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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1931)
2 THE BATTALION TS-iE BATTALION Student weekly published by the students 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. Advertising rates on request. Subscription rate $1.75 per year. EDITORIAL STAFF CLAUDE M. EVANS PHILIP JOHN M. J. BLOCK D. B. McNERNEY .... H. G. STROMBERGER C. E. BEESON R. L. ELKINS J. L. KEITH RUSTY SMITH W. 0. SANDERS W. J. FAULK J. M. CARROLL Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Columnist Staff Correspondent Reporter Art Editor Cartoonist Cartoonist Sports Editor ..... Associate Editor BUSINESS HOWARD HEDGES TOM C. MORRIS TRYGNE BOGEVOLD E. M. LIEM GEORGE C. BRUNDRETT STAFF Advertising Manager Assistant Adv. Manager .'.... Assistant Adv. Manager Circulation Manager Assistant Circulation Mgr. Howdy Baylor! This Saturday we welcome to our college and football field the teapi and student body of Baylor University. With a sad thought of the ? last time we met, but with a heart thrilled with the sight of an old friend, we extend a hand of gladness and hospitality to renew our -relations with a sister college. To the Baylor student body, the team, and faculty, we bid you a fond welcome, and ask that you make yourself perfectly at home during your stay on the campus. We place at your disposal the use of 2,000 cadets who are anxious to accommodate you and be of service to you in apy way that we may. Memories of past disagreements are forgot ten, and. this Saturday we are starting anew. But watch out Baylor; our team is going to fight and fight hard! Band Uniforms The band' made its first appearance in their new white Sam Browne belts''last Saturday at the T C U fracas in Fort Worth and received much’ favorable 'comment. During the half when they were on the field’ their performance was greatly improved by the neatness of the new leather and uniformity of the dress. It is indeed regretable that the slacks which were adopted at the same time can not be purchased also. .’. The dress of an organization is very striking when it is uniform and alike throughout, and we hope the day is not far off when the band. ip'embersAyill discard their boots and leggins for a nice pair of well tailored slacks with a small white stripe down the side. The Ant Hill There is nothing so busy as an idle rumor. If these people who make mountains of ant hills would realize that if it were so, the ants So much has happened in the last two weeks, noble readers, that I don’t know just where to begin. Dallas was cold but Fort Worth warmed up receptively and made up the difference in temperature. One continual gripe that stands out like a black eye on this cam pus is the etiquite used by the corps in the mess hall. There has been a lot said about this state of affairs before, and probably will be a subject for discussion in the hereafter. It does seem that one would take the least amount of pride when he. sits at the table for his meal whether his hands were clean, his nails properly trimmed, and his hair combed. At home, nine out of ten of us are properly re primanded if this is not complete, so why not put it into practice here ? One seems to throw aside all niceties when enrolling* at this noble institution of higher learn ing, and it is considered “smart” to be just as sloppd and carefree as is permitted. It would be deplo rable, indeed, if every one of us took this sophomore attitude to heart. We are all of a “copy-cat” class. The freshman apes the so phomore; the sophomore mimics the junior, and the junior imitates the senior. The senior is supposed to set an example for the three under-classes. Therefore, if one has to throw food all over the ta ble, spill water all over the floor, and make other asinine mistakes at meal time, why not reserve a place in back of the dairy barn for him at meal time? There is no use in saying Emily Post must be adhered to perfectly, but a great improvement oculd be made if one should stop and think about a few simple things before making an ass out of himself. There is a lot of talk going a- round about something called a “depression.” Not being an effi cient economist, I can hardly quote CCLLEGE WIT Aggie Number One (getting off of corps special train) : “When we made that trip two years ago with the corps, I was struck by the beauty of the place.” Brother Aggie: Oh! So you tried to