The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 1, 1932 Page: 3 of 4
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THE J-TAC
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First Rifle Drill Causes Excitement;
Mistakes Bring Disastrous Reports, and!
The Seniors Sympathize Very Little
The Winters girls' favorite pas- The fact that all the freshmen
time every evening is watching the have big feet was illustrated at
boys at the Andrew house play*the first drill with rifles; all com-
golf. fmands proved useless for a time,
Misses Minyon Whitworth, Lil- "because every time a command was
lian. Robbins, and Novis Lindley fgiven the freshmen directed their
just had to visit "Pa and Ma" at j limpid gaze to the huge proportion
Desdemona last week end. f°f their feet. Judging from the
Here's something! Did you ever ffrequency with which the rifle
hear about a person looking for
the basement in the. Administra-
tion Building? Aiik Fish Newton.
Waco is calling Elaine Deabler
this week end.
Mr. and Mrs. I!. L. Pate of Ris-
ing Star visited their daughters,
Joyce and Genelle, Sunday.
Ruth Howe has got the S. A., the
S. A., the S. A.
Katherine Moore of Comanche,
Katherine Morton of Millsap, and
Clodah Pettit of Gustine were not
"homesick," but they just went
home for the week end.
We would like to read those daily
newspapers that Dorothy Limroth
receiyes from Sam Saba. .
Othella Daniel has aspirations of
living in the Dump some sweet
day. We wonder why?
We wish that Mr. Foote would
hurry up and give that picnic so
the Winters girls would get a rest
from Ethel Dean McFarland's an-
ticipations.
We wonder why Anna Jewell
Shuttlesworth wears the wedding
band?
Ask Fish Browning whose brace-
let she wears on her finger.
In all innocence we would like to
know why the Burks girls like to
stay where they do.
Yes, it is actually a fact that the
lighthousekeeping girls can have
dates from 8 until 6 now. Isn't that
grand ?
Frazier Fires in Rifle Matches
Lieutenant Oscar Frazier of
Company "D," 142nd Infantry, left,
last Saturday for El Paso, where
he wiU fire in the divisional rifle
matches. He will return Sunday.
Frazier has rated high in the div-
ision before, making several of the
big matches and firing good scores.
'butts hit the youngsters' toes, we
might conclude they.had magnets
inside their shoes.
One enterprising young man had
his rifle barrel to the front at "Or-
er arms"; all the second-year
men around him must have quak-
'ed with fear at the thought of
what miiifht happen had "Port
arms" be ;ri given before the man
was com eted.
The nei v men had trouble telling
left from right, We suggest that
the officers have a supply of rocks
handy; tliey could hand a rock to
the man in trouble and he could
throw it to find his right hand.
The tremendous weight of the
eight and three-quarter pound rif-
le was a great handicap to many
of the men; it caused them to take
steps ranging all the way from fif-
teen to ::orty inches. The great
weight a Iso caused some of the
men to st oop down and get a death
grip on their rifles to throw them
to "Port i -ma."
We wish to state at this point
that no ammunition was issued the
first day, nor will it be issued for
some time to come—not until the
men beco:ne more ,proficient in the
•use of tho rifle. 1
Thumb:; stuck out in all direc-
tions and Aunt Lucy will certain-
ly be called upon to doctor many
cases of hitch-hiker's thumb ere
long. Second-year men will re-
member that a home treatment of
Absorbine Jr. is very good for the
above mentioned disease so fresh-
men take the hint because Aunt
Lucy sometimes administers Cas-
tor Oil.
After inspection arms as given,
Lieutenant Davis was observed
running across the drill field;
when questioned later he
said that as the morning was clou-
dy he was quite certain he had
heard a hailstorm approaching and
he wanted to get to cover. Inspec-
tion arms caused rifles to flop like
freshly executed chickens.
Most of the new men carried
the ir rifles like Arkansas squir-
rel hunters; and this and other
unique methods of handling the
rifle caused Sergeant Buschmann
to deliver his philosophy with
force and vigor on the manual of
arms.
A brand new movement origin-
ated at attempts to change step
while carrying the rifle; this step
rc.'.cmblen the "Black Bottom" of
a few years ago. The rifles baffled
all attempts to concentrate on oth-
er movements.
