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LIBRARY CAMPUS ~~~ FROM THE POSTMASTER: If undeliverable for any reason, notify sender stat- ing reason on Form 3578-P, postage POSTMASTER: If undeliverable for any reason, notify sender stat- ing reason on Form 3578-P, postage REVIEWING STAND Up And Down The Military Walk The College received a rough in- troduction into Brazos bottom farming when flood waters cov- ered the recently purchased 2700 acre plantation of the Ag School. Charles Shepardson, head of the Dairy Dept., is in general charge of the new properties. _w The Senate Committee investigating administrative affairs of the College completed a final three day hearing two weeks ago. Little information not already publicized resulted. The Commit- tee’s report will be made later to the Legislature. College Board spokesmen declared they were earnestly seeking a new president. . . . Many members of the College teaching staff are taking leaves of absence to accept emergency war work in their respective fields. They are given leaves of absence | and will return to A. and M. when normalcy returns. A Thrill In The Muster Reports Since April 21 the Association office has been literally swamped by Muster reports pouring in first from all over the United States and then from all over the world. The thrills could not be reported without practically telling the story of every Muster, and more than one complete issue of THE AGGIE would be required for that. There are pictures galore, many from far away points, that are great additions to the Associa- tion’s archives. There were big Musters and small ones. There were at least two Musters aboard army transports, one attended by twenty-five men and the other with only two men answering “Pres- ent.” Each day’s mail brings more to swell the Muster file. There were Musters in China, India, and up and down the Pac- ific. There was a dilly in London and several more in England. North Africa came through with another big ‘one and several smaller at last reports. They met up in the Yukon and in Alaska, in the Car- ribean and on Corsica. They mus- tered on the banks of the river and in the swanky dining and ball rooms of metropolitan hotels. Tyler in East Texas broke the ice with a handsome contribution to the Development Fund from money left over after Muster expenses, but they were shortly matched by six other Musters, five of them over-seas. THE AGGIE wishes every A. & M. man could read the Muster reports and see the Muster pic- tures. There’s a real thrill in them for every A. & M. man. They tell the story as no other word can tell it, of the spirit and loyalty of Texas Aggies to each other and to their College. AMONG A. and M. ohh PIONEERS O00 (1876-1897) Dr. F. E. Giesecke, '86 College Station E. L. MARTIN, ’99, General Contractor, 711 Rio Grande National Life Building, Dallas, sends an interesting addition for the archives. It is a copy of the “In- fantry Drill Regulations, U. S. Army,” as adopted and issued in October, 1891. The book was used by CECIL M. PARKS, Senior Captain, Co. A, in 1895-6; then was turned over to W. C. MARTIN, ’98, Capt. of Co. D in 1897-98. In 1898-99 it was used by E. L. MARTIN, Capt. of Co. 1902 V. H. Foy, 3322 Knight St., Dallas IRA J. KERR’S address is 3856 Francis Building, Louisville, Ky., according to Ve H. FOY, 3322 Knight St., Dallas, 4. 1903 T. B. Warden, City Hall, Austin The residence address of JOHN A. BAUM is 300 Essex Ave., Narberth, Pa. 1904 J. A. Pirie, State Highway Dept., Paris. Texas Agr. Experiment Station Director A. B. CONNER is on a two-months leave of absence from his post. He and Mrs. Conner will spend most of the time at Spur, and he will rest. . ERNEST S. ALTGELT, Route 8, Box 252, San An- tonio, reports that J. W. MAXWELL may be addressed American Smelting & Re- fining Co., San Luis Potosi, Mexico. “He and I roomed together in Boston in 1905- 06”, he writes. He also reports that ADRIAN AGUAYO is in Parras, Coah., Mexico. A gift to the Development Fund comes from C. W. Walden, with the Aetna Life Insurance Co., 4221 S. