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Dealer in'Imported and Domestic 

P. W. McFadden 

CIGARS AND TOBACCOS 
Billiard and Pool parlor. Open All the 
Drugs and 
Time. 
Congress Avenue. "Phone 3985 



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Books and News. u Iished under Ihe auspices of the Students' Association of the University of Texas TWO STORES 
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AUSTIN, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY JOJ1904. Volume 4. 	Number 15 
mence such-residence. ''Each: scholarship Jying themselves with Ohnstian work ao




CECIL RHODES 
will receive for three' years the. siirn" <jf 
badly needed here. Thr meetings are

FAST AGGREGATION
. P£>r
•JS0*1annum...two-thirds-of which short and interesting. The snhjetrt last 
will be nitople to pay all expenses at Ox ­Sunday was 'Team \\ ork." very ably
SCHOLARSHIPS 	Men's Suit 
ford 'and one-third of -which can be used, 
handled 	by Mnssrs. Matthews and


OF BALL PLAYERS 

if desired, for the purpose .of attending.
•A 	Kindley. 4i\otil.'T institutions upon the_ Gmtincnt 
Clothings... 

THE KIND 	OF MAN WHO during, the summer ^ vacations'.
IS 
AH. OF LAST YEAR'S TEAM RE-We do not claim the only rioht WANTED AT OXFORD. Tzgr Preparation Required, to advertise the $10 suits. We _ „ TURN EXCEPT TWO. accord the same privilege to 2A 
.In fl11 cases the Rhodes scholars will others; $10 suits at $10 .it »no be; expected to bij^np to the.level of 
trick. It is a cornmon, everyday business routine that any man

Oxford matriculation. This practically 
with a head and 6 few counters 
can. transact.

FIRST SELECTION THIS YEAR means ability .to pjass what is known iis 
WHOOP UP ENTHUSIASM 
ttyjBtsponsioris Examination. Copies of 	A $20.00 fine serge suit at .... $10.00
Hve-Ri-sponsions Papers may be obtained 
from the^Oxford University Press, 91-93 


$1^.00

The following statement" in reference "Fifth. Avenue. New Sprit. N. Y.~-The nft~p] 
to the present' position of the "RTiwles StHelentV Hand-book of Oxford -can Tie baseball—t©Am-for—thia-yeat ^re .bright ji 
Scholarship Trust is made by President obtained from the same address and gives indeed. From all indications we will 

Arc curios in clothing witcheraft.

leather-to iheet roariv-jnqniriea: .1 i full itlfnrnl..tiori about Oxford. T'niver-have the fastest a^regjition of r ball-
tf.t hig .tinfeW 	nt Bra.'

* At a meeting hold -in—February at -Mtjv—-A-pamphlet. '"Oxford_as-.lt,la,' tossers' this spring that the University 
clbthing-ic out of th* ordinary.

THE C. A. DAHLICH 111 a 
... Kansas City, Mo., -with air. George R. [prepared specially by Mr:. Louis Dyer, of Texas has evei "put on the diamond. ^'.To b* out of the ordinary it ~ Parkin, -the^representative of the trus-a graduate of Harvard and .Oxford, can With the exceptions o(f Porter and Vann,: .jtiuit have " b.en bought under 
•ytraotxlinary condition*,, W« 

t^esvof the Rhodes-w-ill.'it was deter-be ordered from McMillan & Co.; New all trf l'^st year's tieant are. back, and 
thought ao, at least,' aica w. IiniU'cr tbat the ages of admission' for York. X. Y. This pamphlet gives in there is a whole stack bf new material ahould have hesitated on •»­



FURNITURE CO. 
ch«ngina thouaartda of good hard

_thcse'5 scholarships in Texas should be " cheap.and compact 'form much useful of the .gilt-edged variety which will 
Amancan dollars for on* lot of ;from 18 to 22 years'. J inclusive. That fnfonnat.ion about Oxford. * * make last year's seasoned "cre\v hustle 1500 auita. _ However, it will. do., no Wa are
only such applicants shall be eligible to make the team this year. • j 	you harm to "look." • 
Time of Selection of Scholars. 	Will se|l you" the b««t furniture inclined to think it "will do you
fro® this Stat? Us Imve their-legal <iom-It is too early-to 'treat ;Af this sea-] 	a great deal of good; Only three
• The tijst. selection toscholarMups will 	for your*roomb or CHaf»ieK houses 
' 

• icile yithiii tlie State: and thai.:such ap­'stfn's prospects ^xcept in a very general 	bricea— • -. 
probably lie.made e.-rrt.y jin-tf,<!.ycar )!»04, 
-

plicants shall have"Ait least* the»Jtnowl: 	way. Out a fr*W riuimrks coiwerning—the^ .«t the -most reasonable, prices. 
•and.it is expected that the fir.st scholar--	$15 $10 $8.50
edge and training demanded by. good 	saiiie will riot be out of plaiM*. (
from Texas will be awarded-Jjv

colleges for admission to the Junior 	The most important of thes<k general
1U01 ami' (sue in .1905, and as these, 	Cof." of 16th and Lavaca

vs class in the A B course. . 	remarks is that ;in regard to the new I 
F. E. Mistrot.
scholarships continue for three years no

Two American seliolarsUips wili-H*4 	mateiial in schojd and to the duty, of 
further award 	will be made for Texas

awarded to each State juki territory of 	every -individual student toward'getting
until 11*07, and 	WOS. 

. the United Stiftes. otiH one of which will 	it <nit and developing it. Kvery person
The examinations for these scholar­

be tilled-in any year, so thatnit no time 	in this-school ought, to make it a point
ships will be held at. the University of

v.* shall more than two scholarslMjiK lw? held 	to urge.every one who can play ball to! 
Texas, ami the awards will lie made by

for the £ame .State or territory. 	get put on that field when the call is1 
a--committee" nun posed of". President

-The following statementr-will indicate, 	issued for men. Whoop up enthusiasm.!tt 
3Vftther#{\nd two or four heads of the

substantially # the desire of Mr. Rhodes 	This school needs several huge hypi«ler-! 
leading institutions of leiuning^of the

in regard to these scholarships: 	m»c injections of enthusiasm,. ^lt ihhmIs 


SOMETHING
State, which committee will , bfc desig­
» "Mv "desire being1 that the students 	a revival of spirit—the kind that guar1 2J 
nated at ah^early day and notice of such
who shall be elected-to tlie scholarships 	ajitees"success wherever it is found. l#et 
appointments wilj be given through the
shall not.be merely-bookworms. 1 direct 	us have a revival, as a preacher would 
press. The examination papers will be
that in the election..of.a student to a 	say when his floek becomes indifi'erent p 
A BIG 	DISCOUNT i 

prepared at Oxford apd sent .under seal
-.scfaoiarsMp-Yegsml shall be 'had to *{1) 	to his strenuous exert ions in its lx»hnlf,
W"President Prather^of the 'University
hip literary and scholastic attainmentsr 	It has been said that 'tn'ot.liijig suc(:ccds ; 
Off the 	Price of Good Clothing
of Te«uts. * v' 
LfTTiVmJnessof and success in man4fr 	like* success." -TbatV triie"enough." but i 5£­
•IlJi.e time^. registering for the exairi­
outdoor sports, such^bs''cricket, football 	success .is never' attained ^'hcrc lJu'rc in ' 
j_ination .was,.limited, January, but hv
•arid the iitco;"t3j his qualities .bfTnJi'fF 	a lack of, euthusia^ni. "Oliv ye hiwk-you' cJioTc^riS^^f^~ 
special effort of President Prather-the
hood, truthV.eowra«i*ii'devoUon to duty, 	sliders and sluggish \oii(Sr slide back handsome SuSi or Overebetm' fh"" our 
time has been extended over the. month 
A


