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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 30, 1931)
T ■ * 1 THE THE BATTALION TTALKS ~ ^ ~ - , _ AMMft tMaftlr ^aUiahed bf the ntudanU <4 tb«. AcrieuJtarml and t . , , ^yr I ^ &iUrcd u second-rUtt* matter al the Poet Office at Colter* Static*. [ • , Texas, under the Alt of Congreee, March S, 1879. , i Advertiafcf ratea on raqocet 1. Subacriptio* mta 11.75 per yo|r. CCLEEGE BD .CLAUDK M. EVANS PHILIP JOHN BLOCK D. A McNERNEY H G. STROM BERGER C. EL BEESON R. L CLKINB j. Li mm BUSTY SMITH W. O. SANDERS W. J. PAULK J. M. CARKOLL 1— TOM C. MORRIS .X* TRYGNE BOGEVOLD .... > |L m UBM L GEORGE C. BRUNDRETT ■.rr.tnrriT."^ •* rRaeBBBBS aaaa '[ After havinr monthly a coUaf* marexina announces with this iaeue STAFP ♦* '■pnM|r facts and fir urea of the also to brint inte realise and collare* in the South Editor m Chief . Ms (taring Editor Associate Editor . . Associate Editor Columnist Si»ff Correspondent . i irtii.. Reporter Art Editor Cartoonist i Cartoonist Sports Editor Associate Editor lived over the humorous (?) pill strive to an up-to-date its renders a Manarer U..U Assisfint A dr. Manager Asiisiant Adv. Manager Circulation Manager Assistant Circulation Mgr. ^nrr.r, of The Battalioa •a far as H modern college ineight of the nf|this campus, and From the campuses of other schools Conference and ll f joining towns. -v— In an effort to obtain better reading material injthe f< ronteal'which is an- form of short stories to appoar in the magaMae, * short story ' ' Bounced in detail elsewhere ia thb'lfaue b ta be codducted. Entrants S' , giust produce original mstonsl. but may receive criticism from others before submitting it to the judges. II is emostly hoped that some new and promising young writer* may **• brought to light which will brighten . , the pagea of this publication from time to Urns. ill ' ' . The confuahm and duonkJthat goes with the tiegmning of everT^ ^ 'arhool session makes it impossible for the staff to function at present s» it hopes to ia a few weeks, and we tahe this opportunity to say that i.dliyone having contributions or announcements, or Btythiag that they ,jpiah published may get ia touch with the office by calling telephone ^^auaher eight. i ' ’ f| j j I Where possible, it will lighten our Usk greater!if the article be . Written and mailed to the offict; ad lreseed to The Battalion, Campus. | All correspondence received through the mails must hoar the writer in order to be published * f As a school paper, we are dhdeavonng to make . Wash as possible, and to give attantioii to student -In other newt, f 1 \ 1 L It i'I-— 1 . j Several positions of importance ire still to bo the of your paper as in led before this yOani staff will be complete. Those thosen for thO staff will be sel ected with the purpose of determining how rnpable{they are In this work, and their ability ti fill those portions. the men to TAPoo-OOXt year will egme ftem your class.) So far, there is fill these p si > . j Juniors sepecially are requfated to report at otate as fda (till paper aaxt year will cOme ffom your class So ! 4* Staff. ' J” Cl not a member of the Juaior class on '» An expansion program for the fast as the staff can organize itself, and becomes the paper will be increased, with the purpose, if poasi Increasing the number of issues per week. Stock Broker - Kurtflart broke into my house last niglit Fried-—Yes? What happened? Stock Broker—They searched through every room, then left a $5 bill on my bureau. — I’ath finder. Him—Who gave the; bride. away? <\ , Shim—I could have, but I kept my mouth ahut. —Wampus. Magician (Sawing girl in half) —Now, ladies and gentlemen, when thia girl has been sawed - in two, her brain will be given to the medical college and the rest thrown to the dogs. Gallery Gang—Woof, woof, bow wow 1 JbiMMr'JNNMr. Voice from car—Shay, of fish er, ish thish the way to go to the fo’ball game? Badge-b« an*r—You bet. And if I wasn’t a cop, I*d go that