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2—'THE J-TAC
Tuesday, January 24, 1950
Official Student Publication of Tarleton State College
Published WeeWy by Students of Tarletoii. State College
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BORING? *
With the coming performance of "Julius Ceasar" in thp.Tai^
leton Auditorium, students may well ask themselves the fol-
lowing questions: *
Is Shakespeare a boring task—an imposed classic to be studied
with reluctant labor for the satisfaction of the examiners and
then forgotten as rapidly as possible? Why this emphasis on
Shakespeare? What has he to say to us? And why should a pro-
fessional company, the first of its caliber in the school and col-
lege field, select Shakespeare as their voice and leader in their
trek across the campuses of America?
It is to be feared that some such thoughts as these may run
through the minds of skeptical sections of the student body
when confronted with the forthcoming performances of Julius
Ceasar by the Margaret Webster Company.
Yet Shakespeare has more adherents among their number
than they know, and the reason Shakespeara is presented is
quit literally "by popular demand." For those who have learned
to know Shakespeare alive, vital with spirit which is beyond
the reach of time and speaking with a voice still matchless in
magnificence, precision, and range, have learned that to make
a friend pf Shakespeare is to gain a great possession.
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If you can wade through the
crowd in Gough parlor you will
see that th'e latest rage is Cana-
sta. Pat Crawford and Frances
Jordan and Ken Munnerlin and
Joann McLean are fiends for the
game of Canasta, and bridge had
been going' full force in the Rec
Hall too—but what happened to
the dancing?
Lacy Breckenridge seems to be
monopolizing Gloria Dixon. Let's
not overdo it, Lacy.
Betty Jo Loveless was freezing
to death just so she could see
Freddie Wenck march Thursday—
Thumper, who were you looking
at ? Hmmm ?
Buster Shaw, how can you be
so heartless ?
Dorothy Corder Is causing some-
one's eye to be a shade gayer.
Charlie McAully and Maxie Tur-
ner have been going together1 a
lot, and I guess Charlie will be
lonesonie after mid-term.
Darwin Schrader wants to be
known as "Sam Bass,,— don't ask
me why. By the way, he and Gin-
ger have called it quits—at least
for awhile.
Another one to be added to the
list of those who are going to leave
at mid-term is Ross Griffing.
Could it be that Jack Jones is
in love?
Val Sponberg and Dub Slade
make a cute couple—looks like
they are one couple who' will last.
Joe Alexander and Vernon Martin
are coming to Tarleton ovev the
mid-term holidays to see La Vonne
Foss and jo Ann Russell. Looks
like Jo Ann and Martin are really
in love—(Say it again!)
It appears that James Surber
has lost out all the way around.
Girls, Honky isn't thae bad—
give him a break, will you?
Someone has always wanted his
name in the gossip column. Here
it is—John Dishroon.
Ed Thiele is coming to see Lynn
McGregor at mid^ter-m. .
Herman Thompson may be down
from A. & M.—Wonder who he
will go out with ?
Mrs. Ralph Herrod (formerly
Dottie Qgden, an ex-student) came
by Friday to see La Vonne Foss.
Looks like Darrell Newman will
be lonesome after mid-term, cause
Janet Allen is' leaving.
What is Alvin Young up to—the
way he passes his car around
makes you wonder.
Lou Cunningham and Bill Sear-
borough have been sen together
lately.
Peggy Nell Hoover picked the
best when she paired off with
Knobby—they really seem to have
fun together,
"Puddin" Phillips, who is your
secret, love ?
Dale; Witcher went over to talk
to Dorothy Corder the other day—
does that mean anything, Dale^
Looks like Frances Holloway and
Bert Llndley are going really stea-
dy—is it getting serious ?
Mozelle McWilliams, who are
you going wi.th—-Prosper Walker
or Tommy Black? Those three
diamonds look so nice we'd hate
to see you lose them.
M. C. Jones and Barbara Bruce
had their first fuss Saturday. Don't
worry Babs, that's just a sign of
true love!
Tommy Kent and Dottie Jackson
were together the other night—o-
kay Dottie, you win!
Robert Rowtin is really being
given the rush—come on Robert,
break down and give the girls a
chance.
Steve Zobal, your studies coul-
dn't be that interesting—why not
try a few dates?
Could it be that Nell Cook fin-
ally likes Melvin Houx? She gave
him a merry chase for awhile.
