LIBRARY
CAMPUS
FROM THE
REVIEWING STAND
About the Student Center
Mr. Rufus Peeples, Pres.
A. & M. Ex-Student Ass'n,
Dear Rufus:
“Since joining up with OPA in
May I have had an opportunity
to visit a goodly number of uni-
versities and colleges throughout
the land. The list includes: Har-
vard, Massachusetts State, Ver-
mont, Wisconsin, Oregon State,
California, Maryland, Louisiana
State, and Cornell. Because of my
“interest in the greatest single
development that can ever come
to Texas A. & M. College, the
Student Center, I took time out
from my busy schedule in each in-
stance to thoroughly examine the
facilities and operation of union
buildings at all of the institutions,
Cornell and Minnesota have been
given top rating in my book. After
viewing student centers at these
other institutions I am more con-
vinced than ever that we are right
in saying A. & M. must not go
half way on this project. The most
disheartening campus I saw had
an inadequate union building. We
must keep our sights high and
stick to our goal of giving A.
& M. the finest Student Center in
the word. Why shouldn’t we have
The Best?
“My six months leave of absence
terminates on November 18. On
that date I shall begin my trip
back to College Station. This has
been a grand and glorious ex-
perience for a country boy.”
: Tyrus R. Timm, ’34
Extension Service
Texas A. & M. College.
Making a Dream Come True
October 26, 1944
Somewhere in France
Dear Aggies:
Congratulations to the Ex-Stu-
dents’ Association for a splendid
publication, The Texas A. & M.
Review. Being a former Band mem-
ber, I especially enjoyed the cut
on the front showing ’ole Bizzell
Hall. That second room from the
left on the second floor sure
looked good to me.
I am heartily in favor of the
“Gold Star Fund” and hope that
we shall never forget our buddies
and their children. Each year I
seem to feel more enthusiastic
about the Memorial Center. Actual-
ly it does, as you say, seem like
a dream coming true. Sure will
make us feel good to walk down
its halls in later years and know
that we had a hand in it. And for
those who won’t walk down its
halls, let’s not “spare the horses”
in making a fitting memorial to
them.
My old roommate, Capt. Wiley
“Hink” Merrill, has just returned
to the states for a leave after see-
ing a lot of action here in France
with a Thunderbolt Squadron. He
dropped by to see my folks in
Beaumont. I saw Lt. Wm. S. “Billy”
Edwards ’44 of Beaumont here the
other day too. He’s with a QM
truck company hauling supplies to
the front. As for myself, we are
still plugging along with our com-
panies which are operating the
largest QM depot in France.
Give my regards to Capt. Tom
Richey for a swell job he’s doing
on the Class Letter.
Am enclosing my contribution
for the Development Fund. Here's
hoping we “nose out” Harvard this
year.
Sincerely,
“Andy”.
T/Sgt. M. B. Anderson ’41
APO 562, N..Y. C.
Flowers and Memories
Leroy W. Tilton, ’12, Physicist,
National Bureau of Standards,
Washington, D. C., liked the re-
cent “Flowers For The Living”
feature of this column and sug-
gests listing the names and ad-
dresses of some of the oldest liv-
ing members of the teaching staff
of the college. Oldest in point of
service are the following: Dr. F. E.
“Pal” Giesecke, College Station;
Dean E. J. Kyle, College; Alva
Mitchell, College; John W. Mitchell,
College; Dr. Ross P. Marsteller,
College; Charles B. Campbell, Col-
lege; John B. Bagley, College; Dr.
Thomas O. Walton, College; Frank
C. Bolton, College; D. C. Jones,
College; David Brooks Cofer, Col-
lege; Dr. Ralph C. Dunn, College;
. G. Gunter, College; Walter
Downard, College; Dr. Charles C.
Hedges, College; John J. Richey,
living in California.
Those men were the first of the
teaching staff honored in 1937 at
the first of an annual College staff
banquet that presents an award
each year to members of the Col-
Up and Down
Dr. Jack C. Miller, acting head
of the Animal Husbandry Dept.,
has resigned to accept a position
with the University of Kentucky.
Dept. Head Major D. W. Williams
is on Military leave from the
College and presently in London.
. ... Already reported, the retire-
ment of Dr. George Summey, Jr.,
as head of the English Dept., and
his successor Librarian Dr. Tho-
mas W. Mayo. Dr. Summey will
continue his teaching. No Librarian
yet named. . . . R. L. “Bob” But-
chofsky, football star, is the new
Aggie Cadet Colonel in a general
student officer change brought
about in an effort to give each of
the several senior classes on the
lege staff with twenty-five years
or more of continuous college serv-
ice. Many others have been simil-
arly honored since 1937.
Of the group above, Dr. Gie-
secke, A. Mitchell, Dr. Walton and
John Richey have retired from full
service but are active and hearty.
