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IGER  TALES 


VOLUME  I 


ARKANSAS  CITY,  KANSAS,  FEBRUARY,  23,  1945 


NUMBER  1 


China  Comes  to  Ark  City 

An  audience  of  midwesterners 
gathered  at  Arkansas  City's  Junior 
High  auditorium  last  St.  Valentine's 
eve  to  live  vicariously,  for  a  few 
moments,  the  life  of  one  of  the 
world's  oldest  civilized  nations — 
China.  And  Col.  M.  Thomas  Tchou, 
the  man  who  represented  China's 
life,  would  have  been  quite  at  ease 
with  St.  Valentine  had  they  been 
contemporaries. 

Col.  Tchou  is  thoroughly  cosmo- 
politan, brilliant  and  scholarly;  and 
his  viewpoints  emphasized  tolerance, 
friendliness,   and   practicality. 

He  stressed  the  fact  that  interna- 
tional relationships  must  have  a 
moral  basis,  and  drew  a  forceful 
analogy  between  local  and  world 
citizenship.  He  asked  his  audience 
to  assume  that  a  lady,  walking  down 
Summit  Street,  was  accosted  by  a 
gangster  who  demanded  her  jewels. 

"Suppose,"  lie  said,  "that  the  citi- 
zens of  the  town  stood  by  and  ex- 
pressed their  sympathy,  but  took  no 
steps  to  recover  the  jewels.  What 
would  happen?  We  all  know.  Soon 
Arkansas  City  would  be  a  gangster's 
paradise.  Law  and  authority  would 
be  ignored." 

The  World  Community,  Col.  Tchou 
asserted,  operates  on  the  same  prin- 
ciple which  guides  a  locality.  The 
citizens  of  the  world  must  assume 
the  responsibility  of  policing  them- 
selves to  prevent  such  international 
thievery  as  Italy  and  Japan  commit- 
ted in  Ethiopia  and  Manchuria  while 
the  rest  of  the  world  said,  "Too 
bad"   .   .   .  and   did   nothing. 


Junior  College  Revels 

Last  Thursday  night  the  Junior 
College  shed  some  of  its  scholarly 
daytime  dignity,  and  indulged  in  a 
spot  of  garrulous  gayety. 

Our  War  Stamp  and  Bond  contest 
had  terminated  with  the  boys  con- 
siderably on  the  short  side,  and, 
following  their  agreement  to  the  let- 
ter, they  appointed  Harold  Rice 
chairman  of  a  one-man  committee 
to  prepare  a  party  for  the  college's 
(Continued    on    Page    4) 


OUR  NEWSPAPER  IS  BORN 


Current  History  Test 

Time  Magazine's  general  test  on 
current  affairs  of  the  last  four 
months  of  194  4  was  given  in  the 
Junior  College  Wednesday,  Febru- 
ary 21.  This  test  is  being  sent  out 
to  universities  and  colleges  all  over 
the  country.  The  test  is  given  at 
each  school  separately,  and  the  stu- 
dent in  each  school  who  makes  the 
highest  grade  will  have  a  choice  of 
a  prize  of  either  a  book,  not  to  ex- 
ceed five  dollars  in  value,  or  a  twelve 
inch  globe. 


Forensic  Contest 

The  Thirteenth  Annual  Forensic 
and  Literary  contest  will  be  con- 
ducted in  Winfield  at  St.  John's  Col- 
lege on  Mai  eh  9.  The  Junior  Col- 
lege expects  to  participate  in  this 
event  by.  sending  entrants  for  sever- 
al   of    its    divisions. 


TALES  Staff  Meeting 


A  meeting  of  the  newspaper  staff 
was  held  February  5,  to  discuss  as- 
signments, ideas,  and  other  problems 
facing   the   Newspaper. 

The  meeting  got  off  to  a  grand 
start  with  only  one  difficulty,  the 
Editor  wasn't  there.  The  conference 
was  scheduled  for  7:30  p.  m.  Every- 
body was  in  a  dither.  "Where's  Ray- 
mond?" That  was  the  question  of 
the  hour.  Now  Raymond  Jewett, 
the  editor,  made  a  special  effort  to 
remind  everybody  to  be  sure  and  at- 
tend the  meeting.  The  staff  was 
becoming  very  sore.  Matching  pen- 
nies had  become  less  interesting. 
Finally  a  delegation  of  one,  Jess 
Griffin,  was  sent  to  the  home  of  the 
illustrious  editor.  The  gentleman 
was  found  hard  at  work,  studying 
Spanish — of  all  the  dopes!  His  only 
excuse  was  that  he  had  forgotten 
everything  else. 

Refreshments  were  served  at  the 
conclusion  of  the  meeting. 


TIGER  TALES  Selected 
As  New  ACJC  Newspaper 


Our  Newspaper  is  born.  Three 
weeks  ago,  we  were  given  the  chance 
to  decide  whether  or  not  we  would 
contribute  our  time  and  ability  to 
a  newspaper  dedicated  to  our  ideas 
and  hopes.  A  large  minority  of  us 
thought  it  was  impossible.  That  min- 
ority still  may  be  proved  right. 

Some  of  that  minority  are  now 
giving  their  time  to  the  support  of 
this  paper  in  spite  of  their  convic- 
tions. But  no  matter  how  sporting 
the  minority  takes  the  results  of  the 
process,  it  remains  for  the  majority 
to  contribute  themselves  to  the  pa- 
per and  its  purposes  before  it  can 
become   worthwhile. 

We  are  determined  with  gritted 
teyth'tnar'this  paper  shall  not  be 
a  Nice-Nelly  kid  paper,  and  that  its 
contents  shall  be  imbued  with  the 
spirit  of  the  Junior  College  Student. 

The  articles  it  carries  will  be  lim- 
ited only  by  the  common  sens^  and 
decency  of  the  student  body  and  not 
by   a   sponsor's   decree." 

It  will  be  a  crusader^  ji^  mirror, 
an  initiator  and  a  follower.  It  will 
be  'whatever  the  students  "will  that 
it  shall  be.  •  * 

All  of  our  articles  and  features 
will  be  turned  to  your  mood.  They 
will,  in  fact,  be  your  production  and 
your  responsibility. 

JVe  will  print  stories  or  poems 
you/ve  written,  jokes  that  you've  lik- 
ed, opinions  you  want_Jto_  air  and 
ji^ws_„thajLj^oiLk-njQW.  In  short,  we 
will  print  anything  that'?  interest1- 
ing~"an  d  grin  table.  You  divulge  it; 
we'll  circulate  it. 

We  are  asking  everyone  of  yor 
to  write  your  thoughts  and  opin- 
ions. It  is  the  duty  of  a  newspaper 
staff  to  make  itself  a  mirror  for 
those  whom  it  represents.  But  some- 
one has  to  provide  a  face  for  the 
mirror  to  reflect. 


Page  2 


ACJC  TIGER   TALES 


FEBRUARY    23,    1945 


ERVICE  COMMAND 


It  has  become  cliche  to  say  that 
we  here  at  home  have  a  duty  to  the 
boys  and  girls  who  were  once  with 
us  and  who  now  wear  Uncle  Sam's 
Olive    Drab    and    Navy    Blue. 

But  the  fact,  unlike  the  state- 
ment,   is   never   hackneyed. 

Tiger  Tales  is  going  to  run  a  col- 
umn devoted  to  those  kids  we  knew. 
We're  going  to  keep  ourselves  in 
touch  with  them  and  keep  them  in 
touch  with  each  other.  But  most 
of  all  we'll  try  to  brighten  a  few 
moments   for  them. 

We're  going  to  send  the  paper  to 
as  many  of  the  boys  as  we  can  find. 
If  any  of  you  have  any  addresses 
give  them  to  Harold  Rice,  who  is 
editing  this  column,  or  to  anyone  on 
the  staff  and   it   will   get   to   him. 

Here's  a  short  ex'ract  that  will 
give  you  a  notion  <>i  what  we  want. 
From  Great  Lak<  t,  i-.oiues  a  letter 
from    the    ed's    big    brother    saying: 

"We're  just  a  bunch  of  excited 
kids  today.  Just  thirty  minutes  ago 
we  won  the  Regimental  Rooster.  We 
think  we're  pretty  good  now  and  in- 
tend to  let  everybody  know  about  it. 
Anyway,  we're  on  the  books  as  the 
best   company  in  the  regiment." 


That  "Rooster,"  according  to  in- 
formation gleaned  from  James  Mc- 
Cormick  when  he  was  home  on  post- 
boot  furlough,  is  a  flag  given  to  a 
company  for  superiority  in  cleanli- 
ness, efficiency,  and  attention  to  or- 
ders. 


Mac,  incidentally,  was  really  in  the 
pink  when  he  came  back.  He  was 
all  muscle  and  virility  in  those  snug 
blues.  That  jaunty  white  cap  which 
he  wore,  rather  than  the  blue  "flat 
hat"  he  was  supposed  to  wear,  top- 
ped him  off  like  snow  on  Pikes  Peak. 


A  letter  from  Clarence  L.  R.  Ford 
in  England  says,  "I'm  in  the  hos- 
pital sorta  getting  over  a  dose  of 
lead  poisoning.  Some  Heinie  was 
improving  his  marksmanship  and  he 
practised  on  me.  But  it  isn't  so 
bad.  At  least,  I'm  going  to  live." 
That  seems  so  very  typical  of  the 
understatements  we  hear  from  these 
boys  who  cannot  tell  us  anything 
that  isn't  an   understatement. 

Clarence  tells  us  that  the  man  who 
undressed  him  when  the  aid  men 
brought  him  in  was  Lawrence  Swaim, 


a  boy  lie  had  known  here  in  Arkan- 
sas City. 


Apprentice  Seaman  Bill  Clark  is 
expected  to  arrive  Saturday  after- 
noon to  spend  five  days  visiting  with 
his  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  J. 
Clark.  He  is  stationed  at  Marquette 
University  at  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  with 
the  Navy  V-12  unit  there.  He  will 
complete  his  V-12  training  in  June. 
Seaman  Clark  attended  the  local 
junior  college  before  entering  the 
Navy. 


Apprentice  Seaman  Kurt  Galle,  son 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  K.  R.  Galle,  is  ex- 
pected to  arrive  Saturday  for  a  short 
visit  at  the  home  of  his  parents.  He 
is  stationed  at  Purdue  University  at 
LaFayette,  Ind.,  and  will  return  to 
Purdue  at  (lie  end  of  Mis  leave  to 
continue  his  training  in  the  Navy 
V-12    program. 


Apprentice  Seaman  Virgil  Holdredge 
will  arrive  over  the  week-end  from 
Washburn  College  in  Topeka  to 
spend  a  leave  visiting  with  his  par- 
ents, Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  G.  Holdredge, 
and  friends  in  the  city.  He  has  been 
attending  Washburn  as  part  of  his 
V-12  training,  but  is  now  being 
transferred  to  Princeton,  N.  J.,  where 
he  will  take  midshipman's  training 
for  the  next  four  months. 


Apprentice  Seaman  Robert  Eus- 
tice  will  arrive  on  Sunday  to  spend 
a  leave  visiting  with  his  parents,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Tom  Eustice,  and  friends 
here.  He  is  attending  Minnesota 
University  in  Minneapolis  as  part  of 
his  Navy  V-12   training. 

Radio  Technician  Second  Class 
Kermit  Sandefur  will  leave  Sunday 
for  Mare  Island,  Cal.,  after  spending 
a  leave  visiting  with  his  parents,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Tom  Sandefur.  He  was 
graduated  from  the  high  school  with 
the  class  of  '43. 

Ensign  Bill  Padgett  visited  in  the 
city  over  the  last  week-end  while  on 
his  way  to  the  West  Coast.  He  is 
the  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Howard 
Padgett.  Ensign  Padgett  attended 
junior  college  here  before  entering 
the  navy. 

Seaman  First  Class  Arthur  Jewett 
will  arrive  in  Arkansas  City  Friday 
to  spend  a  nine  day  leave.  He  has 
just  completed  boot  training  at 
Great  Lakes,  and  will  return  to  a 
navy  technical  school  in  Chicago. 


Donald  Glenn  popped  in  on  us 
just  recently.  He  was  on  furlough 
from  St.  Albans  hospital  in  Long 
Island,  N.  Y.  Don  has  been  wound- 
ed, and  had  a  pretty  tough  time.  But 
he's  looking  cheerful,  and  he's  cram- 
med   with    interesting    conversation. 

We'd  like  to  have  excerpts  from 
any  letters  you've  received.  We  don't 
want  to  violate  your  privacy,  but 
we'd  like  to  print  something  that 
will  make  the  boys  think  of  home 
and  faces  they  knew  before.  So  that 
Don  Terrill,  on  an  aircraft  carrier 
in  the  Pacific,  can  read  the  story  of 
Jack  Blankenship's  flying  the  hump 
in  a  V-47;  so  Paul  Wallack  can  read 
that  Harris  Brown  had  a  narrow  es- 
cape when  Nip  bombers  raided  his 
convoy  off  Formosa;  so  that  Arthur 
Jowett  can  read  that  James  McCor- 
mick  was  cited  for  heroism  when  he 
risked  his  life  to  save  a  buddy  from 
burning  to  death  in  an  oil  fire  aboard 
a    battleship. 

We  want  to  know  all  the  things 
those  boys  do  from  peeling  potatoes 
to  smashing  enemy  installations  with 
TNT  and  courage.  And  we  want 
them  to  know  what  the  other  boys 
they  knew  are  doing  and  what  we 
are  .doing.      Help    us,   will   you? 

(Continued  on  Page  3) 

The  Modern  Heroine 

I  startled  her  when  I  walked  up 
to  her,  and  when  she  lifted  her  head 
I  could  see  damp  lashes  fringing  wet 
eyes.  But  she  tugged  her  lips  into 
a  brave  smile  when  she  saw  me  and 
murmured,    "Hello,    there." 

I  asked  her  if  she  planned  to  go 
to  school  again  and  she  said,  "I 
might   .    .    .    Joe's   gone   now." 

The  voice  that  carried  those  words 
left  me  hollow.  I  could  feel  keen- 
ly the  fresh  hurt  in  it,  and  yet  my 
eyes  saw  that  smile.  I  couldn't  know 
the  effort  it  cost  to  turn  up  the  cor- 
ners of  her  mouth.  I  could  only 
imagine. 

She  faces  now  the  same  anxious 
emptiness  that  so  many  girls  every- 
where endure.  American  girls,  Ger- 
man girls,  British  girls,  Russian 
girls,  Chinese  girls.  All  bound  in 
their  common  occupation — waiting. 
Nothing   is    more   soul-racking. 

We  are  quick  to  recognize  and 
laud  the  furious,  unthinking  hero- 
ism of  the  battlefield;  but  how 
prone  we  are  to  forget  the  intense 
courage  of  these  girls  who  wait. 


FEBRUARY    23,    194  5 


ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Page  3 


OVER  THE  BACK  FENCE 


By  Tonunie  Oopeland 
Shirley    Gilliland 
Erleen  Morhain 

Come  on,  kids,  jump  on  the  bread 
wagon  and  loaf  with  the  rest  of 
the   bundles! 

Why  we  were  chosen  to  write  such 
a  dangerous  column  as  this  is  be- 
yond us.  But,  be  that  as  it  may, 
we  are  quite  honored;  and  hope, 
deep  in  our  black,  granite  heart, 
that  we  will  remain  in  favor  with 
our  readers. 

Nothing  shall  escape  our  gimlet 
eyes  as  we  go  to  work  industrious- 
ly with  our  dustcloth  and  Hoover. 
Prepare  yourselves,  children,  we're 
mechanized. 

After  thought:  Please  send  threat- 
ening letters,  pressure  notes  and  pro- 
tests  to   the   Complaint   Department. 

Dick  Warren,  ACJC's  combination 
of  Hank  Luisetti  and  Lucius  Beebe, 
has  given  us,  not  without  protest, 
a  choice  bit  of  news.  He  is  sport- 
ing an  elegant  photograph  of  a 
Dodge  City  girl  named  Babs.  But 
after  pumping  for  three  hours  we 
extracted  only  four  words:  "I  did 
all    right." 

The  population  of  Joplin,  Mo.,  has 
slumped  somewhat  and  ACJC  has  an- 
other knowledge  seeker.  She  slings 
poetry  with  a  Krupa  rhythm  and  pro- 
tests she  is  not  fuzzy.  -She  is  blonde, 
petite,  energetic  and  Pat  Bethel. 


Pliyllis  Perico  has  been  keeping 
the  Postoffice  Department  busy  with 
letters  to  her  "Buzzer."  We  would 
give  our  favorite  night  shirt  to  be 
able  to  print  one  of  the  pictures 
Phyll    has!       Huba-huba-hubaaa! 


There  are  more  diamonds  flash- 
ing around  on  our  Juco  Belles'  fin- 
gers! Everyone  seems  to  be  doing 
it.  The  latest  engagee  is  Pat  Stan- 
ley. All  our  congratulations  to  you, 
Pat. 


Eavesdropping  in  the  club  room: 
"Yes,  girls,  if  I  played  my  cards 
right,  I  could  have  any  man  1  want- 
ed"— and  as  an  afterthought,  "But 
somehow,  men  don't  interest  me." 
Well! 

We've  heard  considerable  comment 
to  the  effect   that  we  should  use  our 


c'.ubrooms  to  better  effect.  This  col- 
umn speaks  for  the  TALES  when  it 
says,  "We're  all  for  it!"  How  about 
more  social  activity  in  the  old 
school? 


The  boys  in  the  South  Pacific  re- 
port it's  so  hot  there  the  trees  are 
running  after  the   dogs. 


Little   Dick 

He  was  so  quick, 

He    tumbled    over    the   timber. 

He  bent  his  bow, 

To   shoot  a  crow, 

And  shct  the  cat  in  the  winder. 


BUT  WHEN? 

June  Curtis  and  Jeanne  Kincheloe, 
our  chemistry  sharks  are  in  line  for 
the  Nobel   Prize   .   .   .   But  When? 

Jess  Griffin,  who  never  gives  up, 
is  in  line  for  the  presidency.  But 
When? 

It  was  good  to  see  Yeoman  Third 
Class  John  Bartelson  home  after  fin- 
ishing his  boot  training.  That  rat- 
ing isn't  bad,   Johnny. 

Johnny  Richardson  and  Bill  Woos- 
ley  were  home  from  training  and 
brightened  up  ACJC  halls,  although 
Bill  saw  more  of  a  certain  senior 
belle   than   anyone   else. 

The  boys  aren't  the  only  ones  do- 
ing their  part  for  Uncle  Sam.  Betty 
Creighton  looks  plenty  snappy  as  a 
cadet   nurse. 

Homer  Livingston:  "I  killed  a 
snake  by  putting  its  tail  in  its  mouth 
so  it   would   swallow  itself." 

A  little  more  sandpaper 
And  this  will  be  smooth.    (?) 


Virgil  Work:  Busy?  Busy  as  a 
one-armed  paper-hanger  with  the 
hives. 


She  was  only  an  electrician's 
daughter,  but  she  had  good  connec- 
tions. 

No  other  column  can  make  that 
statement. 

Here  comes  the  man  with  the 
straight  jacket  and  the  butterfly 
net.  But  we  leave  you  with  this 
tli  ought: 

We'd  rather  tell  lies  on  credit 
than  to  tell  the  truth   for  cash. 


Your  Paper 

By  Jess  Griffin 

Here  it  is.  The  very  first  issue 
of  the  College  Newspaper! 

This  is  the  paper  which  until  now 
was  just  an  impractical  idea.  It  has 
been  brought  into  existence  by  those 
who   believed   that   it  could   be  done. 

This  is  possibly  the  first  school 
paper  in  history  which  actually  be- 
longs to  each  individual  student. 
Everybody  is  not  only  ASKED  but 
URGED  to  contribute.  All  fit  ma- 
terial will  be  gladly  accepted.  The 
paper  is  small  as  is  the  college,  but 
with  everybody  pulling  together  it 
will  grow,  and  in  future  years  will 
play  a  major  iole  in  college  activ- 
ities. 


MEET  THE  STAFF 

This  in  an  introduction  to  your 
newspaper  staff.  It  is  the  only  time 
their  names  will  appear  because  we 
aren't  going  to  use  a  "flag"  as  most 
papers  do.  Instead,  each  student 
who  writes  for  us  or  lends  his  skill 
will  get  a  byline  or  a  special  credit. 

A  flag  implies  that  the  only  peo- 
ple who  make  the  paper  are  those 
whose  names  appear  on  the  masthead 
of  every  issue.  Bylines,  we  hope, 
will  give  credit  where  credit  is  due. 

Other  than  bylined  writers,  those 
who  have  had  a  finger  in  the  pres- 
ent pie  are: 

Dorothy  Pinkston,  Ferrol  Fox,  Pat 
Pudden,  Pat  Bethel,  B.  A.  Tubbs, 
Fred  Gillig,  Catherine  Bossi,  Ray- 
mond Jewett,  Dick  Warren,  Marvin 
Marshall,  Jeanne  Kincheloe,  Harold 
Rice,  Phyllis  Perico,  Glenn  Wheat, 
Betty  Jo  Pickens,  Virgil  Work,  Car- 
ol Barnes,  Janice  Starkey  and  Mar- 
jorie  Clark. 


(Continued    from   Page   2) 

A  letter  from  Lt.  Bernard  Ander- 
son, somewhere  in  France  tells  us 
the  story  of  "Bastille  Day"  there. 
He  says  "The  curfew  toils  the  knell 
of  parting  day  here.  Yesterday  was 
Independence  Day  in  France,  known 
as  Bastille  Day.  I  was  able  to  hear 
a  band  playing  in  the  distance.  First 
they  played  "The  Star  Spangled  Ban- 
ner," then  "God  Save  the  King,"  and 
finally  the   "Marseilles." 


Any  man  can  have  a  wife  but  the 
iceman  has  his  pick. 


Page   4 


ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


FEBRUARY    23,    194  5 


JC  Revels  Cont. 
(Continued  from  Page  1) 

feminine  complement.  The  party 
was  prepared,  grabbed  by  its  Tiger 
Tale  and  thrown.  A  howling  suc- 
cess it  was,  too.  Harold  received 
such  effusive  approbation  that  he 
had  to  make  a  frantic  attempt  to 
unload  and  distribute  the  credit  in 
order  to  preserve  his  peaceful  exis- 
tence. 

We  gave  our  makeshift  juke-box 
a  grueling  workout  while  we  polish- 
ed the  floor  with  plain  and  fancy 
terpischorean  efforts.  Even  Iron- 
Man  Marshall,  who  protests  that  his 
feet  are  uncontrollable,  succumbed 
to    the   lure. 

Sam  Burns,  the  Autocrat  of  the 
Ping  Pong  Table,  swatted  the  cellu- 
loid with  any  deluded  wight  who 
dared  to  lift  a  paddle  against  him. 
Well    nigh   invincible   he   was. 

A  bunch  of  card  sharks  grabbed 
a  table,  a  deck,  and  Mr.  Galle;  and 
assembled  in  one  corner  for  a  ses- 
sion of  Hi,  Lo,  Jack  and  Game. 
Coach  Ruff  assisted  at  times  when 
he  wasn't  involved  in  scientific  con- 
versation. 

In  the  opposite  corner,  half  a  doz- 
en eager  beavers  were  so  engrossed 
in  a  game  of  Chinese  Checkers  that 
toward  the  end  of  the  evening  their 
eyes  began  to  assume  an  analogous 
slant.  As  Helen  Jane  Beatson  said, 
"I  detest  this  game,  but  it  fascinates 
me." 

Incidentally  we  noticed  three  boys 
who  let  her  stand  against  the  wall 
and  talk  while  they  sat  and  listen- 
ed. But  that's  understandable.  We 
poor  boys  who  remain  do  so  only 
because  we  can't  stand. 

Added  to  all  these  specific  little 
instances  were  bits  of  general  fun 
too    multitudinous    to    name. 

Conversation  buzzed  continually, 
creating,  with  all  the  other  merry 
murmurings,  quite  a  satisfying  hub- 
bub. 

The  Tales  agrees  with  Miss  Hall 
in  saying,  "Well  done,  boys."  Why 
don't  we  do  it  more  often? 


TIGER  CLAWS 


A  conceited  man  is  a  fatalist.  He 
thinks  that  he  might  as  well  love 
himself,  because  if  he  didn't,  some- 
body  else  would. 


By  Robert  Bellinger 
and  Sam  Burns 

Hats  off  to  the  crowd  at  St.  John's 
college!  Seldom  have  we  seen  such 
good  sportsmanship  at  a  basketball 
game.  For  instance,  every  time 
either  team  took  a  free  throw  it  was 
really  a  FREE  throw.  No  matter 
which  team  was  taking  the  shot,  you 
could  have  heard  a  feather  drop  at 
any  spot  in  the  auditorium.  You 
don't  see  anything  like  that  around 
here,  do  you?  We  wonder  why  not. 
Why  is  it  that  our  spectators  have 
to  have  some  other  town's  rooters 
show  them  how  to  act?  Do  your 
part   to   bring  about   a  change. 


We  don't  want  to  steal  any  of 
Harold  Rice's  stuff,  but  we  could 
put  a  good  sized  service  column  on 
this  page  for  those  who  have  left 
the  basketball  team  this  year  to  join 
the  armed  services.  We'll  just  let 
it  suffice  to  name  the  boys  and 
their  respective  service  branches. 

Harris    Brown — Merchant    Marine. 

James    McCormick — Navy. 

Jack  Blankenship  —  A  r  m  y  Air 
Corps. 

Art   Jewett — Navy. 

Don   Terrill — Navy. 


Jucos  Take  First  Victory 

The  Ark  City  Tigers  gained  their 
first  victory  of  the  season  as  they 
swamped  the  Northern  Oklahoma  J. 
C.  Mavericks  of  Tonkawa,  Okla.,  at 
the  Ark  City  gym  on  December  14. 
The  final  score  was  ACJC — 39,  NOJC 
— 21.  Blankenship  of  the  locals  was 
high  with  13  points  while  Rice,  an- 
other Tiger,  caged  10  for  the  run- 
ner-up spot.  Work  of  Ark  City  scor- 
ed nine,  while  Harold  Thorstenberg 
and  Eddington  of  the  Mavericks  led 
their  team  with  seven  each.  Ark 
City's  large  court  evidently  wore  the 
opposing  team  down  as  the  Maver- 
icks did  not  score  in  the  final  12 
minutes  of  play.  Ark  City  led  at 
the  half,   16  to   11. 


Sweater  girls  make  excellent 
teachers.  They  outline  things  so 
clearly. 


Ruffmen  Take  St.  Johns 

The  Tigers  from  ACJC  showed  the 
Si.  John's  College  Johnnies  that  no 
team  is  invincible  as  they  handed 
the  Johnnies  their  first,  and  to  date 
only,  defeat  on  January  10.  The  fi- 
nal score  was  4  2  to  35. 

The  local  jucos  started  off  with  a 
bang  leading  1 2  to  2  with  about  ten 


minutes  of  playing  time  remaining 
in  the  first  half,  but  the  Johnnies 
rallied  and  Ark  City  led  14  to  13 
at  the  half.  The  Tigers  again  came 
back  strong  to  start  the  second  half, 
jumping  into  a  2  6-17  lead  which 
they  managed  to  protect  throughout 
the   remainder  of   the   game. 

Mitschke  led  the  scoring  with  13 
points  on  six  baskets  and  one  free 
throw.  Work  and  Blankenship  led 
the  locals  with  11  points  apiece  while 
Warren   of  Ark  City  had   10. 


Tigers  Repeat  at  Tonkawa 

On  January  5  the  Ark  City  Juco 
Tigers  again  defeated  the  Northern 
Oklahoma  J.  C.  Mavericks,  this  time 
on  the  NOJC  court  at  Tonkawa.  The 
Tigers  started  off  with  a  bang  and 
built  up  a  big  lead,  but  Harold  "Sig" 
Thorstenberg  got  hot  in  the  last  half 
to  pull  Tonkawa  up  to  a  ten-point 
margin  and  a  final  score  of  38  to  28. 
Due  to  his  last-half  efforts  Thorsten- 
berg walked  off  with  the  scoring 
honors,  garnering  19  points  on  eight 
baskets — seven  in  the  last  half — and 
three  free  tosses.  Jack  Blankenship, 
speedy  Tiger  forward,  rang  up  16 
points  for  second  place.  Rice  of  Ark 
City  was  third   with   nine. 

The  Tigers  piled  up  an  early  lead 
with  the  score  standing  at  19  to  1 
at  one  point  and  at  23  to  5  at  the 
half.  The  Mavericks  came  back 
strong  in  the  second  half  and,  paced 
by  their  6%  -foot  center,  pulled  to 
within  ten  points  of  the  Tigers  at 
the  final  gun. 


Tigers  Bow  to  St.  Johns 

The  ACJC  Tigers  dropped  the 
opening  game  of  the  basketball  sea- 
son on  Dec.  8,  1944,  as  St.  John's 
College  of  Winfield  rang  up  5  0  points 
on  their  home  court.  The  final  score 
was  27  to  50.  Mitschke  "of  St.  John's 
was  high  with  18  points  on  nine 
goals  while  Resner,  a  teammate,  was 
runner-up  with  15  points  on  seven 
buckets  and  one  charity  toss.  Burns 
was  high  for  the  locals  with  nine 
points  on  four  baskets  and  one  free 
throw.  St.  John's  led  at  the  half  by 
a  score  of   3  0   to   11. 


The  sympathy  of  the  students  is 
with  Cpl.  L.  J.  Adams  whose  father 
died  last  week.  L.  J.  is  one  of  our 
former  students,  and  is  now  in  the 
Army  Medical  Corps,  APO  San  Fran- 
cisco. 


TIGER  TALES 


VOL  UME  I 

ACJC  War  Bond  Drive 

■ 

The  Junior  College  Student  Coun- 
cil is  sponsoring  a  war  bond  cam- 
paign to  finance  an  AAF  Bomb  Trail- 
er and  a  Caterpillar  Tracked  Weasel. 
But  unfortunately  our  campaign 
needs  a  stimulus.  In  order  to  reach 
our  goal  we  have  to  buy  $632.85 
worth  of  bonds  and  stamps.  We 
are  just  that  much  short  of  the  nec- 
essary total  of  $5,965.  $4,815  for 
the  Weasel  and  $1,15  0  for  the  Bomb 
Trailer. 

To  give  the  drive  added  impetus, 
ACJC  students  have  been  divided 
into  two  teams  with  Pat  Bethel  and 
Sam      Burns      acting      as      Captains. 

The    council    is    asking    every    stu- 
I    dent    to    spend    his    money    wanton- 
ly on  bonds  and  stamps,  and  it  also 
suggests      that    students      buy    them 
through    the   school    for   others. 

Let's  try  our  best  to  put  the  drive 
over  the  top  in  the  time  we  have 
left.  And  then  when  it  does  go  over 
we  will  have  a  gala  celebration  at 
which  the  losing  team  will  enter- 
tain  the   winners. 

o 

THESE  ARE  OUR  BOYS 

By   Pat   Bethel 

We  here  at  home  have  a  job  to  do. 
Buying  bonds  and  giving  to  the  Red 
Cross  is  a  part  of  it,  but  there  is 
something  else.  We  need  to  be  edu- 
cated. I'm  not  writing  about  edu- 
cation in  general.  That  is  needed, 
but  we  need  to  be  educated  to  help 
the  returning  veteran. 

There  are  men  coming  back  who 
are  minus  a  leg  or  'two,  or  maybe 
an  arm,  or  maybe  he  has  lost  his 
-  sight. 

How  are  we  going  to  treat  them? 
Are  we  going  to  pity  them  and  take 
away  what  self-confidence  they  have. 
"We  must  help  them  to  build  self- 
confidence.  Help  them  as  much  as 
we  can,  but  let  them  do  things  for 
themselves. 

We  must  let  them  know  that  they 
are  wanted,  help  them  find  jobs, 
jobs  that  will  utilize  the  technical 
training   they  have   had. 

This  is  the  least  we  can  do  to  re- 
pay them  for  what  they  have  done 
for  us. 


ARKANSAS  CITY,  KANSAS,  APRIL  6,   1945 


NUMBER   2 


THE  TIGERAMA  WILL  BE  HELD 


A  Letter  From  a  Soldier 

Albert  J.  Volkland,  former  Juco 
student,  is  now  stationed  "Some- 
where in  Germany,"  according  to  a 
very  interesting  letter  recently  re- 
ceived by  Miss  Sleeth.  Following 
are  a  few  paragraphical  excerpts 
from   his  letter. 

"Our  first  sight  of  land  was  a 
momentous  occasion — and  all  rails 
were  jammed  as  everyone  strained 
to  see  both  continents.  It  was  some- 
what of  a  disappointment  to  many  of 
us  that  portions  were  obliterated  by 
a  heavy  fog.  'Lady  Luck'  was  with 
us  however,  for  as  we  passed  'The 
Rock'  the  skies  parted — and  there  it 
stood  gleaming  in  the  sunshine — 
as  one  boy  said,  'Just  like  the  Pru- 
dential  ads   at   home.' 

"It  was  our  privilege  to  have  the 
opportunity  to  visit  Marseille,  but  I 
must  admit  that  I  was  rather  disap- 
pointed. It  was  difficult  to  make 
allowance  for  the  average  of  1-- 
even  though  they  were  quite  evident 
on  all  sides,  as  I  looked  for  the 
splendor  of  the  city  that  was  upper- 
most  in   my   minds   eye. 

"For  the  folks  at  home  it  would 
te  very  difficult  to  visualize  the 
wreckage  of  buildings — sewers  still 
clogged  with  dead — gaunt  children 
begging  in  the  streets.  To  us,  how- 
ever, it  has  long  since  become"  a  daily 
scene  to  which  we  have  hardened 
ourselves,  though,  it  was  intensely 
nauseating   at    first. 

"There  are  few  people  at  home 
that  can  appreciate  the  feelings  of 
a  soldier  immediately  prior  to  his 
first  contact  with  the  unknown — 
the  carrying  on  of  normal  duties 
daily  with  the  realization  that  this 
day  might  be  his  last — the  knowl- 
edge that  the  unknown  can  strike 
at  any  time.  Civilians  here,  though, 
know  that  feeling — and  somewhat 
appreciate  our  feelings.  Thank  the 
Lord  our  families  can  grow  up,  liv- 
ing in  the  sunshine  instead  of  hud- 
dling in  dark  cellars  and  holes  and 
cringing  at  the  sound  of  each  shot." 


Annual  Affair  Will  Be 
Reinstituted  This  Year 


By  Marjorie  Clark 

How  about  it  kids?  We  voted  to 
have  a  Tigerama  again  this  year. 
Now  it's  strictly  up  to  us  to  make 
it  a  huge  success.  With  a  little  bit 
of  initiative,  a  lot  of  hard  work,  and 
some   financial   help,   it  can   be. 

Last  year  the  annual  Senior-Juco 
Prom  was  discarded  so  that  a  college 
banquet    could    be    held. 

The  original  purpose  of  the  form- 
al Tigerama  was  to  interest  seniors 
of  the  local  and  neighboring  high 
schools  in  our  college  activities.  In 
past  years  the  seniors  from  Cedar 
Vale,  Geuda  Springs,  Newkirk,  Ox- 
ford and  other  nearby  towns  were 
invited  to  this  welcome  dance.  It  is 
possible  of  course  that  only  the  local 
seniors  will  be  able  to  attend  this 
year.  When  possible,  a  band  has 
been  obtained  to  play  for  the  dance, 
but  other  music  could  be  used  if 
necessary;  and  we  could  use  decor- 
ations left  from  previous  Tigeramas. 

With  a  little  help  from  everyone 
we  can  have  a  wonderful  time  Come 
on,  kids!  Roll  out  the  red  carpet! 
Dust  off  the  "Welcome"  sign — and 
let's  have  a  Spring  Prom. 
o 

Current  Affairs  Test 

In  Time  Magazine's  current  affairs 
test,  given  in  the  junior  college  Feb- 
ruary 21,  the  Current  History  class 
made  an  average  score  of  slightly 
less  than  50  out  of  a  possible  105. 
The  average  score  of  both  four  year 
and  two  year  college  students  who 
took  the  test  last  year  was  58.  The 
two  high  scores  of  ACJC  this  year, 
9  4  and  8  8,  were  made  by  Raymonc 
Jewett   and    B.   A.    Tubbs. 


How  do  you  know  I  am  a  diplo- 
mat? 

By  the  skillfull  way  you  hide  your 
claws. — Edmond   Rostand. 


Page  2 


ACJC  TIGER   TALES 


FRIDAY,   APRIL   6.    1945 


THE  EDUCATOR  LEAVES 

By  Jess  Griffin 

Twenty-eight  years  ago  a  young 
man  came  to  our  town.  To  list  all 
his  accomplishments  since  he  arriv- 
ed would  take  pages.  During  these 
many  years  his  friendly  smile  and 
solid  advice  have  won  him  a  place 
in    our   hearts. 

This  young  man,  Mr.  E.  A.  Funk, 
has  finished  his  job.  He  has  done 
a  good  job.  Taking  an  active  part 
in  local  and  state  educational  orga- 
nizations, he  has  gained  the  respect 
of  all.  Guiding  the  lives  of  teen- 
age students  and  molding  useful  ca- 
reers have  been  two  of  his  greatest 
services. 

His  job  done,  the  educator  goes 
home  to  the  orchard  he  has  built. 
After  2  8  years  of  service  he  is  given 
a,. well  earned  rest.  The  best  wishes 
of  many  grateful  people  go  with 
him. 


THE  MINORITY  SPEAKS 

By   Janice   Starkey 

I  don't  know  how  they  did  it,  but 
they  did.  Yes,  they  did.  They  pub- 
lished Tiger  Tales  and  did  a  swell 
job  of  it.  I  was  one  of  the  minor- 
ity who  voted  against  it  because  I 
thought  it  would  be  a  failure  if  they 
tried. 

Orchids  to  the  whole  staff  and  an 
extra  petal  to  the  editor  for  his  ef- 
forts. Congratulations,  kids,  it  was 
a  dandy  paper. 

Now    that     you've     proved     your- 
selves,   we'll    all    pitch    in    and    help. 
Never  let  it  be  said  that  the   minor- 
ity in   ACJC  is  uncooperative. 
o 

The  Tales  wants  all  of  you  to 
share  in  its  thanks  to  Catherine 
Bossi,  Dorothy  Pinkston,  and  Bob 
Dellinger  for  their  help.  The  oth- 
ers who  contributed  have  by-lines. 


A    compliment    is    something    like 
a  kiss  through  a  veil. — Victor  Hugo. 
o 

Tommie  Copeland,  one  of  our 
masculine  personages  around  the 
halls  of  ACJC,  has  enlisted  in  the 
Navy.  .  He  will  report  to  Kansas 
City  for  further  examinations  on 
March  26.  We  all  wish  Tommie  the 
best  in  his  "new  career." 


OVER  THE  BACK  FENCE 


Juco  Frosh  Carol  Barnes  was 
rushing  to  make  her  eight  o'clock 
trig  class  Friday  morning  when, 
Bam!  Crash!  Boom!  she  ran  into 
another  car  and  crumpled   a   fender. 

OK,  kids,  put  away  your  ration 
stamps,  you  know  THIS  corn  is 
1  OINTLESS! 


Kindly   let  all   those   who   are   go- 
ing out   first. 


S2/c  Raymond  Fanning,  HS  '44, 
recently  sent  home  a  roll  of  film 
of  himself  and  his  buddies  to  be 
developed.  Navy  life  seems  to  agree 
w'tli  him  since  lie  weighs  210  pounds 
now. 


"Are  you  going  to  get  a  new  form- 
al   for   the   Tigerama?" 

"Oh,  sure!" 

That's  how  it  goes;  and  are  all 
those  gals  excited!  A  real  formal 
dfnce  with  all  the  trimmings. 
Wheee! 


Thanks  lots,  Shirley  Braman. 
Those  are  really  slick  records.  Slip- 
pery,  too. 


A  sharp  tongue  is  the  only  edge 
tool  that  grows  keener  with  con- 
stant   use. — Matthew    Arnold. 


Have  you  ever  danced  with  Ray- 
mond Jewett?  He's  really  smooth. 
Speaking  of  dancing,  aren't  Glenn 
and    Pinkie   a   cute   couple? 

Why  all  the  tears,  Janice?  Bill's 
just  joining  the  Navy  like  every- 
body else.  Just  because  you  don't 
like    Bell    Bottom    Trousers. 

B.  A.,  where'd  you  get  that  cute 
haircut? 


Attention,  all  girls  with  future  in 
mind.  Attention,  all  girls.  Freddie 
Gillig  is  an  experienced  housekeeper 
and  cook.  Children  just  adore  him, 
too,  especially  those  about  eighteen. 


Any  person  caught  smoking  in  or 
around  these  premises  will  be  dealt 
with    accordingly. 


I  shall  endeavor  to  enliven  mor- 
ality with  wit,  and  temper  wit  with 
morality. — Joseph    Addison. 


The  juco  joy-mongers  gathered  in 
the  ACJC  clubroom  March  2  3  for 
another  typically  juco  party. 

They  imbibed  generous  amounts  of 
flavored  fizz-water,  danced  some, 
played  rummy  and  struggled  with 
bridge,  and  kidded  themselves  with 
a  genuine  Ouija  board.  Miss  Hall 
turned  in  a  brilliant  performance  in 
winning  her  first  game  of  Chinese 
checkers. 

There  was  a  quiet  cast  to  the 
party,  however,  and,  in  spite  of  the 
fact  that  the  kids  enjoyed  them- 
selves, the  night  seemed  to  lack  the 
intangible  spark  that  distinguishes 
the  superlative  from  the  good.  Let's 
try  again.  Perhaps  practice  does 
make    perfect. 

A  Letter  to  My  Darling 

By    Phyllis   Perico 

Here  is  something  for  you  shar- 
pies to  bend  your  brains  on.  We 
can  find  27  song  titles  in  this  let- 
ter.     How   many  do  you   see? 

Dearest  Candy: 

Night  and  day  I'm  making  believe 
that  I  am  close  to  you.  I  dream  of 
you  since  you  went  away.  I  give 
you  my  word  I'll  never  love  again 
because    of    all    the    things    you    are. 

I'll  get  by  as  long  as  I  have  you. 
but  little  did  we  know  when  and 
where  I  would  be  saving  myself  for 
you.  Tilings  aren't  what  they  used 
to  be  since  you  went  away,  but  my 
heart  tells  me  how  sweet  you  are; 
and  I'm  satisfied  that  you're  the 
dream,    I'm   the   dreamer. 

When  they  ask  aDout  you  I  tell 
them  more  and  more,  but  its  just 
the  same  old  story — I  love  you. 

I'll  see  you  again,  and  when  I  do 
it  will  be  my  shining  hour.  You 
don't  know  how  much  I  wish  that 
I    could    hide    inside    this    letter. 

Goodnight,  wherever  you  are,  and 
sweet    dreams,    sweetheart. 

— Sweet    Lorraine. 

Someday  I'll  pass  by  the  Great  Gates 
of    Gold, 

And    see    a    man    pass    through    un- 
questioned  and   bold. 

"A  Saint?"  I'll  ask,  and  old  Peter'll 
reply : 

"No,  he  carries  a  pass — he's  a  new    , 
paper  guy." 

— Benjamin    Scoville. 


FRTDAY,    APRIL   6.    19  4  5 


ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Page  3 


SERVICE  COMMAND 


Tiger  Tales  now  goes  to  thirty- 
one  boys  and  one  girl  who  were  once 
in  school  here  and  are  now  in  the 
armed  services  somewhere.  Thir- 
teen of  these  are  overseas  addresses. 
We  are  using  the  nickels  that  ACJC 
students  pay  for  the  Tales  to  mail 
the  papers  to  those  former  students. 
We  have  enough  money  for  a  few 
more  addresses  so  if  you  know  of 
some  of  our  boys  and  girls  in  the 
U.  S.  or  abroad  who  are  in  the  serv- 
ices and  would  like  to  read  the  Tales, 
let    us    have    their    addresses. 


We  were  at  the  railroad  station 
last  Sunday  watching  twenty-five  of 
our  boys  take  the  first  step  of  a  long 
journey.  They  had  enlisted  in  the 
Navy  and  were  going  to  Kansas  City 
for  their  physical  examinations.  It 
was  the  same  goodbye  scene  that  you 
boys  were  once  a  part  of. 

The  setting  was  brighter  than 
many  of  you  had  though.  The  day 
was  an  impeccable  spring  day,  and 
jaunty  spring  dresses  spattered 
dashes  of  color  through  the  throng 
of  humanity  milling  on  the  station 
platform. 

There  were  bare  emotions,  yes. 
For  those  boys  were  entering  the 
strange,  dangerous  world  beyond 
our  comfortable  city.  But  there  was 
resolution  and  courage  and  some- 
times, but  not  often,  a  spiritless  res- 
ignation. There  was  the  same  va- 
p  d,  farcical  humor  among  the  boys 
that  you  boys  used  to  hide  the  hurt 
vhen  you  boarded  the  train  out  of 
the   old   home   town. 

There  were  pretty  girl  friends  only 
now  beginning  to  really  appreciate 
their  boys;  there  were  Mothers' 
tears  and  Dads'  twisted  smiles  and 
heartfelt  good  wishes. 

Altogether  it  was  a  little  bit  of 
America,  a  bit  of  your  home.  I  wish 
1  u  could  have  seen  it,  so  you  cou'd 
know  that  the  Yanks  still  are  com- 
ing. 


Glenn  Williams,  son  of  Mr.  Wil- 
bur E.  Williams,  was  commissioned 
an  Ensign  in  the  Naval  Reserve  and 
designated  a  Naval  Aviator  recently 
at  the  Naval  Air  Training  Bases, 
Pensacola,    Florida. 

Having  completed  his  intermedi- 
ate training  at  the  "Annapolis  of  the 
Air,"    he    will     be    ordered     to    duty 


either  at  an  instructor's  school  for 
further  training  or  at  an  operation- 
al  base. 

Prior  to  entering  the  Naval  serv- 
ice, Ensign  Williams  attended  jun- 
ior college  for  two  years.  Ensign 
Williams  is  now  home  for  a  visit, 
and  at  the  close  of  his  14  day  leave 
will  report  to  Seattle,  Washington, 
for    further    assignment. 


Mary  Ruth  Vanskike,  stationed  at 
Camp  Kearney,  San  Diego,  Califor- 
nia, has  recently  been  promoted  from 
Seaman  1/c  to  Petty  Officer  Third 
Class  in  the  WAVES.  Petty  Officer 
Vanskike,  who  was  graduated  from 
ACJC  in  1941,  writes  that  she  has 
been  playing  the  organ  for  chapel 
services    on    Sunday    afternoon. 


Pfc.  William  Vanskike,  JC  '42, 
has  one  way  of  keeping  himself  busy 
all  the  time.  He  writes  that  he 
learned  the  Philippino  art  of  build- 
ing and  decided  to  apply  his  knowl- 
edge to  a  useful  purpose — he  built 
a  porch  onto  the  tent  where  he  and 
his  buddies  live.  Nice  going  Bill! 
Pfc.  Vanskike  is  stationed  in  the 
Philippines. 


Pvt.  John  Bossi,  now  attached  to 
a  General  Hospital  near  Reims, 
France,  writes  that  he  enjoys  his 
work  as  a  laboratory  technician  tre- 
mendously. Pvt.  Bossi  commented 
that  they  had  only  20  patients  but 
that  the  hospital  would  soon  begin 
to   cp irate   on   full   scale. 


Fred  Gillig,  another  of  our  AC 
JC  lads,  left  Monday,  March  19,  for 
Oklahoma  City,  where  he  will  report 
for   induction   into   the   navy. 


Pharmacist's  Mate  Third  Class, 
Robert  Jones,  JC  '43-44,  now  sta- 
tioned with  the  navy  hospital  corps 
at  Great  Lakes,  111.,  comments  that 
he    is    fine    and    keeping    busy. 


Corp.  Douglas  McCall,  who  has 
been  serving  with  the  medical  de- 
tachment, seventieth  division,  has 
recently  been  sent  to  a  hospital  in 
France  because  of  a  leg  injury  fol- 
lowing action  on  the  Western  Front 
with  the  Seventh  army.  He  writes 
that  he  will  be  given  duty  with  the 
aid  station  in  France  and  will  not 
be  sent  back  to  the  fighting  district. 


Miss  Hall  has  received  a  V-letter 
from  Cpl.  Charles  Easterling  headed 
"Sailing  on  the  Deep  Blue."  Cpl. 
Easterling,  who  attended  junior  col- 
lege in  '4  2  and  '4  3,  stated  that  he 
was  anxious  to  hear  the  news  of 
ACJC. 


Pvt.  Charles  Bonner  Ruff  of  the 
First  Army  has  written  his  parents 
that  he  has  been  in  continuous  com- 
bat since  December  18.  Pvt.  Ruff, 
JC  '4  2,  a  member  of  the  battalion 
of  the  193rd  Glider  Infantry  Regi- 
ment told  his  parents  of  a  particu- 
lar night  when  the  Allies  and  the 
Germans  participated  in  an  artillery 
duel.  He  decided  at  that  moment 
that  his  best  friend  was  his  intrench- 
ing shovel  because  by  means  of  it 
he  was  able  to  get  down  below  the 
ground   and   out   of   the  line   of  fire. 


Lael  Smith,  who  has  been  attend- 
ing West  Coast  Sound  School  in  San 
Diego,  has  written  friends  and  rel- 
atives of  his  promotion  to  Seaman 
First  Class.  He  was  second  in  his 
class  and  is  now  awaiting  assign- 
ment to  a  ship.  Lael  attended  high 
school  here  and  was  graduated  in 
'44. 


Pfc.  James  E.  Coker,  JC  '42,  who 
is  with  the  102nd  infantry  division 
in  Germany,  has  been  awarded  a  cer- 
tificate of  merit.  This  award  was 
made  in  connection  with  operations 
against  the  enemy  during  the  period 
from  Oct.  1,  to  Jan.  15,  19  45,  in  rec- 
ognition to  conspicuous  meritorious 
and  outstanding  performance  of  mil- 
itary duty.  Coker  has  been  overseas 
since    September,    1944. 


Pvt.  Jack  B.  Blankenship,  Juco 
basketball  flash  of  first  semester,  is 
now  confined  to  the  hospital  ward 
at  Keesler  Field,  Miss.,  with  scarlet 
fever.  Pvt.  Blankenship  is  a  mem- 
ber of   the  army  air  corps. 


Cpl.  Jack  Hadley,  JC  '43,  recent- 
iv  had  quite  a  thrilling  experience 
when  he  and  three  of  his  compan- 
ions went  to  Hollywood.  They  vis- 
ited the  famed  Hollywood  Canteen 
and  were  later  picked  up  by  the  fa- 
mous movie  producer,  Cecil  B.  De- 
Mille,  who  entertained  them  quite 
royally  in  his  home.  They  also  at- 
tended the  Earl  Carroll  vanity  show 
and  visited  the  CBS  broadcasting  sta- 
tion. 

Cpl.  Hadley,  a  radioman  on  a  B-24 
Liberator  bomber,  is  stationed  at 
Tonopah,  Nev. 


Page   4 


ACJC  TIGER   TALES 


FRIDAY,   APRIL   6,    1945 


TIGER  CLAWS 

By    Sam    Burns 

The  Junior  College  dropped  a 
thriller  to  the  Strother  Field  Head- 
quarters team  by  a  score  of  45  to  44. 
The  game  was  fast  and  rather  rough, 
one  man  from  each  team  leaving  the 
game  on   personal  fouls. 

The  score  at  the  half  was  24  to 
19  in  favor  of  the  junior  college, 
but  the  soldier  team  began  to  hit 
shots  from  all  angles  to  pull  past 
the   game   Tigers. 

Selridge  of  Strother  Field  was 
high  point  man  for  the  game  w'f,i 
15  points.  Work  was  high  for  the 
junior   college   with    10. 

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ACJC  Takes  Strother 

Ending  their  present  season  with 
a  victory,  the  ACJC  Tigers  defeated 
the  Strother  Field  Officers'  team  by 
a  score  of  3  9  to  35.  The  Tig  rs  led 
at  the  half-time  19  to  14. 

The  Tigers  finished  this  season 
with  a  .500  average,  having  won  four 
and  lost  four.  During  the  season 
they  were  handicapped  by  the  loss 
of  several  of  their  best  players,  but 
managed  to  add  some  men  to  offset 
the  loss. 

In  this  game,  Work  of  the  Tigers 
was    leading    scorer    with    16    points. 
Huson,    Strother    center,    scored     10 
points    to    lead    the    officers. 
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LETTERS  TO  THE  EDITOR 

Since  we  placed  our  Tiger  Tales 
contributor's  box  in  the  Club  Room, 
we've  had  several  contributions, 
some  of  which  we  have  printed  here. 
It  seems  we've  run  rather  to  ques- 
tions of  sports,  but  we  have  some 
by-lined  contributions  on  other 
pages. 

This  column  will  be  open  to  all 
worthwhile  comment  and  to  both 
sides  of  any  controversial  issue.  If 
you  disagree  with  anything  we  pub- 
lish here,  write  your  rebuttal  and 
we'll    print   it. 

The  following  questions  came  to 
us  unsigned,  which  is  unfortunate 
because  the  author  certainly  de- 
serves credit  for  his  contributions. 
Any  of  your  contributions  to  the 
Tales  should  be  signed  so  that  credit 
can  be  given  you  and  so  we  can  set 
a  by-line  for  you  as  we  did  for  Jan- 
ice Starkey  and  Pat  Bethel  in  this 
issue.  An  unsigned  article  implies 
that    the   author   is    ashamed    of    his 


MEET  THE  T5GERS! 


^Ri4|< 


The  juco  basketball  squad  of  1944-45:  Pictured  left  to  right — Front  row, 
Virgil  Work — No.  99,  Dick  Warren — No.  55,  Jack  Blankenship — No.  22,  Rob- 
ert Dellinger — No.  00,  Coach  C.  E.  Buff;  Second  row,  Harold  Rice — No.  77, 
Sam   Buins — No.   11,  Everett  Orouse — No.   16,  Charles  IMesen — No.  33. 

Other  players  on  the  squad  this  year  (not  pictured)  were:  Don  Terrill, 
•James  McCormick,  Harris  Brown,  Paul  Wallack,  Don  Shields,  Arthur  Jewett, 
Raymond  Jewett,  Mark  Porch,  and  Edwin  Peck,  and  Homer  Livingston. 


statement.  It  also  evades  the  re- 
sponsibility and  credit  which  the 
author  ordinarily  would  assume,  and 
places  it  on  the  editorial  staff,  who 
have  no  way  of  avoiding  it.  Your 
name  need  not  be  printed,  if  you 
have  reason  for  wanting  it  withheld, 
but  we  do  request  that  you  sign  your 
articles. 

Dear   Editor: 

Do  you  believe  that  a  Tigerama 
should  be  presented?  People  from 
any  school  other  than  our  own  can- 
not attend.  Money  to  get  a  band 
is  something  to  be  considered.  Juco 
students  are  in  favor  of  a  Tigerama, 
but  would  they  be  willing  to  finance 
a   band? 


Dear  Editor: 

What  is  your  opinion  of  the  school 
having  a  track  team?  Would  you 
try   out   for   the   team? 


It  seems  a  good  idea  to  us.  W'"r 
don't  you  initiate  a  move  to  see  if 
it's  possible?  As  for  the  editor's 
being  on  the  team,  "Barkis  is  will- 
in',"  but  he  runs  like  a  retired  dray 
horse. 


We  do  believe  that  the  Tigerama 
should  be  produced.  We  very  like- 
ly cannot  afford  a  band,  but  will 
that  stop  us?  And  should  we  con- 
sider that  only  the  seniors  from 
other  schools  deserve  a  Tigerama? 
Let's  not  neglect  our  own  seniors 
simply  because  others  may  not  be 
able  to   attend. 


Dear  Editor: 

Do  you  think  the  basketball  team 
should  be  awarded  letters  for  their 
efforts? 

It  is  our  understanding  that  this 
past  season  was  not  an  official  one, 
which  would  mean  that  letters  prob- 
ably could  not  be  awarded.  It  would) 
seem  only  fair,  though,  to  give  those 
boys  who  stuck  with  the  team  some 
recognition.  Perhaps  the  student 
council  could  take  the  matter  up 
with  the  school  authorities. 
o 

Wherever  Germany  extends  her 
sway,  she  ruins  culture. — Nietzsche. 


TIGER  TALES 


VOLUME    II 


Passing  Parade 
Of  Juco  Events 


ARKANSAS    CITY,    KANSAS.    NOVEMBER    29,    1945 

7Kollege  Kornivar  Planned 


NUMBER    l; 


This  fall,  for  the  twenty-third  time 
since  the  founding  of  the  Arkansas 
City  Junior  College,  the  doors  of  this 
school  have  swung  open  to  a  new  group 
of    eager,    bright-faced    enrolees. 

The  timid  freshmen  and  new  stu- 
dents soon  discovered  that  the  profes- 
sors did  not  glower  at  them  from  over 
the  tops  of  horn-rimmed  spectacles  but, 
instead,  were  quite  ordinary  human  be- 
ings who  were  doing  all  they  could  to 
help  their  pupils  adjust  themselves  to 
college  life. 

The  new  students  also  discovered 
that  the  intimate  atmosphere  which  pre- 
vails only  in  smaller  colleges  was  con- 
ducive to  the  making  of  many  new  and 
interesting  friends.  Several  parties  and 
assemblies  during  the  first  few  weeks 
of  school  encouraged  this  spirit  of 
friendliness,  both  among  the  students 
and  between  the  faculty  and  the  stu- 
dents. 

Get-In-Step   Party 

A  freshman  Get-In-Step  party  was 
planned  with  the  idea  of  rallying  some 
good  old  JUCO  spirit.  Hopes  for  a  bon- 
fire rally  were  quenched  by  rainy  wea- 
ther so  the  affair  was  held  in  the  jun- 
ior  high   school   girls'   gymnasium. 

After  consuming  hot  dogs  and  ice 
cream  bars  the  freshmen,  sitting  in  a 
circle  on  the  floor  joined  in  singing  and 
cheering.  Prof.  Ruff  then  took  mat- 
ters in  hand  and  directed  some  hilari- 
ous relays,  the  effects  of  which  were 
felt  for  weeks  afterwards.  (Emmett 
Smith   verifies   this   statement). 

Thanks  to  Miss  Anne  Hawley,  Miss 
Dorothy  Nichols,  Miss  Pauline  B.  Sleeth 
and  C.  E.  Ruff,  the  party  was  a  huge 
success. 

Hallowe'en   Frolic 

The  freshmen  and  the  faculty  were 
guests  of  the  sophomores  for  a  "Hallo- 
we'en Frolic"  held  one  evening  last 
month  in  the  college  club  room. 

Any  person  who  passed  the  junior 
college  that  evening  would  have  seen 
many  mysteriously  garbed  creatures  be- 
ing admitted  into  the  dim,  candle-light- 
ed halls  by  ghost  sentinels. 

One  by  one  the  creatures,  or  guests, 
passed  through  a  "horror  hall,"  touch- 
ing strange  objects,  crawling  over 
chairs,  squirming  under  tables  and  fi- 
nally arriving  in  the  club  room  which 
was  filled  with  incense  smoke  and  light- 
ed by  jack-o-lanterns.  Pumpkins  and 
cornstalks  decorated  the  corners  of  the 
room. 

Besides  dancing  and  card  playing  the 
guests  enjoyed  apple-bobbing,  a  soda 
cracker  relay  and  a  string-chewing  con- 
test done  by  couples  to  see  which  one 
could  reach  the  candy  in  the  middle  of 
the    piece    of    string    first.       (Genevieve 


r.;> 


Goff    and    S    2/c    Ed    Galle    took    their 
time  when  they  got  close  to  the  candy). 

Not  only  has  fellowship  been  encour- 
aged by  parties  but  it  has  also  been 
nurtured  by  class  meetings  and  by  sev- 
eral  worthwhile   assemblies. 

Several    Worthwhile    Assemblies 

In  the  first  assembly  of  the  year  an 
address  of  welcome  was  delivered  by 
C.  E.  St.  John,  superintendent  of  the 
city  schools.  In  another  assembly  a 
thought-provoking  speech  on  the  con- 
struction and  the  power  of  the  atomic 
bomb  was  given  by  E.  S.  Berry  who 
was  among  those  who  worked  in  the 
atomic   bomb    plant   near    Pasco,    Wash. 

One  assembly  was  presented  entirely 
by  members  of  the  student  body.  A 
piano  solo,  Beethoven's  "Moonlight  Son- 
ata," was  played  by  Dan  Stark.  Arthur 
Fitch  spoke  on  the  need  for  purchas- 
ing war  stamps  and  bonds  in  this  last 
drive  and  Barbara  Garris  and  Rosalee 
Jones  made  talks,  encouraging  the  stu- 
dents to  support  a  college  newspaper. 
Changes   in    Faculty 

Two  members  of  the  faculty,  P.  M. 
Johnson  and  D.  C.  Stark,  have  return- 
ed to  their  teaching  duties  after  hav- 
ing received  their  discharges  from  the 
armed  forces.  Another  member  of  the 
faculty,  Miss  Thelma  Hall,  resigned  be- 
cause  of   poor   health. 

This  winds  up  a  summary  of  all 
JUCO  events  since  Sept.  4  as  seen  by 
the  staff  of  the  Tiger  Tales. 


KOSAL.EE  JONES  CHOSEN  HEAD 

OF  45-4fi  TIGER  TALES  STAFF 

Rosalee  Jones  has  been  selected  edi- 
tor of  Tiger  Tales  this  year.  Other 
staff  members  are  Joan  Templar,  assis- 
tant editor;  Emmett  Smith,  feature  ed- 
itor;   and   Bob    Dellinger,   sports   editor. 

Reporters  are  Judy  Peck,  Betty 
Smith,  Beverly  Godfrey,  Betty  Eustice, 
LaVonne  Young,  Marjorie  Crabtree, 
Joyce  Turner,  Lawrence  Osburn,  Jess 
Griffin,  Marilea  Hoffman  and  Lois  Cas- 
ter. Barbara  Garris  has  been  named 
circulation  manager  and  Clinton  Keller 
photographer. 

Tiger  Tales  is  now  enjoying  its  sec- 
ond year  as  our  college  newspaper. 
Last  year  it  was  edited  by  Raymond 
Jewett. 

P.   M.   Johnson  is  faculty  advisor. 


"Is  this  a  station-to-station  call?" 
asked  the  long-distance  operator  when 
a  minister  in  Hoboken  put  in  a  call  to 
another  minister  in  Omaha. 

"No,"  he  said  meekly,  "it's  a  parson- 
to-parson   call." 


Freshmen  to  Honor 
Sophomores  At 
Dinner  Friday  Evening 

The  "Kollege  Kornival"  which  will 
be  given  by  the  freshmen  Friday  night 
in  the  Methodist  church  at  6:15,  has 
promises  of  food  and  "surprises"  for  all 
who  attend,  according  to  Joan  Templar, 
program   chairman. 

The  events  of  the  evening  are  being 
kept  a  secret  by  the  program  committee 
which  is  composed  of  Barbara  Garris, 
Betty  Smith,   and  LaVonne  Young. 

Iris  Rahn  is  chairman  of  the  decor- 
ating committee.  Other  members  of 
this  committee  are  Marjorie  Crabtree, 
Barbara  Putnam,  and  Mrs.  Marilea 
Hoffman. 

The  advertising  committee  is  compos- 
ed of  Rosalee  Jones,  Jack  Carter,  and 
Peggy  Laughlin.  Judy  Peck  is  the 
chairman. 

Doris  Deets  is  in  charge  of  the  ticket 
sales.  Assisting  her  are  Betty  Black- 
burn, Clinton  Keller,  R.  B.  Foster  and 
Beverly  Godfrey. 

This  party  is  being  given  for  the 
sophomore  class  and  everyone  is  urged 
to  be  on  time. 

Tickets  are  still  available  at  the  col- 
lege office.  Come  one,  come  all,  .have 
fun    at   the    "Kollege   Kornival." 


French  Club  Organized 

The  initial  meeting  of  the  French 
Club  was  held  in  the  club  room  Tues- 
day evening,  Nov.  2  0.  Under  the  tem- 
porary chairmanship  of  Miss  Anne  Haw- 
ley, sponsor,  the  meeting  convened  and 
the   election   of   officers   was   held. 

Marjorie  Crabtree  was  elected  pres- 
ident of  the  organization.  Other  offi- 
cers are:  Emmett  Smith,  vice  president 
and  program  chairman;  Barbara  Gar- 
ris, secretary;  Gilda  Gaynor,  reporter; 
and  Mrs.  Harry  Oldroyd,  social  chair- 
man. 

The  members  decided  that  they 
would  hold  a  meeting  once  every  two 
weeks  and  that  in  these,  French  would 
be  spoken  as  much  as  possible.  The 
French  national  anthem  was  sung  and 
the  meeting  was  adjourned  to  meet 
again  December  4. 

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*  NOTICE  * 
Have   you    heard   of   the   bond      * 

*  and    stamp    contest    that    starts  * 

*  Thursday?      Find    out    which    of  * 

*  the   two   teams    you   are   on   and  * 

*  then  give  that  team  all  your  sup-  * 

*  port.      You'll  not  he  sorry.  * 


Page    2 


ACJC    TIGER    TALES 


November    29,    1945 


Innocents  Abroad 


College  Officers 


This  column  is  dedicated  to  our  men 
in  service.  If  you  have  heard  from  a 
former  student  who  is  now  in  the  armed 
forces  or  who  is  home  on  leave  or 
furlough,  drop  your  information  in  the 
Tiger  Tales  box  in  the  college  club 
rooms  or  give  it  to  Betty  Eustice  or 
Beverly  Godfrey,  co-writers  of  this  col- 
umn. 


Soundman  Third  Class  Lael  Smith 
left  Monday  after  spending  an  18-day 
leave  visiting  his  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
C.  E.  Smith.  He  is  reporting  to  Okla- 
homa City  for  reassignment. 


Seaman  First  Class  Norman  Byers, 
a.c.h.s.  '44,  is  enjoying  a  leave  with 
his  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  By- 
ers. Seaman  Byers  will  report  to  Gulf- 
port,  Miss.,  where  he  will  be  a  radio 
instructor. 


Seaman  Rolla  Sharp,  a.c.h.s.  '45,  is 
a.c.h.s.  '44,  is  enjoying  a  leave  with 
home  on  leave.  Seaman  Sharp  enlisted 
and   left   before  graduation   last   spring. 


Aviation  Machinist's  Mate  3/c  Day- 
mond  McVay,  a.c.h.s.  '45  recently  spent 
a  15-day  leave  in  Arkansas  City.  He 
returned  to  the  Naval  Air  Station  at 
Daytona  Beach,  Fla.,  on  completion  of 
his  leave. 


Uncle  Sam  has  beckoned  again,  and 
good  old  ACJC  is  minus  three  more 
eligible  males.  Arthur  Fitch,  Tom  Bill- 
ings and  Dan  Stark  are  carrying  ex- 
tremely heavy  courses  of  college  work 
for  the  Navy.  "Art"  and  "Butch"  are 
going  to  Cornell  University  in  New 
York  and  Dan  is  going  to  Swarthmore 
College  in  Pennsylvania.  They  seem  to 
be  kept  pretty  busy  with  nineteen  hours 
of  credit  but  they  will  always  have 
time   to   read   your  enlightening  letters. 


Pharmacist's  Mate  3/c  Robert  Jones, 
a.c.h.s.  '43,  is  spending  a  few  days  leave 
with  his  parents.  He  will  return  to  his 
station    in    Florida. 


Seaman  Second  Class  Norman  Rick- 
ords,  of  Gainesville,  Ga.,  was  recently 
in  Arkansas  City  on  an  emergency 
leave.  Rickords  is  a  graduate  of  the 
high   school    class   of   '45. 

Pvt.  Robert  Duncan  has  recently 
written  that  he  is  now  being  instructed 
in  teletype  work.  Pvt.  Duncan  is  sta- 
tioned at  Scott  Field,   111. 


Tli at  completes  our  information  on 
men  in  the  armed  forces.  The  col- 
umn this  time  consisted  mainly  of  navy 
personnel  but  please  don't  think  we're 
prejudiced.  Any  news  of  army  men 
will   also   be  cheerfully  accepted. 


Pictured  above  are  the  junior  college  officers.  The  first  row  left  to  right  are  Shirley 
Gilliland,  sophomore  president;  Marjorie  Clark,  secretary  of  the  sophomore  class;  Mary 
Edith  Gibson,  secretary  of  the  student  council;  and  Emmet  Smith,  freshman  president. 
Those  on  the  second  row  are  Judy  Peck,  freshman  vice-president;  Doris  Deets,  student 
council  representative;  Betty  Smith,  secretary  of  the  Freshman  class;  and  B.  A.  Tubbs, 
student  council  president.  On  the  back  row  are  Virgil  Work  and  Norman  Ostrander, 
student  council  representatives.  Eileen  Howland,  sophomore  vice-president,  does  not 
appear    in     the    above    picture. 


Sentry — "Halt!    Who   goes   there?" 
Halted — "I'm     afraid    you     wouldn't 
recognize    me    anyway,    I'm    new    here." 


Messiah  Soloists  Are 
Announced  by  Hinchee 

The  soloists  for  this  year's  presenta- 
tion of  the  Messiah  have  been  announc- 
ed by  C.  L.  Hinchee,  high  school  and 
college  choral  director.  They  are  Mar- 
jorie Crabtree  and  Mrs.  Keith  Burton, 
sopranos;  Kenneth  Judd,  tenor;  Mrs. 
Christa  Fisher  of  Wichita,  contralto; 
and  Dr.   H.   O.   Loyd,   bass. 

Several  college  students  will  play  in 
the  Messiah  orchestra  under  the  direc- 
tion of  August  Trollman,  instrumental 
director.  The  members  of  the  college 
chorus  class  will  sing  in  the  Messiah 
chorus. 

December  16  is  the  date  that  has 
been  set  for  the  presentation  of  Han- 
del's famous  oratorio  this  year.  It  will 
be  given  in  the  auditorium-gymnasium 
and  the  public  is  invited.  This  will  be 
the  thirteenth  time  that  the  Messiah 
has  been  given  in  Arkansas  City. 

Anyone  who  has  sung  in  the  Mes- 
siah chorus  or  played  in  the  orchestra 
before  is  invited  to  attend  the  com- 
bined rehearsals  which  will  begin  in  a 
few   weeks. 

xx 

The  Editor  Speaking 

The  Tiger  Tales?  It's  for  you  Juco 
Joes  and  Janes — it's  for  you  .  Let's  all 
work  together  and  make  this  a  paper 
for  everyone.  If  you  have  any  criti- 
cisms of  the  paper  or  if  you  would 
like  to  express  your  opinion  on  some 
school  function  just  let  one  of  the  staff 
members  know  about  it  and  we  will 
try  to  put  your  idea  into  print. 


An  optimist  is  one  who  says  the  bus 
will    not    be   crowded. 


Schnelle   Speaks   in    Assembly 

The  Rev.  Dayle  Schnelle  of  the  Cen- 
tral Christian  church  spoke  in  the 
Thanksgiving  assembly  which  was  held 
in  the  senior  high  school  music  room 
Thursday,  Nov.  15.  Barbara  Garris 
was    in    charge. 

The  assembly  opened  with  the  sing- 
ing of  the  "Doxology"  accompanied  by 
Betty  Smith  on  the  piano.  Shirley  Gil- 
liland led  the  group  in  prayer  and  de- 
votions. 

A  vocal  solo,  "We  Gather  Together," 
by  Marjorie  Crabtree  closed  the  devo- 
tionals.  She  was  accompanied  by  Betty 
Smith. 

B.  A.  Tubbs,  president  of  the  Student 
Council,  announced  plans  for  a  bond 
and  stamp  buying  contest  to  be  held 
among  the  students.  At  the  conclusion 
of  the  assembly  bonds  and  stamps  were 
purchased. 


Former  Students  Wed 

Mable  Murrer,  former  college  student 
and  Marvin  Marshall,  j.  c.  '4  5,  were 
united  in  marriage  Nov.  9,  at  the  First 
Baptist   church. 

The  bride,  for  the  past  two  years, 
has  been  employed  in  the  offices  of 
the  Maurer-Neuer  Corporation.  The 
bridegroom  has  served  16  months  in 
the  army  and  is  now  continuing  his 
education  at  Oklahoma  A.  and  M.  col- 
lege  at   Stillwater. 


Love  is  the  star  men  look  up  to  as 
they  walk  along  and  marriage  is  the 
coal-hole  they  suddenly  find  themselves 
floundering    in. 


November   29,   19  45 


ACJC    TIGER    TALES 


Page    3 


TIGER  TALES 

Student  Publication  of  the 
ARKANSAS    CITY    JUNIOR    COLLEGE 

Editor    Rosalee   Jones 

Associate  Editor Joan  Templar 

Feature  Editor Emmett  Smith 

Sports  Editor Robert  Dellinger 

Reporters Judy  Peck, 

Betty  Eustice,  LaVonne  Young,  Mar- 
jorie  Crabtree,  Joyce  Turner,  Lawrence 
Osburn,  Jess  Griffin,  Lois  Caster,  Mari- 
lea   Hoffman. 

Circulation  Manager Barbara  Garris 

Photographer Clinton   Keller 

Advisor P.   M.   Johnson 


Ye  Olde  College 
>ize' 


During  war  time,  our  college  attend- 
ance dropped  to  a  small  number  be- 
cause of  the  draft  and  because  of  the 
need  for  war  workers. 

Today,  our  college  is  growing  little 
by  little  and  with  it  grows  a  need  for 
the  development  of  the  activities  that 
brightens  college  life  and  that  puts  the 
old  "spizerinctum"  into  school  spirit. 

Assemblies,  parties,  pep  rallies,  lang- 
uage clubs,  dinners,  banquets  .  .  .  Here's 
what  we  need,  and  there's  only  one  way 
to  get  them  .  .  .  leadership,  coopera- 
tion, enthusiasm  .  .  .  Let's  get  out  of 
the  rut   of  haphazardness,   and   inertia. 

It  is  the  job  of  us  students  to  pub- 
licize our  school  by  doing  our  "dead- 
level"  best  to  make  all  school  functions 
a  success.  But  remember,  this  cannot 
be  done  by  two  or  three  loyal  workers. 

Are  you  willing  to  put  forth  some 
extra  hours  to  help  promote  these  activ- 
ities? If  so,  let's  all  get  together  and 
promote  gayer  college  life  and  better 
school   spirit. — B.    G. 

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Relinquent  Dent 


The  rust  dolled  as  Scarface  Hanni- 
gan,  heated  on  his  sorce,  prundered 
across  the  thairies.  Ahead  harcely  a 
scundered  feet  rode  the  pursued  Sam- 
my  Sawbumble,   The   Down   Trunk. 

"Don't  shoot,  Scarface!"  gasped 
Rammy.      "I   can't  cay  the  pent." 

But  here  indeed  was  a  kasty  nar- 
acter. 

"I  have  missed  you  so  much,  Sam- 
my," shouted  Scarface  as  he  aimed 
again.      Me    hissed. 

"Giddap,"  chortled  Scarface  to  Ulys- 
ses,  his   nag. 

"Didgap  souryelf,"  replied  Ule,  the 
nagysses.  (Imagine  a  spount  meak- 
ing).  But  there  is  no  time  for  argu- 
ment between  meast  and  ban. 

Gang!     Gang!    boomed    the    bat. 

"Sou   got  me!"   squeaked   Yammy. 

Moral:  Sunk  or  drober  pay  your  rent. 


THE  BASEMENT  BUZZ 


PECK    AND    SMITH 


Hi — all  you  Juco  guys  and  gals! 
It    sure    seems    swell    to    have    our 
own  paper  again,,  doesn't  it?  We'll 
try  to  bring  you  all  the  latest  scan- 
dal, so  beware,  (for  we  gremlins  see 
all,  hear  all  and  TELL.  ALL. 
We  hear  that  Jack  Rine  shows  prom- 
ising   signs    of    following    in    the    foot- 
steps  of   Prankie   Sinatra.      Say   Jack — ■ 
are  these  early  morning  concerts  a  sign 
of   twitterpation?      Need   we   say  more? 
(Hush-hush    money    will    be    accepted). 
A    certain,    GI    Joe    writes    that 
Army  is  alright,  but  that  one  can- 
not always  tell  what  he  is  eating, 
he    has   to   take   a   brief   pause  for 
ration    identification. — Swiped. 
Attention!       All    lofty    Juco     males! 
Please-Be-Specific   has   stated  her  pref- 
erence for  all   men.      Ask   Ledgerwood, 
he   knows. 

Stardust  and  Salt  from  the  Navy 
seem  to  mix  pretty  well.  An  ex- 
ample of  this  mixture  is  the  two- 
some— Shirley  Gilliland  and  Lael 
Smith.  Maybe  you  have  heard  the 
loud  beating  of  her  heart,  but  Lael 
being  a  sound  man  detected  it  long 
ago. 

Speaking  of  the  Navy,  we  have  seen 
Petty  Officer  3/c  Daymond  McVay  and 
Jeanne  Kinchloe  strolling  through  the 
halls.      Ah,   sheer   bliss. 

Scenes  in  the  Club  Rooms — 
Barbara  Putnam  and  Glenn 
Wheat  dancing  to  the  romantic 
strains  of  One  O'clock  Jump.  Earl 
Grinnell  an,d  "Chuck  Coyote" 
Swaim  (the  big  bad  boys  of  ACJC) 
playing  bridge.  Say,  boys,  is  pok- 
er getting  too  rough  for  you?  Jack 
Givens  and  Alice  Slaven,  Helen  Wil- 
son and  Gloria  Ausmus  competing 
at  the  ping-pong  table.  Jack — is  it 
charm  or  arm? 


Anchors  Aweigh!  Seems  we're  to 
lose  one  of  our  Juco  males  to  the  Navy. 
Chassie  W.  Crews  has  enlisted  and  will 
be  leaving  soon.  Bon  Voyage!  Au  Re- 
voir.  (Extra  credit  please,  Miss  Haw- 
ley.) 

Say,  whattya'  know?  We  have 
a  school  song!  The  smile  on  Mr. 
Galle's  face  was  really  somethin' 
to  see  when  he  pulled  out  a  bat- 
tered copy  of  the  manuscript  and 
presented  it  for  inspection.  The 
music  for  our  song  was  composed 
by  Archie  San  Romani,  while  the 
words  were  written  by  Lucille 
Plette.  It  will  be  presented  to  you 
in  our  next  assembly,  so  let's  all 
learp  it,  for  it  is  the  symbol  of  our 
school  spirit. 

Here  are  the  words: 

Let  \is  sing  of  the  A.  C.  college  days 
With   joyous   songs    and   rousing    cheers 

( Rah !    Rah ! ) 
The    happy    friendships    made    will    al- 
ways   bring 
Sweet  mem'ries  in  the  after  years. 
We  pledge  to  you,  A.  C,  our  loyalty 
In  work   or   play   we'll  stand   the   test 
The  orange  and  black  of  junior  college 
Will    always    wave    among    the    best. 
Colors   gay  will   fly   again   today 
For  A.  C.  Tigers  brave  and  Ftrong  (Rah! 

Rah ! ) 
We  cheer  for  you  in  victory  or  defeat 
Our   voices    raise    in   happy   song 
It    is   for   loyalty    and    fellowship 
We   love  and  praise  and  honor  give. 
The   spirit   of   our   junior    college 
Will    ever    more    in    mcm'ry    live. 

Between  the  wanting  and  the  getting 
We  lose  our  hair  and  hope  in  fretting. 
So,  when  we  get  the  thing  we've  gotten, 
It  is,  so  to  speak,  less  ripe  than  rotten. 
We'll  see  you  at  the  junior  col- 
lege party  Friday,  Nov.  30,  in  the 
Methodist  church  basement  at  6:15 
(Plug.) 


-xx- 


A  liar  is  one  who  says  chemistry  is 
a   cinch. 


MR.    EH 

Mr.  Ed  who  has  blonde  hair,  brown 
eyes,  weighs  15  2  pounds  and  is  five 
feet  eleven  inches  tall,  likes  the  color 
of  blue  and  the  songs  "You'll  Never 
Know"  and  "You  Belong  to  My  Heart." 
The  "likes"  of  this  juco  freshman  are 
acting  silly,  playing  ping-pong,  swim- 
ming, playing  tennis,  dancing,  staying 
out  late,  and  parking  in  front  of  a  cer- 
tain person's  house. 

Bing  Crosby,  Spencer  Tracy,  Lana 
Turner,  Bud  Abbott,  Lou  Costello, 
Rhetoric  and  Composition,  books  and 
shows  about  animals  rank  high  on  his 
list  of  favorites. 

Mr.  Ed,  who  has  gone  steady  for  over 
a  year,  has  ambitions  of  being  a  law- 
yer. He  left  for  his  physical  Nov.  26. 
His   name — Glenn   Burns. 


First  Moron:   What  comes  after  75? 

Second    Moron:     7  6. 

First    Moron:    That's    the    spirit. 


MISS   CO-ED 

This  college  freshman  who  has  lived 
on  a  farm  all  her  life  has  hazel  eyes, 
brown  hair,  a  pretty  smile  and  is  five 
feet    seven   inches   tall. 

A  member  of  the  4-H  club  she  was 
chosen  queen  of  the  Ayreshire  show  last 
year  and  was  honorary  queen  this  year. 
Among  her  favorites  are:  horseback 
riding,  swimming,  hiking,  bicycling,  pic- 
ture-taking, sleeping,  pretty  sweaters 
and  skirts,  bright  colors,  jeans,  and  one 
type  of  perfume. 

