THE BATTALION
Published Weekly by the Students’ Association of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
VOL. XXII. COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, APRIL 14, 1915. NUMBER 27
STATE WINS IN TRACK
MEET HELD FRIDAY
A. & M. Came Second, Rice Third —Meet Interesting And
Exciting—Several Records Broken
I GOOD AUDIENCE
DEADS MISS WARE
MISS HELEN WARE PLAYS BE
FORE APPRECIATIVE HOUSE
FRIDAY NIGHT.
Miss Anita Park Renders With Fa
cility the Accompanyment to
Many Difficult Numbers.
Musical critics of Indiana and Colo
rado, where Miss Ware recently ap
peared in recital, are very generous in
their praise of her splendid work.
A very appreciative audience heard
her play in a well balanced and inter
esting program at College Friday
night. Miss Ware has personal charm
and grace that immediately inspire
confidence and anticipation. Per
haps one of Miss Ware’s strongest
qualities is the earnestness which
which characterizes her interpreta
tions. Her musical temperament
found its happiest expression in one
number of her own arrangement, “Hun
garian Love Song.”
Miss Anita Park of Bryan never
fails to fill a satisfactory part in any
musical program. As accompanist to
Miss Ware, she demonstrated her
ability to interpret and render properly
most difficult movements of the Hun
garian music on the' program and ex
celled in the more familiar numbers.
NEW Y. M. C. A. OFFICERS IN
STALLED.
Last Sunday night the new officers
of the Y. M. C. A. were installed. The
new president, G. C. Moffett, made a
short talk, telling of the work mapped
out for the association during the fol
lowing year. He mentioned the im
provements on the building to be
made before the beginning of next ses
sion, and the new activities which the
association intended to begin. He al
so informed those present that Dr.
Bizzell has promised to see that the
swimming pool is ready by September.
Moffett’s speech was followed by
talks from the other three officers,
Kiesler ? Hall, and Morris. They told
how they became interested in the
Y. M. C. A. and the benefits they ex
pect to get from it in the future.
Following these speeches, Mr. Ste-
ger made a short talk on “Service.”
The meeting closed with a number
of selections on the Victrola by Mr.
H. J. Burkett.
CHAPEL SERVICES.
The speaker at Chapel last Sunday
was Rabbi Henry Barnstein of Hous
ton. He spoke on the subject of
“Moral Courage,” and treated it in a
way few of us ever heard before. As
illustrations he used the story of the
death of Sir Philip Sidney and another
story of King David.
The sermon lasted about thirty min
utes, and was enjoyed by every one; by
some for the fact that it was one of
the best sermons that has been heard
in Chapel, and by others for its
brevity.
In the triangular meet held here
last Friday, State came out ahead,
with A. & M.. second and Rice third.
The score was: State, 69%; A. & M.,
41, and Rice, 14%. There were a few
showers in the morning, but the after
noon was clear and the only effect of
the showers was to make the track
faster. That the track was in the
finest kind of condition is evidenced
by the number of records equaled and
broken, as it is unusual for records
to be broken this early in the season.
Mathis of Texas broke the State rec
ord in the mile, running the distance
in 4:47%. Haines of A. & M. broke
the State record in the shot put, put
ting it 41 feet 8% inches. Hodges of
Texas broke the record in the half
mile. Rothe of A. & M. tied the State
record in the broad jump with a' leap
of 21 feet 3% inches.
Littlefield of Texas was the high
point winner in the meet. He won
both hurdle races, third in the broad
jump and tied for third in the high
jump. Rothe, Jordan and Frame
came next with ten points each. Then
Haines and Turner followed with
eight points each.
Joe Turner furnished the sensation
of the meet when he won the 440 in
52 3-5 seconds. Not only was it the
fastest 440 seen in the State in sev
eral years, but the headwork display
ed by Joe and Bullet fooled every
body.
Hans Rothe was the high point
winner for A. & M. Hans went into
the pole vault with that old grin on
his face and won the pole vault in
five jumps, clearing the bar on every
jump. Nobody seems to know how
high Rothe can go and everyone was
hoping that someone would push him,
but Hans won the event in a walk.
Schuhardt, who tied for third place
in the pole vault, went high enough,
but he couldn’t get his arms out of
the way. With a little more coaching
he will make a good man. Hans also
won the broad jump, tying the State
record in doing it.