The others continue to teach Cadets
at Texas A. & M. There is not a
living A. & M. man who will not
recall all or some of these faculty
veterans. Most will feel sincere
debts of gratitude for the influence
they exerted on the minds and
character of those they taught.
No book could hold all the mem-
ories and anecdotes that A. & M.
men could relate in connection with
these men and others now departed
or younger on the college staff.
Fiery little Cofer; the quiet, serene
Mitchells, “Scrip” and-John;. - the
dignified Giesecke and the deep-
voiced Kyle; all conjure up mem-
ories to go with the volumes that
might be written about even earlier
faculty giants like Mark Francis,
Charles Puryear, and Bobby Smith.
Military Walk
campus a chance at leadership. He
succeeds George Strickhausen. The
speed-up program of the college
and the return of men from the
Services has resulted in consider-
able confusion as to classes on the
campus.
Dr. Luther G. Jones, ’21, is
Acting Head of the Agronomy
Dept., Dr. Ide P. Trotter the new
Director of Agricultural Exten-
sion. . . . Dr. Richard D. Turk,
MS ’39, has succeeded the late Dr.
H. L. Van Volkenburg as head of
the Veterinary Parisitology Dept.
... Major J. W. “Dough” Rollins,
’17, head of the new office of
ii affairs, is housed in Hart
Hall.
AMONG
A. and M.
S000
PIONEERS
Cry
1876 - 1897
Dr. F. E. Giesecke, ’86
College Station
JOSEPH WEIDEL, ’94, has moved from
San Diego, Calif., to 637 2nd. St. National
City. Calif.
DR. JUDSON L. TAYLOR, ’00, prom-
inent Houston physician was recently ap-
pointed a member of the Board of Re-
gents of the University of Texas. He at-
tended Texas A. & M. in 1896-97, then
took his medical work at the University.
He is now on active duty in the Navy
as a Commander.
Mr. F. M. LAW, ’95, Pres. First Na-
tional Bank, Houston and one of the
state’s leading War Bond Drive leaders,
was among those who kicked off the pres-
ent huge state war bond drive at Orange
in November. He was a member of the
A. & M. Board of Directors for many
years before resigning recently.
THE AGGIE has received an interest-
ing addition to archives of the College,
particularly of the A. & M. band, in the
form of a copy of the “A.M.C. Cadet
March”. The music was written by G.
W. Gross, music director, cadet band, Col-
lege Station, and copyrighted in 1895. It
is “respectfully dedicated to Lt. G. .
Bartlett, Third U. S. Artillery”. On the
frontispiece of the music appeared a Dpic-
ture of the Old Main Building with the
entire Cadet Corps in military formation.
An interesting item in the picture is a
long board sidewalk leading into the
drill area in front of the Old Main Build-
ing. The music was sent in by WwW. YY,
«BILL” HOLICK, ’20, who has been asked
for further details. Perhaps some early-
day member of the Aggie band could also
furnish additional details.
F. A. LOWRY, ’95, is a horticultural
farmer at Magnolia, Texas.
1898
mith, Jr.
T. L. S
P Box 1343, Houston
. 0.
MEN
1899
Dean E. J. Kyle
College Station
D. L. LANGFORD is now with the
Department of Internal Revenue at Tyler,
Texas. He was formerly with that De-
partment at Beaumont.
1900
Hal Moseley
3807 Skillman St., Dallas
ANDREW WINKLER’S mail should be
addressed The Grove, Texas. . . . ANDY
WHITE, 255 B. Ave., Coronado, Calif.,
sends in news of his son, LT. WM. RO-
LAND WHITE, ’38, who is pilot on a heavy
bomber and who recently completed
twenty missions over Germany.
W. A. BUHLER is ranching at Port
Lavaca, Texas, . . . A. K. SHORT gets
mail ¢ Rio Farms, Inc., Edcouch, Texas.
... S. H. SIMPSON, Hallettsville, Texas.
1901
Thomas M. Smith
East Columbia
D. C. WESTON, 1208 Magnolia, Hearne,
recently returned there to make his home
after retirement from many years of
railroad service. He was at A. & M. dur-
ing the years 1897-99.
1902
V. H. Foy
3322 Knight St., Dallas
ROYAL H. BRIN correct his address
to 6644 Lakewood Blvd., Dallas 14. . . .
PALIN C. GEBHART lives at 44 S. 39th
St., Paris, Texas.
1903
T. B. Warden
City Hall, Austin :
J. M. ISBELL, Box 97-A, Rte. 1,
Wichita Falls, sends Development Fund
gifts for himself and his son, PVT. J. M.
ISBELL, ’42, now at APO 831, New Or-
leans, La.
1904
Jas. E. Pirie
State Highway Dept., Paris
POSTMASTER: If undeliverable
for any reason, notify sender stat-
ing reason on Form 3578-P, postage
for which is guaranteed.
