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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 8, 1928)
m ai •vV.V;**-r v *?• ^ • . • % » —i * *■ *• • PREPARE YOURSELF YET WHILE YOU MAY. Published Weekly by the Students of ths Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas VOL. XXVI BRYAjN, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 8, 1928. MID-TERM DANCES CREATE SENSATION Bowery Dance Proves to be Renegade Struggle and Barnyard Adds More Thrills. The boys who journeyed from Ag- gieland between terms into the wilds of our state missed the wildest place of all right here at home, especially the night of the Bowery dance. Never before has old Sbisa sheltered such a variety of “tough eggs,” “dopey opium smokers,” “highland renegade sailors,” “underworld yeggs,” and “Texas dendidos.” Armed with knives, six shooters, hip flasks, mingled with Texas Guinan and Road House Sue around “BUCK-JOHN'S BAR” where strong Coca-Cola and root beer were sold was gathered the most motley crew of toughs ever seen outside the limits of the Bowery itself. Needless (Continued on Page 3) YOU SHOULD TAKE HEED! Saddle and Sirloin Club Give Show NO. 17 ARCHITECTS DANCE CAMPUS PLAYERS PRESENT “ARMS AND THE MAN” Spanish Motif to Add Spirit of Gaiety To Occasion Dropping their pens and brushes for a night, architectural and landscape art students will try their hand at dancing Friday night to the “toe tickling” tunes of the Aggieland. The dance will last from 9 till 2. The drafting room, where so many young and aspiring as well as pers piring students have whiled away the wee small hours of the night in pur suit of knowledge, will again be the scene of action, but this time delight ful feminine figures will replace the cold inky features of drawing plates. The room will be decorated in a Span ish motif. If all goes well, the boys will be dressed in smocks, and the fair damsels garbed in evening dresses. The dance will be open only to ar chitectural and landscape art students and their dates. The club dues of four dollars will also cover the dance fee. F. F. Dexter is president of the Architects Club; L. L. Taylor, vice- president; and T. A. Krauel, secretary and treasurer. John Barrymore is the greatest lov er of all ages! The loving, hating, fighting, suffering, joyous, whimsical, gallant Don Juan! Here the greatest actor of his generation literally blaz es through a whirlwind romance against the magnificent backgrounds of Rome in the days of the gorgeous Borgias. The picture shows Barry more at his superb best! Mary Astor heads the cast in sup port of the star. The other players include Willard Louis, Estelle Taylor, Helene Costello, Myrna Loy, Jane Winton, John Roche, June Marlowe, Philippe de Lacy, Helene D’Algy, John George, Warner Gland, Montague Love, Josef Swickard, Lional Brahm, Phyllis Haver, Nigel de Brulier, Hedda Hopper, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Emily Fitzroy, Sheldon Lewis, Gibson Gowland and Dick Sutherland. The Saddle and Sirloin Club takes great pride in being able to offer this famous actor to the student body in a picture that has thrilled the world. Make your own comparison of our modern romance with the brilliant ro mance of the past. JOHN BARRYMORE IN “DON JUAN” Assembly Hall—Monday, Feb. 13th, 1928. GRAIN JUDGING TEAMS ARE GIVEN MEDALS Members of the Grain judging team that won fourth place at the Inter national Livestock Exposition and Grain and Hay Show at Chicago last November were recently presented with medals in recognition of their record by President T. O. Walton on behalf of the agronomy department faculty members of the college. >■ * Members of the team included: Jo$e de la Fuente, Saltillo, Coah., Mexico; Raleigh C. Mauldin, Milford; W. L. Crawford, Palestine, and R. M. Zell- ner, Mart. Fuente, who graduated at the end of the first term this month, will re turn to his home in Mexico to operate a 9,000 acre ranch. Talks were made at the Agronomy Society meeting at which the medals were awarded by President Walton, Dr. J. O. Morgan, Dr. E. P. Humbert, Director O. B. Martin of the Exten sion Service, and Ralph T. Stewart, who was coach of the crops judging team. “Say, gimme a pound of dog meat an’ make it good. The last I got here- made my old man sick.” New Idea To Be Followed Promises Big Surprise A special edition of the Battalion somewhat different from any of the publications of the kind published in years past is to be out some time in March, according to members of its staff. This issue, the Company edition of the year, is being put out by B Company, Signal Corps, and is under the editorship of R. O. Hopkins. Editorials are to be featured this year, according to present plans, with a variety of other material in addi tion. The comic feature, which has largely made up the company Battali ons of the past, will be included, but with probably less space than has been formerly allotted it. Members of the staff are: R. O. Hopkins, Editor-in-Chief; Ray Hughes, Literary Editor; O. N. Yeary, Athletic Editor; and C. E. Price, Business Manager. FIRST ANNUAL AUTO PAGEANT FRIDAY NIGHT Stephenson to Be Featured as Hero— Drawing Card for Cadets Cars Driven by Pretty Girls Will Be Main Attraction of the Evening “Arms and the Man,” a three-act comedy, written by Bernard Shaw, will be given in the Assembly Hall Thursday evening, February 9th, at eight o’clock. Tickets are now on sale at the Aggieland Pharmacy. The play is being given by the Campus Players, an organization of faculty members and campus resi dents. The Campus Players will be remembered for their excellent pre sentation of “Lightnin” last Com mencement. The feature of the play will be the acting of Mr. Richard Stevenson of the English department, who will play the part of Sergins, the Bulgarian gentleman soldier. ‘Mr. J. J. Wool- ket, of the Language department, will take the part of a professional sol dier, the chocolate cream soldier; but, nevertheless, even Sergins has to ad mit that he is every inch a soldier. Miss Bess Alexander will play the part of Mrs. Petkoff, the Bulgarian (Continued on Page 7) SPECIAL COMPANY BAT TO AP PEAR IN MARCH With new equipment arriving every day the Automobile and Machinery Show promises to be one of the best shows ever staged at the College. Several lines of trucks are coming up from Houston including the Wichittv, Reo and International trucks and a number of pleasure cars. The Ford Motor Co. is sending a complete parts exhibit of the new model “A” car as well as several cars. An Oldsmobile chassis costing $8,- 000 in the making has been perma nently secured by the department. This car is chrome plated and is cut away and glassed in so that every moving part is visible. It is propelled by 4 six volt storage batteries con nected in paralell. It is one of the most beautiful pieces of automobile machinery ever assembled and the College is indeed fortunate in secur ing it for exhibition and demonstra tion purposes. Besides the great number of autos to be shown there will also be a varied display of tractors and farm machin ery. This is all the newest machinery and has been loaned to the college for use in the pageant or is regarded as permanent loans for class work and study. The cars are to be driven by Col lege and Bryan girls and will be dem onstrated by local dealers. R. V.’s are to escort the young ladies from the cars in the arena. Music will be furn ished throughout the evening by the Aggie Band. RETIRING SPORTS EDITOR SUCCEEDED BY GLYNN MOUNT Due to the departure from the col lege of Thomas A. Pilkey, and his subsequent resignation of his position of Sports Editor of the Battalion, a change has been made necessary in the staff of this paper. Pilkey is to be succeeded by Glynn O. Mount, for mer Associate Sports Editor. The Sports department of the Bat talion has had quite a loss in the de parture of Pilkey. Tommy has served (Continued on Page 3) I