sympathy for the protection of the weak, 	into line., stir up your congested blood, store at' a difcount of 25 per cent, off 
of February, Thus far there have" been 	the regular price. You get choice of
kindliness, unselfishness' and fellowship;, 	and do-something for" the good of the !
hundreds (if inquiries, .but" only seven 	styles that aire new. Mot one old style
and (4) his exhibition during school days 	order! Go'out on the highways and the j jtifc;
fornial registrations have l>ceri" made: 	m our entire stock—everything new.
of moral 	force of character and of. in­byways and get'you a-ball-plnycr. and W;
with President Prather. Those desiring
stinct to lead and to takir interest in his 	when you get hiiri.do not; turn"Vim loose. 
to try for the scholarships shoultl regis­
schoolmatesi for-'tiesc latter-attribute. 	Hold on to him. If1 lie balks, coax him
Ter"at once. ~ ..-~._-.__
\vill be likely in after life to guide him 	or pundi him—according to his tSii^lefS­
g 25 Per Cent Off the Regular Price 
to esteem 	the performance of public du­ment. • If he would excuse, hihiself -on
Rixsk Society.
ties as his highest aim. As' mere sug­	the ground that he has no chance for the 
: Last Saturday night the .Rusk was 	fc on Any Suit or Overcoat 
gestions. for the guftlance of those *vhp 	team, tell him that be has as much
called tb order at the usual hour, Presi­
will'have the choice of students for the 	chance as any one; that the fact that 
dent Frank in the chair. Two new men, 	8-•-C in Our Store / -u: 
scholarships I record that (1) my ideal 	a man made the team last, year, does
Adams* and Walters, were initiated as 
-qualified—student ,would combine these 	not give him a cinch on, his position this 
membersT—S^'craUnew-menwereon-UiP­
four qualifications in tlie proportions of 	year; that tnere is "many a sliy" twi'xt 
program. and alLmade a most creditable 
thmi-Uniths for tlie firct, two-tenths fnr the man and the trip in the way of phys­
the second, three-tenths for the third and ical and academical accidents. \

iv report, and showed the Rusk's finan­
two-tenths for 	the fourth qualification, Now a ivord t.o the new men in school. 
ces to be in-good shape; all debts have 
-so tiiat, according to my ideas, if the 	This .university is. as much votirs as the
~been-"-paid,-an<l-^^e^oeiety--isr how-on-^aU 
maximum number of marks for any 	"ol3est RtuTlents' wfOnn its' wailss'arid"ft
cash' basis. Rules governing the Rusk 
scholarship werfe two hundred they would., 	is as dependent. If you can play ball 
contests in oratory and declamation were 
be apportioned .as follows: Sixty to submitted, and adopted. it. is"your duty to get out and try to
The prize^.are:

Pjyn nf tlie first and thjrd qualifications 
rand forty to each of the second and res 

claimer. Lively interest is-in .these eon-
fourth qualifications; (2) the marks for. 	this year, you will; stand a better shot 
test^, and much good .will doubtless re­
the several qualifications would-be 	next..» Resides vou dft not knovv xvhc.t 
sult;• A sharp parliamentary contest
fc-""^awarded independently.,,.as-fQUo.i£3.^£t&a^ 	vou can do .untii you trv. Again, do not 
was. engaged ifi. Iby"-«'hieh"ewrj'-J'mPmb?rr 
is to say): the marks for tlie first quali­think that becausc: a man tniulc t he teaitf 
jirofited in learning mere of parliamen­last year. that, he .will as a result : PERCY OOP. WHiTAKER, Southern Manager.

fication by examination, for the second 	have 
tary. rules. The outlook for the Rusk 
and third qualifications respectively by 	his position reserved; for him this year,, 
was never 	brighter t|ian'at present. She 
ballot by the fellow^ students of the can­There will not be any reserved Jilaces 	INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF ACADEMIC COSTUMES
lias many good new as well as old men 
didatesj and for the. fourth qualification 	on that field except in the grand Rtanil. 
a good interest in tlie regular work, and 
by the head-master of the candidate's 	The man Who makes that team will ir; Makers of' 
s* bright rfiiture for the rest of the year.
school; and (3) the result of the awards 	make it because lie is the. best man 
Several ladies vrere~present, which fact 	CARS AND GOVVINS
^^ftlmt is tu 	kvy,-tl^narks <il)tiMned;bv avrtilable for it/ Our coach plays no 
"alwitvs iCUds iiiU'iont to the. mcctihge. ' 
.• •• each candidate for each qualification) 	favorites. Prove yourseU' tno liest man. t-or university or "T^exasi Yal*, Prln'a«ton, Hmvai-d;—Cornell.—Bryn-
Hm vai-d;—.Cornell. 
" would be sent as ^soon as; possible for and-yoti-will-have-full-reeognition-if-tlieX :

lyiawf. Wellesly&-yan'derbilt, Sevonefc", Tulane," University of Chicago, The Athenaeum. ! Leland Stanford, Goorgetown and Smith. " """ 
same. 
Tlie Athenaeum met last: Saturday 

consideration t<? the . trustees or to some 
person or. persons • appointed to receive I^et everybO<ly work toward making 
t the same and -the person pr persons so night with a splendid attendance, A this year's team the best old 'Varsity 
Hash-light, picture of the-society was

appointed "would ascertain, by averaging has ever had. I^et the students see that 
_the marks in. blocks of twenty marks takeni which picture will be plaeed in the the material is got'out, and Mr. lliitehin-Mp'
Cactus. The regular literary exercises 

will attend to the resti.. .'i •§§gy/ NEWwere carried out'as follows:' Oration— 
each of all candidates, the]/best ideal 	son 
qualifiea "studcntsr^ -—"— 
Robertson ;•.debate, "Resolved Tha t thc7 "No student shall be qualified or dis­
-

scliolarship on 	United States Should Not Have Recog­Come Out. < 
nized theJndependenceof Panama."—The Dr. Paine will address the Y. M. C. 4­
acco*-.^f.his race or his religious o^in­
*Driskill DrisKill 

affirmative was defended by Robertson, "in the chnpel_room next Sil>ida-y at 3 Funderburk, Newton, Ryburn; the nega o'clock. His theme will be along, the
Each qualified student when appointed 	Hoteleeee 

Steam 
Laundry 


'fti 	•tive by Ramsdell, Rich] Jonesl Ferguson. lines of Biblical studies. This address
^ shall, within six. calendar months-after 
Everything 
. 
Laundered 
Here 


. the affirmative, 	Finest Cuisine,in the South. r
: such appointment, or as soon as he'can The debate was won fey (promises to be very interesting and in-	Comes 
Back 
Lilts 
New. 

Funderburk was—voted—the structiver-a rare University Best-Facilities-for Banctuets. — 	a 
Qpeoiftlty. 

be admitted iijto residenee. reside as an ^r. -best treat to 	Students' 
Work 

'Reception Parlors.
speaker of the evening. Matters relating students^ -	Both 
Phonea 
444. 

Undergraduate at some one of the twen­
contest It is gratifying to Y. M. C. A'.' workers 	» "
11 ty"-one Colleges in the University at Ox-to the Ross-Rotan medal were 	COMB AND SEE PLEASE 
GIVE 
USA 
2BUL 
* e ** 
.discussed, after "whidk Ae society ad-to know that the association is pfosperi-	% *ford. The afcholarship shall be payable 
ing^ New men we coming in and identi­
joamed. 	. ,— ­
to him from the time when he.shall coib-

SiliA 

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THE TE.XAN 

A weekly newspaper published in the interest of the students and alum­ni of the University of Texas. 
gjibscrlption price, per year. .. .$1.25 Single copy ....;., 5c 
Entered in the. postofHce at Austin, Texas, as second-class • mail mutter, 
Alexander Pope.-..: ...E'JItOfMn.-Chlef Lewis Johnson...•• . ;Exehaiise Editor Mi4s Virginia Ilic*e. —Society -Edifress-
ASSOCIATK EDITORS. Edward Crime. 1: J. Curt-singer, W. 
G. Shaw. D. A. Frank.

