THE TEXAS AGGIE
B. BE. McQuillen......=:-. Publisher
Published Semi-Monthly at the A. & M.
Press, College Station, Texas, except dur-
ing the summer months when issued
monthly, by the Association of Former
Students of the Agricultural and Mechan-
ical] College of Texas, College Station,
Texas.
C. P. Dodson, ’11 President
AG Ea Os tte Vice President
E. E. McQuillen, ’20........ Executive Secretay
L. B. Locke, ’18........... Assistant Secretary
Lucian M. Morgan, ’35.... Assistant Secretary
Subscription Price $5.00
Entered as Second Class Matter at
College Station, Texas
Directors
R. F. Rosborough, ’26 Marshal!
H.-R, «Deagson,y *16..4....... om] Port Arthur
Roy D. Golston, 03 Tyler
Don O. Davis, ’11 McKinney
M. B. Starnes, ’27 Dallas
0. A. Seward, Jr., "0% ....cc.in eee Groesbeck
Claude Brown, ’11 Crockett
Victor A. Barrace, 15....cocs..icecznsis Houston
T. M. Smith, +Sr., 2002......... 0 East Columbia
W. J. Lawson, ’22 Austin
J. B. Snider, ’14 Waco
N. H. Riveire, ’ Fort Worth
E. W. Harrison, ’ South Bend
Cleo E. Buck, ’28 Corpus Christi
L. A. Pierce, 22 Laredo
Joe WW. Jennings, "1l...........cc..cviirs Plainview
E. E. Aldridge, ’16..............-.:--. San Antonio
Penrose B. Metcalfe, ’16............ San Angele
C. P. Dodson, ’11 Decatur
G. Graham Hall, ’13 Houston
George G. Smith, ’30 Waco
AO. Saenger, 282. ..........---eateial Goose Creek
Longview
Tyree L. Bell, ’13 Dallas
M. J. Miller, ’11 Fort Worth
PEL Downg, Ire, 206... eerie cone Temple
QQ. GQ. Tumiinsen, ”1%...........] College Station
C. L. Babcock, ’18 Beaumont
R. R. Peeples, ’28 Tehuacans
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
C. P. Dodson, ’11
A. G. Pfaff, ’25
G. G. Hall, ’13
Don O. Davis, ’11
Tyree L. Bell, ’13
Decatur
Tyler
Houston
McKinney
Dallas
STUDENT LOAN FUND TRUSTEES
C. P. Dodson, ’11 Decatur
Allin. F. Mitchell, ’09.................=.. Corsicana
E. E. MecQuillen, *20................ College Station
REPRESENTATIVES ON ATHLETIC
COUNCIL
Joe: A. Wessendorff, 07....ccccumssmms--- Richmond
M. J. Miller, ’11 Fort Worth
YOU CAN HELP
A. & M. men, thru their Asso-
ciation of Former Students, have
set their hands to a big and a
valuable task in the Placement
Program. Between now and the
close of school in June some 800
men must be placed in employ-
ment. These men are trained in
dozens of particular fields. and
in general a man can be found to
fit almost any opening calling for
a man of the age and experience of
these graduates-to-be.
As has been true in the past,
many industrial firms, agencies of
the government and other employ-
ers will come to the campus this
spring to interview prospective
employees. Faculty members are
continuing their splendid employ-
ment efforts. There is no occa-
sion for concern that the employ-
ment experience this year will not
be as happy as it has been in the
past for graduates of the college.
Nevertheless, the AGGIE asks
the assistance of A. & M. men in
placing this year’s graduating
class. In truth, no class has ever
been fully placed at graduation,
and in many cases stoy-gap or
temporary employment has fallen
to the lot of some men. It is the
ambition of the Association of
Former Students and its Placement
and Personnel Division, that every
member of the class of 1940 have
at least an opportunity of perma-
nent employment upon his gradu-
ation.
No service that can be rendered
these younger A. & M. men will
be more valuable, not more deep-
ly appreciated. Thru their stu-
dent loan funds, A. & M. men
have aided hundreds of boys at-
tends the institution. Thru their
placement efforts they have an
opportunity to speed even more
men on their way to a happy and
a prosperous and worthwhile life.
You can help! If you are an
employer and need man-power of
any kind, perhaps the Association
can find your man. If you hear
of any possible opening a word
to the Association will start the
ball to roiling. You Can Help!
