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Published Weekly by Tarleton Students
LET'S GO TO
MINERAL WELLS
34TH YEAR
STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS,TUESDAY, OCTC)BER 6, 1953'
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PRESENTATION CEREMONY—Lt. Col. Lloyd G. Huggins
presents Sgt. William T. Taylor the Bronze Star Medal for his
heroic service during the Korean War. (Pix by Bax Studio.)
Bronze Star Medal
^ By DORIS WATTS
WhQ says that gold is tie most
valuable metal? If you ask M/Sgt.
William T. Taylor about it, I be-
lieve he will tell you that bronze
is by far the most precious of all
substances.
At the first general assembly
of the cadet crops recently, Lt. Col.
Hoj'd G. Huggins, Tarleton's PMS
&T" presented to Sgt. Taylor the
Bronze Star Medal for heroic achi-
evement during his service with the
8r(tInfantry Division in Korea.
^Sfgt. Taylor entered the U. S,_
Navy in 1942. He seived .overseas
in the Far East from 1953 to 1945.
In 1946 Sgt. Taylor re-enlisted in
the yeai that he was discharged,
the service of his country-, but
. this time as a soldier in the' U. S.
Arciiy. In 1948 when the Army and
the Air Force were combined, he
served with both branches. In
19^9 he was discharged (from ser-
vice. i
Sgt. Taylor re-enlisted in the
Army in 1950 and served in Korea,
this service resulting in his re-
ceiving the Bronze Star Medal.
Tarleton State College received
Sgt. Taylor as a membev of the
tnilitary staff on August 17, 1953.
In spite of being a newcomer on
the campus, Sgt. Taylor has made
many friends here. .
CCTA Agent to Be
At TSC Thursday
James Taylor, representative of
the College > Classroom Teachers
Association, will be on the Tarle-
ton campus at 4 p.m. Thursday and
may be contacted through the of-
fice of Dean Paul Cunyus. f
The CCTA is a branch of the
Texas State Teachers Association.
The purpose of Mr. Taylor's visit
is to give' information regarding
the CCTA and to talk to members
of the Tarleton faculty who might
be interested in joining his organi-
zation.
NOTICE
Students living in college dormi-
tories and eating at the dining
hall should make room and board
payments before Oct. 15 to avoid
a penalty, it has been announced
bv the Tarleton Fiscal Office.
What Qael an cMeie
Tuesday! October 6—J-TAC and
Grgssburr staff meeting, 7 p. m.,
shack!
' Tuesday, October 0—Wainwright
meeting, 6:30 p. m.
, Wednesday, October 7—Faculty
meeting'.
. Thursday, October 8—T. C. U.
Frosh vs. Tarleton Plowboys, Min-
eral -Wells. ...
Wain-
Th'ursday, October 8
Wright meeting, 6:30.
Friday, October 9—Military film,
1:30 p.m. '■ .
Friday, Saturday, October 9-10—
Conference for English teachers..
Monday, October 12—Sine Cera
Rush tea, Wren room, Little Din-
ing Hall. ' :
STUDENTS ELECT
CLASS OFFICERS
LAST THURSDAY
Five Senior boys were chosen to
lead their class in class meeting
last Thursday. Elected v/ere Pre-
sident J. M. Auld, Vice-President
Truman Blum, Secretary Joe
Newsom, Treasurer Maurice
Magee, and Reporter Tommy
Downtain.
Also elected were representatives
for the Student Council. They- are
Dwane Hcutchens, Wayne Grif-'
fith, Nancy Carter, Cordelia Flana-
gan, and Margie McCleslcey.
Chosen as class sponsors were
Dr. O. A, Grant and Miss Terry.
Officers to lead the Junior class
have been elected. They are Donald
Pendleton, president, James Hend-
rick,. yice president, Linda Lee,
secretary, Kirk Bartley, treasurer,
and Ronnie Burk, reporter.
The elections have not been
completed but will be some time
in the near future.
Officers for the Academy Class
were also elected ' last Thursday.
Chosen were "Doc" Seaborn, pre-
sident, Marilyn Davidson, secre-
tary, and Linda Richardson, report-
er.
Representatives for the Student
Council are Dick Draper and Patsy
Lewis'. Elected sponsors are Coach
Frazier and Mrs- Staig'. Alternates
ate Mrs. Baxley arid Mr, Diiyn/;
TSC Rodeo Club
Elects Officers
At the first meeting of the Tar-
leton Rodeo Club Thursday night,
Robert Eastland was unanimously
elected president of the group. -
Other officers are: Ted Weaver,
vice-president; Mary Lou Brum-
mond, secfetary-fcreasurer; and
Ann Hanchey, reporter. There are
twenty-four members in the Club
this year, '■
Dues of p.50 for' thte year were
set, and October 12 was named
as the deadline for paying them.
Plans for sending a team to the
Sam Houston State Teachers' Col-
lege rodeo at Huntsville and rules
governing N. I. R, A. membership
were discussed.
Regular meetings will be held
on the second and fourth Mondays
of each month.
A special meeting will be held
Wednesday, October 7, in the par-
lor of the Girls' Dormitory at 7:00
p.m. All members are urged to at-
tend.
NOTICE
Applications forms for the Se-
lective Service College Qualifica-
tion Test may be secured' at the
office of the Tarleton Registrar.
Workshop Group
Will Meet Here
The District XI English Work-
shop Conference,will hold its fall
meeting here on October' 9 and
10 for the purpose of bringing
more unity between college and
high school English classes.
