This Means You!
The Society Man, the Dude,
the Lover and the Sportsman
you will need an up-to-date
Suit of Clothes for the sum
mer vacation
Charlie, the Tailor
CAN FIT YOU UP IN “NIFTY” STYLE
THE ARMY INSPECTION.
the highest rating—that of a ‘distin- the character of the men in the army, you, you ought to he able to do it.
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possible degree in military proficiency
—that proficiency that was obtained
through his excellent guidance.
The United States is divided by the
General Staff of the Army into four
military districts. Captain Laubach
and hi's associates compose the sub
committee of the General Staff hav
ing charge of educational affairs. This
educational committee directs the
work of a military character in all
educationals, including the garrison
schools of the army, the private mili
tary colleges and the land grant col
leges.
This annual inspection is to find out
just how r the Federal law is carried
out in land grant colleges as to mili
tary instruction, and to classify
others. The rating that we will get
will depend upon how its work com
pares with that of the work of all the
others.
Captain Laubach was appointed to
West Point from Indiana in 1888 and
finished there five years later. From
second lieutenant he was made a first
lieutenant in 1898, and finally a cap
tain in 1901, Twenty-sixth Infantry,
but later was transferred to the
Twenty-third Infantry, where he is at
present.
Last Thursday morning Captain
Laubach addressed the Senior Class.
He said, in part:
“Last year this college was given
guished institution,’ showing it to be
one of the finest in the country. The
work in this inspection shows that
the college has lived up to that rat
ing. All institutions are now be.ng
inspected and just how this college
will stand in comparison with the
others will be shown by the reports
that will be submitted. I want tc say,
however, that your work here is ex
cellent; it is extensive; it shows a
great deal of individual effort on the
part of the cadets of the college, and
it is a credit not only to the cadets
individually, but to the cadet corps as
a whole and to the college as an insti
tution. The plan adopted at this in
stitution by the commandant in mak
ing the individual cadet officers re
sponsible, has done mucfi to develop
an honor system among you that is a
credit to you in every way; it has
also developed a fine spirit. While it
is not expected that all the young
men of the country will go into the
army, some of them will, and this
training here will give you a proper
impression of the work of the army
officer. There is no place in the army
for the drunkard and the loafer. The
army is composed of hard-working
professional gentlemen. You realize
this by your personal contact with
your commandant here, who is an
army man. When you leave the col
lege, and go into your several com
munities, you will be a strong in
fluence in convincing the people of
because you will learn it by your con
tact with them here. Your training
here has been such that in the event
of war you would be suitable men to
command volunteers, or if your busi
ness relations at the time are such
that you could not offer as a volun
teer, you could be of much use at
home in the moral effect you would
have among those who could go, and
the help in organization that you
could give. It is not every man who
can go to war, but every man can
help in some way, and I commend you
young gentlemen on the proficiency
you have shown in military science,
being myself assured that you and
each of you will make the proper use
of this training you have had when
ever it becomes necessary for you to
do so, whether in the National Guard
or the regular army; whether you
will be needed in war or whether you
will be needed in peace.”
JOKES.
Physics Instructor—What is work?
Corporal J. F. Brown—Work is
everything.
Physics Instructor (dumbfounded)
—What! Do you mean to say that
everything, for instance this table, is
work?
Corporal Brown—That table is
wood-work.
Dr. Blake—Mr. Millender, balance
this equation.
Millender—I can’t, doctor.
Dr. Blake—From the assistance you
are getting from those men around
Millender—But, doctor, there is a
difference of opinion back here.
Corporal W. W. Smith (at Camp
Moses)—Lambert, I want you to help
me dig a ditch back in the woods.
Wrinkle Lambert (Armstrong’s
Fish)—Good! I had seven years ex
perience at that while I was at Pea
cock.
Capt. B. M. Brown (aligning com
pany—Dress up there, Chambers!
Chambers (Christmas Fish—Cap
tain, I can’t dress up. My new uni
form hasn’t come yet.
Meeting of Clean Sleeve Club.
Last Saturday night at 10:30 the
Clean Sleeve Club held their annual
meeting in the club rooms on the
fifth floor of the main building.
President Bruce Frazier wielded the
gavel while “Chooter” Puckett per
formed the duties of secretary. A
ways and means membership commit
tee composed of Shields, Sanders,
Young and Wilson was appointed. Sev
eral new applications were passed
upon. The new members placed in
good standing were Underwood, Block,
Meece, Butler and Washington.
Among the important things dis
cussed was the remarkable increase
of membership over that of last year,
the inspection, and the captain of the
artillery corps next September.
Captain Kidd—Mr. Devine, what are
the effects of heat and cold?
Devine—Heat expands and cold con
tracts.
Captain Kidd—Give examples.
Devine—Well, in summer when it is
hot, the days are long, and in winter
when it is cold, the days are short.