The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 9, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 8, 1955 Page: 5 of 8
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Tarleton Library Ranks
High With 37,000 Books
"Tarleton State College has a
library which ranks superior with
other junior college libraries in the
nation."
Fourteen Students
Take Goodwill Trip
Fourteen members of the Student
Council journeyed to Arlington
State College on a goodwill tour.
Miss Dorothy Pittman, instructor
of biology, and Stuart Chilton, di-
rector of public information, spon-
sored the group.
The Tarleton representation was
served lunch, taken on a tour of
Arlington's campus, entertained
with a musical program and dance
and watched the cadet eorp of
Arlington drill.
Carolyn Odoni; a member of the
Student Council, said that she en-
joyed the trip very much and
thought Arlington students were
very courteous. '
Those were the words of Miss
Lola Thompson, professor and head
of the Tarleton division of library
science, when she spoke ' to 'the
Stephenville Lions Club Friday.
Miss Thompson pointed out that
this comparison of Tarleton's li-
brary to other junior college li-
braries was from data gathered
by the American Association of
Junior Colleges.
Bliss Thompson further explain-
ed that Tarleton's library contains
37,000 volumes of books and 840
current journals and magazines.
"We ai'e especially strong' in
general information books, maga-
zines, and biographies."
As for the new library which is
presently under construction on
the campus, Miss Thompson said,
"The building will be two-story
red brick construction. It will be
air conditioned throughout and will
contain 22,488 square feet of floor
Tuesday, November 8, 1955
NEIL PACK
. , . loves Waco
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space."
Miss Thompson added that the
new library could be double in size
in the future should the need war-
rant it.
W. W. Reed, head of the Tarle-
ton animal husbandry department,
was program chairman and intro-
duced Miss Thompson.
25-Year Club
To Have Dinner
A faculty dinner, honoring all
faculty members who have served
Tarleton 25 years or more, will be
held Nov. 15, according to R. V,
Derrick, faculty dinner committee
chairman.
It will be a dinner held in the
school lunchroom. General discus-
sion among the members will take
the place of a program.
This group, sometimes called the'
Twenty-Five Year Club, meets
once yearly.
Cadet of Week Pack
Likes to Dance, Fish
Neil Pack, 19-year-old lad from
Waco, is this week's "Cadet of the
Week." Pack is a major in the
Tarleton Cadet Corps and holds
down the job of S-3 oil the Regi-
mental Staff. Other military honors
include commander of the Wain-
dright Rifles and an honorary
member of the Honor Guard.
However, military is not the only
field from which Pack has gained
honors here at Tarleton. At the
beginning of the school year Pack
was selected by the faculty as tem-
porary chairman of the Student
Council. In addition'the 19-year-
old youth is chairman of the Din-
ing Hall Council, a member of the
Dorm Council, and Ramp Master
Choir to Present
Two Programs
The Tarleton Collegiate Choir
will sing at the Stephenville High
School, Wednesday at 10:20 a.m.
They will also sing at the First
Christian Church's Sunday even-
ing' service, Nov. 13.
These two programs will consist
of "Two Kings" by Joseph Clokey;
"Beautiful Savior" composed by
Melius Christianson; "And , the
Glory of the Lord," a chorus from
"The Messiah," by Handel; "Jesu,
Joy of Man's Desiring" written by
Bach.
They will also present "Ole Ark's
a'Movering," a spiritual; "Pop Goes
the Weasel" by William Schaeffer;
"Go Not Far From Me, O God"
composed by Zingarelli, and the
'Color Song" of Tarleton.
in Bender Hall.
Loves Baseball
_ Pack, who is a physical educa-
tion major, is quite a sports mind-
ed individual. He relates that he
enjoys all sports with baseball be->
ing his favorite. Pack lettered .in
the diamond sport while attending
University High of Waco. Inci-
dentally, Pack lived all his life
in Waco and thinks it's about the
most wonderful city in the state
of Texas. (That covers a lot of
territory, Neil.)
Pack has two primary hobbies
.---hunting; and dancing—"Hunting
for Pat Moore and dancing with
her." Seriously though, Pack doeas
like to hunt and for tilings other
than Pat. lie related that he came
to Tarleton early this year (for
the pupose of helping orientate th$
freshmen) and that he went dove
hunting every day between SepL,
1 and the beginning of school.
Waimvrigiit Hall
Back to the other type, of hunt*
ing, Pack happens to be going
steady with his "find"—Pat Moore
of Santa Anna. His first 'date
with Pat was the Wainwright Ball
last year and he's been dating hetf
ever since.
After graduation from TarletoiS
Pack either plans to enter North
Texas or Texas A&M. He plans td
continue his studies toward a phy-
sical education degree and hopes
to coach all types of sports in higli
school.
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New Assignments
Made in Corps ■
The following new assignments
have been made in the Tarleton
Cadet Corps: ' Major' J. D. "W'encle- .
born moved up'to Executive Officer,
of the second Batalliori; Captain
James Traweek moved from Com-
pany E commander to the second
batallion Staff as Adjutant; First
Lt. Jonnie Baker anpoint?d execu-
tive of Company E.
Also, Master Sergeant Clint Her-
ring and Miles Turner appointed
First Sergeant of Combany E and
F respectively. Sgt. Metvin Allen
has been appointed a squad leader
in Company F.
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The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 9, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 8, 1955, newspaper, November 8, 1955; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth140582/m1/5/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarleton State University.