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Charles Rogan, 70I-3 Littlefield Biag., Austin, Texas. por # TO POSTMASTER: my RETURN If this paper is not ‘ POSTAGE called for return postage is guaran- GUARANTEED teed by publisher. : ! J i j j ; 4 / \ ; 3 f : l ( L J : + fe Published Semi-Monthly by the Association of Former Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. VOLUME IV. BRYAN, TEXAS JUNE 21, 1926. NUMBER 16 “AN y” ROLLINS HEAD/ ASSOCIATION SAN ANGELO MEN GIVEBIGPARTY FOR DEAN FRILEY West Texans Entertain Aggie Dean and High School Graduates in Char- acteristic Style With Huge Ban- quet That Opens Angelo’s Eyes. OLD AGGIES SPEAK High School Boys Given Real Insight Into Life at Aggieland—Penrose Metcalfe Keeps Order—C. H. Weddell Leads Yells and Every- body Has Big Time. On the occasion of a visit to their city by Dean Charles E. Friley to de- liver several commencement addresses in that vicinity, the San Angelo Exes put on an A. and M. party in real West Texas form. And anyone knows that that means a real party. Aggies gathered in San Antonio from all over that part of the State and with the High School graduates as guests they took possession of the city for the evening. Dean Friley gave the principal ad- dress of the banquet but C. H. Wed- dell, 25, E. V. Spence, ’11 and ’24, Forrest Runge, ’14, Penrose Metcalfe, ’16, T. J. Kelly, 18, O. W. Green, ’15, and George Lane, "14, all got the fever and delivered snappy and entertain- ing talks on Aggie life and experi- ences. It was a real Aggie party with plenty of food to eat, food for thuoght, enthusiasm and entertainment. Among those present were: R. C. Leffel, ’18; A. B. Stocks, 23; 0. W. Green, 15; J. W. Porter, 22; E. H. Nimitz, 23; E. V. Spence, '11 and 24; Penrose Metcalfe, ’'16; E. C. Gunter, ’24; Felix Probandt, 11; J. F. Runge, '14; E. T. Rawlings, ’18; R. A. Linderman, "18; L. W. Thomp- son, 24; C. J. Davidson, ’16; A. R. Reese, ’19; J. T. Adams, 04; R. Reed, 20; H. B. Andrews, W. C. Weddell, 25; E. L. Egan, 23; George L. Lane, ’14; F. H. Young, 27: R..L. Rogers, 24; R. M. Bur- man, Erskine, 24; T. J. Kelly, ’18. The high school students in attendance were: John Davenport, J. E. Elliott, James Clay, W. H. Collyns, J. GC. Oliver, John Luckie, Weldon Humph- rey and Charles Kirkpatrick. “DAD” SHORT, 00, HEADS SEED (0. SERVICE BUREAU Well Known A. and M. Agricultural Leader Put At Head of New En- deavor of Large Seed Company. A. K. “Dad” Short, ’00, the man who put over the Sears-Roebuck Stu- dent Loan Fund for the Association has resigned his position with that company to accept a place as head of the Agricultural Service Bureau of the Robert Nicholson Seed Company at Dallas. “Dad” is one of the best known and most loved agriculturalists in the Southwest. For many years he was an expert with the Extension Service of the College and his work with the Sears-Roebuck Agricultural Foundation was outstanding in its field. In speaking of the establish- ment of his new work “Dad” had the following to say: “This offers unlimited possibilities for service by personal contact with farmers in their fields and other farm meetings, and in reliable farm infor- mation that will be sent out from the office. service where personal attention will be given to inquiries pertaining to all | . farm problems.” His many A. and M. friends will wish him success in this epoch making undertaking. As THE AGGIE goes to press word comes of the death of A. Y. Shiels, ’11, of Dallas. A. Y. has been one of the most active and loyal members of the Associa- tion during its entire life and is known and loved by thousands of A. and M. men. He was re- cently elected a Vice-President of the Dallas A. and M. Club, and has served that body as President several times. CE SR gpl 28: J. P.:Burden, ’25; A.: M.; In addition to field service, the | office will maintain a correspondence | FIFTIETH COM- MENCEMENT GOES INTO HISTORY Brilliant Addresses, Military Reviews, Social Events, Visiting Parents and Happy “Old-Timers” Pass Big Week-End. Featuring the fiftieth commence- ment of the College the graduating exercises of this past year attracted a great gathering of parents of sen- iors, former students and friends of Former Students succeeding Luke L. headquarters at Houston. uvates of the College. Andy P. Rollins, ’06, B. S. in Civil Engineering, member of the firm of Nagle, Witt and Rollins, is the newly elected