Weekly By The Student* of The A. & M. CoJhtfe of Tex**
COLLEGE STATION, 1UAE| NOVEMBER V1M2.
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TO BE AGGIES’
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NUMBER 8
TEDS
TO PU¥ FIBST
UME _■
Freshmen Open Season With
Ninth Infantry Team From
San Antonio.
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Agfrie* wh* have been wonder
ing what kind of a team the Fresh
men have this year, will have a
chance to decide for themselves
when Coach Roswell Higginboth
am’s Texas Aggie Freshman eleven
meets the
from San A
V ember 12.
The frashin
have contei
scrimmages
“B" squads
AGGIE MASCOT GIVEN
' RECOGNITION AT
GAME IN DALLAS
Reveille. A and M campus
pup. was given more atten
tion and Comment by the ra
dio announcer of the Aggie-
S. M. U. game in his broad
cast than any player of eith
er team.
Infantry team
Saturday, No-
imen to ds
n i<h1 thei
i between
and again
to date this season
themselves 1 with
i their “A" and
tinst the vanity
reserve and Manity teams. Teata-
tive starting freshman lineup, with
appreximate weight of each player
is as follows: M B. Tohline (1*6),
left end; Carter Speed (1#7). Cor-
sicanp, left tackle; Marion Crow
(1751, left guard; Stanfield Stach
(1751 center; Oscar Seward (161),
right guard; Fred Bayless (175),
Houston, right tackle; Robert Sim-
mons (179), Haskell, right end;
Wilham Couser (159), Brecken-
ridgev or Nash Thompson (155),
Fort Worth, quarterback; Ed Wick
er (IBS); Corpus Christi. left half
back; P. R. Reid (175), Corpua
Chrirti, tight halfback; Paul Calla
han, 1185), Dallas, fullback. Coach
Higginbotham has announced that
the entire ‘‘A” squad probably will
aee service in the tilt.
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Aggie Defensive
Work Holds S.M.IL
To Scoreless Tie
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Farmers Battle .Muntangs To
0-0 Score In Dallas Satur
day Before 14,000 Fans.
The same attack that gave the
Mustangs a touchdown against the
Texas Univenity Longhorns in
Austin two weeks ago proved in
adequate when near the Aggie goal
line last Saturday as the two team*
fought to a scoreless tie before a
crowd of 14,000.
Both teams tried to break into
the “win” column and shove the
other into the conference cellar
now held by the Baylor Bears The
Mustangs are a few percentage
points ahead of Baylor With the
Aggies and the Arkai
ADDSMEMBERS
‘Hdrt.v-Eight Students Elect
ed Te Haltormry Scholastic
Association.
Thirteen seizors and twenty-five
, _junior* were added to the member
ship soils of tl|e Scholarship Honor
Sdciety last nipht. These men were
elected members of the Society
from an eligible list of thirteen
and forty
Razor-
backs tied for fourth place in the
race for the conference football
H** ’ i! J
Statistically, the Mustangs out
played the Aggies. They made 13
first downs, nearly all by the fer
ial route, while the Aggies were
able to gamer only 3 first downs
straight running plays. Only
two passes were completed by tpo
Farmers for a gain of about
yards. . . {
Special Trains From Hi
To Arrive At Noon Wii
Crowd For Armistii
Complete Arrangements for
elude Dance Friday Night, FH
Saturday Afternoon, and Coi
urday Night.
iton
Large .
Day Game
eek-End In-
iman Game
is Dance Sat-
On Armiatice Day, Friday, November
be host* to what promises to be a record
dents and viaitors. The occasion will be the
football game which is to be played this
Special trains will be run from Houston
and are scheduled to arrive about noon.
Corps Dances To
Be Exempt From
Federal Revenue
Tax On Admiiedon Fee To
Corps Dance Is Eliminated
By Revenue Collector.
, the Aggies will
wd of Rice stu-
nual Rice-Aggie
on Kyle Field.
College Station
tr II WIk.
Arrangements have been made
to handle and entertain the visi
tors and the Cadet Corps ia an
xiously .afctkiiating the day when
they may see the Aggie football
team in action against the Rice
Owls.
