The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 23, 1921 Page: 1 of 4
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VOL. 2.
STEPHENVJJ^ TEXjAS, FEBRUARY 23,' 1921.
"WHY NOT ATTEND v
TARtETON SUMMER
SCHOOL AND NQRMAL
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This id the season of the year
when young men and womei* are
laying plans for th? summer. The
most ambitious young teachers, or
: prospective teachers, throughout
v the. State are so arranging things,
where it is at all possible, t6 at-
tend school somewhere this sum-
'■ j^er •.jtd'.."sepure..ojr advance their
■certificates. Numerous ..college
^nd; high school .siudeiits .are con-
templating the. prosecution of
their studies' this summer in order
to remove conditions or to ad-
vance their standing by taking jip
credit work. Consequently num-1
<erous inquiries are already com-
ing into the College offices, seek-
ing information on the nature and
.'i^ope ql. the'work Tarleton pro-
poses to 'offer. Numerous letters
•have already been received fromi
those who were here last year
stating that they are planning to
.spend this summer also in Tarle-
ton. Consequently we."are antici-
pating the largest enrollment so
'•fajr-ivsij. registered in a summer
.session at this college.
'Those young men and women
them interested in certificate
work or credit work we would
. urge to attend Tarleton Summer
Jtoritoal or Summer School, begin-
ning. June 13th and ending Aug-
ust Uth. Tarleton offers a mul-
titude of attractions not had by
■any. other college of its sank in
the State. In many respects she
is in a class to herself.
Tarleton Is a State, Junior co
edacational college, unique in her
.happy combination of Varied sub
. Jects...,T.hoyg.h she emphasizes, ag-
.. \riculttu*<?, home economies, .and
branches, Commercial arts, and
musi^.- The rural-teacher or the
X-. ruf&i "teachefr, though
: '.^interested purely . ip certificate
wbrk^cannot afford to neglect the
opportunity of' coming into con-
tact with the school and its teach-
ers whose special, object is to
•emphasize those things that have
to do with rural problems. Most
•of the. Tarleton regular faculty,
together with some; of the strong-
est high school teachers and sup-
erintendents of this section of the
State, constitute" the teaching
force for the Summer session this
year.
The College offers this summer
all of those subjects leading to
the second grade, first grade, per-
manent, and permanent primary
certificates. Those interested in
building to a first grade or to a
permanent certificate may do so
by taking such coursese in the
( College as the: law will allow to
.count in lieu of the State exami-
nation. Tarleton is a College,
recognized by the State depart-
ment as of the first class, and so
"" has the same privilege as any,
other college in the State so far
-as building on certificates goes.
But in addition to the Summer
-Nomal work, Tarleton offers in
her Summer School practically
any credit course to be had in the
regular session- for which a de-
mand arises. Consequently it will
r he especially convenient for any-
one, interested in removing high
.school or college conditions or in
advancing his standing in either
case, to attend the Tarleton Sum-
mer School. ,
In' the various departments this
sunuher excellent courses will be
offered in home gardening, crop
production, dairy husbandry, ani-
mal husbandry, foods, clothing,
sanitation, woodwork, drawing,
/architectural drjiftyig, English,
history, economics, Spanish, bi-
ology,; botany, zoology, chemistry,
physics, mathematics, shorthand,
typewriting, bookkeeping, office
practice, piano, voice and violin.