THE TEXAS AGGIE
for any reason, notify sender stat-
ing reason on Form 3578-P, postage
for which is guaranteed.
POSTMASTER: If undeliverable
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, MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1944
NUMBER 79
VOLUME XII
His Country Pays Him Highest Honor
The Congressional Medal of
Honor, highest military honor of
the nation, has been posthumously
awarded Lt. Thomas W. Fowler,
’43, and was presented to his wid-
ow, Mrs. Ann O. Fowler, 6 Dunmar
Court, Wichita Falls, at an impres-
sive ceremony at Ft. Sill, Okla., on
Nov. 11. Fowler was the son of
Mrs. Mattie Wilson Fowler, 1504
Burnett St., Wichita Falls, and the
late A. H. Fowler. In addition to
his mother and wife Lt. Fowler is
survived by an eight months old
son and four brothers.
The highest decoration was
awarded by President Roosevelt for
gallantry in action last May 23 at
Carano, Italy. Lt. Fowler was kill-
ed June 3 while leading a tank
platoon in the drive on Rome.
The citation recited Lt. Fowler’s
bravery in rallying disorganized in-
fantry platoons which had encoun-
tered an enemy mine field. He
cleared a path through the field,
lifting out the mines with his
hands, and lead the men through
under severe fire. He was an
armored force officer.
The award was presented his
widow at Ft. Sill in the presence
of his mother, other relatives and
friends. Dr. Jack Miller, acting
head of the Animal Husbandry
Dept. of the A. & M. College, rep-
resented the institution and Presi-
dent Gibb Gilchrist at the cere-
Lt. Thomas W. Fowler, ’43
monies. Fowler received his degree
in A. H. and entered the army im-
mediately after graduation in
1943. He received his commission
at Ft. Knox. ~
Lt. Fowler is the second A. &
M. man to be awarded the Medal
of Honor, the first being Lt. Lloyd
A. Hughes, ’43, of Corpus Christi,
whose award came from a raid on
the Ploesti oil fields of Rumania.
It was also posthumously awarded.
VISIT McCLOSKEY AGGIES
ATTEND TEMPLE MEET
Association President Rufus Peeples, 28,
Tehuacana, and & M. President Gibb
Gilchrist were honor guests and principal
speakers at a banquet of the Bell County
A. & M. Club held at the Hawn Hotel,
Temple, on the evening of November 22.
Fifty members of the club were present.
Club President Ned Patterson, ’39, pre-
sided. During the day preceding the ban-
quet President Gilchrist and Peeples and
Association Secretary E. E. McQuillen vis-
ited all A. & M. men at the McCloskey
General Hospital, Temple, and were
guests of General and Mrs. James A.
Bethea, commanding officer of the hospi-
tal.
PREXY N. A. CLUB
R. H. “Dick” Kinkel, ’41
R. H. “Dick” Kinkel, ’41, is piling
up honors these days. He is still in
a warm glow over the birth of his
first child recently and was also
recently elected President of the
A. & M. Club of the North Amer-
ican Aviation Co., at Grand Prairie,
Tex. Mrs. Kinkel is the former
Jolene Lindle of San Angelo. They
live at 3715 Mt. Everest, Dallas.
Dick has been mm ne Industrial
Engineering Dept. of North Amer-
ican since March 1943 and was
previously engaged in engineering
work with Freese and Nichols in
Ft. Worth and with the American
Rayon Corp. He was one of the
organizers and leading spirits in
the North American Club which has
been very active and which is made
up of employees of the huge plant
near Dallas. He has previously
served the club in several official
capacities and as editor of its
publication “The Fighting Aggie”.
1905
M. S. Church
Continental Bldg., Dallas
COL. BEN F. DELAMATER, JR. is Post
Commander, Camp Hood, Texas. He is an
Army veteran,
W. H. MUNRO is President of the
Munro Dry Cleaning Co., Broadway at
Mariposa, Beaumont, Texas. . . . AR-
THUR McFARLAND, 4550 Connecticut
Ave. N. W., Washington, D. C
1906
J. Rodney Tabor
209 Union Nat’l Bank Bldg.,
Houston, Texas .
E. J. FOSTER’s mailing address is P. O.
Box 694, Laredo, Texas.
MR. AND MRS. BENN GLEASON, Hico,
are proud of the arrival of their second
granddaughter, born to LT. and MRS.
BENN GLEASON, ’40. Lt. Gleason has
been awarded the Bronze Star and is over-
seas.
1907
F. W. Hensel
College Station
CHAS. A. SCHADT now lives at 2202
32nd St., Galveston, Texas.
J. A. COBOLINA, 647 St. Charles St.,
Brownsville, Texas, writes in for tickets
to the Thanksgiving game. . . . y A
MOORE is Vice-President of the Dallas
Power & Light Co., Dallas, Texas.
