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~~ - LIBRARY CAMPUS If this paper is net called for return postage is guaranteed by publisher. J“ Sf It f ®! vutillal & Me h THE TEXAS AGGIE J a rv A R Y Naiical College of Texas College Slation, [exas, RETURN POSTAGE 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, JANUARY 15, 1936 NUMBER 49 50 A&M MEN NAMED TO HEAD SOIL CONSERVATION PROJELTa IN TEXAS- MERRILL 3. W. HEAD Louis P. Merrill, ’26, of Tyler, has been appointed acting State Coordinator of Soil Conservation Service activities in Texas. He will also serve as a member of the Texas Soil Conservation Advisory Committee, which aids the SCS in the planning, extension, and tech- nical phases of the erosion control program. Other members of the committee are A. B. Conner, ’04. Director of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station; and H. H. Wil- liamson, ’11, Director of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, both of College Station, Texas. Merrill will develop plans and programs for soil conservation in the State of Texas and will main- tain cooperation with the A. & M. College, the Extension Service, and the Experiment Station. He also supervises all SCS field operations in Texas, with the exception of the wind erosion program in the Pan- handle. His headquarters will be at Fort Worth, with offices in the Neil P. Anderson Bldg. The new SCS leader in Texas is experienced in soil conservation work, having directed operations of the 25,000 acre Duck Creek demon- stration area in Smith County. His previous headquarters have been in Lindale. Prior to going with the SCS, he served several years as Director of Agricultural Develop- ment for the Tyler Chamber of Commerce. He received his degree in agricultural education from Tex- as A. & M. in the spring of 1926, being a transfer from John Tarle- ton Agricultural College of Stephenville. Announcement of Mr. Merrill’s appointment was made by H. H. Bennett, Chief of the SCS in Washington, D. C. PROJECT MANAGERS Appointment of managers for the eight Texas demonstration projects, outside the Panhandle Area, were also announced by Mr. Bennett. Noteworthy is the fact that all eight of the projects will be headed by products of Texas A. & M. V. W. Woodman, ’27, will manage the Elm Creek Project, comprised of approximately 207,000 acres in McLennan, Bell, Milam, and Falls Counties, with headquarters at Temple. This was the first soil conservation project established in Texas. W. H. DuPuy, ’19, will manage the 25,000 acre project in Caldwell and Hays Counties, with headquar- ters at Lockhart. E. H. Varnell, "21, will manage the second Duck Creek Project comprising some 25,000 acres in Dallas County, with head- quarters at Garland. R. M. Milhol- lin, ’23, has charge of the Upper Concho River Project, of about 25,000 acres in Tom Green and Coke Counties, with headquarters at San Angelo. G. M. Morris, ’24, will be manager of the 25,000 acre Caris- so Creek Project in Nacogdoches County, with headquarters at Nac- ogdoches. H. N. Smith, ’24, will have charge of the Green Creek Project of approximately 25,000 acres in Erath County with head- quarters at Dublin. E. C. Johnson, 24, was appointed manager of the Harts Creek Project comprising 25,000 acres in Titus County, with headquarters at Mt. Pleasant. Succeeding Merrill as manager of the Duck Creek Project in Smith County is C. B. Spencer, 24, whose headquarters will remain at: Lindale. The work of the Soil Conserva- tion Service in Texas has been al- most entirely carried out by A. & M. men. In addition to the man- agers listed above, each of the eight projects contains many other A. & M. graduates serving in var- ious capacities. The Wind Erosion Program in the Panhandle area and the Western Plains, contains its quota of A. & M. men and Dr. H. V. Gieb, formerly head of the LOUIS P. MERRILL, ’26 Temple Project, has charge of re- search on wind erosion for the en- tire Western Plains Area. Dr. James H. Stallings, ’14, Fred C. Newport, '24, are also import- ant figures in the national program of SCS. WACO DONATES NICE SUM FOR STUDENT LOANS The Student Loan Funds of the Association have received from the Waco A. & M. Club, a donation of $400 for the Student Loan Funds. This sum represents the cash bal- ance of the loan fund that for the past 10 years has been administer- ed by the Waco Club itself. The club also donated to the Associa- tion Loan Funds other Assets ex- pected to prove valuable in the fu- ture. Decision