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TT I EL PRE), Te Rat Sy RENEE 0 St a So ida ks art Rake MRA hhh vf Tee Lo 4 Pa Ee fa V Te Rt “i . THA 2 Mr. 5 : . Py - aL ats Ls abotet . .Albert G. Pfaf, ’27 phony” THE TEXAS AGGIE wMcQuillen:x......2. 0. Publisher Published Semi-Monthly at the A. & M. Press, College Station, Texas, except dur- ing the summer months, when issued monthly by the Association of Former Students of the Agricultural and Mechan- ical College of Texas, College Station, Texas. C. A. Thanheiser, 201.......hcccovcrvecsne Houston C. 1... Babeoek, 18... nol Vice President " E. E. McQuillen, ’20... Executive Secretary Li... B.. Y.ocke, ’18.......... Assistant Secretary Subscription Price $5.00 College Station, Texas Entered as Second Class Matter at Directors HH. KK. Deason, 16. L........5i.: Port Arthur CL. Babeock 18 atest Wy. to Beanmont ‘A. G. Pfaff, ’27 Tyler F. McKinney Ww. . D. Perkins, ’97 . Bebb Francis, ’ J. B. Crockett, '09.......... John G. Turney, B. Warden, ’03 R.. Torn, ’2% IL. Downs, Jr. H. B. Todd, A. Wright, P. Dodson, ’ apoE Marvin N. Butler, 14 ............ Karnes City Frank "BEB." 'Bortle, "’32. 5. ...z..... Brownsville W. Byron Johnson, ’11 Laredo Verne A. Scott, ’14........ CR. Stephenville ...Amarillo C. M. Henderson, ’11 E. V. Spence, ‘11... oY, “A-Uh; 10 ene Louis A. Hartung, Penrose B. Metcalfe, ’16............ San Angelo EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE C. A. Thanheiser, '01 C. L. Babcock, ’18 # F. D. Perkins, ’97 . McKinney GC. PP. Dod30n0, AL iii omits Decatur Louis A. Hartung, 29 ........... San Antonio STUDENT LOAN FUND TRUSTEES C. A. Thanheiser, ’01 E. E. McQuillen, ’20 REPRESENTATIVES ‘ON ATHLETIC COUNCIL L. Bell, ’15 Dallas Tyler ; Tyree BEETHOVEN AND THE LOAN FUND A young musician once approach- ed the great composer Beethoven and asked that the Master teach him to write a symphony. “You are rather young to write a sym- replied Beethoven. “Ah! But you wrote several at my age,” protested the would-be composer. “True”, retorted Beethoven, “But I did not find it necessary to ask anyone to teach me how”. That story exemplifies one of * .the most difficult aspects of stu- ‘dent loan fund administration. ‘Hundreds of men have worked ‘their way thru A. & M. in the past, and many are doing so today. But they have in the main relied chief- ly upon their own resources and ingenuity, and have not expected ‘the student loan funds to provide an Open Sesame to an edication. Too many of today’s students, and their parents as well, blindly apply for student loans; giving little thought to the repayment of these obligations, and little thought to what they will do when the cur- rent loan is exhausted. They are willing, but they lack the inge- nuity and the ability to get out and carve for themselves a feas- ible financial plan. These boys represent a real difficulty and problem to those charged with the administration and conservation of student loan funds. Turning down their requests for aid is hard because there is no question as to their need. But if the loan funds are to be conserved, and are to be maintained to per- form their useful services year after year, many of those seeking Joans must be disappointed. The loan funds can not educate -a man. They are only a tool that ‘he may use in his own efforts to "put himself thru school. JOBS AVAILABLE Recent calls for engineering graduates, made to various depart- ments heads of the A. & M. Col- lege, indicate a shortage of this type of professional men. Grad- uates of the College who are unem- ployed, or who are not satisfied with their present work, should communicate with the head of their department at A. & M., or with some other member of the college staff. This applies mostly to those men who have completed their work during the past five years. Indications point to all members of the present graduating class having employment opportunities, and many calls have lately been received for graduates of the past few years. The AGGIE makes bold to offer another suggestion to men seeking jobs, and speaks from some ex- perience along the line of attempt- ing to place unemployed men. Do not let your situation as regards unemployment become “Stale” with those to whom you write; and LA Ce Houston, A. .F.iMitchell, 709 ........................ Corsicana A recent campus visitor was Jack B. Haile, 28, who is manager of the Road Machinery Division of the Car Wood Industries, In- corporated, Detroit, Michigan. He has a younger brother in school. Prior to the above connection, Haile was for several years with the U. S. Forestry Department. At A. & M. he was a member of the track team and worked his way through school. In his present con- 1 rection, Haile covers a large sec- tion of the United States and does "| most of his traveling by plane. Lieutenant Bernard A. Schriever, ’13, still remembered as one of A. & M.s finest golfers, is sta- tioned at Albrook Field in the Panama Canal Zone. W. Scott Amend, ’28, is with the Soil Conservation Service at Perryton, Texas. Andrew F. Reid, ’31, and his wife are making their home at Yoakum, where “Sunshine” is with Swift and Company. In com- pany with Professor and Mrs. D. H. Reid, of the A. & M. College, they enjoyed a Christmas trip to the Rio Grande Valley and into Mexico. Harry Aldredge, ’35, is in sthe tailoring and cleaning and pressing business with his father at Gil- mer, Texas. H. J. von Rosenberg, ’12, San Antonio contractor, was recently low bidder on a $55,000 construc- tion job for a memorial auditorium and stadium in the State Park at Goliad. Burris C. Jackson, 24, postmas- ter at Hillsboro, is serving as chairman of the Texas Cotton As- sociation’s Legislative Committee. He is also chairman of the East Texas Chamber of Commerce’s Committee, which is seeking the establishment of a Cotton Research Laboratory in Texas to develop new uses for cotton. Jackson is active politically and in matters of civic enterprise and is a well known figure through Central and East Texas. Dr. William D. Willis, ’27, .of Dallas, was recently commission- ed as a First Lieutenant in the U. S. Army Medical Corps. He qualified in examinations for the commission held last August. At A. & M. he was a member of the football team and carried the nick- name “Hack.” For the past sev- eral years, he has been on aciive duty in the U. S. Medical Corps, serving with CCC units in Colo- rado. T. Harry Baker, Jr., ’23, of the Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District staff at Tem- ple, was recently elected secretary of the Texas Section of the Ameri- can Society of Photogrammetry. (Any engineer who doesn’t know the meaning of this last word, is not keeping up with the newest developments in his profession.) George S. Woodfin, ’36, is asso- ciated with Meadowlawn Farms. located at Brookston, Texas, pro- ducers of Brookston Prairie Hay and modern registered Hereford Cattle. He has just returned from Colorado and Wyoming, where he attended the Fulscher and WhR sales. He is associated with Mr. M. L. Smiley and they purchased at these sales 16 of the top heifers for an average price of $500. Mea- dowlawn Farms is one of the lead- ing institutions of its kind in North Texas. F. L. Gerdes, 28, is with the U. SD. A., Bureau of Agricultural Beoontes, at Stoneville, Mississ- ippi. R. J. “Bob” Anderson, ’35, gets his mail in care of Dr. W. E. Howe, Box 1086, Sacramento, California. “Bob” saw the Cadets play the Dons at San Francisco on Nov- ember 11 and was prouder than ever he was an ex-student of Tex- as A. & M. E. R. Lawrence, ’28, is county agricultural agent of Bosque County with headquarters at Meri- dian, Texas. should you secure employment do not fail to so advise those to whom you have appealed for in- formation and aid. Follow your first letter asking information about work with similar letters monthly until you are placed. It is embarrassing to submit to an em- ployer the name of a man who is later found to be satisfactorily at work. A. S. Adams, ’95, recently pur- chased a country place and is liv- jing at Handley, Texas. He says living out in the country has made him a chicken fan and he is start- ing in the development of a fine flock. David G. MeNair, 26, recently joined the forces of the Modern Construction Company, 519 Travis as sales Building, San Antonio, manager and associate architect. Prior to that connection, he was with the Bexar County Commis- sioners Court for several years. Howard P. Hedges, ’32, son of Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Hedges of the campus, has been appointed state supervisor of the state-wide tax survey, a W. P. A. project. Hedges was formerly supervisor of the tax survey for districts two and five. He will make his headquarters in’ San Antonio. T. Henry Ragsdale, ’23, has