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.
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