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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 18, 1923)
THE BATTALION 7 We wish each and every one a Most Joyful Christmas and a Happy, Happy [J\Cew Year BRANDON & LAWRENCE Outfitters for Young Men and men who stay young -mwcwcmmmwcwcwmmwmmwrwrmmwwmwcWcWcwM M.E. DEPARTMENT HOLDS OPEN HOUSE PARTY College and Bryan People Are Guests of Informal Opening of M. E. Shops. COMMITTEES ARE ELECTED FOR THE R. V. HOP Organization Expects to Stage Mil itary Exhibition and Elaborate Social Functions in Spring. An open house entertainment was given by the Mechanical Engineering Department to formally open its new shops building Thursday evening. Of ficials and students of the depart ment were the hosts to the Bryan and College guests. A display of equip ment with its function in routine op eration was the chief source of enter tainment for the visitors. Students were engaged in the various branches of the work there to show the shops in full operation. The guests were re ceived on the first floor by Professor E. J. Fermier, head of the depart ment. The long corridor extending the full width of the building was beautifully decorated with flowers. The trip took the guests first through the offices and class rooms, and lecture rooms. Then to the wood shops where the beginners were learning the fundamentals of Wood Working. The spacious basement was also open for inspection. The machine shops were then visited giving the visitors an insight to the operation of lathes, drills, hammers, etc., then to the casting room—a blast furnace was in full operation, gushing forth its molten metal ready for delivery to the sand moulds. The party then went to the pattern room and were shown how the designs must first be made in wood to leave the imprint in the sand which molds the cooling metal. Punch was served in a most uni que style. Large cakes of ice were hollowed out to serve as reseptacles for the nectareous fluid. SOCIETY. The last corps dance of the year was held in Sbisa’s Annex last Sat urday, night of December the 15th, at 8:30 p. m. The dance was very quiet but was enjoyed by all. Its quietness can be explained only in that its being the last until after Xmas made it thus. The thought of the coming holidays also brought the mental calm before the storm. But with the first corps dance of the New Year, we expect things to liven up. We are looking for many more g-ood corps dances next year— which is 1924. A Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year. Obvious. Aviator’s companion—What city are we passing over now? Aviator—Look down and tell me what you see. Aviator’s companion—Two hold ups. Aviator—Chicago. F. H. Downs, Arrangements; D. C. Chapman, Programs; W. D. John son, Banquet; S. C. Bartlett, Music; H. M. Tatum, Decorations; and J. Y. Forgason, Floor. These were the chairmen of the respective commit tees who were elected at the R. V. meeting Sunday afternoon. These men are to have charge of the plans, which are to begin at once for the annual festivities next spring. The dances will take place sometime n April, and this year, and exhibition drill will be a feature of the holidays. The celebration will include the “Queen’s Ball,” the “Ross Volunteers Hop,” a Corps Dance, the R. V. Ban quet, Exhibition drill and probably two or more athletic contests. The committee chairmen were elected early so that their plans could be formulated and executed without the handicaps of brevity of time. The finances of the R. V.’s will be handled by Secretary-Treasurer, J. V. Drisdale; so no Finance chairman vas elected. CHEMISTRY CLUB MEETS. J. K. Stevens, president of the Chemical Club, introduced in his own and pleasing way a meeting of the club which was acclaimed the best in the history of the club. This was an the night of Friday, December 14. Mr. Medberry gave a discussion of Vapor Tension, and its effect on the Lubricating Quality of our oil. This was followed by a discussion f “Coal Tar and its By-Products iriven by J. T. Clarke.” H. T. Johnson gave a discussion on “Lignite,” the preparation of bleaching carbon, and the possibili ties of Texas Lignite Fields.” T. R. Strange gave a lecture on “Chemistry, its Simple Side, the Per- jonel Side, its Opportunities for stu- lents, and its Humorous Side.” The program was closed by the singing of numei'ous songs by a cast- ron quartet to the tune of sulphuric acid. A number of musical parodies were rendered which were well re ceived by the group of professors present. {The quartet was composed of Preston, Winchester, Brazelton and McCluney. Mr. Wilmer of Paris, who had delivered an address on Cottonseed Oil that afternoon made a few remarks o the club before it adjourned. At the “Calf.” Don’t kick about the tough steak; it would be tougher if you didn’t have any. This is an old joke, but so is the steak. 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