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“ AGGIES DEFEAT 5.0.0. 4.40.48.8.0.8.8.8.0.8.4. WN VV VV TO POSTMASTER: If this paper is not called for return postage is guaran- teed by publisher. NAAR RAB B\ ( ¥W VV VN GABBA WN A AA VV VVVVVVVVVVVVVN Charles Rogan. 701-3 Littlefield Bldg.. Aus tin, Texas. THE TEXAS AGGIE oo 8.4, 4, 0,0. 0.8, Lr 0 rrr) NNN NNN RETURN POSTAGE aUARANTEED OD) R\ A A NNN NNN PV VV VV VV VY UN YY VV VV VV VV VV % BN), \A\L\A\A\\ / NINN NNN Published Semi-Monthly by the Association of Former Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. VOLUME III. BRYAN, TEXAS, MARCH 29, 1924. NUMBER 6 We Want Correct Addresses for 8000 Former Students by May | PAUL WASHBURN IS CHOSEN BASKETBALL CAPTAIN FOR °25 Outstanding Guard of Past Few Sea. son’s Will Lead Aggie Five Next Year AWARD SEVEN LETTERS. Coveted “T”’ in Cage Game Given to Cox, Gill, Darby, Dealey, Damon, Washburn, Wilcox and Duckett Following the awarding of letters to seven Texas Aggies which in- cluded Captain Gill, Darby, Wash- burn, Duckett, Wilcox, Damon, and Dealey, election of a captain for the 1925 team was held and Paul J. Washburn was unanimously chosen. Washburn has been rated, for the past two years as one of the best guards in the Conference. This year, when Bible needed increased scoring power he shifted Washburn to a for- ward. Later when Wilcox became elegible and Prather had an oppor- tunity to work in the game he re- located Washburn at a guard. Fast, heady, cool and ever alert| Washburn is a fine type of basket- ball player. He always plays the ball and never plays the man. An injury to ‘his ankle and fallen arches inter- ferred greatly with his play this year but never the less he was rated as one of the most valuable of basket- ball men in the conference. Bible will be well fortified in bas- ketball next year. It is generally be- lieved that Mc Kyle, from Pecos. is going to make a mighty good center next season. He is a tall rangy fel- low and when he gets a little more finish will be hard to stop. Then there: is Duckett for that job. Wil- cox, Prather, and Damon, will fur- } Ny Pp ii EO RE WASHBURN ~ nish good forward material. Wash- burn, Brient, Dansby, and a flock of guards are available. \ Washburn, newly elected captain is from Hayworth, Illinois. He is a member of .the band and also plays in ‘the Aggieland, orchestra. — CONFERENCE RACE NOW UNDER WAY FOR AGGIE NINE Baseball Season in Southwest Con- ference Opened This Week-End With Games With Rice Owls BEAT WACO IN OPENER. First Game of Season With Leagu= Team Shows Fas: Defense and Heavy Hitting / Well the rail birds will get a real slant at the Aggies baseball hopes for the season of 1924 this week-end when the Rice Owls come here for a pair of contests. It will be the first conference tilt for the Aggies al- though they opened the baseball year last week by splitting a pair with the Waco league team. The first game of that series was won by the Ag- gies, with Rogers pitching by the score of 9 to 2. The second game, played in a slow drizzle was not much of a baseball game and fell to the Waco Indians by the score of 38 to 5. The Aggies look good. They have a sure fielding outgarden with two heavy hitters in Puckett and Kyle and a fast man, small and apt to get on very often by a base on balls 1n Jack Williams. The infield is faster that it was last year an evidence of that being found in the completion of two double plays in the first game, third to second to first, whereas in the entire season last year almost no double plays were executed. Brazelton catching, Forgason had a bad arm, turned in a splendid game. First Game. The Aggies waded into the Indian (Continued on Page Six) SOUTHWESTERN ~ INFIRST MEET Anderson’s Track Team Administers " Decisive Beating to Pirates at Georgetown TAKE ON S. M. U. NEXT. Initial Dual Match of Conferenca Year to Be Staged With Mus- tangs at Dallas, April 5 Coach Frank Anderson sent his track aspirants against the South- western Pirates over at Georgetown last week in the first dual meet of the season. The Aggies copped the neet score 88 to 22. Two first places went to the Pirates those be- ing in the high hurdles and high jumps. The rest of the way the Ag- gies had everything just about as they wanted it. Time and distances were good in spite of the fact that no weather for training has come College Station- ward this season. The weakest spot in the Aggie line- -up for track will be in the hus- dles. ‘Smith, a fish last year, and a brilliant hurdler would have turned the tide in these events in almost every meet. He failed to get the necessary fourteen hours, however, and so is of no avail to the Aggies. ~The next meet will be with S. M. U., at Dallas, Saturday, April 5th. The Ponies are apt to put a pretty fast team in the field this season and |’ the Aggies will have to hustle to cop this second dual meet of the year. - The results in the different events at Georgetown follow: 100-yard dash—Poth, A. and M., first; Wilson, A. and M., second. Time 10.1 seconds. One Mile Run—Bowen, A. and M., first; Old, A. and M., second, Time 4 minutes 50.3 seconds. 