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VOL. 1 VICTORIA, TEXAS, MARCH 15, 1950 NUMBER 8 Dormitory Planned For College Men - . Board Approves Project; $65,000 Bonds Readied Issue of $65,000 in revenue bonds to finance the construction of a new boys dormitory at Victoria College was authorized by the board of trustees in their regular meeting Monday afternoon. State Auditor Cavness has al- paneling, finished in natural ready certified that the proposed color.. . .. revenue from the dormitory would Twm ~eds and mdlvldu~ study be sufficient to amortize the desks WIll be standard equipment bonds in 20 years. The dormi- in each room. tory's income will be drawn from Most of the rooms will sleep room rent and food sales. two boys, but the larger corner Plans for the brick and con- rooms are designed for three. crete structure are being .pre- The dining hall will be a one pared by Leffland & Ault & story wing jutting to the rear of Stein, Victoria architects. Ten- the main structure. The kitchen tative plans call for a two-story will also be housed there. building, with accommodations Downstairs floors will be ter- for 46 boys and a matron. razo, similar to the floors in the NEW BOYS DORMITORY at the Victoria Colleg e is pictured in the artist's The Kitchen and dining room large administration building. Upstairs college board of trustees authorized advertising 0 f bids at their m.e~ting Monday a~ternoon.. The enough to serve 48 are also in- floors will be hardwood. brick and concrete structure will house 46 boys a nd a matron. Dining hall and kitchen will be eluded in the plans. Contract specifications call for located in the rear. Fashion note-the roof will b e green chipped, granite, according to present "Priority was given the con- a green chipped granite roof. Roof plans. struction of a boys dormitory," of the home economics cottage is stated President J. D. Moore, "be- white chipped granite. - cause more than two-thirds of our * * * students are boys." The bonds are the first to be 12 Members Student U. B. The building will be located issued under a statute passed by Howell Named to the north of the main parking the state legislature in the spring lot at the college, facing south. of 1949. State Auditor George Are Taken In Open Fri Nite The bonds have been sold, pend- Cavness stated they were the first ing approval by the attorney gen- he had been called upon to ap- Red (ross eral, to Russ and Co. of San An- prove. Honor Group For Students tonio. Interest rate is three and Written approval of the bond three-quarters per cent per an- record an dtranscript by the Tex- Friday, March 10, marked the The Student Union will be open num. as attorney general was secured initiation night for 12 new mem- for college students Friday, March Dated February 15, 1950, the late last week. Director bers into Victoria College's -honor 17, from 7:30 p. m. to 11:00 p. m, bonds will not require payment of Temporary reser'lati.ons-4'o.r-t~ society, the Zeta Gamma Chapter as decided by the Student Coun- Mr. J. D. Howell has been ap- principal until 1952, when the first rooms for next fall are now being of the Phi Theta Kappa. cil at a meeting March 9. Ping installment of $2,000 plus interest received by the business office at pointed Red Cross director of the The initiation was held in the pong, cards, dominos, and the faculties of all the city's public is due. Payments on the principal the college. They are subject to Home Economics cottage at 8 p.m, juke box will be available for all for the first three years will be cancellation, of course, if con- schools, and the student body of with President Wayne Hodges students. Victoria College. $2,000. Then they will increase struction bids are not accepted. presiding over the affair. In order for this plan to con- to $3,000 a year for five years. Charge for room and board in The schools involved are Brown- Hodges conducted the custo- tinue for the rest of the year, stu- From 1960 to 1970 inclusive, the the dormitory has been set by the son, Patti Welder High School, mary ritual, and was assisted by dents will have to take advantage payments will be $4,000 a year. board of trustees at sixty dollars a Juan Linn, Junior High School, vice president Harold Hampton of it the first night. The bonds are callable, in part month. William Offer School, Victoria and the secretary, Mrs. Corky The freshman and sophomore or all, any time after the first ten ------College faculty and the Victoria Goodman. It was the traditional classes will take charge of voting years. College student body. candle-light ceremony in which for the May Fete representatives Bids on the construction of the The drive will last through the all the other members of the from their classes. Three girls dormitory will probably be taken VC Art Students month of March, and the goal for chapter participated. will be chosen from each class to during the last week of }o'ebruary, Victoria is set at $15,045. - There were to be 14 members take part in the May Fete to be providing there are no delays. Attend Exhibit Mr. Howell is very anxious for initiated, but two of the prospec- held either the latter part of April The dormitory should .be ready the student body of Victoria Col- tive members were not present. or the first of May. for occupancy at the beginning of The art painting class consist- lege to assume their resppnsibility Immediately follow i n g the "Four boxes have been mailed the. next school year in September. ing of nine students under the di- as adult citizens in the general event, refreshments were served to Germany" stated Miss Hudler. Rooms in the dormitory will be rection of Miss Ethel Thurmond welfare of the unfortunate people to the old and new members and The other clothes packages will comfortably appointed, with large attended an art exhibit