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BIG SHOWING OFS\S%ssin which I used to enter and by doing so being closely associated with certain students whom I shall never. And in closing I wish to drop a salutation to each and every member of the University, faculty, and student alike, for 1 have thevery warmest of friends in both.With the very best wishes for thesuccess of “Mother Dear. [ am,Most sincerely,Floyd G. Betts,Lieutenant, U. S. Army.WHAT THE PRESIDENT THINKS*sTHIS WEEKXH17. JtVGeorgetown, lexas“It would'seriously impair America’s prospects of success in this war if the supply of highly trained men were unnecessarily diminished.There will be need for a larger number of persons expert in thevarious fitman in an unbroken line. Teamwork is the one important thing ina cLETTER FRON S. U.MAN IN SERVICECamp Travis, Texas.Co. I, 358th Infantry.To the Readers of The Megaphone:For the past month I have been detached from my regular company, doing special work under English and French officers direct from the trenches in France. Every morning I devote four hours of good hard work to bayonet fighting.This instruction came from Captain McConnell of the British Army.He was champion fencer of Canada before the war and has made a great reputation with the bayonet during the present war. We are getting the benefit of what these■men have actually seen and been have the pleasaure of coaching ouiof applied science than ever before. Such persons will be needed both during the war and after its close. Therefore have no hesitation in urging colleges and technical schools to endeavor toIn order to acquire this their courses as fa ras pos-teamwork which is needed, hard and continuous training is absolute-%ly necessary. It'is a big physical effort to kill with the bayonet andit takes even more training than it does in football, and those who have played football don’t need to be told the meaning of this, especially those who have played a la Rix. Asible on the usual basis.There will be many young men from these institutions who will serve in the armed forces of the country. Those who fall below the age of selective conscription and who do not enlist may feel that by pursuing their courses with earnestness and diligence they also arefifth of a second a great many times . Preparing themselves for valuablemeans the difference between your own life and that of an adversary.service to the nation.“ I would particularly urge uponi\\n me ami iiun oi lt;m auversiiry. i * it, • n * t , the young people who are leavingIt is that futh ot a second that we i J fe 1 1are working for.S IS sstressed to the furthest point in the army, it being the aim of the officials to make everyman in our army an athlete.Ithrough, which will be of great aid to us when we get into the actual conflict ourselves. Out of a class of 100 officers, the captain picked 20, who now compose what is known as the Division Staff on BayonetI was among the fortu-regimental football team and wehave an undefeated record for theentire season. We shall probably continue on through February. My team is composed mostly of Indians. who are the very best ootballt/material. They have all playedbig football somewhere, such as at A man in order to became a good Haskell, Carlyle. University of Ok-bayonet fighter mast acquire con- lahoma, Chiloeea, and such otherfidence. He must have confidence places. Putting them all togetherand by developing team work, theyour high sehols that as many of them as can do so will avill themselves this year of the opportunities offered by the colleges and technical schools,to the end that the country may not lack an adequate supply of trained men and women. Letter to Secretary Lane.Fresh home-made Chocolate Almonds at Alex's Sweets.Training.nate 20.Lady—What is that peculiar odor I get from that field ?Farmer—That’s fertilizer.—Oh, for the land’s sake!Farmer—Yes, lady.comrade. Every man must go forward with the knowledge that he0can kill with the bayonet. Whenhave worked into one of the strongest elevens 1 have ever seen.IGet that box of Candy for Valentine at The Alcove.would recommend athletics for ev-he goes forward lie goes forward to ei.y college bov, for sooner or laterkill or get killed. Our surgeons who have seen actual service in thisthe college boys of today are going to be in this war at some stage ofTHINGS WE NEVER SEEwar tell us that there are absolute- the game. You can’t begin too soon ly no bayonet wounds be treated in j getting your bodies in good condi-this war. A ma\ can't afford to tion. miss. The tactical value of the bayonet lies in the collective application of it. Ench individual should form a link in that great chain of men which is going forward. There must be no flinching, no hesitating, every man must go forward as oneI am always with Southwestern, and no one knows how to appreciate the old school until he gets out away from it and can’t get back when he wants to. I miss the old buildings, the campus, the faculty, the student body, and the activitiesIA sleep from the bed of a river,A tongue from the mouth of a stream, A toe from the foot of a mountain, And a page from a volume of steam.IIA wink from the eve of a needle,A nail from the finger of fate,A plume from the wing of an army, And a drink from the bar of a gate.IllA hair from the head of a hammer,
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South Western University Megaphone
Georgetown, Texas, US
Tue, Feb 05, 1918
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