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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.”
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“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
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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.