The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 22, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 4, 1952 Page: 1 of 8
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Hear Ira Schantz
On Sunday's Program
Published Weekly by Tarleion Students
32ND YEAR
STEPHENVILLE,- TEXAS, TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1952
NO. 22
Region 111
Will Begin
Tarleton's boys gymnasium will
be the site of girls' basketball
play-offs for the 1-A and 2-A
region III interscholastic league
titles on March 7-8.
Comanche, Lakeview, and No-
cona will vie for' the 2-A crown.
- Granbury, Lancaster, Whitesboro,
and Henrietta will compete for
:■ the 1-A title.
Preliminaries will be run off
Friday night and Satui-day morn-
ing. Consolation matches and fin-
als are slated for Saturday night.
The Comanche team, which won
the state title last year, has been
working out in the Tarleton gym
for the past week. Other teams
have been invited to use the gym
for piactice workouts prior to
the • tournament.
CALENDAR
TUESDAY, MARCH 4 —
Eternas Club Meeting, 0:30 p.
„m., Girl's Dorm.
Lords . and Commoners Club
Meeting, 0:30., Girl's Parlor.
WEDNESDAY, MAKCII 5 —
Students' Association Meeting,
5:30 p.m., Science Building.
Semper Idem Club Meeting, 0:30
p.m., Room 159, Science Building.
Student Council Dance, 0:30 p.
m., .Recreation Hall.
Barons-, and Coronas-:'Gl«b Meet-
ing, 7 p.m., Girls' Parlor.
.THURSDAY, MARCH <i—
D.S.T. Club Meeting, 0:30 t>.m.,
Girls' Dorm.
FRIDAY, MARCH 7 —
Regional Girls' Basketball Tour-
nament, Gymnasium,
SATURDAY, MARCH 8 —
Fencing Team Meet, Tarleton
Knights vs.. Texas Tech, Boys'
Gymnasium.
SUNDAY, MARCH 9 —
Canterbury Club Meeting, 6:15
p.m., St. Luke's Episcopal Church.
MONDAY, MARCH 10 —
. O.W.L.S, Club Meeting, 0:30
p.m., Home of Miss May Jones.
Los Cobbs Club Meeting, 0:30.
p.m., Armory.
Full Color Photos
Now Adorn Walls
Of Ad Building
Several handsome, full color
photographs of campus scenes
now adorn the walls of the reg-
istrar's. office. Formerly they
were loeuted in the Agriculture
Building, but liave. never been
placed on display before.
All comparatively new, the
pictures include beautiful, scenic
views of campus buildings, seen-
ery,- and other surroundings.
One of the most impressive is a
shot of the boys' dormitory look-
ing across the drill-field. Other
pictures show the Library and
Science building, the Adminis-
tration building, and the west
gate leading on to Tarleton
Avenue.
Visitors and students alike
have been impressed by the col-
orfulness and trueness to life as
expressed in these pictures.
NOTICE
All prospective graduates for
May should go by the information
desk of the registrar's office and
leave their names as soon as pos-
sible; You may not be sure wheth-
er or not you are eligible, but
leave your name and let the regis-
trar's office determine your eligi-
bility.
Playoffs
Friday
The draw for tournament pair-
ing's is scheduled to be held on
the Tarleton campus on Wednes-
day or Thursday with represent-
atives from each of. the schools
attending.
C. M. (Dutch) Flory and Miss
Laura Fellman of the Tarleton
physical education department are
in charge of the events. They are
being assisted by Gerald Fanning,
Mrs. George Todd, and Joe Ab-
bey.
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Arlington Defeats
TSC Sharpshooters
In Rugged Match
Tarleton's Rifle Team met with
Arlington State College's Rifle
Team to fire a shoulder to should-
er match last Wednesday.
Arlington downed Tarleton by
30 points. ASC had, a total score
of 181J5. All four positions were
fired, prone, sitting, kneeling, and
standing.
Each individual could make the
possible score-of 400.. James Rob-
ertson, high scoring man, fired
372. Next four highest were
George Crook, 370; Harvey Zesch,
308; James Slay, 356; and Stanley
Toeppieh, 349.
The team will travel to El Paso
Wednesday to compete in the
Southwest Invitational- Small
Bore Meet. There will be 22
learns firing from 17 senior col-
leges. Tarleton and Arlington are
the only two-year colleges enter-
ed. Tarleton will lire Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday mornings,
returning to Tarleton possibly
Sunday.
