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BRAR) CAMPUS . FROM THE REVIEWING STAND The Campus Reporter’s Notebook SPRING SPORTS Col. Frank G. Anderson, veteran Aggie track coach, will field his first team this spring after an ab- sence of several years from the thinly-clad sport. His prospects are none too bright for a title winner. The same outlook faces Lil Dim- mitt in baseball. Both teams will be depending largely upon un- known material. Spring football has moved at a lively clip, with 80 men working out and more ready to come out if equipment was avail- able or could be purchased. With returning service men and the big question mark of the draft there is little way of predicting now the Aggie line-up next fall. Homer Norton and his aides know they will be in better shape for material but they point out that every other conference school can say the same. Texas and S. M. U. loom as heavy favorites at this stage. . . . Back to baseball, there is one sure thing for the lads on that squad: with coaches Dimmitt and Bochey Koch in charge there’ll never be a dull moment and many a chuckle as well. WELL LOGGERS ATTENTION Newest methods and practices in oil well-logging will be covered at at a conference sponsored by the * Petroleum Eng. Dept., to be held at College March 11-15, announces Harold Vance, head of the depart- ment. Reservations should be made at once. MOST ENTERPRISING Most enterprising Service Man returning to school is the fellow who showed up on Feb. first with a truck load of sawed lumber and other building materials, and ac- companied by his father, father-in- law and a couple of brothers. He made a deal with the College, his gang pitched in and by registration day, Feb. 4, he was living in his own home and had solved the hous- ing problem for himself, wife and child. And, speaking of housing, which everyone is, the College has actual- ly provided MORE facilities than any school in these parts. A total of 217 housekeeping apartments have been provided by the conver- Retirement Pay for Reserves (Editor’s Note: There follows an article of deep interest to all Reserve Officers and men. The article was taken from the Army and Navy Bulletin and has been pointed to by several A. & M. men. The normal function of the TEXAS AGGIE does not include such information. This matter, however, is of such deep interest to so many . & M. men that the article is reproduced herewith.) The principal features of a plan for the retirement of Reserve officers, which has been advocated by the Reserve Offi- cers Association are embodied in legisla- tion recently introduced in the U. S. House of Representatives and now pending be- fore the Committee on Military Affairs, according to Brigadier General E. A. Evans, Executive Secretary of ROA. Introduced by Representattive Overton Brooks (D.-La.) the bill (H.R. 5204) is expected to meet with the general en- dorsement . of the National Guard Associ- ation, since ROA and NGA were in sub- stantial agreement on the subject of a retirement plan for reserve officers. Honorary Retired List Under the terms of the measure an honorary retired list would be established for the reserve components of the land and naval forces. The names of any officer, warrant officer or enlisted man of the reserve component of the land and naval forces would be placed on the honorary retired list, provided that he had served for a period of mot less than 20 years and had been honorably separated there- from. Section two of the bill reads: “Any per- son whose name is borne on the hon- NATIONAL GUARD CONCURS Approval of the provisions of H. R. 5204, which sets up a system of retire- ment for reserve personnel of the Army and Navy was expressed by Major General Ellard A. Walsh, President of the National Guard Association and the Adjutant Gen- eral Association. General Walsh said that the Reserve Officers Association and the National Guard Association had worked together in securing the drafting and introduction of the bill and both organizations would support it before the House Military Af- fairs Committee. orary retired list established by this Act. and who is not eligible for retirement un- der any other Federal law, who has reached the age of 60 years and who has not less than 20 years duty including active and in- active duty. Federal and non-Federal of which not less than two years have been active Federal duty, and who requests that his name be placed on such list, shall be paid retired pay at the rate of 2 per centum of active-duty base pay, including longevity pay, in the highest grade at- for which is guaranteed. 