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VOL. XVI.
STEPHENVIlfLE, JEXAS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1936
NUMBER 18
NEW TERM BRINGS INNOVATION IN GIRLS' ATHLETICS
Hoiise Overrides President's Veto
With Senate Upholding Their Vote
NOISE IS MORE EVIDENT
AT NOON AND MIDNIGHT
1 When President Roosevelt ve-
toed the bonus bill the veto was
written with pen, and ink for the
first time since the nineteenth cen-
tury. The 206-word message stated
that the president had given his
reasons for vetoing the bonus last
year,-that his "eonvictions are as
impelling today as they were then.
Therefore I cannot change." Within
an hour the House had overridden
the veto by a vote of 322 to 98. The
Seriate upheld the action of the
house.
At last Massachusetts'. has had
a change of heart toward Roger
Williams, but only because Rhode
Island asked her to. Last week a
committee of the Legislature voted
unanimously to extend a pardon to
Roger Williams, convicted in 1635
of "holding heretical beliefs and
banished from the colony-" With
four companions Williams estab-
lished, who is celebrating her ter-
centenary, asked cooperation from
Massachusetts.
y „ . Will you Jiave a, glass h,ouse, in
■which windows are unnecessary
■ . nuisances, or will you haye a glass
■' & hat.or just a glass rug? You may
go to the Owens-UHnois Glass Co.,
■ in Toledo, Ohio, and ' take your
choice. A; 39 room house, built of
* blocks of milk-bottle glass, which
ncCds no windows because the walls
ar.e translucent but not transpar-
ent, is: on display in Toledo. The
'~r molten, glass is in long fibers one-
" . twentieth of the diameter of a hair
- ' .■ in size, of which glass thread is
made. The wife of one of the fac-
'_jjl>ry workers srpc^tg^.^i^at ironi
blue glass, then made a purse tov
match. Someone experimented with
' . the fibers and made a throw rug.
Wisconsin has - an "NRA" law
regulating, intrastate commerce
. and business which seems to work.
The State Supreme Court declared
one such law, unconstitutional, but
. another was passed which the game
court upheld. This law, which reg-
ulates prices, has definite require-
ments for the maintenance of wage
standards and for the regulation
of working hours. No more 12-
ounce beers will be sold aft five
cents, nor can one get a haircut
for 35c, But barbers can be forced
to give haircuts for 50 cents, and
8-ounce beers can be bought for
a nickel.
In its first dinner the American
Liberty League attacked the New
Deal, calling Roosevelt a betrayer
and denouncing his advisers. Al-
most all of the more than 200 lead-
ing business and industrial men
present are opponents of Roose-
velt. The' Liberty League, made up
ELDYSS JARRATT WINS
IN BEST STORY CONTEST
Ann Eldyss Jarratt won first
place in1 the best story contest;
with her story "Has Man Learn-:
ed Nothing? U. Of T, Professor-
Asks in Lecture Saturday."
"Next semester Promises to Be
Greater Than Last One; Basket-
ball, Track, Boxing, Pageants,
and Graduation are Highlights"
by Wylie Phillips placed second.
Lyndsay Phillips won third with
his story, "First Semester Has
Been One Of Many Events
Worthy of Remembrance;
Games, ■ Elections, Entertain-
ments are Reviewed."
Coach Frazier Judged last
week's articles.
The standings in the contest
are as follows;
Wayne Cowan - fi7g
Earl Wileoxson ....400
Ann Eldyss Jarratt 1.275
Elbert Adams 250
Wylie Phillips 250
Vaodine Williams 425
Lyndsay Phillips 125
Jimmie Morris .100
Wayne Cowley l, ... 75
Johnny Bill Brannon . 75
Cortez Killen go
James Wilkerson : 25
Charles Miller 25
Bob.Shannon 25
IS
ABLE RESERVE GUARD
In Arthur Torvie is seen a cap-
able reserve that is always ready
to take up the work of the man he
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TORVIE
replaces. Although he did not star
in Electra High School as a regu-
lar, Torvie has com£ to Tarleton
and worked diligently to become a
very dependable and an ever ready
guard. 'Not inclined to be a flashy
player, Art, nevertheless, is a
steady Plowboy and a man that
can be depended on to give all
when he is called on to hit that old
gym floor. He has developed into
a good player and will round into
a. good man before he hangs up
the old trunks for keeps.-
Aside ^from- his basketball, Tor-
vie has seen action on the gridiron.
