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REV. G. LYLE SMITH.
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Rev. G. Lyle Smith comes of a very
old and honored family of Texas. He
was born in the historic city of Hunts
ville during the Civil War. Educated
in the public schools and Austin Col
lege, he graduated from the Sam Hous
ton Normal School in 1884. For a few
years he taught in the schools of his
native State, closing his career as a
teacher when he resigned his position
as professor of mathematics in the
Whitesboro Normal and Commercial
College to enter upon his chosen life
work—the ministry of the gospel. H* 8
first pastorate was at Bryan, 1886 to
188. Afterwards he filled a number of
Important pulpits in Texas, having been
pastor at Brownwood, Terrell, Paris
and Waco. When he left the State
five years ago, he was a member of
the board of directors of the Texas
Christian University, and was held in
the highest esteem thruout the State.
He is now pastor of the First Christian
Church at Chickasha, Okla., one of the
largest and most important churches
of that State. He has been greatly
honored in the State of his adoption,
having been made president of the
State Missionary Society and is also
and executive member of the State
Board of Missions. Visitors to com
mencement may expect an intellectual
treat from him.
MANAGERS ELECTED
FOR YEAR 1915-16
IN ATHLETIC CIRCLES
Men Chosen to Direct Affairs of Teams
Are Well Qualified for the Work.
In the annual election of athletic
managers Monday night men were
chosen to direct the business affairs
of all branches of athletics at A. and
M. Here is the way the election re
sulted:
“Tubby” Keasler, manager baseball,
succeeding E. P. Menke.
H. E. Runge, manager track, succeed
ing Dan Scott.
Jennings Crocker, manager basket
ball, succeeding Charles Davis.
A. C. Bull, manager of football, suc
ceeding V. Smitham.
All of these men are well known to
the corps, and are very popular. They
have acted as understudies during the
past season, and are thoroughly famil
iar with the work that will be required
of them in their managerial capacities.
Keasler lives at Mineral Wells,
Runge comes from Galveston, Crocker
resides at Dallas and Abe Bull is an
Austin boy.
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STANDING OF TEAMS
IN COMPANY LEAGUE
TENNIS CHAMPIONS
TO MEET S. H. N. I.
The fight for the championship in
the company league baseball is wax
ing warmer with every game. At
present A-B and u-H are tied for first
place, each team having played six
games, won five and lost one. The
company league games are watched
with intense interest and the “pep”
aroused by these contests is greater
than most varsity games at other in-
insitutions.
Four more games are to be played
by each team.
The standing the teams follows:
Team— Pld. Won. Lost. P. C.
A-B 6 5 T .833
G-H 6 5 1 .833
E-F . 6 4 2 .666
C-D 6 3 3 .333
I-K 7 2 5 .285
L-M 7 2 5 .275
“Is Jiggs reliable?”
“To a fault. You may be sure that
he will never keep his word.”—Buffa
lo Express.
“Mill life is hard, isn’t it?”
“Well, in its nature it is a life of
grinding toil.”—Baltimore American.
Much interest has been manifested
in the tennis tournament which was
played last week. Twelve teams en
tered and many interesting matches
were played. P. B. Metcalfe and O. S.
Grya, as winners of the tournament,
have accepted an invitation from the
Sam Houston Normal Institute of
Huntsville for a match, and will leave
Sunday evening to play there Monday.
That Long Island man who is
twenty-four years behind with his ali
mony and has no money will he ahead
of the game, even if he is sent to jail
for life.—Washington Herald. ""
There may be, as a medical expert
declares, 10,000,000 microbes on a dol
lar bill, but see how soon we can get
rid of all those microbes.—San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
To tell a mushroom, merely eat
The specimen that you may meet,
And note, next day, with studious
care.
If you’ve stayed here or gone else
where. —Detroit Journal.