The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 7, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 21, 1947 Page: 1 of 4
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To Get Annual
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Vol. XXVIII
STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1947
NUMBER 7
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Plowboys to
Redbirds In A
Pictured above are members of the Tarleton fencing sqi^ad. These men will represent Tar-
leton at several important fencing tournaments thfe year. This group is " poached by Mr,
George JBeakley, a drawing ami M. E. instructor.—Photo by Bax.
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| Campus Chatter
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By BILL JACKSON
The good-will delegation from
JTAC to NTAC made the annual
jaunt last Thursday to Arlington.
The group from • here held high
hopes after their return of a ce-
mented, friendship' and athletic
rivalry between the two sister
• schools.
/ This exchange of courtesy (NT
AC returns the visit' in the near
future) has 'done much towards
j furthering gooct relations- since its
institution.
False Alarm— '
One would have thought, • listen-
*' ing to navy reserves this ,past
week, that a new war had broken
out. Heard here and,there around
• the cam'pus was the rumor that all
navy reserves were being recalled.
Breeze sessions were called and
reservists on the campus, includ-
ing one Paul (gu;mersmate) Slid-
er, decided to check on things,.
, False alarm was*the .signal and
now former sailors sleep again.
TYit and Wisdom—
Carol (Annual Pictures') Kerr
has no comment to make on the
pics for this year's annual—but
his girl has. She says that he is
the best looking boy in school, ac-
cording to bis picture. Other girls
agree, so ^the value in' making the
pictures for the? yearbook takes on
new significance.
Yearbook of Local
AAUW Released ,
Recent release of ' its 1947-48
yearbook points to a vital year for
the Stephenville branch of ^Araeri-
ctln Association of University Wo-
, 'rhe vearbook, released by
t Miss May Jones, chairman of the
.Program Steering Committee, an-
nounces that the theme for the
year will be International Educa-
tion,
. - Miss Jones is also the state
treasurer for the Texas Division of
AAUW.
Miss Velma Stidham, primary
teacher pi the Stephenville Pub-
lic Schools is local president, under
whose leadership the Stephenville
branch doubled its active mem-
bership.
College Hospital
Open New, Hours
. Since the staff of the College
Hospital consists of only two reg-
istered nurses, one of whotn is on-
l, ly part time, Dean Howell has
pointed out the necessity of obser-
. ving a somewhat regular schedule
/ on the part of students-' going to
the hospital for medical attention^
'The hours that the hospital wilf
-,b£ open to receive routine eases is
* "as follows:
,7:30 till 11:30 mornings.
l:0p till 5:00 afternoons.
Emergencies will continue to be
treated at any hour, day or night.
Students are requested to ob-
' serve and cooperate as much as
-, -possibles
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Tarleton Fencers
Perform For Students
. By BOB PIERC&
Tarletonites vsooxl will have an
opportunity to see fencing exhibi-
tions by Tarleton students, who
are studying under the direction of
Mr. George Beakley. :
Fencing, or sword dueling ori-
ginated in France and England as
a means of self protection; how-
ever the invention of gun powder
invalidated this function. When the
sharp point' of the sword wad re-
moved, the art of combat with-the
sword, or foil, became quite' pop-
ular. Fencing could then be car-
ried on in a way that did not nec-
essitate the inflicting of physical
harm.
Modern fencing? requires the use
of two articles of equipment: the
mask and the foil. The mask is a
head covering made of canvas and
wire used for the protection of
the, face. The foil is a' four-sided
blade having a handle," hand guard,
and a plunt point.
The scoring of fencing is done
on the basis of five touches. / A
touch is the contact of the^point
of the foil blade on a desi£$i^ed
target located either on a man's
chest (target 4 and 6) or just
RIGID PRACTICE;'
FOR RIFLE TEAM
Tarleton's rifle team, coached1 by
Sergeant Staggs, has'recently be-
gun rigid practice "with a specific
goal to shoot at by beating NTAC
'in a shoulder to shoulder match.
