The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 31, 1931 Page: 3 of 4
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The
Campus Knothole
Miss Lucy Hennigau went to Fort
Worth with Dr. and Mrs.' J. C. Ter-
ipll to see The Bat on last Satur-
day..
Mr, IP. B, Williamson .: of : Fort
Woj1 th spent Sunday with Miss Mar-
tisa Triekey. '
Hi
''s Lorena Dry. aitd Miss Clara
a of Ennis spent the week-
j.i,n miss Titi'a Belle Blanks.
Dr. and Mr$. T. G, -Jackson of
Carbon visited .Max and j.ae Jack-
so a Sunday/ tiiey were accompan-
ied by Mrs. Stubblefield, ivho visited
her daughter, Lila Bath. .
Miss Lena Lewis, Mias Elizabeth
Toomey, Miss Lula. Gough, and Miss
Lucy King went to Thorp Springs
on Sunday afternoon.
Station F-O-R-T
Miss Lettio Davis of Lometa vis-
ited Miss Dexta King on Monday.
Mr. Doyle Palmer is in the hospi-
tal with' tonsilitis.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Tate of Car-
bon visited their daughter, Louise
Tate on Sunday afternoon.
A Pair of Lunatics
A Pair of -Lunatics was presented
in chapel by J. W. Tucker and
Christine Hollings-yforth, two of
Tgrleton Players. The members of
the student body "were well enter-
tamed. by this humorous, playlet.
Everyone wondered if these two
lunatics would ever discover that
the other 'one was merely pretend-
ing; of conjee, one surmises what
mast have'happened to them after
■ they skipped off the stage togeth-
er.
Boyd Laughlin, -Bobbye Pascal,
an-'. Ticker are now rehears^
tii« a one-act play called, Radio
\liec C. I), Riley. This strong
dfji'tatic play is to be entered in
r! "S district one-act play contests
V be held in Weatherford, Radio
will be given" for the students soon.
There are new students enroll-
ing for Public Speaking this semes-
ter. Some new Tarleton players
are Hal Sullenberger, George
Thompson, Beryl Blackwell, and
Liinty Mojito. R.. W. Cole, who
di'J . some -out-standing- wo<k last
year in Barrie Conor's The- Patsy,
has been giv-jn a part in a cast.
Tlv. se irirc;ested in the J. Thom-"
aw Davis, Jjebatiug- Society are in-
vit.-d to join this society and at-
tile, interesting programs giv-
A Little Bit 0' News
The ceiMas- ^njbraces ten million
■ i .,"i, 'A ho wouldn't be a census?
Rent Jin - TJ - Driveum
Fords and Chevrolet^ _
Special Rates ■af'Rock Barn
tor ago—South Belknap Street
GRUNDY FENNER
PHONE 7
Henry Ellis Grocery
"'and Market
A Conjp'cip Stock <5f.Groceries
- -and. .Meats
Use the City Bus
.. For Economy
SAFE — CONVENIENT
W. T). SNOW
Dr. A. 0. Cragwall
Physician and Surgeon
Office 0vei>7 Perry Bros.
Complete ' X-Ray ■ Equipment
Residence Phone, 299
Office Phone... 213 .
We are sorry to hear of Velma
Broyles' not returning after mid-
term. She is a pretty good enter-
tainer in the dump.
Who persuaded Lucy to stay the
next semester? Could it have been
"Mac"? ; -
We don't know "his" name, but,
anyway he's good looking. Friou,
you had. better watch Agnes Lee.
Of course Jack . wouldn't trifle
oil Ozella, but whom did you see
him S. A.-ing- with today?
Mary Alice doesn't know where
he is now, but anyway she has his
"name."
Wonder where Maymie Cates got
her diamond. It looks rather sus-
picious to us.
Some of the girls had a rather
noisy time this week-end as Mary
Vance, their chaperon, went home.
If you want to know where Ma-
bel is, just ask "Sturdy." .
Zena Hall is kinda rushed by I.
B. Henson now. Who'll be next?
Just what can he wrong with
Beatrice and Loy Jones. We don't
see them together so much now.
"How do you expect me to study
if you don't turn that picture
around?" says Mauverine Eakoi-.
Of course we don't have any idea
whom she is talking ahout.
Mackie Boswell, an ex-student,,
spent the week-end with some girls
in the dump. We were glad to have
her-with us.
Girls5 Glee Club
Has Pictures Made
The Girls' Glee Club listened to
the "birdie" for their friend, Mr.
