuously and let our conduct be beyond the criticism of any.
It is unnecessary to urge support of the team—such is traditionally taken for
granted at A. and M. We merely wish to urge every man to exert himself to
wards making the climax of this season a most successful day for A. and M.
in more ways than one.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
Early in the football season The Battalion changed its date of publi
cation from Thursday night to Saturday in order that the majority of the
football games might be more timely covered. Now that the season is draw
ing to a close, The Battalion will again change date of appearance on the
Campus to Friday night. This time is favorable for distribution and as Sat
urday is the light academic day for the majority of students, it is a convenient
time for reading the student publication.
THRIFT AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS.
President Bizzell Urges Economic Expenditures for College Students.
There is a wide-spread movement in the nation to impress in our pub
lic schools and students in our colleges with the significance of the thrift
movement. In the public schools a program has been worked out whereby the
student is to be taught that he must live on less than he earns and save against
future needs.
There is a great opportunity for fostering this movement among col
lege students. Abnormal conditions in recent years have' necessarily in
creased the expenses of college students. Perhaps it remains true that the
A. and M. College is the most economical institution in the country, and per
haps a larger number of students have the opportunity of working their way
through school than in any other educational institution. It is also true that
the spirit of democracy that pervades the student body here makes student
labor conditions more wholesome than are to be found in almost any other
college or university. The student who works all or a part of his way
through this institution is highly respected by all the student body and the
faculty. Many of these men rank very high as students and are universally
popular with their school mates.
But the fact remains that many students spend too much money in
this college. Aside fi*om the demands that are necessary things. The stu
dent activity fee has eliminated one of the biggest items for which collections
have been taken in the past. The time has come when every student should
give careful attention to unnecessary expenditures.
In the spirit of this thrift movement, would it not be a good thing for
every student in the college to keep an expense account for his own use and
for the information of his parents? It would surprise many a student to
see at the end of the month how much money is actually expended for useless
and unnecessary things.
It is both in the interest of the individual student and the college l ha
the average per capita expenditure be kept at the lowest possible figure. It
would be very hurtful to the institution if the College got the reputation of
being an expensive school. It will not accomplish the purpose for one student
or a small group of students to adopt this policy. If the interest of the Col
lege is to be safeguarded it will be necessary for all the students to take ac
count of this important matter.
AUSTIN ENTERTAINMENT.
Due to the plan by which the special trains leave Austin at 7:30 p. m.,
the entire student body of A. and M. will not be enabled to accept the enter
tainment provided at Austin after the game. The Thanksgiving Reception
Committee, according to Mr. Louis A. Scott, chairman, has arranged for a
dance in the House of Representatives and in the Senate Chamber, those
who do not dance will be provided with musical entertainment. This enter
tainment is an annual affair for the University alumni and to which all A.
and M. students are invited, together with faculty and college authorities. The
expenses of the entrtainment will be heavy and due to the fact that students
of the University are widely scattered over the city, it will be a difficult task
to sell the necessary five hundred two-dollar tickets, University alumni and
faculty, athletic councils and squads of both institutions, being complimented.
Mr. Scott, in a letter to the editor, asks that the situation be explained to the
students of A. and M. and requests their sympathetic understanding in case
it becomes necessary to make a charge for A. and M. students. We appre
ciate this thoughtfulness on the part of the President of the 1920 Thanks
giving Reception and feel that we can assure Mr. Scott of the hearty co-op-
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We believe in the reconstruction
period brought about in this College,
as well as evex'ywhere else, by the
x'ecent war. It had its good effects.
It abolished Guard Duty, did away
with the ban on cigarettes, brought
us a civilian Commanda/nt.
our customs, and
for good, and some for bad.
It used to be the custom hex’e to
issue the Senior Officers sabers;
these sabers were to be used by them
at parades, and other formal occas
ions, and, at the end of the year they
wex-e allowed to keep them, and take
them home as a x'emembrance of
their last and most successful year
at college. This custom was prob
ably appreciated more than any
other. The Commission, though
greatly appx'eciated, does not quite
fill the bill; something else is needed,
and the saber seemed to be just ex
actly the xdght thing.
