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VOL. XII.
STEPHEJSTVILLE,. TEXAS, SATURDAY,'SEPTEMBER 26, 1931
Number 2
PLOWBOy!
On to College'ptatJQni
And show the : Texas Aggies
whiit Tarleton has in . the; way of
a football team.
Coach W. J. Wisdom announced
that'he would pick: about thirty-
live men to carry- the colors into
Foreign Aggielarid*. •' '-
Real material was seen in the
scrimmages In the early part of
the week.
' ■ Godwin caii . surely pound the
line for a gain every .time, and Red
Kyle places hisjjassea on the spot.1!
aisu does good as a defensive
back, v'tapp and Stockton work to-
^vth^ in -4 great way as paise'f
1 receiver. ■ '*
HARD YEAR AHEAD,
WITH 38MEMBERS
Several Engagements Already
Scheduled .
Couser can step off the mileage
with the pigskin in a-moat alarm-
ing manner J while ..Wolfe is show-
ing. si;ill in matching passes and
making neat runs.
■ Cox Wd liatrola seem to be the
pickof fthe tackles, and : Barham
and others .are doing good at guard.
Johnson and Hamil* are plenty
good at. half backs, while Dearing
at quarter, and. "Big .Boy" Spain
are showing plenty of fight.
' .Cowan, Logan and Smith show
ability to do their part at end. .
. Three of the men, were out of
the line with-sprained ankles, but
this was not considered as danger-
pus to their playing dfter.ft good
rest.:They, are: Sims, quarterback,
and Bissett and Latham, ends.
$ims was back in playing form
'Monday . and Tuesday, and the
ankle is. coming along fine, hot as
bad as it was. first thought to be.
The teams , in scrimmage are
very ..evenly. ..matched, so. that it's
hard to pick Ihe best team as a
whole. .And when, the best, in each
are combiued into ■ the Plowboy
:Eleven—that was a team of extra-
ordinary prowess.
■ When the thirty-five" Tarleton
Plowboys invade Aggieland, carry-
ing the Purple arid-White's glory
and honor with them, there will be
jfgw from- the cadet corps to. cheer
■them on. But we will all be there
at heart, and yelling for five or six
!more touchdowns and a few field
goais. We know that the Plowboys
The ; Band is. starting this year
with a total of. thirty-eight mem-
bers..This is. practically,, the same},
number that the Band had last
year. About etna-half of this num-
ber are new members and Mr. D.
G. Ilunewell, director, says that a
great deal of hard work is ahead
of theni for the ensuing year. He
further stated that the next seve-
ral weeks, are going to be well
filled ,w*th practice and. work in
acquainting the new members with
the.technique of military music-
Mr. Hun.ewe.il has been asked
and has consented to have the
Band" go to 'Mineral" Wells'on ' Oc-
tober 10, and play there for the
Palo Pinto County Fair. The Band
will also go to Coleman and play
during the Coleman County Fair
in, October. One of the big enter-
taining features of the Erath
County Fair here in Stephenville
early in November will be the mu-
sic provided by the Tarleton MIH-"
tary Band.
. - The provisional officers of the
Band at the beginning of this year
are Arthur Bonner of Mexia, Lon,
Piper of San. Aiitonio, Earl Gray
of -Qlney, and ,Paul Homeyer of
Fort Worth. These are'to be ro-
tated in. the different important
offices in the Band before any defiP
nite assignment is made. However,
the captain of the Band for this
year will.probably Jje picked from
this number.
Tarleton Songs
On Ye Tarleton
On ye Tarleton, On ye Tarleton
Break right through that line,
Ever forward, ever onward,
We'll get them or die. /
„ On ye Tarleton, On. ye Tarleton
Fight for victory.
Fight, fellows, Fight!' Fight
Fight! .
And win this game (day)
(Repeat, faster)
haye
a tough, battle, and it's
against the Varsity squad and not
the'Frosh team. They will battle
the eleven picked defenders of the
College Station colors.
The Plowboys welcome the
chance to prove their mettle
against the Aggies. So on to Ag-
gieland, and give them the battle
of their lives.
; Be at the pep meeting to send
the, boys off when . Yell-leader Louis
announces the time. And be there,
it's your school, your team, and
your own fault if. you don't get
fundamental thing makes Tarleton
' College hum—.
The unified co-operation of all
the students and the splendid spirit
(Continued on page four)
: Tarleton Color Song
0, our hearts with joy are thrill-
ing',- .
When the, Tarleton colors wave
And our spirits rise with rapture'
When the Tarleton sons are
brave. . ..
