The Texas Aggie. (College Station, Tex.) 1921-current, December 01, 1932, Image 3

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    P. L. DOWNS
(Continued from Page 1)
784; University of Texas A. & M.
Bonds at 414 per cent $6,000,000,
making a total of $19,200,434.
On April 21, 1930, the Board of
Regents of the University of Texas,
and the Board of Directors of the
Texas A. and M. College met in the
office of the President of the Uni-
versity at Austin and signed an a-
greement, satisfactory to both boards,
making a division of the available
University fund.
It was then necessary to amend
Article 2592 of the Revised Civil
Statutes 1925, in order to put this
arrangement officially into effect.
This was accomplished at the Forty-
second session of the Legislature.
At present the University of Texas
is erecting 10 major buildings, at a
cost of $4,500,000 and affording em-
ployment of 500 men. :
The following buildings are under
construction at Texas A. and M. Col-
lege: Administration, Chemistry, Pe-
troleum Engineering, Geology and
Engineering Experiment Station
Building, Agricultural Engineering,
Veterinary Hospital Group, Animal
Industries, Swimming Pool, and in-
stallation of new sewer and water
system, street paving and beautifi-
cation of the campus, are other
phases of the work going on also.
The Texas A. and M. College is
erecting 7 buildings at a cost of
$2,000,000 and furnishing employ-
ment to 400 men.
A. and M. College pays union scale
wages of 30c per hour for common
labor; 75¢ per hour for painters and
carpenters; and $1.00 an hour for
all other skilled labor.
There are 4 reasons for building
at this time:
1. Present need of buildings.
2. Economy of building during
the financial depression.
3. Present low rate of interest.
4. Relief of unemployment thru
the construction of public buildings
during the depression.
The University and the Texas A.
and M. College are carrying on the
largest building programs of any
state institutions in the United States
at this time, although the Universi-
ty of Minnesota has a building pro-
gram of size under way also.
The Texas A. and M. College was
established in conformity with an
Act of Congress known as the Mor-
rill Act, approved by President Lin-
coln, July 2, 1862. It is one of the
oldest Land Grant Colleges in the
nation.
The provisions of the Land Grant
Act were accepted by the Legislature
of Texas, November 1, 1866, and an
Act providing for the establishment
of the A. and M. College of Texas
was passed by the Legislature, April
17, 1871.
On October 4, 1876 the College was
formally opened. Six students pre-
sented themselves for enrollment. But
by the end of the year 106 had ma-
triculated.
The campus of the main institu-
tion at College Station, and College
owned farms adjoining it, include
more than 5,000 acres. The total val-
ue of the main plant at College Sta-
tion, including dormitories, lands,
permanent buildings and equipment
is about $8,000,000. This will be in-
creased to about $10,000,000 with the
completion of the building program
now under way.
Physical properties of the three
branch colleges under the supervis-
ion of the Texas A. and M. College
Board, at Arlington, Stephenville,
and Prairie View, aggregate in value
about $3,000,000.
Physical valuation of the property
of the Texas Agricultural Experiment
Station, Research Division of the
College, is approximately $1,200,000.
Other divisions of the College in-
clude the Extension Service, em-
ploying about 400 men and women,
and the Texas Forest Service. The
influence and work of the College
extend throughout the whole state
by reason of its various divisions
and services.
There are 50 general buildings of
permanent type of construction, in-
cluding 15 dormitories, on the cam-
pus. In addition, there are 58 rent
houses and cottages used to house
the faculty members.
The Cushing Memorial Library is
one of the finest individual libraries
in Texas. Stack room space for books
has a capacity for 300,000 volumes.
The physical properties of the ath-
letic department are in keeping with
the best of other Land Grant Col-
leges.
The college resident teaching or-
ganization is made up of 6 schools.
