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THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1942 1916 (Continued From Page 2) MYRON F. WARD is with the U. S. Employment Service, San An- tonio. BRIGADIER GEN. RALPH H. WOOTEN has been transferred from Washington to an Air Corps Replacement Training Center, at Miami Beach, Florida. 1917 SILVER ANNIVERSARY April 11-12. HARRY J. BURKETT, manager of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania branch of the Ford Motor Com- pany, has been appointed as con- sultant specialist in the Motor Transport Division of the U. S. Army and has reported for duty. On the eve of his departure, he was honored by Ford dealers in the Pittsburgh District with a banquet. Burkett has been with the Ford Motor Company for the past 25 years serving as branch engi- neer in Houston, New Orleans, Louisiana, Oklahoma City, Okla- homa, and in other capacities. He was captain of the Aggie baseball team in 1917. FRANK M. KYLE, his wife and little six-year old daughter have just recovered from injuries re- ceived in a serious automobile ac- cident last summer in which he lost his little 9-year old daughter. Lyle is still inspecting fruits and vegetables for the USDA in Kan- sas City. He sends his regrets on not being able to attend the re- union in April. EXLINE MARTIN’S mail comes to him at 400 Brown Street, Wax- ahachie, Texas. LIEUTENANT ALBERT SCHRAM, of Taylor, has reported to Fort Sam Houston to assume his duties in the Army. Schram was a first lieutenant in the first ‘World War and received his re- appointment this week, His fam- ily, which includes his wife, and daughter, Virginia, will remain in Taylor until the end of the school year. 1918 JAMES W. FRANCIS, new ad- dress is Motor Equipment Corpor- ation, 626-628 N. Main Avenue, San Antonio, Texas. 1919 W. H. “RIP” COLLINS, of Aus- tin, is proud of his son, Jim Col- lins who was the winning pitcher in a recent Texas University vie- tory over Oklahoma University in Austin. Collins, himself, is a form- er big leaguer and Texas A. & M. star. Miss Martha Mae Lawrence, daughter of MR. AND MRS. JOHN M. LAWRENCE, JR. Bry- an, has been named Duchess of the Brazos County A. & M. Club in this spring’s Cotton Pageant and Ball, She is a senior in high school. Father John M. Lawrence, Jr., is vice president of the City National Bank, Bryan, and president of the Bryan Building and Loan Associ- ation. C. DONOVAN WILLIAMSON is Secretary-Treasurer of the Wil- liamson - Dickie Manufacturing Company in Fort Worth. The com- pany manufactures a line of cloth- ing for both men and juveniles. It operates two large plants in Fort “Worth. 1920 R. M. “HUNGRY” LANDON is with the Gulf Corporation, Gulf Building, Pittsburgh, Pennsyl- vania. He writes that it is mighty comforting to read about the fine growth and development of old Texas A. & M. JOHN T. STOVALL, Box 480, Canyon, Texas, expects to see his son enter A. & M. this summer or fall. He is with the Farm Secur- ity Administration of the USDA. 1921 R. LEE CLAYTON, Assistant County Engineer, Waco, will have a son entering A. & M. in June. Urged by leading businessmen of Arlington, Associate Dean GEORGE L. DICKEY has an- nounced that he will run in a school board election of the Arl- ington Independent School Dis- trict. Dean Dickey is with N. T. A.C. JOHN A. PIERCE, well known coach almost since his graduation of the Corsicana High School, has received a commission in the naval reserve to become an instructor in the air physical training pro- gram. His location is unknown. 1922 20th ANNIVERSARY REUNION April 11-12. GEORGE G. CRILEY is Gulf Agent at Corpus Christi, Texas. DR. AND MRS. TOM M. HAR- the Tidewater Page 3 APRIL 11, SATURDAY: Shisa Hall. 3:00 p. m.—Adjournment. Homecoming Week-end April 11-12 REGISTER AT YMCA HEADQUARTTERS UPON ARRIVAL m.—Track—A. & M. Varsity vs. Freshmen, Kyle m.—Baseball—A. & M. vs. Baylor, Kyle Field. 2:00 p. Field. 3:30 p. 6:00 p. m.—Retreat. 6:30 p. m.—Reunion Class Parties. 8:00 p. m.—Committee Meetings. 10:00 p. m.—Corps Dance. APRIL 12, SUNDAY: 9:30 a. m.—Annual Meeting, Association of Former Stu- dents—Y. M. C. A. Chapel. 