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EL » Re oo. eo! eo 3 ] WAN A Bes DR. THOMAS MAYO, CAMPUS. Culiege Station, Texas, THE TEXAS AGGIE If this paper is not called for return RETURN postage is guaranteed POSTAGE by publisher. : GUARANTEED Published Semi-Monthly Except During the Summer Months when issued monthly by the Association of Former Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College. : NO. 79 | VOL. X COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, AUGUST 1, 1937. Annual Short Course Junto To Draw Many Short Talks and Local Actors On Program for Aggie Party at Hensel Park On August 17. The second annual “JUNTO”, celebration of former students and their friends at the annual Farm- ers’ Short Course, will be a fea- ture of that big week on the cam- pus this year. Several hundred men will be present for the party which will be held at Hensel Park near the campus from 5:30 until 8 on the evening of August 17. The Short Course, drawing some 5,000 visitors to the campus each year, is one of the largest concentrations of A. & M. men of the year. Members of the Exten- sion Service and of the Agricul- tural Experiment Station and oth- er agricultural workers make the week something of a reunion for A. & M. Ex-Students. Featuring the program for this year’s JUNTO will be short talks by Association officers, a review of athletic prospects and news hy head coach Homer Norton, and the presentation of a short play, “Double Exposure,” by a group of local actors including Fred Hale, ’22, E. R. Eudaly, ’10, George Long, '17, and E. E. McQuillen, ’20. A barbecue supper, with all the trimmings, will be served bui- fet style. - - GREGG C0. MEN PLAN WHOPPER AT GLADEWATER The biggest A. & M: meeting in the history of East Texas is plan- ned by the Gregg County A. & M. Club for its next meeting at Glade- water on August 19. Guests on this occasion will be Homer Nor- ton, Aggie Athletic Director, Asso- ciation Secretary E. E. McQuillen, and it is also hoped that Association ~ President F. D. Perkins and other notables will be present. A feature of the entertainment for the oc- casion will be the showing of mov- ing pictures of several of last fall’s Aggie football games. The big party will be held at Gladewater at the country club and will start at seven p. m. Final plans for this occasion were made at a meeting of the Gregg County Club held at the City Park in Kilgore on July 15 with 50 club members present. Ap- pointed as an Arrangements Com- mittee for the August meeting was J. C. Garrison, ’34, and Char-; lie Fritch, ’26. Honored at the meeting at Kil- gore as being the oldest A. & M. men present were: O. L. Forsgard, ’05; C. M. McKay, ’10; and W. T. Bryant, ’11. All A. & M. men in East Texas Oil Belt Area are invited to at- tend the meeting at Gladewater on August 19 and are asked to make reservations through Austin C. Bray, 29, Box 358, Gladewater, Secretary of the Gregg County Club. Other officers of the club in- clude: J. H. Blackaller, 28 Long- view, president; and P. D. Long, ’25, Kilgore, vice-president. \ Briggs’ Chats J. Harvey Briggs, ’04, 511 Build- ers Exchange Building, San An- tonio, is again editing his famous “Chats.” According to Harvey, the publication comes out “semi-oc- casionally when the editor has a coupl’a dollars.” Briggs is sales agent for Limestone and Rock As- phalt, handles quotations on Trap ~ Rock and is Texas agent for the Lewis Traffic Line Marker. He has been in the highway building ma- terial business for many years and is widely known in that field in Texas. B. & L. Leader Charles H. Fleming, 17, is Sec- retary of the Equitable Building and Loan Association, 803 Lamar St., Ft. Worth, and is also secre- tary-Treasurer of the Texas Build- ing and Loan League. In a recent interview in the Ft. Worth Star- Telegram Fleming said “The past six months have shown the best and most satisfactory business in the entire history of our Associa- tion.” Fleming was on hand for the Commencement reunion of his 1917 Class at College, and invites his A. & M. friends to drop by to see