Before coming to Tarleton, he
played two years for Electra High
School. Arthur takes'part in many
outside activities other than the
thinly-clad sport. He is chapljn for
the De Mqlays, and he partakes in
malny social functions. Then, too,
he is a very good student; his
grades, although his . course is a
hard, one, are constantly above the
"average. - This quiet-.-hard-working
Plowboy is destined to go places
before the final gong.
Remember, Art—
< "When the. One Great Marker
comes to mark against your name,
He marks not what you won or
lost but how you played the game."
- PLOWBOYS GO TO RANGER TONIGHT
The Plowboys go to Ranger tonight to engage the Ran-
gerites in their own gym. Next Tuesday NTAC comes .to
Tarleton to attempt to break the winning streak of the
Plowboys. This is a traditional battle. The Hornets beat
the Plowboys on the gridiron; thus the Tarleton eagers
will be out with blood in their eyes. Led by Beajden,
Counts, and others, the visitors are expected to offer stiff
opposition. Only about six games remain on the schedule.
Tarleton Gets Second Taste of Winter;
The Dean Goes Snow-Balling and Skating
For' the second time this year
Tarleton has had a taste of winter.
During the first snow the cadets
and co-eds enjoyed numerous
sleigh rides down Tarleton and
elsewhere. Minus the ice skates
and skiing equipment used an the
far North, several students, used
the streets as a skating and" land-
ing place. Hunewell Park served
as a nice place to roll disobedient
fish (and dignified seniors, too.)
Except for Wayne: Cowley's get-
ting her burst, the first snow
passed with minor calamities.
Then came thedawn of Jan. 30th-
The ground was covered with
snow. The halls in the dormitory
were filled1 with "Qh, goody, we
can go out of uniform today." Stu-
dents stepping put for the first'
time were amazed to find how
warm it was until they reached
Tarleton's North Pole, the spot
between the Home Economics
Building and the Recreation - Hall.
Dean Ferguson seemed to. appre-
ciate the snow rolling, which was
the niain attraction, and he was
pleased over the realistic snow
man Dean Davis made. But Dean
Davis wasn't satisfied with a little
snow balling; why, he even skated
down the hall.
The Tarleton snow of '36 will
long be remembered for the many,
happy hours it brought.
Absent Minded?
We know, for example, of the
professor in a small town college
whp traveled 50 miles away to
another campus to observe a
basketball game. As the game
broke up,-a man from his town
offered the professor a ride home.
He accepted, with gratitude. No
sooner did he set foot , on his front
porch than he realized he had
driven his own ,car to the other
city. . if ,
Since he had to teach ,the next
morning, he sent his wife on the
train to get the car and drive it
home.
" So: he stopped in at the depot
and bought his wife a'round trip
ticket. 1
of dissatisfied Democrats and con-
servative Republicans; hopes to
build up opposition to the New,
Deal- It stands for strict construct-
ion of the Constitution in regard to
social welfare legislation. It may
be a powerful factor in the cam-
paign if it joins the minor party.
Its attitude' will not be,made known
until after the party' conventions
next year. The executive committee
plans a meeting in July. The com-
mittee, of which most of the mem-
bers are Republicans, will abide by
the majority vite of the state com-
mittees in regard to the party
affiliations of the league.
