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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1927)
1 STUDENT OPINION | % t ❖ ❖ : WEEK’S news : : IN REVIEW : *f ❖ 4* *** ❖ *J» *j. »t* 4> •{• •!• ❖ •l* 4* The Bryan ex-students of the Uni versity of Texas are planning a big celebration for March 2. It is prob able that a speaker from the faculty of the University will be invited. There are more than 60 ex-students in Bryan, and many have expressed the hope that the meet rye- will be held. ; ! ; :!- * Plans for the annual “T” club dance are now being worked out. The exact date has not yet been decided on, but the dance will probably take place in the early spring. X ❖_ :Jc The beautiful chapel being erected by the Catholics for the people and students here on the campus is near ing completion. Due, however, to the lack of workmen and the slow arrival of material the chapel will not be for mally opened until sometime in March. The Chapel is Early Mission in (Continued on Page 3) BAYLOR BELTON CHORAL CLUB GIVES CHOICE PRO GRAM TO SMALL CROWD Saint Valentine’s day caused an ex cessive large number of hearts in Ag- gieland to flutter—the fluttering be ing inspired by the girls from Bay lor Belton. After giving the campus the once over (and giving most of the cadets a chance to give them the once over) and taking supper in Sbisa’s hash house, the Baylor-Belton choral club rendered their fourteenth annual tour program in the assembly hall to only a fair crowd. The program was put on here un der the auspices of the 1927 Longhorn, and was well received by the audience. The Campus Serenaders furnished music during the intermissions, and at the end of the program ably assist ed the choral club and the cadet corps in the rendering of “The Spirit of Ag- gieland” and “Goodbye to Texas Uni versity.” The girls were allowed a few ex tra hours on the campus Tuesday due to a railroad wreck. There is probably a wide difference of opinions of different students on every subject, but there are several subjects that have been brought up and discussed at A. and M. that seem to create the same attitude among the students. After nearly four years at A. and M., under several different officials, I have reached the follow ing conclusions, and although they are only my own opinions, I believe them to be the opinion of many stu dents. There are several things at A. and M. that all students are in favor of, for instance, the Y. M. C. A. and its honest efforts to do something for us, and I heartily endorse it: I be lieve that the military rule is a good thing if properly handled, I am in favor of intramural athletics, and in fact, I’m greatly in love with A. and M. and honestly believe it to be the best school for a boy. There is however, an inclination among some authorities somewhere to over do the thing. It is my honest opinion that the statement in the cat alogue, that the college maintains an exchange store for the purpose of supplying necessary articles to stu dents at lowest possible cost, is more, or less a misrepresentation of facts. It is my opinion that compulsory chapel attendance is of no value, and is actually against the laws of free dom. I believe that the “Bull-ring,” as operated here, is a disgrace to a BRADFORD, GERDES, AND TAYLOR TO EDIT ’28 LONGHORN The Junior Class met last Friday in the Y chapel to elect the officers of the 1928 Longhorn. R. M. Bradford of Fort Worth was elected editor-in- chief; F. L. Gerdes of Corpus Christi was elected business manager, and L. L. Taylor of Laredo, art editor. These men will subsequently select the staff they think will be competent of handling such a job as putting out the A. and M. Annual. Each of these men is very popular in their class and on the campus. Bradford and Gerdes are members«of the R. V.’s while Tay lor is a member of this years Battal ion staff. military school, and does by far more harm than good. I believe that it should be abolished for more sensi ble methods of punishment. I believe that, when the articles to be published in a student paper have to be approv ed by the “powers that be,” that it is approaching autocracy. These are my opinions, and although nothing can be done about these things, I feel that we should not be forced to look on and have nothing to say. I am not opposed to authority, and so far, I’ve never been called be fore any college authority, but just the same, somehow, someway, the stu dents are getting a “raw” deal. * * ❖ Recently the question of compulsory attendance of Chapel has been the subject for discussion in the Eastern and other Major Colleges of the Unit ed States and sevaral of the more progressive institutions have invited student and parental opinion on the subject, even going so far in several instances, as to allow the students to make their own decision, in the form of a popular vote, although from the results of previous attempts to gain this consideration at A. and M., I suppose this fact will not make the slightest impression on our ruling body. Therein lies the rub. If suffi ciently strong measures are taken to gain the students, recognition, a near revolutionary or Bolshevik state of affairs is declared imminent by our far-sighted military authorities and drastic measures taken to nip it in the bud. The nipping usually consists of placing as many as possible under the ignoble and humiliating state of arrest. The powers that be have determin ed that each Cadet in this institution shall have a large and liberal dose of Chapel. Non-attendance of Chapel has recently been placed on a level with torpedoe throwing and other major offenses. As yet we have not heard of an order being placed with any of the local carpenters for real, old fash ioned stocks similar to the ones used in the Puritan days but for that we can thank two hundred years of Civ ilization. It isn’t done that way any (Continued on Page 2) HOUSE PASSES APPROPRIATION A. and M. Will Receive $300,000 If Senate and Governor Pass Bill. It seems at present that the Texas legislature has awakened to the cry ing need of the College for more storage room in which to put cadets. They have awakened some $300,000.- 00 dollars woth to be exact, but that does not by any means prove that they will stay awake for the bill granting the money has only passed the house and still has the Senate to struggle with. Nevertheless the concensus of opinion seems to be that the bill will be passed. It is however only opinion. If the bill does go through it will mean two new dormitories somewhat similar to Bizzell Hall. Both will be of fireproof construction and valued at $50,000.00. As to where they will be situated is of course at present mere idle conjecture, but the plots on either end of the Bizzell-Goodw}n squate have been mentioned. Mainly because these plots are close to the steam and water lines and not because it will fill up the Bull Ring’s stamping ground. At any rate, the powers that be will also be ingenious enough to find another unoccupied space for the outdoor exercise fanatics. The house committee also volted (Continued on Page 9) k* *h *i* ♦h k* k* k* k* * * k- k- k* k* ❖ * ❖ “The Battalion” announces k* with pride the news that it has k- ❖ been awarded a distinguished k* k* rating in the 1926-27 Nation- ❖ k» al College Press Congress ❖ k* Publication Contest. The cer- ❖ ❖ tificate reads as follows: ❖ k- “National College Press Con- ❖ ❖ gress Award Established at k*- k* the University of Illinois. k* k* k* k* This certifies that “The Bat- k* k» talion” of College Station, Tex- k* k* as, has been given a distin- ❖ k* guished rating "in the 1926-27 ❖ k- National College Press Con- k* ❖ gress Publication Contest. ❖ k» Lawrence W. Murphy, ❖ ❖ Director. ❖ k* k* k» k> k k* k k k k k k k k »;» k k
