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LIBRARY CAMPUS EE aan , a | Teieditirg) & w # ’ iG JsT. SCnani College Stati LRCTEI IT , ge yl 6 kde 1 i, loxzg if this paper is net I RETURN called for return POSTAGE postage is guaranteed GUARANTEED by publisher. \ 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, FEBRUARY 15, 1936 NUMBER 52 WALTON SPEAKS AT BEAUMONT"S PUBLIC FORUM President T. O. Walton was guest speaker last week at one of the feature meeting of the Beau- mont American Legion Public Forum. His appearance was spon- sored by both the legion and the Beaumont A. & M. Club. He spoke on CITIZENSHIP. The largest at- tendance of the season was pres- ent to hear A. & M.’s president. Hugh Glezen, 20, president of the Beaumont A. & M. Club, pre- sided at the forum and President Walton was introduced by R. L. “Rabbi” Bertschler, 21, Beaumont Jity Park Superintendent and a member of both the Beaumont American Legion Post and the Beaumont A. & M. Club. Before the forum meeting that night, Dr. Walton was entertained with an informal dinner by the Beaumont A. & M. Club. Entertain- ment features and general arrange- ments of the meeting were handled by a club committee composed of: C. L. Babcock, ’17, C. L. Bradley, 2%, F. Lz Berischler, 21, B.C. Black, ’17, C. R. “Chick” Dollinger, ’26, and J. Kirby Jones, ’33. Wipprecht Sets New Speed Mark New Orleans -N.Y. Walter Wipprecht, Jr., ’23, re- cently set a new airplane record from New Orleans to New York on January 21, when he beat Frank Hawk’s best time from New Or- leans to Atlanta to Washington, a widely known pilot. Wipprecht is flying the fast passenger mail plane of the Eastern Airways between New York and New Or- leans. His record flight was made in five hours and forty-one minutes with an average of 210 miles per hour, and a maximum speed of 255 miles per hour and two stops | en route. He has been flying this route for two years. He began his flying in Brooks Field in 1928 and has been flying steadily since that time. He served several years as a pilot for the Pan American in Central America. With his fam- ily he makes his home on Long Island, New York City. He is the son of Walter Wipprecht, Sr., ’85, veteran member of the Fiscal De- partment of the A. & M. College, and is a brother of Carl Wipprecht, ’18, and Reed Wipprecht, ’17, of Bryan. Sidney D. Reynolds, Jr., ’25, sends in his dues from San Angelo but continues to get his mail at Bastrop. He is with the Texas A. & M. Feed Control Service and travels a big area in West Texas. 3 ¥ AT LAST THE HISTORY The long and eagerly awaited HISTORY OF THE A. & M. COLLEGE OF TEX- AS, written by Col. Clarence Qusley, is off the press and will be mailed out to paid- up Association members as ‘rapidly as possible. All copies are expected to be in the mail before the end of February, and are being sent to all members of the Association whose dues are not delin- quent. Failure to receive a copy due should be reported after March first to the As- sociation office at College Station. The volume contains many interesting facts about the A. & M. College, the Ag- ricultural Experiment Sta- tion and Extension Service. It covers fully the early his- torical background of the in- stitution and its later de- velopment. One of the most interesting and informing features is a chronological history of the institution by years to the present time, oY» Three Graduates To Enter Marine Corps Three men from the spring grad- uating class of A and M College will be selected to receive commis- sions in the United States Marine Corps, if they so desire, upon com- pletion of their work at A and M. Under present plans, the Marine Corps will take one hundred and eleven men from several of the leading military of the United States, give them a short period of extensive military train- schools ing, and commission them second lieutenants in the Marine Corps. Upon recommendation of Colonel A. R. Emery, Professor of Military Science and Tactics at A and M, three men will be selected as prin- cipals, with three alternates, to re- ceive these commissions allotted to graduates of A and M. Last year, the Marine Corps re- ceived into its ranks eighty-six R. O. T. C. graduates, twenty-five less than the number allowed this year. Four of these men commis- | sioned were from A and M. FUTURE AGGIE Marvin H. “Ox” Ford, Jr., age three years, is already planning to follow in the footsteps of his fath- er, Marvin H. “Ox” Ford, ’18, who died in January 1935 at Harlingen. Ford was an Aggie athletic immor- tal, serving as captain of the unde- feated and unscored on 1917 foot- ball team. Mrs. Ford and young “0x” live at 4205 Clay St., Hous- ton. The youngster is three Fears old and has been kicking a foot- ball since he was 10 months old. With this start, he may