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Lf oe As 48. Las IN” CAMPUS FROM THE REVIEWING STAND Junior Development Fund (EDITOR’S NOTE: When Austin Bray and Hop Reynolds suggested a JUNIOR AGGIE DEVELOPMENT FUND and enrolled their sons as donors, they did not know that several other AGGIE FATHERS has already initiated that movement. Their letter so well expresses the idea, however, JUNIOR FUND officially recognized and that it is reproduced herewith and the launched. No solicitation of gifts for the Junior Fund will be made, but Aggie fathers wishing to enroll their sons as future Aggies may start them off on the right foot by enrolling them as donors to the Junior Fund. The Annual Fund report next June will carry the names of the Junior Donors in a separate section.) Junior Aggie Development Fund November 4, 1943 Dear Mac: “Hop” Reynolds and I have de- cided that the Development Fund idea is so fine and permanent that we want our sons to have a part in it. We feel that they were born “Aggies” and cannot start too young in helping to carry on and perpetuate the Aggie Traditions of which we are so proud. We wish to have other A. and M. fathers of sons join us in this Junior movement; thereby, help- ing our Development Fund. It will also give our youngsters a more personal interest in A. and M. for years to come. On behalf of our sons, and in their names, we want to make their contribution to the Develop- ment Fund for 1944. Enclosed are checks for each of them and for each of us, with a notation of their probable future class numerals: J. A. “Hop” Reynolds, ’30. J. A. “Hop” Reynolds, Jr., '52. Dan Reynolds, ’54. Austin C. Bray, "29. Austin C. Bray, Jr., ’63. We know that all A. and M. men with sons hope that when the day comes for the boys to go to College, that they will choose Texas A. and M. We in turn must continue to do cur part in helping keep Texas A. and M. THE BEST COLLEGE IN THE WORLD! With best wishes, J. A. ‘Hop” Reynolds, ’30 Dreyfus & Sons Dallas Austin C. Bray, 29 P. O. Box 263 Dallas : 1944 JUNIOR FUND ROSTER TO DATE Austin C. Bray Jr. ’63 Henry Dittman Jr., 64, Bruce Harris, ’52, Skokie, Ill., nephew of the late Marvin Harris, A. D. Martin Jr., ’51, son Col. Dan Reynolds, ’54. J. A. Reynolds Jr., ’52. ‘son Col. Henry “Pelly” Dittman Sr., ’39. ’30. A. D. Martin, 21. * Stewart Thornton, 50, son of W. D. Thornton, ’28. . If any of the donors to the Junior Fund have been missed please advise. Will Rogers The announcement of the appro- priation of $75,000 to Texas A. & M. by trustees of the Will Rogers Memorial Commission is both im- portant and significant. The memory of the late great humorist can be perpetuated in no finer manner. The substantial trust fund established gives the College a running start toward the devel- opment of adequate scholarship funds. Such funds have long been Scholarships recognized as one of the real needs of the institution. * The hundreds, and even thous- ands, of boys who will be assisted through these Will Rogers schol- arships will never forget their benefactor nor the splendid work of his friends and the trustees of the Will Rogers Memorial Commis- sion who have made the scholar- ships possible. Bull-Pen By Mail — And Good 318 Sayles Blvd. Abilene, Texas December 3, 1943 Dear Mac: : “Although 1 received my first degree from A. and M. im 1925, 1 started with the 1924 bunch and have always considered myself as being a 1924 man. If my old com- mander, “Slick” Irwin, Lt. Gen- eral, Veterans of the Lost Cause, 1924 (now promoted to the exalted rank of Field Marshal and Admiral of the Fleet) knew you had me list- ed with the 1925 outfit, he would take down his old crooked walk- ing stick and hobble way out here just to whack my ears down. What a Commander “Slick” was. Colonel “Cootie” Roberts would yell his command down through the ranks at mess formations, and if “Slick” like it, he would obey; if he did not like the command, he would give us one of his own choosing—some of which would put the Ross Vol- unteers to shame. It is doubtful if any other group of Aggies (from 20 to 30 unclassified Sen- iors) ever had two commanders more loved and respected than did the VETERANS have in Colonel “Cootie” and General “Slick”. Therefore, I wish you would credit to the 1924 Class the small offer- ing for our fund which is at- tached hereto. : Frankly, my reason for delaying so long in sending the check is that I was afraid that you would take my name from your “extra” mailing list, and I would. thereby |" be deprived of reading one of the most interesting mail that I re- ceive. I must confess that I can’t work up enough enthusiasm to throw my hat up in the air about Jack Finney'’s sketches