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LIBRARY CAMPUS RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED THE TEXAS AGGIE If this paper is not called for return postage is guaranteed by publisher. Published Semi-Monthly Except During the Summer Months when issued monthly by the Association of Former Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College VOL. XI COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, MARCH 15, 1939. NO. 23 EXPERIENCED MEN STAND OUT AS CADETS CLOSE SPRING PRACTICE Thirty days of very successful spring football practice were com- pleted last Wednesday and ‘the mole-skins and other equipment stored away until September. Real climax of the spring session was the big Sports Day Program of March when Homer Norton and his aides ran their charges thru all their paces, introduced each player of the squad and held a rousing series of scrimmages with all hands participating. No startling changes of form were experienced during the 30 day session. The experienced var- sity men held an edge generally over their freshman and squad- man opponents. Best looking re- cruit from last fall’s Fish team was Derace Moser, 185-pound back from Stephenville, whose speed, passing, defense against passes and general all-around ability marks as a top-notch star. He and back Marshall Spivey, guards Pete Henry and Roy Bucek, look to have the best chance of any of the Fish to break into the starting line-up next September. Finis White, who did not compete last fall and who is playing now at the blocking back position, proved the best pass- catcher of the spring session. THE TOP MEN It is not difficult to pick out the top men for each position, al- though of course any of them might be outed when the going gets tough next fall. And it will get tough early, with Centenary, Oklahoma A. & M., Santa Clara and Villa- nova to bet met before the confer- ence season opens against T. C. U. at Ft. Worth. Lettermen Jo Jo White, Bill Duncan and Herb Smith lead the ends, followed by a group any one of whom might prove a regular. In that bunch are the giants Bill Dawson, who lettered at tackle last year, and Junior Darby, squad- men Jack Kimbrough and Bill Mil- ler, and freshmen J. R. Sterling, Willard Clark and Harold Cowley. Sterling looks particularly good among the first year men. The tackles are easier to dope, with All-Conference Joe Boyd and Ernie Pannell in the lead, and get- ting close competition from Chip Routt and Charlie Henke, Inciden- tally, both the latter improved enor- mously during the spring session. Most of the tackle play will be done by that quartett. Squadman Wynne Crawford and freshmen Leonard Joeris, Kyle McPhail and Martin Ruby are next in line. With the exception of Marshall Robnett, who should be a stand-out, the guard places are still wide open. Bill Audish, letterman, hae an edge and also with some ex- perience are squadmen Leon Rahn. “Bubba” Reeves, Johnie Storseth and Dan Jardell. Best looking of the freshmen were Pete Henry, Roy Bucek, Zolus Motley, Julian Walker and Ed Robnett. If the latter come thru, and he looks good, the Cadets may present a brother act at the guard positions. Young Ed Robnett played full- back on last fall’s Fish team. Most spirited battle of the fall season will be between Tommy Vaughn, Henry Hauser and Odell (Continued on page 3) Austin Warns Past Presidents T. B. Warden, 03, and F. D. Perkins, ’97, both past presidents of the Association of Former Stu- dents, were in Austin on a recent Monday and failed to show up at the Capitol City Club’s Monday noon luncheon at the Driskill Hotel. They were assessed a fine of one keg of beer to be paid at the Cap- itol City Club’s April 21 spring party. Officers of the club are un- certain of their ability to collect the fine but have served notice that any past Association presidents who are in Austin when the club’s meetings are held each Monday, will be subject to similar fines. | Mr. Burns was general manager New York Club Luncheons Held First Tuesdays The New York City A. & M. Club, composed of ex-students liv- ing both in the city and in its surrounding areas, continues to hold luncheon meetings on the first Tuesday of each month at the Bedford Hotel, 118 East 40th Street. The luncheon begins at 12:30 noon. During the past year, meetings have been held regularly each month with an average of around 15 men in attendance. The last meeting of the club was held on March 7, with the next meeting scheduled for noon, Tuesday, April 4. Officers of the club extend a warm invitation to all A. & M. men who live in that area and all visitors to be present. Hugh H. McDaniel, ’27, Phone—Cortland 