The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 4, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 27, 1942 Page: 1 of 4
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STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1942
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The War Department announced
Friday the story of an American
Army bomber crew that bombed a
Japanese , ship, downed five enemy
fighters, and•then• made a'crash
landing, to spend a few days with
the natives of New Guinea before
being- rescued. Among the crew
members was" C,apt. Harry Jv Haw-
thorne, ' an ex-Tarleton student
, from. Iowa Park, Texas, who was
having his first'actual combat as-
, signmerit. , %
After scoring a ,direct hit on an
enemy - ship in Rabaul Harbour,
Hawehorne's .bomber and another
ship of' the-same kind shot, down
five Japanese Zero planes in va
tangle* with twenty enemy fighters.
After t.eri and one-half hours 'in
the air, the fuel supply ran low,
, and a crash landing was made. The
planes landed in two feet of water
on- a coral reef south of New
Guinea. Not a member of the crew
was injured.; While the men were
making tfieir way to shore, they
' were overtaken by natives who as-
sured, the^ they were friendly.
, The, next day a small launch car-
ried the party to one of the native
villages;- In. the .village the men
presented the natives with several
silk parachutes to replace their
gr^ss skirts. From* this village tjie
. -launch.- casrie^ther group- to -Milne
Bayj from where the men were car-
ried back to their base in a rescue
bomber,
''Captain Hawthorne, pilot of the
ship, "was awarded the Army's Sil-
ver Star .decoration.
Miss Ruby Jean
Davis Returns
From California
Mr. Clarence Davis of Ft. Worth
and his sisters, Mrs. Era Gibson
and Miss Ruby Jean Davis of Ste-
phenville, returned last week from
Los Angeles, California, where
they were called on account of the
death < of their Brother, Capt. W,
Edwin Davis, of the U. S, Army
^erry Command. Capt. Davis was
killed in an airplane crash at Rock
Springs, 'Wyoming,- Tuesday, Oc-
tober 6.
Captain Davis took his degree
from Texas A. and M. college. Mil-
itary funeral services w*>re held in
The Little Church, of *.he Flowers
. in Forest Lawn, Memorial Park in
Glen Dale, California. The formal
military service w?a concluded, at
the graveside whqro a volley of
shots?, was, fired, taps blown, and
an escort of ar:ny planes dipped
"wings m salute-
Fifteen Win Places
on
Student List
> The list -of distinguished stu-
dents for th,e spring and summer
semesters has been released by
Mr. T. -V. Crounse, registrar. The
honor roll is based on eighty-one
grade points. ■
Virginia Carol Bond, Earl Bru-
nett, Clayton Caskey, Ralph Dusek,
Margie Fewell, Dick King, Dorothy
p'Quinn, Betty Belle Orth, Char-
lene Eoberson, Ewell Rogers, Nan-
cy Ross, Calvin Shelton, Harofd
Sills, Charles Simmons, and Char-
ges Yant\s won the honor.
, Mrs. Corrine Thompson, owner
of the Campus • Corner, has estab-
lished!. a "Lost Battalion" counter
jn, \yhich lost and' found items
misplaced in the section off the
campus are kept until students
, ' claim then?. At present a rain
coatj a book, and a Hawley helmet
make-up the members of this "Lost
Battalion." .
ATTENTION, STUDENTS!
All students who want their
picture in the class section of
the Grassburr should have their
pictures made according to the
following schedule whicji is
based on the initial letter of
your surname. ?
Oct. 26-31—D through K.*
Nov. 2-7—L through R
Nov. 9-}4—^-S through Z
The week set aside for the
n^mes beginning with At B, and
C has passed but those students
may have their pictures made
anytime before Nov. 14 if they
pay a twenty-five cent fine.
The regular pictures cojjt
$1.00 and may be made at .eith-
er the Bax or Baxley studios.
Boys should wear their full
dress uniform.
COMPANY A WINS
FIRST PLACE AT
RETREAT PARADE
At the Retreat Parade of Thurs-
day, October 22, first' place was
won by Company A under the com-
mand of Lieutenant David Lamun.
Second place was won by Company
F under the command of .Lieuten-
ant Robey McMillian. _
f- Company drill on Friday, Octo-
ber 23, was won by Company C
under j Captain^ PatJ^liivi,.. Second
plaife wa^' won by Company E led
by Captain George, Connell. First
place in platoon drill "was won by
the, First Platoon' under Sergeant
Nesbit and second place-went to
the Second Platoon of Company F
imder the command of Lieutenant
Roberts.
COLLEGE CADETS
COLLECT SCRAP
To meet the need of the present
emergency, a nationwide movement
is being made to collect all scrap
iron and tin.
