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BEYOND RECKONING
Coming Game With Razorbacks of ArkansasW ill Bluebonnet Belle Who Has Made
4
Preparation* for Thanksgiving are
rail under
The Thankagiving
in
on
V
V
cited.
the
The moat noteworthy soclal event
versity.
June. and 1s doing at the Driskill hotel Saturday night by
can't quit going to school.
And the
Mrs. Raymond takes this viewpoint.
SOUND
Mary Rugely. Leah Moseley, Margaret
greatest
White, Marces, Frazer and
no
—The Elliotts Photo.
MISS ALICE DRYSDALE
vice president of the law department.
Lately the university has been
con-
It
fronted with a peculiar situatipn.
We
She
took the bar examination and she now is a licensed attorney.
'There is nothing like a book
Ito take our minds off of what we have
simply
We
members.
very pretty tableau ef-
teresting experiences as editor of the
WILSON WILLIAMS
the making of so much real school
The
Praises Vinson as Man Fitted
department
Iibrary
connected
VISITORS AT C APITOL.
R. Handy of Denison, owner of
J
such a great
It should be
ing on Governor Hobby.
purpose.
will be one of the representatives of because the Red Cross and the Y, M
the other agencies
the team from Battery A. 345th F A.
A
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‘considered that much of the reading
in tills matter, as in many others.
The weekly german was held at K.
। lion and a half lonesome men?
The ac-
, 3a"
NEWS FROM THE FRONT.
n
the "shuttle race" team from Battery
2
Anderson of Manor, Oom-
to fight for our sake."
need
re net
I
1
4 he might not miss anythiz. and
Shs
those nearby.
Ha would have given a lot to
been
orange and
rar in Europe was
that moment the
used for the purchase of books.
A
tesy nt publishers, can purchase books
| much more cheaply than Individuala.
e
i
V •
h
France
Cham-
Bring Out AU the Spirit and Energy Which
Is Inherent in the Great Student Body.
American
assume
for Propaganda Story to
Aid Texas Campaign.
SEEKS TO ASCERTAIN
EFFECT OF GREAT WAR
A. degrees last
other work this
the
the
to
the
Cartldge, Julia Loouise Shepard, Eliz-
abeth Abbott. Gussia Snodgrass, Let a
Where Texas’ Loyal Engineers Are Taught
How They Can Best Serve Their Country
read.
books.*
requested
ansoctation
An interesting number, presided over
by Dr. J. W. Kerns. will be the un-
left for Ia Salle county to spend
week hunting deer.
of them are
where they
newspapers.
Invited girls were: Misses Dorothy
Evans. Eleanor Atkinson, Hazel Ed-
l
ment of thr
lots (nor muly
for meveral n
lazy
it
Ben Iooney Jr. is visiting friends
in Austin.
Murray are among the v at to re at the
Kappa Alpha house.
with
Okla-
Cotillion and Reception Will Be
Chief Social Events—Delta
Tau Delta Dance.
UNIVERSITY CIRCLES
LOOKING FORWARD TO
THANKSGIVING JOYS
to Grapple Problems of
Education.
SUNDAY MIGHT PROGRAM AT
CENTRAI CHRISTIAN CHURCH
'tain ev
‘service
the
likelihood that it will ever die.
The man who encourages the team
mittee
which
war
Miss Margaret Rennie la a visitor
at the Kappa Alpha Theta house.
Phi Mu announces the initiation of
Miss Irens Neville of Bonham.
Clark Banks of Lockhart has been
a guest at the P Beta Phi house.
OD
When the Longhorn team cane cn
the field he was almost beside hin-
—The Elliotts Photo.
MRS. DORA NEILL RAYMOND
>3
I
1
Anewer:
censttpation
Wood haa.
“SCRAPPERS" FROM END TO END
WHO’S WHO AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
Miss Galley Wilkes of Waoo will
visit her sister. Adrienne. at the Kappa
Kappa Gamma house Thanksgiving.
spiration would be accorded
come anywhere."
