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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.
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. Babcock,
. McQuillen, ’20..Executive Secretary
«Locke, 18.0... 5 Assistant Secretary
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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.
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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.
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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.'
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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!
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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
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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.
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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.
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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 |
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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
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