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THE E AIT ALIEN
ODD THINGS AND NEW—By Lame Bode
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No Changes In Uniform
Following investigation of the students opinion, and the practical
discussion of the effect of such a change, the Student Welfare Com
mittee Thursday night decided it would be unadvisable to make the
wearing of the Blouse as an optional part of the uniform to be worn
at such formal occasions as the student may desire. The committee
is to be commended on this for several reasons.
The number one uniform, as it is used today, is a formal uniform;
suitable for any occasion, and gives one a well dressed uniform appear
ance. As a whole, the blouses worn by the students are made largely
of the same material; the freshmen of one kind, and the upperclassmen
having two or three different materials from which they select their
choice. To have done away with the blouse, and substituted a serge
shirt for all classmen, as was planned by the committee, would mean
the appearance of the corps when in a body or group would be marred
by the striking irregularity of eight or possibly ten different shades
of serge shirting; varying in color from a peculiar and familiar shade
of almost yellow to a drab green and countless other colors which
would be inevitable in their appearance.
The committee felt that by the substituting the serge shirt for a
blouse, the student would be enabled to purchase a uniform at a
reasonable saving, and still have a uniform formal enough for special
occasions. They also realized however that it would not be commenda
ble for students of the college to appear at public functions over the
state when away from the college in uniform, when the uniform would
be “in shirt sleeves” and would necessitate informal dress for a formal
occasion. For this reason, also the blouse was kept.
Cn first thought, the adoption of a serge shirt for the whole corps
was thought to be a favorable idea; but as discussion of the matter
brought up more details of the situation, an unfavorable side was found
for every favorable part of the change, until it was clearly shown that
it would be wisest to leave the uniform for the next year as it is at
present.
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First Infantry
Wins Tilt With
Composites 18-0
Sport Sidelights
ByW. J. Faulk
Seems as if the holder of the
basketball title of the conference
is not to be decided until late in
the race, as the favorites are sud
denly “taken for a ride” by a bunch
of “Hogs” and the champion Frogs
hopping along at a pace absolutely
too rapid for ordinary cage clubs,
the race may yet develop into one
of the hottest in many seasons.
T C U’s Frogs are likely to
find the going exceedingly
rough when they enter the Ra-
zorbacks “pen” in Fayettville
on Friday and Saturday nights.
And it would not be entirely a
surprise if the Toads should
take the short end of the score
in at least one of their games
with the lanky Razorbacks.
| catchers beginning real workouts.
Maybe Coach Hig will be able to
do as the Frogs intend to do in the
grid race, that is, win the flag in
a breeze. And why shouldn’t he—
doesn’t the same situation prevail.
With a team of veterans, the nu
cleus of a champship club on hand.
Such predictions are dangerous, but
it is safe to say that the Aggies
will be in the running for the base
ball title.
Make This Term's Grades NOW!
Almost tw r o months ago, we were counting the days until we’d
leave for the Christmas Holidays; in two months we will be counting
the days until we can leave for the spring holidays. And from then
on it will be until the final review! In fact it won’t be long at all.
Graces this term will soon be a serious nature; as serious and
important as they were a little more than two weeks ago. The first
touches of spring are in the air. NOW! if ever, is the time to do
heavy studying for this term.
True, the Frogs are considered
the class of the conference on the
hardwoods, but the remainder of
the present basketball schedule fa
vors Baylor’s Bears immensely. T
C U must yet meet Arkansas, po
tential contenders for the crown,
in two games; one game with Bay
lor and one with A and M may also
be considei’ed as no setups, since
three of these four games will be
played away from the home of the
Fi’Ogs.
Track hopes for the Aggies
in the approaching season ap
pear little short of none at all,
concerning the winning of the
conference. But the freshman
team this season displays a
world of ability and strength
in both track and field events.
So much so that Coach “Andy”
Anderson is extremely optimis
tic over his prospects for the
next three seasons.
The First Infantry representa
tives in the Intramural grid chase
remained in the running for the
flag when they gave the Com
posite regiment a thorough 18 to 0
drubbing Saturday afternoon;
while the Cavalrymen established
themselves as the outstanding con
tender with their third straight
win, 12 to 6, over the fast slipping
Second Battalion “Paddlefeet.” An- j
other loss was added to the Second i
Artillery’s unimpressive record as i
the Engineers pushed across a lone
counter to win 6 to 0.
Interest in the games on the
coming weekend will center on the
Cavalry-Engineer and the First
Artillery-Second Infantry gameq.
