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LIBRARY CAMPUS Ll If this paper is not called for return postage is guaranteed by publisher. THE TEXAS AGGIE — LIBRARY ~ Agricultural & Mechanical College of Texas ~ College Station, Texas. RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED Published S emi-Monthly Except During the Summer Months when issued monthly by the Association of Former Students of the Agricultural an d Mechanical College. VOL. X COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, JULY 1, 1936 NUMBER 58 ROBERT F. SMITH MEMORIAL T0 BE PERMANENT REMINDER LONG SERVICE WELL LOVED PROFESSOR Establishment of the Robert F. Smith Memorial Fund to provide awards to the Freshman winners in the annual Mathematics Contest at the Texas A. & M. College, has been perfected. Final announce- ment of the establishment was made at this spring’s annual Math- ematics Contest Banquet. Profes- sor W. L. Porter, head of the Math- ematics Department, disclosed that the fund at present amounts to nearly $2,500 contributed by friends and relatives of the late Professor Bobby Smith. The fund, with additions that may be received, will be held in trust, with the interest accruing from it to be used in purchasing awards for Freshman winners in the annual Mathematics Contest. Although the entire Mathematics Department of the College has aid- ed in the establishment of this memorial, Professor John Mitchell is given credit for having played the leading part in the successful move. At the banquet announcing the establishment of this memorial, many relatives of Professor Smith were present. Among them were Mrs. R. F. Smith, now Postmistress of the College and her daughters and A. U. Smith, ’95, of Dallas, permanent president of the ’95 class. Professor Robert F. Smith came to Texas A. & M. as Assistant Professor of Mathematics in 1882 and served continuously in the Mathematics Department of the College until his death from a sud- den heart attack in 1931. SCHATTENBERG IS NEW PRESIDENT VALLEY AGGIES The Rio Grande Valley A. & M. Club held its regular monthly meet- ing at the Reese-Wil-Mond Hotel in Harlingen.and in addition to its regular business, elected officers for the present year. E. A. “Ikie” Schattenberg, '26, was elected pres- ident, succeeding Roger V. Ray, 26, of Mission. R. G. Burwell, 28, of Edinburg was named vice pres- ident, succeeding James W. Monk, ’22, Donna, and N. E. Ryall, 28, Los Fresnos, secretary-treasurer, succeeding Bill Bates, 20, San Be- nito. The newly elected president, Schattenberg, has been in the Val- ley for many years. Until a year ago he was with the State Depart- ment of Agriculture, but resigned that position last year to go with the U. S. Department of Agricul- ture as Citrus Canker Inspector for the entire Rio Grande Valley. He . has been an active member of the Valley Club for many years and in the past has served the club as vice president and as secretary- treasurer. He and the other officers of the Valley Club invite any A. & M. visitors to that section to join them at their monthly meet- ings. The Rio Grande Valley Club is composed of all the A. & M. men located in that section of the state. Three members of this spring’s graduating class of Texas A. & M. have been appointed agricultural agents-at-large on the faculty of the University of Missouri, Colum- bia, Missouri. Those appointed were T. W. Horner, of Spur; J. M. Ragsdale, of Whitesboro; and Wm. R. McCullough, of Wheelock. The appointment of these young grad- uates by the University of Missouri is a fine tribute to the quality of work being done at Texas A. & M. S. T. Logan, 34, recently moved from Breckenridge to Coleman, Texas, where he is assistant county agent. He reports several Aggies at Coleman—Among them: “Cic- ero” Edwards, 30; “Red” Camp- bell, ’30; and Grady Godwin, 34. Jersey Club Again Honors Jack Shelton Jack Shelton, ’17, Vice Director and State Agent of the Texas Ag- ricultural Extension Service at Col- lege Station, was recently re- elected president of the American Jersey Cattle Club for “his third successive term. Shelton was the first man ever elected president of this organization who lived below the Mason and Dixon Line. Appar- ently they like his work. His elec- tion and re-election is regarded not only as a high honor to Mr. Shel- ton, but as a definite recognition of Texas as a great Jersey state. Before accepting his present po- sition, Shelton was manager of the Luling Foundation Farm at Luling, Texas. Prior to that time he was a county agent with the Extension Service. He and Mrs. Shelton and their children are making