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DR. THOMAS MAYO, | CAMPUS. 3 a : 1 If this paper is net RETURN a called for return POSTAGE postage is guaranteed GUARANTEED qe by publisher. ) y 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, MARCH 15, 1937 NUMBER 72 RAIN FAILS 10 ~ DAMPEN ARDOR “PCLUBS DAY The “T” Club’s “Sports Day,” in spite of all the best efforts of in- clement weather, proved a big suc- cess to the more than 100 former students who came for the occas- ion. Rain that fell steadily for sev- eral days prior to March 6 held " the crowd to a minimum but those hardy spirits who did attend were well rewarded. With baseball rained into ob- = livion the big show that afternoon was staged by the track and foot- ball squads who performed in spite of dampness. Exhibition races on the cinder paths were staged by members of the varsity and fresh- man tracksters, under the direc- tion of varsity track coach, J. W. Rollins,> 11. Homer Norton’s spring football squad gave the crowd a grand feel- ing about next fall’s results with a fine exhibition. A full afternoon’s practice session was interspersed by Norton’s introduction of play- ers and by his explanation of vari- ous formations and plays the team will use next fall. A short scrim- mage ended the program. After dinner at the mess hall, with visitors eating as guests of the students, the “T” club enter- tained at the gym with a reception featuring the showing of motion pictures of last fall’s games. Pho- tographer W. L. Penberthy did the showing, while Homer Norton told those present about the plays as they were being run and often stopped a play and ran it over to point out technical details that might have been missed by the amateur observer. So successful was the occasion “that the “T” Club hopes to make the affair an annual spring event. Butler - Peat Debate To Be On March 25 March 25 will witness the first open symposium which the A and M College has seen on the ever present question “How Can We Wipe Out War”. Not from the viewpoint of a pacifist will these present this question but from the viewpoint of two men actually en- gaged in the war, men who have seen war at its worst and best. They should present an interesting discussion and one which should be of special interest to this school. General Butler, formerly head of the Fighting Marines, has seen service in many parts of the world and under all kinds of conditions hE: before his retirement. 7 i 0 Private Peat, a Canadian Army enlistment, entered the war in 1914 and was one of those who suffered ~~ in the first gas attack ever used : in any war. Since then he has fp written and lectured extensively E throughout the United States and Canada. The debate will be presented on the Entertainment Series program. Resigning Head Of S.H.S.T.C. Honored President and Mrs. T. O. Walton and the A and M faculty held a dinner Monday evening in the Mess Hall, in honor of Dr. Harry F. § Estill, the resigning president of Ha Sam Houston State Teachers Col- ge lege at Huntsville. AA C. N. Shaver, present principle RB of the Huntsville city schools, who i is succeeding Estill as head of : Sam Houston, was also a guest of , honor at the informal affair. A : number of the many friends that Dr. Estill has made in his many years of service as an educator were in attendance from Hunts- ville, Bryan and vicinity. When Old Aggies Honored A New One HOUSTON AGGIES HOLD FIRST OF YEAR'S BENDERS “A “Spring Training” party, the first night event of the Houston A. & M. Club since last fall, was held on March 4 at Liederkrantz Hall with some 250 men present. The showing of the A. & M. movie, ‘ALONG THE COMEBACK TRAIL, featured the program for the ev- ening. A buffet dinner of wieners, cold meats, sauerkraut, and all the other trimmings, was served under the direction of Chief Chef Jack L. Pink, ’27, and the military train- ing of the Aggie exes was in evi- dence as the boys filed by the long table. Present from College for the occasion were: Nick “The Count” Willis, ’36, assistant football coach; Selmer Kirby and Ed Stages, from last fall’s team; and Association Secretary E. E. McQuillen, ’20. Secretary MecQuillen , explained various details of the movie as it was being shown and gave some high lights on the athletic shots in the movie. The big crowd gave the movie an enthusiastic recep- tion and at exciting points in the football games, the noise sounded like a regular fall game. Fake “Spring Practice” shots added to the pleasure of the evening. A short musical program was also enjoyed. The Arrangements Committee for the occasion included: John H. Crump, ’27; Jack L. Pink, ’27; and Sam Camp, ’27. George A. “Cop” Forsyth, 17, is president of the Houston Club which meets each Monday noon at the Rice Hotel. Engineer Juniors To Be Sent to Ft. Logan From the Military Department comes the news that beginning this year the Juniors of the Engineer Corps will go to Fort Logan for their summer camp. Fort Logan, located 8 miles from Denver, Col- orado, will probably furnish a much cooler atmosphere for these jun- iors than that of Fort McIntosh. The only thing that this Engineer Camp is lacking is a rifle range and the firing will have to be done elsewhere—which will be either at Fort Frances E. Warren at Cheyenne, Wyoming, or at Golden, Colorado, with the probability