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THE BATTALION
could not eat anything for nearly a
whole week. Sergt. Tanner can tell
you the reason.
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Prof. Chas. Puryear, professor of
mathematics in the Agricultural and
Mechanical College, takes the follow
ing high ground as to the position the
college should occupy before the state.
The extract we give below, is on the
‘Relation of the A. and M. College to
the Public Schools of the State,” before
a teachers’ meeting in Bryan, March
17, 1900. In speaking of the import
ance of the technical work that belongs
to the A. and M. College, he says:
‘‘But a college doing work of this
technical character, necessarily has the
opportunity to teach not only by pre
cept, but also by example; to instruct
not only its regularly matriculated stu
dents, but also all who visit the Col
lege, or receive its publications. Teach
ing practical science, its equipment
should be the best obtainable; teach
ing agriculture, its own farming opera
tions should be in accord with the best
practice, founded on scientific princi
ples. If the College undertakes to
breed cattle it ought to be expected to
produce at least once in a while a cow
that gives in the neighborhood of
twelve gallons of milk a day. If it op
erates its own waterworks, or light
plant, these should be models of their
kind, so that experts, even, from neigh
boring municipalities might take les
sons in the application of science prin
ciples to practical affairs. Its roads
and drives should furnish object les
sons in the application of scientific
principles to practical acairs. Its roads
sanitary engineer. In all such matters
the College should sdt up standards.
In a word whenever it undertakes to
apply the principles it teaches it should
do so in such style as to exemplify, in
the best possible manner, the advan
tages to be derived from a combination
of scientific and practical knowledge.
To fall short of this is, quoad hoc, to
discredit the theory it stands for.”
A good girl to have—Sal Vation.
A disagreeable girl—Annie Mosity.
A fighting girl—Hittie Maginne.
A sweet girl—Carrie Mel.
A seedy girl—Cora Ander.
One of the best girls—Ella Gant.
A muscular girl—Gallic Stenics.
A lively girl—Annie Mation.
A warlike girl—Millie Tary.
A profound girl—Mettie Physics.
A smooth girl—Ameleo Ration.
A geometrical girl—Pollie Gon.
And one of the best girls of all.—Ura
Own.—The Tack.
At 9 o’clock they sat like this—
He was not long In learning;
At 10 o’clock they sat like this—
The gas was lower burning.
Another hour they sat like this—
Still I’d not venture whether
Atl2o’clocktheysatlikethis—
Allcrowdeduptogether.
We had a dream the other night,
When all around was still;
We dreamed that each subscriber came
Right up and paid his “Bill.”
“Money is a thing of worth.
To pay our bills we need it;
If you owe us fifty cents.
Oh, please read this and heed it.”
—Ex.