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THE TEXAS AGGIE
E. E. McQuillen................ 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.
GC. A." Thanheiser, 20)..............cocere Houston
C. Li Babcock, *18........oniimss Vice President
E. E. McQuillen, ’20..._ Executive Secretary
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By Locke; ’18.......5... Assistant Secretary
Subscription Price $5.00
College Station, Texas
Entered as Second Class Matter a
Directors
H.'K. Deason, ’16................... Port Arthur
GC... L. Babcock, i 18.......du..ciiccmiunsed Beaumont
%,  G. Pfaff, 27 Tyler
F. D. Perkins, ’97 McKinney
W. Bebb Francis,
J. B. Crockett, ’09
Oscar A. Seward, Jr
H. S. Davenport, ’
T. W. Mohle, ’19
C.cA. Thanheiser,» 0: resident | 1 ¥
John. G.- Turney, 27 54 . i. eee. Wharton
T. B. Warden, ’03 Austin
E.. R. "Tern, 28 Taylor
PL DOWNS, "JT." 208... coc peceiqionive. Temple
DoH. BS Todd,. "1 nr de id Fort Worth
A. A. Wright, :’06.........0........ Fort Worth
C. P. Dodson, ’11 Decatur
Marvin N. Butler, ’14.............. Karnes City
Frank ..E..'Bortle,: -’33.. .....c.. Brownsville
W. Byron Johnson, ’11 : Laredo
Verne A. Scott, ’14............ Stephenville
C. M. Henderson, ’11 Amarillo
E. V. Spence, ’11 Big Spring
I..A. Uhr,
San Angelo
Penrose B. Metcalfe, ’16....
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
C. A. Thanheiser, ’01
C. L. Babcock, be
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STUDENT LOAN FUND TRUSTEES
C. A. Thanheiser, ’01
A. F. Mitchell, '09
E. E. McQuillen, ’20
REPRESENTATIVES ON ATHLETIC
COUNCIL
NINN .. Dallas
Tyree L. Bell, ’15
Tyler
Albert G. Pfaf, ’27
TOUGH BUT REFRESHING
Tough on alumni, but refresh-
ing in its frankness, is the defi-
nition given to former students
by Robert Maynard Hutchins in
his book, “The Higher Learning
in America.” Of Alumni the presi-
dent of Chicago University says,
“In this country that strange
phenomenon known as the alumni
plays a weird and oftentimes a
terrifying role. It is very odd, when |
you come to think of it, that people
who have been the beneficiaries of
an institution should think that
they should control it, and for that
very reason.” :
Equally as tough on institution’s
trustees he says, “They at least
have the undoubted legal right to
. But a
university that is run by its trus-
tees will be badly run. How can
it be otherwise? Ordinarily the
trustees are not educators, usually
they are non-resident. If they are
alumni they must overcome the
vices inherent in that very inter-
esting group. If of their own mo-
tion they take an education prob-
lem in hand, they can decide right-
ly only by accident.”
One of the ablest and also one
of the youngest major educators
in the land Mr. Hutchins is pro-
minently mentioned as the next
president of Yale. He completely
reorganized Chicago University
during his seven year reign as its
president.
In the rare cases where alumni
or trustees attempt to control or
to decide purely academic ques-
tions of education the AGGIE
must agree with Mr. Hutchins,
which will doubtless be a great
comfort to that gentleman. But
the AGGIE wonders what would
result if college and university
presidents were given free and
unchecked reins over their insti-
tutions for a period of years, with-
out question, challenge or sugges-
tion from alumni or trustees. The
result might be surprising, and
might prove the greatest blow ever
suffered by education. -
Not many presidents would wel-
come such tremendous responsibili-
ties.
CADETS GO SOCIAL
A recent issue of the BATTA-
LION, A. & M. Student publica-
tion, listed cadet dances scheduled
for the campus this spring. Start-
ing with the “Pasture Prom” early
in January there will be social
events of major or minor import-
ance on practically every week-
end until the close of school. The
major events usually occupy the
whole week-end, with dances both
Friday and Saturday nights.
