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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1923)
4 THE BATTALION THE BATTALION Published every Tuesday night by the Students’ Association of the Agri cultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Subscription Price $1.75 per Year. Member Texas Collegiate Press Association. ALL ADS RUN UNTIL ORDERED OUT. W. D. TINER C. M. CLOSE E. H. NIMITZ L. SANTERRE EDITORIAL STAFF. Editor-in-Chief. . Associate Editor News Editor Assistant News Editor H. ROSS R. B. WILLIAMS . . . D. W. CARLTON . . . W. W. WILKERSON T. L. JONES R. L. BEALE j. h. McDonald .. T. R. STRANGE . . . A. L. EGAN E. C. GUNTER .... . . . Assistant News Editor . . . .Assistant News Editor Sport Editor Assistant Humorous Editor Social Editor Exchange Editor Contributing Editor Contributing Editor Contributing Editor Contributing Editor BUSINESS STAFF. B. F. BROWN Business Manager R. M. MILHOLLIN Assistant Business Manager J. L. SAUNDERS Circulation Manager Accepted for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized October 18, 1922. Last week marked the ending of another season of inter-battalion foot ball. Each year this sport, which originally evoked only adverse criticism because of the heavy drain upon the crutch supply of the hospital, has taken on a greater and greater significance. Its exact origin is unknown but it probably owes its existence to the keen rivalry that sometimes exists between companies and also an over abundance of Aggie energy which is always pres ent. As time went on and with the development of intermural sports in other colleges the athletic department came to recognize the importance of inter battalion football. Each year when graduation thins the ranks of the Aggie wariors there arises the question “who will fill that hole in the line or that vacancy in the backfield?” Inter-battalion football has gojie a long way towards a logical settlement of the question. It affords inexperienced men an answer to that eternal question, “I wonder if I can play football?”—a question which would never be answered for the majority if it had to be in the fall tryouts for the Varsity. Thanks to inter-battalion for answering this question for such men as Arthur Dieterich, “Silent” Miller, Harry Pinson, and a number of others. Besides the uncovering of squad material the inter-battalion sport serves as excellent recreation for those who are not fortunate enough to have the ability to play on the Varisty teams. It has often been said that every man should be given the opportunity to take part in some form of athletics no matter what his natural ability may be. Inter-battalion offers this opportu nity to everyone. We have only four more games of basketball to play before the end of the season, twin games with Baylor at Kyle Field and a pair with Texas at Aus tin. Since our two most glorious victories over Rice at Houston last week end the prospects for a fourth consecutive championship are very bright. If Texas wins the remainder of her games, which is by no means a certainty since she must meet the strong Rice and S. M. U. teams, she has not a chance in case we take the two Baylor games this week-end on Kyle Field. On the other hand, we can lose both the Baylor games and split with Texas and still get the pennant. But, as the old saying goes, “Don’t count the chickens before they are hatched.” The thing for us to do is go down to the gymnasium Friday and Saturday nights and cinch the “thing”. A “Thresher” editorial came out week before last urging all those “Owls” who had a spark of school patriotism left to go to the Auditorium and watch the team “beat A. and M.” God pity all those, if any there be, who have not by this time gotten the AGGIE spirit, which leads them at all hazards to be present at all games at Kyle Field, not to “watch” the team win, but the HELP them do it. AL G. FIELDS’ SOLOIST AT PALACE THIS WEEK The management of the Palace has been very fortunate in securing the services of HEMPSTEAD BENTLEY, late a featured soloist with the famous A1 G. Field’s Minstrels, to apear at this popular playhouse for three days, commencing Monday of this week. Mr. Bentley carries his own drop cur tain and acocmpanist, and they put on a musical act that is seldom equalled and never excelled in small towns. They have just finished a six weeks engagement at the Melba (in Dallas), where they received unstinted ap plause for every song, and glowing press notices.