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Published Weekly by the Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
VOL. XXVI
BRYAN, TEXAS, JANUARY 11, 1928.
NO. 13
SIKES AND HUNT A. & M. RECEIVES
RETURN FROM TRIP 600 ACRE GIFT
Trip Proves to be Treasure of Sight-
Seeing- as Well as New Experi
ence in Intersectional
Football.
Joel Hunt and “Siki” Sikes, after
having a brilliant part in the West’s
victory over the East in San Fran
cisco, have returned with stories of a
most enjoyable trip. Leaving College
Station, Tuesday, December 13, they
spent twenty days on the trip, being
the guests a greater part of the time
of the Shriners of San Francisco.
The first stop was made in Dallas,
Tuesday evening, where they were
joined by Gerald Mann of S. M. U.
and were guests at a banquet given by
the Mustangs. Then, in company
with Mann, they went by Fort Worth,
where they were joined by Rags Mat
thews of T. C. U. The quartet, who
were the Texas representatives on the
All-West team, left Fort Worth Wed
nesday morning for San Francisco.
When the four reached Colorado
Springs, Colorado, they were greeted
with a snow storm and weather that
registered three degrees below zero.
Taking advantage of a lay-over in
Denver, they went to Pikes Peak, and
other points of interest, viewing some
of the canyons which have made that
section famous. Friday was spent in
Utah, their route taking them near
Salt Lake and other points of note.
San Francisco was reached Satur
day morning. The Texas men were
met at the train by a committee of
their hosts, the Shriners, and also by
Tubby Brewster of T. C. U., and
Bailey, an old A. and M. man,
and were taken to the Mark
Hopkins Hotel, one of the most ex-
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CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES
AT MID TERM ANNOUNCED
Seventeen Students Working for
Graduation in February
Announcement has been made by
the Registrar’s Office that there are
seventeen candidates for degrees to
be awarded in February at the close
of the first term, eleven for the B. S.
Degree, three for M. S. Degrees, two
candidates for the B. A. Degree, and
one for the degree of doctor of veteri-
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Revenue to be Used in Loan Fund for
Forestry Students.
At a luncheon of the Houston Club
on Jan. 2, announcement was made by
John H. Kirby, millionaire lumberman
and financier of Houston, that he had
made a New Year’s gift of 600 acres
of land to A. and M. College. The
tract will be selected by the faculty
of the forestry department from any
land the donor owns, and will be used
by the Forest Service division of the
college as a demonstration and exper
imental farm for scientific develop
ment of forestry, and for the study
of reforrestation.
Mr. Kirby has his boyhood home in
the vicinity of Peachtree Village, in
Tyler County, and has expressed the
desire that the tract be selected from
this county. Selection of the land will
be made soon by a committee which
will include E. O. Siecke, director of
the Forest Service, and the site may
be chosen from any part of the 600,-
000 acres of land owned by the Kir
by Lumber Company in East Texas.
The gross revenue from the tract
will go to create a student loan fund,
and will be administered by the As
sociation of Former Students in the
same manner as other loan funds. It
is expected to be called the Kirby
Student Loan Fund and will be ap
plied with reference to students who
include forestry in their studies. Mr.
Kirby announced that in time, after
proper development, the land should
produce a timber revenue of $15,000
for the loan fund. He is expected to
visit Aggieland soon to discuss with
President Walton the details of his
gift.
FIVE MOST POPULAR
SENIORS ELECTED
Will Grace Popularity Section of
Longhorn
Every year the Longhorn has a
section entitled “Most Popular
Seniors,” and each time these pages
are graced with the pictures of the
five most popular seniors. At a re
cent meeting of the Senior Class, the
men who are to honor us this year
were elected, and Joel Hunt, Allen
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DEBATERS TO MEET
U. OF CALIFORNIA
HERE ON J AN. 18
Hope to Instill in Boys Interest in
Intellectual Activities
Time has honored the custom of
neglecting the organization of clubs
or societies that foster intellectual
development other than that of tech
nical skill. Apparently the average
Aggie ha« r>r> idea of the importance
of a sound working knowledge of
public speaking, which is an essential
of leadership. Any community will
call on the graduates to lead their
activities. By virtue of their train
ing, A. & M. students will be leaders
of their communities and the duties
of leadership consequently will fall
to their lot.
Several organizations heretofore
unheralded have recently come into
being with the sole purpose of train
ing men to think and speak. The sup
port and interest manifested in this
movement has been very pleasing and
has encouraged the officials to bring
teams from other institutions for
competitive relations.
On Wednesday, January 18, the
University of California will debate
for the first time with the A. & M.
team. California’s representatives
are George Moncharsh and Stuart E.
Strong, both seniors in the College of
Letters and Sciences. Both are sea
soned debaters, the former with two
years of varsity experience and the
latter with three years.
The question for debate is “Re
solved, that Democracy is a mistaken
Ideal.” California will uphold the
affirmative, A. & M. the negative. It
is hoped that this debate will be greet
ed with all the enthusiasm and in
terest of which Aggies are capable.
WALTONS HOST TO SENIORS AT
RECEPTION
Seniors Express Gratitude for First
Social Gathering
Dr. and Mrs. T. O. Walton gave a
reception in honor of the Senior class
Monday evening from eight to eleven
o’clock. The occasion was entirely
informal and nothing but mirth
reigned throughout.
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HERE FRIDAY
Noted Band Master to be Assisted by
Soprano and Harpist.
Guiseppe Creatore and his Band
will fill an engagement in the As
sembly Hall, A. & M. College of Tex
as, College Station, the night of Fri
day, Jan. 13, beginning at 8 o’clock,
M. L. Cashion, secretary of the Col
lege Y. M- C. A., under the auspices
of which the concert will be given,
has announced.
The announcement that Creatore
and his Band will appear at College
Station is expected to be received
with much interest by local music
lovers in view of the international
fame and popularity of the well known
conductor and his stellar aggregation
of musicians. Creatore is now on his
Coast tour, a tour that commenced
last June with a three weeks engage
ment at the Million Dollar Steel Pier
in Atlantic City and will end with a
seven weeks engagement in the same
city next June. His Texas itinerary
includes four cities of the state. His
Band has already appeared at Fort
Worth and San Antonio. It will come
to College Station after appearing at
Austin and after the engagement here
will go to Houston for a concert Jan.
15.
For twenty-five years this popular
Italian band conductor has been in
terested in the works of the young
American composer, believeing that
the works of American composers
should play a prominent part in all
musical programs. Since he made his
debut under Oscar Hammerstein hun
dreds of young and ambitious lead
ers have taken him as their example
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