Oxford eagle., 1918-10-31

MADE very gooQ showing AT oneIl-
dan, and upon his reassignment here,
was selected by the Commandant to
assist in the adjusting of College to
fill the requirements of a military
post, and SO well did he measure up
to the standard, that he was made the
highest acting non-commissioned Off
Ger here.
F. p. Smith.
AS a Supply Sergeant, F. p. Smith
was sent here from Fort Sheridan.
He attended A. & NJ. College last year
where he made good showing. He
has more than made good at Ole Miss
and is now acting Supply Sergeant.
Corporal Jeffery is handling the awk-
ward squad, which was formed last
week, and seems to be turning men
away faster than he receives them,
which speaks well for his instruction.
Company 1.
End Lieut.. Proctor d. Houston,
Commanding.
Company / is making an excellent
showing, and is fighting hard for first
place in everything, against companies
2, 3 and 4. They were fortunate
in having as Top Sergeant an Ole
Miss" man, well known in his practice
of sciences, other than military. w.
o. Swan was sent to Fort Sheridan
during the past summer, and while
there made very good record. When
reassigned here he was made acting
Sergeant of the main Orderly room
on 1st Floor Gordon Hall during the
influenza epidemic. Falling a victim
to the plague, he was confined at home
for several days. Upon recovering he
was made 1st Sergeant of Company 1.
The names of the other non-coms Of
the 1st Company are: Sgt. Clark, w.
Drane Lester, Color Sgt. H. K. Mahon,
Bugler, Paul Rogers, Sgts. Amis, Cox
er, Hewes, Maddox and Wills. Ed
win Nelson is acting Sergeant in
Company 1, during the few days he
may have to stay here awaiting trans
portation to an Officers Training
Camp, for which he has been recon-
mended. Corporals Bassinger, Pig
ford, Lake, Simrall, Holiday, Mattox,
Powell, Mcknight, Geisenberger, Fut-
voye and Rivers.
Company 2.
End Lieut.. Gjems Fraser, Command
ing.
Company 2 occupies the second floor
Gordon Barracks, and accordingly can
be described as being in 'the middle of
everything" that transpires at this
post. A better choice could not have
been made in the selection Of Hind
man Doxey, as Top Sergeant.
Sergeant H. Doxey.
When the news was given out last
summer, that a number of Ole Miaz
men were to be sent to Camp Sheridan
Tor training purposes, every one knew
that Doxey would be one of the mum
Der. Born under a laughing star, HI
has come through this world wearing
smile that is contagious. At CAM
Sheridan he proved that Mississippi
youth could be popular in Yankeedom
and although the last present the.
gave him a case of mumps, he arrive
in time to head the list Of non-com
n Company 2. As able assistants
st Sergeant Doxey, has Wilson HUI
r ]. Farley and Ashby Woodsor
willie" and Bob" were at Sherida
this summer, where they both mad
good. "Willie's" favorite topic O
conversation is how he would like
get q "Boche with the butt end Of hi
rifle, after having failed to stick hir
with bayonet. To hear him te
how it is done is enough to convinc
any man that he is a soldier enoug
to put his words into action shoul
the occasion arise. Bob has but littl
to say about his summers work, br
from the manner in which he handle
his job it is evident that the hea
that talks little holds much. Woot
son was at West Point for seve
months, until Math proved his Watel
loo. Next to Baltimore, the Academ
is the place of his dreams, and whe
watching him maneuvering Compar
2 at some formation, one is led to b
lieve that it will not be long befol
he will be wearing leather quits
and have bar on his shoulders II
J Corporals of the Second Company M
C. G. Ray, P. L. Hill, S. H. Hawk
c. ]. Lewis, ]. r. Durfey, ]. l.. JAG
son, w. o. Kincannon, L. Stein,
r. Turley. r. V. McKelvaine, and
w. Howell.
Company s.
End Lieut.. Fine G. Bedford. Cor
manding.
Made up of a heterogeneous ma
of doctors, pharmacists, and ems