at the of our country, and of our local Dr. John W. Stormont and Presi- be sent shortly. closets. Walls will be hardwood armory here in Victoria, March 6. community, he said. dent J. D. Moore, who were spe- All schools in Victoria except cial guests. Victoria College belong to the Jun- Miss Lois Parker, sponsor of the ior Red Cross, while Victoria Col- group, had charge of the arrange- lege belongs to the regular Amer- ments. ican Red Cross. Mr. Howell said they expected Dol Coleman Picked to finish the drive in two weeks, Inaugural Times and are anxious for the student body to make their contributions Released by Dean promptly. Time schedule on the inaugura- The Victoria College donations tion program set for April 14 has are kept in a separate fund, there- been released by Dr. John Stor- On All-Conference fore the students should make a mont. Dalphard Coleman, high-scor- Accompanying Coleman onn the special effort to reach the goal, A special dinner will be served ing Victoria College center, was a mythical quintet were Gerald In reaching the goal the stu- visiting representatives from any unanimous choice for the all-con- Cecil of Wharton, J. V. Davis of dents would prove that they have other colleges at 5:30 p. m. at the 2 Comedies ference basketball team selected Southwest Texas (Uvalde), Enoch I a thorough understanding of the Denver Hotel by South Texas Conference Herrington of Laredo, and Bill .. problems of the unfortunate. The inauguration ceremony will coaches in balloting last week. Butler of Del Mar. begin at 7:30 p. m, in the gym- Are Readied Coleman, Cecil, Davis, and Her- • nasium . At present, the dramatics class rington were unanimous selec- Radio Speech Class A reception in the Student under the direction of Mrs. Louise tions in the all-opponent ballot- Union building will follow imme- Moore Named To Has Final Program Browne are working on two plays ing. diately. to be presented at a future date In the second division, Dave An inaugural ball will be held for a college assembly. Head 'of Chamber Gilder of Wharton and Jack The Radio Speech Class, under at 9:00 p. m. in the gymnasium. the direction of Mrs. Louise The plays are both one-act light Buckle of Del Mar led with 35 Browne, presented a news broad- comedies, and a touch of the reg- Education Group points each. Clifford Hart of Del cast on their regular Tuesday Four Recent Book ular. and modem style writing are Mar got 30 points, while Tommy morning broadcast on March 7. found in both. J. D. Moore, president of Vic- Irwin of Wharton and Billy Bob The latest track news was given Additions Are Made "Write Me A Love Scene", is a toria College, has been named Stewart of Laredo had 20 each. by Gene Hutchins. while James Miss Lois Parker, college li- regular light-tone comedy, and chairman of the Victoria Chamber Point scores were allotted with Henry followed with news of the brarian, has announced the arri- includes a four person cast. Those 10 points going to each first val of four new and interesting to be in the play are Bob York, of Commerce education committee choice and five points to each eampus, As an added attraction for this year, J. E. Pickering, presi- Mrs. Browne gave a book review. books to the library shelves. Kay Kinser, Al Calhoun and second choice. The current best-seller of the Grace Vogt. dent of the chamber, announced Gene Hutchins was the only The student announcer for the Saturday, March 4. program was Pat Terry. month, "The Wall," by John A modern type comedy titled other Pirate to show in the vot- It was also announced that the Hersey along with "The Peabody "Antic Spring" is to be the sec- Members of the committee are ing, getting three votes for the programs would be discontinued. Sisters of Salem," "Discussion In ond presentation. This is termed T. A. Roach, superintendent of second team and 15 points. DuE' to other program commit- Germany" by General of the a modern play for it is to be pre- schools of the Victoria Independ- Norman Schmidt of Edinburg ments and lack of radio time it Army Lucius D. Clay, and "The sented without any props. All ent School District, and R. C. Pick- and Wayne Paschall of Texas will be impossible to continue the Mature Mind," will be placed on action is animated, and it is left ett, Victoria County school super- South most made honorable men- programs, according to an an- the shelves soon. up to the imagination of the au- intendent. tion, collecting 10 points each. no"ncement g i v e n b y Mrs. Miss Parker feels that the books dience to follow the story. Pickering said the committee's Coby Belcher of Uvalde, Jim Browne. will be found interesting to all The cast will be Georgia Marek, job will be "to consolidate educa- Fambrough of Uvalde, and Gor- typeS of students, and recom- Dick Kinsel, Joe Lee, Betty Lou tional advancement and work to- don Bloomfield of Edinburg aU John Jacob Astor made his for- mends the reading of the books Glass, Homer Powell and Joyce ward a well-rounded educational figured with five points each for tune on beaver skins. to all interested. Crawford. program in Victoria." second team nominations. PAGE 2 THE JOllY ROGER MARCH 15, 1950 THE JOLLY ROGER Eight Girls Try Published by the Students of Victoria College biweekly From The (row's ·Nest. •• Needle, Thread At VICTORIA, TEXAS By JOYCE CRAWFORD where she got it In the first Advertising rates furnished upon request. place, so she says. In Home Eco The basketball players seemed Miss Hudler's chocolate cake to thoroughly e n joy playing MrmbG was really good. Just ask Johnny By JOYCE CRAWFORD against Hazel Walker's team last Thompson and Billy Frank. Eight girls are solving the prob- J:\ssociated CoIIefSiatePress week. They even did what they Gladys Barber has learned a new way to brush up on her lem of what to wear by making Faculty Sponsor :: Mr. Allen Self could to make the girls feel at shorthand. She uses a real brush. their own clothes as they learn to home after the game. Jerry Dick and Betty Lee sew in a Home Economics class THE STAFF We're glad to see Ike Marling caused a lot of commotion by under the direction of Mrs. Jewel Gips. Editor Pat Terry back at school after a case of the chasing each other around the lIiW""·:·::·,· .... ,··" .,..... ' mum p s, Bob gym and Stndent Union trying Some of the garments that were Managing Editor Joe Heiling Thiede is not to recover some of their clothes. made and that are now being Sports Editor James Friedel back yet, but we It all started with a pair of made are in keeping with the pres- Feature Editor Reid McCarty hope he is recov- green polka dot shorts. Maybe ent season. Others may be worn ering fast. Exchange and Circulation Joe Heiling Pierce could tell you more than during the summer. Joy Jordan anyone else about it. Jean Cox, Lillian Riemenschnei- Sports Writers Graham Palrnle, Gene Hutchins and Donna Shep- Mrs. Gips' cooking class is really der, and Joyce Crawford tritld News Writers Melvin Pilsner, Leo Westerman, Don Ferguson pard are both off popular. There is hardly a day their hands at gaberdine school Feature Writer Joyce Crawford the s tea d y list when they don't have a few visi- dresses. now. By the way tors. A beautiful rose colored taffeta Mac Love and M. You could have almost called evening dress was one of Dorothy G. Bauer are go- the volleyball tournament a ping Bottom's first semester projects. Men Of Distinction ••• ing steady again. pong tournament because every- Jenell Thamm and Georgia Ma- Let's send orchids this week to one stayed around the ping pong rek made the very stylish skirt The class that graduates from Victoria College this the couple everyone recognizes as tables. and weskit suits. Georgia's is a perfect pair. They are Betty "The Cry of the Wild Goose" black gaberdine and Jennell's has May, will unknowingly be marking a fitful end and a Lou Gentry and James Henry has really brought in the nickels a brown skirt and an aqua wes- from Refugio. on our juke box, but "I Get kit. bright new beginning in the chapters of the history book Did you notice Patsy Flowers Sentimental Over Nothing" is The red wool jersey blouse and of Victoria College. having trouble getting into the still head of our hit parade. navy blue skirt of Peggy Arcber's basketball game last Monday. Peggy Archer has a pretty new are perfect for the present sea- To begin with, the sophomore class of 1950will always She used a Mexican peso instead permanent given to her by Jean son. have the distinction of being the last freshman class to of a 50 cent piece. She claims Cox. Lillian Riemenschneider and Bettye Lee Davis and Virginia it was accidental and maybe it Jean are both good at giving home Hernandez have each made a finish in the old Victoria Junior College building. was. She was not stuck with permanents. skirt. A pair of shorty pajamas More important yet, is the fact that the freshman class the peso, however. She treated Morris Fulks seems to' be inter- was another one of Bettye's items. her girl friends to a drink at ested in Barbara Bradford. He's Several of the girls have started of last year will always carry with them the honor and Berry's and paid with it. That's been asking her for dates. embroidering things for their hope pride of being the first class to graduate from the new Vic- chests now that they have completed their main garments. . toria College. Opinion Column ••• But along with the sweet flowers of distinction, comes the task of duty and responsibility. You sophs might ask, Marked Drive and LessHoles Texas U To G~t what duties have I besides studying to get out? With you • Speech Machine Mr. Sophomore you have the task of setting a good example Wanted By Student Drivers .AUSTIN, Texas-(ACP)-A to the upperclassmen. Because you are the first to graduate, machine that makes speech sounds you should be the first to lead the way. The question for this issue is visible will soon be in use at the "What suggestions do you have University of Texas. Called a Victoria College is a completely new institution of for improvement of traffic at Vic- sound spectograph, it will be used toria College?" En~lineers.- Prove chiefly by the Romance and Ger- learning. It is the pride and joy of Victoria County and Of the students asked, two were manic languages departments and the other surrounding counties. You upperclassmen can in favor of marking off 'the park- To Be Family Men in phonetics experiments. ..-' ing lot. Two wanted holes filled Professor Ernest F. Haden who show the way on how to keep it that way. in drive. Two noticed no prob- MORGANTOWN, W. Va.- will have charge of the m;{chine It is unnecessary to tell you some of the ways to set lems. (ACP)-Engineers are 'tender lov- and the laboratory, explained how Milton Killebrew gave a unique ers' and have the lowest di-rorce the sound spectograph operates. an example. Just by doing your duty as expected by your answer. He wanted the drive and rate of any profession, Dr. James A sample of speech recorded on superiors will do the job for you. Little things like erasing parking lot tore up and concrete Bender, director of the National steel tape is transfered through .poured, Institute for Human Relations, said an analyzing mechanism to a spe- pencil marks off desks and taking it easy on our quickly Leland Sparks had noticed no this week at West Virginia Univer- sity. cial type paper that reproduces ~-aetefiOiatiilg fuive-way and parking lot with your cars will problems. various sounds with characteristic Erwin Ward wanted the parking He gave credit to their stability shapes. The chart shows fre- be noticed. lot layed out so as to prevent the in married life to seven factors. quency