THE TEXAS AGGIE
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Station, Texas.
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E. E. McQuillen ’20 ....Executive Secretary
L. B. Locke ’19 Assistant Secretary
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THE
ANNUAL MEETING
Over three hundred Former Stu-
dents of A. and M., not counting
those living locally, were registered
for the recent annual meeting and
its entertainment features. The
attendance was the best ever reg-
istered for an event of its kind,
even in the face of conditions that
ordinarily would have reduced the
number of campus visitors. The in-
- terest .and participation of these
three hundred former students of
A. and M. was a splendid tribute to
the work of the Association of For-
mer Students and to the loyalty and
love of these men for their institu-
tion. p
From the early days of the old
Alumni Association, through the pio-
neering days of the early Former
Students’ Association and even thru
the present period of depression and
distress, the Association has made
steady progress. Its best days are in
the future. As long as it commands
the cooperation, the support and the
well-wishes of the former students
of the college, it will continue to
grow in resources and in usefulness
to the college, to the present stu-
dent body and to the Former Stu-
dents themselves.
TAKE CHARGE
Announcement is made in this is-
sue of the AGGIE of plans for
many A. and M. meetings in honor
of April 21st.,, or San Jacinto Day.
This day, set aside years ago, is
dedicated to A. and M. meetings,
wherever as many as two A. and
M. men can be found.
If no arrangements have been made
in your city or county for a meet-
ing, appoint yourself a committee
of one, get in touch with a few
other A. and M. men, and announce
your plans for a meeting on April
21st, or on some adjacent date.
Your affair need not be elaborate.
A smoker, a picnic, or just an eve-
ning together, will serve as well as
an elaborate banquet. The big item
is the fellowship you will enjoy with
other A. and M. men, the memories
you will keep fresh in your mind,
the warmth you will find in your
heart from renewing old friendships
and from making new ones. Two
A. and M. men are enough for the
meeting.
JACOT'S LETTER
At the joint Faculty-Former Stu-
dent luncheon, held at noon Sunday
during the Former Student’s meet-
ing, each reunion class is given
two minutes to tell those present of |
something about the class. As repre-
sentative of the Class of 1902, in
reunion this year, Victor H. Foy,
class president, read to the 350
present at the luncheon a letter
from his classmate, Henry F. Jacot
’02. The message of this man to his
classmates was a thrilling story,
telling as it did the history of one
man who had won and lost, fought
and bled, amassed a fortune and re-
turned from War to find it gone.
Through it all, as clear as a beacon
light, shone the steady courage of a
man who would not be beaten nor
discouraged and who, even late in
life, was making a successful fight
back to his former position. It was
a thrilling story.
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Spessard-Waller
Mr. D. G. Waller announces the
marriage of his daughter, Lena, to
Mr. Wm. B. Spessard ’21, on March
16, 1932, at Tuscon, Arizona. Mr.
and Mrs. Spessard are making their
home at 2025 E. 5th., Tuscon, Ari-
zona.
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Hickman-Bagley
Mr. H. H. Hickman 29, and Miss
Thelma Bagley were recently mar-
ried. Mr. and Mrs. Hickman will
make their home on the Hickman
ranch, a few miles from Rising Star,
Texas.
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Staudt-Roberts
The marriage of Mr. E. V. Staudt
’31, and Miss Marie Roberts will
| take place on April 16. Mr. and Mrs.
Staudt will make their home in Ft.
Worth, Texas.
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Longley-Hamilton
The wedding of Mr. A. J. Long-
ley 26, and Miss Mary Hamilton was
recently solemnized in Wichita Falls.
Longley is with the State Highway
Department and after a wedding
trip in Old Mexico, Mr. and Mrs.
Longley will be at home at 2183
Avenue J, Wichita Falls, Texas.
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Johnston-Keele
Mr. J. D. Johnston ’25, and Miss
Mary Elizabeth Keele, were recently
making their home in Elgin, Texas,
where Johnston is engaged in the
oil business.
