The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 33, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 23, 1950 Page: 1 of 4
four pages : b&w ; page 17 x 11 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
GRADUATION
CEREMONIES
•MAY 29 •
TH
J-TAC
GRADUATION
CEREMONIES
MAY 29
vol. xxx.
TARLETON STATE COLLEGE, STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS, TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1950
No. 33
SPEAKERS
.i- -> 4 I :
Sixty-Two Seniors To Graduate;
TCU's
To Give Address
NEW CATALOGS
Participating in the dedication of the memorial to Erath County war dead at which the TSC
cadet corps marched last week were Joe Spur lock, state American Legion commander, who
gave the acceptance address; Price Daniel, Texas Attorney General, who delivered the dedi-
catory speech; President E. J. Howell, of Tarleton, master of ceremonies; and Grady Perry,
State Representative from the 105th District. photo by "BAX"
Baccalaureate Program
To Be First in 12 Years
For the first time in more than,
12 years, Tarleton will present a
baccalaureate service for its grad-
uating senior class.
The service, to be held in the
main auditorium at 8:00 p.m., will
be musical, and is being prepared
by the Tarleton music department,
according- to Miss Wynon Smith,
class sponsor.
The first part of this program
will be a group of, six semi-classics
and Negro, spirituals by the choir,
directed by Royal, Brantley. These
will include "0 Lord We Praise
Thee" by Bachmanioff-Cain, Isaac-
Luvaas' "Now Rest Beneath Night's
Shadow," "O God Be Merciful" by
Tallis, "Lost in the Night" by
Ha r v e y ? s
Hearsay
This is the last issue of the 1949-
60 J-Tac. All the work is done—
the- last story has been written,
topyread, and printed. The shack
is empty of workers.
With the winning of ;the Medal-
ist award from the- Columbia Inter-
collegiate Press Association and
fourth-place in'the TIPA, the year
has .been fairly successful. The
success is owed to many people.
Part of it is due to the work of
Charlie, Mr. Biggins, Steve, Bos-
coe, Jimmy, and Weldon of the
Empire-Tribune printing office,
who p'ut up with the many mistakes
that were made.
The staff members worked on
the paper a maximum time of 20
hours a week and a minimum of
two, and deserve considerable cred-
it, Robert Kenny, Stephenville
journalism major and next year's
editor, worked hard getting the
stories from the agriculture de-
partment and other stories.
Jeir Hancock, journalism major
from TJublin, took care of the fi-
nancial matters. He secured ads
for the paper. Ann Bryan, journal-
ism major from Ballinger, wrote
the society and fencing stories—to
name a few. Sue Spratt, social
science major from Breckenridge,
wrote the Campusology and numer-
ouns witty editorials.
Christiansen, Bartholomew's "Steal
Away" and "Hallelujah" by You-
mans.
The Tarleton male quartet, in-
cluding Charles Fernandez, John
Holiday, Webb Colston and Victor
Moore,' will follow with a group
of three selections: "You Got to
Cross That Lonesome Valley," ar-
ranged by Niles; "Deep Jliver," ar-
ranged by Burleigh; and Bur-
leigh's arrangement of "Dig My
Grave."
Jack Featherson, "Ellen Lee Wil-
son and Nancy' Lengefeld, will pre-
sent a group of five solos. "Chor-
ale and Variations," by Delmont
will be given as a solo by Jack, who
is a graduating instrumental ma-
joivBU'en <WHs6iit;lin eighth' gtacfe'
preparatory . student from Iredell,
will offer Chopin's "E Minor
Waltz" and "Butterfly" by La-
valle. Nancy Lengefeld, a high
school preparatory student, will
give Edwards' "Into the Night"
, Harold -Watford, journalism ma-
jor from Breckenridge, drew those
amusing caricatures of TSC fac-
ulty members. He also wrote some
of the sports stories.
DEPARTMENTS
TO BE EXPANDED
Seven Tarleton departments will
be expanded when the new wing' on
the Science Building is opened for
use next fall, according to Dean
Paul A. Cunyus,
Affected departments will be
engineering, biology, social science,
math, education, chemistry, and
the library, Cunyus said Friday.
