V^ol. IL A. & M. School, Carrollton, Ga., Nov., 1927, No 2 ^> WEBB AUTO COMPANY Drive-in Service Station Courteous and Efficient Service Goodyear Tires U. S. L. Storage Batteries Corner Newnan and Tanner Streets LONG HERNDON INSURANCE OF ALL KINDS Boykin Bldg. Carrollton, Ga. The Modern Hat Shoppe No. 8 Alabama St. Here you will always find the Latest Goods in Millinery MRS, F. N. DANIELL, Proprietor FIELD AND GARDEN $EED$ Poultry Feeds and Sup- plies, Fertilizers Jackson Seed Store Newnan St. Carrollton, Ga. THE ACxGIES NOVEMBER, 1927. THE AGGIES STAFF , A Ray Stallings Editor-in-Chief Golsten Stevens Junior Editor, Chas. Paschal Soph. Editor J enimie Potts Freshman Editor Ezel Gladney Art Editor M. Henderson Joke Editor Clara Nolen Faculty y\divser J. B. Borner P'aculty Adviser ^ The Thanksgiving Ideal Thanksgiving day like Christmas day, Fourth of July, and Armistice day only comes once in a year. These four holidays are our outstanding holi- days. It seems that the good things al- ways come in small quantities but this should make us appreciate them more. Thanksgiving should mean more to us than just a day for football games and turkey dinners. Of course these things are a part of thanksgiving day, but the main thing we should think of on this day is to be thankful. We all have many things tO- be thankful for on this day of days. We ought to remember the ones who are less fortunate than we. Remembering these does not necessarily mean carry- ing them something to eat or wear but for one day in the year we can try to be a little more considerate of others than usual. Just a little smile or a kind word may make an altogether different Thanksgiving day for some- one. Try it. Judge Roop, Armistice Day Speaker at A. & M, . At the chapel hour, before one hundred and fifty or more young men and women of the A. & M. School, Judge C. E. Roop delivered a splendid address. lie said that Armistice Day marked the greatest triumph in the spirit of the American people and of the world save the birth of Jesus Christ. He contended that the day not only meant the close of the war which marked the cessation of the slaughtering of thousands of the flowered manhood of the leading countries and in which 18,000,000 died indirectly as the result, but of an un- heard of and incompdesensible sum of property. National debts were in- creased and taxes necessarily raised. In continuing, he stated that all this was noting ^ in comparison to the heartaches, sufferings and sorrows of those intimately touched and the breaking down of the morale of the people of the affected nations. He further declared that war does not set- tle anything. In closing his address, he rejoiced that in it all democracy triumphed over autocracy and emphasized, in it all, the message to the young people, that the United States and the world wanted a warless world. He paused to pay tribute to those who made the supreme sacrifice, but he said their task and contril^ution will prove use- less, unless we dedicate ourselves to these principles and ideals and make them secure. This can be accomplish- ed only by applying to human rela- tionvs the principles and practices of Jesus. A- School Spirit We might think of school spirit as. meaning good scholarships only, but that is just a part of school spirit. School spirit is co-operating with the school in every way possible, try- ing to make your school the most out- standing one in the city or countv wherever it may be located. You can help do this by being a good student, a good sport, and, in fact, a good citi- zen in every wav. THE AGGIES NOVEMBER, 1927. Historical Facts About Puoltry The poultry industry developed within the last century. Fowls were bred in England during the Roman occupation for the sport of cock fight- ing. The Durids had a law that forc- ed the eating of the fowls' flesh for food. As late as 1850 fowls were used in England in pagan rites. The Durids gave away to eating of the fowls, and by the time of the first set- tlement in America poultry was one of their main games to kill and eat. During colonial days poultry keeping was common among Indians. Eggs were appreciated, but were almost a warm weather product. There was a slight commercial aspect to poultry keeping previous to 1825. In 1839 there were sixteen states with poultry valued at over $250,000 each. As the commercial aspect became dominant, poultry keepers saw the importance of increasing the produc- tion per hen and in developing cheap methods of raising chickens. In 1847 two patents were issued on ''Method of Incubation" though it was forty years later that the first practicable in- cubator was invented. The first poultry show was held in Niew England in 1849, ^"^ i" ^^73 the American Poultry Association was organized. In 1874 the first "standard of perfection" was printed. The In- ternational Baby Chick Association was organized in 1916. The number of standard breeds and varieties recognized by the American Poultry