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CAMPUS FROM THE POSTMASTER: If undeliverable for any reason, notify sender stat- POSTMASTER: If undeliverable for any reason, notify sender stat- ing reason on Form 3578-P, postage ing reason on Form 3578-P, postage + REVIEWING STAND Up and Down the Military Walk That heading is a bit mis-leading these days, with all but a few cadets living in the new dorm area, Sbisa Hall closed all sum- mer, and only Hart and Bizzell hals in the old area in use by stu- dents. The move put students, sail- ors and marines all together in the new area, but they've enjoyed pleasant relations. . . . Senior boots are back, with less than a hun- dred cadets eligible to wear them, but a very happy group and proud. Chief difficulty is finding the boots which have become very scarce under war restrictions. And while on the subject of student af- fairs it should be reported that the Cadet Corps seems happier and in better spirit than it has been in several years. With the opening of the fall term in late September all military units will be regularly composed, replacing the semi-segregation policies of the past two years. . . . Lt. Col. H. R. Brayton, veteran member of the Faculty and the Chemistry Dept., has been released from the army after three years service and has returned to his college post. . . . Wiliam M. Turner, for the past eight years Band Director of the Goose Creek Public Schools, has been named Director of the Singing Cadets and will assume his new duties this month. . . . Fifty students have organized the A. & M. Flying Club, to receive flight instruction at Easterwood Field, College airport. Dr. Howard W. Barlow, acting Dean of Engineer- ing and former head of the Aero Engineering Dept., will serve as faculty advisor. THE LONGHORN will resume publication this school wear, af- ter a lapse since the 1944 year- book was issued. The Bat has con- tinued publication all along, the only remaining casualties being the Engineer and the Agriculturist magazines. Mr. R. K. Chat- ham, for a quarter century Mana- ger of the College Exchange Store on the campus, has retired. He built the present fine store from a tough beginning in a corner of the old Main Bldg., starting with a heavy debt. The Placement Office Realizing that many Aggies now in military service will need help in finding a job when his service is completed, a special committee of the Association was set up In November, 1943 for the purpose of “assisting A. & M. men in post- war employment problems.” The Association has adopted the committee’s plan which, briefly, calls for an organization of sub- committees in each sizeable city, both in Texas and outside the state, whose function will be to cooperate with the College Place- ment Office in: (1) Contacting employers garding job possibiilties; (2) Giving personal time and help to the individual in the community in which he is seeking a job. re- So, if you do need help in get- ting located when your “hitch” is completed, please do these things: (1) Send a card to the Place- ment Office at the College, asking for a ‘Registration Record” on which your qual- ifications can be listed. Let the Placement Office know as early as possible the date on which you are to be released from service, and any other pertinent in- formation. For the present, there is no charge for placement service. You can help us to help another Ag- gie by notifying the Placement Of- fice of any job opportunities of which you may hear. Write the Placement Office, A. & M. College, College Station, Texas. (2) AMONG A. and M. Ei PIONEERS O30 (1876-1897) Dr. F. E. Giesecke, ’86 College Station Silver taps: Col, Abe Gross. E. M. OVERSHINER ’97 is the proud Uncle of three nephews in the service— one of the boys LT. AUSTIN M. WAR- NER ’40, suffered wounds recently during the invasion of France and is in an U.g'S. Army Hospital, APO 546, New York, N. Y. He had not heard from his brother, MAJOR GEO. WARNER, ’37, with a Destroyer Group in three months until he met up with a young fellow in the hospital who had been in Major Warner's outfit. Another brother, LT. HOWARD C. WARNER receives his mail at T12 E. 81st St., Bryan, Texas. The death of Col. Abe Gross, ‘96, Waco, reported in the Silver Taps Column, brings from several of his friends tributes and reminiscerces of the Colonel’s long career. In addition to his fine record in civic and other affairs, A. & M. men like te recall the aays when he initiated