The engineering division will
take over the entire third floor of
the addition as, additional class-
rooms and laboratories; the bio-
logy department will take over
the second floor but will surren-
der two of its present classrooms
to the chemistry department; and
the first floor, with the exception
of one room to be taken by the li-
brary, is to be occupied by the
social science-department, now lo-
cated on the third floor of the Ad-
ministration Building.
The present social science divi-
sion offices and classrooms are to
be taken,over by the math and ed-
ucation departments.
(The math department will also
take over the office and classroom
of the late Dean J. Thomas Davis
in the student publications buildr
ing.
and "Come to the Fair" by Hope.
Tarleton's Symphonic Band, di-
rected by Randolph Foster, will
offer next thre^ semi-classical
compositions: < "Bolivian Concert
March" by BonccU, "Two Moods"
by Grundman jand "Romantic
Waltz" by SavinoJ
Janice Alsup, aj junior piano ma-
jor from Stephentllle, will conclude
th^ program , with|Frana Von Web-
er's "Eurpanthe , Overture."
1950-51 Catalogues are n<iw
available to Tarleton students and
prospective students, J. E. Tomp;-
kins, registrar, announced last
week.
The Catalogues may be found
both at the Information Desk i/i
the Registrar's Office and at tlje
Dean's Office. .
The 1950-51 Catalogues include
divisions for officers of adminis-
tration and instruction; general in-
formation including history, loca-
tion, objectives, and equipment
the college, organizations, scholas-
tic and other honors, grading,
scholarships, etc.; admission and
expense- information; all college
curricula, including both new cur-
ricula and new courses to be offer-
ed for the first time as well as
others; and information concern-
ing courage of instruction.
The cover of the new Catalogue
features the college seal adopted
this year by the A&M Board of
Directors and chosen bj' a Tarle-
ton faculty committee.
This yearls .edition contains 154
pages, as compared with 146 page's
of the 1949 edition and 148 pages
in the 1947 edition, which had been
the two largest volumes published.
To Mold
A summer band 'school will be'
held on' the Tarletpn campus the"
week of June 21', tnrough June 25.
It will be conducted by Dr. Clar-
ence E. Sawhill, clinician,, of the
University of Southern California.
Last summer a clinic of this
type was conducted for directors
and students alike, and it was so
successful that it is being repeated.
There were 150 stu'dents that at-
tended this clinic last year, and an
even larger number is expected
this year.
Dr. Sawhill is head of the instru-
mental department at the Univer-
sity of Southern California. Hav-
ing received nationwide acclaim, he
is also a member of the, faculty at
the Interlocken Band School and
has been a most sought-after clini-
cian, as well as a most successful
clinician, for high school band
groups during- the last ten years.
Dr. Sawhill will direct confer-
ences for music directors and
classes for students. For the di-
rectors there will be open discus-
sions on band materials, rehearsal
techniques, instrumental demon-
strations, methods, apd band prob-
lems. For the students there will
be clinic classes, 1 sectional re-
hearsals, and a concert band pro-
g-ram. Baton twirling will also' be
taught. The final concert, will b^
broadcast. Junior and senior stu-
dents will receive high school cred-
it.
Randolph N. Foster, band direct-
or and instrumental professor, has
made several out-of-town trips and
has enrolled many students 111 this
summer clinic as a result of these
trips.
Ronnie Stevens, left, will be the valedictorian of the 1950
Tarleton State College graduating class. Nancy Howell will
be the saiutatorian. Ronnie is pre-law major from Graham,
and Nancy, an education major from Stephenville.
Ganer to Leave
tr*"" A •
ror Austria
Tarleton cadets who return next [
year will immediately notice
"something missing" about the
military department. Major George
Ganer has received orders that he
will be transferred to Austria in
August.