TENOR FROM TECH — Ira
Schantz, instructor of voice in
the Music Department at Texas
Technological College at Lub-
lock, will be presented on a
special Civic Series Program in
the Auditorium on March 9 at
2:30 p. m. He is a tenop.
Good Attendance
Marks Convention
Approximately 1800 girls, more
than originally expected, attended
the annual Area IV FIIA Conven-
tion held here last week on March
1. They enjoyed a day long pro-
gram of activities, highlighted by
a tour of the campus, musical 'en-
tertainments, a radio program,
and the inauguration of the 1952-
53 Area officers.
Linda Lee, of Stephenville High
School, was elected as President of
the Area. Thirteen other officers
were also installed in their re-
spective positions.
The convention, conducted by
Mrs. Hannah Hoff Brown, Area
supervisor, in conjunction with the
Tarleton home economics depart-
ment, was described as being suc-
cessful and those who attended are
looking forward to next year's
meeting.
Schantz Will Sing
On Series Program
An outstanding tenor is Ira
Schantz, instructor of voice at
Texas Technological College at
Lubbock, who will be presented
on a special Civic Series program
to be held in the Auditorium on
March 9, at .2:30 p. m. He is
director of the Festival Chorus
and Madrigal. Singers and also
director of - music at the First
Presbyterian Church in Lubbock.
Schantz-,is a graduate of the
School of Music at North Texas
State Teachers College. He' has
had soloists engagements with the
Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, the
Wichita Falls Symphony Orches-
tra, the North Texas State Col-
lege Symphony, and the choruses
and orchestras of several South-
western colleges.
He has sung the leading tenor
loles in college and civic pro-
ductions of such operas and oper-
etas as RIGOLETTO, CARMEN,
and THE TELEPHONE, as well
as being - tenor 'soloist in many
oratorios including THE CREA-
TION, and THE MESSIAH.
The program to be presented
by Schantz will be highlighted by
several types and varities of mus-
ic. Included will be excerpts from,
several operas including Aria:
HD Agents Hold
Clothing Descussion
County Home Demonstration
agents from District Eight met at
Tarleton last week to discuss new.
clothing ideas and plans.
Miss Mary Routh, clothing spec-
ialist from the A&M Extension
Service instructed the county
agents as to new trends and, ideas.
Ladies attending from out of
town remained in the girls' dormi-
tory during the two day meeting.
Total Eclipse! from SAMPSON by
Handel, La Fleur que tu m'avais
jette from CARMEN, by Bizet
and II mio tesoro intanto from
DON GIOVANNI by Mozart.
Several folk songs will also be
rendered by Schantz, among them
the "Poor Wayfaring Stranger"
—an American "White Spiritual;"
"All Day on the Prairie," and "Go
'Way. from My Window."
Cassels Crowned Queen
Of 1952 Military Ball
Upon a throne covered with
grass amid a background of blue
and white clouds, Cadet Colonel
Oren Ellis crowned Anna Sue
Cassels as Queen of the - 1952
Military Ball.
This coronation ceremony took
place midway during the festivi-
ties at the annual Military Ball
held in the Dining Hall Saturday
night.
Anna Sue, who was, the Band
candidate, was escorted by a
squad of the .. Wainwright Rifles,
four cadet officers, and Cadet
Captain Elvis Ballew, commander
of the Band. The queen ascended
the throne under raised sabres
held by Cadet Major Joe Fisher,
Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Jack
McCullough, Cadet First Lieuten-
ant Robert Shiels, and Cadet Ma-
jor Dean Jones.
The duchesses of the 1952 Mili-
tary Ball were Martha Ainswortn
cseorted by Cadet Captain Hicks,
commander of Company "A;"
Nancy Anderson escorted by Cadet
Captain Cecil.-Barton, commander
of Company "B"; Pat Crawford
escorted by .Cadet Captain Glen
Stowe, commander of Company
"C;" Patsy Kymer escorted by
Cadet Captain -David Newman,
commander of Company "E;" and
Kitty Corder escorted by • Cadet
Captain Donald Roberson, com-
mander of Company "F."
Following the coronation, Miss-
es Marilyn and Mary Ann Wilson
from Coleman tap danced in hon-
or of the queen. Afterwards the
queen and her court danced to
the music of the Top Hatters.
Other entertainment at the dance
was furnished by Joe Sones and
Eddie Ray Seals, who sang and
played the guitar.
