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THE J-TAC
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1940
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Lillie V. Lillard Was Instrumental
In Establishing Speech Department
Through the pioneering efforts
of Lillie V. Lillard, head of the
speech department, a permanent
speech department was established
in Tarleton.
When Miss Lillard came here
more than sixteen years ago, there
was no speech department. An ex-
pression teacher stayed about six
weeks out of every long session
coaching the few students who
were interested.
After a great deal of hard work
and persuasive talking, Miss Lil-
lard managed to get her course
established as a major field in the
college. Year by year it has grown
bigger and better, and in the last
few years it has made quite a
name for itself, as well as ,for
Tarleton, by the various state con-
tests it has won in debate, drama,
etc.
Interest in these contests was
promoted to a greater extent by
Miss Lillard than by any other
member of the Texas Junior Col-
lege Speech Association. She is
the oldest member of the Asso-
ciation, having joined it soon af-
ter coming to Tarleton, Recently
the association conferred upon her
the honor of being official secre-
tary-treasurer for life.
Armstrong1 & Beene
LAUNDRY *
AND DRY CLEANING
We Call for and Deliver
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Large Selection of jf
GIFTS
For the Whole Family
REASONABLY PRICED
Come in and look around
PERRY BROS.
5c, 10c, 25c Store
Full Line of
LUCIEN LELONG
*Ai\d Other Lines of
TOILET
Preparations
In Christmas Packages
Also Christmas Pangburn
- CANDIES
And Other Gifts at the
SERVICE
DRUGSTORE
Also Complete Line of
Diamonds, Elgin Watches
And Other Jewelry
$
Hailing from South Texas, Miss
Lillard received her B. A. degree
from Southern Methodist Univer-
sity and afterwards she attended
the Boston School of Expression.
The American Drama League
Party, conducted by the famous
Blanche Yurke, left for England
in 1934 to study in London. Each
membei', many of them actresses,
went on a special scholarship, and
among them was Miss Lillard who
held a Ruth Draper Scholarship.
Landing in England, the party
studied for a while at the Cen-
tral Schopl of Speech in London,
which is a private school connected
with London University. They went
through all of the universities
and toured the entire country. The
members were royally entertained
time after time by English people
of high standing, especially the
English stage stars. Among those
who entertained them was Lady
Keeble, the one for whom George
Bernard Shaw writes his plays.
The tourists saw the Shakespear-
ean Festival featuring shows,
plays, and introductions to noted
playwriters and actresses.
Miss Lillard finally turned to-
ward the continent to tour with
another speech teacher from Cin-
cinnati. There was much talk about
war and unsettled conditions at
that time; however, the Ameri-
can ambassador in London told
them that traveling would be safe.
Together they visited Germany,
Holland, Paris, and the Grand Op-
era in Austria. They even had
the miraculous opportunity of see-
ing the Passion Play at Oberam-
mergau, which happened to be cele-
brating its three hundredth anni-
versary.
One day Miss Lillard's curiosi-'
ty overcoming her, she wandered
down to the polls in a German
town. There she watched the vot-
ing in which the people were help-
ing to elect Hitler, the Fuehrer.
On her return to the United
States, Miss Lillard spent quite a
while in New York, visiting the
various lighting and costuming
companies.
Likewise she worked with pro-
duction and gave reviews and lec-
tures on plays, drama, her doll
collection, and her previous trip
to Mexico.
Ilcr experiences, trips, and re-
search work were crowned in 1937
at Columbia University when Miss
Lillard received her M. A. degree.
FOODS 401 CLASS STUDIES
ALL ASPECTS OF MARKETING
What, where, when, and how
much to buy is being discussed by
the foods 401 class in their study
of marketing. They have studied
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mounted for only—
$5.95
Have Some New Proofs Made for Christmas Gifts.
"B AX"
"Better Photographs"
brands, contests of labels, and food
legislation. The girls individual-
ly have visited down-town gro-
cery stores, studying their ap-
pearance and the appearance of the
clerks.
Margaret Clements,
Lester Roy Dawson
Marry November 28
Margaret Clements, former stu-
dent of Tarleton and Mary-Hardin
Baylor and daughter of Mr, and
Mrs. Alvin Clements of Copperas
Cove, was married to Lester Roy
Dawson, son of Mr. and Mrs. R.
E. Dawson of Boys' Ranch, Lam-
pasas, on November 28 at 2:00
p. m. at the First Baptist Church
in Copperas Cove.
Maida Sue Clements, sister of
the bride, was her only attendant
and Miniard C'rabb of Copperas
Cove was best man to the bride-
groom.
The bride wore a soldier blue
wool suit trimmed in gray squir-
rel fur and a Dubonnet turban
with a short veil. Her accessor-
ies were also of Dubonnet.
After the wedding the couple
took a short honeymoon trip to
San Antonio. They are now at home
at 3101 Walling Drive, Austin. Mr.
Dawson will receive his bachelor
of science degree in chemical en-
gineering from the University of
Texas in June.
