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THE BATTALION
OFFICIAL NOTICES
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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
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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.
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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.”
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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.