Wisrodt’s capture and execution will
be long remembered as one of the
most thrilling episodes in the annals
of College battles.
Peacefully he sleeps in an unmarked
grave. No longer do the calls of taps
and reveille blow for him. The night-
dew falls on his lonely grave and the
rays of the early morning sun, as it
peeps over the Chem. building, shines
upon the mound of a peacefully slum
bering soldier—Wisdrot, the brave.
CORPS GOES ON
ANNUAL HIKE
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this year’s amusement tent was the
electric lights supplied by a portable
outfit.
Taps sounded at 10 p. m. and in the
true sense of the word the corps “hit
the hay.” How peacefully the tired
cadets slumbered! “What? Who said
sleep? Catch him, fellows! Catch
him! ”
The first night in camp had to be
celebrated with all its numerous and
time-honored pranks. Memories of the
dear old days now past came into
many an old boy’s mind, but at the
same time there appeared the great
commandment, “Thou shalt not haze.”
Every tent was filled with a wide
awake crowd of cadets singing songs,
telling stories or amusing themselves
in various other ways. Gradually the
fun and talk died down and by the
time the wee sma’ hours were reach
ed none but the lonely sentinels walk
ing their posts were awake.
Tuesday, March 31.
Reveille! and instantly the camp
roused up, ready for another day of
work and pleasure. Police duty occu
pied the time before breakfast, and
after breakfast drill consisted of estab
lishing and relieving outposts. This
occupied the greater portion of the
morning.
The day promised rain from the
start and at dinner time the greatly
feared downpour • took place. While
it rained considerably, it was not quite
as bad as one of the hike cartoons
would lead one to believe. “Sunshine
after rain” again held true, and the
rest of the day was pleasant indeed.
Because of the rain the afternoon drill
in regimental attack was suspended,
and the time given to the ball game
and other sports.
The after-supper attractions were
the most successful of the hike. The
fair sex from Bryan attended in large
numbers, as well as practically all of
the campus people. The night’s enter
tainment consisted of a well propor
tioned program of couple and stag
dancing and vaudeville events.
Wednesday, April 1.
If one’s memory were limited to a
single day of the hike, there is no
doubt but that the last day’s events
would be retained, for this was truly
the most exciting day of the three.
The orders were for "a problem in
attack and defense,” and plans for the
big battle were somewhat varied from
those of previous occasions. The
Second Battalion returned to College
and prepared to defend it against in
vasion by the combined forces of the
First and Third Battalions. Those
who have witnessed other battles by
the cadets agree that the recent battle
was easily the most carefully planned
and hotly contested of them all.
As no official decision was rendered
both sides returned to camp equally
confident of success. It is hoped by
all that a “battle” may be staged as
a part of the commencement exercises
in order to settle any doubt about the
matter.
Considering the weather alone, this
was the most pleasant day of the three
and it was with reluctance that many
obeyed the order to strike tents. But
no joy lasts forever—and after all,
the hike is to be considered among
the joys of life at A. & M.
The return to College was made at
2:30 o’clock without special inci
dent, and the hike of 1914—the most
successful of all—came to an end.
YELL LEADERS ACTICE IN ENGI
NEERING CADETS—STUNTS ON
EACH IDLE MOMENT.
Chief among the redeeming features
whch helped to overbalance the drill
and incoveniences of the hike will be
amusements staged on the platform
under the “big tent” by the ever ac
tive yell leaders, “Count” Runge^
Runge, “Jew” Barrow and “Punt”
Hanson. Suitable prizes contributed
by Lieutenant Brown, Mr. Sbisa and
some of the Bryan merchants attract
ed enough entrants to make each
event hotly contested.
Dancing was a much enjoyed diver
sion and a number of ladeis from Bry
an and the Campus each evening add
delicate art of pig-grabbing, and H. L.
Fry was second in number of sucess-
ful catches.
The Beauty Contest.
“Hed” Rice Proves He Has the Pace.
One of the most interesting and
laughable contests held in camp was
the beauty contest, held during the
first afternoon in camp. The Corps
has always prided itself in being the
best looking crowd at College Station,
and there are a few exceptionally
good lookers among its ranks. Each
company boasting of a “handsome” at
once put him up and strongly backed
him in the contest. It was truly
amazing to see the collection of beau
ties that gathered on the platform—
it was at once seen that the contest
would be a close one. The following
line-up will clearly give an'idea of the
mugs the judges had to face. Each
claims something in the way of hand
someness, beauty, good looks or other
wise (mostly otherwise):
A. D. Bruce, Pinbaton, V. W. Mil
ler, “Red” Gillespie, L. L. Wyler, W.
M. Boyett, S. K. Mason, J. S. Means,
Elo Stelziz, “Red” Rice.
Truly a wonderful collection. After
hard study the judges made the fol
lowing awards:
First prize, “Red” Rice; second
prize, Elo Stelzig; third prize, W. M.
Boyett.
Leap-Frog Race.
