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About The Texas Aggie. (College Station, Tex.) 1921-current | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1921)
~ / gs id a zd Re nA Ji Mo, L EAS %M Ged 9. [Amis LANE hev ore N hjzq|e VOLUME 0 1 rhe CRIN "CHARGE OF R. 0. T. C. PLACES A. & ML. SECOND T0 NO SCHOOL - Colonel F. J. Morrow Comes From adhtigton, D. C., on His First Official Visit and is Unreserved in His Words of Praise— Colonel Williams Accompanies Him Here. All unofficial rumors that have permeated these United States in the past years to the effect that A. and M. is held higher in the consideration of the War Department than any other similar military institution if the United States were confirmed las week by Colonel F. J. Morrow, mem- ber .of the army general staff and head of the Reserve Officers’ ‘Train- ing Corps work in the United States, who paid his first official visit to the college, in order, as he said, “to as- sure himself that Texas A. and M. did really deserve the high rank which it held in his department.” He said that because of its status as a technical state institution, which con- . sidered military training only secon- dary, he could not easily believe all the good things he had gathered from reports, without personally inspect- ing the work being done here. On the eve of his departure for Washinton he was ‘willing to be quot- ed officially as stating that after a “yery thorough inspection of every phase of the military training given: here he, without any reservation or exception, placed Texas. A. and M. ‘second to no other military institu- tion,, either in the ‘distinguished’ or ‘honor’ class in the United States, and was convinced that it was enti- tled to award as many commissions: in the ‘regular army to its graduates as any “other, without requiring them (UV) Suki HY, Sli cidind Lieut PRU Ui ER TA for their degree.” He said the Segre: gation of the college from the dis- tractions of city life, its campus dor- mitory system, non-coeduc atio: a- | ture, excellent executive, dain = tion and high typeeefsamili er-| ; vision 3 were the chief factors cones utir to its excellence. the above was hiss Colonel Morrow showed even gredter personal warmth of feeling for the institution when he was talking ‘“‘un- officially,” and’ as this article is be-{ ing written exclusively for publica- tion in The Texas Aggie the writer will disclose a little bit of the latter variety of expression without being sensible of violating the colonel’s confidence, provided that the read- ers will not tell anyone else outside of the college family. (The last clause is not a request but more con- fidence). The distinguished gentleman and famous soldier after two days of - rigorous inspecting and confering.as- sumed that confiding tonc of voice that Presidet Bizzell is accustomed to resort to when speaking before an audience of boys of college age or those boys’ parents when: he makes that well known assertion that “there is just simply no other place to send a body for an education today except "to Texas A. ad M.,” and after that assumption and adjusting of tone so characteristic of the president, Col- "onel Morrow made the same state- ment that has passed thc lips of the president so many times and which has been received as an assertion be- traying the institutional pride of the president instead of sound advice and counsel worth considering seriously. And then after using the president's copyrighted hypothesis for disclosing « his opinion of the school’s efficiency the colonel proceeded to shock his hearers by the further trite state- . ment that “Texas A. and M. is just the finest thing he ever saw.” The writer who was interviewing him at the time led the conversation into other channels then, for he was con- fident there would be no use chron- jcling any statements more sanguine than those already made, knowing as he did the general disposition of peo- ple to believe nothing they hear and only so much they see (in print). Realizing the extravagant tone that his interview would have when written up the writer decided to tem- per it with the criticisms which he “was sure the colonel had made to President Bizzell, so in search of that flavoring, information he called on the president just about one hour ~ (Continued on Page 4) agricultural but | | CAESAR HOHNPUTS OLD TIMEPEPIN- 10 BRAZOS CLUB COMMITTEES MAKE FINAL RE- PORTS ON COMMENCEMENT ARRANGEMENTS. * Novelty Parade by the “Old Timers” to Be Feature of Commencement Program. Greatest Home-Coming Ever Expected. Members of the Brazos County A. and M. Club ean testify that Caesar Hohn has lost none of his oratorical ability since the days of his famous senatorial campaign with Roy Estner Dickson, now superintendent of the Spur Experiment Station. It is rather a coincidence that one of these great senatorial candidates should be doing “investigataion work, while the other is preaching the hocferfocferfocforfocfecfecdoafocfecfocfecfecforfocfeciecde Bebb ddd bibibdddddidbiidbidddid COME. AND. BE WITH US em — a aaaaas Aaananl ‘also induce all other former students 5,000 IS GOAL SET IN DRIVE FOR MEMBERS LOCAL CAMPAIGN LEADERS ARE BEING APPOINTED BY THE SECRETARY. | Every Former Student Urged to As- sist in making the Drive a Success. Five thousand new members for the Association ®f Former Students is the goal that has been set for the membership campaign set for May 16th to 21st. - Leaders have been ap- pointed in counties where a number of A. and M. men are known to be, and they will be