REUNIONS DRAW
MANY OLD MEN
BACK TO CAMPUS
Great Gathering of Ex-Aggies Fea-
tures Splendid Commencement
Festivities.
BOYS OF °’76-79 IN LEAD.
Youngsters of Late Seventies Back on
Campus in Great Numbers Stage
a Wonderful Reunion.
While the attendance of former
students at the annual commence-
ment exercises was not so large as
had been anticipated there was a
goodly erowd present nevertheless.
Heavy rains reduced the attendance.
The largest group present was that
cf the youngsters of the first days
of the college, ’76-’79. Thirty-five
of that number were back on the
job. The ’04 class was next in
strength while the remaining classes
had about an equal number back on
the job. Seventeen of the class of
1904 were here for their reunion.
Inasmuch as that class was an ex-
ceptionally small one more than half
of the surviving members were back
on ‘the campus. A goodly number
of 1922 and 1923 youngsters were
also back.
Quarters for the older men were
provided on the ground floor of the
mechanical engineering shops. They
were the owls. Not a night did
they retire before midnight and
these “boys” had the time of their
young lives. They lived again the
opening days of the institution. Of
the first six men to enter the A. and
M. College in 1876, and that was the
enrollment for that year, two of them
were here commencement. Of the
faculty, which totaled six members
at that time, three were here. Judge
Page W. Morris, Major Morris, then
the first commandant of the College
delivered the commencement ad-
dress. Major L. L. McInnis, banker
of Bryan, and A. L. Banks, of Den-
ton, both members of the faculty
then were also here. Col. P.. 1.
Downs has been asked to write sume
“high lights” with reference to the
reunion of those Grand Old Gentle-
men and his little running story of
their reunion will appear in the next
issue of The Aggie. They have the
same old Aggie spirit that now act-
uates the cadet corps of the institu-
tion and although most of them are
close to the seventies they still have
worlds of pep and enthusiasm.
The ’04 class achieved one dis-
tinction and that was that every man
present signed the dotted line for
an investment in the work of the
Association. Under the tireless
leadership of J. H. Briggs of San
Antonio, every one of the ’04 group
filled out a note for at least $100
and most of them were we!l above
that mark.
Here are the names of those who
registered:
’76-’79.
O. E. Reynaud, Houston.
D. C. Giddings, Brenham,
T. H. Dwyer, Chickasha, Okla
Wiliam Malone, Houston.
W. J. Bryan, Abilene.
W. F. Northcutt, Longview.
- K. M. VanZandt, Jr., City of Mex:
ico.
Dan C. DeMaret, College.
G. C. Clegg, Trinity.
J. A. Murphy, Fort Worth.
A. L. Banks, Denton.
R. F. Jones, Austin.
Charles Rogan, Austin.
W. A. Trenckmann, Austin.
L. L. McInnis, Bryan.
+“ W. M. Sleeper, Waco.
H. W. Rankin, Houston.
Robert Hanna, Groesbeck.
~ John W. Goodwin, Austia
" Reuben D. Bowen, New Orleans.
- La.
T. J. Hardeman, Minden, La.
L. J. Kopke, Beaumont.
Mrs. L. J. Kopke, Beaumont
Miss Estell, Kopke, Beaumont.
G. W. Hardy, Shreveport, La.
O. L. Tabor, Bryan.
P. L. Downs, Temple.
Churchill J. Bartlett, Marlin.
W. J. Bryan, Abilene
A. D. Flowers, Marlin.
- F. W. Fort, Waco.
Milton Smith, Ravenna.
~ H. A. Paine, Houston.
Dr. E. Y. Mullins, Louisville, Ky.
~R. P. W. Morris, Pasadena, Cal.
