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ATTEND MORNING
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fiASKETBALt GAME
vol. xxi;
STEPHENVILLE, /TEXAS, TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1942
NUMBER 20
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• Students to Discuss
arious Problems
At the Meeting
Tarleton student leaders will meet
for the annual Student Leadership
Cgnference ' Saturday at ' 2:00
o'clock in the parlor of the girls'
fjormitoryi <
The purpose of this meeting is to
► discuss student problems', -Stu-
dents from the outstanding cam?
pus' organizations, advisers of
these organizations and a number
of other faculty members will be
present. The meeting will last until
late afternoon when' the group will
go to. Hotel Long for dinner.
All members of the Student
£ouncil will be present. They are
Ben Cowling, president; "WV G.
. Pritchett, yiee-president; Bette Lo-
ipn, secretary; Norman Hatcher
iand, Joe Coleman, senior boy reprfc*
sehtatives; June Carr and Frances
Schmid£, senior, .girl representa-
tives; Otto Schumm and Earl Hu-
ghes, freshman boy representa-
tives; and'Betty Kae Barlow and
Allene Pigg, freshmen girl repre-
gentatiye^.
Members from the Grassburr staff
who will 'attend are Bill Bradley,
. Editor; Marguerite Kelso, associ-
ate editor; Douglas "Pollard, busi-
ness manager,; and Lucille Neigh-
bours, senior class editor.
Representatives from the J-Tac
staff-who will attend are Watlda
Dorris, editor;' Rayfbrd Russell,
sports editor; I^etha Mae Beaman,
feature editor; and Lucille Bur-
nett, society editor.
Officers of the senior class and
junior class. will fie,presents ^enior-
* officers are Ed Williams, presi-
dent; JEd Durst, vice-president; and
Itfaggie Pearce, secretary. Officers
of tjie junior class are "Cotton"
Highsaw, president; Billy Rice,
vice-president; and Jo Earp, secre-
tary. •
Other student leaders to be pres-
ent are Homer Hodge, Cadet Col-
onel; L, N. Bridges, Kead yell lead-
er; and two members from the A.
W, S. Council who are to be select-
ed later.
. Faculty members to Be present
' are s Dean J. Thomas Davis; Dean
G. 0. Ferguson; Mr. T. V, Crounse,
.registrar; Miss Clara Savage,
dean of women; Mr, Len Clardy,
d,ean of men;, IVJiss Dollie Glover,
^dvisor for the J-Tac: Miss Marjie
^rown, adviser for the Grassburr;
and Miss, Pearl, Mahan, Student
Council advisor.
Company B Under
Brauhig Retrieves
Excellency Streamers
The coveted excellency! stream-
ers, which are awarded to, the com-
pany that stands above the others
in military proficiency for the nine
weeks period, were awarded to
Company B at Retreat Parade
Thursday. The streamers formerly
were held by. Company C.
Company B, commanded by Cap-
tain Carl Braunig, is definitely up-
holding the fine reputation made
by Company B of last year.. The
two platoons of Company K are
commanded by- Lieut. Doug Whar-
ton and Lieut. "Smoky" Ochsen-
bein.
Tarleton Singers
To Tour Various
Texas Cities
(graduate Of '39 at Minter Field
Homer D. White, a Tarletpn
student who graduated in 1939,
was among the new group of Avia-
tion Cadets who went to Minted
Field' California, recently to re-
ceive their basic -flying training.
According to a release from
Minter Field, "while here, this vali-
ant young man will learn the arts
of formation,'flying, night flying,
and all that is necessary to give
Anierica an airmada able to avenge
the treachery of Pearl Harbor."
Money talks! United States De-
fense Savings Bonds and Stamps
shout "Victory!"
Xhe Gramophiles /
Wednesday, March il, *7:15-
8:20 p. m.
Excerpts from the Opera
"Der Freischutz"—Carl Maria
von Weber (1786-1826).
J. Overture.
. 2. Prayeri
3. Cavatina: Und ob die
Wolke sie verhulle.
String Quartet ("From_ my
Life")—Bedrich Smetanar<(ip24-
1884).
1. Allegro vivo appassion-
ata,
2. Allegro moderato a la
■ Polka.
3. Largo sostenuto.
4. Vivace.
Cotton Continues
To Reign As
Usable Material
A knowledge of the qualities of
each of the textile raw materials
is, very important to- the buyer
for it hfelps to make a proper selec-
tion of fabrics for different uses.
