THE BATTALION.
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plain a problem to his pupils, long since
grown old.
Since then my life may be likened to
a ship without sails or rudder, drifting
upon a stormy ocean, destined to no port,
awaiting only its day of destructiod.
With the blackboard as a battlefield,
myself and the eraser have waged an in
cessant war against our author from the
day we met. Many times my head has
ached and my body felt worn from hav
ing worked some difficult problem.
Then, perchance, I would fall into the
hands of some bad boy, to be thumped
across the room like a missile of destruc
tion, to land in an ink stand or else
have my back broken on the floor.
Many are the dramas I have witnessed
on the broad stage of school life, and
numberless are the tales I could tell of
boys making faces at the teacher, of un
seen peeps into books during recitation, or
other such violations of the rules. But
these are all things of the past-. Years
have come and gone since the venerable
old teacher was laid to rest, and I am
only awaiting my day of destruction.
I have often wished my lot could have
been to fall into the hands of some great
artist who would use me in producing
some great picture that would outlive the
rocks of ages and be admired by men for
generations to come—but this was not.
my destiny.
Ah! Man} 7 ’ of us there are who have
fallen far short of our hopes, and many
there be who are yet to have their lives,
blasted by disappointments.
“God * * * pity us all,
Who vainly the dreamsot' youth recall,
For of all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are: 1 It might have been.’
Peareo.
vYX-TIMYs I
Dan Cushing, Editor.
We hope to finish the sketches of
the Alumni in the next issue, and
we hope that we have not failed in our
object, which is to awaKen an interest in
the college among the alumni.
1886.
D. Adriance was appointed assistant
professor of agriculture in September
1886, assistant professor in chemistry
and physics June, 1887, assistant in
chemistry to the experiment station in
1890 and assistant professor of chemis-
t)y in 1892.
F. E. Giesecke was appointed assist
ant professor of mechanical! engineering
in 1889.. in 1889 he waikelected "iissist-
: ' in
ant professor of drawing, and in 1892 -
was made professor in the same depart
ment. Prof. Geisecke received the post
graduate degree of M. E. in 1890.
M. D. Tilson is a prominent civil en
gineer of Texarkana, Tex.
I. A. Cottingham after graduation was
deputy surveyor of DeWitt county.
In 1890 he ent red the service of the
Southern Pacific Company as assistant
engineer, which position he still holds.
E. H. Whitlock after graduation took
a course at mechanical engineering.
J. W. Carson was engaged in farming
for the first year after graduation. In
March, 1888, he'wa'k elected assistant
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