# 
Business Manajjers^G. S Wright-and J, M. XewRom. 

)
„ 	­
MAINLY FOR SHIRKERS. 
There in ii "ell niiirkcrl tendency, the part of (lie studcnls ol 1 lie I'lii'ver­sity of Texan to live entirely too much unto thems<Jven. ' In oilier wonts, thev are selfish. Insteal of pullm;.' together and aiding each other, everybody is at­tempting a solo pnrt. 
Now wliat is I lit' ir-ill I iif such con­duct? The natural outcome _may-_be summed . up 111 one•• little phrase—lack of ti ne college apn tf U-jj-imt-lntpndod in this article to lujuneh fortli 111 an elo­

. qiient tirade upon alT existing conditions; but to limit ii to JjJie effect of this lack of co-operation" by -the students upon 
.'Varsity publications,., unci particularly the Cactus. . ••_••• . 
Karly 111 the fall the students elected a Cactufe board. Then they forgot all about it. They had appointed a com­mittee on the getting out of a Univer­sity annual, and their dutv,-so far as they were, concerned, wjas at an end. A precedent established severul years ago. a very bothersome ose, too; hud' to lie followed... Ych, thev selected a Cactus board, instructed mild lioai'd to-^t'aiit a Cactus,-and then .set it adrift. Well, that board, under its plucky and re soureeful captain, has been cruising around in a sea Much might well be called a stagnated student body. Not-a treasure, if that sea contains such things as treasures, has been rendered «p—not even an oyster shell. It is worse than

• • • frSvwfiHrt 
the Dead sea, . ' . • 
Now, this'ought not to be. This Uni­versity boasts hf, over eight hundred students. Kjpotn all this number not over a'-half dozen have even offered to "con­tribute something to ..their college an­miaT. A thousand qncstionaricRr were 
urk: off and tmrntv-ltw •wlmle (jtiw tlonnries have been filled out and de­posited "• in ' the box in' the corridors. 

.There are lots of students in this 'Var­sity who arc capable of doing work of the best variety. Why do thev not do it?. There are two or three who are so 
-puffed, up with Jthe idea of their im­portance lhat tlifiy' consider the Cactus not even a fit place to. eveji 'advertise their supernatural (?.) attainments. Such people .ought "to be run Out of school.. They are not fit to stay ;here. When" a person outgrows' his surroun­dings to such an extent that-everybody is amall in comparison \yith himself, he ought to move on. Just think how hu­miliated all Hhe others are .when they see how small they are by daily asso­ciation with such*a superior genius: 
_ However, thanks-be. to -the Almighty for the fact that there are only a few such here. Indifference, is the, true diag­nosis fortiiost of the cases of non-ebn­
1 trilbu tion to the Cactus; Wake up, you 
'•••* 	slovenly wieldcrs of the pen and brush! YOU lrnny who V"" grp.' Administer a hypodermic .ihjectioif of en­thusiosm anil energj5 into ^our slothfitV frames, and do something for the Cac­tus. It is not too late yet. Bestir your-' 
selves. The Cactus board has been doing aU in its power. Help it along. Re­member if the Cactus be poor outsiders will judge the students accordingly. The Cactus board will • not suffer.-but-old 
•Varsity will. Nt*w do your du.ty which you have so long been .neglecting—-,­
ABOUTLA-CLASS MEMORIAL. 

Wlicn wc vestured to suggest a few weekh since that it would l>e a idea to form .the habit of Jeaving class memo­rials behin^Uus we were dead serious. Mtirfli'vi'r," iV -iva'; linppd 1h11. tlfc—-ntic gestion.would meet with some-sort of re­sponse from the'members that compose, the graduating classes this V(!ar. So far, despite the fact that wc have used the Morlcy ear trumpet and numerous other appliances no reply has-been heard. And we frankly admit tliat it is rathcr'jin un­pleasant surprise to'discover •:that' stu­dents care so little for their college that, they refns6 to even become.interested in 
-» movement to better its condition. To 
Npf; 
7 

lie -fSnk, snch ja^-condition is. a crying Alabama has already, begun, playing shame .and does 'not rcflec|. a colossal baseball. , \ V .' > ;• amount of credit upon the "worthy stu­dents who miglit act otherwise.' Have 
The tregiij£ra'tirfn of «the University of you any real love for your alma: mater,, 
Minnesota this year is 3013, 
or do you regard going."to college as 
merely a' business investment ? Even if 

Goi'don McKay, who died recently, left
the"latter be thie you should leav<fSome 
t<j Harvard, his alma mater, $4,000,000 tosmall part of. the prei(jts derived from, 
be used in the-schools of applied science.
this investment behind you;, for the in­
vestment was certainly not large and , " \ 

—Xhe-Board of Visitors of the .Vimver­
the profits fiave been enprmous. if each nuy of V lrginla have appropriated $5000
member of the graduating classes this for the purpose of milking an exhibit at
year will contribute a jmial| amout to the-St. I/Vnis World's Fair ' : •
Hhisyworthy-undertaking'ii-class memo­
rial imiy ijo laf'^behind them that will be Ns-*­' Twenty students of the University of
greatly appreciated bv future students Minnesota have organized to-cajist. in the
and redound to the honor of the classes of '04. Take the matter up at odcBTtiid. Japanese army in case war breaks out start a subseriptien-listr For~tlie saug 
-between Japan" and EusSi4r~ ' j;. of"your alma mater,"for the sake of half-" wny^ip-to-datenesn, get out of the pres­Tlie Hvcragt! age:of men in the junior ent riit, take your stand shoulder to 
colleges at •Chiea'pb-is--riinetcen-jivirs-and shoulder', with other colleges,, "show that 
three months." while that of the women is 
nineteen yeais':i;n! two moilt lis ——:—' form the habit of leaving class memorials behind you, do as other colleges are doing you reverence and love your alma mater, 
'The debating societies of the North­and have been doing for some time past. 
western have petitioned the faculty-to giyp one hour cjieiiii tor work done in the literary societies Members of the Uni-
THE Y. M. C.; A. 
versitt—Hiinil-ulleailv receive oiie -iiour's ereilit. lously. wit liout cry­itig to the student body for help or Ik 
The imthoril:cs of the 

•gilii; for iinrary .(lejiosits. a goijd worlc 
(.'aIiI'urni.can1"p',1::nito have Siindav Jias been going ou in this University for 
aftwiti'oir. iiin«'.'fV in their celebrated ««SiW'T3aier:;,TI»ere^ire many iimoiig u.s 
(Ireek Theater. The iliirerent musical. Who know nothing. aboui. this. work. 
< r^anizatioiis 'V.f tlie .school \v-ilI alter 
There are otherswho, hiucIi to their '.lis-. 

