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The Pup Tent Alumni Issue NEW MEXICO MILITARY INSTITUTE, ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO April 27,1936 Announcing Thirty-eighth Annual Commencement Colonel Pearson Makes Invasion of the East Colonel Pearson went to Washing­ton this spring to attend the annual meeting of the Association of Mili­tary Colleges and Schools, and stopped en route to greet alumni groups in Kansas City, Chicago, New York and Boston. Alumni dinners and meet­ings were held in Kansas City, Chi­cago, Boston and Washington. The annual meeting of the Association is held at a time when the New Mexico Legislature is often in seession, so it is not always possible for Colonel Pearson to attend. However, when­ever he is able to go, he stops to visit with alumni clubs whenever possible. Colonel Pearson reports very bene­ficial results of the annual meeting of the Association of Military Col­leges and Schools and very cordial re­lations with the War and Navy De­partments. As the result of this meeting, the War Department has changed the definition of the “honor graduate” to be selected from Honor Military Schools. Under the new reg­ulations, it is not necessary for the honor graduate of an honor military school to be a graduate of the R. O. T. C. unit. Only the completion of the Basic Course of the K. O. T. C. bourse - is Tequire<t*i®is new infers pretation of an honor graduate places a larger number of the members of the present First Class on the eligibility list for appointments to West Point, and gives the Institute authorities a wider choice in the selection of the Honor Graduate.

of the Basic Course of the K. O. T. C. bourse - is Tequire<t*i®is new infers pretation of an honor graduate places a larger number of the members of the present First Class on the eligibility list for appointments to West Point, and gives the Institute authorities a wider choice in the selection of the Honor Graduate. Brief reports of the alumni din­ners follow: CLARENCE E. HINKLE, ’22 Commencement activities will begin on Saturday, May 30 and end on Tuesday, June 2. The close of the thirty-eighth year of New Mexico Military Institute will see the play in the manner of tradition, but the play­ers new. The cadets will celebrate the close of the examination period with an in­formal cadet hop on Friday evening. Saturday morning, the scheduled ac­tivities begin with regimental inspec­tion in the area, when everyone is “turned out” in the best possible fash­ion, for all parents . and friends who have arrived are out to see the last regimental inspection to include the Class of 1936. A military exhibition follows on the polo field; competitions at this time keep the participants “on their toes” to win honors for themselves and their troop. Saturday evening, on the athletic field, the Cadet Jambalaya includes military and gymnastic exhibitions, and the awarding of honors, medals and tro­phies, accompanied by a band concert and the admiration of some thousand or more friends and relatives. On Sunday morning. May 31, Dr. A. D. Crile, Institute Chaplain, will preach the Baccalaureate Sermon in Lea Hall Auditorium.

ya includes military and gymnastic exhibitions, and the awarding of honors, medals and tro­phies, accompanied by a band concert and the admiration of some thousand or more friends and relatives. On Sunday morning. May 31, Dr. A. D. Crile, Institute Chaplain, will preach the Baccalaureate Sermon in Lea Hall Auditorium. Sunday after­noon at 2:30 the cadets will play the Tnstitute alumni team" Hiiide up oT some of the outstanding polo players of Institute fame. Following the polo game, a regimental parade will be held on the J. P. White Parade Ground. At the conclusion of the parade, the Cadet Band will give a concert. Sun­day evening, at the Superintendent’s Quarters, Colonel and Mrs. Pearson will entertain the Institute alumni at a lawn party. Monday morning, June 1, the first scheduled activity will be, the gym­khana and horseshow on the polo field at 8:30. Because several horse shows have been held during the school year, these final events promise to be un­usually good this year. At 11:30, there will be an informal faculty re­ception to alumni and patrons in Willson Hall. This gives the alumni and patrons an opportunity to meet and talk with the members of the Institute faculty. Monday noon, the alumni gather for luncheon together, and for their annual business meet­ing. The afternoon is given over to the second polo game, and the review of the regiment by the Alumni, fol­lowed by Graduation parade. The Final Ball is held in Cahoon Armory, at nine o’clock. Patrons and alumni will receive special invitations, which are required for this occasion.

