} . THB BATTALION . 1 Til aiUPLUT PUDLieiTIOK or 4 4 « CCitIGI Of JtXkb COLLLtfL dUTipil .TtXAi TJ { Entered as aecond claim matter at the Post Office at Collafc Station, Texas, ander the Act of Congress, March t, 1879, AGGIES TO FINISH FIRING ON HEARST TROPHY RY APRIL 6 Rifle Team to ('omplete Fir ing on the National Inter Aeronautical Club Shown Fly in k Film collegiate Ma Nation; tch by Teaching An unusual film. Young Americans to shown by the Aeronautical Club in the Assembly Hall Tuesday ev ening. The film was leat to the club by the War Department of Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio.I® 0 *? 11 * ATE8 FOR DI ued from Page 1) Benito; J.‘ F. Smith. Houston; C. B. Spill, Winters; H. C. Stefani. (ialvestonj S. M. Stubbs, Hearne; T. R Timm. Hallettsville; W. H , Langview; H. C. Wendler, Willard, (liddings; Turner. April 3. Col. Emery, who wms instrumental Carter Wpnberly, Houston: V. G. ; l H. wjmbe Subscription rate fl.75 per year. Advertising rates upon request. EDITORIAL STAFF Wade U Watson. C. A. Toach Roberta Seeligson Martin Post Fincke Editor „ | Managing Editor Sports K.iiUu :—l J- Associate Editor —»_ Associate Editor Associate Editor JUNIOR KDITOS T. W. Porter > J. M. Shepherd A. 4 Queen F. it. Brendle. E. L, Mean A. L^Hill W. D. Percy.— C. B. Hussey _ Tom RBI'ORTEKB T. M. Browr I in obtaining the film. in < Young. Hpndersen; W. B Young. The first two men of the num- charge of its safety while it was f Grand Prairie, her one Hearst Trophy team wtll at A and M. t- * 1 u . c • * finish their scores by April 3, and The film portrayed the progress 'L, . "*'r>eer»ng . the remaining three members will of the enlisted student from Dimitt; J. A. Nichols, complete their shooting by April ground school through advanced Collage Station; L. E. Sommers, 6, according to First Lieutenant school, from recruit to commission- DaBaa; R. L. Thigpin, Austin. J. E. Reierson, coach of the Aggie ed pilot. The picture was of pe- In Agriculture;. R. T. Alexander, marksmen. As a result of recent culiar interest because it was of j r< Canadian; ' S. B. Archibald, illness, two members are not yet wartime production, and the equ.p- station; ‘ H. F. Barnhart, at their best, but it la expected nient then in use was made to ap- ‘ that they will be in shape in time p«>ar foolish by our present «iay w * L. Barnett, Jr^ to take their placet in the match, fighting planes and training meth- I Arlington; R. ,L. Bennett, Decatur; BUSINESS ST U W. L» Garrard D. L. Tisinger R. S. Evans L. C. Emit l t I N W. El FiUgerald. ::: Advertising M Advertising ... Assistant Advertising M .. Assistant Advertising ..Circulation Circulation States making up this section of the Hears! match are Washing ton. Idaho. California, Arisons, New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado. Utah, Oklahoma. Montana, Hawaii. Wyoming, and Texas. Coach Rei- erson stakes that he is very opti mistic dvrr the team’s chances, as the rifle team won two weeks ago from last year’s winner, the Uni versity of New York, whose acore of 94# was high in the United States. Also included in the list of teams whose scores were beat en by the Aggies that week were ods. An excellent contrast be tween the old and new in was afforded those interested in flying progress. The showing of the film, origi nally intended for Monday even ing, was delayed because of the disappearance of the lens from a projection machine in the M E Building. D. M. Emery S. R. Greer Mess Hall Situation AMistaril Circulation Maiuf*, ^ United States Nasal Academy Aasiatant CtrcnUfon Mnnae. ■ ^ Pojn , who „„ —Aaalntant Qrculatma llan.*., ;im| f , lurlr , n 1K>inU rwcti ,.| y . below the Aggies’ score. Chief ri vals this year will be the Univer sity of Washington, University of Oregon, Washington State, Stam ford, and the University of Cali fornia. Representing A and M on the first team will be: C. P. Henley, Fort Worth, or L. R. Sayers, San Antonio, in the number one posi- i tion; K. A. Tucker, Burkburnett, GATHRIGHTSITE BEING CONVERTED INTO GARDEN SPOT If is apparent that whole hearted cooperation should exist be tween the mess hall and the students, as the two are entirely depend ent od each other. There are a few facts that possibly have not been revealed and for that reason the student body is ignorant of existing conditions. At the beginning of the year the mess hall had over 6,000 glasses on hand and has purchased over 4.H00 since that time. At the present there are lejis than 3,600 glasses on hand. Since the first of January, over 839 glasses have been lost and only 22 per root of these by break age. W'hen honey was served for the first time this year, 19 new sirup pitchers were missing the first day. According to the records, the amount of equipment, excluding glasses, far expends any other year intercollegiate match was also fin in the history of the school, and more glasses lhave been lost since i^ed this past week, the second January first than in two years put together. Food prices have ad- thjrj stages of which will be vanced 17 per cent since the first of the year. Now these are the cold cdncluded this week, and the fourth hard facts. " l ; j j , . a nf Society in the Asbury room of Athletic Council has incurred a large expense in increasing the number the library Tuesday evening on of n^nor sparts as a part of its athletic program. As the success or “Personnel Records of the Regis- adeqnary of a college athletic program should be measured by the number of students that take part in recreational activities, we heart ily endorse the policy of the Council. in addition, not only are minor sports deierving of more refogni- tion—the participants should be given greater encouragement by l»eing rewarded for their achievements. A and M stui ents