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. April 27, 1944 Members of Class, 1904 Gang: In addre ssing you I am using the same term that ‘Baldy’ Pirie used in his sec- ond letter of April 17th. I believe the term is appropriate, however, I have one gripe on his letter and that is placing me in the same class with Warren Houch- ins and Harvey Briggs as a talker. I deny the allegation. In this connection, I have just read Harvey's book Friend Jasper, the Chap- paral Philosopher and I will say it i well worth reading and good for deflation of | the ego, which some of us may need. Saw it advertised in the Dallas News, told my wife about it so she presented me with a copy a few days ago. I am still connected with Oklahoma’s big hydro-electric project—the Grand River Dam, which is producing a lot of power for war industries. Have my head- auarters at Pryor, Oklahoma, but I still live in Muskogee where I also maintain an engineering office. I have two daugh- ters, one married and one at home. Saw W. W. LILLARD, Box 704, San Fernando, Calif., a little over a year ago. Haven’t seen any of the other members of the class in years. When any of you are in this vicinity will be glad to take you fishing on one of the largest and most beautiful artificial lakes in the United States that is full of fish (not the A. & M. kind,) the Lake of the Cherokees in the Western Ozarks. Yours for reunion in 1949, T. P. CLONTS 416 Court St. Muskogee, Okla. 1906 J. Rodney Tabor, 209 Union Nat’l Bk. Bldg., Houston A. A. WRIGHT, Secretary-Mgr. of the National Finance Credit Corp of Texas, 119 E. Exchange Ave., Ft. Worth, sends his contribution to the Development Fund and a clipping showing a Japanese Pris- oner bowing to his son, MAJOR RICHARD H. WRIGHT, ’33, and other Americans on the Admiralty Islands. Classmates: This month finds your Class Agent in a sentimental mood, and you, in turn, find this letter filled with events that hap- pened some forty years ago, experiences that I have been unable to forget. So, be- ing forewarned, here are, MEMORIES: My first day at A. and M. Uncle Dan hauling my trunk from the depot—and dumping it in front of Foster Hall, leaving me to figure the ways and means of getting it to my room. Later that night upper classmen coming around with extended hands, with a leather strap in each hand. (Dark days in a young man’s life), Cussing out Sbisa as a mat- ter of tradition, watching football prac- tice, with Coach Platt in charge. No Athletic plant then. (The stadium had to wait until WINDY WINDROW could build it.) We took our victories and de- feats standing up—on the drili grounds. Hearing the young Professor, Fish Kyle, make his maiden speech at a pep rally in the Chapel. Four trips %o Austin on four Thanksgiving days—with one victory and three defeats. Watching BILLY WAL- KER, the artful dodger, weave through the MEN line, with EGGS HALTOM running inter- ference—and FOSTER barking the sign- als. And not forgetting KENDRICK and LOVING in the muck of the line. GROVER HACKNEY wielding his big bat, and MAXEY WICKES and LARRY REESE chasing fly balls—and BILL PENNER doing a one man’s stretch on first base. While old WIRT SPENCER, canny coach, uncovers a new southpaw, CROOKS by name. Basket ball was taboo—ti was a sissy game. “Pa” Giesecke (may his shad- ow never grow less) organizing the first Architectural Class, comopsed of MAX MAYER, the brilliant, DICKEY DEAN, the talented, and your CLASS AGENT, who was just another boy named ROD- NEY. (I never could figure out what this Discriptive Geometry was all aobut). But when graduation came around, our old Teacher put us all three onthe HONOR ROLL! Didn’t cost “Pal” a thing (ex- cgpt, perhaps, a twinge of conscience) but what a pleasant memory it has en- dured! Hearing Captain SARGENT’S booming voice in the Mess Hall for the first time—a square shooting BULL if there ever was one, BOB POTTS stand- ing before the President of our College, during a meeting of the Senior Class, protesting an unjust decree made against KIRK KIRKPATRICK; thereby incurr- ing the eternal disfavor of the president, but the admiration of his classmates. And the same BOB tutoring the same class- mates in Calculus, after practically the entire class had failed—and pulling them through! The final review of the Cadet Corps, led on the field by ED ERNOLD, Major and class president (may he rest in peace)—Memories on Parade! The old fellow is in his dotage, you say? Not me, I am just keeping my wits and pen- cil sharpened, waiting for the War to end. And who isn’t? Until then I am your Class Agent.—Rodney. P. S. NO. 1-—After reading these Mem- cries, I am in a challenging mood. If there is any of you who think you could do better (orw rose) send us your ‘“Mem- ories”. We will have them published or sent to the members in a Class letter. Get busy JOHN ASHTON, BEN N. GLEASON, ADOLPHUS HOYO, ANDY ROLLINS and all the rest of you. It would be most interesting—any way it comes, be a change. I might bust out in Poetry if I continue to write all these letters. P. S. NO. 2.