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For 0 0. AT s Th TORR Tae y 4 - 3 iS Loh = be NY er Jane ily TE kl Rh aT rR ML YC Ty a FE { hs v go Lge a 4 hi NW ¥ . Pad LS -, a St ; ” £ - ts ’E hp SE eis r #4 de hd bs 2 : J $y F p - : p! x THE TEXAS AGGIE B. EB.” McQuillen................ Publisher Published Semi-Monthly at the A. & M. Press, College Station, Texas, except dur- ing the summer months when issued menthly, by the Association of Former Students of the Agricultural and Mechan-' ical College of Texas, College Station, Texas. EF. .D. Perkins, 5°97. .0. cc. icitremiiires President GC. Li. Babeoek, ’18......,.2. 2%. Vice President E. E. McQuillen, ’20... Executive Secretary ) PI | % Locke, P18, Assistant Secretary Subscription Price $5.00 Entered as Second Class Matter at College Station, Texas Directors K. Deason, ’ rles L. Babcock, ...Port Arthur Beaumont I=] 0 H C BiG Pal, 20 tii ded A Lon, Tyler BD. Perking, 207... bidiis-. McKinney J. B. Crockett, ’09. Dallas QO. A. Seward, Jr); JOR... 00.0.0 Groesbeck J. V.. 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Pfaff, "27 Tyler NO GLAMOUR Recent letters to the Associa- tion office from several of the young A. & M. officers serving in Shanghai with the United States Marine Corps carry a similar re- frain to the effect that “There is no glamour in the Chinese-Japa- nese War.” Older A. & M. men who served in other wars will doubtless agree. One of the men wrote, «Back in 1932, when similar trouble develop- ed in China, several of us cadets thought it would ‘be wonderful to . be in the thick of the AN A % hat THE NEW YEAR Shortly after this issue of the AGGIE is read the year 1937 will be history and 1938 will be under way. The AGGIE takes this oppor- tunity to extend its very best wish- es for the happiness and the health of every A. & M. man and his family. Nineteen hundred thirty-eight will see the beginning of the two million dollar dormitory build- ing program that will double present room accommodations on the campus. That will prove anoth- er important era in the history of Texas A. & M. Next spring’s grad- uating class will again prove a record-breaker as far as numbers are concerned. The finest faculty in the history of the school is now functioning at College Station. It all adds up to the fact that Texas A. & M. has its best days in the future. There remain many points where improvement is neces- sary before the institution can be ranged among the nation’s lead- ers, but each year sees an addi- tional advancement. So, bring on 1938; and may it be even better than 1937, a good old year that deserves a real cheer as it bows its way from the calen- dar. Francis K. McGinnes, Jr., ’32, is landscape architect of the Exten- sion Division of the Oklahoma A. & M. College, Stillwater, Okla- homa. He is the son of F. Kemp McGinnis, ’00, landscape architect at Dallas. Francis reports that he, Percy Mims, ’32, and J. H. “Sheep- Herder” Floyd, ’28, were the only A. & M. men at a two weeks active camp this summer with the 312th Cavalry at Fort Bliss. All had a big time and a great camp. Me- Ginnis served as regimental sup- ply officer and Floyd was in com- mand of the machine gun crew. R. Z. ‘Wilkinson, ’37, is assistant of agricultural conservation, Box 310, Newport, Arkansas. Walter D. McElroy, 27, moved last summer from Weatherford to Italy, Texas, where he is teaching vocational agriculture. TOTS OF BOOKS AND A FEW IDEAS aT by Pr. T.\F. Cu Mayo (EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is ‘he fifth of a series of five columns, pre- yvared by Dr. Mayon on “Trends in Amer- ican Literature.” These articles are repro- uctions of a series of radio broadcast: made during the Summer by Dr. Mayo that were highly commended and that brought to Dr. Mayo wide notice.) TRENDS IN CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE (V) For a final glance at recent lit- arature, I have sclected an English novel, “The Thinking Reeéd,” by a veteran writer, Rebecca West. It seemed a pity, in such a brief sur- very, tol go outside the bounds of American literature. But’ the truth is that there is no American novel, play, or/ poem which can be used to illustrate the point of view to which I wish to call you attention today, an attitude which we may call “creative rationalism.” % k kk % When American writers, as a whole, began to lose confidence about 1929 in the critical reason as a principle to live by, most good books, as we have seen, took the romantic road. Their authors turn- ad away from criticism and satire. The rationalistic attempt to clean up and reform capitalistic society by criticism and satire had begun to seem futile in the face of the apparent collapse of the whole so- cial system. Writers began to build their books around some one of central human emotions like love (Hemingway’s “A Farewell to Arms”), religion (O’Neill’s “Days Without End”), patriotism (Engle’s American Song”), and Byronic self-revelation (as in Thomas Wolfe’s “Of Time And The River”). * kk kk Another group, the Proletarian writers, as we noted Thursday, giving up capitalism as a