kiss her also, did you?” “Oh, I simply adore that fun ny step. Where did you pick it up?” “Funny step, hell. I’m losing my garter.” —Penn. Punch Bowl. “You were never so stubborn before,” he protested. “What’s the matter?” “Well, it’s just this time of the year,” she whispered, “and be sides it’ll do you good to wait longer.” “Awright, ma,” he groaned, “keep me in these darn winter flannels all summer.” “Papa, what did you do in the war?” “Shh! Your mother is in the next room:” —Penn. Punch Bowl. Mrs. Newlywed—Oh, Jack! What shall we give mother for a birthday present? Hubby—How about a nice traveling bag ? Sir Chandrasekhara Raman, holder of the Nobel Prize for phys ics, is too poor to leave his native India and come to the Occident to lecture, as has been requested. said, “I’ve never played against a cleaner bunch of fellows in all my days.” Everyone loves a fairly fought contest, so there ought to have been plenty of satisfied cus tomers after the game was over. They were pretty good sports, you’ll have to admit. Ought to be a good game here Friday when those “other” Texas Aggies from Prairie View tangle with the Razorbacks from Arkan- s. Those of you who saw the game in Bryan last year will re member the antics pulled by the colorful crew from Wiley College. Well, we can’t lick the Chris tians, so lets hop on the Hardshell Baptists. The Governor of Hunan Prov ince, China, has forbidden the use of Alice in Wonderland in the schools of tne province, declaring that it is a method of teaching students untruths. Animals do not speak, he said, and it is wrong to tell children that they do. JUNIORS — SENIORS We represent the designers and manufacturers of the official rings of the classes of ’31 and ’32. Place Your Order NOW For Quick Delivery SANKEY PARK JEWELERS President Nicholas Murray But ler has just completed his 30th year as president of Columbia Uni versity. Yale classroom three years ago eended when Mrs. Marion Ecker- would be big enough to destroy .them, they might desist from their j^ 6 case to be true, but all of us ™ an ’ s ^ a ^ e ' n ^! as ^ e< ^ ^ exaggeirations. Ripley can tell you how fast word of mouth can travel,! l 3 ^ 11 folks know that money is a . 1 °| 11 ^° • W1 ^' 1 c erman, ae and fast as you find it, if the stories were boiled down instead of j scarc hy- It certainly does not ms ruc 01 ' stretched, the speed of travel would double. seem so around here. Prices re- Do you realize, that if all the rumors concerning A and M were ma3n as usua l ailf l everybody pays true, we Would be in the throes of a combination strike, rebellion, and j^ em without a murmur. That s black plague epidemic here at school. If the world would take all it sor ^ ridiculous, don t you think ? heard with a grain of salt, Gandhi would be tempted, into business. m y home town, I can get a suit It is the duty of all students, to curb all false rumors, and to keep c | eane d and pressed for twenty- all others from circulation. We can defend all that is true, but we f 3Ve cent"’ up to fifty cents, yet, can’t even explain these groundless rumors, which are but humorous j* 1616 Wfe one co ^ dollar, twice to one of an understanding nature. We all are not of that nature, or as muc h- and like it. Also, we have in position to be so. , to appear neatl y at the Sl \ mla y morning inspections that will be i taking place in the near future but I how are we going to manage at Ithis rate? Something has got to The voice of Texas A and M College, station WTAW, will be silenced be done about it! if-the Federal Radio Commission sees no cause for its continuance,) And dear old Baylor is next, when that august body convenes early this November. The Texas Aggie ; We may have lost that football [About The Radio Station that the women recently published an appeal for all ex-students and those interested ! game to T C U Saturday^ but they j won’t take away No wonder I men smoke •PIPES! ■pVERY PIPE SMOKER has the sat- •*—/ isfaction of knowing he has one masculine right “to rally to the station’s support if it is to be saved.” Unlike the majority of present day broadcasting stations, WTAW is indirectly owned by the people of the state and renders the type of service that is purely beneficial to the citizen, without the tiresome programs that are steeped in commercialism and monetary gain for the owners. Such an instrument of public good should not only be permitted to