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About The Texas Aggie. (College Station, Tex.) 1921-current | View Entire Issue (June 16, 1924)
WITH THE GANG Graham Hall, proprietor of the Bristol Hotel at Houston recently re- turned from St. Loius. While visit- ing in that city Graham met up with Dillon T. Stevens ’16 Dillon is with the W. N. Matthews corpora- tion at 3722 Forest Park Boulevard, St. Loius. “D. T.” was one of the “stem winders’ of his day and was mixed up in everything that had a little money making phase to it. Graham says that Dillon still can corner the shekels. * 90 M. T. Harrington, “Long Tom”, of Chem. E., fame has left Port Ar- thur and taken up his abode at Petrolia. Tom has gone with the Lone Star Gas Co., which now has a large number of A. and M. men connected with . it. Tom passed through College on his way to Pe- trolia. Harry Wheeldon and a whole raft of Aggies are at Petrolia and Tom will have no difficulty in get- ting started off on the right foot up there. * * x T. E. Maxson, C. E., with head- quarters at Memphis, Tenn., 915 Forest Avenue, where he is with the division engineer of the Frisco has been visiting at Fort Worth and Col- lege recently. Maxson gets all over Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri and several other of those states and he says that everywhere he goes he meets Aggies. Recently he ran into Alex Harris of Bryan ’20, whois resi- dent engincer for the State highway department at Ashland, Miss. RB. F. Rudolf, New Albany, Miss., is a division engineer for the State high- way department. E. "A. “Red” Matney, formerly of Fort Worth, is with the division engineer for the Rock Island at Little Rock, Ark. George B. Denison, is assistant city chemist at Birmingham. WwW. H. Armstrong ’21, also is in Birming- ham where he is engaged in civil en- gineering work. Everywhere Maxson goes he is keeping tab on Aggies and trying to inoculate them with the “pep” which is spreading all over Aggie- land domains where Parson Church and the other workers can get in, touch with the gang. Co John N. Singletary ’10, is serving his eighth year as superintendent of the Public Schools at Longview. He has just been reelected for another year to that position. There are quite a few Aggies around Long- view and that good town should fol- low in the footsteps of Nacogdoches and Palestine and line up for the Association by organizing a local A, and M. Club. There’s a job for you Singletary. ; rar 1 a Had a card recently from First Lieutenant Harvey Matthews, Inf., U. S. A.,, whose headquarters now are at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, 21st infantry. Harvey says that as yet he has not run into any A. and M. men but that if he does not find them in Hawaii it will be the first spot in the world where he has fail- ed to locate an Aggie. * ¥ Xk E. E. McQuillen, Dallas, has soll his interest in the insurance firm of McCormack and McQuillen and has gone with the United States Veter- ans’ Bureau. There are a whole raft of Aggies in that work now and more can be admitted if they so de- sire. Requirements for appoint- ment to that service have been greatly increased. Salaries have been given a like boost, however. x % * R. G. Bressler, Vice Dean of the Pennsylvania State College at State College, Pa., formerly instructor in public speaking at the A. and M. College has sent in a check to the Association. Ever since Bressler severed his connection with the Col- lege he has kept very thoroughly in touch with what is going on in Ag- gieland. His progress in his new station has been nothing short of re- markable. : x ox * Have had a line recently from L. A. Leverrett ’22. He is at 1347 Fourteenth Street, Port Arthur. * kk * L. G. Jones of the Y. M. C. A. has recently had a good letter from “Dad” Copeland who is located at Bristow, Okla., Box 127. Dad re- ports everything as moving along splendidly. He is with an oil con- cern there. x x * Otto C. Lott, with the Freeport Sulphur Co., at Freeport, wants to know how about the Association helping two Freeport boys to stay in school through loans. Happily we will be able to do it. x x = J. H. Stacey, remember him, is now with the Beaver Products Co., with headquarters at 507 Melba theatre building, Dallas. Stacey is selling Beaver board all over Texas. He says he sees lots of Aggies every- where. Captain Ralph H. Wooten, U. S. A., of Fort Hampton, Va., has sent in a check covering his dues. Ralph finished in ’16. He is a brother to O. B. Wooten, instructor in electri- cal engineering at the college now. * Xx % D. R. Graves ’03, is now located at Pleasant Hill, La. * kk Tyree Bell writes in that he has about cleaned up all of his work in the Valley and that he very shortly will be moving, probably