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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1930)
4 THE BATTALION THE EATTALICN Student weekly publication of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at College Station, Texas, under the Act of Congress, March 3, 1879. Subscription by the year, $1.75. EDITORIAL STAFF ROBT. L. HERBERT C. V. ELLIS FRED L. PORTER J. A. BARNES M. J. BLOCK G. M. WRENN W. G. CARNAHAN J. L. KEITH RUSTY SMITH FRANK W. THOMAS JR. W. J. FAULK J. C. POSGATE A. C. MOSER JR D. B. McNERNEY C. M. EVANS P. J. JOHN A. J. MILLER H. G. SEELIGSON II L. A. LELAURIN Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor Feature Editor Associate Editor ..Associate Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Art Editor Associate Art Editor Sports Editor .Associate Sports Editor .Associate Sports Editor News Editor ..Associate News Editor ..Associate News Editor ... Associate News Editor —Associate News Editor Reporter Reporter BUSINESS STAFF R. N. WINDERS - Business Manager W. F. FRANKLIN Assistant Business Manager W. J. NEUMAN Circulation Manager THE ZERO HOUR That “after holiday” feeling - , so predominant and so well known particularly among those spending Thanksgiving holidays outside of College Station, is one which should not be allowed to exist during the ensuing three weeks. Slightly more than two months of what should have been hard work have passed and with them an equivalent time of football entertainment hardly stimulat ing to study as is shown by grades posted December 1. The excitement is over. Concentration on academic work for the three remaining weeks before the Christmas holidays cannot be stressed excessively, for little work can be expected during the two weeks’ Yuletide vacation and less than one month remains after that time for the improvement of first term grades. The “corps trip” which will undoubtedly follow the recent grade posting should be reminder enough for three weeks of un interrupted effort. AGGIE CHIVALRY Stop and think a minute. If your sister was coming to Col lege Station from Houston and picked up two cadets on the road just because they had on uniforms like you wore, and then the cadets proceeded to insult her .... how would you feel ? If your girl was on the bus and a cadet came up and sat down by her, a perfect stranger to her, and tried to tell her several dirty jokes and made a number of shady remarks for the amusement of a group of loud mouth sophomores who encouraged the objec tionable actions of the cadet . . . how would you feel? If your mother picked up a car load of boys to give them a ride to Bryan and while they were in her car they stole all your golf balls, tools, and everything else movable in the back seat of the car . . . how would you feel? Of course nobody did that to your girl. YOU would knock their blocks off. Sure you would. But why not do the same to the fellow who is doing it to some other person’s girl? To the other fellow’s mother? If he whips you, come around and tell us at the office of The Battalion what his name and address is and we’ll guarantee to see that he does get a trimming. CA/HPUS COMMENT This column is open to signed contributions from members of the student body and faculty at A & M. Contributions must be either typewritten or legribly written in ink. and The Battalion reserves the right to refuse publication of any contribution consid ered unfit THE STUDENT WELFARE COMMITTEE Editor, The Battalion: Since talking with you yesterday about the aims and purposes of the Student Welfare Committee, the thought has occurred to me that possibly a statement concerning this committee would not be out of place in the Battalion. The sole aim and object of the Student Welfare Committee is to act as a sort of clearing house where problems which affect student welfare may be discussed openly and without reserve by both members of the faculty and of the student body. It seems to me that the organization of this committee manifests one of the most progressive steps taken to form a closer relationship between students and faculty. In answer to the criticism that probably student opinion is not necessarily reflected in this committee, I would suggest that student members avail themselves of every opportunity to bring to committee meetings any questions which bear directly on stu dent welfare. Out of such meetings, suggestions and recommenda tions may be formulated to present to the committee. I have noticed during the past years that many of the stu dents, and some of the faculty for that matter, are very