The following characteristics of
the cotton fiber will help one - to
understand the selection, the use,
and the care of cotton fabrics.
Cotton is not a very strong fiber,
but the; fibers-can. .be .twisted to-
gether well, the yarns can be woven
into cloth earefully, and the fabric
can be finished so that we can have
cotton fabrics which will give good
service. The natural twist in cotton
gives it what little elasticity it has.
It is leda* elastic than wool or silk,
but is more elastic than linen. The
elasticity in a fiber helps to gov-
ern the smoothness .of a fabric; the
more elastic, the better the wrink-
les will hang out and the less press-
ing it will require.
Cotton, fabrics wrinkle more easi-
ily and require more pressing than
silk or wool fabrics, but require
less than for linen fabrics. Cotton
withstands high temperatures well,
so it can be boiled without injury
to the fabric, and it can be ironed
with a hot iron (300 degrees )^ber
cause it does not scorch easily^ ^
Natural cotton is short and fuzzyj
and unless it is finished well, it
will rough up and give an ugly ap-
pearance to the garment. Unless
cotton is finished to resemble some
other fiber, it is best to consider
only two factors when buying this
fabric, comfort and suitability.
^Vhen other factors, such as appear-
ance and beauty are needed arid
should be considered, feither buy
other fibers, such as rayon or sill:,
or buy cotton finished well, such
as batiste, organdy, or any other
mercerized cotton fabric.
The Tarleton College Singers
are to tour various Texas cities on
a date undecided yet. The group is
definitely' going to make a tour
again this year, according to Mr.
R. Berton Coffin, director of the
College Singers. The tour will be
only a four day trip whereas usually
a week is allowed. The length was
cut short this year because of the
conditions brought on by the war.
The group will be made up of
forty voices. The member? , have
not-been selected as yet, but win
'be announced later.
The schedule has not been work-
ed out as to where the group will
go, but the hometowns of the mem-
bers will be given first choice. Last
year the Tarleton Singers present
ed programs ,in ten cities—Cisco,
Eastland; Albany, Breckenridge,
Bryson, Olney, Graham, Jacksboro,
Bridgeport and Mineral Wells, The
schedule for this -year wiU' be re-
leased just as soon as-the members
definitely decide on it.
The Music Department is also
sending several piano students on a
tour April 23, 24, and 25. Programs
will be presented in Stamford and
Wellington, and possibly' in - some
other cities. The students wh,o are
to go have not been selected, but
will be announced at a later ddte.
Can You Lead Yells?
All juniors who wish to be
considered for yell leaders or for
places on the Student Council,
J-Tac staff, or Grassburr staff
for next year ,please hand in
their names at once to Ben Cow-
ling or Mr. G. O. Ferguson.
Russell, Beaman and
Weir to Appear on
Speech Programs
According to Miss Lillie'V. Lill-
ard, head of the speech department,
students are realizing more and
more that speech is an asset to any
career. Rayford Russell, a pre-law
student, is doing work jn the extem-
pore field on current national
events. He is to appear on a pro-
gram later in the spring with repre-
sentatives of other junior colleges
of Texas. He will select # one sub-
ject out of fifty given topics and
will have thirty minutes in which
to prepare his speech.
Letha Mae Beaman will read
Alice Duer Miller's "The White
Cliffs" on the same program. Last
spring she represented the sperch
department on the program and wa's
one of the winners in poetry inter-
pretation.
Eleanor Weir will speak to the
Junior and Senior Twentieth Cen-
tury Clubs on April 14. She will
talk on the defense work done by
the Junior Clubs in Colorado.
Former Tarleton
Student Commander
Qf Air.. Squadron-
Miss Clara Savage received a
letter recently from the mother of
Edwin Dyess, former Tarleton stu-
dent; saying that Edwin is* all
right. He is in the Air Corps, but
his mother does not know definite-
ly where he is.
Edwin was made commander of
a squadron early last spring, and
on November 1 his Squadron waa
doubled and sent to the Philip-
pines. His last dated cable was
from Manila on December 23. His
mother said that she received an
RCA message from him on Feb-
ruray 22 saying that he wak doing
fine.
-For Victory: Buy Bonds-
$165 STAMPS
AND BONDS SOLD
AT MINSTREL
By Winifred Bean .
Tlie Victory Minstrel given last
Tuesday night in the Auditorium
was a great success both in attend-
ance and-box office receipts as well
as by the response qf the audience.
People'shrieked with laughter , at
the antics and jdkes of the end
men, who were George Wilcox,
Jack Wilson, David Laymun, fj, y.
