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THE BA T T A LION
THE BATTALION
Published every Friday night by the students of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College of Texas.
Subscription Price $1.75 per Year.
Advertising rates on application.
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STAFF.
Frank L. Bertschler Editor-in-Chief.
W. T. Strange : Associate Edifor
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
Mrs. A. T. Potts Campus Editor
Miss Nell Pryor Assistant Campus Editor
Bill King Business Manager.
F. P. Buie Circulation Manager.
S. C. Evans r Assistant Circulation Manager.
Entered as second-class matter at College Station, Texas, Feb. 17, 1905.
YOUR ADDRESS.
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* STUDENT OPINION. *
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Better Hash.
According to statistics, the average
price of all foods has fallen over fifty-
per cent. Our maintenance for next
term is going to be the same as last
term—that is, one hundred and thirty
dollars. We are not complaining
about that, but we most certainly ex
pect to receive a little better fare than
we are getting this term. This term
we paid more than ever before, and
received worse fare than ever before.
Now we again pay an enormous fee,
while the food-prices are back to nor
mal, or nearly so. It stands to rea
son, that our fare should improve pro-
portionally, but if it remains as it is,
we would suggest that somebody make
an explanation.
The United States Postal Service probably received more criticism
than any other one institution in the nation. This is reasonable and ex
pected since it deals with more people than the tax collectors and mail
order houses. The Faculty Exchange is not in the truest sense a post
office. It is an establishment for the convenience of the students, faculty,
and college authorities. Service unequalled in many large Texas towns is
provided every one connected with the college. Yet, each mail brings
scores of letters incorrectly addressed. It is impossible for any one man
to keep an absolutely accurate record of the whereabouts of each student
and faculty member if such person is unable to do so himself. Some
students have received mail for months from the same correspondent, each
time the address being incorrect. This adds to the postmaster’s task,
one consisting of much tedious looking through records. Hours are spent
daily in an effort to send your mail to you. Where an office has numerous
clerks and assistants, such can be taken care of. In a peculiarly situated
office such as the Faculty Exchange, where every patron receives and sends
more mail than the average person, and where one man attends to all de
tails of the office, this additional and very unnecessary work is accomplish
ed only at the expenditure of much time and effort. Every man in the
college should notify all his correspondents of his correct box number,
company, battery, or troop. This would expedite mail delivery and make
the postmaster’s many tasks more wholesome. Henderson, as our post
master is known to the students, is “one of the boys”. He is imbued with
the A. and M. spirit and is unsurpassed in his strong support of every ac
tivity. Let us help him to the extent of giving our correct addresses to
all correspondents. It must become discouraging when we have heard
him inform the same faculty member three times this one term that
money orders must be obtained at the College Station office! And moreso
when some fair damsel writes her gay Lothario with all confidence that
merely “John Smith, College Station, Texas” will find him! We realize
his importance in her estimation, but there are many Smiths, figuratively
speaking, and many duplications, in the majority of names represented
here. It is a matter of community pride when a town grows to .such size
specific, addresses are ineeded thaq merely the^.oatoflice^ . It^
aiso be likewise here—su^rn a condition having’ -
ago.
reached long
THE DORMITORY ROOM.
Elsewhere, in the Student Opinion column, will be found an article
suggesting improvements in the dormitories that will aid and induce de
corating rooms. We give this our hearty endorsement. There was a time
which old pictures recall when the rooms at A. and M. were dear to the
hearts of their occupants. Since then, the college pennant has become
a worthless and useless commodity. All the ingenuity of Engineers and
Ags have contributed to means of hanging banners, pennants, and pictures
without the aid of tacks. Many students have expended considerable cash
in beautifying their rooms against difficulties. The Student Opinion ar
tide suggests molding. And if molding is installed, let it be filled with
tacks. What matters it if the rooms are made more pleasing to the occu
pants? Only one dormitory has walls sufficiently free from defects to re
main bare. We endure bare barracks walls in the army. Yet, in the
dugouts of France and Germany the soldiers covered the walls with the
odds and ends that were dear to them. Many rooms at A. and M. now
have the unpainted college furniture, thi’ee beds, and three trunks as fur
nishings. It is natural that dissatisfaction should reign in such a room
For nine months the college dormitory room is “home”. We favor making
them sufficiently attractive to be pleasing.
