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T he E n g in e e rs a r e p la n n in g for a r e c o rd -b re a k in g tim e a t th e ir b a n q u e t held on the n ig h t of F e b r u a r y to C a rto o n s and p o ste rs a r e b eing W ith th e lo w e rin g of th e b a r r ie r on oj the E n g in e e rin g the v a rio u s fea- the tr a c k season only a m o nth a w a y . d isp layed daily Coach V an ( te n t h a s set h im se lf to the bisk of m olding a tr a c k te a m out of e ig h t v e te r a n s a n d a m u ltitu d e o r : T o d a y ’s p o s te r a d v e r tis e s seven of m ore of t r y o u t s for th e sq uad s. Texas J the m ain f e a tu re s , a m o n g which a re “ P r e x y will a tte n d in has no t “T he ‘Old y e a rs, a n d u n le ss costum e." M a n - f rom - Wr a sh i n gto n go a w ry , an-1 A\ l a n ’ w jH to b u st lie used a n o th e r, which re m a in s o th e r u n d e fe a te d se a so n will be th e Vm," a n d the sh ro ud ed r e s u lt of his f i r s t y e a r ’s exp erience p rom ise th a t “ It will be th e r e .’’ in coach in g a T e x a s tr a c k te am . a t j Building, sh o w in g tunes of the banquet. the follow ing: five th e an E n g in e e r ’s in th e p la n s of in m y s te r y , but w ith tr a c k m e e t tell how lost a to c a p t u r e f i r s t place, The s e c r e t of th e o r a n g e ’s cinder T he tic k e ts a re now on sale. The p a th success in th e p a s t h as been due “ o ld M a n " o ffe rs to lend to a n y E n ­ in no sm a ll p a r t to h a v i n g a t least s n e e r i n g stu d e n t who h a p p e n s not to tw o m en e n te r e d in each e vent. W ith ! have the req u ire d $1.75 j u s t a t pres- this s y s te m failed would a lw a y s s ta n d a good chance of g e t t i n g both last places. T h is plan will be used a g a in th is y e a r . a n ; ad op tion o f th is s y s te m possible, the coach m u s t have m o re tim b e r fro m ! which to build his te a m , a n d w a n ts to see m ore m en o u t th e thrice- weekly drills. ENJOYED BY MANY OLD-TIME PARTY Is E n te r ta in e d By (Jam es and Dances. they m o nths, w ith o u t in te re s t or secu rity, th e r u n n e r- u p and to m ak e In o r d e r fo r in use, if a T e x a s m an j e n t, t h a t a m o u n t fo r a period of tw o Pr is e * V a rs ity P ro f. (Jives U n e x p e c te d and Dean T. I .Taylor** D e p a rtm e n t S eeks D e m o n stra tio n A g en ts of V. & M. B a g g e tt and P a r t e n l i e for $.70 Stel- Unique Plan of M ee tin g P re se n t Day P rob lem s. to F o s te r H ig hw ay Im prov e m en t S e n tim e n t. ( a lle g e H e a r I.. B. F lo h r (Jive I n te r e s tin g Talk. fox W atch P r i z e —V a rs ity Teams N am ed . tin* real C o u n ty d e m o n tr a tk m a g e n t s Dr. A. B. W olfe of the School of Economics began th e diseusion of the high cost of fo o d stu ffs y e s te r d a y by d e ta ilin g His l e c tu r e was one of d u r in g Home Economics W eek. P ra c tic a l road a n d s tr e e t building is b e in g th o r o u g h ly discussed and il- lu s tr a te d a t the m e e tin g of C ity E ngi- econom ic causes, h i r e r s a n d C ity O ffic ia ls now being those given ' held u n d e r the a u s p ic e s of the E n g i- I fleering D e p a r t m e n t of tin1 U n iv ersity T h e tre m e n d o u s increase in p o p u l a - ! of T e x a s. T he m e e tin g w as called by tion d u r in g the la s t decade is a s sig n e d ■ Dean T. ll. T a y lo r a n d in Conjunction a s th e f u n d a m e n ta l cause of th e p r e - J with H om e Economics W eek, which “ A ny m e a s u re ,! has a t t r a c t e d la r g e n u m b e rs o f pub v a ilin g h igh prices. in m y p erson al ju d g m e n t, which a t lie-spirited citizens t i m p t s a n y th in g like a p e r m a n e n t re-; R e p r e s e n ta tiv e s fro m all sections o f ' noon in “ K ” Hall, lief," said Dr. Wolfe, “ m u s t of include T e x a s a r e in a tte n d a n c e . T h e object a teal an d sane m e a n s of b ir th con- of the m e e tin g is said to be to ta k e a d tro l." of | v a n ta g e of th e p r e s e n t road build in g p ro d u c ts w ere shown. In th e de b a te fin als held last n ig h t in th r e e prizes w ere a w a r d e d a s follow s: O ne h u n d re d d ollars by VV. E. Pope of C o r­ pus C h risti for th e best individual de- th e ir second d a y ’s m e eting b a t e r in the Law D e p a r tm e n t, to Rob- o r t L, Sk iles; $100 d n o a to d by D elta individaul to J a c k lecture on B lalock; the $50 gold w a tc h , given by th,. S te lfo x C o m pa n y o f A u s tin , w as fo r by S am B a g g e t t a n d J . R. tied im- j P a r te n . T h e dispo sition o f the l a t t e r (a rm prize will be decided to d a y o r to m o r - from the D e p a r tm e n t of E x te n sio n of A. & M. College cen te re d th e ir a tte n tio n aro u n d th e problem of m a r k e ti n g the th e clubs o rg a n iz e d by p ro d u c ts of B u re a u of M a rk e ts g av e a very tc r e s t i n g and »:treel post m a r k e t in g y e s te r d a y a f t e r I nitcd S t a t e s 1 S ig m a Rho in sh ip p in g Mr. Chlor em- row by lot. Many slides p ro p e r m eth o d s the m , in h e re y e s te r d a y . th e L aw A u d ito r iu m , th e U n iv e rs ity , !>. F lo h r ot in I d e b a t e r in stru c tiv e to A ustin. th e b e s t p ro p e r ami the the for L. T h e e m p h a s is given is a1 the problem cam e so m e w h a t a s a sur- g e s t ions a s to the best m a n n e r of con w ays a m ark e t for good f a r m prod rule audience was p re p a r e d to struct ion a n d m a in te n a n c e J a c ts well packed. His g e n e ra l th is p h a se of se n tim e n t an d tim e ly Mi g- pintsized to o f f e r th e r e th a t fact the Each le c tu re is illu s tr a te d both by fo r success was h e a r o f th e increased o u tp u t of gold a s a r ea s o n for high prices a n d th e slides a n d by th e a ud ie nc e a d jo u r n i n g a n d use th e method b e s t fitte d to the influx of gold r e a so n of the p resen t w a r, a nd also bu ilt in tin- vario u s m a n n e rs. th e e le m e n ts o f w a ste p ointed out. But I th ey w e re s o m e w h a t s u r p ris e d a t t h e , R. (J. T y ler, t hi* f i r s t s p e a k e r y e s te r- in crease of p o p - . d a y morning,** is e m p h a s is laid upon th e fa rm - c r , , a c c o rd in g to Mr. Flohr, is