The Texas Aggie. (College Station, Tex.) 1921-current, October 02, 1939, Image 1
Yr ' TT i 2 2 bx 4 2a CAMPUS ARY £4 al RETURN If this paper is met 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, OCTOBER 2, 1939 NUMBER 32 Aggie Team Leaves After Big Send-Off Before a howling mob of six¢ thousand cadets, the Texas Aggie football team boarded the train Monday night at 7:46, bound for the west coast to play the annual game with the Santa Clara Bron- cos. The send-off was one of the noisiest and loudest ever accorded an Aggie squad. With the band swirling in and out among the mob of victory-hungry Aggies, and the Aggies, themselves climbing on one another to pat their player on the back, it appeared evident that the highest degree ever attained in that good ole Aggie spirit, had been reached. The Aggies took advantage of their spirits to hold one of their famous yell-practices with “Bodie” Pierce and Bert Burns leading the war cries. Before retiring into the dark- ness of the Pullman, head coach Homer Norton gave the cadets a hearty wave that was taken to mean that nothing but a clear-cut victory would satisfy his desires. All of the Aggie players seemed in excellent spirits and they too were thinking of nothing but a vic- tory. The party making the trip in- cluded the following players—Bill Audish, Bill Conatser, Bud Force, Marland Jeffrey, John Kimbrough, Derace Moser, Waleman Price, Ma- rion Pugh, Ed Robnett, Marshall Spivey, Jim Thomason, and Frank Wood, backs. Bill Buchanan, Jim Sterling, Bill Dawson, Bill Duncan, Jack Kim- brough, Herb Smith and Joe White, ends. ” ag ed Joe Boyd, Leonard Joeris, Ernie Pannell, “Chip” Routt, Martin Ru- by and Euel Wesson, tackles. Roy Bucek, Charles Henke, Le- on Rahn, “Bubba” Reeves, Marshall Robnett, guards. Tommie Vaughn, Odell Herman, Henry Hauser, centers. Coaches in the party include Homer Norton, Bill James, Man- ping Smith, Lil Dimmitt, and J. W. “Dough” Rollins who has acted as advance publicity guard for the Aggie party, along with G. B. Winstead, A. & M.'s Publicity Di- rector. G. T. Ashford, equipment man for the Aggies and Jimmie Parker, student manager, also are making the trip. Others included in the group are Mrs. Ed Lee, Mrs. Homer Norton, Mrs. Paul Haines, Jack Finney of Greenville, F. A. “Bodie” Pierce, head yell-leader, and Dean E. J. Kyle, Chairman of the Athletic Council. Dr. P. A. Woodard of the College Hospital, with his wife and daughter, is going along to give any medical ald necessary. Among the sports writers to make the trip for their papers are Jinx Tucker of Waco, Bruce Layer of the Houston Post, Andy Ander- son of the Houston Press and E. C. “Jeep” Oates, sports editor of The Battalion, who will send telegra- phic reports of the events occur- ring along the route and in San Francisco. A. F. Mitchell To Serve On State Board Allin F. “Smiley” Mitchell, ’09, of Corsicana, was recently appoint- ed for a six-year term as a mem- ber of the Board of Registration for Professional Engineers by Governor W. Lee O’Daniel. Mitchell is one of the best known engineers in the Southwest, having served as county engineer of several counties in Texas. His last such as- signment was county engineer of Navarro County. At the present time he is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Student Loan Funds of the A. & M. Ex-Students Association. He and Mrs. Mitchell recently returned from a two months’ vacation trip to California and other western states. Bryan Promotes W. W. Scott, ’29 City Manager W. W. Scott, '29, for the past two years city engineer and more recently acting city manager of Bryan, was recently elevated to the latter position by the City Com- mission of Bryan. He succeeds James W. Aston, ’33. Prior to com- ing to Bryan, Scott was in the Engineering Department of the City of Dallas and also in the en- gineering services of both the WPA and PWA organizations in Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Scott and their six children make their home in Bryan. Marsteller Will Address Two Groups During Next Week Dr. R. P. Marsteller, Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine, will attend two conventions next week and make talks at both gatherings. On Tuesday, Oct. 8, Dr. Marstel- ler will speak at the convention of the Texas Public Health As- sociation at Galvestion. His topic will be “Diseases of Cows and Herd Management.” The next day he will go to San Antonio for a convention of the Texas Baby Chick Association. His address will be on “The Respousibility of Vet- _erinary. Medicine to the Poultry Industry”. Sponsors Sports Program For Humble Employees Thomas S. King, ’12 The Humble Company’s person- nel records call him Thomas SS. King, but to employees of the huge Humble Oil and Refining Company Refinery at Baytown, he is Tommie King—and the short name is a mark of affection. Although he is superintendent of the important electrical division of the Baytown Refinery, Mr. King is one of the most popular men in the plant, es- pecially because of his contacts with anything pertaining to ath- letics or young men. He