The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 17, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 21, 1947 Page: 1 of 4
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Buy Your Grassburr
At Fiscal Office
On Registering
THE
TAC
Remember to Enroll
On Assigned Date
Or Fine Is Due
VOL. XXVII.
STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS, TUESDAY. JANUARY 21, 1947
No. 17
Campus
Chatter".
ROSEMARY C9LB0RN
If you haven't go£Hin^Cota even
glance at„ tf\j&; eoluran this,
I won't be" &Vtbit insulted. twWitirf
English, fcth^Government, Biolo-
gy, find wliat-bave-you T guess ev-
erybody isMujt^fUirly biiby taking
finals and doingf al^ that last min-
ute cramming:.,, „fc " •
Members of the lC^nt&£bm*y ^llfb '
and several other students had the"
pleasure of hearing* Father Bon-
nell Spencer speak to them sever-
al night last week. Father Spen-
cer stayed with Father and Mrs,
Terrill while he was in Stephen-
ville. He spoke both in Dublin and
Stephenville.
A new Engineering course
Ms being offered and so is a
new Math course. Any stu-
dents who are interested
should see the list of courses
offered that is posted on the
bulletin board in the Ad. Build-
ing.
Looked like it was going to be
warm for a change, but I guess
we've still got a lot of winter to
go yet. "Well, this cold weather
should serve to stimulate the mem-
ory. You can't afford to be lazy;
you might freeze.
Dr. Franz Polgar influenced a
few people on the campus last
week with his mental tricks and
hypnotic program. At least, there
were some characters going around
trying to hypnotize some teachers
into giving them A's.
Maida Robie certainly showed
who her "dream man" was at the
Polgar show. That was the most
original swoon I ever 'saw.
I've .noticed.. $ lot of stu-
dents expressing a deep regret
that one o£ their favorite tea-
chers, Miss Barbara Good^
game, is leaving'Tarleton for
Nashville, Tennessee at the
end of this >yeek. Miss Good-
game did a wonderful job of
making herself one of the most
>vell-liked teachers on the cam-
pus in such a short time.
The Stephenville High School
students who are enrolled in an
*
Art Special class under Mr. Rob-
ert Propst have turned out some
excellent plaster cast caricatures of
well-known personalities. These
gix*ls work hard and they really
get results. '
I overheard Aunt Lucy Heri-
nigan saying the other day
that almost everybody in the
hospital, was suffering from a
cold or a sore throat. She also
said the hospital was as near-
ly full as it had been all win-
ter. Could this be the cold
epidemic or the test epidemic?
The last one is a'jbout to get
me down—I don't know about
the rest of you.
Mrs. Alice Y. McConnell spoke
to the Dormitory Hounse Council
at a luncheon in the little dining
room. late last week on 4;he* organ-
ization and function #£*a%h(5u&8
council. Her icre^s SeH-w'oye'XjV
ment and the house; Council's part
in the orienia^B^week program
were so * jnterfesting that the
House CQunq}l*ts already planning
to meet aifij'sge what they can do
about adapting* some of the.m £or
their own p^i"poses, ^ ^ 4 *.
If you, wkrrj:\ a„*.Itound copy
of the past "-semester's issues „
of the J-Tac*you'd beVtprfcspea]c\
now, for - there* will f>e 4nIjC -
limited number of these'avajU *
able. This would be a good
thing to keep, along with your
Grassburr, as a source of in-
formation and remembrance
of your days at Tarleton.
WARING CHORUS
WILL FEATURE
WpLARMUSrC
X-Bob Hutchinson Ta
"-.Direct Two New'
Musical Groups.
•"Highlighting the Tarleton Music
'department next semester will be a
Pxetl Waring chorus composed of
-lDO male yoices. This chorus -will
be directed by Bob Hutchinson.
The chorus will feature popular
music which will include "l^ight
and Day," "To Each His - Own,"
"Begin the Beguine," "Stardust,"
"Ole Man River" and other Waring
arrangements.
Girl Chorus to be Organized
Another new organization will be
the chorus made up of all girl
voices. The members of this group
will study both semi-classical and
popular numbers.
The Waring chorus, which al-
ready has 37 members enrolled, and
the Girls' Chorus will carry ^.n
hour optional credit. Students ipay
enroll with Mr. Hutchinson at
Studio 107.
Plans for the.Tarleton mixed en-
semble include a study of classical
and semi-classical music. They will
be presented in many out-of-town
programs this spring.. Arrange-
ments have been completed for the
costume of1 the ensemble. The boys
will wear white tux coats and dark
trousers and the girls will be dress-
ed in identically fashioned formals
in school colors.
