The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 25, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 16, 1940 Page: 1 of 4
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Pres. - V. P. Student Council
Hugh Spotts
Dick Eddleman
Athletic Sponsor
Beth Benjamin
Editors
Sara Andrews (J-Tac)
Herbert Minter (Grassburr)
Sports Editors
Joe Hays (J-Tac)
Fred Jennings (Grassburr)
Associate Editors
Olive Huth Hensarling (J-Tac)
Dorothy Earles (Grassburr)
Business Managers*
Phill Larimore (J-Tac)
Charles Lockhart (Grassburr)
Yell Leaders
J. C. Sikes (Head)
John Reavis
Lowell Mi lb urn
Jack Key
ELECTION
ISSUE
2-752
ELECTION
VOLUME XIX.
STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS, TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1940
NUMBER 25
Spotts, Eddleman Win Council Race; Sikes Head Yell
Leader; Andrews, Minter are Editors; Benjamin Wins
Tradition Broken as a Girl
Is Chosen for J-Tac Editor
A little negro boy who did a tap dance in the Rec Hall just
before election hour and a straight-forward speech in chapel
won for Sara Andrews of Granbury the editorship of The J-Tac
and the satisfaction of knowing that she had broken the tra-
dition of having a boy for editor of the weekly publication. Her
two opponents, Charles Steen of Houston and Robert Koons, in-
dependent nominee from Wharton, were soundly defeated. The
spunky candidate captured nearly twice as many votes, 477, as
did her two opponents together.
Herbert Minter, Carlsbad, New
Mexico, was elected editor of the
Grassburr, student annual, over
Frances Lou Deen of Sweetwater,
596 votes to 390. Miss Deen was
one of the five best editors in Tex-
as during her senior year in high.
school when she was editor of the
Sweetwater annual.
In the scramble for athletic spon-
sor, blond Beth Benjamin of Dal-
las won over Eloise Roberts of
Tahoka and Pauline Craft of Min-
eral Wells, 600 Votes to 173 for
.Roberts and 212 for Craft.
Business managers of both pub-
lications ran a tough race. Phill
Larimore, who has been acting
.business manager of the J-l'ac
this last semester, defeated Nor-
xis White 528 votes to 428; and
Charles Lockhart beat Edwin Ter-
ry, 685 votes to 303.
Other results in student publi-
cation races are as follows:
Olive Ruth Hensarling won over
Marjorie Vest for associate editor
of the J-Tac, and Dorothy Earles
bested Tommylou Muterspaugh
for associate editor of tbe Grass-
burr; Joe Hays defeated Dave Tip-
ton for sports editor of the J-Tac,
and Fred Jennings won over Hen-
ry Tillett for sports editor of the
Grassburr; Frances Brown was
elected feature editor of the J-Tac
over Patsy Raye Brown, and Mary
Lou Turner was elected feature
editor of the Grassburr over Val-
erie Belscamper; Mary Sue Smith
was named society editor of the
J-Tac over Jocille Burroughs, and
Anna Webb Blanton wagi elected
news editor over Zonell Burnett;
for military editor, Tony Nixon
defeated Travis Slagle on the
J-Tac and Maxey Bowers beat F.'
D. Parmer for the Grassburr;
Kathryn Nutt Was named club
editor of the Grassburr over Mary
Ruth Cox; Lucille Cranberry was
elected senior class editor of the
Grassburr over Betty Lieb, and
Lorraine Cranberry was elected
junior class editor over Mildred
Beidleman.
CALENDAR
FOK THE WEEK
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Open House to High School Students f
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+■ FRIDAY—
Home Economk'j and FFA Party in
4- the Rec Hall.
+ Gramophilea program In little Audi-
torlum of the Conservatory.
+ SUNDAY—
■J 5.O.S. Picnic.
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X MONDAY—
Upshur1 Vincent Lecture,
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~T Football between first and ■
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20 G.A.A. BOYS
SCHOOL WORK
Bullet Gray Is
Accepted For
Randolph Field,
Twenty students in the Civilian
Aeronautics Authority School at
Tarleton recently took and passed
the ground school examinations.
H. L. Phillips was. high student
with a grade of ninety-four.
Tarleton is the third school in
Texas in which all students taking
aeronautics have passed the exam-
ination, according to Mr. Hugh
Herndon of Fort Worth.
This examination ends the
ground school work. Next week
five or six students will probably
be ready to take their flight ex-
ams. In order to take these exams
they are required to have complet-
ed thirty-five college hours.
When the students have paSs'ec!
this examination they will be tiiv-
en their private pilot's license, al-
lowing them to fly anywhere and
to take passengers if they do not
do it for profit.
Bullet Gray has already been
accepted for Randolph Field, while
R. L. Pewitt, Billy Doyal, and B.
C. Welch will take entrance exams
for Ranudolph Field. Most of the
college fliers would like to go there
See 20 C.A.A. BOYS—Page four.
