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

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3l . .■Iisaaf ]n 1 IL JO x )r Oi 11 7 j™i If Jl fe-JL L. Jf -Jl j □ Oth Contents Frontispiece — Campus View ............. 3 Dedicat ion—To our President .......... 3 President R. T. Milner ................. o College Calendar ...................... 9 Greeting ............................. 11 A. M. College of Texas ............... 13 A. £ M. Publications .................. 17 Long Horn Staff ..................... 19 Battalion Staff ........................ 21 Publication Society ................... 22 Agriculture .......................... 25 Mechanical Engineering ................ 32 Civil Engineering ..................... 34 Department of Publicity ................ 51 Military Department ................... 53 Regimental Organizations 1908-1909.. . . 55 Regimental Staff ...................... 60 Regimental Band ..................... 66 Company “A” ........................ 63 Company “B” ........................ 70 Company “C”........................ 72 Company “D” ....... 74 Company “E”........................ 76 Company “F” ......................... 78 Company “G” ............. ........... 80 Company “H” ....................... 82 Ross Volunteers ...................... 84 Trumpet Corps ....................... 86 Regimental Colors .................... 87 Big Sixteen .......................... 88 Drill Days at Old A. M ............... 89 Ven Dose Taps is Took Up .............. 92 Board of Directors .................... 96 Post Graduates and Fifth Year Men ...... 98 Senior Class. ......................... 99 Class Officers. ........................ 101 Members of Class ’09 who 1 Iropped out.. 150 Senior Class History ................... 151 A Senior’s Parting.................... 153 Junior Class Junior Class Officers................... 155 Junior Banquet........................157 Junior Days.......................... 158 Junior History....................... 159 Junior Class.......................... 161 Sophomore Class Officers............... 163 Sophomore Class History............... 165 Sophomore Class...................... 168 Freshman Class. Freshman Class Officers ................ 173 F reshman Agricult ure Class............ 175 Freshmen ............................ 177 Junior Spirit of Nought-Nine........... 181 Two Year Course in Agriculture ......... 182 Electives ............................ 183 Post-Graduates ....................... 183 Summary of Students ................. 183 Summary of Graduates by Courses ....... 184 Statistics ............................ 185 Mister Milner .......................... 189 Alumni Association ................... 191 Athletic Council ...................... 192 Athletics at the College ................ 193 Coaches, Captains and Managers 195 Review of the 1908 Football Season 196 Wearers of the “ T” ................... 198 Baseball Season of 1908 ................ 205 Baseball Team ....................... 208 Track Team of 1908 ................... 210 Football—Captains and Managers ....... 213 “A” Company Football ................ 215 “B” Company Football ................ 216 “C” Company Football ................ 217 “ D” Company Football ................ 218 “ E” Company Football ................ 219 “ F” Company Football ................ 220 EP= ) li k il j

