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OFFICIAL STUDENT FUBI.ICATHW OF JOHN TARLETON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
VOL. XVII
STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 3938
NUMBER 20
U.S. FORESTER
TELLS OF WILD
LIFE FRIDAY
Dr. H, Wheeler of the De-
partment of Agriculture
Lectures to 300 in Col-
lege Auditorium
SHOWS PICTURES
NOTICE J-TAC STAFF
-An important meeting of the
J-Tac staff will bo held Fri-
day afternoon at 5 p. ni. in the
J-Tac office. Advertising men,
circulation, and all regular staff
members must be there.
WOODSHOP WILL
MAKE TROPHIES
Tells Many Statistical Facts
About U. S. Forestry
Service
By BELDUN DODSON
"Young man, don't set in the
forest service if you don't want
to work," advises Dr. H. Wheeler,
chief lecturer of the United States
Service and a forester naturalist
of a nation-wide repute.
Dr. Wheeler, who had as his sub-
ject the relation of forest vegeta-
tion to civilization, made his ap-
pearance at the Lyceum last Fri-
day evening:, February 18, he.fore
an appreciative audience of over
250 students and local citizens. A
striking figure in the dignified
uniform of the Forest Service
made of plain green twill, the
famous lecturer is a typically re-
presentative of the class of out-
door men known as forest ranger?;.
Good Speaker
An excellent speaker, in fact one
that speaks before large audiences
the country over, Dr. Wheeler is
well spoken, making no elusive
statements concerning his firmly-
fixed convictions on the subject
of living-, '
Dr. Wheeler's chief idea through-
out his lecture, however, wag the
preservation of wild vegetable life
as a necessary measure in the pre-
servation of rapidly perishing- soil
the world over,
Aecordir. tr to Dr. V-<vsler's >1T1
questionably acceptable statement,
countless millions of tons of soil
are annually inundated and washed
toward the sea by "floods that
eould not exist had people had any
sense to begin with,"
Shows Pictures
Tn emphasizing this point, he
was assisted in conveying- the sig-
nificance of the ide'a by colored
photographic plates—144 all told—
ranging from the serenity of a
quiet game preserve to the raging j
fires that destroy annually millions]
of dollars worth of timber and'
forest undergrowth — the growth j
that is so essential to the cheek-'
ing oT flood waters.
"Th;< is a lamentable fact." ex-1
plained Dr. Wheeler, "for when t!v :
land i.- '-line, it never comes hack." ;
One illustration presented the;
alarming instance of an Oklahoma
gulh-y feet wide, 75 I'eet deep,
Si"-' I'.S. FOR KSTK Ft Tag.' -1
"Wild Life
To Be Ns'w Contest
Coma ;n'ni- cmviiifiils C"ir,f
our in this area for the anneal ;
Tarleton F.l-hA. judging con I • s |
i n April 2. carry notice of a new j
contest: Texas Wild Life TiUntili-
eation. This contest. introduced j
j oi■ the first time in tile State judg- [
ing contests at Texas A. and M. j
College last year, includes identiti-j
cation from pictures and from 1
mounted specimens forty Texas
plants, and forty Texas animals,
Tlieue are to be selected from a
R-t: of sevcnty-tive in each group.
preparations for this contest; are
1 --ing carried out by Slat winners
in the cotdest last year, under trie
supervision "f Mr. X. M. Run-
dolph, assoi-iate or'Tossar oi- hodti-
eultul'e and entomology.
This is a congest by individuals
and 3i"t by teams, and efforts are
being made to secure trophies for
the first five individuals in the
contest. These trophies, if secured,
will he wooden loving cups made
by students in ihe department of
industrial arts. The highest indi-
vidual in the contest will also re-
ceive an F.F.A, medal with the
F.FA. insignia and the words
"J. T. A. C. 1938" engraved on it.
fJ.F.A. Awards To Be Turned
Out in Tarleton Woodshop,
Says Dawson
Industrial arts students will soon
try their hands at making wooden
loving cups, according to Mr. C,
II. Dawson, head of the depart-
ment, The cups, which are to be
awarded to winners in the Tarle-
ton F.F.A. judging contest, will be
made of black walnut and maple
woods ami will be modeled some-
what like the wooden cups on dis-
play in Mr. A. J. Spangler's office
in the Agriculture building. The
cups will be made in five different
sizes according to the rank for
which they are being1 awarded,
and a total of thirty or more cups
will be made.
