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THE J-TAC
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1940
Student Council Party Features Negro
Blues Singer and "What Have You"
The Student Council "Get-Ac-
quainted." parly held Saturday
night in Hunewell Park was at-
tended by a large crowd of sen-
iors and freshmen.
Five members of Tarleton's Mili-
tary Band played several songs at
the beginning of the program.
The regular program consisted
of numbers sponsored by the vari-
ous dubs on the campus. The Fine
Arts Club presented Gloria Stuart
who played "12th Street Rag" on
the accordion.
Pauline Snyder, representing the
JAPS Club, gave two violin solos,
"III Never Smile Again" and "Star
Dust."
The D. S. T. Club presented Sara
Lamun, Latha Hillyard, and Irving
Lovelace in a novel song and dance
arrangement of "St. Louis Blues."
The S. O. S. Club presented Jo
McDaniel and Bets Matthews in a
jitterbug number.
The Lords and Commoners pre-
sented Bobby Richardson who play-
ed a saxophone solo, "Fli Never
Smile Again" accompanied by Irv-
ing Lgvelace at the piano.
Jerry McClaren gave a read-
ing, Mary Dunbar played "Sunrise
Serenade" on the piano, and Loren-
zo Bentley tapped for the G, W. L.
S. Club.
The Chorus was represented by
Kathleen Collum, Kathryn Nutt,
and Wilma Win gat who sang "Blue-
berry Hill."
Frances Taylor and Tommy Ruth
Baxter gave a vocal swing duet
for the S. O, T. S.
The Butches introduced Coaches
Wisdom and Rudder who in turn
introduced members of the foot-
ball squad, the two yell leaders,
"Burr" Reavis and Jack Key, and
the athletic sonsor, Beth Benja-
min. "Burr" led the crowd in sing-
ing "On Ye Tarleton" and the "Col-
or Song," while Floyd Stigler, J.
Lewis Evans, and Wilson Pack ac-
coraanied with a trumpet solo.
Hugh Spotts, president of the
Student Council, Introduced Her-
bert Minter, Grassburr editor, Sara
Andrews, J-Tac editor, and Dick
Eddleman ,vice-president o the Stu-
dent Council.
Ice cream was served to all who
attended the program.
STUDENTS SHOULD OBSERVE
LIBRARY REGULATIONS
In order that new students may
become acquainted with the library
there will be three talks made on
how to use the library. These talks
will be made on Wednesday, Thurs-
day, and Friday, September 18, 19,
20 at 5 p. m.
Schedule For Year
The regular library schedule
starts today. Oa Monday through
Friday the library will open at
7:30 a. m. and not close until 9
p. m. The Saturday schedule is
from 7:30 a. ro. to 2:00 p. m. Ref-
erence books are for use in the
library only. Reserve books are
used in the library during the
day and may be taken out for
over-night use at 4:00 p. m. and
at 8:30 p. m. Circulating books
may be, taken out at any time for
three days, one week or two weeks,
with renewal by permission. A fine
five cents an hour is charged
for overdue reserve books, and two
cents a day is charged for over-
due circulating books. Since the
library is a place for study, stu-
dents should be as quiet as possible
at all times.
Miss Blersehwale calle attention
to the fact that reserved books
may be taken out at 11:00 p. m.
on Saturday.
Visitor From Washington
Ou Campus
Dick Eddleman had as his guests,
Thursday his mother, Mrs. J JP.
Eddleman of Washington, D. C.,
and his brother, John Eddleman
of Austin. Mrs. Eddleman is em-
ployed with the Veterans' Admin-
istration in Washington. John has
just received his B. A degree from
the University of Texas, and he is
now working on his M. A, and
B. B. A. degrees at the university.
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Members are Kathryn Bledsoe,
Dorothy Morris, Martha Bron-
stad, and Laura Helen Saylor.
BUTCHES CLUB
Each year The Butches Club
honors the outstanding athlete of
the school. This club
promotes a t h 1 etics
and social activity
in Tarleton.
The officers for
1940-M1 are Hugh
Spotts, president;
Dub Davis, vice-
president; L.T.Mat-
thews, secretary-treasurer; and
Mr. W. J. Wisdom, sponsor.
Members are Grover Gbbs and
Bill MeKinsey.
Students Crowd
Rec Hall and Gym
At First Dances
sfotts
History, Officers And Members Of
Tarleton's Eleven Social Clubs
O.W.L.8. CLUB
The O.W.L.S. Club, the oldest
girls' club on the campus, was or-
. ganized in 1925 witli
the purpose of cre-
ating a more intrin-
sic feeling of friend-
liness and promot-
ing a closer tie of
relationship among
Tarleton girls.
goodwin Officers of the club
are Dorothy Dee Goodwin, presi-
dent; Mary Ruth Cox, vice-presi-
dent; Betty Jean Lane, secretary;
and Kathleen Collum, reporter.