Midnight and noon are noisiest,
according to a recent noise survey
in Cleveland. From 6 to 7, a rise in
noise was observed when the work-
ers went to work. A higher rise
occurred about 9 when the white-
collar workers arrived. The mid-
morning lull was followed by the
high peak at noon." A lull occurred
during the afternoon, before the
homeward move caused the noise
plateau from 4 to 6. A slight lull
was followed by the theatre noise,'
which died down until after-the-
theatre hours. Midnight 'was al-
most as noisy as noon. About 2 a.
m. the noise died down to the quiet
milkman's hours. Noise was more
constant during the day in the bus-
iness sections, but was less there
at night-
TARLETON'S FORMER
STARS MAKE GOOD
Tarleton Plowboys are making
good after leaving Tarleton. Coach
Wisdom has for 15 -years been one
of the best junior college coaches
in the land, but he has also been
blessed with some exceptional ma-
terial during his latest nearly
three-year 'winning streak. Ex-
PJowboys are beginning? to, pop. up
in crack senior college lineups here
and there. i
Bill Baxter, flashy forward from
the Plowboy fold,' is. one of the
Long horn five. Willie ..Tate, for-
ward with Baxter when the win-
ning streak started two.' seasons
ago, is now a Yearling co-captain
at the University of Texas. "Bo"
Bohanon, Louisiana State center,
also played with Baxter and Tate
when the winning streak started.
Harold "Suds" Mathews, all-
Texas conference center, attended
Simmons and the later became
athletic-director at ICilgore. Wayne
Fitzgerald also played for the
Cowboys. He later "coached at T.
M. C. and is now under Frank
Bridges at; St. Mary's (San An-
tonio). Glover and Yeary are now
aces for Hardin-Simmons.
Baxter and Tate are the choice
products of Tarleton. Baxter had
offers from several , schools but
took Texas because he had always
wanted to go there. Baxter's pres-
ence at Texas had a lot to do with
Tate's decision to be a Longhorn.
The caliber of Tarleton products
is indicated bj; the fact that Bax-
ter slipped into a first-string berth
on both the Yearling and Varsity
teams- Tate has scored 44 points in
the Yearling's first three games
arid seems to be a good bet for the
best freshman prospect in the con-
ference.
As Jack Taylor, forward for
Texas, will graduate this season,
it seems that Willie will team
again with Baxter. ,
SECOND SEMESTER BEGINS
WITH ENROLLMENT OF 829
The second semester starts with
a large enrollement- of 829 stu-
dents. The boys have the girls out-
numbered 2 to 1. Out of the 829
students, 533 are boys and 276 are
girls.
Friday and Saturday are set
aside as change days. 'Students can
change their schedules these two
days without having to pay the reg-
ular fee.
Registration brings many new
faces, and many familiar ones are
lost. Some of the new pries are
Clabome -Friou,^inston' ;■ Welch,
Billy Jack Wisdom, Charles Lang-
don and' m^ny others. Did you new
students buy a J-Tae arid a Grass-
burr when you registered? If not
buy, now and get every issue of the
J-Tac and be sure of ;a Grassburr in
the spring.
Patronize J-Tac Advertisers..
UNIVERSITY PREXIES
FURNISH FISH TALE
(Associated Collegiate Press)
It must have been a hot day-^-
that time the editor of the Corpus,'
Christi, Texas Caller noticed in his
paper that three college presidents
at that moriient were fishing out
in the gulf stream.
The three presidents were Dr,
Walter A. Jessup, .then president
of the University of I^wa^ Dr. EL.
H. Liridley, c&aric'ejlor pi the Uni-
versity of Kansas, and Dr. L. D.
Coffman of the University of Min-
nesota. '
And here, according to the im-
agination of the- Corpus Christi
editor, is what happened on the
fishing boat:
First president—This gentle-
men, appears to me as an ideal
day and an ideal setting for our
piscatorial adventures.
Second president-^Quite so, my
dear doctor. I was just thinking I
have seldom seen a sea of a more
diyine. and cerulean hue. Fishing
amid such surroundings as these
is indeed not only restful but in-
spiring.
Third president—I, too, am
deeply pleased with it gentlemen.
