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THE BATTALION
THE EAT I ALIEN
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.
Member of I he National College Press Association.
Exclusive reprint rights of this paper are granted to The College News
Service and to The Intercollegiate Press.
Advertising rates on request.
Subscription rate $1.75 per year.
CLAUDE M. EVANS
PHILIP JOHN
M. J. BLOCK
D. B. McNERNEY .
W. J. FAULK
R. L. HERBERT
C. E. BEESON
J. L. KEITH
RUSTY SMITH
W. 0. SANDERS
EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor-in-Chief
.... Managing Editor
Associate Editor
Associate Editor
Sports Editor
Feature Editor
Staff Correspondent
Art Editor
Cartoonist
Cartoonist
Reportorial Staff: R. A. Wright, R. L. Elkins, E. L. Williams, G. M.
Dent, Lewis Gross, E. C. Roberts, H. G. Seeligson.
BUSINESS STAFF
B. G. ZIMMERMAN Advertising Manager
TOM C. MORRIS Assistant Adv. Manager
TRYGVE BOGEVOLD Assistant Adv. Manager
E. M. LIEM Ll - Circulation Manager
GEORGE C. BRUNDRETT Assistant Circulation Mgr.
Mr. and Mrs. R. McFarlin, Philanthropists
Students at the A and M College of Texas for many generations
to come will pay homage to the names of Robert McFarlin and his
wife, who Tuesday presented deeds for property valued at $1,500,000
to the College, the prceeds of which are to be used as an endowment
for the McFarlin Memorial Student Loan Fund, to be administered by
the Association of Former Students.
Money derived either from the profits earned through the opera
tion of the farms included in the endowment or from the sale of the
property will make up the fund, and unless immediate sale of the
property is made it is not likely that the Former Students will have
a materially increased loan fund at their disposal next year, but in
years to come it is quite probable that thousands upon thousands of
students at A and M will benefit through the philanthropy of Mr. and
Mx-s. McFarlin.
The present student loan fund of the Former Students’ Association
amounts to approximately $60,000, a sum made almost insignificant
when placed beside the possibilities which are now visible as a result
of the gift of the McFarlins.
And so the students, former students and friends of the A and M
College of Texas join the thousands of others throughout Texas and
Oklahoma who have benefitted and still are benefitting from the benevo
lence of this couple in a pledge of everlasting gx-atitude to Mr. and Mrs.
JRobert McFarlin.
Letting Building Contracts
Action of the Board of Directors in authorizing the advertisement
for bids on the erection of the new Agricultural Engineering building
do-^s not mean that all local building in the future will be done by
contract or even that the Agricultural Engineering building itself will
be erected in that manner.
Their actiojx seems to be more or less an experiment, testing the
relative values of the bidding system advocated by contractors of the
State and of the plan, now used, in which all work is done by the archi
tectural and building depax-tments of the College; for if none of the
bids subixxitted are satisfactory, the erection of the Agricultural Engi
neering building will be placed in the hands of the College, as in the
past.
Included in the specifications which bidders must consider is the
stipulation that student labor must be used by the contractor who is
awarded the work, indicates that the Boax-d considered the problem
from every angle which might affect the students of the College.
Members of the Boax-d should be praised for their just handling of
the pi-oblem and for their efforts to assure the A and M student body
the best possible equipment with the least possible expenditure.
College Irresponsibility
College students are susceptible to almost all kinds of temptation,
and their mischievous acts frequently place innocent ones, in a position
of responsibility for the time, in embarx-assing predicaments.
Such was the case Tuesday night when a group of students became
impatient in waiting on the driver of their courtesy truck and took
the vehicle to College themselves sans driver, sans permission and sans
the knowledge of the members of The Battalion staff responsible for
the borrowed px-operty.
Imagine the surprise, to say nothing of the embarrassment, of the
members of that staff Wednesday when they learned of the incident.
