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VOL. X COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, DECEMBER 15, 1937 NO. 86
Veterans of Quarter Century
Service To A. &M. Honored By
Ex-Students at Huge Banquet
Forty-one veterans, who have
each served the A. & M. College
for a quarter of a century or more,
were honored by the Association
of Former Students last Saturday
night at the annual A. & M. Col-
lege Staff “Family Dinner” in
Sbisa Hall. Over 800 were present
at the big occasion.
Marion S. Church, ’05, Dallas,
delivered the principal address of
the evening following his intro-
duction by Toastmaster F. D. Per-
kins, ’97, president of the Associa-
tion of Former Students. In his
inimitable way, the “Parson” paid
high tribute to the honor guests
“and to the fine work they have
done, not only for the A. & M. Col-
lege but for the citizenship of the
Southwest. In a beautiful way he
expressed the devotion and the ap-
preciation felt by the former stu-
dents of A. & M. for these men.
Following the musical program,
arranged by Mrs. Parker D. Han-
na, and featuring “The songs they
sang,” President T. O. Walton op-
ened the program by extending
greetings to those present, and at
the conclusion of his remarks in-
troduced Toastmaster Perkins. Mr.
Perkins expressed the pleasure of
the former students of A. & M.
in honoring the men whose in-|
fluence, leadership, and teaching
have played so large a part in their
lives. At the completion of Mr. |
on 5% 3 hme ness, the T lowing ci-
‘tation was presented to each of
the banquet’s honorees.
“Like other institutions, the '
Agricultural and Mechanical
College of Texas is ‘the leng-
thening shadow’ of the men
and women who have given it
devoted and able service. Those
who have served the College
for a quarter of a century or
more have been the most im
portant forces in directing its
development, and shaping its
character. We therefore, as
Former Students of this great
institution they have built, do
hereby express to
Charles Puryear
our gratitude and appreciation
for this 48 years of loyal, fruit-
ful labor for our College and
for us, and our sincere wish
that he may enjoy years of
continued happiness and help-
fulness to mankind.”
December 18, 1937
College Station, Texas
Dr. Charles Puryear, dean emer-
itus of the College, who has been
in the services of the institution
for 48 years, headed the list of
honor guests, which also included:
Frederick E. Giesecke, academic
and engineering experiment sta-
tion, 36 years; Edwin Jackson Kyle,
academic, 35 years; Alva Mitchell,
academic, 35; Oscar Melville Ball,
academic, 34; George S. Fraps, ag-
ricultural experiment station, 34;
S. E. Asbury, agricultural experi-
ment station, 33; John B. Bagley,
academic, 32; Ross Perry Marstel-
ler, academic, 32; Charles Boyle
Campbell, academic, 30; John
Weems Mitchell, academic, 30; G.
W. Orms, agricultural extension
service, 30; J. H. Rogers, agricul-
tural experiment station 30; C. O.
Watkins, administrative, 30;
George Banzhaf, agricultural ex-
tension service, 29; Roland Colum-
bus (colored), auxiliary, 29;
Thomas Otto Walton, academic,
- 29; Frank C. Bolton, academic, 28;
With the exception of the Board of
Directors of the Association and of
the College it was impossible to
extend any invitations to Ex-Stu-
dents or other friends of the Col-
lege for the dinner honoring faculty
and college veterans of a quarter-
century service. Each A. & M. Club
was asked to send an official del-
egate representing the club. The
Shisa Hall banquet room was over-
flowed by the 800 members of the
College staff and their ladies.
David Cluie Jones, academic, 28;
Ralph K. Chatham, administrative,
28; John H. Erickson, agricultural
extension service, 28; Fred W.
Mally, academic and agricultural
extension service, 28; James Sulli-
van, agricultural experiment sta-
tion and administrative, 28; Monroe
Washington (colored), auxiliary,
28; Thos. B. Wood, agricultural ex-
tension service, 28; T. F. Carson,
administrative, 27; David Brooks
Cofer, academic, 27; Elbert Gentry,
| agricultural extension service, 27;
Walter W. Wipprecht, administra-
tive, 27; Arthur B. Conner, agri-
cultural experiment station, 26;
Ralph Clark Dunn, academic, 26;
Percy Glydon Gunter, academic,
26; G. T. McNess, agricultural ex-
periment station, 26; H. H. Wil-
liamson, agricultural extension ser-
vice, 26; George Ayres, adminis-
trative, 26; A. J. Cotton, agricul-
tural extension service, 26; Wal-
ter Downard, academic, 25; John
R. Edmonds, agricultural extension
service, 25; Charles Cleveland Hed-
ges, academic, 25; John Jefferson
Richey, academic, 25; J. Lynn
Thomas, agricultural extension
service, 25; and Mrs. Edna W.
