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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 25, 1929)
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Carry it to classes! ************************** | SLANTS ATI j THE CROWDI * * -***********-*******-********: It’s a hard job to please everybody; it’s difficult enough to please a few. So, with the advent of a new column it is to be borne in mind that it is neither an attempt to please any one in particular nor anyone in gen eral. It will be rather an attempt to get the ‘inside dope’ from outside sources and to display these in such a manner as to be met with ap proval—and, if not with approval, with attention. The minor mistakes and failures will be magnified; the major ones can be seen easily enough. And in the words of our friend Bill Shakespeare “all’s well that ends well.” * * * We sometimes wonder if the Ag gies (at least some of them) conduct themselves at home in public as they do here in the Assembly Hall. With a few exceptions the conduct was very good Saturday night. Those few exceptions were upper-classmen —the “Fish” haven’t started yet. It will take them several days before they acquire this art from their Aggie brothers. Some even forget themselves while in Bryan. Here’s an example: I was in the Palace Theatre the other night. Some brother Aggie in en deavoring to xeach the aisle, ran into somebody’s knee. The knee ap parently was sharp and it jabbed him in a sore spot on his anatomy. Ihe exclamation that this individual made was heard for at least five seats ahead of him. It was rather crude and out of place. It must have made an excellent impression on the cream of Bryan’s society. * * :}: One important result of the non- compulsory chapel attendance is that instead of sleeping in hard seats in Guion Hall on Sunday morning, the Farmers will have soft beds in their own dormitories. It will be much more comfortable. “Prexy” in his talk Sunday morning waxed warm on the subject. He was right about what he said, too. It is to be hoped that the Corps will attend chapel but the chances are that about ninety per cent won’t. Such a privilege, coming after such a long time of anxious waiting, will be received by many with open arms. The result of the experiment is yet to be seen. ❖ ❖ * Italian movies here are the next thing in order. Did you see that last comedy at the Assembly Hall Sat urday night? The sub-titles were in Spanish and English. Absolutely the latest wrinkle. Who said that A. and M. College didn’t have IT? If a schedule could be arranged for French movie on Monday night, Tur kish on Tuesday, Chinese on Wed nesday—'but wait a minute, that would interfere with this absolutely necessary business of studying for one’s classes. Aye, there’s the rub, for in that process of studying we would miss the shows. Suppose we’ll have to postpone the proposed plan until a later date. Rain-no game. ❖ ❖ * “Hop” Reynolds and his able staff “got right” Friday night. It wasn’t that same old line that’s been handed down from generation to generation either. It had the same ole’ appeal— the same ole’ meaning but it was presented in a new way. To the Freshmen that are here for the first time it should mean something—if it didn’t it will sooner or later. The Aggie spirit is not to be gained in a few days but once it is found it’s never lost. It should be had without striving for it but perhaps a little conscious effort on the part of the individual would not be wasted in vain. INTRAMURALS GET OFF ON EARLY START Basketball Starts Oct. 7th. The machinery of the Intramural Department is gradually being shift ed into motion with the scheduling of practice basketball sessions and the tending of a banquet to the or ganization. This will be for the pur pose of getting acquainted, settling several questions that will arise during the year, and discussing the changes in the intramural rules that have been made. For the third time, the Intramural Department will issue a “Students Handbook.” This book is more com prehensive than the others in that it contains the standing of the or ganizations and individuals for last year, records, better set of rules, and hints to managers. Many of the rules have been changed and clari fied. Gradually the Department is developing and soon its organization will be one of the best in the coun try. It now ranks among the first in the South. The value of Intramural Athletics in the life of this college cannot be stressed too highly and it is hoped that every man will avail himself of this opportunity for open air exer cise and in the indulgence in his favorite sport. Basketball, both Class A and Class B, is scheduled to start October 7th, and schedules will soon be mailed to the organization managers. 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