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Published Weekly by the Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas.
VOL. XXIX.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS FEBRUARY 11, 1921.
NUMBER 19
“NOTHING BUT THE
TRUTH” WILL BE
TUESDAY NIGHT
Second Production of Dramatic Club
Will Appeal to Students—Ex
cellent Plot.
Tuesday nite the Dramatic Club
will present an excellent comedy in
three acts entitled “Nothing But the
Truth”. The play is one that will
suit the tastes of all. Especially will
it appeal to those who care for a
good snappy comedy wherein not a
scene drags.
The location is at first in a New
York office and lat<^i’ in a fashionable
summer home on Long Island. Rob
ert Bennet, a broker, is entrusted
with ten thousand dollars by his fi
ancee who requests that he double
it for her in four days. To accom
plish this he enters in a bet with his
partners that he can tell nothing but
the truth for twenty-four hours. In
order that he may be watched, his
partners take him to the summer
home of the senior partner. Here
poor Bob finds himself in one predic
ament after another. But the ap
pearance of some chorus girl friends
of the others complicates matters.
These events lead to the many hu
morous scenes with Bob playing
George Washington all the way
through. But when the twenty-four
hours are up, Bob straightens out
everything and ’tis a case of “they
lived happily ever afterward.”
A good cast will enact this play in
a manner that is certain to please
the most critical. They have had
special training in speaking clearly
and distinctly, and the audience will
therefore be able to appreciate the
steady flow of humor throughout the
play. There will be no reserve seats
with the exception of the senior and
campus sections. This plan has been
adopted to please the students and
help them enjoy an evening of good
entertainment.
MID-TERM GRAD
WEDS CAMPUS GIRL
C. R. Drake, mid-term graduate,
succeeded in “pulling the wool”
over the eyes of the entire cadet
corps and campus residents, as well,
when he was married to Miss Lela
Jo Rogers at 3 p. m. last Saturday
afternoon. Drake is the well known
Aggie All-Southwestern tackle. His
bride who has resided on the campus
with her sister, Mrs. S. G. Bailey for
the past two years, is well known in
local circles. She has been connect
ed with the College Exchange Store
during this time.
The ring ceremony was used and
was performed by Rev. King Vivion,
the Methodist student pastor. Sus
picions had been out for some few
days, but there were only a few who
really were “in on” the secret. The
newly weds left for Houston and
other points on their honeymoon im
mediately after the ceremony.
There is an old saying that the best
of them fall sooner or later. This
seems to be especially true of A. and
M. men. You can never tell who
will be next. We have to hand it to
you Drake—you put one by us. But
we’ll forgive you and here’s to you
and your bride.
Those present at the ceremony
were: Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Bailey,
Mrs. W. W. Kraft, Mr. Ingrahm and
Rev. Vivion.
Drake, who received his diploma
at the recent mid-term, is now em
ployed by the college E. E. Depart
ment and .the young couple will re
side on the campus for the present.
King Vivion announces his avail
ability to other students concerning
whom various rumors are being cir
culated. This instance indicates the
great convenience and importance of
having student pastors on the cam
pus.
DR. FOSTER TO VISIT A. AND
M. IN MARCH.
Dr. Allen Foster, enlistment sec
retary of the Promotion Board of
the Northern Baptist Convention,
has been secured for a two day visit
to A. and M., March 13th and 14th.
He will address the Sunday morn
ing convocation and also a union
meeting that evening. While here,
Dr. Foster will give a great part of
his time to conferences with indi
vidual students. m
DELEGATES TO
DENTON MAKE
BRIGHT REPORT
Aggies Who Attend State Volunteer
Student Convention Bring Excel
lent Report on Meetings.