This year's rifle team highlights
several of last year's marksmen
who are out to get revenge oh NT
AC's past victory ovej* Tarleton.
According to Sergeant Staggs,
there will be several telegraphic
matches with various senior col-
leges, which will more than likely
include Texas A&M. These tele-
graphic matches are done by each
competing team firing so many
men at home and sending the
scores to other teams at a certain
time so the scoring cards will cross
while in the mail.
The local sharp shooters finish-
ed in the top ten with Oklahoma
A&M rounding off the top flight
collegiate rifle men by winning
this Southwestern match last year.
CALENDAR :
+ October 21— . +
-4* En^ineei'lng majors, assembly. • +
+ Tennis Club Meeting, 12:80,
After dinner dance—-rec 'hall,
-V Square Dance club practice. +
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-f- October 2-1—- ^
^ A. W. S. Dinner—Long Hotel. +
+ Football game with Lamar Jr. +
+ College —- Here. +
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4- Octob«r 28— \ +
Square Dance club practice. -f-
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above the belt„ (target 7 ^nd 8).
The fencer who gets 5 touches first
is the winner of any particular
bout. The scoring is overseen by
seconds who are .located in front
and behind ^he fencers to see the
proceedings from every , angle.
There are four seconds and! a -head
judge who vote each time a .touch
is made as to whether it has been
executed properly. 1 \
-The art of fencing /alls for
poise and accuracy in- order to
make each movement count. Few
sports surpass'it in the necessity
for skill and quick' thinking.
Miss Lilliard Is
General Chairman
• Miss Lillie V. Lilliard, head of
the Tarleton Speech Department,
is the xnewly appointed general
chairman of the Department of In-
ternational Relations for First
District of the Texas Federation
of Women's Clubs.| Mrs. Herschel
Nash of Weathcrford is the new
District President and will conduct
the District Board meeting and
the "Presidents' Parley" at Olney
Thursday, October 23. Miss Mil-
liard has arranged an attractive,
interesting and educational exhibit
of posters, handcrafts, costumes,
and other material to help im-
press the theme of world relation-
ships on First District T.F.W.C.
officials as they hold their execu-
tive board meeting and the "Presi-
dents' Parley". The posters repre-
sent a collection Miss Lilliard has
made from over the world, through
consuls and other agencies and
through the United Nations, Lake
Success, New York City. She has
in her collection a copy of the
Charter of the United Nations as
signed at the San Francisco Con-
ference, also a copy of The Decla-
ration by the United Nations, as
signed by the late President Roos-
evelt, Winston Churchill, and other
world officials of the U.N.O.
In Miss Lilliard's department of
International .Relations are the
following chairman: Mrs. John
Carniiachel, Vernon, chairman of
"World Co-operation"; Mrs., Terry
Diggs, Haskell, chairman of "Pan-
America"; and . Mrs. Ben New-
manK Olney, who is chairman of
"Treaties and Agreements." Mrs.
Newman 'is general chairman of
the meeting to be held at Olney
October 23. y
Miss Lilliard has also been ap-
pointed recently by Dr., Ponsford
of El Paso, the state president of
the Texas division of The Am-
erican Association of University
Women, to serve on the State Com-
mittee of International Relations
for the A.A.U.W.
Other district chairmen, of T,F.
W.C. from Stephenville are the
following: Mrs, A.. A. Spangler,
chairman of The Clubwoman; Mrs.
J, Thomas Davis, , chaiiman of
Hospitality. Mrs. Davis is also on
the State Board of the Texas Fed-
eration of Women's Clubs.
Hens From
Vie In New
About 1275 chickens began com-
petition in i Tarleton's nineteenth
annual Egg Laying Test, October
1, according to W. Doyle Graves,
head .of the Poultry Department
and superintendent of the test.
