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VOL. XX.
STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1941
NUMBER 19
COLLEGE SINGERS
TO TOUR TEXAS
DURING SPRING
The Tarleton College Singers
will begin their week's tour to
various Texas cities on April 6.
Although this is only a tentative
date, the tour will definitely take
pln<yd during the early part ,of
Apri J, according to R. Berton, Cof-
fin,. director of the College Sing-
ers.
The itinerary for the trip has not
been definitely set, but plans are
being made to go either to South
or West Texas, Last year the Sing-
ers gave concerts in Alvarado, Cle-
burne, Kosse, Wortham, Groesbeck,
Gatesville, Lampasas, San Saba,
and Goldthwaite. A recording of
their voices was made at Waco.
The chorus is now working on
its program for this spring's tour
•with 22 girls and 1-1 boys defi-
nitely placed, and only four va-
cancies to fill to make it the usual
forty-voice organization.
Twelve Songs to be Sung
The program that will be pre-
sented on the tour is composed of
the following songs:
"0 God, Be Merciful" mixed
chorus—1TaUis.
"All in the April Evening," mix-
ed chorus—Roberton.
"Sleep, Holy Babe!" mixed chor-
us—Ganchow,
"Send Forth Thy Spirit" mixed
chorus—Schuetky.
"Riff Song", caroling cadets—
Romberg.
''Play Gypsies", girls' glee club
—Kalman.
".Shepherdess Moon", girls' glee
club—arranged by Coffin.
"Lonesome Road", mixed chorus
—arranged by Coffin,
"Handsome Soldier", mixed chor-
us—Row.
"Ho-La-Li"—Luvaas.
"Ezekiel Saw de Wheel"—Cain.
"Carve Dat Possum", mixed chor-
us—Cain.
Seven Divisions in Chorus
First sopranos in the chorus
are Alyeen Campbell, Wilma
Hingst, Sibyl Hollingswprth, Kath-
ryn Nutt, Dorothy Slaughter, and
Rhea Fern Wilson.
Second sopranos are Texada
Camrud, Hazel Huise, Margaret
Leach, and Doris Sherman.
First altos are Martha Carlisle,
Kathleen Collum, Janalyn Davis,
Rosellen Eberhart, Betty Matthews,
See Tarleton Singers, Page 4.
Senior Class To
Give Big Formal
Dance Saturday
The Senior Class will give a for-
mal dance in the college dining
hall Saturday night from 8:00( to
11:00 o'clock. Admission prices will
to 35c for couples and 45c for
stags.
According to Prexy Merle Proc-
tor, the biggest dance of the year
is being planned by the Senior
Class. The Collegians will furnish
thp music, a floor show is enacted
by talented students, the hall is
to be attractively decorated, and
boutonnaires will be given each
of the boys when he enters.
Money which the class clears
will go toward paying for the class
gift, which will be dedicated in the
spring.
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J CALENDAR ♦
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25—
Press Clab meeting 7:O0 o'clock
Basketball game, Tarleton v .
Decatur Baptist, 7:30 p. m. at
Tarleton.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2«—
Gramophilee, 1:15 p. m.
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 27—
Press Club sponsors show: "This
Thing Called Love," starring'
Melvyn Douglas and Rosalind
Russell. Tickets may be bought
from Presa Club members for
30c each.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28—
Basketball game, Tarleton vs.
N.T.A.C., at Tarleton, 7:3Q p. m.
SATURDAY, MARCH i—
Formal Dance in Dining TTnll,
sponsored by Senior Class.
Tarleton College Singers As Chosen By Director
Shown above are members of the Tarleton College Singers, their director, and the pianist. In tlie top row, shown left to right are James Martin,
Craig Marshall, James Sites, Bryce McCormack, Sidney Lundgren, Charles Becker, J. H. Chisholm, A. C. Jenkins, George Mason, Tilden Hastings,
and George, "Wilcox.
Shown in the second row, left to right, are Doris Sisson, Margaret Leach, Dave Tindall, Silas Brandenberger, Joe Danoff, Billy Baylor, Bobert
Eaton, Jack Ligon, Rex Nixon, Maxine Nichols, and Clarice Harper.
