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Published Weekly by the Students’ Association of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
VOLUME XXIV.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, JULY 7, 1916.
NUMBER 1.
Jack Shelton Appointed Colonel of “Regiment
PREPARATIONS COMPLETE FOR
OPENING VETERINARY SCHOOL
FIRST SERGEANT “M” COMPANY
WILL BE RANKING OFFICER
School of Veterinary Medicine Will
Open for Freshmen Students
September 26th.
Promotion List Provides for Changes
in Organization of Corps—Senior
Privates Are Scarce.
New Buildings AVill Be Ready Next
Year Veterinary Science Build
ing Will Cost 100,000.00.
With the beginning of the Forty-
first term of the College, Sept. 26th,
1916, the formal opening of the
school of veterinary medicine will be
celebrated. From standpoint of per
sonnel of teaching staff and equip
ment this school will be second to
none in this section of the country.
The school will be headed by Dr.
Mark Francis, dean of the school of
veterinary medicine, who has achiev
ed a national reputation as one of the
best equipped veterinarians, espec
ially in research work, in the world.
Dr. Francis’ work with the Texas
fever has given him a seat with the
world’s greatest scientists. Dr. Fran
cis will teach anatomy.
Only Freshman work will be offered
this year, it being the desire of this
new school to begin from the ground
floor and then proceed upward. A
full description of the work offered
may be had from the College catalog
which may be had on request from
the Registrar, College Station. The
new course compares favorably with
that offered at any school in the
United States.
By the opening of the second year
the veterinary school will be in its
own building. This structure, which
is to cost 100,000.00 will be under
construction by the opening of the
term of 1916 unless present plai. go
awry. During the coming session the
Chemistry building will be utilized
for class work.
The battery of Veterinary build
ings will be located in the square
which begins just East of the Textile
Mill and extends East to the old dairy
barn. The old Natatorium has been
converted into an ideal dissecting lab
oratory. Showers and lockers have
been installed there. The new build
ing will be located on the site of the
present infirmary. It will be a three
story structure with class rooms and
lecture rooms on each floor. The
big lecture rooms, one on each floor,
will be accessible to an elevator so
that animals, alive or dead, may be
used there for demonstration purpo
ses. Elevated seats will be placed
around the room which will be ar-
(Continued on page 5.)
DR. MARK FRANCIS
Dean of School of Veterinary-
Medicine.
GREAT IMPROVEMENTS
PLANNED FOR SOMMER
CONCRETE WALKS TO BE CON
TINUED—Y. M. C. A. BASE
MENT FINISHED AND
OTHER CHANGES
MADE.
WILL PROVIDE A LAKE
Swimming Pool and Park to be Loca
ted Near Target Range Hos
pital Grounds Will Be
Parked.
Improvements totaling in cost
thousands of dollars will be made
during the summer according to the
schedule of improvements sent to
George E. Byars, superintendent of
buildings and grounds, by President
Bizzell. The money for all of these
improvements is available and no
effort will be spared to complete the
changes by the opening of school,
Sept. 26. At any rate these improve
ments will be commenced this sum
mer and if not completed by the
(Continued on page 5.)
JACK SHELTON
The New Colonel.
CONTRACTS TO BE LET
FOR TWO BUILDINGS
PLANS ABOUT COMPLETE FOR
HANDSOME AUDITORIUM
AND VETERINARY SCI
ENCE HALL.
WILL COST $100,000 EACH
Proposed Structures Will Be Thor
oughly Modern Hot Houses and
Cottages Also to be Erected.
Contracts are to be let about the
middle of August, when President
Bizzell returns from the East, for the
new $100,000.00 chapel and the new
$100,000.00 veterinary science build
ing. It is proposed to have these
buildings ready for occupancy by the
opening of school in 1917.
The new chapel will be located at
the end of the military walk directly
facing the Mess Hall. The little
school house is being moved away
now and the house just west of it,
(Continued on page 5.)
L. A. Kurtz and S. R. Craig, appoint
ed as Lieutenant Colonels in
Charge of Two Regiments Other
Officers Named.
Jack Shelton, first sergeant of
Company “M”, president elect of the
Student Council will be colonel of the
regiment in 1916-17. The long
looked for promotion list, duly ap
proved by President Bizzell, was is
sued this week early by Lieutenant
Hill.
The promotion list makes provis
ion for the changes in organization
in the corps of cadets as covered in
a General Order last spring. Under
this plan L. A. Kurtz and S. R. Craig
will be lieutenant colonels, in charge
of the two regiments.
The promotion list as announced
follows:
Headquarters Corps of Cadets Ag
ricultural and Mechanical College of
Texas, College Station, Texas, June
14th, 1916.
General Order No. 1.
With the approval of the President
the following appointments are made
in the corps of cadets for the session
of 1916-17.
Colonel: Shelton, J.
Lieutenant Colonels: 1. Kurtz, L.
A. , 2. Craig, S. R.
Majors: 1. Deputy, O. D., 2.
Farthing, W. O., 3. Joyce, J. B., 4.
Briggs, R. W.
Captains: 1. Gray, O. S., 2. Con
way, M. J., 3. Milner, D. B., 4. Wil
son, F. W., 5. Halsey, F. W., 6. Swink
W. T., 7. Kiber, D. H., 8. Zedler, O.
F., 9. Earnest, L. H., 10. Barbee, W.
T., 11. Kotzebue, L. L., 12. Darby*
J. A., 13. Rothe, H. H., 14. Walker,
J. T., 15. Mattox, J. K., 16. Bennett,
J. B., 17. Otto, J. A., 18. Metcalfe, S..
L., 19. Elliott, R. D., 20. Cochran, T.
B. , 21. Reily, P. P., 22. Trickey, C.
T., 23. Langford, I., 24. Hanson, G.
B. 25. Cartwright, E. B.
First Lieutenants: 1. Gardner, N.
E., 2. Crow, F. A., 3. Dyer, S. B.,
4. Hafner, V. E., 5. Bennett, A. J.,
6. Kerbow, H. R., 7. Braunig, C. F.,
8. Hubbard, E. P., 9. Schmidt, A. G.,
10. Jopling, H. A., 11. Blanton, J. F.,
12. Irby, B. E., 13. McDaniel, G. E.,