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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1927)
4 THE BATTALION THE BATTALION Published every Wednesday night by the Students’ Association of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Subscription price $1.75 per Year. ALL ADS RUN UNTIL ORDERED OUT. Accepted for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized October 18, 1922. All undergraduates in the College are eligible to try for a place on the Editorial Etaff of this paper. Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors who are interested in journalism for its own sake, are urged to make themselves known to some member of the Staff. EDITORIAL STAFF R. T. FALKENBERG R. O. PEARSON .... R. H. JONES L. H. MADDOX R. O. PEARSON . . . . S. BAKER A. R. MENGER C. M. FLORER T. A. PILKEY R. E. HOMANN W. G. RALPH W. C. MORRl'SS .... B. P. GREENWADE . G. M. WRENN W. T. COLEMAN . . . G. F. STARK R. B. TATE N. A. DONGES W. C. JOHNSON ... R. C. HAYNIE W. D. McELROY L. L. TAYLOR Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Sports Editor ...Associate Sports Editor . .Assistant Sports Editor Exchange Editor Social Editor News Editor . . Assistant News Editor . . Assistant News Editor . . .Associate News Editor Literary Editor Literary Editor Literary Editor Associate Literary Editor Humorous Editor Humorous Editor Cartoonist BUSINESS MANAGER R. L. EDGAR Business Manager J. A. DAVIS Assistant Business Manager R. E. O. SLOAN Circulation Manager A STATEMENT. From time to time there are various conditions that arise within our immediate families that have appreciable effect on us as individuals. This fact is to be rued; but mortal man is not to understand the edicts of the^ Almighty, hence we must accept these conditions as they present themselves. With the resignation from school of Louis J. Franke, it became the lot of the Battalion staff to chose from their midst someone to carry on the work that had been started—they have chosen—whether their choice was a wise one remains to be seen; the entire student body is on the jury to return a verdict as time goes on and as they are given an opportunity to see how their publication is being handled. It is impossible to please everyone, but it is possible to satisfy a majority. The policy of this years Battalion was stated in the first issue of the year and it has been well, and for the most partj wisely, followed by the first editor. For the future, the policy will be the same as in the past. The Battalion should be the connecting link between the student body and the faculty wherein each should feel free to present its viewpoint on all questions of mutual interest. There are many petty oc currences on and around our campus that may be more or less dissatisfying to some of us; these things are inevitable and should be passed up, but there are some conditions existing that most of us would like to see changed. We have had discussions pro and con on various subjects, the bull ring, the mess hall, compulsory chapel, senior authority, senior rings, and the like, some of which were very good and well deserving of attention and others could be classed under the “petty” type. Some were written without any great amount of forethought as the material showed; for there have been student opin ions cut out by the former editor because they were plainly personal grudges rather than student opinions. This policy shall continue; student opinion is is more than welcome but before it will be published and sent into several thousand homes and schools over the state and nation it must measure up to certain standards, and must be so written that its purpose and intent can not be misconstrued. Destructive criticism is next to worthless, and will re ceive little consideration. If you do not approve of a certain situation, don’t start a criticism until you are able to offer a substitute that will meet the approval of those concerned, for the policy of the Battalion for the remain der of the session will be to give due consideration and publication only to constructive criticisms that represent the viewpoint of the majority. Student contribution to the Battalion should not be confined to the student opinion column; we have our various staffs tis true, nevertheless it takes the coop eration of the entire student body with these men to enable them to fulfill their duties completely, hence anyone should feel free to make any contri bution that he desires. The average A. and M. student loves compan3’. He cannot enjoy being alone for a single moment, and as a result, we have on the campus many groups and organizations. All of these are good, but when we neglect the company offered by ourselves we neglect a great opportunity. Thoreau said: “I love to be lone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.” Solitude does not mean having nothing to do, but it means be ing away from the society of others. While alone, we have our thoughts, our dreams, our visions, and in fact, our lives with us. It is the time to read, to study, and to make ourselves. Yet we find boys here who will not even walk out on the campus alone. They offer no companionship for themselves, and they must have others to keep them occupied. The greatest men have been the men who were able to take time and chum with themselves and develop their own personal traits and ideas. The student who cannot enjoy solitude is missing his greatest chance of development. There are pins for every kind of organization and for every occasion but the latest pin and one that means more to the student is the new dis tinguished pin which has made its ap pearance on the campus. This pin is a neat little design with the words, “Distinguished Student A. and M. Col lege,” on it. This is the first time any recognition of the distinguished stu dents organization has been made so far as having a special emblem goes. There are many men on the campus eligible to wear one of the pins but only about seventy men bought them. 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