The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 29, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 27, 1937 Page: 1 of 4
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STEPHENVILI.E. TEXAS, TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1937
NUMBER 29
Election Scheduled Next Thursday;
Outlaws Present Other Nominations
GORDON BACKS SIX ON HIS
TICKET ANNOUNCED APRIL 29
Election of student officers for
next year will be held in chapel
next Thursday, April 29, and will
be conducted by the Student Coun-
cil, according to Mack Mize, presi-
dent of the council.
A party designated by Mack
Miae,as the "Outlaw" party was
announced Monday by Lawrence
Bledsoe. Tommy Gordon is the
campaign manager and is support-
ing- six candidates. Those running
are for the following offices:
Yell leader, Bernard Clegg; Edi-
tor J-Tac, Effie Lindsay; Associate
Editor J-Tac, Juanita Rudd: Assoc-
iate Editor Grassburr, Ben Holton;
Business Manager Gt'assburr, Johr,
Buckner: and Sports Editor Grass-
burr, Harold Yarbrough.
Another independent party of
several candidates was approved
Monday, but no list of the ones run-
ning could be obtained. Archie
Scott was the campaign manager.
A list of candidates and their
party affiliations nominated by the
Student Council has already been
announced. Those candidates are
as follows:
President of Student Council—
Len Clardy and Ted Ruth.
Vice-president, of Student Coun-
cil—Louis Mickley and Kenneth
Martin.
Secretary-treasurer of Student
Council—Dorothy Kennedy a ml
Luna Ruth Petty.
Yell Leaders—Cui'loy Rutledgo,
Billy Latham, Earl Harvey, and
Herman Poe.
Athletic Sponsor — Margaret
Carlisle and Dena Carroll.
J-Tae Nominees
Editor J-Tac—Joe Parish an J
Arthur Wagy.
Associate Editor—Gene Mor-
gan and Edmina Croxdale.
Business Manager of J-Tac—
Charles Brown and Lorenzo Rig-
gins.
Assistant Business Manager—
W. A. Sanders and H. F. Boyd.
News editor —• F "ott Oockrolt
and Lucile Simpson.
Society editor — Cherry Price
and Marguerite Spencer.
Sports editor — John Buckner
and Billy Hudgins.
(Continued on page 2)
TEACHER'S MOTHER
AND BROTHER WERE
BURIED YESTERDAY
Miss Lula C. Gough Went To
Sherman for Funeral
Services
Funeral services were held yes-
terday at 4 o'clock in Sherman
for both the mother and brother
of Miss Lula C. Gough, teacher of
botany and nature study, both of
whom died Sunday.
Mrs. Fannie Faulkner Gough,
mother of the Tarleton teacher,
died at 3:15 p. m. Sunday at Miss
Gough's home in Stephenville
where she has been since Christ-
mas. Mrs. Gough's son, A. L., died
at 1:30 p. m. Sunday at Sherman.
Mrs. Goue-h was born Nov. 16.
18&5, at Calvert, Texas, and was
the last surviving member of t.hi
family. She married at 17 years
of age to "Rev. W. M. Gou^h who
died in 1805 at Sherman. He or-
s-aniTJC-d the First Baptist Church
in Fort Worth before point? t-e
Sherman. The Trewitt Funeral
Home had charge of arrange-
ments here.
The mother and son are survi-
ved bv the following member- of
the family: A. D. Gongh, Wichita
Falls: W. D. Gousrh. f?h"rinan:
Mrs, W, A. Beal. Cameron: Mrs.
C. I.. Refflev. McAlestfr, Okla.:
J. W. Gonerh, McAlester. Okla.:
Mrs. O. M, Harned. ChiVkasha,
Okla.: Mrs. R. E. McC'V-mick,
Denison and Miss Gough of ?t
nhcnvillo.
Miss Gouph was driven to Sher-
man by J. D. English, a member
nf the same department as Miss
Couch.