12:00 noon —Joint Faculty-Former Student-Senior Luncheon. (lass Reunion Plans Complete Despite war time and emer- gency conditions, a series of suec- cessful class reunions are antici- pated on the campus next week- end, April 11-12. Returning visi- tors will be quartered in one of the recently completed new dorm- itories on the campus and are ask- ed to report to the Y. M. C. A. Headquarters upon arrival for room assignments. Reunion class casualties include the 1932 and 1927 classes, both with high percentages of their members in the armed services. With those exceptions all sched- uled class reunions will be held beginning with the Golden Anni- versary Class of 1892. Golden Anniversary The Class of 1892 will celebrate its Golden Anniversary, although its ranks are badly thinned. At least two members of the class, and possibly others, will be pres- ent. Reservations have already been made by Dr. E. H. Sauvignet, Laredo, and E. J. Altgelt, San Antonio. It is also likely that W. P. Ratchford, San Antonio, will be present. A Class Dinner will be held at the Aggieland Inn Satur- day evening. 1897 George S. Dowell and Leon D. Williams, Austin, will head the 1897 Class delegation, which will be on the campus for its 45th anniversary. Other members of the class are also expected to be present. A Class Dinner will be held at the Aggieland Inn Satur- day evening. 1902 Class President V. H. Foy will lead his class of “Naughty, Too” to the campus for its 40th anni- versary reunion. Coming from a distance will be Miles Carpenter, Tucson, Arizona. A Class Dinner will be held at the Aggieland Inn Saturday evening. 1907 Several members of the 1907 Class have already made reserva- tions, including Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Edsall, Elbert, Texas; Louis N. Landa, Houston; Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Treadaway, Abilene; Mr. and Mrs. Joe A. Wessendorff, Rich- mond; and Wm. B. Wortham, Cen- ter. The class will hold the class meeting Saturday evening at 6 p. m. with details to be announc- ed upon arrival. 1912 When the Class of 1912 arrives for its 30th anniversary reunion it will be greeted by local class members C. H. McDowell, John A. Langston, Caesar Hohn, and Clyde Goen. The big class party will be held at the Aggieland Inn at 6 p. m. Saturday evening and a splendid attendance is forecast. 1917 The War Class of 1917 will ob- serve its Silver Anniversary next week-end with some 25 reserva- tions already received, and many others planning to come. Big event on the class program will be a party Saturday evening at ‘the Bryan-College Country Club. Ar- rangements for the party have been completed by local members of the class headed by George A. Long. 1922 Despite its badly scattered mem- bership and considerable number in the armed forces, the 1922 Class is expected to enjoy another suc- cessful reunion. Local members of the class are planning a surprise party for those present on Satur- day evening. Class Officers Val Bennett, Gonzales; Dr. D. D. Giles, Nacogdoches; and W. W. Lynch, Dallas, urge a full attendance and have particularly asked all mem- bers of the class living in Texas to be present. RINGTON, of the Chemistry De- partment at A. & M., have pur- chased a new home in College Hills, residential district northeast of College Station. Harrington re- ceived his doctorate from Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa, last summer and is a popular profes- sor in the Chemistry Departement of the College. FRANK HIGGINBOTHAM has been named manager of the Tem- ple Chamber of Commerce. Hig- ginbotham is returning home as he lived in Bell and Lampasas Counties the first 26 years of his life. For the past nine years he has been executive secretary of the Oklahoma Municipal League. CECIL L. MATTHES has been ordered to active duty as a Cap- tain in the U. S. Air Corps and is stationed at Dover, Del. He was formerly electrical engineer for Power Company, Wilmington, N. C. Brother Louis H. Matthes, 21, is with the Gen- eral Electric Company, headquart- ers in Beaumont. ERIC C. SCHLATHER is with the Alamo Iron Works in Corpus Christi, Texas. CAPTAIN LEE A. SMITH is on active duty at San Antonio. He received his degree in electrical engineering and was with the El Paso Electric Company before be- ing called to the Army. 1923 CAPTAIN T. HARRY BAKER, JR., Memphis, Tennessee, has been called to active duty at Brookley Field, Mobile, Alabama. Mrs. Baker is the former Miss Lilly Bess Kyle, daughter of Dean and Mrs. E. J. Kyle, 99, of A. & M. Mrs. Baker and two