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Published Semi-Monthly by The Asso-
ciation of Former Students of the
Agricultural and Mechanical
College of Texas.
BRYAN, TEXAS
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A GOOD INVESTMENT IN EDU-
CATION.
The Agricultural and Mechanical
College of Texas is no doorstep baby.
It is a legitimate child of the State,
brought into existence by legislative
processes. The school is entitled to
be adequately housed, properly equip-
ped, given every encouragement to
full development. The Legislature,
however much it wiggles and wobbles,
cannot disclaim its clear responsibil-
ity. ,
Now is the time to construct build-
ings at A. and M.—not in some hazy
tomorrow when the waiting high
school graduates of 1928 shall be
grown to old men in the outworn
harness of the agricultural borebears.
The eager minds of youthful Texas
constitute a precious raw material;
the college represents the manufac-
turing medium for converting this
raw material into something more
tangible; a more prosperous country-
side, a more virile and intelligent cit-
izenship and a greater commonwealth
loom large as the potential product. |
All that is wanting is to put the edu-
cational plant to work at its full ca-
pacity. The need was never more
urgent and the cause cannot be chal-
lenged.
Imagine, if possible, our worthy
Legislature holding its sessions on
the campus of the A. and M. Col-
lege, under conditions identical with
those endured by hundreds of stu-
dents. Our legislative dignitaries
would wilt many a collar while re-
clining under the heat-smothered
canvas of the little tents that serve
in lieu of sufficient dormitories. They
would hang their heads in shame to
find agriculture so woefully neglect-
ed at the very capital of farm life;
they would want to spend money on
substantial buildings rather than on
extravagances, things of doubtful
benefit, or matters that can better
be postponed.
Last fall approximately one-third
of the graduates of Texas high
schools entered the freshman class
of this great institution. But will the
next 900 or 1,000 freshmen have the
temerity to brave even greater hard-
ships than did last fall’s class, in or-
der to acquire agricultural training?
Will not many of them be crowded
into law schools, divinity schools,
Eastern Universities? Will not many
of them go without the learning they
crave, their ambitions diverted or
curtailed?
There are many in our Legislature
who are at heart honest and sincere.
The time has come for them to cast
a vigorous ballot in favor of the con-
tinuation, on a worthy scale, of the
work of the A. and M. College of
Texas. They are the ones who if their
foresight equals their sincerety, may
be expected to deny the pleas of pro-
jects and adventures that have no
place in the business of our State,
and to throw their support to every
reasonable measure for helping the
established State institutions perform
their intended missions.
RE—
TWO SIDES ALWAYS.
By Luke L. Ballard, ’05.
You will agree that there are al-
ways two sides to every argument and
a good judge never passes on a case
in court until both sides are aired.
ONE SIDE. The Secretary of the
Former Students. If he writes a letter
it is too long. If he sends a postal its
too short. If he edits a pamplet, he
is a spendthrift. If he goes to a Com-
mittee meeting he is butting in. If
ke stays away, he’s a shirker. If the
crowd is slim at the annual meeting,
he should have called the member-
ship. If he calls them he’s a pest. If
he duns a member for his dues, he’s
insulting. If a meeting is a howling
success, the committee is praised. If
it is a failure, he’s to blame. If he
asks for suggestions, he is incompe-
tent. If he doesn’t, he’s bull-headed.
Apparently all he is living for is to
see what in the Sam Hill is going to
happen next.
THE OTHER SIDE. Former Stu-
dent and Member, Association of
Former Students: He has been bawl-
ed out, bawled up, held up, held
down, bulldozed, blackjacked, walk-
ed on, cheated, squeezed and mooch-
ed; stuck for war tax, excess profits
tax, per capita tax, state tax, dog
tax, and syntax; Liberty Bonds, Baby
Bonds and the bonds of matrimony;
Red Cross, green cross, double cross-
ed; asked to help the society of St.
John the "Baptist, Womens Relief
Corps, man’s relief and stomach re-
lief. He has worked like hell and been
worked like hell; lost all he had and
part of his furniture; and because
he won’t spend or lend all of the lit-
tle he earns and go beg, borrow or
steal, he has been cussed and discuss-
ed, boycotted, talked to and talked
about, helped up, hung up, and darn
near ruined and the only reason he
ever sends in his dues is to to see
what in the Sam Hill is coming next.