But positive and aggressive action
is required .
OPPORTUNITY FOR
FAMILY WITH SONS
Some family with sons to edu-
cate at A. & M. and with experi-
ence in the restaurant business,
will find an excellent opportunity
in Bryan. One of that city’s best
equipped cafes, located in the best
block on Main Street, can be rent-
ed by such a family. The build-
ing and the cafe equipment and
fixtures are owned by Dr. Henry
Harrison, ’20, practicing physician.
Anyone interested should communi-
cate directly with Dr. Harrison.
John H. Reat, ’03, is teaching
vocational agriculture at the Wil-
liams High School, May, Texas.
Ennis Says He's
No. One Citizen
1. G. Moore, ’17
I. G. Moore, ’17, was recently
honored by the citizens of Ennis,
Texas, when he was named Ennis’
No. 1 Citizen by the Lions Club
of that city and honored by that
organization with a big, testimo-
nial dinner. A beautiful plaque was
presented to the honoree following
high tribute paid by various speak-
ers and other citizens.
Moore is president of the Ennis
Chamber of Commerce and active
in church, Lions Club, Masonic, and
other civic organizations at Ennis.
He is the owner of Moore’s In-
dustries at Ennis, which includes
a bakery, a creamery, and the
Crystal Ice Company. He recently
refinanced and opened the Ennis
Ford agency under the name of the
Ennis Motor Company. In addi-
tion to those Ennis business con-
nections, Moore is also half owner
of the Textile Supply Company
of Dallas and a large stockholder
in the New Braunfels Cotton Mill.
Moore received his degree in
textile engineering in 1917. He
served overseas as first lieuten-
ant in the Field Artillery 344th
Regiment of the 90th Division and
was in France for over a year. At
the present time, he is a captain
in the Reserve Corps.
I. G. Moore has been helping
other people for a long time. He
was one of the earliest donors to
the Student Loan Funds of the
Association of Former Students.
During 1939 he agreed to pay 10
per cent of the total cost of build-
ing the new Tabernacle Baptist
Church at Ennis. He has for years
distributed a cake to all needy fam-
ilies on Christmas Day and has
done many similar things for other
people.
Ennis knows him as Ike Moore
and as that city’s busiest and best
loved man.
Oscar Kuehne, 37, is shop super-
visor for the N. Y. A. Program at
Cuero. Reports have it that he
is still all puffed up over the birth
of a daughter last fall.
E. E. Bartlett, ’39, is teaching
machine shop practice and ganeral
metal work at South Park High
School in Beaumont.
J. H. McNamara, ’39, is teaching
Industrial Arts at Oran~e.
D. W. Sweeten, ’39, is installing
a new laboratory and teaching In-
dustrial Arts at Harlingen.
W. A. “Billy” Orth, Jr., ’3,isan
engineer with the Acme Gas Lift
Company, Houston, Texas. “Billy”
is doing sales and installation
work in East Texas and Louisiana
Orth is the son of W. A. “Bil"’
Orth, ’13, who is with the WPA
Dallas and makes his home at
8307 Princeton, of that city.
R. E. Mitchell, ’38, after a year
in the Army under the Thomason
Act, is teaching Industrial Arts
at Hull-Daisetta High School.
T . B. Strother, ’38 is teaching
Industrial Arts at Luling, where
he succeeded C. R. Eddins, ’35.
now teaching at the Lovenberg
Junior High School in Galveston.
Walter Glenny, ’35, is in charge
of industrial education at the
Tyler High School.
Nat B. Read, ’30, is director of
the Vocational Program at Inks
Dam conducted in cooperation with
the N. Y. A.
William T. Goforth, ’39, is at
home with his parents in San Mar- |
cos, where he has been ill siice
graduation. He gets his mail at
Box 127.
Civil Service
Examinations
Applications are being received
by the United States Civil Service
Commission for the following posi-
tions:
Specialist in Social Group Work.
Specialist in Exhibits.
Chief Research and Statistical
Service.
Technical Expert in Design and
Distribution of Educational Publi-
cations.
Assistant Mycologist (Soils).
For further information concern-
ing these announcements see your
local Postoffice .
