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Published Weekly by the Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical Coll ege of Texas
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BRYAN, TEXAS, JANUARY 22, 1930.
NO. IS
COMPANY SELECTS
A. & M. COLLEGE
School Chosen for Testing of Trans
mitting Device Here
Much in compliment to the Col
lege and particularly to the Mechan-
the action of the Lufkin Foundry and
Machinery Company, of Lufkin, in
selecting the A and M. College for
testing the mechanical efficiency of
one of their torque transmitting de
vices last week.
The device that was tested was a
Lufkin oil well pump speed reduction
gear and to give one an idea as to
its size, it weighs ten tons and covers
a floor space of some 25 square feet;
it was of size six and one-half, as
they describe it.
It is understood that a similar de
vice having a larger efficiency but
being sold by a competitive company
was the cause of the late calcula
tions and the results which were ob
tained by the more complete equip
ment of the College, were highly
satisfactory to the men making the
tests. Such a high efficiency as
96% is very desirable especially when
the efficiency curve had a good slope
at the point beyond which the ad
ditional power output could not be
taken by the absorption apparatus.
The tests underwent by the ma
chine included speeds of 20, 25 and
30 r. p. m. with loads equaling the
maximum and minimum exerted in
its pumping an oil well.
Such testing and usage of College
equipment is encouraged because o
the variety of learning that a dif
ferent apparatus affords while un
dergodng testing, even though -‘the
instruction staff it not always ac
cessible for the setting up of the jol
for testing. The actual testing, how
ever, is done by the instructors.
I. A. CLUB TO HAVE
BANQUET ON 24TH
L. G. Fields of Houston will be the
Principal Speaker on Program.
At the regular meeting of the A.
and M. Industrial Arts club Monday,
January 13, the date of the annual
I. A. banquet was set as Friday eve
ning, January 24. In keeping with
its policy to promote Industrial Arcs
in the college and over , the state the
club secured L. G. Fields, director of
Industrial Education in Houston, as
the principal speaker. Mr. Fields’ is
one of the outstanding leaders in his
field, and it is expected that much
will be gained from his talk.
Another feature of the banquet
will be the presentation of a bronze
paper weight bearing the Industrial
Arts club design, to those present at
the banquet.
FIER Y BLASTS AND ICY
PERILS CAUSE DISCOM
FORT TO AGGIELAND
Dusk: the silvery column of mercury slowly settling, sink
ing to zero and below; cold, penetrating north winds, chill with
slithering snow; treacherous drifts and icy lawns grey and
bleak to meet the approaching night: what a setting for Vul
can to loose his Tongues of Flame to charge in mortal combat
against the chill Forces from the Tundras!
The scene for this encounter—this deadly duel of the elem
ents—was Captain I. G. Walker’s servant house and barn. The
Fire Gods in their wrath shot lance after lance of flame sky
ward in defense to the Forces of the Artie which retaliated
with renewed vigor showering sheets of sleet upon the rising
blasts. But the battle was uneven; victory was in sight for
the Red Warriors of destruction; ’twas nearly thumbs down for
the shivering Gladiators from the North when the brave mili
tary epartment joined the unequal struggle.
Fire Chief Colonel Nelson rushed the barn door but was re
pulsed by a volley of flame. Major (fireman) Sloan headed an
attack which broke into the very heart of the Red Forces, but
as is so often the case in warefare, he was mistaken by the
Icy Warriors as reinforcements for the enemy and effectively
disabled by a drenching of cold water and snow. Captain Wal
ker, from a safe positidh, was holding a tricycle with one hand
and shouting orders with the other. Then a sudden devastating
attack by the Troops of Vulcan and victory was theirs; how
ever, it was not a complete victory for fortunately several
hundred containers, once full of a delicious beverage, were res
cued from the burning structure.