Ragiand,
Obits.
Messrs.
ENGLISH
SC
RAY E. TOBIN NOW IS
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE
Fine Record at the University University Student Wins Prize
:Old Timer on Team to Play “Hard”
With Same Strength He Showed
s pionship Aggregation Last Year.
vision and happy In-
among the students as editor-in-chiet wards, Eleanor wncht. Sue Mildred
or the Longhorn Magazine, the liter-(Lee. Marjorie MeekK. Margaret DuPuy.
a large Ia Salle county ranch, and
Henry R. Ellis, editor of the Denison
Herald, were in Austin Saturday call-
PYTTSBU
mefipton of
mtates woon
her of Bril
st Um Brit
Bla country
Thora h
ememptions
•■Maeta ha
Mar are *tl
• abort time
Fight Yell, Teas*.
Can't you hold 'em? Oh. boys, can’t
। w ere visitors here for the dance,
fortunate that Among these were Lieuts. Bill Black-
. . magazines and books
Those who havenot had these ad van-
promoted from private to corporal and
is now wondering if his two-streaked
chevrons look an good to other people
as they look to the corporal himself.
state, and also men in other states
who will tell you, with a gre..t deal
of pride. of the things which were
done at Texas when they were there.
that they ber o: the Delta Taue who are sta-
. .. j tioned at different places in the army
thought that is current along lines'
By STANLEY WALKER. . Texas should lose. Rice would carry
* Who is there in the whole state’the ball down the field with an al-
eof Texas who has not heard of the most irresistible force, and the avia-
tramous "Texas spirit"? That is the•tor in the press box would become ex-
guiding spirit of the life of the stu-
structure will be 110,000. Each will’of a life devoid nt all intellectual In-
be a one story building 40x120 fect in’terest.
was give the same night, there waa a
good crowd and it was full of life
and "pep."
utlock does seem bad
It is pointed out with regret that
the custom of paddling the fresh-
men has almost entirely been done
IGHT YELL, TEXAS, 1-2-3!"
...... ... . Ui ILXAS, PLAC EoX THE CAMPUS A LITTLE TO
THE NORTHEAST OF THE MAIN BUILDING.
i"wh. not known until only a short
time before school was to open
whether there would be any school
or not. This caused some to make
• other plans But the university suf-
fered when it lost some of these peo-
the Delta Tau Delta sorority. A num-
has been said that the "Texas spirit"
dead—that it is now a part of the
• dear, dead past. You are told that
Private Harry G. Noren of Austin.
at times.
there must be that efficiency which
characterises mH work done by and
for our government.
Fund to Buy Books,
"The remainder of the fund will be
Private William W. Cal lagtian of
Still. he admitted that the game was
straight and clean and that we were
beaten by worthy opponents.
A few defeats are likely to take
"Plans have already been made for subjects of pity
placing every dollars of the milllo" with all manner of luxuries. _____
in the place where it will do the most tive solders were neglected, ths feed
good. The < arnegie corporation hasing of their minds wan forgotten We
given $320,000 for adequate buildings will profit by this experience and not
in each cantonment Thr cost of each allow our men to suffer the tortures
6 f J
14
aw
iemides library staffs there
tonic to all i
!
training camp activities.
from the press box is on his
to France now, and he wants
university to come out ahead.
The game next Thursday is
the University of Arksnsaa 4
A man
Miss Drysdale also takes considerable interest in girls’ ath-
letics. She was good enough in basket-ball year before last to win
Mr. Handy such “ Kreat purpose. 1, >no_____
a easy to raise many times that amount.