Baxley, last Friday afternoon. The
girls were arranged on platforms
according: to uniform size. Several
different poses' were taken. The
proofs which have just been return-
ed prove to be very attractive, the
girls_being dressed in the contrast-
ing suits of black and white. After
the main pictures were taken, mo-
tion pictures- were made of the
girls at play. The taking' seemed
to attract quite a bit of attention
on the campus. We didn't know
the girls could be so childish.
These pictures are to be used
mainly as an advertisement; They
are to precede the. club when they
start their.tour.
Subscribe for the J-Tac.
Neatness adds to your personality—
WEAK CLEAN CLOTHES. ' "You Must Be. Pleased"
COLLEGE TAILORS—Phone 449
Quality' Groceries of All Kinds
For the Household
HENSON'S GROCERY
Delivery Service — Phone 112
NATURAL GAS
TJie Clean and Efficient Fiiel
Attractive for the Hmoe and Industry
SOUTHWEST GAS COMPANY
Phone 266
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PIE VARSIT Y SHOP
CAN SE&Vfi YOU
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Well, folks—thia; is us. We are
at your service. Needless to say, we
have the finest' and most complete
station on the air. We have every-
thing from'"Lazy" piaiios to freaks
of nature. This station is ideally
situated. In fact some say it is al-
most in Heaven, while others con-
tend it is half way between.
May I introduce to yon a fellow
with whom all the fish of last year
are acquainted ? I cannot praise
this ,man too highly. He has been
on our beautiful campus for a few
days, and since we are not able to
get rid .of him, (yes, we have tried
Flit on him,) we might as well in-
troduce him., He is none other than
our1 old friend, Professor Stanley
Decker. We would ask him to say
a few words to you today, but you
remember how bashful he is, don't
youf
We also have another famous per-
sonage with us. He is none other
than the m esteemed and noble Mr.
Bert ■ Gresham. To those of you
who do not know, him—this may
serve as identification,* Whenever
yod can't find your favorite tube of
toothpaste—well Bert is around
somewhere.
Mr. Decker and Mr. Gresham have
been furnishing the entertainment
for the last few days. There has
been a great shortage in this
tion lately. . I don't mean current.'
I make reference to that deep sea
animal which has existed hero ever
since this station \vas founded. The
fish were very conspicuous for.their
absence this week-end. I do not
know of any animal harder to find
when needed than the fish.
-Ladies--and, C^ntlemen! For your
benefit we will list the numerous ac
tivities which have happened at our
station. Oh yes—this is Station F-
O-R-T. We are broadcasting the in-
teresting news events of the day.
Folks, we have some bad news for
you, No—you're ■ wrong. The mic-
rophone is connected—it is just this
—do you know who our greatest lov-
er of all times is? Who is that sbiek
whj has turned'' down liiimerous
screen offers just to bless us with
his handsome smiling face? Who
makes love to all the tablo hops at
the dining hall? Surely you know
to-whom I. refer. It is none otheT
than our good looking, sophisticated,
wonderful, darling major Ira Lee
Stiirdivant.' Well, folks—to make
a long story short, lie is going to
lea/vo us. He has finally accepted
an offer to be the screen's greatest
hero. We wish him luck and hop's
he will return,- to see ns. We also
extend our sympathy to his bereaved
widow,; Lee Boot-he. ■
By adding'suspicion to rumors we
deduce that—
Fislj Rateliff went to see hia mama
this, week.
■ Fish Sporty Green (another of
those deep sea things) had a long
distance eall, and it was a personal,
he wouldn't tell all he knew.
"Bull" pens have 'been numerous
this week—you can . guegs why—
well, when it's all over, the" Fort
bunch will be there with bells on. I
didn't say horns.
Pardon' me—just have an an-
nouncement to this effect—Strayed,
lost, (bat hp- one would steal it)—
five fee- six-inches, black;hair, (last
remnants of a permanent,) bine eyes,
the girls fall madly in love with
him—he prefers blonds—he has the
habit of straying off on certain week-
ends and returns suffering severely
from a loss of memory—no reward is
offered because if we did,* he would
turn up and collect- it. He is some
kind of an officer, wears cute little
diamonds on eaeh .shoulder, he has
bought so many that they had to
make him lieutenant-colonel. He is
very dangerous but will be very do-
cile if handled right—side up.