become a great kicker, as well as an all- conference tackle, as his father was before him. E. J. DEU PREE SAILS FOR PERSIAN GULF ON THREE YEAR TOUR DUTY E. J. Deu Pree, ’25, known to his cadet classmates as “Foots”, sailed on January 22 for the Bah- rein Islands in the Persian Gulf. He is an engineer with the Cali- fornia Company. Mrs. Deu Pree ex- pects to join him the latter part of next summer and they will be on their present assignment for three years. Deu Pree was located at Iraan before leaving on his present assignment and has been with the California Company for several years. Inasmuch as he is going to one of the most interest- ing and unsettled sections of the world today. He should be able to make some interesting reports up- on his return to the states. W. M. “Ox” Emmons, ’30, who for the past year has been assist- ant in cotton adjustment at Lub- bock, recently resigned to become vocational agriculture teacher at Hereford, Texas. He replaces B. H. Hopkins, ’25, who resigned to enter the Soil Conservation Ser- vice and who will be located at Dal- hart, Texas. Emmons formerly taught and coached in the Post High School. During his year at Lubbock, he took graduate work at Texas Tech. ‘of ends. FIGHTING UP COME-BACK TRAIL BIG, ENTHUSIASTIC SQUAD GOES THROUGH STIFF SPRING GRID DRILL Fundamentals in large and vig- orous doses, along with a number of plays that will be used next fall, are being dished out by Hom- er Norton and his aides as the 30 days period of spring football practice goes into its second week. Seventy-five men, the largest number to participate in spring practice in many years, are taking part. Norton is being ably assisted by Line coach Bill James, Manning Smith, Siki Sikes, Track coach Rollins, Lil Dimmitt, Nick Willis and a large contingent of enthu- | siastic side-line experts. The big spring squad has been picked from three sources, varsity left-overs including letter-men and squad-men, last fall’s fine fresh- man squad and the intramural lea- gue. The first scrimmage was held last Saturday, with frequent ses- sions planned for the remainder of the 30 day period. A full game may be played between picked squads lat the close of the practice ses- sion, but no definite announcement along this line has been made. Charley DeWare, veteran center, Johnie Morrow, end, and Bruno Schroeder, full-back, are the only players missing spring practice. DeWare is recovering from an at- tack of mumps, Morrow is on “Hub” McQuillan’s basketball team and Schroeder is not in school this term but will be back and eligible this fall. Freshman basketball players are doing double duty, where they are also football players. They work out early on the basketball court, then hustle to the football field. PUNTER WANTED Still the most noticeable lack on the Aggie squad is a capable and consistent punter. Pitner, Dick Todd and Jimmie Shockey look like the best bets to do this important job next fall, but none can yet be classed as really fine punters. Per- haps the best on the squad is R. B. Rackley, 200 pound star freshman guard, who may be called back to kick when he is in the game. Jimmie Shockey, 180 pound pass- ing star, seems to have lost none of his ability along this line, and has been getting some nice com- petition from Pitner, Nesrsta and Todd. Vitek, Pitner, Rogers and Ken Mills have been calling sig- nals for the different backfields that have been working together. Welcome back into the fold was Bill Seago, 185, end, who did not return to school this past fall and who will participate as a soph next fall if he makes the grade. He is fast, a good pass-snatcher and a fiery end who should help hold down the flank positions this fall. Included among the boys who are working out daily are 18 let- ter-men, 14 varsity squad men, 32 freshmen and a dozen or more men from the intramural league. Paul Callahan, 188, ineligible last fall, is the only letter-man end out but Ed Stages, 190, and Orville Puryear, 165, saw considerable ser- vice with the varsity last fall. Lynn Camp, 185, and J. E. Wilson, 185, were also on lastfall’s varsity squad. Rankin Britt, fast for his 210 pounds, is the star end from the freshman team and looks like a coming All-Conference perform- er. Bill Seago, 185, mentioned a- bove, L. B. T. Sikes, 180, a young- er brother of Siki, Bailey Timmer- man, 185, Joe Logan, 184, Horace Lansford, 165, S. H. Blaydes, 183, and T. C. Abbott complete the list When fall rolls around Johnie Morrow, 188, will be added to the above list, and Aggie fans doubt if the conference will show a better end this fall than Mor- row. POWER IN THE MIDDLE If any part of the Aggie team looks unusually powerful it is the middle of the line, with emphasis on the guard positions. Walter Phythian, 195, and Joe Routt, 190, are