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THE BATTALION
THE BATTALION
Published every Saturday night by the students of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College of Texas.
Subscription Price $1.75 per Year.
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STAFF.
Frank L. Bertschler Editor-in-Chief.
W. T. Strange Associate Editor
C. R. Warndof Assistant Editor
D. J. Finn Assistant Editor
C. C. B. Warden Contributing Editor.
• News Editor
J. T. Rollins Sport Editor.
C. Blumenthal Exchange Editor.
W. W. Cox Social Editor.
C. W. Thomas Assistant Editor.
G. A. Denison Staff Photographer
E. G. Jackson Cartoonist
Mrs. A. T. Potts Campus Editoi*
Miss Nell Pryor Assistant Campus Editor
Bill King Business Manager.
F. P. Buie Circulation Manager.
S. C. Evans Assistant Circulation Manager.
Entered as second-class matter at College Station, Texas, Feb. 17, 1905.
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If! M. success. We are for you strong.
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“SISTERS OF THE AGGIES.”
One of the brightest rays in the Friday gloom at College Station was
the telegram to the student body from the girls of C. I. A. The applause
following the reading" of the message by Colonel Barnes at noon mess made
the windows rattle in Sbisa Hall and immediately the spirits of students
remaining at College over the holidays were raised in a jump. We have never
known a stronger expression of true friendship than that displayed by the
C. I. A. lassies. Congratulations are easily given but an acid test of friend
ship comes in the dark hours. The students of the College of Industrial Arts
have always been considered by A. and M. as the “Sisters of the Aggies,” but
their kind and thoughtful message on the morning after the loss of the
greatest football game of the Southwestern Conference was more than even
we expected. In our opinion, our sister school has surpassed every co-ed
group in the state cheering the team they supported. They were not in the
Stands in special sections, though we wish that they might have been, yet
they have done something that could never be accomplished by a rooting
section,j^m^^imarts of .170.0^Aggies warm to the gii-ls of the College of
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ter this year than in the past, much of it is due to his untiring efforts. It
has been a great pleasure to work with such a man and his absence on the
staff will be keenly felt. He has never failed to submit an assignment nor
has he failed to get everything available concerning a subject before he left
it. His natural knack of news gathering has been of great benefit to the pub
lication during the recent months. In five year’s association with The Bat
talion, the editor has never known such an enthusiastic and untiring worker
as Martin. It will be recalled that without encouragement or support Martin
originated the idea of the Blanket Tax and put it through. He was hot on
the trail for an office for The Battalion at the beginning of the term and did
not rest until a substitute was eventually obtained. He was one of the first
to propose the limiting of The Bulletin in regard to news concerning strictly
student activities. He has interviewed more students and faculty members
than any other staff member. All the while his labors have been unthanked
and unrewarded. For such men it seems that there should be some reward.
It is not the policy of A. and M. to award letters for other than athletic activ
ities. There are times when we think a monogram or other design could be
well presented, not only as an incentive to work for the school, but as a re
ward to those who have quietly and unassumingly done much for which they
will otherwise never receive thanks for or even credit.
The position of News Editor is open. The eagerness with which the
average student devotes time and effort to unrewarded duties may be ob
served by the number of applications or offers of assistance. In reply to the
urgent request for a large number of staff assistants two weeks ago, three
offers were had. Think over the problem we are facing.
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ANCIENT BIRD DIES AS
RESULT OF GREAT GRIEF
OVER A. & M. DEFEAT
FOOD FOR THOUGHT.
The only possible excuse for the Bryan and College Interurban is the
A. and M. College of Texas. The students, faculty, and employees of the
College provide the majority of its passengers. What others it has are those
who have business or social relationships with the College community. Under
such conditions it might be reasonably expected that the Interurban Company
would be included in those who support the College and its activities, especial
ly those of the students. We have learned that such is not the case. The
Manager is our source of information. When the subject of advertising in
The Battalion was broached by a staff member the only kind offered was of
a nature not in accordance with the policies of the publication, namely that
of knocking satisfactoriny, reasonable, considerate, and coux-teous business en
terprises. When another staff representative approached the Interurban
Manager later in i-egard to the same matter, he was met with the information
that the Interurban Company should not support the students, but that the
students should support the Interurban company. This may be good business
logis, but it is a new idea to us. We have observed a policy among business
firms of catering to the trade. We have occasionally observed a lack of per
fection in the service of the company, but we have never before understood
the cause. Think it over.
