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The Battalion
Published Weekly by the Students of the Ag ricultural and Mechanical College of Texas.
VOL. XXIX.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS DECEMBER 3, 1920.
NUMBER 11
COLLEGE Y WILL
COLLECT $500
MONDAY NIGHT
The Organization Is Rendering Great
Service To Students Who Will
Show Their Appreciation.
AIR SERVICE
OFFICER NOW
AT COLLEGE
The members of the “Y” Cabinet Major Clinton Russel, recently
will ask for $500 next Monday night ( Commanding . officer at Barron Field,
Other Officers To Come When Equip
ment Arrives—Will Be Interesting
College Unit.
POSITIONS IN
HORTICULTURE
AND AGRONOMY
in 60 minutes for the work among U-,, ,,
1C ^nn +v,J Ft - Worth, was expected to arrive
via aeroplane today to take up the
duties of organizing an Air Service
Unit of the R. O. T. C. Major Rus
sel is to be the only officer in the
Air Service Unit until equipment ar
rives, when another officer and two
non-commissioned officers will be as
signed.
Major Russel is an alumnus of the
A. and M. College and will be the
second graduate assigned here in
charge of a branch unit of the R. O.
T. C., Lieutenant Kurtz, in charge
of the Signal Corps Unit being the
other.
A. and M. is the only school in the
south having an air service unit and
this makes a total of five branches
represented here, which is the lar
gest in the United States.
The unit will be limited to 100 un
derclassmen under the present plans.
Details will be announced soon af
ter Major Russel’s arrival. The total
military equipment at the college will
then be $200,000.
young men of Texas. $400 of the
amount to be raised will be sent to
the State Committee of the Y. M. C.
A. of Texas, $50 will go to the Inter
national Committee, which operates in
764 colleges and univei-sities in the
United States, and $50 will be sent
for the work of the “Y” in the for
eign countries, among the students
of those countries.
Among the many reasons why A.
and M. students should give to this
fund the following ai’e probably of
most importance:
First. The Student Department of
the State Committee of the Texas Y.
M. C. A. has aided materially in past
yeai’s in the “Y” work at A. and M.
College and Mr. Coulter, State Secre
tary has visited the Campus many
times in his twenty years of service,
and had much to do in financing the
local “Y” building when it w T as in the
px’ocess of construction. This State
Committee supervises the work in the
various cities, counties and colleges.
It has on its staff efficient secretaries
for- student, boys, county, city and in
dustrial work.
Second. Through the efforts of Mr.
Coulter last month, the A. and M. Y.
M. C. A. received a large shipment of
supplies from the War Wox*k Council,
for the use of the student body.
Among these things we found basket
balls, medicine balls, volley balls,
checker’s, dominoes, chess, 1250 Ser
vice Song Books, 200 Bibles, 1500
Khaki Testaments and 250 Civilian
Testaments.
Third. Likewise through the ef
forts of our State Committee, the sal-
-jwy of. one of ^
by the War Work Council.
Fourth. Twenty different students
at A. and M. College this year have
received scholarships ranging fdom
$100 to $200 cash, making a total of
approximately $3,000.
Fifth. A glance at the report of
Secretax-y for November convinces one
that the “Y” is serving its purpose
and making itself useful in every
practical way this year. Twenty-
thr-ee different organizations held
meetings in the building, 81 different
meetings were held, 44 students were
found work, 38 students were employ
ed by the “Y”, 160 leters a day have
been written in the “Y”, over 100 men
play pool or billiards every day, and
about 400 visit the building. During
the Thanksgiving Hop, the “Y” cared
for 23 ladies one or mor’e nights, with
a maid in charge the entire time and
the building open twenty-four hours
each day.
For these reasons and in addition
because the “Y” serves men and boys
the world over as it is serving the
students of A. and M. the “Y” Cabinet
and its committee of 80 students will
visit the dorms next Monday night
and ask for pledges of any amount
from $5.00 down.
THE WRESTLING
SEASON WAS
OPENED TODAY
Splendid Opportunity For Both Men
and Women Offered Through the
Civil Service.
STOCK JUDGES
LOST CONTEST
AT GREAT SHOW
Took Ninth Place At Great
Meet—Brnp'-r J’.u’l Gf' c '
rdj
The student’s stock judging team
from College which went to Chicago
came out ninth in the contest. No
very definite news has been received
as to how the individual members of
the team came out or what was the
cause of our defeat. The winning-
team, Purdue University, ranged
around a total of 3900 points while our
last year’s championship team aver
aged 4119 points or a total of 166
points above their closest opponent
which was Nebraska. This same in
stitution came out second this year
again.