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year Governor Campbell appointed him Commissioner of Agriculture, et cetera. Some time afterward the et cetera was cut off and dignified into a separate department of the State government. As Commissioner of Agriculture President Milner was ex-officio a member of the Board of Directors of the Agricultural and Mechanical College. In the midst of the darkest and most troublous days of the Coll ege he was selected by his asso¬ ciates, — not because of political prestige or pull, but because they believed in his wisdom and sanity, — to come to College Station and sit on the lid. If his seat has been uncom¬ fortable — and we think it hasn’t — the students have not made it so. On the contrary, his presence is breeding an era of good feeling. The wheels of the institution are driven by the impulse of a man who lets it be known that he has a kind heart. That perhaps is the secret in its entirety. One night just before Christmas a group of cadets were talking together when one of them asked, L Boys, what do you think of our President?” The replies came thick and fast: “He’s a good Methodist, all right,” said one; “He shakes hands with me every time he meets me;” “Always knows you,” said another; “A typical bughunter,” added a third. Then others put in, “The boys’ friend;” “Mighty good man;” “Common- sensed Dutch;” “Pretty decent;” “High-minded gentleman;” “All O. K.” “The very man for the job;” “There with the goods;” “Such a gentleman.” Finally one cadet, who had all along remained silent, remarked quietly, “He’s a d —— -d fine fellow; that’s what he is. He came down to the hospital today, found a boy trying to study for examinations with several degrees of fever, sat down on the side of the bed (he didn’t give a whoop if it was against the Doctor’s rules), talked to him like a father, and, finally, took his books away from him and told him he didn’t have to take his examinations until he got good and ready. He’s white clear through,” he added, and his companions cheered the sentiment as they separated for another set-to with Physics and Calculus. So this is about all the story we have to tell about our new President. We speak of what we know and of what we feel, and we ask his pardon if our plain speaking is embar¬ rassing. We have simply meant to commend him to succeeding generations of cadets. He may not be well posted on pedagogics, and we don’t care much if he isn’t; he doesn’t preach or talk long-windedly, and that makes us mighty glad; his administrative policies may be open to criticism,—we don’t know about that. What we do feel very sure of is that we like him for his unfailing courtesy, genuine kindness and tenderness of heart, the gracious smile that lights up his face wherever he meets a cadet; the wholesome words of advice and caution and admonition that he now and then speaks; and for being with¬ out fuss, without show, but with manly strength, a plain, everyday, good man. God bless him! ZfflCZD l Sal » l ETil ) II-

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CZZS2EX3 G” Company Football ................ “H” Company Football................ “ A” Company Baseball Team.......... “ B” Company Baseball Team .......... “ C” Company Baseball Team ........... “ D” Company Baseball Team .......... Milner Tennis Club .................... Junior Tennis Club .................... “Fish” Tennis Club ................... Campus Tennis Club ................... Senior Fencing Club ................... All-American Football Team........... The All-Western Football Team......... “ T” Association...................... Yells ................................ Senior Statistics ................... . . . “ Taps” Brass Quartette ............... Mandolin Club ........................ Y.M.C. A ........................... Y. M. C. A. Cabinet .................... Student’s Council ..................... To a Sweet Singer ..................... Hops and Balls ....................... Thanksgiving Hop Committee .......... Volunteers Hop Committee ............. Final Ball Committee .................. Kala Kinasis Dancing Club ............. Swastika Dancing Club ................ Clubs ............................... Austin Lit ........................... Scientific Agricultural Association ....... ( ' hicago Stock Judging Team ........... Chicago Dairy Team ................... Architectural Engineering Society ....... S O. L. Club ......................... 221 222 223 224 225 220 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 237 239 242 243 244 245 247 248 249 .251 253 255 257 259 261 262 264 266 267 268 269 The Wranglers ........................ 270 Macaroni Club ........................ 271 Flunks .............................. 272 “U-ll” Club ....................... 273 Ancient Order of “The Bats” .. ......... 274 Dallas Club .......................... 275 Waco Club ............................ 276 Collin County Club ................... 277 East Texas Club ...................... 278 West Texas Club ...................... 279 Pan Handle Club ...................... 280 “ Los Vaqueros del Sur” ................ 281 Veterans of the Lost Cause ............. 283 To a Pipe ............................ 284 Houston Club ........................ 285 The A. R. O. C. B. S ................... 286 Adios, College Station ................. 288 Last Bugle Call ....................... 289 Variety Club ......................... 290 Fun ................................. 291 A. M. Encyclopedia ................. 295 General and Special Orders ............. 302 Grinds .............................. 303 A Canine Incident ..................... 307 Routine ............................. 309 Some Important Dates ................ 312 Other Dope .......................... 314 Some Things the Corps Would Like to to Know ......................... 316 The Agriculturist ..................... 230 The Hunter .......................... 321 The Battalion .............. 322 Closing Words of Editors ............... 33 1 Taps ................................ 332 Advertisements. □ncria=3