No longer are the Ross Volun-
teer festivities the outstanding
social event of the A. & M. year.
They are just one among many.
Recent trend has been toward the
dances given by classes and by
military units.
Charles V. Terrell, ’82, veteran
Texas state official, was recently
elected chairman of the Railroad
Commission,” succeeding Colonel
Ernest O. Thompson. The commis-
sion follows the custom of rotat-
ing chairmanship every two years.
Mr. Terrell has been a member of
the State Railroad Commission for
12 years and is one of the best
known public men of the South-
west. He was recently honored by
C. I. A. as the author of the bill
establishing that institution many
years ago. Mr. Terrell was a mem-
ber of the legislature at the time.
He served two terms of four years
each at different intervals and in
between times was county judge
of Wise County several times. With
the Railroad Commission having
jurisdiction over the oil and gas
industries of the state, as well as
over railroads, it is one of the most
important governmental agencies
of Texas.
John W. Hawkins, 93, is re-
siding at 1802 Lavaca Street, Aus-
tin, Texas.
John L. Biles, ’32, is living at
549 High Street, Woodbury, New
Jersey, and says that he is anxious
to receive THE TEXAS AGGIE.
Harold Mayes, ’27, is still with
Austin Brothers, 1815 Coombs
Street, Dallas, Texas. Austin
Brothers is one of the largest steel
fabricators in the Southwest and
Mayes has been with this company
He is now plant superintendent.
D. R. Ward, ’32, is superinten-
dent for a highway construction
job for the H. B. Zachry Company
and is at the present time located
at Fort Davis, Texas.
Alvah C. Bishop, ’34, is an am-
bulance driver for the Roberts Un-
dertaking Company at Beaumont,
Texas.
Claude «J. “Gabrysch,' ’33, is
teaching school in Karnes County,
where he is located at Falls City,
Texas.
Herbert G. Craft, ’36, is employ-
ed by the City of Dallas, where he
is working in the pumping plant.
His residence address is 4602
Maple Avenue, of that city.
~V. H. Duncan, ’29, is in the Ac-
counting Department of the Crown
Central Petroleum Corporation
and located at Box 433, Pasadena,
Texas. A. A. “Golly” Golasinski,
’32, is also located at Pasadena,
Texas, where he is manual train-
ing instructor in Pasadena High
School. “Golly” was a member of
the Aggie football team during
his cadet days.
Fred C. Burkhart, 26, is a
chemist for the Crown Central
Petroleum Corporation. He makes
his home at 1137 Wyatt Street,
Houston, Texas.
H. W. Dugan, ’34, is literary
agent for Black Star and is locat-
ed at 834 Second Avenue, New
York City," N. Y.
Wallace T. Davis, ’30, is teaching
school at Malakoff, Texas.
Apparently the A. & M. student
body has become well accustomed
to these many social events since
they no longer occasion any very
noticeable upheavals or disturb-
ance on the campus. Those par-
ticipating have their fun and the
rest of the student body goes
quietly along its way.
To those students who enjoy the
social whirl ample opportunities
are offered on the campus, and
that is as it should be in the opin-
ion of the AGGIE.
various graduation classes.
continuously since his graduation. |
intervening years.
classes the AVERAGE age of
Also comforting is
Treasonable Disclosure Shows
’12 Class Only Kids And Dad’s
Studies Quite A Breeze Today
You're just older, is the answer to the reaction of most former
students when they see today’s student body and think the youngsters
are coming to school at a younger age than ever before. And that con-
clusion can be backed up by cold figures recently concocted by A. & M.
Registrar Joe E. Howell, 22. The toughest blow of all will be suffered
by the class of 1912 with the news that that class was the YOUNGEST
in the past 25 years, with the median age of 21.