him when in Ft. Worth. —— FLASH ! ! As the AGGIE goes to press announcement comes from the Dallas A. & M. Club of a huge banquet and dance celebrating the 35th anniversary of that club, the oldest weekly meet- ing luncheon club in Dallas. The big party will be held on Friday night, Sept. 10. Re- cently appointed and promoted high officials of the College will be honor guests, as well as the College Board of Di- rectors, high state officials and Association President F. D. Perkins. Tickets should be se- cured early from Dr. M. B. Starnes, ’27, City Health Dept., City Hall, Dallas. Pres. R. T. Shiels, ’10, of the Dallas Club, extends an invitation for this party to every A. & M. man and to all friends of the in- stitution. Further details may be found in the next issue of the Aggie, but with a definite limit upon the number who can be accommodated for the party tickets should be secur- ed without delay. The tax will be $2 per person. Bexar Co. Engineer Takes Up New Duties Russell G. White, ’26, has been appointed County Engineer for Bexar County, with offices in the Bexar County Courthouse. He has been assistant engineer for the past several years to County En- gineer W. S. Goodman, who re- cently resigned. Will A. Collins, ’16, is agent for the Humble Oil and Refining Com- pany at Crockett, Texas. As a ca- det at A. & M., Collins was a let- terman in football and track, a member of the Ross Volunteers, and a member of the rifle team. At the present time, he is a member of the Board of Education at Crockett. Vice President Babcock Opens Unofficial Drive For “All the Way” Support July 16, 1937 TO THE FORMER STUDENTS OF TEXAS A. & M. My re-election as Vice-President of the Association of Former Students is deeply gratifying to me. All last year I wondered how we could give the Vice-President a definite job to do. I believe that the Vice-President should also be Chair- man of a Membership Committee which committee would spread throughout the country having key men in every club who would contact the Vice-President as to the success of the gaining of members in his locality. This would give the Vice- President a job to do and at the same time stimulate activity throughout the country in bringing into the Association MORE MEMBERS. Therefore, I am appointing myself unofficial membership chairman. There are many men who have attended A. & M. who have not graduated. Some have been in school a year or less; others two or three years. Because these men have not .graduated there is some hesitancy in their minds as to their eligi- bility for membership in the Association. There- fore, it is up to the active “go-getters” in each local- ity to invite these fel- lows to club meetings and occasional big parties; that this group of men will not misunderstand and will realize we want them, as well as graduates, in the Association. Too much cannot be said about membership in the Association. I have found men who have told me that they are running over with A. & M. spirit, who always like to lead the band on parades in visiting cities, or who probably talk the loudest at A. & M. banquets or par- . ties, but who cannot produce a membership card in the Asso- ciation. In the past I believe we have kept “membership” too far in the background for fear we might hurt someone’s feelings in asking him to PAY HIS DUES. This, I believe, is wrong and the man who does not have his membership card should hang his head in shame (if he can afford to pay and does not). A certain radio advertiser on Sunday’s program urges you to use his products ALL THE WAY. Don’t you think it is time that the A. & M. spirit should also go ALL THE WAY? Why should we have a great deal “of enthusiasm about the football team and nothing else; or why should we bubble over with enthusiasm about Southwest Conference Baseball Cham- pionships, and nothing else. Let’s go A. & M. ALL THE WAY even to the point of paying our own dues and getting some other Former Student to pay his. There could be no greater accomplishment during the administration of President Per- kins than to double our membership this year. Why don’t you appoint yourself a committee of one to get a new member in 1937? A. & M. men everywhere will be happy to join if our present members decide to ask them. I shall be greatly interested in having the reaction of other interested A. & M. men to the foregoing program. 