;iiif>"sii iriv'Hig tlu-iii. ' 
credit, .care nothing aboiiti it." For tlie 
membership of.tlie VoiingMen'si Chiis­
Tuianetl:as only two terms fttr her eol­tian Association of (lie 'l_"niver4ity • «f 
y/'ji i . * 'l lie iii s{ ex;iiM. cnds Feliruarv Texas U, not as lar^'e at it should .be. 13. ,.Vi graile oil 70 per cent is Teijuired .There is plenty of jtnoin, fiir-jii jv^ii.Mii 
jfe^asHnvr .V'iSiyiee "tfj;om one-fourth of liers am! 'thv old men 1are ahvays ghHT'rrt'he 1cct iti'.-s (ct'-a subject jicccssitates to welisune.t.hem" The C-. -A." takes 
one's t_;iki M'jr a.-~]K'i'iaf-'cxain. 
tip very little of a studVnt'i time-ami, 
considering the great benefit that a stu­

The. 2!tth of February is,, to be 'cele­dent deriVes from-the Association." be 
brated. as I."cap Veilr Labor Day at "Cal­sliould not begrudge tlje^timo. ilore­
ifornia: \,Every' hiaifTn t'he student'body ^over, the J»re:it majority of stiulSnts have 
will use 'the /pick and shovel that day* in never l>een made to realize* that lime is 
lielpmg iniprove the-campus of the Uni­precious. 'They treat the old Father 
versity.. The women students will' be with much contempt and' laugh at the. 
present and serve.refreshments. The af­thought that he is flying and flying fast. 
fair \yill end with a big bonfire and stu­While tliev" are wasting so much of the 
dent rdlly to be held in the Greek Thea­old man in ways from which they receive 
ter lit night. The labor 'unions have no benefit it will be well for them to 
raised their usual kick and are trying to spend a little of their, allotment at the 
•stop the affair. 

meetings of the'V. M. O A. For this is 
one investment from which they will be 

Registration for the tennis courts, has rewarded with iuore than "value re-
begun again.. Blanks are in the chemi­
ceiveil." . j ; 

cal laboratory _ from 8 o'clock-on every .j^ C-xA. should receive the 
morning. Courts 1, 2 iand 3-axe'reserved, earnest, support of nil stiid?<it» Ti ;a ™.;> 
jor-the-ladiea. . —: u" ' . ' 
as^KMation in Uiia school that has never 
beel a liuYu Bl^jjeiitron'eror^'cTiiirityr"lt 

Oh 	Feliruary 11-and '1.2„/otty presi­-liasljiever wme forth _year after year 
Sents--of Methodist colleges "of the coun­pleailjng for library deposits aTill ^crying 
try will meet at Northwestern Univer­aloud that it was Just on th^vergo of sity, to consider, plans for the enlarge­failure. The association has been self-sup­
ment of, the denomination's educational port inj_* all along, i Tiie men who compose 
work. Tins plan, .involves a division kof its membership are loyal and good, stu­
the "church's territory into:, university". dent*. work should prosper,for it. is 
college and academy districts, in each a.goiKl work andJworthy of the support 
of 	which there"will be an institution of 
of all students. 

one'of these three kinds. ; The larger and bejter equipped institutions at pres­SKINNED AGAIN. ent are to become universities. They will receive equal endowmfentsjf -possible It seems to b<! the universal opinion and the appropriations' Will be .large among the theater-going students of the enough to make them equal to any in­'Vareity. that they have.not Been treated stitution in their part of the country exactly right, in more cases than one, by Northwestern, l>c-Pauw, Ohio Wesleyan, the management of the Hancock opera Vanderbiltj "Syracuse,-and Boston uni­house. We have not forgotten the time versities, will probably be of the future whpn we liad to pfiy Advanccd .pricea toJ uniyersity_ dass.L .The university dia_­sec that poor, pitiful presentation of the tricts are to be subdivided into College Silver Slipper, which was about as districts, these in .turn into academy worthy ot' a high price.as some people districts, all these schools being affili­we know are of confidence and considera­ated. • Tlie -jjjnen^^^pofiyeSucitSop tion. This was not sd very bad-, how­of. the. Methodist church will have over-' ever, hut the*limit was reached a short sight.. President Kdmund J^ James of time since when the Management of the Northwestern has agitated thie scheme Hancock-ropers house advertised ttiat'thff for Soiner time, It xs^parfly owihg to seats for a certain show would be a cer-his efforts that the Bonferehce will; be tain prjee, anVl then when the. night of called, following a senate <{f the Meth­the show came the prices-Were just /idiat _ church composed of fifteen mem­double the advertised rates. bers. The value of the property in­
We will not take.occasion to: put down volved in the consideration is $40,000,­here just what we think of such treat­000, and there are more than 3000 pro­ment, except to say that"it is the qninr'. fessors and 50,000 students.'' . • ' tvsxenm ot brevity, we realise that we swell the bos.qffice reccipts of Manager Be Thou Steadfast. Walker and we wish it to be under­The old maid stood on. the steamboat 
stood that -we further realize-that : we deck • . * 
are entitled to a ccrtain amount oftc-"Whence all but she-had fled, ~T" 
spect and consideration; and moreover, And calmly faced a kissing bug 
we.meah to have it. if Manager Walker That ciruled overhead. 
does' not desire our patronage he has TheTniaidens [shrieked and the matrons 

but to continue to employ his usual 'swooned, ' .' 
methods for a short while and it won't Aiid the men al\ .s\yore amen, 

•
he long*In1 foi^we-wlU-rPea^-lo-botliCT 
him—so far as buying his tickets is. And whispered, "Come again." 
concerned. On tlie contrary, if he de­'There was a buzz-—a thunder sound: ­sires to have the University trade he The old maid, was she dead? ­had better mend his ways. We want no Nay,* still she stood and cried for more, 
more Silver Slipper skin gamop1, we .want" But the.Jtisging bug ha»d "fled. " 


•
do", more false advertising of -prices. 



—Ex. . 
What-we-do want-is lialf° way decent 
treatment, a. half way reasonable show Here's to the Jove, that'lies in the slim­
of g<jod faith on the. part o^ the man­mer girl's eyes -•­agement of the Hancock, opera, house. And lies—and sighs—^ajid dies. 
That is all for the present. : . —Sibyl. 

Tt's wrong to put a railing 
'Round books that-might prevent our failing „ ; And such onerous burdens entai'lin<r 
SONGS FROM THE 


STUDENT BODY 
"...That to.get 'em is worse than fHiliug* 
W«'re awful of Jjiia" -ai^1^ EXCEPTION IS TAKEN TO THE And hope yoUwill (feiat,-sir.
NEW TUIJIE OF THE— ENGINEERS. The rules are certainly amiss, <sir, 
And seems you might "see this, sir. 
Samson Outdone. . • ""
A 	SONOROUS DINER BELL 
Excelling Samson and the PhilislirTci'­The new Librarian—see how fieren he-looks!
: 	' Offensive Noises/ 
He, with a'-Imil of ordinary pine;
Editor The Texan.. 
i
Killed forty thousand books. 
Ml
.-Bear Sir; Yo^t have a column,. I be­lieve, for-those who have complaints to make. For frie ~«akc~of all that's worth while, start, a movement for the sup-


THOMAS &KOOCK 
prcssi6n of tliesa effgineers with their 
Austin Jewelry and

hideous new son;*; it is unendurable. Loan. Co; Where they got it outside of much 
519 Congress Avenue. Confidential Loans on . " 
w'ftrmer climes than "this, I don't know; 
•"r^J
WATCHES, DIAMONDS AND
but 	if something isn't done to stop it, 
JEWELRY. . 	>41
i-J

the institution a mile to the north of ,-S? us is going Yo gpt some of the patron­'agfc that 'tthe.».l_liiiveralty now-has. All the fiends r>n creati have concocted a conglomeration of sound mDrc-Qtl'endhiii—to the-oars of civilized 

G.A.BERNER 
people than this new song, yell or what­cvor. it may be. .'Ijgt'ii get it flopped. 
And speaking of sounds, the denizens of B. Hall-have; a~grievance7"and that is the janglin'g old cow-bell th&t .bellows forth its discordant sounds three times a day. Never does it vent itself on the \ Students' Trade unOfTemlinp 'air but unconsciously; we 
• Solicited ... . 
fiincy ourselves in the path of. a stam­peding herd, led by. the famous bell-cow. To those, reared among the cattle, the sound 'njay nof be offensive, hut to those possessing tastealand feeli'ngs aesthetic in the least, it fs positively unendurable, and'preludes the utter abandonment of 
"Who's Your Tailor"
this Jfe&arding-place unless got rid" of in some* way and .immediately. : V' buzz.. 
A Hard-Luck Tale... O listen to our story of the things that "we liavp.seen,' For-we are going to tell it, if it takes us to the Dean; • . If they take us to the Dean, why, we will tell him what we mean, WTe will tell our iiard-luek story jn the office of the-Dean. : Fiquririg on.a New Suit? For we had a pretty campus, where we i Let Us Help You. used to go and play, But they put it in a Wa^on and they carried it away; " ". ' , Tdpy. have,taken it-<twayr-but^i^yTB|Sy 
•hp-Vffl 
They "will go. and* dig,it .ug^again -and ! 
bring ft back to stay; 

-	~ For we are * 4 
Low Prices. A Rare
Jolly' students of the 'Varsity, the 'Var­-sity; -r-Combination, t 

• We are a merry, merry erew; .AnA.aver}-..-Qne--U1at--seM--say8.-wG--a.ro 
(Rah I Rah I Rah I) • 
The best .they ever knew. -. 

