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The Battalion
The Battalion (The Batt) is the student newspaper of Texas A&M University. Started in 1893 as a monthly publication, it continues to this day, now as a weekly print and daily online paper. The Battalion is entirely student-run and covers the university and surrounding Bryan-College Station area.
The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now known as Texas A&M University), had two literary societies, the Calliopean and the Austin. The societies collaboratively published a literary magazine, College Journal from 1889 until 1893. The College Journal appeared monthly, describing the activities of the college and its students in "the flowery prose of the time." College Journal ceased publication in 1893 when the two societies collaborated on a newspaper, called The Battalion.
Vol. 1, No. 1 was published on Sunday, October 1, 1893. In the first issue's salutatory, it reads:
"With this issue The Battalion makes its politest bow to the public and asks its esteemed patronage. As our valued predecessor, The Journal, has enlisted among the ranks of the defunct, we deem it our duty to see that the cadets will yet have a paper to be proud of.
The Editor in Chief here takes advantage of the opportunity offered to thank the societies for the position they have so generously assigned him. He shall do everything in his power to make these pages lively, interesting and instructive, and, with such gifted associate editors to contribute to its columns, he feels that he cannot possibly fall short of his aim.
Boys, this paper is yours. Make it something. Lend all your assigtance [sic] possible. [...] Try this plan, and we will ere long have a paper that can claim its rank high up among the literary editions of every college in the Union!
Again asking the support of the general public, we present you with this, our initial effort, and gracefully yield to your further demands."
This new publication used a more journalistic style as it covered campus events, and even included photographs; however, early issues still strongly resembled prose, and included sections of poetry, humor and essays.
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The Battalion
The Battalion (The Batt) is the student newspaper of Texas A&M University. Started in 1893 as a monthly publication, it continues to this day, now as a weekly print and daily online paper. The Battalion is entirely student-run and covers the university and surrounding Bryan-College Station area.
The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now known as Texas A&M University), had two literary societies, the Calliopean and the Austin. The societies collaboratively published a literary magazine, College Journal from 1889 until 1893. The College Journal appeared monthly, describing the activities of the college and its students in "the flowery prose of the time." College Journal ceased publication in 1893 when the two societies collaborated on a newspaper, called The Battalion.
Vol. 1, No. 1 was published on Sunday, October 1, 1893. In the first issue's salutatory, it reads:
"With this issue The Battalion makes its politest bow to the public and asks its esteemed patronage. As our valued predecessor, The Journal, has enlisted among the ranks of the defunct, we deem it our duty to see that the cadets will yet have a paper to be proud of.
The Editor in Chief here takes advantage of the opportunity offered to thank the societies for the position they have so generously assigned him. He shall do everything in his power to make these pages lively, interesting and instructive, and, with such gifted associate editors to contribute to its columns, he feels that he cannot possibly fall short of his aim.
Boys, this paper is yours. Make it something. Lend all your assigtance [sic] possible. [...] Try this plan, and we will ere long have a paper that can claim its rank high up among the literary editions of every college in the Union!
Again asking the support of the general public, we present you with this, our initial effort, and gracefully yield to your further demands."
This new publication used a more journalistic style as it covered campus events, and even included photographs; however, early issues still strongly resembled prose, and included sections of poetry, humor and essays.