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Menger-Colglazier
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Calglazier re-
quest the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter,
Helen Elizabeth, to Mr. Allen R.
Menger ’27, on Thursday evening,
April 21, at the Alamo Heights
Methodist Church, San Antonio, Tex-
as. Menger is with the Travis Build-
ing & Loan Association, at 112 E.
Travis St., San Antonio, Texas.
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Vertrees-Ayres
Mr. Wm. C. Vertrees ’30, and Miss
Hattie Mae Ayres, will be married
on April 30 at Brownsville, Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. Vertrees will make
their home at 1314 Madison St.
Brownsville, Texas.
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Maxwell-Gibbs
On February 6, 1932, Mr. Curtiss
Maxwell 29, and Miss Sylvia Gibbs
were married. Mr. and Mrs. Max-
well will make their home in Bur-
net, Texas.
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Johanson-Batchelor
The marriage of Mr. George H.
Johason ’30, and Miss Lella Batch-
elor was recently solemnized. Mr.
and Mrs. Johanson are making their
home in Brady, Texas.
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Schwope-Blocher
C. A. “Jack” Schwope ’31, and
Miss Billie Bernice Blocher of Rock-
dale were married in that city on
April 3, 1932. They were attended
by E. C. Schwope 24, as best man.
They will make their home at Sham-
rock, Texas, where Jack is with the
F. E. Whiten Construction Co.
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Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Powell ’30, of
Richland Springs, Texas, are receiv-
ing congratulations over the arrival
of a little daughter, Mary Janice, on
March 10, 1932. ;
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Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Magnuson ’24,
are delighted over the birth of a
daughter, Lois Elaine, born on Jan-
uary 28, 1932. Mr. and Mrs. Magnu-
son make their home at Stamford,
Texas.
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Mr. and Mrs. Perry D. Jefferies
28, are the proud parents of a fine
baby boy born on April 1, 1932. Mr.
and Mrs. Jefferies are living at Lar-
edo, Texas.
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Mr. and Mrs. Matty Bell are the
happy parents of a daughter, born
April 2, in Houston.
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W. H. “Bill” Caldwell ’25, Hous-
ton landscape architect and florist,
is recovering from a recent severe
attack of the “Flu.” His address is
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119 Branard, Houston.
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“PEG” PUTNAM
The above photo of Somers “Peg”
Putnam was taken in 1924 when
Putnam was a member of the A. &
M. football squad. He was killed re-
cently when his car overturned on a
sharp curve on the highway between
Athens and Dallas. Death was de-
clared by physicians to have been in-
stantaneous, although his body was
not found until two hours after the
accident was computed to have been
suffered. There were no witnesses
and it is unknown just exactly how
the accident occurred.
IN MEMORIAM
Somers Putnam ’29
Somers Putnam, age 30, af-
fectionately known to his A.
and M. friends as “Peg”, was
instantly killed about midnight
Saturday, April 2nd, when his
car overturned on a sharp
curve on the Athens-Dallas
highway. He was a civil engi-
neer and was on the State
Highway Department staff at
Athens. Burial was at Throck-
morton, Texas, Putnam’s home.
The body was accompanied to
its resting place by many
Athens citizens and by many
of Putnam’s A. and M. friends.
Somers Putnam was born in
Lockhart in 1902. Both parents
died a number of years ago and
most of Putnam’s boyhood days
were spent at Throckmorton.
He entered A. and M. in 1921
and left school in 1925 to go
to Central America on an en- -
gineering project. Returning in
1928 he entered school and re-
ceived his civil engineering de-
gree in 1929. Since that time
he has been with the State
Highway Dept. at Athens. He
is survived by three brothers
and four sisters.
As a cadet at A. and M,,
“Peg” was a member of the
football squad for several years
and was one of the most pop-
ular students on the campus.
He possessed the happy faculty
of forming and holding inti-
mate friendships. Many letters
and tributes from his friends
have come to the AGGIE since
his death and his passing
leaves an empty space in the
hearts of his many friends.
