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FEATURE
CONTEST
ATTEND '■■}
! ■■ (JAME
TONIGHT
VOL. XX.
STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1941
•NUMBER 16#
HONORARY CORPS
TO BE COMPOSED
OF 40 MEMBERS
-> The honorary company met yes-
terday afternoon for the first drill
this year. When the call -was issu-
ed for prospective membership in
the honorary corps two weeks ago,
over ninety cadets responded. The
regular drill time is set for five
o'clock on Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday afternoons.
THe honorary corps is the pride
• of the Tarleton cadet corps; it em-
bodies the spirit that old students
like to remember because it is
composed of those students with
the highest military and scholas-
tic standing. The honorary corps
maintains a high standard, and
only those who meet this may be-
come full fledged members. Of the
ninety cadets who have declared
their wish to join, only forty will
receive membership.
Gramophiles To
Present Schubert's
"Carnival" Jan. 29
After skipping two weeks for
dead week and examination week,
the Gramophiles will resume their
regular weekly programs of mu-
sic from phonograph records on
Wednesday, January 29. The pro-
g-ram, which will be held in the Lit-
tle Auditorium of the Conserva-
tory Building,. begins at 7; 15 and
'ends about 8:20.
These programs are for the
benefit of all persons interested
in music—not just niusic students.
Outsiders are welcome, as well as
students and faculty members.
The piece de resistance fc5r the
January 29 program is Robert
Schumann's "Carnival," a suite of
miniatures for piano, fanciful, ro-
mantic, imaginative, and humorous
by turns. Other things to be heard
are the brilliant "Introduction and
Allegro" for harp, flute, clarinet,
' and string quartet by the modern
Frenchman, Maurice Ravel; the
jolly overture to Mozart's "Cosi
fan Tutte"; and a group fif madri-
gals and harpsichord pieces by
old English composers who were
contemporaries of Shakespeare-
John Bull, William Byrd, Orlando
Gibbons, Giles Farnaby, and John
Farmer.
At the following program, on
February 5, the program will fea-
ture Schubert's String Quartet in
A-minor, from which the music for
the movie "The Swiss Family Rob-
inson" was derived, and the con-
fcemprary Richard Strauss's sym-
phonic poem "Till Eulenspiegel's
Merry Pranks," which describes
the adventures of a legendary
rogue of the middle ages.
Former Student
To Become Navy
Second Lieutenant
William Clay, Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Clay of Stephenville
and a 1938 graduate of Tarleton,
is one of the members of the sen-
ior class at Annapolis Naval Acad-
emy ;n Maryland, who will be grad-
uated February 7 instead of in
June this year because of the need
cf officers.
Twenty-five members of the
Naval Academy graduating class
have been selected for appoint-
ment as .second lieutenant in the
Marine Corps, according to an an-
nouncement made recently by Rear
Admiral Wilson Brown, academy
superintendent. This honor, which
Clay shares with the twenty-four
other students, climaxes the bril-
liant record which he has made
while in the academy.
Sadie Hawkins Week Proclamation
Hear ye, hear ye! All ye gals—thar's a great week
a'comin'! Ah do hereby proclaim the week beginning Feb-
ruary 3 as Sadie Hawkins Week on the campus of John's
Institute!
The gals on these said forty acres of green grass, trees,
and cabins, shall have the privilege of ruling for one
week and, incidentally, of paying all the bills.
All boys beware, all girls prepare! For once, members
of the said fairer sex will have a chance to solicit dates
without being gossiped about. They'll literally run after
the yokels and they'll make all dates (that is, if they're
fleet-footed enough to catch a victim).
Remember men, "Ef a gal kettches yo,' then yo're hern!"
Keep yore shirts no, hold yore hosses, an' sit tight til a
more detailed announcement be made.
Signed (legally, with no hitches) The one and only, most
mighty mayor of Grassburr Patch,
HUGH SPOTTS.
Former Student Is ,
Training For Pilot
In Royal Air Force
Early Willson, a nephew of Mrs.
J. Thomas Davis and a student
at Tarleton in 1937-'38, is now in
training at the Canadian Training
Fielcl in Dallas, preparatory to be-
ing transferred to England to fly
in the Royal Air Force.
