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Published Weekly by the Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas.
VOL. XXIX.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS MAY 20, 1921.
NUMBER 32
SOUTHWESTERN CHAMPIONS!
PREXY TALKS TO
CORPS FOR LAST
TIME THIS YEAR
TELLS ABOUT WASHINGTON
TRIP; COMMENDS STUDENTS;
DISCUSSES COMMENCE
MENT.
HAZING PLEDGE READ.
Final “Family Talk” Covers Many
Points; Want Students to Help
Increase Attendance. Ambi
tion for 2,000 Students.
In what will be the final “Family
Talk” for the session Dr. Bizzell last
night stated that in his opinion this
had been one of our best years re
gardless of some matters which are
to be regretted as is the hazing in
vestigation.
Speaking to seniors, Dr. Bizzell
stated that he was glad to have aid
ed in planning for them the greatest
commencement in the history of the'
college. The speakers are the best
ever obtained from a college cora-
mncement at any place in the coun
try.
Dr. Bizzell next asked the students
to advertise A. & M. when at home
this summer. He suggested ways in
which this might be effectively done.
What is desired is to get people fam
iliar with what we have^—the facul
ty and students being confident that
the school will advertise itself.
In conclusion Dr. Bizzell read the
hazing pledge which at present is
proposed for the coming year. It
has been worked by the faculty and
student discussion anq suggestions
RAND GOES TO
BRENHAM FOR
1AIFESTIVAL
Many Students Accompany Band and
Team on Two-Day Trip; Maifest
an Unusual Merry-Making
Affair.
have been freely heard. It is hoped
1 : d' - i-A.-icUy t cess, many ex-studeirts and graduates
what A. and M. .wants and needs.
BAYLOR GIRLS
SCORE BIG HIT
Young Ladies From Belton Surpass
Former Year’s Entertainments;
Chorus Unequalled; Entertain
ed on the Campus.
Wednesday morning the Aggies at
tending the Maifest in Brenham ob
served the long parade of decorated
floats and cars, and later witnessed
the coronation of the Queen. The
A. & M. band came out strong in the
morning exercises and was well re
ceived.
During the afternoon a rodeo was
held until time for the game between
A. & M. and Southwestern. After the
Aggie victory supper was obtained
and at 7:30 the A. & M. Band gave
their vaudeville performance. For
two hours that evening the streets
were packed while the throngs await
ed the advertised Ku Kluz Klan par
ade. At nine o’clock every light went
out and the fire bells rang for fif
teen minutes down the street came
the silent Klansmen headed by the
leader on a white charger, a shrouded
figure bearing the flaming cross.
Following in dead silence came 1132
silnet Klansmen according to the
count of an onlooker. The sight was
most impressive. The usual banners
were carried. When the last of the
shrouded figures had silently passed
from sight, the lights came on again
and the Queen’s Ball started, almost
two hours late. The Aggieland Novel
ty Jazz Orchestra warmed to the oc
casion and the dance was a great suc-
of A. & M. being in attendance.
A. H. STOCK SHOW
TO BE MONDAY
A. H. and D. H. Seniors Plan and Di
rect Livestock Exhibit for Com
mencement Visitors.
The Baylor College Choral Club, di
rected by Mrs. Allie Coleman Pierce,
rendered a program Saturday night
that won the laurels. The club fakes
an annual visit to A. and M. but the
recent entertainment surpassed all
former years. Storms of applause
swept the audience after each num
ber and .encores had to be refused near
the close of the program because of
time. Melody and harmony char
acterized the choral numbers. Many
of the airs sung by the club are still
being whistled and hummed on the
Campus by the cadets. Popular song:
were frequently given as encores
Miss Beatrice Doyle, Flutist, and Miss
Cleo Dawson, reader, made decided
successes before the College audience
Miss Virginia Wiley, pianist, and Mrs.
Pierce, soloist, were encored time af
ter time. The entire program was
well balanced and delightful.
The club arrived in time to witness
the second game with Texas and ob
served the Aggie rooters in action
Dinner was served in the private din
ing room ogf Sbisa Hall, Aggieland
Novelty Orchestra making a lasting
impression upon the visitors. After
the Club’s entertainment in Guion Hall
open house was held in the Y where
refreshments were served. At a late
(or early) hour Mrs. Lucille Bailey
was forced to drive the cadets from
what was for the evening the center
of the Campus. Breakfast was serv
ed at 8 a. m. and the Campus was in
spected afterwards. The young ladle:
were then carried to Bryan in .cars
where they presented their religious
programs at the Baptist church. Miss
Doyle, by request, was obtained for
flute solos at the campus convoca-
tional services. In the afternoon the
club members visited the Campus for
the band concert and they were en
tertained in Bryan for the night, many
cadets aiding Bryan ladies in their
efforts.
