Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-28
Valley Students
1-At-
u. Of T.

Kappa, national honorary scholaS-
TIC fraternity, elected "a new mem
bers this week from the graduating
class OF the University of Texas.
Two Of these students so honored
are from the Valley. They are
Ethel Mobly of Weslaco and Ruth
Reed Of San Benito.
Both Miss Mobly and Miss Reed
VIII receive degrees at the June
commencement exercises.
Phi Beta Kappa is universally
recognized as the highest scholas-
tic fraternity of the academic
school. 1t was founded at Wash
ington and the University of Vir-
ginia almost $50 years ago. The
University of Texas chapter was
established in 1904.
Selection of members for the
fraternity, which is based on
scholarship. is limited to one
eighth Of the total members of the
graduating class.
Miss Mary Margaret Glasscock of
Mercedes was elected president of
Cap and Gown for the 1880 long
session, at an election Friday Of
last week.
Miss GlaSscock, who will be a
senior next year, will be president
OF her class, and will assume her
office of president of the Cap and
Gown next fall.
She Is studying journalism in
the university and is a member of
zeta Tau Alpha sorority.
The Little Campus dormitory at
the university entertained Friday
night of last week with an infor-
NAL dance, the second of the long
session.
Students from the Valley named
in the guest list included Miss
Caroline Brooks of Rio Grande
City, and Edward Baker Of Harlin-
gen and Bernard Lebowitz Of San
Benito.
Several hundred attended the
affair.
The Acacia fraternity at the
diversity Of Texas entertained
NY night of last week with an
eve,nal dance, at which several
theft ii students were present.
comytSrfag those named in the guest
Mr.. IRE William Seaman of
Bio.NNSille, Wayne Gilbert of Nc
Allen, Steve Wray of Donna, and
Jimmie Huffendick of McAllen.
Clay Zachery of McAllen was In
Kerrville last weekend where he
attended a dance at Schreiner In
stitute.
Zachery is a member Of Delta
Sigma Phi fraternity, which also
numbers several other Valley stu
dents among its membership.
Miss Martha Ingersoll of Browns
vile spent the past weekend in
Houston. Miss Ingersoll is a first
year student in the university and
is prominent in women's literary
activities.
Bernard Lebowitz of San Benito
visited in Lockhart Sunday and
Monday of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rigler C.
Mission, students in the university,
were in Houston during the week
end where they visited relatives.
William Mix" Meyers of Mer-
cedes, senior in the department of
mechanical engineering, has been
employed by the Western Electric
company and will report at the end
of the current season of school to
the Hawthorne Works in Chicago.
Meyers, who Is also a student as
sistant in the department, has par
ticipated in many student activi-
fstieS. During 1858 he belonged to
he Varsity Peacock Orchestra; in
% he was a member of the adj
Dry board of the Longhorn band:
Is now assistant manager of
e band; he is vice president Of
ne student body Of the college of
Engineering. and is vice president
yof the senior mechanical engineer
Eng class for the second semester.
He Is a member of the local stu
dent branch of the American So
ciety of Mechanical Engineers, and
is chairman of the student com
mittee of the mechanical engineer
ing department for arrangements
for the power show to be given
soon. He is a member Of Theta XII
fraternity.
Miss Dalinda Rodriguez of Mis-
sion is a member of the staff of
La Novata, yearbook of the Little
field Dormitory, freshman girls,
dormitory. Miss Rodriguez Is as
sisting in gathering material for
the yearbook.
j. B. Christner of weslaco
graduate student in geology. Is
completing his study of Comanche
Peak as the subject for his master
OF science thesis in geology. Com
anche Peak is in the middle Dor
] ton OF the Fredericksburg series in
! central Texas.
tU. T. PROFESSOR