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a h-, 3 : clude: J. W. Stark, President; Rob- A TT Te Re - If this paper is not called for return postage is guaranteed by publisher. A ai MR. W. A. BROWN, ‘R.F.D. 7, 80X61, DALLAS, TEXAS. RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED Published Semi-Monthly Except During the Summer Months when issued monthly by the Association of Former Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College VOL. XI COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 1, 1938 a A and M Glee Club to Make Road Trip The A and M Glee Club has made tentative plans to make a trip to South Texas for a series of pro- grams to be given at towns along the route. The trip will be made sometime this spring, and a swing as far south as Laredo is contem- plated in the itinerary. J. J. Wool- ket, director of the choir, said that stops will be made at about three towns each day, with free pro- grams given at each high school, and three or four major paid pro- grams given at the larger cities. Expenses for the trip will be paid by the funds appropriated by the college for the Glee Club, and by the proceeds from paid pro- grams. Rooms and meals will be furnished by the A and M Mother’s Clubs in each city in which the Club spends the night. With this | plan, the members will have no personal expenses to pay for them- selves, and the trip will come in the form of a vacation. The group plans to leave College Station on Monday preceding R. V. Holidays, and will be gone the en- tire week. " Officers of the club this year in- ert Cameron, Vice-President; K. M. Curts, Business Manager; E. E. Hendricks, Secretary; W. H. Magill, Librarian; and J. J. Wool- ket, Director. San Antonio Club’s nn $l i OA Chris J. Stromberger, 24, recent- ly elected president of the San An- tonio A. & M. Club, is rate engineer for the San Antonio Public Ser- vice Company. He has been with that organization since 1924 and served for eight years in the En- gineering Department. For the past three years, he has been in the Commercial Department. Mr. and Mrs. Stromberger have one daughter, Carolyn, six years old. Stromberger has been an active member of the San Antonio Club since leaving A. & M. and served as secretary-treasurer of the or- ganization from 1926 to 1931. The club meets every other Thursday at noon at the Blue Bonnet Hotel, and also holds several night meet- ings each year. Its biggest affairs are in the form of chicken barbe- cues held each summer. Other of- ficers and directors of the club in- clude: C. J. Stromberger, 24, presi- dent; Kurt Monier, ’35, first vice president; J. W. Francis, ’17, sec- ond vice president; W. A. Hower- ton, ’28, secretary and treasurer; F. D. Zalmanzig, ’37, editor CHILI SPITTER; Steve Werner, '30, Don Wertz, ’35, E. E. Aldridge, ’17, J. B. Martin, ’24, and F. Prassel, ’33, directors. y, Stromberger T. P. L.. Promotes Howard Grantham Howard Grantham, ’31,- was re- cently appointed district manager of the Texas Power and Light Company at Lockhart. A native of McGregor, Grantham has been with the Texas Power and Light Com- pany a number of years and has had wide experience in its vari- ous departments, including four years as manager of the company at McGregor, later as commercial manager at Temple, and more re- cently has been in the general of- fice of the company at Dallas. Mr. and Mrs. Grantham have one son age two. Known to his classmates as “Sal- ty,” Grantham received his degree in 1931 in mechanical engineering. He was a major in the cadet corps, was president of the student branch of the A. S. M. E., and ac- tive in other cadet affairs. PRESIDENT BELL OF DALLA) CLUB With the appointment of a num- ber of standing committees, the Dallas Club has launched a pro- gram that is expected to mark a new high point in the long activi- ties of that organization. The club meets each Friday noon on the Mezzanine floor of the Hotel Adol- phus and extends a cordial invita- tion to visitors and to all Dallas A. & M. men to be present at