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About The Texas Aggie. (College Station, Tex.) 1921-current | View Entire Issue (May 12, 1938)
IN THE TONAS AGG a wilh i Re RE a + E. E. McQuillen............... Publisher Published Semi-Monthly at the A. & M. | Press, College Station, Texas, except dur- ing the summer months when issued monthly, by the Association of Former Students of the Agricultural and Mechan- jeal College of Texas, College Station, exas. . Perkins, ’ . Babcock, . McQuillen, ’20..Executive Secretary «Locke, 18.0... 5 Assistant Secretary Subscription Price $5.00 rma WEED Entered as Second Class Matter at College Station, Texas Directors H.: XK. Deason, ’16.............% x. Port Arthur Charles L. Babcock, "18... Beaumont. A. "G. Pfaff,” ’27 Tyler F. D. Perkins, ’97 McKinney J. B. Crockett, 09 Dallas 0: A. Seward, Ir, , 207.0. Groesbeck J..5¥ Butler, "12 Huntsville Graham G. Hall, ’13 Houston T. M. Smith, Sr., 701........ East Columbia Charles K. Leighton, ’32................. Austin PL. Downs, Jr... 000........ic irr oecse dose. Temple J. C. Dykes, 21 Fort Worth CH. McDowell ,L 12.0... Iowa Park A. B.. Hinman, ”25............. Corpus Christi H. B. “Pat” Zachry, ’22 Laredo R. S. Reading, ’10 .....El Paso G. Dudley Everett, ’15.................. Sephenville G. C. McSwain, ’20 Amarillo B. "YY. Spence, ’1....ccnnmiiiieeenns. Big Spring E. E. Aldridge, 16 San Antonio Penrose B. Metcalfe, ’16............ San Angelo ERs Budaly, 1210................... College Station GC. A." Thanheiser, ’01.........5 hoa Houston A. P. Rollins, 06 Dallas RA. Birk, 33........00 nest. ueensd Wichita Falls } EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE F. D. Perkins, ’97 McKinney CG: 1.. #Thanheiser, 201................-5.% x. Houston E.R, Eudaly;. 10... College Station Oscar A. Seward, Jr., '07.......... Groesbeck STUDENT LOAN FUND TRUSTEES | F. D. Perkins, ’97 McKinney A. F.oMitehell,: 709... cont Corsieana E. E. McQuillen, ’20............ College Station REPRESENTATIVES ON ATHLETIC COUNCIL Tyree L. Bell, ’13 Dallas A. G. Pfaff, '27 Tyler THE ANNUAL MEETING The big annual business meeting of the Association of Former Stu- dents will be held June 4th., and the AGGIE hopes attendance this year will set a new high record. ~ Scheduled at 2:30 in the “Y” Chap- el this session will see the election of Directors and officers of the organization for the coming year, will hear reports on the activities and accomplishments of the past year, and will review and make plans for the coming year. Back in the old days when the ‘Association was smaller in mem- bership and simpler in organization these annual meetings provided more excitement and a wider vari- ety of discussion than is true to- day. In spite of that, however, the AGGIE hopes that as many mem- bers as can possibly do so will be : for This occasion. ‘ i # Regardless of its present or fu- ture size, its more complicated or- ganization and functioning, it is "to be hoped the organization of A. & M. men will never lose its in- formality and its freedom. . Any member should feel at' liberty to get to his feet and propose, object, denounce or acclaim anything in connection with the work or the plans of the organization. \ The Association of Former Stu- members, and the youngest, or tke dents is made up of its individual, poorest, or the least fluent, or the man attending his first meeting in years, should’ feel as free to ex- press himself as the organization’s President or its oldest, most active member. Only under those condi- tions can the fine, free, fraternal spirit of the Association be main- tained. And after all, that’s the | REAL A. & M. Spirit. SOMETHING NEW IN SAN ANTONIO Over in San Antonio the Alamo A. & M. Club is operating under a plan never before tried by an A. & M, club and is finding the new plan highly successful. Although neither the club nor the AGGIE is yet ready to make a general public announcement of this new plan, it has been operating long enough to have proved itself and sometime this summer the AGGIE hopes to fully describe the very successful operation of the Alamo A. & M. Club..It is something new in A. & M. activities and the AGGIE con- gratulates the A. & M. men of San Antonio for their good work in put- ting this plan into successful op- eration. Look for a full description later of this new and surprising Alamo A. & M. Club. i N. H. Hunt, ’12, is secretary of the Pearsall Chamber of Commerce and county agricultural