The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 1, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 14, 1935 Page: 1 of 6
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VOL. XVL
STEPHEN VlXtDE, TEXAS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1935
WMBEKI.
Tarleton Cadet Officers Named;
Rating Withheld git Present Time
THIRTY-FOUR NAM]GS ARE
INCLUDED ON RATED LIST
The cadet officers for Tarleton
ill the 1935 : and 1936 school year
have been announced as reborn-
mended by Captain George M.
Davis, professor of military science,
and approved by J. Thomas Davis,
dean. ■ The rating of the officers
will be made by '■ Captain Davis
shortly after school opens Septem-
ber 16,
The new list includes Bedford
Furr, Breckenridge; Leland Turn-
bo, Iiometa; John D. Harper, Santa
Anna; Williams. Paul Jones,. Al-
pine; George Collins, San Antonio;
Paul Roberts, . San Antonio; Wayne
Cowan, Stephenville; W. C. Sell-
man, Hico; Willard McCoy, Clarks-
ville; Ed.win Dyess, Albany; Bryant
Cowan, Stepheiiyille; Norman Ma-
lone, TJrady; Marvin Ratliff, Sterl-
ing City; James R. Black, Fort
Worth; Gua Farmer, Stephenville;
Harold Hart, Gilmer; Billy Oliver,
AJvarado; James Carrigan, Breck-
enridge; William J, Merril, Steph-
.. enville; Barney Blankenship, Thorn-
ton; Harry Pistole, Albany; W. D.
Smith; Goldsboro; Harold Williams,'
DenisonJ Fred Bedford, Winters;
: Lyndsay ' Phillips, Stephenville;
Wylie' Phillips, Stephenville; Car-
roll King-, Stephenville; Charles
Littlepage, Dublin; Glover C.
Wright, Hamilton;, J. W. Ftisscll,
W. B. Morgan, Dublin; Joe K.''Em-
erson, Itasca; John Chandler,
Stephenville.
FORMER PROF HEADS
NEW EROSION JOB
H, N. (Red) Smith, former Tar-
leton College teacher, is now gup-
erviser of'the Green Creek soil
. erosion demonstration project
which is being sponsored|J)y the
Federal government. wr'f
Preliminary surveys are being
made and actual work is .expected
to begin at an early date.
Since Igst spring, Mr, Smith has
been in Lindale studying a similar
piece of work which is going on
there. When the surveys are com-
pleted it is believed that it will
cover approximately -25,000 /acres
■and include .250 individual farms.
The methods'which wiH.be used
have.not been made public; but ae-
' cording to those who have visited
' similar projects/ there will be
every form of modern methods
used in the prevention of soil ero-
sion, including coptoiu' lines, ter-
races,' drainage structure, strip
cropping, trees and grass planted.
The project, when under way,
will give employment to 150 peo-
ple who are now op the relief roll,
in addition to 200 CCC men. The
pay is expected to range around
$21.00 per man, which is a larger
amount than theyare now receiv-
ing on tho relief budget.
Mr. Smith will be assisted by
Emmett R. Moon and J. D. Lan-
ders, both of Stephenville, who will
act as foremen. The two men are
now at Lindale taking a two-week
course of, training before taking
up their duties at Green Creek.
SCIENCE BUILDING IS
NEAfilNGJMLETION
The new addition to the Science
Building is nearihg completion and
will soon be occupied. The library
has been moved to the first floor of
the addition arid will be open the
first day of school; fiiel engineering
department will occupy the second
and third floors and will probably
be located there in about a month.
Beeause an architect usually
hopes to use local material, the
building is made with bricks which
were made in this county at Thur-
ber. The walls are made from tile
that is glazed on all sides. The
floors are of red concrete; the
stair landings are of green Mexi-
can tile, and the stairs are of gla-
zed cream tile. On the second and
third floors, there (are eleven rooms
including an engineering drafting
room, k junior architectural room,'
a senior architectural room, ail ar-
chitectural ' library, a recitation
room, the electrical engineering
laboratory- and shop, and the de-
partmental" offices.
The original plans for the Sci-
ence Building were to extend the
present structure to the south un-
til the corner was even with the
southwest corner of the Adminis-
tration Building; a wing similar
to the one occupied by the chem-
built to the west. The chemistry
department Was to be located on
the first, the biology department
on the second, and the engineering
department on the third floor. The
library is located ■ temporarily un-
til a library building 'is Built.
. The old wing of the building,was
built in 1930 ^at an approximate
cost of $32,0.00. The new addition,
which was begun about the first of
the year, cost about' $50,000; and
the entires building will .cost be-
tween §250,000 and ?3;Qp,000 when
it is finished. The building is being
built with local funds of the col-
lege and will be finished in about
ten years if future plana and work
progresses as those of the past
have progressed.
