The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 27, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 9, 1932 Page: 2 of 4
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THE J-TAO
Published Weekly by the Students of John Tarleton College
Entered as second-class inall matter at
Texas, under act of Congresi
the Postoffice in Stephenville
i of March 3, 1879
Subscription Rates: Per Year-
Address all communications
to the J-Tae, Tarleton Station,
$3.00
Texas
STAFF
Wood roe Jackson
Waldo Beininger
l.Will Port Hall
Alixe McAlpine
Ina Mae Tate
Editor— —
Associate editor
News editor .
Feature editor
Society editor
Sports editor..—
Editorials editor
Staff Poet
Business manager.
Assistant Business Managers Dorothy Stockton and Luceil Mosa
Faculty Adviser Roberta Clay
Reporters, Elizabeth Long, Beverly Keyser, Coreta Smith, ilosamond Lang-
don, Christie Mitchell, Keith Kelly, Osborne Apple, Ralph Logan, Lucy
Tucker, liuth Askew, bynn Hassler, Charlie Elam,
Gar] C. Hardin, Jr,
L. W. Wilcox
Ernest Arfkea
Arthur Deffebaeh
LONG CHAPELS
There's something nice about everything, even a long chapel
lecture can be appreciated, Did you ever atop to think how
thankful you would be if chapel would run overtime for a few
minutes? That English class would be those few minutes short-
er or Mr. Eedden wouldn't have so much time to send you to the
board to work a trig problem you couldn't work or even begin to
work. Maybe Miss Westbrook would get a phone call and have
to leave and couldn't stand at the door to observe the various
assortments of wearing apparel on legs and feet. Miss Hilswiek
would forget that she had just had to have some dry mustard
and, had to go over to Stone's grocery and get it before the next
class, and in the meantime, was late to French.
Oh, there are so many things that could be appreciated about
Mr. Lomax's long lecture, everyone enjoyed it and we only wish
that there would be more lyceum numbers at the chapel period.
"UNCLE WILEY"
BEEN HERE SINCE 74
"You boys niught as well go
home and study your books, I can't
work all this bunch this evenin'."
So speaks Mr. T. W. Richardson,
better known as "Uncle Wiley" to
almost everyone on. the campus,
when he has no campus work to
do. He is a friend to every boy
that is working his way through
school.
Mr, Richardson came to Tarle-
ton March 12, 1924. Until that
time he had farmed in the Corinth
community west of town. When he
first came to Tarleton, he had
charge of all student labor en the
campus and had to do all the cam-
pus concrete work. For six years
he held these two jobs and then,
as more students began to work,
he dropped all duties except those
the campus foreman.
The first year Uncle Wiley was
here the enrollment stood around
500 with about 20 boys of this
number depending upon campus
work to help them through school.
Now the enrollment has doubled
and the number of boys who work
on the campus has trebled.
' Several new buildings have been
added to the campus since Uncle
Wiley came here. The College
Store, the Physics Building, the
New Annex, the Dining Hall, the
auditorium, the Science Hall, and
the Armory have been built since
he began work at Tarleton,
Mr. Richardson's work does not
stop on Sunday, as he watches ov-
er the campus then. When asked
what he had to do on Sundays he
answered that ot was up to him to
"keep the S.A.ers quiet and to see
that everything went right on the
campus."
it
Sleepy Time Down South"—And The
Bluebonnets Bloom in Hunewell Park
Ag Apartment News
Mr. Hearn is the official serv^
iceman and news reporter for the
Ag Building, but since the ideas
that he propagates are not pleas-
ing in the eyes of his fellow Ag
members, and since hazing is dis-
qualified, there is but one solution
to the problem. That solution is to
tell about what Heam does by writ-
ing our ephemeris, but that does
not work so well, because Lloyd
seldom does anything that would
be of interest to the public. Of
course, he is continually falling in
and out of love, but that has ceas-
ed to be a novelty.
The inexorable Parker Q. Woo-
dul seems to be affected with some
sort of lethargy of late. It is cer-
tainly kind and considerate of De-
witt to fire. Parker's shift. The
first time Parker failed to appear
at the proper time Blanton came
to the room in a mighty rage with
the idea of expiation conditions,
but when he saw P. Q.'s peaceful
sleep, he immediately returned to
the boiler room.
It is a rumor that Blanton was
not by himself when he walked
home from church Sunday.
Byron Gregory, better known as
Mississippi, attended church Sun-
day evening. He would not have
been able to have gone had it not
been for the fact that Dale took
his place at'the boiler room. Dale
was sick the next morning, but we
do not know whether it was be-
cause he did not go to church or
not. B. G. (not Barney Google)
concluded that he had lost some of
his prestige since he last attended
church. No one looks after one's
interest while he is at home. If a
person is absent some other man
will take his place.
