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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS JANUARY 14, 1921.
NUMBER 15
BIGTIM^HOp^
SCORES GREAT '
HIT WITH CORPS
Bill Equals Professional Plane; Fair-
leigh, Clayton, Masuda, Thompson,
Stellar Performers.
Each year things happen at this
institution that arouse the old-timers
to a spirit of wondering at what next.
The latest was a “vaudeville” put on
by the band and young ladies of the
Campus and Bryan.
The first of these sketches was a
few selections by the Aggieland 6, a
far famed troupe which had toured
the state of Texas during the holi
days and believe us that is some tour
in that short time. As the name im
plies, it was a high powered six-cyl
inder affair. The music was of a na
ture that appealed to the sole. Eh ?
yes, sole!
In the next sketch, which was also
a musical number, Mr. Fairleigh, at
the piano, seemed to have lost a note,
Thereupon he went through all his
pockets and finally found it wrapped
up in his handkerchief. He placed it in
the hammer and wire department of
the piano near the front door route.
Clayton with the cornet, showed the
audience that not all music had been
thrown to the jazz-hounds for he
played a few which he had no doubt
saved from these same jazzers.
On the next act we got a whole fam
ily; tout ensemble. Out of the band
came the odd seven saxophone blow
ers. Odd? Well, seven of the long
est and shortest (physically) in the
band. In this act Fairleigh started
to warm up and act natural. After
several popular selections were ren
dered and Fairleigh’s selection of ac
quaintance among the players Fish
Hubby eternally vamping him, we
come to the next act.
Let us say in the beginning that it
was very chic, keen and petite, for
Miss Martha Goodwin sang severalex-
cellent ^ohgs for the occasion, all of
which -we were strong for.
/ If' you don’t believe us, ask George
■^Mrs. Drink Milner accompanied.
Here we come to something unique
and spectacular. Barook Masuda
showed his versatile ability very well
starting from peaceful music on every
thing from an accordeon to a chalk
box to the serious business of manly
self-defense. No, we are a liar be
cause it was for the ladies, conse
quently womanly self-defense. Any
way, old horse, we are off of any fair
damsel who plays like that!
Now we have arrived at what we
have been wanting to talk of. This
was a head-liner of a series of head
liners. A comedy musical by Fair
leigh and Clayton. We learned sev-
, eral things. Principally that music
could be dispensed on the regular shelf
in “Doc” Hedges’ haunt. Second, that
somebody is not observing the 18th
amendment from the number of “use-
to-be’s” on. the stage—still talking of
bottles of course. Third, that good
things come in small packages for al
though too much of a sand blower to
reach the bugle stand, as a commedian
Fairleigh has the illustrious Chas.
Chaplin against, between and all over
the ropes.
Some of the most original jokes on
members of the Commandant’s staff
and . people about the Campus were
pulled. These two men played every
sort of tune on every kind of instru
ment from sleigh bells on the feet to
lubricating oil cans and when you
can play two cornets at one time out
of one mouth, old dear, you get the
hand made stone casket that will last
you a lifetime.
In the next round “Red” Thompson
came to the bat. Nuff sed! But to
over-reach your intelligence and give
you some of the inside dope, Red was
right and that old ready wit and mus
ical voice which no other mortal, ex
cept Red ever had for it is original
with him, kept the house in a firm be-
(Continued on Page 4)
MANY FOREIGN COUNTRIES
REPRESENTED AT A. & M.
I }
That the A. and M. College of Texas
is extending its influence nationally
and internationally is indicated from
the Annual Report of the College
which is just off the press. Twenty
states besides Texas are represented,
with a total enrollment of 108 stu
dents. Twenty-four of these come
from Arkansas, twenty-seven from
Louisiana, fifteen from Oklahoma.
There are sixteen students in the Col
lege from foreign countries that in
clude Brazil, Cuba, Peru, and Poland.
There were 1,678 enrolled from Texas
during the last session.
FIWMMQRS
TO GRADUATE
AT MID-TERM
Reynolds, Hamilton, Drake, Reed and
Cole to Receive Degrees the
Coming Week.
