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ALUMNI NEWS Published by North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering

Vol. I WEST RALEIGH, N. 0., OCTOBER 1 , 191 8 No. 12

KILLED - AT THE FRONT brought from overseas the news of Frank Thompson’s death in action, Sep- Since our last issue, three former stu- tember 13th, will carry as widespread dents of the College have been killed grief as the passing of any North Caro- in France. lina soldier. Mr. Thompson, who was a Raleigh boy. had gained great reputation as a J. J. Sykes, ’18 college athlete and trainer of baseball The first to be reported was James and football teams. He was a typical Jeffries Sykes, of Charlotte, a fine North Carolina boy, who played the young fellow. who had many friends game for all that was in it, but never in college, and whose death brings sad- played it unfairly. The clean college ness and the sense of personal loss to sport of which he was such a gifted ex- many State College people. Following ponent and so skilled a representative is a report of his death. written by was advanced as definitely under him Lieut. Rob'ert Kohloss, who is also a as any trainer or player ever did. He State College man: played in many places in North Caro- lina, often in Greensboro. and the pres- SOMEWHERE AT THE FRONT, ence of Thompson in the line or as August 5, 1918. coach of the team was guarantee of a I regret that I am the writer of un- good game and gentlemanly tactics. pleasant news. Jim Sykes, ’18, who Perhaps the sporting instinct led him was in the same aero squadron that I as quickly into the war as he could get am, was killed within the German lines there. He was a volunteer when the August 1, 1918, but his death was not offering was not obligatory nor likely confirmed until the plane in which he to be. The game of war as interpreted fell was located. which date was Au- by Germany was shocking to his sense gust 4, 1918. He had gone-over the of fair play. and it was just as impos- lines on a photographic mission, and sible for Frank Thompson to remain While performing this mission was at- out of a war in which the rules of the tacked by a superior force of Boche nations were being outraged as it was Q machines and brought down, 20 kilo— to see, dirty baseball or football go on meters within the German lines. The without protesting. plane in which he and the pilot were The reports give no detail of this fine crashed to the earth, the nose of the young fellow's death in battle. He was plane striking first. and was crashed a lieutenant in a machine gun company. into smithereens. The Allies drove the He chose a position that called for Germans so quickly back that when we action against the enemy. Playing the drove them beyond where the plane fell, game of life fairly and the games of Sykes and his pilot were found among skill cleverly. his friends at home know the wreckage, having remained un- that his brief life as a soldier was He who dies Somewhere-in-France buried, due to the rapid retreat of the lives Everywhere. filled with honorable deeds. and that enemy. Their bodies were removed as he taught boys how gentlemen from the debris and given a military none could bring more widespread should play. he showed even better burial. Sykes had just a few days be- grief and deep regret. It was only a how a real soldier may die. fore been recommended for a first lieu- short time after America entered the tenant. He was a very efficient ob- war when Lieutenant Thompson re- Lieut. David Swain Grant, ’13 server. signed as secretary and treasurer of Most sincerely, The third death to be reported is that the Raleigh Real Estate & Trust Com- a stu- Bon KOHLoss, JR. pany to enlist in the service of his of David Swain Grant. who was Lieut. Robert A. Kohloss, Jr., dent here in 1909-’10. remaining in col- country, moved by the feeling that he reads 0rd. R. C. would not expect any man to do what lege one year. The press report Air Service Postotfice, he would not be willing to do himself. as follows: A. P. O. 702, Lieutenant Thompson received his ASHEVILLE, Sept. 26.——News was re- American E. F., France. commission at the second Ofiicers’ ceived today that Lieut. David Swain Training Camp at Oglethorpe and was Grant, of Asheville. son of Mrs. Thad Frank M. Thompson, BE. ’09 assigned to the 15th Machine Gun Bat- E. Clayton, was killed in action sev- talion. He was 32 years of age. eral weeks ago. No official report of The second death to be reported is As an athlete Frank Thompson was his death has been received by the that of Lieut. Frank Martin Thomp- known from one end of the State to the family. Lieutenant Grant saw service son, of Raleigh, who was" killed in bat- other. He was a graduate of the State on the Mexican border with C01. F. J. tle on September 13th. Prob‘ably no College, where, as a student. he made Clemenger’s hospital unit. and after death'among our entire body of gradu- a record, both in football and baseball. America entered the war against Ger- ates, and former students would be He was later athletic coach at his many he went to Camp Sevier with a more regretted than his. A royally' alma mater and at Wake Forest Col- National Guard unit. good fellow, a fine athlete, a man every lege. He was liked by all who knew Passing the examination. he was inch,_ he knew how to make good him, for he had those fine qualities of sent to the second Ofiicers’ Training, friends and how to keep them. Fol- character that won the love and esteem Camp at Fort Oglethorpe. and received . lowing is a clipping from the Raleigh of all. his commission. being assigned to the > Evening Times regarding him: Besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs. 39th Infantry. Lieut. Frank Thompson, son of Mr. John W. Thompson, one brother, Her- and Mrs. John W. Thompson, of Ra- and three leigh, is reported killed in action in b‘ert Thompson, of New York. '18—Mrs. C. C. Bost has received the France on September 13th, according sisters. Misses Lillian, Daisy, and Eliz- second letter this week from her son. ; to a telegram received by the family abeth; Thompson, of this city, survive. Mr. Cecil T. Bost, in which he says that from the War Department Tuesday ' he has Shipped'a German helmet picked . night.- ' HE PLAYED A GOOD GAME up in the Chateau Thierry battlefield, No young man from Raleigh has together with a cigar lighter. He was;- gone to the front richer in friends than (Greensboro Daily News.) expecting to be transferred to the ac». Frank Thompson, and the death of The cablegram which Tuesday night tive front at once—Hickory Record; 2 ALUMNI NEWS

