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THE J-TAC
THE J-TAC
' Published Weekly ^by the Students of Joliii Tarleton College
Entered as second class mail matter at the postoffieo in Stephenville,
Texas, under act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
Subscription Bates per year .CL_ — $2,00
Address .ail communications to The J-Tae, Tarleton Station, Texas
REGULAR STAFF
Editor-in-Chief Clarence Ferguson
Associate Editor. Louis McGregor
Feature Editor J. K. West
Literary Editor Madeline Funkhouser
Sports Editor Atwell Bond
Exchange Editor Tom Lewis
Society Editor Daisy Ruth Sebastian
News Editor Jac Jackson
Faculty Adviser Dollie Marie Glover
Business Manager. Estell Scott
First Assistant Business Manager. Cy Paul Honey
Second Assistant Business Manager Myndert Gilbert
Parents' Day
On May the third and fourth the College will observe two days
which have a significant meaning to every student, faculty mem-
ber, and parent. This is one occasion which is truly dedicated
to a closer and more enduring friendship between the parents
who intrust their children to the school and the institution it-
self. Naturally the students themselves are between the college
and the parents. It is largely through their co-operation and
effort that this two-day program can be carried out. Needless
to say, the school itself will try to show the very best1 on these
two days. This is fair enough in that it will go' to show what
can actually be done when there is a will to do and a willingness
to do what is asked. The annual May Fete will be on the pro-
gram as the result of weeks of strenuous training, and the other
numbers have also been the result of careful preparation. The
entire program, as presented by the college and students, is for
the pleasure of the friends of the institution, and all of those
who are interested in the students, their work, or their school
are welcomed to the college and all of the activities offered dur-
ing these two days of celebration.
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On Writing* Editorials
When one has the responsibility of writing an editorial, he
has placed himself in a position which calls for a waste of an
hour or more of time and a detachment from any and all busi-
ness that he may have in hand. About the first thing that be-
gins to worry the editorially inclined author is the choice of a
subject. Now a subject is an absolutely necessary and indispen-
sable part of any editorial or other article. Yet, some editorials
are much in need of a new subject, and, us-jjlaly, new words
would lend enchantment to the selection. The main trouble
with choosing a subject is getting one which will be new,
original, interesting, and highly entertainng. One of the reasons
for havng to have a highly entertaining subject is that there
must be something about the content to detract from the faults
in the style. Likewise the style must interest the reader, or
else he will be worried and disgusted with the subject. So, you
see that the old problem of choosing between two- evils is the
editor's greatest asset. It is, in fact, his only hope of success
because all of the worthwhile things have already been written,
and just think how many times all of the common words have
been used over a,nd over. Yet one must not use uncommon words,
because no one could understand them. This may go to explain
why so many editorials are such flops and many editors grow
grayheaded early.
Travels Abroad
(DOLLIE MARIE GLOVES)
(Continued from Last Week)
At the Uffizi Gallery in Flor-
ence we saw many of the master-
pieces of art. Some of the most
famous that we saw are "The Vir-
gin Adoring Jesus," by Fi'a Lippo
Lippi, "The Calumny," by Botti-
celli, "The Annunciation," by Leon-
ardo da Vinci, ''The Virgin With
the Child," by Botticelli, "The Biith
of Venus," "The Adoration of the
Magi," by Botticelli, "The Madon-
na of the Harpies," by Andrea del
Sarto, "The Madonna of the Gold
Finch," by Raphael (this was his
first Madonna, and the babies rep-
resented in it are supposed to be
St. John and Jesus), "The Holy
Family," by Michael Angelo, and
''The Virgin Adoring the Child,"
by Corregio. Other things of in-
terest there are the statue of Ven-
us de Medici found near Hadrian's
villa in Rome, the statue of the
Wrestlers, and some tapestries of
1488, all of gold and silk.