Apologies were offered by the editor and accepted by the department
whose truck had been commandeered, but there is no doubt that the
next time that department head is asked to aid a student activity he
will remember the time when some inconsidex-ate students took liberties
with his property. It is wise for students to consider the re
sults of the act befox-e they commit it; thus saving themselves and
others subsequent inconvenience.
Lowering The High Cost Of Education
A and M College students next year will be permitted to pay their
scholastic fees in quarterly payments instead of in lump sums at the
Sr-
Fellows!
Here is a chance to win prizes—real money!
Enter the Smith-Corona
TYPING CONTEST
When?—
Saturday, March 5, 2 p. m.
Where?—
The Battalion office.
How?-
Mail entry application to Typing Contest Depart
ment, The Battalion, by Wednesday, March 2.
ANY STUDENT ELIGIBLE
First Prize $5—Three other valuable awards.
HASWELL’S BOOK STORE
oeginning of each semester as they do now, and it is quite possible that
their fees will be considerably lower than those of the present time,
as a result of action of the Board of Directors in its recent meeting
here.
The Board authorized the College to collect fees in four payments
each semester in the futux-e and appointed a committee to consider the
advisability of lowing the College fees. Another committee is already
at work endeavoring to work out changes in the uniform which will
reduce matex-ially that item of expense.
Needless to say, introduction of the quarterly payment plan, coupled
with a reduction of fees and uniform cost, will be welcomed by the
student body, but it is also likely that the College will benefit in other
ways as well.
A plan which will make it easier to meet the financial requirements
of a college education will no doubt result in an increased enrollment,
probably not as high as that of four or five years past but certainly
one larger than A and M boasts this year. Students who have been
forced to drop out because of financial difficulties will find it less
uillicult to return and many new students who would otherwise not
be able to enter college probably will find it easier to eni-oll.
Quarterly payments also will reduce the total amount of notes
which the College and Association of Former Students find it necessary
to make at the beginning of each term, which, with the increased en-
x-ollment, should x-esult in an increased amount of funds n hand for
che College.
It is quit possible that a x-eduction of fees will also x-esult in a higher
scholastic avex-age in the student body since many of the students who
now find it necessary to devote a portion of their time to partially
earning their expenses will be able to devote more time to scholarship.
And what seems to us to be one of the most worthwhile results
should be a less dissatisfied student body. This year above all others
in recent times has been fraught with unrest which may be laid to
financial difficulties. Satisfaction among the students should result
in high scholastic achievements as well as a greater “esprit de corps.”
Thank You!
The Battalion wishes to express its appreciation and gratitude to
members of the student body, members of the faculty, College author
ities, the Palace Theater, and residents of the campus for the whole
hearted co-operation and support which they gave toward making its
benefit show Tuesday a success.
It is regretted that the picture presented was not of the calibre
advertised. When ordered the picture had not been cut or censored and
was one which would have been welcomed by almost any audience.
So deftly did the censors wield their shears in cutting the version
which was received here, however, that the continuity of the play, as
well as much of its effect was destroyed.
For this we ask forgiveness, and for your loyalty we again say,
“Thank you.”
Boxing, Wrestling,
And Golf In March
Boxing, wrestling, and golf will
be the next on the intramural prog
ram, each of which will make their
debute Tuesday, March 1. As has
been the custom in the past years,
the boxing and wrestling will be
divided into classes from 115
pounds up to the heavyweight
classes which include all over 175
pounds. This way of division gives
every man a chance to enter his
class so that there will not be
over four pounds difference ixx his
weight and the weight of the class
that he wishes to enter.
The boxing contests will consist
of a three x-ound bout, with a limit
of four rounds in case of a tie at
the end of three x-ounds. The wrest
ling contests will have a limit of
nine minute or one fall to deter
mine the winner. Any number of
contestants can enter these con
gests from any organization.
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Cleaners—Dyers—Hatters
Bryan, Texas
Serving The Aggies For 12 Years
Agents in all Halls
BECKWITH’S
Deluxe Cafe & Confectionery
Across from the Palace
ALWAYS OPEN
AFTER THE DANCE IS OVER”—
OR ANY OTHER TIME YOU ARE HUNGRY
LET US SERVE YOU
Bryan
Kodaks Jewelry
JOE KAPLAN & CO., Inc.