220-Yard Dash—Poth, A. and M. first; Wilson, A. and M., second. Time 23 and 3-5 seconds. 120-Yard High Hurdles—Mateer, Southwestern, first; Quimby, A. and M., second. Time, 16.3 seconds. . 440-Yard Dash—MecConnel, A. and M., Waterson, Southwestern. Time 5.3 7-10 seconds. 880-Yard Run—Johnson, A. & M., Weddell, A. and M. Time, 2 min- utes and 6 seconds. (Continued on Page Six) ASSOCIATION NEEDS $10,000 FOR STUDENT L LOANS THIS FALL One of the primary objectives of the Association of Former Students is the creation of an adequate student loan fund. A good start already has been made. Here are the names of some of the cadets and students who have been the recipients of loans recently. It is hoped that the Association will have at least ten thousand dollars for loans at the beginning of the fall term. That: means a great deal of work must be done between now and then. The enrollment at the College this year is more than 2300. Of that number more than 800 are bearing a considerable portion of their own ex- penses while between 350 and 400 are paying all of their way. The Student Labor is less now than it was in 1915 when the registration was not more than half what it now is. The problem of finding work, there- fore, has become increasingly diffi- cult. The Association could loan very ef- fectively next fall $50,000.00. Albritton, J. A., Kerens. . Barker, R. H., Trenton, Tenn. Calvin, E. B., Graham. Carlton M. W. Austin. Cleaver T. T. Troup. Coughlin Chas. A. Houston. Edwards Joe W. Sipe Springs. Fuqua, C. C., Ashland. Gilchrist, E. P., Bon Weir. Gillespie, J. Gordon, Coleman. Gindrup, J. L., Willis. Gripon, Lee H., Beaumont. Hardman, J. J., Leonard. Keith, D. H., Fort Worth. LaBountie, L. A., Dallas. Lokras, V. N., Savyor, India. Moore, A. J., Mission. Moore, R. C., Temple. Morris, H. F., Forreston. Muller, A. B., Dallas. Muller, M. H., Dallas. Norris, L. V., Wichita Falls. Pye, B. F., Beaumont. Quereau, M. N., San Antonio. Royal, R. F., Pleasanton. Rollins, Jno. M., Gulf Port. Miss. Watts, Claude, Austin. Whitehouse, Ben, Cleburne. Zobel, A. R., Jennings, La. Everett, J. W., Fort Worth. Reedy, W. N., Greenville, Starnes, M. B., Dallas. “PREXY” BIZZELL LANDS IN CHERBOURG FRANCE Dr. Bizzell and Charlie Friley are seeing France today. They landed at Cherbourg from the U. S. S. Ameriea Friday afternoon, March 21, while the Aggies were trimming the Waco league team in the first game of the season. During their brief stay they will see almost everything that is to be seen in Paris. They will work out from that little city to the battle fields -and Prexy hopes to go by Romagne and by Belleau Wood for a visit to the graves of the few A. & M. wen whose bodies were left in France. From France they go to Italy, then to Belgium and over to England, re- turning from Southampton. BI 1d ttt Congratulations V. D. Mercer, News Hound of the Port Arthur Club. Your column in the Aggie looks good, keep it up and your crowd will cuss you when you don’t Mine does and yours is just as hu- man. vets y AA Aa AOAC OO Cd WHEN AGGIE CLUBS MEET. Dallas—Every Friday, Orien- tal Hotel, 12:10 o’clock. Houston—Every Friday, Rice Hotel, 12:10 o’clock. San Antonio — Every Wednesday, Gunter 12:10 o’clock. Galveston — Every Friday, 12:10 o’clock at Rogers. Waco—Every 21st of the month, 12:10 o’clock, Elite Cafe. First Hotel, Fort Worth, Wichita Falls, and other A. & M. Clubs are urged to send in announcement of their meeting dates, hours and places. VV NV VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV VV VV VY NN YN hy & 72a Oa Qa OS ORO ORR OROR OS ORORO SOROS OR ORS R. E. George of the passenger de- partment of the Southern Pacific railroad recently sent in his dues. Mr. George’s address is, Houston, in care of the S. P. He is a frequent visitor to College Station, this place being in his territory. ASSOCIATION TO PUBLISH IN MAY EXES DIRECTORY Pocket Size Book Will Carry Alpha- betical List of Students; Will Show Them by Towns. HOW YOU CAN HELP. Secretary Needs Your help in Building up List to at Least 8,000 Names. Tom Hoffer, ’04, Bears Cost. Publication