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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, ’
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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...
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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
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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