patterns, speech intensity There are scores of other little details that could very blocking of parked cars. Dr. Bender said they are logical and time variations from the slow Grace Vogt-v-The holes at the and apply logic to morals, they drawl to clipped speech. easily be enumerated, but they would come close to filling end of the driveway should be are a bit shy and don't get in- this page. fixed because they are If.lrge volved with their secretaries, and enough to cause a wreck. they are home-loving men who If you want to really help take care of our beautiful Grace Rigamonti-There are a like big families and home-cen- Art Students plant, you will find those little things. lot of problems but no suggested tered hobbies. improvements. Also they are the least neurotic Elmer Hilliard-Marked spaces of all vocational groups, he slid. Plan More for cars and open drives for en- They rarely quarrel or get mad, Is Silence Golden? trance and leaving. and are good church attenders. Field TriDs Two of the largest and strongest links in the chain of Popular Soph Kept Busy By REID McCARTY communication between Victoria College and the city < of The painting class of the art Victoria is the college paper and the radio program. department has started a new I should have said that there were two, for we are As Editor Of VC Annual series of studies under the direction of Miss Ethel Thurmond. now without one. As you see it isn't the paper, but the One of the busiest people at Vic- During the fall semester the stu- voice of the college on the airways is gone. toria College is sophomore Alene dents drew pencil sketches in This is a very unfortunate but unregrettable incident. Payne. black and white. Later they ad- She is a member of the Phi v~nced to color drawings, first The program was aired every Tuesday morning at 10:30 Theta Kappa and a sophomore WIth colored pencils then water- over radio station KNAL as a public service feature. But representative on the Student color and finally pa;tels. due to their recent connection with the Liberty Broadcast- Council. Starting the spring semester the ing System, the change in programs and their new times Much of her time lately has class has undertaken casein and been spent in working on the oil painting. The students seem were necessary, thus the college program was taken off. Pirate Annual of which she is to enjoy this type of painting best .These programs were presented by the collge radio- editor. Last year she was a because they can do more with a speech class and the music department. Co-directors of the freshman class favorite. brUSh than an ordinary pencil. Alene was born in Earlsboro, When the wild flowers are In programs were Mrs. Louise Browne, speech instructor, and Oklahoma. She moved to Bloom- full bloom the class plans to make Mr. Broyles Hall, music instructor. ington, Texas, about six years a few field trips '0 capture some ago. In 1948 she graduated from of nature's beauty around the Vic- The work of the radio-speech class is to present a pro- Bloomington High School and the toria area. gram for the better understanding and advertising of the following semester she entered college with the surrounding radio audience. Victoria College. As yet no definite plans have been made as to the Alene's major at college is ele- Keep Her At Home • mentary education. She isn't sure possibility of a new time or another station. But for the yet whether she will go on to a And Stay Ahead time being at least, the voice of Victoria College on the air 'larger colleg-e after graduating. is silent. Volleyball and ping pong are MARIETTA, Ohio -(ACP)- two of the sports that Alene "Marry a woman who knows more likes to take part in. She is a ALENE PAYNE than you do" is the advice given member of the Pirateer girls to college students by Warren volleyball team. Bruner, management consultant Popularity Gaining Here are some of Alene's fa- conducting an experimental course •• • vorites: About 80 per cent of our total in career determination at Mari- With the new semester just a little over two months Color red output of evaporated milk comes etta College. Food chocolate cake from ten states-Wisconsin, Ohio, "A man's personality and mental old, it is increasingly evident that Victoria College is fast (By the way, she's a good cook) California, Michigan, Illinois, Mis- stature tend to increase as he pro- becoming more and more popular in this area. Song "Stardust" souri, Kentucky, Indiana, Tennes- gresses in his occupational field," Of the twenty-two new students enrolled after the Pastime talking see and Washington. he told his classes recently. "On commencement of the second semester, fourteen of them Boys sport track the other hand, a woman starts Alene was also chosen most The first movie actors to re- going backward as soon as she came from many of Victorias neighboring towns. These popular sophomore by the so- ceive "Oscars" were Emil .Jan- enters a career as a homemakez towns include Cuero, Port Lavaca, Goliad, Refugio, Yoakum, phomore class in a recent elec- nings and Janet Gaynor "for the unless she realizes the danger and Edna. and Monthalis. tion. fights hard against it. best acting in pictures released in "Educate her less than the man, With the publishing of the new catalogue, outlining Los Angeles, Calif., between The sap of the coconut palm, or start them even, and you pro- the courses and general layout of the college, more high August I, 1927, and July 31, 1948." called toddy, is a favorite drink vide one of several causes for the case of a man in middle life school seniors will be familiarized with Victoria College, in many Pacific Islands, according and a greater number of out-of-town students will be The roof of the Philadelph"ia divorcing the partner of his early to the National Geographic So- postoffice is designed as a land- strull:'fles to seek a more c0m.- evidenced in the coming fall semester. ciety. ing POrt tor maU-carryin(: planes. patible mateo" r •

