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a7 Ft TRRARY wo : + C A N P J Ss RETURN If this paper is net POSTAGE called fer return postage is guaranteed aUARANTEED by publisher. Published Semi-Monthly Except During the Summer Months when issued monthly by the Association of Former Students of the Agricultural a nd Mechanical College VOL. XI COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, APRIL 15, 1940 NUMBER 7 3000 A&M Men and Guests Greet Pres. Dodson - Norton at Series West Texas Rallies Featuring a stirring message on the affairs of the Association of Former Students and the Sugar Bowl football game movies, a traveling troupe recently completed a solid week’s attendance at A. & M. meetings in West and Southwest Texas. Making up the party were Association President C. P. Dodson, 11, Decatur; Aggie Athletic Di- rector Homer Norton, and Association Secretary E. E. McQuillen, 20. On successive nights, meetings were attended at Brady, San Angelo, Odessa, El Paso, Fort Stockton, and Del Rio, with a Sunday afternoon stop in Uvalde. Enthusiastic groups of A. & M. men were found at every stopping point and these, together with their guests, made up some 3,000 who were present at A. & M. meetings and motion picture shows on the trip. At the conclusion of the trip, Association President Calvin P, Dodson declared, “It was a real thrill for me to meet so many A. & M. men and to find them so enthusiastic about their school, their football team, and their Association of Former Students. For the benefit of all A. & M. men, I would like to repeat one of the things that I said to these West Texas A. & M. men. ‘If every A. & M. man will do his part to the best of his ability, we will have the nation’s No. 1 Alumni Asso- ciation, as well as the nation’s No. 1 football team’. fected. with. the | electioniofs Balt. Brady The A. & M. Mothers’ Club, under the leadership of Mrs, Langford, sponsored showing of the Sugar Bowl movies in Brady for the ben- efit of the club’s Student Loan Fund. Active in making arrange- ments were R. M. Priesmeyer, ’26, and Karl K. “Corky” Steffens, ’39. San Angelo The San Angelo A. & M. Club held a banquet at the St. Angelus Hotel honoring visitors Dodson, Norton, and McQuillen, preceding the showing of the Sugar Bowl movies. Club President John Wm. Shepperson, ’37, presided over the banquet program. The principal address was made by Association President Calvin P. Dodson. As- sisting Shepperson in arrangements was Sam E. Harris, ’39, San An- gelo Standard-Times. Odessa One of the largest A. & M, meet- ings ever held in West Texas was staged by the Permian Basin A. & M. Club under the direction of Club President A. B. Knickerbock- er, '20, of Odessa. Four hundred A. & M. men, their ladies, and guests overflowed the Odessa High School banquet room and later saw the Sugar Bowl movies. Toast- master Knickerbocker called upon Association President C. P. Dod- son for the evening’s principal ad- dress. Athletic Director Norton showed the Sugar Bowl movies and explained them as shown. El Paso Preceded by an informal dinner, the El Paso A. & M. Club showed to the football fans of that city moving pictures of the Sugar Bowl Game. Chief speaker of the occa- sion was Athletic Director Homer Norton, Following a showing of the movies, the A. & M. men pres- ent held a brief meeting with As- sociation President C. P. Dodson as chief speaker. In charge of the program was Club president C. E. Henry, 25. Heading the Entertain- ment Committee was R. B. “Cat” Goodman, ’20. Fort Stockton One hundred twenty-five A. & M. men and their guests were pres- ent at a banquet at the Stockton Hotel in Fort Stockton honoring Association President C. P. Dod- | son, Athletic Director Homer Nor- ton, and Association Secretary E. E. McQuillen. The banquet pre- ceded a showing of the Sugar Bowl movies in the high school audi- torium. In charge of arrangements for the affair were T. W. Hillin, ’31, county agent, and H. H. Tracy, Jr., 28, both of Fort Stockton. Toastmaster