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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 11, 1925)
Published Weekly by the Students’ of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. VOL. XXIII. 4f. «|. * SAY AGGIE * ❖ ♦ It hasn’t been so far back but that we can remember when, at about this time of year, that every sophomore was in training as an amateur sleuth. Whistles and various calls were heard at intervals every night. This has all been stopped with the fights that went with it, but somehow the legis lature didn’t thank anyone here for a manly, noble decision to stop such outbreaks of playfulness. The gen eral opinion seems to be that we are mentally inadequate or something of the kind and cannot possibly mean what we say if we so much as men tion that hazing has diminished slightly. Repeated statements of the conditions here have been more or less ignored and the sensational stories in newspapers believed in preference to them. The mythical baseball bat is getting quite a requtation and ought to make a good trademark for lini ment or some soothing balm. * * * A great many of us miss things at college that should be taken advan tage of. For instance, lecturers who are famous all over the world come here every few months, but very few students realize that it is worth their time to hear them. After graduation they will probably gladly pay a high price to hear the same man. Many of the musical numbers are unusually good and an effort has been made to secure such programs as might be enjoyed by the students but a censor ed picture in Bryan continues to draw larger crowds. That is perfectly na tural, hut why miss such things now and regret it later. * * * Some comment should be made re garding the efficient way in which the committee from the Senior Class handled the nomination of class val edictorian. Class affairs are usually managed in such a loose manner that it was a revelation to see a com mittee do its work properly. ❖ * * Although there are three long in tervening months between the date of this issue and the end of school, it is not too early to start expressing our opinion in regard to Senior week. All of the Seniors are directly con cerned and it is up to them to work for their own interests. BRYAN, TEXAS, MARCH 11, 1925. NUMBER 20 OFFICERS 360TH INFANTRY WILL MEET AT COLLEGE STOCK JUDGING TEAMS WIN AT FORT WORTH THREE HUNDRED ARE ELIGIBLE FOR DISTINCTION Program for the Reunion on Saturday and Sunday Includes Both Work and Social Features This week-end will be marked by the reunion of the officers of the 360th Infantry, United States Army Reserve Corps, who will assemble at the College on Saturday for a two- day period of inactive duty instruc tion. About thirty officers are ex- pecter to be here for the course, most of them coming from Houston and vicinity, the others from various places. The officers from Houston will arrive on Friday afternoon, the others will also be here in time to take part in the events on Saturday and Sun day. Colonel Ike S. Ashbuim, executive secretary of the Ex-Students’ Asso ciation of A. and M. College, is regi mental commander of the 360th In fantry. The plan of assembling the officers of the regiment was conceived by him several months ago. Aside from the two weeks of active duty during the summer, no attempt has ever been made to assemble and train reserVe units at such a conference in this state. Such a plan had been con sidered impracticable because of the great distances from various places in Texas to an assembly point. There are many reasons, nevertheless, for believing that the reunion will be very successful. The number of of ficers who have signified their inten tion of being present assures a very fruitful meeting. The present plans for the week-end include many interesting and enjoy able features. On Fridajy evening the officers will convene at a smoker at which time various subjects of a military nature will be discussed. The next day’s work consists of a demon stration of direct and indirect firing with machine guns and a lecture on the functions of the machine gun. The program for Saturday really begins with a review of the cadet corps. In struction in, and discussion of, various military matters especially pertain ing to the regiment will occupy some time. Saturday afternoon a tacti- (Continued on Page 8) Bill Pinson and J. F. Ford Jr. Are Respective High Point Men in Contest. The opening day of the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show should have been called A. and M. Day according to the results of the contest which were held Monday. Both the Animal Hus bandry and Dairy Husbandry Stock judging teams were victorious in their respective contests. Texas A. and M. made a total score of 3661 against Oklahoma A. and M.’s 3593 in the livestock judging. The Texas team was high in cattle and sheep. W. M. Pinson, president of the Junior class, was high point man of the entire contest and also high point man in beef cattle. Jack Turner was fourth high point man in the contest. Jack Idol fifth, Gillespie sixth, and Debnam seventh. All of these men judged consistently and placed close together. In winning first place, Texas A. and M. put its name on the handsome silver trophy the second time and will have to win it only one more time for it to become a per manent possession. There were also considerable cash prizes distributed among the winners The Dairy Husbandry team not to be outdone by the A. H. team placed first in their contest totaling 1606 against 1568 made by Oklahoma A. and M. and 1515 made by New Mex ico A. and M. Texas A. and M. was high in judging all breeds and high in Holsteins and Jerseys. J. F. Ford was high point man in the entire con test and also high point in judging all breeds. H. L. Peterson was third high man losing to Dodson of Okla homa by a very close margin. C. B. Kennigton completed the team for the Aggies and M. L. Paul was alternate. By these winnings the D. H. team re ceived the sweepstakes cup, given by the Southwestern Exposition, for the third consecutive time. Permanent possession of the Mistletoe Creamery cup was also gained by being the first team to win it three times. The Holstein-Freisian and Texas Jersey Cattle Club cups and a medal were also won. New Method of Selecting Men For Distinguished Honors Is Now Used. A list of names of those students who are eligible for distinction at the end of the year was recently issued by Charles E. Friley, Registrar of the College. Under the regulations, stu dents who make at least sixty grade points for the year are classed as dis tinguished. This ruling is different from the one that existed since the new grade-point system was estab lished at A. and M. until the present session. Under the former regulations, stu dents were required to make at least all B’s during the session, while no certain number of grade points was specified. The Executive Committee of the College decided to place the granting of distinction on the pres ent basis, since it realized that it would be fairer to the student. That is, the new ruling makes it possible for the student who makes one or two C’s to be a distinguished student at the end of the year, provided he at tains the required number of grade points. In order to obtain the required number of grade points, the student must receive approximately an “A” grade in two-thirds of his work and a “B” grade in one-third of his work. If a student makes one or two C’s, he may still be able to accumulate the required sum by making more A’s. Theoretically, every student who makes as many as twenty grade points the first term is eligible for distinction at the end of the session. Practically, few students with less than thirty grade points will be able to do so. However, the list of names of all those who made twenty or more grade points is published, with the hope that those students will strive hard to become distinguished at the end of this scholastic year. The total number of students listed eligible for distinction is 303. An inspection of the list issued by the Registrar shows that 216 students made between 20 and 30 grade points; 80 students made between 30 and 40