To date both the Cavalry and First
Artillerymen are the only teams
with clean records, but improve
ment shown by their respective op
ponents for the battles this week
may prove the undoing of at least
one of the leaders. The Cavalrymen,
boasting such backs as Joe Love
and Ray Weston are given a slight
edge over the Engineer unit; the
outcome of the Artillery-Infantry
game has taken the form of a toss-
up, the Artillery having lost a num
ber of key men at mid-term.
The First Artillery is slightly
favored over the Second Infantry in
their game, but a period of four
weeks without playing may damp
en their chance and the outcome
of the game is likely to be uncer
tain until the final whistle.
publican party. Perhaps Oberlin
thinks its chances are better if the
Democrats have a place in the
nominations.
Then again iLis entirely possible
that Oberlin might go socialist.
National Convention Style
Oberlin’s rpock convention is run
exactly as a national presidential
convention. It lasts two days. The
first is given over to the adoption
of a platform, the second to the
nomination of a candidate. Student
delegates are picked to represent
the various states. As a rule a na
tional figure is invited to act as
chairman of the convention, and in
1928, when the convention nominat
ed Herbert Hoover, most of the
proceedings were broadcast over
the radio.
Students run the entire affair.
Film Shown at
A.S.M.E. Meeting
Team Standings
W.
L. Pet.
Cavah’y
. 3
0 1.000
First Art
. 2
0 1.000
First Inf.
. iy 2
y 2 .750
Engineers
. 1
1 .500
Composites
. 1
2 .333
Second Inf
. y 2
iy 2 .166
Second Art
. 0
3 .000
Who Plays
Who
First Artillery vs. Second
Infantry
A two reel motion picture film
showing fully the various stages
in the process of manufacturing
linoleum was shown at a meeting
of the A S M E on February 4, in
the M E Building. The film was
loaned through the courtesy of The
Armstrong Cork Company, Lan
caster, Pennylvania.
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Cavalry vs. Engineers
Second Artillery vs. First Infantry
Erecting Public Buildings
Members of the Board of Directors of the College, meeting Thurs
day to consider petitions of contractors of the state that construction
of college buildings at A and M be done by contracts awarded on a
competitive basis, doubtless will be confronted by many reasons given
by the contractors to prove that the present method of handling college
construction is unfair and inefficient, but, despite these arguments, the
members of the Board no doubt will keep one idea foremost in their
minds—the buildings are to be used by and for the students of the
A and M College and that method which will give those students the
best possible advantages with the least expenditure is the one most
desirable.
Desire to keep local construction in the hands of the College arch
itectural and building departments, as it is now, is not fostered by an
inclination toward personal gain on the part of College authorities
but with the idea of erecting structures which are best suited to local
needs.
Personnels of the departments now filling the architectural and
construction needs of the College are of equal, and perhaps superior,
ability to those of the firms which might be awarded the contracts
under the competitive bidding plan. And, in addition to those qualifica
tions common to all architects and contractors of merit, the local men
have been schooled in supplying those wants more particularly adapted
to this campus.
Under the present plan the College can erect its buildings at an
expenditure which does not include the profits which under the sug
gested plan would go to the architects and contractors, and it would
be superfluous to dwell at length on the desirability of practicing
utmost caution in making expenditures.
Additional advantages enjoyed in following the present plan include
the privilege of making unforeseen but needed changes after the build
ings are under construction, without the additional cost which would be
required if the building were being done by contract. This feature
has been of considerable value in erecting the buildings which have
been constructed on the campus in the past few years.
It should be remembered also that public buildings and other
construction work done by contract are seldom, if ever, of a type higher
than that which the specifications require. Too often have we seen
the results of skimping and cost reduction necessary to meet the require
ments of a low bid and a greedy bidder.
Just why A and M has been
picked to give the Frogs com
petition in their race toward
the flag is because the game
will be played at A and M and
because the game Monday
night was not all in favor of
the champions. May be wrong,
but we’ll see.
When the all Southwest confer-
| ence basketball five is chosen for
j the season at hand, as it now ap
pears, two pre-season favorites for
certain berths are vex-y likely to
be found absent. The reference is
made to “Doc” Sumner of T C U
| and the “Mighty” Alfox-d of Bay-
! lor. Neither has come up to ex
pectations this season and since it
seems absolutely necessary to place
both Strickland of Baylor and Diet-
zel of T C U on the team there is
not room for more than one regu
lar forward.
No doubt about five members of
the Southwest conference must be
looking forward to a rather dismal
season in so far as the gridiron
sport is concerned in 1932. And
why shouldn’t they—seeing as how
T C U and Rice have both announc
ed that they would win the crown,
the former was to the effect that
it would be just a breeze for the
powei’ful and capable veteran team
which would so ably represent the
institution this fall.