THE “Y” RELIGIOUS SERVICE.
Beyond its function as a social center and provider of entertain
ment for the fifteen hundred students of A. and M., the College “Y” has
yet another duty in its triangular activities. This is covered in its relig
ious services each Thursday night. When you are at home you ordinarily
attend church services with regularity. When away it is different. The
restraining and protective influences of home are not present. At col
lege the Sunday chapel services are in the nature of broad, non-sectarian
lectures presented by the best and strongest speakers in the state and na
tion. This does not fill the need for a religious service in nature similar
to the home church. This is what the “Y” attempts to present to the stu
dents of A. and M. whether they are church members or “Y” members or
not. The Thursday night services are supervised and directed by stu
dents alone. The music is provided and rendered by students The les
sons are taught and read by students. It is YOUR service. Your pres
ence is requested and needed. Be present next Thursday evening.
THE NEW YEAR.
Full of brilliant prospects and opportunities the year of 1921 is
well under way. The New Year resolutions have been broken and in many
cases forgotten. The Christmas holidays saw the close of the first lap of
the college year. The long “home stretch” is now in sight, although the
longest part of the year is yet to come. Now is the time to profit by the
experiences of the past. Let your errors and mistakes early in the term
guide you through the coming months. If the past three months have not
been satisfactory to you, make the coming five meet your approval. A
college education is obtained from day to day—not at the time of final
tests. Bear in mind that primal purpose for which you came to A. and
M. Keep on the job. If you have failed to do so in the past, wake up
before it is too late. Let June find you satisfied with your accomplish
ments and by stai'ting now, 1921 can be made the best year of your life.
THE CAMPUS RESIDENTS.
One of the most pleasant surprises to the students remaining on the
campus during the holidays was the lively interest the campus people show
ed in them. They gave a very enjoyable Christmas party, organized a
New Year watch party, sent boxes to individuals, invited many to their
homes and through other acts of kindness, made the stay here^ for all a
very h'appy occasion. Nothing could be appreciated more by the students,
and nothing could better help them to forget that they would rather be at
home than these indications of thoughtfulness on the part of our campus
Why Not Ye Old Time Pennants and
Pictures?
Some of the old natives of this Col
lege—such as Dough Rollins, Warden,
Joe Reid, and others—clearly remem
ber the good old days when the rooms
were decorated with masses of pen
nants, and a “blaze of color”, when
the occupants actually enjoyed to look
at their walls, and the rooms looked
comfortable, warm, and friendly. Of
course, in orded to accomplish this, it
was necessary to drive a number of
tacks into the walls, thereby ruining
them. Then one summer, all walls
were put back into shape, and a strict
order published, forbidding all stu
dents to drive tacks into the walls.
That was a reasonable order, and it
has been justly enforced. But no mat
ter how just this order might be, it
killed one of the most attractive qual
ities of the school—and unnecessarily
at that, for with a very small outlay
the College could enable the students
to again make their rooms beautiful
and avoid that “jailish” and institu
tional atmosphere now so disagreeably
apparent. What we mean is, that
wood moulding should be put on the
walls such as are in Mitchell and Leg
gett Hall. This would enable the stu
dents to again decorate their rooms,
and at the same time preserve the
walls.
We believe that the Colleg£_could
well afford to go to such a
pense, especially since it wo 1
so much to the students.
