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LIBRARY CAMPUS TO POSTMASTER If this paper is net RETURN called for return post- POSTAGE age is guaranteed by publisher. GUARANTEED Published Semi-Monthly Except During the Summer Months when issued monthly by the Association of Former Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College. VOL. X COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, APRIL 1, 1934. NO. 23 ~ ANNUAL MEETING PLANS NOW COMPLETE ~ April 21 Meeting Plans Develop >, Warden And Norton to Be Guests At Parties In West Texas Cities As a finishing touch to the fine year of service he has rendered the Association as its President, Ben Warden, ’03, will take Homer Norton, new A. & M. Athletic head, on a weeks tour that will in- troduce the new coach to the A. & M. men of Abilene, Plainview, Am- arillo, Wichita Falls, and Ft. Worth and the territory surrounding these cities. The trip will start on the morning following the an- nual business meeting of the As- sociation on April 15, at which time President Warden expects to see his successor elected as presi- dent of the Association. These meetings will serve these localities as their annual April 21st celebra- tions. On April 4th, Norton, Hubbard, Warden, Kyle and others are be- ing the honor guests at a huge Central Texas rally sponsored by the active Williamson County Club. This meeting will draw from Austin, Temple, Waco and all in- termediate points. On the follow- ing night, April 5th. the same group will he honor guests at a big Smoker at the Plaza Hotel at San Antonio. The San Tone Club expects visitors for this meeting from all over Southwest Texas. These meetings will be Norton’s last appearance in Texas until he reports for duty at A. & M. this ABILENE Around a hundred A. & M. men and their guests are expected to gather in Abilene on the night of April 16th., to become acquainted with Homer Norton and to hear Ben Warden. The meeting will be in the form of a banquet and will be at 7 P. M. at the Wooten Hotel in Abilene, A. & M. men from that whole section are urged to attend. Reservations should be made thru W. A. “Bill” French, ’13, State Highway Dept., Abilene. Among the guests will be many high school coaches and graduating seniors. PLAINVIEW A. & M. men from all over the Plains country in West Texas will be present at a big meeting on the night of April 17th., in Plainview. The annual Plains Dairy Show will be in full sway, and this meet- ing will be an annual one that is held each year. Warden and Homer Norton will be special guests, with others from College Station also | certain to be on hand. The meet- ing will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Plainview at six P. M. and an attendance of two hundred is ex- pected. Delegations from Lubbock and other cities on the Plains will swell the crowd. Alex Bateman, of Farwell, Texas, and A. R. Nis- bet, Jr., of Plainview, will be in charge of the arrangements. Res- ervations should be made before- hand or upon arrival at Plainview for the opening of the Dairy Show on Monday. AMARILLO The Amarillo-Pandhandle A. & M. Club will celebrate April 21st., and honor Homer Norton and Ben Warden with a party at the Capi- tol Hotel in Amarillo at 7:30 on the night of April 18th. The Am- (Continued on Page 4) pb COMMITTEES T0 SERVE MEETING NAMED BY PRES. Ass’n Business To Be Expe- dited by Advance Work of Representative Groups Meeting Sunday Morning. Committees to serve at the an- nual meeting of the Association on April 15 have been named by President T. B. Warden and noti- fied of their appointment. All Committees will meet at the office of the Association at 10:30 on the morning of April 15th., and pre- pare their reports for présentation at the annual meeting that after- noon. The Auditing Committee, charg- ed with the inspection of all fin- ancial records of the Association is composed of KE. H. Astin, '99, Bryan; Wm. A. Howerton, ’28, San Antonio; John B. Jones, 26, Houston; Chas. L. Babcock, ’19, Beaumont; Dave H. Levy, 14, Dal- las; J. U. Parker, ’32, Tomball, ‘and T. B. Lewis, ’21, Groesbeck. The Nominating Committee, charged with nominating the Di- rectors of the organization for the coming year, is made up of Dr. Verne Scott, ’14, Stephenville; L. A : Pierce, "23, Alice; Dr: N. -B, Starnes, ’27, Dallas; George G. Smith, ’30, San Antonio; W. L. Ballard, ’22, Jacksonville; J. I. Me- Gregor, ’16, Houston; R. J. Potts, ’07, Waco; Col. O. A. Seward, ’07, Groesbeck; Judge W. A. Wurzbach, 88, San Antonio, and H. E. Brau- nig, ’14, Beaumont. The Resolutions Committee is composed of Jack Shelton, ’17, Luling; Jack Pink, ’27, Houston; E. R. Alexander, ’23, College Sta- tion, E. R. Torn, ’28, Taylor; P. M. Geren, ’12, Ft. Worth; I. A. Uhr, ’17, San Antonio; and Ernest Lang- ford, ’14, College Station. The McFarlin Farms Review Committee, to review the policies and operation of the McFarlin Farm properties, is composed of E. R. Eudaly, ’10, College Station; A. B. Connor, 