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Ny ». ~~ ~ RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED NE ed Is Rey! “THE TEXAS AGGIE If this postage called for re by publisher. The is guarante Published Semi-Monthly Except During the Summer Months when issued monthly by the Association of Former Students of the Agricultural and Me chanical College VOL. XI COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, APRIL 28, 1938. Ne Annual Association Audit Shows Financial Conditions Improved During Past Year LYBRAND, ROSS BROS. & MONTGOMERY Accountants and Auditors Shell Building Houston, Texas April 20, 1938. Association of Former Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, College Station, Texas. Dear Sirs: I We have examined the accounts of the ASSOCIATION, OF FORMER STUDENTS CAESAR HOHN ENDOWMENT FUND SEARS-ROEBUCK AND COMPANY LOAN FUND SUNDRY LOAN FUNDS | : McFARLIN MEMORIAL STUDENT LOAN FUND for the fiscal year ended February 28, 1938, and we submit herewith statements showing the assets and liabilities as at that date and the cash receipts and disbursements for the fiscal year then ended. The recorded receipts for the year were traced to bank statements. The disbusements were supported by cancelled checks and/or vouchers. Cash in banks was verified by confirmation with the various deposi- taries and cash on hand was counted. Student loan notes receivable were inspected or otherwise accounted for. Securities consisting of United States Treasury bonds, Municipal bonds and Home Owners’ Loan Corporation bonds were confirmed by correspondence with the custo- dians. The note receivable from Campus Activities, and the certificates covering the 900 shares of capital stock of said subsidiary were in- spected. The liability to Sears-Roebuck and Company was confirmed. As of March 1, 1937, the assets, other than cash, applicable to Campus Cleaners and Tailors, which had been operated as an activity of the Association of Former Students, were transferred to Campus Activities, a corporation organized for that purpose. Since March 1, 1937, Campus Cleaners and Tailors has been operated by the new cor- poration. We also examined the accounts of Campus Activities as at February 28, 1938, and there will be found annexed hereto statements showing the assets and liabilities of that company as at that date and the results of its operations for the first fiscal year then ended. Association of Former Students: Cash receipts of the Association proper during the current fiscal year aggregated $17,313,09, which amount included the charge for administration of student loan funds, the transfer of funds from the Caesar Hohn Endowment fund and the receipts from Campus Activities consisting of the supervisory fee, interest on the note receivable, and dividends. The cash disbursements of the Association proper during the current fiscal year amounted to $21,799.80, which amount included the purchase price of $5,000 face icipai bonds and the investment in the capital stock of Campus Activities. Dues were collected from 2,083 members during the current fiscal year as compared with collections from 2,080 members for the fiscal year ended February 28, 1937, and 1,880 members for the fiscal year ended February 29, 1936. Caesar Hohn Endowment Fund: The balance in the provision for contract payments to subscribers at at February 28, 1938, of. $17,594.00 represented accumulated contributions into the fund by subscribers, plus the proceeds of life insurance policies collected, and less payments to the estates of the deceased subscribers and insurance premiums paid during the first year of the fund. There were no changes in the account during the current year. Student Loans: At as February 28, 1938, outstanding student loans, other than loans carried in the J. R. Astin Loan Fund, which fund is administered under the direction of the college proper, aggregated $49,992.59. Following is a comparison of outstanding student loans as at February 28, 1938, and as at February 28, 1937: February 28, 1938 19:37 Student loans: Freshmen iii... oii. ..0.. $ 2,563.70 $ 2,859.08 SOPROMNOFES ii liern minis inte 2,832.50 5,212.87 JUNIOES oii li lt 5,740.50 8,941.72 ET AA IR Dr AOI 11,125.22 12,941.15 22,261.92 29,954.82 Ex-students, including graduate students .................. 