THE BATTALION.
his old home near Marion, and returned
to duty on the 28th.
The hoys in the office of the bridges
and building department of the Southern
Pacific have noticed that for the last two
days that H. F. Jonas, the jovial
draughtsman has had an expression on
lit
his face and a way of moving around that-
is altogether different from his usual
manner. Investigation showed the cause-
to be a big bouncing boy who put in an
appearance at his household on New
Year’s day.—Houston Post.
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College Dramatic Clod
Prof. W. B. Philpott - - Manager.
Frank Ross See. and Treas.
A. Gross - - Property Manager.
Fat Man’s Club.
Dan Qushing - - - President.
I. S. Goldberg - - - Secretary.
Divine Worship.
Rev. W. S. Red - - - Chaplain.
Services, Sunday morning and evening.
Chapel every morning at 7 : 45.
Sunday School.
Rev. T. O. Bittle - - Superintendent.
Meets Sunday morning at 10: 30.
Young Men’s Christian Association.
A. M.Todd - - - President.
T. W. Merrvweather - - Secretary.
•Devotional exercises Sunday afternoon.
Gymnasium open' every afcerno >n ex
cept Sunday.
Austin Literary Society.
E. C. Jonas . - - President.
E. G. Abbott - - - Vice-Pres.
A. Gloss - . Recording Sec.
A. M. Ferguson - - Cor. Sec.
A. W. Watkins - - - Financial Sec.
P. P. Mills - - Treasurer.
R. Fowler - - - Censor.
K. C. Pittuck - - S’gt. at Arms.
F. N. Houston - - - Librarian.
Calliopsan Literary Society.
E. L. Bruce . - . President.
A. W. Bittle - - Vice-President.
W. M. Massenberg - - Secretary.
A. W. Polk - - - Cor. Secretary.
A. IT. Fitzgerald - - Treasurer
J. Gilbert - - - - Librarian.
H. Spee'- ----- Critic.
R. H. Mayes - - - Censor.
J. W. Leary - - - S’gt. at Arms.
Society Fleeting.
Austin Society Haul. Dec. 16.
This being the last meeting of the
society before the holidays quite a large
crowd of members and visitors assem
bled in the hall long before the society
was called to order by the president.
The secretary called the roll, and con
trary to all preceeding roll calls, marked
only a small number of members absent.
The regular order of business was
then taken up and Mr. G. Abbott was
installed as vice-president of the Austin
society, an office which Mr. Abbott is no
doubt capable of filling to the satisfac
tion of all.
There were also several new members
Initiated, but being unable to obtain
their names, am compelled to leave them
out.
The most interesting part of the pro
ceedings was now taken up, that of the
program, which was excellently gotten
up and filled to the satisfaction and
pleasure of all present.
The first man on the program was
Mr. Coulter, who read an interesting
piece entitled “Age of Queen Victo
ria.” This being Mr. Coulter’s first ap
pearance before the society, he fully
proved himself equal to the occasion.
The next man on the program, Mr.
Law, read an excellent paper on the