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“City With a Soul” Had
A Real Jlggie r £)ay
On the twenty-second of December,
a day that will not soon be forgotten
by Aggies, young and old, the mem
bers of the Waco A. and M. Club at
tended the monthly luncheon of the
McLennan County Former Students’
Association at the Elite Cafe. Were
there any regrets? Just let me tell
you about it and then judge for your
self. The eats were the best in the
world for they were well spiced with
speeches by both students and former
students. Many peppy yells were giv
en and those former students must
have been living over past days for
they opened up their “gills” and
sounded off big. This meeting turn
ed into one of the most beneficial and
enthusiastic “bull-pens” on record.
About seventy-five students and for
mer students broke bread together
along with the silence quite prevalent
in the “City With a Soul.”
“Jinx” Tucker was among the celeb-
ricies present, and congratulated the
“Old Gang” on its pep. Since the fire
works were assuming larger propor
tions with each outbreak of pande
monium it was deemed necessary to
close the meeting before a riot call
was turned in. Just a minute—ARE
THOSE FORMER STUDENTS BE
HIND US? Just listen to this and
you will begin to look for that factor
of safety to apply to your “loyalty-
mobile” to keep them from passing us.
At the suggestion of a former student
the following resolution was passed:
Resolution on Coach D. X. Bible of the
Texas A. and M. College.
The world is unstinted in its
praise for victory, but ’tis fickle,
ever changing and quick to trans
fer its favors to the new victor,
never hesitating to analyze.
Realizing this, and appreciat
ing the conditions that are essen
tial to produce winning teams, in
athletics;
Further appreciating the
heights of achievement reached
in the defeat of Centre College,
the victor over Harvard Univer
sity by the football team of our
A. and M. College, under the ef-
fificient coaching and leadership
of Coach D. X. Bible.
By Resolution:
The McLennan County Former
Students’ Association, Waco Club,
in joint session with the Waco A.
and M. Club of College Station,
do hereby proclaim, without qual
ification D. X. Bible the great
est coach of the Southland.
What will you remember
from your college training?
Alton Brick Company
Alton, 111.
Binghamton Brick Company
Binghamton, N. Y.
Central Clay Products Co.
i'ng Brick’
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Cleveland Brick & Clay Company
Cleveland, .Ohio
Clydesdale Brick & Stone Co.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Coffey ville Vitrified Brick&Tile Co.
Coffeyville, Kans.
Collinwood Shale Brick Company
Cleveland, Ohi
Clevelani
ncis
ni
Georgia Vitrified Brick & Clay Co.
Augusta, Ga.
“rancis Vitric Brick Company
Boynton, Okla.
>rgia Vitri
Augusta,
Globe Brick Company
East Liverpool. Ohio
Hisylvania Coal Co.
Columbus, Ohio
Hocking Valley Brick Company
Columbus, Ohio
Independence Paving Brick Co.
Independence, Kans.
Metropolis Paving Brick Co.
Pittsburg, Kansas
Metropolitan Paving Brick Co.
Canton, Ohio
Mineral Wells Paving Brick Co.
Mineral Wells. Texas
Moberly Paving Brick Company
Moberly, Mo.
Murphysboro Paving Brick Co.
Murphysboro, 111.
Nelsonville Brick Co.
Nelsonville, Ohio
Peebles Paving Brick Company
Portsmouth, Ohio
Purington Paving Brick Company
Galesburg, 111.
Southern Clay Mfg. Company
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Springfield Paving Brick Company
Springfield, 111.
Sterling Brick Company
Olean, N. Y.
Streator Clay Mfg. Company
Streator, 111.
Thornton Fire Brick Co.
Clarksburg, W. Va.
Thurber Brick Company
Ft. Worth, Texas
Toronto Fire Clay Company
Toronto, Ohio
Trinidad Brick & Tile Company
Trinidad, Colo.
Veedersburg Paver Company
Veedersburg, Ind.
r estern Shale Products Company
Fort Scott, Kans.
estport Paving Brick Company
Baltimore, Md.
AS THE YEARS go
XjL by you will forget
much of the material
you are collecting now
— BUT— be sure
you don’t forget the
FUNDAMENTALS!
Ground yourself so
thoroughly in them that
they are second nature
to you. Never lose your
grip on the basic prin
ciples !
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Further—
We desire to expres to you,
Coach Bible, our hearty apprecia
tions and commend you in your
untiring- efforts to produce win
ning teams for the Texas A. and
M. College.
Further—
We resolve to exert our very
best efforts to influence our pro
rata share of first class students
with football ability to enter as
students of the A. and M. College
in the future thereby making it
possible for you to provide the
A. and M. College with the lion’s
share of victories.
Signed,
Resolutions Committee, McLen
nan County Former Students’
Asso., Waco Club, and A. and
M. Club of College Station.
Adopted unanimously by rising and
cheering vote.
With the passing of the above res
olution and a couple of spasms of
gang dispersed and not too soon. As
we were leaving we _ saw “Black
Maria,” the riot wagon, coming.
What has been related is merely
an introduction to what followed.
“Good-Bye to Texas University” the
lows, that was great—those Specialty
Dances by Pupils of the Hoffman-
nettes. The costumes were appro
priate, the pupils clever, and the se
lections artistic, furnishing an abun-
About 9:00 p. m., those cadets began
to gather at the Raleigh ball room,
and they were not by themselves, j
They were accompanied by the fair
est representatives of many a wig
wam. These embryonic squaws were
led into a palace decorated most
uniquely with Spanish moss and
streamers. Nothing was lacking—
even the lights were dimmed to the
optimum—under their dreamy glare
dance of joy to all and the undying
gratitude of all in attendance.
Like all enjoyable things the dance
ended all too soon. At 2:00 a. m.
the strains of “Home Sweet Home”
pierced the most congenial atmosphere
imaginable. Modesty prevents our
telling you just how many compli
ments were paid us for pulling the
best dance since the middle ages.
We almost forgot to relate that this
and “Axe” hacked no harder than a | hop was also enjoyed by some three
siren. When that Aggieland opened j hundred radio fans as indicated by re-
up, those traditional murmuring pines l plies to the broadcasting of the music,
and hemlocks, had they been present, yells, and songs. A few points from
would have hushed to listen. The pro-: Quebec, Canada; Avalon, Catalina Is-
grams were “knockouts.” Say, fel-l lands; Vedada, Cuba.
Failures
By Edgar A. Guest.
’Tis better to have tried in vain
Sincerely striving for a goal,
Than to have lived upon the plain
An idle and timid soul.
’Tis better to have fought and spent
Your courage, missing all applause,
Than to have lived in smug content
And never ventured for a cause.
For he who tires and fails may be
The founder of a better day;
Though never his the victory,
From him shall other learn the
way.
The Technique.
A West Dallas widow says the rea
son she broke her last engagement
was because her fiance was a public
auditor, and every time he came to see
her he wanted to check up her gro
cery bills and rummage in her purse.