The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, October 28, 1927 Page: 1 of 6
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VOLUME 8
STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS, pCTOBER 28, 1927.
NUMBER 7.
TARLETON WINS
CONFERENCE
| Listen, Plowboy J
• "THANK GOODNESS, I've got
that down Pat," said Mrs, O'Reiley
as she succeeded in giving a large
dose of castor oil to her son.
HAVE WE got anything "down
pat?" Let's check up.
: FIRST, have we got our yells
down pat? On first thought we
may answer in the affirmative.
However, not until we hear some
real effective yelling by some larg-
er' unit (our mother institution,
for instance), are we convinced of
our deficiencies.
LITERARY CLUBS
HAVE MEETING
ON OCTOBER 8TH
The Two Literary Societies of the
College Offer Many Advantages
To Tarleton Students
I
NEED WE ADMONISH you
again to co-operate with the yell
leaders? Make your yells snappy
and cut thern_ short at the_ye]liesd-
sjr's'"signal.
THE SOONER WE GET our pep
down pat, the sooner our teams
are going to get their actions down
pat. Attend the next yell meeting
with this intention—then Saturday
we will roll ol' Wesley in th' sod,
AMONG THE, OTHER things
let's get our studies down pat. Also
our good habits. Cadets, get your
drill down pat. Waiters, get your
waiting down pat. Apply this to
the various student organizations.
Let's have an institution that is
down pat.
WHAT DO YOU READ in the
J-Tac? Something that you wrote
or that concerns you? It pays to
read your college publication thor-
oughly. You may miss something
interesting and intellectual. Our
editorials are not written exclusive-
ly by the editor, or members of the
staff'. Many times an article hand-
ed in by a student is converted in-
to an editorial.
READ THE ADS. Familiarize
yourself with the patrons of the
J-Tac and- favor them with your
patronage.
BEAD THE SHORT TALKS by
faculty members each week. They
have something worth while to say.
The J. Thomas Davis and Ollie
O Literary Societies met Tuesday
night, October 18, to enjoy the fol-
lowing program:
Music—Angeline Nicholson.
Song — Mabel Waldrep. Alice
Wright at the piano.
Talk—Mary Lee McCurdy.
Debate — Resolved; that pigs
should be allowed within the city
limits of Stephenville.
The affirmative was represented
by -Gloria <Wo<wtar i waijnrd j
Gragg of the J. T; Davis $.->•. t
ciety. The negati' - .i'->s. .-■H'o.-Hent- j
ed by Mona Marie ->avfe* and Heo
Brown of the Ollie is TK-
negative won the decision of the
judges. Miss Graves, a former stu-
dent in Miss Lillard's department,
showed quite a bit of oratorical
ability. Mr. Brown is a new stu-
dent here, but he showed ability in
■ debating.
The following are the officers
elected for the societies:
The J. Thomas Davis Society:
Paul Allen, president; Mabel Wal-
drep, vice president; Virginia Bet-
tis, yell leader; Ned White, serg-
eant-at-arms.
The Ollie 0 Society: John Cox,
president; Elizabeth Stoker, .vice
president; Margaret Martin, secre-
tary-treasurer and J-Tac reporter;
Leon Campbell, yell leader; Or an
Stovall, sergeant-at-arms.
Let's be out next Tuesday night,
for we are expecting- to have Dean
Davis with us.
GIRL SCOUTS
VERY ACTIVE
ATTARLETON
Tarleton Troop Organizes for Work
With Miss Laura Fellman as
Captain and Leader
The work of the Girl Scouts, is
starting off with great interest
this year. Through the efforts of
Miss Fellman and some of the girls,
the Girl Scout troop of John Tarle-
ton College was registered as a
member of the National Girl Scout
organization, last March._ It was
too near the close of school, how-
ever, for. the. girls to advance very
far into the Scout work.