1908
Lem Adams
Oxweld R. R. Service Co.
230 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IIL
GEORGE T. BRUNDRETT, 311 N. Wind-
omere, Dallas, sends in news of the
Brundrett boys. CAPT. FRANK W. BRUN-
DRETT, ’37, is in the Vet. Seec., some-
where in Australia; CAPT. WARNER M.
BRUNDRETT, ’40, has been made Liaison
Officer between Kelly I'ield and Patter-
son Field and is now stationed near
Dayton, Ohio; LT. JACK BRUNDRETT,
*46, received his wings recently and is
Canal Zone Meets
First Friday Monthly;
Bill Francis President
J. C. “Bill” Francis, Jr., ’29, Box 442,
Curundu, Canal Zone, was elected president
of the Canal Zone A. & M. Club at that
organizatior’s November meeting. Lt. Col.
R. K. “Bob” Eason, ’26, was chosen vice-
rresident. They succeeded Majors Ben
Johnson, ’29, and Charlie Bell, 41.
The Canal Zone Club meets on the
first Friday of each month, and all A.
M. men in the Canal Zone are invited
and urged to attend. President Francis is
with the Department Engineer and can
be reached at Balboa 2101, extension 4225.
Present at the Club’s November meet-
ing were the following: Col. Ralph A.
Densmore, ’15; Lt. Col. Robert K. Eason,
’26;; Major Ben H. Johnson, ’29; J. C.
Francis, Jr., ’29; Maj. George H. Sam-
uels, Jr., ’33; Lt. Col. P. H. Northrop,
39; Maj. Charles A. Bell, ’41; Capt.
Clarence M. Cunningham, ’42; Lt. Roger
L. Jackson, ’42; Lt. Mitchell H. Brown,
Jr., ’42; Lt. Billy G. Smith, ’40; Miss
Willamette Andrus, ss 86; Miss Peggy
Campbell, Campus reared girl; and four
other young ladies.
receiving additional training as a fighter
pilot at Yuma, Arizona. Mr. Brundrett also
reports the marriage of lis only daughter
recently
Answering inquiries; no further word
has been released on the fate of Brig.
Gen. D. B. NETHERWOOD, whose plane
disappeared on a flight between Florida
and Washington over a year ago. It is
presumed he was lost.
A. J. SMITH, 701 E. 23rd St., Cameron,
Texas, is farming and raising cattle. _ . .
D. B. “PAL” GIESECKE gets mail in
Box 578, Angleton, Texas.
1909
Tom A. Van Amburgh
PO Box 1590, Dallas
ARTHUR OHLENDORF resides at 801
Fir St., Lockhart, Texas.
CHARLES K. HORTON, General Con-
tractor at Houston, and two daughters
are making their home at 4309 Rossmayne,
Houston. Friends will regret to know
that Mrs. Horton passed away in October.
1910
Rock G. Taber
Atlanta Gas Light Company
Atlanta, Ga.
L. H. SHAW’s mail should be sent to
3612 Purdue, Dallas.
GREENE NEWELL has moved to 1703
Elizabeth St., Wichita Falls. . . . H. L.
INGRAM, 4390 Blodgett, Houston, reports
his son, CAPT. GEORGE INGRAM, °’34,
now back in action with the 90th Division
after recovering from injuries.
1911
Melvin J. Miller
1601-05 Ft. Worth Natl Bk. Bldg.
CHARLES H. FORSGARD is with the
Community Traction Co. at 518 Jefferson
Ave., Toledo, Ohio. . . JULIAN B.
THOMAS is president of the Texas Elec-
tric Service Co. at Ft. Worth, and makes
his home at 2221 Huntington Lane.
. M. “SHORTY” HENDERSON, of
Farwell, Texas, is a grandfather and plen-
ty proud of the distinction, He operates
the Henderson Grain & Seed Company,
and has associated with him GARLON A.
HARPER, ’38. See their ad in this issue
of the AGGIE.
. MAJ. GEN. HOWARD C. DAVIDSON
is overseas with the Army Air Forces at
APO: 1216, N.Y:C.
LT. COL. E. V. SPENCE, Office of
the Post Engr., Camp Swift, Texas, sends
news of the promotion of VICTOR M.
WALLACE, ’38, to Lt. Col. . . . O. L.
MORTON, Box 640, Houston.
1912
W. M. Goodwin
1811 N. Lamar, Dallas
LT. COL. BENJAMIN O. MURPH has
been transferred to Camp Chaffee, Ark.
... H. C. VON ROSENBERG has moved
from Texas and is now makiing his home
at 125 E. Lane, Apt. 639, Vallejo, Calif.
