K'^ i ^AJ K^'+'i VH II >'s ^ti PTS IkV*'^ S-^H ^f| H R*f ^^1 ^^.v IfiA 'miem&er ijp^p,,^^ ^ THE AGGIES ^ Magazine of the Fourth District A. & M. School Volume III Carrollton, Ga., October 1929 Number I THE STAFF CLAY SUTHERLAND Editor-in-Chief WHIT HAMRICK Associate Editor MARY FULLILOVE Business Manager CYNTHIA WINSTON Associate Business Manager AMOS CHAMBERS joke Editor HOWARD WRIGHT Sport Editor CLINTON MULLINS Associate Joke Editor GRACE CREEL Exchange Editor D. O. BRYANT Art Editor EMMETT SKELTON junior Reporter GLENN KARR Sophomore Reporter CLARA CREWS Freshmen Reporter Campus Scenes - "a -Brri' > JMitafc I ^^ -i-'^rf'^-f^ .s^i^^/ '/'-*' V-'f^<^ !$x*.-v'>''M-' ^|iS;:s^g *^/, **i^. '* - - 14V n^ t* v^ M",V-V(C N .*' *l*.i EDITORIALS Again, another year has rolled around and September is here with its joys and sorrows for the school child. How often we have started to school on a September morn, with no other thought than it was the beginning of another school year. But this year, it means more to us than ever be fore, it doesn't mean the begin- ning to us now, but the end! For only a few more short months and our happy school days ht A. & M. will end. We must make this year the happiest of all, make it stand out among the rest as the best. But to do this, we must work together for the good of all, in other words, team work, not only in sports, but in class work and every phase of school life. Edgar A. Guest has expressed the idea of team work beautifully in his poem 'The Spirit of the Team." It's very well to have courage and skill And it's fine to be counted a star, But the single deed with its touch of thrill Doesn't tell us the man you are; For there's no lone hand in the game we play, A ^^^"^^st work to a bigger scheme. And the thing that counts in the world today, Is, How do you pull with the team? They may sound your praise and call vou great. They may single you out for fame But you must work with your running mate ; Or you'll never win the game For never the work of life is done By the man with a selfish dream, i-or the battle is lost or the battle is won By the spirit of the team. You may think it fine to be praised for skill, But a greater thing to do Is to set your mind and set your will On the goal that's just in view; It s helping your fellow man to score When his chances hopeless seem. It s forgetting self till the game is o'er And fighting for the team. Georgia Shadinger '30. Beautifying Our Campus We can easily boast that we have the most beautiful campus in the state of Georgia, and we are certainly proud of it. A few days ago, special work periods were given to sow seeds on the lower part of the campus. Mr. Ingram has spent hundreds of dollars on seed and bulbs to be planted this fall. Especially are we interested in the improvements of the en- trances. It has been rumored that Mr. Ingram is going to buy some gates for the entrances. Three cheers for this rumor! Mr. Maddox has shown a great deal of interest by having a flow- er garden on each side of the dmmg hall. The flowers have been beautiful, and everyone has enjoyed them so much. Have you noticed the little signs on the campus which are: Keep off the grass? If our cam- pus is to remain beautiful we must not make worn paths on the grass. The ^'Aggies" is taking the opportunity to ask everyone to cooperate in this matter and help in the beautifying of the campus so that it will be the pride of Georgia. Clay Sutherland '30. A- Mr. Luckey was passing the state hospital for the insane. Out on the hospital lawn but just in- side the wire enclosure, he notic- ed a man sitting on a box and fishing with a hook and line in a bucket of water. ''Caught anything?" asked Mr. Luckey perceiving a fiit setting for an accident that he would en- joy relating to the boys. ''You make eight this after- noon," replied the patient. Last Minute News Johnnie Heath, Cotton Rowe, Hugh Threadgill, Glenn Jordan, Ruby Crawford, Rey Spence, Opal Morris, Wayne Banks, Fred Brown, Louise Austin, Buvenia Bryant and others whose names were not given to the reporter spent the week-end at home. The following visited the school during the week-end: Mrs. Erwin from West Point, Mrs. Cobb from West Point, Mr. and Mrs. Mar- vin Starr from Newnan, Mr. E. L. Vance from Tifton, Wanda Letts from Fairburn, Lucian John- son, a former pupil from Grant- ville, Mr. and Mrs. Creel from Union City, Mr. and Mrs. Fulli- love and Margaret Fullilove from Atlanta, Avis Barr from Tyus, and Mrs. Coats from Atlanta, and Martha Baker, Georgia At- kinson and Georgia Clay Shar- man from West Point were week- end guests of Francis Erwin and Cynthia Winston. Mr. Lucky turned one of his classes out FIVE minutes before the bell the other day. Mr. Maddox, Mr. and Mrs. In- gram attended the Poultry Con- vention held at Macon last week. On this trip they visited the A. & M. School at Barnesville. Mr. Harman, Mr. and Mrs. In- gram and Ann went to the South- eastern Fair in Atlanta. Mrs. Clara C. Nolen has been staying with us some this fall. She is in Marrietta now, but we hope that she will soon return. Miss Ida Monroe visited the In- grams last week and Mr. Bon- ner's car was parked in front of the house all the afternoon. The point is, what is the connection? Messrs. Bonner, Lucky and Maddox and a number of the. boys went to Athens to see the Georgia-Yale game. Mrs. Lucky and J. C. Jr., have returned to Carrollton for the school year. Misses Petty and Nolen went with Mr. Ingram to see the game at Powder Springs. Mrs. Harman and Miss Briscoe attended the Piedmont-Bowdon game. Eight new books have been added to the library. Many more are to be added during the year. Many favorable reports have been heard in reference to the Glee Club in ''Aunt Lucia." A Glee Club program is being plan- ned to be given before Christmas. __ A The 1929-30 team opened in a most satisfactory manner, thinks the faculty. More than one hun- dred and sixty are in school. The students are more serious minded and ambitious as a whole. While classes are large, an efficiency cf instruction is realized. Student activities are making progress. The band has more than twenty-five members. Glee Club practice is in full swing and the football team shows up well. There has been only one addi- tion to the faculty. This is the matron of the dining hall, Mrs. Harris. Meals are good and all seem well pleased and happy. The schedule for the year is full of many interesting events for the students as well as faculty members. However, the one ach- ievement sought by all is greater efficiency in the school, scholar- ship for the