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THE TEXAS AGGIE
E. E. McQuillen................ Publisher
Published Semi-Monthly at the A. & M.
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Students of the Agricultural and Mechan-
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Texas.
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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. ;
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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.