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NUMBER 75
VOL. X
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, MAY 1, 1937
PLAINS AGGIES
BREAK RECORDS
AT BIG PARTY
The Central Plains A. & M. Club
held the most enthusiastic and best
attended meeting in its history at
the Hilton Hotel in Plainview on
the night of April 22. The affair
was one of the big features of the
annual Plains Dairy Show. Bring-
ing news from the College was a
large group including: G. W. Barn-
es, '11; E. R. “Hico” Eudaly, ’10;
O. G. Tumlinson, ’17; Athletic Di-
rector Homer H. Norton; Profes-
sor Chas. N. Shepardson; Associa-
tion Secretary E. E. McQuillen;
George G. Gibson, ’29, and others.
The big party started with an
informal reception at the Hilton
Hotel at six o’clock; progressed to
a stag banquet at seven; and ended
up with a big dance from nine un-
til one. Nearly 150 men were at
the banquet table and slightly more
than that many couples were on
hand for the dance.
P. C. “Happy” Colgin, ’29, county
agent at Tulia, was elected the new
president of the club for the en-
suing year succeeding Charlie Mar-
tin, ’16, county agent at Plainview.
In the presidential election, Colgin
was victorious over C. C. Jobson,
17, and Charlie Martin. Jobson,
who is county agent at Lubbock,
“was elected vice president; and
Ralph Howe, ’30, Crosbyton, sec-
retary-treasurer. .
In addition to past President
Charlie Martin, the retiring offi-
cers and J. D. “Buster” Worley,
chairman of arrangements, were
given a rising vote of thanks for
their good work.
With “Hico” Eudaly serving as
toastmaster and following several
musical selections, Homer H. Nor-
ton, Aggie athletic director and
head coach, delivered the evening’s
major address. Short talks were
also made by Roy B. Davis, ’27,
Plainview, a member of the Board
of Directors of the A. & M. Col-
lege; Professor Chas. N. Shepard-
son; Secretary E. E. McQuillen;
John Egan, ’13; E. T. Simons; R.
E. Dickson, ’12, of Spur; Joe Jen-
nings, ’11; new President Colgin;
A. S. Adams, ’95, of Fort Worth;
and others, The Central Plains A.
—
Nominate Your
Ass’n. Director
The attention of A. & M.
men and A. & M. clubs is
called to the fact that be-
tween now and the annual
Association meeting on the
campus, June 4-5, Directors
should be nominated from
each of the congressional dis-
tricts of the state. Under the
by-laws of the Association
each congressional district is
allowed and urged to nomi-
nate a member of the govern-
ing board ‘of the organiza-
tion. Names of such nominees
should be sent to the Asso-
ciation office for transmittal
to the Nominating committee
which will be named by Pres.
C. A. Thanheiser.
Nomination of directors
and their presence at the an-
nual meeting is tantamount
to election at the businesss
meeting of the Association.
When no nomination is made
from a district it is the duty
of the Nominating Commit-
tee to suggest a director for
the place. The necessity of
having a quorum of direc-
tors present at the annual
meeting, in order that they
may elect officers and trans-
act other business, makes it
imperative that all men nom-
inated as directors by dis-
tricts shall be present at the
annual business meeting.
A. & M. Clubs, where or-
wanized, should take the lead
in this matter. Where no
club is active, any group of
interested members of the
Association is urged to sug-
gest the name of an Asso-
ciation Director to represent
them, and to see that he is
present at the business meet-
ing, June 4-5, on the campus.
Piney Woods Club
Elects Bob Herbert
Plans Cadet House
R. L. “Bob” Herbert, '31, of
Nacogdoches, was elected president
of the Piney Woods A. & M. Club
at its recent April 21 meeting, held
at the country club at Lufkin. He
succeeds M. C. Spivey, ’08, of Luf-
kin. Other new officials named
were: Herman V, Harlan, ’31, Luf-
kin, vice president; and Mack Mec-
Connell, 23, Nacogdoches, secre-
tary treasurer. The Piney Woods
Club is composed of A. & M. men
of Lufkin, Nacogdoches, and the
surrounding territory.
The chief project of the club is
the construction of a Nacogdoches-
Angelina County Project House on
the A. & M. Campus for the bene-
fit of students from those two
counties. The club expects to have
the house ready for use for this
fall.
“PENNY” GUEST
BEAUMONT CLUB
With W. L. Penberthy, director
of intramural athletics at A. & M,,
as its honor guest, the Beaumont A.
& M. Club celebrated April 21 with
a huge meeting at the Beaumont
Coca-Cola Plant last week. J. Kirby
Jones, ’33, presided over the meet-
ing as president of the Beaumont
Club succeeding Al. O. Saenger,
’32, who was recently transferred
from Beaumont to Baytown.
