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Published Weekly by the Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
BRYAN, TEXAS, OCTOBER 26, 1927.
AGGIES RECEIVED IN ROYAL STYLE
On a certain 22nd day in October, the cohorts of Cols. Nelson
and Bourland, journeyed forth to Frogland in the heart of Fort
Worth, thinking only of a bloody battle as they have learned to
think of on Corps trips before; but instead of the accustomed
jeers, “beat the Aggies, hey boy scout, etc.,” they were met
by the T. C. U. band playing our own beloved war hymn. Not only
the T. C. U. band but their student body and the people of Fort
Worth gave them a royal, an unexcelled welcome into their midst.
Instead of the stickers that we were so accustomed of seeing
in other cities on like occasions, “beat the Aggies, and run the
farmer boys back to the sticks” we saw on the cars of the purple
and white the courteous signs of “Aggies ride with me.” Not a
car was too crowded but what one more Aggie could ride.
They made us feel that the T> C. U. campus was ours. Not a
one among us was a stranger to the girls, from the most timid
and self-conscious “fish” to the most dignified senior. The Ad
ministrative Committee left not a stone unturned in the details of
the barbecue and the refreshments of the Aggies and their
friends.
After their moral victory, the time when we are so accuse
tomed of hearing such jeering remarks as “who won the game and
where were the fighting farmers today,” we heard the more
soothing remarks of “nice game Aggie friend, see you at the
dance tonight.”
VOL. XXVI
WEEK’S NEWS
WEEK’S NEWS
Will Aggies Make Trip to Coast?
At a meeting in Dallas last week,
Charlie Paddock said the Texas Ag
gies or Southern Methodist Univer
sity Mustangs likely will be selected
to meet the Pacific Coast champions
in the Tournament of Roses grid bat
tle, if either team wins the Southwest
Conference Championship. Paddock
is a member of the Tournament of
Roses committee, and had stopped in
Dallas for a day of rest on his lecture
tour.
Paddock is quoted as saying in Dal
las, “The Aggies seem to be the pick
of the conference so far, and if they
rout the Mustangs, Dana Bible’s
team will be selected to play at Pasa
dena New Year’s Day. If S. M. U. de
feats Missouri and then wins the
second conference title in succession,
their defeat by Centenary must be
overlooked, and we must offer them a
chance to face the best eleven of the
Pacific Coast.”
Coach Bible’s comment on Pad
dock’s statement was to the effect
that football officials and players at
Aggieland are concerned wholly and
entirely with their Southwest Confer
ence schedule, and that while they
are glad the winner will get recog
nition, the Aggies will point toward
the conference title and not toward
a post-season game.
The victory of the Mustangs over
Missouri last Saturday was watched
with great interest by Dr. Stonier,
vice-president of the University of
Southern California. While Dr. Ston
ier did not announce the reason of
his being at the game, other than just
to see a football game, his presence
may have been significant. As an
official of the California University,
his influence probably would have
great effect as to which team the 1927
Pacific Coast champions would meet
in the annual Tournament of Roses
football game.
C. I. A. Girl Receives Twenty-Nine
Letters From A. & M. Fish
How would one feel if, some morn-
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Five special trains, two from Dal
las, two from Houston, and one from
Waco, hav e already been scheduled to
bring to College Station what is ex
pected to be one of the largest crowds
ever to witness a football game on
Kyle Field for the Aggie-S. M. U.
game on November 5.
With the exception of the Thanks
giving games with the University of
Texas, the game with S. M. U. two
years ago on Kyle Field drew the
largest attendance in the history of
A. & M. athletics, and it is expected
that over twelve thousand fans and
twenty-five hundred A. & M. cadets
will swell the attendance this year to
nearly fifteen thousand.
The game will have an important
bearing in the race for the South
western Conference championship and
■will probably be the deciding game of
the year ; if both teams win all their
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COMPLETE FIGURED
ON REGISTR ATION
Total of Nearly 2,500 Students En
rolled
The complete registration informa
tion for the present year up to Oct.
10 has just been completed by the
Registrar’s office and forwarded to the
Heads of Departments and Deans of
the College. The list includes the
number of men in each class accord
ing to course, and a total of the men
in Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and
Senior classes, as well as Graduate
and Special Students. The enrollments
for the last two years are included
with this information for the pur
pose of comparison.
The registration up to Oct. 10 puts
the number of Graduate students at
58, with 307 Seniors, 391 Juniors, 654
Sophomores, 1005 Freshmen, 24
Special Students, and 5 students in
the two-year course in Agriculture.
This grand total of 2444 compares
with a total of 2330 fof last year, and
2084 for the session 1925-26. This
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NO. 6
G C0. WINS TROPHY
COVETED BY MANY
Leffingwell Gives Men Full Credit for
Winning Prize
Eyes! Right! Thus was the smart
and snappy command of Captain Sam
Leffingwell, Co. G Infantry carried out
to perfection as the company passed
the reviewing stand of the Colonel
and his party, and helped win the
much coveted trophy of the parade.
The trophy, an enomvoos W/ver loviwg
cup, was presented by the Ft. Worth
Ex-student’s Association to the com
pany presenting the best appearance
in the parade at Fort Worth last Sat
urday. The company was marched
on the field in front of the grandstand
and presented with the cup just be
fore the game. Mr. Amon G. Carter,
Editor of the Fort Worth Star-Tele
gram, made the presentation speech.
Capt. Leffingwell gave his company
full credit for the good appearance
and display of ability that it made
in the parade. Sammy is a member
of last year’s cross country team and
was a promising man for this year
but because of his desire to do justice
to the company which he was com
manding he gave up athletics and has
turned toward the task of putting out
the best drilled company for the year.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE!
The following regulations govern
ing the pictures to be put in the Long
horn must be adhered to immediately.
1. Seniors have pictures made be
fore Oct. 29th.
2. Juniors must have pictures made
before Nov. 5th.
3. All club members have pictures
made before Nov. 5th.
4. Non-military seniors have pic
tures made in Tuxedo.
5. Money for club sections must be
turned in before Nov. 30th.
If you do not have $1.50 to have
your picture made, please see me at
80 Leggett and I will advance that
amount to you and it can be paid
back when you are able.
LEO GERDES,
Bus. Mgr. Longhorn.
GET OVER THAT OVERCONFIDENCE!
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