After graduating from Tarle-
ton, Willson studied photographic
aviation in New York City.
Dean Brooks is Now in New Home
Dean of Men Morton P. Brooks
and Mrs. Brooks have moved into
their new home which has been
under construction for several
months. It is located at 801 North
Clinton.
Former News Ed.
Of J-Tac Writes
Letter About 'Exes'
Dear Editor:1
- I have received the latest issue
of that beloved old "J-Tac," the
paper which always brings ba^k
to our memories some of those
prized sentimentalities most treas-
ured by all of us—we the alumni
of the dear old class of '39 in that
institution.
I was shocked not to find men-
tion of but one or two of my old
classmates in the good old days
in your news about students of
former years, so I am going to
endeavor to tell you about a few
of them, in hopes that you might
see fit to print some of the news.
Jada Davis, one handsome Ro-
meo and former editor of the "J-
Tac" who haunted that campus
back in the days of 1938-'39 (ex-
cept on the thirty-six week-ends
that he went to Denton) in realiz-
ing the success so justly due him
by displaying his talents to West
Texas through the medium of staff
member of the Odessa News in
Odessa.
There also happened to be a
guy there named Rex Carnes who
never seemed to be able to find
happiness in romance, (can any
of us?), but he really could play
the vibra harp even though his
baritone wasn't the best asset tli£
Chorus could boast. Anyway, he's'
working with his own band—in
some high school out near El Paso
—and it is predicted that justice
for all of his unchristian acts will
follow accordingly. (Get it?).
Then surely you've heard, (you
of the second generation follow-
ing us), of the suave and sophisti-
cated yet effiminately tactful and
polite Anita Stevenson. She's a
living example of Wordsworth's
(apologies to Mis3 Mahan).
"And waste its sweetness on
the desert air." To get back to
Anita, she is working in Mona-
hans, but 1 don't have any authori-
tative data on the nature of her
employment.
INTERMISSION: There are
about 90 or 100 exes in the Uni-
versity, so I won't try to give you
the particulars about any of them
since they're all getting ready for
finals now. I speak for myself and
all of the others here when I say
"power to Tarleton—and its exes."
Give us some more news about
them in the J-Tac. Yes, we do
read it.
An-X.
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CALENDAR %
+ +
TUESDAY, JANUARY 28—
J-Tac Staff meeting, 7:00 p. m.
Press Club meeting, 7:15 p. m.
Basketball game. Plowboya vs.
Hillaboro Indiana.
NEXT WEEK{
f SADIE HAWKINS WEEK. 4
♦ ♦ ♦ + ♦ ♦ H H H+++
Tarleton Students
Married In Dublin
Now Live In Valera
CADETS RECEIVE
COMMUTATION
CHECKS OF $5
Commutation checks were issued
last week to the Tarleton cadets
who finished the first term in mili-
tary science. Cadets at John Tar-
leton receive uniform commuta-
tion from the Federal Government
for first and second year ROTC
tudents. On the basis of the pres-
ent appropriation the commutation
allowance is $18.00, payable $9,00
per year. Because a number of
students attend school only one
semester, the commutation has
been divided into two payments
of $5.00 and $4.00.
Tarleton is fortunate in the
fact that it is one of the few mili-
tary schools still privileged to re-
ceive uniform commutation. Al->
most all of the cadets needed the
.00 extra cash and quickly avail-
ed themselves of the opportunity.
Those who have not yet received
the checks should go by the fiscal
office and get theirs. High School
students and those who have al-
ready received the $18.00 will not
receive checks.
Three Cadets Are
Promoted to The
Rank of Sergeant
Last week upon the recommen-
dation of the PMS&T and the ap-
proval of Dean J. Thomas Davis,
three cadets were promoted in the
cadet corps.
Sergeant Sam White and Cor-
poral Stafford Starnes were pro-
moted to the rank of staff ser-
geant, and Corporal Edward W.
Rickel was promoted to the rank
of sergeant (volunteer).
Miss Annette Farris of Voss and
Mr. D. B. Collingsworth of Win-
ters were married in Dublin re-
cently.
Mrs. Collingsworth was a stu-
dent in Tarleton in 1939-'40, and
Mr. Collingsworth graduated from
here in '38 and received his degree
from A. & M.
