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THE TEXAS AGGIE Published semi-monthly by The Asso- ciation of Former Students of the Ag- rvicultural and Mechanical College of Texas. BRYAN, TEXAS. A Po ROLLINS: Aft oo: rire President JULIUS SCHEPPS ...Vice-President TEMPLE B. HOFFER.......... GEORGE P. KNOX...Vice-President IKE ASHBURN, Executive Secretary E. E. McQUILLEN,.........ccvtn. Assistant Secretary oe se ie minis sina oe Subscription price $5.00 including membership in the Association of Former Students; $2.00 to those not eligible for membership. ADVERTISING RATES: Per Inch For year’s contract............ 30c For six month’s contract....... 40c For less than six months...... 50c Entered as second-class matter at Bryan, Texas. IKE ASHBURN .......... Publisher DIRECTORS B.Sc READINGL. » cviols sanpringein t's Texarkana WE SAMPSON. coe cosine se sinfe Beaumont JOHAN C.- PORTER. ......0eucrness Terrell AUBREY LEGG: ....cvvesveseins McKinney JULIUS SCHEPPS ... iv vs ss we svnas Dallas GoW. BARNES ... «ie vis sols beke slsrneis Bryan CoE. P. WISRODT. .. ot sisssses Galveston ANP. BOLLINS cis she foie sionsisioheise Houston GEORGE C. PALMER........ «4 Robstown CRAWFORD BOOTHE ............ Taylor ABE GROSS: ls alee cde vies ss vileloge inteie Waco TEMPLE B. HOFFER.......... Fort Worth GQ, iD EVERETT, (oie oi slstn le osha jst apeiere Denton GEORGE: P. KNOX 4. ve civini es San Antonio ROBERT W. BRIGGS. .....ccc0e0e. Pharr ARTHUR F. DIETERICH.......... El Paso JR STRANGE oie « soieion sie sale Lubbock DUDLEY MOORE “i... . . +e onislcicinns Lampasas LoD ROY II lee «leis sieraia foils Detroit, Mich. B.SC RACH. I. lo hin ods isles New York City M. HH KOTZEBUE., . «.cs'sssiss Tulsa, Okla. HAL IMOSELEYS ois v5 oe o'w.oieisiel siafuiere Dallas JACK 'B. ROBERTS. .. vos Breckenridge H. H. UECKERT ... fei % vevisios ise Houston LUKE “SL. ‘BALLARD... fi. cs sioieiviaisis Taylor that report will be found elsewhere in THE AGGIE. Much to the graitfication of those present Marion S. Church had been chosen as the speaker of the after- noon meeting and the “Parson” made one of those fine speeches of his such as no one else can make. The necessity for increased activity on the part of A. and M. men everywhere in the interest of increased finance was stressed in his talk. Jack Williams, president of the class of ’26 was introduced and prom- ised the full cooperation of the out- going class in the affairs of the Asso- ciation. President Ballard then called for the report of the special committee on resolutions touching upon the death of P. S. Tilson. Chairman Hall read the resolution. Judge W. A. Wurzbach of San Antnio, paid a touching tribute to this good man and he was followed by Major L. L. Me- Innis, of Bryan, a faculty associate of Dr. Tilson’s who spoke of him as a man and as a professor. The resolu- tion was adopted by a rising vote. Col. Abe Gross acting for the com- mittee appointed in November at the special meeting at Waco, by President Ballard to give study to the question of closer contact and relationship be- tween the State organization and the local clubs, then made a report, which report formed the basis for much dis- cussion. After the expression of many viewpoints and a number of parliamentary manouevers it was moved and carried that the question of more harmonious and closer rela- tionships between the State associa- tion and local clubs be referred to the newly elected Board of Directors of the State Association for study and report back to the Association at its next business meeting. Chairman Rollins of the auditing committee reported that an investi- gation of the records of the business office of the Ascsociation had disclos- ed no irregularities and that the rec- ords are being well kept. The report of the resolutions com- mittee then was read and adopted. Elesewhere in THE AGGIE these res- olutions are reproduced. Dean E. J. Kyle of the School of Agriculture then introduced Harry L. Seay, president of the American Rio Grande Valley and Irrigation Co., at Mercedes, which organization is mak- ing an annual award to a representa- tive A. and M. man near Mercedes. Mr. Seay also is president of the Southland Life Insurance Co., at Dal- las. Mr. Seay stated that last year they made an award of twenty-five acres to a properly qualified A. and M. man who was expected to set the pace for intelligent farming in that section and that more of such awards are to come along in succeeding years. He paid a distinct compliment to the College. Following his brief talk Marion S. Church moved that Mr. Seay be made an honorary member of the Associa- tion