Major . Ganer camo to Tarleton
in August, 1947, and he has been
at his present job in the ,Tarleton
militay department since then. He
will be transferred -.to Head-
.United . .States .J&ft'etSji
Saozvuigj Austria.
During the war Ganer was com-
mander of a tank company. He
was on duty in England, France,
Germany, Austria, and other Euro-
pean countries.
"I have really enjoyed my three
years herq at Tarleton. It is an
outstanding college," Major Ganer
state. This statement was made
even though Major"Ganer has "ben
lighting a losing battle with Tex-
ans for the past three years" and
that he is not ''retreating to Aus-
tria."
, Saozuig, Austria, where Major
Ganer will be stationed, is a very
historic town. Some of the build-
ings in the city are fro 111 500 to
mm
General Ainsworth
Commends Cadets
NOTICE!
The Registrar's Office an-
nounces that all students who
are leaving Tarleton this semes-
ter may transfer six hours back
from another institution for
graduation purposes. That is, for
a student who lacks only six
hours or less graduating, hours
earned in another school will be
acceptable for graduation pur-
poses when applicable to major.
j... Thelma Geeslin, music major
from Stephenville, covered the fine
arts department very ably and se-
cured the Dull Day Items. Dale
Draper, agricultural journalism
- 'major from'Aledo, Glen Rose and
Fort Worth, helped Robert with.the
agriculture department and other
miscellaneous stories.
Luther Heizer, engineering ma-
jor from, Stephenville, covered the
engineering department and the
military department. Alton Ferrell,
geology major from San Felipe,
secured most .of 'the intramural
" stories and helped carry the papers
from the printing office to the
. shack and to the post office each
week—almost.
■' - \
Higgs Award to Go
To Top Athletes
The Stephenville Daily Empire
and Empire-Tribune will give an
annual award to Tarleton State
College's outstanding football
player, beginning with the 1950
fall season.
This announcement was made to-
day-by Rufus Higgs, publisher of
the papers, and E. J. Howell, presi-
dent of the college.
To be known as the Johp Field-
ing Higgs award, it will be pre-
sented. each year at the . football
banquet by Rufus Higgs. Lt.
Higgs, who was a bomber pilot
in the; 8th Air Force during the
last war, went down over Liepzig,
Germany, in May, 1944. He will be
remembered in Stephenville as a
sports writer on his father's news-
papers. ,
Purpose of the award, according
to its donor, is to give suitable
recognition and a prize to the play-
er who during the season has
shown superior ability both in
games and in practice, has exhibit-
ed outstanding sportsmanship
qualities, and has excelled in team
leadership.
Tarleton's football- coaches and
the chairman of the Tarleton
Athletic Council will select the
winner.
General H. Miller Ainsworth,
commander of the 36th Infantry
Division, Texas National Guard,
commended the cadet corps and the
honor guard of Company D for
their ' fine appearance Thursday
afternoon. The honor guard was
composed mostly of Tarleton stu-
dents and was commanded by 1st
Lt. Willie Zapalac.
The chief purpose of General
Ainsworth's visit was to address
the Stephenville recerved officers.
Speaking at the ROA banquet
Thursday night, Ainsworth pointed
out that no longer can a nation
figure out who, where, or when it
can be attacked.
Adequate defense, he said, de-
pends on national resources, indus-
rialtiial organization and trained
manpower. "Leadership is essen-
tial adequate defense, and consists
of the human touch, courage, in-
telligence and good health.
Presiding over the meeting was
Lt. J. Loujs Evans, commander of
the local national guard company.
Recognized at the meeting in-
cluded Lt. Col Burton O. Morrison,
Col. Paul Cunyus, Capt, Glenn Wil-
liams, Capt. Christopher Overby,
Lt. C. M. Flory and* Lt. J. Louis
Evans.
The general was met at the air-
port by Col. Howell, Lt. Col. . ftjor-
rison, Major Ganer, Lt. Evans and
the honor guard. He flew to Steph-
enville , from Brownwood .where he
took part in som, Armed Forces
Day activities.
