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* separated from the service Page 4 THE TEXAS AGGIE FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1946 Among A. & M. MEN Continued from Page 3 Army in the Pacific for 20 months. He holds the Bronze Star with a cluster, Purple Heart, Distinguish- ed Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific campaign ribbon with two stars and a bronze arrowhead, plus the Philippines liberation ribbon and a star. Lt. Harper’s unit was at- tached to the 37th Infantry Divi-|;.. sion with landings on Bougain- ville, the Philippines and other Pa- cific spots. He and his bride, the former Miss Carolyn Louise Win- dle, of Salem, Neb., will reside at 3080 S. Rutan, Wichita 10, Kansas, at the expiration of his terminal leave. Laney G. Reed, 6626 Ave. C., Houston 11, Texas, was in the ETO three months and the Pacific eight months. He was recently dis- charged from service after a tour of duty of three years. He expects to re-enter scnool in the fall. . . . Dr. Wm. A. Bumstead is located in Norfolk, Virginia, with Dr. Codd’s Small Animal Hospital. His mailing address is 7615 Bondale, Apt. 56, of that city. Lt. Frank Eugene Lamb, son of Mrs. Kate Lamb, Bryan, has been discharged from service. He served overseas six months, earning the right to wear the EAME Theater ribbon, American ribbon and the Battle of Rhineland Battle Star. . . Bennie J. Papa is stationed at Ft. Sill, Okla. . . . Milton G. Gugen- heim is out of service and at 318 W. Hollywood Ave., San Antonio 1, Texas. 1945 Jerry D. Ferrel Box 11 College Station, Texas Mr. and Mrs.: Robert Edward Wendell. Silver Taps: Lt. Edwin E. Bra- shear. Harold G. Law completed three years of service and was discharg- ed with the rank of 1st Lt. He is back in school and getting mail at Box 1507, College Station. . : Kenneth C. Krenek gets mail at Box 281, Route 3, Bryan. He was in early February. . . . Dr. Joe At- las is at 1408 Parklane Apt., Hous- ton 4, Texas. Lts. Joe M. and Mort L. Mertz are still overseas. Joe gets his mail at 216th Chem. Co., APO 72, ¢/o PM, San Francisco and Mort gets his at CPD-ETO, APO 743, c/o PM, N. Y. Sgt. John H. Boney is in Sqnd. A, 307th BU, L.C.A.AF., Lake Charles, la. . . Sot. ‘Wm. A. Angelo, Texas, was a recent visi- tor in the office, following his dis- charge from the service. . . . Pfc. Walter R. Steyman, 73rd Ord. Dep. Co. APO 465, c/o PM, New York, is athletic coach at Calcut- ta, India. George B. Pace, 1325 S. Harri- son, San Angelo, returned to the states in December after 27gmonths in the Pacific with the 51st Sig. Co., 5th Corps. . . . Paul F. La- Roche gets mail at 1536 Mellie Esperson Bldg., Houston 2, Texas. . Lt. Wm. P. Riddling would like to hear from his friends at 244 BU Sqdn. A. HAAF, Harvard, Nebraska. Richard M. Ludeman is in school and getting mail at Box 1468. . . Andrew J. Tickle, Pr M3/c is in the Main Dispensary-NAS, Corpus Christi, Texas. . . . Lt. Robert L. Welch is in Yokahama, Japan and gets mail at APO 503, 531rd M. P. Bn., Co. B. 8th Army, c/o PM, N. Y. ... Chas. E. Cunningham is an American employee at Sdgs. MTOUSA, Office of Fiscal Direc- tor, APO 512, c/o PM. N. Y. Lt. O. F. Zedler, Jr. is in Vienna and getting mail at 250th Eng. Bn., APO 58, ¢/o PM, N. Y. . .. Lt. Delbert M. Fowler, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Fowler, 1908 Wash- ington St., Commerce, is with Co. B. 142nd Engr. Combat Bn. APO 411, ¢/o PM, New York, N. Y. Pvt. Sidney T. Clark is in Caser- ta, Italy, getting mail at G-1, MTOUSA, APO 512, ¢/o PM, N. Y.... Lt. W. J. Morley is in the Veterinary Replacement Pool, Kansas City, Mo., but will be re- leased at an early date to go with the UNRRA. His mailing address is 7057 Pershing, St. Louis 5, Mo. 1946 Mr. and Mrs.: Jerry Hoffman. Silver Taps: Sgt. Earl T. Brown, Jr.; F/O William D. Jones. Lt. Jack Thompson is with Haq. 457, Preht. F.A. Bn., 11 A/B Div. APO 468, c/o PM San Francisco, Calif. . . . Jack M. Brundrett, Dal- las, has been separated from the Air Corps and back in school, and getting mail at Box 2815, College Station, Pvt. Richard H. Bull, son of A. C. Bull, 308 E. Tth St. Austin, is in Calcutta, India. He gets mail at his home address. . . . T/Sgt. Law- rence