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VOL. XI COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 15, 1939 NUMBER 35
So. Cal. Aggies
DirectorsName Gal
Game in 1940
Buildings In Game ;
Honor Leaders i... won
' North Edinburgh Avenue, Holly-
‘wood, the Southern California A.
Fifteen buildings, including the & M. Club enjoyed an Enchillada
new dormitory group, have been ‘Dinner on November 8. One of the
given names following approval of largest turnouts in the history of
the Board of Directors of the Col-| [the club was present for the occa-
lege of recommendations of the Ex- |
ecutive Committee of the faculty. .
Twelve new dormitories and their | Chief topic of conversation and
accompanying mess hall, recently discussion by the club was the
completed at a cost of two mil- possibility of a football game at
lion dollars, were named in honor Los Angeles I 1940. The club
of the following: Edwin J. Kiest, ‘president, Vic “Choc” Kelley, '09,
Dallas; Walter G. Lacy, '96, Waco; | Aggie football immortal, is work-
G. R. White, 95, Brady; R. W.| ing on the matter assisted by a
‘sion.
Briggs, ’17, Pharr; Joe Utay, 08, committee consisting of: Bob
Dallas; H. C. Schuhmacher, '92, | | White, ‘24; Frederick M. Kraft,
Houston; Byrd E. White, Dallas; ‘24; Lee Huohbel, '32; and Jim
C. S. Gainer, ’90, Bryan; the late Bradford, ’24.
Dr. H. H. Harrington; the late L.| In addition to President Kelley,
Fred M. Kraft, ’24, attorney at
law, 650 S. Grand Avenue, Los
Angeles, is secretary of the South-
ern California A. & M. Club.
President Kelley is athletic di- |
rector and head football coach at
Hollywood High School, Hollywood,
California. For the past several
years, the Southern California A.
& M. Club has been one of the
L. McInnis; the late C. P. Foun-
tain; and the late D. W. Spence.
Messrs. Kiest, Lacy, White,
Briggs, Utay, and Schuhmacher
are all present members of the.
Board of Directors of the College.
Byrd E. White, of Dallas is a
former member of the board who
played an active part in the nego-
tiations resulting in the University
Jack Mahan, ’21, John Kimbro
in the athletic history of Texas
A. & M. were snapped above dur-
ing a recent practice session of
this fall’s Aggie team on Kyle
nost active A. & M. clubs outside of
the State of Texas. Officers and |
members of the club extend a!
special invitation to California men |
and visitors to participate in the
club’s activities and meetings.
Landed Endowment division.
Former state senator C. S. Gain-
er is honored for his highly im-
portant and valuable work while
representing the College in the
legislature at Austin, both as a
state representative and as a state
senator. Dr. H. H. Harrington was
president of A. & M. College from
1905 to 1908; and Mr. McInnis was
professor of mathematics and chair-
man of the faculty for many years.
Dr. Fountain served for many
vears as head of the English De-
partment and Mr. Spence as head
of the Civil Engineering Depart-
ment and dean of engineering.
The new College dining hall
serving the new dormitories, was
named in honor of Mr. W. A.
Duncan, retired head of the A. &
M. Department of Subsistence, who
served as head of that department
from 1920 to 1938.
The Civil Engineering Building
was named in honor of the late
James C. Nagle, former dean of
engineering; the Electrical Engi-
neering Building was named in
honor of Mr. F. C. Bolton, present
dean of the College and vice pres-
ident, for many years head of the
Electrical Engineering Department
and dean of the school of engineer-
ing.
The buildings will be
with bronze plates.
Zachry To Head
National A. G. C.
H. B. “Pat” Zachry, ’22
marked
the National Associated General |
Contractors, of Viieh organization
West Texas Club ne nes been serving as vice pres
(0 : d B Division.
rganize y As president of the H. B. Zachry
|Company, “Pat” has built many
San Angelo Men | miles of highway in Texas during |
| the past 12 years, as well as handl-
A new A. & M. club, known as led various other contracting work.
the West Texas Club, has been ‘He is also president of the Mer-
organized at San Angelo with the ‘chants State Bank and Trust Com-
following officers: John Shepper- | ‘pany of Laredo, where he makes
son, '37, president; H. C. Noelke, ‘his headquarters and his home.