changed his address from Chicago, Illinois to 602 N. Cedar Street, Palestine, Texas. - Clarence C. “CC” Anglin, ’98, is a pharmacist for the City Drug Store at Groesbeck, Texas. Mr. Anglin is a past mayor of the city of Groesbeck. Henry F. “Shorty” Askew, ’14, is with the McCrary Motor Com- pany at Waco, Texas. His home address is 3107 Homan Street of that city. - L. P. Jones, 14, asks that his address be changed from the Tick Eradicating Office, 5th Floor, Court House, Houston, to 3721 Erie Street of that city. D.. L. Moody, ’30, Tyler Refining Company at Tyler, Texas. "Robert P. Cotter, ’35, for the past year has been with the Martin Wright Electric Company as the sales engineer for their Carrier Air Conditioning Department. His ad- dress is 935 W. Summit Avenue, San Antonio. Homer E. Thompson, ’31, has been transferred as assistant in agricultural conservation from Deaf Smith County to assistant county agricultural agent of Lub- bock County with headquarters at Lubbock, Texas. W. Leroy Sapp, ’34, is located at 1505 Columbus, Muskogee, Okla- homa and says he occasionally runs into Francis K. McGinnis, ’32, who is with the Oklahoma Extension Service with headquarters at Still- water, Oklahoma. John Henry Willard, ’34, has been transferred as assistant in agricultural conservation from Waller County to Hidalgo County and will be located at Edinburg, Texas. William Wendt, Jr., 27, is with the Gulf States Utilities Company and living at 2585 McFaddin, Beau- mont, Texas. Joe A. Blieden, ’26, is with the Southern Iron Company of Beau- mont, Texas. A new member of the Associa- tion is Mr. J. E. Winston, ’99, of Richmond, Texas. George Bargmann, ’36, is with the General Motors Parts Corpora- tion of Texas and resides at 1735 S. Alamo Street, San Antonio, Tex- as. In Memoriam — Robert G. Sherrard, ’10 Robert Gibson Sherrard, Lieutenant Colonel Infantry U. S. Army, died December 28 as the result of an auto- mobile accident at Milford, Pennsylvania, according to an announcement made by the War Department. Mrs. Sherrard was with Colonel Sherrard when the accident occurred and was only slight- ly injured. At the time of his death, Colonel Sherrard was on duty with the organ- ized reserves at Hartford, Connecticutt. Colonel Sherrard was born in Burnet, Texas in 1887 and graduated from Texas A. & M. in 1910, receiving his de- gree in electrical engineering. In 1910, Colonel Sherrard entered the regular army with the rank of Second Lieu- terant and was assigned to the infantry. During the World War, he served with the rank of Major and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel August 1, 1935. He had graduated from the infantry school, ad- vanced course, and the com- mand and general staff school and was on the gen- eral staff corps eligible list. Colonel Sherrard is survived by his wife, a daughter, Miss May L. Sherrard, and two sons, David G. Sherrard, and Second Lieutenant Robert G. Sherrard, Jr., stationed with the 23rd Infantry at Fort Sam Houston. Arthus C. Perrin, ’17 Arthur Charles Perrin, Captain, Ordnance Depart- ment, United States Army, at Fort Banks, Massachusetts, died on December 14. Captain Perrin was born in Boerne, Texas in 1894. He held a B.S. from the A. & M. Col- lege of Texas, from which he graduated in 1917. He began his military career in 1917 when he was commissioned a Second Lieu- - tenant of the Infantry Sec- tion, Officers’ Reserve Corps, when he was called to active duty. He was discharged in © 1920 as a First Lieutenant to accept a commission in the regular army as First Lieu- tenant of Infantry. He was promoted to Captain in 1930 and was transferred to the Ordnance Department. Cap- tain Perrin was also a grad- uate of the infantry school, 1921; the infantry tank school, 1921; and the ord- nance school, 1926. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Stella L. Perrin, No. 5 Armory Square, Springfield, Mass. Lee A. Ilse, ’30 Lee August Ilse, age 28, died in San Antonio on De- cember 28 while there on business. Ilse was chief clerk of the Southern Bagging Company of Houston, where he had been connected since October, 1931. He was a graduate of Sabinal High School and attended A. & M. three and a half years. Ilse is survived by his parents, three sisters, and three brothers, all of Sabinal. Fred. G. Sleeper, ’31 Frederick G. Sleeper was one of the six victims killed December 23 in the worst airplane crash in Dallas’ aviation history, in a test flight of a Braniff Airways ship. Sleeper was a mechanic on the ship. Funeral rites were held at the Weever Fun- eral Chapel on Thursday af- ternoon. Burial was in Hil- crest Memorial Park, Dallas. Sleeper is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Sleeper; his wife, Mrs. Myr- tle Sleeper; three brothers, of Dallas; and a sister, Mrs. C. Malcolm Davis, of Sharon, Mass. James F. Haug, ’34 James F. Haug was one of a party of four of which two were drowned, when their automobile plunged into Waco Creek at Cotton Palace Park, Waco, December 27, 1936. The party had been to a dance at the Cotton Palace coliseum and were driving away from it when the tra- gedy occurred. They follow- ed the road which leads past relief headquarters and not being familiar with the drives, through it went on through, whereas it ends abruptly on the creek bank. Haug was born in Marlin in 1913. He is a graduate of Marlin High School and of Texas A. & M., having taken his degree in landscape art in 1934. Funeral services were held at the home of his father, George Haug of Marlin, on Monday afternoon and burial was in the Calvary Cemetery. Haug is survived by his father, George Haug of Mar- lin, two sisters, Miss Sophie Haug of Ozona, and Mrs. Kelly Cahal of Hemphill. is with the WEDDEINRE -. ra Staples — Eastham Mr. and Mrs. Harris Eastham, of Huntsville, announce the marriage of their daughter, Winfred, to Wil- liam D. Stavles, 31, of Temple, De- cember 26. The wedding was sol- emnized at the home of the bride’s parents, with only immediate rela- (ives present. Mr. and Mrs. Staples will make their home in Temple, Texas, where Staples is City Sani- tary Engineer. Knapp — McCarver The marriage of Miss Mavis Mec- Carver, of Hearne, and G. Parker Knapp, 36, of Calvert, was solemn- ized on December 29 at the home of the bride. Knapp was attended by his twin brother, Gilson Knapp, of Weslacoy as best man. After a short wedding trip to San Antonio, Mr. and Mrs. Knapp are at home to their friends at Weslaco, Texas, where Knapp is associated with the Knapp Chevrolet Company. Batjer — Scott Announcement has been made of the engagement and approaching marriage of Miss Harriette Gloria Scott, of Highland Falls, N. Y., to John F. Batjer, ’33, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Batjer, of Houston. Bat- jer is a cadet in the United States Military Academy at West Point, and the wedding will take place in June following John’s graduation. Bentley — Wiman The wedding of Miss Emily Wi- man, of Tulia, and Mr. Wesley D. “Wes” Bentley, ’31, of Bryan, was solemnized at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Wiman, at Tulia, on December 27. After a wedding trip to West Texas and New Mexico, Mr. and Mrs. Bentley are making their home in Houston, where both are connected with the Federal Bank for Cooperatives of that city. Mrs. C. P. Fountain, age 85, widow of Dr. C. P. Fountain who was head of the A. & M. Depart- ment of English for over a quar- ter of a century, died this week at the campus home of her daugh- ter, Mrs. C. P. Marstellar. Mrs. Marstellar was the former Emily Fountain. Dr. Fountain died on Christmas Day, 1921. Mrs. Foun- tain was an aunt of E. J. Fountain, Jr., ’13, Houston attorney, and of Russell Watkins, ’95, New Or- leans, railroad executive. Merka-Mahlar Miss Fern Mahler, of Rogers, became the bride of J. H. “Peck” Merka, ’35, on August 1, 1936. “Peck” is a former Aggie gridster and he and Mrs. Merka are living at Rogers, where he is teaching 8 | vocational agriculture. Smith-Metcalfe Announcement has been made of the coming marriage of Mrs. Alma Metcalfe, of Bryan, to Mr. Hous- ton E. Smith, ’31. Mrs. Metcalfe is county home demonstration agent of Brazos County. Mr. and Mrs. Smith, elect, will be at home to their many friends at Robert Lee, Texas, where Houston is county agricultural agent for the A. & M. Extension Service. The wedding will be solemnized on January 11. Coneway-Sandifer The marriage of Miss Wayne Sandifer, of Logansport, Louisiana and Mr. C. Richard “Dick” Cone- way, '31, of Houston, was recently solemnized. Mr. and Mrs. Coneway are living at 1655 Norfolk, Hous- | ton, and “Dick” is in the Safety Department of the Humble Oil and Refining Company. Melcher-Bleker Miss Alice Castles Bleker re- cently became the bride of Rohert L. “Bob” Melcher, ’32, of La