bad job, have thrown it overboard altogeth- er. They write with the coming revolution and the classless so- ciety of the future always in their mind's. eye. Rx® * . men and women as helpless in | he grip of circumstances which are invariably hostile to their hap- piness. In his latest story, ‘“Absa- lom, Absalom!”’, Faulkner speaks of “the sickness that lies at the reots of things.” This terrible phrase expresses his view of the world: the whole business of liv- ing is sick, poisoned at its very roots. sok ok kk But in addition to the romantic, the proletarian, and the despairing attitudes, there is, since 1929, another point of view abroad in the world, which is neither roman- tic nor revolutionary, nor despon- dent. Perhaps we may call it, for want of a better name, “creative rationalism.” It is the point of view of people who, like the critical ra- tionalists of the 1920’s, believe that cool and merciless reason is the only satisfactory guide to living; but who, unlike the critical Dor- ‘othy Parkers, the Menckens, and the Sinclair Lewises, turn their reason on the problem of building sane and satisfying lives. It is this point of view that is illustrated in Rebecca West’s novel, “The Think- ing Reed.” ® 3k sk 3k 3k Isabel, the chief character, is determined to give to her life the shape and texture which her reason recommends to her. This does not mean that she has planned a life without emotional outlets. This would be the height of unreason. But her reason has been employed: first, to determine her aims so that her various emotions may not frus- trate each other; second, to weigh her important decisions in the pro- cess of attaining these aims. Isabel has made up her mind, in short, not to allow chance and circum- stances, the violence and folly of other people, and her own sudden impulses, to distort her life and force it into channels of which her reason disapproves. She wants to live fully, to do her duty by so- ciety, and yet to control her life. * %k k kx Xk “The Thinking Reed” tells the story of her long battle toward this goal. Isabel herself is rich, and lives among enormously rich and crazily self-indulgent people. Her first marriage, which was ra- Deceased Engineer Howell R. Anderson, 24, whose recent death is reported in the IN MEMORIAM column, was a res- ident engineer for the State High- way Department at San Antonio. J. A. Bonham, ’15, is manager of the Land Department of the Union Sulphur Company at Lake Charles, Louisiana. ‘He resigned his position with the Magnolia Pe- troleum Company last April to ac- cept this nice promotion. Bonham reports that despite its name, the Union Sulphur Company now pro- duces crude oil. Jas. C. Fleming, ’27, is living at 516, 5th Avenue, Port Arthur, Tex- as. He is with the Gulf Oil Com- pany. Clarence Jefferies, 27, is sales- man and estimator of the South Texas Lumber Company, 2801 Mec- Kinney Avenue, Houston, Texas. J. C. Goodwin, ’14, is with the State Plant Board of Florida and lives at 348 Nort Roper, Gaines- ville, Florida. He has a daughter who graduated from college and was married last summer and has a son who is now in high school. | graduate student at A. and M. tional and satisfactory, has been destroyed by the death of her aviator husband. Her relationships with the three other men who, in succession, influence the course of her life, are violent and almost un- manageable. She is surrounded by the corrupt and stupid people of Parisian and cosmopolitan society. She has no allies. Even in her own nature she must might against forces which are hostile to reason. The drama of “The Thinking Reed” arises from conflict between one woman’s loyalty to her own reason, and the horde of forces and cir- cumstances, within and with- out, which tend to distort her life and reduce it to a shapeless mass of accidents and random im- pulses. This is, incidentally, a battle which everyone who tries to lead a civilized and rational life, must fight. Isabel’s conflict is, in other terms, that of every one of us. ® sk kk kk *k So far, modern America has not produced, so far as I know, any novel or play which dramatizes, as “The Thinking Reed” does, this at- titude of determined and creative rationalism. Recently such a spirit has appeared, however, in our pub- lic life. We find it also in many of the books of economic, social, and political discussion which are so widely read nowadays. But the ro- mantic and the proletarians seem to divide between them the field of literature proper. * % kx kx kx Sooner or later, however, we may expect, I think, that American nov- elists, play-wrights, and poets will emerge to show us, in terms of their arts, that enlightened common sense is not altogether a lost cause. It is with hope that such Amer- ican books will be written before long, and that this series of col- umns takes leave of its presump! cive readers. * 3% ok kk kx Here’s to the appearance, withi the next year, of an America novel or an American play, whic shall dramatize the struggle o some modern American, without illustrations, without any neglect! of his duty to society, and in