In addition to a short address,
Mr. Penberthy entertained a big
crowd by showing movies of var-
| ious athletic events, including A.
& M. football games played last
fall. Other guests at the party
were high school and junior col-
lege coaches of the Sabine District.
In addition to Beaumont A. & M.
men, delegations were present from
Port Arthur, Orange, Jasper, Sour
Lake, Silsbee, Nederland, Hull-
Daisetta, and other cities of the
Sabine area.
& M. Club includes most of the
South and Central Plains area. The
club holds several meetings each
year and its annual party at the
Dairy Show has become one of
the largest gatherings of A. & M.
men held each year in the state.
APR. 21 AFFAIR,
TO VISIT A. & M. CAMPUS
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, President of the United States
President Will Land At Houston
On May 10 Or 11, Proceed Here
Via Special Presidential Train
Ross Volunteer Company May Act As
Guard of Honor on Trip From Houston
“President Franklin D. Roosevelt will visit the A and M campus
on May 10 or 11’, announced Dr. T. O. Walton, president of the College,
during the Ross Volunteer functions last Friday.
The president, who will be cruising in the Gulf of Mexico area in
the early part of next month, is planning to disembark from his boat
at the San Jacinto battle grounds and proceed by special train to
College Station.
Elliott Roosevelt, Fort Worth
business man, who is the son of
the president and a member of the
Board of Directors of the College,
has been given credit for persuad-
ing his illustrious father to visit
Texas A and M.
Colonel Frank G. Anderson, com-
mandant, announced Sunday that
there would be the usual greeting
extended to the great personality
in . the form of the presidential
salute, and a review of the cadet
corps.
Tentative arrangements call for
a guard of honor to be sent to
meet the president as he disem-
barks and to accompany him and
his party as special escorts. The
authorities have intimated that this
might be composed of part or all
of the Ross Volunteer company,
wearing their full dress white.
ANNUAL MEETING PROGRAM
ASSOCIATION OF FORMER
STUDENTS
Commencement — June 3, 4, 5
(Ex-Student Headquarters at the “Y”’)
M.—A. & M. Band—Final Concert.
M.—Baccalaureate Sermon
M.—AIll College Departments open for
“inspection and visits.
M.—Mark Francis Memorial Service
M.—Graduation Exercises—Kyle Field
honoring visitors and graduates.
M.—Reunion Class Breakfasts.
M.—Association Committee Meetings.
June 3— 4:30 P.
June 3— 9:30 P. M.—Junior Prom.
June 4—10:30 A.
June 4— 1-4 P.
June 4— 3:00 P.
June 4— 6:00 P.
June 4— 8:30 P. M.—President’s
June 4—10:00 P. M.—Final Ball.
June 5— 8:00 A.
June 5— 9:30 A. M.—Final Review.
June 5—11:00 A.
June 5—12:30 P.
M.—Luncheon and Annual Meeting—
Association of Former Students—
Shisa Hall.
Informal Reception
Return to the traditional Com-
mencement meeting date, enthusi-
astic plans under way for well-
attended class reunions and other
features are expected to make this
year’s annual Ex-Student’s Asso-
ciation meeting the greatest in the
history of the organization. June
3-4-5 is the date, and decision to
return to commencement time for
the annual meeting was made at
the last meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Association. The
change has met with enthusiastic
approval, particularly from older
A. & M. men.
Ex-Students are invited to re-
turn for the occasion which starts
on Thursday, June 3, and ends with
the annual business meeting of the
Association of Former Students on
June 5. Plans under way call for
completion of the business ses-
sion not later than four o’clock on
1912 - 1917 - 1927
Reunion Classes
Make Big Plans
The three classes, 1912, 1917,
1927, whose officers and members
have scheduled reunions for this
spring at Commencement, June 3,
4, 5, show all indications of stag-
ing big events when they get to-
gether. Unusual interest in the
reunions has been shown by offi-
cers and members of the three
groups.
The class having the highest per-
centage of its living members pres-
ent at noon, June 5, will be desig-
nated as the HONOR CLASS of
the Commencement Ex-Student’s
meeting.
1912
. Following the leadership of class
president Harris Underwood, Hous-
ebrate its Silver or 25th anniver-
sary with a big attendance of its
members. Stealing a march upon
rival classes this group is planning
the production of a ‘“Class-Book”
in honor of its 25th birthday.
Among those who have already
sent word ‘they would be on hand
are President Underwood, Charles,
Haile, “Polly” Krueger, John F.