"The Library war council is the only
factor of modern library
characters n hit more really human I -----
And then here ts something else I Owen Haas of Kan Antonio is a vis-
! They have the idee that a roo4 story liter at the sigma Nu house. He will
must he about something which hap-1 remain In Austin until Dec. 1, when
pens wav off somewhere, while therejhe intends to enter the University of
are thousnnes of little things which Oklahoma, his -parents having moved
take place here all the time and nreto that state
Mrs Herron is visiting her daugh-
ter. Mildred, at the woman's building.
loyal to the university on account of
the things they have seen and done
there There are men all over the a lot of the enthusiasm out of any
student ever feit the emotion.
Mrs. Dora Neill Raymond is one
of the graduate students at the uni-
those who somehow feel
enthneiasm was
thirty years. Ho has taken occasion ot such wide
to familiarise himself with the best
education in
more than
the history
and were showered
size, will I ave facilities for handling ; "We have the plan We know the ... .. _
10,000 books and will contain quarters ( need. We can but give One million K.345th F. A.N. A.
for the library staff and a quiet room dollars will serve tn co-ordinate all ef-
। for reading and writing. Branch li-; forts without confusion or waste let
braries will be scattered throughout | us. as the people of Texas. not be
each cantonment. There will also be smaller than the men who have gone
’active libraries at all other plac “ ‘
’heir solution. indicate that his views
would be welcomed and heeded in
oily and my
Aruff. and of
toe much,
mentr
Answer: O
yo1 from you
and apply as
oleane, purifle
he hatr and i
deathof the
Atohing are a
end womb al
MM M regulari
university is indeed
been through.
ary student publication. She was an.Tilda Foster, Lois Eldredge, Elisabeth
efficient member of the magazine
wtork “arhdeanerndechonnuottyroher skiles Dorothy acknight M«, Han.
ent position of honor wel deserved.
Her writings have something which is
unusual among students—real literary
at any
of the
- - ------- ..... - I he regular army and attached to the
must be workers to manage the col- hospital corps and his address in
which beats her can testify that it
has had a bitter fight doing it.
matter donated will have to be elimi- we have the experience of the English
nated and that when this is done the to guide us. Their soldiers were quick-
supply will still be far short of the ly supplied with equipment, munitions or c. hall Saturday night, despite the
demand, will be inadequnte for a mil- and commissariat, just as ours have fact that the Thanksgiving affairs will
been Next the wounded became the soon be here and that another dance
in regular service. army, navy and
marine corps.
HK^nry collecting money for the sol-
diets’ book fund. It has been found
necessary to create this new council
ataunettnotersthane “exaThs norPu, had three cases in Houston last summer and won each of them.
the old life and enthusiasm are
gone, and that the present students lof malcontents. There is no grum-
ure a rather lifeless lot. Is it really bling at the team, for that bunch of
gone? men have shown that they are clean.
Old men come back. and. after [square players and can be depended
looking the campus over. they leave. । on to put up a hard fight to the last
shaking their heads and muttering: Texas has never been completely over-
(The members of the council are all
’authorities on library work, and are
acting at the request of the govern-
ment.
"It may be said 'I have given all
Jack Hyman, a student at the uni-
varsity for the past three years and
the author of the famous Daily col-
umn in the Texan. is in Austin.
ee al all surprising if the educa-
tonal leaders of our country were
''ailed into council at Washington to
plan these needed reforms They
will embrace every aspect of the
subject from the primary school to
the university.
"It is fortunate for Texas, at this
important juncture, tl.at she has at
tie head of her highest institution
of learning a man who. by training,
education, experience and a proved
zympathy with education in its wid-
est aspects and its most pervasive
form*. is admirably fitted to repre-
sent her in such a national council
as we have indicated. The zeal and
that have for their purpose educa-
tional progress. In discussing the
Paul Moehr Jr. has been appointed
private first class in Company C, 845th
M. G. B He is assistant cook
far away from home,
had constant access to
Private Clyde Foster of Austin has
been selected to represent his organi-
zation, Battery A. 14 6th F. A. N. .
on the "potato race" team.
