The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 4, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 14, 1941 Page: 1 of 4
four pages : b&w ; page 22 x 16 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Show Your Tarleton Spirit
Ride The Brady Special!
, Show Your Tarleton Spirit
Ride The Brady Special!
si VOL, XXI.
STEPHENyiLLE, TEXAS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14,1941
NUMBER 4
Cadets Choose Ten Sponsors;
Uniforms To Be Selected Soon
' Regimental, battalion, band, and
company sponsors of the cadet
corps were elected last Friday,!
The* sponsors and- their positions
are &s follows: "Cissy" MeDan-
ieis, regimental; Frances Taylor,
. first battalion; Othene Maulden,
" second battalion; ^.Doris Sherman,
'' band; Marion Glenn, campany A;
\ Lmille Neighbours, company B;
4 Nancy. Collier, company C; Mag-
•-gie Pearee, company D; Joe Stew-
art, company 'E, an4 Frances
Sligh, company F. >
This year there are two more
sponsors than there were last year.
These two additions are battalion
sponsors. The girls' uniforms will
be similar to the white and pur-
ple ones worn last year. These
have been used for the past two
years; previously a khaiki uniform
"similar to the cadet uniform was
worn.
PARADE FRIDAY
AROUSES PEP IN
CITY AND SCHOOL
Tarleton students and a number
. of Kilgore students joined together
in a big parade last Friday after-
noon at five. The campaign fpr vic-
tory and the colorful parade was
led by the local police, followed by
the yell leaders in a pickup, the
military band, two tractors hung
with signs of "Beat Kilgore" and
VBack the Plowboys," and a num-
ber of cars.
J. Lewis Evans, that little man
with the hot trumpet, led his Bos.
que Bottom Bollweevils in two of
the latest swing tunes.. The yeli
leaders, Wilcox, Bridges, Lund-
gren, Matthews, and McDaniel
aroused the good old Tarleton
spirit with several peppy yells.
The president of the Stephenville
Chamber of Commerce, J. D. Good-
game, was introduced by Ed Will-
iams, president of the senior class.
After 'a .short and inspiring talk,
Mr. • Goodgame presented Hugh
v Wolfe, who introduced the yell
leaders of both Tarleton and Kil-
gore and presented them with bou-
quets of flowers.
The rally ended with the band's
playing the Tarleton "Color Song."
Officer^ Select
Class Delegates
For Activities
] By Ed Williams
The senior class • officers for
1941-'42 met Thursday afternoon
at 4:30. The purpose of the meet-
ing was to select student delegates
for the senior elass. There will be
one boy and one girl delegate for
every fifty seniors. These students
are to take part in all decisions
and plans -for the class activities.
. The delegates are as follows:
Margareuite- Capps, Sara Lamun,
Lucille Neighbours, Jean Jame-
son, Othene Maulden, Joy Gerald,
Doris Sherman, Lucille Burnett,
Marciel Maddox, Mary Rogers,
Doyle Thurman* Homer Hodge,
Duff Chesney, George Wilcox, Ra-
,by Alford, Norman Hatcher,
James RatlifF, Robert Menefee,
and E'lmsr Kruse.
These students were scheduled
to meefc% again "Monday afternoon
to set up the program of work
for 194l-'42.
C"OACH WISDOM MAKES
ARRANGEMENTS FOR GAME
Coaclj W. - J. Wisdom, head of
the athletic department, went to
Brady Saturday to make final ar-
rangements for the Tarleton-Sch-
remer football game which will bek
played at. Brady the night of Oc-
tober 25.
Press Club to Meet
Wednesday Night
To Elect Officers
The Tarleton Press Club will
hold its second meeting of the year
on Wednesday night at 7:30 in the
Grassburr office which is located in
the east side of Shack 35. Every
member and everyone interested in
becoming a member is urged to be-,
present.
Wanda Dorris will have charge
of the program. Prior to the pro-
gram there will be a short business
session in which the officers for
the coming year will be elected.
There will also be an election of
a sponsor. Everyone is cordially
invited to attend.
CADETS TO WEAR
BLUEHONORSTAR
AND NAME PLATE
Since Tarleton's R. O. T. C. unit
has been rated as excellent for the
last two years, Major Mann has
decided that every cadet should be
entitled to display this distinction
by wearing' a blue honor star on
his blouse just above the R. 0. T.
