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THE BATTALION.
your mark. If you will till the soil
or hew the timber, do it with ho^or
to yourselves and your school. If you
enter the learned professions, follow
them with the same high purpose. Ee
earnest, be true, love your country End
your God and fear no man, and may
your course in life be such that we
who come after may follow in your
wake with the same confidence that
it will ever lead to the front and to the
thickest of the fray, as did the follow
ers of the White Plume of Henry of
Navarre. And now, in behalf of those
you leave behind, I deliver to you the:r
parting words, “Good-bye,, boys,’’’ and
may God bless you, and to that let us
also add those words of strangely min
gled pathos and humor that James
Whitcomb Riley puts into the mouth
of the old hoosier farmer, as his son
Jim goes forth into battle, and again
as that same son, stricken with shot
and shell, closed his eyes for the last
time upon the beloved face of his
father. So we to-day to each one of
you, as you go forth Into the battle of
life, say: “Good-bye, Jim, take keer of
yeselves.’ r
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAMME.
PROGRAMME—SUNDAY, JUNE 10.
9 a. m,—Inspection of Cadet quar
ters by College officers and visitors.
11a. m.—Commencement Sermon by
Rev. W. Truett, of Dallas.
8:30 p. m.—Address before the Col
lege Young Men’s Christian Associa
tion.
MONDAY, JUNE 11.
9 to 11 a. m.—Inspection of Depart
ments including exhibition of Live
Stock, Farm Machinery, Apparatus
and Appliances for instruction—Dis
play of Products of Students’ Work—
Students at Work in Snops.
11 a. m.—Joint Celebration of Liter
ary Societies.
4 p. m.—Individual Competition Drill
for Company Medals—Individual Com
petition Drill for ’Battalion Medal—
Sham Battle.
8:30 p. m.—Public Meeting Alumni
Association—Alumni address by E. L.
Bruce. Mineola—Oration by Hon. Ru
fus Hardy, Corsicana.
COMMENCEMENT DAY—TUESDAY,
JUNE 12.
10 a. m.—Prayer.
Reading of Thesis by First Honor
Graduate. (Best three years grade, all
courses.)
Valedictory Address—C. P. Rogers,
of Kyle. (Elected by the First Class.)
Response to the Valedictory—A. E.
Story, Lockhart. (Elected by the Sec
ond Class.)
Commencement Address by the Hon.
J. W. Blake, of Sherman.
Conferring Degrees, by the Presi
dent of the Board of Directors.
Announcement of those distinguish
ed in the several Classes and Depart
ments.
Benediction.
4 to 4:30 p. m.—Drill by Foster
Guards.
4:45 p. m.—Battalion Drill, followed
by review of the Battalion by the Gov
ernor of the State.
Graduating Dress Parade.