was State Senator H. L. Winfield. Short talks were made by Mr. Dodson and Mr. Norton. Following this program, the big crowd adjourned te the auditorium for the Sugar Bowl movies. Men were present from the entire area— Pecos in particular being well rep- resented. — Del Rio The reorganization of the Del Rio A. & M, Club was recently ef- 999 “Bill” Rogers, 26, president; G. P. Brown, ’28, vice president, and E. S. Palmer, ’23, secretary-treas- urer. The club will hold called meet- ings. President Rogers is teacher of vocational agriculture at the Del Rio High School. Vice President Brown is division office engineer of the State Highway Department at Del Rio. Secretary-Treasurer Palmer is with the telephone com- pany at Del Rio. A high spot for the club was the recent visit to Del Rio of Associa- tion President C. P. Dodson, Ath- letic Director Homer Norton, and Association Secretary E. E. Me- Quillen, Twenty two members of the club entertained these visitors with a banquet, following which movies of the Sugar Bowl Game were shown at the high school auditorium. C. C. Jobson Heads Lubbock Stock Show C. C. Jobson, ’18 Charles C, Jobson, ’18, county agent at Lubbock was the busiest man in West Texas last week serv- ing as superintendent of the South Plains Junior Fat Stock Show at Lubbock. The show was an unquali- fied success attracting hundreds of exhibits and entries. Jobson is a veteran agricultural worker having been in the Exten- sion Service of the A. & M. College for 17 years. He is one of several Jobson brothers, who include: T. S. Jobson, ’04, deceased; Hicks H. Jobson, ’08, Mesquite; W. A. Job- son, ’11, Dallas; Harry H. Job- son, 08, Mesquite; and Roy Job- son, ’18, deceased. The family home was at Mesquite. Jobson was a member of the 1918 class but received his degree in 1922, having dropped out several years during the World War. He served with Company F, 359th In- fantry, 90th Division and saw action in the St. Mahiel Drive, and the Meuse Argonne Drive. B. Simmon, Jr., ’39, writes that he will be looking for the next issue of THE TEXAS AGGIE. Simmon is located at El Campo, where he gets his mail at Box 525. As a student at A. & M,, Simmon was a lieutenant colonel of the engineering regiment, the best drilled man of the Ross Vol- unteers, a member of the Scholar- ship Honor Society, and active in many other organizations. a CADETS HIGH Judson Neff, ’28, has been named head of the newly established De- partment of Industrial Engineering at A. & M. Announcements of his of Engineering Gibb Gilchrist fol- of directors. Neff has arrived on the campus and has offices in the Petroleum Building. engineering in 1928, Neff was em- employed by the Southern Ice and Utilities Company at Dallas. He also served as chief engineer of age Company at Louisville, Ken- tucky. He later attended Harvard University where he received his master’s degree in business ad- ministration in 1936. For the past three years, he has been head of the Timestudy and Rate Depart- ments in the Stainless Steel Divis- jon of the Edward G, Budd Manu- facturing Company at Philadelphia. He is the son of A. J. Neff, ’03, of Laredo, and a brother of Henry G. Neff, ’32, also of Laredo. Neff accumulated an outstanding record as a student at A. & M. being on the distinguished schol- appointment was made by Dean ve lowing authorization of the board | After graduating in mechanical the Merchants Ice and Cold Stor-| _ arship list for four years and lead- ing the entire school in scholarship one year. He was a member of the Ross Volunteers, captain of Troop D, Cavalry, captain of the cadet pistol team in ’27 and 28, associate editor of the 1928 Longhorn, and valedictorian of the 1928 class. During the remainder of this school year, Mr. Neff will make a study of the present College cur- riculum and plan the courses and work of his new department. He was chosen by Dean Gilchrist from a number of prospects and his se- lection was a logical outcome of his outstanding record both as a student and