No impressive ceremonies, no grand
dress parades, and no celebrations will
mark the day of graduation for those
that finish their work this term. Thru
hard work, and by carrying extra sub
jects on their schedules these five men
were able to beat old Father Time out
of four and a half months of life; it
might nqt seem very much, but these
men will have an advantage over those
that have to wait till June. We hate
to see them go, as they all are among
the most popular men in the class,
holding high ranks in the Corps, and
have the esteem of all those that
know them.
Pat Hamilton—Old Pat! When you
leave, you will leave an empty place
behind you, that no man will be able
to fill. Very few men are fortunate
enough to go through school and en
joy such sincere and unrivaled popu
larity as you have had. Though, in
a way, we don’t blame you for leav
ing as soon as you have received your
degree, nevertheless we sure hate to
see you go. Good luck to you, Pat
old boy!
C. E. Reynolds—Captain Red—So
you are going too ? Aggieland will
never be the same, after you are gone;
who’d-a-thought it! We always be
lieved that “men would come, and men
would go, but old Red would stay on
forever.” Well, you know what is
best for you, Red, so good bye, and
may happiness be yours.
Bill Reed—even is leaving us—may
your life be as successful as your
career as a member of the Interna
tional Livestock Judging Champion
ship Team of 1919! You were high in
class work, and unexcelled as Captain
A - A 'Vr' v* i . , ,
of ^ur organiza^-'n, so um^ you con
tinue your mareix co Lib p 1 ;pacle. of _
success and look back with pleasure
on the days you spent with us.
Ruby Drake—the man of fame—
what do you want to go and leave us
for? One thing is sure, though—if
you tackle life as hard and as suc
cessfully as you tackled your oppon
ents on the gridiron the world will be
yours. Go to it, Ruby, old boy, we are
watching you.
Charlie Cole—gentleman of leisure
—son of rest. And they tell us that
we are not going to see your smliing
countenance any more ? Ridiculous
—you’ll be back, alright, don’t worry.
We are sorry that you are leaving us,
Charlie, but we also feel sorry for
those little girls in Bryan, that will
weep their little eyes out, for weeks
and weeks and weeks “After you’re
gone”. So long Cole, be happy, and
don’t forget us.
CHESS PLAYERS
TWO HARD SERIES
ROOKED SOON
Rice Institute and University Players
Are Coming to This
College.
The Month of February will be an
active one for our Chess Team. On
the 4th and 5th the Longhorns are
coming up for a return match, and
the team is working hard to make a
better showing than on that last dis-
asterous Thanksgiving Day. On the
17th and 18th Rice is going to send
a delegation of players to do battle
with our men. We never have seen
Rice play, but from what we hear,
they have a strong team, and will be
hai'd to handle.
The team has not been practicing
much lately, first of all, because every
one is kept busy by the approach of
the second term, and also because late
ly there has been so much going on
here that it was practically impos
sible to bring about a reorganization
after Christmas. Tomorrow, Satur
day, the team will meet and tryouts
for places on the team will begin.
There are several good chess players
on the Campus that never came up to
the club, simply because they thought
that they were not good enough. You
never can tell how good you are un
til you have compared with others.
It is essential that everyone who only
so much as knows how to play the
game come out and help form the
team. The Chess Club will meet Sat
urday afternoon at one o’clock in the
North Parlor on the second floor of
the Y. M. C. A.
COACH BIBLE
RETURNS FROM
CHICAGO MEET
Representing 7th District, Coach D.
X. Bible Attends National Collegiate
Athletic Association.
At the meeting of the National Col
legiate Athletic Association in Chica
go during the holidays. Head Coach
D. X. Bible of A. and M. represented
the 7th District which includes Okla
homa, Arizona, New Mexico, Louis
iana, Arkansas and Texas. Coach
Bible reports that the high interest
manifested in these Southwestern
states at this time in athletics was
not expected by representatives of
other sections. The Association in
cludes all large colleges and univer
sities in the United States and func
tions in adopting rules and regulations
governing all games played in col
leges. Various rule committees are
appointed to cover every phase of col
lege athletics.
Major Ashburn Honored.
Major Ike S. Ashburn, Commandant
and Disciplinary Head of the A. and
M. College of Texas was appointed on
the Executive Committee of the Asso
ciation. He was also placed on the
Arbitration Committee. In this latter
capacity he is to become acquainted
with the eligibility of the students at
various institutions in order to clear
up cases of proselyting—the practice
of inducing athletes to leave one in
stitution ^nd enter another for the
sole purpose of playing collegiate
sports, and if possible, participating in
such activities befoi'e eligible by time.