to donate their money to the Loan Funds of the Association for administration at College Station, was made by the membership of the Waco Club, at a meeting held in that city recent- ly. A committee composed of Pres- ident Walter Crippen, ’21; R. M. “Bob” Sherman, 24, Secretary- Treasurer; and John H. Strange, ’23, was named by the club to sup- erintend the transfer of the dona- tion. The Student Loan Fund of the Waco Club was built up largely through the success of the old A. & M. 1 ountry Store, which was formerly held annually at the Waco Cotton Palace. Colonel Abe Gross, ’95, of Waco, was the guiding spirit and general manager who made the Kountry Store such a profit- able success. F. W. “Swede” Parker, Jr., ’31, is manager of the Humble Oil and Refining Company’s Galveston ter- ritory. He went with the Humble upon leaving A. & M. and has made steady progress in their employ, to reach his present position. In his Galveston office is L. R. Moore, ’33. Parker writes that his son, Fin- ley W. Parker, III, “Little Swede”, is a strapping youngster that he hopes to see in Texas A. & M. some day. “Swede” himself was a star intramural football player, and might have been a star varsity performer had he been able to par- ticipate. Parker will be glad to hear from any of his old classmates and says that when they come to Galveston, if they will look him up, he will try to show them around a bit. P. L. “Two-Gun” Tracy, 30, re- cently resigned a position with the E. C. W. at Taylor, to become associated with E. B. Snead, ’25, who is in the contracting business in Austin. Snead was formerly with P. O. B. Montgomery, Contrac- tors. A MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT UHR THAT SHOULD INTEREST ALL ASSOCIATION MEMBER San Antonio, Texas January 9, 1936 Mr. E. E. McQuillen, Executive Secretary, Association of Former Students, Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, College Station, Texas. Dear Sir: - I was very happy to receive your letter dated January 7th., and I was especially interested in the statement that if three hundred more Former Students would pay their dues between now and February 28th, we will have accomplished our goal in doubling last year’s active membership. The “Pull ’Em In” campaign, of course, is past history and the local A. & M. Clubs did an excellent piece of work. Our records indicate that the local organized clubs have a higher percentage of active members at the present time than they have ever had. It would be quite disappointing if we let the year go by without accomplishing our quota since we have already come so close to its realization. I would appreciate it, therefore, if you would devote a small space in the January 15th AGGIE to this matter advis- ing our membership of this situation. I sincerely feel that if we could make one more appeal, the response might put us over the hump. I am confident there are many A. & M. men ready and willing to pay their dues, and I hope they will do so this month and without further delay. The work that the Former Students Association is doing has reached such a position of importance in the affairs of the College that it has received the recognition of the Board of Directors and the Faculty. This is evidenced by the fact that the Board of Directors have asked our organization to admin- ister in their behalf the Astin loan fund. The support that we have given to the Athletic Department has also been most gratifying and we know that in 1936 we will be able to draw a dividend from the pleasure of seeing A. & M. win some foot- ball games. Our fiscal year comes to a close on February 28th. The term of office of the present Board of Directors will also be over shortly thereafter. We are glad that a history of A. & M. College was prepared during our term of office and this will be ready for distribution to all active, paid-up, mem- bers of the Association, some time in January. In behalf of the members of this Board of Directors who have faithfully devoted their time and efforts toward the in- terest of the Association, I wonld like to make one more appeal to all Former Students of A. & M. College, who at present are aot active members and who are financially able to be such, that they join the ranks of the paid-up membership before February 28th, 1936. With sincere good wishes, I am I. A. UHR, President Association of Former Students Texas A. & M. College BEAUMONT CLUB HONORS NORTON WITH BIG PARTY With the Gulf States Utilities Co., “Hubie 'Braunig,” ’14, and