Concerts Scheduled for Early
Spring
All ensembles will appear in a
concert early this spring. This
group includes the girls' trio, girls'
quartet and mixed quartet as well
as the mixed ensemble.' '
Members of the band are prepar-
ing for the Battle of Flowers which
is held annually in San Antonio.
The band won a first division
rating last spring when they were
in competition with outstanding
state junior college bands. Any
'students who have had band ex-
perience are urged to see Mr. Hut-
chinson, director.
To those of you who are leav-
ing Tarleton this semester, th'e
J-Tac 'wants to extend to you the
very best of good wishes and lots
of luck. It's been a pleasure to
serve you.
To those of you who will be
here'next semester — see you next
week.
Stephenville, Texas is 67 miles
southwest of Fort Worth, 62 miles
northeast of Brownwood, 92 miles
northwest 'of Waco.
Canterbury Club
Hear Talks On
Monastery Life
The Reverend Bonnell Spencer,
Order of the Holy Cross, who con-
ducted the first of a series of seven
Missions in the Diocese of Dallas
at the Trinity Episcopal Church
Dublin, Texas, gave a series of le'c*
tures to the members of the Can-
terbury Club concerning the value
of a monastic life to the Church
last week.
Father Spencer, who received his
B.A. degree at Williams College
and his B.Lit. at Oxford* England,
is stationed at St. Andrews' School
for Boys at Sewanee, Tennessee, a
school directed by the Order of the
Holy Cross.
In speaking to the' students,
iP^ther Spencer gaye a brief ac-
count' of the work of the 0, H. C.
She ^rnain House of monastery,
^liicli ig sixty-two years old, is lo-
cated in West Park, New York. It
is f r.am this house that the 0. H. C.
Jfext&nds i{s works throughout the
United States and to the foreign
Mission in Liberia, where there are
chu^oljesf schools, and hospitals di-
rected" Jyy the priests of 0. H. C.
ami assisted by English Order of
listers of the Holy Name.
• Father Spencer was admitted to
the monastery as a postulate eleven
years ago and took his final vows,
those of poverty, chastity and obe-
dience, in 1940.
J-TAC Files Will
Sell for $1 Feb. 1
Students who desire can buy
a bound volume of this semes-
ter's J-Tac for $1 February 1.
Students can see Rosemary
C'olborn, George Hendrick,
Charles Gray, Mr. Hart or aiiy
staff member and have 4
reserved, or send a card to the
J-Tac, Box 337, asking that a
set be reserved.
Students can wait until the
volumes are delivered before
paying, or seen any of the staff
members and pay now. *
LEADER TO BE
AT TARLETON
Livingstone To
Instruct Classes
In Leadership
Miss Anne Livingstone, of the
National Recreation Association,
will again be on the campus Febru-
ary 3-7 to Conduct a ^recreation pro-
gran^ for Tarleton 1 students. Stu-
dents who wish to .attend .-should
register now in the pffice of the
Dean of Women. ' •' - '
Miss Livingstone has conducted
classes in leadership among both
professionals 'and volunteers for
the past seven years and is a skill-
ed pianist and song-leader. She was
formerly social recreation leader in
the Department of Public Recrea-
tion, Jacksonville, Florida, and was
director of the Servicemen's Center
at Miami Beach, Florida, the third
largest in the country.
Last yea'r Miss LfvTngstbrie'direc-
ted a group in recreation leadership
on the campus and the result was
that two Tarleton students, Jean
Mason, speech major of Stephen-
ville, and June Hurst, music major
of Dublin, were placed in well paid
recreation leadership positions with
the City Recreation Department in
Fort Worth. Miss Hurst supervised
children's playgrounds activities at
the Colonial Country Club and
other prominent recreation centers
in Fort Worth, and Miss Mason
was employed as an instructor in
recreational dramatics.
Miss Livingstone will hold ses-
sions of one hour each twice a
morning Monday through Friday,
and sessions of two hours during
the evenings. Dancing instruction
will be given in the morning* per-
iods and recreation leadership will
pe stressed during the evening per-
iods with games, stunts, singing,
and dancing included.
Reserve Officers
To Meet Tonight
Discussion of resolutions adop-
ted by the National Council will
be held at tonight's meeting of the
Reserve Officers Associatibn, ac-
cording to Leslie S. Moore, presi-.
dent of the local chapter.