The program for Armistice Day
include* a turkey dinner to be serv
ed in the megs hall at noon, the
Owl-Farmer |rrid battle that af
ternoon, ani an Armistice
dance to be held in the mess hall
Friday night Ralph Webster and
bis Lamar Hjatel Orchestra from
for this dance
Houstonians will
iphere prevailing
iplay
for Saturday in
game in the after-
Chartie Cumminps
At the first of the football season, the linesmen pictured above
Texas Aggies’ football aspirations. Injuries have removed George
Both teams threatened to score Murray, end, from the lineup, and the brunt of the line play is now oit
several times, but each time a lis Nolan, center, and Charlie Cummings, tackle, who are making a
mb _, w i_ . | ipmii p. _ JB*
Engineering s^idents led the list for 13 yards, thereby making
r-eight juniors
tightening line, an intercepted pass,
or a fumble halted the march.
Twice did the Aggies get into scor
ing positions. In the third quarter,
a Mustang back got off a weak
punt that went out of bounds in
a dangerous position. Domingue
carried the ball off tackle for a
good gain and then the line-plung
ing Ted Spencer hit center for a
first down. Probably the prettiest
play of the game then followed a*
Woodland. Aggie guard, came out
of the line and took the ball froan
Domingue to rush around right end
ence honors.
of new sient be rs. there being
twenty-stx from this branch of
study, *Ekmtricu) Enigneering stu
dents led all other courses of in
struction. t|her| being eleven from
this field added to the roster of the
first down. Two more plays failed
to gain much ground, but the ball
was advanced to a position favor
able for a field goal, A try for a
field goal that would have won the
game had it been successful was
/
societir.' tight Chemical Engineer- blocked by Mills, Pony end.
ing student* were taken in for sec- Twice the successful aerial attack
ond high honor*. of the Mustang* carried them deep
Senior Biem|ers admitted were: into Aggie territory, but on each
L. M. Adam* Waco; B
ey, Ft. Worth; W. H.
L. Dellen- attempt {to reach the goal line eith-
Litchfield. «*r knocked down a pass or caused
Beauipont; Urns Miller, Corsi- the passers to throw them wide.
L i
ENGAGED,FOR
ARMISTICE DAY
Reserve Officers
Form Battle Plan
In Sham Skirmish
cana;|T. 0 Pke, Winters; V. A
Randolph. Cherokee; P. A. Sharp,
Mooripgsport, ^a.; H. Q Whitmire,
jw. ! W. Whitmire, Mid
land; jW. B. Williams. Greenville;
H B. ChambeHam, and E. F. Rob
erts.
Members eta rted from the Jun
ior class wen: R. T. Alexander.
Canadian; H. V. Blackwood, Ros-
B. D. llrockett. Ft. Wortl);
Bsrns, Ft. Worth; A. M
Wi^m; ". N. Gearreld. Ste
le; F. ( remmel, Pettus; E
Crmwf )rd; W. W. Holmes,
rk; W. B. Logan, Dallas,
Dallas; W. A. Mc-
H. F.| Martin,
Leod, Cuero;
Antonio; JL E. Poole, Port Arthur;
R. E. Porter, Sin Antonio; V. Pea
cock, iMineela; J. B. Rawls, New
Orleaas. La.; 'V. D. Sorrells, Gil
mer; R. E. White, San Antonio; J.
E. Weaver. Refugio; J. I. Walton,
Yoakdm; J. H- Wilkinson, Daln-
gerfield; 0. S. York, Galveston; K.
E. Zimmerman^ Coleman; and F.
E.
When the toe of Captain Sprague
punted the ball deep into the Aggie
territory, the toe of Muggins Fow
ler came to the rescue of the Ag-
(Continued on page 5)
GEOLOGY CLUB
OFFICERS AT
ELECTS
MEETIN
NG
At a session held in the Science
Hall recently the Geology Club was
rsnrg*nidiri - for the present year.
A. ,Carnegie- Elliott, Pilot Point,
was chosen president and G. J.
