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PAGE FOUR
T1IE J-TAC
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 19&7
THE J-TAC
Official Student Publication of John Tarleton Agricultural College
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE STUDENTS OF JOHN TARLETON COLLEGE
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act of Congress of March 8, 18T9
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FACULTY ADVISER DOLLIE MARIE Gl.OVER
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Getting a Good Start
First impressions are always lasting. Come on, freshmen-—
make a good impression and then make that impression last.
Compare school with a prize fight. A fight ran go on and on with
slow, steady, sure punches for many rounds, but the brilliant
fascinating fight is the one that starts off and ends with a qui^k
punch. Begin right with school. Start oft" with a bang! Make your
uninteresting classes enjoyable and your favorite classes more
interesting. Be courteous to all. If a freshman, be kind and con-
siderate of others; if a senior, be just in your actions to the fresh-
men—remember, you were a freshman last year yourself. Make
friends and you will make a good start.
Summer N, Y. A.
This last summer John .Tarleton College took part in a new
type of national educational program. Sponsored by the Federal
Government, the netv program was under the supervision of the
National Youth Administration of which the sole purpose is to
bring to young men and young women a better opportunity of
enjoying life during these few years of economic strife. More
than one hundred and fifty girls ranging in age from eighteen
to twenty-five years were given a well-rounded course in home-
management. Their studies, lectures, and work projects included
homo economics, poultry production, horticulture, dairying,
woodwork, English, and other essential subjects that will enable
the girls to be better home-makers. Not all of their time was tak-
en up with work and study; many happy hours were spent in re-
creational activities. Baseball, basketball, tennis, and swimming
entered into the campus life of most of the girls while they were
at Tarleton. All in all, they passed a carefree summer, working
enough so as not to feel like idlers, but enjoying ev^ry minute
of their stay. Tarleton is proud to have had the opportunity to
influence the lives of these girls who are to be our women of to-
morrow.
Tennis Courts at Tarleton
John Tarleton College has an enrollment of about eleven hun-
dred students for its fall term, and this number increases every
year. Out of this number there are at least a third of the students
who like and want to play tennis. The girls take physical train-
ing and get to play tennis during this class. The boys, however,
have drill but no "gym" class. They must wait untii their classes
are over at four o'clock before they can engage in any recreation.
Very few.students play tennis then because John Tarleton Col-
lege has only two tennis courts! Think of it, a school of Tarle-
ton's reputation with ony two tennis courts. Enough for eight
students to play on at one time, and an enrollment of about elev-
en hundred. What Tarleton needs is more tennis courts, and it
needs them now.
On the Faculty
—Faculty members are human. Students might profit by think-
ing of them as people, not as a part of the educational mechanism
of the school. Too often people, particularly the college genera-
tion, are less agreeable and less appreciative of those who help
them most. Teachers are in this misunderstood group.
Students do not give faculty members a fighting chance to be
friendly individuals. Instead they urge them by the conduct that
sehoolioom busine.SK and et.up.i£tte i'et^uii'e. This is unjust for
other friendships are limited to the formality of a class room.
Often students say that teachers are paid to teach;' so why
feel grateful towards them. Educators may spend the major parts
of their lives working in a school without gaining personal re-
cognition, but their contributions build schools. But co-operation
of faculty and students makes a school!
Captain Baker
t/pperclassmen returned to Tarleton this year to realize that
Capt. H. A. Bakei, head of the Tarleton Physics department for
14 years, has gone to his reward. Capt. Baker died May 28
just a few days after the seniors he had taught had left the cam-
pus after their graduation exercises. Many of them are not aware
yet that tnia grand old man is gone.
"A7!16 iaSt issuc °f \he J"'1*0 last spring carried this statement:
Out of respect for his 16 years of loyal service at Tarleton and
because of his recent failure in health, the J-Tac staff respect-
fully dedicates this year's issues of the J-Tac to Captain Harrv
A. Baker, head of the physics department,"
* "atlVe °f P^svlvania, Capt. Baker came to Tarleton in
1,121 to teach chemistry. He was made head of the physics de-
partment in 1923 and has served in that capacity until his un-
timely death. Capt. Baker was connected with the Chemical War-
fare Service during the World War.
