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

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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

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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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. -Ml Dean Charles Puryear, M. A., C. E., LL. D. A FACTOR of increasing importance in the status of A. and M. College is the Gradu- -lxl. ate School, which, under the organization of 1924, has its own faculty and dean. Students are enrolled who are graduates of many colleges and universities, for the pre¬ requisite is a degree from an approved institution in which the student must have made a high record in his undergraduate work. The Graduate School confers the degree of Master of Science in Agricultural Ad¬ ministration, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture, Archi¬ tecture, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Veterinary Medicine, and Industrial Education. Professional degrees in engineering—Chemical Engineer, Civil Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer—are offered on the basis of acceptable professional experience, a thesis, and an examination. Dean Puryear also acts as the Dean of the College and as head of the Department of Mathematics. Probably many of the class will remember him for his now famous sente ' nce, “Put it in writing,” but all will confess that he judges with impartiality and with fairness. The mere fact that he has long been called, among the students, of course, by a nickname, is proof of the high esteem in which he is held. We shall all remember him for the calm, immaculate gentleman that he is.