' Not top early to make your . \selection.
The new Librarian _gays his work isjLnly 
just begun, r—; ­For"jolly students go and stea) his vol­unies one by one^­

Wright €5
Says we ta:ke tbem one bysoinc' in spite 
of all that he has' deme, • 
And after that we steal1 them by the-
dozen just for fun.­O bring that campus back to' us and MEN'S TOGS. 
take away thitt Rail, 

ri-—' 

You have plenty time to : do it'while 
we're waiting foe the mail; 
While we're waiting, for the mail-^but 
that's, another "hard-luck tale," 


tfeiSURKE

And if this keeps up.inuch longer'there • will be^a aub^tltutc " • 
Practical Plumbing and 
For a posioffiee advertiwid for sale. 
Electrical Worji:........;.;.­
A Sonnet. . -Both Phones 295; 714 Congress Ave. 

•A 	dramatic,club was, organized, We felt We had a cherished prize. 
Indeed, 	we thought jt was but meet, 
That we should have" dramatic, treat. 






S. E. ROSENGREN 
But the treat we got was "a la Dutch," '413 Congress Ava-Bn»h Ph""*!,
For. 
Dramatic in, failure, it proved-to be r 
Its likej i^idecd, rich com.edy. ' Undertaker 
But a "mellow-dratnic touch" it had, and 
For in Our gloom it'made us glad. Enbaiiner r 
In opera grand we sing its jest— 
We hope 'tis having "restful rest."" ' 

Fine Carriages to Hire. 
The greatest tragedy in:its infancy grew, 
-It wasnlurdered by indifference—and 
thon fell through. • v

The Austin
-^•v . 
HEINE T; DIDITT. 


PANTITORIUI
Lines 0 the 
You/hr^so tall, and thin/sor ; 
Zimmerman & Bell,'
I'vc^ineyer seen you grin, sor, 
> 	rrrt ' Proprietors. . "T
And don't believe you kin, sor: 
i • 	» •• • 
Vou arp so 	High Grade Tailoring
very queer; ­You hold yourself so dear; Cleaning and Repairing You never leave, the rear, *1 rSpeclal attention given Ladles; J We
Except at us to peer.. respectfully solicit your patronage. .<' 
810 Congress Ave. .Both Phones 312r 
I 	_ 
? 


JOHNSON 
s Self Tailor' Made • . 

AUSTIN ACADEMY 
J; Clothes at" less than 
Hand-Me-Down,Prices'. t , 

fhf r ° -^ affiliated <vith
the I Diversity 0f Texas. J. 
Stanley"FtoW,' B. A.. M. "A.
Special Ternis to 
" fohn^u1' V H" p* Steger, B. A.)
\ 	Jonji H. Ceen, Assistants.
STUDENTS 
}." ,1809 tavaca Street, Austin, Tex. -Rooms 15 and 59, -Sreifc^n^ge Hall 
.wm&gtonsis 
Tlte Shumate Dollar Razor 
LAUNDRY. i* • 
"The razor without a pull."—•. — -—; ~r—~ Sold-ihwmghout the world 
the • • x Exchanged and no -y X.;.;.y qyestions asked if ; . --not satisfactory
WorK 

the ; Shumate Razor ': fe 
-Company. . 
106 West Sixth St. 
Both Phones. 
TEAGARDEN & SHUMATE 
Distributers, AUSTIN, T7-XAS . 

J. 	A. JACKSON: ^TES-Corner-Bfug-Stor&
MONEY -. 
LOANED, ON EVERYTHING.^ 

New and second hand goods of. all Cor.' Seventh St. and Congress Ave. 
kinds. Best place' to borrow money. 
• Best place to spend .it. 	' 
.'SKS 




EXGLUSI'/E OPTICIAN 
LONE STAR ICE GQ. 
BOTH PHONES-— 
246 ' . 

Specialistsn^T-Bhses^fortHb^Eye. Endorsed ay ali., the Leading People. New Phone' 885. •j709 Congress Ave. 
ICE 
"fe. 

COAL 	Fine Stationery Tennis Goods


WOOD 

: Varsity Peinnants 
BOOKS AT r . . . 
BOTH PHONES 
THE CO-OP
LONE STAR ICE CO. 
Houston and 	Texas Central 
" ' ."• ... 	.-., . . . --. T ... 
'7 Special Rates 
FROM FEBRUARY 10th TO 15th, WE 
-WILL SELL ROUND TRIP .TICKETS TO NEW ORLEANS, ACCOUNT OF MARDI.'dRAS, FOR 
FQR FURTHER . INFORMATION / CALL OR PHONE 
-W. R. SMITH, C. P. AT. A. Phone 565 " . 106 WestSixth St. 
IV BOOM -I-S­
does not, ultimately, bring about 	the bggr result*-to a community. 
The Panhandle 

fs NOLT.on:?Lj(ft9Jlu but ts enjoying 	the most /rapid growth of any sec­
tion ot Texas. 	,
• 	WHY? 
Because only recently have the pui:tc kt large realized the oppor­tunities which this northwest section oi Texas offers. The larg-e ranches are being divided Into j , ,-u 
Small Stock Farms -
WheaV'Corii, ritton. Melons and nil Rinds of feed etuffs nre b<-ln« raised In abundance,. surpassing the expectations.of the most sanguine. v..\A country abounding in such. resources, (tried and r>roven). together 
with the 	. /
-1 LOW PI^'ICE jJfgPy* 
Ctr laiids,"caii~not-h«lp-en3oying-^~tnost^ratxld-erowth;-And-that >vha t-is­
happening in* the Pan-ITanfilp; . / 	, 
"The Denver Road" < 
-I-\ > , v . hag on sale dally a low -.te home-sfeekerB-tlcket whlch olIows you stop-avers at nearly all points: thus giving. yoVi chance to invecti-ate tne Varlous sectiona of the Pan*HandI«i. Write A. A. GL'SSON, 
-• Ge'neral fassenger Agent. Kott'Worth, Texas. / For Pamphlets and full Information. 
rFTF 
MOSTLY 
When the Freshman Rode the Coat. 
The house-19 full of arnica 
, And mystery profound; r"nf 
We do hot dare to run about' 
Or make ,the slightest 'sound; 
W e leave the big piano shut 1 
And do not sttike a note: 
Tile doctor'^ boon here seven tElites-• 
Since Jimmie: rode the ^oat j 

-He juiiit-j the Frat., a week" ago—\ r Got in at 4 a. m.r .* A crowd of brethren brought him home, . Though lie says he brought them. llis wrist was sfiraineil and one big rip , 'fHad rentTifi"Sunday coat— There must ljaVe' been a lively tune ­When Jimiuie rode the goat. 7TT. 
lle'4 resting on the o<iuch to-day 
And practicing his signs— ­The hailing sign, working grip, 

-And other monkey ; shines, lie mutters passwords 'neiith his breath, Arid otliei things he'll qdoU-­
'l'liey 	surely had an eVeliing's work 
When Jinnniv -roile tlie goat. -

Tliis goat lie leads what "Teddy" calls, 
•ery strenuous lifer-" v . jfakes trouble for sinli «and>date4 As tackle him ih;strife. . But somehow, when we mention it; ; Jim wears a ioqk aft i/rini. 
We 	wonddr if lie rode the goat 
. Or if the goat rode him;'" 