State College Men Commissioned The Round of Military Duty p. m. ;Satuiday, 7:15 p. m. ;Sunday, at Plattsburg Barracks 7 '30 p. m. HEADQUARTERS School Call: Week days, 6:55 p. m. ; Twenty-five State College S. A. T. C. Saturday, ‘1' :25 p. m. men re- N. C. STATE COLLEGE or A1111. & ENGB. ceived commissions at. the recent e11- WEST Assembly: Week days,"1.11 m.',Sat— campment at Plattsburg RALEIGH, N. C. 111'11111, 7 :3011.m.; Barracks, New October 7, 1918. Sunday, 7 :35 p. m. York. Fifty-six representatives of the Recall: Week days, 1011. m.;'Satu1- College attended the second camp. General ()r,1'le1 No. day, 9:30 p. m. Fifty?three 11ere at the Plattsbur'gBai- General Orders No.4 and No. 6, these Tattoo: Week days, 10:10 p. m. ; Sat- 1acks from June 1st to July 1st and headqualters, dated September 25, ur'da1, 10:10 11. m.; Sunday, 10:10 won high honors there, but 1918. and October 2, 1918, respectively, p. m. there were are no commissions issued at that camp. amended to read as follows: Taps: Week 11111s, 10 :20 p. m. 'Sat- Following are the young men who have First Call: Week days, 6 a. m.; Sate 11rday, 10'.20 11. n1. ;Sunday, 10 :20p. 111. lately been commissioned: urday. 6 a. 111.; Sunday, 7:25 a. m. (Official) ’20—James Cyrus Black. Davidson. Re1lele Week day,s 6:1.0a m. ;Sat- By 01"1le1 of Major Hulvey. N. C. 111',day 6:10 a. 1n. :Snnday, 7 3.5 a. m. F. '1‘. Loan, Henry William Bonitz, Assembly (exercise immediately fol- Captain of Inf., U. S. A., Wilmington. N. C. lo11'ing): “eek days, 6: 15 a. m. ,Sat- Adjutant. B.S. ’18—1‘1'e1lerick Emmett Ducey, 11r1lay, 6:15 11.111.: Sunda1, 7 :40 .a. m. Recall: Portsmouth. Ya. Week da1s, 6 .30 a. 1n. ;Sat- Addresses ’19—John Gatling. Raleigh. N. ( 111'day. 6:30 a. m. ’20—Alexander Bryan McCormick. Fatigue Call (inside). Week days, B.E. 6:30 a. 111. ; Saturday 6.30 a. '12—1111. '1'. F. ' Gibson,-Head- . Rowland. N. C. in. ;Sun- quar'teis Company, 63d Infant1'1, Camp ’lS—Jew Irving Wagoner. Gibson- day. 7 4.5 11.111. \Ieade. Attention: Week days, 6:50 'a. m.; 1'ille. N. C. ’19—Lieut. H. G. Andrew Adams, Jr.. Saturday, 6:50 a. m.; Sunday, 7:55 McGinn, Co. D, 61st a. 111. Pioneer Infantry, Camp Wadsworth, Raleigh. N. C. Spartanburg. '22~Edwin (,‘rawford Boyette. Char- Assembly: Week days, 6:55 a. m.; ' lotte N. C. Saturday. 6:55 11. m.; Sunday, 8 a. m. ’20—A. S. Gay, S. 15th Street, High- ’21—And1e11 \I1Alp1ne Bell \Iorgan- Mess Call (first mess) : Week days, landtown, Maryland. t1111.N. C. 7 a. 111.: Saturday. 7 a. 111.; Sunday, B.E. ’11—Corporal E. T. Wadsworth, ’20——Franklin I)c11'ey Cline. Ashe- 8 :05 a. 111. 1st Regim'ent,1st 00., Motor Mechanics, 1'ille. N. C. Assembly: Week days, 7:05 a. m.; Signal Co1ps, Air Service, A. E. F. ’20— Richard Nestus Hurley, Golds- Saturday. 7:05 11. m.: Sunday, 7:10 a. 111. . C. J. Goldston. Co. K. '3d lml‘O. N. C. B11. Inf., Rep]. Co., Camp MacArthur, '20—-John Green Hall.. Jr.. Oxford. Fatigue (‘all (outside): Week days, Texas. N. C. '1' :25 a. m.; Saturday, 7:25 a. 111. Assembly: Week days, 7:30 a. 111.; ’21—Henry Charles Menzies, Jr., '21 Lawrence Adams Hamilton. 105th Engineers, France. (‘arlisle. S. C. Saturday, 7:30 a. 1n. ’2l—Herbert Hunter Harris. Louis- Recall: Week days, 7:40 a. 111.; Sat- J. B. Edwards, 156th Depot Brigade, burg. N. C. urday, 7 :40 a. m. Co. D, 211 Prov. Regt., Camp Jackson, fill—Oliver Knight Holmes. Fayette- Church Call: Week days, 7:40 a. m.; S. C. yille. N. (2‘. Saturday. 7:40 a. m. E. A. Hodson, 6th Company, U. S. A., '21—-John Randolph Hudson, Shelby. Assembly (to chapel): \Veek days, S. A. P., U. S. Sig 0., Kodak Park, N. C. 7:45 a. m.: Saturday, 7 :45 a. 113. Rochester, N. Y. ’21—\\'illia1n Copes McCoy. Ports- School Call: Week days, 7 :55 a. m. Lieut. L. E. Wooten, 211th Engineers, mouth. Va. Saturday, 7.55 11. m. (‘amp Forest, Ga. - ‘20—Duncan Thomas Memory,White- Assembly. Week days, 8a. m.; Satur- day. 8 a. n1. Sergt. Fred W. Jones, Bat. B, 113th ville, N. C. Field Artillery, A. E. F., via New York. ’21—Augustus Ray Morrow. Mount ()tficers’ Call: Week days. 10 :30 Ulla. N. C. a. 111. Saturday, 10 3.0 a. m. 0. F. McNairy, Fiist Lieut. Engrs., ’21——Josepl1us Daniels Pell. Raleigh. Drill Call: Week days. 11 0.3 a. 1n. USA CO3‘....,OTS CampHum- N. C. Saturda1. 11:03 a. n1. 11hreys, Virginia. ’20—Ross Dunford Pillsbury, West Assembly: Week days. 11:13 a. m.; Charles B. Stowe, Second Lieut. A. S. Raleigh. N. C. Saturday. 11 :13 a. m. P., U. S. A., Commanding 120th Spruce ’21—Tolbert Lacy Stallings, Louis— Recall: Week days, 1:10 p. m.; Sat- Squadron, Port Angeles. Wash. burg, N. C. urday. 1 :10 p. m. ’20—Albert Linwood White. Hamp- Mess Call (second mess): Week E. P. Bailey, ’04, Dead ton. Va. days. 1 :15 p. m.; Saturday, 1:15 p. m.; ’20—Daniel Barnes Worth, Raleigh, Sunday, 1 :20 p. m. (Wilmington Star.) N. C. Assembly: Week days, 1:20 p. m.; The body of Capt. Edward P. Bailey ’20—Sa1nuel King Wright, Rullin. Saturday, 1 :20 p. m.; Sunday, 1:25 was laid to rest in Oakdale Cemetery. N. C. p. 111. Funeral service was held from St. School Call: Week days, 1:50 p. m.; James’ Church, as requested by Captain Saturday, 1:50 p. m. Bailey, by Dr. W.‘ H. Milton, rector. Student Athletes Cannot Wan- Assembly. Week days, 1:55 p. m.; Employees of the Wilmington Iron der Far Saturday. 1 :55p Works, of which Captain Bailey was Recall: Weekp days, 5 p. m.; Satur- president, b‘ore his remains to the (By The Associated Press.) day. 5 11. n1. grave, being Thomas Hawkins, Edward WASHINGTON, Sept. 28.——Football and Guard Mount: Week days, 5:10p. m.: Hall, Charley Clowe, John Hawkins, other games between schools and uni- Saturday. 5:10 p. m.; Sunday, 5:10 Edward Campbell, and Herbert Ward. versities having units of the student 11. n1. this indicating somewhat the bond of army training corps. which necessitate Assembly: Week days, 5:20 p. m.: fellowship and sympathy between the the absence of students from the city Saturday, 5:20 11. m.; Sunday, 5:20 men and their dead employer. in which the school is located, over- p. 111. I11 the midst of her great suffering, night. will not be permitted prior to First Call: Week days, 5:45 p. m.: Wilmington feels a heavy loss in the November 1st. After that date, ab- Saturday, 5:45 p. m.; Sunday, 5:45 passing of this splendid young business sences for not longer than from Friday p. 111. man and citizen, a man of great use-V, night to Sunday night will not be per- Assembly: Week days, 5:50 p. m.; fulness and with fruitful years of busi- mitted of members of athletic teams. Saturday, 5:50 p. m.; Sunday, 5:50 ness success and increasing esteem Only two games may be played involv- 11. m. among his fellow-citizens stretching '1,1 ing absences from Friday night until Retreat: Week days, 5 :50 p. m.; Sat- ' out before him, until the hand of dis- -.I.._‘1£_1_ Sunday night. urday, 5 :50 p. m.; Sunday, 5:50 p. m. ease was laid upon him and in his These regulations were outlined in Mess Call (third mess) : Week days, prime removed him from among those '_ an announcement today at the War De- 5 :55 p. m. ;Saturday, 5:55 p. m. ',Sun- who devotedly loved him and Who re- _ partment. Letters containing the regu- ' day, 5 '55 p. m. garded him with marked esteem. He lations have been sent to all colleges Assembly. Week days, 6 pmm. ;Sat- was one of Wilmington’s finest citizens. maintaining units of the student army ' 11rday. 6 p. 111. ;Sunday, 6pp. and his passing brings grief to a great ' training corps Call to Quarters: Week days, 6 .50 many, hearts. ALUMNI NEWS

Letter From Lieut. D. S. Harper From Don'Iseley, ’09 From Capt. Ed. M. Murray, BE. ’17 (From Snow Hill paper.) BALBOA, CANAL ZONE, July 29, 1918. “SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE,” The following extracts from lette1s August 13, 1918. received by relatives here of Lieut. D11. RIDDICK, West Raleigh, N. 0'. DEAR MR. OWEN :—-At this time, when Drew S. Harper, now on the battle MY DEAR PROFESSOR :——I have been the Germans are everywhere on the front in France, will be of interest to intending to write you for several run, it is particularly fitting that an his numerous friends here. months to thank you for sending me exchange of greetings take place be- Under date of July 24th he wrote: the ALUMNI NEWS, but owing to my tween us at the front and those whom “The country over here is very beau- long sojourn in this land of “tomorrow” we left at home—doing their bit. No tiful, and the farming industry is very am just now getting a1ound to it. I doubt, the newspapers of the good old much developed. The horses and cattle heai so little news from old friends North Carolina capital are keeping you are just perfect. They can’t be beat. and classmates that the a1rival of the posted 011 what we are