Published Weekly by the Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas.
VOL. XXV. BRYAN, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 23, 1927. NUMBER 19
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At last the bill for appropriations
has passed the Senate Committee and
the new dormitories for A. and M.
have practically been assured. Gen
eral emergency appropriations totall
ing in round figures $1,000,000 were
agreed on by the Senate finance
committee Thursday night. The gen
eral appropriation Cl when intro
duced will carry $300,000 for two new
dormitories at A. and M. and pro
visions for summer schools i i State
institutions, including the ' . of T.
which gets $110,000 for this purpose.
Some of the crowded conditions that
exist here now will be remedied with
the addition of the new dormitories.
C. I. A. has just had another bill
passed that will give them nine mem
bers on the board of Regents instead
of six. The bill provides that four of
the members shall be women.
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Degrees at the College of Indus
trial Arts will be handed to about
195 seniors next June, according to
a statement from the office of the
dean of the college. The correct num
ber will be determined the first week
of the spring quarter when a final
check will be made.
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Figuratively speaking, a lot of
weight has been lifted from the backs
of the American Doughboy since
packs have been lightened 28 pounds.
All such impediments as helmets,
overcoats, and reserve rations will be
carried by wagons. An increase in
the ration has also been made from
36c to 50c a day.
The Athletic Department has com
bined forces with the Building and
Grounds department to erect or con
struct, or whatever it is they do to
a tennis court. Anyhow there will be
three new tennis courts here next
fall.
They will be located on the plot
of ground across from the laundry
by the M. E. Shops, and will run East
and West. The coui’ts are to be of
cement construction and will be up
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IMPERIAL ARTISTS
IN CONCERT T0NITE
World Famous Artists Appear at
College.
The Y. M. C. A. has another treat
for the cadet corps in a recital to
night by the “Imperial Concert Ar
tists. Two of the four artists have ap
peared before the crowned heads of
Europe.
The pianist, Charles De Harrack, is
an Aiji»ie.o recording artist of note
and has studied under several famous
musicians. The violinist is, or was, a
prodigy. Fie appeared at 13 as a so
loist with the “Cleveland Symphony
Orchestra” and is only 18 now.
It might be well to say here, that
the troupe consists of four artists. A
soprano, a tenor, a violinist and a pi
anist. They are all famous musicians
and have been very well received in
the towns that they have appeared in
so far. Therefore the cadets should
find it well worth their time and
money.
As to just what kind of program
there will be, there is, as yet, no defi
nite information forthcoming. It will
probably be a series of popular song
hits, classical songs and musical gym
nastics. Just what musical gymnas
tics are, you are permitted to guess.
One guess is as good as another.
DEBATING TEAM TO MAKE
DEBUT
The A. and M. debating team will
made its initial appearance Saturday
night when a team composed of S. C.
Leslie, J. L. Reitch, and I. Irwin meet
two ladies and on man from Louisiana
State University on the question: “Re
solved, that Congress Should Enact
Legislation Embodying the Principles
of the McNary-Haugen Form Bills.
A. and M. will take the affirmative.
This debate will be held at a ban
quet at the mess hall at 6:30 p. m. and
reservations must be made before
Friday noon. Reservations may be
made by applying to Professor Spriggs
of the English Department, or R. H.
Jones at 24 Goodwin, and plates will
be 75 cents each. The reason for hav
ing this debate more or less private
is because the same question will be
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MASONS HOLD BAN
QUET AT COLLEGE
Banquet Honoring Washington the
Mason is Big Success.
Seven hundred guests were pres- 1
ent for the annual patriotic program
and banquet honoring the memory of
Washington, the Mason, given in the
A. and M. College mess hall Friday
night by the Brazos Union Lodge of
Bryan and the A. and M. Masonic
Club. Special guests included a num-
1 m cf Ctate Masonic and Eastern
Star officials and the attendance in
cluded members of the order from
College Station, Bryan, Hearne, Cal
vert, Franklin, Navasota, Anderson,
and Bedias.
State representative George C. Purl
of Dallas was toastmaster. President
T. O. Walton of the College delivered
the address of welcome and Grand
Master M. A. Childress of San Anto
nio delivered an address on the phil
osophy of Masonry. J. B. Leign, Nav
asota, spoke on “Washington, the Ma
son” while others who appeared on
the program included the Rev. R. L.
Brown, College Station; S. C. Hoyle,
Bryan; Fred Erhard, A. and M. Sen
ior; Mrs. Margery Peters Wofford,
Sabinal, Easterns Star; Miss Morene
Howell, Bryan, Rainbow Girls; and
the Rev. J. C. Thompson, College
Station. The banquet was a big suc
cess.
ANNUAL MEETING OF BOARD
HERE FEB. 22ND.
The board of directors of A. and
M. College met here Tuesday, Feb
ruary 22, for their annual meeting.
All members of the board were pres
ent, including F. M. Law of Hous
ton, chairman of the board; Walter
L. Boothe, of Sweetwater; Henry C.
Schumacher of Houston; W. A. Wurz-
bach of San Antonio; P. L. Downs of
Temple; Byrd E. White of Dallas;
James L. Young of Kaufman; and
Walter G. Lacy of Waco. The meet
ing was to consider the possible lo
cation of the dormitories, if the leg
islature provided the money for them;
also the plans of the former students
association for a permanent loan
fund; the establishment of an engi
neering unit of the R. O. T. C.; the
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SENIOR CLASS
BRINGS DRAMA
TO COLLEGE
Miss Bewley Presepts Play March 1st
Miss Irene Bewley, dramatic artist
will present “Sun Up,” Lula Vollmer’s
three-act drama of the Southern-
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mountains at the assembly hall on
Tuesday evening, March 1, at 8:00
o’clock. Miss Bewley herself is a
highlander from the foot hills of the
Tennessee Mountains. She portrays
nine characters in such a realistic way
that one feels that they are living
personalities. The stoic, unemotional
and intrepid character of widow Ca
gle, her son, Rufe, also a product of
the mountains, endowed with a great
er love of country than feud; Emmy
Todd, his sweetheart, and wife, a
winsome mountain lass: “Pap” Todd,
a harmless old fellow with a taste for
“likker:” Sheriff Jim Weeks, an of
ficer of the law intent upon perform
ing his duty, and “the stranger” all
are presented as living personalities
b^ Miss Bewley in dialect, gestures
and expression.
Miss Bewley has made many plat-
foi'm appearances in United States,
Cadada and Newfoundland. She was
in France and Germany with the A.
E. F., and was one of a number se
lected to entertain at an affair given
in honor of General Pershing. More
recently she has appeared in Boston,
at Columbia ( University where she
has a return engagement, and in New
Mexico. She has also been selected to
give a recital this week in Dallas
before the Superintendent’s section
of the National Education Association.
This is another entertainment ar
ranged by the Y. M. C. A. and the
Senior Class. It will be highly enter
taining and educational with its in-
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The Dallas News has kindly sent
a large number of copies of the Tex
as Almanac, as gifts to the students
of A. and M., especially the Seniors.
Copies may be had by calling at the
loan desk of the library. During the
week February 20th to February 27th,
copies will be given to seniors only.
After the 27th, any student may se
cure a copy as long as they last.