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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1927)
t THE BATTALION WEEK’S NEWS IN REVIEW (Continued from Page 1) style of design and will be a fine ad dition to the buildings on the Cam pus as it is the only one of that type here. * * ❖ Even after all the reports that have come out the Dallas Club was the first to get to use the new mess hall. The Dallas Mothers Club gave the Dallas boys a “feed” Sunday night that was equal to any ever set before anyone in the mess hall before. There were ten or twelve of the mothers here to see that the boys got enough to eat and from all reports no one went hungry. They brought part of the food with them and the rest was prepared at the mess hall. About one hundred twenty boys took part in the feast. A few extemporaneous speech es were made by some of the boys. Dr. Walton made a speech expressing his appreciation for the cooperation of the club at various times. Things like that are what makes the school days seem brighter and helps to take the monotony out of the routine which we have to go through with at times. It is good to know that at last the mess hall is ready for use after so long a time and that it was dedicated, although informally, in such a fitting manner. J. D. King-, of Ennis, and a fresh man in the institution has been chos en to represent A. and M. in the Na tional Inter-Collegiate Oratorical con test. The elimination contest for Tex as probably will be held in April. Winners in the elimination contests will participate in the national con test to be held in Los Angeles, Calif., where $5,000 will be awarded to the winners. This is A. and M.’s first entry in such contests and it is only natural ! that the representative chosen should be one who will have a chance to de velop along those lines. * i\i In ancient days Mohammed said: “If the mountain won’t come to Mo hammed, then Mohammed will go to the mountain.” Now they are applying that to radio. If it is inconvenient to bring the concert to the studio, then the studio is taken to the concert. It is quite unusual for one person to possess three handsome Steinway pianos but such is the good fortune of Dr. S. E. Asbury, campus resident and lover of arts and music. Last week there was broadcast from his home a musical program by remote control of WTAW. The program in- i eluded several piano trios and duets. | Those taking part were Mrs. Albert | Goodman, Mr. Thomas Mayo, and his mother, Mesdames E. L. Harter, A. J. Weaver, L. G. Jones, and T. W. Leeland. TWO HOUR LECTURES Student assent has been given to the proposal to do away with lectures at Rollins ^College, Florida. The in novation was proposed by President Hamilton Holt, former editor of The Independent. Instead of coming to classes for lectures the students will attend to i study. The usual 60 minute period ( will be lengthened to two hours. The ! students will study in classes under ( guidance of the professor and in con stant consultation with him “the pur- (Continued on Page 7) Here are 30 out of the many communities which are today using brick pavements 30 years old or better. No other paving ma terial can approach this list in age and mileage. Adel, Iowa Alton, 111. Biloxi, Miss. Bucyrus, Ohio Buffalo, N. Y. Butler, Pa. Canton, Ohio Carlinville, 111. Cleveland, Ohio Clinton, Iowa Columbus, O. Danville, 111. Davenport, Iowa Des Moines, Iowa East St. Louis, 111. Jacksonville, Fla. Joliet, 111. Lancaster, O. Lincoln, Neb. New Cumberland, W. Va. Norwalk, Ohio Pensacola, Fla. St. Paul, Minn. Sewickley, Pa. Springfield, 111. Steubenville, Ohio Sunbury, Pa. Tonawanda, N. Y. Williamsport, Pa. Winona, Minn. do they use brick pavements? T~*\OWN the side of this page are listed 30 fortunate com munities which know from practical, first-hand experience the amazing endurance of vitri fied brick pavements. The pave ments in question were built before you were born —they were built for horse-drawn traf fic—-the five-ton and ten-ton trucks of today were still far in the future—and yet these vet eran pavements have stood the gaff of time, traffic and the ele ments for an average of 33 years. When it comes your turn to specify paving materials, re member that A Book for Roads Scholars — 92 pages of illustr a ted data—send for your copy. PAVEMENTS OUTLAST THE BONDS Rick- MANUFACTURERS. ASSOCIA-TION, ENGINEERS /
