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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 1923)
2 THE BATTALION OFFICIAL NOTICES <!*e*§><$><$><3><$><s><s><3><$><s><»<3><e><e><e><eKe><s><s><e><s><e><s><e><s><3»<$Ke><3><e><e^ the formal opening exercises of the College year, a time especially ar ranged to give Prexy the opportunity of introducing himself as the regular Sunday morning speaker for the Col lege year. As usual since the prosperous days of A. and M. began, away back yon der in a certain year marked by the coming of the one who at present pilots the ship of education, there will be a larger class of initiates on hand when the doors of the dormi tories open to receive their occupants on the “first night” of school. Where as, there were only about 700 fresh men on hand last year there are ex pected to be on duty nearer 1000 this next term. H. L. ROBERTS AND J. F. BAKER GET HIGHEST RECORDS (Continued from Page 1) record of the men at the six week’s training camp just completed at San Antonio, was also considered. Highest distinction in bestowal of rank has been given to H. L. Roberts of Corsicana, who has been made colonel of cadets. In the direction of student activities and the maintenance of discipline and proper morale and spirit in the cadet corps next year, chief responsibility will rest upon his judgment and tactful leader ship. Second in command will be J. F. Baker of Girvin. He will hold the rank of lieutenant colonel and will be in command of the infantry regi ment, the largest unit of the corps. Third in rank is H. A. Murphy of Mexia, who will serve as corps ad jutant with the rank of major. Unit "£©miTianders with the rank of major are as follows: E. B. Calvin, Gra ham; F. B. Norris, Hubbard; and L. K. Dunnam, Corpus Christi, all of the infantry unit; R. M. Sherman, Waco, field artillery; W. S. Nicholson, Hous ton, cavalry; J. F. Longley, Westover, ^ signal corps, and P. Donald, Fort Worth, air service. To J. K. Gibson of Lufkin, goes the highest rank given to a junior. He has been appointed a master ser geant and will serve as sergeant ma jor on the general staff. All seniors are given commissions and juniors are made noncommission ed officers. Rank is given on the fit ness of the men to hold responsibil ity. Under the guidance of the com mandant the senior officers really en force the discipline at the College and it is this training which is consid ered as one of the most valuable bene fits received by the cadet in his course of military instruction at the College. Commenting on the res ponsibility which rests upon the men as senior cadet officers next year, Col onel Ike Ashbum, commandant, said: “The training which the men receive in assuming leadership among their fellow students and responsibility for their conduct is invaluable to them. The average college graduate re quires usually eight or ten years to learn much of the human element in the vocation he follows after his school years. A man who as a junior in the A. and M. College serves as non-commissioned officer and as a senior serves as a commissioned of ficer has two years of practical ex perience in directing and controlling man power. For that reason military training is wonderfully worthwhile. “The man who serves as a com missioned officer and imposes his will on 100 of his college mates, who con trols his organization in an efficient manner, who adjusts the petty prob lems which arise constantly in a large group of men, has had an experienct that puts him far ahead in effective ness and maturity of judgment.” The entire promotion list as issued by President W. B. Bizzell is published in other space in this issue. About 60 Juniors Expected lo Report on August 31 for Regular Summer Practice Course. About sixty students of civil en gineering who have qualified for their junior year will assemble at the A. and M. College of Texas on August 31 to syenc! the intervening three weeks before the opening of the reg ular session in civil engineering prac tice work. Circular letters have been mailed to all those who are expected to register for this work which is a required part of the regular civil engineering course. About 80 are eligible but it is ex pected that at least 60 will take ad vantage of the course. Civil engineering instructors who will conduct the work of the students are preparing the outline of the course now and there will not be a delay in the very strenuous program of work after it is once started. For the three weeks the men will be in the field eight hours every day. Topo graphic surveys of a portion jOf the college land will be made wi^h both transit and plane table. Land oy boundary surveys will be made with transit and compass and much prac tice in running the level will also be given. In addition various less com mon operations in surveying will be performed, such as practice measuring a base line, observations .n the sun and the north star for determining a zenith and precise measurement of angles as in triangulation surveys. In announcing the plans for the work Professor O. W. Silvey stated that frequent requests came from stu dents for credit % in the summer sur veying practice on account of experi ence of some weeks or months in a surveying party on a highway or railroad job. “It will be readily seen,” he said, “on reflection that months of experience in performing a few sim ple operations in a surveying organi zation cannot have a large part of the educational value of the special training in the less common and more difficult process taken up in this col lege work. It is necessary, therefore, to refuse credit thu> requested on ac count of practical experience, as the practical work can fulfill only a part of the purpose of the college course.” The seniors in ci /’T engineering will make preliminary a: d location sur veys for a fictitious railroad