Association are as follows : Christmas, forty-two breeds and seven- ty- four varieties ; turkeys, six varie- ties ; geese, six breeds, including one breed with two varieties ; eleven breeds of ducks, including three breeds with seven varieties. F. M. D. Old Sport Shoes Peggy Lynch worked at the notion counter in Rich's Department Store. Jack Martin worked at the shoe de- partment on the same floor of the same store. Peggy had never seen many hand- some men, for she had not lived that long, but she felt sure Jack was the best looking man in the world. "You needn't be casting your eye toward that Martin boy," said little Nellie Jackson, "He's a real woman hater." Peggy kept her eyes away from the shoe department until all the beautiful spring slippers came in. One day as Peggy was coming back from lunch she noticed the most beautiful pair of blonde kid slippers that she had ever seen in the shoe window. She only made $15.00 a week and gave eight of this to her mother and had the rest to buy her clothes, pay street car fare, and buy lunch. She soon decided to bring lunch from home, walk to work, and save every penny for buying her slippers. A notice was sent over the store that the employee's annual picnic would be given Wednesday. Peggy was all thrills because she just knew she would have those high heel slippers to wear. While Nellie and Peggy were discussing the picnic, Nellie told Peggie she might wear her lace dress because it would look so nice with her new slippers.. Durnig the lunch hour on Tuesday Peggy weiit to the shoe department and asked Jack to show her some blonde kid slippers. She tried to ap- pear casual and unconcerned but her eyes were sparkling. He was also excited and could hardly show her the slippers. After trying on many pairs of slippers Peggy said : "they will pay us tonight and I will get the slippers tomorrow." Peggy clutched her pay envelope THE AGGIES NOVEMBER, 1927. and hurried homeward. As she reach- ed home she heard her mother say, "I just can't pay for it now." A big truck was standing in front of the house. She immediately knew it was the coal her mother had ordered. "How much is the coal, mother dear," asked Peggy. "Fourteen dollars," her mother an- swered. "I'll pay it," Peggy stated. It was a very sad little Peggy that went to her work the next day. Nellie brought the lace dress that Peggy was to wear that afternoon. "Nellie, dear, I can't wear that dress with these old sport shoes." Then she told Nellie about the coal business, and that she was supposed to buy the slippers from Jack that very day. "Oh, don't mind a little thing like that, don't even mention it to Jack and you can get the slippers at the end of two more weeks," said Nellie. Peggy decided to do as her friend advised and she wore her little muslin frock and sport slippers,, She was one of the happiest of the whole bunch in spite of the old sport slippers. After the meal, Jack Mlartin came over to Peggy who was sitting alone and began talking to her. Peggy was thrilled to think Jack A/lartin, the good looking man from the shoe depart- ment would even talk to her, the poor little kid from the notion counter. "You seem different from the rest of 'em in the store," he said. "Well, take the way you are dressed, for instance, you are not walking around on high heels out here in the country. You wear sport shoes like a sensible person." Peggy laughed to herself because she knew the reason she didn't have on high heels. Jack stayed with Peggy the rest of the evening. He sat beside her as they rode back to town and he told her good night on her own front door-steps. "See you tomorrow morning," he said as he left. There was a light in his eyes and a tenderness in his voice which Peggy could not mistake and the old sport shoes were the cause of it all. Inez Copeland '28. A Heard County Fair Was Great Success Below is found a letter concerning the Pleard County Fair : November 14, 1927. Editor of the News & Banner, Franklin, Ga. My dear sir: I do not like to tell anyone that "I told you so," but I can not refrain in this case. Sometime ago I wrote you, on seeing your suggestion for a fair in the News & Banner, that you could not realize your splendid resources un- til you got them collected. It proved quite true. All were agreeably sur- prised at the most remarkable and successful exhibit of the products of your wonderful county. In our own county, despite the large premiums offered, we had only six community exhibits. You had fifteen. They were well selected and arranged. The patrons, teachers and students of the schools, together with your effi- cient County Agent and co-operative County School Superintendent and others are to be congratulated. The school exhibits from the students sup- ervised by the teachers honor the schools of the county and bespeak for them efficiency and progress. Every- one connected ought to l^e proud of his contribution to this event and those who did not take a part