There were a larger number of col
leges represented this year than for
merly and a much keener competition.
Colorado Agricultural College came
out sixth and this was their first at
tempt at the International.
Coach Stangel and the team are to
return to College on the 5th. Par
ticulars will be published in next
week’s edition.
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces an open com-
petitive examination for special field
assistant in crop acclimatization, for
both men and women. A vacancy in
the Bureau of Plant Industry, De
partment of Agriculture, for duty in
the field, at $2,040 to $2,400 a year,
and vacancies in positions requiring
similar qualifications, at these or
higher or lower salaries, will be filled
from this examination, unless it is
found in the interest of the service to
fill any vacancy by reinstatement,
transfer, or promotion.
Bonus—Appointees whose services
are satisfactory may be allowed the
increase granted by Congress of $20
a month.
Citizenship and sex—All citizens of
the United States who meet the re
quirements, both men and women, may
enter this examination; appointing
officers, however, have the legal right
to specify the sex desired in request
ing certification of eligibles.
Duties—The duties of the appointee
will be to supervise the planning and
installation of experimental facilities
and equipment in connection with ir
rigation development work with cot
ton, corn, and other plants of tropi
cal origin, at field stations in Cali
fornia, Arizona, Texas, and the/South-
west in general, and to develop; special
methods of cultivation and utilization
of new crops, in which chemical and
engineering knowledge Hire Required,
in connection with crop acclimatixa-
tion investigations.
Subjects and weights—Com(petitors
will not be required to reportlfor ex
amination at any place, but )will be
rated on the following subjects, which
■^r'-go have the relative weifSts indi-
Y | [eigiits.
Education and trainiiAg :j 30
Experience !—.V 50
Thesis containing 1,500' to 18,000
words on some phase of iJriga-
tion and agricultural develop
ment work (to be filed with
the application)
A. AND M. STEER
MADEGRAND
CHAMPION
In the Chicago Fat Stock Show, Re
peated Record Made at Dallas Fair
—Honor for A. and M.
Seventy-five Men Out Thursday for
First Meeting—King and Coach
Jones Outline the Work.
The workouts for wrestling and
boxing were started this afternoon.
About seventy-five men reported the
first day and a number of others have
designated their intentions of going-
out. Captain King and Coach Jones
called all interested students together
Thursday and outlined the work for
the sason which opens formally Jan
uary 10th.
The old mat has been renovated and
another has been ordered and will
soon be installed in the Gym. More
interest than at any time in the past
has been displayed and the prospects
are for good teams. A number of
meets with the larger schools of the
state will be held before the season
closes in March.
Prince Perfecto XI, the Grand
Champion Steer at the Dallas Fair
this fall, won similar honors for the
college while he was on exhibition
at the International Live Stock Show
in Chicago last week. The steer
was entered in the Calf class' of the
College Division of the exposition.
Prince Perfecto XI was bred and
reared by the Animal Husbandry
Department of the College. The
sire of Prince Perfecto XI is Prince
Perfecto, and was dropped from
Miss Lula on November 5, 1919. He
is a Hereford, and the fact that he
won the Grand Championship at In
ternation Live Stock show speaks for
his own merits.
In the great majority of instances
the honors of the International Live
Stock Show go to northern bred ani
mals. It is a matter of pride that
an animal from A. and M. College
is made Grand Champion of its class
the first time the institution has en
tered cattle at the show.
AGGIE BASKET
BALL TEAM IS
STEAMING UP
Bible Putting Men Through Hard
Practice Every Day—Last Year’s
Team Almost Intact.
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Total.
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100
Applicants should apply f<6r Form
2118, stating title of examination de
sired, to the Civil Service Commission,
Washington, D. C., or Custom House,
New Orleans, La. Applications should
be properly executed and submitted
with Civil Service Commission, Wash
ington, D. C., by Dec. 28, 1920. For
service preference original or certi
fied discharge and service record must
be attached.
AVIATORS MAKE LANDING
HERE FOR ARMY WORK
MRS. A. L. TUTTLE ARRIVES TO
JOIN HUSBAND ON CAM
PUS WERE THEY WILL
MAKE THEIR HOME.
Students and campus people are
welcoming Mrs. A. L. Tuttle and lit
tle girl to the campus community.
Mrs. Tuttle is the wife of Captain A.
L. Tuttle, Professor of Military Sci
ence and Tactics on detail here for
R. O. T. C. duty, who is one of the
most popular instructors connected
with the college. Captain Tuttle has
been at the college since the first of
last session while Mrs. Tuttle has
been at their home in New York
state. They will make their home at
the new apartments near the Bach
elor’s Hall on Hospital Street.
