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THE BATTALION
THE BATTA.EICN
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
Editor-in-Chief
CLYDE V. ELLIS
Managing Editor
C. M. EVANS
Staff Editor
M. J. BLOCK
Associate Editor
G. M. WRENN
Associate Editor
J. L. KEITH
Art Editor
_T. B. ROOTS
Associate Art Editor
FRANK W. THOMAS JR
Sports Editor
W. J. FAULK
Assistant Sports Editor
A. E. CARAWAY
Associate Sports Editor
T. B. KETTERSON
News Editor
D. B. McNERNEY
Associate News Editor
P. J. JOHN
Associate News Editor
A. C. MOSER
Associate News Editor
H. G. SEELIGSON II
Reporter
P. E. GRIFFIN
BUSINESS
Reporter
R. N. WINDERS
Business Manager
W. F. FRANKLIN
Assistant Business Manager
W. J. NEUMAN
Circulation Manager
HOWARD HEDGES
Advertising Manager
FINALE
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When the end comes it is difficult to suppress, while one won
ders at the imprint he has left in the shadow of human activity,
a few closing remarks. It is thus with the retiring seniors and
in this, the final senior issue, that a resume of the class accomp
lishments finds a fitting place.
The Battalion staff wishes to express no appologies for any
lack of accomplishments during the year, for outside the recognized
staff, there has been little literary contribution. This, however,
was not a surprise, for the student body has never contributed t
the publication much more than a subscription, and an unfavor
able criticism when they thought the occasion justifiable, and we
expected no more than this during the past year. The only re
gret we do have is the loss of our Editor-in-chief prior to the com
pletion of his work, whom, we understand, left to pursue a more
desirable course of activity. It is to this man that the success
attributed to the Bat by the student body is largely due. We who
have remained hope that his success continues.
And More—
A hard financial battle was fought by the Longhorn staff,
yet they have produced a masterpiece of art in combination with
a select order and style of presentation. Probably the only criti
cism that could be offered is their overemphasis of one military
organization, of supposed but doubtful importance, and their at
tempt to degrade another military organization in accomplishing
this end. A complete non-partisan issue seems more desirable.
And Then— /
In the athletic field during the past four years there has been
realized one great season of football, four successful seasons of
cross country, two seasons of accomplishment in track, general
interesting seasons in the other sports and, the greatest accomp
lishment that could be desired in baseball as a fitting climax and
end to a period of athletic history.
Nothing was left undone in the diamond sport, although it
looked after the first inning of Saturdays’ game as though the
team had waited till the end to blow up and give to Billy Disch
another year of prosperity. We are still skeptical as to whether
the adhesive tape put on De la Puente’s pitching finger, just before
he was relieved, served any real purpose.
Also—
Two additions in dormitories have been made to our campus
during the past year and a magnificent library has replaced the
book shelves formerly in the few rooms of the main building.
These are material accomplishments.
And—
Then too we can hardly overlook the newly adorned “motor
cycle cops.” There seems to be no limit to uniforming and it
would hardly be surprising if the next step would be to uniform the
personnel of the zoological gardens.
Well—
We thus come to an end of another year and a school career;
our comments are made; our shadow is laid, and its size is difficult
at present to judge.
FOR HE LOVED OUR COLLEGE . . .
A few square yards of trimmed grass, a plain, white, pickett
fence and Texas A & M College would be showing some measure of
respect and veneration for one who loved and worked for it, who
died in its service, and whose last wish was that he be hurried on
its campus.
Few people know that one of the former presidents of this
college is buried on college property, and fortunately still fewer
know that there isn’t even a fence to separate his grave from a
pasture.
Just a few square yards of cut grass and a picket fence is
not much to pay in honor to the dead, but even that honor we,
in our hurry and bustle over our own affairs, have neglected to
pay to President Foster, who died in our service and now rests
in a neglected little grave yard on our campus.
It is distasteful to give publicity to these facts, but it is
done in the hope that some steps will be taken to change the ap
pearance of the little cemetery near the sheep barns. If publicity
produces no action, then let silence settle like a mantle of peace
over the grave of one who lovd us and whom we have forgotten.
WHAT PRICE VIRTUE
Patrons of the carnival which was in Bryan last week were
considerably surprized that it was allowed ot operate throughout
its entire engagement of one week without interruption of any
kind from the law of the community for the obscene and vulgar
show which was the most patronized attraction. Surely there
is some amend to be made when a city that receives the trade
and support of over 2500 students will permit such undesirable
revelries in it that most of the students cannot find in their own
home towns.
Even though the show is gone, we feel that it has made an
impression in the minds of the spectators which can only be very
uncomplimentary of any city. We only hope that such an exhibi
tion will not be repeated. In conclusion we would like to know
the reasoning which allows a questionable show here, but will pro
hibit the showing of legitimate pictures on Sunday in the local
theaters in a city of little or no amusements at all?
WHY NOT?
It is the custom at Texas University to hold commencement
exercises in the Memorial Stadium and if the crowds which gather
at A & M on these annual occasions are to be accommodated, such
a proceedure will likely be necessary.
So seldom is the Kyle Field stadium used and so excellent is
the structure for such exercises that we wonder why the exercises
have not previously been held there.
Many Brazos bottom parties have
been announced to take place during
Senior Week. Invitations to these af
fairs have not all been mailed out.
People want to be fooled. I’ve
never seen a ghost and don’t believe
anyone else ever has.-—Nino Pecarro,
medium.
After a lecture tour of the United
States, Miss Ellen Wilkinson, member
of the English parliament, said on
leaving New York that America for
her means lovely bathrooms and heav
enly salads.
Come to
NEW YORK CAFE
For a Good Square Meal
“Famous For Its Food”
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Dentist
OFFICE OVER Jst STATE
BANK.
PHONES: OFFICE 275 j
RES. 635
BRYAN, TEXAS
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STEPPING I INI TO A MODERN WORLD
“THE THINKER”
... a telephone version
The name Electrical Thinker might be ap
plied to one unit of telephone apparatus.
Technically it is known as a Sender and is
brought into action each time a call is made
in a panel dial central office. By means of
electrical mechanism, it records or “remem
bers” the dialed number and routes the call
to the proper line.
The steady expansion of the Bell System
— in volume of calls, number of telephones
and miles of wire — cannot be taken care of
merely by an enlarged use of existing types
of apparatus.
To serve the continually growing telephone
needs of the nation, it will always be the task
of Beil System men to devise, refine, perfect
and manufacture new kinds of equipment
such as The Thinker.
BELL SYSTEM
A NATION-WIDE SYSTEM
telephones
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INTER-CONNECTING