spitel of the hostile forces of violence and folly within and without, to love the Life of Reason. Le a 3 and ‘head yell Souder at 3 8s i; VL ) 1 DID YOU KNOW: That George W. (“Stud”) Barn- es played football on the Aggie elevens of ’09, ’10, ’11 and never had a “time out” called for him. And whats more he played every minute of every game. "That in 1928 Knute Rockne said co-ed schools were handicapped in putting out winning football teams because of their jelly-bean tenden- cies, and that 20 years from then all the best teams would be from agricultural schools. That in the Texas and A. and M. game in 1910, the late “Gristie” Beasley carried the ball single handed in a last quarter drive from his own 45 yard line across the Texas goal—winning the game for the Aggies by the score of 14 to 8. Beasley made his historic drive through the line with short gains. It was “Beasley three”, “Beasley five”, Beasley four”, and right on to a touchdown. Imagine, a man driving 55 yards to a touchdown by powerplays, gaining three to five yards per play. Beasley was dubbed “The Hammer of Thor” by sport writers. That the in fall term of 1933 there were eleven girls enrolied in A and M. All of the girls were daughters of employees of the Col- lege. They were allowed to attend as a sort of compensation to em- ployees whose salaries had been reduced. The parents of these girls claimed that the girls had the right to attend A. and M. because A. and M. was a branch of Texas University, which provides for ed- ucation of both sexes. Later this argument was brought to court, and the court decided that A. and M. was not a branch of Texas Uni- versity, and that girls could attend Texas A. and M. only when given the privilege or right by the board of directors. That L. M. (Jocko) Roberts, L etocted in tine a year by the |, two literary societies in joint ses- sion during the 1894-95 schaol year. F. M. Law, Jr ,.was the first Editor-in-Chief during the 1894-95 school year. That Coach Homer Norton was once a professional baseball player. He was sold to Columbus of the American Association from a small league team—but failed to report, instead accepting the position as athletic director of Centenary. Bo McMillan was hired as head coach of Centenary about the same time Norton came there as athletic direc- tor. After several years at Cente- nary, Bo McMillan resigned—and Norton was asked to take the po- sition as head coach, but would not. Another man was hired to replace McMillan as head coach. This man stayed at Centenary a short time, and then he resigned. Again Nor- ton was asked to take the position as head coach, and this time he ac- cepted. ~ That at some meals the Aggies will consume close to 1000 pounds of meat, 1200 pounds of potatoes, 6000 rolls, 5000 cream puffs, 3000 (% pints) bottles of milk, 70 pounds of coffee, besides the re- mainder of the food served during the meal. Three meals daily, the Aggies will probably eat 50,000 pounds of meat in one month. D. Pat Wheat, 28, is with the Pure Oil Company, Box 1412, Mus- kogee, Oklahoma. A. L. “Todda” Forbes, Jr., 21, former basketball captain and cav- alryman, is general superintendent of the El Paso Natural Gas Com- pany at El Paso. Working for the same company is Mike Mullane, ’19, who has been putting in a suspension bridge at Benson, Ari- zona. Major Stewart D. Hervey, ’17, has done lots of traveling since last June. At that time he was stationed in Boise, Idaho but man- aged to come down to the campus for the 1917 class reunion. When he returned to Boise, he found ord- ers to report to the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, where he is serving as assistant professor of military science and ‘tactics. He made the trip East via California and the Panama Canal. WEDDINGS Barham — Whited Miss Carolyn Whited, of Nacog- doches, became the bride of George S. Barham, ’37, on October 9. Mr. and Mrs. Barham are making their home in Ssheveport, Louisiana, where Barham is with the B. F. Goodrich Company, and located at Shreveport. Brundrett — Hulsey Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Hulsey, of Dallas, announce the marriage of their daughter, Dorothy Frances, to Dr. Frank W. Brundrett, 37, on November 26, in Dallas. The mar- riage was solemnized at the Rose- mont Christian Church of Dallas. Dr. and Mrs. Brundrett are at home in Shreveport, Louisiana, Street, Dallas. Frank is employed in the City Health Department of that city. Frank is the second son of George T. Brundrett, '08, of Dallas. Laake — Finnegan Miss Susan Mary Finnegan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Finnegan of Dallas, became the bride of Dr. Ernest W. Laake, ’13, recently. The wedding took place at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Dal- las. Dr. Laake gets his mail at Box 208, Dallas. Irwin — Gay Miss Dorothy Gay, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Gay, of Den- ton, became the bride of Boyce M. “Honk” Irwin, ’34, of Kosse. The wedding took place at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church of Bryan, with only a few intimate friends pres- ent. Mr, and