Entered are eleven different
breeds, including White Leghorns,
Black Minorcas, Anconas, Hyline-
Incross, Inbred-Hybrids, Austral-
orp, White Wyandottes, White
Wyandottes, White Plymouth
Rocks, Barred Plymouth Rocks,
Whode Island ^Reds, and New
Hampshires, from , the twenty-six
states Texas, Missouri, Oklahoma,
Minnesota, Massachusetts, Ohio,
Iowa, Michigan, New York, Illi-
nois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana,
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NAVY TRAINING
Filing* Deadline
Is November 10
December 13th,. 1947, is the date
set by the Navy for a nation-wide
competitive examination to select
several thousand young men for
its new college training program;
and November 10th, 1947, is that
not-too-far-distant deadline when
all applications must he in the
hands of the examining board. .
"* Posters explaining the Navy col-
lege training-program are-now on
the bulletin board on the first
floor ,, of the,. administration build-
ing. . -
To each man selected, the Navy
is offering a college education and
commission as an officer in the
U.S. Navy or U.S..Marine CQrps,
He may choose the fjeld in-'wlifdh
he would like a bachelor's degree
and nipy also be able to go to the
college or university of his choice.
The government wil) pay his tui-
tion and normal fees, buy his books
and necessaiy uniforms, -and also
give him $50.00 a month living
allowance.
Naval Reserve Officers' Train-
ing Corps (NROTC) students have
the opportunity for a commission
in the regular' Navy as \Line or
Staff Corps officers, or in the
regular Marine Corps graduates
of the NROTC program may ap-
ply* for flight training in the same
manner as graduates of the Nav-
al Academy.
This excellent New College Train-
ing Program is now exciting wide-
spread interest. Any "unmarried
male citizen of the United States
between the ages of 17 and 21,
who meets the prescribed require-
ments, is eligible to apply for the
examination.
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£ What's Going X
X On At JTAC ', t
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Have the fashion designers gone
'on another spree and decreed the
wearing of nightgowns with capdle
accessories to be -the\ latest thing
in style? Or does some poor soul
think she's Lady Macbeth? In case
someone is wondering what this is
all about, look arou'n^l you. Noticed
anything different this morning?
It seems that several of Tarle-
ton's outstanding( ?) students have
gone berserk. Or maybe tha,t fel-
low enjoys carry ing" an egg around
in his hand. The charact£rv who
sells everything from toenails to
notebooks might be doing it for
the fabulous sums of money he's
taking in, but it's doubtful.
Well, what's the reason fot all of
this highly irregular behavior?'It
could be an initiation, J>ut an ini-
tiation to what? It could be fish
day, but it isn't. Seniors could, be
responsible, but some of these ^per-
sons are seniors. So what is it all
about, anyhow?. If you find out;
keep it to yourself 'cause nobody
will believe you anyway.
26.; States
Egg Test
Alabama and North Carolina. For-
ty-one breeders ^entered k ninety-
eight pens in the' test which ^will
end^September 21, 1948.
In each pen there are thirteen
bird's, wtih two pens, to a house.
The pens have been sown in oats to
furnish green feed.
Each house* contains ten ^nests
which are euipped with trap doors.
As the bird enters, the traps close;
and the hen remains on the nest
until the attendant takes Mier off,
at which time her number is 'plac-
ed on the egg. Eggs are then
weighed and graded, each hen be-
ing given credit for the number
and YeiS"hts 0f eggs she has laid.
This, test is one of the 17 stan~
dard contests in the United States
operated under the rules of. the
council of egg laying tests.
Contestants are Lindstrom Poul-
try Farm, Clinton, Missouri; Rusk
Poultry Farm, Windsor, Missouri;
Western Hatcheries, Dallas, Tex-
as; Art Home, Medford, Oklaho-
ma; W. A. Seidel-Elmwood Farm,
San Antpnio, _ Texas; St. Paul's
-Hatcher^ St. Paul, Minnesota; J,
J,, Warren, North Brookfield, Mas-
sachusetts; Dunham White Rock
/Farrn,. tVaynsville, Ohio; Horse-
.shoe Poultry Farm, Wheatland,
.Wyoming-; Foreman Poultry Farm,
Lowell,; Michigan; Bagby Poultry
Farm, Sedalia, Missiuri; D. Del
Bueno, Clifton, Texas; Ben G.