It is hoped that the club will be ob
tained next season for there is no im
ported entertainment during the col
lege year which attracts such pop
ularity with the cadets of Aggieland.
As a part of the exercises for next
week the Animal Husbandry and the
Dairy Husbandry Seniors plan a live
stock exhibit for the commencement
visitors. The exhibit will be given in
the Animal Husbandry building fol
lowing the review of the cadet corps
on Monday morning, May 23, at 9:30
a. m.
These Seniors plan to make this ex
hibit a feature of tlje Commencement
Program. They know their work and
we can promise that the exhibit will
be an improvement on the Fort Worth
Fat Stock Show. Horses, beef cattle,
dairy cattle, sheep and hogs of the
various types and breeds will be
shown.
The horse exhibit will be under the
management of H. C. Robinson. He
promises a surprise with “Red Oak”,
Morgan stallion, and trotter extraor-
cinaiy.
Beef cattle will be shown by C.
Luker and will be used by him to il
lustrate facts concerning cattle and
the cattle industry in Texas.
Dairy cattle will be in charge of L.
K Alsmeyer. In his show herd he
will exhibit “Sunlight”, Holstein cow ;
the highest milk producing cow in
Texas with a record of 307 pounds of
milk in three days, she is kept under
lock and key and few at the College
have ever seen her.
Sheep and hogs will be shown by
J. C. Bloodworth and W. Menzies, res
pectively. Their exhibits will com
mand your attention.
These men are competing for your
attention for their animals. If you
care for good livestock, for perfection
of line, beauty of form, smoothness
and symmetry, come to the exhibit
and see—and learn something of the
biggest single industry in the State.
A. &M. RELAY
TO CONTEST IN
CHICAGO MEET
Not completely satisfied with a
mere Southwestern Championship in
Track, the Cadet Corps and Casual
students have voted to send the re
lay team to the Chicago meet in June.
The Aggie relay squad is, without
doubt, the best in the south and be
lieved to be the best in the U. S.
Runt Hansom told the corps about
it in a meeting after dinner Wednes
day and asked what they thought |
TRACKMEN MAKE
PARTING GIFT
TO ROTHGEB
In the eyes of the Track Team,
Coach Rothgeb holds a very esteemed
place. On Tuesday evening after sup
per the entire squad met in front of
Foster Hall and preceded to Mrs.
.Kraft’s house. There they got a
beautiful chandelier which they car
ried to Coach Rothgeb’s house. On
calling for Coach and Mrs. Rothgeb
a few times, they were brought to the
fi’ont door.
“Heine” Wier presented the chan-
should be done. It was unanimously dellier to them in a simple, express-
decided to send them up and all ex- ; ive manner- as a small token of the
penses will be borne by the student wishes of the squad for both of
: them and in regret that they could
not remain with us for a longer time.
body. Mahan, Dieterich, and Keen are
going anyway; so Texas A. and M. j Both Mr< a 4 d Mrs Rothgih were high-
will be well represented in the climax ly pleased with the gift and said that
The livestock exhibit to be given by
the students in the Animal Husbandry
building on Monday morning, May
23rd, promises to be one of the very
interesting events of the commence
ment. Horses, Beef Cattle, Dairy
Cattle, Sheep and Hogs will be exhib
ited with a student director for each
department.
of all the track events of the year.
In a race against time on Kyle
Feld one evening not long past, this
relay team ran the mile relay race in
just 1-5 of a second better time than
the collegiate record now stands. The
track at Kyle Field is nothing like as
good as that on which the big meet
will be held and even better time can
be expected in the meet than has ever
been made here. These men will re
main here and work out under the
direction of Coach Rothgeb until time
to go up. Coach Rothgeb will also
probably be at the meet to handle the
race for them.
Even though there will be very few,
if any, A. and M. men there to yell for
them or any band there to play old
“Wildcat” for them, each individual
will be thinking of them and hoping
for their success.
Go to the Animal Husbandry build
ing on Monday, May 23, at 9:30 a. m.
and see the Livestock Exhibit. It is
the only exhibit of its kind in the
only school giving work in livestock in
the greatest livestock State.
the boys of the squad had won a place
in their hearts which would remain
warm for a long time to come. They
said that it was with much regret they
were leaving A. and M. and would not
be doing so if circumstances were such
that they could possibly remain.
Coach Rothgeb by his untiring
work and wi’ling sacrifices has won a
very warm p'lace in the hearts of the
entire student body. He was line
coach on the football squad last fall
and coach for the Championship track
team of this soring. It is with great
regret that A. and M. loses Coach
Rothgeb and he has the best wishes of
each and every Aggie with him in his
new business.