1904 Class.
C. 0. Moser, Dallas.
Thomas W. Blake, Houston
J. L. Pirie, Ballinger
R. W. Meek and wife, Houston
John W. Puckett and wife, John-
son City, Texas
John C. Burns, Arlington
T. P. Clonts, Muskogee, Okla.
L. V. Stinson, Durant, Okla.
- W. A. Houchins, Huntsville
Jerome Cochran, Houston
R. H. Glass, Lufkin .
Mrs. Glass, Lufkin
John C. Vick, Bryan
C. E. Maedgen and son, C. E. Jr.,
Lubbock
J. H. Briggs, San Antonio
H. S. Davenport, Palestine
A. B. Conner, College Station
W. E. Japhet, Houston
Others in attendance at the com-
mencement exercises were:
Clarence C. Braden, Colorado
School of Mines, Golden, Colo., ’18
R. C. Black ’17, Beaumont
W. K. Hanson ’16, San Antonio
J. L. Lockeridge ’10, Dallas
W. T. Carter ’98, Cameron
W. E. George ’86, Houston
S. R. Wright ’22, College Station
Tyree L. Bell ’13, Dallas
A. T. Potts ’07, College Station
W. H. Williams, Jr., ’22, Houston
Dr. D. D. Giles 22, Nacogdoches
Lambert Ballard ’22, Dallas
C. C. Krueger ’12, San Antonio
E. P. Hunter ’00, Waco
Luke Ballard 05, Waco
George P. Knox ’14, San Antonio
M. S. Church ’05, Dallas
L. G. Rich ’14, John Tarleton
College, Stephenville
F. E. Buchan ’22, Galveston
J. R. Strange ’22, Ardmore, Okla.
J. A. Darby ’17, Houston
T. R. Spence ’13, Corpus Christi
C. R. Drake ’20, Taylor
J. A. Peterson ’14, College Sta.
L. A. Stephens ’24, San Antonio
J. A. Richardson ’19, Breckenridge
L. L. Weaver ’23, Chicago
W. E. Sampson ’08, Beaumont
J. Webb Howell ’94, Bryan
Douglass Howell ’19, Bryan
Sterling Evans ’21, College
C. W. Crawford ’19, Bryan
Robert J. Potts 06, Waco
A. C. Williams ’00, Bryan
. D. Clinton ’21, Caldwell
T. Shiels ’10, Dallas
B. Thomas ’12, Dallas
E. Lichte ’06, College
W. Barnes ’11, College
E. McAdams ’11, Bryan
. S. Buchanan ’17, College
Yoo Y. McNutt ’91, Franklin
Todd R. White ’23, Bryan
“Dutch” Dillingham ’22, College
H. H. Williamson ’14, College
W. L. Stangel ’14, College
C. E. Friley, College Station
W. A. Wurzbach ’88, San Antonio
A. L. Ward ’10, College
Field Reynaud ’23, Houston
Homer L. Fry ’17, Dallas
G. W. Stroman ’17, College
J. W. Davis ’82, Calvert
John W. Newton ’12, Beaumont
Dr. Oliver O’Bar ’91, St. Louis,
Mo.
E. J. Stacks ’14, Ferris
Dr. F. S. Palmer ’23, Dallas
E. H. Templin ’23, Cameron
Joe Utay ’10, Dallas
R. J. Windrow ’06, Dallas
A. Y. Shiels ’13, Dallas
Hugo W. H. Zapp ’12, Houston
R. E. Bosque, Raleigh, N. C.
J. F. Newman ’89, San Antonio
M. B. Lebo ’20, Haskell
E. E. “Woodrow” Wilson, Green-
SETS
ville
C. “Dutch” Hohn, Anderson
10M B. HOFFER "04
HAS OWN COMPANY|
Bl: OIL PRODUCER
Fort Worth Record Characterizes
President of Hoffer Oil Corpora-
tion as “One of the Big Produc-
ers of the Mid-Continent.”
Recently the Fort Worth Record
carried a two column cut of Tom
Hoffer, ’04, of Fort Worth, declaring
him to be “one of the leading oil op-
erators of the Mid-continent coun-
try.” Hoffer, formerly with the
Fensland Oil Co., as president, now
heads the recently organized Hoffer
Oil Corporation, composed of Fort
Worth, Wichita Falls and Denver bus-
‘iness men, Their latest production is
in the Cromwell Pool at Oklahoma
where the company has one producer
that is doing 4,800 barrels daily.
An attack of influenza prevented
Tom from being back or the cam-
pus during the recent cominencement
¢vercises. Fie had made all of his
plans to be here but was yr vented
by serious illacss.
About the only thing we know
against Hoffer is that E. P. “Red”
Hunter, of Waco, claims him as a
brother-in-law
Hoffer is going to publish the first
directory to be put cut by the Asso-
ciation of Former Students, which di-
rectory now is under compilation.
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CONNER ACCEPTS GRANT
OF LAND FOR EXPERIMENT
STATION AT WICHITA FALLS
A. B. Conner, ’04, vice-director of the
Experiment Station has returned
from Wichita Fallas where he went
to accept the grant of land given by
the business men and landowners of
that section out of the land which is
to benefit by the irregation facilities
of the new Wichita irrigation project
for an agricultural experiment sta-
tion. Appropriation was made by
the last session of the Ligeslature for
the establishment of substation at
that place.
Mr. Conner took part in the mam-
moth celebration attending the open-
ing of the irrigation system.
