Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-22
Valley Students
! u. Of T.

AUSTIN. Dec. 2l-Classes at the
University of Texas viii be resum-
ed Thursday January 2, following
the Christmas recess during which
most Of the $500 students In the
university win scatter throughout
the state 10 their homes TO spend
the holidays. The Christmas vaca-
ton officially begins Monday, Dec
ember %, but the lass classes pre-
ceding the recess were held Satur-
day morning. Many students left
Austin as early as Thursday and
Friday.
Most OF the students from the
Lower Rio Grande Valley will be
at home during the holidays.
Fred Wagner or Brownsville win
20 to Richmond Va, during the
Christmas recess as q delegate 10
the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity ma
uonal convention. 1t was announ-
ced by the university chapter this
week. The convention will be held
Dec. 80 and Jan /. Wagner will be
accompanied BY William D0dson, OF
Danvtlle, Va, another member OF
the local chapter Of Delta Sigma
Phi
Wagner Is an advanced student in
the university school Of law and Is
a member Of Delta Phi Delta. hon
orary and professional law fraterni-
~.
The Alpha XII Delta sorority en-
eertained with a Christmas dance
friday evening Of last week. at the
University Of Texas chapter house.
The guest list included James
Everett McFarlin OF Donna.
A f~ive-piece orchestra furnished
the music.
The members OF Delta Chi frat
ternity entertained Friday night OF
last week with a formal dance at
tine chapter house. The decorations
carried out the Christmas idea IN q
Among the guests at the dance
was Miss Anne Seaman Of Browns
vile.
Az midnight Santa Claus invited
the guests to a Christmas tree on
which had been placed gifts for
each individual present.
Scottish Rite Dormitory girls held
their annual Christmas party Wed
nesday night. A decorated Cnriss'
mas tree was laden with gifts.
Valley students residing at the
dormitory are Miss Elena Austin OF
Mission. Miss Emilia Austin Of Mis-
sion. Miss Kathleen Brown Of Har-
linRen, Miss Aleda Heidrick OF Mer-
MaedeS. Miss Minerva Holbert OF La
gFeria. Miss Margaret Montgomery
4 OF Edinburg, Miss Gladys Sanders OF
FalgurriaS, and Miss Thompson OF
La Ferta.
An open house was given by the
TEXAS club, social organization Tor
men at the University Of Texas, Fri
day evening Of last week
Thomas Darlington OF WeSlaco,
graduate student In the university
Is q member OF the club.
Music was furnished by an or
chestra, and the house was decor
ated In harmony with the Christ
mas season.
TWO students from the Lower Rio
Grande Valley are candidates for
degrees from the school Of busi-
ness administration Of the Univer-
sity OF Texas at the June commen-
cement exercises, II has been an
nounced by the dean Of the school.
They are Paul Newman Of Har-
iingen and Miss Ruth Walling Of
Mission.
Newman is q student assistant In
the school
Miss Lucille Smith Of Alamo has
been elected secretary-treasurer OF
the Sutton Education club at the
University OF Texas.
Miss Smith Is an advanced stu
dent In the school Of education, and
has been appointed student assist
ant for the present long session.
Intramural basketball at the Uni
versity Of Texas went forward ra-
pidly the past week, with more than
so teams competing in various lea
CUES.
Among the individual stars OF the
week was Herschel Walling OF Mis-
sion, who Is a member of the ia
Guilty team, has been largely res
p0nsible for its undefeated record.
Walling. who is an instructor in
accounting IN the schocl Of bslSi-
ness administration, has PLAYED in
tramural basketball for several sea-
sons.