th a t he one of does not look upon f a r m in g a s a husi- “ T h e road problem of to d a y ," said T h e c h ie f d iffic ulty w ith to e x a m in e s tr e e ts a n d pieces of ro ad special case. F a r m e r N eglects M arket, th is c o u n try by d istin c tly into i follo w ing m en were given on th e U n iv e r s ity d e b a tin g J. K. C ro s s m a n , R. L. Skiles, to e lim in a te w aste S. (I. B a g g e tt, C arl C a lla w a y , Robert The places t e a m s : Filed, J. M J oh ns o n , and ll. T. B ow yer. R. P a r te n , A lbert S. I wo s e p a r a te g ro u p s o f j u d g e s w’ere Used th e w in n e rs of Hie c o n te st. One g r o u p , compost'd of ’Texas L e g is la tu r e , m e m b e rs of t h i r d a n d th e m a n u f a c t u r e r ’s principle of a d v e t- places; th e o th e r g ro u p , com posed of ami th e Public S p e a k in g D e p a r tm e n t in d e te r m in in g second, t h a t ness. F o r instance, he does not ap ply a w a rd e d first th e in th e m oney sup ply a n d the re su lt- a n t can w’orK no nigh prices can w o rk no h a r m p r o p e r d r a in a g e an d to provide fo r a t h a t th e ch ief d if fic u lty is to se c u re U sing h is crop fo r sale. He goes p a y s very m e m b e rs of th e f a c u lty a w a rd e d A c c o rd in g to Dr. W olfe, th e in c re a se clim a te p la y s an i m p o r t a n t p a r t, a n d th e ir s p u rs in p rev io u s seasons. > vvoman s >rvm ,a st n ‘tfht to p a r t a k e ot })|,. k oep pace w ith it. On th e o th e r increase in p o p u la tio n con- th e old-tim e play hand, an th e 100-yard a n d 220-yard Pa r l >- Miss VV rig h t opened the p a r ty chlored in th e light of th e Tilt' a p p lic a tio n of t a r v i a and o t h e r m a r k e t i n g for law of k e e p in g dow n d u s t a n d a s s i s t i n g d r a in - te n tio n to su r fa c e m a te ria l la rg e crowd w as p r e s e n t a t the if th e .salaries and w a g e s of th e peo- dry s u r f a c e on th e ro a d o r s tre e t. a h e a d anti ra is e s a crop and little a t te n tio n to the p urp o se of f a r m e r should pay a t least h a lf his a t- R e p r e s e n ta tiv e s VV th e p ossibility ol places on th e d e fla tin g te a m s . On Ila- finished p ro duct. T he th e first w ere S e n a to r A. W. D ayton, ll Bouge VV E th e facilities a n d possibili- 'Thomason, T. (J. H a rv e y , a n d Secre- \ f t e r T a lk on “ P la y ," L a r g e Crowd a lation . m a in te n a n c e . W e m u s t realize P ^lY*n R p ro p e r b e g a n by th e c r e a s e th e real c o st of living a s ex-J the s p e a k e r s of th e m o rn in g , tf>’m rin se s choosing p a r t n e r s , p r e s s e d la b o r and sa c rific e , a n d . A. M. Bowles of D allas g a v e an ii in d im in is h in g r e tu r n s m u st needs in- a g e w ere h ighly com m e n de d by all tie s of m a r k e ti n g , and when In* does th is, he will be able to solve his own an y o n e else d if fic u ltie s b e tte r th a n him, said Mr. \ run As a nucleus f o r th e 1917 o u tfit, Van G e n t h a s e ig h t m en who have won “ R u s ty " F r a m e , c a p ta in o f th e t e a m , ! th e e n jo y m e n t of will dashes. “ R ip ” L a n g is th e b e s t bet f o r the q u a r te r . H e will also be used relay. Lee a g a in th is y e a r in relay . Lee in Sens, who w as Clyde L ittle fie ld ’s u n ­ d e r s tu d y the th e a r t of tim b e rs, will be th e hope o f T e x a s in th e h a rd ie s, both hig h a n d low. to p p in g th e th e on in a on concrete l u s t r a te d le c tu re built at va rio u s places in T e x a s a n d of th e m o rn in g o t h e r S t a te s , a nd s h o w in g f ig u re s 0,1 cost o f c o n s tru c tio n a n d th e life of th e M> sion w as devoted to round tab le dis- j r u s s ia n a n d r e p o r ts from th e various ro ads. 'Tile g r e a t e r p a r t r o a d s ] can solve th e m ’lohr. for F. K. R ig h te r of A u sto n paid spe- J c ou nties. to th e c o n stru c tio n of ria l a tte n tio n T h is a f t e r n o o n ’s session was de- bitulith ic p aving , a n d used the s t r e e ts voted to in s tr u c tin g the new a g e n t s in th e work m eth od s o f o rg a n iz in g and d ir e c tin g >f A u s tin as e x a m p le s of being done u n d e r t h a t m ethod. ( 'a n tlin g (dubs. followed by " H a m , H a m ,! te r m s o f m oney. " P a r t n e r ’s 0(j u u t in fro m th e visito rs, and p la y in g g am es, j n o t m e re ly j n d isc u ss in g o th e r ca u se s he p oint a m o n g which w ere, tr e m e n d o u s o v e r-c a p ita li- ( hieken, H am , Bacon; and “ W a r .’ j c a tio n o f public service c o rp o ra tio n s. l a g ; ’ " R e la y Races, i„ r a ilr o a d s alone this w as e stim a te d T hese g a m e s were highly en jo yed by all, a n d w ere given a s a c tiv itie s of to i)0 ten billion dollars. So lo ng as j th e people m u s t p ay dividends on such model e n te r ta in m e n ts , T h e g a m e s were th e tr e m e n d o u s a m o u n ts of w a te re d stock “ D anish Dunce! fo llo w in g folk dances: of G r e e t i n g s ; ’’ “ S h o t t i s h ; " “ C re ste d j H e n ; ’’ “ B eaux of Oak H ill," a n d “ Sev- > en J u m p s ." The n e x t f e a tu r e o f the p r o g r a m w ere a s follow’s: Solos, “ T h e Brook,' by V ir g in ia Miller, a n d “ M a ry sia ," by Dora W ithe rspo on. A w a ltz , ‘‘G r a ­ cious,” w as th e n e x t re n d e re d by the class, a n d a duet, “ T he S w a n ," by C h ris tie Moore and P earl Zilker. EVANGELIST LIKES THE TEXAS SPIRIT Dr. Dew Sa vs V a rsity S h a c k s Shows People Are O u tg r o w in g ( C ontinue d on p a g e 4) classical d a n c e s , 1 T hem selves. th e T h e c o stu m e s of th e tw o l a s t men- tioned ladies a n d V irg in ia Miller w ere u r l c a r m in g . I C I N E S S THROUGH U N I V E R S I T Y POSTAL SER VIC E I N C R E A S E S , )r , „ , )pw> th(, ,.v a n ^ liat w ho i( p r e a c h i n g in th e m e e tin g a t th e Uni* likes T e x a v e r s ity B a p tis t C hu rch, a n d T e x a s U n iv e rsity . “ I d id n ’t u n ­ those s h a c k s ," said Dr d e r s ta n d all Dew, “ until I c a u g h t th e T e x a s sp irit. You people j u s t c o n tin u a lly o u tg r o w y o u rse lv e s." The f e a tu r e of th e a f te r n o o n session w as c e rta in la b o r a to r y to*Is of ro a d build in g m a te r ia ls co nd ucted by J. P. N