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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1925)
Published Weekly by the Students’ Association of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. VOL. XXIII. BRYAN, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 4, 1925. NUMBER 16 ♦ 4* ♦ SAY AGGIE * ♦ * Despite the pppinion of some who have charge of entertainment for the MID-TERM DANCES WERE ENJOYED BY THOSE ATTENDING BIG RESPONSE FROM “T” MEN FOR REUNION OLDER BOYS WILL HOLD CONFERENCE HERE THIS WEEK Aggies, there is a true appreciation for the artistic and beautiful in the hearts of the A. and M. students. The little sketch of aesthetic dance given by our “Aggie baby sisters” Saturday evening at the Gymnasium, was greatly appreciated. We are proud of you “Jane Aggies”, and will be pleased to see you in song, music, or step, any time it becomes possible for you to appear. * * * A view of the campus every after noon would convince anyone that the A. and M. cadet gets all of the exer cise that he needs. The football teams of each battalion are out work ing hard to get into the best condi tion and others are doing various things to improve themselves physi cally. It is easy to convince a visi tor that every cadet here keeps in good shape all of the time, but there really are lots of men here who do not take advantage of these things. Sometimes they really want to take part in intramural athletics but feel that they will play so poorly that they would be laughed at. And prob ably they would. But is that enough to make a person neglect his physi cal self. There are enough branches of intramural sports for every cadet to take part in at least one of them, or it is easy to find something else to do if he doesn’t enter in that. Do you think that more play and exercise would benefit you ? If you do, get out and get it! Ms * * The between term period has passed with all of its joy and tragedy. The D exams took the joy out of life for some, but there was a short visit home or several enjoyable dances to more than compensate for any little ■worry that might exist. The warmer weather helped to raise the spirits of everyone with just a promise of what is coming later. In looking back over the term, one can see where he made each mistake, and he tells himself just what he would do if he had it all to do over. But somehow, most of us fail to real ize that the coming term will be (Continued on Page 2) . .Miss Lily Bess Kyle and Professor Tom Harrington Were Selected As Prize Winners. Three good dances—a picturesque Barn-Yard Dance sandwitched in be tween two peppy corps dances— spelled a good time for those who shake the light fantastic to the synco pation of the Aggieland Orchestra. The holiday festivities were start ed with the Annual Dance given by the “One Buttoneer’s Club.” It fol lowed a delectable banquet served in honor of the One Buttoneers who be lieve that the single curve is the line of beauty. That Barn-Yard Dance! To say the very least, “A large time was had by all.” Regular farmers who came for the dance couldn’t even get past the door because they looked like “city jellies” compared with Fay Wil son and Captain Ware. “Senator” Harrington captured the prize as the best costumed man but he couldn’t take a chew of tobacco for fear that j his Adam’s Apple would split Serge ant “Sand-blower” King’s full di’ess suit. Miss Lily Bess Kyle won the lady’s prize. She was dressed in a cross-word puzzle costume and there were so many words to be put in, the dancers and cross-word puzzle ar tists were in constant attendance. The struggle lasted from nine till two and the “country yahoos” yelled for more as the strains of Home Sweet Home broke up the dance. After a day’s sleep and recupera tion, Saturday the call- to arms—an error—we mean gliding feet—again sounded from Sbisa’s annex at nine o’clock Saturday night. The call was well answered and another super-corps dance was the result. It has been said that “with the third is alway the charm.” Although the vivacity of the cos tumes was gone, the Aggieland Orch estra still held sway, the beautiful girls were more beautiful in their honest-to-goodness clothes, and the flo r was better in the absence of the hay and accompanying dust. But all good things must end. At twelve (Continued on Page 2) All Indication Point to Return of Great Number of Old Athletes Feb. 16. Unless all indications fail the greatest gathering of letter men ever to be on the campus will be back'here on Feb. 16th for the Homecoming of “T” Men and the dedication of the Memorial Gymnasium. Formal invi tations already have been sent out by the Athletic Council to all letter men whose addresses are available. Res ponses indicate a large attendance. One of the chief “pieces de resis tance” for the day will be the ban quet to be held that afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at Sbisa Hall in honor of the letter men. W. A. Duncan, super visor of subsistence is responsible for the statement that there will be food galore and eonugh for all. One of the best features of the banquet will be that the program of speeches will be greatly curtailed. Good food and little talking is one of the specifica tions for this party. Following the brief and informal program the meeting will be turned over to the returning hosts for a dis cussion all their own under the head ing, “For the Good of the Party.” At 7:30 o’clock comes the formal dedication of the Memorial Gymnas ium with brief talks by Dean Charles E Friley, chairman of the Athletic Council, President W. B. Bizzell and by a representative of the Board of Directors of the College. The game between Texas University and the Ag gies, which promises to be an unus ually hot one, follows immediately. At 9:00 o’clock the cadet corps of the College will assume the role of hosts in a dance at the Gymnasium compli menting the old letter men. The day will be turned over to the visitors. The morning will be free for bull pens. The letter men will be grouped together at tables for the morning and evening meals and will be the guests then, too, of the council, council. Let James Sullivan, “Sully,” know by mail as to the time of your arrival in order that sleeping accommodations may be arranged, should you wish to come Sunday night. Five Hundred Boys expected to At tend. Splendid Program is Arranged. The thirteenth annual State Older Boys’ Conference will open its ses sion Friday, February 6, at the A. and M. College of Texas. Arrangements have been made to care for five hundred delegates af ter they reach College Station, and the I'ailroads of Texas have granted, for the fifth consecutive time, a one and one-half fare for the round trip to College Station and return from all points in Texas. The purpose of these annual con ferences is to bring together a care fully chosen group of older boys and a small group of lay and profession al boy workers; so as to promote spiritual, social and athletic activ ities among the boys of Texas. Older boys representing High Schools, Business Houses, Industries, Sunday Schools, Athletic Organizations, Coun ty Agricultural Clubs, De Molay Chapters, Boy Scout Troops, and other such groups will be taking an active part in the three day program. Every year a few small communities show their progressive stand by send ing a group of boys under the leader ship of an adult community leader, for the purpose of familiarizing the boys of the remote sections with the work now going on in the state among boys. The success of the conference each year depends largely upon the pres ence of a large number of older men who register as delegates represent ing luncheon clubs, churches, and school faculties. Other attractive fea tures of the conference will include an exhibit of boys’ work activities, consisting’ of books, pictures, and many pamphlets that have to do with boys’ activities over the entire nation. This part of the program will be in the charge of Mrs. L. Jack Clark of Houston, who is president of the Newsboys’ Club of that city. Special features have been arrang ed to entertain the visitors throughout the day. The most interesting of which are a banquet Saturday eve ning, moving pictures, an inspection