The A. and M. delegation to the
State Student Volunteer Convention,
held at Denton last week-end report
a great time. From the time they ar
rived in Denton until they left, they
did not know the meaning of a
dull moment. After registering for
the convention on Friday afternoon,
they went out to C. I.. A. for supper,
a special affair for A. and M. dele
gates. They were again special
guests for lunch Saturday arid dinner
Sunday. The entire conference was
the guest of C. I. A. Sunday afternoon
at 4 p. m. after a drive over the city
of Denton.
Every A. and M. delegate feels that
his time was well spent, not only be
cause of the wonderful time which he
had, but primarily because of the
strong addresses and profitable con
ferences led by some of the greatest
religious leaders of the state and na
tion.
The two addresses delivered by
Sherwood Eddy on Saturday afternoon
and evening were the climax of a
series of strong messages. One of
his speeches was on “The Challenge of
Three Continents.” In this speech he
appealed to the delegates and thou
sands of other people present to give
something to the world regardless of
whether they lived in America or some
distant lands, rather than expect
everything and give nothing in re
turn.
As an echo from the conference,
Mr. John Elder, traveling secretary
for the Student Volunteer Movement,
who was with the Armenians for two
years during their bitterest days of
persecution in the war, will visit the
A. and M. Campus on March 2nd and
3rd, in the interest of the Student
Volunteer Movement.
The following men comprised the
A. and M. delegation: J. E. Lewis,
“Y” Secretary; M. G. Snell, R. H.
Maxwell, T. Hall, E. Brinkman, F. T.
Wendt, H. S. Kerr, J. J. Wyly Jr., Pat
Olsen, E. E. Taylor, L. H. Douthit, J.
T. Boyce.
ROSS VOLUNTEER
HOP PLANS UNDER
DISCUSSION NOW
Many Novel Features Being Advanced
For a Greater and Better R. V.
Dance in April.
At a special meeting Sunday af
ternoon the Ross Volunteers brought
up discussion of plans for the fam
ous Hop to be given in April. A
number of new features for the
dance are being considered and from
the stand taken Sunday, the dance
this season will be most famouus yet
held by this old organization.
The three dances which come suc
cessively, the R. V., Queen’s Ball,
and Corps Dance have been tenta
tively set for April 21, 22, and 23.
This is subject to change as is the
order in which the dances will be
held. Committee chairmen have
been elected and a complete list of
committees will be furnished in the
succeeding issue of The Battalion.
Information relative to the Hop will
be published as plans are perfected.
R. V. Company Elects Non-
Commissioned Officers.
Following the past custom of this
old military organization, non-com
missioned officers were elected at the
Sunday meeting. P. C. Franke, ’22,
was chosen as First Sergeant and the
two Sergeants chosen were Bob Car-
ruthers, ’22, and also
a Junior. These three men are dis
tinguished for military ability and
bearing and all are prominent mem
bers of their class.
Page the Honor-System.
First Student—-How many assists
did our first baseman have the last
game?
Second Student—I don’t know, but
he had about a dozen in the last ex
am. —Lyre.
At the Wedding Breakfast.
Groom—Who is that little shrimp
at the side-table who gazes at me
so queerly?
Bride—That—Oh, I’ll introduce
him after breakfast. That’s father.
—Judge.
AGGIELAND 6 EN
GAGED BY C. I. A.
Bill King, Manager of the famous
Aggieland Jazz Sextette, announces
that arrangements have been com
pleted by the orchestra for an en
gagement at the College of Indus
trial Arts. The orchestra members
consider this as their crowning event
of the year and the occasion is look
ed forward to with great anticipation
by this congregation of jazz produc
ers. It is further announced that
the orchestra is complete and no ap
plications for membership will be en
tertained at this time.
Many students of the college are
anticipating the Denton journey as it
is expected that many Aggies will be
present at the sister institution when
the Jazz Six performs. Students
are desirous for a return engage
ment with the C. I. A. Choral Club,
Curtain Club, Music Club, Domestic
Science or Home Decoration Society.
Propaganda is being started at once
to make such arrangements.