* Yet this happy combination of
gummer School and Summer Nor-
. 7 mail subjects, brought: ^s1th;^y are
into close" contact with rural life
THE CUPID OF THE BOSQUE
It is indeed difficult to pick
from a class composed of so many
noted characters an individual
for a sketch typical of the great
Sophomore class. In this class
there are many young men that
have carved niches in the col-
legiate hall of fame. .We have
'Innocents Abroad'-Spruiell, Trom-
bone Boyett, Cecil Dingier of
Poker Ridge, Joe Lattimore of
the Airedale Nurseries, Ion Bethel
of acorn-eating proclivities,
Dreamy Fletch and Sir Sid of the
Seductive Smile, but the charac-
ter of this sketch is yet to come
forth. We refer to 'Jiggs' Rob-
erts, commonly known as the
Cupid of the Bosque. In his
rneanderings Jiggs has never
hesitated long enough at a time
to find his psyche. Hid heart
activities have extended from
Duffau, to Lingleville, from Dan
to Beersheba, He has been the
cruel Nemesis of many an air
castle building swain. Himself a
swaiin of most charming, inahner
and of the kindest heart possible
he has been a veritable Attila
among the blue chambra clad de-
votees of Tarleton. He has waded
in rivers of gasoline, luxuriated
in deluges of chocolate and burn-
ed kilowatts of electrical energy
at the expense of loving fathers
and doting uncles. He has done
more terracing than Jlmmie
Stephen, bored more with the sil-
ver subsoil auger than has,Jack
Bassel, pruned more fruit trees
than Strawberry, judged more
goats than Carey Baughn and cut
more classes than Pruitt Under-
yrood.
. _ Jiggs has._ many _ string points,
besides these. He is unswerving-
•in;;, his' friewtsfclD
h'3 ys onq vrie> outstanding char-
acters of .the el^ss of '23. Many
a* fair damsel'" will--forever be
grateful to Jigga for his .initi-
ation of them into the mysteries
of high society and the entranc-
ing pleasures to be derived from
an evening at,the .Majestic. All
love Jiggs even Fletch.
ATTENTION, Y. W. GIRLS!
Miss Hortense Ross has very
kindly offered her home to the
Y. W.'s for a party on Saturday
night, February 26. Every girl
who doesn't come will miss a lot
of fun. Get a Tarleton boy and
come eearly.
barracks glee club
GIVES JPIRST CONCERT
The barracks gle$ elub gave its
first entertainment Monday night,
Feb, 21, As the .engagement was
not secured until just before the
concert, no public announcement
was made and, since no programs
had been printed pone were dis-
tributed. , . .' *■
It was deeply fretted! by the
l|ader of the cluh 'that the indi-
vidual members of .the club could
not be introduced, |tut on account
of the pressing need for. secrecy
this pleasure was .foregone.
The glee club wishes to thank
their hearers ;for then" appreciate
ive silejice during selections, and
for their .hearty. applause.!
The color sehenyjg was superbly
beautiful, the. s0t rtiponijght
bathing the ..playiffs in ian un-
earthly radiance which was ar-
tistically offset by the dfirk sil-
houette in the distant windows.
A SAD MESSAgI FOR MISS
LE
SOPHOMORES HAVE A PARTY
A telegram from Miae Leaf
Le^iff has just be& '^eeiyeA It
brings the sad fldfiiga of the
death of hex siste^^ wh^se bed-
side she had; be«j| for the past
two weeks. The faculty and the
students extend depp sympathy to
Miss Lewis in her; bereavement.
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JOE LATTIMORE
President of the Sophomore Class
SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS
"In thunder, lightning, and in
rain.
Where shall we meet again."
■, :—L. M. C, •
Would like to have a man; any
kind will dor. Am getting tired of
teaching, and would like to
change my profession. All inquir-
ies will receive prompt attention.
Will send my photograph if de-
sired.
problems, is not all that attracts
one to Tarleton. The town of
Stephenville, in which this insti-
tution is placed, is happily locat-
ed and remarkably free from all
forms of vice, and as a conse-
quence the College itself is in
most wholesome atmosphere.
So then where is your Summer
Normal or Summer School with
more wholesome surroundings or
has a more happy combination of
attractive features than has John
Tarleton Agricultural College?
