“FORMER STUDENTS HAVE WONDERFUL MEETING JUNE 2ND"
REPORT SHOWS
SPLENDID WORK
NOW UNDER WAY
Secretary Tells of Accomplishments
cf the Association Since Period of
Reorganization.
WORK IS OPENING NP NOW.
New Possibilities for Great.Usefulness
for Organization Springing
Up Daily.
Outlining some of the splendid
work already done within the past
few months and pointing out some
of the objectives that may well be
accomplished by the Association of
Former Students the report of Ike S.
Ashburn as executive secretary of
the Association was adopted and or-
dered printed in The Aggie by the
Association at its regular business
meeting. No detailed report of the
financial status of the Association
was made at this time.
tary, however, stated that adequate
bond had been provided by him and
that the books and records of the As-
sociation were open for inspection at
all times.
The detailed report as made to the
Association follows:
When Marion Church, E. P. Hun-
ter, Luke Ballard, A. C. Love and
some of the other leading lights of
the Association of Former Students
began to talk to me last spring about
taking up the work of Executive
Secretary of the organization, I
must confess that I wondered some-
what as to just what I could do as
secretary. In other words, to one
who had given no thought to the po-
sition of Secretary of an Ex-students
Association the field for service
seemed rather limited. There is
nothing more intolerable to me than
just a mere “handshaking job”. In
the fall I agreed to publish THE AG-
GIE until a Secretary should be
selected. It didn’t take long brush-
ing up against the Association work
and rubbing elbows with the: grow-
ing number of men who had large
visions of the possibilities of the or-
ganization until my own vision be-
gan to expand.
It was an ever widening horizon
of possibilities for the organization
that made me give the work consider-
ation and which finally resulted in
my decision in December to accept
the work.
A scant five months has elapsed
during my tenure as Secretary but
each day of those months has brought
me a new sense of the tremendous
possibilities of the organization. It
cannot be an objectiveless sort of an
organization, going nowhere for no
purpose. It must have definite aims
of such magnitude as to challenge
the interest of every former A. and
M. man and make it not only imper-
ative but eminently desirable for him
to invest his effort and his financial
support in the maintenance of the
work. To that end I pledge you my
best efforts.
You are so familiar with the se-
lected objectives of the Association
that I shall not take your time to re-
view the program of legislative ef-
fort for the College, creation of a
student loan fund and other worthy
aims. Suffice it to say that I already
have devised enough plans for con-
structive work to keep the organiza-
tion busily engaged for some years.
Our accomplishments have been
but a mere beginning. For in-
stance you may take the “Round
Hole and Square Peg’ feature of our
work which has been just a starting
point for a really big program of
helpfulness to the former students
and the present students. My hope
for that work is to see very shortly
a technically trained man as a part
of our organization, representing the
departments of the College and the
industries and agricultural agencies.
His office would be a clearing house
of employment for under-classmen,
seniors and former students. He
would have close contact with and
the point of view of the employing
agencies and yet would move hand
in hand with the College depart-
ments. That of itself would tie
very definitely on to the Association
every under classman long before
he left the institution. And yet
carrying it on in a very haphazard
way, as a mere sideline we have
placed thirty A. and M. men in more
desirable places than they had, and
that in four months of disorganized
effort. These positions were in our
fields of endeavor. The lamentable
- part of it is that for many good po-
sitions we wer unable to find men.
We had not thought that our fi-
nancial program would be sufficient-
ly far along to permit of us doing
much helpful work along the line of
student loans before another year
{we have loaned $1,945 since January
The Secre-|-
has passed. = Runt Hanson, Catfish
Goodman and the other minstrel lead-
ers put into our hands $1,200 as a
result of the Thanksgiving Minstrel.
All of that money went directly into
the loan fund. In addition Casey
and Sparks, confectioners, are con-
tributing about $30 monthly to their
loan fund. The Dallas A. and M.
Mothers’ Club Loan Fund, only a
month old has $200 already and willy
be closeto $1000 by fall unless I miss
my guess. The grand total of our
loan fund is to date, $1,466.68. By
turning the money over constantly
1st and have on hand in cash today
$129.58. Loans have been made to
the following students:
J. A. Albritton, Kerens.
R. H. Baker, Trenton, Miss.
M. W. Carlton, Austin.
T. T. Cleaver, Troup.
A. R. Clark, Cross Plains.
Chas. A. Coughlin, Houston.
Joe W. Edwards, Sipe Springs.
