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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 27, 1922)
8 THE BATTALION BOYS CONFERENCE WILL OPEN TODAY Delegates Are Arriving; 500 Will At tend; President Will Open Sessions Today. Delegates of boys began arriving here yesterday afternoon to attend the Annual Older Boys’ Conference which will be in session at the College for three days beginning today. Others came in on the night trains. J. E. Lewis, state boys’ work secre tary of the Y. M. C. A., arrived here yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock from Dallas and announced that the regis tration records received in his office before his departure yesterday morn ing showed that 385 boys, members of ninety different organizations, in forty cities and towns of the state had signed up as delegates to the confer ence, and he estimated that the limit of registration which is 500 will be in attendance. The greater part of today will be spent in registration and assignment of delegates and the conference will be officially opened at 2 o’clock with the welcome address by President W. B. Bizzell and the opening conference address by Harry Rimmer of Cali fornia on the conference theme, “Our Task.” The first event of entertainment by the College in honor of the boys will be a military review of the cadet corps on the drill ground at 5 o’clock. Following special and general ses sions in the early evening Dr. J. J. Terrill of Dallas, will speak. The full program for today is as follows: Afternoon. 2:00-4:00 Registration and assign ment of delegates. 3:30 Leaders’ session, Y. M. C. A. chapel. 4:00 Opening session Y. M. C. A. Chapel. Devotional period led by Rev. J. F. Hardie, Houston. Welcome address, Dr. W. B. Bizzell. Response: Cessil Huitt, Beau mont. Appointment of committees, nominating of officers. Address: “Facing Our Task,” Harry Rimmer, Los Angeles, California. Night. 6:00 Special session for employed boys at dinner. Open forum: Leader, E. H. Haverstock, Fort Worth. Speakers (not selected). 7:15 General session, Y. M. C. A. Chapel. Devotional period led by D. S. Swisher, Hidalgo Co. 7:30 Election of officers. 7:45 Address: “Our Task and Our Homes.” Dr. J. J. Terrill, Dal las. 8:45 Special Hour. Delegation stunts. Lobby Y. M. C. A. 9:30 Delegation meetings. 9:45 Retire. On account of the wet ground there will be no review of the corps as was scheduled. He (at the box office) : Have you got a seat left? Ticket Seller (indicating number) —Yes, U 21? He: Yes, and if it is that kind of a show I am glad I did not bring my mother with me. —Lehigh Burr. The flapper says she only acts like an old maid thinks. SHERWOOD EDDY PLEASES LARGE AUDIENCES HERE (Continued from Page 1) knows it will be entirely under their influence. Mr. Eddy’s stay in College was a great benefit to every person in the community and it is the bringing of these great men to A. and M. which will help improve the broadness and high type of men who leave here to take their places as leaders of men. MIKE CASSIDAY RESIGNS PLACE FOR BIGGER JOB (Continued from Page 1) to put out a squad that made things hot for the Varsity. In his new position, he will be at home with his parents and also has two brothers there. He was required to take a civil service examination for the position and was in competition with four others. Of these men he easily made the highest grade. Soon after taking the examination, during December, he was notified of this opening and ac cepted it at once. PENN STATE INVITES AG GIES TO BIG TRACK MEET (Continued from Page 1) hung up in this part of the world and seem to want to try their luck against the Aggies. In this meet particularly every large university in the} United States will be represented as well as some few from England. Mr. Sullivan has not definitely decided whether he shall accept the invitation or not. It would be a long and haiu liip on the men requiring quite a bit of time and expense. However, every effort will be made to arrange mat ters so that the Aggies will be pres ent. He sat across the car From me. Only a profile, Clear and handsome as a Prince, was Visible. Would he turn And let me gaze into His wonderous orbs? Ah, What beautiful eyes he must Possess. Then— He turned and bent One eye upon me. The Other eye was focussed upon The motorman’s . Neck. A woman walked into a store and said to the clerk: “I want a small, narrow comb, about so long, for a slightly bald man with celluloid teeth.” A girl with cotton stockings never sees a mouse. I am looking back, to see If they are looking back to see If I am looking back to see If they are looking back at me. “Get good services from your fountain pen?” “’Bout nineteen themes to the gal lon.”—Ex. Minister—-“Will you be at church tomorrow?” Dr. Taylor—“Yes, if it rains; I need an umbrella.” He told the shy maid of his love, The color left her cheeks, But on the shoulder of his coat. 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