The Texas Aggie. (College Station, Tex.) 1921-current, February 01, 1938, Image 1

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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
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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.
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Officers of the club include: Sim-
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