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RALPH G. GRIFFIN BOX 1895 *46 FROM THEE STATION, TEXAS REVIEWING STAND The Fund Appeals to All A few nights ago the Ex-Serv- icemen’s Wives Club of the Col- lege presented to Director Hender- son Shuffler a gift to the 1946 Development Fund. The amount of the gift was not large, but most encouraging was the spirit behind the gift. The wives of the 3,000 servicemen now attending Texas A. & M. know full well the great need of a student union building for Texas A. & M. Their gift and the spirit behind this gift are deep- ly appreciated. This gift emphasizes again the very wide appeal of the Develop- ment Fund. Its objectives are such that not only A. & M. men but friends of the College, parents of students, and many Texas citizens have a desire to help reach those objectives. The Development Fund is still in its infancy, having just passed its fourth birthday. It has already done great things and will do far greater things in the fu- ture. Campus Reporter’s N otebook ‘Representatives of three coun- tries other than the United States are attending the 27th annual Sum- mer Cotton School being held here at the College the first six weeks of June . . . . Col. E. W. Steel, on leave of absence from the De- partment of Municipal and Sani- tary Engineering of the College, is heading the Cooperative Health Organization in Venezuela. Col. Steel recently spent two weeks in Washington discussing plans for the health program. A summer symphony orchestra is being organized on the campus with membership open to all stu- dents, wives and college staff of- ficers. It will be directed by W. M. Turner, Director of the Singing Cadets. . . . Oilmen from Calif., Penn.,, Wyoming and Minnesota were among the 165 engineers who attended the drilling fluids con- ference on the campus in May. LOOKY, AERO ENGINEERS The Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Department, Aer-PE-32, Room 3915, Washington, D. C. is seeking engineers for civilian positions: AERONAUTICAL (Air- plane Structure, Engines, Arma- ment, Instrument Equipment) RA- DIO, ELECTRICAL, CIVIL, CHEMICAL, MECHANICAL—Ex- perience Necessary—Salaries from $2980 to $8750 a year. ; Col. E. N. “Skinny” Holmgreen, 22, recently returned from three years overseas duty in Germany, was elected president of the reac- tivated Brazos County Chapter of the Reserve Officers Association at a meeting held recently in Bryan. Other officers chosen were: Lt. Col. Sid Loveless, '38, Vice- Pres.; Maj. Woody Varner, ’40, Sec.-Treas.; and Col. R. Henry Harrison, ’20, Surgeon. . . . Major Lester Hanks, ’30, is back at the College with the ROTC Division. George Fuermann, 41, was a visitor on the campus the latter part of May coming at that time to make the principal address at the Texas A. & M. Press Club banquet held on the evening of May 22. He was accompanied by Mrs. Fuermann. George was for zine staff and now, upon release from active duty, is with the Houston Post. . . . Looks like more dancing space for the Aggies in the near future—bids have been asked for improvement to The Grove which will enlarge the danc- ing area three-fold. William E. Street, Head of the Engineering Drawing Department of the College, has been in Chi- cago, serving on a committee which was drawn from colleges over the nation for the purpose of standardizing terms and tech- niques in geometry textbooks. . The many friends of Kenneth D. Hedgpeth, who has been employed in the Fiscal Office of the College for several years, will be interested in knowing that he will leeave for Waco to enter Baylor University on June 1. His mailing address will be 3429 Austin Ave., Waco, Texas. Hedgpeth returned to the employ of the College following his release from military service last year. . . E. L. Williams, Head of the Texas A&M College Industrial Extension Service, has been appointed general chairman of the Industrial Education Section of the American Vocational Assoc. Convention, slated for next Decem-. ber. Robert M. Pinkerton, acting head of the aeronautical engineer- ing department, and Dr. Nat Ed- mondson, of the college mathemat- ics department, have been awarded the Naval Ordnance Development Award lapel emblem for their work in a guided-missiles research project at Johns Hopkins