Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-06-13
FINAL NOTES Of 4. 4
N. COMMENCEMENT
Winners Of Howell Fag-Graduation
Dress Parade-New Command
mandant at College.

When II was announced at gradual
ing dress parade Tuesday Afternoon
that A company, Capt. r. B. Barniti
Of San Antonio, had won the Howell
flag, the trophy flag Of A. & M. Col
lege, there was not happier student
on the campus than the commanding
officer of the company. Dick" Bar
nitz, as the boys call him, has worked
all year to bring his company to the
proficiency which would win for 1t the
distinction, and it was his ambition to
finish off his work as senior with
that honor to the credit of himself
and associates.
The graduating dress parade was
the final formation. There We're sew
eral thousand people present to see
this military formation and to enjoy
the beauty of it. When Capt c. l..
Fenton, the retiring commandant OF
the college, called the senior class
from the line to his post as he stood
prepared to review the ranks of the
regiment, he spoke few words OF
farewell to them. He mentioned the
work of the past year, spoke of the
kindly consideration that he had re-
ceived, coming among the students as
new officer and a stranger to them,
but expressed satisfaction at the work
OF cooperation that had been done.
He congratulated the young men on
receiving their diplomas and wished
them success out in the world in their
life work.
Among those who received their di-
plomas at this commencement exer.
else was Lieut.. Richard Coke Burle-
son of the field artillery branch of the
United States army. Lieut.. Burleson
attended A. & M. College back num-
Der of years, but did not finish the
course, going to West Point from the
college. He has since graduated at
West Point and is in the army, sta
toned at Fort Sam Houston. He sub
mitted his thesis this year and salts
factory evidence that he had com.
pleted the work of the college. and
he was given his diploma as bachelor
of science in civil engineering.
Another graduate of the college at
this commencement is Tom Young
blood. Mr.. Youngblood is brother
of B. Youngblood, director of the
Texas experiment stations. He at.
tended the college a number of wears
ago, but did not finish, giving up his
work to take charge of a school in
Oklahoma, During the past year, how
ever, he has returned and finished the
course and was given the degree of
bachelor of science in agriculture. He
has made special study of botany
and after teaching this summer at
the Benton State Normal, he is to go
with a large seed house in North
Texas at very handsome salary. His
work will be in connection with the
handling of seed which are to be dis
tributed through the commercial
channels to the farmers of Texas. and
as he has been especially trained in
the matter of honesty in seed selling.
he will strive to keep out the seed
pests that have been so much bother
In the past to the farmers of this
state.
After the graduating dress parade
Tuesday afternoon the senior class
met on the drill field in the open air
and elected Harris Underwood of
Houston permanent president and T. |
l.. Johnson of Lissie permanent secre.
tary. They will maitain their class
organization and will keep in touch |
with each other. President Under.
wood has been the class president
during his senior year at the college.
Capt. c. l.. Fenton, the retiring com.