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LIBRARY CAMPUS RETURN If this Paper is not called for return POSTAGE postage is guaranteed ) 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, SEPTEMBER 5, 1939 NO. 30 Lettermen Hold Spotlight As Cadet Football Squad Opens Campaign For Championship Fifty-five husky candidates for this fall's Aggie football team will report to Head Coach Homer Nor- ton and his aides early on the morning of September 5. No time will be wasted and double practice sessions will be held until the opening of school September 20. Three days after registration, the team must be ready to meet Okla- homa A. & M. at Oklahoma City. Assisting Norton will be Line Coach Bill James, Backfield Coach Marty Karow; End Coach J. W. “Dough” Rollins, ’17, Manning Smith, Lil Dimmitt, and Harry Faulkner. Added to the staff this summer, Faulkner is expected to do a major part of the scouting. A complete team of lettermen can be put on the field by the Ag- gies this fall, provided the veter- ans can hold their places against some of the younger competition. It is generally felt, however, that most of the playing this fall will be done by lettermen. Although some unknown and un- sung hero may upset all predic- tions, the following men are re- garded as leading candidates for their respective positions: Ends, Lettermen JoJo White, 187; Herb Smith, 173; Bill Duncan, 185; and DALLAS CLUB'S DINNER DANCE 10 HONOR ASTON 1,000 Expected To Attend Welcoming Party at Adol- phus Hotel September 15; Bell, Church, and Starnes Head Committees An attendance of from 800 to 1,000 people is expected by the Dallas A. & M. Club to attend its dinner-dance, which this year will honor Mr. and Mrs. James W. Astin, ’33. Astin was re- cently appointed Dallas City Man- ager. The big party will be held at 7 p. m. September 15 at the Adolphus Hotel. The party is expected to develop into a general city-wide welcome to City Manager Astin. Other luncheon clubs and civic clubs have been invited to participate in the occasion. Tyree L. Bell, ’13, is serving as annual Bill Dawson, 225; Squadmen Jack Kimbrough, 186, and Finis White, 210; and Sophomores James Sterl- ing, 185; Willard Clark; and Har- old Cowley, 185. Tackles are not numerous but those on hand look fairly capable. Lettermen Joe Boyd, 210; Charlie Henke, 205; Ernie Pannell, 210; Chip Routt, 210; look. too tough for any of the new men to dis- place. Should big Euell Wesson, 220, be shifted to tackle, however, he might see considerable service. Aggie guards are likewise scarce, Marshall Robnett, 205; and Bill Audish, 195, are the lettermen; next in line are Sophomores Ed Robnett, 190; Roy Bucek, 196; and Pete Henry, 200. Big John Kimbrough, 215; Jim Thomason, 200; Marland Jeffrey, 185; Walemon Price, 185, Marion Pugh, 185; and Bill Conatser, 170; are all lettermen backs. Brightest prospects among the Sophomore backs are: Derace Moser, 185, Stephenville; Marshall Spivey, 170, Lufkin; Earl “Bama” Smith, 179, Frisco City, Alabama; John Abbott, 185, Corpus Christi; and George Williams, 185, Eldorado. Following their opener at Okla- homa City on September 23, the Cadets return home to try for a victory over Centenary on Sept. 30. Then comes Santa Clara at San Francisco, and Villanova at Tyler before the conference sched- ule opens against T. C. U. at Fi Worth on Oct. 21. Shuffle Helps Three Aggies Three A. & M. men received nice promotions recently when Paul C. Coffin, ’21, was made general sup- erintendent of the Shamrock Oil and Gas Company at Amarillo, and W. Harry Wheeldon, "22, was pro- moted to Coffin’s position as as- sistant superintendent of plants for the Lone Star Gas Company, with headquarters at Dallas. John M. Kindle, '25, was promoted to fill Wheeldon’s place. Coffin resigned his position with the Lone Star Gas Company to accept the Amarillo job. He had been with the Lone Star for many years. Wheeldon was formerly sup- erintendent of gasoline plants for the Lone Star Gas Company’s West Texas Division, with head- quarters at Ranger. His position at Ranger will be filled by John M. Kindle, 25, formerly plant sup- erintendent at Trinidad. Joe Routt, ’38, a former Aggie All-American guard, is with the Longhorn Portland Cement Com- pany working in the coastal oil general chairman of arrangements |for the party. Marion S. Church, 05, will be toastmaster and pro- gram committee chairman. Princi- pal speakers will be President T. O. Walton and the Honorable Tom De- Berry, Bogata. Tickets for the occasion may be secured from Dr. M. B. Starnes, 27, City Health Department, Dal- las, or at the Cigar Counter of the Adolphus Hotel. Tickets are $2 per person. Following the dinner and pro- gram, Ligon Smith and his orches- tra will play for the dance. Other members of the committee on arrangements are as follows: George W. Martin, ’21; George Brundrett, 08; D. W. Carlton, '23; Dr.:M.