children are remaining at their home in Mem- phis. 1924 FRED H. DOWNS, JR., is on active duty in the Sanitary Corps of the Medical Department of the U. S. Army at San Antonio. He was formerly in the State Health Department of the State of Ala- bama. The previous issue of the AG- GIE contained a typographical er- ror which erroneously promoted MAJOR E. KING GILL, of the U. S. Medical Corps, to Major Gen- eral. That is jumping him a little too fast and apologies are extend- ed. J. ZIM HUNT, who is with the Houston Oil Field Material Com- pany, Shreveport, Louisiana, is still all puffed up over that 18 months old son. LIEUTENANT A. D. “DOLLY” MAGRUDER is on active duty but his whereabouts are unknown. He formerly lived at Victoria. LT. COL. GEORGE A. WHAT- LEY is technical supervisor with the 62nd Transport Group, Air Corps, at McClellan Field, Calif. 1925 LIEUTENANT CY L. ED- WARDS, former Aggie yell leader, is on active duty in Arizona. He formerly owned and managed the Fannin Garage in Houston. J. M. (HARRY) GRAHAM is ranching in Archer County. Har- ry also owns and operates the Bubble-Up Bottling Company of Graham, Texas. He gets his mail at Box 486, Graham, Texas. A. H. “RED” HINMAN is in the general contracting business in Corpus Christi. He and Mrs. Hinman and their two children about a year ago moved into a beautiful new home. Their daugh- ter is 13, and a son 12 years of age. LEWIS DODSON, sanitarian consultant for the State Health Department, Austin, recently vis- ited Belton in connection with the work being handled by the five county health units in Bell Coun- ty. Dodson makes his home at 3210 Enfield Road, Austin. W. R. KERR was recently com- missioned an Ensign in the U. S. Naval Reserves and sent to the Canal Zone on active duty. GUS R. KRUEGER, who is on active duty, has been promoted to the rank of major. 1927 BECAUSE SO MANY MEM- BERS OF THE CLASS ARE IN THE ARMED SERVICES AND DOZENS OF OTHERS ENGAG- ED IN WORK OF A DEFENSE NATURE, THE CLASS REUN- ION SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 11-12 HAS BEEN POSTPONED. EVEN THE PRESENCE OF CLASS PRESIDENT “SI” STRATTON WAS DOUBTFUL SINCE HE WAS ENGAGED ON THE NEW DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY MAGNESIUM PLANT AT FREEPORT AND HE COULD NOT BE AWAY EVEN FOR A WEEK-END. CLASS OF- FICERS AND THE ASSOCIA- TION OF FORMER STUDENTS ARE ALREADY PLANNING A GIANT REUNION WHEN THE WAR IS WON. MAJOR DAVIS, killed in action in the Philippines between the dates of December 7-12, is believed at this date to have been the first A. & M. man killed since the United States actively entered World War No. 2. D. C. (SPIKE) ARNOLD has been loaned by his employer, The Texas Company, to the govern- ment for the duration. He is in charge of all asphalt activities in the Division of Marketing, office of Petroleum Coordination of Na- tional Defense, His office is in the New Interior Building in Wash- ington and he is living temporar- ily at the Roger Smith Hotel. He has been with the Texas Co., for many years and was most recent- ly located at Raleigh, N. C. JASEN E. JENNINGS has re- cently received his promotion to major and is being made executive officer of the Seacoast School Ar- tillery Officer Candidates School at Fort Monroe, Virginia. 1928 CLARENCE C. ASHMORE gets his mail at Box 942, Corpus Chris- ti, Texas. LEON H. MADDOX has moved to Tyler, where he is with the Maddox Air Conditioning Com- pany. WILLIAM W. McCREA, former engineer for the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company of Dallas, has been promoted from captain to major at Camp Wallace. He is the camp’s signal officer. As a stu- dent at A. & M. McCrea majored in electrical engineering. His wife and their two children have made their home in Houston during the past year in order to be near his post. RUFUS R. PEEPLES was chos- en this year to be superintendent of livestock judging contests at the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show. He served as master of ceremonies at the lunch- eon given annually by the Cotton- seed Crusher’s Association =and presented the high-team plaque to the Colorado State University team. Peeples is well known in Agricultural circles and is serving as a member of the Board of Di- rectors of the association for the current year. J. A. “DUTCH” REKTORIK is president of the Corpus Christi A. & M. club and is engaged in the nursery and floral business at Corpus Christi. CARL R. STORRIE, of the .U. S. Air Corps, has recently been promoted to a lieutenant colonel. He is on active duty somewhere in Alaska when last heard from. MAJOR HUGH E. WHARTON was moved to the rank of major. He is on active duty at Randolph Field. 