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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 12, 1927)
4 THE BATTALION THE BUTT ALIGN Published every Wednesday night by the Students’ Association of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Subscription price $1.75 per Year. ALL ADS RUN UNTIL ORDERED OUT Accepted for mailing- at special rate of postage provided for in section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized October 18, 1922. All undergraduates in the College are eligible to try for a place on the Editorila Staff of this paper. Freshmen. Sophomores, and Juniors who are interested in journalism for its own sake, are urged to make themselves known to some member of the Staff. EDITORIAL STAFF W. C. MORRIS R. R. PEEPLES L. J. FRANKS P. C. FARRIS W. L. KENNEDY ... T. A. PILKEY G. O. MOUNT J. M. HOLMES E. L. ANDiiEWS W. T. COLEMAN ... J. J. LOVING R. H. SHUFFLER ... H. D. MAPLES R. O. PEARSON E. R. LAWRENCE .. W. G. JOHNSON .... W. C. TIMMERMAN G. M. WRENN Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor - Associate Editor .'. :... Associate Editor Associate Editor Sports Editor Associate Sports Editor Assistant Sports Editor News Editor Associate News Editor Assistant News Editor Assistant News Editor Assistant News Editor Exchange Editor Associate Exchange Editor Literary Editor Associate Literary Editor Associate Literary Editor CONTRIBUTORS FOR THIS ISSUE Franks, Watkins, Muzzy, Fischer, Cooper, Dresser. BUSINESS STAFF L. N. BOURLAND Business Manager M. E. DIETERT ....: Assistant Business Manager J. E. FONTAINE .• Circulation Manager THE CORPS TRIP TO FT. WORTH The official Corps Trip this year is to Ft. Worth, and do you, underclass men, know just what this trip means? It means that our conduct will be closely watched and that any thing we do, whether large or small, will be open to criticism. Some people dote on criticising others and these are the people that we want to guard ourselves against, especially as this is our first trip to Ft. Worth. The people of Ft. Worth will treat you royally, if you will give them the opportunity. They have planned a large barbecue for the entire corps and also a dance the night after the game. These things are for you, and are you going to show your appreciation for them ? Watch your step, the little things, because it is the little things that count. If the little things are taken care of by each individual, then the big ones will take care of themselves. Each year, thru the courtesy of the railroads, we are able to secure three or four special trains for trips. Some thoughtless students have a great desire to see how much damage they can do while enroute. Paper, and it is not colored paper, either, is used to decorate the interior of some of the coaches. This is entirely unnecessary and not very pleasing to the average eye. Not only this, but windows are broken and other minor things are destroyed. Of course these things do not cost you, but indirectly they do, because it forces the company to charge more for the use of such transpor tation on the next occasion. It is not uncommon for the railroads to present bills to the college for damages done their property by careless students. So men, think of these minor things and ask yourself whether it will re flect on the student body or not, then go ahead. And remember, that the lit tle things are the ones that count. NON-REGULATION In the past the men afflicted with the chronic disease known as non-reg had, for the most part, only the tactical officer for the day to dodge as the O. D. would not as a rule turn in a cadet for non-reg. Most of the time the O. D. would tell you not to let him catch you again and in some cases he would turn his back so as not to see some non-reg- friend of his. This year the senior class has received some of the authority the preced ing senior classes have tried to get. In place of the terror of the tactical of ficer we now have the O. D. to fear. And, do not make the mistake, as I did, in thinking that he will let you off for he will not. Every night the O. D. in Aggieland Pharmacy is busier writing down names and organizations than the proverbial one armed paper-hanger with the itch. There is, a new ruling in effect regarding the persons caught non-reg. The offender does not receive demerits now, but, after five from one organi zation have been turned in, the seniors of that organization are cordially invited to attend an afternoon tea at the commandant’s office. What goes on during said tea will not be printed but it is well known that the after noon will not be so pleasant. After one of these sessions the seniors will begin to get hard and this will make life less worth living for all concerned. If you Freshmen, Sophmores, Juniors, and you, too, Seniors wish to keep all of our necks out of the noose do not go non-reg. Each company commander has his hands full as it is. Why make it worse for him? ON TRUTH How we all despise anyone who does not tell the truth. Unfortunately, there is always some one among our acquaintances who is prone to overly exaggerate. After so long a time we come to the point where we do not believe such a person at all. The same is true vice-versa. The more we can rely upon a person to tell the truth, the more we admire that person. Then too we firmly acclaim that we would know the truth above all else. We would have the truth even at the expense of great embarrassment, dis comfort, or the like to ourself. Seldom if ever does anyone utter against him who seeks the truth about anything whatever. At least that is the way we see it or like to have things be. But we are all prejudiced about some things to some extent. Within most of us there are some ideas, customs, or beliefs that we dare not question, even to ourselves. The truth of them stands evident, it seems. If we find someone uttering against them we firmly deny the argument and usually consider any discussion concerning their veracity as being preposterous and radical besides being wrong. We are willing enough to hear more proof of these principles of ours, but absolutely deny even the investigation into any possible error in our conception of them. And yet we stand for the truth and all that it means. Not long ago a college professor was asked if he had ever read any of Darwin’s works. His answer was that he did not believe that man came from monkey and did not want to know anything about evolution. While this is only mentioned as an example, it represents clearly some of our at titudes towards the endeavors of some men as they strive after the truth. We are quick to censor opinion contrary to that which we like to believe. So in the future as we make decisions, it would be well for us to question ourselves and see if we really stand for the truth and are seeking it. “The Texas Aggies come to T. C. U. with the feeling that they will receive the most hearty welcome that they have ever gotten from any school and it is our duty to, see that every Aggie has that same feeling when he leaves Ft. Worth on Oct. 22.”—T. C. U. Skiff. And so it can be seen that others besides the cadet corps are preparing for the Aggies’ invasion of Cowtown. The Ex-students Association, and par ticularly the Exes of Ft. Worth are laboring diligently to perfect plans for the amusement and handling of the cadets on Oct. 22. The faculty and stu dents of T. C. U. are working too, to see that their guests are properly and bountifully entertained. And all of the advocates of Aggieland have their eyes on this trip, also— hoping that it will be successful in more ways than the winning or losing of a football game. 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