As an act of patriotism, Stepheh-
ville is making a drive today to col-
lect and clean up all, remaining
scrap iron and tin. To this end all
Stephenville enterprises, public
schools, and Tarleton College will
be closed from one to six o'clock
this afternoon. There will be no
college classes during this time.:
The Cadet Corps under the su-
pervision of Lieut. Jack D. McCul-
lough will aid in the drive, The
cadets will be in their regular -for-
mation of. companies ,?ind' gquad^.
Each company will haye a certain'
district in which to collect metal.
The cadets will work under the
command of their squad leaders
and officers. This drive will b,e the
first national patriotic move, in
which all students have' participat-
ed. City officials of Stephenville
have planned that a ,portion of the
College students go to the city
dump grounds, where it is believed
many tons of scrap and tin cans
can be assembled. Other students
of the College group will be assign-
ed to the outskirts of the city
southwest of town.
Cadets will wear their coveralls
this afferao'otC Any type of qiyii-,
lan shoes or hats may be ,worn wijih"
the coveralls for the scrap collect-
ing drive.
Hallowe'en Spirit
Has Ruled Campus
For Many Years
When the traditional Hallowe'en
rolls around, the spooks and gob-
lins will always be congregated
the Tarleton campus. There may
be variations, but the spirits are
always the same. "
In 1938 prizes were given for the
most original costumes at the ball
that was held in the gymnasium.
The receiving line was in the Rec.
Hall. , . - -
In 1939 costumes were optional.
However, six prizes were awarded
for the most original costumes.
Highlight of the ball was the
grand march in which.all partici-
pated. It, too, was held in the gym-
nasium.
In 1940 the final parts of the
Hallowe'en ended on the football
field where the best costumes were
awarded boxes of candy as prizes.
In 1941 prizes were again given
for the most original costumes.
Fortune telling, the Chamber of
Horrors, and the Tarleton, Grave-
yard were all in order.
B. S. U. COUNCIL SECURES
OFFICE FOR HEADQUARTERS
The B. S. U. Council recently se-
cured an office located Just across
the street from the main auditor-
ium in the last room north in,the
College Tailor.Shop building. This
office is to serve as headquarters
for all Baptist students.
Every moaning from 8:30 to 8:50
the council -is sponsoring a morn-
ing watch in the office. All stu-
dents are invited to attend.
Lieutenant Bob Miller, who' won
his wings jn the Army Air Corps
at Lubbock Field last summer and
who is now at Big Spring Air
Field, was home on furlough last
week.
HONOR ROLLFOR
THE PAST TERM
IS IMPRESSIVE
The semester honor roll for Tar-
leton summer semester was out
-standing in that there were about
^jtwice as many students on the hon-
^or roll as on the ten-hour list. Ac-
cording to Mr. T. V. Crounse, reg-
istrar, this was quite unusual since
the number on the ten-hour list is
more likely to be about twice the
number on the honor roll.
The summer honor roll, which is
based on~ thirty grade points and
no failing grades, is as follow^:
Otekia Bell, Anson Bertrand, Vir-
ginia Carol Bond, Nina Louise'Bos-
tick, Claude Collins Boyd, Martha
Jean Boyd, Francis Brock, Earl
Burnet, Clayton Caskey, Jewell
Chancey, Wanda Cleveland, Archie
Cockburn, James Coleman, Reuben
Conner, Dena Lou Cox, Jack Ray
Cox, Alma Jean Crawford, Mjary
Catherine Dacus, William B. Dean,
Peggy Durham, Ralph , Dusek,
Charles Edwards, John Fergeson,
Margie Fewell, Catherine Gibson,
Grady Harrison, .George Anne. Har-
rell, Margaret Henderlite, Mabel
Hilliard, Anna Belle Hornsby, Billy
Hulsey, Joseph Jageis, Billee Jean
King, Dick King, Eleanor Knipp
Kenneth Lund, Madeline McAnal-
ly, Jake McCreary. Hallie Marfe,
McPhersori, arid Jo Moore.
Bruce Nuckols, Dorothy O'Quinn
Betty Belle Orth, ' Allene Pigg;
Bonnie Jean Poe, Webb Pyeatt.
Luciclaire Rankin, Ruth Rexro.at
Charlene Roberson, Eewell Rogers;
Nancy Ross, Wilbest Schrank, Cal-
vin Shelton, Harold Sills, Charles
Simmons, Buena. Simpson, Gussie
Lea Stieler, Carroll Thomas, W. L.
