The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 10, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 17, 1928 Page: 1 of 4
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-VOLUME 9
STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS, 1^0VEMBER 17, 1928
NUMBER 10
PLOW BOY
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; Tarletonites, this is the most im-
portant period of your life., If you
are 9 failure in Tarleton, you will
in all probability be a failure in af-
ter life. In this period of your ed-
ucation your character will be
shaped and your good and bad hab-
its formed. If you are se radical,—
byyadical I mean one who pays no
attention to the rules and regula-
tions of the school but tries to get
by with .rule-breaking—r-you will
accumulate' a: large number of de-
merits in your college career and
. as a result you will get more de-
merits than merits in your business
life. Your life is what you make it
so try,to.make a success of your
■ .life.
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The first ' year students have
found out that they are not the
most important persons in school,
and that they will: be accepted at
their face yajue and nothing else.
ifiekt^e:|>i'oper spirit and be a cred-
it 'to 'Tari^bn/-^' '~"T ^ •
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' Everyone who made the trip to
Abilene reported a fine time. The
weather, was perfect, and the roads
were fine.
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The McMurry students were very
v hospitable toi the visitors. If they
come to this city, we must do ev-
erything in our power to show them
a good time.
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- Ty Allen'played a fine game af-
ter substituting for; Spearman in
the first quarter. He caught sev-
eral passes and played a good de-
fensive game. Moser, Spearman,
Davis, and Hendrickson also starr-
ed, ■' \ •,
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Seagle, a fast, heavy halfback
was the offensive star for McMur-
ry. He made several long runs
and was in reality what started the
downfall of the Plowboys. Mitchell,
an end, made one touchdown and
smeared many Tarletpn plays.
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The Sul Boss Loboes are next on
our schedule. Since they have won
: the majority of their games/they
will probably offer very stiff oppo-
" sition. They have defeated A. C.
C. ,
ARMISTICE DAY
PROGRAM VERY
IMPRESSIVE
Lieutenant- Governor Barry Miller
. Is Speaker' of the Occasion
The Armistice day program Sun-
day at the college gymnasiumi was
a very impressive and appropriate
commemoration of the signing- of
the Armistice ten years ago.-' A
large crowd filled the gymnasium.
The cadets and co-eds marchied to
the auditorium, presenting to the
visitors some definite idea of the
size and action^ of our student
body. The program'was'begun by
the singing of "America'," ■ fol-
lowed by the itivoc'ation. Several
more songs were sung, and the or-
chestra played two numbers. The
speaker, Lieutenant Governor Bar-
ry Miller, was introduced by Dean
Davis, who recalled that Miller was
the one who made the bill which
made Tarleton a state school.
Dean Davis praised Goyernor
Miller for' his statesmanship and
lining to the audience the stands
Governor Miller has taken on, some
of the bills to come before the
legislature. f
Governor Miller made a very ap-
propriate. and stirring address, pa-
triotism and preparedness being his
main theme. His sincerity and elo-
quence, as well as' his personality,
made the audience h launch admir-
ers of our Lieutenant-Governor.
His subject was well covered and
directly stated. .Ncy halfway meas-
ures would satisfy Mr. Miller, for
his stand on every point was defi-
nite and well founded.
After the address, the commis-
sions were conferred oh the offi-
cers. Forty-o'ne officers received
the commissions that are. given
at this time of the year. After the
ceremony w.as completed, the pro-
gram was sanded by the singing of
the Star Spangled Banner. v
Immediately after the exercises
in the gymnasium the cadet corps
staged a I military parade and re-
view which was viewed by a large
crowd. [After the cadets had ifin-
ished their review, they marched
back to 1|'he driyeway.and were dis-
missed. The program was con-
cluded with the end of the review.
It is; not long until the Thanks-
giving, holidays. Let's study hard;
so the turkey will taste much bet-
ter.
FORMER TARLETON
, STUDENT DIES
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Miss Elsie McKenzie, a student
in Tarleton in 1923-24 and again
in 1927-28, died in the city hospital
Friday morning at five o'clock.
Prior to ■ her itlness she had been
teaching school.
' A short funeral service was held
• at the Hardin funeral parlor. Rev.
