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VOL. XXII.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, MAY 12, 1915.
NUMBER 31
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TO (9.5 GRADUATES jjj ^ ^ ^ ^ TRINITY
STATE’S CHIEF EXECUTIVE WILL
ATTEND COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES.
PROGRAM IS ANNOUNCED
Speakers of Unusual Ability to
liver Chief Addresses—Mil
itary Features to be
Provided.
Graduates of the A. & M. College this
year will receive their diplomas from
the hands of Governor James E. Fer
guson. Governor Ferguson has writ
ten President Bizzell signifying his in
tention of being present during the
commencement exercises.
The program for this year’s com
mencement exercises as announced by
Prof. R. F. Smith, chairman of the
committee having those plans in
charge, is no less ambitious than in
past years. Speakers of unusual abil
ity and reputation will be here. The
commencefent sermon will be deliver
ed by Rev. G. Lyle Smith of Chicka-
sha, Okla., a native Texan, while
Prof. Paul M. Lincoln of Pittsburg, Pa.,
president of the American Institute of
Electrical Engineers, will deliver the
coftnmencement address proper.
The program as completed follows:
Saturday, June 5.
8:30 p. m., concert, A. &M. Glee Club.
Sunday, June 6.
8:00 a. m., guard mounting.
9:00 a. m., inspection of quarters.
10:00 a. m., commencement sermon,
Rev. G. Lyle Smith, pastor First Chris
tian Church, Chickasha, Okla.
5:00 p. m., concert, A. & M. College
band.
5:30 p. m„ Butt’s Manual, by Ross
Volunteers.
8:30 p. m.,address to Young Men’s
Christian Association.
Monday, June 7.
7:30 a. m., guard mounting.
8:00 a. m., individual competitive
drill.
9:30 a.m., to 12:30 p. m., inspection
of departments.
2:30 p. m., business meeting Alumni
Association.
3:00 to 4:00 p. m., inspection dairy
barns, milking machines.
5:30 p. m., exhibition drill by battal
ions.
6:30 p. m., dress parade.
8:00 p. m., moving pictures.
8:45 p. m., President’s reception to
faculty, seniors and visitors.
930 p. m., Alumni banquet.
Tuesday, June 8.
7:30 a. m., guard mounting.
8:30 a. m., exhibition drill, Ross
Volnteers.
10:00 a. m., graduating' exercises;
prelude, “Dixie,” A. & M. College band;
invocation, Rev. C. T. Talley, pastor
First Methodist Church, Bryan; music,
A. & M. College band; announcement
of distinguished students, President W.
B. Bizzell; music, A. & M. College Glee
Club; awarding of certificates in two-
year courses, heads of the resepctive
Brooks Breaks Record in Pole Vault, and Joe Turner Sets
New Mark in the Broad Jump—Team Works for South
western Meet at Austin This Week.
The Farmer track team won second
place in the Texas Intercollegiate
Meet held at Trinity last Friday. The
meet was hotly contested all the way
thru. Six Sate records were broken,
two of them by A. & M. men. Turner
broke the State record of 21 feet 3^2
inches with a leap of 21 feet 7 inches.
Brooks broke the State record in the
pole vault with a jump of 11 feet 3%
inches. The old record of 11 feet 1%
inches was held by Jimmie Johnson,
an old A. & M. man. Littlefield of
Texas broke the 120-yard hurdle race
in 15:1, the record being 15:3. Berry
of Texas broke the State record in
the shotput, heaving it 42 feet 4
inches. The old record of 41 feet 9
inches was held by Haines of A. &
M. Jordan broke his own record in
the hammer, hurling it 142 feet 2
inches. Carr of Rice knocked 3 1-5
seconds off the mile record, running
it in 4:45. Munsell of Simmons tied
the State record in the high jump,
which is 5 feet 9 inches.
breaking the record. Watch Joe set
a record in the broad jump in the
Southwestern meet. Joe also won
third place in the quarter-mile.
Nick Braumiller won the discus
with a hurl of 114 feet. Old Nick
was peeved because he didn’t
beat Jordan up here and he just threw
it away.
While he was not given credit for
it in the meet, Mitchell of A. & M.
furnished the real sensation of the
day. He won his preliminary in the
100-yard dash in 9 4-5 seconds, equal
ing the record made by Gwin Henry
years ago and equaling the American'
Intercollegiate record. Then in the
finals he repeated the performance,
beating Frame of Texas by two feet
and running the race in 9 4-5 seconds.
Frame finished second and Simmons
third, according to the judges that
were supposed to pick second and
‘BUGHUNTERS” STAGE
ANNUAL PICNIC
AT ROYALL’S LAKE
AGRICULTURAL STUDENTS ARE
HOSTS TO ENTIRE SCHOOL IN
ENJOYABLE OUTING.
ATHLETIC CONTESTS
High Diving, Swimming Contests,
Baseball Between Instructors and
Seniors Prove Feature.