—The prime objective of these letters is to draw the members of the 1906 Class closer together. However, there is a second objective, and that is to promote a wide spread interest in the Development Fund. Our class cannot hope to rank very high in the Total Amount given, as we are a small class as A. and M. Class go these days. But we can rank among the top in Percentage of Class Members contributing. It would be won- derful to have the Class of 1906 lead all the rest in the percentage table. That's scmething to shoot at. Lets all send in a check. Maybe when the final count for the year is made our Class will be where it belongs—on top. The 1944 Fund closes May 1907 F. W. Hensel, College Station MAURICE H. BEVINS, Longview, ports that E. L. MAREK, ’07, is with the Construction Company engaged in building the Gregg County Airport near Longview and gets his mail at P. O. Box 489, of that city. Mr. Bivins sends his check in advance for the 1945 Development Fund. Having already contributed to the 1944 Fund, he said he would like to be the first to ‘“‘ante’” up for the ’45 Fund. 1908 Lem Adams, Oxweld R. R. Service Co., 230 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. The mailing address of S. LOMANITZ is 233 Teem. Arcade Bldg. Oklahoma City, 2 ep mW. “WW WASHBURN, © 2128 ~'W. Main St., Houston, writes: “A little for the Development Fund. The address of LT. COL. D. M. SHEARER, ’09, ‘is 1110 Oakcrest Road, Arlington, Va. Enjoy TEXAS AGGIE very much. The San Jacinto Muster was great. Dean Kyle's talk was great. Had a long letter re- cently from CHARLIE BURMEISTER.” VICTOR M. “CHOC” KELLY sends re- gards from 2118 North Vermont Avenue, Hollywood, California. 1909 Tom A. Van Amburgh, PO Box 1590, Dallas That LT. ROBERT :T. tioned in the preceding 1909 class should have been with the 1934 class. He says he appreciates the honor but doubts if he could keep up with the 1909ers. re- NELSON men- issue with the Dear Tom Van Am.: My failure to write sooner in response to your letter addressed to members of the Class of 1909 has been due to the fact that, in army parlance, ‘‘in addition to his other duties” your correspondent for some time has been serving as Chairman of the Industry Members of the National War Labor Board, Region VIII, which extra time he might otherwise "have at his disposal: I already had about all the work I could say grace over, and but for the fear that if I did not write someone might disclose the identity of the real author of the famous Van Amburgh- Harris-English thesis. I doubt if I could ever have found time for this letter. First, let me answer your specific questions: Name: David Bullock Harris. Address: ¢% Humble Oil & Refining Co., for which is guaranteed. THE TEXAS AGGIE for which is guaranteed. Published Semi-Monthly Except During the Summer Months when issued Monthly by the Association of Former Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1944 VOLUME XII NUMBER 67 A Message From Pres. Hamblen TO A. & M. MEN AND TO A. & M. CLUBS: The annual meeting of the Association will be held at College at 2 p.m., May 26, at the Y. M. C. A. Chapel. It is important that a representative attendance be present. As many of you as can do so are urged to attend. A. & M. Clubs are urged to see that a representative group from their area is present. Each Congres- sional District of the State should send in its nomination for a Director of the Association, and A. & M. Clubs are requested to take the lead in these nominations. These, your officers realize, are difficult and busy times, but our program is of such great importance and has such increasing possibilities of service to A. & M. and to A. & M. men that it must have your informed support and your active participation. The organization belongs to ALL A. & M. men. Your new officers will be strengthened by your presence at the annual meeting. Your counsel and suggestions will be helpful. Come and take part. J. P. “Jake” Hamblen, ’27, President Box 317 Houston, Texas New Clubs and Elections Another Feature April 21 Aggie Muster One of many fine results of the April 21 Aggie Mus- ter was the formation of new A. & M. clubs and the election of officers at others. Bay City Matagorda County A. & M. men or- ganized an A. & M. Club at the