should rejoice in the success of the occasion. Per- sonally, I have been connected with similar events, but I nexer saw better co-operation, a better exhibit and a finer spirit. A^erv sincerelv, IRATNE S. INGRA:\I. THE AGGIES NOVEMBER, 1927. The Glee Club is progressing nicely. We are still working on a program to be given over WSB, in Atlanta. We are also planning a musical con- cert to be given at the First Methodist Church one Sunday night in the near future. On Thanksgiving morning, during the chapel period we are going to make our initial appearance before the school. A ^ Weiner Roast One of the happiest of happy days this year was the never-to-be forgot- ten date of November ii. We all as- sembled for our usual chapel exercises, perhaps wondering what Judge Roop was going to talk about, when Mr. Ingram unexpectedly made the an- nouncement that Mrs. Ingram and he were going to give the school a weiner roast that evening at seven o'clock. You can imagine how glad we were and how happy everyone seemed to feel all of a sudden. That evening everyone was on time for the party. Three bonfires, music, laughter, l)uns, weiners, pickles. All combined made a perfect evening. One by one said good night and good-bye, and slowly and reluctantly we left thhe dying bonfires. A Prize Essay The following essay easily captured the handsome prize, a beautiful set of false teeth, given by Miss Nolen at the essay contest. Teeth are required to chew food. Many people who eat in quick lunch establishments have teeth, but do not use them. We are born without teeth and acquire them painfully which proves that nature isn't so kind as some folks claim. Some teeth are called wisdom teeth. No one knows why they are called wisdom teeth, in fact, they are so foolish and absolutely useless that the name seems entirely out of place. They should be called lazy teeth for they come late and go early. Dentists speak in terms of crowns and bridges terms indicating the cost of considerable dental construction projects. Bridges remind one of blasting excavations and "Wilson Damns." The dentist does the blasting and excavating, while the patient with a rubber gag in his mouth thinks of dams. False teeth are so-called because they so frequently have a falling out with their owner. However they do not ache and may be cleaned with a whisk broom with no inconvenience to their possessor. Very old ladies having but two teeth left, give thanks daily if the teeth bite opposite. Gold teeth, while charming to be- hold and pleasant to the taste are no better mastication than ordinary teeth and ofi^er a constant temptation to hold-up men who might otherwise be- come plumbers or lawyers. -A- Just Here and There The quarterly examinations are over and theh examination papers have been graded and properly record- ed. There were a few failures. In most of the cases, the failures were due to absences from classes. Regu- lar attendance wins irregular attend- ance will always lose. Fewer students have dropped out of school this time than have formerly. It is evidence of the interest and fine spirit that has characterized the stu- dent ])ody this year. More than one hundred and ninety have enrolled this year. The Business School continues to do well. The small cost does not pay rental on the typewriters. But the success of the department justified its THE AGGIES NOVEMBER, 1927. existence. New students will be ad- mitted at the Spring Term which opens January 4th. Mr. Harmon who takes Mr. Whit- mire's place is pushing his department. Mr. Harmon is sure to succeed with his present attitude. The athletic department has suc- ceeded well under the direction of Coach Luckey. The big game is to be played Thanksgiving Day between the Oglethorpe Freshman and A. & M. team. The band is in readiness for the occasion. Hundreds will see the game if the weather is favorable. The proceeds will go to the High School for the completion of their field. It is the plan of the authorities to fence that field and co-operate with the A. & M. in their future games. The churches are indeed kind to the students of the school particular- ly the First Baptist and the Taber- nacle churches. They never fail to have cars for those who wish to attend church. Special mention should be made of Mr. H. O. Lovvorn, Mr. Horace Cole, Dr. Reese and others. The Literary Societies are urging regular attendance at their Saturday evening programs. These meetings are the barometers of the School. Students who are active in these so- cieties are those who succeed later in Hfe. Mr. Bonner, Secty-Treas. of the Athletic Council, is making an appeal to the Alumni to forward as much as five dollars for the use in completing the Alumni Athletic Building to be used as a gymnasium. This is a worthy cause and he is grateful for the response with which the Alumni and friends are responding. The Carroll County Farm Bureau holds its annual meeting on Thanks- giving at the school. Mr. Ingram has been