student, service for the instructor. Page Four Perfect Television By Lamar Johnson '30 In April 7th, 1927 the Ameri- can Telephone and Telegraph Company gave a television dem- onstration at the Bell Telephone Laboratories, 463 West Street, New York City. From this demon- startion to the present day tele- vision has probably grown more than any other time during the history of television. This demon- stration, however, was not the first television demonstration. But it proved to be the demon- stration that opened the eyes of the radio engineers and scientists. At first the engineers worked on television apparatus known as the synckromus method. This me- thod consisted of what is known as the scanning disk. The Scan- ning disk is merely a disk w.th holes drilled in it spiral fashion. This disk is rotated by a chorous motor. There is one scanning disk at the transmitter and one at the receiver. In operation these disk have to be in synchronism. For this reason the scanning disk is ''out." Although it is still used to- day it is gradually being discon- tinued. An article has been written on television termed ''Rotten Tele- vision? If we compare the tele- vision apparatus today with what we hope it to be tomorrow we may express it as "Rotten" with a comparative degree of safety. The engineers of the American Telephone and Telegraph Com- pany have built a television re- ceiver that will produce a scene one foot square. This receiver would occupy every inch of space in a six room compartment. It is valued at $1,000,000.00. Of course it would be foolish to think of ordering one of these receivers from a mail order house C. O. D. If you did, the results would prob- ably be that you would get only abunch of stringy looking lines. If you did get the picture at all it would be burned and smoky. I do not mean that television is a science not worth while. Per- haps it does seem that we are not getting any where with tele- vision because we have not been able to make a perfect reproduc- tion of the object transmitted. But look at the beginning. Vv^: could not even transmit an image of any sort then. Is the money and time engin- eers put into the development of television wasted? No. It is being- well spent. It will be just a short time before we will be observing scenes in a far off land around our fiireside. The family circle Will delight not only in the scenes but also colored scenes accom- panied by music. Probably the sweetest soul inspirated note of the nightingale. Mr. C. Francis Jenkin, a noted radio inventor of Washington, D. C, said, "We are repeatedly told that it will be from five to ten years before the public will have perfect television receivers. One might just }.s truthfully say a thousand years for perfection is never attained." Page Five Results of a Bad Temper ; By Whit Hamrick Harold Adams had an unhappy boyhood. His fatxier was wearLny and lived in a small Florida city. Harold had grown tired of this kind of life and when he was six- teen years of age he ran away from home. He was a boy of moderate height but his muscles were soft. He desired a life of independence. His parents dis- approved and this only served to quicken his temper. So he left his home and went to a lumber camp m north Georgia. This was in 1917. He worked hard and gained favor with the owner, Mr. Harry Walters of Atlanta. John Wilson was the foreman of the camp and he couldn't agree with any of the hands. He was despised by all of them and if it had not been for Mr. Walters they would have quit. Every man in the camp loved Mr. Walters. They would not tell him of t.ieir troubles for fear it would cause him worry. The foreman's ill ways strengthened Harold's temper. One day while the men were cutting trees, Harold and Mr. Wilson got into a fight. Wilson had started it for little or no rea- son at all. When they had finish- ed Harold seemed to be the vic- tor. When the news reached Mr. Walters, he immediately fired Wilson and placed Harold in the foreman's place. In 1921, after Harold had been at work four years in Mr. Walters camp, he had not written home a time. He never cared to hear from there again. He was well contented here where he worked hard. His muscles were hard and he stood like a giant. Still he had a violent temper and all the hands had learned that he meant what he said. They had learned to hate him as they did John Wil- son. One September night Mr. Walt- ers was giving them an old fash- ion Georgia dance. Mr. Walters presented his daughter, Jane, to the crowd. She had just finished college in a South Georgia city. To Harold she was like an angel standing there. A light from a lamp fell upon her face and her hair looked golden. To him it was love at first sight. Here began a very happy ro- mance, for they seemed to fit into the others heart. Night after night they met in the moonlight and built for themselves aircast- ies. Mr. Walters objected to their marrying. He said that he wouM fear for his daughter's safety when Harold became enraged. He consented for him to keep seeing her but marrying was out of the question. This also helped to quicken Harold's temper. After this Harold began hating Mr. Walters. For three months they continu- ed seeing each other until finally Harold brought up the idea of running away and marrying. At first Jane refused but after think- ing it over she decided that would be the only way she could marry the man she loved. So for two weeks they planned it. They decided to go to an Ala- bama town for in Alabama you Pai!'c Six did not have to post your license five days before you married. They decided to rent a car in town and go and come in one day. In this way they could keep their secret for awhile. So early one Sunday morning they told Mr. Walter that they were going to rent a car to go to a nearby town just to be riaing. Mr. Walters consented without any suspicion. So they rented the car and the two happiest people in the world were on their way to become happier. At eleven o'clock that morning, they rolled into Gaylesville, Ala. They inquired as to where they could find the justice of the peace. They were told that he was at church and he would be at home in about an hour. They were directed to his house to wait for him. Finally he arrived and after they told him their troubles, they were pronounced man and wife. At 7 P. M, they arrived home. Mr. Walters was worried about them but they explained their lateness was due to car trouble. This seemed to satisfy Mr. Walt- ers for the subject was dropped here, much to the satisfaction of Jane and Harold. About six months later