of tne pro- posed building—which I think (in my ignorance resembles the lobby of the Rice Hotel, or a Catholic Cathedral, more than it does a place where an Aggie can go to feel at home, and relax. Those ceil- ings so high in the air that there is room for clouds to float around never did appeal to this country boy. However, I can’t complain much because the amount of money I am able to send in would not be enough to buy paint for the top door-step. My youngster, Sam Jr., is now in school down there taking Pre- Medicine, From his preliminary grades recently received from the Registrar, the boy will make high- er grades in his first semester than all of my grades totaled for the 41% years I spent down there. I told him to get acquainted with you the first thing, and I hope that you greeted him with the half of a barn door on the place where it will do the most good—just like good old Danny Clinton used to greet his Daddy. Don’t quit writing me because of this letter, Mac. Just start in on me for next year’s check. With the kindest of personal re- gards for all of you from all of us, I-am, Very truly yours, Sam A. Nixon, Sr., ’24. New Friends Down Under planes flying a in his, squadron, time; jo time. His Frias sco, and he se ddress is APO MAJOR MARCUS H. MULLER, ’25, spending his second Christ- in Australia, has made many friends among his allies. In the p above, he is shown with (left to right): Pilot Officer Munda 2 RAAF; Squadron Leader McDonald; himself, and Wing Com- der “Killer” Caldwell, the leading RAAF Ace. From all appear- ey are “in complete accord”. Major Muller has been com- ervice Squadron since April. His command keeps the supplies moving. CAPT. FOY 0. COOK, ’34, is and he reports seeing other A. and M. men from 923, (in care of) Postmaster, San for which is guaranteed. POSTMASTER: If undeliverable for any reason, notify sender stat- ing reason on Form 3578-P, postage THE TEXAS AGGIE for any reason, no ing reason on For for which is guar sender stat- 78-P, postage teed. Published Semi-Monthly Except During the Summer Months when issued Monthly by the Association of Former Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical Col VOLUME XII COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, JANUARY 1, 1944 Jack Davis Has Many Ties to A&M. F. thus well known. November. y BRIGADIER-GENERAL JOHN F. DAVIS, ’12 Few men have as many ties to Texas A. & M. as Brig. Gen. John “Jack” Davis, ’12, recently promoted to that rank. He came to A. & M. from Allen Academy as a. step-son of the late great Engi- neering Dean James C. Nagle. After attending A. & M. from 1908 through 1911, he resigned to enter West Point where he graduated in 1915. He served a tour of duty at A. & M. from 1921 to 1925 as senior R. O. T. C. instructor of Cavalry. Among A. & M. men he is His promotion to the At the present time Gen. Davis is Chief of Staff, Sixth Service Command, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago, Ill. After graduation from West Point he served on the Texas-Mexican border until World War I. then saw serviee in k'rance. He is a@raduatg ef thesCavairy School the Command and Generali Staff School, and the Army War College. From 1935 to 1937 he served in Guatemela. He commanded the 1st Armored Regt. from April. 1941 to May 1942. ‘ Gen. Davis was married in 1916 to Miss Aileen White, a University of Texas girl. They have two sons, one now a captain in the Armored Force, somewhere in Europe, and the other a student at Phillips Exeter Academy. He is a brother of Mrs. R. J. Potts, 06, of Waco. General’s rank came in $75,000 Given College By Will Rogers Fund For Scholarships $75,000 will come to Texas A. & M. as a trust fund to provide Will Rogers scholarships to handi- capped boys attending the College, according to announcement recent- I+ made by the Hon. Jesse H. Jones, Secretary of Commerce and Treasurer of the Will Rogers Mem- orial Commission. Mr. Jones spoke for the trustees of the Commission in making the announcement. Will Rogers scholarships have been created in the states of Okla- homa, California and Texas, which the late Will Rogers regarded as his home states. No announcement has yet been made by College au- thorities as to just how the trust fund and its awards will be hand- led, but this will be outlined fully when all details have been learned and worked out. Hotard Resigns To Accept Dallas Job J. Cliff Hotard, Supervisor of Subsistence at A. M. for the past several years, resigned late in December to accept a position with the Wyatt Food Stores of Dallas. He will have charge of eleven cafeterias operated by the company in Dallas and also the three cafeterias operated by the company at the North