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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 2, 1927)
THE BATTALION 3 WEEK’S NEWS IN REVIEW (Continued from Page 1) For many years The Westinghouse Electric Company has been employ ing- a number of A. and M. graduates in Electrical Engineering. This year, out of thirteen seniors that sent in their application to The Westing- house Company, six have secured em ployment with the company and as soon as they have finished their work here, they will go to Pittsburg and take up their work with Westing- house. The men selected were: R. N. Mc- Collom, Lubbock; R. T. Falkenberg, Taylor; H. L. Miller, San Antonio; J. L. Hurff, Bryan; B. J. Carrol, Bryan, and L. M. Haupt, Kyle. Mr. M. V. Smith of the class of ’15, has been with the company since his graduation and is recognized as one of their foremost designers. C. . C. Hudspeth, ’15, was for several years foreman of Westinghouse’s Trans former Testing Department, is now with their General Engineering De partment. E. M. Clayton is with their Marine Department. D. M. Davis, ’26, is also employed by Westinghouse and is doing good work. :]i :'c :i: The executive, educational, and A. and M. College committees of the Tex as Cotton Seed Crushers Association met here last Wednesday as guests of the college. In an executive session preceding an inspection of the cam pus, they selected Galveston as the city for the 1927 convention. After this meeting, the rest of the morning was spent in inspecting the Feeding and Breeding Station of the Experi ment Station. .. ; < The afternoon was largely spent in ■£ v inspection of the electrical, mechani- cal, textile, and chemical engineering- departments, and the Experiment Sta tion. The most interesting phase of the tour was the visit to the $10,000 cotton seed oil mill unit recently es tablished here by the Association as part of its work in cooperation with the College. A review of the cadet corps, a con ference basketball game between A. and M. and Rice, and a special musi cal program concluded the entertain ment. This organization has shown special interest in A. and M. recently and we should certainly be grateful for their cooperation. * * * The Sunday afternoon program of fered by the Y. M. C. A. failed to at tract as large a crowd as before, but even with the speedball game going on at the same time, a very good au dience was present. The program for next week will consist of the singing, a talk by Dean Friley, and four reels of pictures: “Nazareth,” “Despoilers of Jungle Gardens,” “With Roose velt in Turkestan,” “Aesops Fables.” This will be a program that can be appreciated by practically any cadet and it is hoped that you will show i • ‘ A'ii'V your appreciation of the great prog ress the Y is making towards the improvement of our entertainment by your presence at the program next Sunday. ❖ ❖ ❖ The Presbyterian banquet, held last week was one of the best attended this season. There were something like 150 guests, two thirds of whom were students. There was also a long list of notables present: Rev. Henderson, representative of the committee on j home missions for the Brazos Presbytery, Dr. James Hardy of Hous ton, who looks after the religious life of Presbyterian students at the var ious colleges, and Dr. Tenney of Dal las, the secretary for the board of education of the synod. * s': :1c A large attendance of railroad men and shippers is expected for the fourth short course on diseases of fresh fruits and vegetables in transit which is to be held at the A. and M. Col lege of Texas on March 7-8, Dr. J. J. Taubenhaus, chief of the division of plant pathology and physiology, Texas Agricultm-al Experiment Station, has announced. Producers and members of the press have also been invited, Dr. Taubenhaus said. The program of the short course provides for lectures on plant diseas es as well as laboratory demonstra tions. Refrigeration is also a subject that will be given attention. A ban quet will be held on the night of March 7. ❖ ❖ ❖ The recent shortage of water, which has been the cause of considerable inconvenience, has been caused by the sanding up of the big well north of the campus. This well was the best that the college owned, and as it can not be cleaned by ordinary means oweing to the conditions left by pre vious repairs, its loss will be very noticeable. There is enough water from the other wells the college owns to adequately supply the demands of the campus. The real cause of the recent scarcity of water being that one of the pumps of an important well was being repadded at the time the shortage developed, and consequently that well was cut off. When it was finally connected, the situation was re lieved and (washing began again.) ❖ -i' ❖ The seventh annual convention of the State Baptist Students Union was held in Houston, February 18, 19 and 20th. The meeting was more or less a general assembly of college students from the Denominational schools and State Colleges of Texas. The keynote of the assembly was “Aggressive for Christ.” The delegates were treated with the warmest of hospitality dur ing their stay in Houston. Tours were made of the city Friday afternoon. There were about 300 delegates in attendance at the meeting and 31 of these were from College Station. Some of the principal speakers of the con ference were: Mr. W. R. Owens, Ma New Materials for Uniforms. Uniforrms, Pants, and Shirts Made to Measure. Alterations. NEW LINE OF SPRING