NOW THEN BOTH SIDES: Do
you think you were missed or do you
believe that the ground has been cov-
ered. Well the sad part of the story
is, that it might have been worse, so
allow me to suggest: Let’s smile a
mile or two for a change and believe
that the joke is always on the other
side, then stick out your chest, pull
in your stomach, snap into it, all join
hands round and show that old time
speed. The score is tied and five min-
utes to play. The world is on the side
lines holding its own. Old A. and M.
is about to lose. Take a couple of
days off and run down to the old
campus, get the dope straight and
then start something. When we pull,
all together, as we used to, all we
shall ask the world to do is just to
excuse our dust and watch our smoke,
Colonel Ike, the Old Aggies are com-
ing back. %
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A TRIBUTE TO DON LEE.
A few short days ago, Don Lee,
representative of the Portland Ce-
ment Association, with headquarters
at Houston, while attending to some
promotion work in Brenham, was
stricken with paralysis and now lies
helpless. Don was a wonderful fellow,
always full of life and vitality. The
opinion of the doctors is that he will
never lead an active life again. Never
go into the busy marts of commerce,
never walk along the open roads,
never do the many, many things that
make life so enjoyable to us all. Life
will swirl around him, but, chained
to his bed or his chair, he will never
be a part of it.
That is what the doctors say.
_ About creeds or orthodoxies we
know little and care less, but a life
lived full to the brim has taught us
this.
Somewhere out in the great spaces
there is a Great Heart, that knows
all and comprehends all. A person-
ality that has put upon us the lesser
stamp of His image, and knows that
we are but children just a very little
way out of the forest. He is all
| kindness and mercy, and Great Heart
that He is. His deepest chastisement
is as the brushing of the swallow’s
wing, and His fury only as the look
that a mother gives to her sleeping
babe.
When a father tells his child to
stay out of a certain tree, and then
the child falls out of the tree, does
he stand and talk of. natural laws
and consequences? No, he takes the
bruised body tenderly in his arms and
nurses it night and day.
And so it is with the Great Heart,
the Great Friend, the Great Father.
Although master of a universe that
knows no time or space, yet does He
even see the sparrows fall.
Will those readers of Chats who
pray but seldom, but who pray hard,
in the hush of the nighttide, send up
a petition that He take our friend,
His child, under the shadow of His
wing, and there heal the stricken
body and send him back to us full of
the joy and life and the strength of
youth. —By J. H. Briggs, Sales Man-
ager, Texas Trap Rock Co., San An-
tonio.
Don Lee graduated in Civil Engi-
neering at the A. and M. College
with the Class of 1911. He has been
a loyal supporter of the College and
one of the most popular members of
his class and the Association. Don was
invariably a member of every recep-
tion committee of the Dallas A. and
M. Club when the “Aggies” were due
in that city, and was always looking
after the entertainment of every A.
and M. visitor. THE TEXAS
AGGIE can add nothing <¢o
the beautiful tribute by Mr. Briggs.
but we urge that every ex-student
and alumnus of Texas A. and M. who
knew Don Lee, and who didn’t, write
him and tell him that you know that
the optimism that has always sus-
tained him in his health will live in
in his broken body, and will finally
restore it to health again if it be the
will of the All Wise One.
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McLENNAN COUNTY AGGIES.
By Luke L. Ballard. ’05.
The Ex-Students are always anx-
ious to know about each other there-
fore the McLennan County Aggie
Club proposes to tell the ex-student
world what they are doing individ-
ually and collectively through this
column as well as the Ex-Students
who pass our way.
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George Byars, Class 1910, Supt.
Water Works, Waco, Texas, in some
unknown way managed to ge his di-
gestive system all crossed up “and
had to go to the hospital and be op-
erated on in order to get it straight.
At this time we are glad to report
he is on his feet, taking nourishment
again regularly with normal results.
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Dallas Aggie Club loses to Waco
Club as Eugene Fason, Class 1922,
has resigned from the Dallas Power
and Light Company and is now with
the Waco Jackson Radio Company
Laboratories. Welcome to our Club
Eugene, we have much for you to
do.
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Francis G. Taylor, (Fat) Class
1922, now of Houston, Texas, visited
with the boys individually May 15th.
for the Karem Temple Ceremonial,
and so far as we could see the visit
was pleasantly mutual. Come again,
“Fat” every little chance.
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Price C. Mills, Class 1895, joined
up, and said he had a bunch of fun
at the Annual Banquet on San Ja-
cinto Day. Atta boy! you will have
more fun by attending the monthly
meetings regularly. Say how about
a barbecue on your farm for the
club?
