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About The Texas Aggie. (College Station, Tex.) 1921-current | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1923)
HON. L { J. ROUNTREE LAID TO REST WITH MILITARY HONORS BY CADETS School Children Line Both Sides ed Legislator’s Last Resting Place. of Street Leading to Distinguish- Buried With Military Honors. The body of Lee J. Rountree, for- mer representative of the Brazos- Grimes district was escorted to its last resting place in the Bryan cem- etery and buried with ceremonies be- fitting a public servant who holds the respect and honor of his constituency, at 4:00 p. m., May 3rd. It was an impressive tribute to his long and glorious service to the cause of education from the commonest to the highest school that his funeral train should be led by students from A. & M. College, a higher institution of learning, include a body from Allen Academy, a junior college, pass be- tween long lines of Bryan High school pupils and include a delegated body of senators and representatives in whose honorable presence he died fighting for th ecause of education. The A. & M. College band played sacred music as the casket was taken from the coach and then took the lead of the train playing the funeral march. Company A of the College followed and then came a company from Allen Academy. An escort from the Brazos Union Lodge No. 129 of Bryan which bady had charge of the funeral followed and last before the hearse was an escort of Knights Templar. The body of legislators followed the family car, and the whole passed between the lines of high school pupils. The train hesitated at the First Methodist church for a short service and then continued to the cemetery. As the casket was lowered a saxo- phone sextett from the A. & M. stu- dent body played. Then followed the ritual of the Masons, the cere- mony of the Knights Templar and finally of the Ku Klux Klan, after ~ which the floral offerings were heaped on the grave. A firing squad of A. & M. cadets approached and fifired three volleys. As the last echo of the shots died out the captain of the A. & M. band stepped up to the grave and . blew taps. A moment of silence followed and then the notes were echoed by a bugler in the distance. Members of the legislative party in attendance were Senators Lewis, Doyle and Bowers, and Representa- tives Quaid, Lackey, Satterwhite, Teer, Baker and Pate. They took din- ner at College that night in company with President W. B. Bizzell and other officials of the College and left later on a special Pullman. DALLAS A. & M. HONORS MEMORY LEE J. ROUNTREE Is Characterized as True Friend of A. and M. College and Highere Eduration in Texas. At a reg la: meeting of the Dallas A. and M. C'ub held on Fiiaay, May 11th, 1928, the folloviing preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted: “Wherea ., it "as plea=:d the Great Architect of tle Universe to remove from our midst our late friend and statesman, Hecricrable fee J. Roun- tree; and “Whereas, It is ‘ut just that a fit- ting recognii:c1 «f his many viviues should be had; therefore be it “Resolved. By the Du'las A M. Club, tha*t whe we bow humble submis; 1 to the will of the Most High, we do not the less mourn for our friend and st:tv-man, who and with “Resolved, That, in the death of Honorable Lee J. Rountree, tLis Club laments the loss of a true friend who was ever ready to proffer the hand of aid to the A. and M. College of Texas, and to higher educaticn in the State of Texas; an honorary member of this Club, whose utmost ev. ieavors were exerted for its welfare and prosperity; a citizen whose upright and noble life was a standard of em- ulation to his fellows; a statesman among statesmen. “Resolved, That the heartfelt sym.- pathy of this Club be extended to his family in their affliction. “Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the records of Lhis Club, and a copy thereof be trans- mitted to the family of our deceased friend, and to the Press. DALLAS A. AND M. CLUB. A. Y. SHIELS, R. T. SHIELS, M. S. CHURCH. Committee. x PRES. BIZZELL MOURNS DEATH OF ROUNTREE!} One of Last Official Acts of Roun- tree was to go Over Budget With President Bizzell. President Bizzell, on his return to the College from Austin gave out the following statement relative to the death of Mr. Rountree. “The death of Hon. Lee J. Roun- tree is a very serious loss to Texas For many years he has been a leador in the formulation of wholesale pub- lic opoinion. He has been an out- spoken advocate of every good cause. “Mr. Rountree’s mind always re- acted constructively and not destruc- tively. He thought in terms of relig- ious, moral, political, social, and eco- nomic betterment. During the time of his legislative career his name has been associated with the most con- structive and far-reaching leglsla- tion affecting the welfare of Texas. He has fearlessly and vigorously de- fended and promoted every policy and every cause that promised eco- nomic advancement and social bet- terment. “The