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CI -M. Hyde, ’99, Taylor; Angus White, REUNION CLASSES HOLD FINE MEETINGS AT COMMENCEMENT SUL ROSS The Sul Ross Reunion at com- mencement to which was invited all A. & M. ex-students who attend- ed College under the regime of the late, great Lawrence Sullivan Ross as President, was a most success- ful occasion. One of the features was the presence of the former commandant, General George T. Bartlett, of San Antonio. General Bartlett and the reunion group were honorees at a reception held at the beautiful home of Mr. and Airs. W. T. Carter, 98, in College Park on the afternoon of June 3. Another feature of the reunion pro- gram was a showing of paintings of former professor Charles W.| “Grandpa” Hutson. Travis L. Smith, Jr., ’98, served | as general attendance chairman of | the group and turned in a great] job. A complete roster of the Sul Ross group follows: S. T. Brogdon, ’28, Stephenville; F. A. Lowery, Magnolia, ’95; H. H. Rosenthal, Dallas, 96; E. H. Sauvignet, ’92, Laredo; R. L. Barclay, '98, Temple; B. D. Marburger, ’05, College Sta- tion; T. L. Smith, Jr., 98, Houston; F. D. Perkins, '97; McKinney; W. T. Carter, 98, College Station; R. L. Myers, '02, College Station; H. J. Abbott, ’98, Dallas; H. E. Raw- lins, ’98, Lancaster; F. E. Lichte, ‘96, College Station; H. H. Tracey, ’98, Abernathy; J. O. Tanner, 01, Telegraph; F. L. Wisdom, ’96, Shre- veport, La.; E. J. Kyle, ’99, College Station; E. W. Kerr, ’96, Baton Rouge, La.; John R. Eidson, 99, Hamilton; W. Wipprecht, ’84, Bry- an, Texas; Frank Blount, 97, San Augustine; H. M. Rollins, 97, Gulf- port, Miss.; J. G. Kerr, ’98, Beau- mont; Walter J. Coulter, ’95, Bry- an; A. Mitchell, '94, College Sta- tion; J. M. Adams, ’99, San An- tonio; G. L. Sneed, ’98, New Or- leans; W. T. Garbade, ’01, Galves- ton; T. M. Smith, 01, East Colum- bia; Yancy Barron, ’'96, Palmer; A. E. Melgaard, 00, Brazoria; L. J. McNeill, ’01, Brazoria; Walter ’99, Houston; O. H. Eichblatt, ’01, Houston; Bob Eberspacher, ’01, Houston; A. J. Adams, ’00, Mis- souri City; George G. Roberson, "04, Missouri City; A. U. Smith, ’95, Dallas; Andrew Winkler, 00, The Grove; C. H. Winkler, ’01, College Station; Tom Atlee, ’01, Austin; R. B. Boettcher, ’00, East Bernard; W. O. Sanders, ’96, Bry- an; A.J. Adams, 00, Missouri City; E. M. Overshiner, ’97, Abilene; A. C. “Love, ’99, Austin; John M. Drinkard, ’03, Mart; M. S. Church, ’05, Dallas; Oscar A. Seward, Jr. 07, Groesbeck; B. G. Von Roeder, 00, Houston; W. J. Walden, ’00, Houston; T. H. Barton, ’'01, El Dorado, Arkansas; H. J. Biering, ‘01, Houston; F. E. Giesecke, 86, College Station; and P. L. Downs, | 06, Temple. | New York Club | | The New York City A. & M. Club held its regular June meeting re- cently in the form of a luncheon with the following present: A. G. Kimbell, ’18; P. J. Washburn, ’25; AY. Gunter, 25; T. D. Owens, ’33; P. B. Owens, 28; E. C. Rack, '15; W. E. Giesecke, 92; G. C. Thrift, ’27; J. B. Ketterson, 24; H. A. Eddins, ’31; L. E. Priester, ’18; W. R. Forsyth, 16; W. W. Orrison, 34; H. H. McDaniel, 27; and J. Y. Dunbar, 20, a visitor from Clem- son. They extend a cordial invi-| tation to A. & M. men visiting the big city to join them at their meet- ings and to get in touch with them while in New York City. Officers of the New York City Club include: R. A. “Dick” Kent, ’20, president; and Hugh H. Me- Daniel, ’28, secretary-treasurer. A. G. Kimbell, ’18, has recently moved