Trice, Janel Ulbricht, D. W- Vail
iant, Walter Lee Varner,- Frances
•Verner, George Veteto," Charles
Walker, W. R, Whitsell, La ;Foyl
Wood, Charles Yantis,
trvr-~
Esther Durilap Knipscher is sec-
retary to the Secret Service De-
partment of the American Embas-
sy- in London, England. ,
Five Army and Ten
Naval Air Cadets
Train at College
There are five Army Air Cadets
and ten Naval Air Cadets getting
their instructors' training here at
John Tarleton. They are quartered
in the building south of the gym-
nasium and at the airport. They
eat at the College Dining Hall;
and when they are going to be
flying during the regular dining
hours," lunches are prepared for
them tp take along.
Their courses here take approx-
imately eight weeks. They take
both ground and flying instruction
here. They take navigation and
meteorology among others. They
get grades and report cards as reg-
ular students do. They are subject
to Army discipline.
, From here * hey go to another
place similar to this one for eight
weeks. This process goes on until
they are-_qualified to be instruc-
tors i$ their particular branch of
the service.
FIVE ENLIST IN
RESERVE CORPS
According to a recent news re-
lease from :Lieutenant Jack D. Mc-
Cullough, enlistment officer at
Tarleton, five college students have
enlisted forseryice. These stu-
-d^nts are Richard L7 Little/ Donald
Winn, Doyle L. Pittman, Lawrence
B,, Stevenson, all 'of'Stephenville,
.and Tom 'Hewatt, Tolar.
The purpose of the Enlisted Re-
serve Corps is' to discover and train
an adequate supply of potential of-
ficer material for the armed forges,
well in advance of the-actual need
for replacement officers. It is the
policy of the Reserve Board to
keep in school those enrollees who
prove by their satisfactory pro-
gress in academic work that they
are potential officer material.
Captain and Mrs.
Sorenson Visit in
City With Family
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Captain and Mp. J. W. Sorenson,
Jr., arrived Wednesday from Camp
Edwards, Massachusetts. Captain
Sorenson will return soon to his
duties at Camp Edwards, where he
has been stationed for the last few
months. He was formerly connect-
ed with the faculty at.John Tarle-
ton College and Mrs. Sorenson
taught public school music in the
Stephenville public schools for sev-
eral years before their marriage..
Promotions have come, rapidly to
Captain Sorenson since he reported
for military service and Jie is now
awaiting papers whi^h will raise
him to the rank of major.
Spanish Class Uses
Reader's Digest /
For Conversation
If an English class reads and dis-
cusses articles from the "Reader's
Digest," there is nothing unusual
about it. 'When the Spanish classes
go to the "Reader's Digest" for
reading, it is quite unusual: Such a
thing is happening in the 402
Spanish class of John Tarleton,
Recently the Spanish class pur-
chased Selecciones from the "Read-
er's Digest" class to serve as a
background for the Spanish con-
versation conducted in class. The
selections are in Spanish.
Mr. Ernest Pechacek
Is New jjfovernment
Teacher in College
' A newcomer to the Tarleton
faculty this'year is Mr, Ernest Pe-
chacek, a native,of Flatonia, Tex-
as. He succeeds Dr. Dick Smith as
teacher of government. When he
was in high school, he was presi-
dent and valedictorian of his sen-
ior'class. Not all of'his time was
spent in studying,- for-he-was half-
back on £is-.undefeat6d"team in dis-
trict, and non-district competition.
He was also on a-winning basket-
ball team which won, district.
In' Schreiner Institute, Mr.' Pe-
chacek lettered two years on the
track t^am. From Schreiner he'
rwent to' the University of Texas
where he majored m social science.
He also lettered, on the freshman
track team. He ,was president of
the- Czech club and also held other
offices in this club.
From the University he went to
work for the Clayton Foundation,
which investigates cotton root rot.
During his spare time he took
graduate work. 'In 1941 he was
employed by |he Bureau of Re-
search in New, Orleans for the bet-
terment of local and state gov-
ernment in Louisiana. This organ-,
ization, made up of non-partisan
assistants, directs research in the
various phases and problems of
the current government, including
organization, finances, corruption,
and schools,
> Mr. Pechacek is married and has
a son one and one-half years of
age. * - , • ,
Miss Margaret Bierschwale, li-
brarian, spent the. week end with
her parents in Mason.
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Through the Years "On Ye Tarleton''
Has Been the Official College Song
Jean Legion is now working in
Normoyle in San Antonio. Until
she secured this position, she was
attending Tarleton.
Buy Defense Bonds and Stamps.
