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Perkins, 300... 1. ..cccsccitinissh McKinney W. ‘Bebb. Francis, 715.......... 00 ips. Dallas J: "BA Crockeatt, "09... .~..cciiili visi Dallas« Oscar A. Seward, Jr., "07... Groesbeck H. S. Davenport, ’ T. W. Mohle, C. A. Thanheiser, ’ John G. Turney, ’ T. B. Warden, E.R. Porn, A. A. Wright, ’ C. P. Dodson, Marvin N. Butler, Decatur NA Xm Karnes City Frank: E. Bortle, ’32................ Brownsville W. Byron Johnson, ’11 Laredo Verne’ A. Scott; ’14.................... Stephenville C. M. Henderson, Amarillo Louis A. Hartung, ’2¢ S Penrose B. Metcalfe, ’16........... San Angelo Herman H. Uechert Herman H. Uechert, 97, super- visor of structures for the South- ern Pacific Lines in Houston, who died on September 29. A member of the first football team at A. & M., Mr. Nechert spent practicall his entire professional career with the Southern Pacific Lines. He was an active member of the Houston A. & M. Club and of the Associa- EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE C. A. Thanheiser, ‘01 C.. 'L.."Babeoek,” 218 i... F. D. Perkins, ’97 .. G. P.-Dodson, 11. ... Louis A. Hartung, 2 STUDENT LOAN FUND TRUSTEES C. A. Thanheiser, ’01 Houston A. F. Mitchell, ’09 E. E. McQuillen, ’20 REPRESENTATIVES ON ATHLETIC COUNCIL Dallas Tyree L. Bell, ’15 Ife Tyler Albert G. Pfaf, ’27 THE GRADUATE SCHOOL The offering of work at Texas A. & M. leading to the Ph.D. De- gree is one of the most far-reach- ing steps taken by the institution in its long life-time. There is a definite need in Texas for a great graduate school in the fields of Agriculture, Engineering and their kindred sciences. That graduate work should be done at Texas A. & M., where for so many years the undergraduate work in these fields has been so widely recog- nized and approved. Work leading to the Doctorate means more than simply granting degrees to those who have met these strict requirements. It means the presence upon our campus of a body of scholars who have been picked as leaders thru the process of elimination in the undergraduate and the Master’s work. It means a group of first-rate scholars are do- ing wide-spread work in research along many lines, with results that may be felt long after the com- pletion of any one man’s doctorate requirements. Not the least important angle to the establishment of a real grad- duate school is the fact that its presence will tend to improve the scholarly attainments of the Fac- ulty at large. A first-class Grad- uate School is needed to place Texas A. & M. on an even plane with other leading institutions of the country specializing in simi- lar fields. Before the small beginnings along this line that have been made at A. & M. can reach their desired growth, additional financial sup- port must be forthcoming from legislative appropriations. A lump sum should be set aside for the A. & M. Graduate School, enabling that school to be properly nourish- ed and provided with the character of teachers required for the high- est type of graduate work. When that is done, the Nation’s greatest agricultural state and the Nation’s most fertile ground for engineer- ing development, can be given at Texas A. & M. a graduate school of quality and importance commen- surate with Texas’ greatness. Tom I. Jones, ’28, gets his mail at Box 1389, Longview, Texas. Jones writes that he lost his A. & M. ring this summer and is anxious to obtain another one. Jd. G. Glenny, ’'35, ‘is living at at Maud, Oklahoma. A. A. Neuner, ’36 is working for the City of El Paso as an assistant building inspector and gets his mail at 2401 Gold Street, El Paso, Texas. Rupert W. Green, ’33, is another man trying his ability as a side line coach. Mr. and Mrs. Green reside at 126 Pineview Drive, A- | Episcopal Church at Houston. Bur- Houston partment 6, Houston, Texas. tion of Former Students, various masonic bodies, and the Christ ial was in San Antonio. The South- ern Pacific Bulletin, published by the Southern Pacific Lines, recent- ly eulogized Mr. Uechert in a story using the above photograph. He was one of the best loved men