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 . 3 for which is guaranteed. ou 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 sion of Walton and Hart Halls and . Another 240 the projects houses. Another VOLUME XIII COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1946 NUMBER 4 rs rooms for couples have been made available in Dorms 14 and 17. Forty trailers are already set up in the trailer village near Kyle Field. 160 individual units have been allocated to the College by the Federal Bureau of Public Hous- ing. Yes, housing for married vet- erans is still a huge problem at General Eisenhower Homecoming Guest 4 ? 4 Texas A. & M.; but the College has gone farther to solve it than any other school we know about. RELIGIOUS EMPHASIS The week of Feb. 18-23 was Religious Emphasis Week on the campus, and a great success, Dr. Frank Hall, pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church, St. Louis, was the feature speaker at morning services at Guion Hall. Rev. Joe Boyd, ’'40, pastor of the Ohio Street Baptist Church, Dallas, was a revival speaker for the College Station Baptist Church. The form- er All-American tackle spoke to full houses throughout the week and has become a great favorite with the student body. E. L. Williams, Head of the In- dustrial Education Department of the College, has been elected a trustee of the National Associa- tion of Industrial Teacher Train- ees, at the annual convention of that organization held recently at Buffalo, New York. : Tribute to Texas A. & M.'s con- tribution to the war in providing more officers for the army than any comparable institution in any state was paid by “Lightning Joe” Collins, the Army’s man of infor- mation, when he spoke to the Tex- as Associated Press managing edi- tors at that organization’s meet- ing held in Dallas in mid-Febru- ary. C. H. McDowell, "12, Acting Di- rector of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, was one of the five directors of Southern agri- cultural experiment stations se- lected to meet in Washington to assist Secretary of Agriculture Anderson in coordinating the states’ research program with that of the Federal bureaus within the Department of Agriculture, tained and satisfactorily. maintained by him during any period of active and inactive duty, Federal and non-Federal multiplied by a number equal to his number of years of active and inactive duty, both Federal and non-Federal, or by 30, whichever may be the lesser; provided further, that there shall not be included any time in which the officer, warrant officer, or enlisted man was eligible for inactive duty; And provided further, That if any such offi- cer, warrant officer, or enlisted mann shall be separated from the service before attaining the age of 60 years he shall nevertheless, for purposes of this Act, be eligible upon attaining the required age to submit application with credit accruing at the specified ratio for the service per- formed.” In computing the length of service of any reserve personnel coming under the provisions of the Act a fractional year of six months or more would be counted as a the big game hunter got her. the past few months. The Evidence Judging from the picture above, Capt. John C. Oliver, Jr., ’32, devoted some of his 24 months in India to big game hunting. The tigress weigh- ing 250 pounds, and measuring 8 feet, 4 inches, from tip of tail to nose, was downed for the final count with one shot, the bullet entering the head directly behind her right ear. In the background may be seen a few of the natives who were the object of the tigress’s charge when . John, and two other Aggies, Fred Carpenter, ’33, and R. E. Wisen- baker, ’34, have organized their own company, known as the O. W. C. Construction Company, Inc., in Tyler, and are engaged in public works construction work. All three men have been released from service in full year. Active Federal service would include those periods of active Federal duty and periods of training authorized by the Secre- tary of War or the Secretary of the Navy for annual field training or sea duty, at- tendance at service schools, and would in- clude periods of training under sections 94, 97 and 99 of the National Defense Act. VA to Handle Payments The duties, powers and functions inci- dent to the administration and payment of benefits provided in the Act would be vested in the Veterans Administration. However, determinations of eligibility would be made by the Secretary of War in the case of military personnel and by the Secretary of