■ Fight for victory, fight for hon-
or ,
And success shall crown the
fight
All hail the proud defendors
Of the Purple and the White.
, Students, we are printing these
songs so that every old student
that may have forgotten parts of
the wording may review them. New
students that have not already
learned them should make it a point
to do. so now. Clip these songs out
and paste them in your Purple
Book or in yoiir most frequently
used notebook. Learn them so well
that they will stay with you al-
ways.
Fish Watkiris finally scraped the
cobweb3 away and found one long1
lost brain cell.
LIVING AND DINING
ROOMSH. E. BLDG.
NEWLY FURNISHED
Drapeijes, Furniture and Deco-
rative Pieces Harmonize
With the money., left from pre-
vious years and their appropria-
tion for last year the home econo-
mics department has purchased
complete furnishings, for the liv-
ing and dining rooms of the. unit
section. The furniture is all very
beautiful, and it was selected: by
Misses Mattie Walker, Lorraine
Yarhrough and Mattie Trickey.
The unit is composed of a .liv-
ing room, dining room and kitch-
en. with a smaller room that is
used by first year students in the
serving of simple meals. The rugs
are, the only things that were not
Eciighf new. The draperies are of
blocked, linen in a vigorous design;
there is a decorative screen in
each room; and. in the living room
there is an attractive wall hang-
ing,. of printed iineii.. The main
pieces of , funiture . in the living
room are a. davenport. upholstered
in blue-green . velvet, and five
chairs,-all but one of which, a hos-
tess chair, are upholstered. One i?
done in a soft blue-green material,
two are in dark red, and the other
is of printed' linen. There is a
davenport table, a tilt-top table, a
magazine stand, a nest of tables, a
fireside, tench,. an end' table, and
a beautiful, marble-topped coffee
table. Small decorative pieces con-
sist of a large and a smgll vase,
a cigarette box, and a table lamp,
. The, furniture in the dining room
is all of mahogany, the chairs be-
ing bow-backed. , There are two
extensions to the dining table
which can be also used as side-
boards. When it: Is extended, four-
teen to sixteen people can be seat-
ed at the table, ■ The buffet and
china closet have not yet been or-
dered, but they will probably be
here before Christmas. A beauti-
ful silver tea service was bought
last year, besides a complete set
of china and silver. When the rest
of the- furniture arrives, the room
will be completely equipped with
correct and loVely table service and
furniture.
The kitchen is done in green and
cream, and it is a scientifically ar-
ranged as well as a pleasing place
to work. The small room used by
beginners is furnished with a wal-
nut suite of drop leaf, six chairs,,
and cupboard.
This department also has a nevf
office. One class room has been
ropairited, varnished, and shellac-
ed, and cupboards moved in. Misses
Nelson, Yartrough, and Vaughn
each have, a large desk equipped
with book-ends and, study lamps.
There are a comfortable couch and
ferns to make the room more at-
tractive. "
Not Disappointed, Says Fish
Who Has Learned, to Cogitate
Since Coming to Tarleton
TWO EX-STUDENTS PATIENTS
IN STEPHENVILLE HOSPITAL
Willie N. Wright and Miss Ma-
deline Funkhouser, both ex-Tarle-
ton students,, are confined in the
Stephenville hospital because of ap-
pendicitis operations. The many
friends of these, former students
are indeed sorry to hear of their
misfortune. Both, jvere recovering
however, at the date of printing.
BY JOHN FISH
I, with approximately five hun-
dred other "fish," came to John's
institution, of Higher Learning be-
cause of several different reasons.
One reason is that I .have heard of
John Tarleton. practically all of
my. life. The fame of the school is
universal in Texas at last. .
We fish are just., now realizing
hovs* low down we are. The .upper-
classmen (especially the shave-;
tails) tell us about the fact several
times a day. They tell us also that
a freshmen cannot th'ink. He can
only cogitate.
. ■. It is. very difficult to settle Into
the.work of a freshman after being
petted a3 a senior in high school.
But for our. own health, we have
learned that it is Jjeafc.W.dp^what
we are told to do and to say noth-
ing,know nothing, and to do eyeryr
thing our superiors tell us to do.
I came to Tarleton looking for-
ward to attending some good dan-
ces, and was very surprised to
learn that the faculty of this great
institution does not allow students
to dance. If Grubbs gives dances
.why cannot Tarleton? It seems out-
rageous. I think—ho I forgot, I
can't think—I. cogitate that I am
an anarchist at heart. If all rules
and regulations were taken from
over us Tarleton would have the
largest enrollment in the state. Of
course I am not trying to tell the
Faculty' how to run Tarleton, be-
cause, after all, I am just , a dumb
freshman.
