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THE BATTALION
THE BHTTAUOH
Published every Wednesday night by the Students’ Association of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College of Texas.
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EDITORIAL STAFF
W. C. MORRIS
R. R. PEEPLES
L. J. FRANKE
P. C. FARRIS ,
W. L. KENNEDY
T. A. PILKEY
O. O. MOUNT
J. M. HOLMES
E. L. ANDREWS
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R. O. PEARSON
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W. C. JOHNSON
W. C. TIMMERMAN
G. M. WRENN
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CRITICISMS
The general gripe is nothing more nor less than a very low form of critic,
an embryo critic in fact. It is fortunate however that they do not as a usual
thing develop into full blown critics, but remain as gripes. Now the gripe
occupies a place all his own, he is neither constructive lior destructive, but
just dissatisfied with everything in general. He has no place here in this
article nor for that matter anywhere else.
But the few cadets here in college who occupy a prominent enough po-
/sition to make the effects of their gripes felt, the only thing necessary for a
gripe to become a criticism, have rather a queer way of going about their cri
ticism. They waste their ability on unimportant things in the first place,
and secondly, they do not make pet ideas for reforms prominent enough to
be of any importance. As for constructive criticism here at A. & M., it
doesn’t exist. How many men could, if asked, make out a menu for the
mess hall that would give them a fair amount for their money and not break
the college, only one, and that is Mr. Duncan. Yet there are hundreds every
day that criticise everything from the salt to the smile on some waiters’
faces.
There is plenty of destructive critics, but what do they choose to de
stroy ? Chiefly each other. As to any logical criticism in any of the cadet
publications . . . One might as well read the “Youth’s Companion” and
expect to find Santa Claus hauled over the coals. . . .
If you have a pet idea for some necessary change though it involve only
a change of the color scheme of the fiowrs in some flower bed, send it in and
let the whole student body know about it. It might do some good. It never
will as long as you only gripe to your roommate about it. And remember
that this “Bat” is sometimes read by fond and doting mothers, sisters, and
younger brothers; so don’t get too strong on the language and then when
it fails to be printed, start another critical campaign about the weak kneed
editor of the “Bat”. If you want to use strong language go to the person
involved and use it to his face. You will then be able to receive his end of
the argument and might come to see that his side is right after all.
THE SOLUTION TO THE PICTURE SHOW CONCERTS?
The mountain labored and forth came a mouse. Indeed it did and a very
small mouse at that, in fact one so despicably small that it is hardly worth
mentioning; it is only of importance in that this famous college where men
are supposed to have originated, that dominant type of man, have made such
a mountain out of a molehill, have offered such putrid excuses, over what ?
Trying to put a stop to the vulgar yelps heard every night in the picture
show.
The solution was offered that if the upperclassmen would control the fish
such yelps would cease. This was poor sportsmanship in the first place for
where could the fish have gotten such habits if not from the “glorious” up
perclassmen. You know full well that a fish at A. & M. is the most impres
sionistic creature on earth. His very basic principles are revised to fit what
he finds correct here on the campus. And what fish would continue to give
cat calls and so forth if he were properly admonished by a couple or more
sophomores ?
The evil lies solely at the door of the upperclassmen and is up to them
and them alone to put a stop to. Every one knows that there are times in
most good shows that make any normal healthy fellow want to get up on
his hind legs and bay the moon, but the same laws that say it isn’t correct
to eat beans with a spoon say that that is not only incorrect but positively
indecent, to act as the A. & M. cadets do at their shows.
Every one knows that the A. & M. cadet is a bit crude, a diamond in the
rough or some such thing, and should be allowed a lot of liberty in most
cases but no one condones vulgarity.
SENIOR MEMORIAL
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vision of Professor E. Langford of the
architectural department.
All of the work of the structure is
being done by members of the class.
A. C. H. Cook is to do the wiring; D.
H. Turner and J. Neff are to design
and mould the tablets, the iron grill
work is to be done in the mechanical
engineering shops, and other com
mittees are to do the work of actual
construction and painting. No con
tract was let for the building, but the
general management is under the
care of a committee. When complet
ed, the booth will be valued at ap
proximately $700.00.
Members of the Senior class have
responded splendidly to the financial
program of the committees, and any
member who has not yet made a con
tribution and cares to do so, is urged
to turn it over to his company com
mander at once.
This year’s Senior class has in mind
not only the setting up of a memo
rial on the campus, but they also wish
to set a precedent to the classes that
follow them of making useful gifts
to the school in the years to come.
If this program is followed closely,
in a few years a number of badly
needed improvements could be made
on the campus.
DEBATING CLUB ORGANIZED.
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Texas Christian University in return
for debates held last year. Various
out of state schools have written for /
debating dates and as soon as the
council has time to act, debates are
to be arranged with schools in Texas
and all adjoining states. Plans are
under way at present to make a pre
season debating tour in which the
team will meet six or seven smaller
Universities and Colleges.
C. O. Spriggs of the English depart
ment will be coach of the team and
Mr. Spriggs is known to be a very
competent coach from the team he
put out last year. Last year was the
first year A. & M. had a debating
team and the four major debaters of
last year will find it hard to stay on
the team with so many competent new
men out this year.
Debating tryouts will be held Wed
nesday, October 2, and all men inter
ested in debate aVe urged to be there.
The Forensic Society of which the
debate council is a division will have
a banquet Wednesday night in the
new mess hall annex and there are to
be several interesting speakers. Mr.
Sugareff will speak on, “The Balkan
States” and J. D. King will speak on
the debates held last year. Following
are the men who reported for debate:
J. Bertrand, F. C. Leslie, R. N. Tal
bert, J. N. Davis, H. L. Phillips, T. M.
Alexander, R. P. Tull, A. O. Miller,
F. S. Buford, J. B. Jackson, W. C.
Morrison, J. V. Wheat, W. R. Bos
well, L. J. Brewer, H. D. Toepper-
wein, J. D. King, Ivan Irwin, and C.
O. Schmidt.
Who was that peach I saw you with
the other night, John?
That was’nt any peach; she was a
grapefruit.
Why? I squeezed her and she hit
me in the eye.
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