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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 13, 1919)
6 THE BATTALION TEXANS AT WISCONSIN U. HAVE ORGANIZED CLUB A. and M. Man President. A Texas club has been organized in far-away Wisconsin. There are 29 native Texans attending the Uni versity of Wisconsin, at Madison, and most of them responded joyfully to the invitation to meet with people from home. It was good to be with people who didn’t think your accent was queer; it was still better to be able to talk about persons and things “down South.” Eleven Texas localities were rep resented at the meeting, and every body talked at the same time. It wasn’t hard to find mutual friends and joint interests when every one was a Texan. Some typical Texas antagonisms were even stirred. For mer A. and M. students were pi'es- ent and State University was well represented, so it wasn’t long before the age-old battle was on. “Just wait until the Thanksgiving game, we’ll show you!” sang out the taunting challenge, to be answered by a defiant, “You bet we will,” from the opposite side. “A. and M. is undefeated and Tex as has lost two games,” teased an ardent devotee of the Red and White, “so it’s candy or cigars or anything you want to bet.” “Make it light on yourself!” re torted the advocates of the Orange and White. A pot could have been made up right there, but the presiding officer unkindly called the meeting to order at that particular time. It was H. F. Heap of Buda who reminded the verbal contestants that Texans in a far-away land must preserve peace among themselves at any cost. He his pains. Susie Fisher of Galves ton was made vice-president and sec retary; M. J. Harvey of Palestine was appointed to look after the yet- to-be procured funds, and Claire Ashford of Huntsville was asked to see that the Wisconsin public be came fully cognizant of the Texas Club. The Texans are to meet together at least every two weeks and will keep on the look-out for other Tex ans who wish to be gathered into the fold. The first entertainment is to be planned for the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving. Those attending the first meeting were: H. F. Heap, Buda; B. W. Allen, Burleson; Susie Fisher, Galveston; Helen Kahn, Galveston; M. J. Har- veV, Palestine; Mary Lee Hinzie, Palestine; R. G. Roddy, Forney; W. J. J. Moroney, Dallas, John Moroney, Dallas; George Shuttles, Dallas; Edith La Clere, Dallas; Hortense Hancock, Texarkana; H. B. Killough, Center Point; Lucile Johnson, Hous ton; Everitt Hill, Houston; John North, Houston; Dorothy Randolph, Huntsville; Florene Smither, Hunts ville; Claire Ashford, Huntsville. H. F. Heap entered A. and M. in 1915 and was sent to Fort Sheridan along with other members of the R. O. T. C. in the summer of 1918. Here he was commissioned Second Lieu tenant and assigned as instructor in the S. A. T. C. unit at the University of Wisconsin. He returned to en ter that institution after his dis charge. W. J. Bryan took the dove as his symbol and is in a back seat now. “Dutch” Hohn picked “Wildcat” and is still in the limelight. Reveille is good for the health so authorities state—but so is sleep ac cording to Edison. Q1 S,T IN ''LVYuLuLOTH es (xeu-ioa MM ' ' It is queer how chronic illnesses become critical on drill days only. Brandon & Lawrence LYRIC THURSDAY. NOV. 20 THE BIG MUSICAL COMEDY TREAT OF THE SEASON Spiced with Beautiful Youthful and Shapely GIRLY GIRLS Gome on Students, LET’S GO! PRICES: 75C, $1.50, $2.08 IE»I-,TTJS ''\7Sk7~-A-IFL REPLETE with MIRTH MELODY MUSIC and Hillarious DANCING And Glaring, Glittering Gorgeous, Golden Gowns, and Light Lacy Lingerie, Artistically Displayed!!! Students LET’S GO!