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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 24, 1918)
14 THE BATTALION Wednesday, April 24, 1918 ■i; Bryan & College Interurban Ry ALWAYS ON TIME TRANSPORTATION OF CADETS AND CAMPUS PEOPLE SOLICITED Glee Club Receives Much Eclat on Famous Tour A PICNIC JOURNEY. Every college, to be well rounded, must cultivate the aesthetic. With this in view, Prof. Darden Ford or ganized our Glee Club, a choice col lection of gifted warblers, from the soft pianissimo of the dove to the crashing crescendo of the screech owl. From the beginning, these remarkable songsters have been se verely handicapped by not being al lowed to practice over three hours a night, and these restrictions still hamper the club. To insure a good club, from “call to quarters” to “taps” is entirely too short a time for practice, but Prof. Ford persists in “ramming” his men for practicing even this short period. Unless freedom of song is assured we can never have a good glee club. It is indeed inspiring, when en gaged in concentrated study, to sit in ones room and listen to the Glee Club rehearse it’s favorite pieces. Not only can every word be heard with distinctness, but also indi vidual voices can be recognized, such as the shrill piccolo of Wise and the organ toned Charlie Babcock. In discounting internal compe tition the club labors under the im pression that quality is dependent upon volume, and this has contribut ed in a large measure to its success. The club has made one trip up to date. In Dallas it appeared under the auspices of the Salvation Army and received rapturous applause. It has also appeared before several in sane asylums of the state and has everywhere invoked deep apprecia tion. This is due to the mutual un derstanding between the members of the club and the inmates. People can appreciate each other much bet ter when they have something in common. A. and M. has received much encomium for her Glee Club and the voices should not be allowed to fall into disuse. The success of the club was marr ed by only one defect. This was the presence of several vampires on the club who continually used their charms for evil purposes. Many were the young ladies who fell vic tims to their fascination. We are sorry Prof. Ford could not prevent this. If the Glee Club should perish only one substitution could be made on the campus—a jass band. Prexy has already taken the matter under consideration. For the benefit of the public we give a short repertoire of the club, featuring the leading men. 1. “Please Don’t Throw Bricks at Grandma for She’s too old to Duck,” sung with a plaintive lisp by Charlie Babcock. 2. “The Curse of an Aching Ab domen,” sung with many groans and curses by Burnet, upon the occasion of eating too much “reg” for supper. 3. “The Moustache, a Necessity on a Glee Club Trip,” sung with wild gesticulations of the body by Johnnie Wilson. 4. “The Comforts of an Evapor ated Waistline,” sung in a thin ac cent by “Woodrow” Wilson. 5. “When it’s Onion Time Down in Bermuda” or “The Breath of a Nation” sung with loud breaths by the entire company. 6. “This is no Time for Reveille” sung to the tune of Early to Bed, Early to Rise, etc., by R. R. Abicht. 7. “O, Those Wild Wild Women” sung in a feminine accent by Direc tor Darden Ford. 8. “The High Cost of Say-So’s,” sung by Mr. Ed Longcope. 9. “Ein, Zwei, Driei, Vier” sung by Mr. Fritz Murray, the Swiss Yod- ler, to the accompainment of a tun ing fork. 10. “Birds of a Feather Flock Together” by J. T. Wilson, F. W. Hein, Fritz Murray, and P. D. Drum- mett. 11. “I am a Daughter of Mother Machree,” sung by Jew Haner. 12. “O’Brien is Trying to Learn to Talk Hawaiian,” By Pat McDon ough. 13. “I’m a Real Kind Mamma,” by Darden Ford. 14. Finale—“Plaster of Paris,” by the entire cast. Mr. Ford, the Director of the club, has placed a heavy order with the College Blacksmith Shop for Iron Crosses, to be distributed among the members. We were coming from the picnic And wondering o’er the land, The moon was shining brightly, And I held her little-—shawl. Yes I held her little shawl How fast the evening flies! We spoke in gentle of love, As I gazed into her—picnic basket. I gazed into her picnic basket I wished I had a taste. Here sat my lovely charmer With my arms around her—umbrella. Embracing the umbrella Of this charming little miss Her eyes so full of mischief I slyly stole a—sandwich! —“Mac.” ’21 When Fish Drummitt first entered school this year, he went to the hos pital one morning for a “corn” treat ment. Trying to flirt with the head nurse, “I beg your pardon but I’ve seen you before.” She “Yes, I used to be nurse at an insane asylum.’ n Boyetts Store UNDERWEAR Come look at my goods before buying. The prices are right for A. & M. Students. The '“’old boys 9 ’ know me. You “Fish 99 learn me. GUY F. BOYETT PROPRIETOR >