The' total" registration at Cornell is 3G:n. 
Ohio State .University, is to have-a new' athletic field, to, cost; in the neigh-Ixirhood of $50,000. -' 
Chicago University received Chrisl.nias £ifts'. liiostly lea1-cstale, to tlie_ambiint of nearly. $3,000,000. ­
The Beta The.ta.l'i house at Syracuse is quarantined bejajljse oiie of tlie. men living there has smallpox. 
. Sive resident students and three for­mer students of the University of Chi­cago were lost in t the Iroquois theater fire. . • 

.lames Lynch has been elected captain ^Af-the...CqctbII''fiiesc'n.;.jjJuicU has played -only one year-arid then as a substitute 
^tmrter... -—r-—;—— —. -	' 
Tiic 'Scnior ilieii ai-^Tie-4Iui.iujrAity-of California will be photographed in plug hats in the new Greek theater reatntly donated til the'university. -~T7~T^ 
The ftinceton Glee. .Club took a trip extending through Baltimore, Cincin-' liaH,-' tAulsyilie~imtt^dUuu^)ii;"diUr­ing tlie Cliristmas holidays. 
Palmer University Jias been estab­lished at Muncie, Ind., with ail endow­ment o'f .$I<K),000 by-T. A. Puliuerj a New, YOTIJ raillio'iaire. • , 
The "Jackson Club" of the Univer­sity of Indiana is pla.nning~a political banquet in January art which Williani Jennings Bryan will speak. . . 
Senior' control has been instituted at California, whereby the graduating class \jalT_have^ charge of disputes^ that, arise in tlie under classes.'''?^^ -' 
• --, » '—~V::.; ' .Of the senators in" the fifty-eighth con­gress, fifty-eight are college graduates. 
fifteen out of a total of three-hundred and eighty-two are. college men. : ' 
• Frederick W. Vanderbilt has given an­other dormitory to Yale Sheffield Scien­tific School.' This makes the third dor­minority to be built on yie Yale cam­pus by memtiers ot ttTe' famlly. 
The sCudents of California ^Lre only allowed to participate in four dances during the .college year. However,-the girls in tW dormitories enjoy the privi­
lege of holding informal social hops. 
It Was rumored during the summer 

that Dr. R. H, Jesse was about to be .nllcred the pn^iidtm<ty-j>f -tlie-UnivefBity •of ajRIichigan. Dr. Jesse is at present 
president of the University of Missouri. ' « • » -j——• The lowest cost for a: single year at 
Yale vvas $100 by a man who spent only $550 (luring his whoieVourse. The high­eSfe-individnal: expenditure in a single 
year Was $ll,00i).. Tlie maximum course for four years was $&5,000. 
In ..the report Qf"student earnings,at 
r\t3W* 

age of each student „is $144. The high­est amount, $1600, was earned by a stu­dent acting as newspaper ^correspondent. One student drove a truck on Sundays, and cirned, $350. • • 
The libhiry of Syracuse. University has' been liberally endow^,' according to the term's of the will of the liitc Mrs. .lolin Alorrison Reed-.Tlie amoiintof the endywinept fund is not uiadc public, but the proceeds it is understood will aggro­gate-aboiit-$G000 aiinuftlly.. 
•-h' 

A Press Club has1 been formed at the 
University of Minnesota. Although there' 
is no class of journalism at this insti­
tution, many oTHie stiulftntsT are inter-
e»ted in joumalism' and—organized 	the 
club.» Tlio club intends to unite social -pleasure -with-its literary work. 
The council of Missouri University last term passed an order that no-gath­ering of students ..will be'tolerated in the future.' If more than tlir"" "°ffni: 
^ a noisy manner, they will be 	held 
liable to punishment. There will be no 
more rallies and no ijiore college 	yells 
at^Ussuj'uri,_tlia£_isr if-Uuv-imler is^ en­
forevd. • ': • • 	. 
Hammock, two, -Attempted kiss; Quickly landed 
iftllfj 35)11 

The E,lite 

Nearest Up-to-date Barber 
Shop to the University 

S.A,Glaser 

A. J. GERJES 

HEN'S OUTFITTER 
CLOTHING MADE 
Men's Fine Shoes 
LAVACA STREET 
^THE CITY NATfiONAL BANK 
Business^ eMhe Faculty-aridtheStudents off the University Solicited.... 
SEE 
PROFESSIONAL COLUMN. 
M. M. SMITH, y' 
Physician and Surgeon. 
"Residence, !408 T^uecea Street. 
"Phone, 212. .. Office,' over Chiles' 
Drug Store. 'Phone, 471. . 

T 
SB 
DR. H. F. STERZING, . 
Ph'ysicl^n and Surgeon. 
In office .day and night. Over 

em-­
Chiles' Drug Store. Both' 'phones
471. 	_ 
DR. HOMER HILL, 
Physician and Surgeon. 
Office over Chiles' Drug Store. 
Residence, 2007 Whitis Avenue, 
Both . 
EToia 'phone. 

DR. H. E. BAXTER. 
dentists 
Northwest corner Sixth and 
Congress • Avenue. 'Phone, 2-TT, 

5 rings. 
DR. W. N. LESUEUR, 
Dentist. 
504 Congress Avenue 
\m W. PATTERSON 

ECLIPSE STABLES 
UNDERTAKER 
J T. STUDENTS PATRONIZE 	' £ 
CHAS. 6. WUKASH 

8uooesior to Aug. Weilbaoher. When you desire the oho{oMt —Xbbaeoos, Candies; Nuts, Fruits, .. -if* Cigars. •••••••',•&$ 
Flash Light Photography . j. 
--ELLIOTT, 
-. Mr. and Mrs. 
High 6rade~Not High Priced 
Photoflraphera ' 
Austin, Texas. ­' 814 Congress Avsi^is.. -3 
Journeay's Old Standi ' ­
We Are peady for You 
Do not put off having your sitting' made for Caotus photo on account of cloudy-weather, as we oan make youp negativs^as well on a cloudy day at when the sun shines. 

.JSTUOCMT6 GOING fO THE UNIVER81TY OW"efOlNQ TtX ­
INTERNATIONAL & 	GREAT NORTHERN R. R. 

'"Fur^isheiTtfie"Beit seHHS>~ana~qu7SKsst time to points, generally In ths 8tats, having eight handsomely equipped pss-' ' senger trains dally out of Austin. For tickets and 'information call at city — 
ticket offic< " 	­
-7^ 

522 CONGRESS AVENUE, RED FRONT, CORNER 6th St. 
P. J. LAWLE88, Passenger and Ticket Agei>t 
Delmonico Cafe 
J-H. P'ATTRONE, )M anager.and Proprietor. "New Phone 872.'
61® Congress'-Avenue.

. .. .. , , ^ 	. Old Phone 822. 
Special attention given to Oper^/Parties.^ Students' Banquets a Speoialty 
f • 

ONE GRADE ON 
THE ARTI8TIC HIQHE8T RELIABLE 

Bui 	!> ­
We 8ell On Easy Terms If Desired. 
: ' BUSH '4. GERT8 PIANO CO. OF TEXA8, " . " 

^ J. R. REED, Manager 
816 Congress Avenue. \ * Austin. Texas; 
'V  >  K?  
s.  
•^  
.£  

'.-•j•.-i-! 

