The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 8, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 3, 1959 Page: 4 of 8
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THE J-TAC
Tuesday, November s, 1959
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DRUM BEATING—Frof. Doyle Graves far left, got his chance to start "the annual drum
beating ceremony and start it he did. The professor made an inspiring talk to the student
body before he gave the drum its first beat.
irjaqi Exchange Student
Finds Texans Friendly
Twenty-one year-old Talib Ali
Al-I|ashimi, known to his fellow
students as Hashem, was the first
of six children born* in Diwaniyah,
Iraqj to Mr. and Mrs, Ali Al-
Hashimi.
Hashimi decided to try to come
to the United States for hLs col-
lege ieducation when the Iraqi gov-
ernment asked for - high school
grad^atejS, to>, become exchange '.«tu-
dentf and finish :• th«>^educations
in foreign •,eoimf£ies,; Interested in
the prospeeta, ,he' went to the Am-
erican Embassy,' ... . ; ' ,
Upon his acceptance, h<i • eh'Sse
Texas as the state in which he
would pursue his education, "be-
cause some of my friends came
here!; and told me of the advanced
technical training. And, he con-
tinue jokingly, "to see a gunfight
and to learn the 'Texan language."
A main reason for his coming to
the U. S. is the similarity of ag-
ricultural conditions here to those
of Iraq. "The only difference is
that1 we have very fertile land
there," he commented.
Working now on a BS degree in
agricultural engineering, Hashimi
hopes to eventually earn a Ph. D.
The Iraqi student is considering
si diplomatic position in the agri-
cultural field for Iraq after com-
pleting his education. "I would
also like to have my own farm
with all the modern stock. Mostly,
he emphasized, "I want to help my
people,"
After taking- an entrance exam,
Hashimi was admitted to Texas
A&M in April of 1958. Because he
could not speak, write, nor under-
stand the language, his course of
study was entirely English, The
lectures, however, proved too hard
for him to understand, so, attract-
ed by the smaller classes at TSC;
he gained permission from the
Iraqi government to enroll at Tar-
leton for the fall semester of 1958.
"I plan if possible, to finish
Sere,, not just because of the
smaller classes, but because the
people are so friendly. They keep
me from being homesick," he said,
Hashimi said that he has found
that the people here treat foreign-
ers as nicely as they treat one an-
other. After traveling in four
other states he said, "Only Texans
seem to care about me. I feel
wonderful toward' Texas people,"
TALIB ALI AL-HASHIMI
Rifle Team Completes
Preliminary Tryouts
During the weeK ending Octo-
ber 24, the men's rifle team com-
pleted its first tryout. Eugene
Wehmeyer took top place with a
score of 191 out of a 200 possible.
At this time there are six cadet
rifle' teams. Teams number one
and two fired matches with other
colleges during the week ending
October 30. Santiago Tribaldos
was the top scorer with a 384 out
of a possible 400. Eugene Weh-
myer was in second place with
MITCHELL
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Headquarters
for
College Photography
West Side of Square—Stephenville
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Speech Dept.
!s Preparing
Plays, Skits
Miss Lillie Lillard, Professor
and Head of Department of
Speech,- will present the "An-
nual Dramatic Jubilee," Dec. 8,
in the main auditorium at 7:30
p.m.
The program will be a varied one
consisting of three one-act plays,
some voice selections, and The
Top Hatters.
An admission of 25 cents will
be charged to go to the payment
of the royalties oil the plays. The
tickets will be on sale alter the
Thanksgiving holidays.
Players in the three plays,
Passing of Chow Chow, Sin tram
of Skag errak, and A seat in the
Park, are:
Danny Swafford, Kay Smith,
Jack Sperry, B, Brown, Molly
Taylor, Margarett Stokes, James
Angell, and Richard Boyd.
Miss Lillard's activities are not
directed completely to work on
the campus. She and various
groups of students present 15-
minute programs on. the radio.
These programs are informal and
consist of interviews and indi-
vidual speeches on varied subjects.
The programs are called "Meet
the Tarleton Students."
1845 out of a possible 2000.
The week beginning the first of
November, all members will fire
tryouts for placement on each
team and also for qualification to
wear the rifle team patch. To be
qualified to wear the patch, the
firer must average 88 onv four
targets, one target in each of the
four firing positions.
k£
_ The things that are wrong with
the younger generation are the
things the older generation has
outgrown,- ,3. NIA-s
HAVE IT
DEY
CLEANED
697 West Tarleton
Dial L-3422
Daiiy Sick CaiI Attracts
20 Students, Nurse Says:
" Along with the obligation of
educating -its students, Tarleton -is
obligated to maintain the health of
its; stud'ens,
. . /Mrs. Lillian Barekman and Mrs,
Eser Sessions, both licensed voca-
tional nurses, are in charge of the
health center and they ace as-
sisted by two freshman students,
John Pranks and Charles Anglin.
The center is open 24 hours a day
and there is a nurse on call at all
times; ■
"' " The number of students making'
■daily' sick : call " averag "iaboute" 20
a #;/■; very feu- on the .week-
end, due to the lack of peop'le on
the ;cam.pus.. Since ,, the beginning
of: the fall semester there have
bcen 50' students admitted to the
center for stays of any where from
to three days. The graetest amount
of; complaints have been due to
colds, with sprains assuming a
close second ?ince the start of- in-
tranatal football, Mrs. Barek-
man said.
The students have , been coope-
rating with the hospital rules and
i-egulations while making daily
sick yall-or when admitted to the
health center, "Mrs, B." continued.
She urged students being admitted
to the center to bring with them
heir toilet artielse and -cigaretteo
if . they smoke. Limited-time wi-
the part of the center personnel
makes it difficult to obtain these
things for the patient.
Several cases have been report-
ed where students have been cut-
ting classes and staying in' thier
rooms when felling ill.-This prac-
tice is not very wise for student-
reasons, the nurse indicated. If .un-
dents - are sick they should see a,
competent midael person for treat-
ment. tn addition, although a stu'-~
dent actually may be ill he wilt
not be excused from missing- class
if he has not notified the health
center. "To avoid a lot of unneces-
sary trouble and for the good" of ;
youi" health use the health cen-
ter," .Mrs.. Barekman'.said, ,1
Women Take Postal
Match from SHSTC
The -Women's-.Rifle Team, which,
has recently won ,a • postal match,
with Sam Houston State Teacher's"
College, by forfeit, -lias . -two,
shoulder to shoulder . matches
planned. Tarleton's team will com-
pete with Arlington Statu -College"
in November; the date is not yet
set. Louisiana Polytechnic's ,Wo--
men's Rifle Team will fly. to
Tarleton for a shoulder to shoulder
match on Jan. 30.
M/Sgt. Aloir/.o Bryan reports
that the team is constantly ; im-
proving, and .that they should
make -an impressive.. ne-cord .- this
year.
THE VARSITY SHOP
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• RECREATION ROOM. .. -
Pastries and Al! School Supplies
7 a.mu to 10 p,m. ?
LAUNDRY AND GLEANING SERVICE
Across from. Ferguson Hall
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