Tate, Brice McCormick, qw) L. H.
Wils'on. One of David Laymun'q
little poems was likely to pop i|p at
any moment, and Wilcox's scathing
jokes \yere directed at unsuspect-
ing members of the audience. Joe
Coleman, as the interlocutor, re-
ceived some of the strangest an-
swers !
The s.ongs and music were mar-
velous. The cork chorus harmonized
beautifully, and Iris Mille? sang
"Look Down that Lonesome Road,"
impressively against a background
of blue lights. Sara, Betts, and
Wilma* charmed everyone with
their lovely harmony. The audience
was simply glued to the seats when
Mr. Coffin sang "Ole Man River,".
Constance Greenwood's "St. Louis
Blues" and "B'* Giles' clarinet solo,
"Dark Eyes," added to thp illusion
of the deep South. J. Lewis Evans
and his trumpet were received with
great applause. Everyone gave him
a huge welcome. ' • '<■*--
Mr. Bluhm's violin solo and Mr.
Grant's piano solo were pretty
mixed up, but we give them credit
for trying! They certainly received
loud applause. Their quartet with
Mr. Coffin and Mr. Morton was
also a big hit. The end men's song
was—well, we'll let that one pass!
One of the high lights of the
See STAMPS & BONDS—Page 4
Chemical Defense
Club Is Unit For
Decontamination
The Tarleton Chemical ^Defense
Club, under the sponsorship of Mr.
C. B. DeWitt, was named by the
Civilian Defense Offices of,Erath
County as the official decontami-
nation unit for the Stephenville
and Erath County areas, Mr. De-
Witt was named squad leader.
The club will receive gas masks
and other equipment sometime this
month. Thp rest of this semester,
the organization will study the re-
moval of explosives and decontami-
nation. There are still some vacan-
cies in the unit. Anyone desiring to
join this club should see either
"Goober" Gibbs, ciub president, or
Mr. DeWitt. '
Boolts are Wanted
In Victory Campaign;
Bring to Library
The Victory Book campaign which
started January 112 under the slo-
gan, "We Want Books," h^d total-
ed on February 14, 2,576,407 books
for the soldiers, sailors? and jjia-
rines. Five states have done the
most so ffr. They are New York,
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Con-
necticut, and California.
; Ten' million books are wanted.
If you can contribute a book, or
books, please bring them to the
Library for the Victory Book Cam-
paign box.
TWENTY FACULTY MEMBERS
TAKE ADVANCED FIRST AID
According to Coach W. J. Wis-
dom , ' approximately 20 faculty
members, are taking an • advance
first aid course of ten hours. Those
taking ttie course have already com-
pleted the standard course consis-
ting of twenty hours work.
The class of advanced first aid
,work is held twice each week in the
Science Building. Mr. Anthori Leig-
on is instructor for the course
which will be completed sometime
next week.
- Coach Wisdom likewise announc-
ed that the first aid classes for
students of Tarleton.will'be contin-
ued throughout the summer session,
and he urged that students plan to
continue this course or to take it up
if they are hot now taking it.
Officers Chosen for
Gramophiles After
Tie on First Ballot
At their meeting on Wednesday,
March 4, The Gramophiles, Tarle-
ton's club which presents weekly
public concerts of recorded music,
elected the following officers for
the second semester: Jaek Wilson,
president; Dick ICing, vice-presi-
dent; and Richard Thompson, secre-
tary-treasurer, Wilson and King
served in the same capacity last
semester.
Last Wednesday's vote was a
second election, the first attempt,
on February 25, having resulted
in a tie for all three, offices.
Peggy Durham "has been re-
appointed -In charge of bulletin-
board publicity for this organiza-
tion.
The program which The Gram-
ophiles will present on Wednesday,
March 11 at 7:15, appears else-
where in the "J-Tac."
DEAN DAVIS RECEIVES NEWS
FROM FORMER REGISTRAR
Methodist Student Secretary
Practices Interests She Preaches
■ Miss Ruth Harkey came to Steph-
enville "from Dallas last Septem-
ber to fill the office here of Stu-
dent Secretary at the Methodist
Church. She is the only student
secretary in the city and the first
one to be at the Methodist Church,
She is a graduate of Hockaday
Junior College and S. M. U., receive
ing her degree in religion from the
latter school in August, 1941. \
At Hockaday1 she was associate
editor one year on, the school paper,
a member of the freshman honor-
ary Tau Gamma Epsilon, president
of the Current History Club, and a
member of Sigma Kappa Sorority.