The first drill with rifles was
perfect with the exception of the
mistakes just mentioned All sec-
ond-year men can sympathize with
Freddy the Freshman, because
they (made practically the same
mistakes a year ago. New cadets
should not let attempts at razzing
discourage them. All must learn
and any superior-minded senior
should think of how he would
appear to a senior at A. and M.
INTERVIEW GRANTED
BY JOHN A.
MEMBERSHIP IN ARCHITECTS
CLUB IS UNUSUALLY LARGE
DIVERTING
DUMP DATA
W. F. WILSON
WATCHMAKER
Bee Us When Your Watch Needs
Repairing
Use The City Bus
FOE, ECONOMY
SATE—CONVENIENT
FRED WINN
Dr. S. D. Nay lor
OFFICE PHHONE 130
RESIDENCE 30
Welcome Students
New and Old
DR. CROMWELL
SE11TISI
West Side of the Square
MECCA CAFE
(The Home of Good Eats)
Bates on Regular Boardexs
RENT A CAR
For 5 Hours for $1.50
Grundy Fenner
AT THE BOOK BARN
South Belknap Phone 7
Dr. J. J. MULLOY
Over Service Drag
Store
Office Ph. 28—Res. Ph. 55
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finzabei i Ann Timmons put her
bed out o : the sleeping porch and
then was afraid to go to bed. It
sounds just like a freshman.
We always knew that Unc and
Mrs. Moo y were grand folks, but
they certainly have been nice the
last few nights.
We oft1: n hear of girls getting
locked out; of their rooms. Did you
ever hear of people getting locked
up in the bathroom?
Mary Frances Robinson has got
the S. A. He is an uppei'classman,
too.
Black i i yes are getting worse
than red-l eads in the Dump.
Here's hoping someone teaches
Ruth Kir ird how to cut off her
alarm, clock. My, but it is a regu-
lar fire alarm!
Who is Polly Smith's new crush
—or should we say crushes?.
If you don't believe pickles,
crackers, jelly, peanut butter and
pie are gi od about 10:00 o'clock at
night, jus : ask Betty Ann, Ray Vir-
ginia, Elisabeth Jo and Eddy.'
Mildra: Lawson and Helen Whit-
ten are t itirely too fat. They take
strenuouii exercise before retiring,
too.
It is a, alessing that some people
cannot h ; ar good. Ask Geneva Col-
by what i he thinks about that.
Irene I lowington is a keen girl
but she won't give the freshmen
a chance, She is what I call true.
EXES
And What They Are Doing
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We \v:uld have thought it of a
freshma: , but who would have
thought i f Bertha Ann?
Tuesd: y she went to Physiology
lab and sat there about five min-
utes war ing for class to assemble.
She war ad and waited, but no one
came. C l looking at her schedule
again sli a saw that she was sup-
posed to be in Home Management.
She grabbed her books (also a let-
ter frorr A. and M.) and ran to
the Horns Economics building, ar-
riving here about ten minutes
late. W1 o would have thought of
it??
Ottie Palmore, summer student
of '30, '31, and '32, is now Mrs.
Eldon Ferrell of Vega.
Marie Ballentine, a former Tar-
letonite and 0- W. L., Was married
in Fort WortK to William Graham,
Septembei' 1.
Gaynelle Cauley of Comanche, a
Tarieton student the past summer,
is enrolled in the University of
Texas.
Grace Louise Donaho, Aileen
Foster, and Gwen Rhymes are
members of the Sipe Springs High
School faculty this term.
Hilma, Whitaker, '32, is spending
the winter at her home in Donie,
Robert Maddox of '29 and '30 is
a graduating senior at the Univer-
sity of Texas this year.
Wade Roach of '29-'30 is in the
University of Texas again this
year.
Dick Lane of '31-'32 is a student
in Baylor Medical School at Dallas.
Jack Curbo, a student of 31-32 is
in Baylor University.
Elton (Shorty) Rogers has tak-
en unto himself a better half and
is living; in Garner.
J. Dalton Filcher is teaching his
third term as principal of the Sipe
Springs school..
