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VOL. XXV.
BRYAN, TEXAS, JANUARY 26, 1927.
NUMBER 15
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At a regular meeting of the
Forensic Society, on January 17, two
very interesting discussions, on
current topics, were given by C. A.
Mathews and L. A. I. Irwin.
In accordance with the constitution
of this society, new officers must be
elected at the beginning of each
sholastic term. The following men
have been elected to serve in their
respective capacity during the
second term: A. B. Welch, president;
L. Ortolani, vice-president; C. A.
Mathews, secretary-treasurer, and
Bob Miles, Parliamentarian.
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Seniors and Juniors will register
Thursday morning, Sophomores
Thursday evening and Freshmen and
Specials Friday. This is all contained
in the Registration bulletin in detail
so is of no importance here. But that
is of more interest to the student
body is that it is expected that there
will be over one hundred and fifty
new students or what are popularly
known as “frogs.”
There will be several new Profess
ors but a prof or two more or less
makes no great amount of difference.
However one old professor’s return
is being heralded with great interest
among Casuals; at least the Beau
Brummel element of the Casuals, for
they expect great things in the way
of sartorial adornment from Jack
Finney who has been taveling abroad
since last June. He was their guiding
light when it came to a decision as to
whether shell pink socks would
harmonize with a green tie.
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Among the first appointees an
nounced by the new Governor, Dan
Moody, was that of P. L. Downs Jr.
of Temple as a member of the board
of directors at Texas A. & M. His
appointment was for a six year term.
Downs was appointed a director of
the board by Governor Pat Neff on
June 28, 1923. He has served nearly
four years without missing a meeting
of the board. His reappointment by
Governor Moody will give ten years’
service as a director of this institu
tion.
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SENIORS RECEIVE
272 COMMISSIONS
BROADCASTING
STATION BUSY
Lieutenant-Governor Miller Presents
272 R. O. T. C. Commissions.
Lieutenant-Governor Barry Miller,
in an address before the A. & M.
student body last Saturday morning,
the occasion being the presentation
of cadet corps commissions to mem
bers of the Senior Class, declared
himself strongly in favor of provid
ing “safer” housing quarters for the
cadets who reside in “Hollywood.” I
am a farmer and an economist” the
Lieutenant-Governor said, “and I
don’t believe in taking a single dollar
from the pockets of the taxpayers
that is not needed. But let me tell
you, I’d make some holler to replace
those frame shacks in which some of
the boys have to live.”
Cadet Corps Commissions were
awarded to 272 members of the
Senior Class by the Lieutenant-Gov
ernor. Handing each cadet officer his
commission as the student officers
filed across the Guion Hall stage,
Lieutenant-Governor Miller shock
hands with each of the young men
and smiled his congratulation at the
achievement represented. Commiss
ions awarded are as follows: One
colonel, two lieutenant colonels, eight
majors, thirty-six captains, one hun
dred-twenty eight first lieutenants,
and ninety-seven second lieutenants,
representing the largest number ever
bestowed by the College at one time.
These commissions were for the
Reserve Officers training Corps—the
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X Last week’s edition of the £
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£ to H. E. Braeuer. This was an
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X sweaters but did not recom- T
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£ being the one official sweater.
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Nation W. T. A. W. Broadcasting
Regularly.
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Radio station W. T. A. W. has a
very pleasine - nroorarn planned for I
next month. This station is operated
by the E. E. students in collaboration
with the Extension Service on the 270
meter wavelength, giving a daily pro
gram at noon, excepting Saturday
and Sunday. This program consists of
an address on a corrept. agricultural
problem and is supplemented by
music furnished by the Aggie Banc’
when the corps marches to dinner, or
some student on other days. Each
Sunday morning the Chapel Services
are put on the air.
There is an evening program on
Tuesday and Thursday nights; a talk
by one of the faculty at 7:00 P. M.
and a musical program at 7:30. All
the basketball games are broadcast,
starting at 7:30 in the evening, from
the Memorial Gymnasium. The most
important features now announced
are: January 29, Basketball, Univer
sity of Texas vs. A. & M.; February
1., the Aggieland Orchestra; Febru
ary 4, the College Station High
School Glee Club; February 19,
Basketball, T. C. U. vs. A. & M.;
February 25, Basketball, Rice vs. A.
& M. Other features, .the date not
being fixed, will include the Aggie |
Agonizers, the Baptist quartet, the
Prairie View Glee Club, and members
of the A. & M. faculty and student
body.
RESOLUTIONS UPON THE
DEATH OF
Mrs. O. F. Carlson.
NEW SBISA ANNEX
SCENE OF ANNUAL
BARNYARD DANCE
Aggie Cadets Back In Home-like
Atmosphere For Frolic.
Whereas, God in His infinite wis
dom has called to her last resting
place Mrs. O. F. Carlson, mother of
our fellow student and beloved club
member:
Therefore, be it resolved, by the
Fort Worth A. & M. Club of the A.
and M. College of Texas, that we ex
tend to O. G. Carlson and members
of his family our sincerest sympathy
in their hour of bereavement:
Be it further resolved, that a copy
of these resolutions be sent to Mr.
O. F. Carlson and family, to the
Battalion,! to the Daily Bulletin, and
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A. & M. will see the interior of her
new Sbisa Annex Friday night, when
the doors will be opened to receive
the merry-makers to the annual barn
yard dance. While construction has
been held up continually, the contrac
tors have had men at work since, a
few days after Commencement last
June, and the addition to the Mess
Hall will be ready for duty when the
second term rolls along. It has been
Mr. Duncan’s hope that it would be
completed in time to have a corps
dance before the Barnyard, on which
occasion the official dedication would
occur. However, due to the last
minute hold-up in the construction
work, the dedication has been post
poned.
The date of the dedication dance
will be announced in the near future.
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have a number of artistically decor
ated tables in the adjoining banquet
room where the guests will be re-
frc~bed vith complimentary drinks
md light lunches during the dance as
-roil pc. rlnri-no- the intermissions.
Many look forward to the Barnyard
dance each year, and more so this
year because it will be the first big
dance of the scholastic year at which
any number of cadets have had an
opportunity to be present. This
dance, with its home-like atmos
phere of cows, plows, and chickens,
has always been one of the best
dances of the year, and all indica
tions point to its being an over
whelming success of this occasion.
The dance will be held on Friday
night, and the Aggieland will play
.n nine until two.
BATTALION FOOTBALL
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