One year she also won-'the prize
for informative essay. T
Was A Caravaner
Her duties in the religious world
previous to her coming here were
equally- many. For two years she
did office work at Highland Park
Methodist Church in Dallas. The
summer of 1940 she spent doing
caravan work in West Virginia,
supervising the young people's de-
partment in a different church
every week. While she was in the
Atlantic Coast States, she also re-
laxed and did a little traveling on
her own. She visited Washington,
D. C., Connecticut, North Carolina,
and New York City, 'where she at-
tended the World's Fair.
Miss Harkey is not only interest
ted in social welfare work, but she
also has practiced some of it in
the socially decayed west part of
Dallas. She has helped with tho
chapel there and helped to feed
part of the 300 underfed school
children, This Js the section that
saw the birth and development of
the Barrows and Hamiltons, as
well as the birth and development
of their gang. Then there were no
chapels, and the environment was
certainly one of the chief causes of
the gang's existence. Now some of
the Barrow and Hamilton children
attend the little chapel, and Bliss
Harkey taught for awhile the.Sun-
day School to which they came.
Has Written Worship Services
One may wonder why she is do-
ing this type of work. She has
always been interested in religion,
especially when she was in high
school. When she reached college,
therefore, she definitely decided to
make it her life's work. She had no
real id?a then of becoming a stu-
dent secretary; her main field was
writing public worship service. In
her present work, though, she has
opportunity for exercising this
main field.
' As ^student secretary, her main
duty is to assist college' students
in developing* Iri religious lines
along with all of the other lines
which are stimulated by college
life. She supervises their reli-
gious education and recreation:
she sponsors a fellowship group
of girls and the young people's
choir; and she helps the Methodist
students to put out a small, weekly
newspaper. Also she is associate.
advisor of the Student Council of
Religious Activities, composed of
student representatives from the
various churches. With the assis-
tance of some of the women of the
church, she and the Methodist stu-
dents have put new interest and
life into the office committee room
and main worship room of the
young people's departments They
have hung new curtains, re-painted,
and added attractive touches, like
pictures, here and there.
Waists To Help Small Churches
Sometime she hopes to be able to
do something about the worship
services' in very small churches.
She says that they try so hard to
have effective worship, j but that
they do not know fully how to go
about it—they do not know how to
make the best use of the talents
which they do possess.
Not all of Miss Harkey's time is
devoted to religious work, however.
She has a hobby of collecting pit-
chers. ^.lthough the hobby is very
young, stories and interesting data
are already spinning themselves
around- each pitcher. The one that
she lilies'best is made of pottery
and came from Lima, Peru. It was
handpainted by the Indians, which
seeiris very odd when one sees it.
The decoration is not at all like
the repeating, geometric patterns
painted by the North American In-
dian. Instead, it is a very delicate,
Nature', painting- of a graceful
bird and leaves.
Mr. Gabe Lewis, registrar and
dean of students at Tarleton last
year, is now stationed at Camp
Claiborne, Louisana, where he was
transferred on February 25.
At Camp Claiborne Mr. Lewis
is assistant division adjutant gen-
eral. Here 5s an excerpt from ,a
letter that he wrote to Dean J.
Thomas Davis'r • "We -are in the
process of organizing the Division,
and at the present we fyave only
the Officers and a few enlisted
specialists. Within a few weeks we
shall receive 14,000 recruits. After
all, it will be similar to registration
day at Tarletop,"
He tells of meeting many ^ex-
Tarlonites in the army. Roy Burks
of Itasca, who attended Tarleton at
the time Mr. Lewis was here is one
of the officers stationed at Camp
Claiborne. "The' excellent training
most of the more recent graduates
received under Colonel Bender is
reflected in the large number who
are officers and non-comniissioned
officers," ^aid Mr. Lewis.
SDWWV PLAN HAY RIDE
FOR MARCH 2G; SEE RICE
Thursday night, March 26, was
designated as the night for the aii-
nual hay ride of the Sona- and
Daughters of World War Vetlrans,
at the regular meeting last Friday
night. Those students who have not
become members but are eligible
are invited to attend. Any son or
daughter of a world war veteran is
elegible to join. The club members
may invite guest^, if they desire.
There will be an important meet-
ing of the >■ club Friday night in
shack 35 at 7:00 9'clock, All club
members who are planning to go on
the hay ride, should be present.
