The Student's Herald from Manhattan, Kansas • 5

343 The College Battalion. The following: is a roster of the commissioned and non-commissioned orticers of the tollcgc battalion for the spring term, as revised by General Orders of April 20: Chas. Major and Commandant. STAFF. John F.

Ross A Ffloyd Howard 1'irst Lieutenent and Adjutant. 1 H. Ross Lieutenant and OrdinanceOfticer. A. Avery First Lieutenant and Juartermastor.

'F Rodell Second Lieutenant and Signal Officer. 'K. W. Seriream-major. J.

-A. Correll ft?" Sergeant Chief Trumpeter. COMPANY OFFICERS. Rnk. A Co.

Co. Co. Co. C. A.

H. N. E. P. A.

H. A.J. A. II. 1-1.

J. M. Scott Vinall Leidigh Reed i. Sandernoiit, Farrar Scott Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant First Sergeant Second Sergeant Third "Sergeant Fourth Sergeant, Fifth Sergeant Fift Corporal Second Corporal iHiird Corporal Fourth Corporal Fifth Corporal Sixth Corporal H. F.

Butterfield B. Poole M. S. Cole G. Fockele H.

A. Sidorfsky H. T. H. W.

Baker O. P. Drake W. L. English R.

A. Oakley D. V. Corbin E. E.

Kernohan C. S. Cole L. D. Murray.

F. Myers R. Faris (1. R. Shepherd.

R. F. Bourne R. K. Taber W.

D. Davis N. L. Town J. Tompkins A.

M. Nash V. (1 ree ii W. Samuels 1 A. Cooley.

J. A. Craik T. Wood worth. J.

H. Oesterhaus. (i. F. Bean.

R. Cole. K. B. Mullen.

V. MtKeeif. II. Tracy. E.

W. Cold rert. A. Blakslee. Buell.

I. L. Nixon. T. E.

Dial. J. E. tartner. O.

B. Whipple. L. C. Chast (iray J.

S. Houser W.T urnbull w. E. II. Lane.

edited by Miss Ella M. White, was the last number on the program. The motto Was a quotation from "Bobby" Burns: My mentor-''s no Worth a preen; I had antaist forgotten clean Ye bade me vrite It was very good, containing much to interest and instruct. After recess, the society listened to a decidedly sweet piano solo by Miss Lucy Sweet. Her response to the encore was even better.

Our extemporaneous speakers occupied the next twenty minutes in ably discussing the question, "Should the Department of Oratory be discontinued at K. S. A. We decided that the services of our professor could and should not be dispensed with. The session concluded with a business season, important and otherwise, after which we adjourned.

a. n. h. n. Alpha Beta Society.

The Alpha Beta society convened in regular session at an earlier hour than usual, owing to the fact that there were no chapel exercises to attend. "God Calling- Yet" was sung as the opening music, after which C. H. Clark invoked the divine blessing. In the absence of the critic, President Gingery appointed F.

C. Romig as critic pro tempore. An essay entitled "Little Things," read by Miss Bertha Krotzer, was very good. Her closing thought was, "If you can not be a great river, bearing great vessels of blessing to the world, you can be a little spring by the wayside of life, singing merrily all the day long, jgiving a cup of cold water to every weary, tthirsty passer-by." Miss Grothe was now called upon for a. piano solo.

She responded, irendering with artistic skill the "Valce," by Theo. Lack. Such rare music it is seldom our to hear. We were unanimous in demanding another selection. Miss Grothe responded with "Salome," by Loraine, which was equally pleasing.

In debate, "lesolved, That heredity is more influential in the development of man, intellectually and morally, than his environments," some interesting argument was brought out by Miss Myrtle Mather and C. B. Swift for the affirmative; C. A. Gingery and L.

B. Jolley for the negative. The society decided that the negative had carried their point. The vote, however, was very close. Mr.

T. J. Woodworth then favored us with "The Moth and the Flame," as a vocal solo. He was heartily applauded. The "Gleaner' Hamiltons! Forward, March! After a goodly number of Hamiltons had congregated in their hall, President Haselwood rapped for order; when silence reigned the secretary called the roll.

J. M. Jones then invoked the divine blessing on the society, followed by the minutes of the previous meeting. The assembly opened the program by singing "America," led by O. B.

Whipple, after which J. G. Chitty gave a select reading, telling of the trials and tribulations of the man who knows all about the care of a baby. G. Poole's "Recorder," with the motto: "Sink or swim; don't float," was up to the usual stand-.