of Former Students. The motion was adopted unanimously by a rising vote. Chairman Thanheiser then reported for the nomination committee that they were prepared to nominate twenty-five directors, three of whom were to be out of state, eighteen, or one from each of the congressional districts of Texas, and four at large. lowing directors named: R. S. Read- ing, Texarkana; W. E. Sampson, Beau- mont; John C. Porter, Terrell; Au- brey Legg, McKinney; Julius Schepps, Dallas; G. W. Barnes, Bryan; C. E. P. Wisrodt, Galveston; A. P. Rollins, Houston; George C. Palmer, Robs- town; Crawford Boothe, Taylor, Abe Gross, Waco; Temple B. Hoffer, Fort Worth; G. D. Everett, Denton; George P. Knox, San Antonio; Robert W. Briggs, Pharr; Arthur F. Dieterich, El Paso; J. R. Strange, Lubbock; Dudley Moore, Lampassas; L. D. Roy- er, Detroit, Mich.; E. C. Rack, New York City; M.3VH. Kotzebue, Tulsa, Okla.; Hal Mosely, Dallas; Jack B. Roberts, Breckenridge; H. H. Ueckert, Houston, and Luke L. Bal- lard, Taylor. ~ The directors then retired and chose for the officers of the Associa- tion: President, Andy Rollins, Hous- ton; Vice-Presidents, Julius Schepps, Dallas; Temple B. Hoffer, Fort Worth, and George P. Knox, San Antonio. Ike Ashburn was chosen Secretary-Treas- urer. y While the Board of Directors were deliberating, Victor Barracco of Hous- ton, showed how easy it is to write notes by demonstrating on some of the old Aggies back on the campus, Col. P. L. Downs gave some interest- ing history with reference to the College and many others were intro- duced to the Association. The meeting closed following a fine message from the newly elected pres- ident. At 6:00 p. m. the visitors were the guests of the Brazos County exes at a barbecue at the Stock Judging Pa- vilion. \ SCHEPPS HEADS NEW EXECUTIVES OF DALLAS CLUB Strong Officers and Board of Direc- tors Promise to Make Dallas Ag- gies Bigger and Better. Officers for the last half of the year were recently chosen by the Dallas Club and a slate headed by Julius Schepps had a clean sweep of the bal- lots. With Schepps as Prexy, A. K. “Dad” Short, A. Y. Shiels, and Ewing Mosely as vices, the executive end of the organization is in capable hands. The watch-dog of the bulging treas- ury is Dave Levy, Glen Sneed and G. R. Fenner are chaplains and Benny Garrity will lead the yells. That line up promises to carry the Dallas Ag- gies thru their most successful fall. Not content with an all-star group of officers they went to work and se- lected a star board of directors, Asa Hunt heads the board with Joe Utay, M. E. Rollins, F. K. McGinnis, and Bob Shiels to back him up. The nomination committee is re- ported smoking fine cigars and was composed of Dan Rugel, Nestor Mec- Ginnis, S. A. Lipscomb, and Mark McGee. DR. JOE GILBERT NEW PRESIDENT TEXAS MEDICS “A. and M. Grad of ’94, Chosen to High Honor—Many Prominent Physi- cians Took Pre-Med. Work At A. and M. Dr. Joe Gilbert, newly elected pres- ident of the Texas State Medical As- sociation, received his B. S. degree in agriculture at A. and M. College of Texas in ’94, and was College phys- ican here from 1906-1908. Dr. Gilbert was a premedical class student at A. and M., which institute has produced many of the most prom- inent doctors in the state. More than 100 Texas doctors have taken pre- medic courses here, among them being Dr. J. Allen Kyle, Houston; Dr. W. H. Luckett, New York; Dr. Ruth Adams, Waco; and Dr. O. G. Pott- hast, San Antonio. This year A. and M. is conferring degrees on six men in premedic work, who will complete their studies elsewhere for M. D. de- grees. Classes in this course are steadily increasing, this year’s grad- uates being the greatest number ever given degrees here. lh re FRED NEWPORT, 23, RE- SIGNS AS COUNTY AGENT TO TAKE MANAGERS PLACE Fred C. Newport, 23, county agent of Hill county, and one of the most suc- cessful men in that kind of work, re- cently resigned to become manager of the Hooks Bros. Farms in Hill county. That is one of the difficulties of the Extension Service, some commercial proposition is always coming along and taking toll of some of the best men they have. Newport has made a wonderful record in Hill county and a host of friends. The report was adopted and the fol- Association. Students.” Worth and is also a member of the City Commission in that city. Hoffer who gave to the Association its present “Directory of Former Temple B. Hoffer, 04, B. S. in C. E., Fort Worth, Vice-President of the Hoffer is president of the Hoffer Oil Corporation at Fort It was CATTLE RAISERS HOLD MEETING ASA. &M. GUESTS Several Old Aggies Present