Members are Julia Parker, Jerry
McClaran, Neva Frances HarreU,
Donieee Parker, and Mary Sue
Smith.
The club sponsor is Miss May
Jones.
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LORDS AND COMMONERS
CLUB
The-Lords and Commoners Club
was organized in 1935. Last year
it won the scholar-
ship award which is
[jj given each year to
a social club. Each
year they sponsor a
" Miss Tarleton"
I contest, the proceeds
f r -a m which are
eddleman used to send some
worthy student to school.
Club officers are Dick Eddleman,
president; Hubert Pollard, vice-
president; Herbert Minter, secre-
tary-treasurer; Bill Bethea, re-
porter; and Mr. Donald Morton,
sponsor.
Members are Harry Lee Haynes,
Billy McGuire, Edwin Terry, Earl
Gathright, and Max Steck.
1931 for the purpose of promoting
a spirit of .friend-
ship and happy so-
cial life. The spons-
or of the club is
Aliss Dexta King.
Officers of the
:lub are president,
Frances Lou Dean;
secretary, Tommylu
Muterspaugh; treasurer, Valerie
Belscamper; reporter, Mildred
Beidleman.
Members are Kathryn Nutt,
Sarah Ann Ferguson, Mary Walk-
er, Pauline Craft, and Merle Cal-
vert.
dean
TEJAS CLUB
The Tejas Club, founded in the
fall of 1933, was established for
the purpose of pro-
moting a spirit o f
'riendly co-operation
and wholesome en-
tertainment. Miss
Olene Cleveland is
the club sponsor.
The club officers
nix are Stella Nix, pres-
ident; Beth Benjamin, vice-presi-
dent; Bobby Dean Everett, secre-
tary-treasurer ; and Frances
Brown, reporter.
Maxine Nichols is the only other
member of the club.
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SILVER KEY CLUB
The main purpose of The Silver
Key Club is to promote fellowship
among club mem-
bers and fellow stu-
dents. It constantly
strives for the bet-
terment o f Tarle-
ton's social life.
Officers are Don-
ald McCollum, pres-
ident; Bob Miller,
vice - president;
Charles Brownfield,
secretary- treasurer;
Joe Dyson, report-
er; and Reuben
m'collum Friou, sponsor.
Charles Lockhart, Templeton
Thompson, Joe Hedrick, Arnold
Johnson, Bill Clark, and J. C.
Sikea are the other members.
S.O.T.S. CLUB
The S.O.T.S. was organized in
1932 for the purpose of giving its
members a better
social education
in regard to the
college. It has al-
ways been ready
to sponsor such
programs as
would benefit the
student body.
The club offic-
ers are president,
Earl McSpadden;
vice- president,
The club officers
Earl McSpadden;
Mr. Dick Smith.
Other members are Jack Kelly,
H. L. Phillips, Byron Andrews,
Paul Smith, J. R. Eads, Charles
Hili, Norval Wood, and Murry
McKim.
mcspadden
are president,
ghes; sponsor,
J.A.P.S.
Twelve girls organized the J.A.P-
Club in 1927. The number of mem-
bers has grown
much since then.
Officers for the
year are Marp Lou-
ise Poe, president;
Mignon Lawlis, vice-
president; Nona Dell
Cleveland, treasur-
er; Dorothy H. Ear-
les, reporter; and Mrs. Effie Nea-
thery, sponsor.
Members are Olive Ruth Hensar-
ling, Emily Basham, Helen Marie
Futch, Betty Wigginton, Mary
Ella Shuffield, and Alma Edgar.
poe
VIKINGS CLUB
The Vikings Club, a continuation
of the Lucky 13, one of the oldest
„ clubs on the campus,
>was organized in
^ 1937. The sponsor is
'* Mr. Zerfdie Edgai*.
Club officers aro
1 President, John Rea-
vis ; vice - president,
Bob Ross; secretary-
treasurer, Arthur
reavis
Ziegelmeyer.
Members
Sam White,
Jack Key.
are J. Lewis Evans,
Charles Fromme, and
S.O.S. CLUB
The S.O.S. Club was founded in
D.S.T. CLUB
The purpose of The D. S. T. Club
is to foster friendship and courtesy
among all the girls
of Tarleton.
Club officers are
pregident, Billie B.
Steward; secretary,
Ruth Hardison; re-
porter, Jocille Bur-
roughs; sponsor,
steward Miss Laurine Pick-
LOS CABALLEROS CLUB
The Los Caballeros, organized
several years ago, means "the
horsemen." Its pur-
"•'->i P°se *s to promote
progress and friend-
]] ship on the campus.