to con nect College Stati'-1 with the Brazos River Valley about seven miles from College. They will also make a sur vey for location of a new highway or improvement of an old road. This work is done under conditions as nearly like those for actual engineer ing work as possible. Some time will be given also to stream measurement at the Brazos River to supplement the instruction in hydraulics during the regular school year. The whole day is spent in the field, trucks being used to carry both the students and supplies of food and water. OFFICIAL ADVICE FROM THE OFFICE OF THE DEAN (Official.) President Bizzell has announced that the Board of Directors has ap proved the following changes in the organization of the College: 1. The School of Vocational Edu cation has been established and Dr. C. H. Winkler has been appointed Dean. This School is to be coordinate with the other schools of the College. 2. The Department of Poultry Husbandry has been separated from the Animal Husbandry Department and made an independent department. The head of the department has not yet been appointed 3. The Department of Genetics has been separated from the Depart ment of Agronomy and made an in dependent department with Dr. E. P. Humbert as head of the department Courses affected by these changes will for the Session 1923-24 carry the departmental designations shown by the 47th Catalogue. * * * Assigned Electives for 1923-24. For students who failed to comply with di rections in regard to electives last Spring, electives have been assigned under Paragraph 30. These assign ments become a part of the student’s course of study and are not to be changed except upon approved peti tion. * * * classification for the coming session, will be sent out from the Registrar’s office shortly after September 1. These reports must be brought to the College for use in connection with registration. New students are urgently request ed to submit their credits to the Reg istrar not later than September 10. A great deal of confusion is caused simply by the fact that many stu dents come to the College without sub mitting their credits in advance, and the great rush of registration makes it difficult to handle such students properly. The registration of new students can be greatly facilitated by complying with this request. The attention of new students is also called to the fact that gradua tion from an accredited high school is required for admission to the fresh man class. Those who have not grad uated are required in practically all cases to stand entrance examinations to the extent of at least 13 units. The only exception to this requirement is in the case of candidates of 21 years of age who have not attended school re cently and are therefore not in a po sition to pass the entrance examina tions. Such candidates, however, are required to submit their credits to the Registrar in advance. CHARLES E. FRILEY, Registrar. UNIFORM WILL BE WORN TO PRACTICE CLASSES Paragraph 47 is again quoted as a reminder to all concerned. “Petitions for substitutions, for change of Course, or for other changes affecting the student’s list of studies, must be submitted at least one week before the first day of the term. For making changes asked for at a later date there will be a charge of one dollar.” * * * A course in Wool Grading will be open next session to all students in the School of Agriculture. CHARLES PURYEAR, Dean. REGISTRATION ADVICE GIVEN BY REGISTRAR (Official.) The following information regard ing registration for the first term of the session of 1923-24 will be of in terest to students: Registration of new students on September 17 and 18. Registration of old students on Sep tember 19 and 20. Entrance examinations for new stu dents who can not fulfill satisfactorily the entrance requirements of the Col lege will be conducted on September 13, 14, and 15. The general routine of registration will be practically the same as that of last year. Students who find it nec essary to make notes for a part of their maintenance fees are advised to write to Mr. S. G. Bailey, executive secretary of the College, not later than September 10. Such students must furnish certain information re garding their financial status before they will be allowed to begin regis tration. Blanks for this information can be obtained from Mr. Bailey. A report showing the exact status of every old student, particularly with reference to his deficiencies and his (Official.) Effective with thef beginning of this term a regulation unionall of light olive drab will be worn at all prac tice classes. In case the nature of the work is such as to not endanger the clothing the regulation uniform will be worn. In case the work is dirty or of such a nature as to dam age the regular uniform the unionalls will be worn. Civilian clothes will not be worn under any circumstances by cadets. IKE ASHBURN, Commandant. NEW CADET POST OFFICE PROVIDED IN GATHRIGHT (Official.) Soon after the opening of the fall term a cadet postoffice will be es tablished in the north wing of old Gathright Hall. Locked combination boxes will be provided for each dor mitory room or tent. More than 1,000 boxes will be provided and these will be used exclusively for student mail. A fee of fifty cents a scholastic year will be charged from each stu dent for this service. The mail will be put up immediately after the ar rival of trains and the office will be open throughout the day. First Ser geant James T. Carroll, retired, who was on duty in Bizzell Hall last ses sion, and who is again in the employ of the Commandant’s office will have charge of this office. IKE ASHBURN, Commandant. EXCHANGE OR MONEY ORDERS WANTED INSTEAD OF CHECKS (Official.) Read carefully page 79 of the Forty Seventh catalogue. Bring Exchange or money order in the amount stated. Do not bring personal checks. W. WIPPRECHT, Bus. Mgr.