Students May See Radio Stars Monday
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Tarleton students will have tlie opportunity of seeing the Cass County Kids, left; Wilbur Ard; Peg More-
land, beloved ballad singer; ana the Plainsman's Quartet when Dallas business men come here on their annual
business tour Monday. There will be a parade down the square at eight o'clock.
Eddleman Named
President of Lords
and Commoners Club
Dick Eddleman last Thursday
was elected president of the Lords
and Commoners Club for 1940-4,1.
Hubert Pollard was elected vice-
president, Auiine Plurabe bouncer
(duties unspecified), and Bill Be-
thea reporter.
Ex-students Married in Bluff Dale
Miss Edyth Venet Jackson and
Ralph W. White, former Tarleton
students, were married in Bluff
Dale February 10, it was announc-
ed last week. Mrs. White now
holds a responsible position with
the Farm Security Administration
in Denton.
Moving Pictures Depict
Only College A iceness
Never Do They Play Up the Book
Reports, Themes, Students Dread
CTAGE and screen versions of college life are largely responsible for
the many illusions about college which are acquired bv hit'll school
students.
Naturally, movie producers include in their productions
those phases of college life which appeal to movie fans.
They play up spectacular football'
games, proms, bull sessions, mis-
chievious escapades, and "boy
meets girl" episodes. Dramatized
classroom scenes show students
sleeping1 or writing letters while
eccentric professors expatiate up-
on boring subjects.
Picture and stage productions
noticeably ignore the book reports
and themes and notebooks which
are always due, the hours which
must be spent in the library poring
over research books and diction-
aries, the close attention Which
must be given to professors in the
classroom, the sleepless nights of
studying before exams, and^ the
anxious waiting for tbe 10-hour
list to be posted.
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Goodwin Services
Held Last Week
Funeral services were held at
the First Baptist Church here Fri-
day afternoon for Ceaborn Har-
vey Goodwin, (53, who died April
8 at the Stephenville Hospital af-
ter a lingering illness.
Mr. Goodwin wag the father of
Dorothy Dee Goodwin, present
Tarleton student who was selected
Miss Tarleton this year.
Stewart Speaks at Prayer Meeting
The Rev. Guice Stewart gave the
devotional for the Student Prayer
meeting Wednesday morning,
April 10.
MILITARY BALL
WILL BE HELD
EVENING MAY 3
A total of approximately 416
tickets have been sold for the mil-
itary ball, according to announce-
ment issued by Maj. James D.
Bender, P.M.S.&T.
It was necessary that at least
400 tickets be sold before a mili-
tary ball could even be considered.
On the general committee for
the ball are Maj. Bender, Cadet
Colonel Bob Throckmorton, Cadet
Lt. Col. John Phelan, Major Bill
Ellis Major Joe Gracey, and
Major Ed Emmett.
Cyrus Cathey Named
Winner In Contest
Cyrus Cathey waa announced
winner of a contest last week that
was held in the business depart-
ment of the J-Tac. The contest ran
over a period of six weeks and the
winner was determined by the
amount of column advertising in-
ches he turned in during this per-
iod. Runner-up to Cathey was
Prentis Hay who tallied 124 inches
to Cathey's 126.
Award for the contest was a
round trip ticket to Fort Worth.
Lillian Avenue,
West of Davis Hall
To Be Paved Soon
Lillian Avenue, the street west
of the J. Thomas Davis Hall, is to
be paved soon through a Works
Projects Administration project of
the City of Stephenville.
Lillian Avenue and Hale street
will be worked first in a city-wide
street paving program that is now
underway.
NYA Girls Hear Faculty Members
Miss Dollie'Marie Glover, asso-
ciate professor of English, gave a
travel talk to the girls at the N.
Y. A. house in Stephenville on
April 9. Miss Clara Savage, Dean
of Women, will speak at the N. Y.
A. house Aprils,
Paducah Boy Keeps Steady
Pace for Council Presidency
Consensus of opinion proved stationary Monday morning
when the student body elected Hugh Spotts, tall, soft-spoken
youth from Paducah, as president of their students' council over
debonair Dick Eddleman of Fort Worth. Just as was expected,
it was a close race, Spotts polling f!f>9 votes to 558 for Eddle-
man, who as a result was elected vice-president of the council,
■f Kathleen Collum of Stephen-
ville was elected secretary of the
council over Sarah Ann Ferguson
of Breckenridge and Merle Cal-
vert of Breckenridge.
In one of the hottest races in
many years for the yell leaders,
J. C. Sikes of Stephenville was
elected head yell leader with 758
votes over John Eeavis of San
Saba who was second with 718.
Other yell leaders' named were
Lowell Milburn with 081 votes an<l
Jack Key with 4Sy.
Spotts and Eddleman wiil suc-
ceed Joe Gracey and Bill Ellis <>\,
the students' coune'i ind ''.-Al-Jiv
will succeed AriiUi Stevens
Sikes, as head yell leader, replac-
es the Higgins twins, Byron and
Viron, and the others elected will
take the place of Eddie Gaskins
and Bobby Sabins.