TIGHTEN UP.
Ten weeks have passed and the grades have been posted for the first
time. They have gone home to bear witness to what you have accomplished
during this time. Are they satisfactory to you ? Have you done your best ?
In many cases one answer, “No,” replies to both questions. Now is the time
to “tighten up” and before the holidays bring the grades up to where you
want them. The “Prof.” has his eyes on you. Regardless of how good or
how poor your past has been, the next few weeks will have considerable
weight in January. The elimination processes have been gone through and
no man who is now in school whose grades are so low that they cannot be
raised to the passing mark. None are too high that they cannot be lowered
to the line of failure. Now is the time to “tighten up” and make the days
before the 22nd count.
THE “Y” COLLECTION.
Monday night the College “Y” is to collect five hundred dollars in
sixty minutes. Elsewhere in this edition will be found the purpose of the
collection. The “Y” has taken a new place in the life of A. and M. students
and evei-y man is benefitted by its far-reaching activities. It is growing
every day." It serves an average of 400 men daily in some capacity and the
number is increasing steadily. Now that the “Y” is going to us we must
go to the “Y”. When the committee comes to you Monday night be pre
pared to do your part and let us put this collection over and put it over
strong.
THE AFTERMATH.
A. and M. never knew the wide support she had until the Thanksgiving
game was lost. Every mail since has brought letters of sympathy. Tele
grams deluged the office Friday. Friends of whom we did not know sent ex
pressions of regret that we lost. And the thing that touches the Aggies is
that all say in one way or another, “Don’t worry, we’re with you yet!” It
isn’t so bad to be a loser when the A. and M. friends are of this caliber.
AN EXPRESSION OF APPRECIATION.
It is with considerable regret that we announce in this issue the
resignation of J. T. Martin, News Editor of The Battalion. Martin has been
one of our strongest and most efficient writers and if The Battalion is bet-
Many sorrowing persons returned
from Austin Thursday deeply affect
ed by the defeat handed Texas A. and
M. by the Texas Longhorns, but few
good Texans surrendered to their sor
row as did a twenty-three-year-old
guinea which was the property ofMrs.
T. I. Luckett, 1701 Morrow St., Waco.
This fowl has been a member of the
family for many seasons and was
older than Chester Luckett, son of
Mrs. Luckett, who is now a student
of A. and M. The guinea has been an
A. and M. supporter since its infancy
due to influences cast in its direction
by other members of the family. Es
pecially were the guinea’s sympathies
ax’oused when one member of the
family became a student of A. and M.
This ancient bird has enjoyed the
best of health during its entire life
time. One ox* two tixxies the fowl
was afflicted by ill health, but al
ways recovered up until it was known
that Texas had triumphed over A. and
M. The guiixea could not stand the
great sorrow caused by the down
fall of its favorite and died late
Thiinksgiving afternoon. Its sorrow,
was more pronounced than that of the
othex* members of this A. and M. fam
ily and its grief caused an untimely
death .-MfcUpped
LISTEN—WHEW!
Dear !Lou:
’Tis true
We) drew
Defeat undue.
But few
Come thxm
Like Aggies do
Ah! We’ll not rue
And raise a stew
We’ll raise anew
And beat them too,
Of evex*y hue
Gentile or Jew—
Defeat ’s our cue,
Believe me, you!
Yours ever,
Lexx.
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MAHAN’S LETTER FROM
THE LONGHORN
COACHING STAFF
Austixx, November 26, 1920.
Jack Mahan,
A. axxd M. College,
College Station, Texas.
Dear Mahan:
I am writing to you to congratulate
your entire team upon the splendid
spirit of sportsmanship displayed by
your team in the contest yesterday.
The game was marked by clean play
ing throughout and furnishes a splen
did example of how hard teams can
fight against oxxe another axxd still be
fx-iends.
You personally possess a lax’ge nxxm-
ber of admirers here who desire to
extend to you at this time the honor
of being one of the best and clean
est playex*s that ever walked on a
Texas gridix’on.
We are rejoicing today because of
our victoi’y, but you should rejoice
in being privileged to be the leader of
such a wonderful group of talented
and clean players.