Miss Ines Jordan of Roun Rock
is a week-end visitor at the Phi Mu
house.
• th* books and magazines I can spare
Why is money needed *' Have you ! necessity and not charity, to provide
thought how these contributed books ' reading matter, ’spiritual munition.’ as
jure to be sorted. packed, shipped. Dr. Van Dyke has greatly called it.
•handled and distributed? Have you for the men of the army and navy.
shaking their heads and muttering:
•No. the old pep is all gone. It
is nothing at all like the good old
days Too bad, too bad.""
Why is all this? And is it really
true? Has the spirit which has
made varsity athletics, varsity SO-,,
ciety and varsity life the most Im- history is not dead, nor is there any
portant thing in all the schools_of
the state been entirely lost ?
Things may be tamer this year than
usually, but the spirit which has been
She took her B. A. and M of the past week was the dance given
Ienehorn.Sazazine Shencompiaina e"emShanzingin 1o3h%t, «
afways mnat on Hanint in ntomhocu,io ihe Unt states. S' iehis
ana artices of . tragic Kature Per went out ruddeniy: and "hen., ther
hapa she objects becaum ,b, 1. or were turned on axain Deutscher
.urh a sunny ana hopeful dopomuon embiemas were hown in >™' -t th.
herself stnge. anc the Stara and Ntripes were
•Why." she MV., “th. men and draped .round the instgnia. It wan
women here aem !n have tragdv ona very impresstve aeene Among th.
their minds all the time Neariy avor prominent university Eiris pronent
«nrr they Eive me ha, n wieide or ■ were: Hortense Zoeller. Eliza-
a murder in it I wish they woulantibeth Nrady. Hell. Trimble, porothy
do that There are too many brieht j Harrell. Mary Helen Holden, Alethea
and clever thinea happenme here or i Sleeper. George Hume. Nina Belle
courne, thia la not a comic paper bur j Pay ne, Mildred Obitz, Minette Thomp-
J wish they would try to make their jnon and Alice Taylor
la primarily a deair. to see the uni-
vefsity come out ahead in whatever
it undertakes, and a willingness to
stand by the school and its ideals
always.
Thus we have the general Idea or
th. thing which causes so many men
□ver the state—the alumni—to be so
AUSTIN AMERICAN, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 25, 1917.
starved for something to read; please
hurry and send us some books.’ It is
a great demand, one which appeals to
us as enlightened people.
"In each of the great training camps
fifty thousand or more of our young
men are encamped for many months.
They go through a hard round of
duties each day. but there are hours
when they are quite unoccupied Many
pany <’. 116th engineers, has bean
away with.
Oldtimers who have ween some or
the wild doings of former days say
that the University of Texas is be
coming a ached of mollycoddles—an
institution for the drinkers of milk.
S There are less freakish "stunts”
taking place now than in the old
Ff days. There is less mystery and
pk pent-up deviltry now than formerly.
! ‘ Fewer practical jokes take place. And
those practical jokes! If they were
all collected, they would form one
of the most interesting pieces of
history in the world. There is a
f 1 story connected with almost every
building in the university neighbor-
F Morris Sheppard was subjected to
a very interesting lot of indignities
n historic "B" hall.
noteworthy publication, Mrs Ray- by both the men and women of the
mond is a member of Scribblers, an university.
Konantz of the school of military
aeronautics were present.
feel so lost without our
High school, will tell. "The Story of - _ _
Our J’lag" You will see the "Red. situation that has been brought about
to European battlefields. It in stern
shear, F’reston Northrup, Sidney
Johnson, Bob Lowry and Sergts. Bre-
vard Long. Billy Lowry and Grady
{Chandler.
body of students. But "Texas spirit”
is not near gone. That spirit is going
to help win the war. A great deal of
the old spirit is in the trenches in
France by now. and the belief that
the university can never lose is now’
supplanted by the firm conviction that
Germany, like a football opponent.
