Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-13
Valley Students
u. Of T.
fspecial to The Heraldl

AUSTIN, Jan. l2-0f the ISL mem
bers OF the 4lst legislature, now IN
session at Austin, a are ex-stu-
dents of the University Of Texas, a
survey shows.
Polk Hornaday or Harrington, men,
Der Of the house, received his law
degree from the University Of Texas
in 1900.
Other South Texas members of the
legislature who are former students
Of the university are W. Z. Pope Of
Corpus Christi, who was graduated
from the school OF law in 1902, and
Ed l.. Mutually. Of Laredo. who re-
ceived his law degree in 1926. Both
are in the house.
Many university students are at
tending the sessions of the legis-
lature.
W. r. Montgomery, Of Edinburg.
representative from Hidalgo county,
is the father Of Miss Margaret Mont
gomery, a student in tho University
Of Texas. The present long session
is Miss Montgomery's first year at
this institution.
Frank Torres Of Brownsville, Jun
Tor in the department of architec-
ture OF the school Of engineering,
has received commended mention by
athe faculty of that department.
Torres designed n triumphal arch,
dedicated to President-elect Hoover,
as his problem, in a contest in which
several architectural students took
part.
Torres is one Of the foremost stu
dents in this department, having
won several prizes in his problems
during the three years at the Uni
versity of Texas.
He will be a senior next year.
The University Y. NJ. C "A. in Feb
ruary will give a banquet for all
students enrolled in the University
Of Texas who are from countries
other than the United States.
Oscar ]. Hernandez, Of Matamoros,
enrolled in the school Of pharmacy,
is one of the invited guests.
Joe Benson OF Sinton is chairman
Of the committee planning the affair.
Claunch Brindley of Harlingen was
named on the hospital list Of Uni
versity Of Texas students Wednes-
day, a bulletin issued by the u%niver-
sity health service showed.
Brindley is a member OF the
Longhorn baud. playing a eornet.
Q
The girls OF Scottish Rite dormi-
tory entertained Friday night of
last week with an informal dance.
The affair had been postponed from
Dec. IL.
More than 200 guests we're invited
20 the dance.
Students from the Rio Grarde Val
lev named in the guest list included
Bernard Lebowitz Of San Benitu.
John Lake Couch of Weslaco. Frank
Osborn Of McAllen, Mike Meyers OF
Mercedes, and Wayne Gilbert Of Nc
Allen.
The Scottish Rite building Is the
largest dormitory at the University
of Texas, and has accommodations
for more than 10 women students
Students from the Valley who stay
nj the hall are: Misses Josephine
Pollard Of Harrington, Emma Gene
Baker of Edinburg. Sarita Barber OF
Gan Benito, Caroline Brooks Of Rio
CYANIDE City, Margaret Montgomery
of Edinburg, and Minerva Holbert OF
Ia Feria.
Te-WAA-Hiss. girls outing club
mt the university. held a treasure
hunt Saturday, in which Miss Gyneth
Stugard of Alamo, president Of the
FWomen's Athletic association Of the
university, and Miss Essie Roots Of
9San Benito, one of the directors OF
the club, took an active part
The treasure hunt is an annual
sffair.
Winter intramural activities have
been scheduled for the next few
weeks Mt the University Of Texas.
Several hundred men students take
art in this class Of athletics each
year.
Robert Andrew Porter Of Mercedes
won the heavyweight wrestling
championship Of the university last
wear. and is expected to enter the
tournament again this year.
Porter Is enrolled in the college q
engineering.
Steve Nray Of Donna, member Of
the Longhorn basketball team. went
with Coach Fred Walker 20 Dallas
this week, where they watched a
game between the teams from South
rrn Methodist university and A-=a-
sas university.
wray plays a guard position on
the team.