THE BATTALION
the latter class are those that do
net. The DON’T class is in the ma
jority here but perhaps, after all is
said and done, it isn’t their fault
at all. The principal reason, it ap
pears to me, is that the elusive other
part of the bargain is not here. And
those in the “DO” class have all the
other eligible ones around this neck-
of-the-woods (not necking woods),
so that the poor unfortunates in the
“DON’T” class haven’t a chance. It
is with a tear in my eye and a sob
in my throat when I say that I be
long to the latter organization. I
know one young fellow here that
holds the present record—he has
been here two years and hasn’t made
the acquaintance of one girl on the
campus nor in the near-by munici
pality. If there’s an award for this,
please pass him the cut-glass mid
iron and present it to him in all
due respect. Perhaps the reason for
this may be his inability to swing
into a perfect rythm when an orches
tra croons one of those plaintive
melodies or perhaps it is his
unsophisticated technique.
The greatest thrill the “DON’T”
class gets is to watch the “DO’S”
run off with the candy. Some of them
have strained necks on Monday morn
ing from watching those lucky boys
ride by on Sunday afternoons with
a placid smile on their countenance
and a dreamy, far-away look in their
eyes that would lead one to believe
they were in Paradise. It must be a
marvelous feeling.
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It’s a physiological fact that our
tongues were created for the specific
purpose of speaking; its only nat
ural that we should but when we
are speaking and our yelling becomes
thoughtless it is rather offensive.
We have grown so accustomed to
speaking carelessly, and acting care
lessly among ourselves that we have
practically adapted a careless atti
tude and forget, often, to curb our
surplus energy at the proper place
and at the proper time. Let us not
forget that what we say and do is
merely a reflection of our own rear
ing and culture.
For fear that we are talking in
circles let us be a trifle more spe
cific. On Saturday, the twenty-eighth
day of September, we played South
western on Kyle Field in our first
game of the season. It was an in
teresting game and we emerged from
the contest with the tall end of the
score. During the game, some of us,
in our enthusiasm and highly ex
cited state of mind, grew a little too
vociferous in our advice to the fresh- I
men. There was certainly no need
of megaphones for it was sufficient
ly loud to be heard plainly. It was
decidedly a mistake.
In the future let us coach the
first year cadets in private as to
how to manage themselves at the
game and then it will not be neces
sary to shout instructions at certain
decisive points during the game. And
doubtless, it will make a better im
pression on the public.
LAUNDRY ^IMPROVEMENTS
The improvements in our laundry
service are due to the untiring ef
forts of Mr. C. F. Ayres, manager
of the College Laundry. All the
white shirts are run through four
teen different waters during the pro
cess of washing, they are all starch
ed, every garment inspected, buttons
sewed on, pressed on the very latest
model air-driven press, and, last but
not least, collar supports are placed
in them to insure perfect shape on
their delivery to you. Only last week
between 10,000 and 12,000 shirts alone
went through the laundry.
Mr. Ayres has been with this
laundry since 1912, and it came under
his management in 1918. Since that
time it has been self-sustaining; the
last appropriation made by the State
for improvements, was in 1917. How
ever, this does not mean that there
has not been any, for almost every
year some new, more modern mach
inery has been installed. The latest
addition was a renovator, by which
only last year, over 1,500 mattresses
were re-renovated and over 350 new
ones were made using long staple
cotton. Each year, from now on, a
few new long-staple cotton mattress
es, will gradually replace the old
cotton ones we are now using.
Each year there has been only two
hundred twenty-five dollars worth
of clothes lost at the laundry and
each claim has been settled to the
complete satisfaction of claimant. Mr.
Ayres says he is going to give sat
isfaction, as near as posible, to the
student body and with their cooper
ation in handling the bundles, the
service can be improved from time
to time. He expressed his apprecia
tion for the consideration shown last
year and hopes that this year will
bring even a greater improvement.
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