Monroe> Sweetwater, Texas.
Ideal Hatchery. & Poultry Farm,
Cameron, Texas; Floyd _ Poultry
Breeding Farm, Ada, Oklahoma;
Lemmon Leghorn Farm, Holland,
Michigan; Flihn't hatchery Poul-
try Ifarm, San Antonio, Texas;
Rucker's Imperial Breeding Farm,
Gttumwa, Iowa; 1 Davis Poultry
Farm, ,Rule, Texas; E. B. Par-
mehter; Franklin, Massachusetts;
George M. Heberei', San Antonio,
Texas; Babcock Poultry Farm, It-
haca, New York; George Gilbreath,
Wichita Falls, Texas.
..Flying Feather Farm, Andover,
Massachusetts; Stouffer Poultry
Farm & Hatchery, Mt. Morris, Ill-
inois; HaVvey^ E. Taylor,'Cedar
Lake, Indiana; J- O. Coombs &
Son, Sedgvjick, Kansas; McDonald
Hatcheries,' Dallas and Ft. Worth,
Texas; Golclen Oak Poultry Farm,
De Leon, I'exas; Anton Mazanec,
Waco, Texas; Orval C. Groves, Wi-
chita Falls/ Texas; S. P. Walther,
Gibson, Louisiana; *H&H l^atchery,
Farmingdale, N. Jersey.
Dixie Po.ultry Farhi, Chapman,
Alabama; .Erath E]gg Farm, Ste-
phenville; , Golden Rule Poultry
Farm, Bryan, Texas; Sims Qual-
ity Farm, Collinville, Texas; St.
John Production Co., Webb City,
Missouri; Williams Poultry' Breed-
ing Farm, D^nison, Texas; Allen's
Parmenter Red Farm, Floydada,
Texas; Bauch &/ Simson, York-
town, Texas; Fox D'en Farm, .Rel-
eigh, North Carolina ^Dublin Poul-
try Farm; Dublin,, Texas, and 'Aus-
tin Poultry Farm, Austin, Texas.
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COLONEL MOORE
MOORE RESIGNS
TO ENTER ARMY
Registrar Has 19
Years of Service
Registrar L. S, Moore will re-
sign his position at Tarleton Col-
lege at the end of this month to
accept a commission as major in
the Regular Army.
Mr. Moore, who has in 19, years
of active and reserve service in
the army, will have a*temporary
rank of lieutenant-colonel when he
enters on active duty and a per-
manent rank of major.
A Tarletoji graduate of 1023,
Mr. Ttlo'ore served 'as' associate pro-
fessor of chemistry, here from
1925-29 after he- received his de-
gree from Texas A&M. He was a
chemical engineer / with Gulf Oil
■Corporation in Pennsylvania from
1930-40, then' served in the army
from December, 1940, to August,
194G. Since September of last
year he has been Registrar and
Dean of Students- at Tarleton,
Mr. Moore does not know where
he will be stationed, but he' has
been notified -that his branch^of
service is chemical warfare.
PLOWBOYS SEEK
ANOTHER WIN
Evenx Shqt to Win
'Is Given Purple
Seeking to keep their home rec-
ord clean, the Tarleton Plowboys
meet the invading Lamar College
Cardinals of Beaumont on Hayes
Field Friday night.
Avenge for the 19-7 defeat last
year will be the Purple's objective
when they enter the game with an
even chance of knocking off the
Red-Birds.
Head mentor Roy Forwald will
bring to Tarleton a team that has
many returning lettermen from
the 1946 team along wjth some
unheralded talent acquired this
season. Such all-state men as Rob-
bie fi. Smith of Wichita Falls, An-
glo Alvorez of Port Arthur, and
Roy Davidson of ^eaumont will
lead the Red-Birds after their third
win of the season.
Most impressive on the Purple
side is the outstanding line Coach
Flory has arrayed to stop Lamar.
The forward wall, led by Charles
Dawson and Bill Gee, has allowed
only one touchdown on Hayes
Field and very few through the
line otherwise.
