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Vr. P. E. Zimmerman, 1606 Main St., Houston, Texas. Fan aranr., £ x x ¥ * ¥ ¥ ¥ % 8 : * * + TO POSTMASTER * * If this paper is net * : RETURN 3 * called f etu * * pestage > iii * A POSTAGE “ * teed by publisher. * * GUARANTEED * * * x * * * ¥ XxX Xx ¥ ¥ ¥ BTR TIO ed RE Published Semi-Monthly by the Association of Former Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. VOLUME IV. BRYAN, TEXAS NOVEMBER 5, 1927. NO. 42 Farmers BARBECUED DUCK FEATURES LUNCH LUBBOCK AGGIES Three Hundred A. & M. Visitors Feted by Lubbock Club in Greatest West Texas A. & M. Meeting Duck Barbecue!!! Oh, Boy! That's a new one but a good one and its what the Lubbock A. & M, Club fed some three hundred visiting Aggies and their families when the Farmers played Texas Tech in their city re- cently. A. & M. men gathered from all over West Texas. R. C, Leffel, 18, lead a delegation in from San Angelo. Douglas Burns, ’16, came with a gang from Lamesa. John Cunningham, ’23, and “Red” Wright brought the whole Amarillo gang. “Rube” Whipkey, ’11, came in from Colorado, “Cotton” Davidson, 24, from Pampa, B. H, Hopkins, ’25, from Farwell and scores of others from all over West Texas and New Mexico. It was the greatest A. & M. gathering ever held in West Texas. The Lubbock Club left nothing un- done in the way of entertainment. Under the leadership of W, L. “Runt” Stangel, ’15, President of the Lub- bock Club, the various committees functioned perfectly. Frank McClen- don, ’27, had cars enough on tap to haul any A. & M. visitor all over the city or anywhere he wished to go “panlac” Strange, ’22, held forth at the registration bureau and got the name and tagged them as they came in. Grover Merrill, Charley Reed, N. L, Peters, ’17, and Clarence Symes, ’08, all had charge of various com- mittees and every man did his share. The most important committee of the barbecue was headed by C. E. -Maedgen, ’04, in charge of furnishing . “at? for “so eral hund.ed faun- gry ‘A. & M. men. He appointed W. G. “Bo” McMillan, ’23, as his chief nimrod and “Bo” delivered the goods with the help of Grady Higginbotham, ’12, and several other famous hunters. Several hundred wild duck were bagged and served at the luncheon to the delight of those present. Speeches were limited at the bar- becue but those present were wel- comed by Stangel and Charley Maed- gen. President Walton delivered the address of the occasion and Secretary McQuillen was allowed a few words. J. C. McNeil, 96, one of the members of A. & M.s first football team was introduced. It was an eminently suc- cessful party and day, and a great tribute to the work and industry of the men making up the Lubbock A. & M. Club. Lambert Ballard, ’22, is still hit- ting the road for the Briggs-Weaver Machinery Co., of Dallas, having East Texas as his territory. He is one of their star salesmen and makes his home at Jacksonville. He was mar- ried about a year ago, CAT-AGGIE CLUB ROYAL HOSTS TO VISITING AGGIES . Corps Trip to Ft. Worth Made Emi- nently Successful by Work of A. & M. Club—Huge Lunch- eon Features Day A. & M. hospitality has never been better exhibited than upon the occa- sion of the recent Corps trip to Ft. Worth for the T. C. U. game. The arrangements for the whole affair, as far as Ft. Worth was concerned were in the hands of the Ft. Worth Club and well did they handle the day. Hundreds of A. & M. men were there from all over North Texas. The trains from College were met, cars wherever they wished to go. The erything went off so smoothly that it was one of the finest and best corps trips in the history of those move- ments. Bill Stripling, ’08, General Chair- man of all arrangements, and his co- horts had lunch at the University Club of Ft. Worth (Melvin Miller, ’11, President) in honor of all visiting A. & M. men and their ladies. Guests of honor were also included from the Faculty of T. C, U. and from the citi- zenship of the city. Temple Hoffer, ’04, acted as Master of Ceremonies at the