connected with the big Southern Pacific organization. CikB: i ‘Doggie’ Ward, 211, “is president of the Texas Ice Com- pany of Beaumont and gets his mail at Box 1552, of that city. “Doggie” was one of the greatest ends ever to play on an A. & M. football team. Charlie Moran was coaching at A. & M. at that time Homer E. Womack, 24, sends his side line coaches entry with high hopes of taking the prize a- gain. Womack expects to see A. & M:. play T.: C. UU: this" year, which will be the first time he has seen a game at A. &. M. in several years. He gets his mail at Box 584, Sinton, Texas. Mr. George K. McLendon, ’83, sends in his dues. Mr. McLendon is president of the McLendon Hardware Company of Waco, lo- cated at Third and Mary Streets. + W. LL. Barrett, Jr., 235, gets his mail at P. O. Box 509, Uvalde, Texas. Walter H. “Butch” Moore, ’36, writes that all the Aggies in Illin- ois are really pulling for the old Aggie ball club this year and ex- pecting great things. He is living at 425 S. Tth Street, Springfield, Illinois. C. S. Carleton, Jr., ’35, is. with |: the T. L. James & Company, Ruston, Louisiana, and likes his work fine. He gets his mail at Box- 531, Ruston, Louisiana. J. Kenneth Williams, ’30, is on a leave of absence from the University of Idaho this year do- ing some graduate work at Iowa State College with the Poultry Department at Ames, Iowa. Ralph Howe, ’30, is county a- gent at Crosbyton, Texas. W. R. “Bill” Kimbrough, ’35, is assis- tant county agent at Crosbyton, and Ralph reports that they both are enjoying their work very much. J. J.. Durham, 27, has left vo- cational agricultural work in Texas to accept a position with the Chi- locco Agricultural College of Oklahoma. Durham’s new address will be Route 2, Arkansas City, Kansas. Among the A. & M. men con- nected with the soil conservation service at Mount Pleasant, Texas are: Tom P..Porter, ’31,; A.”B. Kyle, ’34; W. G. Ralph, 27; Oscar Billimek, ’34; and Carlton Crown- over, ’25. J. Woodrow Wilson, ’35, has recently changed his address from Irving, Texas to P. O. Box 367, San Antonio, Texas. Looe Miller, ’22, is an assistant in agricultural conservation in Briscoe County with headquarters at Silverton, Texas. Lewis Ashford, ’24, is living at 1302 Gustav Street, Houston, Texas. Ashford is with the Temple Lumber Company of that city. A “uh a | vv LA. 8 3 a 3 J , : o 4 ge 8 a \ A . A i OL 5 v y ia al Oh Adie Rid LIE oR anit aN I J PN AA id | WEDDINGS Sudheimer — Utecht Miss Pauline Utecht, of Austin, became the bride of Dr. R. L. Sud- heimer, ’36, on October 25. Dr. and Mrs. Sudheimer will make their home in Fort Worth for the pres- ent, where Sudheimer is with the Livestock Sanitary Commission of Fort Worth. Stewart — Pennington Announcement has been made of the engagement and approaching marriage of Miss Mary Kent Pen- nington, of Houston, to Mr. Mor- timer H. Stewart, ’31. The wedding will be solemnized on the evening of November 17 at the Palmer Memorial Chapel of Houston. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart will make their home in Houston. Wurzbach — Rihn Miss Bernice Rihn and Mr. E. O. Wurzbach, ’33, of Shreveport, Louisiana, were married on October 20, according to] news received from Wurzbach’s brother. The young couple will make their home in Shreveport. Crozier — Jones Miss Virginia Lee Jones, of Fort Worth, and J. B. Crozier, '26, were married on October 4 at Kingston, New Mexico. Mr. and Mrs. Crozier will make their home at Socorro, New Mexico, where Crozier is with the U. S. Bureau of Public Health. Womble — Toler Announcement has been made of the engagement and approaching | marriage of John Frank Womble, x’32, formerly of Bryan, to Miss Mary Louise Toler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Toler of Long- view. The marriage will take place on November 8 at the First Chris- tian Church of Longview. Mr. and Mrs. Womble, elect, will make their home in Tyler, Texas, where John Frank is with the Tyler Chamber of Commerce and Secretary of the Tyler Rose Festival. Boots — Dannelly Announcement has been made of the approaching