Charlie Babcock, ’18, as hosts, the Beaumont A. & M. Club enjoyed a rousing party on the night of Jan- vary 13. Aggie Athletic Director Homer Norton, Association Secre- tary E. E. McQuillen, ’20, were guests of honor. The party was attended by approximately 125 men and was held in the Assem- bly Room of the Gulf States Util- ities Company. A barbecue dinner, with “Chief Cook Braunig” in charge, was serv- ed. President Hugh Gleason, ’20, called the crowd to order for a brief program. The principal ad- dress of the evening was made by Coach Norton. Short talks were made by Secretary McQuillen; O. T. Hotchkiss, Jr., 24, President of the Port Arthur A. & M. Club; H. K. Deason, ’16, of Port Arthur; F. L. “Rabbi” Bertschler, 21; R, C. Black, ’17; C. L. Babcock, and oth- ers. Large delegations were pres- ent from Port Arthur and Sour Lake. In honor of one of its members who is leaving their city, the club is designating its next meeting, scheduled for the night of January 27, as “Muncey Night”. Officers of the Beaumont Club extend a cor- dial invitation to any visitors to Beaumont to meet with them at their meetings and particularly urge all men in that section of the state to attend. J. Worth Maxwell, ’04, who is assistant general manager of the American Smelting and Refining Company in Mexico, recently mov- ed his headquarters from Mexico City to Chihuahau, Chih. Mexico, Apartado 63 Bis. A. & M. MEN ARE MADE OFFICERS AGRIC WORKERS Sterling C. Evans, "21, of Hous- ton, President of the Bank of Co- operatives, a division of the Farm Credit Administration, was elect- ed President of the Texas Agri- cultural Workers’ Association at the organization’s recent annual meeting at Mineral Wells. Louis P. Merrill, ’26, Regional Director Soil Conservation Service, was named Vice President; Eugene Butler, of Dallas, Secretary; and D. S. Buchanan, 17, Professor of Animal Husbandry at Texas A. & M., Treasurer. The Agricultural Workers’ Asso- ciation is composed of men and women of Texas who are engaged in agricultural work of an educa- tional, instructive, and helpful na- ture in the state. The newly elected president, Mr. S. C. Evans, was a District Agent of the A. & M. Extension Service before his appointment some two years ago as President of the Bank “for Cooperatives of Houston. This Bank is one of the four major div- isions of the Farm Credit Adminis- tration set-up in Texas. F. G. Elliott, ’06, who was treas- urer of his class at A. & M., con- tinues to be engaged in financial | work, as the senior partner in the firm of Eubank Investment Securi- ties, Amicable Building, Waco, Texas. He hopes to be on hand for the 1906 reunion to be held on the campus May 2 and 3 this spring. Wm. Scoates, 35, is teaching ag engineering at John Tarleton Ag- ricultural College at Stephenville. He is the son of Professor Dan Scoates, Head of the Agricultural Engineering Department at Texas A. & M., now on a leave of ab- sence with the rural resettlement administration. MEGRAW TO oPERK - 1311 GlLAGs INVITES GENERAL MOSEa-PLANG DEVELOP FOR ANNUAL MEETING Pt. Arthur To Fete Jackets According to present plans, the Port Arthur A. & M. Club will hold its annual Yellow Jacket Banquet at the Good- hue Hotel on January 29. Coaches and members of the Port Arthur high school foot- ball squad, together with other school officials, will be honor guests of the affair. This Yellow Jacket Banquet is an annual affair for the Port Arthur Club and has been given each year for the past 10 years. Although no definite announcement has been made, it is understood that the Port Arthur Club hopes to have both President T. O. Walton, of the A. & M. College, and Athletic Direc- tor Homer Norton, as honor guests for the occasion on January 29. SAN TONE CLUB T0 SEE PICTURE BIG GRID GAME Entertaining programs that in- spire unusual attendance, are fea- tures of the activities of the San Antonio A. & M. Club this winter under the direction of President Rees and his club officers and com- mittee chairmen. The club contin- ues to hold its meetings on Thurs- day noon at the Y. M. C. A. in San Antonio and extends a cordial invitation to all local and visiting A. & M. men to attend. At a recent meeting John Flan- nery was in charge of the program for the day, which included as guests Major W. H. Lily, Head of the San Antonio Federal Housing Act Office, and Mr. Richard Hill, of Washington, D. C., with the Federal Housing Act. A meeting, expected to fill to capacity the Y. M. C. A. to handle the crowd, has been announced for January 23 when Mr. Willard Simp- son will show a complete motion picture of the Texas A. & M.