Non-Poetical Poet
I'm working' on a poem now;
That proves that I'm not lazy.
The worst part is I know not
how;
It almost drives me crazy.
I try this phrase, repeat that
word.
But nothing seems to rime.
To find a verse I have not heard
Would be my goal sublime.
I could just ramble on and on
Untii my death-shrouds cease
The foolish mutterings of my
tongue,
And leave the world :n peace.
—Leslie Cook.
Cry of a Cadet
We walk to town,
Wo walk to school,
We pace the avenues.
Those demons brown
Are never cool, . ,
Those slap-foot army
shoes.
Our shops are long,
Our shoes are wide.
Our shoes are thick and stiff.
Hear squeaky songs
Of ole cowhide—
Oh! Show me a cliff!
Leslie Cook.
Make your plans now to go to
Arlington for the big Turkey Day
game.
Hi, Snooper!
Well, I see by the newspapers
that many of you former residents
of Snooperville have returned
bringing with you any number of
innocent youngsters who may
break into the news just any min-
ute. They're not allowed to think;
therefore they're not responsible
for themselves, or are they? Well,
anyhow, sumpin' tells me that
we're al! in favor of bigger and
better snooping service, and if the
weather is any kind of a prophet,
no one is going to be disappointed.
We're off with Public Scandal
No. 1—Just in ease anyone was
left nut on this little Tarleton
episode, I'll revive the case of
Johansen versus Hemngton. Tues-
day night Pish Herrington calm-
ly refused a date with Uncle Mar-
tin just because 'she doesn't like
blind dates.' That's qtieer, I did
iiot know Joe was blind.
Believe it or not. John Gallaher
has suddenly developed into quite
:l Boau Krummel! Saturday even-
ing he was seen escorting1 a cer-
tain freshman cu-od about the
fair city and not thirty minutes
later this same John was calling
at the dormitory for another gal.
According to John (who was a
trifle stingy with the informa-
tion) her first name is Dorothy,
her last name contains a "D," she
lives ill tin.- (iorm. and is definitely
:i fish. Let me set'! That couldn't
;>i:ssibly be Fish McCurdy, or
'could it?
"This little Piggy went to mar-
ket and this little Piggy stayed
'-■■iine! Rut this little Piggy is
-nivlj not .staying at home if
Marl Harvey has anything to do
u'itli it.
And did yon nee 'Colonel lliim-
•'.:nnds' tripping down thu avenue
Saturday night with a cute little
product from the 'ole home town'.'
If any of you bewildered speei-
men «f humanity have been won-
dering why several cadets are
■•mining around with, such long
faces, it's merely because one pe-
tit red-head is now Mrs. Harry
Wilson.
Say. someone tells me there's a
'Ml on the campus who calls her-
L'lf Tommy Ruth. Bradley is the
last name itl case you're interest-
ed, Cbsg.
Teddy is really smiling f;hese
days, mid if any of you fish (or
uppcrclassmen) are in doubt as
to the reason .it's because Mr,
Teddy (Jude Smith to you) is re-
turning sooner than soon, Nuf
sed!
Toofer is still insisting that
"tie's shoving riyht otf, shelving
right off for home again! Listen
here, Mr. Johnston, you can't do
that.
Flash! Hunkhouse, the problem
child, is back in circulation again
and is becoming quite the man
about town. Be careful, Bunkv,
or you might "Trip" on your own
line.
The time has now come tor a
reunion of kid-sisters of present
and former Tavletonitcs. Among
the cutii's are Fish Page. Whisen-
liiint, McCurdy. Hendrix. and
Fullnger. And of course we won't
'■verlook kid-brother Hedges.