president of this body since its organization, eight years ago. This group always brings some outstanding speakers. Among them have been, Dr. A. M. Soule, Senator Walter l\ George, Commissioner Talmadge and others. The School gives only a half holi- day on Thanksgiving. Christmas hol- idays begin Thursday at noon Decem- ber 22nd. School will open Wednes- day January 4th. at 7 130 A. M. Many of the college boys and girls drop in at the school. They are al- ways welcome. So many of the Alumni are making an enviable record in their chosen vocations. The school is always interested in their success. -A- The Bully You will find the Bully almost everywhere. He is in every kind of society you may enter. Often his bullying does not mean he is a physical bully but that he is merely trying to force his opinions down your throat. Either the physical bully or the other kind is bad enough but when you com- bine thhem you have the worst kind of bully possible. In school you will find him always trying to make some small boy do something. Oftentimes what he wants done does not help him or anyone else, he merely wants to show his authority. In school he is usually the senior and always the old boy. Very seldom do you find a new bov who is a bully. The senior comes back to school for his last year deternimed to do something to be remembered by. He usually picks out some boy who is not the right type for his hero. When some small boy comes around he starts bullying him and if he can get him to beg loud he is highly pleased and the louder the better. For the bully the only punishment that would be adequate would be to put him in a den where someone or something would be continually inil- lying him. Of all the things beneath the skies The schoolday bully I do despise. THE AGGIES NOVEMBER, 1927. The Important Candle ''Oh ! Rose didn't it pour down rain las' night" ? exclaimed Marie as she caught up with her friend on her way from town. "Gee, I should say it did ! Believe me I was sure scared but I wasn't the only one that was scared at our house. The baby screamed to the top of his voice every time it lightened and you know how often that was Why we couldn't even hear the thunder for his howls." "Oh, l)ut let me tell you something funny," was the reply from Marie. "You know all the lights went out about 8:30." "Yes." "Well, my sister, Ruth, had a date, as usual, and they were sitting in the parlor not saying anything much, and " "Aw, how did you know they weren't saying anything," broke in Ruth with a knowing grin. "Hugh, I was listening. Anyhow, they were real quiet when the lights went oiT And you know how scarey Ruth is. She screamed out to the top of her voice, 'Marie bring us a light quick.' I just hunted and hunted and I couldn't find but one candle to save my life. Just as I got to the parlor door with the one little light, father came in at the front door and out went the light. Ruth began screaming again, and father ran into me. I drop- ped the candle and was stooping down to get it when Ruth came running out and hit me. I tried to catch hold of something to keep from falling and what do you suppose I grabloed" ? "Couldn't imagine, what?" /"Ruth's fellow's foot!" "Well ! What happened then" ? "We both, went down on the floor had found the matches and we Were able to get up." "My, I mean that was some mix-up, wasn't it?" asked Rose. "Yes, but that's not all. After we found the candle and Ruth and her fellow were taking it with them, dad spoke up and said he would have to have a light. Ruth was pretty much peeved by this time, so she said to dad, T asked you last week to get some candles and you didn't do it so I think we ought to keep this light in here.' " "All right," dad said, "but if the light goes in there I do too.'" "Bet Ruth didn't like for your dad to sit in there with them, did she?" exclaimed Rose. "You bet it made her mad. But she didn't say anything 'cause there wasn't anything to say. They sat back down and things went on very nicely for a while, until Bud came in and said he just simply had to have the light. Ihen the fuss started all over again. My ! Such a noise over one little candle." ' ^ "How did they get it settled?" asked Rose. "It wasn't settled, they kept fussing until the lights came on .and Ruth's fellow left," was the reply. "That shows how important a little candle can be, doesn't it?" "I should say so, but believe me a candle will never be so important at our house again." "Why?" " . . :^:^^. -:J' "Because dad brought home two tjiI lamps at dinner, and Ruth had just bought six large candles, and then when Bud came home he brought a flash light." Lucile Jackson '2S. A ^ at the same ti me Bv that time dad M'l". Ingram to Buford Marlow "Buford, can you tell us what makes the tower of Pisa lean." Buford "I don't know, sir, or I would take some myself." .r.,v...c' THE AGGIES NOVEMBER, 1927. Hawthorne Society The first quarter of the 1927-28 school year, so far as the Hawthorne