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5 f a RE Ba + ing THE TEXAS AGGIE E. E. McQuillen................ Publisher Published Semi-Monthly at the A. & M. Press, College Station, Texas, except dur- ing the summer months when issued monthly, by the Association of Former Students of the Agricultural and Mechan- ical College of Texas, College Station, Texas. ED. Perkins, *97.........4080 0 President C.&L. Babcock, ’18...........-. Vice President E. E. McQuillen, ’20... Executive Secretary L.0"B." Locke, ’18........... Assistant Secretary Subscription Price $5.00 Entered as Second Class Matter at College Station, Texas Directors H. K..Deason, ’16.........0:05 000 Port Arthur Charles L. Babcock, ’18............. Beaumont A. Gy Praft, 27 Tyler PF. D. Perkins, 97 McKinney J. B. Crockett, 09 Dallas OLA, iSeward, Jr; 07. un. 0 ines Groesbeck J. V. Butler, ’12 Huntsville Graham’ 1G... Hall, *13......... 5.5% ....... Houston TAM. Smith," Sy., ;’01.....5.5.- East Columbia Charley K. Leighton, ’82.................. Austin P. ‘L..' Downs, -Jr., *06......0 00.0 Temple J. C. Dykes, 21 Fort Worth GC. H. McDowell, ’12......couieus vein Towa Park A. BE. Hinman, ’23.......5.... Corpus Christi H. BB. *Pat’”’ Zachry, "22. ....ituil. ic. aredo RonS. “Reading, 10... cx. teeararses El Paso G. Dudley Everett, °15................ Stephenville G. C. McSwain, 20 Amarillo I..“ViA Spence, "1l........0000 Big Spring BE. EE. Aldridge, ’16....c.itiimnie San Antonio Penrose B. Metcalfe, ’16............ San Angelo Be R.. Eudaly,’ ’10............... College Station C. A. Thanheiser, ’01 Houston A. P. Rollins, 06 Dallas R. A. Birk, ’13 Wichita Falls 3 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE B.D. Perkins,” 2? .....ccim-ciiverasues McKinney CQ. 'L: 2 Babeock, *18...0000 Beaumont C. A. Thanseiser, "01 Houston E. R. Eudaly, College Station Oscar A. Seward, Jr., '07..........Groesbeck STUDENT LOAN FUND TRUSTEES FD. Perkins, *97......clduticciisss McKinney AF. Mitchell, 709.........ccirrmsgsess Corsicana E. E. McQuillen, ’20............ College Station REPRESENTATIVES ON ATHLETIC COUNCIL Dallas Tyree L. Bell, ’13 Tyler A. G. Pfaff, 27 WELCOME, AND CON- GRATULATIONS To Gibb Gilchrist, new Dean of the School of Engineering, the AGGIE extends a hearty welcome to Texas A. & M. To new Vice- President F. C. Bolton and to new School of Veterinary Medicine Dean R. P. Marstellar the AGGIE ex- tends warm congratulations. The latter appointments were expected, and come as well-earned promotions to men who have for many years played large parts in the. growth and the development of A. & M. The acquisition of Mr. Gilchrist as head of the engineering school brings to the College one of the outstanding men in the nation’s _engineering circles. He will prove an able and an inspiring leader of the South’s largest and finest en- gineering schoel. The AGGIE extends to these gentlemen, on behalf of the form- er students of the College, Con- gratulations and Welcome! FORTUNATE SCIENTISTS Fortunately for the scientists of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station the days of Witch-Burn- ing are over, otherwise the AGGIE feels certain some of the perform- ances of Mr. A. B. Conner’s staff would be viewed with wide suspi- cion. One of the recent discoveries made by Mr. R. M. Sherwood, Chief of the Division of Poultry Husbandry, is that the flavor of chicken meat can be distinctly modified by certain feeds used in supplying the protein content of the ration. Interesting but disconcerting is the thought that perhaps in the future chicken will no longer be just plain chicken, but will be sar- dine, soy-bean, meat-scrap or some other flavor. And imagine what would happen if it comes down to a choice of vanilla or strawberry chicken. Well knowing the tremendously valuable accomplishments of the agricultural experiment station to Texas and to national agriculture the AGGIE means no slight in mentioning this matter. At the same time, its a mighty fortunate thing for Mr. Sherwood and his fellow scientists that Cotton Math- er and his witch-burners are not still around. IN MEMORIAM The policy of the TEXAS AG- GIE in reporting the always sad news of the death of an A. & M. man, perhaps should be outlined to the publications readers. Since each issue usually contains the obituary notices of several deeply loved men it is manifestly imprac- tical for the AGGIE to attempt any eulogization of these men. For the same reason it is impractical to publish the many resolutions