THE BATTALION
HUMOROUS EDITOR
HAS BRILLIANT FUTURE
The Battalion is more than glad to
announce that another senior has
made good. Mr. Ralph L. (better
known as “Doodle”) Pfau has conde-
cended to place his services at the
disposal of our government. When
interviewed by a reporter, Mr. Prau
said in part: “I am not in the least
surprised that the Civil Service Com
mission has recognized my unusual
ability. I have always been a very
apt child. My first memory is of be
ing called “Son”, but in later years
when my very unusual active nature
began to asert itself, I voluntarily
changed my name to “Doodle,” after
that very active animal, the doodle
bug. My greatest ambition is to
serve humanity, and only my very
bashful nature prevents me from tel
ling you more of my past history.”
Mr. Pfau comes from the city of
Victoria. He first achieved fame as a
great lover of “Dope,” but in fairness
to him it must be said that he is now
completely cured of the habit. Mr.
Pfau is a charter member of the
Bachelors Club, having come in sec
ond only to Mr. Leuty, and like unto
Mr. Leuty, he joined not of his own
free will, but on account of another
man. But like unto Mr. Leuty, he
refused to be defeated. He camly took
another notch in his rather lengthy
belt; let his bounteous crop of whis
kers reach Bolshevistic lengths,
ceased to sigh like a furnace, and be
came a cynic.
During his senior year, Mr. Pfau
has been humorous editor of The Bat
talion. To his column of “Say Bo
Didja” is due all of the credit of bring
ing the doing of many notables, Ben
Leuty, “Skeeter” Erskine, “Silo” Rea
gan, “Rosemary” Sherman, Dick Wil
son, “Cootie” Roberts, “Hero” Pin
son, “Red” Moore, and many others
into the public eye. Time about is
fair play. One can not always be
modest and retiring. His fame will
rise and flow into the limelight like
unto a great flood. Mr. Pfau’s time
has come, and it gives The Batalion
the greatest of pleasure to at least be
able to give out a small part of the
life history and achievements of this
most worthy young man. “Most able
of Deck Hands, Farewell.”
Silo—“I loved a girl once, and she
made a perfect fool out of me.”
Sal—“Some girls do leave lasting
impressions, don’t they?”
To you capitalists
the class of ’24
Published in
the interest of Elec
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an Institution that will
be helped by what
ever helps the
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slowly will be content with six months’ progress in
six months’ time—provided he is investing that
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