Galfrone is stationed at H/S 220th Engr. CBN, Camp Cooke, Calif. . . . Cpl. James C. Wallis, Jr. has changed his address to Oahu hemical Warfare Service, USAFMIDPAC, APO 958, c/o PM, San Francisco, Calif. Pvt. H. Sylvester Boone is get- ting lots of traveling these days. At last report he was headed through the Panama Canal up to Liverpool, England, and back to “Bill” Barton, 1216 S. Abe., San New York. His mailing address is pet HOUSTON, w DICTAPHONE CORPORATION 1303 CAPITOL AVENUE TELEPHONE GEORGE “DODY” SMITH, ’30 Capitol 9614 FOR MODERN BUSINESS EXPEDITING DICTAPHONE ELECTRONIC DICTATING MACHINES TELEPHONE CONVERSATION AND CONFERENCE RECORDING EQUIPMENT 2, TEXAS Just a Reminder . 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Dough and six of his brothers have been grad- uated from Aggieland. And it is “Old Dough” who spent five years at Aggieland as a stu- dent and then came back later to S. S. “SEA DEVIL” SEPE, Hg. Ship’s Complement, Fort Mason, Calif. . . . Ensign Julian L. Rog- ers is at Port Hueneme, Calif., N. T. School (PDO) U. S. Naval Base. Dr. Tom K. Alley 1s practicing veterinary medicine in Shreve- port, La., and gets mail at 6023 Fairfield Avenue. ..John M. Knox is getting mail at Baylor Medical School., Houston until May 8 and at that time he will be back at 1509 Pipkin St., Beaumont. . . . S 1/c¢c Benjamin A. Goodman is at Great Lake, Ill, USNPSC, Bks. 902. CUSTOM SPRAYING DDT SERVICE Introducing a new complete service to the farmers and ranchers of the southwest. MODERN METHODS AND EQUIPMENT TOM WILEY, ’33 Box 375 Hubbard, Texas Registered Sweet Sudan Hegari and Early Hegari Black Hull Kafir Imperial Kafir G00D SEED GROW EN ————-.———“"’ lf Ls a A a He Certified SWEET SUDAN grown by J. W. 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If you need Field Seed, let us fill your requirements.” HENDERSON GRAIN & SEED CO. Farwell, Texas be a member of the Texas Aggie coaching staff for seven years. And both times he left A. & M. it was to go the way of so many more stalwart Aggies—to en.ist in the service of his country. In World War I, Old Dough was a first lieutenant serving overseas. He enlisted in May, 1917 and was in the army until June of 1919. When World War II came, to the colors went Old Dough again from Aggieland. At that time, July, 1942, Dough was business mana- ger of athletics, track coach and member of the football staff. He was at Camp Hood in the tank destroyer faculty and was a major. He came out in December of 1944. So when the board of directors of Texas A. & M. college felt that the all-around development of stu- dent life was very important, im- portant enough, in fact, to have a staff working full time to develop and improve on student life on the campus, they turned logically to a living symbol of Aggieland, Dough Rollins, to head that staff. Few men are more beloved by Aggies everywhere than Dough. Few, if any, could have a greater love for Aggieland in their hearts. Old Dough is smart (I ain’t say- ing that either because of the way I always outdodged him for the meal check on football banquet trips), he’s spirited and he’s a square shooter. Although I am only a rree-meal alumnus of Texas A. & M., I, like thousands of other Aggie “exes,” am a Dough Rollins booster. Old Dough tackles any job just like he used to grab a ball toter when he was playing for the Aggies a quarter of a century and more ago. He goes all-out and now that he’s dean of men, he and his cap- able staff of assistants are going all-out on their job. To hear Old Dough talk to a group is always a great kick. His heart comes right out through that sincere voice of his. In talking to Aggies exes over the state, back in his coaching days, Dough would tell them in that sledge-hammer but at the same time kind voice: “I won’t tell you that the Texas Aggies will win every game this fall, men. But I will tell you that when the shadows comes cross that gridiron in late afternoon, that the other team is going to be very, very tired.” : And the way Dough and his group are working, any details or obstacles in the way will be very, very tired. Dough is the first dean of men in history of the famed 76-year-old school, the same school that in World War I had more