Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-24
Valley Students
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week by the faculty Of the school
OF business administration Of the
University Of Texas.
Newman has a straight b" aver
age for the first semester. Thirty
two students were named on the
roll Of honor.
! Newman Is a member of the
Lcnghorn band and takes part in
other campus activities
Honoring Miss Grace Noll Crow
ell. visiting Texas poet, the Reagan
Literary society, girls organization,
entertained with a tea Tuesday aft
ernoon- Miss Salome McAllen OF
Brownsville. n Of the officers OF
the society, was in the receiving
line, and Miss Mary Margaret
Glasscock Of McAllen also assisted
In the affair.
Members Of the English depart
ment Of the University OF Texas
also were honor guests.
Formal Initiation ceremonies were
held Tuesday by Alpha Chi Omega
sorority for ten pledges, among
them being Miss Essie Roots of
San Benito.
Miss Roots is a senior in the Uni
versity Of Texas and is an officer
In Te-WAA-Hiss, girls hiking and
camping organization. and is prom
tnent In other phases OF women's
a Aetics at the university.
The Scottish Rite dormitory at
the University Of Texas was the
scene Friday OF the traditional
colonial tea, which is given an
nually in honor Of George WASH
tngton's birthday.
Members Of the faculty and
friends OF the girls living at the
dormitory attended the event.
Valley students who stay In the
dormitory are Miss Sarita Barber
Of San Benito, Miss Caroline
Brooks OF Rio Grande City, Miss
Minerva Holbert OF La Feria. and
Miss Margaret Montgomery Of
Edinburg.
Frederick Peterson of Mission. a
freshman in the university, gave a
short defamation Tuesday at the
regular meeting Of the Hogg De-
batting club.
Peterson was elected to member
ship In the club SOC after en-
rolling In the university last fall.
He Is taking work in the college
OF arts and sciences and will enter
the school of law after securing a
bachelor Of arts degree.
Mention Murray of Mercedes was
appointed Sunday as chairman Of
the program committee Of the New
man club at the university.
Murray Is q student in the uni
versity school Of law and an issue
editor on the campus daily news
paper. He is a transfer student TO
the university from Rice Institute.
When editor OF the Mercedes
high school weekly newspaper, he
won first place in the Interscholas-
tic league contest held at Austin
among high school journalists. He
also was editor of The Thrasher,
Rice Institute newspaper, while at
that school.
This is his first year at the Uni
versity Of Texas.
No Valley students were listed
this week In the daily report Is
sued by the university health SER
vice. This Is the first week for
more than q month that the names
OF Valley students have not appear
ed on the list.
Residents OF the WomenS build
inr on the campus were entertain
ed Ehursday night Of last week
with a valentine dinner and dance
The theme OF the party was "Texa:
wild Flowers" and guests repre-
sented a wild flower.
VALLEY students who reside at the
Woman's building are Miss Martins
Brooks Dickey OF McAllen. Mis-:
Mildred McGay OF Raymondville
Miss Saarie Morrow Of Mercedes
and Miss Essie Roots Of San Be-
nito.
A dance following the dinner
was the main feature OF enter
tainment for the evening. The
valentine motif was carried out In
the dance program and decora.
tons.
The annual banquet Of the col
leee OF engineering Of the univer-
sity was held Saturday night. wher
q bust of Dean +. u. Taylor OF thu
college was presented to him ir
recognition OF his 40 years OF work
| Is a member Of the faculty Of tho
university.
II was the largest gathering oil
engineering students ever held or
the campus. nearly every member
OF the college being present.
Valley students enrolled in the
college Of engineering are: Edward
Baker of Harrington. Joe Baggett o.
Donna, David Boone Of Harrington
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