Engineer Displays
Will be Exhibited
All Engineering Departments Are
Planning to Put on Show
At last it seems that those here
who are interested in their educa
tional work are blooming forth in
their glory to make this an institu
tion composed of more than just a
few intellectuals. A big day for the
engineers is being planned which will
give the boys and the departments
a chance to exhibit their merits to
an appreciative audience as fully as
they care to.
A day or part of a day has been
utilized by some of the more pro
gressive institutions of brain develop
ment to such advantageous work
and, even though we can not be the
initiator of such a program in col
leges, we can be credited with fur
thering the idea.
Having attended a college whose
annual program included an engin
eer’s day which met with success as
often as it passed, Professor V. M.
Faires of the M. E. department sug
gested to the local A. S. M. E. branch
chapter that such a day be set aside
here for the purpose of giving
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Dairy Short Course
To Be Held in Feb.
Many Interesting Lectures to be De
livered at Fourth Annual
Short Course
Numerous leaders in the commer
cial dairy industry of Texas as well
as specialists of the college are
scheduled as lecturers for the fourth
annual dairy manufacturing short
course to be held at the A. and M.
College of Texas, Feb. 10-14. An
nouncement of the program has just
been made by Charles N. Shepard-
son, head of the dairy husbandry de
partment of the college, under the
auspices of which the short course
will be held. The course this year, at
the request of members of the in
dustry, has been enlarged to include
butter and market milk as well as
ice cream, Prof. Shepardson has an
nounced. ,
While designed especially for those
who have had experience in dairy
plants, everyone interested in dairy
manufacturing work is invited to at
tend, Prof. Shepardson has pointed
out. Demonstration of points under
discussion during the course will be
given at the college creamery. Ad
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FIRST STUDENT
OF A.& M. DIES
Banks, First to Enroll in the College.
Was Member of Class of 1879.
A. L. Banks, who was the first
student to enroll at the A. and M
College of Texas, died suddenly fol
lowing a heart attack last Thursday
at Denton while he was on his way
to the Robert E. Dee public school
of which he was principal, there.
Mr. Banks, who was a veteran in
the Texas educational field, was borr
in Memphis, Tenn., the son of the
late W. A. Banks, and came to Texas
with his father when the latter wa
appointed to the faculty of A. and
M. when that institution was found
ed. He was the first student to en
roll in the college and was a mem
her of the first graduating class o
1879.
After serving as a member of the
Salado county faculty and as prin
cipal of the Bryan public schools, he
renewed his connection at A. land
M., this time as associated professor
of mathematics. He later became
dean and professor of mathematics
at the College of Industrial Arts, a
position he held in 1915, when he
resigned to become postmaster at
Denton. He became a member of the
Denton high school faculty in 1924.
Mr. Banks is survived by his wid
ow; two sons, William Banks of Ch'
cago and A. L. Banks of Houston,
and two daughters, Miss Anna Banks,
of Chickasha, Okla., and Miss Marie
Banks of Fairbank, Alaska.
Doctor Watts held the funeral ser
vices at First Presbyterian Church.
The pall bearers were: Dean
Charles Puryear, M. F. Dansby, Pro
fessor R. F. Smith, Dr. Mark Fran
cis, J. Webb Howell and W. J. Coul
ter.
E. W. RENNER IS
FACULTY MEMBER
Succeeeds Professor Clutter Whose
Resignation is Effective Jan. 1
E. W. Renner, graduate of Iowa
State College, Ames, la., and with
eight years’ experience in the field
of commercial dairy manufactures,
has become a member of the A. and
M. College of Texas faculty, .suc
ceeding J. A. Clutter as professor
of dairy husbandry in charge of dairy
manufactures. Prof. Clutter resigned
effective Jan. 1, to become associat
ed with the Southwest Dairy Prod
ucts Company, with headquarters in
Dallas.
Prof. Renner, a native of Iowa,
taught two years at Iowa State Col
lege following his graduation in
1918. For the next eight years he
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