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
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DIRECTORS
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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.
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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.
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SUCCESSOR TO HOUSE
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CHOSEN BY COUNCIL
Walter L. 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.
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