Grange, Texas. After a short wed- ding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Melcher are at home in Auburn, Alabama, where “Bob” is in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Ala- bama Polytechnic Institute. “Bob” also received his Master's Degree from A. & M. in 1936. Hester-Whiddon The marriage of Miss Whiddon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Whiddon of Goose Creek, to Jack G. Hester, ’34, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hester of Gulf, was recently solemnized at the home of the bride’s aunt and uncle at 8348 Wier Drive, Hous- ton. Mr. and Mrs. Hester left for a wedding trip to New Orleans and Ouida upon their return will be at home - BIDTLEHYS Mr. and Mrs. Louis Dieterich, '27, are the happy parents of a son, John Louis Dieterich, born on December first. Louis Dieterich is an official with the Moss Rose Creameries at Salinas, Calif. He was an All-Conference tackle as a student at A. & M. and captain- ed the Aggie team of 1926. Two brothers, Herman Dieterich, ’13, and Arthur Dieterich, 22, are in the Dairy business at Dallas. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. McDonald, ’30, announce the birth of a daugh- ter, Cynthia Anne, on December 7, 1936. Mr. and Mrs. McDonald make their home at 1811 Upper Main Street, South Boston, Vir- ginia. Mr. and Mrs. R. Harry Stiteler, '31, of Smithville, are receiving congratulations from their many friends over the arrival of a son, Robert Harry, Jr. on August 23, 1936. They make their home at Smithville, Texas, where Harry is principal of the high school and coach. Harry is a former Aggie T-man in football and track, at one time holding the conference record in the Pole Vault. Mr. and Mrs. James R. “Buck” Wimberly, 30, are delighted over the birth of a fine son, James Watts, born December 4, 1936. Mr. and Mrs. Wimberly make their home at Pflugerville, Texas and get their mail at Box 783. Frank J. Vanek, ’35, is an en- gineer with the Texas Company at their plant at Port Neches. Vanek will have charge of all field work of a big construction program in that district. He gets his mail at Box 929, Port Neches, Texas. Lester C. Burk, ’32, is teach- ing vocational agriculture at Ro- tan High School, Rotan, Texas, and says that his work is moving along nicely. I. G. Parr, ’33, is with the Sin- clair Oil & Refining Company a's Houston, and makes his home at 2502 Lidstone of that city. L. W. Teetes, ’35, is connected with the Department of Dairy Husbandry at the A. & M. College of New Mexico, State College, New Mexico. He gets his mail at Box 742, Las Cruces, New Mexico. to their friends at 215 West Pierce Avenue, Goose Creek, Tex- as, where Jack is teaching school. Button-Dodson The wedding of Miss Mary Dod- son, of Houston, and Earle D. Button, ’36, formerly of Houston, was solemnized on December 24 in Schenectady, New York. Mr. and Mrs. Button were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hood of Sche- nectady. They will make their home at No. 8 State Street in Schenectady. Earle is with the General Electric Company. During Button’s Senior year at A. & M,, he was Cadet Colonel and one of the campus’ most popular figures. Doyle-Figuers The marriage of Miss Bettye Figuers, of Bryan, and Mr. Jack F. Doyle, 33, took place at the home of Reverend and Mrs. E. S. Bledsoe, of Bryan, recently. The bride was attended by Miss Jodie Doyle, of Corpus Christi, a sister of the groom, and the groom was attended by W. Olin Sanders, Jr., ’35, as best man. After a brief wed- ding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Doyle are at home at 2701 Randolph Street, Bryan, Texas. Doyle is connected with the architectural firm of Sanders and Atkinson of Bryan. Henry C. Barlow, ’11, owner of Collinsbrook Farm near McKinney, has been re-elected as a director of the American Hampshire Sheep Breeders Association. He has been a director of this organization for 14 years and served as its presi- dent for two years. He is one of the best known Hampshire sheep breeders in the United States and his livestock farm is one of Coi- lin County’s best improved farms. Taylor Wootton, ’31, is with the Harlow Publishing Corporation and is territory manager of some 80 counties in North Texas. lives at 1118 South Waverly Drive, Dallas, Texas and prior to his above connection, he taught school for three years. He was a recent campus visitor. He vi