. council is offering the brains; can we
Miss Alice Drysdale, whose home is in Houston, has a per- not give the money ? We have lent
sonality which makes her unusually interesting and attractive.;*" the sovernment.we have iven .to
—. . . . , 11 .112 . e FR JU’ the Hed Cross, and we have donated
This is her fourth year at the University of Texas, and she is to the Y. M. C. A., and in so doing we
one of the few girls in the history of the university who have have contributed to the physical som
had the stamina to stay in the law department for three years, soliers w ztnot “falar Short’ in
Miss Drysdale is vice president of the senior law class and also providing rood for their minds. This
- - • She is a memher of the is not an appeal. it l, a call to duty.
_ ■ _ . - . Bne is a member OI me -our soldier. must not be disap-
Texas Womens Bar association, an organization composed of,pointed They are clamoring for
women all over the state who have taken up law as a profession, books. .Read these representative let-
- i • -a 11. 111 j 1. ters. Pl ease send us soinething to
Last summer, when university conditions were so unsettled, she
Mies Julia Grnves made a abort visit
to Cuero the early part of last week
on account of the illness of her
mother.
ut there wearing the
itte that afternoon At
homa beat Texas: Arkansas tied Ok-
lahoma. Texas intends with all its
heart to heat Arkansas. When every-
body in school believes that Arkansas
is doomed, then "Texas spirit" will
come back into Its own.
That happens to be the exact sen-
timent of the students out on the
hill.
veiling, dedication and the placing want to spend a pleasant and profit-
on the wall of the church and honorable hour, drop in at the C’hristian
roll containing the names of twelvelchurch at 7:45 Sunday evening. N. A.
Mr. Williams has been
with the university for i
whelmed by any team. The school
1 other time in .— ------
? school, there has been a great deal
of objection to the pushball contest
which is held between the freshman
' and sophomore classes on the 2d of
every March What does this sig-
I nify? Does it, as has been suggested
by a number of students, mean that
the university is becoming lifeless?
The ’bear fight" had a certain
amount of influence on the spirit ol
’the university. Those who had re-
garded it as an institution as fixed
as the old hill upon which it rests
r were startled by the prospect of hav-
ruusi De worKers to
(leering, packing and transmission of Frame Is "Haw Hospital Number s,
the reading matters; others to select American Expeditionary Force."
books and compile lists of those need* । e e
rd Throughout the entire system jARMY OFFICER HAS FOUR
SONS SERVING COUNTRY
the Red Uron and the Y M
and is seeking dock, who has been generously 'lent’
and lsewhere indicate that these re-
forms will be far-reaching in their
character and effect. It would not
The Sigma Nu fraternity gave a
smoker Saturday night in honor of the
Sigma Nu aviators who are in the avi-
ation school dome fifteen of the avia-
tors were present lAttle affairs like
this mean a greut deal to the boys who
are so far away from home. The avi-
ators all express a deep appreciation of
the manner in which they are treated
merit. she wrote a number of littie
sketches and stories last year which
made a lasting impression. In the
opening number this year, her first
attempt as editor, she put out a num-
ber which was attractive in every par-
ticular. Especially were the editor-
ials a much-talked-of feature They
showed a rare insight into the prob-
lems of the university at the opening
of school, when real understanding
was very badly needed.
In addition to commanding the
helm of this most interesting and
Mrs U W Spenser, wife of Capt.
Wm. J ~pencer, has arrived her*
White and Blue in action." and have
a chance to salute the stars and
stripe* and affirm your allegiance to
our great republic. There will be two
quartet numbers by members of
the church choir: music by the splen-
did Sunday school orchestra and a
men. of this congration, with the
colors in the army and mavy. If you
fur there is no more useful stdent in
the whole university than this earnest
person.
Mr a. Raymond is chiefly known
by the Red Cross to the National Lib-
rary War council for a period nu long
as the campaign shall last Fach dis-
trict has a director, a ho in turn in-
structs the state organization*
Apportioning the Demand.