CAPITAL FARM
LEADS EGG TEST
The Capital Breeding Farm of
St. Paul, Minn., continued to hold
the lead in the Tarleton annual
egg laying contest at the end of
the seventh month. Its pen of
Rhode Island Reds have stacked
up a total of 2466.15 points with
2312 eggs since the start of the
contest...
In the individual hen contest the
Capital Breeding Farm's prize hen
is leading with 199 eggs and 218.90
points. Foreman Poultry Farm
from Lowell, with a pen of White
Leghorns is high for the month
with 340 egg's and 369.35 points.
The duration of the test is from
October 1, 1949, to September 22,
1950. -
'
Maj. George Ganer, stationed at
Tarleton for the past three
years, has received orders that
he will be sent to Austria in
' August.
1,000 years old. When Major Ganer
leaves for this city, he will carry
with him the good wishes of the
entire cadet corps.
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦<
NOTICE!
All veterans now in Tarleton
and who do not intend to return
either in the summer or next
September must come by the
information desk in the Regis-
trar's Office and fill out a vet-
erans form in order to enter
their next school. If a veteran
, intends to enter college or any
other type of training this form
must be completed and mailed to
the Veteran Administration Of-
fice,' Waco, Texas.
I. A, TO OFFER
NEW COURSES
Two new courses will bo offered
by Tarleton's industrial arts de-
partment during the fijst six
weeks of the summer session this,
year.
A non-credit course in woodwork
will be offered /for boys of junior
high school age and will meet at
9:00 a.m. Monday through Friday.
The other woodwork course, a
credit course for high school age
boys, will meet three afternoons a
week at a time to be arranged.
Credits for this course are trans-
ferrable to any Texas' high school.
Registration for both* courses
will be on June 5. Additional infor-
mation can be obtained from C. H.
Dawson, industrial arts depart-
ment head.
Sixty-two seniors are listed on
the latest list of probable grad-
uates released by the registrar's
office, making the 1950 class the
largest since the end of World War
II.
The five additions to last week's
list are Henry Wayne Nickell,
Gayle Shirley, Darrell Warren, Lou
Cunningham and L. C. Shuffield
(an academy graduate).
The commencement exercises will
be held May 29 at 8:00' p.m. in
the main auditorium and will fea-
ture Dr. M. E. Sadler, president of
Texas Christian University, as the
main speaker.
A new member of the board of
directors of the Association of
American Colleges, Dr. Sadler has
been head of TCU since 1941, and
has ben president of the Interna-
tional .Convention of Disciples . of
Christ and the Fort Worth Rotary
Club.
In addition to his administrative
duties as TCU's head, Dr. Sadler
is very active in state and nation
religious and educational fields as
chairman of the National Commit-
tee on Post-War Planning for Dis-
ciples Colleges, chairman of the
Texas Child Welfare Advisory
Committee, and a director of the
National Conference of Christians,
and Jews.
At the beginning of the com-
mencement /program, the cadet
corps, will form on Military Drive
in front of' the dining hall, with
SANDS MAKE
EASTLAND TRIP
FOR CONCERT
The" Tarleton $filitary' and Sym-
phonic bands made a trip to East-
land Saturday for an afternoon's
program.
A parade was given by the Mili-
tary Band at 2:30, and a concert
was presented by the Symphonic
Band at 6:30. Transportation was
furnished by Eastland public
schools, and the band groups, were
honored by a barbecue at 5:00 and
a dance after the hour concert giv-
en by the Symphonic Band.
This trip is the last to be made
this year by both instrumental
groups, climaxing a year's work
of public performances, concerts
and trips.
faculty members forming in front
of the corps at the "island" in front
of ,the president's home. The band
is to form in front of the east gate
and the speakers group will as-
semble in front of the president's
home. Graduates will assemble on
the west side of the conservatory
in alphabetical order, and all
groups will enter the auditorium
at 8:00.
The processional is to- be pre-~
sented by the Tarleton Military
Band.
Rev. E. L. Miley, pastor of the
Stephenville Christian Church, will
deliver the invocation, which will
be followed by the presentation of
honor graduates by Jack Serpas,
senior class president.
