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is the slaughter house of all country
products—the cities must be, for the
nation needs them, but the cry of the
city is ever for more honest, straight
forward country boys with talent, to
neutralize the other producing ele
ment whose natures have become cal
loused by the conventionalities of arti
ficial life.
With the advent of modern conveni
ences of the country home—life there
has become ideal, and the nation need
no longer fear the calamity that all
the men of brains will go to the city
and leave the country unproductive
and famine in the land. Words
worth spoke words of salvation to any
nation when he said—
“Come forth into the light of things,
And let nature be your teacher.”
Commencement.
(Continued from page 1.)
Bridge, Span 192 Feet 6 Inches.”
T. A. Polansky—“Design of a Rail
road Bridge, Span 194 Feet 3 Inches.”
W. E. Sampson—“Design of a Rail
road Bridge, Span 196 Feet.”
R. H. Standifer and J. A. Warden—
“Plans for Drainage and Other Im
provements of the College Athletic
Field.”
Electrical Engineering Seniors.
W. E. Bower, Jr.—“The Theory, Con
struction and Test of Repeating Coils.”
G. T. Brundrett and W. H. Telfair—
“Life and Efficiency Tests of Various
Types of Incandescent Lamps.”
H. F. Foy and Jay Wray—“Efficien
cy Test of an 83-Kilowatt Single Phase
Generating Unit.”
O. L. Ellis, Knox Lee and A. Mun
son—“The Design of a Direct Current
Lighting System for College Station.”
George E. Skaggs—“Multiplex Tele
phony.
Mechanical Engineering Seniors.
J. T. Beesley—“Design for Draw
ings for a Steam Power Plant.”
Dan Culver and R. E. Schaefer—
“Tests of a 7-horsepower Gasoline En
gine.”
J. Dale and D. B. Netherwood—
“Tests of an 8x10 Simple Engine.”
M. Lindner and A. B. Whittet—
“Complete Design and Drawings for a
Simple Steam Engine.”
Textile Engineering Seniors.
T. A. Adams and C. H. Fleming—
“The Effect on the Spinning Quality
and Tensile Strength of Yarn Caused
by Substituting a Process of Drawing
for One of Roving.”
P. D. Casey—“The Design and Pro
duction of a Leno Fabric.”
Department of Entomology.
T. E. Holloway—“Some Injurious
Insects of Texas Stone Fruit.”
Department of Agriculture.
C. A. Burmeister—“The Develop
ment of a South Texas Farm.'
G. R. Abney is applying for the de
gree of civil engineer and M. J. Hill
for the degree of electrical engineer,
making the total number of students
applying for degrees in the college, for
the present session, fifty-five.
Mrs. Giesecke entertained the arch
itectural engineers Friday night with
a lawn party. The young ladies pres
ent were: Miss McClellan of Hills
boro, and Misses Carson, Davis, Foun
tain, Waite, Frances Brown, Helen
Brown and Mary Hutson of College.
The young men were: Messrs. Voel-
cher, Wignall, Heldenfels, Ehlers,
Klenser, McGhee and Tomlinson.
W. C. Boyett
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