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C. C. Braden, Class 1918, College
Station, Texas, was in attendance at
the Karem Ceremonial and judging
from the smile he was wearing on
leaving Waco he had quite a bit of
relaxation. No, you did not think we
saw you. However, come again, the
latch string hangs on the outside all
the time.
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“Rosie’’ Taylor, Class 1922; of
Hillsboro, Texas, was observed op the
Streets of Waco, and it was a pleas-
ure to see him, however, next trip
“Rosie,” look us up. We want you
to know that we are at your service
when in our town.
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The Famous “Casey” of College
Campus Confectionary fame rambled
around Waco, but we did not get his
number before he departed for where
we do not know. Next time we will
have him pinched if he doesn’t tell
us something.
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Walter G. Lacy, Class of 1895,
President Citizens National Bank,
Waso, Texas, was elected President
of the Waco Chamber of Commerce
at a recent Directors meeting. You
can’t keep A. and M. men down.
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George T. Lewis, Ex- ’21, is doing
vocational work with the Waco City
Water Works and is planning to re-
turn to A. and M. next September to
complete his course.
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W. E. Allen, Class 1912, Secretary
McLennan County Aggies, and with
the Waco Electric Company, has a
register at his place of business and
urgently requests all A. and M. men
to drop in and register, when in the
city. Fellows don’t fail to let us know
when you are in town, if we don’t
know you we want to.
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E. P. Hunter, 1899, President of
the Ex-Students Association and Gen-
eral Manager Cameron Lumber Com-
pany, Waco, spent a few days with
other A. and M. men at Austin with
the Legislature, and we understand
the results were favorable for old
A. and M. Fine work, E. P., next
time we will be with you or bust a
belt buckle.
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Tom F. Oliver, 1895, President of
McLennan County Aggies, General
Insurance, Waco, has been out in the
oil fields, stirring up business, how-
ever advises he got away without
investing in any “Wild Cats.”
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Dr. Rufe E. Adams, 1910, per-
formed on George Byars 1910, in get
ting the digestive system of the lat-
ter free from kinks, that is the old
time spirit A. and M. men for one
another.
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“Big Jim” Kendrick, we note, is
with Uncle Charlie Moran coaching
the Praying Colonels. Atta boy Jim,
don’t forget that the eyes of the Me-
Lennan County Aggies are on you
and know that you are coming back
home to us one of these days. Let us
hear from you again.
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M. M. Bridgewater, ’17, Whipple
Barracks, Ariz., the McLennan coun-
ty Aggies would surely like to have
a copy of the Whipple Echo for we
always like to know what is going
on with all A. and M. men. Send
a copy to Luke Ballard, Waco, Texas,
also the bill.
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A McLennan County Aggie was in
Denton the other day and ran into
Trimble, ex ’20 now City Engineer
for Denton, and he is going to get
busy and organize an Aggie Club in
that county. Trimble tell us about
it through the Texas Aggie. Others
will be interested also.
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The McLennan County Aggies are
getting very democratic as of old.
They are meeting now in the various
Cafes in Waco, and actually making
formality a penalty, in their month-
ly meetings. That means they can eat
what they please, say what they
please, but they must be there to en-
joy these privileges.
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Say, fellows, didn’t that May 1st.
issue of the Aggie look good, just
think how many of the old gang got
together and in all ports of old U. S.
A. The McLennan County Aggies are
making San Jacinto Day happen
every month and we wish they all
would, better still, every week.
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Let’s go, everybody. Let’s organize
an Aggie Club in every county in
Texas and everybody take the “Tex-
as Aggie’. When you have read it
give it to some school boy and watch
him read it from cover to cover.
That’s spreading Old A. and M.
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All together, one, two, three, lets
tell old Bill Cook, by letter, so much
news about the Aggie Boys that he
won’t have anything to write him.
self and then he can put in more
time on other things. It’s our Texas
Aggie, lets use it, Bill don’t care, do
you Bill?
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There is an Aggie Club in Chicago,
one in Washington, D. C., many in
Texas. ‘There are some ne, out
Frisco way. Come on boys, lets dig
in, we have got to hear from Frisco
way some how.
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Wort Boyett ’06 is in the picture
show business at Brownwood and we
give him the once over the other day
and he is going to organize an Ag-
gie Club out there and be at Com-
mencement also.
DR. SNEED TELLS OF
BEAUTY OF ALPS
Dallas Pastor and Party, on Tour of
Europe, Are At
Lucrene.
(Dallas News.)