27,730.67 32,239.75 $49,992.59 $62,194.57 The status of past due loans, disregarding renewal notes and exclusive of loans carried in the Astin fund, as at February 28, 1938, and as February 28, 1937, is indicated by the following summary: February 28, 1938 Y:973.:7 BP Preshmten. i in hii $ None $ None SophomCTes. i... hill id 15.00 279.39 JUTODS ee a fi eines 95.00 42.88 Li i SE ER Re a 110.00 385.15 : 220.00 707.42 r Ex-students, including graduate students ............ 7,891.22 15,182.25 $8,111.22 $15,889.67 Following is a summary showing the changes during the current year in the reserve for losses on student loans: Balance, March 1, 1937 .................. $1,230.31 Add: Provision for losses during ke Wea el ts ad nl hl nnd 1,983.75 A Collections on notes ) previously charged off ... 435.50 3,649.56 Less, Notes charged off during year, $1,730.34, and sundry charges, $159.62 ............ 1,889.96 Balance, February 28, 1938 $1,759.60 The policy of crediting to the reserve for losses on student loans of the amounts of interest collected and interest included in renewal notes with respect to student loans carried in the McFarlin and Sundry Loan Funds has been continued during the current year. The amounts (Continued on page 2) . Lo 1 N ; « r 4 ¢ 4 p Py ry i ¥ 1 ry. Po hy - - Ly THE FAMILY ALBUM 7 VALLEY AGGIES NAME OFFICERS AT 245T MEETING The Rio Grande A. & M. Club celebrated April 21 with a barbecue at the Mercedes Country Club. Sev- enty-five guests were present in- cluding the wives and sweethearts of A. & M. men. At a short business session of the club, new officers for the coming year were elected as follows: Ray- mond L. Stern, ’27, Weslaco, pres- ident; Frank E. Bortle, 32, Brownsville, vice-president; and T. J. “Shorty” McKinnon, ’25, Mec- Allen, secretary-treasurer. Retir- ing officers include: Noel E. Ryall, '28, Lous Fresnos, president; R. G. Burwell, 28, Edinburg, vice- pres- ident; and Raymond L. Stern, ’27, Weslaco, secretary-treasurer. The Rio Grande Valley Club meets on the second Wednesday night every other month with meet- ings alternating between Harlingen and Weslaco. The club is composed of all A. & M. men in the Rio Grande Valley. PERKINS NAMES COMMITTEES TO SERVE MEETING Commencement and the Annual meeting of the Association cannot be far away, with the appointment by President F. D. Perkins of Com- mittees to serve at the annual business session of the Ex-Student organization. In addition to ap- pointing the three big committees, President Perkins has called them to meet at the Association office on the morning of June 4, pre- ceding the big meeting that after- noon. At the annual meeting, scheduled to be held in the “Y” Chapel on the afternoon of June 4, and ending up the week end, these committees will make their report. Thru their efforts the business of the organ- ization is speeded up, and receives more care and consideration than would be possible in open meeting. Charged with presenting a slate of Directors for election at the big meeting is the Nominating Com- mittee, composed of G. A. “Cop” Forsyth, ’17, Houston; John W. Simmons, ’30, Port Arthur; J. Har- vey Briggs, '04, San Antonio; Oran “Dooley” Dawson, 32, Nacogdoch- es; Jack McCullough, 24, McKin- ney; Roy B. Davis, ’27, Plainview, and R. T. “Bob” Shiels, ’10, Dallas. Faced with the task of checking the annual financial records of the Association is the Auditing Com- mittee madeup of C. P. Dodson, ’11, Decatur; Julius Stein, ’26,- San Antonio; John B. Jones, ’26, Hous- ton; Herman G. Heard, ’23, Austin; R. S. “Dick” Miller, ’13 College Station; Lucian Morgan, 35, Col- lege