The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 26, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 30, 1963 Page: 2 of 8
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PAGE TWO
THE. J-TAO
TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1963
Courtesy
The students of Tarleton are to be commended for the courte-
sy displayed to our'campus visitors throughout the year. Es-
pecially Commendatory is the reception given visiting etudfints
of high schools participating in events utilizing TSC fa-
cilities.
For the few students that consider these periodic "inv&sktos"
a nuisance may we remind you that those students aire mirror
images of yourselves a few years ago. And that they will some-
day be mirror images of you now. Perhaps a condemnation of
them is really self-criticism.
Many of these high shcool visitors are in the process of selects
ing a college for themselves. Their impression of TSC during
a weekend visit may be the deciding factor in one of their
choices. Let's all work together to help them decide correctly.
Youth is the lifeblood of Tarleton.
Civic Series Shows
Welcome to Singers
Laughter and applause became
the order of .the'evening last, Tji.es-
(k:y night ,wbei\ Brown and Dana
appeared in the Main Auditorium.
This 'folk-singing mid satirizing
duo received the acclaim : that
they., well deserved from the TSC
students.
These two young men. seemed
to' have the difficult-to-aequire
ability to communicate perfectly
with tlie minds of college students',
perhaps because" their own college
days are not far back in the past.
W-ith their humor they reached the
students, in such a way that the
audience felt a personal kind of
contact with the performers.
■The' blending of two fine voices
made eiich 'of the duets a treat for
musical. ears tuned .to tire appre-
ciation of outstanding melody and
West Texas , ^
"today Has
Tarleton Cover
Tarletoii's real rise to fame may
have begun this month, since the
college was featured on the cover
of. "West Texas Today","the ma-
gazine of the'West Texas Cham-
ber of Commerce,
.Since Tarleton will' this year
award its first diplomas as a'
state supported four-year college,
the picture of the cover of the
magazine emphasized ■ this. It
showed one -of the plaques on the
front 'of the Administration Build-
ing, with the silhouette of a stu-
dent in cap and gown at one side.
Inside the magazine is an article
about Mack Price, Director of .Pub?
lie Information at Tarleton, It
tells of Tai-letoh's growth from the
dream of its founder to a junior
college and finally to the four-
year liberal arts college that it is
today.
The article ends with the follow-
ing Statement: "The dream of
John Tarleton has come tru6 —
probably beyo'ne his imagination
f—; in an institution dedicated to
service and education and the ful-
fillment of' its own motto '. . . 'A
Community of Inquiring Minds.' "
harmony. After the first number,
each member of the audience
seemed to be- waiting expectantly
whenever another song was begun.
1 Along with the Voices of Brown
and Dana, mention ahoid'd' be made
of. tow other qualities they pos-
sess. Each played tlie guitar well
enough to make a living by just
playing- the instrnnicnt, and the
combination of this I talent and
their singing ability helped in
making tho program a success.
Brown and Dana arrange all
their musical numbers, creating
melodies and accompiannients to
them that were difficult to per-
form and pleasing to hear. The
useof "Far out" arrangements, of
voice and instrument were above
par as to tastes- of college stu-
dents in this typeof music.
Variety was the keynote of the
performance. Tlie musical num-
bers ranged- from the extremely
funny to the hauntingly sad, from
songs during which', the audience
was caught up iti vibrant rhythm
to songs during which tlie - audi-
ence was silent, equally caught up
in a completely different mood.
Perhaps tho m.03t moving. selec-
tion by Brown and Dana was the
©no they chose for their encore.
-Returning to the ttsige after con-
tinuing applause, they calmly put
down their guitars and sang "Dan-
ny Boy" acapella. This was the
most beautiful and original ar-
rangement of a song that has been
performed in many differtnt ways.
Tlie Civic Series is to be again
Congratulated .on the quality of
talent that they have brought to
,the campus. Brown and Dana can
be rated at the top of the enjoy-
ment scale at Tarleton.
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TSC Rodeo
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spirit of the ex-students, keep the
students from their studies,, and
result in "panty raids" and other
such distractions.
This action breaks a 92 year
tradition at A & M. It was the last
of tho old land grant colleges in
the country to bar women from at-
tendence.
The J-Tac, official student -liewspaiper of Tarleton State College, la
published, in StepFieriville, Texas, weekly on Tuesdays during , the
regular fall and spring semesters with the exception of school holidays
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Exchange Editor -
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Reporters - Sherri Ditggan, Natrcll© Hedrick, David Holder, Bobby
Masters, Diane Qji&tot, Linda Pack, iN'.olan Pike, and Earl Wright
. Elaine Gresharn
Dave Holder
Carolyn Masters
Johnnie Moea
Alack Price
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TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor
Most of the graduating soniors
have waited and worked for four
years toward our graduation, May
26, 1963. Is it actually, however,
our graduation? The entire pro-
gram has been planned without
any thought being given to what
the seniors want.
