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About The Texas Aggie. (College Station, Tex.) 1921-current | View Entire Issue (June 16, 1924)
TO POSTMASTER p 4 e frat fron $ called of a $ $ POSTAGE 2 & feed by publisher. SUARANTEED § ® ® ® © ~ Published Semi-Monthly by the Association , of Former Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College o of Texas. rl VOLUME IIL. "BRYAN, TEXAS, JUNE 16, 1924 i TT Ag Ee NUMBER 10 ASSOCIATION MAKES GOOD EVERY PROMISE MADE JUNE, 1923. MORE THAN $80,000 ALREADY PLEDGED “POLLY” KRUEGER CHOSEN PREXY IN GREAT MEETING OF EX-AGGIES C. C. KRUEGER Newly Elected President of Associa- tion of Former Students. “Polly” entered Aggieland in Sep- tember, 1908. He graduated in C. E. in 1912. He served as captain of the Ross Volunteers, was Regimental Captain and Adjutant in his senior year and president of the final ball in 12. After leaving College he ser- ved as Commandant for Horner Mil- itary School at Oxford, N. C., for one year. He then returned to San Antonio and became affiliated with the San Antonio Machine and Supply Co., where he remained until the out break of the war. In 1916 he was comutisioned a lieutenant in the a He! was promoted to in 1919 to become vice- protien of the SAMSCO. He is president of that institution teday. Luke Ballard, M. J. Miller and Don Lee and Board of Directors to Help in Affairs of Association. THE BOARD IS ENLARGED. New Plan of Organization Will Give Greater Representation for All Dis- tricts and Clubs. In the finest meeting ever held by any group of ex-students of the A. and M. College, C. C. “Polly” Kreuger of the San Antonio Machine Supply Co., San Antonio, was chosen president for the year 1924-25. To assist him three vice- presidents, without rank, were named, these being Luke Ballard of Waco, M. J. Miller of Fort Worth, and Don Lee of Houston. In addition to these officers under the plan of incorporation, directors from different active A. and M. clubs and districts were appointed. Those who were chosen by the membership of the Association at this meeting were: Will R. Edrington, New York City, N. Y.; Louis H. Powell, Chicago, Ill.; Capt. Read Wipprecht, Washing- ton, D.C.; Dr. "Oliver. O'Bar, St. Louis; H. E. Hanna, Tulsa, Okla.; Judge W. A. Wurzbach, San Antonio; W. K. Stripling, Fort Worth; Rollin J. Windrow, Dallas; Abe C. Bull, Aus- tin; George Altgelt, El Paso; W. P. Wortham, Nacogdoches; H. H. Will- iamson, College; J. C. Mytinger, Wichita Falls; L. V. Leinhard, Amar- illo; C. E. Maedgen, Lubbock; Jack Roberts, Breckenridge; V. D. Mercer, Port Arthur; R. S. Reading, Texar- tana; F. D. Perkins, McKinney; Wof- ford Duncan, Killeen; Eugene Nolte, Seguin; M. T. Garrett, Houston; W. K. Hanson, San Antonio, at large; Tyree Bell, Laredo, at large; and L. G. Rich, Stephenville. The meeting is covered In detail as to resolutions, minutes, etc., elsewhere in The Aggie. RRR OIIOTOROTOROSOROR OSORIO OO ® TO THE YOUNGSTERS OF THE LATE SEVENTIES The College had a distinct pleasure in having you back on the campus and the Association of Former Students and its of- ficers were more than pleased. We are hoping that each year will find a number of you on the campus at commencement and at other times of especial in- terest to the College. You made a distinct contribution to the commencement exercises and it was a great joy to have known you and had you with us. ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® @ < ® @® < ® <% ® @ % ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® % ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ®» ® @ ® @ @® % ® ® ® ® ® ® <% ® ® ® ORRRROTOOI OSORIO OIOS OSORNO SOROS ORO CS OAORRLORIORIOIOROROROROROR ORONO ORO Raa COL. CUSHING MADE GIFT TO COLLEGE During the commencement festivities O. E. Reynaud of Houston, one of the adminis- trators of the E. B. Cushing estate, told the Secretary of the Association that Col. Cushing in his will had provided that his magnificent library and all of his splendid instruments be given to the Civil Engineering department of the College. Cel. Cushing is said to have had one of the finest collections of books on engineering in the country. A A A ANA A\A\A\A\A\A\A\AAAA NN ROR ORO OR ORO ROTORS ORO OROR ORO ORS NACOGDOCHES BOYS SIGN UP BIG IN A ROUSING PARTY Col. Louis J. Wortham and Others Give Fine Response to Parson Church’s Eloquent Appeal. By GEO. D. FRANCIS. One of the livest and best ban- quets ever held by Ex-Students of A. and M. College was held in Nac- ogdoches on Tuesday night, May 27, at Lockey’s Tea Room. About twenty A. and M. men were present snd had as their guests the Nacogdo- ches High School graduating class of twenty-two boys, and several very prominent men in the affairs of the State of Texas, and especially in the upbuilding of the A. and M. College. Such as: Col. Louis Wortham of Ft. Worth, editor of the ‘Ft. Worth Star Telegram” and a life-long friend of the A. and M. College; and our own Marion S. Church “Parson” of Dal- las, who we consider has filled the chair of President of the A. and M. Ex-Student’s Association to such an extent that he has almost done the impossible in perfecting such a won- derful organization. W. P. Wortham, President of the Nacogdoches A. and M. Club opened the meeting with the same