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THE BATTALION
THE BATTALION
Published every Wednesday night by the Students’ Association ot the Agricultural and
Mechanical College of Texas.
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EDITORIAL STAFF
R. T. FALKENBERG Editor-in-Chief
R. O. PEARSON Managing Editor
R. H. JONES Associate Editor
L. H. MADDOX Associate Editor
S. BAKER V i, Associate Editor
A. R. MENGER Sports Editor
C. M. FLORER Associate Sports Editor
T. A. PILKEY Assistant Sports Editor
R. E. HOMANN Exchange Editor
W. G. RALPH Social Editor
W. C. MORRl’SS News Editor
W. T. COLEMAN Associate News Editor
B. P. GREENWADE Assistant News Editor
G. M. WRENN Assistant News Editor
G. F. STARK Literary Editor
R. B. TATE Literary Editor
N. A. DONGES Literary Editor
W. C.i.JOHNSON Associate Literary Editor
R. C. HAYNIE Humorous Editor
W. D. McELROY Humorous Editor
L. L. T^PLOR Cartoonist
BUSINESS MANAGER
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STUDENT WELFARE
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In the past few weeks there has been considerable upheaval in the stu
dent body due to discontent with some of the regulations of the institution.
The Attention of the faculty was called to this matter by means of the col
umns' of this paper—although this had the desired effect in that the situa
tions were remedied, at the same time it gave undesired publicity to the in
stitution. It should not be necessary to air all our grievances in public, for
“the Innocent public” is always ready to make a mountain out of a mole
hill. The proper means of attacking such problems is through a student wel
fare committee. We have always had such a student committee, but for some
reason or other it has failed to function properly. In order to attempt to
remedy any situation that may arise, the student welfare committee has been
reconstituted by a recent meeting of a group of seniors with the faculty.
At this meeting it was decided that a Student Welfare Committee be set
up as quickly as possible for details to be worked out, and that the presi
dent 'shall appoint such number of faculty members on this committee as he
deems necessary; and that the students shall be represented by seven sen
iors, one from each Battalion, three juniors to be chosen from the junior
class,] two sophomores to be chosen from the sophomore class, and one fresh
man jto be chosen from the Freshman class. This committee shall have reg
ular meetings, and special meetings may be called at any time when the
best Interests of the institution will be served by such a meeting.
Prior to Commencement each year the oncoming Senior, Junior, and
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Sophorivore Classes shall choose the members for this committee for the
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nexUyear in order that the committee will be organized as early as practi
cable after school opens each year.
Tn addition to this arrangement, the company commanders and all field
officers are to have regular monthly meetings with the Commandant, which
time,|will be devoted to discussion of student problems.
^yith these two sources of contact between student body and faculty,
providing a continuous channel through which student welfare problems
may have proper attention as they arise, the institution should enter into
a new era, marked by harmony and satisfaction between students and faculty.
RUMOR.
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IRumor hath it”—so said the men of ancient times as they prefaced
a choice morsel of gossip, in an attempt to elicit from some conversation
alist any information that they might have about the matter. And it is
common knowledge that the above-mentioned practice still numbers many
among its adherents, and also that Dame Rumor is very, very fickle and
more than a little inclined to prevarication. A rumor still has the power to
inflict much damage, even though it may have absolutely no basis of facts.
Many rumors arise concerning our College, and among the most fan
tastic and absurd was one which came to light last week. A student at
the College received a telegram requesting any information about “two
hundred frosh who left A. and M., uniformed and in a body, because of
immoderate and ‘indecent’ hazing.” To those who know, it was at once up
roariously humorous and intensely alarming. Humorous because of its ab
surdity, and alarming because of the harm that such a rumor might be to the
interests of the College. Fortunately, in this case the rumor did no harm,
because it was immediately and effectively stopped. It is beyond our power
to prevent Hhe rumors, for one rarely knows the source of such, but we
can ponduct ourselves in such manner that any rumor like the one of the
pasC week may be immediately proved to be a lie.
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