Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-18
Valley Students
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committee workers enrolled June
degree candidates as members Of
the University Ex-Students' asso-
citation
Senior class officers and conf
mittee workers met at luncheons
Monday and Tuesday. Mrs. J. NJ
Frazier Of Mercedes. president OF
Cap and Gown, senior girls organ
ization, was one Of the student:
taking a leading part in the weeks
activities.
A program in honor Of the senior
girls was given Monday. with teas
and a garden party Wednesday and
Thursday.
Among the Valley students who
are candidates for degrees In June
are Miss Mary Earnest Of Merce-
des, Miss Salome McAlien OF
Brownsville. Miss Emma Soils Of
Rio Grande City. Miss Mary Gay
More Of Brownsville. and Miss Ruth
walling Of Missioa.
These senior girls also took par;
In the senior swing-out. a tredi-
tional affair at the university
which was held Friday evening.
Pres. II. Y. Benedict OF the univer-
sity was the speaker and present.
ed the torch, symbolic Of superior
knowledge, to the senior class.
A chain OF flowers, made by the
sophomores, was placed upon the
shoulders OF the junior girls by
their senior sisters. This act Of
ficially recognizes the juniors as
taking the place left vacant by the
seniors in the university.
Students In the department OF
architecture and faculty members
held their annual banquet Tues
day night.
Emmett T. jackson Of San An
tonic. president OF The West Tex
as chapter OF the American IN
stltute OF Architects, was the prin-
cipal speaker.
Valley students enrolled n the
department include Miss Sue Floyd
Smith Of McAllen and Joaquin Mora
Of McAllen. Mora Is q senior stur-
ent and freshman laboratory as
sistant.
A Valley student took part IN the
program Of the dance given friday
night by the Texas tudent Pub
lications comnfim"7+i-~ ~ sfi-A-
ent workers. Miss winona Glass
cock Of Mercedes delivered a leg
ture" on The Inf uence Of Elinor
GYMS Tt on Modern American
Drama"
Miss Glasscock is q member Of
zeta Tau Alpha sorority and is
prominent in university dramatic
work.
Paul Newman Of Harrington this
week was elected permanent sec
rotary OF the 1880 senior class Of
the university school OF business
administration.
The class has planned a class re-
union TO be held In 1885.
Newman has been president Of
Beta Gamma Sigma, national hon.
orary and professional accounting
fraternity. this year.
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a joint concert Friday evening in
the new auditorium-gymnasium
building.
Group selections, Joint numbers
quartets. solos. and q vaudeville
program was featured In the pro-
gram.
Miss Elizabeth Creager Of Browns
vile is q member Of the Girls
Glee club and John Forsman Of
San Benito sings In the mems club.
Miss Mary Gay More o. Browns
vile presided Saturday at a meet
ing OF Pan-Hellenlc. composed OF
representatives Of the so:orities Of
the campus.
Miss More. q member OF Kappa
Kappa Gamma sorority, is presi-
dent Of Pan-Hellenic.
Miss Mary Earnest Of Mercedes,
senior student in the college OF arts
and sciences. spent the weekend In
Dallas.
Miss Earnest IS q member OF
Alpha Chi Omega sorority
Beta Gamma Sigma. business
administration fraternity, held its
banquet Tuesday aIght. az which
new members wers initiated.
Paul Newman or Harrington. pre-
sident OF the fraternity. gave a re-
port Of the national convention in
Chicago.
Herschel WaIling OF Mission was
one Of the members Of the business
administration faculty attending
the banquet. Walling was president
OF the fraternity during his senior
year.
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Of the year Thursday night o. last
week. Plans for q reunion Of ex-
members Of the fraternity were
discussed.
Short talks we're made by the
seniors present. including william
Seaman and Fred Wagner, both Of
Brownsville.
Frank Torres OF Brownsville Is
another Valley student who viii
graduate from the university IN
June.
Torres viii receive his degres OF
bachelor Of science !, architecture