k j THE BATTALION rATTALICN i Um atudanU of Um Acnculturml and Collocc of Toxu. ' at Um Poat Offka at Collar* Station, bf Coiifraaa, March S, 1879. ’ rata* oa raquaat. rat* 11.76 par yaar. mtoeial staff ^ Editor-in-Chiaf Manarinr Editor . Associate Editor Aaaodat* Editor Sparta Editor Columnist Staff Corrospendant Art Editor Cartoonist Cartoonist Wrirht, C. Q. McCurdy. H. 0. Sooliffson, G. Iriavar, R. Ln Elkins, E. L. Williams, G. M Lewis Gross, E. C. KoU rts, Hardy Mecom BUSINESS STAFF : Advertising Manager ^ Ci : r - Assistant Adv. Manager ‘ r j Assistant Adv. Manager - Circulation Manager J Assistant Circulation Mgr. From Shreveport have come in from Shreveport eince last it complimentary nature in regard to the corps during the first trip this year. The itiea also have expressed themselves as very atudentbody’s conduct. The followtng^x- unaolicited letters speak for themselves. fThere isn’t anything but praise from everyone that Shreveport experienced in making this with Texas A and M. Your boys made a fine themselves and the college in their general fge S. Sexton, President, Centenary College. 1 want to congratulate you and all your Texas very fine showing your A snd at boys made le in Snreveport Saturday.”—Capt/ L. L. Kidd, It ia a pleasure, indeed to corlbe in contact with tf young men aad 1 want to congratulate you and |l on the wonderful- training that you have given fill Mercer, Shreveport, La. \. We, at Centenary, have a warm feeling of 'tor your school You can beat us and maxe ua fhat speaks well of your high grade ot sportsman- •Krancis A. Wheeler, Music Department, Centenary ' -Ja** ! ■ ’ : ' Jit * . There were at least fifteen hundred cadets in Saturday morning and 1 have never seen a finer The entire studentbody was suctfa well behaved lot le whole of town was crazy about them, in fact, they eir best to entertain the boys royally: Everyone nere 1 of the fine fanner in which they conducted themselves Jyf are all thoroughly sold on Texas A and M."—A para- trom a letter to k^iwin J. Kiest, of the Dallas limes and member of the board of directors ot the college. . . 1 assure you that 1 have never seen a student- fshow as much loyalty, retmement, culture and courtesy list displayed by your splendid studentbody. You and matitution are to be congratulated on the work you doing.”—Chaa. A. Overstreet, president of the State cultural and Mechancat College, Magnolia, Ark. These comments are only a few that were sent to Dr. fait on. Another comment of note came from the editorial of the Shreveport Journal, and to print it would be only to repeat what has been said above. - , Why Counter-Attack? ^ t f * IT 4 . It seems to be the nature of the corps to gripe most when the least can be done about it. The feeling in the corps after the game was not in (he least sportsmanlike, but it is a relief to know that it was not the true feeling of the body, but a yielding to the sentiments of a few who apparently controlled the mob action, and didn't stop to analyze their own thoughta. It ia easier to be graceful winners than losers, but before we can consider ourselves sportsmanlike and gentlemanly, we should train ourselves to be able to accept defeat without rudely expressing our sentiments to^Air guests. . H is an accomplishment to arouse men with a promise of v ictory, but it is more commendable to get them to accept defeat nobly, than to excite hatred against those who came out with the laurels. During the first part of September s man in Illinois gave Jack Reynolds, amateur thumb-tourist from Aggieland, a ride Reynolds introduced himself and made a very favor able impression upon the man. On the very next day he pick ed ig> Bow Flood because he wore a similar uniform. Flood made a similar impression and the effect was shown by the manfs saying, “I got my master’s degree from the University of Chicago and was in business three yean before I learned as much about meeting the public as you fellows from Texas A and M seem to know now. I have a kid brother that I am going to send to Texas A aad M, and now hare else, for I have found nothing to compare with the training that you men have shown that you are getting.’* Some may scoff at the traditions and spirit of A and M. Some practically refuse to recognize, much less support, such. If this man could within such brief contacts recognize the R. then jsn’t it important that all of us the worthwhile traditions of juniors, sen- Shakespeare said that the devil might quote scripturoa for his purpose; and though I am not a member of any par ticular church, 1 will quote scripturoa to show you that the spirit A and M showed S M U Saturday was not sportsman like. . The Bible says, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.** * , ’ s * u i A and M„ the authorities, and the cadet corps are willing to accept the courtesies of any town or dty wo visit. These municipalities show us their friendship, in many cases, by providing police guards for our band, by having their band meet ua at the railroad station, and by offering us free meals, free entertainment and free rides. They invite us to come and (hey treat ua in a manner that is very cordial. A and M retaliates-—but in a very different way. We think pf our school as the friendliest of any we come in con tact with. The S M U visit showed us that in this, we are mistaken. We did not invite the student body of S M U to visit ua; neither the band nor the corps went to the station to welcome the visitors, and although many of the students of S M U ate in the mess hall, they were not officially invited. The authorities proposed not to open a dormitory for the lady viaitors. They contended that we shouldn’t do any thing for them because they didn’t do anything for us. The senior class proposed that several ramps in Hart Hall be turned over to women for their comfort and convenience. It would have been a little troublesome to vacate these ramps, but we would have been giving them the best that we have. Instead, we gave them two of the old and unoccupied dormi tories—and that reluctantly. After the game, the S M U band got off the field first. At the suggestion of one of the yell leaders, the A and M band went around the visiting band and re-formed in front of them. The cadet corps DID NOT go around the S M U band, but continued through their formation and halted them. This whole affair ia as discourteous as anything that A and M could have done! - At yell practice, we preach hatNAl Hatred ia no neces sary for victory. The desire to win does not rest on hate. We don’t want other schools to have a feeling of hatred to wards us, so why do we try to hate them? The keynote of intercollegiate athletics should be friendly rivalry. At this same yell practice, one of the yell leaders stated that he hoped S M U would not win another game this season. Monday night he altered this by excepting their out of state games. It ia entirely improper and unwarranted for any yell leader to express a personal opinion or hope such as this through his official medium, yell brattice. After we have met a school in contest, if that school wins or loses during the remainder of the season, especially when we are out of the conference race, does not officially concert! us. I cannot regard wishing a victorious competitor ill luck as good sports manship. ... A and M lost the football game. At yell practice follow ing our defeat, one of our yell leaders stated that S M U won but that they didn’t beat us. If we were overcome; if we war* vanquished or suryaaaad, asM true sportsmen we would have ad mitted it And yet A and M boosts that it knows how to lose as wall ss it knows how to win. > I write this because of my love for A snd M. On the surface this criticism is highly destructive, but I criticise with the hope that such treatment as we accorded S M U Saturday will never be jiven any school that visits our campus afain. - The authorities, band, and stu dent body of S M U are due an apolo»y. FRANZ ALTGELT (Band! Editor’s Note.—As a manner of explanation to the above unsolicit ed letter, the corps was unable to meet the train due to the fact that it came in ahead of its sched ule. arrivinf about noon, when it was due in at 12:26 p. m. ■ ' I i.* t \nnulated IT'. T < j .. iij -,jj * j . . . but not against new ideas! feveu the method of insulation la not insulated against improvw- ment at the Western Electric telephone cable shop. For a gem mi* tmmuty r ration wire* have been wrapped around with a narrow mo IM* m /bra • ' rr mrmmmJ tkm traew of paper but now the wire has the paper made right on It while paaatwg an ingenious paper making machine. ... This new revolutionary j V process saves time and lowers the coat of cable. 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