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VOL. X
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, MARCH 1, 1937.
NUMBER 71
Back-Field Combination Only
Worry As Big Grid Squad
Enjoys Splendid Spring Drill
Under the eagle eye of Homer
Norton, Aggie. grid generalissimo
mounted in his Sky-Buggy, Bill
James, varsity line coach, “Siki”
Sikes, Manning Smith, Nick Willis
and several assisting varsity veter-
ans who have played out there
string, 75 hopefuls are putting
on what Norton describes as the
finest spring football work-out he
has ever held. With two weeks
steady work under their belts the
boys are running a wide variety
of plays in splendid fashion.
With the exception of Johnie
Morrow, out with an injured
shoulder, and Bill Seago, at home
because of his mother’s critical ill-
ness, every man expected to play
for the Aggies next fall is taking
part in the gruelling spring drills.
The lads start their afternoon party
with a long drill on fundamentals,
with lots of work on tackling, fall-
ing on the ball, blocking, passing,
kicking and the like. Rough work
in blocking and tackling “Live
meat” was started after the first
week .Team play and signal drills
usually round out the afternoon.
Frequent scrimmage sessions will
be enjoyed during the final two
weeks of practice.
And “enjoyed” is the right
word to describe how the big
squad has reacted to its spring
session, and that’s the main rea-
son Norton and his aides are so
enthusiastic. The boys are going
thru their paces with pleasure,
geeting fun out of some of the
rough and arduous tasks that in
the past were NOT enjoyed by Ag-
gie gridsters. And if there be dis-
senting voices on the rough and
arduous description, drop around
some afternoon and old “Sarge”
will fit you out in a uniform and
let you block some of these tackles
or guards.
From the big squad has been
selected three full teams with a
few extras, the remainders desig-
nated as the “B” team. Every
day there are changes, with the
boys going up or down as they
demonstrate their ability and will-
ingness. Its a pretty safe bet, how-
ever, that most of next fall's
travelling squad and regulars will
come from the boys now on one
of the first three teams.
Question Marks
Annually there are a number
of large and formidable “Ifs” in
connection with the development
of a winning team. For the Aggies
next fall these center around the
end positions, left tackle and punt-
ing.
With All-American Joe Routt,
“Brahma” Jones, Bill Minnock,
“Pappy” Drennan, “Brick” Olbrich
and “Stumpy” Warden, veterans,
and Lehman Rahn and one or two
other freshman, the guard posi-
tions will be superbly cared for.
Zed Coston, letter-man, Joe Turner,
squadman, Eli Rushing, Gail
Young and JoJo White, freshmen,
should handle the snapper-back
post in fine shape. That means
plenty of power thru the middle of
the line.
All-Conference tackle Roy Young
will handle one tackle post but
the other must come from one of
the many youngsters unless “Red”
Church or George Branson, squad-
men, come thru. Among these
youngsters are Durwood Steele,
205, Joe Boyd, 210, Wynne Craw-
for, 190, Freeman Kokenkamp,
200, Chip Routt, 210, and Harold
Hart, 210. Bill James feels confi-
dent that one or two of these
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Law Re-Elected
A. & M. Board Head
F. M. Law, ’95, Houston, was re-
elected president of the Texas A.
& M. College Board of Directors
for the ensuing two years at the
regular biennial organization meet-
ing of the board, held on the cam-
pus last week. Walter G. Lacy, "96,
Waco, was re-elected vice president
and S. G. Bailey, secretary.
Director Henry C. Schuhmacher,
’92, Houston, was unable to attend
because of illness. Other former
students of the college on the
board include: Joe Utay, ’08, Dal-
las; G. R. White, '95, Brady; and
Roy B. Davis, ’27, Plainview. El-
liott Roosevelt, whose appoint-
ment to the board was recently
confirmed by the Texas Senate,
along with the re-appointment of
Mr. Schuhmacher and Mr. White,
attended his first session of the
board.