remain in operation but encouraged by assignment of greater liberties and higher broadcasting powers. We hope that the Commission will appreciate the value of WTAW. If that be true then there will be no doubt as to its continuance. Ramblm’ Around By H. G. Stromberger you can say to all of his remarks is, “Sui’e enough and Oh! Yea.” a small country paper made some remarks the other day that might be of value as a means of finding our selves. During the course of our conversation he remarked: “It is a shame that your school spent The favorite smoice of college men Even living in Bryan has its dis advantages. Sometimes a good “Don’t they have an women at this place? What do you fellows do for entertainment? I went to Ohio , , . . , . , . J State for two years and busted out looking girl picks one up on a cold j , - . „ , a b 1 r j on account of too many co-eeds. morning and then sometimes she you know, perhaps it is not a bad just passes by-leaving thoughts idea to have this anti-co-ed school, that might have been. But that is Why don’t you all arrange a game neither here nor there. During the with Ohio State some year ? The routine of daily travel one comes Big Ten is far ahead of this con- into contact with various and sun- j ference in football but it would dry persons. Most of these Good do your school good to get the Samaritans of the highways are publicity.” Again all there is to of a talkative nature and as a rule say is “Oh! Yea!” especially to his give up some very peculiar opin- last remark. ions about our college and its per- Every now and then a ride com- spnel. It might be of interest to 1 along and the conversation gives note some of the viewpoints en- rise to certain conditions that exist Another favorite pick-up is the better to have put that money in traveling saleman from the East, j i 0 a dormitory. From what I have; His first question is generally, ; heard it is a crime for a freshman to use the library. Just why such a condition should exist in a cer tain institution of this nature is more than I can understand. Sur- eountered daily. There is the cotton truck-driver: who has attended Rice Institute for one year and is still endowed j with the Old Rice fight. As you! board his cab he remarks, “Say, j buddy! how about a little bet on; the Rice game this year. Don’t) you know you Aggies don’t have a chance against those Owls this year? Let me tell you, when I came through Houston this after noon people were standing on cor-, tiers discussing nothing but the) wonder team we have down there i this year.” So it goes on until he) stops in Brysm to let you off. All! here at our school. The editor of j brary, The Campus Cleaners & Tailors (On the Campus) A complete service for your every cleaning - and pressing want. Suits made to order at real low prices NOW! never had to fight harder to win | from him. They a game before in all their lives.) <Jo leave our Was talking to several of the play-1 pipes alone, ers after the game and they were ^ nc j t h oue h full of praise for the Aggies. One) the girIs may not know it, they’re leaving us one of the finest smokes a man can have. There’s something calm and soothing about a pipe and good tobacco. It leads to clear-headed thinking. Per- so much money in erecting the fine { h that > s why the l ea ders-the real library that you have there n °w. | men Q f t k e wor y _ are pi pe smokers. r* it pi College men like! a pipe — packed ) with cool, slow- burning Edge- worth, the favor ite pipe tobacco in 42 out of 54 colleges. It’s cut especially for pipes, to give a cooler, drier smoke. You can buy Edgeworth wherever good tobacco is sold. Or for a special sample packet, write to Lams & Bro. Co., 105 S. 22d St., Richmond, Va. EDGEWORTH SMOKING TOBACCO Edgeworth is a blend of fine old barleys, with its natural savor enhanced by Edge worth’s distinctive and exclusive elev enth process. Buy Edgeworth any where in two forms —Edgeworth Ready- Rubbed and Edge- worth Plug Slice. All sizes, 15^ pocket package to £1.50 pound humidor tin. ely it is not one of the attributes of manhood that your school so fondly boasts!” The above opinion is just one of the many erroneous conditions ex isting in the minds of the public. It is not difficult to understand the opposition made toward our ad vancement when such ideas are foremost in the minds of citizens. 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