Tf a mathematician wore to split
hairs with statisticians at the
University of Minnesota, he could
iT-obohlv prove them a pound or
two off in their computation that
barbers in the Union byilding clip
"Imost 100 pounds of black, yel-
low, white, brown, and auburn
locks yearly.
Life In S+enbenvWp Painted as Dark and
Lonely During Holidays With No Students
Not only was home sweet home
humble in the little town of Ste-
phenville, but it was also lonely
during the spring holidays. Wo
handful of mortals W'ho went to
Stephenville (we do so every day)
for the San Jacinto Holidays
found ourselves trudging around
the corner or up the street to the
good old campus at night. The
moon seemed much brighter there
than in our backyard. As we were
at home, we couldn't be homesick.
As wc were not forced to attend
thos-o "dreadful" classes on such
warm days, we were not supposed
to fret—but what Stephenville
student of Tarleton failed to count
the days until the day the "oto
gang" would return?
Tarleton Avenue? You can't
imagine! We strolled up and down
that paved strip loneliness until
2:00 a. m. Friday morning, and
all we saw the entire night, not
counting those two ears that pass-
ed before 8:00 p. m., was the milk-
man. Our hearts filled with joy
when we saw his horse, for even
it brought fond memories of H.
R. H. Major James D. Bender, P.
M. S. <fe T., whom we would have
welcomed. 1
Saturday found Miss Ethel Bob
Montague at the head of one of
the tables in the "hash house"
carrying on an imaginary con-
versation with the missing kids.
The Davis Hall was so tightly
closed that the dust from the rag-
ing duster of Friday even failed
to settle in the hall. For once the
fourth ramn was quiet—that's
one for Ripley.
When we disturbed Mr. Dona-
hoe, the night-watchman, in his
^lumber, he stated in a none too
pleasant tone that he wasn't on a
strike, but onlv resting. "Wak'?
mo up Sunday," he said as he roll-
ed over on the bench in front of
the Administration building.
We spent the remainder of th*
holidays rushing to the post of-
fice, hoping each time that there
would at least be a post card frons
some of the bunch from San An-
tonio. No letters, no post cards,
no telegrams, greeted us.
Then came the dawn! Victory!
Sundav arrived and in came tho
cang. As we felt like hermits by
now, we were afraid to come out
nf hibernation tg greet them lest
they make fun of our whisker?.
But we did meet them, and we
tried to tell them what a glorious
time we had been having and how
we didn't miss them much on ac-
count of so much doing here in our
little city. But our spirits went
down yonder when they began to
beg us to tell them more about
eur trip from the campus to Ste-
phenville. Our art of imagining
and lying had gone, and we up
and confessed that be it ever so
!onely, any place is better than
here.
PARENTS' DAY PROGRAM
Sunday, May 2
9:30-12:00 a. m.—Attend Sunday school and church of
choice in city.
2:00-2:30 p. m.—Band concert Hunewell Park,
2:30-3:45 p. m.-—Parents' Tea at Home Economics depart-
ment.
4:00 p. m.—Musical concert by Fine Arts department in
auditorium,
5:30 p. m.—Retreat parade.'
8:00 p. m.—Attend church of choice in city.
Monday, May 3
8:00-9:45 a. m.—Visit classes of .students.
10:00 a. m.—Contests on drill field by Military Science de-
ment.
1. Tent pitching contest.
2. Competitive drill between squads.
10:50 a. m.—Parade march, Band leading.
11:00 a. m.—Assembly.
1. Song by audience led by R. Berton Coffin.
2. Readings by members of Speech department.
3. Address by Attorney-General William L. MeCraw.
2:00-5:00 p. m,—Open house in woodwork and auto mech-
ica departments.
2:30 p. m.—Engineers' field day on drill field,
5 :30 p. m.—Crack company exhibition drill,
5:45 p. m.—Greek pageant by girls of physical education
. department on Hays Field.