officers than any school in the nation, the same school that saw 18,000 of its men serving in World War II, in- cluding 29 generals and six con- gressional medal of honor winners two of whom are still living. Some 600 Aggies paid the supreme price in World War II. Enrollment Up Again A. & M. with so many of its sons in the “big game” was down to 1300 students during the war. There are now 4200. The all-time high was 6800 in the fall of 1941. The capacity, which is around that mark, is expected to be reached at Old Aggieland this fall. Dough’s duty, as dean of men, is to supervise the life of the stu- U. M. ALEXANDER, JR., ’40 Bryan, Texas Phone 2-2629 ¥, 22 Ou AND you, 8, . & - <O0HiNGTON AS {OOMINGTON his staff who aid him in directing student affairs. From left to right, seated, Taylor Wilkins, Dean Rollins and Assistant Dean D. B. Varner; standing, William G. Brezeale, Joe R. White and Roy Bucek. dents outside of the classroom, the social, cultural, physical, religious development. Dean Rollins stresses that, “the goal is to keep the best traditions that have made Texas A. & M. col- lege one of the greatest in the na- tion and to eliminate anything that is hurting Texas A. & M.” Knows Team Play Dough, as former athlete and coach, knows well the value of team play. So when he became dean of men, he associated himself with a fine team, a group of assistants, all of them outstanding A. & M. students and all with fine war records. They are: Assistant Dean of Men D. B. (Woody) Varner, class of 1940. When in school, he was cadet colonel and valedictorian of his class, and captained the basket ball team. He served overseas in the European theater as major of infantry. Another Cage Captain W. G. Breazeale, class of ’35, al- so was captain of the Aggie bas- ket ball team. He served as major of infantry in the Southwest Pacific. W. Taylor Wilkins, class of ’36, a three-letter man, football, bas- ket ball, and track. He was a lieu- tenant colonel on the airborne army staff and served in the Eur- opean theater. Joe R. White, class of ’40, distin- guished student in petroleum en- gineering, was a lieutenant colonel in the air corps, serving in the C. B. I. theater. He lettered three years in football. Roy E. Bucek, class of ’42, let- tered in football and track, in fact, he made the All-America track team as hurdler. Bucek was severely wounded in the European theater. He was a first lieutenant in the infantry. Veterans’ Adviser Bennie A. Zinn, graduate of 1926, is veterans’ adviser on the staff. Zinn was a lieutenant colonel in the 82nd airborne division in the European theater. W. R. Horsley, who is a grad- uate of Colorado State, is director of placement. He handles details in the dean’s office. Harry Boyer, A. & M. graduate of 1931, is housing chief. J. Fred Hickman is chief of cam- pus security. He was formerly chief of the state highway patrol and assistant director of public safety. He served overseas as a captain. Skiles and Hickman Also serving in the student af- fairs department are Joe Skiles, former air corps captain, who is director of student activities, and Ray Hickman, in charge of place- ment bureau, who handles student employment and assists graduates in obtaining positions. The Aggie bandmaster, E. Vergne Adams, of the class of ’29, who was a major in the Pacific, is a member of the department. Recently Col. Richard J. Dunn, who had led the spirited Aggie bands since 1924, retired and Adams suc- ceeded him. Stressing the continuance of the finest Aggie traditions, Dean Rol- lins says that it is hoped to make the military stronger than ever at A. & M. School Is Established There is now established at A. & M. a school of military science. A student can major in military science. The advanced R. O. T. C. which was inactivated during the war, has been activated again. “We are looking forward to the time when every junior student will have an opportunity to enter into the advanced R. O. T. C. program,” Dean Rollins says. Since last September there are two regiments in the cadet corps. Members of the corps are quar- tered by military units with sen- iors, juniors, sophomores and fresh- men in each organization. | Exemption for Some | Those who have had a militar