The meeting- will be in the ar-
mory at 7:30 p.m. All former of-
ficers of the army and navy are
invited to attend.
STUDENTS PICK
BEST STORIES
, Journalism students have selec-
ted on the basis of reader interest
and significance to Tarleton the
ten best stories of the year.
These stories in the order of
their importance are:
1. The passage of the bill to pay
the $75,000 debt on the Science
building.
2. The setting up of two new bar-
racks and 52 new trailer houses
for veterans,
3. Dallas Symphony comes to
Tarleton.
4. Chicken and turkey ^gg lay-
ing tests start at Tarleton,1
5. Dean Davis stays modern- in
transportation by buying a motor
scooter.
6. Moseley brother fly to school.
7. Veterans sponsor rodeo' and
boxing events.
8. NTAC and JTAC football
gsme,
. 9. Enlargement of campus and
plans for building a new stadium.
10. Tarleton hits new high in
enrollment and many new teach-
ers are added.
Texas Power and Light Company
serves Stephenville and the college
with maximum daily kilowatt hour
capacity of 24,000 kilowatt hours,
with an average daily consumption
of 8,265 kilowatt hours.
YEARBOOK SALES
REACH 1038 IN
FIRST SEMESTER
j Grassburr Still
i May Be Purchased
At Fiscal Office
This year's, annual consists of
208 pages, and the sales have now
reached 1038.
In this annual which is the larg-
est ever planned at« Tarleton, the
faculty section will contain 15
pages, and the Seniors will have 30
pages,. The Junior section will con-
tain 33 pages; the Academy will
have two pages.
The Personalities section contain-
ing Favorites, Honor Students, and
Who's Who will have 13 pages.
Athletics will take up 25 pages.
The clubs on the campus will
have 34 pages, and snapshots of
student activities will make up 20
pages.- • The building section will
contain eight pages, and advertis-
ing will make up 12 pages.
The cover of the Grassburr will
be white with a picture of a red
dove with a twig in its mouth fly-
ing across it.
Only 1100 annuals have been
contracted, but it is possible that
others may be obtained.
The front and back of the covers
will contain aerial photos of the old
and new campus.
Rifle Team To Be
Organized Soon
According, to Captain Goddard,
assistant FMS&T professor, the
Tarleton College ROTC Rifle Team
has been in constant practice ev-
ery afternoon since the holidays.
There have been signs indicating
that a "top-notch" team can be
definitely selected m the*near fu-
ture.
,Team members are ,to fire com-
petitively against one another af-
ter the organizing in preparation
for their official entry into the
Fourth Army Intercollegiate Rifle
Match and-the William, Randolph
Hearst Match.
Two New Courses
Will Be Offered
In Engineering
The engineering department is
offering two new .courses during
the spring semester, according to
Mr. Doremus, Head of the Division
of Engineering.
A one-hour course in elementary
calculus, known as C.E. 406, is
being offered at one on Wednes-
days. The laboratory period fol-
lows immediately.
A course in aeronautics for pre-
aeronautic students is being of-
fered for the first time in two
years. Aeronautics 402, which meets
at ten on Tuesday, Thursday, and
Saturday, is required of all pre-
teronautic majors.
Local Letters Now
Take Three Cents
All letters mailed at the college
post office addressed either campus
or city now require three cents
postage, according to Postmistress
Vera Norman.
'The increase in rate which was
effective on January 1, was due to
the beginning of free city mail de-
livery in Stephenville.
Cadet Corps Have
First Retreat
A formal retreat was (held at
5:20 p.m. Wednesday, January 15,
by the ROTC Cadet Corps. Three
other retreats were attempted, but
were "rained out" for three suc-
cessive weeks.
Although there was a "spit" of
rain as the Corps fell in, the i;ain
held off, and an excellent first
retreat formation was held. 'Thifc
was the first formation of the year
in which the entire Corps assemb-
led in dross uniform.
.Next semester, a change in the
Military Department's schedule
will have Retreat and Parade cer-
emonies held during the regular
Thursday afternoon drill period in-
stead of Wednesday evenings.
Tarleton Offers 377
Classes Next Semester
Three hundred and seventy-seven
classes, 16 of which. are high
school classes, will be taught at
Tarleton during the spring sem-
ester according to the master sche-
dule released from the registrar's
office.
The largest number of^ sections
offered in any one field is the 25
sections of 302 English. The next
highest is the 20 sections of 302
Chemestry. The only field with
only one section is Journalism.
