Penn State University - La Vie Yearbook (University Park, PA)

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TO WILLIAM H. HAY Capfain IOTh Cavalry This volume of The LaVie is respechcully dedicajfed by TI-IE CLASS OF NINETEEN-ELEVEN i 1 Q' 5? A 4 , f

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CAPTAIN TENTH U. S. CAVALRY BY JOSEPH M. WILLARD WILLIAM H. HAY I I S a resident oflicer at the Pennsylvania State College, Captain Hay has proved himself an exceptionally efficient man, with red blood, good sense, and tact enough, to command the respect of the whole College community: his high sense of duty, keen survey of every situation, and fair dealing, laid at once the foundations of an ever increasing popularity. He knew how to choose, protect and handle meng and was ready to work for the best un- der the circumstances. Captain Hay's wife and boys should be taken with stimation of him. Seldom is a family so strongly unified. Always under sf, , ' I- .,,, .ik '-.' fm- '. 3,3 1' .M , Q io him in any e P without offense. l l Captain Hay was born on a farm in Florida in l860: attended a military prepara- tory school in Bingham, N. C.: was appointed to West Point on competitive examina- tions in 1882 and graduated with distinction in l886. He joined the Third Cavalry in Texas for three yearsg took a two years' course in the Staff College at Fort Leaven- worth, Kas., i889-9l: graduated with honors: was promoted first lieutenant and as- signed to the Tenth Cavalry, to which regiment he still belongs. During this time, l89l-97, he performed the duties of Post Commissary, Quartermaster, Adjutant and Subaltern of a troop, Exchange Officer, and toward the end, for a great part of the time, commanded a troop. He was detailed fl897l to the Pennsylvania Military Col- lege, Chester, Pa., as Professor of Military Science and Tactics, and Junior Professor of Mathematics till the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, April, l898, and was then ordered to Mt. Gretna, as Quartermaster in charge of equipment and transportation. He was ordered to Cuba, December, l898g participated in the Santiago Campaign: was with the Army of Occupation in Cuba, afterwards serving as Collector of Customs at Mantanzas, and later for the port of Havana. As acting Chief of the Customs Service he oflicially inspected every custom house in Cuba, because he was thoroughly familiar with the Spanish language. Returning m i902 from Cuba, Captain Hay joined his regi- ment in Nebraska and served with it till detailed as Professor of Military Science in The Pennsylvania State College, September, l905. He completed four years here, for the excellence of which he was twice specially commended by the Secretary of War. He l1aS been, for many years, an expert in rifle shooting and has taken an important part in 0Y8aI1iZing all the National Matches since l90?. It was generally admitted that the preceding officer left the Regiment in good con- difi0n: yet, frgm the outset, Captain Hay built it even better. At the first inspection, movements were accomplished with a correctness that reflected great credit on him. He organized the Band as a distinct part of the Military Department: formed the fire- bfigadei kept the dormitories clean: interested himself in athletics: procured a State banner and put through the faculty the two-year-on-a-level drill requirement. d was proud of its victories, counting them erfect self-command and well poised, they were ready to take the initiative and did so - He saw the college double its numbers an - I Q u his own. His unfailing kindness won all hearts, and his effectiveness and sufficiency ln- vited the unusual and spontaneous recognition of the Trustees, and the hearty and memorable goodbyes of all. Page Seven