Trigg, agricultural extension ser-
vice, 25.
HE WATCHED
A&M. GROW
If any one man has been inti-
mately connected with the life and
growth of the A. & M. College
during the greater part of its his-
tory, that man is Walter Wippre-
cht, ’85, shown above as he was
snapped last summer. He entered
the college as a freshman in 1881
and was awarded the first actual
college degree given at the Col-
lege. After his graduation in 1885
he taught two years at A. & M,,
then took graduate work in Chem-
istry in Europe and returned to
do chemical work of the Agricul-
tural Experiment Station. After
two years in that service he re-
signed to pursue chemical work
and later to engage in business in
Bryan.
In 1914 Mr. Wipprecht returned
to the College as Business Man-
ager, and served in the general
fiscal office of the College until
he reached the age of retirement
this fall. During all these years
he has been an active member of
the old Alumni Association and
the present Ex-Student’s Associa-
tion. He served the Alumni Asso-
ciation as President in 1890-91.
Three sons, Read, Carl and Walter
J., graduated from A. & M. in 1917,
1918, and 1923.
Not a single man is left at A. &
M. who was connected with the
College when Mr. Wipprecht en-
tered as a student. He has watch-
ed the sometimes slow, sometimes
rapid growth of the institution.
Today, over 70 years of age, he is
hale and hearty. And if you want
first-hand information about A.
& M. in the “Old Days” his fine
memory and his close association
with the institution, can supply that
information.
DALLAS AGGIES
PICK BELL; HOLD
ATHLETIC RALLY
Tyree L. Bell, '13, was recently
elected president of the Dallas A.
& M. Club succeeding R. T. “Bob”
Shiels, ’10. Other officers elected
included: G. M. Hatch, ’35, first
vice president; R. O. Cox, "25, sec-
ond vice president; and Roger
“Speedy” Simpson, ’23, secretary-
All were named unani-
treasurer.
mously.
The new board of directors of
the club consists of: R. T. Shiels,
’10, chairman; A. P. Rollins, 06;
William Morriss, ’02; J. B. Winder;
and ‘A. J. ‘Rife, 09.
The biggest weekly meeting held
by the Dallas A. & M. Club at its
regular Friday noon occasion at
the Adolphus Hotel, was enjoyed
recently in the form of an athletic
rally during the annual Southwest
Conference meeting, with Athletic
Council Chairman E. J. Kyle,
Coaches Norton, James, Rollins,
and others present. Well over 100
members were on hand for the
rally.
The Dallas A. & M. Club, as it
has been doing for over 25 years,
meets regularly each Friday noon
at the Adolphus Hotel.
Finn Architect
New Dormitories
Alfred Finn, Houston, was nam-
ed as architect for the two million
dollar dormitory construction pro-
gram at Texas A. & M., which is
expected to get under actual con-
poration.
R. J. Cummings, alo of Hous-
ton, was named as consulting en-
gineer for the dormitory work.
These appointments were made
by the board of directors of the
College in cooperation and consul-
tation with the Reconstruction Fi-
nance Corporation officials.
[VAN LANGFORD
NEW PRESIDENT
BRYAN C. OF C.
Ivan Langford, '17, Bryan bank-
er, was elected last week president
of the Bryan and Brazos County
Chamber of Commerce. At the
same time, Colonel Ike Ashburn
was named first vice president of
that organization, and Wilmer R.
McCullough, 25, second vice pres-
ident. Colonel Ashburn is executive
assistant to the president of the
A. & M. College and Mr. McCul-
lough is one of Bryan’s most active
yung business men and stockmen.
The Bryan and Brazos Chamber
of Commerce represents both the
city of Bryan and county of Brazos
and the A. & M. College commu-
nity. It is one of the most active
civic organizations in the state.
President Langford is cashier
of the First National Bank of
Bryan. He has been in that insti-
tution for several years and was in
the produce business in Bryan prior
to his banking connection.
Animal Production
Men Elect Williams
D. W. Williiams, head of the Ani-
mal Husbandry Department at
Texas A. & M. since 1923, was
elected president of the American
Society of Animal Production at
that organization’s recent annual
meeting in Chicago. The election
‘was unanimous.
