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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-
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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‘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.”
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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.