04, College Station; C. A. Munch, ’17, Kaufman; Walter M. Love, ’22, Waxahachie; A. F. Mitchell, 09, Corsicana; Tyree L. Bell, Corsicana, and J. T. L. Mec- New, 18, College Station. The Tailor Shop Committee, to inspect this property, is made up of Robert M. Sherman, ’24 Waco, Henry Ross, ’23, Bryan, and Jas. C. Fleming, ’27, Port Arthur. To select the Speaker for the annual Joint Faculty-Former Stu- dent Luncheon, to be held at the Mess Hall at noon, April 15, a committee is at work composed of J. T. L. McNew, ’18, Dean Frank C. Bolton, and D. T. Killough, ’14, all of College Station. Stump Williams Is Odd Fellow Officer Stump M. Williams, ’17, was re- cently elected Grand Secretary of the Texas Odd Fellows organiza- tion. He lives at 5834 Velasco, Dallas, and has already assumed his new duties. He was reared at the Odd Fellows Orphan Home at Corsicana. At A. & M. he was a member of the Band and a popular figure upon the campus. ne Pr — Elect Torn President New Club Elmore R. “Tony” Torn, ’28, re- cently elected President of the Williamson County A. & M. Club, is with the U. S. Department of Agriculture. His office is in the new Post Office building at Taylor. He is enthusiastic over the pos- sibilities of the Williamson County Club and under his leadership the | club is planning an ambitious pro- gram of work. He was a Cadet Major in the Cavalry unit as a student at A. & M. HARRY MAYO, "19, TAKES POST IN ORLEANS PARISH Harry M. Mayo, Jr., '15, was re- cently named Assistant District Attorney of Orleans parish, Louis- iana, and has assumed his new With New Orleans located in this parish the post is an im- portant one. Mayo lives at 2222 Wirth Place in New Orleans and has been a resident of that city for many years. He took his law degree at Loyola Untversity, New Orleans.. Mayo graduated from A. & M. in 1915, taking his degree in Animal Husbandry. He was ac- tive in student affairs, both ath- letic and social. His home was at Houston. duties. WILLIAMSON 0. J PLANS BI ORK PROAAN “Tony” Torn, 28, New Presi- dent of Group That Plans Active Year’s Work To Aid A. & M. Lead by Elmore “Tony” Torn, 28, a “Blue” slate of candidates swept into office to lead the re- organized Williamson County A. & M. Club. Torn lives at Taylor. Roy Varnell, ’30, of Granger, was elected Vice President, P. C. Gen- try, ’28, of Thrall, Secretary-Treas- urer, W. Boone Richards, 21, Tay- (lor, Director of Activities, and Sherman Kennedy, Taylor, Pub- licity Director. These officers and their committees have mapped out the Club during the coming year. The above officers made up the “Blue” slate, and were victors in the election over a “Red” headed by A. C. Schram, ’16, and an ‘“Insurrectionist” slate headed by M. B. Garry, ’25. Monthly reetings of the club are planned. A huge Central Texas A. & M. Sally with Hower Norio, Cal Hubbard, T. B. Warden and Dean Kyle as Honor Guests is being sponsored by the club on the night of April 4th., at the Taylor Country Club. President T. B. Warden, ’03, of Austin, was the guest of the Club at its recent election meeting and aided the group in outlining its proposed program and schedule of work. Membership of the club’s stand- ing committees is as follows: Executive, J. W. Armstrong, ’01, J. B. Woiton, 25," R. H. Nelson, 27; Permanent Program, Rankin Kennedy, ’30, M. P. Frank, ’29, Cecil Threadgill, ’31; Attendance, R. L. Bullock, ’31, Dudley T. Mann, 29, G. A. Dahlberg, ’23; Honorary Membership, A. C. Schram, ’16, Paul Worden, ’30, Duane Barton, ’30; High School Relations, J. C. Martinets, 25, F. P. Dahlberg, ’25, M. B. Garry, 25; Agriculture, Dor Brown, W. O. Cox, 29, W. N. Elam, ’17, W. W. Barker, ’25, R. Q. Todd, Dahlberg, ’18. Isadore L. Miller, ’25, is with Gordon’s Jewelry Store in Houston, 411 Travis St. an ambitious schedule of work for ' slate | 27, R. E. Hudspeth, ’29, Elmer Friday Afternoon, Friday Night, Saturday Night, Saturday Night, Saturday Night, Sunday Morning, Sunday Morning, Sunday Noon, ANNUAL MEETING PROGRAM April 13—Baseball, A. & M. vs. Texas U., April 13—Thomas Mayo Play, “The Ag- Saturday Morning, April 14—Departmental visits and inspec- Saturday Afternoon, April 14—Baseball, A. & M. vs. Texas U. April 14—Retreat. April 14—Re-Union Class Dinners. April 14—Intramural Boxing Finals, Gym- nasium. April 15—Campus Tour—Cars Furnished by Brazos Co. A. & M. Club. April 15—Ass’n Committee Meetings. April 15—Annual Sunday Afternoon, April 15—Annual Business Meeting, Asso- Headquarters Y. M. C. A. Lobby. Kyle Field. gies”, a melodrama of A. & M. student life, at the Assembly Hall. tions. Track—A. & M. vs. Rice. Kyle Field. Joint Faculty-Former Student Luncheon at Mess Hall. ciation of Former Students, Y. M. C. A. Chapel. Please Register Upon Arrival. * HEGORD ATTENDANGE EXPECTED fo FORMER STUDENTa RETURN Th WEEK-END | Class Re-Unions Although comparatively few reservations have been made at this time there is ample evidence that gather- ings of this year’s Reunion classes will