doing to the (Lieutenant Harper is a veterinary NEws is a welcome event. So many of Huns. Here is hoping we continue to surgeon and qualified to pass on stock. the fellows that I once knew intimately shove the Boche back. Of course, they -—EDITOB.) Every farmer has pretty I had about forgotten; but, then, ten are good fighters, but nothing compared horses and they are well bred. years is a long time. to the Americans. We have them “There are three things the English, I am at present supervis01 of all guessing all the time. We have been in French, and Belgians have us beat on, Dredging Division operations at the the “line” now for two months, and and that is farming, good horses and Pacific Entrance, as far as Miraflores what the newspapers at home say of good cattle; and we could have these if Locks and Balboa Ha1bor, having been the horrors of war is practically noth- we bred live-stock and farmed like they promoted to this position a few months ing to what we see, for it is almost be- do. America is the coming country, ago. 0111 equipment includes one 3A yond words to describe. Thrilling air because there are such great opportu- ladder dredge, one 20" suction, and one battles, bursting shells of shrapnel, gas, nities there for improvement.” 21/2-yard ladder, marine drill barge, and bombardment from the air, machine- Again, under date of August 4th, two tugs. About 425 men are employed gun fire, all calibers of artillery shells; Lieutenant Harper wrote, again refer- in this district, including West Indian in addition, burning towns which the ''9".l-‘- ring to those things of special interest laborers. Huns are leaving in the wake of their to him. -“The cows are all well bred Our organization, while not near as retreat. It is shocking to hear the sto- and as large as horses. The horses are large as when you were on the Isthmus, ries told by the population (French) well bred and weigh from 1,600 to 1,900 is at present in need of men, especially that were under German rule while the pounds.” (These are remarkably large two or three instrument men, prefer- villages in which they lived were occu- horses, when we take into considera- ably experienced in hydrographic work, pied by the Germans. They have been tion the fact that the average horse in although we do a good bit of topogra- freed now, and never again will the Greene County doesn’t weigh over 1,200 phy. These men are usually employed Germans occupy these towns. Of pounds, the weight varying from 900 to through the Washington oflice, from a course, the submarines are a thing of 1,300 or 1,400 pounds—EDITOR. ) list on file, unless we have some one in the past, as there seem to be no ships “The fa1me1s here do not know what view, for which we ask special employ- lost, according to the news we get at commercial fertilizer is. They use only ment. The place will be rated as “sur- the front. Every day we get the Chi. stable manure and plant peas and beans veyor” and will probably pay $125 to cago Tribune, New York Herald, and to enrich the soil. They have plenty of begin, free bachelor quarters, or free the Daily Mail (London); so we are live-stock to keep up the land. Each mairied quarters when available, free pretty well posted on what’s going on farmer has from two to eight cows and medical and hospital treatment, and 54 in the United States. I see by the from one to two horses. The land he days vacation per year with pay, with papers where the former resident of tills is from two to eight acres, never privilege to accumulate leave up to 120 Raleigh. Mr. Josephus Daniels, is con- over ' ten acres. They raise, mostly, days. If you know of any one you templating a trip to France. He will wheat, rye, potatoes, and 'beans. The would recommend, I would be glad to have lots to tell when he gets b'ack. women over here are as good at farm- hear from them, as I am sure their em- Franklin D. is seeing a great deal. I ing as the men, if not better. They ployment can be arranged. enjoyed myself immensely on the “big a few hogs and chickens as a old A. & M. men {'13-}!(‘1‘ raise There are only three ship” coming across. Made the jour- side line. on the Isthmus, or, rather, I should say ney in a comparatively short time. So “The girls are dark-complected and four—Myrick, ’06; Ferguson, ’08; Da- far, have not been wounded, although . heavy set. They are not as pretty as vidson and myself, ’09,, although I left the narrow escapes were numerous. the American girls.' However, we are school in ’08. All have good positions, My health is good, and I will continue not in the part of France where the and I believe all are making more than to give the Boche hell. I would be glad good-looking ones are. $200 per month. to hear from you occasionally. I hope before many years to come With kindest regards, I remain, “I would like to tell you in what part been of France I am, but the censor would to Raleigh again. I have not Sincerely, on the campus since September, 1910, E. M. MURRAY, not pass it. I have been in three coun- this year, but tries since I left America. and had planned to come 1st Lieut., 15th M. G. Bn., had to give the trip up. I had expected A. P. O. 745, Am. E. F. “No one knows when the war is go- to be called into service before now, as ing to end, but don’t think it will be I made application for service April, long, as they have got the Hun’s goat 1917, but last communication I had was Commissioned as Captain this time; and the Americans are sure to stay here until called, as men were making it hot for old Jerry (the Ger- needed here more than in the army, as (Wilmington Star, Sept. 16th.) mans). Old Jerry is what the English the draft had made available more than Fred W. Bonitz left Saturday night and Americans call the..Germans. The could be handled. for Camp Humphreys, Va., where he Americans are not going to have a long With kindest regards to yourself and will be commissioned as captain in the drawn out war. They are either going to the many others I remember around National Army, according to a tele- 'to. whip or get whipped. However, I State College, I remain, gram received by him Saturday from don’t think it possible for the Huns to Sincerely yours, Washington directing him to proceed whip America.” D. B. ISELEY, to the Virginia camp without delay. Lieutenant Harper’s address is Junior Engineer. Mr. Bonitz has received four years of College “Lieut. Drew S. Harper, 105th Engi- change of address, Box military training at the State neers, A. E. F.” Please note in .Raleigh. While there he was pro— No. 775, Balboa. moted to major of his b‘attalion, there- mem- by becoming the highest ranking oflflcer ’15—Maj. Marshall McD. Williams, B.S. ’00—R. Linn Bernhardt, at the State College. Mr. Bonitz has son of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Williams, ber of a large local firm, and a leading Salisbury, been connected with the local branch of Faison, has recently been promoted business man and farmer of of the Standard Oil Company as its from a captaincy in coast artillery. has volunteered his services to the construction agent. This young officer has had rapid pro- Government, and he has been accepted motion, entering the service on March and called to Washington. He will be 17th as second lieutenant. He was soon connected with the department that se- “GypSy” Smith, the evangelist and advanced to first lieutenant, and this cures hardware for Government and War workei, visited this College, Sep- recent additional promotion is in recog- war purposes, and will be- located at tember 21st, and spoke to the students nition of work well done. Washington for the present. in Pullen Hall. ALUMNI NEWS.

