The history of the A& Mcollege trouble, 1908 . e Farmers Congress, do not hold that the students havebeen guilty of an offense that should prevent their cause from being consid-ered and decided on its merits. Very respectfully submitted, PAUL D. CASEY. 8 HISTORY OF THE A. AND M. TROUBLE. CHAPTER I. STUDENT whom ye judge, that ye judge justly. For one to understand the actions of any nation, state, or group ofpeople correctly, it is necessary that the life, characteristics, surroundings,and daily routine of living be fully understood. If one does not belong to this group they are eith
The history of the A& Mcollege trouble, 1908 . e Farmers Congress, do not hold that the students havebeen guilty of an offense that should prevent their cause from being consid-ered and decided on its merits. Very respectfully submitted, PAUL D. CASEY. 8 HISTORY OF THE A. AND M. TROUBLE. CHAPTER I. STUDENT whom ye judge, that ye judge justly. For one to understand the actions of any nation, state, or group ofpeople correctly, it is necessary that the life, characteristics, surroundings,and daily routine of living be fully understood. If one does not belong to this group they are either liable to come toa decision as if the party in question was subject to the same circumstancesas the one doing the judging, or else proper allowance will not be made forthe different conditions. , . .v, • , +• f ti.^ This principle should have special emphasis, m the consideration ot theA & M College trouble. The boys are students and at the college they areunder very different circumstances to any other student body in the T. J. BEESLEY President of the Senior Classof 1908 CHAS. HOMEYER Senior Captain of the Battalion1907-08 Therefore I think it is necesary for one who is not fully acquainted withthis college to have a better understanding of the conditions surrounding thetrouble before a just and impartial verdict can be arrived at. ^ . ^ -, The location of the A. & M. College in a thinly populated district, hvemiles from the nearest town, together with the fact that it is not co-educa-tional throws the boys continually in one anothers company. The militarydiscipline and barrack life bears toward the same end. There beingno fraternities, the divisions of the student body are restricted to the fourclasses Senior, Junior, Sophomore and Freshman, corresponding to the lengtnof time they have been at college, and the four military companies. A,B C and D, according to the individual height of the students. HISTORY OF THE A. AND M. TROUBLE. 9 And as every class has its
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