This association draws its mem-
bership from college professors of
animal husbandry, extension and
agricultural experiment station
animal husbandry workers, and the
Federal Bureau of Animal Indus-
try workers. It is the leading or-
ganization of the United States
concerned with general animal prog
duction.
So. Calif. Club
Honors Heroes
Frisco Battle
On Sunday, December 5, fol-
lowing the team’s terrific trounc-
ing of the San ‘Francisco Dons,
members of the Southern Califor-
nia A. & M. Club and their ladies—
*| met at the spacious Cafe de Paree
in Los Angeles to dine, dance, and
pay homage to our coaches and
football stars.
Prexy Dillon Stevens, ’13, pre-
sided and introduced Coach Homer
Norton who dropped years off the
assembled shoulders with his ac-
counts of the valiant work of A. &
M.s gridiron warriors.
After this speech, which fanned
into flame every spark of deter-
mination in this club to get our
boys a chance to slay the mighty
Trojan of U. S. C. or the snooty
Bruin at U. C. L. A. Coach Nor-
ton answered endless questions be-
fore introducing Coaches Bill Jam-
es, Dough Rollins, ’17, H. R. Mec-
Quillan, Lil Dimmitt, Manning
Smith, and sports writer Jinx Tuck-
er. Then the wives and sweethearts
present reached for their compacts
as the Coach called on the heroes
of the occasion—All-American Joe
Routt, Virgil Jones and Dick Todd
to rise and say something about
themselves.
Goodbye to Texas was sung with
gusto—even the ones who could
not remember the words snorted
through their noses until the raf-
ters rang.
Thanks to Bob Brummett, ’27,
the All- American Aggieland Drum-
| Bob White, Jim Bradford, 24, Fred
v |
mer, along about ozs, the sophis
Rosenberg, ’14, and the like to cut
the Big Apple as well as babes
like T. L. “Bud” Stromberger, ’25,
or Lee Huebel, '34.
What this club lacks in numbers
it certainly makes up in enthu-
siasm. Take the case of Walter L.
Bostick, ’29, so help me, that Swede
was seriously ill with double meas-
les or galloping flu, but with true
Aggie Spirit he rose from a near
death bed and before 12 o’clock he
was doing the Subby Q with such
abandon you’d a thought he was
at an Elks Convention.
In addition to most of the regu-
lars, this little social was enjoyed
by newcomers Engineer George
Lesikar, 28, Musician Bob Brum-
mett, Professor Tom Conway, ’20,
Oilman Jack Oliver, Lawyer Fred
Kraft, ’22, and Realtor Webb
Touchstone, ’21, who barged in
wearing so many A. & M. arm-
bands and T medals he leaned
over like the famous Tower of
Pisa.
After all this excitement we’ll
be doing business at the same old
stand, the Clark Hotel, on the sec-
ond Wednesday night in 1938 when
Choc Kelley, ’10, will spring a sur-
prise guest you can’t afford to
miss.
Hunter L. Smith, ’30, is in the
Plant Department of the Dallas
Power and Light Company. Smith
works in the laboratory doing test
work, and finds his experiences
very interesting. After leaving
school in 1930, Smith went with
the Virginia Electric and Power
Company in Richmond, Virginia.
He has been with the Dallas Power
and Light Company since 1933.
Smith states that he worked with
0. W. Schuecany, ’34, who is lab-
oratory foreman of his company.
A HAPPY XMAS
and a
Healthful — Prosperous
1938
Is The Sincere Wish
of the
TEXAS AGGIE
For Each Of Its Readers
and for
All A. & M. Men And
Their Families
Waco Aggies Eat
Crippen Venison
The regular monthly meeting of
the Waco A. & M. Club was held
at the Elite Cafe in that city on
Thursday evening with a good at-
tendance. Feature of the occasion
was a venison dinner invited
through the hunting prowess of
Walter Crippen, ’21. Principal
speaker was Mr. Jinx (Tucker.
sports editor of the Wacd News
Tribune. President Ben F. “Rev-
eille” Brown, ’23, presided. Final
plans were announced for the
Christmas Holiday A. & M. Dance.
which will be satged as a joint
party by present day A. & M. stu-
dents and the Waco A. & M. Club
of ex-students.
~ The many friends of Lieutenant
Wm. L. “Jerry” Lee, 27, were re-
lieved when the news came from
the Philippines that he had been
found alive, after being missing
for several days when he and two
other high officials of the Philip-
pine Army ran into a typhoon,
while returning from the scene of
a Mogo rebellion in the Southern
Archipelago.