affair which was attended by nearly three hundred visitors and lo- cal Ft. Worth men and women. Short addresses were made by W. K. “Bill” Stripling, President Waites of T, C. U., Col. Nelson, A. & M. Command- ant, the Hon. Fritz Lanham of Ft. Warth and others. Visitors were in- troduced from other cities, with the Dallas #. % VM. Club present with a large delegation. President C. H. Fleming, ’17, of the Ft. Worth Club; Carl Scudder, ’22, Secretary, D, W. Carlton, ’23, Myron Ward, 16, E. P. “Skinny” Haltom, ’18, and in fact every member of the Ft. Worth Club, worked like Trojans to make the af- fair the huge success that it was. The relations between A. & M. and T. C. U. were materially strengthened and warmed that day. The T. C. U. student body entertained the Cadet Corps on the T. C. U, campus that day with a huge barbecue. There was plenty of rivalry between the two groups, but it was wholesome and sportsmanlike. A. & M. men from all over North Texas were there. C. B. Clement, ’14, President of the Wichita Falls Club was there with Herbert Voelcker, ’09, of Wichita. C. P. Dodson, "11, came in from Decatur Jules Schepps, “Parson” Church, Asa Hunt, the Garittys and the Shiels were all over among others from Dal- las. There were hundreds there and even Burt Hull, ’04, Prexy of the Houston Club was on hand, via air- nlane arrival. RISE OF L. J. BOURKE, "22 IN POWER ENGINEERING FIELD READS LIKE DIME NOVEL FICTION L. J. BOURKE A story that reads like a Fairy tale and yet is startlingly true is that of the rise of L. J. Bourke of the class of ’22, at present Assistant to the Vice President of the Puget Sound Power and Light Company of Seat- tle, Washington. Bourke left A. & M. in the spring of 1922, the old Electrical Engineering Sheepskin tightly under his arm. He went straight to Stone and Webster in Bos- ton and was transferred from there to the Washington Coast Utilities company in Feb. 1923. One year later found him Resident Manager of the Elma property of the Puget Sound Power and Light Company and in December, 1924, he was made Secre- tary to the Vice-President and brought into the home office in Seattle. In Oct. 1926 Bourke was again pro- moted, this time to his present po- sition as Assistant to the Vice Presi- dent. The Puget Sound Power and Light Company is one of the largest concerns of its kind on the Pacific Coast and is a Stone and Webster property. Bourke’s advancement with this company has been phe- nomenal, Not content with this unusual pro- gress Bourke and several others have organized the Cascade Power Com pany for the purpose of developing water power from various streams in Washington. These streams come un- der the authority of the .Fedetal Power Commission and since the (Continued on Page 2) AT E—————— were on hand to drive A. & M. folk | traffic was tremendous but was han- dled largely by A, & M. men and ev- Aggie Backs Prove Be all-around -aggregations ever put ‘good interference runners and to get back into the Texas game. tter Than Vaunted S. M. U. Ball-Toters —_— be The Got U Sta IE DaCHE ET ‘out by Bible. All four are fast, can ‘carry the mail.” Conover broke two bones in his hand in the S. M. U. game and will do well LUBBOCK BANK WELL MANAGED BY A. & M. MEN The Lubbock National Bank is one of the strongest financial institutions in West Texas and its management is in capable hands as far as the A. & M. world is concerned. C, E. “Charlie” Maedgen, ’04, heads the concern as President with J. R. Pen- dleton, ’11, as Cashier. Pendleton or- iginally hailed from Stratford but came to Lubbock to go into the bank- ing business. Both these men are active members and workers in the Lubbock A. & M. Club and had much to do with the recent entertainment of visiting Aggies at the Texas Tech game in Lubbock. 