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THE .BATTAL
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Faith
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Whit is faith? Acrording to our prriont conception, faith |i the
■nfailiitj r belief in tha integrity and ability of some person to
successf illy any sittiation that may come under his jurisdiction. One
Of the fsndamental qualities of that vagary known as human nature
is faith. To live a full-rounded and happy life a human being must
have an ideal of some description in which to place his trust
The^ successful operation of our national gov*
securing the faith and-confidence of the people of the United
In oar cs»n government, that faith was sdcceesfuhy destroyed by the
it iepublkan administration. The people lost faith in our
as the guiding hand of this nation’s destiny. Such an o*cur-
e pU ced insurmountable obstacles in hk path, and he was entirely
)e tc accomplish those things which he had hoped to do. Such a situ-
n fayed President Roosevelt when he took the oath of office last
iturda) at noon. If President Roosevelt’s only accomplishment during
term of office is ths restoration of faith in the government, and
has a ready done much toward gaining this ent^ then his tenure of
wi 1 have been a success.
For the corps of cadets,
we extend our sympathy to
the parents, relatives, and
friends of W. F. Lawrence,
our friend and follow student.
The Poor Boy In Collect’
it hsL been traditional with the democratic form of government for
to point to acquaintances or relatives with pride as the men who
tv* worked themselves up into high positions, and who secured educa
tions by Iworking their way through college in their spare time. The
qf successful men who have worked their way through rollegi-
tuccess has b« rn pointed out as an example of the superiority
oar pitosent type of government. And in direct contradiction to this
the proposals of the state legislator*—that of charging tuition
I at a I state maintained colleges.
At professional schools, the type of student most common comes
>rer families or families with moderate means, he has a defi
nite purpme in mind aa evidenced by his choice of school, and is of the
type that -as a rule finds it necessary to work part time to secure money
for ^<1iu-gth>nai purposes. With an additiolul burden of high tuition
foe* this class of student will be effectively eliminated. This additional
ftacle stakes it almost an impoaaibility for this type of student to
)Uin th* type of professional education they might desire, and the
af e location that moat materially benefits the state.
It cap hardly be a source of pride to any government to know that
A haa redtricted the education and consequent development of trained
ited men who would be of great benefit to the government and
>uid ref sy more thaa a thousand-fold the expenditures required for
ieir educ stion, had they not been burdened, discouraged, or prohibited
ikons gelt ng an advanced education. A more reasonable, not altogether
t opian, ' lew would ba that the state should aid and finance these men
every necessary wajr. It" is not unreasonable to ask that the state
■elect the most competent and promising yoang men and take the bur
den of th >ir education upon its own shoulders, paying for their edu
cation sin * it is the one that realises the greatest benefit in the end.
Prom nent educators ponder and discuss seriously the evils of eol-
on, the lack of seriousness in college students, and the exiat-
“p I ensure madness” in colleges. The answer is here. By making
the mast i if college educations prohibitive to the more earnest, poorer
atadeafts t» wham a college education is desirable, colleges have become
converted into exclusive, ultra-smart reaorta for the children of the
rfdt with i k trend toward the ultimate elimination of the serious, objec-
Mw student;',
With the addition of the further burden of high tuition fees, the
•Ur s on a downward grade. Elimination of the poorer classes
ffom higher educational institutions means the ultimate end of those
iastitution i by 'making them mere halls of pleasure for the wealthier
class, who abuse rather than use, the advantages at their disposal and
jrn to he state little or no benefit for the facilities they have ap-
|ted unto themselves.
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Campus Personalities
RUN-OFF IN GENERAL t
MARCH 8,
M
ELECTION
Draw a line through name nlcjjndidah* not voted for.
T. F. MAYO
A aad M College Librarian
Thomas F. Mayo waa born March
27, 189S, at Columbus, Mississippi.
There he spent his boyhood days,
attending both grammar and high
school in that city. Upon gradua
tion from high school, he entered
the University of Mississippi and
received his B. A. degree from that
institution in 191S.
Following his graduation from
college, ‘Tommy,” as he is known
to his friends on the campus, chose
to teach and coach athletics as a
profession. He followed this for one
year in the Oxford, Mississippi,
High School. He received a Rhodes
Junior repreaffiUtive on
A. P. M<
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There is comodt-rsble propsjfsnds
being circulated arbftid the cam
pus in the contemplation of pro
posing radical changes in the es
tablished management of A and M.
No doubt some of these changes
will foster the growth of this in
stitution, but at first glance the
individual is apt to magnify the
conditions as they now exist. Maay
schools throughout -the country
have been confronted with the pn>b
of decreased enrollment and
PRESS CLUB
BEN
SHOW
the decrease at A and M of about Cornell University is
200 students over last year is not
of such critical nature as to be
coma alarming. There are only a
few of us perhaps, who cannot re
call eases where some particular
friend was unable to attend this
college because of existing econo
mic conditions
It has been rumored that A and
M is not a member of'the Ameri-
Scholarship to Oxford Univeraity can Association! of Urtiveriitiea be-
Coeducational?
In a ricent issue of the Battalion there appeared an article by a
fdrmer stident, W. A. Ortolani, in which h* presented reasons why
A and M College should be made co-educatiortal. We are quoting below
and entered there in the Fall of
1914, and received a B. A. degree
in English Literature in 1916.
Returning to the United States,
h« came to A and M College in
September. 1916 as a member of
the teaching staff. He was granted
a leave of absence to serve as an
intelligence officer in naval avia
tion for eighteen months during
the years of 1918 and 1919. Upon
receiving his discharge he again
entered Oxford University snd re
ceived s B. A. degree in Modern
History in 1921 and a Master’s de
gree in English in 1922.
