The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 18, 1925 Page: 1 of 4
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VOLUME V
STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY^ FEBRUARY 18, 1925
NUMBER 20.
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STORE
HARDIN'S DRUG STORE
THE VARSITY SHOP
EAST SIDE SQUARE
NORTH SIDE SQUARE
NEAR CAMPUS
PLOWBOYS SPLIT WITH DECATUR
LISTEN PLOWBOY
WELL, I just been thinking' that
February is a mighty little month
but she manages to stay up with the
rest of the time killers, For instance,
J Old Honest Abe Lincoln and George
Washington were born in February
and St. Valentine must have seen the
light of a February son—yet we have
never seen a brilliant man that was
born on the 30th of February.
WHICH reminds us Miss Mahan
says we can make up a test most any
date we want to—what about the
thirteenth Miss Pearl?
~ P, K. WKIGLEY made president of
a $90,000,000.00 corporation sounds
queer. I never knew pld man W, R.
Wrigley had a son by that name.
.Seems as though he lived in Austra-
lia untili he heard the old man had
introduced a new brand of "wax"
with his monogram and then he hops
up and claims his—looks like he got
it.
ANYWAY I always thought P. K.
stood for "peppermint kisses" or
"pearly kisses"—didn't you ? But
since I found out the truth I believe
I'll take "spearmint."
Grubb
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In the second game with the Grubbs
Hornets on last Tuesday night, the
Plowboys repeated their performance
of the night before and snowed the
Hornets under an avalanche that
looked like 33 to 15. However, the
game was more hotly contested- than
the score suggests,.
Coach Eden's team was running
smoothly but it couldn't penetrate the
superior defense of the Plowboys.
And when the Plowboys got the ball
they usually .werit- ;ori>' a rampage
which resulted in a basket.
Dutch Meyers refereed . a tip-top
game. Only Carothers of Grubbs was
removed' by the personal foul route.
EFT. TO PRESENT
A HUMAN EPIC that's what is go-
ing on in Kentucky--seems as though
Mr. Collins wanted- to explore new
worlds—and maybe find a safe place
to escape the whims of fashion of a
modern world. For eighteen days the
rescuers have been just 36 hours from
his resting place —• next thing you
hear he will have paid the price for
that irresistible challenge to his ad-
venturous nature, issued by the Unex-
plored.
THAT new Pittsburgh skyscraper
College will be some edifice—judging
from the amount of stories—yet when
a stude writes home for money he can
use a new story.
■ CO-EDS are funny things. They
want to make you think and say as
much about them as possible and it
you should digress and speak of your-
self—then they tell you that you are
"stuck up"—Call you "Malvolio"-—
as if you were really one of Shakes-
peare's right hand men—and then if
you jsUind around and say nothing—
it's Worse.
TAKE Priscilla McKinnon for an
example—she is assistant registrar
but that doesn't disqualify her from
having the specifications of an Edi-
son talking machine—she manages
to keep silent until she happens to
/get angry and then she creates a
chaotic atmosphere—and chaos come
from imagination and nothing comes
from it—all things being equal you
may guess the inevitable results.
TARLETON studes got all pepped
-ivp-at-jthe Grubbs games and it didn't
(Continued on page four)
In the near future at the New Ma-
jestic Theatre, the Public Speaking
department, under the direction of
Miss Lillie V. Lillard, will present in
connection with the picture show the
one-act play, "The Slave with Two
Faces" by Mary Cai'olyn Davis. It
has been Miss Lillard's aim this year
to present every type of play really
worth while, including the comedy,
farce and the classic dramatic. "The
Slave with Two Faces" is an allegory
written by Mary Carolyn Davis and
published by Egmont Arenas. It was
first produced in New York City in
1918 with great success by the Pro-
vincton players, and later under the
direction of ^Nina Moise. It is a play
that one will both enjoy and appreci-
ate. The cast is as follows:
Life; the Slave Maury Witcher
First Girl Miss Lillard
Second Girl Mary Sue Rumph
A Woman Clara Sue Williamson
In addition to the play and the
special music' that wil be rendered by,
the Boys' Quartet of the College, un-
der the direction of Mr. Harold Hoist,
and by Miss Eleanor Martin.
The Plowboys continued their march
toward a district championship Mon-
day night when they defeated Weath-
erford College 38 to 25 in a hotly
contested game.
The Deacons .were leading the
Plowboys at the. end of the first half
by a score of 19 to 20.
But tile Aggies snapped into it and
nosed anead for a 13 point margin
victory. The Deacons making only five
points in the last half.
The same teams played Tuesday
night, results unknown.
This, ia .the week of weeks for the
professor1. Examination days are his
happiest days, for 'tis., then that, he
learns from students, the things he
was suppdsed to have learned 'Way-
back in the" yesteryear ■ wljen he was
■working- (?) tovMrJ* hisrdtjgree; Not
only does he gain from examinations,
the knowledge for which ! he has: so
hungered through the yeaj/s, but ex-
ams also furnish him a method by
which he can avenge the wrongs com-
mitted against him by the members
of his flock without lowering his dig-
nity by the slightest degree. , Aside
from these things and the. rare trace
of amusement the prof, gets from
grading papers, exams are absolutely
valueless as can easily be seen by any
average college student.. But we as
students should not be selfish 'in the
least and should furnish our" dear
professor with any information he so
desires.—Ely,
The third number of the regular
Lyceum bill was staged at the Col-
lege auditorium Tuesday night, by
noted lecturer, Tom. Skeyhill.
