Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-02
Valley Students
At -
u. Of T.

AUSTIN, req. l.-Nltn the last
Of the first semester examinations
at the University of Texas COM
pleted this afternoon. students will
be given a holiday from glasses
Monday. The day will be used in
registering new students and stu
dents who were not in school dur
ing the first semester. Several
hundred students are expected 10
enroll on this day.
The work OF the second semester
will begin Tuesday, when students
in school during the first semeter
will report present TO begin the work
which will not end until the spring
finals du,ing the first week Of June.
Monday. Feb. 10. has been set by
the university authorities as the
last day for taking uD second semes-
ter courses. Saturday, Feb. ID. IS
the last day a student may enroll
for the second semester.
Papers Of eight university stu
dents have been submitted to the
Lamar contest. sponsored by Mrs.
Fillmore Townsend of Dallas. in
honor Of Mirabeau Bonapart Lamar.
second president Of the republic OF
Texas.
Frank Rigler Of Mission was one
Of the students whose paper was
chosen to be submitted IN the con-
test. Rigler Is a senior uoent N
the department OF Journalism ana
will receive his bachelors degree IN
June. He is a member OF Sigma
Delta Chi, national honorary and
professional journalism fraternity
and is employed by The Austin
American, Austin daily newspaper.
The papers submitted in the
Lamar contest were limited TO 5000
words. The winner Will be an
nounced early in March.
Carlos Z. Castaneda OF BroWns-
Vile, Latin American librarian az
the University Of Texas, Is engaGea
in collecting Spanish maps OF Texas
He has been collecting these Tor
ove a year and has gathered
more than 80 maps heretofore un-
known or at least publsned IN
limited or rare editions.
Castaneda, who is a graduate STU
dent in the university also. Is m
| terested in securing all the known
Spanish maps of Texas.
There is a great need for a com,
nlete collection of Spanish maps
he said this week. The early eX-
plorations and early historical facts
have been gathered and are avail
able. but the geographical data
concerning Texas is most meagfe.
JOAQUIN Mora Of McAllen received
mention for a recent problem judged
bv the faculty members Of the de-
nartment OF architecture OF the
university and the work was placed
on display this week in the draw
ing room Of the Junior architects.
Mora is a senior in the depart
ment Of architecture and is a stu
dent assistant.
The problem was "A Decorative
Mantel."
Daily requests are being received
IN the Ex-Students association FOR
1 FACULTY. SDBdkeTS 10 ddOAtSo aANA
clubs I'll over the state during their
annual banquets held March 2.
Hundreds OF banouets are held on
this date by ex-students 81 the uni
versitv. r. different parts OF the
world. and tf.s leading members OF
the faculty are called upon TO de-
liver menv Of the addresses.
Miss Mary Earnest OF Mercedes
had several OF her poems published
in the February number OF the uni
yersitv Of Texas Lonehorn. which
has lust been issued. The Longhorn.
With which is combined the Ranger,
humorous publication. IS the literary
magazine Of the students or the
University Of Texas.