Univer- sity. Mr. Pinkerton acted as con- sultant and Dr. Edmondson is still on leave from the college and working at Johns Hopkins’ physics laboratory. . . . Dr. A. A. Jakkula, acting director of the A. & M. College Engineering Experiment Station, is heading a bridge design research committee and will attend the meeting of advisory board in New York soon. : / ATTENTION: The Physics De- partment has need of laboratory assistants who have proficiently several years a member of the Battalion newspaper and maga- completed the equivalent of the sophomore course in physics. F Infantry Wins Geo. Moore Trophy As Best All-Round Cadet Outfit F Company Infantry of the Ag- gie Cadet Corps won the first an- nual award of the General George F. Moore trophy as the best all- around organization in the Cadet Corps. Robert B. MacCallum, Gal- veston, 19-year-old Chemical En- gineering student, is Captain of F Infantry and Charles F. Crab- tree, Fort Worth, Aeronautical En- gineering student, First Lieuten- ant. The George F. Moore award will be given annually to the cadet out- fit ranking first in scholarship, military proficiency, intramural ac- 4vities, and extra-curricular par- ticipation. The award is in honor of General George F. Moore, ’08. Competition for the award was spirited, and interest in winning it was high among the various cadet organizations. In addition to carrying the Geo. F. Moore trophy at all reviews, members of the winning outfit will wear a distinctive patch on their uniforms. Second to F Company Infan- try in the competition for the award was D Company, under Captain James L. Stone, Dallas, and First Lieut. James B. Hender- son, of Coleman, both veterinary medicine students. Third place went to the Infantry Band, which ranked first in mili- tary proficiency.” The following “table gives the standing of the cadet organizations in the George F. Moore competi- tion. Organization Points PH 1 1 SR Ae Ch See me 1490 Ding 2 oh sense at 1400 Inf. Band. ....0n a 50 nn 1305 8 TR he BRI On a ME 1120 "000! LF ARI Ser BA SATE Ce 1115 GC Btry. FA: ool. oe 1110 Band, cl ah tides a ads 1055 ATIYP CAV. tt res Fra aninns 1035 FA Band t.. 0 ni 1035 H In. eobe. tl 50 bei. 995 Gant. do i ea a 955 BBiry. FA... i 950 D. Bry, FA. i. a5 925 ABiry. FE J. 25. nna 745 Belnl ao eta dT ae 605 Diep. Cav... af. 22 20 sae, 510 Crp: Cav. iis ities ons 415 Brrp. Cay... . J. 0G heeedt] 390 A. & M. Club Activities Wichita Falls Club Jack Hammond, ’41, has been elected President of the Wichita Falls Club succeeding A. R. Black, 194. Julian McFall, ’44, is the Club’s new Secretary-Treasurer. The Wichita Falls Club is completing a revision of its By-laws and later will have a board of directors. The Club also nominated G. Dillard Anderson, ’21, as a Director of the Association. The Club has also announced that it will hold a regular lunch- eon at noon on the first Tuesday of each month at the Holt Hotel. All Aggies in that area and all visi- tors are extended a cordial invi- tation to attend these regular luncheons. Beaumont Hogors Scherer Charles L. Scherer, '96, veteran Beaumont Civil Engineer, was honored by the Beaumont A. & M. Club at a big meeting May 21, on the 50th anniversary of his grad- uation from Texas A. & M. Shar- ing honors with him were two of his classmates, E. W. Kerr, Baton Rouge, La., and J. F. Blount, Sr., San Augustine. The three were presented special gifts and certifi- cates from the College congratulat- ing them on the 50th anniversary of their graduation. Beaumont Club President Geo. B. Morgan, ’18, presided at the meeting. - Tyler Welcomes Rollins New City Manager Guy Rollins, '13, was welcomed to Tyler at a barbecue given by the Smith Coun- ty A. & M. Club recently. The party was held at Bert Pfaff’s summer home on Greenbriar Lake. One hundred and fifty A. & M. men and their guests were present. In addition to Mr. Rollins, other guests at the meeting included the Tyler City Council, City Engineer, City Secretary, the President and Vice-Presidents of Tyler's three banks and their ladies. New officers elected for the Tyler-Smith County A. & M. Club for the following year include: Dr. Paul M. Turman, ’38, Box 1016, Tyler, President. Dr. Turman serv- ed the club as Vice President last year. Glen W. Stinnett, 26, Box 567, Tyler, Vice