The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 9, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 8, 1949 Page: 1 of 4
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TARLETON STATE COLLEGE, STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 8, 1949
No. 9
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Tarleton Cadet Corps To March
To Sq uare In Armisti c Program
ATTENTION!
The Executive Committee met Wednesday, October 26, 1949*
at 11 a.m. in the President's office, and approved the following
motion:
It was moved by Mr. Tompkins and seconded by Col. Morrison
that classes be suspended'from 9 a.m. until noon Friday, No-"
vember 11. It was approved unanimously. Afternoon classes will
proceed as usual. .. 1
This is for the purpose of allowing the band and cadet corp;
to1 participate in a parade, the celebration of this day.
TSC RIFLE TEAM
FIRES IN MATCH
Here is Max Reiter as he appears when he conducts the San
Antonio Symphony Orchestra. He is shown in four different
movements as he demonstrates his ability as a top-notch con-
ductor.
Reiter Personality
Is Very Striking
By LYNN GREGG
Max Reiter,' who will lead his
Orchestra in a concert in the Tar-
leton Auditorium,, November 22,
is a .striking personality.
The energetic conductor of the.
■ San Antonio Symphony orchestra
has never been known to mak&'a
slow ;movement, except when he is
conducting1 one, ,
Italian-born Reiter . founded the
orchestra ■ only!, ten, brief years
ago, and then hustled it to- the top
ranks of American musical organi-
zations at a pace which left almost
everyone but'himself and the wood-
winds. breathless.
He doesn't ;walk-^he strides; he
never sits when -he can pace the
floor; a leisurely chat with him
consists of a rapid-fire, exchange of
ideas about the welfare of the or-
chestra; he'll take time to eat a
meal but not a minute more, al-
though he enjoys food tremendous-
ly. ■
Impatient, intense, dynamic, he
transmits that same urgency to all
who work with him. He wants
things done. His unwavering ■ de-
termination, matched with that
energy, has brought about what
to many have been-near miracles.
Beginning with a half-amateur
organization, which gave only four
concerts its first season,' Reiter
transformed it, as if by Wand, into
the fomidaJ)Ie smoothly function-
ing organization that it is today.
The San Antonio Symphony, op-
erating under an impressive $300,-
000-budget, will have performed
more than 50 concerts at home and
(Continued on page 2)
The rifle team is now complet-
ing a firing match with Allen Mil-
itary Academy of Bryan, Texas.
After this match is completed, the
team will compete with McNeese
Junior College of Lake Charles,
Louisana.
According to the sponsors, the
firing team has looked good in
practice, and they have shot good
scores in this match. Some of the
scores fired in practice are better
than those that have won national
matches in the past. Cadet Colonel
Prosper "Walker, and'Cadet Albert
Blair have fired the highest scores
thus far.
Walker's score of 369 out of a
possible 400 is far above average
firing, and in many previous
matches, this score would have
been sufficient to win high in-
dividual honors.
The men participating in the
match with Allen Military Acad-
emy include Albert Blair, Reese
Coppenger, James Dishman, Rob-
CALENDAR
Tuesday, Nov, 8—Coronas Club
Jn'f; 6 ;00,"Girls' Dorm. "'
Tuesday, Nov. 8—Square Dance
Club, 6:00-8:00, Rec Hall.
Wednesday, Nov. 9—Pep Rally,
7:00' o'clock.
Thursday, Nov. 10—Los Cobbs
Meeting, Parlor Club Room,
6:00.
Friday, Nov. 11—Tarleton A&M
Club Dance, 7:00-10:00, Rec
Ball.
Saturday, Nov. 12—DST Dance,
' Rec Hall.
Monday, Nov. 14—OWLS' Club
Meeting', 6:30.
Harvey's
H e a r say
Where is Oscar P? Or is there
such a thing as Oscar P ?
For you who do not seem to
know, Oscar P. is a mythical stu-
dent at Tarleton. He is the guy
behind the football team, even
when they are behind. He is the
guy that attends pep ^ rallies. He
is the guy behind the backetball
team, the fencers, the cinder men,
and the tennis team. He marches
along with the Wainwright Rifles
—lie is not the guy that heckles
them. He is the guy that makes
you smile and speak to your fellow
student. Oscar. P. is the spirit of
Tarleton.
Oscar P. seemed strong at the
beginning of school. But that was
when the Plowboys defeated two.
teams at. home by a very nice
score. Then it became, unethical to
attend a pep rally. People went
to football games to enjoy them-
selves, to heckle the Wainwright
Rifles, to holler at the yell leaders,
only to be roused by the "Aggie
War Hymn."