Mr. Walters was in the woods where the men were downing a giant oak. Mr. Walters was clear of the large tree but as it fell into a group of smaller trees, one of the smaller trees struck Mr. Walt- ers. Before they could get him to a doctor he was dead. This was a great shock to Jane and she was under a physicians care for a week. After she had re- covered she had Harold tell of their marriage. In Mr. Walters will he left every thing to Jane. By this Har- old was given possession by a deed issued by Jane to him. Every thing went along nicely for a year and a half except for Harold's temper. It grew worse but in spite of this, his love in- creased for Jane. He was selfish- ly in love with her. He would not let her go any where for he want- ed her near him all the time. A few months later a baby boy was born into the family and as the res/alt Jane died. Her last words to Harold were, ''Raise him right." The death of Jane stun- ned him and he became a weak- ling. He forgot his work and his duty to his small son. For a week he was in this state of mind but he finally re- covered and began to think what to do with the child. He hated it because he felt as if the child had caused the death of his wife. He gave the child the best treatment that a rough man could give. The only reason he did so was because of his love for Jane's memory. But as for loving the child he could not. He kept think- ing that the child was responsible for Jane's death. The child was christened Har- ry after its grandfather. As the years went by and the boys grew older his father hated him worse He began beating him. Many a night when sittmg by the fireside Harry would ask his father to tell him more about his dead mother. Harold would become enraged and fastened the child out of doors no matter whether or not it was raining or snowing. This continued for many months and the people in the community began hearing of the beatings that the child was re- ceiving from his father. Harold received manv letters warning him that if he"^ did not Page Seven quit beating the child that he would be placed in the hands of the law. This on^y increased Harold's anger and he beat Harry }iarder if that were possible. One morning Harold got out of bed and called Harry. He receiv- ed no answer so he went in the room where he slept but Harry could not be found. For many days he searched the woods and country side, but in vain. He be- came worried and returned to his cabin. He went in, locked the doors and sat down. For days he sat and stared. For seven days the work hands had missed both Harold and the boy. They became alarmed and went to the house to find out the trouble. They found all the doors and windows locked, and the shades were down. They thought that he had gone away on a busi- ness triy, so they went back to work and waited for his return. After three days they returned to his cabin. Again everything was locked. They decided to go on in. They knocked the door down and there heaped up in a chair was Harold. His head never so much as turned when the men entered. His eyes were hollow, his hair torn; he was as a living skeleton sitting there. The men stared. Finally one walked over to him and touched him on the shoulder. He jumped to his feet as if someone had struck him with a dagger, and ran toward the door. A group of the men stopped him. He groaned and then fell to the floor. A mumbling sound came to the men as they bent over him. 'I'm innocent! I didn't do it." he was saying in a low whisper. "Innocent? Innocent of what?" the men questioned. They picked him up and laid him on the bed. ''Where is the boy?" asked a man who was standing near by, "Maybe if we could find him he could tell us what is the mat- ter," said another. So a search about the house was begun. They expected to find him hid- ing in a corner somewhere. After searching a while without find- ing any trace of him they be- came frantic. "Ask Adams where he is," sug- gested one man. One of the men went into the cabin where Harold lay upon the bed. He bent his head near to Harold's ear and said, "Adams, where is the boy?" Harold started from the bed but was held there by the man. "I didn't do it! I'll swear be- fore God I didn't do it! Let me go! I want him." Then the man thought. Had Adam murdered his boy? A man was called to watch Harold from getting away. Out- side the men gathered and began a search for the body of Harry. But they searched in vain. They found no trace of a grave anv- where. When they were a hun- dred yards or more from the house they heard the cries of Harold. They rushed to the house to quiet him and to gather more information as to the where- abouts of the boy. They tried for hours to quiet him but he would keep on yelling, "I'm innocent. I did not kill him." They called the sheriff and the doctor. They came and the doc- tor doped him so as to soothe his nerves. He became quiet and was carried to the jail at the county seat. Days, weeks, passed and all Harold did was to yell 'I'm in- nocent." Page Eight The day of the trial came and still Harold would sit and stare a while and then get up and run over his cell like a maniac. Doc- tors 'were brought to his cell to quiet him with dope so that he could be carried to the court room. As the doctors entered his cell Harold made a rush for the door but was stopped by the jail- er. He was placed on his cot un- til the doctors had doped him. After he haa Ibeen quieted he was carried to the courtroom. It was packed with spectators who had traveled many a mile to see this fiend. As Harold entered the courtroom ho looked like a living skeleton. His eyes were hallow, his clothes were now too big for him, his hair was stringy where he had run his hands through there many a time. He walked down the aisle with a faltering footstep. His lips were quivering, he was twitching but all the time his eyes v/ere set on the judge, who partly held his fate. He was ushered to the defendants chair where he was to sit and go through the ordeal of a long tire- some trial. He was asked if he had en- gaged a lawyer. For a while he remained in a deathly silence. The whole room was very still ex- cept for a few sobs from women over the courtroom. After a few minutes he said: "I am innocent and I will len God be my lawyer and prove my innocence." The judge now spoke: ''You will need a lawyer during the trial." Harold sat there in silence. A lawyer was chosen but he was only one who had just started in the profession and it seemed pret- ty black for Harold. The jury was selected and the trial started. The state produced many witnesses to