President. J. D. Langford, Jr., ’26, Box 567, Tyler, was re-elected Secretary. This is Mr. Langford’s third term as Sec- retary of that organization. Sim H. Crews, ’13, Tyler, retired as’ President. Amarillo Club The Amarillo A. & M. Club has elected new officers for the com- ing year as follows: Ed Timmons, 41, 104 E. 21st St., President; C. B. “Cheesy” Marsh, ’43, 2831 Ong St., Vice President; and Calvin Brumley, ’45, The Globe-News for which is guaranteed. POSTMASTER: If undeliverable for any reason, notify sender stat- ing reason on Form 3578-P, postage THE TEXAS AGGIE POSTMASTER: If undeliverable for any reason, notify sender stat- ing reason on Form 3578-P, postage for which is guaranteed. Published Semi-Monthly Except During the Summer Months when issued Monthly by the Association of Former Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas VOLUME XIII COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1946 NUMBER 9 iously been reported in the AGG campus, was the Muster speaker. Roll Call for the absent was delivered by Lt. Bill “Jitterbug” Hen- derson, ’42. Manila Club President George D. Anderson, 18, served as Muster Chairman. The Aggies Return to Corregidor A fitting sequel to the immortal Aggie Muster in the tunnels of Corregidor on April 21st, 1942. Came on April 21, 1946, when the Aggies returned in strength to battered Corregidor as indicated by the picture above. The 1942 Muster was attended by twenty-five men only a few days bofer the fall of the fortress. On April 21st, 1944, while fighting was still underway in the Philippines, three A. & M. men made their way to Corregidor and held a Muster there. This year the Aggies returned in force. : The group above is at the mouth of the Malinta Tunnel. Within this main tunnel a few hundred yards away, the group met on April 21st, 1942. The one hundred and fifty men present this year were transported to Corregidor aboard three Air Corps crash boats. The International Male Chorus of Manila provided music for the Mustet. The Mus- ter program was highlighted by a special message from General Douglas MacArthur, which has prev- IE. Chaplain Charles R. Bell, former Baptist student worker on the “Tiger” Teague, 32 In Congress Race Col. Olin E. “Tiger” Teague, '32, of Bryan, has announced his can- didacy for United States Congress- man for the post being vacated by Representative Luther Johnson, of Corsicana. The District includes the counties of Brazos, Ellis, Free- stone, Hill, Leon, Limestone, Na- varro, and Robertson. Teague saw extensive active duty and 180 days of combat in Europe. He was gravely wounded while in action as Battalion Com- mander of the 79th Infantry Divi- sion, but has staged a steady recovery. Teague was a member of the Post Office staff at College Sta- his degree in agriculture. Pub. Co., Secretary-Treas. The Club meets every Monday night at 7:00 o'clock at the Capital Hotel and invites all Aggies in that area to participate in their activities. Retiring officers include: Charles Smith, ’'32, President; Al Morgan, ’33, Vice President and Carl Mil- ler, ’28, Sec.-Treas. Waco Club Recently elected officers for the Waco-McLennan County A. & M. Club are Alfred O. Faubus, 39, ed the club last year as Vice-Pres. J. C. Patterson, '12, 2325 Homan, who served the club last year as Sec.-Treas. was elected Vice-Pres- ident, and C. Reed Compton, ’21, 927 N. 22nd, Sec.-Treas. Ben F. Brown, ’24, was nominated as Di- rector of the Association, Norman H. Abrams, ’24, retired as Pres- ident. Pittsburgh, Pa. The Pittsburgh, Pa., A. & M. Club met at the Roosevelt Hotel, May 3, and Lloyd C. Bell, "27, Sun- set Dr., R. D. No. 4, Pittsburg, 9, was elected President. C. W. Hurley, ’22, The Gulf Refg. Co., was elected Vice President and R. N. McCollum, ’27, Unit Equip. See., 11-L, Central Station Sales, Westinghouse Electric Corp., Sec- retary. The clubs plans to hold at least four meetings a year and anticipates considerable interest in club activities, due to the return of a large number of younger men from services and now employed by the Westinghouse Electric Corp. and the Gulf Oil Corp. All Aggies in the Pittsburgh vicinity are urged to contact President Bell. Gonzales County Dr. John C. Schweda, ’42, Box 298, Gonzales, was elected Presi- dent of the Gonzales County A. & M. Club for the coming year. Nor- wood Gottwald, ’26, Harwood, Texas, was elected Vice President and Max J. Wenmohs, ’26, Gon- zales, re-elected Sec.