THE BATTALION.
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EXCHANGE EEEARTMENT.
the soho op the buqiih.
As the chief of the barnyard flaps his wings,
And greets the coming day,
A bugler steps into the hall
And then begins to p'ay.
The new < adet in hir* e y bed,
Dreams of his home and friends,
Awakened by the silvery notes
His fancy soars on wings.
His dream is o‘er, he opens his eyes
And sees the breaking day.
The silvery notes so shrill and clear,
. Form words and seem to say—
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I can’t get.’em up, I can’t get ’em up,
1 can’t get ’em up right away.
I can’t get ’em up, I can’t get ’em up,
I can’t get ’em up to-day.
•Get up, get up, and don your breeches,
You lazy, lazy Ashes.
Get up, get up, and don your breeches
And go to rev-e-le.
—An Ex-Fish.
What Shall We Do.
The members of the two societies J Austin
•and Calliopean, have unanimously agreed to
thave a paper as a means of stimulating liter
ary work of the most practical nature and
again for the purpose of showing “by our
works” ■what we have at the old A. and M.
I have given you the object of our undertaking.
•Shall I give you our reasons? I hardly think
it necessary. We certainly had reasons, and
rgood ones too, for taking the task upon our-
.-selves. No one criticises our action; no one
•doubts its commendability. Then, fellow
'Students, who is to reap the benefits of these
literary efforts? The editors only ? Why not
you? Haven’t you other reasons urging you
to lend your mite? Did you not promise your
support to The Battalion in voting for its
•establishment and does not your support
cover something more than your subscription
fee? Shall we not have a magazine that reflects
something to our credit? Something that
will show the people of Texas that this is
something more than a military training
school? We have a battalion well behaved
and well drilled.
Gentlemen of the corps, the success of our
paper depends upon YOU; not your subscrip
tion fee alone. Don’t show your selfishnes by
withholding either.
The “Enaicbsee,” hailing from the New
Hampshire College of Agricultural and Me
chanic Arts, is a neat; interesting magazine
of some thirty pages.
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The Battalion, the literary organ from Col
lege Station, is doubly welcome at the Insti
tute for our girls have friends there.—Sherman
Miscellany.
To which we add, and vice versa.
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“Young man,” said a professor as he stepped
into the hall and caught a frisky freshman by
the shoulder, “I believe Satan has got hold of
you.” “I believe so too,” was the quick
reply.
The Texas University Magazine for Novem
ber lies on our table. It came too late to be
looked over by this issue of The Battalion
but it appears to be up to its usual high
standard of excellence
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We have received a copy of the “College
Reflector” (Miss. A. and M. C.) that has this
sentence marked. What the press say: That
they expect to hear of the discovery of quite‘a
deal of mineral water in Texas soon. The
foot-note reads as follows: Show that to Prof.
C. and he will explain all.
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The college man who has no public spirit
while in college very seldom acquires any. On
the other hand the student who takes a kindly ■
interest in class spirit, societies, college pub
lications and pother organizations, will with
reasonable certainty be the same leader in
political, social and religious life after leaving
the university or college.—Enaicbsee.
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The Battalion, hailing fiom the Agricutul-
raland Mechanical College is anew exchange.