What is going on inupper Gough
—between the girls, that is. Seems
as if there is all kinds of trouble!
Jo Ann Russell, you can't con-
vince Deaner that you are Betty
Counts; Better let Betty talk to
him.
What's happened hetween Joan
Crockett and Potty Willingham?
Which one has lost interest?
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Lillard Receives
Card from "Ike"
Miss Lillie VV. Lillard, head of
the Tarleton speech department, re-
ceived a personal New Year's card
from Dwight D. Eisenhower, head
of Columbia University.
Miss Lillard had previously sent
him a Christmas card in reply to
several letters she ha,d received
from Eisenhower.
Miss Lillard is a graduate of the
Teachers College of Columbia Uni-
versity.
Cress Receives
Masonic Degree
J. C. Cress, Tarleton student
from Sweetwater,- was recently
raised to the degree of a Master
Mason in special degree work at
the Stephenville Masonic Lodge.
H. D. Delony, a classmated, pre-
sented Cress with a Masonic ring,
a gift from Cress' family, at the
close of the work.
LIBRARY WORKER
MISS LILLARD
TO INTERVIEW
i >
Miss Lillard, head of the speech
department, says that she will be'
glad to interview anyone interest-
ed in taking the beginner's course
in speech.
This course is essentially prac-
tical and offers instruction in ex-
temporaneous speaking to both so-
cial and business advantage and in
general personality development.
Many students take this course as
an elective.
Lelioy Brooks is another employee at the library. He is an
engineering' major from Blanket. Being captain of the Mil- '
itary Band last year, he is very active in the various bands
on the campus again this year.
Photo by "BAX'
TS.C DIRECTORY
IS ON SALE
A directory, containing a list of
the faculty and students of Tarle-
ton, is now on sale in the College
Store. The publishing of this di-
rectory was sponsored by the AWS
Council.
Proceeds from the sale of the
directory go into the treasury of
the AWS Council and the money is
used for freshman orientation week
at the beginning of each year. It
is used for various other things,
such as improvements in the girls'
dormitories.
The directory also contains the
words to "On Ye Tarleton" and the
"Tarleton Color Song," officers of
the social clubs, and campus or-
ganizations. It gives the name,
home town and local address of all
the students and members of the
faculty.
Hardin College
Changes Name
The name of Hardin College in
Wichita Falls was changed last
week to Midwestern University.
Hardin.. Junior College, which op-
erates in the same physical facil-
ities, retained its present name.
Now in its fourth year as a sen-
ior college, the institution is a
member of the Gulf Coast Confer-
ence.
Examinations
To Be Over
Someday
"Examinations will be concluded
shortly."
Such a statement is accepted by
many students as being erroneous.
But in realty the time remaining
is only one-half as long as it was
at the beginning of exam week.
Those students who have, survi-
ved the first half of the week
are wondering] if they can com-
plete the week without a nerve
breakrup.
On the campu the majority of
the students appear to have lost
their last friend. Many students
have said that such a „condition
would not be much worse.
A few students have the ap-
pearance of being happy and ap-
pear to be making the examina-
tions with ease. These students
are very scarse.
Among' the worries in the av-
erage student's mind there is a
joyous prospect of a free week-
end. This prospect lessens the bur-
den of taking examinations.
Coronas Present
Circus Capers
Circus Capers, a dance given by
the ' Barons and Coronas, was at-
tended by a large crowd of Tar-
letonites. The dance was given in
the Rec Hall Saturday night.
Tables were placed around the
dance floor with candles on them,
furnishing the only light. Balloons
were placed on the tables, and
red and white crepe paper strea-
mers hung from the ceiling. The
band stand was decorated in red
and white crepe paper to repre-
sent a circus tent.
The Swing; Cadets, Tarleton
dance band, furnished the music
for the dancers. The refreshments
were pink lemonade, pop corn and
cookies.
Davis Enters Poem
In National Book
Jeff Ray Davis of / the Tarle-
ton English Department recently
had a peom accepted by the Na-
tional Poetry Association to be
Anthology for College Teachers.
The peom is one of 500 to be
published in their National Poetry
published out of about 10,000 en-
tries.
Barbara Bruce
Holds Class
Distinction
Barbara Bruce, the only femi-
nine agriculture major in T.S..C.,
has recently stated that she hopes
next semester brings a varation
of the sexes in her classes.