agent of Frio County. He recently staged the annual banquet of the Pearsall Chamber of Commerce, with Pres- ident T. O. Walton of Texas A. & M. as principal speaker. Arthur B. Knickerbocker, ’20, contractor at Odessa and president of the high school athletic council of that West Texas city, headed the arrangements committee of a recent, big banquet to welcome the - new hich school coach, Buster Bran- ‘was a star qu a £0: a non. Principal speaker of the oc- casion was D. X. Bible, who coach-. ed Knickerbocker when the latter erback at A. & M.' BRE BT ROU tho {0s id a Eek TN By J. W. TOMPKINS - The enrollmenf of A and M’s school of agriculfure is second to none. This distingtion of being the world’s largest ricultural school has been held 4 the last three or four years. The physical equip- ment of the agricultural school is ranked along with the best in the nation. The curriculum| of the school of agriculture is diyided into groups as follows: Agriculture, Agricul- tural Administration, Agricultural Education, Agricyiltural Engineer- ing, and Landscape Art. The curriculum}in agriculture is offered to preparq students for the business of farming, for the pur- suit of scientific investigations in the field of agriclilture, as county agents, or extensipn service work- ers. An agricultujral education is also very beneficipl to those who follow trades whjch require con- tact ‘with the agrfcultural popula- tion. y Systematic and {detailed training is given in all thle basic sciences which are fundaméntal to the stu- dy of scientific fgriculture. The agriculture currichlum is divided into eight specific groups; the stu- dent may select that group best suited “to his indfvidual purpose. These groups are|agronomy, ani- mal husbandry, Sivy husbandry, entomology, horti ulture, poultry husbandry, rural | sociology, and farm management. The Agricultural Administration curriculum is desigined to meet the Agricu re School Here Is Largest In The World requirements of a business man. Studies are offered which help the student to understand economic problems and scientific data. Basic courses as English, mathematics, science, economic history, govern- ment, and economic geography are given at the beginning of the cour- se. At the beginning of the sopho- more year the student selects for his study either accounting and statistics or marketing and finance. The course in agricultural edu- cation is planned for the student who wishes to enter the field of vocational teaching. Graduates who meet the requirements of the Ag- ricultural Education curriculum can easily qualify under the Feder- al Vocational Education Act. The agricultural engineering course is designed to give the stu- dent an engineering education from an agricultural viewpoint. A thorough training in the funda- mental principles of engineering is given, with as much practical agri- cultural work as possible included. Graduates from this school are prepared to work in teaching, ex- periment station work, govern- ment soil control projects, and with manufacturers of farm and other machinery. The landscape art course trains students in the planning of out- door areas, both private and com- mercial projects. This subject is of great interest to anyone who loves plants and understands their cul- ture requirements. Known By PAT H One of the most ANNA famous schools of veterinary medicine in the Unit- ed States, that of A and M draws students from evel}y part of the late Dr. Mark uilt up a great- nation. Under the Francis the school b y envi ) °nt dean, Dr. Mar eller, has con- tinued this work With great suc- cess. The object of thi to train young me and treating all digeases found in domestic animals. If Texas, one of curriculum is in diagnosing the greatest agricultural areas, the value of domestic (ive hundred milli fact makes it impe es from disease a proper sanitary rthods be cut ‘down to a minimuta, That is the ideal of the Schooll of Veterinary Medicine, and in @éarrying it out many problems of Eattlemen have been Solved, as well as treatments for all \other domestic animals. imals exceeds dollars; this tive that loss- ignorance of Veterinary Medicine School Throughout World Teaching in this school has been divided departments, namely Veterinary Anatomy, Vet- erinary Medicine and Surgery, Vet- erinary Pathology, and Veterinary ‘Pharmacology. into four Physiology and These four fields, though repre- senting distinct divisions of learn- ing, are so