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The Maily Bulletin VOL. VIII COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1924. NO. 64 A. & M. MEMBER OF COLLEGE ASS'N Given Recognition Among Higher In- stitutions of the United States; Dean Friley Back. The A. & M. College of Texas has been accepted as a member of the Association of Colleges and Second- ary Schools of the Southern States. Acceptance was formally given at the meeting held this week in Memphis, Tennessee. The application for mem- bership was filed a year ago at| the Virginia meeting and according to the regulations of the Association was held one year before being ac- cepted. “Membership in the Association of Southern Colleges: places this institu- tion among the recognized higher in- stitutions of the United States,” Dean Charles E. Friley stated on his re- turn from Memphis. “The graduates of this College may enter the grad- uate schools of other institutions of the country without question and in all other respects the College is now on a par with those institutions which have long been recognized as leaders in the educational world.” Dean Friley went to Memphis from San Antonio. In the Alamo city he attended the meeting of the Texas State Teachers’ Association and of the Association of Texas Colleges which was held jointly with the teachers’ meeting. Dean Friley is secretary of the latter association. Cte SE Ne ALL LONGHORN MATERIAL MUST BE IN BEFORE DEC. 10 All material for the 1925 Longhorn must be in to me at 4 Mitchell not later than December 10. HOWARD JOHNSON, Mgr. Editor, THE LONGHORN eee et ef meee Jimmie Rosborough, ’23, is almost a San Antonio man now, at least he goes to church in San Antonio occa- sionally. He has charge of a large pecan orchard on the Medina irri- gated lands near Devine.—The Texas Aggie. Fay Wilson Elected Captain of Football Squad for Next Year Fay “Mule” Wilson, premier punter of the Aggie squad for the past two years and ranked by prominent sports writers of the South as comparable to the im- mortal kickers that have sent long graceful spirals over mem- orable gridirons in years past was honored with the highest dis- tinction in the power of his team mates to bestow at noon yester- day when he was elected captain of the 1925 Aggie squad. Wilson won his first letter last year, playing in the backfield and demonstrated his great value when he stepped into the breach left by the injury of “King” Gill. Again this year the team leaned full responsibility on his punting toe when Captain “Si- lent” Miller went out in the ear- ly season on injuries. C. B. Mautrias Elected President of Freshmen At a meeting of the freshman class at noon yesterday, C. B. Mauf- rias of Austin was elected president of the class. Other officers elected at the same time were: W. H. Car- penter, Sudan, vice-president; H. S. Woodland, Cordele, secretary-treasur- er; and A. H. Peoples, Dallas, histor- ian. —_—— a ———e BIBLE STUDY IN Y. M. C. A. CHAPEL THIS AFTERNOON Mrs. A. L. Page will give a Bible study on “The Disnensations”! in the Y. M. C. A. Chapel this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. On Friday night from 6:45 to 7:30 o’clock Mr. and Mrs. Page will show stereopticon views from the Old Tes- tament. A special section will be re- served for Campus children. All who are interested in Bible study are invited to attend these meetings. INVENTOR OF HOSMER PROCESS LECTURES Thirteenth of Mid-Continent Lecture- ship Course Delivered to Engineering Students The 13th lecture of the Lectureship established by the Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association was given Fri- day by Fred E. Hosmer, of Shreve- port, Louisiana, supervising engineer of the Gulf Production Company to the Engineering students of the Col- lege. Mr. Hosmer has made the casing- (head gasoline business his sole study for the past four years and is con- sidered one of the foremost engin- eers in the casinghead or natuval gus- oline industry, having worked out and perfected what is known as the Hos- mer Process. Although a young man he has made rapid advancements with his company and the profession. By hard work and continuous -study of the subject he has become an expert in the aat- ural gasoline business. Mr. Hosmer discussed the manu- facture of casinghead or natural gas- oline, stating that the name “casing- head gas” was given to this gas mere- ly by virtue of the gas from casing- head being the first to be treated to remove this gasoline content. More properly casinghead gasoline should be called natural gasoline. The prc- cess of extracting gasoline from nat- ural gas has long been known but its production has become of com- mercial importance only within the past few years, developing from two plants. in operation in 1905, produc- ing 16,000 gallons to 650 plants in 1920, producing 483,000,000 gallons, which figures reflect the importance as well as the growth of the industry ard points to a greater development in this field. There are three generally used methods of manufacturing natural gasoline. The one most generally used to date is known as the ‘“com- pression method”, however a great many compression plants are being changed and the most popular meth- : (Continued on page 4)