Fish Gilbert and his Ole Lady re-
ported an over, supply- of water , in
their room about 3:00 a. m. Sunday
morning. Hip' boots became . the
vogue for about an hour.
■ We would entertain you some
more, but there' is a familiar figure
coming up the.street—yes, it is he-r-
the sheriff.
, Station F-O-R-T—see you later—
when the siren rings it will be,
SO-LONG.
Liwch W^gron
Voice of the <'Hello, World,"- Hog-
gone Food speaking., ■'
And Lois ■ Short got two letters
from the same hoy Monday.
. We received a telegram today stat-
ing that. Dean and Mabel are always
in such a hurry to see Ira and- 0, D.
that they remove the victuals before
their patrons have finished their, al-
loted sharo of nourishment.
Loifi Armstrong'forgets to set the
tables until fifteen minutds before
time to serve them, rushes the poor
"fiah" to death helping her. We won-
der whether Burt or J. 0. is.respon-
sible ? , - .
■ Poor Bindent Poor Frederick! Eve
is leaving us" Wednesday,-We-regret
to see her go, and know- how to sym-
pathize with Dong. We hope "she
comes to see us often, because D.ong
is sure going to be lonesome.
Our little. Black headed Yida 'has
been ill but is with us again.
Ange] spent Sunday in the hospi-
tal. We guess Fiddy was peeved,
and she wanted- to get away-from
the cruel world. Well, that is a good I ^ The'red"me^
plan. 1
How many of you heard Half-Pint
Mason sing over the radio?. It "jvas |
great! '
Casey and Frankie. are on a diet |
Informal I)mn<er
Thursday evening, January 22,
at 6:00 o'clock,, Nellie De Cooke
served an informal dinner to the
following quests: Mias Irene Ellis,
Miss Ida Lou Nelson and Miss. Isa-
bel Bates. . --,
• ,The menu consisted of: ■
Chilled Oranges Roast Bee!
Cold Slaw 'Salad Baked Potatoes
Whole Wheat Bread, Butter'
Caramel Pudding1
Lemon Sauce .
Tea -
Cream Suagr
The color scheme was red and.
gold, and the table deeoration was
an urn of pine and: red herries;
the color scheme' was further car-
ried out'by the use of red candles
on the buifet. , ■ ■. '
The gold was the predominating
color throughout the: meal, begin-
ning with the first course, which
consisted of oranges topped' with
red cherries.
The second course, which, was
roast beef and potatoes,' carried
out the color scheme in\ the paprika
Supper
On ■ January 24, a supper was
. served in the dining room ■ of the
trying to build up their health. Oh, jjome Economics- Building. ■ The
YeaJl' ' room was decorated with candles.
We are glad that Daisy Buth is on the buffet, side,, tab.le, and din-
staying with na and regret .to see
Maris leave, but ah'e has interests
at home. ' . .
Faye Hilltn has a new flame. Some
one ought to find. out about this
young jnan,
Lila Ruth and Mildred are ,co-
queehs ' of "the basement; Rishiger
and Cowan are jucky,' or is. it Dumb
Smith ? ■ - . .*
I know you regret to see us leave,
but there goes the bugle. -;
Sharps and Flats
The band gave the companies a
break by not entering the competi-
tion. Ws know that we could. beat
them ifj we eouM use instruments. '
Our part-time 'sponsor^ Henrietta
Meador,- is becoming better looking
every day. His cheeks are getting
rosy, and he has two dimples.
Captain Stone ordered a' new
march for the band; and when he
wants us to play it, he has to whistle
because lie"can't pronounce the title.
There should be a law against music
being'written in a foreign language.
It is rumored that Dick, Lane has
the 8, A. You can find him at most
any time in or about the dormitory.
This all goes to prove that winter
should be winter and not call in these
spring days.
Stormy Cook and Tommie Tucker
are looking for a life saver to room
with them. It seems that they were
rudely awakened Sunday morning
by someone, dashing several gallons,
of water into bed with them, -.They
now sleep in bathing suits iustead
of pajamas.
Corporal Luke Henslee and Ser-
geant Chester Collinsworth . have
been talking about going into the
poultry business. The wonder why?
Pete Kelley, the mighty was seen
with the same girl twiqe last week.
Everyone loves a bandsman.
As this is all of the printable j
scandal we know, we are going to
shut down for the day. . . . -
ing table. The color scheme was
'yellow and green, ■ and this color
scheme was carried out very pret-
tily by the food and center decora-
tion. The center decoration, was
goldenrods. Inez Wysong prepared
and served the meal. , It consisted
of: ..."