These are the Schools of Agriculture,
Arts and Sciences, Veterinary Med-
icine, Vocational Teaching, Engineer-
ing, and the Graduate School. The
faculty includes more than 200 mem-
bers engaged in teaching, and there
are 15 or more included in the list
of administrative officers. A nine
months’ session from September to
June, and a 12 weeks’ summer ses-
sion are held each year.
An outstanding phase of training
at Texas A. and M. College is the
military phase. From the beginning
military instruction has been a re-
quired part of the work and since
1911 the college has been designated
as a distinguished college by the War
Department, the highest rating given
such institutions by the department.
Upon graduation cadets who have
completed the full course in military
science and tactics are given com-
missions as second lieutenants in the
Officers Reserve Corps of the Unit-
ed States Army.
The Texas A. and M. College is
the largest military college in the
United States, and has a staff of 17
regular United States Army Offi-
cers detailed by the War Department
to instruet in military science and
tactics. Six branches of the military
service are represented in the in-
struction and organization of the
cadet corps, these being Infantry,
Cavalry, Field Artillery, Signal
Corps, Corps of Engineering, and
Coast Artillery.
The freshman year at A. and M.
College costs about $500 divided as
follows: Matriculation $115; uniform
about $50; fees and incidentals a-
bout $50; food and lodging, laundry
service, etc.; thereafter $32.50 a
month.
About 800 students work all or
part of their way through the college
annually. All contractors erecting
buildings on the campus must em-
ploy student labor as far as is prac-
ticable. About $12,000 a year, or
$1,000 a month is earned by students
by reason of the building program.
The A. and M Band is one of the
largest and best
bands to be found in the country,
being about 125 pieces in size. It
plays for students to march into the
mess hall for meals, and for all mili-
tary formations.
The mess hall seats 3,000. It re-
quires about 18 minutes for the ca-
det corps to march in. The Board of
Directors sees to it that the food
for the boys is of the very best qual-
ity and that they are given plenty
to eat. About 125 cadets serve as
waiters in the mess hall. Seven hun-
dred applied for positions as waiters
this year.
The college has a wonderful hos-
pital. The boys pay $10 a year each
as medical fee.
The college has one of the best
dairy herds in Texas, including at
present about 200 cows, which fur-
nish milk for the mess hall.
I like to look upon young men as
finished products. If they remain at
the Texas A. and M. College and the
University of Texas for 4 years, and
apply themselves, they are equipped
for a particular line of work at grad-
uation, usually find good positions,
‘make good and useful business men,
good husbands, and good fathers.”
A. AND M. vs. S. M. U.
(Continued from Page 1)
gie quarterback tried a field goal
which was partially blocked and re-
covered by S. M. U. on their own
3-yard line. A great punt from that
point by Baxter, with Domingue
downed on his own 38-yard line, may
well have saved S. M. U. from de-
feat.
Willis Nolan, Aggie center, was the
defensive star of the day with Jor-
dan at tackle and Maxwell and Wood-
land at guard also shining brightly
for the Aggies. Shifted to end for
the first time, Charlie Cummings
played well and Bob Connelley, also
played nicely at the other end. Ray
Murray and Wright, Aggie ends were
injured during the game, as was Pete
Hewitt, veteran halfback. Fowler's
left-footed kicking and some fine
plunging by Spencer were the best
offensive weapons of the farmers.
Line-ups: S. M. U.—Mills, left end;
Smith, left tackle; Jackson, left
guard; Carter, center; Riley, right
guard; G. Bray, right tackle; Fu-
qua, right end; Sprague, quarterback;
Travis, halfback; Baccus, halfback;
Oliver, fullback. A. & M.—Murray,
left end; Jordan, left tackle; Wood-
land, left guard; W. Nolan, center;
Maxwell, right guard; Erwin, right|™
tackle; Cummings, right end; Fow-
ler, quarterback; Williams, halfback;
Barfield, halfback; Spencer, fullback.