THE MERRY RON-
DOLIERS COMING
The Merry Rondoliers give prom
ise of being the best thing that the
Lyceum has sent our way yet. They
have everything in the way of jazz
music and their program is built
around the word “pep”. In fact,
they guarantee to make a wooden
Indian sing! Three beautiful young
girls and two young men—and they
say that those girls can make Fish
Hubby look sick with the saxophone.
However we are from Missouri and
have to be shown.
“The Reville” published by L. S.
JJ. states that the Rondoliers gave
them a program that they had never
expected the like of on a lyceum
stage. Theirs is the snappiest pro
gram on the lyceum circuit and any
one not perfectly satisfied is invited
to call by the ticket booth and get
his money i-efunded. They appear
at Guion Hall, February 24th, 1921.
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I STUDENT BODY UNANIMOUSLY PASS-1
! ES RESOLUTIONS ON HAZING TO I
1 BE SUBMITTED TO THE I
! LEGISLATURE. I
^ Austin, Texas, Feb. 10.—The following resolution purporting to 4*
❖ represent the undivided opinion of the student body of the A. and M. *
^ College of Texas, was read before the Senate this afternoon by Sen- f
ator D. Leon Harp of Mexia: 4>
£ “To the Texas State Senate: We. the student body of the A. and ^
M. College of Texas in mass meeting assembled, desire at this time ^
^ to voice our undivided opinion of the alleged hazing situation at the •I*
•!■ A. and M. College. We declare: ^
❖ “1. That in our unanimous opinion the two statements read be- *
•I* fore you and published through the State press are greatly overdrawn ^
and exaggerated.
“2. That hazing at this institutiv V 1 been practically abolished. *
“3. That President W. B. Bizzell and Major Ike Ashburn have •5’
•S* always bitterly opposed hazing, and in every case that has been •£•
.j, brought to the attention of the discipline committee of the faculty ^
^ those found guilty have been dismissed from school. 4 1
“4. Therefore, at this time we wish to state that we are behind %
President W. B. Bizzell, Major Ike Ashburn and the A. and M. College
f for the real good of its great cause in every sense of the word and we
❖ pledge ourselves individually and collectively to defend the College and %
^ its officials against slander or misrepresentations.”—The Dallas News. %
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I FRESHMAN CLASS WRITES TO DR. I
I BIZZELL DENOUNCING REPORTS |
| BEING CIRCULATED RELATIVE j
| TO HAZING AT A. AND M. !
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jg At a meeting fully attended by the Freshmen at the Texas *
❖ A. and M. College, the class president proposed the following
❖ message to Dr. Bizzell, president of the College, and the movement
j|! was carried by a unanimous vote of the class numbering approx- *i*
•& imately six hundred: ^
❖ OUR DEAR PRESIDENT: %
a We, the members of the Freshman Class at A. and M. Col- ^
lege of Texas, do hereby denounce any accusations or statements ❖
•f» made by certain parties in regard to the brutal hazing at our school. %
^ And we do hereby take this opportunity to make it known to the *
public that rumors in regard to the hazing are exaggei’ated and
•I* that hazing is altogether optional with the Freshmen. ^
■|» We consider the present environment under which we live
as one to which any college man would respond readily and as near- ^
ly perfect for the educating of real red-blooded American men •!•
% as is possible to create in a military school. *
f The A. and M. spirit is wonderful and we are with our pres- !]>
|* ident and commandant to the end. SIGNED. *
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4* To the message was attached the signatures of every individ- ❖
% ual member of the strong Class of ’24. It is an inspiration to every %
student, ex-student, and alumnus of the College to observe this in- *
|| dication of loyalty and true A. and M. spirit instilled so early in ❖
•g. one of the largest classes which has ever martriculated at A. and M. Ig!
It might be well to state that this meeting was held by Freshmen, %
•J* presided over by Freshmen, the proposals came from Freshmen, and 4*
4» no other element of the College knew of the plan until the Presi- if!
dent’s return message was read to the assemblage at the evening
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tality of Mr. and Mrs. Hensel. Mr.