prove that Har- old had often beaten the child into unconsciousness. As the trial progressed Harold seemed to come out of his stupor and take interest in what was happening. For three days the trial went on and on the fourth day Harold was to make a statement that was all he had for his defense. That morning the courtroom was packed to capacity with peo- ple eager to hear this man's statement. Perhaps his statement would mean his freedom or per- haps it would only be another step towards his doom. At ten o'clock he sat down in the witness chair. He told of his beating the child and the reason he beat him but he denied mur- dering him. He said that on get- ting up one morning he found him gone. He said he thought maybe he was hiding in the woods so he searched for him. He then re- turned home and it occurred to him that he would be accused of the murder and he said it nearly ran him crazy. He finished his statement with: "Now I have told God's truth and I have a lighter heart." The judge charged the jury and they retired for a verdict. And after three hours of deliberation the jury returned with a verdict of guilty. As Harold heard the verdict he rose from his chair and rush- ed towards the jury box onlv to be stopped by a bailiff. He was yelling 'T am innocent," over and over. He was finally subdued and taken to his chair where he was to hear his sentence pronounced upon him by the judge. He sat there with his head down and never said a word. The judge then put the sentence of Pa^^c Nine deatli upon him. As Harold heard this he 'slumped to the floor un- conscious. He was cared for by a doctor and soon carried back to his cell in the jail. It was six days till the day of electrocution and as each day rolled around Harold grew weak- er. He would neitner eat nor armk. He would pace his cell, moaning as a man in greatest of pain. He was a pathetic figure as he strolled over his cell. All of his ;temper seemed to have left him. He was as a wild ani- mal, captured and beaten into submiss-on. He seemed to realize that a whole day may be ruined by an impatient word, a prejud- iced judgment, a hasty decision or a fit of ungoverned temper. It vv^as four days until he was to be electrocuted. He was car- ried from the county jail to the death house at Milledgeville. Here he was to await his doom. Finally his last day on earth came. He was so weak that he could not talk. He would not notice any one. As the warden came into escort him to the chair Harold tried to hide as a beaten dog does from his master. He was placed betvv^een two guards who helped to support him. Here Harold Adams began his death march. They passed through a narrow corridor that led them to the death chamber. As tney en- tered the room he gazed slowly around the white walls and fin- ally he brought his eyes down to the chair that seemed to hold open hands waiting for him. He shirked as he thought what was about to happen. He was placed in the chair and strapped. His hair was shav- ed and the copper cap was plac- ed upon his head. When asked if he had anything to say he shook his head for the negative. The electrician was given the signal to let the electricity ''fly". As the electricity struck his bodv he jumped and yelled ''June." One time and his body slumped over. The doctors pronounced him dead after forty-five seconds. Here Harold Adams paid with his life for fits of anger which he did not try to overcome. After the death of Harold Adams the community around where he had lived grew peace- ful again. The lumber company was held up till a legal heir could be found. In a few years Harold was comx- pletely forgotton. The lumber company was not yet operating. One day a young man walked into the village and inquired if the lumber camp was still running.^ ''No," replied a native, "It ain't run a bit since the owner was electrocuted for the murder of his kid." A puzzled look came over che boys face. ''Who was he?" he demanded. "Harold Adams," one replied. "Father," and that was all he could say. "Whose father?" one inquired. For a while he remained silent then he said: "Yes, Harold Adams was my father. When I was a young kid he beat me so I ran away and have been in Montana working on a ranch. I returned hoping he had forgotten and would be kind to me. And now you tell me that he has been electrocuted for killing me." "Yes," replied a man. So the law had taken the life of a man that was innocent of the crime. Nothing could be done. The camp was however turned over to Harry and he began his work with full force. Page Ten Breaking the Neu;5 to Mother and Dad By Christine Cole ''Why, hello, John dear, why are you at home now? Your mother and I were not expecting you home for two weeks yet, but we're glad you're here." ''1 know you were not expect- ing me home, Dad, but you see I got a little homesick so Prof. In- gram told me I could come home or go anywhere else I pleased." ''Well that certainly was nice of your professor to give you such a privilege and it is so nice of you to come home to see your old mother and dad too." "How is my boy liking school any way? Have you had any stuck time?" "Oh, I like the school very well, cept they got some mighty hard boiled teachers up there. And as for stuck time, let me see, I believe I got five hours one time." "Oh, well, that isn't so hard. I suppose you marked it off all right?" "No, dad you see I got stuck on Saturday and there was a special show in town Saturday that I wanted to see, so instead of working I decided to increase my knowledge by seeing a nice cultural picture." "That's a fine thing to do, my son, learn something that will help you ever chance you get, but you worked off your stuck time Monday didn't you?" "Really, dad, I didn't have time Monday because I had thirty-five hours when I arrived at school Monday morning." "Arrived at school Monday morning! Where had you been? Why were you arriving Monday morning?" "Don't get excited now dad, thirty-five yours is not had for just one time. You see, Saturday evenmg after I got out of the show I met one of my boy friends He invited me to go with him to Atlanta Saturday night to see the boxmg matches. I would not have gone but this boy was going to box With an old graduate of the A. & M. and he said he bet me $75.00 he could whip. I told him I didn't have but $45.00 to my name, so I bet that. Well Tom, did win so I gave him the last cent I had at 9:30 Saturday night and by 10:30 I was out on the road trymg to catch a ride back to the A. & M." "I suppose you caught one very easily, didn't you?" "No, I didn't. And I was so tired and weary I lay