ALUMNI NEWS Mr. Francis J. Thompson has re- been taken, until even the reading- turned to his old position as engineer room and lobby were crowded with at the power-house. Men who were beds with sick men on them. Then the PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY NORTH CARO- here a few years ago will remember seats in the auditorium were moved LINA STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE him and be gratified that he is again a back. By Sunday, the 29th, a few men AND ENGINEERING, WEST RALEIGH, N. C. part of the College. Efficient, obliging, were released, and the number coming folksy, he has many strong friends in began to balance with the number among State College people. going out. At this writing a few cases are coming in. The situation has in a way cleared. Pneumonia we expected, College Opens and a number of cases have developed. Some of these were removed to Rex Postponed from September 4th to Hospital. So far, ten deaths have oc- 11th, and again to the 18th, College curred. These young men who have died opened on the 18th with the fullest are Evander Stone, Greensboro, N. C.; attendance we have ever had. Our James C. Curtis, Atkinson, Pender enrollment to date is 849. County, N. C.; Regis Clark, Hamlet, As soon as the Government provided N. 0.; Simmons D. Martin, Leaksville, for the payment of soldiers from 18 to N. C.; Benjamin Skinner Massey, Sal- 21 years of age, the situation was so isbury, N. 0.; Herbert S. McCoy, Eliza- altered that it was apparent that the beth City, N. 0.; Nicholas H. Andrews, Entered as second-class matter Octo- College could not accommodate the Rockingham, N. C., R. 1; Lewis G. ber 16, 1917, at the Postotfice at West number who would apply. We had Durham, Hendersonville, N. C.; Edwin Raleigh, N. C., under the Act of August done considerable advertising of our Sternberger, Wilmington, N. C.; Fabian 24, 1912. war courses, which were intended to Lee, Dunn, N. C. - give assistance to young men of scant The Student Army Training Corps All communications to ALUMNI NEws preparation who were in the new draft. has, of course, brought many changes. addressed to E. B. OWEN, The College will be divided into S. A. should be seemed to give West Raleigh, N. C. The new provisions T. C. men, S. N. T. 0., and .a non-military no status in the Students’ Army Train- contingent, composed of men too old, ing Corps to any of the young men who too young, and too little prepared for Alumni Organizations could not show preparation for college. these organizations. The number of This brought relief, because we would men who will not receive pay seems have been filled up with these boys of now to be relatively small, but it is too General Alumni Association low preparation, whereas we could fill early to obtain the figures . Fifty navy up with young men who had completed President—W. F. Pate, ’01, West Ra- men have been enlisted. Our quota the tenth grade in the high schools. If of army men is 600, which will prob- leigh. . we could have followed out our original - I’lcc-Prcsidcnts—R. E. Snowden, ’02, ably be filled before all enlisting is intention and our interpretation of the closed. More delay in this connection Raleigh. new ruling, there is scarcely any way Sccretury-Treasurer—E. B. Owen,’98, has occurred, due to sickness and to of estimating how many boys would other causes which could not be con- West Raleigh. have come. It seems now likely that trolled. Chairman. of Local Emecutive Com- these men will be provided for in voca-' mittee—Prof. C. L. Mann, West Ra- tional courses by making a Section B, leigh. composed of just such men as could New Teachers Erecutirc Committee—J. B. Bray, have entered our war course as origi- W. T. Clay, Thorne Clark, E. E. Cul- nally announced. For the present the Z. James Blaine Davis, A.B., Wake For- b'reth, R. H. Merritt, W. F. Pate, 0. S. A. T. C. is not closed. est, 1917 ; Instructor in Mathematics. Wrenn. A. K. Robertson, C. B. Wil- We are, however, now filled up, or John Milton Foster, B.M.E., liams, R. J. Wyatt (all reside in Ra- nearly so. A few students are still Univer- leigh). sity of Kentucky, 1911; Assistant Pro- coming in, some as regular non-S.-A.-T.- fessor of Applied Mechanics. C. students. Everybody connected with Simon Jasper Marion, A.B., Roanoke Alumni Association of Tidewater the College offices will long remember the flow of correspondence which College, 1913; Instructor in Chemistry. Virginia poured in. Instead of fifty or sixty let- Thomas Jackson Martin, Jr., B.E., President—E. O. Smith, Newport ters a day, which might have been ex- N. C. State College of Agriculture and News. pected at this time of year, they came Engineering, 1917; Instructor in Draw- Secretary—W. C. Styron, Newport at the rate of three or four hundred a Ing. , News. day. Our regular force was soon over- Harry Lewis Mock, A.B., Roanoke whelmed, and we used every stenogra— College, 1907; Graduate Student Johns Alumni Association of Wilmington pher who would work an hour or two a Hopkins University, 1914; Instructor day. Mail continued to come through in Mathematics. President—E. P. Bailey. registration week. Vice-President—L. J. Poisson. Percy Walter Price, Instructor in The opening brought a good many Carding and Spinning. Secretary-Treasurer—J. L. Becton. boys who had to return home because they had not informed themselves be- Charles Henry Slifer, B.S.D, 1902, fore leaving home. Many who had A.B. 1906, McPherson College; Instruc- Alumni Association of New York tor in Mathematics. President—W. H. Harriss. made their arrangements to enter short courses did not come, although their Joseph Alexander Smith, Instructor Vice-President—C. DeWitt Brothers. in Wood Shop. Secretary—Treasurer—M. E. Weeks. rooms were reserved for them under the old arrangement. The College has Wendell Holmes Tisdale, B.S. 1914, NOTE—We desire information to com- 280 dormitory rooms, places for 560 Alabama- Polytechnic Institute; M.S. plete these lists of officers. The officers boys. By putting three in a room, we 1915, Ph.D. 1917, University of Wis- of all local association are requested. can accommodate about 800. Some of consin; Professor of Botany and Plant the rooms are too small for three men. Pathology. Dissatisfied mothers’ pets went home, Ronald Bonar Wilson, Instructor in State College. making room for others, so that we English. (Student State College 1903- A. & E. is bad form. have been able to provide for men who 1905.) . Agricultural and Engineering College would stay. About this time a quaran- ‘Thomas Leslie Wilson, AB. 1906, Ca- is too much of a mouthful. tine was announced and guards placed tawba College; A.M. 1912,,‘Wofford Col- around the College. No more going to lege; Instructor in English. The official name is North Carolina town without a pass. That took ofi? a State College of Agriculture and Engi- few more homesick ones. neering. Then came the deluge of Spanish in- B.E. ’04—The death of Mr. Edward fluenza, between 350 and 400 cases— Par Bailey, of .Wilmington, is a distinct Now it is Barracks No. 1, Watauga hospital full in a few hours. Where loss, not alone to Wilmington, but to Barracks, 1911 Barracks, etc., all of then to go? The Y. M. C. A. lent a few our College and Alumni Association. which sounds strangely to us old- rooms on its upper floors. In a day or He was one of our finest and strongest timers. two every room in the Y. M. C. A. had alumni. ~ - , ’ ' ALUMNI NEWS