1] believe that there are, scattered over the world, some former students who will volunteer in this program in my “unofficial” membership campaign. At any rate, you asked for a message. Here it is. Duck before the shooting starts. Sincerely, C. L. BABCOCK, P. O. Box 1964, Beaumont, Texas A. & M. Belt Buckle Sweetest Sight To Aggie and Bride “That A. & M. belt buckle was the sweetest looking piece of jew- elry I ever saw,” declared Howard Mitchell, 27, assistant manager of the A. & M. Exchange Store, in telling of a recent experience suf- fered by himself and Mrs. Mitchell while on an overland honeymoon drive to Mexico City. " On one of the most desolate places on this highway, the Mit- chells suffered an automobile acci- ‘dent. With their car disabled, night coming on, and the few passing motorists refusing to stop, it look- ed as if the Mitchells were in for a bad experience. Finally, just at dusk, a car stopped, a young fel- low alighted and approached—and Mitchell reports that both he and his bride almost wept for joy when the first thing they saw about the newcomer was an A. & M. belt buckle. The lad was a present day student whose home is in Mexico City and with his aid the Mitchell’s honeymoon was soon resumed. Bennie A. Zinn, ’26, is an instrue- tor in Temple High School and is living at 909 North 5th Street, Temple, Texas. Burleson Earns Nice Promotion By Ohio Brass W. H. Burleson, "13, recently has been promoted to the post as man- ager of the Power Utilities De- partment of the Ohio Brass Com- pany of Mansfield, Ohio. He was formerly assistant manager of the department and has been with the Ohio Brass Company for the past 15 years. He is a member of the A. I. E. E.; has contributed num- erous technical articles to the in- dustrial literature; and is widely known in the utility field. Mr. Burleson has been in the utility field since his graduation from A. & M. in electrical en- gineering in 1913. His first job was with the Texas Power and Light Company and he was with this firm for several years before going with the Ohio Brass Com- pany. For the past several years he has spent most of his time assisting utility engineers solve their problems. As a student at A. & M., “Burly” was a cadet cap- tain; a member of the Ross Volun- teers; and a member of both track and football squads. i ABE aX + Lud — . wo at % \ Matlin dif fs Se Se 2 A ah xl & ie Hp Cho apt Sot 4 yd ) AN ol aL Bea tino tin BAM Gs in LAE Be JG EE ab Uh Si LAR ad ER a fy A en AAR Lett SE ER 1 sg | J oF grt FTN A oA Sas 8 v OP WT 3 Li iia gi ate SP Gilchrist New Engineering Dean - Faculty Promotions Up Bolton and Marsteller Gibb Gilchrist TRIPLE M EXES INVADE MENARD FOR BIG PARTY Sixty members of the 3-M A. & M. Ex-Students Association, rep- resenting Menard, Mason and Mc- Culloch Counties, gathered at the Toepperwein Pecan grove in Me- nard, Tuesday night, July 20 for their annual barbecue and stag party. Frank Newsom, ’27, pres- ident of the club presided over a lengthy but entertaining session, after the barbecue supper which was prepared by R. Q. Landers, 18 of Menard and included tasty “gen- tleman-from Ft. McKavett”’, Mex- jcan beans, ete. The meat was fur- nished by John Treadwell, and the barbecue committee was composed of H. A. Fitzhugh and Ed L. Mears. Penrose Metcalfe, ’16, District Representative to the Former Stu- dents Association, and State Leg- islator from San Angelo was the guest of the club and principal speaker. After being introduced by H. W. Toepperwein, ’29, of Me- nard, he gave a report from the ‘Association and provided some de- tailed information in regard to a housing project in which the 3-M club is interested for prospective students from ‘the three counties concerned. Following Mr. Metcalfe were a number of other speakers