Miss  Co-ed  sported  a  nice  big  band- 
age for  several  months  last  year  when 
her  horse  fell  on  her  and  broke  her 
collar  bone. 

And  now,  if  you  haven't  already 
guessed,  we'll  tell  you  that  this  all  goes 
together  to  make  one  well  liked  fresh- 
man  girl. — Iris  Rahn. 


La   Paz,    the   capital   of   Bolivia,   was 
founded   by   Spaniards   in    1540. 


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ACJC    TIGER    TALES 


November    29,    1945 


Bengals  Hold 
Cage  Practice 

14  Squad  Members; 
Dan  Stark  Is  Coach 

Tiger  basketball  players  have  been 
practicing  for  several  weeks.  The  local 
squad,  boasting  14  members  at  the 
present  time,  is  under  the  direction  of 
Coach    Dan    Stark. 

Among  sophomores  returning  to  the 
squad,  is  Virgil  Work,  last  year's 
star  and  leading  scorer.  Other  squad 
members  are  Earl  Grinnell,  "Chuck" 
Swaim.  Jim  Ledgerwood,  Norman  Os- 
trander,  Oscar  Thomas,  Jack  Givens, 
Robert  Dellinger,  Jack  Rine,  Paul  Cur- 
ry, Phil  Baker,  Glenn  Burns,  Lawrence 
Osburn,   and    Everett    "Tarzan"    Grouse. 

Three  members  of  the  squad  have 
left  for  the  services  since  the  start  of 
the  school  year.  They  are  Cornelius 
Carter — Army,  Art  Fitch — Navy,  and 
Tom  "Butch"  Billings — Navy.  Jack 
Rine — Marine  vet,  has  joined  the  squad. 


The 
FEMININE  TOUCH 


BY    "TEMP" 


A  car  drew  up  beside  the  Wilson  park 
tennis  courts  and  stopped.  A  door  open- 
ed and  a  maze  of  feet,  hands,  arms,  legs 
and  heads  poured  over  the  running 
board,  eventually  assuming  their  cor- 
rect positions  on  the  torsos  of  ten  girls. 
(And  there  were  only  three  in  the  front 
seat   too). 

The  car  (Wilson  park  bus)  was  Bet- 
ty Jo  Floyd's,  and  the  ten  girls  were 
members  of  Miss  Edith  Joyce  Davis' 
physical  education  class.  Since  the  be- 
ginning of  school  Miss  Davis  has  shoo- 
ed her  charges  out  in  the  bright  autumn 
sunshine  for  active,  exciting  net  bat- 
tles. Part  of  her  students  travel  to 
Wilson  park  while  the  rest  go  to  Paris 
park. 

Some  of  the  girls  have  really  begun 
to  master  good  tennis  technique.  Bar- 
bara Garris  swings  a  wicked  "south- 
paw" and  Marjorie  Nugen  puts  a  snap 
into  her  serves.  But  the  "champ"  is 
Peggy    Laughlin.      She    beats    them    all. 

Janet  Brown  had  a  hard  time  learn- 
ing how  to  keep  score.  The  first  time 
her  opponent  yelled,  "Five  love,"  a 
strange  expression  came  over  her  face 
but   she   made   no   comment. 

After  the  game,  with  a  look  of  dis- 
gust she  said,  "Darn  it!  All  I  get  is 
love.  Why  can't  you  give  me  any- 
thing  else?" 

Another  feature  has  been  added  to 
the  tennis  games  played  at  Paris  park. 
When  a  ball  is  lost  in  the  deep  grass 
ana  weeds  surrounding  the  courts  the 
girls  usually  spend  the  rest  of  the 
period     hunting    for     it.       They    tramp 


through  the  undergrowth  until  they  are 
gratified  by  a  soft  "squish"  beneath 
their  feet  which  indicates  that  they 
have   stepped   on    the   ball. 

One  day  when  the  tennis  players  had 
just  returned  from  the  courts  and  were 
posing  for  pictures  in  front  of  the  audi- 
torium-gymnasium, two  airplanes  flew 
over  and  dipped  their  wings.  The  girls 
waved  back.  Then  began  one  of  the 
most  daring  air  shows  that  any  of  them 
had  ever  witnessed.  The  planes  play- 
ed a  fascinating  game  of  follow-the- 
leader,   diving,   barrel-rolling,   spiraling. 

Miss  Davis  claims  that  she  now  has 
the  next-to-the-best  tennis  class  she  has 
ever  had.  She  plans  to  take  up  golf 
as  soon  as  the  weather  becomes  too 
cold   for   tennis. 


Reporter  Roves 

Through 

Halls  of  Learning 


Why  are  you  going  to  college?  For 
curiosity's  sake,  a  few  juco  students 
were  asked  this  question.  Here  are 
some   of  the   anwers. 

Jack  Rine — Because  what  I  have  seen 
the  last  two  years,  I  think  I  need  it. 

Don  Burkharth — I'll  be  darned  if  I 
know. 

"Chuck"    Swaim — For    the    women. 

Joyce   Sewell — To   learn. 

Genevieve  Goff — O  just  to  see  the  old 
gang. 

B.  A.  Tubbs — Heaven  only  knows,  I 
don't. 

Jerry  Patrick — To  gain  knowledge. 

Glenn  Wheat — Getting  ready  for  my 
career  in  the  field  of — O  just  in  the 
field. 

Jess  Griffin — I  have  been  trying  to 
think    of    a    good    reason    all    year. 

Marjorie  ("lark — I  know  why,  but  I'm 
not  going  to   tell. 

Earl  Grinnell — You  tell  me. 

Oscar  Thomas — I  hate   to  say. 

Marjorie  Orabtree — I'm  so  in  love 
with  learning. 

Homer  Livingston — To  get  a  better 
education. 

Norman  Ostrander — That's  what  I 
keep    asking    myself. 

Jack  Givens — Try  to  make  something 
out    of   myself. 

Charles  Crews — I  don't  know.  Isn't 
it  silly? 

Ha  May  McKay — Because  I  want  to 
be   a   school   teacher. 

Betty  Sanderson — It's  a  pretty  good 
idea. 

Glenn  Burns — Because  the  rest  of  the 
kids    are. 

Gloria  Ausmus — To  get  a  better  ed- 
ucation. 

Jack  Carter — Get  ready  for  a  bigger 
college. 

Lawrence  Osburn — To  keep  out  of 
the   Army. 

Marjorie  Nugen — I  thought  it  would 
lie    interesting. 

Virgil   Work — To  play  basketball. 

Ferrel  Fox — I  like  to  go  to  school. 
I   want   to   be   a   teacher. 


TIGER  CLAWS 


BY    BOB     DELLINGER 


Well,  folks,  here  we  are  again  speak- 
ing to  you  from  page  four  of  Tiger 
Tales.  It's  a  little  lonesome  without 
my  last  year's  colleague,  Sam  Burns, 
but  the  latest  reports  have  it  that  our 
red-headed  friend  will  be  back  with  us 
at  the  start  of  the  second  semester. 

Among  other  shivering  souls  at 
the  High  School-Wellington  foot- 
ball game  last  week,  we  sawr  Dick 
Warren.  Dick  played  guard  on  the 
basketball  team  last  year.  WTe  also 
saw  Harold  Rice  making  his  way 
around   the   old   familiar   places. 

Although  the  war  is  officially  over, 
the  Juco  basketball  squad  is  still  sus- 
cetible  to  inroads  made  by  the  armed 
forces.  "Corney"  Carter,  Art  Fitch,  and 
"Butch"  Billings  have  answered  the 
call.  But  Uncle  Sam  is  inclined  to  be 
more  generous  than  last  year  and  has 
returned  Jack  Rine  from  the  Marines. 
Other  returning  servicemen  may  be  ex- 
pected at  almost  any  time,  and  we  heard 
a  rumor  (just  that,  nothing  more)  the 
other  day  that  Tiger  fans  may  see  Jack 
Blankenship  on  the  court  again  before 
the  year  is  over.  Jack  led  the  team  in 
scoring   before'  he   left   for   the   service. 


TALL  STORIES 

This  "tall  story"  is  taken  from  "The 
Joke  Tellers  Joke  Book"  by  Frederick 
Meier: 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  National 
Association  of  Electrocutors  was  being 
held.  Instead  of  pulling  switches  and 
the  like  they  were  pulling  each  others' 
legs  with  tall  stories  of  the  men  they 
had  had  to  send  to  their  dooms.  One 
electrocutor  told  of  one  man  on  whom 
he    prepared    to    pull    the    switch. 

"Most  unconcerned  cuss  I  ever  saw," 
lie  commented.  "He  was  completely  at 
ease  while  he  was  being  strapped  into 
the  chair.  Didn't  whine  or  carry  on, 
in  fact,  he  didn't  say  a  single  word 
until  I  was  ready  to  pull  the  switch. 
Then  he  turned  to  me  and  asked  very 
politely,  'Pardon  me,  is  that  AC  or  DC 
current   you    use'?" 


How  about  it?  Do  you  know  any 
tall  stories?  If  so,  write  them  out  and 
drop  them  in  the  journalism  box  in  the 
club  rooms.  The  best  one  will  be  chos- 
en  and   printed   in   the  next  edition. 


Buy    War    Bonds! 


The  game  of  basketball  was  first 
discovered  by  James  Naismith  in  1891. 
Although  the  game  lias  changed  and 
developed  from  its  original  simplicity, 
it  is  fundamentally  the  same  today  as 
when  he  created  it.  Basketball,  which 
demands  skill  and  co-operation,  has 
become  an  important  part  of  the  physi- 
cal   education    program. 

"Speech  is  great,  but  silence  is 
greater" — Carlyle. 


TIGER  TALES 


VOLUME    II 


ARKANSAS    CITY,   KANSAS,    DECEMBER    13,    1945 


NUMBER    2 


Annual  Tea  and  Reception 
Heralds  Yuletide  Holidays 

The  junior  college  will  hold  its  an- 
nual tea  and  reception  for  all  college 
alumni  on  Dec.  21  from  one-thirty  to 
four    in    the    club    room. 

With  so  many  service  men  returning 
home,  there  are  prospects  for  a  huge 
crowd  this  year.  Many  prominent  citi- 
zens of  the  town  will  be  invited. 

The  social  committee  under  the 
chairmanship  of  Helen  Jane  Beatson  is 
in  charge  of  arrangements  for  the  oc- 
casion. Miss  Henrietta  Courtright  is  ad- 
visor  for   this   committee. 

Chairmen  of  sub  committees  are: 
Clinton  Keller,  invitations;  Judy  Peck, 
decorations;  Lois  Caster,  program;  and 
Joan    Templar,    refreshments. 


Robert  Lawson,  S  1/c,  arrived  De- 
cember 6  to  spend  a  2  6-day  leave  visit- 
ing relatives  and  friends.  At  the  end 
of  his  leave  he  will  report  back  to  his 
base    at    Boca    Chica,    Florida. 


Assemblies   Presented 

Jerome  Davis,  U.  S.  War  Correspond- 
ent, spoke  to  the  junior  college  Nov. 
2  7  on  Russia  and  the  Russian  people. 
Mr.  Davis  stressed  the  fact  that  in 
Russia  everything  belongs  to  all  the 
people  and  that  there  is  no  unemploy- 
ment, racial  discrimination  or  charge 
for  medicine.  Davis  was  the  first  cor- 
respondent to  see  and  talk  with  Stalin. 

Following  his  talk,  a  short  skit  and 
announcement  regarding  the  "Kollege 
Kornival"  was  given  by  R.   B.   Foster. 

On  December  4,  Dr.  James  R.  Clinton 
of  Philadelphia  was  guest  speaker  for 
the  junior  college  assembly.  He  was 
introduced  by  the  Rev.  Ruth  Larmee 
of  the  Pilgrim  Congregational  Church. 
The  theme  of  Dr.  Clinton's  talk  was 
"control".  He  also  sang  a  solo,  "Lover 
of   Children." 

Lois  Caster  represented  the  sopho- 
more class  in  thinking  the  freshmen 
for  a  party  given  Nov.  3  0.  Mr.  Galle 
explained  the  plan  for  buying  junior 
college    activity    tickets. 


Sec  Three  of  Santa  Clous' 
Office  No.  5  Receives  Letters 


"Jingle  bells,  jingle  bells!"  Santa  is 
on    his   way,    Juco    Janes    and    Joes! 

The  business  office  of  Section  3  (Jun- 
ior College  unit)  of  Santa  Claus'  office 
No.  5  already  reports  receiving  a  large 
number  of  letters  from  enterprising 
jucos  who  believe  in  this  "the  -  early  - 
bird  -  gets  -  the  -  present  -  he  -  asks  - 
for   theory! 

Jeanne  Kincheloe  writes  "If  I  can't 
have  Daymond  tied  to  my  Christmas 
tree  with  red  ribbon,  I'd  like  to  take 
a  trip  to  "Florida." 

Glenn  Burns  asks  for  "Erma,  all 
wrapped  up  in  a  pretty  package  of 
white  tissue  paper,  with  just  her  head 
sticking  out  and  a  big  red  ribbon  tied 
around   her  neck." 

B.  A.  Tubbs,  a  staunch  follower  of 
Santa  Claus,  believes  in  going  all  the 
way  since  his  heart's  desire  is  a  new 
Chevrolet  (plug!  )  with  a  beautiful  bru- 
nette   doll    in    it. 

Taking  the  more  practical  attitude  is 
Phyllis  Conrad,  who  instructs  Santa  to 
just  bring  her  "something  nice".  Her 
policy  is  "If  I  ask  for  it,  I'm  certain  I 
won't    get   it". 

Jack  Carter  says  he  would  like  to 
have  "a  phonograph,  a  radio,  a  shot- 
gun, some  shells,  a  car  and  just 
EVERYthing  that  is  hard  to  get". 
(Little  things  like  this  list  bother  Santa 
a  great  deal  since  he  thinks  that  the 
OPA,   OWI,  WPB,   CPA,   CIO   and   KFH 


are  his  biggest  problems  and  that  is 
where  he  obtains  these  scarce  items.) 

Glenn  Wheat,  trying  to  be  a  good 
boy  till  Christmas,  hopefully  asks  (for 
the  third  successive  year)  for  "a  roly- 
poly  teddy  bear".  Charles  Crews,  also 
returning  to  his  youthful  pastimes  ( or 
is  it  as  youthful  as  it  sounds),  wants 
"a  little  dolly  with  real  rings  in  its 
ears". 

Erleen  Morhain  writes  Santa,  telling 
him  not  to  bother  too  much  with  her 
this  Christmas,  since  "that  lieutenant 
will  be  here  for  New  Year's  Day — and 
he's  all  I  want".  (Because  of  her 
generosity  St.  Nick  is  going  to  put  an 
extra  piece  of  candy  in  her  stocking  on 
Christmas    Eve. ) 

The  most  recent  letter  yet  received 
at  the  North  Pole  is  from  Barbara  Put- 
nam. Her  sole  request  is  a  cigarette 
lighter.  It  seems  that  this  little  juco 
jane  doesn't  smoke,  but  gadgets  just 
fascinate    her. 

"Remember,  kiddies,  only  nine  more 
shopping  days  till  Christmas — so  get 
your  orders  in,"  says  a  bulletin  from 
Office  No.    5. 


Season's  Greetings; 
A  Forecast  of  Events 


M 


R 
R 


H 
R 


essiah  presented  by  the  music  de- 
partments of  the  junior  college  and 
high  school  in  the  auditorium-gym- 
nasium on  Sunday  evening,  Dec.  16. 
very  morning  from  Dec.  22  to  Jan. 
2  .  .  .  .  sleep,  sleep,  sleep.  (Yawn!) 
eindeer  and  good  old  Santa  Claus. 
Here  Dancer,  here  Prancer,  here 
Donder  and  Chuck  Swaim!  (Say, 
how  did  that  slip  in?) 
emember  ....  Buy  tuberculosis 
seals. 

'uletide  spirit:  holly,  fur  trees,  tin- 
sel, bright  lights,  good  will  toward 
all    men. 

antatas     and     other     religious     pro- 
grams   in    the    various   churches    all 
over  the  world, 
appy  New  Year!    Smack!    Sigh! 


T 


oast  turkey,  plum  pudding,  egg  nog, 

peppermint   sticks,  gum  drops. 

'm   dreaming   of  a   white   Christmas 

.  .  .  soft,  fluffy,  white  snow. 

ilent    Night,    Joy    to    the    World,    O 

Come  All  Ye  Faithful,  etc.  Caroling 

parties. 

hankfulness    for    the    first    peaceful 

Christmas    in    four    years. 

istletoe.     Oh     boy,     gals,     get    your 

m  a  n . 

utobiographies.     Poor    little    Fresh- 

■men!    How   they   must   slave   away! 

tockings  hung  by  the  fire  with  care 

in    hopes    that    Saint    Nicholas    soon 

will  be  there. 


William  Ledeker  arrived  home  last 
week  after  receiving  an  honorable  dis- 
charge from  Fort  Mead,  Maryland.  His 
plans  for  the  future  are  indefinite. 


Cheerleaders  Chosen 

Barbara  Garris,  Judy  Peck,  and 
Rosalee  Jones  have  been  chosen  to 
serve  as  junior  college  cheerleaders,  ac- 
cording to  an  announcement  made  by 
B.  A.  Tubbs  Dec.  6.  Miss  Betty  Eustice 
assisted  by  Miss  Henrietta  Courtright 
will  be  in  charge  of  the  concession 
stand   at    the    games. 

xx 


FLASH      .... 

Here's  the  latest  report  on  the 
stamp   and    bond   selling   contest: 

According  to  Student  Council 
President  B.  A.  Ttibbs,  "Barnes 
Billionaires"  have  $1,150.38  and 
"Templars  Tycoons"  have  $1,151.82. 
These  figures  were  calculated  after 
the  bond  and  stamp  sales  Thursday, 
Dec.  6.  Only  00%  of  the  student 
body  purchased  bonds  and  stamps 
last  time.  .  .  .  Let's  snap  into  it, 
gang! 


Page 


ACJC    TIGER    TALES 


DECEMBER    13,    1945 


TIGER  TALES 

Student    Publication    of    the 
ARKANSAS     CITY     JUNIOR     COLLEGE 

Editor     Rosalee      Jones 

Associate    Editor    Joan    Templar 

Feature    Editor    Emmet    Smith 

Sports     Editor    Robert     Dellinger 

Reporters    Judy    Peck, 

Betty  Smith,  Beverly  Godfrey,  Betty  Eustice, 
LaVonne  Young,  Marjorie  Crabtree.  Jess  Griffin, 
Lois     Caster.    Marilea    Hoffman. 

Circulation    Manager    Barbara    Garris 

Assistant    Circulation    Manager    Joyce    Turner 

Photographer    Clinton     Keller 

Advisor    P.    M.     Johnson 


Jeans  Vs.  Party  Dress 

Mistakes  do  have  a  faculty  for  blun- 
dering into  even  the  most  orderly  plans 
and  arrangements.  The  notice  which 
was  posted  on  the  bulletin  Doard  Friday 
morning.  Nov.  30,  was  a  result  of  cir- 
cumstances too  numerous  to  mention 
here,  but  the  fact  remains  that  it  was 
decidedly    a    "slip-up". 

In  the  first  place,  advertisement  for 
the  Kollege  Kornival  should  have  con- 
tained more  specific  information  con- 
cerning the  type  of  activities  which 
were  to  be  carried  on.  (This  was  not 
the  fault  of  the  advertising  committee. 
Incidentally,  Jack  Carter  did  a  grand 
job  on  those  posters).  And  in  the 
second  place,  the  notice  should  have 
been  posted  at  least  24  hours  before 
that    Friday    morning. 

It  has  not  been  the  custom  for  stu- 
dents of  this  college  to  "dress  up"  for 
parties  so,  with  this  thought  in  mind, 
several  persons  thought  that  the  stu- 
dents should  be  informed  as  to  what 
they    were    expected    to    wear. 

Every  person  who  was  responsible 
.  .  .  directly,  or  indirectly  .  .  .  for  the 
bulletin  are  sincerely  sorry  that  it  had 
to  be  made.  Quite  a  number  of  stu- 
dents live  so  far  from  school  that 
they  did  not  have  time  to  go  home 
and  change  their  clothes.  One  girl  who 
could  not  go  home  bought  new  clothes 
after  school.  Many  other  instances 
could   be  stated  here. 

A  mistake  can  not  be  retracted; 
what's  done's  done;  but  it  will  not 
happen    again.    Definitely. 

—J.   T. 


J 


AB  B  ERWA 


Any  similarity  to  the  names  in  this 
column  and  tlio.se  of  people  in  the  col- 
]'■-'■  is  purely  on  purpose  and  shouldn'1 
happen    ho    a    dog. 

BARBARA  GARRIS:  "Heaven  only 
knows  there  are  some  faces  that  need 
looking    into." 

JESS  GRIFFIN:  "Just  call  me  fuzzy 
top." 

R.  B.  FOSTER  (In  English  Lit):  "z- 
z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z." 

B.  A.  TUBBS:  "If  them  two  like  us 
two   like    us    two   like    them    two — " 

MISS  SLEETH:    "Isn't  possible!    '    '" 

CLINTON  KELLER:  "Put  a  show 
on  at  a  strip  poker  game  last  night. 
Everything    came    off    swell." 

ROSALEE  JONES:  "I  lose  more 
handkerchiefs    that    way." 


THE  BASEMENT  BUZZ 


PECK    AND    SMITH 


We  thunk  and  thunk  without  relenting, 
But  yet  we  could  not  thunk  beginning 
So  now  we're  at  the  end  of  our  rope, 
And    we   hope   you'll   stick   with   us,   we 
hope,  we  hope,  we  hope. 

Orchids  to — (1)  Miss  Courtright  and 
P.  M.  Johnson  for  reigning  so  gracious- 
ly over  our  Kollege  Kornival.  (By  the 
way — -weren't  those  crowns  darling? 
They  were  made  by  Emmet  and  Lael 
Smith.)  (2)  The  basketball  team  for 
playing  such  an  exciting  game  against 
St.  John's  and  for  winning  that  won- 
derful game  in  El  Dorado.  We're  proud 
of  ya,  boys!  (3)  All  persons  who  by 
work,  sweat,  and  tears  made  our 
Kollege  Kornival  such  a  huge  success — ■ 
especially  those  in  the  floor  show — 
Charles  Crews  (bugle  boy),  Barbara 
Garris  (ring  mistress),  Clinton  Keller 
(that  master  of  magic),  Rose  and 
Wanda  Dixon  (the  twinkle-toed  twins), 
Betty  Jo  Floyd  (freckles  and  all),  Mar- 
jorie Crabtree  (prima-donna  of  the 
merry-go-round),  R.  B.  Foster,  Charles 
Swaim,  and  Glenn  Burns  (that  grue- 
some threesome),  and  Betty  Smith  who 
tickled    the    ivories. 

Overheard — "I'd  sure  like  to  burn  down 
down  a  water  tower." — R.  B.  "Fire- 
bug"   Foster. 

"There's  gonna  he  some  changes  made 
in  the  south." — Eileen  "finally  hook- 


ed  her   man"    Howland. 
Lost — A  couple  of  inches  of  dark  brown 
hair.   Finder — please  return  to  Betty 
Anne  Pearson. 

Scenes  in,  the  halls:  Homer  beating 
Iris'  head  against  the  wall.  B.  A.  Tubbs 
drifting  around  with  that  "happy  days 
are  here  again"  look.  Margie  "WoW" 
Crabtree  peekin'  around  the  corner  of 
her  locker  at  Don  Burkhart. 

Say  Miss  Humphrey,  how  was  your 
"papa"?  We  hear  he  was  lookin'  fine! 

WTe're    Dreaming — 

Jingle  bells,  jingle  bells,  jingle  all  the 

way, 
Oh    what    fun    it'll    be    to    loaf    all    the 

live-long  day. 
Drinking    cokes,    telling    jokes,    seeing 

all    the    kids, 
Doin'    our    darndest    best    to    get    those 

Christmas   dance    bids. 

Sleeping     late,     eating     lots,     trimming 

Christmas  trees, 
Peeking  in  the  packages  of  our  favorite 

"G's". —  (Guys  or  Gals.  Get  it?) 
Forgetting    books,    and    dirty    looks    is 

our  favorite  theme. 
But  when  Jan.   4   rolls  'round  we'll  get 

back   on   the  beam. 

Till  next  year,  then — we'll  be  seein'  ya'. 


HOMER  LIVINGSTON:  "Eleven 
Sixty,  P.  M."  (Is  that  a  favorite  song, 
or   does   it   mean    more,    Homer?) 

MISS  DAVIS:  "For  health  and  to 
save  trouble,  breathe  through  your  nose 
and    keep    your    mouth    shut." 

MR.  GALLE:  "Now  the  35c  for  last 
semester  doesn't  go  on  next  semester 
because  next  semester  we  pay  4  5c  for 
what  we  don't  see  this  semester,  but 
we  won't  get  anything  for  the  35c 
we  pay  for  last  semester,  because  the 
games  are  next  semester.  Is  that 
clear?" 

GLENN  WHEAT:  "I  need  some  put- 
ter pan  pitches — I  mean  patter  pin 
putches — dern  it,  I  mean  Peter  Pan 
Patches." 

YOURS  TRULY:  "CHERRY  MIST- 
MAS  AND  A  NAPPY  YEW  HEAR." 


A  Gold  Conversation 

How  do  you  lig  the  flu  and  the  cods 
thad  have  been  goig  aroud?  I  hope 
you    are   all   feelig   bedder   by   dow. 

Dow  me  ...  I  still  ab  drooby.  I've 
been  feelig  bad  for  a  long  dime.  For 
idstance  ...  I  was  creebing  out  of  Miss 
Sleed's  room  one  day  and  was  begiddiK 
oberations  again  (I  dod't  lig  to  blow 
by  doze  in  there  doo  often)  when  a 
fellow  sufferer  abbled  up  to  me  and 
said; 

"Will  you  hab  any  glasses  this  after- 
noon?" 

When    I   asked,    "Wad   for?",    he   ex- 


plained,  "There  is  goig  to  be   a   pardy 
here  at  school  this  afdernoon." 

"Do   you    mean    dumblers?" 

"No,    No!",    he    rasbed. 

"Talg    blainly",    I    pleaded. 

Ad     last     I     foud     he     meant     school 
glasses   lig   Egonomigs. 

It   is   just  thigs  lig   thad   thad   maag 
one    weag! 

P.    S.    Habby    Holidays! 

\x 


Innocents  Abroad 


Wayne  Moore.  S  2/c.  arrived  last 
weekend  to  spend  a  3  0-day  leave  visit- 
ing relatives  and  friends.  He  left  for 
overseas  duty  in  February  and  reached 
the   States    December    3. 


Cornelius  Carter  is  stationed  at  Ft. 
Louis,  Washington.  A  former  college 
freshman,  he  left  school  in  November 
for   the   army. 


Jack  Blankenship,  a  member  of  the 
army  air  corps,  is  spending  a  leave 
with  his  parents.  He  will  be  home 
through    the    Christmas    vacation. 

Charles  Laughlin  returned  to  his 
base  in  Ft.  Bragg,  North  Carolina. 
December  10  after  spending  a  furlough 
with  his  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  H. 
Laughlin  of  Chilocco.  He  is  a  para- 
trooper and  wears  the  "Boots  and 
Wings."  He  expects  another  furlough 
around  Christmas  time. 


DECEMBER    13,    1945 


ACJC    TIGER    TALES 


Page    3 


College  Social  Life  Enhanced  By  "Magic,  Music,  and  Mischief 


The  parlors  of  the  Methodist  Church  were  a  scene  of  festivity  and  gaiety  Friday  evening,  Nov.  30,  when  the 
freshmen  honored  the  sophomores  at  the  "Kollege  Kornival".  A  delicious  spaghetti  dinner  was  preceded  hy  carnival 
games  and  followed  by  a  floor  show  (with  dim  lights,  colored  spots,  pretty  girls,  flashing  camera  bulbs,  etc.). 
Miss  Henrietta  Court-right  and  P.  M.  Johnson  were  crowned  king  and  queen  of  the  Kornival.  Members  of  the  faculty 
and    of   the    city    school    board    were    guests. 


Page    4 


ACJC    TIGER    TALES 


DECEMBER    13,    1945 


Tigers  To  Meet 
Cameron  Aggies 

Will  Try  For  Second  Win 
In  First  Home  Game  of 
Season;  Six  More  Games 

The  Tigers  will  take  the  floor  for 
the  third  time  this  season  tomorrow 
night  as  they  go  against  the  Cameron 
Aggies  from  Cameron,  Okla.  So  far 
this  season  the  Tigers  have  one  victory 
and   one  loss. 

The  Aggies'  season  record  to  date: 

Aggies  26  Hardin     J.C.      (Wichita     Falls)  28 

Aggies  45  Grandfield      Independents  37 

Aggies  62  28th    Battalion,     Fort    Sill  37 

Aggies  48  Grandfield      Independents  32 

On  Jan.  4,  the  Jucos  will  meet  North- 
ern Oklahoma  Junior  College  here.  The 
return  game  will  be  played  at  Tonkawa 
on  Jan.  10.  Last  year  the  Tigers  won 
both  games,  by  scores  of  39  to  21  and 
3  8  to  2  8.  The  Tonkawa  club  has  much 
the  same  team  as  last  year  with  the 
exception  of  star  center,  Harold  "Sig" 
Thorstenberg.  Thorstenberg  scored  19 
points  in  Tonkawa's  last  game  with 
the    locals. 

Jan.  2  5  the  Bengals  will  play  host  to 
the  Grizzlies  from  El  Dorado  whom 
they  defeated  last  week  41  to  25.  The 
only  other  scheduled  game  is  here  with 
Dodge  City  on  Feb.  2  2,  but  games  are 
being  arranged  with  St.  John's  and 
Dodge  City. 

Arkansas  City,  El  Dorado  and  Dodge 
City  are  the  only  schools  in  the  state 
junior  college  conference  that  are  field- 
ing   teams    this    year. 


Tigers  Drop  Opener  To 
St.  John's  A§  Wsnfield 

The  Tigers  dropped  a  hard-fought 
opener  with  St.  John's  college  on  De- 
cember 4  by  a  4  8  to  4  5  score.  There 
was  never  more  than  a  five  point  dif- 
ference in  the  two  scores  and  the  lead 
was  constantly  changing  hands.  Ledger- 
wood  and  Grinnell  led  the  locals  in 
scoring  with  15  and  13  points,  while 
Leuking,  Resner,  and  Stelmashowicz 
led   the   Johnnies. 

The  Tigers  were  without  the  services 
of   Virgil   Work   and   Oscar   Thomas. 

The   summary: 


TIGER  CLAWS 


BY    BOB    DELLINGER 


Ark     City 

.1. 

C- 

-45 

St.      John's 

—48 

tg. 

ft. 

l>f. 

fff- 

ft. 

hi. 

Swaim 

4 

2 

4 

Behnken 

1 

2 

0 

Grinnell 

5 

3 

9 

W  strom 

0 

0 

1 

L'g'wood 

4 

7 

5 

Resner 

4 

1 

2 

Ostrander 

I) 

4 

3 

Jesse 

1 

1 

5 

Rine 

II 

1 

2 

Groehrich 

9 

1 

5 

Newman 

1 

ii 

5 

Brauer 

1) 

0 

1 

Crouse 

0 

0 

1 

Lueking 

5 

1 

5 

Givens 

0 

0 

0 

Eifert 

9 

2 

4 

— 

— 

— 

Stel'wicz 

2 

5 

4 

TOTALS 

14 

17 

99 

Steyer 

1) 

n 

ft 

Effken 

0 

l 

9 

TOTALS 

17 

1 1 

29 

The  Tigers  picked  up  their  first  win 
last  week  after  dropping  their  opener  to 
St.  John's.  The  St.  John's  game  is 
nothing  to  be  ashamed  of,  though.  The 
Johnnies  always  put  a  good  team  on 
the  floor  and  are  especially  strong  on 
their  home  court.  Another  bouquet  goes 
to  the  St.  John's  fans.  Their  sportsman- 
ship is  something  seldom  seen.  It  cer- 
tainly provided  a  contrast  with  that  of 
the  El  Dorado  rooters.  Good  luck  to 
the  Johnnies  and  may  they  lose  only 
to   us! 

Here  is  the  season's  record  for  the 
Tigers: 

Ledgerwood,     c    2      11      10      6     32  16.00 

Grinnell,     f     2      11        3      3      27  13.50 

Swaim,      f     2        5        4      9      27  7.00 

Ostrander,     g     2        0        4      3        4  2.00 

Newman,     g     2        12      7        4  2.00 

Osburn,    c    1       10     0       2  2.00 

Rine,    g    1        0        12        1  1.00 

Crouse,    f    2       0       111  .50 

Givens,     g     2        0        111  .50 

Dellinger,     f-g     1        0        0      10  .00 

Burns,     f-g     1       0       0     10  .00 

■ XX 


The 
FEMININE  TOUCH 


BY     'TEMP'' 


Since  the  last  issue  of  your  Tiger 
Tales,  interest  of  the  girls'  physical 
education  class  has  turned  from  tennis 
to  golf  and  volleyball.  Enthusiasm  for 
the  latter  sport  this  year  almost  equals 
that  of   last   year's   class. 

The  members  of  the  '43-'44  class 
were  really  "whizzes"  when  it  came 
to  playing  volleyball.  Thrills  and  ex- 
citement were  in  order  in  those  days 
when  Phyllis  P'erico,  Shirley  Gilliland, 
Marjory  Clark,  Dorothy  Pinkston  and 
Marie  Bolden  hatted  the  hall  hack  and 
forth   over  the  net. 

Of  course  everyone  in  Arkansas  City 
has  been  in  such  robust  health  these 
last  two  weeks  (Achoo!  Mother,  bring 
me  an  aspirin!)  that  there  is  hardly 
any  need  to  warn  all  you  rosy-cheeked 
youths  to  be  on  the  look  out  for  in- 
fluenza .  .  .  it's  considerably  dangerous 
this  time  of  year,,  you  know. 

SHOO,   FLU,   DON'T  BOTHER  ME 

Fooey    on    you. 

You    old,    nasty    flu! 

You   turned   Mr.    Ruff's  face  to   an 

ashen    gray, 
And  made  him  cress  the  other  day. 
To    sneak    and    cheat    you    find    no 

sin. 
And      disregarding     kindness     you 

usually   win. 
Ugh!     You    taste    just    like    rusted 

tin. 

A  despised,  loathful  creature 

You    have   no   pleasant    feature. 

Your  cold,  grey  hands  reach  quick- 
ly   out 

And  strangle  your  victims  in  the 
very  first  bout. 


Bengals  Crush 
Grizzlies  41-25 

Ledgerwood  and  Grinnell 
Lead  Tigers  to   First 
Win  on  El  Dorado  Court 

The  Tigers  came  back  from  an  open- 
ing defeat  by  St.  John's  College  of  Win- 
field  to  crush  the  El  Dorado  Grizzlies 
on  the  El  Dorado  court  last  Friday  by 
a  score  of  41  to  25.  Ledgerwood  and 
Grinnell  were  high  for  the  Bengals  with 
17  and  14  points  respectively.  Again  the 
Tigers  played  without  Virgil  Work  and 
Oscar  Thomas  and  were  additionally 
handicapped  by  the  loss  of  Jack  Rine. 
Ark  City  led  24  to  7  at  the  half. 

El  Dorado  opened  the  scoring  with 
a  free  throw,  but  the  Tigers  soon  went 
ahead  and  were  never  threatened  from 
that  time.  The  second  team  played  dur- 
ing the  last  half. 


The   summary: 

Ark     City- 

-41 

El    Dorado- 

-25 

iff. 

ft. 

Pf. 

fg. 

ft. 

Pf. 

Swaim 

1 

2 

5 

Brammer 

1 

2 

2 

Grinnell 

7 

0 

1 

Hollis 

3 

1 

2 

Ost'der 

0 

0 

0 

Coffrnan 

0 

1 

3 

Newman 

0 

2 

2 

Jones 

1 

4 

1 

Dell'ger 

0 

0 

1 

F'wider 

0 

0 

1 

Burns 

ii 

0 

1 

Mason 

I) 

0 

2 

Crouse 

0 

1 

0 

Walker 

2 

1 

1 

Givens 

0 

1 

1 

Hollidav 

1 

0 

0 

Osburn 

1 

0 

0 

— 

— . 

— 

— 

TOTAL 

8 

9 

12 

TOTAL 

16 

9 

12 

Referees 

Co 

rnwell    an 

d 

Whitson. 

You     wouldn't     for     long     on     this 

earth    dwell, 
If    I    could    drown    you    in    a    deep, 

deep    well. 
But   I'd   just   as   soon  you   went   to 

Hirohito. 

All    right,    wretch,    you've    caused 

enough    trouble. 
Pack    your    bag    and    get    back    to 

your  rubble. 
You've      vanquished      the      young, 

you've   vanquished    the    old. 
Your   victories   mount   to    a   height 

untold. 
The  school  rooms  seem  empty,  the 

hospitals    full. 
The  doctors  are  working  with  nary 

a   lull. 
Life  for  vou  must  be  growing  quite 

dull. 

Don't   give   me   that   glassy   stare! 
And    I'm    warning   you   now   .... 

don't  you  dare 
Come    near    me    with    that    bag    of 

germs. 
For  one  who  suffers  usually  learns 
That    there    are    ways    of    fighting 

you 
And  with  a  good  chance  of  winning 

too. 
Read  below  and  you'll  find  a  few. 

Excuse  me  just  a  minute,  kids,  while 
I  roll  over  and  switch  off  the  heat  pad; 
it's  about  to  blister  my  back.  You 
didn't  know  that  I  was  writing  this 
in  bed,  did  you?  Yep  .  .  .  every  word. 
You  see  .  .  .  I'm  in  bed  with  the  flu.  .  .  . 


TIGER  TALES 


VOLUME    II 


ARKANSAS  CITY,  KANSAS,  THURSDAY,  JANUARY  24,  1946 


NUMBER   3 


Alumni  Honored  At 
Christmas  Reception 

A  congenial,  yuletide  atmosphere  pre- 
vailed in  the  college  clubroom  during 
the  afternoon  of  Dec.  21  when  the  stu- 
dent body  and  the  faculty  played  host 
to  a  large  number  of  alumni  in  a 
Christmas  tea  and  reception. 

An  annual  social  event  of  the  col- 
lege, the  alumni  tea-reception  gives  the 
former  students  an  opportunity  to  re- 
new friendships  and  it  gives  the  present 
students  an  opportunity  to  make  many 
new  acquaintances.  The  hostesses  for 
the  tea  have  submitted  to  this  paper  a 
list  of  the  alumni  who  signed  the  guest 
book.  They  believe,  however,  that  sev- 
eral of  the  former  students  failed  to 
sign  it. 

Those  listed  are:  Pat  Pudden,  Joyce 
Turner,  Verna  Gibson  Moore,  Claude  W. 
Moore,  Robert  Cook,  Ralph  Wagner, 
Lloyd  Simpkins,  Helen  Jean  Calkins, 
Mrs.  Ivan  Upson,  Ivan  E.  Upson,  Mar- 
tin Turner,  Don  Terrill,  Betty  Gail  Es- 
sex, Mrs.  Ralph  D.  Smith,  Bill  Ledeker, 
Carl  L.  Holman,  jr.,  Dorothy  Pinkston, 
Phyllis  Perico,  Shirley  Sneller,  Law- 
rence Case,  Bill  Funk,  Bill  Miller,  Don- 
ald    Ecroyd    and     Iris     Tyler     Dittman. 

The  hostesses  for  the  occasion,  (the 
girls  who  greeted  the  guests,  poured 
the  tea,  and  presided  at  the  guest  book) 
were  on  the  verge  of  fatigue  when  the 
party  was  finally  dispersed.  They  work- 
ed overtime:  the  planned  duration, 
1:30  to  4:00,  had  to  be  stretched  an- 
other hour  and  a  half.  Those  who  were 
hostesses  for  the  tea  are:  Barbara  Gar- 
ris, Jeanne  Kincheloe,  Rosalee  Jones, 
Betty  Eustice,  Jean  Humphrey  and 
Betty  Ann  Pearson. 

Enhancing  the  festive  spirit  of  the 
occasion  were  the  realistic  snowmen 
on  the  window  sills  and  the  fairy-like 
center-piece  of  gold-dipped  grasses. 
These  were  the  results  of  Mrs.  Rex 
Garris'  skill  and  energy.  The  Christ- 
mas tree  and  the  crepe  paper  stream- 
ers which  also  decorated  the  room  were 
due  to  the  efforts  of  a  committee  com- 
posed of  Judy  Peck,  Glenn  Wheat,  Jack 
Carter  and  Iris  Rahn. 

The  girls  who  assisted  in  the  club- 
room  kitchenette  under  the  supervision 
of  Miss  Dorothy  Nichols  are:  Gloria 
Ausmus,  Helen  Wilson,  Barbara  Put- 
nam, Marjorie  Crabtree,  Beverly  God- 
frey and  Marjorie  Clark.  Those  who 
assisted  in  the  school  kitchen  are:  Jan- 
ice Starkey,  Janet  Brown,  Joan  Temp- 
lar, Genevieve  Goff,  Mary  Bailey  and 
LaVonne   Young. 

Clinton  Keller  was  chairman  of  the 
committee  that  issued  the  invitations. 
The  college  social  committee,  of  which 
Miss  Henrietta  Courtright  is  faculty  ad- 
visor, was  in  charge  of  general  ar- 
rangements. 


Second  Semester  Enrollment  of  120 
Includes  27  Discharged  Veterans 


New  Students  Welcomed 

A  welcome  party  for  the  new  mem- 
bers of  th  ecollege  student  body  was 
an  event  of  Wednesday  evening.  Games 
and  dancing  provided  informal  enter- 
tainment for  the  get-together.  Refresh- 
ments were  served  by  the  social  com- 
mittee which  is  sponsored  by  Miss  Hen- 
rietta Courtright  and  composed  of  Judy 
Peck,  Clinton  Keller,  Lois  Caster,  Jack 
Carter  and  Helen  Jane  Beatson,  chair- 
man. 

— acjc — 

Twelfth  Night  Tradition 
Observed  by  French 
Club  Dinner 

The  French  club  observed  "Twelfth 
Night"  with  a  dinner  in  the  Central 
Christian  church,  January  5.  This  was 
in  keeping  with  the  French  custom  of 
celebrating  the  12th  night  after  the 
birth  of  Christ,  at  which  time  the  Wise- 
men  discovered  the  baby  Jesus. 

The  French  theme  was  carried  out 
in  the  writing  of  the  menus,  the  songs, 
and  the  games.  The  French  custom  of 
hiding  a  bean  in  the  cake  was  observed. 
Beverly  Godfrey  discovered  the  bean  in 
her  piece  of  cake  and  therefore  reign- 
ed as  queen  for  the  evening.  She  chose 
Emmet  Smith  as  the  king. 

After  the  meal,  which  was  sei'ved  by 
the  women  of  the  church,  a  short  pro- 
gram was  presented.  Marjorie  Crabtree 
sang  "Because"  in  French;  Betty  Smith 
presented  a  piano  solo,  "Clair  De  Lune" 
by  Debussy;  Miss  Palline  B.  Sleeth  read 
a  German  poem,  "You  Are  Like  a  Flow- 
er"; and  Miss  Anne  Hawley  told  a  short 
story. 

The  French  club  also  held  a  regular 
meeting  in  the  junior  college  clubrooms 
January  15  with  Marjorie  Crabtree  and 
Janet   Brown   as  hostesses. 
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Pep  Assembly  Held 

The  first  pep  assembly  of  second  se- 
mester was  held  in  the  junior  college 
study  hall  Friday  morning,  January  18. 
The  cheerleaders,  Judy  Peck,  Barbara 
Garris,  and  Rosalee  Jones,  introduced 
a  new  yell  to  the  group  and  also  led 
them  in  practicing  other  yells  in  prep- 
aration for  the  Juco-Kanotex  game.  It 
was  announced  that  the  pep  club  would 
hold  a  meeting  that  evening  to  practice 
and  all  who  were  interested  were  urged 
to  attend. 


Mid-Term  Registration 
Is  Greatest  Since 
Beginning  of  War 

Second  semester  in  junior  college 
started  out  with  a  "bang"  as  approx- 
imately 3  0  discharged  veterans  ex- 
changed their  guns  for  books  and  en- 
rolled in  juco  classes. 

K.  R.  Galle,  dean,  announced  that 
the  enrollment  second  semester  has 
reached  over  12  0,  the  largest  enroll- 
ment since  the  beginning  of  the  war. 
Many  of  the  discharged  veterans  at- 
tended school  here  before  entering  the 
service  but  others  are  new  to  the  city 
schools.  More  veterans  have  contacted 
Mr.  Galle  and  are  expected  to  enroll  in 
classes  as  they  are  discharged  from  the 
service. 

Many  of  the  discharged  veterans  are 
not  as  yet  taking  advantage  of  the  bene- 
fits provided  by  the  GI  Bill  which  al- 
lows for  their  education,  but  prefer  to 
wait  for  a  new  school  year  before  ap- 
plying for  aid  through  the  government 
education   program. 

Discharged  veterans  who  are  attend- 
ing school  include  Warren  Baber,  Ray- 
mond Baldridge,  John  Bartelson,  Wayne 
Bartlett,  Harold  Brady,  John  Carter, 
Merton  Darnell,  Kenneth  Dodson,  Les- 
lie Douglas,  Lee  Elder,  George  Gilliam, 
Roy  G.  Haskins,  James  Hollenback, 
Carl  Holman,  jr.,  Dale  Mason,  Rodney 
Newman,  James  Pierce,  Jack  Rine, 
James  Shelhamer,  Willis  Shelhamer, 
Dale  Smith,  Edgar  Tillery,  Bill  Turner. 
William  Walz,  Arkle  Weekley,  John 
Weymouth,  and  Charles  Wittenborn. 
Some  of  these  were  enrolled  first  se- 
mester and  are  continuing  second  se- 
mester. 


-acjc- 


Freshmen  Pass  Physical 

The  college  is  still  producing  eligi- 
ble males  for  the  armed  forces.  The 
latest  to  be  inducted  are  Jack  Givens 
and  Charlie  Crews.  They  are  now  home 
awaiting  their  call  for  active  duty  with 
the   army. 


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In  a  recent  meeting  of  the  student 
council  it  was  decided  that  Sadie  Hawk- 
ins week,  which  is  an  annual  observ- 
ance of  the  high  school  will  not  be 
effective  in  the  junior  college. 


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ACJC    TIGER    TALES 


THURSDAY,  JANUARY   24,   1946 


TIGER  TALES 

Student    Publication    of    the 
ARKANSAS     CITY     JUNIOR     COLLEGE 

Editor     Rosalee      Jones 

Associate    Editor   Joan    Templar 

Feature    Editor    Emmet    Smith 

Sports    Editor    Robert     Dellinger 

Reporters    Judy    Peck, 

Betty  Smith,  Beverly  Godfrey,  Betty  Eustice, 
LaVonne  Young,  Marjorie  Crabtree,  Jess  Griffin, 
Lois  Caster,  Helen  Jane  Beatson,  Clinton  Kell- 
er,   Joyce    Turner,    Marjorie    Nugen. 

Circulation    Manager    Barbara    Garris 

Assistant    Circulation    Manager    Joyce    Turner 

Photographer    Clinton     Keller 

Advisor    P.    M.    Johnson 

— acjc — 

More  Pep  and  Louder 
Yelling  at  Games  Would 
Gratify  Cheer  Leaders 

Pep.  We  all  have  it  but  just  what 
is  it?  Approximately  40  per  cent  of  the 
junior  college  students  can  answer  this. 
This  includes  those  who  attend  every 
basketball  game  and  pep  assembly  and 
yell  with  all  their  might.  What  about 
the  other   6  0   per  cent? 

The  team  who  plays  and  fights  for 
the  name  of  Arkansas  City  junior  col- 
lege needs  your  support  in  order  to  win. 
They  need  it  from  the  first  minute  of 
the  game  until  the  final  gun  sonds, 
not  just  during  the  last  few  minutes 
when  the  scores  are  close  or  tied. 

Another  characteristic  needed  during 
any  contest  is  good  sportsmanship.  The 
college  students  can  be  commended  for 
their  sportsmanship  this  year.  The 
only  game  where  poor  sportsmanship 
was  exhibited  by  the  opposing  crowd 
was  the  one  played  at  El  Dorado.  To- 
morrow night  win,  or  lose,  let's  show 
that  team  and  their  rooters  the  true 
meaning  of  pep  and  sportsmanship. 

We've  got  a  super  team.  Let's  have 
some  super  cheering.  You've  got  your 
pep — don't  lose  it. — R.  J. 


-acjc- 


J 


ABBE  R  WA 


IRIS  RAHN:  (In  chemistry  lab)  Gas, 
gas,   and  it's  all   mine. 

CLINTON  KELLER:  I  was  in  a  play 
one  time.     I  got  my  leg  in  the  cast. 

HELEN  WILSON:  Pardon  me  for 
living,  I  just  fell  off  a  hearse. 

BARBARA  PUTNAM'S  favorite  joke: 
Do  you  know  why  a  duck  walks  softly? 
Because  he  can't  walk  hardly. 

GLORIA  AUSMUS  tells  the  one  about 
the  two  psychologists  who,  when  they 
met  on  the  street,  said,  "Good  morning. 
You're  fine.     How  am  I?" 

ROSE  DIXON:  Has  anybody  seen  B. 
A.'s  Tubbs,  K.  R.'s  Galle,  or  Glenn's 
Wheat? 

MISS  SLEETH:  Some  of  you  please 
lay  your   heads   aside. 

R.  B.  FOSTER:  I'd  go  someplace  to- 
night, but  nobody  asked  me  for  a  date. 

JUCOS:  (After  exams)  Oh  well,  I 
wanted  to  spend  a  few  more  years  in 
college  anyway. 


THE  BASEMENT  BUZZ 


PECK    AND    SMITH 


Here  we  go  again. 

We  heard  the  school  bell  toll  again 

We  all  came  back  to  enroll  again 

Taking  a  chance  on   passing. 

Tilings   are   different   now. 

We  see  new  students  lapihherant*   now 

We're  glad  to  see  you  entering  now 

So  welcome  to  A.  C.  J.  C. 

(Any  relation  to  a  popular  song  is  re- 
markable ) . 

*Lapifherant-literal  translation-study- 
ing, pondering,  or  some  such  unnec- 
essary act. 

Ye    Olde    Proverbe:    Every    man    has    a 
woman,    but    the   ice   man    lias   his   pick. 

Upon  application,  Miss  Sleeth  will  re- 
ceive an  honorary  membership  in  the 
"Rap  on  the  Door  Club."  Miss  Sleeth 
has  become  eligible  for  this  member- 
ship through  the  unexpected  contact  of 
her  forehead  with  the  door. 

We  want  to  thank  all  those  who  de- 
fied the  cold  wind  and  the  angry  looks 
of  drivers  to  paint  the  streets  before 
our  Tonkawa  game.  They  did  a  won- 
derful job,  and  although  the  paint  was 
washed  off  by  the  rain  before  everyone 
had  seen  it,  we  appreciate  their  school 
spirit!  (And  it  was  fun  too,  wasn't 
it?) 

Scenes  in  the  study  hall: 

Charles    "Coyote"    Swaim    pondering 


over  the  fascinating  study  of  American 
government.  (We  have  also  heard  that 
Swaim  and  R.  B.  (Baskimus)  Foster 
tried  to  take  foods  this  semester.  How 
about  it.   boys?  ) 

Many  students  energetically  studying 
while  the  fire  bell  rings.  Wouldn't  it 
be  shame  if  the  school  should  burn 
down  and  catch  these  unsuspecting  stu- 
dents unawares? 

Emmet  Smith  surrounded  by  mem- 
bers of  the  female  sex. 

Ledgerwood  and  a  certain  young  lady 
(Hint:  she  has  blonde  hair,  blue  eyes, 
and  is  on  the  short  side)  discussing 
their  plans  for  the  evening. 

Overheard: 

Homer:  Your  eyes  are  like  limpid 
pools  of  starlight,  your  lips  are  like 
the  first  dew  upon  the  rose-bud  and 
your  voice,  ah  that  voice!  It  reminds 
me  of  my  faithful  Plymouth,  what 
rhythm,  what  smoothness,  what  beau- 
ty! 

Iris:    Oooooooooo  corn! 

First  college  student:  This  coffee 
tastes  like   mud. 

Second  college  student:  No  wonder! 
It   was  just  ground   this  morning. 

That   did   it! this   is   the   end, 

we  hang  our  heads  in  shame  .... 
bang!     !     ! 


Improvements  for  Club 
Rooms  Are  Suggested 

"How  could  the  club  rooms  be  im- 
proved?" is  the  question  asked  to  the 
juco  students  by  your  reporter. 

Here  are  some  of  the  answers: 

Shirley  Gilliland:  "Use  a  paint  brush 
and  some  determination." 

Mary  Edith  Gibson:  "Paint  the  walls 
and  put  some  pictures  up." 

Jess  Griffen:  "People  shouldn't  study 
in  the  club  rooms.  This  is  a  play  room 
not   a  study   room." 

Mary  Bailey:  "Get  some  good  lights, 
so   you   can   see." 

Jack   Givens:    "Put  in   a   pool   table." 

Jean  Kincheloe:  "How  about  a  new 
phonograph." 

Everett   Crouse:    "Needs   lights." 

Robert  Dellinger:  "Get  some  new 
ping-pong  paddles,  and  get  some  lights 
— but  the  whole  school  needs  lights 
anyway." 

Beverly  Godfrey:  "Keep  it  in  better 
order,  and  clean  the  upholstered  furn- 
iture." 

Doris  Deets:   "Keep  the  door  closed." 

Betty  Jo  Pickens:  "Put  in  a  bar  (I 
mean   a   snack   bar)." 

Iris  Rahn:  "It  would  stand  painting. 
Needs  some  beds,  too." 

Betty  Smith:  "Pictures  painted  on 
the  wall." 

Judy  Peck:    "Have  an  escalator." 

Glenn  Wheat:   "I  don't  wnow.     That 


would  take  all  day  to  say." 

Charles    Crews:     "A    few    waitresses 
and  a  bowling  alley." 

Helen   Wilson:    "Keep   it  clean." 
Oscar  Thomas:   "Have  a  back  room." 
Norman   Ostrander:    "Put  in   another 
ping-pong  table." 

Ferrol    Fox:      "Some     high     decorat- 
ions." 

Betty  Pearson:    "Fix  it  all  over." 
James   Ledgerwood:    "More   girls   for 
company." 

Marjorie  Clark:    "I  would  add  some- 
thing,  I   don't  know   what." 
acjc — 


.Ed 


Mr.  Ed  for  this  month  has  black  hair 
and  brown  eyes,  weighs  12  0  pounds,  is 
five  feet  six  inches  tall,  and  resides  in 
Cbilocco,  Oklahoma.  The  "likes"  of 
this  juco  sophomore  include:  sports, 
politics,  social  science,  Mr.  Galle,  and 
the  color  blue. 

His  favorite  pastimes  are  playing 
ping-pong,  fighting  with  E.  C,  eating 
olives  and   potato   salad. 

The  name?     Jess  Griffin.     Who  else? 

acjc 


Mr.  Johnson:  "Where  was  I  when 
the  lights  went  out?" 

Mr.  Stark:  "It's  like  this.  These  are 
the  molecules  and  these  are  the  atoms. 
These  atoms  are  broken  up  into — etc." 


THURSDAY,  JANUARY   24,   1946 


ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Page  3 


Arks,  El  Dorado 
Meet  Tomorrow 

Grizzlies  Will  Attempt 
To  Avenge  Early  Loss; 
Johnnies  Here  Tuesday 

The  Tigers  will  go  out  after  their 
fifth  win  tomorrow  night  as  they  take 
the  floor  in  a  return  match  with  the 
El  Dorado  Grizlies.  The  Tigers  defeat- 
ed the  Bears  in  the  former  game  and 
are  favored  to  do  so  again  on  the 
home  court. 

Next  Tuesday  the  Bengals  will  play 
host  to  the  St.  John's  Johnnies  from 
Winfield.  The  Johnnies  shaded  the 
Bengals  in  the  season  opener  for  both 
clubs  by  a   score   of   4  8   to   4  5. 

Attempts  have  been  made  to  sched- 
ule games  with  several  of  the  eastern 
junior  colleges  but  to-date  no  definite 
results  have  been  obtained.  Independ- 
ence, Coffeyville,  Parsons  and  Chanute 
are  known  to  have  junior  college  teams, 
but  no  definite  arrangements  have  been 
made. 

The  schedule  as  it  stands  to-date: 

Dec.    4— St.    John's   College   at   Winfield    (45-48). 

Dec.   17— El   Dorado  J.   C.    at   El   Dorado    (41-25). 

Dec.    11 — Wichita    Reserves    at    Wichita    (34-40), 

Dec.     14 — Cameron    J.    C.    here     (32-30). 

Jan.    4— N.    O.    J.    C.    here    (51-22). 

Jan.    10— N.    O.    J.    C.    at    Tonkawa    (42-26). 

Jan.     18 — A.     C.     Kanotex     here. 

Jan.    25— El    Dorado    J.    C.    here. 

Jan.    29 — St.    John's    College    here. 

Feb.    9— Dodge    City    J.    C.    at    Dodge    City. 

Feb.     12 — Wichita    Reserves    here. 

Feb.    22— Dodge    City    J.    C.    here. 


-acjc- 


Tigers  Win  Two 
From  Mavericks 


The  Tigers  beat  the  Tonkawa  Maver- 
icks on  January  4,  and  again  on  Jan- 
uary 10,  to  chalk  up  their  third  and 
fourth  wins  of  the  season.  The  first 
game,  played  on  the  Ark  City  court, 
found  the  Bengals  winning  handily,  51 
to  2  2.  At  Tonkawa  the  following  Thurs- 
day the  Arks  held  the  Mavericks  score- 
less for  17  minutes  and  went  on  to  win 
42  to  26. 

Ledgerwood  was  high  man  for  the 
pair  of  games  with  2  8  points,  garner- 
ed on  12  goals  and  four  free  shots, 
Earl  Grinnell  was  second  with  nine 
goals  and  two  frees  for  the  two  en- 
counters, while  "Coyote"  Swaim  was  in 
third  slot  with  17  points  on  six  goals 
and  five  frees.  J.  Morgan  of  Tonkawa 
sank  four  of  each  to  lead  the  Okla- 
homa team  in  scoring. 

The  Arks  started  the  first  game  off 
with  a  bang,  ringing  in  goals  right  and 
left,  and  led  25  to  8  at  the  halfway 
mark.  Coach  Stark  substituted  freely 
throughout  the  game,  but  the  Maver- 
icks fared  no  better  at  the  hands  of 
the  seconds.  Swaim  put  the  Tigers  past 
the  50-point  mark  with  a  basket  in  the 
final  seconds  of  play. 

In  the  second  game,  played  at  Tonk- 


TIGER  CLAWS 


BY    BOB    DELLINGER 


Jim  Ledgerwood,  Tiger  center,  is  at 
the  present  time  the  leading  scorer  on 
the  Bengal  squad.  Jim  has  33  goals 
and  16  frees  in  seven  games  for  an  ay- 
erage  of  11.71.  Earl  Grinnell  is  sec- 
ond with  an  average  of  9.14.  Jim  Shel- 
hamer  leads  the  team  in  free  throws 
with    seven   good   out   of   nine   attempts. 

INDIVIDUAL    SCORING 

g     fg     ft     ftm     p.e     tp       Av. 

Ledgerwood     c     7      33      16 

Grinnell     f     7      29        6 

"Swaim     f    6     20      10 

I.    Shelhamer   f   2        1       7 

Newman    g    6 

Ostrander     g    7 

W.    Shelhamer    c    ...1 

Thomas     g     2 

*Givens    g    4 

Osburn     c-g     2 

Crouse    f-c    3 

Dellinger     f-c     3 

*Burns     f-g     1 

*Crews      g     2 


17      82     11.71 
10      64       9.14 


II 


21  50 

7  9 

17  20 

7  15 

4  2 

0  4 

2  5 

1  2 
1  1 

3  0 
1  0 
0  0 


8.33 

4.50 

3.33 

2.14 

2.00 

2.00 

1.25 

1.00 

.33 

.00 

.00 

.00 


TOTALS     7    111      60      49        95  282     40.29 

Opponents      7     90     51     49  100-1  231     33.00 

*No    longer    with    squad. 

Score     bv     periods:                  Half     Game  Overtime 

Ark     City     153         282  282 

Opponents     99         228  231 

Season     Record:  Won   Lost   Pet.   T.O.   Op.   T.O. 

Ark     City     4        3       .571       5  20 


-acjc- 


Shocker  Seconds  Edge 
Bengals  in  34-40  Clash 

The  Tigers  suffered  their  second  de- 
feat of  the  season  December  11,  when 
they  fell  3  4  to  4  0  before  a  hard-fight- 
ing team  of  the  Wichita  University  re- 
serves. Virgil  Work  led  the  locals  in 
scoring  with  nine  points,  while  Lusk 
and  Fouts  paced  the  Shockers — also 
with  nine  apiece. 

The  Bengals  led  most  of  the  way,  but 
the  heavier  Wichita  squad  wore  them 
down  with  frequent  substitutions  and 
were  able  to  come  from  behind  to  win. 
The  Tigers  led  at  half-time,   17   to   16. 

Work,  Swaim,  Grinnell,  Ledgerwood, 
Newman,  Burns,  Givens  and  Ostrander 
made  the  trip. 

A.    C.    J.    C.    (34)  WICHITA    U.    'B'    (40) 

fg   ft  pf  fg  ft  pf 


Swaim    3  0  3 

Grinnell     2  0  1 

Ledgerwood    3  0  0 

Ostrander    3  1  0 

Newman    1  0  3 

Work    4  1  1 


Lusk    4  1  1 

Walker      0  0  1 

Goff      1  0  2 

Fouts     4  1  1 

Scott    3  2  2 

Haynes    0  0  0 

— Yelley    2  0  0 

TOTAL     16     2     SBachman    0  0  0 

Vaughan     2  2  1 

Evans    1  0  1 

TOTAL     17  6  9 

Score    at   half:    17    to    16,    Ark    City. 


awa,  the  Tigers  showed  a  good  defen- 
sive game,  holding  the  frantic  Maver- 
icks scoreless  for  the  first  17  minutes 
of  play,  while  ringing  in  25  points 
themselves.  Tonkawa  first  scored  on 
a  long  shot  by  Stockton  and  followed 
with  two  more  to  come  up  to  a  26  to  6 
halftime  score. 

ac j  c 

B.  A.  Tubbs  to  Homer  Livingston: 
"Listen  to  this  moose  call — it's  a  Cole 
Porter  arrangement." 


Bengals  Lose 
Overtime  Game    , 

Classy  Kanotex  Oilers 
Edge  Jucos  40-37  In 
Extra  Period  Contest 

A  powerful  Kanotex  Refiners  team, 
composed  largely  of  players  from  the 
former  Winfield  Legion  team,  handed 
the  Tigers  their  third  defeat  in  seven 
contests  last  Friday  as  they  eased  out 
a   4  0-37    overtime  win  from  the  Jucos. 

The  Oilers  led  from  the  midle  of  the 
first  half  until  a  minute  before  the  final 
gun,  when  a  scrapping  Tiger  team  came 
from  six  points  behind  to  tie  up  the 
game  and  send  it  into  the  extra  period. 
The  Kanotex  scored  the  winning  point 
on  a  free  throw  and  followed  it  with  an 
uncontested  basket  as  the  gun  went  off. 

Earl  Grinnell  was  high  for  the  col- 
lege with  nine  points.  Tuttle  and  Brown 
of  the  Refiners  also  had  nine.  Rod 
Newman  was  second  with   seven. 

The  summary: 

A.    C.    J.    C.    (37)  KANOTEX     (40) 


fff 

ll 

pfMiles      

3 

1 

4 

Grinnell     

4 

1 

3 

J.    Rutter    .... 

1 

0 

1 

J.     Shelhamer 

....1 

4 

1 

Brown      

4 

1 

1 

Ledgerwood    .... 

3 

0 

4 

Tuttle    

4 

1 

1 

Ostrander    

0 

1 

1 

Henshaw     

1 

1 

3 

Thomas    

0 

0 

0 

Kline     

1 

0 

2 

Work    

3 

0 

1 

Sehroeder 

1 

2 

4 

W.    Shelhamer 

....1 

0 

4 

O.    Rutter    .... 

0 

0 

1 

Newman    

3 

1 

3 

Rogers     

2 

0 

0 

TOTALS 

15 

7 

2C 

TOTALS 

17 

6 

17 

Starkmen  Shade  Aggies 
32-30  for  Second  Win 

The  Tigers  scored  their  second  win 
against  two  defeats  December  14  as 
they  downed  a  powerful  Cameron  Ag- 
gie team  from  Lawton,  Okla.,  by  a  32- 
3  0  score.  The  Arks  led  all  the  way, 
but  at  no  time  during  the  game  was 
their  lead  more  than  five  points,  and 
it  was  always  in  danger. 

"Coyote"  Swaim  led  the  scoring  for 
the  locals  with  13  points,  tallied  on  six 
goals  and  one  free.  Jim  Ledgerwood 
was  second  for  Ark  City  with  10  points 
on  four  goals  and  two  free  throws. 
Morris  Hadley,  jumping-jack  center,  led 
the  Aggies  with  13  points — six  goals, 
scored  on  a  spectator  jump  shot  from 
various  positions  on  the  floor,  and  one 
free  throw.  Reese  was  second  for  Cam- 
eron with  12  points. 

Cameron  played  four  games  on  the 
road  trip,  losing  to  Ark  City,  to  Con- 
tinental Oilers  of  Ponca  City,  to  St. 
John  of  Winfield  and  winning  from 
N.  O.  J.  C.  of  Tonkawa.  No  return 
game  with  Cameron  is  expected  due  to 
the   cost   of   the   trip. 

acjc 


-NOTTCE- 


The  crowds  at  junior  college  games 
have  been  very  small,  and  the  cheer- 
ing has  been  pretty  weak.  See  what 
you  personally  can  do  about  it. 

It  is  the  duty  of  every  college 
student  to  be  present  at  every  ganie. 


Page    4 


ACJC    TIGER    TALES 


THURSDAY,  JANUARY   24.   1946 


Pep  Club  Is  Organized 
By  Jr.  College  Students 

A  pep  club  is  in  the  process  of  be- 
ing organized  in  junior  college.  This 
group  will  meet  once  a  week  with  the 
cheerleaders  in  order  to  practice  the 
college  yells  and  they  will  sit  together 
at  the  games  to  encourage  pep  and  en- 
thusiasm   among    the   spectators. 

Two  meetings  have  been  held  by  ap- 
proximately twenty-five  members  who 
have  signed  up  for  membership  in  the 
organization.  A  goal  of  thirty  mem- 
bers has  been  set.  Dean  K.  R.  Galle 
has  announced  that  it  is  impossible  to 
secure  the  Tiger  emblems  this  year. 

Members  of  the  pep  club  include: 
Louise  Benshoff,  Mildred  Freeze,  Alice 
Slaven,  Betty  Jo  Pickens,  Helen  Wil- 
son, Francis  Pierce,  Gloria  Ausmus,  Iris 
Rahn,  Betty  Smith,  Beverly  Godfrey, 
Clinton  Keller,  Jean  Humphrey,  Joan 
Templar,  Barbara  Putnam,  Joyce  Sew- 
ell,  Betty  Eustice,  B.  A.  Tubbs,  Mar- 
jorie  Crabtree,  Glenn  Wheat,  R.  B.  Fos- 
ter, Charles  Crews,  Betty  Blackburn, 
Janet  Brown,  Betty  Jo  Floyd,  and  Len- 
na    Payton. 

— acjc 

Mrs.  Harry  Oldroyd  Is 
Hosress  to  German  Club 

Mrs.  Harry  Oldroyd  was  hostess  for 
the  German  Club's  Christmas  party  at 
her  home,  702  North  Second.  German 
carols  were  sung  by  the  group  accom- 
panied by  Mrs.  Oldroyd  on  the  organ. 
Miss  Anne  Hawley,  supervisor,  told  a 
German  Christmas  story. 

Refreshments  which  included  the  tra- 
ditional Gei-man  Christmas  cookies  were 
served.  Membership  of  the  club  con- 
sists of  students  of  the  college  German 
class  and  former  German  students.  The 
group  will  continue  to  meet  monthly. 
— acjc 

New  Students  Welcomed 

To  the  new  members  of  the  Base- 
ment University:  WELCOME.  Follow- 
ing is  an  explanation  to  all  you  dis- 
charged vets:  the  co-eds  here  haven't 
quite  gotten  used  to  seeing  so  many 
fellows  runnnig  around  in  the  halls  so 
don't  be  startled  when  their  mouths 
fall  open,  their  eyes  pop,  they  drop 
their  books,  and  practically  fall  on 
their  faces  when  you  say  hello  to 
them.  In  case  you  are  interested  you'll 
find  that  several  juco  janes  know 
enough  about  algebra  or  trigonometry 
to  be  helpful  ...  or  have  you  already 
discoreved  that? 

The  students  of  A.  C.  J.  C.  want  to 
welcome  you  to  the  college.  We  know 
that  your  added  efforts  and  enthusiasm 
will  make  our  school  bigger  and  bet- 
ter. 

— acjc — 

Reno  is  the  world's  largest  separa- 
tion center. 


First  Moron:  I  left  my  watch  up- 
stairs. 

Second  Moron:  Leave  it  up  there — 
it'll   run  down. 

First  Moron:  No.  It  can't.  We  have 
a  winding  staircase. 


Speech  Class  Members 
Present  Assembly 

"The  Empty  Room,"  a  play  direct- 
ed by  Miss  Pauline  B.  Sleeth.  featured 
the  college  Christmas  assembly,  given 
Thursday  morning,  December  20,  in  the 
senior   high   school    music   room. 

Characters  in  the  play  were  portrayed 
by  the  following  members  of  the  speech 
class:  B.  A.  Tubbs.  jr.,  Doris  Deets, 
Francis  Pierce,  Kenneth  Dodson,  John 
Weymouth,  Roy  G.  Haskins,  Betty  San- 
derson, Glenn  Wheat,  Charles  Crews 
and   Jess   Griffin. 

The  remainder  of  the  program  includ- 
ed a  vocal  solo  "Oh  Holy  Night"  by 
William  Guthrie,  a  former  college  stu- 
dent and  recently  discharged  army  vet- 
eran, accompanied  by  Miss  Bonnie  Arm- 
strong. Carol  Barnes  and  Judy  Peck 
were  members  of  a  string  duet,  accom- 
panied  by  Betty  Smith. 

Betty  Blackburn  read  the  scripture. 
Rose  Dixon  and  Betty  Jo  Floyd  also  as- 
sisted in  the  program. 

The  play  was  also  presented  at  the 
First  Presbyterian  church  Sunday  eve- 
ning, January  2  0.  Music  was  provided 
by  the  Druley  choir  and  William  Guth- 
rie and  by  an  orchestra  composed  of 
Betty  Smith,  Betty  Ann  Pearson,  Judy 
Peck,  Carol  Barnes,  and  Joan  Templar. 

— acjc — 


liss  Co-ed 


This  freshman  gal  has  among  her 
likes:  French,  long  sweaters,  Frank 
Sinatra's  recording  of  "Old  Man  River," 
novelty  pins,  hiking,  swimming,  and 
boys  who  wear  loud  socks  and  bow  ties. 

She  is  5  feet  6  inches  tall,  lives  at 
9  0S  South  Second  street,  has  green  eyes 
and  dark  brown  (??!!)  hair,  lives  on 
sandwiches  and  loves  moccasins  (  has 
had  12  pair  in  the  last  three  years). 
She  says  she  gets  lonely  in  "trig"  class, 
being  one  of  two  girls  with  15  boys. 
(Silly    girl). 

Miss  Co-Ed  looks  forward  to  her 
annual  attack  of  laryngitis  and  has  a 
great  ambition  to  own  a  green  Buick 
convertible  with  red  leather  seat  cov- 
ers. 

Yes,  it's  none  other  than  Marjorie 
"Wow"   Crabtree. 

P.  S. — She  has  a  ready  steady  in  a 
certain  D.  B.     Too  bad  boys. 


-acjc- 


Clothing  Drive  Held 

K.  R.  Galle  announced  in  assembly 
last  Thursday  morning,  Jan.  17.  the 
beginning  of  the  "used-clothing-for- 
Europe"  drive.  Two  receptacles  for 
this  purpose  had  been  placed  at  the 
north  entrance  of  the  college.  He  also 
announced  that  the  students  could  ob- 
tain their  activity  tickets  by  calling  for 
them  at  the  office.  Following  these  an- 
nouncements stamp  and  bond  sales  were 
conducted  by  Mary  Edyth  Gibson  and 
B.    A.    Tubbs,    jr. 


Cadet  Midshipman  Harris  T.  Brown 
left  for  Baltimore,  Md.,  January  11, 
1946,  after  spending  two  weeks  visit- 
ing friends  and  relatives. 


During  the  Christmas  holidays  many 
familiar  faces  of  former  students  who 
are  now  serving  with  the  armed  forces 
were  seen  around  Arkansas  City. 
Among  them  were:  Charles  Thiesen, 
Roy  Hadley,  Ernest  Taton,  Daymond 
McVay,  Raymond  Tipton,  Bob  Duncan, 
Phil  Smith,  Danny  Stark,  Arthur  Fitch, 
Tom  Billings,  Norman  Rickords,  John- 
ny Richardson,  Jack  Hadley,  Tommy 
Copeland,  Wayne  Lawson,  Bob  Lawson, 
Dick  Mitchell,  Norman  Moody,  Morgan 
Wright,  Eugene  Calderera,  Louis  Goehr- 
mg,  Don  Terrill  and  Jack  Blankenship. 


Pvt.  Billy  Joe  Daniel  will  leave  to- 
morrow to  report  to  Ft.  Ord,  Cal., 
where  he  will  receive  overseas  assign- 
ment. Pvt.  Daniel  has  been  visiting- 
friends  and  relatives  in  Arkansas  City 
while  on  a  17-day  furlough  from  Ft. 
Riley,    Kansas. 

— acjc — 


Barnes'  "Billionaries" 
Lead  "Tycoons" 
By  Four  Dollars 

A  four-dollar  lead  was  held  by 
Barnes'  "Billionaries"  after  the  war 
bond  and  stamp  sale  last  Thursday,  Jan. 
17.  The  amounts  of  money  which  each 
team  has  spent  at  all  the  sales  since 
Nov.  29,  1944,  total  $1,320.72  for  the 
"Billionaries"  and  $1,316.72  for  the 
"Tycoons." 

Only  two  more  sales  will  be  held  be- 
fore the  close  of  the  contest  which  has 
been  scheduled  for  Jan.  31.  The  stu- 
dent council  introduced  this  project 
to  the  student  body  in  November  in 
order  to  encourage  the  somewhat  lag- 
ging sale  of  the  bonds  and   stamps. 

The  students  who  were  selected  by 
the  council  to  captain  the  teams  are 
Carol  Barnes  and  Joan  Templar.  The 
losing  side  will  give  a  party  for  the 
winners. 

The  total  amount  purchased  by  the 
combined  teams  has,  on  the  average, 
risen  each  sale  since  the  beginning  of 
the  contest.  But  the  percentage  of  the 
persons  who  buy  was  lower  last  week 
than  it  was  on  Nov.  2  9.  Only  2  5  per 
cent  of  the  students  enrolled  in  the 
college  purchased  stamps  last  Thurs- 
day. 


-acjc- 


Juco  Pep  Assembly 


Junior  college  students  attended  a 
short  pep  assembly  Friday  morning, 
Jan.  4  for  the  juco  game  with  Tonk- 
awa.  Cheerleaders  Rosalie  Jones,  Bar- 
bara Garris,  and  Judy  Peck  led  the 
cheers. 


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TIGER  TALES 


VOLUME  II 


ARKANSAS   CITY,    KANSAS,    THURSDAY,   FEBRUARY    14,   1946 


NUMBER   4 


Past  Encounters  Prove  Tiger  Strength  March    of    Di 


Members  of  the  Tiger  Basketball  squad  for  1945-46  pictured  above  are:  first 
row,  left  to  right,  Rodney  Newman,  Virgil  Work,  James  Ledgerwood,  Oscar  Thomas, 
Norman  Ostrander,  and  Earl  Grinnel;  second  row,  Lawrence  Osborne,  Willis  Shel- 
hamer,  Everett  Crouse,  James  Shelhamer,  Robert  Dellinger,  and  Coach  D.  C.  Stark. 
Other  members  of  the  team  not  pictured  are:  Jack  Givens,  Charles  Crews,  Jack  Rine, 
and    Charles    Swaim. 


Advantages  of  This 
College  Stressed 
By  Marjory  Lemell 

A  graduate  of  Simmons  College, 
Boston,  Ma.^s.,  Miss  Marjorie  Lemell 
stressed  the  opportunities  offered  by 
this  junior  college  in  a  talk  to  all 
girls  Thursday  morning,  January  31, 
in  room  21ii.  She  is  co-owner  and 
dietician  of  Friends'  Restaurant  of 
this    city. 

Miss  Lemell  was  introduced  by 
Miss  Dorothy  Nichols  who  later  pre- 
sented the  film,  "Home  Economics  as 
a  Career".  In  reporting  on  a  recent 
teachers  meeting  at  Pittsburg,  Kans., 
Miss  Nichols  quoted  a  well-known 
educational  leader  who  advocated,  in 
his  speeches  there,  a  broader  curricu- 
lum in  all  junior  colleges. 

In  connection  with  this  plan  Miss 
Lemell  said,  "Have  a  well-rounded 
education.  Know  something  about  the 
other  fellow's  work."  She  also  ad- 
vised the  girls  to  learn  how  to  type. 
"In  every  field  typing  is  always  valu- 
able. It  saves  time." 

"So  many  of  us  start  into  college 
not  knowing  what  we  want  to  do. 
The  first  year  should  be  a  general 
year — maybe  the  second  year  too.  By 
then  you  should  know  what  your  field 
is,  and  can  spend  your  last  years  in 
specializing. 

"There  are  many  careers  for  wom- 


en: politics,  science,  teaching,  art, 
music,  home  economics  and  many 
others.  So  muicb  is  at  your  door  if 
you  will  only  open  it  and  seek  it. 
Some  of  the  many  opportunities  in 
the  field  of  home  economics  are:  hos- 
pital dietetics,  cafeteria  management, 
nutrition,  child  care,  public  relations." 
Miss.  Lemell  approved  this  junior 
college.  She  explained  that  the  main 
advantages  to  students  who  attend 
here  are  the  lower  cost  of  tuition, 
the  lower  expense  of  living  and  the 
closer  association  with  teachers  and 
friends.  Credits  earned  here  are  ac- 
cepted in  all  other  colleges  in  the 
country  since  this  is  an  accredited 
junior  college. 


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Billionaires  To 
Fete  Tycoons 

Barnes'  Billionaires  suffered  a  last- 
minute  defeat  from  Templar's  Ty- 
coons on  Thursday,  January  31  with 
the  final  bond  and  stamp  sale  which 
counts  on  the  Victory  stamp  and  bond 
contest,  begun  November  29. 

The  Tycoons  had  held  the  lead  only 
in  the  first  week  of  the  contest,  after 
which  the  Billionaires  took  over,  lead- 
ing until  the  closing  day  of  the  sales. 
The  Billionaires  were  defeated  with 
a  total  of  $1,369.20  against  the  ty- 
coon's    $1,403.64. 

Sales  the  final  day  of  the  contest 
totaled  $48.48  foi  the  Billionaires  and 
$91.92  for  the  Tycoons. 


mes 
Drive  is  Success 

The  March  of  Dimes  ended  Thurs- 
day morning,  Feb.  7,  with  a  total  of 
$309.37,  according  to  Doris  Deets, 
chairman  of  the  junior  college  com- 
mittee in  charge  of  the  drive  in  all 
city  schools. 

Bulletins  and  posters  printed  in  the 
school  shops,  student  speakers  sent 
to  the  grade  schools  and  assemblies 
presented  to  junior  high,  senior  high 
and  junior  college  student  bodies 
highlighted  Wednesday,  Feb.  6,  en- 
couraging students  to  contribute  to 
the  nationwide  fund  for  preventing 
and  combating    infantile    paralysis. 

Local  schools  reported  the  follow- 
ing results:  Sleeth,  $10.59;  Washing- 
ton, $16.69;  Pershing,  $44.01;  Wil- 
lard,  $40.00;  Roosevelt,  $32.54;  Lin- 
coln, $33.40;  junior  high,  $56.01;  sen- 
ior high,  $52.43;  and  junior  college, 
$24.35. 

College  students  who  comprised 
the  committee  in  charge  of  school 
collections  are  Doris  Deets,  chair- 
man, Joan  Templar,  Lois  Caster,  Dale 
Smith  and  Jack  Carter.  Henrietta 
Courtright,  Pauline  B.  Sleeth,  K.  R. 
Galle  and  P.  M.  Johnson  were  faculty 
advisors. 


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Cupid  Has  His  Day 

TWANG  .  .  .WHIZZ  .  .  .SIGH!  Cu- 
pid's on  the  loose  again.  Candy, 
flowers,  messages — smiles  and  blush- 
es: all  of  these  are  evidence  that  the 
busy  little  match-maker  is  celebrat- 
ing today,  Feb.  14,  with  the  same 
enthusiasm  and  mischievousness  which 
has  made  him  famous  for  so  many 
centuries.  This  is  how  it  b?gan: 

Once  upon  a  time,  so  this  story 
goes,  there  was  a  poor  old  man  named 
Valentine  who  traveled  about  the 
country  doing  good  deeds  for  every- 
body. One  day  a  little  urchin  who  al- 
ways carried  a  bow  and  some  arrows 
fell  in  with  Valentine,  and  the  two 
became   great  friends. 