-Treas. Retir- ing officers were President M. S. Spooner, 12, and Vice-President Marvin Stahl, ’29, both of Gon- zales. - West Texas (San Angelo) James F. Grote, ’40, agricultural manager of the Board of City De- velopment, San Angelo, was named President of the West Texas A. & M. Club at a recent meeting. He succeeds E. E. Young, ’27. Raymond G. Pipkin, ’39, West Texas Lumber Co., who served the club last year as Secretary was elected Vice Pres- ident. Thomas B. Hill, ’32, 615 Powell St., who served the club last year as Treasurer was named Secretary and John W. Shepperson, ’37, was elected Treasurer. The club holds regular monthly meetings on the first Friday night of each month, 2810 Windsor, President. He serv-: | tion before the war. He received |. Metcalfe and Moffett - Aggie Senators Seek Re-election Texas Legislature Senator Penrose Metcalfe, 16 Some eight years ago the Texas Aggie printed a story telling of the strange career parallel of two A. & M. men, now State Senators Penrose B. Metcalfe, San Angelo, and Geo. Moffett, Chillicothe. Both are members of the Class of 1916. The remarkable similarity of their careers continues. Eight years ago both were can- didates for the Texas State Sen- ate. Both were elected and both compiled outstanding legislative records. Now, both are again can- didates for the State Senate in the summer’s elections. They are the only two A. & M. men occupying seats in that influential body. The two men started their par- allel careers when they entered A. & M. on the same day of the fall of 1912; were assigned to the same military company; and took the same Animal Husbandry Course. Both were cadet captains in their senior year. Both were Distin- guished Students. Following grad- uation both returned to the ranches from whence they came to A. & M. Both served in World War I. Later both served the same num- ber of terms in the House of Representatives in the Texas Leg- islature. usually at the Cactus Hotel, San Angelo. Puget Sound (Seattle) The Puget Sound A. & M. Club (Seattle, Washington) held a meet- ing recently and elected the fol- lowing officers for the coming year: President, Col. Oscar A. Seward, 07, Quarters 5, Fort Law- ton, Wash.; Vice President, L. J. Bourke, 22, 942 18th Ave., N. Seattle 2; and M. A. Foster, ’27, 860 Stuart Bldg., Seattle 1, was re-elected Secretary. Retiring of- ficers were President Sam Maec- Fadden, ’16, and Vice President Robert Trenckman, ’07. Robertson County The Robertson County A. & M. Club held a meeting in April at the Calvert Country Club, Calvert, Texas, and elected the following officers: President, Herman Yez- ak, ’38, Calvert, and W. W. Me- Illroy, ’36, Hearne. Both offices were re-elections. New Braunfels Reorganizes The New Braunfels A. & M. Club recently reorganized and elected E. P. Nowotny, 26, Box 812, as President; Leslie Ehlers, ’30, Vice President; C. W. “Square” Heitkamp, ’41, Secretary and Treasurer; and Sheriff W. A. Scholl, ’23, Sergeant-at-Arms. Senator George Moffett, ’16 Eight years ago both were elect- ed to the State Senate on the same day—each has served two terms with distinction and this summer both are candidates for the State Senate. In the Senate both have djstin- guished themselves through their interest in agriculture and live- stock matters. Metcalfe is recogniz- ed as one of the state’s chief spokesmen for the ranch and live- stock industry. He is the author of the state-wide tick eradication law, the state livestock sanitary code and numerous similar meas- ures. Moffett is an agricultural lead- er and has well earned his nick- name of “Cotton” Moffett by leg- islation in connection with the crop. Metcalfe and Moffett have both undergone occasional “kidding” by their colleagues because of their constant and steady support of leg- islative matters concerning the & M. College and one of its chief fields of interest—that of livestock and agriculture. Their friends hope their parallel careers will continue and both will be re-elected to the State Senate in the elections this summer. Brazos A. & M. Club Honors Athletes One hundred and fifty Aggie athletes representing the spring sports of