I find that here I am able complete-
ly to relax. The problems that yes-
terday vexed my mind I find-here,-
assume proportions of absolute in-
significance. Under the spell of the.
majesty of sea and sky, they seem
utterly inconsequential. I find it
all very restful.
First president—No!, doubt there
lies the secret of the calm which
so many of the pastoral philosoph-
ers were able to attain. In such
an environment as this, one finds
no petty annoyances to disturb
the flow of calm and calculated
reason.
Third president—Poetic philo-
sophers too, gentlemen, can only
find true expression in such cir-
cumstances. Do you recall those
matchless lines of Theocrates?
First president—Pardon the in-
terruption, doctor, but unless my
eyes deceive me, there appears to
be one of those finny denizens of
the deep following close upon us.
(And then follows an interlude
during which the First President
■receive copius instructions from
his, associates on how to sink the
hook and how to reel in the fish,
The climax approaches!)
Third president—Reel faster,
doc. Reel'faster. Do you need any
help?
First president—-No! No! Just
give me room-
Second president—-Hot dawg!
Watch that baby jump!
Third president—Ride .'em cowy
boy! Whoopee! Watch out for that
rod. Here doc, you better let me—
First president—Hell no! Get
Outta my way and give me room!
|The frantic fish makes, a rush
toward the. boat, leaps high 8,nd
shakes the hook from his mouth.
Dead silence-in the boat for one
long second.)
' All three presidents—damn!
•y ;
GirFs Rifle Tearn Has Thirty-Six
Entries At First Meeting Called
CARRIGAN SHINES AS ;
VALUABLE RESERVE
Breckehridge, home of many of
Tarleton's renowned a t h l e t e s,
sends us Jimmie Carrigan to add
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CARRIGAN
to. the Plowboy Vahalla. In high
school Jimiriie played two years,
gleaning all-district honors. This
red-headed young goal-looper did
not limit his talent to the basket-
ball industry' solely., He took to
the cinder path to gather more
honors. Setting a fast pace,. he
continued it until he went to Aus-
tin to represent Breckenridge
High. School in the State track
meet for two years in the half
mile.
In Tarleton Jimmie has limited
his athletic abilities to basketball.
■Last year he saw plenty of action,
and this season he continues to
contest; the regulars for honors.
This'lanky young masketeer's one-
handed tosses> constantly find the
loop to. count many markers. Usu-
ally he replaces Headstieam fit
center, but the capable Breek lad
can assume the guard or forjward.
position either. His style of! play
has "won* for h'inr ma'riy •'ftono^ ^ntT
next season will be his big one if
he returns to don the Purple and
White. ■ '
Carrigan is- also a member of the
!Beaux: Esprits, military editor for
the Grassburr, and a first lieiiten:
ant in the Cadet Corps. His work
on. the Grassburr requires ability
that he is diligently providing. As
treasurer for the social club, Beaux
Esprits, "Butch" Carrigan typifies
the spirit of this gay, frivolous
group of happy-go-lucky fellows:
"Men with spirits gay
To enjoy the present day."
EX-TARLETONITE WEDS
A TEACHER IN GIDDINGS
-Mr, and Mrs. Van Meisenheimer
of LJano, were recently married
in . Gi.ddings, where Mrs- Meisen-
heimer, formerly Miss Marjorie
Armstrong, had been teaching in
the public schools for several
years, • ■ .
Mr^ Meisenheimer attended John
Tarlejon in 1926, 1927, 1928, and
1929, and was later a student in tha
University of Texas. He is employ-
ed with the State Highway, Depart-
ment and is located in Llano.
CURTIS MEEKS INSTRUCTS
GIRL§, IN MARKSMANSHIP
STUDENT COUNCIL MAKES
PLANS FOR NEXT SEMESTER
The' Student Leadership Confer-
ence at GJen Rose, is one of the
most important projects that the
Student Council has been working
on. While at this conference they
intend to make pains for next year
and for the election for various of-
fices. The Grassburr staff mem-
bers,, J-Tac staff members, and
president, of the Student Council
are some of the .positions.