In speaking of the recent trend
toward wooden loving cups, Mr.
A. J. Spangler, Area F.F.A. ad-
viser said, "Business firms in this
area have been very generous in
donating silver trophies for F.F.A.
contests. These are all circulating
trophies, however, and they are
limited to the winning team in
each contest. Since this contest is
getting so big, it has been request-
ed that we give more individual
trophies and that the twenty high
boys iir each main contest get some
award.
"Considering' what individual
awards we were able to give, Mr.
Dawson of the department of in-
dustrial arts suggested that uni-
and attractive wooden trophies
fiifght be niuuc'-mt a very low cost
by students of his department. By
using this plan, we can give per-
manent trophies and n much
greater number of them than we
have ever given before."
Enrollment in Mr. Dawson's
classes in woodwork has; shown a
Lremendous increase this senies-
t: r. There are now about one hun-
dred persons enrolled, a large
number of whom are girls study-
ing wood carving.
Former Plowboy Cager
PL0W80YS WILL
MEET ANCIENT
RIVALS FEB. 26
Will Play Last Came of Sea-
son Willi \TAC Saturday
Night al Arlington ; Many
Plan to Go
AGS IN SHAPE
Plowboys Have Decided
Edge Over NT AC Years
Past, Records Show
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WILLIE TATE
Willie Tate, Leatherlooper Of
1936, Named Texas' No. 1 Cager
Austin, Feb. 11.—Although cer-
tain University of Texas sopho-
mores drew much newspaper com-
ment recently when they joined
Jack Gray's basketball squad, Wil-
lie Tate wasn't long setting the
sports world straight on the iden-
tity of Texas' No. 1 cager.
Wee Willie, as the six-foot-three,
210-pound junior center is referred
to in Austin, dominated U. T.'s
first sccond-semester start by scor-
ing If? points against the Baylor
Bears at Waco—most, of them on
sensational one-handed shots. Jinx
Tucker, Waco writer, called him
one of the "hottest" players ever
to perform in Baylor's gym and
rated him an all-c .inference pros-
pect.
Tate came to Texas as a prize
product of the famous John Tarle-
ton Junior College team and was
expected to hurr. down all the)
gyms in the conference last year.
But he couldn't hit his scoring
stride and most of the year was
just another fair ball player.
This season lias been different;
Tate has played great ball for
Coach Gray both at forward, where
he started the season, and at cen-
ter where he is now performing.
He has stayed among the scoring
leaders right along, although he
is not pushing Dun Lockhard and
Ilub Kirk Patrick for the top spot, i
Whatever hope the Longhorns j
| have of winning one of their two j
games with Arkansas this week-1
end at Fayettevilh- rests upon Wee j
Willie's broad shoulders.
Tate, from Stephenville, is a
administration student.
Ag. Engineers Get
NewT ractor,T ools
A new, st'-i'titnliiird Oliver IloW
Crop 7(1 tractor was received by
[he agricultural engineering de-
lartnu-nt ; hi, week, according to
•J. W. Sorens"!i, hind of the de-
j: i - L ■ 11 > ■ t J1, T ll i < ( ;irt.,r is one of
the moiv m .e in I.'actors made
and is equipped with w.itly new at-
! ieloueni:,, -aici nil; ne; selI'-.-'tarle
headU giHr, and automobile type
r shift and .- (<•>. ring whe-1.
V. ith the irnc'or were received
a trader planter, a iracU'i' culti-
vator. a Sune.ioi' tract"!' grain
drill, a three disc tractor plow,
and a Stover feed mill. These im-
plements are valued at over S2000
itnd are sent here by the Oliver
Farm Equipment Sales Company
of Pa!la.-, to be used in class work
and instruction.
