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J u n i o r L a w ( las-; in P u b l i c 

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the words, 

before e n t e r i n g I lie L n i v e r s i t y the 
m e a n in g of 
‘‘college 
s p ir it , ” seemed clear to my m i n d 
and capable of only one i n t e r p r e t a ­
tion. We “ new m e n " conceived 
ii 
to he s o m e t h in g akin to pat riot ism. 
a desire to see every one r ea p the 
greatest benefit- possible f r o m the 
ad v an t ag es here given. T o see our 
stu d en t s victorious on every field of 
contest with ot h e r i n s ti tu ti o n s ; th e ir 
victories o u r victories, an d t h e i r d e ­
feat-. o u r defeats. We t h o u g h t t h a t 
it s p r a n g fr om a h e a rt filled with 
love for th is in s ti tu ti on because of 
the good 
th e g r e a t e r 
good it 

is capable of doing.

it dens, a n d 

A< we all know, such a spirit does
ex Kl here. an d is s t r o n g , s t r o n g e r .
I believe, t h a n any o t h e r ; hu t 
it is 
not as evid ent to all of us. n e w s t u ­
den ts especially, as it should he.

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T h e r e is a spirit here which seem? 
to d o m i n a t e it. and whose devotees 
claim 
I hey 
evi dently t h i n k t h a t the c h i e f ele­
ment of col loge spirit 
is noise, re 
ga rd less of ti m e or place.

the college spirit. 

'Pi* possess it you m us t s u r r e n d e r 
all idea o f reason or reg ard for the 
rights of others whose ta s t e s differ 
from yours. 
\ on must t h i n k m o r e 
/.f at lilt ties th a n of th e p u r p o s e for 
which '" i i cam e *»r were sent here.

you 

A*nju ire as little profitable i n f o r ­
( route all the 
ma tio n as possible, 
dist u r b a n ce 
especially 
within the walls of th e I iii versify, 
no m a t t e r what ♦ r e p u t a t i o n you 
thereby give 
class 
whose m i s f o r t u n e it is to c l a i m you 

the whole 

«an, 

to 

as a member,

We had h ar d ly a r r iv e d in A us ti n 
when we met 
this typ e o f college 
spirit. We were not very forcibly 
impressed with the s u b l i m e side of 
its charm ter on t h a t oc< m u o n , hut 
its ty r a n n i c a l f ea tu re was d is pl a y ed 
from th e first 
It was not a p a r t of 
you. hut / mild he put oil like a cloak 
ami evidenced by veiling at all times 
and places mid u n d e r all c i r c u m ­
stances. Not college yell. hut just 
any kind of noise, ami for n o visible

cause.

Hoi lege spirit 

forbad e a n y en- 
I heir 
C e n r a g i n g of the ‘Mu mmi es. ' 
our 
infirmities mu st not engage 
s y m p a t h ie s — a feeling m o r e n a t u r a l . 
and which should he s t r o n g e r with 
us in a »ase like that t h a n t h e truest

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col loge spirit.

We must even re f r a i n f r o m show­
ing o u r ap pr ec iat io n of o u r own 
It require s t h a t the 
S e m i ) t e a m . ” 
F r e s h m e n and J u n i o r I 
m a i n ­
tain a th r e e m on th s' w a r f a r e to t it 
g re at d i s tu rb a n c e of th e who le 
ni- 
11 excuses c o n d u c t wha i 
versitv. 
is u n b e c o m in g a g e n t l e m a n , and 
which would he deemed inexcusable 
if in d u l g ed in at ho me a m o n g his
It does
frie nd s and acquaintances-
indeed cover a inuit Rude of sin?*.

T h e s u p p o r te r s of this k i n d of col- 
loire sp iri t are h u r t f u l to tho " b o lo 
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in s t i t u t i o n , especially so to al 1 1 
the 
T l„,v a r e not often f o u n d on 
b u t as they have m a * ‘ a t h ­
letics t h e i r hobby, it is i n j u r e d th ere ­
by. as every cause which they < .ani 

pion 

is, by 

c a r r y i n g 

i t

I re I n es. 
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t h j 3 “ college s p i r i t " 
let us have no mor e of it. 
never lose a n o p p o r t u n i t y o f snow- 
i 1 1it t h a t we do not r e w j r n i se it as

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a
f o r d .sp la y

a n d p e r m a n e n t , a g r o w t h , no 
m a n u f a c t u r e d arti cle 

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it 

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this 
other, but does not com e out c o u r ­
ageously a n d oppose it, as ii should.
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that when you h e l p to put a good 
te am on the field you help the I Di­
versity,-—for a f t e r Jill th e credit or 
discredit falls on 'V ar sit y.

B R I T O N . B O E H . A N O B L A C K . 

A , „ u : , T l

T h u r s d a y n i g h t Mr. F r a n k U. 
Roberson gave his now f a m o u s lec­
in 
ture, ‘‘Brit on , Boer, a n d Black, 
tile a u d i t o r i u m . T h e near appro ac h 
of e x a m i n a t i o n s pre vented many 
stu d e n t s from g r e e t in g t h e speaker 
in what proved to he a most e n t e r ­
t a i n i n g an d in s tr u c ti v e lecture.

T h e 

e n t e r t a i n m e n t 

consisted 
main ly of a large n u m b e r of stereop- 
t icon views thro wn upon a canvas 
on Hie stage from t h e rea r of the 
a u d i t o r i u m and Mr. Roberson's re­
to an 
ma rks w e r e mainly devoted 
ex p l a n a ti o n of these views. N a t u r ­
ally, divested of tiles/* pi c tu r es tim 
l e c t u r e would have been extremely 
co m m on pl ac e ; hut the two combined 
gave one a pleasing an d m o r e vivid 
and con cre te idea of c o n di tio n s in 
South Africa.

Mr. Roberson discl aim s p r ej u di ce 
in f a v o r of e i th e r Boer o r Briton. 
At th e outset his la n g u a g e ind icated 
s y m p a t h y with th e Boer, at th e close 
s y m p a t h y w ith t h e B r i t o n . O n e can 
h a r d l y say w it h c e r t a i n t y w her e his 
s y m p a t h y really was. T h e audi ence 
was div ided, with B o er s y m p a t h is e r s 
large ly in th e m a jo r it y . Profe sso r 
Ellis int ro du ce d the speaker.

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tie* 

second of 

We d ne sd a y 

th e 
scries of addresses bv m e m b e r s of 
lite fa cu l ty to th/' faculty a n d s t u ­
dent - took place. 
J u d g e Lewis had 
been chosen to do th e h o n o r s of th e 
occasion, an d right well did In* ac­
com plish his mission. As is usual 
with University folk on occasions of 
tin- k in d. tile audient e was r a t h e r 
tardy in coming t o g e t h e r ; hut when 
all were present ami th e facility were 
seated upon th.* r o s t r u m th/* lower 
Amir of th/* a u d i t o r i u m was nearly 

full.

if 

J ed ge Lew is spoke u p o n t h e re 
sponsibilities of o u r U n iv e rs it y life, 
indeed an y 
his specific s u b je c t, 
could la* given. L ing “ O p p o r tu n it y 
Tm [wises Responsibility. 
F req u en t 
ap p l a u s e hon* evidence o f Ila* a p p r e ­
ciation of lh.* am lienee, an d a f t e r 
a d j o u r n m e n t words o f c o m m en da 
!ion wen* heard f ro m everyone. T h i s
th.* best 
ad dr es s delivered by anyo ne co n ­
nected with 
front 
the r o s t r u m of th e a u d i t o r i u m this 
year. and those who missed it have 
done so at th e ir own cost.