In the field of Administration
three classes will be taught. In
the division of Agriculture 48
classes^will be taught. These are
composed of two classes of Agri-
cultural Economics, nine classes of
Agricultural Engineering, four
classes of Animal Husbandry, 12
sections of Agronomy, one class in
marketing, five sections of' Dairy
Husbandry, four sections of En-
tomology, five sections of Horti-
culture, and six classes of Poultry.
Six classes will be taught in the
field of art. The three classes open
to juniors are Sculpture, Design*
and Drawing. The three classes
open to seniors are Design, Life
Drawing, and the History of Art.
In the field of Biology 36 classes
have been scheduled. These are
seven classes in Bacteriology, four
sections of Botany, four sections
of Psysiology, four classes in Tax-
idermy, and 17 classes of Zoology.
Thirty classes will'be taught in
the field of business administra-
tion. Twelve of these* will be in
Accounting, five in Business Ad-
ministration,, six in Shorthand, and
six Jp TJypittg-.
Thirty-seven classes in chemis-
try have, been scheduled. Eight of
these are $ol Chemistry, 20 are 302'
classes/and. seven are senior chem-
istry classes.
In the field of economics and so-
ciology tferee sections of Econo-
mics have been scheduled and one
section of Sociology.
Ten classes'"v^ill be offered in ed-
ucation; ,five open to juniors and
five open to seniors.
In the division of engineering 50
classes have been scheduled. Two
of ' these are in , Architecture, one
in Aeronautics, five in Civil En-
gineering, two in Electrical En-
gineering, three in Mechanical En-
gineering, five in Physics, nine in
Industrial Arts, and six in Mech-
anical Arts.
Forty-one sections of English
will be taught. Five of these Will
be 301 courses,. 25 are 302 courses.
Five sections of 401, and three
of 402 and two.classes of 406 will
be offered.
Nine classes in history and gov-
ernment will be offered. Four of
these will be Government, and five
History. \
Thirteep clashes of home econo-
mics have been Scheduled. Four of
these are Clothing, five Design,
three Foods, and one Mathematics.
In th$ field qf mathematics 34
classes have be£n scheduled. Fif-
teen of these aue Algebra, fifteen
are Triginomet^y, ' and four are
Calculus and Analytics.
Eight sections of Military
Science will be offered to juniors,
and four will be offered to seniors.
In the department of modern lan-
guage three classes of French,
three classes of'Spanish, and one
class of GJerman. have been sche-
duled. '' ;
Seven classes will be offered in
the field of music. Two classes of
Theory, two of History of Music,
one in Chorus, and one in Band are
listed.
Seventeeh classes of physical ed-
ucation have been scheduled. Six of
these are for men and 11 are for
women.
Five classes in speech are be-
ing offered.
In th$ Academy the courses in-
clude one art course, one botany,
six typing classes, two* physics
courses, two English courses, one
history, and two courses in mathe-
matics.
Term Grades Due
In Office Jan. 25
All grades for the first semester
'ire due in the office by 5:00 p. mM
January -25, according to an an-
nouncement by Leslie S. Moore,
registrar, '•
All absences of- veterans are list-
ed ei>. the 'back of grade caads by
instructors *it the request of Veter-
ans' Administration.
FORMER TRACK
COACH RETURNS
TO TARLETON
Lt. Col. Oscar H. Frazier, for-
mer track coach, will return to
Tarleton next semester to assume
duties as track coach and associate
professor of mathematics, Dean E.
J. -Howell announced this week.
Col. Frazier, who was recently
released from the army, voluntar-
ily resigned his duties here as pro-
fessor and head of the department
of agricultural engineering in May,
1943, to enter the army as a
captain.
He rose to the rank of lieuten-
ant colonel and was last stationed
with the 6th Infantry Division
Headquarters in Korea * where he
served as Assistant and as Acting
G-l of that division.
As a former Tarleton track
'coach, Col. Frazier developed many
outstanding stars. Fred Wolcott,
later a world famous hurdler, was
among those tutored by him.
Frazier first'to Tarleton
in 1925. He holds a B.S. degree
from Texas A&M College.
The elevation of, the Tarleton
campus is\'1283 feet.
A ten. year average of mean sum
mer temperatur'e in Stephenville
was 85.1 degrees.
Wilcox to Teach
At E. T. Baptist
During Summer
A. H, Wilcox, Professor and
Head of the Department of Edu-
cation, will teach education cours-
es this summer at East Texas Bap-
tist College in Marshall.