W. J. Everett, Fort Worth.
C. C. Fuqua Ashland, Miss.
E. D. Gilchrist, Bon Weir.
J. G. Gillespie, Coleman.
J. L. Gindrup, Willis.
L. H. Gripon, Beaumont.
H. F. Haslbauer, San Antonio.
J. J. L. Hardeman, Leonard.
W. R. Hutchinson, Tulia.
H. J. Johnson, Chickasha, Okla.
H. Keith, Fort Worth.
F. LaBountie, Dallas.
N. Lokras, Savyor, India.
J. Moore, Mission.
C. Moore, Temple.
F. Morris, Forreston.
B. Muller, San Antonio.
. H. Muller, San Antonio.
ewis N. Murchison, Grapeland.
. V. Norris, Wichita Falls.
. B. Pearson, Denton.
M. Puckett, San Antonio.
F. Pye, Beaumont.
. R. Halsey, San Antonio.
G. Humphrey, Wells.
. H. Quereau, San Antonio.
W. N. Reedy, Greenville.
J. M. Rollins, Gulf Port, Miss.
R. F. Royal, Pleasanton.
Lee A. Smith, Box 196, Station A,
Fort Worth.
M. B. Starnes, Dallas.
Claude Watts, Austin.
Ben Whitehouse, Cleburne.
A. R. Zobel, Jennings, La.
S. Whitsett, Crystal City.
P. G. Norton, Ranger.
J. M. Kindle, McKinney.
C. R. Storrie, Denton.
B. B. Banks, Springtown.
Roland McDonald, Dallas.
R. B. Tate, Marble Falls.
S. Putnam, Austin.
J. V. Franklin, Greenville.
T. K. Kirkpatrick, Reagan.
Harry J. Sessums, Dallas.
S. B. Grissom, Granbury.
D. H. Keith, Fort Worth.
C. L. Morgan, Lessville, La.
J. F. Hodge, Hereford.
Next fall we will organize Moth-
ers’ Clubs in all leading Texas towns
and one of their objectives will be
a loan fund for boys from their
counties. In addition we have plans
which we believe will result in a
greatly increased loan fund by this
coming fall. Every penny of the
money loaned bears five per cent.
interest and matures before Septem-
ber 1st. ‘We have two other funds, |
one for $1,000 by Will Hogg of
Houston and the other by the class
of 1922 for about $1,500, which will
be available this fall.
Our local clubs are functioning
splendidly and are bearing great and
good fruit for the College. We now
have thirty-one clubs meeting reg-
ularly in cities ranging all of the
way from New York to El Paso.
These organizations are developing
splendid objectives. Houston leads
with an attendance each week aver-
aging from fifty to one hundred and
eighty.
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Our records now show a total of |
1875 names in good standing an in-
crease from 850 at Commencement
last year. One inspiring fact is that
every few days some hitherto inactive
man writes in that he wants to have
a part in the development of the As-
sociation and its work. We now
have dozens of capable leaders
whereas a few months ago the men
who took an active interest in the
affairs of the Association could be
counted on two hands. Young lead-
ership of splendid caliber also is de-
veloping.
995 men have contributed $78,-
243.50 in pledges over a five year
period of time. 266 have paid their
dues for the present year. To date
out of approximately $12,120 pledg-
ed only $1,873 remains uncollected
and the greater part of that shortly
will be paid in.
We have installed an adequate,
though very simple, method of ac-
counting and every penny received
&
and every penny expended is fully 9
accounted for on our permanent re-'g
cords. The Association balance now
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MINUTES OF THE FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
ASSOCIATION OF FORMER STUDENTS OF THE
- A. AND M. COLLEGE OF TEXAS.
June 2nd, 1924.
The regular annual meeting of the Association of Former
Students was held in the new Assembly Hall at the College on
Monday afternoon, June 2nd, at two o’clock. Beginning at one-
thirty the Aggieland orchestra under the leadership of Cadet Cap-
tain Sol Bartlett, contributed a rip-roaring program for the delight
~ of the one hundred and twenty-seven former students present.
The meeting was called to order by President Church at two
o’clock. Appointment of the following committees was announced
by the President:
Nominating Committee: Tyree Bell, at present from Laredo;
J. B. Thomas, Dallas; E. P. Hunter, Waco.
Resolutions Committee: R. J. Potts, Waco; W. K. Hanson,
San Antonio; J. L. Lockridge, formerly of Wichita Falls now of
Dallas.
The President announced that the Executive Committee had
authorized the appointment recently of special committees as fol-
lows:
Committee on Incorporation of the Association: W. A. Wurz-
bach, San Antonio; T. D. Rowell, Jefferson; Charles Rogan, Austin;
and Joe Utay, Dallas. President Church reported to the Associa-
tion that this committee would be prepared to make its report at
this session. 548
Committee on Student Loans: R. J. Windrow, Dallas; W. K.