C. shield. The clause giving him
this authority is stated in this
way: "Members of the R.,0. T. C.
units of Senior Divisions rated as
excellen^-as-a-result of the pre-
scribed annual formal, inspection
may wear, for the period that the
unit is so rated, a star of blue
cloth, one inch in diameter, one
inch above the R. O. T. C. shield."
This star is to be put on the blouse
immediately and to be worn until
orders are given otherwise.
In order that cadets may know
each other better, Major Mann
has declared that, until orders are
given to the contrary, each cade^j/
will wear a brass, rectangular
name plate above the center of the
left shirt pocket. .This name plate
is to be worn on school uniforms
only, Each cadet must type his
name on a piece of paper and slip
the i paper into the name plate.
These name plates are to be worn
at all times on the campus and in
the vicinity of Stephenville. They
will be of great assistance to the
squad leaders and company com-
manders in that they will be able
to" know theid men sooner. These
plates are on sale at the College
Store and cost only 5c; penalties
will be assessed for not wearing
them. Dean Davis likes this idea
so well that he has prescribed a
similar name plate for the girls.
Mr. Carl Birdwell, manager of
the College Store, stated that he
has supplied a bulletin board in
the store for church notices.
CAMPUS
CALENDAR
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14
J-Tac staff meeting, 6:45.
Methodist Young People's Cfioir •
• meeting, Conservatory, 6 .*30-7 ?30."
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15
Eagle Scout Alumni meeting, As- •
• riculture Building, d :30.
Art Club meeting, Home Economics
Building, Room 302, 7:00.
Press Club meeting, Qrassburr Of- •
fice, 7:30.
Gramophiles, Little Auditorium,
7:15.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1«
Pep meeting. Gym, 7:00.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17
Tarleton va. Decatur, 8:00, at De-
catur.
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 18
First All-Tarleton Formal Dance,
•Dining Hall, 8:00-11:00.
MONDAY. OCTOBER 20
Aggette meeting, Rec.*HaU, 75S0--•
8:30.
.Military Band practice, 1:00-8 ;O0.
BRADY SPECIAL
WILL RUN IF 500
TICKETS SOLD
The special train to Brady will
be run on October 25 according to
Chick Schmidt, President of the
Student Council. Tickets will be
$1.84 because of the 10 per cent
amusement tax thai went into ef-
fect on October 10. At least 500
tickets must be sold by October 15.
Tickets will be sold'by. the so-,
cial clubs and the Student Council.
The selling of the tickets will run
as a contest between the clubs. Re-
ceipts will be given and can be ex-
changed for a ticket at the fiscal
office a few days before the game.
Coach W. J. Wisdom stated that
student tickets for the game may
be purchased for 40c if they are
bought here before the game.
This is the third successive year
that Tarletonites will have gone
on a special train to Brady for the
Tarleton vs; Schreiner footbaU
game.
FLOYD STIGLER
IS ASSOCIATE
EDITOR OF J-TAC
Floyd Stigler has been selected
to fill the vacancy left by the re-
signation of Duff Chesney as asso-
ciate editor of the J-Tac. Floyd had
been working with the staff as a
sports reporter and typist prior to
his appointment.
Duff had to resign because his
duties at the college farm did not
allow him time to do all his work.
Girls' Dormitory Has
260 Occupants; The
Juniors Predominate
The girls' dormitory is under
the management of Miss Ruth
Renfrow, supervising director; stu-
dent employees assist her. On the
staff are desk clerks, house-keep-
ers, and hall hostesses. It is the
desire of the management to pro-
vide a wholesome, cheerful, and
happy situation^ for every girl in
the dormitory.
Three housemeetings other than
employee meetings have been held
from time to time to inform the
girls of general rules and house
regulations. Miss Renfrow believes
that if girls understand the rules
and realize that they are made for
their protection, everyone is more
willing to co-operate with enforc-
ing them.
The first few weeks ,were used
in making adjustments with refer-
ence to roommates. At the present
time nearly every girl has the
type of roommate she desires in
that their likes and dislikes are
similar to a certain extent. The
girls are enjoying their social life
in the' dormitories and are taking
advantage of privilege nights and
student activities. On regular study
nights the girls spend their time
studying, laundering and pressing
clothes, and making a few neces-
sary improvements in hopes of a
better grade in "campusology" the
next day.