American Bomber plant near Dallas. His res- ignation was accepted with deep regret by college officials and only after every effort was made to persuade him to remain in charge of the college dining halls. Hotard succeeded the late Mr. W. A. Duncan a number of years ago, after serving for several years in various other capacities in the Mess Halls. Since the out-| break of the War his work has in- cluded feeding the thousands of dervice men stationed on the cam- pus. He has also supervised opera- tion of the Aggieland Inn on the | : | Rollins succeeds campus. Popular with the A. & M. stu- dents who he fed for so many years and with cther campus and local residents th/ decisien of Mr. Hotard to leave the College is widely regretted. No suecessor haw yet been announced. It is under- stood his new position carries a heavy increase in salary over what the College was able to pay and that this and future opportunities determined his decision to make the change. E. R. ‘Hico” Eudaly, ’10, James D. “Jim” Prewit, ’23, both veteran members of the Agricul- tural Extension Service of the A. & M. College, have been named Director and Vice- respectivelv 10 E. R. Eudaly, Director, bv the Board of Directors of the College. The appointments follow the dismissal last August of H. H. “Bill” Williamson, ’11, and the more recent “firing” of Acting Director George A. Adams, another veteran of 24 years serv- ice with the Extension Service. Since Agricultural Extension work is a cooperative program with the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, the new. Director. must be approv- ed by Washington authorities. Un- til Eudaly is approved Prewit will serve as Acting Director. Prewit was also named State Agent. In a statement to the press, F. W. Law, 95, Board Chairman, stated the election of the two new men was unanimous and made after more than four months of careful study and deliberation by the Board. Given an opportunity to resign or be “fired,” George E. Adams, veteran of 24 years employment in the Extension Service, Vice Di- rector for the past three years, and Acting Director for the past four months, declined to resign. He stated he knew of no reason why he should resign or of any charges made against him by the Board, nor had any reason for its action been given him by the Board. His lismissal was thus similar to that >f Director Williamson ds Christmas greetings and good wishes to all. months ago. and +4 some * * * 4+ member New Men Veterans Both Eudaly and Prewit are veterans in the Extension Service field, the former with 21 years of service and the latter 15 vears. Eudaly is the son of an early day County Agent and was reared near Hico, Texas, from where he picked up his well-known knick- name. He received his degree in Animal Husbandry in 1910, and took graduate work at Auburn. He served with the Bureau of An- imal Industry in Washington, was livestock specialist for a railroad and farmed in Hamilton County before entering the ranks of the Extension Service in 1922 when he became County Agent of Mec- Lennan County. He made an out- standing record as County Agent and then came to the headquar- ters staff of the Extension Serv- ice as Swine Specialist. In 1931 Eudaly became Dairy Specialist and has since served in that capacity with the exception of leaves of absence for special assignments. He is widely known for his work in promoting the ex- tensive use of the trench silo in the State and for developing prac- tical methods of balancing feeding rations for dairymen and swine producers. Prewit, also an Animal Hus- bandry graduate, took his degree in 1923 and for several years was employed on a large ranch in West Texas. He was named County Agent of McCulloch County with headquarters at Brady and served there for eight years with out- standing success. He was trans- ferred to the headquarters staff in 1937, served as assistant district agent, then became District Agent supervising the work in 32 coun- ties in Southwest Texas. Pending Washington approval of Director Eudaly, Prewitt is serving as Act- ing Director. In commenting upon the appoint- ment of Eudaly and Prewitt, Board Chairman Law declared the Board was unanimous in its selection and that the new Extension Service leaders will have the full coopera- tion of the Board of Directors of the College. Both Eudaly and Pre- wit are well known among A. & M. men. Eudaly was an active —10,000 IN "44— —10,000 IN ’44— —10,000 IN ’44— —10.000 IN ’44— 129158 Eudaly and Prewit To Head Extension Service of the Waco A. & M. Club when he lived in that city and Prewit.is a past president of the Triple M Club while living at Brady. Both are members of the Brazos County A. & M. Club. James