National Track Meet Plan Adopted.
Resolutions were adopted to hold
a National Track Meet and Field
Meet in order that National cham
pions of Inter-Collegiate Classes
might be named in the various events.
This is the first attempt at such a
meet and has met the approval of
coaches and directors of athletics in
all the larger institutions. Among
students it has wide favor, particu
larly among the athletes. A second
great step in the advancement of ath
letics is the committee which proposes
to work with the A. A. U. in regard to
the great international Olympic
games. Resolutions were likewise
adopted that all colleges should de
clare ineligible any undergraduate who
represents another athletic organiza
tion other than his own college during
vacation or other periods when out of
school.
To Cooperate With the Federal
Service.
A special committe was appointed
to cooperate with the National Phys
ical Education Service in promoting
Federal legislation, an extensive plan
having been contemplated for some
time to urge the legal bodies to such
legislation. All the various rules com
mittees were named.
Boxing Meets With Disfavor.
The attitude which the Association
tdok on intercollegiate boxing was one
of the influential factors that brought
about the abandoning of this inter
collegiate sport at A. and M. The
members of the Association were un
favorable towards the sport as an in
tercollegiate activity. It was highly
endorsed as an intermural sport, how
ever, and as such it will be carried on
at A. and M. as in all past years with
the single exception of last year when
the Aggies were victorious over Uni
versity.
Gambling Disapproved.
Resolutions were drawn up con
demning gambling in all its forms it
may take in regard to any collegiae
sport. This is the attitude taken by
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A FEW FACTS ABOUT A. & M.
A bulletin of unusual interest has
just been issued by the A. and M. Col
lege of Texas. It is entitled “Organ
ization of the A. and M. College Sys
tem in Texas,” and states fully the
plan of organization that now prevails
for the College and its branches. The
College system comprises the main
College at College Station and the
branch colleges at Stephenville, Ar
lington, and Prairie View, the latter
being for the education of negroes.
The bulletin contains a may showing
the location of the twelve agricultural
sub-stations, as well as the counties
that have farm and home demonstra
tion agents. There are now 134 county
agents and assistants in the state and
159 county home demonstration agents
and assistant agents. The bulletin
also shows that during the last twelve
months period 6,759 students webe
ARMY CALLS FOR
INSTRUCTORS
IN E. & R. WORK
War Department Needs Men With
Training Such as A. and M.
Provides.
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces the need of
the War Department for civilian in
structors to serve in cooperation with
Army Officers at all camps and posts
in furthering the education of en
listed men. All genei'al education
courses will be offered and many oc
cupational and vocational courses
will be offered ranging from special
work for illiterate men to college
work. The type of men needed
should have such training as A. and
M. gives to its students. Salaries
range fror $1,500 to $3,000 for in
structors and from $1,800 to $3,600
for Senior instructors. Positions are
open in all parts of the United States,
Canal Zone, Hawaii, and Philippine
Islands.
The lines of work for which A.
and M. men are particularly adapted
include Automotive, Electrical, Tex
tile; Building, Highway Construction
and Topograph, Power and Agricul
ture. There is no examination, the
applicants being rated as follows: 10,
Physical ability; 90 Education or Ex
perience.
Students interested should write
the Civil Service Commission, Wash
ington, D. C., or Secretary, Customs
House, Tenth Civil Service District,
New Oxdeans, La., for Form 1312,
and submit sahxe, properly executed
with photo and physical examination
before February 1st. Ex-service
men will receive recognition for spec
ial training work donees during Army
experience.
Certain A. and M. gx-aduates who
have entered this line of work have
reported it as attx-active and whole
some. Those who desire to travel may
be sent to U. S. possessions if they
so request and applications are ac
cept n
INTERCOLLEGIATE RADIO
NEWS.
The Rice Institute squad triumph
ed over Simmons College by a score
of 30 to 17 at the Y. M. C. A. court
Monday night. The playing dis
played by Captain Lovett of Sim
mons in throwing goal from mid-
field was a feature of the game. Rube
for the visitors roped three nice bas
kets in the last period of the game.
NEWS ITEM.
Buie sits enraptured while Miss
Goodwin sings, “I Love You Truly”—
but so did twelve hundred others and
he lost the decision.
