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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.
At last scholarly students are
gaining a little recognition and more
than one fellow has looked at one of
those pins with an envious eye and
wished he had studied a little bit
harder.
Last night I listened to a sympathy
orehastra concert.
| “Symphony orchestra, fool, not
sympathy.”
: “Well, doesn’t sympathy mean
somebody you’re sorry for?”
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