, 1935-03-17
VALLEY Students
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Tuesday. Henry Holland, president,
from Brownsville, appointed Gail
McDavitt of Brownsville 10 verify
the date OF the dance and Tony
Gomez of Brownsville TO engage an
orchestra. Bob Kern Of Mercedes
was appointed TO obtain the dance
floor.
Alice Tamm and John Sanders
OF Harrington were appointed 10 get
IN touch with all students from
Harlingen at the University; Tom
Blackwell TOR Mercedes, Tony Co
mez for Brownsville, and Betty
Rockwell OF Brownsville for other
Valley towns.
AT the last meeting Of the club
the members decided to change the
cate Of meetings from the first and
third Tuesday TO the second and
fourth Tuesdays. However, because
OF the inability OF the president TO
ret a meeting place on the second
and fourth Tuesdays, the meeting
date has been changed back TO the
original date.
The members OF the club voted TO
oppose the DaviSSon bill which
provides for an increase in the tut
ton; and 10 support the bill which
provides for a state-owned book
store to operate On the campus.
Those present at the meeting
included Charles PugSley OF San
Benito, Kermit Cromack OF Browns
vile. Howard Holmes of Harrington,
Mable Humble OF San Benito. Beth
Gregory OF Brownsville. Catherine
Pugsley OF san Benito. Tony Gomez
OF Brownsville. Frances GrimSell OF
San Benito. Kelsey Stuart OF Har-
lingen. Merlin Rascoe OF Browns
vile, Robert Kern OF Mercedes, Gail
McDavitt OF Brownsville, Tom Black
well of Mercedes. Janice Moeller OF
Weslaco. Morris Mckay Of Browns
vile, Kenneth Goetzke OF Harlin-
gen., Rachael Barnes OF Browns
vile, Willard dig Of Harlingen,
AIDA Reed Templeton OF Harrington,
Walter washington, Of Brownsville,
Elizabeth Washington OF Browns
vile, Robert Clark Of Edinburg,
Henry Holland OF Brownsville, Alice
Tamm OF Harrington, and Betty
Rockwell of Brownsville.
The next meeting Of the club will
be held Tuesday, March 10, at 1880
in the Texas Union Building.
Members of Alpha Phi sorority
dedicated the new chapter house at
2OO9 University Avenue Monday
night in a brief candlelight service.
The ideals Of scholarship, mutual
helpfulneSS. love, and loyalty were
SYMBOLS Of dedication.
Mrs. NJ. B. Porter. n OF the local
founders, gave a short talk on n
founding OF Omega chapter after
which representatives from the var
icus classes conducted responsive
readings. Fletcher Metcalie read
uRlOuis Untermeyer's Prayer for a
New House." completing the dedica-
ton.
Barbara Todd of Mercedes is a
member OF the Alpha Phi sorority.
A benefit bridge party was given
by Pan Hellenic Wednesday after
noon in the main lounge OF Texas
Union. Patrons made up individual
tables or parties to play either con-
tract or auction. Tea was served
and a program presented from , 70
6 o'clock at which time those not
playing bridge were invited TO call.
Both men and women attended the
entertainment, the proceeds OF
which will go TO the Pan Hellenic
scholarship fund.
Pan-Hellenic Is an organization
OF two delegates from each sorority
on the campus. The organization
seeks to bring about better rela-
tionShips among the different Soro-
rites. Among the SororitieS TO which
Valley girls belong are Kate Jones
of san Benito, Zeta Tau Alpha;
Gail McDavitt of Brownsville, Pi
Beta Phi: Frances Cash OF San Ben
ito. Kappa Kappa CANINE; Rachel
Barnes OF Brownsville, Kappa Alpha
Theta; Mary 10 Dunlap, Helen
BasSett. and Ora BaSSett OF La
Feria. Chi Omega; Barbara Todd OF
Mercedes. Alpha Phi: Beth Greg
orv OF Brownsville. Alpha Delta Pl,
and Betty Rockwell OF Brownsville,
Alpha Chi Omega.
Members OF the Freshman Eel
lowship Club presented a DIR. Ho-
kum Medicine Show" at their meet
ing Tuesday night at the Y. NJ. CA.
During the meeting. in response TO
a unanimous vote Of the members,
the recreation committee OF the
club has planned a hay ride for
the near future. Pearl Goodman OF
San Benito is a member OF the
Greshman Fellowship Club.
Honoring 10 new members and
out-of-town alumni, Epsilon OF
Sigma MI fraternity gave a dinner
Monday night at its chapter house,
2l4 Archway.
Judge Volney Taylor of Browns
Vile was among the out-of-town
guests. Members Of sigma M frat
ernity from the Valley include ]. B..
Kent. John Sanders, Morris NC
Ka= Herbert Thomas. and Volney
Taylor all of Brownsville.
Gail McDayitt Of Brownsville and
Claude Hocott OF Lyford were guests
of the Chi Phi fraternity when
that fraternity entertained with q
!. formal dance Friday night from 3
y until / O'Clock at the Austin Coun-
try club. Punch and cake we're serv-
ed. Dutch Scheels orchestra fur
nished the music.
Chi Omega sorority had its an
nual spring dance Friday night In
the Texas Union. Ben Young and
his orchestra furnished the music.
The decorations were gilded palms
in red bases and gold floor candle
labra. The Chi Omega pennant
hung over the orchestra.
Lanier Cox o. Harlingen was a
ruest Of the sorority OF which Mary
Z Dunlay. Ora BaSsett, and Helen
BasFtt are members.
Niail McDavitt and Harriet Boyd
OF Brownsville were guests at the