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PAGE FOUR
THE J-TAC
dead week begins
today forten daks
Dead week will begin today and
extend ten days through the ex-
aminations which, will end Jan.
23. Dead week is intended to allow
students to review and round out
their work.
Most of the teachers will not
give additional library assign-
ments in order to allow the stu-
dents to review and get up their
back work, "Privileges until 10:30
Saturday and Sunday will be al-
lowed," Mr. Lewis, registrar, stat-
ed, "but social functions will be
discouraged, and out of town per-
mits will not be granted for the
week-end before final examina-
tions."
FORT FUN
The occupants of the Fort re-
ceived a real Christmas present
from Dean Davis; for during; the
holidays he had the floors, walls,
and ceiling painted, all broken
doors repaired, and the whole
place worked on in general. Some
of the boys didn't know if they
were in the wrong- place, or just
still feeling the effects of Christ-
mas when they walked into the
"new" fort.
There was really no need of re-
painting Donald Duncan's door;
for it had just been knocked down
seven times, and it appeared to be
good for seven more.
Fire-crackers and "shoot the
moon" are the present games of
the month in the Fort.
Commandant "Bozo" Brooks
paid us a little social call Tuesday
night to inform the boys that he
would start inspecting the Fort
from now on and also that fire-
cracker shooting must stop. Re-
sult: fire-crackers were shot the
rest of the night; and Pannell,
Carrigan, Whitey, and McCon-
achie made up their beds for the
first time since school started.
Funderburk offered to bet Her-
schel Patton a dollar that he could
make Mary Margaret Bigham
break a date to go with him. May-
be that's why they call him
"Cocky." However, the line was
busy, and "Cocky" turned chicken
and called off the bet.
It has reaehed our ears that
Frances Gregory resents the un-
kind remarks made in the J-Tac
about her. Well, Frances, if you
didn't try to be seen and heard
so much, then maybe you wouldn't
receive so much publicity.
But why ruin this column by
bringing up the subject of worn-
pn ?
Majestic
Theatre
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SATURDAY—
"Captain Kid"
With
May Itobson, Sybil Jason
and Guy Kibbee
Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday—
"Camille"
With
Robert Taylor, Greta
Garbo
Palace
Theatre
Wednesday, Thursday—
"North of Nome"
With
Jack Holt. Evelyn Venable
Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday—
"Picadilly Jim"
With
Robert Montgomery and
Madge Evans
Final Exam, Schedule For First Semester
Wednesday, January 20
7 a. m, to 10 a. m.—Classes meeting at 8:00 MWF,
10:00 a. m. to 1 p, m.—Classes meeting at 9:20 MWF.
2 ,p. m. to 5 p. m.—Classes' meeting at 10:20 MWF,
Thursday, January 21
7 a. m. to 10 a. m.—Classes meeting at 11:20 MWF.
10 a. m. to 1 p. id.—Classes meeting' at 1:15 MWF.
2 p. m. to 5 p. m.—Classes meeting at 2:15 MWF.
Friday, January 22
7 a. m. to 10 a. m.—Classes' meeting at 8:00 TTS.
10 a. m. to 1 p. m.—Classes meeting at 9:20 TTS.
2 p. m. to 5 p, m.—Classes meeting at 10:20 TTS.
Saturday, January 23
7 a. m. to 10 a. m.—Classes meeting at 11:20 TTS.
10 a. m. to 1 p. m.—Classes meeting at 1:15 TTS.
2 p. m. to 5 p. m.—Classes not previously scheduled.
Spills and Thrills on Sleds With Slips
And Slides on the Feet Prove Theme of
Tarleton Campus After Four Days of lee
Old J. Pluvius coated the campus
in ice last Thursday night, and
sledding', skating, and falling have
been the theme for the last four
days. Spills and thrills on impro-
vised sleds along with slips and
slides on the feet after the sleet
covered the campus last week
make the Tarleton students wish
for a life in the northern wilds.