In the third row, r^Eiown left to right, are Kathryn Nutt, Laura Helen Saylor,. Texada Camrud, Joy Gerald, Coral Bushing, Bobbie Nell Martin,
Dori3 Sherman, Rhea Fern Wilson, Alyeen Campbell, Margaret Lovett, and Betty Matthews.
Shown in the fourth row, left-to right, are Mrs. R. Berton Coffin, pianist, Sara Lamun, Wilma Hingst, Koselien Eberhart, Dorothy Newton,
Dorothy Slaughter, Hazel Hulse, Sibyl Hollingsworth, Janalyn Davis, Martha Carlisle, Kathleen Collum, and B. Berton Coffin, director.
FEDERAL INSPEDTiON WILL BE
HELD ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2
ENTHUSIASM IS
HIGH AT GRAFF
BALLET CONCERT
CoL T. K. Spencer
Will Be Inspecting
Officer This Year
THIRTY REGISTER
WITH COMMITTEE
FOR POSITIONS
Thirty students interested in
having the Tarleton Placement
Committee assist in securing a
teaching position for 1941V42 reg-
istered with Prof. A. II. Wilcox,
chairman of the Committee, in
room 312 on Thursday afternoon,
at 2:30 o'clock.
According to Mr. Wilcox the
Student Placement Committee at
Tarleton places around twenty to
twenty-five students in teaching
positions each year.
The services of the committee
are free to all students, who may
register by filling information
sheets with the committee. Rec-
ommendations are then collected
from members of the faculty ai)d
others; and students are notified
of and recommended for school
vacancies.
Members of the Student Place-
ment Committe are Miss Mattie
Walker, head of the home econ-
nomics department; J, W. Foote,
head of the business administran-
tion department; C. H. Dawson,
of the industrial arts department;
John Smith, of the biology depart-
ment; Charles W. Froh, head of
the department of music; C. H.
Hale, professor of education; Roy
Mefferd and A. J. Spangler, of
the school of agriculture; Mrs. L.
C. Smith of the business adminis-
tration department; Morton P.
Brooks, dean of men; Clara Sav-
age, dean of women; Registrar
Gabe Lewis; and Associate Dean
G. O. Ferguson.
Fall Semester Honor Roll Shows 157
Students Have Made 30 Grade Points
The Semester Honor Roll for the fall term, released today by
the registrar's office, contains the names of 157 students in con-
trast with the 88 students whose names were on the Fall Sem-
ester Honor Roll last year.
In order to make this honor roll students must have at least
30 grade Points and must have no failing grades. Three grade
points are offered for every A grade, two for each-B,, one for
every C, and none for a D.
The 157 students who are on this honor roll are as follows:
STUDENTS DO
NOT BELIEVE 0. S,
CAN AVOID WAR
Press Club Is To
Sponsor Show To
Go To TIPA Meeting
Thursday afternoon and night
the Press Club will sponsor the
moving picture, "This Thing Call-
ed Love," at the Majestic Thea-
tre. Tickets may be purchased
from members of the Press Club
and at Slaughter's Drug' Store,
for 30c each.
Rosalind Russell and Melvyn
Douglas are starred in this hilar-
ious love-comedy.
Money which the Presa Club
makes from sponsoring .this show
will go toward sending detegates
to the Texas Intercollegiate Press
Association to be held in El Paso
on April 3, 4 and 5.