way too. : —w-dow. The guy who wrote “Love For Sale” must have just graduated from college —Ohl# Sun Dial ‘ “Did you ever take a corres pondence course?” “Yeah, and it cost me ten thousand in breach of promise before I was through. , I —Ohio Sun Dial. The campus on Wednesday af ternoon ia a bad pl+ce for any girl k that*can't resist a uniform. J \M)hio Sun Dial. H That’s all rights Our campus has to put up with them all the time. ■ TT T. - j,! K, • I Zeta—Jack reminds me of the silent movies when he makes T^ ' ' A r nr FT Iota—Oh, yeah? Zeta—Uh, huh. He only needs to go through the motiona. —Ohio Sun Dial. hi ! ’ t T • i; •» He’s the kind of a fellow that would marry Greta Garbo for her money. j —I'uppeL I ^ i . ? GIRLS L i I * ^ • r I ' • I it * ' j , , A i I think that I shall never see . A girl refuse a meal that’s free. ): ' I A femme with hungry eyes not fixed Upon the gin that’s being mixed. » . A girl who looks at boys all ; vS- And doesn’t lead pure, men astray. Whose' minds will couSleas thought contain. Who builda her castles all in IpBlB. Mother—Why don’t you wear thgt beautiful underwear you got for Christinas? Daughter—Oh, Tm saving that for a windy day * . . —Williams Purple Coir. WIT He—Do you know anything about the Romantic movement? She—Sir! —Raa*Mr-Jaau**r. They laughed when I aaid 1 could crack a joke, but they stop ped when I cracked it. —Punch Bowl. In t * w ^ f y . . i|| a * I] He—Your mouth is certainly pretty. She (proudly)—Yes, 111 put it up against anyone’s anytime. —Dodo. f, i i , JNsJ: B •; . J After all Profeasors are God’s | creatures. So are Polecats. —( ornell OHapod : h: AT Technique Co-ed—Where did you learn to kiss like that? *i. Frosh-Clucking at the horses. Just think, this silk came from |l a worm in China. Don’t call them that. That’s showing racial prejudice. —Pitt Panther. “The King’s horses And the Kings men Walked down the street—up and down The street - And oh I—Whit a time the street cleaners had! Why did Joe get sore st his : blind date? She forgot and asked him for a ticket after each dance. ^ —Notre Dame Juggler. HERE’S WHAT YOU WANT IN A SHOE REPAIR JOB: 1. Comfort 2. Neatness i 3. Wear-Resisting Ma terials —And wt caa surely fiv* you Umm, sad the utmost ia quality at popular prieas. YOURS, TIB CAMPUS SHOE SHOP (Ovw Exchange Stora) Oa The Campus Siaca ’91 . Do you men *njo> having your girl, your Mothsr, or some lady friend embarrssxeij by a bunch of rowdies in a show? I don’t and I am certain that you don’t becauae every man baa brad in him a certain amount of rezpect for womanhood j You aak “How arc wc going to stop such row dines* in our •hows?'* 1 answer thia by saying, first appeal to the students' self respect and to kia respect for womanhood. If thia ia not effective I am in favor of using harsher methods But we can first let the senior class try ear has bee* adopted, and as I to «top it. The seniors could remove every man caught making any la, the sise of uncalled for remarks during the show. Should this fail there ia al- of eventually It ie m- t-^.iry in order to carry <tdt the outlined p)an that the staff be completed immediatHy, and all Men considering staff this year are requested to report at once. working on the TWO TYPES A string of dance programs encitclce his room, his date book is fiOed with notations on every page, stabs of tickets fill an entire drawer on his desk, and his vwstebaakat is full of discarded prog rams. Shoved back on the far rim of his desk are a few dusty books. Oa the dresser is the camouflage of his social attraction and the mirror is obscured by the portraits of beautiful girls. A shining brass smoking set, dusty with tfc* ashes of many an'Omar and Mel- anchrino, is strewn upon his table. In an easy ehir (> * a bath robed, aHapdiaAi coltorleas figure reading Hearst’s or UMffCnmopalitan. He has been in school three years. He has 17 h< his average is 74.2. lour* credit and A neat row of books, easily accessible is on the ‘ A few pencils and a fountain pen shew prurience of us * ia s quiet atmosphere about the room that betokens ‘ac5*r. Hhis dresser is unpretentious with knick-k robe is in order. At a table sits a clean-cut young I in * books that looks suspiciously like a text. That man has been id the univer*it|y three year* hoars of university credit *ad his averigf is 86.8. Take your pick.