Miss Fellman, our* captain, is
THE PLOWBOYS DEFEAT HILLSBOR0
JUNIOR COLLEGE BY SCORE OF 20-0
PEP MEETING
THURSDAY WAS
A BIG SUCCESS
The Absence of Leaders Does Not
Lower the Spirit of Loyal/
Tarletonites
THEN, IF YOU APPRECIATE
the J-Tac, the staff doesn't mind
having a few words of encourage-
ment, and we thank you.
MERIDIAN CLUB IS
ORGANIZED
As yet no announcement has
been made of the organization
of the Meridian elub, but we
have been organized for a good
while.
The following officers were
elected:
Rex Myers, president.
Margaret Williamson, J-Tae
reporter,
Mr. Hale, sponsor.
Our club boasts of fifteen
members, and we think that we
have one of the "peppiest" or-
ganizations on the campus.
Our motto is to show every
Have you ever spoken before ail
audience V Did you do any literary
work in your high school? If so,
Tarleton needs you in the coming
oratorical contest. If you are tal-
ented in this lino of work and fail
to cultivate the talent, you are not
playing fair to yourself or to your
college. There are very few con-
testants each year. Competition is
lessened, and thereby the quality
of work is inferior to what it could
and should be.
There is an old adage that a
chain is as strong as its weakest
link. This applies to Tarleton. Let
us strengthen this hitherto weak
link in the student activities, mak-
ing the literary work equal to, or
greater than, the high quality
demonstrated on the athletie field.
Not all men are gifted with the
same talent, but they do possess
some talent. Should yours fall
within the field of public speaking,
get busy and see Miss Lillard at
once. Let's have an oratorical con-
test of which every Tarletonite
will be proud.
hrt;> Dosa bjgaisled already-with
Clarissa Emert vis p«lrol leadar,
Othsi* officers '-aire Veiiilo Jo Jones,
secretary, and Lenora Greer, treas-
urer. *■' •
If you are interested in Girl
Scout work, begin now to help the
others in making Tarleton a bigger
and a better school.
The pep meeting Thursday even-
ing was not very largely attended,
but those who- were there showed
that the spirit, and not'the number;
counts most in cheering. The whole
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jvtpa'fis' ijMtfc. iww. to ■ batik,
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First Conference Game of the Sea-
son is a 20-0 Victory for the
Plowboys Over H. J. C.
The Tarleton Plowboys won their
first conference game in a decisive
manner Friday, The victims were
the Hillsboro Lumberjacks, and the
score was 20-0. In every way the
Plowboys excelled, showing their
superiority from the start. All the
score was made in the first half,
after which Coach Wisdom put in
his reserves.
Houghton, Hunter, Taylor, and
Patton were, the -outstanding play^
ers for Tarleton; while Allred and
Li-,8 Ml i. •,
OLD TRADITION
ATTARLETON
NOW BROKEN
one that Meridianites are now
Tarletonites.
Yea! Tarleton!
We are for you.
Miss Lurlyne Sellers is First Girl
To Hold Official Position on
The J-Tac Staff
An old Tarleton tradition was
broken this year when Miss Lur-
lyne Sellers was elected associate
editor of the J-Tac. She is the
first girl to hold a position on the
J-Tac staff, as far as is known by
the present staff.
Miss Sellers has a record of ef-
ficiency in Tarleton that is surpass-
ed by few. Her scholastic standing
has been the highest. She is very
popular with the student body, and
all of her work has been character-
ized by an efficiency of the finest
type. It was this that caused the
breaking down of the old tradition.
The girls should feel proud of the
competent representative that they
have on the J-Tae staff. Lurlyne
should feel proud of the fact she is
the first girl to hold a position on
the staff.
It is the aim of the management
of the J-Tac to make our paper as
representative as possible. Even
though it was necessary to break
this old tradition, it is evident that
a step has been taken towards this
aim. The girl's have been very
loyal to the J-Tac this year by con-
tributing many interesting articles,
and they realize that the paper is
their paper as well as the boys'.
