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Reds Need Aid in Merciless Onslaught by Finns
By GLENN COLLUM
I use this means to send out a
hurried call for all Tarleton cadets
to reconsider, shoulder their mus-
kets of sympathy, and come to an
"about face" concerning- our pres-
ent foreign policy. As the situa-
tion now stands, we must begin
shedding those proverbial copious
tears- to the tragic Russian cause
which is now faltering along their
way at a suicide gait. Ah,
what a bawling good time we have
in store. Why just recently those
unprincipled stinkers (the Finns)
annhilated a complete Russian
division of 42,000 without even
sending "cheer up" regards after
the battle. The world has a name
for an action like that: un-sports-
man-like is the word.
Another incident that can't go
untold, (oh! I must tell it!) is,
that dunkin party they held over
there when the Finnish aeroplanes
swooped down and shot an ice cov-
ered lake full of holes, with the
result that 50,000 Russian soldiers
quartered on the lake were dipped I
like so much weeks' wash. They'll]
be pulling out cold storage Rus-
sians from now through the sum-
mer. Lo and behold! if in this call I
for manhood I -wasn't interrupted
by the shout of "Extra! Extra!" It
was nothing more than a rehash-
ing of another Finnish victory
over our poor brothers the Rus-
sians. Something must lie done and
be done in a hurry.
Because of the great need for
time, I suggest immediate mobili-
zation of our Company A, who will
in a body sit with solemn face and
put their real feeling toward the
matter in print and send it to
Stalin. For example, they might
use this little morsel: "Dear Sta-
lin: Love and kisses to you all,
Russia. Ooh! La! La! We believe
in you." Signed, Company A, This
message would be followed by
messages of suport from each of
the other companies.
If;the war should continue after
these gestures, I'm afraid we'll
have to call on the crack troops of
this tears and remorse campaign.
With the cooperation of the Girls
Dormitory, we could catch the liv-
ing evidence of our sorrow for the
European plight and enclose it in
a hermetically sealed vial. Then
with an accompanying-verse com-
posed by the combined efforts of
all the campus barda it could bo
sent.
If these ideas can be used in &
"big Drive," (they still have those,
don't they?), or something, I will
go in detail over the plans with
you. The big thing now though ia
to gather enlistment for the work.
Volunteers, volunteers, please!
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STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS, TUESDAY, JANUAEY 16, 1940
NUMBER 15.
First Band Clinic Draws 24
Organizations to Campus
Mineral Wells Will
Be Site of Next
Music School
Under the sponsorship of the
Ault Music Co. of Fort Worth, the
first musical clinic in Tarleton's
history was held here Saturday.
This clinic was the forerunner of
th© clinic to be held in Mineral
Wells February 1, 2, and 3 under
the direction of the Texas Music
Education Association of Texas.
Approximately 300 students at-
tended the'- Tarleton affair.
The purpose of all the clinics
is to prepare the students for the
Interscholastic League contests
held every spring. Lieutenant Col-
onel Earl D. Irons of NTAC was
the guest conductor of the 24 high
school bands jvhich were here for
the clinic.
At the clinic at Mineral Wells,
the leading conductors of the na-
tion will be present and partici-
pate in the events. Noble Cain,
choral director of the National
Broadcasting Compiiny, Chicago,
will have charge of the choral
work in which the students will
' study the songs they will sing in
the state contests. In charge of
the bands will be H. E. Nutt of
the Vandercook School of Music,
Chicago, Many other nationally
known leaders in the world of
music will also be present.
The clinics held throughout the
nation are not held for the pur-
pose of competition b'ut to demon-
strate to thg students just how the
different songs should be played.
Also in connection with the clinics
are discussions of the problems of
the music teachers in which the
outstanding conductors lecture
and make suggestions.
Tarleton students who assisted
in both demonstration bands were:
Marvin ZIndler and Helen Marie
Futch, flutes; Burney Garvey,
baritone saxaphone; Kathleen Col-
ium, tympany; Evelyn Collum,
baritone; Glenn Collum, clarinet;
Robert Eoontz, oboe; J, Lewis
Evans, and Jack Sikes, cornets;
Margaret Gibson, trombone; and
Morris White, tuba.