down on the side of the road and went to sleep, and when I awoke that gold watch you gave me last Christmas was gone." "Oh, my darling John, come to mother. And to think they might have taken you." "Well wait, dad, and I will finish explaining. You see, I never did catch a ride and it was Mon- day morning before I reached the A. & M." "I wouldn't have thought it of you John, but anyway you got your time off didn't you?" "Well I would have if they hadn't given me fifty more hours." Page Eleven ''Fifty more hours! Goodness what were they for?" ''Nothing, I just got hungry so I went down to a little store at the foot of the hill about midnight Tuesday night and broke in and got me something to eat and just enough cash to last me till I came home. But somehow the Prof, caught up with me and well, this morning I had seventy-five hours. "My, did you ever get them worked off?" "No the Prof, said I needn't mind about it. He said I could leave them and pack my little cracker box and come home and see you all, or go anywhere else I wanted to. He said it didn't matter with him where." "Well-er yes I-I see. You came home didn't you? Come with me my son." Home Economics The Home Economics depart- ment is doing wonderful work smce school opened. The girls seem very enthusias- tic over sewing and especially cooking as we are all fond of good things to eat. We seniors have for the last two weeks been cooking and serv- ing candies and all kinds of cold desserts. Miss Petty wants each girl to practice these receipes dur- mg quarterly holidays and send a box of nice candies to a friend. The girls are planning to make in the sewing lab. many fancy articles the second quarter and have a bazaar near Christmas. Our mothers and friends are go- ing to be invited. Almost all the girls are busy sewing on the uniform dresses ex- cept those who can persuade their mothers to make the uniforms for them. All girls will be in uniform after the quarterly holidays. We have several new articles of equipment in the cooking lab, and we think it one of the best de- partments in the state. Mozelle Cansler, '30. We Wonder If Mary Kate Cotton, really picks cotton. If Erline Kitchens, is a kitchen. If Leonard Dennis, is a dentist. If C. W. Montgomery, is the city of Montgomery. If Howard Wright, is ever right. If Clay Southerland, is really clay in the South Land. If Carl Smith, is a real black Smith. If Clara Bell, really is a bell. If Mary Fullilove, is really full of love. If Sara Burns, ever burns. A- "Combs, will you tell me what electricity is?" asked Mr. Bon- ner. "I did know, but I have for- gotten," replied Combs, after a moments hesitation. "How unfortunate!" exclaim- ed Mr. Bonner. "Only one man ever knew what electricity is and he has forgotten." Pap^c Twelve M}' Boy Friend^s Qirl Friend By Herbert Walker ''Hello Jack," I said in greet- ing to my pal. ''Ho," he answered sullenly. "Say what is the matter? Has your girl friend jilted you?" I asked trying to appear innocent. "No it isn't that." "Well what is it them?" "Aw forget it," he snapped. I decided to try a more tactful way of questioning my friend. "Oh boy," I said. "Have you seen the new girl that's moved in next door?" "Umph, what of it?" he growl- ed. He being naturally fond of good looking girls, began to show some interest. "She's a real beauty and oh, no chance, she and I are all dated up for the next two weeks," i re- marked with pretended enthusi- asm. "So long Jack. I must write letters now.- See you later." I ran into the house and out the backway. Oh leaping lizzards, it worked. Jack was ringing the door bell of our new neighbor's house. "May I speak to your daughter, please?" "I'm sorry but Mary is out. Leave me your name and phone number and I will have her call you." "Certainly," Jack replied and made a perfectly good bow as he handed her his address. In the meantime I had attach- ed some wires to the wiring of Jack's house in such a manner as to be able to hear any message coming by phone. I waited as pa- tiently as possible until seven o'clock before I began to get re- sults. I heard the phone ring. Jack ansvv^ered and boy, the girl could really talk! I learned from their conversation that Jack had invited her to accompany him to his cousin Jane's party the fol- lowing night. I rounded up the gang including the girls and re- ported the successful advance- of our scheme. Every one was w ell pleased with the results and pro- mised to do all they could to pre- vent a meeting of Jack and his girl until time for the party. It was dark when Jack called by for his date and he did not get a good look at her until they were almost to Jane's house. As they passed beneath an electric lamp Jack noticed that she was not Mary at all but Molly, the girl he had quarreled with just three nights ago. He stopped suddenly. "Molly," he gasped but could not finish what he had started to say. "It's all right," she answered sweetly, "I understand." You may rest assured that there was no Jack or Molly at the party that night. They sat it out in a secluded corner of the park. Page Thirteen ^ FARM NEWS "^ The A. & M. School farm con- sist of 275 acres of land. 90 acres of this amount are under cuJtiva- tion. The remaining part is in pasture and wooded land. Our woods furnish fuel used at the dining hail, posts for building and repairing fences and luml-er for various purposes. The trustees of the Fourti::' Dis- trict A. & M. School, at their last meeting, agreed to set aside 10 acres as "Demonstration For- est/' under the auspices of "Geor- gia Forest Service." On this tract of land may be found 30 differ- ent varieties of trees. Some of the most common trees found on this lot are. Loblolly Pine, White Oak, Spanish Oak, Red Oak, Post Oak, Short Leaf Pine ar.d Popular. There are a few Plum and Wild Cherry trees. The "Future Farmers" of the A. & M. School may have the pleasure of clearing, cleaning, and plowing some of the fertile land which is now covered |in trees. The pasture is being improved from time to time. It now has a variety of grasses grow- ing in it, the most common of which are lespedesa, dollar grass, carpet grass, white clover and Bermuda. The boys, who worked on the farm during the summer, enjoyed the pasture since it has a beautiful spring, which furnished them cold water on hot days. We have splendid crops which have not as yet been harvested. The students are still enjoying fresh string beans, corn, tomatoes, okra, pepper and turnip greens from the school garden. ^ ORGANIZATIONS ^ Senior Class Officers Edgar Bryant President Sarah Burns Vice-Preslderr Earline