society is concerned, has been one of the most successful in its history. Many new members were added to our roll and many fine programs rendered. Also a better spirit of co-operation and team work was shown than at any time in previous years. This spirit is the main thing that we must count on carrying us through to another victorious year. Of course the first quarter counts heavily in eith- er victory or defeat, as well as the others through the year, so it seems we have made a good beginning. It is very important that we carry on with this splendid spirit through the re- mainder of the year, for to let up for one quarter would spoil our chances of victory. At noon Oct. 31, we met and elected new officers for the quarter : C. F. Williamson, President ; Verdie Long, Secretary ; Arranging Committee : Annis Burns, Ollie Bird Carter, Min- nie Williamson and Bob Tisinger. Now let's get behind these officers, and with their help make this quarter even more successful than the one just past. The most outstanding features of this quarter's work are : first a booster program to be given Nov. 19. We are planning to have a hundred per cent attendance that night, and boost oiu" society to the top. Then there will be the entertainment given in honor of the Ciceronians who gave us such a grand party last quarter, and we are planning to amply repay them in the near future. So Hawthornes come on and let's finish this year with our banner flying high as we have done in the past and can do in the future. R. D. T. The Ciceronian Society On Nov. I, the Ciceronian Society elected the following officers for the second quarter : President, Paul Den- ney; Vice-President, Hudson Mad- dox ; Secretar}^ Lanire Thompson. Program Committee: Gerila ]3enney, Christine Martin, Pludson Maddox, and Philip Pearson. Much good was accomplished in the work of the first quarter. The new students have gotten lined up and have done good work. Progams have been rendered and the interest contin- ues to grow from time to time. The Ciceronians have selected a goal, and each one, with an eye of de- termination is firmly set for that goal, which happens to be the W'oodrow Wilson loving cup. The fact that the Ciceronians came so near winnig last year arouses more enthusiasm and eagerness to reach the goal than ever before. From the efforts shown by those working for the literary value of the society it may be noticed that work has been the greatest incentive. This is shown by way in which a part on program is brought up. The manner in which it is put on and the ability of the student in handling his subject reveals the amount of work he has done on the subject. From the pro- grams thus far rendered it is found that much more work has been done toward a literary value than before. Each one has shown that it is the de- sire of the society to make the pro- grams the very best, and we wish just here to commend the new students for the interest shown in the society. In summarizing the activities of the society thus far we find that we have much more material over last year, a hard working- society and more con- testants for the various Literary Sub- jects. So the Hawthornes mav be as- sured that there will be an exciting- time at A. & M. next :Mav. P.O.D '2S. THE AGGIES NOVEMBER, 1927. The Lover In an old fashioned, isolated house there lived two rich old maids, Ruth and Mary, and their housekeeper, Jane. One morning they were eating breakfast and noticed that the vacant house next door was occupied by new neighbors. Mary was very interested and kept gazing toward the neighbor's house. Finally she discovered a man sitting at a table eating. She was vary much interested because there had been few men friends in her life. Ruth and Mary desired his ac- quaintance very much, so finally, Ruth fixed a nice box of well cooked food for him. She carried it to the new neighbor that afternoon. This brought the desired effects. The handsome man could not express thanks enough for the delicious food. The next afternoon Miary was working in the garden and the man of her choice came over to see her. He read to her the beautiful poems he had written. Mary could hardly wait to tell Ruth the good news. Ruth happened to be the first one to enter the garden the next day. The handsome man came again. He spoke to her in pleasing words and hinted his love for her. Ruth then told Mary all about her good luck. The sisters grew jealous of each other, and then poor Mary became ill. She worried because she could not go to the garden. She knew Ruth would win tl^e man whom she longed so much to win. Time passed and Mary grew more l)roken-hearted. One day Ruth was giving Mary medicine when Jane, the housekeeper, came in and said, 'T'm mighty glad your handsome man is moving. I'm tired of him making love to me." Clarabel Cole '28. A. & M. and Bowdon State College Not Carroll County Institutions In his closing remarks at the end of his splendid Centennial address. Judge Adamson