WORLD TRAVELER AND ART CRITIC
WILL INTERPRET PAINTINGS
Lyceum Lecturer To
Show Work of Con-
temporary Artists
"The Joy of Painting" will be
the subject of a discussion given
next Monday morning in the Tar-
leton Auditorium. The lecture will
be the third in the 1939-40 Tarle-
ton lyceum series.
Dr. Carlton Palmer, who has
collected works of art all over the
world is interested in bringing to
others something of the deep per-
sonal joy which he finds in the
contemplation of beautiful paint-
ings. Dr. Palmer is not an artist,
S.C.So Novices Are
"Hard At It" On
Conservation Work
The Soil Conservation Service
really believes in working from
the start. Tom Reitch, head of the
Soil Conservation training school
being held at Tarleton for six
Weeks, has his men on the run.
During the morning they have
theory classes, while during the
afternoon, they go out into the
field and study the land layout.
The course of study at present
of these men includes conservation
survey, plan© drafting, pen and
pencil work, scale and aerial pho-
tography.
The later studies will take up
soil classification, nomenclature,
terminology, erosion, slopes, and
the composite soil symbol.
All of the nineteen men in
training are graduates of senior
institutions; in fact, they are the
cream of the crop. These nineteen
men made the highest grades in a
Civil Service examination and
were picked from a group of sixty
men.
DR. PALMER
so he presents that layman's point
of view which is so important if
art is to become something of ,in-
terest to the man in the street.,
"Frederick Ballard Williams, N.
A., and National Chairman of the
American Artists Professional
League, has said: "American ar-
tists have felt keenly during the
turmoil of recent years, that the
artists and the public have lost
contact.
"The splendid work that Dr. Pal-
mer has been doing, they believe,
definitely aims toward recreating
that contact. He has presented a
high standard of work by Ameri-
can artists and with sympathetic
interpretation conveyed to his aud-
iences, the artist's varied inten-
tion and accomplishment. He has
aroused a real awakening of ap-
preciation to things of beauty, and
I believe that he is contributing a
significant influence toward a fin-
er type of national life."
In other words, Dr. Palmer is
acting as the interpretor of the
artist to the layman, unlocking the
treasures of the art world, and in-
troducing his hearers to an appre-
ciation of those beauties which
makes it possible for all to enjoy
art.
The lecture is illustrated with
a collection of over thirty origi-
nal works of art, which have
been collected during world trav-
els and which are outstanding ex-
amples of the work of some of our
finest contemporary painters.
To Attend Music Meet
Harold J, Bluhm, director of
violin, will attend the annual meet-
ing of the Texas Music Educators
Association in Mineral Wells Feb.
1, 2, and 3, To attend the meet-
ing, it is necessary to be a mem-
ber of the association.
Goodwin Named
Miss Tarleton At
Annual Program
"Miss Dorothy Dee of the House
of Goodwin, is now Dorothy Dee
of the House of Tarleton," an-
nounced Tony Nixon, master of
ceremonies at the annual program
of the Lords and Commoners last
Thursday night in the college aud-
itorium. Thus came the climax to
the election of Miss Tarleton of
1940. Following the announcement
of the winner, Miss Tarleton was
crowned and presented with a
bouquet of flowers.
Prior to the crowning of Miss
Goodwin, a varied program of en-
tertainment was presented before
an audience of some 300 people.
Other than the announcing of'the
winner of the contest, the most
enjoyable feature of the night was
the "Jam Session" of the College
Orchestra. The audience literally
"raised the roof."
Another attraction which met
the approval of the 300 present
was the Breckenridge Trio, com-
posed of Betty Elliot, Berta Bot-
kin, and Virginia Dye. Pauline
Snyder and her viotin received an
Ovation comparable to any given.
Ellena Fayne White played her
accordion in a very professional
manner and at the same time made
eyes at the master of ceremonies.
{Tish, tish).
After the program was over
and the crowd had dispersed, mov-
ing pictures were taken of all the
finalists.
