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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1928)
2 THE BATTALION Diplomatic Diction in Berlin HOTEL ADLON, BERLIN, GERMANY ^ l^wo German diplomats, who had A been at the University of Bonn to gether, met in the foyer of the Hotel Adlon after a separation of some years. One of them had been at a South Amer ican capital,one in the Orient. Eagerly theydiscussed old times and common memories, and they were still talking excitedly as they started to ward the Otis Elevator. When they reached the door, they paused, each wishing to give the other precedence. s ‘But you must go first, my good friend,”one of them was heard to re mark. “I’m sure the ride will be a nov elty to you after so many years in the East,and I would not think of preced- ing you.” OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY Offices in All Principal Cities of the World HAVE MUSIC! VICTOR AND BRUNSWICK TALKING MACHINES AND RECORDS R. C. A. AND ATWATER KENT RADIOS PIANOS Haswell’s Book Store “On the contrary/* answered the other,“I am insisting that you enter first. We lacked some things in the Ori ent, but the Otis, there as here,is in all the big shops and hotels. ” ‘ ‘We’d better squeeze in together, then, because South America, too, is well equipped! But wait a moment! You must go first,for I used the Otis on board the steamer every day!”“I, too! I will not be out done!” Starting forward together^ they col lided at the door. One would have to travel farther than civilization. East or West, to find any novelty in that taken-for-granted convenience, the Otis Elevator. effort which caused sixteen waiters to be put on the sick roll from the effects of his hot air. Sadly, his beautiful brown eyes filled with large briny tears, the would-be graduate bid good bye to his playmates. With hands that shook from emotion, Gus tenderly fingered the soiled white jacket which had served him faithfully through four and a half campaigns on the bat tlefield of the mess hall. Affection ately caressing the worn letters, S 66, which had become known to thousands of Aggies as the laundry mark of the one and only Schattenburg, he wrap ped the coat in the finest of tissue papers, and presented it to the col lege as a keepsake. Never again will anyone on the waiting team wear such a numeral on their jacket, the school remembering the faithful ser vices of its old warhorse with such a signal honor. Senor Servello rose to heights of oratory in his short talk, but was finally persuaded to quit after half the cadet corps had been drowned by the tears that fell from the watery eyes of his admiring audience. Besides the sheepskins awarded them by their Alma Mater, the two were given the honorary titles of M. H. (Meal Hound) and C. C. (Cush Consumers.) N either of the aged students has made plans for his future life, but ’tis rumored that they plan to open a waffle and hotcake shop back of the mess hall when the new term starts. Gripe not, ye hungry cadet, if the groceries taste a little salty for the next week or so, for it is only caused by the profuse crying of the gradu ation saddened waiters. And have no fear for Gus and Angel, for when the roll is called up yonder they’ll be there. Whatever they may lack in whiteness of soul, they surely will make up in the art of the gift of gab, and get a clean bill of health from old St. Peter. PANDEMONIUM BREAKS LOOSE (Continued from Page 1) the fire whistle, the corps to a man gazed out of every available window and door to see a bright red glow in the north. The M. E. Shops, or at least the Laundry. A corps trip started to the spot at once, but every now and then a would-be fireman was stbpped by the hurculean efforts of some valiant captain or topkick. Just as the fire was about at the end of its rope for want of anything else to burn, D Company arrived breathlessly with gaudy fire hats and one small hose. Thus did a glorious fire die an ignonimous death. The only good done by the heroic fire lad dies was to extinguish the light and bring forth all the latest varieties of profanity as here and there a young cadet would become impaled on a barbed wire fence or do a swan dive into a sewer ditch. Hurrah! for our modern fire fight ing equipment. ORATORICAL CONTEST. (Continued from Page 1) ters, 1217 National Press Building, Washington, D. C., which has been received here. A total of $5,000 in prizes will be offered in this contest and the awards will be divided among the seven Nat ional finalists as follows: First place, $1500; second, $1,000; third, $750; fourth, $550; fifth, $450; sixth, $400, and seventh $350. The National finals will be held in Los Angetes on June 21. Any bona fide undergraduate stu dent in any university or college in the United States is eligible. The orations, which must not require more than ten minutes for delivery, must be on one of the following sub jects: The Constitution, Washington and the Constitution, Hamilton and the Constitution, Jefferson and the Constitution, Marshall and the Con stitution, Franklin and the Constitu tion, Madison and the Constitution, Webster and the Constitution and Lincoln and the Constitution. The Nation is divided into seven regions for the purpose of the con test. The colleges in each region will compete among themselves, generally by states, to determine the finalists for each region. The regional final ists will compete late in May to de termine the one speaker from each region who is to have a place in the National finals. A place in the Nat- ' ional finals automatically carries with it an award ranging from $350 to $1,500, according to the ratings given the different National finalists. Colleges may be enrolled in the contest by action of either a college official or a student. Entries will close March 15. The spokesman for each college must be designated by April 15. Regional semi-finals will be held April 29. The championship of 1927 was won by H. J. Oberholzer, N. C. State Ag ricultural College; 1926 by Charles T. Murphy, of Fordham University; 1925 by E. Wight Bakke, Northwest ern University. Patsy calls her boy friend Teddy, because he’s always hanging around women.