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l 2 THE BATTALION THE 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. Member of The 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. EDITORIAL STAFF CLAUDE M. EVANS Editor-in-Chief PHILIP JOHN Managing Editor M. J. BLOCK Associate Editor D. B. McNERNEY Associate Editor W. J. FAULK Sports Editor R. L. HERBERT Feature Editor C. E. BEESON Staff Correspondent J. L. KEITH Art Editor RUSTY SMITH Cartoonist W. 0. SANDERS 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 Circulation Manager GEORGE C. BRUNDRETT Assistant Circulation Mgr. ODD THINGS AND NEW—By Lame Bode ILLY &USH i f) fLORlSl IN CHICAGO J'j66c5l£0 0V H. RIEL by Mrs. H-WBreck tA.6fiLM£R IS AN UND£/?lAKfr? in ft coum.coi The Exchange Store Contained elsewhere in this issue will be found a complete report of the committee investigating the Exchange Store prices as was made to the Student Welfare Committee last Thursday night. It might be well to supplement the report with additional information not con tained therein. The store, since its organization in 1909, has been operated absolute ly as an independent part of the college, and has attained considerable recognition as an efficiently operated concern. It was first located in the old Main Building but was burned out with the fire that de stroyed that building and from there was transferred to another struc ture. Loss incurred in the fire set the store at a considerable disad vantage, as virtually no insurance was carried. Later business helped to place the store in a paying condition, and today the building which it now occupies is a part of the department and has been paid out of such profits as are derived from year to year. It has not been the purpose of the management to operate with the idea of making it a money making investment. Most articles which are school necessities, and which have to be sold by the store as are required in the order by the board of directors which established the store, are sold below the retail price of the commercial market. These prices are frequently equal to cost, or a fraction over. It is only through close buying, a fast turnover of this part of the stock, and cash sales that the store is able to operate in this manner. As well as being a department of the college, and under the super vision of Comptroller of Accounts, the store is audited annually by a public auditor, so that a more definite value of the business of the store may be obtained. In order for the store to continue being the success that it has been, in order for it to continue operating with prices under market value; its business must continue. For it to make a margin of profit at all with its retail prices so close to cost price, the store must have a continued volume of business. Cn the articles which are not bought in large quantities there can be no appreciable reduction in price, if any, due to the expense of handling. It was found that the handling of books is a loss to the store due to the small profit and cost of handling and through the loss in new editions and changes in kinds of books used, rendering all old books a total loss. The investigating committee recommended that the store handle the second hand books to offset loss on new books. Logical reasoning shows then that the Exchange Store operated under the conditions listed and with the co-opei - ation of student body will be beneficial to the students. Consider this, for what would be the result if the store ceased to operate ? filMRU.MRPlN- o£ 1're7iIo7] ) NJ. HRS N07 SLEPTQ* wm for J8 Y£f)R$/ © McClure Newspaper Syndicate }OHN Hf)RR o£ Jones Mills/Pa P> SFlliSHGE 77 Fttl LOm PROF) ONE HOG Qurcrless VUCI’S f)R£ OW/N£P BV A.M.f?. GRtSHAM- 9a7i fcicmo.fcx of the “sulphur and molasses” season The Battalion announces its feature edition for the month of March. The magazine will be the “Spring Fever” number and will be out next Wednesday night, March sixteenth. The cover design, depicting a spring love scene, is drawn by W. 0. Sanders. History Of Social Seminar Shows Growth In 16 Years Dr. Clark, Present President, Is One Of Organization’s Oldest Members. Take Care Of The Campus Following an adopted plan of beuutification that is paralleled with the future campus design, the Landscape Arts Department is in the midst of completing the task of setting out several thousand shi'ubs, plants, and evergreens, which will materially add to the beauty of the campus. It is now our duty to keep them this way. The college is expanding in a large building program that will equip it for sufficient increased enrollment in future years. Time and money spent in a layout of shrubbery will do little to contribute to the permanency of the project if we do not take care of the plants while they are young. A bit of pride and personal care in a place which is virtually a home for us for four years may develop a very pleasant atmosphere with only a small amount of care from each student. A recent visitor on the campus, travelling to all colleges in the southern and western states, was very complimentary of this campus. He said that he was on the campus only a few minutes until he was aware of an atmosphere about the place that he did not find elsewhere. Few colleges, so he said, compared to this one in appearance and environment. But of course he was touched with that Aggie Spirit that only time and effort have brought here. Still, this spirit can be given a very attractive appeal to the public and visitors by keeping a beautiful campus. Let us remember that we are strongly judged