The student assembly has been
changed from Monday to Saturday
because the Council thought that
everyone would be benefited by this
change. They have made extensive
plans for these assemblies. ■>'
Professor I Absent Minded
Cambridge, Mass. (ACP)-rThe
absent-minded professor joke was
revived last week. Ralph J. Baker,
Harvard professor and member of
the bar, of the United States Su-
preme Court, had'mislaid a check
for $15.45 mailed to-him by a court
clerk as part of a fee for his ap-
pearance -before the tribunal in
1934. Because the check hadn't been
cashed, it was impossible to close
the court's record in the case.
Patronize J-Tac advertisers.
Thirty-six girls reported Thurs-
day, Jan. 30, for the first class in
girls', marksmanship. At this first
meeting preliminary instructions
were given by the instructorj Cur-
tis Meeks. This is the first time in
approximately seven years that
there has been a girls' rifle team
in Tarletoii, Meeks said the-girls
expressed much interest in this
new class. ' ,
After a definite schedule in fir-
ing was made out,, first essentials
to good marksmanship, 'sighting
and aiming,- were-taken up.- The
sighting bar..was used to instruct
the girls, illustrating correct sight
alignment. The 'Sour positions of
firing, standing, kneeling, sitting,
and prone were illustrated and ex-
plained.
The 9:20 class will meet Wed-
nesday, Feb. 5, and will engage in
actual practice firing. During
practice firing, in each of the" nine
classes, the pupils; will .. receive
careful arid instructive coaching. ^
As soon as the girls' team is
organized arid they have had some
practice, they will engage in
competition with the boys' team-.
The boys have an advantage over
the girls an that they have been
receiving instructions in rifle
marksmanship for the past month.
However, thfr boys have riot begun
firing practice yet.
Meeks says there is the material
for an outstanding team; also that
the girls' team will give the boys
some close competition and a team
which will be able to compete with
thei-$eE|%rgB$U> -bore xtifle? team, in, -
the state. ■
The girls will begin by firing five
shots at each target from each po-
sition until they learn the funda-
riientals.
■The following isfa list of the
girls who are enrolled for marks-
manship: -
' Norma Ratliff, Mary Bert Mc-'
Afee, Reba Boatler, Virginia West-
brook, Noleta Hardy, Grace Cant-
wel, , Romalee Wright-, Edwina
Sparks, Edith Barker, Sammy
Ruth Casbccr, Esther Grissom,
Mozelle Barnhart, Cleone Fields,
May Delia Randall, oJ Anita May-
land, Mary Beth Davisj Ann Eld-
yss Jarratt, La Wanda Tout?, Ella
F. Chandler, Grace Saylor, Sarah
Robbing, Mary Helen Lancaster;
Geraldine Barham, Von Dean
Geeslin, Morene Booth, Nan Shel-
ton, Marguerite' Thomas, Mary. E.
Jones, Kathryn Speaker, Wayne
Cowley, Ruth Jo Jennings, Guine-
vere Whisenhunt, Lucille Patter-
son, Dixie Hendrix, France^ Tate,
Jennie Lee Withers, Anita, Stew-
art, Louise Roe, Pauline Stringer,
Chariene Bratton, Jfessie Aaron,
Alice Mae Shanafelt,
Students, -the alvertisers make
your J-Tac possible. Favor them.
JIMMIE BRITT LEADS
! PLOWBOY SCORERS
Jimmie Britt, Plowboy for-
ward, is. leading the- team * in
scoring honors. Out of a total
of ten'games Britt has scored
94 points. Jimmie makes some
of the most difficult shots in
basketball. It seems as though
he cannot make them uhless
there are two or three players
hariging on his arms-
Finley,'the other forward of
the club, runs a close second
with 83 points- Headstream, cen-
ter, takes third place with 70
points. Next comes the other
players, Smith with 66 arid
Spears with 49.
: Total scores for each member
of the Plowboy team follow:
Britt : i —94
Finley ——83
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49
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Headstream —
Smith
Spears
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Carrigan —
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