Hensel is Professor of Landscape Art
in the Department of Horticulture
of the college. At present this
course has a larger number of stu
dents than at any past time. Grad
uate, senior, and junior students are
enrolled and a number of sopho
mores are indicating that this will be
their choice later in the year when
they must designate the particular
course in which they will specialize
and receive degrees.
PROFESSOR AND MRS. HENSEL,
ENTERTAIN STUDENT LAND
SCAPE DESIGNERS.
The students taking Landscape
Designing were pelasantly entei’tain-
ed at dinner Thursday evening by
Professor and Mrs. F. W. Hensel, at
their residence on the campus. This
is the first occasion when all Land
scape students have been assembled
at an entertainment and every one
is highly appreciative of the hospi-
BAPTIST GROUP
MAKING RAPID
PROGRESS NOW
Rev. and Mrs. Brown Will Return
From San Marcos for Sunday
Night Services.
The campus Baptist Young Peo
ples’ Union which was organized
January 9th with a membership of
fifty students is making excellent
progresse in its work and the weekly
meetings of the sub-groups are well
attended. Freshmen, Sophomores,
Juniors and Seniors have separate
groups and attendance contests are
run on percentage basis. Each group,
beginning with the Seniors present
a program every fourth Sunday. The
Freshmen present the Sunday night
program.
Rev. and Mrs. Brown have been
holding classes in B. Y. P. U. and
Sunday school coursese with an en
rollment of thirty students. These
coursese are exceptionally good and
students are fortu^ite in having in
structors experienced as Mr. and
W~hen the curtains parted at Guion
Hall Wednesday night and the foot
lights displayed the colorful bevy of
beautiful girls comprising the S. M.
U. Choral Club, the audience was as
sured a delightful evening. The open
ing chorus was encored repeatedly and
from the first number the entertain
ment was a decided success. Present
ing the best balanced program of the
year, Mr. Harold Hart Todd, Direc
tor, added much to his reputation by
the Wednesday night appearance of
his talented proteges.
Intermingled with selections by the
entire chorus came violin renditions
and vocal numbers of exquisite tone
that displayed the remarkable talent
and ability of the performers. Every
number was loudly applauded by the
Mrs. Brown are. They have present-1 packed house of cadets and College
ed these courses at various colleges
and institutions in the state and have
met with great success in every case.
The recent Daily Bible Reading
plan which was adopted by the Bap
tist Students Union has proven a
great success at A. and M. The
latest reports show that 50 per cent,
of the B. Y. P. U. members are do
ing this daily reading so highly re
commended and approved by the
greatest college presidents and pas
tors of the state, Dr. W. B. Bizzell
included.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown are at this
time in San Marcos where they are
holding a B. Y. P. U. and Sunday
School Institute such as they recent
ly offered the A. and M. students.
They will return for the Sunday night
service. Rev. Brown will close the
Sunday evening service with a short
message on “A Faithful Son”.
Rev. Held, pastor of the First Bap
tist Church of Bryan has extended a
cordial invitation to all Baptist stu
dents to attend the morning service
in Bryan and it is urged that every
Baptist student attend if possible.
DR. J. JASTROW
NOTED EDUCATOR
SPOKE AT A. & M.
‘Character and Temperament” Sub
ject of Lecture—Delighted Large
Audience at College.
Lecturing on “Character and Tem
perament”, Dr. Joseph Jastrow, Pro
fessor of Psychology at the Univer
sity of Wisconsin addressed a large
audience of students and campus
people at Guion Hall, Monday night.
The lecture had been planned for the
“Y” Chapel but at an early hour the
room was overflowing with students
and the place was changed to Guion
Hall in order tb accomodate the
campus residents and Science Sem
inar which adjourned from regular
meeting in order to hear Dr. Jast
row.