Station. The Resolutions Committee will be made up of M. J. Miller, 11, Ft. Worth; C. J. Stromberger, 24, San Antonio; D. S. Buchanan, ’17, Buda; As Saenger, ’30, Goose Creek; Ben F. Brown, ’23, Waco; W. B. Cook, 20, Houston; Henry Wendler, ’34, Dallas. PACE RINT RL TR ARI NN N. Back in the days of 1915-1917 one of the football classics of Tex- as was an annual New Year’s Day game played for the CHAMPION- SHIP OF THE BRAZOS VALLEY, between a team from College and the All-Stars of Calvert. The Ag- gie team above won the title on January 1st, 1937, and was made up of students, faculty members and others who spent the Xmas holidays on the campus. The fierce aggregation above was coached by “Tubby” Graves, Ag- gie line coach those days and a well-loved figure. He also played on the team but missed getting in the above picture. From the wild look in the eyes of Ike Ashburn Coach Graves must have just “Fired” him up to play the best game of his career. This team was no puysh-over even for faster competition that Calvert could offer. ‘““Rail-head” Rogers, “Deugh’ Rollins, Copeland and Pattillo were all Aggie letter- men and most of the other had piayed “Company” or varsity foot- ball. The team, front row, left to right, Carl “Doc” Sprague, 22, now of College Station; Col. Ike Ashburn, Now at A. & M.; Major Joe C. Rogers, ’17, Fort Ringgold, Rio Grande City, Texas; Grady S. Ap- pling, ’17, address unknown; and W. H. “Zoo” Waterhouse, 17, 5831 Knox Street, Germantown, Phila- delphia, Pa. Second row: W. L. “Runt” Stangel, ’15, head of A. H. Dept., Texas Tech, Lubbock; Ivan Langford, ’17, Cashier, First Na- tional Bank, Bryan; J. W. Rollins "17, Athletic Department, A. & M. College; N. H. Peters, ’17, Archi- tect, Longview; and Jess C. Parm- ley, ’17, address unknown. Back Row: C. M. Copeland, ’22, incorrect address; R. E. L. Pattillo, ’22, County Agent, Memphis, Texas, and an unknown Hero. Walton Honored By Pearsall Citizens President T. O. Walton was the honor guest at the recent annual banquet of the Pearsall Chamber of Commerce and on that occasion was presented with a plaque hon- oring him for his “outstanding ed- ucational and agricultural leader- ship.” Principal speakers of the in addition to President Mr. A. W. Grant, editor of the San Antonio Express, who paid fine tribute to the hon- oree and to the A. & M. College; and Colonel Ike Ashburn. President Viel of the Pearsall Chamber of Commerce presided. N. H. Hunt, 21, is secretary of the organiza- tion, in addition to being county agent of Frio County. Among the A. & M. men present were the following: J. K. Mattox, 17; T. J. Gilliam, ’17; John W. Duke, ’18; O. E. Hugo, 28; A. L. Sebesta, ’32, J. W. Huckabee, Jr., '34, Clifford B. Rous, ’40, Carrizo Springs; G. A. Blackaller, ’11; Walter E. Dickerson, ’11, Corpus Christi; B. H. Roberts, ’32; Sam Sweeney, 23; E. Mortenson, ’21; Hartley E. Howard, ’28; L. L. Chappelle, former head of Mechan- ical Engineering Shops; W. B. Cook, ’20, Houston, N. H. Hunt, '12; Dr. T. O. Walton; Ike Ashburn; and O. G. Tumlinson, ’26, of College Ste tion. occasion, Walton, were: Io heer CAEN R Ld ol Ls first FALLS (0. CLUB FORMED AFTER MARLIN PARTY The first A. & M. meeting held in Falls County in 15 years was staged on the night of April 29 at the Levy Farm near Marlin. M. IL. “Bluie” Malone, general 22, Marlin, was arrangements’ chairman for the meeting, ably assisted by Henry D. Rush, "23; Levi Goodrich, ’05; and others. Thirty men were present. The group decided to form a permanent club and to hold sev- eral meetings each year. Zenas W. Bartlett, ’85, oldest A. & M. man present, was elected as the club’s Goodrich, ’05, was elected active president; Henry D. Rush, 23, vice president; and Sam Kyser, ’30, sec- retary-terasurer. Speakers for the occasion were Dr. Daniel Russel of the A. & M. Faculty and Association Secretary E. E. McQuillen. The party was held in a beautiful grove on the banks of the Brazos River. FLORIDA CLUB FOLLOWS