Shall we kill Oscar P. instantly,
let him die a lingering death, or
help him to regain health?
ert Howlett, Edward Hutchins, Ed-
ward Jenkins, Walter Johnson and
Matthew Kuykendall.
Also Marcus Loader, John Mc-
Coy, Matthew McConnell, Maurice
Priddy, Kenneth Vance, Prosper
Walker and Freddie Wenck.
The team coaches are Master
Sergeants William A, Walk and
Harvie Jordan on the Military De-
partment.
TARLETON TIME
TO PAY TRIBUTE
ON ARMISTICE
The Speech, Department will
present Fri'day at 4:30 p.m. over
KSTV an Armistice Day program,
paying tribute and respect to all
of those Whq fought in World I
and .also in World War II.
. The speech students who will
^participate in the program entitled
"Armistice Day; Lest We"Forget,""
are the following: Betty Jo Love-
less, James Surber, Johnny John-
son, David Roberts, Nancy How-
ell and Betty Lockhart. Guy Hus-
kerson, a senior speech major, will
be in charge of the switchboard.
Students are invited in to listen
to this regular "Tarleton Time"
program as presented by the
Speech Department.
Student Council
To Give Dances
The Student Council has planned
to have dances in the Rec Hall on
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
evenings from 6:15 to 7:30.
Since the Saturday afternoon
dance before the Lamar game
proved "to be' so much fun they
are going to have dancing on Sat-
urday afternoons from noon on.
For as long as these dances are
well attended the Student Council
will plan to continue them.
FACULTYHOLDS
FUN PARTY
IN DINING HALL
• Members of the faculty and
their wives, husbands and friends
enjoyed a party in the college-din-
ing -hall • Thursday night, which
was called "Faculty Fun Night."
! Entertainment of the evening in-
cluded a few short acts, several
contests, light refreshments and
games.
The-short acts included a "barber
shop" quartet by John E. Tomp-
kins, registrar; E. A. Blanchard,
professor, mechanical arts; James
E. Gardner, engineering professor,-
and Joe F. Tarpley, English in-
structor, with Donald Morton, mu-
sic professor, at the piano. Other
acts were "News Events" by T.
V. Crounse, economics professpr,
"Campus Gossip" by Mary Hope
Westbrook, English professor;
"Fashions" by Captain C. P.
Woelfer, associate PMS&T; "Beau-
ty Hints"- by L. G. Worthington,
mathematics professor; "Sports"
by James H. Starling, professor of
mathematics, and the "Weather
Report" by President E. J. How-
ell.
NOTICE
All seniors who plan to grad-
uate at the end of this semester
or. at the end of the spring
semester should leave their
names in the Registrar's Office.
STUDENT VOTING
TO BE POSTPONED
Election for the All-Tarleton Boy
and the AH-Tarleton Girl has been
postponed until next Tuesday. The
election was scheduled "to take
place today.
Five additional nominees have
been entered, besides those men-
tioned in last week's paper, raising'
the total of the number running
up to 18. These five are all sen-
iors, three girls and two boys.
Val Sponberg is a candidate^for
All-Tarleton Girl. She is a home
economics major from Austin. Val
was in "Who's Who in Grade
Points" of 1948-49 and is a mem-
ber of the Scholarship Society. She
is also a member of the Student
Council and the Coronas.
Doris Scott, another nominee for
All-Tarleton Girl, is a business ad-
ministration major from Coman-
che. She is a member of the Coro-
nas and is an officer of the Ag-
gettes,
Joann Bradley of Dublin is the
remaining candidate for All-Tarle-
ton Girl. She is a music major
and a member of the Girls Chorus
and the A.Cappella Choir.
Harold Ball, a social- science
major from McKinney, is -a can-
didate for All-Tarleton Boy. Har-
old was a member of the 1949
Plowboy basketball team.
Perry Nelson, an electrical en-
gineering major from Mineral
Wells, is the last candidate for All-
De monstration Farms
To Be Established
Texas A. and M. College will
establish four or five 250-acre
demonstration farms to apply in-
formation already gained from
scientific research, Chancellor Gibb
Gilchrist said in a'recent speech-in
Dallas.
The farms, as well as a 5,000-
acre demonstration ranch, will be
operated by A. and M. graduates,
he stated. All will be located on
the 17,483-acre farm, the former
Bluebonnet Ordnance Plant, which
was deed to to Texas A. and M.