Since 1888, Dr. Jastrow has held
the chair of psychology at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin. He is an au
thor of psychological books and ar
ticles of wide reputation. He was
in charge of the section of psycho
logy, World’s Columbian Exposition
and a lectui’er at Columbia Univer
sity in 1910.
His address was made to a very
appreciative and attentive audience.
In summing up his statements on
Character and Temperament, Dr.
Jastrow closed his talk with the state
ment that “the perfect and well-
rounded man must become proficient
in three things, namely the handling
of things, the handling of ideas, and
the handling of men.”
A Toast.
Here’s to the man who loves his wife
And loves his wife alone.
For many a man loves another man’s
wife,
When he ought to be loving his
own.
There are those who say it’s a crime
to play—
We should be in bed by nine.
But the man who said “We’re a long
time dead,”
Hit the nail on the head for mine.
—Exchange.
S. M. U. GIRLS
SCORE GREAT HIT
IN AGGIELAND
Talented Young Ladies of Southern
Methodist University Win Many
Encores.
Station residents. Many of the young-
ladies caught the A. and M. atmos
phere and with considerable ef
fectiveness “carried out” various mem
bers of the student body by means of
soulful glances and the fateful wicked
eye stunt.
The “high brown” impersonator
brought down the house and her ren
dition of “Sweet Papa, Mama’s Get-
tin’ Mad,” was met with keen approv-
■ql by the students. The track team
and the immortal “Higgy” received
her delicate attention as did her Dal
las friend, “Tubby” Smith. The
pianologues brought uproars of laugh
ter and the young lady does not yet
see the origin of the burst of ap
plause when “Barnyard Philosophy”
was announced.
The names of all performers were
published in the previous edition of
The Battalion. The young ladies ar
rived, almost forty strong, Wednesday
afternoon and were assigned rooms at
the “Y”. At four o’clock they went
via autos, on a trip of inspection over
the Campus and to Bryan. Supper
was served in the private dining room
of Sbisa Hall where cadet escorts were
likewise entertained, the Aggieland 6
providing music.
After the entertainment the young
ladies were “at home” to friends and
acquaintances at Guion Hall for a few
moments when they adjourned in com
pany with escorts to the “Y” parlors
where entertainment and refreshments
were provided. At twelve-thirty the
S. M. U. Choral Club bade A. and M.
farewell but long will the memories
of their visit remain with the students
and it is hoped that we will have this
club again next year.
This is the first appearance of the
S. M. U. Choral Club at A. and M.
since 1918 when they gave their re
cital in the A. H. Pavilion prior to the
completion of Guion Hall.
SENIOR HORTS HAVE OYSTER
SUPPER AT DEAN’S HOME.
Together with the entire faculty
of the Horticultural Department, the
Senior and graduate students enjoy
ed a delightful oyster supper at the
home of Dean and Mrs. E. J. Kyle
last Thursday evening. Oysters
were served in many delightful sty
les and sparkling wit and humor
circled the tables while the meal was
in progress. Music, songs, and stunts
were enjoyed after the desert course.
Bill King rendered selections on the
ukelele, Professor Ransom Cole im
personated Caruso in pleasing ren
ditions from grand opera, Mr. Cole
and Miss Nova Lovell gave a novel
imitation of Hawaiian steel guitars,
and Dean Kyle and “Demi” Living
stone offered their favorite selec
tions on the Victrola. “Runt” Han
son, famous Aggie yell-leader of ’16
and originator of the A. and M. .“T”
formation, tactfully and diplomati
cally avoided his share of entertain
ment.
It was sincerely regreted that Pro
fessor and Mrs. Hensel were unable
to attend owing to the illness of their
son, Billy. Prof. Potts, being on an
extended trip to the Valley distinct,
was not present.
The sudents join in expressing to
Mrs. Kyle and Miss Lilly Bess
hostesses, their full appreciation.
Bill Sparks last girl broke her en
gagement with him because she was
afraid the insurance companies would
not insure their house after Bill
moved in.