, nm cdod to have been 

the U n i v e r s i t y 

P r o f es so r G a r r is o n will deliver 

the ad dr es s of next m o n t h .

B A S E B A L L .

e v e n ' 

Let everybody w h o can play hall 
\ t h l e t i c field and 
come out on the 
T h e 
a f t e r n o o n . 
p r ac t ic e 
class gam es will he played 
i m m e ­
d i a t e l y a f t e r 
the exam s, and of 
they will b r i n g o ut m u c h 
course* 
good m at eri al , hut we need all th e 
men w h o can play hal l to corno ou t 
an d t r v for th e places / . ti th e tea m. 
We pc*.I e n c o u r a g e m e n t and th e i n ­
terest of the s tu d e n t lindy, and if von 
c a n ’t play hall come out and show 
t h a t von ta k e some interest in the 
team. You can h e l p tho baseball 
ho vs in no b et te r way.

A nice tr ip of eleven days is now 
a ssu r e d and th i r te en will get to take 
tho tr i p . Tome o u t an d p l a y ; you 
th ir te en . We 
m a y he our of t h e 
t h i s 
te am 
m u s t have a w i n n i n g 
y e a r , as we will p l a y 
-rime very 
s t r o n g teams and “ T e x a s ” m u s t Loop 
R e m e m b e r
u p 

r e p u ta ti o n . 

h o r 

We wish to call t h e a t t e n t i o n of 
the s t u d e n t s to Hie r e m a r k a b le o p ­
p o r t u n i t y that is offered to th e s t u ­
d e n t s an d public tm see the latest and 
most s t a r t l i n g pro/blet of h u m a n 
perseverance, in du s tr y , and i n g e n u ­
ity. liquid air. T h e nearest place 
w her e it is mad/' is Yew 'N /irk, and 
in o rd er I" have aux of it he re for 
exhibit ion ii must In* shipped here 
wit h all speed and care possible. 
H e n c e the Ie/ t a ro is necessarily very 
expensive. 
Ii would not have been 
the 
offered her/* except 
special efforts of P ro fes so rs H a ir ie r 
tin* 
an d Soh orb. who g u a r a n t e e d 
lecture. 
p e c u n i a r y success of 
Any s u r p l u s will be given 
the 
to 
U n i v e r s i t y ba nd for in s tr u m e n ts .

t h r o u g h 

th/* 

T h i s 

lecture 

ileal* with 

facts. 
an d not fancies, p r e s e n t i n g th/* t r u t h 
ab o u t 
liquid a i r as u nd ers too d by 
the foremost scientists ; th e la n g u a g e 
a n d ii lust ra ti o ns so /‘lear that a child 
can u n d e r s t a n d

liquid 

lecture s 

Besides a b r i e f pr es ent at ion of th/* 
h is to r i c a l side o f t h e subject, t h e lee- 
tu r ep d u r i n g th e course of th/* ex 
p e r i m e n t s p r e s e n ts th e sug ges tio ns 
w h ic h have been m a d e c o n c e r n i n g 
t h e a v a il ab il it y o f th is m a te ri a l as 
a r e f r i g e r a n t , an a i d t«» co m bu sti on, 
a so u rc e of power, an explosive, etc., 
a n d f r a n k ly discusses the m e r i t s of 
th e cl ai ms m a d e for it. W h e r e v e r 
tin*-/* 
an d 
a i r 
d e m o n s t r a t i o n s h a v e lieen given t h e 
a u d i e n c e s ha v e evinced th e most in** 
te nse interest nm! e n t h u s i a s m 
To 
see a rn Idler ball bounced up o n th/* 
flo o r a n d c a u g h t , th e n d ip p e d in to 
li quid a i r an/1 t h r o w n upo n th e floor, 
o nl y to cras h like glass int o li t t l e 
f r a g m e n t s ; to see a kett le boiling 
to see 
a w a y up on a cake o f 
m e r c u r y frozen s o l i d ; to see steel 
b u r n i n g in li qu id a i r con ta in ed in a 
ie/'-— the-/* s ig ht s 
t u m b l e r m a de of 
a n d m a n y o th e rs ar/*, indeed, suffi­
ciently s t a r t l i n g . Thos e e x p e r i m e n t s 
almo st eclipse W o n d e r l a n d 

itself.

ic/*; 

T U E R E V E L L E R S .

is 

as 

\ cotillion el uh has been o r g a n - 
iz/'d bv a crowd of ’V a r s it y s t u d e n t s 
a n d 
“ T h e 
to be kn ow n 
Reveller* " <’/ J il li o n s will be given
every o th e r F r id a y n ig ht . Th/* first 
one will be on F r i d a y n ig h t of th i s 
week an d it is r u m o r e d th a t if will 
'Ila* memliers 
Im* a g r a n d affair. 
a r e ; Messrs. W. L. Monfieth, p r e s i ­
d e n t ; J . N. Goldlieck, secret ary a n d 
t r e a s u r e r ; W Bess T h o m p s o n , lead­
e r ; < a m p , B/m>th, Be ns on , S c h r e in e r , 
A rd rev, Searcy, W r i g h t , Wilk ins on, 
li m i n a l ! , W. W. 
Borden, S hav er, 
\ u n d e r , 
Fisher. T e r r e l l , Bowden, 
R a n d o l p h , Mien, Bu tl er, Ulark, 
Duron, Se arl io rn ugh , K i r b y , R a g s ­
dale, R ic h ar d so n , P a r i s h , S h e p h e r d , 
Keller. B o w m a n . H ig hl e y , P al m . 
Robertson, She lby , M cG in ni s.

T h e h o n o r a r y memliers a r e ; Mr. 
a u d Mrs. Txmia Ha ncock, Mr. a n d 
M rs. K m est Valle, Mr. a n d Mrs. 
E d g a r Valle, Mr. an d Mrs. J u d 
J a m e s , Mr. a n d Mr-. E u g e n e T i p s.

T I T E T Y R O L E A N S .

r ar e mu sical 

T h r o e who wen* present W e d n e s ­
d ay n i g h t at th e I m p e r i a l T y r o l e a n 
f ’oncert U o m p a n y ’s concert en jo ye d 
a 
trea t. T h e echo 
songs of those q u a i nt m o u n t a i n peo­
pl e were en co re d a g a i n a n d a g a i n 
bv a largo a n d a p p r e c ia ti v e audience. 
T h e songs t h a t were s u n g in E n g l i s h 
“ S i n g M e a 
were also ve ry good. 
S o n g of 
is especially 
th e S o u t h ” 
w o rth y of m e n t i o n .

Shirts

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b e t t e r 

line o f M e n ’s Fine 

Shirts than y o u ’ll find here.

N o matter how hard it is 

to find a tit at other places, 

ii is an easy matter here.

Come in and see the new 

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n eg lig ee wear.

Smith & Wilcox

M en's Outfitters.

A. P . W O O L D R I D G E , President. 
PAUL r. T H O R N T O N , Vice Prest. 

J A S P E R W O O L D R I D G E , Cashier.

A. W . W IL K E R S O N , Asst. Caihter.

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C O L L T E R AL B R O K E R
Dealer in Jewelry, Diamonds,

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H A L F -SO L IN G a s p e c i a l t y . 
S T U D E N T T R A D E SO LIC I TED 
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T H E T E X A N .

A W e e k l y N e w s p a p e r , p u b lis h e d 

in 
tn e in te r e st o f th e s t u d e n t s and alu m n i 
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to hand in co n tr ib u tio n s of a newgy 
n atu re. Leave a rtic les in th e boxes 
in tile co rrid or, or m ail to E d itor-In - 
C h ief, B. H all.
A ll e x c h a n g e s and 

c o r r e s p o n d e n c e 

sh o u ld he ad d r e ssed to **Tiie T e x a n . "
1812 I Congress A venu e.