Class Reunions
Although commencement is three
months away, members of several
reunion classes have already start-
ed activities looking toward suec-
gatherings this
Reunion classes scheduled
cessful campus
year.
for meetings include the following:
1880, 1885, 1890, 1895, 1900, 1905,
1910, 1915, 1920, 1925, 1930. Es-
pecially honored this year will be
the Class of 1890 celebrating its
50th, or Golden Anniversary, the
Class of 1915 celebrating its Silver
Anniversary, the Class of 1930
celebrating its first reunion, and
the Class of 1880 celebrating its
60th Anniversary.
Frank J. Richter, ’36, is now dis-
trict supervisor for Louisiana with
the United States Fidelity and
Guaranty Company, Baltimore,
Maryland. At the present time he
is in Baltimore on a six weeks’
home office training course. This
is a casualty and surety insurance
company. On February 20, Richter
returned to New Orleans where
his address is 636 Audubon Street.
During his cadet days, Richter was
a Ross Volunteer, a letterman in
track, and participated in many
other campus activities.
Hugh C. Carpenter, ’37, gets his
mail at Box 361, Llano, Texas.
T. P. CLONTS, ’04, FOR THE
past several years city manager of
Muskogee, Oklahoma, will be the
new manager of the Grand River
Dam at Vinita in northeastern Ok-
lahoma. His appointment was an-
nounced by P. W. A. authorities
and the Grand River Dam author-
ities. The project carries over
twenty million dollars for con-
struction purposes.
J. M. Spiller, ’37, is doing civil
enginering work with the Humble
Oil and Refining Company. At the
present time he is located at New
Orleans, Louisiana, where he is
officing at 2307 American Bank
Building. :
Colonel Douglas B. “Pike” Neth-
erwood, ’08, has been transferred
from Maxwell Field, Montgomery,
Alabama, to Mitchell Field, Hemp-
stead, Long Island, New York. He
is in the U. S. Air Corps.
Major E. E. Aldridge, ’16, has
been ordered to the Philippines in
March. He has been an active
member of the San Antonio A. &
M. Club for the past several years
and at the present time is serving
as a director in the Association of
Former Students. Major and Mrs.
Aldridge have a son at A. & M. p-
who will remain in school when
they move to the Philippines. They
will be located at Manila.
B. F. Itschner, -’39, has
with Swift and Company and gaits
his mail at 305 Holmes Street,
of that city.
is
Benjamin Fred Holt, ’38,
farming at Spearman, Texas.
Lawrence C. Neece, ’39, is ad-
ministrative assistant for the AAA
and is located in Lonley County.
with headquarters at Clarendon,
Texas.
George C. Menzies, ’39, gets his
mail at Box 341, College Station.
Texas, where he is pursuing grad-
uate work in entomology and hort-
iculture.
Dr. Jack O. Whitehead, ’35, who
has been on active CCC duty at
Littleton, Colorado, is now getting
his mail at 6617 Sylvan Road,
Houston.
Curtis R. Eddins, ’35, is teach-
ing industrial education at the Gal-
veston Junior High School, Galves-
ton, Texas.
been i
transferred to Dallas, where he is|§@
Marlin Aggies
Sponsor Movie
Football movies of the Sugar
Bowl Game were shown to 200 peo-
ple at the high school auditorium
in Marlin on the night of Febru-
ary 24 under the auspices of the
Marlin A. & M. Club.
M. L. “Bluie” Malone, ’22, serv-
ed as master of ceremonies for a
short program preceding the
movies. Talks were made by
Coach Marty Karow and Associa-
tion Secretary E. E. McQuillen, ’20.
Jasper To Chat
For Good Roads
J. Harvey Briggs, ’04, editor,
engineer, salesman, and philosoph-
er, accepted a position as field
secretary of the Texas Good Roads
Association and advertising man-
ager of that organization’s publi-
cation, THE TEXAS PARADE, on
January 1. His headquarters will
be at the office of the Texas Good
Roads Association, Frost Bank
Building, San Antonio.
Mr. Briggs has been in the high-
way material business in Texas
for many years and was formerly
with the Uvalde Rock Asphalt
Company. His personal publication,
“CHATS”, is published “Semi-oc-
casionally when I have a coupla
dollars”. During the past year, he
has also written a regular page in
the TEXAS PARADE in which he
portrays the philosopher of his
friend, Jasper. He will continue
these editorial efforts in his new
connection.
