Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-12
Brownsville Junior
College Dcmgs
These Days
BY WALTER UNDERWOOD

These Days
BY WALTER UNDERWOOD
With term examinations begin
ming next Monday a number of the
college students might be heard
wishing that they had studied more
during the first term. There will
a~oubtleSsly be a number Of exec
lent papers however.
Fraternity and Sorority meetings
were all postponed until next week.
The Y. w. c. A. held a business
meeting Tuesday afternoon. The
organization is preparing TO sponsor
a banquet in the near future.
Mr.. Caldwell opened the Wednes-
day morning assembly with the al
nouncement that the College would
have a Duchess present at the Or
onation Of the Queen OF the High
School Carnival. Pauline Marler,
Elinor Richardson and Marjorie
Harris were nominated. and the
date Of the election was set for
Friday.
Miss Tucker. director OF the Col.
lege Clee Clubs issued a call for
all students who are interested IN
an operetta to report for practice.
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e. Roger, Lawrence Olmstead. Eu-
gene Roy, and Madison Taylor sang
a new version Of the old song hit
COLLEGIATE.
Eugene Roy. Fritz Ball. J. i. Ko-
ger, and Fred Gamble gave a one
act playlet illustrating the trials
and hardships to be encountered in
an attempt to sell the COLLEGIAN
to a prominent banker. The piaylet
was written and directed BY Anas-
tasia Bray.
The assembly was brought TO a
close after the entire student body
had Joined in singing a number
Of songs.
The Cafeteria was decorated with
white and gold creme paper for the
Meeting Of the Valley Superintend-
ents and Principals Association.
A number of the College instruc-
tors are granting special review
periods TO prepare their students for
the coming examinations.
Perhaps the most interesting
event OF the week was the election
Of a Junior College Duchess Friday
morning. OF the three candidates
the one receiving the largest num-
Der Of votes was selected Duchess.
Her attendant was to be the can
didate receiving the second largest
number Of votes. Pauline Marler,
freshman. Of Brownsville was elect
ed Duchess. Elinor Richardson.
sophomore, also Of Brownsville Is
TO be her attendant. Miss Marler
is also a member Of the National
Honorary Society.
Homer Hannah is preparing an
order for Sophomore rings and pins
The Junior College Musical
Comedy which was given Friday
morning III the College Auditorium
was well worth the ten cent adj
mission charge.
Curtis IIghtfoot. director Of the
Musical Comedy. had discovered a
great deal of talent in the student
body. The saXophone solo by Fen
ner Baker and the Accompaniment
uy Ben EZZell was a treat. Sylves>
ter Schiedeman also did remarkable
things with a trombone. Delsie
Tabor's voice also deserves its
share OF praise.
Curtis Lightfoot was the life Of
party so to speak. He rendered.
several delightful selections on the
xylophone. danced, sang. and his
attempts at comedy were hilarious
ly original.
Financially the program was
highly successful. Approximately
seven hundred people were present.
The proceeds are to SO to the COL
LEGIAN fund.
Delsie Tabor and Curtis LlThtfoot
sang for station KRGV at Harlin-
gen Saturday night.
A great deal Of interest Is BEING
taken in the College basketball
team. Although they have lost the
first gam9 Of the season. the Scor-
pionS still hone to finish near the
top Of the list in the Valley ANA
teur League.
Gold footballs have arrived and
will be awarded TO the High School
Gridsters in the near future.
The drive for subscriptions for
the COLLEGIAN ended Saturday
afternoon. From that time on the
Magazines will BE sold for n dol