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bios Fy Spd 3 id py S| pre » LIBRARY CAMPUS Pr Lot J id one wih pis eal bE lh lb ha SO BB TN Bd Pasa el bn os 2a ou Bh say ta If this paper is net called for return i. pestage is guaranteed by publisher, GUARANTEED 3 : ; : K Published Semi-Monthly Except During the Summer Months when issued monthly by the Association of Former Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College. VOL. X COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 15, 1937 NUMBER 70 GRID MATES T0 BUCK BUSINESS WORLD TOGETHER Tom W. “Tommy” Mills, ’30, who has been with the C. & S. Sporting Goods Company at Aus- tin for the past several years, has resigned to accept a position with The General Electric Air Condi- tioning Company, 4304 N. Main Street, Houston, Texas. “Tommy” will cover 14 counties in the Hous- ton District, for his company, which is owned and managed by Hollis U. Bible, ’30. Hollis and “Tommy” played foot- ball together at A. & M. in 1928 and ’29. Mills compiled a great athletic record at A. & M., having participated in football in ’27, ’28, and ’29 and served as captain in 1929. He also played baseball and track the last three years he at- tended A. & M. and was a valuable basketball player in ’30. “Tommy” is married and will make his head- quarters in Houston. He has a younger brother, Kenneth, in A. & M. this year. : Bible has been with the General Electric Co. for several years and his company handles all G. E. air conditioning for the Houston ter- ritory. Harvey Oakes, ’32 In Charge Waco Watershed Survey Harvey Oaks, ’32, who is now with the government soil conser- vation service, and a group of en- gineers are in Waco taking prelim- inary steps in the government sur- vey of the Bosque and Leon River watersheds. The group will make its headquarters in Waco at the Chamber of Commerce Building. Oakes is Assistant Chief of the survey party. City Water - Superintendent George Rohan considers Waco very fortunate in securing such a sur- vey with the government in charge. Reports last year showed Lake Waco to be filling at a rate of 2.47 per cent yearly, and Rohan believes that the increase is pro- gressive. Mr. Rohan points out the fact that rich top soil washing into Lake Waco, lowers its value as a reservoir, and does untold damage to the farm lands in this area. The survey, which will prob- ably employ airplane mapping and a variety of topographical inves- tigation, will last about eight months and will extend over 2600 square miles. At the completion of the survey, the plan is to have the area made into a legal dis- trict on which permanent conser- vation measures will be sought with government aid. Lt. Kidwell Heads Tyler R. O. Ass'n. Lieutenant Graber Kidwell, ’32, of the 411th field artillery, who is stationed at Tyler, was recently elected president of the Tyler Re- serve Officers’ Association at a farewell banquet given for the local CCC officers who are being trans- ferred elsewhere, Kidwell succeeds Captain Van Houston, who will be transferred in the very near future. Kidwell is an engineer with the Department of Interior, National Park Service and gets his mail at Box 2034, Tyler, Texas. ; John W. “Jack” Wilder, 24, has been named the new superintend- ent of construction at the Kerrville State Park. Wilder, whose home is in San Antonio, was transferred to Kerrville from a State Park Project at Mathis. He succeeds N. H. Lee. “Jack” received his degree in architectural engineering from A. & M. in 1924. For several years, he has been connected with the National Park Service. Ellis O. Wurzbach, Jr., ’33, has changed his address in Shreveport, Louisiana to 2619 Williams Street. Co ie an A on bil Pioneer Aggie Likes Baseball Reverend Malcolm Black, 79 one of the oldest living graduates of Texas A. & M. College, attend- ed the Centennial in Dallas this fall and chose to see the Dallas- Tulsa baseball game instead of visiting out at the Centennial. Mr. Black makes his home at Sterling City, Texas, and was one of the 17 members of the first graduating class at Texas A. & M. in 1879. There are only six living members. After leaving A. & M., he grad- uated from the Theological Sem- inary of the Presbyterian Church, U. S., at Columbia, S. C. Although quite active and healthy, Mr. Black has retired from active ministerial work. - 59 Years Apart In Age But Together In A. & M. Spirit | 4 il | A group of today’s students en- joyed a real thrill recently when they visited at the home of George W. Baylor, ’78, near Carrizo Springs. The students were Horti- cultural Department Seniors and were making an inspection trip through the Winter Garden Dis- trict. In" the picture above, Mr. Baylor is surrounded by the group. Kneeling in front, left to right, are Dr. Guy Adriance, ’15, head of the Horticultural Department at A. & M.; and A. L. “Dutch” Se- besta, ’30, .county agent, Carrizo Springs. One of A. & M.s first students, Mr. Baylor is still hale and hearty and extended the group a warm welcome. Capitol City Club Holds Meeting With Governor Allred, Lieuten- ant Governor and Mrs. Woodul, Speaker of the House and Mrs. Bob Calvert, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Norton, and other dignitaries, pres- ent, the Capitol City A. & M. Club enjoyed a big party at the Driskill Hotel on the night of February 8. Ralph Soape, ’11, served as toast- master. A musical program ren- dered by Mrs. Homer Norton and by a niece of Mr. Soape, was thoroughly enjoyed. In addition to the above men- tioned dignitaries, many members of the legislature were present, as well as officials of the University of Texas. Governor Allred spoke, | as did