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LIBRARY CAMPUS | : | : If this paper is not RETURN called for return POSTAGE ' postage is guaranteed GUARANTEED , by publisher. Published S emi-Monthly Except During the Summer Months ‘when issued monthly by the Association of Former Students of the Agricultural an 1 mecnanical College. RR vOL. X COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 1, 1937 NO. 83 -tract to Paramount Studios. So. Califormia Club Holds Fine Meetings - Regular Date Changed Veteran Actor Program Star Left to right—Frank Sheridan, honorary member; Director Victor M. “Choc” Kelley, 08; President Dillon" T. Stevens, ’13; John W. Wallis, '13; Director John H. Pirie, 06; Secretary Jack Walden, 26; Visitor R. M. Fairfield; Edward R. McChesney, ’25. Standing—Dick Quale, ’25; Vice President R. F. White, 24; Charles W. Leggett, 10; C. R. “Blue” Fraz- ier, ’18; Director Paul Williams, 09; H. G.. Stromberger, ’30; Wil- liam McCabe, ’27; Director N. S. Holmes, ’17; Director H. L. Hall, '20; E. R. Ball, ’17; Jim Bradford, 24; W. L. “Swede” Bostick, 29; Ed Obergfell, ’32; Leon Huebel, ’33; and Dick Montrief, 30. Present but not shown in the picture are: C. E. Toberman, ’98; Johnson, '17; and R. T.. Tuck- er, 29; who is under the black hood making the picture. Carrying out the plans of mak- ing one P. M. of each month “Ag- gie Night in Southern California,” the A. & M. men in the Far West enjoyed another banner meeting on the night of October 12 at the Clark Hotel in Los Angeles. Due to the unavoidable absence of President Dillon Stevens, V. P. “Bob” White acted as emcee for the occasion and a very good job of it too. “Choc” Kelley’s guest for the evening was Lucien Littlefield, a former Texan and now a widely known character actor under con- Lu- cien laid’em in the aisles by using a seltzer water bottle as a prop and telling the hilarious tale of what happened when the country dog came to town . .. Before the meeting adjourned Lucien was nominated and unanimously ac- cepted as an honorary member of the club. Because of the necessity of sev- eral members attending other af- fairs on the second Tuesday a resolution was proposed and pass- ed that the meeting date be chang- ed to the second Wednesday PM of each month. The A. & M.-S. F. U. game was |. discussed and tentative plans were laid for a general migration “to the north on Dec. 4 of all A. & M. men in this part of the country. If vou live near Los Angeles or on the way to San Francisco and would like a ride or will have ex- tra room in your own car on that . date please notify the club secre- tary. Because of this game a spec- ial meeting is called for the FIRST Wednesday PM in November (Nov. 3) when final plans for activities at, during, and after the game will be discussed. These newcomers to our regular meetings were given a welcoming hand: "H.-A. Wilson, .235; C. R. Wiedman, ’35; G. E. Roberts, ’25; L. A. Leverett, ’22; Walter John- son, guest of Jim Bradford; S. Fred Rosenberg, ’10; and Max Seg- ler, ’34. : W. W. “Pete” Hewitt, ’33, form- er Aggie football player, is coach- ing and teaching in the high school at Columbus, Texas. He formerly occupied a similar position at Groesbeck. ~ Young Aggie Marines Off To Shanghai War in China was brought close to home for A. & M. men when Lieutenants Bruno Hochmuth, Joe McHaney, Odell M. Conoley, Ray Murray, members of the ’35 class, and Wood B. Kyle, 36, of the U. S. Marine Corps, sailed early in Sep- tember for Shanghai, China. They were officers in the contingent of 1,200 Marines sent from San Diego. Of the group Joe McHaney has been assigned definite duty in China for the next two and one- half years, while the rest expect to return to the United States when the present difficulties are over. The above men were commission- ed in the Marine Corps upon graduation from A. & M. as honor military graduates. Of the group Hochmuth and Murray most completely agree with Sherman’s definition of war, as they left brides of less than a month behind when they sailed. The AGGIE suggests that their classmates drop them letters in care of the U. S. Marine Corps, Shanghai, China, care of Post- master, San Francisco, California. Professor, Now! Man Wanted The Association office is in re- ceipt of a request for several young engineers who graduated in the last two or three classes, for work with a gas company oper- ating in the Southwest. Any one interested should ; a | write the Association of Former Students, College Station, Texas. “Chief” Returns He may have been “Grandpa” to his Aggie contemporaries back in 1911 but he is a full-fledged pro- fessor now. Melvin J. Miller, 11, one of Fort Worth’s best known general insurance men, has been added to the staff of the Texas Christian University Evening Col- lege. He will teach two courses, one on Casualty Insurance, the other on Property Insurance. Miller's classes in these two courses are the largest in the Ev- ening College, which is a fine tribute to his general reputation as an insurance leader. The T. C. U. Evening College is one of the outstanding institutions of its kind in the Southwest. Melvin J. Miller is a member of the firm of Dubose, Rutledge & Miller, with offices in the Fort Worth National Bank Building. He reports that this is his first ex- perience as a college professor and teacher and that the job is work- ing him even harder than his