"The purpose of the Texas Library
War council is to raise Texas' pro rata
of the $1,000,000 needed to supply
libraries to the I nited States soldiers
and sailors at home and at the front
The plan is to see ure an amount which
will be equal in dollars to five per
cent of the population. Thus a city
of 5000 people need raise only $250
This is very little to give to furnish
required to carry the project to a
intellizence with which Dr. vinsonsuicagfutt tndv.Thntrctun"hon.
has grappled with the problems of tional field director is Harold Brad-
Recently the press committee of the
Texas labrary war council which was
appointed by Governor W . U Hobby,
oliered a prize oi $5 for the hesi
propaganua article to be used in the
‛l‛exas labrary War campaign. Con-
teslants tor this pitxe were confined
to the school of journalism of the
i niversity oi Texas. ine press com-
mittee consisted of Mrs. W. F.
boughty, member of the council for
the state at large, and Miss Octavia
F. kogan, secretary of the council,
both oi Austin.
This contest aroused much interest
among the students of the school of
journalism and seventeen papers were
submitted to the judges who were Mrs.
‘Doughty, Dr. Kellis 4 ampbell of the
university and Chester Crowell ot
Austin.
I Trie prise has just been awarded to
I Miss Alice sheiblich w ho is now in
her second year in the university.
Miss Sheiblich is the daughter of Mr.
Paul dheiblich of Marlin. Her article
(is forceful and interesting from atari
| to finish. It presents in concise form
the far reaching necessity and im-
portance of providing American sol-
diers with something to read.
The war library campaign was con-
ducted all over the United States the
latter part of September. In Texas,
-however, the campaign was late in
getting started and everv possible ef-
jfort is now being directed to bring the
contributions of this state up to what
‘they should be. Mian sheiblich’s at -
tide is expected to do much toward
accomplishiug this end. It reads as
ollows:
Soldiers Necd to Read.
"Aftex so many months of war we
are beginning to learn; and on - of the
things we have kameu is the value o.
books to the soldiers. The English
have given us the benefit of their ex-
perience; the National Library War
Usuta Gus Dittmar and Wylle
pageant showig the different phases
it all suddenly done away with, of work being done by the American
... --* _ -h—“ Christian Missionary society.
Austin has been selected to work on
tages may find them now. The sol-
Idlers are offering their services and
their lives for us. They are waiting
to do the utmost. They want books
Can we deny them? It is their ex
tremity: we ought to make it our op-
portunit}
"This plan for helping to make the
life of the soldiers more bearable is
backed by the government The com-’
• unseen god w hose aid is invoked at
Tall Uis football rallies, It is that
hidden something which has made
• the students of the university loyal
•to the old school in every way pos-
7 sible. ""Texas Spirit," in its various
* conceptions, has been blamed with
* more things than may be blamed
• upon any other idea It has been
• defined a thousand times, and none
■ ol the detinitions have even ap-
• proached the real thing. Some ef-
* fort may be made to explain tt. but
> it can never be defined. The stu-
dents out there have a sort of con-
- tempt for the man who attempts
* to define feelings and emotions. They
are indefinable things.
* ’Texas Spirit" is based on loyalty
to the school, first of all. No stu-
dent ever had the true spirit who
did not firmly believe that the Uni-
year. She is one of
versity of Texas was the
institution on earth. And
Miss Pearl Walker of Gonzales, a
former student of the university and
a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha so-
rority. visited friends in Austin dur-
ing the past week.