of Golden, Colorado being selected. Also with the unit from A and M will be units from The Colorado School of Mines and the University of Oklahoma. These Aggie Exes evidently liked what Elliot Roosevelt, newest and youngest member of the A and M College Board of Directors, had to say when the photographer caught them in an informal dis- cussion at the Ft. Worth Club’s big dinner last Thursday evening. Roosevelt was guest of honor at the affair. Here he is talking things over with Melvin Miller, ’11, extreme left, C. A. Thanheiser, ’01, second man from left, President of the A and M Ex-Students Associa- tion and N. H. “Paul” Riveire, ’27, right, Vice President of the Ft. Worth Club. At the conclusion of the regular program for the banquet Mr. Roosevelt was made an Honorary member of the Ft. Worth Club. The picture is from the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram. Ft. Worth Club’s Banquet Does Honor To Elliott Roosevelt Elliott Roosevelt, newest and youngest member of the Board of Directors of the A and M College, and Mrs. Roosevelt, were honor guests at a banquet of the Fort Worth A and M Club, held at the Texas Hotel in that city on March 11. One hundred and fifty A and M men and their guests were pre- sent. The party drew visitors and delegations of A and M men from various surrounding towns includ- ing: Arlington, Stephenville, Dal- las, Dublin, Garland, Houston, and College Station. Honored along with Roosevelt was C. A. Thanheiser, 01, Hous- ton, president of the A and M Ex- Students’ Association. Mr. Roosevelt pledged himself to do all in his power to aid and as- sist the institution. “When I at- tended my first board meeting re- cently, I felt like a Freshman,” he said, “but I am catching on and I hope to be of real service as soon as I have learned to find my way around.” In his address, President Than- heiser put the responsibility of aiding the institution and its pre- sent difficulties squarely up to the former students. As one ex- ample of the situation existing on the A and M faculty, he pointed out that there were only five in- structors for some 600 students in geology, as compared to 35 in- structors for 450 students in geo- logy at Oklahoma University. “These conditions must be re- medied,” declared Thanheiser, “and it is up to you and I as A and M men to do a lot of work along these lines.” N. H. “Paul” Riviere, 27, vice president of the Fort Worth Club, called the meeting to order in the absence of the president, J. C. Dykes, ’21. After welcoming the big crowd and leading them in a song, Riviere turned the meeting over to Toastmaster Melvin J. Miller, ’11. After an introduction of visitors and visiting delegations, Toastmaster Miller started the pro- gram by calling on the Aggie Line Coach, Bill James, for report on the athletic prospects of the College. Pinch-hitting for Marion S. Church, ’05, of Dallas, who was un- able to be present, J. B. Thomas, ’11, a past president of the As- sociation, spoke on, “What the A and M College Is and What It Means”. Mr. Thomas paid tribute to A and M men and to the fine record of the institution during its long life. He welcomed Mr. Roosevelt to the A and M board and introduced A and M men to the honor guests. At the conclusion of the program Mr. Roosevelt was made an Honorary member of the Ft. Worth A and M Club by accla- mation. The big party was one of the most successful ever staged by the Fort Worth Club. Under the leadership of its new slate of of- ficers, the club has outlined an ambitious program of work for the year with various committees already appointed and active. Of- ficers of the club are: J. C. Dykes, "21, president; N. H. Riviere, 27, vice president; R. P. Bates, ’28, vice president; N. E. Cunningham, vice president; Charlie H. Fleming, "17, treasurer; and Len E. Sweat- man, ’25, secretary. A. & M. MOVIE A. & M. clubs or other groups wishing to book the A. & M. movie, ALONG THE COMEBACK TRAIL, should write in at this time re- questing reservations and suggest- ing alternate dates. The movie at the present time is booked solid through the month of March and part of April. During March it will be shown at Houston, Amaril- lo, Kansas City, New York City, Beaumont, Corpus Christi, and An- gleton. Van Hook Stubbs, ’05, known to his classmases as “Bink”, lives at Wortham, Texas, where he is en- gaged in farming and also has various other businesses. Association Directors Hold Called Business Parley - New Work Program Taking Shape WELBOAN HEADS BRAZORIA CLUB The Brazoria County A. & M. Club was organized at a meeting in Freeport recently with some 25 men of that county present for the first A. & M. meeting held in that vicinity in many years. J. S. Wel- boan, ’'06, was elected President of the club with W. L. Heller, ’08, of Alvin and R. H. Stansel, ’26, of Angleton, Vice Presidents. L. E. “Coot” Bumgarner, ’33, Freeport, was named Secretary-Treasurer. President Welboan is with the Freeport Sulphur Co., and has charge of that organization’s tax and insurance matters. The Club will hold its next meet- ing at Angleton on the night of March 23 at 7 P. M. A cordial in- vitation is extended to any visitors and to all A. & M. men in that section. The Club plans to meet on the fourth Tuesday in each month. Total Of 455 Get Degrees This Spring A total of four hundred and