and made such a success of the famous “A. & M. Country Store”, which was a feature of the Waco Cotton Palace when that exposition was one of the leading fairs of the southwest. The following quotation comes from one of several letters received following Colonel Gross’ death: “You know how we felt about him-— for we worked together ‘way back when’ — making the Waco Club the best in the state. Sometimes I feel that the present generation does not have the same feeling of friendship and ties that we had. But it is said that when one reaches a certain age, he does a lot of living in retrospect (and maybe I'm getting that way). Any way, you look at it, Abe was a grand old Aggie as well as a man, He was quiet, shy and unobtrusive; and those that real- ly knew him were the ones who really appreciated him.” 1898 T. L. Smith, Jr. P. O. Box 1343, Houston 1899 Dean E. J. Kyle, College Station : 1900 Hal Moseley, 3807 Skillman St., Dallas 1901 Thomas M. Smith East Columbia One of the veteran American ranchers in the Northern area of Mexico is Mulder Stafford, whose El Berrendo Ranch is located approximately 80 miles from the City of Muzquiz. The Staffords also have a home in Eagle Pass where Mrs. Staffcrd and their children live dur- ing the winter while the children are in school. Their son, Mebane Stafford, has one more year in high school and plays ends on the Eagle Pass football team. His 6 ft. 1 in. height indicates that he will be as big a man as his father. Their daughter, Marian, is 9 years of age. El Berrendo, like other large ranches in that area, is a hospitable spot. It is in a valley surrounded by mountains and its eleva- tion of nearly 5,000 feet gives it a mar- velous climate On the Stafford ranch this summer, in addition to the family, were two other members of this fall’s Eagle Pass foot- ball team who were getting in a little private practice. Stafford, Sr. is a great football fan and usually manages to see several conference games each year. He and E. P. “Red” Hunter, of Waco, usually manage to get together for a game each year and to reminisce over the days when they were roommates at A. & M. in old Austin Hall. So far, the Staffords have not succeeded in getting the Hunters to visit on their ranch but they still have hopes. The writer of this news item can tell them that they are missing a delightful experience by not paying such a visit—despite the difficult roads one must travel to get up into that ranch country. Stafford, however, is al- ready talking about buying an aeroplane when the war is over. He has a landing field on his ranch and a plane trip down there would be just a breeze. 1902 V. H. Foy, 3322 Knight St., Dallas MEN 1903 T. B. Warden, City Hall, Austin Jas. E. Pirie State Highway Dept., Paris. J. Wi, MAXWELL brings nus up-to-date on his mailing address. He is with the American Smelting and Refining Coy Aparatado, 4-Bis, Chihuahua, Chin. Mex- \ 1CO, 1905 M. S. Church, Continental Bldg., Dallas 1906 J. Rodney Tabor, 209 Union Nat’l Bk. Bldg., Houston 1907 F. W. Hensel, College Station 1908 Lem Adams, Oxweld R. R. Service Co., 230 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. 1909 Tom A. Van Amburgh, PO Box 1590, Dallas Silver taps: Leo Paul Meerscheidt. Rock G. Taber Atlanta Gas Light Company Swapping reminiscences at a recent meeting of the Beaumont A. & M. Club were W. T. ADKISSON and O. E. STIM- SON. Adkisson has been in the plumbing and heating business in Beaumont for many years, but is now engaged in war work with the Neches Butane Plant near Beaumont. Stimson, a veteran with the Texas Pipe Line Co., has been loaned to the “Big Inch” Pipe Line and played a part both in the building and now in the operation of that line. His headquarters are at Beaumont. Both of the 1910’ers protested vigorously when introduced at the Beaumont meeting as the oldest men present—despite the fact that both have a liberal sprinkling of grey hair. 4 B. R. McCONNELL, Box 141, Dedham, Mass., is with the Sunnen Products Co. Dear 1910: Here are some replies that I have re- ceived from some of the class members. Some of the replies are so brief that you may have to stretch your imagination, or if you know a little more about some of them, you can add what you see fit. R. M. HOOKER Hooker, most of you will remember, was one of our crack football players. He is now County Agent in Robertson County, located at Franklin, Texas. He married Mrs. Gus Lomaz in January, 1944. Well—he just doesn’t