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MAIN BUILDING—Old College Main Build rig, as it stood prior to burning May 17, 1912,
played an important part in early student ife. One of the first two building^ on the
campus built in 1876, at the time it burned Main Building housed the commandant’s of
fice, the college treasurer, faculty mail exchange;. mathematics department, English de
partment, history department, library and arfnpry^ / >,
•e Cadets Infants
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Aggie Maturity Questioned
By Professor Here in 1935
People have always wondered if
A&M students are so terribly dif
ferent from college students at
coed institutions. Their seemingly
erratic conduct at times has left
room for much consideration along
this line, many people say.
The same problem plagued stu
dents in 1936, when a Battalion ed
itor wrote an editorial on the sub
ject.
In his editorial he mentioned sev
eral problems that confront many
people about A&M students, even
today.
“Recently a faculty contributor
to this publication in one of his ar
ticles broached the question ‘are
Aggies Infants?’ and then pro-
deeded to answer it, as is his us
ual custom. Citing the A&M stu
dent appreciative qualities as evi
denced at a I’ecent entertainment
attractions as exempliary, he an
swered his own interrogation with
an emphatic ‘No!’
“And we heartily agi’ee with him
for we believe the students here to
be just as mature in their likes,
dislikes, actions and thoughts as
those in any university. For all
their seeming boisterous enthusi
asm, they do know the time and
the place for giving vent to such
conduct that seems generally clas
sified as mature.
THAT’S THE CORPS?—The late President Franklin D.
Roosevelt (left) who visited A&M in 1937, reviews the
corps with T. 0. Walton, who was president of the college.
FDR Visited
Campos in 1937
The late Franklin Delano
Roosevelt became the first
president ever to visit A&M
when he inspected the college
May 11, 1937.
A 21-cannon salute was given
the President as he arrived at the
train station. This was the first
of its kind ever fired at A&M.
Thousands of visitors crowded
into Kyle Field to see the Presi
dent. In order to handle the huge
crowd, cars entering the campus I
were directed to snecial parking I
lots by guards until he left. A
force of 32 state highway patrol- !
men were called to assist college |
employes in carrying out the reg- |
ulations.
President Roosevelt arrived at 1
2 that afternoon, and went imme- !
diately to Kyle Field where he re- j
viewed the Corps of Cadets. He 1
was accompanied by Melvin H. Me- 1
Intyre, then assistant secretary to j
the president, James V. Allred,
governor of Texas at that time,
Col. Starling of his presidential
staff, F. M. Law, president of the
System Board of Director at that
time, T. O. Walton, then president
of the college and other special
guests.
After the review, President
Roosevelt made a brief inspection
of the campus, and then returned
to the train to continue his journey
to Washington. Members of the
infantry, coast artillery, engineers
and dismounted cavalry units of
the ROTC were stationed along
the entire route that was taken
by the President’s car to the train.
Snake Lost,
Then Found
Persistent rumors of a snake
weighing 126 pounds brought nu
merous visitors in 1941 to the A&M
Museum, which supposedly had the
reptile on display.
In its September 16, 1941, edi
tion, The Battalion reported that
several visitors claimed to have
seen an article in a Houston paper
conceming a huge snake which has
been found in Navasota.
According to one visitor’s story,
the snake had allegedly been dis
covered by a Mexican who had died
as a result of a bite. Continuing
the visitor stated that the snake
was a water moccasin weighing 126
pounds and had been killed with
dynamite.
No apparent source for the sto
ries could be offered by the majori
ty of the visitors to the museum.
A check of files of Houston papers
failed to disclose the story.
“But evidently there is someone
here that heartily disagrees with
friend professor’s opinion. That
someone is the person responsible
for the placing of two enlisted men
in front of the orchestra stand at
the recent Ina Ray Hutton af
fair. (This was an All-College
dance.)
“These two trusty long arms of
militant law patroled the dance
floor in front of the pavillion all
during the dance, evidently ready
to refuse, either politely or other
wise, anyone who might become so
enraptured with the ‘white heat’ of
the Hutton aggregation that he
would attempt to scale the plat
form and join that select group.
“Just a minute, Mr. Protector,
whoever you may be. Don’t you
think that’s carrying the thing a
trifle far? As foreign as this new
mode of ‘truckin’ may be to this
campus, we Aggies are not so fresh
out of the country as to go com
pletely ga-ga and forget all pro
priety when one of its exponents,
even if it be the best, demonstrates
the innovation before u».
“Heretofore, officers-of-the-day,
selected from the senior class, have
always been given the, duty to see
that properconduct, is at all tiipes
maintained during corps dances.
Just why should, this- recent occa
sion be considered to be beyond
their control and,-two enlisted men,
a sergeant and a private, as it
were, be called in\ for that" pur
pose ?
“Remember, Mr. Protector, that
this is a college and not a kinder-
garden; that the students here are
not infants, and that their maturity
has reached that stage when they
know to ‘look-ee’ and nof ‘touch-ee’
public performers.”
Pub]ications Print
Football Programs
Football programs sold at the
games are published by A&M’s
Student Publications.
Under the direction of Manager
Roland Bing, the programs are
made up and printed at the A&M
Press.
A staff of students is paid for
selling the programs. Profits are
split between Student Publications
and the athletic department.
Eisenhower Visited
A&M in Nov., 1950
Dwight D. Eisenhower, Presi
dent of the United States, visited
A&M Nov. 8, 1950, to speak at the
formal inauguration of Dr. Marion
T. Harrington as president of the
college.
Fu RO, i > ? T RIP MOVEMENT—The Corps of Cadets, back in
the old days, awaits the train which will take them to one
of its corps trips held each year.
Kala Ivinasis Gave Parties, Ran Corps
A&M’s first socially minded or
ganizers were known as the KKs
(The Kala Kinasis) who later were
disbanded then reorganized and
recognized today as the TTs.
The Kala Kinasis, which means
graceful motion, started as a danc
ing club in 1904-05. Its purpose
was to foster a fraternal spirit
among its members and give lavish
social entertainment in the forms
of “hops” and “Germans.”
Several other dancing clubs, the
Swatiskas being the most import
ant, were organized duidng the per
iod. In addition to their social
functions, these organizations have
influenced student elections and se
lection of cadet rank.
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