returning letter-men. while “Brahma” Jones, 185, saw lots of service last fall on the varsity. | While these boys ‘are good, they will get all the competition they vgant from the rest of the guards. Another come-back, like end Bill Seago, is W. A. Minnock, 210, who was not eligible this past fall, and who looks great. R. B. Rackley, 200, is a fine prospect from the freshman team, along with R. W. Crook, 210, Marion Hinnant, 185, Onis Warden, 177, J. T. Faubion, 199, and a number of powerful lads from intramural football. Not to be overlooked at the guard positions are Bailey Dren- nan, 175, and Woodrow Echols, 170, who were squad-men last fall and who have an edge over the freshmen in the point of exper- ience. From this big group of guards Bill James should be able to pick boys who can hold their own against any conference com- petition. Between these powerful guards will be capable centers, headed by the veteran Charley DeWare, Jr., 180 pounds, who will be playing his last season. Pushing DeWare will be big Zed “Cowboy” Coston, 210, up from the freshman team, and a former All-State performer who has all the earmarks of a coming star. Both these lads will get competition from Joe Wessen- dorf, Jr., 195, who has been on the squad a couple of years and getting bigger and tougher all the time. Carter Burns, 185, A. C. Bassett, Ed Arnold, 160, James Jett, 190, and Pat Rayburn, 190, a reformed end, complete the center list. Heading the tackles are four vet- erans, all letter-men, Roy Young, 208, Selmer Kirby, 212, John Whit- field, 225, and Martin “Bomber” Lindsey, 225. They should do most of the tackle playing next fall and all are looking good this spring. Warren Church, 195, returns as a squad man, and Jim Counts, 225, George Bransom, 190, Paul Wof- ford, 190, and Crandall Haswell, 200, are up from the freshman team. SCATTIN’ BACKS Several years have passed since the Aggies had backs who could really “Scat” and who were threats for long touchdown runs. Several boys out this spring look like they might fill this lack. Among the most promising are Dick Todd, 170, Freddie Wright, 160, Chink Manning, 155, and Bill Boyd, 160. Any one of these boys is liable to cut loose at any time for a long run. Todd is also developing into a nice punter and passer and looks like a real triple-threat back. Boyd, Manning and Wright are letter- men, and Todd the sensational youngster up from the freshman team. Almost as fast are Dick Vitek, 165, and Bob Nesrsta, 170, both letter-men. Ed Wicker, 190, hopes after falling by the wayside for track competition this spring. “Doc” Pitner, 190, Les Cummings, 185, Jimmie Shockey, 182, are all looking good this spring and come under the head of experienced players. G. H. Kincaid, 155, Glenn Landrum, 185, and Ken Mills, 160, along with Wicker, are squad-men back for another try for a varsity letter. Among the more promising freshman backs, in addition to Todd, are Bill Audish, 185, Karl Steffens, 190, Owens Rogers, 175, Jack Cooper, 165, Jean Devine, 180, Henry Dittman, 160. A trio of big full-backs that may be shifted to some other position later this spring are Marvin Gearke, 200, Frank Sachse, 200, and Howard Hill, 200. Some half dozen other backs are included in the big spring practice group. : This year’s spring practice squad is both the largest and the most promising the Aggies have pos- sessed in several years. There are still some weaknesses on the team, notably in kicking, and outside of Shockey, in passing. But there is power in the line and speed in the backfield that has been lacking in recent years.’ to be eligible for football this fall] S. M. U. Names “Hig” To Coaching Staff Roswell Higginbotham, ’21, until last year a member of the A. & M. Coaching staff for eight years, was last week selected as varsity base- ball coach and freshman football coach at Southern Methodist Uni- versity, Dallas. He will join Matty Bell with whom he worked five years during Bell’s stay at A. & M. Due to report at Dallas on March first he will immediately take charge of the Mustang base- ball team and participate in this spring’s conference race. One of the greatest football players ever to represent the Ag- gies, Higginbotham returhed as head freshman coach eight years ago. During the last five years of his stay at A. & M. he also coached baseball, turning in two conference titles. He was released in the reorganization of the A. & M. Athletic Department last spring, and since that time has been As- sistant County Agent for the A. & M. Extension Service at Bryan. Higginbotham served as coach under D. X. Bible for 2 years, un- der Matty Bell for five years and under Norton for one year. DALLAS PRESIDENT CAVALRY SQUADRON WILL BE EXPANDED T0 REGIMENT SIZE Plans for the reorganization of the Cavalry squadron into