Buckner, George Ashford, Joe
Brown, J. V. Butler, Claude Wash-
ington and others.
Members of the class will be
quartered together at some cam-
pus spot and will take their meals
together in the Mess Hall.
1917 +
The Class of 1917 evidently
means business in connection with
its reunion this year. Several mem-
bers of the Class have already
started work upon their class-mat-
‘es to stimulate a full attendance.
Harry Burkett, Oklahoma City, and
Eddie Allen, Cincinnati, have al-
ready advised they will be on hand,
and Joe Jenkins is coming from al-
most as far, Amarillo. Berry Joyce,
class president, is rounding up the
South Texas members of the class.
The 1917 Class is receiving par-
ticular attention because of the
fact they held no commencement
exercises of their own, having de-
parted almost 100 per cent from
school before their graduation ex-
ercises to enter the services of the
army in the World War. The Class
of 1937, this year’s graduates, have
invited the 1917 Class to share
this year’s commencement honors
with them.
1927
The class of 1927, this year’s re-
union youngsters, declare they will
make a showing that will put the
older classes to shame. Although lo-
cated in Louisiana, class President
Si Stratton is taking the lead in
making plans for the reunion, and
tgroups in Dallas and Houston, and
other Texas cities are busy on plans
to bring a heavy attendance.
Charles R. Bergstrom, 28, gets
his mail at Box 2659, Houston.
ton, the class of 1912 hopes to cel- |
Return Ex-Student Meeting To
Commencement Date Expected
To Attract Record Attendance
Saturday afternoon, June 5. Final
Review of the Cadet Corps will be
staged that morning.
Committees to handle in advance
much of the business work of the
Association will be named soon by
Association President C. A. Than-
heiser, '01, of Houston. Among the
items of business for the session
will be the election of Directors,
and that group’s election of of-
ficers for the coming year, the
hearing of various reports upon
the activities of the organization
during the past year and the ap-
proval or rejection of any matters
brought before the meeting.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Sleeping accommodations for all
visiting A. & M. men will be pro-
vided at no charge by the Ex-Stu-
dent’s Association, although it may
be necessary to house visitors in
various campus nooks. Meals will
be available at reasonable cost at
the Mess Hall and thru other cam-
pus facilities. Rooms at either cam-
pus or Bryan hotels are not to be
had at this date, and visitors ac-
companied by their ladies should
give this matter careful atten-
tion before arrival.
MEETING CHANGES
In addition to the change in
dates, other changes may be tried
by the Association in an effort to
make the annual meeting more en-
tertaining and more attractive to
A. & M. men. Present plans call
for the traditional luncheon to be
held at noon, Saturday, with a
strong liklihood that the business
session of the Association will also
be held at the mess hall, imme-
diately following the luncheon. It
is hoped to arrange matters so
that this meeting can be completed
not later than four P. M. without
in any way cutting short any of
the occasion’s essential details.
PLENTY TO DO
Returning former students will
find a full program awaiting their
pleasure. Between visits with each
other and with campus friends they
will have their choice of any or all
of the features of the Commence-
ment program. On Thursday af-
ternoon, June 3, the A. & M. band
will give its final concert, and the
socially minded will attend that
same night the big Junior Prem.
Friday is a full day, starting with
the Baccalaureate sermon in the
morning. That afternoon all col-
lege departments will be open for
inspection and to welcome back
their old students. Memorial Servic-
es at three P. M. will honor the late,
great Dr. Mark Francis.
Graduation exercises, held at six
P. M., Friday, at the Memorial Sta-
dium in Kyle Field, will prove an
experience visitors will long re-
member. These exercises, staged
under beautiful and comfortable
surroundings, rank among the big
“Punch-scenes”
ment week-end.
Following the graduation exer-
cises President and Mrs. T. O. Wal-
ton will hold their annual informal
“At home” on the lawn of the
President’s home. The final Ball
will end the evening.
STILL A THRILL
Saturday Morning Ex-Student
visitors will thrill to the Final Re-
view. Their tears will mingle un-
ashamed with those of the class of
1937, bidding their comrades a fi-
nal goodbye as the Cadet band
breaks into “Home, Sweet Home”.
After the final review the an-
nual luncheon and business meet-
ing of the Association of Former
Students will be held at the Mess
Hall. Additional ‘details will ap-
pear in the May 15 Texas Aggie.
The officers and directors of the
Association, and authorities of the
College unite in extending the in-
vitation to A. & M. men to visit
their campus for the annual Ex-
Student’s meeting. Crowded tho
conditions will be that week-end,
there will be old friends, old scenes
and old experiences, all dearly lov-
ed, that may be lived over once
more.
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