E ntered at th e A u stin p ostoffice as sec­
ond cla ss m ail m atter.

Literary Editor—Jesse Miller.
Senior Class— W. L. P rather, J r.
Junior Class— M iss K a tie Sm all. 
Sophomore ( ’lass— John L. Sinclair. 
Freshman Class—Norman 1\ Kobertson. 
Senior L a w — B allinger M ills.
Junior Law—Albert B o g g e d . 
A thenaeum — W. P. H argrove.
H usk— E. P. Stockw ell.
Ashbel — Miss H elen Sim kins.
G ra c e Hall C o rre sp o n d e n c e — Miss Gret- 

chen Kochs.

G ym nasium Correspondent— Joe Dibrell.

Vol. I. Tuesday, March Pi. OI. No. 21.

J u d g e 

( l a rk ’s p la n of 

ta x in g 
d a m a g e s to Unive rs it y H a ll to tin 1 
deposits of the H a ll lodgers, while 
it univ provoke some c rit ic is m at 
fir-!, seems e m i n e n t l y wise an d just. 
T h e r e is no o th e r f u n d from which 
to pay for r ep ai r s o t h e r t h a n this, 
ami no one will deny 
th at where 
d a m a g e lins been dom* i m m e d i a t e re 
It 
p a i r is a n im p e r a t i v e necessity. 
seems bu t just an d right t h a t he who 
infill is d a m a g e sh o u ld pay for it ; 
hut t h e j u d g e h a s no m e a n s o f find­
ing Hm* identity of th e o f f e n d e r . T h o 
plan no w in force not o nl y impel- 
each l o d g e r to r e f r a i n f r o m d a m a g e 
h im s e lf , b u t 
to p r e v e n t outs ide rs 
f r om d e p r e d a t i n g u p o n th e sa nct it y 
o f B. H a l l . E a c h i n d i v id u a l has a 
valid excuse f o r p r e v e n t i n g the a r t s 
o f v a n d a l s because h e h a s to foot 
th e hills. Ro far a tax o f 50 cents 
h a s been levied u p o n each deposit 
to d e f r a y t h e expen se o f needed r e ­
such 
pairs. 
levies ar e 
m a d e o u r 
five dollars will 
pr ove a f a i r y ’s d r e a m an d some of 
in m a y have to walk home.

I f m a n y 
little 

o

o f 

t h a t 

tim many 

I n ad d i ti o n 

T h e faculty is m a k i n g an ea rn es t 
effort to have the f r a t e r n i t y men to 
come to g e th e r a n d h a v e a P a n - l l e l - 
louie F u n c ti o n at C o m m e n c e m e n t 
instead 
different 
“ f r a t ” affairs which ha v e h ere to fo re 
I teen given. 
fr ate rn ity has 
Each 
I leon acc ustomed to give some e n t e r ­
t a in m e n t to t h e i r f ri e n d s an d these 
affairs h ave now bet nine so n u m e r ­
the o r d i n a r y C o m m e n c e ­
ous 
me nt exercises a r e in d a n g e r of being 
e n g u l f e d in the Hood o f social d o ­
ings. 
i<» this ma ny a 
pocket bonk ha s a s s um ed microscopic* 
p r o p o r ti o n s b e f o r e t h e week is e n d e d 
a n d otherwise m u c h d a m a g e is being 
d o ne to th e U ni v er si ty . N o t w i t h ­
s t a n d i n g some of 
th e f ra t e r n i t i e s 
have al re ad y p la n n e d f o r t h e ir “ a f ­
f ai r ." we I tog to express the hope 
that for th e good o f tin* i n s ti tu ti o n 
they will reconsider tho m a t t e r , all 
come 
let o u r poor 
visitors go b o r n e w ith r em e m b r an ce s 
of a jolly good t i m e instead of the 
recollection of d r e a m le s s days and 
in 
sleepless ni gh ts h u r r i e d l y spent 
a mad e f f o r t to ha v e a good tim e with 
u t t e r e x h au s ti o n 
ti 
week in lied as t h e onl y recompense. 

tog ether, a n d 

a n d possibly 

- o .......

L E S T E R N O R W O O D .

p a p e r 

S u nd ay m o r n i n g ’s 

c o n ­
tain ed the a n n o u n c e m e n t th at Les­
ter Norwood h a d accid ent all y killed 
at his 
the night before 
h im se lf 
in Garfield. He had been 
ho m e 
a s l e e p up o n 
th e co u n t e r of bis 
f a t h e r ’s store a n d u po n being a w a k ­
ened w a s h a n d l i n g his revolver when 
in some m a n n e r it was discharged, 
t h e ball p e n e t r a t i n g his brain.

Mr. Norwood was a me mber of

T H E T E X A N .

Previous 

th e F r e s h m a n class. 
to 
c o m i n g he re he was a st u d e n t at 
G eo rg eto w n a n d h ad also 
t a u g h t 
school in T r a v i s Cou nt y . His w ork 
h ere was of a hig h order. A b o ut 
tw o weeks ago lie fo u n d it necessary 
to w i t h d r a w f r o m 
t h e U ni v er s it y, 
and since th e n he bas been cl er ki n g 
in h is f a t h e r 's store.

T h e U n i v e r s i t y e x te nd s its s y m p a ­
th y to his f a m i l y a n d fr iends, j o i n ­
i n g t h e m in m o u r n i n g his u n t i m e l y 
de ath.

“A Striking Match” is yet another 
It professes to be 
fable in slang. 
witty, p e r h a p s it is, bu t we d i d n ’t 
see it. T h i s is a low fo rm of h u ­
mor. and we ca n not u n d e r s t a n d 
how it could appeal to anyone.

T h e ed i to r ia l s are 

terse, well- 
w r it t e n op in io ns o f m a t t e r s of g e n ­
era] interest. T h e y give tone to th e 
e nt ire Magazine. We would agai n 
e nt er tin* plea t h a t Magazine articles 
he signed. A no ny m o us c o n t r i b u ­
tions are o n ly one-half as in t e r e s ti n g 
as signed efforts would be.

F E B R U A R Y N U M B E R O F T H E 
M A G A Z I N E .

-o-

S E N I O R C L A S S M E E T I N G

“Then g e n t l y scan y o ur fellow man,
Still gen tl er , s i s t e r-woman.”

W i t h t h i s c h a r i t a b l e s e n ti m e n t of 
B u r n s before u s , we are a t t e m p t i n g 
to 
th e 
w o r k of o u r f e l l o w s t u d e n t s i n t h i s 
m u rt he r of tho U n i v e r s i t y m o n t h l y .

