WE
NEED THE MONEY
YOU
NEED THE GOODS
From present indications Winter is not half
over, and the worst weather is to come yet.
We are offering our entire line of
Underwear, Overshirts, Sweaters,
Mackintoshes, Military Leggins,
Gloves, except white Drill gloves,
and Hats, including all campaign
styles, at a discount of
25 Per Cent
ALL REGENT SHOES
and some odds and ends in other
/Ten’s shoes will be included in
this sale, which will continue un
til further notice.
We mean it. We need the money, and will
part with the Goods at 75 cents on the dollar.
A Word to the Wise is Sufficient.
HUNTER & CHATHAM
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URNISHERS.
Local JVettus
Prof. Johnston will lecture Friday
and Saturday before the Business
Men’s League of Dallas on corn cul
ture and seed selection.
One of our reporters said nothing
but he saw Woods.
Mr. B. E. Hull of ’04 ate dinner
with us last Sunday.
Ask to see our new line of Eagle
shirts. Norwood. 18
Mrs. J. A. Lomax is visiting her
parents in Austin this week.
The Lily and Stetson Campaign
hat at Norwood’s. 18
“That was one of Shakespeare’s
worst plays,” said Tabor, as Hamlet
missed the ball.
Remember we always keep in
stock a complete line of Douglass
shoes. Norwood. 18
Sophomores can’t learn German.
Well, they’re that much better than
the juniors, who “won’t.”
“Quality Row” is in mourning over
the defeat of Dr. Ball in a game of
chess at the hands of Mr. Chas. S.
Potts.
Parks & Waldrop have just re
ceived a new supply of Drill shirts,
campaign hats and regulation belts
for the spring term. 18
Dr. and Mrs. Houston and Prof.
Asbury and several of the students
went down to Houston to attend an
opera last week.
Who is to represent the A. and M.
College in the “Oratorical Contest”
to be held in Fort Worth April 21st?
Get busy. Don’t let’s be left out.
Some of you silver-tongued orators
go into the contest and pull down
the bird.
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Corporals Lane and Kowalski
speaking to Fish: “Fish, let me
give you a bit of friendly advice,
don’t never ram us officers.”
When you come to town don’t miss
seeing Parks <& Waldrop’s big show
window display of the latest spring
styles in men’s hats and shoes. 18
A Chess club has been organized
among the members of the faculty
with Prof. Puryear as president.
The club meets every two weeks,
What has become of the athletic
field? We thought by now that the
fence would be finished and game
pulled off with ’Varsity by this time.
Uncle Pike, while eating dry toast:
“I wish they would give us some
bread, for a fellow has to have teeth
like an alligator to eat this toast.”
Have you seen those swell new
Walkover shoes for spring at Parks
& Waldrop’s? If you need a new
pair of shoes be sure and see them
before you buy. 18
Kirkpatrick says he can work
calculus easy enough with the ex
ception of differentiating. He thinks
that the only thing about it that is
hard.
Parks & Waldrop still have on
hand a full range of sizes in A. & M.
uniform caps. If you want one don’t
wait, as there are only a few left,and
they will soon be gone. 18
Another inquiry has been made
for the Coker. Where is he? they
all ask. Is the cold weather keep
ing him in doors so close that he
cannot get out to see who is coking?
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Sergeant Post has been sick for the
past two weeks, and also Capt. At
kins of the janitor force is very sick,
but one of ^he other janitors says
that “Capt. Atkins ain’t got the
same disease of Sergeant Post.”
Those swell new patent vici low
quarters with pointed toes at $4 that
Parks & Waldrop are showing are
the handsomest shoes you ever saw.
They also have the same style in
high cuts. 18
Parks & Waldrop have just re
ceived a large line of Tenuis shoes
in white duck with black soles at
75c. White duck with heavy, red
rubber soles at $1.25, either high or
low cut. 18
Mr. Lane is getting rather poetic.
The following was found on bis table:
“If I but knew your love \Vas true,
And time could never change your
love.”
Of course the poetry may not be
good, but the thought is grand.
President Houston and Prof. Car-
son went to Austin Sunday night.
Prof. Carson is a member of the
legislative committee appointed by
the Farmers’ Congress to look after
legislation pertaining to educational
matters, while Dr. Hamilton is look
ing after the interests of the A. & M.
"Professor Harrington reports seer
ing the following alumni
while on his tour in the southern
part of the state last week : Mr. W.
T. Merriwether of ’91, Mr. A. W.
Amthor ’95, Mr. J. B. Steins ’03, and
Mr. Putegnatt and Dr. Reeves, two
former A. & M. students.
Burt Norwood has offered a medal
to the best speaker in the college.
This should be very much appre
ciated by the boys. He is to be com
mended for his liberality and inter
est in the speaking contests held
here at A. and M. This is the best
way to get good results from public
speaking. When a man spends
time enough on a piece to be willing
to put it before an audience at A.
and M. he has accomplished some
thing. Remember the giver.
