Miami Military Institute - Bayonet Yearbook (Germantown, OH)

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' COMMENCEMENT. 'Commencement season is looked upon by most students, I presume, as ,thetime when they leave the shelter of academic halls and go forth to fightlin the great battlefield of life. least if we can judge of'most of the commencement essays, that is 'the view. h Arid they go forth, these 'brave young warriors, with colors gay and with av nourish of trumpets and hearts nndaunted to win success. Some of these,l1ave acquired in school days the- eqiripment that will un- doubtedlyattain their desire. In the ofeothers, there is many a weak that veryplikelyi will fail to stand strain. The Children's Crusade ost pathetic thing in history. from academic halls of students is also a pa- and' the fact that it is ' student's own fault does 'less pathetic. The awakening-L is. but the ,Ill lWmIRHYYJ5ik- Y . ' 'THE riavoifmr is nv CAPTAIN F. J. oLDs harder when it comes. Commencement should also be a time of retrospection and introspec tion. A look backward to see if there are not mistakes in the past that ei:- perience should teach us to avoid in the future in a good thing. No ques- tion about the value of the education received in the school of experience. It is even said that a certain quite numerous class of people can learn in no other institution. A look within is also an excellent preparation for life. It is a good thing to know if the ideals are right, if the purpose is true, if the aim is fixed If selishness and egotism have usurped the throne of the soul and cast out therefrom justice and philan- thropy CI ,mean this last word in its 'true-Attic sensej it may not yet be too late to restore the exiles. Such are a few thoughts suggested by they commencement season. The academic editor wishes you all a very pleasant summer vacation.

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'14 TI-IE BAYONET. Q . ' school spirit, it has been fine. The attitude of the corps toward their work has been admirable. No better example of it could have been shown than in the inspection, it showed that the-fellows have the right kind of stuff in them: The BAYONET staff wishes to ex- tend its sincere thanks to Captains Russell and Seckerson. Their co7opf oration has fmade the BAii61fiE'f sible and we surely appreciateitheii: spirit . .' . t The Alumni has been neglected-L As a source of contributions,iprobQ ably a more complete alumni de art'- . P 3 ment would encouragetthe old men to contribute. V ' 1 THE DAYTON TRIP. On Monday evening, May zoth, the cadet corps journeyed to Dayton to escort President Taft to the Memorial Hall, and incidentally to see him for the last time in his oiiicial capacity as the chosen head of our great and glorious Republic. It was the day of inspectiong and, even though the cadets were somewhat fatigued from their hard day's labor, there was a considerable show of political spirit among members of the corps. The loyal,and enthusiastic supporters of our President were furnished by the Colonel Cnot Colonel RJ with buttons bearing the inscription, No third term! and, when the crowd landed in Dayton, it was a pretty happy bunch. After meeting Major Street and the Honor cadets, who had gone on an earlier car, the corps was formed, and, to the martial music of the M.M. I. band, they marched to Rike- Kumler's, where they anxiously awaited the arrival of the President in his big Oldsmobile. After a wait of about forty-five minutes the Presi- dent put in his appearance, a11d was greeted by cheers from the crowd that had assembled to meet him, and by music from our band, which was promptly drowned out by the Hail to the Chief of the otlicial Repub- lican band ' . ' After he had delivered a short ad- dress to the firm and loyal supporters' of the Government, for the people, of the people and by a representative party of the people, he proceeded, es- corted by the corps, to the Memorial Hall. Here he brieiiy outlined his administration, and spoke for a short time ou his future term of ofiice. He went inside the hall, and the cadet corps marched back to the traction ofhce. They arrived at school at II o'clock, and were truly thankful for the 7 o'clock reveille and the omitted drills the next day , . Any one who heard the President in front of the Memorial Hallrcould not fail to notice the large yellow banner bearing the inscription, Votes for Women May their cause live and prosper, and may they :Lot meet the fate of their sister suifragettes on the other side of the big pond. I . Coming down on the car the writer found a sporting- sheet which ans nounced the sad fact that the had lost to the Giants-5-0. ' , --'.

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