of an adequate directory for the Association of Former Stu- dents of the A. and M. College will be undertaken in May and by Commence- ment this directory will be available for distribution. It will be available for every member of the Association (those who have made notes or paid their dues) free of any cost and will be sent out through the Association mailing lists. The publication at this time of the directory is being made possible by T. B. Hoffer, C. E., 04, of Fort Worth, who is with the Fensland Oil Co. The directory will be pocket size. It will contain an alphabetical list of every man who has been enrolled in a four year or two year course at A. and M. whose correct address can be established by the Association. It will carry his name, years at College, course, employment if possible and street address or employer. In an- other section of the directory the former students will be shown by towns. That will make it possible for any man going to Dallas, for in- stance, to turn over to the Dallas di- rectory and locate every man in Dal- las by occupation and address. ~The directory will be invaluable but (Continued ‘on Page Six) AGGIE SUPPORTERS REJOICING OVER CLAUD ROTHGEB'S RETURN D. H. Sees A Great Year Ahead With Ample Help For Football MAY HANDLE BASEBALL. Coaching Brings Rothgeb Experienced in Track and Baseball. Western Ideas The last issue of The Aggie an- nounced the reappointment of Claud J. Rothgeb as assistant coach ef- fective Sept. 1, 1924. The signed contract was received at College as The Aggie was on the press and that prevented a more detailed account of Rothgeb’s services to the College and of his contemplated return. Rothgeb until the close of the foot- ball season in 1921 was assistant coach in football and head coach in track. He left the institution at the close of that season in order to re- turn to his home and that of his wife, prior to their marriage at Champaign, Illinois, to assume the management of a steel mill owned by Mrs. Rothgeb’s parents. For busi- ness reasons he felt that he could not remain in College work here. However his time did permit that he work with the University of Illinois during the football season and hea served in the capacity of assistant football coach under Zupke for the past two seasons. Rothgeb has spe- cidlized in working with the line and he will bring to A. & M. this fall the latest ideas in coaching from the Western section of the country. He will handle the line for D. X. Bible is rejoicing over Rothgeb’s return. “With Claud to help out with the line and general offense and with Johnnie Pierce and what help House may be able to give after he completes his work of physical ex- amination of freshmen, we certainly will have a splendid staff and ought to be able to produce some real re- sults” said D. X. in speaking of Roth- geb’s return. “Claud and I are great friends. He is an exceptional man well qualified to serve as head coach in all sports at even the best of institutions and to say that I am happy to have him back with me is putting it mildly, indeed.” The present plan is to release Coach House, who is an A. B. and an A. & M. graduate from Clarko University, specializing in physical training, from the duties of handling {Gontimied on Page Six) p—— ‘RE ARE SOME OBJECTIVES FOR FORMER STUDENTS ASSOCIATION Some former students of the Col- lege are wondering “Why an Asso- ciation!” This issue of The Aggie is going to every former student of the College whose name is in the Association headquarters. We have forty-five hundred corrected ad- dresses. Some of these men are not familiar with the efforts of the As- sociations or its aims. Here are the objectives of the As- sociation as recently outlined - by Marion S. Church, of Dallas, presi- dent. “The creation of an adequate stu- dent loan fund to the end that the Association may be able to assist freely every worth while young man in the State in the realization of his desire to secure an education at the A. and M. College of Texas. “To relieve President W. B. Biz- zell from bearing alone the burden of the legislative appeal and to help in the fight for adequate appropria- tions and development for the Col- lege by the preparation of literature and through personal efforts of the Association at Austin during the ses- sions of the Legislature. “To maintain actively organizel local clubs in every section of the State. “To seek benefisencies for the ‘n- stitution and contributions to one Student Loan Fund.” “To line up for the College out- standing high school students on the fields of scholarship, athletics, and 'other student