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THE SIMPLICITY OF COLLEGE LIFE
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onometry, or physics. Each of these
would afford entertainment for days
in succession to the average individ
ual. But when one enters A. and M.
his capacities for enjoyment are so
greatly enlarged that he is able to ab
sorb their daintiest morsels within a
few hours.
But when the mind has been fed on
a feast of wit and a flow of knowledge
until it is overflowing, what is better
than to go for an hour’s drill or three
hours’ work in the blacksmith shop?
Or perchance it may be dairy hus
bandry or judging sheep. Nothing is
so easy as telling why the “A” sheep
is good, or “B” is better, and “C” is
best. Why a blind man could see that
without his “specks.”
But, alas! it lies not within my
power to do full justice to the sim
plicities of college life within the
bounds of prose:
“For enjoyment and not sorrow
Is our destined end and way.
And to act that each tomorrow
Give more pleasure than today.”
X. Y. Z.
TO THE GIRL THE FISH LEFT
BEHIND.
Kollege Maation, Texas, 10/3/12.
My deerest little sweepheart:—
I vill try unt wrote you a fewlines
and lets you know how I got here.
Veil, as you know, I had to drive from
home to de rail roads unt when I gets
dar I looks up at de bullet board unt
they have it posted up dat all de
trains was on time Sept. 28/12. Unt I
knows right away dat dat wast mine
train unt I could not get out of de
platz till in de morning so I goes over
to inspect de town unt I hear a train
coming unt upon questioning a man I
find out dat its de train dat would take
me to Kollage Maation unt den I had
to stay in dat place all night. I arrove
here in de morning unt right away
someone calls me Fish; as one of de
Skadats told de boys my sname, unt
mondant, unt one of de old boys told
me I haf to see de Bull first, unt he
shows me ware de place ist unt I go
dar unt day says he ist out unt tell
me to sko over to another platz unt
at last I fine ware he stays. I goes
up to de man unt asks him to show
me war de Bull stays unt he tells me.
I had to go threw a lot of pens war
dey keeps de fancy animals wat we
saw at de Stock Shoe in Snorth Foots
Wurt unt while I go threw dis place
some thing hits me from behind unt
the next tin I find meself over de
fence unt someone pokes dar head out
of de window unt yells: “Say, you
darn fool, don’t ye know dat Bull
bucks?” Day carry me over to de
hors pistol unt one of de ladies over
dar puts a rag on my leg unt rubs de
utter one unt she says, “Ticklish?”
unt I say, “No, Yiddish.” I was next
made asquainted mit de doctor; his
sname ist Dr. Alenmajar, unt right
away he wants me to drink a cock-
tale; now dats wat I call a smart man,
as how he ever found out so squibk
dat I came from a dry town is got my
goat. I next go to de Skommodant unt
give up de hunt for de Bull. He asks
me what kompany I wunt to get in
unt as some de old boys tells me de
Staff unt P kompany wast good kom-
panies I tells him I want to get in one
of them unt he tells me that I wast
too late to get into de Staff unt dot
dey skant sprounce it. Now, woodnt
Dr. Fish at home get highly insolted
if he new dat they snamed me after
him? The first ting de do ist gift you
a piece of spaper unt on dis ist dat
you must first go and see the Skom-
I was too tall to get into P skompany,
so he put me in C skompany. Dis ist a
fine place, full up mit good looking
buildings wat de State of Texas gives
to de boys of his kuntry to get a
egermacation. De mess hall ist a
place of fine manners, unt we all have
to take lessons in how to spronunce de
fine name de sosity people call de
tings we eat, unt ven I comes home I
vill tell you about them and we vill
play sosity. We drilled today unt right
after dey post up de grades what ve
made in it, unt I made 99, unt the
highest in de kompany, unt dey told
me I must put in my applycation for
Skarsporl Ships. Dey appointed me
to take up taps receipts at night. Dis
morning I vent over to get some Rev-
erly oil but dey done sold it all out,
dats de kind of oil dat makes de gun
shine unt make a foots ball layer out
of de skadats.
Veil I must close unt study up some
more on dis- sosity eating unt I hope
dat all de floks on de farm ist veil
unt dat dey all haft got de crops in
unt are going hunting now. Ven I
kum home Christmas I hope to be
Skaptain of dis kompany.
Vit luve unt kisses to my deer little
Schlitzen, I remain your loving,
HANS W. SMUTZ.
COMMANDANT JUNIOR ARRIVES.
Slated for a Cavalryman.
Easter Sunday, March 23, 1913, will
always be a memorable day to Lieut,
and Mrs. Brown, and the A. and M.
College people, for on that beautiful
and quiet day the peace was disturbed
by a wail from the Commandant Jun
ior, announcing his arrival. When the
Commandant was interviewed by one
of the Freshman Battalion reporters,
and was asked if he was a native
Texan, he proudly replied: “I am sorry
to say that I am not, but I have a son
that is Texas born.” Although our
new Commandant arrived too late to
help in the yells for the Legislature,
he has been making up for lost time.
He is developing so rapidly in that
capacity that we feel assured that he
w r ill by next fall be a capable cheer
leader for the boys.
The A. and M. corps of cadets ex
tend their heartiest congratulations
to Lieut, and Mrs. Brown, but we do
not fear for his future, as the young
ster is rapidly absorbing the lectures
on “Cavalry Drill Regulations” from
his “Da-Da,” and we feel assured that
he will be a successful cavalryman.
THE MILTARY STANDING
OF A. AND M. COLLEGE.
Annual Inspection and the Freshman.
Every Freshman knows of the ex
cellent reputation A. and M. College
has as a military institution and would
be unwilling to see the standard as a
“distinguished institution” lowered.
However, it rests with every cadet,
especially the Freshman, whether or
not the rating will continue as it has
in the past. Pep up at drill so there
will be no lack of form when the in
spector arrives. Get that “.30-calibre
Model 1898 U. S. magazine rifle” with
w r hich you are entrusted and shine her
up. Rust and dirt are not excusable
at inspection. Make use of your gun-
slip so that you will know that .30-
calibre does not mean your gun shoots
“thirty timess,” as one poor fellow
imagined.
Capt. W. T. Murry is the inspecting
officer detailed to visit A. and M. Col
lege and other military institutions of
the South.
A. AND M. PLAYS
ST. EDWARD’S COLLEGE
On Friday and Saturday—Everybody
Come Out.
On Friday and Saturday the first in
tercollegiate games will be started.
A. and M. is to play St. Edward’s Col
lege of Austin. This team is com
posed of a fast little bunch of players
and the games are expected to be good
ones. Coach Moran has been steadily
training the squad, and they are fast
rounding into form. He guarantees
better games than the ones with Phil
adelphia, first, because the squad was
playing against big leaguers; and, sec
ond, because they are in better trim.
Every human get the “pep,” and get
rid of that spring fever in witnessing
a fast game. Manager Lott needs your
support and you may help him by get
ting a season ticket at once.
WILL HE E\/FR GET THERE??.'*
A PROGRESSIVE
FRESHMAN