is serving at the present time as chairman of the Athletic Com- mittee of the Baytown Refinery Employees’ Humble Club. In this capacity he heads all work pertain- ing to all branches of sports and their tournaments. One of his big pleasures during the past summer was the success of the Baytown Oilers, one of the state’s strong semi-pro baseball teams. King’s team was nosed out in the final game of the Houston Post’s semi- pro baseball tournament. Mr. King is president of the Tri-Cities A. & M. Club and has a son, Tommie, Jr., who is a Sopho- more at A. & M. this year. His daughter is Mrs. Harper Dan Jar- vis. According to the A. & M. boys of the Tri-Cities Area, Kings chief rival in boosting A. & M. is Mrs. King. Texas Aggies Turn To Air---Train For Army Air Corps mm California Harry Johnston, ’35, and W. G. McNeill, ’38, are at Ryan Air School, San Diego, California. Among the group of new Ait WANTED Corps flying cadets training at the Army’s aviation training cen- ter at the Ryan School of Aero- nautics, San Diego, are Harry W. Johnston and William G. McNeill, College Station students, who ar- rived at the Southern California air school on July first along with 35 other fledgling fliers. Johnston and McNeill among the first of the Air Corps flying cadets to begin flight in- struction under the Army’s new whereby pri- were training program, mary flight training is now being given at nine commercial flying schools instead of at Randolph Field, Texas, as heretofore. The local Air Corps student pi- lots were graduated from Texas A. & M., Johnston in 1935 and Me- Neill in 1938. Johnston holds a commission as first lieutenant in the Infantry Reserve. He was a geologist for the Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey in Venezuela for two years. McNeill, whose home is in Seymour, was prom- inent in campus activities here. 1 A member of the 1912 Class re- cently lost his copy of the 1912 Longhorn through a fire. He is most anxious to possess another copy. Any one having a copy that can be purchased, or knowing where a copy may be secured, will confer a deep favor by writing such information to the TEXAS AGGIE. REVEREND BRANSFORD EU- bank, 22, is back at A. & M. this fall and will pursue graduate work in the Animal Husbandry Depart- ment. Mrs. Eubank and her two children will remain at the family home in Brownwood. Eubank has spent several years since his graduation from A. & M. as a teacher and missionary in China. He taught animal husban- dry in Yenching University at Pekin, China, from 1924-27. From 1927-30, he attended Princeton Seminary—then returned to China for agricultural and evangelistic work. He returned to the United States in 1937. Freshman Squad Is Question Mark With Few “Big Name” Stars But Fine Future Possibilities “Thin in numbers but rich in quality”, was Freshman Football Coach H. R. McQuillan’s summary of his Aggie Fish squad after the first week work-outs. Some 50 youngsters made up the group. Aiding McQuillan in putting the lads thru their paces were Virgil Jones and Charlie DeWare, former Cadet grid luminaries. Opening game on the freshman schedule will be against Allen Aca- demy on the night of October 9 at Forest Field in Bryan. Later the Fish will meet the first year teams of Rice and Texas University. Comparatively few “Big Names” are listed among the boys, although several come under that classifi- cation. As far as the Aggie coaches are concerned, however, they are all starting from scratch and the unknown youngster gets as good an opportunity to show his wares as the former All-Staters. LINESMEN PROMISING Side-Line observers have been particularly impressed with the linesmen, ends and guards loom- ing especially strong. Outstanding backs are scarce although Willie Zapalac, 200, Jake Webster, 185, and others look like great pros- pects. There should be no dearth of ends for varsity service in the next few years if the Fish come thru. Paul Wofford, 205, Ft. Worth; George Smith, 180, Port Neches; Marvin Mitchell, 185, Gainesville; Cecil Voss, 180, Sweetwater, are leading the pack after the first week. Others showing promise as wing-men are Jim Knight, 175, La- Grange; Ed Henard, 170, Welling- ton; Jamie Wilson, 180, Belton; Bill Duncan, 165, Henrietta, and Harold Boyd, 170, Dallas. Brahma Jones likes his guard. They look a bit like Jones in that they are active, compact; lads who like it rough and tough. Best of the lot to date are C. M. Miller, 192, Belton; J. N. Kraras, 196, (Continued on page 4) Aggies Bury Centenary Jinx With Easy 14 - 0 Victory Tight Defense Features Tilt Ex-Students Aid 247 Boys Thru Student Loan Fund Two hundred and forty-seven boys were extended a helping hand in financing their way through A. & M. this fall through the Loan Funds of the Association. When the smoke cleared away after regis- tration, nearly $25,000 had been advanced to these boys. Under present student loan rules all of these boys compiled satis- factory scholastic records during their previous years at A. & M. Approximately one half of the loans made were to Seniors who will receive