Published Weekly by the Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas.
VOL. XXV. BRYAN, TEXAS, MAY 11, 1927. NO. 29
: WEEK’S NEWS I
: IN REVIEW :
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Announcement has been made that
Gov. Dan Moody and members of the
Senate Finance Committee will ar
rive here on Friday afternoon on the
I. & G. N. train for an inspection of
the College and its needs. Members
of the committee are: A. E. Wood,
Chairman; Gus Russek, Ed. West
brook, C. R. Floyd, J. H. Hall, H. L.
Lewis, Eugene Miller, Julius Real,
John H. Bailey, W. H. Bledsoe, R. S.
Bowers, I. D. Fairchild, A. J. Wirtz,
and Edgar D. Witt.
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R. G. White, recently named by
Governor Moody as a member of the
Board of Directors of the A. and M.
College of Texas, is a graduate of
the College, of the class of 1895, be
ing a classmate of F. M. Law of
Houston, who is president of the
Board.
Mr. White is a banker and stock-
man of Brady. He will take the place
on the board to which former Con
gressman James L. Young of Kauf
man was appointed, but which Mr.
Young did not accept.
Mr. White will be the second man
of that name on the A. and M. Col
lege Board. Byrd E. White of Dallas,
and Lancaster, a member for some
stime, is vice-president of the board
now.
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Ability to handle the rifle appears
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RESOLUTIONS ON THE DEATH
OF MR. DUNLAP.
Whereas God in His infinite wis
dom has called to his last resting
place, Mr. Dunlap, father of our fel
low student and classmate;
Therefore, be it resolved, by the un
dersigned, that we extend to the mem
bers of his family our sincere sympa
thy in their hour of bereavement;
Be it further resolved that a copy
of these resolutions be sent to his
family, a copy to the Battalion, and
a copy to the press at Mexia, home
of the deceased.
The A. & M. Architectural Club.
The Class of ’27, Texas A & M. C.
APPROPRIATION
BUDGET MADE
New Library Included in Budget to
be Presented to Solons.
The Senate Finance Committee and
the House Appropriations Commit
tee have been working for the past
several weeks upon their budget that
will be submitted to the two bodies
in the State Legislature at the call
session starting May 9th. A. and M.
fared acceptably in the building pro
gram but is facing a serious problem
on the question of salaries for its
staff.
Two dormitories have already been
granted by the regular session as an
emergency measure. The Senate Com
mittee has recommended $250,000 the
first year for a fireproof library build
ing and equipment, $3,000 the second
year for housing laboratory animals,
$20,000 for a turbine and $17,000 for
a boiler and stoker, all the first year,
and $13,000 each year for the exten
sion of tunnels. The College was giv
en $20,000 each year for repairs and
$80,000 annually for maintenance of
its steam plant.
For its agricultural experiment
stations it was given $236,906 each
year for the main station, and $108,-
170 the first year and $102,970 the
second year for the substations.
The extension service was allowed
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AGGIE DEBATERS LOSE TO
BOTH S. M. U. AND T. C. U.
The A. and M. debating team lost
both ends of the triangular debate
last Thursday night. King and Irvin
lost a 2 to 1 decision to S. M. U. here,
and Pipkin and Jones also lost to T.
C. U. on a 2 to 1 decision. The ques
tion was “Phillippine Independence.”
Much favorable comment was heard,
both here and in Fort Worth, on
the A. and M. style of debate. Mr.
Spriggs has his men debate in the
new style, that is, calling the oppo
sition by name, not calling the judges,
Honorable judges and other small
ideas have been dropped that seem to
be in the old oratorical debate.
A. and M. hasn’t won a debate this
year, only four being held, but the
start has been made and A. and M.
should soon have a winning team.
LARGE CLASS TO
RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
Class is Largest in History of the
Institution.
Showing a total of 302 candidates
for degrees, the largest class in the
history of the institution will grad
uate from the A. and M. College of
Texas on May 31, Commencement Day
at the College this year.
Two years ago the graduating class
numbered 237. At the close of the
College last year .273 graduates were
awarded their sheepskins. This year,
for the first time in the fifty-year
period that covers the life of the Col
lege, the candidates for degrees num
ber in excess of 300.
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ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE
PLANS NEW TYPE OF PROGRAM
At the beginning of this term it was
decided that the senior class should
have some method of raising its fi
nancial status. After some considera
tion, an agreement was made where
by all entertainments were to be given
under the auspices of the senior class
and the Y. M. C. A., and that the
senior class should receive 60 per cent
of the proceeds. This plan has not
worked very well since under it the
Y. M. C. A., who had to stand the
guarantee on all entertainments, has
lost quite a bit of money. The failure
of this plan may be attributed to two
things—either the type of entertain
ment was not that which would at
tract college students or else the sen-
iio'rs did not encourage attenda’nde
enough.
In view of this it is being planned
to handle the entertainment next year
much on the order of a lyceum course.
Various entertainments will be char
tered, including both the serious and
frivolous types, and season tickets
will be sold. It is thought that ar
rangements can be made whereby
these tickets will be available for the
ordinary price of one entertainment.
In this way it is thought that a great
er interest will be taken in the var
ious entertainments and it will be pos
sible for the senior class to profit
thereby. Any discussion on this idea
would be welcomed by the committee.
PLANS COMPLETE
IN DETAIL FOR
COMMENCEMENT
Program Includes Four Days of Fes
tivities.
This year’s Commencement looks
bigger every day with word from
one old Aggie after another that they
will be on hand for, the big reunion
of 1927, at which classes from ’81 to
’26 will be present. Commencement
day is the most colorful yeiiou of
the whole year, all the seniors' par
ents being here to see their sons get
their sheep-skins.
The Commencement program com
mittee has completed all program
plans for the exercises, and it seems
that it has done an exceptionally good
job. The program starts at 5:30 p. m.
Saturday, May 28, with the individual
competitive drill by the Ross Volun
teers, followed that night at 8:15 by
local players in “Lightnin’ ” at the
Assembly Hall. Sunday morning at
8:30 there will be a review of the
cadet corps in honor of the “T” men
and for the presentation of “T” med
als. Rev. W. M. Anderson, pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church in Dal-
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Y. M. C. A. ENTERTAINS
SENIOR CLASS WITH
SMOKER MONDAY EVENING
A “Smoker” was given to the Sen
ior Class by the Y. M. C. A. through
the social committee of the Y cab
inet. A large number of the seniors
were present, with several of the fac
ulty. President Walton, other mem
bers of the faculty, and a few seniors
made addresses. The Campus Sere-
naders, the Band Quartet, and J. F.
Criswell entertained with their music.
Smokes were plentiful throughout the
evening, which was ended with re
freshments of lemonade, ice cream
and cakes.
J. J. Brown, the social secretary of
the Y cabinet, acted as the host of
the Y. M. C. A.
This was the first smoker given by
the Y, but it is hoped that it will be
a foundation for an annual affair,
where the facf*j-y and the students
may become better acquainted.