Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-19
Valley Students
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doctors degrees will be conferred
on ia students in the graduate
school OF the university June 3, &C
cording to Dean II. w. Harper.
Students from the Valley includ-
ed In this list are John Alfred
Boone. Jr., Of Harrington and James
Blaine Christner OF Weslaco. Both
viii receive master of arts degrees.
Seventy-five graduate students
are candidates for master of arts
degrees, while IA have practically
completed their work for the doc
tor Of philosophy degree and ex-
pect to receive II at the June COM
mencement.
Boone Is q graduate student in
chemistry and Is a member OF the
university faculty. being @ tutor in
the subject.
Christner is an advanced geology
student, and has written his mas
ter's thesis on certain rock forma-
tons in central Texas.
Officers OF Reagan Literary So
ciety for the next long session we're
Installed Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Martha Tngersoll Of Browns
vile was installed as recording Sec
rotary. and Miss Salome McAllen
Of Brownsville became sergeant-at-
arms.
The meeting was the last OF the
present long session
Miss Gyneth Stugard Of Alamo.
president Of the Women's Athletic
association ut the University of
Texas, acted as POSTMASTER at the
annual IT" banquet of the associa-
ton. held Saturday. Her sister. Mrs.
LaVerne Stugard Nowotny, vice
president Of w. A A, had charge
Of the affair.
Miss Essie Roots Of San Benito
as one Of the chairman in charge
of the banquet, being head Of the
invitation committee.
Mrs. Jewell Rigler OF Mission was
a member Of the banquet commit
tee. Miss Martha Brooks Dickey of
MaAllen was also q committee
3hber.
WAll girls who participated in in
tramural activity. club activity or
class activity, were eligible TO at
tend the affair. More than 800
girls were present
Eta chapter OF Delta Sigma Phi
fraternity held an annual founders
day banquet Thursday night OF
last week I'm honor of the 23rd an
niversary OF the founding OF the
chapter.
Members and pledges from the
Valley attending the banquet were
O. Z. Cannon. Jr.. Of Mission. Frank
Osborn OF McAllen. william Scan
Ian OF Brownsville. Fred Wagner Of
Brownsville and Grover Wagner OF
Brownsville.
I. w. Gregory, former attorney
general OF the United States, was
the principal speaker at the BAN
uuet and initiation of Phi Beta
Kappa. national honorary scholas-
tic fraternity, Thursday of last
week.
Two students from the Valley
were initiated. They were Ethel
Mobley OF Weslaco and Ruth Reed
Of San Benito.
DIR. II. Y. Benedict. president OF
the university, also talked to the
fraternity members.
Frederick Peterson or Mission
took part In the program OF the
Hogg debating club Monday. Peter
son was on the affirmative side OF
a debate on whether there were
TOO many college students. He Is
q freshman In the university.
Mention Murray OF Mercedes was
Installed Sunday as president OF
the Newman club for the next long
session. Murray is a student In the
university school of law.
The club was addressed by Lieut..
Gov. Barry Miller.
More than 1000 co-eds took part
Friday evening Of last week in the
annual senior swingout. dedicated
to the girls who will graduate this
June.
At the swingout members OF the
Mortar board recently elected were
announced. Miss Mary Margaret
Glasscock OF Mercedes was n OF
the members named. Election Is
based on scholarship, service and
initiative.
Miss Glasscock has also been
selected delegate of Theta Sigma
Phi. women's journalistic frater-
nifty, to the annual convention OF
the fraternity at Columbus. O.,
June Is 10 q.
Herschel walling Of Mission. in
structor in business administration
AZ the university. will be associated
with his father. M. T. walling. at
Mission. In the cotton business this
SUMMER.
waiting holds both bachelor of
business administration and master
Of administration degrees from the
university. He will be connected
with the university again during
fh4 next long session.
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