TARLETON MENTORS
TURN OUT CHAMPS
J-Tac advertisers
Tarleton.
are loyal to
WISDOM SANDERS
Coach W. J. Wisdom has been
with J. T. A, C. for 15 years as
head coach in football, basketball,
and golf. . Under him the hard
fighting Plowboys have, won six
conference championships and
have looked down the percentage
column from' the runner-up posit-
ion each of the other seasons with
the exception of two years. During
20 years of coaching, .Mr. Wisdom
has. turned out teams that lost not.
more than four games in a single
season, and that only, three times.
Coach Wisdom has studied foot-
ball under Stagg of Chicago, and
many other outstanding football
authorities. He played with North
Texas State Teachers' College' at
Denton. A. crafty leader, Coach
Wisdom has developed hard fight-
ers who have starred in the major
colleges of the South: Stapjj at S.
M, U., Wolfe at Texas, Bill Cous-
er at A. & M., Ray Couser, and
others, It is under Coach Wisdoni
that the' fast-stepping Plowboys
cxpcct another conference cham-
pibnsKip for 1'03S;1
It is Coach "Choc". Sanders who
has given Tarleton those stone
wall forwards the past six years.
Under him Purple and White line-
men have learned to do efficient
blocking and tackling, making pos-
sible the brilliant broken-field run-
ping and passing attack that
marks the Plowboy offense.
■ Choc Sanders has seen action at
Wesley College and S, M. U. While
with the Methodists he rated All-
American guard in. 1928, and won
mention in 1929. He has attended
coaehing schools under the leading
football mentors in' the United
States, such as the late Knute
Roclcne of Notre Dame, Biff Jones
of Oklahoma U., Chris Chrisler of
Princeton, and Harry. Kipke of
Michigan.
Many New and Old Students Enroll
Before Official Matriculation Dates
PURPLE BOOK ATTRACTIVE
FISH SHOULD INVESTIGATE
The little book with the beau-
tiful binding is well known to
anyone who has attended Tarle-
ton as the Purple Book. Only
eleven pages of rules that will
keep the new student out of
trouble if he will take heed.
The registrar's office is full
of those books, and will be glad
to share them with any student
eager to learn "how and why"
of this institution. Although it
will not make a freshman grow
up overnight, this book will
make him all the wiser. If same
morning' you find yourself kick-
ed out in a big way, look at
rules 6, 26, 33, or 46, and, no
doubt, you will find the reason.
Take these 40 rules seriously,
for they were meant to be a help
to the student.
—F. T.
NEW OFFICERS ARE
ELECTED FOR F.F.A.
The Tarleton Junior College
chapter of the Future'Farmers of
America has been re-organized and
will resume active duty as soon as
school starts. The new officers for
this year will be; Billy Oliver, Al-
vargdo, president; Marshall Fox,
Shti ' Saba, secretary; Clifton
Smith, San Saba, treasurer.
The organization will go into
new quarters which are located in
the east end of the upper story of
the Agriculture Building. This
portion of the building has been
completely renovated arid will be
the permanent hom.e of the chap-
ter, Before this time the Future
Farmers have had no permanent
meeting place.
AG
BUILDING SHINES IN
NEW COAT OF VARNISH
Rain or No Rain, Books Must Be Moved;
Adhesive Mud Haunts Codecs Afternoon
The Agriculture Building! has a
new dress. Mr, Dawson, with the
help of student labor, has just com-
pleted a varnish and paint job. All
of the chairs, desk tops, and tables
have been refinished. The.drawers
and table legs ar,e painted a glossy
black while the rest of the furni-
ture has had a coat of clear varn-
ish which brings out the natural
colors.
J-Tac
Tarltjfronj
advertisers are loyal to
WEATHER
As school, opens, fair weather
prevails after a dreary, rainy
six days in which the sun took
a long vacation. Glad to see
the sun? Wear a senile!
As if by magic, a job comes to. a
Tarleton cadet. Although rain is
failing as usual, the cadet is to
work on the eampus for another
half-day. Because the Library is
being changed to the new addition
of the Science Building, the hooks
must be moved.
When the clock strikes 9, the
rain has quit falling, and our
young friend is helping have books
at a fairly swift gait; the loads
are not very heavy. At 9:30, rain
starts falling slowly, and a fresh-
man is told to put on covers; he
begins to cover himself instead of
the load of books. ,
By 10 o'clock, our cadet is work-
ing less energetically, and some-
one suggests using a gondola to
transport the collection of leaves.
At 11, the loads are getting much
heavier and our friend is less forc-
ible than ever in the sticky mud.
