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THB BATTALION
dale and get a suck with him. I wish
you would bring Cy Edwards some new
sergeant stripes if you don’t pass
them all out at C. I. A. or Prairie
View. We sure do like our 1st ser
geant. .Remember all of our lieuten
ants in Company “I” too, and tell
them I asked you to. They might
excuse me from Physical Culture af
ter Christmas.
There’s a big football player down
here named Firpo Forgason. I heard
him say the other day that he sure
would like to have “ZAZA.” I don’t
know what or who “ZAZA” is, but
Mr, Forgason is a deserving man. So
if you have any “Zazas,” I wish you’d
bring him your best one.
There’s a cute little senior down
here from Marshall named Nathaniel
Parker Turner. I know he’d like a
Charlie Chaplin mustache, because
he’s been trying to grow one all the
year.
Santy, I guess you see that I’m
not a bit greedy, and I’m not asking
you for a lot of things. Rut if you
have a new recipe for cleaning guns,
please bring it to me. Captain Dris-
dale has joined Col. Turner’s Pistol
Team (just to get a suck) and I have
to keep his pistol clean all the time.
I wish you would bring your latest
manual on “How to Play Ping Pong”
to Captain George Lewis. They’ve
Started a Ping Pong tournament in
his room, and he can keep it in there
for the use of all the contestants.
If you have any suggestions for
girl’s Xmas presents, I wish you’d
tell me about them. There’s a cute
little girl in Bryan named Lila
W/ickes that I want to give a present
to.
Don’t forget to have all your rein
deers shod before you start out on
Christmas Eve night and bring some
extra hame strings. Dick Wilson
wants you to bring him a flashlight,
and if you get in the dark anywhere,
I’m sure that Dick would be willing
for you to use his flashlight.
: If you ever expect to come to Col
lege Station, let us know. Wie want
you to make a speech at yell prac
tice.
Indebtedly, yours,
Signed:
(By an “I” Company Freshman)
The secretary is desirious to have
many other letters turned in, because
Santa’s stock is limited and he must
make his assortmtent of gifts right
away. Although the letters cannot
be printed in the Bat columns, Lt.
Bonnett assures all writers that the
letters will be safely delivered to
Santa Claus.
The Battalion vouches for the in
tegrity of Exchange Editor Bonnett
and furthermore extends its heartiest
Wishes to its readers for a MERRY
Christmas and a happy new
?ear.
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♦ PERSONALS *
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E. F. Simpson and J. F. Leather-
wood visited in Caldwell Saturday
and Sunday.
A. P. Morey spent the week-end in
Hempstead.
H. M. Tatum and E. Chapa had bus
iness in Houston Saturday.
J. R. Borden spent the week-end
in Navasota.
Prexy Huff, Tommie Black and
Jack Williams made a semi-annual
visit to Navasota during the week
end. They were not used to being in
such a large city and got lost. They
missed their train and had to walk
home.
THE GROWTH OF TEXAS
A. AND M. COLLEGE
By Fred B. Norris (Student of
Journalism).
Since 1914, the Agricultural and
Mechanical College of Texas has had
a phenominal growth.
It was the first year of Doctor Wil
liam Bennett Bizzell’s presidency.
Doctor Bizzell came to A. and M.
College from our sister school, the
College of Industrial Arts.
I shall attempt to visualize for you
this unsurpassed development thru
the enrollment, physical improve
ments, and elevation of scholastic
standards since the advent of Doctor
Bizzell.
During the scholastic year of 1914
and 1915, there were registered only
917 in the regular session and 308
in the summer session. This enroll
ment steadily increased until 1918
and 1919 when it totaled 1817. While
in 1922-23 there were 2170 students
registered in the regular session, an
increase of 134 %. In the summer
session there were 1935, an increase
of 528 %, or over five times more
than in 1914 and 1915. (1922-23
was used instead of 1923-24 because
the enrollment is not complete for
this year).
There was not an inch of concrete
sidewalks on the Campus in 1914,
while now it boasts of practically
three miles.
Since 1914 the following brick
buildings have been added to our
plant: Agricultural Building, Guion
Hall, Bizzell Hall, Animal Husbandry
Pavillion, Experimental Research
Building, Third Floor of the Y. M.
C. A., Physics Building, Mechanical
Engineering Shops, Mechanical En
gineering Building, Mess Hall Annex,
Francis Hall, Power Plant, Buildings
and Grounds Building, Dairy Barns
(tile), Hog Colera Building, Ice
Plant, and Extension of Laundry
Building.
Improvements other than those of
brick consruction: Military Science
Building, Alpha and Beta Halls, New
Water Tower, complete equipment of
the Athletic Field, 99 “Bungaletts”,
Military Walk, all permanent road
improvements, new hot house, wool
scouring plant, and Consolidated
School.
Other buildings in course of con-
surcution are the Dairy Products
Building, Assembly Hall, and Exten
sion Building. This makes 42 brick
buildings. The College is situated
on 4,000 acres of land with a total
valuation of $4,000,000.00.
The scholastic standards have been
improved until now the entrance re
quirements are on par with the best
institutions in the South. Applicants
must have fifteen college credits to
be admitted as students of Freshman
standing.
The grade point system has raised
the quality of the Student’s work so
that to graduate he must make prac
tically an average of “B” for his
four-year course.
There were only 600 students in
1914 taking degree courses while
there are over 2,000 already taking
courses embracing a degree for 1923-
24. This points out that, thru grad
ual elimination of the two-year cour
ses and short courses, the College can
now devote its entire time and at
tention to the degree courses.
“And have you a father?” asked
the charity worker of a ragged urch
in.
“Nope, he replied, “Pa died of ex
posure”.
“Poor man! How did it happen?”
“Another guy snitched, and they
hung him”.
E. W. CRENSHAW, JR.
M. C. MITCHELL
INSURANCE
ACCIDENT, LIFE, HEALTH
Office: 24 City National Bank Bldg.
Phones 144, 18 Bryan, Texas
We wish you a happy
Christmas
AND A PLEASANT RETURN TO A. AND M. IN 1924
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We thank the entire corps for your liberal patronage.
We hope we have deserved same.
Caldwell’s Jewelry Store
The Christmas Store
For right, real regular
things for Christmas that
will bring a delight to
the one who receives
them, our store stands
alone in the completeness
of its wide selection of
gifts of utility and pleas
ure for every member of
the family.
Parker-Astin Hardware Company
Telephones 1 1 6 and 70
We Deliver to College
New York Cafe
THE HOME OF GOOD EATS
f We serve nothing but the best the market affords. Give f
us a trial and be convinced.
Phone No. 303
Suits and Uniforms
| MADE TO MEASURE. ALL KINDS OF CLEANING AND
PRESSING WORK DONE.
Uniform Tailor Shop
Near Methodist Tabernacle