Joe Turner came back strong this
year and won the 440 by putting an
awful sprint on the end. When the
bunch past behind the bleachers Joe
was behind, but a second later when
they reappeared Joe was ahead and
he never slowed up until he crost the
finish line. Joe also won second
place in the broad jump. He says he
is going to beat Hans the next time
they broad jump.
Old Corporal Haines had those
Texas boys watching him with open
eyes and mouths when he got busy
with the shot. Several of them were
afraid that he would lose it. Not
withstanding the fact that the ball
was muddy and slippery, Paul broke
the State record with a put of 41 feet
8% inches. Haines also won second
place in the discus.
Pete Everett got up out of the hos
pital about two weeks before the
meet, but he got second place in the
high hurdles and made Littlefield
hustle to win. Better watch out for
Pete when he gets into shape. As
the Dallas News said last fall, after
the L. S. U. game, Pete is a regular
“human kangaroo.”
Mitchell and Collins tied for second
place in the 100-yard dash. They
were only a foot or two behind Frame
at the finish. Mitch and Collins are
both feeling mean now, and when the
State meet is pulled off, Frame will
have to hustle. Mitch also won third
place in the 220 dash.
Buchanan got third place in the
high hurdles and tied for third in the
high jump.
Old Nick Braumiller got third pice
in the shotput. He couldn’t get his
best hurl into the discus somehow,
and didn’t place, but just to show
them that he knew how, he threw it
over 124 feet after the meet. Nick
will be right in the next meet, and he
will probably break the State record.
Fish Erskine won third place in the
half mile. Fish Schuhardt tied for
third place in the pole vault.
The meet was pulled off in the most
orderly fashion seen in years. There
were no long waits, disputes or any
thing else that would mar the meet.
The track was admitted by all the
visitors to be the fastest in the State.
A friendly feeling of rivalry prevail
ed thruout the meet. This meet was
the first active renewal of athletic
relations with the University. It was
also the first track meet held at A. &
M. for four years. From now on they
will occur oftener, and everyone be
lieves that A. & M. will soon win back
her old track supremacy.
The results:
220 hurdles—Littlefield (Texas),
Spiller (Rice), Tucker (Texas), 26 1-5
seconds.
220 dash—Frame (Texas), Brown
(Rice), Mitchell (A. and M.). 22 4-5.
120 hurdles — Littlefield (Texas),
MAMMOTH PARADE WILL BE A
NEW FEATURE OF THE
SPRING JOYFEST.
Masquerade Ball at Night Will Add to
the Big Annua! Show at Close
of Track Meet.
The annual carnival at Kyle Field at
the close of the A. and M. College In
terscholastic track meet will be open
ed this year with a mammoth agricul
tural parade, floats for which are be
ing constructed now by the different
agricultural departments.
Plans for this year’s carnival call
for the placing of the annual show on
a much broader basis than it ha.s been
before. Departmental shows will add
to the interest and enthusiasm taken
in this feature by the cadets of the
college and also will improve the list
of attractions offered on the “Path of
Joy.” All of the engineering divisions
will have tents this season and in these
tents shows and features representa
tive of the work of the various depart
ments will be given.
The parade will be participated in
by the agricultural departments only,
and Dr. J. O. Morgan, who is chairman
of that committee^ says that some
splendid floats are being planned.
The entire carnival will be, by na
ture, such that the visitors to the col
lege will get a good idea of what the
college is doing along the different
lines of scholastic endeavor, and yet
none of the amusing features will be
sacrificed. There will be fun ; plenty
of it, nd the masqureade ball that
night will be one of the brightest fea
tures.
Those cadets who are planning to in
vite young ladies here for the track
meet, Ross Volunteer hop and the car
nival should suggest that they, bring
costumes suitable for the masquerade
that night.
More detailed announcements for
carnival will be given in the Battalion
next week.
Mrs. Mitchell, an experienced teach
er of dancing, and a recent pupil of
Castle, will hold classes at the Audito
rium every afternoon from 3 to (>
o’clock. Eight lessons for $5, or 75
cents a lesson. ;
(Continued on page 4.)
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
Cadets who will have young women here for the Ross
Volunteer hop and the Carnival are reminded that the even
ing session of the Carnival will be featured by a masquerade
ball. Please write your visitors and urge them to bring
with them some kind of a masquerade costume. The
masquerade ball will add materially to the Carnival spirit,
and yet there need be no fear that rough or ungentlemanly
behavior will be tolerated.
PRESIDENT OF THE CARNIVAL.
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