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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (May 31, 1912)
THE BATTALION 3 four-story structure and was erected at an original cost of $100,000. At first it was used for a dormitory and class rooms, but as the school grew it was turned into an administration building. It contained about forty rooms, which were used for offices, section rooms, I'brary, book store, and society and club rooms. Dr. Blake—Hold on a minute; you are not excused yet. The bugle’s got to blow on this side of the Main Build ing first. L,odal, M. G. (height 6 feet 5 inches) —I’ll have to take this consarned bed over to the Extension Department and have a couple more joints put in it. There has been no break in classes because of the Are. At a meeting of the faculty early Monday morning places were provided for the English and Mathematics departments. A remarkable feature of the fire was the tenacity with which the walls hung together. In places where win dows were close together the walls fell, but except in this case they re mained standing. Monday evening the work of tearing down these walls was begun. Although they swayed in the breeze like reeds, the work was one of great difficulty. Various means— rifles, cannon and dynamite—were used until the walls which were in greatest danger of falling were leveled, the others being left till later. Today the Main Building is a col lection of blackened walls, heaps of crumbled brick and fallen plaster. It is hard for the cadet corps to realize that it is no more. Only the passing by it on the way to classes and the meal formations, which occur at the original place in front of the ruins, bring home with shocking force the fact that it a thing of the past. “He may live without books— What is knowledge but grieving? He may live without hope— What is hope but deceiving? He may live without love— What is passion but pining? But where is the man Who can live without dining?” Bell (at Junior class meeting)—Mr. Hays, who was on that committee with you? Hays—Well, I’ll declare. Bell. I’ve really forgot. THOUGHTLETS. The more pathience we have the more folks make us use it. “She dresses out of sight,” said the youthful admirer. “If she changes her mind, let me know,” quoth the other. Phillip McCann is a great name for a bartender. She is so thin that every time she eats it shows. REVERIES. While in Bryan Saturday my eye perceived the following sign: “Starva tion Army—We save men.” I entered the house in front of which the sign was, and inquired whether they also saved women. “Yes,” was the quick reply. I then kindly requested them to save a blonde for me to take to the final ball. Join the Yorktown Club. Member ship 10c( withdrawal 50c, Dr. Blake (exhibiting a specimen of free silver)—You will note this is free silver. We had a specimen of free gold a few years ago, but I guess it was a little too free. A scandal once started is the near est known approach to perpetual mo tion. “You can get a job on your front or through your backing, but to hold it you’ve got to have it in you.” “A theorist is a man who thinks he is learning to swim by sitting on a bank and watching a frog.” Don’t get in the limelight before you’ve put on your make-up. Success is 10 per cent opportunity and 90 per cent intelligent hustle. Champions of Second Battalion. Winning of “H” Company Game Puts “F” in Lead—Score Four to Two. The game on Kyle Field Thursday afternoon, May 23, put a “quietus” on the crowning, for the time being, and made “F” company champions of the Second Battalion. There has been much comment as to what would be the outcome of this contest. “G” com pany turned out in full force to root for “H,” but there was little oppor tunity for a revival of their “pep.” Throughout the game, almost, they sat with the “H” company bunch—with a | sad, disappointed look on their coun- | tenances. ; Every score that was made, up till the ninth inning, was put through by “F” company men. In the last half of the second McAlpin reached first on an error by Spake, stole second, took third on overthrow to second and came home on Hausser’s hit. Hausser took second and third on the play, and scored on a perfect squeeze by Templeton. With two down in the third, Gillespie beat one out to short, stole second by a perfect fall-away slide, went to third on second base man’s error, and scored on a passed ball. In the last half of the sixth Tem pleton went to first on a single, stole second, went to third on a sacrifice and got home on a passed ball. In the first half of the ninth, “H” company went to bat forvthe last time with a determination to start some thing. Spake, first up, went the wind mill route, punching three large holes in the atmosphere. Bell singled to left, and went to second on an error. Foote was hit by a pitched ball, filling the bases. Cherry reached first on Martin’s error, Bell and Eversberg scoring. Par ker struck out in the pinch. McQueen flew out to center, ending the game 4 to 2 in favor of “F.” The “H” team had the greater number of hits, but Dick Miller’s extraordinary coolness was too much for them. This defeat of the losing team has probably caused more fret and worry for “Uncle Sam” Scarborough than for all the others put together. Score: R. H. E. “F” 021 001 000— 4 2 4 “H" 000 000 002— 2 8 4 In a game wiht “I” company, played Saturday afternoon, “F” won by a score of 10 to 5. Batteries: “F” com pany, Gillespie and Lane; “I” com pany, Caldwell and Roberts. The championship of the company league now lies between “F” and “D” companies. J. A. SCOFIELD, President Students’ Association. vecCton^ " 7a.Ae cn? doit THIS BITTER MEDICINE IS BEING ADMINISTERED. r -