Recently heard from: L. P. CHANEY,
4610 McKinney Ave, Houston; JAMES L.
McFARLAND, 1409 Keyes Ave. Schnec-
tady, N. Y.
JAMES A. “JIMMY” JOHNSON, who
was a star pole vaulter during his days at
A. & M., is living at New Orleans, La.,
Apt. A, 3539 St. Charles Ave. His business
brings him to Beaumont quite often, and
he is a well-known figure in all the areas
between there and New Orleans.. . . .
N. H. HUNT, Secretary-Treasurer of the
Pearsall Chamber of Commerce, has rea-
son to be proud of his son, MAJOR
WHEELER H. HUNT, ’38, who recently
received the Silver Star for gallantry
in action in France. . . . . MAJOR
DANIEL C. IMBODEN is in the Northern
Security District, 1805 Fifth Ave., Seattle,
Wash. He has been on the Pacific coast
for many, many years, most of that time
making his home in the San Francisco
area.
In response to the editor’s request, Major
D. C. IMBODEN comes through with addi-
tional news. He entered the service in
Dec. ’41, and is on the staff of the com-
manding officer, Northern Security Dis-
trict, Seattle, Wash. Prior to the war he
lived in California for many years with
Mrs. Imboden and their two daughters. He
sends regards to all his Aggie friends who
are legion.
LT. WALTER MARK CABANISS, ’40,
son of MR. AND MRS. W. M. CABANISS,
“Berlin Or Bust”
Motto First Club
On German Soil
“Berlin or Bust!” is the motto
of the Texas Aggie Club, APO
307 chapter, the first Texas A.
& M. Club organized in Germany.
The Club recently held its fifth
meeting on German soil. In an an-
nouncement of its meeting on Oct.
29, the Club announced these rules:
(1) Membership. Restricted to any
Texas Aggie ranking between Pri-
vate and General, inclusive; (2)
Who. Any Aggie who can take off
a couple of hours for a bull ses-
sion—Aggie style—duty permit-
ting. (3) Chow. Call Lt. Col. Jack
A. Barnes, ’30, at Jayhawk 23 or
Lt. Col. M. E. Whitten, ’29, at
Omaha 23 for reservations.
The Club had fourteen present
at its meeting on October 29, and
boasts a 1009, record of gifts to
the Development Fund.
Present at the last meeting of
the Club were the following: Ma-
jor R. P. Gregory, ’32; Lt. Col.
Herbert M. Mills, ’39; Lt. B. C.
Doggett, ’42; Capt. Thomas E.
Sembera, ’38; Major O. F. Brews-
ter, ’40; Lt. R. W. (Pete) Gerlich,
’40; Major J. Wayne Stark, ’39;
Lt. Pete Frost, ’42; Lt. Raymond
O. Branam, ’41; Capt. Alfred F.
Moffitt, ’39; Major H. W. Dugan,
34; Lt. Col. M. E. Whitten, ’29;
Lt. Col. Jack A. Barnes, ’30; Lt.
Joe W. Gibbs, ’42; Major Joe
Slovak, ’35, Major John Starr, ’34,
Capt. E. J. Botard, ’39, Lt. T. A.
Ford, ’42, and Lt. R. B. Grobe, 42.
HOME AFTER 3 YEARS
Brig. Gen. George H. Beverley, ’19
General George H. Beverley re-
cently visited his family in Dallas,
home for re-assignment after three
grim years with the 15th Air
Force in the Mediterranean. Mrs.
Beverley and their son, Larry, live
at 615 N. Marsalis, Dallas. The
Fifteenth is a heavy bomber group
and General Beverley was with
them thru the long campaigns in
N. Africa, Sicily, Italy and Sar-
dinia. He was in charge of the
Service Division. His next assign-
ment is Air Inspector for the Air
Technical Service Command,
Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. Gen-
eral Beverley is an Air Force vet-
eran, leaving A. & M. after two
years to become a flying cadet in
1917 and staying in that branch
of the service since that time.
CHAS. BLUMENTHAL, ’21
PRES. HOUSTON CLUB
Charles Blumenthal, ’21, has been elected
president of the Houston A. & M
Other new officers include E. D.
Coulson, ’38, vice-president; C. G.
Albert, ’31, secretary-treasurer; Charles
R. Haile, ’12, sergeant-at-arms (emeritus) ;
and Marion Settegast, ’18, sergeant-at-
arms (supernumerary).
Retiring officers of the Club include
George Lacy, 13; Charles Blumenthal ; Red
Chapman ; Marion Settegast; and Charles
Haile.
The Houston A. & M. Club continues to
meet on the mezzanine floor of the Rice
Hotel for luncheon every Monday noon.
Visitors are always welcome.
’12, of Garland, Texas was killed in action
on September 28 in Southern France. Be-
sides his parents he is survived by four
sisters and four brothers,
MAJ. W. C. RODGERS gets his mail
at 908 Scott St. Point Loma, San Diego,
Calif.