Two solos by Sammie Powers, a
senior voice major from Stephen-
ville will follow.
The Salulatory Address, delivered
by Nancy Howell, second high
graduate, will be "What a College
Student -Is Really Like."
The Valedictory Address, which
will follow the salutatory, will be
given by Ronald Stephens, His sub-
ject is "A. More Liberal Education
—A Better Man."
Presentation of the class gift by
Jack Serpas will then precede the
(Continued on page 3)
TRACK MEET ji
SCHEDULE j;
The intramural track and field
met will be held Tuesday afternoon
May 23 at the new track at 5 p.m.
The order, of the events and the
time of starting:
120 High Hurdles__ 5:00 p.fir.
Shot Put, Discus,
High, Jump, Broad Jump 5:00 p.m.
100 Yard. Dash ....J>:J.0 p.m.
One : Mile1"Bunr-:ir."....:'«..J5-,l;0 p
440 Yard Dash 5:30 p.m.
220 Low Hurdles ...... 5:40 p.m.
880 Yard Dash- 5:50 p.m.
220 Yard Dash —6:00 p.m.
440 Yard Relay. 6:15 p.m.
Mile Relay —6:30 p.m.
CALENDAR
Tuesday, May 23—Coronas and Ba-
rons' Meeting, Girls' Dorm, 6:30-
8:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 25—Aggettes Meet-
- ing, Rec Hall, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 27—Cadet Officers'
Picnic, 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 27—Eternas Dance,
Slab-
Sunday, May 2.8 — Baccalaureate
Service.
Monday^ May 29 — Luncheon for
Graduating Seniors, Dining Hall.
Monday, May 29^-Beception for
Graduates and Faculty at Presi-
dent's Home, 4:30-6:00 p.m.
Monday, May 29—Graduating Cere-
monies, Main Auditorium.
Monday, May 29—Scholarship So-
ciety Dance Honoring Graduates,
10:00-11:30 p.m.
JC CONFERENCE I
TO BE HELD P
AT TEXAS 0 (
The ninth annual junior college
conference laboratory will ge uii- i
der'way June 15 at the University f.
of Texas in Austin with many)'
great men making "speeches. Thijjj
program will follow the customary!
pattern. The conference will close 1
June 17.
The general sessions will be con-
ducted on Thursday, Friday and:-
Satui'day mornings. Consultants]!
who will speak to the general ses-j
sions are Eugene Chaffee, presi-j'
dent of the American Association*
of Junior Colleges, William R.!
Wood, U.S. Office of Education--,
specialist in junior college educa-j!
tion, and Harlie Smith, president!
of the William Woods College ill;
Fulton, Missouri.
Thursday and Friday afternoon.1}
will be devoted, to sectional meet-j
ings. Problems in each individual
section will be discussed in full, 1!
TO PRESENT RECITAL
TSC MUSICIANS
HOLD RECITAL
Jack Feathei'stone, trumpet, and
Janice Alsup, piano, will be pre-
sented by the Tarleton music de-.
partment in recital tonight.
The progran, to be held at 7:15
in the main auditorium, will in-
clude four piano selections and
four trumpet.
Both student artists are mem-
bers of the Tarleton Symphonic
Band and Chorus, and Janice re-
cently received a National Feder-
ation of Student Musicians Award
for Piano Students.
Jack is a graduating senior, Jan-
ice a junior.
The .music department annually
presents some of its outstanding
music students in recital at the
end of each year.
$
4
• t
Wffltk :
t
■v
'J
g|§|S§M
1||P
mi
Jack Feathei'stone and Janice Alsup, Tarleton music stu-
dents, will present a joint recital tonight in the main audi- |
torium. Jack, senior from Tomball, is giving a graduating |
recital, while Janice, from Stephenville, is giving a junior i
■recital. ,|
' " Photo by "BAX" .1
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 33, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 23, 1950, newspaper, May 23, 1950; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth141102/m1/1/?rotate=90: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarleton State University.