KANSAS CITY
FAMILY PARTY
10 SEE HOVIE
The recently reorganized Kan-
sas City A. & M. Club, held a re-
cent meeting at the Kansas City
Athletic Club with good attendance.
The next meeting of the club was
set for March 19, at which time
the club will view the A. & M.
movie “Along the Comeback
Trail.” This movie features the
new campus development and last
fall’s successful Aggie football
team.
The Kansas City Club’s March
19 meeting, will be held at 7:30
p. m. at the Kansas City Athletic
Club and the families and friends
of A. & M. men are invited for the
occasion. The officers of the K. C.
Club extend a cordial invitation
to all A. & M. men in that section
of the United States, to be pres-
ent on this March 19 occasion and
to enjoy the movie, which shows
the A. & M. College as it is today.
The officers of the Kansas City
Club include: A. B. Collins, ’12,
President; Carl G. Mattern, ’25,
vice president; and J. Edwin Moel-
ler, ’33, secretary-treasurer.
Tourist Mistakes
Travelling Cadets
For Peace Officers
An elderly gentleman from the
East touring Texas, recently stop-
ped at Madisonville to make in-
quiry as to whether there had been
an outbreak of prison inmates, or
a sensational robbery of some type.
“Texas has more traffic officers
on this highway than I have ever
seen,” he reported, ‘but the state
must be very penurious to make
them walk.”
Questioning brought forth that
the Eastern tourist thought A. &
M. cadets were officers of the law.
This happened during the week-
end following the College holidays
when the boys were strung up
and down the highway hitch-hik-
ing to and fro. “They all signaled
me,” the tourist declared, “but I
just stepped on it and passed them
up, hoping I would not get into
trouble.”
A. & M. MOVIE, FEATURING CAMPUS
SCENES, STUDENT LIFE, FOOTBALL
NOW READY FOR GROUP BOOKINGS
“Along The Come-Back Trail,” ‘a
movie showing today’s A. & M.
College campus and school life and
featuring the great performance
last fall of the Aggie football team,
is ready for “Bookings” by A. &
M. Clubs or other interested
groups. The picture was produced
by the Association of Former Stu-
dents with the cooperation of the
Athletic Department. Howard Ber-
ry, staff photographer of the Ag-
ricultural Experiment Station and
Walter Penberthy, of the Athletic
Dept., were the photographers.
The movie starts with the open-
ing of school, showing registra-
tion scenes, and then proceeds
through the school year with the
final review as a climax. Included
are shots of various school activi-
ties showing members of the facul-
ty at work with their classes and
many campus buildings and famil-
iar campus scenes.
Exciting flashes from last fall's
football games provide one of the
big features of the movie. Sam-
mie Baugh of T. C. U. in action,
Dick Todd’s long runs.in the T.
C. U. and the Manhattan games,
the Aggie victory over S. M. U. at
Dallas and the astonishing last
half come-back of the Aggies at
San Francisco are high spots in
the football section of the show.
The big Aggie band on parade,
the “T” formation between halves
at a football game, the Ross Vol-
unteers at drill and the Cadets at
work in the Mess Hall are other
high spots in the production.
Clubs or groups wishing to use
the picture should write The Asso-
ciation office at once for reserva-
tion of dates. At the present time
the picture is booked for Hous-
ton, March 4; Kansas City, March
19; and Beaumont, March 22. It
has already been shown at Temple
and the New York City Club has
asked for a date.
Clubs or groups showing the pic-
ture will be charged only for the
expense of mailing or expressing
the film. It will be necessary for
the local groups to arrange for
the projection. The picture is on
16 mm. film and is silent.
Snap-Shot Artists Offered
Prize As Aggie Announces
Spring News-Photo Contest
Anybedy who can snap a camera will be eligible for the
Aggie’s first “News-Photo” contest, starting today and ending
April 15. Snapshot, Kodak, or any other type of picture may
be submitted, with emphasis being placed upon originality,
clearness and news value. Unposed pictures of individuals or
groups, informal shots of A. & M. men and their activities,
pictures from foreign or out-of-the-way places with local back-
ground, or interesting pictures of A. & M. men and their fami-
lies are suggested.