Margaret Adams
Carroll Ammon3
B. J.' Anderson
Sara Andrews
Byron Ansell
Jack Baiter
Harold Barclay
Jack Barton
Letha Mae Beaman
Mildred Beidleman
Marvin Beishts
Douglas Bibby
Anna Webb Blanton
Fred Boren
Tommye Bowden
William Bradley
Silay Brandenberger
Hereford Bridges
Martha Bronstad
Leon Brown
Mary Anne Brown
Patsy Rae Brown
Betty J. Burgess
Anna Burgett
Lueile Burnett
Bobbye Sue Burns
Joeile Burroughs
Donald Callahan
Martrareuite Copps
Martha Carlisle
Mary Frances Carruth
William Chesncy
Nona Dell Cleveland
Nancy Collier
Kathleen Collum
Jessie Pearl Courtney
Ben Cowling
Mary Ruth Cox
Margaret Cuthbertson
Joe Danoff
Doris Deal
Billy Dobbins
Charle3 Dryden
Ed Durst
Dorothy Helen Earle*
Lee Robert Eaton
Edward Erwin
J. Lewis Evans
Wanda Feagan
Sarah Ann Ferguson
Eva Louise Fowler
Alva Frye
Chares Galloway
Sam Gantt
John Leonard Garrett
Elaine Garvey
Dorothy Gerald
Jim Gillispie
Rois Glover
KatVivyn Green
Evelyn Gregg
Edna Joyce Gribbla
Ina Bca Hale
Norman Hall
Melha Hand
Billy Jean Harper
John Havtafield
Norman Hatcher
Thurman Head
Mary Elizabeth Heara
Beuford Israel
Thomas Jackson
Buster Jacobs
Clara Nell Jonea
Ernest Jones
Billy Kidwell
Bob Kklf
Gene Lowe
Ruth McKay
J. F. McPherson
Dorothy McQuary
Earl MeSpadden
Herbert Mass
Margaret Marciel Maddos
Leone Mann
Joyce Knight
Maurice Korlin
Robert Koons
Eldon Landers
Bill Lehmberg
Jane Lleb
Cloye Little
Erwin Loveles3
Nancy Lovett
James Henry Martin
Ola Othene Maulden
Otto Meyer
Doyle LileS Moore
Norma Ruth Moser
Mildred Music
Billy Neel
Wynola Neely
Lucille Neighbours
Claudia Newton
Jack Newton
Marjorie Newton
Kathryn Nutt
Emmett Oglesby
Novellene O'Neal
William Pallmeyer
Murray Parent
Julia Parker
Julian Parker
Dale Parmer
Margaret Pearce
Mary Louise Poe
Martha Pool
John Frank Post
Alveta Pressley
Anna Louise Price
William Pritchetfc
Ora Lee Pruitt
Edith Mae Rankin
Elaine Rasco
Joe Dalton Rawlinga
William J. Reed
Eldor Riewe
William Everette Riley
Mildred Eloise Robersou
Janice Rogers
Mary Rogers
Bob Ross
Laura Helen Saylor
Katie Scarborough
Catherine Frances Schott
Winnell Schrimsher
Ernest Shillinburg
Irene Slaughter
Mary Hue Smith
John W. Smylie
Pauline Snyder
Eloise Stephens
Gloria Stewart
Evelyn Stone
James Latham Tate
Samuel Edwin Terry
Doyle Thurman
Donald Umphfreys
J. N. Varner
Marjorie Vest
Ellen June Warden
Haii Wells
Donald Williams
Doreece Wilson
According to the last report of
the Student Opinion Surveys on-
ly 49 per cent of American col-
lege youth beli^vq that the Unit-
ed State's will be able to stay out
of the war.
Similar opinion, though a little
less opaimistic, was expressed by
Tarleton students in a poll taken
for the Student Opinion Surveys
—only 40 per cent of our students
who were questioned believe that
we can stay out of war.
Trend is Toward Pessimism
Repeated checks of national
student opinion point out that
since the war began, nearly three
out of every ten students have
changed their- minds about the
ability of this country to avoid
the conflict. In December, 1939,
08 per cent of, American students
were confident that we could stay
out, and even in December, 1940,
a substantia1 ! majority, 63 per
cent, were still hopeful of our
chances. 4
But recent, events, including
the expansion of hostilities to the
Mediterranean area, the approach
of Spring and with it the threat-
ened invasion of England, and the
success of the Roosevelt adminis-
tration with the lease-lend bill,
have apparently made the war
seem closer.
In conjunction with the war
See Students Do Not, Page 4
Wednesday night at 7:30 o'clock
the college auditorium was filled
almost to capacity with a crowd
of eager spectators when the cur-
tain was pulled for the preface to
the' Graff Ballet performance.