Stripling, Fort Worth; C. P. Dodson, Decatur; Mount Taylor, Mt.
Vernon; E. P. Arneson, San Antonio.
In addition a special committee to prepare resolutions on th2
death of Colonel E. B. Cushing who died February 17, 1924, at his
home in Houston, consisting of Charles Rogan, Austin; Colonel P.
L. Downs, Temple; W. J. Bryan, Abilene; O. E. Reynaud, Houston;
Dr. E. Y. Mullins, of Louisville, Kentucky, was announced
The minutes for the meeting of the Association in June, 1923,
were read and approved.
In an inspiring and stirring message President Marion S. Church
gave an account of his stewardship as chief of the organization
in the current year. Assuming charge of the work of the As-
sociation in June, 1923, with an -indebtedness of five thousand
dollars, no secretary, records and addresses sadly depleted and a
general lack of interest in, and sympathy with the organization,
he recounted some of the difficulties that had been faced and
some of the obstacles that had been overcome in the rejuvenation
of the Association. His statement that nine hundred and ninety-
five loyal A. and M. men had signed pledges for seventy-nine thous-
and, two hundred and forty-three dollars and fifty cents, for a
period of five years as provided in the resolutions adopted in
June, 1923, was the occasion for a tremendous outburst of enthus-
iasm. His report was one of the most inspiring ever delivered
before an association meeting and reflected some of the reasons
why the campaign had succeeded.
Immediately after President Church’s address Dr. W. B. Biz-
zell, President of the College, was greeted with enthusiastic ap-
plause when he appeared at the speakers stand. Dr. Bizzell out-
lined some of the problems that are ahead of the College and as-
serted that the Association within the last two years had made
a splendid contribution to the institution. He pointed the way
to a larger service on the part of the Former Students in behalf
of their College.
Report of the Secretary-Treasurer was adopted and on motion
of Charles E. Friley was ordered printed in THE TEXAS AGGIE.
Messages of greetings and the desire to serve were read by
the President from M. J. Miller, Vice-President, of Fort Worth,
Charlie A. DeWare of Brenham and George E. Purl, and T. K.
Irwin, both members of the House of Representatives from Dal-
las County.
The report of the Committee on Incorporation was called for
and Chairman Wurzbach read the charter. Minor changes were
suggested in that instrument and then the By-Laws were read.
It was moved and carried that the Association be incorporated.
After presentation of reasons for incorporation, the instrument en
toto was adopted, and the Committee was continued in force to
report .back at the June meeting in 1925, any suggested changes
in the articles of Incorporation or By-Laws occurring to the Com-
mittee after more mature deliberation on this matter.
Colonel P. L. Downs suggested to the Committee that they give
consideration to the provision of a section in the By-Laws on life
membership.
Chairman - Windrow of the Committee on Student Loans re-
ported that his Committee had had to deal primarily with the de-
velopment of a policy governing loans of Association funds to
students. He reported that no loans would be made to freshmen
until after they had satisfactorily completed at least one term and
that loans would not be made to any save serious minded students.
“Three angles will determine whether or not loans will be made”,
he said, “these being scholarship, or application, sense of finan-
cial responsibility and good conduct or worthiness on the part of
the applicant.” It was moved and carried that the report be
adopted and that it be reduced to writing and submitted to the
Board of Trustees provided for in the articles of Incorporation for
their information and guidance.
Chairman Potts of the Resolutions Committee then reported
the following resolutions all of which were adopted: :
1. Providing for the consideration by the Executive Com-
mittee of the Association of the provision of a ring or pin for ex-
students not alumni of the College.
2. Providing for equitable division of the University lands
ghd authorizing the independent status of the A. and M. College of
exas.
3. Providing for a constitutional amendment for a millage
tax and expressing opposition to the provision of a tuition fee
to be required of students of institutions of higher learning sup-
ported by the state.
4. Urging the establishment of Mothers’ Clubs and congrat-
ulating the Dallas A. and M. Mothers’ Club upon the creation of
their Student Loan Fund.
5. Thanking W. K. Hanson, R. B. Goodman and the other
| Thanksgiving Minstrel leaders for the 1923 Minstrel which re-
sulted in the donation of twelve hundred dollars for the Student
Loan Fund. Commending the Ross Volunteers for their action
in voting to turn their cash refund for their spring festivities of
this year into the Ross Volunteer Loan Fund. Commending Casey
and Sparks for the creation of their loan fund and urging other
campus concession holders to like endeavor.
