20
THE BATTALION.
Now, my dear boys,
I hope you all know
That this is in fun
And not for a show .
“Hurrah! for the purple.
Hurrah! for the sold.
We are the seniors,
Both strong and bold.
Blank-e-ty-Blank
Is our cry,
And victory we gain
Whenever we try.”
At the next meeting of the Intercol
legiate Association, a plan will be
submitted to send athletes from all
the large western colleges to compete
in the great world meet which is to
be held in Paris next summer. Only
thq,se are to be sent who are winners
in the coming intercollegiate meet next
June. This incentive will create great
rivalry in this meet, and will make it
exceptionally interesting. The ex
penses of the athletes will be paid part
ly by the Western Intercollegiate Ath
letic Association, and partly by the
colleges represented, each college
furnishing funds in proportion to the
number of athletes it sends.
*
“I am not much of a mathemati
cian,” said the cigarette, “but I can add
to a man’s nervous troubles; I can
subtract from her physical energy; I
can multiply his aches and pains, and
I can divide his mental powers; I can
take interest from his work and dis
count his chance of success.”—Ex.
There are two reasons why some
people don’t mind their own business.
One reason is that they haven’t any
mind; the other is, that they haven’t
any business.”—Ex.
Make the truth thine own, for
truth’s sake.—Whittier.
Teacher—“What is the difference be
tween a quadruped and a biped?”
Pupil—^“Two legs.”—Ex.
“No, Fred, I cannot marry you, but
I will be—”
“Don’t say a ‘sister,’ Annie, please.
I’m tired of hearing that.”
“No. I was going to say I would
be an aunt, as I accepted your Uncle
Tom last night.”—Ex.
Develop a faculty for work, but he
sly about trying to work the faculty.—
Ex.
*
At last the Eastern colleges have
recognized Wisconsin as a factor in
the football world. Propositions have
already been sent out by Yale, Co
lumbia and Brown Universities for
games next season. The games, if
played, will be considered as “regular”
games and not as “practice” games.
*
Pat—“If one of us gets there late,
and the other isn’t there, how will he
know if the other one has been there
and gone, or if he didn’t come yet?”
Mike—“I will aisly fix that. If I get
there first I’ll make a chalk mark on
the sidewalk, and if you get there first
you rub it out.”—Ex.
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The originator of the arithmetic was
Add’em.—Ex.