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THE TEXAS AGGIE
Published Semi-Monthly by The Asso-
ciation of Former Students of the
Agricultural and Mechanical
College of Texas.
BRYAN, TEXAS
MARION S. CHURCH ____President
C. C. KREUGER, _1st Vice-President
Tom C. BLAKE, _2nd Vice-President
A.C.LOVE, 3rd Vice-President
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C. C. KRUEGER, ____San Antonio
THOS. W. BLAKE, .....-- Houston
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Subscription price $5.00 including
membership in the Association of
Former Students; $2.00 to those not
eligible for membership.
ADVERTISING RATES:
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A DECISION WAVERS
IN THE BALANCE
It concerns your A. & M. College
deeply.
Today in your high school some
yougster who has made exceptionally
good in his school from an academic
standpoint, from an athletic stand-
point, from the standpoint of a good
speaker or a good musician or any
other phase of high school life is
weighing in his mind the question as
to whether he should enter Aggieland
next fall. Help sove him over the line
for A. & M.
A. & M. needs outstanding men.
A. & M. needs outstanding men from
every standpoint of school life. Part
of your job Mr. ex-student, is to cul-
tivate the high school and academy
boy and see to it that they get some
good sellng impressions from the A.
& M. College. The Registrar has
booklets and catalogs, the Secretary
of your Association stands ready to
lend every assistance from the stand-
point of lining these boys up solidly
for A. & M.
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QUIZZED THAT
CANDIDATE YET?
Have you spoken to that candidate
for the Legislature, the House of
Representatives or the Senate, as to
his attitude with reference to the
cause of higher education. They are
all strong in their declarations for
the “Little Red School House on the
Hill” and rightly they should be, but
there must be no chasm, no differ-
ence between that fundamental first
stone in our educational system and
our institutions of higher learning.
Now is the time to talk to your
candidate with reference to his plans
with reference to the cause of higher
education and more especially the
A. & M. College.
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IT'S YOUR ASSOCIATION MR. EX.
The Association of Former Stu-
dents of the A. & M. College be-
longs to the former students of the
institution, just as it’s name signi-
fies. It belongs just as much to the
man who pays only his five dollars
dues as it does to the man who sub-
scribes one thousand dollars to the
general fund and student loan fund.
The President and Vice Presidents
and Executive Committee of the As-
cosiation are purely your representa-
tives. The Secretary is your hired
hand.
Put your organization to work for
you in any way you may wish.
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Quite frequently the Secretary of
the Association is away from the of-
fice when the final proof is ready for
The Aggie. The paper must go to
press during his absence. No alibi
but that explains an occasional er-
ror that might not have occurred had
he been on the job, locally.
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AIR SERVICE WINS
RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP
A handsome silver loving cup was
awarded to Cadet Captain H. J. John-
son of the Air Service squadron and
nine other members of the Air Serv-
ice indoor rifle team by Colonel C. C.
Todd, commandant i nthe presence
of the entire cadet corps in parade
formation Wednesday afternoon,
March 5. This award designated
them as the best rifle shots in the
cadet corps.
~ The cup was the gift of Captain
L. R. Besse, Infantry and was put up
for award last fall when practice on
the indoor range was begun in order
to stimulate interest in firing by giv-
ing a spirit of competition.
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RESOLUTIONS ON THE DEATH OF COL E. B. CUSHING.
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College of Texas has learned with great sorrow of the death
of Col. E. B. Cushing, which occurred in Houston on Sunday evening,
WHEREAS, Col. Cushing was a student in the Agricultural and
Mechanical College in the first years of the College and throughout
President of the Alumni Association and as President of the Board
WHEREAS, Col. Cushing reflected great credit upon the institu-
tion as a private citizen, as a great railroad builder and as a Colonel
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DI-
RECTORS that expression be given to the loss that the State and
Nation has sustained in the passing of this noble and patriotic cit-
izen, and that the College has lost in the passing of a man who has giv-
tory of the College almost since the institution opened its doors in 1876.