in the field of indus- trial engineering. Houston Club’s Golf Tourney Proves Success Alfred Finn, Jr, Norman Hefner, and George Reese, were winners on low gross scores and low net scores of the annual Houston A. & M. Club’s Golf Tour- nament held last week. In charge of the tournament were Club Pres- ident C. D. “Babe” Watts, ’26; Vice President Jake Hamblen, ’27; Sec- retary-Treasurer Melvin Smith, 2283 and Steve Cole, "26. High Score for the day was a tight fight between J. D. Toole, ’36, and Jack L. Pink, ’27, Ralph Yett, '27, won a prize for the least num- ber or putts with M. S. McDougal, '26, the highest number of putts. W. W. “Red” Lawson, ’13, dazzled the gallery to win honors as the best dressed golpher. Claude Stark- ey and Jake Langford, "26, tied for the most number of pars. The fol- lowing scores were turned in with- out notary seals affixed thereto: J. D. Toole, 137; Buck Moran, 107; Bill Small, 97; Sam Dixon, 96; Bill Livingston, 85; Frank Thomp- son, 89; Al Schafli, 86; W. W. “Red” Lawson, ’97; Graham Hall, 99; Sid Van Ulm, 95; Al Finn, 89; George Comnas, 95; J. G. Hester, 101; Frank Welch, 88; Steve Cole, 88; G. L. Porter, 92; Ed Meyers, 101; Joe Brown, 105; Jack Pink, 130; Ralph Yett, 92; Jake Lang- ford, 85; W. M. Arthur, 92; Tommy Mills, 87; Lester Peterson, 95; Clem Smoot, 98; Jake Hamblen, 93; E. L. Wilson, 100; M. S. McDougal, 131; George Schunior, 110; John Weaver, 85; Gus Reese, 80; George Carpenter, 94; George Reese, 79; Norman Hefner, 79; Sam Camp, 86; John Turney, 89; Claude Stark- Sam Nixon, ey, 83; Judy Spence, 96. Judson Neff, 28, Heads New Dept. Industrial Engimeering 4) Judson Neff, ’28 It’s “Colonel” Harrison Now Dr. R. Henry Harrison, ’20, has received his promotion from major to lieutenant colonel of the Medical Corps Reserve of the Eighth Corps Area. Dr. Harrison was manding officer of the 13th Medical Regiment of the Reserves prior to Henry is a physi- com- his promotion. cian in Bryan, Texas, where he and Mrs. Harrison, and their two children, Dick and Gloria, make their home. After receiving his degree from A, & M. in veterinary medicine in 1920 Henry became Assistant State Veterinarian, where he served for four years. He then attended Bay- lor Medical School, Dallas, for four years, receiving his M. D. in 1928. Dr. Harrison was signally honored in being selected to attend the School of Medical Aviation at Brooks Field as Flight Surgeon for three months’ tenure. Krown to his classmates at A. & M. as “Chicken” and “Doc”, Henry was captain of company C, infantry, manager of the Bat- talion 1919-20; a member of the varsity football team in 1917-18-19, and a member of the “T” Club, Ross Volunteers, Y. M. C. A. Cabi- net, and participated in many other campus activities. A&M Honors Farley; Review And Banquet U. S.Postmaster-General James A. Farley paid tribute to Texas A. & M. in Sbisa Hall Thursday night when he said, “At no place have I been greeted as cordially and shown as much consideration as I have been here at Texas A. & M. College, and as to your re- view which I witnessed this after- noon, I have never seen anything like it no matter where I have been. You certainly have a great school here.” Approximately 1,000 persons, in- cluding about 400 students, packed the main wing of Sbisa Hall to hear the distinguished visitor who spoke on business and politics as similar fields of endeavor, It was the larg- est banquet in the history of the school. Mr. Farley and his party were met at the East Gate by a commit- tee of college officials and was escorted by D Troop Cavalry to the drill field where a review was held in his honor. Following the review he retired to the Board of Directors house on the campus where he met with members of the board and other (Continued on Page 3) T MOVIE MONOPLY Suppori-Local-Show Move Effected At Jr.