a regi- ment are almost completed, ac- cording to Colonel A. R. Emery, Professor of Military Science and Tactics at the A and M College of Texas. Heretofore, the cavalry squadron has been a portion of the composite regiment, but under these new plans, it will branch out into a regiment composed of two squad- rons, with their respective staffs, and with two troops to the squad- ron. This organization of the cav- alry unit conforms more to the or- ganization of the regular army cavalry regiments than was the previous case. Under army regula- tions, each cavalry regiment is composed of two squadrons and a machine gun troop. Thus, if anoth- er troop is needed at A and M in the future, due to increased en- rollment, the new troop could round out the organization of the cav- alry regiment. Starnes Paper To Be Printed Dr. M. B. Starnes, 27, of the City Health Department, Dallas, was recently signally honored by the Texas State Veterinary Med- ical Association meeting at Austin. Those present were so impressed with a paper presented by Dr. Starnes on MUNICIPAL MILK AND MEAT INSPECTION that they voted to publish the paper in order that it might be more widely circuiated. Proceedings of | these meetings are not published | | except through a vote of the mem- | | bers present and decision to pub- | | lish Starnes’ paper was a high tri- F. R. Bennett, 27, president of the Dallas A. & M. Club, is in the general insurance business in that city, with offices located in the Medical-Dental Bldg. He and his club officers are faced with piloting the Dallas Club through its Centen- nial year, and have worked out some ambitious plans. The Dallas Club is the oldest weekly luncheon club in its city, and meets every Friday noon at the Baker Hotel. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS Among recent announcements for Civil Service Exams are the following, with applications to be on file not later than March 16; As- sociate Health Engineer, $3200 per year; Assistant Public Health En- gineer, $2600 per year; United States Public Health Service, Treasury Dept., Washington, D. C. Engineering graduates with certain specified experience or post-graduate study are eligible. For information on this or other Civil Service matters apply to U. S. Civil Service Board, Post Office of Custom House, any city, or to the U. S. Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C. Vernon Party The Northwest Texas A. & M. Club, including all Aggies in their section, will hold a big meeting at 7 p. m. Mon- day, February 24, at the Faith cafe in Vernon. W. C. “Heinie” Weir, ’22, is president of the club and C. Y. Smith, ’20, sec- retary. All A. & M. men in this section are invited to be present at this big party. W. R. “Bill” Brown, ’35, is with W. R. Grace, and Company and lives at 542 W. 112th St., Apart- ment 4-B, New York City. He wants to join in the activities of the New York City A. & M. Club and invites any of his classmates who might be in the big city to look him up. | | bute to its interest and quality. Starnes is a past president of the Dallas A. & M. Club and one of that club’s most active work- ers. His office is at 202 City Hall Annex in Dallas and he has been an official in that City Sanitary Department for several years. Metcalfe In Race State Legislature Penrose B. Metcalfe, ’16, or San Angelo, who formerly served three terms in the Texas House of Rep- resentatives, has announced his candidacy for the same office in this year’s election. Metcalfe re- tired from the House two years ago when he made the race for the State Senate, losing by a narrow margin. As a member of the House, he was very active and is the author of the present gasoline tax law. His district is composed of Tom Green, Sterling, Howard, Glasscock, Reagan, and Irion Coun- ties. Metcalfe and his father are among the best known rachmen in West Texas. Mr. J. C. Clutter, former mem- ber of the A. & M. Dairy Dept., and at one time Aggie track coach, Newton Lamb, ’31, Dallas, F. B. Cox, 28, Dallas, and Harry Ran- kin, ’33, San Antonio, were among those present at the recently held Dairy Manufacturers Short Course on the campus. A feature of the short course was a joint banquet at which student members of the Kream and Kow Klub and short course attendants were present. Mr. Clutter helped organize the ‘student club at A. & M. in 1922. He resigned several years ago to be- come associated in San Antonio with the Southwest Dairy Products Co. The Dairy Manufacturers Short Course, followed by the Dairy Herdsmen and Cow Testers Short Course, are given each year by the Dairy Dept. of the College, Prof. Charles Shepardson, head. Charles E. Moore, ’35, is repre- senting the Continental Gin Co., and maintains his headquarters at Crockett, Texas, where he gets his mail in Box 753.