Hearn is an ardent admirer of
strong cigars, especially on glee
club trips. He seemed unable to
muster enough strength to unlock
his door, and you should have heard
him yell at Jameson.
In years past when P. Woodul
received an at once card, he would
became very nervous, but now when
he receives an at once card, he just
concludes that another orderly has
been given his clearance card. He
does not even turn red in the face
when a pup notifies him that he is
to report to the registrar's office
at once.
The Ag boys did their part of
conducting the vocational agricul-
tural contest held here last Satur-
day. Jameson and Woodul stayed
on the job until the boys were all
gone home.
Parker Q. Woodul's brain cells
still are in a huddle. Already pen-
alized three times for killing time.
N. G. PROMOTIONS
In company order number 10 of
Company "D" 142nd Infantry, the
following promotions were an-
nounced r Privates Osborne Apple.
Horace Seely, William L. Thomp-
son, Bradley Gardner, and Arden
Lewis to be privates first class-
The other promotions will be an-
nounced before camp this summer.
Monday night Lieutenant Fraz-
ier demonstrated rapid-fire with
the rifle, in which every member of
the company must participate be-
fore going out on the range to fire
the machine gun. Each man must
lire a score of 160 out of a possible
200 to qualify for firing the mach-
ine gun.
Lieutenant Frazier also lectured
to the company on the use of an
instrument called a clenometer. By
use of this instrument it is pos-
sible to lay the sights on an object
during the day, take the reading
with the clenometer, and fire ef-
fectively on the target after night.
APRIL FOOL TRICKS
Kenneth Unkart reported that
someone visited his room during
the night and poured syrup in his
shoes for April Fool fun.
Walker Davis had his spurs
mysteriously stolen the night be-
fore April Fool but had them re-
turned after it was too late to
wear them to drill Friday.
Someone called at Bradley Gard-
ner's room about 1 a. m. and told
him there was a girl outside that
wanted to see him. Bradley awoke
thoroughly, dressed carefully, com-
bed his hair, and stepped out the
door of his room to he greeted by
the words; "April Fool."
Dennis White was called out af-
ter 12 o'clock to get fooled by some
persistent tormentors.
SOCIETY
O.W.L.S. Club Has Treasure Hunt
and Chicken Dinner
O.W.L.S. had a treasure hunt
March 20. The hunt started in
front of the dormitory and ended
at the picture show. After the show
the hunt continued to the Onyx
Cafe where fried chicken, French
fried potatoes, tomatoes and coffee
were served. Those present were
Faye Belle, Nely Gilliland, Jimmie
Widman, Bill Thompson, Alixe Mc-
Alpine, Jack Bearing, Grace Tay-
lor, Glynn Barham, Lila Ruth Stub-
blefield, Cratus Braden, Laura Ut-
terback, Kirby Gee, Margaret
Burns, Bob Blair, Miss Lorraine
Yarbrough, Miss Margie Brown,
and Miss La Rue Hardin.
I woke up this morning and I
found myself listening to music fit
for the gods. Perched upon the tip
top branches of a gorgeous bud-
ding liackberry tree and swaying
in the cool spring breeze were Mr.
and Mrs. Mocking Bird heralding
the birth of a beautiful spring
day* Boy, Howdy, I felt as if I
could fight a buzz saw. I swiftly
put on my clothes, ate a* light
breakfast, and sallied forth in the
beautiful spring morning in search
of adventure.
Treading a narrow path thru
a pasture, I came upon a peach
orchard in all its beautiful pink
blossiming glory. I was tempted to
linger and enjoy the scenery but
the first bell sounded and I had
to hurry to make my first class.
As the day got older, the sun got
hotter, and I got lazier. When I
finally got out of class, I began to
make my weary shuffling way
down military drive; and as stu-
dents and teachers passed me, I
wondered what their hurry was. I
thought that they were missing
something, for surely they could
not enjoy the green of the trees,
the song of the birds, the blue of
the sky, while walking so swiftly
through life. A flash of blue
caught my line of vision and I
c night ifght of two bl-ie bird:--
heading towards Hunewell Park,
The exertion was immense, but I
was urged to increase my lazy
pace a few degrees and in the
course of time, I finally reached
my destination. I never did find
the blue birds, but I did find some-
thing more wonderful. Along the
fence, in a patch about fifty by
one hundred feel, I espied the most
beautiful and most famous wild
flower in Texas—the blue bonnet.
As I laid down in the grass and
took turns in looking at the blue
bonnets, at the soft, rich green
grass, at the cloudless sky, at the
trees, and at the S. A.-ers, I came
to the dlightful conclusion that it
was "Sleepy Time Down South-"
THE LEAK IN THE SUITCASE
Wedding of Lord Tarleton and
Student Princess Planned
The wedding of Lord Tarleton
and the Student Princess will take
place on Wednesday afternoon in
the College Auditorium. There is
great speculation as to whether it
is a real wedding or a mock wed-
ding—it all depends on how you
regard a real wedding.