H. C. MILLENDER, 2310 Westgate,
Houston, has been Inspector in charge,
Foreign Quarantine Service of the Bureau
of Entomology & Plant Quarantine, U. S.
Dept. of Agric. at Houston, for twenty-
eight years. . . . W. I. MARSCHALL is
Co. Agent, San Angelo, Texas.
1913
L. D. Royer
911 Transit Tower, San Antonio
W. S. TOLBERT gets his mail on Star
Rt. 2, Tampa, Texas. . «+» WORTH : R.
DORAN, Box 146, San Saba, Texas, sends
in information on the death of his nephew,
LT. A. B. YEARWOOD, ’40, who was
killed recently in a plane crash.
CHAS, A. WHITFIELD is with
Federal Land Bank of Houston, P.
Box 1298, Lubbock. He is an active mem-
ber of the South Plains A. & M. Club.
L. N. OLIPHANT is president of the
Dougherty Roofing Co., 2601 Canton St.,
Dallas. It is one of the oldest concerns
of its kind in the southwest.
R. J. GRISSOM is Div. Mgr. of the
Mining Dept., Virginia Carolina Chem.
Corp., Mt, Pleasant, . Tenn. i..s ws. BE. .
“POLLY” EAGLESTON, 1335 Mellie Es-
person Bldg., Houston. . . . ALEXANDER
C. STEVENS, Box 517, Austin, reports a
recent visit with COL. W. C. WASHING-
TON, ’10; and W. H. WASHINGTON, ’14.
. W. S. MYERS resides at 1603 E. 22nd,
Tulsa, Okla, 1914
Dave H. Levy
P.O. Box 900, Dallas 1, Texas
J. B. SNIDER’s mailing address is Box
1264, Waco, Texas. . . GRADY E.
MILLER has moved to Mingus, Texas,
and gets his mail on Rt. 1.
Recently heard from: W. W. LECHNER,
6921 Lakewood Blvd., Dallas; W. C. SCHU-
WIRTH, Rt. 1, Carrolton, Texas.
L. L. FOURAKER is with the E. E.
Dept. at A. & M.
D. H. LEVY gets mail at Box 900, Dal-
the
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Longhorns Top Aggies 6-0
Before 43,000 At Austin
DILLINGHAM SPEAKS
TO WASHINGTON CLUB
Nearly one hundred members of the
National Capitol A. & M. Club of Wash-
ington were present at the club’s reg-
ular November meeting, with H. C.
“Dutch’” Dillingham, ’22, Professor of
Electrical Engineering of the College as
honor guest and principal speaker. In
Washington on business, Dillingham
brought the group late news from the
campus and discussed with them some of
the plans and program of the institution.
Following his talk he showed a motion
picture of the Aggie-LSU football game
played this fall.
WICHITA CLUB PRAISES
NORTON, AGGIE TEAM
Commeding Homer Norton and the Ag-
gie Athletic authorities and coaching staff
for their good performance under war-
time difficulties, featured a meeting of the
Wichita Falls A. & M. Club held on the
night of Nov. 4 at Weeks Park in Wich-
ita Falls. Informal talks were made by
Herbert Voelcker, ’09, Clyde Murph, ’20,
Captain Robert Betanzo, ’38, and others.
Dillard Anderson, ’23, Club president,
presided over the informal program.
Present were: H. R. Honaker, ’26; J. L.
Hammond, ’41; J. M. Isbell, ’03; L. E.
Morris, ’38; T. H. Clement, ’00; Herbert
Voelcker, 09; A. R. Black, ’24; Wilson
Reedy, ’25; G. Dillard Anderson, 23; Har-
ry Myers, ‘18; Ross Corlett, ’11; J.
McCullough, ’15; John D. Owen, E. B.
Nicholson, ’37; R. L. Freeborn, ’42; Capt.
Jack Pope, ’39; Capt. Frank C. McClen-
don, ’27; Capt. Robert A. Betanzo, ’38;
Clyde L. Murph, 20; W. A. Naylor; C. E.
Birk, ’21; Chester R. Seals, ’18; John H.
Miller, ’41; M. D. Bryant, ’39.
RED H. STHMIDT is owner
Grocery & Market at Slaton,
1915
Dr. Guy W. Adriance
College Station, Texas
Silver Taps: LT. COL. CRAWFORD H.
BOOTH, JR.
SAM L, RANDLETT is cashjer of the
American National Bank of Oak Cliff, in
Dallas. He has been in the banking busi-
ness in that city for many years.
L. P. JONES, 1005 Electric Bldg., Ft.
Worth, reports that he has been out of
Texas six months. . . . FRED BARKER,
Box 154, Palestine, Texas.
1916
Major P. H. Olsen
APO 658, N. Y. C.