At the other extreme are the classes of 1923, 1930 and 1936,
median age of 23.3 years, or a trifle better. Among the younger classes,
with median ages of around 21.5 are 1914, 1916, 1922 and 1926. Various
explanations, ranging from the World War to economic reasons have
been advanced to explain the differences in the median age of the
And while revelling in acts of treason the AGGIE will go further,
pointing out to student sons of old grads that the records disclose con-
siderable differences in their college courses. Just for example, in 1912
the young engineer took plane and solid geometry in his freshman year,
trigonometry and analytics in his sophomore year and calculus in his
junior year. His son today must arrive on the campus with plane and
solid geometry already mastered in high school and tackle trig and
analytics in his freshman year and calculus in his sophomore year.
Maybe the youngster carries no wood and water, or trudges thru
bitter cold to the old “Nat” for the weekly bath, but he is called upon
to master school work that would have stumped the old man. And on
top of that today’s youngster must get in those apparently necessary
week-end trips that did not worry his worthy sire.
With this more or less ugly bit of treason out of its system the
AGGIE reassures the father of today’s student that other details of
his campus career and life shall remain obscured by the shadows of the
Registrar Howell’s further
statement that in spite of the median age difference in graduation
grown younger
by three months, during the past 25 years. In another 75 years they
will be in an even year younger at graduation than were their daddies.
graduates has
Ben M. Brown, ’11
PROMOTION, 1911—
(Continued from page 1)
at Maxwell Field, Alabama, where
he holds the rank of Lieutenant
Colonel in the U. S. Air Corps.
A third A. & M. man concerned
in this story, George McCormick,
"91, is also a graduate in mechani-
cal engineering. As superintendent
of motive power for the Southern
Pacific Lines, with headquarters in
San Francisco, he is one of the
best known men in railroad circles
in the field of motive power.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown have two
sons, both taking mechanical en-
gineering at Rice Institute.
Jerome D. “Jelly” Harris, ’30, is
with the State Highway Depart-
ment, San Antonio, Texas.
C. Russ Carney, ’36, is working
for the Illinois Central Railroad
with offices in the Kirby Building
at Dallas. Russ is living at 1007
North Bishop, and would like for
any of his friends passing through
Dallas, to give him a ring. Russ
was editor of the 1936 Longhorn
and a popular campus figure.
Reese K. Albert, ’32, is assistant
city engineer for the City of San
Angelo. He makes his home at 310
South Koenigheim Street of that
city.
Jack K. Lowrey, ’27, is doing
clerical work for the Sun Oil Com-
pany at Beaumont. He offices at
1106 San Jacinto Building, Beau-
mont.
George D. Comnas, ’35, is with
the Humble Oil and Refining Com-
pany and at the present time is
located at the Tyree Hotel, Bay-
town, Texas.
Lyman S. Gardner, ’34, is on
an active tour of duty with the
CCC and is located at Silver City,
New Mexico. Gardner is a new
member of the Association.
Clay M. Floyd, ’28, makes his
home at Midland, Texas.
S. J. Glenn, ’30, gets his mail
at Box 241, Raton, New Mexico.
Glenn is in the Engineering De-
partment of the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe Railway Company.
C. D. Hall, 32, is a salesman
for the Texas Company and lives
at 2032 Wilshire Boulevard, Fort
Worth, Texas.
Raymond P. “Pat” Halloran,
'25, is assistant superintendent if
the Central Texas Iron Works,
Waco, Texas. He has been with
this firm for the past 11 years.
His residence address is 1809
Franklin Avenue, Waco.
John Frank Day, Jr., ’30, is as-
sistant manager for the Post Cot-
ton Mills at Post, Texas. He gets
his mail at Box 442.
Jack J. Grant, ’25, is living at
462 Atlantic Street, Corpus Chris-
ti, Texas.
