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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1930)
Patronize 7Z4 id t * They Make Our This Adver- ip iir wt!H1RFI11 iil 1 Paper tisers Possible Published Weekly by the Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical Coll ege of Texas VOL. XXVIII BRYAN, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 26, 1930. NO. 23 COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM IS CHANGED REG1STRA TION FIGURES INCREASE SECOND TERM THOUGH FOR YEAR LOW Registration figures for the second term show an increase of more than one hundred over the total registration for the first term of the 1929-30 year, there being at present 2,750 enrolled, according to information received from the Registrar’s office. The total en rollment for this year is, however, slightly lower than it has been for the last few years. This lower registration figure is not oniy noticeable at A. and M., but at all the colleges throughout the northern states, where a similar or more appreciable drop is reported. The causes for the decline of attendance are not known speci fically, but the reasons attributed to it are due either to subsiding of the flooded college attendance following the World War, to the en actment of more rigid entrance requirements, to the general low fi nancial condition of the country, or to the remarkable increase in the number of junior colleges throug'h the states. Probably one reason for the relatively small decline here is the inauguration of the new Pe troleum Production Engineering coui'se for which 89 students regis tered. LUMBERMAN HOLD SECOND ANNUAL SHORT SESSION Nearly 250 Retail Lumbermen Here From Many Texas and Louisi ana Points. Nearly 250 retail lumbermen and material dealers from all sections of Texas and from some Louisiana points as well attended the second annual lumbermans’ short course conducted by the Extension Service of A. and M. in co-operation with the Lumbermens’ Association, of Texas here Monday and,Tuesday. The at tendance this year showed an in crease of appi’oximately 100 over that of last year, when the short course was held for the first time. The lumbermen were in isessiqjn twice a day in discussion of modern types of farm structures and sub jects of kindred nature. In the dis cussion Monday, model dairy barns, poultry houses, hog houses, feed racks and similar structures con structed by the agricultural engin eering department of the college were exhibited for study. Director O. B. Martin of the Ex tension Service opened the Monday morning session and Dr. T. O. Wal ton delivered the address of welcome. Response was by H. A. Bridge of Dal- (Continued on Page 5) BY PUBLICATION Engineering Unit Given High Rating By Engineering Board. “Nulli Secundus” is the motto which the Engineer unit of the A. and M. caedt corps hopes to see waving proudly upon their regimental colors soon, according to a report on the local unit which appeared in a re cent issue of the R. O. T. C. Engin eer, a magazine published in the in terest of the engineering branch of the R. O. T. C. Translated, the mot to means, “Second to None.” According to the report in the pub lication, the unit here has shown up remai'kably although it is just now in its second year as a part of the local cadet corps. Of 23 units going (Continued on Page 5) Animal Husbandry Department Makes Entrances in Show Cattle, Sheep, Goats, Horses, and Swine to be Entered. The Animal Husbandi'y Depart ment has announced that 16 head of cattle, 25 sheep, 11 goats, 12 horses and 37 swine have been entered in the Fat Stock Show to be held in Fort Worth from March 8 through March 22. The cattle will be entered in two groups, the sheep in three flocks composing two groups, the goats in two flacks composed of one pen, the twelve horses in two groups, the hogs in three breeds, namely the Po land hina, the Hampshire, and the Jersey Duroc. The most outstanding steers en tered are “Royal Cross,” a Shorthorn Angus cross-breed, and “College Prince,” a Hereford calf, who, ac cording to the judges in the Dallas show of last year, would have been an outstanding contender for honors in the National Livestock Show held in Chicago last year, had he been en tered. Dunham’s Pavia, a Percheron mare, who was entered in both the Dallas and Fort Worth shows last year, is the most outstanding horse entered in the show of this year. Livestock Judging Team Announced by Coach Mackev All Contestants to Leave Saturday 8th on Inspection Trip. Seven men compose the A. and M. Junior livestock judging team which will leave for Fort Worth Friday, March 7 to participate in the stock judging contests held under the aus pices of the Fort Worth Livestock Show. The contests begin Saturday, March 8, and continue through Wed nesday, March 12. A. K. Mackey, coach of the team, has announced that the team will be composed of the following men: L. T. Burns, Yoakum; J. R. Couch, Grand View; F. H. Lacy, Jr., Mar ble Falls; N. G. Schuessler, Llano; K. W. Tottenham, Brenham; D. H. Taylor, Victoria; and C. J. Van Zandt, De Leon. The men who were out for the team but failed to make it will com pose a party that will leave for Ft. Worth on Saturday, March 8, on a trip of inspection, the primary ob- jeect of which is to gather valuable points that will make them likely candidates for the Senior Livestock Judging Team of 1931. COMMITTEE PUTS FINAL REVIEW ON SATURDAY MAY 31 Tentative Program Given Here Prob ably Will be Changed. Dr. E. P. Humbert, chairman of the commencement committee, has announced, with the approval of the faculty, the program for the Fifty- Fourth Annual Commencement of the A. and M. College. Sunday, May 24, has been designated for the bac calaureate sermon, and Saturday, May 31, is the date of the final review. The valedictory is undetermined and no acceptance to render the baccalau reate sermon has yet been received. Minor changes in the program may be made. Following is the program for the exercises. Saturday, May 24— 8:00 p. m.—Play to be presented by the Campus Players. Sunday, May 25— 8:30 a. m.—Parade honoring “T” men and the awarding of “T” medals and intramural medals. The awarding of the Military Ribbon to members of the rifle and pistol teams. 10:30 a. m.—Baccalaureate sermon. 4:15 p. m.—Outdoor concert by A. and M. band. (Continued on Page 5) NORRIS ELECTION HELD NEXT WEEK Student Opinion on Overseas Cap And Overcoat Also Desired. The primary election to determine the most popular athlete for the year 1929-30 will take place the latter part of next week in the rotunda of the main building. The vote will be by ballot, the four highest who are scholastically eligible being in the fi nal run-off in the latter part of the year. The winner of the contest will be awarded the Norris Athletic tro phy given each year by the Norris Candy Company. It is now on display in Casey’s Confectionery. In order to learn the opinion of the student body in regard to the ques tion of the wearing of the overseas (Continued on Page 5) THAT INCONCEIVABLE ANNUAL