Well, well, well, will someone
o-l-e-a-s-e ask Jake and Fish
Sheiman when they are going to
make up their minds? This sus-
pense is positively killing.
Girl meets boy. Boy meets girl.
Girl dates boy. Boy dates girl.
Girl likes boy. Boy likes girl. Just
another way of asking. "Gues?
who?"
P. S. Remember, chump, that all
you know is what you read in the
newspaper.
PITCHERS
Yew no, it's the same skool. They
hain't moved the bildings around
mutch, and the freshmens are still
dumb as usual. There's jest sum-
thing abowt freshmens, becaws
they can't find there way mostly.
The othuv day, owt on the driling
field, CARROLL COOPER wuz a-
tryin to drill a bunsh of new cadets
into stoping all to wonct when
he sed so. Seemd like ever wun cud
do ii but a big guy, and after
ten or fifteen tries, Carroll gets
all tired out. "Hhey, CHILDS,"
he hollers, "What did yew do be-
foul' yew cum to Tarleton?"
"Well," sez CHILDS, "I wuz a
horse dealer,"
So CARROLL goes back to dril-
ing. Neckst time when the squad
wuz march in and the orur cum he
yells, "Squad, halt. CHILDS,
wouli!" And Childs woalied. There's
jest sumthin abowt understanding
a man, , , .
] More questshuns cum in fur
j advice, but I'll jest answer the
: wun thet seems to be most needed.
! It's frum ower favorite red-head.
' EFFIE LINDSAY:
Deer Pitchers: As yew no, I eat
at the dinin hawl, and I heerd
they're planning on soup more this
veer than last. It's been so long
sir.se 1 saw any soup thet I dun;
flu got what's it like now. Cud yew;
tell my anything? Yours, EFFIF.
Dear Effie: Know whut hash is? \
YFS? Well, soup is looser. i
Vers, '
! Pitchers.
Km yew freshmen glli'ls,
I'd kind like to give a few helpful
■ hints abowt dating, in cast of
• llm*. is:
Don't ask him whut he think-
: sibowt yer roommate. He probably,
has his own ideas and doesn't wa::t
to defame a gurl's charaetur.
Don't make cracks abowt his
driving, if any. Remembur Lb--l
he isn't driving becaws he wants,
to.
ff he -finds sum nice street and j
parks, take otf yer hat. It wii'j
halp things, [
Don't plastur up with lipsticK |
hefour the fight. No matter how!
kisproof it may be, it will still
cum off on his shirt; the shirt
! probably isn't his, anyway.
Fur othur helpful hints, I intcs-
j vued sum of the more noted ser-
I mirz and here are some exampuls
ttv what they sed. As most of
these are frum practicle experiense.
better take notis:
"Many a boyfriend," HARRY
HEDGES nioarlls, "is dizzy frum j
being wound around his gurl's lit
tul finger."
"The dormitory is where ye^v j
can scratch any place thet itches," ,
is the helpful sugestslmn frum
PEGGY COOPER.
And frum CUTER RUDD we
get a motto fur Tarleton Ave.:
"Stop, look, end kissin."
I'll close up maybe, with the
freshman's idea tiv his deemgurl
frum the idea I got frum BOB
EVRIDGE:
I like them butiful and dumb
So must my gurl be.
Butiful, so I'll lurve her,
Dumb, so she'll lurve me.
Yers till moon shines,
Pitchers.
Social Calendar For
The Year 1937-1938
Sept. 13 (Monday)—Opening
day of school.
Sept. 13, 14—Entrance examin-
ations.
Sept. LI, 14—-Registration.
Sept. 15 (Wednesday)—Class
work begins at 8 a ,m
Sept. 17 (Friday Night) —
Church receptions for students.
Sept. 2!i (Saturday Night) —
Tarleton dance, c-haperons: Miss
Blanks, Miss Fellman, Mr. Fra-
zier, und Mr. Leach.