—Adv. “Lady Godiva,” from the poem by Tennyson, at the Palace Wednesday and Thursday. GRADUATE TAKES CHARGE OF FEDERAL AFFAIRS AT COLLEGE. Frank W. Judd, graduate of he class of 1922, has taken a position as federal coordinator, in charge of federal student affairs at the College. He succeeds J. C. Patterson, who re cently resigned to take nr coumy agent work in Stephens tr jn»‘ , T . Mr. Judd stood high in his acad emic work and won recognition as an athlete while playing basebal'. Since his graduation, he has been en gaged in work with federal trainees at the University of Oklahoma. Roses are red Violets are blue, My roll is dwindling Since I met you. j. f. McDonald, a. m. Head of Department of History. J. F. McDonald came to A. and M. College five years ago as head of the Department of History. He came from the State Department of Edu cation where he was Chief Supervisor of Public High Schools for three y'ears. Prior to that time for five years he had been head of the De partment of History in Simmons Col lege. Professor McDonald is a native Texan, being born in Woodland, Freestone County in 1875. His early education was acquired in the pubic i schools of Hubbard City. He receiv ed his college education from Baylor, Yale Universities, and the Universi ty of Chicago; he took the A. B. de gree from Yale and the A. M. from Chicago. After completing his work in the first two institutions he taught in the public schools of Hill county, Johnson county, and in Fort Wortn, and for five years was head of Cana dian Academy. In addition to being a member of the Zata Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, a fraternity composed of students in terested in promoting the scientific study of education, Professor McDon ald is a member of the Southwestern Political Science Association and i: also an active member of the Texas State Teacher’s Association. Since coming to A. and M., Profes sor McDonald has devoted his major interest to teaching Citizenship and Government. He also takes a very ac tive part in the religious activities at College; he teaches the Campus Bible Class which is composed prin cipally of faculty members and their wives. The nature of his classes bring him in contact with a large number of students who admire and cheerish him as a teachcer and fellow man. “Y”SECRETARY IN HOUSTON Rev. W. H. Matthews, Y. M. C. A. Secretary, went to Houston last Tues day evening, February 13 to attend a laymen’s meeting of the First Pres byterian Church there. FIFTEEN MEN OUT FOR JUNIOR TEAM Students who are trying out for the Junior Livestock Judging team have been diligently working each day for some time. A contest similar to the International and the contest at Fort Worth next month, is to be held Thursday, February 22. Four- sets of reasons in consecutive order are to be biven by the students; this plan similar to the method used in the contests, and it is given to in crease the speed and enthusiasm of the team. Eight classes of livestock are to be judged in the trial contest Thursdays Since there are only fifteen men trying out for the team, Coach Stan- gel has decided ton ot cut the num ber of them down until next March the Second, when the team will be chosen. The fifteen who are work ing for a place on the team are: J. V. Drisdale, E. Whitsit, C. Snell, J. F. Baker, Ben Whitehouse, C. M. Heald, H. K. Faucett, F. E. Flint, C. E. Hudson, W. R. Hutchinson, K. Parr, R. M. McSwain, W. C. Gainey H. .K Henry and L. G. Rankin. The contests in which the Junior team will participate will be held at the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show on March 5 and at the Oklahoma City Fair on March 12. COUNTRY CLUB DANCE HONOR ING S. M. U. BASKETEERS. An informal dance was given by Mrs. J. A. McQueen at the Bryan Country Club last Tuesday night in honor of the S. M. U. Basketball team which had just suffered its second d ;- feat by the Aggies. Dancing began at 9 p. m. and was concluded at 1:00 o’clock, the music being furnished by the unsurpassed “AGGIELAND SIX.” The function is only another ex ample of the untiring efforts of the public spirited Bryan people to make our College life as pleasant as possi ble. A SLIP OF THE TONGUE. Bairfield admiring his girl’s cameo rig. “My, what a pretty c-unisole.” Won: “What’s the Russian name for mosquito bite?” Too: “You know. Why dontcha tell me.” Won: “Ivanawfulitch.” —McGill Daily.