It 

*£Sr 

TEXAN 
—— :.i..._..-•.. t. r -—_..t ..•_ . ...... .,1 ........ ————;— 

^•*5U*,tv, 

is to be hoped that the editors will ber the Magazine,, parsed through tb% corri­m more careful. But, taking the Magazine dors repeating "Go to ray father," and
BIBLE CHAIR 

all in all, errors, arrangement, Vnhterial, .the rest of. us were just dying to .see a 
and other beauties and blemishes, the,'copjr. • This is one department1 where the 
'!• ' ' ' '
MOVEMENT
11 'J 	January number approaches;fairly well editor c^n do-some fine work, and it is the sta.ndard, -as nearly as,a .standard-to be hoped he will continue. c;an be determined for ,t*ie present year. In conclusion we might mentiort the 
THE GROUND i JUST W.EST ' OF 
The poems of iliis issue, though only lackings of the Magazine, as it needs it._ 
ATHLETIC FIELD" TO BE" 

JHlrce v£.number, are yijr good, and are It lacks a sufficient' number of editorials-
USED FOR ERECT-

more nearly on a par with each other and comments as should fall to the duty,
-• INGAHALL. 

tliarr imsnaUy^tlie mm. -"TuberoseB" isr Tii^tltrx^dltoTsrrH'hfrlraird ofeditorsTi^ a pretty little frontispiece. It shows a large enough, bfitit seems that" there arc great deal of poetic ability, pf poetic in-one or two who have not gotten busy sight into nature-and tilings; and is vet. The 
absencenhomico nfof "tailings" is alsonloit
as 
yet, 	ia
NOT CONTROLLED BY VARSITY 
«S »?!, 	7uH of poetic ~imaginatToTi."~Tt"s pTorfl:l~is
Tts""proritl~fe-TiotlceffljlB:—Fn^Hmif-pageS—Are—leftr ­artfully interwoven in the thought-of the with only a wee insignificant . figure last two lines. about as big as a dime. Even-a.few 
1 

Dr. Wallace' C. Payne, Instructor of "Disappointment" is a neat little poem witty oj suggestive quotations frontKansas University Bible1 Chair,'addressed 
by a 	student who usually does -go.od •aonie-spfthp--exchanges would be • far
;".-.the Senior Law class one day last week. 
work, tt is one of the best pieces he has better than to leave this part wholly
I)r. Payne represents • the Christian given out this% season. The poem itself neglected.
Woman's Board of Missions whose head-' is 'of 'a deeper nature than is usuallyquarters is at Indianapolis. ,Dr, Payne 
written by" students, anil its purpose is
Btated that the work that brings him 
so. very readily recognized, 	LOCAL..
• here is looking into the-feasibility of not 	it will 
bear thought. ' establishing a Bible chair here. The 
Bible1 chair movement was.established at '.'Compensation" is not only the best Mr.TftafTctt writes that lie expects to Ann amce pociii in the Magazine. but it is the best return in time' to take his LB this year. -that time somewhat similar movements in a-long time.-, It is a picture of life Mr. H. U: Bfetdius returned home afteT 
:u;». . i .-a .• • * 

_y. , • i yiave been inaugurated at the universi-from im optimistic" view. It.is a"tale a long,, enjoyable visit to'the 'Varsity t.»_ ties of. AIissouri,. of California, of Vir­of ambition's dream fading away, and arid~Grace Hall; ginia, of Georgia, and of Kansas.. Others the reward for lost hopes. It will stand ^ Raymon Keller,' Law '01, now of the are in prosp<;ct. This movement is an tile (Test ot_ scveraf rcadingsT ~ ~ firtn Keller & Keller, "San Antonio; was &»:•,effort to interest , the students of State The Magazine proper opens with "Why. here for ti few days recently. Universities' ill llm HyslX'iiiiiUc study—<>f--Browrving—JJailed as—aJ Dramatist," _.a "Cttrly?.Duncan^ ranchman of Burnet Kinthe Bible.. Tim purpose, in view is lielp-rather imposing and literafy-like sug,-County and sometime Univernity atu* 
I)1-l?j..j*fulness in their moriil and religious lift-. gestiye piece. It is very appropriate tp dent, was here Saturday, and Sunday, v-_ There is no organic relation between begin with.a dignified piece like this one, Mr. .MeKarlaiul, a practicing attorney nicE a movement and the University. as it gives ii literary tone to the Maga­i;f^Cr^l'Ul^--lt"T--lUQttr-edltOr iti-chief What has brought a bout this movement' zine, bjit the jnece itself is long, dry, Cactus,,was in town fof a. .few days last
% 
in Tevas is the fact that some twoor three and. mcchanieal; it is not entertaining, week. ' •. .. ' 
• years ago the four lots just west of the scarcely instructive, and by no Messrs.'-Dijworth and Kly.'tif Gonzales,
means 

•:mmk^athletic field were.' purchased by some conducive to increasing the reader's -tote, .and Hill and Blocker of Victoria were .'iToxaa ladies interested in the work and
' of the poet in ijuestion. -Tho writer has at the 'Varsity last iv«ek,..JHr....Will]s offered, together with a substantial fund, evidently made careful study of the took mui.'h °i«iins to explain our system be used for this purpose. The opening but is to au education ,
poet, it hard write of thMhem. * • >'0f the movemeat.JUXaits.ibi!,decision of -interesting:.;rcvicw on sft deep a "theme-• Mr. 15. K: .loluisiiii <Tf:"Austin ami for-the national ollicers of"flie Christian 
.. "A Wedding Trip" .is a lively -iit'tle iHwl.v of the-class of''01 is here on il .i^f-Woman's Board of Missions. ' 
piece of the kind the Magazine needs. s>hort visit. Ben was gra'diiateil on Feb­3SS In order to successfully conduct such 
The -'regulation young man" and his ruary 1 from Annapolis and 'will take his " a work it seems ;wiae trr have the eo.­
•as* charming, bride are even suggestive of tirst post on the (llvmpia. He is waiting -• ^-reoperation of all-the parties interested 
the favorite reharneters in college fiction; his orders, but it is exjected .that lie will in such a movement. The fast,that the be sent, to Panama.
notwithstanding the plot is an old one. ' I' Woman's Board of Missions has estab­
1here is a-good deal of-ability shown I'he S. S.' S. sornrify, the lastest addi­'^flished already such Bible chairs led to 
-in the development of the plot; but, tion to the secret orders of the Univer­• -communications with them looking sity. was 24.
to-j-ust as the ailthor gets into the midst orgiwiized, January This ; 1 -j^their assumption of, the permanent re-of promises to. lie.a story, unique in much
what good sorority is as as' only .%i*r""spon*ibility for carrying on the work. 
she stops. The,' reader's 'interest falls, •Junior engineers, are eligible. The fol­HT 1 '-31-_ Should the circumstances at" Austin 
and the Viilue of t he story is-marred by lowing ai-SL charter members: W. J. ft*1*/-seem ,to be favorable to a' success of the 
the unnatural conclusion, Powell. Whiter ("fiesen, (>. 0. EdWards, 4 -work, it is altogether , likely that the 
"Jack London's 'Call of the Wild'" in A. 8. Sims, S. J. Mails, A.. G. Amslcr. *c officers of tho Christian Wontan's Board
f good. It is shorj, and to the points It a* -Tof M'ssions will undertake the establisl)­
is probably the best^.boolc review gotten 
Rules 	Governing the .Rusk Contest in" -^ ment of the Bible chair. The movement 
... 	out by the MagazinejuiiKu/.ine in 
a 
long 
Willie. Oratory. . ', •
—.uj »m; while (Ht in coftneoticii^AVith other-universities-has--T-l,r rradcr-k«ows at-on^r what the book Tltm,.Rh the-gen 
hilAll 	it. 1 "

been. rnIIDthus fill*far successful.'ail/IAAAnfiil The fact that 	~ ^ 
the"S^^TUniyo™ty°^xn not' ofTtsoff 

characters, and whether lie would enjoy I niversity of Texas offers a cash prize-offer religious instruction for the stu­
reading it. 

of twenty-rive dollars ($25) Oratory
7_-dents, apd the fact that such instruction 	r/i — i_ n
)i/i oinni<ilA,r ,* r..l/.k,.I!.. 1 l.V r