Why Not Campus Chun
i^JL-PKea^|t
holaing its ^■ptings' TIT liui
the Methodists in the Electrical Enj-
gineering building, and other denomi
nations in such similar places. There
fore, it appears to us that these de
nominations could accomplish greater
things if they had their own individ
ual places for their meetings
Why can not each denomination
have a small building like a taber
nacle, somewhere on or near the
Campus in which to hold their meet
ings. Each building could have an
auditorium for the main service and
small rooms for Sunday School classes.
Then adjoining this building, we see
no reason why the pastor should not
have a small bungalow in which to
live.
Compulsory chapel services could
be changed over to some other mor
ning of the week and the present sys
tem of Sunday School could be abol
ished for Sunday morning services and
Sunday School could be held by each
denomination in their respective
places. Therefore, with good places
for worship and with the pastors liv
ing on the field, we can see no reason
why greater things in the line of re
ligious work couldn’t be accomplished.
INTERESTING PUBLICATION
LITTLE READ BY STUDENTS
The Extension Service Farm News
is issued semi-monthly by this branch
of the A. and M. College and is prob
ably the strongest agricultural peri
odical in the state. The entire corps
of specialists connected with the Col
lege contribute articles to this pub
lication and its circulation among the
agriculturalists and farmers of the
state is exceedingly wide. The paper
is one well worth the reading by every
agricultural student or person inter
ested in Texas agriculture in any
phase. Clippings from the News
make valuable additions to notebooks
and it is an excellent source of infor
mation for academic papers submitted
in class. For general information
concerning agricultural conditions,
practices, and events, no better publi
cation is available to citizens of Texas.
Cadet Master Sergeant L. L. Bums
swore off smoking a month or so ago;
following are some of his Christmas
presents: Two boxes of cigars, one
hand painted ash-tray, one meershaum
pipe, one carton Camels, one humidor
Prince Albert. It is lucky that his
room-mate smokes.
Dora: “Every time Jack kisses me
he colors up to his ears.”
Flora: “Dear me, do you rouge as
heavily as all that?”
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❖ WITH THE OLD-TIMERS. ❖
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H. O. Von Rosenberg, ’20, who is
practicing Veterinary Medicine at
Cuero, visited the Campus this week.
Doug Howell, Cadet Colonel ’18-T9,
visited the Campus during the holi
days. He returned to the University
of Pennsylvania where is taking a
course.
Jack Shelton, Cadet Colonel T6-T7,
visited the Campus during the holi
days. He is in business and doing
well.
J. B. Dannebaum, 1st Lt. Cav., U.
S. A., ex.-’20, writes as follows: “The
‘Hustler’ brought me from Houston
in time for the noon meal on Decem
ber 17. The same old faces were at
the depot, handling railroad business.
The walks from the depot presented
nothing unusual with the possible ex
ception of the khaki clad corps in meal
formation.
It was really not until the parade
and review of the afternoon that the
remarkable changes in the old place
become evident. _ The snap and pre
cision exhibited by the various units
connot be matched by our present day
regular army with its state of almost
disorganization. The infantry, artil
lery, signal corps and lastly, my own
branch, the hard riding cavalry, all
made a splendid showing, which shows
what -efficient instruction can do.
It is with no spirit of disloyalty to
the regular service when I say that
the Regular Army can well afford to
seek the efficiency and splendid spirit
exhibited by the cadet corps.
The buildings built since 1918 have
added considerably to the beauty of
the Campus. I hope some day to see
A. and M. with three thousand stu
dents. The old pep spirit is very evi
dent, as well as a seemingly new in
terest in the military department. I
want to urge all graduates to accept
reserve commissions. The Army needs
men in reserve of the cailbre produced
in Aggie-Land.
Teach the Fish to honor the “Bat”
and the “Wildcat”. Here’s luck for
next Turkey Day.
Sincerely,
J. B. DANNENBAUM,
1st Lt. Cav. U. S. A., Ex-’20, A. & M.
Miss Helen Holick met numerous of
her old friends on the Campus dur-
|ig the holidays.
hey say Holliman is about to
fry. So is Warden. And Potts.
