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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 18, 1923)
n. M. WALDROP 6 CO. THE IKE ASHBURN WAY. pup tent and off canned goods. “You can’t live out here,” said Ike, (From the Dallas Times-Herald.) “y ou ’ n freeze.” “I have been living rm. . i. j xi. . ,. .. out here and I haven’t frozen yet,” The tumult and the shouting die. ,, « , ... ’ , , . -cr t the young fellow sturdily answered. The football crowds depart. Forlorn- ly the goal posts shiver in the winter But Ike wouldn’t sand for his wind. The “season” is over. Which , s f a yi n S there. So in what they call reminds us that in schools there I^ ke -A-shburn way of helpfulness should be a season for other things ! ke some lumber and out of that than football. A season of study, a 1 lu mber the lad constructed a shack, season of preparing for a game | There he slept of nights but so dili- harder than any gridiron grapple, a gently did he study during the day season of preparing for the game „ ke w° n honors in his class of life. Down at the Agricultural and Me- Off for the oil fields he was in the summer. There he worked and he chanical College of Texas the stu- sa ^ed, so that when he returned to dents, it appears, are not unmidful i c °ll e S e he paid debts he had neces- of the value that comes from such a sar ^y accumulated during the col- seasoning, are willing to work hard year and had a little left over in order to reap the advantages of ^ or string in the bank, such a seasoning. There are some 2,200 students at A. and M.; do you know that 800 of these are working their way through college ? That’s pretty fine, isn’t it? That shows the students of A. and M., full of college spirit as they are, don’t think a touchdown the summum bonum of education. Here’s a little story of one of these students as told by Mr. Ewing Mosely, former president of the Dallas County Ex-Students’ club, a very timely story showing that there are college students who, though they are neither dashing halfbacks nor pass smashing ends, yet win for themselves—and for their college—victories finer than those achieved on football fields: Came to A. and M. a student who strove to win his way through col lege by waiting on the table. It was noticed at night that he was not in the dormitory. Ike Ashbum, com mandant, went out on a still hunt the first meeting were carrier thru for him. He found the lad living in a very nicely and several subjects re- There are others down at A. and M. like him, Mr. Moseley tells us. One youth arrived at College Station with three cows and throughout the year helped pay for his “schooling” with their milk, he doing the milk ing. Who shall say that youths like these are not a high honor to the State ? Who shall say that a State educational institution which en courages that spirit is not a high as set of the State? AGRICULTURAL ADMINISTRA TION HAS GOOD PROGRAM The Agricultural Administration Society held its first regular study meet’ng last Friday evening in the assembly room of the Agricultural Building. Although the society is of recent orgin and its purposes are materially different from those of any other student club, the plans of la ting to marketing of farm products, the general subject, were discussed by the students and Mr. Lanham of the Extension Service. The earliest of farmer organiza- t : ons, namely, The Grange and The Farmers Alliance were reviewed by B. P. Harrison. He also told of the Rockdale Plan of Cooperation on wh'ch many of the Farmer organiza- fions of today are founded. Two other Agricultural organizations, prominent in the history of farmer cooperation, The Farmers Union and The American Society of Equity, were discussed by R. G. Bonnett. These organizations were reviewed to merely familiarize the students with a generalization of farmer co operation and not to stress them as being of any modern significance. The 'Non-Partisen Leagued was re viewed by W. L. Pfleuger. Mr. Lanham, Vice-Director of the Extension Service, made a very in- teristing talk on the Farm Bureau. He told of the origin and work of his movement and the rapid pro gress it has recently made. Mar keting facilities in Texas have al most come up to par with those of California which have been elabor ately developed. The president of the club, A. E. Forester, made the first of a series of talks on Parliamentary Law. Dr. Buechel, Dr. Lee, and Prof. Leland each rendered criticisms of the pro gram procedure and offered sugges tions for the betterment of the so ciety in the future. After a few in formal discussions, motion to adjourn was carreid. Steward on Steamship: Your lunch will be up soon, sir. Seasock Stude: Yea, so will my breakfast. 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