Lands Overseas Mitchell, on the flanks, choked every Faculty attack in their direction, and both han- (Charlotte Observer.) dled the pass well. In the line, Wagner P1Of. W. Hutt, at one time pro- playing with tackle for the first time, George H. Hartmann fesso1 Of hOiticultu1e in the College, Mr. and Mrs. sized up the opposing attack well. He has 1esigned his position with the State received news yesterday of the safe will be a g1eat help this yea1. B1ackett their second son, Adolph T. Depa1tnjent of Ag1icultu1e and gone arrival of playing the othe1 tackle, did good wor.k into cOmme1cial peach-g1owing in the Hartmann, B.E. ’17, overseas. He left Nooe and McBr,aye1 the guards, played August 5th. Sand Hills. Camp Wadsworth well, and with mo1e experience will News has been received by friends in Mr. Hartmann was graduated from form a real defense in the. center. Sta- College at Raleigh in the Class the city announcing the safe arrival in State cey, at center, passed the ball nicely. France Of Dr. Thomas P. Harrison, of ’17 and has a wide circle Of friends With seasoning, he should make a valu- the State who will be inter- former dean of the College. Dr. Har- throughout able man. rison is doing Y. M. C. A. work. .ested to know that he has landed over- The following is Our line-up against seas. Mr. F. J. Crider is Horticulturist to Guilford: the College Of Agriculture and Agricul- tural Experiment Station at Tucson, Athletics Mitchell .....:...... L. E. Brackett L. T. Arizona. T. H. STAFFORD, ’12 Nooe ...... ’...... L. G. Stacey ...... C. Students Entering the Service In spite of the failure of so many McB1ayer R. G. men to return to college this fall, foot- Wagne1 ...... R. T. Already students are beginning to be ball prospects seemed unusually bright McMu11ay (acting captain) R. E. when school opened. McMurray, Mur— transferred from the College Student Buirus R. H. B. Army Training Corps to the service. ray, Ripple, Wagner, and Mitchell, vet- Mu1ray F. B. erans of last year, were all registered. On Thursday, October 10th, six stu- Potter L. H. B. dents were sent to the Noncommis- Brackett, a substitute last year, also Stokes Q. B. ‘{arr—r'1a1-. returned, and with these men as a sioned Staff Otficers’ School at Fort nucleus it was thought that a strong Monroe, Va. Major Hulvey already has team could be built up from the promis- Officers on Duty at This requests for the transfer of twenty- List of nine other men. These names will be ing new material. Post, with Rank as Follows The epidemic of Spanish influenza, announced a little later. The men who however, has hit the squad pretty heav- go to Fort Monroe are: Howard Wis- HEADQUARTERS S. A. T. C. Wall Bowen, Jr., Of Washington, N. (3.; ily. Fifty men reported for practice the N. C. STATE COLLEGE OF AGE. & ENGR. first day, but since that time the squad Robert Cliff Hinkle, Of Lexington, WEST RALEIGH, N. C. N. 0.; Ernest Neal Giles, Of Glen A1- has dwindled, until now we feel lucky September 25, 1918. if we have eleven men on the field each pine, N. C.; Asbury Crouse Jones, Of afternoon. Under this serious handi- Memorandum : Winston-Salem, N. C.; James Carlton cap, the training has been very ma- Maj. Charles N. Hulvey, Inf. Senter, Of Kipling, N. C., and Harry terially slowed up, but it is hoped and Capt. F. T. Lord, Inf. Eley Hood, of Waxhaw, N. C., R. 3. expected that conditions will soon im- First Lieut. Charles D. Kidder, A. S. First Lieut. Tyler A. Campbell, D. prove, and the latter part of the month Letter from C. O. Seifert should find us rapidly rounding into Second Lieut. B. T. Goldfield, Q. M. C. shape for our hard November schedule. Second Lieut. Paul Nicholson, Inf. Second Lieut. Robert Proctor, Inf. SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE, The War Department has recently August 15, 1918. ruled that football teams may not be Second Lieut. John Hume Taylor, absent over night from college prior to Inf. MR. E. B. OWEN, Registrar, November 1st. This has necessitated a Second Lieut. Thomas C. Wales, Inf. West Raleigh, N. 0., U. S. A readjustment in our October schedule. Second Lieut. Ralph Edmund Well- DEAR MR. OWEN :——By the time this The above ruling automatically can- ing, Inf. reaches you, no doubt, another College celed our game with the Navy in An- Second Lieut. Zulich, Inf. year will have commenced and you will napolis, October 13th. We have at pres- Second Lieut. James Carr Eagle, Per- be very busy, but I will appreciate it ent sufficient games pending with near- sonnel. so much if you would place my name by. colleges and training camps to give Contract Surgeons: upon the mailing list of ALUMNI NEws. us a game in Raleigh every Saturday Capt. S. A. Springwater, Medical News is very scarce here, especially of in October, beginning with the 12th. Corps. the College, and I am so anxious to We are unable to announce this sched- Dr. M. C. Horton, 215 N. Blount St. keep in touch with the College, its prog- ule at this writing. Dr. H. B. Haywood, 634 N. Blount St. ress, and of the alumni. Our November schedule apparently By order Of Major Hulvey. I have been very lucky in one respect, is intact. It is as follows: F. T. LORD, to have several A. & M. boys in this November 2—Roanoke at Raleigh. Captain, Inf., regiment and have one in the same November 9—Georgia Tech at At- ‘ Adjutant. company. Among those here, near by, lanta. are Lieut. Druid Wheeler, ’17; Corp. November 16—V. P. I. at Norfolk. J. R. Croom, ’18; Sergt. J. M. Roberts, November 28 (Thanksgiving)-—Wake Capt. Bob Young, ’17, Shell ’14, and T. R. Nixon, ’13, Of the 53d Forest at Raleigh. Shocked Infantry. I see these boys quite often, With our team badly crippled by sick- and we get lots of pleasure discussing ness, we opened the season with Guil- Capt. Bob Young, commanding Com- our days back on the Hill. We have ford at Raleigh, September 28th, and pany I, 120th Infantry, is in a hospital not seen any real fighting as yet, but won handily by a score oil-54 to 0. Con- in Belgium, suffering from wounds and we are in training within hearing dis- Sidering the training, the team made a shell shock, according to news reaching tance Of the big guns, which makes it very creditable showing, and the work Raleigh. seem ve1y 1eal. of the entire machine wasremarkably First notice of Captain Young’s I am so so1ry now that I did not take smooth for so early in the season. The wounds came in a letter from him to a up F1ench while at College, fo1 I could passing was really first-class, and friend in Raleigh stating that he was make very good use of it now. George Murray 'used excellent judg- in a hospital after having been shaken I am sure you all at home have been ment in delivering the leather. This up a bit. No details were given, and reading the very good news of our lad should be a wonder this season, if while that letter was written 011 Sep- great victory in the recent drive. The he is not transferred to an Oflicers’ tember 2d, no further communication wounded b'Oys tell us wonderful stories training camp. He is punting well, too. was received from him. An Asheville of how they had to discard their field Burrus, a new man in the back field, officer, who was wounded, wrote home packs to keep up with the retreating showed nice speed against Guilford. He to the eifect that as he was being taken Germans. is a big, rangy, hard-running back, of from the hospital Captain Young was Thanking you and trusting that I the Dave Robertson type. Stokes, at brought in, wounded and shell shocked. will soon receive some good news, and quarters, ran the team with good judg— Inquiries to Congressman Weaver, of wishing you and the College the best ment. He is really a promising young- the Tenth District, brought on an in- of luck, I am ster. Potter should come through in vestigation, and it was learned that Vely since1e1y, fine style this season. He has always Captain Young is still in a Belgian SGT. C. O. SEIFERT, ’,16 , had good natural ability, and he is tak— hospital and will not be discharged qu. 00., 54th Inf. (Reg. )-,-_ ing football seriously. McMurray and probably within two months. Ame1ican E. F. ALUMNI NEWS

