The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, October 28, 1927 Page: 3 of 6
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YIDETTES WIN SECOND PLACE AT DALLAS FAIR
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COMPETITION IS STRONG THIS YEAR
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OF THE YIDETTES
Men—I use the word
"men" because I regard it
in the superlative sense—
I hardly know how to ex-
press my appreciation to
you for the efforts put forth
in the drill at Dallas, and
in the preparation for this
drill. You entered the Vi-
dettes with nothing more
than the promise of hard
work. From a material
standpoint, you have re-
ceived nothing more. But,
men, I cannot help but be-
lieve that we are all better
Tarletonites as a result of
the drill. We all have a feel-
ing for Tarleton that is
stronger than it has ever
been before.
My work with you has1
been a pleasure. The trials
that we have gone through
has drawn me close to each
of you. You are my friends
—I am yours.
GABE LEWIS,
Platoon leader of the second
platoon.
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ORGANIZATION
BE PERFECTED
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Next Year's Crack Company Will
Soon Be Organized. Drill Will
Start Immediately
THE MISSION OF
THE VIDETTES
What good has been received
from the Vidette organization this
year? -No, one can answer this
question unless he was in the orga-
nization, or has the interest of mili-
tary training for young men at
heart. And to be able to give a
correct answer, he should have
been at Dallas and seen the
Videttes put forth a superhuman
effort to carry away the laurels for
Tarleton.
Jn answer to this question I will
say that the Vidette" organization
has been worth more to Tarleton
than any other student activities.
And, of course, the question is
asked, "Why?"
In the first place, Tarleton is a
military school, and military train-
ing should be one of the major
considerations among the cadets.
If this is true, every cadet wants to,
see a good—extra good—cadet
corps developed here.
■- Here is where the Videttes come
in. . Surely we can understand that
the training that the Videttes re-
ceived has developed efficient of-
ficers to train the large cadet corps
we have here now. Everyone knows
that it takes good officers to de-
velop a good cadet corps; and Tar-
leton, through her Vidette organiz-
ation, should now have the best of-
ficers! that can be found in the
State.
You, as a mere reader, may ask,
"Of what great value is military
training?" Any girl in ^Tarleton
should be able to answer this ques-
tion. Have you ever noticed what
kind of boys come to Tarleton?
Yes,, just the same kind of boys
that go to any other school. But
have you noticed that soon after
their entrance to Tarleton you see
boys - with good! physical forms,
quick, snappy steps, and a proud,
intelligent look upon their faces?
You will have to admit that mili-
tary training has done this. In
short, military training is making
men—men who will be good citi-
zens—out of boys who would not be
nearly so fine in many ways with-
out military training.
So if we can develop a good cadet
corps in Tarleton by having a Vi-
dette organization, don't you think
it is worth while?
—SLATS,
In order to be able to compete
with the crack companies of next
year, the Videttes will soon orga
nize the company for next year's
competition.
It is generally conceded that sev-
eral other companies are getting
the edge on Tarleton by organizing
early, and drilling more in prepar-
ation for the competitive drill. The
military department intends to
leave no stone unturned to win the
drill next year; and if this is the
thing that keeps Tarleton from the
top, it will be eliminated.
Although no definite plans have
been made, it is generally under-
stood that all new men will be
eligible for membership. How
ever, it is desired that the new
candidates understand that much
hard, gruelling drilling will be un-
dergone before next year's Fair. It
will mean a great amount of work
and much inconvenience to the Vi-
dettes, If a man decides to try
for a place in the company, he
must first take on himself a spirit
of co-operation and labor.
The plan i$ to have the Videttes
drill two hours a week until the end
of the school year. There will be
several old Videttes in next year's
company. The old Videttes, es-
pecially the officers and non-com-
missioned officers, intend to assist
in the organisation and drilling of
the company.
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By Michael J. Mulcdhy, P. M. S. T.
John Tarleton College
Hi Tucker Kid is reported to
have painted a sign on the rear
of his slicker with water col-
ors.