The bust
pause weal
worry inva
than Ue w
it from the
nervousnes
the first wi
tnflamed a
onditions
Lverem
eflolal acW
pendable ■
Mature’s pn
kidney dise
effects H
markable e
"Having
and liver ci
was indue*
pey and Li
ing it tor
treng. I e
this medici
my life and
ommend it
ed."---Clare
Creek, Mie}
Warner's
Remedy co
dint and
kidneys nee
gata. Sam
enta. Wa
Dept til. :
Mary Neely and Mildred
work and It is this association
which is conduc ting the campaign
The members of its committee have
fixed 61,000,000 as the least amount
"Sergeant Mark Boothe of Creed-
moor, who is no wacting stable eer-
geant for headquarters, horsed section,
315th amunition train. Is getting to be
a regular bronco buster, through hie
exciting experiences at horse drill in
the mornings, such as taking hurdles
at a gallop, riding with feet out of
stirrups, etc. Sergeant Booths always
has trouble getting up thene cool
mornings, and it nearly always takes
a chorus of loud yelling from the
other boys to rouse Boothe from his
slumbers."
This year.
The local Elks club gave a dance
last Friday night in honor of some
of Die members of the Deutschers, a
social and philosophical club which
ha* several of the university men ss
dents at the university it
at home and at the front where sol-
diers and saliors are assembied.
"One item of expense is the em-
ployment of librarians and other work-
ers. Skilled librarians are esnentiai to
[proper administration. The libraries,
to be worthy of the soldiers, must con-
"0 Tor th. purennw or hook.. A from their hone in Coronnda, Call-
dollar Eivon to th. book rood alii Ko rorniq. and they are now loralad at
much farther than a dollar privately 1608‛Brazos The captan l.
spent for rendinK matter, because the in charee of trap shooting at the
library ansoctation, through the cour- aviation „ehool. They have four nona
ta-. ne nohil-har- enn nurchn-- henL- ...
A wedding of interest to university
students was that of J Bailey Post
and Mibb Myrtle Rule. They are now
living at Rule, Texas
honorary literary organization. of
which she in vice president
A member of the Pi Beta Phi sor-
ority. Mrn Raymond has always been
well known and liked by a large num-
ber of students
Mrs Raymond has some very in-
Instead of the usual sermon at the
Central Christian church Sunay
evening, the Sunday school will have
that hour and will render another
one of those attractive exercises for
which it is noted.
The occasion of this one is the cel-
ebration of Bible school day for
American missions, and the exercise,
which has been prepared with great
care, will be patriotic, pleasing and
instructive Mis* Rachel Guyot, a
prize winning declaimer of Austin
you stop 'em Watch that little Rice
follow run. He's the one that made
me look like a simp last year. But
they can't score on us. They never
have. But they're going on down
the Held with the ball."
At last the situation became des-
perate. Rice was about to score. The
old veteran leaned out just as far as
he could, and addressed himself to I
the team like this, though he knew
that nobody could hear him except
the reporter and the man on the other
side of him;
"Boys, you represent old Texas.
Fight. I tell you, fight! They can't
score on you. There are a lot of
people here who don't indorse my
ethics, but I tell you that there is
only one thing you can do. and I w u< [
tell you that always, and it is—give
'em hell, boys! Give 'em hell!"
And then Rice scored.
The disappointed aviator looked
deep into his companion's face and
said:
"The first time in the history of
the world. I didn't think I'd live to
see thia." <
cotillion and reception, though neces-
sarily somewhat simpler than usual
on account of war conditions, will lack
none of their usual appeal to dancers,
bam Low will lead the Thanksgiving
cotillion, and Robert Walker will lead
the reception. The cotillion will be
held at Knights of Columbus hall, the
usual place for university donees The
reception will be held at the Driskill
hotel. The coming week will see the
most important social events of the
year pass into history. Alumni from
different parts of the state have signi-
fled their intention of being present
at the Thanksgiving festivities.
more than'any assembly of educators.
This I* not meant to discourage con-
tributions of books and magazines al
ready on hand, every good book that
can pousibly be spared is wanted.
'The demand for the immediate col-
lection of the money is urgent. The
sooner it la collected the sooner will
our soldiers receive the comforting as-
surance that our hearts are with them.