\ Each year the Los
^3 Caballeros give a
scholarship to the
most worthy athlete
proctor as selected by the
dean and the registrar.
The officers are Merle Proctor,
president; Barney Bedford, vice-
president; Evell Byers, secretary-
treasurer; Eugene Hardwick, re-
porter; and Mr. J. W. Sorenson,
sponsor.
Other members are John Lowe,
Jack Oates, Harold Barclay, Char-
les McDowell, Marlis Barker, and
B1I Lehmberg,
TARLETON STUDENTS FROM
GALLTESTON ENTERTAINED
The parents of Roderick Rob-
erts, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Roberts
of Galveston, entertained a group
of Galveston students and their pa-
rents with a dinner Sunday eve-
ning, the eighth of September, in
Stephenville. Guests were Mrs. H.
E. Rowland, Harry Rowland, Mr.
and Mrs. A. L. Ziegelmeyer, Ar-
thur Ziegelmeyer, Mickey Maguire,
and Lee Ansell.
Pity the poor Indian: the white
man took his land, the colloge boy
took his yells,, and the flapper
took hi spaint.—The Echo.
After-dinner dances for the 1940-
'41 session were inaugurated by the
Student Council with the two free,
dateless dances held last Tuesday
and Wednesday nights. Approxi-
mately 350 students attended the
first dance of the year held in the
recreation hall from 7:30 until
8:30 on Tuesday night. This huge
crowd necessitated the removal of
the Wednesday night dance to the
gymnasium. About 500 students at-
tended this dance. In order to en-
courage a get-acquainted move-
ment, the primary reason for the
dances, the Council adopted the pol-
icy of calling a Paul Jones dance
every few dances.
Members of the Student Coun-
cil responsible for the dances were
Hugh Spotts, president; Dick Ed-
dleman, vice-president and director
of the after-dinner dances; Kath-
leen Collum, secretary; Sarah Ann
Ferguson, senior representative;
and Miss Pearl Mahan, sponsor.
SEVERAL FACULTY MEMBERS
HAVE INTERESTING SUMMER
Many of our faculty members
had a pleasant and busy summer
this year. They did everything from
judging horse shows to going to
New York City. T. A. Hensarling,
professor of poultry, attended the
International Baby Chick Conven-
tion in St. Louis. Dr. Verne A.
Scott, professor of veterinary medi-
cine, judged several horse shows
during the summer.
Visit In New York
Miss Lee Edwin Terry, associate
professor of foods and nutrition,
spent the summer at Columbia Uni-
versity, where she worked toward
the Ph. I), degree. Miss Titia Belle
Blanks, associate professor of
clothing and textiles, took some
special work in textiles at Rocke-
feller Center. She also worked to-
ward her Ph. D. degree at New
York University.
L. G .Rich, professor of agron-
omy, and Mr. J. W .Sorenson, as-
sociate professor of farm shop,
attended the National Guard camp
in Louisiana.
Attend Meetings
E. A. Blanchard, associate pro-
fessor of mechanical arts, has been
working hard this summer in the
interests of a new airport, and in.
directing thirty students in the
summer C. A. A. flying course.
Roy B. Mefiferd, professor of voca-
tional education, and A. J. Spang-
ler, director of the school of agri-
culture, attended State F. F. A.
Leadership contests at Huntsville
in June. They went to the state
F. F. A. Convention in Houston
in July, and to the State Confer-
ence of Supervisors and Teacher
Trainers of Vocational Agriculture
Conference at College Station in
August.
C. H. Dawson, associate profes-
sor of industrial arts, taught in-
dustrial arts both summer ses-
sions and made numerous fixtures
for college departments.
With Railroad
H .W, Leach, associate profes-
sor of engineering at Tarleton,
worked as electrical engineer with
the Santa Fe railroad, during the
first part of the summer super-
vising electrical signal work near
Summerville, and taught at 'Tarle-
ton during the second six weeks
period of summer school.
Frazier In Colorado
O. H. Frazier, professor of ani-
mal husbandry and dairying, did
some advanced work at the Colo-
rado A. & M. College at Fort Col-
lins, Colorado.
Most men believe in heredity un-
til their son starts to acting, like
a fool.—The College Star.
Life is mostly froth and bubble-
Two tilings stand like stone—
Kindness in another's trouble—>
Courage in our own.—Lindsay Gor-
don's Lines.
Dr. S. D. Naylor
Office over Cawyer Drug Store
on North Side of Square
Office Phone 130 Res. 30
Dr. J. C. Wilson
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Phone S80
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