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PAGE FOUR
'11HE J-TAC
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2% 1946
SOCIETY
O.W.L.S. Entertain
Rushees at Dinner
On the evening of February 18,
the O.W.L.S. Club entertained
their rushees with a dinner at the
Long Hotel. Four tables, decorated
with red roses, seated the seven
buests; Miss Mae Jones, the club
sponsor; and twenty-two members.
The dinner was concluded with
the singing of the club song.
Kathryn White and
Major McClunn Wed
Miss Kathryn Hope White of
Wickett, Texas, and Major Alton
'McClunn of Pyote Field, Texas,
were married Saturday night, Feb-
ruary 23, in the base chapel at
Pyote Field. The altar was banked
"with pin,k and white gladiolas, and
traditional wedding music was
played. The bride's sister, Helen,
was her only attendant.
For her wedding Miss White
chose a honey beige suit with pale
blue and'1 black accessories. Her
flowers were white orchids. Fol-
lowing the reception at the offi-
cers club, the young couple left for
Ruidosa, Mexico, on a short honey-
moon,
Mrs. McClunn is a September,
1945, graduate of John Tarleton
College, where she was battal-
ion sponsor, Halloween Carnival
Queen, runner-^p for Miss Tarle-
ton, 1945,\and was a member'of
Aggettes, the Tarleton Singers and
of Eternas, of which she is past
president, Sonia Shartle of Hous-
ton, student at John Tarleton'Col-
lege and former roommate of the
bride, attended the ceremony.
Bibbed Beauty
Large detachable pique bib lends ingenuous air to outfit of blue-grey
wool jersey dress with a full skirt, fitted bodice, self buttons shown above
as pictured in the February issue of Junior Bazaar.
Mitzi Lucas
Is President of
D.S.T. Club
At the, regular meeting of the
D.S.T.'s on February 20, the new
officers elected were as follows:
President, Mitzi Lucas; vice-
president, Helen Lois Scherer; sec-
retary-treasurer, Evelyn Gassa-
way;.and reporter, Norma Under-
wood,
The members planned the rush
party, a semi-formal tea in the
Lions dining room on February 27.
The next regular meeting of the
D.S.T, Club, will be oif March 6.
O.W.L.S,, Silver Keys
Honored at Supper .
O^.. Sunday evening, February
10, the* O.W,L.S. and Silver. K&y
Clubs were honored at a buffet Aup-
i>er given by Mrs. ClemJ'D&VfS" at
the Mothershead Cottage,
The white clothed tables held
Haines Elected
Secretary of Club
On February 19 the Sine Cera
Club held a meeting in the south
parlor for the purpose of electing
one new officer. Dorothy Haines
was elected to fill the vacant office
of secretary. Also plans for an all-
club spririg formal of M:ay 19 were
made. '
Wesley Foundation
Gives Banquet
Fifty-five guests wer6 present atv
the Valentine banquet given at the
Methodist Education Building by
the Tarleton students of the Wes-
ley Foundation on February Id.
The Valentine theme was carried
out in all decorations. The tables
set with red and white, were ar-
ranged under streamers of red and
white that hung from the ceiling
and met the wall in * large bow-
knots.
Gaily-costumed high school girls
served the dinner. Between courses
the guests were entertained with
musical selections by Bascom Mit-
chell, George Minter, and Harold
T. Baxter, The after-dinner pro-
gram was conducted by the master
of ceremonies, Happy Helmecke.
"The XJashnjere Song" and "Indian
Love .CaU'; werfe^sjing by Kelly Lit-
tl&p&ge/"H<3W vDeeft. is the Ocean"
axrd' "Always"'w^e-sung by Mari-
lyn Keaton, Ethyl 'Jordan gave an
interesting talk about," t^e Wesley
Foundation. Reverend ■ Elmer C.
Carter outlined the '■efforts a Tar-
leton student shctujd ipakean order
ps centerpieces two red candles" ctf-f P^ote'the^Wefiie^ Foundation,
either side of red nandina bferrleiM1^ evemngV entertainment was
concluded as all^guests/sang "Let
Me Call Yon Sw&athesrt," "Down
by'th^.QH ^1li\St*eam,' and "Tell
MeW-hy^I V- ; • ' *
The t>yo clubs* colors, red and
white and blue and white," were!
carried out in the place cards.
j Guests included the members of
the O.W.L.S, and Silver Keys, Miss
Jones, O. W. L. S. sponsor, Mr.
Friou, Silver Key sponsor, and
Mrs. Friou, Dean and Mrs. Fergu-
son, and Dean Emeritus and Mrs.
Davis. Dean Howell was unable to
be present.
Sine Cera Club
Holds Meeting
' The Sine Cera Club entertained
twenty-fiye guests on February 1^
at their Rush Tea in the south par-
flor. The Valentine theme was car-
ried out in the white lace cloth cov-
ering the tea table and the heart
shaped cookies. Mr3. Gabe Lewis
and Mrs. E. J. Howell presided at
the tea and coffee service,
Dorothy Haines furnished the
piano music while the guesfe were
served and later played a waltz by
Chopirj. Marilyn Womack read
"How Do I Love Thee," a Browning
Sonnet in keeping with the season.