7-7213, is president of the club; and H. A. Eddins, ’31, Phone— Bowling Green 9-4224, secretary and treasurer. Loveless Is Named City Secretary At the meeting of the city coun- cil of College Station yesterday afternoon, Sid Loveless, graduate of A. & M. in 1938 and now as- sociated with the Seaboard Life Insurance Co. at college, was ap- pointed to act as city secretary. The offices of city treasurer, tax assessor and collector were combined to form the office of city secretary. T. HARRI BAKER, JR. ’23, who recently moved from Temple, Texas to Memphis, Tennessee, is a member of the firm of the Pink- ston-Baker Pontiac Co., 120 South Third at Gayoso, in Memphis. He is the son of the late T. H. Baker, Sr., ’92, whose death was reported in the preceding issue of the AG- GIE. Mrs. Baker, Jr., is the former Miss Lily Bess Kyle, daughter of Dean and Mrs. E. J. Kyle, "99, of the campus. Although Harri Baker was rais- ed in Memphis, he lived in Texas for a good many years. He reports that he finds quite a few A. & M. men living in Tennessee and in Memphis. BONNER BARNES HEAD GULF G0.’5 TEXAS REFINING BONNER H. BARNES, ’21 Bonner H. Barnes, 21, was pro- moted to the position of general superintendent of the Gulf’s Texas Refineries in February. He will have charge of Gulf Refineries lo- cated at Port Arthur, Fort Worth, and Sweetwater. His promotion marks a steady advance in the ranks of the Gulf Company since he started with that organization immediately after graduation in chemical engineering in 1921. Mr. and Mrs. Barnes have made their home in Port Arthur since 1935. Mrs. Barnes is the former Juliette Castles of Bryan. They have two children. In the same move, the Gulf Com- pany announced the promotion to assistant superintendent of R. C. “Dick” Faulkner,’22, who had been serving as superintendent of the (tulf Company in Toledo, Faulkner will make his new home in Port Arthur. Barnes received his degree chemical engineering in 1921. He came to A. & M. from Coleman, Texas. During his senior year, he served as Colonel of the Cadet Corps, and was Editor-in-Chief of the 1921 Longhorn. He was a member of the Ross Volunteers, and active in other student affairs. Entering the services of the Gulf Oil Corporation at Port Arthur im- mediately after graduation, Barnes became foreman of the Alchlor Stills in 1923. He became superin- tendent of the Gulf Refineries at Sweetwater in 1929; and superin- tendent of the Gulf’s Toledo Re- finery in 1931. He was moved back to Port Arthur as assistant general superintendent in 1935 and put in charge of all of the Gulf’s refining operations in Texas last month. in FORMER A. H. DEPT. HEAD ONE OF NATION'S LIVESTOCK LEADERS John C. Burns, ’04, has become one of the best known livestock ' judges, particu- larly on fat steers, in the United States. During the past 60 days, he judged fat steer classes at the Golden Gate In- ternational Ex- position in San Francisco, and beef cattle classes at the Houston Live- stock Show. He also judged fat steers at the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show this year. Mr. Burns graduated from A. & M. in 1904 and returned to the College in 1907 to become head of the Department of Animal Hus- bandry. He served in that capacity until 1920, when he resigned to become field man for the American Shorthorn Breeders Association. He served the Texas Hereford As- sociation also in that capacity. The Texas Livestock Marketing Asso- ciation, perfected by Mr. Burns in 1926, is operated in all the prin- cipal markets of the United States. ¢ and secretary of the Association until 1933. In 1933, Burns became co-trus- tee and general manager of the estate of the late S. B. Burnett. In addition to being in charge of hundreds of thousands of acres of range land and thousands of cattle, the trusteeship involves the super- vision of extensive oil and gas properties. Mr. Burns is widely known among A. & M. men, particularly agricultural and animal husbandry students. He is one of the outstand- ing authorities on the cattle bus- iness in the Southwest. Class Reunions Class reunion plans for this year’s commencement, June 2-3, are under way by several classes with the 1909’ers set- ting the pace. It has also been definitely determined that re- unions will be held by the 1929, the 1914, the 1904, and the 1899 classes. Additional announcements of reunion plans will be made in subse- quent issues of the AGGIE. Ohio. | United Daughters Of Confederacy Will Make Annual Award To Military Senior It was learned today that the Texas Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy has authorized and created an annual award to be given to an outstand- ing