Russell F. Balthis, Jr., ’36, is a
salesman for the National Supply
Company of Delaware and his
headquarters are Shreveport, La
Colonel Bennet Puryear, ‘05,
United States Marine Corps, has
been recently transferred from
Washington, D. C. to San Diego,
California, where he is now sta-
tioned. Colonel Puryear is a
brother to Dean Charles Puryear,
Emeritus, of the A. & M. campus. |
W. M. Andrews, Jr., '31, is ‘an
engineer with Dowdell, Lockwood,
& Andrews, consulting engineers,
Houston, located at 512 Esperson
Building. Andrews’ home address is
404 Stratford Avenue, of that city.
Carl A. Giesen, ’35, is located at
3819 Bowser, Dallas, Texas.
BIDTHYS
WEDDINGS
a tT
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McDonald,
'23, are receiving congratulations
from their many friends over the
birth of little Miss Mary Margaret
McDonald, on January 10. Mr.
and Mrs. McDonald make their
home in Navasota, where McDonald
is associated with John D. Rogers,
one of the South’s best known cot-
ton-seed breeders.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. “Bob”
Berry, ’26, are the proud parents
of a fine son, Robert McClain, born
on January 5. Mr. and Mrs. Berry
make their home at Commerce,
Texas, where “Bob” is head coach
at the East Texas State Teachers
College.
Mr. and Mrs. T. Frank Hunter,
’35, are delighted over the birth of
a little daughter. Hunter is taking
a post-graduate course in geology
at the University of Oklahoma,
Norman, Oklahoma.
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Franke, ’26,
are the happy parents of a little
son born on September 30, 1936.
He has been given the name of Mil-
ton Curtis. Mr. and Mrs. Franke
reside at 1600 Westover Road, Aus-
tin, Where Franke is resident engi-
neer for the State Highway De-
partment.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis G. Dieterick,
’27, announce the birth of a son,
John Louis, born December 1, 1936.
Mr. and Mrs. Dieterick make their
home at Salinas, California, where
Louis is with the Moss Rose Cream-
eries.
R. E. McAdams, ’32, is field
geologist for the Shell Petroleum
Corporation with general head-
quarters at 1118 South Texas Bank
Building, San Antonio, Texas. Mec-
Adams travels extensively and for
the present gets his mail at Pear-
sall, Texas.
J. M. Lawson, ’32, is a physician
in the Harris Clinic Hospital, Fort
Worth, Texas.
J. M. Ragsdale, ’36, has been
transferred as assistant county
agent at Benton, Missouri to as-
D. L. “Steve” Stevens, ’20, sends
in his dues for membership in the
Association. His address is Route
3, Brownwood, Texas. “Steve”
sends best wishes for the New
Year to all his old gang.
W. K. Cottingame, ’24, has been
transferred as County Agent from
Moore County to Collingsworth
County with headquarters at Wel-
lington, Texas.
Forrest P. Buie, ’21, is branch
manager for the Trucson Steel
Company at 731 A. M. & M. Build-
ing, Houston, Texas. Buie pledges
his loyal support of the Association
and its work during the coming
years.
Alex A. Fischback, Jr., 29,
writes to change his address from
P. O. Box 1311, Tucson, Arizona,
to Box 831, Yuma, Arizona. Fisch-
back’s district headquarters are
still located in Tucson but he is
located in one of the field offices.
Julian L. Henry, ’16, has been
appointed an assistant in agricul-
tural conservation for Ellis County
with headquarters at Waxahachie,
Texas.
W. B. Hubbard, ’34, is living at
El Campo, Texas and gets his mail
at Box 382.
John B. Waide, Jr., ’29, has been
transferred as county agent from
Bailey County to Moore County
with headquarters at Dumas, Tex-
as.
John O. Stovall, 24, has been
transferred as county agent from
Collingsworth County to Hemphill
County. His headquarters will be
at Canadian, Texas.