Mr. Wilcox, who came to Tarle-
ton in 1931, received a B. S, de-
gree from Sam Houston State in
1922, an M. S. degree from Colo-
rado Agricultural College in 1928
and has done graduate work at
the University of Texas."
H, E, MAY OFFEU
MEAL SERVIN6
A new course in imeal serving
will be offered to veterans' wives
next semester if enough of them
request it, according to Miss Mat-
tie Walker, head of the'Home Ec-
onomics Department.
The wives of veterans had classes
in special interest groups such as
knitting, leather work, and sew-
ing. The same courses will be of-
fered for beginning students, sec-
ond semester students and fourth
semester student. The Home. Eco-
nomics Department urges wives of
veterans to continue ' coming next
semester for work.*
Miss Goodgame to
Move'to Tennessee
Miss Barbara Goodgame," in-
structor, in English, resigned her
position effective at the end of the
fall semester, Dean E: J. Howell
announced tfris week. .
Miss Goodgame plans to join her
"smily who have moved to Nash-
ville, Tennessee.
•"Deciding to leave Stephenville
was hard," Miss Goodgame said,
"but I had never beep to' Tenr
nessee, and I would like to live
there a whil^."*
Mrs. Webb is replacing* Miss
Goodgame. , n
NEW STUDENTS
WILL REGISTER
NEXT MONDAY
Enrollment of Old
Students Will Be
Finished Tomorrow
Over 1501 new students are ex-
pected to register at Tarleton next
Monday for the spring semester,
according to Leslie S. Moore, Reg-
istrar. Registration of new stu-
dents will be held in the library.
Pre-registration of all old stu-
dents not on probation began yes-
terday and will, proceed through
Wednesday. Students whose names
begin with G through those whose
names begin with M are register-
ing today. Students whose names
begin with A through students
whose names begin with F will reg-
ister tomorrow,
Mr. Moore warns students now
attending Tarleton that they are
expected to register on the apoint-
ed days, and those who wait un-
til Monday, January 27, will be re-
quired to pay a delayed registra-
tion fee of $2.00.
An approved list of probation
students for registration will be
published and posted on the Reg-
istrar's bulletin board in the Ad-
ministration building during the
period, January 28-30. The same
announcement will carry the time
of registration for delinquent stu-
dents.
Veterans may purchase their
books at the book store today,
according to Ruben Friou, man-
ager, by presenting their Fee Ex-
emption and Book Purchase Card.
New Teachers
Added to Faculty
Two new teachers, Mrs. Mary
Higgs Webb and Neil Randolph,
have been added to the Tarleton
faculty and will assume their dut-
ies at the beginning of the spring
semester, Dean E. J. Howell an-
nounced this week.
Mrs. Webb, who is a niece of
Rufus F. Higgs, local newspaper
publisher, will teach in the' English
department. She *was graduated
from Tarleton in 1931 and took
her B.A, degree from Howard Pay-
ne College in 1938. For the past
five years she has been teaching
in the Plainview schools.
Mr. Randolph, who is also a Tar-
leton graduate of 1931 and who
previously served here on the fac-
ulty for 8 years as an associate pro-
fessor of Horticulture and Entom-
ology, will be in the Biology de-
partment. Mr. Randolph was pi'in-
cipal 6f the public schools at Lib-
erty Hill, Texas for one year and
ser.ved three years as entomologist
in the Bureau of Laboratories of
the Texas Health Department. He
took his B.S. degree in 1934 and
his M.S. in 1938, both from Tex-
as A&M College and in 1946 serv-
ed as an instructor in Zoology at
the University of Texas.
Two Attend Club
Meeting at Bowie
Mrs. J. Thomas Davis, past presi-
dent of the First District of Texas
Federation Women's Clubs, and
Miss Lillie V, Lillard, head of Tar-
leton's speech department and
present district chairman of the
committee of Press and Publicity,
attended a recent meeting of the
Board, of Directors of the First
District in Bowie, Texas.
The board opened its meeting1 at
9:30 a. m. in the First Methodist
Church with reports from the
standing committees and depart-
ment chairmen. The theme for the
meeting was "A New Year—A
New Challenge,"
Students May Get
Driver's Licenses
Students who wish to obtain new
drivers' licenses or renew old ones
may do so at the Stephenville re-
creational building in the City
Park from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each
Tuesday and Wednesday.
T. H. Bryant, state highway pa-
trolman from Weatherford, will
be here on those days to.„test ap-
plicants, for new drivers' licenses.
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