As  payment  for  the  many  wonder- 
ful things  Valentine  and  his  pal,  Cu- 
pid, did  while  on  earth,  the  Angels 
set  aside  one  day  of  each  year,  on 
which  the  spirits  of  Valentine  and 
Cupid  could  again  roam  the  earth. 
Cupid's  arrow  tips  are  dipped  in  a 
love  potion,  and  as  he  and  Saint 
Valentine  mingle  unseen  with  mor- 
tals, this  sweet-faced  sprite  sends  his 
arrows  showering  into  the  hearts  of 
millions. 

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Janice  Starkey,  college  sophomore 
and  William  Allen  were  married 
February  3. 


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ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


THURSDAY,    FEBRUARY    14,    1946 


TIGER  TALES 

Stu.lent    Publication    of   the 
ARKANSAS  CITY   JUNIOR   COLLEGE 

Editor     Rosalee     Jones 

Associate    Editor    Joan    Templar 

Feature    Editor     _. Emmet    Smith 

Sports    Editor    Robert    Dellinger 

Reporters       Judy     Peck,     Betty 

Smith.  Beverly  Godfrey,  Betty  Eustice.  La- 
Vnnne  Young,  Marjorie  Crabtree,  Marjorie 
Nugren,  Lois  Caster.  Helen  Jane  Beatson, 
Clinton  Ke'le',  Joyce  Turner,  Eileen  How- 
land,    Marjorie    Clark. 

Circulation     Manager         Barbara    Garris 

Assistant    Circulation    Manager     Joyce    Turner 
Photographer  Clinton     Keller 

fyon,  Gaofieiatian 
And  ScAa&l  SpMii 

Two  assets  which  any  organization 
needs  in  ordei  to  be  a  success  are 
spirit  and  cooperation.  It  may  be  truly 
said  that  the  Arkansas  City  Junior 
College  has  these  two  assets. 

The  college  students  are  to  be  com- 
plimented on  the  work  they  have  ac- 
complished this  term.  Working  to- 
gether and  having  a  good  time  have 
helped  considerably  in  making  our 
junior  college  one  of  which  we  may 
be  proud.  There  has  been  steadily 
increasing  pep  at  games,  there  was  a 
large  contribution  to  the  March  of 
Dimes  and  there  is  always  a  good 
attendance  at  parties  and  school 
events. 

Now  that  we  have  started  on  the 
right  track,  let's  keep  going  full 
force. 

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Stark  Speaks  in  Pep  Rally; 
Ostrander  Introduces  Team 

Coach  Daniel  Stark  gave  a  short 
talk  in  the  pep  assembly  which  was 
held  Friday  morning,  Jan.  25,  pre- 
ceding the  game  with  El  Dorado. 
Norman  Ostrander,  basketball  cap- 
tain, introduced  the  team  members 
to  the  students.  Cheerleaders  Rosa- 
lee Jones,  Barbara  Garris  and  Judy 
Peck  led  the  group  in  school  yells. 
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Phyllis  Goff,  A.  C.  h.s.  '45,  returned 
home  recently,  because  of  illness, 
from  Kansas  City,  Kans.,  where  she 
has  been  attending  Cadet  Nurses' 
school.  She  has  completed  three 
months  of  training  at  the  Kansas  Uni- 
versity Hospital  there.  She  plans  to 
remain  at  home  until  June  when  she 
will  return  to  enter  the  regular  nurses 
training  program  which  will  last  for 
three  years. 

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In  regular  assembly,  Thursday 
morning,  Jan.  24,  P.  M.  Johnson  re- 
minded the  students  of  the  program 
sponsored  by  the  City  Teacher's 
Association  to  be  held  Thursday  night 
at  the  Methodist  Church.  He  also 
asked  the  students  to  sign  their 
names  to  the  cards  taken  from  the 
library  books  when  checked  out. 


Jerry  Twists  Her 
Turban  and  Gazes 
Into  Crystal  Ball 

It  is  the  year  195 — ,  A.  D.  I  see  a 
beautiful  college  building  situated 
at  the  corn  2r  of  Second  Street  and 
Fifth  Avenue  in  the  fair  community 
of  Arkansas  City,  Kans.  The  campus 
around  it  is  landscaped  beaultifully, 
and  all  the  Joes  and  Janes  seem  to 
be  enjoying  life  to  the  fullest. 

Now  I  decide  to  satisfy  my  curios- 
ity by  visiting  this  attractive  place. 
As  I  enter  the  main  hall,  I  see  beauti- 
ful show  cases  that  are  filled  with 
trophies  and  plaques  which  had  been 
won  by  famous  football,  basketball 
and  tennis  teams.  I  suddenly  notice 
the  fluorescent  lighting  system  and 
the  soft,  pleasing  color  scheme  of 
the  walls  and  floor.  The  lockers  and 
water  fountains  operate  with  the  aid 
of  an  electric  eye.  And  the  tempera- 
ture is  comfortable  and  even  in  every 
room  .   .     neither  too  hot  nor  too  cold. 

I  view  everything  and  everyone  on 
the  first  two  floors  and,  as  I  ride  the 
escalator  to  the  third  floor,  I  begin 
to  anticipate  something  very  exciting, 
for  in  the  distance  I  hear  music, 
laughter  and  a  mumble  of  voices. 

I  enter  the  lush  recreation  room 
beloved  by  every  Jane  and  Joe.  I  am 

astonished   at   its  immensity 

it  covers  the  entire  third  floor. 

There  is  a  wonderful  dance  floor,  a 
nifty  soft  drink  bar  and  numerous 
kinds  of  games;  plus  a  too  devine  col- 
lection of  records  and  a  beautiful  rec- 


ord player.  The  furniture  is  covered 
with  orange  leather,  and  the  drapes 
and  other  accessories  are  of  black  and 
orange  plaid.  The  room  is,  indeed,  de- 
corated    lavishly. 

Oh,  golly,  how  I  wish  I  were  young 
again  and  could  attend  the  Arkansas 
City    Junior    College!  v 
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Modlin  Returns; 
Print  Shop  Opened 

The  linotype  machine,  along  with 
other  equipment  in  the  printing 
room,  has  been  dusted  off  by  a  print- 
ing class  that  is  already  turning  out 
work  hand  over  fist  and  is  looking 
foward  to  an  increasingly  busier  fu- 
ture. 

A  lieutenant  senior  grade  in  the 
navy  for  the  last  two  years,  former 
printing  instructor  Francis  Modlin 
resumed  his  teaching  of  high  school 
and  college  printing  classes  at  the 
beginning  of  the  second  semester. 
Mr.  Modlin's  return  has  made  it  pos- 
sible for  the  printing  department  to 
begin  its  normal  activities  again  and 
thus  relieve  the  inconvenience  which 
other  departments  have  been  experi- 
encing. 

Beside  printing  the  Tiger  Tales, 
Mr.  Modlin's  classes  have,  to  date, 
tuned  out  the  following: 

March  of  Dimes  posters,  attend- 
ance blanks,  letter  heads  for  the  in- 
dustrial arts  department  and  the  sen- 
ior high  office,  reinstatment  after 
absence  blanks  for  the  junor  high 
office,  tickets  for  the  senior  play  and 
drawing  sheets  for  Mr.  Carl  Holman's 
mechanical    drawing    class. 


THE  BASEMENT  BUZZ 


PECK   AND    SMITH 


We  tried   to   write  a   poem 

We  tried   and   tried  and  tried. 

We  even  thought  of  hearts  and  candy, 

With   pretty    ribbon  tied. 

But  the  result  came  out,   as  you   can 

see,  as 
HAPPY  VALENTINE!   !   !   ! 

Fiction  or  fact: 

If  you  ever  get  that  tight  feeling 
when  you're  in  a  small  room,  it's 
probably  because  the  walls  are  plas- 
tered! 

Quote-Unquote: 

B.  A.  Tubbs — "Ceiling  absolute, 
visibility    unlimited." 

Mike  Justice — "They  just  call  me 
radar,  I  pick  up  everything." 

Mr.  Stark  (in  assembly) — "If  we 
lose  any  more  games,  we'll  have  to 
get  an  all-girl  team." 

Valentine's    Day    comes    but    once    a 

year, 
So  these  are  some  titles  we  wish  to 

add  here: 
Vivacious —  "Fuzzy"  Sewell 
Amiable — Gilda    Gainer 
Little — Virginia    Pinkston 
Energetic — Jack  Rine 
Naughty  but  Nice — H.  J.  Brady 


Talkative— Glenn   Wheat 
Intelligent — Louise   Benshoof 
Nice — Leslie  Douglas 
Eyefull — Barbara    Putnam 
"Smiley" — Bryon    Stiles 
Da?hing — Carl   Holman 
Alluring — Mary    Edith    Gibson 
Yea  Tigers — Basketball  team 

Scenes   around   

C.  E.  Ruff  wasting(?)  his  time 
playing  bridge  with  the  fairer  sex. 

Raymond  McVay's  and  Barbara 
Putnam's    darling  new   shirts. 

"Big"  Shelhamer  burning  the  mid- 
night  oil. 

The  front  row  of  girls  in  assembly 
distracting  the  speaker.  (Legs,  legs, 
legs!  !   !  !) 

Jack  (Blowhard)  Rine  breaking  a 
precious  beaker  in  Chem  lab. 

OPEN  LETTER: 
Dear  Norman, 

We're  sorry  to  hear  that  you  have 
the  mumps,  Hurry  and  get  well  so 
ya'  can  be  captain  of  our  team  once 
more.  We  sure  do  miss  ya'. 

Love, 
Us'uns 
We  can  take  a  hint — so  Au  Revoir. 


THURSDAY,    FEBRUARY    14,    1946 


ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


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Innocents  Abroad 


Seaman  Second  Class  Robert  H. 
Brady  left  Ftiday,  February  8,  after 
spending  a  leave  visiting  relatives 
and  friends.  He  is  being  transferred 
to  Norman,  Okla.,  from  Great  Lakes, 
111. 

Aviation  Radioman  Third  Class 
Joe  Allen  has  returned  to  his  base  at 
Miami  Beach,  Fla.  He  has  been  here 
visiting  relatives  and  friends  for  the 
past   week. 

Ensign  and  Mrs.  William  Galle  left 
Sunday  for  San  Francisco,  Calif.  En- 
sign Galle  has  been  visiting  here 
since  January  11. 

Arthur  Fitch,  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Algie  H.  Fitch,  has  been  appointed 
as  first  alternate  to  Annapolis,  United 
States  Naval  Academy.  Fitch  is 
serving  with  the  Navy  as  a  V-5  stu- 
dent at  Cornell  University,  Ithaca,  N. 
Y. 

Thomas  M.  Billings,  son  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  T.  M.  Billings,  has  been 
appointed  as  second  alternate  to  fill 
one  of  three  vacancies  at  the  U.  S. 
Military  Academy.  Billings  is  at  pre- 
sent studying  at  Cornell  University, 
Ithaca,  N.Y.  in  the  V-5  program. 

Pfc.  Morgan  Wright  is  spending  a 
15-day  furlough  visiting  friends  and 
relatives.  He  is  a  patient  in  O'Reilly 
General   Hospital,    Springfield,    Mo. 

Aviation  Machinist's  Mate  Day- 
mond  McVay  recently  spent  a  48- 
hour  leave  visiting  relatives  and 
friends  while  en  route  from  Daytone 
Beach,   Fla.   to  Olathe,   Kans. 

Seaman  Second  Class  Jack  Barker 
has  been  transferred  from  Norman, 
Okla.   to   Olathe,   Kans. 

Second  Lt.  J.L.  Wentworth  is  visit- 
ing here  with  his  mother,  Mrs.  J.L. 
Wentworth,  and  his  father,  Dr.  J.L. 
Wentworth,  while  on  a  30-day  fur- 
lough. At  the  end  of  his  furlough  he 
will  report  to  Santa  Ana,  Calif,  for 
reassignment  and   reprocessing. 

Pvt.  Robert  Duncan  left  Sunday, 
February  3,  after  spending  the  week- 
end visiting  his  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
F.E.  Duncan,  and  other  relatives  and 
friends.  He  will  return  to  his  base  at 
Scott  Field,  111. 

SOM3|c  Bill  Cummins  has  left  Nor- 
man, Okla.  to  gc  to  San  Pedro,  Calif, 
where  he  will  report  for  furthei  sea 
duty.  He  was  here  a  few  weeks  ago 
visiting  his  parents  and  friends. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  B.  Howe  have  re- 
ceived a  nevv  address  for  their  son, 
Rex,  who  is  stationed  on  Saipan  at 
Kohler  Navy  Air  Field.  His  address 
is  Rex  Howe,  Seaman  First  Class, 
121  NCB,  Kohler  Field,  do  Fleet  Post 
Office,    San   Francisco,   Calif. 

Hospital  Apprentice  Tommie  Cope- 
land  has  written  his  parents  that  he 
has  been  transferred  from  the  Naval 
Hospital  at  Farragut,  Ida.  and  is 
now  located  at  Bremerton,  Wash. 


Improvements  for 
Suggested  by  Co 

"How  would  you  improve  the  Ti- 
gerama?"  is  the  question  asked  the 
ACJC  Jacks  and  Jills  by  your  re- 
porter. 

Here  are  some  of  the  answers: 

Jack  Carter:  "A  ping  pong  table 
would  be  swell." 

Betty  Blackburn:  "Men,  give  me 
men." 

Judy  Peck:  "Different  decorations." 

Beverly  Godfrey:  "I  don't  think 
there  is  much  room  for  improvement. 
Last  year's  Tigerama  was  swell." 

Betty    Smith:     "I     thought    it    was 


Tigerama  Are 
liege  Students 

very  nice  last  year." 

Jess  Griffin:  "Get  a  better  chance 
to    become    acquainted    with    guests." 

B.  A.  Tubbs:  "Don't  have  any  kick 
coming,  if  they  can  make  it  as  good 
as  last  years." 

La  Vonne  Young:  "Ok  as  it  was 
last  year." 

Helen  Jane  Beatson:  "Let  Glenn 
Burns   sing." 

Marjorie  Clark:  "I'm  not  very 
bright." 

Alice  Slaven:  "Kay  Kayser's  band." 

Glenn  Burns:  "Darker  lights,  in 
fact,  no  lights  would  be  all  right." 


Meet  Ml.    C<t 

"The  happiest  moment  of  my  life 
was  when  I  secured  my  discharge 
from  the  navy,"  said  ou|r  Mr.  Ed, 
who  spent  ever  three  years  in  the 
navy  as  a  second  class  aviation  ma- 
chinist's mate.  He  believes  that  the 
government's  GI  bill  of  Rights  gives 
all  veterans  a  wonderful  opportunity, 
which  they  would  be  foolish  to  dis- 
regard. 

A  graduate  of  the  local  high  school 
in  1941,  he  wishes  to  become  an  auto- 
motive engineer,  but  sometimes  won- 
ders if  it  would  not  be  much  easier 
to   "just    settle   as    a   school-teacher". 

Mr.  Ed  dislikes,  more  than  any- 
thing else,  to  hear  people  continually 
bring  up  the  war  and  its  heroic  deeds. 
He  believes  that  they  should  be  for- 
gotten, since  the  war  is  over. 

Unable  to  express  any  real  dis- 
likes, Mr.  Ed  likes  to  see  June  All- 
yson  and  Gary  Cooper  act.  His  favor- 
ite song   is   "Danny   Boy". 

Mr.  Ed  states  that  he  will  never 
forget  a  trip  which  he  and  two  of  his 
friends  made  to  California  after  their 
high  school  graduation  in  his  1929 
car.  "It  was  a  happy  moment  when 
we  finally  got  back  to  Ark  City  on 
four  tires  and  a  prayer",  said  Mr. 
Ed,  whom  everyone  knows  as  Gene 
Bell. 


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A  short  skit  was  presented  by  the 
college  che^r  leaders  in  pep  meeting 
held  Jan.  21.  A  part  of  the  skit  con- 
sisted of  a  poem  about  members  of 
the  basketball  squad  which  was 
written  by  the  three  cheerleaders.  The 
assembly   ended   with  yells. 


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Galle  and  Sleeth  Attend 
Meeting's  at  Emporia 

Dean   K.R.  Galle  and   Miss  Pauline 

B.  Sleeth  attended  meetings  of  the 
Kansas  Council  of  Administration 
and  the  Kansas  Association  of 
Teachers  of  English  executive  com- 
mittee, respectively,  from  Jan.  31  to 
Feb.  2  at  Emporia,  Kansas. 

On  Thursday  night  Miss  Sleeth  at- 
tended the  Kansas  Dinner  Club  which 
is  composed  of  about  200  women 
teachers  in  this  state  and  Mr.  Galle 
was  present  at  a  meeting  of  the 
Schoolmaster's  Club  of  which  Harold 
Loucks  is   president. 

Others  from  this  city  who  attended 
the     meetings    were    Harold    Loucks, 

C.  E.  St.  John,  H.  J.  Clark,  Miss 
Bess  Bragg,  and  Miss  Ernestine 
Leasure. 


Meet  Mm   Go-£d 

If  you  see  spots  before  your  eyes, 
don't  be  alarmed,  it's  just  those 
black-spotted  glasses  that  belong  to 
an  unpredictable  freshman  gal.  She 
is  Betty  Ann  Pearson,  Miss  Coed  for 
the  week. 

"Bappy"  likes  dancing,  playing 
bridge,  yellow  sweaters,  and  400's  at 
Fesler's.  She  plays  the  piano  and 
cello,  and  is  an  assistant  organist  at 
the  Presbyterian  Church. 

When  asked  about  the  future,  she 
said,  "My  plans  are  indefinite — ■ 
very!"  Which  leads  us  to  one  last 
remark — that  honor  sweater  she  has 
been  sporting  belongs  to  an  ACJC 
grad  who  should  be  back  from  Europe 
any  day  now. 

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German  Club  Organized; 
Joyce  Turner,  President 

Joyce  Turner  was  elected  president 
of  the  German  Club  at  their  second 
meeting  Jan.  22  in  the  junior  college 
club  room.  Other  officers  include 
Gerry  Patrick,  vice-president,  Jeanne 
Kincheloe,  secretary  -  treasurer.  A 
committee  composed  of  LaVonne 
Young,  chairman,  Mary  Lou  Barr  and 
Lawrence  Osborn  was  appointed  to 
plan  the  program  for  the  next  meet- 
ing Feb.  12. 

The  group  voted  to  meet  the  second 
and  fourth  Tuesday  of  every  month. 
Miss  Anne  Hawley,  supervisor,  had 
charge  of  the  games  and  refresh- 
ments. 


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Handkerchief  Shower 
Honors  Miss  Hawley 

The  French  Club  met  in  the  col- 
lege club  loom  Tuesday  evening, 
Feb.  5,  with  Miriam  Deskin  and  Mary 
Faust  as  hostesses.  French  games 
were  played  and  French  songs  were 
sung  under  the  direction  of  Gloria 
Ausmus. 

A  surprise  handerchief  shower  was 
given  to  Miss  Hawley  in  honor  of  her 
birthday  anniversary. 

The  next  meeting  will  be  February 
19  in  the  club  room. 


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THURSDAY,    FEBRUARY    14,    1946 


Tigers  Win 
Rough  Game 

In  a  game  which  almost  ended  in  a 
f ree-f or-  all  fight,  the  Tigei  s  stavtd  off 
a  desperate  rally  by  the  Wichita  U. 
seconds  to  shade  the  shockers  33  to 
32.  One  Wichita  player  was  banished 
from  the  game  in  the  last  minute  for 
too  much  arguing  with  the  officials 
and  an  Ark  City  player,  Byron  Stiles, 
was  forced  to  leave  the  game  because 
of  a  cut  over  his  right  eye  which  re- 
quired three   stitches. 

Rough   Game 

The  game  was  rough  and  dirty  most 
of  the  time  with  only  a  small  per- 
centage of  actual  fouls  being  called. 
Ark  City  jumped  into  an  early  lead 
but  had  to  break  a  19-19  tie  later  in 
the  game  to  get  it  back. 

Golf,  Wichita  forward,  was  high 
for  the  game  with  13  points.  He  was 
closely  followed  by  Willis  Shelhamer 
with  12. 

Early    Lead 

W.  Shelhamer  and  Ledgerwood  put 
Ark  City  into  9  to  3  lead  with  12 
minutes  gone,  and  Shelhamer  and 
Work  added  another  point  to  this 
margin  as  the  half  ended  17  to  10, 
Ark  City.  Wichita  came  back  in  the 
second  half  with  a  spurt  to  pull  even 
at  19-19.  At  this  time  the  Shelhamer 
to  Shelhamer  combination  really  went 
to  work,  netting  the  Bengals  six  con- 
secutive points  and  a  lead  which  held 
throughout  the  remainder  of  the 
game. 

The  Ark  reserves  entered  the  game 
with  one  minute  to  play,  and  Wichita 
scored  two  quick  baskets  to  whittle 
down  a  five  point  lead  to  a  margin 
of  a  single  counter.  Another  Wichita 
drive  was  broken  up  by  two  Tiger 
defense  men,  and  Byron  Stiles  suffer- 
ed a  bad  cut  over  his  eye  when  his 
head   hit   tha    floor. 

Virgil  Work  missed  a  free  shot 
for  Stiles,  but  Wichita  had  no  time 
to  do  anything  with  the  ball  as  the 
final    gun     sounded. 

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Bengals  Win  51-43 
For  Sixth  Victory 

The  Bengals  avenged  their  only  de- 
feat suffered  in  junior  college  compe- 
tition January  29  bv  defeating  St. 
John's  College  of  Winfield  51  to  43. 
Ark  City  trailed  1  to  7  before  getting 
its  first  basket,  but  came  from  behind 
to  take  a  24-21  halftime  advantage, 
and  went  on  to  pile  up  a  14-point  lead 
before  the  seconds  entered  the  game. 

The  Shelhamer  boys,  Jim  and  Wil- 
lis, led  the  Tigers  in  scoring  with  16 
and  11  points  respectively.  Ledger- 
wood  was  next  for  the  Arks  with  10 
points. 

Lueking  led  the  Johnnies  with  13 
points  while  Stelmachowicz  had  11, 
Groerich,    10,   and    Resner,   8. 

This  was  the  sixth  victory  of  the 
season  for   the  Tigers. 


TIGER  CLAWS 

BY    BOB    DELLINGER 

The  Tigers  will  make  a  strong  bid 
for  the  state  championship  in  basket- 
ball in  the  tournament  at  El  Dorado 
on  March  1  and  2.  Most  of  the  major 
junior  college  teams  will  be  repre- 
sented in  the  tourney,  including  the 
local  representatives. 

The  Bengals  of  '46,  by  the  way, 
are  considered  one  of  the  best  teams 
in  the  school  history  and  from  this 
corner  (also  several  others)  look  like 
a  good  thing  to  back  in  the  coming 
state  comuetition. 

The  Tigers  have  lost  only  one 
game  this  year  to  junior  college 
competition,  and  although  the  eastern 
teams  have  pretty  much  shied  away 
from  Ark  City,  a  fair  comparison  can 
be  reached  through  El  Dorado. 

Although  the  El  Dorado  tourney 
is  strictly  unofficial  as  far  as 
eligibility  rules  go,  it  should  pretty 
well  determine  which  of  the  juco 
teams  rate  the  title   "state   champs". 

A  state  junior  college  track  meet 
will  be  held  this  spring  at  Fort  Scott. 
Ark  City  expects  to  send  a  team  to 
this  event. 

We'll  be  glad  to  see  our  speedy 
basketball  captain,  Norman  Ostr- 
ander,  back  on  the  court  again  after 
his  current  seige  of  the  mumps. 
Hurry  back,  Norman;  we'll  be  watch- 
ing for  that  familiar  no.  25  jersey. 
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The  Feminine  Touch 

BY   TEMP 

The  volleyball  team  of  the  college 
girls'  gym  class  met  those  of  the 
high  school  seniors,  juniors  and  soph- 
omores at  different  dates  during  the 
last  two  weeks  of  January. 

The  college  eight  made  an  easy 
win  over  the  seniors.  The  score  read 
32-12  at  the  end  of  the  two  ten-min- 
ute periods.  Poor  teamwork  on  the 
part  of  the  seniors  left  them  at  the 
mercy   of  the  steady  JUCO   playing... 

The  senior  team  had,  at  an  earlier 
date,  downed  the  sophomore  team,  but 
the  college  squad  didn't  quite  make 
the  grade.  Warming  up  in  the  last 
few  minutes  of  the  game,  the  JUCO's 
almost  overtook  the  sophomores.  The 
score  was  23-21  in  the  younger  girl's 
favor  when  time  was   called. 

The  JUCO  eight  lost  to  the  juniors 
with  a  score  of  27-21.  The  loss  was 
accounted  for  by  the  absence  of 
"Stink"  Floyd  from  the  team  that 
day.  A  tall,  capable  player  like  that 
gal  is  hard  to  find. 

Those  who  played  on  the  college 
volleyball  team  are:  Beulah  Marshall, 
(captain),  Betty  Jo  Floyd,  Barbara 
Garris,  Betty  Ann  Pearson,  Wanda 
Dixon,  Gloria  Ausmus,  Shirley  Gil- 
liland,  Joan  Templar  and  Helen  Wil- 
son. 

Basketball  practice  has  been  star- 
ted in  the  gym  class.  A  basketball 
tournament  will  be  held  in  the  same 
manner  as  the  one  for  volleyball. 


Next  Date  Unset 

The  date  of  the  tigers'  next  game 
is  as  yetu-'d^cidedas  Friends  Univer- 
sity has  declined  to  meet  the  fast- 
moving   Bengals. 

The  next  regularly  scheduled  game, 
with  Dodge  City  here  on  Feb.  22,  will 
probably  be  postponed  due  lo  conflic- 
ting dates  with  the  El  Dorado  tourney 
in  which  both  teams  are  entered.  The 
tourney  was  originally  scheduled  for 
March  1  and  2,  but  was  advanced  one 
week. 

The  Tigers  have  won  eight  and  lost 
three  for  ^n  average  of  .727,  and 
have  scored  40  or  more  points  in  all 
but  three  games. 

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Arks  Down  Dodge 
In  48-43  Thriller 

The  Tigers  rr.ng  up  their  seventh 
victory  of  th"  sen  son  last  Saturday 
night  as  they  edg-^d  out  a  48-43  thnl- 
ler  from  the  Dodge  City  Conqs.  The 
score  was  tied  with  less  than  two  min- 
utes to  play,  but  the  Arks  rang  in 
two  quick  baskets  to  put  the  game 
on    ice. 

Willis  Shelhamer,  playing  the  last 
22  minutes  of  the  game,  rang  up  six 
roals  and  three  ^rees  for  15  points 
to  load  Ark  City  in  scoring.  Jim 
Shelhamer  and  Jim  T.edgerwood  were 
second  and  third  for  the  Bengals  with 
13  and  12  points  respectively.  Scoring 
honors  for  the  game  went  to  Imel, 
6'  41/2"  Dodge  City  center,  who  hit 
seven  goals  and  seven  frees  for  21 
points. 

The    grame    was    close    all    the    way 
with     Ark     Cit^      holding  a  slim  but 
unsafe  lead  through  most  of  the  con- 
test.   The   Bengals    held   a    21    to    18 
half   time  lead. 

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Grizzlies  Fall  Again 
Before  Arks,  53-29 

The  Ark  City  Tigers  rang  up  their 
fifth  win  of  the  year  by  defeating  the 
El  Dorado  Grizzlies  53  to  29  on  Jan- 
uary 25.  The  Grizzlies  brought  an 
entirely  different  team  than  the  one 
the  Arks  had  beaten  earlier  this  sea- 
son, but  the  new  squad  fared  no  better 
against  the  rejuvenated  Tigers. 

Jim  Shelhamer,  playing  in  his  third 
game  since  his  return  to  school,  toss-d 
in  shots  from  every  angle  to  walk  off 
with  the  scoring  honors.  Shelhamer 
scored  12  goals  and  three  free  shots. 
Runner-up  in  scoring  was  Jim  Ledg- 
erwood, Bengal  center,  who  caged 
five  goals  and  a  pair  of  frees  for  12 
points.  Binter  and  Beal  of  El  Dorado 
tied  with  Grinnell  of  Ark  City  with 
six  ooints  each 

The  Bengals  jumped  into  an  early 
lead  and  led  25  to  12  at  the  half.  El 
Dorado  never  threatened  after  the 
first  few  seconds  of  play. 

The  Ark  City  "B"  team  lost  the 
preliminary  game  to  the  Grizzly  sec- 
onds 13  to  41.  Everett  Crouse  led 
the   Tigers    with    four   points. 


TIGER  TALES 


VOLUME  II 


ARKANSAS  CITY,  KANSAS,  THURSDAY,  MARCH  7,  1946 


NUMBER  5 


Co-eds  To  Don 
Formals  for 
Coming  Event 

A  formal  banquet  for  the  basket- 
ball team  with  that  "something-new- 
has-been-added"  flavor  will  be  a  nov- 
el but  pleasant  experience  for  juco 
socialites  next  Friday,  March  15,  in 
the  parlor  of  the  Christian  Church.  It 
will    begin   at   6:45   o'clock. 

Main  event  of  the  evening  will  be 
the  crowning  of  the  basketball  queen 
who  will  be  elected  by  the  student 
body  Thursday  or  Friday  of  next 
week.  The  basketball  team  chose 
Marjory  Clark,  Judy  Peck,  Betty 
Smith  and  Rosalee  Jones  as  candidates 
for  this    honor. 

Promise    Fine    Program 

Program  planners  Jack  Rine, 
Harold  Brady,  Barbara  Putnam  and 
Betty  Ann  Pearson  have  arranged  to 
have  musical  selections  during  the 
meal  as  well  as  after  it.  In  scouting 
around  for  entertainment  ideas,  this 
group  discovered  some  heretofore  un- 
known talents  which  give  promise  of 
a  fine  program.  Harold  Brady  will  be 
toastmaster. 

Sell  Tickets  Monday 

Ticket  sales  for  the  banquet  will 
begin  Monday,  Mar.  11.  Those  in 
charge  are  Lenna  Payton,  Jack  Rine 
and  Joan  Templar.  Tickets  may  be 
purchased  at  75  cents  each.  Members 
of  the  basketball  squad  will  not  be 
required  to  buy  them. 

Betty  Ann  Pearson,  over-all  chair- 
man for  the  banquet,  lists  as  follows 
the  committees  working  under  her 
supervision: 

Members  of  the  decorating  com- 
mittee are  Barbara  Putnam,  Harold 
Brady,  Posalee  Jones,  Jeanne  Kin- 
cheloe  and  Willis  Shelhamer.  On  the 
food  committee  are  Lenna  Payton 
and  James  Shelhamer.  In  charge  of 
advertising  and  balloting  are  James 
Shelhamer   and    Joan    Templar. 

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Pooks  Balanced  by  Eustice, 
Cashier  of  Concession  Stand 

Betty  Eustice's  work  as  cashier  of 
the  concession  stand  in  the  auditor- 
ium-gymnasium terminated  last  week 
wifh  the  close  of  the  basketball 
sepson. 

Betty  accepted  this  responsibility 
last  fall  in  answer  to  a  student  coun- 
cil request  for  volunteers.  She  has 
been  at  her  post  during  every  home 
game  managing  it  efficiently  despite 
shortage  of  candy,  gum  and  soda  pop. 
A  different  group  of  volunteers  assist- 
ed her  at  each  game. 

The  profits  earned  by  the  concession 
stand  this  winter  will  be  used  by  the 
social  committee  for  the  Tigerama. 


Project  for  Redecoration  of  Club 
Room  Outlined  by  Shirley  Gilliland 


<MincUee.  Gomel  *7a 
iledcne;  QUosu&l 
ZaU  Q>ded  Clucked 

C.  E.,  D.  C,  and  P.  M.  were 
seen  floating  down  the  hall  on 
Tuesday  morning,  Feb.  19.  (Could 
it  have  been  Barbara  Putnam's 
new  hair-do  or  Joyce  Sewell's 
"Tuya"  perfume?)  They  drifted 
into  the  foods  room.  Yes,  they 
had  been  hypnotized  by  the  smell 
of  FRIED  CHICKEN!  (Just  like 
a    man!) 

It  seems  that  Charlie  Hinchee 
had  become  tired  of  having  his 
college  chorus  members  come 
craw  ing  into  class  and  drop  at 
his  feet  saying  "food,  food,"  so 
he  set  aside  Feb.  19  as  "eat  day". 
Everyone  brought  a  covered  dish 
and  he  furnished  the  fried  chick- 
en. Barbara  Garris  was  in  charge 
of  arrangements  for  the  dinner. 
Every  speck  of  food  was  de- 
voured ravishly.  The  only  regret 
of  the  group  was  that  a  siesta 
could  not  follow  the  meal. 

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Mardi  Gras  Celebration  Is 
Observed  by  French  Club 

The  French  Club  met  March  5th  in 
the  college  club  rooms  to  celebrate 
the  French  festival,  Mardi  Gras.  This 
festival  marks  the  beginning  of  lent 
and  is  celebrated  in  France  and  the 
United  States  with  parades,  parties 
and  feasts. 

Betty  Smith  conducted  the  business 
meeting  of  the  club  in  the  absence  of 
the  president,  Marjcrie  Crabtree. 

A  French  spelling  bee  was  held  and 
other  French  games  were  played  with 
Cilda  Gainer  in  charge  of  entertain- 
ment. 

Hostesses  Beverly  Godfrey  and  Jess 
Griffen  served  refreshments  from  a 
table  centered  with  paper  hats,  masks, 
horns  and  confetti. 

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Li'l  Lacey  Jacey  Sez: 

You  get  no  bread  with  one 
meat  ball,  but  if  you  wants  a  larr- 
ipin  g-M)d  meal  jest  come  to  the 
basketball  banquet  next  Friday, 
Mar.  15.  Sech  victuals  as  baked 
ham,  green  beans,  beets,  cottage 
r*he°S"-pineapp1e  salad,  straw- 
be~r"  j?e  cream  and  cookies.  And 
all  them  junior  college  gals  ere 
a  gonna  ta  look  mighty  sweet  in 
them   formal  dresses. 


Everyone  Urged  To  Roll  Up 
Sleeves  And  Get  To  Work. 
Money  And  Labor  Needed 

Plans  are  underway  for  the  imme- 
diate redecoratingof  the  junior  college 
club  room,  according  to  Shirley  Gill- 
iland, manager,  and  Jean  Humphrey, 
assistant  manager.  Others  in  charge 
are  Dale  Smith,  Betty  Smith  and  Nor- 
man  Moody. 

The  first  project  of  the  group  will 
be  to  repair  the  furniture.  This  will 
consist  of  having  the  springs  tied  and 
recovering  and  varnishing  the  furni- 
ture. Betty  and  Jean  will  select  the 
material  for  the  upholstering. 

The  second  project  will  be  to  obtain 
a  record  container  so  that  records  will 
STAY  in  the  club  room.  Norman  is  in 
charge  of  this  and  also  of  having  the 
ping  pong  table  refinished. 


Gilliland   and   Humphrey 

The  group  also  plans  to  have  the 
coke  machine  repaired  or  replaced. 
Redecorating  the  walls  will  be  taken 
up  as  a  later  project.  Since  the  furni- 
ture is  used  at  the  Tigerama,  the 
group  has  turned  its  attention  to  it 
first. 

Shirley  disclosed  that  the  redecorat- 
ing program  will  be  financed  partly 
by  proceeds  from  the  college  play  and 
and  an  assembly  which  will  beheld  the 
latter  part  of  April  but  that  all  of  the 
students  will  have  to  contribute  and 
help  make  it  a  success.  Dale  Smith 
is  the  finance  chairman. 


Change  of  Plans 


Announcement  has  been  made 
by  Betty  Ann  Pearson  that  the 
pr>e  of  the  tickets  for  the  basket- 
ball banquet  has  been  changed 
from  seventy-five  to  sixty  cents. 
The  tickets  will  go  on  sale  Mon- 
day and  must  be  purchased  by 
Wednesday  evening. 


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ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


THURSDAY,  MARCH  7,  1946 


Gives  Green  Light  to  Plans 
For  Formal  Banquet  and 
Election  of  Basketball  Queen 

Student  Council  Approves  Committee  Suggested  by  Pearson, 
Putman  and  Templar  for  Coming  Social  Event.  Confab  with 
Freshman  Threesome  Lays  Groundwork  for  Future  Action. 


Freshmen  Betty  Ann  Pearson, 
Barbara  Putnam  and  Joan  Templar 
brought  complaints  and  suggestions 
before  the  student  council  Tuesday, 
Feb.   19. 

As  spokesman  for  the  group,  Betty 
Ann  first  presented  plans  for  a  formal 
banquet  to  be  given  in  honor  of  the 
basketball  team  on  the  tentative  date 
March  15.  She  recommended  to  the 
council  that  a  special  committee  be 
appointed  for  the  banquet  since  "the 
social  committee  has  worked  and  is 
working    so    hard    on    other    parties". 

After  brief  discussion  the  council 
unanimously  o.k.'d  the  proposal  and 
approved  the  following  persons  for 
membership  on  the  special  committee: 

Betty  Ann  Pearson  (chairman), 
Joan  Templar,  Barbara  Putman, 
James  Shelhamer,  Harold  Brady, 
Lenna  Payton  and  Jack  Rine. 

Redecorating  the  club  room  was 
Betty  Ann's  next  topic.  "We  have 
lots  of  talent  here  in  school,"  she 
argued, — kids  who  can  paint  .... 
girls  could  sew  ....  artists  could 
make  murals.  We  need  a  manager  for 
the  club  room  who  would  get  im- 
provements underway. 

Accepting  her  suggestion,  the 
council  elected  Shirley  Gilliland  and 
Jean  Humphrey  manager  and  assist- 
ant manager  for  redecorating  the 
club  room.  Dale  Smith,  Norman 
Moody  and  Betty  Smith  are  other 
members  of  this  committee. 

Betty  Ann  continued,  "We're  all 
getting  tired  of  going  down  to  the 
study  hall,  having  role  call  and  then 
leaving.  We  want  programs  .  .  .  the 
assembly  committee  could  appoint  a 
new   assembly  chairman    each    week." 

Council  president  B.A.  Tubbs  in- 
formed the  freshman  visitors  that  the 
planning  of  assembly  programs  was 
entirely  out  of  the  hands  of  the 
council  and  referred  them  to  the 
assembly  committee  chairman  and 
faculty  advisor. 

At  the  close  of  the  meeting  Betty 
Ann  showed  the  council  members  the 
junior  college  flag.  Miss  Henrietta 
Courtright,  council  faculty  advisor, 
suggested  that  the  flag  be  used  at  the 
last  basketball  game  of  this  season, 
that  the  high  school  band  be  asked  to 
play  for  the  game  and  that  the  school 
song-  be  sung.  "But  we'd  better  have 
a  session  over  here  first  to  learn  the 
song,"  she  added. 

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And  then  there's  the  incident  in 
Rhetoric  when  Billy  Joe  Smith  called 
a    spatula,   "a    spa  tu'  la." 


New  Students  Still  Swell 
College  Ranks;  More  Vets 
Enter  in  Mid-Semester 

Enrolment  at  ACJC  continued  to 
rise  as  second  semester  got  under 
way.  New  recruits,  chiefly  returned 
veterans,  brought  the  total  number 
of  students  to  140,  the  largest  enrol- 
ment since  the  beginning  of  the  war, 
according  to  Dean  K.R.  Galle.  Added 
to  the  regular  freshman  and  sopno- 
more  classes  are  thirteen  high  school 
students  who  are  taking  special 
courses. 

The  following  students  have  joined 
the  ranks  since  the  beginning  of  the 
spring  term:  Leon  Ban,  Gene  Bell, 
Walter  Brown,  Alvin  Leroy  Clark, 
Clyde  Chambers,  Donald  Duncan, 
Melville  Marnix,  Kay  Meyers,  Virginia 
Pinkston,  Raymond  Ned  Pratt,  Edward 
Sanabria,  Lloyd  Simpkins,  Warren 
Smith,  William  Joseph  Smith,  Gerry 
L.  Sipe,  Bryon  Stiles  and  Charles 
Wittenborn. 

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Barnes  Billionaires  Honor 
Tycoons  with  Valentine  Party 

Templar's  Tycoons  were  honored 
with  a  valentine  party  given  by  Barnes 
Billionaires  in  the  club  room  Feb.  14. 
The  party  was  given  as  aresultof  the 
Tycoon's  victory  in  a  recent  bond-and 
stamp  selling  contest. 

The  room  was  decorated  with  red  and 
white  streamers  and  cardboardhearts. 
The  refreshments  carried  out  the  val- 
entine  theme. 

Beverly  Godfrey  was  chairman  for 
the  refreshments  committee,  Iris  Rahn 
for  decorations  and  Erleen  Morhain 
for  entertainment.  Jean  Humphrey, 
Rosalee  Jones  and  Betty  Eustice  led 
several  games. 

Miss  Carol  Barnes,  captain  for  the 
losing    team     was    general    chairman 
for    the    party.    She    was    assisted    by 
Miss  Henrietta  Courtright. 
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Daniel  Stark,  jr.,  has  returned  to 
his  naval  5-V  duties  at  Swarthmore 
College  in  Philadelphia,  following  a 
between  semester  vacation  spent  in 
Arkansas  City  visiting  his  parents. 
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Apprentice  Seaman  Phil  Smith, 
h.s.  '45,  recentlyspent  three  days  in 
the  city  visiting  his  parents  and 
friends  while  on  a  between  term 
vacation  from  Brown  University  at 
Providence,  Rhode  Island.  Smith  is 
in  the  naval  V-5  program. 
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Love  is  the  only  game  that  isn't 
called    on    account   of   darkness. 


Innocents  Abroad 


Pfc.  Harold  Johnson  and  Pfc.  John 
Richardson  recently  called  their 
parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harold  John- 
son 1220  South  B  street  and  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  David  C.  Richardson,  121  North 
A  street,  to  report  that  they  were 
leaving  Kearns  Field,  Salt  Lake  City, 
Utah,  for  Seattle  Wash.,  en  route  to 
Alaska.  This  is  the  first  time  they 
have  been  overseas.  Both  graduated 
from  high  school  in  1914  and  received 
their  training  as  mechanics  at  Keesler 
Field,  Miss. 

Pvt.  Billy  Winegarner,  son  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  W.  H.  Winegarner,  1504 
North  Eighth  street,  is  now  sta- 
tioned in  Nice,  France.  He  has  been 
overseas  four  months  in  special  ser- 
vice. Pvt.  Winegarner  is  director  of 
an  army  band  and  plays  a  steel  gui- 
ter  in  the  band.  He  entered  the  army 
immediately  following  graduation 
from  high  school  in  1945. 

Sl/c  Ernest  Taton,  son  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Arthur  Taton,  1107  North  Fifth 
street,  left  Cecil  Field,  Jacksonville, 
Fla.,  recently  for  San  Juan,  Puerto 
Rico,  where  he  will  serve  as  a  ma- 
inist's  mate  and  mechanic.  He  ex- 
pects to  be  out  of  the  state  for  sever- 
al months.  He  graduated  form  high 
school  in  1945  and  was  stationed  at 
Norman,  Okla.,  before  being  sent  to 
Cecil  Field. 

Aviation  Radioman    3/c  Joe  Allen 
recently    spent   a    leave    visiting   with 
his  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  R.  T.  Allen, 
1125   North    Summit.    He   returned    to 
his  base  in  Miama,  Fla. 

Louis  Goehring  has  received  his 
commission  as  ensign  in  the  navy 
after  graduating  from  Kansas  Univer- 
sity as  an  electrical  engineer  on  Feb- 
ruary 11.  Ensign  Goehring  has  been 
a  student  at  K.  U.  since  July  1,  1943 
as  a  part  of  the  V-12  program.  He  re- 
ported to  San  Diego,  Calif,  for  sea 
duty  on  the  U.S.S.  Cimarron  on  March 
2. 

Ensign  Kurt  Galle  spent  last  week 
here  visiting  his  parents,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  K.  R.  Galle,  and  friends.  Ensign 
Galle  rec~iverl  his  bachelor  of  science 
degree  following  study  under  the  V- 
12  program  at  Purdue  Univeresity  in 
LaFa^ette,  Ind..  He  reported  to  Jack- 
sonville, Fla.  at  the  end  of  his  leave. 

Pvt.  Cornelius  Carter,  son  of  Mrs. 
Bessie  Carter,  is  spending  a  15-day 
furlough  visiting  h^re.  He  is  station- 
ed at  Fort  Tewis,  Wash. 

Cadet  Midshipman  Harris  T.Brown 
is  p"1  rou^e  to  Italy  with  the  merchant 
marir"\  He  har!  previously  served  in 
the  South  Pacific. 

Pvt.  Athony  Patrick  Sullivan  has 
gone  to  Korea  to  serve  with  the  army 
of  occupation  forces.  He  was  former- 
ly at  w~rt  Ord.  California. 

Aviation  Cadets  Tom  Billings  and 
Arthur  Fitch,  h.s.  '45,  have  been  in 
Arkansas  City  visiting  for  several 
days  with  their  parents  and  friends. 
Billings  will  take  a  U.S.  Army 
Academy  test  at  Ft.  Leavenworth 
March  5  and  will  report  to  Cornell 
University  at  Ithaca.  N.Y.  Fitch  will 
report  to  Cornell  earlier. 


THURSDAY,  MARCH  7,  1946 


ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Page  3 


What's  Good  Enough  for  Grandma       U.S.-U.S.S.R. 


Ain't  Good  Enough  for  Smith 


I  was  staring  with  feeling  of 
ignorance  and  apprehension  at  a  pec- 
uliar piece  of  furniture.  What  was 
it  supposed  to  be  for?  Was  it  to  be 
sat  upon?  Was  it  to  rock  a  baby  in? 
Was  it  a  fancy  footstool  ?  It  was  a 
beautiful  piece  of  woodwork,  but 
what  was  it  doing  in  the  living  room 
if  its  use  was  doubtful  ?  Could  be 
embarrassing,  you  know. 

Mrs.  Luce  Tongue  was  babbling  on 
and  on,  her  hands  flopping,  pointing, 
making  numerous  quaint  gestures 
about  the  room.  She  was  getting  up  a 
full  head  of  steam  and  the  conver- 
sation was  anything  but  a  two  sided 
or  mutual  affair. 

"Ah,  Ah,  don't  sit  on  that  chair. 
Honestly,  you  won't  believe  how  much 
I  paid  for  it.  Guess.  Oh  you'd  never 
guess  it  in  a  week!  See  that  certain 
little  thingeroo  that  winds  around  the 
what-cha-ma-callit?  Well,  that  is  a 
sign  that  it  is  a  genuine  antique  made 
around  1795.  Oh  you  can't  fool  me  on 
antiques!  I  never  trust  anyone  to  sit 
on  my  Dolly  Madison  chair  or  that 
red  plu  h  sofa.  They  cost  me,  oh,  so 
much  money, anxiety  and  work.  I  was 
frightfully  worried  for  fear  Mrs. 
Snatcher  Grabbit  would  get  her  self- 
ish fingers  on  them  before  I  could. 
Why  her  antiques  aren't  really  an- 
tiques at  all.  She  just  puts  up  a  front. 

Mrs.  Luce  Tongue's  house  is  a  pic- 
ture of  pioneer  days  all  mixed  up. 
Her  frail  chair  can't  be  sat  upon.  Her 
fancy  lamps  aren't  used.  Her  hooked 
rugs  aren't  to  be  walked  upon.  Her 
spindly  antique  table  is  too  small  for 
a  useful  lamp  and  too  misshapen  for 
a  decent  doilie  to  fit. 

When  one  does  sit  in  one  of  her 
useable  antique  setees  or  chairs,  h3 
must  sit  primly  upright  or  get  his 
neck  chafed  by  a  hard  piece  or  orn ate 


Social  Committee  Says  Plans 
Under  Way  for  Tigerama; 
Sets  Date  for  April  26 

Initial  arrangements  for  the  forth- 
coming Tigerama  are  well  under  way, 
with  April  26th  scheduled  by  the  col- 
lege calendar  as  the  date  for  the 
event.  The  Tigerama,  tradi'iDnal 
highlight  of  the  spring  term,  was 
revived  last  year  after  ha"  ing  been 
discontinued  during  wartime. 

Guests  will  be  membeis  of  the  gra  1- 
uating  class  of  the  local  high  school, 
seniors  and  their  sponsors  from  neigh- 
boring communities  and  faculty  mem- 
bers and  their  wives. 

Social  chairman,  Helen  Jane  B-^at- 
son,  has  appointed  Glen  Wheat,  Clin- 
ton Keller,  Lois  Caster,  Judy  Peck 
and  Jack  Carter  as  committee  chair- 
men in  charge  of  a  band,  invitations, 
program,  decorations  and  roJVesh- 
ments,  respectively.  Francis  Modlin 
and  the  printing  classes  will  arrange 
for  invitations,  admittance  tickets 
and  dance  cards.  Miss  Henrietta 
Courtright  is  the  faculty  advisor. 


carving.  The  springs  have  surprising- 
ly little  springiness.  The  light  from 
her  gaudy  old  electrified  chandeliers 
is  too  bright  to  look  at  and  too  dim  to 
read  by. 

When  Mr.  Tongue  wants  a  quiet 
evening  at  home,  what  does  he  do? 
Help  Madam  Tongue  ref  inish  her  lat- 
est prize  and  aid  her  in  finding  one 
more  square  foot  of  available  space 
for  it  in  the  cluttered  house.  When 
the  couple  go  riding  in  the  car  on  his 
day  off,  where  do  they  end  up  ?  At 
some  junk  shop  where  Luce  declares 
she  sees  a  genuine  antique  at  a  bar- 
gain. 

"Oh  yes!  That  black  pot  simply 
must  be  pure  copper  under  all  that 
dirt  and  grease".  Hubby  dear  can 
clean  that  for  her  and  hang  it  on  a 
crane  in  the  fireplace.  Hubby  dear 
really  wishes  that  all  the  sturdy  old 
pioneers  and  plantation  aristocrat 
had  smashed  every  stick  of  furniture 
they  ever  owned  about  every  50  years. 
He  can't  have  his  friends  in  for  a 
little  card  game  because  of  the  un- 
comfortable, stuffy  feeling  in  the 
house  and  the  frailty  of  the  furniture. 

Think  now  of  modern  furniture  art. 
Long,  low,  roomy  chairs  grace  the 
restful  living  room.  Soft  colors  blend 
Lamps  are  useful  for  light,  and  still 
bautiful  to  look  at.  Only  the  neces- 
sary articles  are  used.  Comfort  and 
utility  combined  produce  beauty  of 
matchless  simplicity. 

Washington,  Governor  Winthrop 
and  Dolly  Madison  all  left  their  fur- 
riture  as  a  contribution  to  style  and 
and  progress.  Our  times,  our  youth, 
our  ingenuity  must  also  leave  a  gift 
to  progress,  something  to  character- 
ize our  own  century.  Develop  your 
own  taste;  and  look  ahead,  not  for- 
ever to  the  past. 


French  Club  Meets;  Garris 
And  Gibson  Are  Hostesses 


Thi  French  Club  met 
collge  ck.b  rooms  Feb. 
bara  C  arris  and  Mary 
as  hostesses.  Marjorie  C 
idert,  presided  over 
meeting.  French  games 
and  French  songs  wer 
the  direction  of  Alice 
freshments  were  served 
esses. 


in  the  junior 
19  with  Bar- 
Edith   Gibson 
rabtree,  pres- 
the     business 
were  played 
e  sung  under 
Slaven.    Re- 
by  the  host- 


The  next  meeting  will  be  March  5 
in  the  club  rooms  with  Beverly  God- 
frey and  Jess  Griffen  as  host  and 
hostess.  Thi".  meeting  will  b°  in  cele- 
bration of  the  French  festival,  the 
Mardi  Gras. 

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Soundrran  3/c  r  ael  Sn.i.h  has  writ- 
ten his  parents  Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  E. 
Smith,  225  East  Pine  avenue,  that  he 
is  stationed  on  the  USS  Sumner  which 
is  scheduled  to  sail  for  China  and 
Russia.  He  writes  that  he  hopes  to 
receive  his  discharge  in  time  to  re- 
sume his  studies  in  college  next  fall. 


Clash  Is  Main 
Hope  Of  Nazis 

Doman  Reports  G.I.'s  in 
Germany  Swallowing 
Propoganda.  Poll  Taken., 

"We  have  failed  in  re-educating 
the  Germans,"  said  Czechoslovakian- 
born  Nicholas  Doman  in  a  lecture  to 
the  college  and  high  school  student 
bodies  Friday  morning,  Feb.  15,  in  the 
junior  high   auditorium. 

Dr.  Doman,  recently  returned  from 
Europe,  explained  that  the  American 
plan  to  re-educate  the  Nazis  had 
boomeranged  and  that  in  reality  "the 
Nazis  are  re-educating  some  of  our 
G.I.'s.  A  poll  conducted  among  U.S. 
soldiers  in  the  American  occupation 
zone  showed  that  15  percent  of  our 
soldiers  in  Germany  approve  of  the 
Nazi  aggression." 

As  an  American  observer  at  the 
Nurenburg  war-crimes  trial,  Dr.  Do- 
man watched  and  studied  the  Nazi 
leaders  and  the  German  people.  He 
believes  that  the  latter  have  been  so 
fully  indoctrinated  with  Nazi  propa- 
ganda that  the  downfall  of  their  lead- 
ers is  "of  no  consequence".  The  Ger- 
mans still  believe  that  their  country 
will  be  victorious.  It  will  not  be  many 
years,  they  reason,  until  the  U.S.  and 
the  U.S.S.R.  destroy  each  other. 
Third    World    War? 

Dr.  Doman  assured  his  listeners 
that  it  was  imperative  to  establish  a 
world  police  force  in  order  to  avoid 
the  Nazi-propagandized  war  with 
Russia. 

"Today  the  national  state  cannot 
provide  its  own  security",  he  said. 
"The  world  has  two  and  one-half 
great  powers — U.S.,  U.S.S.R.  and 
Great  Britain.  A  world  war  can  break 
out  only  between  Russia  and  the 
United  States.  .  .And  as  long  as  there 
are  two  independent  armies  in  the 
world,  they  are  bound  to  clash. 
U.  S.  More  Popular  than  Russia 

"Most  Europeans  are  afraid  of 
Russia — its  political  dictatorship  gov- 
ernment and  its  imperialistic  desire 
for  economic  dominance.  They  are 
more  sympathetic  to  the  U.S.  and 
would  like  to  see  the  U.S.  exert  her 
influence  more  than  ever  before.  The 
U.S.  has  the  greatest  influence  in  the 
UNO — Russia  joined  the  UNO  because 
it  cannot  face,  alone,  the  whole  world. 
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Sophomores  To  Wear  Caps 

And  Gowns  for  Graduation 

K.  R.  Galle  called  a  meeting- 
Monday  morning  F'b.  18  of  all  junior 
college  students  pligible  for  gradua- 
tion this  year.  The  group  decided  to 
continue  the  curtom  of  wearing  white 
ca^s  and  gowns  which  was  introduced 
by  the  juco  graduating  class  of  '44. 
The  students  also  specified  how  their 
names  should  appear  on  the  diplomas. 


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THURSDAY,  MARCH  7,  1946 


TIGER  TALES 

Student    Publication   of   the 
ARKANSAS   CITY   JUNIOR   COLLEGE 

Editor     Rosalee     Jones 

Associate    Editor    Joan    Templar 

Feature    Editor Emmet    Smith 

Sports    Editor    - Robert    Dellinger 

Reporters      -    Judy     Peck,     Betty 

Smith,  Beverly  Godfrey,  Betty  Eustice,  La- 
Vonne  Young,  Marjorie  Crabtree,  Marjorie 
Nugen,  Lois  Caster,  Helen  Jane  Beatson, 
Clinton  Keller,  Joyce  Turner,  Eileen  How- 
land,    Marjorie    Clark. 

Circulation     Manager    _  Barbara    Garrii 

Assistant    Circulation    Manager     Joyce    Turner 
Photographer     Clinton     Keller 

Molu   Will  Jfaoe 

NoiUiHf  OH,    14 4. 

Lights,  lights  everywhere, 
All  students  they  do  sigh. 
Lights,  lights  everywhere. 
But,  alas,  no  lights  to  read  by. 

How  about  some  GOOD  lights  in 
the  study  hall  ? 

All  in  favor  of  beginning  a  better- 
lighting    -    system-in-the-study   -   hall 

campaign    say    "Aye"      The 

"Eyes"  have  it. 

Think  what  it  would  be  like  if,  be- 
cause of  the  very  bad  lights  in  our 
study  hall,  everyone  developed  weak 
eyes.  It  might  be  like  this: 

With  bleary,  thick-lensed  glasses 
our  dim  eyes  barely  perceive  feeble 
glimmers  of  light  as  we  grope  blindly 
through  the  subterranean  passage- 
ways of  the  Arkansas  City  Junior 
College.  Cursing  to  ourselves,  we 
fumble  desperately  with  that  most 
abominable  of  tormentors  ....  the 
combination  padlock.  Madly  our 
hands  feel  over  that  unfathomable 
maze  at  the  bottom  of  the  locker, 
searching  for  books  or  pencils.  Girls 
bulmp  into  their  best  friends  in  the 
hallway,  but  instead  of  telling  them 
how  lovely  their  dress  is  or  how 
stunning  their  new  hair-do  is,  they 
tell  them,  for  example,  "Why,  Mable, 
how  well  your  voice  is  sounding  to- 
day! You  must  be  using  that  new 
Lady    Esther    voice    tonic." 

Lugging  our  huge,  Braille  text- 
books (that  is,  if  we  are  among  the 
lucky  one  percent  who  get  to  Harry 
Long's  first)  we  slowly  find  our  way 
to  the  study  hall.  As  long  as  we  man- 
age to  stay  awake  in  the  warm, 
breathless  atmosphere  of  that  quiet 
( ? )  room,  we  feel  over  the  pages 
intently.  Doesn't  anyone  ever  open  a 
window   around  here? 

Don't  worry,  this  isn't  the  picture 
of  the  Arkansas  City  Junior  College 
yet,  but  just  imagine  how  wonderful 
it  would  be  if  we  had  fluorescent  lights 
in  every  room  ?  Here  are  some 
sensible  arguments  upon  which  we 
can  base  our  campaign: 

(1)  A  fluorescent  lighting  system 
can  be  maintained  at  a  lower  cost 
than  an  electric  system. 

(2)  If  the  junior  high  school  can 
afford  fluorescent  lighting  in  their 
study  hall  and  library,  why  can't  we? 


THE  BASEMENT  BUZZ 


PECK    AND    SMITH 


Our  column  is  like  oleomargarine — 
something  you  have  to  take  for  butter 
or  worse. 

So  pray  for  butter  while  we  mut- 
ter!!!! 

Dear  Reader  (optimistic  aren't  we) — 
As  of  late  we  have  had  several 
confidential  complaints  concerning 
the  contents  of  our  column.  We  wel- 
come these  crusty  criticisms,  but  we 
confess  that  we  cannot  uncover  ALL 
the  happenings  without  your  help. 
TAKE  NOTE:  The  journalism  box 
in  the  Club  Rooms  is  empty  and  just 
growling  for  copy.  So  pu-lease  FEED 
the  poor  thing!   !   ! 

LOST:  Rodney  Newman. 

Some  people  remind  us  of  shows, 
And  they  do  put  on  a  few, 
While  others   remind  us  of  songs, 
So  here's  a  list  of  titles  for  you — 
"Till      the      End      of     Time"— Janice 

Starkey. 
"In  the  Middle  of  Nowhere" — us  when 

the  deadline  comes  for  this  column. 
"He's  Home  for  a  Little  While" — Lois 

Castor. 
"Lover  Come   Back  to  Me" — All  lone- 
ly  girls. 
"Personality" — Barbara    Garris. 
"Night    and    Day"    (over   my   head — 

Don   Burkhart. 
"Hubba,  Hubba,  Hubba"— Gerry  Sipe. 
"Let's  Take  the  Long  Way   Home" — 

Doris   Deets  and  Harold   Brady. 
"Goina  Move     to     the     Outskirts      of 

Town" — Emmett  Smith. 
"I've  Got  the  Mumps" — Fuzzy  Sewell. 

(3)  Eyestrain  is  prevalent,  especial- 
ly in  the  study  hall  and  the  office. 
Glaring,  overhead  lights  are  bad  for 
close  work. 

(4)  With  good  lights  to  study  by, 
the  students  will  be  encouraged  in 
their  school  work  and  will  have  bet- 
ter lessons  to  show  for  it. 

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Jabber  waCky 

OSCAR     THOMAS:   "I   think    puppy 

love    is   the    beginning    of   a   dog's 

life." 
BETTY   SMITH:   "Well,    maybe    one 

more  piece  of  cake  if  I  take  exer- 

cisGs    tonitrht 
GLORIA  AUSMUS:"When  I  see  some 

one  make  a  goal,    I  just  want  to  say 

'wheeeeee'.    " 
HAROLD  BRADY:  "   I'd  eVen  leave 

my   Friday   night   snooker  game   to 

cheer  for  the   TIGERS." 
EMMET    SMITH:      "     'Ossowatomie 

Otto'  they  call  me." 
NORMAN  OSTRANDER:  "Glatta  be 

back!" 
DON  BURKARTH:  "A  seminary  is  a 

place  where  they  bury  the  dead." 
BARBARA  GARRIS:  "Just    call    me 

striated." 
JAMES    SHELHAMER:      "And      to 

think  that  a  year  ago  I  couldn't  sing 

worth  a  darn." 


"Ah,  Sweet  Mystery  of  Life" — answers 
to  the  nine  weeks  exams. 

"Jingle,  Jangle,  Jingle" — Betty  Fo 
Floyd's    bangle    bracelets. 

"Sonny    Boy"- — Norman    Moody. 

"It's  so  Peaceful  In  the  Country" — 
Jess   Griffin,   Beulah    Marshall. 

"Smoke  Gets  In  Your  Eyes" — Fesler's. 

"I  Got  Rhythm" — Homer   Livingstone. 

"Strong  Hearted  Men" — Our  basket- 
ball team. 

Orchids  to:  The  basketball  team  for 
winning  fourth  place  in  the  Jr. 
College  State  Tournment. 

Phyllis  Conrad — "I  know  how  you 
can  get  your  name  in  every  thea- 
ter." 

I  aVonne  Young — "How?" 

Phyllis  Conrad — "Change  your  name 
to  "Exit." 

DAFFYNITIONS 


Salary — green  leafy  vegetables  that's 
good  for  you. 

Attack — sharp-pointed    gadget. 

Specific — the  ocean  Van  Johnson 
swims  in. 

Ketshup — to  arrive  at  the  same  time. 

D.D.T.— Double    date   tonight. 

Messkit — a  ladies  poeketbook. 

Bristle  Bean — boy  with  a  crew  hair- 
cut. 

Moron:  "Just  because  my  eyes  are 
red  is  no  sign  I'm  drunk,  maybe 
I'm  a  white  rabbit." 

Wrll  rpend  our  money  and  call  us 
C^n's-Less,  if  that  isn't  all. 

M-et  Mr.   Ed 

Sleeping  on  Park 
Bench  Is  Foreseen 

Easy-going,  good  natured  Mr.  Ed, 
vvh  n  asked  about  his  future,  predicts, 
"I'll  probably  sleep  on  park  benches 
and  do  as  little  as  possible". 

But  those  who  know  him  feel  rea- 
sonably sure  he  will  enjoy  a  success- 
ful career — possibly  in  the  art  field. 
For  it  is  evident  that  Mr.  Ed's  talent 
lies  in  this  direction. 

Personal  data  on  Mr.  Ed:  Five  feet 
ten,  185  pounds,  brown  hair,  green 
eyes,  18  years  of  age,  residence  303 
North  First. 

His  favorite  pastimes  are  writing 
mystery  stories,  fishing,  sketching 
students  in  English  history,  playing 
ping  pong  and  eating  T-bone  steaks 
with  French  fries. 

His  ambition  in  li^e  is  to  be  a  bach- 
elor. His  pet  peeve  is  walking  in  the 
rain. 

Who  else  could  it  be  but  Jack 
Carter? 


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Phillip  Hill  arrived  in  Arkansas 
City  February  17  after  being  dis- 
charged at  Fort  Logan,  Colo.,  follow- 
ing more  than  three  years  in  the 
army.  He  is  the  son  of  Postmaster  and 
Mrs.  Charles  T.  Hill. 


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ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Page  5 


Tigers  Take 
Fourth  Place 
At  El  Dorado 

Bengals  Win  First  Game 
From   Ft.  Scott  Greyhounds 
But  Lose  to  K.  C,  Dodge 

Winner:   El  Dorado  Grizzlies 
Second:  Kansas  City  Blue  Devils 
Third:  Dodge  City  Conqs 
Fourth:  Ark  City  Tigers 
Consolation:   Chanute 

The  Tigers  finished  fourth  in  the  El 
Dorado  invitational  junior  college 
tournament  in  spite  of  the  loss  at  a 
crucial  moment  of  three  first-string 
guards,  Norman  Ostrander,  Earl 
Grinnell,   and   Rodney    Newman. 

The  Tigers  set  a  season  high  in 
their  first  round  game  as  they  trounc- 
ed Fort  Scott's  Greyhounds,  61  to  44. 
In  the  semi-finals  they  turned  in 
their  best  game  of  the  year,  only  to 
lose  to  a  high-geared  Kansas  City 
team,  59  to  62,  in  the  highest  scoring 
game  ever  played  on  the  El  Dorado 
court.  Then  the  weary  Bengals  went 
out  to  meet  a  red-hot  team  from 
Dodge  City  and  came  back  on  the 
short  end  of  a  54-36  score,  as  Neil 
Imel,  giant  Conq  center,  ran  away 
with  24  points  before  fouling  out  in 
the  closing  minutes  of  the  second  half. 

El  Dorado  Grizzlies,  the  home 
team,  pulled  a  surprising  upset  over 
K^nsps  City  in  the  finals  to  walk  off 
with  the  championship,  while  Chanute 
took  the  consolation  championship 
from   Independence. 

Willis  and  Jim  Shelhamer  led  the 
Tigers  through  the  tourney  with  43 
and  41  points  respectively  for  three 
games.  Ledgervood  got  18  from  the 
center  post,  while  Os  Thomas  with  19, 
and  Virgil  Work  with  17  led  the 
guards.  Norman  Moody,  recent  addi- 
to  the  guard  post,  had  8  points.  Other 
second  stringers,  who  played  only  in 
the  opener  against  Fort  Scott,  were 
Sam  Burns  with  8,  Stiles  with  3,  Dell- 
inper  with  1,  and  Crouse. 

Imel  of  Dod^e  City  scored  24  points 
aeainst  the  Bengals,  while  Frank 
Terry,  another  big  boy,  scored  21  for 
Kansas   City. 

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Students  Give  Pep  Talks 
And  Lead  Yells  in  Assembly 

Harold  Brady  and  Gloria  Asmus 
presented  two  pep  talks  in  assembly 
Feb.  12.  Helen  Jane  Beatson  and 
Gle*m  Wheat  led  the  sophomores  in  a 
yell  and  Hinton  Keller  and  Beaulah 
Marshall  led  the  freshmen. 

The  assembly  was  held  in  prepara- 
tion for  the  Wichita  University  game 
that  evening.  The  cheerleaders  led  the 
group  in  practicing  old  and  new  yells. 
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"I  would  like  to  marry  your  daugh- 
ter ." 

"Well,  you  can  leave  your  name  and 
address,  and  if  nothing:  better  shows 
up,  we  can  notify  you." 


TIGER  CLAWS 

BY    BOB    DELLINGER 

A  man  who  truly  s 
deserves  much  cred- 
it and  recognition  is 
Coach  Dan  Stark, 
pictured  at  right, 
who  brought  forth 
a  fighting  tiger 
team  this  year.  His 
time  an  d  efforts 
should  be  appreciat- 
ed by  the  whole 
student  body.  Had 
it  not  been  for  the  Stark 

loss  of  three  star  players,  Coach 
Stark's  Bengals  would  have  probably 
taken  first  or  second  place  in  the 
state    finals. 


The  Bengals  wound  up  the  1945-46 
basketball  season  with  a  record  of  10 
wins  and  six  losses  for  a  percentage 
of  .625.  They  won  nine  and  lost  four 
against  junior  college  competition  and 
finished  fourth  in  the  state  tourney 
dr  spite  the  loss  of  two  first  string 
guards.  It  seems  to  us  that  the  Ti- 
gers made  a  good  showing  this  year, 
and  they  deserve  a  rating  as  one  of 
the  best  teams  in  juco  history.  Only 
one  loss  was  greater  than  six  points, 
and  one  game  went  into  an  overtime 
period  before  it  was  finally  decided 
in  favor  of  the  powerful  Kanotex 
squad. 


The  Tigers  will  turn  to  track 
n«xt  \vi  h  good  prospects  in  the 
offing.  Norman  Ostrander  and 
Jim  Shelhamer,  two  of  the  fast- 
est bovs  in  the  state,  (to  judge 
from  those  we  saw  at  the  El  Dor- 
ado basketball  tourney)  should 
prove  a  whale  of  an  asset  in  the 
dashes,  and  lots  of  other  good 
men  are  enrol'ed  and  will  be  out 
there  trying.  The  state  meet  will 
be  held  at  Fort  Scott  sometime 
this  spring.  The  team  will  be  un- 
der *he  direction  of  Coach  Dan 
Stark. 


The  Tigers  set  two  scoring  records 
for  the  El  Dorado  court  in  their 
H-f  ™tay  at  El  Dorado  last  week. 
The  Kansas  City  game  (59-62)  pro- 
vided the  higest  score  foi  both  teams 
in  anv  ga^e  ever  played  at  the  El 
Dorado  gym,  while  Ark  City  also  set 
a  record  for  high  scoring  in  their 
first,  two  game  with  a  total  of  120 
points  in  two  consecutive  contests. 

Kansas  City  was  the  best  passing 
team  at  the  tournment,  and  if  El  Dor- 
ado had  not  had  the  advantage  of  be- 
ing the  home  team,  would  have  walk- 
ed off  "nth  the  finals.  We  admit  that 
the  Grizzlies  are  100  Abetter  than 
when  they  last  played  the  Tigers,  but 
we  still  maintain  that  they  wouldn't 
have  had  to  go  through  the  same  or- 
deal of  waiting  in  hotel  lobbies,  eat- 
ing out,  etc.,  as  their  opponents  did. 


Dodge  Wins 
In  Last  Game 

Banquet  Honoring  Basketball 
Squad  To  Be  Friday,  March  15; 
Queen  Will  Be  Crowned 

A  powerful  Dodge  City  J.  C.  team, 
led  by  its  giant  center,  Neil  Imel  with 
19  points,  came  from  behind  to  over- 
come the  Tigers  in  the  season-ending 
game  for  both  clubs.  Big  Imel,  although 
he  did  not  walk  off  with  game  scor- 
ing honors,  controlled  most  of  the  re- 
bounds, and  fed  constantly  to  his  two 
forwards,  Gibbons  and  Rusmey,  who 
accounted  for  11  and  9  points  respec- 
tively. The  final  score  was  51  to  42. 
Ark  City  led  at  the  half,  23  to  19. 

Will  Shelhamer  took  scoring  honors 
for  the  game  with  20  points.  Jim  Shel- 
hamer was  runnerup  for  the  Tigers 
with  eight,  while  Grinnell  and  Ledge- 
rwood  each  had  six.  Ledgerwood  left 
the  game  midway  in  the  last  half  on 
five  personals. 

The  Arks  kept  a  short  lead  early  in 
the  second  half,  but  the  Conqs  began 
to  roll  after  about  four  minutes  of  the 
final  period  had  elapsed  and  were 
never  headed  after  that.  Both  coaches 
substituted  in  the  closing  minutes  and 
Coach  Ev  Shelton  of  Dodge  used  all 
eight  of  his  squad  members  through- 
out most  of  the  game. 

This  was  the  third  meeting  between 
the  two  teams  with  the  Tigers  holding 
a  48  to  43  win  at  Dodge,  and  the  Conqs 
holding  a  record  of  defeating  the 
Tigers  worse  than  any  other  team  this 
season  has  been  able  to  do,  as  they 
lambasted  the  Arks  54  to  36  in  the 
third  place  playoffs  at  the  El  Dorado 
tourney. 

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Chaplain:  "My  boy,  are  you  follow- 
in"-    the    T'e-'    Commandments?" 

9°"rv>o-i-  "t  H'm't  know.  sir.  I  have 
all  T  ean  do  +o  keen  no  with  the  station 
memoes  and  regulations." 


Her  Goal  Is  To  Be 
Child  Psychologist 

Small  but  mighty  is  our  five  foot 
blue-eyed  Miss  Coed  for  this  week. 
She  is  Virginia  Pinkston,  better  known 
as  "Pinky". 

Among  her  favorite  activities  are 
reading,  swimming,  and  working  with 
children.  She  is  the  Brownie  leader  at 
the  Baptist  Church. 

Virginia  wants  to  be  a  child  psy- 
chologist and  plans  to  attend  Ottawa 
University  this   summer. 

"I  really  liked  New  York  except 
during  my  illness,  of  course,"  says 
Virginia,  who  visited  there  last  year. 
"I  plan  to  return  some  day." 

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GERMAN  CLUB  MEETS 

Two  new  members,  Mary  Edith 
Gibson  and  Eileen  Howland,  were 
present  at  the  third  meeting  of  the 
German  Club  February  12  in  the  jun- 
ior college  clubrooms. 

After  a  short  business  meeting,  La- 
Vonne  Young,  social  chairman,  and 
Mary  T  ou  Ban-  led  the  group  in  play, 
ino-  German  games,  and"  later  served 
refreshments. 

Th^  ne^-t  meeting  will  be  February 
26.  Mrs.  Harry  Oldroyd  was  a  visitor. 


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THURSDAY,  MARCH  7,  1946 


Due  for  Face-Lifting  Job 


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The  Club     .     . 

No  score  and  four  years  ago  the 
junior  college  club  room  was  estab- 
lished. The  students  painted,  donated 
money  and  had  an  all  out  effort  to 
decorate  an  empty  room  and  make  it 
into  a  place  of  pleasure  for  those  be- 
tween-hour  lulls.  If  a  picture  of  the 
club  rooms  had  been  taken  in  1942, 
there  would  be  a  marked  difference 
between  it  and  the  one  sketched  above 
by    Jack    Carter. 

Torn   magazines,    incomplete    decks 


Oh   Brother! 

of  cards  and  broken  bottles  and  rec- 
ords are  of  use  to  no  one.  We  have 
had  the  room  decorated  and  furnished 
for  us  by  former  students  and  it  is 
our  duty  to  keep  it  in  good  order.  A 
few  simple  rules  should  be  set  up  and 
observed. 

Shirley  Gilliland  and  her  clean-up 
committee  are  hard  at  work  on  re- 
habilitating the  club  room  but  they 
will  need  our  support.  Let's  all  work 
together  and  restore  it  to  its  original 
status. 


Quiet  Please! 
Men  at  Study 

Poor  vets!  Especially  those  who 
have  taken  up  their  "book-larning" 
again  within  the  last  few  weeks. 
Plunging  into  the  middle  of  an  aver- 
age college  semester  .  .  .  '"ain't"  easy. 

No  extra-curricular  work,  please, 
they  beg  when  asked  to  help  out  on  a 
committee  or  appear  on  a  program. 
Then  they  hastily  thrust  their  nose 
back  into  their  book.  They  .  .  .  that  is 
a  large  number  of  them  .  .  .  don't 
come  to  the  parties  either. 

These  newly-turned  civilians  have 
been  playing  a  fast,  furious  game 
ever  since  they  set  foot  over  the 
junior  college  threshold  .  .  .  that  of 
dodging  all  the  girls  who  are  throw- 
ing themselves  at  them.  Direct  hits 
have  been  made  by  a  few  ferns. 

Hand  on  hips,  many  juco  janes 
view  with  disgust  the  "I've  -  got  -  to- 
study  -  and  -  get  -  all  -  I  -  can  -  out  - 
of  -  college"  attitude  of  the  "G-I-Bill- 
of-Rights".  With  the  word,  all  work 
and  no  play,  on  their  lips  they  plan 
and  scheme  to  divert  the  interest  of 
helpless   veterans. 

In  the  study  hall  dewey-eyed  damsel 
drops  into  the  chair  opposite  hard- 
working  ex-serviceman    and    engages 


him  in  entertaining  conversation  for 
the  rest  of  the  hour.  Result:  one-half 
calculus    problem    worked. 

The  smarter  babe  follows  some- 
what the  same  tactics,  but  doesn't 
act  the  least  bit  smart.  Can  you  help 
poor  little  me  with  this  beastly  hard 
algebra  problem,  she  implores,  with 
"O-you-wonderful-man"  look  in  her 
eyes. 

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Graduation  Caps  And  Gowns 
Ordered  for  31  Sophomores 

White  caps  and  gowns  were  ordered 
Mar.  5  for  the  following  sophomores 
who  are  candidates  for  graduation 
this  spring:  Raymond  Eugene  Bald- 
ridge,  Carol  Eileen  Barnes,  Helen 
Jane  Beatson,  Frances  Louise  Ben- 
shoof,  Annie  Marie  Bolden,  Harold 
Judson  Brady,  John  W.  Carter,  Lois 
Marie  Caster,  Marjorie  Louise  Clark, 
Everett  A.  Crouse,  Robert  E.  Dellin- 
ger,  Kenneth  B.  Dodson,  Mary  Jane 
Foust,  Ferrol  Fox,  Gilda  Gainer,  Mary 
Edith  Gibson,  Shirley  Ann  Gilliland, 
Jesse  Hamilton  Griffin,  Eileen  Bea 
Howland,  N.  Jeanne  Kincheloe,  Ho- 
mer E.  Livingston,  Jr.,  Melville  J. 
Marnix,  Jr.,  Erleen  O'Delle  Morhain, 
James  Edward  Shelhamer,  Dale 
Franklin  Smith,  Janice  Lea  Starkey, 
Edgar  C.  Tillery,  Joyce  Dee  Turner, 
Burnam  A.  Tubbs,  Jr.,  Glenn  Thomas 
Wheat  and  Virgil  Vincent  Work. 


Many  &4c,-c*esut-ice4ne4i 
IVa^htiUf  jjon,  jjahi  in 
Zs+taineelina  tyieJA 

These  are  the  answers  given  by  a 
number  of  ex-servicemen  to  the  ques- 
tion: "What  business  are  you  plann- 
ing on  going  into  after  you  have  fin- 
ished your  college  training." 
Jack  Rine:   I  want  to  be  a  "big-shot 

oil  man".   (This  with  emphasis) 
R.  G.  Haskins:  An  aeronautical  engi- 
neer. 
Ed  Sanabria:  A  bum  with  engineering 

as  a  side  line. 

Harold  Brady:  A  petroleum  engineer. 

Norman  Moody:  Mechanical  engineer. 

I've  also  got  a  corner  picked  out  to 

start  up  a  shoeshine  business. 

James  Shellhamer:  Just  some  kind  of 

an  engineer. 
Jim   Hollenback:   Petroleum   engineer. 
Willis  Shellhamer:  Gee,  I've  got  forty 

years  to  think  about  that! 
Don  Duncan:  An  executive  of  a  busi- 
ness administration. 
Ned  Pratt:    Civil  engineer. 
Kay  Myers:   Photography  profession. 
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Dean  Galle' s  Travels 
Offer  Competition  for 
Marco  Polo's  Record 

Cross-country  traveler  Dean  K.  R. 
Galle  rolled  up  more  mileage  on  his 
recent  trip  to  Kansas  City,  Kans., 
and  to  La  Fayette,  Ind. 

On  their  way  to  La  Fayette  to  see 
their  son  Ensign  Kurt  Galle  gradu- 
ated from  Purdue  University,  Dean 
and  Mrs.  Galle  stopped  over  in  Kan- 
sas City  where  he  attended  meetings 
of  the  National  Association  of  School 
Administrators  from  Wednesday,  Feb. 
20  to  Friday,  Feb.  22. 

Superintendent  and  Mrs.  C.  E.  St. 
John,  Principal  of  junior  high  school 
Harold  Loucks  and  Principal  of  the 
senior  high  school  H.  J.  Clark  also  at- 
tended  the   meetings. 

Dean  Galle  reports  that  another 
son,  Lt.  (j.  g.)  William  Galle,  was  al- 
so able  to  attend  the  graduation  ex- 
ercises at  La  Fayette  Sunday,  Feb. 
24.  He  was  on  a  delay-en-route  while 
being  transferred  from  San  Francisco 
to  Great  Lake. 

Ensign  Galle  was  commissioned 
with  auout  60  other  V-12  students  and 
was  graduated  with  a  bachelor  of 
science  degree  in  aeronautical  -engi- 
neering. 

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CITY  TEACHERS  HOLD  TEA 

A  tea  was  held  in  the  junior  college 
study  hall  yesterday  afternoon  by 
members  of  the  City  Teachers  Associ- 
ation. Following  the  tea,  a  meeting 
was  conducted  in  the  music  room. 
There  reports  were  given  by  those 
who  attended  the  National  Associa- 
tion of  School  Administrators  in 
Kansas  City  recently. 


TIGER  TALES 


VOLUME  II 


ARKANSAS   CITY,    KANSAS,   THURSDAY,   MARCH  21,   1946 


NUMBER  6 


Identity  of  Basketball  Queen  Revealed 


Norman    Ostrander,    Marjorie   Clark,  D.  C.  Stark. 


Photo  by  Pyer. 