its luncheons. Officers of the club are as fol- lows: Tyree L. Bell, '13, president; G. M. Hatch, Jr., 35, first vice president; R. O. Cox, ’25, second vice president; and R. L. Simpson, ’23, secretary-treasurer. President Tyree L. Bell, one of the best known A. & M. men in Texas, in addition to serving as president of the Dallas, Club is now serving his second year as a mem- ber of the A. & M. Athletic Coun- cil representing the former stu- dents. He is head of the Austin Road Company of Dallas and is one of the best known highway builders in Texas. Standing committees of the club are as follows: Athletic, A. J. Rife, ’09, Chairman; A. P. Rollins, ’06; J. B. Crockett, 09; E. C. Mec- Fadden, ’24; Bebb Francis, ’15; Julius Schepps, ’14; Attendance, C. M. Hatch, Jr., ’35, chairman; J. B. Winder; F. R. Bennett, "27; Asa Hunt, ’22; J. W. Williams, ’19; and E. B. Fason, ’22; and E. L. Stapp, ’31; Stewards, R. L. Simpson, 23, chairman; Russell E. Smith, ’32; and E. T. Hill; Program and En- tertainment, R. O. Cox, ’25, chair- man; D. W. Carlton, '24; F. H. Cunningham, ’10; S. Y. Guthrie, 25; C. M. Florer, 27; W. E. Winn, 199. H. C.-Davis,’22;. C. H. Davis, 2915 .R. TT. Shiels, 710; R. 1. Koerth, '32; J. A. Stevens, 27; W. E. Lang- lotz, ’27; J. W. Aston, ’33; and W. A. Orth, ’13; Public Relations, A. P. Rollins, ’'06, chairman; R. T. Shiels, ’10; M. S. Church, ’05; and Ewing S. Moseley, ’17; Legislative. William Morriss, ’02, chairman; A. J. Rife, 09; M. S. Church, ’05; Yale B. Griffis, ’30; Jack Bailey, '24; and Joe Utay, 08; Publicity, R. T. Shiels, ’10, chairman; M. B. Starnes, ‘27; G. M. Hatch, Jr., 35; C. Seidenglanz, '27; L. Jolliff, ’23; Asa Hunt, ’22; and Julius Schepps, ’14; Resolutions, J. B. Winder, M. Bock, ’32; Lee E. Cook, 20; and M. E. Rollins, ’14. Reports from Washington, D. C., that the Works Progress Administration is making ar- rangements to paint murals, depicting scenes of the Texas livestock industry, in the ani- mal industries building at Tex- as A. & M. College, were con- firmed recently by Dean E. J. Kyle, ’99, of the school of agri- culture. He added that murals also may be painted in the agricultural building. According to Dean Kyle, WPA authorities are selecting an artist for the work. APPOINTS AIDES Brazoria County C to A&M Library Marks New Day in A&M Club Activities ub's Gift The Brazoria County A. & M. Club, at a recent meeting held at Angleton, started something new with the presentation of the above check to the College library. It was the first gift ever received by the library from an A. & M. club and was delivered to Librarian "Thomas F. Mayo, who was present at the meeting. Presenting the gift for the Bra- zoria County Club, Cameron Sid- dall, ’31, declared, “The A. & M. men of this club believe that the development of an outstanding li- brary is essential to the continued growth and development of our institution. Our gift is small but we hope it will serve as an in- (spiration for other and larger A. & M. clubs to do likewise.” In accepting the gift, Dr. Mayo expressed his deep appreciation and spoke briefly upon the A. & M. library and its needs. He brought out the fact that the library was being improved each year and that the College authorities were doing all they could for the library. Pres- ident Joe S. Welboan, 06, of the Brazoria County Club, presided at the meeting. The meeting followed a delight- ful dinner served at the Commu- nity House in Angleton to some 26 A. & M. ex-students. The next meeting of the club will be held at Freeport on Thursday, Febru- ary 24, at which meeting an elec- tion of officers will be held. George Brundrett, ‘08 And His A&M Gang Shown above are the Brundrett boys. The group including from left to right, Warner, who is a soph- omore this year at College; Dr. Frank Brundrett who received his degree in veterinary medicine in 1937; Jack who enters high school next year; George C., ’33, who is superintendent of production for the Fain-McGaha Oil Company at Stamford; and Grandfather George T. Brundrett, Jr., '08, who