Jr., ’36, vice president; and Sam After receiving his degree in
Harris, ’39, secretary- treasurer. | ji engineering in ’22, Zachry
The club will meet on the first shortly entered the contracting
Friday night of each month except
in December when the meeting has
been called for the night of Dec-
ember 8 at the St. Angeles Hotel
in San Angelo. Dinner will be
served at 8 p. m. on that occasion.
John Shepperson, president of
the club, is associated with the
Shepperson Furniture Company in
San Angelo. Vice President H. C.
Noelke, Jr. ranches near Sheffield;
and Secretary-treasurer Sam Har-
ris is livestock editor of the San
Angelo Standard-Times.
The first activity of the club was
to sponsor a special train to Col-
lege Station for the Thanksgiving
Game and this project was carried
through to completion. All A. &
M. men in the San Angelo are
extended a cordial invitation by
officers and members of the club
to be present at the club’s meet-
ings. Many A. & M. men attended
the previous meeting of the club
from distances as far as 50 miles
field and has been so engaged since
that time. He is one of the most
successful highway builders in the
Southwest. He and Mrs. Zachry
live at 2119 Guatomozine, Laredo,
and are the parents of a fine fam-
ily of five children. As a student
at A. & M. Zachry was a cadet
officer, a member of the Ross
Volunteers, and active in other
{student affairs. He is a past
president of the Texas Branch of
Associated General Contractors.
ANDREW WINKLER, ’00, was
re-elected secretary of the Texas
Pecan Growers’ Association at that
organization's annual meeting held
recently at College Station. Mr.
Winkler also won the John Garner
cup for the best individual pecan.
His home, pecan grove, and farm
are at The Grove, Texas. He is a
brother of Dr. C. H. Winkler, ’01,
head of the Department of Psy-
Field. Visitor for the day was Jack
‘Mahan, left, Aggie athletic im-
‘mortal during the years 1917-21.
‘On the right is Hershel Burgess,
‘prominent business man of Col-
lege Station, who starred in the
fullback post during
the years
The small
this year’s
John Kim-
1926, 1927, and 1928.
‘boy in the center is
‘great Aggie fullback,
Since graduating from A. & M.
'in 1921, Mahan has been ranching
just across the Red River from
Gainesville, Texas, and has one
of the show places in that section.
His post office is Thackerville,
Oklahoma. His hobby is officiat-
ing at football games and he is
one of the best known officials in
the Southwest.
As a student at A. & M., Mahan
starred on the Aggie football teams
of ’17, 19, and ’20, captaining the
latter team. He served in the army
during the year of 1918; was also
a star man on the track team,
holding the conference record in
Three of the greatest fullbacks
Fullbacks All-----
°29
ugh, ’41, H. E. Burgess,
bthe javelin throw. He was a mem-
ber of the American Olympic team
in ’20, and was the only American
to place in the javelin event at the
olympics in Antwerp that year.
Burgess is engaged in the real |
College Station. He developed the
residential area South of the cam-
pus known as Oakwood Heights
and has a similar development at
the North of the campus, known
as North Oakwood. He likewise
was both a football and track star,
being a sprinter on the track team
of his day.
either of his fullback predeces-
is “"oncerned. He hails from Has-
kell; comes from a widely known
A. & M. family, and is a Junior
this year.
During their
both Mahan and Burgess were
rated as power-house backs. In the
size of Big John. As a college
player Mahan weighed around 180
pounds and Burgess 160. Both
packed terrific power for their
poundage. Big John tips the scales
ats 210 Ponds,
Dallas Aggies
Enjoy Stag
Several hundred members of the
at Kidd Springs
The party started
lasted until
last Saturday
Park, Dallas.
at one o’clock and
ident and chairman of the Highway | dark. A buffet luncheon was serv- R. N.