and for their annual business meet­ing. The afternoon is given over to the second polo game, and the review of the regiment by the Alumni, fol­lowed by Graduation parade. The Final Ball is held in Cahoon Armory, at nine o’clock. Patrons and alumni will receive special invitations, which are required for this occasion. Cards are not necessary for any of the other events scheduled. Tuesday morning at 8:16 the grad­uation ceremonies and delivery of diplomas will close the school year. Clarence E. Hinkle, ’22, Roswell at­torney, will give the address to the graduating class. Hinkle was the ranking cadet officer during his cadet days, and made an upusually fine re­cord, not only at the Institute but also at Washington and Lee University where he took his degree in law. In­stitute alumni have a reputation for the excellence of their addresses to the graduating classes, so look for­ward to what this alumnus of four­teen years’ experience in the world of public affairs will say to the eighty members of the class of 1936. Governor Clyde Tingley has been invited to deliver the diplomas, and Cadet John S. Curtiss, Jr. of El Paso, Texas, will speak for the graduating class in the valedictory address. Alumni and patrons who have visited the Institute at Commence­ment need no urging to make them want to come to the Institute Com­mencement. Those who are coming this year for the first time have a happy experience in store.

Curtiss, Jr. of El Paso, Texas, will speak for the graduating class in the valedictory address. Alumni and patrons who have visited the Institute at Commence­ment need no urging to make them want to come to the Institute Com­mencement. Those who are coming this year for the first time have a happy experience in store. The In­stitute grounds are lovely at this sea­son, the schedule of activities is com­plete and varied, and there is oppor­tunity to greet old friends and make new ones. Alumni and patrons are cordially welcome, and the parents of the First Classmen are expected to be present for this important occas­ion. Come and enjoy this Commence­ment season with us. KANSAS CITY Through the efforts of R. L. Dun­lap, assisted by Robert V. Ely, the alumni of Kansas City gathered to­gether t o greet Colonel Pearson Thursday night, March 12. The din­ner was held at the Kansas City Club through the courtesy of Mr. Ralph B. Innis, father of Cadet Innis. Dick Dunlap acted as chairman of the meeting and Bob Ely as secretary. It was gratifying to have present sever­al from outside the city; Valentine, Nicholson and Neal drove up from the University of Kansas. Barney Sheri­dan, ’94, a classmate of Hi Dow’s, came over from Paola, and Maynard and Mrs. Durham drove up from Car­thage and spent two days in Kansas City visiting with Colonel Pearson. The following alumni were present apd seemed to thoroughly enjoy this opportunity o f meeting together again. Richard L. Dunlap, ’16, Commerce Trust Company, Kansas City, Mo. Robert V.

over from Paola, and Maynard and Mrs. Durham drove up from Car­thage and spent two days in Kansas City visiting with Colonel Pearson. The following alumni were present apd seemed to thoroughly enjoy this opportunity o f meeting together again. Richard L. Dunlap, ’16, Commerce Trust Company, Kansas City, Mo. Robert V. Ely, ’33, Ely & Company, 102 East 9th Street, Kansas City, Missouri. Clarence A. Neal, Jr., ex. ’37, 836 W. 67th Terrace, Kansas City, Mo. Ernest von PoweL ’36, 2700 Forest Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri. L. Waldo Benecke, ’32, Brunswick, Missouri. George M. Allen, ’34, 903 East Pearl Street, Harrisonville, Missouri. L, Frederick Hartman, ’33, 306 North Delaware, Independence, Missouri. (Continued on Page 2) TWELVE-MONTHS’ TRAINING PERIOD FOR RESERVE OFFICERS Sufficient money has been appropriated to put into effect the pro­visions of the Thomason Bill. This provides for a twelve-months’ training period for one thousand young officers of the Reserve Corps, beginning July 1, 1936. The trainees must be under twenty-eight years of age on July 1, 1936, and will be selected by the Corps Area Commander, prefer­ence being given to the younger graduates. Those interested in this twelve-months’ training period should communicate with the Superinten­dent at an early date so that their names may be placed on the eligibility list of their respective Corps Areas. Application, of course, will have to be made direct to the Corps Area Commander. Fifty of the one thousand trainees for each twelve-months’ period may be selected for commissions in the regular army.