The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, January 15, 1920, Image 7

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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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JAMES
The Rexall Drug Store
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. . Cadets and Campus residents
are invited to call on us when
in the city.
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Residence Phone 65 8
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