Lieutenant Lee, of the U. 8S.
Army Air Corps, has been loaned
to the Philippine Army and is
serving as chief of that army air
corps. He has been in the Philip-
pines for several years with head-
quarters at Manila.
Norton to Speak At
A. & M. Meetings In
So. Texas & Valley
The first series of A. & M. meet-
ings planned for the New Year
have been announced at Corpus
Christi, the Rio Grande Valley, and
San Antonio, featuring Aggie Ath-
letic Director Homer Norton. He
will be at Corpus Christi for, a
big meeting on the night of Jan-
uary 10. On the night of January
12, he will be the honor guest and
chief speaker at a big meeting
of the Rio Grande Valley Club,
definite location to be announced
later. On January 13, he will be
the guest of the San Antonio A.
& M. Club at either a luncheon or
a night meeting with final details
the three meetings, Mr. Norton
will show pictures of the Aggie
football team in action in several
of its games last fall. Accompany-
ing him on the trip will be Line
Coach Bill James and Association
Secretary E. E. McQuillen.
Lawrence E. Cron, ’37, gets his
mail at Box 11, College Park, Mary-
land.
Homer E. “Tommy” Thompson,
’381, is assistant county agent of
Lubbock County and gets his mail
at 1400, Lubbock, Texas. Homer
says that he likes his work fine
and enjoys getting the TEXAS
AGGIE.
yet to be announced. At each of
Houston Aggies Turn Out To
Honor Varsity-Fish Gridmen
And Coaches At Stag Smoker
Nearly 500 A. & M. men gather-
ed at the Dokey Hall in Houston
on the night of December 13 to
honor Aggie varsity and freshman
football squads and their coaches.
The party proved to be the largest
held in Houston in several years.
The general Arrangements’ Com-
mittee of the Houston Club con-
sisted of: President G. A. “Cop”
Forsyth, 17; Vice President Vie-
tor A. Barraco, ’15; Jack L. Pink,
27; Sam Camp, '27; M. E. “Dime”
Dealy, ’25, and others. Featuring
the very important kitchen details
were: Chief Chef Pink and his
able assistants, W. W. McClendon,
’10, and George G. Smith, ’30.
The big crowd heard Aggie Ath-
letic Director and Head Coach
Homer Norton declare, “Next
year’s conference football race will
be equally as tough as the one
that just closed. We believe our
Aggies will again be right up there
fighting for the top. I don’t say
we will win but I repeat that we
are on the right track at Aggie-
land and that we are going to con-
tinue improving.”
Short talks were also made by
other members of the A. & M.
coaching staff; by Harry Viner,
one of the leading officials in the
Southwest Conference; “Cop” For-
: (syth; All-American Joe Routt; Dick
i odd, and others.
i games nd a Noor show were oth-
er program features.
Swelling the attendance at the
party were delegations from Beau-
mont, Rosenberg, Richmond, Bren-
ham, and other South Texas cities.
Walton Chairman
College Group’s
Exec. Committee
President T. O. Walton, of Tex-
as A. & M. was named chairman
of the Executive Committee of the
Association of Land Grant Colleges
and Universities, which met in
Washington late in November. Dr.
Walton served the association as
president in 1933. Also members
of his Executive Committee are two
former students of A. & M.: Dr.
Chas. E. Friley, '19, president of
Iowa State College, and Dr. R. G.
Bressler, ’15, president of Rhode
Island State College.
As representative of most of
the large state institutions of high-
er education in the United States,
this Executive Committee carries
large responsibilities in the de-
termination of national agricul-
tural policies.
HOUSTON ROTARY
CLUB OBSERVES
TEX. A. & M. DAY
A. & M. Day was observed at
the Houston Rotary Club at one
of that organization’s meetings in
early December. The program was
in charge of W. Ernest Japhet, 04,
and Danny Clinton, ’21, both of
whom are officers of the Houston
Rotary Club.
The program consisted of an ad-
dress by Dean T. D. Brooks of A.
& M.; an address by cadet Lieuten-
ant Colonel Colson, who told about
student life at A. & M.; and a talk
by little Miss Constance Tambo-
rello, Harris County 4-H Club girls,
who told of her accomplishments
in her 4-H Club work.
The program was so enthusias-
tically received by the big Houston
Rotary Club, that requests have
been received from other Rotary
Clubs over the state for a similar
program.
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