Dancing Is Popular.
The annual “bughunter” picnic,
which was held last Saturday after
noon and night at Royall’s Pond, Was
the largest and most successful “ioy-
fest” ever given by the agricultural
students. It was attended by a large
portion of the corps, the engineers
for the first time being invited. A
noticeable feature of the occasion
was the large number of girls pres
ent. Girls are considered scarce
articles “in these parts,” but those
in charge of the arrangements seem
to have succeeded in getting nearly
every girl in Bryan and the country
surrounding College out to the picnic.
The picnic was free to those who
third places. Then these two judges | attended ’ the “bughunters” having
discovered that no one had picked
first man, and altho everyone said that
Mitchell won the race it was run over
vault, winning ail three places. When
the bar past 10 feet 3 inches, every
body but Rothe, Brooks and Schu-
hardt dropt out, but they kept on go
ing higher. All three cleared 10 feet
6 inches, then the bar was raised to
10:9. Schuhardt and Brooks both
cleared it, but Rothe, who had pulled
a muscle in his leg, past it up. The
bar was then raised to 11 feet and
Rothe entered again. The crowd
looked on in amazement—three men
trying 11 feet, and all three from one
college. This was the first time in
several years that one man, much
less three men, had ever climbed that
high. Brooks cleared it and the other
two failed. The bar was raised and
Brooks cleared it again, making a
new record.
Joe Turner, who was high point
winner for A. & M., with 6 points,
didn’t have any trouble at all in
breaking the record in the broad
jump. Every one of his jumps was
better than 21 feet, the last two
A. & M. cleaned up ih the pole sisted that the race be run over
again, and Mitchell, who was tired
out from the awful strain of the first
race, only got third place.
Haines won second place in the
shotput with ease, putting it 41 feet
4 inches. Everett won third place
in the low hurdles, beating Littlefield,
who fell down and lost out. Everett
was right behind Littlefield in the
highs and made Littlefield break the
State record to beat him, but he
knocked down too many hurdles and
was diqualified. Everett also tied for
third place in the high jump.
Our relay team, composed of Mog-
ford, Rogers, DeMontel and Bullet
Moses, won second in the mile relay
and almost won the race. Scurlock
started the last lap of the race with
a 15-yard lead on Bullet, but Bullet
caught and passed him. Then Scur
lock barely nosed Bullet out on the
finish, beating him by a few feet.
Texas scored 50% points, A. & M.
28 1 /4, Rice 20%, Baylor 13, Simmons
10, Southwestern 3%.
departments; music, A. & M. College
band; commencement address, Prof.
Paul M. Lincoln of American Institute
Electrical Engineers, Pittsburg, Pa.;
male quartet, C. A. Case, R. G. Dress
ier, O. S. Gray, F. D. Steger; valedic
tory address. Cadet Marvin W. Smith,
first lieutenant “M” Company; music,
A. & M. College band; annual state
ment, Dr. W. B. Bizzell, president of
the cojlege; presentation of diplomas,
by his Execellency, Governor James E.
Ferguson; benediction, Frank D. Ste
ger, college Y. M. C. A. secretary;
postlude, A. & M. College band.
3:00 p. m., competitive drill for How
ell flag.
5:45 p. m., graduating dress parade.
10:00 p. m., final ball.
“Home, Sweet Home.”
“What is in the mail from daugh
ter?” asked mother eagerly.
“A thousand kisses,” answered
father grimly,” and sixteen handker
chiefs, two waists and four batches
of ribbons for you to wash and
mend.”—Kansas City Journal.
previously paid the expenses of the
celebration. “Sky” Boettcher, the
Freshman who has made hTmself lo
cally famous as a confectionery
vendor, stood behind the counter just
inside the picnic grounds and served
ice cream and red soda pop to all
comers.
The first event of the afternoon was
a burlesque baseball game between
the professors and the Seniors. Great
amusement was caused by the con
test and the instructors were woe
fully beaten.
Bathing suits were provided by the
Agricultural Association for all who
desired to go in bathing, and many
took advantage of the opportunity of
fered them to taste the joys of spring.
A swimming contest to determine the
fastest swimmer was feaged in the late
afternoon. The winner — Jonas — hr
by means of the Australian glide,
ploughed thru the water so rapidly
as to easily outdistance all his op-
opents.
“Peg” Woodson,” the unrfvaled
high diver, gave several thrilling and
spectacular exhibitions.
The president of the association
had planned numerous other stunts,
but, owing to the tardiness of the
crowd in arriving, these were dis
pensed with and the supper of barbe
cued meat and other picnic delicacies
was served next.
Supper being over, the lights were
next turned on around the dancing
platform and cakes were presented to
T. F. Keasler for being the most tire
less worker for the picnic, to “Peg”
Woodson for his exhibitions, and to
the successful baseball team of the
afternoon thru its captain, A. R.
Alexander. In the contest for the
most popular young lady 1,800 votes
were cast. Miss Mary James was
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