-B. Starnes, -°27; . Asa E. Hunt, '22; James W. Williams, 18; R. T. Shiels, ’10; Graham M. Hatch, ’31; D. L. Snell, ’37; Julius Schepps, ’14; E. L. Stapp, ’31; Lindsay Jol- liff, ’23; F. R. Bennett, ’27; and Ewing S. Moseley, 17. HOUSTON CLUBS SEPT. 15 STAG OPENS SESSION The Houston A. & M. Club’s an- nual fall stag party will be held at 7 p. m. on the evening of Septem- ber 15 in the form of a “Pigskin is expected. The affair will be held at Dokey Hall. In announcing the occasion, offi- cers and Arrangements Committee of the Houston Club state there will be present the finest selection of preseason quarterbacks, side-line coaches, and second guessers in the entire Southwest. A Dutch supper and various other entertainment features will be on hand for the entertainment of the big crowd. Cooperating in putting on the supper is the newly organized Young Men’s Division of the Hous- ton A. & M. Club, headed by R. N. “Dick” Conally, ’37. All A. & M. men in South Texas are extended a cordial invitation to be present. Tickets may be secured from any member of the Houston A. & M. Club. Officers of the club declare that this occasion will be the real “lid-busting” of the football season. FRANK R. GUINN, ’13, IS CON- sidered one of the best title law- yers in this part of the country. His office is located at 1107 Shell Building, where he is associated with Vietor A. Barraco, ’15, who at the present time is president field areas. | of the Houston A. & M. Club. Prognosis.” Attendance of 500 men] STATE WPA DIRECTOR OF OPERA R. W. “Bob” Colglazier, Jr., ’25, has been made State Director of Operations WPA. For the past sev- “eral years, he has been supervisor of operations for the WPA in the San Antonio District. After receiving his degree civil engineering in 1925, Colglaz- in TIONS ier was associated for 10 years with the contracting firm of Col- glazier and Hoff, Inc, San An- tonio. As a student at A. & M., he was captain of H company, Infantry, a member of the Ross Volunteers, and assistant editor of the 1925 Longhorn. FALL HEADACHE BEGINS WITH TICKET BLANKS Football ticket application blanks will be mailed to all active mem- bers of the Association on Sep- tember 10, according to Athletic Department Secretary E. W. Hook- er. Applications may be returned at any time but will not be opened until September 20. The general sale of tickets to the public will open on October 1. This gives members of the Association an op- portunity to secure tickets prior to the opening of the public sale. The application blank will cover tickets for all conference games starting with the T. C. U. battle in Fort Worth on October 21. High hopes are held that volunteers for the Thanksgiv- ing Home Folks’ Section will eliminate the difficulties and tension in connection with seat- ing arrangements for the Thanksgiving Game to be play- ed at Kyle Field. An explana- tion of the Thanksgiving Home Folk’s Program and plea for the volunteers to participate in that program, will be inclosed with the ticket applications. The Athletic Department also advises that a supply of tickets will be on hand for the opening game with Oklahoma A. & M. on Sep- tember 23 in Oklahoma City, and for the game with Centenary at College on September 30. The prices of these tickets will be $2.25 and $2.50 respectively. Tickets for the Rose Festival Villanova Game at Tyler on October 15, may be secured by writing to the Tyler Rose Festival Athletic Associa- tion, Tyler. These tickets will be priced at $2.20; $3.30; and $1.10, depending on location. The $2.20 tickets are on the side of the field between the goal line and the 30-yard line. Additional inquiries should be made direct to the Athletic De- partment, College Station, Texas. F. KAMP McGINNIS, SR., ’00, well known landscape architect at Dallas, was a recent campus vis- itor. He is the father of Francis K. McGinnis, Jr., ’32, at