Mr. and Mrs. Briggs have three
daughters and live at 133 Harvard
Terrace, San Antonio, Texas. Al-
though he also attended the Uni-
versity, Harvey has been for many
years an active member of the
San Antonio A. & M. Club, and of
the Association of Former Stu-
dents.
Briggs lost one distinction last
fall with the success of the Aggie
football team. He had previously
boasted that he and his classmates
of 1904, had the distinction of be-
ing in school “when the football
team was better than the band”.
During the World War, he saw
active service at the front in
France. His many friends will wish
| him continued success in his new
connection, The Texas Good Roads
Association. They all agree that
no man knows the highway situa-
tion in the Southwest better.
W. C. “Ecky’? Morris, Jt., 398s
with the Southwestern Gas and
Electric Company, Overton, Texas.
“Icky” reports that he, Lawrence
J. Meyer, ’39, and John F. Twilley,
’38, have made their garage apart-
ment the headquarters for the A.
& M. men in Overton and vicinity.
They will be glad to have any A.
& M. friends drop in to see them
when they are in that area. The
apartment is next to the Overton
Theater.
Miss Geneva Ticknor, of Ada,
Oklahoma, became the bride of
Francis Pate, ’38, on Febraury 17
at Ada, Oklahoma. Mr. and Mrs.
Pate are making their home in Vic-
toria, Texas, where Pate is wi.h
the Magnolia Petroleum Company.
IN MEMORIAM
Charles L. Martin +
Charles L. Martin, age 78, E
8 widely known rancher and
8 business leader, and the fath-
|! er of several A. & M. sons §
and grandsons, died at his §
ranch home near Mason on
February 16. He was a
pioneer resident of that sec-
tion, moving there in 1858.
He is survived by six chil-
dren, Seth Martin, ’11; Ru-
dolph Martin, ’10; Walter
Martin, and Anna Martin, of
Mason; Albert Martin, ’11;
and Paul Martin, ’15, of Men-
ard.
Joe Manning, 21
Joe Manning, 21, age 40,
business man and civic work-
er of Greenville, died in that
city on February 17. He had
been in ill health for sev-
eral years.
Manning studied architec-
ture at A. & M. For the past
several years he was in the
service station business in
Greenville and was active in
Chamber of Commerce and
other civic work. Burial was
at Greenville. He is surviv-
ed by his wife and three chil-
dren.
| WEDDINGS
Head-McIntire
The marriage of Miss Lucille
Eudine McIntire, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. F. E. McIntire, to Charles
Ray Head, 39, of Fort Worth, was
solemnized at Bright College
Chapel in Fort Worth on February
16. Mr. and Mrs. Head will make
their home in Dallas.
Hart—Taggart
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Taggart of
Dallas, announce the marriage of
their daughter, Eleanor, to Mr.
Harold Hart, ’38, son of Mrs. W.
L. Hart, of Gilmer, ‘on July 1,
1939, in Corsicana. Mr. and Mrs.
Hart will make their home in
Corsicana, Texas, where Harold is
connected with the U. S. Soil Con-
servation Service. They will re-
side at 410 West Second Street,
Corsicana.
Broad-Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard S. Martin
announce the marriage of their
daughter, Cornelia Bernice, to
Gardner S. Broad, ’35, on February
23 in San Antonio. Mr. and Mrs.
Broad will make their home at
Brady, where Gardner is in busi-
ness with his father, A. H. Broad,
selling farm machinery and imple-
ments. As a student at A. & M,,
Gardner was a well known figure
on the campus and participated in
many student activities.
Atlee—Duncan
News comes to us of the marri-
age on February 16 of Miss Har-
riette Duncan, of Terrell, to Mr.
Gilbert Atlee, ’39, of Dallas. The
wedding took place at Terrell. Mr.
and Mrs. Atlee will make their
home in Dallas, where Gilbert is
with the Texas Power and Light
Company.
Hallaran—Towns
Announcement has been made of
the engagement and approaching
marriage of Miss Anna Towns,
daughter of Mr. and *Mzrs.. C.= . J.
Towns of Dallas, to Kenneth S.