There are approximately 2Q0
girls occupying the halls. The jun-
iors by far outnumber the sen-
iors.
Miss Renfrow and the employees
are grateful for the co-operation
of all the girls, for they have
encountered few real problems.
Lieut. Jack McCullough and Sgt.
Fromer Join the Military Staff
, *■ .
LIEUT. JACK McOTJLLOJJGH
F.F.A.TOELECT
SWEETHEARTS
AT NEXT MEET
The Collegiate Chapter of Fu
ture Farmers of America held its
fourth meeting in the Agriculture
Building, room 6, Tuesday night
at 6:45. The candidates for chap-
ter sweethearts, Betty Lou Dris-
kill, Wanda Dorris, and Maggie
Pgarce, were announced and pre-
sented.
The boys set October 21st as the
date fort, initiation of the new mem-
bers and the election of the sweet-
hearts. All members art; urged "to
be out for this important meeting.
Nominations are still' being* accept-
ed in the sweetheart race;-all that
is necessary is the girl's name.
New members are very welcome.
Any person who formerly belonged
to a chapter or is taking agricul-
tural education may join.
Students to Attend
B. S. U. Convention
On October 17-19
Three students of Tarleton are
to participate in the program of
the annual State Baptist Union
Convention at the University of
Texas to be held at Austin on
October 17-19. These students are
Ben Cowling, George "Wilcox, and
Grace Spencer.
Five thousand students from six-
ty-six Texas college campuses,
from high, schools, and from busi-
ness and professional schools are
expected ' to attend the sessions.
Thirty outstanding denomination-
al leaders are expected to join
the students on the program, ac-
cording to J. W. Marhall, state
student secretary. Foreign students
will be special guests of the con-
vention, ' t
Ben Cowling, local B, S. U. pres-
ident, said that the attendance of
twenty-five students has been set
as a goal from the Tarleton cam-
pus. The trip will be made in in-
dividual cars. *
Music Department
Presents Program
At High School
The Tarleton Music Department
presented a program at the Ste-
phenville High School, Wednesday,
October 8. Those participating in
the program were Mr. and Mrs.
1^. Berton Coffin, Mr. Harold J.
Bluhm, and Mr. Donald Morton.
The program, which was held
during the high school assembly
period, began with a duet by Mr.
and Mrs. Coffin, consisting of t#o!
numbers, "Morning"' by Speaks,
and "Trot Here and There" by
Messager. Mr. Bluhm then played
on the violin "Adoration" by Bor-
owski, and "The Son of Puszta" by
Kela Bela. Mr. Morton played
"Butterfly" by Creig, and "Song
of the Brook" by Lack. The pro-
gram was completed by Mr. and
Mrs. Coffin singing "Song of
Love" by Schubert, and "Sweet-
hearts" by Herbert,
, .1I. A' I iV f 'S. ■
The assistant P. M. S, is Sec-
ond Lieutenant Jack McCul-
lough. Lieutenant McCullough
is well known to all the second
year men at Tarleton since he
has been here for the last four
years. He obtained his commis-
sion at the Officers Training
School at Fort Beiyiing, Geor-
gia, and was sent back here on
the fifteenth of this month.
Sergeant -Fromer is the new
sergeant on the staff. Sergeant
Fromer's home town is Irving,
ton, Alabama. He was gradu-
ated from Gulf Coast Military
Academy at Gulfport, Mississ-
ippi, and then attended Tulane
-University for two years. After his
two years'1 at Tulane he joined the
army and was placed in the sev-
enty-eighth Cavalry. He stayed in
the Cavalry from: 1932-1935. In
1036 he was transferred to Fort
Sam Houston where he .stayed un-
til he was sent to Tarleton.
Although not a member of the
staff, Cadet Colonel A. L. Ziegel-
meyer is an agtive executive offi-
cer. He, is. no w*the assistant-to the
P. M. 'S. &1T, and is a very valu-
able njaii to the cadet corps.
