The Jay-Tack (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 14, Ed. 1 Monday, April 1, 1946 Page: 1 of 4
four pages : b&w ; page 19 x 12 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
The Jay
VOLUME XXVI
STEPHENV1LLE, TEXAS, APRIL 1, 1946
Numbe 14
10-H0UR KIDS WIN NATIONAL ACCLAIM
RANCH WEEK IS
DISMAL FLOP
Ranch Week Was such a dismal
failure that a special session of
the faculty was called to order last
Thursday night to discuss the ser-
iousness of the pathetic situation.
* Dean. Howell discussed the pros-
pect of changing Tarleton into a
military organization, similar to
the "regular army.
It seems that the cadets abhor-
red the very idea of taking off
their precious uniforms so adored
By the R.O.T.C. here at John's In-
stitute. They insisted on drill prac-
tice at regular intervals during
the night( and arose promptly at
five o'clock the next morning ready
for snappy calisthenics before
breakfast. Immediately after
breakfast, each cadet dashed madly
back to the dorm, cleaned his gun,
shined his shoes, and stood stub-
bornly on the drill field until Cap-
tain Jack consented to let tl^em
drill until noon.
The boys refused to attend the
Western Dance because to do so
necessitated appearing without the
beloved brass. The girls wouldn't
s go because the boys refused, and
as a result; the Dance was a tragic
affair, the only people there being
Captain^ Jack and Lt. Wiley,
The Dean,demanded that imme-
diate action be taken, and the fac-
ulty voted on the outcome, Ijfc was
decided that John's Institute would
be changed to fa boys' reform
gdhdol 'frio girls allowed), Svifti mi-
litary science being the only sub-
ject taught, This drastic action
came about as a result of the ca-
dets' refusing to study campsyol-
' *ogy under Hilary Moore. All girls
now enrolled in school have voiced
an opinion to the effect that they
had much' rather transfer to N.T.A,
C, anyway, Dean Howell Expressed
his regret that the school had fail-
ed so miserably to support Ranch
Week, but firmly declared that nev-
er again would such a plan be for-
ced on unsuspecting cadets and
coeds.
SENIORS TO
SPONSOR DRIVE
At 2:00 a.m. on the Bosque, Tar-
leton's 1955 senior class met to
decide on a money raising cam-
paign. ;
After a few seconds of discussion
it was decided that a beer stand
would be erected in front of the
Administration Building. Since the
arrival of' warm weather it waat
decided that this project would
bring in more money than an£
other type. The stand will* sell
only tap beer, and all proceeds will
go. to further the cause of the
Texas Anti-Saloon League,
FISH DAY
IS ABOLISHED
In the junior class meeting of
March 10, the students voted un-
animously to abandon completely
"fish day".- The proposal was made
by Fish Nancy Moore and her
roommate, M!ary Helen Smith. The
girls stated that the reasons are
that the, seniors have had so much
sympathy with the freshmen that
it would be difficult to administer
"details" to their loving upper
classmates.'
"After all", quotes Frances Sum-
rell, "the girls have never been
hazed in any way."
Therefore, as the result of kind'
ness of seniors, "fish day" is here-
z / by repealed.
Privileges Given
Students by Lewis
J — . ;
Mr. Lewjsj Registrar, announced
last Manday privi-
leges will fra students
of*John Ta-rleton Institulfo J^o'sta-
denj, v;illobe admitted to liis-'clor-
^mitQr'y jemtij .11:45. Gabe
states' that the reason/for* this ^ is
th-r.fe * students have "ib0eeii\ b&^tfng
tHeir-brains out studying too'Mrd
e^cfi^ight from 7:30 on, and. that
stytfents have gotten too .much
slefep. Curtain Jack announces \hat
all tft$I/or&is will be thrown* out
the windrnvi* as# Gi£i4iafi\\lothes Nvill
* * * J U • J
take the;r pJacesf. Students 4ayy ur-
ged to fulfill 4he3© new regulation
and not to ' complain—especially
about the new hours.,
Late bulletin: Smoking privi-
leges will be granted to all stu-
dents who wish to smoke in class
rooms and the library. Also if beer
is unavailable, whiskey will be ser-
ved to ^11 in the library from 8:00
to 3:00 each day,
HASH HOUSE HAS
NEW SCHEDULE
Miss Lela Vaughan has announc-
ed that beginning next week the
Hash House will go on. a new sche-
dule. Breakfast will not begin un-
til 9:Q0 a.m. on week days and
10:00 a.m. on Sunday in order not
to interfere with the students'
sleeping. Lunch will be served at
1:00 and dinner at 8:00.
At the same time the Hash
House changes schedule, it will also
change appearance. Imported white
linen tablecloths have been order-
ed as well as sterling silverware.
Immaculate waitresses will ap-
proach each table' as soon as it,
is occupied to begin immediately
the serving of the meal.