April 21 Muster at Bay City. Frank O. Montague, ’15, was Muster chairman. Hollis T. Mast, 24, was named president; R. W. Bussell, ’21, vice-president; and G. Scott Jones, ’26, secretary-treasurer. The ciub will meet on call, Bellville The Austin County A. & M. Club elect- ed new officers at the April 21 Muster as follows: M. L. Cowan, ’36, president; R. A. Irvin, ’14, vice-president; and O. G. Cannon, 12, secretary-treasurer. Camp Hood Major J. W. “Dough’ Rollins, ’17, was elected president of the Camp Hood A. & M. Club at the April 21 Muster. Major E. M. Eads, ’37, was named vice-president, and Capt. W. R. Lace, ’24, secretary-treas- urer. Retiring officers included Major W. Bebb Francis, ’15; Lt. Col. Joe Howell, ’22; and Col. Crawford Booth, ’15. Grayson County New officers were elected and plans made to increase activities of the Grayson County Club at the April 21 Muster. The Club will hold monthly meetings on the third Fri- day in each month, alternating between Sherman and Denison. A. & M. men sta- tioned at Perrin Field and all others in that area are invited to attend. The new officers are: R. Frank Ashburn, ’24, president ; Doyle Williams, ’29, vice-pres- ident; and E. M. Pedigo, ’37, secretary. Retiring officers are Major Gus A. Schat- tenberg, ‘27; Major A. T. F. Seale, ’40; and George A. Linskie, 38. Robertson County A Robertson County A. & M. Club was organized at the April 21 Muster held at the Country Club in Hearne and including all A. & M. men in the Franklin-Bremond- Calvert-Hearne area. T. Pryse Metcalfe, ’11, was elected president, and classmate Clarence E. Maris, ’11, vice-president. Both live at Franklin. Definite meeting dates are to be worked out later. Huntsville C. F. Addickes, ’10, was elected new president of the Huntsville A. & M. Club, with J. V. Butler, ’12, vice-president; and A. C. Spencer secretary-treasurer. The elec- tion took place at the April 21 Muster in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Butler. Retiring officers are J. W. Oliphint, ’03 ; George H. Richards, ’35; and C. F. Addickes, ’10. Deep East Texas The Deep East Texas A. & M. Club was organized at the April 21 Muster held at the Fred Erisman farm near Longview. Representatives were present from Long- view, Kilgore, Gladewater, and other cities in that area. All A. M. men in the Deep East area are invited to participate in the Club’s activities. J .B. “Pete” Cas- hell, ’27, was named president, and W. L. Ballard, ’22, secretary-treasurer. The Club takes in more territory than the old Gregg County Club which it succeeds. South Plains The South Plains A. & M. Club, with headquarters at Lubbock, was organized at the April 21 Muster with the following officers elected: O. L. Byrd, ’24, presi- dent; Roy B. Davis, ’27, vice-president; and W. L. Bradshaw, ’24, secretary-treas- urer. Definite meeting dates will be an- nounced later. W. G. “Bill’’ McMillan, ’22, served as Muster chairman. Angelina County Gordon Langston, ’34, was elected pres- ident of the Angelina County Club at the April 21 Muster at Lufkin. M. C. Spivey, 08, was named vice-president, and Sid Boynton, ’28, secrecary-treasurer. Meetings will be held quarterly under the direction of the entertainment commit- tee, composed of Scott Sayers, chairman; C Porter; and Harold Jennings. North East Texas A. & M. Club New officers of the North East Texas A. & M. Club were elected at the April 21 Muster at Paris. The meeting was at- tended by delegates from Bonham and from near-by Army posts. In charge of the Muster were W. A. “Bill” Moore, ’25, Paris; James E. Pirie, '04, general chair- man, Paris; Capt. R./ P. Marshall, ’33, Camp Maxey; and Herbert Burow, 24, Bonham. New officers include John C. Wright, ’29, president: Marshall Heath, ’23, vice-president; and R. Jack McCub- bin, ’31, secretary-treasurer. Retiring of- ficers are W. A. Moore, ’26; R. O. Mur- phy, ’10; and Dave Chambers, ’18. Guadalupe County The Guadalupe County-Seguin A. & M. Club re-elected its officers for another year at the April 21 Muster. The officers are: Silver Whitsett, ’24, president; iP: Gregg, ’28, secretary; and Max Weinert, ’09, Doe Schmidt, ’23, and Garland Pow- ers, ’'l17, executive committee. The next meeting of the club will be an informal picnic on June 22. Texarkana Despite his best efforts, J. A. “Hoot” Whyte, ’14, was re-elected president of the Texarkana A. & M. Club at the April 21 Muster. The next meeting of the Club will be on July 4 at a