ash of th e E n g in e e r in g D e p a r tm e n t M ay or M e(’u rstio » will lec tu re th is to 9 m o r n in g o ’clock on s a n i ta r y p ro blem s room 111 fro m 8 in ALL MEN MAY BE IN ATHLETICS SOON M h le tic D irector F'xpects to Show R e g e n ts ( . r a t i f y i n g Report Next S p r in g . a p o s tm a s t e r U n iv e r s ity S ta tio n tr a n s a c t s s u f f i ­ cient p o s t office busin ess y e a r ly to e n title it to be classified a s a th ird - class office, with in c h a rg e , a n d d r a w in g twice th e s a la r y paid IL M. Spain , th e p r e s e n t clerk in c h a rg e . Dr. Dew has been h e a rd by good a u ­ diences since th e o p e n in g of th e m e e t ­ ing. All who a tte n d a r e im p re sse d by his uniqu e method of p re a c h in g , w hich m u s t be w itnessed to be a p p r e ­ T h e o u s ta n d in g f e a t u r e s of ciated. his w o rk a r e his sim plicity, his sin- s ta tio n will doubless r e t a in its p r e s e n t c e r ity , his power, an d his a b ility to c la ssific ation. com bine th e p a th e tic and th e h u m o r f o r p o rt ous in th e m o s t e ffe c tiv e way. 31, 1916: th e r e ­ the y e a r end in g D ecem ber Mr. S p a in s a y s, how ever, t h a t th e F a llo w in g is “ W ithin tw o y e a r s ," said L. T. Bell­ m ont, “ we hope to h ave e v e ry m ale s tu d e n t in the U n iv e rsity e n g a g e d in some p l e a s a n t s p o r t .” plan of th is n a t u r e is em bodied in th e a n n u a l re p o rt se n t to th e B o ard of R e g e n ts, from th e A th le tic D e p a r tm e n t. A Mr. B e llm ont is v ery e n th u s ia s tic . He feels t h a t p r o g r e s s is bein g made. W h e re a s , fo u r y e a r s ag o , t h e r e w e r t . a b o u t 75 men p la y in g less in bask'-t- th a n t h a t football a n d I ' n< His w ife, Mrs. Dew, is r e g a r d e d a s ! probably S t a m p sales, $12,406.97; N u m b e r of an a r t i s t a t the p iano and also in vo- j ball, th e r e have been th is y e a r a b o u t J --------------- ----------- HOWE TO ADDRESS STUDENTS TODAY H ome Economics L e c tu re r Will Speak to Social Science S tu d e n ts at 12 M. T oday. I A t a luncheon y e s te r d a y , at. which he w a s th e g u e s t o f th e Economics, G o v e r n m e n t, and In s titu tio n a l H is­ to ry fa c u ltie s , U nited S t a t e s C o m m is­ I m m ig r a tio n Frederick C. sio n e r o f Howe w a s invited to a d d r e s s th e So­ cial Science .students of th e U n iv e r­ sity som e time d u r in g th e week. H e a c cepted the inv itatio n, and will s p e a k on “ T h e W a r and H igh F i­ n a n c e " in th e Law A u d ito riu m tod ay, W e d n e sd a y , a t 12 o ’clock. Mr. H o w e ’s talk will he especially the Social Science s tu d e n ts , b u t fo r the invitation to a tte n d has been e x ­ tended to e very on e in te r e s te d in th is in A u stin as su b je c t. Mr. Howe is **!'’ s Pe a kers for Hom e F a t ­ riomics W eek. t a i y o f S t a te C. J . B a r tl e tt. In I). S h u r te r , th e G ro u p of j u d g e s w ere Dr. FL F’ra n c is, J. ( ’. I. P a t t e r s o n , H. (J. J a m e s , W. R. Duf- fcy, a n d B. O, Brown. I. in I he a u d ie n ce w as divided its s e n tim e n ts as r e g a r d s th e decisions, a n d m a n y selected o th e r m en for th e v a rio u s places. T h e c o n te s t w as very close, a n d th e w in n e rs w’e re w in n e rs oidy by a shade. th e a n d B e tw e e n s p e a k in g th e j u d g e s ’ decisions, ( .c o r g e Holmes, d i­ re c to r of the Glee F lu b , w a s called upon for m usical e n t e r t a i n m e n t . He th e to s in g a solo, b u t r e f u s e d s tu d e n ts in v a rio u s s o n g s arui yells. Individual yells were given fo r e ach o f th e d e b a te rs . led J he ju d g e s w ere o u t a b o u t tw e n ty - five m in u te s, Dr. S h u r t e r an n o u n c e d th e of ju d g es. decisions o f both g r o u p s “ORDER OF T” TO CONVENE IN MAY Plan* Being Made for E n t e r t a i n m e n t o f V a rsity 's F o r m e r A th letes. W h e n th*- " O r d e r o f T " c o nv e ne s on May I I and 15, they will w e a r c ir c u ­ la r b a d g e s of yellow a n d w hite, m e a s ­ u r in g a b o u t fo u r inches a c r o s s , am i b e a r in g a la rg e T, th e head o f a lo n g ­ horn s te e r, and th e w ords, “ T h e E y e s of T e x a s A re Upon Y ou." fur E n t e r t a i n m e n t is now b e in g p l a n ­ ned th e se old s t a r s . T h e y will w itness th e tw o base b a ll g a m e s w ith A. & M., and be th e g u e s t s a t a b a n ­ quet a t th e “ C a f." T h e r e will p r o b ­ ably be a rally, u t which th e v isito rs will a d d r e s s th e s t u d e n t body. issued, insured is o r g a n iz in g 1445; n u m b e r cal music. She m oney o rd e r s of m oney o rd e rs cashed, 1735; n u m . y o u n g people into a choir, a n d t r a i n i n g ber r e g u l a r le tte r s m ailed, 862; n u m - t h e m fo r special sing in g. ber C. O. D. p a c k a g e s m ailed, 240; I n u m b e r p a c k a g e s m ailed, I 1271; e s tim a te d n u m b e r o f po st of-1 I fice p a c k a g e s m ailed, 12,000. --------------------------- T O A S S IS T L O A N F U N D . ---------- in te r e s t can be a ro u se d to a s s u r e good p ro fits , th e U n iv e rsity issued a n d th e sm all n u m b e r of let- Glee Club h as a g r e e d to s in g a t Waco, i n te r e s t in g f e a t u r e s C leb urn e, a n d F'ort W orth, g i v i n g th e te r s m ailed a r e of th e re p o r t. A t p r e s e n t th e sta tio n ; net proceeds to th e $100,000 S t u d e n t s ’ is in c h a r g e o f one clerk and one a s - 1 Loan F’und. s is ta n t. The la r g e n u m b e r o f m oney o rd e rs If e n o u g h —— ------------------ G E R M A N I A PR O G R A M . 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Mr. B ell­ m ont spoke with prid e of th e p e r s o n ­ nel of th e a th le tic fore*-, a n d its e f f i ­ ciency. fo u r y e a r s In his rem in iscences, th e a th le tic d i­ re c to r w e n t back to th e tim e when th e g y m w as in a m is e r a ­ ble condition, when ( 'la r k F ield was b u t a b it of p a s t u r e arid th e g r a n d ­ s ta n d a m e re shed. w hen the crowd of 6006, which viewed th e N o tr e D am e g am e , could h a rd ly be ac c o m m o d ated , a n d w hen th e A th le tic D e p a r tm e n t was an o b je ct o f c h a r ity f o r the b u s i­ ness m en of A u stin. land can be o b ta in ed , This r e m a r k a b le g r o w th is a t t r i b ­ uted to th e A th le tic Council, m ore th a n to a n y o t h e r one fa c to r . 