THE BAT TALION
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THE BATTALION
Published every Wednesday night by the Students’ Association of the
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas.
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JACK E. FINKS
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1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized October 18, 1922.
PEACE ON EARTH.
Christmas! The very word, like a magic wand in the hand of a fairy
goddess, casts its irresistible spell over the world. The beautiful melody,
“Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men,” sings itself into the human he^irt each
year as Christmas Day draws near. Carols ring out upon the frosty air.
The faces of children are wreathed with smiles. The careworn countenances
of the aged grow radiant with joy. The strife and tumult of life are si
lenced. The demons of hate,, selfishness, and greed, slink into the background.
Christians forget their petty creedal differences. Love mounts the throne.
Its gentle sway reaches from the mansion to the hovel; from wide avenues
to the gloomy alleys. Dear ones and those who thought they were dear to
no one are remembered.
At this season the mad passion to get, surrenders to the desire to give,
and over a hundred million Americans wil shout “MERRY CHRISTMAS.”
The echo will ring back from multitudes in foreign climes to whom this
Christmas Glorious will be one of the merriest, happiest, and gladdest in their
lives. For the moment we drop resentment, envy, jealousy, suspician, and
anger. The sad become glad. The hopeless take heart. The weak find
strength. Those in darkness see light. The wayward turn homeward. Prison
walls lose some of their sinister aspects and the stony hearts of criminals
melt. We think first of others and last of ourselves. A heavenly symphony
echoes over the earth. We discover that we can be unselfish, and that it
pays.
This calming of angry passions; this mastery of love over hate and greed,
repeated, as it is,, each year at Christmas time, is one of the greatest miracles
of history. How did it all happen? To get at the secret we have to go back
through the past a distance of over two thousand years. In that search
backward we are carried on the wings of a beautiful story. A star was shin
ing brilliantly over a manger in a very obscure country. In this manger a
new born babe had been placed. The birth of a child in the midst of these
lowly, menial surroundings was vastly more important than the advent into
life of any prince of royal blood the world has ever looked upon. Jesus,
destined to become the savior of his fellow men, had appeared on the earth.
The light of his wonderful life, like the light of the star that hovered over
his manger, has come down through the centuries, conquering kingdoms and
empires and setting up within them the Invisible Empire of Love. Some
how on Christmas Day we learn how to love one another. The joy of life is
deepened and enriched for all, because our souls are attuned to the strains
of a heavenly anthem that rang out over the hills and valleys of ancient
Judea more than two thousand years ago, while the infant Jesus was laying
in the manger and the stars above were shining with a new lustre.
“GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST, and on Earth Peace, Good Will
to Men.”
CONSIDERATION.
Great is the effort required to concentrate on di-ethyl-tri-methyl-iso
propyl pentane and entropy and heat of vaporization, when the natural ten-
densy of your thoughts is to wander far from the environs of Aggieland,
back to Mother and Father and perhaps, a sweet,, demure, young thing whose
letters come so regularly and mean so much.
When this situation appplies to you individually, do not become alarmed,
it is only the phychological condition to which no one is immune. As this
condition reaches its advanded stage, action is the resultant. This action
usually consists of a Christmas shopping expedition.
Shopping, in the customary method, is a worry and a trial in itself. But
to facilitate the matter, look through your copy of The Battalion and from
its array of Bryan and Colllege advertisements, select those which will sat
isfy your need. They have signified their desire to serve you by advertising
in your paper; can you not reciprocate by at least considering what they?
have to offer?
In the hurry and excitement,, do not forget that there are places of bus
iness right here on the campus that are worthy of your patronage. Never is
any kind of program or publication printed that Casey’s Confectionery and
the Campus Barber Shop do not have advertising space. Both are always
ready to help the students in every way possible. Who is it that cashes
those personal checks when all is in despair and the checks seem as worth
less as the paper upon which they are written? Is it not Bill Sparks, J. F.
Casey or Mr. Lavinder? How can you help them? Casey has some of the
most delicious candies, in which any fair damsel would be proud to set her
“sweet tooth.” There are also pipes, cigars, and other gifts of value. Since
the Campus Barber Shop has remained open on dance nights and before
corps trips long after haircuts have reached the point of diminishing returns,
show them that you appreciate the service they are rendering by paying
them a business call before honoring the home folks with your beauty.
PATRONIZE ALL WHO ADVERTISE IN THE BATTALION.
Over Coats
With the Style that
College Men Like.
We*ve just opened a de
layed shipment of fine
coats that are especially
adapted for Texas cli
mate.
Their warmth is good in
Texas — Their style is
good anywhere.
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T.K. LAWRENCE
The MODEL TAILSRS
Cleaning, Dyeing, Pressing
and Repairing.
AGENTS ON THE CAMPUS
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OF YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS
FOR MAGAZINES TO
ROY MONTGOMERY
BRYAN,TEXAS
A. A. MACKENZIE
Watches - Jewelry
Sheaffer’s Fountain Pens. Also a line of College Jewelry
consisting of Pins, Fobs, Belts, etc. Watch repairing a
specialty.
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