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

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS F. M. Law, President of the Board, of Houston MEMBERS OF THE BOARD Judge Byrd E. White . . Lancaster Judge W. A. Wurzbach . . San Antonio Walter G. Lacy..... Waco Mrs. J. C. George . . Brownsville Henry C. Schuhmacher . . Houston S. A. Lillard, Jr ..... Ranger P. L. Downs, Jr. . . . Temple Walter L. Booth .... Sweetwater S. G. Bailey (Secretary to Board) . . . . . . . . . . College Station Front row {left to right)-. Judge Byrd E. White, Walte r G. Lacy, Henry C. Schuhmacher, P. L. Downs, Jr., Judge W. A. Wurzbach. Back row: Mrs. J. C. George, President T. O. Walton, S. A. Lillard, Jr., S. G. Bailey. m IS lig i Page 22

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-= jj THE PRESIDENT President T. O. Walton, LL. D. UTS IDE the family circle, there are no human relationships where opportunity is offered to form more loyal or truer friendships than those of College life. There¬ fore, the man is fortunate who chooses an institution for his undergraduate work where his associates are men of the highest ideals and noblest impulses. Four years associa¬ tion with any group will inevitably leave a deep impression upon one. Raleigh said: “There is nothing more becoming any wise man than to make choice of friends, for by them thou shalt be judged as thou art; let them therefore be wise and virtuous and none of those that follow thee for gain; but make selection rather of thy betters than thy in¬ feriors, shunning always such as are false to themselves, for it follows they will be false to others.” With respect to your associates, the members of the present senior class aie to be congratulated. Of the many excellent classes graduated by the College, few if indeed any have been superior to the men who will finish their four years’ College work this June. It is a class with a purpose. Their purpose has been to make the best of individual oppor¬ tunities, to make some permanent contribution to the welfare of their fellow students, to maintain the best in the history and traditions of Aggieland, to build up here upon the foundations already so securely laid, an institution of learning worthy in all respects and capable in all particulars to function efficiently in the lives of men. Your faculty rejoice in your accomplishments. We confidently expect that you will make good as you go out to take your places in the world of men. Wherever you go, or whatever you may turn your efforts and talents to, we shall follow you with an ever increasing interest, sharing with you just pride in your accomplishments. T. 0. WALTON, President. Page 21 t It 2a

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THE COMMANDANT OF CADETS Lieut.-Col. F. H. Turner, U. S. A. (D. O. L.) ITT is through the office of the Commandant of Cadets that the discipline of the College aL is administered. It is the Commandant who is responsible for the enforcement of the rules and regulations adopted, for the general conduct of the student body, by the faculty of the College. The Office of the Commandant keeps records of the conduct of each student, the number of demerits that he has amassed by various means, and his general attitude. From these records, and from the reports of the Senior Officers of each Company, the annual promotion list is made. Therefore, it behooves the student to keep his record with the Commandant clear. It is by application to the Commandant that authorized leaves of absence are ob¬ tained. It is his office that excuses boys from classes and formations because of illness. In fact, the Commandant has a very marked influence on the life and conduc t of each student of the College. The Commandant can, by delegation of authority to responsible students in the Corps of Cadets, develop leadership in those boys, and a respect for constituted authority in those under their authority. It is such training as this that develops the best Reserve Officers, which is the primary purpose of the Corps of Cadets. Page 23 b