old spirit and along with speeches from such old timers as Buy Blount, O. L. Forsgard, W. D. Ambrose and Dr. Geo. Barham, the meeting was reach- ing a high pitch, and along came “Parson” Church who put the final touch to the meeting. With (Continued on Page 8) R. V.LOANFUND NOW AVAILABLE FOR NEEDY BOYS Refund From Spring Festivities Put Into Association Loan Fund by Ross Volunteers. Creation of the Ross Volunteer Stu- dent Loan Fund has been announced by the office of the Secretary of the Association. Just prior to the close of school, Captain F. S. McGee and Lieutenants Jimmie Drisdale and F. L. Downs, of the Ross Volunteers, presented the balance or refund on their spring activities to the Associa- tion for the creation of the R. V. loan fund. This money, starting with $85, will be available for any student regard- less of whether he is an R. V. or not. This money was the surplus from the spring activities and it is the plan of the R. V.s in the future to turn in all of their surplus into their loan fund. Next year they hope to have a surplus of more than $100 and it is the belief of Magee that within three years the fund will reach more than $500. “This refund is never large enough to greatly help any one man, although it sometimes totals two or three dol- lars apiece but it will help wonder- fully in the matter of loans and it is my hope that the entire surplus from here on out will be turned into this fund,” he stated in turning the money over to the Association, THE YOUNGSTERS OF THE LATE SEVENTIES. Here are the boys who came back for the commencement reunion of those who were here in 1876-79. In the foreground are, left to right, Dr. E. Y. Mullins, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary at Louis- ville, Ky., who preached the commencement sermon; Judge Page Morris, first commandant of the College; and Major L. L. McInnis of Bryan, banker and member of the first faculty of the College in 76. These men had the time of their lives. Their presence on the campus was an inspiration to everyone. Some of them had not seen each other since they were cadets here. COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES RATED AS BEST IN HISTORY OF COLLEGE Perhaps the most impressive and ef- fective ceremonies in the history of the College featured the forty-eighth annual commencement of the A. and M. College the first week in June. The second largest class inthe history of the Coliege was graduated and tne occasion otherwise was one of un- usual significance. Featuring the re- turn of the men who were in atten- dance at the opening of the College forty-eight years ago, the reunion of those men drew back thirty-five of the student body of 1877. Dr. E. Y. Mullins, a student of the College in those days and now a fig- ure of world-wide importance and rep- utation delivered a masterly sermon on commencement Sunday. Dr. Mul- lins now is president of the South- ern Baptist Theological Seminary and also is president of the Baptist World Alliance. Major R. P. W. Morris, first com- mandant of the College and retired congressman and federal district judge, whose home is in Pasadena, Cal., delivered the baccalaureate ad- dress. He reviewed the opening of the institution when there were only six students and six instructors. The next fall, Sept. 1877, three hundred rand twenty-five cadets were register- ed. Then there were only two build- ings, Gathright Hall and the old Mess Hall. Cadet Major J. F. Longley, Signal Corps battalion, delivered the vale- dictory address. His address was one of the most moving ever given at an A. and M. commencement service and was the occasion for many compli- ments being given him. The regular set program for com- mencement was followed. On Satur- day afternoon there was the Ross Vol- unteer individual competitive drill. That night the senior class presented “Three Wise Fools,” a very delight- ful comedy. Sunday morning the presentation of “TI” medals and tro- phies was rained out. The commence- ment sermon, however, was preached at the regular hour. In the afternoon there was the band concert and the Ross Volunteer drill, witnessed by about six thousand persons. Sunday night the sermon for the religious activities was preached and Dr. Biz- zell distributed certificates to his Bible class. Monday morning the field artillery gave a demonstration drill. All of the departments were open for inspection and the visitors spent a busy after- noon. In the afternoon the Former Students had their annual business meeting followed by a barbecue din- ner at the Animal Husbandry pavilion. The final ball, led by V. H. Mont- gomery of Tulsa, Okla., president of the senior class, and which was pre- ceded by a reception to the senior class at the Mess Hall, took place that night. Tuesday morning the cavalry gave a demonstration drill. At ten o’clock the commencement exercises proper were held. Diplomas were presented by Hon. L. J. Hart, of the Board of Directors of the College to 211 men. At 1:30 o’clock, the graduating re- view was staged and to the tune of “Home Sweet Home” the seniors bade each other farewell. Turning in of arms an dequipment and the rush for the half dozen special trains which conveyed the cadets to their homes followed. : It was a wonderful