The ovation after the preface,
though spirited, was not even a
sample of those whoch followed—
the audience became more and
more spirited after the perform-
ance of each number.
Grace and Kurt Oral?, directors
of the Ballet, were featured in the
numbers, "Con Vivo," "Romance,"
and "Renaissance.'' In "Renais-
sance," more than any other dance,
their skill in balancing and grace
in posing were displayed.
Other numbers in which the en-
lire troupe of dancers was featur-
ed were "Garden Party," "Ode to
the Living," "Vintage," and "Sing-
ing Earth."
Audience Demands? Encore
"Vintage," an impression of ear-
ly American ragtime, was applaud-
ed so enthusiastically and so per-
sistently by the audience that an
encore of the same number was
given. This hilarious comedy, color-
ful with "outlandish" costumes
and hitherto unheard of poses, at-
titudes, and dance steps, would
naturally appeal to college stu-
dents.
"Garden Party," with its mythi-
cal king,, queen, and court, ranked
next in popularity with the audi-
ence, judging by the way it was
received.
The most impressive of all the
dances was "Od^ to the Living,"
in which two women of entirely dif-
ferent character types met with
death, personified by Kurt Graff.
Students Marvel at Ballet
Most of the students in the au
dience had never seen a ballet be-
fore, and they were particularly
impressed with the uniquenss of
this type of dance, as well as, with
the grace and suppleness of the
dancers and the rapidity with
which they moved. Reports of
"That was the most beautiful thing
I've ever seen ,"and "I only wish
it had lasted longer" were heard
from all sides after the perform-
ance.
The ballerinas who were favor-
ites with students, other than Grace
Graff were Anne Devine and Dor-
othy Davies (the two tall danc-
ers) and Ida Galler, who played
the part of the child in "Ode to
the Living." Other members of
the troupe were .Edwin Gibson,
; Harold Borin, Ethel Saraohn, 01-
ga DiNunzio, Walter Reck, and
Arthur Wellendorf.
Tarleton's annual Federal In-
spection will be held on Wednes-
day, April 2, according to Colonel
James D. Bender.
Colonel T. K. Spencer, inspecting
officer last spring, will again in-
spect the cadet corps. The annual
military ball will climax the day's
activities.
The Federal Inspection is one of
the most important military func-
tions of the year. It shows the cul-
mination of a year's training, and
effort put forth at this time reach-
es its peak.
Last year the inspection was on
May 2, but it was impossible to get
a later date this year. There are
only five weeks left to round out all
the rough points, and to get the
cadet corps in shape to make a
good appearance.
For several years Tarleton has
ranked very high in the Eighth
Corps area, last year being chos-
en the best junior college ROTC
unit within the several states of
this area.
Each year the cadet corps ex-
ceeds its former records in pre-
cision and skill and it hopes to car-
ry out that tradition this year.
The inspection includes not only
extended and close order drill but
also an oral examination upon the
military sciences and tactics learn-
ed in the class rooms. In fact,
every phase of the training re-
ceived will be exhibited at the in-
spection.
Last Friday the cadet corps in
almost a unanimous v-fte decided lo
have the annual military ball after
the day's activities were over.
The custom of having a military
ball was initiated five years ago
when Colonel Bender first became
PMS&T at Tarleton. This ia one
social affair that almost every
cadet wants to attend. This dance,
the largest Tarleton dance of the
year, will be held in the college
dining hall.
Mary Beth Green Has
Best Snapshot, Wins
Last Contest Prize
Womanless Wedding, Quiz Program, and
Style Show Fill Evening With Hilarity
Eunita Pierce, who withdrew
from school after the first sem&a.-
ter, is now employed in an agri-
cultural conservation office in
Breckenridge.
A large crowd which attended
the Senior Class program, pre-
sented in the college auditorium
Friday night from 8:00 to 9:15
o'clock, acclaimed it to be the most
hilarious performance of the year.
The program was directed by Miss
May Jones and Dick Smith, Sen-
ior Class sponsors, with Merle
Proctor, class president, acting as
master of ceremonies.
