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THE BATTALION
THE BATTALION
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OUR GUESTS.
Friday noon a special train will arrive at College Station bringing ap
proximately one thousand supporters of Heisman’s sensational and powerful
Owls of Rice Institute. These fans of football will be extended the hospitality
of Aggieland. Will we live up to our reputation of being a perfect host?
If these fans have read the Baylor Lariat of November 3, perhaps they
will expect to be met at the train by a band of ruffians who will immediately
attack them and scatter their numbers to the four winds. But Rice knows
from previous visits that such is not the case. They know that Aggies are,
and always will be worthy of the name of gentlemen.
However, in all schools there are some few who think that the only
proper treatment for rivals is a scuffle to see who may emerge with the
greatest number of souvenirs. Baylor had such, and it is likely that some of
this type are clothed in the uniform of Texas Aggies. If such misdirected
would-be Aggies conduct themselves contrary to the standards of Aggieland,
let all condemn not only by word but by action. RICE IS OUR GUEST—let’s
treat them as such.
SHALL WE FORGET?
When Abraham Lincoln stood on the battlefield of Gettysburg and de
livered the speech that has now become a classic, he stated once and for all
the real purpose of Armistice Day and the abiding lesson that should be
taught on that day when we honor those who have died for the stars and
stripes. Those few plain words, fraught with the humility and simplicity of
a truly great man, made great in tribulation and agony of spirit, have come
down to us and will go down through the ages as the true definition of the
only living memorial that can ever be erected to those we love and honor.
“It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining be
fore us—that from those honored dead we take increased devotion to that
cause for which they gave the last full measure of their devotion—that we
here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain!”
Think! When those few straggling remnants of General Pershing’s once
gallant army—say fifty years hence—stumble through our streets, bravely
trying to p 11 back bent shoulders and to hold on high white heads,, will we who
respectfully remove our hats as the flag goes by,, do so only because of
courtesy and out of consideration for convention, or will we, too, fiercely re
solve that these dead will not have died in vain? Will we remember that
these men met problems their fathers did not know, and recognized their
duty, through tradition had not pointed it out?
The message of Armistice Day is that “This nation, under God, shall
have a new birth of freedom”—this year, and next year, and through the
years to come,, just as much as in the year 1917.
BLACK JERSIES.
Just as an army is trained for battle by frequent manuvers and combat
problems, so is a football team trained for its battles. An army is a large
organization and can be divided within itself for training. A football squad
is small and can not be effectively divided for this essential training. This
training is esential; how, then, can it be obtained?
The question is answered by the formation of the freshman and the re
serve football squads. Although both squads are used for this purpose, the
primary aim of the freshman squad it to select men of high calibre from the
vast array of high school football players to replenish the ranks of the var
sity squad which is each year riddled at commencement. There is not a
Don’t Fail—
—to see these
handsome
Overcoats
and
Raincoats
in Whipcords and
Gaberdines. They are
very desirable for
either civilian or mil
itary use.
$20 to $30
T. K. LAWRENCE
man on the freshman sq ad who does not hope that some day he will be re
warded by being placed on the varsity team. It is with this in view that
fish go out to practice under all circumstances, good or bad.
Do not the members of the Reserves also cherish this same desire?
It is true that they do, and frequently some of them maintain this desire. But
to many of its members the sad and disheartening realization comes that
they will never make a letter on the varsity squad. The casual observer
would think that upon this realization a man would drop from the squad and
devote his time and efforts to other endeavors wherein he might be more
success! ul. Some, especially seniors, find that it is necessary for them to
drop reserve football in order to graduate. To them honor is due; they are
not quitters,, they would have gladly given all to the squad if they had been
needed. But to all of the men who come out day after day regardless of
sweltering heat, driving rain, or chilling, cold northers, and don the black
sweaters, which are significant of the “scrubs” fighting qualities, and scrim
mage against superior players hour after hour in order that that great Ag
gie team might become a little nearer perfect—to these MEN we pay tribute.
A WONDERFUL SCHOOL.
(Palestine Herald)
A. and M. College is a wonderful
school. This fact impresses itself on
the visitor at every turn and from
every angle. And there is manifested
there a wonderful school spirit. The
writer nveer saw a body of men hap
pier or more contented; and as to
loyalty to the school—well, there is
nothing quite to equal it.
The writer spent two days in the
grounds of this school and saw (not
all of it, of course, because that would
be impossible in the limited time) the
school in its various branches and
engaged in its various activities from
books to athletics, including all sorts
of play. And he became wonderfully
impressed with it all and now realizes
more than ever what such a great
school means to the future manhood
of Texas.
The boys are comfortably housed,
are well fed, and practically all of
them looked to be contented and hap-
Py- l n talks with numerous students
in the school he was informed as to
the hazing proposition. It was ad
mitted there is some hazing, but
j nothing like that that is sometimes
falsely reported to the outside world.
And the student body upholds the
hazing that is done, and commends it
as part of the necessary training of
the student. It is the testing out of
the man; and if he finds it unsuited
to him, why it is generally conceded
the student who is thus so unfortu
nate is not suited to the school.
The equipment of the school is good
and many other things are to be add
ed to the school, which is now con
ceded to be the largest and best ag
ricultural and mechanical college in
the United States.
Texas people should see to it that
nothing is done, through political
trickery or otherwise, to cripple this
wonderful school.
Walk into our parlor said the spi
der to the fly.
Parlor nothing, get a flivver, was
our modern fly’s reply.