Navy in the case of ‘naval personnel, or by their authorized repre- sentatives. The bill specifically states that it would not change existing laws relating to the payment of disability benefits, death bene- DALLAS & SAN ANTONIO RESUME PUBLICATIONS Weekly publications in the form of interesting news sheets have been resumed by both the Dallas and the Alamo A. & M. Club of San Antonio. The Dallas Club pub- lishes the DAL-AGGIE and the San Antonio group sends its weekly letter out without a name. Both clubs are enjoying their larg- est attendance in many years. fits or pensions for veterans of any war. The Dallas Club meets every Should passage of the law make a person | Friday noon, at the Adolphus eligible for two retirement benefits he could elect which one to receive. No back pay or pension would accrue tol those who retired prior to the passage of the Act. Evans to Testify General Evans said that he would ap- pear before the House Military Affairs Committee to urge enactment of the legis- lation when hearings are schrduled. Hear- ings may be held some time this month. There are a number of kills providing for the retirement of reserves now before the Congress. When hearings are scheduled it is expected that the whole subject of reserve retirement will be taken up, and not just one specific proposal. The drive for retirement: legislation will be supported by various other military organizations on the grounds that it will help national defense by giving reserve of- ficers an incentive to retain! their commis- sions and maintain their proficiency. Hotel. The San Antonio Club meets every Monday noon at the Robert E. Lee Hotel. Homecoming Whing-Ding Nearly 500 A. & M. men wel- comed returning Aggie servicemen at the Houston A. & M. Club’s first Whing-Ding since the war. The big party enjoyed a delicious buffet dinner before hearing a program M. C.’ed by Col. Al Saen- ger, ’32, recently returned to civil life. Sports writers, coaches, and other visitors were on the program. Jack Pink, ’27, Gipe Sebastian, ’33, and Club President Ed Coul- son, 38, were the Arrangements AMONG A. and M. MEN Pioneers 1876-1897 Dr. F. E. Giesecke, ’86 New Braunfels Walter A. Adams, ’92, Forney, Texas, was presented a plaque in recognition. of his outstanding community service over a period of fifty-two years, at the annual banquet of the Terrell Chamber of Com- merce on Feb. 19. A former president of the American Pharmaceutical Association, he also has been president of the Texas druggist groups. The plaque is awarded by the American Druggist, national trade journal. John Burney, ’96, has been located in Austin for the past year and is engaged in the real estate and building business. Prior to a year ago he was located in Cali- fornia for many years. 1906 J. Rodney Tabor 209 Union Nat’l Bank Bldg., ‘Houston, Texas Robert E. Schiller is still holding forth at Columbus, Texas. Major General Bennett Puryear, Jr., U. S. Marine Corps Retired, sends his gift to the Development Fund with a note paying particular tribute to his classmates, the late John Pirie and Joe Welboan. His ad- dress is 918 28th St. So., Arlington, Va. Due to continued unsettled conditions on the campus this spring, Class Agent J. Committee, ably assisted by other members of the club. A. & M. Club Activities SHACKLEFORD COUNTY CLUB ORGANIZED The A. & M. men of Shackleford County met on the night of Feb- ruary 11 and organized an A. & M. Club for that county. W. C. Vines, °’32, County Agricultural Agent, with headquarters ‘at Al- bany, was elected President, and Harold Castleberry, ’38, Albany, Secretary. The club plans a full program of activities for the com- ing year. ELLIS COUNTY ELECTS New officers of the Ellis County A. & M. Club elected at a meeting held in February are as follows: Dr. R. E. Erisman, ’36, Ennis, President; W, M. Love, ’22, Waxa- hachie, Vice-President; and Har- vey 'S. Dorman, ’32, Waxahachie, Secretary-Treasurer. At the same meeting T. C. Morris, ’33; James B. Tate, ’42; and J. D. King, ’30, were appointed as members of the Athletic Committee, and George Barney, 28; A. D. Leatherman, 27; and Jack Davis, ’37, as members of the Postwar Employment Com- mittee. The Ellis County Club has a membership of fifty-seven men. Rodney Tabor and Association Secretary McQuillen hope the 1906 Class will agree with their thought that the class’s 40th re- union be postponed unfil the spring of 1947. At that time, a week-end will be chosen when more atter.ition can be given to the class on its visit/to the campus and more time spent in arranging for a great