THE BATTALION, College Station, Texas.
out with the zeal that a true literary circle, as ours is, requires.
At our meeting of the SOfh, the- society hall was packed.
The programme was one of the best the society has ever had.
The music furnished us by the College musical club was such
as the society may well feel proud of. The sweet strains
brought forth from the instruments by “our boys” stimulated
our souls and urged us on to the duty before us. The greater
part of this club are members of our society, but they have de
cided to play alternately for both, which we think is no more
than proper that they should. The program was as follows:—
Essayist, Dazey.
Header, Pittuck.
Deelaimer, Gross.
Debate:—Resolved, That the pardoning of the Anarchists^
was justifiable. Affirmative, Watkins; negative H. Martin.
J. GILBERT,
Local and Personal,
Editor.
Miss Bessie Patterson, one of Temple’s popular and accom
plished young ladies, daughter of ex-Tax-Assessor H. D. Pat
terson lias been chosen Sponsor of Company “D” Corps of Ca
dets, A. andM. College of Texas. The compliment is.a fitting
one, bestowed upon a most worthy young lady, who will wear
her honor with becoming grace and dignitv.— Temple Tribune
o The literature of the literary does
v' dent love in one of our brilliant lieuh
not seem to find an ar-
brilliant lieutenants, He perfers the
i .interesting tales of Brer Frog and Brer Rabbit to any work in
^the English.
Cadet ex-Corporal George W. is a great songster. Ask him
Mr. Dazey’s essay, whose subject was “The Power of Hab- \ :to P^ase render his select piece, “I sland not here for fancy,”
it,” was well written and ably read, and if the advices involve^ W’etc., next time you sec him.
will be carried out, it will make men and women that our conn-" A petition is receiving mvch encouragement from the Aus-
try will be proud to o%n
The Reader, Mr. Pittuck read a piece entitled “Napoleon
Bonaparte.” Mr. Pittuck is naturally a good reader but in this
selection he excelled his usual ability. Mr. Gross, the Re
claimer, declaimed a piece entitled “The Black Horse and His
Rider.” This is the piece Mr. Gross recited last commence
ment which made him famous as a-deelaimer, and all who
heard him can well imagine how it was appreciated. The de
bate being next in order Mr. Watkins, the champion of the af
firmative side, opened the debate. Pie brought forth hi argu
ment in a plain, straight forward but forcible manner. Mr.
Martin, the champion of the negative side, did full justice to his
side of the question and presented his argument very forcibly,
but was defeated by his opponent for the Tribunal, consisting
of Messrs. Fowler Mathews and Ross, A., decided two in favor
of the affirmative. The programme being finished end there
being no further business, the society adjourned after a select
piece of music by the band.
We are glad to say that our society is maintaining its old
record of last year. New members are continually joining, and
we feel confident in saying that we now have an able circle.
Although some of our best members did not return, as the so
ciety hoped they would, still there are others who aro taking
their places and stand before us as our Demosthenes of old.
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Tp spyak of an inconsistent thing,
Yppr editor yearns to do,
* aRtit fears upon sad facts he’d bring
Conclusions too woefully true.
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So tell him friends, (Do tell hkn please.)
With your inordinate unlimited gall.
Why those noble cadets are called “C. E’s.,
When they never see ease at all.
To whom it may concern: In order that you may not spend
too vast a number of your useful hours in racking your weary
brain, striving to find the exact location of the above poetic:? 1
effusion occurs in either Shakespeare’s or Milton’s works, it is
stated for your sake and for the sake of posterity, that the
piece is entirely original—entirely—(It is also necessary to
state that its his first attempt)—and the honors that it may
(and no doubt will) bring, can be bestowed no more worthily
than upon none other than your lowly and humble,
“Editor.”
pool’ Bail.
It is an assured.fact the College will have a splendid foot
ball team this season, and on good information it is rumored
that the two teams of last year will be united and a few new
boys taken in to form the representati le foot ball club. Har
ry Martin is practicing his men daily now and soon will have
them down to a fine point. The Battallion wishes both the
base ball and foot ball club every success in their line so that
the old A. and M. may be well represented in every depart
ment of athletics. Mathews.
Plenty to eat, plenty to drink, but now I am sleepy says
one of t he first class.
tin hall boy , to ask the faculty to please take
toward preventing a continuance.of the racket
persist in raising with their guitar and flute every spare mo
ment.
Each captain is offering a medal for the best drilled man in
his company and the commandant and staff officers one for the
best drilled man in the battalion. The contest for these med
als have always been very close, and the cadet who wins one
deserves great credit.
Mrs. H. M. Garwood visited college last week accompanied
by her daughter Miss Pauline.
Cadet Speer has proven to be one of the best orators in the
first class. Harper you got a hundred.
Doctor you must look out for “Freddies tonsils” on oration
day.
Do the first class M. E. students go
Ask “Ben.”
to class parade now?
Sergeant Finley, what made you shave off your mustaohia?
Do you think you will catch the widow?
Some of the ladies want to know what Prof. J. C. receives
through the mail. , /
The sportive College boys k& v Mxfous to renew last year’s
foot ball clubs and commence practicing the exciting game in
earnest. Tnis is an amusement that proves vastly beneficial
in the way of developing muscles, and as boys, as a rule, do
not like to be always penned up in their rooms, this will re
ceive much-encouragement. After a week’s hard study we
need some violent exercise on Saturday, and this being about
the most popular of all athletic games the boys will take ac
tive interest and thenAtoA. and M. C. will soon have a fine
team to boast of. _ A. A>
Where did Mc^et that hat, was asked of several persons
last Saturday morning.
What kind of a train butcher does St. W. E. M. make?
Is “little Freddie” in love with thegirl ?
Who did our senior captain .ace^m^any home from the
tram last Sunday eve? IHankyiFow did you enjoy your drive?
Why is our senior captain so cool of late? Why, he has
been handling ice.
Four of the first class dropped in at Prof. Bank’s on last
Sunday night. Soon after their arrival cake and lemonade
was served, which was greatly appreciated by all the partici
pants. Tne kindness of Prof, and Mrs. Banks is highly es
teemed throughout the corps.
1’ iss Ellis of Louisiana, on her way to Galveston, stopped
over at College a day to see her brother, Fort.
The many friends of Cadet Eddens will regret to hear that
he has left school,on a|couni of his eyes.
^Mr. Frank Brnfor of Beaumont, a graduate, paid his old
schoolmates a pleasant visit on the 2nd inst.
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