over to Laredo. He says that the Cameron County Club has been absorbed by the A. and M. College Valley Club of which “Tubby” W. H. Hughes of Mercedes is secretary-treasurer. Come on Tubby and let us have the news from that club. Tyree says that the new club has had several very fine meetings of late. * kk C. O. Moser, American Cotton Growers’ Exchange with headquart- ers at Dallas was greatly interested in the reunion of the class of 04 of which he is president. A. B. Con- ner, vice-director of the Texas Ag- ricultural Experiment Station sys- tem at the College worked hard to insure the success of that reunion. * k %¥ T. H. Dwyer, President of the Chickasha National Bank, Chicka- sha, Okla., one of the boys of ’77 was back for commencement. Dwyer writes in that Judge Page Morris, at that time commandant of the College and who delivered the Baccalaureate address ‘““more than one time went after me like a house on fire” and that he was extremely anxious to see Major Morris again. kk 3% C. J. Bartlett, of Marlin, sent in the roster of his old company. He was sergeant and can call from memory now the roster of his or- ganization. He says he is coming back in June to meet with his old friends and comrades. k kk W. J. (Jennings) Crocker ’16, E. E., now is a practicing attorney at Portsmouth, Va. Jennings’ address is Crocker and Crocker Attorneys- at-Law, B. & L. building, Ports- mouth. After his graduation and two years successful work in electri- cal engineering Jennings listened to the call of the profession of law and entered the University of Virginia. Since graduation he has become as- sociated with an Uncle and now is doing splendidly at Portsmouth. He sends his greetings to all of his old friends. Jennings home originally was in Dallas. * kok Clarence C. Braden, instructor in mathematics, at Colorado School of Mines at Golden. Colo., formerly an instructor in civil engineering at A. and M. and a graduate in that de- partment of the College has sent in the names of a number of A. and M. men in his section of the country. He was back for the commencement exercises. The many friends of Alvin R. Cahn, formerly in charge of Zoology at Texas A. and M. College, will be pleased to learn that he received his Ph. D. on May 15, at the University of Illinois, Majoring in Zoology. EE I C. H. Hailey ’23, who has made good at teaching Vocational Agricul- ture at Wellston, Oklahoma, this past year was on the campus this week. His team won the State Stock Judging contest at the Fat Stock Show at Oklahoma City. d * % kx A. J. Edwards '19 was also on the campus this week. He is now Sup- erintendent and teacher of Vocation- al Agriculture at Matador. He has especially large projects. Some of his boys growing 40 and 50 acres of cotton. %* kk 3k W. A. Folk of Fort Worth, a mem- ber of the class of ’95, president of the Adkins-Polk Grocery Co., at Ft. Worth, is one of the latest recruits in the folds of the Association. Mr. Polk is much interested in the loan fund feature of the organization. The firm of Adkins-Polk is just a few years old in Fort Worth but it has enjoyed a very rapid growth and is one of that city’s most aggressive wholesale firms. k kk A. S. Vandervoort is now in busi- ness for himself with headquarters in the Magnolia building at Dallas. “Skinny” is still selling pipe and pipe fixtures and is doing splendid- ly. The Dalas gang ought to put Skinny to work as he has splendid powers of organization and leader- ship. Mrs. Vandervoort is keeping him straight. k % 3k J. L. Stasney, R. F. D. No. 3, Bry- an, ’94 bug hunter is farming near Bryan. Stasney had a splendid son to graduate from the College this year. His son L. W. Stasney, a member of the graduating class in agricultural administration signed a note and then went out and brought his dad in to do likewise. * kk L. L. Faure, 1109 A. O. U. W. building, Little Rock, Ark., is keep- ing in touch with his friends thru the columns of The Aggie. k kk Emory Duff s now located at 1402 Broadway, San Antonio. Duff sends check for his dues and expresses a keen interest in the welfare of the Association. * ok ow» W. M. Burkes, who is over in Liv- ingston writes in for catalogs for six good men he expects to turn Aggie- ward next fall. He also sent a check and an invitation to come over and help gather in the fish which are bit- ing fine in East Texas now. k kk W. G. Rowland ’23, is now at Hum- ble in the “oil game’. 