get-together picnic. Tyler T. N. Winn, ’28, was elected president of the Tyler-Smith County Ciub at that organization’s highly successful Muster. J. D. “Jake” Langford, Jr., ’26, who also served as Muster chairman was chosen vice-president, and V. F. Fitzhugh, ’28, secretary-treasurer. Monthly meetings will be held. The Tyler Muster was not only a great success, but also contributed hand- somely to the Development Fund. Wichita Falls New officers of the Wichita Falls A. & M. Club were elected at the April 21 Muster held at the Holt Hotel. G. Dil- lard Anderson, ’21, was named president; Clyde L. Murph, ’20, vice-president; J. M. Graham, ’25, Olney, vice-president; and Harry Myers, ’18, secretary-treasurer. Re- tiring officers are Wilson N. Reedy, ’25; Harry Myers, ’18; and John H. Miller, 41: Chicago, Illinois Orville A. Brouer, ’25, was elected pres- ident of the Chicago A. & M. Club at the April 21 Muster. H. C. Spencer, former head of the Mechanical Drawing Dept., of A. & M. and now at Illinois Tech, was chosen secretary. Brouer is in the General Superintendent’s office, Swift & Co., Chicago. Retiring officers are Charles A. Waugh, ’24, who served as Muster chairman; and Wait Newton, ’35. Dayton, Ohio out into new ground, the men present at the April 21 Muster held at the Officers Club at Patterson Field, Dayton Ohio, formed a Club along military lines. The group in- cluded men from Dayton, Wright Field, and Patterson Field, and all other A. & M. men in that area were invited to par- ticipate. Its officers include: Command- ing Officer, Capt. H. H. Wehner, ’39; 2nd in Command, Major George Nassauer, Jr., ’42; 1st Sergeant, George Steurer, : Best Drilled Sophomore, Capt. David A. Cook, ’38; and Fish Sergeant Lt. Keith Hubbard, ’41. George E. Steurer, ’40, served as Muster chairman. Eastland County A. & M. men attending the Eastland County April 21 Muster organized an Eastland County A. & M. Club, and the following officers were elected: George I. Lane, ’14, president; and E. L. Miller, ’31, secretary. All A. & M. men in that area are requested to get in touch with one of these two and help make the Club a success. Northwest Texas A. & M. Club New officers of the Northwest Texas A. & M. Club were elected at the April 21 Muster at Vernon. Those named for the next year are: Curtis Nichols, ’28, president; George Self, ’20, vice-president ; H. B. Boswell, ’28, vice-president; and A. M. Hiatt, ’25, secretary-treasurer. Re- tiring officers are Curtis S. Nichols, ’28; and J. W. Hulsey, ’35. : Albuquerque, New Mexico The Albuquerque, New Mexico, A, & M. Club was organized at the April 21 Muster with James R. Cole, 91, president. Another meeting will be held on May 23 to elect other officers and to decide on final details. San Francisco A. & M. Club Plans were made at the April 21 Muster at San Francisco to form an A. & M. Club to visit Aggies returning from combat theatres and to provide them with latest college news. Definite details of the club will be announced after a meeting is held on Wednesday, May 10, 1944, at 277 Pine St., San Francisco, at 8 p.m. All Aggies in the San Francisco area are invited to contact Mr. William K. Davis, 4444 Geary St., or phone Skyline 4848, in regard to A. & M. activities. Mr. Davis, ably as- sisted by Mr. O. O. Taylor, ’16, has been the leader of A. & M. affairs in San Francisco for a number of years and has kept the April 21 Musters going. Tampa Area A. & M. Club The Tampa Florida Area A. & M. Club was organized at the April 21 Muster, and meetings will be held on the first Friday in each month. Officers of the new Club are: Lt. Col. George L. Dickey, ’20, president; Major Georges T. Bird, ’40, vice-president; Capt. Willis E. Col- lins, ’29, vice-president; Lt. Lewis M. Grover, ‘40, secretary-treasurer; and Lt. Will O. Brimberry, ’41, secretary. All A. & M. men in the Tampa area are in- vited to attend the monthly meetings of the club. Forth Worth A. & M. Club New officers were elected for the Fort Worth A. & M. Club at the April 21 Mus- ter. Those elected were: Roy P. Bates, ’28, president; P. C. Faris, 1st vice-pres- ident; Ralph Ely, 2nd vice-president; and David B. Thrift, ’39, secretary-treasurer. New directors for the Club are: E. . Haltom, 21; 3 SNE Yeary +2228» EX iR. Turpe, ’15; M. M. Barnard, ’26; Melvin J. Miller, .’11; «Stanley. J. Baker, 27; P. S. Groginski, ’14; H. F. Spreen, ’22; and Ardmore Healy, 28. Retiring officers are Ardmore Healy, 28; M. M. Barnard. 