ADDITION UNDER CONSTRUC
TION AT COLLEGE LAUNDRY.
A new addition is being built to
the college laundry. It is a two-
story structure built of concrete and
brick. The office of the laundry
manager and the checking room will
be on the first floor. Shower baths
and dressing rooms will be on the
second floor for the convenience of
the employees of the laundry. The
addition will be completed about the
first of next March or April.
When the new addition is com
pleted the A. and M. College laun
dry will be more modern and com
plete than that of the majority of
laundries in our smaller cities.
Lieutenant and Sergeant-Major Come
From Ellington Field on Per
sonnel Duties.
Thursday morning Lieutenant Asp
and Sergeant-Major Denison made
a landing here from Ellington Field.
The purpose of their trip was to cor
rect some detail errors in the person
nel records of recruits recently de
tailed to the College Post. It was
Lieutenant Asp’s first visit to the
college and he was very favorably
impressed. Sergeant Denison has
been here before and is well known
by the sergeants of the enlisted per
sonnel.
V-XK*’'
BMBtSa'.
PIERCE CAPTAINS ’21 AGGIES
When Johnny Pierce was carried
off the field in the first three minutes
of play in the Thanksgiving classic,
the ache left in his heart was too
deep for him to doff the Aggie foot
ball togs forever. Pie will return
next year for another chance in the
Texas game and will lead the ’21
Aggies in the great game on Kyle
Field next Turkey Day.
THE BATTALION LOSES
VALUABLE STAFF MEMBER
Captain Forbes and his basket had
warriors are out evei-y afternoon go
ing through hard practice in prep
aration for the strenuous schedule
with the conference teams this win
ter. The Southwestern Confet’ence
championship team that never lost a
single game of its schedule last year
is virtually intact and prospects are
indeed bright for another all victor
ious team. The main problem con
fronting the coach is to find a man
to fill the shoes at forward of Capt.
McQuillen of last year’s team, who
graduated with the class of ’20.
There are many likely candidates out
for his position though and compe
tition is going to be keen. All the
men are in good condition and un
der the coaching of Bible promise to
develop into one of the most aggres
sive fives to be seen on a conference
court this season. There will he
played on the 17 and 18 of December
two pre-season games with Baylor
Medical College of Dallas. These
games will in no way be easy as
basketball is practically the only
game indulged in by the Dallas
school and they always put ap a
close game. The outcome of these
contests will give the basketball fol
lowers of the state a chance to get
a line on the Farmer Quintette.
LIVE OAK TREES
WILL BEAUTIFY
L & M. CAMPUS
BATTALION
SELECTS ALL
STATE TEAM
Mythical Eleven Is Chosen From Con
ference Schools of Texas With
Reasons Given.
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BATTALION’S ALL-STATE
PICK.
NOTICE.
All books must be returned to the
Library by December 15th. Begin
ning with today, instead of being-
loaned for two weeks, all books will
be stamped “December 15” and will be
due on that day regardless of when
they were taken out. Kindly take
notice of this and get your books
back on time.
JAS R. GULLEDGE,
Acting Librarian.
SAY-
MAKE YOUR DATE FOR THE
BIG BARN YARD DANCE TO BE
GIVEN IN THE MESS HALL AN
NEX, DECEMBER 21, 1920, FOR
THE BENEFIT OF THE “AGGIE-
LAND JAZZ BAND” BEFORE
THEY START ON THEIR TOUR
OF THE STATE.
News Editor Martin Submits Resig
nation; Man Who Put Over the
Blanket Tax Must Give Up
Writing.
The Battalion is to lose one of its
most energetic and enthusiastic staff
members. J. T. Martin, Junior Ag.
student, has submitted his resigna
tion on the grounds that his academic
work will now demand all of his
time. Martin has been most -effi
cient in his work on the Battalion
during the year and has devoted
much time to each issue. He has a
natural ability for reporting and at
a school where there is no course in
Journalism, is recognized as a “news
hound.” Nothing gets by him and his
services will be keenly felt. Plis let
ter of resignation folows:
College Station, Texas,
December 3, 1920.
Mr. F. L.. Bertschler,
Editor-in-Chief of The Battalion,
Campus.
Dear “Rabbi”:
I told you about the first of No v
ember that it may be necessary for
me to resign f rom the Editorial Staff
of The Battalion. I now think that
it is best to do so. I have given you
my best at the expense of my aca
demic work. In oi’der for me to put
my collegiate work on a more firm
basis, I shall have to devote my en
tire time in trying to withstand the
sacrifices that I’ve made, but I fear
that I’ve waited too late.
I shall continue to hold the wel
fare of The Battalion at heart, and
it is a bitter disappointment to me
to have to break off official relations.
