Published Weekly by the Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
VOL. XXVIII
BRYAN, TEXAS, OCTOBER 16, 1929.
NO. 5
CADETS TO RULE COW TOWN
BANKERS SUPPORT
EXTENSION WORK
Ag. Committee Meets With Exten
sion Staff.
Texas bankers placed themselves
in better position to cooperate with
other agencies in improving agri
cultural conditions when the Agri
cultural Committee of the Texas
Bankers’ Association met October
8th and 9th with the staff of the
Extension Service at College Station
and worked out plans for closer con
tacts between local bankers and
county agents.
Headed by C. S. E. Holland of
Houston, the bankers reviewed the
work of county and home demonstra
tion agents as presented by district
agents, gave enthusiastic endorse-
mc-nt to Extension work an.’ develop
ed a plan of closer cooperation
through key bankers and Extension
agents together. Dan H- Otis, of
Madison, Wisconsin, director of the
Agricultural Commission of the
American Association explained the
national work of his organization
and the score card used to measure
the participation of bankers in agri
cultural improvement work. The main
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Enrollment Figures
Lower This Year
OPPOSING CAPTAINS FOR GRID CLASSIC.
Strict Entrance Requirements Lower
Registration.
Strict examination of entrance
credits and close check on old stu
dents who were behind in their
work led to a decrease of 66 under
the total registration of last year,
according to information given out
from the office of the Registrar
following completion of records there.
According to the statistics issued
by the Registrar on October 10
there were 2627 students enrolled
in the college while on the same date
last year 2693 students graced the
school rill.
Though the strict adherence to
rules in admitting students this year
affected the enrollment considerably
it is expected that scholastic improve
ments will result which will more
than make up for the loss suffered,
placing A. and M. among the highest
in regard to scholastic requirements.
The senior and sophomore classes
are both record-hreakers this year,
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OH, ELEGY, MOURN OUR LOSS.
Alas, alas, what has become of old “Dynamite?” “Dynamite”
as all students and campus folk probably know, is the old gray
horse which served the College Creamery for so long a time. No
longer will the campus be awakened at five o’clock in the morn
ing, by the tramp, tramp, tramp, of iron shod hoofs, and the
noisy rattle of an old delapidated wagon loaded with milk cans.
No longer can we watch the faithful horse stop by the side door
of Casey’s, back up without the command of his driver, usually
Tommie Thompson, then stand patiently, switching at the flies
with his tail and waiting for Tommie to unload the wagon. As
we watched his eyes, feigning sleep, we wondered
what he might be dreaming of. Possibly of the happy days gone
by; maybe, of the day when he shall retire to a nice green
pasture where he could back in the warm sunshine all day long
and where there would be no more work for the remainder of
his life. Now the dreams have come to a realization, for, at the
beginning of school, old Dynamite was placed on a pension and
retired in favor of a New Ford delivery truck.
Among the other improvements at the Creamery is a new
Frididaire-cooled, ice-cream and milk cabinet which has been
installed recently. This will facilitate the cooling problem and
will render much better service to the ever increasing retail trade.
NEW ATTRACTIONS
OFFERED AGGIES
Everything in Readiness for Our Re
ception.
For a day ye shall be King: fresh
men, sophomores, juniors, and seniors
alike, for Fort Worth has planned an
entertainment that will live long in
the memories of every cadet. The
program, as outlined by the Cat
Aggies, bids fair to eclipse in in
terest and elaborateness that of two
years ago. The plans have been long
in the making and have been turned
inside out and upside down many
times in an effort to discover some
flaw, but as yet none have come to
light. If the affair comes anyway
near that of a couple of years ago,
they can say that this huge under
taking in a success, for nothing was
lacking in that initial welcome to
Cow Town. All they are waiting for
now is the appearance of the Corps.
Aggies Rise Early.
In accordance with the Fort Worth
Aggies’ wish and every cadets’ be
side, that bugler, who is cussed and
discussed so often and loudly, will
be in demand the morning of Octo
ber 19. First call will sound at 3:30
o’clock and just enough time will be
given to put a TIE AROUND your
neck and throw a hunk of bacon into
the empty cavity before the first
train blows that long and lonesome
whistle of departure. The Missouri
Pacific Lines, which drew the trip
this year, will run four sections, the
first three carrying the Infantry, ar-
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CHUCKLES FROM THE
MILITARY.
Captain Lyons, well-liked jun
ior Bull-text pedagogue and
tactical officer of the second
Battalion, slipped a fast one
across the plate when he pulled
this one on the Battalion re
porter:
Pat O’Malley, a perpetual in
ebriate was deep in his cups
when discovered by parish
priest, Father O’Day.
“Pat,” warned the kindly pas-
tor, “do ye know where ye’re £
goin’ if ye kape this disrespect
ful conduct?”
“Sure, an’ it makes no dif-
. ference” hiccoughed Pat, “Give
frinds in both places.”
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