as Mem- bers Executive Committee Texas Cattle Raisers’ Association. The Executive Committee of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Rais- ers’ Association held their quarterly meeting at College this past week and the two days spent at A. and M. were a revelation to many of these sturdy leaders of the greatest and most romantic of the Southwest’s in- dustries. Among the A. and M. men on hand were Jno. C. Burns, '04, Field Secretary for the Hereford Associa- tion; L. P. Jones, ’15, of Benjamin; Dayton “Tad” Moses, Jr., ’18, secre- tary of the Cattlemens’ Association, with headquarters at Fort Worth; George R. White, ’95, of Brady; P. L. “Pink” Downs, Jr., of Temple, and Walter Boothe of Sweetwater, a mem- ber of the A. and M. Board of Direc- tors. The cattlemen enjoyed their stay with us and the College was an eye- opener to those who were unacquaint- ed with it and its service to the state. Dean E. J. Kyle was in general charge of the visitors’ entertainment while on the campus and the meeting was a huge success. LAMBERT BALLARD AND “DOC” GILES MAKE MOVES For the past year W. L. “Lambo” Ballard and D. D. “Doc” Giles, both of the class of ’22, have been travel- ing the state together. Balard as a representative of the Briggs-Weaver Machinery Co. of Dallas and “Doc” as a representative of Squibb & Sons. Lambert is moving his headquarters to Jacksonville, Texas, where he will remain with his present connection. He gets his mail at Box 1027. “Doc” has resigned from the Squibb organization to take the head of the Animal Husbandry Department of Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College at Nacogdoches. Rumor has it that both these Aggies will wed sometime this fall. Both of them were hard-boiled cavalrymen during their days at Aggieland and are known to many Aggies thru the state. “0X” DIETERICH PLACES HIGH IN NA- TIONAL TRACK MEET L. G. Dieterich, Aggie javelin heav- er and captain of football this fall, went to the National Intercollegiate Track and Field Meet at Chicago re- cently and took second in his event, the javelin throw. Competing against the best in the country the feat of the Aggie star is a feather in the cap of Southwestern athletics. GEORGE P. KNOX, ’14, TAKES THE LEAP George P. Knox, '14, of the Knox Nurseries at San Antonio, took the fatal leap into holy wedlock on June 1. Efforts to get in touch with George and get the full details have proven fruitless thus far. Charles R. Dollinger, 26, will report to the Westinghouse Electric Com- pany, Chicago, on July 1st. 3 Peyoty LLLLLIT | HE i | lida UST what you want in your home — clean, quiet, ever dependable electrical refrigeration — plus economy of operation and low cost of purchase. Universal Cooler combines all these advantages. 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Pemberthy, Ohio State University graduate in physical edu- cation and who for the past year has been an assistant in that depart- ment in charge of intramural ath- letics, has been appointed by the Athletic Council to asist Johnny Bender in administering that depart- ment at A. and M., succeeding H. H. House who has resigned to go to the University of Washington. Bender will be the administrative head in ad- dition to his work as Freshman coach. Pemberthy will have charge of the in- tramural program and will assist in the instructional work offered in that department. EEE ee a aa EES B. W. Haywood, another of the ’26 gang is with the Sun Oil Company in Dallas. He’s been seen with Ted Winn who is also with that company and who is living in Dallas now. AGGIE VETS HERE FOR STATE MEET One of the summer activities that prought back a large number of old Aggies was the annual meeting of the State Association of Veterinarians. They met at the College for one week. Milk and meat inspection work fea- tured this year’s conference. Fritz Murray of Taylor, V. Scott of Stephen- ville, Ross Dunn of Houston, Walter Johnston of Galveston, Raymond Childress of Beaumont, ‘““Doc” Stall- ings of Houston, all of them holders of the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the A. and M. School of Veterinary Medicine, were back for the meeting. L. H. “Gig” Runge, ’18, is with the Cotton Concentration Company at Galveston, finding great pride in the fact that that city is the largest cot- ton port in the world. “Gig” is one of the three Runges to finish at A. and M. The others are Forrest, at San Angelo, and Eyl of Atlanta, Georgia. ® 4 % AA PAN PAN VV VV VVVVVVVV 6°. FARM < OOOO A 810 Mercantile Bank Bldg. A VV VVVVVVVVVVVV A ® W. 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