death of Mr. Rountree is a very great loss to the Agricultural and Mechanical College at this time. In fact the entire cause of education has lost one of its best friends at a time when it could ill-afford to lose a friend of such zeal and fidelity. Al- most the last official act of Mr. Rountree was to go over with me the details of the College budget before the committee on appropriations took up the final consideration of the Col- lege estimates. n= He manifested the greatest interest and gave the closest attention to my explanations. No other man in the Legislature is so familiar as he was with the needs of the College. “I was greatly interested and pleas- ed with the manifestations of con- fidence and esteem that were dis- played after his death. He was great- ly beloved by the members of the Legislature and the sorrow at his passing was in evidence on every hand in Austin. The tributes to his mem- ory by the Lieutenant Governor of the State, by Hon. John Quaid and Hon. Lee Satterwhite, his intimate friends, were remarkable for their appropriateness and sincerity. “Texas has lost a good and useful citizen. The College has lost a faith- ful and helpful friend.” ACTIVITIES IN HOME DEMON- STRATION WORK Texas Women Taking Advantage of Opportunities Afforded by Ex- tension Service. Mrs. Jim Jett, of Cass county, re- ports the following: Mrs. Matt Mose- ly, Atlanta, cleared $300.00 on her green house last year and has $400 worth of stock left. Miss Sally Ste- phens, Atlanta, sold $100 worth of flowers and plants last year. Two egg circles netted 5 cents per dozen clear above the market price. One farm home reports the following from 69 hens (20 of which were 2-3 years old) others were January pull- ets. In fourteen months they averag- ed 14 eggs each. They used 35 eggs per month at home and the remain- der sold at an average price of 25c. per dozen. These people bought a separator and four cows. They start: ed poultry raising with day-old chicks and settings of eggs and the results were that 150 white leghorn chickens lay an average of 108-130 eggs daily. This family sells cream at the cream station which pays for feed for chick- ens and cows. This woman is study- ing feeding, culling, production of infertile eggs, etc. She ships the eggs to Shreveport. The egg money ($2 to $3 per day) is clear. She has two small children and could not make money otherwise. Miss Parker, home demonstration agent of Henderson county, report- ed that 350 cup towels and holders each had been made. She is doing special work in junior poultry pro- jects and is holding twelve poultry schools in connection this year. WHERE WE EAT. iy WHERE WE GO IF WE EAT TOO MUCH. DR. BIZZELL PLEASED WITH LUMP SUM APPROPRIATION BUT DISAP- POINTED WITH BUILDING PROGRAM President Commends Legislature for Manifestation of Faith in Business Integrity of Governing Boards. At Building Appropriations. Disappointed The appropriation by the legisla- ture of funds for the support of the A. & M. College and its branches the next biennium in four lump sums in- stead of the - amounts as in the past was commend- ed by President W. B. Bizzell yester- day; but simultaneous with this com- mendation for the work of the leg- islature he expressed keen disappoint ment in the legislative body failing to provide the revenue necessary to. carry out “at least a limited building program for our institutions of high- er learning. This is nothing short of a public calamity,” he said. The statement of President Bizzell is as follows: “The educational appropriation bill that was passed by the legislature contains a workable budget for the A. and M. College and its branches. While the amounts allowed are not as great as I had expected the legisla- ture to provide, the form in which the minutely itemized ing authorities to conduct the work of our insitutions more efficiently. “The appropriation bill for this col- lege and its branches instead of be- ing minutely itemized, as in preceding budgets, contains only four items. One item gives a total for salaries, another for general maintenance, an- other for miscellaneous departments and a fourth for repairs and improve- ments. Those who are not familiar with the details of the financial ad- ministration of our institutions can- not possibly realize the great impor- tance of this change in legislative pol- icy. It means that the administration of our institutions of higher learning has been restored to the governing boards of these institutions where it legally and rightfully belongs. While the amounts allowed give little op- portunity for expansion, it does in- sure a more efficient administration of our institutions. “The greatest disappointment grows out of the fact that the legislature has provided no funds for building at this institution and our branch col- leges. The financial condition of the state caused the legislature to decline absolutely to consider a building pro- gram for the educational institutions. However, the legislature did provide a