activities. To support vigorously our new Secretary, Col. Ike Ashburn, and make it possible for him to accom- plish great things for our Associa- tion. “To aid in increasing to at least 5,000 during 1924, the membership of the Association. “To encourage A. and M. ban- quets, social activities, clubs and Mothers’ Clubs throughout the Stato. “To quit waiting for something to ® | turn up for the College and turn it up ourselves. “To keep the A. and M. College free from political control. “To see that its needed improve- ments are realized and that adequate maintainance is provided. “To devise and support some equit- able and permanent way to provide’ revenue for the higher educational institutions within our State.. “To acquaint ourselves with and become interested in the educational views of candidates for office within our State, so as to determine who are our friends and who are not. “To fight intelligently and strenu- ously and to the end the sinster and misguided forces at work to create a chasm between the rural schools and the higher educational institu- tions of this State. “To see that the people of Texas realize that we have but one systein of education and that it includes ele- mentary, secondary and higher pub- lic education and that we are broad enough Texans to espouse fairly ani freely the cause of all without pre- judice or harm to any. “To oppose any attempt to destroy or change the independent character of our College so as to effect and lessen its ruggedness, thoroughness and democratic spirit. “To convince advocates of tuition charge at the A. and M. College that they are wrong and that such a pol- icy will save little and serve to ex- clude. the poor and include the rich boys of the State at the College. “To oppose the removal or division of any department or agency now operating at the College. “To resell our institution to the people of Texas, inform them of ils wonderful history, traditions, accom- plishments, value and importance. “To inform that our College teach- es no certain creed and plays to no one denomination but is open to all the churches as a fallow field. “To create a greater Aggie spirit, forsaking hazy doubt as to the fu- ture of our Association and College and look to the star of hope to lead our hosts, Crusader like, to battle worthily for ours. To have more faith in our brother; faith in our work; faith that in a cause supreme in its call our own efforts will be enhanced and guided by an altruism higher than our own ideal; faith that by selfless service we will reflect in- to our own lives the glory of deeds well done.” ——————————— V. G. Woolsey ’21 is teaching vo- cational agriculture at Fort Stock- ton. CASEY & SPARKS CREATE LOAN FUND LEAD IN FINE PLAN “Y” Confectioners Give Foundation Fund to Association to be Handled by Secretary. OTHERS SHOULD DO SO. Local Clubs Should Seek Out Men and Institutions Able to Create Fund. Casey and Sparks, Y. M. C. A. Con- fectionery, are the first to establish an independent student loan fund to be conducted by the Association of For- mer Students of the College. The first contribution to their fund has been made and is now available and they expect very shortly to have a fund of several hundred dollars which will be listed as the Casey-Sparks Loan Fund and will be administered by the As- sociation. “We feel that a definite part of our earnings ought to go back into the hands of the students and for that reason we want to contribute just as heavily and as consistently as we pos- sibly can to our fund,” said Sparks, an old Aggie, in discussing this fund. “Our hope is that some day we may have a fund capable of taking care of two or three boys each year.” Incidentally both Bill Sparks and Casey made notes to the Association at the meeting of the Brazos Exes. “This is just the first of what I hope will be a large number of such con- tributions,” said Ike Ashburn, Secre- tary of the Association in announcing the creation of the Casey-Sparks Fund. “There ought to be a large number of people and institutions over the State who would be glad to make such an investment in manhood. The Association will handle the mechanics of these funds. We will pick the boys, get the security, make the collections and turn the collections and interest back into the fund to the end that each of these funds shortly will be- come revolving funds capable of tak- ing care of a number of loans. “There is a wonderful field for the local clubs to interest outsiders in con- tributions to the loan fund.” BE A hello to old friends comes from Oscar R. Olsen who is at 130 Oak- view street, Swissvale, Pa.