But how do you like the women
here? Of course there are "foul
numbers" here but taking them as
a whole they are a good looking
crowd. .But as for my idea'of the
science of S, A. I am a woman
hater. However, some of the bet-
ter looking freshmen are already
taking up the habit that seems to
have hit all the upperclassmen
very very hard. Even the dumbest
looking freshman in the Fort is an
accomplished S. A.er, Of course,
there are a few women haters
among the upperclassmen. Among,
these is the famous Lieutenant
Gidden, the shiek of Venus. I, for
one, cogitate that he should be call
ed the: William Powell of John's
Army.
Do we like.John's Army? After
the first drill my feet were so sore
that I could hardly, walk, In the
first drilLFish Jameson showed-UP
real well. The Colonel had better
look to his laurels or this cadet will
take his place. It is my idea that
ho will rank as most military man
because of his soldier-like bearing.
' .Most of the officers are nice fel-
lows and willing to help , a fiah if
he will make their bed, sweep their
room, shine their . boots, and do
anything else that they tell him to
do. It is certainly going to be hard
to make drill on cold mornings this
winter.
Why do we have to eat with, our
knives? The upperclassmen tell us
that we might hurt ourselves, with
a fork...They tell us to eat with our
knives and to, tuck our napkins in
our collars. We might soil our. ties,
they say. And .what is more, if, we
don't do it—well, you. know what
(.Continued on Page Four.)
Students' Responsibility Is
Stressed in Dectn's Address
MISS JULIA SMITH
TO PLAY HERE
LICEUMPROGRAM
Will Give Piano Recitati at Col-
lege Tuesday Evening
The first number of this year's
lyceum course will be presented at
seven-thirty o'clock Tuesday: even-
ing when Miss Juiia Smith of Den-
ton will give a piano recital
Mis3 Smith's serious study has
included four years of study under
Harold von Mickwitz of Dallas,
during which for three years she
was a scholarship pupil; one year
of composition study under , Carl
Venth. which was also scholarship;
and for. the past year she has been
a student in the artist-class of Carl
Friedberg at the Institute of Mu-
sical Art, in New York. Miss
'tSmith . possesses~~an autographed
photograph ' of Mr. Friedberg
which reads "For Julia Smith, the
future American Composer.!' Leo-
nora Corona, famous soprano of
the Metropolitan Opera, has prom-
ised , to use one of , Miss Smith's
songs on her programs this year. It
is a setting of: one of Tagore's
poems. Miss Smith is preparing a
musical comedy for presentation in
New York'in the future. She says
that her greatest ambition is, to
write real. American Opera.
In piano-playing Miss Sniith has
won two state and tri-state. ;cprir
tests conducted by the American
(Continued on page four) .
"MAKE NO LITTLE. PLANS" IS
THEME OF DEAN'S TALK -
FACULTY GIVES
LAWN PART! FOR
NEWSTUDENTS
Shadow Parade Is One Feature
of Evening's Program
Dean Davis, had charge of the
chapel exercises Friday morning,
the formal opening of school. Nine
hundred, students were present.
The invocation was pronounced by
the Rev. W. H. Andrew of the
First Baptist Church after which
the. assembly sang, "America."
Dean Davis introduced representa-
tives of the various churches in
town, and then gave announce-
ments concerning the services of
their respective churches together
with invitation to their receptions
to be' held that night. P. E, Payne,
a layman, represented the Graham
Street Church of Christ, and the
Rev. Ernest Ulmer, pastor of. the
Presbyterian Church; the Rey. Mr.
Andrew, pastor of the First Bap-
tist Church; the Rev. W. A. Rich-
ardson, pastor of the Tarleton Ave-
nue Christian Church; the Rev, J.
I. Patterson, pastor of the First
Methodist Church, and the Rev, R.
L. jSmallwpod of the Washington
Street Baptist Church, spoke.
Dean Davis then addressed the
students briefly, taking this pas-
sage from Paul as his text: "When
I was a child, I thought as a child,
I spoke as a child, and I did as a
child; but when I became a man I
put away childish., things," He said
that the time of entering college is
recognized socially as the passing
from childhood, to adulthood, that
students have .. reached a stage
where they are expected to show
maturity in . thought., and action.
Although students are.-not inde-
pendent financially, perhaps, they
are on their .own responsibility in
the matter 4f behavior and mailing
chances. He urged that all students
realize their responsibilities and
live up to them.