First, we were not consulted
before the speaker was chosen.
We do not have anything against
the present speaker, but we were
not given a chance to suggest any
person that we wanted to speak.
Last, and most importantly, we
were not consulted: as to who
would be included in. the program.
We do . not like the-fact that we
must graduate at the same time
Certificates of Completion are giv-
en. We have nothing against the
people receiving their certificates
of Completion, but it seems to
downgrade the fact that we are
receiving our degree. Can't these
programs be' at different times V
That way both classes could have
their heyday.
So, after spending four yeai's
waiting for "our day" we find
that it ia not our day at all. May
we suggest that in the future the
seniors be consulted before "grad-
uation. It would create very little
inconvenience on the part of any
individual to plan the program
through .mutual co-operation. It
would, however, make a lot £ peo-
ple a lot happier.
After four - years, let the sen-
iors have their,day. One day is not
too much to ask for four years,
is It? '
Sincerely yours, Aubry L. Hill-
man,. Donine Ilolt, Rodney . E. Da-
vis, Hugh Campbell, Jbhh .Barham,
A. J, Fidlei', Bill Henderson; John
Henderson, John Franks. Bela
James, Taylor Daniell, Ken-
neth Rose, Bob White, R. L. Sav-
age, Eddie Brooks, Bennie Mont-
gomery, Jerry Varidever, It. V.
Stamford, Charles Anglin, Bobby
Sullivan, Levota Hord, and Ann
Gibson.:
THE MISSING LINK
Its a Fact!
By NOLAN PIKI5
Did you know that part of the-
ceiling of Room 209 of the Adi.
minstration Building is about to
fall?
Did you know that one window
in Mr. Wagner's office is off its
hinges?
Did you -know that there is a.
walk-iii safe on the first floor of
the Home Economics Building?
Did you know that there is a
picture in the little auditorium of
a forest fire that causes Sunday
afternoon concerts to be extreme-
ly warm?
Did you know that the last grad-
uating class at Tarleton was in
1008? They granted three, degrees,
in that year.
Did you know that there- is a
Samari costume complete with
sword in the museum in the Home
Ecomomic Building ?
Did you know that Tarleton is
the second smallest state support-
ed four year school in Texas? Sui
Ross is the smallest.
Did you know that the average
college student who smokes spends
more, on cigarettes than on text
books ? He annually spends up to
$70 on books, while he spends over
$100 yearly on cigarettes. In fact,
the average student spends more
on just about anything than he
does books.
Did you know that Tarleton has
a heart'? .It consist of a heart-shap-
ed rock, the initials J-TAC, and
another hart-shaped rock, And • in-
By ELAINE GRESIIAM
the journalism convention at
Sul Rosa State College really gave
the three of us who attended it an
interesting and enjoyable trip. Mr.
Price, Holmes Benge, and I left
Friday morning on the long jour-
ney to Alpine. (I'm .not too sure
what time we left, because it was
too early for my eyes to be open
so I could see my watch.)
ANYWAY, We DROVE, and
drove . , . and finally got there.
On the way down, in some of the
more barren country, we went
through a rainstorm. We were pro.
bably a part of history then, be-
cause that must have been the only
rain in that area for at least ten
years.
PROBLEMS
Our main problem in Alphine
seemed to be finding the places we
were supposed to go. Registration
was: in a place enigmatically
named Kokernot Lodge. Not only
its name was a riddley but also its
location seemed to be a well-guard-
ed secret. After asking directions,
we go this answer: "You follow
this road, turn right after you
find the country club (. . . which
wasn't easy to find either . . .),
g over a hill, and then it's right
'down in there." The temptation to
ask "Right down in WHERE?"
arose, but we did our best to stifle
it.
ONLY ONE MISHAP occurred
at Kokernot Lodge ... I sat in a
fountain. Don't act disdainful; it
Wasn't easy to do. (It must not
have been; none of the other- de-
legates had the same accident.)
What amazed hie was that when
people saw me -wringing out the
skirt of may dress, asked me. what
had happened, and listened to my
reply that I had: sat. in the foun-
tain, they didn't seem to quite be-
lieve- me. III fact, they just looked
at mo as if I were out of my
mind (and by then I just about
was).
