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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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