The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, October 12, 1927, Image 4

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THE BATTALION
THE BUTT ALIGN
Published every Wednesday night by the Students’ Association of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College of Texas.
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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
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Associate Editor
Sports Editor
Associate Sports Editor
Assistant Sports Editor
News Editor
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Assistant News Editor
Assistant News Editor
Assistant News Editor
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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. And they shall be satisfied—the Aggies are going to dem
onstrate to the State of Texas that they can carry their sportsmanship with
them—beyond the sacred precincts of Kyle Field. The fickle public still has
doubts as to whether the Aggies are anything but a bunch of roughneck
hoodlums, and they are due for a little enlightenment on the subject.
Naturally, we are going to Ft. Worth prepared to win, if that is humanly
possible—but win or lose, the cadets won’t forget that they are the cyno
sure of all eyes, and the guests of T. C. U. And the Skiff Editor is due for
a little surprise also—he will see the biggest bunch of yelling “corpses” he
ever saw before.
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