reasonable building program for the eleemosynary institutions. All of us appreciate the need for buildings at these institutions. But it is to be regreted beyond words to express that the legislature failed to provide bill was passed enables the govern- the ravenue necessary to carry out at least a limited building program for our institutions of higher learn- ing. i No Building Since ’21. “It will be recalled that no buildings were provided in the educational bud- get passed by the legislature in 1921. The failure of this legislature to pro- vide funds for building means that the institutions of higher learning are to go for four years without the op- portunity to expand their facilities. This is nothing short of a public ca- lamity. What the A. and M. College and its branches will do to meet the increasing demands made upon them is more than I can forecast at the present time. This problem will have the serious consideration of the Board of Directors of the College at a meeting to be held at an early date. “This statement would be incom- plete without an acknowledgment of appreciation of the friends of educa- tion in the legislature who have so loyally supported the interests of our schools. The fact is that there has been very little opposition to the state supported institutions of higher learning in this legislature. The form in which the budget was adopted is a manifestation of faith on the part of the legislature in the business integrity of the governing board of our state supported institutions and the administrative integrity of the heads of these several institutions. I am profoundly grateful for this ex- pression. of faith in our institutions and of confidence in those who are trying to make our universities and colleges what the people of Texas want them to be.” A... HOUSTON FIRM AWARDS CUP TO HIGH SCHOOL TEAM HIGH AT A. & M. A handsome silver loving cup given by the Anderson-Clayton Cotton com- pany of Houston for award to the team of high school vocational agri- culture students winning first place in cotton classing in the annual con- test at the College held last week has been received by Professor J, B. Bag- ley, head of the Department of Tex- tile Enginering, who conducted the cotton classing event and will be for- warded by him to the Austwell High School team, which won first place this year. The cup will be competed for each year until it is won three times by the same team when it will become the permanent property of that team. TEXAS AGGIES SPLIT TWO GAME SERIES WITH LONGHORNS AND CLOSE 1923 BASEBALL SEASON First Game Won by Aggies in Extra Frame. : “Bugs” Closes College Career With Five Game. Olsen Wins His Last Hits in Five Times Up. (By Marvin Stephens) The Aggies have played their last Conference games and have split even. Texas University was the oppo- nent. The first game went to A. and M. by a score of 6 to 5; the second to Texas by 7 to 6. Scoring was quite frequent. Two of A. and M.’s runs were homers, and one of Texas’ was of the same varie- ty. Johnson and Puckett both wal- loped the ball into left field and aid- ed by the wind, managed to race around the bases before the ball could be recovered. Allen duplicated for the Texans. Aggies Rally Late. In the second game it looked like a 7 to 0 victory for Texas until the Aggies got out of their batting slump and Giffin began to hold the Texas batsmen. The Longhorns got 10 hi*s and 6 runs off of Rogers. The left hander tried his hardest, but he did- not seem to have the same old Indian sign he had before. Kibbie got a homer off of him to deep center. Bugs Morris was stick hero for A. and M. He got five hits out of five trips to the plate and two of the hits were three baggers. Bugs also, played his last conference game. FIRST GAME. Texas U. 5; Texas A. and M. 6. Smalley started the works when he got on base in the first inning when Olsen heaved far wide to first base on what should have been an easy out. Carson the next man up singled and Smalley, who had gone to third before Johnson could recover the ball, scored. Odom struck out. The Aggies retaliated when Bugs Morris walked within half. Wilson sacrificed him to second but they were both safe when Kibbie dropped the ball after Leissner threw to sec- ond to try to force Morris. Puckett advanced Morris another base when he forced Wilson at second. An over. throw to second by Allen let Morris score. The second inning saw another run for Texas. Eckhardt singled, stole second and raced home when John-j| son threw wild to third trying tc nab him. The next three battar; went down in a row. The Aggies di'1’t do so good in their half, it being three up and three down. : In the third, fourth, fifth and sixth innings, Olsen let the Texans down with only two hits. In the third and fourth, A. and M. wah alsc blanked. In the fifth however, one hit which was a homer, plus an error gave A. and M. two more runs. Simpson made first on Kibbie’s mistake and Johnson raced out his home run. In the sixth Puckett laid out a fast ball