made a strong appeal for the two state schools located in our county, the A. & M. and Bowdon State College. He reminded us that these are not Carroll county schools, although lo- cated in this county ; both are state in- stitutions, state-owned and state con- trolled, and that there is no conflict between them, but there is a need for both and that both could and should be filled with students from this sec- tion of the state. Carroll county alone should have more students in each of these schools than are now enrolled. He reminded the people that if the county would show its appreciation of them by pa- tronizing them, the state would then make more adequate appropriations for them. That this is true there can be no doubt. Nor is there any reason why both of them should not have twice as many Carroll county boys and girls in them as are now enrolled. An analysis of the 400 graduates that have gone out from the A. & M. during its brief period of twenty years, usefulness will convince the most skeptic that there is a need and a place for this school. Remember that it is only twenty years old and has never been adequatelv provided for and yet no school in Georgia has a bet- ter record of accomplishment, rela- tively ; it is a record to be proud of and reflects credit upon the men who have been at its head : Prof. J. H. Melson and Prof. I. S. Ingram. READ IT Lawyers 3, Teachers 85, Merchants 5, Editors 2, Home Makers ;^2, Minis- ters I, Machinist i. In College 40, THE AGGIES NOVEMBER, 1927. Farmers 60, Business 142, Salesmen 20, County Agents 3, Doctors i, Chemist i, Nurses 3. Home Demon- stration Agent I. Can any school in Georgia show a better record? Ten per ceiit of them are in college, fitting themselves for future usefulness. Fifteen per cent farmers and all of them following- some useful occupation or vocation. Not a single loafer among them. This statement does not tell us how many of these are from the farm, or how many of them could never have gotten a high school education but for the A. & M. and we venture to say that everyone of the 32 home-makers are better women and better home- makers by reason of going to the A. & M. The last legislature deserves the severest criticism for neglecting and refusing to appropriate the small pit- tance of eight thousand dollars to make these repairs, while giving every other of the dozen and more state schools increased appropriations. The Times does not attempt to place the blame for this treatment on any rep- resentative, because it is the fault of the entire body, each individual mem- ber, and that for the reason stated above, it is a state school, not a Car- roll county school. , Jft is an enemy of both; of these schpols and o,fi the boys ,, and girls of western Georgia who would attempt to array them, the one against the other. After more than a half century of usefulness no one can deny that there is a need and a place for Bowdon CoF lege and that she is filling that place well. There are no two more worthy edu- cators in the state than the two men at the head of these schools, Dr. George W. Camp and Prof. L S. Ingram. Al umni iNews N. Dear Alumnus : If you were present at the annual alumni banquet last Alay you already know that plans were made at that time for the construction of an alumni athletic building on the A. & AI. campus to be used for basketball and other indoor sports. We are glad to announce that work on this building has already been in- augurated. There are approximately 4,00 gradu- ates of the school and the estimated cost of the building together with equipment for baths, etc, is $2000.00. This makes the dues of each gradu- ate just $5.00. Of course the com- mittee will be glad to receive subscrip- tions from $1.00 up. Each student of the school has been asked to contri- bute also and with this money we hope to keep the building going until the necessary funds are raised. At Monroe A. & M. there has aF ready been built a gymnasium by sim- ilar means. Carrollton High School alumni have within the last three months raised $2,500.00 and have built one of the finest athletic fields in this section. I'm sure we have just as loyal alumni as either of the above mention- ed schools and Fm equally as sure that no school needs the co-operation of the alumni more than our own Alma Mata. We have a splendid football team here this season and a fine athletic spirit. Prospects are good for basket- ball after Thanksgiving. Won't you do your part toward getting the build- ing completed by Christmas ? Come by to see us when you are in Carroll- ton and let's talk it over. Mr. Howard Bennett, '18 is with the post office department, FaGraui^e. Ga. Mr. H. C. Chestnutt is coach of the freshman teams at Oglethorpe Uni- versity, Atlanta, Ga. THE AGGIES NOVEMBER, 1927. Mr. Frank Meecham, 'i8, is teach- ing and coaching at Grantville, Ga. Holland Melson, 'i8, is a chemist at Akron, Ohio. Owen Warren, 'i6, is District Manager of J. K. Polk, Inc., of