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COMMENCEMENT—1903.
THE EAST SABBATH OF THE SESSION—
I902-03.
Commencement Sunday, June 7, 1903,
was a beautiful day. Quite early the cadets
were at work on their rooms, every one
striving to have his room in the best of
order, for this was the clay when the num
ber in commandant’s inspecting staff was
changed from three to hundreds; when the
ladies, both old and young, should visit
barracks and see bachelors’ housekeeping.
Perhaps mother and sister might be with
the rest and, of course, it was but natural
that all should endeavor to give to quarters
a good appearance.
At 9 o’clock the bugle announced in
spection, and promptly Capt. Avery, the
staff and many visitors left the main build
ing to inspect Ross Hall first, then Austin,
Pueffer and Foster in the order named.
The excellent condition in which the vis
itors found barracks was quite a revelation
to many. Expressions of surprise were
heard on all sides, and everybody seemed
to be well pleased with the way the cadets
are housed.
Inspection over there was an hour for
rest before the bugle called for chapel. An
overwhelming crowd was present and lis
tened with great interest to the excellent
sermon preached by the Rt. Rev. Kinsolv
ing, Bishop of Texas.
In the afternoon the band gave an open
air concert. Many visitors were ont and
enjoyed the music very much. The band,
though being without a leader for nearly
two months, has done very well indeed and
the boys are to be congratulated for the
way they have kept together and improved
the band.
At 8 o’clock Col. J. C. Edmunds, our
old commandant and the guest of the first
class, delivered a fine address to a large
audience at the chapel. The lecture
was instructive and entertaining and was
greatly appreciated by the boys he had
come to address.
MONDAY.
This was the day that the great majority
of the visitors had looked forward to with
much delight. It seemed only a short
while after guard mounting when the shops
and halls became crowded with spectators,
who could be seen swarming in and out the