‘ed. Chief entertainment feature
was the radio report of the Rice-
Aggie Game > played in Heuston,
Aggie Resdgiariers oy
When 38,000 Throng Campus
For Thanksgiving Classic
Barger Speaks To
Houston Juniors
The Houston Junior A. & M.
Dallas A. & M. Club and guests |
from other cities of North Texas,
H. B. “Pat” Zachry will take of- | were on hand for the club’s Sat- head of the Department of Agri-
fice in February as president of urday Afternoon Stag Party held cultural Economics at Texas A. & |
Club had as its special guest and
speaker Mr. J. Wheeler Barger,
'M. on the evening of November |
2. Seventy-five members of the
| club were present. Club President
“Dick” Conolley, ’37, pre-
sided. Swelling the attendance was
‘a delegation of younger A. & M.
men from * Baytown,
The greatest influx of visitors in the history of College
Station will descend on the campus Thanksgiving with an
anticipated attendance of some 38.000 people.
Preparations
have been made by College authorities to handle the tremen-
dous crowd with a minimum of confusion and a maximum of
comfort for the visitors.
A. & M. ex-student headquarters for the day will be located
at the Y. M. C. A. An information desk will be located there
for the benefit of A. & M. men.
Due to the difficulty of moving
from one place to the other on the campus, the Association
office in the administration building will be closed.
Meals will be served at
rooms and rest rooms will be
both mess halls. Ample check
available and all other details
are being carefully worked out.
This year will mark the first time that the big Kyle Field
Stadium has been completely sold out. Numerous special trains
will move on the campus from various sections of the state
and the eyes of Texas will be turned to College Station on
November 30.
First event on the Thanksgiving Day Program will be the
Kyle Field clash at 9 a. m. between the Longhorn and Aggie
Freshman teams.
The varsity game will start at two o'clock and spectators
are urged to arrive at their seats early in order to avoid the
kick-off iam.
Headquarters for Texas University for the day will be
away. ‘chology at Texas A. & M.
at Guion Hall on the campus.
| Day.
‘crowd for "a
|was 6-2, and preserved the Aggies
‘perfect record.
cand big John Kimbrough went
'tackle from the 11 to the four on
this first try; picked up two more
estate and insurance business at |
Big John bids fair to out-shine |
sors so far as national recognition |
own school days, |
picture above, they seem thorough-
ly impressed with the towering |
|
Rice, To Cinch
Aggies Win From S.M.U. and
Tie in Race;
Longhorns Only Obstacle Left
A. &M.6-S. MU. 24A. & M. 19 - Rice 0
Rain, mud, and Matty Bell's fine
S. M. U. Mustangs, failed to stop
Homer Norton’s rampaging Cadets
in a game played before 30,000
‘dripping spectators on Armistice
It was a record-breaking
non-Thanksgiving
‘Game on Kyle Field. The score
| The Aggie touchdown came like
an explosion in the final minutes
of the first half. Tommy Vaughn
recovered a Mustang fumble on
the Ponies’ 11 yard line. The break
called for the Aggie siege guns
into action. He smashed off right
of left tacke on his second; and
went wide around left end tor the
| tally.
| The Mustang counter came when
Goss of the Ponies blocked Conat-
'ser’s punt back of the Aggie goal
line, with Conatser recovering for
a safety.
A bad break in the form of a
penalty following a play that car-
ried the ball to the Mustangs’
three yard line, kept the Cadets
from another tally.
The game featured wonderful
‘kicking with Moser and Conatser
of the Aggies matching the Mus-
great Sophomore kicking
Presto Johnson, boot for
boot. A desperate passing attack
in the final 10 seconds that threat-
ened to score for S. M. U., had the
big crowd hanging on the ropes
‘at the close of the game.
| tangs’
|
| star,
Aggies Gather
For Luncheon
At Fayetteville
Fayetteville, Arkansas was the
scene of one of the year’s most
| enthusiastic meetings, when A. &
' M. men from several states gath-
ered at the Washington Hotel for
la luncheon Saturday, November 4,
preceding the Arkansas-Aggie foot-
ball game. The meeting was called
by Colonel T. H. Barton, ’99, pres-
ident, and John W. “Billy” Mit-
| chell, 22, secretary of the Arkan-
sas A. & M. Club.