‘year the institution opened, posed for
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In June 1923, when the Far Seeing Ones of the Asso-
ciation began to advocate the reorganization of the Asso-
ciation on a permanent and big basis, there were many who
But it has been done.
Marion Church and his fellow workers made good on every
promise made, even the most extravagant one, and when
the final report was made Monday, June 2, more than,
$80,000.00 had been pledged by former students over a five
The answer to those who did not be-
lieve it could be done was found in the following verse:
“Somebody said that it couldn't be done.
But he with a chuckle, replied,
Who wouldn't say so till he tried.
So he buckled right in, with a trace of a grin
If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
At least no one has ever done it.
But he took off his coat and he took off his hat, 4
And the first thing we knew he'd begun it;
With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin;
“There are thousands to tell you that it can’t be done
There are thousands to prophesy failures,
There are thousands to point out to you, one by one
The danger that waits to assail you;
But just buckle in with a bit of a grin,
Then take off your coat and go to it;
Just start in to sing as you tackle the thing
That ‘can’t be done’, and you'll do it.”
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A. AND M.’S FIRST COMMANDANT
JUDGE R. P.-W. MORRIS,
of Pasadena, Cal.
Judge Morris, who as Major Page
Morris was the first commandant of
the A. and M. College in 1876, the
this picture on the Y. M. C. A. lawn.
He told the photographer that he had
chased jack rabbits on the spot where
the “Y” now stands. Judge Morris
jolivered ‘the commencement the commencement address.
R. 0. “DICK” WILSON
I5 TO COACH
BRYAN HIGH
The Bryan school board has elect-
ed R. O. “Dick” Wilson, a star tackle
on the 1923 A. and M. College team
football coach for the Bryan High
School the coming term. Bryan’s
prospects are very good for another
state championship eleven. Nine of
this years’ varsity will return for
next year. And their places are go-
ing to be in jeopardy when a num-
ber of “hard” country boys come in
from such schools as A. and M. Con-
solidated, Tabor, Kurten, ete.
Jim Bunting and Captain Ben
Kaplan are the two seniors that the
team will greatly miss next year,
especially Kaplan, one of the great-
est halves that Bryan High has ever
known. Next year will find him in
training with the Tulane squad.
On next Monday afternoon the
new coach will meet with the mem-
bers of the team and a new cap-
tain will be elected.—Bryan Eagle.
NACOGDOCHES BOYS
SIGN UP BIG IN A
ROUSING PARTY
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eloquence of speech and mastery of
the A. and M. situation, he put be-
fore the Club the status of the A.
and M. College and the Ex-Students
Association, and when the notes
were passed, signed notes fell to the
tune of $1925.00.
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TEXAS COMPANY
HAS 32 AGGIES IN
PORT ARTHUR
Claim Honors for One Institution in
Any One Locality, Gathering Data
As To Total Number of Ag-
gies Employed.
Now comes the Texas Company
with the claim that they have more
former Aggies in one locality than
any other institution. The Port
Arthur works of the Texas Company
numbers thirty-two former students
of the College ranging all of the way
from graduates down to and includ-
ing men who spent a very brief time
Port Arthur is a regular A. and
M. town and this one industry is just
one of the two or three which runs
such a high number of Aggies.
Thirty-two in one locality is some
group of Aggies for one institution.
The Texas Company really believes
that they have a larger number of
A. and M. men in their employe than
any other concern and figures are
being gathered on that subject now.
Here are the names and addresses
of the A. and M. men with the Texas
Company at Port Arthur:
Leverett, L. A., 1347 14th St,
Chemist, Research Lab., 22.
Hall, R. W., Box 80, City, Chem-
ist, Research Lab., ’22.
Rosenberg, M. L., Box 80, City,
Chemist, Research Lab., ’22.
Hanna, .F. W., 602 Stillwell Blvd.,
Chemist, Research Lab., ’22.
Japour, M. L., 1211 Procter St.,
Chemist, Research Lab., ’21.
Chewning, J. W., 912 6th St., Chem-
ist, Research Lab., ’13.
Franke, N. L., 5610 Stilwell Blvd.,
Research Department, Ex.
Trant, J. S., 1347 14th St., Elec-
trician, Lab., Ex.
Harrington, M. T., 912 6th St.,
Chemist, Analytical, Lab., ’22.
' Leverett, F. M., 2728 7th St., Me-
chanical Eng. Power Dept., 21.
Birdwell, L., 2028 15th St., Press-
ure Stills, Ex.
Haltom, Guy T., Consulting Elec-
trical Engineering, ’12.
 Fairbain, Head Pyrometer Depart-
ment, ’12.