Marjorie  Clark  was  crowned  bas- 
ketball queen  at  a  formal  banquet 
honoring  the  basketball  team  held 
Friday  night,  Mar.  15,  at  the  Central 
Christian  church. 

Despite  the  threat  of  a  downpour, 
over  one  hundred  students  and  fac- 
ulty rr  embers  attended. 

Th^  identity  of  the  queen  was  re- 
vealed by  Daniel  C.  Stark,  coach  of 
the  .  basketball  team.  He  presented 
the  attractive  sophomore  with  a 
crown  of  red,  purple  and  silver  which 
was  made  by  Emmet  Smith.  Norman 
Ostrander,  captain  of  the  team,  gave 
her  a  nosegay  of  roses,  sweetpeas, 
carnations  and  iris  on  behalf  of  the 
team. 

The  queens  attendants,  who  had 
also  been  nominees  for  the  honor,  are 
Betty  Smith  and  Rosalee  Jones.  Judy 
Peck,    a  fourth   nominee,  was   unable 


to  be  present  because  of  illness.  Betty 
and  Rosalee  were  seated  on  either 
sid^  of  the  satin-covered  throne.  Each 
nomine:'  received  a  coronet  of  pink 
s\  ec  peas. 

Following  the  coronation,  Coach 
Stark  introduced   the  team  members. 

Decorations  included  vari-colored 
crepe  paper  streamers.  Programs 
^  e1'  ;n  the  form  of  enrdbo^rd  basket- 
balls and  place-cards  were  miniature 
baskeibsll  goals  made  of  pipe  clean- 
ers and  held  in  place  by  green  gum- 
drops,  displaying  in  the  goals  on 
paper  "basketballs"  the  names  of  the 
individuals  attending. 

K.   R.  Galle,   dean,   returned   grace. 

Harold  Bvady,  master  of  ceremon- 
ies, presided  over  the  following  pro- 
gram. 

Two  numbers  by  the  college  trio, 
Erleen   Morhain,  Gloria  Ausmus,  and 


Genevieve  Goff,  accompanied  by  Miss 
Connie  Brown;  an  after-dinner  speech 
by  Billy  Jo  Smith;  a  reading  by  Betty 
Jo  Floyd;  two  impromptu  duets  by 
Norman  Moody  and  James  Shel- 
hamer  and  Jack  Rine  and  Ned  Pratt; 
an  encore  by  the  trio;  two  numbers 
by  a  boys'  quartet  composed  of  B.  A. 
Tubbs,  Edward  Sanabria,  Glen  Burns, 
and  Glenn  Wheat;  group  singing  led 
by  Betty  Ann  Pearson  and  Genevieve 
Goff;  and  a  closing  speech  by  Melville 
Marnix. 

The  dinner  was  served  by  the  Twen- 
tieth Century  class  of  the  Christian 
church. 

The  committee  in  charge  of  the 
banquet  includes  Betty  Ann  Pearson, 
Joan  Templar,  Harold  Brady, Barbara 
Putnam,  Lenna  Payton,  James  Shel- 
hamer,  Jack  Rine,  Rosalee  Jones, 
Jeanne  Kincheloe  and  Barbara  Garris. 


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THURSDAY,  MARCH  21,  1946 


TIGER  TALES 

Student    Publication   of   the 
ARKANSAS  CITY   JUNIOR    COLLEGE 

Editor     _ Rosalee     Jones 

Associate    Editor Joan    Templar 

Feature    Editor    . Emmet    Smith 

Sports    Editor Robert    Dellinger 

Reporters      - Judy     Peck,     Betty 

Smith,  Beverly  Godfrey,  Betty  Eustice,  La- 
Vonne  Young,  Marjorie  Crabtree,  Marjorie 
Nugen,  Lois  Caster,  Helen  Jane  Beatson, 
Clinton  Keller,  Joyce  Turner.  Eileen  How- 
land,    Marjorie    Clark. 

Circulation     Manager Barbara    Garris 

Assistant    Circulation    Manager     Joyce    Turner 
Photographer     —   Clinton     Keller 

*7.  7.  Stall  Zaae*  {jo* 
£uaae<&tiaH&.  guu&  Afew4. 

Many  brickbats  as  well  as  bouquets 
have  been  received  at  the  Tiger  Tales 
office  lately.  The  staff  is  glad  to 
receive  both  good  and  bad  comments 
on   the  paper. 

If  you  have  any  suggestions  on  how 
to  improve  the  paper,  don't  talk— act! 
It  has  been  rumored  that  some  juco 
joes  and  janes  know  details  of  certain 
events  that  never  appear  in  the  paper 
but  yet  they  do  not  inform  any  of  the 
staff  members  of  this  fact.  It  is 
impossible  for  us  to  be  everywhere  at 
once  in  order  to  get  the  inside  dope  on 
all  the  happenings  around  A.  C.  J.  C. 

A  box  has  been  placed  in  the  club 
room.  As  a  matter  of  fact  it  has  been 
there  all  year  but  nothing  has  been 
placed  in  it.  So  if  you  have  any  choice 
bit  of  news  or  gossip  that  you  think 
should  appear  in  print  or  any  com- 
ments for  improving  the  paper,  write 
them  out  and  put  them  in  this  box. 
You  need  not  sign  your  name. 

The  Tiger  Tales  is  not  the  publi- 
cation of  a  few  individuals  but  should 
include  the  thoughts  and  ideas  of  the 
whole  student  body. 


THE  BASEMENT  BUZZ 


PECK    AND    SMITH 


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etfiaU  Bcltaoi  £tude4i£ 
Qiaei.  Rtaad  Gl,iticU.m 

Editor's  Note:  This  letter  was  pre- 
sented to  the  Tiger  Tales  staff  with 
permission  to  print  it  if  Ihe  author's 
name  were  witheld.  It  does  not  nec- 
essarily express  the  views  of  this 
paper. 

Dear  Tiger  Tales  Editor, 

Can't  you  do  something  about  the 
racket  that  drifts  hourly  intothe  upper 
halls  of  A.C.H.S.? 

I  am  suspicious  that  this  noise  emits 
from  the  college  club  room  which  we 
know  to  be  the  meeting  place  of  all 
B.  U.  loafers.  Of  course  we  don't  mind 
a  good  swing  band  but  when  we  have 
to  take  Frank  Sinatra  with  English 
literature Well! 

You  know  what?  I  can  hardly  wait 
till  I'm  a  juco  myself.  Boy!  Willi  ever 
have  an  easy  life!  Just  sitting  in  the 
club  room  playing  bridge,  or  talking 
wih  my  buddies;  I  might  even  play  a 
game  of  ping  pong  once  in  awhile  or 
just  work  up  an  appetite  for  a  coke. 


When   it's   springtime  in   Kansas, 
And  the  buds  start  to  bloom, 
A  little  bug   makes   his  appear- 
ance, 
And    young    hearts    go    "Boom, 

boom !" 
Ah,   this   111*  fellow   doesn't  have 
specific   action,    (Note    Mr. 
Ruff.) 
He   bites    one   regardless    of    fac- 
tion. 
We  might  as  well  tell  you,  'cause .... 

you've    probably    guessed. 
This  fellow  is  the  Love  Bug.  Boy! 
Ain't  he  a  jest? 
However,  it  seems  that  Mr.  Love  Bug 
isn't  the  ony  bug  who's  been  doing  his 
work  around  these  parts,  for  Freddie 
Flu   germ    has    been    having   a    rush 
business  too.  His  latest  \ictim  is  none 
other   than   Judy    Peck.    So,    for    this 
issue,    Marjorie   Nugen    is   serving   as 
guest  editor. 

Daffinations — 

Mississippi    Highball  —  glass    of 

water. 
Buccaneer  —  Too  darned  much  to 

pay  for  an  ear  of  corn. 
Pink    Elephant — beast  of  bourbon. 
Oboe  —  ill  wood-wind  that  nobody 

blows  good. 
Morning    —    time    of    day    when 

rising    generation     retires    and 

retiring    generation    rises. 
Flattery  —  perfumeto  besmelled, 

not  swallowed. 
True    Music    Lover   —   Man   who, 

upon  hearing  a  soprano  in  the 

bathroom,    puts   his   ear   to   the 

key-hole. 

Best  wishes  to  Doris  Deets  who  was 
born  18  years  ago  on  St.  Patrick's 
Day. 

An  accomplished  member  of  the 
faculty  is  C.  E.  Ruff  who,  besides  all 
his  other  outstanding  talents,  has 
made  himself  eligible  to  join  the  piano 
movers   union. 

Even  though  the  Virginia  ham 

at    the    basketball    banquet    WAS 


"dazed",  it  was  delicious.  Betty 
Ann,  you're  forgiven  for  the  mis- 
take. The  banquet  was  super,  and 
you  deserve  most  of  the  credit  for 
making  it  a  success.  We  hate  to 
usethat  trite  editorial  expression, 
"school  spirit", again, but  we  think 
B.  U.  is  getting  some  of  its  pre- 
war "spi^z"  back  again.  Let's 
keep  up  the  good   work. 

Musical  notes  (heard  around): 

1.  Glenn  Burns  giving  out  in  assembly 
"Slowly"  in  that  dreamy  Frank 
Sinatra  manner. 

2.  Eddie  Sanabria  dramatically  sing- 
ing "Don't  Be  a  Baby,  Baby!" 
(Possibilities  ....  eh  what?) 

3.  Mile.  Barbara  Garris  singingFrench 
in  her  best  tenor  at  operetta  prac- 
tice. 

4.  "Stink"  Floyd's  clever  skit  at  the 
basketball  banquet.  Templar,  you 
were  right  in  there  too! 

5.  Now  last  but  not  least,  the  "do" 
room.  Come  on,  you  guys  and  gals 
needed  for  redocoratir.g  the  club 
....  dig  down  deep! 

Because  a  man  keeps  things  in 
pigeon-holes  at  the  office  doesn't 
mean   he  has  the  homing  instinct. 

Now  as  we  close  the  squeaking 
door  on  another  thrilling  episode, 
of  ....  Say!  That  reminds  us 
.  .  .  Why  doesn't  some  good  soul 
donate  a  few  drops  of  oil  to  the 
cause  of  oiling  the  hinges  of  the 
study  hall  door  so  that  "Inner 
Sanctum"  grating  won't  disturb 
us  study ers? 

Why  doesn't  Shirley  Gilliland  wear 
that  certain  watch  to  gym  anymore? 
What  attraction  draws  Lenna  Payton 
to  the  study  hall  on  special  hours? 

For  the  answers  to  these  ques- 
tions and  many  more  tune  in  to 
this  same  station  at  the  same 
time  two  weeks  from  today.  Until 
then  we  remain  your  B.U.  cor- 
respondents  Smith    and    Peck. 


As  long  as  I'm  getting  things  off  my 
chest,  I  might  as  well  unload  another 
burden.  I  don't  like  the  way  you 
guys  took  over  the  best  seats  in  the 
auditorium  when  those  Rotary  speak- 
ers were  here.  Absolutely  unfair. 

Well,  I  guess  that's  about  all  I 
wanted  to  tell  you,  Miss  Editor.  But 
tell  those  noisy  kids  to  keep  quiet  so  I 
can  study.  Just  because  they  don't 
have  anything  to  do  is  no  sign  that  1 
haven't! 

Hopefully   yours, 
a  high  school  junior 
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Jack  Barker,  S  1/c,  returned  to  his 
base  at  Olathe,  Kansas  March  13 
after  spending  a  three  day  leave  with 
his  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bryan 
Barker,  711  North  Seventh  Street.' 


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Seaman  Second  class  Bob  Brady 
spent  last  week  end  visiting  with  his 
parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  R.  Brady, 
1223   North   Third  Street. 


Several  Students  Participate 
In  College  Assembly;  Queen 
Candidates  Are  Introduced 

Marjorie  Clark,  Betty  Smith,  Judy 
Peck,  and  Rosallee  Jones,  candidates 
for  basketball  queen,  were  introduced 
to  the  college  students  by  Lenna 
Payton  at  an  assembly  held  in  the 
high  school  music  room  March  14. 

Barbara  Garris  led  the  group  in 
singing  "Old  Black  Joe",  "Sweet  and 
Low"  and  "America,  the  Beautiful". 
Doris  Deets  was  in  charge  of  the 
devotionals. 

Following  a  vocal  solo  presented 
by  Glenn  Burns,  "Slowly",  Erleen 
Morhain  sang  "Day  by  Day".  They 
were  accompanied  at  the  piano  by 
Betty  Smith. 

As  the  assembly  adjourned,  the 
students  cast  votes  foi  basketball 
queen. 


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ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


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Working  in  College  Office  Proves 
Anything  But  Dull  And  Monotonous 


"Pardon  me",  said  the  stranger. 
"Are  you  the  dean  of  women?" 

Startled,  Betty  Blackburn  dropped 
her  text  book  and  looked  up  at  her 
inquirer. 

She  quickly  explained  to  the  stran- 
ger that  she  was  not  the  dean  of 
women  even  though  she  was  sitting 
at  Dean  K.  R.  Galle's  desk. 

"There  was  too  much  racket  in  the 
study  hall",  said  Betty  ,"so  I  studied 
in  Mr.  Galle's  office  while  he  was  on 
a  vacation".  At  this  point  in  the  inter- 
view Mr.  Galle  interupted  with  "What 
do  you  mean  by  VACATION?"  He 
intimated  that  vacation  was  a  poor 
word. 

"Well",    replied    Betty,    "it   was    a 

vacation  for  us  anyway P.  M. 

Johnson  had  a  good  time  being  dean 
and  I  had  a  good  time  being  dean  of 
women  whie  Mr.  Galle  was  gone". 

Betty  likes  to  tell  this  one  on  her 
helpmate  Doris  Deets: 

It  seems  that  Doris  was  discussing 
....  "things"  ....  with  Harold  Brady 
the  other  day  in  the  office.  They 
became  so  deeply  engrossed  in  their 
discussion  that  they  forgot  two  im- 
portant facts:  1)  that  the  partition 
between  the  office  and  room  three  is 
paper  thin  and  2)  that  P.  M.  Johnson 
was  giving  a  test  which  meant  excep- 
tional quietness.  Ther  conversation 
must  have  been  quite  audible  in  room 
three  for  soon  Mr.  Johnson  opened 
the  door  into  the   office,  saying  that 


he  wanted  to  SEE  Brady  at  work  as 
well  as  hear  him. 

Doris  and  Betty  enjoy  working  in 
the  office  because  there  is  never  a 
dull  moment.  Betty  was  given  her 
position  last  May  and  Doris  was  given 
last  September.  Doris  likes  to  type 
letters  and  Betty  likes  to  handle 
financial  matters  although  she 
"sweats  a  little  getting  the  books  to 
balance  each  month". 

They  probably  know  more  about  the 
people  attending  ACJC  than  Mr.  Galle 
himself.  But  mums  the  work  where 
this  kind  of  information  is  concerned. 
(They  even  know  who  gets  what 
grades). 

They  have  found  that  the  mornings 
are  few  and  far  apart  on  which  B.  A. 
Tubbs  is  not  tardy  to  his  8  o'clock 
class.  Sam  Burns  is  a  close  second  for 
B.A.'s  record.  They  have  also  grown  to 
expect  Glenn  Burns  to  use  the  office 
telephone  almost  daily.  As  to  whom 
he  calls  they  "can't  remember"  (I 
wonder)  but  he  always  exchanges 
friendly  greetings  with  the  operator 
before  she  rings  his  number. 

As  for  the  mobs  that  frequently 
gather  in  the  office  to  plan  a  party, 
hold  a  committee  meeting  or  just 
gossip,  "they  don't  bother"  Doris  and 
Betty  a  bit.  When  too  many  people 
accumulate  on  the  desk,  they  flash 
their  "Parking — 50<f  an  hour"  sign 
on  them. 


Students  Reveal  Ideas  on 
"Admiring  Traits  of  Opposite 
Sex"  to  Roving  Reporter 

"What  trait  do  you  admire  most 
in  a  member  of  opposite  sex?"  was 
the  question  asked  this  week  in  the 
student  poll.  So  take  heed,  all  you 
juco  guys  and  gals,  and  let's  see  how 
you  rate. 

Jeanne  Kincheloe:  "I  like  a  boy  with 
a   good    sense    of   humor,   one    that 
doesn't    carry    a    chip  ion  his  shoul- 
der." 
Sam    Burns:    "Give    me    a    girl    with 

friendliness   and   personality." 
Gerry  Patrick:  "Honesty." 
Norman      Ostrander:      "Personality". 
"Willis   Shelhamer:   "On  behalf  of  the 
fellows  in  ACJC,  I  think  most  of  the 
girls  are  too  conceited.  I  like  a  gal 
who  is  a  good  sport  and  knows  how 
to  dress." 
LaVonne   Young:    "Courtesy." 
Jack  Rine:  "Personality." 
Betty  Ann  Pearson:  "I  like  manners 

and  a  pleasing  personality." 
Lloyd    Simpkins.   "Personality." 
James  Shelhamer:    "It"    (Could  it  be 

Pearson  ? ) 
Lenna  Payton:  "I  admire  honesty." 
Helen  Jane  Beatson:  "I  like  them  be- 
cause they're  such  a  swell  bunch  of 
fellows."  (But  definitely!) 
Don  Duncan:  "I  like  the  girls  because 
they're    so    much    different    than 
boys." 


Work  Started  on  Club 
Room  Improvements 

Work  has  been  begun  on  the  im- 
provements for  the  club  room,  accord- 
ing to  Shirley  Gilliland,  chairman  of 
the  improvement   committee. 

The  manual  training  classes  are  re- 
finishing  and  repairing  the  ping  pong 
table.  The  legs  of  the  divan  have  been 
repaired  and  the  woodwork  has  been 
polished. 

Betty  Smith  and  Jean  Humphrey 
are  to  select  material  for  covering 
the  divan.  The  committee  is  consid- 
ering having  the  upholstering  of  the 
divan  done  by  the  junior  college  girls 
under  the  direction  of  Miss  Dorothy 
Nichols. 


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German  Club  Members  And 
Guests  Are  Entertained  by 
Patrick  And  Turner 

Gerry  Patrick  entertained  the 
German  Club  at  her  home  1017  North 
Third  Tuesday  evening  March  12. 
She    was    assisted   by    Joyce    Turner. 

Following  a  short  business  meeting, 
Miss  Ann  Hawley,  supervisor, read  a 
German  play  to  the  group  and  Ger- 
man games  were  played.  Refresh- 
ments were  served. 

Mrs.  Harry  Oldroyd  and  Neva  Bac- 
astow  were  guests. 


Annual  Operetta  To  Be 
Presented  Friday  Night 

Tomorrow  evening  at  8  o'clock,  the 
1946  operetta,  "The  Red  Mill"  will  be 
presented  in  the  auditorium-gymna- 
sium under  the  direction  of  C.  L. 
Hinchee. 

Three  college  students  Barbara 
Garris,  Glenn  Burns  and  Marjorie 
Crabtree  have  leading  parts  in  the 
operetta. 

High  school  students  which  have 
main  parts  are  Eddie  Peters  Jack 
Miller,  Joe  Berry,  Larry  Hay,  Mowry 
Gilbert,  Norman  Smyer,  Leighton 
Chaplin,  Nancy  Watts  and  Geneva 
Stovall. 

Dutch  scenery  and  costumes  have 
been  ordered  from  Chicago  and  the 
manual  arts  class  and  the  art  classes 
are   making   special  scenery. 

Beverley  Wright  is  business  man- 
ager for  "The  Red  Mill".  Tickets  may 
be  obtained  for  fifty  cents.  There  are 
no  reserved  seats.  College  activity 
tickets  do  admit  students. 


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Jle*e  V*  "lUeste.  at  ike, 
Balhetball  Bawfiuet 

Congratulations  to  Marjorie  Clark, 
the  fairest  queen  to  ever  rule  a 
basketball  squad. 

No  crowing  ceremony  is  complete 
without  kisses;  Coach  D.  C.  Stark  and 
basketball  captain  Norman  Ostrander 
saw  to  it  that  this  tribute  was  not 
neglected.  What  a  pleasant  way  to 
spend  an  evening! 

An  appropriate  dias  for  Queen 
Marjorie's  throne  was  the  inside  of  a 
large  wood  and  paper  basketball.  The 
frame  was  so  constructed  that  the 
upper  half  could  be  removed.  Betty 
Ann  Pearson  deserves  a  lot  of  credit 
for  struggling  with  this  singular  stage 
prop.  Not  only  for  this,  but  for  all  the 
other  work  which  a  well-planned 
banquet  require  does  Betty  Ann 
deserve  a  big  thank-you. 

Only  one  casualty  has  been  reported 
thus  far  as  resulting  from  the  basket- 
ball banquet.  C.  E.  Ruff  had  to  send 
his  suit  to  the  cleaners  to  have  coffee 
stains  removed. 

Malcolm  Smith  and  Robben  Ledeker 
were  "long-time-no-seeers"  there. 
Bob  Brady  dropped  in  at  the  peak  of 
the  party. 

Connie  Brown,  youth  director  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church,  contributed  no 
mean  part  of  the  program.  Beside 
training  the  Morhain-Ausmus-Goff 
trio,  she  improvised  a  piano  accompa- 
niment for  the  group  when  it  sang  at 
the  banquet.  She  also  accompanied  the 
group  singing. 

Putting  what  they  learned  at  school 
into  practice,  Marjory  Crabtree,  Gloria 
Ausmus  and  Emmet  Smith  conversed 
in  French  during  the  meal. 

Last    but    not    least    is    raconteur 
Harold  Brady  who  kept  the  program 
going,    kept    the   gentlemen   laughing 
and  kept  the  ladies  blushing. 
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ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


THURSDAY,  MARCH  21,  1946 


Three  Act  Comedy 
"Honor  Bright"  To 
Be  Given  April  12. 

Deets  And  Brady  Will  Have 
Leads  in  Annual  College  Play 

"Honor  Bright",  a  three-act  comedy 
by  Meredith  and  Kenyon  Nicholson, 
has  been  selected  as  the  annual  junior 
college  speech  production.  The  play 
will  be  presented  in  the  junior  high 
auditorium  Friday  night,  April  12. 

Leads  will  be  played  by  Doris  Deets 
as  Honor  Bright  and  Harold  Brady  as 
Mr.  Richard.  Other  parts  have  not 
been  definitely  assigned,  but  the  cast 
will  include  B.  A.  Tubbs,  Melville 
Marnix,  Willis  Shelhamer,  Frances 
Pierce,  James  Shelhamer,  Betty  Jo 
Floyd,  Glenn  Wheat,  Doris  Stover  and 
Barbara  Putnam. 

The  play  concerns  Mr.  Richard, 
played  by  Brady,  who  has  fallen  in 
love  with  a  chorus  girl.  He  has  invited 
the  chorus  girl  to  his  home  to  meet 
his  wealthy  aunt  who  has  promised  to 
leave  him  her  money  if  his  choice 
meets  with  her  approval. 

Mr.  Richard's  fiancee  fails  to  arrive 
as  scheduled  and  Honor  Bright  turns 
up  to  take  the  fiancee's  place.  From 
there  on  out  the  play  is  hilarious  with 
the  characters  getting  in  and  out  of 
various  scrapes.  The  play  ends  happily 
with  Mr.  Richard  planning  to  marry 
Honor  Bright  instead  of  the  chorus 
girl. 

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Initial  Practice 
For  Track  Team 

According  to  plans  Monday,  the 
track  team  would  report  to  the  field 
house  at  Curry  Field  at  4:00  Tuesday 
afternoon  for  the  first  practice  of 
the  season.  A  large  turnout  of  boys 
was  expected.  Prospects  are  good  this 
year  for  the  team,  which  will  be  under 
the   direction    of   Dan    Stark. 

This  is  the  first  track  team  since 
the  cessation  of  athletics  in  1943.  The 
state  meet  will  be  held  at  Fort  Scott 
April  26.  Other  meets  are  to  be 
scheduled  with  other  schools  if  pos- 
sible. 


Meet   Miss  Co-ed — 


Meet  Mr.  Ed— 


A  Cute  Freshman 


Served  Five  Years 


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Quiz  Program  Features 
Meeting  of  French  Club 

The  French  club  met  in  the  junior 
college  club  rooms  March  19.  Emmet 
Smith,  vice  president,  was  in  charge 
of  the  business  meeting  in  the  absence 
of  Marjorie  Crabtree,  president. 

Mrs.  Harry  Oldroyd  v.  as  in  charge 
of  entertainment.  A  quiz  program  was 
played  in  French.  Both  the  winning 
and  the  loosing  teams  were  given  a 
box  of  chocolates. 

Hostesses  Eileen  Howland  and 
Alice  Slaven  served  refreshments. 
The  next  meeting  will  be  April  2  with 
Judy  Peck  and  Betty  Smith  as 
hostesses. 


With  a  "Big"  Ring         With  U.  S.  Artillery 


Miss  Co-ed  for  this  week  is  a  cute 
little  5'  1",  blond,  brown-eyed  Fresh- 
man gal  who  is  always  seen  beaming 
at  a  certain  handsome  fellow  (  h  e 
played  center  on  the  basketball 
team).  She  loves  to  dance,  go  on  hay- 
rack rides  and  her  greatest  ambition 

is   "Just   to   do   nothing as    long   as 

it's  easy." 

Among  her  favorites  are  thick 
steaks,  fried  chicken,  college  alge- 
bra, Vaughn  Monroe's  orchestra,  "Oh 
What  It  Seemed  To  Be"  and  playing 
basketball.  She  also  loves  to  tease 
people. 

Miss  Co-ed  hates  to  really  "dress 
up"  and  her  pet  peeve  is  seeing  some- 
one wear  high  heels  with  slacks  on. 

If  you  haven't  guessed  before,  it's 
Beulah  Marshall.  P.  S.  She's  going 
steady  and  has  a  big  ring  to  prove  it. 
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Pvt.  Donald  Glasgow  left  today  to 
return  to  his  station  at  West  Point, 
N.  Y.,  where  he  will  resume  his  train- 
ing of  West  Point  cadets  in  the  use  of 
howitzers. 

Robbin  Ledeker,  Pharmacist  Mate 
1/c,  is  home  on  a  30-day  leave,  after 
which  he  will  report  to  Great  Lakes 
to  await  discharge. 

Michael  Justice.  Pharmacist  Mate 
3/c,  is  now  stationed  at  the  Charles- 
ton Navy  Yards,  S.  C.  He  recently 
wrote  his  parents  that  he  had  been  in 
charge  of  the  Yard  dispensary  for  a 
few  days  in  the  commanding  officer's 
absence. 

Pvt.  Robert  Duncan,  a.  c.  h.  s.  '45, 
is  visiting  his  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
F.  E.  Duncan  1228  South  B  Street, 
while  on  a  15-day  furlough  from  Scott 
Field,  111. 


If  he  is  22  years  old,  is  five  feet  e- 
leven  inches  tall,  has  dark  brown  hair 
and  blue  eyes  and  is  generally  a  nice 
guy,  he  will  probably  answer  to  the 
name  of  Leslie  Douglas.  Leslie  joined 
the  freshmanranks  tnis  semesterafter 
spending  five  years  in  Uncle  Sam's 
artillery.  He  was  discharged  as  a  first 
lieutenant  after  spending  two  and  one- 
half  years  in  the  Aleutians  and  Eu- 
rope. 

Mr.  Ed  is  pretty  soft-spoken  until 
it  comes  to  the  word  "compulsory," 
and  that  is  his  petpeeve.  He  especially 
likes  Danny  Kaye,  the  color  brown  and 
dancing. 

With  an  ambition  to  be  a  civil  engi- 
neer in  Europe,  Leslie  hopes  to  enroll 
at  Kansas  State  next  year. 

Mr.  Ed  made  an  observation  that 
deserves  muchconsideration.  He  thinks 
the  veterans  in  A.C.J.C.  are  reluctant 
to  participate  in  social  events  at  the 
college  and  that  they  generally  feel 
left  out.  Something  should  be  done 
about  that.  This  is  just  a  hint  that  we 
should  all  work  on.  So  unbend,  you 
jucos,  and  make  these  swell  fellows 
like  Mr.  Ed   feel  at  home. 


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Mrs.  T.  C.  Faris  is  substituting  for 
Miss  Dorothy  Nichols,  home  economics 
instrutctor,  who  will  ui.dergo  an  oper- 
ation within  a  short  time  at  Pitts- 
burg, Kans.  Miss  Nichols  will  be  gone 
apporximately  three  weeks. 
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Apprentice  Seaman  Charles  Crews 
is  now  receiving  his  boot  training  at 
San  Diego,  Calif. 

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Rosalee:  "If  you  kiss  me  I'll  yell 
for  my   boy  friend!" 

Gob:  "Where  is  he?" 

Rosalee:  "In  Manila." 


Abra  Cadabra— Presto!,  Now 
You  See  It,  Now  You  Don't 


Interest  and  determination  have 
blended  together  to  put  a  local  junior 
college  boy  in  line  for  big  time  enter- 
tainment. 

The  youthful  aspirer  to  the  mystical 
ranks  of  professional  shght-of-hand 
entertainers  is  freshman  Clinton 
Keller. 

His  interest  in  magic  was  bom 
several  years  ago  when  he  met  and 
made  friends  with  several  professional 
magicians.  Since  that  time  he  has 
spent  hours  and  hours  practicing 
slight-of-hand  to  the  point  where  his 
hand  has  become  quicker  than  the  eye. 
After  just  a  few  days'  practice  he 
could  swallow  a  ball  and  produce  the 
same  ball  from  his  ear.  Now,  after 
a  few  years'  practice  he  can  make  a 
human  body  float  in  mid-air. 

Not  only  does  a  magician  have  to 
learn  his  tricks,  explains  Clinton,  but 


he  also  has  to  learn  his  audiences. 
Children  like  the  kind  of  tricks  that 
include  rabbits  and  doves.  An  audi- 
ence made  up  entirely  of  men  is  best 
entertained  with  card  tiicks  while  an 
audience  of  women  is  best  entertained 
by  colorful  tricks  with  flowers  and 
scarves. 

Big  time  magicians  started  in  this 
same  way,  and  those  with  the  most 
determination  have  been  the  mostsuc- 
cessful.  Along  with  the  hours  of  prac- 
tice there  is  the  prop  cost  which  runs 
into  hundreds  of  dollars.  A  large  per 
cent  of  gate  receipts  go  back  into  the 
cost  of  new  tricks. 

Clinton  is  a  friend  of  the  world- 
famous  magician  Blackstone  and  is 
acquainted  with  many  other  well- 
known  magicians.  He  has  many  more 
steps  to  go  on  the  ladder  of  success 
but  with  his  determination  he  is  sure 
to  reach  the  top. 


HEADS  TAILS 


VOLUME  II 


ARKANSAS   CITY,    KANSAS,  MONDAY,  APRIL  1,  1946 


NUMBER  7 


Pens  And  Nylons  Are 
Given  to  Graduates 

Nylons  for  the  girls  and  fountain 
pens  for  the  boys!  This  announcement 
was  made  by  the  merchants  of 
Arkansas  City  as  a  token  of  apprec- 
iation to  the  junior  colleg  graduating 
class. 

Every  girl  graduate  will  receive 
two  pairs  of  nylon  hose.  This  decis- 
ion was  made  after  a  careful  exam- 
ination of  the  stock  which  was  in  the 
downtown  stores.  Every  merchant,  it 
seems,  has  an  overcrowded  stock  of 
nylou  hose.  Besides  reducing  the  sup- 
ply somewhat,  themerchantsare  hope- 
ful of  creating  a  demand  for  the  hose. 
If  this  fails,  practically  evry  store 
will  suffer  a  loss  on  nylons. 

Fountain  pens  guaranted  for  a  life- 
time will  be  given  to  the  boys.  "Every 
boy  needs  a  good  fountain  pen,"  said 
the  merchants.  This  plus  the  fact  that 
fountain  pens  are  verycheap  influenc- 
ed them  to  choose  pens  as  their  gift 
to  the  male  graduates. 

These  presents  will  be  distributed 
to  the  graduating  classes  during  the 
commencement  program  April  1. 


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Moody  Shows  Possibilities 
Of  Being  a  School  Janitor 

The  sound  of  scuffling  feet  and  a 
piercing  scream  echoed  throught  the 
J.  C.  Halls  and  then  complete  silence. 
Breathlessly  George  sat  glued  to  his 
seat.  That  uoise  ....  what  could  it 
be?  George  jumped  out  of  his  seat, 
stuck  his  head  out  the  door  and  yelled 
"Help",  "Police"!  The  scene  in  the 
hall  was  nothing  unusual  but  since 
George  liked  to  see  "live"  people  in 
the  halls  instead  of  "dead"  ones  he 
thought  it  was  time  to  put  a  stop  to 
someof  the  goings-on. 

"Woffie  Moody"  was  dragging  poor 
Smitty  through  the  halls,  under  the 
lockers  and  up  and  down  the  steps. 
The  police  came  and  took  our  poor 
boy  "Woffie"  away.  When  they  asked 
him  the  reason  for  such  abuse,  he 
ducked  his  head  and  shly  remarked, 
"Lately  the  floor  were  getting  kinda 
dusty  and  tracked-up  and  I. was  just 
mopping  them  up  to  make  .em  shiny." 
acjc 

Putnam  Special 

Spring  has  sprung; 

Fall  has  fell; 

Winter's  come; 

And  it's  colder  than  usual. 


Mrs,  Ledgerwood  Files  Suit 
For  Divorce  Upon  Discovery 
Of  Husband's  Flirtations 


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Two  old  maids  went  for  a  tramp. 


Duncan  Spies  on  Smith  And 
Moody;  Reports  Smith 
Two-timing  with  O.  Thomas 

Don  Duncan,  ace  maker  and  breaker 
of  ACJC  romances,  has  finally  solved 
the  problem  and  trouble  between 
Sonny   Moody  and  Betty    Smith. 

It  was  a  hard  thing  to  keep  on  the 
trail  of  that  lonesome  couple,  but  as 
Duncan  said"  All  it  really  took  was 
something  with  a  lil'  knowledge  and 
20-20  vision."  The  story  seems  to  go 
something  like  this:  "On  the  night  of 
the  darkest  night  we  have  had  for  a 
long  time  which  you  will  remember 
I'm  sure— Iwas  out  buzzing  the  town 
a  lil'  to  see  what  I  could  gather  up 
for  my  memory  book  when  my  eyes 
came  to  a  standstill  for  there  before 
me,  retreating  from  the  favorite  cen- 
ima  was  our  deah'  boy  Moody  and 
Marjorie  Nugen. 

What  a  scoop;  But  does  Betty  Smith 
know  abont  this— little  do  we  know. 
Since  tho'  Betty  and  I  are  such  good 
buddies  why  shouldn't  I  be  the  one 
to  relate  this  sad  news  sooooo  I  went 
pronto  to  the  Smith  residence  and 
find  myself  quietly  going  batty  for 
there  sitting  in  front  of  the  Smith 
residence  is  Miss  Smith  and  The  Oscar 

Of  cource  the  next  day  Moody  and 
Smitty  were  on  the  old  love  basis 
again  and  with  no  one  the  wiser  that 
any  kind  of  two-timing  was  going 
on  except  me  and  naturally  I  wouldn't 
tell  a  soul.  Who  am  I  kidding? 
acjc 

New  Sheet 
Hits  Street 

A  new  development  in  the  pub- 
lishing field  has  been  added  when 
the  new  newspaper,  The  T  &  J  Spla- 
tter began  its  publication  on  March 
43,  1946  on  the  third  hill  north  of  our 
suburb  called  Winfield.  The  editors, 
Rosalee  "Manila"  Jones  and  Jo — an 
"Shorty"  Templar  have  been  using  a 
startling  new  innovation  with  the  use 
of  — Dead  Lines — which  means  that 
copy  must  be  handed  in  at  a  definite 
time  and  failure  to  hand  the  copy  in 
on  time  simply  means  no  paper,  no 
salary,  no  grade  and  no  nothing.  So 
far  this  use  of  so-called  dead-lines 
has  been  such  a  huge  success  that 
several  nationally  known  papers  are 
expected  to  add  this  new  feature  to 
their  style   books. 


Exploitations  of  Lt.  Col. 
Ledgerwood  Are  Revealed 

Mrs.  Jim  (Big  Time  Operator) 
Ledgerwood  has  filed  snit  for  divorce 
in  the  Reno  Court  from  her  famous 
husband,  owner  of  the  renowed  Tokyo 
geisha  house,  which  features  the  show 
now  overseas  for  the  occupation  forces 
in  Japan 

Lt.  Col.  Ledgerwood  has  been  "run- 
ning around"  after  Tica-Tou,  the 
Japanese  version  of  Gypsy  Rose  Lee, 
according  to  the  charges  filed  by  Mrs. 
Ledgerwood.  "Jim  quit  flying  his 
rocket  ship  home  every  night",  she 
states,  "and  then  I  got  a  focus  of  him 
on  our  brand  new  television  set  and 
there  he  was  with  Tica". 

Nearly  in  tears,  Mrs.  Ledgerwood 
continued,  "And  our  two  sweet  daugh- 
ters, Beulah  and  Erma,  feel  the  dis- 
grace of  their  father's  philandering, 
but  I  refuse  to  greive  especially  since 
I  now  have  the  comfort  of  Melville 
'Wolf  Marnix". 

For  a  property  settlement,  the 
army  officer,  former  star  of  the  local 
junior  college  basketball  team,  must 
pay  100,000  dollai-s  per  year  plus  sup- 
port for  his  daughters  and  the  upkeep 
on  their  luxurious  home,  2222  Pigeon 
Place  on  Lovers  Lane  at  Honeymoon 
Cove,  Kansas. 

Loss  of  his  wife  leaves  Ledgerwood 
inconsolable.  When  informed  of  the 
divorce  suit,  he  cried  out  with  a  shriek 
of  horror,  "Now  Tica  will  want  to 
marry   me!". 

Mrs.  Ledgerwood  is  the  former 
Betty  "Twelve  Carat  Diamond  or 
Nothing"    Sanderson. 

—acjc 


For  Men  Only! 


I 


Nineteen  students  have  regular 
ward  to  the  annual  Christmas  va- 
school  will  be  out  earlier  in  the 
part  time   employment  until   after 

The  vacation  this  year  has  been 
mas.  There  will  be  formal  dances 
the  two  previous  years;  but  most 
Saturdays  for  the  local  stores. 

Students  are  again  looking  for- 
pleasures  that  come  with  Christ- 
day,  December  23,  and  last  until 
students  and  teachers  welcome  this 
are  working  after  school  and  on 
look  forward  again  to  some  of  the 
January  3. 

Students,  even  though  they  suffer 
some  hardships  in  warfare,  may 
the  Christmas  holidays.  Besides  the 
spring. 


Paae  - 


HEADS  or  TAILS 


MONDAY,  APRIL  1,  1946 


HEADS  OR  TAILS 

STUPID    PUBLICATION   of    the 

ARKANSAS  CITY  JUNIOR  COLLEGE 


THE  WAGGING  TAILS 


Photo  of  the  Staff  at  work  — 

Baber  And  Burkarfch  Are 
Seriously  Hurt  in  Crash 

Warren  "Joe"  Baber  and  Don 
"Shorty"  Burkarth  are  now  receiv- 
ing- special  treatment  at  the  Humani- 
tarian Hospital  for  serious  injuries 
they  received  in  a  crash  last  week. 
Shorty  said,"  I  was  peacefully  driv- 
ing a  trunk  for  the  local  establish- 
ment where  we  are  employed  when 
Joe,  who  was  sitting  beside  me, 
exclaimed  'Look  at  that  cute  little 
gal'.  Being  a  complying  fella,  I  im- 
mediately stuck  my  head  out  the 
window  and  that,s  the  last  I  remem- 
ber." The  two  local  boys  are  under 
the  supervision  of  Doctor  Helen  Jane 
Beatson  and  expect  to  be  "up  and 
around"  in  a  few  weeks. 

The  driver  of  the  other  car,  Betty 
Smith,  is  asking  settlement  for  dam- 
done  to  her  car.  Remarks  Miss 
Smith,  "I  think  it's  a  disgrace  that 
there  is  such  reckless  driving  in 
Arkansas  City." 

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Hawley  Sails  with 
Patna;  To  Teach  in 
University  of  Lhasa 

The  Cunard  Liner  "Patna",  the  un- 
sinkable  luxury  liner,  began  its  maid- 
en voyage  from  New  York  City  to- 
day a  tf J :  15 1  -  o'  clock  a.  m.  On  board 
this  magnificent  ship  Miss  Anne 
Hawley  is  this  very  minute  speeding 
towar  dReykjavik,  Iceland. 

At  this  point  our  traveller  will 
change  to  submarine  for  an  extensive 
ton  i  I   the  northern  tip  of  Nor- 

way .down  to  Murmansk  Russia.  Here 
she  will  embark  on  a  thrilling  trip 
by  outboard  motor  boat  to  Archangel 
where  she  will  take  many  moving 
pictures  of  the  tropic  scenery. 

After  a  few  days  rest,  Miss  II i 
will    resume    her    journey    by    donkey 
caravan   to  Tomsk,   Russia,  where   she 
will  promote  the  good  neighbor  policy. 

The  last  leg  of  her  journey  will  be- 
by  jeep  to  Lhasa,  Tibet.  Lhasa  is  pre- 


Crash!  RANG!  -  -  -  FIRE  ONE! 
-  -  -"Stratoplane  Sighted,  Slaugh- 
tered Same!"  These  unearthly 
noises  were  recently  heard  float- 
ing from  the  halls' of  ACJC.  for 
our  gallant  gun  crew  was  fero- 
ciosly  lighting  the  enemy.  George 
(  illiam  and  Dale  Mason  were 
warding  off  the  enemy  at  the 
rffice  door  with  their  trusty 
s'ing-shots,  as  Dean  Ruff  was 
hastily  passing  the  ammuii'ion. 
Protecting  our  southern  flank 
(from  the  Study  Hall  windows) 
wer»  John  Bartelson,  Emmett 
Smith,  and  Jeanne  Kincheloe 
with  their  '/2mm.  cannon  and 
their    Garand   Flit    guns. 

Jack  Rine  and  Eddie  Sanabria  have 
gone  into  the  nursery  business  (Flo- 
wi  rs.  that  is).  They  s-em  to  be  spec- 
ializing in  roses  and  iris. 

LOCAL  GIRL  MAKES  GOOD— Miss 
Joan  Templar  has  a  great  job  with 
the  New  York  Philharmonic.  Because 
of  the  steel  shortag"-,  "he  now  holds 
the  title  of  Music  Holder  3/c  for  the 
8th  chair  bass  viol. 

Janet  Brown  and  Edgar  Tillery, 
the  sensationla  adagio  team  ,have 
just  completed  a  return  engage- 
ment at  the  Holt  Ballroom.  Their 
performance  will  be  at  the  Geuda 
Sorings  Cowshed.  When  asked  for 
his  s-ccess  secret,  Mr.  Tillery 
replied,  "I  eat  GRO-PUP  every 
day." 

M.  Jess  Griffin  is  once  again  conduct- 
ing his  classes  in  French  Literature 
after  a  narrow  escape  from  the 
clutches  of  "Short  Cut"  Sipe  and  her 
mob,  "Pretty  Boy"  Simpkins.  M. 
Griffin  could  be  heard  shouting, 
"Veneza  moi,  Venez  a  moi  !!"  Quicker 
than  the  speed  of  lightening,  faster 
than  a  rushing  train,  came  "Superboy" 
C rouse  to  the  rescue.  Leaping  over 
towns  and  buildings  the  mighty 
"Superboy"  bore  M.  Griffin  safely  to 
his  "salle  de  classe"  in  time  for  his 
phonetics  class. 

Loud  screams  were  heard  coming 
from  Miss  "Pretty  Baby"  Sleeth- 
"Sit  down,  sit  down.  I  won't  have 
you  jumping  up  and  down  in  MY 
class."  Alice  Slaven  meekly  com- 
plied with  this  ruling,  b'lt  was 
heard  muttering  under  her  breath 


paring  an  enormous  welcome  with 
airplane  shows,  parades  and  balls.  In 
the  University  there  the  former  jun- 
ior college  teacher  will  be  superin- 
tendent of  languages,  sciences,  fine 
arts  and  business  administration. 
Basketball  and  football  will  be  a  side- 
line for  recreation. 

Bes1    wishes    to    Miss    Hawley  and 
"Bon   Voyage". 

acjc 

1st  Old  Maid:  "I  just  love  sailors." 
2nd    Old    Maid:    "Oh,   you    say  that 
every  war." 

acjc 

Patronize  HEADS  &  TAILS  ADS.  + 


"Now   my  arthritis   won't   bother 
me  so,  you  know  how  it  is." 

Mr.  C.  L.  Hinchee,  former  maestro  of 
the  Winfield  Music  Lovers  Society  for 
the  Preservation  of  Good  Basin  Street 
Eoogie,  has  recently  announced  the 
arrival  of  50  fuzzy  little  darlings  at 
his  dude  ranch,  south  of  the  city.  Mr. 
Finchee  reported  that  these  chicks  are 
the  "iifest  that  he's  seen  in  many  a 
day  !  ! 

Clinton  Keller,  the  noted  magician 
pvd  sore  rer,  mystified  an  audience 
here  today  by  making  a  man  dis- 
rpp  ar.  The  unlucky  (?)  man  was 
Ned  Pratt,  who  climbed  up  the  rope 
in  Mr.  Keller's  "Indian  Rope  Trick", 
rrd  has  not  been  seen  since.  Mr.  Kel- 
ler says  that  this  is  a  handy  trick  to 
have  around  when  the  rent  falls  due. 

ATLANTIC  CITY,  NEW  JERSEY 

Miss    Lenna    Payton   and 

Mr.  Wayne  Bartlett  have  just 
been  crowned  Miss  and  Mister 
America  by  an  overwhelming 
majority  of  votes  from  the  elect- 
oral college.  Miss  Payton  refused 
t">  comment  on  her  friture  plans, 
but  blushed  when  asked  if  she  was 
returning  to  work  for  Douglas 
Aircraft  Company. 

Miss  Betty  Eustice,  veteran  bouncer 
at  the  woman's  dorm  of  Oklahoma 
A.  &  M.  College,  has  resigned  her 
position  to  become  assistant  house 
mother.  This  advancement  was  given 
her  because  of  her  devotion  to  duty, 
and  her  willingness  to  help  the  other 
fellow. 

By  the  way,  the  enemy  mentioned 
in  the  first  item  of  this,  uh, 
column,  is  none  other  than  a 
caraven  of  ants.  These  creatures 
were  drawn  to  the  portals  of  A.C. 
J.C.  b"  the  su?ar  spread  on  by 
D  ris  Deets  and  TL  J.  Brady  in 
the  Juce  Speech  Play. 

"Mab-  -•]"  Virginia  Armstrong,  pro- 
minently known  in  pugilistic  circles 
as  "Strong  Arm,  is  painting  pictures 
for  a  living.  It  seems  that  Miss  A.  had 
reported  to  pulling  her  opponents 
hair.  When  asked  to  comment  on  her 
recent  demotion,  she  said  ,  "Ohhhhhh- 
thry  make  me  sooooooooo  mad!  ! 
Sincethis  /  isaprilf oolsdayweregoingto 
supriseyouandstopnow. 

Continued   from    page   4 

waiters  and  dishwashers,  Donald  Dun- 
can, Kenneth  Dodson,  Edgar  Tillery, 
J.  Hamilton  Griffin,  and  Lawrence 
Osborn.  Special  suits  of  red  polka  dots 
with  a  black  background  have  been 
purchased  for  them. 

The  entire  junior  college  should 
give  a  vote  of  thanks  to  the  two  local 
boys  for  their  efforts  to  bring  Ark 
City  its  finest  dime  and  dance  hall. 
Much  competition  was  given  them  by 
owners  of  the  Mido,  the  Pines,  and  the 
I  irk  Moon,  the  latter  being  a  small 
hail  outside  the  community  of  Wichita, 
Kans.,  a  suburb  of  Arkansas  City. 


TIGER  TALES 


VOLUME  II 


ARKANSAS   CITY,    KANSAS,  MONDAY,  APRIL  1,  1946 


NUMBER  7 


£ette>i  9 I  /ItUweted 

Editor's  Note:  This  reply  is  given  to  a 
letter  recently  received  from  a  high 
school  junior. 

Dear  high  school  junior, 

Yes,  the  noise  that  you  hear  up- 
stairs probably  has  its  origin  in  the 
juco  clubroom.  But  don't  get  the 
wrong  idea  about  our  place — you'd 
be  surprised  how  many  lessons  are 
studied  down  there  and  how  many 
quiet  games  of  bridge  and  poker  go 
on. 

Everyone  agrees  that  when  they 
were  in  high  school  they  liked  hear- 
ing the  music  that  drifted  upstairs. 
And  we  still  like  hearing  it  while 
we're  in  class  down  here.  (Especially 
when  we  have  some  new  records.) 

Oh  yes,  those  assembly  seats.  We 
were  told  that  we  could  sit  anywhere 
in  the  auditorium  that  we  wished.  We 
thought,  too,  that  you'd  jump  at  the 
chance  to  not  sit  in  your  regular 
conference  seats. 

While  you're  griping  just  remember 
there  are  things  you  do  that  we  don't 
appreciate  either.  For  instance — the 
way  you  bang  around  getting  to  as- 
sembly when  we're  in  class,  and  the 
way  the  girls  smear  lipstick  and  nail 
polish  and  string  paper  towels  over 
the  juco  restroom. 

Well,  all  slamming  aside — you'll 
understand  when  you  are  in  junior 
college  and  you'll  enjoy  every  minute 
of  it  just  like  we  do. 

Be  seein'  ya, 
a  juco  freshman 
ac  j  c 

Rapid    Improvements 
Made  on  Club  Room 

"What  are  these  cushions  doing  on 
the  floor?"  is  a  familiar  query  in  the 
club  room  these  days,  with  couches  and 
chairs  being  taken  to  the  school  shops 
for  repairs.  Shirley  Gilliland,  chair- 
man of  the  redocorating  committee, 
comments  that '  the  ping-pong  table 
now  "stands  alone,"  furniture  is  being 
refinished  and  her  committee  hopes  to 
have  the  work  done  by  the  date  of  the 
Tigerama.  Other  plans  include  having 
the  drapes  cleaned  and  hung  on  new 
fixtures,  the  addition  of  a  record  hold- 
er and  cleaning  the  walls. 

Work  on  the  club  rooms  will  be 
financed  by  receipts  from  the  college 
play  and  from  Gaffney's  Magician 
Act  on  April  30.  The  decorating  com- 
mittee emphasizes  the  importance  of 
students  participation  in  ticket  sales 
for  these  events,  noting  that  the  more 
tickets  sold,  the  more  improvements 
students  will  enjoy  in  the  club  rooms. 

acjc 

Love  letters — A  gold-diggers  jilt- 
edged  securities. 


TIGER  CLAWS 

BY    BOB    DELLINGER 

Since  everyone  else  in  the  state 
seems  to  be  choosing  all-state  or  all- 
coiiierence  teams,  we  come  forth  with 
our  selections  for  an  all-state  juco 
basketball  team.  Here  it  is;  if  you 
disagree  with  it  violently  enough  to 
suggest  a  team  of  your  own  choice, 
we'll  be  glad  to  print  it. 

FIRST    TEAM 
f — Terry   (99),  Kansas  City 
f — J.  Shelhamer,   Ark  City 
c — Imel,    (29),  Dodge  City 
g — Ostrander,  Ark  City 
g — Rumsey  (23,  Dodge  City 

SECOND  TEAM 
f — Robertson   (88),  Kansas  City 
f_Gibbons   (27),  Dodge  City 
c — W.  Shelhamer,  Ark  City 
g — Cox  (11),  Kansas  City 
g— Grist  (28),  El  Dorado 

THIRD   TEAM 
f — Grinnell,  Ark  City 
f_Swengle  (20),  El  Dorado 
c— Williams  (30),  Chanute 
g — Evans  (24),  Dodge  City 
g— Beal   (27),  El  Dorado 

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The  Feminine  Touch 


BY   TEMP 


This  week  juco  cage  women  are 
keeping  their  eyes  on  the  semi-finals 
of  the  intra-mural  basketball  tourna- 
ment which  is  being  held  among  the 
high  school  conferences.  Games  are 
played  during  the  noon  hour  in  the 
auditoriumm-gymnasium,  with  Mar- 
shall, Peason  and  Templar  refereeing. 

The  juco  team,  captained  by  Betty 
Jo  (Stink)  Floyd,  will  cope  with  the 
winner  of  the  tourney  probably  the 
latter  part  of  this  week.  The  college 
sextette— Floyd  (f),  Beulah  Marshall 
(f),  Gloria  Ausmus  (f),  Betty  Jo 
Pickins  (g),  Mildred  Freese  (g),  and 
Joan  Templar (g) — has  had  several 
unofficial  games  with  the  senior  gym 
class  and  is  shaping  up  its  plays  in 
fine  style. 

High  school  players  have  exhibited 
exceptional  speed  and  fearlessness 
with  the  ball.  Most  of  their  fouls  are 
due  to  the  over-guarding  and  steps.  In 
two  respects  the  college  group  has 
the  upper  hand:  Height  and  a  more 
confident  and  less  flustered  manner. 

Besides  playing  the  winner  of  the 
tourney,  the  Jucos  will  play  a  repre- 
sentative team  from  each  class 
— sophomore,  junior,  senior — and  an 
all-star  high  school  team  composed  of 
the  six  best  high  school  players. 

acjc — 

Patron — Do   you    ever  draw    pictures 
in  the  nude  ? 

Artist — No,  I  usually   wear   a   smok- 
ing jacket. 


n 


Cast  And  Plot  of 
Honor  Bright"  Is 
Revealed  by  Sleeth 

"Honor   Bright?" 
"Sure!  It's  April  12." 
"What's    April    12?" 
"Honor  Bright" 
"Whats   the  riddle?" 

Honor  Bright  is  no  riddle.  It's  the 
annual  college  play. to  be  presented 
Friday  night,  April  12,  in  the  junior 
high  auditorium. 

There's  a  grand  cast.  Honor  Bright 
the  mystery  woman,  is  being  played 
by  Doris  Deets.  Richard  Barrington, 
(not  surprised,  are  you  that  Harold 
Brady  would  be  the  leading  man)  has 
all  sorts  of  difficulties  making  his 
Aunt  Peggy  and  Uncle  Bishop  Carton, 
played  by  Betty  Jo  Floyd  and  Glenn 
Wheat,  to  approve  of  his  chorus  girl 
sweetheart. 

James  Shelhamer  is  the  Reverend 
James  Schooley  of  Platte,  Nebraska, 
and  the  serious  butler  who  manages 
the  entire  household  is  played  by  B.  A 
Tubbs,  jr.  Jess  Griffin  is  a  deputy 
sheriff  and  Kenneth  Dodson,  as  Bill 
Drury,  rescues  the  actress  from  the 
aristocracy. 

Other  characters  are  Mildred  Freeze 
as  the  Irish  cook,  Doris  Stover  as  the 
Irish  maid,  Willis  Shelhamer  as  the 
Scotch  gardener  and  Melville  Marnix 
as  the  family  chauffeur. 

Barbara  Putnam  is  the  actress  who 
has  stolen  the  hero's  heart—  but  come 
and  see  the  play. 

College  activity  tickets  will  admit 
students,  and  other  tickets  will  go  on 
sale  within  a  short  time. 


-acjc- 


Meet  Miss  Co-ed- 

Hikes  to  City  Dump 
Give  Her  Pleasure 

Miss  Co-ed  for  the  week  is  a  peppy 
Freshman  gal  who  enjoys  playing  ten- 
nis, basketball  and  hiking  to  the  city 
dump.  (She  does — really!  !)  She  also 
expressed  preferences  for  "I'm  Al- 
ways Chasing  Rainbows"  in  that  su- 
mooth  T.  Dorsey  manner,  French  and 
the  color  blue.  (Quoth  "Ozy"— "I  hate 
the  color  red,  but  I'm  a  victim  of  cir- 
cumstances, my  mother  likes  it!) 
When  asked  what  she  liked  to  eat, 
Miss  Co-ed  quickly  replied,  "I  like 
to  eat— that's  all!  !" 

She  says  that  her  pet  peeve  is  see- 
ing slacks  worn  with  a  fur  coat,  and 
that  her  ambition  is  to  see  a  real  fire 
drill,  with  emphasis  on  the  "real"! 

As  to  her  future  plans,  Miss  Co-ed 
was  rather  vague,  hastily  saying,  "Oh, 
I'm  goinq-  to  take  some  Psychology 
or  something." 

Yes,  Miss  Co-ed  is  none  other  than 
that  lower-third  of  the  super  Juco 
trio — Gloria    Ausmus. 


MONDAY,  APRIL  1,  1946 


HEADS  or  TAILS 


Page  § 


New  Building  Is  Completed; 
Students  Lonesome  for  B.  U. 


Students  filed  wearily  to  class  Mon- 
day morning.  Itwas  a  sad  day  for 
ACJC.  Work  had  been  completed  on 
the  new  college  buildings  which  will 
replace  dear  old  BU  (Basement  Uni- 
versity); and  faculty  members,  head- 
edby  Dean  K.  (for  kruel)  R.  Galle, 
forced  unwilling  jucos  to  leave  their 
haunts  of  higher  education  and  move 
into  the  new  buildings  of  Silverdale 
stone,  with  myriads  of  windows  and 
a  complete  fluorescent  lighting  sys- 
tem. Those  who  had  been  students  of 
BU  for  two  years  were  struck  blind 
by  the  sudden  appearance  of  so  much 
light  whereas  the  freshmen  are  wear- 
ing dark  glasses  until  their  eyes  grow 
accustomed  to  the  new  situation. 

Local  physicians  and  undertakers 
are  complaining  because  the  air-con- 
ditioning system  in  the  new  buildings 
(preventing  drafts,  influenza  and 
pneumonia)  threatens  their  business- 
es. 

Professor  Stark  is  particularly 
perturbed  (where  did  that  word  come 
from?)  about  the  new  chemistry 
building  which  houses  the  most  com- 
plete and  modern  laboratory  in  the 
state,  Far  removed  as  the  laboi-atory 
is  from  the  high  school,  Mr.  Stark  is 
afraid  that  there  will  be  no  one  to 
upset  .break,  dilute  and  otherwise 
ruin  experiments  left  on  the  desk 
overnight  by  college  students. 

Henrietta  Courtright  and  Gaye  Iden 
are  chief  objectors  to  the  new  "roll- 
away"    blackboards   and    Miss   Court- 


right  said  "What  will  I  do  with  all 
that  blackboard  space?  My  students 
never  go  to  the  board  and  I  seldom 
use  it." 

Professor  Ruff  is  searching  every- 
where for  the  rusty,  blunt  instrument 
that  were  the  pride  of  his  zoology 
classes.  Amputations  are  being  report- 
ed dp.ily  by  students  unaccustomed 
to  the  sharp,  new  instruments  now  in 
use. 

Students  are  especially  unhappy 
about  the  broad  expance  of  the  new 
campus  with  its  beautiful  shade  trees 
and  floral  gardens. 

Chief  among  the  complaints  are  .hose 
voiced  by  students  upon  having  to 
give  up  the  club  rooms  at  dear  old 
BU.  The  new  recreation  building  with 
its  ping-pong  room,  snooker  room, 
automatic  record  player,  snack  bar, 
and  heating  system  holds  little  inter- 
est for  the  students.  Jucos  were  un- 
happy to  find  that  the  new  pop  stand 
had  cold  beverages  rather  than  the 
customary  luke-warm  ones  at  the  old 
building.  Magazine  racks  filled  with 
"True  Detective".  "Esquire",  and 
"Superman"  are  completely  ignored 
by  the  student  body. 

It  is  hard  for  the  students  and 
teachers  to  be  thrust  into  such  an 
environment  after  stalking  the  dark 
recesses  of  ACBU,  but  as  always  they 
are  bravely  trying  to  make  the  most 
of  the  situation  and  will  try  to  bear 
the  blow. 


I     pOliCe  nOaTeS 

Raymond  Baldridge  and  Charles 
Wittenborn  were  picked  up  by  the 
truancy  officer,  Melville  Marnix,  Fri- 
day for  skipping  school  to  go  fishing. 
They  were  taken  to  their  homes. 

Miss  Eileen  Bea  Howland  reported 
her  tricycle  was  stolen  from  her  front 
porch  last  Saturday  night. 

Mrs.  Don  Burkarth  has  posted  bond 
pending  her  trial  in  local  court  on  a 
charge  of  petty  larceny. 

Lenna  Payton  has  been  returned  to 
"third  hill"  at  Winfield.  She  escaped 
two  months  ago  and  had  been  running 
around  in  this  vicinity  since  her 
escape. 

B.  A.  Tubbs,  jr.,  and  Edward  Sanab- 
ria,  jr.,  were  picked  up  by  police  Sat- 
urday night,  as  usual. 

Miss  Gaye  Iden  was  released  from 
the  county  jail  at  Winfield  last  week 
after  spending  two  months  there  at 
hard  labor.  Miss  Iden  was  charge  and 
convicted  of  attempting  to  murder 
her  physics  class  with  an  electrical 
contraption. 

acjc 

Pearson:  Her  neck's  dirty. 
Eustice:  Her  does? 


-acjc- 


Support  The  Red  Hh 


ModlUt  And  Bioum. 
fyo*  9n<f&H>UU.  QaaGmti. 

Francis  Modlin  and  Max  Brown 
announced  today  in  assemdly  that 
they  had,  after  several  years  of 
study  and  experimentation,  dis- 
covered a  method  of  attaching 
windshield  wippers  to  spectacles. 

Humanity  is  indeed  indebted  to 
Modlin  and  Brown  for  this  intri- 
cate little  gadget,  for  it  will  no 
doubt  save  countless  lives  and 
prevent  many  accidents.  On  rainy 
days  those  who  wear  glasses  will 
simply  attach  the  spectacle  wip- 
pers and  walk  confidently,  know- 
ing that  what  they  see  is  actually 
there  and  not  just  a  blur  on  their 
lenses. 

Of  course  the  inventors  could 
not  explain  too  exactly  their  new 
brain  child  due  to  the  lack  of  a 
patent,  but  they  did  reveal  that  it 
was  constructed  of  a  light,  plastic 
material  and  that  it  would  be 
manufactured  in  all  colors  from 
shartruse  to  sky-blue  pink  so  as 
to  match  the  present  shade  of 
plastic  spectacles. 
Patronize  HEADS  &  TAILS  ADS.  + 


"Fatty"  And  "Curly" 
Held  in  City  Jail 
While  AwaitingTrial 

•  The  long  arm  of  the  law  finally 
caught  up  with  two  arch  criminals, 
Samuel  "Fatty"  Burns  and  Homer 
"Curly"  Livingston.  The  pair  were 
apprehended  early  yesterday  evening 
while  fighting  between  themselves. 
Booked  for  disturbing  the  peace,  the 
police  have  since  found  other  charges 
aganist  these  two. 

After  locking  them  securely  in  jail, 
the  police  questioned  them  as  to  the 
cause  of  engaging  in  fisticuffs  on 
Summit  Street.  Both  maintained  a 
stoney  silence  until  Livingston  finally 
said,  "Just  because  I  have  naturally 
curly  hair,  he  gets  jealous  of  me."  To 
which  Burns  hotly  replied,  "I  am  not 
jealous.  I  know  my  hair  is  curlier  than 
yours  because  I  get  a  permanent 
every  two  months." 

Confronted  with  other  charges,  the 
pair  broke  down  and  pleaded  guilty 
to  each  one.  Because  of  their  short 
stature,  both  Burns  and  Livingston 
had  been  getting  into  local  theatres 
on  half-fares.  This  had  been  going  on 
for  several  years,  they  admitted. 

Still  another  compaint  is  that 
"Curly"  Livingston  has  been  the  cause 
of  several  major  traffic  jams.  By  al- 
ways driving  at  a  snail's  pace,  he 
prohibited  other  drivers  from  making 
the  crossings  on  the  green  lights  and 
this  caused  traffic  confusion  at  every 
intersection. 

At  the  present  time  these  two 
criminals  are  in  the  city  jail  awaiting 
trial  which  will  be  held  in  about  two 
weeks. 


-acjc- 


Linotype  Lament 

I  wisht  I  was  a  wash  machine; 
I'd  swish  the  skirts  and  dresses; 
But  all  I  do  is  what  folks  deem 
Is  news  to  feed  the  presses. 
I  wisht  I  was  a  percolator, 
Brewing   coffee    good    and   brown, 
But  here  I  sit  all  day  and  wonder 
When   the  copy's   coming  down. 
A  movie  star  I'd  love  to  be, 
Enjoying  fortune  and  fame. 
There  is  no  praise  that  comes  to  mo; 
Just  puns,  abuse  and  blame. 
I  am  a  servant,  I  am  a  slave 
Of    that    specie   commonly   known    oc- 

...  ah  me  .  .  . 
I  can't  bring  myself  to   mention   th" 

knave.  .  . 
Such   pitiful,  soul   stirring   memories, 

you  see. 
Of  course  these  poor  knaves  are  not 

wholly    to    blame;  * 

There's  another  low  specie  that  gets 

on  my  nerves. 
Their   writing!    Their    spelling!    Con- 
fusion's their  aim — 
Condemnation  and  pity  the  journalist 

deserves. 

P.    S.    The    Linotype    operators    say 
"Amen"    to  the    above. 


Page  4 


HEADS- or  TAILS 


MONDAY,  APRIL  1,  1946 


Faculty  Shorts 


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Dan  Stark,  chemistry  tearher  and 
ex-convict,  was  given  his  freedom  re- 
cently after  having  served  his  allotted 
sentance  in  Leavenworth.  He  says 
that  the  discipline  was  rough  and  the 
path  stony.  He  also  says  that  he  cer- 
tainly misses  the  old  ball  and  chain. 
Stark  was  sentenced  becauce  he  took  • 
from  his  students  and  was  caught 
chewing  it  himself. 

We  sincerely  hope  that  he  goes 
straight  from  now  on. 

Miss  "Pin  Ball"  Sleeth  met  a  most 
painful  accident  during  the  rehearsel 
of  the  "Red  Mill".  It  occurred  while 
she  and  Miss  Davis  were  rehearsing 
some  of  the  dances  for  the  show. As 
Miss  Sleeth  tried  to  lift  her  foot  a- 
bove  her  head,  it  slipped  behind  her 
neck  and  injured  her  ankle. 

Miss  Sleeth's  former  position  was 
that  of  chorus  girl  in  the  Ark  City 
Scandals. 

"Curtains"  Galle  says  that  the  school 
racket  is  thebest  yet.  Since  he  never 
walked  very  much,  shoe  rationing 
didn.t  worry  him,  but  it  was  pretty 
hard  on  the  blue  serge  which  made  a 
shining  example  of  him.  He  plans  to 
get  a  retreat  soon  because  of  scarcity 
of  materials. 

P.  M.  Johnson  classes  has  resigned 
his  teaching  position  because,  he  says, 
"The  classes  know  more  than  I  do  and 
I  have  to  study  to  hard  to  keep  up 
with  them.  It  is  overtaxing  me  ment- 
ally. He  plans  to  purchase  a  small 
tract  situated  near  the  city  dump, 
where  there  are  lots  of  tin  cans,  and 
start  raising  goats. 

We  don't  want  to  "butt"  in  but  we 
wish  him  success  with  Bill  and  Nanny. 
C.  E.  Ruff,  who  in  times  past 
has  aided  in  solving  the  young 
people's  problems,  is  making  plans  to 
comercialize  on  his  helping  ability 
and  is  going  to  establish  a  "Lonely 
Club"  and  receive  remuner- 
ation for  his  confidential  advise. 

He^is  offering  as  a  premium  to  the 
five    couples    retaining    him    as 
.)•  nylon    hose   to  the   ladise   and 
lir     of      suspenders      containing 
to  the  men.  We're  sure 
thai    this  will  be  a  verv  busy  month 
with    "Cupid"   Ruff  at   the    helm.    He 
says  this  will  help  to  finance  his  sum- 
ami    wonld    advise    his 
me  early. 


Humphrey  Hides  in  Sleeth's  Desk 
While  Students  Search  Building 


Five  Day  Search  Is  Futile; 
Memorial  Service  Given  in 
Assembly  Monday  Morning 

After  an  intense  search  which  last- 
ed for  five  days,  Jean  Humphrey  was 
found  in  a  drawer  of  Miss  Sleeth's 
desk.  Her  absence  was  first  noticed 
Wednesday  in  rhetoric  when  Miss 
Sleeth  called  on  her  to  recite.  All  stu- 
dents in  the  class  stated  that  they  had 
seen  her  enter  the  classroom  through 
the  window  but  as  their  attention  was 
drawn  away  by  "Lord  Jim"  they  did 
not  notice  whci'e  she  went  after  mak- 
ing a  three  point  landing  on  the  floor. 

Class  was  then  dismissed  and  the 
search  began.  Students  were  sent 
throughout  the  school  to  find  and 
track  down  any  clues.  Norma  Moore 
and  Homer  Livingston  claimed  that 
they  heard  screams  coming  from  the 
junior  high  gym  but  upon  investigat- 
ion   Norma    did    not    find   .anything 


Homer  did  not  return. 

At  the  end  of  the  five  day  search 
all  students  returned  wearily  to  rheto- 
ric class  to  report  that  they  had  had 
no  luck. 

A  short  memorial  service  was  held 
for  Jeanin  assembly  Monday  morning. 
Upon  returning  to  her  room  after 
assembly  Miss  Sleeth  oponed  a  draw- 
er in  her  desk  toget  a  pencil  and  spied 
Jean  curled  up  inside  the  drawer. 
Jean  smiled  and  asked  Miss  Sleeth 
if   she   was   suprised. 

Miss  Sleeth  replied,  "No,  I  thought 
you  might  be  here.  I  did  not  look  here 
because  I  thought  it  would  be  excit- 
ing to  have  a  funeral  in  assembly." 

The  only  explanation  that  Jean 
offered  was  that  she  intended  to  be- 
come Batwoman  but  when  she  made 
such  a  bad  landing  after  entering  the 
window  she  could  not  face  the  class 
and  since  the  desk  was  close  she 
thought  it  would  be  a  good  hiding 
place. 


Dance  Parlor       notice 


Is  Opened 

Burnam  A.  Tubbs,  jr.  and  Eddie 
Sanabria  announce  the  opening  of  the 
"Hot  Time  Spot,"  Ark  City's  finest 
dime  and  dance  parlor.  Tubbs  said 
that  the  hall  would  be  under  his  per- 
sonal supervision,  however,  Sanabria 
wasn't  around  when  Tubbs  made  that 
remark. 

High  light  of  the  hall  will  be  the 
thick, rare  steaks,  which  will  be  sever- 
ed. As  a  side  feature,  several  junior 
college  cuties  will  be  on  hand  to  enter- 
tain all  would  be  good  timers.  The 
following  girls  have  already  signed  up 
to  aid  this  good  cause:  Mar jorie Clark, 
Beulah  Marshall,  Lena  Payton,  Gerry 
Patrick,  Erleen  Morhain,  Beverly 
Godfrey,  Shirley  Gilliland,  and  Gerry 
Sipe.  Hostesses  will  be  under  the 
supesvision  of  Miss  Gaye  Iden,  who 
has  promised  to  devote  all  her  time  to 
the  enterprise.  Dean  Galle  has  given 
Miss  Iden  permission  to  hold  her 
physics  classes  in  the  northwest  room 
of  the  hall.  He  said  the  music  would 
help  physics  students  in  the  experi- 
ments. 

Tubbs  and  Sanabria  have  secured  a 
building  near  the  junior  college,  so 
that  students  may  have  time  to  run 
over  for  a  quick  coke  between  classes. 
At  first  the  proprietors  did  not  agree 
on  the  close  location,  but  they  were 
finally  persuaded  by  K.  R.  Galle,  that 
the  "Hot  Time  Spot"  should  be  near 
the  school,  so  that  the  faculty  could 
also  "run  over"  between  classes.  Galle 
also  pointed  out  that  by  placing  the 
hall  near  the  school,  high  school  stud- 
ents could  also  enjoy  listening  to  the 
music  and  merry-making. 

Eddie  and  Burnam  have  hired  as 
continued  on  page  3 


Dean  K.  R.  Galle  has  an- 
nounced that  classes  will  be  dis- 
missed Tuesday.  Dean  Galle  feels 
that  the  teachers  as  well  as  the 
students  need  a  vacation  from 
the  daily  grind.  If  all  students 
comply  with  this  arrangement  on 
Tuesday,  it  may  be  put  into  regu- 
lar practice.  \ 
acjc 

Left  over  from  page  3 
The  invention  is  still  in  the  in- 
fant stage  but  the  two  mechanical 
geniuses  expect  to  have  it  pre- 
fected  by  theend  of  next  month. 
They  will  then  secure  a  patent  on 
it. 

acjc : — 

Her  Theme  Song  Is  "I'm 
Forever  Blowing  Bubbles" 

Wow!  Who  is  that  gorgeous  crea- 
ture slinking  down  the  hall  of  the 
college?  Did  you  ever  see  such  black, 
lustrous  hair?  (She  uses  Dreen)  It 
is  the  one  and  only  Janet  Brown.  On 
the  stage  of  the  Salty  Pretzel  Tavern 
she  is  known  as  Fifi  la  Pomme,  balle- 
rina of  thebubbles. 

To  win  this  coveted  position,  Janet, 
alias  Fifi,  dyed  her  golden  tresses  jet 
black  with  Griffin's  A.  B.  C.  andwhit- 
ened  her  already  gleaming  teeth  with 
Sanipflush.  For  a  new  idea  in  make- 
up, she  enameled  her  eyelids  pink, 
her  lips  blue-black,  and  her  rouge  was 
activated   gunpowder. 

Fifi  is  said  to  do  the  most  torrid 
dance  since  Salome.  When  asked  to 
make  a  statement  concerning  her 
arrrest  for  indecent  exposure,  her 
eyebrow  line  crept  up  her  forehead  as 
she  drawled,  "Could  I  help  it  if  some- 
one busted  my  bubble?" 


So4uie*U>i  Edition 


1  lwJu£ii     J..o...Li.C.ffO 


VOLUME  II 


ARKANSAS   CITY,    KANSAS,  FRIDAY,  APRIL  26,  194G 


NUMBER  8 


Tigerama  of  1946  Is  Underway 


A  Near  Capacity 
Audience  Drawn 

Speech  Class  Presents 
Entertaining  Three-Act 
Comedy,  April  12 

"Honor  Bright",  an  entertaining 
three-act  comedy  was  presented  Fri- 
day night,  April  12,  in  the  junior  high 
auditorium  before  a  near  capacity 
audience  under  the  direction  of  Miss 
Pauline  B.  Sleeth. 

Action  in  the  play  centered  around 
Richard  Barrington,  a  young  New 
England  aristocrat  portrayed  by  Har- 
old Erady,  and  Miss  Honor  Bright, 
played  by  Doris  Deets,  who  is  work- 
ing her  way  through  college  by  selling- 
books.  Tot  Marvel,  played  by  Barbara 
Putnam,  is  the  New  York  show  girl 
fiancee  of  Richard  Barrington  and 
complications  arise  when  she  fails  to 
show  up  to  spend  the  week-end  at  the 
Barrington  home. 

Supporting  roles  were  played  by 
Glenn  Wheat  and  Betty  Jo  Floyd  as 
tne  Rev.  and  Mrs.  William  Carton, 
Frances  Pierce  as  Mrs.  Lucy  Barring- 
ton, Kenneth  Dodson  as  a  New  York 
advertising  manager,  James  Shelham- 
er  as  the  Rev.  James  Schooley  and 
Jess  Griffin  and  Norman  Moody  as 
comical  sheriffs. 

Family  servants  were  portrayed  by 
B.  A.  Tubbs.  jr.,  as  Watt,  the  butler; 
Melville  Marnix  as  Michael,  the  chauf- 
feur; Willis  Shelhamer  as  Foster,  the 
gardner;  Mildred  Freese  as  Annie,  the 
maid;  and  Doris  Stover  as  Maggie, 
the   cook. 

Assisting  in  production  of  the  play 
were  Betty  Sanderson  and  Mrs.  Janice 
Allen.  The  student  council  was  in 
charge  of  business  arrangments.  Prop- 
erty managers  were  Barbara  Garris 
and    Betty    Ann    Pearson. 

Prior  to  the  play  and  between  acts 
the  high  school  orchestra  presented 
numbers  under  the  direction  of  Aug- 
ust Trollman. 


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a  la  Shelly-Pearson 

The  female  partner  of  a  recently- 
married  bird  couple  paced  the  floor  of 
their  little  bird  cottage  all  night, 
waiting  for  her  mate  to  come   home. 

The  vagrant  bird  made  his  appear- 
ance at  breakfast  time  the  next  morn- 
ing. His  explanation? 

"It  was  such  a  beautiful  night, 
Dear,  I  thought  I'd  WALK  home." 


First  Instituted  In 
1930;  "Candyland" 
Is  Theme  This  Year 

"Lights,  music,  action" — and  a 
deep  sigh  of  relief — the  Tigerama  of 
'46  is  underway.  For  weeks,  crepe 
paper  and  paste  have  crowded  the 
dreams  of  Jucos  while  plans  took 
shape  for  the  big  event.  At  last  the 
night  has  arrived  and  work  clothes 
have  been  discarded  for  formals  and 
mellow  music  has  replaced  the  class- 
room drone. 

The  Tigerama,  traditional  recep- 
tion for  seniors,  was  first  instituted 
in  April,  1930.  Entertainment  took 
the  form  of  a  musical  revue  and  was 
held  in  the  junior  high  auditorium. 
That  year  the  college  entertained 
guests  from  the  senior  classes  of 
Arkansas  City,  Chilocco,  Wellington, 
Geuda  Springs,  Oxford  and  Newkirk. 
Other  Themes 

Following  years  saw  such  themes 
as  "On  Deck,"  "Tennis  Meet"  and 
"Stardust"  furnish  the  framework 
of  steadily  enlarged  and  improved 
parties. 

The  class  of  '46  presents  the  Tiger- 
ama in  form  of  "Candyland."  Ar- 
rangements were  made  by  the  social 
committee  with  Helen  Jane  Beatson 
as  general  chairman.  The  purpose 
of  the  Tigerama  is  to  introduce  high 
school  seniors  of  Arkansas  City  and 
surrounding  territory  to  the  faculty 
students  and  procedure  of  the  junior 
college. 

Head   Committees 

Those  heading  committees  were 
Joyce  Turner,  check  room;  Ferrol  Fox, 
refreshments;  Glenn  Wheat,  music; 
Judy  Peck,  entertainment;  Lois 
Caster,  program  and  Jack  Carter, 
decorations.  R°freshments  were  pre- 
pared by  the  home  economics  depart- 
ment, and  the  entire  student  body 
assisted  in  decorating.  Dance  cards, 
tallies  and  scorepads  were  made  by 
art  students.  The  pvogram  represented 
the  girls'  physical  education  classes, 
supervised  by  Miss  Edith  Joyce  Davis, 
and  the  music  department  under  the 
direction  of  C.  L.  Hinchee.  Bonner 
Ruff  and  his  Noted  Men  provided 
music  for  dancing.  Card  games  fur- 
nished further  entertainment. 
Tn  R«civing  Line 

T^e  receiving  line  consisted  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  C.  E.  St  John,  Dean  and  Mrs. 
K.  R.  Galle,  Miss  Henrietta  Court- 
right,  Miss  Pauline  B.  Sleeth,  B.  A. 
Tubbs,    pres.    of   the    student     council 


Shirley  Gilliland,  president  of  the 
freshman  class  and  Helen  Jane  Beat- 
son. 

Guests  for  the  evening  were  high 
school  seniors  from  Arkansas  City, 
Gueda  Springs,  Oxford,  Dexter,  South 
Haven,  Wellington,  Atlanta,  Buraen, 
Newkirk,  Chilocco,  Cambridge,  Udall 
and  Cedar  Vale ;  members  of  the  board 
of  education;  the  high  school  faculty; 
former  students  and  servicemen. 

The  Tigerama  for  1946  was  sponsor- 
ed by  the  student  council  with  Miss 
Henrietta  Courtright,  Miss  Dorothy 
Nichols  and  Miss  Hawley  as  faculty 
advisors. 

Junior    Girls   Serve 

High  school  junior  girls  nominated 
by  their  sponsors  to  serve  on  the  re- 
freshment committee  were  Shirley 
Beuchner,  Bernice  Bossi,  Marie  Chap- 
lin, Wanda  Childs,  Marybelle  Dailey, 
Loveta  McFarland,  Donna  Mae  Mullet, 
Betty  Pierce,  Edna  Robson,  Patricia 
Sheldon,  Berneice  Thomas  and  Bar- 
bara Williams.  Dorothy  Haslett,  Bebe 
Jo  Louderback,  Dorothy  Marshall, 
Georgia  Ann  Rahn,  Ann  Roehl  and 
Sally  Sanderson  worked  in  the  check 
loom. 

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Vacation  IsPreceded 
By  Easter  Assembly 

Dr.  Frederick  Maier  talked  to  the 
junior  college  students  at  an  Easter 
assembly  held  April  18  in  the  high 
school  music  room.  Betty  Ann  Pear- 
son was   in   charge    of  the    assembly. 

Dean  K.  R.  Galle  made  several 
announcement  concerning  the  cancer 
fund  and  grade  transcripts.  B.  A. 
Tubbs  awarded  prizes  to  Betty  Black- 
burn, Beverly  Godfrey,  Betty  Pearson 
and  Betty  Smith  for  selling  the 
largest  number  of  tickets  to  the  recent 
speech  play,  "Honer  Bright."  Godfery 
won  first  prize  by  selling  28  tickets. 