The following is a typical menu:
Tomato frappe'
Savory fish in shells %
French fried squash
Cabbage pepper slaw
Strawberries and cream
Coffee
HONOR ROLL, TEN
HOUR LIST, OUT
Students* of John "Tarleton Ag-
ricultural Xlollgge wilVbe. happy to
learn th&.t; the honor ■ notf* ajid. the
J-fen^hbur-'fist are row available for
tlieir -inspection. These
posted near the free lemonade andv
dandy stand in Dean Ferguson's,
office; and ail studentsjajre-invited
to Vome in, lool£fcihe«lists.\otfdr,;andt
hslp. -them selves ;to jfree drinks.
fereryKody made the honor roji
this semester except Leu "Davis,
Lqu passed only P. E** $nd 'the -rea-
son" she was fvbkvto ae^omjilish this
feat is* that •she puts up- the golf
clubs every "Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday for Miss Fellman. How-
ever, be?ai:se of her smiling coun-
tenance and the fact that she takes
Mr, Crounse riding in her jeep
twice a week, it has been decided
that she wlil bp allowed to stay in
school and continue her study of
campusology and the effect of her
big blue eyes on Boh Pence,
Impressions Left
By George Ollie
In Eco. Class
and blank!
In literary life Joe. Chandler
Harris was Uncle Remus,
HENS STRIKE
AT FARM
A great deal of squawking is go-:
ing on out ac the poultry farm
these days. The hens, on strike for
more grub that sticks to the ribs
and less laying mash, have little
'to do except &it around ,?nd gos-
sip. And you know what happens
at a hens' convention. Just a lot
of noise. Mrs, No-Tail Feather, a
rising young society leader, is or-
ganizing a series of teas in. honor
of various ones of her cronies,
while the poor roosters (if there
are any. out there—females get-
ting more and more independent
these days) are probably looking
on in dismay.'
The Rhode Island Reds formed
a picket line around the central
feeding area, but the White- Leg-
horns broke through, .The guards
set up such a squawk that $he auth-
orities called out a squadron of
B-29's to drop tear gas bombs in
order that peace .night be restored
to the Tarleton Poultry Farm.
"MAC" TO OPEN
CAMPUS JERNT
Mr. Autis McMahan recently-re-
signed his position as Business
Manager at John Tarleton and dis-
closed his plan^to open a combined
bfcer-iftinfc ao:If-dance .hall- across
from the colleg^ campus. Building
has already started on the site
which is located- near the present
Coca-Cola plant,
"Mac's Joint" as the hall has
been named will feature the Swing
Cadets. Nightly the, melodic notes
of their theme song, "Tiger Rag",
will softly drift through the open
windows of the, hazy, blue Hubba-
Hub'ba Room,
Mr. McMahan states that he is
building "Mac's Joint" to provide
a restful place within easy reach
for Tarleton students to drink and
dance. Besides the Hubba-Hubba
Room for dancing there will be a
cocktail bar and lounge room known
as the. Oblivion Room. George
Thetford, the bartender, will mix
anything from a sparkling cham-
pagne cocktail to a foamy glass of
Budweiser. "Mac's Joint" will be
open from 5:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
| Weather Report
An extensive study has been
made on the weather reports, and
below is listen an accurate ac-
count of Texas' unpredictable wea-
ther:
Tuesday
West Texas—-probably dry, could
have rain, might hail.
East Texas—sunshine and rain
with occasional showers. M
South Texas—probably the same
as West Texas unless there are a
few changes.
North Texas—how should I
-,know ? I live here.
Central Texas—Well, look out
the window, dope! !
North Pole—most likely snow.
South Pole—have forgotten:
East West Texas-—'tell you to-
morrow.
West East Texar—you don't care
anyway, do you?
East Pole—slight precipitation.
West Pole—ask the Eskimos.
DEAN HONORS GROUP WITH
BANQUET ON BOSQUE
Demerit System Is
Abolished by Dean
Despite the loud protests of the'
students, Dean Ferguson and Mr.
Crounse have decided to do away
with the practice of giving demer-
its., This was decided in a meeting
at the Campus Corner after hours
last Monday, Over cokes and
doughnuts, the faculty members
decided the case. The representa-
tives of the students were Joe
Hedrick, who, was very much
against the idea; Anne Rainbolt,
who didn't care much either way
'cause she never gets demerits any-
way; and Helen Neighbours, who
had very little to say because she
is leaving next week on account of
failing grades. Joe made a short,
forceful speech saying that the
morale of the Tarleton students
woiild be ruined if the demerit sys-
tem were dropped. As the argu-
ment went on, Miss Rainbolt be-
came very excited and chewed all
the fringe off the leather jacket
she was going to wear for Western
Week. Helen Neighbours became
very vehement in her speech and
broke the big plate glass window
in the Campus Corner with the
coke bottle she was waving about.
This upset her very much, but Mr.
^ Crounse kindly offered to pay for
it himself. In spite of the speeches
by the representatives of the stur
dents, teh faculty members insist-
ed that the demerit' system be
dropped! They finally won, after
much begging-and pleading.