their degrees next spring. No further loans will be made until second term registration in February. Registration Now 6,030 According to figures released| Monday by Registrar E. J. Howell, the registration total is still ris- ing slowly with the present en- rollment at 6,030. This figure is not expected to change greatly since there are only two more days remaining in which students may register in any course without automatically receiving a grade of “F”. October 5 is the registration deadline. Complete figures giving the en- rollment by classes and organiza- tions will be available October 10. C. H. McDowell Again Heads Bell County Club C. H. McDowell, ’12, superinten- dent of the Blackland Experiment Station at Temple, was re-elected president of the Bell County A. & M. Club at that organization’s September meeting. A former Ag- gie football star, McDowell per- formed so capably as president of the club last year, that he was drafted for additional service. Other officers named included: Charles “Chick” Walker, vice presi- dent; W. F. Saage, ’26, secretary- treasurer; Dr. L. Houston Brown, ’31, sergeant-at-arms. The club’s Executive Committee will be com- posed of: P. L. Downs, Jr., ’06; W. J. Neumann, ’30; B. Z. Zinn, 26; Ed Brewster, Jr., ’18; and Dr. Jamie Barton, ’38. Reports of the club’s activities for the past year and plans for the coming year were discussed by the club. Retiring officers in- clude: C. H. McDowell, ’12, presi- dent; Emil Wade, ’30, vice presi- dent; and P. L. Downs, Jr., ’06, secretary-treasurer. KIEST AIDS W. T. A. W. Radio station KRLD’s 10,- 000-watt transmitter has been given to the A. & M. College by Mr. Edwin J. Kiest, pub- lisher of the Dallas Times Her- ald and owner of Station KR- LD. The transmitter has been inoperative since a new 50,- 000-watt unit was installed by KRLD. Mr. Kilest has been a member of the A. & M. Board of Directors for many years. The only one of the dormitori- es yet named, has been named Edwin J. Kiest Hall in his honor.. E. F. Roberts, 26, who is with the John Deere Plow Company, has moved from Houston to Dallas. Any Jinx that Centenary may have held over the Aggies was deeply buried on Kyle Field last Saturday when Homer Norton’s charges roundly outplayed the Gentlemen, 14-0, and might have run the score higher had Norton left his first stringers in the fray. The Aggies used almost every man on their bench before the afternoon was over, 33 of the boys getting a chance to show their stuff un- der fire. Chief feature of the battle was an air tight defense that trottled the visitors completely. Only once did the Gentlemen have the ball in Aggie territory, and that after recovering a fumble on the 40 yard line. Big John Kimbrough tallied both touchdowns for the edification of the 10,000 home folks. Cotton Price and Jim Thomason set the stage with a pass that was good for 34 yards to the Centenary 16. On the next play Kimbrough faked a drive at left tackle, veered wide and raced for the touchdown with a couple of the Gentlemen hang- ing on for the ride. That was in the first quarter. In the third pe- riod Kimbrough again plowed a- cross, this time from the five yard line. Sweetest play of the game was a called back touchdown punt re- turn by Bill Connatser that went for 64 yard. Charley Henke, guard, and several others furnished some effective blocking and the twist- ing, shifty Connatser did the rest all by his lonesome. Put the name of Bill Buchanan where it can be remembered. He stole the spot-light with a real dis- play of end play and may be a star. He is a transfer from Weath- erford Junior College and was play- ing in his first Aggie game. Anoth- er sophomore, J. R. Sterling, start- ed the game at end and handled his assignment satisfactorily. (Continued on Page 4) NICK WILLIS NOW COMMANDANT AT ALLEN ACADEMY Lieut. Nicholas Willis, better known as Nick Willis to Aggie football followers, has been added to the staff at Allen Academy in the official capacity of command- ant of cadets. A graduate of A. & M. in the class of ’36, he was out- standing at A. & M. both in mil- itary work and in sports, being a. varsity football letterman for two years and serving as co-captain in 1935. He has been doing graduate work at A. & M. and the Univer- sity of Wisconsin. He reported for active duty at Camp Bullis August 6, and at the conclusion of his duty there, will assume his respon- sibilities at the academy. Wiley Takes New Post On Arkansas U. Staff Bill Wiley, who last term was a graduate assistant in the Poultry Husbandry Department, has re- cently accepted a new position as assistant professor on the staff of the animal husbandry department Wiley received his bachelor of science degree at A. & M. in 1935 and his master’s degree the follow- ing year. For the second term of summer school he taught as an exchange professor at Sam Houston State Teachers College. H. R. Bertzel of Sam Houston State Teachers College taught in Wiley’s place there this summer. Mr. and Mrs. Wiley left for Arkansas the first of September and will make their home at Fayetteville.