608 TO 700
EXPECTED FOR
SENIOR DAY
19 High Schools
Accept Invitations,
Full Program Made
Between b'00 and 700 high school
seniors representing more than 20
Texas high schools arc expected
here Thursday for the annual Tar-
leton Senior Day celebration. Last
year over 200 seniors inspected the
college in and out and then viewed
the cadet corps in full regalia in
an afternoon retreat parade.
High schools that have signified
that they will, have representa-
tives here this week include La-
mesa, Sherman, Valley Mills, Ire-
land, Stephenville (the entire class
of 100 is expected), Sweetwater,
Eastland, Gordon, Masse, Hucka-
bay, Comyn, Paint Rock, Glen
Rose, Iredell, Gustine, Evant, Cis-
co, Fairy, and Cranfill Gap,
Tarleton will hold open house
Thursday for seniors from high
schools within a 200 to 300 mile
radius of Stephenville.
Members of the campus social
clubs will act as guides and hosts
for.the visiting seniors. Miss Dex-
ta King and Miss Laura Fellman,
with the help of members of the
home economics department, are
planning a style show to be pre-
sented at a luncheon in the dining
hall.
A fine arts program at 2:30 p.
m. wili be given by the Tarleton
singers and the Little Symphony
See 600 to 700—Page Four.
College Orchestra
Sponsoring Dance
Saturday Night
The college dance orchestra,
under the direction of Morton
P. Brooks, will entertain the
student body with a danpe Sat-
urday night, April 20, in the
Recreation Hall from 8 until 11
o'clock. Admission is 35 cents
for a couple, or the same for
stags.
Lights Were Out in Girls'
Dormitory . . So What?
Like True Pioneers, They Make Use
Of Bathroom to Finish Work
LIGHTS out in Moody Hall! A blown fuse and sudden darkness and
the tragedy of the whole thing was that it happened during six-
weeks exams.
But instead of taking the lack of artficial lighting as an excuse
for not studying, the girls remembered Abe Lincoln who studied by
fire-light and they, unwilling to be outdone by anybody, set themselves
to the ta&k of finding novel ways to study-
Pillowa were dragged into the
bathroom, where lights remained
intact, and girls made themselves
comfortable on the floor. Some
chose the bathtubs as the most
comfortable plabeg to sit, since
they provided not only back rests
but foot props.
And the night wore on, proving
that the girls in Moody Hall have
retained a little of that old pio-
neer spirit. Anyway, with a little
embellishment it will make a good
story to tell to their grandchildren.
Students Witness
Eclipse of Sun
Many Tarleton students turned
out Sunday, April 7, to witness
the partial eclipse of the sun, Stu-
dents used colored glasses, smoke
glasses and many other darkened
substances to watch this unusual
occurrence.
The eclipse claimed the atten-
tion of many observers through-
out the state and in other states.
The most complete equipment ev-
er used to photograph an eclipse
was used by the McDonald Obser-
vatory. .
The highest reward for man's
toil is not what he gets for it, but
what he becomes by it.—Ruskin
PROMOTIONS lit
CADET CORPS
ARE ANNOUNCED
After an examination conduct-'
ed by Maj. James D. Bender, P.
M.S.&T., the following promotions
are announced with the approval
of Dean J. Thqmas Davis.
To be first sex'geants: Viron
Higgins, Earl Strong, H. C. Neely,
James Yeoman, Alan Staler, and
R. H. Fowler. Winston Handle was
promoted to staff sergeant.
To be setrgeants: Charles Hay-
den, Harold Osterholm, Charles
Brownfield, Clifford Roberts, El-
mer Sutton, E. H. Hilliard, Char-
les Lockhart, Richard Eddleman,
Willard Reavis, Merle Proctor,
Ray Y&ntis, Lowell Smith, Wil-
liam Y eager, and Robert Ross.
To be corporals: Vernon Hays,
Lavem Pass, Norman Hall, Bill
Bethea, Carl Casbeer, Miles Locke,
Beaman Dockery, Robert L. Fow-
ler, Paul Jones, Perry Cox, Jerry
Parnell, Charles Hill, Lawrence
King, Jack Gregg, Rex Hamilton,
Charles Maguire, Hubert Meyer,
Jack Helms, Thomas Ellis, James
Strawn, Davis Delaney, William
Brashears, Marlis Proctor, Sam
McCollum, Stafford Stearns, Jack
Key, Thomas Richardson.
Wilkins, Brooks,
Lewis Promoted
In Reserve Corps
Charlie S. Wilkins, Morton P.
BrookSj and Gabe Lewis, members
of the Tarleton faculty,, were noti-
fied last week of their promotions
from the rank of lieutenant to that
of captain in the Reserve Officers
Corps, United States Army.
Tommy Bowden Has Operation
Tommy Bowden, Caldwell fresh-
man, underwent an appendectomy
at the City hospital early last
week. She is doing very well and
will be back in school in several
weeks.
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