president of the Association of He is one of the outstanding engineering grad- Ballard of Taylor. Andy makes his FIFTY-FIVE GRID CANDIDATES INVITED BACK FOR SEPTEMBER 10 Aggie Squad Shows Only six Letter Men Returning, But Both Reserves and “Fish” Look Capable of Filling Vacant Places. ia Its mighty hot to be thinking about football and cool fall days but Dana Bible has been busy laying fall cam- paign plans and has made out his list of men who will be invited back for the preliminary period of football starting September 10th this fall. A survey of the list reveals an unusual lack of letter men who will be on hand and an unusual number of in- experienced men who will battle for varsity places for the first time. Captain Dieterich will lead his squad and head the linemen. With him as letter men will be Sikes and Price at ends, and Babe Watts at cen- ter. In the backfield Joel Hunt and “Jelly” Woodman will be the only var- sity letter men. Its a nice nucleus as far as it goes but it has to go a long | way. The five other places, assuming all the above letter men come thru and remain uninjured will be fought for by some fifty ambitious and enthusi- astie, if green, youngsters. However, the outlook is not as bad as it sounds. Some of the non-letter men are experienced and capable men. Spike Arnold, Happy Colgin, Edgar, Utay, and Willis, have all had Varsity squad experience and cannot be called green men. Sprott, Rektorik, Bryant, Deffebach, Gibson, Lister, Townsend, Figarri, Morris and Wylie are linemen who have been thru Rothgeb’s mill and any one of them may develop into a star forward. The coming-up crop of Freshmen is too numerous to mention, but among them are some of the brightest look- ing prospects the Aggies have had in several years. This fall they get their longed for opportunity to blossom or to wilt. Here is the group who’ll carry the Aggie colors this fall: Arnold, D. C., back, 2 years on i , sity squad. Biffle, R. E., back, 1 year on fresh- | man team. | Bisagnio, J. J. back, 1 year on] freshman team. Burgess, H. E. back, 1 year on ' freshman team. | Colgin, P. C., back, 1 year on var- | sity squad. Cole, Ovid, back, Battalion football | league. Davis, W. E., back, 1 year on fresh- man team. Edgar, R. L., back, 1 year on var- sity squad. Flory, C. M., back, 1 year on fresh- man team. Hunt, O. J., back, varsity letter 1 year. Miller, C. N., back, Battalion foot- i — yo ball league. Oliver, G. Jr., back, Battalion foot- ball league. O’Neil, D. H., back, 1 year on fresh- man team. Pyland, J. A., back, 1 year on fresh- man team. Simmons, J. A., back, freshman team. Swift, H. G., back, 1 year on fresh- man team. Utay, S., back, 1 year on varsity squad. Weston, F. H., back, Battalion foot- ball league. Willis, W. D., back, 1 year on var- 1 year on sity squad. Woodman, V. W., back, varsity let- ter 1 year. Bryant, A. C., end, 1 year on var- sity squad. Deffebach, J. A., end, 1 year on var- sity squad. Gibson, A. N., end, 1 year on var- sity squad. Holt, E.,, end, Battalion football league. Konecny, Johnnie, end, 1 year on freshman team. Lister, W. S., end, 1 year on var- sity squad. Petty, S. J., end, 1 year on fresh- man team. Pickett, R. W., end, 1 year on fresh- man team. Price, P. M., end, varsity letter 1 year. Sikes, J. V., end, varsity letter 1 year. Townsend, H. W., end, 1 year on varsity squad. Crawford, 'W. L., football league. Cuthrell, J. H., freshman team. Dieterich, L. G., tackle, varsity let- terman 2 years (Captain). Figari, E. E., tackle, varsity squad. Holleron, W. K., freshman team. Holmes, J. G., freshman team. Miller, E. C., tackle, Battalion foot- ball league. Mosher, E. J., tackle, Battalion foot- ball league. tackle, Battalion tackle, 1 year on 1 year on tackle, 1 year on tackle, 1 year on Morris, G. A., tackle, 1 year on var- sity squad. Sprott, A. C., tackle, 1 year on var- sity squad. Welsh, K. R., tackle, 1 year on freshman team. Bodine, W. R. guard, Battalion foot- ball league. Maufrais, C. B., guard, 1 year on freshman team. (Continued on Page 4) the College to what proved to be per- haps the most brilliant commence- ment in the history of the institu- tion. The commencement sermon was delivered by President C. C. Selecman, of S. M. U., Dallas, while the bacca- laureate address was given by Dr. Liberty Hyde Bailey of Cornell Uni- versity. The old timers were here in great numbers making their plans for the