The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 4, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 5, 1954 Page: 1 of 8
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CONK
KILGORE
Published Weekly by Tarleton Students
'gSTH YEAR
STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1954
N.UMBER 4
Also Class Officers
CAMPUS EXECUTIVES — Student Council President
Ronnie Bulk, right Brady, and Vice-President, Gerald Karr,
Seymore, confer on matters of student interest shortly after
their election.Sept. 2& (Photo by Bax Studio).
TSC CHOIR
OPENS SEASON
IT ASSEMBLY
The Tarleton Choir opued their
season by -appearing- be-fere" 'the'
studerft Body, in Tuesday's • assem-
-Jdy-' ' ■
The forty choir members' did
four ■„ numbers. Those numbers
were: "Czecho - Slovakian Dance
by Krone, '"Break" Forth
Oh Beautious Heavenly Light," by
:Bac.h, "Skip to My Lou," by Grif-
fith', and a Negro spiritual, "Ride
the Chariot/' by Smith. ■
" Mr. McKinnon announced that
he still needs more voices and var-
ious other kinds- of talents. Ar-
Igngements are still preliminary,
but the practice hour may be
changed from 4 p.m. to 12:15 p.m.
each clay. This may. be a more
cgtivient hour for students. If you
are. interested in doing- any kind
of choir entertainment, Mr, Mc-
' Kinnon would like to see you right
•£s>'ay before the deadline- is an-
CALENDAR
Tuesday, Oct. 5—Owls Club
tea at Miss Jones' house, 7:00-
9:00 p. m.'
Tuesday, Oct. 5—Silver Keys
smoker, rec hall.
Tuesday, Oct. 5—Dance iti rec
hall..
Wednesday,-- Oct. 6 — Eternas
tea-, Wren Room, 7-9 p,.'m,-
, ■ Wednesday, Oct. 6—.Lords ajid
'Commoners smoker, l-ec hall.
Wednesday, Oct; 6—Dance in
rec hall.
- Thursday, Oct. 7—Coronas tea,
Wren Room, .7-9'p.-m.
; Thursday, Oct. 7 — Barons
smoker, rec hall.
Thursday, Oct. 7—Kilgore Jun-
ion College, football, there.
Thursday, Oct. 7—J-Tac and
Grassb'urr statt' meeting, 7 p. m.,
" at the Shack,
Monday, Oct. 11—Sine Ceras
tea, Wren Room, 7-9 p. m.
uounced.
The choir will soon elect officers
for the following places: Presi-
dent, Librarian, Crew Manager,
Secretary-Treasure, and Costume
Mistress.
Work is now being- done on a
concert and Christman program.
31 Tarleton Students
in Local Guard Unit
•«''-Thirty-one' Tarleton Students
are members of the Texas Nation-
f rom Warrant Officer Vernon
$1 "Guard, according- to a report
-jfei'amblett, Administrative Assist-
ant of the Stephenville Guard unit.
Fifteen students are assigned to
Company D, 'the local National
_Guard Company, and sixteen' are
•nittkchcd to the unit for drill while
attending Tarleton.
Fifteen Members
-The fifteen members _. who be-.
Tiong1 to Company D include- Bobby
D. Bostick, Bobby J. Jones, James
E. Kel.ley, Carson H. Loving, Rob-
.-ert, E.. Baxter, James W. Glenn,
'•Jerry L, Keilberg, Edwin L. Kirk-
len„ John A,. MeLemore> Leonard C.
Radde, Phillip ,15. H,oughton, Jack
L.-- Bishop, John' P." Ford, Clifford
R. Erdman, and John S. Walk.
The sixteen members who. be-
long, to other units and-are now at-
'tendirig drill with ^Company f) in-
cluil Donald .Fi'itsfi',' Stephen. Boy-
sen,. Leroy Knippa,'Warner Pow-
ell,,' Robert Speer, -"Jerald Jorden,
Robert Reeves, lOdmund Schuster,
Tom Harrison, K, K. Ball, Jacob
Vanuler Zee, Don Vickery, Scotty
Windham, Kenneth Lindsay, John
Kirkpatrick, and Dennis Parmer.