S.O.S. Club Entertains Honoring
New Members
Sponsored by Mis3 Hilswiek, the
S.O.S. club entertained their two
new members, Fannie Bell Senter-
feit and Juanita Townsend, with a
party at the City Lake Saturday
night; the initiation was completed
at a slumber party given in the
Dormitory after the lake party.
Pimento cheese sandwiches, wein-
ner, pickles, buns, and iced lemon-
ade were served to Miss Hilswiek,
Fannie Belle Senterfeit, Chester
Tryor, Juanita Townsend, B. D.
Smith, Helen Russell, Shorty Lath-
am, Marguerite Pate, Mary Evelyn
Gallagher, Bernard Vine, Gwend-
olyn Williams, Daura Palmo, Kath-
leen George, John Ratcliff, Inez
j Earl, and Charles Brewster.
I
Famous pronouns of history: I—
Mussolini; We—Lindbergh; Us—
Siamese Twins; It—Clara Bow. —
Brand.
Extracts from a college student's
vocabulary: "Apple polisher" —
teacher's pet; ''Dean's tea party'—
conference with the Dean; "Egg- on
his mouth"—immature; "Old soaks
or pineapples"—both used for pro-
fessors.^-Wesley Pilot.
Him: "You look like a sensible
girl, let's get married.'
Her: "Nothing doing. I'm just as
sensible as I look."
Well, the weather has been fine
for those who like it and probably
not so good for those who do not
like it. Any way the weather will
be as it is for no good reason at all
and that settles the question for
Maclde Johnston, who states that
his studies are interfering with his
education,
t
The J-Tac Carnival proved to be
a huge success, especially the dark
passage. Katrola says that he be-
lieves that he was framed.
The total profits from the J-Tae
carnival totals something like the
total of a total of something over
30 dollars. Thanks'.
Betty MeCombs should lock her
room and maybe people would not
get into the wrong room in the wee
small hours of the morning.
The Engineers are sponsoring
the show Thursday night. It's call-
ed "Safe in Hell." Al! I gotta say is
that's a helluva place to go to be
safe, but one gets used to it in be-
ing an engineer.
ANIMAL CRACKERS
The muskrat now heads the list
of fur-bearers in the United States.
A squirrel can tell whether a nut
is good before cutting into it.
Elephants eat about twenty'three
hours out of the twenty-four.
The zebra is the least dependable
of all animals.
Unlike most animals, the rein-
deer likes to travel against the
wind.
Frogs absord water through the
skin; never drink it, They do not
breathe, but swallow air. When the
skin splits as the frog grows old,
he pulls it off and swallows it.
Willie found a swarm of bbs;
Thought he could handle them
with ees.
But, being1 stung between the iiis, •
Now knows he was not so yyya;
And also he now readily cccis
That bbbs. are not good things to
tts.
Put New Life in Your Old
RADIO
With R.C.A. Radiotrons
Radio Electric Shop
Rent a Car
For 5 Hours for $1.50
Grundy Feuner
At Kocfe Barn Garage
SHONE 7
F. L. Wolfe
INSURANCE AGENCY
Insurance - Loans - Bonds
First National Bank Building:
Stepbenville, Texas
Rent a Car
DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE
C. E. Stanford
Make use of our taxi service; get
there with speed and- comfort,
PHONE 44
Economy
To Have Your Shoes Repaired
at
Newsom Shoe Shop
For Mother's Day
The one gift she will appreciate
most—your Photograph. Mother's
Day, May Btli, Better make your
appointment today.
BAXLEY'S STUDIO
Barham Produce Co.
PHONE 196
Poultry Remedies and Supplies
Try our Garden Seeds
Stephenville, Texas
Lynch's Shoe Shop
REDUCED IBICES
On all Shoe Work. Boot and Shoa
Kepair.
Office Phone 423 So#. Pi>on« 419
Dr. J. S. Nutt
DENTIST—X-HA.Y
Office Over A. & P. Store
Stephenville, Texs#
Students
Patronise
THE MAJESTIC BABBE®
SHO?
GET A GOOD BREAKFAST
At B, & H. Coffee Shop for 15 Cents
Once the newspapers criticized
Mark Twain for playing golf with
a capitalist. "What of it?" said
Mark, "of course his money is taint-
ed. It is twice tainted, "tain'i
yours and 'tain't mine."
Novelty Studio Has a Special on
Photographs. Better Look It Over
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WITH A SERVICE THAT SERVES
Northwest Corner Square Phone 49 and 111
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