* , . '
Vaccinations Take, Spite of Claims
to Having Had "Pox" or Late Shots
"Ouch Say, why don't yo;i
watch where you're going?" This
and other exclamations are becom-
ing rather general as vaccinations
begin taking. Some of the sore
arms are so unexpected, too. By all
fhe laws of nature, when a person
has had smallpox, a vaccination
* •
should never take, but there seem
to be several exceptions to prove
the rule. Of course, elaborate ex-
T . . , _ • t' . . . . - . ,-.
phjrmt;or.a are always made—and
Aunt iucy believes them alt—still
she vaccinates. •
We. fear that some ,of our medi-
cal students will, never finish their
courses. So many physicians have
died in the last few years after
tending smallpox cases, that some
of our future doctors may be called
out to. take care of the sick, per-
haps they will have the forethought
to make certificates out immediate-
ly-after their patients have had the
dreaded disease.'
'Make No Little Plans" was the.
theme of a short and inspiring talk
delivered by. Dean. Davis in chapel
Tuesday morning. He said that
the. theme is one that is being scat-
tered and taught in a . great many
of the colleges and universities
over the country today. Some of
the ideas or phases of the theme
were as follows: -
; Make no. little plans. A person,
will, always be little if his plans
are little. Little plans are farther
from success than big ones because
the person making them has some-
thing big looming ahead to strive,
for and to build to. If a person has
nothing to accomplish, it is a fact
that he will never do anything
worth while. '
Dean- Davis again said, in clos-
ing, that students should make big
plans. To have something worth
while to work for. To give' their
posterity something to . remember
them and be. proud of them by.
And, above all, he said, the main
thing to remember is that the big-
gest and finest things ..are always
things of truth and beauty.
Didja Ever
Didja ever get up at three in the
morning ,
And go with a bunch of other girls
To meet a trainload of freshmen?
And when ;the train pulled in
You ran up to a bunch of new boys
And impulsively introduced your-
self as Fish So and So, . .
And the boys just stood and looked
at you ■,
And .finally turned their backs on
you and said contemptuously,
"Yes, but what of it," and just
. walk away.
S^y,. Didja ever? Huh?
Well, Fish Lovelace did.'
In spite of the fact that none of
the students knew what to do or
where to go, all of. them managed
to have fun at the faculty party
for the students Monday evening-
The grand march gave the stu-
dents opportunity to become ac-
quainted. A game of introduction
further aided the students in be-
coming acquainted. ; - .
Mr. Garnett Froh entertained
everyone by playing the Xylophone
with Mr. Charles Froh accompany
ing. him on the-piano. Our aaao
then made a very interesting tai k.
to his beloved students- Some of
the freshmen wh<T had been .study-
ing the. Purple Book all week had
to. ask the upperclassmen if one
really could smoke. They said they
did not believe the dean would let
the girls. smoke even if . they did
smoke Old Golds. Mr. McSweeny is
some impersonator—eh?
Next, the teachers paraded, as
shadows. They ares always keeping
the students guess ing—-even, in the
classroom. Ov.r. dignified registrar
has a handsome profile. The. enter-
tainment committee feslly got
somebody's goat.
About' thje. biggest mix-up re-
sulted from each person's effort to
find his. partner. Few of the num-
bers corresponded until,, each, per-
son had four or five slips. Nobody
suffered, howe.ver, land partners
were served punch, and srpall cakes.
The- students, are, grateful to, the
faculty for the good time shown
them. Miss Gough, as general
chairman, and, those who helped,
prepared one of the best programs
we have ever had.-The college band
and Mr: Garnett Froh furnished
the music- for the march and
games, ■
We Wonder
If Fish Blackwell really likes to.
play the guitar.
If the women in Dallas miss Pon-.
drom.
Why Gidden, Rossj and Glenney
can't write their own letters to
their girls, . ,
Sherro.d never S. A.s.
Could it be true love?
If Woodard makes his, freshman
room mate work. ' : . .
If. Bill Alexander, is looking for
a room mate. .
FORT MUSICIANS
Correction
Last week's issue stated that
Uncle Walt Hendrickson and Mar-
ceil Cox were married; they are—
but not to each other. Uncle Walt
m.nried Pearl Bruce and Marceil
Cox is married. to. Willis Atchley.
Another couple to add to that list
is Vernon Harris and Lillie Bow-
ers. ■ .
Arnold, Fish Lambert, Fish Rein-
ger, • Fish Blackwell, Bartop, Fish
Kelly, Bond, and Fish Pfluger.
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