Store, A his letter to Mr. Lomax, Coleman reported plans for making an extensive trip into India and Burma sometime during the next few years. Roy W. Hagan is with the Phelps Dodge Douglas, Arizona. F. Dickerson, 1841 Central Parkway, Schenectady, N. Y., Manager of the Gen- eral Electric Company’s lighting division met recently with the Houston Engineers and the Texas A. & M. Club to discuss lighting and traffic safety. Mr. Dickerson has been with the General Electric's light- ing division 338 years. He figured prominent- reunion. Make your plans now to attend |ly in the lighting projects for the Chicago a great reunion at A. {& M. in the spring of 1947. _ Class Agent Rodney Tabor and Leo Eh- linger are both after tue Editor’s scalp for printing a recent news item about Leo under the 1907 Class. He a dyed in the wood ’06’er. ] Class Agent Tabor reports hearing re- cently from Roy I). Golston, who has offices in the Citizén’s National Bank in Tyler. 1 1907 F. W. Hensel | College Station, Texas Robert Trenckman, Box 124, Route 1, Elma, Washington 7vas a recent visitor on the campus for th: first time since hse attended the graduation exercises in 1908. 1910 Rock G. Taber { Atlanta Gas Light Company Century of Progress, flood-lighting Niagara Falls and the Golden Gate Exposition. He holds an honorary Doctor of Engineering Degree from Texas A. & M., and is Chair- man of the Executive Committee of the street and traffic safety lighting bureau of the National Electrical Manufacturer’s As- sociation. 1911 Melvin J. Miller 1601-05 Ft. Worth Nat'l Bk. Bldg. Lt. Col. Eugefie V. Spence was presented the Legion of Merit Medal by General Jonathan Wainwright during the General’s visit to Austin for the Statehood Centennial Celebration. Col. Spence in recognition of his services as a post engineer of Camp Swift during the training of numerous units for overseas assignments. Col. Spence at one time served as City Manager at San Antonio and Big Spring. His mailing address is 302 W. 15th St., The award was presented to several divisions and Atlanta, Ga. | Austin. Max M. Coleman recently wrote to Mr. John A. Lomax of Dallas, under whom he 1 912 studied while a student at A. & M. Mr.| W. M. Goodwin Coleman is an attorney and rancher at Lubbock, although: being forced to drop active work following a serious illness of two years ago. He still maintains an office, however, at 1712 6th St., in Lubbock. In 1811 N. Lamar, Dallas John L. Dickson is with the State High- way Department, 1018 Frost Bank Bldg. San Antonio. 1914 Dave H. Levy P. 0. Box 900, Dallas 1, Texas W. M. Wheless gets mail at P.O. Drawer 2100, Houston, Texas. W. S. Broome has moved to Apartment 303, 1155 Grant Street, Denver 3, Colorado. 1915 Dr. Guy W. Adriance College Station, Texas Dean Davis i still at 101 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn, N. . 1916 Capt. Palmer H. Olsen Pet. G48 Co. C. Mil. Govt. Regt. APO 788, ¢/o Pm. N. Y. Prather H. Brown is assistant division sales manager in charge of the Houston Office of the Lone Star Cement Corp. Lt. Col. J. I. McGregor visited the campus in February while on terminal leave. He served in World War I as first Lt., and was called into service in World War II in March 1942 as a Captain. He is going into the farm implement and sup- ply business in Temple. Until housing quar- ters can be found and he completes his building, he will get mail at Box 5, Milli- can, Texas. 1 91 . Jack C. Shelton Farm Credit Adm., Fed. Land Bk. Houston, Texas The many friends of C. J. “Red” David- son, 504 Alta Drive Fort Worth, will be grieved to know of the death of Mrs. David- son in an automobiel accident near Gra- Continued on Page 2 Construction Engineer Oscar R. Olson, ’16 - The Olson Engineering Com- pany, Fulton Building, Pittsburgh, Pa., recently organized with Os- car R. Olson, 16, as chief executive and sole owner, is in operation and busily engaged in fulfilling size- able orders for steel plants and other industrial organizations. The Company designs, builds, and erects steel plant furnaces and other industrial furnaces of all types and sizes. Mr. Olson is widely recognized as an outstanding combustion and mechanical engineer, and is well qualified to handle any furnace problems in his field of specializa- tion. Before the organization of his own company, he was President of the Pennsylvania Industrial En- gineers, which he founded in 1928, and headed it and Amsler-Morton Company when they became divi- sions of Union Industries, Inc., in 1944. In his new organization, which consists of qualified specialists