their home on the campus. A. & M. Group Sails For Cotton Study Tour Thru Europe Winners of the fifth annual cot- ton contest at Texas A. & M.,, accompanied by Professor Joe S. Mogford, ’16, Associate Professor of Agronomy and Director of the Contest, are now in Europe. Win- ners of the contest were: George C. Warner, Abilene; L. M. Roberts, Terrell; and R. L. Huckabee, Hol- land. The three winners were re- cipients of traveling fellowships taking them on an extended tour of cotton producing, research con- centration, and manufacturing cen- ters in the United States and Europe. The group sailed from New York on June 12 to Liverpool. Their itineraries will carry them to various cotton offices, mills, and research institutes in England, Bel- gium, Germany, Switzerland, and France. Mr. Mogford originated the cot- ton contest five years ago and has taken the lead in its development. Partial expenses of the inspection tour are provided by receipts from the annual A. & M. Cotton Ball, which has become one of the larg- est social affairs on the campus. Wide Interest Shown In Memorial Plates Wide spread interest in the new A. & M. memorial plates has al- ready been shown according to P. L. Downs, Jr., 06, Temple, develop- er of the memorial plate produc- tion. Many orders have been re- ceived by the Commemorative Plate Association, which is handl- ing the distribution of these beau- tiful products of Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, Ltd. of Etruria, Eng- land. As announced in a previous is- sue of the AGGIE, the A. & M. memorial plates will sell for $24 and $18 per set of 12. Each of the 12 plates contains a different A. & M. College campus scene. The plates will be in marodn and white. Many orders that have been re- ceived were purchased as gradua- tion gifts and others as anniver- sary and birthday gifts. Anyone interested in the plates may secure full information by writing to the A. & M. Commemorative Plate Association, College Station, Tex- as. The first 500 sets will be known as the “Original Edition” and are delivered for $24.00 per dozen. They will have a distinctive feature and only the original 500 sets will be made. A new member of the Associa- tion is James A. “Jimmie” John- son. His office address is 305 Hi- bernia Bank Building, New Or- leans. Although this is headquar- ters, his business often takes him to Lake Charles, Beaumont, and intermediate points. Johnson was a star pole vaulter while a student at A. & M. | cine at Texas A. & M,, MARK FRANCIS VETERAN PROF DIES SUNDAY Dr. Mark Francis, age 73, Dean of the School of Veterinary Medi- faculty veteran of 48 year’s service, a scientist whose work made possible the cattle industry of Texas, and one of the most beloved men ever connected with A. & M. College, died suddenly of heart failure ear- ly Sunday morning, June 28. He was found dead in his bed on Sun- day morning, having passed quietly away during the night. Following a short campus ser- vice Monday noon, his body was sent to Shandon, Ohio, the family home of both he and Mrs. Francis, where he was buried. He is sur- vived by Mrs. Francis, by one son, W. Bebb Francis, 15, of Dallas, and a grandson, Bebb Francis, of Dallas. Dr. Francis was the first and only Dean of the School of Vet- erinary Medicine in Texas A. & M,, which was established some _ 20 years ago. He was also Chief of the Veterinary Science Division of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. Dr. Francis gained international note through his work in the fight against the fever tick among cattle and in development of the subcuta- neous injection method of immu- nizing cattle against the Texas cattle fever. This work, begun shortly after he joined the college staff in 1888, made possible, to a large measure, the tremendous growth of the cattle industry in the State. His work led Dr. W. O. Thomp- son, president of the Ohio State University, to remark on the in- (Continued on page 2) COTTONSEED MEN ELECT PENDLETON HONOR A. L. WARD The election of W. F. Pendleton, '92, of Dallas, as president and the honoring of A. L. Ward, ’10, for his splendid work featured a re- cent annual session of the Texas Cottonseed Crushers’ Association held in San Antonio. Mr. Pendle- ton was also recently elected pres- ident of the National Cottonseed Products Association. He has long been a leader in the cottonseed crushing industry and is one of the best known figures in that big business of the state. A. L. Ward, of Dallas, is Educational Di- rector of the National Cottonseed Products’ Association. In recogni- tion of Ward’s outstanding work, he was presented with