The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 15, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 18, 1964 Page: 1 of 8
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"SERVING TAR TETON STATE COLLEGE SINCE
v Box 309, Tarleton Station
43RD YEAR
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 11)04, STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS
NUMBKR 15
Wainwrights Perform At Mardi Gras
JSC Cadets March
In Opening Parades
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Wainwright Band Commander Bill Whisenant
leads his pit +hrousrh the crowded si'fi o* t."e
Mardi Gras parades. The Wainwright Band was
one of many invited to participate in the event,
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Wainwright Rifles march through the streets of
New Orleans as part of the opening parades of
the Mardi (Iras. In the background are floats
which made up the rest of the parade.
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Rhythm in
DST&
By
The DST and Los Cobbs Social
Clubs sponsored their annual
"Rhythm In Red" dance Saturday
nig'ht at 8:00. The dance was held
in the main ballroom of the Tar-
leton Center.
The decorations of the dance
carried out the Valentine theme.
Tables for four, covered in white
cloth and lighted by red candles,
filled the snack bar area of the
Center. The adjoining ballroom
was reserved specifically for danc-
ing and the band. The ceiling of
-ithe ballroom was festooned with
red balloons, crepe paper stream-
ers, and glittered hearts.
The refreshments for the dance
Red" Held
Los Cobbs
I also followed the Valentine
theme. Heart-shaped cookies, de-
corated with red frosting, were
served with red punch.
The dance music for the even-
ing1 was furnished liy "Jesse
Lopez and the See Saws," a com-
bo, from North Texas State Uni-
versity. This four-man group is
well-known throughout central
Texas, having had engagements
at SMU, TCU, and North Texas.
They are now in continuous en-
gagement at the Four Seasons
Apartments in- Dallas.. Instru-
ments used by the combo included
sax, bass, drums, guitar, and
piano.
Interviews Planned
For Seniors By
Insurance Agency;
R. E. Edwards of the South-
western Life: Insurance Company
will be on our campus February
27 to interview seniors graduating
in May or Aujust who might be
interested in future employment
with that company.
Mr. Edwards will hold inter-
views in Conference Room A in
the Tarleton Center from 9:00
a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Interested seniors should come
by the Information Desk in the
Registrar's Office and leave their
name with Mrs. H. K. Ramsey and
set a time for an appointment.
The. Wainwright Rifles and
Band returned Wednesday from
New Orleans, where they per-
formed in the opening' parades of
th Mardi Gras.
Upon arrival in New Orlednis,
the two groups were taken aboard
the U. S. Aircraft Carrier Lexing-
ton, which was host for over six
hundred ROTC cadets during the
Mardi Gras festival. The carrier
was docked just one block from
the French Quarter.
Two Parades
The Wainwrights marched in
two parades. The first parade
was on Monday night and the
second on Tuesday morning. The
night parade was particularly im-
pressive as it featured floats and
dancing torch bearers.
The Tuesday morning parade,
which was the main attraction of
the entire celebration, had over
one million people lining the par-
ade route to watch the event. The
streets were so crowded that there
was just barely enough room for
the Wainwrights and other drill
teams to pass.
After the parades, most of the
celebrating was continued on
Bourbon Street and other parts of
the French Quarter. The French
Quarter, as well as the Mardi
Gras itself, are unique features of
the United States.
Rifles
The Wainwright Rifles are
commanded by Richard Terrell,
with Wesley Booth serving as ex-
ecutive officer. Squad leaders are
Ron Kelly, Nolan Pike, Danny
Johnson, and Atwood Cherry.
Other Wainwrights who travel-
ed to the Mardi Gras are Roy Dix-
on, Ed Bradshaw, Chris Hailey,
Mike Cavanaugh, Joe Bob Carden,
Clayton Carpenter, Glen Bright,
and Jerry Hill.
Also, cadets John Handley,
Billy Martin, Robert Estridge,
David Kuhn, Gary Smith, Leonard
Piel, Steve Blair, Benny Jones,
James Sims, Walker Marx, and
j Gary Mensdes,
j Band
The Wainwright Band had
twenty-one cadets in its ranks.
The Band is commanded by Cap-
tain Bill Whisenant, who also ser-
ves as drum major. Members of
the Band that attended the Mardi
Gras are Kevin Sullivan, Steve
Fore, Clayton Carnes, Don In-
gram, Otho Smith, John Latham,
John Lightfoot, John Moerls,
Floyd Nauert, Tom Anderson, and
James Birmingham.
Also, Bobby Hamilton, Royce
McLaughlin, Clyde Moore, James
Nash, Dell Roland, Fred Schojibo,
William Selzer, and David Smith.
Other schools represented in
the Mardi Gras were the North
Texas Drill Team, known as the
Angel F^ht and Band; Texas
A & M Ross Volunteers; the Cita-
del Drill Team; Sam Houston
State Drill' Team and Band;
Florida State Drill Team and
Band; and the1 Naval Academy
Band.
Contributions
The New Orleans trip for the
Wainwrights was financed through
contributions from the citizens of
Stephenville, the Tarleton Stu-
dent Council, and personal con-
tributions.
The Mardi Gras invitation was
received by the Wainwrights in
November. A similar invitation
was received by the drill team and
band four years ago, and the two
organizations were able to make
the trip and participate in the
1 I960 Mardi Gras.
Auditions Scheduled
Wed. For "Oklahoma"
Auditions for parts in the Tar-
leton spring production of Okla-
homa! begin Wednesday night at
7 p.m. in the Main Auditorium.
Faculty directors will present
some of the music, explain parts
needed, and recommend ways in-
terested persons can participate in
the biggest musical production in
Tarleton history. Although most
people think of such tunes as "Oh,
What a Beautiful Morning," "Sur-
rey with the Fringe on Top," and
"I'm just a Girl Who Can't Say
No" when they think of Okla-
homa!, there are also dramatic
scenes and humorous scenes of
equal impressiveness.
Oklahoma! the most, fun-
filled and most American of
musicals is big in every sense of
the word. Singing parts such as
Curly, Laurie, Will, and Ado An-
nie need to be filled, but there
are also dozens of openings for
men and women in chorus parts
and small speaking parta.
Scene painters, backstage as-
sistants, and musicans are need-
ed, A half dozen campus organiza-
tions are sponsoring the produc-
tion, but the student body will
need to turn out in force to prove
that Tarleton can now put on a
major production.
Everybody is invited Wednes-
day night to come and find ou6
more about production plans.
NOTICE
There will be meetings of the
GRASSBURR staff at 12:30 to-
day and at 1:00 Thursday. The
meetings wil be short, bult it is
important that every staff mem-
ber attend one of them.
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