be well attended. Especial interest is attached to the 50th Anniversary Re- union of the Class of 1884, who will be paid special honors. The Class of 1909 will observe its Silver Anni- verstary. Reunion Classes in- clude 1924, 1919, 1914, 1909, 1904, 1899, 1894, and 1884. Members of the older classes will be quartered at the Aggieland Inn on the campus and at the College hospital. Younger groups will sleep in Foster Hall. Members of the reunion classes are urged to get in touch with each other and come to the campus together for the week-end. Reserva- tions should be made by writing the Association of- fice at College Station. A. & M. MEN ON HIGHWAY SHORT COURDE STAFF Two-hundred highway enigneers and others interested in highway construction are expected to be on the campus for the 10th annual High-way Short Course given by the Civil Engineering Dept. of the College in cooperation with the State Highway Dept. The dates for the course are April 12, 13 and 14, immediately preceding the annual meeting of the Association of For- mer Students on April 14-15. Out- standing men in the highway world are to be on the program. Among the A. & M. men as- signed places on the program are included Tom Kelly, ’19, Engineer of Road Design, Highway Dept.; J. T. L. McNew, ’18, Professor Highway Engineering, A. & M.; J. G. Rollins, ’13, Division Engineer, Highway Dept., San Antonio; E. P. Arneson, ’10, Consulting Engineer, San Antonio; James E. Pirie, ’04, Division Engineer, Paris; H. B. Zachary, ’22, Contractor, Laredo; A. P. Rollins, ’06, Consulting Engi- neer, Dallas; A. G. McKain, ’31, State Highway Dept.; W. C. Youngs, Jr. ’25, State Highway Dept., Austin. Smith-Hughes Day With the annual Smith- Hughes Day at A. & M. scheduled for April 16th., the day following the annual meeting of the Association, it is hoped that many of the Vocational Agricultural teachers will make arrange- ments to attend this annual meeting. By setting up thei arrival time a few hours they will be able to attend the big luncheon that day at noon and the annual business meeting that afternoon. CAMPUS VISIT With Foster Hall set aside as sleeping quarters, the Y. M. C. A. Lobby as lounging and registration headquarters, and with entertain- mant features dotting the week- end, everything is in readiness for the annual Former Student Campus Reunion and the annual business meeting of the Associa- tion of Former Students. April 14- 15 are the two big days, although many visitors have signified they will arrive on the 13th., in time to attend the Student Show that night, Thomas Mayo’s Production, “The Aggies”. Many former students who have not visited the campus during the past 2 years are making the trip especially to see the new buildings and the changed campus plans re- sulting from the now completed two million dollar building pro- gram. The new buildings will be open for inspection Saturday morn- ing, and a general tour of the campus in cars is being arranged for Sunday morning. Owing to many Senior Cadet officers absence from the campus on inspection LripsTuver une week-eiid urert” will be no Military Review as has been customary in the past. The Corps will be on review, however, at Re- treat Saturday night and at noon on Sunday. Among the athletic events to be enjoyed are a pair of baseball games with Texas University as opponents, a track meet between the Aggies and Rice Institute, and the finals in the Intra-mural box- ing tournament. Homer Norton, new Athletic Head, will be on the campus during the week-end and is anxious to become acquainted with as many former students as possible. The business meeting of the As- sociation will be held again in the lobby of the Y. M. C. A, im- mediately after the annual Faculty- Former Student Luncheon at the Mess Hall, Sunday noon. Election of officers and other business will be transacted at this meeting, with. President T. B. Warden, ’03, in charge. The full program of the week- end is carried elsewhere in this issue. Present indications point to the largest attendance this an- nual meeting has ever enjoyed. FISH FRY AT HUNTSVILLE As the Aggie goes to press news comes of a meeting of A. & M. men to be held at Huntsville, Sunday afternoon, April 8th., in the form of a Fish Fry. A. & M. men from Huntsville, Conroe, Groveton and other cities near-by will be present. A car or two of visitors from Col- lege is expected, with members of the Aggie coaching staff as guests. One of the purposes of the meeting will be the election of an Associa- tion Director to represent the Con- gressional District in which Hunts- ville is located. Plans call for the crowd to meet at 3 p. m. at the Chamber of Com- merce office in Huntsville, and to go from there to the place for the fish fry. Bill Lawson, ’22, Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville, is taking the lead in the arrangements. Lawson flashes that everyone is invited. Drop him a line you'll be there for your share of the fish and the good time.