-Tex- as University Football Game, play- ed at Kyle Field last Thanksgiving. The picture is said to be a remark- F'. > ably good one and to be the very - next thing to actually seeing the game. Another featured meeting of the San Antonio Club has been an- nounced for the date of February 27, when vocational agriculture teachers, county agents, and other visitors to the Southwest Texas Boys’ Fat Stock Show, will be hon- or guests. Another big attendance is expected for this occasion, which will be in charge of H. F. Schlem- mer, ’28, Assistant Fair County Agent. Officers of the San Antonio Club include: President, Alvin R. Rees, ’19; Vice President, M. C. Engel, ’29; Second Vice President, Geo. D. Smith, ’30; Secretary- Treasurer, W. A. Howerton, ’28; and E. C. Werner, 30, Editor of the Chili Spitter. The AGGIE is in receipt of a copy of the “March of Time” pub- lished recently at Big Spring, Tex- as. Although his name is not men- tioned, there is every reason to suspect that W. T. “Tanlac” Strange, Jr., 22, is the editor and publisher. Strange is manager of the Big Spring Chamber of Com- merce, and has made a signal suc- cess of his work during the last year and a half. Given ample space in the publication is Eugene V. Spence, ’15, City Manager of Big Spring. With May 2 and 3 set as its date, plans are under way to make this spring’s annual Former Students’ Meeting, the greatest ever held. At- torney General William McCraw has accepted the invitation of the Directors of the Association, to speak at the Joint Faculty-Former Student Luncheon, which is an an- nual feature at the Annual Meet- ing. He will be introduced by Mar- ion S. Church, ’05, of Dallas. Class reunions this spring sched- uled to be held are the following classes: 1926, 1921, 1916, 1911, 1906, 1901, 1896, 1891, and 1886. The 1886 class is celebrating its Golden Anniversary and the 1911 class its Silver Anniversary. Classes which already have under way their reunion plans include: the 1926, the 1911, the 1906, and the 1886 classes. Under the leadership of Dr. A. H. Neighbors, of Seguin, Presi- dent of the 1911 class, this group plans to make its quarter century reunion an outstanding event. One hope of the class is that its honor guest for this occasion may be General Andrew Moses, who was Commandant of the College during the time this class was at Texas A. & M. The date for this year’s meeting is several weeks later than custo- mary and this is expected to in- crease attendance. In addition to the class reunions other features of the week-end will include var- ious entertainments, the Faculty- Former Student Luncheon, and the Annual Business Meeting of the Association. At this meeting of- ficers of the organization will be elected for the coming year and other business of the corporation transacted. President I. A. Uhr, ’17, of San Antonio, will preside. NEW YORK CLUB LUNCHEON HOST NORTON & UTAY Homer Norton, Athletic Director, and Joe Utay, ’08, of Dallas, mem- ber of the A. & M. Board of Di- rectors, were honor guests of the New York Club at a luncheon held in New York City during the Xmas holidays. Norton and Utay were attending the National Football Coaches Association meeting. The luncheon was held in the Pennsyl- vania Hotel Dining Room. The New Yorkers were delighted to have an opportunity to meet Mr. Norton and to hear from him and Mr. Utay the latest athletic news from College. An important outcome of the New York visit of Utay and Norton was the signing of a two game contract with Manhatten, calling for football games in Tex- as in 1936 and in New York City in 1937. Present at the luncheon were the following, in addition to Norton and Utay, L. E. “Nookie” Priester, ’18, John C. Mayfield, ’23, Hugh McDaniel, ’28, R. A. “Dick” Kent, 20, W. R. Forsyth, ’16, T. A. Pil- key, ’28, Dean Davis, ’15, Herbert L. Weinberg, 23, and Dan Law- rence, Rice Institute. Dr. G. M. Stroman, ’17, is acting President of the New Mexico State College at Las Cruces, New Mex- ico. Before going to this institu- tion, he was a member of the fac- ulty of Texas A. & M. for several years. Carl H. Rulfs, ’33, has moved from San Augustine, Texas to 319 Dakota Street, San Antonio, where he is with the U. S. Heat Treating Company in the development of oil field drilling equipment. Sev- eral other A. & M. men are with the same concern and Carl reports all of them doing very nicely.