—The Daily Illini.' | 'II ick of his desk, recently. There f man of char- and his ward- engrossed He has 102 ways the commandant and his staff to appeal to. Eventually the authorities arw going to take a hand ia the matter as it is becoming worse every ysar. It is destroying what Jittle repu tation we have among the people of the state. People visit us and attend our shows. Do you think that these people carry a .good opin ion of us home with them? You yourself do not have * good opinion of a bench of rowdies whom you have visited. Let us join together and raise oar school to * higher moral level by patting a stop to this rowdy manner in which we have been con ducting ourselves. Do this not only for the school but also for our visiting ladies and for men who will make the A A M College of tomorrow. Make this a place that no mother will refuse to let her daughter vidit. Stop the rowdiness at your entertainment* for better enjoyment of the talkies. I thank you—J. D. O. - C4MT>LI/ J- On# of a group of five famous American portraits on exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum is one by Samuel Morse, inventor of the telegraph, who was an artist be fore he took up invention. ; .awrenee ! a.fi; If Dr. D. C Dentists Greenwood Court—N< opposite Coart Ht Dr. York—Special attention to Pyorrhea and Orthodontia. note) This column;is for the.stiRlcnt, the faculty and ■MM ied shgwsjat the sa id one of these shows a few students near (Editors thrr readers tt> express their filings irt regard to;happening* and conditions on tbe campus, which stay appear to be Improperly treated. '•Adiresx all contributions to Campus Comment. The Battalion, Campus. All articles mast be signed before they can be pablished. If re quested tbe name will be withheld from publication, bat no manuscript will be printed that is not signed by the author. • Tbs first artkls comes unsolicited and unaaked. We hope that there will be more, and that many problems which are confronting us will be brought up. Some ancient once aaid “Silence is golden.*i Off course this Is only applicable to certain times and places. I personally believe that tJkljl ia one of those time and place* whan that ancient was right, bat . nevertheless I am going to speak to yot about one of the evils of the . college that should be corrected. All of yoa juniors and •er.ior* have attended sembly hall How many times have you attended aad received no enjoyment whatsoever you insisted on making theamehM.eonspicious by load land boisterous talking? How many times havs you seen a anggesttvf scene appear ' on th* screen that there Were a lot of wise cracks made concerning It? Have yoa ever boon interested in a scene aad had* not only your Interest destroyed by tbe smart cracking corps but also! were yoa not disgusted with the entire student body? *1 Fellows this ia not as minor an item as you think because K is , very rapidly tearing down our moral*j. And to anowsk the gussttoa “How is tkis little hell raiafato} Uanng down our moral*?" Well fallows, R i* ■imply making us evil minded No I aim not saying that w* art a*t evil minded bat I am saying that thia gone a long way to bring about the condition we are as* i! ~ .. t i '\h M ill 11 mtfr m SANITATION — QUALITY — SATISFACTION in your BARBER WORK “Where the hast advertisement is a well pleaded customer” AGGIELAND BARBER SHOP Next to Affieland Pharmacy R. W. IYY, Pro*. Here, MEN, smoke a man's smoke A PIPBFUL of good tobacco b dm- Mpfedy a man’s moke. The women (loaf amy they wave!) have taken over move i of our itiasnilrnr privileges. 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