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If the Se n io rs win, th e n a n o t h e r g a m e will be n e c e ssa ry to decide th e w in n e rs o f th e cup, fo r it is require'* t h a t tw o g a m e s o u t of th r e e be won. F rid a y n ig h t a t th e g y m th e Seniors a n d the will p la y t h e S o p h o m o re s F r e s h m e n Ju n io rs. One p o s t­ th e poned g a m e m u s t be played, a n d th e n the th e g a m e on th e 23rd. .schedule will be closed f o r 1*0 Do r f m an o f P i t t s b u r g , T e x a s , a T e x a s E le c tric a l E n g i n e e r o f 1916, re c en tly p r e s e n te d to a N o r t h e r n elec­ tric a l con cern an im p ro v e d d e sig n of a sm all m achine. T he d e sig n , a f t e r b eing c a r e f u lly e x a m in e d , w a s im m e ­ d ia te ly p a te n te d by th e e le c tric al c o m ­ p an y . M E D A L S F O R R U N N E R S . M edals h ave been re c e iv e d by th e A th le tic D e p a r tm e n t fo r th e f ir s t six r u n n e r s who c om p le te d t h e c ro ss c o u n ­ tr y held se v e ra l weeks a g o in th e in ­ t r a m u r a l series. T h e y a r e th e s ty le th a t will be used in all th e m e d a ls f o r the s im ila r e ve n ts. T h e m en to g e t m e d a ls a r e , H. W. T a y lo r, Boyd W illia m s, W. K. Sa le s, (». I. Lewis, L. K. C ry , a n d S. G a rdena. indiv id ual w in n e rs in S o ngs by Th© i n v e s ti g a t in g c o m m itte e of th e th e club; re a d in g , Miss! T h e R e a g a n m e t y e s te r d a y a f t e r - A g n e s Z ie h lm a n n ; e ssa y , Miss Rosa noon a n d ren d e re d the follow ing pro- S e n a te s a t in e x e c u tiv e session y e s t e r ­ day. Dr. R. E. 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S u p e r h u m a n Beings, th is y e a r upon t h a t the g r a m : H u ld a E berle. of N a t u r e levied the m a n a ro u n d whom Only one m an from th e trio which handled th e w e ig h ts end of th e m eets last y e a r h a s r e tu r n e d . H o m e r W a its is th e coach will build his s h o t p u t, discus a n d h a m m e r javelin th r o w is introduced th is y e a r , as the T. I. A. A. officials in ten d it should, Gillis Jo h n s o n , who is e x perienced in th a t b ra n c h of Decalon, will pro bably hold down t h a t job on th e te a m th r o w e r s . th e If T u la n e S m ith , a n o t h e r T m a n from 1916, will have to b e a r th e b r u n t of in th e ju m p s . H e is also th e w ork a q u a r te r - m ile r. In th e lo n g e r d is­ ta n c e s, tw o m en h av e re tu r n e d . F r e d ­ e ric k s in th e mile a n d B aldw in in the 8 8 0-ya rd run. 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A r e sol ution’ d o e s not e ffe c t th e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e in publ ic l ife like t h e l e t t e r s f r o m t h e vot e r s. I ii meet you at Reasonover’a Bar­ ber Shop, Littlefield Building. B i g g s & Co., c l e a n e r s a n d t a i l o r s . to took t h e S e n a t e t h e e f f e c t took p lace a t t h e G o v e r n o r o f fi c e, won bl cai ry n u t his o r i g i n a l p r o g r a m I he n a m e s of t h e s e m e n w e r e t o corm* b ef . . re F r i d a y m o r n i n g . S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g ’s p a p e r c a r r i e d a n a c c o u n t t h a t a h e a t e d t h e “ e x e c u ­ a r g u m e n t t i v e - e s M o n ” o v er t he c o n f i r m a t i o n of t h a t th* se o f f i c e r s , t l i t h e r a c t i o n w a s p o s t p o n e d . Fr i - in m e e t i n g , “ h' * N1 a d o p t e d a r e s o l u t i o n a s k i n g t h e S e n ­ it. ti* a p p o i n t a c o m m i t t e e t o inves- gut* f or t h e m s e l v e s . A m a s s m e e t t h e r e s u l t b e i n g g t he ( a c u i t y , 1 ‘ ^ l o w i n g t he m e e t i n g t h e f a c u l t y , p a s s e d a r e s o lu t i on a s k i n g f o r t he in- Mu d e n t body S a t u r d a y , fol o f j ' e s t i v a t i o n a b o v e r e f e r r e d to. te e f f e c t s ? T h e B m fly, thi s is t h e w a y t h e s i t u a ­ t i o n s t a n d s . W h a t will be its p r o b a ­ i n v e s t i g a t i o n c o m ­ t h e m i t t e e , if it c o m e. , will c o m e a t e x - s t u d e n t s , s t u ­ t h e s o l i c i t a t i o n of d e n t s , a n d f a c u l t y . T h e n e w B o a r d o f R e g e n t s w e r e r u m o r e d to c o m e p l e d g ­ e d t o s u p p o r t t h e G o v e r n o r —t h e G o v ­ e r n o r , r i g h t o r w r o n g . H ow w i l l t h e S e n a t e I n v e s t i g a t i n g C o m m i t t e e c o m e ? I f t h e c o m m i t t e e H o r n t h e S e n a t e d o e s c o n d u c t a n i n ­ v e s t i g a t i o n , will t h e n e w B o a r d o f R e g e n t s i n s t i t u t e a n o t h e r p r o b e ? You’ll Make a Safe Hit You IUiv Your Goods Fr om U s Hast* ba I Is H ats S u i t s G love s M as ks Sh o e s C & S Sporting Goods Co. 6 13 C o n g r e s s T e l e p hon e SIO G a t e s — ^ m w 11 I FOR MEN ONLY ( l athe s t h a t a d v e r t i s e good f e a t u r e s and i ndi vi dual i z e men. Th e world a c c e p ts us at our o w n val uati on, and tai l o r ­ made c l o th e s put a h i g he r val uati on on the man tha t w e a r s th e m . .lust W h a t You W a nt in patte r n and qual i ty i s a w a i t i n g * yo ur se l e c ti on. Let I s Tailor Your N e w S p r i n g C l othe s. University Toggery Shop t h e S e n a t h e x o n e r a t e s L e t ’s p u t it pl a i nl y. f r o m ilty, a n d c a s t o v e r e l i e r “ s a f e l y ” s t a r t a n o t h e r g a t i o n ? H e c o u l d n ’t. If t h e c o m m i t t e e t h e f ac- is s p r e a d b r o a d ­ t h e ( l o v ­ i n v e s t i ­ t hi s n e w s t h e S t a t e , coul d t he t h e t h a t i n v e s t i g a t i o n wh ic h One would n a t u r a l l y g e t t h e i m p r e s ­ sion is now b e i n g a g i t a t e d is f o r t h e p u r p o s e o f d e f e a t i n g “ r u m o r e d ” a c t io n , m e n t i o n e d by o ne o f t h e . spea k er s a t he m a s s m e e t i n g S a t u r d a y , w h i c h lie G o v e r n o r c o n t e m p l a t e d m a k i n g in lune. B u t is i t ? it n o t possible t h a