r e v i e w h o n e s tl y a n d 

f a i r l y 

right 

We have no 

to criticise 
severely u n ti l we have proved t h a t 
we ourselves can d<> hotter. 
T h e 
M ag az i n e for th i s m o n t h shows a d e ­
cided im p r o v e m e n t u p o n its p r e d e ­
cessor. T h e r e is more m a t t e r p u b ­
lished, an d on t h e whole, tin* q u a l i t y 
is better. F r o m “ C r e a t i o n ” to “ T h e 
Revival of M u s i c , ” the issue is r e a d ­
able. T h e poem, “ ( b o a t i o n , ” bv "Mr. 
S pe nc e Kn o x is a d a i n t y bit of s e n t i ­
m e n t, w e ll expressed. 
In bis g e n e r ­
ous c o n t r i b u t i o n of fou r poems to 
th is ma gaz ine , Mr. Knox m a n i f e s t s 
his ability to give i e good verse on 
va rio us subjects. “ A C o m r a d e ” is a 
p r e t t y t r i b u t e to f r i e n d s h ip th a t e n ­
is not a I wive the 
d ur es . 
c o m m o n p la c e , hut “ E n r iq uo ta 
is a 
In 
p le a s a n t bit o f r y th m ic a l verse. 
tw<> of the o t h e r poems of this nulli­
fier, “ D r e a m s ” a n d “ N i g h t on L a k e 
hackne yed 
P o n t e h a r t r a in . " 
th e m e s a r e used, with no especial 
style 
“ D r e a m s ” 
a r e of too f r e q u e n t occurrence to he 
noticed un le ss 
they ar e s t r i k i n g l y 
b e a u t if u l. 
In th e last p o e t i c a l c o n ­
t r i b u t i o n . “ F<»r F r i e n d s h i p ’s Sake, ' 
we sis* the f o r ■<* a n d feeling of t h e 
a n t i -cli max, a n d we enjoy the g e n ­
u i n e hum or, which just now is q u it e 
apropos.

t o redeem 

“ S t o r m s ” 

them. 

old 

It 

T h e Magazine abounds in a w e a l t h 
o f short stories; not a sin gle essay is 
to be found. 
is said that o f all 
l i t e r a r y production, t h e short story 
is the most difficult to accomplish. 
E v i d e n t l y we have a courageous 
spirit am ong us. that dares all. P er­
haps the be«t story o f this collection 
is t h e hum orously pathetic account 
o f “ Cheeky.” T h e story 
is well 
t o l d . t h e style b e i n g thoroughly su s­
tained to t i l e end. 
11 is natural, too, 
one o f 
t h e most subtle charms of 
storv-telling.

In the story “ Eli tin* First, K in g 
o f Balalos.” we have what promises 
in the b egin n in g to he an interesting 
story and proves a bitter d isap poin t­
ment in the cml 
There is no de­
nouem ent worthy o f tho name. T h e 
author s stvle is g o o d and should lie 
devoted to h igher ends.

T h ere are two extended stories 
o f a sentim ental nature. “ A fter a 
D ecad e,” and “ A ( ’hance M eeting.” 
It is hard to mil wliieh is the hest, 
hut “ \ f t e r a I W a d e ” is perhaps one 
degree bet tor than its rival.

T h e dialect 

stories. “Jerem iah 
and Ann Maria,” and “ The < blurt­
are very good de­
in g o f Melinda 
lin eation s of the darky character. 
One is reminded, in the natural talk 
o f the principals, o f Ruth M eEnory 
S tu a r t’s tales of our Southern negro. 
T here an* also in these two stories 
flashes of g en u in e hum or which 
light up the whole.

style 

th e m . 

'I'lu* r e m a i n i n g stories ar e mor e 
p r o p e r l y storiettes, as Mr. M u n se y 
would 
“ A M i d n i g h t 
R e v e r i e ” would p e r h a p s pass m u s te r , 
if we keep in m i n d t h a t th e a u t h o r 
is professedly only h a l f awake. “ \ n 
is well 
I n n o c e n t S u b t e r f u g e ” — it 
n a m e d , f o r it is s t r i k i n g l y inn oc ent . 
a n d at hest a su b te r fu g e. S u r e ly we 
can do b et te r t h a n this. 
“ T h e U n ­
f o r t u n a t e Ogj f E n t h u s i a s t s ” eau 
h a r d l y be called a story at all. for 
th e r e is no act ion, and a l to g e th e r 
it is decidedly tame.

On M o n d a y , M ar ch 4 t h , 
the 
t h a t 
S e n io r Class h a d a m e e t i n g 
was a rec or d- br ea ker in several r e ­
spects. A lm o s t every m e m b e r of 
t h e class was present a n d e n o u g h 
officers were elected to ru n the whole 
i n ­
Un ivers ity, Law D e p a r t m e n t 
cluded. T h e 
the 
following were 
officers e l e c t e d : W. S. A m s le r , p r e s ­
i d e n t ; Miss L oui n Rose, vice-pres­
i d e n t ; Mr. A. B. Lacy. s e c r e t a r y ; 
J . D. S ha w , t r e a s u r e r ; J . B. Dibrell, 
J r . , c l a s s d ay o r a t o r : Miss Alcade, 
pof*t; Thos. Fletcher, tree o r a t o r ; 
J . C. P u d ! , key o r a t o r ; IL E. Bell, 
chief m a r s h a l ; Messrs. R h ea and 
Woodward, a s s is ta n t m a r s h a l s ; Miss 
I,. P r a t h e r , J r . . 
Falvev an d Win. 
C a r n a h a n , 
ch o r is t e r s; Wallace 
prophet : a ud Messrs. P u e t t and 
Warrell a n d Misses H o ll id ay , Ideson 
and Allen a c om m it te e to assist the 
p r o p h e t ; Messrs. Crosby a n d P h i l ­
lips, s er g ea n t s at 
arms . Messrs. 
Rhea an d Lacy and Miss T u r n e r 
wen* elected as a s ta n d i n g c o m m i t ­
tee on r e p r e s e n t a ti o n 
t h e Cac­
tus.

in 

U p o n m o t io n flip class a d j o u r n e d 

until a f t e r e x am in at io ns .

\ L E T T E R .

M AUM\, Tux as, March M, 19(>l.
Mont Ilig h ley, Business Manager 
Texan, I 'Diversity of Texas, A ustin : 
Dear M o u t.— IN ill you ki ndl y have 
my paper forwarded to tlii- place, 
care o f J. Ik T rainm en, in future?
I ain aw ay u p here in tins b e a u t if u l 
little city s la v in g and want t<> know 
what you “ su ck er s” an d “ sui ker- 
If p o s ­
esse.-" ar e d o i n g u p there. 
sible please send all th e hack n u m ­
there, F e b r u a r y 
bers since 
uh. in o r d e r that I m a y keep my 
the 

com plete. Regards to all 

left 

lib

I 

boys . Y o u r s trul y,

R. D. Bark hr. 

—_—<>_ 

 „

THE RUSK-ATHENAEITAf DE­
BATE.

to select 

T h e p r e l i m i n a r y deb at e between 
th e Rusk and 
r ep res en ta tiv es of 
two 
A t h e n a e u m societies 
men and an a l te r n a t e to repres ent 
us against T u b u l e will ta k e place iii 
a u d i t o r i u m T u e s d a y , M a r c h 
the 
10th, a t 8 p. rn. Messrs. Bishop, 
Pierson, P e r k i n s , M cG in n is , M e r ­
rill, a n d Mayfield un* the c o n t e s t ­
ants.

i n t e n d e d 

It was o rig in al ly 

for 
this co nt es t to take place next S a t ­
urday n i g h t : but owing to th e 1 mi­
ll ict with 1 In* liquid a i r lei t lire it 
ha
 postponed unt i l the follow-
iug T u e s d a y

I 

(V

R E S I T

I he house was called to o r d e r by 
\ ict* P r e sident H a t c h e t t p r o m p t l y 
at S o’clock with th i r t y - e i g h t m e m ­
bers pr esent.

I bt* q ue s ti o n for debat e was. “ Re­
solved, t h a t th e great and in cre as in g 
power of th e speaker o f th e house 
is a m e nac e to the l i b e r ! ies of the 
people."

Section I. affirmative. C a m p and 
Mobley: negative. Allen an d Curd. 
T h e affirmative won.

Section 2, affirmative. M cN ea l 
a n d H a c k e t t : negative. O u r t s i n g e r 
and Griggs. Tile nega ti ve won.