commencement. Some six hundred visitors were on the campus the number being cut about half in two by the heavy rains of the week. Accommodations were ample and the crowd was better taken care of than any previous commencement. THE CLASS OF ’04. More than half of the surviving members of the class of 04 were back for their reunion. Left to right they are, top row: Moser, Vick, Cochran, Pierie, Stinson, Houchins, Meek, Conner, Briggs, Maedg:n, Clonts, Davenport and Burns. Japhet, Blake, and Puckett. Bottom row: Glass, ARCHITECTURAL HEAD ON NATIONAL BOARD FOR EXHIBITION OF ART E. B. LaRoche, professor of archi- tecture has received notice of his ap- pointment as a member of the Nation- al Advisory Committee having in charge an educational and art exhib- ition of architecture and allied arts to be held in New York next April under the auspices of the American Institute of Architects and the Arch- itectural League of New York. Pro- fessor LaRoche feels that the ap- pointment is an indication that the work being done in the Architectural Department of the College here is being recognized and appreciated throughout the country. The Department also recently has been honored in the election of H. N. June, professor in the Department to the second vice presidency of the South Texas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. BR A EE Remember the primaries soon will be here. Talk to your candidates. ROGERS AND WEDDELL WILL CAPTAIN FARMER TEAMS NEXT SEASON H. L. “Lefty” Rogers, star south- paw hurler for the Aggies, and W. C. Weddell, Aggie half-miler have been elected to lead spring sports at the College next year. Rogers was chosen as captain of the 1925 base- ball nine and Weddell for the 1925 track team. Rogers, who hails from Mart, Tex- as, was one of the best pitchers in CLASS OF 1924 SETS NEW MARK PLEDGES $8000 Graduating Class Almost 100 Per Cent in Signing Notes in Favor of Association. ROBERTS IS PRESIDENT. “Coctie” Roberts Will Serve as Head of Permanent Class Organization of This Fine Group. Enrolling almost 100 per cent with a total pledged of $7,940, the Class of 1924 topped all other classes in the tangible expression of their loyal- ty to the institution and their be- lief in the possibilities and accom- plishments of the Association of For- mer Students. Of the few who did not sign notes it is believed that every man of the Class of ’24 will be an ‘| investor in the Association shortly. And the best part of it is that those who subscribed were anxious to do so. Marion Church came down from Dallas on the Sunday preceed- ing commencement Sunday and ex- plained to about fifty of the Seniors what the Association contemplates and what it expects of them. In the evening after supper he presented the case of the organization to about fifty more. The remaining one hundred and fifteen were canvassed by V. H. Montgomery, president of the Class, and other student leaders. “Runt” Hanson also rendered valuable assis- tance from that standpoint. Many of the seniors called at the Association office and asked for notes. Another thing the Class of 24 did was to organize permanently electing Cadet Col. H. L. Roberts of Corsi- cana, as president of their permanent organization. “Cootie” will keep close contact with the members of his class and in this way will render great as- sistance to the Association. The Class of 1924 is going out from the College with an enviable record from the standpoint of support for the Association and it is hoped that the members will keep in close touch with the organization. POOL 0000000000000800004 SUMMER SCHOOL EN- : ROLLMENT OVER 700 More than 700 students al- ready have enrolled for the & summer session which opened. June 10 for work and before the passing of the week the number « probably will be close to 1,000. The electric meter men’s course showed a big increase as did the regular summer session of the College. The faint aroma of perfume may be detected in the class rooms these days. About thirty of them registered being the daughters of Bryan and Campus people. b. 4 VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VN 4 4 4 4 < 4 € 4 4 4 4 4 < KS 4 4 « 4 4 4 4 4 4 < 4 4 4 K 4 $ BARTLESVILLE AGGIES FORM ORGANIZATION Twenty Sons of Aggieland complete Organization of Bartlesville Chap- ter of Northeast Oklahoma A. : and M. Club. At a recent meeting of twenty faith- {ul sons of Aggieland at Bartlesville, Okla, the Bartlesville chapter of the Northeastern Oklahoma A. and M. As- siciation was organized with J. M. Burkett as chairman. Burkett has done some splendid work recently in lining up the Oklahcma boys back of the ‘Association. H. T. Goss, of the Empire Co’s. at Bartlesville was chosen secretary. The - new club will meet every first and third Friday of each month at the Elks -Cluh. All Aggies everywhere are urged to keep those cate. in mind and to gat in touch with either Goss or Burkett in case you should be in Bartlesville ca those dates. Abou: four more Aggies will go to the Doherty companies from the Class of 1924. the -Southwest Conference the past season, Weddell, a native of San Angelo is a two-year man for the track team, next year being his last. He won numerous points for the Aggies this season and next season bids fair to be his best.