senior taking military science at A. & M. This award will be a dress sabre and will be known as the Albert Sidney Johnston Sabre. It is to remain in permanent pos- session of the person to which it is awarded. WARREN MOORE NEW PRESIDENT BRAZORIA CLUB Warren N. Moore, ’31, of Alvin, was elected president of the Bra- zoria County A. & M. Club at its regular monthly meeting held at the Tarpon Inn in Freeport on Feb- ruary 28. Chosen to serve with Moore were Vice Presidents R. H. Stansel, 26, and W. S. Millington, ’30, of Angleton; and Secretary- Treasurer W. H. Meyers, ’27, of West Columbia. Retiring officers who have serv- ed during the past two years are: Joe S. Welboan, ’06, president; Warren N. Moore, ’31, and T. M. Smith, ’00, vice presidents; and L. E. “Coot” Bumgarner, ’83, secre- tary-treasurer. The Brazoria Club during the past several years has made a fine record. During the past two years cash donations have been made to the A. & M. College Library for the purpose of purchasing books. An annual barbecue has been given each year for high school seniors and is likewise planned for the coming spring. The club rotates its meetings among the various cities in its area and invites all the A. & M. men in that section to attend its meetings. Regular meeting nights are the first Tuesday of each month. APPLICATIONS FOR DEGREES REACH 616 MAR. 1 Some 616 applications for de- grees were turned in to the regis- trar’s office before March 1, the deadline for applications, accord- ing to an announcement made to- day by H. L. Heaton, assistant registrar. Included in this num- ber of requests for degrees are ap- plications for all degrees to be awarded by the college during the June commencement. This list of graduating students, which is the largest number in the history of the school and which exceeds last year’s group by ap- proximately fifty applications, will be checked by the registrar’s of- fice and will then be put on file for the use of the heads of the various departments and the deans of the different schools, both foi reference and the securement of positions for the seniors. In addition the list will be mailed to a number of business firms that have already requested copies and to any other firms or individuals that request copies from the col- lege. GOLFERS OF THE HOUSTON A. & M. Club lined up for that organization’s first annual golf tournament on Wednesday, March 15, at Memorial Park. The club secretary, Jake Hamblem, ’27, him- self a golfer, served as secretary of the tournament. No results have been announced but rumors have it that no course records were shat- tered during the bloody affray. The tournament favorites included: T. F. “Tuffy” Smith, 19; Carlton D. Speed, ’26; G. Graham Hall, ’13; Claude H. Everett, ’20; Jake Ham- | blen, ’27; and others. meeting program. Thanksgiving Home Folks The Board of Directors of the “Association has taken the lead on what is known as the “Thanksgiv- ing Home Folks” plan by going on record that all members of the board will voluntarily request that their football tickets for the next Thanksgiving Game at Kyle Field, be located at the end of the field in what will be known as the “Thanksgiving Home Folks” sec- tion. The board is asking that they be joined in this movement by the Board of Directors of the College, the faculty and staff of the insti- ‘tution, the student body, and citi- zens of Bryan and Brazos County, and by not les than 200 A. & M. ex-students. It is recognized that the Thanks- giving Game has become more than a football game. It is a semi-social institution of the Southwest, at- tended by thousands of Texas citi- zens who owe allegiance to neither school, but whose presence at this game is an honor and a tribute to both schools. It is the purpose of this “Thanksgiving Home Folks” program to demonstrate to these visitors a very real and warm hos- pitality. Those asked to join the Association Directors as ‘“Thanks- - giving Home Folks” volunteers, usually enjoy the best football seats at every other game. It is hoped the group will make this sacrifice once each two years as a fine gesture of hospitality and friendship. : If the above groups will volun- teer to participate in this program, it is estimated that 6,000 seats at the sides of the field will be avail- able for general sale; whereas less than 2,000 of such seats are so available under present arrange- ments. It is also believed that the presence at the end of the field of these groups will result in a better feeling of satisfaction among others who are likewise located. In taking the lead in the pro- gram, the Board of Directors of the Association feels that the plan