Oct. 2 (Saturday afternoon) —
Tejas party, chaperons: Miss
Clem and Mr, S. F. Davis. (Sat-
urday night)--Lords and Com-
moners dance, chaperons: Miss
Hardin and Mr, Frazier.
Oct. !< (Saturday afternoon) —
S. 0. S. party, chaperons: Miss
Montague, Mr, Eaves, (Saturday
night)—Grassburr dance, chap-
<.-':ous: Miss Hearon, Miss King,
Mr. McCollum. and Mr. McSwee-
ny.
Oct.. Ill (Saturday afternoon) —
Talon party, chaperons: Miss Nel-
son and Mr. Edgar.
Oct. 23 (Saturday afternoon)--
S. 0. T. S. party, chaperons: Mrs.
Smith and Mr. English. (Satur-
day night | Dragon dance, ehap-
.-I'Otte: Miss Marts and Dr. Smith.
Oct. SO (Saturday night)—Hal-
lowe'en dance, chaperons: Miss ■
Blanks, Mr. Brooks, Miss Fellman,'
Miss Hardin, Mr. Frazier, Mi.ss!
Hearon, Miss King, Mr. Leach, Mr. .
McCollum, Mr. McSweeny, Miss ;
Marrs, Dr. Smith, Mr. VVilkins.;
Miss Savage.
Nov. 6 (Saturday afternoon)—
Pro-Law party, chaperons: Mrs.
Woodward, Mr. Gardner. (Satur-
day night)—Comanche county
dance, chaperons: Miss Savage,
Mr. Wilkins.
Nov. 13 (Saturday afternoon)
—Press Club party, chaperons:
Miss Clem, Mr. S. F. Davis. (Sat-
urday night)-—Tejas dance, cha-
perons: Miss Blanks, Mr. Fraz-
ier.
Nov. 20 (Saturday afternoon)
— Les Lunettes party, chaperons:
Mr. Eaves, Miss Montague. (Sat-
urday night)—Gtfrls' Dormitory
dance, chaperons: Miss Fellman,
Mr. Leach.
Thanksgiving holidays — Nov.'
25th to Nov. 28th.
Dec. 4 (Saturday afternoon) —
•Tap jarty, chaperons: Mr. Edgar,
Miss Nelson. (Saturday night)
—Engineers' Club dance, chaper-
ons: Miss Hardin, Mr. McCollum.
Dec, 11 (Saturday afternoon)
—Typing Class party, chaperons;
Mr. English, Mrs. Smith. (Sat-
urday night)—S, O. T. S. dance,
chaperons: Miss Hearon, Mr Mc-
Sweeny.
Christmas Holidays Dec. 18.
2 937 to Jan. 3, 1938.
'The Sweetwater Mustangs, an
over under-rated Oil Belt squad,
sounded its warning to every one
when it crushed the Snyder Tig-
ers 49-0. With a powerful line.
the Mustangs tore gaping holes in
the Tiger forward wall and the
backs ran wild, scoring seven
touchdowns. The Sweetwater club
too showed some very capable re-
serves and turned up several new
stars from Junior High.
On to Arlington, all youse guys!
Clean Up and Yell!
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Headquarters for Your Necessities
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H
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Come
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BAKERY
THE
It's Gm What It Takes
to help you rate!
Little Symphony
To Meet Today
The T ittle Symphony orchestra
will hold its first meeting this af-
ternoon at 4:30 p. m. in the Con-
servatory.
Albert Luper, Director of the or-
chestra. extends an invitation to
all students who arc interested in
playing in the organization. Mr.
Luper stated that orchestra prac-
tices would bo held on Tuesday
mid Thursday afternoons at 4:30
p. m.
Tentative plans for the orches-
tra's public appearances include
radio programs to be given in
Fort Worth and Dallas, as well as
a tour.
Mrs. Lucian Glass, Tarleton
student last year, died at her
home in Boonesville, Texas, Sep-
tember 1. Mrs. Glass was a sen-
ior, majoring in home economics.
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