MARCH IS, 1950 THE JOLLY ROGER PAGE 3 Pirates Place in Border Olympics Sprint Relay Sets Record; r50 Football Otsuki Pushed by Walters The Pirates broke into the track world Saturday after- Schedule Is noon, taking third place in the junior college division for its first appearance in the 18-year old Border Olypics. Coach Shinn's sprint-relay team set one of the 11 new records to win its event at 44.6 seconds. Bill Walters, the Completed fellow who had much to do with the Bucs showing, scored The Victoria College Pirates will seven and four-fifths points for fifth place in the individual have a ravishing array of talent junior college performance. reporting back next fall. Walters came in second in the broad jump with a 21 feet one and The Bucs will be favored to an- seven-eighths 'inch leap, was second in the 220 yard dash, and fourth nex the crown from the Wharton in the 100 yard dash. Pioneers who for two years have The Pirates finished second to the Laredo team in the finals of won the South Texas Junior Col- the one-mile relay. lege Conference in football. J. P. Neely ran third in the 220-yard low hurdles heat and Moore The schedule will be as follows, was fourth in the 120-yard high hurdles. although it isn't complete: Coach Shinn reported that he ------Sept. 21-Allen Academy-here. Sept. 26-Uvalde--there. was very proud of the track team record-old record 44 feet 2% Oct. 6-San Angelo-there. and that they really looked good. inches set by Quinn in prelim- Oct. 12-Edinburg-here. The Pirates really cleaned up on inaries which bettered previous Oct. 19-Del Mar-there. the medals with 17. record of 38 feet 11o/s inches set Oct. 26-0pen. Love, Neely, Moore and Wal- by Bobby Cros, Kilgore, in 1949); .. Nov. 2--Brownsville--there . ters were awarded small silver 2-Barlow Irvin, Schreiner, 41 Nov. 9-Laredo-here. track shoes inlaid with a ruby for feet; 3-Jack Lock, Schreiner, 33 Nov. 16-Wharton-here. breaking the relay record. feet 3/4 inchs; 4-John Fefts, Del San Angelo will be the only new The team was given a large Mar (Corpus Christi, 37 feet 111/4 team added to the Pirate schedule trophy, which is now on display inchss.) that the Bucs didn't face last year. in the registrar's office. Presi- 120-YARD HIGH HURDLES:· The Schreiner game for Sept. 14 dent J. D. Moore said that each I-Merwin Carter, Texas South- is still undecided because of the team member will have his name most (Brownsville); 2 - Clem site of the game and that they re- engraved on the trophy, the first Curry, San Antonio; 3-Herbert fuse to play the Pirates in Vic- won by a Victoria College athletic Back, Texas Southmost (Browns- toria. If the Schreiner game can- team. ville); 4-Fennon Moore, Victoria, not be scheduled, Coach Evans will Junior Division time: 15.4. (Carter set new rec- try to get the two remaining open DIS C U S THROW. l-'Reed ord of 15.2 in preliminaries-old dates filled by some outstanding (nevv record-old record 121 feet record 15.8 by Jack Lucas; junior colleges in Texas. Quinn, Tyler, 123 feet, 7 inches Schreiner, 1948). WUZ WE ROBBED?-J. P. Neely, right of the Victoria Pirate set by George Green, San An- BROAD JUMP: I-Murphy track squad, seems to be driving III ahead of Mervin Carter of tonio, in 1949); 2-Jack Lock, Webster, Del Mar (Corpus Chris- Texas Southmost of the 220 low hurdles event at the Border Schreiner, 116 4lf4 inches; 3- ti), 21 feet 7 inches( new record Olympics. But the judges thought not. After three changes in Bucco Spring Johnny Hancock, Schreiner; 105 -old record 21 feet 6% inches set their decision, the judges awarded the second place to Carter. feet; 4-Lloyd Baker, Del Mar, by Eugene Ellis, Uvalde, 1948); Look closely at bottom right of the picture and you'll see the 103 feet 8% inches. 2-Bill Walters, Victoria, 21 feet finish line. Then judge for yourself. Training To 220 LOW HURDLES: I-Guy 1% inches; 3-Donald Richard- Reneau, Del Mar, (Corpus Chris- son, Schreiner, 20 feet % inches; ti); 2-J. P. Neely, Victoria; 3- 4-Ray Lucas, Schreiner, 19 feet End Friday Merwin Carter. Texas Southmost 11% inches. (Brovvnsville); 4-Clem Curry, 100-oYARDDASH: I-Carl or- San Antonio. Time 25.0. (New suki, Texas Southmost (Browns- The Lookout The Victoria Pirates spring record-old record 26.0 set by Ville); 2-Ross Youngs, Schreiner; training drills will come to an end Jack Arnold, San Antonio. 1949.) Congratulations to the Victoria Friday afternoon. This will end 8-Billy Killough, Edinburg; 4- Pirate track squad for a fine per- three weeks of preparation for the POLE VAULT: I-G. W. Walk- Bill Walters, Victoria. Time 10:0. formance at the Border Olympics 1950 grid season. er, Schreiner, 12 feet 4 inches (Youngs set new record of 9.9 in ,- - in Laredo. The Buc tracksters Round Robin As a whole the team's blocking (new record-old record 11 feet 440-YARl~.RELAY~ l-':-Victoiia placed third in the track meet. and tackling was very sharp in the set by Ray Lucas, San Antonio, (Fennon Moore, J. P. Neely, Mac Many records were shattered in spring session but should be much and Bill Clark, Brownsville, in Love, Bi~l Walters); 2-Edinburg; the meet and Victoria broke one Slated For improved by next fall when more 1944); 2-Ray Lucas, Schreiner, 3-8chremer; 4-Texas Southmost in the 440 yard relay. talent is added to the squad. 