basketball, baseball, track, golf, tennis, swimming, and rifle shooting were honored by the Brazos County A. & M. Club with a barbecue on the evening of May 20. Club President W. R. “Bill” Car- michael, ’28, presided and express- ed the hope that the Brazos Coun- ty Club would honor spring ath- letes every year. Arrangements for the party were made by J. E. Roberts, ’33, Chairman; Hollo- way Hughes, 37; W. G. “Breezy” Dreazcale, ’35; and Mike Marron, ’33. The Lipscomb-Munnerlyn troph- ies for team - captains and most valuable men went to Captain Jamie Dawson, Crockett, basket- ball; Hub Moon, Holland, baseball; and Johnny Zeigler, Henderson, track. The most valuable awards went to Homer Adams, Dallas, basketball; Earl Beesley, Dallas, baseball; and Art Harnden, Yoa- kum, track. The meeting drew a total of at- tendance of over 300. Election of Carroll M. Gaine ity Award Scholarships Program In addition to Gaines, T. W. M. Elwell, ’23, Austin and Dallas sicana, Student Loan Fund Truste on the Executive Board. Gaines succeeds Dick Winters, Council to make the Opportunity year for the next five years. By make the program permanent and by presently available scholarship conditions permitted. Also reached Godl Star Fund. Those two great thru the gifts of A. & M. men an Students. school at A. & M. be put into full efect by the close College President Gibb Gilchri companied by a number of leading The complete list of new off may be found on page 2 of this is Annual Meeting Elects Gaines Pres.- Adopts By-Laws - Names Opportunity Awards Development Fund Objective s, ’12, San Antonio, as President, the adoption of new by-laws and decision to launch the new Opportun- as the objective of the 1947 De- velopment Fund, highlighted the annual meeting of the Association of Former Students held at College on May 26. Mohle, ’19, Houston, and Clarence , were named Vice Presidents, E. E. McQuillen, '20, Executive Secretary, Allin F. Mitchell, ’09, Cor- e, and S. A. “Doc” Lipscomb, ’07, College Station, Athletic Council Representative. George B. Morgan, 18, Beaumont, and Stanley J. Baker, '27, Fort Worth, were named ’16, of Brady. He is an attorney in San Antonio with offices in the South Texas Bank Building. He is a past president of the Alamo A. & M. Club and served last year as Vice President of the Association. He is the father of Carroll M. Gaines, Jr., '42, and the father-in-law of Bob Gulley, ’42. Opportunity Awards Fund Objective Launching of the first major scholarships program of the South- west was made possible by decision of the newly elected Association Awards the objective of the 1947 Development Fund. The money received from annual gifts of A. & M. men to the Fund in the coming year will provide ten awards each that time the Development Fund hopes that special gifts and endowments will have been received to to expand it greatly. Starting this fall ten Opportunity Awards will be granted to ten outstanding Texas high school students thru a statewide competitive examination. The examinations and selection will be handled by the Faculty Committee on Scholarships. Each award carries a financial grant for four years. Five of the awards will be of $300 annually for four years and five for $200 annually for four years. Annual gifts from A. & M. men to the Development Fund next year, supplemented funds of The College, will carry the above program for five years. That means a total fifty boys to receive Opportunity Awards during those five years. It was pointed out at the meeting that additional funds allocated by the College Board of Directors would provide for construction of the Memorial Student Center on the campus as soon as building is the $50,000.00 objective of the objectives that have been reached d the action of College authorities rank at the top of the accomplishments of the Association of Former New By-Laws Adopted The new by-laws, recommended by the old Board of Directors of the Association, were unanimously adopted. One addition, proposed from the floér at the annual meeting and passed, will give represen- tation on the new governing body te returned service men now in Under the new by-laws the governing body of the Association will be known as the Council and its members as Councilmen. It will of the present fiscal year of the