The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 20, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 11, 1947 Page: 4 of 4
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THE J-TAC
DYESS POST IS
CO-HOST FOR
LEGION MEETING
Delegations From
Twenty-Six Towns
Are Expected Here
Members of the Wm. Dyess Post
of* the'American Legion will play
co-host with the Amnion G. Turn-
bow Post for the-17th district con-
vention of the Legion in Stephen-
ville Feb. 15 and 16. This Campus
Post is believed to be one of the
first all student orginazitions to
play host to a district convention.
No district convention of the Le-
gipnmen has been held in Steph-
enville since 1941 when the prin-
cipal speaker was General Simp-
son, who later gained fame on the
'battle fronts of Europe. Comander
A1 Braden has promised the full
support of the campus post. He
urges all members of the Tarle-
ton post to attend the convention.
Among the visiting dignitaries
will be the State Commander Bert
Geskie along with the State Adju-
tant, Also I)r. Fanforth of the
National Advisory Committee will
be present. Dr. Fanforth was run
for National Commander in past
years.
The convention will open Satur-
day at one P.M. with an open
house ending at 6 P.M. The Forty
and Eight will have a business ses-
sion 6 until 9 P.M. A dance is plan-
ned to start at 9:30 and last until
12:30.
The music will be furnished by
Kenneth Vaughn's band with Mary
Nomi as vocalist. Tickets are now
on sale for two dollars each for
non-Legionnaires, The dance will
be held in the down tovm Recrea-
tion Building, The regular business
session will start Sunday morning
at 9 ending Sunday at noon with
a barbequ,e,ti Also on the calendar
is entertainment for the ladies aux-
iliary.
Twenty-six towns will be rep-
resented and large delegations
from the following counties are
" expected: Erath, Eastland, Hamil-
ton, Palo" Pinto, Stevens, Taylor,
Nolan and Jones.
Ex-Tarletonite Gets
Degree at T.S.C.W.
Charlotte Bertrand, of.Purmela,
a graduate of Tarleton in J45 in
Home Economics, finished her B.
S. degree work at TSCW on Feb-
ruary 2,
She will begin teaching home ec-
onomics at Farmersville immediat-
ely. Charlotte taught at Pearl in
'45-'46.
While she was in Tarleton she
was employed in the library,
Dorm Girls Hear
Local H. S. Teacher
A house meeting was held in the
girls' dormitory on .Monday night
February 10 at seven thirty. Miss
Mae Jones, the chairman of the
Education Committee of the A. A.
Tarleton
Ferguson
Two of the famous teaching Fer-
guson family are staff members
at John Tarleton—G. 0, Ferguson,
Associate Dean Emeritus, and >his
daughter, M^ry, an instructor; in
mathematics.
Dean Ferguson, who now teaches
economics and German, has a son
who al^o teaches. George is . an
NEOTC instructor at Auburn, Al-
abama. ,
Coming to Tarleton in 1913, Fer-
guson became associate deah and
head of the Division of Arts and
Sciences in 1920. He served in this
capacity until last May when, ac-
cording to A&M Retirement policy,
he was retired to an emeritus sta-
tus at the age of 65.
Dean Ferguson is one of nine
living children, five of whom are
now actively engaged in education
work. 1 \
His oldest brother is Dr,1 A. C.
Ferguson, now president of East
Texas State Teachers College at
Commerce. Another brother is Dr.
Thomas E, Ferguson, dean of Ste-
phen- F. Austin State Teachers
College at Nacogdoches.
A sister, Miss Mettie Ferguson
is instructor in foreign languages
in Beaumont High School; and an-
other sister, Miss Minn Ferguson,
is in the Galveston public school
system.
Dean Ferguson's other two bro-
thers are in the lumber business
and his other two sifters are house-
wives in Stephenville. J. C. Fer-
guson is owner of the Ferguson'
Lumber Company in Arlington,
and Raymond M. Ferguson is man-
ager of th(e Higginbotham-Barfclett
Lumber Company in Merkel. His
sisters are Mrs. A,- F. Anderson
and Mrs. T. C. Elkins,
In a recent issue of the Fort
Worth - Star-Telegram, an article
on this outstanding Texas family
quoted Dean Emeritus E. E. Davis
of NTAC as saying; "Never have
I known a family of greater value
to the state. Think of a family of
nine brothers and sisters—and not
a black sheep in the flock/'
In becoming teachers, George
and Mary Ferguson.are carrying
the traditions of their father's fam-
ous family.
Has Two of Famed
Teaching Family
U. W., introduced the guest speak-
er, Mrs. Murphy,
Mrs, Murphy is a member of the
A, A. U, W. and is teaching in
the home making department of
the high school here She spoke to
the meeting on "How to be More
Charming" and "Personal Groom-
ing."
A period of discussion was held
in order that any questions might
be discussed by the girls.
With the beginning of the sec-
one semester several new students
moved into the Girls Dormitory.
They are Gertrude Brock, Nancy
Connor, Sonia Shartle, Sandra
Shartle, Joy Hamilton, Martha Ball
Henderson, Helen Langford, Xnd^
La Ruth Young.
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HOWELL TO GO
TO ST LOUIS
Dean E. J. Howell will leave on
Monday, February 17, for St.