11 feet 6 inches; 3-Mervin Car- (Brownsville). Time 44.6 (new Fennon Moore, "" Several of the mainstays Gene ter, Texas Southmost, and Alfred record - old record 44.7 set by J. P. Neely, Mac / Baseball Sked Hutchins, Buddy Brock, a~d Le- Adair, Southwest Texas, tied 11 Brownsville in 1949). Love, and Bill roy Key were not on hand for the feet. 880-YARD RUN: I-Ricardo Garcia, Laredo; 2-Leslie Fam- Walters shatter- Conference baseball took on a spring workouts but will be ready HIGH JUMP: I-G. W. Walk- an old record of different color yesterday as word for practice next fall. er, Schreiner, 5 feet 10lh inches; brough, Southwest Texas; 3-Cleo 44.7 by setting was received from Del Mar that The Pirates will have an inter 3-Frank Pantuso, Laredo, 5 feet Russell, Howard County; 4-Tom- . a new record of they planned to cancel their en- squad under the lights in Patti 7% inches; 4 - Pete Barnes my Toliver, Schreiner; Time 2:01.6 44.6. ',' try in the race. Welder stadium next 'Phursday Schreiner, and George White: (new record-old record 2:04.1 set night which will mark the climax Edinburg. Tied, 5 feet 7% inches. by Toliver in preliminaries, which The P ira t e Coach "Ox" Emerson of Del of the spring training for the foot- SHOT PUT: I-Reed Quinn, broke record of 2:07.4 set by Toli- baseball team Is Mar, who took Ralph Murff's ball team. Tyler, 45 feet 21;2 inches (new ver in 1949). having a tough place as head mentor this week, 220-YARD DASH: I-Carl or- felt he should devote his full time ------1 time to get suki, Texas Southmost (Browns- to spring football training. . ville); 2-Bill Walters Victoria' rea d y for the The other conference entries - Walters To Head Cobras Fall To 3-;-Billy Killough, Edinburg; ~ season. The weather has been Victoria, Wharton, and Edinburg JImmy Barber, Edinburg. Time very unfavorable for the pitchers, -have agreed to hold a double VC Track Team Edna Cowboys 21.9 (new record of 21.7 set in since it is cold one day and hot round robin tournament in VIc- preliminaries by Ross Youngs the next. But the hurlers are toria at Riverside Park April 21 In VC Tourney Schreiner-old record 22.6 by Ot~ rounding into shape. The Bucs and 22. During Season suki in 1949). are also having trouble to get to- Outside of the conference tour- Edna came out on top in the MILE RUN: I-Bill Flanikin, gether to practice but should get Bill Walters was elected captain nament, the baseballers 'are free of the Victoria College track team. volleyball tournament held here Southwest Texas; 2-C. A. Run- together this week since spring to slate an independent schedule. March 4 in the college gym beat- dell, Schreiner; 3-Harold Baker~~ football will come to a close. He will be captain of the entire Coach Hester Evans of the track squad throughout the meets. ing Vanderbilt, second plac~ win- Howard County; 4-Chester Brad- The tennis courts are now fin- Pirates said that his team will Walters hails originally from ner, 5-15, 15-6, 15-10. ley, Schreiner. Time 4:42.6 (new ished and several students have continue working out, and an in- Arizona, but now lives in Edna. Karnes City won the third place record--old record 4:49.6 set by been working out the last few dependent schedule will be an- While running track in Arizona, cup over Beeville with scores of Osler Hutson, Kilgore, in 1949). 15-5, and 15-11. days. nounced soon. he won and placed in many meets. MILE RELAY: I-Laredo (Al- I have been told that the tennis In a telephone interview with He will run the 100, 220, 120 yd. In first round games Edna beat fred Parker, Eugene Arce, ElIas prospects are in dire need of the Jolly Roger, Coach L. A. high hurdles, both relays and Cuero 15-6, 15-10, and Austwell- He~rera, Ricardo Garcia); 2- Vic- someone to coach them. There Youngman of Edinburg expressed broad jump. Tivoli won over Karnes City 15-8 tcria; 3-Texas Sou t h m 0 s t 15-3. ' are quite a few more coming out his willingness to meet Wharton M. C. Love and J. P; Neely were (~r 0 w n s v i Ll e); 4-Edinburg. for tennis and someone should and Victoria in a tournament. elected captains for the mile relay Vanderbilt swamped Runge 15-1 TIme 3:33.3. coach tennis. Coach Tom Pickett agreed also and 440 sprint relay, respectively. 15-1, and Patti Welder beat Bee~ Since there are quite a few who by telephone. When the Pirates enter a team in ville 15-2, 12-15, 14-10. Girls Charm, Beauty will be out to make the tennis So scratch Del Mar in the con- the !l80 relay, Neely will be cap- In second round games played .. team we certainly cannot let ference baseball race, and put tain and if they run the medley re- in the afternoon Edna stopped Hand Pirates Defeat someone in the conference win April 21-22 in your notebook as lay Love will captain the team. Austwell-Tivoli 15-3 '15-10 and .. the title without, Victoria College the date of the conference tourna- Karnes City swept' past Cuero In an exhibition basketball game giving them a race for the crown. ment. 15-9, 15-12. between Hazel Walker's Arkansas The Bucs will field an inexperi- Pirate Baseballers Vanderbilt beat Patti Welder Travelers and the Victoria Pirates enced team but should do pretty 15-5, 15-8, and Beeville nudged there were no fast breaks, spec- Hoopsters Elect well with most of the boys having Travel To Inez Today Runge 15-5, 14-16, 15-10. tacular playing or ball stealing, some high school experience. President J. D. Moore presented but a game of showmanship. Kemper Williams, Jimmy Heye, The Pirates will journey to Inez trophies to the three winning In the latter stage of the game Coleman Captain today for an exhibition game to Billy Cattan, Gene Hutchins, teams at the end of the tourna- the girl cagers overhauled the prepare them for their coming en- ment. Buddy Brock, Joe Helling, Wilfred Pirates and held their lead till counter with the Del Mar Vikings. Of 1950 Team Block, Dan Kubala, .Tames Friedel, Miss Esther Etzel was director time ran out. The girls not only Coach Hester Evans will prob- Vincent Bianchi, Ben Wilson, rent of the tournament. College girls had basketball knowledge but had Dal Coleman is the captain of ably play most of the boys who charm, beauty, and poise. Harding, and Howard Bineham were referees, score keepers, lines- the