96; . RI P..".Bates,. 128; . R. Buckman, ’32; and David Thrift, ’39. Canal Zone Club A. & M. men present for the April 21 Muster at APO 834 voted to change the pame of their club from the APO 834 & M. Club to the Canal Zone A. & M. Club. Officers of the club are: Capt. Ben H. Johnson, ’29, president: and Capt. Charles A. Bell, ’41, secretary-treasurer. The Club will meet the first Friday of each month at the Tivoli Hotel, Ancon, Canal Zone, at 7:30 p.m. Omaha, Nebraska, A. & M. Club A. & M. men attending the April 21 Muster at Omaha, Nebraska. set a new pattern when they elected W. C. ‘“Mag- ie” McGee, Jr., ’31, president, vice-pres- ident, secretary, and treasurer of the Omaha, Nebraska A. & M. Club. This was done because other Aggies located at Oma- ha are subject to move on very short notice. Stepping A. & M. P. O. Box 2180, Houston, Texas. Number of Boys and Girls in the War: None. Number of Grandchildren: None—which gives me a score of no hits, no runs, no errors. About all that I have just cause to brag about is that after fifty odd sum- mers, and the Lord only knows how many winters, I at last found a lovely lady of sweet and gracious nature who was so trustful and unsuspecting that she per- mitted me to coax her into taking the holy vows of matrimony, and so we were married, on August 16, 1941. This is the high point and by far the greatest achievement of my otherwise drab and uninteresting career. So much for the personal history. Tommy, “Oft in the stilly night, ere slumber’s chains have bound me,” I think of thee, and Malcolm Graeme English, the “Polka Dot Kid”; of Rife, Riley, Riden- our. Heldenfels, and Horton: of ‘“Sport- ing” Joe. John; of ‘ ‘Split’ Grady! ‘Split’ Grady! ‘Bug’ Caldwell’s old lady’; of William Hamlyn ‘Jack’ Furneaux, the elected | 18 Planes Downed By Top Aggie Ace One of War’s Best Captain J. Thorpe Robbins, *40 One of the leading U. S. Air Force Aces of the war and top Aggie in that respect so far as is known, is CAPT. J. THORPE ROBBINS, ’40, of Coolidge, Texas. He is a member of the 5th Air Force Fighter Unit in New Guinea and is the leader of a Fighter Squadron known as the “Head- Hunters”. Captain Robbins has shot down 18 enemy. planes at last report. He is second to Major Dick Bong who has set a new record for American airmen by shooting down 27 planes. ‘ Robbins’ squadron holds a record of its own by downing 203 Japa- nese planes in combat and destroy- ing countless others on the ground. He is the son of Mrs. Jay Rob- bins of Coolidge and received his degree in Animal Husbandry. He was known to his Aggie class- mates as “Jay”. Rivoire President Very Active Club Of Plane Builders Olin G. Rivoire, ’39 Olin G. Rivoire, ’39, has been elected president of the Texas A. and M. Club of North American, composed of Aggies building bomb- ers in the huge North American Plant near Dallas. At the same election Jack Saunders, ’31, was named vice-president; and Frank Buckley, ’28, secetary-treasurer. Retiring officers are W. H. In- gram, ’23, and Frank Rogers, ’40. President Rivoire is an Indust- rial Engineer, specializing in Electrical developments at the North American Aviation Corp. Plant. Since his graduation in ’39, he has had varied and extensive ex- perience in the electrical engineer- ing, designing, and construction field. Mrs. Rivoire, the former Miss Justine Jurica of Rosenberg, is al- so employed at the N. A. A. as secretary to one of the plant’s of- ficials. The Rivoires live at 705 Cherokee Trace, Grand Prairie, Texas. An interesting feature of the North American Club is the pub- lication of a splendid Club bulletin edited by R. H. Kinkel, ’41, 3715 Mt. Everest, Dallas 11, Texas. The Club publication carries news about A. & M. men and A. & M. affairs. It is a ten page mimeo- graphed bulletin published month- ly. The Club meets each month. Adonis of our class and the only man in the world with a good enough disposition to put up with me as a roommate for four long, dusty years of blood, sweat and tears, sharing my victories, if any, and my vicissitudes many, my joys and my sorrows, all in stride, without a com- plaint—*“What a man.” I remember part of Carl Brannin’s ode to “Jack”— “The sun sinks low in the distant west As a hunter fares forth alone, His stomach groans beneath his vest As he munches a corn-bread pone, For it’s many a day since he’s seen the ducks That fly from the frozen north,” ete. Regular and Special Committees To Serve Membership Meeting Scheduled