Speaks To Corps
Warrant Officer Bramblett re-
cently talked with the members of
the Tarleton Cadet Corps and ex-
plained the many opportunities of-
fered to members of the National
Guard. He' pointed out how R.OTC
and National Guard training go
hand-in-hand, and said that most
of the officers and" NCO's of Com-
pany D were former Tarleton stu-
dents';
Bramblett also said that young-
men who enlist in the National
Guard prior to reaching- 18|/o
years of ag-e will be deferred from
the draft as long as they particip-
ate satisfactorily in National Guard
training'. The - local National
Guard representative also noted
that members of - the Guard re-
ceive drill' pay equivelant to t;hat
of the. regular army. -
Students Choose SC
Prexy, Veep, Yell Staff
By MELBA NEELY
J-TAC Editor
A proposed amendment to the
Student"' Council .Constitution, the
election of -the Student. Council
President and Vice-President and
the, members of the permanent yell
staff were the business of the day
conducted by the. student body in
the Main Auditorium last Tues-
day morning at 9 a.m.
The- assembly was opened by a'
short musical prog-ram presented
by.the TSC Band under the direc-
tion of Charles Vick, band direc-
tor, and the Tarleton Choir, direct-
ed by Rober McKinnon, choir di-
rector.
Second Presentation
The business session of,the as-
sembly was opened with the second
presentation of the proposed
amendment to the Student Council
constitution by Joyce Short, chair-
man of the Acting Student Council.
This amendment, proposed by the
Acting Student' Council, was to in-
crease the junior class represen-
tation in the council from two girls
and two boys to three girls and
three boys.
This amendment, made in the
form of a motion by Sue Walker,
senior from Fort Worth, and sec-
onded by Allan Bussey, freshman
from Fort Worth, was voted into
the constitution by a, majority ol
the student body.
After introduction of the nomi-
nees for the president and vice-
NROTC Exams Set
For December 11
The ninth annual competitive ex-
amination for high school seniors
who desire 'to attend college and
train for cereers as Naval officers
will be held throughout the nation
on December 11, the Navy an-
nounced today.
Applications for the NROTC are
now available, but must be receiv-
ed by Novmber 20, the announce-
ment added.
Rigid Physical
Successful candidates will, start
their Naval careers in college and
universities across the country in
1955, with substantial financial
assistance from the r government.
After a normal college education,
graduates will be commissioned in
the regulr Navy or Marine Corps
for active duty with the fleet
throughout the world.
Male citizens of the United
Girl Scout Council
To Hold Meeting
On Campus Oct. 7
The eart of Texas Girl Scout
Council, Inc., will have its annual
meeting, on October 7, here on the
campus. The council represents
the following counties: BrowTi,
Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Mc-
Culloch, Eastland, Jack, Erath,
Mills, Palo Pinto, Parker Run-
nels Shackelford Stephens) -Young
and Throckmorton.
The business meeting will begin
at 4 p. m. in the auditorium of the
Agriculture Building. Dinner will'
be served at 6:30^ p. m. in the
College Dining all. Immediately
following the dinner, Girl Scout
Troop 9 of Stephenville will pre-
sent a skit honoring Mrs. Juliette
Low, founder of Girl Scouting in
the United States of America. , .
Hardee Directs
Tryouts Today
Wainwright tryouts for both
senior and freshman boys have
been- set back until October 5. '
The .tryouts will be at 6;80 p,,m.
today under the direction of Ijob
Hardee, company commander. Bill
Dikes has been elected as guide
arms bearer for the Wainwrights.;
States, between the ages of 17 and
21 are eligible to apply for NRO-
TC aptitude tests. Persons who at-
tain a qualifying score will be giv-
en the Navy's ■ rigid midshipman
physical examination next 'Feb-
ruary. From, the pool of qualifi-
ed candidates rmaining in competi-
tion, approximately 1,800 young
men will be selected for appoint-
ment to the NROTC, and enrolled
in the college of their choice.