Section 3, affirmative, G e r m a n 
and G i b b s ; negative. M a r t i n and

D u s k i n g 

i

w

AMERICAN PLAN

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Specially Catered For

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YOUR PATRONAGE

O U R W A G O N S W I L L C A L L 
E V E R Y H O U R .

R IN G P H O N *: 444

To th e....
University Patronage:

inspection. 

I take pleasure in announc­
ing th e arrival of a large and 
com plete line of Sam ples for 
th e present season , w hich I 
have now on display ready 
for 
I guarantee 
you perfect satisfaction as to 
fit, sty le and general work­
m anship, and can save you 
m oney. In vestigate the suits 
w hich I make to order for 
trousers at
$10.70 up, and 

$ 2 . 9 5 UP*

A. G. GERJES

Men’s Outfitter

1610 Lavaca Street

t . S T A B L ! S H E D 1 3 7 3

C. A. D A H L IC H

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F U R N IT U R E
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H O U S E
F U R N IS H IN G
GOODS

I S T H A N D L A V A C A S T R E E T S

C lu b H o use
RESTAURANT
B ill ia r d H a l l
With Rebate Checks on all Games

All the Delicacies o f the 
Season.

J. A . M I L L E R , P r o p r ie t o r .

T E L E P H O N E No. 40

Stevens 
Ideal Rifle

No. 4 4 .

Price Only $ 1 0 .0 0 .

Made in all the standard cali­
bers both Rim and Center Fire. 
W eight about T pounds. Stand­
ard barrel for rim fire cartridges, 
24 inches. For center-fire cart­
ridges, 2(> inches.

If these Titles are not carried in stock 
by your dealer, send price and we will 
send it to you express prepaid.

Send stamp for catalog describing com­
in­

plete line and containing valuable 
formation to shooters.

The J. Stevens Arms and Tool Co.

P. 0. Bo. 2763 

CHICOPEE FALLS. MASS.

C. EKMAN
(400 Lavaca Street
B o o t a n d S h o e m a k e r

C U S T O M W O R K 
IN ALL ITS BRANCHES

repairing

 A. L FULTON.
S T U D E N T S ’ O L D S T A N D

1608 LAVACA STREET.

F. E.

! 1STR0T

pure Linen Collars, 

kir" 1- 20
new styles.............................. 

0

jfef;ligee S h irts, IO s ty le s 

 50c

Fine Negligee Shirts. *125 kind JI .OO 

KingQuality Dress Shoes,worth

5*.OO, fo r . ........................

•Varsity Dress Shoes- • 

 

*3.50

Sp,in* Suits of Flannel and

Ser ge, w o r t h $10-00, f o r . . . . aO

Blue Serge Coats. • ■...................... ®', -n0

Prices 
are 25 per cent
below
c o m p e titio n .

LOCALS AND PERSONALS.

Mont High lev "US «<-k ,wo 

last week.

I). A. McDatiiv11 went 

to San 

Antonio last Tues<'a .v-

Kd. Co nnor has again tak en up 

his abode at it. Hall-

The rallier of Ml>s Mary I’apple- 

w, I! visited her yesterday.

Jesse Miller 

to Houston

last week to visit his home folks.

MPX. Ih-usspn visited his parents 
in San Antonio S a t u r d a y a nd Sun-

I.,,-I Monday the Clee Chili sus­
a fte r

operations 

u n ti l 

pended 

day.

exams.

The Cactus m a tt e r must 

lie
lit™'>>' the l o t h of

handed to th 

this month.

“ The Reveller-" " i l l give their
, F!i edith St root Hall

- I 

. 
initial ge rm a n at
Friday night.

Mont Highley and 

(i.-orge S.
\\ right a r .........tv 'h»miciled ut I rn-

varsity Hall.
\ l ,, }» 

j ), ,p. Wh itake r, tin* cap 
and gown man, left T h u r s d a y night 

for Now York.

TU- I Diversity l i l i e s ’ Chih was 
tv 

entertained Tuesday a ft erno on 

Mrs. Prat he r.

T h o J u n i o r 

r n i r a n o x a n i i n n t ion 

Law Saturday.

«v l v agonizing
t 1 limn.ii 

in 

J u d g e Lewis’ ad dress to the s tu ­
last Wednesday 

dents 'and facility 
ii is exceedingly g°°d.

 

 

The 

of the Hall so
fur iiv the student® has been of great 
value to the I niversity.

.Mack Logan, th e genial reading 
('.■rk of lim House, was recently a 
Y i it or I f i tin* I iii v e rs if y -

I’ho chapel ho u r h e re af te r will he 
I ’ JtO-l. T h e I - - 1 vlasses will he 
a. vamed thirty minutes.

• 

|[. Winkler of the Freshman
el os has ri-turned to the University 

an I will resume his work.

rho lecture on Liquid Ail 

b e n e f

ti 
Of basion with your presence.

 of the band, 

i

t

is foi 
ti race the 

Miss Margaret (Jutbrio of Corsi­
ca ia, one of last year's st udents, is 
Vt 

ting Miss P- 

N o n oil.

is °ff 

for 
Hr. Bray 
thor studies a nd pho to gr a ph s of 

U 
lo x leaf pine forests this week.

tllis week 

The m a tri c ul a tio n 

here has 
rea bed 804, by far th e largest in 
ti.f history of the i n t u i t i o n .

Miss Annie Laurie T r i p p e t s who 
has been visiting frien ds at Grace 
Hall, retu rne d S u n d a y m o r n i n g to

T H E T E X A N .

LIQUID

LECTURE!
Auditorium,
Saturday,

M a r c h 16

Mr. Arthur Roberts, 
of Chicago.
L iquid A ir flow in g like w a ter u«ed 
in th e exp erim en ts.

a third brother. T h e students g re a t­
ly sympathize with him in his sor­
row.

'I'lit* hill providing for a mineral 
survey of the State* u nd e r the direc­
tion of the University has finally 
passed tile House. 
It is now under 
the consideration of the Senate and 
th.* possibility of 
its becoming a 
law seems good.

S t a r Course e n te r ta in m en ts arc* 
coming at inoppo rt une times. T h e 
Tyrolean Concert < ’oinpany was here 
IL 
Wednesday night and Mr. F. 
Roberson 'Thursday night. Exams 
were too close at ha nd to permit of 
very large audiences.

N orm an T. Robinson bas resigned 
his position as e di to r for T h e T e xa n 
from the Freshma n class. We re ­
that Mr. Robinson could not 
gret 
consent to remain, hut the pressure 
of his engin eerin g work, he thought, 
required all of Ins time.

an d has been 

J i m Loving has retu rne d to Au s­
tin from th.* Medical Department.
is suffering from weak heart 
Ile 
to 
a c t i o n 
abandon his work for tlu> year. His 
friends hope tha t in his present s u r ­
re­
roundings he will 
cover.

speedily 

forced 

her home, 2709 Rio Gra nd e Street, 
where she was royally welcomed.

Many of the students witnessed 
the laving of the corner stone of 
Seton 
a f t e r ­
noon.

Inf irm ary 

S linda} 

A 

in 

flood occurred 

lie* Latin 
office S u n d a y n ig ht a nd the Spanish 
office 
just beneath suffered ‘‘dire ­
fully."

How about the two Seniors who 
the 
their caps on back­

th e ir pictures 

taken 

for 

had 
Cactus with 
wards ?

J o h n K. P r a t h e r , B. Sc. '97. has 
a very nice ease of geological speci­
mens stored in I niversity for safe 
keeping.

T h e 

lecture of Mr. Frank 

IL 
Roberson in the a udito ri um Thurs­
day nigh t was one of the best the 
S t a r Course has yet given.