As rewards for the best pictures submitted the AGGIE
offers three prizes; two good tickets to any Aggie football
game next fall, a copy of the
beautiful 1937 A. & M. Long-
horn (Student Annual), and a year’s subscription to the stu-
dent Battalion. First place winner will have his choice of the
three prizes, then the second place winner, with the third win-
ner taking the remaining award. Judges of pictures will be
Curtis Vinson, Director of Publicity of the College, Lionel
Angel, Director of Student Publications, and Joe E. Howell,
22, Registrar.
Every reader of the Aggie is eligible to enter the contest,
as well as other members of their family or their friends. All
pictures submitted will be the property of the AGGIIE, al-
though they will not be printed in any other publication
without permission of the sender. Those entering the contest
should remember that the most desirable picture for this con-
test will be the one that is of most interest to other A. & M.
men.
Mail your pictures to The Texas Aggie, College Station,
Texas, with full identification and explanation of all persons
and scenes shown. You may submit as many pictures as you
wish. Winners will be announced as soon after April 15 as
possible.
TEMPLE GLUB
SEES PRE-VIEW
The regular monthly meeting of
the Bell County A. & M. Club was
held at the Temple Country Club
on the night of February 15.
Movie scenes of the A. & M. cam-
pus, shown by Secretary E. E.
McQuillen, and the auctioning of
used valentines for the benefit of
the club treasury, featured the ev-
ening. Refreshments consisted of
popcorn, apples, and peppermint
candy. President Emil Wade, ’30,
presided.
The Bell County Club is one of
the oldest A. & M. Clubs in ex-
istence and has been holding its
regular monthly meetings for many
years. In addition to President
Wade, other officers include: Ben-
ny Zinn, ’26, vice president; and
W. J. Neumann, ’31, secretary-
treasurer.
MORE GURRIGULUM
CHANGES EXPECTED
T0 BE INITIATED
Changes in the curricula of the
various courses will probably be
affected by the beginning of next
year. Monday, February 22, Dean
F. C. Bolton conferred with the
various department heads in a
discussion of these alterations.
Tuesday, a general meeting of the
entire faculty was held to further
discuss and plan.
Nothing definite has been learn-
ed as to the nature of the changes,
but they will probably be brought
about through the suggestions of
the recent engineering society’s
inspection of the college conditions
and curricula. a
Changes have already been made
in the engineering administration
courses.
CLUB INVITES EX-STUDENTS TO SPORTS DAY
Spring Sports And Foothall
To Feature March 6 Program
Planned For Campus Vistors
Annex Basement To
Increase Capacity
Mess Hall to 3,400
Already the largest dining hall
under one roof in the United
States, the A. & M. College mess
hall will be further enlarged by
the construction of an additional
dining hall in the basement of the
present mess hall annex. The new
hall will seat some 600 students,
was authorized at the last meet-
ing of the College Board of Direct-
ors, and will be started in the
near future. This addition to the
mess hall facilities will give Sbisa
Hall a total seating capacity for
student diners of 3,400.
At the same meeting, the Col-
lege Directors authorized the ad-
dition of eight rooms to the frame
residence used as headquarters of
the board while it is meeting on
the campus. i
ROUTT DEGIDES T0
PLAY IN “AGGIES
OF "37" MUSICALE
Joe Routt, A and M’s All Ameri-
can contribution to football, an-
nounced Saturday evening that he
would take a part in the musical
comedy, “Love From a Bridge,”
which comprises the “Aggies of
1937.” He will take the part of
Baker Blake in the show, being
portrayed as a prize-fighter heavy-
weight champion.
Routt has proved himself on the
football field. What will he do as
an actor. The two can be combined,
as was demonstrated a few years
ago by one “Flip” Breedlove. Al-
though Routt has entirely differ-
ent personality and characteristics
than the Breedlove, he will probab-
ly make just as effective an im-
pression on stage.
