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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1924)
ON TO AUSTIN! Your Presence is Needed Published Weekly by the Students* Association of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. VOL. XXII. BRYAN, TEXAS, JANUARY 30, 1924. NUMBER 16. OLDER BOYS COMING FROM OYER STATE A. &M. DAIRY DEPARTMENT NEW BUILDING EPISCOPALIANS PLAN CHURCH A. &M. COLLEGE AGGIES BEST RICE CAGERS IN TWO GAMES Six Hundred Boys Expected to At tend 12th Annual Session of Older Boys Conference New Structure is Modern and Com plete in All Departments—Will be Completed Soon. Ground for Same has Been Purchased. All Necessary Committees Named and at Work. Victory Raises Spirits as Well as Percentage. Both Games Were Rough and Tumble TO THE OLDER BOYS. You boys from over the state honor us with your presence. It is our pleasure as well as our privilege to offer you the mea gre bit of hospitality that is ours to extend. Give us the pleasure of serving you, and demand what you desire. The Twelfth Annual State Older Boys’ Conference will be held Fri day, Saturday, and Sunday at the College. The Conference has been held here several times before but was held in Dallas last year. About six hundred delegates are expected to attend this meeting. These boys are selected from various organiza tions from all over the state, and represent some of the best of tne boys of the state; DELEGATION PERSONNEL. Registration is open to. older boys (15 years of age and over) and to adult volunteer and professional leaders. Each year many men as sisting in boys’ work as club leaders, committee members, club counselors, Sunday School Class teachers, etc., register for the conference. These are very welcome, whether they ac company local delegations or not. The Conference is being promoted in more- than two hundred different communities and among more than four hundred organizations of boys. Sunday School classes, Churches, High Schools, Athletic Organizations, County Agricultural Clubs, De Molay Chapters, Boy Scout Troops are among the groups sending delegates. Business Men’s Luncheon Clubs, Chambers of Commerce, Boards of Education together with the above named organizations assist in making possible the sending of delegates. Registration begins Friday at 1 P. M. Continued on Page 5) The new dairy building has**just been completed and the new machin ery installed. This is one of the lat est and prettiest additions to the cam pus. It is made of tile and has cement floors. The building costs about twenty-five thousand dollars. It rep resents the best of workmanship, and is a credit to the College campus. The building is located west of the railroad tracks. The building is constructed so that it can easily be converted into a judg ing pavilion as well as a plant. The best and newest of dairy machinery has been installed so that the dairy students can learn all about the ope rations of the modern plants. At both ends are roof projections so that judg ing can be carried on during bad weather and also as a protection to the animals. The building is located so that the (Continued on Page 5) Definite steps toward the erection here of a complete group of Episco palian denominational headquarters including a chapel, parish house or recreational hall and a rectory were announced yesterday by W L. Ed mondson, Jr., student group secre tary of the local club. His an nouncement came following the con ference here with Reverend Harris Masterson, rector of Autry House at Rice Institute. Reverend Masterson will donate the land on which the buildings are to be erected and he is directing the plans for the buildings. In an nouncing the financial gift of Rever end Masterson and his direction of building plans Mr. Edmondson said: The Episcopalians feel very fortun ate in having Mr. Masterson’s co-op eration in this work, for he has been (Continued on Page 5) Annual Barnyard Dance Friday Night at Mess Hall Mr. Tatum, through Mr. Hasselbayer, announces that the Barn yard Dance will be held in Sbsisa’s Annex from 8:45 until 2:00 a.m., night of Friday, February 1, 1924. Mr. Hasselbayer further states that the Corps Dance will be given on the following night at the Bryan Country Club—hours 8:30 to 12:00 p. m. Mr. Hesselbayor further declares to all concerned that transportation to the Corps dance will be furnished, thus avoiding the usual embarrassment. Transportation good for round trip. Bring your “fair” with you, en this wise it is free. Mr. Tatum, through Mr. Hasselbayer, states that refreshments will be served at the Barnyard Dance. “Nil” is the word at the Corps Dance. Remember, however, that it is the Country Club and not the “corn” club. John Stovall will be the home (b) demon stration agent, while Jack Patterson will represent the “extension” service. A prize will be given to the most inimical, inimitable, or impos sible couple on the floor. “Red” Moore and “Monty” Montgomery have a handicap because they won’t have to disguise. We are looking for a tight race between the two. And if they can both get dates, boy—howdy! “Red” says he hopes “Monty” won’t live much longer or he’ll wear “their tie” out. (Continued on Page 2) With the winning of two games from the Rice Institute quintet, the Aggies again brought themselves to the mid-way point in the per cent column. Many a day has passed since two rougher games were played on the Kyle Field court. Bronson, ref ereeing his first game in the South western Conference, was no doubt fair in his decisions, such as they were, but if basketball such as was played in the gym Friday and Satur day nights is the type of game that is played in Illinois, a football game in that part of the country would no doubt be interesting. Coach Bible presented a newly ar ranged team against Rice and the placing of Dealy at guard and the shifting of Washburn from guard to forward seemed to be a decided change for the better in so far as the offensive part of the game is con cerned, but, whether or not it will prove a good defensive combination remains to be seen. Between Darby and Washburn may be divided the honors for the win ning of both games. Darby missed many easy shots but in the mean time he made many counters also. Washburn was perhaps the fastest and most consistent player of either team and whenever he had his hands on the ball, something was sure to take place. Possibly the steadiest man that Rice possesses is Hopkins. Besides being high point man in both games he did credible floorwork. FIRST GAME. The supporters of the Aggie team were quite a bit surprised to see the five men take their positions on the court when the referee blew his whis tle for the starting of the first game against Rice. Most of all were they surprised to see “Admiral” Wash burn holding a forward position down though as the game progressed he brought credit to himself and his team by his work. WELCOME TO AGG!ELAND, OLDER BOVS