This proved to be a “hopping” good
ed to the gayety of the occasion. A
number of the contests which were
especially successful are rescribed be
low:
10:30 a. m., band concert.
4 p. m„ catching greased pig, $1
cash.
Beauty contest, certificate signed by
President.
Leap-frog race, three pairs white
gloves.
Shoe scramble, three pairs socks.
Back to back race, writing set.
7:30 a. m., band concert
Blind-fold boxing, one-half dozen
handkerchiefs.
Cracker eating contest, $1 cash.
Indian wrestling match, baseball
bat.
Pie-eating contest, $1 cash.
Tuesday, March 31st.
10:30 a. m., band concert.
4 p. m., baseball game.
7:30 p. m., dancing.
Vaudeville contest, fountain pen.
Rooster fight, box of stationery.
Dancing.
Greasy Pig Contest.
This old-time event afforded a great
deal of amusement and set the entire
camp in an uproar until his greasy
majesty was captured. “Red” Under
wood proved himself champion in the
event, Washam and Tolson winning
over the ollowing entrants: Brown
and Hockiday, Peters and Haines, Fry
and Cartright, Elam and Burges, Mo
ses and Foster, Schadt and Runge,
Everrett and Rice, Melton and Stan-
difer.
Shoe Scramble.
One of the most laughable sights
was to see the seven men, who entered
the contest, scrambling for as many
pairs of shoes in order to get their own
on and properly laced and to get back
to their starting place. Melton proved
himself the most rapid as well as
most careful dresser and won first
prize. This was one of the “strong
est” events of the day.
Back to Back Race.
This rather inconvenient method of
getting there called for a lot of inge
nuity on the part of the entrants.
After a few warming-up trials the
race was on. Johnson and Hester
reached the tape first, with Fry and
Wyler panting for second place. The
following speed artists competed:
Miller and Simpson, Montgomery and
Fuchs, Peters and Williams, Metcalf
and Muckleroy, Cartright and Thoma
son.
Indian Wrestling.
At the announcement of this event
‘white hopes” and strong men of \a-
rous descriptions came forward. Be
cause of its nature me contest re
quired considerable time, but the ex
hibitions of strength were worth
while. Hester proved more than a
match for all comers and carried
away first prize.
“Fatty” Saper, winner of former
events, challenged the winner, but
was unable to come back. ,
“Cubist” Contest.
While this event was not upon the
official program, it was nevertheless
staged and managed to the satisfac
tion of all. All noted “cubists,” in
cluding Ware, Simpson, Rice, Garrity,
Abbott and Cherry, appeared, and
each in turn demonstrated various
methods of passing the cubes. The
contest was under strict military su
pervision and well carried out.
“Touching the Bull or luck” was
one of the features. Garrity was
easily the most able of the assem
bled artists and constantly kept the
audience in an uproar with his impli
cations to all, from “Caesar” to
“Plebe.”
Cracker-Eating Contest.
No less than fourteen square-meal
“fiends” entered this contest and en
deavored to eat a stack of a dozen
crackers in the least possible time, and
then whistle. Simpson and Miller
ran a close race, but while Miller
racked his brain for an appropriate
tune, Simpson broke out with the fa
mous “What Makes the Wild Cat
Wild?” and bowed to the audience as
winner.
Boxing Matches.
As a preliminary to the big bout, a
blind-fold match was pulled off, with
Rogers winning over Hagen, Jourdan
and Haines.
The three-cornered, free-for-all bat
tle royal at the finish could scarcely
be beaten as a mirth producer.
“Red” Rice and Jim Wallace put on
one of the cleverest exhibitions of
glove work seen here for many a day.
As usual “Red” amused the specta
tors with his fancy steps and move
ments-, but, while he never had to ex
tend himself to any great extent, he
often found Wallace pushing him
around the ring and breaking through
his fancy arm work with telling blows.
After three exciting rounds the affair
was declared a draw.
Bull Fight.
On the afternoon of the second day
of the hike, when the weather was too
sloppy for outdoor attractions and no
others were scheduled, “Sbisa’s Span
ish Athletes,” erstwhile “hash-sling-
ers,” indulged in a mimic bull fight
which convulsed with laughter the ca
dets who witnessed it. The enthusi
asm which the “disciples of Huerta”
took in the exhibition and the agility
with which they acted the bull and
evaded the one acting as such, indi
cated that they were not altogether
unfamaliar with the gentle are of
“bull teasing,” practiced so sucessful-
ly by their benevolent brothers in
Mexico.
Pie-Eating Contest. ’
This event was never known to fail
for lack of entrants. Aldridge, who
had enlisted in the Starvation Army
some days before, fniished first, over
a large field of revnous “cush” eaters.
“Reveille” Brown lead all comeds
throug three-quarters of a pie, but was
disqualified at that stage of the game
for having two of the pies in his shirt,
evidently for future consumption.
Vaudeville Contest.
The Count announced the prize for
this event as a dollar and a half foun
tain pen. Scarcely had he uttered the
words when “Jew” Barraco immedi
ately raised the price to three dollars.
The first number was “Lord Corn-