Again Mr. Mayo returned to A
snd M College as a professor snd
’ continued here until 1927 when he
went to Columbia University and
taught for s year. He is now a
member of the English department
of A and M and College Librarian,
having held the latter position
since 1919. Mr. Mayo is now com
pleting his doctor's dissertation.
“Epicurus in England.” which,
when completed, will entitle him to
cause our staff of instructors and
professors do not have a sufficient
number of iaggsaa to meet the re-
f that association,
are unfounded aa the
information and data,
riy of the engineering
will substantiate,
i In engineering, practical exper-
A —® is regarded so highly that
of the instructional staff
age expected. to get a considerable
pdrt their preparation for teach-
if% $n>m the field of experience.
Aa a%esult of this, the number of
cqglayering teachers holding do-
ffsoar above the Master’s Degree
M small.
one
.H.
jdf the oldest engineering
in the nation and is often
as the leader in engi-
education. Massachusetts
of Technology is among
in engineering edu-
and is probably without a
{p certain graduate engineer-
taprk. A comparison of de-
till
>bs roa
gfees held by the full professors
of eng^ieering of these institutions
with thou* held by the engineer-
ilty of the same rank at
A^anttM College fails to show lack
ot training hare.
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A AND M
S •s# Bach.
I'NIVEBfMTV Of TEXAS
Naaa Bach. Master Ph.D.
Associate PuifssaatB.—i.—
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last rate era It—
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PALACE THEATER
ONE DAY ONLY, TUESDAY MARCH 21
an article by A. S. Porter* Dallas, snother former student, which I * Pb.D. degree in Literature from
Columbia University.
Mr. Mayo is a bachelor snd lives
on the campus with his mother.
appeared in the Texas Aggie, the former students' newspaper
J “It is my opinion thst young women should be allowed to enroll
A sad 11 when:
(J I 1 he professions for which young arih are trained at A and M
ad* taken up by a sufficient number of woman to demand it.
(21 The Legislature provides dormitories and other facilities for
thg use of vomen students. , 1
(3> V hen there are no other schools maintained from state funds
solely for t he training of young *omen.
<5> V hen the Liberal Arts school at A and M is enlarged rather
than etimir sted entirely, as it should be.
(BV V'hen all the Creek Letter sororities and fraternities are
allowed to trganize on the campus so that groups of students can band
together pr marily for social functions snd can'in so doing “snob” every
eat not belonging to their group.
Aasuminc (Sat Graduate Instruction would only to giren to PTofaaaoca and Asso
ciate Prof Wanes. A Snd N as cowparcd wit* iVsaa University would hare tto fallow
ing aroilaUa taactom: |1
A AMD M U or T
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Try
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Bridge Tournament
Benefiting Cotton
Net proceeds amounting to 1100
were derived from the Cotton Con
test bridge tournament held at the
Bryan Country Club on Friday,
, ^ . ..... . = . . , , March 3. Members of the gen-
, of A .od Mtod.r.._of f.r moro .m|K,rU^o ^ comm , tt „
“ o: the above discussed subjects. Bnck and mortar alone fall: , ... ..
, ,, ... . _ i i j nounceo that tne party
rt eg making a school great. Petty jealousie* among heads of
lent i are detrimental to the college, the; welfare of which should
rYirsttonsideration. A and M should not be the training ground
f<k yeung nstructors who. after securing an advanced degree there,
go to some good position with another school. This doe* not mean that
th*re ehouU not be a pruaing of some of the dead timber in the faculty
when sue h s necessary. We need more permanent, highly trained, co-
tive. spirited instructors.
last, but by no means least, the edrollment should not de-
beeatise the football team has not won a championship since
17. We farmer students should not have to listen to thinking people
that A and M is going down fast”
K. s. portbrJ .
Dallas, Texas
The biggest snd finest crop of
revolution* you ever saw is sprout
ing all ova* this country right now.
—John A. Simpson, president of
the Farmers Union.
T
was a suc
cess due to tha active interest tak
en by residents of Bryan snd Col
lege Station and by the whole
hearted cooperation‘shown by mer
chants of the two communities.
The two reception rooms of the
Country Club ware gaily decorated
for the occasion. E. W. Ramsey,
Garland, designed the decorative
travel posters and A. E. Bryant,
Corsicana, president of the Agro
nomy Society, eras assisted by oth
er members of the society in their
arrangement A picture of a large
steamship bearing the name 8. 8.
Cotton, was hung above the mantel
of the fireplace in the main room.
Festoons of Spanish moss hanging
from the ceiling beams completed
the decorations.
. . _ . Music for dancing waa furnished
The mom Europe pays the Unit- wjth ch4 b g* Cwnpu, Ser-
ed States, the leas likelihood is * 7
there of that
Assuming that graduate instruc
tion would be given by no teachers
below the rank of associate profes
sor. it will be notsd'that A and M
has four Ph.D’s compared to one
Winners Is Success *• "" „ of T "* - •" d
nineteen with the Masters degree
1 j compared to fourteen at the Uni-
^ versity.
A tabulation of the highest de
grees and years of teaching of the-
members of our teaching staff who
are actually giving instruction, in
cluding those in f related Sciences,
are as follows:
27*/i , have Ph.D degrees.
69'* have Master’s'degrees.
14% have not received a second
degree.
The list shows an average col
lege experience of fourteen years.
This college is St present giving
more graduate work in engineering
than the University of Texas. Data
collected and tabulated by the
Board of Education gives ths fol
lowing as the graduate credit hour
regist*ation in the engineering de
partments
I ......in
University of Texas 163
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