C.  L.  Hinchee  lead  the  group  in 
singing-  several  hymns.  Hinchee  and 
Marjorie  Crabtree  sang  a  duet  "Love 
Divine".  They  were  accompanied  at 
the    piano     by    Betty    Smith. 

This  assembly  preceded  the  an- 
nual    Easter     vacation. 


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"What  is  a  Wolf?' 
"A   Wolf  is   a  member  of  the  male 
species    who    devotes    the    best    leers 
of  his  life  to  women." 

— swiped 

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If  we  don't  stand  for  something  we 
will  fall  for  anything. 


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TIGER  TALES 

Stu.lent    Publication    of   the 
ARKANSAS   CITY   JUNIOR   COLLEGE 

Editor  ...  Rosalce     Jones 

Associate    Editor   Joan    Templar 

Feature    Editor _ — .  Emmet    Smith 

Sports    Editor    Robert    Dellinger 

Reporters Judy     Peck,     Betty 

Smith.  Beverly  Godfrey,  Betty  Eustice,  La- 
Vonne  Young.  Marjorie  Crabtree.  Marjorie 
Nugen.  Lois  Caster.  Helen  Jane  Beatson, 
Clinton  Keller,  Joyce  Turner,  Eileen  How- 
lar.d,    Marjorie    Clark. 

Circulation     Manager    Barbara    Garris 

Assistant    Circulation    Manager     Joyce    Turner 
Photographer     Clinton     Keller 


ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Friday,    April    26,   1946 


THE  BASEMENT  BUZZ 


PECK    AND    SMITH 


Etit&ztiU  Ale  P*&ud 
0{f  A.  C.  fa  Galley 

"We  point  with  pride  " 

Yes,  and  here's  why — We  think 
that  we  really  have  a  junior  college 
to  be  proud  of.  The  good  mathematics 
courses,  science  departments,  English 
courses,  language  courses,  and  home 
economics  department:  our  club 
rooms,  our  basketball  and  track 
teams,  the  tennis  squad;  all  of  these 
go  together  to  make  the  junior  col- 
lege we're  proud  of. 

The  increase  in  enrollment  this 
year  over  last  year  has  added  many 
things  to  our  college  life.  Next  year 
we  are  planning  for  a  bigger  enroll- 
ment than  ever.  We  are  planning  to 
have  a  broader  curriculum  and  more 
social  affairs. 

So  we  say — a  great  big  "welcome" 
to  all  you  seniors  attending  the  Ti- 
gerama.  We  want  you  to  know  that 
we  hope  to  see  every  one  of  you  in 
our  junior  college  next  year.  We  want 
you  to  meet  ouf  swell  teachers  and 
go  to  the  socials  with  us.  We  know 
you'll  understand  why  and  say  with 
us — "We  point  with  pride — at  our 
Arkansas  City  Junior  College." 
— acjc — 

What  Ale  Men  Jlike  ? 
What  2>a  Men  £ike  ? 

Attention,  girls!  For  a  new  slant  on 
how  to  get  your  man  and  for  advice 
on  make-up,  exercise,  clothes  and  per- 
sonality read  Joan  Bennett's  How  to 
be  Attractive.  Miss  Edith  Joyce  Da- 
vis has  a  copy  of  the  book  in  her 
office. 

On  the  whole  Miss  Bennett's  advice 
is  sound  and  plausible,  but  her  sug- 
gestion for  cosmetics  seems  more 
than  a  little  far-fetched  and  extrav- 
agant for  most  co-eds. 

For  a  period  of  30  to  60  days  the 
following  equipment  is  suggested: 
Rouge  (.50),  lipstick  (.50),  powder 
(1.00),  "tools"  (2.00),  powder  base 
(.50),  cleansing  cream  (.50),  nail  pol- 
ish (.10),  remover  (.10),  astringent 
(.25),  cuticle  cream  (10),  mascara 
(.10),   eye-shadow    (.10). 

Listed  for  those  who  want  to  spend 
even  more  "mula"  there  are  eye 
cream,  extra  lipsticks,  extra  nail  pol- 


In  Spring  a  young  man's  fancy 
turns   to  -  — well    !    !    !    Has 

anyone  noticed  that  gleam  in  Max 
(Casanova)  Brown's  eyes?  We  have 
inside  dope  that  he  and  Norma  Moore 
are  picking  out  their  crystal  and  their 
furniture.  When  questioned  about  this 
Max  replied,  "We  are  buying  antique 
furniture,  so  that  when  the  children 
scratch  it  up  it  will  only  make  it 
look  older  and  more  valuable."  Logi- 
cal reasoning.  Eh  what 

It's  even  gotten  to  the  place  where 
the  students  have  to  bring  an  alarm 
clock  to  school  to  wake  them  at  the 
end  of  each  class.  Betty  Blackburn 
was  quite  startled  when  her  alarm 
went  off  a  few  minutes  before  the  end 
r.f  the  hour.  Mr.  Ruff  being  a  kind- 
hearted  soul  told  her  that  the  hour 
was  not  yet  up,  so  she  could  sleep 
for  a  few  more  minutes.  Please  Betty 
after  this  set  your  clock  with  the 
school  clock.  We  don't  want  to  have 
to  miss  any  more  precious  sleep. 

At  last  we've  found  the  reason 
whv  the  JournaTsm  girls  are  a- 
fraid  (?)  to  go  to  the  print  shop. 
Says  Paul  Meyers,  quote,  "Thej  - 
re  just  afraid  to  come  down  here 
be-ause  we're  always  trying  to 
take  them  into  the  metal  room 
to   show   them    our  etchings!" 

Mr.  Stark,  the  chemistry  instruc- 
tor, was  giving  chemical  formulas 
and  the  ingredients  of  various  in- 
ce^rhary  and  gas  bombs. 

"Can  someone  tell  me,"  he  asked, 
"what  advantages  there  are  in  using 
nitrates  ?  " 

Jim  Hollenback,  a  brilliant  soul, 
answered,  "They're  a  darned  lot 
cheaper  than  day  rates." 

Can  you  imagine — 

Gene  Bell  six  feet  tall? 


Sam  Burns  five  feet  tall? 

Jean  Humphrey  with  Harris 
Brown  ? 

Barbara  Putnam  without  a   man? 

Oscar  Thomas  with  black  hair? 

Don  Burkharth  and  Marjory  Crab- 
tree  with  shirts  that  aren't  alike? 

Kenneth  Dodson  not  being  friend- 
ly? 

Marjory  Nugen  not  flirting? 

Pearson  without  her"  zebra-striped" 
glasses  (well  she  is  without  'em,  that 
picnic  must've  been  pretty  rough!) 
and  without   Shelley? 

Rosalee  stepping  out  on  James  ? 

Earl  Grinnell  without  a  "burr" 
cut? 

Ferrol  Fox  without  her  braids? 

Melville  Marnix  flunking  a  Physics' 
test? 

Marie  Bolden  not  making  "eyes"  at 
Jchn  Cai-ter? 

Betty    Jo    Pickens,    "What    are 
the   Phoenicians   noted   for?" 
Mildred  Freese,  "Blinds." 

Our  congratulations  to  two  of  our 
former  jucoettes,  Helen  Wilson  and 
Gerry  Sipe,  who  were  married  re- 
cently. 

Anchors  Aweigh!  We  have  discov- 
ered that  we  have  two  sailsmen  in 
our  midst.  It  seems  that  this  lovely 
spring  weather  invigorated  two  of 
our  juco-fellows,  with  initials  D.  D. 
(like  in  Don  Duncan)  and  J.  R.  (like 
in  Jack  Rine)  to  the  point  where 
t  y  took  a  kayak  out  on  the  Walnut 
River.  They  started  at  Winfield  with 
the  hope  of  reaching  Ark  City  before 
nightfall.  After  several  upsets,  and 
with  spirits  considerably  dampened, 
D.  D.  made  it  to  Dunkard's  Mill  while 
J.   R.  hitch-hiked  home. 

Speaking  of  sleeping — that's  a  good 
snp-^e^tion.    Good   night! 


ish  and  luscious-smelling,  beautifully 
packed  creams.  (I'm  glad  sunshine 
and  water  are  cheap). 

What  almost  every  girl  would  find 
interesting   is   the  chapter  on   how   to 
attract  men  which,  if  I  had  my  way, 
would    be    printed    in    bold-face    type 
and    distributed    on    all    college    cam- 
puses. It  might  help  to  discourage  the 
obnoxious     wolverine     tactics     which 
men-mad    maids   are    now   employing. 
Manners,      poise,      charm      and 
modesty    seem    tohavebeenthrust 
in  moth    balls    during    the  war.  I 
hope  they  are  not   the  worse   off 
for  their  disuse  and  {  trust   they 
will  again  find  their  place  in  the 
lives  of  us  whose  adolescence  was 
pinched    by    war's    repercussions. 
The  reader  of  How  to  be  Attractive 
is    invited    to    explore    cei'tain    para- 
graphs     by     such     meaningful     sub- 
heads as  "Six  Social  Talents",  "Wom- 
en Must  Like  You,  Too",  "Be  Your-", 
"Have    You    the    Clear- Eyed    Look?" 
and     "Applied     Intelligence".     That's 
one  of  the  good  features  of  the  book: 
it  doesn't  have  to  be  read  in  one  sit- 
ting, but  can  be  dipped  into  at  leisure. 


German  Club  Holds  Meeting 
At  How'and  Home  Tuesday 

Eileen  Howland  entertained  the 
German  club  at  her  home,  1315  North 
Third,  Tuesday  evening,  March  26. 
During  a  short  business  meeting, 
plans  were  discussed  for  the  next 
meeting  which  is  to  be  held  at  Crest- 
wood   Lodge   April   9. 

Gerry  Patrick,  Lawrence  Osborn, 
and  Francis  Claypool  presented  a 
German  play.  Group  singing  was  led 
by  Miss  Hawley  and  German  games 
were  played. 

Wilma  Hauser  and  Francis  Clay- 
pool  were  guests. 

— acjc 

Jeanne  Kincheloe,  Gerry  Patrick, 
and  Joyce  Turner  were  hostesses  to 
the  German  Club  at  Crestwood  Lodge 
Tuesday  evening,  April  9.  Charades 
were  played  by  the  group  after  which 
there  was  a  wiener  roast. 

Guests  present  in  addition  to  the 
members  were  Wilma  Hauser,  Fran- 
cis Claypool,  Barbara  Garris,  and 
Mrs.  Harry  Oldroyd 


Friday,   April    26,   1946 


ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Page  3 


'Sandwiched  in'  by  Joes  'n  Janes 

Social  Activities  Keep  Students  Busy--Banquets,Teas,  Receptions, 
Carnivals,  Get-togethers— All  Enjoyed  in  '45-'46  Term 


We  Juco  Janes  and  Joes  have  been 
a  busy  group  these  last  two  semes- 
ters with  social  activities  irregularly 
"sandwiched  in"  between  class  work, 
daily   assignments    and    exams. 

First — a  word  about  our  college 
clubrooms.  Located  in  the  college  bas- 
ement, the  clubrooms  double  as  a 
study  hall,  game  room  and  party 
place.  Currently,  the  student's  heav- 
en-or-haven — is  undergoing  extensive 
redecoration  with  painting  planned 
for  the  walls  and  re-upholstering 
planned   for  the  furniture. 

Juco  activities  started  last  Sep- 
tember with  a  freshman  "get-in-step" 
party.  The  sophs  were  barred  from 
the  freshman  fun  in  the  college  club- 
rooms while  the  underclassmen  held 
their  get-acquainted  affair. 
Hallowe'en  Frolic 

October  activities  featured  a  Hal- 
lowe'en   Frolic,    given    by    the    upper- 


I  ing     and     flfoieen     of     t  .e     KolLge 

Kornival     P.    M.    Johnson     and    Miss 

Henrietta    Courtright. 

classmen  for  the  freshmen  and  fac- 
ulty membrs.  Costumed  jucos  crawl- 
ed through  a  "Hall  of  Horror"  into 
the  college  clubrooms  for  an  even- 
ins:  of  gabbing  and  games  by  candle- 
light. 

The  Kollege  Kornival,  given  for 
the  sophomores  by  the  freshman  stu- 
dent body,  was  held  in  the  Metho- 
dist church  banquet  room.  The  Korni- 
val, featured  by  typical  carnival 
games  and  nonsense,  was  followed  by 
a  spagetti  feed  under  a  "big  top"  of 
crepe  paper  flags  and  streamers.  The 
program  included  the  surprise  crown- 
ing of  a  king  and  queen  from  the 
faculty  members  with  P.  M.  John- 
son, journalism  and  history  instructor, 
and  Miss  Henrietta  Courtright,  math- 
ematics teacher,  selected  as  the  mon- 
archs. 


The  Christmas  tea  and  reception 
for  college  alumni  was  attended  by 
about  100  guests.  The  yuletide  affair 
is  an  annual  event  and  this  year  was 
held  in  the  decorated  clubrooms,  the 
day  before  Christmas  vacation  began. 
Veterans  Swell  Enrollment 

With  the  advent  of  second  semes- 
ter came  new  ranks  of  students,  many 
of  whom  are  discharged  veterans, 
swelling  the  enrollment  to  135  active 
students.  A  welcome  party  for  these 
new  jucos  featured  January  Acti- 
vities. 

The  Valentine  season  gave  occa- 
sion for  another  social  activity  with 
the  party  given  by  the  losing  team 
in  a  Victory  stamp  and  bond  sale  con- 
test. Barnes'  Billionaires  were  on  the 
losing  half  of  the  contest  and  made 
narty  arrangements  for  Templar's 
Tycoons. 

The  basketball  banquet,  a  formal 
dinner  honoring  the  basketball  team, 
was  held  at  the  Central  Christian 
Church  in  March.  Marjorie  Clark  was 
chosen  basketball  queen  and  Rosalee 
Jones,  Judy  Peck  and  Betty  Smith 
were  her  attendants.  Marjorie  was 
seated  on  a  throne  made  of  a  giant 
half-basketball  covered  with  white 
satin  cloth.  Coronation  honors  were 
done  by  D.  C.  Stark,  basketball  coach, 
and  Norman  Ostrander,  captain. 

The  Tigerama  is  an  annual  spring 
dance  for  seniors  of  the  local  and 
neighboring  high  schools.  This  year 
the  prom  was  arranged  by  the  social 
committee  headed  bv  Helen  Jane 
Beatson  and  advised  by  Miss  Henri- 
etta   Courtright. 

Otner  student  activities  for  '45-'46 
included  a  series  of  assemblies  super- 
vised bv  Miss  Pauline  B.  Sleeth  and 
the  publishing  of  the  juco  newspaper 
"Tiger   Tales". 

A  Trio  of  Clubs 

A  trio  of  clubs  have  kept  a  large 
p-roup  of  students  pepped  up  with 
juco  activities.  The  pen  club,  led  by 
cheerleader^  Fesalee  Jones',  Barbara 
Garris  and  Judy  Peck,  was  i-e-organ- 
ized  this  year  after  several  years  of 
dormancy.  The  25  active  members 
worked  at  the  concession  stand  dur- 
ing iuco  basketball  games  under  the 
direction  of  Betty  Eustice.  The 
French  and  German  Clubs  are  pro- 
jects of  the  language  departments 
where  Miss  Anne  Hawley  is 
instructor. 

Sr>e<>ch  Play 

"Honor  Bright"  was' the  annual  pro- 
ject of  the  college  speech  depart- 
ment. This  dramatic  production  was 
directed  by  Miss  Pauline  B.  Sle°th. 
The  play  was  the  story  of  a  man 
from  an  aristocratic  family  who  fell 
in  love  with  a  chorus  girl.  Consider- 
"Mo  "implications  were  solved  when 
the    hero,    played    by    Harold    Brady, 


deserted  Tot  Marvel,  characterzied 
by  Barbara  Putnam,  for  Honor  Bright, 
portrayed  by  Doris  Deets.  The  play 
cast  reports  "a  lot  of  fun"  squeezed 
in  between  last-minute  rehearsals. 

Public  presentation  of  the  music 
departments  of  the  college  and  high 
school  held  a  large  number  of  college 
representatives.  "  The  Messian " 
annual  Christmas  presentation  of  the 


Marjorie  Clark,   Cage   Queen 

city  schools  under  the  direction  of 
Charles  L.  Hinchee,  featured  Marjorie 
Crabtree  as  soprano  soloist.  The  oper- 
etta, "The  Red  Mill",  a  joint  project 
of  the  high  school  and  college,  gave 
three  of  the  twelve  solo  parts  to  juco 
students,  Barbara  Garris,  Marjorie 
Crabtree   and   Glen    Burns. 

Special  projects  have  included 
contributions  to  the  March  of  Dimes 
and  Cancer  Control  drives  and  the 
sale  of  Victory  stamps  and  bonds. 


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Friday,    April    26,   1946 


Dean's  Office  Open 
For  Interviews 

The  dean's  office  is  now  open  for 
interviews  for  those  who  want  ad- 
vice  on  summer   school   courses. 

That  a  ten-week  summer  term  will 
begin  May  22  this  year  was  an- 
nounced yesterday  by  Dean  K.  R.. 
Galle.  The  courses  to  be  offered  will 
for  the  most  part  depend  upon  de- 
mand. 

Listing  the  probable  summer  cur- 
riculum. Dean  Galle  included  the  fol- 
lowing  subjects: 

English,    algebra,    trigonometry,    cal- 
culus, chemistry,  advanced  chemistry, 
physics,     history,    government,    and 
psychology. 

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Foreign  Languages 
Are  Valuable  Assets 

"Parlez-vous  francais?"  or  "Spree- 
ken  Sic  Deutsch?"  are  common  Ques- 
tions in  Arkansas  City  Junior  Col- 
lege. The  students  are  extremely 
language  conscious  and  wish  to  show 
their  fluency  in  French,  German,  and 
Spanish. 

Miss  Anne  Hawley,  instructor,  has 
lived  in  Yucutan  and  can  speak  Span- 
ish like  a  native.  Her  travels  in  Eur- 
ope have  put  a  polish  to  her  French 
and  German.  She  puts  emphasis  on 
practical  uses  of  the  languages  and 
encourages  conversation  in  the  for- 
eign  phrases. 

The  French  and  German  Clubs  are 
social  organizations  created  for  the 
practice  of  informal  speech  and  they 
meet  every  two  weeks.  Games  are 
played,  music  is  enjoyed,  and  the  re- 
freshments   are    always    appreciated. 

French  and  German  are  five  hour 
courses. 

For  better  understanding  of  the 
world,  for  more  fun  in  school,  and 
for  enjoyment  the  foreign  language 
courses  fill  the  bill. 


Various   Subjects   Taught   in 
Home    Economics 


Department 


Does  your  mouth  water  when  you 
smell  fudge,  cookies,  or  fried  chicken  ? 
Is  your  diet  in  a  rut?  Do  you  live  to 
eat?  If  so  then  the  home  economics 
department   is  the   one  for  you. 

Foods  is  offered  as  a  whole  or  half 
year  subject.  During  the  first  semes- 
ter the  foods  class  is  held  daily  and 
offers  three  hours  of  credit.  Nutri- 
tional problems  are  studied  and  the 
basic  fundamentals  of  cooking  are 
learned. 

The  second  semester  foods  class 
meets  twice  a  week  for  two  hours.  A 
complete  meal  is  cooked.  In  this 
course  meal  planning  and  serving  are 
studied,  also  how  to  buy  food.  This 
class  offers  two  hours  of  credit.  Dur- 
ing the  year,  the  home  econmics 
students    prepare     food     for     special 


events  or  school  parties.  If  there  is 
any  food  left,  which  there  seldom  is 
(ask  Sewell,  she  knows),  it  is  given 
to  the  faculty  members  who  poke 
their  noses  into  the  foods  room. 

A  second  home  economics  course  is 
clothing.  This  is  also  offered  as  a 
whole  or  half  year  subject.  The  class 
meets  three  times  a  week  for  two 
hours  credit.  Each  indivdual  works  on 
special  projects  making  clothes  of  her 
choice.  The  main  points  of  sewing  and 
"how  to  dress"  are  studied. 

Elementary  design  is  a  third  course 
offered  in  the  home  economics  depart- 
ment. This  is  a  two  hour  credit  class 
which  meets  four  times  a  week  for 
one  semester.  Basic  principles  of  inte- 
rior decoration  and  dress  design  are 
studied. 


Innocents  Abroad 


Douglas  McCall  arrived  in  Ark- 
ansas City  April  21  after  receiving 
his  discharge  from  the  army.  He 
served  in  the  European  theater. 

Eugene  Caldarera  recently  tele- 
phoned his  parents  to  tell  them  that 
he  was  on  his  way  to  a  separation 
center  and  that  he  will  arrive  home  in 
about  a  week.  His  ship,  the  U.S.S. 
Lubbock,  is  being  decommissioned. 

Aviation  Machinist  DaymondMcVay 
and  Seaman  First  Class  Jack  Barker 
spent  the  week-end  visiting  with 
relatives  and  friends  in  Arkansas 
City.  Both  are  stationed  at  the  naval 
air  base   in  Olathe,  Kans. 

Electronic  Technician's  Mate  Nor- 
man Byers  recently  returned  to  his 
base  in  Gulfport,  Miss.,  after  spend- 
ing a  15-day  leave  with  his  parents. 

Apprentice       Seaman       Robert       C. 


Brown  spent  Easter  visiting  his 
mother,  Mrs.  Lenora  Brown.  He  is 
studying  at  the  University  of  Kansas 
in  Lawrence  as  a  member  of  the 
ROTC  program. 

Seaman  Second  Class  Roy  Hadley 
is  spending  a  ten-day  leave  with  his 
parents.  He  is  stationed  at  Memphis, 
Tenn. 

Bill  Clark  has  arrived  home  after 
receiving  his  discharge  recently  at 
Norman,  Okla.  He  has  served  with 
the  navy  for  the  last  three  years. 

Jim  Saisberry  arrived  home  April 
21.  He  has  received  his  discharge 
after  serving  a  year  in  the  European 
theater. 

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Use  Lumpo  soap.  Doesn't  lather. 
Doesn't  clean.  It's  just  companv  in 
the  tub. 

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An  editor  can  dig  and  hunt 

For  jokes   until    he's   sore, 

But   some   wise  guy  is  bound   to  say, 

"I've  heard  that  one  before!" 


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Page  5 


Knowledge  of  Social  Science  Is 
Important  in  World  of  Today 


In  the  ever-changing  world  of  to- 
day, there  arises  a  greater  need  for  a 
general  knowledge  and  better  under- 
standing of  the  principles  which  gov- 
ern the  human  race.  During  the  past 
few  years  the  rate  of  change  has 
steadily  increased  and  many  new  so- 
cial problems  are  now  confronting  the 
American  people.  Educators,  realiz- 
ing this  fact,  urge  students  to  prepare 
themselves  while  in  school  for  the 
large  task  which  awaits  them  as  the 
future  leaders  of  America. 

Because  of  the  increasing  impor- 
tance of  social  science,  students 
should  take  advantage  of  the  wide 
variety  in  this  course  which  is  offered 
by  the  Arkansas  City  Junior  College. 
Realizing  the  students'  need  for  such, 
the  college  presents  a  broad  field  of 
study.  Economics,  history,  govern- 
ment, and  geography  are  the  major 
divisions  in  this  wide  field  of  choices. 

The  general  aim  of  this  course  is 
to  bring  an  understanding  of  basic 
principles  and  facts  of  western  civ- 
ilization. It  forms  a  basis  for  effec- 
tive citizenship  during  this  economic 
age.  It  offers  an  opportunity  to  learn 
about  international  organization  and 
relationship.  Social  sciences  give 
students  a  sympathetic  knowledge 
of  the  foundation  of  American  cul- 
ture. As  a  result  of  the  many  social 
changes  which  have  recently  ocurred, 
it  is  almost  a  necessity  for  students, 
as  future  citizens,  to  have  a  good 
knowledge  of  social  science.  There- 
fore the  Ark  City  college  is  making 
every  effort  to  assist  students  by 
giving  them  many  choices  in  this  field. 

This  college  is  also  contemplating 
a  new  study  for  next  fall  which  will 
be  a  general  introductory  course  in 
the  field  of  social  science  and  is  pri- 
marily a  problem  course.  The  exis- 
tence of  many  new  social  problems 
during  the  past  generation  developed 
a  neeH  for  a  general  study  along  this 
line.  This  will  give  students  a  know- 
ledge of  social  organization,  social 
principles,  and  social  problems  which 
is  a"  esspntifl  part  of  the  education 
of  all  students. 

In  order  to  furnish  the  classes  with 


a  good  basic  knowledge  in  the  field 
of  social  science,  a  total  of  forty- 
eight  hours  is  offered.  This  is  typical 
of  the  progressive  spirit  which  is  a 
necessity  when  competing  with  lar- 
ger colleges.  Twenty-seven  hours  of 
history  are  given  which  includes  such 
subjects  as  English  History,  Medie- 
val History,  Modern  History,  Recent 
United  States  History,  and  others. 
Also  given  in  this  course  are  eight 
hours  of  economics,  five  hours  each 
of  government  and  sociology,  and 
three  hours  of  geography.  Dean  K. 
R.  Galle,  P.  M.  Johnson,  and  C.  E. 
Ruff  are  the  instructors  in  this  de- 
partment. 

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School  Print  Shop 
Publishes  Tiger  Tales 

The  Tiger  Tales,  junior  college  pa- 
per and  main  product  of  the  journa- 
lism class,  is  in  its  second  year  of 
publication.  It  is  published  once  every 
two  weeks  and  is  printed  by  the 
school   print  shop. 

Cub  reporters  meet  two  hours  a 
week  with  the  high  school  journalism 
class  which  is  taught  by  P.  M.  John- 
son. No  meetings  are  held  by  the 
Tiger  Tales  staff  except  at  the  call 
of  the  editor. 

Assignments  are  so  made  by  the 
editor  that  each  member  of  the  staff 
is  given  practice  in  editorial-writing, 
feature-writing,  news-writing  and 
other  phases  of  publication. 

Grades  for  journalism  are  given 
according  to  the  "string",  or  the  num- 
ber of  inches  of  print  which  the  stu- 
dent has  written.  Students  may  also 
count  in  their  strings  what  they  have 
written  for  the  high  school  paper  and 
for  the  Arkansas  City  daily  paper. 
During  the  semester  one  historical 
fepture  story  must  be  written  for  the 
school  paper. 

Journalism  is  an  interesting  sub- 
ject and  will  prove  worthwhile  to 
any  student  with,  or  without,  writing 
ability. 


Teach  Basic  Courses  in  Physics, 
Chemistry  And  Biological  Sciences 


Basic  courses  in  chemistry,  phvsics 
and  the  biological  sciences  are  offered 
in  the  science  d^partm^nt  of  the 
Arkansas  City  Junior  College. 

Teachers  in  the  department  are 
D.  C.  Stark,  chemistry;  Miss  Gave 
Iden,  physics;  and  C.  E.  Ruff,  biol- 
ogical   sciences. 

Scientfic  chemistry  courses  offered 
include  general  beginning  chemistry 
which  is  a  five  hour  foundation  course 
for  all  chemistry,  qualitative  chem- 
istry in  which  unknowns  are  found, 
and  quantitative  in  which  the  a- 
mount   of   unknowns  are   found. 


The  first  two  semesters  of  college 
physics  are  offered.  The  physics  and 
chemistry  labs  are  both  on  the  third 
floor. 

Biological  science  subjects  include 
bfisic  zoologv,  a  five  hour  course; 
physiology  which  is  a  five  hour  c  ur'se 
on  the  functions  of  the  body;  hpalth 
and  hygiene  which  is  required  of 
everyone  obtaining  a  teacher's  cer- 
tificate: psychology  which  is  the 
study  of  the  individual  and  why  and 
how  they  act;  and  human  geography 
which  is  the  study  of  man  and  his 
relation  to  cliihate. 


Gustave  Marters  Are 
Guests  at  Meeting  of 
Le  Circle  Francais 

Emmet  Smith  was  host  to  le  Circle 
Francais  April  23  in  his  home  at 
1322  North  Fourth  street.  Marjorie 
Crabtree,  president  of  the  club,  con- 
ducted the  business  meeting.  Judy 
Peck  acted  as  secretary  in  the  ab- 
sence of  the  regular  secretary,  Bar- 
bara Garris. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gustave  Marter  were 
guests  at  the  meeting.  Mr.  Marter 
was  born  in  Paris,  France,  and  came 
to  the  United  States  12  years  ago. 
He  settled  in  Louisiana  where  he 
attended  a  university  at  Baton  Rouge. 
Later  he  bought  and  operated  a  book 
store  in  New  Orleans. 

Mrs.  Marter  is  a  native  of  New 
Orleans.  They  were  married  three 
months  ago  and  came  to  Arkansas 
City  to  live.  Both  speak  French  flu- 
ently and  almost  all  talking  at  the 
meeting  was  done  in  French. 

Emmet  Smith  was  in  charge  of 
the  program  which  consisted  of  vocal 
solos  by  Marjorie  Crabtree  and  Mil- 
dred Wagner,  accompanied  by  Betty 
Smith.  French  music  was  played  on 
the  phonograph.  Games  were  con- 
ducted by  Mr.  Marter. 

Plans  were  made  for  a  picnic  May 
7.  A  committee  composed  of  Beverly 
Godfrey,  Gloria  Ausmus,  Mary  Bossi, 
and  Louise  Benshoof  was  appointed 
to  make  arrangements  for  the  picnic. 

Refreshments  were  served  by  the 
host  and  hostess,  Emmet  Smith  and 
Mary  Bossi. 


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English  Courses  Are 
Valuable  to  Students 

All  English  courses  in  the  junior 
college  are  instructed  by  Miss  Paul- 
ine B.  Sleeth.  These  include  rhetoric 
and  composition,  English  literature, 
and   public   speaking. 

Rhetoric  and  composition  is  a  three 
hour  course  in  which  students  are 
taught  how  to  write  compositions  and 
how  to  understand  those  written  by 
other  people.  The  books  of  two  au- 
thors are  thoroughly  studied  each 
year.  Students  use  the  knowledge 
gained  in  writing  an  autobiography 
and  a  term  paper.  Rhetoric  and  com- 
position is  a  compulsory  subject  in 
all  colleges. 

English  literature  is  also  a  three 
hour  course.  The  work  of  English 
authors  in  all  ages  of  literature  are 
studied.  This  gives  the  student  better 
understanding  of  the  English  style  of 
writing. 

The  junior  college  play,  presented 
each  year,  is  the  product  of  the 
college  speech  classes.  This  year's 
play,  "Honor  Bright",  was  the'  most 
successful  production  in  many  years. 
All  principles  of  public  speaking  are 
learned  and  nracticed  in  class. 

All  English  courses  in  junior 
college  are  very  interesting  and  help- 
ful and  prove  worthwhile  to  anyone 
taking  them. 


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ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Friday,    April    26,   1946 


Juco  Sports  Into  Full  Swing  Next  Year 


Speer  Will  Be  New 
Grid,  Cage  Mentor 

New  Equipment  Now  on 
Order  for  1946  Football 
And  Basketball  Squads 

With  the  return  of  football  to  the 
local  sports  scene  next  year,  Ark 
City  Junior  College  sports  will  be 
back  on  a  full  time  basis  for  the 
first  time  since  1941.  The  Bengals 
have  participated  in  basketball  for 
two  years,  playing  what  opponents 
they  could  find,  and  have  made  a 
creditable  showing  over  both  seasons, 
with  a  record  of  13  wins  and  10 
losses — most  of  the  losses  being  to 
older,  more  experienced  teams  such 
as  Southwestern  College,  Wichita  U. 
"B",  Strother  Field,  and  Kanotex. 
Wartime    Teams    Handicapped 

C.  E.  Ruff  was  in  charge  of  the 
team  during  its  first  year  of  war- 
time basketball  and,  with  a  team 
having  only  one  high  school  letter- 
man,  managed  to  break  even  with 
four  wins  and  four  losses  against 
competition  of  Southwestern,  St. 
John's,  Strother  AAF,  and  Tonkawa. 
Regular  coach  Dan  Stark  returned 
to  the  scene  at  the  start  of  the  year 
and  turned  out  a  team  which  lost 
only  four  games  to  juco  competition 
while  winning  eight.  The  Tigers  fin- 
ished fourth  in  the  invitational  tour- 
ney held  at  El  Dorado  near  the  close 
of  the  season.  Again  the  squad  was 
constantly  threatened  by  the  draft, 
although  returning  servicemen 
strengthened  the  team  immensely. 
First    Steps   Taken 

The  Tigers  tried  to  take  up  track, 
for  the  first  time  since  the  war  and 
have  partially  succeeded,  although  a 
full-time  program  cannot  be  success- 
ful until  the  other  members  of  the 
state  conference  have  also  reorgan- 
ized   their     sports    departments.       In 


general,  Kansas  juco  sports  have 
limped  along  through  this  year  with 
about  a  third  to  a  half  of  the  regular 
conference  members  engaging  in  the 
usual  sports.  Football  was  not  even 
tried  by  any  of  the  schools  because 
of  the  shortage  of  eligible  players. 
SPEER   IS  COACH 

Next  year  the  Tigers  will  be  off  to 
a  fresh  start  in  all  sports  with  new 
football  and  basketball  uniforms,  a 
new  schedule  and  a  new  coach.  W.  G. 
"Bunt"  Speer,  recently  leturnedfrom 
the  Navy,  will  take  over  the  Juco 
grid  and  cage  squads.  "Bunt"  has 
been  junior  high  basketball  coach  and 
physical  education  instructor  for 
several  years,  and  many  of  the  pres- 
ent junior  college  men  who  went 
through  the  local  school  system  have 
been  in  his  classes  in  junior  high. 
Speer  was  assistant  football  coach 
for  the  high  school  before  leaving 
for   military    duty. 

Strong   Teams   Expected 

Strong  teams  are  expected  next 
year  with  returning  vets  expected  to 
bolster  the  regular  turnout  of  players 
from  the  freshman  class  and  those 
who  will  join  the  school  next  year 
from  the  present  senior  classes  of 
various  neighboring  high  schools.  Iri 
former  years  the  local  school, 
although  not  as  large  as  several  other 
schools  in  the  conference,  made  good 
showings  and  the  Tiger  was  recogniz- 
ed as  a  factor  which  could  wreck  the 
title  hopes  of  any  pennant-bound 
sqi  ad. 

War-time  Sports  Important 

Although  war-time  sports  brought 
no  fame  or  fortune  to  the  local  school, 
they  have  helped  keep  the  Tigers  in 
the  public  mind  and  have  provided  a 
sound  basis  on  which  to  build  even 
stronger  teams  in  the  future.  The  job 
of  reconversion  in  the  local  sports 
department,  although  recognized  as 
difficult,  will  not  be  as  hard  as  in 
those  schools  whose  sports  activities 
have  been  dormant  through  the  war. 


'45-'46  Juco  Basketball  Squad 


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Tigers  Place  Second 
In  Triangular  Meet 


The  Bengal  track  team  took  second 
place  in  the  first  meet  of  their  abbre- 
viated season  on  April  11  at  El 
Dorado.  The  home  squad  with  several 
entries  in  every  event  were  the  win- 
ners with  55%  points,  Ark  City  sec- 
ond with  49,  and  Fort  Scott  trailed 
both  to  the  wire  with  43%.  A  stiff 
breeze  and  cool  weather  hampered  the 
efforts  of  everyone  except  the  dash 
men  and  slow  times  were  turned  in  in 
most   of   the    events. 

Earl  Grinnell  walked  off  with  in- 
dividual meet  honors  with  17  1/3 
points.  He  took  first  in  the  high  hur- 
dles and  pole  vault,  second  in  javelin, 
fourth  in  tne  broad  jump,  and  was 
part  of  a  three-way  tie  for  first  in 
nigh  jump.  Other  Ark  City  entries 
wno  brought  home  points  were  Jim 
Shelhamer,  14  1/3  (F— low  hurdles, 
S — broad  jump,  S — 100  yd.,  tie  for 
F — high  jump),  Norman  Ostrander, 
8  1/3  (S — 440  yd.,  T— 220  yd.,  tie  for 
6  (S — high  hurdles,  T — javelin,  Fo.— 
discus),  and  Jack  Rine,  3  (S — shot 
put). 

El  Dorado's  victory  was  largely 
due  to  depth  in  every  event,  some- 
times taking  first,  third  and  fourth 
in  one  event.  Ark  City  made  the  best 
single  event  showing  in  the  high 
jump,  as  three  Tigers  finished  in  a 
tie  for  first.  Jim  Shelhamer,  Grin- 
nell, and  Ostrander  each  helped  the 
Tigers  bring  back  10  points  in  that 
event. 

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Nefcmen  Lose  First 
Match  to  El  Dorado 

Ark  City  lost  its  first  tennis  match 
of  tne  season  to  El  Dorado  in  a  dual 
match  there  by  a  score  of  5  to  1.  The 
bengals'  only  victory  came  in  the  No. 
1  singles  match  as  Don  Duncan  de- 
feated  Grist  of  El  Dorado  6-4,  7-5. 

Jack  Rine,  Gene  Bell,  and  Bud  Hol- 
man  each  lost  their  singles  matches 
to  the  Grizzlies,  and  although  each 
of  the  doubles  matches  went  to  three 
sets,  the  home  entries  also  swept 
those. 


"IgPJ  Members  of  Basketball  Team 
1'  irst  row,  left  to  right,  Rodney 
Newman,  Virgil  Work,  James  Ledger- 
wood,  Oscar  Thomas,  Norman  Os- 
trander and  Earl  Grinnell;  second 
row,  Lawrence  Osborn,  Willis  Shel- 
hamer, Everett  Crouse,  James  Shel- 
hamer, Robert  Dellinger  and  Coach 
D.  C.  Stark. 

Team  members  not  pictured  above 
are  Jack  Givens,  Charles  Crews,  Jack 
Rine,  Charles  Swaim,  Norman  Moody, 
Byron  Styles,  Sam  Burns  and  Glen 
Burns. 


Friday,    April    26,    1946 


ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Page  7 


MEET  MISS  CO-ED— 

Phone  Number  918 
What  a  Number! 

Miss  Co-ed  for  this  week  lives  at 
211  South  First  street  and  has  the 
phone  number  918.  (And  what  a  num- 
ber!) She  likes  a  person  who  can  take 
a  joke. 

She  likes  ACJC  because  of  the 
school  spirit  of  the  students.  And 
the  teachers  are  swell — 'their  per- 
sonalities seem  to  cheer  up  the  of- 
fice. Her  favorite  subjects  are  art  and 
home  economics.  She  has  taken  art  in 
school  as  long  as  she  can  remember. 
Red  and  Yellow  are  her  favorite  col- 
ors. 

Her  hobbies  are  oil-painting,  tennis, 
dancing  and  cooking.  Her  appetite 
calls  for  items  from  soup  to  nuts. 
Ice  cream  and  fried  chicken  are  fa- 
vorites. (She  adds,  "Harry  James,  if 
he  is  available".) 

The  ambition  of  Miss  Co-ed  is  a 
career  in  dress  design.  She  is  major- 
ing in  Art  and  home  economics. 

This  Jill's  most  embarrasing  mo- 
ment was  when  she  sat  down  on  a 
stranger's  lap  in  the  movie  theater. 
She  insists  that  she  couldn't  see. 

She   is   Betty  Blackburn. 
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A  standardized  two  year  college 
math  course  is  offered  by  the  Ar- 
kansas City  Junior  College.  Any  stu- 
dent wishing  to  take  mathematics  can 
secure  the  same  number  of  lrath  cred- 
its here  as  he  could  in  any  accredited 
university  or  four  year  college. 

Mathematics  instructors  in  the  jun- 
ior college  are  Miss  Henrietta  Court- 
right  and  D.  C.  Stark. 

Beginning  courses  in  college  math 
are  college  algebra  and  trigonometry. 
The  algebra  course  offers  either  three 
or  five  hours  credit,  depending  upon 
whether  the  student  has  already  had 
advanced  algebra  in  high  school.  If 
he  has  had  advanced  algebra,  he  re- 
ceives three  hours  credit  for  college 
algebra,  while  a  student  who  has  not 
had  high  school  algebra,  receives  five 
houis  credit.  Trigonometry  is  three 
hours  credit. 

More  advanced  math  courses  are 
analytical  gecmelry  and  calculus.  An- 
alytical geometey  offers  five  hours 
credit.  It  is  completed  in  one  semes- 
ter. Calculus  is  divided  into  two  se- 
m-ster's  work.  The  first  semester 
differential  calculus  is  taught.  It  of- 
fers four  hours  credit.  The  second  se- 
mester integral  calculus  is  studied. 
It,  too,  is  four  hours  credit. 

If  there  is  sufficient  demand,  cour- 
ses in  practical  math,  slide  rule,  and 
spherical  trigonometry  are  offered. 
Practical  math,  which  is  designed  to 
give  students  a  better  understanding 
of  the  kind  of  math  they  need  in 
every  day  use,  offers  two  hours  credit. 
Slide  rule  is  one  hour  credit,  and 
spherical  trigonometry  also  gives  one 
hour  credit. 


MEET  MR.  ED— 

Sergeant  To  Be  A 
Star  Grid  Player 

This  week  you  are  going  to  meet  a 
new-comer  to  our  halls.  This  soft- 
spoken  freshman  is  five  feet  ten 
inches  tall  and  has  brown  hair  and 
brown  eyes.  He  joined  our  ranks  two 
weeks  ago  and  will  return  next  year 
to  be  one  of  our  star  football  players. 
He  was  discharged  about  six  weeks 
ago  after  serving  thirty-two  months 
in    the   infantry    as    a   sergeant. 

Among  his  favorites  are  Vaughn 
Monroe's  orchestra,  "Oh  What  It 
Seemed  To  Be",  the  color  brown  ham- 
burgers, and  loafin'.  His  pet  peeve 
is  someone  who  likes  to  talk  about 
himself. 

By  now  you  should  have  guessed 
that    Mr.    Ed    is    Walt    Mathiasmier. 


Assembly  Presented  by 
Members  of  Speech  Play 

Introduction  of  members  of  the 
cast  of  the  annual  college  speech 
play,  "Honor  Bright"  was  made  by 
B.  A.  Tubbs  in  a  regular  college  as- 
sembly April  4.  Each  member  of  the 
cast  gave  a  small  excerpt  from  his 
part  in  the  play.  Tubbs  announced 
that  ticket  sales  had  begun  with  Bar- 
bara Garris  in  charge  as  business 
manager. 

K.  R.  Galle  made  a  few  announce- 
ments following  the  introduction  of 
the  cast.  Doris  Deets  had  charge  of 
devotions. 

A  meeting  of  all  junior  college  vet- 
erans was  held  immediately  after  the 
assembly. 


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The  Feminine  Touch 

BY    TEMP 

Gardening's    sextet,    victor    in 
the  recent  high  school  conference 
basketball  tourney,  fell  before  the 
juco    onslaught    April    9    in     the 
Aud-Gym.  by  a  score  of  29-13. 
In  the  first  half  scoring  was  fairly 
even  with  juco  captain  "Stink"  Floyd 
and    high    school    forward    Catherine 
Carter  making  the  most  baskets.   By 
the    secord    half    the    Marshall-Floyd 
machine    began    clicking    and    college 
scores    piled    up. 

Pearson  played  a  good  same  as 
forward  when  she  trad"d  courts 
with  Ausmus  who  tackled  the  job 
of  suar^iTig  Kathleen  Stockton. 
Barbara  Co"!e  refe~eed  the  game. 
The  gym  class  has  dusted  off  tennis 
rackets  and  is  back  on  the  courts 
ap-ain  for  the  spring  season. 


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Jabber  waCky 

HAROLD  BRADY:  Well,  you  can  say 
a  lot  of  things  with  a  wink. 

DORIS  DEETS:  Kissing  is  never  a 
way  out.  Are  you  always  so  im- 
pulsive ? 

BETTY  JO  FLOYD:  Don't  say  "part- 
ing is  such  sweet  sorrow" — just 
come  on  !   ! 

GLENN  WHEAT:  Just  for  the  mo- 
ment I  can't  seem  to  recall  the 
rest   of   it. 

FRANCIS  PIERCE:  If  she  is  the  one 
woman  to  make  you  happy,  I'll  be 
sure  to  love  her. 

BARBARA  PUTNAM:  Ouijie.darlin', 
the  big  strong  mans  'ill  take  'im 
now. 

B.  A.  TUBBS:  It's  Maggie,  that  low- 
lived Irish  biddy  that  caused  the 
trouble. 

KENNY  DODSON:  I've  made  a 
study  of  Tot,  and  when  I  make  a 
study  of  a  girl  she's  mine! 


It  was  noon.  Students  and  teachers  were  hurrying  from  the  school  building, 
but  I  was  the  only  one  to  see  the  odd  little  bump  on  the  lawn  grow  .  .  .and  .  .  . 
grow.   .   . 

It  looked  like  the  top  half  of  an  over-sized  coconut,  or  a  dome,  sitting  there 
on  the  ground.  Suddenly  the  bump  stopped  growing.  Through  my  body  I  felt 
a  tremor  which  had  evidently  been  transmitted  to  me  by  the  earth. 

"Pardon  me,  ma'm,  but  could  you  give  me  the  time?",  I  heard  a  soft, 
gurgling  voice  say. 

Two  brilliant,  dark  eyes  peered  at  me  from  under  the  slightly  tilted  dome 
of  earth.  No  other  features  were  distinguishable.  The  inside  of  the  dome  appeared 
to  be  filled  with  a  black,  shadow-like  substance  that  moved  unceasingly. 

-"I  repeat,  ma'm,  could  you  tell  me  what  year,  day  and  hour  this  is?",  said 
a  voice  that  apparently  had  come  from  the  dome. 

I  complied  with  It's  request. 

"O,  for  wildcat's  sake!",  It  gushed,  "I'm  three  decades  and  four  hours 
ahead  of  the  scheduled  time." 

"Ahead  of  time  for  what?",  I  wanted  to  know. 

"You  mortals  are  all  alike!  Always  asking  why  this  and  why  that! 
If  your  scientists  keep  on  poking  their  noses  into  our  business,  we  won't  have 
even  the  slightest  suggestion  of  a  secret  to  call  our  own.  Daddlebabbledabble- 
mumle!" 

(Continued   on   page  8) 


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Friday,    April   26,   1946 


Music  Activities  Which 
May  Include  Revue  Will 
Yield  Many  Opportunities 

"Every  JUCO  student  will  have 
the  opportunity  to  take  part  in  some 
music  activity  next  term  and  if 
enough  are  interested  we  might 
have  a  college  musical  show",  pre- 
dicts C.  L.  Hinchee,  junior  college 
music    supervisor. 

Mr.  Hinchee  also  plans  to  have 
quartet  and  trio  groups  besides  the 
regular  chorus.  The  chorus,  this 
year,    participated      in      the      annual 


presentation  of  the  Messiah  and 
several  members  of  the  chorus  took 
leading  parts  in  the  operetta  "Red 
Mill". 

A  two-hour  course  in  basic  har- 
mony is  also  taught  by  Mr.   Hinchee. 

For  those  interested  in  instrumen- 
tal music,  credits  toward  graduation 
from  the  Arkansas  City  Junior  Col- 
lege are  given  for  participation  in 
the  high  school  band  and  orchestra. 
Instrumental  music  is  under  the  dir- 
ection   of   August   Trollman. 


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Salesman:  Here  is  a  very  nice 
pistol,   lady.   It  shoots  nine   times. 

Fair  customer:  Say,  what  do  you 
think  I  am,  a  polygamist? 


(Continued    from    page    7) 
"But  I  was  kind  enough  to  tell  you  the  time." 

"Ah.   .hmm.    .ah,   so   you   were,    so    you   were.    Forgive    me    for    being   so 
CRUDE,   .erum...   I  mean  r-ude.    Really,   I'm  not  a  bad   fellow.   It's  just  that,   in 
these  last  few   years,   I've   been  mistreated,   abused,   taken   advantage   of.   1    can 
hardly  be  sweet-tempered  when  all  around  me  I  see  avariciousness,  plunder  and 
even  murder.  And  the  worst  part  of  it  is  that  I  am  the  cause  of  it,  not  through 

any  fault  of  mine,  understand,  but  through  a  fatal  human  vice lust  for  power 

and  riches." 

A  slight  pause;  and  then  It  hiccuped.  A  wisp  of  flame  shot  skyward. 
"I  should  have  known  that  Texas  sulfur  wouldn't  agree  with  me",  It  fumed. 
The  two  eyes,  as  though  dangling  on  invisible  strings  moved  ever  so  slightly 
to  and  fro,  to  and  fro.  They  held  me  spellbound. 

It  continued  in  low,  smooth  tones.  "Of  course,  there  were  times  when  I  was 
in  a  much  happier  situation.  .  .  .1  might  even  say  an  exalted  situation. 
in  the  building  of  Nineveh  and  Babylon.  The  Babylonians  introduced  me  to  the 
"I  played  an  important  part  in  the  construction  of  the  Tower  of  Babel  and 
Egyptians  and  they,  in  turn,  used  me  to  embalm  their  Pharaohs.  I  mode  it  possible 
for  the  Sicilians  to  burn  lamps  in  their  temple  of  Jupiter  and  I  was  responsible 
for  the  "holy  fire"  which  has  been  known  and  worshipped  by  certain  sects  among 
the  Persians  for  nearly  3,000  years.  On  the  western  continent  explorers  and  Indians 
regarded  me  with  religious  awe  and  superstition. 

"Pioneers  settling  near  Poala,  Kans.,  amused  themselves  by  setting  me 
afire  .  I  was  not  known  to  be  of  any  practical  value  then  becausescientists 
hadn't  learned  how  to  use  my  products.  But  it  wasn't  long  before  those  tests 
tube  jugglers  discovered  the  if's  and  why's  about  me.  O!  sad  day. 

"Then  along  came  your  industries,  your  American  ingenuity,  your  American 
enterpriser!  My  peaceful  existence  changed  to  an  infernal  hubbub.  My  freedom 
was  curtailed  wherever  I  appeared  above  ground.  I  was  harnessed  to  the  machine 
and  I  didn't  like  it! 

"Not  only  in  this  country  did  your  American  manufacturers  enslave  me 
but  also  in  Mexico,  Peru,  Colombia  and  Venezuela.  Americans  also  are  interested 
in  Galician  and  Rumanian  fields,  in  Sumatra,  have  nearly  one-quarter  interest  in 
the  Irak  Petroleum  Company  and  are  developers  in  Argentina,  Bolivia  .  .  .and  so 
on  ...  . 

"Now  the  whole  world. is  on  my  trail.  Look  at  the  commotion  I  caused 
in  Iran.  War  analysts  are  even  accrediting  Germany's  defeat  to  her  scar- 
city  of  me.  The  Netherlands  clings  to  her  colonies,  Britain   rules  India 
with  an  iron  hand  and  Russia  sends  her  troops  to  Turkey  and  Iran.  Why? 
Why?   I'll  tell  you  why.  It's  for  me,  for  me.  Ha,  ha,  ha,  he,  he,  he!  Hie! 
They're  mad,  I  tell  you,  mad!  Everybody's  mad!" 
Infuriated,  the  creature  seethed  and  bubbled  until  the  dome  fairly  rocked. 
I  took  advantage  of  this  pause  to  reiterate  my  question.  "I  still  would  like  to 
know  what  you  meant  by  'three  decades  and  four  hours  ahead  of  time'." 

"That,  my  child,  is  one  secret  your  blasted  scientists  haven't  stumbled  upon. 
Even  your  geologists  flubbed  up  on  this  one." 

Then  It  muttered  something  about  Summit  Street  and  some  kind  of  dome.  But, 
cutting  himself  short,  he  let  the  shell  of  earth  fall  and  ducked  beneath  it. 
I  ran  to  the  mound,  shouting,  "What's  your  name?  Who  are  you?" 
The  voice  sounded  far,  far  away  and  it  grew  fainter.  .  .fainter.  .  .Did  I  hear 
correctly? There,  now  the  echo. 

"Black   Gold" 


Girls  Show  Ambitions  for 
Careers  before  Settling 
Down  for  Rest  of  Lives 

Believe  it  or  not — many  of  the 
juco  gals  are  heading  for  careers 
other  than  that  of  a  housewife — for 
a  while  anyway.  Yes,  they  have  big 
plans  to  take  care  of  before  they 
settle  down  to  cleaning  house,  wash- 
ing diapers,  entertaining  bridge 
clubs,  etc.  Here  are  the  hopes  and 
ambitions    of   some   of   them. 

Barbara   Putnam — be  a  professor 

of   mathematics  in  a  college. 
Betty      Ann      Pearson — go      into 
some  line  of  speech  work. 
Iris    Rahn — be    a    home    demon- 
stration agent. 

Geneive    Goff — be    a    director    of 
religious  education. 
Lenna      Payton — learn      to     play 
tennis. 

Joan    Templar — go    into    journa- 
lism or  music. 

Norma   Moore — be    a   chemist. 
Doris  Deets — be  a   private  secre- 
tary. 

Beverly    Godfrey — a      laboratory 
technician  in  a  doctor's  office. 
Jerry    Patrick — a    model. 
Betty    Blackburn — work    in    some 
business      with      home   economics 
and  art. 

Marjorie      Clark — do     something 
exciting   in  a  big  city. 
Joyce   Turner — be    a    bow'er. 
Judy     Peck — Since     ambitic'.i     to 
be    a   ballet   d^n"er    failed,   would 
like  to  go  on  the  radio. 
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Welch  Stresses  Advantages 
Of  College  Education 

"Students  should  complete  a  full 
four  year  college  course,"  urged  Vir- 
gil C.  Welch  in  an  assembly  for  juco 
sophomores  Tuesday  morning,  April 
9.  Mr.  Welch  is  a  public  relations  man 
at  Southwestern  College,  Winfield.  He 
spoke  about  the  advantages  of  South- 
western College  and  added  that  most 
business  firms  all  but  require  a  four 
year  college  education  for  their  em- 
ployees. 

The  Winfield  college,  according  to 
Mr.  Welch,  is  planning  to  house  part 
of  the  returned  veterans  on  the  for- 
mer Strother  Field  site.  This  will 
ease  the  housing  somewhat.  "Col- 
leges are  giving  preference  to  home 
state  students  because  of  the  increase 
in  enrollment,"  he  stated.  He  also 
suggested  opportunities  for  students 
working  while   attending  school. 

Southwestern  College  is  going  to 
remodel  the  North  Hall  which  will 
especially  benefit  the  music  and  sci- 
ence departments,  he  added.  Mr. 
Welch  was  introduced  to  the  students 
by  P.  M.  Johnson. 

—acjc 

A    dashing    young    fellow    named    Joe 

Has  lost  all  his  happy  glow. 

Fe  used  to  be  sunny; 

He  had  lots  of  money; 

But  that  was   two  blondes  ago. 

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Mother:   Didn't   I    tell    you  not  to   go 

with   perfect   strangers  ? 
Daughter:   But  Mother,  he  isn't  per- 
fect! 


TIGER  TALES 


VOLUME  II 


ARKANSAS   CITY,    KANSAS,  THURSDAY,   MAY   16,  1946 


NUMBER  9 


New  Grid  Coach 


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W.  G.  Speer 


College  Club  Room 
Looks   Sharp 

Sporting  new  coverings  of  tan  and 
blue  striped  material,  is  the  furniture 
of  our  juco  clubroom.  The  two  couches 
and  two  chairs  were  covered  by  the 
Newman  Dry  Goods  store  under  the 
direction  of  Shirley  Gilliland  and  Jean 
Humphrey. 

The  ping  pong  table  has  lost  its 
"wobble"  through  the  courtesy  of  the 
shops,  whose  students  made  supports 
for  it.  A  suitable  light  has  been  placed 
over  the  table  and  is  "just  what  we 
needed",  according  to  the  Juco  Jane 
and  Joe  ping  pong  fans. 

Further  improvements  projected 
include  the  cleaning  of  the  drapes 
and  the  repairing  of  the  drape  rods. 
Painting  will  be  done  next  yar  and 
money  for  the  work  has  already  been 
partially  raised  through  the  efforts 
of  the  Student  Council,  which  is  in 
charge  of  the  redecorations  project. 
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Dr.  Gaffney's  Magic  Tricks 
Mystify  College  Students 

Approximately  half  the  student 
body  marvelled  at  the  magic  tricks 
and  stunts  performed  by  Dr.  Gaffney, 
the  magacian,  May  30  in  the  music 
ro^m.  Such  tricks  as  pulling  money 
out  of  the  air  and  tearing  paper  up 
tncn  making  it  reappear  in  complete 
form  baffled   the   attentive   audience. 


Thirty-one  College 
Will  Be  Graduated 


T.  T.  EDITORS  CONFRONTED 
WITH  THE  "INEXPLICABLE" 
AS  SET  FORTH  BY  CONRAD 

Joseph  Conrad  was  right  on 
the  beam  when  he  wrote  of  the 
"inexplicable  element  of  life" — 
(he  incalculable  mystery,  the  un- 
expected turn  of  fate.  It  has  man- 
ifest d  itself  in  the  primary  ar- 
rangements for  this  edition  of  the 
Tier    Ta'es. 

T.T.  editors  had  every  reason 
to  believe  that  there  would  be 
several    excellent    pictures   of  the 

Tigerama  in  this  issue but 

Destiny  decreed  otherwise.  (Edi- 
tor's note:  This  is  not  meant  to 
reflect  upon  the  photographer. 
Ronald  Pyer  has  made  some  swell 
shots  for  the  paper  this  winter.) 

That  Conrad  recognized  the  in- 
comprehensible aspect  of  life  is 
shown  in  his  characters  Jim  and 
the  other  officers  of  the  "Patna", 
who  believed  with  all  their  hearts 
that  the  rotten  bulkhead  would 
give  way  any  instant.  But  it  held 
out  after  all. 

Such  twists  of  fate  as  this 
have  caused  T.  T.  editors  to  tear 
their  hair.  (They  actually  will 
tear  their  hair  if  the  copy's  late. 
Modlin  threatened  to  put  oil  in 
it.) 

Confident  that  a  bulletin  re- 
questing a  meeting  of  the  T.  T. 
staff  would  be  posted  on  Thurs- 
day morning,  the  editors  went 
merrily  on  their  way.  The  bulletin 
was  not  posted  until  afternoon;  a 
few  staff  members  saw  the  bullet- 
in; fewer  showed  up  at  the  meet- 
ing  Which   just    goes 

to  show  that  Fate  (and  The 
Printing  Shop)  has  more  influ- 
ence over  this  paper  (?)  than 
the  editors   (?). 

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Students 
May  20 


Innocents   Abroad 


Fireman  First  Class  Don  Lyle  re- 
turned to  San  Francisco,  Calif,  after 
spending  a  30-day  furlough  in  Ark- 
ansas City  visiting  relatives  and 
friends.  His  ship  is  being  decom- 
missioned. He  expects  to  receive  his 
discharge  some  time  this  summer. 

Petty  Officer  Daymond  McVay  is 
spending  a  10-day  leave  in  Arkansas 
City  from  Olathe,  Kans.  He  received 
an  emergency  leave  because  of  the 
illness  of  his  mother,  Mrs.  G.  S. 
McVay. 


Theme  Is  "Youth  Dreams 

Of  Tomorrow;"   Baccalaureate 

Service  Held  Sunday 

Thirty-one  sophomores  will  be 
graduated  Monday  evening,  May  20, 
at  services  held  in  the  auditorium 
gymnasium.  Superintendent  C.  E. 
St.  John  will  preside  at  the  ceremony 
which  will  follow  a  theme  of  "Youth 
Dreams  of  Tomorrow." 

Following  the  processional  by  the 
high  school  orchestra,  Major  S.  A. 
Deskins  will  give  the  invocation. 
Musical  selections  will  be  presented 
by  the  combined  college  and  high 
school   chorus    and   by   the   orchestra. 

As  the"Voice  of  Youth",  Wilma 
Tanquary  and  Dale  Smith  will  speak 
on  "Our  Today"  and  "Our  Tomorrow". 

Talks  will  be  given  on  "Passports 
to  Tomorrow'  by  Dean  K.  R.  Galle, 
H.  J.  Clark  and  George  Gardner.  The 
benediction  will  be  given  by  the  Rev. 
Bernard    Cook. 

Baccalaureate  services  will  be  held 
Sunday  evening  with  Dr.  Frederick 
Maier    as   the  presiding   officer. 

Group  singing  of  "All  Hail  the 
Power  of  Jesus  Name"  will  follow 
the  invocation  by  the  Rev.  Dayle 
Schnelle.  The  scripture  will  be  read 
by  the  Rev.  Harold  Neal  and  the 
prayer  given  by  the  Rev.  Harry  Orr. 

A  group  of  combined  choirs  will 
sing  two  anthems,  "Open  Our  Eyes" 
and  "Hark,  Hark  My  Soul".  The  ser- 
mon, "Courage  To  See  It  Through", 
will  be  given  by  the  Rev.  Herbert  T. 
Beatty  and  the  benediction  by  Dr. 
Christian  Fike.  The  high  school  orch- 
estra will  play  the  recessional  and 
processional. 

College  graduates  include: 

Raymond  Baldridge,  Carol  Barnes, 
Helen  Jane  Beatson,  Frances  Louise 
Bmshoof,  Annie  Marie  Bolden,  Har- 
old Judson  Brady,  John  Carter,  Lois 
Caster,  Marjorie  Clark,  EverettCrouse 
Robert  Dellinger,  Kenneth  Dodson, 
Mary  Jane  Faust,  Ferrol  Fox,  Gilda 
Gainer,  Mary  Edith  Gibson,  Shirley 
Gilliland,  Jesse  Griffin,  Eileen  Ho"v- 
land,  Jeanne  Kincheloe,  Homer  Liv- 
ingston, Melville  Marnix,  Jr.,  Erleen 
Morhain,  James  Shelhamer,  Dale 
Smith,  Janice  Starkey,  Edgar  Tillery, 
Joyce  Turner,  B.  A.  Tubbs,  Glenn 
Wheat    and    Virgil    Work. 

acjc 

Help  one  another,  the  snowflake  said, 
,  As  it  cuddled  down  in  its  cozy  bed; 
I'll  help  you  and  you'll  help  me, 

And    then    what    a    fine,    big    drift 
we'll  be. 


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TI6ER  TALES 

Student    Publication   of  the 
ARKANSAS  CITY   JUNIOR   COLLEGE 

Editor Rosalee     Jones 

Associate    Editor    Joan    Templar 

Feature    Editor     - Emmet     Smith 

Sports    Editor    — Robert    Dellinger 

Reporters      Judy     Peck,     Betty 

Smith,  Beverly  Godfrey,  Betty  Eustice,  La- 
Vonne  Young,  Marjoric  Crabtree,  Marjorie 
Nugen,  Lois  Caster,  Helen  Jane  Beatson, 
Clinton  Keller,  Joyce  Turner,  Eileen  How- 
land,    Marjorie    Clark. 

Circulation     Manager      Barbara    Garris 

Assistant    Circulation    Manager     Joyce    Turner 
Photographer     Clinton     Keller 

A.G.  SetUM,  Wldel 
A/ote  0/  "7/tan/u  {p>i 

Dear  Jucos, 

Just  wanted  to  let  you  know  that 
we  seniors  had  a  grand  time  at  the 
Tigerama.  Hope  we  can  give  as  good 
a  one  next  year.  Those  decorations 
must  have  taken  days! 

Of  course,  every  year  the  college 
students  try  to  make  the  Tigerama  a 
little  better  than  the  year  before. 
That's  the  way  it'll  be  with  us. 

But  I  don't  see  how  we  can  possibly 
do  ALL  the  things  you  did.  For  in- 
stance, only  Kenneth  Dodson  could 
have  read  the  notes  of  his  speech  in 
pitch-black  darkness  and  put  it  over 
successfully.  And  only  Norman  Moody 
could  move  a  piano  and  knock  down 
a  fence  at  the  same  time.  And  how 
that  piano  lamp  ever  worked  after 
being  dropped  on  the  floor  is  beyond 
me. 

The  whole  affair  was  just  too,  too 
elegant.  Everyone  was  so  sophisticated 
and  grown  up!  In  this  respect  your 
party  outdid  by  far  our  junior-senior 
prom. 

You  have  set  an  example  for  us  in 
behavior.  But  I  sincerely  hope  that 
next  year  we  will  not  divide  into 
cliques  and  leave  our  GUESTS  so 
much  to  themselves.  Of  course,  the 
Tigerama  IS  supposed  to  be  a  formal 
dance,  but  not  even  all  the  A.  C. 
students   can   dance. 

We  really  should  plan  some  way 
for  the  hosts  and  the  guests  to  mingle 
and  get  to  know  each  other.  If  the 
out-of-town  seniors  could  see  what 
fine  students  there  are  in  ACJC,  they 
would  be  more  likely  to  come  here 
next  year.  .  .  .but  we  don't  give  them 
a  chance  to  know  us. 

I  hope  you  won't  think  me  rude 
for  finding  fault  with  the  Tigerama, 
but  there's  no  sense  in  letting  the 
same  thing  happen  year  after  year 
without  even  an  attempt  at  improve- 
ment. It's  all  right  to  be  sophisticated 
and  mature  but  it's  not  all  right  to 
become  a  snobbish  iceberg. 
Yours  sincerely, 
a  high  school  senior 

— acjc 

BETTY    EUSTICE:    "Oh!    Those   ex- 
sailors!!" 


ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


THURSDAY,  MAY  16,  1946 


Proposed  New  Jun 


MEET  MISS  CO-ED— 

Will  Attend  School 
At  Austin,  Texas 

A  petite  brown-haired  college 
sophomore  with  "favorites"  including 
Greer  Garsor.,  James  Craig,  Glenn 
Miller's  band  the  color  blue  is  Miss 
Co-ed   for  the  week. 

A  tall  man,  over  six  feet  tall,  with 
dark  brown  curly  hair,  who  can  dance 
like  Gene  Kelly,  is  her  Ideal  guy.  And 
he  has  to  like  "Dancing  in  the  Dark". 
(Phone    1590-W,    fellas.) 

This  five  foot  six  and  one-half  inch 
jucoette  lives  at  711  South  B  Street 
and  plans  to  move  to  Austin,  Tex,, 
this  summer  to  continue  her  chemical 
engineering  course  at  the  University 
of  Texas. 

Collecting  strands  of  pearls  and 
eating  popcorn  keeps  this  20-year- 
old  Juco  Jane  busy.  Her  blue-gray 
eyes  find  a  tailored  suit  as  her  choice 
of  clothes. 

For  a  pet  peeve  (other  than  Brady 
and  Shelley)  someone  with  a  "puton" 
attitude  takes  first  prize.  As  a  final 
hint  to  her  identity,  her  initials  are 
E.  0.  M.  (Like  in  Eileen  O'Delle  Mor- 
hain.) 

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RALPH     B.:     "Have     you    read     the 

'Razor's  Edge'?" 
JERRY    PATRICK:    "Yes,    wasn't    it 

sharp?" 

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BETTY  BLACKBURN:  "I  tiptoe  past 

the  medicine  chest  so  I  won't  wake 

the  sleeping  pills." 
BETTY    JO    PICKENS:    "I    sleep    in 

the  fireplace  because  I  sleep  like  a 

log." 


MEET  MR.  ED— 

Freshman  Desires 
To  Be  Engineer 

Mr.  Ed  of  the  week  is  a  heavy-set 
freshman  "Juco  Joe",  destined  to  be  a 
football  star  for  ACJC  next  year  (we 
hope ) . 

His  old  stompin'  ground  is  Newkirk 
High  School,  but  that  was  a  long  time 
ago — before  he  served  with  the  army 
for  several  years.  A  tan  four-door, 
slio-htb'  beat-up  Ford  with  an  Okla- 
homa license  tag  takes  him  back  and 

lw  t*i    CO    ocilOOl. 

When  questioned  about  his  favorite 
movie  stars,  Mr.  Ed  replied  that  he 
doesn't  like  anything  he  can't  get  hold 
of  and  therefore  they  just  don't  rate 
with  him. 

At  present  he  is  taking  a  pre-engi- 
neering  course  and  hopes  to  become  a 
petroleum  engineer.  Mr.  Ed's  friends 
kid  him  about  becoming  bald,  but  his 
curley  brown  locks  are  as  pretty  as 
any  around,  and  his  twinkling  blue 
eyes  make  many  friends  for  him. 

Yes,  you've  guessed  it.  Mr.  Ed  is 
Lloyd   Simpkins. 

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The  A-G  janitors  and  the  school 
and  city  librarians  deserve  bouquets 
of  orchids  for  all  the  work  they  have 
done  in  the  last  two  weeks.  They  are 
glad  that  the  Tigerama  and  rhetoric 
team  papers  come  only  once  a  year. 

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HOMER    LIVINGSTON:    "My    folks 

own    the    biggest    iron    and     steal 

company     in    Kansas." 
IRIS    RAHN:    "Yeah,    your    mother 

irons  and  your  father  steals." 

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PHYLLIS    CONRAD:     "A    stitch    in 

time   gathers  no   moss." 


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THURSDAY,  MAY  16,  1946 


ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


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Farming,  Travel,  Office  Work 
And  Play — Students  Lay 
Plans  for  Summer     .     . 

What    are   you     going     to   do   this 
summer    is    the    question    asked    this 
week  by  your  roving  reporter. 
NORMAN  OSTRANDER:  "I  am  go- 
ing to  be  a  little  farm  boy". 
SAM   BURNS:  "Take  two  weeks   off 

and  go  out  and  see  Ostrander". 
BETTY  BLACKBURN:  "Work  in  the 

college  office". 
WANDA    DIXON:      "Go   to   summer 
school  or  get  a  iob  as  stenograph  r." 
JAMES  LEDGERWOOD:  "I   am  .  go- 
ing to  farm  and  fish". 
BEVERLY     GODFREY:     "Going    to 

Kansas  State". 
BETTY   EUSTICE:    "Well,   I  am  go- 
ins:  to  work  at  the  te^phone  office". 
DON  DUNCAN:  "   Going  to  ACJC". 
LAWRENCE    OSBURN:    "Ha,    ha     I 
am  going  to  the  army  the  Ninth  of 
May". 
JESS   GRIFFEN:   "We   are  going  to 
move   to   South   Carolina  to   farm." 
BEULAH  MARSHALL:  "Live  at  the 

swimming  pool." 
ERLEEN   MORHAIN:    "Go   away   to 

school." 
HELEN  BEATSON:   "Well,    ?????" 
DON  BURKARTH:   "Sleep." 
LENNA  PAYTON:   "Play  tennis." 
MARJORIE    NUGEN:    "Work    or   do 

something." 
IRIS  RAHN:  "Hold  down  the  farm." 
JACK  CARTER:  "I  am  going  to  St. 
Louis    and   Chicago   just  to   be   go- 
ing." 

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Robert  Eustice,  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
T.  A.  Eustice,  received  his  discharge 
April  27  at  Norman,  Okla.  He  has 
been  in  the  navy  since  July  1943  and 
was  stationed  in  China. 


Tigers  Make 
Good  Showing 
In  State  Meet 

The  Ark  City  Tigers  made  by  far 
their  best  showing  of  the  year  at  the 
Fort  Scott  athletic  meets,  April  26, 
with  the  six-man  track  team  garner- 
ing 51  Va  points  for  second  place,  the 
tennis  team.paced  by  Don  Duncan, 
winning  both  the  state  singles  and 
doubles  crown,  and  the  golf  team, 
composed  of  H.  J.  Brady  and  Carl 
Holman,  placing  second  and  third,  re- 
spectively in  state  competition. 

Jim,  Shelhamer  local  sport  star 
took  individual  track  honors  with  16 
5/6  points.  Ark  City  held  its  own 
against  the  larger  teams  until  the 
distance  runs  when  El  Dorado  began 
to  pull  away,  placing  two  men  in  the 
half-mile  and  three  in  the  mile.  Ark 
City  had  no  members  running  in  these 
races.  The  other  five  members  of  the 
squfd  which  finished  only  eight  points 
behind  the  Grizzlies  were  Earl  Grin- 
nell,  Willis  Shelhamer,  Jack  Rine, 
Norman  Ostrander,  and  Carl  Holman. 

Don  Duncan  breezed  through  the 
early  rounds  of  the  state  singles 
tournament,  but  met  and  defeated  his 
toughest  opponent,  Grist  of  El  Dorado, 
in  the  semi-finals.  He  then  downed 
Johnson,  another  Grizzly  for  the  title. 
Duncan  teamed  with  Gene  Bell  to  win 
the  doubles  championship,  defeating 
Grist  and  Johnson  in  the  finals. 

H.  J.  Brady  finished  eight  strokes 
behind  El  Dorado's  entry  in  the  state 
golf  match  and  Carl  Holman  finished 
right  behind  Brady  as  they  took  sec- 
ond and  third  in  medal  play. 


Entertain  Over 
300  Guests 

A.  C.  JUCOS  Host  Local 
And  Visiting  High  School 
Seniors  at  Tigerama 

More  than  300  guests,  including 
high  school  seniors  from  Arkansas 
City,  Newkirk,  South  Haven,  Dexter, 
Burden  and  Udall,  attended  the  1946 
Tigerama  April  26  in  the  auditori- 
um-gymnasium. Many  servicemen 
and  former  ACJC  students  were  also 
guests. 

Decorations  included  a  false  ceiling 
of  red  and  white  streamers  which  ex- 
tended into  a  fan  effect  at  both  ends 
of  the  auditorium.  Red  and  white 
scallops  interspered  by  giant  multi- 
colored lollipops  decorated  the  sides 
of  the  room.  Peppermint  stick  fences 
completed  the  "Candyland"  setting. 

B.  A.  Tubbs,  jr.  president  of  the 
student  council,  was  master  of  cere- 
monies for  the  program  presented 
during  intermission. 

Dean  K.  R.  Galle  welcomed  the 
guests  on  behalf  of  the  faculty  and 
Kenneth  Dodson  welcomed  them  on 
behalf  of  ACJC  students.  A  musical 
skit  entitled  "Candy"  was  given  by 
Betty  Jo  Floyd  andGlenn  Wheat  and 
was  accompanied  by  Betty  Smith  and 
Joan  Templar  in  a  duo-piano  arrange- 
ment by  Miss  Templar. 

"Sweets  from  a  Candy  Box",  a 
dance  presented  by  Betty  Ann  Pear- 
son and  Wanda  Dixon,  featured  a 
candy  box  of  gigantic  dimensions 
bearinar  the  label,  "Whitman's  Snec- 
ial".  Norman  Moody  and  Paul  Meyer 
assisted  this  number. 

The  program  was  concluded  with 
chorus  selections  "If  I  Loved  You", 
with  Barbara  Garis  as  soloist,  and  the 
college  song,  accompanied  by  Betty 
Smith. 

During  the  evening  refreshments 
were  served  from  the  "Candy  Bar"  by 
junior  girls  of  the  Arkansas  City 
High  School. 

Music  for  dancing  was  furnished  by 
Bonner  Ruff  and  his  Noted  Men. 

The  Tigerama  of  1946  was  planned 
by  the  social  committee  with  Miss 
Henrietta  Courtright,  Miss  Anne 
Hawley  and  Miss  Loverne  Webb  as 
faculty  advisors. 

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Hamburger  Fry  Honors 
Members  of  German  Club 

Members  of  the  German  Club  were 
guests  of  the  French  Club  at  a  ham- 
burger fry  May  7  at  Spring  Hill. 

Mrs.  Harry  Oldroyd,  Gloria  Ausmus 
Mary  Bossi,  Louise  Benshoof  and 
Beverly  Godfrey  were  hostesses  for 
the  affair. 

After  eating,  the  group  spent  the 
evening  visisting  around  the  camp- 
fire  and  hiking. 

This  was  the  last  meeting  of  the 
French   Club   for  this    year. 

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DON    DUNCAN:    "It's    a    wise    cork 

that  knows  its  own  pop." 


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TIGER  TALES 


VOLUME  III 


ARKANSAS  CITY,  KANSAS,  THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  26,  1946 


NUMBER  1 


Stafford  And 
Smith  Elected 
Presidents 


Miss  Betty  Smith  and  Jack  Stafford 
have  been  elected  to  the  positions  of 
sophomore  and  freshmen  class  presi- 
dents. The  election  was  held  following 
class  nominations. 

Other  sophomore  officers  elected 
were:  Walt  Mathiasmeier,  vice-presi- 
dent; Doris  Stover,  secretary-treas- 
urer; Dan  Stark,  Doris  Deets  and 
John  Bartleson,  student  council 
representatives.  Other  candidates  for 
these  offices  were  Charles  Whitten- 
born,  Rosalee  Jones,  Janet  Brown, 
Barbara  Garris,  Phyllis  Conrad  and 
Marjorie  Crabtree. 

Freshman  officers  include:  Cecil 
Larkin,  vice-president;  Betty  Jones, 
secretary-treasurer;  Doug  McCall, 
Jim  Turner  and  Roy  Hadley,  student 
council  representatives.  Other  nomin- 
ees were:  James  McCormick,  Robben 
Ledeker,  Kenneth  Gent,  Wilma  Tan- 
quary,  Chuck  Hutchinson  and  Norman 
Byers. 

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Biology  Instructor 
Resigns;  Vacancy 
Filled  by  K.  Day 

C.  E.  Ruff,  who  has  been  in  charge 
of  the  junior  college  biology  depart- 
ment for  the  last  nine  years,  has  re- 
signed his  position  to  go  to  Chadron, 
'  Teb.,  where  he  will  head  the  biology 
department  of  the  State  Teachers' 
college  and  will  be  in  charge  of  the 
training  of  biology  teachers.  This 
vacancy  has  been  filled  by  J.  Kelsey 
Day,    high    school    science    instructor. 

Before  coming  to  Arkansas  City, 
Ruff  was  science  teacher  in  the 
Kingman,  Kans.,  schools  for  ten 
years.  He  has  a  BS  and  MS  degree 
from  Pittsburg  Teachers'  college  ani 
did  farther  studying  at  the  University 
of  California  at  Los  Angeles.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Kansas  State 
Teacher's  Association,  the  Academy 
of  Science  and  the  National  Education 
Association. 

The  Chadron  institution  is  a  four 
year  .college  and  has  a  complete 
training  school.  Mr.  Ruff's  applicat- 
ion has  been  on  file  there  for  some 
time. 

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"I  shall  illustrate  what  I  have  in 
mind,  said  the  professor  as  he  erased 
the  board. 


Miss  Marian  Ives  Is  New 
Home  Economics  Instructor 

A  new  member  of  the  college 
faculty  is  Miss  Marian  Ives,  home 
economics  instructor.  Miss  Ives,  who 
was  recently  discharged  from  the 
WAVES  following  twenty-eight 
months  service,  was  graduated  from 
the  Kansas  State  Teacher's  College 
at  Emporia,  Kans. 

In  addition  to  her  college  foods, 
clothing,  and  elementary  design  class- 
es, she  is  introducing  a  new  course 
in  home  and  family  relationship. 


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B.U.  Changes 
To  GI.  U.  As 
Vets  Return 

Junior  College  Has  Largest 
Enrollment  Since  '42;  Boys 
Comprise  Large  Percentage 

The  Arkansas  City  Junior  College's 
nickname  of  B.  U.  (Basement  Uni- 
versity) may  be  changed  to  GI.  U.  as 
the  huge  number  of  veterans  return- 
ing to  classrooms  have  pushed  the  to- 
tal enrollment  for  the  1946-47  term 
up  to  250. 

The  boys,  representing  75  per  cent 
of  the  student  body,  are  in  the  major- 
ity for  the  first  time,  in  several  years. 
The  present  enrollment  isthe  largest 
since  the  '41-'42  year  when  there  were 
270  ,'ucos.Dean  K.R.  Galle  states  that 
he  expects  the  numberto  increase  as 
the  term  advances  and  estimates  that 
there  will  be  over  260  students  by 
Oct.  1. 

Special  attention  will  be  given  to 
the  ex-GIs,  many  of  whom  have  been 
out  of  school  from  two  to  six  years 
and  need  review  in  some  particular 
subject.  Veterans  attending  the  col- 
lege under  the  GI  Bill  of  Rights  are 
being  given  a  more  complete  under- 
standing of  this  plfn  in  connection 
with   educational   benefits. 

The  school  term  was  opened  on 
Sept.  3  with  students  attending 
classes  during  the  morning.  New 
locks  for  the  lockers  were  ordered 
and  assigned  during  the  second  week 
of  school  and  activity  tickets  have 
also  been  distributed. 

Due  to  the  increased  enrollment,  a 
wide  and  varied  field  of  subjects  is 
being  taught.  Many  new  courses  have 
been  included  in  the  curriculum  and 
new  instructors  have  been  added  to 
the  faculty. 

ACJC  is  rapidly  returning  to  its 
pre-war  status. 


Bell  Defeats 
Simpkins  As 
Council  Head 


The  Navy  triumphed  over  the  Army 
Air  Corps  as  Gene  Bell  defeated  Lloyd 
Simpkins  in  the  election  for  student 
council  president,  held  the  first  of  the 
week. 

Bell,  a  sophomore,  served  three 
years  in  the  navy  and  re-entered 
junior  college  during  the  second  se- 
mester of  last  year.  Simpkins,  also  a 
sophomore,  served  in  the  army  air 
corps.  He  hails  from  Newkirk. 

The  nominee  of  the  freshman  class, 
Bell  also  tied  with  Simpkins  for  the 
sophomore    nomination. 

A  total  of  only  96  votes  were  cast 
in  the  election  out  of  a  possible  250. 
The  polls  were  held  open  an  extra  day 
as  only  60  votes  were  cast  in  the  al- 
lotted time. 

The  council  met  for  organization 
Wednesday,  and  made  plans  for  op- 
erating the  concession  stand  for  the 
Parsons  game. 