responsible for con- ducting the local campaign. How- ever, every former student of the A. ] and M. College is expected to take personal interest in this organization, as it is to his interest as well as if the interest of the College that hé become affiliated with it. If the local leader does ot get in touch with him, he should communicate with the see- retary immediately and become a member of the association by paying his two-dollar membership fee and one dollar initiation fee. Hé should of the A. and M. College in his cox munity to join the association. Where there is a sufficient numlfer of A. and M. men in a community a (Continued on page 3) ¥ | ( eS fore: Sere bbban lable to hold one of the greatest in- a | clipping. PPI UNIVERSITY EX-ES oIVELIBELALLY TO USTIN CITIZENS CONTRIBUTE EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS. FOOD FOR THOUGHT. University Advertised Tremendously Through Newspaper Publicity of Interscholastic League. ~ The following is a clipping taken from the Daily Texan, which will ex- plain how the University of Texas is terscholastic track meets in the coun- try. Very often, A. and M. men are heard asking why the A. and M. Col- lege cannot hold meets similar to that of the Interscholastic League. The answer can easily be found in this The very best high school athletes in the state were brought to A. and M. College this spring in our high school track meet. This meet was a dead expense to the Athletic Department and the College, as no outside help was given. “Entire expense of carrying on the University Interscholastic League for this year is approximately $146,000. The $50,000 for carrying on the 180 county meets was paid by the coun- ties. The $60,000 for staging the 32 district meets was paid by the dis-y tricts. The $16,000 for paying the expenses to Austin is now being (Continued on Page 4) This gate gave you your first welcome when you came to the College as a “Fish;” it bade you the last farewell upon leaving the institution; it is wide open to welcome you COME. BRAZOS COUNTY CLUB SUGGESTS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS FOR NEXT ANNUAL MEETING back fruths his forfper opponent is discov- ering. “Dutch’ Hohn was the honor guest of the Brazos County A. and M. Club at its regular meeting May 2, when he addressed the club and imbued them with the old-time pep. Other prominent guests were Gus Street of Houston and Dayton Moses, Jr., of Fort Worth. This was the last meeting of the club before commencement, and the several committees made reports on the progress of the arrangements that, are being made for entertaining visiting A. and M. men during com- mencement. These reports show that arrangements for entertainment will be more extensive than ever before, and that something is going to be provided in the program for ‘every minute ‘of the three days commence- met. One of the features of the Com- mencement this year will be a nov- elty parade by the visiting “ex-es.” It is planned that the several classes represented by the visitors will stage stunts of different kinds in this pa- rade that will recall their college (Continued on Page 4) at commencement this year. A Pledges for Membership Over a Long Period of Time Features of Amendments—Expected to Avoid Much Cam- paigning for Members. PLAN TO PLEDGE MEMBERS FOR LIFE WITH ANNUAL PAY- . MENT OF DUES Will Eliminate Necessity of Future Membership Campaigns At the regular meeting of the Brazos County A. and M. Club a very important step was taken by the local A. and M. men in recommend- ing to the annual meeting of the As- sociation of Former Students this month amendments to the present constitution of the Association. It was recommended by the club to amend Article V to eliminate the yearly dues feature and substitute in- stead a pledge by the members to pay a certain amount yearly for a def- inite period of time. It was suggest- ed by the club that the amount of the pledge be five dollars annually for a perind of twenty or thirty years or prol ably for life. The action of the Brazos County Clulj grew out of the remarks made by the secretary of the Association of Former Students before the club rela- (Continued on Page 4) SUPPORT LEAGUE| : EW MEMBERS OUR OAL HS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION a REORGANIZATION EFFECTED IN MEETING AT COLLEGE EEK AD . i Membership of Old Included in and By-Laws Announced. N ‘New Orgunization--Constitution AANDMLMAN EMPLOYED ON SUGAR FARM ARCHIE NEYLAND, ’20, TELLS SOME INTERESTING EXPERI- ENCES IN SAN DOMINGO. 4 ' : Americans Well Protected by United States Marines. ot It is always interesting to hear from theh fellows who have ventured upon careers in foreign lands. In His issue we carry letters from A. and M. men in the frozen north and the tropical south. Like England with her possessions so is the A. and M. College with her ex-students—the sun never sets upon them. The fol- lowing is a very interesting letter from Archie Neyland, who, shortly after his graduation in the spring of 1920 became a manager for one of the large sugar companies in San Do- mingo. y 2 4 La Romana, Santo Domingo, Guaymate ‘Divi Lh Yd Dear folks: We arrived in La Romana yester-| day at 6 a.m. without mishap. The steamer was very crowded from Por- to Plata here which made the last lap of the journey disagreeable to every one. The natives are quite subject to seasickness and all of them on the boat had six meals a day, that is, three down and three up. Maca- roni, ete. was so strewn about the deck that it was necessary for us