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Nearly 4,000 tons of lilies were
used in China this year to make
soup ?
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Seven out of every ten cars in
Spain are American made?
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Our Yell Leaders have only been
called “Yell” Leaders once this year
by another school?
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Sand e^ls never leave the water ?
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If all the ice around the South
Pole were melted, it would raise
the sea level about 300 feet.
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There is enough ice at the South
Pole to cover the entire Earth with
131 feet deep?
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Ripley, editor of “Believe it or
not” has not published a single faul
ty statement—yet ?
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There are fifty-three brick or stone
buildings on the campus.
New Rifle Range
Nearing Completion
The new rifle range will be ready
on or about November 18th, accord
ing to a promise made by B. D.
Marburger. Candidates for the var
sity team will then be called out.
The company teams will start the
intramural contests at the same
time, and from this firing it is hoped
to obtain new material for the rifle
team.
The personnel of the teams which
are to represent the College in the
matches has not been picked yet.
Plowever, three teams have been en
tered in the Hearst Trophy Matches
this year. In addition to the usual
trophy, a trip to Washington, D. C.,
will be given to the winning team
in this match. There will be two
teams entered in the 8th Corps
Area matches.
Cadet Major J. J. Janak, of Wei
mar, is captain of the varsity team
this year and will issue a call for
candidates just as soon as it is pos
sible to use the range. Lieutenant
L. R. Nachman (Inf. D.O.L.) is
coaching the team and urges that
the team be supported.
“Every man in the Corps is urged
to get behind this team and put A. &
M. College on top this year’s list
of rifle teams. If you can shoot,
turn out for the team,” he said.
The range in the Armory has
just been reconditioned and until the
new range is completed, rifle prac
tice will be held there. The follow
ing matches are all that have been
arranged for up to last week:
For the weeks ending: February
8, 1930; Kemper Military School,
Ohio State University, North Caro
lina State College of Agriculture
and Engineering, Mississippi A. and
M. College, and the University of
Illinois; February 15: New York
Stock Exchange, Davidson College
and university of South Dakota;
February 22, University of Ala
bama; March 1, Culver Military
Academy and the University of Cin
cinnati, Ohio; March 8, Rose Poly
technic Institute and the State Uni
versity of Iowa; March 15, the Uni
versity of Maryland; for March 22,
the University of Kentucky.
Moral Victories or
Words to that Effect
By C. R. ELLIS
Scene—A fabled spot in Heaven
near the alleged pearly gate.
Characters: the venerable Moses,
Peter.
Time: Daylight saving.
Mose (wiggling his ancient toes):
Here, indeed, is the record. (He ex
hibits a piece of marble.)
Peter—“Piccolo Pete?”
Moses: (Stroking the well-known
beard): An absuridity. Peter you
will never be more than a college
boy. Concerned with trifles.... su
perficialities. This tablet is concern
ed only with morality.
Peter-Hokum. Morality is never
interesting. Slip me the cup, it runs
over.
Moses: Surely, but forget the
elixer of life for a time. We must
concern ourselves with fundamen
tals, with this record for instance.
Peter: And the record is—?
Moses: Of an Aggie?
Peter: Aggie who?
Moses: The Texas Aggies down in
College Station where the capitol
of Texas isn’t. They have a football
team they call the “Aggies,” white
for purity.
Peter: (Impatiently): Well, pro
ceed Moses I have the historical
background.
Moses: Well, you know ‘Smu?
(Peter nods assent) Smu 12, Aggies
7. What do you think of that?
Peter: A moral victory, decidedly.
Moses: But you didn’t suggest any
thing. We must do something. Those
moral victories go to my head like
wine. We must do something. (He
trips around gayly, singing “Golden
Gate.”)
Peter: What did you say about
hallelujah?
Moses: I said I live in the sun,
love in the moon, etc.
Peter: You mean you did. But
what about it?
Moses: Part of a song. I sing it
when I’m happy. I have an idea.
Peter: (Tooting the trumpet): Hail
ye! Hail ye! An idea appreacheth!
Hail ye! What’s the idea?
Moses: Why not have a sermon?
Call it “Moral Victories” or words
to that effect.
Peter: Very good. I especially like
“words to that effect.”
Moses: (In a rage): What about
it. The Aggies will be ruined if
they lose.
Peter: Then it is a certainty the
Aggies must win, for they are of a
moron’s school.
Moses: But I don’t think the Ag
gies will lose.
Peter: Why ?
Moses: Littlefield doesn’t subsidize
athletics.
Peter: What does that mean?
Moses: Ask Carnegie. He knows.
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Save The Records
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“Fire! Fire!”
Startled, men all about the Purina Experimental
Farm dropped their work'and ran. The steer barn
was burning!
Too late to save the barn . . . cattle safe in the
pasture . . . but into the flames they groped and
staggered . . . feeling . . . searching . . .
Searching for something insurance could not
cover . . . for something carpenters could not
build . . . for something money could not buy.
Brave hands soon found and saved that some
thing . . . the records! Records that told the true
story of long and patient experiments , . . records
that explained the why of new ways of feeding . . .
records that meant more dollars in the pocket of
every Purina feeder.
Records ! They’re the backbone of things on the
Purina Experimental Farm. Purina must guard ,
them preciously. For it is these records that point (
the way to new methods of feeding .... it is these
records that are behind every Checkerboard bag
in your feedlot. When you are in a dollars and
cents frame of mind it is these records that will
send you to the Checkerboard store every time!