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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 10, 1922)
Published Weekly by the Students’ Association of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. VOL x XXX. COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, FEBRUARY, 10, 1922. NUMBER 18 FIRST REGIONAL HIGHWAY CONFER ENCE CONCLUDED Ent ineers State that Amendment to Constitution is Needed for the Highway Work. The First Regional Highway Con ference which was held on the local campus the early part of the week, closed after a most successful session and havmo' 7 'oK.'' A : ht about a much clearer understanding of the problems corfronting the highway engineers. Many notable engineers were in at tendance at the conference. One of the main points over which the conference did much work was the problem of a constitutional amendment to the constitution to con form to the laws of Texas to the pro visions of the Federal Aid Act. Reso lutions were unanimously adopted caking that such action be taken. Rollin J. Windrow, retiring State I.ghway Ea^lneev -.r.d an alumni of the College, presided over the greater ■part of the meetings and some of the principal speakers were Hugh L. Small, Judge of Tarrant County, Pyke Johnson and Major I. C. Moller of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, Col. Edgar Jadwin of Ft. Sam Houston, Arch C. Allen, County Judge of Dallas County, R. C. John son, County Judge of Potter County, L. G. Matthews, County Judge of Pot ter County, L. G. Matthews, County Judge of Coleman County, Dr. Bizzell, J. Fauntleroy, incoming State High way Engineer, Robt. J. Potts of Wa co, and Mrs. Barry of the Extension Service of the College. The speeches of any of these peo ple were worthy of printing in full but the element of space denies them the honor. Sufficient to say that all who heard them were extremely well gratified and were only too eager for more. All of the delegates paid the insti tution many fine compliments. Those paid by Col. Jadwin were character istic. The Colonel on three different occasions when occupying the floor paid tribute to the fine morale and peppy spirit of the cadets. He de plored the fact that the “leading en gineering school of the South did not maintain an engineering unit of the HELP WANTED: FEMALE A few issues ago there appeared in The Battalion a notice of the date of appearance and a short history of the Powder Puff. This article has borne fruit and the editor is now the recipient of many contributions, vary ing from indubitable prose to egni- matical poetry. Now gather up closely, folks, and loosen up your ears; for this edition we solocit all kinds of literature, no matter how ludicrious it may seem to you, it may pass the censors and help someone to beguile away a few dry moments by trying to get the hidden meaning. Remember that even the first work of ole Bill Shakespeare was turned down by a wandering tent show. This play was later shown be- |fore the queen, who immediately made William a knight of the garter. The descendants still have this badge of rolled silk in the ancestral home at Stratford-on-the-Thames. We have no doubt that many of you are endowed with the sparkling gcii.ua o. li .■ v r.est, r-T-c. with only a little encouragement this dormant talent can be fanned to such a pitch that “Thanatopsis” will be used as a standard nursery rhyme. No matter what line you desire to write, snap it off and send it in. We have no standard of prototype. If you would desire to woo the muses, sit down and snatch off a few innicuous jocularities in euphonic meter. If you lean toward the mysterious and the abstruce, send in a sheet of that cab alistic prose. Awake from that state of lethargy and pen a few metaphorical nonsensi- cals. Help make this edition the best that concerted effort can accomplish; so we may be able to glut even the most insatiable. For the convenience of those who missed the last notice the Powder Puff will make its debut (for the second consecutive time) on the thirty-first of March. All contributions must be in the hands of the editor by March 24. R. O. T. C.” He stated that he had taken the matter of the establishment of such a unit at the College up with the chief of engineering of the War Department and hoped that on his next visit to College Station he would see such a unit a part of the Cadet Corps. CASUAL SENIOR MARRIES DALLAS GIRL SATURDAY Jobson Surprises Many Friends by De serting Single Life in Favor of. His Better Half. The many friends of C. C. Jobson were pleasantly surprised when they learned of his marriage to Miss Madge Jett of Dallas in that city on last Saturday. The tying of this nuptial knot came as a complete surprise in Aggieland. Jobson, who is a senior in the Cas uals, was in Dallas spending the time between terms when Cupid’s arrow pierced to the necessary depth and the matrimonial plung resulted. It was a known fact for some time past that Jobson was lamenting the fact that June was so far away that he could hardly wait and he must have decided that he had better take no dances. . {§ <? will re-'urr. to finisCwent/^se 4nd take his degree with; the remin der of the class; but no word has been received as to whether on not his better half will return with him. The Battalion and the entire student body extend their heartiest congratu lations and best wishes. SPORTINGNEWS PUBLISHED BY DALLAS PAPER A New Weekly Magazine Will Cover Field of Southwestern Sports. The Southwestern Sporting News is the name of a weekly magazine which will be devoted to the developing and publishing news of all sports in the Southwest. Especial attention will be paid to college and high school ath letics. All colleges in the state will be represented and high schools in towns and cities of more than five thousand population will also be giv en recognition. The establishment of this new en terprise will mean much to athletics in this section. The initial issue will MAX-GEN. HINES INSPECTS AND HONORS SENIORS General and His Party Given Royal Reception by College.. Annual Inspection is Over. Major General Hines, his aide and Col. Wlilliams arrived on the Campus yesterday afternoon for an inspection of the Cadet Corps, Military Depart ment and to present the seniors with their commissions. The General and his party were met at the station by B .Troop Cavalry, Major Ashburn, President Bizzell, and members of the local military department. As General Hines alighted from the train, a battery of three-inch field pieces at once opened fire for the cus tomary salute. The General and his companions were escorted to tjie Drill Field where he was honored by a re view of the Cadet Corps. This morning was spent in viewing the cadets as ttfey passed thru their regular weekly youtine ox .k '” ■>' itit eleven o’clock when all students of the College in company with the faculty, gathered in Guion Hall for the pres entation ceremonies. President Bizzell presided over the ceremonies which were short but very impressive. Maj. Dougherty made the presentation to General Hines who then, after a few most timely remarks awarded the committions to the cadet officers. Altho there has been no chance to interview the General until the pres ent moment with regards to his opin ion of the College for the year, we feel certain that the inspection has proved very satisfactory. appear on the eighteenth of this month and will carry quite a bit con cerning A. and M. There will be the regular summary of athletics of all A. and M. teams and also a fairly long story “Why A. and M. Beat Centre.” This first number will have a cir culation of 5,000 covering the entire Southwestern field and will be circu lated very extensively in the East. It is the purpose of the management to try to draw the attention of the recog nized authorities in the North and East to the performances in the local area.