SUITS UNIFORM TAILOR SHOP ALSO CLEANING AND PRESSING Mendl & Hornak, Proprietors Located in New Casey-Sparks Bldg. con, Ga., Dr. Price of the Seminary of Fort Worth; and Mrs. J. M. Daw son, of Waco. There were also student speakers from the various schools, one of whom was J. B. Bell of Col lege Station. i]i :Jc “D” Company, Infantry, having ob tained the greatest percentage of ex tra subscriptions during the contest in the fall between the various organ izations, will publish a special edi tion of the Battalion. First Sergeant M. E. Dietert established the excel lent record of selling subscriptions amounting to 135.8 per cept. This is the highest record ever obtained and he deserves the moving picture pass offered by the Fairman and Schulman interests as prize. This is the first time in three years that any other organization other than “B” Battery Artillery has won this distinction. As a result of Mr. Diet- ert’s work “D” Company has the priv ilege of publishing a special issue of the Battalion, devoted to their own interests, containing short “write ups” of their personnel, with articles, jokes, and cartoons contributed by men of that unit. The “D” Company Battalion will probably follow this issue, with R. O. Pearson as editor, and M. E. Diet ert as business manager. RESOLUTIONS UPON THE DEATH OF MR. A. C. HEARNE Wheras, God in His infinite wis dom has called to his last resting place Mr. A. C. Hearne, father of our fellow student and beloved classmate: Therefore, be it resolved, by The A. and M. Cherokee County Club, that we extend to the members of his family our sincerest sympathy in their hour of bereavement: Be it further resolved, that a copy of these resolutions be sent to Mrs. A. C. Hearne and family, a copy to The Battalion, and a copy to The Daily Progress at Jacksonville, the home of the deceased. (Signed) W. B. COX, President. A. and M. was well represented at the meeting of the superintendents and principals section of the National Education Association which convened in Dallas on February 26 and lasted through March 2, by Dean Chas. E. Friley, of the School of Arts and Sciences and Registrar of the College, Dean C. H. Winkler of the school of Vocational Teaching, Dr. D. C. Mc Intosh, Prof, and Mrs. J. P. Buck, Prof. W. L. Hughes, Prof. G. B. Wil cox, Prof. E. L. Williams, and Dr. F. B. Clark. Dean Friley presented a paper on the question of preventing duplication in college courses The general themes of this nation al meeting, which was held at Wash ington, D. C. last year and has come to Texas for the first time, included ideal character and citizenship and national unity. Music and its educa tion value were also given emphasis. Among the noted speakers that ap peared on the program were: Govern or Dan Moody, Frank W. Ballan, Su perintendent of the Schools of Wash ington, D. C., Randall J. Condon, Su perintendent of the Schools of Cin cinnati, Ohio, and president of the Department of Superintendents of this meeting. First Section Hand: “Hear the S. P. I just bought a couple of new freight engines.” Second C. E.: “Baldwin’s?” First: “Sure, who ever heard of a locomotive with hair on it.” 4- * * SAY BO! DIDJA. * 4* ♦ Say Bo, didja’ ever ❖ ❖ * Go thru “Ye Athletic and Military * :!< si: College for four years * :!t And aspire to be a great athlete ❖ ❖ ❖ And while you were in pursuit of ifc *l« Your ideal, Didja’ become a great :Jc sfc Billard drinker and didja’ even think ❖ * How the hearts of the fairer sex in :Jc Bryan would flutter when they watch- ❖ * & ed you perform. :j! :J: And then suddenly in your last year ❖ -i- : ! : Didja’ realize your dream ❖ ❖ * And become that master athlete, ❖ * ❖ A GOLF HOUND, :j: :|t And have your brilliant services ❖ ❖ He Rewarded by one meal a day ❖ ❖ He On the training table. -\- He He G. “Johnnie” James did. JUNIOR A. H. TEAM TO STOCK SHOW. (Continued from Page 1) Fifteen junior animal husbandry students have been practicing every afternoon since Christmas under the supervision of Mr. A. H. Groth, and it was no easy matter for him to se lect the six for the team. Those who were finally chosen were: W. S. Amend, Ideal; J. M. Bird, Dublin; T. G. Greenwade, Whitney; H. E. How ard, Devine; R. R. Peeples, Tehua- cana; and N. E. Ryalle, Jasper. The team will leave the college Sat urday morning, stopping over in Waco Saturday and Sunday at F. E. Good man’s Shropshire sheep ranch, where a final preparation will be made. In Fort Woi’th the members of the team will meet many widely known live stock experts, and this alone will make the trip a success. The junior team of this year will more than likely be the team which will represent A. and M. in the national contests next year, and the Fort Worth contest will af ford some valuable experience to the team. A new $10,000 cottonseed oil mill unit has just been installed in the In dustrial chemistry laboratory, and is now ready for operation. This equip ment makes A. and M. one of the two schools in the south and south west to have such facilities for the use of the students. It is complete in every detail from the cleaning of the seed to the refining units for the manufacture of refined oil, cake, and soap. This valuable addition to the chemistry department was furnished through the generosity of the Texas Cotton Seed Crushers Association, which has cooperated in many ways with the chemistry department. Fish: “Er—captain, what kind of a track man is Felix?” Parker: “Felix who?” Fish: “Felix Austed.”