Mrs. Irwin will make their home at College Station, Tex- as, where “Honk” is connected with the AAA. During his cadet days, “Honk” was a star track and field man and also Played football and basketball. ; Appelt v ceremony BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Flood, 32, are receiving congratulations from their many friends over the ar- rival of their second son, Stephen Thomas, born on November 17. Mr. and Mrs. Flood make their home in McKinney, Texas, where Flood is with the Texas Power and Light Company. Mr. and Mrs. John Crow, ’35, are delighted over the birth of a little daughter, Frances Mau- reen, born November 25 in Bryan, where they make their home. John is with Allen Academy of Bryan. Crow was a popular member of |’ the Aggie football team during his cadet days at A. & M. News comes to us of the birth of a fine son to Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Young, ’31, of Nacogdoches. Dr. Young is practicing veterinary medicine. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Turner, ’26, are the happy parents of a little son, Jack Junior, born on Decem- ber 11. Mr. and Mrs. Turner make their home in Fort Worth, where they get their mail at Route 2, Box 119. George F. Brigance, ’16, is with the Magnolia Petroleum Company in Dallas. W. H. Mecom, ’33, is entomolo- gist for the Freeport Sulphur Company, headquarters office 1207 Shell Building, Houston. He re- ports that he travels most of the time but that he sees A. & M. men wherever he goes. R. M. Sawyer, ’31, is with the Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Lib- erty, Texas. A. R. Kroulik, ’29, is with the Texas Company, P. 0. Box 1737, Shreveport, La. Louis T. Tighe, ’18, is with the Texas Company, Production De- iis e at | pos | In Memoriam Albert Sidney Burleson, ’78 Heart disease recently claimed the life of Albert Sidney Burleson, age 74, one of Texas’ most distinguished citizens. After attending the A. & M. College during its very earliest days,” Mr. Bur- leson graduated from Baylor University and the Univer- sity of Texas. He served as Postmaster-General in the Cabinet of President Wood- row Wilson, as the capstone of a long life of public ser- vice and high honor. Burial was in Austin. H. R. Anderson, ’24 H. R. Anderson, ’24, died in San Antonio on October first. He was a Resident En- gineer for the State High- way Department, and for the last four years was located in the San Antonio Division of the Department. Anderson started to A. & M. in 1916, entering the Prep course which he completed before entering the regular four year Civil Engineering Course. After three years he found it necessary to drop out and put in several years with the engineering firm of Nagle, Witt & Rollins. He returned to A. & M. to take his degree in 1924. Since that time until his death he was connected with the State Highway Department. George Resley, 31 George Resley, 31, for the past two years President of the El Paso A. & M. Club died in that city recently from injuries received in an automobile accident near Ros- well, New Mexico on Novem- ber 27. At the time of his death he was on active duty with the CCC. From his grad- uation in 1931 until this year Resley had taught school in the Bowie High School at El Paso. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mes. Soon be keenly felt by the El Paso A. & M. Club and its mem- bers. Harry Giles, ’02 Harry Giles, age 50, City Controller of Houston for the past 17 years, died suddenly from a heart attack last week. Born in Illinois, Mr. Giles came to Houston as a youth and spent the rest of his life in that city. He at- tended A. & M. in 1900, 1901 and 1902. Returning to Houston af- ter his A. & M. days, Mr Giles entered the employ- ment of the city and in 1920 became City Controller. He has been elected at every term since that date and was so popular with the voters of Houston that he never needed to campaign for his re-election, even tho he had many opponents. Robert H. Remschel, Jr., ’36 Robert Henry Remschel, Jr., age 26 died in a San Antonio Hospital on Decem- ber 3. Burial was at San An- tonio. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Remschel of Ingram, and one sister. At the time of his death Remschel was serving as Game Warden for Schlei- cher, Menard and Sutton Counties, and making his headquarters at Kerrville. He received his degree at A. & M. in Animal Husbandry. Dr. J. J. Taubenhaus Dr. J. J. Taubenhous, age 53, plant pathologist for the Texas Agricultural Experi- ment Station since 1916, died in a Bryan hospital on De- cember 13. Death followed an extended illness. For many years Dr. Taubenhaus and his family made their home on the A. & M. cam- pus. Burial was in Bryan. Survivors include his widow and a son and a daughter. Dr. Taubenhaus’ research in connection with Cotton Root Rot made him the outstand- ing figure in the scientific world in connection with that very important cotton dis- partment, and lives at 2117 Uni- ease. versity Boulevard, Houston. ER RR RE Sa ’ Aa A AT = a . : : ” 5 oh Su ¥ i : nS ON a ed a>) AL | Ry a - Ts Ee aehe a Ra -