Koehler, Palatine, secretary.
The club will hold weekly meet-
S. Pawkett, San ^ ing* and the programs will consist
Noted OrcheHtra To Flay For
Dance Follow ing Rice Game
Friday.
Ralph Webster and his Lamar
Hotel orchestra have been engag
ed to furnish music for the Armis
tice Day dance to be held in the
mess hall Friday night following
the Rice-Aggie game, Donald El
liott, social secretary of the Senior
Class, announces.
The dance is scheduled to begin
at nine o’clock and end at one a. m
It will probably be the most out
standing dance of the,year Elliott
said this afternoon.
This orchestra played for the
Junior Prom and Final Ball last
mar. It consists of twelve musi
cians, six of whom are vocalists,
1 and in addition has four torch sing-'
ers who accompany the orchestra.
Several novelty numbers will be
given by the orchestra as well at
* floor show featuring the torch
f ingers and a vocal trio headed by
Emmy” Giffea. former Aggietand
prehestra trumpeter.
Army Fentonnel Engages In
Imaginary Defeiute of Col
lege Station.
the bast* of the
Tliarri, and Ray
shoulders of Wil-
bid for all-confer-
In accordance with a ruling re- Houaton will
ceived from James W. Baa*, Col- so the
lector of Internal Revenue, the , find a home
corps dances held at A and M will m this respec
be free from tax in the future. Don The p
Elliott. Social Secretary of the eludes a foot
Senior Class said this afternoon, noon between the Aggie Fish and
The exemption is based on the the strong >Alnth infantry team
fact that A and M is an educational from San Adtonio and a dance
institution and the profits derived Saturday trigljt in the mess hall,
from the dances go to the Senior music for whi^h is being furnished
Class Memorial Fund. At the end by the Aggiepnd Orchestra,
of the school year the Senior Class > ««—
is to vote on the disposition of the _____ __ ___ ______
r PRESS CLUB OFFERS
' Elliott communicated wfth the PRIZE TO STUDENT
revenue collector in Austin gnd car
ried on the negotiations necessary
to bring about the exempthtn from
the tax, but it was only after an I
affadavit stating the purpose of'
the dances and signed by D*. Wal
ton, President of A and 91 College,
had been submitted that Bads made
th t-n U, ' n * . , . I The Press ( hib, in an effort to
Elliott est,mates that th* onus- rt|mul . te in creativ< . wri t-
sion of the government tax will jnjr amonff ^ ,, tudentl ,. specially
save the cadet corps approximately thoM ^
connected with
AUTHORS FOR WORK
J 'P|.
Medal To Bd> Ghen For Beat
Composition Submitted By
Any Undergraduate.
I M
five hundred
year.
dollars du
i>x|nu
ri*g
Make Tour Before
Cpflegiate Live-
Debaters Give Show
To Raise Money For
Meet With Missouri blem
■ - According
Proceed* from the picture show club there are
any gf
th *' the regular pu dications staff* haa
announced the institution of $ lit
erary congest. The winner of thia
contest will receive the Press Club
Literary Awa^d, a medal bearing
an inscription | with the club etn-
-I
An extensive practice martUeyer
is being held this week by members
of the Reserve Officers troopVhool The A| a«d M International Live
as a means of keeping their re- Stock Jjkmng Team left today
serve commissions in effect. Yhi*' on northern
manuever consists of a plan of de- ; cont ** t *- WMm consists of H
fense for College Station against A. Htzhdgjk Tolar; A. P. Goforth.