Dining Hall Gives
Folders About Diet
To Boarders Sunday
A small fqlder. called "Texas
Food Standard" ' was distributed
Sunday to-'all students.jyhp.board
at 'the College Dining .Hall. The
folder was 'prepared by the Texas
State Nutrition Committee and is-
sued by the Extension Service of
the Agricultural and Mechanical
College of Texas and the United
States Department of Agriculture.
It'contains the daily, monthly, and
yearly food requirements which are
necessary for good health.
The principal fault of the aver-
age American diet is that it is un-
balanced .because it contains too
many starches or carbohydrates.
Dietitians and nutritionists have
undertaken the task of educating
the people to the fact that the
starches and carbohydrates must
be supplementedj by more fresh
vegetables, fruits/ meats, fish, eggs,
cheese, milk, and butter before a
balanced diet can result. Not only
are the essential elements or food'
stuffs necessary, -but it is import-
ant that the diet be consumed in
the form or three meals a day and
that the necessary foods be eat-
en in preference, to those appeal-
ing to personal tastes.
Inadequate nutrition is too pre-
valent in America. The reasons
most often advanced in explana-
tion of such malnourishment as
exists are poverty, prejudice, hab-
it, ignorance, and indifference.
Today attention is' being cen-
tered upon national defense; there-
fore, correct diets are of major
importance to the American peo-
ple. Human- beings form our first
line of defense; ahd if the peo-
ple are made strong and given
weapons needed to defend them-
selves, the defense program of
the American people should be
well on the up-grade.
Mrs.. S. Thel Garrison^ assist-
ant librarian, spent the week-end
in Waco with her husband.
Misg Avie Squier, associate pro-
fessor in the business adminis-
tration department, attended the
State Fair in Dallas, Sunday.
CORRECTION
In the J-Tac of the October
7 issue there was an error con-
cerning? the time of service in
the poultry department of Tar-
leton. The staff expresses its
regrets and wishes'to make the
following' correction:
Mr.,W. C, Homeyer served
from 1923 to 1928, and Mr.
E. C. Johnson^ served from
1928-to 1935t-
REGIMENTAL, BATTALION, BAND,
COMPANY OFFICERS ARE PLACED
Carnegie Record
Set Is Available
at Scheduled Hours
According to Mr. William P.
Grant of the Fine Arts Depart-
ment, the Carnegie .Recoid Set ia
available for individual use by
students, teachers, and others at
the following hours; Monday: 1:00
to 4:00; Tuesday, 9:00 to 10:00;
Wednesday, 2:00 to 4:00; Thurs-
day, 8:30 to 10:00 and 11:00 to
1,2:00; Friday, 10;G0 to 11:00 and
3:00 .to 4:00; and on Saturday*
3:30 to 10:00 and 11:00 to 12:00
o'clock.
This set was given,to the col-
lege in 1938 by the Carnegie Cor-
poration of New York. William
P. Grant of the Fine Arts De-
partment, who is in charge of the
set, was instrumental in getting
this ret of music for the? college.
In addition to approximately 620
phonograph records, the Carnegie
Set includes a modern electric
ponograph, witu separate speaker
and turntable units, a complete
ui'iex file, a cabinet for records,
and a, set of Grove's Dictionary
of Miusic. The music available in-
cludes all important schools, types,
and forms of music, ranging from
the primitive music of the In-
dians, Eskimos, and African sav-
ages, to the complex symphony,
o; era, music drama, and chamber
mtunc.
The student attendants lor'this
seme&ter • are Mary Elizabeth
Hearn, Eastland; and James
Wright, Brownwood. Students and
faculty members are urged to
make use of the set and make an
acquaintance with music.
ALL CUTS TO BE
POSTED MONDAY
An alphabetically arranged list
of students' cuts will be placed on
the bulletin boards of the dean of
men and dean of women every
Monday afternoon.
If any student's name appears
and the charge is false or the stu-
dent has a legitimate excuse for
his delinquency, he should at Once
secure an "excused absence card"
from the registrar's office and pre-
sent 'it to his teacher to prevent
the delinquency from bein£ charg-
ed up against his grade.
Show your Tarleton spirit. Ride
the Brady Special!
The provisional officers which,
were made earlier this year are
now assigned to their respective
position's. These will probably be
the - finaj. assignments for these
men; however, Major Mann say3
that it might be necessary to make
several more changes.