others of those present, with the principal address being de- livered by Aggie Athletic Director Homer Norton. A pleasant feature of the evening was the showing of movie scenes of the campus and of last year’s fall football games by Walter Penberthy, director of intramural athletics at A. & M. In his remarks, Governor Allred crowned Evelyn Norton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norton and a student at the University, as queen of the occasion. The Capitol City Club is meet- ing regularly each Monday at noon at the Driskill Hotel and has ex- tended a standing invitation to all visiting A. & M. men to attend these meetings. Present officers of the club include: W. C. Torbett, Jr., ’23, president; A. H. Christain, ’32, vice president; Herman G. Heard, ’23, second vice president; and C. K. Leighton, ’33, secretary- treasurer. A new member of the Associa- tion is R. O. Alford, 28. Alford is a partner of the Alford-Gatty In- surance Company, 118 No. Mar- shall, Henderson, Texas. “Inners Happier Than Outers” Observation Pres. Thanheiser In Message To Recent Grads TO THE CLASS OF 1936: classes. help out as their abilities and let slip away. the spirit. Be an “Inner’”!—The cost “QOuters” can’t know or buy. In the 36 years since I left A. & M., I have observed that A. & M. men can be roughly divided into two general FIRST: The “Outers”’—those who lose contact with their school and their school friends—who have or show no interest in their school, its faculty, its student body, its growth, or its deterioration—who allow the memories and the associations of one very important period of their lives to slip away and become lost—who through carelessness throw away some- thing that many less fortunate men would be happy to pos- sess. They are the “OUTERS”! SECOND: The “Inners”’—those who retain their interest and their contacts with A. & M. and A. & M. friends—who A. & M. activities—who are glad to cooperate with other A. & M. men to have an Ex-Student Association for their own benefit and pleasure, and to aid their school, its faculty, and its students. They are the “INNERS”! It seems to me the “Inners” are the happiest,—that they do better in life—that they have something the “Outers” have Neither geographical location nor finances have much to do with the matter—it’s mostly an affair of the heart and warm and friendly feeling that words can’t describe and that Sincerely yours, - C. A. Thanheiser, 01, President, The Association of Former Students opportunities allow in various is little and the return is a Hardware Men Honor Martin - J. D. MARTIN, JR. ’25 At the annual convention of the Texas Hardware and Implement Association, held late in January at Dallas, J. D. Martin, Jr., ’25, of the Parker-Astin Hardware Com- 4 pany, Bryan, Texas, was honored by being named a director of that organization. His father, J. D. Martin, Sr., '94, was president of this association for several years. Professor Dan Scoates, Head of the Agricultural Engineering De- partment of A. & M., was re- elected secretary for the 13th year. Fourteen hundred interested hard- ware men registered at the con- vention. The Texas division of the South- west Water Works Association will hold a water works short course at Texas A. & M. College Febru- ary 15 to 20. E. W. Steel, professor of muni- cipal and sanitary engineering, will direct the short course arranged for water superintendents and lab- oratory workers. There will be lectures and demonstrations and round table discussions. W. B. Hooser, ’36, of Seymour, Texas, is now . helping farmers save their soil. Hooser is assistant county agent in soil conservation work in Lipscomb County, Lip- scomb, Texas. C. M. Gay, 28, who has been county agent at Lipscomb since 1934, is Hooser’s superior. Pt. Arthur A. & M. Club Holds Banquet The Port Arthur A. & M. Club held its annual banquet honoring the Port Arthur High School Yel- low Jacket Football Squad and its coaches on the night of January 30. The principal speaker of the oc- casion was Homer Norton, Aggie Athletic Director. Some 125 club members and guests were present. In addition to his speech, Mr. Norton showed movies of several of the Aggies’ games last fall and since the honor guests were foot- ball players themselves, the mov- ies were highly Young, all-conference Aggie tackle and a Port Arthur High graduate, was also present and appeared on the program. Owing to illness, several men scheduled to participate in the ev- ening’s program, were unable to be present. The party, however, proved as successful as these an- nual occasions have been in the past. The Port Arthur Club each year for many years has honored the Yellow Jacket grid squad and its coaches with a banquet. Offi- cers of the Port Arthur Club in- clude: M. R. Kunitz, ’28, president; L. L. Laster, ’30, vice president; B. P. Brown, 28, secretary-treasur- er; W. A. Steinman, ’33, publicity director; and M. L. Rosenberg, 22, sergeant-at-arms. enjoyed. Roy Hospital Addition Nears Completion Announcement has been made that the addition to the College hospital will be completed soon and may be finished during ‘the early part of March. The new addi- tion originally was scheduled to be completed by December 15, but due to many difficulties work was delayed. Work was begun on this building during the middle of the summer. This addition will approximately double the present capacity of the hospital and will fulfill a very definite need of this institution. Due to increasing enrollments ad- ditional accommodations were nec- essary. The hospital staff feels confident that with the completion of the new addition, the problem of overcrowding during epidemics