The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 2, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 22, 1964 Page: 1 of 8
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ATTEND
CLASS
MEETINGS
44TH YKAH
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1961, KT.EPHENVILLE TEXAS
NUMBER 2
TARLETON STUDENTS WAIT in line to reg-
ister for classes, which started last Friday. More
I han'-1400 students went through the Science
■ Building to begin another year after three months
vacation. Although registeration has always been
a terrible experience, everyone seemed to come
out in fine shape.
gures
for TSC
' Regular registration Wednes-
day' nnd Thursday showed Tarle-
ton with 90 more students than, at
the, same time a year ago, and a
i;e|<;.owl, .enrollment for that date,
^qcording to Registrar Stuart
fehilton.
By Saturday the enrollment fig-
ure had pushed to 1453 students.
Tfiis compares with 1375 a year
Dr. Chilton noted that at the
psjc« students were being enroll-
ed, the total probably would reach
,1§25 by the October 1 cutoff date.
The increase at the end of
.Thursday's registration was a
seven per-cent pain over a year
agjo.'
Gains were recorded in air class
groups,
Fall term enrollment Thursday
evening showed 805 freshmen, an
increase of 40 over a year ago;
813 sophomores, up 17;-143 jun-
iors, up eight; and 81 seniors,
eight more than a year ago. Sixty-
eight enrolled as special students.
This is 17 more than at the same
time a year ago.
NOTICE .
A meeting of the Tarleton
Young, Democrats will be held
tonight, September 22, at 7 p.m.
in Conference Room B of the
Tarleton Center. The meeting
Is for the purpose of reorgani-
zation and planning for the en-
suing campaign. All interested
persons are invited.
Enrollment breakdown by sexes
shows females still outnumbered
two to one. There were 444 women,
an increase of • 90, and, 966 men,
six fewer than a year ago. .
Enrollment will continue at the
Registrar's Office during .regular
office hours through^ October 1
for both day and evening classes.
Dr. Chilton said evening classes
will beg-in this: week, and that stu-
dents could sign up for these
classes at the first class meeting.
Assembly. Scheduled
Tomorrow Morning
A general assembly of Tarleton
students has been announced by
the dean's office for tomorrow
morning, September 23, from 10:00
to 10:50. All students are to meet
in the Main Auditorium for the
purpose of class organization and
election of Student Council repre-
sentatives.
After completion of the general
assembly, each class will meet in
designated locations for .organiza-
tion, • -.J1'. ;
All foiir classes', will elect' class
officers, and the - number of 'Stu-
dent Council representatives 'need-
ed.
Upperclass eligibility for class
officership or membership in the
Student Council requires- that the
student must have; passed twelve
(12) credit hours of transferable
work and earned at least twelve
(12) grade points at the last pre-
vious semester 'final grade report.
Nominees for Student Council
membership from the freshman
class must rank, either among the
top half of their high school grad-
uating class or among the top
half of those who took the scholas-
tic aptitude test. Requirements for
officership in the freshman class
are the same as those for Student
Council membership.
- All .sttinents arc urged to attend
this important - assembly.
Rotary Club Gives
Music Scholarship
Stephenv.ille'a Rotary Club has
again made available a $300 schol-
arship for some deserving Tarle-
ton student who is interested in
music.
In making the announcement,
Dr. Donald W. Morton, head of
the' Music and Art Department,
pointed out that the recipient did
not necessarily have to be a music
major, /
Over a period of several years
dozens of students have found it
possible to attend Tarleton
through this generous program by
the local civic organization.
The "Texan,", a Tarleton Stu-
dent riding a: borse, 'dressed in
western clothes with the school
colors, was made an official Tar-
leton tradition for all home games
at the . first .meeting of the ,Stu-
fc Council last Thursday everi-
Baptist Will Hold
Bound-Up Banquet
This Friday Night
The TSC Baptist Student Union
will hold its annual Barbeque and
Round-up Banquet Friday night,
September 25, 6:30 p.m., at the
Baptist Student Center.
•'.Tickets are available at $1.00
each. The program will include a
barbeque* supper and entertain-
ment after which Dr. John New-
port, professor at Southwestern
Baptist Theological Seminary, will
speak. His subject will be "Agape-
God's Redemptive Love."