H. E. RUNGE is Executive Vice-Pres-
ident of the Belton Mills, Belton, S. C.
He has successfully followed the textile
engineering course he took at A. & M.
In a recent letter he asked than any 1916
men in his area please contact him. . . .
L. B. BLALOCK, associated with the
Texas Power & Light Company, Dallas,
has been attending one of the War Train-
ing Courese under the direction of the
Department of Management Engineering,
her on the campus..
Mrs. Martin M. Daugherty, Newark,
Del., writes that her husband, MAJOR
MARTIN M. DAUGHERTY, is with the
Allied Military Government, Rome, Italy.
Major Daugherty has reported that he
has to walk up the six flights of stairs
to reach his office and also to his hotel
room because the Germans wrecked the.
electric plant, making it impossible to run
elevators. Major Daugherty can be reach-
ed through APO 394, NYC. . . . J. R.
HAWES, Box 672, Tyler, Texas, sends in
Development Fund gifts for himself and
for his son, ROSCOE L. HAWES, ’44. . .
BRIG. GEN. C. M. EASLEY, APO 96, San
Francisco, reports the following Aggies
in his outfit: MAJOR JOHN R. LOG-
GIE, '’36; CAPT. ROY 'D. THOMPSON,
’41; CAPT. JOHN M. HABBISON, ’40;
CAPT. A. P. ROBISHAW, ’40; and CAPT.
JOHN "AS KENAGY,* 241.) 5 'TUEL
STEPHENS, 2714 Green St., Fort Worth,
sends news of his son, LT. UEL STE-
PHENS, JR., ’45, who is now stationed
at Salinas, Calif. . . . GUY J. CORNETT
lives at 3108 Caruth Blvd., Dallah.
GENERAL CLAUDIUS M. “SPECK”
EASLEY was wounded by a Jap Sniper on
Leyte in the Philippines. He was Asst.
Commander of the 96th Div. The extent
of his injuries have not been revealed. He
was the first general officer to be wound-
ed in the Philippine invasion.
COL. JAMES D. BROWN is C, O. of
Hq. 93rd AAA Gp., Camp Hulen, Texas.
FRANK A. HOLLINGSHEAD, Army
veteran, has been promoted to the full rank
of Colonel in the Coast Artillery Corps.
He is now stationed at School Headquar-
ters, Ft. Snelling 11, Minn. Col. Hollings-
head remained in the Army after World
War I and was stationed at A. & M. when
World War II broke.
MAJOR GENERAL A. D. BRUCE, com-
mander of the 77th Infantry Division on
Guam, has been awarded the Distinguish-
ed Service Medal and the Legion of Merit.
He already holds the Distinguished Service
Cross, Purple Heart, Freneh Legion of
Honor and Croix de Guerre with two
palms and gold cross, won in World War
I
las. .. TF
of the Model
Texas.
GUY J. CORNETT is with the Lone
Star Cement Corp. at Dallas, Texas, He
resides at 3108 Caruth Blvd., Dallas.
FLOYD O’BRIEN is with the
Power & Light Co., at Dallas.
1917
Jack C. Shelton
Farm Credit Adm., Fed. Land Bk.
Houston, Texas
Silver Taps: CAPT. STANLEY E. PER-
RIN.
MAJOR J. W. “DOUGH” ROLLINS,
recently released by the army to return
to A. & M. as Director of Student Affairs,
is a mighty proud GRANDPA. He and Mrs.
Rollins hit that mark when a son was
born to their daughter and Lt. Robert
H. Taylor Jr. ’43. Major and Mrs. Rol-
lins are occupying the campus home for-
merly occupied by Engineering Dean Gil-
christ who has moved into the old Pres-
ident’s home,
MALCOLM M. BRIDGWATER, 724
Crest Ave., Prescott, Ariz., is Gen. Supt.
of the Arizona Power Corp. . . . WALTER
WAAK, RFD 1, Bellville, Texas. . . .
JOHN A. BARTON, County Agent, Bal-
linger, Texas, has been in county agent
work for almost 21 years. . . . FRANK
M. LYLE gets mail at 317 U, S. Court
Houston, Kansas City, Mo.
LESTER L. BRYAN is Engineer in
Charge, U. S. Geological Survey, and was
recently transferred from Washington, D.
C., to Portland, Oregon, 212 O U.S.
Courthouse. . . . A. C. SCHRAM writes
in from Taylor, Texas. . . . NEIL 0
HOLMES has moved to 502 Whitcomb,
Glendora, Calif.
COL. JOHN G. SWOPE writes an inter-
esting letter to JACK SHELTON from
Paris, France. He is in the Investigations
Section of the Inspector Generals Dept.,
Hq. European theater of operations. A son,
LT. JOHN G. SWOPE, JR., ’44, is also
in the same theater and recently received
a battlefield promotion to First Lt. Col.