is Texas representative for. Hubbard and Company, Chicago. The Brundretts live a 311 North Windomere, Dal- las. Most important parts of the Brundrett family, Mrs. Brundrett and their one daughter, are not in- cluded in the above picture. : George Brundrett, ’33, and Mrs. Brundrett have a 15 months old baby girl named Dixie Lee. He has been with the Fain-McGaha Oil Company since graduation. Dr. Frank Brundrett is with the City Health Department of Dallas and was married last November to Miss Dorothy Frances Hulsey and they live at 822 Elsbeth, Dallas. Warner Brundrett is a sophomore a A. & M. in petroleum production engi- neering and rooms with young “Hubie” Braunig, son of Mrs. and Mrs. Hubert E. Braunig, ’14, of Beaumont. : The father of this fine group of boys was for many years with the Texas Power and Light Com- pany before resigning to become representative of Hubbard and Company for Texas and parts of New Mexico and Louisiana. His company is one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of pole line hardware in the world. George is a past president of the Dallas A. & M. Club and has long been an active member of this or- ganization. He received his degree in electrical engineering. Mrs. Brundrett is a past president of the Dallas A. & M. Mothers’ Club. One of the fine things about this group of sons and their father is their splendid companionship as can be seen from the above pic- ture. The father looks almost as young as his boys. Ashford Promoted Langston Ashford, ’24, has been appointed operating superintendent of the Southwest Gas and Electric Company, with headquarters at Texarkana. After serving in the U. S. Marine Corps overseas in the World War, he entered Texas A. & M., receiving his degree in elec- trical engineering in 1924. In 1926 he was married to Miss Eva Mae Adams, of Longview. Ashford has been with the East: Texas Public Service Company and Southwest Gas and Electric Com- pany since his graduation from A. & M. In 1928 he was made assistant to the chief engineer of the com- pany and in 1922 was placed in Longview in charge of engineering distribution construction in the East Texas Oil Field. He remain- ed there until his transfer to Tex- arkana and his appointment of superintendent of operations. Sterling Raised To Lieutenant Colonel Former Texas Adjutant General WwW. W. “Bill” 07, has been commissioned a Lieutenant Colonel in the organized United States Reserves and attached to the military intelligence depart- ment with assignment to the Eighth Corps Area. One of the best known A. & M. men in Texas, W. W. Sterling is a former presi- dent of the Association. He is the only man that has-ever held every position in the Texas Ran- ger Service starting as a private and going up to Adjutant General, of the Sterling, the commanding officer force. BELL C0. AGGIES EAT, HEAR PENNY AND SEE MOVIES One of the largest crowds in the history of the Bell County A. & M. Club was present when that group held its January meeting in the form of a banquet in the Kyle Hotel in Temple. P. L. Downs, Jr., ’06, was in charge of the program. A. & M. men were present from every community in Bell County, and a number of visitors from | other cities were also on hand. The feature of the evening was a showing of motion pictures of last fall's Aggie football games. Pictures were shown and described by Mr. W. L. Penberthy, head of the Physical Education Department of Texas A. & M. and official photographer tor the Athietic De- partment. V. W. “Jelly” Woodman, '27, reported to the club on the work of his committee to interest outstanding student in A. & M. Johnny Morrow, ’37, extended an invitation from the Waco A. & M. Club for a joint meeting to be held in Waco in February 17. The in- vitation was accepted. Officers of the Bell County A. & M. Club include B. A. Zinn, ’26, president; Olen Fenner, 30, vice president; and W. D. Staples, 31, secretary-treasurer. Present at the meeting were the following: W. E. Wade, ’29, W. J. Neumann, ’31, Gar- len R. Bryant, ’31; Ed