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Published Weekly by the Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas.
VOL. XXY.
BRYAN, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER 29, 1926.
NUMBER 2
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How many saw the show in the
Assembly Hall Saturday night?
Wasn’t it a corker! Let’s give the
“Y” credit for bringing a good pic
ture to this place and hope that it
will continue the good work. Every
one of us likes a good show. There
is no reason why we shouldn’t have
the best.
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Perhaps it would be v eil to suggest
to you Freshmen and forgetful Soph
omores and Juniors that the middle
section of seats in the Assembly Hall
is reserved for Seniors this year the
same as it has been in the past. You
fellows judge accordingly and pick
your seats elsewhere, thus avoiding
any unnecessary trouble. Remember
that when you respect the rights of
the Seniors, they will show more
willingness in respecting yours.
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Before dropping the subject of the
show, there is a little that can be
said concerning our conduct. It’s like
rubbing the old sore to say anything,
but we should be more careful in our
actions in the Assembly Hall where
visitors as well as members of the
faculty mingle with us. If nothing
else will do but to yell, then be care
ful of the words that are used!
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In the mad rush to obtain “that
old Aggie Spirit” for football, many
of us may be inclined to forget that
there is another group of men rep
resenting us on the field of honor, the
Senior Dairy Husbandry team. These
men are now preparing for the Na
tional Dairy Judging contest at De
troit, Michigan. Can’t we lend them
our thoughts and be the extra man
with them as with the football team ?
Fight ’em, Aggies!
And a hint to the Freshmen along
another line may help a little. Take
more interest in yell practice! Just
the other night a Sophomore noticed
two Freshmen remaining silent thru
the yells. When he requested them to
make some noise and help in the
yelling, they merely cast one of those
“Go to ” looks. Is that right?
Let’s see if this attitude can’t be rem
edied in the future.
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IN THE BATTALION EXTRA
SUBSCRIPTION CONTEST
Several Companies Conceded Chance to Win Honor of Publishing
Special Edition of Battalion.
THE BATTALION Extra Subscrip
tion Contest will close Saturday and
all subscriptions must be turned in
to the circulation manager, R. E. O.
Sloan at 80 Milner by twelve o’clock
of that day. Alb indications point to
the fart that chif
the most hotly contested in many ses
sions. It is rumored that Battery
“B”, winner of the contest for the
past three years, “G” Company, which
published the special edition in 1923,
the Ross Hall Signal Corps aggrega
tion, and “D” Company Infantry are
well grouped at the top, with several
“dark horses” in the offing. It is gen
erally believed that the last minute
count will cause some radical changes
in the standing, since some of the
crafty first sergeants are disguising
their real strength by turning in only
a tithe of their subscriptions.
The feature of the race is that all
forts to garner the elusive extra sub
scriptions.
The contest will be decided on the
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, indications point to bet ™fn the number of subscriptions
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company. The first sergeant of the
winning company will receive a sea
son’s pass to the shows in Bryan thru
the courtesy of the management
there, and the victorious organization
will be entitled to edit a special num
ber of THE BATTALION. The num
ber of extra subscriptions sold large
ly determines the quality of THE
BATTALION during the year. With
a large enrollment and the prospect
of a large number of extra subscrip
tions, it is expected that THE BAT
TALION will break all previous rec- j
ords as to circulation.
The outcome of the contest will be
GIVEN FAREWELL
BANQUET
Judging Team Honored On Eve of
Departure.
companies are making exceptional announced in the October 6th issue of
showings. Fear of being the laugh- | this publication. It is planned to run
ing stock of the corps is causing each the entire list of standing of the corn-
organization to put forth strenuous ef- panics at that time.
The Kream and Kow Klub gave the
D. H. Team a farewell banquet at the
college creamery Thursday night. The
banquet was a little slow in getting
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ing rne D. H. and many A.' H. classes
arrived soon after yell practice.
The refreshments were furnished
by the dairy and consisted of sweet
and chocolate milk, and ice cream.
There was plenty for all, though most
were filled after the second helping.
Cigars and cigarettes were passed
around, soon an atmosphere of com
fort prevailed, during which the ad
dresses were delivered.
Dean Kyle was the first to make
an address, and was followed by D. W.
Williams and Dr. Marsteller, who
made many complimentary remarks
about the team, and the individuals
who composed the team. Prof. Grout
the head of the D. H. department,
and Mr. Duke, the superintendent of
the dairy farm, who have been instru
mental in aiding Prof. Darnell and his
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PLANS FOR 50TH
YEAR JUBILEE
NOW COMPLETE
Tentative Program for Monster Cele
bration Announced as Jubilee
Date Draws Near.
To commemorate the institution’s
passing its fiftieth year successfully,
the faculty has set aside October the
15th to 17th inclusive, for the purpose
of celebrating the fiftieth jubilee of
the oldest land grant school in the
state of Texas, and for inauguration
of President T. O. Walton, the presi
dent of the college.
Included in the activities of the
week-end will be addresses by various
members of the A. and M. faculty and
also prominent men from other insti-
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S. I. STRATTON
TO LEAD THE
SENIOR CLASS
Seniors Elect Class Officers For the
Present Year.
At a meeting of the Senior Class
last Sunday afternoon in the senior
club room of the Y. M. C. A., the class
organization was completed by an in
formal election at which S. I. Strat
ton of Freeport, captain of Co. D.,
Infantry, and managing editor of the
Battalion, was chosen as class presi
dent. Other men nominated for this
office were C. A. Altenbern, R. A.
Goodson, and L. W. Webb. On the.
next election, that of vice-president, j
R. A. Goodson of Jacksonville, Lieu- |
tenant Colonel commanding the Com- i*
(Continue^ on Page 6)
A. H. STUDENTS
PL AN EIGHTH
ANNUAL RODEO
At the first meeting of the Sad
dle and Sirloin Club plans were dis
cussed for the eighth annual Rodeo.
The following officers were elected at
the meeting: T. A. Kincaid, ring mas
ter; J. S. May, business manager; W.
S. Amend, publicity secretary; Percy
Ferris, social secretary; and H. E.
Howard, decorations. November the
tenth was decided on for the date as
that is a holiday for the college.
It has been the custom for the Jun
ior Animal Husbandry students to
give a rodeo every year to help pay
the expenses of the International
Stock Judging Team which is com
posed of Senior Animal Husbandry
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