The couple is at home in Valera
where Mr, Collingsworth teaches
vocational agriculture.
Noted Hair Stylist
Will Lecture Here
Wednesday Evening
The Tarleton Home Economics
Club will present La Vada Isbell
Reed, well-known hair stylist of
Fort Worth, on February 5 at 7:00
p. m. in the home economics audi-
torium.
Mrs. Reed has lectured in all the
larger Texas cities; Denver, Colo-
rado; Chicago, Illinois; New York
City; Buffalo, New York; Birming-
ham, Alabama; Atlanta, Georgia;
.and Little Rock, Arkansas. She
holds the cup representing the
highest award in Texas for hair
styling.
In 1940 Mrs. Reed won second
plaee in the National Association
Shield Contest for hair styling.
She is a member of the Fort
Worth Business and Professional
Women's Club, on the advisory
board of the Fort Worth Techni-
cal High School for cosmetology
courses, and operates a beauty
salon on Throckmorton street in
Fort Worth.
All girls or women interested in
keeping their hair "in style" are
invit'd by the Home Economics
Club to attend this lecture.
Re-employed
FIRST PICTURE
CONTEST CLOSES
FEBRUARY FIRST
Pictures may now be entered in
the annual Grassburr Feature Con-
test. The box for these pictures
is in the registrar's office, and pic-
tures may be turned in any time
between today, January 28, and
Saturday, February 1, at 4:00 p.
m. to be eligible for the first con-
test.
There will be a series of these
contests for six weeks; each week
one dollar will be paid to the per-
son entering the best picture.
The only requirements are that
pictures must be clear and sharp
in tone, and they should have the
contestant's name written lightly
on the back with a soft lead pen-
cil.
Anyone may turn in as many
pictlures as he desires, but atten-
tion is called to the fact that pic-
tures will not be returned but
become the property of the Grass-
burr staff.
The Rev. E. L. Miley of the First
Christian Church in Stephenville was
recently re-employed for an indefi-
nite period. This was made known
at an annual banquet given by the
congregation upon the completion
of the Rev. Miley's first year with
the local church.
Bob Smith, Berta Badkin, Mary
Frances Barron, and Louise King,
all former Tarleton students, vis-
ited the campus between terms.
Hulen Roberson,
Victim Of a Student
Prank, Rises Early
\ '
Hulen Robertson, a freshman
who stays at' the poultry plant,
went to bed about 9:00 o'clock
Wednesday night. He left instruc-
tions to another freshman, Bert
Wooldridge, to wake him up early
the next morning.
Bert awakened Robertson at
11:00 the same night and told
him that it was time for break-
fast. The poor frekhmah put his
clothes on, grabbed, his books, and
ran out the door. He came to the
campus and saw the night watch-
man, who sent him back to bed.
Robertson's only comment was,
"I thought that it was awfully dark
outside!"
Six Co-Eds Enroll
And 14 Withdraw
At Mid-Term
New girls who have enrolled in
Tarleton for the spring semester
are Betty Lynn Brown, Spur; Clara
Nell Hightower, Winters; Bristol
Hopkins, Galveston; Wandah May-
ben, Lometa; Charlotte Schrier,
San Angelo; and Frances McKay,
Lone Oak.
Girls- who have withdrawn from
Tarleton for the second semester
are Lora Beams, Louise Bennett,
Tommy Bowden, Geneva Cook,
Margaret ( Cuthbertson, Scottie
Gilbert, Helen McLeod.
Betty Michaels, Novellene
O'Neal, Mary Jo Phillips, Lois
Powers, Cora Lee Echols, Ethel
Boxley, and Merle Calvert.
Exploring Lecturer, Count de Prorok,
Lives in Ancient European Castle
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By EDITH MAE RANKIN
Short, dark, with unruly curly
hair, and a slight accent was Count
Byron de Prorok, lyceum lecturer
here recently stepped right out of
a fairy tale rather, than from the
war-torn countries of Africa.
Count de Prorok's home is in
Normandy where he lives in a large
and picturesque castle on the banks
of the Seine. This castle was es-
tablished before the time of Wil-
liam the Conquerer and was used
in the year 106G by the Normans
in their war against England. It
is now being used by the Germans
for the same purpose.