Be IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of these resolutions
be sent to members of the bereaved family of Col. Cushing; That a
copy be spread upon a separate page of the minutes of the Board;
that a copy be sent to the editor of The Battalion, the College student
paper; and a copy be sent to the Executive Secretary of the Former
Students’ Association for publication in the Texas Aggie.
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MARION CHURCH PAYS TRIBUTE
TO LATE COL. E. B. CUSHING
the institution ,having served as
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The A. & M. College lost her
friend and champion of forty years,
when E. B. Cushing of Houston, died
on February 17, 1924. He has given
almost too generously of his strength
of body and of mind through all the
years, never failing to add material
and spiritual backing to the A. & M.
College, the old Alumni Association,
and to the new Former Students As-
sociation. Many may donate from
the purse, but few, have the capacity
to give of the heart. Napoleon dou-
bled the strength of his armies, not
with men, but with the force of his
magnetism he doubled their morale.
Such was the power of Col. Cushing.
An assistance such as he gave
through periods of inerta, doubtful-
nes and even neglect was like the
steady out-pouring of a crystal
spring, adding a clear fresh current
to the sluggish stream. And like an
ever-flowing spring his influence will
live perennially in the hearts of
those who knew him, worked with
him, and those who received benefits
at his hand. His contribution looms
large. It has already borne . fruit
and though it was only at his death
that the majority of people ever
knew how great had been that con-
tribution, his modesty only heightens
the spirit of his philanthropy. In-
deed, his attitude in giving truly and
mutely defines the word philanthro-
py; for, he potently expressed his
constant “love for man.”
A. & M. has sent out hundreds of
loyal sons in her existence of almost
half a century, but is it not a won-
derful commentary upon the College
itself, that one of her first sons
should have proven among the most
illustrious and should have had the
clearest vision of her future promise?
He who had small advantages com-
pared with the graduates of after
years is yet the one who valued most
the training which he received. He
developed into a most splendid citi-
zen. He justified the highest type of
manhood. He served with distine-
tion as President of the College
Board of Directors. And he was pres-
ident protem, practically, during an
emergency, when he acquired the
unquestioned devotion of the entire
corps of students. He was chief en-
gineer of the Southern Pacific sys-
tem for years. He was a Colonel in
the Engineers of the United States
army. He saw active service in
France, and served on the staff of
Pershing. At the close of the war he
was in Italy on a commission to se-
cure embarkation facilities for the
American soldiers on the Italian
coast. Wherever Col Cushing went
he brought honor to himself and to
his State and unfailingly to his Alma
Mater. Gifted from his earliest pub-
lic service, he continued to develop
and utilize his versatile gifts until at
his death he was worked in the list
of “One’s” out of the “Ninety-and-
Y)?
nine’s.
But the greatest gift which this
wonderful, high-born, big minded
man possessed was the gift of faith.
He saw a vision ahead and put his
full confidence into its consumation.
Since faith is a word too potent for
me to define, I go to the words of a
poet who seems to express the eternal
strength of the term,—
“In every seed to breathe the
flower,
In every drop of dew
To reverence a cloistered star
Is faith—the fervid evidence of
loveliness unseen.”
Col. E. B. Cushing saw the fervid
evidence of a great cause to be ful-
filled by the A. & M. College. He
did not wait for the concrete exam-
ple, but was so sure in his own faith
that he expended his noble strength
for the development of A. & M. Such
was his self-effacement in life that
to laud his name in high sounding
terms or to make any great public
pageant of his passing would not be
in keeping with the man. As his life
showed itself a source of subtle, si-
lently-moving power, so should his
death affect us deeply and unosten-
tatiously. Our memorial to him
must be built of Faith; a mighty ex-
ample deserves a following of deter-
mined disciples unfaltering in zeal
and in their love for the fallen chief-
tan, Col. E. B. Cushing.