Barbara has six classes,mostly
agriculture, in which she is f the
only female student. She alsp "has
two classes, chemistry and phy-
sical education, jji which there are
no boys.
"It was embarrassing at first,
but I am about to get used to the
unusual situation," remarked Bar-
bara.
T.S.G.W.HEAD
TO QUIT POST
, Dr. L. R-. Hubbard, president of
Texas State College for W&men,
at Denton, has announced his resig-
nation from that position effective
Sept. 1.
S. B. Whittenbei'g, president of
the TSCW board of reg;entg, ac-
cepted the resignation with "deep
regret." Whittenbei'g said,. "His
decision to retire will take' from
active duty one of the Southwest's
most efficient college fldministra-
tors."
Dr. Hubbard, who'has served as
TSCW president since.1926, stated
he had chosen this time to retire
in order to give his successor an
opportunity to work with the next
Legislature in preparing the , col-
lege budget for the years 1951-53.
The 69-year-old educator is now
serving as president of the Coun-
cil of Presidents of State Support-
ed Schools and as a member of
the executive council, Commission
of Higher Education, Southern As-
sociation of Colleges and Second-
ary . Schools.
General Bradley
To Give Address
At A&M College
General Omar Bradley will de-
liver the commencement address at
Texas A&M College, it was an-
nounced recently by President Gibb
Gilchrist.
The board of directors of Texas
A&M College have voted to present
General Bradley with an honorary
degree.
GIRLS' PARLOR
TO BE FINISHED
The new parlor of the' girls'
dormitory has been the center of
much attention for some time.
Jack Herrington, assistant pro-
fessor of architecture, designed the
attractive modern style addition,
and A. W. Brunson is the contrac-
tor.
The north front of the brick and
stone building is glassed-in. Its
walls are made' of 1 plaster, and
light gray asphalt tile has been
selected for the( flcjor.
Much to the delight of the stu-
dents, there will be ei balcony up-
stairs'fo'r games and club meetings.
The ^vprlcmen hope to complete
their contract within twenty days.
Home Ec Majors
Enjoy Room
For Reading1
Oh-h-h, to sit in a soft chair
again! Did you ever have the urge
to lean back, to relax, and to let
the world go its way? Most think
these thoughts after a day of tests
and reviewing. This week, more
than ever before, the pace is fast
and the road is full'of obstacles.
Exams make a muddle of our
thoughts, and all look for a place
to rest their weary bones.
The H. E. majors have just
such a place. Who could resist
the tempting- offer of a place to
study and to review and to be
comfortable at te asme time? The
"reading room", located on the
third floor of the H. E. building,
is furnished with a divan, easy
chairs, a table, and stright chairs,
j Current issues of magazines per-
taining- to foods and nutrition,
plus other reference material, may
be found in the shelves, and charts
line the walls.
Before this term, H. E. stu-
dents had access to ' only oe
source, besides the library, for
research. This room adjoining
Miss Walker's office on the se-
cond floor of the' H. E. buliding
contains magazines and reference
materials for textile and* clothing
classes. Back issues from both
reading rooms are stored in cab-
inets here.
Both rooms are open for. use all
day so II. E. students can make
the most of the opportunity.
NOTICE!
All students who do not plan
to .enroll in Tarleton on Jan, 30
for the next semester must se-
cure a clearance card from the
information deck of the Regis-
trar's Office during final exam-
inations. These cards must be
completed and returned to the
Registrar's Office not later than
January 27.
NOTICE!
Students may pay their fees
for the second semester any time
between now and Jan. 30 and
save any delay in their registra-
tion, according to the Fiscal
Office. '
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At County Show
The Junior Beef Cattle Show
will be held tomorrow in the
City Park arena, according' to
Ralph Moser, vocational agricul- j
ture teacher in Stephenville High
School,
W. W. Reed, Tarleton's animal
husbandry department head, will
be the judge. Entries are. open to
members of FFA and 4-H Club
boys of Erath County. Judging
starts at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday and Thursday
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STUDENTS MAY
ENTER CONTESTS
Tarleton students with writing
ability, lend an ear.
Two magazines, Atlantic Month-
ly and Tomon'ow, are sponsoring
cash prize contests for stores,
poems, and essays by student writ-
ers.
Tomorrow magazine is sponsor-
ing the 1949 College Writers' Short
Story contest. Prizes of $500, $300
and $200 will be awarded.