Decorations, were ,in the scheme
of spring. Treallises of twined
ivy adorned the hall. The center
of attraction was a sunken fish-
pond was a large water elm cov-
small plants. By the edge of the
pond was a darge water elm cov-
ered with Spanish moss.
The refreshment table had a
center-piece of white stock which
was flanked by a punch bowl and
large white cake. Adding tos the
decorations were tall- red candles.
The cake was decorated with
"Military Ball—1952," two Amer-
ican flags and numerous "T"
patches. Delicious strawberry
punch was served. The white table
r loth was . adorned with purple
sti earners.
Tarleton's military staff and
personel and their wives were
present. Outstanding guests in-
cluded Captain Jay Lewis Evans,
Commander of Company "D,"
142th Infantry of the National
Guard, and his wife; Captain
Likeness and his wife, from East
Texas State Teachers College
where he is.P.A.S.&T; and Lieu-
tenant Colonel O. A. Frazier and
wife, G-i staff ' officer of the
49th Armored Division of the Na-
tional Guard.
Several colleges were repre-
sented. Cadet Colonel Jim Bob
Milligan, Lieutenant Colonel and
Mrs. Loyd Corder—East Texas
State Teachers College; Lieuten-
ant Colonel Bob .Crenshaw, and
Lieutenant Colonel . Johnny Fof-
ford—Arlington State College;
Captain and Mrs. Leonard Hol-
land, and Charlie Ray—Texas
Technological College; Charles
Eagle and Coleman Guliey—Uni-
versity of Texas; Major Dan Bis-
hop and Barry Rosson—North
Texas Teachers ..College; Robert
Shanks, University of Texas; and
Vic Byrd and Don Higgins from
Texas A&M College.
Receiving the guests vvere Cadet
Colonel Oren Ellis, Barbara Mc-
Daniels, Harold Lewallen, Lieu-
tenant Colonel Everette '' Aber-
nathie, Mary Rose Templeton,
Jacl> McCullough, and El Ruth
Bankston.
Judging by the large crowd and
the good time had by all, the ball
was deemed as 'being very suc-
cessful.
BAND CLINIC HELD
BY MUSIC DEPT.
Approximately 150 high school
band students from the surround-
ing area attended the band clinic
held here last Saturday. Bands -
from Eastland, Dublin, and Ste-
phenville, were represented.
Clinicians for the clinic were J.
Frank Elsass and Bernard Fitz-
gerald, both of the University of
Texas. They alternated with class-
es of instruction being given to
the various bands in the Gymna-
siums, others observing the pro-
cess.
Highlight,''of the afternoon's ac-
tivities was ■ a special concert by
the Brass Quartet for the benefit
of the high school students and
a short talk by Fitzgerald on the
organization of brass ensembles.
in high schools. Members of the
TSC Music Department were de-
lighted with the overall success of
the clinic, the first such one con-
ducted here in several years.
McGrath Nervous
As Baby Arrives
Who has been the most ner-
vous man and perhaps the
proudest on the campus this
past week ?
Mr, McGrath, professor of.
geology, has been seen pulling,
his hair and biting his finger-'
nails. Friday, still in a n-irvous'
condition, he was smiling and
eagerly handing out cigars.
The reason? He is a "proud
papa."
Marsha Louise arrived late
Thursday night. The anxiously
awaited child weighed 8 lbs.
4 ozs.
When McGrath was' asked
about her, all he could reply
was, "I don't know. I haven'4'
seen much of her."
H. E, Students Serve
As Guides for Guests
The Home Economics girls were
excused from Saturday morning
classes to act as guides to the visit-
ing FIIA girls,
The following girls who made
tours of the campus with visiting
girls were Patsy Rymer, Harviet
Thomas, Martha Braeuer, La Mar-
tha Moss, Shii'ley ' Ditmar, Bobbie
Blackburn, El - Ruth Bankston,.
Mary Rose Templeton,, Patricia
Morgan, Barbara Schuman, Wan-
da Blue, 'Jane Underwood, Sarah
Robinson, Verylyn Joiner, Gerry
Plueneke, Athleen Rodgers, Wanda
Reed, and Alma Lou A tor.
NOTICE .'
Tarleton students living on the
campus should pay the next in-
stallment on their room and board
prior to March 15 to awid penalty
for late payment, the Tarleton
Fiscal Office announces.
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