Ohio College of Dental Surgery - Alethian Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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ABSOLUTELY TRUE, DOGt ON. IT! Being a short story of Army Life. ERACITYh is a rather fancy name for a dog, but, when the. particular dOg is a large brute, redeheaded and dreamyeeyed, it does not seem so extraordinary. tW'eracity't was the mascot of Company M, Twenty-eighth United States Infantry, Which, in 1900, was stationed at Fort Vancouver, Wash. When the com- pany went to tFrisco, the dog went along, and also embarked on the United States transport nGrantit with the rest of the soldiers. In due time the boat pulled out for Manila, and, during the first twentyiour hours, the rails were Very much in demand. ttVeraeity was as seasick as the rest, and it was a pitiful sight to see him chase up and down the decks, howling mournfully for some one to show him the way home. During his blind and sickly rambling he ran into the pointed end of the anchor, and had his one eye com- pletely torn out. He was taken to the hospital, where the vacant space was filled with cotton and the lids sewed Up. making a rather comical, hut sad, sight. With the-Ioss of the eye dVeraeity seemed to lose the friendship of most of the boys, and soon became a mark at which hardtack was hurled but no one had the heart to kill him. Upon arrival in the Philippine Islands hequickly made himself disliked by the Filipinos on account of his ehieken-steaiing ability, and caused such an uproar among the clear brown brothers that the captain ordered him locked up, After a weelds rest the company left on an eight-day trip to the mountains, taking the dog along. On the third day a ravine of a thousand feet in depth had to be crossed. This was about ten feet wide, and was spanned by a single log. The diabolical plan of getting rid of the dog started somewhere, and the men lined up on both sides of the ra- vine while ttVeraeity', was enticed across. Just as he was on the middle of the 10g he was knocked off, and started on his rapid decline with sickening wails. For fifteen Wit minutes we watched him shoot downward, his yells being no longer audible, when, with a noise like a cannon, he struck the rushing water a, thousand feet below. That deg must have struck the water at a mile-a-miuute gaitL for the water splashed up and nearly drowned a halfmdozen fellows above. With a last look at iTeracityis watery grave the company moved on, and in five days arrived again at their quarters. As they were all seated ion the groundt at their noon meal some one let out a frightened yell, bringing the com- pany to their feet, expecting the enemy, but, instead, there was Veracitytt back in our midst, as big as life! It may sound strange, but stranger still was the fact that during his five dayst looking for the company the dog had com- pletely regained his lost eye, and was as handsome as ever. The cotton had disappeared, and any member of the com- pany stands ready to corroborate this story. Yes, gentle reader, you may shake your head and say ttIncredu- lous Y, but- L. C. GREENBURG, i07. egg-h

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EDITORSh TOASTS IIereB; t0 the Senior! Herehs to his health! Here's hoping he will Accumulate wealth ! He spent three years in college, Also his dough. HeteB: hoping sincerely He aims far too low! Ilerehs t0 the health of our ROYAL I-UGHNESS, THE DEAN, And may the skin of a gooseberry Be big enough to cover up all his enemies! Heregs to Doctor Way, so firm and bold, VVhds respected by one and all; He means no harm by his ttcallsh 50 Cold; May good luck on him always fall! HereVs t0 the co-eds! They're sweeter far than some; For, while they speak, they use no slang, And chew no chewing gum. I'I'ere'h to Cincinnati, the Queen of the West, A dirty old City, but still nobly blestt For it's here that Fme arts with the frivolous twine. A veritable Dutehland, just Over the Rhine. Its beautiful hilltops and sweet girls the hit, The mud that we drink productive of grit; Her Coney, Lagoon, Chester Park, and the Zoo, Skyscrapers, the tumult and spirit Ht0 dog The kindlicst greeting from all we meet, A good draught of beer every ten or twelve feet; So, let's drink to the shades of the good and the bad, And never forget the fine times we,ve had!

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pants. has been much discussion whether pants are plural or sine gular. PANTS t ANTS are made for men, and not for women. Women are made for men, and not for pants. When a man pants for a woman, and a woman pants for a man, they are. a pair of pants Such pants clonit last! Pants are like mo- lasseSethey arc thinner in hot weather and thicker in cold. Men are often mistaken in Such mistakes are breeches of promise. There Seems to us that When men wear pants it is plural, and, when they don't wear any pants at all, it is singular. Men go on a tear in their pants, and it is all right; When the pants go on a tear it is all wrong. If you want to make pants last, make the coat first. A fat man can not keep up his pants in summer without suspenders, but a dog can. llVVllyldoes a dOg wear It is evident This naturally suggests the query: more clothes in summer than in winter? that in winter he wears a coat, while in the summer he wears a coat, and PANTS! Where Were You WHEN Bradley aqked the origin of catgnt? Rinehart assisted in the operation. Hill was not one of the pikers? Kelleher started to sing? Lindcman led the wooing? Elias wasxft officious? Another man took Smiley's girl to the dance? Crawford wasnite important? Kelley was calleiflidown by Dr. H. A.? Greenburg pracfhhed ventriloquism? Degnon asked ahout Tennesseels temperance license? Thomas was bested by Miss Stock? Siegfried had the mumps? Kraatz passed the West Virginia State Board? Bradley dehned Pewee of the Antrum ? Mitchell said Hall he needed now was treatmentsii? Doctor Way failed to see you? Buckingham took a car in from Madville? Timmerman said held take Indiana State Board? Gories and Schwartz bought the Standard? Mondon spoke English in class? Hale: log, played the baby act? lioltz was chief of police at Newport? Burdettc and Compton lost their clothing? Dalton was looking out Mondon's window? Beaver proposed to the secretaryewhich one? Eaton went to housekeeping? Goshom had the'wrong girl? Kearns met the blonrle at the Emery? Lent got back what he lllent you? Marshall and Malouey grew to life-size? Edwards resigned from the picture committee? Greenfield quit his flashy dressing? Hall and Hall established their relationship? Krucker won the basket ball game? Ramsey decorated the mansion? Wood and Wright annexed the title of 'lRutlians'i? Thompson used Antihhlogistine? Smith made the ltechnicM bridge? Rothenbush got a vacation? Gott went to Blanehester? Nobody got sore, and everybody was pleased with The Aletlm'cm knocks.