When the last vote had been
counted, Nadine Huestis was sec-
ond, The other finalists were Ern-
estine Fennigan, Dorothy Hall,
Martyne Black, and Wynette Far-
Stephenville Beauty Elected As "Miss Tarleton"
Pretty, brunette, dimpled Dorothy Dee Goodwill of Stephenville and a freshman student receives the
Lords and Commoners' crown for winning the Miss Tarleton contest sponsored at a peony-a-vote. She is
shown here with Her escort, Jack Brewton, Dallas senior. Miss Goodwin outdistanced five other girls for
the title. * ■
Tarleton Fine Arts
Graduate Sketched
Picture; Got Job
A ir Training Begins Fourth
Week; Flight Starts at Once
Winnie Alice Wilkens, graduate
of Tarleton Fine Arts department
in 1936, met Superintendent Reed
of the Alamo Heights School of
San Antonio last week.
She asked Mr. Reed if he would
give her a position as art instruc-
tor for the second semester at the
Alamo Heights school.
Superintendent Reed thought
that she was a bit young for the
position, and he asked to see how
good she really is. She sketched a
picture of him while in t\n Austin
dining room. He was so impressed
that he gave her the position and
showed the picture to all diners in
the dining hall.
Students Act As Judges
. Five students of the speech arts
department served as judges for
the one-act play contest conducted
last Wednesday at the Stephen-
ville high school by the Brazos
Valley FFA. These students were
Jack Clemer, June Woodard, Gen-
eva Jackson, and Lenora Lacy.
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ROGERS LEAVES
J-TAC; PHELAN
ELECTED EDITOR
Resigning in order to accept a
job on the Scurry County Times,
Snyder, Jay Rogers, J-TAC editor
for the first semester, this week
edits his last issue of the Tarle-
ton colieg-iate newspaper.
Because of his resignation and
several staff vacancies already ex-
isting, a genera] reorganization of
the J-TAC staff was effected last
week at the regular staff meeting.
John Phelan, J-TAC sports edi-
tor the first semester, was elected
to be editor during the second
semester. Elected to take his place
as sports editor was> Bill Bethea,
freshman from Wharton, who has
been assistant sports editor,
Sara Andrews, freshman from
Granbury, was elected news edi-
tor, and Yvonne Jones, Menard,
was elected feature editor.
First-J-TAC to be edited by the
reorganized staff wi'I be issued on
February 6. No J-TAC's will be
published during dead Week or the
examination period.
Prominent Citizen,
T. S. Johnson, Dies
At Home Saturday
T. 3. Johnson, father of Jane
Johnson who is enrolled at John
Tarleton College, died Saturday
morning, January 13, at his home
in Stephenville.
Mr. Johnson was a prominent
Stephenville lumber man and hia
family arg old time residents of
Erath county.
Funeral services were held Sun-
day but because one of his broth-
ers living in Chicago had not ar-
rived, interment was postponed
until Monday afternoon.
Second Semester
Offers Two New
History Courses
When the second semester opens,
some new courses will find their
way into the curriculum of the
school, and One course offered the
second semester of last year will
be taught. ,
For the first time in the history
of the college a course dealing
with the general development of
the Western World will bo offered
to Tarleton ,students. The course
begins with the earliest civiliza-
tion known and goes through 1940.
A course designed primarily for
first year students, History 307
and 308, as the course will be
known, meets all requirements of
Freshman history, 301 and 302,
as well as the requirements of the
Southern Association of Colleges.
It differs with 301 and 302 in
that it begins with the earliest
times, while 301 began with 1815
and dealt with only the European
States. Miss Lena Lewis will teach
this course.
The course in. home relation-
ships for men, listed as H. E, 307
on the schedule, is to be offered
again this spring. This course in-
cludes units of work on etiquette
for all occasions, serving as host
and guest at meals in the "home
economics department, selection of
food, selection of clothing, finances
of the home- and social relations
in the home. The course is taught
by Miss Lee Edwin Terry and
Miss Mattie Walker.
Play To Be Cast Soon
The Baptist Student Council is
planning a play, "The Three
Links," to be presented at the
regular preaching hour in the
Baptist Church soon, The play has
been' delayed slightly by the with-
drawal from school of Don Ches-
ter and Jyles Shaw, who were on
the cast.
Subscribe for the J-Tac.
As the fourth week of aeronau-
tical training begins, 20 Tarleton
students have passed all final pre-
liminaries connected with the CAA
student training course and are
assured of actual flight training to
begin sometime this week.