Men who :.re going to summer
camp. “Yes, rm from Texas. Sure
we’re wild—don’t do anything but
punch cattle,” etc. Go to the live
stock exhibit and get some facts to
substantiate that line.
Go to see the “Saviors of Texas.”
The wreckers of the one-crop system
and the only salvation of the cotton
farmer, at the A. H. Building, Mon
day, May 23.
PH2GRHM
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
AND
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER
STUDENTS.
MAY 21st TO 24th, 1921.
SUNDAY, MAY 22.
8:30 a.m.—Presentation of “T” Medals, Review of the Cadet Corps,
9:30 a.m.—Inspection of Quarters.
10:30 a.m.-—Commencement Sermon, Rev. Geo. W. McDaniel, Pastor
of First Baptist Church, Richmond Va.
4:15 p.m.—Band Concert on the Campus.
5:30 p.m.—Exhibition Drill by Ross Volunteers.
8.00 p.m.—Address to the Young Men’s Christian Association, Mr.
B. B. Edworthy, State Secretary of Boys’ Work, Guion
Hall.
MONDAY, MAY 23.
8:30 a.m.—Competitive Drill for Howell Flag, Wolter’s Silver Cup,
and Brandon & Lawrence Standard.
9:30 a.m.—Livestock Show, Animal Husbandry Building.
10:00 a.m.—Business Meeting Association of Former Students, Y. M.
C. A. Chapel.
11:00 a.m.—Inspection of Departments.
1:30 p.m.—Dinner and Business Meeting of the Association of Form
er Students, Sbisa Hall Annex.
2:30 p.m.—Exhibition Drill by Artillery.
3:25 p.m.—Salute by Battery of Field Artillery in Honor of the Ar
rival of Governor Pat M. Neff, Cavalry Escort to Governor
3:30 p.m.—Review of the Cadet Corps by the Governor of Texas.
5:00 p.m.—Exhibition Drill by Ross Volunteers.
8:00 p.m.—Informal Reception in Honor of Governor Pat M. Neff
and Mr. Theodore H. Price, President Bizzell’s Residence.
9:00 p.m.—Final Ball.
TUESDAY, MAY 24.
8:30 a.m.—Exhibition Drill by Cavalry.
9:45 a.m.—Commencement Processional.
10:00 a.m.—Commencement Exercises:
Address, Mr. Theordore H. Price, Editor of Commerce and
Finance, New York.
Valedictory Address, Mr. S. C. Evans.
Announcing of Honors, Awarding of Certificates, Grant
ing of Diplomas, Hon. Pat Morris Neff, Governor of
Texas.
1:30 p.m.—Graduating Dress Parade and Formal Presentation of
Reserve Commissions.
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STUDENT BODY
100 PER CENT
FOR A. AND M.
Every Member of Present Student
Body Signs Pledge for Life Mem
bership in Former Students’
Association.
By M. P. MIMS.
The Former Students’ Association
is assured a great and wonderful fu
ture. A corps meeting was held in
Guion Hall on Tuesday night at which
time every student in A. and M.
signed the pledge for life membership
commencing with the time when he
severs his relationship with the Col
lege.
“Bill” Cook, secretary of the new
ly formed association, first addressed
the corps explaining the aims and
hopes of the association. A copy of
the pledge was distributed to each
man in order that they might read
them over and understand the purpose
and results that will follow.
The main purpose of the associa
tion is to back up the College; to ex
tend to the College the help and in
fluence of each and every man that
has ever attended A. and M. for as long
as one scholastic year. But there are
many other benefits which will result
from the association. The “Old Boys”
from .way back in the Year One up to
the very youngest* graduate or man to
fail to return to the old school, will
be brought closer together. Through
the columns of the Texas Aggie they
will be kept advised as to conditions
back at the old school. Not only that,
they will learn of the ^oweres of the
athletic teams. The Texas Aggie will
give them the straight-forward ac
counts of our contests and games
which the press of the State has so
ignobly failed to do.
Mr. Ashburn then gave a short
resume of the past association, ex
plaining its faults and how these had
been either eliminated of remedied in
so far as possible in the new one. The
past association was nothing more
than a harum-scarum outfit which
spent all of its money trying to col
lect its dues. However, the new asso
ciation is a sound business propo
sition having a paid secretary who will
spend all of his time on that work.
This secretary is under the supervis
ion of a board of directors. An
association formed on the plans of
this one cannot fail and will never fail
for it is A. and M., and A. and M.
alone.
The needs of more athletic equip
ment were shown and the intended
improvements explained. The bleach
ers on the football field have been
condemned and new ones will have- to
be erected before the Thanksgiving
game next fall. It has been a great
pleasure to the University to say that
we are inadequately provided with
seating capacity for the big games in
hopes that they might get away from
having to play us on our own hill.