for a homer. Texas got two more runs in the seventh. Eckhardt. singled and Allen home runned bringing Eckhardt in. In the eighth and nineth Texas was again blanked while A. and met the same fate in the seventh, eighth and ninth. : In the tenth, Texas made one run breaking the tie. Smalley doubled af- ter Leissner had singled. Simpson robbed the Longhorns of another run when he caught Carson’s fly after a hard run. In the last half of the tenth, Gill started the fireworks with a single. Womack batted for Olsen and forced Gill at second. He was advanced to third when Morris doubled. The game was broken up by Wilson’s single which scored both Morris and Wom- ack when it bounced over Eckhardt’s head in centerfield. The Box score: Texas: Kibbie, ‘$8, 2% wrmwe- 4501. '1..8:%] King, yf. ican 50-0110 Smalley, 3b. __._-. 5.121 Sede Carson, 1b. -..... 5 0:312°0 0 Odom, 2 uivu.aus 4°0°0:'37"2"1 Eckhardt, p. =-=-- 4:2 :1::150<3 Sledge, If. ------- 20:70:10" Curtis SIE + ono. 1::0:0-0 00 Allen, cst a. 2% 3:1: 31211.0 Leissner, p. ————-- 4.12 9.2.0 Clif, phe; niente 0 0 0 0 0 0O Total... 357 5 92822 3 A.&M ABR H PO.A E Morris, Ss... le TR Sp Willson," 2b. ...2.= 5:02.50 40 Puckett, Aco cus 4 Lo r0x0".0 Forgason, €¢. ----- 4:0°0.5.0,0 Chapman, 3b. ___4 0 0 2 2 0 Simpson, cf. —.-=- 4-1 16. 00 Johnson, 1b. _____ 31.13.31. 00 Gill, YE, onnceia 4:1.:.1.%.0:.0 Olsen, P.iic-c==-~ 3.0°0.1.9:.1 Womack, ph. ____1 0 0 0 0 0 Total... 36 6 8 30 17 2 SECOND GAME. Texas U. 7; Texas A. & M. 6. Lefty Rogers started the first in- ning for Texas with a bang, when he let the first three batters down wita two strike-outs and an unassisted out at ‘first. Eckhardt let the Aggies down too. Morris singled, but was forced at second and the rest of the list went down, one, two, three. In the second, third, fourth, and fifth Eckhardt had enough on the ball to keep the Aggies from getting any hits except two by Morris. After two were down in the sec- ond frame, Odom tripled to right field and scored when Sledge singled down first base line. Sledge want to second when Forgason let a pitch- ed ball get past him and scored from the key bag when Allen singled. Eck- hardt struck out. The fourth frame saw three more runs for Texas. With two down again, Allen started the whole business with a single. On an easy out, Chapman threw low to first and Eckhardt was safe. Kibbie knocked a home run in- to deep center and all three scored. : single. The sixth saw another run for Texas. Sledge was hit by a p tched ball and went to third when Allen singled. On a double steal, Forgason threw to second to hold Allen at first and Sledge stole home easily. The same trick was pulled on Catch- er Forgason in the sevneth when King got on base with a single and Odom on a fielder’s choice. They both started a double steal and For- gason threw to second. Morris whip- ped the ball back but on a close de- cision, Umpire Robbins called King safe. The Aggies started their run in the sixth, Forgason and Steineker walked, Gill came through with a double and both of the former scor- ed. The seventh saw two more runs for A. and M. Morris led off with a triple, his fourth conseclitive hit. Puckett sent him home with a sin- gle. Puckett scored on Chapman’s A single by Simpson sent Chapman to third, but Steineger struck out retiring the side. In the eighth and ninth, Giffin al- lowed only two hits to Texas batters. A. and M. made a run in each in- ning, Coach Houses’s pinch hitters failed to deliver the goods. In the e‘ghth after Gill and Giffin had struck out, Morris again tripled. He scored when Wilson singled. Puckett got on on an error but was forced by Forgason. Chapman singled in the ninth, working around to third base and scored when Simpson singled. Brad- ford batting for Steineker struck out and Gill was out. Craig batting for- Giffin went back to the bench hit- less. The game ended with A. and M. one run behind. Texas: ABR H PO.AE Kibbie;' fs. biie. = hb: 1 2-:3-4-.0 Smalley, 3b. _____ 5: 052 1i1:1 Leissner, (C) ef. . 5 0 .1:1:0 1 Avler, rd. Ila 8.020 0H 04:0 King, ri “x. iil. 1°.3:4%3:20::0 0 Leissner, (A) rf. 0 0 0 0 0 O Carson, 1b. 5... 5:0 -0:£6.:0_0 Odom, 2b. uc... 51 Qus «3350 Sledge, MW." J. ..- 3/2. 1°0.0.0 Allen; re. Plea 0 4. "19310:10::0 Eckhardt, p. -—___ 4..1 1.0110 0 Total... .. 41.712 27 18 2 A. and M.: ABR HPO.AE Morris (C) ss. —... 5 2-56°1 150 Wilson, 2b." -....L- 4°09 33-0 Puckett, 15." 2. 3:'1.-370-"0%0 Forgasen, ci. 22 43 "0" 77:0+0 Chapman, 3b. ...."4' 1°23" 1"°1 Simpson, el. 2. 5 '02551 9 Johnson, 1b... .5- 100-390 Steinaker, ‘1b. .-2"1:7170% 470+ 0 Gill, rf rea. 5’ 01100 Rogers, Pp.” —--—=~= 300 1-10 Giffin, Pr vaamuass 1°0%0 1.070 Bradford, ph. ....1 0 0 0 0 0 Craig, ph. esas Y 000 00 Total... .:.. 38 6132711 1 Umpire Robins of Vanderbilt. Daa ROROROROR OIRO OR OROROSOROR OSORIO ROSS lay Let your friends Ao know what you are AAA VN VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV doing by running a Business Card in the AGGIE OA a a a aOR ORONO ORO SOO OR OR OR ORO SOR OR OR OR @®