College by the War Assets Admin-
istration, ,
Gilchrist declared that Texas
needed a; chain of 250 demonstra-
tion farms to show farmers what
scientists have found out about
agriculture.
"Scientific research is now ahead
of its application. Our present
system (The Extension Service)
is just too slow in getting the in-
FFA CHAPTER ELECTS
DARLING AS HEAD
Nine students from Tarleton at-
tended the Baptist -Student Union
Conevntion at Dallas this past '
weekend. They were Ann Canady,
Max Wayne Harral, Ralph Nowell,
Doug' Corley, Sammie Powers, Jim-
my Darling, Mary Louise Russell,
Bethel Eiland and Barbara San-
dusky. This brings to mind the fact
that "Religious Emphasis Week"
will be held again at the beginning
cif the second semester.
, Last year, so I heard, the Bap-
tists were the only, ones who would
secur§ a speaker for the occasion.
It would not hurt for the rest of
the denominations on the campus
to keep the Baptists from getting
ahead, of them. 1 am a Methodist.
The new officers of the Tarle-
were inaugurated at a recent meet-
ing of the club. They will represent
the FFA, the only national organi-
zation on the campus, throughout
the school year.
Jimmy Darling, the new presi-
dent, has been president of the
Texas FFA Association, and presi-
dent of his district and chapter
FFA. A senior from Abilene, he
has served as president of the
National Honor Society, holds the
Lone Stars Farmer degree, and
was an honor graduate from Abi-
lene High School. A captain in
the ROTC, he is commander of
Company G.
Billy Harris, the new vice-
president, is a senior from Breck-
enridge, where he was an out-
standing member of the high school
FFA.
Third vice-president, James Box,
is a senior agriculture major from
Nixon, Texas., where he was aij,
FFA officer two years.
James Trammell, a senior from
Abilene, was elected second vice-
president. He is a Lone Star
Farmer and served as a treasurer
of his chapter and district vice-
president.
Tom J. Black of Junction, secre-
tary, is also a Lone Star Farmer,
and served as secretary, parlia-
mentarian, and first vice-president
of his high school FFA.
Edsel Goforth of Fort Worth,
the'new treasurer, is a Lone Star
Farmer, and was treasurer of his
high school FFA chapter.
Norvis Land of Richland Springs
was elected FFA reporter. He is
vice-president of the Texas FFA
Association, and represented Tex-
as at the National FFA Conven-
tion this year. He has also served
as district president, chapter re-
porter and secretary and president
of his junior class. He ranked sec-
end highest in his ■ graduating
class.
Bill Kirkpatrick, a senior from
San Saba who was elected' par-
liamenterian, has been president,
secretary and reporter of his chap-
ter. A Lone Star Farmer, he was
a delegate in 1947 to, the National
Convention,
James Adams, a senior from
San Saba, was elected historian.
He is a Lone Star Farmer, and
was an officer one year in the
San Saba FFA.
Preston Sights of Uvalde, sen™
tinel, is a Lone Star Farmer, and
has been chapter and district pres-
ident, district vice-president, and
a delegate to the National Con-
vention. He was president of his
high school class three years.
formation back to the farm," he
told the Dallas Agricultural Club.
"Each of the 250 farms would
train fifty selected Texas youths
each year, and these youths would
receive their training while they
are still going to school," he
stated.
He placed the expense of estab-
lishing the farms at $25,000,000
plus "500 trained' personnel to op-
erate them". He said he did not
know exactly how this original
sum could be raised. /
"But in ten years, such a,pro-
graiji would change our whole con-
cept of agriculture. Such things
as federal subsides would drown in
their own insignificance," he be-
lieved.
He explained that the present
system used to get information
back to farmers is too small to_be
effective on anything like the de- {
sired scale.
"What the Extension Service is
doing is hardly a drop in the
bucket. They are so few in number
and the farm families they serve
are so many," he commented.
Tarleton Boy". He is a member of
the Lords and Commoners.
Other All-Tarleton Boy candi-
dates are Bill Scarborough, busi-
ness major from Fineral Wells;
Don Mitchell, senior electrical en-
gineer major from Iredell; Walter
Johnson, animal husbandry major
from Wellington; Dean Roberson,
physical education major from
Stephenville; A* W. Slaid, elec-
trical engineering major from
Longview, and .Norvis Land, gen-
eral agriculture major from Rich-
land Springs.