L. Jarrett, ’16; H. E. Hampton, ’37; Lee T. Tay- lor, 12; J. Ed Brewster, Jr., '15; S. L. Adams, ’29; L. E. Sommers, '34; E. L. Miller, ’28; Stanfield A. Stach, 36; J..J.. Adams, 732; H. K. Dod- gen, 37; Lee Olen Fenner, 30; C. Hal Jones, Jr. 25; J. A. Tarver, ’30; C. H. Bates, '33; D. T. Mann, ’29; J. M. Tarver, ’33; L. W. Hern- don, ’32; John W. Sprott, ’26; Sex- ton G. Orms, ’29; V. Marshall, ’11; W. C. O'Dowd, ’32; C. E. Carr, 21; D. B. Porter, ’32; P. L. Downs, Jr., ’06; Bennie A. Zinn, 26; Louis A. Kaczmarek, 35; Johnny Morrow, 87:3. "H. Merka, 35; C. B. Floyd, ’32; C. H. McDowell, ’36;°V. W, Woodman, 27; W. F. Saage, 26; W. D. Staples, 31; J. A. Marshall; H. O. Hill; A. L. Waggoner; J. E. Andrell; J. H. Brown; A. N. Sib- son; Henry Podee; Frank Moore; W. B. Skinner; S. D. Snyder. Mrs. Ike Ashburn Mrs. Ike Ashburn died in a Bryan hospital on January 28 fol- lowing an extended illness from pneumonia. Funeral services were held on January 29 in the Y.'M. C. A. chapel on the campus. Burial was at Somerville, Ifrs. Ashburn’s girlhood home. Mrs. Ashburn is survived by her husband, Ike Ash- burn, who recently returned to the College as Executive Assistant to President T. O. Walton; her moth- er, Mrs. T. C. Watson of Galves- ton; two brothers, Roy and Robert F. Watson; and several aunts and uncles. The pallbearers were: Gibb Gil- christ, E. E. McQuillen, Herschel Burgess, M. T. Harrington, F. W. Hensel, J. W. Rollins, and Frank Anderson, of College Station, and | Douglas Howell of Bryan. Pt. Arthur Host Yellow Jacket Team - Coaches Featured by the largest attend- ance in its long history, the Port Arthur A. & M. Club gave its an- nual banquet honoring the Port Arthur High School Yellow Jacket Football Team and Coaches at the Goodhue Hotel on February 1. Since 1924 the Port Arthur Club has annually honored the Yellow Jacket team with a banquet. Principal addresses of the even- ing were delivered by F. D. Per- kins, '97, president of the Associa- tion of Former Students, and Hom- er Norton, A. & M. Athletic Direc- tor. At the conclusion of the pro- gram, movies were shown of vari- ous Aggie football games played ‘last fall. John W. Simmons, 30, president of the Port Arthur Club, extended a brief welcome before turning the program over to Toastmaster Hotchkiss. A musical program was given under the direction of Mn C. T. Williams, an dthe ‘Florence Coleman School of Dancing pro- vided several numbers. One other hit of the evening was the sketch, “Isadore and his Boss,” given by W. 0. Alexander, ’32, of Houston. N. A. Scardino, ’29, was general chairman of the Arrangements Committee, assisted by H. K. Dea- son, ’16; J. A. Burns, ’34;-K.-K, White, ’35; and R. N. Ludwig, ’37. mons, president; Scardino, vice nresident: Marvin E. Frwin, ’34, secretary-treasurer; D. V. Krum- holtz, ’32, publicity chairman; and 0. T. Hotchkiss, 24, sergeant-at- arms. Opens Campaign To Be Governor - Stansel T. Brogdon,.’98, archi- tect and former president of Meri- dian College, recently announced his candidacy for Governor of Tex- as at an address delivered on the lawn of the court-house at Steph- enviile. Mr. Brogdon is 60 years of age. He received his degree in mechanical engineering at A. & M. in ’98, served in the Spanish Amer- ican War and has traveled in al- most every European country. He has never been married. fey Mr. Brogdon was born in Bosque County but was reared in Brazos County. He was president of Me- ridian College in 1927 and has had wide experience in engineering and architectural lines. He has been in Stephenville for the last two years as an architect in charge of con- struction of an annex to a hospital in that city. Prior to moving to Setephenville, he lived in Fort Worth for 15 years. C. P. Dodson, ’11, recently resigned his position as dis- trict manager of the Texas Power and Light Company at Decatur. He will continue to make his home in that city but will devote his time to looking after his own exten- | sive business interests. -— Officers of the club include: Sim- a. Na