'Rowland’s address is box 234. He is married. * 3% 3k Ross A. McClary, 17-18-19, is now with the Waples Platter Grocery Co., at Denison. He sends a check and the information that he is strong for the Association. : * kk Ernest Langford will complete his Master’s degree at ‘the University of Illinois this summer. He is teach- ing in the department of architecture and also taking advanced work. He wants The Aggie. % sk sk ; John G. Miller is taking the lead as a bee and honey producer in the Southwest coastal country. He is located at 723 “C” St., Corpus Christi. John sent in a note. EE C. E. Bairfield, A. H. ’23, is ranch- ing near Clarendon. He was talk- ing of entering the summer session and taking a little vocational teach- ing but as yet he has not registered. sk 3% 3% E. H. Varnell ’21, vocational edu- cation, was a recent visitor on the campus. Varnell has been superin- tendent of schools at Mt. Calm for the past year but is leaving that post. He will be succeeded at Mt. Calm by “Red” Reynolds, another Aggie, however, so Mt. Calm will lose a good one to gain a good one. x sk 3k John Mizzell who first entered the College in 1909 and who returned and graduated after the war in 1919 |. was through College recently. John took his Master’s Degree at Wiscon- sin in ’22. For the past year he has been teaching school at Victoria. He will engage in the cotton business in the fall. At present he is in Dal- lag. sk dk 3k J. W. Bartlett ’23, chemical engi- neer, whom _the Association located at Dallas writes that he likes his po- sition better every day. He sent in a list of former students employed by the Lone Star Gas Co., Bartlett is living at 737 Elsbeth St., Dallas. kk ak Lee E. Cook, E. E., has changed his station to Pittsfield, Mass., and may be found at 56 Glenwood Ave. Good Old Lee never fails to send the Association notification of change of kis address. sk 3k “Ickie” Harrison who sails under the rather dignified title of Julias Caesar Harrison ’14, M. E., and who is helping Polly Krueger to make SAMSCO famous was here recently. Ickie is connected with the Waco di- vision of SAMSCO. ——— dP —eee McLENNAN COUNTY A. AND M. CLUB. (By Luke Ballard) Roll call at the Elite Cafe, May 21st found 36 out of the 125 Ex- students on hand for their monthly get together luncheon with several new faces making their appearance for the first time. ® kk 3k M. J. Neely ’22 with the Waco Tw'ne Mills is figuring on matri- n:onial expense and has made ar- rangement for a brand new Ford Coupe for the moonlight pleasures. : kk Xk Dr. Rufe Adams ’10, advises that “Red” Taylor is an authority on the opposite sex even though he be a Chemical Engineer. k sk ck The Westbrook Bros. of Lorena were on hand for the May 21 lunch- eon and after appeasing their appe- tites voluntarily stated that never again would they miss the monthly luncheon. * kx % W. A. Shawe ’07, a Traveling Missionary for a mighty good line of s'lk hose, made his appearance again at lunch and assured the gang of his appearance at lunch every time he could make the circle in to the home town and incidentally he would search diligently for isolated For- mer Students throughout his travels. k kk Special committees were appoint- ed to urge individually the deling- uent Former Students in the City and County to attend the luncheons. k kk Mr. Foster Fort 77 made his ini- tial appearance and vowed he had no idea of what he had been missing and was so thoroughly aroused that he arranged to attend commence- ment, at College. He was on hand with the youngsters. k kk 3k In the order of business of the club sugestions were called for im- proving the club and many were forth coming, foremost of which was an invitation by Dr. Rufe Adams ’10 for the entire club including wives, mothers and sweethearts to be his guest at a “Commanche’” Stew on the next regular meeting day, June 21. It was unanimously accepted. k 3% Xk “Buzz” Harrison is all smiles these days, he broke into Ike Ashburn’s Class the other day and reports the Good Mother and youngster doing nicely. If it has the same effect on Buzz as it did on Col Ike, the Waco Club now has another Poet. k kk “Bob” Potts added fame to his already wide reputation at Com- mencement as chairman of the Reso- lutions Committee. However, ‘Runt’ Hanson of San Antonio and Jim Lockridge of Wichita Falls now of Dallas claim they did the work or in other words they were the Com- mittee. Anyway here’s to thee all of Yee. k kk The ‘“Commanche Stew” for which we are to be indebteded to Dr. Adams will be held in Cameron Park on Sat- urday, June 21st, 7:30 p. m. This will take the place of the regular noon day monthly luncheon. All you touring “Aggies” in the vicinity of Waco at that time drop in and fill up. We’ll be glad to see you. kok Xk J. H. Briggs 04, of San Antonio reminded us at commencement this year of the novelty of the Former Students Loan Campaign in this way. He takes the attitude after signing up a five year note for a goodly sum that he has got to get even with some one and the way he is getting other former students on the dotted line is surely gratifying. Let’s go and get the other fellow now that we have kicked in. kok 3k “ATTENTION” all Former Stu- dents. Kindly read the resolution officially passed at the recent annual meeting of the Former Students at College Station, which was unani- mously adopted making Waco the regular meeting place of Former Students in their Fall Home Coming or reunion, the date is November 1, this year, in the future always the date of the A. and M.