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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 6, 1918)
Wednesday, February 6, 1918 THE BATTALION 7 GENIUS DISCOVERED IN K COMPANY. A-a-a-h-h-h! The pure sweetness of it! The great inspiration that it seems to give to me! How have I ever lived without it? What? Why “Skeeter Jinks” poetry of course. Lord Byron rolled over in his grave and said: No longer do I reign su preme as a writer to and of women! Shakespeare appeared as the ghost in Hamlet and cried: I am surpass ed, eclipsed, forgotten! It is the "campus chat’, the town talk, the way- side gossip! And what bafles every one so is why this unblossomed gen ius should, for so long, (since his de mise from Allen’s Academy) hide his light under a bushel. No cause what ever can be ascertained for this ac tion unless it was his deeply laid plans to startle the world, take it by surprise and conquer it all in one day! This he has done. Read these lines here below and see if they do not transport you to the realms above. Lines to Any Girl. Some night when you have a lot of time, Sit down and scratch me off a line. This is not flattery, (you need not smile) I know right well I’d like your style. If you are like most girls I know, To this request you’ll answer,‘No!’ But why not “can” the formal sthff? Of that old bunk I’ve had enough. TAPS. Rave on, dear friend,—then rave some more About reveille being such a bore. I don’t thing so-—strange, 'perhaps, But what I hate to hear is taps! It always sounds when I’m starting a letter, Or, fixing to study, (that sounds much better!) Or else some guy is shooting a line Too rare to miss. But it’s “Bed! Double Time!” Many’s the time I have gone to bed With my shoes still on and my hat on my head! (Of course I covered up from head to foot And snored so loud the windows shook!) But, honest, I don’t think revelie a bore. I wouldn’t say that—I’d say much more. I’ll tell you more about that some time, And if you want a tip, you can bet a dime That it won’t be what you’d call a boost! But—there goes taps!—I’m goin’ to roost! —Rabbi. Why is life in prison like Sbisa’s meat? It’s pretty tough! Why is Mai Hall like a spell of bad weather? Everyone hates to see him coming;! A little note when I’m feeling blue An awful lot of good would do. A page or two is all I ask, So' sit right down and start your task! i ,'f ee '-e- r ay oi Kompnay Kay! 4* DR. A. BENBOW -> f DENTIST I . *** Phones—Office 275. Residence ». Office 2nd Floor Astin Bldg. »J* -l- BRYAN, TEXAS . •s. •' POCKET KNIVES f RAZORS f ELECTRIC and GASO- <£ , LINE IRONS , r ? Sterns Pleat for instant % cooking. We carry every- £ thing handled by a first ? class hardware store. t PARKER-ASTIN HARD WARE COMPANY, it Bryan, Texas. 1 l t ❖ i * ❖ 4. t 4* I t f NEW DE LMML CREAM SEPARATOR Will Give You Greater Capacity, Longer Wear, Better Service, Bigger Value A SOLDIER OF THE GUNLESS LEGION. He couldn’t lead an army, or a squad; Than make a speech he’d rather lose a limb; Fie couldn’t hit a barn at half a rod— But Uncle Sam is leaning hard on him! He couldn’t keep in step behind a band; He doesn’t know a breech-bolt from a trench; But when the Red Cross called: “Come, lend a hand,” He sent a hard-ear'ned V to help the French. He never pulled a trigger in his life, And as to build, he’s stooped and undersized; But he has never squealed because his wife Has got the household larder Hoov- erized. % He doesn’t know what “by the left flank” means; His footstep to the drum-beat ne’er responds; But he lives—cheerfully—on pork less beans To carry his two fifty-dollar bonds. He doesn’t know a war-ship, for from aft; He never waved a sword or aimed a gun; But when they called the numbers in the draft, Fie smiled and said; “Go, give it to ’em, son!” God bless him, both in war-time and in peace! He’ll never wear the khaki neat and trim; He feels the burden of his years in- 1 * cTtasc—■_ f ■Cut welcomes Uncle Sam to lean on him! —Exchange. I have almost Imd a fit, who’ve been ‘bit’, Rav nice, attractive lit tle dame, While, to myself, I laughed and thought That I never would be caught, That I’d always like them, one, and all the same. ± T Y ± t | t Y ± Y Y Y ± •j* 4- *;. *;«*;♦ •;* *;* *;« *;• »;- *■;. ♦;« ^ CADETS Wlt.L ALWAYS FIND A WELCOME AT THE BRUNSWICK Billiard Parlor 2623 South Main Street L. W. COX, Manager A nice orderly place where gentlemen may spend a pleasant hour. M. H. James Complete line of DRUGS AND DRUG SUNDRIES At reasonable prices. We will appreciate your business. THE REXALL STORE .% »£- .j. *;. .j* | $ CADETS and Campus residents & ❖ Are invited to visit ns while in the city where we carry a splendid line and va riety of Y I Y Y Y Y Y Y i i ? Y Y Y Y I 4* Confections, Etc. Etc. I I i Y Y Y Y Y Hot and Cold Drinks CANDIES! Yon will receive the nsual Holmes Bros.’ service and conrtesy Phone <221 HOLMES BROS. ❖ When is a bed not a bed? When it’s a little “buggy”. And at least I’ve known a few Attractive girls, and pretty too; But I’ve never let a damsel worry me. So that’s why I’ve always thought, That I never would be caught, That I’d never think too much of one, you see. But, I’m quite uneasy now, (Kind of doubt myself, somehow) And I blame it all on just a little smile. She’s as cute as she can be, But when she smiles at me, Well—you’d understand if you could see her smile. —Staff Poet. What is the nearest thing to a boy’s heart? His ribs! Why is loving a girl like being an Aviator? Because you are “up in the air” most of the time! Why is a woman like a horse? You never find a good looking one that has any sense! When is a single bed a double bed? 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