in all key positions, are a number of individuals who have previously been associated with Mr. Olson. College Installs New Generator; Power Tripled Completion and installation of a new boiler and generator unit for the college has been announc- ed by Guy H. Hines, chief engi- neer. The machinery, costing about $220,000 and which nearly triples the power resources of the col- lege, went into operation Feb. 15. It was installed by employees of the power plant. For the benefit of engineering students, the following statistics are cited: the boiler, completely surrounded by water walls, pro- duces 100,000 pounds of steam per hour. It is fired by gas, consum- ing 1000 BTU’s per cubic foot. The generator, of the latest type, includes condenser and auxiliary. The turbine, a complete unit, is of the extraction and condensing type. F. R. JONES’ ARTICLES PUBLISHED AS BOOK “Farm Equipment Service,” written by Prof. Fred R. Jones, head of the department of agricul- tural engineering at Texas A. & M. College, has been released by the publishers, W. R. C. Smith, of At- lanta, Ga. For the past several years Prof. Jones has been writing a seres of articles for the trade publication, “Southern Hardware”, and the book is a compilation of some of his past writings. Back to Advertising Paul Huey, ’25 Paul Huey, ’25, is on terminal leave after 27 months in the Pa- cific with the 59th Air Service Group. He reports that the TEXAS AGGIE kept up with him during service that carried him from the Southwest Pacific to the occupa- tion of Korea. Paul has returned to the “Progressive Farmer” where he is Western Manager of the Ad- vertising Department with offices in the Daily News Building, Chi- cago. He is an expert in that field and was with the “Progressive Farmer” before going in the army. Victory Homecoming on Campus Will Feature World-Wide April 21 Muster And Memorial Services for War Dead Acceptance of an invitation te be present at the Victory Home- coming and annual Aggie Muster on April 21 by General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Chief of Staff, U. S. Army, features the rapidly develop- ing plans for the 1946 Muster and Homecoming. President Gibb Gil- christ personally extended the Homecoming Committee’s invitation to General Eisenhower. In his letter of acceptance the General authorized announcement of his intentions to be present, tho pointing out that un- expected interruptions of schedule must always be considered. The Homecoming celebration will be staged on the campus April 19, 20, 21 and will be climaxed with a huge memorial service on Easter Sunday morning at Kyle Field. The 1946 Muster Meets In Prayer The thousands of A. & M. men not present for the campus Home- coming will hold Musters in their respective localities as has been done since the birth of the tradition on April 21, 1903. Suggestion has been made to Muster Chairmen by the Executive Committee of the Association that the 1946 Muster be held in the form of memorial services over the world on Easter Morning. Where such services are not practical some other form of observance will be held. Organized A. & M. Clubs and local chairmen whe have been named are already at work on plans for the hundreds of Musters to be held. A complete list of chairmen and of Muster announcements will be featured in the March 18 issue of The Texas Aggie. Where no Muster Chairman has been named, Volunteers are requested to take over and send to The Texas Aggie an announcement of their Muster plans. This is especially important for overseas points, Homecoming Plans Develop Plans for the Victory Homecoming to be held on the campus April 19, 20, 21 are developing rapidly and will be announced in more detail in the next issue of the Aggie. In a recent statement College President Gibb Gilchrist emphasized that the event was an “Institu- tional wide affair in which the College and the Association of Former Students have joined hands to pay honor to men so richly deserving of that honor. The student body, the faculty and staff of the college, and the residents of College Station and Bryan have looked forward to this homecoming since the outbreak of hostilities. We want to help to make it the grandest celebration ever held.” Although final plans for the homecoming are not complete, those planning to attend are requested to mark their calendars and to write to the Association of Former Students for reservations. Aggie wives are extended a special invitation to be present, and a dormitory will be set aside for couples. Classes with many service men back in school