Dining Hall Serves
Christmas Dinner To
Sixty-Two Employees
The sixty-two student employees
of the college dining hall were
entertained with a Christmas buffet
supper last Sunday evening from
3:30 to 7:30 o'clock by Ethel Bob
Montague, dietitian and manager
of the dining hall at her apart-
ment.
The Christmas motif was carried
out by miniature Christmas trees
which were used as center pieces.
Several contests pertaining to food
were played by the group before
the meal.
The menu consisted of turkey,
salad, bread and butter sandwiches,
fruit cake, assorted heart candy,
and hot tea with lemon. Mrs. E.
M. Montague poured the tea and
Oleta Frost and Thelma Hartless
served at the table.
Because of the large number of
employees, thirty-one guests came
from 8:30 to 5:00 and the "others
came from 5:30 to 7:30. Those who
attended the supper from 3:30 to
5:00 were Happy Brown, Irene
Lee, JoMae Payne, Margaret Lan-
caster, Wilma Hancock, Edna
Jackson, Dorothy Fiesher, Nerme
King, Dorothy Barnett, Pochola
Evans.
Sally Penny, Eva Louise Fow-
ler, Bill McClellan, Henry Tillett,
Mary Jo Wood, Robert Anderson,
Virginia Ellis, E. J- Richardson,
W. W. Wharton, W. A. Wright,
Claude Williams, Glynn Collier.
Jewel Heizer, Ruth Smith, Novel-
lene O'Neal, Bobbie Joe Pridgeon,
M$ry Jane Foster, James Yows,
Thomas Richardson, Harold Farm-
er, and Jene Hardin.
Those who came from 5:30 to
7:30 were Dorothy McQuary, John
Evatt, Tilden Hastings, Mary Web-
er, Billy Alison, Bill Turner, Rob-
ert ,Siedel, Edward D. Bird, Joe
Harris, Anna Webb Blanton, Baz-
ell McQuerry, Gerald Lee, Doris
Moreland,
Mary Ellen Reed, Gertrude
Thomas, Frances Daves, Elwin
Johnson, Sidney Lunrgren, Claude
Knight, Russell Anderson, Marie
Hasty, Edith Butman, Douglas Pol-
lard, Minnie Rundell, L. J. Baker,
Gloria McElroy, Ruby Nell Lock-
hart, Edna Clark, Orval Dennis,
and Stephenville Taylor.
Year wood to Marry
During Holidays
In San Antonio
Mr. and Mrs. William Bray of
San Antonio announced the en-
gagement of their daughter, Max-
ine, to Albert Boyce Yearwood Jr.,
Tarleton teacher of agronomy and
son of A. Boyce Yearwood of Ste-
phenville, on December 8. The date
of the marriage has been set for
December 28 and will be held in
the Laurel Heights Methodist
Church in San Antonio.
Maxine received a bachelor of
arts d' gree from Texas State Col-
lege for Women in Denton and
taught English and Spanish in the
Stephenville High School follow-
ing her graduation.
Yearwood received his bachelor
of science degree from the Texas
A. & M. College, College Station.
He replaces Captain L. G. Rich in
the agronomy department.
William P. Grant
Writes Concert
For Harold Meek
While studying last summer at
the Eastman School of Music in
Rochester, N. Y., I ran across Har-
old Meek, whom I had known
slightly for several years.
Meek's major instrument Is the
French horn. He is a graduate of
the Curtis Institute of Music in
Philadelphia and is now doing ad-
vanced work at Eastman. Meek
asked me to write a concerto for
him.
I did not begin work on this
until after school started,- but dur-
ing my "off" time in September
and October I wrote my "Concerto
for Horn and Orchestra," which
is dedicated to Meek.
Meek then showed the concerto
to Howard Hanson, famous Amer-
ican composer and conductor and
director of the Eastman School of
Music, who was very favorably
impressed and spoke highly of the
concerto, saying it shows "a fine
understanding of the horn" and
as "a considerable contribution to
the horn repertory."
Meek will play the concerto
some time in the spring with the
Rochester Civic Orchestra, with Dr.
Hanson conducting.
(A concerto is a composition in
sereral movements—really sever-
al pieces—for solo instrument
and orchestra. My concerto in in 3
movements, and the solo instru-
ment, of course, is the French horn.
The concerto is 20 or 25 minutes
in length.)
Campus Club To Meet
Dec 10 With May
Jones, Dexta King
The Campus Club will meet with
May Jones and Dexta King on
December 10. Mrs. S. F. Davis
will speak on the subject: "Across
the Andes to Chile." "Christmas
Customs of Latin America," will be
the subject of discussion to be
given by Mrs. Linnie Cox Smith,
and Lillie V. Lillard will talk on
the subject of "The Christ of the
Andes/'
College Farm Raises
Feed For the Stock
And Makes Profit
Located just two miles north of
the college is a plot of 556 acres
known as the "College Farm."