With kindest personal regards axxd
wishing you all success in future life,
I remain,
(Signed)
L. THEO. BELLMONT,
B. M. WHITAKER,
CHAS. E. SEDDAN.
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FRESHMAN SPIRIT.
a winnex*—but it takes a real friend
to. stand by a loser! If Fish Hubby
did miss the Thanksgiving Hop he is
entitled to a Croix de Guerre—such
sack-holding is an honor:
Waco, Texas, Nov. 26, Nov. 27.
Bill King,
Care A. and M. College,
College Station, Texas.
My date blew up. Decided she px*e-
ferred to stay in Axxstixx and attend the
German than come to A. and M. This
didn’t suit xxxe, so here I axxx in Waco.
Count me in for my pax*t intermission
dinner expense. Me for A. and M.,
fix*st last and all time. See you Mon
day.
FISH HUBBY.
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J. C. Simmons, ex-student at A. and
M. xvrites the editor that “that was
some game Thanksgiving and eveix if
we did lose we certainly put up the
gamest fight that was ever staged on
a football field.”
J. L. Boone, Alief, ex-21, writes:
“It is a shame that they beat us after
we had them on the run as we did.”
He fxxx’ther states that it was “theix*
time”, however, and that next year
\A r e’)l get revenge.
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S. F. Burrus, Baseball “T” ixxan of
T4, wx-ites fx’om Telephone to get all
back copies of the “Bat” so he can get
the straight dope on the game and
states that he still believes that we
had the best team.
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The Aggies have always had some
thing of a reputation among the
ladies and the heart is their only vul
nerable point. Such being the case
we must hand it to the Freshman who
sent the following wire. We ax*e kind
of thankful that C. I. A. and the six
teen hundred girls there have differ
ent sentiments towax’d the Aggie
gang. Anybody can be friendly with
MAJOR ASH BURN COM
MENDS CONDUCT OF STU
DENTS IN AUSTIN
maiju^fis a soxxrce of much pride to
theWtuaent body of A. and M. It is
gratifying to know that both trips
made by the student body this season
hav® been considered as very success
ful ill regard to student conduct:
I Office of the Commandant.
December 1, 1920.
To ttye Editor of The Battalion:
May I make use of the columns of
The Battalion for the purpose of ex-
pi*ess(ing my sincere appieciation for
and admiration of the splendid spirit
and conduct of the students of this
institution at Austin on Thanksgiv
ing Day ? I heard many comments on
the splendid spirit of sportsmanship
in the face of a bitter defeat, mani
fested by the A. and M. College fol
lowers. Such tributes to a degree off
set the sting of the loss of such a
contest.
Behavior like that of the students
in Austin makes me even more proud
than I naturally am, that I am asso
ciated with such a body of real men.
IKE ASHBURN,
Commandant.
BACHELOR HALL BULL
Bachelor Football Team
Dr. V. A. Scott, former A. & M.
star quartei'back, is busy coaching
the bacheloi’s, which Dx\ S. N. Black-
berg recruited for the Bachelor Foot
ball Team. The team has been in
active training for six weeks, 'and
Di\ Scott is now “knocking off the
rough edges.” With punts avex*ag-
ing 65 yards and completed forward
passes a\'ei*aging about 45 yax*ds, an
impregnable line, and with a cyclonic
backfield, they are looking foi*wari
to a vex-y successful season.
L. E.—Blumberg.
L. T.—Hugh Milton.
L. G.—“Woodrow” Wilson.
C.—Dx*. H. Wickes or Mr. Dickey.
R. G.—Major Ike Ashburn.
R. T.—Bx-owning.
R. E.—Blackberg.
Quarterback—Scott.
R. H.—Anderson.
L. H.—Stangel.
Fullback—Cox (captain),
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Stock Reducing Sale
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ALL HART SCHAFFNER & MARX FINE
FALL SUITS and OVER COATS at-
WHOLESALE COST
All Nettleton and Walk Over Shoes
at big reductions.
Our entire stock of Fine Silk Shirts
at one-half price.
All Herman’s $9.50 Army Shoes reducee to
$7.60
All of our fine Wool Serge Uniforms, which
formerly sold for $37.50, reduced to
$28.50
COME IN EARLY BEFORE OUR STOCK
OF SIZES IS BROKEN.
M. Waldrop & Co.
The Sfoi'€ for Voting Mai
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