The Regimental Staff is compos-
ed of regimental commander,' Ca-'
(Jet Colonel Bill Jones; regimental
executive, Lieutenant-Colonel La-
verne Pass; regimental adjutant,
Second Lieutenant' Horace Mark-
land, who is SI in the military or-
ganization; and First Lieutenant
Billy Seaman, who is known as the
Regimental $2, S3, 34,
The first battalion is commanded
by Captain Miles Locke, and his.
battalion, adjutant is Second Lieu-
tenant Justin McBride. The offic-
ers' staff of Company A, is com-
posed in this order: Company com-
mander, First Lieutenant Homer
Hodge; second in command, Sec-
ond Lieutenant Norman Hatcher;
platoon commander, Second Lieu-
tenant Joe Danoff; and platoon
commander, First Sergeant Bobby
Joyce.
Company B's staff is composed-
in the following order: Company
commander, Second Lieutenant Al-
ton McClellan; second in command,
Second Lieutenant Carl Braunig.
Platoon commanders are Second
Lieutenants Bill Bletcher and
George Moon. Conipany C is com-
mander by Second Lieutenant Gene
Maulden, second in command is
Second Lieutenant R. A. Schmidt."
The platoon commanders are Sec-
ond Lieutenants Jim Hulse and
William Pritchett.
The second battalion is command-
ed by Captain L. H. Mathews, and
his battalion adjutant is Second
Lieutenant Ross Glover. Company
D's staff is composed in the follow-
ing order: Company commander,
First Lieutenant Lee Ansel! J sec-
ond in command is Second Lieuten-
ant Donald Winn, pl&toon
commanders are Second Lieuten*
ant William Bradley and Sergeant
Bonner Peevey. Company E is
commanded by First- Lieutenant
Doyle Thurman; second in com-
mand is Second Lieutenant Jamps
Gibbs; the platoon commanders are
Second Lieutenants Ben Cowling
and Rayfor'd Russell, Company F
is commanded by Second Lieuten-
ant Silas Brandenburger; Second
Lieutenant Bob Corbell is second
in command. The platoon comman-
ders are Second Lieutenant Claud
Parker and Sergeant Ray Turk-
nett.
The Band officers are: Captain
J. L. Evans, First Lieutenant Her.-'
bert Maas, Second Lieutenants
Floyd Stigler and Landon Roberts-
S. D. W. Wi V. APPOINT COMMITTEES
AND PLAN PARTIES AND PROGRAMS
Mayor J. W. Clements
Speaks At Meeting
And Encourages All
Mayor J. W. Clements was the
principal'-speaker at the meeting
of the Sons and Daughters of-
World War Veterans' organization
last Wednesday night' in the
home economics auditorium. Mayor
Clements pointed out many things
that such an organization as the
Sons and Daughters could do.
Two faculty members and World
War veterans, Mr. C. H. Dawson,
associate professor of industrial
arts, and Mr. James E. Gardner,
professor of architecture, also of-
fered encouragement and advice to
the group.*- "
Presiding was president Floyd
Stigler, who presentec( the plans
for some coming events of the club.
The S. D. W. W* V. will have a
combination party and -dance in'
'the Rec. Hall on October 30. Other
events are a dinner in the private
dining room honoring State Amer-
ican Legion Commander, Andrew
Dilworth, on November 8; and a
patriotic program on November 11.
Various committees were ap-
pointed by Stigler. These are as
follows: program, Rod Roberts,
June Carr, and Charlene Conley;
membership, Miles Locke, Carl Ar-
nold; and Wanda Dorris;. social,
Nancy Collier, Maggie Pearce
and Smitty Wisdom; entertain-
ment, Herbert Maas, Billy May-
field, • and Landon Roberts; and
publicity, Wanda Dorris and Bob-
by Stramler.
. The next meeting of the orga-
nization'will be Wednesday, Octo-
ber 22, at 7:00 in the home eco-
nomics auditorium.
• Betty Lou Driskill won second
'place on the calf,' Vresson Lad,
that she had entered in the senior
division at the Dallas Fair.
i -ill..
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 4, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 14, 1941, newspaper, October 14, 1941; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth140420/m1/1/: accessed May 14, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarleton State University.