D. Prewit, ’23 Ladies Entertained By Bell County Club The Bell County A. & M. Club entertained its ladies at a dinner at the City Park Dining Room in Belton on the evening of Dec. 16. Fifty members of the Club and their ladies were present. P. L. Downs, .Jr., '06, and Association Secretary E. E. MecQuillen, ’20, were guests from College, with Downs serving as Toastmaster. Arrangements for the party were made by W. D. “Bill” Seals, 26, Chas: BE. “Chuck’ Carr, ’21, ‘both of Belton, W. E. Wade, ’30, and Ned Patterson, ’39, both of Temple. Club President L. W. Stasny, ’24, Temple, welcomed the visitors and introduced the Toastmaster. Musical entertainment was pro- vided by girls of the Belton schools. The banquet featured venison pro- vided by club members Paul Wal- cer and V. W. Woodman, 27, and shelled pecans provided by Andrew Winkler, ’00 of The Grove. In ad- dition to President Stasny, other officers of the Bell Co. Club in- clude C. F. Lockridge, ’13. Vice- President; and Frank Higginboth- am, 22, Secretary-Treasurer. The Bell Co. Club meets on the third Thursday night of each month. 1 War Bond Drive “WNBL” Boosts Citizens of Hartsville, S. C. found it easy to raise $110,000 by showing the fam- ous Aggie picture, “WNBL” in connection with the Third War Bond Drive. The price of admission was a War Bond, and the above amount was raised at only one show- ing. W. LEE COLBURN, ’39, with the Soil Conserva- tion Service there, was among the Aggies in attendance. Class Agents and Class Letters FeatureNewProgram Launched To Build Class Interest Spirit Latest development in the closer welding together of the famed Family of A. & M. Men is the initiation of a program designed to build and stimulate class interest, and to maintain class contacts and class spirit. Key figures in the program will be Class Agents, officially ap- pointed as representatives of each class. The Class organization is another of those far-reaching plans that has been under discussion for several years by the Board of Directors of the Association, and that is now ready for launching. Association Vice President Rufus R. Peeples, ’28, Tehuacana, has been requested by President Jake Hamblen to assume responsibility for inaugurating the Class Program. Under his leadership it is rapidly taking form. 4 Andy Rollins Named President Dallas Club A. P. “Andy” Rollins, ’06, -has been elected President of the Dal- las A. &M. Club to serve from January 1 through June 1944. Other new officers include R. L. Koerth, ’31, Vice-President; A. N. Saxon, ’26, Vice-President; J. L. Pratt, ’28, Secretary-Treasurer. Directors: Ben Looney, ’18; Hal Moseley, ’00; Ed Stapp, 31; J. B. Crockett, ’08; F. H. Cunningham, 10; L. N. Oliphant, ’13. President F. H. Cunning- ham, ’10. New President Rollins is a long- time active member ‘and a past president of the Dallas A. & M. Club. He is a past president of the Association of Former Students been one of the most active alumni of the College. He is a member of the Consulting Engineering firm of Rollins and Forrest, with offi- ces in the Praetorian Building. He is one of the best known engi- neers in the Southwest. A: member of the most widely known A. & M. family, he has two Aggie sons, Major Andrew P. Rollins, Jr., ’39 and Jack Rollins, ’40, now overseas in the U. S. Army. The Dallas Club continues to meet every Friday noon at the Adolphus Hotel. It is the oldest weekly luncheon club in Dallas. | and. turoughout hig lifotime he hag! | Class Agents Accept Bright spot in the organizatio of the class program has been th¢ ready acceptance from men r quested to serve as Class Agen Most of the younger ones are ‘x military service, some of then even over-seas, but in all instances! they have enthusiastically accept- | ed their appointments and the re- sponsibilities and work they wil be asked to shoulder. In the sam traditional Aggie spirit their old er brothers, regardless of th{ press of business and personal af- fairs, have likewise enthusiastical- ly accepted appointment. By Feb- ruary Vice President Peeples hopes to publish in the TEXAS AGGIE a complete list of Class represen- tatives. They will be found to be well-known, popular, key men in their respective classes. They are being appointed by the directors of the Association or by Joint Action of the Directors and Class Presi- dents. > The Class Letter Appeals Class officers and class members with whom the Class Program has beer. discussed have been warm in their approval of the Class Let- ter plan. Such communications can be more complete and more inform- al than is possible in the class col- umns of the Texas Aggie. The Class letter, in fact, will supple- ment class news that is carried