THE BATTALION
13
“But don’t you overestimate the
amount of work to be done when you
talk of needing ‘a score or more of
hydraulic engineers each year?’ ” ques
tioned the Englishman.
Several men laughed softly. ‘.‘Un
derestimate the amount of work |
would be more like it,” said the en
gineer. “Here are a few of the jobs
we have to do in the next ten or fif
teen years:
“The Brazos, Colorado and Rio
Grande rivers need levees for about
100 miles of their length. Undoubt
edly the total minimum flow of these
rivers, as well as that of the smaller
ones, will be used for irrigation. So
far there are but two or three plants
on the Brazos, Rio Grande and Guad
alupe; yet the Brazos is said to flow
one-third more water than the Colo
rado, which must have twenty large
canals.
“The bayous and lakes along the
coast need to be made navigable for
light-draft boats, as well as the rivers
the Government is now at work on.
“Each of the larger cities of the
State—save one—has a water prob-
lem. f • . ;| j |
“The whole territory shown on the
Sunset Route maps as the ‘rice and oil
belt’ needs to be divided into drainage
districts, ditched and drained,”
“And this work,” said the banker, )
as the other paused, “should be done j
by our Texas boys, trained in Texas
schools, rather than by out^id^rs.”
“It should, and it would be -If our
boys were given the chance to get the
necessary training,” the engineer
agreed. “But it is training that counts
in this work; and it’s going to be the
man of trained energy and capacity;
whether outsider or Texan, who will
be most welcome in South Texas
among the men who are helping old
Mother Nature create a land for folks
to live in.”
Next year students at Wisconsin
who are conditioned will not be per
mitted to compete in intercollegiate
debate or oratory, be members of the
editorial board of any student publi
cation or be members of any musical
or dramtic organization giving enter
tainments outside of the university.
Campus Views.
L®CA3L MIEWS
Mrs. Alvord and children also leave
on the 10th for Chicago.
Dr. and Mrs. Fraps and children
will spend the summer in North Caro
lina.
Mrs. J. A. Lomax and children will
go to Austin on the 13th to spend ten
days.
Miss Tissier of Alabama is with
Mrs. E. J. Kyle for the commencement
exercises.
Capt. and Mrs. Moser and daughter
will go to Burnet to visit shortly after
commencement.
Mrs. Lomax expects Miss McKay
and Miss Van Ordin of Longview as
guests this week.
On the 10th of June, Mrs. T. P..
Junkin and son will go to Mexia to
spend the summer.
On the 12th, Mr. and Mrs. Wier and
son leave for Starksville, Mississippi,
to spend the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Rollins of Hous
ton and their children will visit Mr.
and Mrs. C. W. Hutson this week.
Last Sunday’s band concert was
much enjoyed by both the Campus
people and the people from Bryan.
Miss Marion McClellan of Hillsboro
and Miss Sears of Houston are Mrs. J.
C. Nagle’s guests for commencement.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Rollins of Beau
mont are expected here for commence
ment. They will be the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Mitchell.
Mr. Fermier entertained the Senior
mechanical engineers last Saturday
night at his home. Delicious cream
and cake were served, and the young
men report a pleasant evening.
The Senior Class gave a dance
Thursday night at the skating rink in
Bryan. The young ladies from the
Campus, the visiting young ladies, and
many of the young ladies from Bryan,
were there, and all enjoyed the even
ing exceedingly.
On Monday night. Dr. and Mrs.
Brown had Miss Mary Hutson and the
Senior electrical engineers down to
a delightful course dinner. The even
ing was spent in much merriment, in
spite of the fact that the guests were
asked to “stand an examination.” But
this proved easy, as the answers could
be given in two words only, and Cap-,
tain Bower deserves especial mention,
as his examination was so satisfacto
ry he was at once presented a “diplo
ma” and a (toy) sheep—skin and all.
The young men were Messrs. Brund-
rette, Bower, Foy, Ellis, Munson, Lee,
Skaggs and Telfair.
There are a number of visitors on
the Campus this week, and many of
them are visiting the professors’ fam
ilies. Some of these are: Mrs. Mil
ler of Postoak Point, visiting Mrs.
Giesecke; Miss Milner of Austin and
her guest, visiting Mrs. Ness; Mr.
Worthing of Houston, with Mr. and
Mrs. Heff; Dr. W. L. Dazey of Hills
boro, with Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert; Miss
Annie Lee Green of Yoakum, with
Miss Emmie Fountain; Miss McClel
land of Waco, with Miss Carson;
Miss Armstrong of Georgetown and
Miss Christian of Houston, with Mrs.
Junkin; and Mrs. Hanney and niece
of Hempstead, with Mrs. Spence.
On the 21st of May, Miss Emmie
Fountain, assisted by Misses Davis
and Carson of College, and Miss Fan
nie Fountain of Bryan, gave a smok
er to B company, of which she has
been the popular sponsor. Pillows and
rugs and easy chairs made the lawn
attractive. The guests were served
fruit punch and cream and cake, and
afterwards cigars and pipes were cir
culated, and a pleasant and informal
evening was spent. The souvenirs of
the occasion were tiny white clay
pipes, letter B in the A. & M. red.
Call at M. H. James’s Drug store for
Lowney’s fine chocolates. Fresh ship
ment just received.
Miss Gertrude Eaves of Bryan gave
an unique entertainment last Monday
afternoon, from 2 to 4 o’clock, in hon
or of Miss Florence of Dallas and
Miss Peeler of Houston. The guests
were Miss Mary Hutson of College, a
number of Bryan’s charming young
ladies, and about twenty young men
from College. Tickets were sold for
“A Trip Around the World,” and each
couple visited Japan for a glass of
iced-tea, where they were served by a
little lady in a kimonas. Then, as
they continued their tour, a senorita
in big sombrero served them tamales.
Later, they found delicious punch in
Alaska, and great “nuggets” of gold;
but back in our own United States,
they found cream and cake, with a
“bonnie red, white and blue” souvenir
on the plate. It was a delightful aft
ernoon, and many pretty compliments
1 were paid Miss Eaves as a charming
i hostess.