The Count is forty-two years
old and was born in the interior
of Mexico while his parents were
on an expedition. In spite of his
father's work he didn't become in-
terested in exploring until he was
twelve years old when he heard
Sir Ernest Schekelton lecture and
became so interested that he at
once began a campaign to raise
funds for Sir Schekelton's next
expedition. A few years after that
he began expeditions of his own.
Count Now in Florida
He has been married for about
a year and a half to a young Swiss
woman who is planning to meet
him in Chicago and accompany
him on the rest of his lecture tour.
Then they will go to Florida where
they are living at the present, and
Count de Prorok will carry on sev-
eral small expeditions of his own
from there. He says he cares too
much for his wife to allow her to
accompany him on any of his ex-
peditions, since he encounters many
dangers.
Yes, the Count has a hobby—
golf. He is president of a golf club
■n Switzerland. He climbe moun-
tains, too, and has climbed the
\lps in his spare timp. Besides
these hobbies he is an artist, a
writer, and an ex-soldier. He
.speaks five languages—Rwahilic
\rabian, Italian, Spanish, and
English—other than the two lan-
guages he uses on the natives
when their actions fail to please
him.
Governments Finance Expeditions
Count dy Prorok finds that the
different governments are always
interested in expeditions. Civiliza-
tion profits mucfi by the treasures
in art, science, music, and history
which are brought back to be en-
joyed by pleasure-seeking persons
who have no means of going out
and digging up the facts that they
want. Each expedition opens to
the world new wonders that have
long been buried with the past,
and Count de Prorok makes it his
business to bring these wonders
to light.
While on. an excavation trip
into Lybia, Count de Prorok was
treated to a meal by Italians there
who told him that they were feed-
ing him sandwiches made of mac-
aroni. As long as he thought just
that, the meal was palatable
enough; but later when he was
informed that the sandwiches were
really made of white earth worms
and edible earth—well, he can
never quite forgive the Italians
for such a trick.
Variety in Deserts
Later when he was visiting
some natives on the interior of
Africa, those who lived in dug-
tuts far under the ground, he en-
joyed a very delicious dessert of
seeded dates. The dates were filled
with locust, allowed to ferment,
and then, served with wild honey.
Count de Prorok has just recent-
ly returned from an expedition
in Arabia where he searched for
the lost kingdom of the ancient
Queen of Sheba. He had intended
to start immediately on another
trip, but the war has delayed his
He has already made o? c
previous trip into Guatemala, Yii-
••at&n, and Mexico, and wants to
return there again soon to con-
tinue his work.
Examination Week
Affects Students In
Many Different Ways
You've broken your glasses?
Well, that's too bad, but you won't
need them to see yourself in this
picture.
One snappy afternoon Cathy sud-
denly realizes in the midst of
studying the next day's psychology
lesson that it is only two weeks
until final "exams." How terrible
for she hasn't done one bit of re-
viewing. She guesses she knows
that psychology well • enough,
pushes it aside, and picks up her
English book. Turning to the first
essay, she begins diligently—the
task of re-reading every one.
At that moment Jean, who lives
across the hall, rushes into the
room with a storm. She has an
idea: for both of them to to go to
the movies and spend one whole
afternoon without once glancing
at a lesson. It would be delight-
ful! A "Final examinations are
almost here" quickly dampens her
spirits, and she leaves, wondering-
gloomily why anyone on earth
starts reviewing two weqks ahead
of time! She, for .one, isn't going
to review at all.
Exams Arrive
Almost two weeks pass. Monday
night of exam-week has arrived,
and the scene shifts to the boys'
hall.
Gerald, who feels that he just
has to pass his finals since he has
been lucky enough to get this far
without flunking, leans determin-
edly over a chemistry book. Why
can't he remember that formula?
It's the most important of all,
and he just can't seem to get it.
Ah, what's the use? Everyone else
has a date or has gone some place.
Why shouldn't he? You're right.
Gerald "goes some place," comes
in late, and enjoys a chat with the
"fellows" before going to bed.
Chemistry is a thing of the past.