BAND AND CRACK COMPANY
RETURN FROM SAN ANTONIO
BATTLE OF FLOWERS PARADE
BAND TAKES FIRST
IN CONTEST AT SAN
Tl
Marching Division Won by Tarleton
In Otie of Many Contests-
At Tech Field
UNIT DESIGNATED SPECIAL
ESCORT BUT GOVERNOR
FAILS TO APPEAR
The band won first place in a
marching contest in competition
with Schreiner Institute of Kerr-
ville at Tech Field in San Anton-
io Thursday. About 8,000 people
crowded the field where 22 tro-
phies and some cash awards were
given away.
Schreiner took off first honors
in junior college and academy di-
vision in concert competition last
Thursday afternoon in the Jeffer-
son Senior School Auditorium.
The Brackenridge High School
and Harlandale High School |
hands were given the awards of i
"honor bands" by virtue of dou- |
hie triumphs in both concert and
marching contests of the class A
and class B high schools.
To the strains of martial airs
2,176 students, representing 23
Texas schools, took part in an
elaborate massed band spectacle.
Under the baton of Dr. Joseph E,
Waddy the immense group played
two numbers at Tech Field.
NEFF AND WEAR ARE
LISTED AS SPEAKERS
AT SENIOR EXERCISES
Prer-'dents of Baylor and Trinity
Universities Will Address
Students Here
President Pat M. Neff of Baylor
University and former Governor of
Texas and President Frank L.
Wear of Trinity University will be
ihe principal speakers at the com-
mencement and baccalaureate ex-
ercises.
The baccalaureate address will be
given at 11:00 a. m. Sunday, May
23, at the college auditorium. The
commencement address will be giv-
en at 10:00 a. m. Monday, May 24,
also in the college auditorium.
At the present time 126 seniors
are listed as candidates for gradua-
tion.
The Little Symphony Orchestra,
the local pastors, and President T.
O, Walton will assist in the pro-
grams.
COLVERT EXPLAINS VALUE
OF EXPOSITION TO LEADERS
TARLETON HOST TO
CONFERENCE MEET
The Central Texas Junior College
conference will hold its annual
track and field meet next Satur-
day, May 1, on Hays Field. En-
tries are expected from each of the
seven member schools.
Tarleton has won the track meet
every year since the conference
was organized, Coach Oscar Fraz-
ier has another strong team which
he hopes can repeat. The thinly
dads were only recently nosed out
by the A, & M. freshmen in a
dual track meet.
Today Tarleton faces the Howard
Payne tracksters in a dual track
meet.
Miss Dollie Marie Glover visited
Mrs. W. E. Moody at Anderson,
Texas, during the holidays. Mrs,
Moody was formerly matron of the
girls' dormitory.
Here to acquaint civic leaders
with the far reaching value of the
Creater Texas and Pan American
Exposition, to open in Dallas June
12, as a stimulate for increased
tourist travel through this sec-
tion during the twenty weeks' run
of the fair. Bill Edwin Colvert of
Dallas, assistant to the promotion
director, will speak before several
local organizations and clubs.
In his addresses the Exposition
representative will point out the
various ways by which the entire
Southwest will benefit from the Ex-
position, not only as an incentive
for further tourist travel but as a
means for acquainting the twenty
republics of La,tin America with
the products and materials this
section has to offer them.
The Pan American Hall, which
will house the governmental indus-
trial exhibits from Latin America
at the fair, will be described in
d-etail by Colvert to the local
schools. He will emphasize the
excellent opportunity school child-
ren will have to study each of the
Latin American nations by the ex-
hibits their governments maintain
in this building. In other words,
he said they will be provided the
opportunity to go to school abroad
at home.
Long associated with the Texas
Junior Chamber of Commerce, Col-
vert. has been active throughout the
state for several years. Pie was
formerly the publisher of the Daily
Sentinel at Nacogdoches.
