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~ handball, and bowling. Besides hold- JA 8 Sali a y le 1B od i Vp a. : LIBRARY CAMPUS If this paper is not called for return postage is guaranteed by publisher. THE TEXAS AGGIE” ed RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED Published Semi-Monthly Except During the Summer Months when iasued “monthly by the Association of Former Students Maas and Mechanical College. ‘VOL. X — COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, APRIL 15, 1937 NUMBER 74 HERMAN LIEBHAFSKY, "26, RATED ONE OF NATION 'S OUTSTANDING YOUNG RESEARCH ENGINEERS One of the brightest stars in the scientific constellation of the big General Electric Company Research Laboratory at Schenectady, is Her- man A. Liebhafsky, 26. In “Amer- ican Men in Science” he is listed as one of the outstanding young research engineers of the United States. Following his graduation in chemical engineering at Texas A. & M. in 1926, Liebhafsky pursued graduate work for his Masters de- gree from the University of Ne- braska in 1926 and was awarded his Ph.D. in California in 1929. From 1929 to 1934, he served as an instructor in physical and in- organic chemistry at the Univer- sity of California. He has been with the General Electric Company for the past three years and his work has been chiefly the study of physi- co-chemical and analytical prob- lems dealing with the chemistry of mercury-vapor processes for gen- |¢ erating power. He has presented some 25 papers | on such topics as: Physical and inorganic chemistry, electro-poten- tials, rates and mechanisms of in- organic reactions, catalyses in ho-_ mogeneous systems, and thermo- chemistry. Recently he appeared on the WGY Science Forum, speak- ing on “Micro-Chemistry”. His lat- est publication, of which he was co- author, describes a new spectro- photometer and some of its appli- cations, which he had a principal part in developing. Dr. Liebhafsky was married a year ago. In his spare moments, he ‘is a proficient participant in tennis, ing membership in Sigma XI, Gam- ma Alpha, and the American Chem- decal Society, he also holds a cap- tains commission in the Field Artil- lery Reserve. His home is at Shiner, NEW YORK SEES MOVIE - ELECTS KENT PRESIDENT The largest attendance of A. & M. men enjoyed by the New York City Club in some time, gathered recently for a meeting featuring the showing of the A. & M. movie, ALONG THE COMEBACK TRAIL. The movie received an enthusias- tic reception—the club going on] record and voicing the hope that this particular event would be the forerunner of another movie in other years. An election of officers of the coming year included: R. A. “Dick” Kent, ’20, president; and Hugh H. McDaniel, ’28, secretary-treasurer. Retiring officers include: Herbert L. Weinberg, '23; and L. E. Priest- er, 18. Plans were made for the club’s annual April 21, San Jacinto cel- ebration, which will be a stag af- fair and which all A. & M. men in New York area are invited to at- tend. Committees were appointed to arrange for entertainment and other details in connection with the first New York City appearance of the Texas Aggie football team on October 2 this fall, when the Ca- dets will lock horns with the Man- hattan Jaspers, whom they defeat- ed last fall in Tyler. Present at the meeting were the following: J. B. Rather, ’07; J. E. Elliott, ’10; F. J. Bechert, ’11; Ross W. Davidson, ’13; S. E. Bowler, "13; C. S. Atwell, ’12; W. H. Elliott, ’14; Dean Davis, 15; R. Q. Jennings, ’17; L. E. Pries- ter, '18; Jesse L. Starnes, 18; R. A. Kent, 20; R. W. Hall, 22; D. C. Lawrence, x’22; Steve Noble, 25; Paul J. Washburn, ’25; Bruce V. Magee, 26; O. P. Puryear, ’27; Thomas A. Pilkey, 28; R. C. Hay- nie, 28; Hugh H. McDaniel, 28; R. L. Pike, 29; R. W. Sanders, ’32; Guy Hutcheson, ’33; Allen M. Early, '34; S. W. Rose, x’34; H. L. " Weinberg, ’23; and guests, H. H. Heins, Minnesota, ’25; and C. R. Sik Herman A. Liebhafsky, ’26 Texas and he was born in Zwittau, Austria-Hungary in 1905. He has a younger brother in school this year. How Would You Like It? Officials of the Association are considering the advisability of changing the form of the TEXAS AGGIE from its present newspaper make-up to that of a magazine, similar to practically all other alumni publications. So far as is known the Texas A. & M. Ex-Stu- dents Association is the only alum- ni organization of any