have any children yet. WILLIAM WARREN STERLING I doubt if many of our class members knew his name was William, much less Warren, as we all called him Skeeter Bill. Sterling has made quite a reputation for himself. He lives at LaCasita, 346 Palmero, Corpus Christi, Texas. Bill start- ed to work for the Ed. C. Lasater Ranch in Falfurrias, Texas. He married Zora Louise Eckhardt in 1917, and is the proud daddy of two daughters, Inez Isabel and Sara Ross. Bill was president of the Ex Students Association in 1929 and 1930, was Captain of the Texas Rangers, Adju- tant General of Texas, graduate of the Army War College in Washington, D. C. He retired July 13, 1944, as a Colonel in the Cavalry in World War II. Bill advises that TOM O'CONNOR, ’10, Laredo (fami- liarly known as Paderewski) was killed in a car wreck in 1926. ROSS D. ROGERS Rogers always was one of the most ambitious members of our class, and we were to undertake to tell all of the things he has been into since he left, it would take up the whole edition of the Aggie. But, briefly, when Rogers left college, he went to work for Armour & Company but is now in business for himself opera- ting the Panhandle Outdoor Advertising Company. He originally hailed from Lam- pasas, Texas, and at school roomed part of the time with Red Easterwood and John F. Barnes. He was Mayor of Amarillo, Texas, from 1932 to 1941 when he decided to give up the Mayoring business. He has been President of the Rotary Club, civic leader in the Chamber of Commerce and Red Cross work and had devoted a great deal of his time to other civie duties. But fo» 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 VOLUME XII COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1944 NUMBER 73 The Aggie Eleven Ready For Tough Schedule Aggie “A” Squad, Sept. 1, 194 Bolstered by the surprising re- turn of nine letter men and seven squadmen, an Aggie football squad of 100 ambitious youngsters is rapidly rounding into shape after a gruelling summer practice ses- sion and the regular pre-season session starting August 22. This year’s Cadet eleven will be larger than last year, in fact its weight is impressive, but on the other side of the ledger is a lack of speed that featured last fall’s con- ference runner-ups. The experienced lads mentioned above will be well backed by new men and in several cases new hands look like thew will shove old hands off the starting line-up. The Aggies face a tough sched- ule, opening with Bryan Army Air- field on Sept..23, and then taking in order Texas Tech, at. San An- tonio on Sept. 30, Oklahoma T. at Oklahoma City on the night of Oct. 7, and L. S. U. at Baton Rouge on the night of Oct. 14. After that comes the conference orind, starting with T. C. U. at College. Conference Scramble The conference race looks more like a scramble than in many years. Texas again is an out- standing favorite, with an ample supply of its own letter-men head- ed by two stars of the 1942 Long- horn team, and further buttressed by letter-men from other colleges at Texas in the Navy Reserve. Rice and Arkansas look good, nar- ticularly the former and neither S. M. U. nor T. C. U. can be sold short. To this “Expert” they all look about even with the excep- tion of the Longhorns. The Ag- gies face a schedule handicap, meeting only T. C. U. and Arkan- sas on Kyle Field. That makes it anybody’s race. Running and Power At this stage of the game the Aggies look like a running team, with emphasis cn power and deception, There are no passers on the squad the equal of those of the past several years, nor runners of the break-away type. There is an abundance of big, powerful backs. Homer Norton has been experimenting with the «“r formation, along with his regular double-wing and box formation, but has rot yet indicated if he would go all out for the “TT” or stay with the older formations. The line bids fair to be stout and that’s where most of the so-called veterans will be found. A pair of letter-men ends are on hand but right now are running be- hind new-comers Jas. L. Mitchell, Rang- er, 197, and Milton Cherno, El Paso, 172. The tackle slots seem well manned, with letter-men Monte Monecrief, Dallas, 195, Charley Shira, Hamlin, 230, and Sparky Eberle, Sweetwater, 201, on hand. Eberle may be shifted to guard however where material is thinner. D. M. Denton, Har- lingen 204, has shown to fine advantage in early practice and may be a starter. He is a freshman. Abrahams, Walker, Gray and