Whate’er we are, have been, or will be:
the good that is within us is a reflection of her—
OUR MOTHER
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Published Weekly by the Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas.
VOL. XXV.
BRYAN, TEXAS, MAY 4, 1927.
No. 28
: WEEK’S news :
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Madame Ernestine Schumann-Heink
the noted contralto, appeared at Col
lege Station in concert last Monday
night at the Assembly Hall. Mme.
Scumann-Heink is on her Golden Jub
ilee Tour, celebrating the fiftieth an
niversary of her appearance on the
concert stage, where she has been con
tinuously one of the most popular of
the great singers. Assisting artists
in this concert were Miss Laura
Townsley McCoy, soprano, and Miss
Josef in Hartman, pianist.
A ’large number of cadets attended
the concert, regardless of the fact
that the admission was a little beyond
the means of the average student at
this time of the year. The citizens
of the surrounding towns, however,
were glad to have the chance to hear
the noted musician, and the Assembly
Hall was very well filled.
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An entire carload of copies of the
1926-27 Longhorn, yearbook of the
A. and M. College cadets, just off the
press, arrived Tuesday morning for
distribution among the students. The
carload shipment contained 2400 cop
ies of the 510-page volume and 100
more copies are yet to arrive, making
a total issue of the 1926-27 book 2500
copies.
The yearbook is dedicated to Presi
dent T. O. Walton of A. and M. and is
filled with word and pictorial history
of the college year that ends this
month. It was issued from the Hugh
Stephens Press, Jefferson City, Mo.
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The seniors of the Agricultural Ad
ministration department had the priv
ilege of hearing Mr. Homer G. Hewitt,
manager of the Cravens, Dargan and
Company, state agents for Northwest
ern National Life Insurance Company
give a very interesting lecture on
life insurance last week. Mr. Hewitt
explained some of the uses of life
insurance after which Dutch Hohn ex
plained the plan now under way to fi
nance our Student Loan Fund of The
Former Students’ Association by
means of life insurance.
Several of the students talked to
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MORRIS ELECTED
BATTALION EDITOR
Little Interest is Shown in Spring
Election.
Following the recent election held
for the selection of a Battalion editor’,
business manager of the Battalion,
and a yell leader, W. C. (Buck) Mor
ris, L. N. Bourland, and A. H. Peoples
of the . class of 1928 have become
prominent figures on the campus. The
choice of Morris and Peoples was un
animous since they had no opposition.
In the race for Business Manager, in
which four candidates were entered,
the outcome was very doubtful until
all the votes had been counted and
checked. Bourland had only a very
slight lead over Dietert, while Dietert
in turn had a still slighter lead over
Kennedy. Mey also made a good show
ing but fell short of the three leaders
who were within twenty votes of one
another. Since there was really only
one ticket to be voted on, the voting
was comparatively light, less than 50
per cent of the student body having
cast their vote.
Morris has not yet completed the
selection of his staff for next year,
so in case any of those who read this
are interested in Journalism for its
own sake, they are advised to speak
to the newly elected editor at once.
T. A. Pilkey has been selected as
sports editor for next year. Pilkey is
at present the only Junior member
of the sport staff and is well qualified
I to handle his position.
This new staff is being taught the
“tricks of the trade” and they will
publish the last Battalion of the cur
rent session, that of Senior Week.
CATHOLIC CHAPEL DEDICATED.
The new Catholic Chapel, which is
located on the chapel property just
north of the campus, was dedicated
Sunday, April 23. Bishop C. E. Byrne
of the Galveston diocese presided at
the ceremonies. Dr. John S. Murphy,
also from Galveston, was celebrant of
solemn high mass. Between 2,500 and
3,000 people attended the ceremonies
special trains having brought many
visitors from Houston and Galveston.
The Catholic group on the campus
has been requesting a chapel for some
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MOTHER AND DAD’SMAmYLAR DE-
DAY PROGRAM
IS COMPLETED
Student Speakers, Band Concert, R. V.
Drill, and Corps Review to Fea
ture Day.
Invitations have been sent to all
the Mothers and Fathers of the stu
dents to be the guests of the A. and
BATE TOMORROW
Aggie Teams Meet T. C. U. in Fort
Worth and S. M. U. Here on
Same Subject.
The Aggie debaters will again make
their appearance tomorrow night
when they take on S. M. U. and T. C.
U. in a triangular debate, the ques
tion being, “Resolved, that Congress
M. College on the annual Mothers
and Dads Day to be held here May 8-9.
This year the senior class will have
the honor to be the first class to have
complete charge of the entertainment,
and are putting forth a great effort
to make the day a success. The senior
class is putting the program in charge
of a committee, of which S. F. Brews
ter is the chairman, and a very com
plete program has been planned.
After Sunday School Sunday morn
ing, about 10 a. m. the corps will form
to have the flowers pinned on the
cadets. At 10:30 the corps will march
to Guion Hall for the special service
for the Fathers and Mothers. This
exercise will also be entirely in charge
of the cadets, Sam Brewster leading
the service, with Bob Wood and Bill
Clark making the addresses of the
morning. After this service, lunch will
be served with the cadets at Sbisa
Hall.
The entertainment Sunday after-
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should grant the Phillipine Islands
their independence in five years, re
serving foreign relations.” J H. Pip
kin of Bryan and R. H. Jones of Gal
veston left at noon today to take the
negative side of this question against
T. C. U. in Fort Worth. J. D. King
of Ennis and L. A. I. Irwin of Dallas
will oppose S M. II. here at the same
time, but A. and M. will uphold the
affirmative in this debate. The teams
have worked hard under the direc
tion of Professor C. O. Spriggs, and
they deserve the support of the stu
dent body.
The debate Thursday night will be
held in the Physics lecture room at
eight p. m. Dean Kyle will serve as
chairman. Three judges have been ap
pointed by the English department,
and these judges will render a decis
ion after the debate. All campus and
Bryan residents, as well as students,
are urged to be present to hear the
discussion.
PRELIMINARIES IN DOWN’S
ORATORICAL CONTEST HELD
The preliminary elimination for the
Down’s Oratorical Contest was held
last Thursday night, at which time
! the six speakers to speak the night
of the contest were selected by Pro
fessors Gofer, Abbott, and Chapman
of the English Department. The men
were J. R. Wood of San Antonio; A.
V. Chapin of Arlington, Colorado;
J. B. Bell of Tyler, H. L. Richards of
Waco; R. H. Jones of Galveston and
J. L. Reitch of Marshall. These men
will compete for a prize of $25, and
second proze of $15 on May 16th.
This contest is open to seniors only,
and is sponsored by Colonel Downs of
Temple. A list of the subjects chosen
by the speakers will be given next
week.
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