Victoria College basketball have been working out the past have been working out the last men, and check girls. Others Miss Walker was a great shot, team. Coleman was elected by week so he can see what they will helped out at the snack bar and both from the court and the free vote of the players, Tuesday, Feb. week and all should bfl ready for do under game conditions. action. were on a welcoming committee. throw line. Stubby Winters added 8, 1950. Coach Evans has not as yet The Student Union was left open fire and zip to the game with her Coleman led the conference in Coach Evans will be able to pick his starting pitcher from James named his starting pitcher but at all day. Mrs. Evans kept the antics. Holding down the boys ICOring with 241 points, averaging least three pitchers will see ac- Friedel, Howard Bineham, Ben snack bar open for the conven- under the basket were Wilma 18.75 points per game. He was tion in the game. Pitchers travel- Bogan and Margie Arends. Wilson, Dick Schustereit, or Joe ience of the people at the tourna- a Valuable player to the Pirates, ing to the game will be James ment. • No one knows who enjoyed the once scoring 32 points for a new Heiling for the two game series Friedel, Ben Wilson, Howard Bine- game the most, the Pirates or the with the Vikings. The juke box and ping pong conference record, later broken by ham, Joe Heiling, Brent Harding. were enjoyed by visitors as well fans. a Del Mar player, and Coleman and Dickie Schustereit. as college students. Molten rock inside the earth is came back to score 40 points The Pirates will play several The new college catalogues were Amphibian tanks, then known against Laredo, to again rewrite called magma, a Greek word other exhibition games with other available for the visiting high as "alligator tanks." were used' the record books. meaning dough. teams during the coming season. school girls. by U. S. Marines back in 1924. PAGE 4 THE JOLLY ROGER MARCH 15, 1950 Speech Class Will Travel To Edinburg The Victoria College Dramatic Class is to be one of seven colleges participating in a one-act play contest which is to be held in Edinburg next Saturday, March 18. Other colleges participating will be, Wharton, Edinburg, Laredo, Del Mar of Corpus Christi, Uvalde and Texas Southmost. The play chosen by Mrs. Louise Browne, dramatic instructor and director, was "Which Is The Way To Boston." Those in the cast are: Pat Terry as John, Jo Ann Goldman as Martha, Bob Sunday as Chris and Ann Mikulenka as Mary. The cast and director are to leave Thursday noon and will re- turn Saturday morning. The following activities are being planned: Open house for all the students 'T'hursday night in the Edinburg Student Union. Final dress rehearsal for cast I Friday morning at 8:45. Friday noon, a dinner for the I directors. Friday night, party and dance to be held for all the guests after -the contest is held. VCSchool Bu

Get Minor Ov MEMBERS OF THE VICTORIA COLLEGE ONE-ACT PLAY re- hearse their parts in preparation for the conference tournament The three Victoria College school in Edinburg this weekend. Bob Sunday, left, of Cuero is read- busses, which are leased from the ing a note to Jo Ann Goldman, Yoakum, seated at center. Pat Port Lavaca Transportation Com. Terry clasps Jo Ann's hand, while Ann Mikulenka looks on with pany, underwent a minor overhaul evident deep interest. last month. The three busses which make runs from Port Lavaca, Yoakum Texas Colleges .... and Edna average a little better Penn St. College than two hundred miles per day. Sophs Will This was the first major work Tests Necessity done on these busses since the fall Alma Mater semester began. Of Breakfast Of Students, Pro The Atzenhoffer Chevrolet Com- pany of Victoria, who keep these STATE COLLEGE, Pa.-(ACP) Group Pic buses in top running shape, are -The necessity for eating a good doing a very fine job. breakfast has been tested at the These buses serve and have Pennsylvania State College Med- Contracts, Bears served -theschool in many differ- ical School. A group of women ent ways. Not only do they brmg were used as subjects in experi- The Baylor Bears were chosen every Tuesday and Thursday in students from surrounding towns mental work under controlled con- by the district selection commit- Dr. Beaty's office. to attend college, but also enabled ditions. The scientists wanted to tee to represent District 6 in the This "Ideal Class" has never these students to attend the home know if there was a difference in National Collegiate Athletic Asso- been tardy or late because the,. games during football season last the reaction time, output of work, ciation Western Regional tourna- talked Dr. Beaty into pving fall. and tremor of a person if that per- ment at Kansas City March 24-25. them the class. They are used to take the zo- son had or had not eaten' a good The committee headed by the ology and biology students on ••• breakfast. University of Texas basketball Two of the outstanding stars of their field trips. They have been A cycle-like machine called the coach Jack Gray said that the used also to take the art students the last three seasons in the ergometer was used to measure committee's decision was unani- Southwest Conference last week on their field trips and art exhib- the work output. To show the re- mous and that a big factor that its held here in Victoria. announced that they had signed action tim of the women a series lead to the selection of Baylor contracts to play professional ball. So with these buses in use prac- of lights and a timing machine was the fact that the Bears had tically all the time they were in were used. To measure the mus- defeated Arkansas both times they The first announcement came need of these repairs. cular fatigue after exertion, in had met during the past season. from Doak Walker of SMU. The