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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 16, 1914)
A. AND M. BOYS GO TO STATE FAIR. When the visitors from the State of Texas pass through the Dairy building at the Dallas fair grounds this fall, they will see the Texas A. and M. hoys combining practice with science. This year the Pair Association will employ four boys from the Agricultu ral division of the A. and M. College to assist in the dairy demonstration work. Three of these boys will be with J. L. Thomas, the Government Dairy expert for Texas and keep rec ords on the cows entered in the eco nomical butter fat reduction contest. The fourth will make butter every day from the cream produced by the ddemonstration herd. In doing this work the boys will be called upon to answer innumerable questions, and thereby get the view point of the farmer and general pub lic. In return the public will be able to see how dairy cows should be fed to produce dairy products economical ly', and how these should be handled to produce quality goods. During the fair there will also be competitive work open to the A. and M. students. Gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded to the three men that prove to be the most profi cient in determining the per cent of moisture and salt in butter, the de gree of adulteration of milk and the judging of butter for quality. In addition there will be cash prizes given to the three students that rank highest in judging dairy cattle. It is a real education for a student to attend this fair and study the ex hibits from the different sections of the state. THE SLIMS LINE UP. In order to keep from being out classed by their fat brothers, the six- footers have formed themselves into a band and are now awaiting the ac tion of their rivals. At their first meeting, which was held Thursday evening, October 8, they elected their executive officers, whose solemn duty it is to proclaim and establish the rights of the society. “Shorty” Bell was elected as the man to lead the club to victory, but Jimmie Curnutte is to perform this duty, while Shorty is drilling C company. It fell to Sam Clark to keep the records of their ex ploits and to take care of the spoils, but Bill Carson is the man with the big stick. The slims had many reasons for or ganizing, but their chief object was to send their rivals down in defeat in a baseball game which they hope to pull off when the season opens. They pro pose to meet the fats 30 strong in any kind of rivalry except in the eating contest, which they refuse to consider. Note.—The Fats have not organized. VARSITY SHOWS A. & M. COURTESY. The Battalion is in receipt of a let ter from L. Theo Belmont, director of physical training in the State Uni versity, in which he states that he will send to Mr. Love within the next few days twenty-five complimentary tickets for the use of our squad at the University-Oklahoma game in Dallas. He also states that because of high railroad rates the University student body will not go to the Dallas game, but will go to Houston instead. If you want high quality laundry work and good service, try the Bren- ham Steam Laundry.—Sam Farrell, Agent. QUESTIONS OF MOMENT. FUN IN ADVERTISEMENTS. HOW TO KILL YOUR COLLEGE PAPER. Has education given you a sympa thy with all good causes and made you espouse them? Has it made you public-spirited? Has it made you a brother to the weak? Have you learned how to make friends and keep them? Do you know what it is to be a friend? Can you look an honest man or a pure woman in the eye? Do you see anything to love in a little child? Will a lonely dog follow you in the street? Can you be high-minded and happy in the meaner duggeries of life? Do you think washing dishes and hoeing corn just as compatible with high-thinking as piano-playing or golf? Are you good for anything to your self? Can you be happy in life? Can you look out on the world and see anything but dollars and cents? Can you look into a mud puddle by the wayside and see a clear sky? Can you see anything in the puddle but mud ? Can you look into the sky at night and see beyond the stars? Can your soul claim relationship with the Creator? LOCAL NOTES. 0. S. Gray is in Dallas this week representing the Boys’ and Girls’ club. R. S. Camp visited his home in Nav- asota Sunday. A. E. Dodson is in League City on business this w'eek. H. M. Amsler was at his home in Hempstead last Sunday. G. R. Tabor spent Sunday in Hous ton. W. R. Wilkerson visited his home in Navasota Sunday. 1. H. Mowery has returned from his trip where he has been exhibiting for the Dairy Husbandry Department. L. P. Jones is in Temple this week on business. J. C. Yeary H. F. Ellis, D. W. Scott, W. L. Stangle, F. O. Montegue, J. S. Bugbee, L. E. Holloway and J. C. Col lins, are our stock judging team that have taken first place in Fort Worth this week. PARKER COUNTY CLUB HOLDS FIRST MEETING. The Parker County Club, consisting of seven or eight members, held its first meeting of the year Saturday and elected the following officers: A. E. Burges, president; T. W. Temple, vice-president, and G. W. Raborn, secretary and treasurer. A committee was appointed to make arrangements for two “spreads” dur ing the year and to look after getting a suitable pin. The emblem of the club is the watermelon, symbolical of the world-famous melons Parker County raises. Arrangements were made to have the Battalion sent to the Weatherford High School, and a subscription was taken to have the home paper, the Daily Herald, sent to the club. The occupants of the room were three, She, the electric light and he. Two is company (beyond a doubt), And so the electric light went out. —Exchange. Let the Brenham Steam Laundry darn your socks and mend yotir clothes.—Sam Ferrell. Agent. The following advertisements ap peared in various papers some years ago: Bulldog for sale; will eat anything; very fond of children. Wanted a boy to be partly outside and partly behind the counter. Widow in comfortable circumstan ces wishes to marry two sons. Animal sale now on; don’t go else where to be cheated; come here. A lady wants to sell her piano, as she is going abroad in a strong, iron frame. Lost near Highgate Archway, an umbrella belonging to a gentleman with a bent rib and a bone handle. Mr. Jones, furrier, begs to announce that he will make up gowns, caps, etc., for ladies out of their own skins. Wanted an airy bedroom for a gentleman twenty-two feet long and eleven feet wide. Recently this line appeared in a daily paper: “A carload of bricks came in for a walk through a park.” • —Exchange. 1. Do not subscribe. Borrow your neighbor’s copy. Be a sponge. 2. Never hand anything in to help. Be a drag. 3. Always criticise everything in the paper. Be a knocker. 4. Tell your friends you can get more news for less money. Be a squeeze. 5. Trade with someone who does not advertise with the paper. Be hos tile. 6. Don’t hustle or try to make the paper a success. Be a drone. A silly young fellow named Hydo' In a funeral procession was spied; When asked “who is dead?” He giggled and said, “I don’t know, I just came for the ride.” —Exchange. Have your cleaning and pressing done by the Brenham Steam Laundry. —Sam Farrell, Agent. THE DIXIE THE HOME OF THE MOVIES Two Programs Daily 1st Program from 1 p. m. to 6:30 p. m.; 2nd program from 6:30 to 11 p. m. The Dixie Shows Nothing but the Best o a THE CITY TAILOR SHOP BRYAN, TEXAS Cadet Uniforms and Citizen Suits made by me. Cleaning, Pressing and Alterations a specialty. It will pay you to see me before purchasing. FRANK ZUBIK, Proprietor. 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