t t h e i n v e s t i g a t i o n b y Hie S en a t e s for t h e p u r p o s e o f f o r e s t a l l i n g a la- er i n v e s t i g a t i o n by t h e new B o a r d c f R e g e n t s ? Is I V r so n a l ly I h a v e t h e u t m o s t f a i t h t he f a c u l t y , a n d be l ie v e t h e U n i ­ i n v e s t i g a t i o n , n v e r s i t y can s t a n d a n y public o r p r i v a t e . W o n d e r if it i s n ’t all p o l i t i c s ? L. ('. B R A D Y . THE ELLIOTTS’ I here are a few more pictures of frats, societies and clubs to be made for the Cactus. Time is limited— make your date with THE ELLIOTTS’ McKe a n , EILERS & CO. W h o le sa le Dry Goods, N o tio n s and F u r n ish in g Goods A U S T I N ................................................T E X A S C H A P E L N O T IC E . is Dr. K i n g o f t h e M e t h o d i s t in c h a r g e o f Billie C h a i r t h i s wee k. H e t he e x e r c i s e s h as been a b o u t t h e t a l k i n g A p o s t l e s < r e e d f o r t w o m o r n ­ F i r s t he t a l k e d on t h e ings. in God, d o c t r i n e , I b el ieve y e s t e r d a y he s p o k e t h e on t h e m e , J e s u s b e l ie v e ( h r i s t , o u r Lord. T h e p o i n t s t r e s s e d m o r e t h a n o t h e r s w a s J e s u s r e v e a l s t h e f a c t God, to us, a n d b r i n g s us in t o u c h w i t h him, t h a t t h e F a t h e r , in I I he e x e r c i s e s a r e s h o r t a n d s n a p p y , a n d will do y o u good. ( o m e a n d s e e ; c om e e a r l y , so you c a n sing. XX e a r e g l a d to we l c ome Mr. R a m s a y b ac k to hel p wi t h t h e mu s i c, a n d we a r e a l s o g l a d to a n n o u n c e t h a t his wif e is f i n a l l y on t h e r o a d o f r e t u r n i n g h e a l t h , a n d t h a t his d a u g h t e r f ine y o u n g lady. is q u i t e a * * a * » T i * A Students! SEE Bauer Bros T H E BIG S T O R E The Real S a n i t a r y St o r e 2.~>th and G uadal upe S t r e e t Old P h o n e s 182-967-690 JNO. L. MARTIN FOR S T U D E N T L A M P S A N D . S U P P L I E S E V E R Y T H I N G E L E C T R IC A L Phone 320 40 8 C o n g r e ss R. H . S M I T H U N I V E R S I T Y T A I L O R S H O P Old P hone 825 P r e s s i n g and Repai r i ng 2214 G u adalup e St. { . . J . * ! „ . J . . J . * * . J , .? , . J . g . —Work and Prices Both R i g h t - I EX XS E N G I N E E R S IN D E M A N D . I oat f i l l i n g (or m e n c a p a b l e o f t h e “ Did M a n ’s ” E n g i n e e r s m a k e g o o d is s h o w n ’by t h e f ac t t h a t D ea n Tayl or h a s r e c e i v e d l e t t e r s a s k ­ i n g t h e f o l l ow in g p o s i t i o n s : O n e R e i n f o r c e d C o n c r e t e E n g i n e e r , o ne Count y’ H i g h ­ way E n g i n e e r , a n d o n e C o m b i n a t i o n E n g i n e e r a n d D r a f t s m a n . T h i s m a k e s a t o t a l o f t e n a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r E n g i ­ n e e r s wh i ch h a v e b e e n r e c e i ve d si n c e J a n u a r y I, 1 9 1 1. I he Civil E n g i n e e r s e n r o l l e d s u p p l y o n l y a b o u t o n e - h a l f >t t h e n u m b e r o f s u c h m e n nee de d t o (ill e n g i n e e r i n g p o s i t i o n s . B U L L E T I N P O P U L A R . A l e t t e r w a s r e c e n t l y r ec ei ve d f r o m t h e Co l l e g e o f I n d u s t r i a l A r t s o f D e n ­ ton, a s k i n g f or s e v e n t y - f i v e c o pi e s o f ‘D o m e s t i c S ci e n ce in P u b l i c S c h o o ls , ” u bu l l e t i n whi ch w a s r e c e n t l y p r i n t e d by Hon, Schools. T h e s e b o o k s a r e w a n t e d f u r n i s h t h e g r a d u a t e s o f C. I. A. wh o i n t e n d to t e a c h d o m e s t i c science. t h e U n i v e r s i t y School o f Visit*-1 f or t h e us e o f a f f i l i a t e d H i g h I t o 1 e xt IT S NOTICE. Sec r e t a r y -1 r e a s u r e r s o f s o c i e t i e s . 1 f r a t e r n i t i e s vulhs, s o r o r i t i e s , P l e a s e call a t t h e C a c t u s of f i c e a n d p a y t h e f e e s on C a c t u s p i c t u r e s . T h i s is p a s t due. r . £ W H I T E , a n d Re nt or P u r c h as e an U N D E R W O O D “ The M a c hi n e You Will E v e n t u a l l y B u y ” 112 W. 7th St . P h o n e 87 1847 1916 JOHN BREMOND CO. W H O L E S A L E G R O C E R S And AR U r{™‘s l e t? ° r H *Sh Gr ade C o f f e e s T e x a s Oddest Job bi ng H o u s e MEYER MENCHEN T H E P R A C T I C A L T A IL O R M a k in g L a d ie s’ and G e n tle m e n * ’ S u it s to Order. in in visib le R e p a ir in g * A lter a tio n 1009 C o n g r e s s p h o n e S12 S p e c ia lty W. A . A C H I L L E S T H E P I O N E E R G R O C E R Invites you to call or telephone your wants in his line. Quality and service, first consideration. “ If it is good, we h a v e it.** l f we h a v e it, it is go o d .” S pecial A tt e n t io n to S oro rity and F r a ­ ternity H ou ses B u s i n e s s M a n a g e r . Both P h o n e * 865 308-10 W. I Sib Cleaning and Tailoring Pep BIGGS & CO. Has the Rep f W H E N Y O U R C L O T H E S A R E D I R T Y , R I N G 444, A N D TH E Y W I L L COME B A C K C L E A N O N C E M O R E DRISKILL HOTEL LAUNDRY T H E L E A D I N G L A U N D E R E R S Player Piano Rolls 30c Popular Sheet Music 10c J- R. Reed Music Co. C. M. MILLER D ealer in W all P aper, P a in ts, Oils, W in d o w G lass, and Painters* S u p p lie s. Pictu re F r a m i n g a S p e c ia lty . S i g n s . 807 C O N G R E S S A V E . HALL’S GENTRY STUDIO S e e l l s for Your C h r i s t m a s P i c t u r e s 806 1-2 C o n g r e s s A v e n u e P H O N E 1870 Quality Mills Th e H o m e o f t h e “ A u st i n M ai d ” and “ W h i t e D o m e ” Fl our C R E A M O F CO RN, H I G H - G R A D E M E A L A N D M ILL P R O D U C T S A U S T I N , T E X A S r , D I T 1 I . 