Diallas, Texas. Mr. Chas. McGouirk, a banker, at Anninston, Alabama. Mr. Edgar Harlin is Superintend- ent of an agricultural school at Rock Mills, Ala. Harold Armstrong, '17, is an editor at St. Petersburg, Florida. J. C. BONNER, Secy-Treas. A Interesting Facts About the Sun The sun is the dominant member of the solar system. Its mass is 1000 times thhe combined masses of all the bodies in the solar system. It controls their motions by its gravitation, and it warms and lights them with its abun- dant rays. The sun appears small, no larger than the moon, only because of the great distance of the earth from it 92,900,000 miles. The diameter of the sun is 866,000 miles, and its vol- ume is therefore, more than a million times that of the earth. The sun's average density, however, is only one- fourth that of the earth, or 1.4 times that of water. The surface gravity of a body depends both upon its size and upon its density, the influence of great density counterbalancing the effect of small size, and vice versa. An object which weighs one pound upon the sur- face of the earth would weigh nearly 28 pounds on the surface of the sun. It is obvious that nearly all the light and heat received by the earth comes from the sun. The earth, however, receives only one 2,00,000,000th. of the total amount of the sun's heat. In the sun originate directly or indirectly, almost all the active forces operating on the earth. The wind blows because the sun heats different parts of the earth's atmosphere unequally. When rain falls the sun's rays have caused water in the form of vapor to rise into the regions occupied by the clouds. Wood burns because the sun's energy has been stored in its cells. Coal and petroleum are sources of powers be- cause they have preserved the solar energy contained in plants of earlier geological ages. Animals and men are warm-blooded and can move because they feed on plants or on other ani- mals that subsist upon plants, and these plants obtain their energy from the sun. It has been found that a square yard of the earth's surface ex- posed prependicularly to the sun's rays receives energy equivalent to 15- horse power. The temperature of the surfce of the sun is about 10,000 F., or twice that of an electric furnace, while the heat of the interior is much greater. As might be expected, the sun is the seat of violent storms. Whirling masses of intensely heated matter, in volume many times greater than the earth, often sweep along its surface at the rate of several hundred miles a minute. Occasionally there are erup- tions in which streams of glowing gases are thrown up from the sun's surface to a height of several hundred thousand miles, or farther than the distance from the earth to the moon. The stars are not tiny points of light, as they seem to be, nor jewels on a crystalline sphere, as the ancients often supposed but they are actually great suns whose volumes average a million times greater than the volume of the earth. They appear as points of light simply because of their im- mense distances from us which aver- age millions of times the distance from THE AGGIES NOVEMBER, 1927. the sun to the earth. The fundamental means of measur- ing is the time and the rotation of the earth. The ultimate standard by which clocks are regulated is furnish- ed by observatories from their obser- vations of the stars. The primary unit is the average of the true solar days, which vary slightly in length. The difference between mean solar time and true solar time is called the equa- tion of time, and is given in the Nautical Almanac. Mean solar time and true solar time agree four times a year, namely on April 15, June 14, September i, and December 24. The maximum difference between them oc- curs on Nov. 2, when it amounts to 16 minutes and 21 seconds. Joe Banks '31. A Congratulations, Boys The boys living in the dormitory are to be congratulated for the co- operation with the faculty in making the building a cleaner and more res- pectable place in which to live. Some- thing near twelve dollars has recently been raised among the boys for the purpose of buying new shades, cur- tains, etc, for the lobby. A library table, magazines, pictures, etc, have also been added, and the wholesome appearance of the building has been boosted considerably. Nothing can be finer or more com- mendable of a group of boys than this spirit to co-operate and make the building a better place to live in. It is the first and most important training of a soldier and should be the most important part of the student's train- ing. The fellow who is always rais- ing a rough-house, abusing and de- stroying public property, is never a good student; he's never a good ath- lete for he couldn't be a clean sports- man. Rowdiness is no longer con- ceded to be the attribute of a real he- man. Home Economics Club Perhaps you would like to know what our Club has been doing during the first semester. We met Sept. 12, 1927 for the purpose