to New York City where he is with the Texas Company, 135 East 42nd Street. He lives at 333 East 43rd Street, New York City. W. W. Orrison, ’34, is with the publishing house of John Wiley and Sons, New York City. He will travel in the southern part of the United States selling textbooks. M. H. Kotzebue, 14, who has been located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for the past several years, has re- cently been transferred to Hous- ton, Texas, where he gets his mail at Box 518 of that city. ing the ice cream dessert from the 1908 CLASS Members of the 1908 class cele- brating their 30th anniversary held one of the most successful reunions in the history of A. & M. at the recent commencement. As its special guest, the class enjoyed the presence of its old commandant, General Andrew Moses. | The class enjoyed an old fash- ioned class meeting held at Hensel Park near the campus on the night of June 3 as the guests of local members of the class. General Moses was present and according to reports has narrowed consider- ably the possibilities in his search for the culprits, who back in 1908 upset a big dinner-party by purloin- commandant’s back porch. At this meeting the group passed resolu- tions of sympathy and regret at the death of its president, Thomas J. Beesley, and other deceased members of the class. In an elec- tion of officers Vice President Lem Adams was elevated to the pres- idency; Nestor M. McGinnis was named first vice president; Colonel John A. Warden, second vice-pres- ident; and C. W. Homeyer, secre- tary-treasurer. General Moses was made an honorary member of the class of 1908. A complete roster of those at- tending the reunion follows: Dan Culver, Corpus Christi; T. S. Buch- anan, Big Wells; W. H. Telfair, Port Arthur; T. E. McElroy, Win- netka, Illinois; A. L. Cornell, Den- ison; Charles A. Burmeister, Wash- ington, D. C.; A. B. Whittet, Wash- |- ington, D. C.; C. A. Maedgen, Mathis; H. H. Jobson, Mesquite; | George T. Brundrett, Dallas; George F. Moore, College Station; Major General Andrew Moses, Washington, D. C.; N. M. McGin- nis, College Station; Knox Lee, Marshall; R. W. Faust, Comfort; R. B. Neale, Denton; M. C. Spivey, Lufkin; Adriance Munson, Angle- ton; J. B. Crockett, Dallas; W. L. Heller, Alvin; A. J. Smith, Cam- cron; J. A. Warden, Atlanta, Georgia; C. Edgar Jones, Bryan; Lem Adams, Chicago, Illinois; P. H. Lipstate, Lyles; C. M. Evans, Dallas; E. A. Miller, College Sta- tion; R. E. Schaefer, Schulenburg; and W. E. Sampson, Houston. 1928 CLAS The first reunion attempted by the class of 1928 on its tenth birth- day made up in enthusiasm any lack of numbers. The group enjoyed the distinction of having some of its members coming the longest way of almost any other class. Plans were made for an improved reunion on the group’s 15th and 20th anni- versary. Those registering included: A. Harry Davidson, Jr., Conchas Dam, N. M.; John E. Fontaine, Shreve- port, La.; Fred R. Carpenter, Fort Worth;:. J. L. Pratt, Dallas; H. H. Tracy, Jr., Dallas; H. E. Howard, Devine; John H. Surovik, Weather- ford; C. C. McDonald, Fort Worth; J. M. DeBardeleben, Little Rock, Arkansas; Laddie J. Lesikar, Pal- estine; C. G. Crocker, Dallas; H. L. Phillips, Dallas; R. R. Peeples, Te- huacana; Allen H. Peoples, Dallas; R. C. Mauldin, San Antonio; J. Russell Kennedy, Washington, D. C.; R. B. Hickerson, ’28; Fred Dex- ter, Houston; K. P. Brock, Liberty; John M. Hill, Jr., San Antonio; Louis