' Welsh .Rarebit: ■
Potato Croquettes, Chop Suey Salad
Toast- Butter
Fruit Cornstarch Pudding'
. Sugar Tea Lemon
. The guests were: Miss Lillarcl,
Miss-Nelson, Lena Boydston, Nina
Dossey, and Odessa MerrelL,
I quarreled witli my baby last
.night;'
Just because X kissed her sister,
She jumped up and left the room;
It was twelve before I missed her.
I don't care if we never make up;
To me she's just a blister;
I hope she 'quits me good and flat,
For: I'm wild about her sister,-
'—Jesse L. Moore.
Sometimes it seems
■ Ambition
Is a beanstalk
■And that men
Are' but small Jacks
Who' struggle up,
Tearing quick hands
In avid haste
To reach the top
Only to find
Awaiting .us
A giant . . . Named
Disillusion, - '
—From Ozymandias, in Yale
■ Daily News.
JOHNNY HAD A LITTLE EXAM
(Not Mary Had a Little Lamb)
Johnny had a little exam
About it 'not much did he know;
To every teacher he went, , * '
But still his grades were low.
Reluctantly he went again to school
one day - ;
There to learn to apply the rule.
Next day he . could not resist .^a
play
"Sick" ■ when he should have been
in school- : .,
So then the teacher turned him
^>ut.
But still he lingered near
And waited patiently, no doubt,.
Till school time again did appear.,
"What makes;; Johnny love this
school so .well?"
The eager students cried. :
"Why,- the, school loves Johnny,
you know," '
The: teacher' then replied,
The Charge the
Grassburro Made
Oriental Supper .
At six o'clock, , on January 20,
Zena Hall prepared.and served an
Oriental supper to the following
guests: Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gough,
and Miss Ida Lr>u Nelson. '■
' The following ji.enu was serv-
ed: ' '
• jicn -n*- Chop Suey—
MoTcTed Rice Salty Lunn Muffins
Frozen' Fruit Salad ■'
Cherry Cake
Lemon Tea Sugar ,
A red and green color scheme
was carried out. The table decora-,
tion was a bowl of red water flow-
ers, and red candles were also us-
ed. The ■dining'room was lighted
with green lights. •
After, the delightful hour the
guests thanked thev. hostess.
Scenes from the
J-Tac Window
Fine Arts Club
1 The Fine Arts Club of Tarleton
has not held an open meeting in
three weeks,' Sectional meetings
have taken their place, and the
study of the programs of the Oalf
Choir and Paderewski conceit, both
in Fort Worth, have been the or-
der, .of the periods.
In behalf of the football boys, I
wish to thank our' hosts, Mrs. Bur-
leson, and the girls assisting her,
for , the splendid banquet of last
Thip-aday evening.
■ . -^-Marvin Branch.
Subscribe for the J-Tac.
We Wonder If...
The weather man knows—
That it'is. awful bad sportsman-
ship—
To have pretty sunshiny weath-
er—. , .
All through the week—..
And then on the week-end—:
Let the rain pour in torrents—
Especially when you are . plan-
ning—,
To go liomei for. the. week-end— ■
Or the hoy friend was planning—
To come to seei you—:
We wonder if he knows it— .
And we wonder if he knows-—
Just ho.w lonesome it makes you
feel—' ,
To think you have a date— -
And the weather seems like
spring—•
And you are sure that he can
■ ' come— ' ' ^;
But just about sundown—
The rain comes down - in tor-
rents—
And you know he .won't be' hcre^-'
Did you ever have that feeling?
If you have, just say a word-T-
in your prayers tonight-r-,' .
Concerning the kind of weath-
er—• '
We are having on week-ends—
Won't you, please? .
Wayne: "My pa killed a horse
with a broken leg."
A. D.: "We usually kill them
with a gun."
Hamil: "Do you like the simple
things?" i ' .
Frances*, "Are yoa proposing?"
The first scene that eatches my,
eyes, fig I gaze from the freshly
washed windows of^the'J-Tac of-
fice- ('!), is one of the saddest that
I have ever witnessed from- this
window. Our old familiar - land-
mark, the candy store, has been
removed to the side of the Home
Economies . building. Just think!
We can't get to . see Herman. Al-
len's bright, smiling face from our
window again. The cause of the'
removal, - as unofficially given) is
because of its competition with the
college store. .