consequence now publishing its official news organ in newspaper form. What the AGGIE and the officers and Directors of the Association would like is an expression of opinion from A. & M. men. Advocates of the magazine point to the fact that Advertising reve- nues could be materially increased, that a magazine can be a more at- tractive publication than is pos- sible with a paper, that the mag- azine would add much prestige to the Association, and that membersT would feel a pride in the publica- tion that can not be felt for the newspaper. On the other side of the picture is an increased cost in printing and the fact that fewer issues could be published annually. Entering the magazine field would also put the AGGIE in comparison with Ex- Student publications of the largest and best organizations of this kind in America, and A. & M. men would naturally want their publication to compare favorably with the lead- ers in its field. A mooted question between the two camps is the comparative readability of the two forms of publication. Certain it is that the magazine could not bring A. & M. news as “Hot” or as quickly or as often as the newspaper, but equal- ly true is the fact that this type of news already. gets prior coverage in the daily press of the state. After all, the TEXAS AGGIE is published for the pleasure of its readers and the benefit of the Texas A. & M. College and the As- sociation of Former Students. Members of the Association and Readers of the AGGIE are asked to give their suggestions and their thoughts on this matter. Address your communications to the Asso- ciation office at College or to President C. A. Thanheiser, 4814 Caroline, Houston. Walter Ortolani, 24, who is res- ident engineer for the State High- way Department, and C. B. Potts, ’24, county agent, both at Carthage, Texas, are making plans to rally the A. & M. men of that section sometime in May for a showing of the A. & M. movie, ALONG THE COMEBACK TRAIL. Ortolani is hard to get along with these days —still celebrating the arrival on March 18 of a son, Wayne Burton Durling, Cornell, 28. V Ortolani. '| ular session of 1937-38. This will | be an expected increase of more || than 600 over the current year. '| that the estimate was arrived at | by the construction of a straight | which have seen the phenominal in- | that he had missed this year’s en- Registrar Sees Enrollment For 1937-38 0f 5000 Increase Curve of Past Five Years Used to Derive Estimate According to an estimate recent- ly released by Mr. E. J. Howell, registrar of the college, the enroll- ment in A and M will be approxi- mately 5000 students for the reg- It was revealed by Mr. Howell line curve over the past five years crease in our enrollment. This curve passes over 5,000 at the point of 1937-38, so the registrar feels justified in calling that estimate a conservative one. Mr. Howell laughingly admitted rollment by about 300 students on his estimate of this date last year —by under estimating the final figure of 4,300. This fact was of- ferred as further proof of the con- servativeness of the figure because the same methods were used. It was also stated that it was ev- ident that only about 2,600 of these could be accommodated in the dor- mitories, but that housing was be- ing arranged for the expected ad- dition, R. O. A. to Meet in San Antonio on May 23rd There will be a state Reserve Officers Association meeting in San Antonio on May 23rd. All sen- iors are invited to attend this meeting. Immediately following the state meeting there will be held the national reserve officers as- sociation meeting, this will be the first time that the national meet- ing has been held in Texas. This meeting will be at the same place IN on May 24, 25, and 26. “GORP” DENNY MOVIE HOST SCHENECTADY A. & M. men and their ladies in Schenectady, New York, gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Denny, ’21, on the night of March 29 for the purpose of viewing the A. & M. movie, ALONG THE COMEBACK TRAIL. The party was arranged by Mr. and Mrs. Denny and proved a very enjoyable evening for those present. Included in the group were: Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Brown, 06; Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Johnson, ’34; Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Button, ’36; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Woodlief, ’30; Mr. and