will be solved. Sam Brewster On National Detail Sam F. “Pee-wee’” Brewster, ’27, 601 Arnstein Building, Knoxville, Tennessee, has been granted a leave of absence from TVA to the Na- tional Park Service for an indefi- nite period of time. Brewster's work will be in connection with the National Recreation Survey which the Park Service is making in co- operation with other government departments and the various states. He will serve in the capacity of field contact man, and will be traveling a great deal of the time. During Brewster's stay in Wash- ington, he and his family will be domiciled at the Miramar Apart- ments, Apartment 326, 15th and Rhode Island Avenue, Washington, D. C. He is at present on a trip that will take him on a swing al- most around the U. S. : As a cadet at A. & M., Brewster was a popular campus figure in addition to being a distinguished student. He claims Belton, Texas as his home town. Highway Short Course To Be March 25-27 Plans are being formulated for the Thirteenth Annual Highway Short Course which is to be held at A. and M. March 25, 26, and 27. The Civil Engineering Department, in cooperation with the Texas State Highway Department, will sponsor the course. ; The course this year will feature discussions of timely topics by men who are recognized authorities in their respective fields. Among those expected to speak are Judge Robert Lee Bobbitt, Court of Civil Appeals, San Antonio; Colonel Ike Ashburn, Houston; C. G. Beckenbach, Dallas Traffic Engineer; Henry C. Por- ter and W. H. Wood of the Texas State Highway Department; and Carl R. Reid, Engineer of Materials for the Oklahoma State Highway Commission. Outstanding will be the program dealing with highway safety and the prevention of accidents. Through the discussion of the various problems concerning safe- ty it is hoped that a workable plan may be formulated which will offer a reasonable scheme for re- ducing the toll of accidents due to highway traffic. Further discussions will deal with soil foundation science, stabiliza- tion of fills and subgrades by material selection, admixtures of chemicals, cement, and emulsions. Among the topics tentatively sche- duled for discussion are: ‘“Founda- tion Design for Bridges”, “Status of the Highway Planning Survey”, “Sub-oiling Treatments”, and “Weathering Tests on Asphalts”. The Annual Highway Short Course is the only annual meeting of the entire Highway Industry in Texas. It is expected that over two hundred engineers, contractors, and materials men will be in at- tendance at the meeting this spring. Ross N. Reid, ’34, has recently changed his address in Houston and is now living at 1106 Bremond; Apartment 8. Wm. D. Graves, ’36, is teaching vocational agriculture at Comyn, Texas. Comyn is in Comanche County. T. Louie Miller, ’25, is field sup- ervisor for the Emergency Crop Loan Corporation and is located at 3206 Harrison Street, Amarillo, Texas. During his cadet days, Mil- ler was captain of the A. & M. football team in 1924 and ’25 and also a letterman in track. Louie was one of the best punters and passers in the Southwest Confer- ence during the year he was cap- tain of the A. & M. varsity squad. TORN TO HEAD AGRIC PROGRAM E. TEX. C. OF C. Elmore R. “Tony” Torn, ’28, has been named Agricultural Director for the East Texas Chamber of Commerce and will make his head- quarters with that organization at Longview. He and his family will move to Longview from Austin where Torn has been tield repre- sentative for the U.S.D.A., Divis- ion of Cotton Marketing, Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Until a few months back Torn had made his home at Taylor. He was born and reared in Williamson County. A member of the Board of Di- rectors of the Ex-Students Associa- tion and a past president of the Williamson County Club, Torn has for several years been active in A. & M. circles in Central Texas. His new work will include super- vision of the general agricultural program of the East Texas Cham- ber of Commerce, with particular emphasis on a new campaign for the improvement of Kast Texas Cotton grade and staple. This type of work will not be new to Torn as he has had both practical and special training in agricultural eco- nomics, cotton marketing and prac- tices, agronomy and fielld crops, statistics and farm management. CADETS CLING T0 2ND PLAGE IN COURT RACE “Hub” McQuillan’s Aggie bas- keteers clung to their precarious second place in the conference standing by beating T. C. U. and losing to S. M. U. on their North Texas road trip last week. They meet the towering Arkansas Razor- backs at Fayetteville in a pair of games Friday and Saturday nights. The T. C. U. victory was won only after two extra over time periods. Against the league lead- ing Mustangs at Dallas, the Ag- gies staged a last half rally that came close to bringing victory. Captain Ed Lee playing guard has continued to be the big gun in the Aggie offense. He is among the first three high point scorers of the conference to date. College Engineers Attend | Convention Dr. F. E. “Pal” Giesecke, ’86, director, and W. Howard Badgett, ’29, research assistant, of the Tex- as Engineering Experiment Sta- tion division of Texas A. & M. College, recently returned from St. Louis where they attended the an- nual convention of the American Society of Heating and Ventilat- ing Engineers. More than 500 en- gineers from all over the country attended this convention. The Texas section of the Amer- ican Society of Heating and Venti- lating Engineers, was only recently organized and was the 22nd chap- ter of the national organization to be organized. 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