includ- ing Dick Winters, 17, former pres- ident of the 3-M Club, supplying plenty of fun and humor; the Ses- sion terminating with the R. Q. Landers Trophy (an annual award) going to Earle Rudder, ’32, Brady High School Coach. The next meeting will be held in Mason County in September, the president advised. Signing the roster were: E. M. Pritchard, ’36; Tommie Vaugh, 41; Bill Miller, ’41; J. B. Crotchfield, '32, Ed Campbell, ’39; Geo. Jo- hanson, ’33; W. E. Haby, ’30; A. Helbing, Jr., '37; G. Broad, ’35; B. A. Hallum, Jr, '40; H.'D. Win- ters, '4; Ira Q. Mayhew, ’40; R. M. Preismeyer, 26; Earle Rudder, '32; Chas. Trickey, ’17; all of Mec- Culloch County; Geo. C. Stengel; Lamar Wilkinson, '11; V. W. Craw- ford, ’16; E. Toepperwein; James Callan, Jr., ’25; Ray Treadwell, ’40; J. M. Treadwell; B. F. Gain- er, ’39; B. B. Burk; Charles Wil- kinson, ’40; Seth McGarty; E. F. Knipling, ’30; Dr. Melvin; C. A. Martin, ’11; Paul Martin, ’14; F. Luckenback, Jr., 27; N. H. Glimp, ’16; Chal Wilkinson, ’08; Tiliman B. Landers, '30; Pete W. Jacoby, 40; - R. Q. Landers, ’18; H. A. Fitzhugh, ’33; H. E. Parish, 28; H. W. Toepperwein, 29; Ed L. Mears, 35; all of Menard County; and W. R. Lemberg, 40; Billy Dick Grosse, ’40; Sam Hoerster, Jr., 39; Henry Keller, Jr., 29; B. C. Broad, 29; L. S. R. Clarke, 21; Kurt Zesch, ’23; Pinkie Willman, ’30; F. W. Brundrett, ’37; R. E. Martin, 07; C. L. Chumley, ’08; Frank Newsom, ’27, all of Mason County; and Penrose Metcalfe, |an faculty members at A. & M. Jing business. The election of Dr. F. C. Bol- ton as vice president of Texas A. & M., the naming of Dr. R. P. . Marsteller as dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine, and the election of Gibb Gilchrist, state highway engineer, as dean of the 2 School of Engineering, have been announced by F. M. Imaw, ’95, ie chairman of the Board of directors : vi of the College. H Bolton and Marsteller are veter- | In addition to being vice president, Dr. Bolton will continue as dean of the College but will relinquish his post as dean of engineering. Dean Bolton graduated in elec- trical engineering at Mississippi State in 1905; took his Master’s degree at Ohio State; and came to A. & M. in 1909 as head of the Engineering Depart- hal i a leh 3 lea Electrical ment. He holds a commission as 3 Major in the Signal Corps Reserve i and since 1932 has been dean of the College, as well as dean of the Engineering School. Dr. R. P. Marsteller came to A. & M. after graduating in veteri- i nary medicine from Ohio State in : 1905 and is one of the best known pi men in his field in the United 4 States. Since the death of Dr. Mark Francis last summer, he has been acting dean of the Veterinary i School. h Gibb Gilchrist graduated in civil “aes engineering at the University of ~~ Texas in 1909. He was with the Santa Fe as engineer and assist- ant to the chief engineer for sev- eral years, and served as an offi- cer in the corps of engineers, United States Army, during the World War. In 1919 he became di- "4 vision state engineer at San An- tonio and in 1924 state highway engineer. Resigning the latter post after a year, he entered the en- ; gineering firm of Nagle, Witt, Rol- H lins, and Gilchrist at Dallas. In ot 1928 he again became state high- way engineer which post’ he has held since. Under Mr. Gilchrist’s, leadership, the State Highway Department of Texas has become widely known for its fine organization and per- formance and Mr. Gilchrist is one of the best known men in the high- way field in the United States. He and his family will move to the E: campus in August. A Heads Cotton Group Bob Schaer, 21, was recently iy elected president of the Brazos Valley Cotton Cooperative Asso- : ciation. He lives at Chapel Hill, Texas; is president of the Farm- ers State Bank of that city; and is one of the largest and inost successful farmers in the Brazos before returning to Chapel Hil: to engage in the farming and bank- Valley Area. After receiving his ple degree at A. & M. in chemical en- io gineering, he taught for several i; years in the Chemistry Department 3 A