-Sr. Class Meeting Date-to-Date Shewing With Bryan Of Best Pictures Is Ultimate End and Aim; Varner Says: “We're Going To Get ’Em!” By Bill Murray SIX THOUSAND TEXAS AGGIES SUNDAY TOOK CONCERTED ACTION TO GET FIRST-RUN, FIRST-RATE, DATE-TO-DATE MOTION PICTURES WITH BRYAN AT COLLEGE STATION BY REMAIN- ING AWAY FROM BRYAN THEATERS FOR AS LONG AS NECESSARY TO EFFECT A SATISFAC- TORY SETTLEMENT. The movement first took ef- fect at the stroke of midnight Sunday. Initiated last week at meetings of the organization commanders and the Student Welfare Committee of A. & M., the movement became a reality with a unanimous motion on the part of 1,500 members of the senior and junior classes in a joint mass meeting at Guion Hall Sunday night, to abstain voluntarily from attending any of the three Bryan motion picture houses. At the meeting, Cadet Colonel Durward B. Varner, chairman, pointed out that the Aggies spend at least $64,000 annually in Bryan theaters, and $14,000 for Y. M. C. A. Assembly Hall movies on the campus for second-run shows 45 days (by existing contract) after Bryan. It was also stated that the average attendance of Aggies at the Bryan theaters, according to the Bryan management, has been 40 percent of the total, up to the present time; however, leaders of the student body believe this average to have been more nearly 50 or 60 percent of the total. Speakers pointed out that the additional cost of a 20-cent taxi fare to Bryan and return makes seeing the movies there cost 45 cents. “No Half-Way Measure,” Declares Cadet Colonel In the belief that the resulting decrease in attend- ance at the Bryan houses during the coming weeks or months will do to convince the Dallas motion picture distributing agents for this area that the city of College Station with its 6,000 Aggies and 3,000 or more other citizens is equally as fertile a field for motion pictures as is Bryan, and at the same time that it should convince the management of the Bryan theatrical enterprises that existing contracts should be altered in the interests of the A. & M. student body and of all parties concerned, the entire student body of the college has joined whole- heartedly in this movement. Stated Cadet Colonel Varner: “This isn’t any half- way measure. We're all working with the same end in mind—to secure first-class shows here at the same time Bryan has them—and we're going to keep up this stay- at-home, save-our-money, support-our-local-theater movement until we do get them, whether it takes two weeks, two months, or two years!” Organization Meetings Quick To Get Movement Under Way Following the well-ordered, business-like meeting of 1,500 juniors and seniors—the largest percentage at any class meeting this year—activity was quick to get under way in preparing an effective and united front to gain the desired end. Company, troop, and battery meetings of every organization on the campus were called to carry the ap- peal for cooperation to the sophomores and freshmen; managers of the seventeen campus project houses and ten off-campus houses were quick to secure the co- operation of the 1,200 non-dormitory students; many faculty members and college employees added their sup- port to the move—and throughout Aggieland the senti- ment was the same . . . to get first-rate, date-to-date moving pictures with Bryan for College Station. Aroused to fever pitch after many years of high- pressure theater discrimination, Aggieland’s six thou- sand students are mobilized in an undertaking of com- plete accord, and the campaign is already arousing wide interest and attention. The story of the local theater situation went out to the Associated Press and the United Press from the Col- lege Publicity Office Monday morning. M. D. Stanford, ’25, gets his Bill G. Dees, ’39, is associated mail at Box 89, Seguin, Texas. Ralph White, ’39, has been ap- pointed Junior Assistant Supervis- or for the Farm Security Adminis- tration in Denton County, and re- ceives his mail at Box 471, Denton, Texas. with his father in the Allan W. Dees Funeral Home at Kaufman, and gets his mail at P. O. Box 270. Allan D. Dees, 33, is with the Humble Oil Company and located at the present time at Opelousas, Louisiana.