6. Expressing thanks and appreciation to all those splendid
citizens and Former Students of the College for their help in
the establishment of the Student Loan Fund. Inviting all forward
looking friends of education to share in this great work and pledg-
ing the Association to see to it that these funds never are diverted
from the splendid purpose to which they were dedicated. :
7. Commending the Board of Directors for their faithful
service in behalf of the College, re-affirming admiration and ap-
proval of and loyalty to the distinguished President of the Col-
lege, renewing pledges of support for the College faculty and
commending the Experiment Station System and the Extension
Service for their work.
8. Providing for a fall reunion to be held at Waco on No-
vember 1st, when the A. and M. College and the Baylor University
football teams meet in competition at the Cotton Palace.
9. Commending the policies of the faculty of the A. and
M. College restricting interest and indulgence in athletics and
social activities to a normal interest and indulgence and calling
upon the administrative bodies of our great educational institu-
tions to take a firm stand against the subordination of academic
interest to athletics, social activities and other engrossing phases
of College life.
10. Expressing to Marion Church full recognition of the
splendid efforts and sincere appreciation and thanks for his val-
uable services in behalf of the Association.
This last resolution was presented by Judge Wurzbach who
very feelingly expressed to President Church the personal esteem
and affection as wel! as the high admiration of all A. and M. men
everywhere for his wonderful work. This resolution was adopted
by a rising vote.
Judge Charles Rogan then presented the resolutions adopted
by the especial Committee upon the death of Colonel E. B. Cush-
ing. After tribute by Judge Rogan, Major L. L. McInnis, of
Bryan; Colonel P. L. Downs of Temple; and H. A. Paine of Hous-
ton, this resolution was adopted together with an amendment by
Mr. Paine for the placing in the Y. M. C. A, building of a bronze
tablet commemorating the splendid part of the construction of that
building which Colonel Cushing played.
Colonel Downs introduced Dr. E. Y. Mullins, President of the
Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky, President of
the Baptist World Alliance and distinguished citizen of the United
States who was a cadet in the College in 1877. Dr. Mullins preach-
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ASSOCIATION WILL
The Association of Former Stu-
dents of the A. and M. College will
incorporate under the laws of the
State of Texas. This decision was
reached at the annual business meet-
ing June 2, following the report of
a special committee composed of
Judge W. A. Wurbach, San Antonio;
Judge Charles B. Rogan, Austin; Joe
Utay, Dallas; and T. D. Rowell, Jeff-
erson. This committee was appoint
ed by President Church at a meeting
of the Executive Committee of the
Association in Waco last March.
Their report covering the charter
and the by-laws was adopted and the
committee continued. The commit-
tee is instructed to proceed with the
work of incorporation and to be pre-
pared to suggest any necessary
changes in the by-laws at the next
business meeting of the Association.
The articles of incorporation fol-
lows:
THE STATE OF TEXAS)
COUNTY OF BRAZOS)
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS:
That we, M. S. Church, of Dallas
County; C. C. Krueger, of Bexar
County; Ike Ashburn, of Brazos
County; Tom W. Blake, of Harris
County; A. C. Love, of Jefferson
County; E. P. Hunter, of McLennan
County; L. L. Ballard, of McLennan
County; W. K. Hanson, of Bexar
County; A. Y. Shiels, of Dallas
County; J. L. Lockeridge, of Wichita
County; Joe Utay, of Dallas County;
W. A. Wurzbach, of Bexar County
and Charles Rogan, of Travis
County; all citizens of the State of
Texas, under and by virtue of the
laws of this state, do hereby volun-
tarily associate ourselves together
for the purpose of forming a private
corporation under the terms and con-
ditions hereinafter set out, as fol-
lows: :
+
The name of this corporation is
THE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER
STUDENTS OF THE AGRICUL-
TURAL AND MECHANICAL COL-
LEGE OF TEXAS.
II.
The purpose for which it is form-
ed is the support of benevolent,
charitable and educational under-
takings by extending financial and
other aid to students of the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College of Tex-
as; b ypromoting social, literary and
scientific pursuits; by perpetuating
and strengthening the ties of affec-
tion and esteem formed in college
days; by promoting the interests and
welfare of the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College of Texas and edu-
cation generally in the State of Tex-
as.
III.
The place where the business of
this corporation shall be transacted
is the State of Texas, with its prin-
cipal office at College Station, Brazos
County, Texas.
IV.
This corporation shall exist for a
term of fifty (50) years.
V.
The business of this corporation
shall be transacted by a Board of
Directors, twenty-five in number,
who shall be elected by the members
of this corporation annually at its
regular meeting during the first week
in June of each year. The follow-
ing named members are hereby de-
clared to be directors for the first
year to-wit: :
W. R. Edrington, New York, City.
L. H. Powell, Chicago, Ill.
Capt. Read Wipprecht, Washing-
10, D.. C.