AMERICAN LE
GION EXTENDS
INVITATION
All Ex-Service Men Cordially Invited
to Join—Officers to be Elected
January 14. ,
The American Legion held the first
meeting of 1921 on January 7. After
a short handling of the business of
the day, the members present voted to
have a picture made for the Long
horn. as soon as the weather per
mitted. Announcement of election of
officers on January 14, the date of the
next meeting was announced. Com
mander C. C. Braden requests that
everyone be present for this election
of new officers in order that the Post
officials will be the unanimous choice
of all. Associate members elected to
the A. and M. Post No. 73 were: J. E.
Lewis and Mr. J. R. McKee. Of the
seventy members present, only ten
stated that they were receiving their
Weekly regularly. Fifteen had not
received their Victory Medals. The
Post Adjutant is arranging to have a
100 percent list of Weekly receivers
this year. For the Victory Medals all
Marines and Army men can get theirs
by applying to the Adjutant. Navy
men have to handle their applications
differently.
Adjutant L. G. Jones says, “If you
hhve not already joined the American
Legion, ask your buddy why you
have not. He will tell you that it is
because you forgot and that you are
going right over and see the secre
tary about renewing your member-
enrolled in the four colleges in the ship now before it is too late to get
system. jin on the 1921 honor roll.”
COL. STERRETT
ON BIRD AND
ANIMAL LIFE
Would Have the A. and M. 'College
Establish Department For Bird and
Animal Life Conservation.
Colonel William Greene Sterrett,
staff correspondent of the Dallas-
Galveston News and for six years
game, fish and oyster cimmissioner
of Texas outlined his plan for abol
ishing the office of state game, fish
and oyster commissioner and giving
to the A. and M. College of Texas the
administration of the work having
to do with the preservation and pro
pagation of the wild bird and animal
life and to the State University the
work now being done by that de
partment with fish and oyster in an
address before the Bryan and Brazos
County Chamber of Commerce in
Bryan Tuesday night.
Colonel Sterrett proposed that a
chair of botany be established in A.
and M. for the purpose of administer
ing the work, and that the peniten
tiary farms be designated as sanctu
aries for the wild life. These farms
already in the possession of the state
would solve the problem of provid
ing places of refuge for the birds
and animals and for the propagation
of the species, he said, and could bet
ter be utilized for the purpose than
any other lands that might be pro
cured for the reason that the con
victs who are worked there could be
used as wardens and those physically
unfit for labor in the fields could be
applied to the laboratory work.
He visited President Bizzell on
the afternoon of his arrival in Bryan
and stated Tuesday night that he
was very much pleased to learn that
President Bizzell was heartily in
favor of the plan. He also said that
a bill was being prepared and would
be presented to the Thirty-seventh
Legislature calling for the abolish
ment of the office of game, fish and
oyster commissioner and the estab
lishment simultaneously of the chair
of botany in A. and M. and the ad
dition of such experts to the State
University staff as was necessary to
carry on the work to be placed in its
hands.
Colonel Sterret urged the Bryan
Chamber of Commerce to take cog
nizance of the economic value to the
state of Texas of such a move and
the opportunity before them of hav
ing such an addition to A. and M.
College.
He told of his personal success
raising pheasants, which birds he
said were of the most value to the
farmers of Texas in protecting bis
growwing crops from insects and
made the assertion that with a suffi
cient number of those birds in a cot
ton field the yield of the staple could
be increased fifty per cent. Stress
ing his point, he said, with the A.
and M. College looking after the pro
pagation of those birds on the pem-
tentiary farms in Texas they could
be produced in quantities sufficient
to stock the cotton farms ;n Texas
within five years and raise fhe yiehl
of cotton fifty per cent, without any
additional expenditure of labor.
The Chamber of Commerce unan
imously adopted his suggestion that
their help and cooperation be ex
tended in bringing the direction of
this work under the A. and M. Col
lege.
Ivan W. (Schiller) Barber ’20, has
been a visitor on the Campus during
the past week.
CENTRAL HIGH AXES US!
The Aegis, publication of Houston
High, scores heavily with the follow
ing in its account of the football
game in Bryan with Hudson’s “Little
Aggies”:
“A number of girls made the trip,
and their pleasant company was en
joyed by all, especially the A. and M.
boys.
