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E are glad to see that dis
cipline is gaining the
ground it has lost in the last two
years and believe it will reach the
true standard by the end of the
year.
The new commandant is a grad
uate of the Virginia Military In
stitute, a veteran of Col. Mosby’s
brigade, and a colonel in the late
war. He has proven himself to
be an excellent soldier and is now
trying to teach us the life of a
soldier, so that in future should
we have cause to go to the de
fense of our country, we will be
tit for service and may be able to
cope with graduates of other col
leges for distinction. Even
should we not have use for this
military training in the future, we
should not regret having obtained
it, for nothing adds more to a
man’s looks than an upright fig
ure and good carriage.
Now let us all co-operate with
our commandant and establish a
discipline that we shall not be
ashamed of, and let us be so well
prepared that, should the inspec
tor give us a call this year, we
shall be able to have as fine a
standing as was made in 1895-96,
when Lieut. George T. Bartlett
was commandant.
From present indications things
are moving very smoothly in this
line. A new company of volun
teers has been organized as a
guard of honor to our president
and isthetefore named in honor of
him. We wish the “Foster
Guards” success and only hope
they may be able to gain the repu
tation that the famous “Ross
Volunteers had. They organized
under the following officers: H.
Japhet, captain; Hal Moseley, 1st
lieutenant; S. McCormick, 2nd
lieutenant; R. C. Coulter, 1st
lieutenant and quartermaster; R.
Brown, Is sergeant; E. Walker,
2nd sergeant; Garbold, 3rd ser
geant; O’Rourke, 4th sergeant;
Pinson, 5th sergeant—all good
military men and of high standing
among their fellow cadets.
The battalion has it original
formation of former companies
and staff.
The companies with their cap
tains and sponsors are as follows:
A Company—W. I. Bryan cap
tain, and Miss Stella Shepard,
of Bryan, sponsor, quite a distin
guished young lady, beingtheonly
woman colonel in the state.
D Company—Wm. Walden,
captain, and Miss Beulah Ed
monds, the eldest daughter of our
commandant, sponsor.
B Company—O. M. Simpson,
captain, formerly 1st lieutenant
Company D, succeeding Capt. M.
Jackman, who failed to pass into
the Senior class and resigned;
sponsor has not yet been elected.
Company C—C. W. Luhrson,
captain, and Miss Edna Foster,