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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 17, 1934)
1 1 \ i 2, f 10 THE BATTALION DCWNpALL. t Cy I A> MALSELI A Short Story Intimating That Freshmen Are Better larvers Than Seniors - The ole* mens hall was all a^low with soft lights am! from the inside could be heard the slow, rythmic strain.^ of “Cocktails for Two”. Ah. you guessed it. a Corps dance was just beginning. 'That afternoon the Aggies had just conquered their ancient gridiron enemies, T (' l in a hard fought game and the fightin* Aggies were all in the mood to paint the town red^ In fact there were some who al ready had a marvelous start and were gaining speed every minute. Jimmy, a fair-haired, not unhandsome Aggie, who hated himself^not at all. canu* sauntering up to the annex steps in company with a golden-brown haired girl, named Mary, who had deep langorous eyes that sparkled like diamonds, and-skin that resembled sheer satin. Mary had a smile for everybody, and there waAn’t an Aggie loitering on the mess hall steps that didin’t turn to stare in admiration at her, and allow the smile tin freeze on his face as he saw who she was with. A few sneered and even the sound of “araspl>er- ries” could l>e faintly heard. Jimmy, of course, was a sdnior. As a “Pish” he wasn't disliked for the simple reason that he didn’t take the trouble to know those other than in his own company. As a Sophomore and Junior, however, he catne out of his shell, so to speak, and garnered quite 'a reputation for having a size 8 head for a si/je hat- He was undaunted by the looks from his “Brother Aggies”, and took Mary on to the dance floor *nd pro ceeded to show them, much to the disgust of other Ag gies, just how dancing as an aA really should In* done. Mary was finally “cut” by a tall redheaded Fresh- . ; h : M “Write me;a J » ^ > -t 7 % T r - letter about it. Freshman. man. whose only right to fame was the name, Colum bus. He hail a pleasant face am! at a glance people were pleased at his instant handshake and open ac knowledgment. Mary, herself, was quite attracted by this Kreslv man. and when he luckily caught her at intermission, they strolled for the nearest exit. Of course, the moon was up. and they" found solace in the !>ack seat of a big black car parked in the shadow of the trees near Aggieland Inn. Columbus started talking in earnest to Mary, fol io him, this little girl was the artne of all the visions of lovliness that he hail ever ?>ristained. * He talked to Mary of love, and whispered sweet nothings in her ear. When intermission was over, Marv anti Columbus went back to the dance firmly agree ing that it was love at first sight. Mary made Colum bine promise not to mention their love to a soul, for she was - th^Cguest of another l>oy for the week-end. ai^d she jHdn’t want to put him on the spot. Columbus for ho neither knew or cared who the U>y was. 'hey l>egan to dance again, and Columbus relin- lished Marv to another lioy who in turn was tagged by Jimmy. “Where in the duece have you l>ecn”, de- manded Jimmy, but h%* was greeted by a demure little smile and a “wouldn't-you-like-to-know” look in h»»r eyes. Came midnight! And the sweet strains of “Home Sweet Home” floated over the dance floor, signifying 4 hat the dance was over. Jimmy and Mary hekded for M town for a bite to eat w hile Columbus strolled aimless- ^ ly back to the dormitory feeling like a man who has just seen an angel. Columbus climbed the steps of the dormitory to his stoop, and stopped one door short of his own to see if the occupants were home yet. for as the Gods of Fate would have it. Jimmy and Columbus were not only in the same company, but wen* also next door ncighlors. He saw no one home to w hom he could tell of meeting “the sweetest girl in the world”, so he went to Ik*(1 and dreamed of “brown-haired loveliness” all night.' ^ Sunday came, and Columbus, aft# r the routim* duties of a Freshman on Sunday morivng. went in to tell Jimmy of meeting the “one and only”. Jim was half awake when Columbus tame in - id when Colum bus started to tell him of* his love affair. Jimmy grum bled something about ‘write me a letter about it, fresh man”, and went back to sleep.