PORTER ilANDELL
The highli'ght of Saturday morn-
ing was Porter Iiandell's speech
about Russia. He gave an interest-
ing, informative, and sometimes
amusing talk that was over an
hour long,: he never lost the at-
tention of his audience. In one of
the most amusing parts, he- amaz-
ed me by saying that peopiein
Russia had never eaten a ham-
burger or seen a drive-in movie.
Life niust REALLY be terrible
over there!!!
THE MOST INTERESTING
study session (to me) was the one
about photography given by a
free-lance phographer from El
Paso. When he mentioned that ha
had once made $1,000 for ono
week's work, 1 decided that I waa
in the wrong field of journalism.
But since I can't even focus a
Brownie camera, perhaps I'm bet-
ter off with the interests I have
now. (Not much better, but at
least a little . . . maybe.)
SIGNS
We spent Friday evening at
Prude Guest Ranch, about 30
miles from Alpine. On the way
there, we visited Fort Davis,
which hr.3 recently been made in-
to a national historical site. Each
of the buildings at the old fort had
a sign on it, and when we first
drove in, 1 was looking closely at
them, thinking that they told what
the buildings had been when the
fort was in use. Well, that's what
a combination of thinking- and be-
ing nearsighted will do — the
signs actually stud "Danger, Keep:
Out."
Out j-.t the ranch we ate sup-:
per, ■ after which Porter Randall
gave another progrcm. It was titl- :
ed "Tahiti and the Isles of Plea-
sure", which guaranteed an in*:,
terested audience before it even
started. And we weren't disapr ■
pointed either; through th use of;
colored slides and Mr. Itandell'it
narration, the south seas islands',
became very real and very invit-
ing. I was afraid we might lose a ;
few of tho delegates before tha ■-
programs was even, over!!! -
THEN CAME the long-await^:':
awards presentation. Our
wasn't in vain, since me hianagei';
to come back with one award fori.';
the J-TAC and Tarleton. Sonw
other schools made a more sue* .
cessful showing though; one yytom-,j.;
an from Texas Western had to^ig^ s
up and accept so many" awards:
that she reminded me of Walt-.
Disney- the, year
Oscars at the Academy Awards
Presentation, (That would have
been one time when I would have
been glad Jca have reminded some*
one of Walt Disney!! 1)
HOME!
After tho awards presentation |
we began the long trip home, j
Through the use of turning the S
radio up high, stopping innumer- j
able times for coffee, and taking •
turns driving, we were able-. to ;>
make it back to Stephenvill'e at :
5:30 Sunday morning with no mis>- •
haps.
And were we glad to be back? ;
— yes, we were!!!
id Four—-Down Five
Take four college students, a
deck of cards, and a couple of
hours and you have a bridge
game. In fact, the couple of hours
isn't always of the most import;
in some instances, alt that is re-
quired is. the 10-minute interval
hetween classes.
More and more across the col-
legate landscape this pastime is
:comihg into vogue. It all started
back n ho i920's, when Charles
Goren ma on a three-week cruise
and decided to figure out a game
that could be completed in a vari-
ed length of time, could hold one's
interest, and had periodic breaks
to enable its contestants to in-
troduce bits of conversation, jokes,
and solve word problems.
The game of bridge at that time
was a very complicated, time-con-
suming (at least two hours), and
case yoti didn't know, it is in the
stone wall between the Auditorium
and the Home Economies Building.
Did you know thr.t since it rain-
ed, the basement and foundations
of tho new Student Center have
formed ona of the largest swim-
ming pools in the state?
Did you know that if every brick
on this campus was placed end to
end, someone did a heck of a lot
oi' work for nothing?
many-peopled game. A minimum: :
of eight persons was required." -.
One counted not his points but
honors and ratios, while at the-'
same time judging the same in hia [.
partner's hand from, his bids. Ima-
gine the confusion in attempting
this while at the same time listen-
ing to the latest gossip.
Honor points were simplifed by*
Goren to straight point values, \
and complete hand contracts were :
suggested with a single bid. The :
hands were no longer passed to .=
the next, table for replay; thus, T
one table could play a game-. With '
these innovations, contract bridge :
was born. ;
Today, people in every walk of ;
life enjoy the game. It can appeal ,
to a greater audience than evec >
before, because it is interesting to ;
the beginner while at the same >
time it stil lholds challenges to :
the professional.' ;
Tarleton State College fa no ex
ception. One only has to glariefe :
into the ree hall between class©*. ;
in the morning and after classes
in the afternoons to see the pop.u-,;*;
larity of the king of card ganibg,::;:
The game suffers u great lacl? ';;
of interest on the weekends': at."
Tarleton, however. Then everyone*; -
f^oes home t<? find three rtfor^;
people «nd a-deck of csvdsi,,
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