League, CENTERS Name Hometown Height Weight Robert J. Gary* Dallas 5-11 164 Mike J. Demetrios Galveston 6-0 168 Herbert W. Ellis Kilgore 6-3 180 Damon Tassos* San Antonio 6-1 208 GUARDS Pete D. Odoms McAllen 6-0 175 Thos. T. League* Hamilton 6-0 201 Geo. W. Gray Garland 6-0 215 Wm. E. Walker Dallas 6-1 190 Arthur A. Abrahams El Paso 5-9 180 Jos. R. Sacra** Denison 5-10 197 A. A. Eberle* Sweetwater 6-0 201 TACKLES Chas. N. Shira* Hamlin 6-3 230 Morton Shefts San Antonio 6-2 205 Alan T. Sparkman San Antonio 6-6 230 Bryan Flippo ; Fort Worth 6-2 215 Vernon R. Schmidt Troy 6-1 197 D. M. Denton, Jr. Harlingen 6-1 204 Otto C. Granzin** Miles 6-0 185 Monte P. Moncrief* Dallas 6-2 195 NDS Jas. L. Mitchell Ranger 6-3 197 Jas. S. Allen El Paso 6-2 170 Clarence M. Howell Nacogdoches 6-0 180 Walter N. Higgins Galveston 5-11 188 Milton Cherno El Paso 6-2 172 Eldon W. Long#* San Benito 6-1 172 Grant S. Darnell Tulsa, Okla. 6-0 190 Sammie L. Brice Uvalde 6-0 174 BACKS Robert E, Goff Kenedy 6-1 172 Donald R. Nicholas Minerals Wells 5-9 154 James T. Cashion College Station 5-10 158 Frank V. Torno Cameron 5-11 175 Mann Scott Athens 6-1 197 Tom C. Daniel Kerrville 6-0 190 Max A. Konz Weimar 6-4 195 Paul L. Yates Fort Worth 6-0 179 Mason L. Matthews San Antonio 5-8 172 Geo. T. McAllister* Eden 6-2 190 Jimmie Parmer Mangum, Okla. 6-0 184 Bob L. Butchofsky Ysleta 5-10 165 Don L. Kingery Lake Charles, La. 6-0 170 Gene F. Spires Abilene 5-7 150 * Letterman ; **Squadman. k ES ES ES x ES ES * %k %k all big and all new men, lead the way among the guards. Damon Tassos, 208, San Antonio, who played guard last year, has been shifted to center and seems to have that spot well in hand. He will find good replacements in letter-man Bob Gary, Dallas, 164, and other centers. Generally speaking the Aggie coaches, believe they will have better line play this year than last, with more reserve materials, Lil Dimmitt has been handling line work this summer and early fall, pending the arrival on Sept. first of line Coach Bill James, The versatile Dimmitt has done a fine job in getting a green bunch of linesmen started. Backfield Wide Open Trying to pick a starting Aggie back- field is tough. Bob Butchofsky, Ysleta, 165, is about the only sure bet. He is a letter- man, a fine blocker and a great defensive man. Robert Goff, Kenedy, 172, is the best kicker on the squad, a fair passer and a hard runner. Paul Yates, 179, Fort Worth, looks like a fine runner and there’s lots of power in the sturdy legs of Jimmy Parmer, Mangum, Okla., 194 pounds. If the Cadets were playing a game tomor- row that would be the starting backfield. But keep your eyes peeled for Jimmy Cashion, College Station, 165, the _ best passer on the squad, George McAllister, Eden, 190, letter-man who was injured most of last season, uene Spires, 150, Abi- lene, the most elusive runner on the team, Frank Torro, 175, Cameron, Mann Scott, 197, Athens, who has just reported and Don Kingery, Lake Charles, La., another powerhouse. In addition there are others on the squad who may blossom forth. Jimmy Cashion deserves a special word. He. is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mei Le Cashion, for many years Secretary of the campus Y. M. C, A. and he was born and reared on the campus. He'll be the first “Campus Brat” ever to make a football letter, if he comes through. Local fans believe in him. The Over-All Picture Homer Norton and his staff, now dwindled to Lil Dimmit, Manning Smith, Bill James and Pete Jones, the latter doubling in his capacity of business sec- retary, are mnon-commital on how this year’s team will stack up in the confer- ence campaign. It will be big enough and it will pack the power. It should be a good defensive team with a big, rugged and fairly experienced line. So far its passing has been weak and it has lacked the lightning punch provided last year by Flanagan. Burditt and Hallmark. It looks like a heavy-duty saber this year as compared to last year’s flashing rap- ier. Maybe that’s the type of weapon called for these days. There’s one thing sure about the big squad, they have the spirit. They practiced during the July and June heat and never lost their gin- ger. They will hardly be the “WHIZ KIDS” of last year but they could be the “WHAM BOYS” of ’44. Plenty Behind Them The football story would not be com- plete without mentioning that behind the present A squad listed below is a “B” squad of as many more. And before the season gets under way there