There are some who' drift out in
the deserts of doubt,
And some who in brutishness wal-
low;
There are others, I know, who in
^>iety go
Because- of a heaven to follow.
But to labor with zest, and to give
of your best,
For the sweetness and joy of the
giving;
To help folks along with a hand-
out and a song;
Why, there's the real sunshine of
living.
Good advice is a commodity
with which young people are well
supplied. Every old chap, out of
the wisdom of his years and the
fullness of his heart, generously
pours forth good advice. The prin-
cipal reasons good advice accom-
plishes as little good as it does are:
first, it is much too plentiful; who
values anything which literally
drips from the eaves and lies ankle
deep on the street? Secondly, it.
is more, or less second-hand "stuff."
Having relieved my mind and
given a general rating of zero
minus to good advice, I shall now
settle down and give all of you
long-suffering youngsters some
more of the much detested (I have
no doubt) article.
In order that I do not become
monotonous, let me assure you that
what I have to say will be brief and
easy to remember; or, if you
choose, to forget.
My first advice is to read good
books carefully. Having read a.
good book, before casting it aside,
try to select for retention/ when
the name of the book may be for-
gotten, a few of its best ideas.
Think frequently.. It is perfectly
amazing to notice how many people
pass days at a time without' really
thinking. And still they seem to
CAPT. MULCAHY DESERVES MUCH
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VIDETTES WIN
SECOND PLACE
IN R.0.T.C. DRILL
Competition this Year ,1
Strong—Fourteen Schools Are'
Represented in Contest
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Captain Michael J. Mulcahy is largely responsible for the honors won
by the Videttes at the Dallas Fair. Captain Mulcahy, since his appoint-
ment here, has had as an objective a better cadet corps each year. Be-
yond a question he has succeeded in this. With the capable assistance
of Sergeant Gray, he has raised the military standards of Tarleton to
one of the highest efficiency; At present Tarleton ranks among the
best in the country. Captain Mulcahy has one more year at Tarleton.
He states that, as usual, he intends to make next year the best for
the cadet corps.
Sidelights From The
Dallas Fair Journey
.We. have -found that- Gabe -Lewis
sings "alley cat squawls," Loraine
Webb sings "disappointed soprano,"
"Runt" Neil wails "caterpillar
screeches," and Will Hurt sings a
sweet deep and high bass. Such
songs as the "Old Family Tooth
Brush," "Tater Pie," and "Bury
Me Not," were rendered for the
benefit of those on the car going to
Dallas.
A street car bell surely can. stir
up a lot of attention from the town
folks.
It is rumored that "Bill" Tucker,
Jim Gardner, Maurice Price, and
one or two others should know the
color song after singing it from
one end of the Fort Worth main
street to the other.
VIDETTES MARCH TO GLORY
Witness: Will Hurt,
Time: Seven in the evening.
Place: Dallas Fair.
Location: "Lightning."
Scene of Action: Dark tunnel.
Characters: Boy and girl.
Three seconds after entering the
tunnel: (Loraine Webb's voice):
"Quit now!"
The "Crack Conipany" surely did
have the pep as they marched into
the Fair Grounds singing "On Ye
Tarleton!"
(By Texas Bill)
From the spectators' seats^irTtfie
Stadium at the Dallas Fair, one
could get a clear conception about
the type of company representing
-Tarietorron the field of glory! With
a swing and a rhythm that would
make the well-trained Prussian
army of 1914 look like a bunch of
"rookies" the Videttes marched
through the gate out onto the drill
field, did "squads left," and waited
for. instructions, The level-headed
officers were, indeed, a credit to
Tarleton! - '
The Videttes were the best drill-
ed soldiers up there! On account
of a little hard luck Tarleton had
two more individual errors than did
our strongest competitor — Allen
Academy. Allen Academy makes
several formations every day; so
they got in more drill than did the
Videttes.
The Videttes proved that they
were physically fit to represent
Tarleton in another game! Cour-
ageous of heart and honorable of
mind, the Videttes made an impres-
sion at the Fair, Tarleton has no
reason for bending her head in
shame, because from the first step
of the drill to the' last command the
Videttes marched as if they were
keeping step to "On Ye Tarleton."