Swope reports hearing from MIKE CON-
WAY, but has been unable to contact
CAPT. DON H. KIBER or COL. SAMUEL
D. METCALFE, both in the ETO.
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Texas
GAME AT A GLANCE
‘AGGIES TEXAS
10
90........ Yards Gained Rushing........ 87
132....Yards Gained Passing......142
14 of 27..Passes Completed..10 of 15
35.6... Punts, Avg. Ydge........ 39.6
3 for 15..Pen., No., Ydge.3 for 25
The Austin jinx, ably aided by a
Longhorn team that played its
best game of the season, was up-
held before 43,000 spectators in
the Southwest’s great grid classie
on Thanksgiving Day with the
Steers holding a six to nothing
margin. The score came in the
first minute and a half of play
when Aggie Paul Yates unwisely
attempted to return a tremendous
kick-off from far behind his goal
line and was downed on his own 2
yard line. The punt out went only
to the Aggie 36. Layne passed to
the nine, then ran it over. That
was the game so far as scoring
was concerned.
The Cadets threatened on numer-
ous occasions and in the final
quarter carried to the Texas two
yard line for a first down. Three
line thrusts failed to gain and on
the last down a trick play back-
fired for a 10 yard loss and the
Aggies never had another chance.
The teams were evenly matched,
but the passing combination of
Layne to Bechtol of Texas was
better than any offensive play the
Aggies possessed. The game was
played in perfect weather. Earlier
in the game the Jinx took a hand
when Bobby Goff’s 50 yard run for
an Aggie touchdown was called
back and annulled by an off-side
penalty.
The Aggie Cadet Corps, 2,000
strong, staged its first out-of-
town parade of the year at Austin,
marching up Capitol Avenue that
morning before a huge throng,
and past a reviewing stand occupied
by state and national dignitaries.
CONFERENCE CALENDAR
Final Southwest Conference
standings:
Team— W. L. T. Pet.
TCU 371.71 5400
Texas 3 2 0 .600
Arkansas 27 21500
Texas A. & M. 2 3 0 .400
SMU 2 3 0 .400
Rice 2 3 0 .400
AGGIES 19 - RICE 6
Before 22,000 spectators and on a wet
field the Aggies added another year to
their long string of victories over Rice
by trouncing the Owls at Houston, 19-6.
The game was enlivened by a near free-
for-all between the Cadet Corps and the
Rice students and naval trainees during
the half when the Rice boys displayed
an Aggie banner purloined earlier. No
damage was done and the Aggie band
halted hostilities with the national anthem.
The Owls never had a chance, being
bottled up in their half of the field ex-
cept for the final quarter when a long
pass clicked for their lone tally. Bobby
Goff’s fine punting, Jimmy Cashion’s
accurate passing and a stout Aggie line
that stopped the Owl running attack cold,
provided the difference. Paul Yates tal-
lied first with a 14 yard run in the
second period after passes had taken
the ball deep into Owl territory. A few
minutes later the Cadets drove 60 yards
for their second T. D., the pay-off being
a short toss over the goal to Cotton
Howell. The last tally should be credited
to Bobby Goff who dropped a punt dead
on the Rice 3 yard line. The Owls fumbled
on their one and Monte Moncrief re-
covered. Cashion went over on a quarter-
back sneak.
FLASH:
AS AGGIE GOES TO PRESS!
The retirement of Dean E. J.
Kyle, ’99, and his designation as
Dean Emeritus of Agriculture, and
the resignation because of ill health
of Agricultural Experiment Sta-
tion Director A. B. Connor, ’04,
were announced following a meet-
ing of the A. & M. Board of Direc-
tors at Austin on Nov. 29. Both
men are veterans both of the A. &
M. College administration staff and
of the development of agriculture
in the Southwest. Dean Kyle will
devote his time to sponsoring Latin-
American cooperation and to the
recently organized Texas A. & M.
Research Foundation. Mr. Connor,
it is understood, will move to Mar-
lin to look after his extensive
farming interests in that area.
Charles N. Shepardson, head of
the Dept. of Dairy Husbandry, was
named acting dean of agriculture
and C. H. McDowell, ’12, was named
acting director of the Experiment
Station.
Mr. Connor’s resignation was ac-
cepted with regret by President
Gilchrist and the College Board.
Dean Kyle’s new status relieves
him of administrative duties to
enable him to give full time to
other programs in which he has
long had a deep interest.
Paul S. Balance, who has been
Engineering Librarian, was named
acting college librarian to succeed
Dr. Thomas F. Mayo recently
named head of the English Depart-
ment. The Board approved plans
and further study of plans to
develop the military training pro-
gram of the College, in the event
of passage of a national military
service act. President Gilchrist was
authorized to take the matter up
with the War Department.
More details next issue.