Prof. Advises Split Infinitives
Spokane, Wash.—If some people
would split infinitives for a half
hour before breakfast every morn-
ing, it might do them a lot of
good.
It certainly is permissible to
frequently split an infinitive and
occasionally to use a preposition
to end a sentence with, said Prof.
Walter Barnes, of New York Uni-
versity, to the Inland Empire Edu-
cation association.
To "cultivate a more comfortable
language," the English professor
advised the cutting of grammati-
cal corners.
JENNINGS SELECTED
AS REPRESENTATIVE
TOC OF C, MEETING
Ruth Jo Jennings will represent
Tarleton at the West Texas
Chamber of Commerce Conven-
tion in Browmvood, May 3-5 ac-
cording to Dean J. Thomas Davis.
Ruth Jo will be known as Miss
Tarleton and will stay in Brown-
wood' during the convention. On
Tuesday, May 4, she along with
other girls from West Texas col-
leges will attend a banquet where
all girls representing other places
will parade across a stage in ev-
ening clothes. From this group the
queen of the convention will be
chosen.
Ruth Jo was selected by Dean
Davis as the representative from
Tarleton.
She is president of the A. W. S.
Council, a member of the O. W. L.
S. club, and a member of the
dance committee.
The Honorary Cadet Corps of 76
men and the 57 piece band returned
Saturday in four chartered buses
from San Antonio where they
marched in the Battle of Flowers
parade. The bajnd also emtered
contest and competed in a concert
contest.
The crack company and band was
designated by the women of the
Battle of Flowers Association as a
part of a special escort to conduct
Gov, James V, Allred from the
Gunter Hotel to the starting point
of the parade. Along with the
state highway patrol and the Pea-
cock Lancers, a group of 40 mount-
ed cadets, the honored group
march to the hotel, but Gov. Allred
failed to appear.
Tarleton's cadets was the only
R.O.T.C. unit for which the gover-
nor stood when the parade passed
the reviewing stand according to
Maj. James D. Bender, P.M.S. & T.
The parade was about five miles
long and started about 2:00 o'clock.
The first part of the parade reached
the reviewing stand at the Alamo
at 4:15 and the last unit passed
shortly after f>;30 o'clock.
Hundreds of members of patrio-
tic. civic, and social organizations,
•u*mv officials, 43 bands, many
P.O.T.C. units, and a host of ela-
borately decorated iioats made UP
the procession. It was made up of
twelve sections with motorcycle
squads and hisrh officials leading
the parade and the royal section, in
which the Queen of the Fiesta and
h-?r court appeared, concluding the
long line.
Miss- Josephine Vance Spencer
of San Antonio was crowned the
Empress of all Russias and waa
oneen of the Fiesta. The 15 royalty
floats in the final section of the
parade carried out a Russian motif.
Th; Tarleton group left Stephen-
ville early Wednesday morning and
returned about 3:30 o'clock Satur-
day afternoon. The cadets paraded
in Brady at noon Thursday and
were given a lunch by the city.
In San Antonio the band and
rifle team were guests at Kelly
Field, During the stav there they
were conducted through both Kelly
Field and Randolph Field. Dean J.
Thomas Davis, Registrar Gabe
Lewis, and Band Dir3ctor D. G.
Hunewell accompanied the group
on the trip.
Hitch-hiker W. W. Westbrook, a
student at Lousiana State Univer-
sity, got quicker service than he
expected. Four airplane salesmen
picked him up, took him to the air-
port, and whiskeci him to New
Orleans in 20 minutes.
Exposition Eye=Opener
amm
Enveloped in a Mexican serape and wearing a straw sombrero,
Gay Delys, charming Texanita of the Greater Texas and Pan American
Exposition which opens in Dallas June 12 for a 142 days' run, has gone
pan American from top to toe. Miss Delys was selected by MeClelia'"!
Barclay, New York magazine illustrator, from more than 600 contest-
ants as one of the lucky fifty girls who will serve tha exposition aa
models and hostesses.
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