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THE BATTALION.
Guy V. Henry, Lieutenant Colonel, 5th Cavalry.
Very respectfully
H. W. Lawton,
Lieut. Col., Inspecting General U. S. Army.
Joint Society Address.
Delivered before the Austin and Caliopean societies Monday,
June 8th, 1896, by F. R. Ross, ’94:
To-morrow will mark the end of another bright and pros
perous session in the history of the A. and M. College, and in
accordance with a time honored custom handed down by
others who have gone before us, we are gathered here to-day
to celebrate this, the last meeting of the Austin and Calli-
opean literary societies for the session of ’95 and ’96, The
success and achievements of prior meetings and the pleasure
afforded your visitors redounds greatly to the credit, not
onl} 7 to the societies, but to each and every member. You, who
have so earnestly labored for the advancement of the societies
may well be proud of the meeting to-day—the preseuce of
the honorable Board of Directors, the Faculty and this large
concourse of intellectual and accomplished people, is ample
assurance that your efforts are appreciated, and that your
labors are not in vain.
To the members I desire to express my profound gratitude
and sincere appreciation of the honor which } 7 ou have so gen-
erously conferred upon me. My connection with the societies
during my college carreer was a fruitful source of knowledge
as well as a means of entertainment and pleasure, and now I
am pleased that I have the honor and the privilege of again
taking part in your exercises.
This is an era of remarakable progress ; great strides have
been made in literature and the arts ; commerce has broad
ened—agriculture flourished and many astonishing discov
eries have greeted us from the scientific world. In every