Texas A and M University - Aggieland Yearbook (College Station, TX)

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igo8 THE LONG HORN 9 into the beings of your parents before you. The hearts of all, man and boy alike, give instant recognition to the kindly nature, the generous spirit, the lofty soul, the sincere single-minded, clear-headed, honest man, and this is what we take Captain Moses to be, so far as cold words can express student opinion. We love him, too, because he is a native-born Texan,—the third Texas West Pointer who has served as our Commandant. He follows in the wake of one of the most distinguished army officers who has ever posted a demerit list in this College. This Long Horn is evidence of his popularity, though he, too, appreciates demerits at their full value. But while he swears at us he smiles, and so we cannot be angry with him. Let the demerits then come as thick as snowflakes; we shall still persevere in recording our esteem and affection for him—an esteem so genuine that the years will only serve to strengthen it, an affection so sincere that the leaves of this book will be dust ere time shall dim it. Soj here ' s to Captain Moses, Let ' s all drink her down, drink her down. £

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8 THE LONG HORN Vol. VI an appointment to the Military Academy at West Point from Ex-Governor Joseph D. Sayers, then a member of Congress from the ninth district. Captain Moses graduated at West Point in 1897, and was assigned to the Eleventh Infantry, stationed at Whipple Barracks, Prescott, Arizona. Early in 1898 he was assigned to ’the Artillery Corps and was stationed at Fort Slocum, New York, and afterwards at Fort Preble, Maine. During the latter part of the Spanish-American War he was detailed as a recruiting officer with headquarters at Philadelphia. During this time he is said to have recruited the largest number of men of any officer in the service. Later he was stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas, and in October, 1901, he received his commission as a captain and was ordered to Havana, where he remained for over a year. During most of this time he was on staff duty. His next assignment was Fort Preble, Maine. In 1905 he, with ten other cap¬ tains of artillery, was ordered to Fort Totten, New York, where he took a special course of one year in sub-marine defense of coast artillery. From this post he went to Fort Moultrie, S. C., where he remained until September 1, 1907, when he was ordered to report at the A. and M. College as military instructor. Captain Moses in September, 1897, was married to Miss Jessie Fisher of Austin, Texas. Their little daughter, Kathleen, is a popular member of the Beb Francis Society set of the campus. It is thus seen that Captain Moses has never been on the firing line, save perhaps when he charged on the Mess Hall tables at West Point. He has never written a book. He is only reasonably enthusiastic on the subject of Napoleon. There are other things he likes better than making a speech. He has never said and never will say, “Young gentlemen, this is your College.” He realizes that this is one lesson that the Agricultural and Mechanical College Seniors have learned and learned with startling thoroughness. Captain Moses tries so hard to be fair and square,” said one cadet, “that I get almost embarrassed. I’ll be blamed if I don’t think he is a gentleman.” Ah, there is the secret, all let out in a word,—the gentleman, with a cool, clear head and a heart to which tenderness is not a stranger; in whom the stature of mankind has not brought forgetfulness of how a boy thinks and feels,—who is, in fact, very much of a boy him¬ self. What wonder is it that Captain Moses so quickly fell heir to the favor of the cadets. It is the old, old story, so hard to learn if your good angel did not imbue it

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Dedication .......... 4 Capt. Andrew Moses ...... 7 Contents ...........10 College Calendar ........12 Scene ............14 Greetings .......... 15 A. and M. Publications......16 Publication Drawing.......17 Long Horn Staff ........18 Battalion Staff.........20 A. and M. Publication Society ... 22 President’s Home........24 President Harrington ......25 Other Presidents ........26 History of the Past Year.....27 Agriculture Building ......28 Agriculture Department .....29 Mechanical Engineering Building . . 35 Mechanical Engineering Department . 36 Civil Engineering Department ... 38 Electrical Engineering Department . 43 Textile Engineering Building ... 46 Textile Engineering Department . . 48 Architectural Engineering Department 49 Group Scene..........50 Department of Mathematics .... 52 Department of Language, History and Economics .........54 Military Drawing........57 Military Department ......58 Legions of Honor........82 Other Officers .........83 Board of Directors ....... 86 Post Graduates ........ 88 Poem ............90 Senior Class..........91 Senior Class History ......Ill Junior Class..........113 Junior Banquet ........116 Junior Class History.......117 Junior Class Roll........118 In Memorium .........120 Sophomore Class........121 Sophomore Class History.....124 Sophomore Class Roll......126 The Relation of a Student to His Col¬ lege ............130 Freshman Class ........131 Electives ...........142 Specials and Summary......143 Willie’s First Year at College ... 144 Summary of Graduates by Courses . 148 Alumni ...........149 Athletics ...........157 Athletic Council ........158 Football ...........159 “T” Association ........169 “A” Co. Football Team......173 “B” Co. Football Team......174 “C” Co. Football Team......175 “D” Co. Football Team......176 The Little Mascot .......177 Baseball ...........178 “A” Co. Baseball Team......181