a scroll and an engraved gold watch by friends in the Texas Association. The Texas Association, some ten years ago, established the Educa- tional Service with Ward as Direc- tor. This service was so successful that it was made part of the Na- tional Cottonseed Crushers’ Asso- ciation’s program. Among the men who served on- the initial commit- tee establishing this Educational Service were: Mr. Pendleton; J. Webb Howell, ’94, President of the Bryan Cotton Oil and Fertilizer Company; Paul Plunkett; and War- ren Lynn. Mr. Pendleton is a member of the Pendleton Family, well known in the annals of A. & M. families. Numerous members of this family have attended Texas A. & M. Witherspoon Again Winner Annual Golf Meet Chicago Club D. P. Tunstall, ’30, reports that the annual spring golf tournament of the Chicago A. & M. Club was another huge success. The club was fortunate in picking the first real spring day of the year. Jack Witherspoon, ’26, duplicated the feat of last year and won the tournament. This tournament has become an annual affair of the Chicago Club. Among those pres- ent were: O. A. Brouer, '25; Ralph Bauer, ’29; and guest; L. E. Tay- lor, W. H. Davidson, 24; and guest; A: P. Lancaster, 22; R. L. Gar- rett, ’24; Cal Barrick, Texas Uni- versity; E. A. Cyr; Roy Jones; and D. P. Tunstall, ’30. Walter Skripka, ’35, is with Brown and Root, Inc. doing seismo- graph work and when last heard from was operating near Conroe. Carrying out all the traditions of many past similar occasions, the San Antonio A. & M. Club held its annual chicken barbecue on the night of June 6 at the ranch of Judge W. A. Wurzbach, 88, near San Antonio. Over 200 A. & M. men and their friends were on hand for the gala occasion. This annual party of the San Antonio Club has become one of the happiest A. & M. gatherings of the year and one that is eagerly anticipated by A. & M. men of the Alamo City and surrounding territory. The party marked the completion of the term of service of President A. Roy Rees, ’20, and the beginning of the term of service as president of the San Antonio Club of George D. “Dody” Smith, ’30. New Pres- ident Smith is a veteran member of the San Antonio Club and is branch manager in San Antonio of the Dictaphone Sales Corporation. His office is at 702 Morris Plan Building. During the past year he served the club as its vice presi- dent. Other new officers of the San Antonio Club include: Major E. E. Aldridge, ’16, first vice president; ANNUAL SAN ANTONIO BARBECUE ATTRACTS 200 HAPPY A.&M. MEN Steve Werner, ’30, second vice president; W. A. Howerton, ’28, secretary-treasurer; and Gene Thomason, ’31, editor of the “Chili Spitter”, the San Antonio Club’s publication. New directors include retiring President Rees; Ed Knox, Jr. 22: C. D. “Babe” Watts, 25; Alfredo Stein, ’31; and Kirk Mon- ier, ’35. In addition to Rees, other retiring officers include M. C. En- gel, ’29, vice president; E. C. Wer- ner, ’30, editor. General chairman of the barbe- cue meeting was Hugh “Barbecue King” Wharton, ’28, ably assisted by other officers and members of the Barbecue Committee. Colonel A. R. Emery, retiring professor of military science and tactics at A. & M.; Secretary E. E. McQuillen, College Station; and others were honor guests at the barbecue meet- ing. No formal program was at- tempted. Barbecue chicken featur- ed the dinner with ample trim- mings and refreshments also avail- able. Various games entertained the crowd until a late hour. The San Antonio Club meets on Thursday noons at the Y. M. C. A. and President Smith and his of- ficers extend a warm invitation to any visitors to attend the meetings. 27; Jack Witherspoon, ’26; NEW MANAGER OF ENGINEERING GIANT WESTINGHOUSE ELEC. G0. WAS VALEDIGTORIAN OF 1915 CLASS M. W. SMITH, ’15 Stag Junto For Exes At Short Course The first annual Farmers’ Short Course “Junto” will be held near the campus this summer at Hensel Park on the evening of July 22. It will be a feature of the Far- mers’ Short Course and all A. & M. ex-students and their gentlemen friends will be eligible to attend. The af- fair is being sponsored by the Brazos County A. & M. Club. This party will replace the usual A. & M. ex-students luncheon which for the past several years has been a reg- ular event of the Short Course Week. Various plans for the “Junto” are being secretly worked out by those in charge, but are said to offer real possibilities for a pleasant evening. Hensel Park, where the party will be held, is located just north of the campus on the banks of what is known as Scoates’ Lake, and in a pretty grove of trees. All A. & M. men who will be on