Mrs. J. L. McFarland, ’12; Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Farrell, ’28; Paul Lusk, former instructor at A. & M.; Miss Mary Barclay; Don Lusk, ’34; R. Huff- aker, ’36; Wilson Darby, ’30. BIG BATS KEEP AGGIE NINE IN DIAMOND RAGE By sweeping their last three games Siki Sikes’ Aggie baseball team stayed in the running for conference honors after dropping their erucial opening game to Bay- lor. After the past week-end the Cadets stood in a tie with Rice In- stitute for second place. Billy Disch and his perennial Longhorn base- ball champions occupied first place by a narrow margin. That stand- ing will be challenged by the Ag- gies at Austin Saturday in a game that may decide the title. Baylor, pre-season title favorites occupied fourth place in the league, but must still be considered very much in the running. Southern Methodist and T. C. U., with four defeats each, have no chance at the championship bunting. Heavy hitting has carried the Aggies thru their last three victor- ious games, coupled with some loose work afield on the part of their opponents. To date senior Homer “Doc” Pitner and sophomore Hal Welch have proved most effective among the Aggie corps of tossers. NEWEST DIRECTOR GETS BUSY R. W. “Bob” Briggs, ’17, (left, above) recently appointed on the Board of Directors of the A. & M. College, wasted no time in start- ing work for the institution. A few days after his confirmation the biennial appropriation bill was be- ing considered by the House ap- propriations committee. A Fort Worth Star-Telegram photograph- er caught Briggs and a legislative friend, Homer Leonard of McAllen, as they conferred in the House. Mr. Leonard is a member of the im- portant “money” committee and served as its Chairman during the previous session of the men ture. The A. & M. budget requests were presented to the committee, headed by the veteran Hon. Harry Graves, Georgetown, by F. M. Law, ’95, Chairman of the Aggie Board of Directors, President T. O. Wal- ton, and the various Deans and Division Directors. Also present at the hearing were Walter G. Lacy, 96, Waco, Joe Utay, ’08, Dallas, Roy B. Davis, "27, Plainview, G. R. White, ’95, Brady, all College Di- rectors, Association Secretary E. E. McQuillen, 20, and other col- lege officials. The ghosts of 1908 and 1913 stalked the campus last week when the most serious student “strike” threat since 1913 was narrowly averted, Developing with all the speed of a Texas hurricane and coming from an apparently clear sky the situation for several days was crucial. Fortunately, cooler heads among the student body, aid- ed by judicial counsel from faculty members and ex-students, eventual- ly prevailed and the violent flurry is today a matter of history. Still to be fought out, however, are va- rious questions concerning the ad- ministration of student life on the campus. Garbled press accounts and di- vergent views of various students and student classes, together with the usual wild crop of rumors that follow such excitement, make dif- ficult a clear picture of the various angles of the trouble. Generally speaking, it was an unusually vio- lent episode in the general warfare between college authorities and student officers that has plagued the campus intermittently thruout most of its long history. All form- er Commandants of the College, and Ex-Students of 1908, 1913 and ditional details. When Commandant Col. Frank G. Anderson refused to accede to certain demands of Junior and Senior classes last week, represen- tatives of these classes carried POLO TEAM BEATS OKLAHOMA BY 3-1 SCORE AT NORMAN After playing three games and having two others washed out by excess precipitation, the Texas A and M Polo Team returned to College Station well satisfied with their trip. In their first engagement with Oklahoma Military Academy last Wednesday, the Aggie Malleteers lost by the close decision of 8-6. The second game with the O.M.A. team was called off because of rain. ; The Aggies then downed the University of Oklahoma crew 3-1. Ross Meador of the Maroon and White team scored all three of the goals. In the next game with the Oklahoma TU. Horsemen the Cadet Riders were set back 8-3. Because of the bad weather, the A and M team was not able to take along their own mounts. Arrangements had been made with the Military Department to use the Artillery trucks to carry the horses, but this turned out to be impossible. Having