The representatives were brok-
enhearted. Joe Hedrick got on his
bicycle and pedaled disconsolately
down the street. Helen Neighbours
proceeded to get plastered on
strawberry pop, and Ann Rain-
bolt' rushed tearfully out of the
Corner and into the arms of Miss
Willard, who did her best to com-
fort the grief-stricken girl, 1
DEAN TO DYE
AND BURR HAIR
Dean Howell has just promised
to dye his hair and get a burr after
many many requests from present
and ex-students. '
As Bill Sweat, StudeAt Council
President, says, "We want our
Dean to be very modern in every
respect. His dyed and burred hair
will be a symbol of Tarleton's ad-
vancement not only educationally
but also socially," The exact color
has not yet been decided upon,
but startling shade's of green and
orange have been favorably in-
spected.
Dean Howell says simply, 'I'm
very tired of dull, uninteresting
black and will be glad to have a
change."
General Dwight, D. Eisenhower
was born in Denison, Texas, Oct,
U, 1890.
The average person will drink
90 bottles of soft drinks per year*
Smoke Will Rise
From Library
Soon smoke will bre seen issuing
from the doors and windows of the
library. Women, bless ,'em, got the
vote, started smoking, wearing
trousers, and cussin'. Now, show-
ing antagonism- at any kind of au-
thority, they have attacked the rule
of "No Smoking in the Library".
This attack was so swift, fierce,
and underhanded that, ( officials
have had to give in at once, to
the be-hipped and painted. Enthu-
siam is running high, and many re-
forms of this sort are expected Iq.
the near future,
Dean Howell in a special chapel
program last week released the of-
ficial notice of the ten-hour stu-
dents who won national acclaim and
who will be given a paid trip to
Washington, D. C., where * they
will receive the Distinguished Ser-
vice Cross. The students who work-
ed so diligently for this long sought
for record are the following: Sonia
Shartle, Helen Heighbours, Boyce
Bennett, Joy Rowden, Robert Led-
better, Bred Sweeney, Bascom Mit-
chell ,Sarah Hardwick, Fay Ham-
ilton, Mildred Dobbs, La Juan Ar-
thur, . Faye Thompson, Reginald
Gregory. Randall Brewer, Frank
Warren and Cumbie Ivey.
A midnight banquet was given
in honor of the distinguished stu-
dents by Dean Ferguson down on*
the Bosqtje on Saturday night,
March 23. Dean Ferguson was
dressed in his pink tuxedo with a
green high collar shirt and blue
handkerchief and nylons. His cor-
sage. yas*a huge orange sunflower
tied with1 green ribbon. The guest
speaker yas Governor Coke Ste-
phenson, who spoke on "The Nec-
essity of Campusclogy as A Col-
lege Course." He complimented the
Tarleton campusology professors,
Mrs. Woodward, Mr. Eaves, and
Miss 'Marrs, for their excellent in-
struction given . the distinguished
group. Another interesting talk on
the program was a speech by Sonia
Shartle, * "My Major—-Horizontal
Engineering". When asked why she.
mad.e. such good grades in it, she
replied, "It is not a subject that
requires many theory classes. The
labs are 'what develop your tech-
nique. I make my major a full-time
job, practicing it not less than six-
teen hour3 a day. Right now I'm
surveying the Bosque." Admiration
and awe were seen on the faces of
the guests after Sonia made that
historic statement. Movie cameras
clicked, reporters rushed madly
from the scene, and guests cheered
wildly. Dr. Dick Smith, proffessor
of Horizontal Engineering, was
heard to say; of Sonia, "She is the
type of pupil I admire most. She
gives me inspiration to continue
my great catfeer,"
Special presidential planes will
be sent to take the students to
Washington, C., where they will
be given the key to the District,
Several great celebrations are be-
ing planned 'for the distinguished
students, to be topped off by a pa-
rade of all the armed forces, the
size to be rivaled only by the size
of General Eisenhower's parade in
New York.
President Truman greatly anti-
cipates and looks forward. to see-
ing the honored scholars. He was
heard to say, ''I am very anxious
to see the Tarleton students, for
I am hoping to absorb a little bit
of their extraordinary knowledge,"
Gabrie] Heatter, well-known com-
mentator said, "This great poten-
tial power of knowledge Is equal-
ed only l?y the discovery of the
atomic bomb."
Drew Pearson, N.B.C, com-
mentator, said, "All of Texas is
under great danger, for an ex-
plosion of idea as big as this
would be at John Tarleton Insti-
tute would lay all ■ Texas to bar-
ren waste,"
Qrson Wells of Hollywood says,'
"In trying to find the reason for
this great brilliance, I have decided
that it'is the excellent milk which
the Tarleton cows give,"
Ever; since the wife said she'd
drop dead if we ever bought her
anything, we've been hanging onto
the purse strings to save her life.
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
The Jay-Tack (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 14, Ed. 1 Monday, April 1, 1946, newspaper, April 1, 1946; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth140967/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarleton State University.