“Love From a Bridge” is at pres-
ent being rehearsed weekly in the
Assembly Hall. Some characters
have been cast, but there are a
few still to be selected.
Heads Texas
Safety Drive
Carl J. Rutland, ’11, safety en-
gineer for the Texas Power and
Light Company at Dallas, was re-
cently named chairman of Govern-
or Allred’s State-Wide Traffic
Safety Committee. Rutland is an
outstanding authority on traffic
safety, having served as regional
director of the National Safety
Council and as chairman of the
Dallas Citizens Traffic Safety
Commission. He will direct the
safety program of the committee
which Governor Allred has formed
to reduce traffic fatalities on
streets and highways of Texas.
Rutland is a member of the Dal-
las A. & M. Club."
Winter Garden Club
The Dimmit-Zavala County A.
& M. Club met in Crystal City on
February 14, according to a re-
port received from A. C. Mogford,
’23, County Judge of Zavala Coun-
ty. A good attendance and the ap-
pointment of various committees
to carry on the club’s program
were features of the meeting.
Athletic enthusiasts will have
their “Day” on the campus on
March 6 when the #py
Club, in Cooperation with the Ex-
student
Students Association, will sponsor
a “Sports Day,” with all fans ex-
tended a cordial invitation to be
present. It is expected the event
will be something in the nature of
a homecoming for Died-In-The-
Wool sport followers. Today's
group of Aggie athletes is plan-
ning a big day for those attending.
Events of the big Sports Day
will open at 2 P. M. on Saturday
afternoon, March 6, at Kyle Field.
Baseball and Track teams will be
working in full swing preparing
for their conference schedule. Af-
ter a look at these teams visitors
will be given a good look at next
Fall’s Cadet football team as they’
go through a regular work-out
| session of spring football practice.
Homer Norton will explain some
of the finer points of the forma-
tions used by his team and the
afternoon will be climaxed by a
spirited scrimmage.
Visiting Exes will be taken to
the Mess Hall for dinner as guests
of cadet athletes, and those de-
siring to spend the night will be
furnished beds in the dormitories,
also as guests of the students.
After dinner guests and hosts
will hold an informal gathering at
the Gym, featured by the shewing
of movies of last fall’s grid games.
Camera-man Walter Penberthy
will do the projecting and Homer
Norton and other members of his
coaching staff will be on hand to
explain and point out interesting
facts about the football shots as
they are shown. ;
No reservations for the occasion
are needed. The “T” Club will
charge a registration fee of one
dollar for visiting Exes, the fee
including all sports events, dinner
and a place to sleep in the dormi-
tories that night. Local men who
will not be present at dinner are
asked also to register, their fee
being 25 cents.
Officers of the “T” Club include
Walter Phythian, ’37, President,
Joe Routt, ’38, Vice President and
Dick Vitek, ’38, Secretary-Treas-
urer. President Phythian has ap-
pointed committees to handle vari-
ous details of the day’s arrange-
ments and the event is expected to
prove a pleasant one for both
visitors and hosts.
The Board of Directors of the
Association will hold a called meet-
ing at College on the same day.
Present indications point to the °
attendance of several hundred A.
& M. sports followers on the
campus for this event.
HOUSTON CLUB
10 SEE MOVIE
AT NITE PARTY
A night meeting that is expect-
ed to attract one of the largest
crowds in the history of the Hous-
ton A. & M. Club, has been sched-
uled for the night of March 4 at
the hall at the corner of Barnes
and Abbott in Houston. This has
been the scene of many of this
club’s night meetings.
Featuring the program, which
is under the direction of Jack
Pink, ’27, will be the showing of
movie scenes from last fall’s Ag-
gie football games. George A.
“Cop” Forsyth, ’17, is president of
the Houston Club. It continues to
hold its regular weekly luncheons
‘leach Monday at the Rice Hotel.
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