THE BATTALION
Wednesday, April 24, 1918
VALEDICTORIAN CLASS OF 18
i chairman will soon be made, and an-
j nounced at a later date. The en-
| tire campus may rest assured that
the Final Ball is in the hands of ex
perts. Plans are being formulated
to make the event one of the most
brilliant in the social annals of the
state.
’21
AN l CO. SPECIMEN.
Seniors
THOMAS EDISON HAGAN
Last Wednesday the Seniors show
ed their recognition of an able man
by electing for valedictorian, Thomas
Edison Hagan of Troup, Texas.
Hagan entered the horticultural
course here in the year ’13-’14, at
the age of twenty-three, and was
given classification as a sophomore.
After serving his fish apprenticeship
he dropped out for a couple of years
and taught school, teaching being
his old profession but he returned last
year to take up his work again. He
will complete his course in this, his
third year as an agricultural student.
Hagan is an exceptionally good
student, as is attested by the fact
that he has never “flunked” a course.
He rarely ever goes to a class un
prepared, but if he does he opens up
such a long and intelligent conserva
tion that the Prof, is generally will
ing to take his knowledge for grant
ed. He is chiefly interested this year
in his course in entomology, and has
collected bugs of all shapes, sizes and
appearances, whose private and fam
ily history he discusses very inti
mately.
Thomas plans to eventually farm
for himself, but in the meantime he
is considering government work, es
pecially that opportunity for foreign
travel that Uncle Sam is offering so
extensively at the present time.
At whatever task he undertakes he
will be a success, because he has the
one great faculty necessary for suc
cess—the ability to see clearly the
essential in his work, and to work
constantly and unwaveringly for the
accomplishment of these essentials.
A big husky Soph called “Sea Lion ’, !
Who failed in the Glee Club to sh'ne |
Consumes too many beans and pies. |
Now honest, don’t think that I’m ly- i
ing
But the Mutt ought to Hooverize.
The soup he inhales like a wop
At balancing peas he can’t stop
The potatoes, they shudder.
The meat cries and studders
When it sees him cornin’ over the top. j
The table cloth whitens in fear
When the coffee runs out of his ear. I
But he lets out his rope,
Hollers ' “shoot me the dope,”
And drinks it as though it were beer. !
He has an adorable voice
For calling the cows ’twould be choice j
’Tis a shame to waste art,
For he sure acts the part
When he brays like a miile in the i
dark.
As a company reporter he ain’t,
What he needs is a coat of green
paint
His quick grasp of news
Would give Nero the “blues”
Oh! He’s a three hundred pound
saint.
If you want information or Bats
Drop in on our dear friend Slats
You’ll find him quite amusing,
And no doubt perusing
How “Diamond Dick Stole the
Cravat.”
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1921 CLASS RECEIVES
DESERVED HONOR
Mark of Recognition From Seniors
Comes as Culmination of Bril
liant Season.
Saturday night in class meeting
the Senior class of the Agricultural
and Mechanical Colleg of Texas
unanimously voted to turn over the
Final Ball to the Freshmen. This
news comes as a delightful .surprise
and honor to the first-year men, in
recognition of their social brilliance
in the gay season nearly at a close.
In the past, social preeminence was
accorded the upperclassmen. The
older campus residents say that they
can clearly remember the time when
underclassmen were in a decided
minority at the military balls, un
believable as that may seem to those
who have attended those brilliant
social functions this session.
The class of 1921, however, has
made history. At the beginning of
the session those fearful for the
social reputation of the school were
alarmed at the depletion in the
ranks of the social elect—the upper
classmen. It was ever rumored that
many of the fairest of Bryans young
debutantees had gone away to school,
in consequence of the praspects for
the season. Even ‘'Nigger” Charlie
packed his suitcase in naticipation
of a dull season for dance music.
However, the sterling worth of the
class of 1921 soon became known,
and there were hopes for saving the
situation. The members of the class,
representative of Texas’ first fami
lies, on seeing the state of affairs.
threw themselves nobly into the
breach. The upperclassmen soon
forma i l ^oodx y j anti
even useless, to attend the weekly
Red Cross dances. The new recruits
soon won the hearts of Bryan by
their shining social qualities. Being
fresh from the triemphs of High
School, they were much more pleas
ingly natural and at ease in society
than their older mates.
The results have been a year of
delightful social activity for the
young ladies of Bryan. The upper
classmen have had plenty of time and
energy, unwasted by late hours ami
dissipation, to put on the .more ser
ious affairs of college life. Practi
cally all cadet dances have been con
ducted entirely by first-year men.
This movement on the part of the
Seniors comes then as no surprise tu
those who have observed the 1921
class this session. It will be the cul
minating success to a gay social sea
son. Heretofore the Seniors have
had entire charge of this notable
social event. However, feeling that
those more experienced in social af
fairs deserve the privilege, they have
unanimously voted to turn the entire
affair over to the first-year men.
Prominent members of the 1921
class, on being interviewed by a re
porter, expressed themselves as
heartily pleased by this well earned
recognition, and optomistic in regard
to the success of the Ball. Dr. Biz-
zell has sent a note of personal com
mendation to the Seniors for their
wise step, and of thanks and congrat
ulations from the Faculty to the
Freshmen. Freshmen society lead
ers have intimated that, a choice for
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