may be sev- eral of those ‘“B” lads taking the place of the present favored starters. With so many new men on hand the coaches must make judgements fast, but there is ample time for some of the others to come for- ward and the ranks are wide open. So there they are, The Aggie Football Team of 1944. Returning Aggies To Be Welcomed At San Francisco Club Plans for locating and contact- ing Aggie casualties who have been returned from the Pacific and other fighting fronts to hospitals in their area were discussed at the San Francisco Club’s regular monthly meeting on August 7. A committee was appointed to pre- pare a list of such men and results are to be reported at the next reg- ular meeting, at which time plans will be formulated for visiting these men and for doing anything else possible to demonstrate that all Aggies are 100% in appreciation of all our men in the services, par- ticularly wounded and sick Ag- gies. Entertainment committees for the next regular meeting were ap- pointed as follows: Lt. J. V. Sikes, 28, USN and wife; Maj. A. W. Oakley, ’38, and wife; Maj. H. A. Huskey, '38 and wife. After com- pletion of the business session, all present were called on to say a few words about themselves and their activities since leaving A. & M. Ladies present also responded. A total of 33 Aggies and ladies were present, Capt. John T. Han- way, '17, recently returned from the Pacific area and now stationed at Fort Mason, San Francisco, was present and the only Aggie pres- ent not accompanied by his wife. Entertainment was furnished in the form of bridge, bingo, with Lt. Comdr. R. H. Berry, 26, acting as M. C. Refreshments were served by the ladies of the entertainment committee. Regular meetings of the Club will be held on the 7th of each month. Lt. Col. Meredith T. Lewis, 27, is President; W. K. Davis, ’16, Secy.; and Clayton J. Foster, '16 is serving as reporter. The Club has the names and addresses of some fifty Agiges in the S. F. Bay area. All Aggies in this area are urged to attend these meet- ings and should contact one of the following: Secy. Davis, Sky- line 4848 (or) 4347; Col. Lewis, PR0580 (or) WE 6111 Ext. 2260; or Clayton J. Foster, Olympic 6273 (or) Twin Oaks 4224, Ext. 642 (Oakland). A warm invitation is extended to all Texans, Aggies in particular, to attend these meetings which are held on the 7th of each month, 8 p.m. at 365 Post St., San Francisco. Bring along your wives, daughters, sons, sweethearts and or friends. —Roger’s greatest job was marrying Lalla Dean Peace on December 12, 1911 at Plain- view, Texas. They have five sons, one daughter and two granddaughters. All five of Ross’s sons, ranging from the age of 19 to 382, are in the Armed Services. He is what we call an outstanding American. Continued on Page 2 Los Angeles Club Extends Welcome Rucker P. Ellisor ’32 “We meet on the evening of the second Thursday of each month at the Clark Hotel in downtown Los Angeles” was the initial statement made by Rucker P. Ellisor, ’'32, when asked for some news about himself following his recent elec- tion as President of the Southern California A. & M. Club. “All Ex- students in uniform or out, perm- anent residents or visitors, are in- vited to join with us” declared El- lisor in getting in his plug for the club before telling any news about himself. Ellisor is Purchasing Agent for the Bechtel-McCone Corporation, extensively engaged in building 100-octane gasoline plants and other war plants. He has been an active member of the club at Los Angeles for some time. His ad- dress is 601 West Fifth Street, Los Angeles 13, Calif. Other officers of the Club are: Willis Bount, ’35 as Vice-President and Jim Morris, as Sec.-Treas. Retiring Officers were: Presi- dent, W. W. Ttouchstone, ’22; Vice-President, Robert L. “Bob” Tucker, 29; Sec.-Treas., Willis G. Blount, ’37. Camp Haan, Calif. The Development Fund was the richer by $25 following a report from Capt. John W. Thomas, Jr., ’40, on the Muster last April 21 at Camp Haan, Calif. Included in the group meeting there were A. & M. men from the San Bernardino and Victorville Air Bases, March Field, Camp Irwin and Camp Haan. An active A. & M. Club formerly existed at Camp Haan and March Field, but with wholesale trans- fers the club has been disbanded and its treasury put into the De- velopment Fund. Sabine Aggies at Beaumont Meeting Plan Joint Program Sixty members of the Beaumont A. & M. Club, together with guests from Orange, Port Arthur and other