Loomis received a telegram S u n ­
day night, tha t his fattier was d a n ­
gerously ill- Mr. Loomis left Mon­
day m o r n i n g for Kl Paso.

E. W. Winkler, B. A. '99, M. A. 
’OO, who is now te aching in Bl inn 
College, B re nh am , is editor-in-chief 
of th e “ Bl inn College Monthly."

T h e Houston Post has recently 
I niversity with 
its 

le adi ng editorials upon 

tin4 

complimented 
two 
work. 

’Rah for tin* P o s t !

T h e Y. M. C. A. adjourned last 
S u n d a y to go down and hear Rev. 
Mr. T a y lo r of Boston deliver an 
address in the Methodist church on 
‘‘Good Citizenship.”

Idle Texas Academy of Science 
will moot in tie* < ’hemical T h e a t re 
March TAI, at which Dr. Bray will 
deliver a popu lar lecture illustrated 
by the storeopticon.

It 

is reported that Dr. \\ lander 
will have tin* class in Scientific Ger­
man next term. Before specializing 
in zoology I >r. Wheeler was a teach 
or of the Gorman language.

Miss Ada Ho rton, one of 

last 
year's gra du a te s of tho School of 
Nurs ing, has resigned her position 
in tin* School for the I h a f and Imre- 
a ft e r will do independent work.

T h e d in in g 

room at B. Hall 
la< k«*d five dollars of paying all the 
ex pi* uses of man age me nt d ur in g
February. 
'Phis is gr a ti fy i n g news 
to all friends of the University.

As tim e passes th.* need <d‘ a I ni- 
versitv postoffice bet onies .*\.*f\ dux 
more app ar ent . T h i - m a tt e r should 
receive immediate attention ai 
the 
h a n d s of the University authorities.

to 

In ord er 

lim continued suc­
cessful ma nag em en t of 
I niversity 
Hall bv the stu den ts it is absolutely 
necessary that the rules concerning 
the payment of dues be promptly 

ohserv cd.

lls,- London Lancet, 

th.* oldest 
journ al print ed 

an(] hest Medical 
m 
ping Ii sh language, in its issue
0f February 9t h contains a compli­
m e n ta ry notice of Dr. H a r p e r s a d ­
dress on vaccination.

“ Bulletin No. I" has been issued 
ro mm itt ee on Affiliated 
ib«* 
hv 
i' a little pamphlet of 
Ii 
S c h o o l s . 
eig hty-three pages containing su g­
gestions on preparation of students 
for tim University.

Recently, Mr. 

Henry Ward 
T u r n e r of the U. S. Geologic a1 S u r ­
vey in charge of the geology of the 
Sier ra region iii I a Ii forma, an old- 
time f r i e n d of Dr. Simonds, recently 
visited the University.

'[de. Athletic Council 

recently 
S. Ut out an appeal to each a lu m nus 
towards 
requesting a co ntribution 
th,* payment of o u r athletic field 
debt. Tim hope is expressed that 
each a l u m n u s will respond.

j 

I-'. Robertson of the Freshman 
(.];l_ was called to his home in P a l ­
estine Monday n igh t of last week 
the accidental death of his 
bv 
brother. T h i s is the **eond 
time 
within a mo nt h t h a t Mr. Robertson 
has thus been called away, and an 
acci de nt m e a n t im e has happened to

them. 

Powell, Moore, a n d I ai when are 
resting easy, for exams do not a f ­
Powell is en joying an 
fret 
this week. Moon* smiled 
o ut in g 
the 
condescendingly S a t u r d a y at 
oth er J u n i o r Laws who wen* 
in 
Law- 
agony over C rimina l 
h o n ’s tim.* will come Th urs da y. 
It 
p a r s to bo in a debating team.

I.aw. 

Professor A l l lion W . Small of 
the University of Chicago delivered 
quite an able i m p r o m p t u h*cturo on 
“ Pedagogical Heresies’ 
licfore one 
of the classes in Pedagogy last week, 
is editor of ‘‘T h e 
professor Small 
American 
an d his work in this field lias made 
him famous. 
Ile is m a k in g a to ur 
of Southern colleges.

J o u r n a l of Sociology 

in 

inst ruc tor 

in Botany 

*•< rot o h s of the United States" 
is the title of a brochure of IO pages 
aud 2* pl at e- bv Mr. A. M. Fe rg u ­
son, 
this 
institution, 
issued February HL 
PM)I, and separately printed iii iii* 
twelfth annual report of the Mis­
souri Botanical Garden at St. Trouts.
Ii 
is a great pleasure to note this 
in the scientific 
increased activity 
schools of the I 'niversity, in spite 
of tilt* exacting duties of the class 
room and laboratory.

A r r a n g e m e n t - arc being per fected 
b v which the students iii the schools 
of Geology and Z o o l o g y will con­
duct a joint excursion to Gra nit e 
Mountain a n d M a r b l e Falls within 
the next few weeks. 
The fare f<»r 
the round t r i p will as usual be $1.50. 
'This excur-ion is not limited to these* 
two sehools. All University people 
in­
a nd their friends are cordially 
vited to avail themselves of this o p ­
p o r t u n i t y to visit fine of the most 
picturesque portions of Texas.

'I'he L . S . Biological survey will 
send a party into West Texas for a 
three or fo ur m on th s ’ s u rr e y begin­
n in g d u r i n g the last <>f March, and 
Mr. Bailey, chief field natura lis t, 
has written Dr. Bray to find some 
the 
capable person 
party, f u r n is h in g team and covered

to accompany 

wagon, who will have charge of
c amp affairs, cooking, etc. Such 
per-on will bo at no expense for s u p ­
plies and will receive $3 per day for 
th.* three or four months out. As 
this offers an excellent opportunity 
for an outing, it is thought possible 
that there may lx* some one am ong 
the student holly who would bo in 
a position lo take advantage of tin* 
offer. The School of Botany has 
been asked to contribute the bota n­
ical part of the report of this and 
previous surveys in the State.

for c i t y 

I n another column will he found 
tin* announcement of Mr. IL U. H i l ­
tiva-uivr. A great 
liard 
many of the students got to vote in 
tho city election, and e v e n one 
should vote for Mr. Hilliard, for the 
r e a s o n s th at he, being cashier of the 
Austin National Bank, is fully c a p a ­
ble, and is a gentleman. F u r t h e r 
more, he has always been a friend 
to the University and has never re­
fused assistance to furth er any stir 
dent e n t e r p r i s e , 
ll** has always eon 
trihuted generously to help athletics 
and whenever called upon for “ cas h” 
Mr. Hilliard is one of the few A u s ­
responded every 
tinites who has 
time generously 
and with good 
IL* has helped u s. boys; let 
grace. 
us help him. Tho Texan is not a 
political paper, hut will say a good 
word for its fr iends and ’V a rs i ty ’s 
friends whenever possible.

S P E C IA L NOTH I - L IQ U ID 
AIR L EC T U R E

'The Ie, titre next Saturday night 
is n o t a number of the Y. M. U. A. 
Star ( ’nurse. 
It is a lecture brought 
here in the interest o f science and 
general inform ation. The expense 
o f shipping liquid air here from 
is considerable,— much 
N ew York 
tuppoae 
higher 
Hence the high price of the tickets. 
Furthermore, arn surplus will be 
for 
given t«* the University band 
instruments.

than o n e would 

It has been decided to reserve all 
seats, that is, also the cheaper seats. 
Secure y o u r seat* early. Th** seats 
are going rapidly, and you can not 
afford to miss seeing this 
f r o m a 
g o o d point.
 

 O ........

 

N O T I C E .

