University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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iK3i cCgtCt:wj5 t925 t Vr -p ■11 HOW THE LOW SPOTS HIT THE HIGH SPOTS — THE YEARNS SOCK- MANGLING AFFAIRS Theta the Dansant The Thftas. inspired liy the activities of the sororities, put their purses together and gave a sort of dance at the dull sometime during the year. Tlie club rooms were decorated with cedar boughs, bottles, and broken chairs placed in fetching disarray. From the writhing mass of coats and trousers present, several ot the more or less fair sex were seen to emerge during the afternoon. Miss Stella Slade was bewitching in some sort of a dress, and a pair of shoes and stockings. Miss Murrell May wore a dazzling gown of Swiss Cheese Cloth, with overskirt of carpenter ' s tulle, trimmed with broken glass and oyster shells. At least four hundred of the four hundred and eight present came be- cause the time of the dance assured them of food. Unfortunately, the girls had asked Stooky Allen, and eighty-four went himgry. Thus many of the boys had to be .satisfied with the water in which the punch cups were washed. The ed drank some himself under the unfortunate illusion that it was the punch. (The Discipline Committee is investigating.) Ay Tee Oh Workout Coach Stewart worked out several of his more promising boys at the country club the other night, and the Ay Tee Ohs, hoping to pull something new, gave a so-called dance at the same time. Couples were seen struggling oyer the floor several times during the evening, but for the most part the activities were confined to clipping practice. Stud Wright got in some neat plays at the expense of Arthur Snow, who was too far gone to dodge. The football boys had just a lovely evening, as the rules bar them from such rough play on the gridiron. The thing was called a Baby-Orgy, and Ras Pemberton, to show his originality, came as a sheik. Matt Newell looked quite at home in a pair of diapers, and Shine Williams, during the evening, made his customary offer to whip the manager. Several of the pants wearers were so inspired by his bravery that they grabbed cardboard paddles and set upon several of the very largest girls present without the slightest sign of fear, (The Discipline Committee is investigating.) Delta Chi Dyonysiac These ex-lilies tried to come out from the mist of oblivion by means of getting ail the invitees mellow drunk, hoping thus to gain their good will and also to get the name of the lodge known about the campus. To make a long story short, the boys gave away the wrong brand of corn with the result that several of the youths mixed it with the negro waiters, and Dutch John thought he was a man long enough to try to whip a fair-sized girl. The discipline committee was prodded into action by the village fundamentalists, and they immediately launched an investigation. The Delta Chis took oath, jointly and severally, that none of them had touched a drop, but it was the naughty boys they had invited who did all the nasty things complained of. The Delta Chis were thus successful in making their name known! (The Discipline Committee is investigating.) Pi Beta Phi Entertains The PifTs, even with the knowledge of the Kappas ' undoing, fared bravely forth with something in the nature of a dance at the country dub. A large number of Kappas were present— the PifTs were so sure of the superioi-ity of their effort that they wanted as many as possible of the rival sisters to be present and duly saddened. The Pi Phis, being not unmindful of the presence in their ranks of certain sops to the alumnae, decided that something was neces- sary to hide them from the invitees. A Gypsy dance was decided upon. Thus the mammas possessing some degree of prescntability were able to expose their charms to the maximum, while the less fortunate sistern could swathe themselves like Egyptian mummies. The cleverest move of the evening was the employment of two orchestras, which advertised a due disregard for expense. It resulted in high disorder, but gave the boys an excuse for cutting dances. Many were thus fooled into thinking it not a bad evening— they don ' t often manage to shake the flats with such impunity. This much can be said for the dance— the Piffs are to be congratulated on the girls they invited. The only oil cans present were members of the ho.st lodge. (The Discipline Committee is investigating.) The Fiji Annual What? Phi Gamma Delta, after running ads in the papers for several days to the etifect that they were going to give a dance to which all the girls were looking forward, hung a flock of toy balloons from the ceiling of the country club, hired an orchestra, and tried valiantly to live up to the announcements. Most of the girls wore ruffles, trunks, shoes and skin. Strange to say, mosi; of the boys look little notice of all this. The principal interest was displayed by the girls themselves, who shot appraising glances over each other ' s figgers. Miss Witchic Wright seemed well satisfied with what nature had given her, judging from the beatific expression on her face after each examination of some other girl ' s anatomy. She seemed particularly happy after having given Marge Winston the once over. God knows why! It is well to note before parting how the Fijis finance their parties. The whole chapter is assessed, which nets no mean sum, while only a favored few are allowed to attend the function. We suggest this plan to the Kappas. (The Discipline Committee is investigating.) Page 381 r r li ' fl ft

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j Ctghc CigictvvjS x z JSL- HERE AND THERE It seems to be a lad willi llic Tiielas to bust out of school and tlic-ii liaiiK around. 11 tlie - don ' l bu-;! out I hemsclvcs they bust out someone else. For example, Stella and Rick. Then there is Murrell, who has been here three years and has attended as many classes. Gladys Love withdrew gladly, and remained to amuse herself as best she rould and the rest of us a great deal. Such stunts as smoking in the Maverick are cute, no doubl , but unneces- siiry. We ' ll tell the world that little Love is wild, and so will she. Several years ago the Phi Gams were bitten by the same bug which has slimg the Phi Dells with the ambition to run the school. Disaster followed and Phi Gamma Delta has not yet recovered from the slump. . word to the politicians. Speaking of good taste — Bobbie gave Mittie a negligee for Christmas. The beautN- contest was a farce. Harvey Eagleson got a vote; Marion . ery voted for P ' rancis, but Francis did not vote for Marion. Nannie Bennett voted for herself, and Melba Collins did likewise, but as theirs was not the deciding vote, they failed to break into the book other than here. Little Pee Wee Caraway recently achieved prominence here through getting himself Hown over by the Shenan- doah in its cross-country flight. Matt Newell sometimes wears a flower in his buttonhole. This is because it will not stay in his hair. We just fell out of the chair while writing this, laughing at the thought of a couple of Sigma Nu ' s talking to each other as man to man. -After a date with Alonzo one thinks philosophically- that the female of the species is most deadly on the kale. THE GRIND POPULARITY CONTEST Most Versatile Man Homer Toland wins easily; any one who can succeed in getting the whole university down on him is indeed versatile. Least Assuming Girl Franchell Roberts. She will force entrance into any frat house any time or date. Bob iolette. Most Bashful Boy The Girl With the Prettiest Figure Lois Fender. (Chosen liy a committee from the . iislin Retail Butchers ' Association.) MOST AWKWARD GIRL 1 J ilg : = nF- lD o[:ES