Dr. Oliver O’Bar, St. Louis, Mo.
H. E. Hanna, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
W. A. Wurzbach,” San Antonio,
Texas.
W. K. Stripling, Ft. Worth, Tex-
as.
R. J. Windrow, Dallas, Texas.
A. C. Bull, Austin, Texas.
Geo. Altgelt, El Paso, Texas.
W. P. Wortham, Nacogdoches,
Texas.
H. H. Williamson, College Station,
Texas.
J. C. Mytinger, Wichita Falls, Tex-
as.
L. V. Leinhard, Amarillo, Texas.
C. E. Meadgen, Lubbock, Teas.
Jack Roberts, Breckenridge, Tex-
as.
V. D. Mercer, Port Arthur, Texas.
R. S. Reading, Texarkana, Texas.
F. D. Perkins, McKinney, Texas.
Wofford Duncan, Killeen, Texas.
Eugene Nolte, Seguin, Texas.
M. T. Garrett, Houston, Texas.
W. K. (Runt) Hanson, At Large.
Tyree Bell, At Large.
L. G. Rich, Stephenville, Texas.
VIL
This corporation shall be without
capital stock.
INCORPORATE
ARTICLES AS ADOPTED BELOW
VII.
(a) All persons who have been
regularly enrolled students in the
Agricultural and Mechanical College
of Texas and have severed their con-
nection with the College as students
prior to the filing of this charter as
required by law shall be members
of this corporation.
(b) All persons regularly enroll-
ed as students in the Agricultural
and Mechanical College of Texas or
who may become enrolled as stu-
dents in the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College of Texas after the
filing of this charter as required by
law shall be members of this corpor-
ation.
(¢) The membership of this As-
sociation shall be divided into active
and inactive members.
(d) Those who have paid the
last assessment for their annual dues
shall constitute the active members
of this Association.
(e) Those members who have
not paid the last assessment for their
annual dues shall constitute the in-
active members.
(f) Only active members shall be
entitled to holding office and vot-
ing. 3
(g) Any person who has render-
ed conspicious service to this Asso-
ciation or to the A. and M. College
of Texas or the advancement of
education in Texas, may, by major-
ity vote of those present at the an-
rual meeting be elected an honorary
member of the Association, who shall
enjoy all privileges of membership
except the right of holding office and
voting.
(h) Any person not eligible to
membership or honorary active mem-
bership in this Association may be
elected at the annual meeting of the
Association as Associate members,
and shall be entitled to all privileges
of membership except the right of
holding office and voting.
In witness whereof we hereunto
subscribed our names at .........
Texas, «Laat Loh. Texas and.....
Wp ih Texas, this the ..... day
OF. FU 0 fn tale) Sata es
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF
Before me the undersigned au-
thority in and for said State and
County, on this day personally ap-
peared
1 TR RR gi 3 LN TA 4 known
to me to be the persons whose names
are subscribed to the foregoing in-
strument, and acknowledged to me
that they executed the same for the
purposes and consideration therein
expressed.
Given under my hand and seal of
© 4 0 8 0 0 0s 000 0000s 0000000
office, this the........ day of....
TN Vas Rees sre lele a ie A. D. 1924.
Notary Public
PARRART IAT HY, County, Texas.
BY-LAWS:
1.
The officers of this Corporation
shall be a President, three Vice-Pres-
idents without rank, and a Secretary
and Treasurer.
2.
In the event of the death or in-
ability of the President to serve at
any time the Vice-President oldest
in attendance at the A. and M. Col-
lege shall assume the duties of the
President.
3.
There shall be an Executive Com-
mittee consisting of the President,
and three Vice-Presidents and three
other members of the Board of Di-
rectors to be elected by a majority
vote of the Board of Directors pres-
ent at each annual meeting.
4.
There shall be a Board of Trus-
tees consisting of the President and
Executive Secretary of this corpor-
ation and one other member of this
corporation to be elected by a major-
ity vote of the Board of Directors
present at each annual meeting.
5.
The President and Vice-President
shall be elected by the Board of Di-
rectors at the regular meeting by a
majority vote of those present in
person or by proxy.
shall hold office until their successors
are duly elected. The Secretary-
Treasurer shall be elected by the
Executive Committee and the mem-
bers of the Board of Trustees. Such
election shall be had as soon as prac-
ticable after the annual meeting and
his salary shall be fixed by the mem-
bers of said committee and Board so
electing him. He shall be required
to give bond in an amount fixed by
the members of said Committee and
Board so electing him, the premium
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Such officers -