1 ’ S G O V E R N M E N T D E P O S I T A R Y AF I T A L $ 3 0 0 ,0 0 0 .0 0 S U R P L U S $700,000.00 R E S O U R C E S $5 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 SO LI CIT S Y O U R A C C O U N T k”c a - lS C v - ? - ? " A w™. , T p Carl T. Widen, A ss is t a n t Cashier U. I f a e f f l i n , A s s i s t a n t C a s h i e r . We Loan KODAKS FREE JORDAN COMPANY We Make Kodak P r i n t s E v e r y D a y ” 610 C o n g r e s s A v e . Br anc h nt Van ^ Griffith Drug Co. (Scarbrough Building) A Drug Store for the Multitude Always on the Job P H O N E S 26 Wukasch Cafe & Grocers S * V(; M one y— O u r reduced Meal I l c k e t s a r e al so good for Ice Cr e am and F oun- t am Dr i nks. l o n e C o n fe c ti o n s , F r ui ts, P i c n i c L u n c h e s . F r e e D el. Old P h o n e 1071 c. G. K A S H 3218-20 G ua da l u pe S t . — JO E A. W U K A S H G R O C E R I E S A N I ) B A K E R Y IN AUSTIN, T E X A S The American National Bank t h e T E X A N COLLEGE NOTES Nathaniel Ja c k ?, Lawrence Rhea. A Editor distant IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE 1 i'v on one of oi Hats and notice th* in your appearance from t In' best hatt new Spring improvement Hest st vies Afternoon T e a every afternoon except Sunday Cactus ea Room The Quaint Little Place Furniture and Carpet Company With a P erso n ify .” We Furnish More Homes Phone 3493 There Is a Reason The Convenient Place A F T E R T H E GERMAN Our Fountain Is at Your Service We Cater Especially to University Students Ninth and Congress fourtei I 802 . facial •urinfr, baths. f REMEMBER CAPITOL BAKERY e f f i c i e n t w o r k $3.00, $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00 S T E B B IN S & JA M E S mt> "I Iljirt SchaffnorA M,,v , , , WRITES Hook H t i s NO T K ! W IL L IA M R U B IN S O N Old Phone 1 0 J* The Stelfox Co J. Tho,s. Ward Optometrist in < h arge nursi i says that tho W e can hard I dancing, but wa sometimes. 'n a puniie im prone to nm. leal Iirn*. || (M. that a number of iren- \Griffith Drug Co Exclusive Agents N o t i c e ! W hether you are going to buy a suit of clothes, a pair of shoes, a cold drink or a ticket to a moving picture show, always tell the man that you saw his advertisement in The Texan. W hen you buy anything from anyone that does not advertise in The Texan, tell them that if you are to continue to buy from them that you shall expect them to advertise in The Texan. ADVERTISE IN THE TEXAN Seasonable Dinner Cards Dinner Favors Bridge Tallies Fridge Prizes Dance Cards Dance Favors Dance floral Decorations Clever Valentines L E T US H E L P YOU Ye Qualitye Shoppe The Gift Shop of Austin 1104 Colorado St. QYflLITYfc ^HOPPIS E M B O S S E D S T A T I O N E R Y very Fratern ity and Sorority Done IN G O L D fin’s Building ALSO OLD HAMPSHIRE VELLUM T H E C O - O P HANCOCK OPERA H O U S E Wednesday, February l l . Matinee t h e D A I L Y T E X A N BIRTHDAY PARTY Caf Does Not Serve O’possums to Diners OWGMfflTMf COLOSSAL IWO MUON GOLAS MOK* ..S SftM&f iwpNcrwJr Tnt AGfS S E A T S A L E T O D A Y *N i tfht>— ~",c :>0c, $1.00, $2.00 I KH EN: Matinees— Jar, 50c, 75c, $1.00 SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL THURSDAY, FEB. 15 8:15p.m. Royal Native Hawaiian Serenaders In Hawaiian Musical Program Followed b> Dancing, \N 11 h Hand, Orchestra, and Hawaiian Music Ender Auspices Hen Hut Shrine Patrol and Hand Seats on Sale at McFadden’s Drug Store and Co-Op. Price $1.00 YOU VARSITY MEN You would not buy a w atch or an auto from an unknown maker, would y o u ? W h y buy “ one-horse” tailo rs p ra ctica lly un­ from known ? Drop in and let us show you S w a trh Hooks from Society Brand show ing the m any fine woolens from w hich you can order yo u r suit made to yo u r measure. W e have a tailo r to take yo u r measure co rrectly, M r. A rm stro n g will see that you are fitted p erfectly. Most men can be fitted from stock, Suit it will fit. lf we sell you a So cie ty brand HARRELLS K N O X H A T S H E U ) ( A H S K A H L & W I L S O N S H I R T S A N I ) D O L L A R S m o i . f i : S U S i ii it i i i I ON H M H , m w C I T MHW \ M U M . C O S I I < ’out inned from pa ltd I •'i <>rAi r to Hunt t heir food transport «d to ti ic ii i, tin* | O'! i < of foodstuff nm t Lo umh ' i ssarilv louis. I Ii. F lo h r of flu* Bu< iou o f M al Lot* »f I In* I nit***! Stat* > I L p art nu* ti \ et mult nr** dollar*'*! that mid hod ,,! of Inn ii,at run Et *i*> a groat deal to ward solving t h o p fold tin . T h is is i conflict with ti),, idea , f M iss Marx K. G earin g o f th** School of Horn* tout if ii' st inly of Econom ies, who d<*ci*l**d th a t from . texas marketing * conditions, improved methods of buy in Lf would not solve th** problem, Sh* point , to substitution of foods hith .e rin not extensively used as foods a J the real cure Mr. Flohr discredits , the efficacy of substitution on ti At run lid that tho same causes will soon become operative on the substituted ! * I* i, I Stoughton Holhorn, the famous art lt » tur*»r, attributes all our ills to a L ek o! a love of the beautiful, which he p o i n t s ,,at to he a defect of modern society, which has cultivated the in­ ned moral to the exclusion <* ' a rf istle nature*. The basis of a a Lea t y . la* -ay -. is a -ease of t>r*> th • -Oi-c of proportion ; eau i -* i - to * d. all our more m aterial ..ll , a AI \ ii,' ON »*t\ mm* h\ ; Ult 'a ; portion. ' I es ll J U t ...m —■*» * Do You Enjoy Outdoor Sports? lf so, you like skating and to th o ro u g h ly e n jo v thi> healthful exercise you must be correctly corsetted. You must be comfortable, and still you want your figure to be trim. meet all these requirements. There are models distinctly made for ’sports” wear, and each model is a fashionable shaping corset. Be fitted to your Redjern Corset, $ 3 and up T. H. W IL L I A M S CO. OF PRESENT DAY CLUB IS ENJOYED L e a d i n g I . v e n t o f \ e a r P r o w s Sit* CF'H- Father Ross Makes P r a c t i ­ cal Talk to b irls. ( 'ha m otorize i by the usual enthu- sna rn aud interest wHich is a feature of th** Present Day blub, the birth- d;, ’ party of th*- organization, h e ld ye terday evening at Newm an Hall was in every detail the most unique This event of th** present session. in commemo- on . im wa* a r r a n g e d i at ion of the formation of the club on Valentine day four years ago, and 0 hold annually as its most impor- Some ninety guests were t;tfjt .vent pp **nt to enjoy th*’ talks and the re- r* him its. Mi.- \ I Ii ne* Hart -on, the president f the* dub, gave a brief revi«*vv of the hi tory of th.* in which she club, bet died th** steady growth of the membership which was indicative of interest on the part increasing th* I adversity. Sh** of th** girls of th** mentioned in part: “ Fo ur years ago, , group of girl -, realizing the need of for th** broadening an organization in of the U niversity girl ■ I the Lr** eat Day Club. This is the only girl ' club of it ' kind iii th** U n ive r­ ity whose membership is open to ap­ plication. it ha had a remarkable growth, total membership in its second year being ih,ait HO; in th.