reserved in their comments. Obviously it is unwise to deal with person alities at any time, but aside from that I can think of no questions which should not be brought up at these meetings. I hope that the student members of the, committee will put forth every effort to make the Student Welfare Committee the sort of thing which the College authorities had in mind when they authorized its or ganization. Yours very truly, ERNEST LANGFORD Head, Dept, of Architecture. A MESSAGE FROM THE YELL LEADER Comparitively speaking we have had a “tough” season this year. The conference has been featured by closer competition this season than in several years. In behalf of the Yelling Staff I want to express our appre ciation for the way the corps has supported the football team this year. I have never felt a keener appreciation for anything more than I have the co-operation of the cadet corps as a whole. You have stood up under fire and difficulties much better than could be expected. I do not think that any praise would be too much for the way you have helped this year. The little bit that the staff has done could not have been started had it not been for your wholehearted support. Win or lose you “played the game” like real men, and I want you to know that Coach Bell and the entire football squad, and we appreciate it from the bottom of our hearts. Here’s to a better season and a conference championship in 1931. FRED S. BUFORD Those Who Know Say If we could only remember that every “truth” is only an opinion, we would not kill ourselves, or other peo ple, for it.—Will Durant. While it may be the Bostonian in me speaking, I want to say that the best in art is aristocratic, and that the talkies are democratic.—Geraldine Farrar. “ . . . for, though carnal weapons be no good against bogles what effer, . . . there’s a deal o’ comfort in the feel o’ a pistol in your cloof.”—Hector in Jeffery Farnol’s “Sir John Deer- ing.” Blessed is that customer who at this time is weighed by merchants and found wanting — wanting more goods.—Foster and Catchings. If the world is ugly, let the critics remodel it so that they may get nov els as pretty as their tastes.—Liam O’Flaherty. With a cluster of colored petals swaying in the breeze, one may at times bridge centuries or span the earth.—William Beebe. "The Christmas Store” Boys We have the gift for "The Girl” And The Family AGGIELAND PHARMACY "Your Drug Store” NOTICE FELLOWS Now Is The Time To Select That Xmas Gift We take this means in Extend ing to the Cadet Corps an Invi tation to Use your Credit At Caldwell’s For it is good and this Means to every Aggie whether or not it is your first year or your last. We will also wrap and pack any Gift in a nice Christmas pack age and pay your postage and Insurance or Express. Remember Caldwell’s the Aggie Jewelers CALDWELL’S JEWELRY STORE Bryan, Texas A man somewhat under the influence of seven percent at tempted to pass through the re volving door of a downtown res taurant. Each time he entered he made the complete round and found himself again in the street. After several unsuccess ful attempts he sat down on the sidewalk to figure it out. A moment later a young man walked rapidly up to the door and went in. The door went round and a young lady came out. The inebriate was puzzled. “What gets me,” he remarked, “is what the devil he did with his clothes.” —Exchange. Tom Thumb—I know a girl who swallows swords. Tom Tacks—That’s nothing. I know a girl who inhales camels. —Jester. The old woman wrung her hands and sobbed, “Oh, give me bread!” And her husband came in with a bun on. —Belle Hop. What’s YOUR Most PRINCETON men smoke— TF you walk along Prospect Street X in Princeton you’ll notice how many men load their pipes from the familiar blue Edgeworth tin. At Senior Singing on the steps of Nassau Hall this spring the pipes will glow with Edgeworth. A pipe and Edgeworth—this is the smoking combination that has won the college man. Yale, Dart mouth, Cornell, Illinois, Stanford ... all agree with Princeton. College men everywhere respond to the appeal of pipes—packed with cool, slow-burning Edgeworth. Be guided by their choice: Try Edge- worth yourself. Taste its rich nat ural savor that is enhanced im measurably by Edgeworth’s dis tinctive eleventh process. You will find Edgeworth at your nearest tobacco shop—16£ the tin. Or, for generous free sample, ad dress Larus & Bro. Co., 105 S. 22d St., Richmond, Va. EBMS£W©^Y§4 SMOKING TOBACCO Edgeworth is a blend of fine old burleys. eleventh ;h any- — “ Ready-Rubbed” and “ Plug Slice.” AH sizes, 15*5 pocket