Those'who cannot be there should
give their names to Billy Rice.
Floyd Stigler will have charge of
the program. The meeting will be
adjourned,by 8:00 o'clock.
Other information concerning the
club hay ride will be found in the
next edition of the "J-Tac."
May 3 Announced As
Date For The Victory
Pageant At Tarleton
Parents' Day this year will be
held on Sunday, May 3, according
to the announcement by Miss May
Jones, director of the Parents' Day
program,
The theme of the program for
the everit will be "Our All for Vic-
tory." The principal speaker of the
morning will be Governor Coke
Stevenson who will speak at kll;Q0
o'clock. In the afternoon,. a band
concert will be, given in HuneweH
Park from 1:30 to 2:00 o'clock,
and after that a reception of alj
the guests for the day wUi Jje hel<J
by the faculty iiAhe pec. Hall..
Each department of ihe college
wiil _ hold open house throughout
the day. At five in the afternoon^
a Retreat Parade will be held, af-
ter which a pageant will be pre-
sented on Hays Field at 6:15. The
pageant is entitled "V for Vic-
tory." Those taking part will Ije
the girls' physical education class-
es, the Crack Company, the baijd,
and the Tarleton chorus.
Every faculty member is §ssi$-
ing Miss Jonei in arrnging the
program for the day. Details are
being worked out, and an an-
nouncement of .the complete pro-
gram will .be made soon. The com-
mittee assisting Miss Jones in • ar-
ranging the pageant consists oi
Mr. R. Berton Coffin, Miss Laur^.
Fellman, Blr, C. H. Dawson, and
Lt. Jack D. McCullough, ,
Parents' Day is one of the bigr
gest events of the school year at
Tarleton and is held annually, Ev-
ery student should make a speciaj
effort to bring his parents to this
program if it is at all possible.
James Reed, Tarleton
'33, Lost on S. S.
Arizona Dec. 7th
30,000,000 CITIZEN CARS MAY
COME IN ON THE RIM
Price Administrator Leon Hend-
erson told the Senate Defense in-
vestigating committee on February
5 that "not a single pound of crude
rubber" would be available for new
tires or retreads on approximately
30,000,000 passenger cars now own-
ed by the ordinary citizen in this
country.
The director of civilian supplies,
who is a War, Production Board
member, testified that this was the
"most significant single statistic"
amQngfa.'maze of details on the rub-
ber situation which he would offer
later b.efore the investigating
group.
James Reedf whose home was in
Mt. Pleasant, and who. attendetj
Tarleton in 1931-'32-'33, was killed
in the attack on Pearl Harbor. He
was reported to be missing on De-
cember 20, Reed had been stationed
on the BattlesTiip Arizona for four
years, except f^r a brief period in
which he attended Naval Trainin;
School.
Reed is survived by his wife,
baby girl whom he had never seen:
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. b]
Reed, Sr., and a sister, who plan;
to enter Tarleton this fall. *
Reed was an outstanding student
at Tarleton. He was instrumental
in the establishment of the- Drag-
on's Club, of which he was p, char-
ter member. He is remembered de-
lightfully for his jovial personal-
ity.
There are no "rookie" dollars
Send'yours to the frontl Buy U
S. Defense Savings * Bonds an<
Stamps! h
CALENDAR
Tuesday, March 10
t Morning Watch, Conservatory, 7:40«
7:48 a. m. i
.Senior Girls va. Junior Girls bas-
4- kethall game, Gymnasium, 8 :QG jj m.
•Methodist Young People's Chou*
-r practice. Conservatory, 6:3Q-7 :Q0 p.
4- m.
J-Tac staff meeting, 6:4& p. m.
Book Review by Misa" Savage, Red 4,
Cros3 room, 6:00. 4
"Facts about Fabrics." Home Eco-
nomics Building, & :00.
Wednesday, March H
Morning Watch, Conservatory, 7:40-
7:48 a. m.
Gramophiles, Little Auditorium .of
Conservatory, 7:15-8:20 p. m.
Thursday, March 12
Morning Watch, Conservatory, 7:10-
7:48 a. m.
General Privileges until 10:20 p. m.
Pridav, March' 13
Morning: Watch, Conservatory/ 7:4Q*
7:48 a m.
S.D.W W.V.' meeting,' Shack 35,
7:00-8:00 p. m.
Saturday, March 14
Morning Watch, Conservatory, 7;40- -
7j18 a. m.
Student Leadership Conference,-"
Girls' Dormitory, 2:00 p. m.
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