Kitchens Secretary Motto: "We are now becoming what we are to become." Colors: Pink and Green. Junior Class Officers Herbert Walker President Emmett Skelton Vice-President Bonnie Tell Secty. & Treas. Sophomore Class Officers Paul Brock ^_^ President Buck New Vice-President D. O. Bryant Secretary Freshmen Class Officers Claude Sellers President Ruby Smith Secty-Treasurer Hawthorne Literary Society- Ben Monfort President Amos Chambers Vice-Pres. Earline Kitchens Secretary Ciceronian Literary Society Howard Wright President Mary Fullilove Secty-Treas. Glee Club Officers Russell Hesterley President Mary Neely Vice-Pres. D. O. Bryant Secy-Treas. Hiking Club Officers Bevenia Bryant President Mary Neely Secy-Treas. Leaders: Grace Creel, Mozelle Cansler, Earline Kitchens, Cyn- thia Winston. Page Foiirtcoi spirit of Halloween Page Fifteen CLASS ROLLS SENIOR ROLL Louise Austin. Rudy Ayers Winford Banks Agnes Burdette Edgar Bryant Sara Burns Clara Bell Mozelle Cansler Joe Crouch Votice Carter Jewel Caldwell Amos Chambers Clara Caldwell Osmer Crawford Christine Cole Grace Creel Mary Kate Cotton Roswell Daniel Leonard Dennis J. C. Fendley Julian Fincher Mary Fullilove Mose George Harris Gibson Ezel Gladney Buvenia Heath Whit Hamrick Dora Horsley Lester Jones Earline Kitchens Laura Lee Francis Lett Ruth Lovvorn Pauline McCrary Reese McLendon Mary Moore Verla Moore Thelma Moore C. W. Montgomery George Newman Leona Merrell J. B. Neill Dent Robison Charlie Silley Mable Simpkins Georgia Shadinger Carl Smith Ruth Shadinger Clay Southerland Gladys White Pauline White, Howard Wright Sara Walker Thomas Miller Myrtle Hannah Elmer Huggins Zelma Johnson Wilbur Rowe Mary Neely JUNIOR ROLL Franklin Adams Loyd Andrews Joe Banks Esom Barfield Wayne Banks Lillian Burson Myrtle Barnes A. J. Broom Fred Brown JnLerman Brown Lawton Cranford Ruby Crawford Lera Crews Paul Coker Dessie Dorrough Francis Erwin Johnnie Heath Chas. Hollingsworth Russell Hesterly Glenn Jordan Lamar Johnston Bratton Davies Ben Monfort Opal Morris Clinton Mullins Elvys Payton Luther Payton irvm Philnps Merton Woods Mercer Rowe Jewel Shelnut Winnie Sands Emmett Skelton Albert Spence Ney Spence Will Stallings Bonnie Teel Norman Stewart Herbert Walker Geo. Winston SOPHOMORE ROLL Bessie Ashmore Reese Ballard Calaway Brook Paul Brock O. D. Bryant Walter Brown Joe Bohannon Buvenia Bryant Paul Brown Miriam Burns Fletcher Cooley Ralph Combs Loy Cole Samuel Fields Herbert Gray Gladys Harris Marion Harmari Carlton Johnson Charles Jones Grace Karr Malcom Music Glenn Karr Charles Lyle Edna McGuire Katherine Mote Ralph Payne Buck New Ralph Ray Delbert Smith Harold Smith Homer Smith Kenneth Sewell Maunena Stephens James Spruell Louise Vance Howard Stephens Catherine Scudder Lee Winkle Freida Walker FRESHMAN ROLL Billy Boggs Clara Crews B. A. Evans Laura Goldin Charles Lee Beuna Muse Joseph Cohan Wynell Neill Maynard Payton George Pike Gladys Rowe Lucille Rooks Bill Reid Pal Robinson Lewis Riggs Ruby Smith Daisy Rowe Claude Sellars E. C. Smartt Zelma Talley Rowe Walker Richard Redden Eugene Fuller Hugh Threadgill Tommie Shoemake Weyman Kaylor BUSINESS STUDENTS Mary Baker Winford Banks Walter Brown Eason Barfield Joe Crouch Amos Chambers Frances Erwine Earline Kitchens Frances Lett Pauline McCrary C. W. Montgomery Wilber Rowe Charlie Sillay Pa^c S'Lvtcoi ALUMNI PAQE It is the purpose of the Aggie Staff to print each month an ar- ticle or letter written by some member of the Alumni Associa- tion. We are pleased to publish a letter from Ernie Adamson, lawyer of New York City, and M. H. Hughs, insurance agent of Presidio, Texas. Miss Zelma Barr, Carrollton, Ga. Dear Miss Barr:- I appreciate very much your letter of September 25th. I thmk that your magazine will be very helpful to the school. The Alumni page will, no doubt, en- courage many of the old students to take an interest in the school. I feel somewhat flattered and em- barrassed at your invitation to write the first article for the Alumni page, being unaccustom- ed as I am to making public speeches or writing articles for publication makes it a hard job. I suggest that you insert this let- ter in lieu of a formal article. I look back with great pleasure to my school days at the A. & M. The acquaintences made there will always rem.ain friends to me and I hope that they all feel the same way about it. I have at- tended quite a number of schools and, based upon my practical ex- perience since going out to work on my own hook, I am sure that the training of the A. & M. has done more toward helping me get along in the world than that re- ceived at any other school. My father and mother were both strong supporters of the A. & M. and I have every reason to be deeply attached from a senti- mental viewpoint. There is also another very human reason why the A. & M. should be such a good school. I devoted a good many Saturdays toward the physical improvement of the grounds during my atten- dance there. I had two very regu- lar companions and assistants in th's work ; one was Uke Hay and the other Wewlin Horton. Profes- sor Sanders superintended our operations but I do not believe that any one of us could get a recommendation in writing from him. Every student is faced with the problem of making a living and m the struggle to succeed it is difficult to keep in touch with all of your friends and your school. I hope that your Alumni page will induce other students to con- tribute letters so that all of us m.ay read and keep indirectly in touch. It is my ambition to move back to Carrollton to live and if ever I become financially able I expect to do so. With kind regards to all, I remam Very truly yours, Ernie Adamson, My Dear Friends: I do not know how to begin and if I did I would not know how to quit, so what am I to do? In the fall of 1918 I started to the 4th A. & M. I was a big man the day I entered chapel for the first time. I was ''It" if you want to know. In about two weeks I received a very pleasant com- Pagc Seventeen ma.nd to go to the field and cut some silage. After I had worked about two hours I had four big blisters in my hand and was some smaller than when I first start- ed to A. & M. However, I was determined to see how big I was or how small, one or the other, and I am sure all my teachers can tell you how small I was when I received my dip in 1922. It was not the teach- ers fault because they all tried to pound a few things into my very hard coconut, but they had very poor success. I remember Miss Monroe (Mrs. Ingram it is now) more than any, because I thought she delighted in making a monkey of me in front