Substitutions: S. M. U.—Ends,
Zachary, Hawn; tackles, M. Bray,
Ross; guards, Burleson; centers,
Bradford, McLeod; backs, Baxter,
Hearon, Walker. A. & M.—Ends,
Connelley, Wright; guards, Cooper,
Crow; center, Love; backs, Domin-
gue, Graves, Martin, Hewitt, Greg-
ory.
Officials.—Referee, Viner (Miss-
ouri); umpire, Hart (Texas); head
linesman, Curtis (Abilene Christian);
field judge, Frazier (Baylor).
———leret eee
Frank Buckley ’28, is taking grad-
uate work at the Iowa State College,
Ames, Iowa, and lives at 237 Sheldon
Avenue, that city. He reports him-
self well pleased with his work and
enjoying another school year.
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FOOTBALL SENIORS
TO RECEIVE DEGREES IN SPRING
Every senior on the A. and M.
College football team of the past
year will receive his degree in June
of next spring. This is an unusual
record as many men who play out
their time in the conference have not
completed enough work to receive
their degrees. No picture was avail-
‘able of Joe Love, the other senior on
the squad, but he will receive his de-
gree in Mechanical Engineering this
spring.
Cpl . Astor
J. W. “Jimmie” Aston, Farmers-
ville, captain and halfback. He will
receive his degree in civil engineer-
ing in June. In addition to his foot-
ball record he is cadet colonel of the
A and M. corps, the highest military
rank in the student body.
W. B. “Dub” Williams, Greenville,
quarterback. He will receive his civ-
il engineering degree in June and is
one of the highest ranking distin-
guished students on the campus. He
took prep school work at Wesley Col-
lege, Greenville, before coming to A.
and M.
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—— GRAVES ———
Henry L. Graves, Corsicana, half-
back. He will receive his degree in
industrial education in June. He is
a cadet colonel in the cadet corps.
After suffering a broken leg in his
freshman year he came back to make
letters in football in his junior and
senior years.
— HEWITT ==
W. W. “Pete” Hewitt, halfback,
and the pride of Groesbeck. He will
take his degree this spring in rural
education. Hewitt won letters this
vear and last after spending a cou-
ple of years in developing himself
into a varsity football player.
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Willis Nolan, Santa Rosa, center.
The Aggie’s only all-conference per-
former this fall. He will receive his
degree in agriculture next spring.
Coming to A. and M. unheralded he
developed into the best center in the
conference this past fall.
LORD
George Lord, Jourdanton, guard.
Injuries have hampered his football
career every year, and lost him to
the Aggie squad this fall after the
opening game with Texas Tech. He
is alse a 440 yard dash man on the
track team. He will receive his de-
gree in agriculture. He is married.
Richard Wright, Alice, end. One
of the smallest ends in the confer-
ence. He improved each year until he
won his letter this past season. He
will receive his degree in agriculture
this spring. He is a nephew of Al-
fred A. Wright '06, of Ft. Worth.
Clarence Rechinthin ’32, is carry-
ing on a program of cow testing for
the Kleberg County Herd Improve-
ment Association and makes his
headquarters at Kingsville, Texas.
* kX
George M. Lewis 24, is doing re-
search work with the Institute of
American Meat Packers, 506 S. Wa-
bash Ave., Chicago, Ill., and gets his
mail at that address. He is on the
road most of the time and has pret-
ty well covered the entire United
States since his graduation.
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W. H. “Ham” Douglass ’20, was
recently elected Tax Assessor of
Clay County. For several years he
has been engaged in livestock farm-
ing on his ranch near Bellevue,
Texas.
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T. E. Threadgill 28, is with the
Hanna Construction Company of Wa-
co, but gives “Across the Pecos” as
his address. He recently completed
an engineering job at Sanderson,
Texas. Before going to the Hanna
Construction Company, Threadgill
was a civil engineer for the city of
Waco for four years.
* kk
James C. Yeary ’15, is county
agent of Galveston county and makes
his home at Dickinson, on the main-
land.