We are sorry that the College au-
thox'ities deem it advisable to do
away with this token of their appre
ciation, for such it really was, and
leave the officers drawing blanks this
year; not even being issued auto
matics.
OUR BAND vs. UNIVERSITY
BAND.
It is said that the T. U. Band is
coming out 100 strong this year with
new unifoxuns, new dx'ills, “ ’n every
thing” prepared to out-play ours
when we go over and beat them
Thanksgiving Day. They don’t ex
pect to win the football game but
they do think their band can out
play ours. All we can see in store
for them is bitter disappointment on
this score because our band is going
to do the same thing to their band
as our team is going to do to their
team—beat them badly. Our forty-
five pieces can, and will, make their
hundred pieces sound like a bad
headache.
The Band was 100% strong at
the station Thui'sday morning to
give the Stock Judging Team a send-
eff. Is thex-e any other ox-ganiza-
tion on the Campus that can boast
of the same? Follow the Band, Ag
gies, and you will always be xdght.
WOMAN’S VIEWPOINT
TOLD BY A WOMAN.
Of coux'se,
A man is not vain,
And yet—
He never appears in evexxing clothes
without feeling, somehow, conscious
that the eyes of the whole world are
focused on him.
He never doubts, when he puts his
cheek against a gild’s that it feels
as soft and smooth as hers does.
He never sees two women across
the room, whispering together, with
out wondering what they are saying
about him.
He never appears in a bathing suit
without uns^pnsciously assuming what
he supposes tjo be a characteristic at
titude of one of the old Greek athletes.
(He never even blushes when he ap-
peax’s in a bathing suit!)
He never/ thinks it worth while to
deny himself a potato or a slice of
cream pit, for the sake of his beauty;
nor ever'dreams that a double chin
and a fgw pounds avordupois could
mar his ^^al fascination.
He jifi^^^iasses a chewing gum
,depositing a penny,
'ening hnl^^l'K 1 (.Though Ke usually
pretends that he’s looking for a cin
der in his eye.)
He nev sr gets married, without
feeling se
he thinks
iretly sorry for all the girls
are disappointed or heart
broken at losing him.
He ne\«r buys a pair of shoes,
without tAing on every other pair in
the shop.
He ne\i® doubts that it is sheer
prudishnes^ (or perhaps artful de
sign) that nnlkes a girl refuse to kiss
him. In hfs Childlike simplicity, he
never can thii» of any other reason
why she shoupm’t waixt to kiss him.
He never do/ubts that every blessed
woman he meets is going to try to
lure him intto matrimony — or out
of it.
He
things,
And
heart !-
denies any of these
would be vain.
is ; not vain — bless his
Selected.
ARTILLERY SOPHS HAVE SUN
DAY SCHOOL CLASS PARTY.
Last Saturday evening the boys of
the Artillery Sophomore Sunday
School Class met at Mrs. J. W.
Batts’ x-esidence in Bi’yan' where they
were joined by many Bryan and Col
lege belles for an intei’urban ride to
A. and M. where buffet lunch was
seiwed at the “Y”. Latex - , the crowd
adjourned to Bryan for a box-pai'ty
at the Queen. Mx\ Clarence Braden,
’19, Instructor in the Drawing Dept.,
is teacher for the class and much
credit is due him for the pleasure of
the evening. Mrs. Batts and Mrs.
McKenzie, constantly chaperoning
parties of students, have the thanks
of the entire class.
AGGIE RHYMES (SOMETIMES).
AMC
He rolls his own of Dui'ham Bull,
An’ smokes ’em.
She rolls hex - own of knitted wool,
An’ shows ’em.
AMC
There was a young drum-major from
Rice,
Who strutted the Owl Walk pretty
nice,
But we were at home, so we let him
alone,
And he’s still the drum-major at
Rice.
AMC
The Mustang was pretty good riding,
And the Bear furnished pretty good
steaks.
The Owl gave us pretty good pickings,
But the Longhorns appeal to our
tastes.
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and our prices are lower
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shirts, O. D. cotton shirts,
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chevrons, bath robes, slip
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bags, sheets and pillow
cases, blankets, rain
coats, College pennants
and pillows, blankets
towels, etc.
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We are large buyers of second hand furniture, such
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