Applications Available
Students enrolled in the regular
NROTC program will spend their
summers on training cruises with
the flet, and will rceive $600 an-
nual retainer pay until commis-
sioned. In addition to the normal
college curriculum, the midship-
men will study a planned course in
Naval science. All tuition, fees,
and books will be furnished by the
Navy,
This college training program is
also open to enlisted men on active
duty in the Navy and Marine
Corps. Such candidates will be sel-
ected under a separate quota es-
tablished for the services.
Applications are now1 available
at all high schools, colleges, and
U. S, Navy Recruiting Stations, or
direct from the Chief of Naval
personnel, Washington 25, D. C.
Heart Attack
Takes Life A&M
Board Member
Funeral for E. W. Harrison, -63
member of the Texas A$M Col-
lege Board, was held Friday at
Graham.
Mr. Harrison, rancher and oil
man, was found dead Wednesday
in his bed at his ranch home
at South Bend, 12 miles southwest
of Graham. A physician attributed
his death to a heart attack, >
Survivors include his wife; "one
son, E. W. Harrison, III, of Fort
Worth; one brother, Duke Harri-
son of Greenville; arid four sisters,
Mrs. Allah, Boyd of Port Arthur *
Mrs:. W. B, Walker , of Spur, arid,
Mrs. Myian " McClej-ath and Miss
Mary Claud Harrison, both of
Greenville. * ' ' ,,N
president of the Student Council
as well as those for the permanent
yell staff, these people vere voted
upon by ballot in the assembly.
" Yell Staff .
Ronnie Bulk, senior from Brady,
was elected president of the Stu-
dent Council; Gerald ' Karr - from
Seymour will be. the' '54 vice-
president.
The four students elected to the
permanent .yell staff were Be.nnie
Davis, freshman from Waco; San-
dra Herrell, freshman from ' Old-
en; Frances Mote, . senior fi;onr
Vernon; ;and Woody Schober.
freshman from Waco. These new
members will be assisted during
the '54 season by two returning
members,- ^ean Calhoun from Fort
Worth and Tommy Harkey from
Crystal Ciby.
Following the casting of ballots
the student body divided into class' -
groups to nominate class officers,
student council members and elect
class sponsors. Most .of the class
officers and Student Council mem-
bers were voted',1^n by ballot in the
Rec Hall the ne'xt day. .
Senior 'Class
The Senior Class officers are
Dan Standlee, an engineering- ma-
jor from Vernon, president; Chuck
Williams, animal husbandry major
from Kermit, vice-president; Linda
Lee, home economics major from
Stephenville, secretary; Herman
Kaufman, petroleum engineer ma-
jor from Stephenville, treasurer;
and Evelyn Cai'leton, elementary
education major from Gonzalas.
reporter.
Representatives of the senior _
class elected to the Student Coun-
cil are Carolyn ^ole, business ad-
ministration major from Stephen-
ville; Rita- Guest, ■ home .economics
major from Hamilton; Gordari
Hullum, engineering major from
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UTTLE THEATRE
HOLDS TRYOUTS
FOR NEW OUST
Tryouts are now being held! for
all students who wish to appear in
the Tarleton "Little Theatre. Sev-
eral members of the cast have al-
ready been selected, but there still
rmains some vacant places. Those
who have already been cast are
Ray Seal's, Bill Dikes, Lon Amson,
Linda and Lydia Groves, Rita
Guest, Jo Moon, and Tom Walk,
The drama classes are open to
any student and help develop self-
confidence while speaking - before -
the public. -There are" t'oui; differ- ,
ent class periods and each class is",
a-credit course. Many students! are
now realizing the .importance, of.
public speaking courses, Miss Lillie ■
Lillard, speech instructor, stated.
S. One group, known as the vocar
tional agriculture group, specializ?.-
es in radio speaking. A' regular
radio program will be. conducted
by these students '.during United'
Nations Week, This class is made
up. of second year bo-ys.
.If you are interested in speech
of any kind, contact Miss Lillard
in the basement, of the main-"audi*
toriuni.
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