marriage of Miss Geraldine ~Dannelly; of Dallas, to James Earl Boots, Jr., ’36, cf Bloomfield, N. J., son of Mrs. J. M. Mizzell, of Dallas. The wedding date has been set for November 7 and the ceremony will take plac. at the Little Church Around the Corner in New York City. . Coltrin — McGrath News comes to us of the ap proaching marriage of Miss Mary Lucy McGrath to Mr. Robert B Coltrin, ’33, of Galveston. The date of the wedding has been set for November 7. Ford - Smith Announcement has been made of the coming marriage of Miss Alice Smith, of Crockett, to Lieu- tenant O. Edwin Ford, ’33,, also of Crockett. The wedding will take place at the home of the bride's parents on November 14. Ford, up to the present time, has been sta- {ioned at Barksdale Field, Shre- veport, Louisiana, but he now has orders to report for duty at Ran- dolph Field, San Antonio, where he will be an instructor. For this position Ford stood an examina- tion with 600 other flyers from all over the United States, and he was one of ‘the three from Barks- dale Field who passed the exami- nation. Rogers — Winn Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Winn an- nounce the marriage of their daughter, Philetus, to Dr. Warren B. Rogers, 34, on October 28, at Dallas, Texas. Dr. and Mrs. Rog- ers will make their home in Dal- las, where Rogers is a veterinarian with the Department of Health of Dallas. McElroy - Russell Mrs. A. S. Russell announces the marriage of her daughter, Opal Ann, to Mr. Walter D. McElroy, 27, at the Exposition Park Pres- byterian Church of Dallas on Sep- tember 13. Mr. and Mrs. McElroy will make their home in Weather- ford, Texas, where McElroy is teaching vocational agriculture. Travis — McAlpine Mr. and Mrs. Albert F. Sayers, ’13, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their niece, Miss Elaine Harris Mec- Alpine, to Robert O. Travis, 32. The wedding will be solemnized at the First Presbyterian Church in » = LY } 4 ) hs y N&R it SAIL 42 Ve a LEP YA PPI | Fe Shes? pS a RAMI SB LN Wg te | BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Isaac C. Corns, ’32, are receiving congratulations from their many friends over the ar- rival of a son, Robert Isaac, born October 10. Mr. and Mrs. Corns reside at 412 West Polk Street, Houston, Texas. While on the campus for the T. C. U. game recently, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene C. Buie, ’33, visited the Association with their fine young son, Eugene C. Buie, Jr., who was born on March 15, 1936. Buie is with the Soil Conservation Service in the Regional Office at Amarillo. He and Mrs. Buie make their home at 1020 W. 11th St., Amarillo, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. “Bill” Mil- ler, ’36, are delighted over the arrival of a little son, Claude Ab- ner Searcy, on October 25. At the present time Mrs. Miller and son are in Bryan visiting her mother. Mr. and Mrs. William J. Moser, 32, are the proud parents of a little daughter, Janet Catherine, born - September 2. Mr. and Mrs. Moser make their home at 613 North Cleveland Street, Sherman, Texas, where Moser is with the Chicago Stores, a dry goods com- pany. Andy Brings In Shooting Proof Walter E. Anderson, 27, shown above with a nice bag of doves, is in the insurance business with of- fices at 714 Medical-Dental Build- ing, Dallas. He lives at 913 South Brighton, Dallas. Accompanied by 3» RA Self, ’27, Anderson and his party got their limit of doves on the opening day of the season. Anderson has been in the insur- ance business in Dallas for the past four years and is doing nicely. He extends a warm invitation for all his old friends to drop by and see him or drop him a line. J. D. Williams, ’35, is practic- ‘no veterinary medicine at Colo- rado, Texas and gets his mail at Box 339 of that city. In addition to doing private practice, Williams is city veterinarian. P. T. Riherd, ’36, is living at 335 Smith Street, Gainesville, Florida, where he is attending the University of Florida at Gaines- ville, where he has a scholarship. Frank J. Konecny, ’27, has re- cently moved from Austin, Texas, to 