in the Aggie. As the plan develops the class letters are expected to = beccme one of the most popular 4 feature: of the activities of & Mw Through oth ussdovtes will anaintal with each other in a deg erto impossible. EA - Watch for the initial letter f h & 1 : * YOUR class, and watch the from. | Aggie for a complete list of Class Agents which will be published as soon as the list is complete. The new program opens a wide avenue of increased pleasure for A. & M. men by welding them closer together through their respective classes, and by making their mem- bership in the Family of A. & M. men mean even more than it has in the past. : Minus the services of Marion Flanagan, their heaviest offensive reapon, Homer Norton’s youth- ul Aggies lost to L.S.U. in the Miami Orange Bowl, in a 19-14 hriller before 27,000 well-pleased ‘ans. The Louisiana Tigers thus wenged an early season loss to he Aggies at Baton Rouge. Steve Tan Buren, big senior, 200 pound Jiger back, was the star of the ame and his great play brought ictory to the Tigers. : True to their fichting record the Blizzard Fails To Stop St. Louis Club Zero weather failed to chill the enthusiasm of the St. Louis A. & M. Club at its regular second Tues- day of the month luncheon at the Mark Twain Hotel on December 14. As a regular feature of its program the club will have one of itssmem- bers speak for 10 minutes at each meeting on his particular business or profession. John F. Grace, '25, President of the Club, will speak at the January meeting on “Cur- rent Methods and Problems in the Education of Deaf People.” Those present for the December 12 meet- ing were: John F. Grace, "25, Pres- ident; Leonard L. Faure, ’23, Vice- President; Drexyle H. Turner, ’28, Secretary-Treasurer; T. Lewis Jones, ’23; Gilbert F. Jordan, ’14; Pete E. Bret, ’28: T. H. Daniel, "27; Clinton W. Walden, 04; Roy A. Wilson, 27. Sees Midway Battle The A. & M. Club organized among Aggies employed at the North American Bomber Plant near Dallas held their recular Dec. meeting at the Dallas YMCA on Dec. 6. Thirty-four members were present, and after dinner a movie of “The Battle of Midway’ was shown. Jack Saunders ’31 was Mas- ter of Ceremonies and introduced several guests, among them Ray Owens, veteran of the battle of Midway. All members of the Club are employed in the North Amer- ican Plant, and meetings are held monthly. L.S. U. Avenges Previous Loss To Aggies by Winning 19-14, From Crippled Cadets at Orange Bowl L. Cadets again were forced into an uphill battle when the Bengals scored twice in the first quarter. = [ And they were still trying desper- ately in the closing minutes of the exciting game. Flanagan his knee in practice the day before the game and his loss was deadly to the Cadet attack. Aggie scores came on passes from Babe Hall- mark to Burditt for 20 yards and to Marion Settegast for another 20. Interesting to note is that both receivers are sons of A. & M. men, Burditt the son of Dr. and Mrs. Jess Burditt, ’21, Abilene, injured and Settegast the son of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Settegast, ’17, Hous- ton. The. Orange Bowl tilt establish- ed the Cadets in some kind of a Bowl Game record. In recent years they have also played in the Sugar Bowl at New Orleans, and twice in the Cotton Bowl at Dal- las. Thev beat Tulane and Ford- ham and lost to Alabama and L.S.U. Texas A.&M. Pos. Louisiana State Bryant LE. Lae Webb Geer L.T Hartley Turley: i... L.G Trapani R.- Wright. 8. 5 CEs re C. Schroll TBSBOE; | piste tostia tim RQ sd 3 Lewis Moncrief RIL: Tullos Settegast .......05 RB dois Goode Putchofsky .............. QBs lan Griffith Hallmark w..l.ii. LH nts: Van Buren Rurditt: x. R.H Nagata TP UTDCE ease is F.B B. Schroll Texas A. &M. olla. 7T 0 7T 0—14 Louisiana State"... ... ni. 5 12 0 7 0—19 Texas A. & M. Scoring: Touchdowns, Rurditt, Settegast. Points After Touch- downs: Turner 2 (placements). Louisiana State Scoring. Touchdowns, Van Buren 2, Good. Points After Touch- down. Van Buren (placement). : Texas A. & M. Substitutions: Ends, Darnell, McCurry. Gibson, Wiley. C. Wright. Tackle, Eberle. Guards. Brown, Overly, Hohn. Center, Gary. Backs, Best- ley, Deere, McAllister, Muehlhause. A&M LSU First downs: J. .2lix dail 0d 7 7 Yards gained rushing, net ...... *15 181 Forward passes attempted ..... 32 10 Forward passes comp'eted ...... 14 i 4 Yards by forward passing ........ 199 100 Forward passes intercepied by 0 5 Yards gained, run back or in- tercepted passes ................... 0 103 Punting average (from scrim- TOBE) | ode iitiode useing somnslez ances 35 41 Total yards, all kicks returned 45 106 Opponents fumbles recovered .. 3 2 Yards lost by penalties ........... 3 75