will make a very fine impression upon Thanksgiving guests; that it will have tremendous publicity and good will values; that it will ma- terially increase financial returns from the game; that it will go far toward solving present ticket dis- tribution difficulties. The board expressed the further thought that few communities, or groups, have an opportunity to do so fine and whole-hearted a thing at so little sacrifice. Directors of the Associati n ex- press themselves as feeling confi- dent that at least 200 A. & 1. men Folks” section at the next Thanks- giving Game at Kyle Field. The matter will be presented to the other groups involved during the spring. In the meantime, and to start the ball rolling, A. & M. men are asked to write, or drop a post- card, to the Office of the Associa- tion, volunteering to become mem- bers of this “Thanksgiving Home Folks” group. will volunteer to sit in this “Home Placement Bureau Possibility And Thanksgiving Home Folks Headline Directors Meeting The Board of Directors of the Association of Former Stu- dents initiated two programs of activities that may prove among the most important in the history of the organization, and transacted various other items of business, at a well at- tended called session held on the campus on March 4. Seventeen members of the board were present. Most important subjects of discussion at the meeting were the establishment as a part of the program of the Association of a Placement and Personnel Bureau; and the initiation of the “Thanksgiving Home Folks” plan in connection with seating arrangements at Kyle Field Thanksgiving football games. A warmly approved presidential report from President C. L. Babcock, ’18; financial reports for the Association’s fiscal year closing February 28; the selection of June 2-3 for the Annual Meeting dates of the organization; the appointment of the firm of Lybrand, Ross Bros. and Montgomery as audi- tors and other discussion on topics of interest and importance to the Association and to the College, completed the board’s + Placement and Personnel up-to-date, and and Personnel A first-class, active Placement Service for the students and ex- students of the A. & M. College may become a part of the program of work of the Association of For- mer Students, if plans under con- sideration by the Directors and officers of the Association mate- rialize. Following their discussion of this matter at the meeting on March 4, the directors authorized the appointment of a Faculty-For- mer Student Committee to work with Association Secretary E. E. McQuillen in a further develop- ment of the program. A final ‘re- port will be made at the summer business session of the board. If the activity is established, it is ex- pected to go into action next Sep- tember. President Babcock has appointed as a local committee the following: H. C. Dillingham, ’22, professor of electrical Harold Vance, head of the Department of Petroleum Engineering; Tom Le- land, head of the Department of Accounting and Statistics; Luther G. Jones, 21, professor of agron- omy; Fred P. Jaggi, Jr., ’24, head of the Department of Veterinary Hygiene; R. L. Elkins, ’33; instruc- tor of economics; C. C. Hedges, head of the Department of Chem- istry and Chemical Engineering; R. P. Ludlum, History Department; and Colonel Ike Ashburn, executive assistant to the president. This committee will serve with Asso- ciation Secretary E. E. McQuillen. To secure further information and guidance, Secretary McQuillen was instructed to attend in June the annual convention of the Amer- ican Alumni Council and while on this trip to study student placement and personnel organizations at the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology, Cornell University and Iowa State College. News that this program was un- der consideration by the Associa- tion Directors has brought forth an enthusiastic response from the student body, various faculty mem- bers, and many ex-students. Re- printed in this issue of the AGGIE, is an editorial commenting upon ‘this program by the student Bat- talion. Additional details and plans for this activity will be carried in the AGGIE from time to time. The Di- rectors of the Association and its officers will be glad to have the thoughts and the suggestions of Association members in this con- nection. Several directors express- ed themselves during the discus- sion of the Placement and Person- nel Bureau, that this program, if it can be worked out and followed through, would take its place with the development of the student loan funds as one of the most important pieces of work ever attempted by engineering; the ex-students of the College.