points in the Sabine Area, gathered at The Cokinos Night Club on the Orange Highway for a big meeting on August 22. In- cluded among the guests were S. A. “Doc” Lipscomb, 07, Associa- tion Director and well-known Col- lege Station business man, Asso- ciation Secretary E. E. McQuil- len, and Martin Hamilton, College Station. General arrangements chairman was George B. Morgan, ’18. The meeting featured barbecue, with its attendant trimmings. Beaument Club president, KE. L. Robinson, ’21, presided over the informal program. Plans were dis- cussed leading to a future co- operative meeting between the Beaumont and the Port Arthur Clubs with Aggie President Gibb Gilchrist as honor guest. D. A. Davis, ’37, Port Arthur Club Pres- ident, represented that group in the discussion. Man Bites Dog When Fire Burns Babcock It was a case of “Man bites dog” when a recent fire burned out the insurance offices of C. L. Babcock & Co., in the Perlstein Building Beaumont. The taciturn Babcock for years has been warning his friends of the dangers of fire. He indignantly denied the whispering report that his own fire caught him without sufficient coverage. His offices have been moved to a new location, 701 American Nation- al Bank Bldg., and he invites his friends to visit or to write him there. “Cop” Forsyths Hold Reunion The widely scattered four “Cops” of the Forsyth family held this summer one of their occasional get-togethers. Present were Cop No. 1, James M. Forsyth, ’12, of the Forsyth Engineering Co., 2419 Isabella, Houston; Cop No. TI, Wm. R. Forsyth, ’15, 41 Slater Place, Maplewood, N. J., who is with The Texas Co.; Cop No. III, George A. Forsyth, ’17, 719 West Main, Houston, with the Allis- Chalmers Mfg. Co. and Cop No. IV, David Manton Forsyth, 170 So. Clinton St., East Orange, N. J., who is with the Ingersoll-Rand Co., and who spent many vears in Japan prior to the war. Gold Star Fund Added 1945 Fund of A. & M. men who have given Cozart, ’38, from “Somewhere in To Memorial Center As Objective A. & M. Men Pledge Educational Aid To Gold Star Children—Ass’n. Pres. Rufus Peeples Challenges, “Lay It By, In Sept.” Broadening its objective to include $25,000 for a “Gold Star Stu- dent Aid Fund”, the 1945 Development Fund formally opened its campaign on September first. Still included as the major objective of the Fund is the Student Activities Center (Union Bldg.), to be built on the campus as a memorial to all A. & M. men who have served in the armed forces of their country. Objectives of the Fund were determined by the Executive Committee of the Association, under authorization from the Association’s Board of Directors. p The Gold Star Student Aid Fund will be established to provide financial assistance in the years to come for the education of children their lives to their country in the armed services. This Fund objective was suggested by these widely separated men, A. C. Taylor, ’24, Spartanburg, S. C., Lt. Wm. A. England”, and from the Madison, Wise., April 21 Muster upon the suggestion of Maj Hd a ahd Capt. Edie De tae ae er i oR Memorial Center Not Forgotten Another $50,000 is expected to be added to the Memorial Student Activities Center by the 1945 Development Fund before it closes its books next May 31. War bonds totaling $132,000 have already been presented to the College for this purpose by the gifts of A. & M. men to the Fund in its first two years of operation. Is He Too Optimistic? In a message to A. & M. men, Association President Rufus Peeples, ’28, Tehuacana, challenged ten thousand others to join him and get the Development Fund job out of the way IN SEPTEMBER. He pointed out that by so doing future class letters could be devoted en- tirely to Class news, that the Association would save the time of its officers, directors and employees for other work, and that every man would feel a real satisfaction in knowing that a big job had been done with dispatch. “LET'S LAY IT BY THIS MONTH”, he challenged, “OR AM I TOO OPTIMISTIC?” Soldier Elected Lt. Herman Yezak, ’38 First Lieutenant Herman Yezak, ’38, of Bremond, was elected State Representative from the 63rd Dis- trict of Robertson County, while still in Italv with American forces. He went overseas late in 1943 and his present address is APO 88, New York City. Prior to going on active duty he was Rural Super- visor with the Farm Security Ad- ministration, serving in county of- fices in Waco, Georgetown and Marlin. Lt. Yezak has twin brothers who graduated