program are not required to take military science or do not have to wear military uniforms, Dean Rol- lins explains. However, any veteran who wants to return to the cadet corps may do so upon application to the dean of men and professor of military science and tactics. The dean and his staff are working full time with the stu- dents to improve student leader- ship. A student council was recent- ly organized and also a student court to assist in handling student problems. Quick to Give Credit Old Dough, ever quick to give credit to the blockers on the grid- iron, always has a fine word, and a deserved one, for his assistants. “They are key men,” the dean explains, “they have offices in the dormitory area and are always available for consultation and are accessible to work with the stu- dents.” The relations with other schools come under the director of student affairs department. Last fall, for example, Mr. Varner and Mr. Breazeale went to Houston before the Rice-A. & M. game for a con- ference to assure that everything would go off smoothly between the student bodies at the game. Conduct Applauded And the result was conduct by both schools’ student bodies that earned applause on every side. Texas A. & Ms first dean of men is 50 and a grandpa. The Rollins have one daughter, Jackie. “Off course she married an Aggie,” Dough beams. “He’s Robert H. Taylor, former conference swim- ming champ. He saw overseas serv- ice in the Pacific.” The Taylors have one child. Dough Rollins followed five brothers from Hunt county to Texas A. & M. One Rollins follow- ed him: J. T. who graduated in 1921. Dough is a member of the class of 1917. C. W. Was First The first of the family to at- tend Aggieland was C. W. who was graduated in 1893. H. M. Rollins, who is dead, was next, finishing in ’97. Then came A. P., of the class of ’06; J. G., class of ’13; M. E., of '14; J. W. (Dough) of ’17; and then J. T. of ’21. “There is one ‘black sheep’,” Dough laughs, “he is A. S. Rollins, our brother, who went to Texas university, finishing there in ’99.” “We let him attend the family reunions but he has to come in the back door,” Dough grins. Inherited Name Dean Rollins is really “Little Dough.” One of his brothers, J. G., was called “Dough” before him at Aggieland and the name stuck when J. W. came along. “Dutch” Hohn first stuck the monicker of “Dough” on J. G. Rollins, No more human a guy ever went to A. & M. than the new dean of men. Dough knows boys and loves them. He was born on a farm in Hunt county, attended country school at Merrit. Besides coaching at A. & M., he coached at East Texas Teachers college and also has been a county agent. Dean Rollins is a great psychol- ogist but the dean confesses that psychology has been played on him too in his time. Aggies vs. Haskell For example, the dean relates once when he was playing football under the memorable Charley Mo- ran at A. & M. the Aggies went to Dallas to play the Haskell Ind- ians at the State Fair. Dough, then a youngster and not too heavy, was the line backer. When Dough was dressing in his hotel room for the game, Moran brought up to the room a mighty Aggie linebacker of a few years before, Dan Rugel of Mesquite. They were chatting and appar-- ently not paying any attention to Dough. “Do you think you can win to- day, coach?” asked Rugel. ‘The Kid Out There’ “Well, I'll tell you, Dan,” Mor- an answered, apparently in a low- ered voice, “if I had a line backer like you I could win, but the kid I have out there just can’t do the job.” . “And of course,” now laughs Dean Rollins, “I went out there and tackled those Haskell until I was black in the face. And every time I’d hit one, I'd say to myself: I'll show that old so and so of a coach whether I can do the job or not.” “And,” continues A. & M.’s first dean of men with his infectious laugh, “it was several years un- til I realized what a sap old Char- ley had made out of me.” SOUTHWEST Fully Judge M. H. Gibson, Legal Counsel - INSURANCE COMPANY An Old Line Legal Reserve Stock Company Capital Stock $250,000 Home Office, 6th Floor SOUTHWEST RESERVE LIFE BUILDING Longview, Texas “Texas Best For Best Texans” D. D. Budd, Pres; H. H. 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