by our appear ances and we should strive to see that we win favorable respect. Just as clothes do not make the man; neither do flowers make a campus, but each is a helpful agent. Reveille Back! After a prolonged absence of two months, “Reveille,” the little black dog, who endeared herself to the cadet corps by her disi'egard for the authorities, is again on the campus and has evidenced her joy at the sight of khaki uniforms by racing madly through the ranks at daily formations. During the Christmas holidays the little dog was sent to the Veterinary Hospital, as she had no vaccination tag as required by State law and no owners could be found. Upon appeal of the students the Veterinary Hospital released “Reveille” after vaccinating her free of charge and waiving her feed bill for over two months. The Battalion staff takes this opportunity to express its grati tude to the Veterinary Hospital on behalf of the corps for their attitude in this incident. Spring Fever;—Bur-r-r! The chilly winds blowing over the campus today are the heralds announcing the entrance of the spring season. The corps will change its excuse for indolence from hibernation to spring fever and in honor Everyone who has ever attended a meeting is a member. Such is the informal organization of the Social Science Seminar which this year celebrates its six teenth birthday. “The primary pur pose of the society,” according to Dr. B. F. Clark, head of the De partment of Economics and one of the founders, “is to stimulate in terest in scholarship and social cur rents.” On alternate Monday evenings at 8 o’clock the Seminar meets in the Physics Lecture room, where talks are given by authorities in various fields of learning. Sunday School Class The organization which has evolved into the Social Science Seminar had its inception in 1917 as the Campus Sunday School Class. Meetings were held in the old Chapel which was later turned into an armory and has since been removed to provide a site for Hart Hall. Subjects discussed had a somewhat broader scope than is customary in Sunday School classes and the suggestion was made that the group should form a Sociology Club. Dr. Bizzell, then president of the College, was elected permanent president of the Club; meetings were held each Monday evening in th Y M C A and as the society was no longer interested primarily in Bible study, subjects discussed were of an exceedingly varied nature. Because Dr. BizzelPs duties as pres ident of the College necessitated his being absent frequently, Dr. Clark, who had been chosen to serve as leader of the club during Dr. Biz- zell’s absence, was virtually presi dent of the organization. Became Economics Seminar ! The World War disrupted the club, but its members under the leadership of Dr. Clark, formed the Economics Seminar and met regularly in the office of the Eco nomics department. The scope of their discussions was limited to a careful study of the forces under lying and in operation during the j war. The original organization, how ever, was one of the hobbies of Dr. Bizzell, who is now president of the University of Oklahoma; he dis liked limiting the discussion solely to economic problems and phenom ena and succeeded in the fall of 1919 in changing the organization to the Social Science Seminar, which name it still retains. Interest in the organization grew rapidly necessitating a meeting place that would accommodate greater numbers. The new Physics Building was completed about this time and the society moved into the lecture room on the second floor, where meetings have been held ever since. Large Membership The Seminar operates on a min imum of organization, having no membership list, no membership fees and no archives. Dr. Clark says, “every person who has ever attended a meeting is considered a member.” Only one officer, the secretary, is elected annually. The following year the secretary auto matically becomes president of the organization and then vice-presi dent the third year. The present president is Professor J. Wheeler Barger, of the Department of Eco nomics; next year’s president, now secretary, is Dr. C. H. Winkler, Dean of the School of Vocational Teaching; Dr. Luther G. Jones, pro fessor of Agronomy is vice-presi dent. Four members of the original organization, still reside on the campus. They are Dr. and Mrs. Clark and Professor and Mrs. W. H. Thomas. Past presidents of the society who retain their connection with the College are Dr. F. B. Clark, Dr. V. P. Lee, Professors W. H. Thomas, V. K. Sugareff and S. Morgan. Future For The College Man Is Yet Optimistic Houston Banker Says Funda mentals Of Business Still Compare To Those Of The Past. “The fields of endeavor for the graduate will be just as interest ing in the future as in the past, and the pastures just as green,” stated L. R. Bryan, Jr., Vice-Pres ident of the Second National Bank of Houston, in an informal talk to members of the Accounting So ciety Monday night in the Asbury room of the Library. His subject was “Recent Trends in Banking.” Business Ideals Unchanged Just as the fundamentals of mili tary employment today are identi cal to those used by Julius Caesar, so also are all business fundamen tals unchanged, said Mr. Bryan. Methods of business operation, however, are constantly undergo ing change, and it is because of this that the futui’e will be so in teresting. In commenting on the probable effects of the newly formed gov ernment Reconstruction Finance Corporation he said that it would prevent further failures of banks and guarantee the solvency of in surance companies