THE BATTALION. 27
Miss Stella Shepard of Bryan, and Miss Dent of Georgia,
visited Mrs. Ross during the past month.
Miss Mary Bittle and her friend, Miss Katie McKenzie, of
Bryan, entertained a few of the cadets on the evening of the
13th.
Preparations for commencement should be commenced at
once, and let us make this one of the grandest in the history
of the college.
Jack Knolle and Jack Beazley each have a new violin and
the cadets are looking forward to some splendid music for the *
after-supper hops.
Prof, and Mrs. Whitlock, Profs. Kerr, Burgoon, Dr. Fran
cis and Mr. Lewis witnessed the presentation of the silver
service at Galveston.
Cadets Neely, Gordon and Moore visited Galveston on the
19th inst., to witness the presentation of the silver service to
the battleship Texas.
Cadet Blalock is desirous of attaining manhood, and in
consequence, side-burns and an eight-day old mustache have
made their appearance.
At a recent meeting of the band and orchestra, Miss Rita
Sbisa was chosen sponsor. The Battalion congratulates our
young musicians on their good selection.
Col. Dan Cushing writes from Columbus, Miss., that he
can’t possibly do without the Battalion. Dan is a whole-
souled fellow, and his many friends at college wish him much
success.
The base ball season at College is open, and Farr and Per
son, while practising, undertook to make a grand stand play
which resulted in Person sporting a mouth that resembles a
Spalding base ball.
The band is hard at work preparing for the trip to Houston
on the 21st of April. By-the-way, we have the best band
and orchestra in the state, and Prof. Gross, to whom so much
of their success is due, deserves great credit for his efforts.