On Campus May 26 Minus the usual fan-fare of Class Reunions and other normal commencements activities, the annual membership meeting of the Association of Former Students will be held on May 26. The business session will be held as usual in the Y. M. C. A. Chapel and will be of Directors for the coming year officers for the coming year. Unusual interest and by C. P. Dodson, A. B. Knickerbocker, ’21, Austin; standing piece of work. Resolutions Committee Melvin J. Miller 11, Ft. Worth, heads the Resolutions Committee composed of Jack Shelton, ’17, Houston, E. L. Robinson, 21, Beau- mont, Scott Moore, ’11, Yoakum, Oliver Osborn, "38, Freeport, and Roy B. Davis, ’27, Lubbock. The committee in charged with present- ing resolutions to the meeting which it thinks should be passed. Both committees serve in an ef- fort to facilitate the work of the annual meeting, but their reports must be passed by the membership at the annual meeting. Gift to College At Commencement exercises in called to order at 2 p.m. The day will be a War-Time Commencement Day, with a compartively small class receiving its diplomas that even- ing. As previously announced there will be no class reunions nor the tastomary pRaguliy-Hormey Student Luncheon. ommittees to serve the annual meeting have bee: Association President J. P. “Jake” Hamblen, 27. Ro, named been requested to meet at 10 a.m. on the meeting date to prepare their reports and recommendations for presentation to the general meeting that afternoon. The membership will elect a new Board and that Board in turn will elect Special Commitsog Reports : ( ) importance is attached to repo Special Committees which have been at work for Ports rom tires Those _ reports will place before the meeting important recommenda- tions in connection with Post War Employment, Special Gifts to the College, and the Post-War National Military Policy as it affects the A. & M. College. The three committees have been headed respectively 11, Decatur; T. W. Mohle, ’19, Houston, and General and each has turned in an out- Guion Hall at six p.m. on the even- ing of the annual meeting day, Association President Hamblen will present to the College the anual gift from the Development Fund. This year’s gift will again be in the form of War Bonds, to be held for construction after the war of the Memorial Student Ac- tivities Center. A. & M. men gave . to the college for the same pur-~ pose last year War Bonds with a maturity value of $60,000. This year’s gift to the College from its sons will exceed that amount. Those present for the annual meet- ing are urged to attend the Com- mencement exercises. Other suggestions made to President Hamblen and other officers and JSireciars and looking toward the evelopment of the Association’s program will be placed the meeting for its consideration and decision. b hefors improvement and further Dean Kyle Returns From Eastern Trip Dean E. J. Kyle, ’99, has re- turned from an extensive trip to Washington, New York City, and other points, during which he dis- cussed international and inter- American educational affairs with represetatives of the U. S. State Department and other agencies and paid visits to the office of two of the nation’s leading publica- tions, “The Readers’ Digest” and “The Country Gentleman”. While in Washington he also discussed with Secretary of State Cordell Hull and Senator Connally a plan for postwar agriculture, especially for the Americas. Dean Kyle was delegated by Nelson A. Rocke- feller, co-ordinator of inter-Amer- ican affairs, to be agricultural ad- visor to the U. S. delegation at the conference of inter-American Development in New York City, May 8-18. Criswells Join The Aggie War Quads The four Criswell brothers from Forney, Texas are joined in the mighty effort Aggies are making all over the world for speedy vic- tory. They are: therefore, auto- matically considered members of the Aggie War Quads Club, a mythical organization whose mem- bership comprises those who can qualify as having three Aggie brothers in the service of their country. The Criswell brothers in service are: CAPT. JACK FT. CRISWELL, ’28, in military gov- ernment assignment, APO 645, / PM, New York City; CPL..L. L. “DICK” CRISWELL, ’30, in Anti- Aircraft in El Paso, Texas: LT. JAMES W. “JIMMY” CRISWELL. ’40, a bomber pilot who has beer in New Guinea almost a year, APC 922, ¢/o PM, San Francisco; and LT. THOMAS: .R:[". “TOMMY> CRISWELL, ’42, APO 763.57: PM New York City, who