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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 3, 1929)
THE BATTALION S Pieces of Spring are sticking up everywhere, and no doubt the Poets will soon be out in droves bothering the farmers in their work with songs of Spring. Mr. Mahmeund Saleh Schwwaf, gets a letter that has this in it: “Tell me are you a prince or something? You have such a strange pretty name you should be if you are not.” Looks like the poor girl is almost down to bed rock and that it will take a cold norther to save her. Other signs of the birth of a fresh season is the numerous bands of boys that walk after supper each night, up the Trolley track and all around. The migration is very ob vious. The beautiful moon helps of course. The other night; wl'file standing on the outside of the mess hall lis tening to the strains (no, not of soup) but of an orchestra, I almost shouted “Remember the Main.” Cu rious bits of environment caused this virile outburst of national en- thusasism, uniforms, etc. VIVA LA REVOLUTION In a discussion of a rather intangi ble nature I heard this statement made: ‘This country is governed by a class of mediocre men who fear ing the exceptional man hold him down with their trivial and unrea sonable laws. It is essentially a government of Babbitt plus indus trialism.’ Now the man that made the state ment, sorry to say, did not know what lie was talking about because it is plainly obvious that this coun try is not governed by a mediocracy. The men that have control of the public opinion and necessarily the economic situation are men of ex- traordinary ability, but that ability is perverted, it is a selfish ability built and suited to their own gains in the economic field whether they Both were emancipators While Lincoln was freeing the slaves by war, McCormick by his invention of the reaper was freeing the farmers from needless toil. The telephone today is adding to man s freedom by saving time and effort on a scale unknown in earlier civilizations. Itself an expression of progress, the tele phone offers increasing opportunities to men who look and plan ahead. Workers in the Bell System, whether in technical or business activities, are constantly de veloping the vision into the fact of better public service. BELL SYSTEM A nation-wide system of inter-connecting telephones '‘OUR PIONEERING WORK HAS TUST BEGUN 5 ' ME* take it as a game or as a'means of hoarding millions of dollars dt dan gerous wealth. to control the choice of candidates for President or any other public of fice, of the two great parties and these men so chosen, are made pop ular to suit the mediocre man throug’h the various agencies as the press and movies at the command of the few candidates, giving them favorable public backing regardless of their ability or policies. Super stition, traditions, weakness and strengths are played upon until the average man is made to feel that he has an actual say in the matter.- But the shoe is getting tighter, the small man in the economic field is beginning to feel the pinch,—even among the Lords, so to speak, the pressure is noticeable. A perfect flood of activities are working in a heat of frenzy trying to secure new commercial hunting grounds and the goose is having a rather difficult time disposing of her Golden Eggs, for there are other Geese. As a result something of a clash is pending, both between nations and within nations. And Our Public Opinion is being trained through a conscious concerted movement to ’don the Khaki and if necessary— fight. A radical change is necessary, and it is only through education, a subtle broad understanding education that the des red change can be made. But v. hat can We do. THEY control the schools too. -ca;. THIS SUMMER $385 will pay all expenses, New York to New York 3 except inciden tals. STUDENTS TRAVEL CLUB AND THE CUNARD STEAM SHIP COM PANY LIMITED OFFER SPECIAL VACATION TOURS Trip arranged for Texas A. and M. Orchestra which will play on Shipboard Tour No. 25 Itinerary: Leave New York, June 7, on S. S. Carmania (Canard Line) on which A. and M. Orchestra will play. Arrive Havre, June 16. Train to Paris. Par is June 17 to June 30. Tour of city by motor with lecturer. One day to Malmaison and Versailles, by motor. Brussels, July 1. Tour of city by motor with lecturer. London, July 2 to July 5. Tour of city by motor with lecturer. One day in Shakespeare country. Sail July 6, from Southampton, on S. S. Berengaria (Cunard Line). Due New York July 12. Other Interesting Tours For particulars apply W. C. (BUCK) MORRIS, Jr. A. & M. Organizer College Station, Texas “YOU ARE” You are Just what you are No matter where you are E. E. KYSER