Strong in her work leading to all
classes of certificates and strong
also in her high school and col-
lege credit courses,, she offers
special attractions to any young
man or woman seeking such work
combined with wholesome sur-
roundings. If you then are an-
ticipating attending school this
summer, either to secure a cer-
tificate or to do credit work, come
to Tairleton, -
Joe B, Lattimore, Dallas,, Texas,
president Sophomore class, '21;
president "Ag" club (second
term), '21; Qffirers' rlub, '21;
editor-in-chief ' class issue of J-
Tac, '20; business manager class
issue, '21.
Ion Bethel, Menard, Texas, vice
president Sophomore clasp, '21;
J-Tac representative, : '21; - class
bonehead, '21; assistant business
manager of class issue J-Tac, '21;
Officers' bugler for dump, '21;
Officers" club, '21; "Ag" club, '21.
Lucy King, Stephenville, secre-
tary-treasurer of Sophomore class,
"21; associate editor of class is-
sue of J-Tac, '20, '21; Y. W, C. A.,
'20, 21; Grassburr staff /21; Les
Lunettes, '21.
, Mary Davidge Buck, Bluff Dale,
Texas, class historian and repart-
er, '21; associate editor o| class
issue of J-Tac,; '21; Y. W. ;C. A.,
'20, '21. ;
Rayford'Mims, Strawn, Texas,
assistant to class treasure?, '21;
most popular boy of class, '21;
"Ag" club, '21; cadet band, '21;
D. D. D„ '21.
Pearl Mahan, Denton, Texas,
faculty advisor; to class, '20, '21;
English department, '20, '21; as-
sistant matron of girls' dormitory,
'21; entertainment committee, '20,
'21. ; , . ; •;■■■
The entertainment committee
for the school year 1920-21, con-
sists of Ion Bethel, Alma Comp-
ton, Birdie Wolverton, Ir.ene Ellis,
Miss Mahan. '
The Sophomore's had their most
important social event o fthe year
Friday evening,' February 11, at
the hpme of Soil .Slaughter.
By eight o'clock ,the Sophomores
began to arrive, they were met at
the door by Mrs. Slaughter," who
ushered them into the .living
room. There they passed down
the receiving line which was com
posed of the , Sophomore clown
(Ipene Ellis), the Sophomore pet
(Zelna Compton), the Sophomore
vamp (Birdie Woolverton), the
Sophomore grind (Pollie Will-
iams), arid the Sophomore bone-
head (Ion.Bethel). At the end of
the line was an artistic book in
purple and white in which each
one registered a wish for the
Sophomores.
-After this each one was given
a stick of chewing gum and, a
card bearing the name of some
animal, then all }were asked. to
show their constructive ability by
forming, with the gum, the ani-
mal designated on their card. A
box of animal crackers was the
prize given to Joseph Manning
Greenwood who succeeded best in
this contest. -
The dramatization of Lochinvar
was a very entertaining play rep-
resenting the > days of chivalry,
Jo;e Lattimore' represented the
knight of Lochinvar who rode
gallantly on his steed (a stick
horse) and arrives at his desti-
nation just as his fiance was
about to marry another , knight.
The bridal party wsis composed
of the bride (Birdie WooJverton),
the bridegroom (Zelna Cpmptotri),
|heparents - ;pf.. :|he..: brfdii (low
Bethel and Polly), the best man
(R;3y|0fd)ith*e bjfitieamaids: (Imie,
Eliza^et^igi^ughtgr, and.' A^|in$),4.
the* bridal
march; Just as they were in readi,-
nessrfpr the ceremony to begjn,
brave Lochinvar dashed into the
room seized the bride and was
gone, the bewildered bridal party
hurried after them but alas! they
were never to see the fair lady
and gallant knight again. '
The ability of the Sophomores
to write telegrams was tested
when each one was given a blank
telegraph form and a pencil and
asked to write a telegram, the
first word of which was to begin
with "S", the second with "O",
and so on through the word
Sophomore. After a' few minutes
the telegrams were taken up and
the judges decided that Mr. Joe
Lattimore had written the best
one, the prize awarded him was
the Sophomore wish book.