Marriages in October. Lieutenant Sherwood is H. B.. Constable, BS. ’15 stationed with the Chemical Warfare ELLER-PHILLIPS. Service in Washington, D. C. “Henry B. Constable, former chemist WEATIIERsroox-ADAMS. for the Refuge Oil Mill in this city, now ’11—Mr. W. F. Eller and Miss Adri- an officer in Uncle Sam’s navy air ser- enne Trice Phillips, of Tampa, Fla., SANFORD, N. C., Oct. 7, 1918.—A mar- vice, is in the city for a day or tWo were married in the Foundry Methodist riage of much interest to friends here previous to his departure for the East, Church, Washington, D. C., on Septem- was solemnized September 28th in the under the orders for service in France. ber 10th. Mrs. Eller is a graduate of parlor of the McAlpine Hotel, New York Young Constable, now a full-fledged the National School of Domestic City, when Miss Alma Adams, of Four air. pilot Of the navy, is direct frOm Science and Art. Mr. Eller has recent- Oaks, N. C., became the bride of Lieut. Pensacola, 'where he has been putting ly been appointed in the United States E. H. Weatherspoon, U. S. Naval Re- in several strenuous months in practi- Labor Department, in the investigation serves. cal work, preparatory tO his service and inspection service. The bride and The wedding took place at 4 p. m., in with the American naval forces in bridegroom will live at 1316 New the presence of only a few friends, Rev. European waters. Hamshire Avenue. George H. Horne, of Brooklyn, per- “Strong and sinewy, and richly forming the ceremony. MOLENnox-RIOHARDSON. browned by his battles with the ele- The bride’s dress was a lovely brown ments at high altitudes, the young bird- B.Agr., ’OG—Mrs. Tyler Bennett Dun- coat suit, with accessories to match, and man is very enthusiastic about the op— lap has announced the engagement of she carried lilies of the valley with portunities which are to come to him her sister, Miss Ida Gunn Richardson, orchids. She is the daughter of Mr. in the service of his country. to Mr. Horace S. McLendon, of St. Au- and Mrs. D. W. Adams, of Four Oaks, “Gone entirely are the thoughts Of gustine, Fla., the wedding to take place N. C., and is a graduate of Louisburg the many weary hours of severe tech- in December. College. She met Lieutenant Weather- nical grind at the Boston School Of spoon while attending Columbia Uni- Technology, where he was sent after TERRY-Wrsoxo. versity last summer a year ago, he then his preliminary study at Pensacola, and ’16—Mr. and Mrs. James Louis being in the service. the weary routine of the daily flights Wysong. of Florence, S. C., announce The bridegroom is a son of Mr. and since his return to the great air station the wedding of their daughter, Her- Mrs. W. S. Weatherspoon, of this place, in Florida. All of that is forgotten in mione, to Lieut. Charles Lowe Terry, and a graduate of State College, Ra- the joy of an opportunity for action of Wilmington, N. 0., now located at leigh, and is at present stationed in where the great events of the world Camp Jackson. The ceremony took New York City. are taking place. ’ place at the First Baptist Church of Owing to the fact that he could not “The young ensign states that while Florence, September 18th. leme Uncle Sam’s work, Miss Adams he has been ready for a notice to sail went to New York for the wedding. ever since his return to Pensacola in ELDRIDGE-BECKWITII. They will make their home there for the winter, it came suddenly at the the present. last, and not until after he had ma- B.E. ’15 — The following announce- tured his plans for a short visit to his ments have been issued: Mr. and Mrs. MULLEN-RENN. Vicksburg friends. Bosworth Clifton Beckwith announce “The order to report in ten days for the marriage of their daughter, Cloe B. S. ’12—First Lieut. James Richard Mullen, of Charlotte, and Miss Marga- service overseas came just as he was Bosworth, to Mr. William King Eld- about leavlng for his trip to this city, ridge, on Friday, the sixth of Septem- ret Lillian Renn, Of Norfolk, were mar- ried last Saturday evening, at 8:30 and as he is desirous of as much of a ber, one thousand nine hundred and stay with his parents in Charlotte, eighteen, at Raleigh, North Carolina. o’clock, at the home of the bride’s pa- rents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Walker N. 0., as possible, he cannot remain in HEWLETT-CABRICK. Renn, in Stockley Gardens. Vicksburg longer than tomorrow. “During his residence in this city B.E. ’06—Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Car- COLLINS-COURTNEY. Mr. Constable .was very popular, and rick, of High Point, have issued an- he is being warmly greeted by his nu- nouncement cards of the marriage of LENOIR, Sept. 21.—Beautifu1 in its simplicity merous friends, all of whom are proud their daughter, Stephen, to Clarence was the marriage, Saturday Of his record and who are glad to note Hewlett, of Greensboro. evening, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Courtney at Lenoir, when their his peifeet physical condition.”—-Vieks- AVERA-WATKINS. second daughter, Jessie Evelyn, became bmg Evening Post. B.S. ’17—Miss Mildred Elizabeth the bride of Martin H. Collins, Of New- Lieut. John Francis Williams, Jr., Watkins, daughter of W. H. Watkins, port News, Va. was cited for bravery on the field and Lieut. John W. Avera, of Smith- on the first and second days of August, field. 1918. Following is a copy of the paper Miss Watkins went to Raleigh to re- ‘Electrical Engineering Depart- which he received, and which will al-' sume her studies at Meredith College, ment ways be a matter of pride to him and and 011 Saturday telephoned her father to all Of his friends: for permission to be married to her Mr. J. W. McNairy, E.E. ’17, has been fiance and return with him to Texas. “Fmsr LT. JOHN FRANCIS WILLIAMS. recently made an instructor in radio American Infantry Regiment, Accordingly, Lieutenant Avera and Miss communication at the Carnegie Insti- Watkins arrived here Saturday night, Attached British Inf. Brigade. tute. Mac was in the Headquarters “The Brigade Commander under accompanied by the bridegroom’s Company, 57th Pioneer Infantry, Camp father, W. D. Avera, and sisters, whom you were serving has informed Wadsworth, South Carolina, and was me that you distinguished yourself in Misses Charlotte and Carolina Avera, transferred to the radio service. of Smithfield. Lieutenant and Mrs. the field on the first and second days Avera left immediately after the cere- Donald G. McArn, E.E. ’15, is now at of August, 1918. mony for Forth Worth, Texas, where the Aero Service Radio School, Colum- “I have read this report with much the bridegroom is aviator instructor. bia University, and expects to complete pleasure. the course in a short time. (Signed) R. I. FINNL'Y, QUINERLY-SMITH. William Bailey, E.E.’10, has been Major General, - B.S. ’11—Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Len- given a temporary commission as an Commanding Thirty-third Division.” nard Smith request the honour of your ensign in the United States Navy. Wil- Mr. Williams is a native of Char- presence at the marriage of their liam has been at Annapolis for some lotte, his life having been spent there. daughter, Sarah Frances, to Mr. Jo— months, in the Naval Training School. up to the time-that he went to college. sephus Plummer Quinerly, on Thurs- He was a visitor at the College, Sep— He attended the State College for four day, the seventeenth of October, at four tember 23d. years, graduating in chemistry with the o’clock. Presbyterian Church, Nixburg, Lieut. Thomas Pinkney Lovelace, Class of 1917. The call came to the Alabama. U. S. N., E.E. ’12, attached to the border 'while he was at college. He U. S. S. Santiago, was on this vessel enlisted with other State College men SHERWOOD-STOCKABD. when she was sunk recently. Pinkney in Raleigh, joining the National Army. Mrs. Henry Jerome Stockard has an- was in the water for some time before On his return from the bOrder he was nounced the engagement of her daugh- being rescued At the present time he sent to Fort Sill, where he was made ter, Amy Stockard, to Francis Webber is in Office work at Washington, recu- instructor. From Fort Sill he was sent Sherwood, First Lieutenant, United perating from the effects of the explo- to Camp Sevier, and Went over from States Army, the wedding to take place sion. ' ' there with the Thirtieth Division.