fif- ty-five will receive degrees this coming June. Of this number, 27 will receive their masters and the remaining 428 will receive bache- lors degree. This number exceeds last years total by approximately 75, This ever to get degrees at this institu- is the largest number tion. Up to this year, the largest class was in 1932 when 363 re- ceived degrees. The School of Agriculture is conferring the greatest number of diplomas of any one school. Their total is 196 which exceeds by 387 the next highest number. The School of Engineering is the next in line with 159 degrees; and after that comes the School of Arts and Sciences with 72. These numbers do not include the masters. The single department to give the greatest number of degrees is he Department of Agriculture with a grand total of 89. The Depart- ment of Agricultural Engineering comes in second with 62, while third place drops down to 38 given by the Department of Agricultural Education. Besides these degrees, there will be four Cotton Marketing and Classing Certificates given at the same time to those who took the two-year course in Cotton Market- ing and Classing. This year marks the first time that a degree has been conferred in Geological Engineering; and there is only one student graduat- ing in this course. The remainder of the degrees are listed according to the depart- ment and the numerical order: Electrical Engineering-33, Liberal Arts-30, Chemical Engineering-28, Petroleum Engineering-28, Civil Engineering-27, Mechanical Engi- neering-21, Veterinary Medicine-17, Science-16, Agricultural Engineer- ing-13, Architecture-9, Landscape Art-7, Textile Engineering-4, Rural Education-3, and Industrial Edu- cation-1. J. C. Oliver, ’32, is with the city Health Department at Lubbock, Texas. Final action upon several mat- ters of importance in the activities of the Association and the trans- action of other items of routine business, featured a called meeting of the Board of Directors of the organization held on the campus on March 6. In spite of inclement weather, an excellent attendance of directors was on hand for the meet- ing. Following adjournment short- ly after lunch, members of the board enjoyed the “T” Club’s “SPORTS DAY,” along with other visitors. C. A. Thanheiser, Asso- ciation president, presided over the meeting. Of prime interest to all A. & M. men, was the decision by the board to return April 21, San Jacinto Day, as the annual date on which A. & M. men, wherever they may be, shall meet together. Several years ago, this traditional date was changed to Founder's Day in the fall. A few year’s trial, how- ever, indicated that the April 21 date was more satisfactory and under the leadership of Director H. K. Deason, of Port Arthur, the change was made back to April 21. As a protective measure against any possible liability on the part of the general Association, and following considerable study given to the matter by officers of the Association, it was decided to form a separate corporation for the pur- pose of owning and operating the Campus Cleaners and Tailors. Of- ficers of the Association were in- structed by the board to proceed with this minor reorganization in the setup of the Association. The new corporation will- be known as Campus Activities Incorporated. At this board’s first meeting af- ter its election last spring, con- sideration was given to the forma- tion of a broader and more far- reaching program of work that might be undertaken by the Asso- ciation in behalf of the College. This discussion has been continued at each subsequent meeting with the outline of such a program tak- ing more definite form. At this last meeting the discussion was continued with four large objec- tives predominating: A compre- hensive and far-reaching program of public relation’s work; the es- tablishment and operation of a be- quest program; the development of a more effective employment service for graduates of the Col- lege; and a more vigorous and de- tailed presentation of the needs of the institution to the citizenship of the state. A communication from the As- sociation Directors was addressed to the Board of Directors of the College concerning this program and the hope was expressed that at an early date, the entire pro- gram might be inaugurated with the proper organization and per- sonnel. Various matters of routine busi- ness were considered by the board including a breif report by Presi- dent Thanheiser and a financial re- port by Secretary McQuillen. In the latter report was the cheering news that dues payments for the fiscal year closing February 28, were 10 per cent above those over he preceding year. President Than- heiser reported that no decision had yet been reached regarding the erection of additional campus pro- ject houses. Suggestion was made in a reso- lution unanimously passed, that at some suitable date this spring com- memorative services be held in honor of the late Dr. Mark Francis. The resolution cited Dr. Francis’ long tenure as a faculty member of the College and his national re- nown as a scientist, and called at- tention to the fact that since his death occurred last summer, there was no opportunity at that time to pay him high honor and tribute. A letter of appreciation was ad- dressed to the cadet “T” Club for its activities in sponsoring the “SPORTS DAY.”