J. M. Perry, otfr Methodist, pastor
'here, had charge of the ceremo-
nies, assisted by a minister from
Golflthjvaite. The following college
students were pallbearers: James
Atlee,;EarI Holley, Herman Carter,
Russel Couch, Green Buchanan, and
Wayne Meisenheimer.
Elsie was a beloved and worthy
student while in Tarleton. Every-
one loved her.' We extend our
deepest. regrets and , sympathy to
: her' family and loved ones.
Tonight will be your last oppor-
■ ' tunity to ever see "Dawn" and
-^'Enter the Hero" on the Tarleton
■ stage. Admission 35 cents, . . '
REDiCROSS UNIT
ORGANIZED HERE
Roll Cal-I for the Year is Begun.
Hayies Franks is College
\ Representative
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Red (Cross Roll Is Started
: This Month
On the eleventh of November the
tenth annual roll call of the Red
Cross wias started with the object
of collecting money for the local,
national;, and international woi?k of
this organization. The roll call will
continue/ until the twenty-ninth of
thifs mointh.
Last i/ear the Red Cross donated
over $ijo(000,000 toward relief of
this injjured arid homeless. This
year i|t hopes to exceed that
amountj / Reginald Tull, principal
of the yyard sch;oo,l in Stephenville,
has charge of the work in this dis-
trict; v^hile Hays Franks is the
student ^representative in Tarleton.
The fee i>f one dollar should be paid
to the strident representative before
the twerijty-ninth of November. Fif-
ty cents] of this fee is used^ locally,
whiie th|e remaining half is sent
to nati.onial headquarters for na-
tional anil international, use. :
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+ THE DOPE SHEET +
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+> + +'+ + + + '♦* + ♦ + +
Colonial Days
(An early New-England -Tragedy
in one act) 1
White settler Jess Davis; Haven't
the Indians been bad this fall ?
White settler Roy Nabors: Yes.
(Curtain)
Plowboys, you did your best, even
though the Indians ran all over
you. Few teams at the small end
of a 32-0 score would be fighting
as hard as you were in the last
quarter. •
,!S'all right—Fight!
Things I would not care to have
happen:
1. I wouldn't like it if Ty Allen
were to place his head in my ab-
domen as forcefully as he did /in
some Indian's bread-basket Satur-
day.
2. I would not care to have Ikey1
Segall step in my face.
3. It would probably pain me
greatly if Sergeant McCorkle were
to sit down on. me. ^ .
4. I would hate it if I'were to
make' Jess Davis mad enough to
fight, s
1 5. It would absolutely kill me to
have any more dealings witli In-
dians/ Pesky critters! " ,
If I'm any judge , of pep, we
showed more spirit Saturday than
the whole McMurry tribe.
The real old Tarleton spirit is
what those who made the Abilene
trip have. That doesn't mean that
those who didn't go don't have it.
That's untrue, because it was abso-
lutely impossible for some to get
off."
I had always thought that the
tune, On Wisconsin was beautiful
until I heard the McMurry band
play it.
The Tarleton team will go to A1-,
pine in a badly shattered condition
if some of the cripples don't re-
cover, Big Jess has rheumatism;
Bodie Hunter's collar-bone 'was
cracked in the McMurry game;
Spearman, Moser, and Nabors were
injured Saturday and Lefty Thomas
has not fully recovered from the
effects of the Gainesville game. It
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EiLHICKS'DEATH
Brings sorrow
TOSTUDENTBODY
Popular Student is Killed in Car
Wreck on the Return Trip
I- • From Abilene
]ji. L. Hicks ot .Rochester, Texas,
waf killed when the car in which
he {was riding collided. with two
other cars Saturday night after the
TaHeton- 1VIcMurry football game.
The boys were returning home, and
vyere driving behind two more cam
The middle ear attempted 19 pass
the one iti front, and > succeeded;
but another car was coming in tlie
opposite direction, and the boys
were wedged in 'between the two..
Hicks's neck was broken, and he
died before reaching- Abilene. From
thereu his body was taken to his
home, E. L. Roten, another occu-
pant of the car, was injured slight-
ly.
"Hi^ks was; the son of J. M. Hicks,
who was a student in Tarleton last
year. He was a member of Com-
pany C, of the Jim team, and the
Junior class. / '
His sudden death brought a dark
cloud'over the entire student-body.