2400 Logan street, Bryan, Texas. Theodore T. Carte, ’33, with J. B. Blevins, ’36, and Alvin Morgan, '38, are operating a State High- way Information Office at Mar- shall. Carter invites any Aggies passing this way to drop in and see them. They get their mail at Box 482, Marshall, Texas. L. S. Pawkett, 34 makes his home at 131 North Drive, San Antonio, Texas. Pawkett sells power transmission equipment and engineering and complete lines of hoses. He say that San Antonio Aggies are ‘behind A. & M. 100 per cent. Curtis L. Arthur, ’30, has moved from 1786 Cartwright, Beaumont, Texas to Lake Charles, Louisiana, where he is connected with The Fair Store. Arthur J. Irwin, 24, sends his dues in for another year from Box 548, El Paso, Texas. Navasota, Texas on the evening of November 14. Mr. and Mrs. Travis, elect, will make their home in Houston, where Bob is with the Shell Petroleum Company. hy | (This column hopes to suggestions of A. and M. men. serv earing house for the opinions, the ideas and the yy An sanmenications mnst be signed and the address of the writer given. Thev must be free from libel, personal abuse or critical personalities, “Reveille” Brown “Editor of the Aggie, “College Station, Texas. “Dear Sir: — “Here is something more about ‘Reveille’ Brown, All that has been told before is true but they have failed to do justice to such a col- lege character as ‘Reveille’. “He graduated in my class, 01, in the Civil Engineering Depart- ment. He was a cog in Hal Mose- ley’s and Boettcher’s famous foot- ball team (Boettcher played cen- ter on the team for five years) and I think ‘Reveille’ played right end. The most famous run that was ever made by a cadet was made by ‘Reveille’, and it wasn’t made on the football field. ‘Rev- eille’ had one night gone to Bryan without leave to fill a social date. The grapevine line from the Com- mandant’s Office was working good that night, and ‘Reveille’s’ room- mate was told that the Comman- dant proposed to make a midnight inspection of the barracks. ‘Rev- eille’ was told over the phone what was goin to happen. In those days, there was just a dirt road to Bry- an, no automobiles or taxis. ‘Rev- eille’ had to use the good old foot express for fast transportation, and he really made the run in fast time. He was our best track runner and high jumper in field athletics. “He made one of what I claim was the best answers ever given in a quiz on sewers and drainage un- der J. C. (Jimmie) Nagle. It was in October when this occurred and ‘Reveille’s’ mind at that time was on some skull practice problem of Murray’s, the coach. The follow- ing conversation occurred: ' “Nagle, ‘Mr. Brown, (Brown hopped up looking very alert men- tally he hoped). Mr. Brown, if you were given a commission to lay out a sanitary sewer system for the City of Waco, what would you do?’ “ ‘Reveille’ scratched his head and said, ‘Professor, I would re- sign the commission’, and then sat down. “Nagle: ‘Mr. Brown, the cities of this country would be a whole lot better off from a health stand- point, as well as financially, if more engineers would resign their commissions.” ‘Reveille’ got a goose egg for his grade and Thanheiser or Tom Fountain got a 10 if they got a whack at the question. “‘Reveille’s’ father was opposed to ‘Reveille’ playing football in his Senior year, and told him if he played he would stop his allowance for tuition, and so forth. His Dad lived in Austin, and ‘Reveille’ played on the team under another name. I always heard that when the team went to Austin in ’01 to play, his Dad met the train look- ing for ‘Reveille’ but he couldn’t locate him as he acted as flunky to the team and he made a pretty good negro with the use of burnt cork. - “In March of the year after we graduated, I found him one day on the back of my plantation work- ing for the Texas and Pacific Rail- road on a new line they were building in the Red River Bottom to Shreveport, Louisiana. He had just been promoted to Resident En- gineer on 10 miles of construction, but he couldn’t stand prosperity. The last I heard of him, he was in South America, and