1929 LEON BRASKAMP is with the Great Southern Life Insurance Company, 614 Alamo National Building, San Antonio, Texas. He is serving as secretary of the San Antonio A. & M. Club at this time. J. MATT CARR is a sanitary engineer working with the five- county health unit in Bell County with headquarters at Belton. Carr studied sanitary engineering at A. & M., and is a member of the American Society of Civil Engi- neers. Prior to coming to Belton, Carr was with the State Health Department at Austin. LIEUTENANT JACK P. CLARK is on active duty in San Antonio, Texas. FIRST LIEUTENANT AL- FRED R. KROULIK, formerly of 1435 Pine Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, has been called to act- ive duty and is assigned to the CLARENCE REID |i New Land Mark Newest land mark on the A. & M. Campus is the second smoke stack towering at the power plant some 200 feet in the air. An added feature is the large black letters along two sides of the stack “A & M. College.” Post Quartermaster Corps, Camp Gordon, Augusta, Georgia. CAPTAIN CLYDE R. NICH- OLS is one of the instructors at the Antiaircraft Artillery Officer Candidate School at Camp Davis, N. C. Nichols is a senior captain and will soon receive his majority. CAPT. WILLIAM D. SINGLE- TON’S new address is 2nd Tank Group, Camp Bowie, Texas. 1930 ALTON B. DAMERON Alton B. Dameron has resigned as principal of the Canadian High School to enter military service. He received his degree in Liberal Arts in 1930 and his master’s in 1931 and has been principal of the Canadian High School for several years. T. BROOK DOUGHERTY, Pal- estine architect, has reported to Hensley Field, Dallas, as an officer in the naval aviation school. For the past 10 years, Dougherty has been practicing architecture at Palestine. As a student at A. & M., Dougherty was known to his class- mates as “T. B.” LT. W. H. PARSONS, JR, is on duty at Camp Blanding, Florida. He was with the Humble Com- pany before going into active ser- vice. LIEUTENANT JAMES E. “JIM” PIRIE is on active duty at Camp Normoyle, San Antonio. 1931 ROLAND DANSBY, of the American Steam Laundry Com- pany, Bryan, was elected president of the Texas Laundry Owners’ As- sociation at the annual convention in Houston. CAPTAIN CHARLES PF. GRAND, 1st Student Training Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia, was formerly with the Humble Oil and Refining Company. THOMAS J. MOON receives his mail at Box 51, Raymondville, Texas. CAPTAIN JACK N. NAHAS is signal officer at Camp Bowie, Brownwood, Texas. As a student at A. & M., Nahas took electrical engineering and was a member of the Cosmopolitan Club. His home is in Beaumont, Texas. MALCOLM B. PERKINS has been granted a leave of absence for the duration of war for mili- tary service by the Texas A. & M. Extension Service. Perkins was county agricultural agent for Bur- leson County with headquarters at Caldwell. W. D. STAPLES, sanitary en- gineer in the Brazos County Health Unit, has been called to active duty with the U. S. Army. He is first lieutenant in the artil- lery and has reported to Elling- ton Field, Texas. While a student at A. & M., Staples coached the A. &M. tumbling team two years and was active in other student affairs. CAPTAIN VERNON L. WIM- BERLY has been ordered on active duty and located in San Antonio, Hq. Third Army, Smith-Young Tower. The Army’s gain was the Humble Company’s loss. 1932 LT. GEORGE E. CARPENTER has been called on active duty and is in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, taking the 7th Refresher Course, Engi- neering School Cantonment. George was with the Humble Company in the production department before going on duty. As a student at A. & M., he took part in athletics, was a distinguished student, a member of the Scholarship Honor Society, and on the Longhorn staff. LT. V. G. DAVIS has been called to active duty. His address in the future will be Lowry Field, Den= ver, Colo. CAPTAIN OTIS T. HALLIDAY of the Geophysical Department, Humble Company, is on active duty