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brought him hurtling to the ground. Brief Personals position when Sergeant Sanders reached him. Sergeant Sanders was Lieutenant Skipper is an officer of the repairing his car, when he machine gun company. The colored B.S. ’Ofi—Mr. Clyde E. Parker, a well 011 the beach, has heard Mr. Gibson’s calls for help, and, gunners got two thrills. They saw the known cotton buyer of Raleigh, descend inducted into the army being an expert swimmer, soon reached observer in the balloon’s basket been voluntarily drowning man, just as he was go- in a parachute, escaping with a ‘n‘l . service and been ordered to the Uni- the Columbia, ing down for the third time. Mr. Gib- scratched nose. Then they saw the versity of South Carolina, bul- special technical train- son was carried to the shore in an un- enemy machine riddled by their S. C., to take a condition and after working lets. The Hun pilot was dead when ing course in the Government Techni— conscious there. over him for some twenty minutes Ser- the Americans got to him. Among the cian School geant Sanders was rewarded by signs things in his pockets was the two-mark -’19—Mr. Z. V. Kiser, a farm-work of restoration, and soon he had restored note, a flimsey paper thing of cheap course man, is in the service at Camp him to a normal condition. Sergeant appearance. Gordon, a member of the 17th Com- Sanders is an expert swimmer, having ’21—Mr. J. E. Fortescue has enlisted pany, Central Ofiicers’ Training School. won several prizes for his aquatic abil- in the Merchant Marine. B.E. ’17—Mr. R. W. McGeachy, of ity prior to entering the army. He has B.S. ’OG—Mr. A. D. Cromartie, of Raleigh, has recently' received a com- been warmly congratulated by his many Garland, N. C.,, visited the College on mission at the Army Candidates’ School friends in camp.———Smi-thficld Herald. October 8th. He expects to enter the in V France.- He was formerly master ’16—Lieut. Everett E. Briggs, son of military service very soon. engineer, with the 105th Regiment of Mr. J. A. Briggs, who is on the battle Mr. J. E. Scott, of Haw River, N. (3., Engineers, 30th Division. front in France, has sent home to his who was here as a member of our work ’15—Rufus Malloy has recently been parents war souvenirs in the shape of agricultural course. 1909-’11, died at promoted from first lieutenant to cap- a German helmet and a combination Camp Humphreys, Va., a few days ago. tain. Captain Malloy is in the Field bayonet and knife, with scabbard. The B.S. ’17—J0hn W. Avera has been re- Artillery and is stationed ‘ at Camp helmet weighs 2 pounds and 11 ounces. ported missing in battle in France. No Jackson, S.-C. The articles came by parcel post. The further details have been secured. has cost of transporting the helmet was 30 ’18—Mr. L. W. Bailey received his "’12—Leonard (Ettinger, who commission as second lieutenant at graduated in the ground service, pre- cents and the bayonet 36 cents. The aviator in articles have been on display in one of College Park, Md. He is in the Radio paratory to becoming an Signal Corps. Uncle Sam’s fighting forces at Dallas, the show-windows of the Briggs hard— before ware store. ’05-——Mr. D. S. Cromartie is at Hen- and granted a short furlough dersonville, N. 0., in the Edgemout going in training for actual flying, has ’15—Henry Kohloss, a Salisbury boy, a visit. Sanitarium. His condition seems some- been at his home, Kinston, for recently returned from France, and what improved. B.E ’09—Maj. J. W. Harrelson'lately now engaged as instructor at a camp and Mrs. ’21—C. A. Hasty is in the Q. M. De- spent a week-end with Mr. near Washington, has been promoted tachment, N0. 3, Camp Humphrey's, Va. J. W. Harden, 1615 Hillsboro Road. from second to first lieutenant. from He has been recommended for a ser- Major Harrelson was on his way B.E. ’16—James Bonner has been geant’s place. Fort Caswell to Washington. promoted to second lieutenant. He re- B.E. ’10—Mr. E. L. Winslow, of B.E. ’14—Lieut. John G. H. Geitner, ceived his commission at Leon Springs, Banes, Cuba, visited the College on who was wounded in action on July Texas, and has been ordered to Fort September 20th. 20th, has written his parents, inform- Leavenworth, Kansas. B.S. ’09—Mr. J. E. Latham, of Wash- ing them that he soon will beout of the B.S. ’08—Mr. Frank H. Brown, of ington, N. C., visited the College on Sep- hospital and all right again. He not Cullowhee, was elected one of the vice- tember 26th and 27th. He contemplates only suifered a fractured ankle, but presidents of the Farmers’ Convention, entering the service in the near future. was gassed and developed diphtheria. and Mr. W. F. Pate, B.S.’01, of the Latham has seen service as a second The last accounted for his not writing College, secretary. lieutenant in the Philippine constabu- home. The lieutenantsaid he had been lary. in” three hospitals already, and soon B.S, ’12—Lieutenant and Mrs. Rich- lately spent several days in B. E. ’14—Emory P. Rouse has suf- would be through with all, and in about ard Mullen fered a wound in one leg on the front two weeks from the date of his letter, Raleigh en route to Augusta, Ga., where Lieutenant Mullen is stationed. in France, but is recovering and ex- August 20th, expected to be discharged pects to go back to the line before long. as cured. His letter relieved the un- ’22e—Hen1'y Charles Menzies, Jr., is On account of light weight, he has been easiness of the family and friends, and in active service with the 105th Engi- rejected from the service several times, explained the failure to hear from him. neers in France. He sailed in May, first, at a training camp; second. when Lieutenant Geitner, who is a member of 1918. He enlisted when 19 years old. he tried to enlist, but was turned down the Fourth Infantry, said he lost every- B.S. ’98—Mr. and Mrs. George F. again. Being afterwards drafted, he thing in that fight except the clothes Syme, who have been living in Meck- was accepted, but later discharged; he wore on his back. He gave no de- lenburg County for the past eighteen then he enlisted with the foresters for tails of the battle, but it is known that months, have returned to Raleigh and service in France, but for some reason the Franco-American counter-attack are at the Elms, on Hillsboro Street. landed in the trenches, where he has was delivered in theChateau Thierry Mr. Syme is State Bridge Engineer seen service. He is recovering in a sector on July 18th. The Hickory of- and has had charge of the reconstruc- hospital just behind the front—line ficer was wounded the third day. tion .of the bridges in Mecklenburg trenches. Mr. Samuel H. Wiley, American con- County which were destroyed in the B.S.’11——Mr. C. E. Bell has regis- sul toSt. Pierre Island, has been trans- floods of 1916. Mr. and Mrs. Syme will tered for his degree as Master of Sci- ferred to Orpant, Portugal, as Ameri- in the future reside in Raleigh, where once in Chemistry. can cOnsul. The transfer is a promo- Mr. Syme will have his office with the B.E. ’01—Mr. B. 0. Hood has regis- tibn. Mr. Wiley formerly resided in State Highway Commission, and from tcred for his degree as Civil Engineer. Salisbury, and was, married to Miss which he will supervise all bridge work B.E. ’17—Mr. J. A Stallings is at Nanny Hay, of Raleigh. in the State. Columbia, S. C., surveying for the ex- B.E. ’16—Lieut. William Corbitt un- ’18—Mr.- Edgar Boney, of Wallace, ‘ tension of Camp Jackson. ' derwent an operation for appendicitis has been made a second lieutenant in B.S.’16—-Lieut. Jeflrey F. Stanback, shortly after arriving in France. The the .United States Army. Mr. Boney' under date of September 21st. writes last news from Lieutenant Corbitt was has been for the past few months in that he is at Base Hospital No.94, that he is improving. training at Camp Sheridan, 11]., a mem- Camp Cody, Deming, N. M. He is a ’21—Josephus Daniels Pell, who was ber of the S. A. T. C. - second lieutenant in the Sanitary recently commissioned a second lieu- ’18—Lieut. Jack Skipper has sent to Corps, U. S. A. tenant at Plattsburg, is the youngest Mrs. Skipper from the French front a A very pleasant letter from Mr. H. K. North Carolinian who has yet received German two-mark note of issue of Au- Wither-spoon, RE. ’15, describes the a commission. - . . - gust, 1914. The money belonged to a plants at Bridgewater, N. C.,, where he ’13—Sergeant .W. Ransom Sanders, German airman. That worthy attacked is engaged as assistant engineer with of Student Company No. 6‘ of the 0f- an American balloon in the rear of the the Western Carolina Power Company. ficers’ Training School, played the hero line held by Lieutenant Skipper’s regi- Mr. J. L. Martin, BE. ’11, is also there. . at ”Pablo-Beach, Sunday, when he res- ' ment, an outfit of colored doughboys Mr. R. F. Tabor, again in school, cued J. D. Gibson- from drowning. Mr. ' from the South. He had to fly low to workedlthere during the summer. ‘He Gibson was caught in an undertow and, get his gunto bear upon the “sausage.” writes that T. D. Harris, BE. ’11, is at' swept out beyondzhisdepth, .and, not The machine gun company of the negro - Gastonia, where he is doing work for--; being able to swim, was in a dangerous regiment opened up on the bochc and the State Highway Commission.

