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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1929)
THE BATT A L X 0 N 7 WE WANT YOU TO KNOW OUR SHOP AND THE KIND OF WORK WE DO— OUR PLACE IS CONVENIENT TOO. The Campus Cleaners & Tailors (OVER EXCHANGE STORE) (Operated by Fermer Students Ass’n. for Student Loan Fund.) THE CAMPUS BARBER SHOP IN THE Y The Aggie’s Friend ©GUM' gGWD'i] <t> <»♦♦< PROPRIETOR INTRAMURALS^ With practically all competition ending in the near future, the Intra mural department is about to close one of the most successful seasons ever enjoyed. The track meet has been announced for Saturday, May 18th., at 3 p. m. The events included in this meet will be as follows: 100- yard dash, 220-yard dash. 440-yard dash, 880-yard run, mile run, 120- yard high hurdles, 220-yard low hur dles, high jump, pole vault, discus, shot put, broad jump and javelin throw. In the field events the men may take their three trials at any time during the afternoon, but in the pole vault and high jump the con testants must keep up with the rise of the bar. This will allow the men to enter both field and track events. All men are requested to meet in the north stands of Kyle Field at 2:40 p. m. so that they may be given instructions regarding the procedure of the meet. Each organization will be given 50 points if they have men entered in half the events, but the men must participate to get these points. The winner of each event will be given the official Intramural med al. Swimming The annual intramural splash will be held in the Y pool the following Saturday week, May 25th. Events Delicious and Refreshing . P/\1JIXIE Am y<D(UllR31EjLF whoa/ HOLD EVERYTHING. HERE’S A LITTLE EXTRA-CURRICULAR DEMONSTRATION OF A PAUSE THAT’S GO ING TO NEED PLENTY REFRES H M ENT. But you don’t have to fall o2 a polo pony to dem onstrate the pause that re freshes. Every day in the year 8 million people, at work and at play, find it in an ice-cold Coca-Cola the best served drink in the world—the pure drink of natural flavors that makes a little minute long enough for a big rest. The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta, Ga. HAD YOU CAN’T BEAT THE PAUSE THAT REFRESHES GOOD T O WHERE I T I S in this meet are as follows: 40-yard free style, 40-yard breast stroks, 100- yard free style, plunge for distance, and fancy diving. As in track, 50 points will be awarded each organi zation for entering men in half of the events and the winner of each event will also be given the official Intramural medal. No members of the Swimming Club will be allowed to compete in this meet, so all you near-goods start getting wet and enter this meet. The handball courts have finally been cleared and the finals of the meet may be run off. Teams in the finals are requested to start practic ing as the tournament will be re sumed Monday. The singles and dou bles tournament will be started im mediately and the best players of each organization should begin prac ticing so as to enter this tournament for the champion of the college. The Tennis tournament has been traging along for some time and all the men entered are requested to go to the Y and see who you are match ed to play and make arrangements to play this immediately. If this is not done, your match will be for feited and the play resumed. The same goes for golf too. The tournaments must be finished (the next fifteen days and the intramural department is anxious to get these contests closed. PRESENT CONFERENCE STANDING P. W. L. Pet. Texas 16 .12 4 .750 Baylor M4 10 4 .714 Aggies 14 9 5 .614 Rice 16 7 9 .438 T. C. U 18 6 12 .333 S. M. U 18 i 14 222 ENGINEERS SEE THINGS AND MEET PEOPLE On the Wednesday before R. V. holidays the junior students in E. E. visited Houston on an inspection trip. They were shown through the Deep Wat'r Station, one of the Houston power plants; the Texas Portland Cement Co., and the • Texas warehouse of the Carnegie Steel Co. They were also taken out into the turning basin and witnessed a fire boat in action. The seniors left Mon day night for Dallas where they at tended the A. I. E. E. Convention for the southwest. The C. E. juniors and seniors left for Waco the Monday after R. V. to visit on an inspection trip the Atlas Portland Cement Co., a §5,000,000 plant under construction, and the Bosque Dam, and the Central Texas Auto Works. They were given a banquet by the Waco A. & M. Club. The seniors went to Dallas Wednes day to the state A. I. E. E. Conven tion. The Ch. E. juniors and seniors left the Monday before R. V. for Corsi cana on an inspection trip, where they visited the Magnolia Refinery. Tuesday and Wednesday they spent in Dallas, going 'through the city water works, Proctor and Gamble Co., Planter’s Cotton Oil, Brown Cracker and Candy Co., and the Lone Star Portland Cement Co. The textile engineers left the Mon day before R. V. for Houston, visit ing the Or'ental Mills, the Jute Mills, and several others. From Houston they w r ent to Santone and New' Braunfels, going through various mills and the famous power plant located at New Braunfels.