Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-27
9vey $4,000, 600 Voted for Concrete Systems
Valley Students
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Especial TO The Heraldl
AUSTIN, Jan. 24.-Final examina-
tions for the first semester began
Friday, Jan. %, and will last through
Thursday, Jan. 81.
All students not in attendance at
the University Of Texas throughout
the first semester will register Fri
day, Feb. !, and all students in at
tendance throughout the first semes-
ter will sign a report-present card
Saturday, Feb. 2. Second semester
classes will also begin on this date.
Friday, Feb. s is the last day for
taking up second semester courses,
and Feb. Is is the last day a stu
dent may register for the second
semester.
Commencement exercises for the
session of 1929 will be held June
. and g..
Dads and Mothers day at the
University OF Texas campus will be
held April 6, and invitations will
be sent 70 parents Of all students
in the university. Organization Of
entertainment committees has been
made. and a program will be ar
ragged.
1t is expected that many parents
fFVrm the Valley will be guests Of
their sons and daughters on that
day.
william Seaman Of Brownsville. a
student in the law school, is a mem
Der OF n Of the welcoming COM
mittees.
More recognition of the architec-
tural ability OF joaquin Mora Of
McAllen came this week when he was
one Of the students from the jun
Tor and senior classes Of architec-
ture at the University of Texas TO
win mention by a faculty judging
committee for his Esquisse-Esquis-
&c. "a Shop Front"
The design was recently COM
pleted.
Mora is a junior student.
The Delta Sigma Phi fraternity
handball doubles team took another
step toward the university champ
ionship Wednesday when Sigma Al
mia Epsilon was defeated in two
straight matches. The Delta Sigma
Phi team is composed Of William
Seaman and Fred Wagner, both Of
Brownsville.
Two students from the Valley were
listed on the hospital report issued
last Friday by the University Health
service. They were Grover Wag-
ner and Miss Martha Ingersoll, both
Of Brownsville.
A total Of q students were re-
ported in Austin hospitals. The in
fluenza situation Is less serious
here than before the holidays, the
health service reported.
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The Longhorn band is rehearsing
the program TO be presented during
its annual spring tour. Mike Moy-
ers Of Mercedes, president Of the
organization, Claunch Brindley OF
Harrington, and James Crawford Of
San Benito are members Of the band
who are taking part in the preiim-
inaries.
The Itinerary or the pahu mas
not been announced.
Plans for n banquet TO be given
Jointly by senior. junior, sophomore
and freshmen women students in the
university sometime in February are
being considered, and several Val
ley students nave been selected TO
make arrangements for the affair.
Miss Anne Scanlan of Brownsville
has been appointed a member OF the
feShman decoration committee, and
Il lelso working on plans for the
class banquet.
Misses Josephine Pollard Of Har-
lingen and Mary Margaret Glasscock
of Mercedes are members of the
junior class who are working on
plans for the banquet.
Herschcl Walling of Mission. in
structor in business administration
at the university and a graduate
student in the institution, has been
elected treasurer Of the University
Faculty club. L Theo Gellmont was
reelected president.