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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1919)
THE BATTALION 7 SOCIAL OBSERVATIONS ‘The Corps dance to be given in the Mess Hall Annex Saturday night wiil inaugurate, what we hope to a series of pleasant enteretainments. Seme of our erstwhile brother edit- ors have occasion to term them “tripping the light fantastic.’’ These social events are some of our various and sundry means of breaking the monotony of our college life. If they receive the proper kind of sup port from the student body, these dances may be made a success; so let us have co-operation. But there is one fact that we cannot overlook. That is the shortage of the fair sex. This scarcity of girls is very notice able at this time of the season; so to make amends for it we must import them. From all reports, however, it appears that this drawback has been overcome and a good attendance is expected Saturday night. There is one important thing to re member by all the cadets who at tend these dances. Do not forget your conduct. The manner in which our dances are conducted become known to all the outsiders. These Corps hops may be considered small m comparison with our Formal Hops, but we must not overlook the fact that they are the only means by which our large dances are judged. So we must make them come up to the standard to help insure the suc cess of the large hops of the year. A recent article in a newspaper stated that the “shimmie” had been condemned by the French; so it seems that we must follow suit. The fa mous “cheek-freeze” or cheek dancing is another of the “evils” that must not be overlooked. Do not fail to remember that both of these popular styles oT dancing may be carried to the extreme. Let us try to make our first dance of the year a success. Everyone lend his co-operation and support and make it possible to have future dances. PERUVIAN SENATOR DIES Senator Enrique Caranel Zegarra, father of E. C. Zegarra Jr., died sud denly of heart failure at his home in Lima, Peru, according to a tele gram received by the young man Wednesday. Senator Zegarra was one of the most prominent men in Peru, having been a member of the Peruvian Senate for many years. He was largely interested in the rail ways of Peru, and in the agricultural development of his country. Senator Zegarra was a graduate of Kenesaeler Polytechnic Institute Troy, N. Y., and had many friends in the United States. He visited the Colleg-e several years ago and made a most favorable impression on the authorities of the College by his personality and high ideals. Everything is being put in readi ness to open the San Angelo Fair, Carnival and Race Meet on October 28th and which continues to Novem ber 1st, inclusive. Special rates will be offered on railroads and record breaking crowds are expected. Over one hundred race horses have been entered for the $6,000 in purses that is offered. Exhibits in all de partments are to be full and com plete. Cattle sale conducted by Col. Earl Gartin of Greencastle, Ind., on Friday, October 31st. No expense is spared by the Asso ciation to furnish amusement at the Fair. Aeroplane flights, comedy acts, goat roping, broncho and bull riding etc., will be on the program. THE CASUAL COMPANY The Casual company is an organi zation of non-military students, foimeJ primarily to offer a shelter ing arm to those who have grown weary of bugle calls and petty forma- .ions. In other words, the Casual Company is a lazy man’s paradise. Those capable of doing squads right and about, in less than twenty- six counts are forever barred. Our organization is not in sympathy with those who take long hikes on Sunday afternoon; only those who revel in the fields of slumber are eli- gible. Collectively and individually, the members of this sedate body are wor thy of the most scientific study. r i he result of experiments show, that bugle calls make very little, if any, impression upon the auditory organs cf these queer individuals. The blood-curdling sounds of Reveille has yet to pierce the walls of Milner Hall. When the shrieking blasts of Drill Call are heard, we are reminded lhat it is every legal American’s duty to have at least two years of military training. Class call acts as a signal for a slow advance to the Brain building, where the morning mail is vainly sought. After the lucky ones have digested the contents of pink en velopes, and consumed the latest scandal concerning the office of Mil itary Science and Tactics, the mass slowly marches back to Milner Hail Mess Call has the same effect upon the Casual company as the command “Triple Time” has upon a race horse. Taps is the only call that arouses the ire of the peace-loving inmates of Milner Hall. This should be abolished, because it wakes us up each night. Urvs-xwvAfwV as fea- -w- horse we plod our weary way, leav ing undone those things that should be done, and doing those things that should be left undone. | CADETS AND COLLEGE PEOPLE * I HOTEL BRYAN I ? . t d- Serves the best meals in the city. Students *** f t •k ... T £ let us take care of your visitors during the hops. Y t J. S. DOANE, Prop. t ' i I HAVE YOU BEEN DOWN TO SEE | I Th e College Tailor I By Boyett’s Store *k % . . . . % 4* First-Class Tailoring and Repairing *> | WILL MAKE YOU ANYTHING | t Phone No. 93 J »544^44j44j44j4 4^4 4^4 4^44^44^44^4 4^4 4^4 4^4 4^4 4^4 4^4 4^4 ^4 4^44^4 4^44^44^4 4^4 4^44-^44^4 4^4 4^4 4^4 4^4 4^44^4 4^4 4^4 4^4 4^4 4^44^44^4 4^4 4^4 4^4 4^44^44^44^4 4^44^4 4^44^44^4 I ' i HOLMES BROS. THE HOME OF THE BEST MALTED MILK ON EARTH Candies, Cigars, Fountain Drinks. We invite Cadets make our place headquarters while in Bryan to I } *;. *;* —q* q- —*• *£* ***—*- -y* —** —I* —** -I* *•* —-I- *1* ❖ R. V. ELECTION The Ross Volunteers met Monday for the first time since the year 1918-19, with an attendance of about thirty-five members. H. F. Jones, ex-lieutenant of last year, took charge of the meeting and conduct ed the election of officers which re sulted in the naming of W. T. Burns, captain; T. A. Cheeves, 1st lieuten ant; Scott Alexander and E. E. Mc- Quillen, 2nd lieutenants and A. T. Forbes, Jr., 1st sergeant. The elec tion of sergeants was postponed on account of lack of time, but this will be attended to next Sunday, at which time new men will be consid ered. For the benefit of new men, the Ross Volunteers is a military organ ization, named after Lawrence Sulli van Ross, a former president of the College. It also embodies a social phase, as it presents annually one of the three big events of the year, in the form of the R. V. Hop. It is an honorary organization; its members and officers being selected by men of previous years, on the basis of their military and gentlemanly qualities. This organization plans this as the biggest year in its history, and al ready have advances been made along the lines o fa change in policy and the outlining of a successful years’ program. Haswell’s Book Store EASTMAN KODAKS AND SUPPLIES Official Distributors Stall & Dean’s Athletic Goods Victor Talking Machines and Records and 454 4^4 4^4 454 45* 45* 454454454 4^4 45» 454454 4^4 4^4 4^4 4^4 4^4 4^4 454454454 45* 4^4 4^4 4^ 4544^4 4^4 4£» Kodak Finishing t We do our own work on the Campus Prints any way you want them glossy, semi-mat, sepia, carbon green, or blue tones. DENISON 15 ROSS t ❖ ❖ !-**k4 , *I* , i**k*h-I—k*J**h*J*-t—k*k*l**l' , *t'*i'*v**I-*t' > *!**I**'b**—h*!—I—k-t—I-*!— It’s just 18 hours from reveille untli taps, but it is just 10 minutes from taps ’till reveille! How about it! 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