* third, 15, fifty being the limit. This year, a fte r only hall ion over, already forty girls th** Since its organization interested . have joined.” A fte r a brief introduction by the pre aleut, Rev. Father J . E llio tt Boss gave a most instructive and practical !alk concerning the work of women ti working out problems of present • lay oi iety. H it stressed four point F i r s t , the need o! developing a sci­ entific attitude iii volunteering csp* d a lly church charity workers so that they will attempt to prevent poverty rather than remove i t . S e c o n d , one of th** chief means to prevent poverty is to remove unem­ ployment. Third, to do what is possible to in. fluent e State m unicipalities to creat* opportunities for each citizen to earn ins ow ti living. Fe .rth, it is for the community to fulfill a real duty because society ha a l l o w e d private ownership to clos iv en ii* *8 of work. \ letter from Miss Selm a Streit ol San Angelo, one of th** charter mo rn her-., was read, afte r which a delight­ ful coni' f of sandwiches and coffe* were - r\ >*d. A large white birthday 1 ike decorated with candles was th* feature decoration; the favors w**r* V a le n t in * b«»\**s with mints. Music was rendered during the lunch course. B \SI\ I I B M I. CON I i N T E IK In a po't scheduled game yesterday evening, the Theta Xis beat out th* IS to 12. The out- Kappa Alphas -tatiding feature of th** game was th* clean, consistent work of Mac Hodges, w ho played center for the winners, i if the Theta X u ’ Is points, Hodgt rot 1'2, ll*1 played everywhere, and “ roughing” was an unknown quantity lo him. Both played haul teams W in fre y , who played a good game lor In Freshmen against the Laws Mon- lay, cli*! good work for th** Kappa A l­ ph a' yesterday. B erin g also played well. Moss of the Kappa Alphas pull­ ed a unique stunt when he pitched a leant ifill field goal for the Thetas. 'or th** winners, Hodges got five goals, Trout and Jackson each got a field goal. For th** Kappa Alphas, W aits got four and two field goals. W infrey’ and Moore got one each. In th** second game of the evening, he .la* kson team defeated the second Iooi “ B ” Hall -quad 22-12. G ra y of in* Jackson team got h alf a dozen oaks, Yeager got two, and H arding rot three. For the halloes, it was lobean all the way. He got four D I L L I N G H A M S H O E CO. E X C L U S I V E A G E N T S F O R LAI RD S C H O B E R S H O E S H O U G H ’S A U T O S E R V I C E Both Phones 861 Day or N ight 5 and 7-Passenger Cars. Fords and Automobiles 419 C O LO R A D O S T R E E T 419 M IS S M A N E T T A T H O M A S Of San Antonio W ill Teach a D A N C IN G ( L A S S Each Monday evening at the Driskill. P riva te lessons Mon­ day afternoon. For engagement phone Miss YVroe, 1777. San Antonio Classes at Gunter Hotel, F o rt Sam Houston S T U D E N T S , G E T T H E H A B IT M E E T A T V A R S I T Y C L U B 2000 Guadalupe St. L _ OFFICIAL NOTICES J U N E ’16 G R A D U A T E S of the Austin High School meet in room 157 Thursday at Im portant. I o’clock. Class secretary. N O T IC E S E N I O R S — A ll app li­ cants for Bachelor’s degrees in the College of A rts in June, 1917, who have not yet fulfilled the reading re­ quirements in foreign language (cf. catalogue for 1915-16, page 99, B.3.) will please report at room 201 M ain Building during the hours listed be­ low, in order to make arrangem ents for the exam inations: Wednesday, Feb. IT. 9-10 a. rn.; 4-6 p. rn. Thurs­ Frid a y, day, Feb. 15, 8-11 Feb. 16, 8-10 a. rn,; 3-0 p. rn. L ilia M. Casig, Chairm an of the Commit­ tee. a. rn. D E U T S C H E R S — Meeting of the old members Wednesday at 3 p. rn., Texan office. Elections for the w in ­ ter. The Tempomeister. A S H B E E - R e g u la r meeting today (W ed n esd ay) at 5 o’clock. President. S O P H O M O R E S — A ll Sophs who in­ tend to enter the handball contest Frid ay, please see N. C. M iller after the Soph-Junior basketball game to­ day’, or Mr. W h ita k e r on Thursday. Manager. of students N O T IC E — A ll the Schools of Economics, Government and Institutional H istory, and Business Adm inistration are urged to hear Mr. Frederick C. Howe on “ The W a r anti High Finance” today, Wednesday, at 12 o’clock at the Law Auditorium. K A P P A D E L T A P l IN I T I A T E S . In the regular meeting last night, the Kappa Della P i, the national hon­ orary educational fratern ity, initiated J . L. Shep­ the following members: pard, J . L. Goolsby, Paul Mueschke, O. M erroll, F . Norton, O. U llrich, L. Davis, Lois Trice, Lois Sowell, Lois W are, .Margaret Stew’art, Clyde Gee, Nell Mc K in stry, May M eyer, K a th e r­ ine M cKenna, M ary B lattn er, Madge Day, and Estelle Golstein. A fte r the initiation an interesting program was rendered and refersh- ments were served. TEXAN WANT ADS TF^XAN want ads bring result Rates, I cent per word for the first insertion, three insertions for 2 cents. Absolutely no ad taken over the phono. Call at room 109, M ain Building. No ad taken for less than 25 cents. P a y ­ ment in advance alw ays required. DR. I L E . B A X T E R , dentist, 512 Scar- Brough Bldg. Old phone 1316. DR. E. C. B E R W I C K , dentist. Suite 521 Scarbrough Bldg. Phone 3.50. L O S T A heavy blue overcoat in L i­ brary or C hem istry Bldg. Finder please communicate with Ja c k Beall. 308 W . 19th St. Phone 2695. K a r l’s Barb er Shop, 2402 Guadalupe. Stylish and up-to-date barber work. S P L E N D ID B O O M F O R R E N T - Large room nicely furnished, hot adjoining; light and m d cold bath furnished; excellent neighbor­ heat hood. Mrs. Ju n k in , 2622 W ich ita St. S T U D E N T S — Go to Palace Barber Shop, Basche Bldg., for first-class work. B illy W o lf, Prop. P A T R O N IZ E the Co-Op Barb er shop, next to M ajestic Theatre. W e take in cutting pompa­ interest especial The D riskill B a rb e r Shop extends greetings to old student friends. To freshmen, we extend a cordial in vita­ tion to call. M anicuring and chiropidy a specialty. M oritz Silver, Prop. 815 M E S S E N G E R S E R V I C E . Both phones. Prom pt and reliable. Open from 7:30 a. rn. to 10:30 p. rn. P H O N E 4051 fo r ladies' and gent! *- tlem en’s cleaning and pressing. All tf work guaranteed. The Texas B a rb e r Shop. W e plea A llen & Oiiphant, Props. 