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College Station, Texas, February 17,
1905.
ATTENTION, CADETS!
Mr. Davis has on exhibition in the
Y. M. C. A. lobby some very interest
ing pictures taken in Turkey. You
are invited to see them.
Mr. Davis, a native of New York
State, graduated from Syracuse Uni
versity in 1907, where he was presi
dent of his class, president of the
student body, president of the Young
Men’s Christian Association and
stroke of the Varsity crew. He grad
uated from the Association Training
School at Silver Bay in 1909, was
three years religious work secretary
of the Washington (D. C.) Association
and went to Constantinople in 1910,
where he is now general secretary of
the association. He is a member of
the Presbyterian Church.
In the short time he has been in
Constantinople, in spite of what would
ordinarily be insurmountable difficul
ties, he has built up an association
of 500 members with a very strong
board of directors, has united the
Christian forces of the city and has
laid large foundations for a great work
in Constantinople. During the Balkan
war he led in the organization of the
Red Cross work, was first assistant
to the head surgeon and was decorat
ed by the government for his services.
Mr. Davis is treasurer of the Ameri
can Chamber of Commerce for the
Levant and had charge of the annual
banquet of this Chamber of Com
merce. This gives him the knowledge
of American commercial interests in
the Levant, which is being used to
good advantage by the Chambers of
Commerce in different cities which
he visits.
Subjects on which he is prepared
to give addresses are:
“The Call of Christ’s Homeland.”
“Commercial and Spiritual Oppor
tunities in Turkey.”
“Open Doors in Turkey.”
Sunday afternoon at 4:30, “The
Significance of the Present Conditions
in Turkey.
Who is that individual whom we
often see treading the campus green
with so pompous an air? Who is he
that is a captain of finance? Who is
he that is always on the job? Who is
that man, no matter what the occa
sion be, who will lend a helping hand
whether it be to athletics or to the
Y. M. C. A. or to the lowest “Fish”
on the campus? Who is the man so
grossly misrepresented by his fea
tures, not only to his immediate
friends, but also before the thousands
of people who have seen him from
many grandstands?
Who is that cadet who is a vener
able landmark on the campus? Who
is the rival of the famous Mendelejeff?
Who else could this distinguished
character be but the man who made
the word “ki-eek” amous? Why, only
our eminent yell leader, the dashing
Victor Anthony Barraco of Houston.
VICTOR A. BARRACO,
Chief Yell Leader.
Barraco, the man holding the medal
for “The best yell leader of all time;”
Barraco, the man whose ability as a
financier has boosted many a toppling
undertaking to a successful comple
tion.
No other man in the corps has ever
equalled the financial achievements
of this illustrious son of old Italy. As
assistant finance chairman of the 1913
Thanksgiving hop h ; s services were
indispensable; as chairman of the
1914 Final Ball committee and of the
1914 Thanksgiving Hop finance com
mittee, his success was marked with
surplus from each dance, and with
the surpluses he was enabled to pur
chase sweaters for the 1914 football
team.
To V. A. Barraco we owe the in
spiration of many a mighty yell prac
tice and the successful leadership of
the corps on its two trips last fall.
Entering A. & M. in the fall of 1910
with not even a grammar school
preparation, Vic has gained in his five
years spent here an education that
many men could not have gained in
twice the time. His innumerable col
lege activities have kept him from
standing at the head of his class, but
they have not placed him at the bot
tom. Taking into account his services
to the corps, his academic achieve
ments have been remarkable. Vic
will receive his B. S. in Agriculture
in June, and no member of the Senior
class will prize higher his sheepskin.
Victor was honored by the “bug-
hunters” with the office of vice-presi
dent of the Scientific Agricultural As
sociation, and in this capacity has act
ed as an assistant in the activities of
that organization. He has brought
pep and enthusiasm into the meetings
of the association and has furthered
its interests in many ways.
Victor’s record at A. & M. has been
an enviable one and one of which he
may well be proud. His future is
bright and promising. Experience
first, he says, and then a farm of his
own. In this and whatever other
things he may undertake we feel sure
he will make good.
MISS CARTER ADDRESSESS “Y.”
Those who attended the “Y” meet
ing last Sunday night had the extreme
pleasure of hearing Miss Bernice Car
ter tell of the great work which the
banning clubs are doing among the
farm women of the State. Miss Carter
has the distinction of being the first
woman to ever address the local Y. M.
C. A.
li beginning, she gave the history of
the corn clubs, canning clubs, etc., and
Md of how discouraging the prospects
were at first. She then expplained the
nature of the work in which she is en
gaged and brought out the point that
the canning clubs have long since out
grown their original name and now
carry on numerous other lines of
work She told how the work of the
clubs had brought about a greater ap
preciation of advanced methods of
farming, given the girls funds of their
own, and served to make farm Ife
more endurable to the women and the
home life more attractive to the family.
One result of the work, she said, is
that there are now ten girls in C. I. A.
who are supporting themselves on
money which they earned from tenth-
acre plots of tomatoes.
Miss Carter’s talk was one which
every cadet should have heard, for, in
deed, it was a treat.
NOTICE.
The Sophomore Class hereby in
vites all Seniors with ladies to be
their guests at a class dance to be
given April 21 ^in the Gym.
FOR SALE.
Stove wood, $5 per cord, delivered.
Good, cut kindling, $5 per cord, de
livered. Phone T. M. Reddell, Feed
ing and Breeding Station, 87-3 rings.
FAT PATTERSON
The Tailor
“Nuf Ced”
Brayan
New Styles in Suitings
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© A.D.&C.,
For this season many distinct
ive patterns are being shown.
There is indisputable evi
dence of the war zone influ
ence. Even the weaver, as
he guided the nimble shuttle,
must have let his thoughts
drift battleward, for one may
see in the color blendings of
the new fabrics faint sugges
tions of the Teuton greenish
grey, the French trey blue,
the ussian drab and tiie Brit
ish khaki—and behold, all of
these dwelling side by side on
our neutral racks, in harmony
and brotherly love. Aston
ishing values at
$18, $20 and $25
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Brandon & Lawrence
J. M. CALDWELL
THE JEWEEER
Of Bryan, will appreciate the patronage of all Cadets and Campus
people. Guaranteed satisfaction to all. His repairing is best; his
optical department is best; his stock is of the highest class. See his
agents at College; leave them your watch for repair.
H. A. JOPLING J. R. JARVIS
Room 7, Foster—Campus Agents
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You are invited to inspect my line of Flannels, Palm
Beach and Tropical Silk Suiting before placing your order.
SATISFACTION IS THE THING.
CHARLEY NITCH
The Campus Tailor