the present time extension landscape architect for the Oklahoma A. & M. College at Stillwater. Young McGinnis re- ceived this past spring his masters degree in landscape engineering from Harvard where he pursued graduate work. Another member of the family in the same profes- sion is Nester M. McGinnis, ’08, professor of landscape architecture at A. & M. Rockefeller Aggies Ask Life To Feature A. & M. LIFE national weekly picture magazine, will devote a section to the A. & M. College of Texas if a group of alumni in the Flores- ville-San Antonio area have their way. Led by J. W. Tompkins, 38, and others, 30 A. & M. men on August 12 addressed a letter to the editor of LIFE Magazine, Center, New York City, New York, pointing out in- teresting and salient facts about their institution. They emphasized the leading features of the College in military training and along many other lines. Submitted with the letter was a copy of the 1938 Longhorn. The group sending in the above correspondence to LIFE, suggests that other A. & M. individuals and clubs do likewise. They point out that the A. & M. College is unique in its field in the United States and that no other major institution has a similar student organization. Members of the group signing the letter were: M. D. Stanford, 25; J. B. Woiton, ’25; Carl R. Eschenburg, 24; Calixto C. Valle, '30; A. J. Dreyfus, 20; Tom C. Morris, ’33; John H. Mayes, ’39; W. C. Lockey, 30; R. A. Wiseman, 26; C. T. Sprague, ’22; M. D. Chapman, ’25; J. P. Kercheville, ’39; Dick Schutze, 38; D. W. Hu- mason, 31; R. H. Vahrenkamp, ’33; A. C. Eschenburg, '16; H. P. Tip- ton, ’26; J. I. Kincaid, 28; C. 0. Buchellew, ’33; Mack McConnell, '23; W. S. Cunningham, ’34; J. T. Cooper, 28; Geo. T. Young, 2 James T. Bounds, ’32; J. M. Parks, '27; Millard Shaw, ’32; John W. Herring, ’34; W. H. DuPuy, ’19; and J. W. Tompkins, ’38. Ft. Worth Already At Work To Make Corps Trip Success When the A. & M. cadet corps invades Fort Worth on October 21 for the T. C. U. football game, they will find everything in readiness. The Fort Worth A. & M. Club has already started working toward making this fall's Fort Worth Corps Trip a complete success. N. H. “Paul” Riveire, 26, recently appointed the following men to serve as chairman of their respec- tive committees: W. O. Jones, ’19, Parade; J. G. Allen, "27, Transpor- tation; H. F. Spreen, ’22, Finance; B. B. Hanks, ’39, Finance; R. T. Nelson, 34, Dance; and Melvin J. Miller, ’11, Luncheon for Faculty. The Fort Worth Club meets each Tuesday at noon for lunch at the Elks Club. They extend a cordial invitation for any visitors to join them on these occasions. I CONOLLY HEADS New Dormitory Area To Bring Campus Changes As Cadets Return for A. & M. 64th Year NEW HOUSTON JUNIOR GROUP Houston A. & M. Club Aids In Forming Club for ’34 to ’39 Men and Plans Close Cooperation; Junior. Group Next Meeting September 7 The Junior A. & M. Club, com- ‘posed of the younger A. & M. men of that city and sponsored by the Houston A. & M. Club, were organized at an enthusiastic meet- ing held at the Chamber of Com- merce at Houston on the evening of August 25. Seventy-five men were present. The group will cen- ter around A. & M. men who tave completed their school days during the past six years. At the organization meeting, R. N. “Dick” Conolly, 37, was elect- ed president; Bailey Carnahan, 37, vice president; Leonard F. Giesec- ke, ’36, secretary-treasurer; and Joe Routt, ’37, sergeant-at-arms. Also present at the meeting and assisting in the organization of the Junior group were: Victor A. Bar- raco, ’15, president of the Houston A. & M. Club; Jack L. Pink, 27; Carleton D. Speed, 26; and Asso- ciation Secretary E. E. McQuillen, ’20. The Houston A. & M. Club is backing the younger organiza- tion and cooperating with them. The president of the Junior group will automatically become a vice president of the Senior club and the two groups will work closely to- gether. The Junior club set up several committees in order to get a run- ning start on an aggressive pro- gram of work. Dick Alexander, ’35, Joe Batjer, ’36, and Herbert Har- tung, ’37, comprise the By-Laws and Constitution Committee; the Entertainment Committee is com- posed of Joe Collerain, '37, Dudley Lewis, ’36, Clarence Jamail, ’38, and Bill Livingston, ’39. Membership and Attendance Committee includes: Herbert Pea- vy, '38, Jack Bleker, 