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B.E.’08—Mr. M. M. Glasser, of the B.E.’16—Lieut. R. V. Davis lately B.S. ’18—Lieutu T. B. Elliott visited Standard Electric Company, Charles- spent a few days at home in West Ra— the College on October 5th. He expects ton, S. C., was here a few days ago. leigh. Lieutenant Davis has been sta- to go overseas very soon. ‘ . He was returning from military ser- tioned at Camp Samuel F. B. Morse, B.E.:15—Mr. E. L. Cotton is at Jack- vice. where. he had been released on Leon Springs, Texas, and was en route sonville, Tenn., where he was trans- account of failure to pass the physical to (‘amp Meade, Maryland, where he ferred on May 1st from Hopewell, Va. examination. He has returned home will he an instructor in the next Of- He is nitric acid supervisor for the Du- and will resume business in Charleston, licers’ Training Camp. pont Engineering Company. His ad- where he has extensive interests. BE. ’17 R. W. MeGeachy has re- dress is Jacksonville, Tenn., Box 535. ’lS—A card received about a week cently received a commission at the ’20—Corp. A. D. Wolff, of Winston- ago says that Mr. W. S. Dixon, of the Army Candidates’ School in France. Salem, is in Italy, a magneto mechanic 32d Service Company, S. C. Meteoro- He was formerly master engineer with in the aviation service. logical Unit on Detached Air Service, the 105th Regiment of Engineers, 30th ’19—Mr. John F. Clark, of Company has arrived overseas. Division. ' B, 56th Infantry, has arrived overseas. “EAL—Mr. Fnrman R. Auman. of Sea- ’21—Sergt. Dwight Brantley has ar- grovc. N. C.. has been commissioned at. rived safely overseas. Sergeant Brant- ’13—Lieut. Ransom Sanders, of the Louisville. Ky.. a second lieutenant. ley is with Base Hospital No. 65. _ Motor Transport Corps Division, Camp RE. ’12-~Lieut. A. T. Bowler, of the Joseph E. Johnston, Jacksonville, Fla., ’13 Lieut. A. J. Ellington, of Ra- construction division of the army, who arrived yesterday to visit his parents, leigh. has arrived safely overseas. He Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Sanders, for a few Unit 65. has been at Aberdeen, Md., for the past is with Base Hospital. four months, visited the College Thurs- days. Lieutenant Sanders enlisted last B.S. ‘12—Mr. A. K. Robertson, friend day on his way to Giant, California, May, and a few weeks later was as- of the North Carolina farm boy, and where an ammunition plant is being signed to the Oflicers’ Training Camp. organizer of corn and other agricul- constructed. He received his commission this week tural clubs over the State, has resigned An appreciated letter from Mr. and was granted a furlough for a few as assistant in club work for the Agri- Roger V. Terry, B.E. ’18, under date of days before taking up his duties as an cultural Extension Service. and accept- September 1st, tells a good deal of officer in the service—Smithfield Her- ed an offer to go to Wayne County as news about State College boys, which (I d. farm demonstrator. appears in this and the September ’15—Herbert J. Dockery. of Wades- News. Mr. Terry, after leaving Platts- The following alumni have sent in boro. of the 163d Depot Brigade, is burg Barracks about the first of July, their applications for enrollment as among the young men listed at the went to Camp Zachary Taylor and en- graduate students:, . (‘amp Dodge Training School for pro~ listed. being assigned to the school Herbert L. Taylor, for the M.E.. de- motion to a second lieutenancy. Mr. hemlquarters. He expects to enter the gree. His address is 2807 Winchester Dockery was a corporal and entered the training school and to work for a com- Street, Baltimore, Maryland. competition of enlisted men and non- mission. J. Spicer Wilson, for the E.E. degree. commissioned officers for higher rank ’19——Mr. Phil Hines, of Kinston, who His address is 7 Haskell Street, City at the camp training school. attended the Technicians’ School at the Point. Virginia. F. H. Barnhardt, for the degree Civil ’19 Lieut. LeRoy Dock visited the (‘ollege last summer, was among the men sent by Captain Ball to the Cen- Engineer. His address is Box 412, (“ollege on September 27th. He expects Newark, New Jersey. > to go overseas shortly. tral Otlicers’ Training School for the un- Field Artillery at Camp Zachary Tay- V. R. Herman, for the degree Master M.E. ’16—I.ieut. William Corbitt of Science (Agriculture), West Raleigh. derwent an operation for appendicitis lor, Louisville, Ky. shortly after arriving in France. The B.E.’18—Lieutenant and Mrs. J. J. last news from Lieutenant Corbitt was Jackson visited relatives in Kinston the CommisSioned at Camp Zachary that he is improving. past few days. Lieutenant Jackson and Taylor B.S.’15——Mr. J. B. Bruner has re- Miss Alice Alman were married at turned home from California with the Richlands recently. The bridegroom B.E. ’18—John Ruby Hauser, North purpose of entering the service. will leave in a short time for Camp Wilkesboro, N. C. - B.E.’01—Mr. E. O. Smith goes to Gordon. Atlanta. ’18—Frank Lee Lassiter, Wagram, Richmond to take charge of the new ’OS—Mr. G. T. Dunlap, now a loco- N. C. ‘ boiler plant which the Newport News motive engineer, living at ‘Asheville, B.E. ’11—Robert Lee Morrison, Con- Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company visited the College on the 3d of October. cord, N. C. . are building in Richmond. This is a B.E. ’05—Mr. Benjamin A. Broom, ’15'—Henry Quinn Covington, Laurin- very responsible position. 416 Stone Park Boulevard, Sioux City, burg, N. C. ’13—Mr. ’W. I. Haywood. of Mount a consulting engineer, has been com- ’20—Reid Auman, Seagrove, N. 0. Gilead. left for Camp Gordon to enter missioned first lieutenant in the Engi- BE. ’15—Dallas Thornton Daily, the training camp. on September 3d. neer Corps at Camp Humphreys, Va. Elizabeth City, N. C. ' B.E.’1~1—Jeff Phillips was commis- BE. ’11—Mr. T. C. Barber has been superintendent of the Mount sioned a second lieutenant in France, appointed A Visit From S. E. Asbury, dating from July 1st. ' He was detailed Airy knitting branch of Mayo Mills, for further work in the French Artil- Mayodan, N. C. BS. ’93 . . lery School. The Kinston Free Press announces A recent number of the Asheboro the death of Mr. Noah S. Perry. Mr. Samuel Erson Asbury, pioneer and Courier published a letter from Sergt. Perry was a student here in the fall of philosopher, cameto say “howdy” to Roy Cox, who was in College in 1916- 1915. the old-timers on October 3d. He is as ’17. He gives as his address the Army BS. ’14—Mr. J. R. Francks, of Rich- fat as a butter-ball, looks younger and (‘andidates’ School, A. P. O. 714, lands, N. C., was a visitor at the Col- handsomer than he did ,twenty years A. E. F. ' lege recently. He is farming. ago. Sam has been sojourning in Texas Memorial services for Lieut. Guy J. B.S. ’18—Mr. C. R. Leonard and his as Assistant State Chemist some fifteen Winstead were held in Roxboro on Sep- brother. William E. Leonard, who were years, where he is, of course, making tember 15th. . in College last year, have bought a exceedingly good. Those of us who B.A. ’(kj—Mr. LeRoy F. Abernathy farm near Lexington and are going were in College anywhere from fifteen has been elected cashier of the Consoli- ahead as farmers. They bought the old to twenty-five years ago will remember dated Trust Company of Hickory, and Sheriff Michael place, which has not his loyal and efficient labors for the has entered upon his new duties. That been worked, except in a haphazard Leazar Society, of which he was critic he will win success in his new position way, for a number of years. Naturally for a number of years. Under his plan- is assured. fine soil. sticky red, filled with organic ning. and guidance the society built up Lieut. Sam Sanders, of the 317th material, the boys have an opportunity an organization which can hardly ever Field Artillery, writes his mother, Mrs. to show what State College fellows can again be approached. In those days James A. Sanders. of Raleigh, that he do. The place has no buildings on it, A. & M. boys could declaim, debate, has just landed safely in England, after and they will build and plan their farm orate in a manner comparable to their an uneventful trip across. “Early this in truly up-to-date style. They belong prowess in these days on the athletic- morning,” he writes, “after our ship to a race of successful farmers, and field. It is truly to be- regretted. that had docked, an air-raid warning was will do credit to them and to the Col; literary society work here has declined. sounded, and the few lights that are lege. That, after all, is the best thing Asbury did a fine work, here, and the . allowed here were put out. We hoped an agricultural graduate can do, unless students have been unfortunate in that _ to see a few Zeppelins, but none came he wants to stand back on the work no one could be, found-to Continue-his; our way, So I went to bed.” , business. ' work. ’ ' ' ' , . -