THE BATTALION.
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And knows just all the cunning arts
By which to win and break our hearts.
The sparkle of her dark blue eyes
Your heart just captures by surprise,
And if you have’nt ever met her
Then I guess you hadn’t better.
Here’s a little brunette
I’ll venture a bet
You’ll never forget,
If you’ve seen the coquette.
Her eyes are like the dewdrops bright,
Or like the sheen of stars at night.
A single glance can break more hearts
Than all Dan Cupid’s wicked darts.
Her lips are like t.vo red’ning berries ;
Aye, two ripe and luscious cherries,
And when she smiles from out beneath
There peep two rows of pearly teeth.
Her smiles and blushes oft contend
And with each other interblend ;
While roses red give to the snow
In dimpled cheeks a crimson glow.
Not the tunes by Orpheus played,
Nor the notes by angels made
On harps of gold with silver strings
Is half so sweet as when she sings.
Her merry laugh is like the flow
Of silvery waters as they go
Tripping o’er the pebbles bright
On a summer moonlit night.
There’s a dozen or more,
And perhaps a full score
Of maidens as fair—
So we stop in despair.
—Wm. Bledsoe.
IlD I TO I v 1 A Ih DEFA.HTMENT.
B. C. Pittuck, Editor.
In the article appearing in our last
issue setting forth the offers of the En
gineering News Publishing Company, a
mistake was made in the date of the
offer which should be 1894 instead of
1891.
The natatorium is nearing comple
tion and of course will prove a blessing
to the College. Whether it will be com
pulsory to go to it or not, we do not
know, but with some boys water is not a
good friend and it would be a good idea
to make it so.
We are glad to see the gymnasium
open again and to know that it has been
well attended. The base ball team, the
foot ball team, the tennis courts and
gymnasium afford ample room for all
the bodily exercises that the boys need.
The introduction of the Student’s
Labor Fund here has been a great success
and is taken advantage of by a majority
of the cadets. The boys make spare
pocket change, and some even pay their
way by this method. Every afternoon
you will find some in the field hoeing
and ploughing who have never done this
kind of work before ; you will find
some in the barn, others hauling wood,
and at various other occupations.
The societies are probably doing bet
ter work now than they have ever done
before, and it is mainly due to the inter
est taken in them by the new members.
Heretofore only a few men seemed to
take any real live interest in filling out
the program, but we are glad to see a
change. Boys, don’t be backward about