Drawing Materials and School Supplies
RCA Victor Radios and Victrolas
Records
Wall Paper
Paint
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CAMPUS GROCERY
Where COURTESY, QUALITY and SERVICE RULE
Smock And Color
Predominate At
Architects Dance
Evening gowns of gorgeous hue
were in evidence at the Annual
Beaux Arts Ball Friday night. Cad
ets in attendance took advantage
of the opportunity to doff the olive
drab worn at the official corps
dances, and came arrayed in smocks
and ties of brilliant color and uni
que design with an occasional here
cap appearing through the crowd.
The mess hall annex was attrac
tively decorated to represent a roof
garden scene. The orchestra plat
form, with the rising moon shin-1
ing through the trees in the back- j
ground, was colorfully painted in I
modernistic design portx-aying dan- |
cers, modernistic buildings, and
clever pastel shade. Decorations I
were left for corps dance Sat. nite.
Dr. LAMAR JONES
Dentist
X-Ray
Second Floor City National
Bank Building
Bryan, Texas
J. C. PENNEY CO.
STATIONERY AND SUPPLIES
AT A SAVING •
Linen Stationery
24 sheets S<j;
24 envelopes 8^
Fountain Pen and Pencil Combination
98^
50 sheets L. L. Note Book Paper
40
Cedar Pencils
per dozen
100
Say, Fellows!
Have you placed your order for a Senior Ring?
If you have not see our ring before you order.
We make the New Style, Old Style, and Minia
tures for both.
If you have a birthday to remember, come to
see us—we have many new and appropriate
gifts for all occasions.
Caldwell’s Jewelry Store
Bryan, Texas
Let’s smoke a
MAN’S
SMOKE!
THEN the girls begin to
VV ners in our cars and <
cut cor-
do back
somersaults in our planes and borrow
our cigarettes—
then it’s time to
take to a pipe!
Call it the last
stronghold of mas
culine defence—or
the one pet diver-
sion our little
friends keep their
fingers off. Call it
what you will—
there’s something
downright satisfy
ing, understanding, companionable
about a friendly, mellow, MASCU
LINE pipe! It’s a real man’s smoke!
And a pipe’s at
its best when you
fill it up with Edge-
worth. There’s a
rare, mellow flavor
to the Edge-
worth blend of
fine hurleys that
simply can’t be
touched. It’s cut
long—to give you
a cool, slow-burn
ing smoke. And
you’ll find it the favorite with smokers
in 42 out of 54 colleges.
You can get Edgeworth wherever
good tobacconists sell smokes. But if
you’ve never tried it, we’d like the fun
of treating you to that first satisfying
pipeful. Just write to Larus & Bro. Co.,
105 S. 22d St., Richmond, Va.
EDGEWORTH
SMOKING TOBACCO
Edgeworth is a blend
with its natural savor
worth’s distinctive
and exclusive elev
enth process. Buy
Edgeworth any
where in two forms
—EdgeworthReady-
Rubbed and Edge-
worth Plug Slice. All
sizes, ijfi pocket
package to $1.50
pound humidor tin.
of fine old hurleys,
enhanced by Edge-
Keeping ahead
of the second hand
To keep telephone service in step with the
swift pace of American life, Bell System men
tackle many an absorbing problem, find many
an ingenious solution.
For instance, they decided that pre
cious seconds could be saved by a change in
long-established operating routine. The
operator used to repeat the number called
by the subscriber — now she indicates that
she understands by saying, “Thank you.”
To appreciate the importance of the
second thus saved, just multiply it by the
40,000,000 conversations handled by oper
ators on the average day.
In the telephone business, major improve
ments that save the subscriber’s time and
give him better service often result from just
such apparently minor changes.
—Phones—
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Luke & Charlie
BELL SYSTEM
NATION-WIDE SYSTEM OF
INTER-CONNECTING
TELEPHONES