I expect he has answered to his last ‘Reveille’. I am truly glad to see that the name is still carried by some cadet at College, as the original was truly a college character, and was every- body’s friend.” Told by—R. W. “Bill” Yarbrough, Class 01. Maxcey Wickes, 04, who is with the Remington Manufacting Company, is one of the Southwest’s leading trap shooting stars. He makes his home in Houston and gets his mail at Box 985. Lawrence D. Smith, ’35, is teach- ing vocational agriculture in the El Campo High School and gets his mail at Box 303, El Campo, Texas. WHAT A PLACE FOR NITE OWLS Dear Mac: I am inclosing a check for $5 for payment of Association Dues for 1937. I have been intending to drop you a line for a long time to tell you something of this part of the country. This is the first place I have ever been that I have not run into some one who has been to school at A. & M. I have not been to every place in Alaska so 1 might find an Aggie yet. Alaska is not the ice and snow- bound country that a lot of people think it is. At times there is a lot of snow, ice, and glaciers in the mountains the year round, but not over the entire territory. In the interior this summer, the tem- perature got up to 90 degrees and never below 70 degrees in June and July. I saw the most beautiful gardens and flowers in the in- terior this summer that I have ever seen. At the Mataweska Col- ony at Palmer, I saw a lot of fine farms and gardens. Really I think this colony, which the government started at Palmer, is a good pro- ject and should help the progress of Alaska a great deal. One thing I couldn’t get used to this summer, was that it never got dark during the entire 24 hours in June and July. I was in Anchorage on June 21 and you could read a newspaper outside the hotel with- out the aid of a light at midnight. At the hotel you had to pull down all the window shades at night so as to make the room dark enough to get any sleep. This winter it will be a little different story. It will get daylight between eight and nine in the morning and dark about four P. M. The temperature will get down to 50 and 60 below zero. Yesterday the temperature in Fairbanks was 20 degrees above zero; Anchorage 28 degrees, but here in Juneau it was only 40 degrees above zero. Most of my travel over the ter- ritory has been by plane. Planes are the best means of transporta- tion up here as the distances be- tween places are so great. The last part of August I was in Nome for a few days and that is a very interesting part of the country. The temperature there at that time was 38 degrees above zero, which made you realize that winter was not far off. The last boat to call at Nome until next June, left about two weeks ago. The ice is moving in and soon Nome will be ice-bound, as far as boats are concerned. The only means of transportation which they will have now is by plane and dog-teams. In the winter-time, the planes are equipped with skis. While I was in Nome, two tribes of Eskimoes were in for the summer selling their furs and ivory. Much to my surprise, I have not seen any igloos and they tell me I won't see any unless I go up around Point Barrow. Really Alaska is a very interest- ing place to travel and not a bad place to live. Almost any place you go up here you see mining operations being carried on. This summer I visited the big salmon canneries in Bristol Bay Region where they put up millions of cans of salmon each year even though the fishing season only lasts one month. Mac, I could write many pages more on Alaska but had better save that until some other time. Here’s hoping we have a good football season this year. Sure wish I could see some of the games but the distance between here and Tex- as is pretty great. Will have to be content reading about them in the papers which are over a week old when they get up here. Best regards to you and come up to see me next summer and I will show you many interesting places. Ben L. “Tubby” Grimes, 29 Box 983, Juneau, Alaska. A new member of the Associa- tion is W. M. 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