1008 Con­ ■ J I\ ti ti b V* w t\ OI la o, ft Miss Laura Davis is sick at Grace H all with la grippe. gress. B L O C K south of U n ive rsity, large bed rooms, hot and cold baths. Rent reasonable. 1906 U n iv e rsity Ave. 2-14 UNIVERSITY CLEAN­ ING AND PRESSING CO A. IL B R O O K S , Manager. 2503 Guadalupe St. B O O M S F O B M E N Sleeping pooh, hot and cold water. Board $20. Tel­ 2-31 ephone 4066. j O S T — D. K. FL pin Wednesday on H campus. Phone W illie Davis, 1946 j * Rew ard. - i i 1 i 2-14 M L O S T — Thursday a geoid pin wit! ni- tials G. P. I L in the center. Ret rn to Miss Horton, room 23. Have You Lost Anything? Did you know that advertising in The Texan was the best way to recover it ? The Texan reaches the entire student body. Rates are one cent per word for the first insertion and a half-cent for each additional insertion. *•] has a nice, well-featured ’possum here I ’d like to sell you,” were the words w ith which Mr. Veasey, m ana­ ger of the “ C af” was greeted Sunday morning, as he inquired the wants of a negro who, with a bran sack in his hand', was w aiting at the entrance to th** “ C a f.” H aving been told that opossums could be sold at the U n ive rsity, the negro naturally* thought that they were served at the Cafteria. He was very much surprised to learn “ that perfectly good ’possums were used to ut on.” Upon being told that o’pos- ums were not bought on Sunday, the d a iky attempted to sell the hide to several students who were standing near, explaining that he would carry the meat home for his “ chilluns.” I: N G I N E E R S ’ \\ E E K M S I TC > R S. Am ong the U niversity visitors this week are following C ity Engineers, who ar** attending the C ity Engineers’ J . F. Buckner, C ity Engineer W eek: f Cleburne; J . N. Stofer, C ity E n g i­ ne**! of A lv in ; M. C. W elborn, C ity Engineer of A ustin; John A, Focht, City Engineer of Sw eetw ater; J . LE Lew is, C ity Engineer of Cuero; Hans Holland, C a y of P a ris ; Texas; George ll. G urley, C ity E n g i­ neer of W aco; Ju lia n Montgomery, A '.sistant C ity Engineer of A u stin ; A. M. Bowles, Concrete Road E n g i­ neer of D allas; W. I). Dockery, E n g i­ neer, Del Bio; J . P. Nash, Board of Engineers, University' of Texas; G. Laboratory Engineer, A. Parkinson, U n iversity of Texas. Dean T. U. T a y lo r presides over the meeting. Engineer I M A N O F ’Hi. R E T T B N S . “ A h ! One of the lost is found,” said A thletic Director L. The*). B e ll­ yesterday afternoon, as he mont greeted J . W . Davenport, secretary of the Commercial Club in Mt. Pleas­ ant, Texas, who is here for a visit. Mr. Davenport, left half of the 1896 football team, has not been in Austin since twenty-one years ago, anil his nam** was not include*! in the list of T men recently issued “ Had I not found my picture in the croup picture of the 1896 team in g> rn, I w* uld have gone to a notary and made an a ffid a vit to get into the i t,” said the visitor, ll** played with Matubby, the old Italian that ever played with V a rsity, interestingly of the. fa ­ ital spoke mous games with Dallas. The im ­ provements about the campus, made in th** last twenty-one years, were a so u rce of gratification to him. Special to The Texan. College Station, Texas, Feb. 13. In ti \ t r y close game of basketball, A. A* M. again defeated T. C. U. tonight by a score of 12 to 18. The Aggies were able to maintain their lead, notwithstanding the faut that they used many substitutes Station From College the C hris­ tian'' go to Houston, where they en­ gage the Owls in two games, Wednes day an*! Thursday nights. N. Y. XI MU H S E C O N D D IN N E R . A n order for sixty pins bearing the U n ive rsity of Texas seal has been re ­ ceived by the Co-Op from M r. Banton Moore, secretary of the New' Y'ork (T ty Texas Alum ni. These pins are to be given as souvenirs a t the annual March 2nd banquet, which the form er U n ive rsity of Texas students of N ew York C ity hold. The alumni of W aco are going to ive a big celebration on March 2nd. On this occasion, this organiation w ill be addressed by M r. Ja k e T ire y on FE Vinson,” and by fudge Sim pkins of the Law' D ep art­ ‘resident B. There w ill be no T ’s awarded to girls interested in athletics until after the basketball -season. L a te r on, baseball, tennis, and swimming T ’s w ill be given. Miss Hunt has said that all girls who wish to play in the spring ten­ nis tournament must sign up before the end of this term. A paper has been placed on the athletic bulletin board for this purpose. In answering please mention The Texan. advertisements, T ry Texan w ant ads. They bring M H H E S D E F E A T T. C. I . dour*. m i l V V S P R O C K VM, W A C O M A R C H S E C O N D D IN N E R . Morning Sevoon. and Powell got two. 9 9:50 St ss ion of Home Economics I i leacher , with Mr Howe, j | cation in the Attainm ent ..f F.fficiei 10-10:50 Th,* Part Played by Fdu- c y , M i s s U a v < nhill. I 1 1 ! Influenc­ S ..na- Fa- t o r s ing the Dost of Food; in Tex as Mr. (Iola /.. 12-1 2 tat) The of t lur Horn. , Mr. Holhorn. list ic Arrangement Mi et noon Session. (\||! ore nee Home Econom­ the leaching of Sewing *2-‘2:aO ics Teach*a and Textiles, Miss Gause, Houston I Schools; Miss M* g liar. the University. to which the Methods of Purchasing Are Bespouse* b k for the H igh Prices of Foods. Mr. M ay ne. — The Extent P E R S O N M .S. ne Johnson and Cullen Baile y of i W orth were in Austin for the W eek elm. ment. M i " Grace Prather of W aco is here M i s s Louise J o h n s o n of San Marcos t h e g u e s t of M i s s Louise Storey is f o r a week. Tin Phi Gams will entertain with a mas pi* rude dance F rid a y night at the chapt* r house. Al s Marian W est, who is teaching ai Poy lor College at Belton, was a week etui guest at the Zeta House. To** S. A. Es w ill gi\e a dance F r i ­ day night. for Home Economics Week. CO E D T E N N I S SO O N . For Sa lt by to A m erica, M r. Howe. ma Chi House. 4-4:50— The Im m igrant in Relation I Boger G illis is visiting at the S ig ­ 5-6— Tea, complimentary the Home Economics Lecturers, the Home Demonstration Agents by the U n iver­ sity Home Econom ics Club, Home Economics Building. to Is the merchant that you are trad­ ing with advertising in The Texan? Sick clothes, see Dr. Big gs & Co. results.