this case to show the trembling of The Bears had beaten South- Doaker annonnced that he had the outstretched arm, an other ern Methodist 70-61 to finish signed a 3-year contract to play electrical machine was used. the season in a tie with Ar professional football for the De- After months of testing, these kansas for the Southwest Con- troit Lions. ..No salary terms Songsters results appeared: without break- ference basketball crown. were announced, but It has been fast, the output goes down, reac- Baylor, Arkansas, University of estimated that Doak will get in tions are slower, and tremor in- Houston, and the University of the neighborhood of $40,000 for creases. In other words when Arizona were the teams consid- the three seasons he is to play. To Sing For you eat a good breakfast you are Speaker ered for the spot at Kansas City. In 35 games for SMU, he scored apt to do everything that you try '" .'" 303 points and averaged over 4 much better. You will be steadier, Although students sometimes yards per carry running 501 times more calm and clearer in your get the idea that their teachers with the ball. He also had an ~nauguration thinking. are set on preventing them from almost 40 yard punting average. graduating, Dr. John O. Beaty has The other was Tom Hamilton, The Victoria College Mixed a class that is composed entirely University of Texas basketball and Chorus has been slated to sing a Musician Charms of graduate students. The SMU baseball star, who signed a base. few selections for the Inauguration professor is relieved of the usual ball contract with the Philadel- and Dedication Ceremony on April Collegians With worries of teachers. He doesn't phia Athletics of the American 14~ Mr. Broyles Hall, music in- have to worry about his students League. structor, announced last week. because he only has two men tak- Hamilton was all-conference for Electronic Tune ing his course Old English. Mr. Hall also stated that the three years in both baseball and choral club would not make any A musical program was pre- The two students enrolled are basketball. He led the conference both summa cum laude graduates spring appearances before April 1. sented March 1, at the college gym hitters last year with .474 batting The time up to then will be oc- by Charles K. Ramsden, a leading of SMU. They meet at 11 a. m. average. cupied with working about 20 se- musician, electronic experimenter, lections into shape. world traveler and lecturer. Independence The numbers are divided into The program consisted of a va- Graduation Date .. four groups. They are group 1, riety of numbers, including jungle Day Observed Set For Sophomores the religious: group II, the spirit- chants, Hawaiian music, popular uals; group III, the popular; and tunes, ballads and many sound ef- The Victoria College Choir, Monday, May 29, has been set group IV, the novelties. fects produced from Ramsden's under the direction of Mr. Broyles as the date for 50 or more sopho- "Now Let Every Tongue Adore invention, the Novatar. Hall, was the main attraction at mores to graduate from Victoria Thee," "Adoramus Te," "Brother Ramsden spent many years per- a special program that was held College. . James Air," "Hallelujah," "Amen," fecting the Novatar, but everyone last March 2 in honor of Texas Baccalaureate services will be "Battle Hymn of the Republic," who heard the program will prob- DR. CLYDE C. COLVERT of the Independence Day. held on Sunday, May 28. Cap and and "The Lord Bless You and ably agree that his years of work University of Texas will be the Dean John W. Stormont opened gown will be the attire for both Keep You" are the numbers in the were not in vain, for the electronic featured speaker on the Victoria the program with some well occasions. first group. Novatar is literally the instrument College inauguration program chosen words. He then introduced The Sophomore Class will have ." The second group consists of or a thousand voices and sound set for April 14. the college choir who sang the a meeting every two weeks to "Requiem," "Fireflies," "Ezekiel effects. religious hymn "Now Thank We take care of any business that Saw the Wheel," "There is a Balm The program was presented As early as 1740, three Marine All Our God" and closed with a may come up. in Gilead," and "Old Man River." through the Southern School As- regiments were recruited in Amer- lyrical ditty entitled "Country The picture of the Sophomore In the third group is "Over the semblies of Texas and was the ica, assembled in New York un- Style." Class prepared by Boek Studio Rainbow," "All the Things You last in a series of professional en- der the command of General Miss Ann Mikulenka was up will be given to the class, which Are .. "Cindy" and "Old Joe tertainers being presented at the Alexander Spotswood of Virginia, next and she read the famed "Let- in tum will present it to the col- Cla;k." , cOlTlehge. t d li and performed valiant service in ter of William Barrett." lege. Composing group IV is "Country e programs presen e ear er Dean Stormont introduced The Sophomore Class of 1949-50 trl f D teh . gad the West Indies for the Royal~"'" Mr. f b . Style," 'Comin' Through the Rye," were a 10 0 U sm ers n J. D. Howell who spoke briefly will have the honor 0 emg the "Loch Lomond" and "Tico-Tico." _d_an_c_e_rs_an_d_a_m_e_m_o_ry_m_arv__ e_l._ British Navy. on the subject "Texas Independ- first to graduate from the new ------1 1------1 ence." college. Timberline in mountains is at Hand grenades were used by U. It takes the sun until June or Mrs. Joseph Wearden and Mrs.I------'8n elevation above which trees S. Marines who served under John July to melt the last of winter's William Fly were present in the The Himalayas virtually bar an not arow. Paul Jones during the Revolution. snow in many mountains of the audience. Tibet from India.