FIRST AGGIE MEETING The first A. & M. meeting ever held in the State of Florida took place on the night of April 20, cel- ebrating San Jacinto Day, at the Haven Hotel in Winter Haven, Florida. Louis H. Alsmeyer, ’21, County Agent, Sebring, Florida, called the group together and serv- ed as Arrangements Chairman. At the meeting, which was at- tended by A. & M. men from all over the state, a Florida A. & M. Club was organized. G. H. “Coffee” Blackmon, ’10, Gainesville, Florida, was elected president; Fred J. Hockaday, ’18, 1007 Lynch Build- ing, Jacksonville, vice president; and Louis H. Alsmeyer, 21, secre- tary. The group decided to hold its next meeting at Gainesville, Flor- ida in November, with exact details to be reported later. Every A. & M. man in Florida is asked to ad- vise Secretary Louis H. Alsmeyer of his correct address and occupa- tion. Smith-Hughes Day Brings Aggies Home Almost 2,500 vocational agri- cultural students, representing 321 schools of the state, were present at the annual Smith-Hughes’ Day Contest held on the campus on April 18. While their pupils were busily competing in the various contests, team coaches and teach- ers attended their own annual meetings. Since a large number of these teachers are graduates of A. & M., the occasion always takes on something of the nature of a home-coming. | Elmer C. Nash, ’18, whose ad- dress has been lost, has been lo- cated at Tucson, Arizona, where his is principal of the Amphitheater School, a few mil om Tucson. 574 Members Make ’38 Class Largest In History Of A&M; Many honorary president. Levi |- Laut. Er AE a SOR A LT TN Si ha i 1 hl i adil ne LADIES ONLY Wives, sweethearts, chil- dren, and patents of A. & M. men are to {pe honor guests at the giant “Family Jam- boree” at Liberty, Texas, on the afternodn and night of May 14. The] big party is be- ing staged py the Houston, Port Arthui, and Beaumont A. & M. Chibs, with the as- sistance of Liberty A. & M. men. Time—May 14, 1:30 p. m. “until exhaustion”. The place — Mrs. Mecham’s Picnic Grounds, Liberty, Texas. The program—Colonel Ike Ash- burn speak¢r—special enter- tainment oy the children and the ladies—tdancing, golfing, swimming, leating, and loaf- ing. The cost—children free— very reasopable tickets for adults. Ticllets cover barbe- cue, bread, coffee, and trim- mings. Brinlg your own bas- kets if yoy want additional items of fopd. Eligibility—all A. & M. men, Pledge Assn Membership The largest class in the history of Texas A. & M. will receive its coveted sheep-skins at Commence- ment exercises on the evening of June 3 this year. Five hundred and seventy-four men are candidates for degrees, and only a few of that number will fall by the wayside between now and the close of school. The class numbers about 100 more than the class of 1937, previously the largest class in the school’s history. Leading in number of graduates will be the School of Agriculture with 268. Following in order are 178, the School of Arts and Scienc- es 64, the School of Veterinary Medicine 36. Twenty-eight men are candidates for their Master’s Degree. The Commencement address will be delivered by Mr. Ovid W. Esh- bach, nationally famous Engineer and an official of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, of New York City. Mr. Eshbach is considered one of the World’s out- standing authorities on Engineer- ing education and has long been prominent in that field. The Class of 1938 carries their families, and friends. What Ev A. & M. Man Should Know In this and the May 15 issue of the AGGIE will be stories of various schools and phases of student [Work ‘and life at A. & ViPS RToTmation Ta from the student BATTAL- ION’S high school edition, and the AGGIE believes A. & M. men will find the information helpful. Keeping up with the growth of the institution, in order that he may properly in- terpret it to the people of Texas and to prospective stu- dents should be one chief aim and duty of every A. & M. man. The