The Rice-T C U fray may
have some bearing on the
championship of the conference
next fall, but it would be no
less surprising if the South
west’s grid classif, the A and
M-Texas game on Thanksgiv
ing, might also affect the ulti
mate holder of the flag.
Lieutenant Nachman’s sharp-
i shooters tasted the bitter dregs of
defeat for the first time in two
i seasons in their opening match fir
ed by the fifteen man team, when
they were nosed out by the Uni
versity of Kentucky by 61 points.
It so happens that the score made
by the Aggie team was the lowest
; they have fired in two seasons.
THE PAN
By D. B. McNerney
thx-ee classes under you as we
are advocating now. You will see
things in a much different light
during your last year. Consider
this when you attempt to form
an opinion of the cadet officers
over you.
‘Rumor hath it”—
and so forth and so on. Old Dame
Rumor plays a conspicious part
in our everyday life. A personal
opinion voiced by someone will
grow into an absolute fact be-
foi’e the day has passed. Often
these rumors lead someone into
serious trouble so let’s judge that
precious bit of gossip shrewdly
before we pass it on to another.
Just for example, just before the
end of the first term we heard
that Ti’oop D was to be disband-
end and the Cavalry to be re
organized into only three troops.
So strongly did this become that
two freshmen appeared before
Major Wheeler requesting their
transfer to another troop in view
of the supposed change. . The
major was quite taken aback, for
it was the first he had heard of
the action.
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Magazine Next Week
The next issue of the magazine will be off the press next week
featuring an Exchange Number, material of which will be compiled
altogether from other college magazines. Cuts, cover, cartoons and
jokes will be the cream of American collegiate humor.
The cover, published earlier in the year by the Pennsylvania “Punch
Bowl,” portrays a couple on the eve of an evening’s entertainment.
It is hoped that the inside of the magazine will be as interesting as
the affair to which the couple on the cover is dressed to attend.
Aggie football fans will be
given their first glimpse of
what the 1932 pigskin repre
sentative of A and M is re
semble when spring training
begins next week. The practice
is being started earlier than
usual this year and will like
wise close at an earlier date.
Coach Higginbotham’s champion
baseball crew gets under way right
this week with the pitchers and
Infringement upon Senior privileg
es—
is rapidly becoming a habit a-
mong underclasses. In some cas
es it is a violation of the college
regulations and as a cadet offi
cer the Senior is duty-bound to
report the violators, but owing to
some friendship that may exist
between himself and the culprit,
he foregoes his obligation at the
risk of involving himself with
the authorities.
It is a simple matter—•
to obtain a pass for the midnight
shows in Bryan, yet scores of
Juniors, Sophomores, and some
times Freshmen, attend them
week after week, without pi'oper
authority. This is an imposition
upon some Senior’s good nature,
but these thoughtless men never
consider that. If it so happens
that one case is reported, the
Senior, who, more than likely
was merely saving himself need
less embarassment, is sevei'ely
criticized and childishly dubbed
with the customary title.
Some other privileges—
that underclassmen have been en
croaching upon, of late, concern
the gymnasium and Assemby
Hall. All the seats in the center
section above the band are
reserved for Seniors, or should
be if custom means anything to
us. The first two rows in the
balcony of the Assembly Hall are
also exclusive for the Seniors,
but lately a few Juniors have
been occupying them.
You who resent—
being reminded of the Senior’s
priority must remember that you
too have a Senior year ahead and
shall expect the same from the
Oberlin College To
Go Liberal At Mock
Convention In May
(Intercollegiate Press)
OBERLIN, 0., Feb. 10.—To those
who spent youthful years absorb
ing the Puxdtan-Republican atmos
phere of this seat of learning, sur
rounded by a citizenry which pret
ty generally praised God and the
Republican party-exclusively, in
formation that the Oberlin College
quadrennial mock convention to be
held here in May will, in all prob
ability, be non-partisan, comes like
a punch in the jaw.
The poor Democrats here have
had a tough row to hoe, and no mis
take. It was quite precarious to be
a Democi’at. The Munson boys used
to sit in front of their little grocery
; on South Main Street of a sunny
afternoon. They were practically
the entire Democratic party.
Republican Convention
As for the mock convention, it
was always called the Republican
can National Mock Convention. It
was called that ever since 1862,
when the first one was held and
Abi'aham Lincoln was nominated,
at Oberlin. So whenever the boys
and girls became a bit liberal, they
had to seek within the Republican
party for their heroes.
But Dr. Ernest Hatch Wilkins,
president of Oberlin, is known as
a liberal, and he is known to favor
a mock convention which will give
all the liberals a chance.
Selects Future Presidents
Eight times since the convention
was begun here, it is recalled, the
Oberlin nominee has later been
nominated and elected by the Re-
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