Published Weekly by the Students’ of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. VOL. XXIII. BRYA-N, TEXAS, MAY 20, 1925. NUMBER 29 ♦ ******** + **‘fr ♦ SAY AGGIE ♦ + ♦ Again we have come to one of the most critical and the most discour aging time of the year. Some are afraid that they will have to take “D” examinations, others who are still more restless are afraid they will not be allowed to take them. There are times when you will and times when you won’t, but now is a time when everyone works. On looking back over this term each one can see where if he had worked a little in stead of not only doing things that did him no good but actually harmed him, he would not be so overworked now. Some are of course practically through with their work and want to have a good time. This is natural, but the average Aggie’s conception of amusement is rolling G. I. cans and tearing up things in general. It would be very thoughtful and would be appreciated by the rest of these students would refrain from such des perate means of satisfying their childish craving for noise because others have to work. For many the whole terms work depends on these last few days. The success or failure of those who are on the line depends largely upon who gets the last lick— they or the instructors. That last blow counts; so hit hard. freshman teams WILL HAVE NEW TO A COLLEGE ROOMMATE. Let’s not forget the days. Old Friend, Those happy days we spent together. As over campus paths we walked, Or in our room at night we talked. When care was light as any feather. COACH NEXT YEAR John R. Bender,, Graduate of U. of Ne braska and Noted Coach Will Have Charge of Teams. Those happy days—you wore my clothes. And I would take your books to class, We shared our joys and troubles, too, Oh, how I used to laugh at you! Did four years e’er so quickly pass? What if our paths may branch through life, The bonds of friendship hold us yet, And memory can take us where Our joys were keen, our days were fair. And so old friend—let’s not forget. -George W. Chapman, in Penn State Froth. As the final hour draws nearer each Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior feels the burden falling from the Sen iors shoulders to his. He accepts the load with a little fear but at the same time with pride. The work that the Seniors have started must not fail. Each Aggie must do his part with that Aggie Fight that never dies. We cannot help but feel a tug at our hearts when we think that our faithful leaders are to soon pass on— m^ny we shall never see again, still we cannot be here together always. It hurts them more than it does us, but they must take up greater re sponsibilities. When we think over the past year we can remember many times when we did not treat the Seniors justly. We have not supported them -when our help was needed; we have been disrespectful and familiar; and to cli max it all some of us have granted ourselves Senior Privileges. We have (Continued on Page 3) SUMMER SCHOOL 1926 LONGHORN ENROLLMENT WILL I TO BE DISTRIB- PROBABLY BE 1000 UTED NEXT WEEK Session Begins on June 8 With Many New Courses of General In terest Offered. When the Summer Session opens on June 8, 1925, present indications at the Registrar’s office show that the enrollment will be over the 1000 mark. This total includes those stu dents who are expected to enroll in the regular College courses, as well as those who are expected to enroll in the other departments of the sum mer work: the School in Cotton Class ing, the course in Automobiles and Tractors, the Short Course for Grad uate Veterinanians, and the Short Courses for Public Utility men. The fact that many more persons, each year, are taking advantage of the col lege education that may be obtained during the summer months is shown by the expected enrollment for 1925 which is an increase of about 20 per cent over that of the preceding year. A number of new courses will be offered in the coming summer ses sion, chiefly in academic and educa tional work since a large part of the summer students are teachers and in structors who are particularly inter- (Continued on Page 2) Anual Has Many Distinctive Features -According to Printer Is Larg est in Southwest. The colossal work of the Senior class in getting out the 1925 Long horn the college anual, has been com pleted. According to a message re ceived from the Hugh Stephens Press oof Jefferson City, Mo., the books were shipped on a special car, and they should arrive here early enough that their distribution may be begun Thursday, May 21. The color scheme of the book is a special- feature. The book has a Kraft-built cover that is extra rein forced. The cover is finished in brown, with the standard Longhorn cover design. The views are beauti fully and artistically finished in Van Dyke brown, while the edges and bor ders are of a' darker brown color. It has been the object of the staff to at tain a uniformity and harmony of col or. Pebbled paper has been used for the opening and feature sections of the book. This year’s Longhorn has two new feature sections. The first is a writ ten history of A. and M. College from (Continued on Page 2) Now then “Old Army” here is something that you can take home with you and spill to the athletes that are graduating from the high schools. The Athletic Department has signed a contract with John R. Bender to coach all Freshmen athletics. The withdrawal of Johnnie Pierce from the coaching staff made it necessary to find a new man. Realizing the need of developing the fish athletes more fully than they have been in the past the Athletic Department has se cured the services of the most out standing athlete that the University of Nebraska has ever produced. John R. Bender played on the ath- lletic teams of the University of Ne braska during the period from 1901 to 1904 and captained both the foot ball and baseball teams It was in football that he gained his greatest fame. Walter Eckersall of the Chi cago Tribune made the statement, that “Bender is the greatest player that has ever been turned out by Nebraska; he could do anything that a back field man was supposed to do and do it well. He was a great brok en field runner even in the days be fore this form of advancing the ball had been developed. He was a fine punter and a cool, heady field gener al.” However, his athletic activities were not confined to the gridiron as he performed brilliantly on the base ball diamond. He also ran the dashes and the relay on the track team and in addition to all of this was a mem ber of the basketball team. From these facts it can be easily seen that there is no phase of major athletics that he is not familiar with from the player’s point of view. He is a grad uate from the University of Nebraska and from the Nebraska School of Physical Training. A glance at Mr. Bender’s coaching record cannot help but convince us of his ability as a competent coach. He has successfully coached athletic teams at the following places in the order named: South Dakota Normal, State College at Pullman, Washing ton, Haskell University, St. Louis University, and the University of (Continued on Page 6)