in the event of a major disaster or conflagi’ation. The recent trends in banking are paralleled by similar changes in other businesses, the speaker said, and this should be a source of en couragement to those about to graduate. Reserve Officer Mr. Bryan holds the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Officers’ Reserve Corps, is former treasur er of the Houston Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the Executive committee of the Tex as Bankers’ Association. Houston Magazine Commends Cadets On Yelling Ability At last one Houston sports scribe comes forth with editorial comment on the terrific threshing the Ag gie quintet handed the Rice Owls in Memorial Gymnasium a week or so past, for in The Houston Gar goyle dated February 21, we find the following remarks: “The loudest thing in America today is the A and M Cadet Corps, in full cry and enclosed within the echoing confines of its own gym during a basketball game. There is noise what is noise! Thundering, deafening, it rises from thousands of rugged young throats, banked in a solid olive-drab mass on the other side of the court, and hits your ear-drums with the power to stun. “There are seasoned veterans who say that the previous gym, with its tin roof, was even worse, but we doubt than any human cla mor could surpass what we heard last week when the Aggie played Rice. The veterans also say that when the Aggies fall behind, that awful concatenation fades away in to a pale-pink whisper. But we did- nt get a chance to note this, since Rice managed to score but six points during the 40 minutes of play ... a field goal and a free throw during the first half, and three more donations during the second. The crux of the contest was a lean, towering sophomore named Merka, who reached far above the heads of the short Rice five and took the ball at will. It was just, as one proud Czechoslovakian fath er proudly remarked, “Tc^o much Smetana.” “Dr. Gaylord Johnson, the chem ist, felt that the Owls were just plain dead on their feet, and were outfought. We couldn’t help harbor ing a suspicion, though, that they were numbed by din.” Troop B Tops List In Scholastic Merit For First Semester Troop B Cavalry led the list in scholastic averages of the first term according to a compilation released by the Registrar’s office recently. The Cavalrymen made an average of .548 for the first term’s work and are well on their way to lead the other troops, batteries, and companies for the second term. Individual averages were first determined by dividing the num ber of grade points by the number of hours for which the student was registered. Company averages were then found by adding the individual averages of the members of each company and dividing the total by the number of men in the company. In determining the individual av erages the following grade point values were used: grade A, two grade points per term hour; grade B, one grade point per term hour; grade C, no grade points; grade D, one negative grade point per term hour; grade E, two negative grade points per term hour. The normal average for a com pany would be .500 assuming each student made the normal require ment of half as many grade points as hours for which he has regis tered. Einstein Er. route To Gerrnany-May Return Next Year able to determine whether the cos mic ray signalizes the birth or des truction of matter. “I believe the apparent motions of nebulae away from the earth (as indicated by the red shift in their spectra) are real.” “It is scarcely possible to think that life on other planets does not exist.” Asked if he had modified his unified field theory during the past year, he replied: “Yes, I have changed the plan of attack, but the object is the same.” Take Care OF YOUR Eyes Eye strain makes you uncom fortable and makes your work difficult. Our glasses correct ey r e strain and make your work consult" US ABOUT YOUR EYES! Dr. J. W. Payne Optometrist Masonic Bldg. Bryan, Texas Opposite Queen Theater oh'Rana bij BaLovcu A pipe is not for girls $i RON A Another outstanding example of Bulova value! 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Buy Edgeworth any where in two forms —Edgeworth Ready- nv EXTRA Rubbed and Edge- GRADf worth Plug Slice. All ‘'fADYRUBBwjj pound humidor tin. —ZeL ^lIc A pipe is a real man’s smoke (College Nev/s Service) LOS ANGELES, Mar. 3.—Albert Einstein, who this week was en I’oute to his homeland via the Ham burg-American liner San Francisco, hopes to return to Southern Cali fornia for a third visit next year, he announced just before sailing last Friday. Studies Universe He has spent the past two mon ths in Pasadena, studying prob lems of the universe with scien tists at the California Institute of Technology and the Mount Wilson Observatory. His first visit was in 1930. Replying to a multitude of ques tions fired at him by reporters, Einstein committed himself to some of the following opinions last week: with German youth, “has the good fortune not to have its outlook trou bled by outlook tradition or by an imposed development which they American youth, as compared resist.” Answers Question There are insufficient facts avail- COLLEGE THEATER CLUB Presents THE ROYAL RUSSIAN CHORUS “The Undisputed Peers of Choral Harmony” Assembly Hall Monday, March 14, 8 p. m. —Admission— Students 25^ Adults 50^ Reserved Seats 25^ extra COLLEGE THEATER CLUB (with local cast) Presents “The White-Headed Boy” That superb Irish Comedy by Lennox Robinson At the ASSEMBLY HALL on Thursday Evening, March 17, at 8 p. m. —Admission— Students 25^ Adults 50£