HomeMy WebLinkAboutCampbell Family Picture 010804The Catmpbell Family
January 1923
Charles B. Campbell (1878-1961), Charles B. Campbell, Jr. (1922), Margaret B. Campbell (1891-1975),
Peggy B. Campbell (1919-1989)
1940
My father, Dr. C_ B. Campbell, to A&M in 1903 and
home
and
at a house
sure, but I
ut8 miles north of
married in
November 13, 1922. With
big argument later
Bryan
Minnea
wrote a letter
Broncos and the
the next bas game
later) when I
Bryan
WORK
I sold Rival
door. I worked
door to
Colorado with my drugstore earnings.
I had
Fritz Hensel
tenni rts working for Mr.
cents an hour- "1 think."
TROUBLE
Sug:s
of
Williams,
our
I got spanked.
Another
Old Main
cornice ledge.
We
We also tin ~n
basketball court-
roller ittle Gym"
I'm afraid on Ha tip over a pr two.
al hamburger anda5 cent
Some of us
the dght
Hensel came to getme,
dawn with
across
It was a
a cast!
we had
We played
gun fights.
r
one was
dch - no
as most of
my
spite of yourself!
on the campus-
3
trash cans
got c
I
been
We started the
grades, and when/ ated in 1939.we only had 18or
Noone ,of course, butwe had radio.
earphones and could
Bein
7-7 tie on
over to
events.
I think I ber a6~or
was the ul
"Auld La e" - a tearytime,
our house-
and
In the early
all the way to Taps. The
Assembly
I don't think we mai to Box 273, Faculty
Morgan home,
Highway 6 and the We were
what is now the site of Cain Hal/athletic dorm.
before
the
and
on
There's a
Lucky was a
rope and pull 4
over the place.
We
didn't know
We'd put outa card
those days.
We
ice boxes.
doom in
their salaries
when
had
id off, and
Many of
woman
return for
way it was in the '20s and '30s in College Station_
the
5
Leila had
up on the hospital
minutes. I went~
talking bad about
She chased another woman
have left
I gone 30
or allow any beer
Ed Hardlika's bar
when I was
I needed
ly beer.
died. Dad
came
reply was, "You're
Another
damned near twisted his tail
"Well I
6
the entire walls
climbing roses, and
poles and trellises
was old Doc Asbury, and
covered
was
ing roses on tall
- not nailed on!
on
In any event
Dad
door where
in
and
later sold, remode
it was
le~
south
Joneslived.
to me.
~ COU
]ible, the
house
Brooks was
blonde. Dad was
looked up at me
silly, doesn't it?" He looked
The first time,
"It looks
A bunch
Waco. We
turned
As we were kidsthere wasa
allowed to
my surprise, while
SWC champi ! H
referee.
who was
o
a
famous NFL
Frank Brown; Paul and
Cofer,
Winkler,
but closer
ittle dee
Brooks Cofer.
brats", were
Others such as
brats',' who came and
Our graduation
and Sug went to
home
Among other
were t
topiaries and
to
Shelton
I wanted to go.
1946-1948 when I
the name "Sunny" Sen I
to College Station my namechanges from
with
dear
friends still living in College Station. I suppose it will ever staY that way, but
growing up in College station was a wonderful experience.