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THE TEXAS AGGIE Published Semi-Monthly at the A. & M. Press, College Station, Texas, except dur- ing the summer months, when issued monthly by the Association of Former Students of the Agricultural and Mechan- ical College of Texas, College Station, Texas. TT. BB. "Warden, «2083 tur id President Er ASUW a IT dois sh Ll, Vice-President E. E. McQuillen, ’20... Executive Secretary Ls B. Yuocke; >19. ouvir Assistant Secretary Subscription Price $5.00 Entered as Second Class Matter at College Station, Texas B. B.-McQuillent= © ili Publisher Directors Gi M. Evans; "08. ut. dl. ies Marshall R. Co Black, 17. 0a Beaumont May ‘DD. Gililllan, 217... ora 2 Lindale B. 'F.»Gray, 23. Sherman A. P. Rollins, ’06 Dallas H.C. Dillingham, ’23..........4 College Station -M. H. Mimms, ’28 onroe W. W. Lawson, ’10 Houston J. A. Scofield, ’13 Edna Jack Shelton, ’17 Luling Colonel P, 1. Downs, *79..... c.ccteereudes Temple M. J. Miller, ’11 Ft. Worth BeiA. Birk, :’18..... eset Wichita Falls Willson ‘Davis, 127..........ticeceees San Antonio Robt. W. Briggs, ’17 harr BE. NV. CSpence, 25. net Big Spring W. A. French, ’13 Abilene Colonel O. A. Seward, ’07................ Amarillo DIRECTORS AT LARGE T. B. Warden, ’03 Dallas Verne A. Scott, °14.............% Stephenville A. F. Mitchell, Corsicana J.B Miller, .’18 C. A. Thanbheiser, 1..A. Uhr, 1% San Antonio i. RK. Deason; 16......4 i cccomise Port Arthur | REPRESENTATIVES ON ATHLETIC COUNCIL C.: A. -Thanhelser, 20Y...concomedrummicionn Houston Julius Schepps, ’14 Dallas EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE T. B. Warden, ’03 Dallas 1. A. Uhr, 21% San Antonio B.C. Black, ’17 Beaumont Jack Shelton, ’17 Luling E. E. McQuillen, ’20................ College Station STUDENT LOAN FUND TRUSTEES T. B. Warden, ’03 Dallas AAP Mitchell, 2005... ...........0.. Corsicana E. EB. McQuillen, 220.............: College Station WILL A. & M. SUFFER FOR OBEYING ORDERS? From the Free-Conference Com- mittee representing the House and the Senate of the Texas Legisla- ture, comes now the proposal that appropriations for state higher ed- ucational institutions shall be made upon a per capita basis. With lit- erally only a few days in which to write an entirely new budget up- on this basis, with no previous studies upon the matter as a guide, the A. & M. College may find it- self in a very dangerous situation. That situation would be mainly brought. about through the adher- ance of the College to the purposes for which it was founded, and its discouragement of the frills and fancies that have developed in many institutions. ’ In explanation it ic pointed out that 87 per cent of the students of the College are technological stu- dents of Agriculture or Engineer- ing, whereas at no other state school are there as many as 15 per cent technological students. It is admitted by everyone that the per capita cost of technical education is greater than for Liberal Arts or academic education. But no studies, no figures, are available as to how much this difference in per capita cost should be. It has been the policy of the A. & M. College to strictly discourage any student not taking a full schedule of work that lead to a degree, and to eliminate courses taken only as side-lines with no serious purpose in view. Under the proposed “Head Count” method of counting enrollment, the College would be hurt through this policy. And yet this policy is strictly in line with the demands and the rec- ommendations of the most ardent of Legislative economizers. More than any other state insti- tution the A. & M. College has ad- hered to the mandates of the ar- ticles of its establishment. It would indeed be an ironical situation were ‘that worthy policy to turn now and prove an injustice to the institu- “tion. The per capita method of de- ‘termining appropriations is satis- factory, provided proper differen- tials are provided for the one insti- tution in the state that is doing its best in the manner constitu- tionally directed. NEW CLUB ACTIVITY Increased activities among A. & M. Clubs have been noticed this spring, and this du.ing the period of the year when such activities are usually at a low ebb. A reju- venation of the A. & M. Clubs of Waco and of Chicago seems to be well under way, and a new club at Jacksonville is attracting the at- tention of A. & M. men all over East Texas. San Antonio will stage a huge chicken barbecue stag party early in June and Ft. Worth re- cently enjoyed a similar occasion with a big attendance. A new club has been organized in Ellis County, - GIBSON HEADS [OWA AGGIES IN NEW GLUB a G. G. GIBSON, ’29 The first Texas Aggie Club in Iowa was organized at a luncheon held in the Memorial Union on the Iowa State College Campus, April 22. G. G. “Hoot” Gibson, 29, a member of the Iowa State College Dairy Husbandry Extension staff was elected president of the orga- nization. Other officers elected were Sam Obenshain ’M.S. ’28, vice-president and M. D. Lacy, ’30, secretary-treasurer. Fifteen A. & M. Ex’s, their wiv- es and lady friends started the luncheon by singing “Goodbye to Texas” which revived old Memo- ries of the Alma Mater. A typi- cal southern luncheon was enjoy- el during which “Hoot” Gibson, acting as toastmaster proved very successful with his variety of jok- es. E. J. Howell ’22, Dean Charles E. Friley’s successor as registrar at A. & M. gave a very interesting talk and told how the campus was undergoing a vast building pro- gram. Dean Charles Friley also spoke. The Iowa A. & M. Club plans regular meetings and welcome A. & M. visitors to the Iowa State College at Ames. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Friley ’19, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Miller, ’13, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. McLlesky, ’24, Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Lacy ’30, Mr. and Mrs. Jay L. Lush, Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Pad- dock and Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Mills. Messrs E. F. Knipling ’30, G. G. Gibson ’29, L. O. Ellisor ’32, Tho- mas Arceneaux ’31, Sam Oben- shain 28, F. A. Buckley ’28, Chas. ¥. Friley, Jr. ’35, E. J. Howell ’22, and lady friends. M. J. Neeley, 22, was a recent office visitor. He is with the Hobbs Manufacturing Co., of Fort Worth. Edward D. Brandt, ’23, is with the Humble Oil Co., and gets his mail at 4621 Rusk Ave., Houston. C. M. Close, 23, Class Secretary, represents the Purina Mills at Springfield, Mo. His mail address js: Po. O0."Box 532, .S."S. Station, Springfield, Mo. He is anxious to see any A. & M. men who may pass thru his city. His place of business is at 1717 National Blvd., in the above city. He promises shelter for any class-mates who may be in his locality and invites them to visit him on their way to the Chi- cago World Fair. and another at New Braunfels and Ames, Ia. The older clubs must look to their laurels, if these new groups are not to eclipse the old records. It is another evidence of the lasting character of the A. & M. Spirit; a spirit that flames high in good weather or bad. WELCOME, RECRUITS Three hundred and forty-five graduates of A. & M. will join the ranks as Ex-Students as they pass over the stage of Guion Hall on June 3rd, graduation day. To them the AGGIE, the officers of the As- sociation of Former Students, and the 15,000 Former Students, ex- tend congratulations and welcome. They represent the annual fresh blood in the ranks of the Alumni, and fresh blood and new enthusi- asm is always needed. These grad- uates arrive into a world full of trouble and difficulty, but they will find their A. & M. friends who have gone before them ready with a helping hand and a kindly wor of encouragement. : Bob Sherman ’24, New Waco Club President, Plans An Active Year New officers of the Waco A. & M. Club, headed by Bob M. Sher- man, ’24, and elected at the April 21st meeting of the club, are lay-- ing plans to make the Waco Club one of the most active in the state. Many years ago Waco enjoyed a great club with annual entertain- ments, Kountry Store, Corps Trips, and other features being among the outstanding A. & M. affairs of the year. Sherman and his other officers, Dick Miller, 13, Ray Wil- son, "27, and John Strange, 22, are determined to bring their club back to its former leading position. R. M. Sherman, the new Waco Club President, has been with the Central Texas Iron Works of Waco since his graduation. He holds the position of Chief Draftsman for the firm. He is married and has one child, a 14 months old son. His office address is 21st. and Webster Sts., in Waco. BERTHS Mr. and Mrs. Phil Hensarling, Jr., ’28, are the happy parents of a fine son, Larry Reid Hensarling, born May 5, 1933. Phil is connected with the First National Bank, Bry- an, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Stafford, ’29, are delighted over the birth of a son, Richard Vaughn Stafford, born on April 23, 1933. Mr. and Mrs. Stafford reside at Tyler, Tex- as, where Stafford is Plant Man- ager at the Tyler Milk Products Company. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer J. Buch- anan, ’26, are receiving congratu- lations from their many friends over the birth of a fine son. He has been given the name of Phillip ‘Norton Buchanan. Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan live at 408 E. Hugo, Yoakum, Texas. The youngster named for Phillip Norton, ’26, a member of the staff of the A. & M. College architect. T. B. Adkisson, ’03, lives at 1406 Englewood, Dallas. He was for- merly in the contracting business and recently sent the office a pic- ture of the “C” Company football team of his day. WEDDINGS bovcacneed GLOVER-McDOWELL Announcement has been made of the engagement and approaching marriage of Miss Dorothy Me- Dowell and Mr. George Glover, 29, to take place on June 3. Glover is on the staff of the College Archi- tect. The weddings of Miss Leila Law Davis and T. D. Craddock, ’33, and Miss Marie Elizabeth Webb and Louis W. Storms, Jr., ’33, were re- cently announced. Craddock is a senior student in agriculture, a first lieutenant in Troop “C” Cav- alry, and a member of the Ross Volunteers. Storms is a senior stu- dent in petroleum production engi- neering, captain on the Cavalry Squadron Staff, and was