Mrs. Neibert reports a most de
lightful afternoon with Mrs. Rivers
Allen on Friday last who was en
tertaining the Bryan ladies in honor
of her sister, Mrs. Chas. Smith. The
gloom of the outside was immediate
ly dispelled on entering the house,
where the soft, rosy glow from
myriads of pink tapers flooded the
place, the color scheme of pink with
hearts, hearts everywhere. Punch
was served in the hall, followed by
the daintiest refreshments, and
Forty-two the game.
A few fish held a meeting Tuesday
night and organized a Tennis club,
to be known as “The Fish Tennis
Club.” The club consists of four
members, and as all of them are ex
perienced tennis players many excit
ing contests are looked forward to.
They consider themselves champions
df the campus in both singles and
doubles until they are shown other
wise. The members are: George
Bittle, president; Oscar Seward,
treasurer; Jim Neibert, business
manager; Tom Adams, secretary.
It has now been definitely de
termined by the authorities of the
experiment station to locate a sub
station at Chillicothe, in the Pan
handle, for the purpose of testing
grain and forage crops. The United
States Department of Agriculture
will co-operate in the enterprise and
furnish a considerable portion of the
necessary funds. Mr. A. B. Conner
of last year’s agricultural class will
have charge of the experiments.
Profs. Craig and Johnston will leave
the latter part of the week for
Chillicothe to complete arrange
ments for beginning the work.
Last Friday night our command
ant requested the freshmen class to
meet him in the guard room, and the
sophomore and junior classes in his
office. The object of this meeting
was to dissuade everyone from tak
ing part in the (un)necessary class
rush. We agree with Capt. Sargent
about the folly of such a thing, and
it is as he says: “People away from
here do not understand these things,
and of course cannot look upon them
in their true light.” Aside from the
above fact, real injury is very likely
to be done, and in a few minutes
enemies may be made that will last
for years. One’s clothes are torn to
shreds aud absolutely no good is
accomplished. Afterwards, the out
side world hears an exagerated re
port which goes to make a worse
name for our College than she now
has.
COMMENCEMENT HOP—OFFICERS
ELECTED.
A meeting of corps was held in the
assembly hall last Friday night to
elect officers for the commencement
hop. The following cadets were
elected to manage the welcomed oc
casion which always furnishes mirth
and merriment, and cements within
the cadet many pleasant rremem-
I brauces of his college days:
G. C. Street, president ;.,W. A.
Price, chairman of arrangement
committee; H. E. Hanna, chairman
of invitation committee; O. L. Fors-
gard, chairman of reception com
mittee; H. B. Farmer, chairman of
decoration committee.
It is customary to elect juniors to
chairman of floor eorumittee, and
finance committee. These places
were given to R. M. Burton and G.
L. Reese respectively.
The officers are all capable men
and we are sure that their efforts
will be exerted to the utmost to make
the commencement hop of ’05 one of
delight and happy remembrances
to all.
AN EXCITING INCIDENT.
The following somewhat startling
incident occured on the campus last
We dnesday, and some of the juniors
were alarmed for the welfare of one
of their number, but nothing serious
resulted.
A small, square piece of paper was
handed to this junior and he becarpae
somewhat excited. One of- the
spectators described his actions as
follows: “His eyes flashed fire, his
face was tinted with the beautiful
colors of the rainbow, his hands be
came icicles, incoherent mutterjngs
dropped from his lips, his blood..ran
cold, his countenance rose and fell,
while his heart stopped with a dull
thud.” You might think that the
janitor then came and swept up the
debris, but such was not the case.
It was merely Adolphus Hays
getting a long-looked-for letter from
his girl, after he had almost given
up hope.
“Too bad, isn’t it,” a new boy was
heard to say. “What’s bad, Sbisa’s
food?” asked the ever present junior
“inforroation bureau.“Oh u pa, thp
THE CHOIR,
Prof. Potts is now in charge of the
music for our Sunday services.
Mrs, iSpenee gtiu eofltjnvies in her
food is all right find there ia - f place at the piano.
plenty of it, but the cooking is bad,
and the re>Y that raw potatoes has.
raised is simply dreadful. I wish
they had not sent that copy of the
Battalion home. Why, fche folks
want me to come home, but I’m not
goina: to go. Do you think I’d miss
that cane rush? Well, not for several
stomach-aches.”
Books with sacred music ar
ranged for male voices hay§
bSeh ordered, and we hope that
the interest on the part of those who
have been coming to the practices
will not lag.
The commandant very graciously
excused choir members from first
sentinal inspection on Thursdays.
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WAGNER & BRANDON
Invite the people of College and vicinity to visit their
mammoth department store and inspect the grand
assortment of New Merchandise they are showing
from every department. jz! 0 £) £)
THE LARGEST AND BEST
Assorted stock of Men’s, Ladies and Childrens shoes.
The largest and most complete stock of Men and
Boy s clothing. Our Gents Furnishing Department
is filled with all the latest for the season and you will
find the price less. We are showing all the newest
things in Dress Goods, Ladies Wraps, Furs, Etc.
WAGNER & BRANDON
BRYAN, TEXAS.