Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-05-27

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whenever the corps moves in body
to any of the towns of the state; ex-
ercises full authority in requiring the
proper care of quarters, directs pun
ishment for infractions of any rule of
the college and regulates the coming
and going of each individual student
through the regular army system Of
furloughs. He begins his days work
with reveille in the morning and while
it is supposed to close with taps at
night, very often he is called out by
some emergency between taps and re-
velle, so virtually he is on active duty
ltwenty-four hours day. In fact, he
has a command equal to that of the
commanding officer of an army post
in time of peace, and really a more
active command, because the army Of
ficer has all the regulations to assist
him in enforcing the discipline that is
necessary, while at a college the Of
ficer must be of such discriminating
judgment that he knows just where to
enforce regulations and Where to stop.
Although the board of directors of
the college by resolution and the leg
islature of the state of Texas by reso-
luton requested that the detail of Cap
tain Moses at this college be extended
another year. the rules of the war de-
partment that four years shall be the
limit are Interchangeable, and the re-
quest was denied. 1t will be necessary
therefore for Captain Moses to leave
the college at the close of the present
session. In order that all the people
of the college community might join
in expressing their regret at losing
Captain Moses and his wife and daugh
ter from the community, the reception
was arranged for Thursday night.
They have been active in all the So
cial affairs of the college since they
have been here. Mrs. Moses is
daughter of Maj. Rhoades Fisher,
prominent citizen of Texas, and is sis
ter to Hon. Lewis Fisher, mayor of the
city of Galveston. Charming in per-
sonal accomplishments, Mrs. Moses
has been a leader in all affairs in
which the ladies' took part
At the reception Thursday night all
the members of the faculty were in
the receiving line. After the guests
had assembled Charles Puryear, dean
of the college, presented Prof. D. w.
Spence, secretary of the faculty. He
called Captain Moses before him and
presented him with the following en-
crossed copy of resolutions adopted by
the faculty:
Whereas, Capt Andrew Moses term
of duty as professor of military science
and tactics and commandant of cadets
in the Agricultural and Mechanical
College of Texas will soon be termi-
mated,
Resolved, That the following ex-
preston of the high esteem in which
he is held by his colleagues be spread
upon the minutes of the faculty:
In the retirement of Captain Moses,
the faculty regrets deeply the loss of
one of its abest members. His wise
counsel, unfailing tact and courtesy, |
and his exemplifcation at al times of
the ideals of conduct that mark the
gentleman and the soldier, won for
him at his coming and during his stay, |
the love and esteem of his fellow.
members, and leave with them at his
going a sense of personal loss.
The commandant of cadets occu-
pies position Of larger responsibility |
and opportunity, perhaps, than that Of
any other officer of the college and I
one which brings him into closer rela-
with the student body BY |
his answering fidelity to duty, his |
firm but kindly discipline and his strict |
to the high ideals and ira !
ditions of his profession, Captain
Moses has profoundly Influenced the
lives and characters of those over
whom he has had control and has done
uneQualled service in developing and
fixing in them the cardinal principles
Of true manhood. The love and adj
he has of his associates here
will follow him in his new field of
duty
"R T. MILNER, President
BY the faculty.
ID. w. SPENCE, Secretary"
After this quartette composed of
F. D, Steger, secretary of the Y. NJ.
G. A; F. H. Doubt, of the agricultural
department, and Cadets F. +. Scott
and Mcdowell, sung the following top
cal song composed by Charles Pur-
rear, dean of the college, and sung to
he tune of Whats the Matter with
When first he came to A. NJ. c., as
fine as fine could be,
The ladies took one look and cried,
Now really is it he?"
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