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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1927)
THE MEN WHO TRY TO DO SOMETHING AND FAIL ARE IN FINITELY BETTER THAN THOSE WHO TRY TO DO NOTHING AND SUCCEED. Published Weekly by the Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. VOL. XXV. BRYAN, TEXAS, MARCH 23, 1927. NUMBER 23 WAR DEPT. RATING BOARD TO INSPECT A. &M. DEBATERS LOSE TO KANSAS ELECTRICAL’S HOP IS GAY EVENT : WEEK’S NEWS 5 : IN REVIEW : *$* The representatives of the several large engineering firms that regular ly employ the A. and M. Graduates have practically completed their se lections this year, though there are still several cases where some senior has not definitely decided which of several offers to take. The representative of Stone and, Webster was here only a comparative ly short time ago, and therefore all of the students offered positions have not answered, but those that have are M. A. Foster of Gulf; B. F. Turbe- ville of Yoakum; A. B. Wilson of Nav- asota; and F. J. Zak of Bryan. Those going with the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in the long lines department are: T. H. Daniel of Cle burne and W. D. Snelling of Moor- ingsport, La., in the engineering de partment, R. B. Webb of Plano and M. T. Lewis of San Antonio. C. H. Lovell of Center and E. E. Umlang of Utopia are going to the New York Edison Company. R. E. Peters is go ing with the Texas Power and Light Company, Dallas. Many other seniors have selected occupations, and many have not decided what to do yet. * Jk * A report from Waco states that at a recent Junior Banquet at Baylor University, the toastmaster suddenly disappeared—the victim of sophomor es—who took him to a club house on (Continued on Page 2) RESOLUTIONS OF THE SENIOR CLASS UPON THE DEATH OF MRS. J. O. COOPER Whereas, God in Plis infinite wis dom has called to her last resting place, Mrs. J. O. Cooper, mother of our fellow student and classmate; Therefore, be it resolved, by the class of ’27, Texas A. and M. College, that we extend to the members of her family our sincere sympathy in their hour of bereavement. Be it further resolved that a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family of Mrs. Cooper, a copy to the Battalion, and a copy to the Press of Center, home of the deceased. CLASS OF ’27, TEXAS A. M. C. Majors of Infantry and Artillery in Charge. The War Department Rating Board for the inspection of distinguished Colleges in the 3rd. Army Area, com posed of Major R. M. Danford, F. A. and Major C. H. Bonesteel, Infantry, will arrive at College on March 29 at 12:07 p. m. The practical inspection Tuesday af ternoon will consist of a review, in spection of companies in close order drill, extended drill, shelter tent drill, tactical exercises, battery mounted, service of the piece, Code speed test, field telephone test, and Radio test for the Signal Corps. The inspection also includes sketching, scouting and patroling, reconnaisance and occupa tion of position, musketry, and the conduct of Artillery Fire. The com panies to do these various drills and exercises will be selected by the in specting officers. Each company will do a different part of the drill for the inspection. One section of each theory class will be inspected for about 50 minutes. The inspecting • officers will have charge of the class at this time. The officers will leave on April 1, 1927. The results of the inspection will not be known until later in the year. NEW RECORD FOR MACHINE GUN FIRING MADE BY A. AND M. CADET J. F. Blount, of San Augustine, Texas, a junior in C Company, Infan try, has set a new record in machine gun firing in the Eighth Corps Area, and which is believed to be a new national record, with only one ex ception. Using a Browning Machine Gun, Blount turned in a score of 178 hits out of a possible 200. This score was made March 14, with the firing on the 1000-inch range. Requirements in firing for a record specify that the gunner must fire, unassisted, 150 rounds of ammunition in three min utes, this time including all stoppages that may happen to the gun. Blount’s record was announced by Captain R. (Continued on Page 3) Initial Public Appearance of Team Well Attended. MOTHERS AND DADS DAY PROGRAM TO BE HANDLED BY SENIOR CLASS At a recent meeting of the Senior class it was decided that the program for Mothers and Dads Day should be taken over by the class and conduct ed by them. This decision came after the College authorities had agreed to let several of the Mothers Clubs over the State handle it, and these clubs in turn later decided that it would be more appropriate to have the seniors in charge. The committee elected to take charge are as follows: S. F. Brews ter, chairman; R. T. Falkenberg, W. E. Long, P. A. Cunyus, and J. R. Wood. This committee has worked out tentative plans which feature student speakers for the day. The day set aside is May, the national Mothers Day. Coulomb Chasers Prove Worthy Terp- sichoreans. Announcement of the results of the Eighth Corps Area Intercollegiate Gallery Match, fired by teams from all senior Reserve Officers’ Training Schools in the corps area, shows the gallery rifle team of A. and M. as the winner by a score of 7756 out of a possible 8,000. Records of the match have been Received here from the Corps Area Commander. Other teams in the match and their scores were as follows: Oklahoma A. and M., 7716; New Mexico Military Institute, 7460; North Texas A. and M., 7093; New Mexico A. and M., 7040. High gratification at the “excellent showing made by the team and confi dence of similar results in the matches still to be fired” was expressed by the military authorities at the College over the record of the team. Firing in the National Intercollegiate Gallery Match will continue until April 1. The A. and M. debating team made its second appearance of the year last Thursday night when it met the team from the Kansas State Agricultural College. The A. and M. team, which is composed of L. A. I. Irwin, J. L. Reitch, and S. C. Leslie, upheld the negative of the proposition “Resolved: That this house approves of the prin- lipIe'S" ehibddied in uie McNaiy-Hcu- gen farm relief bills.” The affirma tive was upheld by George Davis, Forest Wand, and Howard Hughes. Instead of the customary judges making the decision, the audience de termined the winners by a written vote. Under the supervision of Dean C. E. Friley, chairman of the debate, the votes were counted. The count gave the Kansas Aggies a slight pref erence, but it was a good scrap from start to finish. A. and M. had debated the question a few weeks ago, but the experience gained from the one debate was not enough to overcome the wide exper ience that the Kansas team has ac quired from their membership in a debating league. A. and M. followed a decidedly better style of attack, (Continued on Page 3) As the last strains of “Home Sweet Home” died away last Saturday morn ing in the banquet room of the new mess hall annex, a tired but happy group of girls and cadets bade fare well to what was proclaimed by many as the snappiest dance thus far in the season. The first E. E. hop was pulled off Fiiday night beginning ul nine and ending at the wee hour of two Saturday morning. A precedent was established which promises to make this dance an annual affair in the future, and the underclassmen are already discussing the bigger and bet ter dance that they will try to have next year. There were three main attractions which served to make the dance such a success. The crowd was exactly (Continued on Page 5) A. &M. RIFLE TE AM WINS MATCH Aggie Marksmen Win Second Sonsec- utive Title.