Our sympathy goes out to his fam-
ily. As a fellowf student and,dear
friend, we shall miss him.
+ + +'♦ + + +.+ + + + + +■ + + +
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+ TO THE STUDENT BODY -f
•f .... —^—- : ' f
-f , ' I want to express my pro- +
+ foundest appreciation to the +
"f faculty and entire student +
*f body for their help arid sup- -f
-f port, which was rendered in +
-f" a .'most effective manner ip +
■f every way possible in carry- -f
+• ing- out the Arriiistice cere- +
+ mony. I was pleased and +
+ happy because it seemed to +
+ me that every person did his' -f
-f )or her best.1 +
-f Sincerely, +
+■ J. Thomas Davis, Dean. +
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■f + + + ^ + +■+♦ + + + + + +■+
Joe ,Clark wijl surprise his many
friends by the splendid acting that
he ; will' display in Dawn tonight.
Come early and bring your "dates,"
M«RY INDIANS CRUSH THE
TARLETON PLOWBOYS 32 TO O
The Indians Completely Outclass Plowboys in
Fierce Game at Abilene
Starting Lineups^
Tarleton McMurry
Davis LE ... Roberts
Hendrickson LT...... Osborn
Cox LC. McCandless
Rudder ,..C.„; ,...r Hunt
Saddler RC Miller
Moser i..RT.:...,.: Mitchell
Bacon RE...::..... Park (c)
Hunter QB : Pool
Nabors LH : Hill
Spearman RH Segall
Pinker ton FB Patterson
Substitutes: Tarleton:—Allen for
Spearman, Thomas for Davis, Hill-
in for Moser, Raines for Nabors,
Bennett for Hunter, Bryant . for
Hillin, Bresenham for Saddler, Bal-
dridge for Cox,, Spearman for Ben-
nett, Porter for Pinker ton, Story
for Thomas; McMurry:—-Fulkerson,
Wharton, Owens, Tharp, Knows,
Covert, Isaacs, Locke, Ledbetter,
Henderson. ,
A hopelessly outclassed, ' badly
crippled; fierce-fighting Tarleto,ri
team wis completely and decisively
defeated Saturday by the McMurry
Indiaris, 32-0. The Plowboys went
up against a heavier/faster, more
experienced team—a team in the
best of condition and printed for
th.e game. They battled fiercely
and well, but the Indians ran wild
to hand the Plowboys their worst
defeat in years.
Led by Segall, the Jewish Jack'
rabbit, ably seconded by Mickey.
Pool and Mitchell, the Indians play-
ed rings around the Plowboys dur-
ing the last three quarters. The
first period was all Tarleton; twice
the Plowboys drove'apd passed1 to
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PRIZES AREGIVEN
IN ESSAY CONTEST
Hazel Porter Wins First Prize for
Essay on "Les Miserables" 1
Victor Hugo's great masterpiece
"Les Miserables" was the inspira-
tion of our essay contest in which
the seniors were asked to partici-
pate.
The picture version of■ the novel
has been shown ajt the Majestic
theatre on Monday and Tuesday of
this week.
Mr. Donnell offered three prizes
for the three best essays on. the
novel, the subject being "The Life
and Character of Jean Valjean."
Hazel Porter won the first prize of
six dollars; Ned White won the
second prize of three dollars; and
Mrs. Ada Childress won the third
prize of five complimentary tickets
to the Majestic, theatre. \ .