The following communication has
been received by the Dallas News
from Dr. Glenn L. Sneed, pastor of
the Trinity Presbyterian Church of
Dallas, who is touring Europe with
his wife and a party of Dallas peo-
ple. The comunication is from Lu-
cerne, Switzerland, and is as follows:
“This is Monday morning and while
I am waiting for the other members
of my party to come down to break-
fast I will write you a line. We
left Milam, Italy, last Saturday and
came through Como, by Lake Como,
which is said to be the center of the
silk industry in those parts. Our train
stood near the lake for some time, as
if to wait for us to see the lake.
“Our passports were examined and
we came on to Chiasso, the frontier
between Italy and Switzerland. Here
our passports an dsuit cases were ex-
amined by the Swiss. Soon we were
in the heart of the Alps and after
passing through a number of smaller
tunnels we came to the famous Gut-
hard tunnel, which took us fourteen
minutes to pass through.
Scenery is Beautiful.
“We saw a number of beautiful
lakes and some valleys where we got
a close view of some of the farms
about which I had studied when a stu-
dent in the Texas A. and M. College.
When we came to Fliielen we took
the boat and came the full length of
Lucerne. The sun was shining and
the lake was very calm and the moun-
tain scenery was all that one could de-
sire. It is said here that there is no
more beautiful scenery in all Switzer-
land. We passed the chapel of Wil-
liam Tell and stopped at a little vil-
lage where the Swiss State started
600 years ago.
On my right were high snow cov-
ered peaks piled high one upon the
other like a tremendous stairway to
the stars. On my left was a steep
mountain covered with green grass,
where contented cattle grazed and
where prosperous looking homes gave
the impression of sweet content
among the farmers. Trees were
blooming near the water edge and
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM.
FORTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT OF THE A. AND
M. COLLEGE, JUNE 2-5.
Saturday, June Second.
5:00 p. m.—Individual Competitive Drill by the Ross Volunteers.
8:00 p. m.—Senior Class Play—
“A Full House”—Benefit the William Ben-
nett Bizzell Loan Fund, Guion Hall.
Sunday, June Third.
8:30 a. m.—Presentation of “T” Medals.
oring “T” men.
9:30 a. m.—Inspection.of Quarters.
Review of the Cadet Corps Hon-
— Commencement Sermon, Reverend Herbert L. Willett, Ph. D., D.
D., Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature, Uni-
m —Address to the Religious Organizations, Rovertid J .M. Price,
10:30 a. m
versity of Chicago.
4:15 p. m.—Band Concert on the Campus.
5:30 p. m.—Exhibition Drill by the Ross Volunteers.
8:00 p.m
A. M.,, D. D., Professor of Religious Education, Southwestern
Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas.
Presenta-
tion of Certifiveates to Members of the Senior Class, Guion Hall.
Monday, June Fourth.
8:30 a. m.—Exhibition Drill by Artillery.
9:00 a. m.—Mass Athletics by the Infantry.
9:30 a. m.—Live Stock Show, Animal Husbandry Building.
11:00 a.m. to
4:00 p. m.—Inspection of Departments of the College:
11-12—(1) Exhibit of work of students of Architecture, 4th flior Academic
building.
(2)
building.
(3)
Engineering Building.
(4)
Exhibit of work of students of Drawing, 4th floor Acrcaiemic
Exhibit of textiles and textile machinery in operation, Textile
Display of commercially valuable non-metals, metals equipment
materials used in petroleum geology work, Department of Geol-.
ogy, 3rd floor, Electrical Engineering Building.
(5)
(6)
(7)
Veterinary Hospital open for inspection.
Field artillery and cavalry stables open for inspection.
Military Science laboratories and section rooms open for in-
spection, Militray Science building.
(8)
(9)
(10)
building.
(11)
Agricultural building.
(8)
(12)
Signal Corps equipment, Electrical Engineering bujlding.
Rural life charts and maps, room 409 Agricultural building.
Farm Management charts and maps, 4th floor, Agricultural
Accounting and statistical laboratories and equipment, 4th floor
Agronomy exhibits, rooms 100, 111, 113, Agricultural building.
Visual instruction—movingpictures—Department of Vocational
Teaching, 3rd floor Academic building.
(13)
building.
(14)
cultural building.
1-4— (1)
(2)
Exhibit of nuts and propagation charts, room 202 Agricultural
Exhibit of work of students of Landscape Art, room 270, Agri-
Physics Building and laboratories open to visitors.
Refining of petroleum, refining of cotton seed oil, burning of
clay products, soap making, centrifugal dryers, Chemistry lab-
oratories.