king of the Ross Volunteer court at the annual festivities held on the cam- pus April 21-23. Craddock and Storms will complete their work at A. & M. One of Bryan’s leading physi- cians is Dr. Turner T. Walton, ’25, who has been practicing in Bryan during the past three years. He is a member of the firm of doctors owning and operating the Wilker- son Memorial Clinic and hospital. He is married and has one child. Among the medical profession of Bryan are the following A. & M. men: Dr. Walton, Dr. R. B. Eh- linger, ’13; Dr. Richard Henry Harrison, ’20; Dr. R. B. Grant, Jr., 29. ’ W. R. Sparkman, ’28, has re- cently moved from Schenectady, N. Y, to 3707 Main St., Lawrence Park, Erie, Pa. He is with the Gen- eral Electric Co. * Walter H. Karrer, ’20, writes he recently enjoyed a visit from Bill “Possum” Townsend, ’19, at his home in Central Fortuna, Porto Rico. Karrer is with a big sugar company in Porto Rico while Town- send is superintendent of the Ford Motor Co., Panama City, Panama. W. R. “Pop” Lace, ’24, recently went into the Extension Service of the College as County Agent of Scurry, Borden and Dawson Counties. He is making his head- quarters at Snyder, Texas, and writes he has plenty of room in which to roam. E. W. LAAKE AWARDED PH.D -‘the field of Entomology. DR. E. W. LAAKE, ’13 Ernest W. Laake, ’13, was con- ferred the Doctor’s Degree by Iowa State College on March 17th., 1033. His graduate work was done in After graduation from A. & M. in 1913, Laake immediately went with the U. S. Department of Agriculture in the Bureau of Entomology, and has continued in that service. He has charge of the Dallas and the Menard, Texas, Research Labora- tories of the Bureau and is special- izing in research work on insects affecting the health of man and animals. As a student at A. & M. Dr. Laake graduated in Agriculture, majoring in entomology. He was active in student affairs, was a letter man on the track team and a member of the football squad. Dr. Laake is a member of var- ious scientific and honorary so- cieties and is one of the best known scientists in the Southwest. He is one of the best posted men alive upon the insects of the Southwest, and their affects upon men and animals. His Dallas address is P. O. Box 208. Wilson N. Reedy, 25, is in the general insurance business and lo- cated at 307 City National Bank Bldg., Wichita Falls, Texas. He is active in the affairs and activities of the Wichita Falls Club. J. M. Hill, ’29, is with the U. S. Biological Survey and stationed at Lubbock. He is engaged in rodent control and extermination work. IN MEMORIAM Pink Levy, ’79 Pink H. Levy, pioneer stu- dent of A and M College and merchant of Navasota, was laid to rest in -Navasota, Sunday, May 7. At the time of his death Mr. Levy was 68 years old. Born in New Orleans shortly after the close of the Civil War, he was brought to Leon County, Texas in an ox-cart as an infant. As a boy he attended the Melziener School in New York City. He attended the A and M College in 1878 and 1879. At the time that he en- tered the college he was only fourteen years old, being one of the youngest students ever to attend the College. He was afterwards granted a degree from Southwestern University at Georgetown. W. Y. Anderson, ’30, is farm loan inspector for the R. F. C. and lives at Cooper, Texas. D. W. Carlton, "23, who has just completed a term as President of the Ft. Worth A. & M. Club, is Assistant Manager of the Texas Hotel in Ft. Worth. He has a warm welcome for all A. & M. men mak- ing that hotel their stopping place when in Ft. Worth. C. H. Davis, ’22, was recently promoted to the position of Sup- erintendent of Power Plant of the Dallas Power and Light Co., Dal- las. He has been with the company since graduation in 1922 and has held various positions since that time. As a student at A. & M. he graduated in Electrical Engineer- ing and was known to many of his mates as “Corp”. Since gradua- tion he has acquired the old A. & M. knick-name for all the Davis boys of “Crabbie”. Ernest K. Moody is an assistant in the field department of the Com- pania del Tlahualilo, a big Eng- lish owned agricultural develop- ment in Mexico. His address is Tlahualilo, Dgo., Mexico. Walter Ohlendorf, ’13, is an official of the company and has been with them for many years. O. G. Stuart is an engineer with the Dallas Gas Co., and gets his ‘mail at 712 N. Hill St., Dallas. ¢ '23 Class Enjoys First Re-Union EN 1st. Row: Left to Right—L. B. Shifflett, Bryan; Dr. F. S. Palmer, Dallas; C. M. Close, Springfield, Mo.; B. F. “Rev- eille” Brown, President, Ardmore, Okla.; H. G. Heard, Houston; F. K. Buckner, Dallas; C. C. Mason, Austin. 2nd. Row: W. C. Torbett, Romayor; C. E. Olsen, Houston; D. P. Richardson, Dallas; D. W. Carlton, Fort Worth; Lind- sey Jolliff, Dallas; R. C. Heartfield, Beaumont. 3rd. Row: Dr. P. W. Burns, College Station; J. H. McDonald, Allenfarm; J. F. Rosborough, College Station; O. B. Han- ey, Dallas; T. F. “Puny” Wilson, Bryan; G. F. Schmidt, Kingsbury. Top Row: E. C. Cushing, Menard; T. H. Baker, Houston; D. B. Ashworth, Dallas; Ross Burns, San Antonio; E. W. Taylor, Houston; Fred C. Newport, Itasca.