of the class. But I will never get through thanking her for what she did because I have found that what she taught and drilled into me was more practical than any teacher I ever had. I love all my teachers, but am partial to Mrs. Ingram, and w^ant to congratulate Mr. Ingram on his catch. August 1922, I went to Atlanta, to Draughan's Business College, from there to working in a Fire Insurance office, and here, flirting with the pretty girls was my most successful job. The office work proved to be for some one else and not me on account of my health, so here I am in the Big Bend country of Texas where men are men and the women love them. I can not begin to tell you my experiences since I have been here, but must say this is a won- derful county and I love it more every day. I have traveled over most of the Big Bend section since I have been here, and will never wonder any more why people feel so free in this part of the world. The Davis mountains would be an eye-full for any artist and a paradise for lovers of nature and wild things. The country along the Rio Grande is very rough mountains, rocks and desert plants are all you see. Think of it I love those too. You would too if you could take your sweetie for just one ride over these roads on a moon light night. Honest, it does not seem real, but there is a reflection on the mountains and rocks that make them look soft and inviting. Those who for any reason might have troubles or sor- row they seem to say, ''why are you that way ? "And the first thing you know you will be smiling. Troubles do not belong out here on a moon light night. To all you boys who are trying to get your girls to say yes, bring them out here and one night will make every thing lovely. The beautiful night gives me another thought which is this: The honest, straightforward men and women are in great demand and the 4th A. & M. is a great place to get your training. I am very glad to say that all of the boys and girls that have left the 4th are making a success, thcit is ail of them I know, of courso there are exceptions to all rules and I am_ the exception in this case. But I do cherish the memory of the friends I made and the time I spent at the A. & M. Here is trusting that the great- est prep school in the State of Georgia will go on and on, never havmg the slightest knowledge of defeat, but that she may be thoroughly familiar with holding the torch that leads them all. Yours truly, M. H. Hughs, Page EigJifcoi Athletics In what promises to be the greatest game of the season for Carrollton and Carroll county, the local A. & M. eleven meets the college team from Bowdon on the Carrollton High School field at 3:30 p. m. Friday. Not many years have passed since Bowdon College inaugurat- ed football. Since then four games have been payed between txie two rivals and the Aggies have been victorious in three. Their one defeat was in 1927 when the collegians went home With the large end of a 13 to score. This year, however, Bowdon is boastmg of a team capable of playing up the debt of vengence to any of its former foes. Not one game has been lost by Coach Harris' team this season and their showing against Piedmont Col- lege and Birmingham Southern Frosh has been impressive. The Aggies have won from Decatur and Powder Springs A. & M. while they lost to the Clarksville Aggies 6 to 0. Clarksville, how- ever, defeated Riverside Military Academy, the leading contender for the G. LA. A. title. The Aggies will be weakened considerably by the loss of three varsity players. Eason Barfield, guard is out with three broken ribs. Winston, half-back, is con- fined to his home in West Point with illness. Smith, varsity half for two years has been made in- eligible by the faculty along with two others. Nevertheless, the Ag- gies will fight hard and a credi- table showing is expected. The probable line-up for the Aggies follows: Wright, le, Bryant, It., George Ig., Skelton, c. Chambers, i^g., Rowe, rt., Gibson, re. Crouch, fb., Miller, rhb. Daniells, qb.. New, Ihb. A The Aggies vs. The Aggies After two weeks of hard scrim- mage and signal drill twenty-two husky amb.tious football players left Friday Oct., 11, at eleven o'clock for Powder Springs with Qothmg on tueir minds but ''bring- ing home the bacon" and by hard fighting they were abe to do so. The battle started at two o'clock with Gibson and Wright at ends, Bryant and Rowe at tackles, Barfield and George at g"uard and Brown at center. Couch at fullback, Daniels at quarter, and Wiston and D. O. Bryant at half. The battle raged for al- most a quarter without either side scoring or gaining very much ground. The Aggies kept the Powder Springs team well back in their teritory. The Powder Springs team had to punt fre- quently and Daniels, taking one of these punts in the latter part of the first quarter made a very nice run with ten other men blocking and paving the way for Page Nineteen his touchdown, a 60 yard run. Neither goal was thre'ltened again until the last quarter of the game when Daniels caught a short pass and with Rowe's aid made a thirty yard run for an- other tally. Crouch took the ball over for the extra point. The Powder Spi^ngs team realizing they were beat started passing and trying in vain to score while Crouch intercepting one of their passes raced down the field 90 yards for the last score of the day. Coach Luckey was well pleased over the 21 to victory. Howard Wright, Aggies Defeat Decatur High On Oct. 18, Coach Luckey and his "Red Devils" went to Decatur with nothing on their minds but victory. From the opening whistle the Aggies began their mighty march down the field. Crouch, the dash- ing fullback, received the ball and was alone when he stumbled and fell and was covered by sev- eral Decatur players. Neither team did much gaining until about the middle of the quarter when Daniels received a pass and ran about fifteen yards. This put the ball on Decatur's six yard line, where it was bucked over by the mighty Crouch. The extra point was added by Crouch over the line. The Aggies defence was weak during the second quarter and by hard plugging and fast running Decatur scored and by the aid of the refree the extra point was given them When the second half opened the Aggies came back on the field with fight in their eyes and start- ed the second march down the field, which was ended when a long pass from Crouch to Gibson was completed over the goal line. The extra point was added when Danniel's drop kick was complet- ed. This made the score 14 to 7 in favor of the Aggies. The game raged on with neither team gaining much ground