Students have now completed all
ground school work necessary be-
fore flight begins. Seventy-two
hours of ground work is required
before the course is completed but
only 15 of that number have to be
completed before flight instruc-
tion.
H. R. Harwell and Burrell Tibbs,
chosen flight instructors, state
that they are ready to commence
as soon as orders are received
from the CAA authorities. They
invite students and teachers to
visit the airport at any time.
Both Mr. Harwell and Mr. Tibbs
come to Tarleton with outstanding
records during their composite 41
years of flying experience. Harwell
comes from Stamford and has
been in the flying business1 for 15
years. Tibbs, flight instructor at
NTAC last year, hails from Dallas
and will celebrate his 26th anni-
versary in flying this year. Both
men hold commercial license and
CAA instruction certificates.
According to E. A. Blanchard,
ground school instructor, the han-
gar and office is now complete, ex-
cept for paint, with an under-
ground gasoline system installed
by the Humble Oil Refining com-
pany. This company has also
agre'ed to furnish silver paint with
which to paint the hangar and of-
fice.
In order that there would be no
favoritism to students or instruc-
tors, Mr. Tibbs and Mr. Harwell
drew names as to the students
they would instruct. They are lis-
ted as follows: Mr. Tibbs—W. M.
Casey, T. D, Cooksey, Jr., G, P.
Eckhardt, R. M. Gray, E. C. Hall,
C. M. Horton, J. D. Lauderdale,
R. L. Pewitt, R. R, Pewitt, R. R.
Rawls, and B. C. Welch.
Mr. Harwell—R. J. Brewton, J.
R. Cooksey, W. T, Doyal, E. C.
(Continued On page 4)
TARLETON IS
HOSTTODIST,
FFA CONTESTS
85 Future Farmers represent-
ing* 14 schools of the Brazos Val-
ley District participated in lead-
ership contests held at Tarleton,
January 10 and 13 to determine
participants in the State FFA
contest.
The Hamilton FFA chapter
won first place in the one-act play
contest, and the Stephenville FFA
chapter won first place in chapter
conducting,
Results of the one-act play con-
test were: First place, Hamilton,
E. I. Baker, adviser; Lipan, see-
ond place, R. W. Simons, advisor;
third, Sidney, J. B. Cooper, advis-
or; and fourth, Santo, Jessie
Brown advisor.
Results of the chapter conduct-
ing contest were: First place, Ste-
phenville, E. W. Scott, advisor;
second, DeLeon, Tom Denman, ad-
visor; third, Comyn, W. A. Mor-
gan advisor; and fourth, Weath-
erford, Everett Turney, advisor.
All of the advisors, except Mr.
Denman, and Mrs. Turney, are
Tarleton graduates.
Mr. E. W. Scotfr was president
of the first FFA chapter in Tar-
leton while vocational agriculture
was taught.
Tarleton Debaters
Make Tentative Plan
For Coming Contests
Tarleton debaters under the di-
rection of Miss Lillie V; Lillard,
head of the speech department,
are now working for a place on
the debating team which, accord-
ing to tentative plans, will enter
the district contest held at Wea-
therford, Juftior College tourna-
ment at A. & M. in February, and
engage non-decision matches with
T. W. C., Howard Payne and Mc-
Murry.'
A series of debates among stu-
dents trying for places on the reg-
ular team is now under way. Col-
leagues are being swapped, about
in these debates so that each mem-
ber can become familiar with hia
fellow debaters.
The latest in this debate series
was held last night in the Little
Auditorium between Roby AI ford
and Heston McBride against Bil-
lie Moore and Jack Clemar. Oth-
ers comprising the list of debaters
include Charles Steen, Ralph
Chalfort, Jones Roberson, Joe G.
Davis and Charles Roundtree.
CALENDAR
FOB THE WEEK
TUESDAY
f frogram sponsored by StoDhenvIlIs .
+ Junior Chamber ot Commerce in_-
+ Auditorium.
Fine Arts Club, 7:1S, Little Auditor- ■
4- lum.
X WEDNESDAY +
^ Gramophilea, 7:1S, Littlij Auditorium £
SATURDAY
BASKETBALL
Tnrteton va. Weathurforil
Tarleton Gym
MONDAY
4- Tarleton £,yceunk presents Carlton -
+ Palmer, art critic, 9 a* m.. Auditor-
4 ium
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