Mr. Sorei'son said that the ag- '
rieulnira! engineering department!
is now well equipped with liiachin- j
cry io carry on class wink ill farm |
!,.a..-;ai,(.ry with implements from j
i m el-national Harvester Company, i
'ebri herre Plow Comnnnv, J. I.
-"a-a- Company, ami Oliver Farm j
; lijid-.ir.enl Cii-epaiiy. The depart-j
>!-,etit. now has all of the equipment j
that it has room to take care of
with its p:esent building-;. j
Mr. Sofensoii also announced i
thai the farm ^hoji work rooms '
v ill soon lie moved from the Agri-
culture building to the new quar-
ters in the Auto Mechanics Shop.
When this is done, the entire agri-
cultural engineering department
will be under one roof.
Martha, As Well As George,
Gets Her Share of Limelight
Mattha Washington was b«-l>ind • : hri' vva-. a Una to upon." I
a great many i.f George Wadiing-■ I.oid Jtunmore came up the I'o-
!">>\ scconiplishiTH r.ts for she \v;i -on : •• l>« iw-iure her, but the Yir-
v.'-l, him at all times, eiicnurai'-me' "iria i r j: 10 :; I a^et'iibled in such!
hi ■ la ell thai he slid. Mrs. Wash- aumbc rs that lie ,1;,] nut dare to'
'i;.;;eu described herself heme, ' a': .-a:oj n. V, f, a le;r friends ad-.
i "hied of widf-ing lK'riirol.'ilntrtr"; \ Ord Ivv to nr.-re back into the :
dunr.c the war, which of course ,r ;
v. •!.- t'i" insist Irvine; lone of W;
;penr. e-.'crv wm-
oi" tin' i-inintry, she said;
■>o, [ will ijiit" desert my post."
Valiioe'r,. and important paper.;
li'lj Ih-v gens>val at lieadn'.iar- een- 'is/1 it; O-mdss so that they
: r. i saiil that she tnard the : t.uld I:e njoved at a monient's no-
first and last gun-; evs ry s;aso;: lis-". In (he-c times, when thciv
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Red snow sometimes falls in
Japan.
For the second time tills year it has snowed on the Tarleton campus.
This is some sort of record, for, due to the characteristics of Texas
weather, one snow per year is about all tliat Tarleton students can
expect to see. The above scene shows the main entrance of Military
Drive at night in the snow.
The cage season for the John
Tarleton basketeers will come to
an end Saturday, February 26,
when the mighty Plowboys will in-
vade the NTAC gym in Arlington,
home of the North Texas Aggies,
traditional rivals of the Plowboy
squad.
In looking through the old files
are found a few of the past re-
cords of these two ancient rivals.
In 1924 Capt. Buck Weaver led
his Plowboys to an undefeated sea-
son and a tie with Ai-Iington for
state honors. Then followed years
ef such rivalry between these
quints that all athletic competition
was abolished until the 1033 sea-
son.
Since competition has resumed
both teams have shown much true
sportsmanship; yet such fighting
spirit that whenever an athletic
event is scheduled between the
Plowboys and the Aggies one al-
ways knows that each team will
put forth its best to carry off
the other's scalp.
In the '34 season the Plowboys
won the two games 44 to NTAC'a
14 and 4G to33. During that season
the Wisdom followers amassed 827
points to their opponents 369. Then
in 1!)35 the Aggies again lost their
cage tilts to Tarleton 40 to 28 and
49 to 20. Again in the season of
'30 the big end of the count fell
to Plowboys in both frays, 41 to
23 and $1 to 23,
Last year- two thousand Arling-
ton fans thought that the Aggies
had won and broken the record,
and the crowd was wild for a few
minutes, when the score board
read: NTAC 40, Tarleton 39, How-
ever the official scorer corrected
the mistake and the score was 40-
-10, The final period the Plowboys
hooped live points to the Aggies'
three, making the final Score 45-43.