Coach Flory stated that Jerry
Fisher, veteran 200-lb. tackle may
see only limited action because of
an ankle injury sustained in the
Kilgore game. Also slated to be
out "will be Herman Moore, out-
standing end of the '46 Plowboys.
Dependable W. C. Smith, work
horse of' "the Purple, is expected
to make a creditable showing again
Friday.
So the Plowboys, with added pol-
ish they acquired through last
week's game, and the boys from
South Texas will be working fov
the break^and a win,
Merit System To.
Hold Open Exams
The Merit System Council of
Texas will hold open competitive
examinations for a number of pos-
itions with the State Department
of Public Welfare' in various cit~
ies throughout the state, at 9jQ0
a.m. on I^ovember 22, 1947; with
November' 1 the closing date for
filing applications. ■
The entrance salaries for these
positions' range from $1^84 to
$2544 pers annunv Persons interest-
ed in these examinations may ob-
tain application blanks and full in-
formation relatjve to .duties, min-
imum qualifications, and salary
ranges at^heir'- nearest; State De-"
partment of Publip Welfare office
or, by writing, to the Merit Syste^n
Director, 80S- Tribune Building,
Austin '21; Texas.
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Series Programs'For
Year Are Announced
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. Chmp^ete program for this year's Tarleton Civic Series was
announced recently by Associate Dean Paul A. Cunyus, chair-
man of the Civic Series Committep.
Season tickets for all performances are now on sale at the
Tarleton Fispal 'Office for $3.00 .(plus'tax). Family season
tickets are $5.00 (plus'tax). Students already• possess tickets
to ail performances as this was included in their student ac-
tivity fees. , *'
The program for the year follows i r , . ,
Oct, 30—Dallas Symphony Orchestra (Matinee and Evening).
Nov, 20—"Alice in Wonderland" (Children's play—matinee
only). -
Nov. 25—'"Importance of Being,Earnest" (Modern play—ev-
ening only). '
■ Dee. 12—Special Christmas Program , (Tarleton ' Fine r Arts
Department).
Jan. 13—'"(ilimpses of Other Worlds'* (Illustrated celestrial
travelogue—matinee). .
Feb. 7—^Romeo and Juliet" (Original New Yo^k Cast).
Mar. 19—Apollo Boys Choir. (Vocai music at,its best).
April—Magic knd Mental Marvels (Entertainment for all).
v May—Tarleton's, Melody, (Featuring Tarleton's 'own musical
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BEST DRILLED
CADET CHOSEN
Marching to the cadence set by
the military band, the local Corps
of Cadets went 'through the prac-
tice paces of-the first retreat par-
ade of the year.
In future parades there will be
a selection of the best drilled Com-
pany which will receive the excel-
lent colors for that week. While in
squad drills, certain cadets that
show excellent drilling and a neat
appearance will be chosen for best
drilled cadet of the week, This hon-
or which proves the individual;
cadets«military manner will have
some bearing on the cadets chan-
ces of promotion. Privates are the
only men eligible for this weekly
occurance. . \
After the retreat parade • last
Tuesday all 301 cadets took an ex-
amination on military leadership,-
courtesy, and drill. Fi'om the 450
cadets taking, this test, Ted Miller
handed in the only perfect paper.
Ted was a Captain in the R.O-T.C.
unit at Arlington Heights High
School, and he had three semesters
of high school R.O.T.C. and three
semesters of this training in the
grades. It might be well to add
that Ted Miller had a perfect high
school military science record of
six "AV*.
Art Classes See (
Paintings At Fair
The Art class went to the State
Fair of Texas in Dallas last Wed-
nesday to see the 30 masterpieces
that were on exhibition there. The
class left on Wednesday morning
about 9 o'clock and returned the
same night about 9.
Some of the masterpieces which
the class saw were the Virgin and
Child by Peter-Paul Rubens,'Por-
trait of .a. Man by. Anthony Van
Dyck, and Portrait of an Admiral
by the famous Rembrandt. ^
The class also went to the other
eyepts that1 were- taking place at
the Fair at that time.
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