Using almost anything that is
flat for a sled, cadets and co-eds
have been thumbing rides to town
and then back to the Varsity by
hanging on to the back of cars.
Although Bunkhouse Johnson was
one of the first to start and has
been on a sled almost every hour
since, practically all of the stu-
dents have entered into the sport
of riding sleds. All anyone needed
Saturday afternoon was a rope
and a ladder, and he could "go to
town" in class.
The Varsity was made the
headquarters and warming place
for most of the sledders who hail-
ed every ear that passed for a
pull. Cold was ignored in order not
to miss the thrills that come very
seldom to this part of the country.
Stop signs, that are supposed to
protect people, proved the biggest
hazard to the bob sledders (if they
can be called bob sledders). Most
of the amateurs are still talking
about the narrow escapes with
oncoming cars and how they saved
their lives with quick thinking.
The number one man in the sled
got a great deal of practice guid-
ing the sleds away from stop
signs and other cars.
Most of the sledders were of the
opinion that curbs were built too
close together, for almost everyone
that partook of the sport came in
contact with the curbs. If the rid-
er's head hit the curb first, he was
not hurt; but too often knees and
shins were used to stop the for-
ward progress of the body, and
bruises are still evident even
though some cannot be shown.
Friday afternoon the driveway
to the postoffice at the corner of
the administration building was
turned into a temporary skating
rink. All the fun consisted of run-
ning and sliding, preferably on the
feet, as far as one could slide. Fish
Wagy showed all present that
even the , cleverest of freshmen
could fall and finally gave up
skating for a radiatory. The drive-
way to the postoffice provided just
the ideal runway.
Here's a brick to the first guy
that says he did not fall because
only a person too dead to walk or
too round to fall could have stayed
on his feet all the time. Even
Cashier Reuben Friou fell down
when he was just, walking along.
If the ice could stay frozen for
about two weeks, the boys in the
dormitory would be learning how-
to slide out of bed and all the way
to the dining hall without moving
a muscle. That's not saying how
they could get back up the hill
though.
The fall taken by Syd Davis in
chapel last week was the most
popular because it was witnessed
by all the student body. The honor
roll of sledders include Bunkhouse,
Friday Watson (who limped like
an old man Saturday night), Har-
old Willoughby, Owen Carpenter,
Arlon Bannister, Otis Parks, Nor-
man Sterling, Harry Hedges, and
Peggy Cooper.
HARMONICS!
I know the whole college, as well
as the band, regrets the death of
Billie White. He was one of the
best band boys Tarleton ever had.
Our only hope is to try to be as
loyal to the band and the college
as he was.
Whatya think! The band had a
very good chance to go to Austin;
preparations were already being
made, yet we VOTED NOT to go.
The reason, you say—well the trip
came the day before final examina-
tions start. Yea! Where are the
cynics who say that boys go to col-
lege for a good time? In Tarleton,
the pursuit of education (it's hard
to find) seems to be the crowning
reason why students come here.
By the time you thousands of
readers (yea, I said thousands)
read this very humble little column,
Tarleton will have played their
good old rivals, NTAC, in a friend-
ly little game called basketball.
The band will be at the game 100
per cent playing for deaT old Tar-
leton; yet, some of you will be dis-
satisfied without selections. But
consider a minute—it's a big order
to go out on the drill field and play
military marches at a strict ca-
dence of 128, and it's quite another
matter to go to athletic games and
play snappy, peppy, jazz tunes.
However, with your consent we in-
tend to offer such tunes as "Cop-
enhagen," "Sobbin' Blues," "That's
A Plenty?" "Some Of These Days,"
"Peruna," and a very extra special
arrangement of "Tiger Rag."
Leonardo da Vinci designed the
first real parachute in 1500.
Saturn was the furtherest known
planet at the beginning of the
seventeenth century.
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The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 15, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 12, 1937, newspaper, January 12, 1937; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth140282/m1/4/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarleton State University.