Hallaran, ’30, of Bryan, son of
Mrs. Catherine Hallaran of Fort
Worth. The wedding will take
place on March 25 at the Holy
Trinity Church of Dallas.
Bibson—Henry
The marrige of Miss Mary Eliza-
beth Henry, daughter of Mrs. B.
D. Henry, of Houston, to James
Gladney Gibson, ’27, of Lufkin and
Buenos Aires, Argentina, S. A.
son of Mrs. J. H. Gibson of Lufkin,
recently took place in the chapel
of St. Paul’s Methodist Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Gibson left for New
York City, from which port they
sailed on February 23 for Buenos
Aires, where Gibson is manager
of the Oil Mill Department of Ar-
gentine & Paraguay Anderson
Clayton & Company.
Hunnicutt—Binyon
The marriage of Miss Ethel
Louise Binyon, daughter of Mrs,
Roy Binyon of Fort Worth, to Mr.
Joseph Weldon Hunnicutt, ’34, son
of Mrs. Jack M. Hunnicutt, Fort
Worth, recently took place at the
Broadway Presbyterian Church.
After a wedding trip to Houston
and San Antonio, Mr. and Mrs.
"| Hunnicutt will make their home at
2959 Benbrook Boulevard, Fort
Worth, Texas.
Reading-Simmons
Miss Martha Ann Simmons,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James
L. Simmons, 610 North Rosemont,
1] and Robert Ellis Reading, ’38, El
Paso, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. S.
Reading, ’10, El Paso, were mar-
ried on February 17 at the home
of the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Reading
will make their home in Dallas at
439 West Ninth Street, Dallas,
Apartment A. Bob is a junior
enginer with the Lone Star Gas
Company. Present for the wed-
ding were Mr. and Mrs. David
Thrift, ’39, of College Station, and
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Reading of El
Paso. Mrs. Thrift is a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Reading.
Vogt-Wager
Miss Charlotte Louella Wager,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John M.
Wager of Washington, D. C., and
Charles Clifford Vogt, ’30, son of
Mrs. C. M. Vogt and the late Mr.
Vogt of San Antonio, Texas, were
‘| recently married at the National
Baptist Memorial Church. Mr. and
Mrs. Vogt are at home to their
many friends at 6808 Denton Road,
Edgemoore, Maryland. Vogt is an
enginer in the Naval Ordinance
Laboratory, Washington.
DIRTHS
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew F. Reid,
’31, and M. S. ’33, are reeciving
congratulations from their many
friends over the arrival of a son,
Duncan Jeff, born on February 19.
Andrew is with Swift and Com-
pany, in the Ice Cream Depart-
ment, at Henderson, Texas, and is
the son of Professor and Mrs. D.
H. Reid, of the A. & M. College.
The baby was born on Professor
Reid’s birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo C. Taylor,
24, are the happy parents of a
fine son, Lonn Wood, born on Jan-
vary 22. They make their home
in Spartanburg, South Carolina,
where Taylor is with the Public
Road Administration, Montgomery
Building, of that city.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Graves Castle,
'23, are delighted over the arrival
of a little son born on January 6.
Graves and Mrs. Castle make their
home at Route 1, Box 104, Lake
Charles, Louisiana. Graves is vice
president of the Southwest Louis-
iana A. & M. Club at Lake Charles.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. McDonald,
’33, are rejoicing over the birth
of a son, William Thomas, Jr., born
recently in Bryan. W. T. and Mrs.
Brazos and Grimes Counties in the
Bryan, where W. T. is an attorney-
at-law. W. T. is representative for
Brazos and Grimse Counties in the
House of Representatives at Aus-
tin.
Nicholas R. Owen, ’39, is teach-
ing vocational agriculture at Hap-
py High School, Happy, Texas.
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Telephone 7555
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LOUPOT’S
TRADING POST
Now offers a new service
to Ex-Students. Begin-
ning. Jan. 1, they began
to buy Regulation Uni-
forms and Books that are
being used. If any Ex
has any article that
might be of value to the
student, describe it in de-
tail as to what it is. If
clothing, size, condition,
tailor if possible, and
year purchased, if bought
new or used. Drop this
information in the mail
and convert the uniform,
book, or drawing instru-
ment into cash.
Address your mail to
LOUPOT’S TRADING
POST
College Station, Texas
J. E. (Chief) LOUPOT, Mgr.