Gerald doesn't sleep very well,
however. Blame that on Sam, his
roommate. This particular room-
mate decides '.hat it is absolutely
necessary to know a little some-
thing about history. He can't turn
in a blank paper; therefore, when
all is quiet, he' begins his cram-
ming. Hours run by, and Sam's
light still burns. At last he calls
it quits and snatches forty winks
before the clock can possibly reach
seven-thirty.
One Glance Not Sufficient
The fatal hour appears as Sam
runs for the shack. Oh-hh-h, how
he wishes he'd stayed away! Those
questions! He despondently gives
the double glance to something he's
seeing for the first time in his
life. "You're flunkin it anyway,
Sam," he muses and starts writ-
ing. '
On and on the tale goes, with
Tom, Dick, Harry, and the rest
of the student body flunking tests,
passing tests, and getting "over
the borderline" by the width of a
hairline.
But it takes them all to make
school in examination week—those
who review properly, those who
cram, those who open books just
to see how quickly they can close
them, and those who never, "crack
a book." Variety is the spice of
'ife!
TARLETON TRIES
NEW SYSTEM OF
REGISTRATION
With registration in full swing afc
press time, Registrar Gabe Lewis
said that it would be impossible
to estimate the number of students
who will be registered in Tarleton
for the spring semester. Registra-
tion of transfers will continue un-
til February 11,
After registration for the spring
semester has been completed, Tar-
leton's enrollment will probably
be as great as it has been dur-
ing the past fall semester in spite
of the withdrawal of many stu-
dents who are leaving college for
work or to attend other schools.
Registrar Gabe Lewis expects the
school to gain as many new stu-
dents as it has lost.
A new system of registration
is being used this year. The stu-
dents are being registered by the
heads of the departments in which
they are majoring. Engineering
and physics majors are being reg-
istered by H. C. Doremus; Social
Science, liberal arts, and physical
education students are being reg-
istered by A, H. Wilcox; students
majoring in elementary teaching
are being registered by Miss Titia
Belle Blanks.
Art students are being enrolled
by Miss Marjie Brown; music ma-
jors are being enrolled by Berton
Coffin; pre-med students and nur-
ses are being rmegistered by C. B.
Dewitt; students enrolling in ag-
riculture are being registered by
A, J. Spangler; home economics
students are being enrolled by Miss
Mattie A. Walker; students of pre-
law are being registered by Dr.
W. C. Nunn; and high school stu-
dents are being registered by T.
V. Crounse,
The new system of registration,
originated, by the registrar's office,
has proved very effective, accord-
ing to Registrar Lewis. It elimi-
nates standing in line for students
who are rsgistering, and it gives
the registrar's office more time to
help students register and to keep
records straight in the office.
Some thirty students are expect-
ed to transfer to Tarleton from
other schools for the spring semes-
ter. Twenty-five students will
probably enroll from Agricultural
aiid Mechanical College, College
Station.
"Oh, I missed you," she cried.
Then she raised the revolver and
'ired again.—Kilgore College.
Day Dreams Cause
Student Trouble With
Telephone Numbers
According to the Hamilton Her-
ald Record, Harold Stroud, Jr., a
Tarleton senior, was in a trance
most of the time he was home for
the holidays.
One afternoon he was down town
in Hamilton and started to call his
mother at their home. He called
for a number which proved to be
the girls' dormitory number (523)
at Tarleton; and when it dawned
on him what he had done, he told
the party on the other end of the
line that it was the wrong num-
ber. Then when he did get the
home number and his mother an-
swered, he had again gone off in a
trance and asked, "Is this the girls'
dormitory?"
His mother decided that since
he had the girls' dormitory on his
mind, it would be better for him
to cut his holidays short and re-
turn to Stephenville where he could
k'^ep in touch with the object of
his contemplation.
Dollie Marie Glover of the Eng-
lish department visited Camp
Bowie at Brownwood Sunday af-
ternoon. She saw Captain L. G.
Rich, First Sgt. Olin Cameron,
and Corp. Lorenzo Riggins, all for-
merly of Tarleton.
The Six Ages of Women
Safety pins.
Hair pins.
Fraternity pins.
Diamond pins.
Clothes pins.
Rolling pins.
—The Wooden Horse.
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