Before 12 o'clock, the logds get
heavier than ever; the mud be-
comes more adhesive, and our
workmen awaits lunch time with a
colossal appetite.
Twelve o'clock at last! What a
relief J Our laborer pal hurries to
lunch to think of books and mud
all afternoon and far into the
night. .
In the South, Texas teams are
looked upon as possible contenders
for national supremacy, with Rice,
Texas, Texas Christian, Southern
Methodist, and University of Tex-
as all darkigh horses.
Washington State, Oregon, Ore-
I gon State and U, C. L. A. loom on
i the pork horizon as definite con-
tenders for "top-notchery," .
Back the J-Tac and Cfraosburr!
J-TAC GREETINGS
I want to extend a hearty greeting, and congratulations to the
students who were here last year and in former years. No college
can boast of a more loyal student body than John Tarleton College.
The enthusiastic work you did with wour1 friends back home and
elsewhere has been most pronounced this summer. Students from
ail over the State have written me and have Indicated how enthus-
iastic and in earnest you have been in your efforts for John Tarle-
ton College this summer. We appreciate beyond our ability to ex-
press your loyalty and efforts.
We want to welcome those of you who have never been here be-
fore with a most hearty welcome. We congratulate you in choosing
John Tarleton College. This is a friendly institution, designed to
help those who want to climb higher in this world and those who
want to prepare themselves for noble and efficient service. You
will find a hearty welcome and friendly greeting among the stu-
dents. We want you to know'the faculty intimately and we like-
wise want yo.u to know one another. The friendships you will build
Up here, if worthy, will be everlasting to you. They will be the
most -worth while to you of all friendships throughout your life.
. Greetings and best .wishes to alL
Sincerely,
J. Thomas Davis,
Dean.
SCHOOL SPIRIT IS SHOWN
IN SUPPORT OF PLOWBOYS
With many new* faces and num-
erous old timers already registered
before the dates set officially for
matriculation, the prospects for a
large student body at John Tarle-
ton this year are very bright. The
number of enrollment at the close
of the week was large, and, with
many more students expected over
the week-end, classes will soon be
started.
The boys' barracks have been
filled. The giris' dormitory is
rapidly being occupied. Many
"Rooms for Rent" signs along
Tarleton Avenue and other streets
near the college have been taken
down,. .
One of the many changes facing
the old students and to be appre-
ciated by the new is. an enlarged
dining hall, featuring a private
dining room for club or class pin-
ners. The dining hall, extended
oyer the old library room with half
of the front serving .^s a lobby and
entrance, will seat 3*0 at one time.
The new private dining hall an-
swers the need of long standing
for socials often sponsored by vari-
ous clubs and Organizations on the
campus. It will seat 22 at a time.
Spirit among the new students 1
is running high. Much talk about
those Plowboys and many school'-
activities is heard ah.out the <jamj)
us. Reports from the fiscal office
aa. to the sale, -of., athletit* ticl'eta
promises a full bleacher on the
west side of Hays Field for the
first game. ' .
FRIDAY THE 13TH IS
JUST ANOTHER DAY
Last Friday may have been the
thirteenth, bxit from ail appearan- .
ces on and around the campus,
Friday', was just another day to
most, early-arrivers at Tarleton..
Hardly a ripple of discontent was
heard from students who realized
on what1 day they were registering.
Every one defied the name "Fri-
day ;13th" with a bored nonchal-
ance, that was amazing', and many
even showed indifference while
crossing streets. .
It seems that as far as Tarleton-
ites go, Friday 13th has lost its
punch. With such a daring brav-
ery ■ prevailing in regard to. that
sinister date, there should be no
curbing of Tarleton spirit. If such
indifference continues, superstit-
ion will have to take its terrors
and forebodings elsewhere.
Even timid, uncertain freshmen,
who walked the halls in silence,
made no change in their schedule
merely , because it was Friday the
thirteenth. Superstition will soon
be a thing of the past if Tarleton-
ites are followed, beeause never
was Friday the thirteenth so ig-
nored during its long, eventful
career, as it was last Friday.
PIANOS AT CONSERVATORY
UNDERGOING OPERATIONS
Mr. B. F, Embry, expert of the
Will A. Watkins company, is tuning
and repairing, the pianos in the
Conservatory. There are twenty-
six: of the instruments to be work-
ed on, Mr. Embry is being assist-.
ed by his . son, Kenneth. It is esti-
mated that it will take an entire
week to complete the work.
Of course it's none of our busi-
ness, but we just wonder where
Fish Imo Gene. Caudle's nose will
he at mid-term. Our opinion ia
that it can't be tilted much higher.
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