-Baylor foot- ball game. We had 400 last Novem- ber 3rd, the Waco Club hopes to have 2. thousand or more this fall. Don’t disappoint us. Better still, surprise us make it 1500. x ck ck “Parson” Church ’05 retiring President of the Former Students Association builded well a monument of personal service in laying the foundation of sound finance for the Association and the Association se- lected well in “Polly” Kreuger as their next President which means that the Shaft of the Monument will rise higher in assets in the coming twelve months. This cannot be done by one man. It is up to each and every Former Student to bend his every effort in hard work and the heartiest co-operation. “It can be done”. ‘Let's Do HK”. A i — DR. FRANCIS REVIEWS EVOLUTION OF HORSE AT UNIVERSITY MEET dean of the Medicine re- Austin where Dr. Mark Francis, school of Veterinary turned recently from he lectured to the Science Club of the University of Texas, Monday evening on the subject, “The Evolution of the Horse”. He went as a representative of the Sci- ence Seminar of the College under the agreement between the two clubs to excange speakers once annually. Dr. E. P. Humbert, secretary of the local Seminar accompanied him to Austin. Dr. tion of his specimens which he has exhumed in excavations in this sec- tion: of the state to illustrate his lec- ture. In reciprocating the courtesy of Dr. Francis’ visit and lecture the University later sent Dr. J. M. Kuehne, professor of physics to Col- lege Station to speak on the subject of “The Atom”. Professor Kuehne is a brother-in-law of Dr. C. H. Wink- ler, dean of the School of Vocational Teaching. —_—— te —r—— AGGIE PISTOL TEAM DEFEATS WISCONSIN The Aggie pistol team defeated the team of the University of Wis- consin in a pistol competition fired last Saturday by a margin of 7 points. The score of A. and M. was 1304 or 93.29 and that of the Uni- versity of Wisconsin 1297 or 92.5%. ANNAN A\A\NA\A\ AA A VV NV VVVVVVVE THOS. W. BLAKE, President. You fellows in Robertson county remember ‘Hearne Lbr. Co.. My yard. Jackson county, ‘Merchants & Planters Lbr. Co.,”” Fronciatos. My Yard. ALR) A\A\ AA A AAA AANA VV VVVVVVVVVVVV VV VV ® Oa ACOSO ORO OR OS ORO SOR ORO ORO ORR Opa Oa OR ORR OS OR OS OR OR OR OR ORO Francis took a collec-. You A. and M. Men in College or Out—When You Want Lumber or Railroad Timbers, Ties and Piling, Poles, for Mill Shipment REMEMBER THOS. W. BLAKE LUMBER CO. Class ’'04. ball Team to Defeat University of Texas WHOLESALERS AND MANUFACTURERS AND RETAILERS YEI.T,OW PINE Hardwoods, Cypress, West Coast Lumber and Shingles, Ties and Piling Second National Bank Building HOUSTON ® AARC ORONO OR OOOO ORO ZSOTOROS ORR I OTROS ORONO OROROI SOROS OROS ORO COST a a OC The possible score was 1400. Men composing the Aggie team were E. B. Calvin of Graham, H. J. Johnson of Chickasha, Oklahoma, V. G. Le Laurin of San Antonio, A. M. Erskine of San Antonio and L. Dod- son of Amarillo. PANE Capes] LL Tah ars MAYO NOW AT HOME ON A. AND M. CAMPUS Thomas F. Mayo and Mrs. Mayo, his mother now occupy the house formerly used as bachelors head- quarters for Ike Ashburn, D. X. Bible, Sully and the others who fell by the way side. Mrs. Mayo came to the campus to join Tommy after her husband’s death recently at New Orleans, Col. Mayo had been in ill health for some years. He served with distinction in the Spanish American war and since 1914 had been Commissioner of* Immigration at New Orleans. In addition to Mrs. Mayo and Tommy he is survived by another son, Com- mander Claude F. Mayo of the U. S. Navy at Washington, D. C. cor BUCK NEVER FORGETS. You got to hand it to Buck (0. J.) James ’14, captain of Co. “G”. Buck never lets a commencement get by without remembering Co. “G‘ in the race for the Howell flag for the best drilled company. This year, May 31, Captain Knox Parr of “G’” Co., had a cablegram from Rancagua, Chilie, where Buck is superintending a big farm and estate saying “Go after that Flag “G” Co.” Captain of first Foot- Hidalgo county, remember “Hi- dalgo County Lbr. Co.,” Mission, Texas. My yard. “Tell me you saw the ad in The Aggie so I can tell Ike—he needs help.” ORCRCROIOSOROROROSOROSOROROIOSOROROSOROIOROROR OSORIO ORR ORSON A SOROS OR AOR CCA A a a aC aa SAMSCO. 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