To the President a n d Faculty of 
the I iiiversify <d Texas: T he colo­
ni i t tt*e on re! i git ut si fit* r \ n e-, to which 
was referred the proposed change 
in the time of holding chapel exer­
cises, report •
1. That 

that 
tin* time be c h a n g e d t<» the half hour 
extending from 12:30 to I o ’clock 
p. rn.

they recommend 

2. That this change take effect 
on Monday, the 18th instant, the 
fir-t chape! service after the w i n t e r 
term exam inations.

3. 

'That notice of this change 
be given through the city and U n i­
versity papers, by bulletin, and by 
a n n o u n c e m e n t at Hie m onthly m eet­
ing in the a u d i t o r i u m to-morrow.

Morn; i n ( A l l a w a y ,
J KO. C. Tow VRS,

/ 

Committee.

M a r c h 5, 19 01 .

 

 

o— —

T H U PIA N O F U N D

Concert was as near perfection as 
it could well be—everything that a 
lover of good music could wish for, 
a m! the audience gave vent to their 
expressions o f approval. We hope
tin* s t u d e n t s w ill keep up this kind 
of entertainm ent, just like the peo­
ple of Austin among whom are many 
of the professors and students, give 
approval o f their appreciation of 
They go 
It rush’a 
there because the new line o f por­
celain refrigerators are the 
latest 
ideas and sold very nearly at the 
price o f the old style. A gain, the 
Quick Meal gasoline stoves, so cool, 
so quick, and so economical, arc -old 
low priced and up-to-date 
at tin- 
store.

( ’Kina Palace. 

A. J . ZU KER

Wholesale and Retail Dealer In

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to bring our service, time Aint equip* 
moot up to the hlgbost possible perfec­
tion. Tin* result Is that we have in the 
trains we bow run, with their Improved 
modern cooches, luxurious cole c m nod 
handsome Pullman**, just ground for 
claim in g su p e r io r ity .

lf vou are going to Colorado. I tab* 
a California, or any pairtton of t he N o r th ­
west, remember that ‘ You don't have to 
apologize for riding on T h e Denver 
Road !*’

W F S T E R L E Y . 
A (J I' a

A. A G L I S S O N
( I . A L*. I>

C H A R L E S L H U L L
T. P. A.
The Fort Worth & Denver City Rf. Co.
F O H T W O R T H , T E X A S .

A . C E R V I X

THE OLO

University tailor-

IS NOW LOCATED AT 

SOOS CONGRESS AVE.

 T H E M E D IC A L D E P A R T M E N T .

T H E JOLLY BONE 

.JUGGLERS.

I A M A C A N D I D A T E F O R

A S U G G E S T IO N .

There* 

i* an ol<J prover!) which 
says “ All things come to him who 
w aits/' but in this age and time it is 
clearly proven every day th a t the 
only way to he sure of ge tti ng a 
t h i n g is to go get it. 
'The Academie 
branch of the University longed and 
hoped and waited for a gymnasium 
f o r ma ny years, but they never got 
one until they took the bul! by the 
horns and raised a 
to 
star t a gymnasium for themselves, 
from 
an d 
to­
f ri end s of the I Diversity, and 
is by no 
day. although the “ gym 
means complete in all details, they 
have a very good one and an instruc­
t o r paid by order of the regents 
fr o m the I Diversity fund.

assistance came 

little fund 

then 

l f anything, the Medical Depart­
ment needs a gymnasium worse 
tha n the main dep artm ent did when 
th e ir first active steps toward ge t­
t i n g "in* were taken.

T h e st intents here need regular 
exercise, hut many of them are kept 
fr o m such benefits by the long dis­
tance from tile college to the ''t . M. 
<\ A. building.

Why can not we have a g y m n a ­
si u m of ou r own ? Without doubt, 
each and every member <»f the fac­
ulty would assist us in an attempt 
to organize one, because they arc* in 
h e ar ty sy mpathy with every move- 
m e n leading to th e be tt e rm e n t of 
the 
student 
body.

condition 

the 

of 

< )f course there are object ions that 
might he brought forward. For in ­
stance, we have no place for a gym. 
N either had the Academies, hut they
were not long in finding an d m ak­
ing one. T h e next objection migh t 
br, we* have no money, and again 
the re is lh.* same answer,— neither 
the Academics, lait thew soon 
ha d 
collected a 
th e ir 
little fu n d a nd 
g y m n a s i u m was started, small and 
it has 
Insignificant a t 
gr o w n wonderfully d u r i n g its short 
existence.

first, b u t 

We can not expect to have a fully 
equipped gy mn asi um all at once, but 
we* can have a place for exercise an d 
a place where we can enjoy 
the 
lu xu ry of shower baths without hav­
i n g to go a mile to the Y. M. Ck A. 
b ui ldi ng, a nd what is more, if we 
show by o u r actions that' we want 
a g y m n a s i u m and an* going to have 
one, aid will come to us from some 
l f we make a liegilining 
q ua rt e r, 
th e regents must aid us or discrimi­
n a t e un jus tly against us while they 
give support to tin* Academic’s gy m ­
nasium.

T h i n k about what has lieen said, 
t a lk to your friends about 
if. and 
ask yourselves the question, “ Do we 
w an t a gym ?” and then d o n ’t be con­
t e n t to sit down and wait for one to 
come h* us, hut rememl)er t h a t “ the 
L o r d helps them t h a t help t h e m ­
selves" and go about getting a g y m ­
n a si u m 
the Medical D e p ar t­
ment. We can have one i f we only 
will.

for 

Improved
BOSTON
GARTER

The Standard 
for Gentlemen
A L W A Y S EASY

The Name “ BOSTON * 
GARTER” is stamped 

on e\ cry loop.

CUSHION 
BUTTON1

^ C L A S P

Lies flat to the leg never 
Slips, Tears nor Unfastens.!

S O L D E V E R Y W H E R E .
Sump]? pair, Silk 50c.
Cotton & i'.
M ailed on receipt of pric* . 1 

GEO F E 0 8 T CO., U t k m 
B o lto n , MM i . , U .S .A .

E v e r y P a i r W a r r a n t e d *

Sy nar th ro di a 

loosened up and 
transformed 
Fno rt hro dia , 
into 
Ph ar ma cy led through the intricate 
maze of Osteology and nock to u n ­
derstand 
tic wonders of natural 
hinges. The Giant Skeleton issued 
bis edict and it was posted in blue— 
significant of 
the vivid electric
Hashes that would he emitted from 
the terrible knives of the Anatomist. 
as he demonstrated to his colleagues 
in 
improved 
method of 
loosening up old and 
stiffened joints.

research 

latest 

the 

o

T h e edict called for a <enclave 
on S a tu rd a y night. M a r d i 9th, and 
when the Pones had gathered 
to­
gether and the Giant Skeleton was 
seated upon the throne the subjects 
were brought f o r t h - IP F. Currie, 
a member of the Medical class of 
’OI, whose artic ula tions were fast 
becoming stiffened 
in age, sadly 
needed the light of twentieth cen­
into 
tu ry science and skill thrown 
them to rejuvenate the ir usefulness; 
and J . 0 . Kemp, P h a r m a c y 
’02, 
ignorant of tic* wonders of An atomy 
but willing for the sake of science 
to submit to dissection. T h e A n a t ­
o m i s t ' s awful work was rapidly and 
dexterously performed and every 
incision made by the magic knives 
healed by first 
the 
“ new hones” were whole again.

intentio n and 

Careful medical attention had 
overcome the possibility of surgical 
shock and when they had recovered 
from the anaesthesia brought on by 
paralysis of the cutaneous sensory 
nerves from 
rapid and prolonged 
stimu la tio n, each new bom* was 
ready and anxious for the next dis­
tortion 
T h e i r anxiety 
may soon be relieved bv the Giant 
Skeleton, although no one knows 
when th e next edict m a y be issued.

to occur. 