should take advan tage of the recreational facilities provided tHem—that’s all the Ath letic Council asks in return for its efforts. It seems unnecessary, how ever, to urge students to take part in anything that is so obviously a benefit to them. This Language We Call English trar's Office." Mr. Howell illustrat ed his talk with large scale graphs and other statistical data. The main portion of the discussion was de- ( voted to the use and value of psy chological tests given each fresh man class. Mr. Howell tied his talk on per sonnel records f6r colleges up with the problems that confront similar departments in large business or ganisations. He also gave detail ed explanations as to exactly what information is recorded on each student’s permanent record, card previously followed, and shrubs and flowers are to be planted to beautify the corner. This planting will cover the bare walls of the Exchange Store Budding and add immensly to the beauty of the campus, especially at this popular corner near the Mess Hall. Work is progressing rapidly on the job m.i l.» to be completed -in a few weeks. Leaving the old foundation | walls, this landmark of the first building of the A and M College j will remain for the memorifs of j those who did not waat to see the i old building go. For maity< this : old building represented their dormitory, class rooms, mess hall; and the offices of the college. Other areas on the campus to be lieautified under this present program are: between the Aggie- land Inn and Walton Hall, the Tex tile Building and the M. E. Build ing, around the Animal Industries Building, around the Chemistry Building, and the front of the new Administration Building which is about half completed,, Emery To Speak To Cosmopolitans Sunday Afternoon M. A. Haddad, Arabia, president of the Cosmopolitan Club, has an nounced that on Easter Sunday the club will hear Lt. Colonel A. R. Emery speak on "National Defense By H. Cl, Seeligson As a general rule American students find some difficulty in learn ing foreign languages, but after a glance at a few of the idiosyncri- cies of our own mother tongue we should be hesitant to crittciae pecu liarities in French, German, Spanish,'and other foreign language#. A recent issue of the Atlantic Monthly contained an interesting article by a Frenchman who had moved to this country. The Foench- man went on to say that he had fairly well mastered the language of the Americans but that he was forced! to admit that certain irregulari ties made it more than a little difficult. The writer said upon first coming to this country he read in a story where a man who was stand ing on a hill “overlooked the valley.” The author’s original conception of the word “overlooked” was in the sense that In packing a baf one overlooks a hat or book, however, upon further investigation he found the definition “to view from a point of vantage.” la other words, he is told that the one word “overlook” means to see something and it also means to fail to see something. Another, and perhaps more confusing word, is the English word, “fast;” A horse tied to a post is considered “fast, M a horse that tmvels at a high rat* of speed is said to be “fast;’’ colors that do not fade are ' fast’’, a person with loose morals is “fast”, and to “fast” is to do without food or drink. , j '• Even sueh s brief examination of the more outstanding pec*lari- ties of our English language is enough to make as squirm uneasily when we hear someone speak of difficulties in learning other languages or when we hear foreigners criticized for “butchering the King’s Eng lish”! in the United States” at its regu- and stressed that it is the purpose lar meeting in the Y M C A par of his staff to preserve those re- lore at three o’clock in the after cords in such a way as to have noon. * them available for effective use The remainder of the program for more than a hundred years, in will include a talk oil Czechoslo- fact, indefinitely. THREE DIE FOR HAYSTACK FIRE Berlin, Germany.—Three politi cal prisoners were executed by the axe. One was accused of setting fire to a barn and haystack. Chicago, Mar. 28.—The average college student of today is three years younger than the under graduate of a generation ago, ac cording to Dr. Louis L. Thurstone of the University of Chicago. The English broadcasters are imitating our popular radio com edians. There’s the monocle wear er who asks his aadiebce: “Ceuld you, perhaps, be interested in pur chasing a web-footed, short-legged water fowl?” vakis by F. J. Mslina. Brenham, and an Easter party with music by member* of the Aggie Band ?nt NYC Departme Condemns Collegians As Snow Shovelers ] taaammwM«f f r NEW YORK, N. Y.—Men with college education are poor snow shovelers, the Department of Sani tation of New York reports. This is especially true of men under thirty. No department has yet been formed for snow shoveling. Sup pose after such s department is set up and the faculty assembled, a new snow plough ia invented? In that case, would not a graduate snow shoveler be in the same boat as an engineer, an architect, a broker or a graduate from a busi- aa school? Laredo. In Scienie: G- K. Ashby, College Station; Ri E. Barfield, Port Ar thur; R. It- Gentt, San Antonio; R. C. Hermann. Yoakum; N. L. Hull, Pittlbuw; T. P. Kennerly, Houston; C. J. Kohler. Paleetine; J. R. Little, Gilmer; D. T. Lusk. College Statloij R. D. Margraves, Galveston;! J. fL. New, Jr., Lock hart; G. A', Qkaples. Edna; J. L. Wallace. Madisonville; C. H. Wink ler, Jr, C 4ntgi Station. In Archfteetttw: F. W. Brendle, Dallas; L. F.’ Flores, Monterrey. Mex.; P. 4- filbert. Port Arthur; J. W. Hiinniewt, Fort Worth; G. L. lagyani Nederland; P. A. J. I Jeffries, Fropt^orth; J. R. Muz- quia, Eagl E. J. Reed, San Antonio; J. G