Association. First meeting of the Council will be held in September. st outlined to the annual meeting legislative matters affecting the College, emphasizing the cooperative program of all Texas State School in connection with their building needs. A visitor to the meeting was Ambassador E. J. Kyle, '99, aec- citizens of Guatemala. icers and new councilmen elected sue, Bill Dawson Named To Athletic Staff Bill “Big Dog” Dawson, ’41, as- sumed the duties as assistant to Athletic Director Homer Norton on June 1. He replaced R. Hollo- way Hughes, 37, who resigned to accept a place on the teaching staff in the Biology Dept. of the Col- lege| Dawson will work with ath- letic committees of A. & M. Clubs and have other duties in connec- tion with the athletic program. He played end on the football teams of ’38, ’39, and ’40 and center on the basketball teams. He was Cap- tain of the ’41 basketball team. He’s the middle Dawson of the three Crockett Dawsons—the oth- ers being Orin (Dooley) ’32, and Jamie, 44. Engineering Ph. D. Dr. Samuel R. Wright, ’22 When Samuel R. Wright, "22, re- ceived his Doctor of Philosophy Degree at the graduation exercises of the College on May 31, Ted scored two firsts. He is the first man to receive four degrees from this institution and the first to be awarded a Ph. D. in Engineer- ing. Mr. Wright, Professor of Municipal and Sanitary Engineer- ing and Acting Head of that De- partment, was awarded his Bache- lor of Science Degree in 1922, gain- ed a Master of Science in 1928, and a Professional Degree of Civil Engineer in 1931. It is believed that he holds the record for attendance at A. & M.,, since he has registered for 20 regular sessions and eight sum- mer terms. During most of these terms, he was a full-time teacher in the college and permitted to enroll for only a limited number of academic hours. Despite the addition of the Ph. D. to his name he will continue to be affectionately known to his classmates as “Sol” Wright. Another 1922 man holding one of the scarce Ph. D.’s from A. & M. is Dr. D. D. Giles of Nacogdoches, who received his in Animal Nutri- Bill IYouderback Returns to Office Of Student Activities William R. “Bill” Louderback, ’41, has returned to. the staff of Student Activities office follow- ing military service extending over a five year period. A former member of Batt. A field Artillery, Louderback worked for Student Activities until July of 1941 when he entered the mili- tary service as a private. He was later commissioned at Fort Ben- ning and served 17 months in New Guinea and the Philippines with the 31st Division as a com- pany commander of a combat unit. On June 12, 1945 Louderback was wounded on Mindanao by a Jap rifleman w fired from a dis- tance of 10 feet. The bullet struck Louderback in the right arm. As a result he has undergone hospitalization for the past year. The Jap’s lucky shot, incidental- ly, his last earthly act. Loundreback hails from Wichita Falls, Texas. He is single and for the present is staying in the YMCA. Secret Research Job Given to Texas A&M Two research projects, nature of which cannot be revealed, have 1been awarded the Texas A. & M. College Research Foundation by the Watson laboratories of the AAF Air Materiel Command at Red Bank, N. J., it was revealed to- day. The projects, for which an allo- cation of $41,450 has been made, will be administered by the Texas Engineering Experiment Station and conducted by Drs. J. G. Potter and D. F. Weeks of the college physics department. Effective July 1, the contracts will be in force for one year. Fort Bend Co. Club Organizes Organization of the Fort Bend County A. & M. Club was com- pleted several months back at a meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. “Johnie” Cochran, 22, near Richmond. Those present enjoyed a barbecue dinner, follow- ed by a showing of football mov- ies and talk by Association Secre- tary E. E. McQuillen. B. B. Cochran was named Pres- ident of the new Club. Joe Robin- son, ’38, Missouri City, was elect- ed Vice President and James R. Atkins, ’34, Richmond, Secretary- Treas. Stanley J. Decker, ’37, Richmond, was nominated as a Director of the Association. The Fort Bend County Club centers around the cities of Richmond and Rosenberg and includes all the tion, Aggies in Fort Bend County.