Louis, Missouri, where he will at-
tend a meeting of the American
Association of Junior Colleges
which is to be held February 19-21-.
The Administrative Problems
Committee of the meeting has' re-
quested samples of Tarleton's pub-
lic relations materiel, such as the
Grassburr and the J-Tac, to show
in a Public Relations exhibit which
will be on display during the meet-
ing.
Aggies May Miss
Classes March 8
All agricultural students in Tar-
leton will be excused from classes
March 8 to attend the Fort Worth
Fat Stock Show, £)ean E. J. Efow-
ell announced. . •
Five Jersey cows from the John
Tarleton Dairy Farm will be enter-
ed in the show. The Grand Cham-
pion in the Heart of Texas Dairy
Show which was held last summer
will be entered in the Aged Cow.
class. The Junior Champion of
the same show will compete in ,the
Young Cow class.
Three other Jerseys will be
shown in the Junior Heifer class'.
FARMERS-FIRST
NATIONAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANKING FOR OVER
FORTY YEARS
BHSv^
USUM.LV GET curved FOR
'UFE-THE B&lDE. SHbJLQ SHOW
After the show drop in our new
store uptown for one of our de-
licious Banana Splits,
Located next door to the Palace
theatre. We're also still open on
the Lingleville road.
Have you tried out the new
skating rink yet?
Open 11:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m,
7 days a week.
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UJCbtcUa r
ICE CR E AM
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ON LINGLEVILLE ROAD f i ■ • * • OPPOSITE OLD AIRPORT
New Course Given
In Salesmanship
Personal Salesmanship, a course
covering- all of the qualities nec-
essary to a successful salesman,
has been entered as a three hour
course at 9_ o'clock on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday. No prere-
quisites will be required.
The following students names
are listed on the present class ros-
ter: Otis Brock, John Bruton, Ray
Cleveland, La Veraa Johnson, Da-
-vid McAllister, Louise Medford,
Norman Scarborough, Dan Spears,
Billy Segars, Curtis Willard, and
Mary Young,
Z. C; Edgar, head of the Busi-
ness Administration Department,
who has received many requests
from,local merchants for men ex-
perienced on salesmanship, stated,
"For this reason we have enter-
ed it into the Tarleton curricula
for the first time since 1941.",
Mr. Edgar then added, "We have
room for more than the three girls
and nine boys already enrolled and
I feel certain that this practical
course will show good results in
later life."
New Registration
Plan For Next Year
Mid-term registration is ,to be
carried on during the last three
days of dead week next year, it
was decided recently at an ex-
ecutive faculty meeting.
It was agreed that too much
work had been left until fin^l ex-
am week for both teachers and
students. The new plan will lessen
the strain during examination
week. ' , *
Registration is to be carried out
the same as before except for the
new- time.
Lois Rhoades Takes
Internships in N. Y.
Lois Rhoades of Bluff Dale, who
graduated from Tarleton as a
home economics major in 1944 re-
turned to New York on February
1 to complete her interne wcfrk at
the U. S. Marine Hospital. f She
has just completed two months
training at John Hopkins Hospital
in Baltimore, Maryland.
Lois received. her appointment
through civil service in July after
her graduation from the Univer-
sity of Texas. .
College Reserves
Get Reduced Rate
National Headquarters of ROA
announce a reduction in member-
ship dues to $1.50 for reserve of-
ficers attending accredited col-
leges and universities under the
G. I. Bill of Rights. This„ offer,
which is good until June 3l, ap-
plies only to new applications.
Reserve officers attending Tar-
leton may secure blanks from Prof.
W, Tipp Hall, Ag. Engineering
Building.
Active Duty Tour Is
Open To Officers
All reserve officers in grades
not higher than Lieutenant Colonel
who ax"e interested in an active
duty tour of not to exceed 90
days are requested to contact Lt.
Col, Glen L. Schmidt, PMS&T, at
the Armory. Call in person, or
phone 518.
Reserve officers who apply will
be granted, where possible, per-
sonal desires as to location, One
officer is needed locally.
£
Tuesday, February 11, 1947
Stock Show Is Bet
For This Week
Live stock shows in Texas , for
the second week in February' in-
clude jihe-following:
■ The loth Annual Howard Coun-
ty 4-H Fat> Stock Show in' the
county warehouse at Big Spring
began; yesterday and will continue
through tomorrow.
The Uvalde County >Boys Stock
Show and- Sale on Wednesday and
Thursday , at the Exposition
Grounds in Uvalde ]iwill in61ude
both 4-H and FFA 'livestock en-
tries. .
Tbe Zavala County Fat 'Stock
Show Will be held in Crystan City
Friday. • - ,
The 4-H—FFA Fatstock Show
at the court house n Hafletsville
Will also be Friday,
1 The Jones County 4-H—FFA
Livestock Show in Anson will be,
held on Saturday.
The Iraan Livestock Show will
begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday in
Iraan.
- The regular monthly livestock
meeting of the Collin County Pure-
tired Livestock Association will be
held at 2 p.m. in the Chamber of
Commerce Hall in McKinney, *
DELICIOUS STEAKS
Appetizing Vegetable Lunches
Excellent Coffee
ONYX CAFE
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The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 20, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 11, 1947, newspaper, February 11, 1947; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth140990/m1/4/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarleton State University.