. ficUtiou. ,n.n,y 1°w W^W.
from the south, and is to efeage D Russtll, Gi*i*ury; and E. L.
all branches of the Regular Army , Willmms l. C , ri *za Springs. Pro- .. , , . _ „ .
lessor R;’K. MHHollin of the
mai Hushaadry department accom
panied the;team as coach
The fir«£ .stop will be made at
members of the
many students in the
to be given in the Assembly Hall, corps who have writing ability and
Friday evening. November 11, wilC one of the purposes of the contest
represented in the in ■ the Rewerve
Officers Training Corps at A and
AGGIES GIVEN CREDIT
The Retail Merchants Assocla-
The details of the battle condi
tions were issued to all members of J Kansas Cltj on November 12 where
the Troop School at their meeting t>H , men participate i B the Col-
last Wednesday night. Members of r lefpmte LiVistock Judging Contest
each branch were assigned posi-1 to t* heUFtn connection with the
tions as commanders and are tor Amer jcan Joyal Livestock Show,
arrange their own defensive posi-! prom K
tions. Senior Members of the R. 0. g Q to A
T. C. were invited to participate Bpend sevpjjgl days inspecting the
in .the manuever in order to ac- *tock of t*< jowa $tate College and
quaint themselves with the routine brushing thhir judging toch-
of the reserve officers school* as n ique Th^y will xlso visit Purdue
they all will be required to do this University and ttye University of
type of training after graduation HUnois. Op Slovember 26 the team
As a finale to the tactical prob- will be i*j Y piicago to compete
lems. the officers wid ride *ver against -Mil 1 ilii^isUly twenty
City the team will
1 low* where they wid
be used to defray the expense of s is to attempt {to find the talented
debate team tour scheduled for the ones. Members iof publication staffs
second semester. The tour will b<- are not barred from receiving the
to Columbia, Misaouri, where the award, and a j system of judging
team will participate in a debate has been perfected that wtU pre
wit h the University of Missouri vent the judges from recognizing
team from whom the Debate Club the author of [any manuscript,
recently received an invitation
been made am yet. the club is mak
ing arrangements with a number
of other colleges for engagements
that might be filled on the Mis
souri trip, i
The picture sponsored by the De
bate Club is “This is the Night”
starring Charlie Ruggles and Ro
land Young with Lilly Damita.
(Continued on page 5)
of talks on subjects relating to ge- mnv w.e wuaBwm «i«r -»■ maammrn -■
ology and associated sciences by , |ion of Bryan desires to cooperate the grounds on which the battle l* teams frotr She United States and
the members, with occasional dis with the Aggies in the establishing supposed to be fought Sunday and Canada ip JBie International Gol-
cussions by men prominent in the
field of geology.
The first speaker to address the i
club was J. JL Day, a graduate stu
dent in geology, who spoke on “The
Fleming and Liaste Formations in
Colorado and Lavaca Countian.”
♦f credit in that city. They an- discuss the weaknesses of the final legists
that the only requirement plan of action. The sham situation The A
the opening of an account with is; a cavalry squadron with a tna- have 1
)ny merchant will be the securing chine gun company attached en- hare
f a letter of recommendation from gages the enemy initially, and then tically
e respective home town Retail retreats to a position occupied by -
erchant* Associations. the Infantry battalions.
.fudging Contest
teams of the past
showings as they
near the top in prac-
inte(-national compe-
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MURRAY CONFINED Vo
SIDELINES BY INJURY cation for the
■.. ■ i ■ ■ , of the present
Members of the Aggre football from Bryan to
team state that the baddfenld, as
well as the line will miss the ser
vices of Ray Murray, left ead. who
was injured in the S. M. U. game
last Saturday. Murray was pn the
receinig end of most of the pass
es hurled by the cadets, and turned
in a good defensive game accord-
tag to sports writers of the state
It is doubtful that Murray will graduates are
be sufficiently recovered to play in Of the time
the Thanksgiving game
University of Tex**.
to play in
with the
B __ Road '
Paving Contract Let
By State Department
«d •
The contract has been let by the
state highway department for the
concrete pavinir job between Col
lege Station and Bryan and work
; will start immediately. The new lo-
highway runs east
route all the way
Navasota.
With the com pletion of this short
stretch of wori . in Brazos county,
it will be poss ble to stay on the
College Station to
of highway 75. At
e a hard surfaced
campus abd
the cam-
Aitonio. Some of the
a *ble to tell stories
a trip to Nava-
concrete from
Dallas by way
present there
road between
■•■•ton and al^o
pus and San
bottom
41
NCE
the «
o betw*
note through t te Navasota River
was an I dventure te be tak-
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