ST. LOUIS MUSICAL
GROUP COMING HERE
Symphony Orchestra Will Give Two
Concerts on May 5; Music Club
and Y.M.C.A. Cooperating
Through the efforts of the Bryan-
College Music Club in cooperation
with the Y. M. C. A. the St. Louis
Symphony Orchestra will give two
concerts, matinee and night, in the
assembly hall on April 5. This is
the first of a series of great concerts
which the club and Y. M. C. A. is
hoping to bring here in line with
their plans to enable the people of
this community to enjoy the really
worthwhile attractions that hereto-
fore have been available only in the
cities.
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FRITZ HOEPZFNER IN CHARGE
TAFT’S STOCK SHOW HERD
Among the leading exhibitors of
cattle at the Fort Worth Fat Stock
Show was the Taft Ranch livestock
manager, F. W. Hoepfner, who is a
graduate of A. & M. College and who
has made an outstanding success in
the world of affairs. According to a
news article in the Fort Worth Star
Telegram, Hoepfner had on exhibi-
tion there six cars of cattle for the
carlot division. Two cars were
calves, two yearlings and two 2-year-
old steers.
The Star-Telegram said: ‘“Hoepf-
ner has a reputation of being one of
the most expert cattle feeders in the
State and the competition that he
will afford is already causing other
exhibitors to worry.”
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“BUGS” MORRIS SIGNS TO
COACH ABILENE COLLEGE
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A. B. “Bugs” Morris, coach of last
year’s team at the Greenville High
School has resigned from that posi-
tion to become head coach at Abilene
Christian College at Abilene. “Bugs”
had a good year at Greenville last
year in spite of a late start with his
football team and the appointment
at Abilene comes in recognition of
his ability.
He was quarter for three seasons
at A. & M., a mainstay in baseball
at short stop and has a splendid
working knowledge of the other
sports.
TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA AGGIES
SPLIT HONORS AT FT. WORTH
the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show this
week. - That is to
Skinned Aggies romped away with
honors in the animal husbandry divi-
son of the show while the Lone Star
Aggies whipped all comers in the
dairy judging contest.
These were junior classes in com-
petition. The seniors who will com-
pete in the international contests in
both divisions next fall will be select-
ed from the men who made the best
showing at the Fort Worth show. It
Texas and Oklahoma split fifty
fifty in the stock judging contests at’
is a sort of proving ground for the
‘nternationals.
Failure in the sheep divisions cost
say the Red the Texas Aggies first honors in the
A. H., competition. Oklahoma beat
Texas only fifteen points in this con-
test.
The dairy contest was close also
the Texans winnings by a scant nine
points. The Oklahomans won the
honors with the Jerseys, but W. B.
Orr of Dallas, was first, R. W. Wil-
son of McKinney, second, and G. M.
Powell of Red Oak, third, in the Hol-
stein division. Four trophies were
offered and Texas won three.
EXPERIMENT STATION
BULLETINS AVAILABLE
Announcement of the availability
of a number of recent bulletins has
been made by B. Youngblood, di-
rector of the Texas Agricultural Ex-
periment Station System of the A. &
M. College. “Fattening Steers on
Cotton Seed Meal and Hulls Without
Corn” and “The Influence of Age of
Fattening Steers” are the titles of
Bulletin No. 309. The Division of
Agronomy announces Bulletin No.
310 dealing with “The Interpretation
of Correlation Data.” “The Influ-
ence of Individuality, Age and Sea-
son Upon the Weights of Fleeces
Produced by Range Sheep’ is anoth-
er bulletin by the Division of Ani-
mal Industry. It is Bulletin No.
311.7 Commercial Fertilizers in
1922-23” is the title of Bulletin No.
312 by the Division of Chemistry.
The Division of Entomology has pub-
lished a Bulletin, No. 308, on “The
Sweet Potato Weevil.”
