The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-09
At THE A. & M.
Third Day.

Commencement day proper upon
which is lo1u Ell the interest Of each
Young mans whole course at College
Was marked aud magnificent success
zoo thc character Of ils exercises, In the
pcraoncl Of the graduating class and in
the ATTENDANCE " visitors.
The exercises opened at TO o'clock IN
assembly hail which was througed with
vast concoursc Of people, Bryan and
the surrounding country being for a
time well nigh dopopuIated.
The program was interluded with
beautiful musical selections rendered by
The College orchestra
a ieryeut prayer was offered by Rev.
Ur. lhilp0tt.
a telegram was received from Speak
cr n8shieIi Announcing that he could
not Doc pD.cat lo deliver Che commence.
meat address. Ills place was happily
supplied, however, boy our own repre-
sentative, Hon. Luther Dean, who h a
polished orator aud delivered asplen'
diI address, ~ the conclusion Of which
lho faculty and students extended "a
. h.na vote ol thanks by reclamation.
The ya'Cl.c,0ry address ably de,
Tweed by Nr. G.. G.. Todd, Of jefferson
IaEas. elected hy vote Of graduating
class. 81. Todd was also first houol
.r.uiuato end read uu interesting the
r.s. TIE was further honOrcd In Oh,
mess ball at noon when ,he corps PIE
.Huiri OBJ Dim o. gold headed cane.
The ugFpIu to the yl.elictoTy wal
. delivered by Mr. T. %. Durham. th,
/ choice hy election of the second class
Nnilr Al Rose then conferred de
| reos Up0l the twenty is members o.
/ fle rralua ing class. ami W. u. Clay
| Com, post graduate.
/ Announcements 0f ihauamos Of thos,
. students distinguished boo the various
/ u.l...H W..r chem made followed by thC
] HD..IIr'InH.
] Atl.p. m. the grand sham battle
which F. tlU moot brilliant feature an,
/ tHs Urluvius card Of the three day
.uErfesCa took place. Thcraitlco Of mus
I sUuF lul ,he booming Of cannon raise,
|mcH al.uar If tIu Greeks and Turk
|auI Wow Cf uI Gomez had suddenly
|uur.ltl uuu 0lD of the most bgauti
|mia peaceful 0f The Texas prairips
1.-The huge ruu by.chrd flames of iir
while ihe earth lfcmhIel the biz build
IiHss took tuo afur and The Window
Idauloi boo the easements. Great cloud
lu' smoke lu0cl hiihcraud thilher, an,
| aa thp lines advanced the cadets al
/ ue aud there iciguing wounds OF death
land hoW0ut What terrible thing wa
. Zoo reality would he with the molerl
farms ana engines OF death, The bat
ItDy Was taken 40 length and the eu
. el.emen' eul,d.
40 $3.50 those prime myoHtos, th
. best Oi fhD State " Texas, the ROs
. volunteer gulrlf. appeared boz immacu
iatr unI.Hn- and gave q magniiiccn
.t.Ml'Iu jGL Their hlyonet eXei
else and drilling hy mus'c was pefiecil
upurb
Then followed the grand graduation
duoa parade Ul doe battalion, led hy th
band. after which ,he cadets marche
. .U ihg amUg turned ln their guns an
aggou.rmguis aud were ,ree fom m'.
larry rule.
Atri.htfHe Ola mess ball was ablaz
|uifl |rlis and gay decorations, whi'
youth and beauty meta. icyotees az Ia
| Iuuc ol rcrpsCH.ro. There were hut
Irct. 70. happy faces, cavalier youn
mon. lovely Young women, cXquisil
lfOas., dazzling Jewels, friendship Wu
4 present roo amounted priest, and lUy,
% crowned with rli.auls ~ June rose
s was queen. TO-. music rose and f.
b. Hike fho mufmu OF water in dUamlauI
and tho airy ja1Dcr N0atcl upon II
dangerous swell The night grew old
. the morn WtH Young, and The lines /
thu east grew gray with thr shifting
thc cmtun .t darkness, ere the col
, sweet memory laden notes NJ "llom
. Waet Home" broke the cnchantc
IEpcll and commencement lNl5 was O
am end