At the Pitti Palace Gallery we
saw some beautiful gardens, the
Biboli Gardens, and some of the
things that were used in the pal-
ace ivlien it was the home of the
royalty—gold, precious stones, vas-
es, jars, tubs, pans, and other
things. Other things of interest
were a wine flask and four cups
of enameled gold made by Cellini,
the bronze Christ on the cross, a
porphyry howl for champagne (the
bowl, which is more than five feet
tall, came from Egypt in the. time
of the romans), a statue of Char-
ity by Canova, some Gobelin tape-
stries from Paris, the apartment
of Queen Margaret (the mother
of the present king), the bed of
Queen Maria Louise of Etruria, a
table of lapis lazuli in mosaic (ten
people worked every day for four-
teen years to make it), the statue
of Venus by Canova, and the bath-
room of Mary Louise made after
a design by Canova. Some of the
famous paintings we saw there are
"The Assumption" by Andrea del
Sarto, " Philip IV," by Velasquez,
"The Madonna of the Chair," by
Raphael, "Dei Granduci," "The
Madonna of the Canopy," ''The Vis-
ion of Ezekiel," all by Raphael,
"The Risen Christ and the Four
Evangelists," by Bartolomeo, "John
the Baptist as a Boy," by Andrea
del Sarto, "The Descent from the
Cross," by Bartolomeo, "The Three
Fates," by Michael Angelo, "Delia
Farnaria," (the picture of Raph-
ael's sweetheart) by Raphael, ''The
Terrors of War," by Rubens, "The i
Concert" by Giorgione, "The Holy 1
Family," by Andrea del Sarto,
"The Holy Family," by Raphael,
"Mary Magdalene," by Titian, "The
Madonna and the Baby Jesus," by
.Murillo, ''The Madonna of the Ros-
ary," by Titian, "Pope Leo X," by
Raphael, "St. Sebastian,' by Sodi-
ma, "The Madonna and the Child,"
by Carlo Dolchi, "Catherine de
Medici," by Titian, and "The Mad-
onna and the Child," by Fra Lippo
Lippi. ,
On our ride through part of the
city in the afternoon we saw Casa
Guidi, the home of the Brownings,
some Roman gates, a reproduction
of the statue of David on the Mich-
ael Angelo Terrace, Vallambrosa
(a part of the Apennines where
Milton wrote "Paradise Lost") the
Galielo Tower where Galielo did
his astronomical observations, and
a glimpse of Fiesole from the hill
top. At the Santa Croce church
we saw the grave of Michael An-
gelo and a sarcophagus of Dante,
the tomb of Machiavelli, the tomb
of Leonardo Bruni, a monument of
Rossini, the tomb of Ghiberti. and
a tablet in memory of Leonardo da
Vinci. Then we went through a
factory where the workmen were
making mosaic work.
In one section of Florence is a
place called a straw market. There
we saw thousands of straw hats
and hundreds of felt hats, and none
of them cost more than one dollar.
The hats were of all sizes, shapes,
and colors, but they were untrim-
med,
(To Be Continued)
Spring Football To
Begin at Early Date
"It won't be long now," as heard
about the campus, may mean one
of several things. Around the Gym
it means that "it won't be long"
until spring football will begin.
According to Coach Sanders
spring training for our grid squad
should begin on Wednesday or
Thursday of this week. Things look
good for next year, although we
are losing some valuable material.
Next year we will have among oth-
ers, Pondron, Price, Fredrick, Wix,
Green, Hale, Deering, Hamil, Rod-
ger's, and Wetzel. These boys are
all experienced and should show up
pretty well in our next season's
contests.
MISS LULU BETT is a very
difficult play, and the Tarleton
Players are to bo praised for their
efforts in trying to give the very
best presentation possible. Bobbye
Paschal plays the part of Lulu
Bett, Boyd Laughlin the part of
Dwight Deacon, and Elizabeth Mc-
Combs the part of Ina Deacon.
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