Semi-Centennial Celebration Oct. 15, 16, and 17 of this year. The graduating class numbered 269. Honors and distinctions were greatly increased. Fine scholarship through- out the last collegiate year was re- flected and all in all it was a truly re- markable commencement program. |. Sunday afternoon former students attended open house at the home of Mr. and Mrs. lke Ashburn. The presence of Dr. Hutton, Dr. and Mrs. Francis, and others of early and long connection with the institution served to give the informal gathering a re- union atmosphere. Sunday evening President and Mrs. Walton held open house for parents of seniors, ex-students and for friends of the institution on the presidential lawn, a truly delightful gathering. Monday was a day of inspections and drills and the afternoon was marked by the business meeting of the Association followed by a barbe- cue tendered the ex-students by the Brazos County Ex-Students’ Club. The final ball wound up the day. Tuesday morning the commencement exercises proper and then at 1:30 that final pa- rade. By 3:40 the campus was depop- ulated, six special trains and a regu- lar caravan of automobiles having whisked away students and guests alike. W. H. Ingram, ’23, is with the Texas Power and Light Company, 524 In- terurban Building, Dallas. ASHBURN REPORT SHOWS PROGRESS FOR YEAR 25-26 gress in Student Loans, 510 Hav- ing Been Made Last Scho- lastic Year. Tremendous growth in the student loan activities of the Association was shown by the report of the Executive Secretary, Ike Ashburn, given at the annual business meeting of the or- Three times as many loans were made in the scholastic year of 1925-26 as were made in the preceding period there having been 512 loans made by the Association this year just closing. The amount represented in these loans was over $100 per man or in excess of $51,000.- 00. Secretary Ashburn, instead of read- ing his report, gave a verbal report! of the activities of the Association. Three "major objectives were out- lined for the Association activities, those being: first, work for the in- stitution supplementing the efforts of the Board of Directors, President, and other constituted authorities of the College along with every possible line of helpfulness to the institution; ganization. touch with each other, publication of THE AGGIE and other papers of in-| terest to the ex-students, work with! athletics (both the secretary and as- sistant secretary are members of the Athletic Council) seeking of positions for unemployed Aggies or helping men who wish to make a change, and everything that means for the hap- piness and well-being of the former students; and third, work with the present-day cadet through student loans, through employment placing, and through counsel and friendship. Each of these fields were covered. Legislative effort, work in helping or- ganize the East Texas Chamber of Commerce, attendance at high school commencements, luncheon clubs, and many such efforts were outlined, as evamples of helpfulness to the in- stitution. New local clubs were reported as at Boston, Mass.; El Paso, San An- gelo, Pittsburg, Fort Worth on a reg- ular weekly meeting basis, Lubbock, monthly; Austin, reorganized. New Mothers’ Clubs are at Waco, Houston and San Antonio. MANY RESOLUTIONS REFLECT SPIRIT OF ASSN MEETING Business Meeting of Exes Commends Board of Directors, Seniors, President and Commandant. At its annual meeting the Associa- tion of Former Students employed resolutions to express among other | things their extreme gratification for the excellence of the scholastic year just closed. Marion Church, chair- man, Andy Rollins, E. P. Hunter, A. K. Short and A. L. Ward, composed the committee. Here are the resolutions as adopted: To the Senior Class Whereas, the spirit and conduct of the senior class in cooperating with and aiding the officers of the College in maintaining a desirable and envi- able discipline in the conduct of the entire corps of cadets during the past session has been exceptionally marked and Whereas, such discipline, gentle- manly and military bearing is in ac- cord with the Aggie Spirit as desired by this Association; Therefore, be it resolved by this As- sociation, that we heartily endorse and commend the conduct of the sen- ior class and express to them our sincerest appreciation for the disecip- line they have helped to maintain and we most earnestly commend their! conduct