MEDIC A ND P HA R MA C Y MI XED.

T H E T E X A N .

I

I

C I T Y T R E A S U R E R

A N D W O U L D A P P R E C I A T E

Y O U R S U P P O R T .
R * 3 P B C T F U t t Y .
H . P. H IL L I A R D .

to 
the 
th e various m em bers of 
hoard. Without doubt the Medical 
D e p a r t m e n t ’s representation in this
y ear's C actus will he an excellent 
one.

T he “ sad sea waves' sen*rn to have 
an 
the 
irresistible attraction on 
warm moonlight nights such as we 
had 
is doubtful, 
though, whether the waves were th*' 
whole attraction 
for certain ones 
among us.

last week. 

It 

(V

E X ( H A N G E .

It has been a matter of some 
comment that when Vale triumphed 
over H a rv ar d at 
football, a yell 
went up from Yaledom the country 
over which made tho welkin ring. 
while the press blazoned the feat in 
columns of description, s ta rt lin g 
illustra­
headlines and numerous 
tio ns ; hut when Harvard won iii a 
victory over Yale in the annual d e ­
bate. receiving the unan im ous ver­
dict of the three judges, there was 
hardly a n y t h i n g said about it. Th is 
explains the fact why State in s ti tu ­
tions that devote their attention to 
athletics in all their intercollegiate 
relations receive the plaudits of the 
in s ti tu ­
press, while certain other 
tions su pe ri or in brain over brawn 
in oratory should 
and 
have 
t r i ­
u m p h s .—- [ T h e Lariat, of Baylor 
University.

far ahead 
little said about 

their 

—o-

I NIN LE N IT Y H A L L .

J i m Loving is sick at his home 

It KC KI PTS

r u a r y 28, 1 0 0 1 :

sick.

in Austin.

Gt*orge Th o m as has born sick, but 

has recovered somewhat.

( ope > of tin* Fres hma n class pic­
ture are on sale at a dollar and a 
h a lf each.

L. 

D u d g e o n r e t u r n e d on 

t h e 
Itll a f t e r a few d a y s ’ a b s e n c e f ro m 
classes.

A> y e t, 

t h e F r e s h m a n yell h a s 
fa ile d to m a t e r i a li z e . Lr! y o u r voiees 
br h e a r d . Imivs.

“ D a n S t u a r t ” Y a t e s , th e “ m i l l ” 
t hose day - 

c o n t rat to r , is ke p t busy 
a r r a n g i n g dates.

I*. J . S h a v e r a n d H a r r i s W a ts o n 

w e re i n i t i a t e d 
t e r n i t y last S a t u r d a y n i g h t.

i n t o t h e S i g m a f r a ­

T h e Sophomores have been con­
siderably wrought u p lately— most 
them had a p a i n ( e ) of some 
of 
kind.

The Sophomore Mod. picture in 
the Cactus will he a block picture. 
Mr. Naschke is doing the work for 
the class.

think about 

Go home and 

the 
gym na si um 
D on’t you 
project. 
think it would he fine to have one 
close to tin* college?

T h e Galveston mail delivery sys­
tem is about as poor a> they usually 
get. Letters which get here at night 
are not delivered u n ti l some time 
the next afternoon.

who 

Watters 

was 
Cannon, 
catcher on the ’V a rsi ty team in ’9? 
a nd who has since located in south­
ern Arizona, was a visitor amon g 
us on the 9th as a guest of J o h n 
Reifel.

T h e Clark lectures at the Y. M. 0. 
A. last week drew ma ny of the s tu ­
dents to hear them. They were ex­
cellent and 
recreation 
an d all who attended them were very 
m uc h pleased.

instructive 

T h e Cactus editors met last week 
to discuss ma tte rs and assign work

Rf*4*t‘ivwl from I n u r n ! , « .'slit',? 05
1*22 45
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JU bg
•faunaI \ balance 

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Grocer ie* *>n hand. Fell. I 
. $ 
<L 
Knee, roasting e n tre e,., 
J o h n f bi . jgrocet ie* 
................ 
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!.«•«•, sundries 
F. 7 
. . . . . 
E I) Achillea, I u r k e y s . . . . . . . 
J . \Y. I) i a j *»* t . Ixia rd refunded. 
M. M. McMahon, lam rd refund*

ctl 

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K. I >. Ai hiller, eggs ............... 
\chillc*. e g g * . . . . . . . . . . 
Iv D. 
............... 
Iv I > A* hide*, egg* 
I., I. Xorwnod, hoard refunded 
Hill A 11 til. groeeries............... 
J . P. Davis, vegetable* ........ 
F. Y Lim pen. milk and b utter 
 
Drink ii I Steam L a u n d r y 
 
A. Me**er. J r., b r e a d , 
. ............. 
John sin La ti. meat 
.......................... 
Porter. tl*h 
Fi*cher Bro*., g roceries 
 
Vo** Si Lo., c ro c k e ry ................. 
W arner, Wood & Lo., coff et*.. 
Lnion M arket, o y s t e r s . . . . . . 
L itv of Austin, water, l ig h t .. 
Pay Roll, kitchen and jan ito r
s e r v i c e ........................................ 
la*«', salary J a n u a r y and

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F e b r u a r y ................ 

 
F. V. Lee, s u n d rie s ................... 
/ Lee, s u n d rie s ................... 
F 
J o h n < M r. g roceries................... 
John ' mt. groceries................... 
............... 
W. (I Brush, dishes 
towel*,
Scarbrough & H icks 
etc................................................. 
Teagarden a Shum ate, repair*

 

 

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Bachman Foundry, repa r* on
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Johnson, 
................................. 
Zilker, coal 
J. W Mitchell, milk and butter 

janitor service 

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S O P H M E E T I N G .

f o r 

Tho S o p h o m o r e c la s s m e t T h u r s ­
day a n d e le c te d officers 
t h e 
s p r i n g t e r m , A f t e r a s p i r i t e d c o n ­
tos! M r. D u n e a n w o n o u t i n t h e ra c e 
f o r lite p r e s id e n c y . 
F r e d S a m p s o n 
w ill h e n c e f o r t h a d d d i g n i t y to t h e 
r e c e iv e d — t h a t o f
office w h ic h h e 
v ic e - p re s id e n t. M is s H e l e n D e v i n e 
w as e le c te d s e c r e t a r y a n d t r e a s u r e r 
by a c c l a m a t io n .

T h e c o m m i t t e e a p p o i n t e d to col-

lect Cactus dues ma de a very u n s a t ­
isfactory report. 
It has not been 
working, and by its negligence has 
brought the class into disgrace. The 
sophs are not so “ s h o r t” as would 
re ­
a ppear 
port.

the committee’s 

fro m 

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Messrs. B udlev F isher, George 
Wright, and Dexter Hamilton had 
their pictures taken Th ursday. Bv 
some mistake the rest of the sopho­
the 
more (lass w e n * 
group.

included 

in 

A H L IN

The la r g e s t m usical 
instrum ent factory i n 

th e w orld 

m a k e s th e & e?

WASHBURN

G U I T A R . S 
M A N D O L I N ,3 
a n d B A N J O S

A s so o n a s y o u a re 
com peten t to ju d g e r o e 
q u a lity yo u cea se to won­
d e r w h y e v e ry b o d y 
w a n ts a W A S H BUR 

.

Sol d by l e a d i n g m u s i c dealer^ 
ever} where.

LYON * HEALY.

Chiru to

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