Tons of feed are raised each year
on the 30G acres under cultivation
valued at §154,000. This feed is
stored for feeding the 76 register-
ed Jerseys, 11 head of horses and
mules, 2 head of Hereford cattle,
105 head of sheep, 103 Hampshire
hogs, and 64 head of goats owned
by the college.
An accurate record of all expen-
ditures is kept on everything so
that the animals not only help pay
for their own existence but also
pay a dividend so as to make pos-
sible the new improvements which
are being made all the time.
One of the newest improvements
being made is the construction of
29,700 feet or 6.8 miles of Ehvood
fencing, which is being constructed
around the entire farm. Most of
the construction work will be done
by that group of students who stay
at the farm known as the "Farm
boys.*"
The slogan practiced by the offic-
ials who operate the farm is
"Good, Better, Best; never let it
rest, until your good is better and
your better best."
Duane Hobin Tests Tarleton's Herd
Duance Hobin, official tester for
the American Jersey Cattle Club
and the Bureau of Dairy Indus-
try, tested the Tarleton dairy herd
last week. Mr. Hobin, who
makes a monthly twenty-four-hour
test of each cow determining the
pounds of milk and fat per cow,
stated that he considers Tarleton's
herd one of the best in the Uni-
ted States.
Mr. Hobin was graduated from
Tarleton in 1037. Since leaving
here, he has worked at the Heep
Jersey Farm. In 1936 he worked
with a selected group of Jersey
cows at the New York World's Fair
and has been about half of the
Jersey cows in the United States.
Guest Speaker for Episcopal Club
The Episcopal Club will have as
guest speaker this week, the Rev.
Sherwood Clayton of St. John's
Episcopal Church in Fort Worth.
A short discussion will be held
at Ihe first of the program, and
plans will be made for a Christ-
mas party to be held next week.
Stewardess Will
Lecture on F.H.A.
Club Program
The Tarleton HomemakSrs
Club will sponsor an American
Airline stewardess program to be
given in the little auditorium of
the home economies building at
7:30, December 18. Two moving
pictures will be shown and a stew-
ardess will be present to make
a short talk on qualifications for
a stewardess and will answer ques-
tions concerning her profession.
The American Airlines, Incorpo-
rated, of Fort Worth will furnish
the equipment, and Carrol F. Hen-
ners, sales manager for the Amer-
ican Airlines, will discuss the pic-
tures.
All students, as well as mem-
bers of the club, are invited. The
Stephenville High School home eco-
nomice club has also been invit-
ed to attend the program.
"Hello!"
"Who's speaking?"
"Watt."
"What's your name?"
"Watt's my name?"
"Yeah, what's your name?"
"My name is John Watt."
"John Watt?"
"Yes."
"Oh, never mind, I'll be around
to see you this afternoon."
"All right. Who are you?
Jones?"
"No, I'm Knott."
"Well, will you please tell me
who you are then?"
"Will Knott."
"Why not?"
"My name is Knott."
"Not what?"
And they both got sore.—The
Crane.
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Roses are red;
Violets are blue;
Orchids are $2.50.
Would dandelions look good to you?
—The Trail Blazer.
Haz61 Neal, former Tarleton stu-
dent from Austin, Texas, visited
on the campus during the apst
week-end. Miss Neal is now teach-
ins: school near Fredericksburg.
A sophisticated, delicately subtle perfume-™*
the perfect expression of flattering Christmas
tribute. Brilliantly, festively wrapped in four
convenient sizes at •••.««••*• *
$2-50 . $4 50 . $8-50 and $13-50
Slaughter Drug Store
Here lies the body of Susan Jones,
Resting beneath these polished
stones.
Her name was Brown instead of
Jones.
But Brown won't rhyme with pol-
ished stones,
And she won't know if it's Brown
or Jones.—The Exponent.
A freshman went to Hades
To see what he could learn.
The devil sent him back
Labeled: "Much too green to burn."
—Skyline.
Mrs. Lillie Pearl Chamberlain of
Hico spent Sunday in Stephenville
as the guest of Lillie V. Lillard.
While here she visited old friends.
Mrs. Chamberlain was for years
the head of the home economics
department. She also served as
Dean 'of Women for several years.
Christmas Program
Given By Home
Economics Club
Marguerite Capps officiated as
freshman chairman at the Christ-
mas program given by the Home
Economics Club in the auditorium
of the home economics building
Wednesday night at 7:00 o'clock.
After the group singing of "Jin-
gle Bells," Letha Mae Beaman gave
a Christmas reading, and Faye
Samuelson spoke on "Suitabk*
Christmas Gifts and How tc Wrap
them." A play, "It's Christmas
Again," was then produced in
which ten of the freshmen mem-
bers participated.
After the exchange .of gifts
through the medium of, a game,
the program ended with the club
members singing "Silent' Night."
give
A carton of
Chesterfields with their
MILDER BETTER TASTE will
give your friends more
pleasure than anything
else you can buy for
the money.
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Copyright 1940, Liccctt & Mrcts Tobacco Co.
in the attractive Gift carton
that says
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