of organizing our Home Economics Clulj. The fol- lowing ofticers were elected : Presi- dent, Elsie Strickland ; Secretary, Ver- die Long and Treasurer, Christine Martin. We desided to name our club "The Thrifter Workers," the motto, *T.et no stone be unturned," colors, green and yellow; song, "Home Economics will shine." We started the new year by raising money to add new improvements to our department. Each girl picked a few pounds of cotton and earned $6.89. We took part in the Carroll County Centennial by having a booth. The following amount was earned, $12.28. We won second prize on sewing exhibit which was $5.00, giv- ing the total amount of $24.17. With this money we purchased the follow- ing articles for our department : trash box, pencil sharpener, can opener, garbage pail, towel rack, colored cray- on, bread box, cake pan, ice mallet, jar filler, vegetable brushes, ice pick, tgg sheer, two sifters, stove and furniture polish. Our Superintendent donated the following: eight paring knives, eight asbestos mats, eight enamel dish pans, two bread boads which were much appreciated. A few days ago Mrs. E. B. Shep- herd, who represented the Rum ford Baking Powder Company, gave a demonstration on different kinds of breads. She gave each girl a thimble, recipe book, and set of measuring spoons. She donated to our depart- ment a set of measuring spoons for each desk, ten measuring cups and ten biscuit cutters which were highly ap- preciated by all. Two interesting books have been ad- ded to our library : "The Charm of Fine Manners", and "Evervdav Alanners". THE AGGIES NOVEMBER, 1927. SPORTS Before school began it seemed as if athletic sports of all kinds were to have an nnusnally good year ahead. A new and good coach had been em- ployed and many old men were dne back in all branches of athletics. The alumni of the school had pledged themselves to louild a new gymnasium by the hrst of January and in every way things looked much brighter. The first quarter of the year has passed and the success of all plans seems assured. Coach Luckey has turned out the strongest team in many years of football history. To l)egin the season the team beat LaGrange for the first time in ten years and Vv^as the first team to beat them in four years. The following week they journeyed to Rome only to lose the best and hardest fought game played by A. & M. in two years at the least. On the next Friday, Bethlehem College was played at home and for the first time in many years A. & M. was outweighed man tor man and the game resulted in a tie. Dur- ing Centennial week the Aggies played Bowdon College only to have the breaks go against them being beaten by a team which they were supposed to outclass in every way. The Seventli District A. & M., another hereditary foe, was next on the AAggie program and was overwhelmingly defeated. Then came IVlarist when after clearly outplaying the Collegians for three quarters they were beaten by a 25 to 14 score. There are only two more games on the schedule. Powder Springs at Powder Springs and Ogle- thorpe Freshmen here Thanksgiving- day. Every one is especially invited to come out and see the season closed. The gymnasium is progressing rapidly and this season basketball games will probably be played in it. Prosi)ects are looking better for a 1)asketball team than for anything else, as many veteran players are on hand waiting for. the season to open. Prospects for track, and baseball teams are also very good. Many men on the football team and who will play on the other teams will be back next vear so look out for A. & M.. R. M. S. A 'TIave your leather lungs ready on November 34." "Where?" "Carrollton Athletic Field, don't for- get ! Get the date, Nov. 24." 'AVhat?" "Why, A. & M. and Oglethorpe Freshmen, of course." "Tough?" , "Well, I guess," , , "Is that so?" "Well, as to reports, they have a hard team." Our team ! Our rooters ! Our band ! These are all essential to victory. Let's eo. A- JOKES Russell: "I had my nose broken in three places this fall." i Julia: "Why do you keep on going to those places?" Service Station Attendant. "Where's your radiator cap"? IMotorist: "It's on the front end of my car, but pl'ease don't call me cap." Mr. Bonner ^ ^'Driver, is your father very old?" '' Driver. "Yes his head is just be- ginning to push through his hair." Speaker in chapel. ^" I began life as a barefoot boy." . 'Mutter from Denny "I wasn't born with shoes on my fee,t." Paul "Every time I kiss you it makes me a ])etter mail." Sybil "Well you don't havd'to try to get to heaven tonight." Steinbach's WE CLOTHE THE FAMILY Alabama St. Carrollton, Ga. WAYNE T. JACKSON Headlight Overalls and General Merchandise "Where Qu&Wty Tells and Price Sells" No. 16 Alabama Street CARROLLTON DRUG COMPANY Everything Carried by an Up-to-Date Drug Store Let Us Fill Your Prescriptions! Phone No. 80 Carrollton, Ga. Patronize o ur Advertisers HARMAN'S, Inc. 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