integrated that no pros- pective Doctor of Veterinary Med- icine can leave out work in any one. The School of Veterinary Med- icine was found in 1916, but in reality its history goes back to 1888, when the Experiment Sta- tion was established at A and M, for the purpose of studying the tick fever. Dr. Mark Francis, Dean of the 3chool until his death in 1936, led the work that developed an immu- nization by inoculation that elimi- nated the many losses from this infection that had prevented cattle- men from importing high-grade cattle into the southern ranges of Texas. For many students who woul of the world. utilizing the many probably only after several years. ideas and attitudes at A and M. Until the great one knowing everyon one of the dearest po at least. That, of course, f many changes that are ’10, and so on until ’37 about ’38. used to be—thank the good: Lord! A, le] - A 5 LN re fe —~ rr Fo Wh Hitch Hiking With Progress gordon most interested in Texas A and M have been hoping, almost pKaying, for new dormitories to take care of the many “0 to this college if they could. Now that the many project houses and the planned new dormitories will take care of every one willing and able to go.to college, there are other considrations that must be taken into |account. One of these is new class-room space. Another is the almost necessary change in the attitude of the students and professors toward each other and toward their work and the rest The problem of |class-room space will be solved, in part, by the planned introduction{of theory classes into the afternoon period, thus dis that remain vacant, usually, after dinner. The idea of constructing new buildings for classes hasn’t got further than wish, however, and the absolute necessity for them will be satisfied No matter when'a man has graduated from A and M, he can see many changes in the student attitude from the days when he attended. Perhaps the past four years has seen the greatest change, and indi- cations are that the'future will see almost revolutionary growth of rowth of enrollment began, this college was, in almost every sense ofl the word, a small college. The students lived to- gether with a communal spirit, sharing their work and pleasure, every- else. Most of us want to keep this spirit, for it is sessions of Aggies. But the only way to preserve it is to stop the Ineresge in enrollment, to cut down to the old 1933 level impossible, even undesirable. Regardless of the now inevitable, A and M. must go on, growing into a true university, even though it keep its name of “college.” The growth .of department, the increase in the number of departments, the addition of many new members to the teaching staff, all show that, for better or worse, A and M must grow. ; The students haveh’t been asked whether they preferred this change or not, for the simple feason that they had no right to decide; but had they been asked, it is §lmost certain that they would have been willing to go ahead. As exes, fthey will come back, from time to time, and be- moan the fact that thé old college is going to the dogs, in comparison to what it was when they attended. So 01 said about ’05, and ’05 about \ Change is the prifnary rule of life, of the whole cosmos; it would be nonsensical to expett so dynamic a thing as a university to remain stagnant. So, students] and exes of A and M, prepare for the shock of your lives during tHe next few years. The old college ain’t what it FROM THE BATTALION. + DID YOU KNOW: That in 1914 the members of the winning intramural football team at A and M were awarded sweaters. Then an all-intramural team was selected, and each member of this team was awarded a silver foot- ball. That one of our ‘greats’ in A and M athletics, ‘Dutch’ Hohn was declared ineligible in 1913 because he had played summer baseball outside of his home county. That in 1915, there was an in- spection of the battalion under arms every Sunday morning when- ever the weather permitted. That ‘back in the old days’ the cadets kept their rifles in their rooms, That every cadet had to report to the sentinel upon leaving or re- turning to his room after call to quarters in 1912. That the corps took an annual hike every school year ‘back in the old days’. The hike was the dread of the Freshmen and the delight of the Upperclassmen. One of the nights during the hike in 1912, there was a surprise midnight formation for the fish, who had to fall in minus their shoes, as the