Juanita Huffstutler, valedictor-
ian of the '31 class, isf teaching at
Midway near Lipan.
Gladys Richardson, '29-30, is now
Mrs, Trewitt of Fort Worth.
After his lecture Mr, Lomax
consented to the following inter-
view:
"My interest was first aroused
in cowboy songs when the cowboys
came through the country with the
trail herds in Bosque County
where I lived as a boy. When I left
to go to school (that is, to the Uni-
versity of Texas), I took an old
pistol and a manuscript of songs
that I had gathered by writing
them down as the cowboys would
sing them. The people there did
not seem interested; so it was not
until I went to Harvard that I was
able to present these songs. East-
erners were interested mainly be-
cause the songs were about life in
the raw-
"I got most of the songs from
the illiterate people who live in
out-of-the-way places and miles
from a railroad or highway. It was
hard to get the cowboys to sing be-
cause they are afraid that you are
making fun of them. Many times I
had to take whiskey with me to->
make them sing. In fact most of
the songs were secured in the back
rooms of saloons over a bottle of
whiskey,
"I got the song "Goodbye Old
Paint" in Wyoming. As I was go-
ing in a saloon I met an old school-
mate of mine face to face. We went
into the back room of the saloon
to talk over old times, and he was
interested in the work that I was
doing. He sang the song for me,
and as I had no way to record it,
I carried the music back to Texas
in my head where I had it rec-
orded,
"The most famous ranches which
I visitetl were the King Ranch in
Texas, and the Hearst Ranch in
New Mexico. There I slept in the
bed in which William Randolph
Hearst slept when he was a boy.
"I dm personally acquainted with
many champion cowboys and rid-
ers among them Teddy Roosevelt,
who was very much interested in
my work and wanted to endow a
fund to send me to Mexico and
Argentina to collect' the songs of
those countries.
"Macmillian and Company wants
me to collect all the old tramp
songs, mountain ballads, negro
spirituals, etc. I'm working on this-
now and hope to print a book some-
time next year,"
At seven fifteen last Tuesday,
the architectural engineering stu-
dents met for the purpose of or-
ganizing a club for the coming
year.
The following officers were elect-
ed: President, Carlton Cole; vice
president, Newton Gamble; secre-
tary and treasurer, Mariana Lang-
ford; chairman of publicity, James
Crowford. Mr. McSweeny was
chosen as sponsor.
A total enrollment of over fifteen
was reached. This is one of the lar-
gest memberships the club has had.
Regular meetng dates have been
established as the first and third
Wednesdays in each month.
Future plans were dscussed, and
past history was reviewed.
An extemporaneous program was
held which included talks by Mr.
Gardner, Mr. Doremus, and the n-
coming president. The president al-
so appointed committees to attend
to the current affairs of the club.
Livingston Bargain
House
NEW AND SECOND-HAND
West Washington Street
Stephenvills, Texas
Give the only eyes you will ever
have the best there is in ophcul
scienee. You will need them every
day of your life.
See
DB. W. D. TURNER, Optometrist
Stephenville State Baijk Bldg.
J, A. Wals worth
White Star Independent Gasoline
And Oils
West Washington, R; R. Crossing
Dr. A. O. Cragwall
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office Over Perry Bros.
Complete X-Ray Equipment
Residence Phone 299
Office Phone.... .. ... 213
Whitehead Shoe
Shop
AN EXCELLENT JOB DONE
West Washington St.
V-8 and 4-Cylinder
Ford
Reid Sales Co.
CROSS DRUG
HOLTDRUG
STORE
STORE
IN STEPHENVILLE ITS
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YOUR MASTER CLEANERS — PHONE 441
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Tlilip Oil Waves, $2.50
Guaranteed Croipignole Waves
$1.00
Hub Barber Shop
PHONE 203
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Shop
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FRESH LINE
Of Meats and Vegetables.
Sold Very Cheap for Cash — Tree
Delivery
Palace Market
FOR ECONOMY
Eat at JIM POWELL'S NIGHT CLUB and BIG SIX
CAFE—Down Town. Everything Good to Eat.
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The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 1, 1932, newspaper, October 1, 1932; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth140164/m1/3/: accessed May 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarleton State University.