Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-19
Brownsville Junior
College Doings
These Days
ny Walter Underwood

Examinations have kept student:
busy throughout the entire week
a NUMBER Of new students are ca
pected to enroll for the new term,
and the schedule viii be changed
accordingly.
With all term themes and note
books in, all students were enjoy
ing a period Of respite Saturday.
No grades r beirg Civ out. and
the suspense is terrible.
The Scorpion lost a good bas-
ketball game Tuesday TO San en-
ito. They redeemed themselves Fri
day night, however, by defeating
Fort Brown.
Rev. r. F. Gotke Of Clinton. Iowa
will spend a month with his son G..
w. Gotke, who Is lperintendent
Of the Brownsville scho>' system.
Mrs. J. A. Graham presented the
library with n # foreign clas-
steal romances last week.
T. K. Fleming CT New York spoke
TO a Joint assembly OF Junior High
School and High School students
Wednesday morning on the gener-
al subject OF Fire Prev ton" Mr..
Fleming came to the Valley with
representatives Of TIE State Fire
Department TO spc-k TO the schools
oil the \ ley. He concluded his
visit with the BrownsI lie sc--ool.
MI. Fleming spoye quite highly Of
the construction Of { e Junior COL
lege and High school building.
Dean Caldwell opened a general
assembly Il the F'gh school. jun
ior High school. and College Thurs
day morning. All - lie ler men OF
the three Brownsville football teams
were seated on the stage TO receive
awards.
Travis Jennir S and George De
Shea, in behalf OF the .[iwanis,
Rotary, and Lions clubs. extended
an invitation = letter men and
their d.. es 10 come dinner
dance to be given in their honor at
the Fl Ja-din Hotel next Nednes-
day night.
Red Irvine awarde. sweatt TO
the three teams. CC-ege letter men
were Atkins. Ctyanes, Schiedeman'
rs.howitz, DWELL. Crockett, b. Ball
and Pacheco, manager.
The Junior college s%eaters are
the best awards that have BEN. as
vet. given to a college tear. The
white, collarless sweater with It's
' inch gold B" makes a very
neat appearance.
Immediately after the assembly
the college football sluad donned
their sweaters and had a group
picture made.
Santos Ceyanes end Eugene Cuel-
lar were the on.y members o. the
team to receive stripes for their
second year Of service.
Ceyanes, Cuellar, and Underwood
are the only sophomores Who re-
ceived letters. Il has been rumorcd
that several OF the Eagles viii re-
enforce the squad next year. we
hone that we are jus flied in hop
ing for great things in the future.
A number Of the fair co-eds were
seen about the campus last weeA
wearing the new "B" sweaters. we
didn't kno that the girls had a
football team this sea-on
With the exception OF @ few
stragllers who were making q de--
perate attempt to co plete term
themes the was no school Sat
urday. The building was, however,
in an uproar. What with lusty car
penters welding tie hammer. and
besmocked arts rushing franti-
cally about with bits Of scenery We
would not hip feeling as II some
important event were about 70
tranSDire.
The college contributed a great
deal toward the success OF the High
school carnival aturda- n. ut. IL
though small. the student body OF
the college contains some rare tai
ent. and is capable OF making it
self seen IS ell as heard.
Sock Plato did a umLling act
IN one Of the side shows. II you
have never seen Sock lmble you
do not know how 10 appreciate
him.
Curtis Lightfoot put on a :ledi-
cine show that was. TO use the ver-
nacuiar Of the coed. a Scam. o.
course. anything Curtis doe IS good
but this event was exec. -onal even
FOR Mr.. Lightfoot. He also played
the xylophone before court OF
ice and snow.
The Junior College ad charge
cf the dance which followed the
coronation. The Itch were decor
ated with streamers Of crepe paper
representing the co'0rS OF the
Aurora Corealis. he orchestra was
ensconced in a huge snow drift. but
was constantly tlr> Atening 10 melt
the snow with tn. music. With
the gor.cously dressed young ladies
and their escorts from the corona
ton IL was. indeed, a ala occa-
sion.
The coronation tself was a fit
ting climax 10 such an evening The
throne was, TO all appearances,
carved from a uge block Of ice.
and back Of il lowed the Aurora
Borealis. KIM winter abdicated in
favor Of King Barney Of til Horse
Of Moore. The court " r composed
of a duchess and duke with a lady
an waitir- from each dr. IN the
High school and the { ere. Her
MAJESTY Queer Sail OF the House
OF McDlvltt concluded the process
- ~%vaity She was crowned