24 MEN ENJOY BRIGHT LIGHTS OF NEW YORK Up in the wicked big city of New Yevk, out near Columbia University, in Morningside Heights, live a pair of our own A. and M. boys and one of them, Sherwood Allen, 25, says he’s having the time of his young life up there. Allen and Zay Smith, 24, are living together and Zay is in the way of an old-timer in New York. They are living at Apt. 4, 401 W, 118th St., and would be glad to see any other A. & M. men who might be wander- ing around up that way. Both Allen and Zay are doing architectural work in one of the big New York offices and taking a few courses at Colum- bia University at the same time. H. M. Tatum, 24, and J. F. Ferruecci, "24, have gone them one better and are living in Greenwich Village, itself, where they too are enjoying life and work. The four get together evry] now and then for a little “conference,” sometimes known as a “Bull Pen.” di— ~— atti —lir J.T. Murrell, 26, is with the Geological Department of the Gulf Production Company and makes Wichita Falls quite often. Murrell was formerly City Milk inspector and health officer of that city. D.C.GIDDINGS,’78 _ | RECOVERS FROM AUTO ACCIDENT The many friends of DeWitt C Giddings, '78, of Brenham, will be glad to know that he has made rapid recovery following the automobile ac- cident recently and is now well enough to be at home following a stay in the hospital. The accident occur- red between Brenham and Austin and Mr. Giddings suffered a broken left arm in addition to other injuries. He was a member of the “Pioneer” Class at A. & M, and is one of the leading bankers of his section of the State. He has continued his loyalty to the College thru the many years of his useful life since leaving Aggieland. WHEN IT SMOKES MCDONALD WEEPS NO FAIR-HE SAYS He is in charge of the biggest smokestack in Texas and every time it smokes he breaks down and weeps. Its no inke because W. A. McDonald ’10, Superintendent of Power for the Houston Lighting and Power Com pany says that no properly behavec and regulated smokestack shoul smoke and when this one does he i right out there at the plant raisin: cain to know the reason why. Th stack is located at the Deepwater plant of the Company and is 362 feet high, a little highcr than the Rice Hotel. Mae went with the Houston Company in 1913 and has steadily risen to his present position with the rapidly growing company. 2 SJ. “Punk” Baker, ’27, is taking graduate work in Physical Education and Coaching at the University of Illinois this winter. His address is 112 E. Green St., Champaign, I1l., and he is getting along fine. He played baseball with the Houston team of the % Texas League last summer and will report to them again next summer. “Punk” was captain of the basketball team at A. & M. last year and played | Pati giries’is one ot the best KOUNTRY STORE LIVEST SPOT AT COTTON PALACE Abe Gross, Happy Hynds and Waco A. & M. Club Members Busy Putting Over Big Project For Loan Funds Up at Waco the A, & M. Kountry Store is one of the outstanding affairs of the Cotton Palace and one of the most perfect projects ever put over by an A. & M. Club. Under the gen- eral supervision of Col. Abe Gross, ’95, and with the cooperation and help of the whole Waco Club, the Koun- try Store has grown each year until it has assumed mammoth size. The proceeds of the project go to increase the Student Loan Fund maintained here by the Waco Club and already this fund has enabled more than sixty boys to remain in A. & M, and com- plete their education. Secretary Mac and “Dutch” Hohn visited the Kountry Store one day, on the special Armstrong Packing Day, and found it a bee hive of activity. President “Happy” H. G. Hynds, ’10, Col. Abe, J. B. Snider, ’14, Tom Oli- ver, '05, Bob Blake, ’06, and a score of others were hard at work, assisted men of Waco. Every trader at the Store gets his money’s worth each time and often gets goods far in ex- cess of the money spent. The Koun- try Store will be written up in more detail later, but if you have an idea those Waco boys are not busy with it just pay them a visit and see them in action. Hugh K. Harris, '25, drops us a line from the effete East with the news that he is taking graduate work at Massachusetts Aggies at Amherst, Mass. His address is 