and record to the incoming senior class as being especially worthy of emulation to the highest possible extent. Athletic Successes Whereas, our Coaches D. X. Bible, Claude Rothgeb, Frank G. Anderson, and John R. Bender, and Business Manager James Sullivan, have brought about a highly year in all sports and athletics in general producing Southwestern championships in football, cross coun- try and golf, finishing second in track and baseball and making good show- ing in basketball, and Whereas, such records are unusual | and are resultant principally from the «good work of these splendid men; Now, therefore, be it resolved that { we do convey to these gentlemen, by means of this resolution our sincere thanks and appreciation for their splendid services and results, further that we assure them that we appre- ciate their abilities to produce such teams without coarse or ungentleman- ly tactics but by a thorough under- standing of their chosen work and (Continued on Page 4) Secretary of Association Shows Pro- i dents. second, keeping the ew-students in| | Students, May 31, College successful | land Meredith James. Commencement Business Meeting Well Attended and Strong Sif of Officers Selected for 1926-27 “MINUTES” SHOW LIVELY EVENTS ANNUAL MEETING 200 Aggie Exes on Hand for Business Meeting—Association Shows Good Progress But Faces Real Tests Ahead. Following one of the most rousing and successful meetings ever held by the Association of Former Students, Andy Rollins, ’06, of the firm of Nagle, Witt and Rollins, headquarters at Houston, was unanimously chosen as President of the Association for the ensuing year. Assisting him are Temple B. Hoffer, ’04, president of the Hoffer Oil Corporation, Fort Worth, and a member of the city commission of that city; Julius Schepps of the Schepps bakeries, Dal- las, a ’14 man, and George P. Knox of Knox Nurseries, San Antonio, also a '14 man, were chosen as vice-presi- Ike Ashburn was reelected as executive secretary and treasurer. The meeting got away to a fine start after music by the Aggieland Eight orchestra. A full account of the business trans- acted at the meeting is given under the heading of “Minutes of the As- sociation,” to be found below: MINUTES OF 1926 MEETING ‘Minutes of the Annual Business Meeting of the Association of Former Station, Texas, follow: Music by the Aggieland Eight or- chestra added zest to the opening of the annual business meeting of the Association. Invocation was offered by Rev. W. H. Matthews of the Col- lege Y. M. C. A. Silent tribute to the memory of the ten members of the Association and all other A. and M. men who have died during the past year was offered fol- lowing the reading of the list of the dead by Secretary Ike Ashburn. R. P. Yett of the Aggieland orchestra sounded taps following the silent tribute. ) President T. O. Walton of the Col- lege received a hearty welcome when he was called to the speakers’ stand by Luke L. Ballard, president of the Association. President Walton dis- cussed some of the problems that lie ahead of the College and expressed his appreciation for the fine loyalty and helpfulness of the Association. President Ballard announced the ap- pointment of the collowing commit- tees: Nominations—Marion S. Church, Dallas; Andy P. Rollins, Houston; E. P. Humbert, Waco; A. K. Short, Dallas, and A. L. Ward, of College Station. Auditing—Andy Rollins, Tyree L. Bell, Corsicana, and E. P. Hunter, Waco. Nomination of Directors—C. A. Thanheiser, Houston; E. R. Eudaly, Waco, and Carleton A. Meredith, of Dallas. A special committee to draft reso- lutions on the death of P. S. Tilson, which occurred May 29 at Houston was announced by President Ballard as consisting of Graham Hall, C. Hohn, Ernest Japhet, H. H. Ueckert, Another com- mittee which is to give consideration to the framing of a proposed ritual for introduction of Aggies into A. and M. Clubs is composed of Marion Church and Abe Gross of Waco. It was moved and carried that the minutes of the 1925 meeting of the Association, which minutes were pub- lished in THE AGGIE, be approved and that the reading of the minutes be dispensed with. President Ballard then made his an- nual report which pointed out some of the accomplishments of the organiza- tion during the past year and pointed the way to far greater achievements by the Association. The report of the secretary-treas- urer then was given and a digest of