Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-17
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Tor the first semester has been an
nounced by DR.. H. T. Parlin, dean
OF the college. and lists several
Valley students among those rank
ing in the first ten per cent.
Two Valley students were placed
on the Cum Laude Ahpla Eft divi-
sion, consisting Of the best 1876
students out Of the 1856 students
epxolled in the college. They are
Edna Earl Walling of Mission and
Constance Wollman of Mercedes.
Other Valley students listed on
the honor roll included Grover
Wagner Of Brownsville, Anne
Seaman of Brownsville, and Sarita
Barber CT San Benito.
Both quality and quantity of
work carried determine the honor
roll students. The purpose of the
honor roll is to commend those
students whose grades during the
first semester rank them scholas-
tically among the first ten per
per cent.
Two Valley students were voted
into the Curtain club, University
OF Texas leading student dramatics
organization, Monday night.
They are Miss Helen Glasscock
OF Mercedes, who was taken in as
an active member, and her sister,
Miss Mary Margaret, who was elect
ed as an associate member.
The new members will take part
in the spring presentations of the
Curtain club.
Paul Newman Of Harrington, SEN
Tor in the school of business ad-
m~inistration, was one Of several
students from that school initiated
this week into Beta Alpha Psi, hon
orary business administration fra
ternity.
Newman is also an assistant In
the school. He will receive his de-
gree in June.
Election to Beta Alpha Psi IS an
honor which goes only to students
with a high scholastic average in
the school Of business administra-
ton. Newman is a consistent honor
student.
Arthur Klein Of Harrington was
team captain in the annual Univer-
Slty Y. M. c. A. financial CAM
palgn the past week, and succeed
ed in securing a larger sum of sub
Scriptions than any of the other
groups.
Klein is a f~irSt-year law student
this year. Before entering the law
school he did three years of work
IN the college Of arts and sciences.
The initiation Of A. Louis Cohen
OF brownsville by Phi Sigma frater-
nifty was announced Saturday.
Bernard Lebowitz of San Benito
Is also a member Of this social fra
ternity.
Senior mechanical engineering
students were entertained last Fri
day night with a bridge party given
by Mrs. Carl J. Eckhardt, Jr., wife
OF the instructor in mechanical
engineering at the university.
Valley students attending the af-
fair were Ralph Meyers and Rob-
ert Oils. both of Mercedes.
Meyers and Ohls are also stu
dents in the mechanical engineer
ing department.
Phi Mu sorority held its found
er's day banquet last Saturday eve
ming, the occasion marking the 18th
anniversary of the establishment of
Phi Muy as a national sorority. The
university chapter was established
in May, 1913.
Miss Caroline Brooks Of Rio
Grande City, a pledge of the sor-
ority. made the response to the
toast given the pledges.
The pledges also arranged a
stunt at the banquet, in which Miss
Brooks took part.
Alpha Epsilon Delta, honorary
pre-medical fraternity, held its
regular spring election last Satur-
day. when Grover G.. Wagner. Jr.,
of Brownsville was taken in as 4
member.
Wagner is a member Of Delta
Sigma Phi social fraternity.
The seventh annual Dads and
Mothers day will be held at the
University Of Texas April IS. COM
mittees in charge have been ap-
pointed.
Miss Essie Roots Of San Benito
is a member of the welcome COM
mittee.
Miss Roots is a senior in the
school Of education of the niver-
sity.
Two Valley students were initial
ed into Reagan Literary society
Wednesday of last week.
They are Anne Seaman and
Martha Ingersoll, both of Browns
vile.
Reagan Literary society is a
womsCrs association on the campus
fostering forensic activities and lit
erary discussions.
Announcement was made We'd
nesday of the election of seven stu
dents to Phi Delta Phi. honorary
and scholastic fraternity of the
University of Texas school Of law.
Fred Wagner of Brownsville was
n of the students taken into the
organization.