Most of all, they want books which
will distract their thoughts from the
daily grind. A good supply of reading
matter has been found one of the
most potent forces for preventing
homesickness and discontent. Other
men desire to take up their studies
where they left off in response to
Uncle Sam’s call. Frenh, new books
a ill have to be bought for these stu-
dents. Still others are anxious to
study scientific works bearing on war-
fare and navigation, or to begin other
subjects which have not interested
them before,
"We can be certain that every sol-
dier and sailor in the country's service
will be reached by the system which
the million dollar fund will set in ac-
tion. Books are to be shifted when
they have done service in one place
As the camps are emptied in this coun-
try the libraries will follow our men
Wilson Williams, supervisor of
gifts and exchanges in the library of
the University of Texas, has been
making a study of the possible ef-
fect of the great war upon educa-
tional institutions of the world This
subjec is now receiving the earnest
attention of many louding educators
Douglass Burns of Cuero is a guest
of his brother, Arthur Burns.
overlooked Why. there is more ro-
mance and ndventure here than In
nny other pince I know of But some-
how they don’t care to write about it "
But perhaps th!* is because mhe e
such n cheerful person herself and
refuse* to believe anvthinr bn if she
can help it. Rhe !* one of thone efern-
alIv happr persons who retain thelr
hold on a lot of the really rood thing*
of *lfe and are an asset to th* eom-
mnnty
Mr* Ravmon is from Ran Antonio
enA is a daughter of the late Judge;
Kelli
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tion.
Mrs J P Cardwell of Lockhart was
the guest of her daughter. Alma, dur-
ing the first part of last week.
an auxiliary to
C. A., as well
Mias Bertil
edy CM you
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about thirty
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bolene tablet
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days a pound
reduction.
responsibility for
helping the government, have ahead,
assumed responsibilty for as much as
they Can possibly do in their own
lines of services The council is work-
[tng with the approval and advice of
Relatives of Ray E. Tobin, a son nf
Dr. W H Tobin for many years a
resident of Austin, have received ad-
vice that he is in France. He ia In
a coveted “T.”
She is the daughter of Mrs. M. J. Drysdale of Houston and
is a member of the Phi Mu sorority.
■ matter of mall concern compared
to the momentous affair which was
ebout to take place out in front of
I tbe prems box.
At last the whintle blew and the
fieht was on Hico eeemed to have
the edvantage from the outset, but
eomehow it waa anconcelvadie that
by the war Mr. Williams said:
"In England and America the
events of the world war now raging
-.111 *.ecessitate a readjustment of
educational ideals and standards
Both countries are already looking
in that direction, and th* discussions
tow being carried on in the press
I pie.
Keeping Up the "Pep. '
It is possible, however, that the
"bear fight" would have strength-
ened rather than weakened the uni-
versity had it not been for the war.
, Too many good men were lost in
the training camps and in the draft
The University of Texas lost more
heavily this way than did any other
school in the state, and it has reason
to be quite proud of th* fact. But
still—has the university lost that old
Texas «pint"?
The situation in athletics at an in-
stitution is usually a fair index to the
spirit of the school. And the Univer-
sity of Texas, the school which In for-
mer days had to go outside the state
to find a rival who could even hold
her to a low score, has bowed four
times this season to what the news-
papers called in each instance a su- ,
peri or team " And three of these
teams were from Texas colleges. What *
does it mean? Is the old place degen - ;
•rating?
During the game with Rtce one of
the most interesting things a man ever
had the opportunity to see occurred—
interesting because it showed plainer
than mere words ever could just what
thia 'Texas spirit" means And a
student who has been criticised many •
times, and sometimes justly, was the i
chief actor in the little scene, which 1
occurred in the press box out at Clark
field
The man in question was at that
time a student in the school of mili-
tary aeronautics, and he attended the
game in the company of another avi-
Ation Student who wan formerly s re-
porter on the New York Kun He
came to the preea box early lr orfer
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