How many of you high and migh-
ty seniors know what the official
song of Tarleton is ? If gome fresh-
man were to. ask you, you would
probably stutter something about
the "Color Song." After that you
would hang your head in shame for
the official song is "On'Ye Tarle-
ton.'* "On Ye Tarleton" is an adap-
tation pf "On Wisconsin." But "On
Wisconsin" was originally written
for the University of Minnesota.
According to the Associated Col-
legiate Press, the story of this
song goes like this:
1 Hard-pressed for money, Wilia6i
T. Purdy composed the tune to
compete for a $1,000 prize offer-
ed by the University of Minnesota
for a new football song. When Carl
Beck of New York, a friend of
Purdy's, heard it, he wrote the
words and persuaded Purdyvto give
it to the University of Wisconsin
instead. Played for the first time
on the eve of the Wisconsin-Min-
nesota game, in 1909, "On Wiscon-
sin'' was an immediate Hit, Since,
then it has been adopted, with
chanes of .^prds, by numerous col-
leges throuhout the United States,
among which Tarleton is one.
When Purdy dieil in proverty in
1918, 1 Wisconsin Alumni and
friends gave $2,500 to his family.
Later the state, provided scholar-
ships at th,e University for the
composer's two children.'
The* story-of "On Ye Tarleton"
is just as interesting. In £921
Andre Scjimidt, professor of voice,
wrote a parody on the school song
of- Wiscgnsin State University, Af-
ter is was sung in qhapel, it was
enthusiastically adopted as the
school song of Tarleton. It's path
has" not always been smooth., Ir,
1937 X>'.kL. Clardy, former Dean,of
Men who' was then president -of the
student body, sponsored ,'a move to
make the "Color Sohg" the official
song, The students turned down
this suggestion with the result that
the school song is still "On Ye
•Tarle.ton.
Dr. Polgar to |3how
Strange Featsof
Psychic Nature
On Saturday night, October 31,
Tarleton will hold its^annual Hal-
oiye'en frolic, -The Student Forum
committee is in charge of the, pro-
gram, the main part of which con-,
sists of the amazing feats of Dr.
Polgar. This program is free to
Tarleton, students, faculty mem-
bers, and their families. This year
students will not wear* costumes
because of the war. After the pro-
gram there will be dancing in the
gymnasium. < '
Dr. Franz Polgar is acknowledg-
ed to be a master in the field of :
telepathy, hypnosis, and other psy-
chic penomena. Without effort he
understands the thoughts of others
and calmly exposes their minds.
Hundreds of feature stories haye
been printed about the exploits of
this perplexing < individual. No
printed material, however, can ade-'
quately describe the thrill of a'
personal demonstration. Dr. Pol-
gar's program, "Miracles of the
Mind," features these remarkable
powers in a series of amazing an(l
amusing experiments,, each one,
more baffling than the last In the
last part of the prpgram Dr. Pol- ,
gar will take subjects from the
audience andj demonstrate the pow-
er of "suggestion, In his lecture
demonstrate Polgar lays n'9 claim
to the supernatural; yet his "work
transcends common experience and
defies explanation. Basically scien-
tific in character, this program is
designed both. for education and
entertainment.
Tarleton Talent to
Show in Parade
Thursday Night
From all reports there is more
talent on the campus than * thpre
has , been' for several years.' Thex
most representative of this array
of talent, will be presented .in the
College Auditouim on Thursday,
November 6, The hjglj point on the
program will be when the contest-
ants are presented in a body to the
audience for the, selection of the
winner. In true amatuer-hour ^fa-
•*hion, the audience will applaud
each contestant as' much as they
liked .them. Our "applause meter"
will decide,the final winner,'arid
the |ucky person will be presented
with a certificate good for one
1943 Grassburr,- I ' ' •
To enter this contest, which will
prove to be someone's lucky, night
(and it might be yours*,), just put
that spare second , you have during
the day sometime'to the best use
possible, by dropping around by
room 105 of the Conservatory and
getting in the swing of things. (
Persons who dance,- sing—solo,
duet, trio, or quartet; male or fe-
male—play hot rpiano, trumpet,
accordion, or any other instrument, .
or who yodel, do roping, imitations,
impersonations, or any king of
vaudeville acts are urged to re-
port to Mr. R. Berton Coffin, head
of the music department and dir-
ector of the Talent Parade,
Buy Defense Bonds and Stamps.
CALENDAR
Tuesday, October 27 \
After dinner dance, <J:45 to
7:45.
J-Tac staff meeting, 7:00.
Wednesday
. Grassburr staff meeting, 7:00
Gramophiles, 7:00
Saturday*.' _ v
Dr. Polgar in the Big Audi-
- torium, 8:00
Monday
Military Band'Practice, 8:00,
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