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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1927)
Y Published Weekly by the Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas VOL XXVI ~ ' BRYAN, TEXAS, SEPT. 28, 1927. NO. 2 FIRST CORPS DANCE BRAZOS COUNTY MOTHERS CLUB SATURDAY NIGHT EXTENDS GREETINGS Annex to be Gathering Place of Lo cal Shieks. This coming Saturday will mark the opening of social activities at Ag- gieland this year. Percy Farris is Social Secretary of the Senior Class and announces that the first corps dance will come Satu 1- * .y night in the foV ' h ,flail Am ... The admission ° 1 -"'anyone at ter. h g is of getting more than his money’s worth, as the new Annex makes a fine dance hall, and the Ag- gieland will be there in full force. The corps dances have always been popula rwith the students, and this year promise to be better than ever. Attention has been given to make the opening dance especially good, so put aside that dollar you are planning to use in Bryan Saturday and come to the Annex if you want to have a hot old time. Fish with social>wnbitions are especially urged to make their debut now. Col. Nelson will probably be there, so don’t miss this oppor tunity to see our new commandant strut his stuff, and don’t forget he also has two good-looking daughters. 1928 LONGHORN STAFF COM PLETE. The staff of the 1928 Longhorn has been completed and consists of: R. M. Bradford, Editor J. H. Cates, Associate Editor F. L. Gerdes, Business Manager S. D. Leffingwell, Circulation Mgr. L. L. Taylor, Art Editor J. H. Warren, College Life J. T. Farrel, Activities Judson Neff, Administration R. N. Dixon, Classes J. F. Blount, Athletics J. E. Fontaine, Military C. R. Bergstrom, Organizations The majority of these men have been appointed quite a while, with the result that many good plans and ideas have been formulated. It is the aim of the staff to put out a book differing from and surpassing in all respects the 1927 Longhorn, a man size job, as anyone familiar with last years annual will concede. From the members of the Brazos County A. and M. Mothers Club to all of the students at A. and M. Col lege this fall, greetings. We wish it was possible to know everyone of you personally, but we hope you will consider us your friends just as if we did. There are many ways we hope to serve you during the coming year, but we will need your T f’Oope'’''’ +1 ’''' r ’ ” ,ko our service most effective!) * vy tirme you feel that you would like to talk things over with your own mother and can’t, remember there are a dozen mothers living right here on the Campus, members of th" club, who will be glad to discus*, vour problems with you and advise you just as if you were her own boy. If you will let some of us know when your relatives visit AGGIELAND ORCESTRA REOR GANIZED. Brummett New Manager The Aggieland Orchestra has been organized for the present year with Bob Brummett as manager and Elam Eckies for director. The /orchestra has always been the most popular on the campus, and an early start has been made this year, the new mem bers having already been selected. The members from last year’s or chestra are Brummett, Eckies, George Callahan, and Stevie Wrener. The new members include Bean Davis and three freshmen, Fish Bassett, Fish McCown and Fish Giffen. Brummett and Eckle splay drums and trombone respectively, and Callahan, Werner, and Bassett compose the saxophone and clarinet team. Giffen is the trum pet man, and Davis plays bass and (Continued on Page 5) A CORRECTION. “The Battalion” staff is very sor ry that such an error as was made in last week’s edition, should occur. In the list of senior class officers, J. H. Grammer was named as the secre tary-treasurer of the class. Dick Bern- hard was elected as secretary-treas urer and should have appeared in the list as such. you here we will be glad to give them a welcome and show them around. When you write home tell your mothers we want them to feel that they have a definite group of friends here who are interested in their boys, and will be glad to do anything for them at any time. We hope a number of them will decide to organize A. and M. Mothers Clubs at home and co- flj^'rate witn uo \tber clUk/s out , A the state are doing. Wishing for each and every one of you that this will be the very best year of your life, lets all pull together for the best school in the best state in the best country in the world, the A. and M. College of Texas. The Brazos County A. and M. Mothers Club. A. & M, COLLEGE DAIRY HERD HAS BEEN PICKED The A. and M. College of Texas dairy herd of eighteen cows select ed for fall showings in this state in cludes eight Holsteins, seven Jerseys and three Guernseys. The herd is scheduled for exhibition at three fairs, the first being the West Texas Fair at Abilene from Stptember 26 to 30. The college exhibit milk herd is con sidered exceptionally fine this year and those in charge are optimistic over prospects at the showings. The second showing will be at the Texas-Oklahoma Fair at Wichita Falls October 1-8, and from there the herd will be shipped to Dallas for the State Fair of Texas, Oct. 8-23. A. L. Darnell, of the dairy hus bandry department, expects to join the herd at Wichita Falls in a few days, the animals already having been shipped from the college. It has been announced that animals of Texas exhibitors that win first places at the State Fair at Dallas will be sent as a state herd for ex hibit at the National Dairy Show at ( Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 15-22. The judg- (Continued on Page 8) RODEO AND PAGEANT PLANS UNDER WAY Real Broncs and Hard Pitching Steers to Feature Rodeo. The biggest attraction of the school year was started Monday night when the Saddle and Sirloin Club met and elected officers to carry out the big annual Rodeo and Pageant. The officers of the Saddle and S'r loin Club are: P. C. Farris of Uvalde, president; Noel Ryall of Jasper, vice- president; W. J. Fields of Sonora, secretary; and A. A. Storey of Lock hart, treasurer. The men elected to conduct the Rodeo and Pageant are: W. J. Fields of Sonora, ringmaster; (Continued on Page 5) ;■ ■ LONGHORN NOTICES. The Agpjieland Studio, north of campus, Chas. J. Gorzycki, proprietor, has been designated as the only “Of ficial Photographer” for the year 1927-28. All pictures to appear in the 1928 Longhorn will be made by the Aggieland Studio. Pictures from any studio other than the Aggieland Stu dio will absolutely not be accepted. RAYMOND BRADFORD, Editor Longhorn. All Seniors must have their pic tures made at the Aggieland Studio north of the campus, by October 29th. All Junior must have their pictures made at the Aggieland Studio north of campus, by November 5th. All men that intend to have their pictures in any club section, must have their pictures made by Novem ber 5th at Aggieland Studio, north of campus. All senior favorites must be turned in to Raymond Bradford at 46 Goodwin by October 29th. Non-military seniors must have their pictures made in a dress suit. Extra copies of the 1928 Longhorn may be purchased from any member of the Longhorn Staff with a $1.50 deposit. If De Luxe copies are desired, see any member of the staff. The money for the club sections must be turned in to me at 80 Leg gett, not later than November 30. LEO GERDES, Bus. Mgr. Longhorn.