Such is the spirit of those who rep-
resent Tarleton in all tests of
strength, brains, and honor! Hur-
rah! for the Tarleton Videttes of
'27 and for the Tarleton Videttes
of '28! *
The writer of this article met
Frances Pyor and she quickly hid
a five-cent striped stick of candy.
It looked as if she had just robbed
a barber shop of its best means of
advertising.
On the way back from Dallas,
Barney stayed awake long enough
to smoke a five-center. (He had to
bum it froin one of the Scotchmen
in the crowd.)
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The first morning we were in
Dallas, Bob, our captain, turned up
with a sore lip. He laid the blame
on a barber. Now, Bob! We still
remember the time that a certain
Abilene girl said, "I have always
wanted to kiss a Tarleton boy!"
Company "A," Barney never, no
never, knocked his cap off in front
of the reviewing stand.
Miss Mahan:
adjective 'Well'.
Kittle Ho:
dead,"
"Compare the
•Well, sick,
While the Plowboys were defeat-
ing Hillsboro last Friday, the Vi-
dettes were competing with four-
teen other crack companies for
honors at the Dallas Fair Stadium. i
In spite of the strong competition, ■<:?
the Videttes won. second place
among the schools out of Dallas.
They were defeated by Alien Acad-
emy for first honors. In the final
drill, Highland Park of Dallas de-
feated Allen Academy.' Bryan
High School of Dallas was awarded - -
a prize for being the best appi&gs^,
ing company. v
Thursday the Videttes left on
noon train in a special coach. AlT ,
Fort Worth they changed trairjs :
and proceeded to Dallas. Here they
were met by army officials and sev-
eral ex-Tarle.ton students. The
company left immediately for the
Fair Grounds, where they were
quartered in a barracks with sev-
eral other companies. They were
then told that they were free to
visit Dallas or the Fair Grounds,
but that they were to be in bed at
a reasonable hour that night.
The following morning was
spent in cleaning. and shining
equipi%nfc4i& ■m ..."
paring' Mm,. ty.
if his pWgdhal 'ai>p6|?atuje M
outcome of the drill. ~ At !'al! time:
the morale of the company was at
the highest standard. There was
not a shirker among the bunch.
Day A Strenuous One
At one fifteen in the afternoon
the company formed and marched
to the Polo field, wheraths remain *
ing companies were
The sun was very
great deal""6f aisc6mi'^''#<f^^|'fi!.
among the men,
not complain; at alt ^
cheerful and hopeful of the out-
come of the drill.
At two they marched to the Sta-
dium where a review was held.
There they learned that Tarleton
was to drill thirteenth among the
other companies. Griibbs drilled
first.
The company then retired from
the Stadium and patiently awaited
its turn to drill. Of all the trying
hours, those two hours of waiting
were the hardest. As Payne said,
"This was the time that tried men's
souls."
As the company marched on the
field; it was greeted by a few
friendly cheers, as well as many
jeers from students of rival schools.
A Costly Error
Until they met with a misfortune, ,
the Videttes performed flawlessly.
For some reason, probably over-
anxiousness and anxiety, a platoon
anticipated a command and started
executing a movement before the
command of execution. This, mass
error cost Tarleton first place. The
Videttes were charged with one
mass error and .five individual
errors. Allen Academy was charg-
ed with a moss error and three in-
dividual errors. The drill lasted
only eight minutes, and the Vi-
dettes were permitted to see the
final drill in which the Dallas school
was victorious. The drill was a
very close one-.
Tarleton's prize was forty dol-
lars in cash, Allen Academy won
a prize of seventy-five dollars, and
Highland Park High School won a
large loving cup. The captain of
Bryan High School of Dallas was
given a watch valued at seventy-
five dollars for having the best ap-
pearing company. The company
commanders of Highland Park
High School and Allen Academy
Weie presented'with sabers. .
While the Videttes did not "win
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