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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 5, 1920)
THE BATTALION 5 IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE A certain person on th e campus feeling the need of a little excite ment inserted th e following adlet in the studnt paper of one of the lead ing colleges of the State: “Wanted —A good looking girl to take to the Queen’s ball and R. V. Hop, April 22 and 23. Refei’ences required. Ap ply Box...., College Station, Tex as.” Below will be found an exact reproduction of one of the letters received in answer to this advertise ment : Jan. 30. 1920. Our dearest and . Box , College Station, Texas. “We the original lil’ Sherlock Holmeses, wish to enter our bids among the other contestants for the honor of being invited to honor you with our presence during R. V. and Queen’s Ball, et cetra. We’re not, certainly not, the prettiest girls of this school but we’ll admit that we’re the kind who make life inter esting—and who wants more. (?) We might add that one of us (guess which) is a perfect, that is, more or less, perfect blonde (baby stare ’an everything) while the other is a true-to-type, vampish (kinds) bi'unett. We’re about five feet three or four inches—but we won’t go into too many details, for “mystery lends enchantment.” Hopefully, T R and chum and bosom friend J W BACHELORS GIVE CREDITABLE DANCE The Bachelors Club added another ma) - k to their credit when they staged the best dance of the seasoinrTThe Mess Hall Annex last Thursday night. By far the largest crowd attendant on the informal dances was present on this occasion and the gayiety manifested by this crowd was due solely to the peppy music, which was rendered by Holick’s Orchestra. Quite a number of campus resi dents were out and judging from ob servation it seems that they had the best tim e of all. It is hard to say, however, wh oreally had the best time as everyone was in the best of humor and possessed qust the right temperament to fully enjoy a dance. It is to be hoped that the Club will continue its present practice of giving dances and there is no doubt as to their success. It is a certain ty that the Seniors who do find time, as well as bids, to attend these dances will do all in this power to help insure the proper success. Lt. Bertscheler says that he put Kosuesko on the map. Fish Burns wants to know who took it olf. WORK ON TENNIS COURT BEGINS. Tennis players are much encour aged to see the beginning of work on the courts. Two of the courts have been staked to grade and about twenty loads of clay have been hauled and put on them. This is only a begin ning, however, as quite a lot of ma terial will be required to resurface the courts and bring them to the proper grade. It is expected that within a short while the four old courts in front of the Y. M. C. A. will be re surfaced and well drained and that at least two of the courts behind the Shirley Annex, will be replaced and made available for use by members of the Tennis Association. A number of excellent tennis play ers have been coming out for practice within the past few days. Several of these men have been in state tourn aments. The Tennis Association is arranging a schedule for elimination matches to begin about March 1st for the selection of teams to represent the College in the spring tournaments. The teams will be selected from mem bers of the association and these mem bers will have exclusive priveleges of using the courts. The association wants every tennis player in the col lege to get in the organization and help develop teams that will uphold the high standard that have been set by other sports of the college. CASUALS 6 Signal Corps O In a hard fought game the Cas uals beat the Signal Corps 6-0. The first half was decidedly the Signal Corps’ but in the last half the su perior weight of the Casual team and the power of one Wilson con nected with two twenty-five yard passes gave the Casuals a touch down. The Signal Corps threatened to score several times but could not put it over. Murray, Simmons, Walker Legg and Kimbrough starred for Signal Corps while Wilson, McMillan and Sanders were the Casual’s best men. The Casuals ai'e yet to be defeated. * * * * Anyone interested in wrestling matches call S. T. Matthis of B., S. C. He will take all comers. * * * Lee Hugon is grieving over the loss of his 100 W. light globe. Sgt. Widght got it. * * * Cox signified intentions of going to Dallas to see his wife. We thought he said he was not married? We don’t see how “rams” can come for light after taps when taps didn’t blow—as on night of Janu ary 25. * * * You’ve heard of artistic temper- ment? You come to Room 59 Mitchell (Nascke and Moreland Co.) and you’ll see it all over the walls. We wonder. EF 7-CD 6 The EF squad defeated CD 7 to 6 in a hard fought game Sunday. At the first of the game it seemed that CD was to be the winning team as they completed a forward pass for a touchdown in the first quarter. Both sides fought furiously dur ing the succeeding quarters and the EF men showed superior playing during the entire game. CD did not make a single fii’st down outside of open field plays. Th e score stood 6-0 for the first three quarters and then EF recovered a fumble on their opponent’s twenty-yard line and by a series of line bucks and end runs succeeded in carrying the ball over for a touchdawn. Tom made the score and kicked goal giving his team a margin. Only two minutes remained to play and neither side was able to do anything. The impregnable line and fast working backfield of EF will make some company team shake a wicked sandal in order to wrest the company championship from them. Tom did excellent playing along with Thom as, Henderson and Pruitt in the back- field. Brown, Crawford, Gunter, Willis and Newman, Cleveland and Batel, held the line. Willis substituted for Bruit, Marsh for Willis, Holt for Batel. The game between EF and AB was post poned on account of sickness. Just To Call Tour Attention When in need of a smoke WE HAVE IT! Also Candies and Cakes, and other good thing to eat. Boyett’s Store GUY BOYETT, Proprietor f Y i * • T V OPPORTUNITY Why not have the weekly picture show on Wednesday night instead of on Saturday night? Almost every one goes to Bryan on Saturday and can get his fill of amusement for one day. Things are usually dull on Wednesday and it is then that we need some kind of amusement to distract onr thoughts from the daily grind and make the remaining days less monotonous. How about it, bunch? Sergeant — “Why haven’t you shaved this morning?” Private (rubbing his face in great surprise)—“Ain’t I shaved?” Sergeant—“No. You are not. What is your explanation?” Private—“Well you see, there was a dozen of us using the same mirror and I guess I must have shaved some other man.” vith the vimmens has been rushing the wild Wimmin the last week. He has had a date every night for the past fortnight. Sergeants Lewis, T. B., and Potts, C. Q., were visiting in Navasota last week. Their friends fed them fried chicken and everything so they are going back at the first opportunity. Sentiments of the Sophomore class in regard to the location of the R. O.T.C. camp. “California and the golden west,” or ‘Milner Hall and sons of rest.” The text-book business is enjoying a revival, especially in the history division, because of the revisions made necessary by the war. By John J. Ingalls. Master of human destinies am I, Fame, love and fortune on my foot steps wait; Cities and fields I walk; I penetrate Deserts and seas remote, and passing by Hovel, the mart and palace, soon or late I knock unbidden once at every gate. If sleeping, wake—if feasting, rise before I turn away. It is the hour of fate, And they who follow me reach every state Mortals desire, and conquer every fo e Save death; but those who doubt or hesitate, Condemned to failure, penury and woe, Seek me in vain and uselessly im plore, I answer not and I return no more. Time flies. The boy orator of the Platte will be 60 in March.—Provi dence Journal. Brazil seems to be losing its plact in the front ranks of the rubber-pro ducing countries. A New Tree. Sergeant: (To new Fish) “Fresh man, do they raise macaroni in you home locality?” Fish: “Yes, sir.” Seargeant: “What kind of tree does it grow on?” Fish: “The same as vermicell: sir!” How can we make the world saf for chickens ? See “A Twiligh Baby” at the Queen Friday and Sat urday.
