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THE BATTALION.
the dear old A. & M. is the parting- wish of the Class of ’99.
Classmates: The hour for which we have waited so
long- is now at hand. With a feeling- both of joy and of
sadness we realize that our college duties are over. This
evening, as the golden sun sinks into the west, we march
from cadetship into citizenship. No longer will the bugle
sound call us to the performance of our duties. To-mor
row, as we enter upon the sterner duties of life, let us be
all-around men, considering all sides of every question,
testing all propositions, and coming to our own conclusions
under the converging light of intellect and conscience.
And now, my dear class-mates, though we may be widely
separated from each other, let there be among us that feel
ing of brotherly love, which will cause our hearts to pulse
and thrill and throb in sympathy forevermore; so that,
when we have finished our life’s work here, we may meet
again in a grand reunion that shall never end.
RESPONSE VALEDICTORY.
BY C. P. ROGERS.
Honorable President, Members of the Faculty and Graduating Class, Ladies and
Gentlemen:
The honor of responding to our senior brother has
been confered upon me by the junior class, and while it is
with the greatest of pleasure that I stand before you to
day, I cannot help but regret that so distinguished a ser
vice was not assigned to abler hands.
Once more the time has arrived when this College is to
send forth representatives who shall take their places as