and ended with the ball m possession of the Aggies on Decatur's thirty-seven yard line. The stars for the Aggies were Crouch and Gibson, and for De- catur, the refree and head line- men. The line up for the Aggies was, bkelton, center, Chambers, If Barfield, rg., Bryant, rt., Rowe It ' Gibson, re., Wright le., Daniels! quarter. Miller, rh., Winston If Crouch, fb. ' '' Substitutes: George for Chamb- bers; Hamrick for Bryant. By Clinton Mullins '31 A W^hether he was right or whether he was wrong, the heart o the world went out in sym- pathy to Reigles, center for Uni- versity of Southern California, who recovered a fumble and ra.i towards his own goal line, while tnousands in the Kose Bowl rose to their feet and prayed for him to stop. But Reigles did not stop until one of his team-mates had rinaily overtaken and downed mm on their own one yard line. Before the echoes of the throngs in the Rose Bowl had died down news of the tradegy was spread to the four corners of the world. While in the Rose Bowl the "Golden Bears" took this fabblmg blow like a harden- ed soldier. Soldiers they were for not in one single play did their high spirits fall. Instead they took on renewed energy and Page Tzccjitv fought as never before. Fate, it seemed, was against the ''Golden Bears," for when the sixty minutes of battling was up, they were behind just one point, and as the eleven California play- ers, (tears running down their cheeks), walked off the field, no one in the world could have felt the same as Keigles, of the "Gold- en Bears." Fate, it seems had not played her complete role, for now, as we all know, Keigles is the captain of that mighty eleven, known as, the Golden Bears. Emmett Skelton '31. Why Teachers Turn Gray "1 didn't hear the bell. No'am I didn't coppy his paper. We studied together." Somebody did me a mighty wrong." ''Did we have anything to write today? Where's the lesson? My book is lost, I couldn't study." '|May I go back to my room and get my pencil? May I move back, it's too cold here. "Please don't call on me today. Don't you think I should have a B instead of an F.?" "Let's don't have any class to- day." "Have we got to study for a test? Please find out whether or not anyone has seen my books. They're all lost." "Where's the lesson? Please repeat the question." "Did we have anything to write in our History note book?" "What experiment did you say that we would have next?" "May I pull down the window^ I'm freezing to death." Leona Merrell '30. THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT Page Twenty-one' C. Rowe: "1 lay my fortune at your feet." Cynthia Winston: ''Your For- tune?" Rowe: ''Well, yes. But it isn't much of a fortune, but it v/ill look large beside those tin\^ feet." * * * Mary Fullilove: (looking very worried) "Where's my Jo Jo." * * =r She has named her bull dog Hoover, because he ran for the president. * * * Benedict's Bridge Before I married Maggie dear I was her pumpkin pie, Her precious peach, her honey lamb. The apple of her eye. But after years of married life, This thought I pause and utter: Those fancy names, are gone And now I'm just her bread and butter. * * * Mr. Lucky: (after long winded proposition) "Now class we have X equals 0." Sarah Walker: "Gee all that work for nothing. * * * Boy: "What makes the world go round?" His father: "Say bo,> haven't I told you to stay out of the cellar." Mr. Bonner: "Bevenia what is the mouth of a grasshopper call- ed?" Buvenia: ('straightening up in chair) "Abdomen." Something in a Name It is said that a young lady by the name of Adaline Moore in- vented the postscript. * * * They say a good way to keep happy is to sing at your work." "Well my dad is out of luck, then." "How come?" "He's a glass blower!" Mr. Maddox: "What is a truck farm." Jack Davies: "It's a place where they raise trucks." Fincher; "What do Flor"dians call Florida?" Pauline Mc. : "I don't know." Fincher: "Florida of course." Fincher: "What do people of Ireland call potatoes?" Pauline: "Potatoes." Fincher: "Don't call'em, they dig 'em." * * * I want my dime back. Trinkle, trinkle little star. Just above the trolly car, How I wonder, if this car Should jump the track Would I get my dime back. Page Tivcufy-fzco ''You must'nt ask so many ques- tions Wright. Don't you knov that curosity once killed a cat?" ''Why? What did the cat want to know?" * * * Mr. Ingram: "Yes, I advertis- ed for a boy. You look to be about what I need. Do you smoke?" Evans: "No, thanks, but I'll take an ice cream soda if you don't mind." * * * Mr. Harman: "Mose, how many many seasons are there?" Mose: "Three." Mr. Harman: "Only three? What are they?" Mose: "Football, bjf^sketbalL and baseball." * * * Freshmen stood on the burning deck; But as far as I could learn. They stood in perfect safety. They were too green to burn. Mr. Ingram was scheduled for an address on the subject. "Three Reasons why the World is Grow- ing Worse." Old Ed. Bryant read the poster over and over. The title appealed to him. The admis- sion charge was twenty-five cents, but the lecture ought to be worth it. Yes, old E. B. was going to brush up on his favorite subject. He bought himself a ticket for a seat on the front row. The ticket read, "Three Reasons Why the World is Growing Worse," Admit one. Mr. Harman: "Paul do yo'j. know what little mice do?" Paul: "Naughty." Mr. Harman: "Correct." :}: * * Georgraphy was proving very hard for Mary. She did not like it and was sure that she could not get it. Her teacher had tried in several ways to interest her and to encourage her, but with no success. Mary's report card showed fair work in other sub- jects but failure or barely passing work in geography. Finally her teacher, as a last resort, sent a note to Mary's mother asking for cooperation at home in a special effort to im- prove the girl's work in geogra- phy. The next morning Mary show- ed no evidence of having more interest in her geography or of having put forth more efforts on i;hat subject. Neither did she bring a reply to the note. And so the teacher kept her a moment after the regular time for dismissal and asked what her mother had said after receiving the note. "Well, I'll tell you what she said," replied Mary. "She said that she wanted me to get enough in geogriaphy to pass but that was plenty. She said that she was never able to get geography but that she's married, and that her sister, my aunt Emma, could never get geography and she's been married twice. She said, too, that you might know lots of geo- graphy but that you are not mar- ried and probably never will be. So there." Page Twcnty-tJirce