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said, “is to be a young- man with health and strength and
good common sense and the world before him in this Em
pire state and this grand country.”
In the company competition drill following the review
the honors were won by company—.
The individual competition for best drilled man in
each company resulted as follows:
Company A, W. T. Garbade of Wilting, Texas.
(Jompan} T B, C. H. Bruce of Mineola.
Company C, Sidney Beal of Colorado City.
Company D, A. R. Bailey of Colorado City.
Best drilled man in corps, winners of competitions and
noncommissioned officers competing, W. T. Garbade of
Wilting, Texas.
The judges of the competition were Captain J. P.
Nichols and George McCormick, who are graduates of the
college, and subsequently among the distinguished j^oung-
volunteer officers of the state.
The attendance of visitors to-day was the largest of
the three days, and larger perhaps than at any time for
years.
At 10 o’clock the assembly hall was filled to overflow
ing down stairs and in the wide galleries. Many were un
able to obtain seats and the gathering was truly repre
sentative of the whole state visitors being present from
every section. The exercises interspersed throughout with
music by the band, were opened by President Foster in a
few well chosen introductory remarks, after which a fer
vent invocation was offered by Rev. Dr. Whittle.
W. H. Whisenant of Kyle, of the horticultural course,