Bloodworth next expressed the gen
eral opinion of the student body. The
need of such an association has long
been felt and was clearly demon
strated during the hazing investiga
tion. Only a very few of the old A.
and M. men came to aid the College
at that time. They had no organiza
tion to work through and could do
little or nothing by themselves. They
were in the dark and failed to see the
danger which confronted the College.
Through the new organization they
will be kept informed and their efforts
united for a greater A. and M.
Coach Bible then discussed the ben
efits of the asociation from an ath
letic standpoint. Through the ex
students over the state the high
school athletes will be interested in
A. and M. and its advantages shown
them. An A. and M. Interscholastic
Leage will be organized and cham
pionship contests held in the different
sports. Through this league the best
high school athletes in the State will
be brought to the Campus and allowed
to judge for themselves as to where
they should go when they start to Col
lege.
The Association of Former Stu
dents of the Agricultural and Me
chanical College is no longer a myth.
It is a fact. With the coming of this
association a new era of prosperity
for the College must certainly be
dawning.
AGGIES TAKE
CONFERENCE
MEET HONORS
ROTHGEB’S MEN FULFILL AGGIE
EXPECTATIONS; LED CLOS
EST COMPETITOR 22
POINTS.
FIVE NEW RECORDS MADE
“Sammie” Sanders High-Point Man
of Meet; A. and M. Breaks Confer
ence Record in Javelin and Relay
and Tied the 440 Conference Time.
By M. B. (Snooks) Gardner.
Assuming the role of heavy favor
ites from the start, the “Pride of the
South” teeming with ability, training,
coaching, and typical Aggie fight,
swept across Carrol Field last Satur
day, as a hurricane mowing down all
opposition and winning the deserved
title of Track Champions of the
Southwest Conference making a to-
total of 54 points and incidentally dis
playing even to the most skeptical of
athletic critics, that Coach Rothgeb
has produced one of the most well-
balanced track machines that has ever
performed on a southern field. Their
one-sided scores of dual meets, their
large conference total, and continual
Improvement in all events, dispelled
any fear of “dark horses” or “off
form” days of opponents. Since the
days of the renowned “Polly’ Eagles-
ton, the cadets have longed for a team
of such calibre, and even the most
far-seeing of dreamers have been sat
isfied.
Denny, picked by nearly all the
sport dopsters as a second man to
Frazier "f hurdle .
events was nosed out by Lemon, of
S. M. U. in the “highs” and Brookes
S. M.U., and Pickel, Arkansas U., in
the “lows”. The “Corporal” has pre
viously beaten the Methodist repre
sentatives in a dual meet. “Red”
Smythe and “Heinie” Weir gave the
“Flying Parson” the race of his life
in the century, and Captain Weir cop
ped the fuHong with ease. Hailey
was unable to beat the much heralded
Oklahoma champion, Dickerson, in the
mile when the artist from the adjoin
ing state, stepped it off in 4:28:4-5,
clipping off six seconds from his own
conference record. With betting ods
a trifle in favor of the Varsity quarter
miler, McNatt, our own little Sammie
Sanders got sweet revenge for the de
feat recently handed him in the dual
meet with Texas, and breasted the
tape ahead of the Longhorn, while
Davis stepped in for an easy third.
This was one of the prettiest races of
the day, and Wolf, the Bear sprinter
who dominated the conference last
year, made a poor showin by placing
fourth and scoring his lone point of
the meet. If an endurance medal was
awarded, it certainly should go to
Coleman of Rice, for after playing two
days of conference tennis he won first
place in the half which was predicted
go to Littlejohn. Loop, the auburn
haired lad from Varsity, also lowered
the record in the two mile run, when
he paced it in 10:6:3-5, closely pursued
by Dickinson, of Oklahoma.
The field events were a source of
pride to the Aggie supporters, for
Dinwiddle opened the fireworks with
a 128 foot heave of the discus, and
Mahan grabbed third place and this
said third place in the discus is what
cost the Aggie athlete first place in
the javelin. However, Dieterich
smashed the record with 179 feet, 5
inches, and “Harvard Eddie” came
second. “Preacher” Lindsey of Rice
took first place in the shot put, with
Dieterich second and Mahan fourth.
In the other field events the Farm
ers were similarly successful. Sam
mie Sanders brought the crowd to their
feet when he cleared the bar at 5
feet 10 1-2 inches for first place and
then walked back under it. In the
broad jump, the Aggies failed to
place, and Rice’s versatile performer,
Eddie Dyer, defeated the celebrated
Beanblossom, Oklahoma A. and M.’s
representative to the Penn Relays,
when he covered twenty-two feet of
ground. The pole vault resulted in a
tie between DePrato of Rice and Den
ny of A. and M.
The fitting close of any performance
is a measure itself of the acting, and
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