the campus for the Short Course are urg- ed to set aside Wednesday evening of the Short Course week from five until eight to attend the “Junto.” COL. McCOMBS T0 DAYTON ON SPECIAL TASK Colonel M. J. McCombs, ’03, Man- ager of the Department of Safety of the Texas Employers’ Insur- ance Association of Dallas, has moved from tnat city to Dayton, Ohio. He was chosen by its owners to reorganize the Buckeye Port- able Tool Company of Dayton, and after completing that work, to se- lect a general manager to continue the advancement of this big con- cern.” His absence from Texas is indefinite and may be anywhere from six months to six years. With the completion of this special duty, he will return to his post with the Texas Employers’ Insurance Asso- ciation. Colonel McCombs is a past pres- ident of the Dallas A. & M. Club and is an active figure in A. & M. affairs. He achieved national rec- ognition for his work a few years ago in developing girl athletes, with Babe Didrickson as his most famous product. A recent issue of Colliers’ magazine carried an in- teresting write-up of the Colonel and his successful hobby along athletic lines. J. F. Smith, ’34, recently re- signed his position with the Fed- eral Land Bank at Houston to go with the Navarro Oil Company, 329 Humble Building, Houston. | pany’s Engineering || School on the completion of this The appointment of M. W. Smith, ’15, as manager of engineering and the establishment of that position, was recently announced by the Westinghouse Electric and Manu- facturing Company. In his new po- sition Mr. Smith will have charge of the central engineering activi- ties of the Westinghouse Company and will also coordinate the acti- vities of the Engineering Depart- ment of the several divisions of the company. His new office will be located in the Westinghouse East Pittsburgh headquarters. Shortly after his graduation in 1915, Mr. Smith entered the stu- dent course of the Westinghouse Company and attended the com- and Design course. In 1917, he went into the Power Engineering Department as design engineer. And in 1926, Mr. Smith was appointed section engi- neer in charge of the design of large salient-pole alternating-cur- rent machines. In 1930 he was made division engineer in charge of all large alternating-current ro- tating machinery; and on May 1 of this year was appointed to the above mentioned manager of engi- neering position. During his association with Westinghouse, he has written a large number of technical articles of the Journal of American Insti- tute of Electrical Engineers and similar publications. At the pres- ent time he is a member of the Electric Machinery Committee of the American Institute of Electri- cal Engineers, and a member of the Mercury Arc Rectifier Com- mittee of the American Standards Association. As a cadet at A. & M., Smith was known to his classmates as Mar- vin or “Smitty”. His home was at Overton, Texas. He was a dis- tinguished student and was valedic- torian of the 1915 class. He receiv- ed his degree in electrical engineer- ing. Since entering the services of the Westinghouse Company in 1915, has earned steady and regular advancement to his present high position among the executives of that large company. TYLER AGGIES HOLD MEETING BELLWOOD LAKE With Assistant Aggie Athletic Director J. W. “Dough” Rollins, 16, and the Association Secretary E. E. McQuillen, ’20 as guests, the Tyler and Smith County A. & M. Club held its June meeting last week at Bellwood Lake near Tyler. Some 60 A. & M. men were pres- ent when the group sat down to a delightful barbecue dinner. A. & M. men from Lindale provided the largest number of men from out- side of Tyler with representatives also present from Arp, Grand Saline, Gladewater, and other near- by cities. Mr. Joe D. Golston, ’03, President of the Tyler and Smith County A. & M. Club, presided at the short program following the barbecue dinner. Reports about the College and the Ex-Students’ Association and athletic prospects were made by Rollins and McQuillen. President Golston, of the Tyler Club, is President of the Falcom Oil Company of Tyler and also has various other interests in the pe- troleum business. His home on the Jacksonville Road, outside Tyler, is one of the most beautiful places in that section of the state. E. O. Wotipka, ’32, recently ac- cepted employment with Madereria “La Isleta”, Apartado No. 444, Tampico, Tamps, Mexico. He re- ports that he and his wife drove to Tampico and that they are en- joying their new location very much. They would like to get in touch with any A. & M. men in that section in the Republic of Mexico.