to use strange mounts for the games was an al- most insurmountable handicap for the Cadet Riders. Twenty-Five Years Ago On May 15, 1912, dirt was broken on the A. & M. campus for the Y. M. C. A. building. Various dig- nataries were present and the pres- idents of the four student classes participated in the ceremony. % kk kx x 3k Clyde H. Griesenbeck, of San An- tonio, was announced the winner among the senior architects at A. & M. in a competition for a design for entrance gates at Kyle Field. Bruce J. Mansfield, of Columbus, won second place. * ok ok kk On May 27 the main building was destroyed by fire. In the preceding November, the mess hall was also destroyed by fire. T. P. Ewing, 27, is chief dis- patcher for the Houston Pipe Line Company. He gets his mail at Box 2412, Houston. His residence ad- dress is 1624 Marshall Street of | that city. various other years can furnish ad- | Strike Narrowly Averted When Cadet- “Bull” Troubles Flare College Directors Plan Study their case to President T. O. Wal- ton and the Executive Committee of the Faculty. Inasmuch as a meeting of the College Board of Directors was already scheduled for the week-end the matter was further referred to this body and the student representatives assur- ed of a fair and courteous hearing. In the interim the strike hysteria subsided quietly. After prolonged hearings upon the situation the College Board ap- pointed a sub-committee for fur- ther investigation and study of the entire problem. Members of the committee include Chairman F. M. Law, ’95, Houston, E. J. Kiest and Joe Utay, ’08, Dallas. It is expect- ed this group will spend several days on the campus in the near future in connection with their difficult task. Since no formal statements re- garding the positions of the stu- dents or of the College have been made it is difficult to clearly out- line or arrive at the correct points of difference which have lead to the controversy. Conflicting reports and several changes of position by the students themselves further have obscured the real battle- ground, Likewise serving as a smoke-screen has been the ill- feeling shown by some of the stu- dents toward Commandant Ander- son and their demand for his dis- missal. Facing the sub-committee of the Board is the task of looking be- ,| hind these surface storms to dis- cover the basic causes of the diffi- culty and the disagreement. na Apparently the immediate cause of the flare-up was the rejection by the commandant’s office of numerous demerits assessed by up- per-classmen against freshmen for violation of the student “Privilege” rules or orders. Student leaders point out that these privileges were to be upheld thru the demerit sys- tem, as a substitute for the famed “Board”, and that the College made at least a tacit agreement with them to this effect, when the paddle was finally outlawed. The acceptance of such “Rams” or demerits by the Commandant’s office put the College in the posi- tion of enforcing these student “Privilege rules or customs; rules that in no way violated any college or military regulations. The un- willingness of this office to place a “Disobedience to Orders” record against a freshman for the viola- tion of these customs precipitated | the outbreak. As the AGGIE goes to press all danger of a student strike appears to have faded. Student leaders have not receded from their positions in the controversy, but negotiations in the future will be conducted quietly and without the stress of excitement, threats or demands. LADIES ENJOY K. G. MEETING AND PICTURE Ladies’ night, with the A. & M. movie, ALONG THE COMEBACK TRAIL, for entertainment, were features of the recent meeting of the Heart of America A. & M. Club at Kansas City, Missouri. The party was held at the Kansas City Ath- letic Club and among those present were the following with their la- dies: A. B. Collins, ’12, and his brother; Charles H. Koinm, ’13; T. P. Lackey, ’20; Frank M. Lyle, ’17; J. E. Moeller, ’34; Frank S. Palmer, ’23; Sam H. Ray, ’11; C. C. Yates, "17; Captain Paul L. Neal, ’18, and Captain Harrison. Captain and Mrs. Paul L. Neal and Captain Harrison came down for the affair from Fort Leaven- worth, Kansas. The Kansas City Club will meet at the Kansas City Athletic Club Wednesday, April 21, at 6:30 p. m. in honor of San Jacinto Day and extends a cordial invitation to all men in that vi- | cinity to be present.