'-We* HatPliwo slifaifcicfite cheer
leaders; and from, the results they
obtained, it was obvious that they
were ""there with the goods.1,1 "Von"
Livingston; and Or an Stovall, the
masters of ceremonies, did: a very
creditable job of it.
The meeting was opened by the
students singing "On Ye Tarleton."
Then some snappy yells were.given,
followed by talks by "Chubby"
Evans and Captain Patton. It was
closed by "On Ye Tarleton." Ev-
eryone left with the determination
that Hillsboro must be beaten.
GRADES ARE DISAPPOINT-
MENT TO MANY STUDENTS
Miss Lewis: "Are you a
History shark?"
Fish Later: "No, ma'am, I
am just a common fish."
Fish Brummett; "No,
thanks, I hardly ever eat cake."
This week is the time when there
is weeping and wailing, and gnash-
ing1 of teeth. There have been many
failures made by various students.
This is a time of discouragement
on the part of many students. The
first, grades always tend to disap-
point the former high school stu-
dents who have been used to a leni-
ent system of grading. In many
cases the, students are prone to
give up—to quit working.
But this is no time to quit. The
school year is yet young. While
several failures are, undesirable,
they do not mean that the complete
school year will be a failure. There
is plenty of time to make up these
grades if the student is willing to
calm himself of the excitement of
college life, and really put forth
some honest effort and work.
P. A. L. S. CLUB
The P. A. L. S. Club met last
Saturday night with Helen afrid
Hettie Lee Brantley. Everyone
present seemed to enjoy herself.
After a brief business meeting, re-
freshments were served to the fol-
lowing : Tressie Meharg, Louise
Williams, Catherine Lane, Chris-
tine Bates,, Rora Lee Poston, Helen
and Hettie Lee Brantley,.
She: "Why should people
thinlc it unlucky to marry on
Friday?" ...
He: "Because it is the same
as any other day."
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yjtrds wbvva Pvtfon tuuhivxx
' AUraci made *§ yards, Allied punt-
ed to-Hunter, who returned, to his
own 20-yard line. Houghton made
5 yards, and Patton made first
down. Houghton made another
first down on two,line plunges.
Powell made 8 yards, and Patton
made first down. Houghton made
another first down, Patton made
3 yards through the line. Hunter
made 4 more, and- Holder made
first down. Patton made 8 yards
through the line. Tarleton fumbled,-
but recovered on Hillsboro's 20-
yard line, A pass, Hunter to Pat-
ton, was incomplete. Hunter made
10 yards around left end. Hough-
ton made a yard through the line,
Hunter added 4 more to place the
ball on the 5-yard linefl. Time out
fo.r H. J. C. Tarleton was penaliz-
ed 5 yards for off-side. A pass,
Hunter to Houghton, was incom-
plete and over the goaf line, giving
Hillsboro the ball on her own 20-
yard line. Powell threw Allred
for a 10-yard loss. Allred got off
a poor punt that rolled back"over
the goal line. The balLwas brought
out to the 8-yard line where it had
been touched. Patton made 6 yards
through the line, and Houghton
carried it over for a touchdown.
Hunter kicked goal. Score: Tarle-
ton 7, H. J. C. 0,
Tarleton kicked to II. J. C.'s 20-
yard line, and the ball was return-
ed 18 yards. Time out for H. J. C.
Allred made 6 yards through the
line and completed a pass for 8
more, A pass was blocked, and
Allred punted out of bounds on
Tarleton's 30-yard line as.the quar-
ter ended.
Second Quarter
Patton made 8 yards over tackle.
Hunter made 10 through center. A
pass, Hunter to Houghton, was in-
complete. Patton circled right end
for, 22 yards to put the ball on the
30-yard line. Patton made 2 yards
through thtej line. A pass was in-
complete, Another pass, Hunter to
Powell, gained 23 yards and put the
ball on the 5-yard line. Houghton
went over for a touchdown in two
line bucks. Hunter added the extra
point. Score: Tarleton 14, H. J.
C, 0,
- Tarleton kicked to H. J. C.'s 8-
yard line. Substitution: Williams,
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