83 Pleasant St., Amherst, Mass. He taught at the University of Main last year and is becoming a great “Winter” athlete. Stringhalt Mustangs In Drive For Conference Title HIGHLY TOUTED MUSTANG ELEVEN OUTCLASSED BY INSPIRED AGGIES LEAD BY FLASHING JOEL HUNT Horned Frogs Spring Surprise in Holding Farmers to Scoreless Tie at Fort Worth But Texas Tech Swamped at Lubbock. MANN AND HUME CRUMPLE BEFORE FIGHTING LINE With Hunt Setting Pattern Whole Aggie Team Stars in Wonder- ful Offensive Battle. (By Lloyd Gregory) He’s the sweetest football player in all the Southland and his name is Joel Hunt, 162-pound captain and quarter- back on the Texas Aggies. Playing the most notable game of his already illustrious career, Hunt here Saturday on Kyle Field, before 15,000 football- mad enthusiasts led Dana Bible's fighting Aggies to a smashing 39-13 victory over the S. M. U. Mustangs. This decisive triumph over the Blue and Red, one of the most glorious of Aggies history, stamped the Bible men the outstanding contenders for the Southwest conference title, and established the Farmers one of the major elevens of the country, for did they not humble the proud Mustangs, who conquered overwhelmingly the Missouri Tigers, who in turn beat Northwestern ? Hunt Big Star of Game Hunt may not make the all-Ameri- “big time” Eastern sport scribes, but that won’t be proof he isn’t entitled to a first string all-American berth, for if ever a football player showed all- American class, that player was Joel Hunt Saturday. The Aggie leader was everywhere. He tore off the tackles and around the ends; outkicked the renowned Redman Hume; outpassed Captain “Jerry” Mann; intercepted pass after pass; was a phantom in an open field, and an inspired player on the defense. “He’s the best football player in the world and in Dallas, too,” cried one enthusiastic Aggie partisan, as he sang the praises of Joel Hunt and (Continued on Page 4) LEWIS BLACK, 21, LEWIS K. BLACK Lewis Black, ’21, President of the Bell County A. & M, Club at Temple, has made a change in work, going LACY CONSTRUCTION (0. ADDS - TO KOWALSKI 06, GRIFFIN, '13, A. & M. MEN ON STAFF from the City Engineering Depart- ment of the city of Temple to the L. H. Lacy Construction Co., of Dallas. He will still be in Temple for some time as this company has the con- tract for constructing the new Kyle Hotel in Temple. Under Black’s lead as President the Temple and Bell County Club has continued to funec- tion as one of the most active and regular of the Local Clubs over the State. Under the leadership of the | | club a special train has been secured to run from Temple to the Thanks- | | giving Day game at College. Lewis says he can’t get away from A. & M. men, even if he wishes to. M. B. Kowalski, '06, is General Super- intendent of the L. H. Lacy Company and J. J. Griffin, ’13, is in charge of the local job in Temple. Lewis says it is mighty fine to be working for A. & M. men. The Bell County Club will miss this “Wheel-horse” when the time comes for him to leave Temple. He is a real worker and one of the best friends the College and Associa- tion possesses. C. E. Wooldridge, 27, is with the Roxana Petreleum Company in Dallas and says he’s a Geophysician. He’s The little sprinter is living at 2018 Cullen St., and says he likes his work fine. k kk Hubert Loeffler, ’90, is with the San Antonio offices of the Southern Pa- cific Railroad. They are running a train to College on Thanksgiving Day and he will be on it, both in an official capacity and as a football fan. certainly frank about it. third base on the baseball team. CONFERENCE STANDING. Team Po. W. :L. T, Pet. A. & M ....3 215 15 1 .833 Arkansas ....2:%33«. 1 0 750 SM. U, ..«x3«%3 18010 .667 Texas ...... 4 215 1145 1 625 ToC U4 re 500 Baylor ....." S030 000 Rives. poor von 9 "0:20 .000 J. W. Ross Jr., "26, has moved from Gainesville to Ennis where he is with the Texas Power and Light Co. A aap gu oe lORe, NE San oY Ss £ mu, of the so-calied “by several of thé gobd A."& Ta. wo- | ¢aL “teams