that A. & M. Clubs and other friends send in honor of these de- parted loved ones. Accordingly, the aim of the pub- lication’s editors is to report the sad news, and to briefly outline some of the A. & M. and the life history of the deceased. Unex- WEDDINGS Egbert — Simkins News comes to us of the mar- riage of Miss Tommie Abie Sim- kins, of Killeen, Texas, to Mr. Ford Egbert, ’31, of Temple, on June 20. Mr. and Mrs. Egbert will make their home in Temple, Tex- as, where Egbert is with the Soil Conservation Service as Keeper of the Rain Gauges and Precipi- tation Records. : Gearreald — Stevens Mr. and Mrs. Herbert O. Stevens announce the marriage of their daughter, Marion Louise, to Mr. Tull Neal Gearreald, ’34, on Sat- urday, June 26. in Binghamton, New York. Mr. and Mrs. Gearreald are at home to their friends at 219 Bryant Avenue, Ithaca, New York. Gearreald is in the Depart- ment of Agricultural Economics at Cornell University. One of the ushers in Gearreald’s wedding was Dudley J. Lewis, ’36, who is also in Ithaca, New York. As a student at A. & M., Gear- reald was captain of the band, president of the Senior Class, a distinguished student, and partici- pated in many campus activities. Block — Abes Mrs. Isaac Abes announces the marriage of her daughter, Anita, to Mr. M. J. Block, ’82, on June 29 in New. Orleans, Louisiana. Mr. and Mrs. Block will make their home in Dallas, where Block is with the Wilkins Trunk and Man- ufacturing Company. Neubauer-King Miss Martha Virginia King, of San Antonio, became the bride of Theodore Albert Neubauer, ’28, of Taylor, recently. The wedding was solemnized at the home of the bride’s mother. Mr. Neubauer has been living in Amarillo for the past year. White — Gilstrap Miss Daphna Gilstrap, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Gilstrap of Temple, was recently married to A. Irving White, 36, of Taylor, at the Gilstrap home. Mr. and Mrs. White are at home to their friends at Taylor, Texas, where Irving is assistant manager of Swift Hatch- ery in Taylor. Merka — Laskoski The marriage of Miss Agatha Laskoski, of Anderson, and Wil- liam C. Merka, ’34, of Smetana, was recently solemnized at St. Stanislas Church in Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Merka will make their home at Smetana, Texas. Dickey — Rose Announcement has been made of the marriage of Calvin A. Dickey, ’33, of Cleburne, to Miss Blanche Rose, of College Station. The wed- ding took place on July 3 in San Antonio. Mr. and Mrs. Dickey are making their home in Edinburg, Texas, where Dickey is employed by the Texas Oil Company in the Geophysical Division. Scott — Armstrong On June 22, Miss Edith Arm- strong, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Armstrong, of Fort Worth, became the bride of J. R. Scott, Jr., 28, of Beeville. After a wedding trip to the Rio Grande Valley and Monterrey, Mr. and Mrs. Scott are making their home in Beeville, Texas. pressed, but deep and sincere, is the sorrow and feeling of loss, suffered by the AGGIE and its readers, at the loss of loved com- rades. Tandy R. Kennedy, "37, is work- ing for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. At present he is located at 34 Mull Avenue, Akron, Ohio. Kennedy was secre- tary-treasurer of the Senior class this year. Irvin B. Murray, Jr., 37, gets his mail at Box 361, Palacios, Texas. As a student at A. & M., Murray was a letterman in swimming and a member of the Scholastic Honor Society. Art I. “Robby” Robinson, ’37, has accepted a position with the Atlantic Oil Company at Longview, Texas. He is living at 441 South Fredonia Street of that city. While a student at A. & M., Robinson was a member of the Scholarship Honor Society. Coke — Pipkin On July 10, at the First Baptist Church in Austin, Miss Louise Pipkin, daughter of The Reverend and Mrs. J. J. Pipkin of Bryan, be- came the bride of Mr. William B. Coke, ’32, of Hillsboro. Mr. Coke is the son of Dr. A. L. Coke of Pittsburg. After a wedding trip to Kerrville and San Antonio, Mr. and Mrs. Coke are at home to their friends at Hillsboro, Texas. Coke is connected with the A. & M. Extension Service as assistant county farm agent of Hill County. ~" Landrum - Brooks Miss Mary Gurley Bryan, of Waco, became the bride of John M. Landrum, ’33, of Taylor and Santa Fe, New Mexico, on July 22 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Waco, Landrum was formerly of Taylor but at the present time is on active CCC duty at Santa Fe, New Mexico. Koehler — Eck The marriage of Miss