"Oar Hired Boy" is h_v far the spiciest to be awarded according to thfe follo,\v
gis is, by all, recognized as fundamental to piece of,the season-. This is a seldom ing rules and regulation*:
the development of character and to any 
.used field for college compositiims, butT 1. Eligibility. This contest-shall.be
.,•% permanent sucoeBsln life,,has abundantly •it is one of the best.X It is most orig, open to all members of the Rusk late­,,... justified the efforts made to" meet the inal aiid life-like, and contains-some-ex
^ Societythe term

needs of the students-in this way: 	. . rarv "members" be 
eejSibiiuHy One <lescription. The piece Ting applied rnich""nFcK~Mu-Jiave~pa3J
/i-r 	Dr. Payne stated that he would te shows the ability to use the-material of their..initiation..fee aiuUa.il dues iip to -glad to meet any groups of students and 
everyday life„ftnd ..the .ivj)|)^eciation. of the date of the contest, provided that
®'ve ^lem or ad­
onc more lectures or 

110 formpr "vvimmr t\f •1);Q be
,liumor of;„the best sort. ••• I lln former winner of this prize shall u« '•li -I dresses upon the Bible of Bible study, 
"The 	Dqetm-'H Lastr Pall" nii-.i® eligible to if li second time. •• 
r permitting them to ••' make selections, htory, n'icely tojjd. ;Jt keeps irj>,Die inter '2. P-reliminiiry Contest. If the num­withfrt eertain limi4, of the work they 
est of^.the rcadfjr all the way to the end. ber of contestants exeeeds six, a-.prelimi­
desire him to offer. 

The j)ictiire of tlie big-hearted, genei'% nary contest shall be held one week priorHe will be glad to meet any students ous, self-sacriifring doctoroi)t in, the wild to the final contest. The contestantsWishifig^to make arrangements for these 
and sle<>t is very-«ivi4 The narration shall deliver original orations, not ex^ 
, lectures at the Raines 1 Mansion, Just 1 iy good and the conclusion is'excellent. feeding 1800 ' in
north of the capital, from 4:30 to 6 words length/' The "A Tale of Torture" niay bir excused judges shall select six speakers from, the
p. m., or .tho students may make spe­
for appearing without the naine of the contestailt s, basing their .selection pn thecial engagements with him over' the 
phone. 	g 

.author. It is not a-goo'd piene for tin1 ^subjeet-mattei'yand delivery, the test be­Magazine'. Although it is smoothly told, ing that of general effectiveness. ' any-one wfio has *e'dd .Grimm's or' some \ f inal Contest. 17^' /inal contest 
... January Magazme. 

^uijl bajiehi in tlie Kusk Hall on the ^ The U. Tif T. Ma«azitie for this year ticallj dozen, times. 
niiirtli Saturday night in-April, 19^)4, he ' has been so far of a: very.,varied nature, most the story shows is a good -
The 	fcinnmg 111 S o'clock. Ilia .orations do­•nio-oontcnts have been almps't/as varied memory of M...„,IWU lore.
childhood ,„ie. 4ivered shall be limited to 1800 words in •-«i^+>re-covCT^Frigrrr,--n^-it~iHJdlftictrtt'T(r 0ly-F-nrioe«rt^1Jay"iit 
h-n^hr 'rhe 'jiidges-' shatl'^rsTOm "'tTu?' form any standard in itself to judge ' " ' --­
d°" fairly good-description."-'bf--by •prize.-to the best speaker, the test be­..-'••-•the other issues^by. The January nnm­
no means an unx-ommon scene. Besides ing that of general effeptiveriess bey, however, attracts! spicial attention 
that the,.lady-mother wlto ' ghmofes "so 
-by its appcoranee; It is by fan the neat-proudly at the lace-t.rimmed.. bundle 111 Governing Rusk
Kules the Contest-in est, most -dignified and almost iip­her husband's arms, and the wrinkled, 
-. • 	Declamation.
posingT: in appearance; of anj of the dwaricd Mexican '• woman -carrying a The l-'usk tjMerary Society of the Uni _ .other * issues. It migltty appropriately, 

•coaracly._ clail iittk-Jigum^arelgatliered­
-b® suggests that the present design be 
tpggthee iij Mother t:l;iirch where ......
'ricli 

•t"I0 for a. ciintest in -dccjaniation, under.
--i-.retained for the remainder of the year. 
aniLp5or,:elciih umiunclean,..mingle--their­
1:lie•"fnllinving ftiles and regulations:
when we turn to the reading matter 

prayers together," there is little more to 
1. Eligibility. The contestants-must
' we are not quite so favorably impressed. tell. be.bona fide '.members of.the Husk Lite­
The contents are varied In'Jcind, in some ".Christinas Debts" is another fine little 

rary "Society. 	. 
-instances good,-'in .one or two • instances 
story. As -a rule, the newsboy hero is , -exceptionally good, n,nd in.-, some parts 
J. IVelinjin.'iiy Contest. If the num­
always pleasing,..and more so when nice­
ber of contA-stant.s exceeds t.eii, a prelimi­
very poor. It does not appear that the 

ly worked out in a neat little plot: It . editors have used such bad judgmen't in nary contest Shall bi held in the Rusk
shows the manl(v.,heart beneath the rags Hall ou..;tlie second Saturday nylit," in
^	the. Bglegtinn.iif-t.hfi nmterial,4>ut,Trathety ^of tt^-forlor^neM-sboy. thiLf KntTA i.nC iw .A _ • -•. I, f ._ 1 ' • -Marcii.-The jtiiigcs'shall choose ten men,
that they have been unifortunate in not 

"Judas, a Fragment,"-bv-;, far the best having tlie material to1 select from—the adjudged the'best declaimers from thethe Map2ino has had in a long time, stilndpoint of delivery.
.<reflection is on the student 'body, Aa is out of place in 
the arrangement of .. regards -ivhat his "been put in, however, 3. Final Contest. On the fourth Satur­
the material. There is a great deal told 
the arrangement has been fairly good 	day night in March the final .contest Shall
in these three short pages, and, the de­except, in one instances while, on the a vivid picture be held, at 8 o'clock. Each Contestant
scription is grand. It is 

i 	other'hand, the editors are to blame for shalj deliver a declamation not exceeding
in print. The editors should exercise 
,not having corrected the fiendish desire 	?50 words, or six minutes in length. The 
more care in placing so good a piece,
of the printer to tura voids «nd letters 	judges shall .ejioosf? the prize-. winner,
it is not even found in tlie index. 
. up side down. There aresigood manymis-	.basing their award solely upon the de­
"The 	Exchange Department" is de­
j takes and errors in this Magaiine, and 	livery, tlie relative clearness, earnest­
cidedly interesting this month, and serves „es7'for« IZ ZtTT^' T™*' as this is a regularly repeated offense, it 
Reduced Prices on 
Fine Suits For 

For S17.50 
_ bTiy a good" suit so clicap as iiqw. 
Choice pf any-'Man s Suits that sold for $25.00 and $22.50. 

For ST3.50 You 
can use .your own tasta • in this M 
' . " " selection. The style and fabrics are this § season's productions and not an out of date-or a misfit one in the 8 lot/formerly sold for $20^6, $18.00 and $17.50. * 
Forifiib "75 in bjiyins-1 ^ °-vour suit. If yfeu should,• your %ize| miplW-not-be-in this lMv s^.cbniefearryfTloh't-lbse^His opportunity-; 1 any of those Men's Suits "that were $15.00, all go at one price. ' S 
For $9.75 Don't lose-sight of the price, that dur-1 ing this vorv unusual sale, "you-can buy §{, seasonable clothing at a good-deal less than you could before the -limner prices. $14.00, $13.00 and $12.50. 
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HANCOCK OPERA HOUSE 
FRIDAY NIGHT 
HIS LAST FAREWELL TO THE STUDENTS OF THE-UNIVER-I 1 • • SITY OF TEXAS.. 

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