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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 1920)
7 THE BATTALION CAVALRY UNIT IS TO BE ORGANIZED BY END OF TERM Buildings are Being Rushed to Com pletion and Equipment is Await ing Shipment Here. The construction of buildings to house the cavalry unit of the Re serve Officers’ Training Corps is pro gressing rapidly, under the stimulus of beginning training of the unit this term which begins February 1. At a cost of $25,000.00 five large frame buildings are being erected as follows: Barracks, gun shed, cavalry barn, artillery barn and mess hall. This information was given out by W. W. Kraft, Supt. of Build ings and Grounds. The artillery barn is now com plete, only lot fences have not been built and water mains have not been layed. This will adequately house ninety artillery horses, being sup plied with two large harness rooms, two box stalls and on the second floor is storage room for five cars ot forage. A fire hydrant on a two inch main and sufficient hose length to reach any portion of the property will furnish fire protection. Add to this equipment a large water trough with automatic valve and Uncle Sam should consider his horses well taken care of. The cavalry barn will be similarly constructed and equipped and will house sixty horses. The barracks will be ready for oc cupancy in ten days and will accom modate one hundred boys. It is a Jn VP! 'i.1 n yr ..i-il u u.l.ui t W P T* -f 1 OOU is divided into one large lounging room and ten private rooms for non commissioned officers. The second floor is one large dormitory for the enlisted personnel of the unit. A ten foot screened sleeping porch at each end up and downstairs will af ford ample summer sleeping quai’- ters. The mess hall, when built, will connect with the barracks, by a cov ered porch way. It will probably be constructed last, the men being fed at the College mess hall in the mean time. Foundations for the gun shed large enough to shelter twenty-five pieces of field artillery have already been laid. The group of buildings has been choicely located across the H. & T. C. tracks directly west of the Main Building. Colonel C. H. Muller, Professor of Military Science and Tactics says that horses, field and other equip ment are at present awaiting ship ment to College Station pending com pletion of buildings. He has received one hundred and twenty-two applications for membei’- ship in the Cavalry Unit. Part of these are from the non-military stu dents and others for transfer from the other branches of the military service. He will name the successful ap plicants before the end of January and begin organization immediately. CO. B, S. C. FISH BANQUET On the Friday night proceeding the holidays, Sbisa Hall was the scene of much eating and merriment. The Fish of Co. B, Signal Corps, gave the proverbial Fish banquet at that-place. It came as a fitting cli max to the pleasures of preparing to go home for the merry old vacation. Electricity— the Master Force in Manufacturing r T~’HE marvels of electricity have revolutionized our manu- JL facturing industries. With belts and pulleys replaced by electric motors operating automatic—almost human— machines, many a slow and tedious process has been elimi nated. The factory worker’s task of yesterday is made pleasant by his command of this magic power. The Crane Company’s plant at Chicago—electrical through- out^—is a model of industrial efficiency. Its 1 0,000 horse power of driving energy is brought by three small wires from a distant power plant. Then electricity drives the machinery which handles the coal for heating, cuts the steel, sifts the sand and sorts the material—in fact does everything from scrubbing the floor to winding the clock. Such an institution is marvelous—superhuman—made thus by the man-multiplying force of electricity. The General Electric Company has been instrumental in effecting this evolution. First, by developing successful electric gener ating and transmission apparatus to furnish economically this modern form of power. Secondly, through many years 01 f active CO-OpciecUbnr wr111 jKilxvritrUH'"TTi"lrav;tVnfc»cr, i«. J — has mastered the art of applying the use of electrical energy to a multitude of needs. And finally, through branch offices and other distributing channels, its products are made accessible to all. 05-1091* Little attention was given to for mality; the main idea was to eat and have a good time. These details the Fish carefully attended to, each plate was abundantly filled with real food—as good as the ven erable Mr. Sbisa has ever set upon the festive board. Numerous speeches were made during the meal. Captain Cox made some very appropriate re marks on company life, spirit and the proper attitude of Fish. He compli mented the Fish highly for their “vim, vigor and vitality.” Wild Bill Holik delivered a wonderful lecture about “Woman.” His discussion showed the effects of much experi ence and deep consideration. Colonel Franklin litterally brought down the house with a number of old army songs. These were very cleverly de livered. After everyone had more than his fill the meeting adjourned to meet in the Mess Hall Annex. Here novelty dances, songs and readings caused a very pleasant hour to pass all too quickly. As a conclusion to the eve ning’s fun a very solemn occurence took place. Mr. Holik and Miss Clarice Tratli were united . in holy matrimony. The bride looked very sweet and pretty, while the essential but un thought of groom looked no more embarassed than the usual groom as he walked to the slaughter to the doleful strains of the “Funeral Dirge” as played by Nascke. At the altar they were met by the Rt. Rev. Mr. K. V. T. Brown, who in a very impressive and elongated ceremony pronounced them one. After congratulating the newly weds everybody returned to old Mitchell to spend the last night in 1919 at A. and M. ❖ JAMES The Rexall Drug Store TOILET ARTICLES DRUGS AND PER FUMES Y ± $ i ❖ . . Cadets and Campus residents are invited to call on us when in the city. ❖ ❖ * DR. W- H. LAWRENCE 4> DENTIST % Residence Phone 65 8 ^ Office Phone 521 4th Floor City Nat’l Bank Buildinj T BRYAN, TEXAS •h