Skeyhill, a young Austrian soldier,
came out of the'great war stone blind
and for two years lived in unfatho'm-
less darkness. Then he recovered his
power of sight through the skilly of a
Washington specialist. During this
period. of blindness he hacl taken tip
work on the platform and developed
himself into a iamous lecturer. ■ .
In the fall of 1922, Mr. 'Skeyhill
visited Europe, gathering' the latest
facts on conditions which he has com-
piled and gives with his pwn impres-
sions in his newest lecture, "The New
Renaissance of , European Civiliz-
ation."
Roosevelt said of him: , "I would
rather be on the platform with Tom
Skeyhill than any one I know."
The Literary Digest said; "He's
the sort of a man worth reading
about." ' . '
The New York Globe said: "Skey-
*hill is the most inspiring speaker that
has ever appeared at the Metropoli-
tan Opera House."
It is to a sorrowing nation that I
issue this sorrowful news, Patrick
Henry is dead. He has crossed the
great divide and is now sitting on the
steps of the New Jerusalem. He has
passed into the unknowji whence, that
bourne from which no traveler re-
turns. .';
Most of you, no' doubt,- have heard
about it. But on those of you -who
have not heard it, I am sure the news
will fall with a sickening thud. I
myself have not 'been the same since
it fell on me.
Patrick Henry was born of poor
but honest parents. His' father had
a defect in his eyes. One probed in-
to the future while the other ran-
sacked the misty annals of the past.
Since slapstick comedy wa,s not then
in vogue, Patrick's father was, rather
poor and Patrick had few! talents to
help him. (I have always wished I
had been born a little more talente^,)
Pat wanted to study oratory but his
father , objected. He contended that
Pat could call the cows much better
than he could orate, but, Pat knew
better. 1
As a child he was a i marvelous
speaker. With his long gblden curls
still upon his shoulders, ihe recited
very realistically for the South Side
Sewing Circle, that well known clas-
sic, "Oh Father, Please Come Home,
.the Baby's in Your Home Brew;"
He was in knee trousers, and stam-
-ffl-erod and- ga'spod- a -lew' -times- but
the short points,made it all the more
realistic.
As he became older, the surround-
ing counties became attracted to him.
At a county fair, Patrick was just as
essential as red lemonade. Mr. Henry
was very earnest in tone. He vamp-
ed, whooped and howled until the peo-
ple out in the great open spaces knew
that Pat was on the war, path. He
could shatter .more lamps and rattlfe
more window panes than any man of
his* size during his prime. Later Ber-
nard MacFadden copied his many
gestures and sold them for physical
culture setting up exercises, at so
much per setting up.
Mr. Henry made himself famous by
wanting either liberty or death. How-
ever, according to certain newspaper-
reports of that day, he preferred lib-
erty. Hearing a gang of road con-
victs down the street, he said, "Our
chains are clanking. War is inevit-
able. Let it come." ,
After a - brief consultation among
the old heads, they decided to let the
war come. Since it was inevitable, it
seemed to be the best policy.
After the war started we hear no
more of Pat until after it. Many of
dm: best soap box agitators are fol-
lowing his example today. They let
the war come and then retire until it
goes;
As I said before, we all mourn his
sudden death. I understand that his
widow is in dire poverty. This should
(Continued on paeg three)
The Friday, ^ February thirteenth
jinx held true arid as a result of the
first clash with the strong Decatur
Indians, the crippled Plowboys sadly
off form went down before the war-
riors in a close game by . a one point
margin, the score being 23 to 22,
Weaver was high point man for
Tarletori with eight points while Nix
followed with six points.
For Decatur Evans and Petty tied
for high points
Honors
The game was marked by a
number 'of personal fouls as a re-
sult of close guarding. on both sides.,
In the second game on Tuesday night
the Plowboys were not to be denied
and as a result the Indians were sent
back to their wigwams with a 27 to
21 defeat on their belts.
The game was fast and furious and
many personal fouls were called,
Evans and Aubrey of the Baptists
were disqualified while Jennings of
the Plowboys went out the same route
Yet all through the game the bril-
liant Weaver flashed pitching almost
impossible shots from everywhere and
he led in tlje scoring with 12 points.
Again Nix was; second man in scor-
ing honors with ten points.
Waller and Patty were high point
men for the Indians with seven points
and five points respectfully. Petty
was easily the outstanding star for
the Baptist aggregation of cagers.
, Both teams were evenly matched
and it was a matter of form and luck
as to who would win.
Starting line-ups for both games:
Tarleton, forwards, Jennings and Nix,
center, Weaver, guards Bennett and
Mulloy.
Decatur: forwards, Petty and
Burksdale; center, Waller; guards,
Brown and Aubley. Feferee, Cherry
(T. C. U.). .
Hporay! hooray! We're going to
have 3 rest! How do we know? Dean
Davis put us wise. The Dean suggests
that'each student'purchase a tree and
set it out next Saturday in accordance
with the' movement of tree planting
on Washington's birthday and if all
the ■ aye—ayes we heard in chapel,
when he -announced the holiday, do
not take on the negative sign between
now and Saturday, J. T, A. C. will be
one big forest by '3 p. m. Won't it
be fun to go to school right out in
the woods? And won't it be fun to
just run into a hollow tree when the
watchman gets after us? And won't
it be FUfa to see the drill field grown
so thick with trees and underbrush
that _we won't- ever -have to drill
again? We're for the tree building
holiday—strong. Aren't you?
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