Texas A and M University - Aggieland Yearbook (College Station, TX)

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•| A. ‘M- ¥ ' . T;. -ZXL.: : - n 2..... r i ' 7 ' •Cl- Jl ' - ■ ■: . ' f ' x. OIL INDUSTRY The great value of the petroleum industry in Texas and its signifi¬ cance in the economic development of the State is generally known by the Texas public, yet Texans have for so many years thought of their State as an agricultural empire, and espe¬ cially as a cotton producer that many do not realize the greatness of the oil industry. From the standpoint of val¬ ue of product, the petroleum indus¬ try is even greater than cotton. Petroleum and petroleum products contribute more than sixty percent of the annual tonnage of the exports through Texas ports. As in the cot¬ ton industry, hundreds of thousands of people in Texas depend upon the oil industry, directly or indirectly, for their livelihood.

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EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE COLLEGE Mr. S. G. Bailey has been Executive Secretary of the College and Secretary of the Board of Directors since 1914. Although Mr. Bailey did not attend A. M. as a student, he likes to speak of his first year at A. M., twenty years ago, as his Fish year. His untiring efforts in helping needy students find employment on the campus have assisted many to secure a college educa¬ tion. There is one thing that all Aggies agree upon and that is that Mr. Bailey is a true friend and a whole-hearted supporter of A. M. and its students. BOARD OF DIRECTORS There are nine members of the Board of Directors of A. M. College, each appointed for a term of six years by the Governor of the State of Texas. At the end of every two years, three of the members of the Board are appointed, thus insuring a majority of old members to help regulate the affairs of the college. Mr. F. M. Law, President of the Board, is now serving his third term as a direc¬ tor. Four other members, Mr. W. G. Lacy, Mr. Byrd E. White, Mr. H. C. Schu¬ macher, and Mr. E. J. Kiest, are serving as directors for the second time. Of the nine members, four are former students of A. M. They are: Mr. F. M. Law, Mr. W. G. Lacy, Mr. H. C. Schumacher, and Mr. G. R. White. The members of the Board, reading left to right: Front row — S. G. Bailey, executive secretary; Dr. T. 0. Walton, college president; G. R. White, Dallas; E. J. Kiest, Dallas; H. C. Schuhmacher, Houston; Byrd E. White, Dallas. Back row — Joseph Kopecker, Halletsville; L. J. Wardlaw, Fort Worth; Guy T. Anderson, Calvert; Walter G. Lacy, Waco; F. M. Law, Chairman of the Board, Houston. Page 22

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