: The occasion calls for casual
dress. Everyone is welcome.
ing, September 17. This years
"Texan" is Jim Caldwell. His rid-
ing equipment is being furnished
by the Rodeo Club.
Don Jones, Student Council
president, opened this years first
meeting by introducing the Stu-
dent" Council sponsors, Dean Paul
Cunyus and Miss Betty Campbell.
Vice-President Bill Richardson was
at Don's side.
Other important business car-
ried out by the council included
the election of officers for 1964-
66. Those elected include Milly
Cannan.'secretary: Mac McKniglit,
parliamentarian; Jann Pilcher,
treasurer; and Mike Leese, report-
er.
Appointed permanent chairmen
of standing committees by Presi-
dent Don Jones, were Tom Rainey,
election committee; Mac Mc-
Knig'ht, finance committee; Willie
Phillips, visitors committee; and
Bill Richardson, assistant to Don
Jones on the homecoming com-
mittee.
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Students Expected
To Be Acquainted
With Traditions
.-Dyrfflg1 i ts more than sixty'years
as an institute of hiv/hce .learning*
Tarleton has acquired a number
of traditions. - These traditions are"
highly regarded by upperclassmen
and are expected to become so re-
garded: by freshmen.
.. Perhaps the best known TSC
tradition concerns the college seal.
Located jusi inside the entrance
of the library, the .seal represtnta
i he name - of the college and is'
never stepped on by a good Tex-
an.
Cannon
DON JONES
President ..
BILL RICHARDSON
Vice-President
Jones, Richardson Are
Student Council Leaders
President of the Tarleton Stur
dent Council this year is Don
jones, a' senior business major
from Stephenville. Don was elect-
ed to his position late last April
by the Tarleton student body.
Don is married and has been a
resident of Stephenville all his
life. He is a member of the Silver
Keys Social Club.
Along with the Student Council,
Don hopes to represent all phases j
of campus life. and to serve as a
link between the student body and
administration,. .
Bill Richardson
Serving as vice-president of the
Student Council is Bill Richard-
son, a senior biology major from
Port Worth.
Bill was elected to the position
early last May in a heated run-off
election.
Besides the position he holds on
the S.tudent Council, Bill is also a
member of Alpha Phi Omega and
the Young Democrats.
Probably one of the most un-
usual objects freshmen noticed
when first coming onto the Tarle-
ton campus was the cannon located
on the grounds of the administra-
tion building.
The cannon was acquired dur-
ing the days of rivalry with Ar-
lington State. It was reported that
several ASC students stole the,
TSC cannon and dumped it into
the Brazos River. As a result, Ar-
lington State officials then gave
Tarleton the ASC cannon.
Oscar P
A confusing moment for most
, ..TSC freshmen probably came
■with the first pep rally.
One yell which is strictly a
Tarleton tradition is the praising
of Oscar P.
As most of you now know,
this yell is done by all stu-
dents getting on the knees and
bending forward and rapidly beafc-
:ng the: ground \vith the head bow-:
ed. An extended "yea!" continues
for fifteen to twenty seconds
while this process is taking place.
Then the hands ave thrown- in the
air and "Oscar P" is shouted. This
is reoeated three times, jumping
+0 the feet the third time and
"wild catting." Oscar P represents
the spirit of Tarleton, • '
Homecoming
One of the most exciting TSC.
traditions is the drum,beating dur-
ing homecoming, Beginning the
Thursday before Homecoming, the.
drum beating continues until the
moment of the kick-off at the
Homecoming game. Every student
has an opportunity to beat the
drum during the two day event.
Two Tarle'on service organiza-
tions. the TTS 'and TTP's are re-
sponsible for creating school spirit
and interest byj making the signs
for the numerous trees on eam-
nu$. Bv accident these organiza-
tions obtained their symbol and
started a verv unique tradition.
Purple Poo Poo
The., s+prv has i,1 that during a
sign, hiking session n bottle of
purple ink was spilled on one of
the signs. The "Purple Poo Poo",
as .the blob bacame known, has
since become a well-known Tarle-
ton tradition.
Although these are only a few
of the more important TSC tradi-
tions, they should become a fa-
miliar part of every student's life.
After all, traditions must be car-
ried on from year to year to re-
main traditions.
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