The first entertainment feature
was the Quiz Program, conducted
by Hubert Meyer. In the form of a
Battle of the Sexes, Maxine Nich-
ols, Kathleen Collum, and Doro-
thy Earles pitted their wits against
those of Billy Seaman, Gordon
Holt, and David Tipton as Con-
ductor Meyer fired the questions
at them. Members of the college
orchestra, The Collegians, assist-
ed in the program and were judges
of the intelligence displayed. At
the end of the Quiz the girls had
78 points to the boys' 28 and the
winners were presented with a
"14-carat" ring.
The style show came next, with
Jerrye McClaran presiding as mis-
tress of ceremoies, Jerrye gave
a short preview of spring fash-
ion trends in clothes for both men
and women, after which twenty
girls and fifteen boys modeled
spring clothes from downtown
stores.. The girls modeled street,
sports, afternoon, and evening
dresses, while the boys modeled
sports and street clothes.
Risinger and Ratliff Are Wed
A Womanless Wedding climax-
ed the program, witth L. V. Ris-
inger (Scarlett O'Risinger) play-
ing the part of the bride, and
James Ratliff (Rhett Ratliff) act-
ing the part of the groom. Jack
Clemer, putting on his deepest and
most pompous Voice, married the
couple with an impressive and
slightly revised ceremony.
William P. Grant, professor of
piano, played the wedding march,
"Hinky, Dinky Parley Boo". R.
Berton Coffin, professor of voice,
sang "I Love You Truly" in a
quaking voice, and Harold Bluhm,
professor of violin, gave an off-key
rendition of "Annie Laurie."
Arthur Zieglemeyer was a per-
fect example of the broken heart-
ed mother shedding an extrava-
gant amount of tears during the
performance. Train bearer Hugh
Spotts and ring bearer Harry Row-
land seemed to have difficulty in
making their legs hold . them up,
but not so flower girls L. H. Mat-
thews and Pat Keith. The latter,
dressed in short, flimsy dresses,
were pictures of grace as they
See Womanless Wedding, Page 4
A Capella Choir To
Be Presented Here
Sunday> March 2
The A CapeUa Choir of North
Texas State Teachers' College
will be presented at the First
Baptist Church on Sunday, March
2, at 4 p. m. under the sponsor-
ship of the Stephenville Music
Club. There will be no admission
fee for the program.
Composed of more than 40 male
and female voices chosen from a
student body of several thousand,
the choir is directed by Dr. Wil-
fred C. Bain. Dr. Bain came to
the college in 1937.
The A Cape'la Choir has made
many highly successful appear-
ances over the state, thereby gain-
ing wide recognition as a talented
and finished chorus and the se-
curing of its appearance in Ste-
phenville required a great deal
of effort on the part of the Music
Club. Co-operation and contribu-
tions of the business and profes-
sional people and dubs of the
city made its appearance possible.
Tarleton students' are invited
to attend this program.
The Feature Contest, conducted
to get pictures of students and
the campus for the 1940-'41
"Grassburr," ended yesterday in
assembly when Mary Beth Green
was awarded a prize of one dol-
lar for the best snapshot of the
week.
Other students winning this
prize in previous week, are Cath-
erine Mae McDanie and William
Clay Turner.
Prize-winning pictures, as well
as others entered in the contest,
will be in the feature section of the
Grassburr.
West Point Cadet Visits Campus
Paul Jones, senior at Tarleton
last year, visited on the campus
this week end on the way to his
home at Winters.
Paul is on a six-month's leave
of absence from West Point where
he has been a cadet since last sum-
mer. His brother, Marvin Jones,
is a freshman at Tarleton this year.
Paul says that Tarleton students
who • considers their work hard
should try going to West Point
awhile—he has a feeling they
would then call their previous work
child's play.
TEXAS STUDENTS MAKE UP 83
OF 84 NEW ENROLLEES HERE
The enrollment figures for the
second semester show 84 new stu-
dents registered at Tarleton. Out
of that number there is only one
student who is not from Texas—
Curtis Vestal Leonard.
Curtis hails from Aruba, Nether-
land West Indies.
An uncle of Marcella and Mari-
lyn Paschall died Thursday, He
was also Mrs. E. L. Pewitt's broth-
er.
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