The general topic for the con-
ference is "Where Are We in The
Teaching of- English and Where
Are We Going?" Each of thd
schools is bringing its own plan
of study for „ comparisons and to
improve their various methods of
teaching.
The divisions of the workshop
include the elmentary, junior high,
and senior high teaching levels.
The meeting will begin at 2:00
p.m. Friday and 8:00 a.m. Satur-
SEALS ELECTED
COUNCIL PREXY
The second assembly of the
year was held Thursday for the
purpose of electing a president
and vice president of the Student
Council. Elected were Eddie Ray
Seals, -president, and Bill Puryear
vice president.' - •
The assembly' was opened with
selections by the „ Tarleton Band,
■ pji©£ ...thflt.-dira^}Pft of^ BilL -Bill.,
Charles VanderVo6i't: led' the 'stu*'
dents in "On Ye Tarleton" while
the band played. Dean Cunyus
made announcements and - then
turned the program over to the
presiding officer, Margie McCles-
key who conducted the voting.
Eddie Ray is a music major from
Stephenville. He served as presi-
dent of the junior class last year.
He is a member of .the Semper
Idem social club and commander
of the Band.
Bill is a P. E. major from Weath-
erford. He was a member of the
football and track teams last year.
He is a member of the Lords and
Commoners social club.
Huggins to Attend
Army Conference
Lt. Col. Lloyd G. Huggins, Tai'_
leton's PMS&T, will attend a con-
ference of Professors of Military
Science and Tactics of the 4th
Army Area at San Antonio this
week. He will leave Stephenville
on October 7 and return on Octo-
ber 10. •
At this conference the delegates
will discuss the overall policies and
problems that occur throughout the
4th Army Area. The future status
of the Army program at Tarleton
State College will also be discuss-
ed.
Beauty Contest Open
To Tarleton Co-eds
day in the Ag Auditorium.
Mrs. J. E. Lightfoot of Comanche
is the program chairman; Mrs.
Margaret Peck is the co-chairman
of the conference. Miss Ruth Hil-
liard is the local chairman.
The group will have a dinner
in the dining hall 6:30 Friday even-
ing. Following the dinner will be
a symposium with, Dr. Autry Nell
Wiley of Texas State College for
Womeh as the moderator.
The theme of this symposium
will be "Whither Bound in Eng-
lish."
Participants in the symposium
include: Mrs. Walter Greenwaldt
of Comanche,. Dr. Z. E. Huff of
Howard Payne. College, Mr. J. D.
King of Brownwood Public Schools,
and Dean C. N. Shepardson of.
A. & M College.
Dr. Don Morton will entertain
the group, with various musical
selections.
TSC Co-Eds Eligible
For Maid of Cotton
The 1954 Maid of Cotton Contest
is open to Tarleton girls.
To be eligible, to enter, a girl
must be between,'119 and 25 years
of age, have been''born in a cotton-
producing state, never have been
married,' and he at least five feet'"
five inches tall. - .
The. winning entrant will be se/-
lected in early January from 20
finalists'. ■ ■ ' '■
Judging, will be based on per-
sonality, intelligence, poise, and
appearance. ,
Entry forms may be obtained
from the National. Cotton Council,
P. O. Box 18,. Memphis 1, Tennes-
see.
All entries must be postmarked
no later than midnight, Decem-
ber 1.
Girls, how would you ljke io win
a beauty contest and not even have
to be beautiful ? flere is your
chance.
An Erath-Hood County district
beauty contest, sponsored by the
Moslah Temple Shrine, Circus As-
sociation, will be held in the Tar-
leton State College auditorium on
October 29^
: The district winner will compete
with the winners from eight other
districts during the forthcoming
Shrine Circus in Will Rogers Col-:
iseum in Fort Worth on November
29.
The judging: (by out of town
judges) will be dope on a basis of
poise, personality, feminine.charm,
and beauty. Applicants must be
fully clothed as:this is not a bath-
ing beauty contest.'
All Tarkton girls are urged to
enter this contest. Consult your
next week's J^Tac foi^; detailed in-
formation and rules. ' .!
TSC Library Has
New Best Sellers
The library has several current
best-sellers on stock. Each one
should provide enjoyable, profita-
ble, and worthrwhile, reading.
The fiction includes Desiree (Se-
linko), Too Late the Phalarope
(Poton), Time and Time Again
(Hilton), The Unconquered (Wil-
liams), The Silver Chalice (Cos-
tain), The Vermilion Gate (Lin
Yutang), Kingfishers Catch Fire
(Godden), Dark Angel (Waltari),
The Caine Mutiny (Wouk), and
Home to Kentucky j(Crabb).'~
Nonfictions are A Man Called
Peter (Marshall), Annapurna
(Herzog), Period Piece (Raverot),
Holy Bible; Standard Revised Edi-
tion, and This I Believe, edited by
Murrow,
Star TSC Twirler
Starts Teaching
Pro gone professor—that's Betty
Knudson, Tarleton's 'Star twirler.
She teaches a girl's high school
class here in Stephenville on Tues-
days and Thursdays. She has 40
beginners enrolled in the class,.
which are calling themselves the _
Stingerettes. They are 16 - and 17 .
year-olds.
In addition, she gives private
lessons at T. S. C, to girls of vari-
ous ages. From all reports, the
classes are quite successful and the
instructor is doing* .an excellent
job. ' '
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The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 4, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 6, 1953, newspaper, October 6, 1953; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth140522/m1/1/: accessed May 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarleton State University.