AGGIE accordingly sug- gests that these informative articles be digested and re- membered. They will be accom- panied by pictures depicting student life at A. & M. Read- ers can also serve the institu- tion by passing these particu- lar issues on to prospective students. “Pete” Robertson Recovering From Serious Operation Friends of J. E. “Pete” Robert- son, ’34, will be happy to know that he is progressing nicely fol- lowing a major operation in Dallas. A spinal injury that steadily grew worse made necessary the unusual operation that saw a portion of his shin bone grafted on to his spinal colmn. He ‘is assured by his surgeon that his recovery will be complete. A former Aggie football star, “Pete” since graduation has been with the Austin Bridge Co., and more recently located on a big construction job at El Paso. He is at present in Dallas and will be laid up for several weeks. Mrs. Robertson is the former, Christobel Bailey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Bailey of the campus. Before his death Mr. Bailey for many years was Secretary to the A. & M. Board of Directors and Assistant to the President of the College. East Texans Honor Perkins The East Texas Chamber of Commerce must have been watch- ing the fine work. done by F. D. “Sy” Perkins, '97, as president of the Association during the past year, as he was elected first vice president of the East Texas or- ganization at its recent annual convention at Longview. Also elect- ed as a delegate at large was Col- onel Ike Alshburn, executive as- sistant to the president of the Col- lege. ¥ % : 3% bs er ¥ Hy A [0 of - 3 oy Th] be another distinction, of great in- terest to Ex-Students. Over 50 per cent of the class has al- ready pledged membership in the Association of Former Stu- dents, and many more are ex- pected to make similar pledges before Commencement. Officers of the Class include John Bone, Wichita Falls, Pres- ident; Marvin Henry, Port ‘Bynum, San A And anton fot 4 FT tary, y; E. D. fn er 11] Parliamentarian; Noble avs Dallas, Valedictorian. Other Senior Class officers include Sid Loveless, Coolidge, Editor Longhorn; C. W. Walker, Hen- derson, Editor Battalion; A. Doyle, Justice, Post, Cadet Col- onel. - Zid. Longhorns Clinch Baseball Honors By 18-13 Victory The Texas Longhorns virtually clinched this spring’s baseball championship when they outlasted the Cadets in a weird game at Kyle Field last Tuesday, the final score being 18 to 13. A high wind made the pitching job tough and | the hitting task easy. A big seventh inning rally that saw Texas score seven runs while Aggie pitchers and fielders blew sky-high, proved the margin. Going into that fatal seventh the Aggies were leading 19 to 8. The loss put the Cadets back into a fierce fight with Baylor for sec- ond place in final conference stand- ings. Remaining Aggie games are a pair at Austin and a single tilt at Houston. The game was dedicated by the Aggies to the memory of the late Charley DeWare. Before game opening a short eulogy to DeWare was paid by Dean E. J. Kyle; fol- lowed by the playing of Taps by the A. & M. Band while the big crowd stood in respect. Giesecke Talks At ASV HE Meet Dr. F. E. “Pal” Giesecke, '86, re- cently returned from a two weeks’ trip to the East and Mid-West for the purpose of attending meetings of the American Society of Heat- ing and Ventilating Engineers of which organization he is second vice president. Dr. Giesecke is director of the Engineering Ex- periment Station at A. & M. The ASHVE held its meeting in Buf- falo. Dr. Giesecke delivered ad- dresses to the Atlanta, Georgia chapter of the organization; the Kansas City chapter; to the engi- neering students of the University of Kentucky; and to another group of engineers planning to organize a chapter of ASHVE in Illinois. That organization incidentally is contributing $600 to cooperative research at Texas A. & M. during the current year. the Schools of Engineering with Arthur, Vice reais Rufe .