Upperclassmen had hidden their shoes. After the formation, the ‘fish’ were given an allotted number of licks with a belt and sent back to bed. That the infantry had twelve companies in 1913, made up of three battalions. . That Military Walk was built in 1914—which gave the Aggies their first complete all-weather walk to the Mess Hall. That the enrollment in A and M went over the one thousand mark in the fall of 1911 for the first time. That in 1903, A and M bid over Ohio State to secure the services of a coach. J. E. Platt of Lafayette College was signed to coach the A and M team for three years over a bid by Ohio State. When A and M opened, four three-year courses were offered: a course in agriculture, a course in mechanics and engineering, a course in language and literature, and a course in military tactics. EXTRACTS FROM AN A AND M CADETS VOCABULARY IN 1903: : bse AXLE-GREASE—a substitute for butter at A and M, and noted for its vile odor and marked ten- dency to crawl around the Mess Hall floors; also valued as a lub- ricant for campus wagons. BULL—sonorous = title of the warlike head of the military de- partment of the A and M C. A name which when uttered with a few exclamations, in midst of an S.T.B. assemblage, strikes terror to the hearts of all and serves to adjourn the meeting rather abrupt- ly. J BULL-TICS—the science of war as expounded to the First and Sec- ond Classes by the Bull. CUSH—a favorite dish of the A and M graycoats, a concoction of soggy pastry and nutritious (?) compounds patented by the Sbhisa House. BUTTS—an expression used by the cadet which gives ‘him the un- disputed right to use or possess some article after the present own- er was through with it. CUSSED, ALL VENCE, for Pro- fessor Nesse’s axe (or Sbisa’s chili, or Sargent Ferley’s shillalah, etc.) This was the cadet’s pet oath, which was all powerful in its ef- fect. : EXTRA—A delightful (?) stroll of two hours on the pebbles of the parade-ground, with gun on should- er, while “Old Sol” blazes down pitilessly, exacted of the delinquent cadets as a weekly penalty for his wrongdoings, but recently abol- ished as a means of punishment at A and M. GIM—the surgeon’s excuse, re- leasing a cadet from military du- ties. In Memoriam William Lemmon Nichols, 91 William Lemmon Nichols, age 67, of 2219 Kirby St., Dallas,, a life-long resident of that city, died April 5th and was buried in the Grove Hill Cemetery. Mr. Nichols graduated from A. & M. in 1891, receiving his degree in Civil Engineering. As a stu- dent at A. & M. he was one of the organizers of the Ross Volunteers, military student organization that is still a prominent feature of campus life. He is survived byhis widow, two. sons and one daughter. 1 WEDDINGS | Younger — Smith Miss Charlene Smith, of Beau- mont, recently became the bride of Tohn F. Younger, ’37, of Lake Charles, Louisiana. Younger is the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Young- ar, 814 North Tennessee Street, McKinney. Mr. and Mrs. Younger will make their home in Lake Charles, Louisiana, where Younger is with the Baroid Oil Company with headquarters in that city. During his cadet days, Younger was Editor-in-Chief of the Long- horn, a member of the Ross Volun- teers, and took a prominent part in student affairs. Johnson — Sparks Mr. and Mrs. Hugh T. Sparks announce the marriage of their daughter, Marie, to Mr. Glover Douglas Johnson, ’36, on May 12 at eight o’clock at the Third Ave- nue Presbyterian Church, Corsi- cana, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. John- son will be at home to their many friends after a short wedding trip at 58 Courtenay Road, Hempstead, NY, Reeves — Black Miss Evelyn Black, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Black of Fort Stockton, recently became the bride of George Carter Reeves, ’36, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Reeves, of Fort Stockton. Mr. and Mrs. Reeves are making their home in Fort Stockton, where Reeves is as- sociated with his father in the dairy business. Morris — Caviness The marriage of Miss Gay Han- cock Caviness, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney G. Caviness, of Cav- iness, Texas, to Mr. Weldon B. Morriss, ’32, of Cooper, was re- cently solemnized at the Mt. Tabor Methodist Church. Following 2j beautiful reception at the home of ‘the bride’s parents, the couple left for a short wedding trip to New Orleans. They will make their home at Cooper, Texas, where Morris is assistant in agricultural conserva- tion for the A. & M. Extension Service. Wilson — Hairston Miss Virginia + Nell Hairston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.. H. Hairston, cf Conroe, Texas, recent- ly became the bride of H. R. “Cy” Wilson, ’36, of Columbus, Texas, at St. Johns Methodist Church in Houston. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson are at home to their many friends at Conroe, Texas. Ernst - Baugh The wedding of Miss Maud Baugh, of Bayside, and Robert L. Yrnst, ’28, of Wharton, was sol- emnized recently in Wharton. Af- ter a short wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Ernst are at home to their many friends in Wharton, Texas, where Ernst is engaged in business. Shelton — Steele Miss Sallie Steele, of Chilton, recently became the bride of Was- son S. Shelton, ’28, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Shelton of Plainview. The marriage took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Reed Slay of Itasca. Mr. and Mrs. Shelton are making their home in Clovis, New Mexico, where Shelton is manager of the Texas-New Mexico Utility Company. Payne — Beason On April 15, Miss Inez Beason, of Graham, became the bride of Alfred Payne, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Payne, in Jacksboro, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Payne are at home to their friends at Graham, Texas, where he is manager of the Good* year Tire and Rubber Company. Immediately after graduation last spring, Payne was sent to Akron, Ohio, where he entered the Good- year Company’s training school for a period of six months. E. W. Hutchison, ’89, writes from Winter Haven, Fla., that he would like to come to Commencement this year but cannot make the trip at this time. He served as Secre- tary to Governor Sul Ross when that great figure was president of Texas A. & M., and knew most of the students of those days. He was Senior Captain in his final year at A. & M., 1889, and men- tions most of his class mates. He is in the citrus business in Florida, and has been in that state many years. Curtis H. Voelkel, ’29, is with the Humble Oil and Refining Com- pany, Houston. He is making his home at 4802 Brady, Houston. Jeff Harris, ’12, is one of 'the Resident Engineers for the Hidal- go Water Improvement District No. 2 in the Rio Grande Valley. BIRTHS | - a Mr. and Mrs. James A. Darby "17, announce the birth of a daugh- ter, Anne McKeever, on April 30. Mr. and Mrs. Darby make their home at 2314 Blodgett, Houston, Texas. : Mr. and Mrs. Allen M. Early, 34, are the happy parents of a fine son, William Carlisle, born on April 24. At the present time, Allen and Mrs. Early are making their home at 1304 Newning, Austin, where Allen is an Assistant State Audi- tor. Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey .G. “Liz” Jolliff, ’23, are receiving congrat- ulations over the arrival of little Miss Carolina Jolliff, born on April 12. Mr. and Mrs. Jolliff are making their home at 4524 Lorraine Street, Dallas, Texas. 4 Mr. and Mrs. George Moffett, ’16, are delighted over the birth of a fine son born recently. They make their home at Chillicothe, Texas, and Moffett is a candidate this year from the 23rd District for State Senator. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Nolan, ’34, are the proud parents of a little daughter born this spring. They make: their home at Mesquite, Tex- as, where Willis is with the Soil Conservation Service. Willis is a former Aggie football player. Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Hard- castle, ’32, are rejoicing over the arrival of a son, Robert Dalton, Jr., born on February 20. Their ad-" dress is P. O. Box 152, New Iberia, La. At the present time, Hardcastle is with the Wilson Supply Company and travels from Orange, Texas to Venice, Louisiana. James M. McFatridge, ’35, who for the past three years has been senior assistant in agricultural con- servation at Pittsburg, has as- sumed new duties as Assistant Hopkins County Agent. Since grad- uation McFatridge has been with the A. & M. Extension Service. Francisco C. Fuentes, ’35, is liv- ing at 913 Fourth St. Calexico, California. % A. H. Barbeck, ’36, is with the — THE BIGGEST TELEPHONE VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY Nowhere in the world do people get so much for their telephone money as in America. No other people get so much service and such good service at such low cost. BELL TELEPHONE SYSTEM JT