WINNING ESSAYS
(Continued from page 1)
the other hand, I have seen poor
hovels that seem hardly bearable;
yet the people living there seem
almost incredibly happy. I have
proved to my own satisfaction
that a house is not necessarily a
home. A house may be huge, with
innumerable servants and priceless
furnishings; but without the sim-
pler things, such as love, respect,
health and ambition, there is noth-
ing but a cold shell of a building.
On the other" hand, a tiny shack
may be a beautiful home to its resi-
dents if there is mutual respect
and love.
Some of,the world's greatest of
men haye come from the humblest
of homes; otheif men from the rich-
est of homesvhave been the laziest,
most: _ worthless creatures with
whom society has had to cope. It
is my sincerest belief that every
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person—great, poor, rich, or middle
class—is to a great extent what
his environment as a youngster
was. It is easy to tell whether a
person comes from a' charming-
home, beautiful in spirit, or wheth-
er he comes from a dreary house
where there has been no freedom
of expression, neither love nor
loyalty. The great importance of
the American home lies in this
fact. If a person ultimately be-
comes that type of person which
his environment makes him, he will
react to society accordingly. If he
comes from a real home, he will
love people and will be a progres-
sive, valuable citizen. If, on the
other hand, he happens to come
from a house lacking in every as-
pect the Christian influence, he
will probably become a deadly men-
ace tovsociety; and society, not he,
will pay for his crimes.
The importance of the American
home cannot be over-estimated.
With these aforementioned beliefs
strongly in mind, I have affirmed
my ideas that a house must have
love, respect, good health, security,
and a Christian influence before it
becomes a home. It is my personal
challenge, and I intend to live up
to it. My home of the future shall
be a real American home, a home
where people will feel wanted, se-
cure from their troubles, a haven
of rest in a weary world, a home
which will be a tremendous influ-
ence toward righteous living, and
a promise of a secure future for
the coming generations.
Have you ever visited in a home
where you were afraid to touch
anything for fear the hostess
would stare at you with glassy
eyes that seem to say, "Un-uh,
hands off"? Or where each mem-
ber in that family thinks only of
himself and his happiness ? Or
maybe your conversation is in-
terrupted by a father-and-son
squabble in the kitchen? This isn't
my idea of a good old-fashioned
American home. A house isn't a
home unless there is love in every
heart for each other. To me the
word "home" means love.
I want to tell you about my
home and family because I am so
proud of them. My home isn't a
beautiful mansion with a jewel-
studded wall around it. It's just a
modernly built, white house with
flowers and green shrubbery sur-
rounding it. But in this little house
there's love and happiness, which
are the fundamental things of a
happy American home. My dad has
worked for what we have, for it
wasn't handed to him on a silver
platter. The rest of us, my mother,
sister, and I, have helped him as
best we could. For this reason we
are united closely together. It
means so much to be able to talk
to Mother as I would to my girl-
friend about the quarrel I had with
Johnny last night or about the
dance next Saturday night. And
when Dad calls me aside two weeks
before Christmas and asks me what
he should give Mother, that's when
I'm thankful I have such -ar sweet
and understanding family. It's not
the big things they do for me that
counts; it's the litle things, Jike
Mother inviting the gang over to
our house on Saturday nights for
sandwiches and cokes, or Dad ask-
ing me to go horseback riding with
'him on Sunday afternoons, or
Mother sewing on a button the
minute before my ditte aVrives, or
Bettye giving me her new blue
sweater to wear to the picnic. Yes,
little incidents like these make me
appreciate my family and the
things they have sacrificed for us
kids.
The day I enjoy most is Sunday,
because we spend it together.
After driving by for Granny, we
go to the Methodist Church on
Rosedale Avenue. After church,
Granny goes home with us foi;
Sunday dinner. Then, of 'course,
there's the Usual Sunday after-
dinner argument between Bettye
and me about who is v going to
wash the dishes or flry them. Then
we all congregate in the living
room for a family get-togethgr.
Granny always wants to know
whom Bettye and I have been go-
ing with or anything else that
young people are interested in. By
this time Daddy has fallen asleep
in his chair reading the Saturday
afternoon funnies. His loud snor-
ing creates quite a laugh amoflg
us. Oh, but Sunday afternoons are
fun at my house! Then on Sunday
nights there is the corn popping
and listening to Jack Benny a$d
"Take It or Leave It," Then Bet-
tye ajid I walk home with Granny
so she won't have to go by' herself.
On the way home Bettye suggests
that we stop by the Corner Drug
for a chocolate malted milk. " I
r
think she must have a crush on
the kid behind the fountain!
When we get home, Mother and
Dad are sitting by the fire in their
pajamas waiting for us. A few
last words and we are ready for
bed, that is, with the exception
of drinking a glass of milk and eat-
ing a slice of cake. Since Bettye
feels that she is losing her school-
girl figure, she proceeds to do a
few knee-bends and other reducing
exercises, Once again we are ready
to go to bed. After we kneel by
the side of Mother's and Dad's bed
and say the Lord's Prayer togeth-
eg, Bettye and I scamper .off to
our bedroom. There are a few
giggles aboUt the clever remarks
made on our Saturday night dates
—then lights out! So ends a per-
fect day in our home on Sunday
nights. Isn't this the way a happy
American home should be? ,
Always
welcome
Sergt. Gassaway
Receives D.F.C.