R. Warren, ’18, is now on the
[us again connected wit
rskpdi^g S.tatian-
bnnectea with Expdrimen
Station work since graduation and
are glad his work will permit him to
range old haunts again.
Lieutenant Kotzebue, ’17, of the
regular army, was a visitor in Bryan
over Christmas. His disappointment
over arriving after the holidays had
begun was keen and he is to visit A.
and M. before June.
Mr. D. V. Shuhart, ’20, was married
to Miss Alma McHenry at Mission,
Texas, on the morning of December
29, 1920. They left immediately after
the ceremony on an extended honey
moon, visiting San Antonio and other
cities in Texas. Shuhart is now pro
fessor of Agriculture at the Grubbs
Vocational College. Miss McHenry
is a sister of A. C. McHenry, ex-’20.
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ANCIENT CUSTOMS REVIVED
IN FOSTER.
Intended for last issue).
Ask the Fish of Foster Hall if the
customs and traditions of the col
lege are safe with them.
Monday night between tattoo and
taps saw the revival of the ancient
and time-honored custom of P. M.
and the renewal of the old order of
B. of A. H. (this signifies A. H. stu
dents). This order is more cosmo
politan than the well known club of
that name, and carelessness in over
dressing is unforgivable.
Caesar receiving his tribute could
not have received a more widely
varied assemblage than did Fish
Clark, captain and guardian of the
flaming brazier ( ? ).
Ethiopia came and knelt humbly
during the awe-inspiring ceremonies.
Special REDUCTIONS
On all Uniform
Goods
We offer our entire stock of fine $37.50 Serge
$28.50
Herman $9.50 Army Shoes reduced gQ
All Cotton and Wool Shirts at 20% Of F
All Khaki and Serge Army Pants at 20% OFF
All Stetson Army Hats at ^ 20% OFF
All Officers’ Genuine Cordovan $15.00 Shoes, (PI O O
reduced to
ALL HART SCHAFFNER & MARX AND SOCIETY
BRAND SUITS AT LESS THAN WHOLE
SALE COST.
A. M. WALDROP & CO.
HEADQUARTERS FOR COLLEGE TRADE
The Elite Confectionery
—FOR—
COLD DRINKS, CANDY,
CIGARS, ETC.
When in Bryan the Boys Are Invited to Visit Us
China came all
chalked
and
quered up.
Giants
and pigmies
intermingling
with
brigands
and
priests knelt
side by
each.
How-
ever, by far the greater number
seemed to think A. and M. to be in
a warm and tropical climate as
whisk-brooms seemed to be the most
popular apparel, closely followed by
stocks and leggings.
The Right Honorable Fish Foi’d
lead in pleading with the Mighty
Bullock, sacred image of the order,
and waxed heroically eloquent in re
sponse to cries of “Yea Bayloro (the
female of M. B.).
Fish Irwin, bearer of the Sacred
Urn, burned the offerings and sacri
fices amid the tremblings of the Oi'-
der.
Only through cooperation and care
in ceremonials can this noble order
be upheld and may all members eli
gible feel honor bound to make Fos
ter Hall safe for P. M.
t When in Bryan
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KNIVES, ELECTRIC LIGHT GLOBES AND LIGHT
HARDWARE OF ANY AND ALL KINDS
CALL ON US
Myers Hardware Co.
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NORTH OF CAMPUS NEAR INTERURBAN
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MEAT MARKET
Fresh Meats, Fish, Oysters,
Eggs, Butter. Delivery
leaves for College every ;;
morning at 9 o’clock except f
Sunday.
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Us
BRYAN TIRE & REPAIR
COMPANY
H. G. Umland, Prop.
Tires, Tubes, Gasoline, Oils
’! and All Kinds of Vul-
■ • canizing
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a. McKenzie
WATCHES and JEWELRY
Pathe and Claxtonola Talking
Machines
Cadets are invited to call and
see our lines
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