A. AND M. vs. RICE
(Continued from Page 1)
were about even with 8 for Rice and
7 for A and M. A pair of kicks by
Domingue that traveled 69 and 52
yards were potent factors in stop-
ping the Rice attack. The biggest
star of the Aggie play for the da
was Fullback Ted Spencer, with his
terrific tackling in backing up the
line and his constant plunging thru
the line for substantial gains. Graves
and Barfield turned in nice games at
half for the Aggies and Domingue
showed the form that made him a
sophomore sensation last fall. Fow-
ler, starting at quarterback looked
good while in the game in the first
quarter.
The entire Aggie line turned in a
fine performance with Nolan, Jor-
dan and Cummings outstanding.
For Rice Hammett, Thrasher, Wal-
lace and McCauley were constant
offensive threats. The Rice ends
played fine games- and were down
under punts to nullify any returns.
The Aggies beat a team superior
on paper and on past performances
this season by outfighting their op-
ponents and by playing smart, heads-
up football throughout the gruelling
contest.
Starting line-up:
Rice Position A. & M.
Adams. ..ilm Connelley
L. E.
Minmanst nd 0 Fis Jordan
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Hammett «. -.coilecilio 20 Brown
L. H.
Thrasher, od oof lil Gregory
R. H.
Nicholson wo oiamamaauians Spencer
F. B.
Score by periods:
Rife die neal sas 0 0 0 7T—7
AEM, aE 0 7 0 7T—14
Scoring, touchdown for Rice:
Wallace. For A. and M.: Barfield and
Crow.
Points after touchdowns—For Rice:
V. Driscoll (kick from placement),
For A. and M.: Graves 2 (kicks
from placement).
Statistics:
Punts—Aggies kicked 12 times for
a total of 383 yards. Rice kicked
nine times for a total of 249 yards.
Passes—Aggies completed two out
of eight for 50 yards. Rice completed
one out of 10 for 20 yards. Harris
for Owls and Domingue for Aggies
intercepted passes.
Aggies gained 139 yards on run-
ning plays. Rice gained 297 yards
from scrimmage.
First downs—Aggies seven,
eight.
Substitutes—For Rice: Burk, Metz-
ler, Clore, Hutzler, Connelley, Pat
Wallace, Douty, McCauley, Dickey
Strong, Richardson, Neveux, F. Lau-
terbach, Sadler.
For A. and M.: Martin, Williams,
Graves, Barfield, Domingue, Max-
well, Golasinski, R. E. Nolan, Crow.
Officials:
Viner, Missouri, referee.
Winters, Ohio, umpire.
Roach, Baylor, headlinesman.
Kinney, Mississippi A. and M,,
field judge.
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Rice
J. B. Corns 27, is at home near
Harlingen. He took his Master’s de-
gree at the U. of Southern Califor-
nia in 1930, and for several years
was field superintendent for the
Baker-Potts Nursery at Harlingen.
* kk
Leon C. Ransom ’32, is working for
the Texas Cotton Cooperative Asso-
ciation as an assistant to the branch
manager, W. J. Frank Bass 22, in
Lamesa, Texas.
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W. H. “Cotton” Davidson ’24,
sends his dues with the remark that
anyone who has followed his travels
during the past few years should
have their reward. He has finally
settled down at Geneseo, Ill.,, Box
270, where he is Illinois Superinten-
dent for the Natural Gas Pipeline
Company. He has been associated
with oil and pipe line companies for
many years. As a student at A. and
M. he was a letterman on the track
team.
* Xk
Henry L. Howard 29, is a chem-
ist in the service of the Government
and was recently transferred to the
Food and Drug Laboratories, 201
Varick Street, New York City. He
gets his mail at his home address
77 Lincoln Avenue, Newark, N. J. He
is located in one of the largest and
finest of the government laborator-
ies and is enjoying his work very
much.
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