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Maag  Will  Instruct 
Juco  Debate  Work 

A  debate  class,  coached  by  A.  E. 
Maag,  is  to  be  organized  for  the  Juco 
students.  No  definite  plans  have  been 
made  yet  for  competing  with  other 
schools,  but  the  topic  which  has  been 
selected  is,  "Resolved  that  labor  should 
have  a  direct  share  in  the  manage- 
ment of  industry". 

Those  expressing  interest  for  this 
class  are  Gerald  Fetteroff,  Charles 
Early,  Norman  Meyer,  George  Mc- 
Cullough,  John  Skinner,  Mary  Heinz, 
Wilma  Tanquary  and  Rosemary  Ed- 
wards. 

If  enough  women  enroll,  Mr.  Maag 
is  planning  on  organizing  a  women's 
debate  team.  He  also  expressed  his 
desire  to  organize  forensic  groups  to 
participate  in  events  to  be  held  in 
Kansas  and  Oklahoma. 

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Christian  Association 
Meeting  Tonight 

A  meeting  of  the  junior  college 
Christian  association  will  be  held  in 
room  6  at  6":  30  Thursday  evening  to 
discussed  and  adopted  and  future 
elect  officers.  The  constitution  will  be 
aims    will   be   outlined. 


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THE  TIGER  TALES 

Student    Publication    of   the 
ARKANSAS   CITY  JUNIOR   COLLEGE 

Editor    _ - - Rosalee    Jones 

Associate    Editor — Ann    McAdam 

Feature     Editor     Rose     Watson 

Sports     Editor    __ Oscar     Thomas 

Reporters     Joe    Avery,     Clara 

Barnes,   Neil   Bell,    Iris   Rahn. 

Circulation    Manager Iris    Rahn 

Photographer    - Don     Cameron 

Adviser    p-    M-    Johnson 


ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Thursday,  September  26,  1946 


/}/&  fyjelcamed 

To  all  you  new  students  who  are 
gracing  the  halls  of  A.  C.  J.  C.  this 
year,  we  put  on  the  latch  string  and 
say  "WELCOME"!  An  increase  of 
155  over  last  year's  enrollment  should 
add   many  things   to   our  college   life. 

Postwar  changes  already  included 
in  the  college  set-up  include:  employ- 
ment of  additional  or  new  teachers, 
crowded  classrooms,  the  organization 
of  a  football  team,  possibleformations 
of  debate  and  forensic  squads,  an  in- 
creased enrollment  of  veterans  and  a 
decreased  percentage  of  women,  and 
the  relating  of  many,  many,  many 
"sea  stories." 

Events  we  are  eagerly  looking  for- 
ward to  are:  the  football  games  and 
other  athletic  contests,  parties,  socials 
and  holidays,  the  starting  of  a  pep 
club  and  many  other  organizations 
and  Arkalalah. 

It  will  be  possible  for  us  to  have 
these  things  and  many  more  if  we  all 
pitch  in  and  work  together.  Anything 
worth  having  is  worth  working  for. 
So  while  we're  welcoming  you  juco 
joes  and  janes  to  good  old  B.  U.  we're 
also  stating  that  we  have  a  job  to  do 
in  making  a  successof  the  Arkansas 
City  Junior  College  and  that  it  can 
only  be  done  with  your  help,  interest 
and  co-operation. 

Professor :(  to  freshman  entering 
class   late):   When  were   you   born? 

Freshman:    "April  2" 

Professor:  "Being  a  little  late  must 
be  a  habit  with  you 


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The  "Tiger  Tales"  is  entering  its 
third  year  of  publication.  We  still 
find  it  necessary  to  stress  the  fact 
that  this  is  not  a  staff  paper  but  a 
school  paper  and  should  include  news, 
items,  and  ideas  of  interest  to  all  of 
the  student  body. 

If  you  have  any  criticisms,  good 
or  bad,  which  you  wish  to  give  to  the 
staff  regarding  the  paper,  to  the 
faculty  regarding  the  school  or  school 
rules  and  regulations,  or  to  the  school 
in  general,  write  them  down  and 
drop  the  paper  in  the  Tiger  Tales 
box  in  the  club  room.  If  printable, 
vour  ideas  will  be  expressed  through 


an  "Open  Letter  to  the  Editor"  col- 
umn. (Incidentally,  this  box  in  the 
club  room  gratefully  appreciates  any 
choice  bits  of  gossip  or  other  inter- 
esting news  you  may  have  in  your 
possession. — R.J. 

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Hinchee  Beams  As 
Males  Join  Chorus 

Have  you  noticed  C.  L.  Hinchee's 
bright  and  beaming  face  ?  The  cause 
of  his  elation  is  that  when  he  stands 
in  front  of  the  college  chorus  class 
his  eye  has  to  rove  to  view  the  vast 
territory  the  enrollment  covers.  As 
he  scanned  the  group  and  saw  so 
many  male  faces,  he  said  with  enthu- 
siasm, "I  believe  we  have  enough 
voices  and  talent  to  put  on  our  own 
show  this  year!" 

Mr.  Hinchee  plans  to  have  several 
ensembles  such  as  trios  and  quartetes. 
So  keep  an  eye  open  and  an  ear 
cocked  in  the  direction  of  the  college 
chorus  and  you  will  be  assured  of 
some  fine  entertainment. 

Students  who  like  to  sing  and  have 
not  yet  enrolled  in  the  course  are 
encouraged  to  do  so. 

An  interesting  and  enjoyable  two 
hour  class  which  is  being  offered  to 
the  juco  students  this  year  is  Fund- 
amentals of  Athletics.  This  course  is 
taught  by  W.  G.  Speer. 

Students  are  instructed  in  the 
theory  and  methods  of  C03cM"g  the 
major  sports-football,  basketball,  and 
track.  The  course  will  be  offered 
second  semester  for  the  benefit  of 
those  who  were  not  able  to  enroll  in 
it  this  semester. 

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Lloyd   Simpkins — "I'm  not  a  hot  rock 

anymore,  I'm  just  a  warm  pebble." 

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Gene   Bell— "If  the   Ark  Valley    Boys 

and  those  cowboy  singers  were  laid 

end    to    end,    it    would    be    a    good 

thing." 


Dinner  Club  Started 
By  Speech  Students 

Members  of  the  junior  college 
speech  class,  true  to  annual  tradition, 
Joe  Purdue 

organized  their  Dinner  Club  for  the 
1946-47  vear  last  Tuesday  morning, 
Sept.  17.* 

Miss  Pauline  Sleeth  will  be  the  pro- 
gram chairman.  The  following  offic- 
ers were  elected;  president,  Gene  Bell 
vice-president,  Lloyd  Simpkins;  secre- 
tary, Betty  Blackburn;  treasurer, 
Beverly  Godfrey. 

The  meetings  will  be  held  monthly 
on  Tuesday  evening.  The  meeting  pl- 
ace and  other  arrangements  will  be 
made  at  a  later  date. 

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MEET  MISS  CO-ED— 

This  cute  little  freshman  gal  is  five 
feet,  seven  inches  tall  and  has  beauti- 
ful brown  eyes  and  hair.  She  is  seven- 
teen years  old  and  a  new  comer  to 
Arkansas  City. 

Among  her  activities  are  listed: 
horseback  riding,  tennis  and  watching 
football  games.  She  loves  bright 
colors,  especially  y How  and  r  d,  lik.'S 
the  south,  and  hates  conceited  people. 
Oh  yes,  his  juco  gal's  favorite  song 
is  "Dark  Eyes". 

If  you  don't  know  her  by  this  time, 
get  acpuainted  with  Mary  "Francie" 
Heinz. 

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MEET  MR.  ED— 

Mr.  Ed's  pst  peeve  is  "people  who 
don't  act  themselves."  It's  "those 
folks  who  aren't  much  but  want  ev- 
erbo'v  to  think  thr>t  they  are"  that 
gets  this  sophomore's  goat. 

Juco  Joe  of  the  week  is  5'  9"  tall, 
weighs  150  pounds,  has  brown  hair 
rrd  rves  and  is  22  years  old.  His  fa- 
vorite pastime  is  ping  pong  and  the 
field  of  electrical  engineering  holds 
his  interest  for  the  future. 

In  C'se  you  don't  know  by  now,  his 
n?me  in  Howard  Neal. 


Reporter  Gets  Varied  Opinions 
Concerning  Shortage  of  Women 


Speaking  of  opinions,  well,  let's  do. 

"What  is  your  opinion  of  the  shor- 
tage of  'sweet  young  things'  in  the 
halls  of  ACJC?"' 

DELPHOS  MEYER:  "My  opinion  is 
that  there  should  be  more.  I'm  going 
to  flunk  math  if  I  don't  see  more  fig- 
ures in  the  halls." 
JACK  STIGER:  "Very  Bad." 
BILLY  JOE  SMITH:  "It  doesn't  give 
me  much  chance,  'cause  if  I  had  one 
more  girlfriend  I'd  have  exactly  one." 
"CHUCK"  CRANE:  "One  thing  that 
is  nice  is   that  they   are  all    good  look- 

BARBARA    GARRIS:    "It's    not    the 

quanity  it's  the  quality  and  lots  of 
times  big  surprises  come  in  small 
packages.  Isn't  that  right?" 


DORIS  DEETS:  "Speaking  from  a 
woman's  viewpoint  it  looks  perfectly 
all  right  to  me." 

WALLACE  "PUG"  WHITE:  "That's 
just  the  reason  why  I'm  seen  walking 
in  the  high  school  halls." 
BARBARA  LEFLER:  "Doesn't  make 
any  difference  to  me  one  way  or  the 
other." 

BOB  PARKER:  "That's  rough!  This 
situation  has  got  to  come  to  a  screech- 
ing halt."  i* 
DAN  STARK:  "The  situation  is  un- 
kind, unfortunate  and  unreason- 
able." 

BOB  LAWSON:  "I  ain't  got  nothin' 
witty  to  say,  but  if  the  situation  gets 
too  rough  on  the  bottom  floor  I'll  go 
up  a  floor." 


Thursday,  September  26,  1946 


ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


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Tigers  Clash  with  Parsons  Tomorrow  Night 


The  powerful  Tiger  squad  of  '46, 
as  pictured  above,  will  play  their 
first  game  here  tomorrow  night  a- 
gainst  the  Parsons  Cardinals.  Al- 
though the  Tigers  are  not  as  large  as 
several  other  schools  in  the  confer, 
ence,  they  are  expected  to  wreck  the 
title  hopes  of  any  pennant  -  bound 
squad.  Members  of  the  football  team 


from  left  to  right  are,  first  row: 

Roy  Hadley,  Joe  Allen,  Kenneth 
Quimby,  Keith  Hearne,  Ernie  Taton, 
Coy  Sqnyres,  Earl  Grinnell,  Charles 
Ward.  Second  row:  Wheeler  Gayton, 
Cecil  Tarkin,  Phil  Smith,  Bud  Chap- 
lin, Jim  Hollenback,  Jack  Ri  e, 
James  McCormick,  Charles  Belt. 
Third     Row:     Coach     "Bunt"     Speer, 


Farrel  Robinson,  Melvin  Endicott, 
Bill  Walz,  Tom  Ward,  Lloyd  Simp- 
kins,  Norman  Ostrander,  George 
Ward,  Bob  Brady,  John  Wimer, 
Thomas  Chapman.  Fourth  Row:  Hen- 
ry Stoneroad,  Kirke  Boone,  Lawrence 
Goodfox,  Mario  Melton,  Alvin  Echo- 
Hawk,  Walt  Mathiasmejer,  Byron 
Stiles  and  Walter  Dalton. 


orking  tor 
New  Mentor 

One  of  ACjC's  largest  football 
squads  has  been  working  out  since 
the  beginning  of  school,  getting  into 
shape  for  their  first  game  of  the  sea- 
son here  Friday  night. 

The  present  squad,  made  up  of 
veterans,  now  totals  over  50.  Coach 
"Bunt"  Speer  has  three  juco  elevens 
running  signals,  but  with  the  addition 
of  six  Oklahoma  gridsters,  he  will 
probably  start  a  fourth  team  into 
action  soon. 

Included  in  the  line-ups  will  be: 
Bill  Walz,  220  pound  fullback,  who 
made  Ark  Valley  in  '40  and  '41,  play- 
ed with  Wichita  University  in  '42  and 
played  with  a  group  of  professionals 
in   India  when  he  was   in  the   Army. 

For  the  quarterback  position,  will 
be  speedy  Earl  Grinnell,  all  star  In- 
dian athlete  from  Chilocco.  Outstand- 
ing backs  are  Roy  Hadley  and  Ernie 
Taton,  both  of  whom  played  for  the 
local  Bulldogs  in  '44,  receiving  Ark- 
Valley  positions.  Featured  players  on 
the  line  include  Jim  Hollenback  who 


made  Ark-Valley  tackle  in  '41  and  '42. 
Hollenback  was  also  co-  captain  of  tie 
Bulldogs  in  '42.  Kenneth  Quimby, 
power-house  tackle  who  has  been 
turning  in  fine  play  in  recent  scrim- 
mages, is  expected  to  give  the  opposi- 
tion plenty  of  trouble.  Other  top 
contenders  for  the  line  are  Bob  Brady, 
end.  Joe  Allen,  guard,  Ray  Fanning, 
tackle,  Bud  Chaplin,  end,  Jack  Rine, 
center,  Melvin  Endicott,  guard,  and 
Phil    Smith,   center. 

Other  candidates  are  Kenneth  Kline, 
Coy  Squyres,  Walt  Mathiasmeier, 
Lloyd  Simpkins,  James  McCormick, 
Mario  Melton,  Ben  Aupperle,  K.  R. 
Gent,  Bud  Howard,  Merlyn  Hicks, 
Norman  Ostrander,  Chuck  Hutchin- 
son, Cecil  Larkin.  Billy  Jo  Smith,  Jack 
Watts,  Jack  Stafford,  D.  Myers,  Tom 
Ward,  George  Ward,  Eldon  Cumm- 
in gs,  Keith  Hearne,  Charles  Belt,  Bill 
Blevins,  Richard  Robingon,  Pual 
Myers,  Bob  Lawson,  Paul  Johnston, 
Charles  Ward,  Harold  White,  John 
Wimer,  Walter  Dalton,  Byron  Stiles, 
Thomas  Chapman,  Wheeler  Gayton, 
TT„,,r,.  Stoneroad,  Lawrence  Goodfox, 
Kirk  Boone  and  Alvin  Echohawk. 
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Don  Burkarth:  "Boy,  oh  boy!  That 
was  some  blond  you  had  with  you 
last  night.    Where'd  you   get  her?" 

Billy  Joe  Smith:  "Dunno.  Just  open- 
ed my  billfold  and  there  she  was." 


Parsons  First 
Foe  of  Tigers 
In  '46  Season 

The  local  jucos  get  their  first  test 
of  the  season  tomorrow  night  against 
Parsons.  Coach  Carnie  Smith  of  Par- 
sons has  a  squad  of  35  players,  com- 
posed mostly  of  local  veterans,  of 
which  to  pick  a  first  team,  while  the 
Tigers  have  a  squad  of  more  than  50 
to  pick  a  first  team.  Because  this  is 
the  first  game  for  both  teams  since 
'43,  little  is  known  of  Parsons' 
strength.  Coach  Bunt  Speer's  star- 
studded  team,  which  seems  headed 
for  the  conference  title,  is  expecting 
a  hard  fought  game  from  the  silent 
team  from    the   East. 

The  1946  schedule  for  the  Tigers 
give  their  opponents  slight  odds  with 
five  out  of  nine  games  booked  away 
from  the  home  field.  After  Parsons, 
the  Tigers  play  Coffeyville  there,  Oct. 
4;  Hutchinson  there,  Oct.  11;  Prat1 
here  Oct.  18;  Tonkawa  there,  Oct.  25; 
Dodge  City  here,  Oct.  13;  Independ- 
ence here,  Nov.  8;  El  Dorado  there. 
Nov.  15;  and  Fort  Scott  there,  Nov. 
22. 


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ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Thursday,  September  26,  1946 


Language  Clubs 


The  French  Club  for  students  of 
the  language  will  be  organized  in 
about  two  weeks.  The  business  meet- 
ings are  conducted  in  French  and 
French  games  are  played.  Both  first 
and  second  year  students  may  join. 
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Plans  are  being  made  by  Miss  Anne 
Hawley,  foreign  language  instructor, 
for  a  German  Club.  Meetings  will  be- 
gin in  the  college  clubrooms  in  two 
or  three  weeks. 

The  purpose  of  the  club  is  to  ac- 
quaint students  with  the  language 
and  viays  of  the  German  people, 
who  has  had  ten  hours  of  German  or 
German  or  who  is  now  enrolled  in 
the   course  is  eligible  to  attend. 

There  will  be  games,  business  meet- 
ings, songs,  and  reports,  all  in  Ger- 
man. 

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Pearson  Presides  at  First 
Junior  College  Assembly 

Betty  Ann  Pearson  was  presiding 
officer  at  the  first  junior  college  ass- 
embly held  in  the  junior  high  auditor- 
ium Sept.  5.  Following  the  devotiorals 
given  by  Rosalee  Jones,  Doris  Deets 
spoke  on  school  spirit  and  coming  ev- 
ents for  the  year.  C.  L.  Hinchee  led 
the  group  in  singing  the  school  song 
and  several  other  selections.  After  sp- 
eaking onregulations  regarding  ass- 
embly and  class  attendance,  Dean 
Galle  dismissed  the  students. 


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Practice  Scrimmage 
Held  by  Cardinals 

Last  Friday  night  Coach  Carnie 
Smith  sent  the  Cardinals  through  a 
full  game  scrimmage  under  the  Par- 
sons' lights.  He  used  the  entire  team 
in  a  free-substituting  game  which 
found  several  players  at  more  than 
one  position. 

After  spending  this  week  smooth- 
ing out  last  Friday's  rough  spots, 
Coach  Smith  expects  the  team  to  be 
in  good  shape  for  their  game  with 
the  local  Tigers. 

The  Cardinal's  tentative  fi  r  s  t 
string  will  include:  Lortz  and  Car- 
penter, ends;  Lawhorn  and  Campbell, 
tackles;  Altepeter  and  Kyle,  guards; 
Carnahan,  center;  Hartman,  Rude, 
Williamson  and   Selley,  backs. 


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Did  you  hear  about  the  happy  moth 
talking  to  another  moth  saying,  "Gosh 
isn't  it  wonderful  to  be  back  in  civil- 
ian clothes  again?" 


Feminine    Inconsistency: 
A  woman's  way  is  queer. 
She   likes  her  stockings   sheer 
So  that  her  legs  look  bare 
But  on  bare  legs  she'll  wear 
Some  make-up  --  for  she  knows 
It  looks  like  Nylon  hose. 


4-H  ers  Attend  State 
Fair  at  Hutchinson 

If  you  see  any  sleepy  eyed  people 
with  colds  around  the  high  school  and 
junior  college  halls,  they  are,  baiTing 
those  that  keep  late  hours,  probably 
some  of  the  4  H'ers  that  attend  the 
4-H  encampment  at  the  State  Fair  at 
Hutchinson  last  week. 

Twelve  members,  two  leaders  and 
two  county  agents  went  from  Cowley 
County,  eight  of  whom  were  from 
Arkansas  City.  High  school  and  col- 
lege students  who  attended  were  Max 
Stacey,  Roger  Warren,  Dorothy  Has- 
lett,  Georgia  and  Iris  Rahn.  About 
800  people  from  all  over  the  state 
stayed    in    the    encampment    building. 

Iris  Rahn  was  one  of  the  six  from 
this  county  who  were  initiated  into 
Who's  Who,  an  honorary  state  4-H 
club. 

The  purpose  of  this  occasion  was 
the  judging  of  home  economics  pro- 
ducts and  livestock,  demonstrations, 
livestock  showmanship,  and  style  re- 
view. Cowley  county  received  three 
firsts  and  a  third  in  judging,  and  two 
blue  ribbons  in  the  style  review,  but 
the  results  of  the  demonstrations  are 
not  known  as  yet.  The  individual 
members'  exhibits  also  received 
various  awards. 

The  highlight  of  the  week  was  an 
address  to  the  4  H'ers  from  Governor 
Andrew  Schoeppel.  He  praised  their 
work  and  declared  himself  behind 
wholeheartedly. 

The  State  Fair  board  and  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce  treated  the 
4-H  members  to  a  trip  through  the 
Kansas  State  Industrial  Reformatory, 
a  movie  uptown,  free  seats  in  the 
gr.rr.dstand  for  night  and  afternoon 
performances  and  a  blimp  ride  for 
one  boy  and  one  girl  chosen  by  the 
members. 

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Veterans  May  Buy  Activity 
Tickets  for  Their  Wives 

Due  to  the  large  number  of  married 
students  enrolled  in  ACJC  this  year, 
activity  tickets  for  their  wives  are 
being  sold  at  the  college  office  for 
$3.66,  including  tax.  They  admit  the 
individual  to  all  high  school  and 
college  activities  during  the  first 
semester. 

The  present  tickets  are  valid  to 
Nov.  25,  1946.  A  replacement  ticket 
will  then  be  issued  which  will  be  valid 
to  Jan.  15,  1947. 


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Hubby  wandered  in  at  3:00  a.  m.  after 
a  wonderful  night  at  the  stag  party. 
In  a  few  minutes  a  series  of  unearthly 
squawks  howled  from  the  radio.  Wifie 
looked  into  the  room  to  find  him 
twisting  the  dials  frantically.  "For 
heaven's  sake  what  are  you  doing?" 
she  said.  "G'way!  G'way!  dn't  bother 
me,"  he  yelled.  "Somebody  is  locked 
in  the  safe  and  I've  forgotten  the 
combination!" 


The  Feminine  Touch 

by    Rahn 

"Five-love"  may  be  heard  around 
the  vicinity  of  the  Wilson  and  Paris 
Park  tennis  courts  these  days  as  the 
members  of  the  college  girl's  gym 
class  start  off  the  school  year  by  br- 
ushing up  on  their  tennis  technique. 

Many  of  he  girls  are  old  veterans 
at  the  game  while  the  rest  of  us  are 
still  trying  to  "get  the  hang"  of  it.Tr- 
ansportation  to  the  courts  is  provided 
by  Betty  Jo  Floyd  and  yours  truly.  As 
there  are  only  twenty  enrolled  in  the 
pnysical  education  course,we  pack 
nicely  in  the  two  cars. 

Miss  Edith  Joyce  Davis,  instructor, 
reports  that  the  class  will  play  tennis 
as  long  as  the  weather  permits  and 
then  there  will  be  instruction  given  in 
badmitton,  basketball,  golf  and  other 
sports.  Miss  Davis  also  proudly  states 
that  for  once  she  has  plenty  of  tennis 
balls  (she  seems  to  have  collected 
them  after  the  tournament)  and  that 
the  basketballs  are  being  repaired. 
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Prominent  Teacher 
Dies  at  Pittsburg 

Miss  Dorothy  Nichols,  popular 
home  economics  teacher,  succumbed 
Thursday  afternoon,  Aug.  29,  at  the 
Mt.  Carmel  Hospital  in  Pittsburg, 
Kans. 

Miss  Nichols  taught  in  the  local 
schools  for  the  last  three  years.  She 
had  classes  in  both  the  high  school 
and  junior  college,  and  also  instructed 
a  Fed  Cress  nutrition  class  for  adults. 
Her  cherry  and  friendly  manner  won 
her  many  friends  among  the  stu- 
dent body  and  faculty.  She  b  came 
ill  Inst  spring  and  was  unable  to 
complete  t  e  term  of  1945-46. 

Miss  Nichols  who  is  survived  by  her 
mother  and  a  sister,  Mrs.  Charles 
Fogaity,  was  a  member  of  the  Epis- 
copal Church,  the  Arkansas  City  Bus- 
iness and  Professional  Women's  Club, 
and  the  American  Association  of  Uni- 
versity Women. 

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A  large  number  of  students  attend- 
ed the  first  junior  college  social  held 
in  the  auditorium-gymnasium  Sept. 
11.  Card  games  and  dancing  provided 
entertainment  during  the  evening  and 
refreshments  were  served.  These  so- 
ials,  held  at  various  times  during  the 
year,  are  sponsored  by  the  faculty. 
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Boner  of  the  Month 

Putting  her  bid  in  for  "Boner  of 
the  Month",  Doris  Stover  t^ok  an  ear- 
ly lead  in  the  race.  Her  first  pronun- 
ciation of  a  Spanish  word  was  slightly 
erroroneous,  so  Miss  Hawley  said, 
"Pronounce  that  word  again,  this  time 
with  care."  "With  whom?"  asked 
Doris 


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Her:  "Did  you  ever  row  a  bicycle?" 
Him:  "You  row  a  boat  not  a  bicycle." 
Her:  "Well,  my  father  rode  one  once." 


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Horse  sense  is  that  which  keeps  a 
horse  from  betting  on  the  human 
race. 


TALES 


VOLUME  III 


ARKANSAS  CITY,  KANSAS,  THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  10,  1946 


NUMBER  2 


Arkalalah  Resumed 
After  Five  Years 

Final  plans  are  now  in  progress  for 
the  Arkalalah  celebration  which  will 
be  held  on  Oct.  30-31  for  the  first 
time  in  five  years.  Queen  Alalah  XV 
will  be  crowned  on  the  night  of  Oct. 
30   at  the   auditorium-gymnasium. 

Miss  Virginia  Weisgerber  and  A.  E. 
Maag  are  in  charge  of  the  coronation 
ceremony.  Ten  candidates  for  the 
honor  will  be  picked  from  the  junior 
college  sophomores.  A  candidate  will 
be  discharged  if  campaigning  results. 

The  program  for  the  coronation  will 
consist  of  selections  by  the  junior 
college  chorus  and  dance  numbers  by 
the  girls'  gym  classes.  The  band  and 
orchestra  are  also  expected  to  parti- 
cipate in  the  event. 
On  Oct.  31,  there  will  be  a  big  parade 
downtown  and  on  Wednesday  and 
Thursday  nights  there  will  be  dances 
in  the  auditorium. 

Former  Arkalalah  queens  were 
Dorothy  Moore  (Mrs.  Russel  Har- 
bough),  Pat  Tighe  (Mrs.  Elmer 
Griffith),  Mary  Geslin  (Mrs.  Jack 
Lightstone),  Carolyn  Newman  (Mrs. 
Milton  Warren),  Eleanor  Ambrose 
(Mrs.  Henry  Fox),  Enid  Bishop  (Mrs. 
Kcaton  Collinson),  Mary  Jane  Mitch- 
ell (Mrs.  Malcome  Mills),  Lillian 
Clough  (Mrs.  Neal  Shumway),  Sarah 
Stanley  (Mrs.  Donovan  Yost),  Betty 
Brenz,  Kathryn  Curfman  (Mrs. 
Tommy  Ladwig),  Doris  Force  (Mrs. 
lee  Tucker),  Helen  Jean  Calkins 
(Mrs.   Jack  Carey)    and   Alice    Bossi. 


-acjc- 


tinner  Club  Has 

at  Osage 

A  dinner  and  social  evening  held 
at  the  cadet  club  room  in  the  Osage 
Hotel  Tuesday  evening  was  enjoyed 
by  28  members  of  the  Dinner  Club, 
an  orgaization  recently  started  by  the 
speech  class. 

LaVonne  Young,  Clifton  Howard 
and  Lee  Elder  presented  a  play,  "The 
Beau  of  Both"  by  Constance  Mac- 
kaye.  Anecdotes  were  told  by  the 
group  during  the  evening.  The  next 
meeting  will  be  held  on  Nov.   12. 


-acjc- 


Cheerleaders  Are  Selected 

Rebecca  Rine,  Lenna  Pay  ton  and 
Betty  Jones  have  been  selected  as 
freshman  cheerleaders.  Barbara  Gar- 
ris  and  Rosalee  Jones  are  sophomore 
yell  leaders.  They"  will  make  their 
first  appearance  at  the  Pratt  game 
on  Oct.  18. 


Pearson,  Social  Chairman; 
Garris  To  Plan  Programs 


Jucos  View  Film 
On  Mexican  Life 

A  colored  motion  picture  of  Mexico 
was  shown  to  the  junior  college  stud- 
ents at  a  special  assembly  held  Friday 
Oct.  4,  in  the  junior  high  auditorium. 
The  films,  sponsored  by  the  Mexican 
Government  Tourist  Department,  the 
Mexican  Tourist  Association,  Mexico 
City,  and  the  Inter-American  High- 
way Association  of  San  Antonio,  was 
highly  educational  and  designed  to 
advance  the  tenents  of  the  "Good 
Neighbor  Policy". 

William  Harrison  Furlong,  United 
States  Representative  of  the'  National 
Highway  Commission  of  Mexico, 
director  of  the  Inter-American  High- 
way association  of  San  Antonio,  and 
who  has  been  identified  with  highway 
construction  in  Mexico  since  1927,  was 
introduced  by  Barbara  Garris.  He 
gave  several  explanations  concerning 
the  highway  between  San  Antonio 
and  Mexico  City. 

The  film  which  was  showed  by  Or- 
mond  Warner  and  brought  to  the  stu- 
dents through  the  efforts  of  Miss 
Anne  Hawley,  presented  views  of 
Mexican  rural  and  metropolitan  life 
and  the  customs  of  the  Mexican  people 
in  their  native  environments.  Narrat- 
ions were  by  Linda  Darnell,  Tyrone 
Power  and  Orson  Welles. 


acjc 

Faris  Resigns  To 
Go  To  Washington 

T.  C.  Faris,  who  has  resigned  from 
his  position  as  vocational  agriculture 
instructor,  plans  to  leave  Friday  for 
Yakima,  Wash.,  where  he  will  do  dairy 
refeprch  work  for  Washington  State 
college. 

Faris  had  taught  agriculture  classes 
in  the  local  schools  for  the  past  17 
years.  He  started  many  farm  groups 
and  organizations  in  Arkansas  City 
and  the  surrounding  community. 

Having  served  as  secretary  for  the 
Cowley  County  Poultry  Association 
for  17  years,  Faris  is  also  a  past 
president  of  the  local  Kiwanis  Club 
and  chairman  of  the  club's  Mo-Kan- 
Ark  district  agriculture  committee. 
His  family  will  join  him  in  Washing- 
ton later. 


Betty  Ann  Pearson  and  Barbara 
Garris  have  been  elected  by  the  stu,- 
dent  council  to  serve  as  social  and 
program  chairmen,  respectively 
Other  members  of  the  social  com- 
mittee are  Betty  Blackburn,  Phil 
Smith,  Rebecca  Rine  and  Elwood 
Keller.  They  will  plan  the  juco  parties 
socials  and  receptions.  Barbara  will 
be  assisted  in  planning  the  programs 
for  assemblies  by  Wilma  Tanquary, 
Lael  Smith,  Lloyd  Simpkins  and  Mar- 
jorie  Crabtree. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  social  com- 
mittee Oct.  7,  members  discussed  the 
possibility  of  having  a  Halloween 
Party  and  set  a  tentative  date  for 
Oct.  23. 

The    student    council    has     secured 
repairs     for     the     record     and     coke 
machines  in  the  club  room.  They  will 
make  their  appearances  soon. 
acjc — — 

Officers  Elected  by 
Christian  Association 

Gerald  Fetterolf  was  elected  presi- 
dent of  the  Christian  Association  at 
a  meeting  held  Oct.  1.  Other  officers 
elected  were:  Lael  Smith,  vice-presi- 
dent; Rosemary  Edwards,  secretary; 
Doris  Deets,  treasurer;  and  John 
SI:  inner,  student  council  repre- 
sentative. 

The  next  regular  meeting  of  the 
association  will  be  held  in  the  junior 
college  study  hall  at  seven  o'clock  the 
evening  of  Oct.  14.  Anyone  interested 
in  becoming  a  member  is  urged  to 
attend  the  meeting. 

— — — acjc 

Joan  Templar  Is 
Residence  Counselor 

The  "Tiger  Tales"  office  has  been 
informed  that  Miss  Joan  Templar  who 
is  attending  Colorado  University,  has 
been  chosen  counselor  for  the  resi- 
dence halls  and  is  in  charge  of  the 
parties  and  social  events  of  the  fresh- 
man girls. 

Joan  is  also  reporting  for  the  "Sil- 
ver and  Gold"  and  holds  first  chair  in 
the  flute  section  of  the  college  or- 
chestra. She  attended  the  local  junior 
college  last  year  and  was  prominent 
in  many  school  activities. 

— acjc 

Denist:  "You  needn't  open  your  mouth 

any  wider.   When   I  pull  a  tooth  I 

expect  to  stand  on  the  outside!" 


Page  2 


ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Thursday,  October  10,  1946 


THE  TIGER  TALES 

Student   Publication   of  the 
ARKANSAS   CITY  JUNIOR   COLLEGE 

Editor    -_ - Rosalee    Jones 

Associate    Editor    _ Ann    McAdam 

Feature     Editor     Rose    Watson 

Sports    Editor    Oscar    Thomas 

Reporters     __ Joe    Avery,     Clara 

Barnes,   Neil   Bell,   Iris   Rahn. 

Circulation    Manager Iris    Rahn 

Photographer  . Don     Cameron 

Adviser   - p-    M-    Johnson 


Mem&i  Keep  the 
Olu-h  Roam  fileat 

We,  the  students  of  the  Arkansas 
City  Junior  College,  have  a  club  room 
which  is  ours  to  enjoy.  Ping  pong  e- 
quipment,  cards,  a  phonograph  and 
records  are    available   for  our   use. 

Several  of  the  juco  sophomores  as- 
sisted with  the  cleaning  and  redeco- 
rating of  the  room  last  spring  and 
work  on  this  project  is  expected  to  be 
continued    this   year. 

The  college's  increased  enrollment 
requires  that  each  student  assume 
the  responsibility  of  keeping  the  club 
room  neat  and  orderly.  Let's  do  our 
best  by  the  room  that's  ours. — C.  B. 
acjc 

Record  Player  Is 
Fixed;  De-moused 
By  H.  Thompson 

When  the  Student  Council  had  the 
record  player  taken  from  the  club 
rooms  to  be  repaired,  someone  jok- 
ingly said,  "Have  that  dead  mouse 
taken  out  of  there.  That  thing  stinks." 

Little  did  he  know! 

That  very  evening  as  Herb  Thomp- 
son was  working  on  the  record  player, 
he  also  noticed  a  distinctly  foul  odor. 
He  was  even  more  alarmed  when,  up- 
on removing  the  motor  unit,  he  found 
not  only  one  mouse  but  a  mother  and 
her  young  one,  both  very  dead. 
Apparently  the  mother  had  been  un- 
successfully teaching  "junior"  how 
not  to  get  caught  in  the  music  box. 
Her  tail  was  neatly  wound  around  the 
rotor. 

Now  the  record  player  is  back  in 
place  and  doing  very  well,  thanks  to 
Herb's  de-mousing  job,  which  he  did 
free  of  charge. 

— acjc 

Schnelle  Speaks  to  Jucos 

Rev.  Dayle  Schnelle  spoke  on  "Spir- 
itual Guidance"  at  the  college  assem- 
bly held  in  the  junior  high  auditorium 
on  Sept.  26.  The  new  officers  of  the 
freshman  and  sophmore  classes  were 
introduced  by  Dean  Galle.  Gene  Bell, 
student  council  president,  told  the 
group  about  the  Christian  Association 
that  is  being  organized.  C.  L.  Hinchee 
led  the  group  in  singing. 


arried  Vets  Think  "Little 
Woman"  Is  Valuable  Asset 


Married  veterans  attending  ACJC 
definitely  agree  that  being  married 
has  its  advantage  in  the  light  that 
the  "little  woman",  or  "their  better 
half",  helps  them  considerably  in  their 
college  work.  The  following  replies 
were  given  to  the  roving  reporter  as 
he  asked,  "Is  it  an  advantage  or  dis- 
advantage to  be  married  and  go  to 
college?"  "Does  the  wife  hinder  or 
help  the  student?" 

KERMIT  SANDEFUR:  "Being 
married  gives  me  invaluable  assist- 
ance, especially  in  German". 

REX  HOWE:  "You  have  more  time 
when  you  don't  have  to  look  for  a 
date". 

KIRK  BOONE:  "She  helps  me  with 
my  difficult  subjects.  With  the  girl 
shortage  what  it  is  here,  I  am  glad  I 
brought  mine  with  me". 


Two  Vocal  Groups 
Selected  by  Hsnchea 

The  classy  college  chorus  has  pro- 
duced two  smaller  groups  of  vocal 
artistry. 

The  girls'  sextette  consisting  of: 
Mildred  Wagner,  Marjorie  Crabtree, 
Wilma  Tanquary,  Genevieve  Goff, 
Mary  Kay  Burkharth,  and  Ann  Mc 
Adam,  is  not  only  pleasant  to  see  but 
also  makes  fine  listening.  Betty  Ann 
Pearson   will   accompany  them. 

A  quartette  made  up  of  Barbara 
Garris,  Roy  Hadley,  Ernest  Taton, 
and  Doug  McCall,  entitled  "The  Three 
Jacks  and  a  Queen",  is  another  en- 
semble to  look  forward  to  hearing. 
The  groups  are  under  the  direction 
of  C.  L.  Hinchee. 


acj  c ■ 

MEET  MR.  ED— 

We  couldn't  say,  "five  foot  two, 
eyes  of  blue."  But  "eyes  of  blue,"  UH- 
HUH!  Besides  the  eyes  one  might  no- 
tice when  eyeing  Mr.  Ed,  that  he  is  5' 
8"  talk  weighs  165  pounds,  has  brown 
hair,  and  a  very  friendly  smile. 

Mr.  Ed  might  be  heard  humming 
the  strains  of  "The  Lady  in  Red,"  his 
favorite  song. 

He  is  ready  to  go  on  a  campaign  to 
exterminate  FLIRTS  (of  both  sexes) 
for  he  loathes  the  sight  of  them. 

Not  the  "Life  of  Riley"  for  him-he 
wants  to  follow  in  the  footsteps  of  Ed- 
gar Allen  Poe. 

All  this  and  what  did  we  do  ?  We  in- 
troduced Charles  Crane  to  you. 


acjc 

A  guide  showing  a  lady  through  a 
zoo,  took  her  to  the  kangaroo's  cage. 
"Here,  Madam,"  he  said,  "We  have  a 
native  of   Australia." 

The  visitor  stared  at  it  in  horror. 

"Good  gracious!"  she  said,  "and  to 
think  my  sister  married  one  of  them." 


KENNETH  GENT:  "You  know  the 
old  saying,  'Two  heads  are  better  than 
one' ". 

MELVIN  ENDICOTT:  "I  stay  at 
home  more  and  have  more  time  to 
study". 

RAY  FANNING:  "Ihave  more  time 
when  I  don't  have  to  look  for  a  date. 
It  helps  in  the  long  run". 

BYRON  STILES:  "The  wife  looks 
after  me  just  like  mom  and  sees  that 
I'  get  my  lessons or  else." 

PAUL  MEYER:  "I  feel  more  like 
going  home  at  night  and  studying. 
I  get  up  earlier  because  she  makes  me 
get  my  lessons." 

LYLE  HOWARD:  "It  keeps  me 
studying  and  out  of  the  halls". 

BILL  DORMAN:  "It  gives  me  more 
time  to  study  when  I  am  not  running 
around  all  of  the  time".  • 


mmsne   i  oucs 


by   Rahn 

The  Juco  gym  gals  have  been  com- 
ing along  beautifully  in  their  tennis 
playing,  some  of  them,  that  is.  The 
rest  of  us  are  still  trying.  Miss  Davis 
started  tournaments  last  week,  and 
so  far  the   Marshall   sisters  are  tops. 

Oh  yes,  some  new  gas  buggies  have 
been  added  to  the  transportation  list. 
They  are  those  of  Betty  Smith  and 
Rosemary  Warren.  Due  to  the  lack  of 
space  all  the  students  cannot  play 
tennis  at  once,  so  part  of  them  have 
been  polishing  up  on  their  technique 
in  badmitton  and  table  tennis. 

Some     of     the     gals     have     been 
physically   disabled  J!or    the    last   few 
days  because  of  colds,  and  this  little 
poem  expresses  it  fairly  well; 
My  nose  doesn't  breathe; 

It  doesn't  smell; 
It  doesn't  feel 

Very  well. 
I  am  discouraged 

With  my  nose; 
The  only  thing  it 

Does  is  blow. 

acjc — 

MEET  MISS  CO-ED— 

This  small  blue  eyed  sophmore  has 
medium  brown  hair  and  a  cheery 
smile.  In  height  she  measures  five  feet 
six  inches. 

Swimming,  fishing,  and  playing  tennis 
are  the  activities  she  likes  best  and 
"To  Each  His  Own"  is  her  favorite 
song. 

Perhaps  you've  already  met  Peggy 
Laughlin.  If  you  haven't  —well,  you 
can't  miss  that  smile! 


acj  c 

"Last  week  in  New  York  a  fellow 
named  Warren  Bromo  married  a 
girl  named  Alice  Seltzer.  We  pre- 
dict their  marriage  will  be  a  fizz." 


Thursday,  October  10,  1946 


ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Page  3 


Red  Ravens 
Hand  Tigers 
First  Defeat 


The  fighting  Tigers  dropped  their 
game  at  Coffeyville  last  Friday  to  the 
Coffeyville  Red  Ravens  by  a  score  of 
20-0.  The  Ravens  got  off  to  a  good 
start  as  they  pushed  across  two  touch- 
downs in  the  first  five  minutes  of  play 
winning  their  30th  straight  grid  con- 
test. 

The  Tigers  were  slowed  down  due 
to  injuries,  which  kept  several  start- 
ers on  the  bench  thoughout  the  game 
and  another  regular,  Joe  Allen,  didn't 
even  make  the  trip  because  of  a  bad- 
ley  bruised  leg. 

The  Ravens  opened  the  game  by 
kicking  to  the  Tigers,  which  found 
Taton  catching  the  ball  and  running 
it  to  own  20.  After  three  running 
plays  for  no  gain,  Grinnell  kicked  to 
the  Ravens  35  yard  line.  The  Ravens 
in  two  plays  drove  the  pigskin  down 
to  the  Arks  6  yard  line  and  on  the 
next  play  Mace,  Raven  fullback, 
scored.  Denham  converted  giving  the 
Ravens  a  7-0  led  in  the  first  three 
minutes  of  play. 

Two  minutes  later,  an  alert  Raven 
pounces  on  the  first  of  the  Tiger 
fumbles  on  the  Arks'  10  yard  line. 
Coffeyville  drew  a  15  yard  penalty, 
but  on  the  next  play  Parks  passed  15 
yards  to  Stone,  who  threw  a  wild 
lat-  ral.  Shutt  picked  up  the  lateral 
and  scored  standing  up.  Denham  again 
corv  rted  making  the  score  14-0.  The 
i"~st  of  the  first  period  saw  both  teams 
fumbling  and  throwing  the  ball  away 
with  the  quarter  ending  as  Grinnell 
caus'ht  a  Raven  pass  on  his  own  12 
yard   line. 

In  the  second  period,  the  Tigers 
opened  one  of  their  few  sustained 
offenses  of  the  game.  Quarterback 
Grinnell  threw  passes  to  Roy  Hadley 
for  30  yards  and  to  Bub  Chaplin  for 
15  yards.  But  the  next  time  he  threw 
otip  into  the  hands  of  Coffeyville 
fullback  Mace  on  the  Coffeville  40.  He 
returned  it  for  20  yards,  but  Fanning, 
rus?ged  Tiger  tackle  covered  a  Raven 
fumble  on  the  next  play  to  end  that 
threat. 

In  the  third  period  the  Tigers  muff  ed 
th'ir  bst  chance  to  scor°,  when 
Grinnell  fumbled  after  driving:  to  the 
Coffeyville  20  yard  line.  The  last 
Coffeyville  touchdown  came  in  the 
third  when  John  Christie,  Tiger  back 
was  forced  to  throw  a  wild  pass  on 
his  own  15  yard  line  and  the  pass 
landed  in  the  hands  of  Stone,  Coffey- 
ville's  left  end,  who  ran  the  ball  over 
scoring   their    third   touchdown. 

In  the  fourth  period  Brady,  rugged 
left  end  for  the  Tigers,  had  a  conflict 
with  right  end  Roscoe  of  Coffeyville 
and  both  players  left  the  game.  The 
Arks  fumbled  twice  again  in  the 
fourth  and  the  Ravens  once  drove  to 
the  Tigers  one  yard  line  but  failed  to 

score. 

The  result  of  nine  fumbles  and  four 


Tigers  To  Meet 
Hutchinson  Squad 

The  Ark  City  Tigers  meet  the  for- 
midable Hutchinson  Blue  Dragons  to- 
morrow night  on  the  Dragon's  home 
field. 

This  game  will  be  a  severe  test  of 
the  Tiger's  speed  and  strength.  The 
Blue  Dragons  are  slightly  favored, 
with  two  league  wins  to  their  credit 
against  the  Tiger's  one  win  and  one 
loss.  At  any  rate,  the  Tigers  are  pre- 
pared to  offer  stiff  opposition  and  a 
hard-fought  battle  can  be  expected. 

Hard-hitting  Bill  Walz  is  to  see 
more  action  in  the  Hutchinson  game 
than  he  did  in  last  week's  contest  at 
Coffeyville,  where  he  was  able  to  play 
only  a  few  minutes  due  to  a  leg  in- 
jury. Speedy  Earl  Grinnell,  will  be 
playing  at  full  strength  after  having 
been  slowed  down  last  week  due  to 
injuries. 

acjc 

Jr.  College  Sports 

COMING  GAMES 

OCTOBER    11— 

ARK  CITY  at  Hutchinson 

El  Dorado  at  Pratt 

Coffeyville  at  Fort  Scott 

Parsons  at  Chanute 

OCTOBER  18--  i    : 

Pratt  at  ARK  CITY 

Hutchinson  at  Independence 

Chanute   at  Coffeyville 

RESULTS    OF    LAST    WEEK— 

Hutchinson  J.  C.  40,  Dodge  City  0 
Garden  City  J.  C.  13,  Pratt  2 
Independence  J.  C.  6,  Parsons  0 
El  Dorado  J.  C.  29.  Chanute  13 
Fort  Scott  J.  C.  32,  Haskell  Indians  0 

— JUCO    CONFERENCE— 

W  L      pet. 

Coffeyville     2     0     1.000 

Independence    - 2     0     1.000 

Hutchinson    2     0     1.000 

El    Dorado    1     0     1.000 

ARK  CITY  1     1       .500 

Fort    Scott    0     1       .000 

Chanute     0     1       .000 

Pratt    0     1       .000 

Parsons    -0     2       .000 

Dodge    City    0     2       .000 

acjc 

"Is  this  Joe?" 
"Sure,  this  is  Joe." 
"Doesn't  s^und  like  Joe."     • 
"It's  me  all  right." 
"Cm  you  lend  me  $10,  Joe?" 
"I'll  ask  him  as  soon  as  he  comes  in." 
acjc 

pass  interceptions  made  the  Ti<?er  at- 
tack fragile  and  uneffective.  The  Ti- 
gers made  most  of  their  gains  from 
passing  which  was  the  only  type  of 
ofense  that  the  Ravens  could  not 
match. 

Substitutes  for  the  Tigers  were  Coy 
Squyres,  Cecil  Larkin,  Phil  Smith, 
James  McCormick,  Charles  Belt,  Lloyd 
Simpkins,  Walt  Mathiasmeier,  Walt- 
er  Dalton  and  John  Christie. 


Tigers  Smash 
Cardinals  in 
Opener,  24-7 

Earl  Grinnell  Sparks 
Team  with  Runs,  Passes; 
Blocking,  Tackling  Good 

A  well  trained  Tiger  team,  showing 
an  abundance  of  speed,  strength,  and 
skill,  overpowered  the  Parson  Cardin- 
als by  a  score  of  24  to  7  in  their 
initial  game  of  the  season,  September 
27.  It  was  ACJC's  first  grid  contest 
since  1942,  and  the  debut  was  under 
the  tutelage  of  Coach  "Bunt"  Speer. 

Flashy  Earl  Grinnell,  key  man  of 
the  Tiger's  offense,  started  the  ball 
rolling  in  the  first  few  minutes  of 
play,  when  he  took  a  Parson's  punt 
on  his  own  30,  reversed  the  field  and 
ran    the    pigskin   for    70   yards. 

Early  in  the  second  quarter  Grinnell 
again  got  his  hands  on  the  ball  and 
with  the  aid  of  some  good  blocking 
he  broke  through  right  tackle  scoring 
his  second  touchdown  of  the  game. 

In  the  middle  of  the  second  quarter 
Phil  Smith,  alert  Tiger  guard,  re- 
covered a  Parsons  fumble  of  a  punt 
giving  the  Arks  the  ball  on  Parsons 
22  yard  line.  Earl  Grinnell  then  threw 
to  Bob  Brady,  rugged  right  end,  who 
took  the  ball  high  in  the  air  and  raced 
for  the  third  touchdown  after  eluding 
several   would-be  tacklers. 

Final  Arkansas  City  points  came 
in  the  third  period  with  the  Tigers 
taking  the  kickoff  and  marching  from 
their  own  33  yard  line  sti-aight  down 
the  field.  Fullback  Bill  Waltz  did  the 
heavy  work  crashing  through  both 
sides  of  the  line  for  most  of  the  gains. 
When  the  Arks  got  within  12  yards 
of  the  goal  line,  Grinnell  tossed  his 
second  touchdown  pass  to  left  end, 
Bud  Chaplin,  who  caught  the  ball 
standing  all  alone  in  the  end  zone. 

Just  before  the  third  quarter  ended, 
the  Cardinals  drove  to  the  Tigers' 
two-foot  line  and  as  the  first  play  of 
the  fourth  quarter  Dicky  plunged 
over  for  Parsons'  lone  tally  of  the 
game. 

Coach  "Bunt"  Speer  made  a  free 
substituting  game  of  it,  using  27 
players  in  the  contest.  Most  of  the 
starters  were  watching  the  game  from 
the  bench  during  the  major  part  of 
the  second  half.  The  powerful  Tiger 
line  showed  tremendous  strength  and 
aggressiveness  throughout  the  entire 
game  which  contributed  much  towards 
victory. 

Brady,  Fanning,  Hollemback,  Rine, 
Allen,  Quimby,  Chaplin,  Taton$  Walz, 
Grinnell,  and  Hadley  formed  the 
starting  lineup.  Substitutes  for  the 
game  were  Belt,  Dalton,  Endicott, 
Hearne,  Mathiasmeier,  McCormick, 
Simpkins,  Smith,  Squyres,  G.  Ward, 
Larkin,  Christie,  Wimer,  Boone, 
Meyers,  T.  Ward  and  C.  Ward. 
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Have  you  heard  the  Russian  Dinner 
Song,  "Soviet?" 


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AC.IC  TIGER  TALES 


Thursday,  October  10,  1946 


Basketball  Schedule 
Drawn  Up;  Tigers 
In  Western  Division 

The  Kansas  jueo  conference  has 
been  divided  into  eastern  and  western 
divisions  again  for  the  coming  cage 
season.  At  the  close  of  the  season  a 
playoff  series  will  detercnine  the 
league  championship.  Final  plans 
were  made  September  28  during  the 
fall  meeting  of  the  juco  heads  and  a 
complete  basketball  schedule  was 
drawn   up. 

The  committee  lifted  the  bar  a- 
gainst  negro  athletes,  which  was  an 
important  topic  of  discussion.  El  Do- 
rado will  be  host  to  the  track,  tennis, 
and  golf  meet  of  the  conference  next 
spring. 

Tigers  will  have  Pratt,  Dodge  City, 
Garden  City,  Hutchinson,  and  El  Do- 
rado for  rivals  in  the  western  division 
engaging  each  on  the  home  court  and 
away.  Several  exhibition  games  with 
eastern  division  contenders  have  also 
been  booked. 

The  complete  western  division  juco 
schedule  is  as  follows: 
Dec.  6 — Arkansas  City  at  Pratt 
Dec.  20 — Arkansas  City  at  Hutchinson 
Jan  3 — Garden  City  at  Hutchinson 
Jan.  7 — Pratt  at  El  Dorado 
Jan.  10 — Arkansas      City      at    Dodge 

City;  Hutchinson  at  El  Dorado 
Jan.  11 — Arkansas  City     at     Garden 

City 
Jan.  14— Dodge  City  at  Pratt 
Jan.  17 — El  Dorado  at  Arkansas  City; 

Dodge  City  at  Garden  City 
Jan.    24 — Garden    City    at    Arkansas 

City;  Dodge  City  at  El  Dorado 
Jan.  25 — Dodge  City  at  Arkansas  City 

Garden  City  at  El  Dorado 
Jan.    31 — Dodge   City  at  Hutchinson; 

El  Dorado  at  Pratt 
Feb.  4— Pratt  at  Dodge  City 
Feb.  7 — Hutchinson  at  Arkansas  City; 

El  Dorado  at  Garden  City 
Feb.  8 — El  Dorado  at  Dodge  City 
Feb.  11— Garden  City  at  Pratt 
Feb.  14 — Hutchinson  at  Pratt 
Feb.  21 — Pratt  at  Arkansas  City;  El 

Dorado  at  Hutchinson;  Garden  City 

at  Dodge  City 
Feb.  28 — Arkansas  City  at  El  Dorado; 

Hutchinson  at  Garden  City 
Mar.  1 — Hutchinson  at  Dodge  City. 
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Language  Clubs 


All  the  students  of  the_  French 
language  interested  in  joining  the 
French  Club  are  requested  to  meet  at 
7:30  o'clock  Wednesday,  Oct  9,  in  the 
junior  college  club  room.  The  French 
Club  will  be  organized  then  and  offi- 
cers will  be  elected. 


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A  dashing  driver  named  Bill, 

Drove  recklessly  down  a  steep  hill. 

Said  he:  "I'm  renowned 

For  covering  ground." 

But,  alas,  now  the  ground  covers  Bill. 


Fate  Makes  Debut  As  Jucos 
itness  Coffeyville  Game 


Fate  made  its  debut  last  Friday 
night  according  to  the  juco  students 
who  attended  the  Tiger  football  game 
at  Coffeyville.  Through  the  efforts 
of  Gene  Bell,  students  council  presi- 
dent, a  special  bus  was  chartered  to 
take  27  rooters  and  P.  M.  (Perry 
Como)   Johnson  to  the  game. 

About  15  miles  from  their  des- 
tination the  riders  were  suddenly 
aroused  by  the  familiar  sound  of  a 
blowout.  Jim  Ledgerwood  and  Bell 
aided  the  driver  in  putting  the  "one 
and  only"  spare  in  place  and  the 
group  went  merrily  on  their  way. 

Upon  arrival  at  the  game,  it  was 
learned  that  the  bus  in  which  the 
team  was  riding  had  also  experienced 
a  right  rear  blow  out  and  had  also 
used  their  "one  and  only"  spare. 
Therefore  the  two  buses  kept  close 
together  on  the  return  trip. 

When  25  miles  from  A.  C,  the 
rooters  were  confronted  with  a  second 
blowout    and    waited    for    two    hours 


while  the  second  bus  took  the  team 
members  to  town  and  returned  for 
them.  Before  getting  home,  the  bus 
was  stopped  by  Norman  Rickords, 
Mary  Mulkey,  Bob  Marrs,  Rebecca 
Rine  and  Bill  Marrs— their  spare  tire 
hrd  also  given  out  so  they  joined  the 
delegation. 

It  was  also  discovered  that  Chuck 
Futehinson,  Rose  Watson,  Melba 
Thompson,  Ann  McAdam,  Billy  Joe 
Sirith  and  Betty  Humphries  had  car 
trouble,  abandoned  their  car  at  Sedan 
and  "hitched"  rides  to  Coffeyville 
with  other  local  jucos. 

Many  of  the  60  Arkansas  Cityans 
who  attended  the  game  fell  into  bed 
at  5:30  a.  m.  Saturday— -having  exper- 
ie?iced  a  night  thev'll  never  forget 
and  wondering  if  they  shouldn't  be- 
ware of  Friday,  the  fourth  instead  of 
the  thirteenth. 

P.  S.— Fate  also  had  a  hand  in  the 
game  itself  as  the  Tigers  squad  was 
downed   20-0. 


Juco  Students:  Learn 
Yojr  School  Song 

The  junior  college  song  was  intro- 
duced in  1933.  Archie  San  Romani, 
former  music  instructor  who  died  in 
1941,  wrote  the  music  for  this  song. 
Miss  Lucille  Tlette,  a  former  instruct- 
or of  mathematics  and  biologicial 
sciences  at  the  junior  college,  wrote 
the  words. 

As  a  student  of  the  junior  college, 
learn  your  college  song.  Hex*e  are  the 
words : 

Let  us  sing  of  A.  C.  college  days 
With  joyous  songs  and  rousing  cheers 

(Rah!  Rah!) 
The  happy  friendships  made  will  al- 
ways bring 
Sweet  mem'ries  in  the  after  years. 
We  pledge  to  you  A.  C.  our  loyalty. 
In  work  or  play  we'll  stand  the  test 
The  orange   and  black  of  junior  col- 
lege 
Will  always  wave  among  the  best. 
Colors  gay  will  fly  again  today 
For   A.    C.   Tigers   brave    and    strong 

(Rah!    Rah!) 
We  cheer  for  you  in  victory  or  defeat 
Our  voices  raise  in  happy  song. 
It  is  for  loyalty  and  fellowship 
We  love  and  praise  and  honor  give. 
The  spirit  of  our  junior  college 
Will  ever  more  in  mem'ry  live. 

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The   absent  minded   professor  walked 

into  the  barber  shop,  sat  down  in  the 

chair  and  requested  a  haircut. 

"Certainly,    sir,"     said     the     barber. 

"Would    you    mind    taking    off    your 

hat?" 

The    prof    hurriedly    complied.    "I'm 

sorry,"  he  apologized, 

"I    didn't    know    there     were     ladies 

present." 


Pep  Assembly  Held 
For  Parsons  Game 

J  co  students  gathered  in  the  junior 
high  auditorium  on  Friday  morning, 
Sept.  27,  for  the  first  pep  assembly  of 
the  year  which  was  held  in  prepara- 
tion for  the  Parsons  football  game. 

Coach  "Bunt"  Speer  introduced  the 
team  members  and  Barbara  Garris 
and  Rosalee  Jones  led  the  group  in  a 
number  of  yells. 

A  pep  band  which  played  several 
numbers  (the  most  outstanding  of 
which  was  Tom  Ward's  rendition  of 
"Tiger  Rag"),  was  composed  of:  Bill 
Johnson,  Norman  Rickords,  Tom 
Y/ard,  George  Ward,  and  Charles 
Ward-juco  students;  and  Jack  Larkin, 
Jark  Burnett,  Charles  Tanner,  Loren 
Brown  and  Marvin  Wilhite-high 
school  students. 


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Local  Junior  College  Ranks 
Fifth  in  State  Enrollment 

The  Arkansas  City  junior  college 
ranks  fifth  high  in  the  enrollment  of 
the  ten  state  junior  colleges. 

Following  are  listed  the  junior  col- 
leges and  their  enrollments:  Coffey- 
ville, 540;  Hutchinson,  428;  El  Dora- 
do, 312;  Independence,  285;  Arkansas 
City,  251;  Chanute,  225;  Fort  Scott, 
216;  Parsons,  211;  Pratt,  110;  Garden 
City,  104. 


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Superintendent:    "For    this     job    We 

w?nt  a  responsible  man." 
Applicant:    "That's    me.    Wherever    I 

have    worked    before,    if    anything 

went   wrong   they    told    me    I   was 

responsible." 


TIGER  TALES 


VOLUME  III 


ARKANSAS  CITY,  KANSAS,  THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  24,  1946 


NUMBER  3 


College  Girl        Select  Your  Queen    Halloween 


Will  Reign  As 
Queen  Alalah 

The  Arkalalah  celebration  is  being 
resumed  this  year  for  the  first  time 
in  five  years  and  some  lucky  junior 
college  sophomore  will  be  crowned 
Queen  Alalah  XV  on  the  night  of  Oct. 
30  and  will  reign  over  the  festivities. 

Ten  nominees  for  the  honor  have 
been  selected  according  to  Dean  K.  R. 
Galle,  but  they  will  not  be  announced. 
The  attendants  for  the  queen  will 
probably  be  the  two  next  highest  ones 
on  the  ballot  list. 

The  master  of  ceremonies  for  the 
coronation  will  be  Gene  Bell  who  will 
also  introduce  the  visiting  queens  and 
will  crown  the  Arkalalah  queen. 

The  junior  college  chorus  will  play 
a  major  part  in  the  coronation  as  they 
will  form  a  musical  background  for 
the  program  by  singing  three  songs. 
The  high  school  and  college  orchestra 
will  play  for  the  ceremony.  The  senior 
high  chorus,  will  also  sing.  The  high 
school  usherettes  and  dancers  from 
the  gym  classes  will  also  have  a  part 
in  the  program. 

The  pages  for  the  queen  were  pick- 
ed from  junior  high  school.  They  are 
Donald  Colbert,  J.  C.  LouderbacK, 
Richard  Maae;,  Robert  Nims,  Gary 
Pannell,  and  John  Shirley.  The  sceptor 
and  crown  bearers  will  be  Norman 
Boswell  and  Ralph  Crampton. 

Queen  Alalah  XV  will  wear  a  coro- 
nation gown  made  several  years  ago 
by  Nelle  Juneman. 

Arkalalah  Events 

October  30— 

Coronation  of  Queen  Alalah  XV  at 
Auditorium-Gymnasium— 8:00   p.   m. 

Formal  dance  following   coronation 
ceremony 
October  31— 

Parade  through  town — 1:00  p.  m. 

Junior  College-Dodge  City  football 
game  at  Curry  Field — 3:45  p.  m. 

Parade  through  town — 7:00  p.   m. 

Dance  in  Aud-Gym — 9:00  p.  m. 
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TIGERS! 

BEAT 

TONKAWA 


Listed  below  are  the  names  of  the 
junior  college  sophomore  girls  who 
are  eligible  to  become  Queen  Alalah 
XV.  Your  guess  is  as  good  as  ours 
so  select  your  own  queen. 


Mary   Lou  Barr 

Mary  Bossi 

Janet  Brown, 

Phyllis  Conrad 

Marjorie  Crabtree 

Doris  Deets 

Mildred   Freese 

Barbara  Garris 

Beverly  Godfrey 

Genevieve  Goff  | 

Rosalee  Jones 

Peggy  Laughlin 

Barbara  Lefler  j      ; 

Beulah  Marshall 

Marjorie  Nugen 

Virginia  Padgett 

Betty   Pearson  ' 

Iris  Rahn  i 

Betty  Smith 

Betty  Sanderson 

Doris  Stover 

La  Vonne  Young 

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Gene  Bell  Will  Crown  Queen; 
He's  Thrilled,  He  Says 

Gene  Bell,  student  council  presi- 
dent, will  have  the  honor  of  crowning 
Queen  Alalah  XV  in  the  coming  Arka- 
lalah celebration. 

When  asked  if  he  was  thrilled  about 
the  whole  affair,  Gene  said,  "I'll  say— 
I'm  going  to  kiss  a  girl  for  the  first 
time."  He  further  replied,  "Too  bad  I 
don't  get  to  kiss  all  the  visiting 
queens  too." 


Social  Held 
Wednesday 

A  Halloween  social  under  the  name 
of  "The  Spook's  Parade"  was  held 
Wednesday  evening  in  the  auditorium. 
Entertainment  consisted  of  a  "Spook's 
Alley",  square  dancing,  social  dancing, 
and  playing  cards.  Bobbing  for  apples 
and  relay  races  were  held  in  contest 
form. 

"Walt"  Fesler  called  the  square 
dance  in  which  the  girls  placed  one 
shoe  in  the  middle  of  the  floor  and 
the  boys  picked  out  a  shoe  and  found 
its  owner  to  determine  his  partner  for 
the  dance. 

The  auditorium  was  decorated  in 
typical  Halloween  style  and  everyone 
was  attired  in  overalls,  jeans,  and 
slacks.  Cider  and  doughnuts  were 
served  during  the  evening. 

The  members  of  the  social  commit- 
tee who  planned  the  social  are  Betty 
Ann  Pearson,  chairman,  Betty  Pratt, 
Phil  Smith,  Rebecca  Rine,  and  Elwood 
Keller. 


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Three  Jucos 
Are  Married 


Wedding  bells  have  tolled  for  three 
junior  college  students  within  the  past 
two  weeks. 

Betty  Blackburn,  office  secretary, 
and  Ned  Pratt,  navy  veteran,  were 
married  at  the  Baptist  Church  on 
Oct.  20  and  are  now  residing  at  112 
South  C  street.  They  were  both  grad- 
uated from  the  local  high  school; 
Betty  in  1945  and  Ned  in  1942. 

Ileana  Crawford  and  O.  J.  Palmer 
were  married  on  Oct.  11  at  the  Central 
Christian  Church  and  have  just  return- 
ed from  a  ten-day  honeymoon  trip  to 
Texas.  Ileana  was  graduated  from 
A.  C.  H.  S.  in  '45  and  O.  J.  attended 
junior  college  following  his  graduation 
from  high  school  in  '44. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pratt  and  Mrs.  Palmer 
are  continuing  their  education  at  A.  C. 
J.  C. 


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Master  Magician  Entertains  Students 

George  C.  Staples,  talented  magic- 
ian, appeared  before  the  junior  college 
students  Thursday  morning  to  mystify 
them  with  his  acts  of  magic  and 
to  prove  that  the  hand  is  quicker  than 
the  eye. 


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ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Thursday,   October  24,  1946 


THE  TIGER  TALES 

Student   Publication    of   the 
ARKANSAS   CITY   JUNIOR   COLLEGE 

Editor    — Rosalee    Jones 

Associate'  Editor    Ann    McAdam 

Feature     Editor     Rose    Watson 

Sports    Editor    Oscar    Thomas 

Reporters _ Joe     Avery,     Clara 

Barnes,    Neil    Bell,    Iris   Rahn. 

Circulation    Manager    _ Iris    Rahn 

Photographer    _ Don     Cameron 

Adviser   ..._ P.    M.    Johnson 


£acicu£  ajjtesi 
QameA  Wotdd 
d4el<a  Stuaetttd, 

The  auditorium  gymnasium  has 
been  used  for  many  yeares  for  basket- 
ball games  and  concerts.  It  should  be 
put  to  further  use.  Why  couldn't  the 
junior  college  and  the  high  school 
sponsor  a  social  in  the  auditorium 
after  the  basketball  and  football 
games  ? 

The  Ranch  House  was  opened  as  an 
answer  to  the  question  "What  shall 
we  do  after  the  games?".  However 
when  one  goes  to  the  teen  center  he 
finds  it  necessary  to  strain  his  ears 
to  hear  the  music,  to  yell  in  order  to 
be  heard  and  to  know  commando  tac- 
tics in  trying  to  circle  the  dance  floor. 
From  junior  high  through  junior  col- 
lege is  too  wide  an  age  range  for  any 
organization   to  have. 

The  DeMolay  organization  has  can- 
celled their  Friday  evening  dances 
which  has  cut  off  the  other  outlet  to 
entertainment.  Yet  every  Friday  the 
auditorium,  the  most  convenient  place 
for  students  to  gather,  is  shut  up 
tight  as  a  drum. 

If  it  could  be  arranged  to  have 
these  socials  after  the  games,  it 
would  give  the  students  something  to 
do.  Out-of-town  visitors  might  also 
be  extended  an  invitation  to  the 
socials. 


THE  BASEMENT  BUZZ 


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MEET  MISS  CO-ED— 

"Midgie,"  "Red,"  "Tiny,"  "Freck- 
les," or  twenty  other  nicknames  would 
get  an  answer  from  this  pert  little  red 
head  whose  real  name  is  Mildred 
Wagner.  This  4  foot  11  inch  freshman, 
who  would  rather  sing  than  anything 
else,  is  majoring  in  music  and  science. 

She  loves  food  and  more  food,  es- 
pecially potato  salad.  She  has  no  fa- 
vorite song — to  her  anything  played 
by  Harry  James  or  sung  "the  Dick 
Haymes  way"  is  "  out  of  this  world." 


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Cute  Nurse:  "There  is  a  patient  in  my 
ward  who  hasn't  made  love  to  me 
yet." 

Second  Nurse:  "One  of  mine  is  un- 
concious,  too." 


Hi!  all  you  Juco  stew-dents!  ! 
(This  being  exam  week,  you  probably 
have  been  stewing!  !)  However  we 
will  endeavor  to  take  your  minds  off 
such  things  as  H20,  vectors,  tran- 
slations, and  factoring  by  revealing 
to  you  some  of  the  more  pleasant(?) 
aspects  of  college  life!  It's  only  fair 
to  warn  you,  however,  that  we  may 
drive  you  out  of  your  mind,  which 
is  a  sad  state  of  affairs.  (But,  con- 
fidentially,  we  think   it's  fun!    !) 

If  you've  been  hearing  noises  late- 
ly, it's  probably  due  to  the  wedding 
bells  which  have  rung  for  Bettyjilack- 
burn  and  Ned  Pratt,  Ileana  Crawford 
and  O.  J.  Palmer.  Congrats!  ! — and 
may   the   best  couple  live  longer!    ! 

Have  you  heard  about  ten  present 
and  former  students  of  B.  U.  who 
mere  seen  dancing  at  the  Holt  Ball- 
room one  Saturday  night?  We  wonder 
if  they  were  just  slumming,  or  spend- 
ing a  regular  Saturday  night  with  the 
gang  ? 

Coy  Squyres,  Coy  Squyres,  Coy 
Squyres,  Coy  Squyres 

Important  dates: 

Oct.  21 — Unveiling  of  "Lena  the  Hy- 
ena". (Pay  ton's  birthday — coin- 
cidence, isn't  it?) 

Oct.  23— The  Spook  Parade.  (All  this 
and  darkness,  too!) 

Oct.  25 — Tonkawa  game. 

Oct.  30 — Nov.  2 — Su-moooooth  vaca- 
tion!   ! 

Speaking  of  important  dates,  we 
have  been  asked  by  many  members 
of  the  female  sex  if  the  boys  in  A.  C. 
J.  C.  were  bashful,  extremely  studi- 
ous, or  just  plain  not  dating.  You  fi- 
gure it  out,  we  don't  know!   ! 

Was   Pearson's  face   ever  red  when 


MEET  MR.  ED— 

This  freshman  playing  tackle  for 
the  Tigers,  hails  from  Newkirk,  Okla. 
Description  ?  He  is  6'3"  tall,  weighs 
180  pounds,  has  hazel  eyes,  and  al- 
ways wears  a  happy  smile  around  the 
halls. 

His  interests  in  college  (concerning 
studies)  are  in  science — he  repre- 
sents one  of  the  large  number  taking 
a  Pre-Engineering  course  this  year. 

His  selection  for  a  favorite  song  is 
"To  Each  His  Own"  while  he  rates 
Ingrid  Bergman  tops  for  a  movie 
actress. 

For  entertainment  he  has  football 
and  good  movies,  as  a  hobby,  radio. 
He  dislikes  excessive  bragging  from 
the  students,  and  others.  You,  have 
now  met  Mario  E.  Melton. 


the    streets    were    painted    the    other 

night!    !      (ambiguous,   isn't  it?) . 

Some  one  said,  "Pearson,  you're  not 
getting  that  line  straight."  "I'm  head- 
ed straight  for  that  fire  plug,"  came 
he  snappy  reply.  Last  week,  as  the 
sophomore  girls  were  having  their 
pictures  taken,  this  same  fair  damsel 
also  said,  "Now  let's  all  spit  our  gums 
out!    !" 

Bud  Howard,  Bud  Howard,  Bud 
Howard,    Bud   Howard 

Here   is    a    question,    the    answer  we 

know    not — 
If  you  are  alert,  the  answer  you  got! 

(So  it  is  corny!) 

Will  5'3"  brunette  capture  dashing 
6'2"  football  player?  Tune  in  next 
week,  folks,  we  don't  jknow!   !   !! 

A    great  round   of  applause   is    due 
our  swell  football  team  for  the  excit- 
ing and  thrilling  games  they've  play- 
ed.  And   also — 
Let's  give  a  pat  on  the  back 
To  our  five  little  girls  in  black — 
Jones,  Garris,  Payton,  Rine,  and  Betty 

Jones. 
(What  do  you  mean  we're  not  poets? 

— we  know  it!   !) 

Will  the  readers  of  this  colume,  if 
any,  please  submit  names  for  same. 
Prizes  awarded  to  the  lucky  one  who 
names  it,  will  be  the  purple  Scronk, 
an  autographed  picture  of  Smoe  and 
a  ticket  to  the  Dodge  City  game. 

This  is  the  end  for  now,  but  don't 
forget  to  try  and  name  this  column 
for  us — The  names  must  be  respect- 
able! !  !  ! 

P.  S.  Bud  Howard  and  Coy  Squyres 
asked  us  to  put  their  names  in  the 
paper,  so  we  have  obliged  them,  we 
hope,  and  they  have  made  the  paper! 


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He  kissed  her  in  the  garden 
It  was  a  moonlight  night 
She  was  a  marble  statue 
He  was  a  little  tight. 


New  Uniforms  Worn 
By  Cheerleaders 

Freshman  cheerleaders  Lenna  Pay- 
ton,  Rebecca  Rine,  and  Betty  Jones, 
assisted  by  the  sophomore  cheerlead- 
ers, Rosalee  Jones  and  Barbara  Garris 
made  their  first  appearance  of  the 
year  at  the  Pratt  game  last  Friday. 

The  Juco  gals  were  attired  in  black 
wool  gored  skirts  and  blazer  jackets. 
The  black  and  orange  tiger  heads 
were  on  the  back  of  the  jackets  and 
the  girls'  initials  cut  from  orange  felt 
were  placed  on  the  front.  Barbara  and 
Rosalee  had  two  orange  stripes  on 
their  left  sleeves  while  the  other  three 
had  one  stripe. 

The  yell  leaders  held  a  pep  assem- 
bly in  the  auditorium  last  Friday  af- 
ternoon to  teach  the  students  a  few 
new  yells.  They  are  also  working  out 
some  additional  ones  and  have  hopes 
of  getting  a  pep  club  organized. 


Thursday,  October  24,  1946 


ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


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Tigers  Move 
To  Tonkawa 
Friday  Night 

The  Tigers  will  travel  south  of  the 
border  Friday  night  where  they  will 
encounter  a  tough  Oklahoma  eleven, 
the  Tonkawa  Mavericks,  in  a  non- 
league  game.  The  Mavericks  out 
fought  the  Hutchinson  Blue  Dragons 
in  their  first  game  of  the  season  beat- 
ing the  Dragons  6  to  0.  The  Mavericks 
who  use  a  single-wing  offense,  boast 
of  a  heavy  line  along  with  a  strong 
backfield. 

The  only  defeat  Tonkawa  is  known 
to  have  suffered  was  by  Zimmerman 
Okla.,  who  beat  the  Mavericks  12  to  7. 

Although  the  Mavericks  have  al- 
ways been  a  hard  team  for  the  Tigers 
to  beat,  the  orange  and  black  squad 
riding  high  on  the  passing  arm  of 
Earl  Grinnell  is  expected  to  hang  up 
it;-'  fourth  victory. 

Next  week  the  Tigers  meet  Dodge 
City  here  in  a  afternoon  game  follow- 
ing the  Arkalalah  parade. 

The  starting  line  up  will  probably 
see  Grinnell,  Taton,  Hadley,  Walz  in 
backfield  positions  and  Brady,  Hollen- 
bnck,  Smith,  Dalton,  Allen,  Quimby, 
ard  Chaplin  will  form  the  bulwark  of 
the  team. 

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Jr.  College  Sports  Subs  Shine 


The  Feminine  Touch 

by   Rahn 

"Oh,  my  aching  back,  those  exer- 
cises in  gym  are  getting  me  down." 
These  are  the  words  of  many  of  the 
Juco  gym  gals.  Miss  Davis  started  the 
girls  in  on  exercising  since  it  is  too 
cold  to  play  out  doors,  and  they  are 
enjoying  it — groan. 

The  interests  of  the  gym  class  has 
changed  from  tennis  to  volleyball,  and 
the  gals  are  really  showing  talent. 
The  group  is  divided  into  two  groups, 
and  the  captains  are  "Stink"  Floyd 
and  Betty  Pearson. 

Miss  Davis  gave  a  posture  test  the 
other  day,  and  on  a  whole  they  came 
not  very  well.  Some  of  the  gals  had  to 
line  up  their  ears  with  the  rest 
of  their  body  though. 

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Tigers  Play  Grouse  Creek — 
According  to  Blackburn 

Was  Betty  Blackburn's  face  red  the 
other  day  when  it  was  discovered  on 
the  basketball  schedule  that  the  tigers 
would  play  Grouse  Creek. 

A.  L.  Curry  had  made  up  the  sche- 
dule and  when  he  put  G  C.  as  an  ab- 
breviation for  Garden  City,  Betty  took 
it  to  be  Grouse  Creek.  P.  M.  Johnson 
relates  that  it  nearly  broke  up  his 
history  class  when  the  error  was 
discovered. 

The  mistake  was  accredited  to  the 
condition   of  the   nervous  bride-to-be. 


COMING  GAMES- 
OCTOBER  25— 

ARK  CITY  at  Tonkawa 
Dodge  City  at  Pratt 
Hutchinson  at  El  Dorado 
Independence  at  Chanute 
Parsons  at  Fort  Scott 

OCTOBER  31— 

Dodge  City  at  ARK  CITY 
Chanute  at  Hutchinson 
Parsons  at  El  Dorado 
Independence  at  Coffeyville 


RESULTS  OF  LAST  WEEK- 
ARK  CITY  34,  Pratt  0. 
Hutchinson  26,  Independence  13 
Coffeyville  23,  Chanute  7 
El  Dorado  20,  Parsons  7 


JUCO  CONFERENCE 


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El  Dorado 
ARK  CITY 
Hutchinson 
Independence 
Chanute 
Dodge  City 
Garden  City 
Fort  Scott 
Pratt 
Parsons 

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Tigers  Trim 
Blue  Dragons 

Grinnell  Runs  Kickoff  100 
Yards;  Arks  Win  37-24 
After  Leading  Entire  Game 

The  Tigers  scored  in  every  period 
to  beat  the  Hutchinson  Blue  Dragons, 
37  to  24,  on  the  Dragon's  home  field, 
October  11.  It  was  the  first  league 
loss  for  the  Blue  Dragons  after  two 
overwhelming  victories. 

Earl  Grinnell,  fleet-footed  Tiger, 
made  one  of  the  most  thrilling  runs 
of  the  game  when  he  took  the  opening 
kickoff  and  ran  it  back  the  full  dis- 
tance of  the  field  behind  vicious 
blocking  to  score  standing  up. 

After  Walter  Dalton,  center,  set  up 
the  second  touchdown  by  intercepting 
fi  Hutchinson  pass,  Grinnell  took  the 
bv)]  over  for  his  second  score. 

In  the  second  and  third  periods 
each  team  scored  twice.  In  the  third 
r—oT-tor  «  r>ass.  Grinnell  to  John  Chris- 
tie tallied  the  Tigers'  only  conversion 
p  iht  in  six  attempts. 

The  two  offensive  -  minded  elevens 
scored  four  times  in  the  last  period, 
with  each  club  obtaining  two  counters. 

Hutchinson  drove  from  the  center 
stripe  for  a  touchdown  to   make  the 


As  Tigers  Beat 
Beaver  Squad 

Coach  "Bunt"  Speer's  juco  Tigers 
held  the  lead  all  the  way  to  bury  the 
Pratt  Beavers,  34-0,  at  Curry  Field, 
Oct.  18. 

The  Tigers  scored  five  touchdowns, 
two  of  which  were  made  by  substi- 
tutes, two  conversions  and  a  safety. 
The  visitors  never  threatened  and 
were  on  the  local's  half  of  the  field 
only  once. 

With  only  22  players,  four  of  which 
are  playing  their  first  season  foot- 
ball, the  Beavers  could  do  little 
more  than  slow  the  Tigers  down  on 
several  of  their  marches  to  the 
goalposts. 

Melvin  Endicott,  reserve  guard, 
brought  the  crowd  to  its  feet  as  he 
dragged  down  a  deflected  Beaver  pass 
and  raced  40  yards  to  score. 

A  61  yard  runback,  by  Keith 
Hearne,  substitute,  back  on  a  Pratt 
punt  gave  the  crowed  another  un- 
expected thrill. 

Driving  53  yards  in  eight  plays 
with  passes  from  quarterback,  Earl 
Grinnell  to  end,  Bob  Brady  and 
halfback,  Ernie  Taton,  the  ball  rest- 
ed on  the  two  yard  line. 
Grinnell  sneaked  over  for  the  first 
score  of  the  game.  He  then  passed  to 
Brady  giving  the  Tigers  a  7-0  lead  in 
the  game. 

Taton  scored  through  left  tackle  in 
the  second  peroid  after  a  pass  from 
Grinnell  to  end,  Bud  Chaplin,  picked 
up  10  yards,  Roy  Hadley  slipped 
through  the  tackle  for  nine  and  Math- 
iasmeier  made  a  first  down  on  a 
plunge. 

For  another  score,  Kenneth  Gent, 
third  string  quarterback,  sneaked  over 
and  Charlie  Ward,  substitute  back, 
plunged  for  the  extra  point. 

Early  in  the  third  quarter,  a  Pratt 
kicker  was  forced  to  fall  on  his  own 
blocked  punt  in  the  end  zone  for  a 
safety,  giving  A.  C.  two  additional 
points. 

Later  in  the  game  Taton  again 
scored  through  left  tackle.  The  con- 
version kick   was   blocked. 


score  25-18,  but  the  Tigers  struck 
back  swiftly  through  the  air  when 
George  Ward  threw  a  pass  to  Taton, 
who  caught  the  pigskin  and  scored. 

