Published Weekly by the Students of the Affri cultural and Mechanical Collegre of Texas
VOL.. XXVII BRYAN. TEXAS, APRIL 10, 1927. NO. 27
PRESIDENT APPROVES
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS
President Walton Endorses Plan, Proposed by the Senior Court, For Im-
proving Student Living Conditions.
R. V. PROGRAM
IS COMPLETED
Three Dances, Banquet, and Drill to
Follow
Preparations for the Annual Ross
Volunteer festivities are fast draw
ing to a close. Work on the decora
tions is nearing completion, with the
date not so very far away. Every
thing will be carried out in a mod
ernistic idea including both the deco
rations and the King’s court. Mr.
Tootey »• u-huson has been chosen to
Wear the royal crown at the Queen’s
Ball to be held on Thursday, April
18th. The R. V. Hop will come on
Friday, April 19th., followed by a
corps dance on Saturday, the 20th.
The banquet will be given on BTi-
day afternoon in the mess hall.
Alptyonsq Trent’s famous Black
Aces will play for the dances and
the banquet, Chairman Callahan has
announced. Mr. Trent is returning
south after a two year’s sojourn in
the east where his orchestra was em
ployed at various night clubs, hotels
ballrooms ! and ' universities. The
fact that this orchest is real good
was proven in 1927 when they play
ed for the R. V.s. All twelve of ’em
will be rarin’ to go, Mr. Trent has
assured us.
The dances are to he given by the
Ross Volunteers, but they are not
limited to them only. Any student
remaining on the campus during the
holidays is cordially invited to at
tend, and is practically assured of a
good time.
SPRING BAND CON.
CERTS START SUNDAY
The first of the Sunday afternoon
band concerts for the spring will be
given on April 14. These concerts are
a special feature of the Aggie Band
and usually begin sometime in April
and are given each Sunday afternoon
throughout the rest of the season.
The members of the band have a
large repertoire to choose from and
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IN MEMORIAM
In the expression of a deeper
memory for, S. C. Southern a Fresh
man of A company. From those who
have experienced the loss of a fel
low Aggie and friend.
Dr. T. O. Walton, president of the
college, when asked for his approval
of a plan, drafted by the Senior
Court of the Cadet Corps, for im
proving student living conditions, ex
pressed himself as being heartily in
favor of the proposed changes. He
also told the Court that he would
present the plan to the Board of Di
rectors of the College at their next
meeting, sometime in April, and that
he would give it his active support
at that time. President Walton seem
ed to think that the Board of Di
rectors would approve it and that
some of the changes could be made
during the coming summer.
The plan, designed to do away with
some of the undesirable features of
college life that now exist at A. and
M., had its inception some weeks
ago when the subject of student liv
ing conditions came up for discussion
at a meeting of the Senior Court.
At that time it was believed that
several desirable changes could be
made at a relatively low cost. It was
ENGINEERS PLAN
INSPECTION TRIP
Every year the different Engin
eering departments allow the Senior
and Junior students enrolled in their
courses to go out into the industrial
world and observe fox' a few days the
development that is going on. This
year the same thing is being done
with the exception of the M. E. dept,
which will not make plans for the
Juniors to go anywere.
The C. E. Dept, has scheduled it’s
trip from the 23rd. to the 26th. being
arranged so that Senior students will
have a chance to attend the A. S. C.
E. in Dallas the 24th. and 25th. The
Juniors will go with the Seniors to
Waco leaving the night of the 22nd.
and returning to College the night of
the 23rd., while the Seniors will go
to Dallas. Plans are being made by
some Juniors to obtain furloughs to
attend the Dallas meeting. Many
places of importance pertaining to
the different divisions of Civil Eng
ineering will be inspected while on
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decided to investigate and prepare
a plan if it seemed feasible to do so.
After considerable study, estimates
were prepared by members of the
Court, the plan was drafted in its
final form and submitted to the
President for final approval and sup
port.
The plan is divided into three main
parts. The first one deals with the
dormitories as a whole. It is pro
posed to remodel the showers and
toilets and to refloor the rooms and
hallways. The second part deals with
the rooms. It is proposed to refur
nish them with a good grade of fur
niture and in addition to the present
tables, chairs, and beds, install
di'essers, rags, shades and curtains,
and other articles that will make
the rooms more suitable as living
quarters. The third part deals with
the method of financing these chang
es. It is proposed to defray their
cost by increasing the maintenance
fee approximately twelve dollars and
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JUNIORS PICK
PROM COMMITTEES
It is the custom for the junior
class every year to stage the Junior
Prom, Junior Banquet and Final
Ball. With the end of school draw
ing nigh, work has begun on the
dances with the idea in mind to make
them the best ever put on in the
school. The Final Ball will be held
on 'Monday might, the day before
school is out, and the Junior Prom on
the Friday before Monday. Although
only Juniors and Seniors are invited
to the Junior Prom, everyone may
attend the Final Ball.' The latter is
always the largest dance of the year
since it is the farewell dance.
The chairman of the Favors and
Programs Committee is Mr. Walton
Johnston; of the decoration commit
tee, Mr. John Frank Day; of the
Music Committee, Mr. Yale B. Grif
fis; of the Finance Committee, Mr.
Hop Reynolds; of the Banquet Com
mittee, Mr. Ralph Howe; of the Ar
rangements Committee, Mr. Wayne
Anderson.
PATTON CHOSEN
VALEDICTORIAN
Lockhart Man Awarded High Honors
By Class
Cadet Colonel William P. Patton,
Jr., was chosen Tuesday afternoon to
represent this year’s Senior Class as
valedictorian. He was selected for
this, one of the highest honors which
the class bestows upon its members,
from a group of nine nominees, all
of which were of high scholastic rat
ing.
Patton, besides being widely
known for his oratorical ability and
general fluent flow of speech, is one
of the highest honor students in the
school, having been distinguished
every year, and having amassed a
total of 260 grade points to date. In
addition to this, he is Cadet Colonel,
Business Manager of the Battalion,
President of the “Y” Council, and
holds several other positions of im
portance on the campus.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
P. Patton, of Lockhart, Texas, and
is taking his degree in Agriculture
this year.
The other nominees for this posi
tion were: William J. Fields, Jr.,
W. T. Coleman, E. G. Cook, C. K.
Reese, O. W. Sommers, E. L An
drews and James J. Loving.
COLLEGE REPRESENTED AT
JOURNALISM CONGRESS
At a meeting of the Southwest
Journalism Conference held at Den
ton on April 4 and 5, A. & M. Col
lege was well represented both by
faculty and students. Mr. j Curtis
Vinson, director of college publicity,
made a talk to the conference on the
work of that department here at
school, stating that the purpose of
the department was not to boost or
sell the school but to inform the tax
payers of the state of its activities.
Mr. Vinson made it clear that it was
absolutely necessary that both favor
able and unfavorable news about the
college should be published if we are
to keep the faith and confidence of
the . newspapers of the state.
Mr. E. L. Andrews, editor-in-chief
of the Battalion, gave an address and
report on the National Intercollegi
ate Press Association and he was
well prepared to give the facts of