34, and Jack Kelley, ’37. The Sickness Commit- tee is composed of: Dr. Tom Ken- nedy, ’34, Morris Bentz, ’32, and James Cage, 36. One of the chief projects will be to assist younger men in securing employment. Alfred Rainey, ’38, was named chairman of that com- mittee, with additional members to be added later. The next meeting of the " Houston Junior A. & M. Club will be held at the Grand Prize Brewery in Houston on the evening of September 7. Offi- cers and members of the club urge every A. & M. ex-student of the past six years to be present. At this meeting addi- tional plans for the club’s ac- tivities will be formulated. Amarillo Plans Dinner Dance The Amarillo-Panhandle Club will open the fall session with a banquet and dance on the night of September 7. All A. & M. men in the Amarillo-Panhandle area are urged to attend. Officers of the club include: Alex R. Bateman, ’15, Hereford, President; F. A. Royse, ’14, Vice President; Carl W. Miller, ’28, Secretary-Treasurer, both of Amarillo. Walter D. McElroy, 27, recently resigned as director of vocational agriculture at Italy, Texas, to ac- cept a like position in the city schools at El Paso. Prior to his two years at Italy, he had taught at Weatherford and Wichita Falls. 4 The A. & M. College will pass another distinctive marker in its history with the opening of school on September 20. The 64th year of Texas’ oldest State school will find significant changes. Old Ross and Foster Halls, student homes of thousands of A. & M. men, will not be in use as dormitories nor will Leggett or Goodwin. The lat- ter halls may later be transform- ed into badly needed class rooms. For the first time there will be two definite dormitory areas on the campus. No reliable estimate of enroll- ment for the year can be made at this time, although a slight increase over last year is anticipated. There will be ample dormitory accommo- dations for the first time in sev- eral years. The new dormitories, twelve of them and a mess hall, are located south of the Animal Hus- bandry Pavilion and east of Quality Row, residential street. Located in the new dormitory area will be the Band, in its own especially designed hall, the Infan- try regiment, the Field Artillery, the Signal Corps, the Chemical Warfare unit and special quarters for athletes. Freshman athletes will be housed with their respec- ‘tive tumits; varsity athletes will have a choice of living in special quarters or with their organiza- tions. Milner Hall will be assigned to graduate students and to non-mili- tary students. All students living in the new dormitories will eat in the new mess hall, rapidly nearing comple- tion. Students in the old dormi- tories will eat in the old mess hall, or Shisa Hall. One of the two bands will march over to play the old dormitory area units to meals each day. No particular changes in cur- riculum or faculty have been an- nounced. COLLEGE BOARD RULES OUT DAY STUDENTS No student at A. & M. this fall will be allowed to live off the campus until both the project houses located on the campus and all dormitory rooms have been filled, according to action of the College Board of Directors, meet- -ing on the campus August 19. This decision and approval of the bud- get for the coming year were the principal business items handled by the board at its meeting. Several hundred students were thrown into confusion by the rul- ing of the board in connection with where they might live. The project houses located on the campus have been filled since June and have long waiting lists. They will aec- commodate approximately 600 boys. From 700 to 1,000 students were expected to live in other coopera- tive groups located off the campus, most of them in Bryan, this com- ing year. Action of the board will force these students either into the dormitories or out of school. One factor in the decision of the board in its effort to force stu- dents into the dormitories was doubtless the heavy financial strain the college will face in connection with the two million dollar RFC loan from which the new dormitor- ies were built. Income from Dor- mitory room rent will be required to retire the loan over a long per- iod of time. R. M. LANDON, ’20, WHO HAS been for the past few years with the Gulf Oil Corporation at Port Arthur, has been transferred by that company to the Gulf Oil Cor- poration, Box 1166, Gulf Building, Pittsburgh, Pa.