in 1942, Ens. Mitchell R. Yezak and Andrew C. Yezak, SF 2/e, both in the Navy. Pfe. Dan Yezak, who attended in 1940, is another brother and now in France. It is possible that Representa- tive Yezak will be back in the U. S. in time to serve in the Legisla- ture when it convenes next Janu- ary. Galveston Club Elects Officers New officers were elected by the Galveston A. & M. Club at its August meeting with Paul F. Hard- er, 29, 4807 Austin’ Drive, as President; W. B. Scrimgeour, ’19, Vice-President; and P. B. Mayfield, 25, Secretary and Treasurer. H. J. Mikeska, ’10, Texas City, repre- sents the club as a Director of the of the Ex-Students Association. Retiring officers of the club include: President, Joe Boyd, ’40, Gen. Delivery, LaMarque, Texas; Vice-President, Phillip Jacobs, '30; Sec.-Treas., E. W. Conway, Jr. "42. New Club Organized At Camp Claiborne Camp Claiborne, La., was the scene of the recent organization of a new A. & M. Club with Captain Daniel D. Clinton, ’21, ASF, 8th Service Command, Enlisted Detach- ment, 1878th Unit, as its first president. Capt. Frank Maddox, 38, was elected secretary. The club plans to meet monthly and has a roster of over 50 Aggies stationed at Camp Claiborne. As many members of the group as ean do so plan to attend the Texas Aggie-LSU football game at Baton Rouge on the night of Octo- ber 14 President Clinton was formerly County Agent of Harris County, Houston, before going to active duty. Texas A. & M. Review “The Texas A. & M. Review”, a four page folder type publication, made 1ts appearance with the start of the 1945 Fund Campaign. The Review will be printed four times this school year, September, No- vember, February and April. It will carry news about the Develop- ment Fund and news and pictures about the College and its activities. It is expected to become a welcome addition to the publications of the Association and will feature pie- tures of the college and its staff and student activities. It will en- deavor to become an informative and interpretive medium between Texas A. & M. and its Ex-Stu- dents. There will be no conflict with the TEXAS AGGIE since the AGGIE will continue to emphasize news about A. & M. men and the more current news of the college. Each issue of the REVIEW will be mailed to ALL A. & M. men and will be sent out with the Class Letters as a matter of economy. National Standing _ An interesting item in the first issue of THE REVIEW tells the standing of Aggie Alumni among other institutions of the country with similar financial programs: Leading Alumni Funds Last Year in Number of Donors Harvard id bass os SY nes 13.515 Dartmouth {i fr vii ih 12,265 Nolo or sl re aka 11,281 MX ak ra A ae 8,853 Wellesley: sik. in lien null 8,849 Ohio State oh Sx Lr 2h 8,405 Mexast A. 1S Mt. oo 7,404 Only Dartmouth and Wellesley topped A. & M. in percentage of their Ex-Students making contri- butions. Only Financial Program In his message about the Fund Association President Peeples call- ed attention to the fact that the Fund was the only financial solici- tation of the Ex-Student Associa- tion, that it left to each man the amount of his gift, and that it emphasized the desire to Thave EVERY A. & M. man make an annual gift to the Fund. “The 1945 Fund does not close until next May” but lets LAY IT BY this month” he challenged. All Courses On Tap When College Opens Fall Term Oct. 2 Full, regular schedules of courses and work will be offered by the College when fall term registration opens on Oct. second. In addition courses will also be offered for normal spring work for both soph- omore and freshman students. Full courses will be available for all juniors and seniors. The schedule offerings are complete. Approximately 1,000 new stu- dents are expected to enroll on Oct. 2, with a total enrollment of between 2,000 and 2,500 men. Am- ple dormitory space is available. New students who have not al- ready done so should send to the registrar their credits and appli- cation for entrance. Old students who have been out of school for some time should write for a re- enrollment permit, to save time during registration, Servicemen interested in the provisions of the recently passed “G.I.” Bill, should take their cases up with the Veterans Administra- tion, Mr. Mortimer Woodson, Waco, since full details of the bill and its machinery have not yet been worked out. Special plans are be- ing developed by the college to aid and assist war veterans returning to school.