Dick, Walter, 3007 6th St., Assis-
tant Boiler House Foreman, Ex.
Deason, H. K. 3114 Tth St., As-
sistant to Mr. Adams, ’17.
Priester, Electrical Eng., 17.
Ogburn, W. E., 2710 7th St., Lub-
rication Eng., Ex.
~ Atwell, Charlie, Asistant Chief
Engineer, ’12.
Caldwell, Bob, 2445 4th Street,
Draftsman, ’12.
~ Elliott, W. H., Chief Engineer, Ex.
Wilson, Civil Engineer, Ex.
Cousins, M. B.,, R. F. D. No. 1,
Box 194 B, Electrician Lab., Ex.
McSwain, Guy, 1347 14th St,
Pressure Stills, Ex.
Morton, O. L., 1630 6th St., Me-
chanical Engineer, ’11.
Armstead, George, 2201 4th St.,
Chemist Research Lab., 23.
Carlisle, J. T., Box 1712,
Farm Manager, ’22.
Thorn, Truck Driver, Ex.
Prince, G. H., 1021 5th St.,
Foreman Shipping Dept., Ex.
Carson, J. A., 1330 19th St., Fire-
man, Ex.
Moore, J. C., 1136 9th St., Chem-
ist Grease Plant, ’22.
City,
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RESOLUTIONS ARE
TYPICAL OF SPLENDID
SPIRIT OF MEETING
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worthy cause have already been
made by friends of education who
are not former students of the Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical College of
Texas, and
Whereas, our Association is now
being incorporated and a Board of
Trustees is being created who shall
have exclusive eharge of the admin-
istration of this sacred fund, thus
providing safe and adequate protec-
tion to all contributions, therefore
Be it resolved that the Associa-
tion of Former Students of the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College of
Texas tenders its thanks and appre-
ciation to all those splendid citizens
who have already assisted us in the
establishment of a student loan fund,
and
Be it further resolved that we
hereby extend an invitation to all
forward-looking friends of education
in this great state to join with us in
this noble work by making such con-
tributions as they may see fit to the
Student Loan Fund, and
Be it still further resolved that this
Association hereby pledges, both to
past contrbutors and to all those who
in the future shall make contribu-
tions to the Student Loan Fund, that
these sacred funds shall be honestly
and efficiently handled, zealously
guarded and conserved, and expend-
ed only for the high purpose for
which they have been contributed.
College Authorities.
Whereas, this Association holds no
official relation whatever with the
Agricultural and Mechanical College
of Texas but is organized and con-
ducted for the sole purpose of pro-
moting a spirit of fraternity among
its members and especially of ren-
dering, through cooperative means,
such assistance as possible to the
College and to all its officers and to
the student body, and
Whereas, it has been our happy
privilege to find all the affairs of the
College in a splendidly wholesome
and satisfactory condition, with har-
mony and efficiency prevailing every-
where, and with an excellent years
work just being completed by the
student body,
Therefore Be It Resolved,
FIRST: That we commend and
tender our sincerest thanks to Hon.
L. J. Hart, Chairman of our Board of
Directors, who has served our Col-
lege so long and so ably in this cap-
acity, and to each and every mem-
ber of said Board of Directors in-
dividually and collectively for their
constant, careful, and wise direction
of the affairs of the institution. We
recognize that this is in truth a la-
bor of love and that these splendid
citizens are making a real contribu-
tion to the welfare and progress of
the state.
SECOND: That we again re-af-
firm our admiration and approval of,
and our loyalty to, our distinguished
President, Dr. W. B. Bizzell. Pro-
vidence seems always to have raised
up a great man for each great un-
dertaking. And still more fortun-
ately the greatness of the man al-
ways increases with the growth of
now one of the great: College execu-
tives of America. We congratulate
him more especially we congratulate
the College and wish for him a long
life of useful service in the exalted
position he now holds.
THIRD: We renew our pledges
of support for our college faculty and
wish to assure its various members
of our heartiest appreciation of the
excellent work being done for our
students.
FOURTH: We desire to make
especial mention of the very valuable
work being done by our Experiment
Station and by the Extension De-
partment. Being on the outside our-
selves we have perhaps a better op-
portunity to observe this work than
any other, and it with much pleasure
that we report most satisfactory re-
sults being obtained by both these
agencies, and we pledge our hearti-
est cooperation and support to their
work.
Fall Reunion.