These bulletins may be had by ap-
plying to the Experiment Station Sys-
tem, College Station, bulletin depart-
ment giving the number of the bul-
letin desired.
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LUCAS-HARRISON
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Dr. Richard Henry (Chicken) Har-
rison, Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs. R. H.
Harrison of Bryan and Miss Merle
Lucas prominent in younger peoples’
circles at Waco, were quietly mar-
ried Wednesday night, March 5, at
8:30 o’clock at the home of the
bride’s parents in Waco. It was a
simple ceremony and an informal
one, only the immediate relatives and
Following the
spend a week at the Mardi Gras after
which they will return to Houston to
make their home. Dr. Harrison is
veterinary inspector for the State
Livestock Sanitary Commission.
Mrs. Harrison has been a frequent
visitor to College and is well known
by A. & M. men.
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JOE BENNET SETS "
NEW STYLE AT CUERO
Joe Bennet is introducing new
styles in men’s overcoats. Here's a
clipping from a Cuero paper.
Coat Made of Steer
Hide Seen in Cuero
“The norther which swooped down
on Cuero early today brought out
one of the most unusual, as well as
the most attractive, men’s overcoats,
seen here this winter.
“The coat was made of a steer
hide and was worn by Joel Bennet,
son of Mrs. Vol Bennet of Hoch-
heim. It was gotten off a steer in
Bastrop, Louisiana, and the fur of
which greatly resembles that of a
bear, was made into an overcoat in
Chicago.”
SANGSTER BIZZELL ’22
GOES TO JACKSONVILLE
W. Sangster Bizzell ’22, Little
Prexy, has resigned his position with
the State Health Department, where
he has been district engineer in
charge of mosquito control and other
sanitary work, and has accepted ap-
pointment as city engineer at Jack-
sonville. He will report for duty at
Jacksonville on March 20th.
One of Sangster’s first jobs over
there in his new location will be to
compile a lsst of the A. & M. men in
Cherokee county.
NEW FORESTER ON JOB.
H. J. Eberly, formerly deputy
State forester of Oregon, has arrived
to take up his work as assistant state
forester in charge of forest protec-
t’on in the State Department of For-
who recently accepted the position of
state forester of Alabama. Mr. Eber-
ly will have immediate supervision of
the work of the thirty-two field men
constituting the field force of the
Division of Forest Protection.
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M. L. McKay writes in from El
Paso that George Altgelt is ill. We
hope that it is nothing serious and
that the El Paso prexy soon will be
back on the job.
estry, succeeding Major P. S. Bunker
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Mr. W. C. Trout, President
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Foundry Company, has accept-
ed appointment by President
Bizzell as a member of the En-
gineering Advisory Board of the
College. Mr. Trout is
dent of the State Association of
Metal Workers. He plans to
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“Froggie’”’ E. C. McKoy, ex-"23, C.
E., is building levees at Marysville,
California. Froggie wrote into B. D.
Marburger, civil engineering depart-
ment giving him a little insight into
some of the tangles, etec., he is run-
ning into. He is with the W. E. Cal-
lahan Construction Co., (Smith
Bros.), at 412 Second street, Marys-
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“REDWING” PALMER IS
JOHNNIE-ON-THE-JOB
Polly Kreuger writes in From San
Antonio that recently he and Red-
wing Palmer, president of the Nueces-
San Patricio County Club made a
brief canvass of A. & M. men in that
county and brought back several
hundred dollars in notes. Redwing
has not forwarded the notes in as
yet, but F. Dries, R. S. Palmer, C. E.
Cocke, J. B. Harwick, W. J. Hill, and
J. G. Miller all hit the saw dust trail.
There are lots of old Aggies in
that section of the woods. We are
going to need their help soon not
from a financial standpoint alone.
Keep after ’em Redwing and get
them all lined up for the Association.
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DALLAS, TEXAS
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