pu- pils. Paying his first visit to the cam- pus in many, many years and as- tounded at the many changes, was Dr. E. F. Schroeder, ’05, above. Dr. Schroeder is veterinarian for he famous Angel Memorial Animal Hospital, 184 Longwood, Boston, Massachusetts. Known to his class- mates as “Chief,” he received his degree in agriculture in 1905. He was a member of the College stock judging team, played company football, and registered at A. & M. from Industry, Texas. He express- ed the hope that it would not be so many years before he could pay the campus another visit. He is an outstanding member of the veteri- nary profession in the New Eng- land States. McNEW [5 CHOSEN HEAD OF STATES | OIVIL ENGINEERS J. T. L. McNew, professor of highway engineering in the Texas A. and M. civil engineering depart ment, was elected president of the Texas division of the American So- ciety of Civil Engineers at a meet- ing of that group in Tyler Fri- day. Several A. and M. instructors and members of the local student chapter of the organization attend- ed the meeting. Mr. McNew was graduated from A. and M. in 1920 and has served as an instructor since that time. For the past ten years, he had served as secretary of the organi- immediately | |’23; 0. A. Oberlander, zation. PERKINS GUEST AT WAGO CLUBS “MOVIE” PARTY Seventy-five A. & M. men, the largest attendance at a Waco A. & M. Club meeting in several years, were present at the Elite Cafe last Thursday night. Features of the evening were the presence as hon- or guest and speaker of Mr. F. D. Perkins, 97, of McKinney, Presi- dent eof the Association of Former Students, and the A. & M. movie, ALONG THE COMEBACK TRAIL. Ben F. “Reveille” Brown, "23, Waco, Club President, acted as master of ceremonies for the program. In his remarks, which were en- thusiastically received, President Perkins paid tribute to the fine growth and development of the A. & M. College and to the loyalty of its sons. He called for united effort on the part of A. & M. men to the end “That the A. & M. College of Texas shall become the greatest institution of its kind in the United States.” Judge W. M. Sleeper, of the Class of 1897, was honored as be- ing the oldest man present. Special introductions were also accorded to E. P. “Red” Hunter, ’00, a past president of the Association; R. J. “Bob” Potts, 07, P. L. Downs Jr., "06, of Temple; Colonel O. A. Sew- ard, 07, Groesbeck; and others. A short talk was also made by As- sociation Secretary E. E. McQuil- len, ’20. Following the speaking program the movie was shown and greatly enjoyed by the big crowd. In charge of the evening’s pro- gram were: Langston H. Wood Title Hopes Fade As Cadets Tie Frogs And Lose To Bears Miss. State Beaten At Tyler Faltering after a pair of early season victories against Intersec- tional foes, Manhattan U. in New York City and Mississippi State at Tyler, the Aggies almost dropped from the running in the Southwest Conference title race by eking out a tie against T. C. U. at Ft. Worth and dropping a game to the Baylor Bears at Kyle Field last Saturday. The Cadets journey to far-away Fayetteville where they meet the Razorbacks of Arkansas at that school’s home-coming next Saturday. Then follows S. M. U. at College and Rice at Houston. Baylor’s vic- tory on Kyle Field was the Bears’ second conference win, left them the only undefeated team in the conference and gave them a head- start for the Conference championship. Failure to “click” on the offense, poor kicking and an epidemic of fumbles at crucial points account in large measure for the diffi- culties and reverses suffered by Norton's eleven. : A&M. 7-T.C.U. 7 The Aggies played a remarkable game of football in gaining a 7 to | 7 tie against T. C. U. in a game played in the rain and before a crowd of 27,000 frenzied spectat- ors. That opening statement will start plenty of argument, but here goes. Any team that possesses the raw courage to give its strong opponent as many breaks as the Frogs got that afternoon, any team that fum- bles 10 times, that has a kick blocked and recovered by the enemy, that gets past the 50 yard line only three times, that loses one sure touchdown when a man in the open over the goal line drops a perfect “Bob” Sherman, ’24, Delegations were present for the | meeting from many surrounding | cities, with the largest delegation | coming the longest distance from | Trinidad. The Waco Club is meet- ing monthly and all men in Central Texas are invited to attend its gatherings. A and M Team Wins National Judging Meet The A. and M. Dairy Judging team returned Saturday from a trip that brought many cups and other prizes to them; a trunk- ful, in fact. At the National Intercollegiate Dairy Judging Contest the A and M. team took first grand prize with a lead of 221 points over their nearest opponent, Oklahoma A and M, the greatest lead that any team has ever compiled at this meet. In the individual honors the Aggies placed high, J. W. Bradley, of Dub- lin, Texas placing fourth; N. C. Fry, also of Dublin, placed seventh, and M. S. Jones, from the same town, placed twelfth. The A. and M. team took first in three events out of the five, the first time that any team has taken more than two firsts. A first in Holsteins, Ayershires, and the Brown Swiss breed of cattle, and a second in Jerseys and eleventh place in Guernseys gave the Texas Aggies high honors. The meet, held in