will have special homecoming committees to assist in entertaining their classmates. Nearly 40 members of the ’41 class are back in school according to Hub Johnson and 250 members of the 1945 class are already back in school and organized. Formal class reunions will not be held at the Homecoming but that will not prevent members of each class from’ joining hands at the event. Homecoming Program The general program for the Victory Homecoming will be informal in nature. Registration will be upon arrival. Friday evening an in- formal party will be held at Shisa Hall, with the possibility of a sur- prise feature not yet ready for announcement. Saturday morning each department of the College will hold open house and short programs. Saturday evening, a twilight convocation will be held at Kyle Field. On SPECIAL TO OVERSEAS A. & M. MEN: Military addresses these days are so uncertain that it has not been practical to request Muster chairmen to serve at overseas points. There- fore, the need for volunteers is greater than ever before. If no Muster plans have been arranged for your post or area PLEASE take the lead, make arrangements, and advise The Association as early as possible in order that announcement can be made in the TEXAS AGGIE. The same request is made to men in military camps in the United States. Sunday morning at Kyle Field the Homecoming will be climaxed by a giant memorial service honoring the 700 A. & M. men losing their lives in World Wars I and II. General Eisenhower will be the principal speaker at the Easter Morning memorial service. That event will complete the homecoming program. Ample time will be left for class gatherings and informal visiting with other A. & M. men and with campus and faculty friends. “Rusty” Heitkamp Is Appointed to Activities Staff Appointment of R. L. “Rusty” Heitkamp to the staff of Student Activities was announced here re- cently, P. L. “Pink” Downs, "06 Business Manager i Aggie Athletics 3 P. L. Downs Jr., 06, known to thousands of A. M. men and Texans as “Pink” Downs, has been appointed Business Manager of Athletics of Texas A. & M. College. Heitkamp is an Accounting and Statistics graduate of Texas A. & M. in the Class of 1942, and edited the Longhorn of that year. He was also elected to Who’s Who in Amer- ican Colleges and Universities in 1942, and was a Captain on the Regimental Staff. Entering the U. S. Army with the Class of 1942, Heitkamp ad- vanced to the rank of Captain and spent 21 months overseas as a member of the Fourth Armored Ar- tillery Division of Patton’s famed Third Army. Seeing action in Eng- land, France, Germany, Austria, and Czecho-Slovakia, he held the Bronze Star and the Silver Star with five battle stars at the time of his discharge. CADETS-HOGS SPLIT The best Aggie basketball team in sev- eral seasons closed its schedule by split- ting a pair with Arkansas at the De Ware Field House. The Cadets ended the race only ahead of winless S. M. U. but were never totally outclassed as they have so often been the past several years. In their final two games they upset Arkansas in the first tilt but lost the second despite the 22 points pour- ed thru the hoop by freshman Bill Yoe- man. Jamie Dawson was elected captain of the team at the close of the season and was a unanimous choice for all- conference. He placed second among the conference scorers. He succeeds A. E. “Pete” Jones, who recently resigned to accept a coaching position with Baylor. For the past six years Mr. Downs has been a member of the Fiscal Dept. staff of the College. He has al- ready assumed his new position. The announcement was made by Athletic Director Homer Norton, the Athletic Council approving. h A native of Temple and often called “The most loyal and active of all A. & M. men”, the new ath- letic business manager is a former members of the college board of Directors, serving in that capacity while a banker at Temple and dur- ing the years 1923 to 1933. He was chairman of the Board’s building committee for the big building pro- gram of the early thirties. The P. L. Downs Swimming Pool was named in his honor. Mr. Downs is a past president and one of the organizers of the Temple-Bell County A. & M. Club. He is a past president of the Bra- zos County A. & M. Club and has in the past served on the Board of Directors of the Association of Former Students, He and Mrs. Downs live in their home south of the campus. wt Athletic interest and work is not new to “Pink” Downs. For many years he has been a strong booster of the athletic program and has evidenced his interest in many ways.