Seventy-five men were present
when Colonel Barton called the
meeting to order with visitors on
hand from Arkansas, Oklahoma,
Texas, Louisiana, Missouri, and
Tennessee.
Colonel Barton presided over the
program, consisting of short talks
by himself, Joe Routt, ’38, and
“Cap” Murrah, ’22, former Aggie
grid luminaries, and E. J. Howell,
’22, and C. W. Crawford, '19, mem-
bers of the faculty from A. & M.
Following the meeting, the en-
tire group adjourned to see the
football game and the outcome of
that game further heightened the |
day’s enjoyment. |
Wichita Club Holds
‘Saturday Sessions
| Saturday afternoon meetings
'have became a fall feature of the’
| Wichita Falls A. & M. Club. The |,
meetings are held at the Weeks
Park Golf Clubhouse at Wichita,
Falls and feature football radio
reports.
Attendance at these Saturday
afternoon sessions has grown
steadily and officers of the Wichita
Falls Club invite all A. & M. men
in that area to join them on these
occasions. The next meeting will
be held Thanksgiving afternoon,
November 30. Officers of the
Wichita Falls Club include: J. U.,
Parker, ’32, president; L. L. Zeig-
ler, ’27, vice president; and George |
| struction of
houses,
new high school
Rice's Owls,
ites for conference honors, proved
no match for the Nation’s best
football defense ‘and an offense
that: rang up a total of 339 yards
on a heavy field, and fell another
victim to Homer Norton’s ram-
paging Cadets at Houston last
Saturday afternoon. The score was
19-0 and even that fails to com-
pletely tell the story of the Aggie
margin. Rice made only 2 first
downs.
Rated as the No. One team of
the Nation the Cadets played one
of the season’s best games against
an inspired Rice team. Kimbrough,
Connatser and Cowley scored the
touchdowns, with Connatser hav-
ing another one called back be-
cause of a penalty.
pre-season favor-
Rice Slimes
Beat Fish 5 - 2
The Rice Slimes beat the Aggie
Fish, 5-2, in a mud and rain battle
played under the arc at Rice Field
last Friday night. The best Aggie
freshman punter, Jake Webster,
missed the game because of a
death in his family. Both teams
scored safeties and the young Owls
added a field goal. Fumbles were
frequent with the ball wet and
muddy. The Aggie Fish enjoyed a
comfortable margin on the game's
statistics, but were constantly in
a hole because of the sensational
punting of Weems. The Fish will
close their season against the Uni-
versity Yearlings on Wednesday
afternoon, preceding Thanksgiving.
Morgan Describes
Placement Work
Before Waco Club
Lucian Morgan, ’35, recently add-
ed to the staff of the Association of
Former Students to have charge of
the Placement Program, was prin-
‘cipal speaker at the regular month-
ly meeting of the Waco A. & M.
Club, held at the Elite Cafe in
Waco on the evening of November
15. Also present for the occasion
were Association Secretary E. E.
McQuillen, ’20, and Assistant Sec-
retary L. B. Locke, 19. Fifty mem-
bers of the Waco Club were on
hand for the party. Master of cer-
emonies was Club President R. M.
“Bob” Sherman, ’23. The Waco
Club meets monthly.
College Station
Is Fastest-Growing
(ity In The State
College Station,
home of the
Texas Aggies, has been known for
some time as one of the fastest
‘growing cities in Texas—and it
deserves the name.
For more than a year the comn-
residences, business
restaurants, amusement
(plants, filling stations, and other
buildings has gone forward with
‘increasing volume. The largest
single project was of course the
construction of twelve new dormi-
tories and a new mess hall on the
campus.
The greatest growth of resident
and business houses is just across
the highway east of the college.
Here several first-class grocery
stores and restaurants have lately
been completed. One of the latest
projects is the construction of the
and grammar
‘school buildings just east of the
new dormitories. They will prob-
R. Burch, ’38, secretary-treasurer. | ably be completed by February.