Atlantic Monthly ■ magazine is
also offering prizes of $100 for
the best essay, $100 for the best
story, and $100 for the best poem.
Deadline is April 7. Middlebury
College, Vermont, offers a scholar-
ship to the instructor of a stu-
dent winning one of the Atlantic
Monthly prizes.
REED TO JUDGE
AT GATESVILLE
W. W. Reed, Tarleton professor
of dairy husbandry, will go to
Gatesville today to act as judge
of beef steers in the annual Gates-
ville 4-H Club Livestock Show.
Reed, w hois active in Texas
livestock improvement programs
and who has served as judge in
many, of the 'Central Texas live-
stock shows, went Thursday to
judge cattle and sheep at the Co-
manche County Livestock Show,
and to Melvin on January 14 to
judge livestock in the Melvin show.
Waggener to Go
To Teachers Meet
Dr. G. E. Waggener has been
elected a delegate to the Mid-Texas
Teachers Convention to be held in
San Angelo in March, J. B. Men-ell,
president of the Mid-Texas Teach-
ers Association, announced.,
Dr. Waggener, 'who is head of
the department of education at !
Tarleton, is a frequent speaker at
teachers' meetings, and takes an
active part in Texas teaching ac-
tivities.
SPEECH CLASS
BROADCASTS
OVER RADIO ;
The radio class of the speech
department presented an informal
interview over KSTV recently.
David Roberts, acting' as chairman,
interviewed Ketty Bryan, Charles
Dunn, Roderique Hobson, Miss
Lillard, head of the speech depart-
ment, and a special guest, .Mrs,
R. L. Thompson. \
Mrs. Thompson is an ex-student
of Tarleton.. She studied under
Miss Lillard, was a member of the
Tarleton Players, and appeared in
the annual dramatic jubilee vvhsn
she was in school here, •
Miss LilUml was interviewed
last. She stated that she expected
a large enrollment in the speech
department next semester. About
;i hundred students studied speech
this last semester.
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ALGEBRA, College 1.00
ANCIENT HISTORY 75
ANCIENT, MEDIEVAL A MODERN History . 1.25
ANTHROPOLOGY, Outline of . , # #'. US
8ACTERIOLOGY, Principle! of . , , . 1.25
BIOLOGY) General ««••*«*«• .75
BOTANY, General .75
BUSINESS LAW 1.50
CALCULUS, Th« t , 1.25
CHEMISTRY, Fittt Year Co!l«ge 1.29
CHEMISTRY, lor Genera) * « ,75 •
CHEMISTRY, Organic 1.50
CORPORATION FINANCE. 1.00
DOCUMENTED PAPERS, Writing 75
ECONOMIC THOUGHT. R««ding in , f 1.50
ECONOMICS, Dictionary of 1.50
ECONOMICS, JWipU* of . , ♦ . . US
EDUCATION, History of, .75
ENGLAND, Hirtory of .75
EUROPE, 1500-1343, Hittofy of . ♦ . , .75
EUROPE, 1815-1948, History of . . . , . 1,00
EXAMINATIONS, How to Writs Better . • .25
FRENCH GRAMMAR . , , . « * . . 1.00
GEOLOGY, Principle) of * 1.00
GEOMETRY, Plane, Problem* In . . , , . 1.00
GERMAN GRAMMAR , 1.00
GOVERNMENT, American .••** «• .75
GRAMMAR, English, Principles of • • • • 1.25
HYDRAULICS for Firemen 1.00
JOURNALISM, Survey of . 1.25
LATIN AMERICA, History of J.50
LATIN AMERICA in Maps 1.25
LATIN AMERICAN Civilization, Readingt tn , I,SO
LATIN AMERICAN Economic Development , 1.25
LITERATURE, American 1.25
LITERATURE, English, Dictionary of • « * 1.25
LITERATURE, English, History of, to Drydan . 1.23
LITERATURE. Engliih, History of, iioce Miltoft 1.251
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MUSIC, History of • • 1.00
PHIL050PHY: An Introduction.« • • * * 1.00'
PHILOSOPHY,'Readings in . 1.25
PHYSICS, First Year College ' ,75
POLITICAL SCIENCE *7S
POLITICS, Dictionary of American « • * L25
PORTUGUESE GRAMMAR T.2S
PSYCHOLOGY. Education*! JS
PSYCHOLOGY, General 1.00
RUSSIA, History of • 1.50
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