has been in Africa, Sicily, and Italy since the invasion. Sometimes when Morpheus refuses to embrace me, I lie awake and “ponder weak and weary” until ‘‘deft—fingered Aurora pencils the Eastern horizon with the first gray streaks of dawn’ thinking of the members of the Immortal Class of 1909; what we did; what we said; what his- tory we made; what traditions we estab- lished; what has become of some of our classmates; what goings on during the 1908 Episode. I think of the rhymes and jingles of our time —the cowboy songs and stories of Claude Minter; the Mexi- can limericks of Richard Toutant de Beauregard: the witticisms of Henry Boyle Allen “The Sage of Hubbard City” ; the interpidity (whatever that is) of John Barnes, ‘“The Lampasas Kid”; and so on ad infinitum. I recall some of the verses of “Hard Times at A. & M. C.; e. g., “College Station the town, And Mess Hall the street, At Shisa’s old joint, And nothing to eat, And it’s hard times at A. & M. C. “Out in the Mess Hall Sat Old Tom. Van Am. Punishing a portion Of Ham what Am. And it’s hard times at A. & M. C.” Also verses about Old Grandpa Hutson, > about Bob Smith and others. At our last class reunion ‘“‘Smiley” Mitchell dug up an | President’s Report Association President Hamblen will report to the membership on the affairs of the Association and its activities during his tenure of office. Since the Fiscal year of the organization does not close until May 31 no Auditing Committee has been named and that assign- men will be passed to the New Board of Directors and officers. Practically final figures will be N “er given, however, for the Develop- ment Fund, and the financial posi- tion of the Association will be presented. Nomination Committee The Nomination Committee will meet on the morning of May 26 and will present a slate of Di- rectors for the consideration of the meeting that afternoon. Many of the Congressional Districts of the State have already made nom- inations that will be passed on by the committee to the membership meeting. The following committee has been named by President Ham- blen, Major R. N. “Dick” Conolly, 37, Waco, Chairman; A. P. Rol- lins, ’06, President Dallas A. & M. Club; Ardmore Healy, ’28, immed- late past President Fort Worth Club; George H. Lacy, ’13, Pres- ident Houston Club; Carroll M. Gaines, '12, President San Anton- io Club; Gordon G. Langston, ’35, Lufkin; R. E. Harris, 23, Lock- hart; Harvie D. Pool, ’32, Level- land, President Central Plains Club; Lt. William A. “Chip” Routt ’42, Bryan Army Air Field. ETO Aggies Plan Monthly Meetings Monthly meetings in London are planned by the A. & M. men in that area, military conditions per- > mitting. Meetings will be an- nounced through the Stars and Stripes, Army publication, and additional information can be se- cured from the college registra- tion section of the Stars and Stripes. Decision to hold a meet- ing on the last Saturday of each month, starting May 26, was reach- ed at a great Muster on April 21 held at No. 3 Grosvenor Square in London, according to word receiv- ed from Muster chairman, Capt. Larry M. Hovey, APO 887. All A. & M. men in that area are re- quested to watch the Stars and Stripes on the third Saturday of each month for an announcement regarding the meetings. ancient item of forgotten lore, to wit: “Said David W. to David B. ‘Why the L don’t you study Your R. and. B.Z Said Mr. Harris to Prof. Spence, ‘Because to me it makes no sense.’’ > (Even then, though I was not the rambling wreck I am today, I was ever and anon a ‘Helluvanengineer’.) And so on, all through the night. Even so, I can’t forget our old quartet that sang, “Sweet Adeline’ —remember ? Didn’t we make the night hideous—OQur Old “B” Company quartet of Tom. Van Amburg, “Greenville’s Rarest Gift’, Lawrence Pen- der Looney, “The Gentleman from Hunt”, Henry Boyle Allen, our basso profundo, and yours truly, D. Bull himself? am sending you the last address I have of some of those whose addresses you did not have. The episode of 1908 took a heavy toll from our class mem- bership and some there are that I never saw_or heard of again. Many of us served in World War I, and there undoubtedly some besides Jesse Lawrence ‘“‘Red” Eas- terwood who gave their lives in the serv- ice of orr country. I do hope we may be able to get a complete roster, with present addresses, of our surviving mem- bership and that as many as possible will (Continued on Page 2) 1944 Development Fund Closes May 31