With these general prizes, the
winners should feel well pleased
with themselves; they are to be'
congratulated! ■ .1
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+ SPECIAL TRIBUTE +
4- PAID E. L. HICKS +
+ ARMISTICE DAY +
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-f Armistice Day Program In- +
+ Cludes Special Tribute. ,-f
+' to Cadet +
♦ +■■* + + + ♦ ♦♦+>+■+ 4*
-f ' -f
-f In>meinory of E. L. Hicks, -f
■f who. was killed in an auto- -f
+ mobile accident on Novem- -f
■f ber 10, Dean Davi , stopped +
-f the Armistice Day program -f
-f to pay tribute to the boy 4;
+ whose death has brought +
-f such sadness to us all. The +
-f Dean's simple tribute touch- +
+ ed' the hearts of all those +
-f present. He said: "The. +
•f passing of E, L. Hicks, a j -f
■f noble student in this insti- +
+■ stution, has brought untold ' *♦"
sorrow to the ,'studerits, and +
+ ■ faculty'of Tarleton college." -f
Following the Dean's state- +
■f ment, which was eloquent in +
-ft its brevity and simplicity, -f
-f, the college orchestra played -f
-f a special number to the "f
-f' memory of our fellow stu- -f
-f dent. Everyone present in- -f
'■¥, .evitably felt the emotion +
-f which those members of the ,+
•f orchestra were feeling, and -f
.-f which they expressed in +
-f their music; . . '■f
f To every Tarleton student +
'+ and faculty'jmember the Ar- -f
-f mistice Day program had. an -f
■f added sadness. It observed, -f
■f not only the memories of +
+ those courageous youths -f
■f who had given' their lives -f
■f toi their country during the -f
-f world war, but also that of -f
+ the boy who had left us in "f
f- such a tragic manner. -f
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+• -f -f + -f -f + -f.-f'-f + +' -f -f
HOOD COUNTY CLUB
IS ORGANIZED
For the first time in the history
of Tarleton, the students of Hood
county have organized a county
club. , '
, Officers were elected after chap-
el last "Wednesday. i These are:
Arthur Powers, . president; Zena
Wall, secretary; Charlie Ward, J-
Tac reporter; and E. C. Johnson,
faculty advisor.
Fish Ging (passing by' Mrs
Keyset's house):: "What kind
of trees are those that grow
horns on them?" / .
AGRICULTURE
STUDENTSORGA-
NIZE FARM CLUB
Tarleton Chapter of Future Farm-
ers of Texas Is Organized
The members of the class in Vo-
cational Agriculture at John; Tarle-
ton College, met Monday, Novem-
ber 5 and organized the Tarleton
College Chapter of the Future
Farmers of Texas.
This is a national organization,-
started in North Carolina several
years ago, which has gradually,
spread its influence throughout the
nation. The -Texas branch was
chartered last sumriier at the Vo-
cational Conference at College Sta-
tion and to date more than 50
chapters have been organized in
Texas.
The purpose of the Future Farm-
ers of Texas to promote Vocational
Agriculture in the high schools of
the State,create riiore interest in
intelligent agripultural pursuits in
the, various counties of the State,
promote thrift, scholarship, and
rufaPreadersEig"'' -
An annual "state convention of
delegates will be held during the
Vocational Judging Contest at Col-
lege Station in April. ,
Officers were elected as follows:
President, Esteli Scott.
■Vice-president, W. T. Ward. 1
Secretary, Shuler Terry.
Treasurer, Henry Rivers,
, Reporter, Marvin filler.
Executive Committee, Joe Holle-
man, W. P. Brown, Charles Loving.
; , Advisor, A. J. Spangler,
The following objectives were set
for the year's work:
1. Sponsor Tarleton Vocational
Judging Contest in Spring. ,
2. Set up instruction booths at
County Fair.
4. Send as many judging teams
to Vocational Contest at College
Station as possible.
5; ■ Meet every other Monday for
the discussion of current business
and current agricultural topics. ,
MANYSTUDENTS
GO TO ABILENE
Three Busses and Several Other
Cars Make the Trip to" See
, Football Game
About o$e hundred students made
the trip to Abilene to see the game
between the McMurry Indians and
the John Tarleton Plowboys. The
football team left Friday afternoon
immediately after lunch, but , the
majority of the students did not
leave until Saturday morning. The
band went in a big Robertson bus,
the girls went in the Tarleton Ave-
nue bus, the' lucky boys- went in
cars, and the poor boys "high-
wayed it." However, everyone got -
there safely; and we staged a big
parade through the business sec-
tion of Abilene with tKe band lead-
ing. They, looked very fine, arid >
conipliments were heard on all
sides.-
After eating dinner, we went out
to McMurry where the game was to
be held on Donaldson Field. With
all the pretty squaws running
around before the game, Powell.arid
his crew, in Miss Mahan's Ford had
a hard time holding Sergeant Mc-
Corkle in the car, but succeeded on-
ly to see Boh Wood wooing, a fair
squaw. Hugh Maples and Bladen
claim the "hoboing .championship"
for the week-end, making the trip
to, /Abilene in* three hours,, and a
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