E. Hobbs, Houston; G. C. Mc- Bride, Brownwood; DeWitt H. Mec- Kinley, Fort Worth; Arthur M. Chase, Houston; Edward J. Mosher, Houston; Thomas A. Pilkey, Staten | Island, N. Y.; W. W. McCrea, Dal- | tas; C. A. Steinman, Houston; L. E. Hagan, Dallas; John A. Deffen- pach, Fort Worth; A. B. Childers, Mart; John I. Kincaid, Pflugerville; C. B. Gaston, Crowley; J. Henry | Grammer, Fort Worth; J. H. Black- | aller, Longview; George P. Mec- Carthy, College Station. | Longhorn Wanted | Alexander Paez, ’29, Apartado Postal No. 8 Bis., Mexico, D. F., is very anxious to secure a copy of the 1929 Longhorn. He would be glad to hear from any one who has this book for sale, or who has an | extra copy. Paez lost his copy while moving about in Mexico. J. B. Gershovitz, ’35, gets his | mail at Box 124, New London, Texas, where he is with the Parade Gasoline Company. Sul Ross Group Tracy, H. W. South, W. T. Gar- bade, E. W. Kerr, R. B. Boettcher, B. G. Von Roeder, Mrs. E. J. Kyle, | Perkins, Bob Eberspacher, H. J. | Rosenthal. | Andy White, C. A. Thanheiser, A. | Rawlins. | Abbott, Colonel T. H. Barton, O.| First Row—Ileft to right: H. H. ' U. Smith, W. J. Walden, and Earl |H. Eichblatt, Tom Atlee, J. O.|erend Glenn Tanner, Dr. H. E. Sauvignet, W.|ler, Dr. J. G. Kerr, Jim Adams, Top Row: T. L. Smith, Jr., Rev- Sneed, Andrew Wink- Second Row: E. J. Kyle, F. D.|T. Carter, A. C. Love, and H. H.|T. M. Smith, E. H. Astin, and E. M. Overshiner. 1908 H. H. Jobson, and C. M. Evans. Third Row: Dan Culver, C. A.| Telfair; W. W. Washburn, A. B. Second Row: J. B. Crockett, W.| Burmeister, E. A. Miller, R. W.| Whittet, R. B. Neal, and A. L. Cor- First Row—left to right: Ad-|E. Sampson, T. S. Buchanan, Lem | Faust, Colonel G. F. Moore, T. E. | nell. riance Munson, Knox Lee, George | Adams, N. M. McGinnis, M. C.| McElroy, and Dr. H. Schmidt. T. Brundrett, Colonel J. A. Warden, | Spivey, and A. J. Smith. Top Row: W. L. Heller, W. H.| 1928 First Row—left to right: J. H. Blackaller, R. C. Mauldin, L. J. H. “Preacher” Durst, III, '33, is still with the Humble Oil & Refin- ing Company as district petroleum engineer. At the present time he is located at Geismar, Louisiana. As a student at A. & M., “Preach- er” was a member of the Scholar- ship Honor Society of 1932; and ’33, and a member of the Ross Vol- unteers. Lesikar, T. A. Pilkey, Henry L.|vik, Mike De Bardeleben, and Ar-| William M. McCrea, R. B. Hicker- 'thur M. Chase. Top Row: Rufus R. Peeples, Ed- | Phillips, C. A. Steinman. | Second Row: Fred R. Carpenter, Charles C. McDonald, J. H. Suro- |ward J. Mosher, G. C. McBride, | son, and Kirk P. Brock. et Dudley J. Lewis, ’36, is with the | W. H. Parsons, Jr., '30, is with Humble Oil & Refining Company | the Humble Oil & Refining Com- and is making his home at 4326 | pany and his address is P. O. Box Polk Avenue, Houston. During his | 359. Goose. Creek. Texos, student days at A. & M., Lewis was | : | band major, a member of the Sin) dent Welfare Committee, president | of the Senior Class, a distinguished | to his home at 300 Waverly Ave- student, and took part in various |nue, Dallas, from a tour of active | other activities on the campus. | duty with the CCC. <4 Ben B. Ramsey, ’34, is a junior auditor for the State Tax Board and makes his home at 505 West 13th Street, Austin. Garlon A. Harper, ’38, has been V. D. Want, ’32, has just returned |appointed an assistant in agricul- tural conservation for Parmer County, with headquarters at Far- well, Texas. 4