Whereas, it is beneficial both to
the individual Former Student and
to our Association for its members
to assemble in meetings as often as
practicable, for purposes of social
intercourse and for the promotion
of College Spirit, and
Whereas, the football season na-
turally creates enthusiasm and af-
fords convenient opportunity for such
meetings, and
Whereas, Waco is located in the
center of the state and is therefore,
convenient to all, and is also the
home of a large sister institution of
learning, and
Whereas, the Waco Club of this|
Association has extended a cordial
and urgent invitation for such an
annual gathering on the day -of the
A. and M.-Baylor football game,
therefore
Be it resolved by this Association
that we sanction such gathering, and
officially designate it to our annual
fall reunion, and urge all members
to attend.
Marion Church.
Whereas, Hon. Marion S. Church,
who has, for the year now ending,
served this Association as its presi-
dent, has contributed of his ability,
time and effort without stint or
measure; has brought to our service
a trained mind backed by naturally
sound judgment; has added to this
an enthusiasm and an eloquence of
appeal that cannot be refused; and
above all his revealed to us a heart-
full of love for our Alma Mater and
a burning desire to render to the old
school the greatest service of which
he is capable, therefore
Be it resolved by the Association
of Former Students of the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College of Tex-
as that we hereby extend to Marion °
Church our fullest recognition of his
splendid effort; and sincerest appre-
ciation and thanks for the valuable
service rendered; and our heartfelt
best wishes for his future success and
happiness.
RE Ea a P°.b-L HA, PH R
GEORGE ALTGELT IS
MOVING TO CUBA TO
WORK WITH SUGAR
In the removal of George Altgelt
and family from El Paso the Associa-
tion of Former Students has lost one
of its staunchest supporters in that
section of the State. Altgelt sever-
ed his connection with the agricul-
tural extension service of the College
on June 6, and went to Central Santo
Tomas, Prov., Cuba, where he will
serve as an agriculturist.
Central Santo Tomas is one of the
General Sugar Co’s. Holdings, that
company being a subsidiary of the
National City Bank.
Altgelt has served as president of
the El Paso A. and M. Club for the
past year. Arthur Dieterich is the
new president.
George says that just as soon as
he can get a Cuban A. and M. club
to functioning that we will hear from
him.
He certainly has been faithful and
effective in the intoresis of the Asso-
ciation. Incidentally the extension
service is losing one of its best men.
SRELLA SPIN TREN WOR,
COME ON ST. LOUIS.
Dr. Oliver O’Bar, 3500 N. Erand
Boulevard, St. Louis, who was here
in ’91 and who had not been back on
the campus since he left here then
to take pre medical work was an in-
terested visitor on the campus this
commencement. Dr. O’Bar has
been practicing medicine in St. Louis
for a number of years.
There are a great many A. and
M. men it St. Louis and Texas Ag-
gies are counting on Dr. O’Bar to
take the lead in organizing them into
an active club just as the Washing-
ton, New York, and Chicago boys are
organized. He has been intimately
associated with Dr. H. L. Whitener,
2009 E. Grand Ave., another Aggie.
Dr. O’'Bar has been made
a member of the Board of Directors
of the Association.
EL PASO A. AND M. CLUB.
By PERCY McGEE, JR.
Meeting was called to order 8 p.
m., Wednesday, May 14th, 1924, at
the Chamber of Commerce, by Presi-
dent Altgelt. The following members
were present: N. P. Coleman, A. F.
Dieterich, H. F. Dieterich, George
Altgelt, Percy McGee, Jr., L. S.
Thorne, O. L. Dockum, D. V. Thomas.
Motion was made and carried to
adopt by-laws as presented and read.
The following officers for the en-
suing year were elected:
George Altgelt, president; A. F.
Dieterich, first vice-president; D. V.
Thomas, second Vice-president; Percy
McGee, Jr., secretary-treasurer; N. P.
Coleman, sergeant-at-arms.
Motion made and carried that the
president be instructed to decide ‘the
matter of dues, as to the amount and
when to be collected.
Mr. W. B. Lanham then made a
speech about the College and condi-
tions there.
Motion made and carried that the
secretary send a report of the meet-
ing to Col. Ike Ashburn.
Meeting adjourned.
SAN ANTONIO A. AND M. CLUB.
BILL ORTH
You'll have a new correspondent
from now on—John A. Williamson.
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We had a great luncheon following
commencement and were greatly re-
joiced over the election of the new
president, Polly Krueger. When the
rest of you fellows know him as in-
timately as we do, you will begin to
understand why the Alamo City gang
loves him so.
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“Sully” was over for our last
luncheon and made a good talk to us.
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Bob Orth landed at Galveston the
eleventh from New York City, West-
ern Electric. After a visit in San An-
tonio he will return to the big city
about July 1.