Rutherford H. Howell ’22
R. H. Howell, war veteran
who received his degree in
1922, died at Lubbock, Texas,
on September 8th. 1931, fol-
lowing an appendicitis opera-
tion.
Mrs. Leander D. Howell
Mrs. L. D. Howell, wife of
Leander D. Howell 22, died
in Washington, D. C. of an
acute heart attack and was
buried in Lubbock on March 6,
1932. Her husband is an agri-
cultural economist with the U.
S. Department of Agriculture.
Douglass Burns ’16, recently a
member of the “Lost” column in the
Aggie, is living at 3012 Twentieth
Street, Lubbock. He is field repre-
sentative for the Cotton Seed Crush-
ers Ass’n., and his work takes him
all over West Texas and into other
western states.
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R. W. “Hans” Wagner ’31, is farm-
ing at Yoakum, Texas, Route 3,
Box 8, and reports that he is getting
along all right.
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T. K. Watterson ’31, is with the
Seaboard Life Insurance and is lo-
cated at 1206 Norwood Building,
Austin.
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The spring sport season is in full
swing. The Aggie track team has
shown surprising strength and lost
by only three points to the cham-
pion Rice Owls in their dual meet
held at College during the Former
Student Meeting. The Owls are still
favored to repeat their last spring’s
championship winning, but will be:
closely pushed by Texas, A. and
M. and possibly T. C. U. The Horned
Frogs are showing surprising
strength and have several star per-
formers.
The Aggie baseball team got away
to a ragged start in the conference
race, dropping games to Baylor and
to T. C. U. However, the last game
against Baylor brought an over-
whelming victory and Farmer dia-
mond fans are hoping the team has
hit its stride. No conference team is
undefeated and that race this year
promises to be more of an open af-
fair than at any other time in the
history of the conference. Rice to
date has been the best team, but
Texas, T. C. U. and A. and M. are
also in the running with Baylor not
far behind. S. M. U. looks like the
door-mat of the conference.
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News dispatches report that the
Horned Frogs, figuring they have
a chance at the title, have matched
additional games with S. M. TU.
That’s jumping on a cripple, accord-
ing to the present rating of the cir-
cuit’s teams.
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The final spring football practice,
in the form of a game between the
“Whites” and the “Reds”, was an
interesting affair. The White team
was made up entirely of freshmen,
and for the first time during the
spring, they managed to beat the
Reds, composed of old men and
freshmen. Odell Fowler, the south-
paw passer and kicker, scored for
the Whites after his mates had car-
ried the ball deep into Red terri-
tory several times.
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Speaking of weight, among the
freshman line candidates are Jor-
dan, 230 pounds and Smith, 240
pounds, both tackles, and both of
whom looked good during the spring
work-outs. Jordan is an experienced
player, having had high school and
junior college experience, while Smith
is young and green. If both ever
come through they would certainly
loom big to their opponents, with
one on each side of the Aggie line.
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The outstanding backfield
of the spring practice in the final
game were the veteran “Dub” Wil-
liams, letterman and the freshman
Odell Fowler. Playing on opposing
teams they furnished the spark for
their respective elevens. William's
play indicates that the flashy “Fren-
chy” Domingue will have plenty
of competition next fall, and it would
not be surprising to many of the
critics were Williams to play even
more than the Frenchman.
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Texas University won the first
conference swimming meet, staged
recently at Austin, with the Aggies
coming second.
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Another two weeks and the base-
ball season will be half completed.
Right now the outcome is a toss-up.
Billy Disch and his University Long-
horns are having as much trouble
as the Aggies, T. C. U., Rice and
Baylor doing the damage.
James M. “Jim” Tongate ’21, has
been with the Texas Cotton Cooper-
ative Association during the past
season and will return to them this
fall. In the meantime he will put in
a season of baseball umpiring in the
Western Association League and will
also work in several Southwestern
Conference diamond games. His home
address is 1806 Windsor Avenue,
Waco.
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