Columbus, Ohio, registered twenty-five teams irom twenty-four states and one from the Dominion of Canada, with seventy-five individual entries. Bach team is composed of three members with one alternate, the A. and M. alternate being C. H. Wells, from Stephenville. Texas A. and M. has been send- ing teams to the National Dairy shows since 1923, but this is the first time they have placed in the winning bracket. The team went to the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show last spring, and won second place, losing to the Texas Tech group, which placed eleventh in the na- 12: ReMak -bars for | tional show last week. pass, that sees its spark-plug backfield star forced from the game, that plays against an equally courageous opponent that had she spirit ais come back and score a-—<ouchdown in the third quarter ai ae ing denied although the firsg, half, that faces a 7-0 score in the final fading minutes of a desperate football game play- ed on a slippery field in a steady rain— Well, any team that can weather all that and still have the stuff to come back and tie the count in the closing minutes of the game; that team has played a re- markable game of football. With the exception of that finai rally, when the Aggies drove 45 yards for their tally, the wet af- ternoon was a headache for the Aggie part of the huge crowd, sec- ond largest ever to see a football game in Ft. Worth. Here’s how they scored; starting at mid-field Davy O’Brien, great T. C.. U. star, heaved to Horner for a first on the Cadet 15. From there O’Brien carried over on three running plays and then kicked goal with the valuable aid of Aggie center Joe Turner. Turner broke through the Frog line, partially blocked a low kick only to deflect it high enough to clear the cross that important extra point. That was early in the third quarter and that seven points loom- ed as big as a million as the miser- able afternoon dragged into semi- darkness. The Aggie score; with only minutes left to play Todd return- ed O’Brien’s kick from midfield to the Frog 35, then picked up a yard on a running play and was injured and left the game. Mills passed to White for a first on the" Frog 35 and repeated the procedure for another eight yards. Then on a fake pass Mills shot through renter for a first on the Frog 22. After two yards gain by Vitek, Forward passes intercept- 73 IS RAPE Aer WOR As LY, Ted Yards gained, runback of int. passes... er dl nl 0,50 Punting average (from : gerimmage) ink. 35.5230 Total yards kicks return- ed AEA SL IBA 20 Opponents’ fumbles recov- pr SATE RRR ELK 8 3 1 Yards lost by penalties... 656 35 Baylor 13-A. & M. 0 The good right arm of Baylor's star back, Billy Patterson, plus the | short-comings of the Aggies them- | selves, grought disaster to Texas A. & M.’s title hopes at Kyle Field last Saturday where the Bears “walked off with a 13-0 triumph. | The visitors dominated the game from the start. They out-smarted gies and they were the the Aggigy the, more alert team for the cay. They did not cout-fight the Aggies, even tho a losing team never looks as if it and a pair of incomplete passes. | | Baylor 24. Mills tossed a strike to little Herb Smith and the youngster hugged | the ball safely over the goal. Wale- man Price came in and kicked the goal that tied the count. Neither team threatened in the few remaining plays of the game. | T. C. U.-Aggie Statistics TCU A-M | First downs Yards gained by rushing..129 106 Forward passes attempted 19 17 Forward passes completed 4 7 Yards gained by forward passestaar Daun SLL 0NCR 39.7..96 Yards lost, attempted for- ward passes No... oer 0-3: 14 | is fighting as hard as a: winning team. 15,000 spectators saw the game under ideal playing condi- tions and weather. Gai The Cadets made things hard on themselves by fumbles, by very poor kicking and by several mental lapses. About the only bright spot for the home folks were the fine games turned in by Routt, the Ag- gie’s All-American guard, and lit- tle Herb Smith, sophomore end. Baylor scored in the first quar- ter after an exchange of punts gave them the ball on the Cadet 35. A long pass, Patterson to Boyd was good for the tally, but Herb Smith blocked the try for the ex- tra point. The Aggies were in the - hole thru-out the first half, and only serveral stirring goal-line stands kept the Bears from pay dirt again. Baylor scored again late in the third quarter when Shockey fum- bled and Baylor recovered on the Aggies 28 yard line. Patterson again tossed over the goal line and this time Huessner was on hand to make the catch for the tally. This time Gernand kicked goal. The Cadet’s only threat came. late in the fourth quarter when a. flurry of passes carried to the Baylor 5. But the Bears stopped the attack and the game’s scoring threats were over. First downs: Aggies 10, Baylor 5 (not including touchdowns as | first downs). Yards gained 66, Baylor 69. Yards lost rushing: Aggies 17, rushing: Aggies Passes: Aggies tried 24, com- ‘pleted 10 for 96 yards, had three intercepted. Baylor tried 21, com- pleted seven for 110 yards and two touchdowns, had none inter- cepted. : Net yards gained passing and rushing: Aggies 128, Baylor 155. Punts: Aggies kicked eight times for average of 30.5; Baylor kick- ed 10 for average of 37. Penalties: Aggies, two for 10; Baylor, five for 45. Score by period: Aggies ... 00.0.5 0 0 0 0—0 Baylor ood. 6: 0 40" 0—13 GEE ™