Erna Zue Eck, of Austin, and Mr. E. Henry Koehler, ’26, of Houston, was sol- emnized in Austin July 29. Mr. and Mrs. Koehler are making their home in Houston, Texas. Thompson — Stromberger Miss Margaret Stromberger, of College Station, became the bride of L. M. “Red” Thompson, 35, also of College Station, recently. The wedding took place in Ames, Iowa, where “Red” is taking summer work in Iowa State College. Mr. | and Mrs. Thompson will make their home in College Station, where “Red” is with the Agronomy De- partment of the College. Hinton — Merritt On July 9, at the First Christian Church parsonage, Ennis, Texas, Miss Truth Merrit became the bride of Mr. John O. Hinton, ’26. Mr. and Mrs. Hinton will make their home in Ennis, Texas. Underwood — Kercheville Announcement has been made of the engagement and approaching marriage of Miss Ruth Kercheville, of San Antonio, to Harris Under- wood, Jr., ’36, of Houston. The an- nouncement was made by Mr. and Mrs. Ira Kercheville. The marriage will take place in September and the couple will make their home in Houston. Foote-Schendel ~ Miss Eleanor Schendel, daught- er of Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Schendel of San Antonio, and Vincent A. Foote, ’34, were married in a quiet and simple ceremony on July 24 in St. John’s Lutheran Church at San Antonio. Mr. and Mrs. Foote will make their home in Corpus Chris- ti, where Vincent is an engineer with the Carrier Air Conditioning Company. While in A. & M., Foote was an electrical engineering stu- dent and quite active with the Campus Serenaders. Johnston-Holton Announcement has been made of the engagement and approaching marriage of Miss Marguerite Hol- ton of Terrell, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Holton, to L. W. “Stormy” Johnston, ’30, of Fort Worth. The wedding will be sol- emnized on August 12 in Terrell. At the present time, Mr. and Mrs. Johnston, elect, will make their home in Dallas, where “Stormy” i sa student at the Baylor Medical College. As a student at A. & M., Johnston was editor-in-chief of the Battalion and quite prominent in student activities. Ashy-Lindsey Mrs. Ora Lindsey announces the marriage of her daughter, Willie, to Mr. Joe H. Ashy, ’29, on July 16, at Houston, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Ashy are at home to their many friends at Jasper, Texas. Seidel-Barre News comes to us of the mar- riage of Miss Marie Barre, of San Antonio, to Kurt Seidel, 36, on July 17. The wedding took place at the Grace Lutheran Church in San Antonio. Mr. an dMrs. Seidel are making their home at 2639 Westgate, Houston, where Seidel is employed by the Truscon Steel Company. R. C. “Dick” Halter, ’36, served as best man and J. H. “Jim” Echterhoff, ’36, as one of the ushers. Commons-Johnson Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Johnson of Mount Enterprise, have announced the marriage of their daughter, Elizabeth, to Glenn G. Commons, ’35, of Nacogdoches. The wedding took place at the home of the bride’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Com- mons are at home to their many friends at Nacogdoches, Texas, BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. David W. Sherrill, ’31, are receiving congratulations from their many friends over the birth of a little daughter, Sandra Lou, on July 6. They make their home in Levelland, Texas, where David is county agricultural agent. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Crozier, ’26, are delighted over the birth of a son, William Edgar, on June 20 at the Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Crozier are living in Hillsboro, New Mex- ico. ; — ' Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Haswell, ’30, are receiving congratulations over the arrival of little Miss Elizabeth Ruth on June 14. Mr. and Mrs. Haswell make their home at Grove- ton, where Haswell has been county agricultural agent for several years. Mrs. Haswell was formerly Miss Norma Stokes, Home Demon- stration Agent at Nacogdoches. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Vines, ’32, are the proud parents of a little girl, born July 15. Mr. and Mrs. Vines make their home at Mum- ford, Texas, where Vines is a mem- ber of the high school faculty. Lieutenant and Mrs. James Pres- nall Newberry, ’28, are delighted over the birth of a fine son, Milton Sims, recently. Lieutenant and Mrs. Newberry are stationed at Brooks Field, San Antonio, where New- berry is in the U. S. Air Corps. Mrs. Newberry is the former Miss Pattie Sims, of Bryan. Grandfather of the young son is Milton Sims, Bryan planter, and an early day football star at A. & M. Mr. and Mrs. Roger J. Morris, Jr., ’32, announce the arrival of little Miss Patricia Ann on July 13. They reside at 405 East 12th Street, Dallas, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd O. Zapp, ’34, announce the birth of a little daughter, Shirley Ann, born on July 14. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Zapp, ’12, 4102 DeGeorge, Houston. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Beasley, ’26, are rejoicing over the ‘arrival of a fine son born on July 5. They reside at 5321 Reiger Street, Dal- las, and have already decided to send the boy to Texas A. & M. where Glenn is with the Soil Con- servation Service as an engineer on the Carisso Creek watershed project. Wilcox-Devlin The marriage of Miss Frances Girginia Devlin of Bogata, dau- ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dev- lin of Bogata, to Lynn A. Wilcox, ’28, of Bryan, was solemnized re- cently at the home of the bride’s sister in Paris. After a wedding trip to Monterrey, Mexico, Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox are at home to their friends at Bogata, where Lynn is with the Soil Conservation Service as an agricultural engineer. Toepperwein-Puckitt The marriage of Miss Jaunita Puckitt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Puckitt, and Herman Toep- perwein, ’29, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Toepperwein of Menard, was solemnized recently at the First Methodist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Toepperwein are at home to their many friends at Menard where Toepperwein is a prominent law- yer and at the present time is serving as County as County At- torney. He also serves as secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. After receiving his B. A. Degree from A. & M. in 1929, Toepper- wein did graduate work at Colum- bia University, New York City, in 1930. After completing his courses in Texas University Law School, he was admitted to the bar in 1933. R. D. “Bob” Lowrey, 29, is with the Fiscal Department of the A. & M. College. He and Mrs. Lowrey and little daughter, Ginger Ann, make their home in College Park and are always glad to see their friends. R. K. “Rube” Lothrop, ’26, is living at 194 Ardmore, Shreveport, Louisiana, where he is illuminating engineer for the Southwest Gas and Electric Company of that city. Lothrop has been with this com- pany for the past 10 years. Ray W. Wilson, ’25, who is with the Cottonseed Crushers Associa- tion of Dallas, was a recent visitor in the Association Office. Mr. Wil- son offices at 1411 Sante Fe Build- ing. . Richard H. McCall, ’37, is with the Atlantic Refining Company. At the present time he is located at Longview, Texas and gets his mail at 441 South Fredonia Street. McCall says that he is doing all kinds of work, pipe line, fire pre- vention, and connecting up wells, and is getting along nicely. Thurman F. Henson, ’36, has been transferred from Floresville, Tex- as to Everglades, Florida. Henson is with the Gulf Oil Company and gets his mail at Box 52. John M. Winslow, ’32, sends in his Association dues. His address is Box 116, Menard, Texas. John attended the Ranchman’s Roundup at Substation No. 14 at Sonora on the 24th and 25th of June, and states that he saw lots of A. & M. men. Jame P. “Pete” Kennedy, ’37, sends in his Association dues, with the request to “please start the TEXAS AGGIE right away”. Ken- nedy is on the Kemnedy Ranch at Alpine, Texas. W. S. Johnson, Jr., '37, has ac- cepted a position with the Commer- cial Credit Association in Dallas. His home is in Bryan. Charles A. Long, ’32, is now working for the Sardis Reservoir Project and is located at Como, Mississippi. Francis W. Wilson, ’35, of Lul- ing, is a student at Baylor Medical School, and after October 1 his ad- dress will be 520 Liberty Street, Dallas, Texas. Wm. W. “Bill” Harris, ’37, has accepted a position with the Hum- ble Oil Company and is now a junior engineer for this company and is located at Baytown, Texas. “Bill” was a popular student on the campus last year. C. M. Dempwolf, ’35, has changed his address from Houston to P. O. Box 1182, Corpus Christi. For the past few months Dempwolf has been traveling for the Shilstone Testing Laboratory in Florida, Georgia, and Louisiana. The firm has recently opened up an office in Corpus Christi and Dempwolf was made manager of this branch. Lloyd F. Badgett, ’31, is