In the season's closer the purple
and white =rin!hered the North
Texas qiiinl W-.'ili and the students
were given a holiday in relehratinr
ef Ihe event, coding four unslefeat-
, il seasons.
It: '■ In- lasl 'nee! ing between the
i■! ,rT■ -. Tai-leton barely clipped
:,h: Junior Aggi.-s f'"' :t sc.ire of 30
tn 'J.!. The rinwt nys were never
■tUe 1-i hold a ,;a!'e lead, the lead
t. hie' r'";< o'■;■■! four tine's. An.'l
the half they led by only two
point ■;.
Satnrslay night the Aggies wiii
net tie handicapped by bcine away
from homo oi) a strands' court,
and the Plowboys will. Then there
will be that brewing spirit of the
A ggi;- fans to help their team
iahe the Plowboys off their feet.
But, the Plowboys have something
te look forward to. besides licking
the Junior quint—if they win that
game, it will mean five consecutive
ronftvenee records with no con-
for; tice hisses.
Taiseton will be. well represented
at the game Sativday night.
licccplirm Called Off
Because og bad weather the open
house reception sponsni'esl by
; h- A.W.S. Council has been in-
definitely postponed. Miss Clara
Savage, 'lean of women, who made
"he announcement, surd that no
:'urths'V plans would hp made un-
!ii the weather became more set-
tled.
Entertainment had been planned
for *200 high school girls last
Thursday.
Nine Girls Found
To Be Following
Pre-Med Course
Captain John's zoology classes
a e graced by nine girls who are
taking pre-medical work. All who
are in these zoology classes know
that nothing is done by boys, much
less by girls, that is not announ-
ced and recounted in class next
day, to the amusement of all pres-
ent. Along- with the teasing, the
girls absorb many slips which will
benefit them greatly in their fu-
ture. We change Captain John's
doctrine, "All men will do to
watch," and say "All pre-med girls
will do to watch four years from
now."
Pansy Lee Porter leads the
small group of girls at Tarleton
this year. Pansy Lee plans to at-
tend Baylor Medical School to
finish hei^ technical work,
Margaret Carlisle hopes to ob-
tain a degree as a technician,
Gerry Sandel says veterinary
medicine is an open field in which
money can be made; therefore, she
spends much of her time at the
collige farm,
Corinne Lee deserts her tech-
nically minded sisters' calling and
plans to be a surgical nurse in the
Hospital of the Young and Hand-
some Doctors, whereabouts un-
known.
Earleen Pitzer expects to go to
the St. Louis School of Technology
where she will complete her tech-
nical course.
Virginia Scott, one of the two
of this group who chooses the Uni-
versity of Texas aa her next, rest-
ing spot, also desires to become an
able and efficient technician.
Dorothy Mays, commonly known
to all Zoology 310 students as little
''Speedy" says ehe will make Bay-
lor Med. her Alma Mater and
See NINE GIRLS Page 4
Mefferd Goes To
Washington, D. C.
Roy B. Mefferd, area supervisor
of vocational agriculture for Area
IV, left February 14 for Washing-
ton to -work in the offices of the
Agricultural Adjustment Adminis-
tration, according to information
released by A, J. Spangler, head of
agriculture.
Mr, Melferd will study the new
farm program carefully. According
to Mr. Spangler, teachers are re-
sponsible for educational proce-
dure in relation to the new farm
program. Kvery two months an
area supervisor js being Called to
Washington in order that; these
educational procedures may be
kept to date by teachers of voca-
l ioiui! am-iculhiii' in all day and
evening classes,
ADOLF HITLER
DEMANDS EQUAL
POWER RIGHTS
Europe Wonders "What Is
Is Next," form Chancellor
Of Germany As lie As-
serts His Aims to World
LISTS 5 DEMANDS
* Some people think the "Big Ap-
ple" is the main song in the opera
"William Tell."