There goes Sergeant Jerome with
an entirely different wearing 'ap-
parel, He has discarded his pup
tent and seems to be getting rather
frivolous with a short rain coat
that comes only to his ankles. He
looks worried; it must be because
of the fact that he did not get to
tell E. A. of the day's-happenings,
■'. Clash! Bang! Clatter! Nope,
'war. hasn't been . declared. It Is
only one of two more. of the Fort
windows- bfeing- broken out by some
of "the' would-be "Roger Hornsbys"
that have gathered to participate
in ione ' of the nation's" foremost
sports. Stanley Decker, one of last
year's stars, seems to have the
"spotlight" by setting a record of
missing four, but of five "flies."
My bright eyes are glued; to a,
sign tacked to the tree nearest the
college store. It. probably is a. re-
ward offeree? for the apprehension
of all suspicious-looking characters
seen'hanging around tour pecan,
trees.
Well, the writer must stop now,
because darkness fills the heavens.
No, there isn't a storm approach-
ing;'night is only here.
Written to commemorate the fa-
mous subscription charge made by
the Grassbin-ros during 1930-31';
L
Half a page, half a page
Half a page onward;
All ini that book of theirs wrote
the "Grassburros":
Forward with the Annual Staff—-
Quit now, don't make me laugh-
All about age old affairs wrote
the Grassburros.
, II. .
"Up with the price!" they said;
Was there a call so dread?
Though, the students knew
Some one had blundered. ,
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why, ■
Theirs but to pay and die, .
Into the Fiscal, office ■
Paid the six hundred.
III.
Annuals to right' of them,
Annuals to left of them,
Annuals in front'of them
Tattered and fingered;
..-JBqldJy.,ihgv;,srQte.,Jbiit., —
Into the waste basket,
Into the trash can,
■ ' Should be the Grassburro.
IV.
(Continued in the near future,
etc.)
Can You Imagine , . .
Scottie,; (less than nothing) with
ears so long he has to roll them
up to keep them from dragging
out his tracks ?
Little "Bob" Fuller singing,
"Ain't Love Grand" ? .'
J-Tac without S A.-ers?
Lucy Brown not acting silly?
Fish Palmer having the S, A-?
"B" Mobley walking . by him-
self? '
Fish Cockrell keeping a secret
or loving anyone but Horace ?
"A" Company not ■ winning the
competition? '
' How Fish Pancake will survive
when Sturdivant leaves?
Annie C. not teing a flirt?
Si Paul saying, "Hi, there, Mar-,
thie." .' .
Fish Gobble' in a. hurry ? ..
Mace Lamar not knocking on thfi
wall when "The ■ Song1 I. Love" is
being played?
A. Captain of Tarleton answer
ing to- the name of "William Bag-
ley" ?
Captain Stanley Jerome .Decker
getting a telephone call so soon ? ■
Branch riding a bicycle?
How Hamil wpuld sound ten feet
under water ? ■
Fish Gilbert acting sensible? .
Lucy Tucker being in" love.
Fish DuBose having an interest
outside of Education class?
Mary Vance: "You know he
tried to put his arm around me
three times last night:" 1
Hattie; "Some arm!!!"
Keyser & Beene
Tailors -
Hatters
Cleaners
■— Dyers -
Phone 288
Armstrong & White
Quick Tailor Service
Alterations of AU Kinds Made.
PHONE 254
We Call for and Deliver
Phonograph Records
3 For $1.00
Livingston
Music Store
Stephenville Steam
Laundry
Let Us Do the Dirty Work
Phone 210
H. D. Simmons, Proprietor.
The Lawyer: "And where are
your supporters in the crime?"
Client: "Why I had them ; on."
Registrar (to ' new student):
"Do you smoke cigarettes?"
New. student: "Yes, sir, got a.
matcli?" : ■ ' '
Drugs - Drinks - School Supplies - Jewelry
The Drug Stores Where the Students Feel at Home
HOLT'S DRUG CROSS DRUG
"Service With a Smile"
WHITEHEAD'S SHOE SHOP
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
Modern Equipment — Experienced Workmanship
MAJESTIC THEATRE
SATURDAY, JAN. 24
"The Santa Fe Trail"
With Richard Arlen
MONDAY and TUESDAY, JAN. 26-27
"E^r^vag^nce"
With June Collyer and Lloyd Hughes
WE
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STUDENTS
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