The rest of the All - Tarleton
Girl nominees are LaVonne Foss,
business major from Rosenburg;
Beverly Burns, business major from
Lampasas; Lou Cunningham, busi-
ness major from Comanche; "Tues-
day" Stasny, art major from Tay-
lor; Muriel Hoskinson, home eco-
nomics major from Taft; Gloria,
Dixon, business major from Throck-
morton, and Betty Jo Lockhart,
business major from Clifton.
The Tarleton Cadet Corps will
participate in the Armistice Day
program held on the public square
in Stephenville on November 11.
Classes will be dismissed from.
9.00 through 12:00 a.m. Thursday
so that the corps can march down
to the square, and to allow all the
students and faculty to attend the
program.
Chief Justice Clyde Grissom,
from the1 Court of Civil Appeals in
Eastland, will be the main speaker
at the memorial services, accord-
ing to Johnny Dunne, chairman of
the program committee. Justice
Grissom will be introduced by Dis-
trict Judge Ernest Belcher.
The program will open with the
formation of the Tarleton Cadet
Corps, Company D, the National
Guard unit here, and the bands
from the high school and the col-
lege. The program will begin at
10:30 a.m., and will be concluded
with the firing of a volley and
"taps" at 11:00 a.m.
The program chairman urges
every citizen in this vicinity to at-
tend these services in memory of
those who gave their iives in both
World Wars.
J-Tac Named
Back in 1919
By Winters
By CHARLES DUNN
You have been reading the J-
Tac, but have you ever stopped
to wonder who named it ? - ■
It was in the spring of 1919
when John H. Winters, a Tarleton
student, turned in this name and
found ti his joy that he had not only
named the official jRiblication.. .of
Tarleton, but had won a $5 re-
ward.
Mr. Winters has gone a long
way since he was in Tarleton, but
he certainly hasn't been forgotten.
Last/ week while J. P. Harris,
Jim^nie Beard and. Elwin Clarke,
three Tarleton boys, were hitch-
hiking to San Antonio, Mr. Win-
ters, who i now lives in Austin,
picked them up.
Mr. Winters told bis passengers
many interesting things about life
on the Tarleton campus when he
went, to school here. Having been,
very active in Tarleton sports, he
recalled -when there was no indoor
basketball court* and he and his
teammates had; to play outside in
snpw. ..Besides playing basketball,
Mr. Winters played football arid
baseball,
Mr. iWinters is now head of all
the public- welfare functions in
Texas. This claSsificiation makes
him manager of all juvenile schools
as well as executive secretary of
the Youth Development Council.
A portion of tjje above ex-hibi-
way since it was named, many
years ago. During- the past years
it has changed seasons. It was
named by Mr. Winters and now
for its editor it has Mr. Sum-
mers.
TRAVEL FILM
TO BE SHOWN
TO ENGINEERS
"Along, the Great Silk Route" is
the- title of the film to be shown
by the engineering department
next' Monday afternoon.
This film is a unique travel pic-
ture in. full color, dealing with
places and peoples celebrated in
yesterday's history—places where
today's history is being made. As
the scenes unfold, the. Lawrence
Copey Thaw Trans-Asia Expedi-
tion is accompanied on the over-
land route through Germany,
France, Turkey, Syria and to the
borders of mystic India.
Being the. oldest road known to
man, the Great Silk Route was
the major overland route trade
artery and military road of ancient
times; One branch carried the
freight of precious Chinese silks
from East to West. Along the oth-
er'' branch, camel caravans laden
with spices, gold and jewels from
the fabulous treasure stores of In-
dia plodded across mountains and
deserts through Asia Minor to
Europe.
This film ; will be of interest to
anyone interested in travel and
adventure, according to advance
notices. Everyone is invited to see
the film, whether they are stu-
dents, faculty members or people
not connected with the school.
NOTICE!
All students living in Tarleton
dormitories should pay their
room and/board before Novem-
ber 15 to avoid penalty, accord-
ing to the Tarleton Fiscal Office.
PROMISING FFA OFFICERS
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The ne>v FFA officers inaugurated recently,are, left to right; Jerry Carter, an officer of the
1949 term, who administered the oath; Jinimy Darling, president; Billy Harris, vice president;
James Trammell, second vice-president; Preston Sights, sentinel; Edsel Goforth, treasurer;
James Adams, historian; James Box, third vice-president; Norvis Land, reporter; Bill Kirkpat-
rick, parliamentarian; and T. J. Black, secretary 1,11010 "bax"
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