to put on weed chains and boots to get thru it. After going thru the “Aduana’ or custom house, we went to the com- pany’s restaurant for breakfast. That finished we strolled around for a couple of hours looking the town over. It looks more like-a modern American town than the small Dom- inician pueblo you might have imag- ined. The town of La Romana prop- er is very old and is situated on the La Romana River about one mile up from the sea. But the new and mod- ern La Romana is situated right at the mouth of the river and is built on a cliff overlooking the sea. This, cliff or bluff is more likc a giant sea wall because the waves dash against the rocks and then plunge upward for twenty to thirty feet and make a deep roar. The top of this cliff is fringed with colorful tropical growth which borders a paved road that runs along the long rows of stone bunga- lows, the houses of the factory em- ployees. These homes, the factory, the ma- chine shops, the water tanks and even the bridges are built of stone of grayish color and cemented with car- amel colored sand. The whole town follows a symmetrical, uniform yet beautiful style of architecture. Every modern convenience is furnished the employees at. Romana. They have electric lights, paved streets, automo- biles, running water and sewerage systems, wireless news every day, a hospital, a big club house with all kinds of provisions for entertainment such as ball room, pool tables, a li- brary, tennis courts, ete., and behind this a base ball park with a grand stand. Down near the big sugar mill there are railroad tracks in countless number, standard guage too. Big locomotives with long trains of cars are running in and out of the yards, just the same as in our cities. These tracks run right along side of the company’s docks so that the ships can unload directly on to the cats. Of course, it would be very nice if I could stay in La Romana all of the time but I can go down there only week-ends on motor cars kept here (Continued on Page 4) . I Association at the time of ‘the ddop- po | tution, the following persons are also or in case he declines to act, all the ‘The following are the constitu- "x tion and by-laws of the Association of Former Students as they were adopted at the annual meeting of the Alumni Association last year. By this action the Alumni Association ceases to exist, but becomes the nucleus around which the Association of Former Students is being formed. Those who had been elected to mem- bership in the Alumni Association, that is those who had paid dues to the Association, automatically be- come members of the new associa- tion. This is a far reaching step and means much in the progress of this institution. Article 1. Name. The name of this organization shall be “The Association of Former Students of the Agricultural & Me- chanical College of Texas.” Article II—Objects and Purposes. ; The objects and purposes of this organization are to promote social,n literary and scientific pursuits, and to perpetuate and strengthen the ties of affection and esteem formed in college days, and thereby, through organized efforts to promote the in- terests and the improvement of the A. M. College of Texas, ad of edu- cation in this state. Article II Membership. Section. 1. The following persons shall be considered members of the & ha \ = v d Pr tion of this amended constitution. a (a) All persons who, prior to the adoption of this amended Constitu- 2 tion, have been elected to ‘member- : ship in this Association under any constitution, and rules and regula- 4 tions hitherto in force, shall have the same privileges as were hitherto. en-" 3 joyed. After the adoption of this Coltstie: eligible to membership in the Asso- | {i ciation: 0 . (b) Membership in the Avvocia: v, tion of Former Students shall be limited to séudents who have attend- ed the College for at least one ses- sion and who left the institution in pods standing. . Any person who has tendered IRE sqrvice to the Assceia- tiof, or to the ‘A. & M. College of Téxas, or the advancement of educa- tion in Texas, may, by unanimous te, be elected an honorary mem- : er of the Association: who shall enjoy all privileges of member ship lexcept the right of holding 20; iy Fg A Jy voting. Article IV—Officers. Section 1. The officers of this As- sociation shall be a President, three . Vice-Presidents, and a Secretary A and Treasurer. #y Section 2.—There shall he an Ex- ecutive Committee, consisting of President, three Vice-Presidents, Sec- retary and Treasurer, and three other members of the Association, to be fi 3% elected by the Association. © All of the above officers shall ba chosen at each regular annual meet- ing by a majority vote of the mem- bers present, to hold office for ome year or until their successors are id duly elected. The President shall be ex- officio ; chairman of the Executive Somme t tee, The Executive Committee Sul choose each year, a former student of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas to deliver an ad- dress at the annual meeting of the - Association during commencamine at the College. Section 3. No perdon _ ve. eligi- ble to serve as President or as a member of the Fixecutive Commit- tee, unless’ he 5: been a member of the Associatidn in good standing for at least ¢wo years. : Section.. 4. It shall be the dity. of the President to attend and pre- side at all meetings, to preserve or- der, to name committees, except in cases where it is otherwise provided for. In the absence of the President, . . » i ¥ RE (Continued on Page 4)