Tire A. and M. boys gave us a dance
in which every one participated, but
as the A. and M. officers were so
thickly populated in the hall it was
utterly impossible for a measly foot
ball player to ’dance.”
Aawg gone it! partner! Don’t be so
hard on us! You saw what College
Station looks like—absolutely woman
less. You have the girls 364 nites, why
begrudge us one? We can’t help it
if Central High girls look so good we
forget little matters like hospitality.
Remember “all is fair, etc.”
A. AND M. MEN
ORGANIZE IN
JOHNSON COUNTY
Students and Former Students Ban
quet at Cleburne and Perfect
Organization.
Alumni, Ex-students, and present
students of A. and M. living in John
son county met at Cleburne on the
night of December 30th, and held
their first annual banquet. Before
that time there was no local organ
ization of the A. and M. men in that
county, but one of the livliest organ
izations was formed on that night
that has been formed by A. and M.
men anywhere. There were twenty-
five present at the banquet and these
men formed the local organization.
E. A. Cook, ’92, acted as toast
master and kept things on the go in
a true Aggie style. A number of
strong speeches were made which
served to stir up the old dime pep in
every man present and it was de
cided to go into organization at once.
Dr. A. C. Burns, ’07 was elected
President and took the chair. Other
officers elected were:
J. O. Rhonrs, ’90, 1st Vice Presi
dent.
E. A. Cook, ’92, 2nd Vive Presi
dent.
J. B. Crum, ’ll, 3rd Vice Presi
dent.
K. L. Kirkland, ’21, Secretary-
Treasurer.
R. L. Chappelle, ’17, Reporter.
The club is to be known as the
Johnson County A. and M. Club.
After the organization was com
plete, the meeting was turned into
one of the old time Bull pens. The
Fish present furnished the music and
songs. The old timers told tales of
what happened back in the year one
and many incidents which had near
ly been forgotten were recalled;
causing each and every one present
to love the old school a little more—
if possible.
Those present in addition to the
officers elected were: Combs*', G. W.
’20, (2yr) ; Lace, W. R. Ex-’22, An
derson, R. J. ’12 (2yr) ; McCorkle*,
G. M. ’15 (2yr) ; Landers, J. C. ’17;
Carper, M. E. ’17 (2yr) ; Lockett, W.
R. ’3^; Davis, G. E. ’14 (2yr) ; Hous
ton, S. A. Ex-’21; Rice, J. D. ’13;
Coney, M. C. Ex-’16; Jones, L. C.
’14 (2yr) ; Mims, M. P. ’22; Yater,
J. A. ’22; Husy, P. ’21 (2yr) ; Fran
cis, G. D. ’24; Hockaday, H. K. ’24;
Whitehouse, B. ’24;. Others who
were not able to be present are:
Branson, G. E., Castevens, G., Ball,
E. R., Keith, Bob, Prestridge, K. K.,
Adams, M. L., Simmonds, LeCljaire,
Yater, N., Coffin, P. C., Tucke’r, L.
L., Nelson, J., Adams, M., Glascow,
Bob, Massenberg, W., Massenberg,
—. —., Waldrip, —. —., Harrell, Y.
SENIOR-JUNIOR
DANCE WILL BE
SWELL AFFAIR
Will Be Given Saturday Night in Mess
Hall Annex and Good Time
Promised All.
Saturday nights the time and the
Mess Hall Annex the place, and its
up to you Vernon to find the girl.
Everything is set for the climax and
Bill King’s Aggie-Land Jazz Band
will be there to dispel gloom and put
that queer irresistible feeling in the
feet. And as you sway to the strains
of those wang-wang blues you’ll just
naturally forget hearth—home and
earthly cares.
Social secretary, alias Misery,
Sherrill promises us something new
in the matter of presentation of the
dance and its the right dope from
one who knows that it will be well
worth looking for.
Make that date and get your hoof
shimmied into shape for its sure to
be a lively step and a busy time.
Saturday is your last day to buy
extra Longhorns. Cadets desiring
more Longhorns should see their
company commanders at once. Cam
pus people are reminded that they
may leave their order with Mr. O.
O. Henderson, at the campus post
office.
Speaking of After Dinner Obser
vations, had you ever noticed that
the front steps of Leggett furnish an
advantageous after dinner observa
tion post?