John C. Gassaway, Jr., a Tarle-
ton veteran, was presented with a
Distinguished Flying Cross at a
special formation of the Tarleton
Cadet Corps at 5:30 p. m., Friday,
February 15. His wife, also ^"Tar-
leton students and the two-hundred
veterans attending Tarleton were
in the reviewing stand when the
presentation was made.
Gassaway, whose home is in
Rosenberg, received the award for
hazardous and heroic service per-
formed in the Jacific in March,
1945. The citation issued by the
Seventh Air Force, reads as fol-
lows :
"The Distinguished Flying Cross
is awarded by the Commanding
General Seventh Air Force to Sgt.
John C. Gassaway, Air Corps,
United States Army for extra-
ordinary achievement while par-
ticipating in combat aerial flight
on 10 March 1945. During the mis-
sion Sgt. Gassaway as a crew
member of a Heavy Bombardment
type airplane assisted in * spear-
heading the invasion operation by
pre-landing bombing of Calarian
Air Field, Zamboanga Province;
Mindanao, P. I. Heavy tropical
frontal type weather was encoun-
tered both to and from the tar-
get. Despite the reduced visibility
and additional flying hazards in-1
volved, the aircraft arrived over |
the pin point target at the precise |
time to coordinate with naval
bombardment of shore installations
just prior to the actual landing
operation. Notwithstanding the in-
tense and accurate antiaircraft fire
and the constant menace of inter-
ception by enemy aircraft of fight-
er type the mission was success-
fully completed. The cool courage
in the face of great danger-, the
high degree of professional skill
and devotion to duty displayed by
Sgt. Gassaway exemplified the
highest traditions of the Army Air
Forces,"
' BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY
TEXAS COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY
Co.rnel Wilde in "A Song to Re-
member," '
Best picture of the year: "An-
chors A weigh/' "The Bells of St.
Mary?s," "The Lost Weekend,"
"Mildred Pierce," and "Spell-
bound."
Best performance by a support-
ing actress: Eve Arden in "Mildred
Pierce'; Angela Lansbury in "The
Picture of Dorian Gray"; Ann
Blythe in "Mildred Pierce"; Joan
Loring in "The Corn Is Green,"
and Ann Revere in "National Vel-
vet."
Best performance by a support-
ing actor: Michael Chekhov in
"Spellbound"; John Dall in "The
Corn Is Gr^en"; James Dunn in
"A Tree Grows in Brooklyn"; Rob-
ert Mitchum'in "G.I. Joe," and J,
Carroll Naish in "A Medal for
Benny."
Best achievement in directing:
Leo MeCarey for "The Bells of
St. Mary's"; Billy Wilder for "The
Lost Weekend"; Clarence Brown
for "National Velvet"; Jean Renoir
for '/The Southerner," and Alfred
Hitchcock for "Spellbound."'
Best screen play: "G,I, Joe" by
Leopold Atlas, Guy Endore and
Phillip Stephenson; "The Lost
Weekend" by Charles Brackett and
Billy Wilder; "Mildred Pierce" by
Ronald MacDougall; "Pride of the
Marines" by Albert Maltz, and "A
Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Tess
Slesinger and Frank Davis.
Best original screen play: "Dil-
linger" by Philip Yordan; "Marie-
Louise," a Swiss movie by Rich-
ard Schweizer; "Music for Mil-
lions" by Myles Connally; -"Salty
O'Rourke" by Milton Holmes, and;
"What Next, Corporal Hargrove ?"
by Harry Kurnitz.
Best original movie story:
"The Affairs of Susan" by Thom-
as Monroe and Laszlo Gorog; "The
Houseon 92nd Street" by Charles
G. Booth; "A Medal for Benny" by
John Steinbeck and Jack Wagner;
"Objective Burma" by Alvah Bes-
sie, and "A Song to Remember"
by Ernst Marischka.
Bright spots for darkling hours!
The famous Disney family on a
neat fitting, cotton or duck swag-
ger coat. Guaranteed to rate a
piece in the gossip column if you
embroider your favorite over the
back, front, and sleeves.
Hersholt Announces
Academy Nominees
Nominations for 1945 academy
"Oscars" were announced recently
by Academy President Jean Her-
sholt. The Academy Awards to be
presented March 7 include the fol-
lowing:
Best performance by an actress:
Ingrid Bergman in "The Bells of
St. ^ary's"; Joan Crawford in
"Mildred Pierce"; Greer Garson in
"The Valley of Decision"; Jennifer
Jones in "Love Letters", and Ge,ne
Tiemey in "Leave Her to Heaven."
Best performance by an actor:
Bing Crosby in "The Bells of St.
Mary's"; Gene Kelly in "Anchors
Aweigh"; Ray Milland in "The
Lost Weekend"; Gregory Peck, in
"The Keys of the Kingdom," and
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Serving
Tarleton
Students
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