This ended the contests and the
very entertaining game of bunco
was indulged in for the remainder
of the evening. Rayford Mims
won highest score. His feigned
awkwardness did not conceal the
fact that he was a master hand
with the bones. As an award for
,hjs ability he was given a college
pennant.*
The color scheme Tjvas purple
and white. This was carried out
in the score cards which werB in
the shape of the college pennant,
and also in the penant and wish
book which were given as prizes.
Refreshments consisted of snow
cake and ice cream in purple and
white which also carried out the
college colors.
TARLETON WINS WEST
TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP
, The Tarleton basketball team,
champions of this district, met
the. Clarendon team, champions of
district 3, in the college gymnas-
ium February 17-18, Clarendon
was defeated in both games. „ In
the first the score stood seventeen
to seventy-six in favor of Tarle-
ton, in the second the Clarendon
team fought harder,, making the
..score thirty-three to sixty in;
favor of Tarleton. .,
The official score of the Tarle-
ton players was as follows:
First game . Fouls
Compton : 22 O
Adams 12 - = P-
Pohnston 8 T
Montgomery 4 P
Campe_„ 6 P
Hudspeth _,„_„_^22 O
Tucker
Tate 2 P
Total
__76,
Second game .
Fouls
Compton_
—21
0
Adams„_—
8
O
Johnston -
16
P
Montgomery
5
0
Campe
... 6
p
Hudspeth.
4.
0
T<$al
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Excitement, was
running
high
when the Tarleton taain trotted
in for the first game. Whey were
greeted by loud cheers from loyal
Tarletonites- The opposing team
v^&s also, given % cheer.
After a. few minutes of prac-
tice the referee's whistle blew,
and the .players'took, the.'r places.
The game; was marked throughout;
by the true sportsmanship/: even
the; score ^eing 40 to; 13 the first,
half. In the, second half Claren-
don only .made four points. Per-
sonals were called on Monty,
Adams, Camp', and . Tate.
The. second game started with
fifteen rahs for each team. Clar-
endon pitched the first goal but
Tarleton pitched the last. '-Ruth
Johnson was the first to pitch a
goal for Tarleton. The teams
played a tight game in the first
half and at one time Clarendon
had a little the lead. Camp artd
Johnson made personal fiouls. The
half ended 35 and 25 in favor of
Tarleton.
The second half began with
fifteen rahs for Tarleton which
scared the Clarendon players so
bad that they only made eight
more scores.
A fast game was played except
time was called on Adams, Ruth
took a free ride and totok out of
the game. Much of the interest
in the game was because of Mr..
Froh's able'referee work.
The game ended with a score of
60 to 33 which made Tarleton.
champion of West Texas,
Tarleton means to get state
championship if possible. And if
a good team can get it; it is not
only possible but a certainty. It
is not known to who else will be
played, but it is probable that it
will be Grubbs. "Here is to the
success of the team."
WANT ADS
WANTED—A bed with sides.-
Clinton Adams.
WANTED^—Ready made? Eng-
lish themes full of redundant and
exuberant adjectives, ,
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TRACK PROSPECTUS
Under the able leadership of
Prof. Lyle the small track squad
is progressing very well. Each
member is working hard. This,
however, wjll not get them in first
class condition ; because the meet
which will be held Mardh 12 is
so near at hand. The boys that
have been taking part in basket
ball are in very good shape. There
is no reason why we should not
put put a very strong track team.
We have put out* winning teams
in football, basketball, and base-
ball; and we will contest the sam:
WANTED—An airship that can
be run by hot air.—Cecil Allbrit-
ton.
WANTED—Three boxes of red
paint.—Lucia Painter.
schools in track. If we can beat,
them in the other major sports
we surely ought to be ablo to w:
out in a track contest, it was
clearly demonstrated during . the
inter-company track meet that v->.;
have "some very fine material here,
and all we have to do is to get
into it with some enthusiasm an#
spirit.
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