Morris Bock, ’33, makes his home
at 3811 Wendelken Street, Dallas,
Texas.
Alton W. Bryant, ’30, gets his
mail in General Delivery, Stephen-
ville, Texas.
James L. McFarland, ’12, is with
the General Electric Company,
Schenectady, New York. He is an
electric furnace engineer and his
home address is 1409 Keyes Ave-
nue.
Tisinger — James
The AGGIE has recently receiv-
ed the belated news of the mar-
riage of Miss Mary Kate James,
of Garland, to David L. Tisinger,
’35, of Austin, Mr. and Mrs. Tising-
er are making their home in Austin
at 1208 Guadalupe, where David
continues studying law at the Uni-
versity and also sells life insur-
ance and Chevrolets. David was
Editor of the Battalion while a
student at A and M and a popular
campus figure.
Burleson — Crouse
Miss Nannette Crouse, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Crouse, of
Mart, and Richard E. “Burley”
Burleson, ’35, were married on
Christmas Day, 1936. Mr. and Mrs.
Burleson are making their home
teaching vocational agriculture.
Maloney — Miller
News comes to us of the recent
marriage of Miss Pauline Miller,
of San Augustine, to Joseph H.
Maloney, ’25, of Bryan. Mr. and
Mrs. Maloney will make their home
at Trinity, Texas where Joseph is
in command of a CCC camp locat-
ed there.
Willson — Dewees
Announcement has been made of
the approaching marriage of Miss
Lois Dewees to Mr. E. J. “Pop”
Willson, ’33, of Lubbock. The wed-
ding will take place on January 21
at the home of the bride’s mother,
Mrs. Pearl Dewees in Ft. Worth.
Mr. and Mrs. Willson will make
their home at Lubbock, where
Department.
Davis — Muir
Miss Francis Marie Muir be-
came the bride of Clarence C. “CC”
Davis, 27, at Malta, Montana on
December 17, 1936. Mr. and Mrs.
Davis are at home to their many
friends at Fort Peck, Montana,
where Davis is an associate engi-
neer with the U. S. Engineers on
construction of Fort Peck Dam.
and says he is really enjoying his
work. Maxwell was on the varsity
football team during his cadet
days. Maxwell gets his mail at
Box 447, Alvin, Texas.
Tilman Moore, 20, is. associate
professor of agriculture at the
West Texas State Teachers Col-
his mail at Box 522.
Weldon F. Walker, ’35, asks that
his address be changed from Box
192, Mansfield, Louisiana,
Stamford, Texas.
Robert H. McLemore, ’33, is an
engineer with the Sun Oil Com-
pany and his address for the pres-
ent is Box 110, Beeville, Texas.
McLemore reports that he is get-
ting along fine and is enjoying
his work.
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IN MEMORIAM
L. E. McGee, ’11
Colonel Lawrence E. Me-
Gee, age 57, Commander of
the 112th Cavalry, Texas
National Guard and U. 8S.
Property and Disbursing Of-
ficer of Texas, died in an
Austin hospital last Wednes-
day, following an illness of
several weeks. He was a vie-
tim of a heart disease from
which he has suffered for
several years. National flags
were displayed at half-mast
at all Texas Armories in re-
spect of his memory.
Colonel McGee lived in
Dallas for many years and
was police and fire commis-
sioner of that city from
1919-1921. For many years
he was connected with the
Advertising Department of
Sanger Brothers and was a
charter member of the A. &
M. Club of Dallas. As Com-
mander if the Texas Nation-
al Guard, Colonel McGee was
instrumental in quelling the
riot, which broke out in
Sherman in 1930 when the
Grayson County Court house
burned. He is survived by
two sons and a daughter.
Burial was in Dallas.
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in Barry, Texas, where Burleson is
“Pop” is with the State Highway
Stapp N. Maxwell, ’35, is teach-
| ing and coaching at Alvin, Texas
lege, Canyon, Texas. Moore gets
to
ne