Conradf Continues
| Ib Jndgimr Lead
The satnlidates fur t he I !'3S Inve-
sted: Judging Team Jo coirpot"
.oi Foil V,(itth Maich 1:1 huv"
. fier-n reduced to five. F. W. Coiv
| null is "ending with an average of
I 'vS.fi per cent, according to results
j'hiough Sunday. February 13, it
! is announced from the office of
] Oscar II. Franier, coach of the
team. Others qualifying an,. B. T!
, Fowler. .Tr,, S7.fi, Guy Moore 87,1,
| Reginald 'McMillan $0.0, and A. R.
l.ongir.o STi.7.
The five boys, accompanied by
Coach Fray-ier, went to San Saba
Wednesday. February Ifi, to tli-j
Sail Sal in Stuck Show with the in-
lention oi" judging si nek there. Be-
;"Uiso •>!' ihe rain they were nhii' te
iudgl' only one class. These boys
af-o made a f;:;i to lii'si.viavn,!;!
Sunday. February 20, for p fac-
iei- judging.
Coll'itr Iteiurns
li, Perton Ooii'jn, professor o!
voice, has just recovered from a
"light attack of influenza. Mr. Cof-
fin became ill two weeks airo but
thought he had recovered s.ulfici-
rnty to continue his classes last
Monday. He became ill- again last
Tuesday and was forced to remain
in bed several days.
Mrs. Coffin took Mr. Coffin's
students during- his absence.
Tells of Rearmament Pro-
gram; Four Power Agree-
ment Seen in Europe
(Editor's Note: Because of
the vita! importance and nation-
wide interest that this article
bears, the J-Tac presents it to
the student body in an effort to
set before the young people what
is going on outside the Tarleton
campus.)
Spccial from Star-Telegram,
BERLIN, Feb. 21.—Chancellor
Adolf Hitler gave Europe's uneasy
capitals no hint Monday of his next
move as leader of a rearming Ger-
many he declared was "entitled to
equal rights" with other powers.
His momentous Reichstag speech
Sunday failed to give the answer.
Point by point, Hitler stressed;
1. Nazi Germany must have col-
onies, pointedly mentioning Great
Britain.
2. Neighboring nations must
stop "inflicting sorrows" on Ger-
man residents or face war with
the Reich.
3. Germany will recognize Man-
choukuo.
victory in China to stave off "Bol-
shevism."
5. Italy and Japan are the
closest friends of a Reich united
and rearmed to support one lead-
er, Adolf Hitler.
The Burning Question
Europe's burning question,"What
will Hitler do next?" resounded
Monday in foreign capitals with
undiminished menace,.
Anxiety grew in Prague, where
Hitler's indirect reference to Ger-
man minorities in Czecho-Slovakia
was resented as challenging the
sovereignty of that state, the home
of some 3,000,000 pro-Nazi Ger-
mans.
In his three-hour Reichstag ad-
dreys, Dor Fuehrer touched point-
edly on most phases of the Reich's
foreign policy.
He informed Great Britain that
she could have peace with the
Reich by turning over colonies she
gained from Germany by World
War victory.
\ He hailed Germany's new eo-
] r.fii-ralion wilh Au.-t.ria but gave no
j pledge I -a preserve ihe indepfnd-
; eis e i.f thai, former llupsburg
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GIVE PRESENT
Choc Sanders Presented With
Suit of Clothes by Tarleton
(irldinen
Last night the Plowboy football
j squad presented Coach "'Choc"
' Sanders with a suit of clothes as
j a token <>f their appreciation of
his u oi k with them.
Coach Sanders i< leaving Tarle-
ton after this term, having resign-
ed last week to take advantage of
heller- opportunities ill the eoach-
; inc tis'Id
! '"Chi < " was summoned to the
; thi^s' Barracks en the pretense of
! an iinconl lollable disturbance tak-
; ii.'g place Ihil'e and that his help
. uas needed to oulct the fray,
11, F. Boyd, chairman and
spokesman for the boys, made the
nri's-entation which was a black
business suit, purchased here in
Stephenville.
The suit was a gift of the foot-
ball boys and Charlie Wilkins,
Carl Birdwell, C, H. Dawson, and
Coach W. J. Wisdom.
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