at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Signal Office, 8th C. A. at Fort Ringgold, Texas, 124th Cavalry. Larry was employed by the Humble Company at their Baytown Refinery, prior to going into service. R. HUSSEY is first sergeant Battery E, 604 C. A. C. at Fort Bliss. LT. FRED J. KANA of the Humble Company, is on active duty at Higley Field, Arizona, A. C. AP. 8. No.1. FRANCIS K. McGINNIS, Jr. has been promoted to the rank of captain in the Corps of Engineers at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Mec- Ginnis was landscape specialist with the Oklahoma A. & M. Ex- tension Service prior to being in- ducted into the service. LISTER R. MOORE is stationed at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Lister was formerly with the Humble Oil and Refining Company. CAPTAIN J. U, PARKER 1s stationed at Fort Benning, Geor- gia, Automotive Group, Infantry School. Parker was Chief Yell Leader at A. & M. and a member of the Ross Volunteers. Before going on active duty, he was em- ployed by the Humble Company. WILLIAM N. REES, Dallas, has been promoted to captain in the Coast Artillery. Prior to being called into active service a year ago, Rees was a petroleum engi- neer for the Atlantic Refining Company. As a student at A. & M., Rees was a three-letter athlete. LT. A. O. SAENGER is in the Air Corps Supply Office, Davis- Monthan Field, Tucson, Arizona. He was in the Sales Department of the Humble Company at Bay- town before going on duty. As a student at A. & M., he was Editor- in-Chief of the Longhorn. 1ST .LIEUT. ALBERT 1. SE- BESTA is with Company S, 1st Student Training Regt., Fort Ben- ning, Ga. LT. E. A. STOBART is in San Antonio, in the Signal Corps Of- fice, 8th Corps Area Headquarters. Stobart is an electrical engineer and was connected with the Hum- ble Company before going on act- ive duty. As a student at A. & M., he took part in Intramural ath- letics and was a distinguished student. WM. M. WOLF is now with the Air Corps Ferry Command, Cali- fornia Sector. His address is 16815 Roycraft, Long Beach, California. LT. LAWRENCE M. HOVEY is| 1933 LIEUTENANT GILBERT R. ADDICKS is on military duty and attending the Balloon Barrage School at Camp Tyson, Tennessee. LT. ALLEN D. DEES, an elec- trical engineer in the Geophysical Department, Humble Company, is now on active duty at March Field, California. While a student at A. & M., Allen took part in intra- mural sports as well as being act- ive in many clubs. He is from Kaufman, Texas. JACK DOWNS has been ap- pointed acting county agricultural agent for Ward County with head- quarters at Monahans, Texas. He formerly lived at Mertzon. LT. JAMES H. LIGHTFOOT, 61st F, A. Brigade, Camp Bowie, Texas, was a chemical engineer with the Humble Company before going on active duty. Herbie was a distinguished student and a member of the Scholarship Honor Society at A. & M. He also took part in intramural sports. LT. AND MRS. RALPH E. RINN are still on duty at the Port of Embarkation, New Or- leans, and are beginning to like the place. The only drawback is that they are out of the South- west Conference territory. Lt. and Mrs. Rinn live at 1905 S. Carroll- ton, Apt. S, New Orleans, La. 1934 LT. JOE ASTON recently passed through Camp Wolters for his medical examination on his way to California. LT. MONT G. CALVERT, geol- ogist for the Humble Company, is now on active duty, 8th Cavalry, Fort Bliss, Texas. While at A. & M., Mont took part in many stu- dent activities, and was a member of the Fencing Team. News comes to the AGGIE that WILLIAM H. DRUSHEL is on active duty at Camp Roberts, Cal- ifornia. He was formerly with the Texas Company at Manvel, Texas. DON S. ELLIOTT lives at 1328 Jackson Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana. He recently made a hurried business trip to Washing- ton, D. C. LT. JOHN J. KLEIN is sta- tioned at Camp Bowie, Texas, Ha. Co., 1st Bn., 143rd Infantry, Be- fore going on active duty, John was employed by the Humble Oil and Refining Company. CAPTAIN FRANK S. LILLEY is on active duty in San Antonio. (Continued on Page 4) Ee Ee HET CLAUDE EVERETT (21) INC. 522 Barziza St., Houston, Texas GENERAL CONTRACTORS EXCAVATORS FOR ALL TYPES OF BUILDINGS mmm nnn, The New Tourist Camp Opposite College on Highway 6 Tile Baths - Simmons Beds COLLEGE COURTS P. O. 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