In presenting my formal resignation
as News Editor, I wish to thank you
700 Young Trees Being: Set bv Build-
Driveway fec'lng Developed.
Under the supervision of the Build
ings and Grounds Department, Mr.
Thomsen is setting out seven hun
dred live oak trees on the road just
west of Goodwin Hall and the Y. M.
C. A.
New trees will also be set out all
over the Campus where old ones have
died, and along other streets where
they are needed. The trees are be
ing given the very best of care and
they shall add to the beauty of the
Campus in later year’s.
The road that is just west of Good
win Hall is now being graded up.
This will eliminate one of the worst
mud holes on the Campus. The
ditches on each side are being cleaned
out and the dirt is put in the center
of the road. A heavy packer is run
over the road as it is being built up
in order not to interfere with the traf
fic. Cement curbs have been con
structed at the north end of the drive
and walks laid parallel to Mitchell
Hall and to the Y, greatly improving
the view.
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AGGIE “T” MEN.
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MAHAN
4*
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HIGGINBOTHAM
4*
MARTIN
4-
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WILSON
4*
4*
GOUGER
4*
4*
MORRIS
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4*
DRAKE
4*
4*
MURRAH
4*
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CARRUTHERS
4*
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SCUDDER
4*
4*
DIETERICH
4*
4*
PIERCE
4*
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ANGLIN
4*
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WEIR
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SMITH
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Wilson, A. and 1VL, left end. 4»
McCulloch, Texas, right end. 4*
Drake, A. and M., left end. 4*
Dennis, Texas, right tackle. 4*
Murrah, A. and M., guard. 4*
Underwood, Rice Institute, 4*
right g-uard. 4*
Swenson, Texas, center. 4*
Watson, Texas, quarterback. 4*
Mahan, A. and M., fullback, 4»
captain. 4*
! d- Higginbotham, A. and M., 4*
4* right halfback. 4-
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d* back. 4-
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In this pick we believe that we pre
sent in Murrah of A. and M. and Un
derwood of Rice two of the best guards
in the state. They both have been
towers of strength in their respective
teams and these two flanking the
great center, Swenson of Texas, will
make the center of the line impreg
nable. In Drake and Dennis, we have
the two best tackles in the south
western conference. They both have
been outstanding stars of the season
and have been placed on almost every
selection thus far made by the lead
ing papers of the state. Wilson and
McCulloch are two ends that would
form a combination hard to beat in
any con^r, ./nee eleven.
^ There is no
cei%^&fLCe. I At is fast and is a surf
tackier. McCulloch is good on vhe
defensive and when it comes to
catching passes there is no better in
the state. Watson at quarterback is
the best in the state because he is a
good broken field runner and has al
ways returned the opponent’s punts
for good distances. He is good at ad
vancing the ball and his passing abil
ity is recognized throughout the state.
At the halfback position, Higginboth
am has been the outstanding star of
the season and his punting ability,
coupled with his ability to circle ends
will place him on any conference
eleven in the south. Dyer of Rice has
been a tower of strength to his team
this year and his speed and ability
to evade tacklers has brought numer
ous comments from officials through
out the state. He is good in running
ends and when it comes to off-tackle
plays he can always be counted on for
a gain. Mahan is the out-standing
star of both the state and South
western Conference and if his abil
ities were enumerated here our space
would be consumed before we could
finish. Suffice to say that last sea
son he was the unanimous choice of
both the state and Southwestern of-
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LETTERS GIVEN
AT LAST SQUAB
MEETING FRIDAY
Fifteen “T’s” Given; No “T’s-2”;
Pierce Captain ’21 Aggies; Scud-
der to Play Next Year.
OH!
Gently, he placed his arm around
her waist,
“Darling would you like me to ask
your mother?”
With a sudden cry of terror she
grasped his arm.
“No, no,” she shrieked, “she’s a
widow. I want you myself!”
for the position on the Editorial
Staff. I shall be glad to be of any
assistance that I can to my successor.
Respectfully Submitted,
J. T. MARTIN.
Friday night the 1920 football
squad held a last meeting when the
Athletic Council awarded 15 letters.
This is probably the smallest number
of men who get letters on any pr’om-
inent squad but the A. and M. “T”
stands for much and the fifteen men
who received this award have some
thing that means a great deal to any
student who has ever attended the old
school. Every man worked hard and
gave his best on the gridiron this sea
son. Five men received their first let
ters. Five will never have another
chance. At the last moment Pierce
and Scudder made decisions to return
next year and have brightened the
prospects for next season consider
ably. Pierce was elected as Captain
of the 1921 Warriors. There is a pos
sibility of Martin’s return next sea-
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