living at 648 DeQueen Boulevard, Port Arth- ur, Texas. James Benjamin Gibson Sr., ’82 J. B. Gibson, Sr. died sud- denly at his home in Trinity, Texas on June 6. Burial was at Trinity. Mr. Gibson is sur- vived by two sons who are A. & M. men. G. G. “Hoot” Gibson, ’29, is dairyman specialist of the Texas A. & M. Extension Service and makes his home at Col- lege Station; and James B. Gibson, Jr. will be a Sopho- more at A. & M. this fall. Mr. Gibson registered at A. & M. in 1881 from Tri- nity. He followed a mechan- ical course, although he was a successful farmer and ‘stockman all his life. Edward McConnell, *22 Edward “Hike” McConnell, age 39, died on July 3 at his home in Crockett, Texas, af- ter a long illness. Funeral services were held from the Methodist Church in Crock- ett. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Louella McCon- nell, of Crockett; and three brothers, Grady of Detroit, Michigan; Wayne of Crock- ett; and Mack of Nacogdoch- es. The latter brother grad- uated from A. & M. in 1923. “Hike”, as he was known to all who knew him, was one of the most popular stu- dents ever to attend A. & M. He took his degree at A. & M. in agriculture in 1922; was a Ross Volunteer, a former Aggie Yell leader, and took part in many other campus activities. During the terrible Flu epidemic of 1918, when the S.A.T.C. was on the A. & M. Campus, McConnell was credited with saving the liv- es of many A. & M. men thru his emergency nursing and caretaking. Over-work and exposure at this time are said to have played a part in bringing on the illness that caused his death. Brandon L. Smith, 18 Brandon L. Smith ,age 37, President of the First State Bank of South San Antonio, was found dead with a bul- let wound in his head on June 29, in a hotel room in San Antonio. He is said to have been despondent over the failure of the bank of which he was president. Fay Wilson, ’26 Fay “Mule” Wilson, age 36, famed former Aggie ath- lete, died unexpectedly in Austin on July 18 following a heart attack. Burial was at Honey Grove, Texas, where many former team-mates and coaches attended the funer- al. Survivors include his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Wil- son of Honey Grove and a brother, Fred “Puny” Wilson, ’24, coach and athletic direc- tor at Lon Morris Jnuior College, Jacksonville. IN MEMORIAN “Mule” Wilson still ranks as one of the greatest foot- ball backs in Southwest Con- ference history. He was an outstanding star on the Championship Aggie Eleven of 1925, and was captain of that great team. He lettered in football and track in each of his three eligible years, being a star sprinter on the cinder paths. After A. & M. days Wil- son played professional foot- ball, breaking in under the coaching and leadership of Jim Kendrick, ’18. He played until a few years ago with the New York Giants and the Green Bay Packers. Of recent years he has been in the oil business in Southwest Texas, with headquarters at Austin. In the oil business he was at one time associated with General W. W. “Bill” Starling, ’07, and also with Jim Kendrick. S. G. Cockrell, ’16 S. G. Cockrell, X’16, of Amarillo, died in a Dallas hospital recently after a month’s illness. He was born and reared in Dallas and is survived by his wife and daughter, one brother and three sisters. Burial was at Dallas. Prominent in Ama- rillo business and civic life, Mr. Cockrell was in the oil business and was one of the organizers in 1925 of the Cockrell-McIlroy Oil Co. He had various other business enterprises in which he was active and interested. Russell C. Watkins, ’95 Russell C. Watkins, age 62, died July 28 at his home in New Orleans after an ill- ness of several months. He is survived by his widow, a daughter and two sisters, one of whom is Mrs. John Burns, ’04, of Ft. Worth. Interment was in Dallas. Since 1923 Mr. Watkins was Vice President and Gen- eral Manager of the South- ern Pacific Lines in Louis- iana. A native of Alabama he spent most of his boyhood in Texas and received his engineering degree from A. & M. with the class of 1895. He went with the Southern Pacific Lines after gradua- tion and served this organ- ization in Texas for many years. During Federal con- trol of the railroads during the War he was corporate manager of the entire S. P. System. An active member of the A. & M. Ex-Student’s Asso- ciation for many years, and a regular attendant at the reunions of his class of ’95, the death of Mr. Watkins wlil be mourned by a host of A. & M. friends.