(3)
Electrical Engineering laboratories in operation, demonstration
in wireless telephony, Electrical Engineering building.
(4)
Automobile show, auspices of Agricultural Engineering Depart-
ment, Animal Husbandry building.
f | (5)
(6)
ic building.
(7)
Open house at the Dairy Barn—{free ice cream cones.
Displays of biological collections, fossils, ete., 3rd floor Academ-
Displays and exhibits by the Highway and Civil Engineering
Departments, Civil Engineering buildng.
(8)
ricultural Building.
(9)
(10)
Agronomy Exhibits, rooms 100, 111, 113, 300- 303, and 308, Ag-
Mechanical Engineering shops will be in operation.
Exhibits of Agricultural machinery and Farm Equipment, Ag-
ricultural Engineering buildings. |
12:00 m.
—Luncheon and Annual Reunion of the Classes of 1878 to 1883;
1893 to 1897; 1903 to 1906; 1913 to 1920; Shisa Hall Annex.
2:00 p. m.—Annual Business Meeting of the Association of Former Students,
Y. M. C. A. auditorium.
5:00 p. m.—Formal Presentation of Reserve Commissions, addres by Brig-
adier General Paul B. Malone, U. S. A., Guion Hall.
6:00 p.m
m.—Annual Dinner of Association of Eortaer Students, barbecue,
Animal Husbandry Building.
8:00 p. m.—Automobile show, Animal Husbandry building.
9:00 p. m.—Final Ball.
Tuesday, June Fifth.
8:30 p. m.—Exhibition Drill by the Cavalry.
9:45 p. m.—Commencement Processional.
10:00 a. m.—Commencement Exercises:
Address, Honorable Philander P. Claxton, Provost of the Uni-
versity of Alabama.
Valedictory, Cadet Major G. A. Hollowell. .
Announcing the Honors, President W. B. Bizzell.
Granting of Certificates to Students completing the Two-Year
Courses, President W. B. Bizzell.
Awarding of Diplomas, Honorable L. J. Hart, President of the
Board of Directors.
1:30 p. m.—Graduating Review.
ruddy faced people made me feel that
this is a fine place to live.
“There are many more things that
I would like to mention, but it is now
time to go to the American Express
Company and to Thomas Cook & Sons
to see about the day’s sightseeing. We
have seen the Lion of Lucerne wound-
ed and dying in his lair. This is carved
out of the solid rock and is more than
100 years old. It commemorates the
events of 1870-71. The Glacier Park
with its glacier churns, is most inter-
esting. The hall of mirrors, where
you see yourself six times at once,
and then 1,000 times, is a mystifying
wonder. ~~ Yesterday we attended
church at the Church of England. In
the evening we heard an Italian or-
chestra. Today we leave for Inter-
laken and from there to Lauzanne,
Geneva, Paris and London. We are
all well and enjoying our trip. At
Rome a pickpocket got my passport.
I advertised and got it back. Hope
all goes well with Dallas.”
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GOOD SUPPLY OF ITALIAN BEES
IN PROSPECT.
Te
Beekeepers of Texas were able, last
year, to obtain a number of pure
Italian queen bees from the Queen
Rearing Yard of the Texas Agricul-
tural Experiment Station, A. and M.
College, near San Antonio, Texas.
The prospect is good this year for a
much larger supply which will begin
to be available about the last of
April, according to Mr. H. B. Parks,
in charge of Apicultural Investiga-
tions for the Station.
These queens are reared in con-
nection with the experimental work
and are the best that can be proeduc-
ed. Many of the queens reared are
used in the experiments, but there is
generally a surplus produced and as
they are just as good as the experi-
mental material, they constitute a
very desirable supply for beekeepers
who wish to breed up their colonies
to the highest standard. They are
supplied by the Station to applicants
in order of their requests at a nomi-
nal price of $1:00 per queen, and
apiarists desiring some of these
queens should mail their orders, ac-
companied with check, to Mr. H. B.
Parks, Apicultural Laboratory, Route
E, Box 91 A, San Antonio, Texas.
INCREASED DEMAND FOR FER-
TILIZER THIS YEAR.
Fertilizer tag sales this season had
reached 66,700 tons on April 1sg,
as against 30, 500 tons last year, ac-
cording to an announcement made
today by Dr. G. S. Fraps, Chief of
the Division of Chemistry, Texas Ag-
ricultural Experiment Station, and
State Chemist, who is in charge of
these sales.
This is the largest sale of fertil-
izer tags since 1914, when the sales
reached 77,400 tons.