The  Dragons  drove  through  the  re- 
serve line  for  their  last  touchdown 
to  make  it  31-24. 

Ray  Fanning,  tackle,  intercepted 
a  Hutchinson  pass  and  ran  45  yards  to 
score  standing  up  just  a  few  minutes 
before  the  game  was  over,  making 
the  final  score  37  to  24. 

Other  Tiger  touchdowns  were  made 
by  fullback,  Bill  Walz  and  end,  Bud 
Chaplin,  who  scored  in  the  second  and 
third  periods  respectively. 


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ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Thursday,   October  24,  1946 


Mrs.  Ryter  Speaks 
To  Juco  Students 

Experiences  as  a  missionary  in  the 
Camei*oons  were  related  by  Mrs.  Rose 
Ryter,  for  twenty  years  a  medical 
missionary  in  Africa,  to  junior  college 
students  in  their  October  17  assembly. 

Mrs.  Ryter  emphasized  the  need 
for  trained  young  people  to  serve  _  as 
doctors,  teachers,  and  missonaries. 
The  Ryter  family  hopes  to  return  _  to 
Africa  sometime  soon  after  Christ- 
mas, and  hope  to  take  along  a  supply 
of  mechanical  tools  to  help  the  natives 
in  their  schools. 

"We  try  to  teach  Christianity,  but 
Christianity  would  mean  little  to  these 
people  unless  we  taught  them  a  new 
and  better  way  of  life."  Mrs.  Ryter 
told  students.  "There  is  never  a 
monotonous  moment  for  the  African 
missionary,"  she  continued.  Experi- 
ence crowds  in  upon  one,  he  yearns 
for  time  to  be  alone,  a  chance  to  think 
without  interuption." 

A  soprano  solo,  "Homing"  was  sung 
by  Mildred  Wagner  accompanied  by 
Betty  Smith  on  the  piano.  Devotional 
services  were  given  by  John  Skinner. 
Wilma  Tanquary  acted  as  chairman 
and  introduced  the  speaker. 


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More  And  Better 
Socials  Needed 

What's  your  opinion?  How  could 
the  junior  college  socials  be  im- 
proved? Sophomores  that  were  asked 
these  questions  seemed  to  believe  the 
socials  should  be  improved.  More 
activities  and  more  socials  received 
the  most  votes. 

BETTY  SANDERSON:  "I  think  there 
should  be  a  leader  or  someone  to  dir- 
ect the  recreation  and  keep  some  or- 
der to  the  program  of  the  socials." 
DON  BURKHART:  "I'd  like  less  for- 
mal  socials.   We   should   have   socials 
after  the  games  and  MORE  socials. 
BETTY  BLACKBURN:   "Socials  will 
be    more   successful   if  everyone    will 
"back"  the  new  social  committee." 
NORMAN  OSTRANDER:  "A  greater 
variety  of  things  to  do." 
MARJORIE  CRABTREE:  "The  guys 
and  pals  need  to  mix  instead  of  being 
grouped.    I    think    the    lack    of    girls 
cause  the  men  to  dislike  the  socials. 
Perhaps   they    should    be    allowed    to 
bring  their  own  dates." 

(Editor's  Note:)  This  poll  was  taken 
before  the  Wednesday  evening  social 
at  which  time  many  of  the  above 
ideas  were  put  into  use. 


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Language  Clubs 


German  Club 

John  Bartelson  was  elected  presi- 
dent of  the  German  Club  at  a  meeting 
held  in  the  college  clubroom  at  7  p.m. 
October  16. 

Marjorie  Crabtree  was  chosen  as 
vice-president  and  Max  Gribble  as 
secretary  and  publicity  chairman.  The 
minutes  of  the  meeting  are  to  be  writ- 
ten in  German. 

The  students  played  games  and 
prizes  were  awarded  to  the  winners. 
Miss  Anne  Hawley,  foreign  language 
instructor  and  sponsor  of  the  club, 
distributed  words  to  two  German 
songs,  "Die  Lorelei"  and  "Treue 
Liebe"  which  th  group  sang. 

Those  present  were  Max  Gribble, 
John  Bartelson,  Allen  Koch,  Marjorie 
Crabtree,  Howard  Neal,  Joe  Avery, 
Mary  FrancesHeinz,  Rex  Howe, 
Kermit  Sandefur,  Donald  Kelly  and 
Miss  Hawley.  Donald  took  several 
pictures  of  the  group. 

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Debate  Class  Joins 
Forensics  Fraternity 

The  students  in  the  junior  college 
debate  class  are  now  members  of  the 
Phi  Rho  fraternity,  according  to  coach 
E.  A.  Maag. 

This  is  a  nation-wide  junior  college 
forensic  fraternity,  and  the  members 
must  participate  in  competitive  junior 
college  forensics. 

The  president  of  the  local  organiza- 
tion is  George  McCullough,  the  vice- 
president  is  Charles  Early  and  Nor- 
man Byers  is  the  secretary. 

Mr.  Maag  relates  that  invitations 
have  been  received  from  Hutchinson 
and  McPherson  junior  colleges  for 
debates,  and  plans  are  underway  for 
other  meetings  before  spring. 


BEAT 
TONKAWA 


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Chorus  Class  Has 
Chicken  Dinner 

If  you  can  smell  the  aroma  of 
chicken  in  the  halls  it  is  left  over  from 
the  chicken  dinner  the  college  chorus 
had  Monday  evening.  A  delicious  cre- 
ation of  chicken  and  noodles  was  stir- 
red up  by  chef,  Charles  Hinchee. 

Chorus  members  scurried  in  the  di- 
rection of  the  study  hall  carrying 
plates  piled  high  with  good  things  to 
eat.  Groans  and  sighs  that  followed 
were  proof  that  the  dinner  was  a 
success  and  everyone  had  more  than 
satisfied  their  appetites. 

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"How  fat  she  is; 
She  used  to  wasn't 
The  reason  is 
She  daily  doesn't." 


Rev.  Powell  Talks 
To  Christian  Group 

The  Rev.  Roxie  Powell  spoke  at  the 
junior  college  Christian  Association 
meeting  Oct.  14  in  the  college  study 
hall. 

During  the  business  session,  Gerald 
Fetteroff,  president,  appointed  several 
committees  to  serve  for  the  year. 
They  include:  program  committee-Ed 
Galle,  chairman,  Lloyd  Simpkins, 
Genevieve  Goff,  Gene  Bell,  Jim  Turn- 
er and  Erma  Marshall;  civic  service 
committee,  Clifton  Howard,  chairman, 
and  Marshall  Smith. 

Finance  committee-Doris  Deets, 
chairman,  and  Lenna  Payton;  publi- 
city committee-Betty  Mae  Hughett, 
chairman,  Iris  Rahn,  Dick  Kelley, 
Doris  Stover,  Nadine  Johnson  and 
Mario  Melton. 

The  group  decided  to  have  a  basket 
dinner  on  Nov.  18,  and  also  voted  to 
meet  on  the  first  and  third  Monday 
of  each  month.  Anyone  interested  is 
invited  to  come  to  the  meetings  and 
join  the  organization. 


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Veterans  Find  That 
Cutting  Class  Is  An 
Expensive  Luxury 

Class  cuts  are  expensive  luxuries 
for  veterans.  If  a  married  veteran  cuts 
three  class  periods  in  one  day,  it  will 
cost  him  $3  or  $1  a  course  hour.  For 
a  single  veteran  the  figures  are  $2.17 
a  day  or  roughly  72  cents  an  hour  de- 
ducted from  his  accumulated  leave 
pay.  That  is  the  sad  news  from  the 
Vetrans  administration. 

Under  the  G.I.  Bill  of  Rights,  vets. 
in  training  are  entitled  to  accumulate 
leave  pay  at  the  rate  of  2%  days  a 
month,  not  to  exceed  30  days  for  al2- 
month  period.  Unauthorized  class 
absences,  however,  are  deducted  from 
the  trainees  leave  entitlement  at  the 
discretion  of  the  Veterans  adminis- 
tration, according  to  Dean  K.  R.  Galle. 

Trainees  are  paid  at  the  same  rate 
as  that  on  which  their  subsistence 
allowances  are  based,  but  they  cannot 
receive  the  leave  pay  unless  it  is  re- 
quested. 

"If  a  trainee  requests  payment  for 
leave,  it  simply  means  that  his  accum- 
ulated leave  time  will  be  deducted 
from  his  periods  of  entitlement  to 
training  under  the  G.  I.  Bill.  Thus  if 
a  trainee  has  a  short  period  of  en- 
titlement, he  ought  not  request  leave 
pay,"  Dean  Galle  pointed  out. 

Class  absences  caused  by  illness  are 
reported  to  the  Veterans  adminis- 
tration at  Wichita  and  the  decision  as 
to  whether  or  not  such  absences  are 
authorized  is  up  to  the  regional  office. 
"If  vets  are  tempted  on  these  beaut- 
iful Indian  summer  afternoons  to  stay 
at  home  and  relax,  they  might  stop 
to  think  of  how  nice  that  extra  few 
dollars  would  look  in  their  wallets," 
Mr.  Galle  suggested. 


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VOLUME  III 


ARKANSAS  CITY,  KANSAS,  THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER  14,  1946 


NUMBER  4 


Smith  Is  Crowned  Queen 


Betty  Smith,  prominent  junior 
college  sophomore,  was  crowned 
QueenAlalah  XV  at  a  coronation  cer- 
emony held  in  the  auditorium  at 
8  p.m.,  Oct.  30.  Betty  reigned  over  the 
Arkalalah  festivities  which,  because 
of  the  war,  had  been  abandoned  for 
the  last  five  years. 

Having  been  informed  of  the  honor 
merely  25  minutes  prior  to  the  cere- 
mony, the  queen  was  robed  in  the 
royal  gown  of  satin  trimmed  with 
rhinestones,  and  was  presented  a  bou- 
quet of  yellow  crysanthemums,  a  gift 
from  the  city  schools. 

She  sat  on  a  quilted  satin-covered 
chair  which  had  been  placed  on  a  sat- 
in-covered platform  and  was  wheeled 
down  the  main  aisle  by  two  uniformed 
pages. 


The  queen's  attendants,  Barbara 
Garris,  Marjorie  Crabtree,  Rosalee 
Jones  and  Betty  Ann  Pearson,  and  the 
crown  and  scepter  bearers,  Norman 
Eoswell  and  Ralph  Crampton,  preced- 
ed Alalah's  entrance.  Norman  and 
RrTph  were  attired  in  identical  all- 
white  costumes. 

Bell   Crowns  Queen 

Gene  Bell,  student  council  president, 
presented  Betty  with  her  satin  and 
rliinestone  crown  trimmed  with  white 
pstors  and  her  scepter.  Gene  then 
introduced  the  queen's  court  and  the 
16  visiting  queens  from  surrounding 
towns. 

Faees  for  the  ceremony  were  Don- 
ald Colbert,  J.  C.  T  ouderb'ack,  Richard 
Maag.  John  Shirley*  Robert  Nims 
End     Gary     Pannell.     Miss     Virginia 


Weisgerber  and  A.  E.  Maag  were  in 
charge  of  arrangements. 

The  junior  college  chorus,  under 
the  direction  of  Charles  Hinchee,  sang 
"The  Night  Is  Young"  with  Douglas 
McCall  as  soloist.  The  chorus  also 
offered  other  selections  for  the  cor- 
onation cremony  while  the  high 
school  orchestra,  directed  by  August 
Trollman,  provided  music  for  the 
event.  The  senior  high  court  dancers, 
under  the  supervision  of  Miss  Edith 
Joyce  Davis,  presented  a  dance 
number. 

KMBC  Artists  Perform 

Earle   Wright   served  as  master   of 

ceremonies  for  the  second  portion  of 

t>e    nrogram     which    continued    with 

the  theme  of     "Its's     Queen's     Town 

Continued  on  page  4 


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ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Thursday,  November  14,  1946 


THE  TIGER  TALES 

Student   Publication    of   the 
ARKANSAS   CITY  JUNIOR   COLLEGE 

Editor    Rosalee    Jones 

Associate    Editor Ann    McAdarn 

Feature     E.'itor     . Rose    Watson 

Sports    Editor    Oscar    Thomas 

Reporters     _ Joe    Avery,     Clara 

Earnes,   Neil   Bell,   Iris   Rahn. 

Circulation    Manager Iris    Rahn 

Photographer    Don    Cameron 

Adviser   __ P.    M.    Johnson 


Smith  and  Crabtree 


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The  third  junior  college  social  of 
the  year  was  held  Friday  evening-  in 
the  auditorium  gym  following  the 
football  game. 

The  first  social  held  in  September 
was  a  complete  flop.  Of  course  this 
was  half-way  to  be  expected  when 
everybody  was  completely  in  the  dark 
about  knowing  names  and  faces,  and 
when  the  student  body  had  not  been 
organized. 

However  when  Pearson  and  her  soc- 
ial committee  were  elected  to  take 
over  the  reins,  it  was  quite  a  different 
story,  as  the  Hallowe'en  party  proved. 
By  this  time  the  students  had  become 
better  acquainted  and  more  entertain- 
ment could  be  provided.  Incidentally 
V/'alter  Fesler  deserves  a  good  hand 
on  his  help  in  presiding  over  the  pro- 
gressive and  square  dancing. 

Last  Friday  the  juco  joes  and  janes 
and  their  guests  again  gathered  in  the 
auditorium  for  a  successful  social.  All 
of  which  goes  to  show  that  a  lot  of  in- 
itiative and  co-operation  can  go  a  long 
way  in  having  a  good  time. 

We  issue  a  vote  of  thanks  to  Betty 
Ann  and  her  committee.  We  are  look- 
ing  forward  to  many  more  parties 
and  socials  during  the  '46-'47  college 
year. 

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Rev.  Beatty  Speaks 
At  Recent  Meeting 

Rev.  Herbert  Beatty  of  the  First 
Baptist  Church  was  guest  speaker  at 
the  second  meeting  of  the  Junior  Col- 
lege Christian  Association  held  No- 
vember 4,  at  7:00  p.  m.  in  the  junior 
college  study  hall. 

His  informal  talk  was  the  second  in 
a  series  given  to  aquaint  the  associa- 
tion with  the  ministers  of  the  city. 

A  short  business  meeting  was  con- 
ducted by  president  Gerald  Fetterolf, 
and  plans  were  made  for  a  covered 
dish  dinner  to  precede  the  next  meet- 
ing on  November  18  at  6:30  p.  m. 

All  junior  college  students  who  are 
interested  in  this  association  are  in- 
vited to  attend  the  dinner  in  order  to 
get  acquainted  with  the  organization 
and  its  activities. 


Flash!!  Latest  report  on  5'  3" — 
6'  3"  race.  5'  3"  is  temporarily  out  of 
running.  Position  is  being  ably  filled 
by  5'  6". 

We'd  like  to  thank  Don  Burkarth 
for  furnishing  the  whitewash  for  the 
street  painting.  How'd  you  like  the 
picture  of  "Smoe"? 

Speaking  of  painting,  something  be- 
sides the  streets  was  painted  the  other 
night...  You  should  have  seen  the 
gleaming  .  white..  "X"„  when..  Garris 
stooped  over.  (She  was  a  marked  wo- 
man!!) 

New  that  our  swell  vacation  has 
passed,  we  can  get  back  into  the 
groove or  is  it  a  rut? 


ihead- 


Lookinc 

Nov.  15 The  El  Dorado  game. 

We  want  a  bus,  not  like  the  bus 
That  took  us  to  the  Coffey vilie  game. 
It  was  a  bus,  and  a  crumy  bus 
That  wasn't  worthy  of  the  name. 

Nov.    28 Thanksgiving.    (Ah!   we 

love  those  vacations.) 

Congrats  to  Erma  for  ringing  two 

MEET  MISS  CO-ED— 

Blue  eyes  five'  feet  three  and  one- 
half  inches  tall,  and  a  natural  curl  in 
her  dark  brown  hair  describes  this 
sophomore. 

Miss  Co-Ed's  likes  are  basketball, 
roller  skating,  people  from  Newkirk, 
Okla,  hamburgers  before  math  class, 
making  faces  at  her  friends,  and 
mathematics  (because  the  class  is  so 
"dumb".)  Foods  is  her  favorite  sub- 
ject. She  especially  dislikes  cowboy 
songs  and  people  v/ho  swoon  over 
Sinatra. 

This  juco  sophomore's  pet  peeve  is 
conceited  people  who  have  no  reason 
to  be  conceited.  Yes,  you've  just  been 
introduced  to  Mildred  Freese! 

MEET  MR.  ED— 

It  can  truthfully  be  said  "6  foot  2 
and  eyes  of  blue"  when  speaking  of 
this  sophomore  boy.  He  has  black  hair 
and  weighs  175  lbs. 

He  is  taking  a  liberal  art  course 
(according  to  the  enrollment  cards) 
but  he  says  his  main  interest  in  coll- 
ege is  to  graduate. 

Mr.Ed  plays  center  on  the  Tiger 
squad,  and  comes  from  Shidler,  Okla. 
Although  his  favorite  activity  is  sleep 
and  more  sleep,  he  acclaims  that  he  is 
"the  best  cook  in  the  world". 

When     asked     about     his     favorite 

You've  probably  all  guessed  by  now 
"Ingrid  Bergman,  of  course", 
movie  actress,  he  sighed  and  said 
who  Mr.  Ed  is,  but  for  the  benefit  of 
those  who  walk  around  the  halls  with 
their  eves  closed,  he  is  none  other 
than  Walter  Dalton. 

P.S.  This  was  put  in  the  paper  over 
his  protest,  one  of  these  timid  ex- 
marines,  you  know. 


Bells!! 

Don't  you  think  we  should  plant 
guards  in  the  halls  to  protect  the 
pretty  female  faculty?  We  heard  that 

wolves  have  been  following  Miss  Ives 
and  we  don't  blame  them!! 

Speaking  of  Miss  Ives,  she  was  real- 
ly tripping  the  light  fantastic  at  the 
Hallowne'en  social,  (everyone  was 
there  except  Kilroy  and  Smoe.)  "Bunt 
Speer  was  also  seen  keeping  time  to 
the  music.  Why  don't  we  do  this  more 
often  ? 

Incidentally,  Pearson  and  her  sccial 
committee  deserve  a  great  big  "A" 
for  Attainment  on  the  swell  socials  we 
have  had  this  year. 

Question  of  the  week: 

Who's   the   best    cook   in    the   Pratt 

family?    We've  heard  claims  on  both 

sides!! 

Everyone  received  the  shock  of  the 
century  on  Oct.  31,  when  they  saw 
Robert  H.  Brady  grab  a  girl  and  ca- 
reen around  the  dance  floor. 

'bye  for  now  — 


WANTED:  A  beautiful  gal  making 
"A's"  in  French.  Call  1770 

FOR  SALE:  Rhetoric  themes  from 
last  year.  See  Doris  Stover. 

SPECIAL  NOTICE  TO  GIRLS:  For 
lonely  nights  call  2628,  2417- W,  867 

WANTED:  Doctor  to  care  for  Tigers' 
foes. 

TO  .TRADE:  Old  exnerienced  records 
for  new  ones.  B.  U.  Clubrooms. 

WANTED  TO  BORROW:  Answers  to 
pll  ndd  problems  in  algebra.  W. 
Shelhamer. 

SPECIAL  NOTICF:  Any  girl  needing 
ho'p  with  Spanish  contact  LYLE 
CRABTREE. 

APPRECIATION  FOR  SPIRIT:  At 
nil  the  college  games  away  from 
home. 

NOTICE:  Will  accept  any  position 
with  high  pay,  no  studying  included. 
Contact  in  eight  weeks. 


— acje- 


No  wonder  the  little  duckling 
Wears  on  his  face  a  frown; 
For  he  just  now  discovered 
His  first  pair  of  pants  are  down! 
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Sue:    I  told   him   he   mustn't  see   me 

again. 
T.ou:  Well,  what  did  he  do? 
Sue:  Turned  out  the  lights. 


Thursday,  November  14,  1946 


ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Page  3 


Again;  Down 
Pirates,  13-0 

After  a  first  half  scoreless  tie,  the 
potent  juco  Tigers  cut  loose  with  a 
pair  of  touchdowns  in  the  final  period 
to  ramble  over  the  strong  defensive 
Independence  Pirates  13  to  0,  last 
Friday  night  at  Curry  Field. 

In  the  third  quarter  the  Tigers  got 
a  break  when  guard  Jim  Hollenback 
covered  a  Pirate  fumble  which  gave 
the  Tigers  the  ball  on  the  Independ- 
ence 42-yard  line. 

From  there  the  Tigers  marched 
down  the  field  to  the  Pirate  18-yard 
line  where  Earl  Grinnell  rifled  a  pass 
to  end  Bob  Brady  who  pulled  it  down 
and  raced  on  to  tally  the  first  touch- 
down of  the  game. 

The  second  Tiger  score  came  in  the 
final  period  which  saw  fullback,  Bill 
Waltz  and  right  halfback  Roy  Had- 
ley  taking  turns  carrying  the  pigskin 
until  they  reached  the  Pirate's  10-yard 
line.  Keith  Hearne,  reserve  back,  then 
raced    over  for    the    last    touchdown. 

Cecil  Larkin,  playing  a  bang-up 
game  at  end,  leaped  high  in  the  air 
and  brought  down  GrinnelPs  pass  to 
score  the  game's  only  conversion, 

Inpendence  was  handica  p  p  e  d 
throughout  the  game  due  to  the  loss 
of  two  starting  backs  who  were 
benched  because  of  injuuies.  This  was 
the  last  home  game  of  the  season  for 
the  Tigers. 

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Outplaying  a  stubborn  and  hard 
fighting  opponent,  the  Tigers  battered 
out  their  fourth  league  win  here  Oct- 
ober 31  by  beating  the  Dodge  City 
Conks  14  to  0  on  a  mud  doused  grid- 
iron. 

Quarterback  Earl  Grinnell  and  half- 
back Keith  Hearne  shared  scoring 
honors  for  the  Tigers  with  each  push- 
ing across  one  counter. 

With  the  ball  on  the  Conk's  5-yard 
line,    the    Arks    tried,    unsuccessfully, 

The  conversion  was  complete  when 
Grinnell  passed  to  end  Bud  Chaplin. 

The  Conks'  main  threat  was  Hanna, 
Dodge  City's  shifty  Negro  star,  who 
made  several  nice  runs  and  also  turn- 
ed in  a  good  defensive  game. 

Because  of  the  wet  ball  and  a  mud- 
dy field,  the  Tigers  stuck  to  the 
ground  throughout  the  game.  The  Ark 
second  tonchdmvn  was  scored  when 
halfback  Keith  Hearne  drove  over 
from  the  Conks'  15-yard  line.  Full- 
back George  Ward  plunged  over  for 
the  extra  point. 


Jr.  College  Sports 

JUCO  CONFERENCE 

Coffeyville  5     0     0     1.000 

ARK   CITY   5     10       .883 

Hutchinson    5     10       .883 

El  Dorado  4     10       .800 

Fort    Scott    3     11       .625 

Independence  2     2     1       .500 

Dodge    City    14     0       .200 

Chanute    15     0       .166 

Pratt    0     4     0       .000 

Parsons   0     6     0       .000 

COMING    GAMES 

November  15  f 

ARK  CITY  at  El  Dorado 

Fort  Scott  at  Hutchinson 

November  22 

ARK  CITY  at  Fort  Scott 

Coffeyville  at  Independence 

RESULTS  OF  LAST  WEEK 

ARK  CITY   13,  Independence  0. 

Fort  Scott  12,  Chanute  0. 

El  Dorado  28,  Dodge  City  6. 

Coffeyville  27,  Parsons  7. 

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The  Feminine  Touch  j 

by   Rahn  « 

Well,  here  I  am  again.  Say,  .we  have 
really  been  busy  in  gym  these  days — 
playing  volly  ball — taking  exercises — 
taking  exercises. 

Some  of  the  gals  can  really  sling 
that  volleyball  around  now.  It  goes 
places,  everywhere  from  up  in  the  bal- 
cony to  way  down  the  hall. 

From  the  looks  of  it.  Miss  Davis 
is  going  to  make  a  track  team  out  of 
us.  We  walk,  trot  and  run  around  the 
gym  floor  until  we  feel  like  dropping 
in  our  tracks.  It  is  good  for  us  though 
(we  keep  telling  ourselves). 

Roses,  gardinias,  and  orchids  to 
Betty  Smith  for  being  such  a  lovely 
Arkalalah  Queen.  She  really  looked 
ritzy. 

Miss  Davis  is  getting  grey  hairs 
over  those  gym  locks.  Everytime  we 
have  gym,  it  never  fails  to  bring  two 
or  three  girls  up  to  her  office  for  help. 
Maybe  we  jurt  need  to  learn  the  com- 
binations— huh,  Garris  ? 

Well,    all    you    happy    Republicans, 
and  all  you  Democrats,   I   gotta   quit 
for    now    and    look    up    "Euripedes" 
(English  Lit.)  Be  seein'  ya. 
acjc — 

Ruff  L;kes  Chadron  Work; 

Will  Visit  AC  at  Christmas 

Recent  word  from  C.  E.  Ruff,  for- 
mer biological  science  instructor  here, 
and  now  teaching  at  Chadron,  Nebr., 
State  Teachers'  College,  states  that  he 
enjoys  his  work  very  well.  Mr.  Ruff 
says  that  the  weather  is  rather  cold 
ur>  there,  and  "one  good  snow"  has 
fallen.  ? 

According  to  Mr.  Ruff,  their  foot- 
ball team  was  snowed  in  at  Denver 
for  six  days  after  their  game  out 
there. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ruff  will  come  back 
to  Ark  City  at  Christmas  time  for  a 
visit  and  to  see  their  new  grandson. 


Tigers  Travel 
To  El  Dorado 

The  Tigers  are  expecting  two  of 
their  toughest  battles  of  the  season 
when  they  meet  the  El  Dorado  Grizz- 
lies at  El  Dorado  tomorrow  night  and 
the  Fort  Scott  Grayhounds  at  Fort 
Scott   the  following  week. 

The  only  loss  the  Grizzlies  have 
suffered  this  year  was  a  19-0  defeat 
handed  to  them  by  Hutchinson.  Their 
main  threat  is  Lehman,  who  plays 
both  quarterback  and  fullback  posit- 
ions off  the  double-wing  and  also  does 
the  kicking  and  passing. 

The  Grayhounds  who  have  won  two 
and  tied  one  out  of  five  league  games- 
still  have  an  impressive  record.  They 
beat  Joplin  12-0"  and  Coffeyville  de- 
feated Joplin  13-0.  With  that  com- 
parison the  Fort  Scott  eleven  must 
have  a  fairly  strong  team. 

The  Grayhounds  sparkplug  seems 
to  be  McKaffie  who  plays  the  safety 
spot  on  defense  and  plays  fullback 
on  offense. 

If  the  Tigers  get  by  these  two 
games  and  if  Coffeyville  should  be 
handed  a  defeat,  the  local  eleven  will 
hold  the  conference  title. 

Tonkawa  Rallies 
In  Last  Quarter 

To  Defeat  Tigers 

The  Tonkawa  Mavericks  rallied  in 
the  fourth  period  to  down  the  Tigers 
12  to  6  in  a  hard  fought  battle  on 
Tonkawa's  field,  October  25. 

A  long  received  pass  on  the  goal 
line  in  the  lost  quarter  gave  the  Mave- 
ricks the  winning  touchdown.  A  dis- 
pute arose  as  to  whether  Roy  Hadley 
was  pushed  in  order  for  the  pass  to  be 
received. 

The  Tigers  controlled  the  first  half 
of  the  game  scoring  the  first  touch- 
down after  marching  46  yards  with 
running  and  a  pair  of  passes  from 
ciuarterback  Earl  Grinnell  to  end  Bob 
Brady.  Jim  Hollenback's  attempted 
kick  for  the  extra  point  was  blocked. 

An  interception  of  a  Tiger  pass, 
from  Charles  Ward  to  Brady  ,by  Ol- 
son .centerfor  the  Mavericks,  on  the 
locals  24-yard  line  led  to  the  tying- 
score.  The  kick  by  Young  was  wide 
bringing  the  score  to  a  deadlock. 

In  the  final  quarter  the  Tonkawa 
eleven  took  the  lead  scoring  their 
second  touchdown  and  neither  team 
threatened  after  that. 

Flashy  quarterback,  Earl  Grinnell 
having  trouble  with  his  bullet  passes 
limited  the  Tigers  to  a  ground  game. 

Charles  Ward  displayed  his  remark- 
able running  ability  which  will  be  of 
great  assistance  to  the  Tigers  in  clos- 
ing  the  season. 

This  engagement  was  a  non-league 
p"°me  and  the  second  defeat  for  the 
Tigers. 


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ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Thursday,  November  14,  1946 


Famous  Dee 

ea  Diver  lo 
Speak 

Captian  Art  Hook,  famous  sub- 
marine diver  and  deep  sea  explorer, 
will  talk  in  an  assembly  at  10:45  a.m., 
Nov.  15,  in  the  junior  high  auditorium. 

Cajjtain  Hook's  many  adventures 
include  battling  an  octopus  for  pos- 
session of  a  human  body,  recovering 
24  bodies  from  the  oceans'  bottom, 
and  saving  12  people  from  drowning. 
He  is  a  diver  and  a  parachutist  and 
has  served  in  both  world  wars. 

The  stories  of  how  he  grappled  with 
deep  sea  monsters  of  strange  and 
mysterious  origin, how  it  feels  to  be 
walking  along  the  bottom  of  an  ocean, 
not  able  to  see  more  than  a  foot  ahead 
and  feel  the  band  of  raw-hide  clamps 
of  an  octopus  around  your  neck  and 
legs,  will  hold  you  on  the  edge  of  your 
seats  during  the  whole  talk.  Captain 
Hook,  after  25  years  of  diving,  origin- 
ated the  first  Paratroop  squad  in  the 
United  States. 

Besides  these  thrilling  stories,  Cap- 
tain Hook  is  bringing  with  him 
a  large  number  of  oil  paintings,  each 
about  four  feet  square,  to  show  the 
kinds  of  plant  and  animal  life  that 
abound  in  Davy  Jones  locker.  He  will 
also  bring  his  diving  apparatus — hel- 
met, shoes,  weights,  life  belt,  knife, 
and  diving  dress. 

This  adventure  program  is  spon- 
sored by  the  Department  of  Lectures 
and  Concert  Artists  at  the  University 
of  Kansas. 


■ acj  c • 

Brothers,  Sisters 
Enrolled  at  B.  U. 

Watch  your  step  Wolf!  If  that  little 
gal  isn't  someones  wife,  she  may  have 
a  brother  around  to  look  after  her. 
That  guy  you  have  been  threating — 
find  out  if  he  has  another  brother 
before  you  start  shoving  him  around 
too  much.  Many  of  the  fellows  have 
returned  to  the  junior  college  finding 
their  kid  brothers  and  sisters  in  B.  U. 
also. 

Brothers  and  sisters  in  ACJC  this 
year  are  Lyle  and  Marjorie  Crabtree, 
Don  and  Mary  K.  Burkarth,  Wanda 
Lee  and  Taylor  Dixson,  Roy  and  Jack 
Hadley,  Don  and  Dick  Kelly,  Harold 
and  Allen  Koch,  Robben  and  Sue  Led- 
eker,  Erma  and  Beulah  Marshall, 
Kay,  Delphos,  and  Paul  Meyer,  Gene 
and  Neil  Bell,  James  and  J.  B.  McCor- 
mick,  Rebecca  and  Jack  Rine,  Lael 
and  Emmet  Smith,  George,  Tom,  and 
Charles  Ward,  John  and  Troy  Wall- 
ing, June  and  Warren  Work. 
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The  debate  fraternity  which  the 
junior  college  debate  class  has  joined 
is  named  Pho  Rho  Pi  instead  of  Phi 
Rho  as  previously  stated. 


Language  Clubs 


Members  of  the  French  Club  held  a 
regular  meeting  in  the  junior  college 
club  room  Nov.  6.  French  songs  were 
sung  and  games  were  played. 

Recently  elected  officers  of  the  or- 
ganization include  president,  Betty 
Smith;  vice-president,  Dan  Stark;  and 
secretary,  Marjorie  Crabtree. 

Refreshments  were  served  by  Betty, 
Marjorie,  Barbara  Garris  and  Mrs. 
Harry  Oldroyd.  Miss  Anne  Hawley  is 
sponsor  of  the  group. 

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Last  Home  Football  Game 
Is  Climaxed  by  Social 

The  last  junior  college  home  foot- 
ball game  of  the  season  was  climaxed 
by  a  social  held  immediately  following 
the  game  in  the  Auditorium.  Card 
playing  and  dancing  were  enjoyed  by 
students  and  their  guests.  Refresh- 
ments consisting  of  ice  cream  bars 
were  served.  Plans  are  being  made 
for  future  socials  to  be  held  during 
the  basketball  season.  The  committee 
in  charge  is  composed  of,  Betty  Ann 
Pearson,  Rebecca  Rine,  Elwood  Keller, 
Betty  Pratt,  and  Phil  Smith. 
acjc 

Students,  Teachers 

Compared  to  Songs 

Every  day  as  we  sit  at  home,  in  the 
drugstore,    or   whereever   we  m  y  bo, 
we    are    often    reminded    of    students 
and  teachers  when  we  hear  some  of 
our  favorites  of  today  and  yesterday. 
A  few  of  them  may  be: 
"Because"  —  NED  PRATT 
"Oklahoma  Hills"  —  LLOYD  SIMP- 
KINS 
"Prisoner   Of   Love"   —   DON   DUN- 
CAN 
"Sue   City   Sue"  —   SUE    LEDEKER 
"I've  Been  Working  on  The  Railroad" 

—CHARLES  BAYS 
"Tanks',  For  The  Memory"  —  PAUL 

JOHNSON 
"Give   Me   Mv    Boots    And    Saddle"— 

JOHN  HART 
"0\  You  Beautiful  Doll"  —  MELBA 

THOMPSON 
"Just  A'Sittin  and  A'Rockin"— GAR- 
RIS and  PEARSON 
"Small   Fry"   —   Miss    PAULINE    B. 
SLEETH 


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Thanksgiving  Edition — 

The  Thanksgiving  edition  of 
the  "Tiger  Tales"  will  be  issued 
on  Nov.  27.  Here  is  a  chance 
to  get  your  name  in  the  paper. 
If  you  are  going  out  of  town  to 
eat  turkey  or  pumpkin  pie  dur- 
ing the  Thanksgiving  holidays, 
give  your  name,  destination,  and 
other  details  to  Rose  Watson  on 
or  before  Nov.  22. 


Hospital  Is  Favored 
By  A\any  Students 

Despite  the  efforts  of  the  city  in 
their  drive  for  the  new  hospital  it  was 
surprising  to  find  many  students  that 
had  no  opinion.  Those  that  had  an  o- 
pinion  were  very  much  in  favor  of  the 
project. 

FRANCIE  HEINZ:   "I     think     it     is 
worth   the  effort  and  expense,  be- 
cause Ark  City  really  needs  one." 
EDWARD  GALLE:   "I'd  be  for  it.   I 
think  that  we    should   have   a  new 
hospital.   After   our    calculus    exam 
I  need  one." 
JIM  LEDGERWOOD:  "Now  that  I've 
sold  my  car,  I  believe  very  strongly 
that  we  don't  need  one." 
ALFONSO     CAICEDO:     "The     town 
should  have  a  new  hospital  because 
many  of  its  present  establishments 
are  first  rate   and  the  town  should 
keep  up  its  record." 
WILMA   TANQUARY:    "I    think  we 
need   it   badly    enough    to    go   toex- 
treme  measures  to  obtain  it." 
MARJORIE     CRABTREE:    "I     think 

it's  a  good  thing  for  sick  people." 
ARLYSS  CARSON:  "If  we  don't  get 
on  the  ball  we're  going  to  lose  our 
be  a  great  asset  to  the  community, 
but  also  will  be  an  incentive  for  our 
doctors   to  stay  here." 

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Martin  Tears  Dudley's  Shirt 

Paul  Martin  Johnson  is  really  getting 
rough  these  days.  It  seems  that  the 
other  day  he  was  demonstrating  to  F. 
Dudley  Modlin  how  the  senior  high 
students  tear  theArk  Lights  from  his 
hand.  During  the  course  of  events,  his 
hand  caught  in  Mr.  Mcdlin's  shirt. 
(And  with  shirts  so  hard  to  get — 
shame,  Mr.  Johnson!) 

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Queen  Is  Crowned 

Tonight".  A  variety  of  numbers  was 
presented  by  members  of  the  Artists 
Bureau,   KMBC,  at  Kansas   City,  Mo. 

The  high  school  chorus  sang 
"Battle  Hymn  of  the  Republic"  and 
"Donkey  Serenade".  The  first  selec- 
tion was  dedicated  to  veterans  of 
World   War   II. 

Following  the  coronation  ceremony 
and  program,  the  Queen's  Ball  was 
held  with  music  furnished  by  Bonner 
Ruff  and  his  Noted  Men.  Approxi- 
mately 3,000  persons  jammed  the 
auditorium  to  see  the  evenings  enter- 
tainment. 

Paraders  are  Drenched 

Both  participants  and  spectators 
braved  the  steady  showers  Thursday 
afternoon  to  witness  the  Arkalalah 
parade.  Floats  which  were  the  result 
of  many  week's  work  were  ruined  and 
band    menbers   were   soaked. 

Some  of  the  floats  did  not  carry 
occupants  as  originally  planned  but 
Queen  Alalah  XV  mounted  her  throne 
and  got  a  big  hand  all  along  the  route. 

A  second  dance  was  held  in  the 
auditorium    Thursday    evening. 


TIGER  TALES 


VOLUME  III 


ARKANSAS  CITY,  KANSAS,    WEDNESDAY,  NOVEMBER  27,  1946 


NUMBER  5 


Juco  Vacated 
For  Gobble 


Gobble  Gobble  Day  (Thanksgiving 
to  youze  intellects)  is  just  around  the 
corner.  Oh!  Happy  Holiday!  Two  days 
of  school-less  bliss.  Two  days  which 
must  be  celebrated,  and  here  are  a 
few  ways  some  of  the  B.  U.  slaves 
are  going  to  celebrate. 

"I'm"  going  to  cook  somebody's 
goose",  was  the  reply  from  Betty 
Blackburn  Pratt  when  asked  what 
she  was  going  to  do  on  Thanksgiving. 
While  hubby  Ned  said,  "I'm  not  going 
anywhere,  I  just  go  for  the  turkey." 
"Be  it  ever  so  humble,  there's  no 
place  like  home".  Clara  Barnes,  Neil 
Bell,  Norman  Byers,  Catherine  Carter, 
Bob  Fencil,  Bob  Iman,  Janet  Brown, 
June  Work,  Betty  Ousley,  Bill 
Ramsey,  and  Jack  Stahl  ,  have  de- 
cided they  are  going  to  stay  at  home 
and  eat  turkey  and  pumpkin  pie  in 
their  own  dining  rooms. 

Cecil  Lsirkin,  Chuck  Hutchinson, 
Bill  Smith,  Bob  Parker,  Jack  Staf- 
ford, Bud  Chaplin,  Bud  Howard, 
Meryln  Hicks,  Coy  Squyres,  Sonny 
Selan,  and  Don  Duncan  are  going  to 
act  like  Rip  Van  Winkle.  They  are 
going  to  catch  up  on  all  the  sleep 
they  have  lost  from  staying  up  late 
at  night  tc   study. 

Betty  Jo  Floyd  takes  biology 
seriously,  she  said  she  was  going  to 
spend  Thanksgiving  disecting  not 
frogs  but  a  turkey   (bite  by  bite.) 

Betty  Ann  Pearson  whispered  that 
-she  wouldn't  be  "Just  A  Sittin'  and 
A  Rockin'." 

Dorothy  Wentworth,  Ann  McAdam, 
Rose  Ann  Wolfe,  Barbara  Garris,  and 
Marjorie  Crabtree  are  going  to  act 
like 'turkeys,  just  to  feel  the  spirit  of 
the  day.  So  when  you  see  them  just 
say  "Gobble"  they  will  know  what 
you  mean. 

A  few  lucky  Jucos  are  goingto 
make  excursions  from  our  fair 
metropolis.  Cecil  Hicks,  Robert  Leib- 
forth,  and  Kermit  Sandefur  are  Minn- 
esota bound.  Harold  Blair  is  heading 
for  Burden,  Kansas.  Phyllis  Conrad 
will  spend  Thanksgiving  in  Bixby, 
Oklahoma.  (Probably  many  Jucos  will 
be  seen  leaving  the  city  via  the  south 
highway.) 

Doris  Deets  is  going  to  Garden  City 
to  visit  friends  and  relatives. 

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Bill:  "Dora,  are  you  Dumb  Dora?" 
Dora:  "Yes." 

Bill:  "How  about  a  date?" 
Dora:  "I'm  not  that  dumb." 


New  Tickets  To  Be  Issued 

New  activity  tickets  are  scheduled 
to  replace  the  old  ones  at  the  first  of 
the  year.  The  tickets  will  be  given  out 
after  the  Thanksgiving  holidays,  and 
used  for  the  basketball  season  after 
the  present  ones  run  out.  The  present 
ones  will  be  good  until  the  first  of  the 
year. 

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Lookabaugh  Will 
Speak  at  Banquet 

The  Lions  Club  feeds  again! 

Jim  Lookabaugh,  head  coach  at  Ok- 
lahoma A  and  M  college  will  speak  at 
the  football  banquet  sponsored  by  the 
Lion's  Cub,  December  2  at  the  Pres- 
byterian Church. 

The  banquet  will  consist  of  a  tur- 
key dinner  followed  by  pictures  of 
last  years  Sugar  Bowl  game  between 
Oklahoma  A  and  M  and  St.  Mary's. 

Guests  will  be  the  Arkansas  City 
Bulldogs  squad,  the  junior  college 
Tigers,  the  Chilocco  Indians,  and  the 
coaches. 

Tickets  are  now  on  sale  for  $2  each. 


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Dinner  Club  Enjoys 
Turkey  Feed,  Plays 

Twenty-eight  members  of  the  Dinner 
Club  and  their  guests  enjoyed  a  tasty 
turkey  dinner  at  the  Central  Christ- 
ian Church,  November  13  at  7  P  M. 
Several  of  the  members  told  anec- 
dotes during  the  meal.  Following  the 
dinner  two  plays  were  presented. 
"Encounter  With  An  Interviewer" 
g-iven  by  Betty  Ann  Pearson  and  Don 
Duncan.  Genevieve  Goff,  Charles  Wit- 
tcnborn,  and  Kenneth  Quimby  com- 
nos^d  t'^e  groun  for  the  second  play, 
"Silver  Lining" 

Jim   Hollenback  and   Rosalee   Jones 
served  as  hostesses  for  the  envening. 
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New  Lights  Installed 

New  fluorescent  lighting:  has  been 
installed  in  the  senior  high  school 
library  and  study  hall.  Supt.  C.  E. 
St.  John  said  the  lights  may  be  placed 
in  all  the  rooms  of  senior  high  and 
in  the  junior  college  later. 


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Carl  Hall  Succumbs 

Miss  Thelma  Hall's  father,  Mr.  Carl 
Hall,  died  Nov.  18  in  the  research 
Hospital  of  Kansas  City,  Kansas. 
Miss  Hall  was  formerly  an  instructor 
in  the  junior  college. 


Jucos  Gather 
To  Revere 
Thanksgiving 

The  junior  college  student  body 
gathered  in  the  junior  high  auditor- 
ium at  11:00  a.m.  Tuesday  for  the 
annual  Thanksgiving  assembly. 

Mary  Anne  Roberts,  Martha  Hol- 
man,  Margaret  Varner  and  Barbara 
Coyle  composed  a  string  quartet 
which  played  several  selections  as  the 
students  entered   the  auditorium. 

Gerald  Fetterolf  was  the  presiding 
officer.  Following  the  processional 
and  the  singing  of  "Holy,  Holy,  Holy" 
by  the  chorus,  the  invocation  was  giv- 
en by  Lael  Smith.  The  group  then 
sang  the  hymn,  "Come  All  Ye  Thank- 
ful People  Come." 

Melba  Thompson  led  the  devotion- 
als  and  the  chorus  sang  the  anthem, 
"We  Gather  Together."  Gene  Bell 
student  council  president  presented  a 
talk  on  "A  Dynamic  Thanksgiving." 
After  the  chorus  had  sung  "The 
Lord's  Prayer",  Peggy  Sullivan  gave 
a  short  talk  on  the  paeon  of  a  new 
democracy,  "America,  the  Beautiful" 
The  student  body  then  joined  in  the 
singing  of  that  song. 

The  benediction  was  pronounced  by 
John  Skinner. 

Members  of  the  choral  group  which 
was  under  the  direction  of  C.  L.  Hin- 
chee,  included  Ethel  Harvey,  Mary 
Kay  Burkarth,  Rosalee  Jones,  Wilma 
Tanquary,  Bob  Fencil,  Alan  Jacobson, 
Oscar  Thomas,  Bill  Ramsey,  Barbara 
Garris,  Ann  McAdam,  Douglas  Mc- 
Call,  Elwood  Keller,  Doris  Deets, 
Marjorie  Crabrtee,  Mildred  Wagner 
and  Janet  Brown. 


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Many  ACJC  Graduates 
Continue  College  Work 

Many  of  last  years  graduates  of 
ACJC  are  going  on  to  college  this 
year  in  Kansas,  Oklahoma,  and  Texas. 
Those  attending  K.  U.  are  Helen  Jane 
Beatson,  B.  A.  Tubbs,  Jr.,  and  Mel- 
ville Marnix,  Jr.,  At  K.  State  are  Dale 
Smith,  Robert  Dellinger,  and,  Mar- 
jorie Clark  Baker. 

Shirley  Ann  Gilliland  and  Ferrol 
Fox  represent  our  college  at  Phil- 
lips U.,  Enid,  Okla.  while  James  Shel- 
hamer  is  going  to  Oklahoma  A&M. 
Eileen  Morhain  attends  Texas  U. 
Jeanne  Kincheloe  Mitchell  and  Har- 
old Brady  are  at  Oklahoma  U. 


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ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Wednesday,  November  27,  1946 


THE  TIGER  TALES 

Student   Publication   of   the 
ATRKANSAS   CITY  JUNIOR   COLLEGE 

Editor    Rosalee    Jones 

Associate    Editor    Ann    McAdam 

Feature     Editor     -Rose    Watson 

Sports    Editor    Oscar    Thomas 

Reporters     — Joe    Avery.     Clara 

Barnes,   Neil   Bell,   Iris     Rahn,    Robert    Leib- 
forth,   Betty  Smith,  Marjorie   Crabtree. 

Circulation    Manager    _ Iris    Rahn 

Photographer    Don     Cameron 

Adviser   P-    M.    Johnson 


The  1946-'47  gridiron  season  is  over 
and  we  extend  a  vote  of  thanks  and 
appreciation  to  our  team  and  our 
coach  who  have  made  the  season 
successful  and  each  game  an  exciting 
one. 

The  Tiger  team,  under  the  coaching 
of  Bunt  Speer,  made  a  fine  showing 
for  themselves  and  A.  C.  J.  C.  after 
four-year  absence  of  juco  football. 
We  feel  that  with  Speer's  initiative 
and  the  team's  cooperation  we  will 
have  an  equally  successful  basketball 
squad. 

Regardless  of  the  change  from 
football  to  basketball  there  should 
not  be  one  in  the  school  spirit  of  the 
students.  As  we  journeyed  to  Coffey- 
ville  for  the  first  game,  suffered  a 
defeat,  and  arrived  home  at  5  a.  m.  a 
majority  of  the  student  body  losttheir 
pep  and  enthusiasm.  However  it  re- 
turned on  a  large  scale  as  the  Bengals 
started  rolling  up  victories. 

There  is  a  natural  tendency  for 
spectators  to  let  up  on  their  yelling 
and  cheering  when  the  basketball  sea- 
son starts.  But  this  tendency  should 
be  overcome.  Let's  back  our  basket- 
ball squad  as  enthusiastically  as  we 
did  the  football  team. 


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Students  Suggest 
Many  Treatments 
For  John  Lewis 

Several  students  of  A.C.J.C.  were 
recently  asked  what  should  be  done 
to  John  L.  Lewis.  Following  are  some 
of  the  more  presentable  answers  that 
were  received. 

Cecil  Hicks-  "Slice  him  in  two,  heck 
I  could  do  better  than  he  does." 
Betty    Mae    Hughett-    "I    don't  know 
nothing." 

Nolan    Wineinger-    "Throw    the   bum 
out." 

Doris  Deets  — "Considering  all  the 
trouble  he  has  caused  I  believe  he 
should  be  quietly  exterminated." 
Mary  Kay  (Witchie)  Burkhart— "I 
really  don't  care  what  is  done  with 
John  L.  Lewis." 
Danny  Stark — "I  suggest  letting  him 


Basement  Buzz 

The  first  new  snow  was  seen  from 
the  windows  of  B.  U.  on  Nov.  25  at  a- 
bout   8:40  a.  m. 

The  snow  was  a  welcome  sight  to 
most  of  the  students,  even  though  it 
melted  as  it  hit  the  ground. 

Ice  formed  on  the  windshields  and 
roads,  and  made  traveling  rather  haz- 
ardous.  The   wind   has  turned  to  the 

north,  and  brrrrrr Winter  is  here. 

0 

The  first  casualty  reported  due 
to  icy  sidewalks  was  Ann  Mc- 
Adam. It  seems  that  her  feet 
were  suddenly  light  and  she 
mopped  up  about  three  square 
feet  of  cement  walk.  She  suffered 
minor  bruises  and  a  hurt  pride. 

O 

The  early  bird  of  the  season  is  truly 
John  Skinner.  He  handed  in  his  med- 
ieval history  term  paper  on  Monday. 
A  really  forsighted  individual! 

0 

Remember : 

22  more  shopping  days  till  Christ- 
mas. 

o 

Me  luv  has  flu — 
He   done  me  dirt; 
I  had  not  knew — 
He  was  a  flirt. 
To  you,  my  fran — 
May  God  forbid; 
Lest  you  be  done — 
As  I  be  did. 


o — 

To  prove  the  old  adage  that  "every- 
one makes  mistakes",  ask  our  student 
council  president,  Gene  Bell,  just 
which  team  he  was  yelling  for  at  the 
El  Dorado  football  game.  He  insists 
it  was  a  case  of  "mistaken  identity". 
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MEET  MISS  CO-ED— 

"Lovely  to  look  at  and  delightful  to 
know",  is  the  Miss  of  the  week.  Tell 
you  more?  About  65  inches  tall,  blue 
eyes,  blonde  hair  and  ummmm! 

She  says  the  song  "I'll  Be  Seeing 
You,"  gives  her  goose-pimples.  She 
also  puts  Dick  Haymes  in  the  goose- 
pimple  class. 

Fried  chicken  and  French  fries  are 
her  favorite  on  the  menu.  In  the 
world  of  sports  her  favorite  is  ice 
skating,  and  loitering  around  locker 
No.  609. 

She  confided  that  her  secret  ambi- 
tion was  to  have  a  musical  career. 
When  asked  what  kind  of  music,  she 
replied, "Oh,  just  music.  I'm  a  music 
lover,  I  love  music." 

Have  you  guessed  who  this  fair 
damsel  might  be  ?  Hold  your  seats — 
curtain —  fanfare —  lights —  entrance 
—  Melba  Thompson. 

completely  alone." 

Lyle    Crabtree— "Shoot   him." 

Doris  Stover — "Railroad  him." 

iNorman    Ostrander    —    "I    think    he 

should  be  done  away  with." 

Betty  Ann   Oliver — "Fry  him  in  oil." 

Ruthie   says — "Gee  he  was  cute,  and 

we     just     danced     and     danced     and 

danced.." 


Supper  And  Meeting 
Held  by  J.C.C.A. 

A  covered  dish  supper  was  the 
feature  of  the  Junior  College  Christ- 
ian Association  meeting  that  was  held 
on  Nov.  18  in  the  junior  college  study 
hall.  About  25  members  and  guests 
were  present. 

The  program  for  the  evening  con- 
sisted of  a  song  "The  Lords'  Prayer" 
sang  by  Mildred  Wagner,  and  accom- 
panied by  Betty  Smith.  Lloyd  Simp- 
kins  gave  the  scripture  reading,  and 
a  discussion  on  prayer  was  led  by 
Gene  Bell,  La  Vonne  Young  and  Erma 
Marshall. 

The  girls  of  the  association  were 
in  charge  of  the  food  arrangement, 
and  the  beautiful  centerpiece  of 
chrysanthemums  was  made  by  Nadine 
Johnson. 


Lan Quaere  Clubs 


The  first  part  of  the  meeting  of  the 
German  club  was  held  in  the  senior 
high  music  room  on  Nov.  13.  After 
singing  several  German  songs,  the 
group  went  to  the  college  club  room 
where  John  Bartleson  presided  at  the 
business  session.  German  games  were 
played  and  refreshments  were  served 
by  Miss  Anne  Hawley. 

Other  officers  of  the  club  are  Mar- 
jorie Crabtree,  vice-president;  and 
Max  Gribble,  secretary. 


The  girl  members  of  the  French 
Club  appeared  at  their  regular  meet- 
ing, which  was  held  in  the  club  room 
on  Nov.  20,  in  hand  made  crepe  paper 
French  provincial  hats.  The  hats  were 
judged  by  the  boys  and  a  prize  award- 
ed to  Mrs  Harry  Oldroyd,  who  was; 
attired  in  a  French  costume. 

Betty  Smith  president  at  the  busi- 
ness meeting.  Several  games  were 
played  and  refreshments  were  served 
by  the  girls.  The  boys  will  be  hosts  at 
the  next  meeting  on  Dec.  4  when  St. 
Nicholas  Day  will  be  observed. 


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MEET  MR.  ED— 

To  graduate  from  ACJC  is  the  am- 
bition of  this  week's  Mr.  Ed.  This 
tall,  dark-headed  football  player 
spent  two  years  in  the  Navy.  When 
asked  about  it  he  just  said,  "Hmmm, 
no  comment!" 

Loafing  and  sports  run  a  close  race 
for  the  favorite  pastime  of  Mr.  Ed. 
(Of  course  sports  include  snooker 
and  ping  pong  as  well  as  the  gridiron 
and  the  cage  court.) 

Stan  Kenton  heads  the  orchestra 
list  and  the  top  sons:  of  this  fellow  is 
"Intermission  Riff."  Like  all  people, 
he  loves  to  eat.  He  hasn't  any  fovorite 
food,  he  just  likes  it  all. 

His  Name?  Lawerence  A.  "Bud" 
Chaplin,  Jr.  (That's  all  of  it!) 


Wednesday,  November  27,  1946 


ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Page  3 


Defeat  Places 
Tigers  Third 
In  Conference 


The  Tigers  dropped  to  third  place 
in  the  Kansas  Juco  College  Confer- 
ence as  the  Fort  Scott  Greyhounds 
staged  a  fourth  period  rally  to  down 
the  Bengals  19  to  13  at  Fort  Scott 
last  Friday  night  in  the  upset  of  the 
season. 

With  score  tied  13-all  in  the  fourth 
period,  Mahaffie,  Greyhound  star, 
intercepted  a  Tiger  pass  intended  for 
end  Bob  Brady  and  raced  60  yards 
down  the  sideline  to  score  the  winning 
touchdown  for  the  Greyhounds  with- 
out a  Tiger  laying  a  hand  on  him. 

The  Tigers  scored  all  13  points  by 
using  the  air  route.  The  Arks  first 
score  came  in  the  first  period  with 
Halfback,  Roy  Hadley,  taking  a  20- 
yard  pass  from  Grinnell,  and  racing 
it  across  from  the  two-yard  line. 
Grinnell  passed  to  end  Bud  Chaplin 
for  the  extra  point.  Fullback  Walt 
Mathiasmeier  set  up  the  second  touch- 
down when  he  intercepted  a  Grey- 
hound pass  and  drove  it  back  62  yards 
before  Mahaffie,  Greyhound  back, 
overtook  him  from  the  rear.  With  the 
ball  on  the  20-yard  line  Grinnell 
faded  back  and  hit  Bob  Brady  in  the 
end  zone    for   the   Tigers    last    score. 

Except  for  the  one  touchdown  the 
Greyhounds  scored  in  the  second 
period,  the  Greyhounds  scored  both  of 
their  winning  touchdowns  via  air  in 
the  fourth  period  with  the  latter  be- 
ing an  intercepted  pass. 


he  Feminine 

by   Rahn 


Touch 


Greetings,  and  a  Happy  Thanks- 
giving to  you.  Say,  these  vacations 
are  wonderful  aren't  they?  I  guess 
maybe  they  are  getting  the  best  of 
me,  the  other  day  I  "plum"  forgot  to 
go  to  chorus  class,  I  was  an  hour  be- 
hind time  all  day  of  course  all  of  this 
is  accredited  to  a  flat  tire,  not  my 
ignorance! 

We  are  really  getting  down  to  brass 
tacks  in  gym  these  days,  we've  been 
practicing  for  the  volleyball  tourna- 
ments. Oh  exertion!  That  ball  is  real- 
ly s'ippery,  it  seems  to  hit  the  floor 
more  limes  that  it  hits  our  hands. 
Garris  can  really  hit  it  with  her  legs 
though,  maybe  the  rules  ought  to  be 
changed.  We  ARE  improving  our 
game  though,  we  like  to  think. 

Well,  I  gotta  run  now.  don't  eat  too 
much  turkey! 

P.  S.  Volleyball  teams  have  been 
chosen  from  the  Juco  class.  The  soph- 
omore captain  is  Beulah  Marshall, 
and  the  freshman  captain  is  Ethel 
Harvey. 


j    TIGER  CLAWS 

Oscar    Thomas 

Coach  "Bunt"  Speer  showed  a  re- 
markable record  for  his  first  year 
with  the  Tigers,  as  he  guided  the 
Arks  through  the  Kansas  Juco  Con- 
ference to  lose  only  two  out  of  eight 
games. 


If  an  all-star  team  were  to  be  sel- 
ected, the  Tigers  would  surely  have 
their  share  of  players  on  the  team. 
Not  to  be  overlooked  would  be  Earl 
Grinnell,  fleet  footed  quarterback 
whose  passing,  running  and  kicking 
would  be  an  asset  to  any  team;  Bob 
Brady,  husky  end;  and  Raymond  Fan- 
ning, strong  tackle  of  the  Tigers. 


The  Coffeyville  Red  Ravens  won 
the  conference  title  crown  by  defeat- 
ing the  Independence  Pirates  13  to  6 
on  their  home  field. 


The  strong  Kansas  title  holder  ac- 
cepted the  invitation  of  the  Wigwam 
Wisemen  of  America  to  meet  the 
Cameron  Aggies,  Oklahoma  juco 
champs,  in  the  first  annual  Papoose 
Bowl  classic  at  Taft  Stadium,  Decem- 
ber 7  at  Oklahoma  City. 

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Jr.  College  Sports 

FINAL    STANDINGS 

W  L     T       Pet. 

Coffevville    6     0     0     1.000 

Hutchinson    6     10       .833 

ARK    CITY 6     2     0       .750 

El  Dorado  4     2     0       .666 

Fort  Scott  4     2     1       .642 

Independence    2     3     1       .416 

Dodge    City  14     0       .200 

Chanute  15     0       .166 

Pratt    0     4     0       .000 

Parsons   _  0     6     0       .000 

SEASON  RECORD 

AC  Op. 
Parsons  24  7 
Coffevville  0  20 
Hutchinson  37  24 
Pratt  34  0 
Tonkawa  £>  6  12 
Dodge  City  14  0 
Independence  13  0 
El  Dorado  19  0 
Fort  Scott  13  19 
a  c  j  c 

Army-O.U.  Film  To 
Be  Shown  Dec.  4 

On  the  afternoon  of  Dec.  4,  the  jun- 
ior college  students  will  have  the  op- 
portunity to  see  the  Army-Oklahoma 
LTniversity  football  game.  Jack  Mitch- 
ell, a.c.h.s.  '42,  and  O.  U.'s  football 
coach.  Jim  Tatum,  are  scheduled  to  be 
here  to  make  explanations  concerning 
the  film. 

A  twenty-five  cent  admission  fee 
will  be  charged.  The  proceeds  will  go 
toward  the  construction  of  a  new 
baseball  park. 


Tigers  Meet 
St.  Johns  in 
Cage  Opener 

With  the  closing  of  the  football 
season,  Coach  "Bunt"  Speer  has  turn- 
ed his  attention  to  basketball.  The 
Tigers  will  play  host  to  the  St.  Johns 
College  of  Winfield  here  December '4. 
Since  the  Johnnies  have  no  football 
schedule,  they  have  been  practicing 
basketball  since  the  beginning  of  the 
fall  term  and  should  be  in  excellent 
shape  for  their  game  against  the 
Tigers. 

The  Tigers  will  have  only  about 
five  practices  together  before  their 
first  game.  Coach  "Bunt"  Speer  has 
a  squad  of  16,  not  including  the  foot- 
ball boys,  from  which  to  choose  his 
starting  five.  The  Tigers  have  five 
returning  lettermen  who  are  Willis 
Shelhamer,  Jim  Ledgerwood,  Byron 
Stiles,  Earl  Grinnell,  and  Oscar 
Thomas.  The  Tigers  took  fourth  place 
in  the  state  tournament  last  year  and 
are  looking  forward  to  a  higher  pos- 
ition this  year. 


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Black  And  Orange 


Smear 


El  Dorado 
Grizzlies  13  to  O 

The  powerful  Arkansas  City  Tigers 
handed  the  El  Dorado  Grizzlies  their 
second  loss  of  the  season  by  defeating 
them  13  to  0  on  the  Grizzles  home 
field,  November  15. 

Earl  Grinnell,  triple-  threat  quart- 
erback and  Bob  Brady,  husky  right 
end  for  the  Tigers,  splurging  in  true 
championship  form,  gave  the  Grizz- 
lies one  headache  after  another,  they 
displayed  their  superb  passing  com- 
bination throughout  the  game. 

Grinnell  set  up  the  first  touchdown 
by  flipping  a  36-yard  pass  and  then 
running  the  pigskin  to  the  three  yard 
line  where  he  took  it  over  two  plays 
later.  The  Tigers  converted  with  Grin- 
nell passing  to  Brady  in  the  end  zone. 
The  Arks  second  counter  came  in  the 
third  period.  It  was  scored  similar  to 
the  first  with  Grinnell  passing  to 
Brady  and  running  it  to  the  three 
yard  line,  where  this  time  Fullback 
Charlie  Ward  plunged  over  for  the 
touchdown. 

El  Dorado  was  completely  outplay- 
ed in  all  departments  with  the  stout 
Tigers  holding  the  Grizzlies  to  only 
short  gains  through  the  middle. 


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She::  "Before  we  were  married,  you 

promised    never    to    look    at    another 

woman." 

He:  "Yeah,  but  that  was  a  campaigne 

promise." 


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ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Wednesday,  November  27,  1946 


Phinney  To  Talk  on 
Teacher  Shortage 
And  School  Finance 

R.  V.  Phinney,  well  known  Kansas 
educator,  will  talk  at  an  open  meet- 
ing of  the  City  Teachers  Association. 
Dec.  11.,  on  the  current  teacher  short- 
age  and  the  crisis  in  school  finance. 

The  officers  of  the  C.  T.  A.,  which 
is  sponsoring  Mr.  Phinney,  have  in- 
vited the  general  public  to  attend  its 
meeting  in  the  junior  high  auditorium 
at  8  p.  m.  He  will  speak  earlier  in  the 
evening    to    Kiwanis     Club    members. 

Mr.  Phinney,  who  was  superinten- 
dent of  the  Larned  schools  for  more 
than  35  years  and  has  played  an  im- 
portant part  in  the  development  of 
the  state  teachers  retirement  annuity 
system,  now  devotes  his  entire  time 
to  study  of  the  problems  of  teachers 
recruitment  and  refom  in  Kansas' 
75-year  old  tax  basis  for  support  of 
public  education. 

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SPANISH  CLUB 

Phyllis  Conrad  was  elected  presi- 
dent of  the  Spanish  Club  at  a  regular 
meeting  held  in  the  club  room  Nov. 
25.  Other  officers  elected  were  La- 
Vonne  Young,  vice-president,  and 
Betty  Sanderson,  secretary. 

Several  games  were  played  and  re- 
freshments were  served  by  Betty 
Sanderson  and  Lyle  Crab  tree. 

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"Do    you    girls    really    like    conceited 
men   better  than  the   other  kind?" 
"What  other  kind?" 


Arkansas  City,  Kansas 
Hi«h  School  &  Junior  College 


1946-47    Schedule 

HOME   GAMES 

HIGH  SCHOOL 

Dec.   3   Chilocco 

Dec.    6    — Newton 

Dec.   20    Hutchinson 

Jan.    3   Wellington 

Jan.   10  Wichita  North 

Jan.   18  Emporia 

Jan.  31   Wichita   East 

Feb.    8    __. __.  .Winfield 

Feb.   28   ....  _..E1   Dorado 

JUNIOR  COLLEGE 

Dec.  4  St.  Johns 

Dec.    13    Coffeyville 

Dec.   19   Chanute 

Jan.   17   ....   El  Dorado 

Jan.   24 Garden   City 

Jan.    25    Dodge    City 

Feb.    7   Hutchinson 

Feb.    14    Independence 

Feb.    21    Pratt 


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The   lights   were   low 

As  lights  should  be; 
The  park  was  full 

As  parks   should  be; 
The  benches  were  empty 

As  benches  ain't, 
The  reason  was 

A  sign—  "Wet  Paint". 


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acjc — 

"I  wonder  why  there  are  so  many 
more  auto  wrecks  than  train  acci- 
dents?" 

"That's  easy.  Did  you  ever  see  the 
fireman  hugging  the  engineer?" 


Last  night  I  held  a  little  hand,  so 

dainty  and  so  neat, 
I    thought    my    heart    would    surely 

break,  so  wildly  did  it  beat. 
No  other  hand  e're  held  so  tight 
Could   greater  gladness   bring 
Than  the  little  hand  I  held  last  night- 
Four  aces  and  a  king. 


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Many  Possibilities 
Offered  in  Field 
Of  Printing 

One  of  the  most  important  yet  the 
most  unrecognized  class  in  the  school 
is  the  printing  class.  Through  the 
combined  efforts  of  the  instructor,  F. 
D.  Modlin  and  his  student  apprentices 
almost  all  the  printing  matter  used 
by  the  junior  college  and  the  high 
school  is  set  up  and  printed. 

The  equipment  though  obsolete  and 
worn,  still  continues  to  serve  the  stu- 
dents and  the  school.  At  present  the 
print  shop  is  equipped  with  two  plat- 
en presses,  one  linotype  and  a  Miehle 
cylinder  press. 

The  print  shop  though  mainly  con- 
sisting of  high  school  students  has 
many  openings  for  college  students, 
both  girls  and  boys,  who  are  inter- 
ested in  finding  out  what  goes  on  be- 
hind the  printed  page.  At  present 
there  are  only  five  college  boys  tak- 
ing printing.  They  are  Lyle  Crabtree, 
Charles  Belt,  Cecil  Hicks,  Nolan  Win- 
einger,  and  Robin  Leibforth. 

As  a  career  there  is  none  that  can 
rival  printing  so  far  as  security  and 
working  conditions  are  concerned. 
Printing  is  a  large  field.  Besides  lin- 
otype operators  there  are  compositors, 
proofreaders,  makeup  men,  stinemen 
and  many  others.  A  printer  must  have 
a  good  background  of  general  educa- 
tion, patience,  skill  and  a  large  vocab- 
ulary. 

So  far  there  has  been  only  one  girl 
who  has  braved  the  "wolves"  of  the 
basement  and  taken  up  printing.  Have 
we  no  would  be  feminine  printers  in 
the  school? 


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TIGER  TALES 

W.G.  Speer:  "In  other  words — " 

0 

Betty  Sanderson:  "Did  you  ever  see  a 
picture  of   Smoe?" 

0 — — 

P.   M.    Johnson:    "Come    on    you   guys 
get  that  copy  in  here." 

0 

Miss    Sleeth:    "No   more   talking,    No 
more    talking!    Let's    have    it    quiet 
please".  , 

O — 

Iris  Rahn:  "Kilroy  was  here,  er,  Kil- 
roy,  that  is." 

o ■ 

Miss  Hawley:  "Now  that  reminds  me 
of  something  I  wanted  to  tell  you." 

0 

Miss  Hawley:  (to  French  class)  "Last 
week  I  found  an  article  I  was  going 
to  give  you.  I'll  give  it  to  you  when 
I  find  it  again!" 

o 

Mr.  Galle  (in  economics):  "After  all, 
human        beings         ARE        human". 
(Imagine!) 

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Dec.  6 — Arkansas  City  at  Pratt 

Dec.  20 — Arkansas  City  at  Hutchinson 


IC^JLji    Iri.LiIjiO 


VOLUME  III 


ARKANSAS  CITY,  KANSAS,  THURSDAY,    DECEMBER    12,    1946 


NUMBER  6 


sssian  lo 
Presented 
nday  Night 

'Messiah",  Handel's  famous  or- 
will  be  presented  for  the 
of  Arkansas  City,  Dec.  15,  in 
litorium  by  the  junior  college 
lior  high  school  music  depart- 
under  the  direction  of  Charles 
hee,  vocal  instructor,  and  Aug- 
>Jlman,  instrumental  music  in- 

EL 

is  the  fourteenth  consecutive 
at  the  music  departments  have 
his  musical  masterpiece, 
linchee  and  the  late  A.  E.  San 
i  were  responsible  for  the  es- 
nent  of  this  annual  production. 
sts  which  have  been  chosen 
s  year's  production  are  Mar- 
Irabtree,  junior  college  sopho- 
md  Mrs.  Dick  Curtis,  talented 
usician,  singing  soprano;  John 
h.  s.  '37,  who  is  now  studying 
Louis,  tenor;  Mrs.  Charles 
n,  El  Dorado  contralto;  and 
•  Mitchell,  Wichita  university 
I  bass. 

chorus  this  year  will  include 
imately  280  voices, 
accompaniment  in  the  past 
las  been  provided  by  the  school 
ra  under  the  direction  of  San 
i,  from  1932  to  1940;  J.  J. 
in  1941;  Robert  L.  Davidson, 
!  to  1944;  and  Mr.  Trollman  in 

Ernestine  Parker,  local  music 
■  and  organist,  will  be  the  ac- 
list  for  the  soloists. 
lei  composed  the  "Messiah"  in 
-four  days.    It  .was    first    per- 

at  a  concert  at  Dublin,  Ire- 
.n  April  13,  1742,  Handel  con- 
the  performance. 

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Rahn  traveled  to  Winfield  this 
>on  to  a  style  review.  Iris 
ed  her  complete  costume  for 
mty  Farm  Unit  meeting  at  the 
t  Church  in  Winfield.'  The 
le  won  two  red  ribbons  and  one 
ibbon  for  Iris  at  various  fairs 
pie  reviews. 


The  Tiger  Tales  staff  joins  Saint 
Nick  in  extending  greetings  for  the 
holiday  season  to  the  students  of 
A.  C.  J.  C.  Remember — only  ten  more 
shopping  days  till  Christmas. 


Old  Grads 
To  Gather  for 
Year's  Confab 

"Do  you  remember—"  "Say,  when 
I  was  here — "  "Boy,  did  we  have  fun" 
these  old  and  familiar  phrases  will 
flow  freely  as  the  tall  tale  tellers  of 
by-gone  classe  gather  again  in  the 
Tiger  halls,  and  the  old  grads  of  B.  U. 
gather  to  look  over  the  new  and  hope- 
ful ones  at  the  annual  alumni  tea  and 
reception  December  18. 

The  Tea  is  scheduled  to  be  held  on 
December  18  from  7:00  until  10:00 
p.  m.  With  so  many  service  men  re- 
turned, a  large  crowd  is  expected. 
According  to  Miss  Courtright,  these 
teas  were  started  in  1944,  and  have 
been  an  annual  affair  ever  since. 

The  social  committee  under  the 
chairmanship  of  Betty  Pearson,  is  in 
charge  of  the  arrangements.  Miss 
Anne  Hawley  is  the  faculty  advisor 
for  this  committee. 

On  the  d/ecoration  committee  is 
Iris  Rahn  and  Phil  Smith,  chairman, 
Dan  Stark,  Dick  Kelley,  La  Vonne 
Young,  Lenna  Payton,  Phyllis  Con- 
rad, and  Rosemary  W;arren.  The 
Foods  Committee  is  made  up  of  Bec- 
ky Rine,  chairman,  Diane  Danley 
Betty  Jones,  and    E.   J.    Gardenhire. 

The  hostesses  and  hosts  that  will 
be  at  the  door  to  welcome  all  guests 
are:  Betty  Smith,  Betty  Pearson, 
Wilma  Tanquary,  Gene  Bell,  Doug 
McCall,  and  Lloyd  Simpkins.  Those 
who  will  serve  include  Marjorie  Crab- 
tree,  Rosalee  Jones,  Doris  Deets, 
Doris  Stover,  Beverly  Godfrey,  Bar- 
bara Putnam,  Rose  Anne  Wolfe, 
Betty  Sanderson,  and  Beulah  Mar- 
shall. 

The  college^foods  class,  under  Miss 
Marian  Ives  will  make  part  of  the 
refreshments  for  the  affair. 


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Alert:  "Did  you  ever  hear  the  story 

of  the  two  eggs?" 
Stupid:  "No." 
Alert:  "Two  (too)  bad  I" 


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ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Thursday,    December    12,    1946 


THE  TIGER  TALES 

Student  Publication   of  the 
ARKANSAS   CITY  JUNIOR   COLLEGE 

Editor    Rosalee    Jones 

Associate    Editor    _ Ann   McAdam 

Feature     Editor     __ Rose    Watson 

Sports    Editor    Oscar    Thomas 

Reporters     _- - - Joe    Avery,     Clara 

Barnes,   Neil   Bell,   Iris     Rahn,   Robert    Leib- 
forth,   Betty   Smith,  Marjorie   Crabtree. 

Circulation    Manager    — —Iris    Rahn 

Photographer    Don     Cameron 

Adviser    _. P.    M.    Johnson 

Should  Be  SpA&ad 

Remember  when  we  were  in  high 
school  and  every  Christmas  we  made 
contributions  toward  baskets  for  shut- 
ins  and  needy  families  ? 

In  1946  with  the  war  over  and  most 
of  the  veterans  returned,  we  have 
much  for  which  to  be  thankful  and 
this  courtesy  should  be  resinstated. 
We  are  so  elat  dwehit  our  own  happin- 
ess which  surrounds  us  every  day  that 
we  fail  to  remember  those  who  are 
not  so  fortunate. 

The  junior  college  students  should 
take  heed  of  this  situation  and  make 
arrangements  for  a  basket  of  food  and 
several  gifts  to  be  sent  to  a  needy 
family  this  Christmas. 

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Jucos  Ask  for  Cars 
Sn  Letters  to  Santa 

Only  10  more  shopping  days  until 
Christmas  and  Jucos  are  beginning 
to  express  desires  for  numerous  items 
they'd  like  Santa  to  leave  under  their 
tree.  Automobiles  and  "beaus"  pre- 
vail in  the  choices.  Here  are  a  few 
specific  quotations: 

DOROTHY  WENT  WORTH:  "A  big, 
handsome  man  that's  easy  to  get  a- 
long  with."  $ 

"DOUG"  McCall:  "  An  automobile!  ! 
I  don't  care  what  it's  like  just  so  it 
has  four  wheels  and  will  run!!" 
DIANE  DANLEY:  "A  man.  .wait  .  . 
you'd  better  make  it  a  handsome  man 
I  don't  want  just  any  old  thing!  !" 
ROY  HADLEY:  "A  great  big  1946 
Buick  convertible." 

WILMA     TANQUARY:      "Well,    I'd 
rather  Robin  got  a  car  for  Christmas 
than  anything  else.   That  would  be  a 
better  present  for  me." 
ELWOOD  KELLER:  I'd  like  to  have 
a  girl  like  'Little   Red    Riding   Hood' 
in  the  'Wolf  shows!   !   !   !" 
JACK    RINE:     "A    big    black    sleek 
Buick  ....  that  runs!    !   ! 
BEULAH    MARSHALL:    "A    million 
dollars.  .  .  .  trTat's  better  than  a  man 
any  old  time!" 

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Men  are  so  unsettled, 

Here,  there,  everwhere, 

They  never  seem  to  give  a  care, 

They  never  know  just  what  to  do, 

Men  remind  me  of  a  kangaroo! 


THE  BASEMENT  BUZZ 


Smith   and   Crabtree 


Quip  of  the  week: — 

Chuck  Hutchinson  to  Melba  Thomp- 
son (looking  at  the  names  in  a  foot- 
ball write-up):  "Whatcha  Larkin 
for?    hyak,  hyak." 

0 

We  have  the  answer  to  the 
clothes  problem  for  all  you  girls. 
Just  go  to  your  grandmother.  The 
other  night  Gairis  was  dressed 
in  a  dream  of  a  black  dress.  When 
complimented  on  it,  she  replied, 
"Thanks,  it's  mv  grandmother's." 

0 

The  Marjorie  Nugen  solves  this 
problem  another  way.  She  cuts  the 
top  out  of  flour  sacks  and  calls  them 
skirts. 

0 

Daymond  McVay  said  the  last  issue 
of  the  Tiger  Tales  was  "no  good".  He 
couldn't  find  his  name  in  it  any  place. 
So  in  order  to  make  this  issue  good 
we  offer  Daymond  McVay,  Daymond 
McVay,  Daymond  McVay,  and  in  case 
we  didn't  mention  it  before,  Daymond 
McVay. 

0 

If  at  first  you  don't  succeed, 
try,  try,  try  again.  Ask  Ernie 
Tayton,  he  knows. 

O 

Guess  what?  Phyllis  Conrad  and 
Eddie  Sanabria  have  discovered  that 
they  are  very  distant  cousins. 

0 

Lyle  Crabtree's  theme  song  is 
"Take  It  Easy."  Perfect  fit,  don't  you 
think  ? 

O 

Several  of  the  boys  have  asked  for 
their  name  in  the  paper  and  want  a 
word  of  thanks  for  their  independent 


MEET  MR.  ED— 

This  little  blond  fellow  stands  about 
5'6"  and  at  the  top  of  the  list  for  be- 
ing friendly  in  ACJC. 

He  is  a  freshman  taking  a  veterin- 
arian course  and  is  very  much  in- 
terested in  this  field.  His  favorite 
subject  is  zoology. 

He  likes  hunting  and  all  outdoor 
sports  and  collects  pipes  of  all  kinds 
for  his  hobbie. 

His  pet  peeve  is  at  the  present,  "A 
Son  of  the  Middle  Border".  Tarzen  is 
his  ideal — ha — ha — 

Surely  you  have  met  Charles  Early 
from  West   Plains,   Missouri. 


-acjc- 


Betty  P;  I  wonder  why  Jim  jumped  in 
the  river? 

Ned  P;  Iguess  there  was  a  woman  at 
the  bottom  of  it. 


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Cowboy:  "Getting  your  saddle  on 
backward,  aren't  you?" 

Dude  Rancher:  "Thats  all  you  know 
about  it,  smarty.  You  don't  even 
know  which  way  I'm  going." 


yell  at  the  football  games  which  has 

been  so  popular  and  which  they  say 

will  continue  during  the  cage  season. 

So — John    Hart,    Bob    Gladman,    Bob 

Koger  and  Co — thanks! 

0 

Notice:   Will     someone     please 
type    better    stencils      for      Bunt 
Speer?   Signed:  his  algebra  class. 
0 

These  are  our  nominations  for: 

Active — Betty   Ann  Pearson 

Coach — Alfonso    Caicedo 

Jazzy — Doug  McCall 

Ravishing — Barbara   Putnam 

Corny — Smith  and  Crabtree 

Ornery — Lenna  Payton 

Laughable — Kirke  Boone 

Likeable — Lizzy  Ousley 

Energetic — Beulah  Marshall 

Gadabout — Ernie  Taton 

Ecstatic — Ann  Mc  Adam 

0 

Are   there   any    volunteers    for   the 

position     as     referee     in     the  physics 

class  ?  Said  referee  would  have  to  put 

up  with  the  protests  and  exclamations 

of  Ed  Byers,  Charlie  Wittenborn,  Eel 

Galle,     Kermit     Sandefur,     and     Jim 

Ledgerwood. 

0 

Mariorie  Nugen  is  in  need  of 
a  Mark  permit  bnok  for  her  many 
tardies  in  foods  class.  That  little 
hla«*k  Ford  must  certainly  be  com 
fortable. 

— 0 

Question  of  the  week: 

Have  you  heard  tb<»  latent  episful0 

rn  "T  i-fV  in  a  Hospital"  by  Peggy  Sul- 

,'livan?   Ask  her  to  tell  yon  about  the 

girl  with  two  stomachs.  Beleive  it  or 

net  it  was  Peggy. 


Ii3.il  < 


ins 


The  German  Club  met  at  7  p.  m. 
Nov.  27  in  the  high  school  music  room 
where  several  songs  were  sung  in 
German.  The  meeting  was  the  a 
adjourned  to  the  junior  college  club 
room. 

The  students  played  some  German 
games  and  were  served  refreshments 
by  Don  Kelley  and  Allen  Koch.  Don 
sis  took  a  picture  of  the  group. 

Members  present  were  Barbara 
Carris,  Marjorie  Crabtree,  Rex  Howe, 
AUen  Koch,  Don  Kelley,  Alphonso 
Caicedo,  John  Bartelson,  Max  Gribble, 
and  Miss  Anne  Hawley,  the  sponsor. 

