I'Ve Dedicate This Issue to those Dear Old Guardians of Aggie Tradition—Mrs. Grundy and Anthony Comstoc^. Published Weekly by the Students of the Ajrri cultural and Mechanical College of Texas VOL. XXVII BRYAN, TEXAS, JANUARY 30, 1929. NO. 17 17 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES Seeking Degrees at Mid-year. As announced by the Registrar’s office, there are seventeen students who. are candidates for degrees at the end of the present term. The number of February graduates is always small, and this year shows no change. Those who are seeking degrees are: Bachelor of Arts—C. M. Flory, C. R. Knapp, C. W. Mill-or; Bachelor of Science in Agricultn-rs^-H. I. Bag gett, B. A. Moers, G. Ramirez, L. T. Stone; in Agricultural Engineer ing—K. S. Garcha; in Civil Engi neering—W. H. Farmer, T. I. Jones, W. W. Scott, E. A. Dillon; in E 1 "' trical Engineering—F. M. Mabry; in Textile Engineering—W. Danhoff; Veterinary Medicine—B. Wilmore, Jr.; Architecture—L. T. Taylor, E. W. Middlebrook. DR. BEATY TO ADDRESS SEMI NAR Is overpopulation the cause for the disturbance of the World’s Peace or is it only difference of races ? Such a question will be developed at length by Dr. John D. Beaty of the department of English, Southern Methodist University. Dr. Beaty will speak before the Social Science Sem inar next Monday night at 8:00 p. m. in the Physics lecture room on the subject “Race and Population; Possible Solutions of a Difficult Problem.” Not so long ago, Dr. Beaty pub lished an article under the title of “Race and Population; Their Rela - tions to World Peace.” Under th/s topic he discussed the vanity of the white race in thinking itself far above the other races. This, of course, will create misunderstanding and will eventually lead to the thing that imperils humanity. “War.” He fore tells that the next war will be one of destruction of combatants as well as non-combatants. He concludes by saying, “That the world contains difficulties just as conducive to war as any that have ever existed. One can notice general interest, in this subject, circulating among stu dents and the Science Seminar did (Continued on Page 5) JUNIOR CLASS DISCUSS RINGS A meeting of the Junior class was held in the “Y” Chapel Saturday, January 26th, 1929, for the purpose of discussing a new Senior ring which it has been proposed the Jun ior class adopt. The names of the ring committee were announced: G. G. Harwell, chairman; F. A. Shep- ardson, A. E. Cuthrell, and F. An- derlitch. The matter as to whether the new ring, should be accepted was discuss- (Continued on Page 6) MRS. WALTON IS HOSTESS TO SENIORS The seniors who were fortunate e v gh to be able to take time from studies Monday evening to attend the social which Mrs. T. O. Walton gave for the class at her home, were afforded a most enjoyable time. Mrs. Walton is noted for her senior so cials, and the one for the class of ’29 was jt. i as good as all the rest. Many members of the class were prevented from visiting during the evening by the term examinations. But those that were there were serv ed deliciously and Sbisa Hall was forgotten. Other than Dr. and Mrs. Walton and the seniors there were present Col. and Mrs. C. J. Nelson, Mrs. F. C. Bolton, Miss Ethyl Walton, Miss Virginia Rogers, and T. 0., Jr. BARNYARD DANCE FRIDAY NIGHT The Barnyard Dance will be given Friday, February 1st. The night af ter the Shave-tail ball. Another rea son for not going on that week-end trip! The dance promises to be a gay affair. The floor will be decorated in real old fashioned style. There will . be plows, hay, and horse, and a farmers light mid-night snack, or perhaps dinner. To make the Ag. Engineers feel at home the Social Secretary will perhaps drag in a tractor, but we hope to have a ’orse and maybe a cow. The Aggieland Orchestra, newly organized, will play and good music is assured. The dance is to be given in the Mess Hall Annex. BENEFIT SHOW MONDAY NIGHT To be Given by A. I. E. E. to Send Delegates to Convention. Karl Dane and George K. Arthur will be the co-stars in the benefit picture show which will be given in the Assembly Hall Monday night, February 4th. The college chapter of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers is sponsoring the show in order that it might pay the expenses of four delegates to the convention which is to be held in Dallas in May. The show, “DETECTIVES,” is one of the many vehicles which the famous comedy pair of the movies is riding to fame in the movie world. Dane and Arthur are well remem bered by their “Rookies,” “Circus Rookies,” “Brotherly Love,” and many other comedy pictures. At the present time, the two are the most popular comedy actors on the screen. And in the show “Detectives,” they do not forget any one of the many humorous situations into which they can place themselves. FOUR MEN TO SPEAK IN DALLAS Seniors in Electrical Engineering 1o Deliver Talks to A. I. E. E. Convention. Four outstanding members of the senior class in electrical engineering have been selected to represent the college at the Southern Convention of the American Institute of Elec trical Engineers to be held in Dal las May 3rd to 5th inclusive. These students representatives are G. W. Beams, Hereford; E. L. An drews, Fort Worth; J. J. Loving, Jr., San Antonio; and C. R. Redden, De Leon. Talks will be made by these students on technical subjects stud ied during the year. The local branch of the A. I. E. E. will send the students to the convention, which will have outstanding engineers as representatives from all Southern and Southwestern states. SENIOR CLASS HOLDS MEETING Several Important Problems Discuss ed and Announcements Made. At a meeting of the senior class held last Sunday afternoon in the Y. M 1 . C. A. Chapel, several things of great importance to the seniors were discussed in detail. Nearly every member of the class was pres ent. The main issue in the arguments was the question whether' the pres ent junior class should change the A. and M. senior ring. As the senior class really would have no legal say in the affair, it could do nothing in a very definite way. But it was de cided that if the opinion of the class as a whole were to be arrived at, the opinion would have at least a little weight in the matter. And so, the whole class, acting as a com mittee, will consider all the details and try to arrive at some definite statement. Announcement was made that the contract had been let by the invi tation committee for the invitations, and that orders would soon be taken for them by some man in each bat talion. The customary selection of the five most popular seniors was made. The selection was made by secret ballot, and no one will know who was elect ed until the Longhorn comes out in the Spring. A full page picture of each of the men will appear in the Longhorn. It was also announced that the woi'k on the Longhorn was progress ing very rapidly, and that the book would soon be ready to go to press. O-EERS WILL FROLIC THURS DAY. From nine ’till two the campus beans gently above their imported dates over the glassy floor of Sbisa’s ball room, Thursday evening. The lowliest knights of the realm will usurp the golden spurs and strut like turkey cocks on their one grand night. From dusk until dawn they’ll shake and shivver and go through contortions that would shame the livliest snake, all the while moving to the time of the latest tunes play ed on the wild wazoo.