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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1904)
Christmas Goods We are opening up something new for the HOLIDAY TRADE every day. Gifts whose attract- iveness and useful ness will readily ap peal to a gentleman. - ARE NOW SHOWING A NICE NEW LINE OP- SMOKING JACKETS, BATH ROBES, ETC Prepare for your trip back home for the holidays by purchasing your From us. s?T j?T Our purchases of Suspenders, Mufflers, Handkerchiefs, Full Dress Protectors, Hosiery, Neckwear, Gloves Jewelry, and other articles too numer ous to mention for the holiday trade, are coming in by almost every express. 0 0 Do not forget that ^ JUST WRIGHT S ROES 0 are the best made at the price. Don’t put off making your Chrristmas pur chases. DO IT NOW. SPECIAL—Owing to the heavy expense of advertising, and donations we have to make to the College, we find that we cannot afford to continue the 10 per cent discount to Cadets. HUNTER & CHATHAM MEN’S FURNISHER S . r —^ | Local | *Vrinrinri r-nri-rn Sergt. Ramsay is an expert in plating mercury. Bryd (translating German): “The old cellar has a bad cold.” This will be the last issue of the Battalion until after Christmas. Mr. Evans was called home Thurs day on account of the illness of his father. Kruger: (talking about automo biles): “What does the chiffonier tave to do?” Dr. E. H. Gray of Rockdale visited his son, R. E. Thweatt, on the cam pus Tuesday, the 13th. “Fish” Doyle: Say, kid, won’t I look swell when I get to wear a uni form like Sammons ? Bogel W., in physics room, look ing at an electric stereopticon: “Professor, is that an accordeon?” Mr. Howard from Atlanta, Ga came in Thursday and began to r in a fire extinguisher in the Textile building. Mr. Pearcy Beale Bittle, ’96, and Miss Emma Mae Hancock of Hen derson are to be married on the twenty-second. The second installment of ma chinery for the Textile building has arrived and is being rapidly put into its proper place. Glass North, after coming out of an extended coke: “Say, Casey, when do we get a chance to draw straws for a corporalship ?” Cadet Woldert’s father was a visitor on the campus recently. Mr. Woldert is in the employ of the I. & G. N. Railway company. John Burns says that if Prof. Pittuck had not “set ’em up” to a big dinner before he left Chicago he would have starved to death before he got back to Mr. Sbisa. Kenedy (after Born had made the statement that cigarettes would af fect a person’s mind): v“I don’t care, I’ve been smoking cigarettes all my lifie and I ain’t wind-broke yet.” Wright, A. A., says that after Christmas the junior agricultural students will not have but five practices, because we will not have Military Science Prac. Loving. S. E. Rees, a member of the class ’04, here in 1901-2 and 1902-3 is road- master clerk on S. P. R. R. at Tracy, California. He says he hopes to re turn within a year or two and finish his course in C. E. Wright (after leaving Armstrong and Tuttle, speaking about fixing up their room with pictures, eta.): 'Hit’s nothings I’m going to put a —.o new souvenir (chiffonier) in mine!” More than forty dollars has been collected for the campus Christmas tree. This is gotten up for the little children of the College community. Everyone may attend. It will be lighted up in Assembley hall at 7 o’clock Christmas eve. Invitations to the wedding of Mr. Edwin Jackson Kyle, ’99, and Miss Alice Erwin Myers have been re ceived. They will be married in Bryan December the twenty-first, and will be at home in Bryan after the first of January. f ' Letter Heads Note Heads Invitations Cards, Etc 1 11 ^ ...Tlain and Fancy ! • IRINT1NG-! 2000 Samples of the Latest Styles of Fine Programs, Invitations, Etc., to select from. The Bryan Eagle Bryan, Texas. ^ Printers of The Battalion. Yocom, who has for the past three years been the champion star navy user, has met his Waterloo in the use of the weed at the hands of Milliken, who can give him two in the game and go him one better on star navy. On last Wednesday Sammons must have been in one of the most extended “cokes.” While he was out judging some stock the instruc tor called on him to locate the fet lock joint and he located the shoul der blade. That night when he was reading out the delinquency reports he created a laugh by reading out this report: “Demming, not remov ing wash from library.” When the Agricultural students returned from Chicago last Sunday they had many pleasant experiences to tell of, but above all they remem bered with gratitude the dinner given them a few nights before they left by Mr. and Miss Craig. Besides the party who were to go to Chicago, Mr. Church, Mrs. Neibert, Miss Watkins and the Misses Hutson were guests of the evening, and one and all report having enjoyed the evening. The officers and non-commissioned officers of Company C were enter tained by their sponsor, Miss Alma Cole, last Saturday evening. The officers of Company D were also present. The flight of time was for gotten so absorbed were all in the pleasures of the evening, and Sun day approached unawares. Among those present were Misses Cole, Alma Cole, Garth, Chapman, Wat kins, Mclnnis, McConnico, Thomas, Board, Rhodes, Harbers; Messrs. Cruse, Hauck, Price, Born, Stubbs, Potts, Hensel, Crooks, Wickes, Forsgard, Downs, Wortham and Rainey. THE LONG HORN. The Long Morn, so Mr. Forsgard tells us, is now underway in earnest. The business manager has re ceived several sample copies from different publishing houses. Pros pects for a successful annual this year are encouraging. A full editorial board has been chosen with a view of getting the best men attainable for the different places. Mr. O. L. Forsgard was chosen editor-in-chief and Mr. D. E. Pen dleton . business manager by their classmates. Mr. Jas. Dean was made art editor at the same time. The following men have been ap pointed since the opening of school: Mr. B. Puryear, advertising mana ger; Mr. J. R. Tabor, assistant editor-in-chief; Messrs. W. A. Pi ice, Hanna, Hensel and Potts, associate editors. DON’T READ THIS Until You Have Time to Read it all—It Will Save You Money. From the time this ad appears un til Christmas day I will give to the corps of cadets and people of the College a special inducement to get you to give me a call. I am closing out my entire stock at greatly reduced prices. Discounts ranging from 10 to 33X P er cent. Besides regular discounts I will give to each person purchasing a bill amounting to $5.00 or over a rebate covering railroad fare to and from Br#an. My stock is yet complete and is as high a class of goods as the market can afford. It will be a pleasure for me to show goods. Now is the time to buy watches. Get my prices. They are cheaper than you may ever find again should you look the world over. Give this a thought. CALDWELL, The Jeweler. Bryan, Texas. PROFESSOR SHAW. A recent addition to the teaching force of the College is Mr. J. D. Shaw, instructor in electrical engi neering. Mr. Shaw is a native Texan. He took his B. S. degree from the University of Texas in ’01, and during the following school year taught mathematics in the Victoria high school. He then entered Cor nell University where he received his degree in electrical engineering last June. From that time until he came to the A. and M. Mr. Shaw was with the Wagner Electric Manu facturing company of St. Louis. During his connection with this company he filled several different positions and gained valuable ex perience. Mr. Shaw was also with this company for three months dur ing the summer of 1903. r®® :..WE SELL THE... ® ® ® CROSSETT SHOES # ® # ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® m $3.50 and $4.00 For Men only. Are as stylish and wear like $5.00 Shoes. 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