* separated from the service
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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
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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-
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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.”
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