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Dental   Inspection  Today 

Junior  college  students  were  asked 
to  take  part  in  the  free  dental  in- 
spection scheduled  for  this  afternoon 
at  1:10.  Those  who  wished  to  take  ad- 
vantage of  the  inspection  were  to  call 
at  the  college  office  for  dental  slips 
and  instructions. 


Thursday,    December    12,    1946 


ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Page  3 


Tigers  Down 
Pratt  33-22 

The  Tigers  opened  their  cage  con- 
ference by  downing  the  Beavers  with 
a  33-22  victory  coming  from  behind 
in  the  last  half,  December  6  at  Pratt. 

The  Beavers  controlled  the  first 
half  of  the  game  and  led  the  Tigers 
14-9  at  the  half-time.  Jim  Turner  and 
Earl  Grinell  had  trouble  hitting  and 
the  game  advanced  compartively  slow 
the  first  half. 

The  Tigers,  led  by  Jim  Ledgerwood, 
center,  pulled  away  in  the  last  half 
and  came  through  with  an  easy  vic- 
tory. Ledgerwood  was  high  man  for 
Ark  City  with  11  points. 

It  was  the  first  western  division 
and  only  league  game  on  record.  Mor- 
ieoni  and  Ellis  refereed. 

BOX    SCORE 
ARK     CITY    J.C.      |  PRATT     J.C. 

ie  ft  pf  fe  ft  pf 

Turner      0  3  2  Bryant     2  2  1 

Stigers    .__,...  0  0  0  Bunsold      1  2  0 

Grinell 1  2  2  Bowman  0  0  3 

Wilson     2  0  3  Peters     2  3  3 

Ledserwood      5  12  McMan'm'n       0  1  1 

Sneller 2  0  4  Krehbiel     0  0  2 

Smith       0  1  3  Hull        0  0  0 

Ostrander      .0  0  1  Gossett      0  4  2 

Chaplin    3  0  3  Morrison         .0  0  0 

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Tigers  Drop  Cage 
Opener  to  St.  Johns 

The  A.  C.  Tigers  dropped  their 
cage  opener,  28-35,  in  a  hard  fought 
battle  here  Nov.  4,  to  the  St.  Johns 
Academy  Eagles. 

The  Tigers,  having  had  only  ten 
days  of  practice  against  St.  Johns' 
many  weeks,  were  forced  to  yield  to 
a  last  quarter  Eagle  surge. 

Ark  City  led  9-7  at  the  quarter 
but  trailed  15-17  at  the  half.  Scoring 
only  four  points  in  the  third  quarter, 
the  locals  were  behind  19-23  as  they 
entered   the  home  stretch. 

King  and  Hilts  led  the  scoring  for 
the  Eagles  with  14  and  8  points  re- 
spectively. Jimmy  Turner  was  high 
point  man  for  A.  C.  with  nine  points. 

Thestarting  line-up  for  the  Tigers 
was  made  up  of  Earl  Grinnell,  Jimmy 
Turner,  Bill  Sneller,  Norman  Ostran- 
der,  and  Malcolm  Smith. 

Other  jucos  to  see  action  were  Rod- 
ney Wilson,  Bud  Chaplin,  Doug  Mc- 
Call,  Kenneth  Quimby,  Cecil  Larkin, 
and  Jim  Ledgerwood. 

BOX    SCORE 

ST.    JOHN'S    (35) 
fe  ft  pf 
Stel'howicz     .0     0     2 


ARK    CITY    (28) 

is  ft  pf 

Turner 3 

3     2 

Wilson     0, 

1     2 

Grinnell     2 

0     1 

Chaplin    1 

0     1 

Sneller     — 3 

0     2 

Quimby    0 

0     2 

Smith     1 

1     1 

McCall     0 

0     0 

Ostrander    0 

1     0 

Ledgerwood    -1 

0     0 

Larkin     0 

0     1 

Total—    -11 

6  12 

Eickhoff     2 

King     6 

Hoyer     0 

Lueking     2 


2  2 

2  1 

0  0 

2  1 


Groerich    0     0     0 


Popp     0 

Teuscher 0 

Ejfert     0 

Hilts     4 


1  4 

0  0 

0  0 

0  0 


TIGER  CLAWS 

Oscar    Thomas 

Congratulations  to  quarterback 
Earl  Grinnell  and  end  Bob  Brady,  the 
Tigers'  brilliant  passing  combination, 
who  were  chosen  almost  unanimously 
to  the  All-Juco  Conference  squad  in  a 
recent  survey  by  the  leading  sports 
writers  and  coaches  of  the  state. 


Congratulations  also  to  Jim  Hollen- 
back,  hard-hitting  Tiger  guard  who 
was  named  to  the  second  all-league 
team. 


While  on  the  subject  of  football,  the 
Cameron  Aggies  of  Lawton,  Oklaho- 
ma defeated  the  Coffeyville  Red  Rav- 
ens, Kansas  champions,  26  to  13  in 
the  first  annual  "Papoose  Bowl"  foot- 
ball game  played  at  Oklahoma  City 
last  Saturday.  It  was  the  first  loss  in 
36  starts  under  Coach  Demp  Cannon, 
in  a  string  extending  back  to  1940. 

The  Tiger  cagers  got  off  to  a  flying 
start  in  league  play  last  Friday  as 
they  downed  Pratt  33  to  22.  The 
players  said,  "If  we  missed  one  shot, 
we  missed  a  hundred."  The  boys  must 
have  really  been  playing  to  beat 
Pratt  because  their  team  was  much 
taller  than  the  Arks  but  the  boys 
were  just  a  little  too  fast  for  them. 

From  an  article  in  the  Coffeyville 
"College.  Dial"  it  is  stated  that  the 
basketball  players  there  feel  a  little 
slighted.  In  football  they  had  three 
coaches  and  football  stars  were  re- 
cruited from  the  surrounding  states 
but  in  basketball  the  school  officials 
had  not  even  selected  a  coach  as  late 
in  the  season  as  November.  The  ar- 
ticle stated  that  the  gloomy  outlook 
does  not  result  from  the  fact  that 
there  is  no  talent  in  the  school,  but 
from  the  fact  that  the  college  admin- 
istration and  athletic  heads  just  don't 
think  of  basketball  as  they  do  foot- 
ball. 


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Jr.  College  Sports 

Coming   Games 

December  13 

Coffeyville  at  ARK  CITY 

December  19 

Chanute  at  ARK  CITY 

December  20 

ARK  CITY  at  Hutchinson 

January   3 

Garden  City  at  Hutchinson 

January  7 

Pratt  at  ElDorado 

Results  of  Last  Week 

ARK  CITY  33,  Pratt  22 
ElDorado  51,  Chanute  24 

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Total—     ...  14     7   10 


Joe;  Whatcha  doing? 
Moe;  Writing  a  joke. 
Joe;  Tell  her  hello  for  me. 

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Even  if  you  are  on  the  right  track, 
vou  will  get  run  over  if  you  just  sit 
there. 


Tigers  Battle 
Coffeyville 
Here  Friday 

The  Tiger  cagers  will  meet  the 
Coffeyville  Red  Ravens  here  tomor- 
row night  in  a  non-league  tilt. 

Coffeyville  is  reported  as  having 
plenty  of  material  with  at  least  ten 
war  veterans  returning,  who  have 
played  on  the  first  five  in  high  school, 
in  the  years  before  the  war. 

However,  Coffeyville  has  had  little 
time  to  get  their  cage  quintet  in  top 
shape  because  their  football  season 
closed  just  last  Saturday. 

On  the  other  hand  the  Tigers  have 
already  two  games  behind  them  and 
have  been  working  hard  all  week  pre- 
paring for  their  battle  against  the 
tough   Coffeyville   five. 

Next  week  the  Tigers  will  have  a 
tough  assignment,  as  they  meet  Cha- 
nute here  Thursday  night  and  Friday 
they  travel  to  Hutchinson  to  meet  the 
Blue  Dragons. 

The  Chanute  Panthers  lost  their 
opening  game  to  the  El  Dorado  Grizz- 
lies 51  to  24. 

Hutchinson,  who  always  boosts  a 
strong  basketball  squad  is  expected 
to  be  as  good  as  ever.  Hubbard,  who 
was  a  leading  scorer  in  the  Ark  Val- 
ley in  '42  and  '43  should  be  the  main 
cog  in  the  Hutchinson  wheel  of  at- 
tack. 

After  next  week's  games  the  Tigers 
will      have     a      three-week     vacation 
through    the    Christmas    holidays    be- 
fore they  play  their  next  game. 
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by    Rahn 


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Happy  Christmas  and  Merry  New 
Year  everyone! 

Say,  wasn't  last  Thursday  a  beaut- 
iful day?  I  guess  Miss  Davis  thought 
so  too,  because  she  let  us  go  on  a  hike 
instead  of  playing  volley  ball.  Golly, 
it  was  wonderful,  the  sun  was  shining 
and  the  grass  was  green,  and  the  city 
drrnu  didn't  look  so  bad  in  our  view 
after  all. 

Tr>  srym  the  other  day.  Miss  Davis 
had  four  of  us  girls  jump  rope,  more 
f'm.  It  rerpinds  us  of  our  younger 
davs  doesn't  if  Sroitty?  The  only 
t'^ing — we  used  to  be  able  to  do  it 
without  any  ill  effects.  I  guess  maybe 
we  are  just  getting  old  and  decrepit. 

Our  volley  ball  teams  are  coming 
along  just  ritzy  now,  there  is  really 
competition  in  every  game.  So  far  the 
+h°  frames  have  almost  broken  even. 
I  guess  the  freshmen  are  about  as 
good  as  the  sophomores  after  all,  in 
gvm,  that  is. 

Well,  T  GOTTA  go  after  thit,  so 
here's  wi^inic  you  a  VERY  MERRY 
CHRISTMAS  to  you. 


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Thursday,    December    12,    1946 


Debate  Team 
Goes  to  Pratt 

The  junior  college  debate  team 
traveled  to  Pratt  with  the  basketball 
team  last  Friday  to  meet  with  the 
Pratt  debate  team,  where  they  held  a 
non-decision  discussion. 

Those  making  the  journey  were 
Charles  Early,  George  McCullough, 
Norman  Byres,  Raymond  Tipton,  and 
A.  E.  Maag,  instructor. 

This  same  group  were  guests  at  the 
Kiwanis  club  on  December  4.  Norman 
Byres  presented  the  negative  side, 
while  George  McCullough  gave  the 
affirmative  side  of  the  debate.  Their 
topic  was,  "Resolved  —  That  labor 
should  be  given  a  share  in  the  man- 
agement of  industry."  This  was  also 
a  non-decision  affair — it  was  just  for 
practice. 


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Rahn  Celebrates  Birthday 

Iris  Rahn  celebrated  her  birthday 
December  2,  by  bringing  a  chocolate 
cake  to  reporting  class.  Everyone  in 
the  class  had  a  large  piece  and  en- 
joyed every  crumb!!  Oh,  yes  thanks 
a  lot  Iris,  and  we  hope  you  had  a  very 
happy  birthday  and  many  happy  re- 
turns! 


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All  Language  club  meetings  have 
been  postponed  until  after  Christmas. 

Miss  Hawley,  language  instructor 
and  sponsor  of  the  clubs  said  that  the 
clubs'  programs  will  be  even  more 
interesting  and  enjoyable  after  New 
Year. 


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French  Club 

The  French  Club  enjoyed  a  weiner 
roast  Dec.  4,  at  the  home  of  Lael 
and  Emmett  Smith.  This  was  the  cel- 
ebration of  the  French  holiday,  St. 
Nicholas  Day,  when  the  boys  enter- 
tain the  girls. 


Schnelle  Speaks  To 
Christian  Association 

Rev.  Dayle  Schnelle,  Central 
Christian  Church,  was  the  guest 
speaker  at  the  Junior  College  Christ- 
ian Association  meeting  that  was 
held  in  the  college  study  hall  on  Dec- 
ember 2.  Rev.  Schnelle's  topic  was, 
"Why  I  became  a  preacher". 

Gerald  Fetterolf  presided  over  the 
meeting,  Rosemary  Edwards  read  the 
minutes  and  the  roll  call  and  the 
scripture  reading  was  given  by  Ed- 
ward Galle.  The  meeting  was  closed 
by  the  singing  of  hymns. 

The  next  meeting   will   be   held   on 
December   16,  and  the  boys  will  plan 
and  furnish  the  food  for  the  group. 
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Students  Awaiting 
Christmas  Holidays 

Christmas  comes  but  once  a  year, 
Aren't  you  glad  it's  here 

Counting  the  days  till  Christmas 
has  been  the  favorite  pastime  in  the 
classrooms.  The  teachers  have  been 
patiently  tolerating  the  annual  glan- 
cing at  the  calendar,  mumbling  of 
numbers,  and  counting  on  the  fingers, 
that  has  been  done  by  the  majority 
of  stundents. 

It  is  amazing  how  many  Sherlock 
Holmes  have  developed.  All  the  guys 
are  giving  their  gal-pals  the  third 
degree  about  what  they  want  from 
Santa.  While  in  turn  the  gals  are  a 
little  more  cagy  with  remarks  like 
"Don't  you  just  love  yellow  sweaters." 

The  city  library  will  probably  be  a 
well  populated  place  during  the  holi- 
days as  most  students  have  postponed 
writing  their  term  papers. 

Bye  for  this  year, 

See  you  next  year. 


Mathiasmeier  s  Proposed  Addition  to  Gl  Bill 


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,v-~  WHEN  IVEO 
\^     WANTED 


New  Courses 
Are  Outlined 
By  Dean  Galle 

With  two  weeks  of  school  and  one 
week  of  tests  remaining  in  the  first 
semester  of  the  1946-'47  term,  Dean 
K.  R.  Galle  is  urging  students  to  call 
at  the  office  to  make  arrangements 
for  second  semester.  He  would  like  to 
have  the  sophomores  and  pre-engin- 
eering  students  pre-enrolled  before 
school  is  dismissed  on  Dec.  20for  the 
Christmas  holidays. 

Dean  Galle  announced  that  the  fol- 
lowing subjects  are  among  those  sch- 
eduled for  second  semester  but  that 
they  may  be  changed:  current  litera- 
ture, American  government,  recent 
world  history,  quantitative  analysis, 
botany,  physiology,  geography,  ad- 
vanced calculus,  slide  rule,  clerical 
work,  clothing,  algebra,  western  ci- 
vilization, home  and  family  living, 
inscriptive  geometry,  psychology,  and 
chorus. 

English,  English  literature,  French, 
German,  Spanish,  Rhetoric,  econom 
ics,  elementary  design,  shorthand, 
typing,  public  speaking,  woodwork, 
printing,  sheet  metal  and  salesman- 
ship will  continue  as  two  semester 
courses. 

Dean  Galle  also  states  that  a  course 
in  aeronautics  is  being  considered. 


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Messiah  Director 


Pictured  above  is  Charles  L.  Hin- 
chee,  vocal  music  director,  who  will 
direct  the  chorus  and  orchestra  Sun- 
day evening  in  the  annual  presenta- 
tion of  "The  Messiah".  A  picture  of 
August  Trollman,  instrumental  su- 
pervisor, was  not  available. 


TIGER  TALES 


VOLUME  III  ARKANSAS  CITY,  KANSAS,  THURSDAY,  JANUARY  9,  1947 

Former  Students  Attend  Annual  Tea 


NUMBER  7 


Christmas  Vacation 
Preceded  by  Open 
House,  Reception 

Approximately  one  hundred  former 
and  present  college  students  attended 
the  tea  and  open  house.  The  tea  table 
was  centered  with  a  mirror  encircled 
with  green  leaves  and  red  berries.  A 
snowball  made  from  tinfoil  was  placed 
on  the  mirror  which  was  flanked  by 
three  red  candles  in  crystal  holders. 

The  study  hall,  which  served  as  a 
room  for  visiting  and  dancing,  was 
decorated  with  a  lighted  Christmas 
tree  and  a  false  ceiling  of  red  and 
green.  Snowflakes  were  painted  on  the 
windows  by  Iris  Rahn.  The  hall  was 
decorated  with  green  and  red  ribbon 
bows  and  evergreen  boughs. 

Betty  Ann  Pearson,  social  chair- 
man, with  Miss  Anne  Hawley  as  fac- 
ulty advisor,  was  in  charge  of  the  an- 
nual affair.  Betty  Ann,  Betty  Smith, 
Wilma  Tanquary,  Doug  McCall,  Gene 
Bell  and  Lloyd  Simpkins  greeted  the 
guests  as  they  arrived. 


The  picture  above  was  taken  at  the 
junior  college  annual  Christmas  tea 
and  reception  held  at  the  college  Dec. 
18.  Seated  at  the  table  are  Barbara 
Putnam  and  Marjorie  Crabtree,  junior 
college  sophomores.  Being  served  are 
Betty  Sanderson,  juco  sophomore, 
Miss  Georgia  Long,  c.  '31,  and  C.  D. 
Higby,  jr.,  c.  '41. 


Beverly  Godfrey,  Marjorie  Crab- 
tree,  Rosalee  Jones,  Barbara  Putnam, 
Doris  Deets,  Doris  Stover,  Marjorie 
Nugen,  Rose  Ann  Wolf,  Betty  Sander- 
son and  Beulah  Marshall  presided  at 
the  silver  service,  the  cloak  room  and 
the  guest  book. 

The  decoration  committee  was  com- 
posed of  Iris  Rahn  and  Phil  Smith, 
chairman,  LaVonne  Young,  Dan 
Stark,  Dick  Kelley,  Lenna  Payton, 
Phillis  Conrad  and  Rosemary  Wan-en. 

Rebecca  Rine  was  chairman  of  the 
foods  committee  which  was  directed 
by  Miss  Marian  Ives.  Other  members 
of  this  committee  were  Diane  Danley, 
Betty  Jones,  Etta  Jane  Gardenhire, 
Ethel  Harvey  and  Catherine  Carter. 
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Miss  Anne  Hawley's  language 
classes  reconvened  Dec.  18  after  not 
meeting  Monday  and  Tuesday  of  that 
week  due  to  Miss  Hawley's  illness. 


Messiah  Is  Given 

Dec.  15  before 

A  Capacity  Crowd 

A  capacity  crowd  was  present  at 
the  fourteenth  annual  performance  of 
the  "Messiah"  given  in  the  auditorium 
December  15. 

John  Tufts,  former  resident  of  Ark- 
ansas City  who  is  now  studying  in  St. 
Louis,  added  to  the  success  of  the 
school's  Christmas  gift  to  the  com- 
munity by  his  magnificient  interpret- 
ation of  the  tenor  solos. 

Other  soloists  were  Marjorie  Crab- 
tree,  junior  college  sophomore,  and 
Mrs  Dick  Curtis,  talented  local  music- 
ian, soprano;  Mrs.  Charles  Heilman, 
from  El  Dorado,  contralto;  and  Stan- 
ley Mitchell,  Witchita  University 
student,  bass. 

The  chorus  this  year  under  direc- 
tion of  Charles  Hinchee  included  app- 
roximately 280  voices  and  was  a  great 
improvement  over  previous  years  be- 
cause the  bass  and  tenor  sections  were 
heavier  and  gave  a  better  foundation 
for  the  chorus. 


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ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Thursday,   January   9,   1947 


THE  TIGER  TALES 

Student  Publication   of  the 
ARKANSAS   CITY  JUNIOR   COLLEGE 

Editor    _ Rosalee    Jones 

Associate    Editor Ann    McAdam 

Feature     Editor     Rose    Watson 

Sports    Editor    Oscar    Thomas 

Reporters     Joe    Avery,     Clara 

Barnes,   Neil   Bell,   Iris     Rahn,    Robert    Leib- 
forth,   Betty  Smith,  Marjorie  Crabtree. 

Circulation    Manager    _ Iris    Rahn 

Photographer    Don     Cameron 

Adviser   P.    M.    Johnson 


cMdl  $%.  College 

A  week  from  today  we  will  be 
struggling  through  final  exams  and 
two  weeks  from  now  the  second 
semester  will  be  getting  into  full 
swing.  Yes  the  seventeenth  week  of 
school  is  drawing  to  a  close  and  the 
majority  of  the  students  have  pre- 
enrolled  for  the  second  semester. 

Many  of  us  have  had  to  change  our 
schedules  when  faced  with  the  state- 
ment "I'm  sorry  but  we're  not  offer- 
ing that  course  this  semester— teacher 
shortage  you  know."  That  upsets  our 
apple  cart  and  we  have  to  substitute 
another  course  for  the  one  that  isn't 
being  offered. 

Of  course  this  gets  under  our  skin 
at  first  and  we  can't  possibly  under- 
stand why  a  wider  range  of  subjects 
can't  be  taught,  but  after  all,  leave  us 
face  it,  an  instructor  can  only  teach 
so  many  courses  a  day  or  week. 
Schools  and  colleges  all  over  the 
country  are  crowded  and  the  teacher 
shortages  is  critical.  Therefore  we 
should  take  it  with  a  smile  when  we 
are  told  that  a  certain  course  is  not 
being  offered,  change  our  subject  and 
hope  for  better  times  to  come. 
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Concession  Stand 
Help  Is  Needed 

Have  you  been  chosen  as  a  lucky 
selectee  ?  The  government  has  post- 
poned all  drafts  but — the  student 
council  is  still  going  strong,  yes 
indeed! 

Due  to  the  fact  that  pep  club  hasn't 
been  organized  this  year  the  student 
council  has  taken  over  the  concession 
stand  at  all  the  J.  C.  games.  They  are 
giving  everyone  the  opportunity  of  a 
lifetime  to  help  the  school. 

Now,  if  any  of  you  gals  and  guys 
feel  you  have  been  slighted  and  want 
to  help  you  can  tell  the  student  coun- 
cil and  they  will  really  fix  you  up  for 
any  Friday  night. 

Watch  the  bulletin  board  for  your 
lucky  night. 

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What  were  you  doing  after  the  acci- 
dent? 
Scraping  up  an  acquaintance! 


THE  BASEMENT  BUZ] 


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Greetings  and  salutations!  This  de- 
partment is  slowly  getting  back  on  its 
feet  again  after  surviving  the  Christ- 
mas and  New  Year  holidays  and 
celebrations. 

From  what  we've  heard  Santa 
was  pretty  good  to  everybody  last 
year  (December  that  is)  and  a  lot 
of  requests  for  certain  gifts  were 
cheerfully   filled. 

Many  juco  joes  and  janes  are  seen 
flashing  their  new  sport  sweaters 
they  pulled  out  of  their  stockings  but 
the  brightest  flash  of  all  is  coming 
from  the  third  finger  left  hand  of 
Erma  Marshall.  (In  case  you  aren't 
up  on  your  love  affairs  it  was  gvien 
to  her  by  Gene  Bell.)  Congrats  Gene 
and  Erma  and  P.  Martin  Johnson  has 
confided  that  he  will  dance  at  your 
wedding  for  a  small  fee. 

We  hear  by  way  of  the  grape- 
vine that  George  Ward  was  both 
spellbound  and  snowbound  down 
Texas  way  during  the  vacation 
but  he's  still  heard  singing  "That's 
what  I  like  about  the  South".  In- 
cidently  that  snow  storm  came  the 
day  after  he  left what  a  coin- 
cidence!! And  what  a  lucky  gal! 

ORCHIDS  TO: 

Marjorie  Crabtree  and  the  other 
Messiah  solists. 

The  social  committee  for  a  lovely 
Christmas  tea  and  reception. 

Santa  Claus  for  being  so  wonderful 
to  us  this  year. 

Old  man  weather  for  bringing  us 
lots  of  snow. 

The    janitors    for    seeing    that    the 


building    is    heated. 

ONIONS  TO: 

Whoever  invented  the  "term  paper". 

Lifeless  students  who  won't  yell  at 
the  basketball  games. 

The  idea  of  having  three-hour  final 
exams. 

Alan  Jacobson  recently  received  an 
urgent  call  from  his  wife.  Frantically 
she  told  him  that  there  had  been  a 
fire  in  the  house.  "We  lost  half  of  our 
kitchen  equipment"  she  moaned.  "Is 
that  a  fact",  he  exclaimed,  "which 
was  it — the  can  opener  or  the  cork- 
screw ?  " 

don't  believe  we  have  congratu- 
lated Alan  on  his  recent  marriage  to 
Louise  Watson  and  also  brought  to 
cur  attention  is  the  engagement  of 
Lyle  Crabtree  and  Betty  Sanderson. 
My  but  cupid  is  a  busy  little  person! 

(The   Printers   are   waiting   for   those 
cigars,   Lyle)!    !    !    ! 

Wi.en  asked  why  he  wasn't  using 
his  car  Monday,  Jack  Rine  solemnly 
exclaimed,  "Ask  Marjorie".  So  "ask 
Marjorie"  we  did  and  it  seems  that 
while  following  her  directions  she  and 
Jack  went  into  a  ditch.  Well,  accidents 
will  happen. 

Joke  of  the  week: 

Papa  Gnu:  Well,  mamma,  how  did  the 
children   behave   today  ? 

Mamma  Gnu:  I've  got  good  gnus  to- 
night. 

Alright— we'll  leave  on  that  one  and 
study  for  those  final  exams.  See  you 
next  time  if  we  survive. 


Many  New  Years 
Resolutions  Made 

"Now  is  the  time  when  all  good 
people"  —  —  yes,  that's  right,  this 
is  the  time  of  year  for  everyone  to 
start  thinking  of  that  "new  leaf"  they 
are  going  to  turn  over.  Life  is  just 
an  open  book  and  once  a  year  we  turn 
over  a  new  leaf  just  to  turn  over  a  new 
one  next  year. 

Here  is   what  a  few  of  the   locals 

have    to    say    about   the    effect    Baby 

New  Year  had  on  them: 

ROY  HADLEY:  "To  buckle  down  on 

school  work,  and  have  more  fun  in 

1947,  also  I  am  determined  to  get 

an  automobile." 

KEITH      HEARNE:      "Make     better 

grades  the   second   semester." 
CATHERINE   CARTER:   "I  was   go- 
ing   to    study   hard   but    since    Iv'e 
been  to  class —  Past  Tense." 
NORMAN  BYERS:  "Study  Less." 
CHARLES   EARLY:    "I   didn't  make 
any,    then    I    won't   have    to    break 
any." 
ROSE   WATSON:   "Resolved   to   stay 


home  for  thirty  days  and  be  a  good 
kid,  also  to  bury  that  knife  that 
cuts  throats." 

JAMES  MILLER:  "I'll  study  a  bit 
harder." 

DIANE  DANLEY:  "I  have  sworn,  I 
have  absolutely  sworn  that  I'm  go- 
ing to  quit  swearing  because  I'm 
just  getting  fouler  and  fouler  in 
my  language." 

JAMES  HOLLENBACK:  "To  leave 
women  alone  until  I  win  more  gin 
rummy  games." 

E.  J.  GARDENHIRE:  "Gee,  am  I  go- 
ing to  reform  myself.  I'm  going  to 
stay  home  more,  study  more,  and  a 
lot  mores,  also  some  lessons." 
acjc 

Wilde  Chooses  Cover  Girl 

Cornell  Wilde,  well  known  actor  for 
20th  Century  Fox,  made  the  final  se- 
lection of  the  winner  of  the  annual 
cover  girl  contest  at  Coffeyville  Ju- 
nior College.  This  contest  is  held  every 
year  to  choose  the  girl  whose  picture 
will  appear  on  the  cover  of  the  Decem- 
ber issue  of  the  "College  Dial",  the 
college  periodical. 


Thursday,   January   9,   1947 


ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Page  3 


Tigers  Down 
Chanute  by 

31-23  Score 


The  Tigers  fought  their  way 
through  to  a  31-23  triumph  over  Cha- 
nute Junior  College  in  a  rough  game 
here  December  19. 

With  36  personal  fouls  being  called 
the  game  advanced  slowly  with  the 
Tigers  holding  the  lead  from  the  be- 
ginning. 

The  Bengals  grabbed  an  early  6-0 
lead  with  a  long  shot  by  Bud  Chaplin, 
free  shots  by  Earl  Grinnell  and  Chap- 
lin and  a  goal  by  Jim  Turner. 

At  the  half-time  the  Tigers  led  by 
the  score  of  17  to  9.  The  Chanute  quin- 
tet came  back  in  the  second  half  to 
bring  the  score  to  24-18  but  were  un- 
able to  make  sufficient  points  to  ever 
lead  the  locals. 

Grinnell  held  the  scoring  honors 
with  nine  points. 

Coach  Spcer  put  14  men  into  action 
as  did  the  Black  Panthers  and  every 
man  suited  up  played  during  the 
game. 

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Tigers  Nosed  Out 
By  Ravens,  32-3! 

After  playing  a  nip  and  tuck  game 
all  the  way,  the  Coffeyville  Red  Ra- 
vens took  advantage  of  a  wild  tiger 
pass  in  the  final  minute  of  play  to 
edge  out  the  Bengals  by  a  score  of  32 
to  31  here  on  the  home  court  Decem- 
ber 13. 

With  only  thirty  seconds  left  to 
play,  Tangier,  reserve  forward  for  the 
Ravens,  intercepted  a  bad  Tiger  pass 
and  dribbled  down  the  court  all  alone 
to  score  the  winning  basket. 

The  score  was  close  throughout  the 
game.  In  the  first  period,  the  Ravens 
obtained  an  early  lead,  but  the  Tigers 
hurried  to  even  the  score  13  all  at  the 
half. 

In  the  second  half  the  Tigers  led 
the  Ravens  until  the  last  few  minutes 
of  play.  Then  the  Ravens  finally  came 
to  life  and  scored  three  quick  baskets 
to  win. 

Malcolm  Smith  and  Earl  Grinnell 
turned  in  exceptionally  fine  play 
throughout  the  game  for  the  Tigers 
with  their  aggressiveness  and  their 
ability  to  take  the  rebound  away  from 
the  taller  Raven  players. 

Wade,  Coffeyville  forward  was  high 
scorer  for  the  evening  with  ten  points. 
Bud  Chaplin  was  high  for  the  Tigers 
with  eight  points. 

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Do  you  know  what  a  baby  would  do 

if  he  lost  his  knee? 
He  would  go  to  the  grocery  store  and 
get  a  weiner!   (Wee  Knee) 


Boys  Furnish  Chili 
For  Christian  Assn. 

A  chilli  supper  was  the  feature  of 
the  Junior  College  Christian  Associ- 
ation which  met  Dec.  16  in  the  junior 
college  club  rooms.  Chili  was  furnish- 
ed by  the  boys  of  the  organization 
with  Gene  Bell  and  Raymond  Tipton 
as  chief  cooks. 

Gerald  Fetterolf  led  the  business 
meeting,  and  Gene  Bell  gave  the  in- 
vocation. The  scripture  reading  was 
given  by  Janet  Brown.  A  discussion  on 
the  "Birth  of  Christ"  was  led  by  John 
Skinner.  The  group  related  Christmas 
stories,  followed  by  group  singing  led 
by  Genevieve  Goff. 

The  next  meeting  will  be  held  in  the 
study  hall  on  January  6. 

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Blue  Dragons  Hand 
Tigers  Their  First 
Conference  Defeat 

Coach  "Bunt"  Speer's  Tigers  suf- 
fered their  first  defeat,  49-36,  in  wes- 
tern division  conference  play  at  the 
hands  of  the  Hutchinson  Blue  Drag- 
ons at  Hutchinson,  Dec.  20. 

The  Tigers,  playing  far  better  ball 
than  in  previous  games,  held  the 
Dragons  to  a  17-14  lead  at  the  half 
but  the  blue  quintet,  lead  by  6'6"  cen- 
ter, Hubbard,  who  scox-ed  14  points  in 
the  second  period,  poured  on  the  steam 
and  pulled  away  for  a  13  point  lead  at 
the  final  gun. 

Forward  Jimmy  Turner  lead  the  lo- 
cals scoring  with  12  points.  Hubbard 
lead  the  Dragons  with  19  points.  The 
Tigers  made  good  10  out  of  17  free 
throws  while  the  Blues  got  9  out  of  18. 
acjc 

Library  Receives 
Many  New  Books 

Twelve  new  books  are  occupying 
the  shelves  in  the  junior  college  li- 
brary. The  modern  history  shelf  has 
added,  "Come  Over  Into  Macedonia" 
by  Harold  B.  Allen;  Literature,  "Ma- 
sters of  the  Modern  Short  Story" 
edited  by  Walter  Havighurst,  "A 
Word  in  Your  Ear"  and  "Just  An- 
other Word"  by  Ivor  Brown,  "Pre- 
face to  Poetry"  by  Charles  W.  Coop- 
er, "Geoffrey  Chaucer  of  England" 
by  Marchette  Chute,  "The  Art  of 
Plain  Talk"  by  Rudolf  Flesch;  sci- 
ence, "Plant  Biology"  by  Paul  Wea- 
therwax,  "Human  Gentics"  volumes  1 
and  11  by  Reginald  Ruggles  Gates; 
journalism,  "The  Froth  Estate"  by 
Joseph  Mackey;  social  science,  In- 
ternational Trade  Principles  and  Prac- 
tices" by  Paul  V.  Horn. 


Howland  Helps  in 
Co-op  Organized  by 
Kansas  State  Vets 

In  Manhattan  veterans  attending 
Kansas  State  College  have  found  out 
that  the  $90  a  month  government  all- 
owance isn't  enough  with  todays  in- 
flationary prices  to  care  for  them- 
selves and  their  wives.  The  veterans 
decided  to  find  some  way  to  combat 
their  decreasing  bankroll. 

How  to  work  out  a  satisfactory  plan 
for  saving  was  the  main  problem  fac- 
ing the  students.  Some  wanted  to 
form  pools  and  buy  canned  goods  in 
case  lots  while  others  wanted  the  Ar- 
my to  open  a  branch  commissary  near 
the  campus  for  veteran  use.  During 
the  discussions  someone  suggested  the 
veterans  establish  their  own  commis- 
sary and  this  led  to  the  co-operative 
field. 

Robert  Howland  who  was  graduated 
from  the  local  high  school  in  1943 
and  attended  junior  college,  is  treasu- 
rer of  the  organization.  Howland  and 
his  wife,  the  former  Betty  Anna  Mill- 
er, now  reside  in  Manhattan. 

Among  the  advocates  of  the  com- 
missary plan  was  Lloyd  Nothem,  stu- 
dent in  mechanical  engineering.  Noth- 
ern  talked  so  much  about  the  idea  that 
he  found  himself  in  charge  of  a  com- 
mittee with  instructions  to  explore  the 
possibilities  and  report  back. 

The  committee  visited  wholesale 
houses  in  Topeka,  Witchita  and  Kan- 
sas City  where  the  members  explored 
the  books  and  examined  the  field  of 
wholesale  supply.  Wholesalers  gladly 
helped  them  map  out  needs  for  a  co- 
operative retail  store  and  helped  them 
figure  costs  and  capital  needs. 

The  economic  department  of  the 
school  made  an  analysis  of  successful 
co-operative  stores  and  pointed  out 
that  Kansas  has  certain  co-operation 
laws  that  needed  to  be  followed.  A 
Topeka  lawyer  was  hired  to  steer 
them  through  the  maze  of  laws. 

The  basis  laid,  a  system  of  stock 
selling  was  set  up.  They  issued  2,000 
shares  of  stock  at  $10  to  be  sold  to 
veterans  and  faculty  members  only. 

The  committee  purchased  a  building 
across  the  campus  and  set  the  final 
stage  for  their  enterprise.  Despite 
futile  attempts  of  local  merchants  to 
discourage  them  they  went  ahead. 

On  opening  day  732  wives  of  vet- 
erans purchased  $1,341  worth  of  food- 
stuffs. The  efforts  of  the  students 
hdd  been  met  with  satisfactory  sucess. 

These  go-getting  veterans  and  their 
co-operative  idea  will  no  doubt  be  the 
foundation  for  many  more  exchanges 
to  be  set  up  at  other  colleges  through- 
out the  country. 


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acjc 

Did  you  hear  about  the  monkey  that 
married  a  giraffe  because  another 
put  him  up  to  it. 


Firstlittle  worm:  "Gee  you're  pretty 

can  I  marry  you?" 
Second  little  worm:  "Don't  you  dope 

I'm  your  other  end!!" 


Page  4 


ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Thursday,   January   9,   1947 


1  igers  Travel 
West  Friday 

Although  the  Tigers  have  not 
played  a  game  for  three  weeks  they 
have  been  practicing  hard  during  the 
Christmas  holidays  getting  ready  for 
their  westward  journey.  The  Tigers 
will  go  to  Dodge  City  Friday  to  meet 
the  Dodge  City  Jucos  and  on  the  fol- 
lowing night  they  will  go  still  farther 
west  and  meet  Garden  City.  Both  of 
these  are  league  games  and  the  Tigers 
want  to  tuck  both  victories  under  their 
belt  before  returning.  Dodge  City  is 
the  stronger  of  the  two  teams  but 
Garden  City  also  is  expected  to  be 
plenty  tough.  Garden  City  and  the 
Tigers  comparative  strength  against 
Pratt  would  give  Garden  City  a 
slight  edge.  The  Tigers  beat  Pratt  33 
to  22  and  Garden  City  won  56  to  37. 

Coach  "Bunt"  Speer  is  taking  a 
ten  or  eleven  man  squad  to  make  the 
trip. 

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e  Feminine 

by   Rahn 


oucf 


Greetings!  Well,  how  did  you  enjoy 
yourself  over  the  vacation  ?  From  the 
gi-oans  that  I  have  heard  up  and  down 
the  hall,  I  judge  you  had  a  pretty  row- 
dy time. 

The  volleyball  tournaments  are  fin- 
ally over!  Of  course  the  outcome  was 
not  so  good  for  the  college  teams,  but 
here  they  are  anyhow.  The  first  place 
went  to  the  high  school  juniors  and 
h.s.  sophomores,  who  tied.  Running 
second  were  the  college  sophomores 
while  the  college  freshmen  and  the  h.s. 
seniors  tied  for  the  basement. 

Orchids  to  the  college  sophomores 
for  downing  the  college  freshmen,  it 
was  a  tough  and  close  game,  but — 

Say,  how  did  you  like  those  tests 
that  Miss  Davis  put  us  to  ?  They  were 
really  rugged,  eh,  what?  Walking  up 
and  down  stairs  is  usually  not  so  bad, 
but,  don't  you  just  hate  to  do  it  with 
about  twenty  looking  at  you,  groan. 

Well,  I  gotta  quit  for  now  and  go  ice 

skating  again,  oh,  my  aching 

(self,  that  is) 

—acjc ■ 

MEET  MR.  ED— 

This  freshman  claims  that  "all 
human  being  are  stupids".  Just  where 
he  aquired  this  outlook  on  the  human 
remains  a  mystery.  (Perhaps  that  is 
why  he  is  studing  to  be  a  doctor  of 
psychoanalysis. 

His  pet  peeve  is  studying  and  his 
favorite  pastimes  include  loafing  and 
talking.  "The  Old  Lamplighter"  tops 
his  list  of  songs  while  Tex  Beneke 
rates   as  his  number  one  band. 

We's  tell  you  that  he  is  5'7"  tall, 
weighs  138  pounds,  has  brown  hair 
and  blue  eyes,  but  then  you'd  know 
that  he  is  Del  Andrew  Allen. 


Dinner  Club  Has 
Christmas  Meeting 

Members  of  the  Dinner  Club  and 
their  guests  enjoyed  a  turkey  dinner 
at  the  Central  Christian  Church  the 
evening  of  Dec.  11. 

Marjorie  Nugen  and  Howard  Neal 
served  as  hostess  and  host.  Dan  Stark 
offered  grace.  Preceding  the  dinner 
Genevieve  Goff  gave  explanations  on 
several  pictures  regarding  table  man- 
ners. 

"The  Terrible  Charge  Against  Jeff 
Potters",  a  reading,  was  given  by 
Charles  Whittenborn.  Gene  Bell,  presi- 
dent, was  presiding  officer  during  the 
evening.  Anecdotes  written  on  the 
place  cards  read  and  the  group  sang 
Christmas  Carols. 


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Students  Urged  to 


'sei 


looks 


To  Book  Exchange 

Don't  throw  that  aged  Chemistry 
book  away,  hold  on  to  that  history 
book,  even  if  it  is  slightly  damaged. 
Take  a  little  tape,  patch  them  up  a 
bit  and  run  down  to  the  office  where 
Dean  Galle  has  announced  that  there 
will  be  a  book  exchange  set  up. 

Useable  first  semester  books  may 
be  taken  to  the  office  where  they  can 
be  sold  for  a  nominal  fee  to  any  stu- 
dent who  wishes  to  save  some  money 
by  not  purchasing  new  books. 

It  would  be  duly  appreciated  by  all 
concerned  if  all  pictures,  answers  and 
formulas  would  be  left  in  the  margins 
of  the  pages  to  amuse  the  students 
during  long  and  uninteresting  lec- 
tures. (In  A.C.J.C?    ?    ?   ) 

Books  that  are  to  be  used  in  junior 
college  during  the  second  semester 
include  the  following: 

"Accounting  Principles"  by  McKin- 
sey-Noble;  "College  Algebra"  by  Hart 
— revised  edition;  "Differential  and 
Integral  Calculus"  by  Love;  "Intro- 
duction to  College  Chemistry"  by 
Briscoe;  "Economics"  by  Fairchild, 
Furniss.  Buck;  "Introductory  Busin- 
ess Mathematics"  by  Georges  &  Con- 
ley;  "Developmental  Psychology"  by 
Goodenough;  "Quanitative  Analysis" 
by  McAlpine  &  Soule;  "Basic  Prin- 
ciples of  Speech"  by  Sarret  &  Foster; 
"Plane  and  Sperical  Trig."  by  Roth- 
rock;  "Responsible  Citizenship,"  Mo- 
sier. 

A  definite  date  has  not  been  set  up 
for  the  opening  of  the  book  exchange 
but  watch  the  bulletin  board  for  fur- 
ther information. 

acjc 

The  boat  had  just  left  Portland 
when  a  cute  little  blond  stoaway  was 
discovered  in  a  life  boat.  The  captain 
ordered  her  to  his  cabin.  "I  don't 
know  what  to  do  with  you,"  he  thund- 
ered as  he  questioned  her. 

"Say,  skipper"  said  she,  finally, 
"how  long  have  you  been  a  sailor?" 


TIGER  CLAWS 

Oscar    Thomas 

The  Tigers  are  really  making  up 
for  lost  time  as  they  play  five  games 
during  the  next  fifteen  days  after  be- 
ing idle  three  weeks  during  Christmas. 
They  play  two  games  at  Dodge  City 
and  Garden  City  this  week,  then  play 
El  Dorado  here  next  week  and  on  the 
following  week  they  meet  Dodge  City 
and  Garden  City  here.  As  it  looks  now 
the  strongest  team  in  the  Western 
division  seems  to  be  Hutchinson,  as 
they  already  have  three  conference 
wins.  In  the  Eastern  division  the 
giant  killer  seems  to  be  Independence 
who  has  already  knocked  off  Hutch- 
inson and  recently  defeated  Kansas 
City  Jucos  54  to  47.  Kansas  City  was 
considered  by  many  as  the  best  team 
in  the  state  last  year  and  they  have 
almost  their  same  first  team  this  year. 

Some  of  the  other  recent  results 
found  Parsons  beating  El  Dorado  35 
to  34,  Pratt  defeating  Chanute  49  to 
38  and  Independence  winning  from 
Pratt  54  to  45. 

Jimmie  Turner  leads  the  Tigers  in 
scoring  honors  being  closely  pursued 
by.  Earl  Grinnell,  Jim  Ledgerwood, 
and  Bud  Chaplin. 

Jimmie  Turner  leads  the  Tigers  in 
individual  scoring  with  an  average  of 
6.20  points  per  game,  while  the  others 
have  five  points  or  better. 
Here  are  the  complete  statistics: 


Turner _ 

..5 

10 

11 

31 

6.20 

Grinnell   

5 
_.5_ 

10.. 
9 

..  6 

..  7_ 

26 
25 

5  20 

Ledgerwood    .... 

.5.00 

Chaplin    

...5. 

.10 

5 

25 

.5.00 

Sneller  

.5. 

..  7.. 

.    6 

.20 

4.00 

Stigers     

3.. 

..  4. 

1 

9 

3.00 

Smith 

..5. 

5 

.  4 

14 

2.80 

Quimby 

?, 

1. 

..  0. 

..  2 

1.00 

MEET  MISS  CO-ED— 

Who  is  it  that  is  5'  5"  tall  with  blue 
eyes  and  brown  hair?  This  girl  is  very 
studious  and  says  her  main  ambition 
in  school  is  to  get  out  of  junior  college 
By  the  way,  her  best  class  is  German. 

Her  favorite  color  is  green,  and 
stuffed  olives  is  her  favorite  dish. 

For  pastimes,  there  is,  skating  and 
watching  basketball  games. 

In  case  you  haven't  guessed  it  by 
now,  this  timid  little  sophomore's 
name  is  La  Vonne  Young. 

acjc 

It  happened  that  two  men  bearing 
t^e  same  name — -one  a  clergman  and 
the  other  a  bussiness  man —  lived  in 
tre  same  city.  The  clergyman  died, 
and  about  the  same  time  his  neighbor 
went  to  South  America.  When  the 
business  man  arrived  there  he  sent 
his  wife  a  telegram;  unfortunately  the 
telegram  was  delivered  to  the  widow 
of  the  late  clergyman.  The  good  wo- 
man read,  "Arrived  safely — heat 
terrific." 


TIGER  TALES 


VOLUME  III 


ARKANSAS  CITY,  KANSAS,  THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  6,  1947 


NUMBER  8 


Enrollment 
Of  ACJC 
Remains  High 

The  second  semester  enrollment  of 
approximately  245  junior  college  stu- 
dents is  a  far  cry  from  1946's  120.  The 
men  outnumber  the  members  of  the 
fair  sex  at  an  estimated  ratio  of  three 
to  one,  a  situation  which  the  girls  un- 
doubtedly find  agreeable! 

There  are  about  160  veterans  who 
have  returned  to  take  up  their  colleg- 
iate work  which  was  interupted  by  the 
war.  A  great  number  of  these  were 
graduated  from  ACHS. 

Dean  K.  R.  Galle  was  kept  busy 
counseling  the  many  students  who 
were  registering  for  the  second  sem- 
ester's work.  However,  by  January  24, 
with  the  aid  of  the  office  staff,  most  of 
the  numerous  applicants  had  become 
active  members  of  the  ACJC  student 
body.  Others  are  expected  to  enroll 
final  registration  to  beyond  the  first 
Within  the  next  10  days,  and  may  swell 
term's  260. 

The  more  extensive  choice  of  sub- 
jects this  semester  is  enabling  each 
student  to  meet  the  requirements  in 
credit  hours  rendered  necessary  by  the 
various  state  and  out-of-state  four- 
year  colleges  and  universities.  Courses 
in  aviation,  pre-engineering,  pre-me- 
dic,  pre-law,  pre-business  administra- 
tion, pre-home  economics,  and  liberal 
arts  are  being  offered  the  junior  col- 
lege student.  The  greater  proportion 
of  enrollment  seems  to  be  in  pre-en- 
gineering. 

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Debate  Team  to 


St.  John  Resigns; 
Vote  on  New  Juco 
Trade  School  Bonds 

Resignation  of  C.  E.  St.  John, 
superintendant  of  city  schools  for 
29  years,  was  announced  Tuesday 
by  the  Board  of  Education.  He  will 
end  his  term  on  July  31,  1947. 

Board  members  also  voted  to  sub- 
mit to  voters  the  question  of  a  bond 
issue  for  the  long  delayed  new  jun- 
ior college  trade  school  building  at 
the  April  school  board-city  election. 
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Current  Affairs 
Test  To  Be  Held 

Dean  K.R.  Galle  has  announced  that 
all  junior  college  students  will  take 
part  in  the  annual  Current  Affairs 
Contest  sponsored  by  Time  Magazine 
to  be  held  in  the  near  future. 

Many  junior  college  all  over  the 
country  will  share  this  year  in  the 
intramural  competitions,  which  have 
developed  form  successful  experiment 
several  years  ago.  In  each  college  a 
prize  book  or  a  twelve-inch  world 
globe  will  be  awarded  to  the  student 
in  each  participating  academic  year 
who  makes  the  highest  score  on  a 
comprehensive  factual  test  covering 
events  in  the  last  four  months  of  1946. 
There  will  also  be  an  all  school  prize 
for  the  student  with  best  score.  Each 
winner  will  be  given  the  privilege  of 
choosing  either  the  globe  of  naming 
the  book  desired. 


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Rabbi  Levenson 


Travel  to  Emporia  Speaks  Today 


The  Junior  College  debate  team 
traveled  to  St.  John's  College  on  Jan- 
uary 29  for  a  non-decision  debate  with 
the  Eagles.  Those  who  made  the  trip 
were  George  McCullough,  Norman 
Byers,   and    Raymond   Tipton. 

A.  E.  Maag,  debate  coach,  plans  a 
trin  to  Emporia  on  February  8  for  a 
debate  with  th.°.  ^mnoria  State  Teach- 
ers College  Hornets. 

"The  juco  debators  are  reallv  stick- 
ing necks  out  on  this  trip"  savs  Maae-, 
because  they  will  be  competing  with 
a  four -year  college." 

On   the   Emporia   trip,   Maag  plans 
to  take  George  McCullough  and  Nor- 
man Byers.  •■■.., 
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The  modern  girl  adores  sninnine 
wheels,  but  she'  wants  four  of  them 
and  a  spare.  ...  ■  *  i  i 


Visitor  on  the  campus  today  is  Rab- 
bi Joseph  Levenson  of  the  Temple 
Bnai  Israel,  Oklahoma  City,  who  was 
scheduled  to  speak  in  assembly  this 
morning. 

His  topic  for  discussion  is  "What 
Every  Christian  Should  Know  About 
Judaism". 

P.  M.  Johnson's  one  o'clock  west- 
ern civilization  class  is  also  scheduled 
to  hear  Levenson  speak  today. 

Rabbi  Levenson  was  ordained  by  the 
Hebrew  Union  College  in  1939  and  is 
a  member  of  the  Cincinnati  chapter 
of  Phi  Beta  Kappa,  national  scholar- 
ship fraternity. 

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The  junior,  college  speech  dinner 
club  will  meet  on  February  11  at  the 
Central  Christian  Church. 


KSTC  Choir 
To  Sing 
Here  Feb.  11 


The  symphonic  chorus  from  Em- 
poria State  Teachers  College,  uuder 
the  direction  of  Orville  J.  Borchers 
will  present  a  program  in  the  junior 
high  auditorium  at  8  p.m.  February 
11,  C.  L.  Hinchee,  music  director, 
announced  last  week. 

The  members  of  the  chorus  are 
chosen  by  the  faculty  after  individual 
tryouts.  The  group  stresses  symphonic 
effects,  musical  finesse,  and  dramatic 
interpretations  in  their  concerts. 

The  program  to  be  presented  in- 
cludes outstanding  sacred  and  secular 
compositions,  oil  motets,  gems  of 
Russian  liturgy,  compositions  by  out- 
standing modern  American  composers, 
many  charming  and  delightful  folk 
songs,  and  an  abridged  concert  ver- 
sion of  the  dramatic  "Merry  Mount" 
by  Howard  Hanson,  with  a  narrator. 
A  Christmas  Carol,  "Joy",  written  by 
the  conductor,  Mr.  Borchers,  is  one  of 
the  modern  numbers  used.  The  pro- 
gram will  also  include  a  clarinet  duet, 
and  numbers  by  a  string  quartet. 

Of  local  interest  is  the  fact  that  one 
of  the  featured  soloists  is  Kenneth 
Judd,  a  juco  graduate  with  the  class 
of  1940,  and  a  brother  of  R.  C.  Judd, 
high   school   social   studies   instructor. 

Tickets  are  50  cents,  with  proceeds 
from  the  sale  being  used  to  purchase 
junior  college  chior  robes.  Members  of 
the  ticket  and  housing  committee  are 
Barbara  Garris  chairman,  Betty  Pear- 
son, Marjorie  Crabtree,  Doris  Deets, 
Nadine  Johnson,  Roy  Hadley,  and 
Douglas  McCall.  Any  one  wishing  to 
furnish  an  evening  meal  and  room  for 
a  member  or  members  of  the  60-voice 
chorus  is  requested  by  Mr.  Hinchee  to 
get  in  touch  with  one  of  the  committee 
members   immediately. 

The  chorus  is  on  tour,  and  after 
their  appearance  in  Arkansas  City, 
will  go  to  Coffeyville  to  present  two 
programs. 

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Three  Graduate  at  Mid-term 

Beverly  Godfrey,  Lee  Elder  and 
Charles  Whittenborn  completed  their 
college  work  at  the  end  of  first  sem- 
ester. They  will  receive  their  diplomas 
at  the  commencement  exercises  May 
26. 

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Mr.  Johnson:  "Who  is  it  that  keeps 
on  talking  when  no  one  is  interested." 

Rosie  Jones:  "A  teacher." 


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ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Thursday,    February   6,    1947 


THE  TIGER  TALES 

Student   Publication   of  the 
ARKANSAS   CITY  JUNIOR   COLLEGE 

Editor  ._ Neil  Bell 

Associate    Editor    ._  Rex    Howe 

Reporters    __ Joe    Avery,    Mary 

Kay  Burkarth,  Tommie  Copeland, 
Nadine  Johnson,  Betty  Ann  Oliver, 
Robert  Leibforth. 

Circulation  Manager  Iris  Rahn 

Photographer   Don  Cameron 

Sports  Editor  Oscar  Thomas 

Adviser  P.  M.  Johnson 


Two  Smiths  Rule*- 
Over  College     6  -i 
12  th  Night  Dinner 

Betty  Smith  was  acclaimed  queen 
at  the  French  Clubs'  Twelfth  Night 
dinner  which  was  held  in  the  banquet 
room  of  the  Purity  Cafe,  January  21. 
She  chose  Lael  Smith  to  rule  as  king 
over  the  festivities. 

The  queen  was  chosen  by  chance, 
with  the  lucky  lady  being  the  finder 
of  a  bean  embedded  in  a  piece. of  cake. 

The  program  consisted  of' a  talk  on 
his  experiences  in  France,  by  C.  D. 
Higby,  jr.,  J.  C.  '39,  and  solos  sung  in 
French  by  Mildred  WagneT^ahd '  Mar- 
jory Crabtree,  "The  Rosary"'  and  "Be- 
cause", respectively.  Betety  Smith  and 
Barbara  Garris  recited  poems.  Mother 
Goose  Rhymes  in  French  were  read 
by  Mrs.  John  Skinner,  Mrs.  Harry 
Oldroyd,  Mrs.  0.  J.  Palmer,  and  Emm- 
et Smith.  Extemporaneous  recitations 
were  given  by  other  members ,  of  the 
club  when  they  were  called' upon  by 
the  king  or  the  queen. 

Decorations  were  in-  red  and  white. 
Dan  Stark  was  prograrn  chairman. 

Twelfth  Night  is  widely  celebrated 
in  France,  and  commemorates  the 
coming  of  the  wise  men.  The  local 
observance,  scheduledf(roriginally  for 
January  6,  was  postponed  untu  Jan- 
uary 21,  because  of  semester, exams. 


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Practical  Joke  Is 
Sweet  Revenge 

Over  the  Christmas  vacation,  it 
seems  that  Diane  Danley  and  Robbin 
Ledeker  were  the  victims  of  a  prac- 
tical joke.  Before  the  vacation,  Diane 
and  Robbin  had  made  a  base  experi- 
ment for  chemistry,  and  when  they 
returned  to  class,  the  experiment  was 
oddly  an  acid.  Diane,  knowing  Doug 
McCall,  quickly  surmised  that  he  was 
the  guilty  culprit. 

For  revenge,  Diane  tempted  Doug 
with  a  piece  of  pumpkin  pie  which  she 
ahd  made  in  foods.  To  this  .certain 
piece  of  pie,  Miss  Danley  (the  rascal) 
had  added  a  rather  large  amount  of 
cayenne  pepper.  If  you  want  to  know 
what  it  tasted  like,  ask  Doug.  Afyter  he 
.had  tasted  the  stuff,  he  literally  hop- 
ped up  and  down  the  hall  with  'his 
hand,  over  his  ..mouth.  'Luckily,  he 
couldn't  talk  right  after  the  incident. 


M. 


THE  BASEMENT  BUZZ 


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v  .Ji 


Ugga  ugga  boo  ugga  boo  boo  ugga 
(greetings,  that  is!) 

Here's  he-ping  aH  of"  you  .'sad  char- 
acters have  recuperated  from  those 
final  exams.  Don't  think  that  you  have 
gone  completely  bats  though,  just  be- 
cause you  have  been  hearing  bells 
ringing.  Relax  chum,  it's  them  thar 
weddin'  bells  you  hear!  Congrats  to 
Pat  (Eldridge).  and  Lester  Garland, 
Mary  Edith  (Gibson)  and  Bill  Hadley, 
Rosemary  (Edwards)  and  John  Skin- 
ner, and  -Lois  (Caster)  and  Malcolm 
Smith  for  their  recent  "I  do's"  to  the 
preacher. 

Bob  Gladmah:  "I'm  thirsty". 

Don  Burkarth:  "I'll  get  you  some 

water." 

Gladman:  "I  said  thirsty,  not  dirty." 

Gee,  these  basketball  games  are  re- 
ally getting  exciting,  according  to 
Mr.  Hinchee.  He  said  he  got  so  en- 
thused at  one  game  that  he  bit  his 
finger  nail  off.  Don't  let  him  kid  you 
though,  he  really  hit  it  with  a  sledge 
hammer.  Doesn't  that  sound  like  fun? 

Oooooootih,  that  oxydol  sparkle! 
These  diamonds  are  really  some- 
thing. The  one  Mildred  (Midge,  Red, 


— ., — , 

The  Feminine  Touch  | 

by    Rahn  i 

Greetings:  It  is  good  to  be  back 
with  you  after  all  these'  weeks.  Also,  it 
is  very  nice  to  see  so  many  new  faces 
in  good  old  B.  U. 

;&ay,  our  girls  gym  class  is  sure 
enlarging!  We  are  really  getting  back 
on  the  ball,  the  basketball,  that  is! 
Yack,  yack.  , 

Here's  a  bit  of  timely  advice  to  the 
new  ones  in  gym.  Relax,  we  don't  do 
those  $wful  exercises  all  the  time — I 
hope!      '  •  .      ; 

We  sure  miss  some  of  the  swell  gals 
that  quit  with  last  semester — "Stii^c" 
Floyd,  "D"  Deets,  and  "Stovepipe" 
Stover,  ■  and  others. 

Oh  yes,  the  other  day  when  the  gals 
were '  doing  some  exercises.  Homer 
Wesche  was  making  fun  of  them,  and 
Miss  Davis  challenged  him  '  to  try 
them.  He  did!  But  some  of  the  more 
skeptical  ones  still  think  that  he  might 
have  fudged  a  little.  In  turn,-  he'  chal- 
lenged Miss  Davis  to  do  it.  She  did. 
Congrats,  teachers — for  keeping  up 
with  the  pupils! 

With  that  I'd  better  quit.  Be  See- 
ing Ya — 

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Grades   Completed,    Mailed. 

The  local  junior  college  office  staff 
worked  late  Friday,  January  24  in  or- 
der to  .complete  the  recording  of 
grades  for  mailing,.    .'..  .'    ';_  J  .  ') 


Shorty)  Wagner  is  flashing  around 
is  from  Bill  Morris. 

Did   you   ever  think  '•about  what  if 
somebody    was    somebody    what    they 
"ain't"?  In  case  you  didn't,  what  if — 
Charles  were  late  instea^'Sof  Early? 
Jack    was    stomblin'     (stumblin')     in- 
stead of  Tomblin? 
La  Vonne  was  old  instead  of  Young? 
Rex  was  why  instead  of  Howe? 
Francie     was     Campbell     instead   of 
Heinz?   lUmmm-m  good!)  . 

Dick  was  chartruese  instead  of  Kelly? 
Gene  was  a  gong  instead  of  a  Bell? 

Did  you-all  know  that  we  have  a 
second  Lena  Home  in  these  spacious 
halls  of  ACJC?  Then  you  should  drop 
in  on  the  chorus  class  sometime  to 
hear  "Torchy"  Ethel  Harvey  as  so- 
loist for  the  "St.  Louis  Blues." 

Looks  like  5'  6"  won  out  with  6'  2", 
remember?  Anyway  Lenna  Paytop 
has  a  good-looking  sparkler  from 
Walter   Dalton. 


"Open  the  door,  Richard" 
leave. 


-I'll 


G'bye  now! 


MEET  MISS  CO-ED— 

This  little  freshman  is  about  5'  lVz" 
tall  and  weighs  101  pounds.  They  say 
most  gals  with  red  hair  have  a  tem- 
per but  surely  you'll  find  "Peggy" 
seldom  gets  angry  with  anyone,  and 
that  is  what  accounts  for  her  pleasant 
and  cheerful  personality. 

She  likes  outdoor  sports,  dancing, 
basketball  games  and  is  crazy  about 
cocker  spaniels.  She  hates  "anyone 
who  is  always  complaining  about 
something."  Favorite  actress  by  far 
is  Greer  Garson,  while  Bing  Crosby  is 
her  choice  for  an  actor. 

Her  ambition  at  present  is  to  com- 
plete college.  "An  Irish  Lullaby"  is 
her     favorite     song.     Stand-by,     here 

comes    the    name    of    Miss    Ed 

Margaret  Johanna  Catherine  Sullivan. 
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'MEET- MR.  ED— 

A  new  vet  in  ACJC  is  this  handsome 
blond  about  5'  9"  tall  and  weighs  155 
ponnds.  His  hobby  is  taking  life  easy 
and  he  certainly  enjoys  it.  You'll  al- 
ways see  his  smile  and  hear  his  jolly 
laugh  whenever  he  is  around. 
.     He  .enrolled  in  an  industrial  course. 

His  favorite,  actress  is  Jane  Russell 
and  he  rates  "Detour"  tops  on  his  song- 
list.  Steaks,  sports,  and  women  appeal 
to  him  while  school  and  studies  play 
second  fiddle  in  his  busy  life. 

If  you  are  ever  around  the  print 
shop-one  of  .these  fine  afternoons  you 
are  sure  to  meet — John   Richardson. 


Thursday,.. February  6,   1947 


ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


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Tigers  Win, 
Lose  in 
Double  Stand 

1    Overpowered  by 
Conks  45-33;  Beat 
Garden  City  45-44 

Coach  "Bunt"  Speer's  juco  Tigers 
broke  even  on  the  two  Western  Di- 
vision games,  Jan.  24,  25,  winning 
over  the  Garden  City  Broncs  45-44 
and  losing  to  the  Dodge  City  Con- 
quistadores,    33-45. 

Although  they  were  seriously  threat 
ened  in  the  last  few  minutes  of  play, 
ithe  Tigers  held  the  lead  all  the  way, 
Jan.  24,  to  take  a  hard  fought  victory 
Srom   Garden   City. 

With  only  a  few  minutes  left  to 
play,  the  Tigers  were  ahead  41-36, 
when  an  alert  Bronc  intercepted  the 
■hall  twice  in  succession,-  raced  down 
the  court  to  score  and  narrowed  the 
lead  to  41-40. 

Two  field  goals  by  Bill  Sneller, 
lanky  Tiger  center,  and  two  for  Gar- 
den City  brought  the  score  to  the  final 
standing,    45-44. 

Ark  City  lead,  23-15  at  the  half  but 
the  Garden  Citians  got  the  range  in 
the  second  period  to  make  the  going 
rough  for  the  locals. 

The  locals  were  handicaped  in  that 
they  had  only  two  reserves  but  these 
"were  used  to  good  advantage  to  bring 
about  the  victory. 

Sneller  lead  the  orange  and  black 
in  scoring  with  14  points.  He  was 
closely  followed  bv  Rodney  Wilson 
who  tallied  13  points.  Relinquishing  a 
hardwon  half-time  lead  the  Tigers 
dropped  a  Western  Conference  game, 
45-33,  to  the  hard-hitting  Dodge  City 
Conquistadores,   Jan   25. 

Even  though  the  Tigers  were  ahead, 
19-16,  at  intermission,  they  couldn't 
seem  to  break  the  Dodge  City-zone 
defense  in  the  second  period. 

The  Bengals,  working  to  within 
two  goals  of  the  Conks,  had  their 
hopes  for  a  victory  shot  to  pieces 
when  seven  goals  in  rapid  succession 
put  Dodge  City  in  a  38-28  lead..     , 

Bill  Sneller,  center,  held  scoring- 
honors  for  the  locals  with  11  points. 
Malcolm  Smith,  euard,  brought  .up 
second    with   9    tallies. 


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Doris  Deets  Succeeds 
Betty  Pratt  As  Secretary 

Doris  Deets,  sophomore,  is.  the.  new 
secretary  to  Dean  K.  R.  Galle,  taking- 
over  at  the  beginning  of  the  second 
semester.  She  replaces  Mrs.  Betty 
Prftt,  resigned. 

Wilma  Tanquary,  attendance  clerk 
for  the  first  semester,  has  taken  over 
the  duties  of  financial  secretary. 
Betty  Ann  Oliver  has  been  employed 
as  general  clerk. 


Grizzlies  Win 
In  Final  Seconds 

The  Tigers  lost  another  heart- 
breaker  on  their  home  court  January 
17,  to  the  El  Dorado  Grizzlies  in  the 
last  15  seconds  of  play,  when  Beal, 
Grizzly  forward,  hit  a  one-handed 
shot  from  the  side  to  put  his  team 
out  in  front  with  a  narrow  victory 
48  to  47. 

The  Tigers  outplayed  the  Grizzlies 
all  but  the  last  four  minutes  of  the 
game.  At  the  quarter  the  Arks  led 
12  to  3.  The  second  period  ended  with 
the  Bengals  holding  a  25  to  17  half 
time  advantage. 

The  Grizzlies  came  back  strong  in 
the  second  half  to  tie  up  i  the  game 
with  four  minutes  to  go.  During  the 
next  four  minutes  the  lead  changed 
several  times  with  neither  team  hold- 
ing more  than  one  or  two  point  ad- 
vantage. Then  with  the  Tigers  lead- 
ing 47  to  46  with  only  15  seconds  left 
to  play,  Beal,  El  Dorado  forward, 
intercepted  the  ball,  dribbled  down 
the  court  and  sent  the  sphere  through 
the  hoop,  giving  the  Grizzlies  a  nar- 
row 48  to  47  victory. 

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Tigers  Settle 
Account  with 
Johnnies 

The  Tigers  poured  on  the  steam  in 
the  last  period  to  defeat  the  strong  St. 
John's  college  Eagles  68  to  58  at  Win- 
field,  January  28,  to  revenge  a  35  to 
28  loss  handed  to  the  Bengals  in  their 
previous  engagement. 
,"  Although 'the  Johnnies  led  28  to  27 
at  the  half-time,  the  Tigers  racked  up 
41  points  in  the  last  period  to  give  the 
Bengals  a  well-deserved  victory. 

.It  was  the  highest  scoring  game  of 
the  season  for  the  Tigers.  Besides  hit- 
ting 22  field  goals,  they  also  took  ad- 
vantage of  their  charity  tosses  as  they 
made  24  out  of  34  attempts. 

In  the  third  quarter,  the  Arks  grab- 
bed a  -48  to  43  margin  with  ten  min- 
utes to  play. 

Although  the  Johnnies  came  within 
one  point  of  the  Tigers  with  only  four 
minutes  left,  the  Tigers  sped  up  their 
attack  and  increased  their  margin  to 
68  to  58  before  the  final  period  ended. 
The  Tigers  employed  a  high-geared, 
fast-breaking  offense  to  chalk  up  their 
fourth  win  of  the  season.  It  was  the 
Johnnies  fourth  loss  in  thirteen 
games. 

Jim  Turner,  forward,  led  the  Tigers 
attack,  scoring  16  points.  Rodney  Wil- 
son, Bill  Sneller,  and  Bud  Chaplin  fol- 
lowed with  13,  12,  and  11  points  res- 
pectively. 


Tigers  Drop 
Games  on 
Western  Trip 

The  Tigers'  westward  journey  end- 
ed in  complete  disappointment  as  they 
lost  itYfo  important  league  games  to 
the  strong  Dodge  City  Conquistadors 
and  to  the  surprisingly  tough  Garden 
City  Broncs. 

In  an  exciting  game  played  at 
Dodge  City  January  10,  the  Tigers 
last  period  pally  fell  short,  as  the  Con- 
quistadors defeated  the  Tigers  46  to44. 

The  following  night  the  Tigers  were 
the  victims  of  the  Garden  City  Broncs, 
by  a  score  of  41  to  28,  in  a  slow  game 
in  which  there  were  56  fouls  called. 

The  Dodge  City  game  started  off 
with  the  Tigers  obtaining  an  early 
lead,,  but  .just  before  the  half  ended 
the  Conquistadors  "got  hot"  and  made 
twelve  points,  w.hil.e  the  Tigers  made 
none.  The,  .second  period  ended  with 
the  Conquistadors  leading  29  to  15. 

The  Arl®  outscored  the  Westerners 
29  to  17  in  the  second  half,  but  the 
Tigers  rally  faited  to  close  the  gap  as 
Dodge  City  won  46-44. 

Jim "  Turner  sparked  the  Tiger  a- 
ttack  as  he  hit  seven  fielders  for  a 
total  of  '14  points  to  cop  individual 
scoring  honors. 

The  game  at  Garden  City  Saturday 
night  was  much  different  to  that  play- 
ed at~Dodgfe  City  the  night  before.  It 
was  a  slow  game,  giving  Garden  City 
a  10  to  9  lead  at  the  half  way  mark. 

The  second  period  the  Broncs  start- 
ed hitting  the  bucket.  They  made  bas- 
kets from  all  angles  as  they  stretched 
their  small  early  lead  to  41-28  when 
the  final  gun  sounded. 

Fifty-six  fouls  were  called  on  the 
two  squads,  with  the  Tigers  making 
18  free  throws  out  of  35  and  the 
Broncs  converting  17  out  of  26. 

Although  there  were  a  large  num- 
ber of  fouls  called,  the  game  was  not 
rough'.  The  excessive  whistle  tooting 
slowed  the  game  down  almost  to  a 
walk. 

Bill.  Sneller,    Jim    Turner   and   Jark 
Stigers   tied  for     individual     scoring 
honors  with  six  points  each. 
acjc 

Christian  Association 
Plans  Picnic  At  Meeting 

The  Junior  College  Christian  As- 
sociation held  a  meeting  in  the  college 
study  ho  11  on  January  20,  with  about 
20  attending. 

The  prayer  was  led  by  Forrest  Mus- 
son,  Edward  Galle  gave  the  scripture 
reading-,  and  p-roup  singing  was  led  by 
Genevieve  Golf. 

Discussion  was  held  concerning  a 
picnic  at  Raymond  TiptonTs  cabin  on 
February  17.  The  committee  in  charge 
of...  the  refreshments  are  Rosemary 
Warren.  Forrest  Miisson,  Lael  Smith, 
and  Sue  Ledeker. 


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ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Thursday,   February  6,   1947 


Pirates 
Tumble  to 
Tigers  57-53 

The  much  vaunted  Independence 
Pirates,  high  scoring  eastern  division 
quintet,  went  down  in  defeat,  57-53,  to 
Coach  "Bunt"  Speer's  juco  Tigers, 
Jan.  31,  at  Independence. 

The  game  was  a  see-saw  affair  until 
the  last  quarter  when  the  Tigers, 
gained  a  10  point  margin  and  went  in- 
to a  prolonged  stall.  This  "freeze"  was 
a  great  improvement  over  the  one  that 
cost  the  Tigers  the  game  against  El 
Dorado. 

The  Bengals,  showing  a  fine  display 
of  ball  handling,  had  little  trouble  in 
working  the  ball  through  the  strong 
Pirate  defense.  After  getting  on  the 
inside  they  showed  a  marked  improve- 
ment on  the  accuracy  of  their  shots. 

Here  is  the  complete  statistics: 

The  Tigers  led  at  the  quarter,  18- 
17,  losing  this  lead  to  the  Pirates  to 
make  the  score  read  26-32  at  the  half. 
The  Black  and  Orange  came  to  lead 
44-43  at  the  end  of  the  last  period. 

Coach  Speer  placed  Earl  Grinnell. 
reserve  forward,  in  guard  position 
for  the  game  and  he  proved  to  be  a 
great  asset  at  this  post. 

Jimmy  Turner,  forward,  led  the 
local's  attack  with  17  points.  Rodney 
Wilson,  forward,  was  second  with  10 
points. 

Malcolm  Smith,  guard,  while  net- 
ting only  one  field  goal,  connected 
with  seven  out  of  eight  charity  tosses. 
■ — acjc 

Tipton  to  Head 
Christian  Group 
Second  Semester 

Raymond  Tipton  was  elected  the 
second  semester  president  of  the  jun- 
ior college  Christian  Association  at  a 
meeting  February  3. 

Other  officers  are  Forrest  Musson, 
vice  president;  Nadine  Johnson,  sec- 
retary; Erma  Marshall,  treasurer; 
and  LaVonne  Young,  student  council 
member. 

The  group  decided  to  meet  at  6:30 
in  front  of  the  senior  high  school  on 
February  17  so  they  can  go  together 
to  Raymond  Tipton's  cabin  for  a  wei- 
ner  roast. 


acjc 

Juco  Cage  Members 
Barred  from  City  League 

College  basketball  squad  members 
have  been  barred  from  the  city 
league  basketball  by  the  action  of  the 
city  league  board.  This  ruling  does 
not  affect  those  who  have  already 
joined  city  league  teams. 


34  New  Students 
Begin  Studies  for 
Second  Semester 

With  the  greatest  part  of  enroll- 
ment completed  on  Friday  January  18, 
the  junior  college  boasted  a  total  of  34 
new  second  semester  students.     . 

Students  who  aie  attending  junior 
college  for  the  first  time  include  Rob- 
ert Adams,  Mrs.  Joyce  Ashbaugh, 
Mrs.  Gertrude  Beatty,  Walter  Echo- 
hawk,  Malcolm  Gardenhire,  George 
Harrison,  Louis  Hepner,  Ronald  Hold- 
redge,  Harold  Johnson,  Mrs.  William 
Johnson,  Michael  Justice,  Wayne 
Moore,  Mary  Peterson,  John  Richard- 
son, Robert  Ruple,  James  Thomas, 
Richard  Sievers,  Joe  Trebbe. 

Those  who  have  attended  college 
classes  in  previous  years  and  have  re- 
turned to  further  their  education  in- 
clude Margery  Austin,  Jack  Blanken- 
ship,  Edward  Blass,  Tommie  Cope- 
land,  Sam  Crain,  Homer  Livingston, 
Thomas  Moore,  Edward  Purnell,  Paul 
Wallack,  and  Jerry  Williams. 

Six  high  school  seniors  have  added 
college  classes  to  their  curriculum. 
These  students  are:  Jack  Baird,  Max 
Burks,  Lloyd  Koch,  Ann  Roehl,  Ted 
Templar,  and  Marvin  Wilhite. 

Although  the  enrollment  for  the 
second  semester  does  not  quite  equal 
that  of  the  first  semester  the  college 
attendance  is  still  within  range  of  pre- 
war days. 

•     acjc — 

College  Students 
Hear  Lectures 
On  Atom  Bomb 

Interesting  lectures  dealing  with 
the  atomic  bomb  and  peace  was  pre- 
sented to  local  junior  college  students 
Thursday,  January  23.  Dr.  A.  B.  Card- 
well  and  Carl  Tjerandsen,  both  of  Kan- 
sas State  College,  were  the  speakers. 

Dr.  Cardwell,  a  technical  advisor  on 
the  World  War  II  Manhatten  project, 
pointed  out  to  the  student  body  that 
there  is  no  protection  other  than  peace 
against  the  bomb.  He  stated  further 
that  the  American  people  are  wrong 
in  the  belief  the  the  atomic  secret  is 
held  by  the  United  States  alone.  He 
emphasized  the  fact  that  there  is  no 
longer  a  secret  concerning  atomic  en- 
ergy. 

Slide  pictures  of  the  atomic  struc- 
ture and  of  damages  which  the  bomb 
inflicted  upon  Japan  were  shown  by 
Dr.  Cardwell  in  explanation  of  his 
subject. 

Carl  Tjerandsen,  associate .  director 
of  the  institute  of  Citizenship  at  Kan- 
sas State,  followed  Dr.  Cardwell  with 
his  explanation  of  the  peace  proposals 
now  being  considered.  These  propo- 
sals, if  successful,  will  eliminate  fu- 
ture use  of  the  atomic  bomb. 

Miss  Wilma  Tanquary  introduced 
the  speakers. 


Tigers  Meet 
Blue  Dragons 
Here  Friday 

The  Tigers  have  another  tough 
week-end  coming  up.  They  meet  the 
league  leading  Hutchinson  Blue  Drag- 
ons here  Friday  night  and  Saturday 
the  Bengals  travel  to  Chanute  meeting 
the  Chanute  Panthers  of  the  eastern 
divison.  _ 

After  last  weeks  victory  over  the 
strong  Independent  Pirates,  the  Ti- 
gers will  be  out  this  week  to  hand  the 
Blue  Dragons  their  first  conference 
defeat. 

Although  the  Blue  Dragons  haven't 
been  defeated  in  the  western  division 
play,  they  were  thrown  for  a  loss  last 
month  by  the  Independence  Pirates, 
the  team  the  Tigers  defeated  last  week 
57  to  53. 

In  previous  encounters  with  the  two 
clubs  the  Tigers  beat  the  Chanute 
Panthers  31  to  24  and  lost  to  the  Blue 
Dragons  49  to  36. 

The  Tigers  have  only  four  games 
left  after  Saturday,  unless  there  is  a 
tournament  held. 


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Jim  Turner  Leads 
Individual  Scoring 

Jim  Turner  increased  his  lead  to  9 
points  indivilual  scoring  honors  for 
the  Tigers,  when  he  dumped  16  points 
in  the  basket  against  St.  John's  Tues- 
day and  make  13  points  in  the  game 
with  the  Independence  Pirates  last 
Friday. 

He  is  followed  closely  by  Bill  Snel- 
!er,  who  has  an  eight  point  average. 


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Turner 

12 

43 

22 

108 

9.00 

Sneller 

12 

34 

28 

96 

8.00 

Wilson 

8 

24 

6 

54 

6.75 

Smith 

12 

14 

27 

55 

4.60 

Grinnell 

10 

16 

10 

42 

4.20 

Chaplin 

12 

18 

14 

50 

4.17 

Stigers 

10 

12 

8 

32 

3.20 

Dowell 

3 

3 

3 

9 

3.00 

Quimby 

4 

1 

0 

2 

.50 

acic 

The  Spanish  Club  held  a  meeting 
January  27  at  7:00  in  the  Club  Rooms. 
The  meeting  was  presided  over  by  the 
president,  Phyllis  Conrad.  Miss  Betty 
Sanderson  was  re-elected  secretary 
and  Miss  Doris  Deets  was  elected  re- 
porter for  the  club.  Following  the 
business  meeting,  LaVonne  Young 
told  of  some  Spanish  customs  and 
holidays. 

The  highlight  of  the  meeting  was 
a  Spanish  pinata.  The  pinata  is  a 
crepe  paper  bag  filled  with  candy  and 
gifts  which  is  suspended  from  a  pul- 
ley. Each  person  is  blindfolded  and 
attempts  to  break  the  pinata. 

Eleven  members  and  the  sponsor, 
Miss  Hawley,  were  present. 


TIGER  TALES 


VOLUME  III 


ARKANSAS  CITY,  KANSAS,  FEBURARY  20,   1947 


NUMBER    9 


Large  Number 
Eligible  for 
Graduation 


According  to  office  records,  there 
will  be  an  estimated  54  students  eligi- 
ble for  graduation  from  ACJC  this 
spring.  In  some  cases,  it  will  be  neces- 
sary for  the  student  to  attend  summer 
school  in  order  to  obtain  the  number 
of  credit  hours  required  for  gradua- 
tion. 

A  meeting  of  the  eligible  students 
was  held  Friday  afternoon,  February 
14,  at  which  time  it  was  announced 
that  each  individual  must  have  his 
measurements  taken  for  the  gradua- 
tion gown. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  those 
eligible  for  graduation;  John  Bartel- 
son,  Gene  Bell,  Charles  Belt,  Janet 
Brown,  Donald  Burkarth,  Alfonso 
Caicedo,  Phyllis  Conrad,  Tommie 
Copeland,  Marjorie  Crabtree,  Sam 
Crain,  Charles  Crane,  Doris  Deets, 
Lee  Elder,  Melvin  Endicott,  Mildred 
Freese,  Barbara  Garris,  Beverly  God- 
frey, Genevieve  Goff,  Bill  Hadley,  Roy 
G.  Haskins,  James  Hollenback,  Roy  J. 
Hollembeak,  Betty  Jo  Johnston,  Ros- 
alee  Jones,  Clinton  Keller,  Peggy 
Laughlin,  James  Ledgerwood,  Barba- 
ra Lefler,  Homer  Livingston,  Douglas 
McCall,  John  B.  McCormick,  George 
McCullough,  Beulah  Marshall,  Walter 
Mathiasmeier,  Forrest  Musson,  Will- 
iam Neal,  Marjorie  Nugen,  Ilena  Pal- 
mer, Betty  Pearson,  Betty  Pratt,  Bar- 
bara Putnam,  Iris  Rahn,  Jack  Rine, 
Edward  Sanabria,  Jr.,  Lloyd  Simpkins, 
Betty  Smith,  Phillip  Smith,  Warren 
Smith,  Danial  C.  Stark,  Byron  Stiles, 
Doris  Stover,  Oscar  Thomas,  Charles 
Whittenborn,  La  Vonne  Young. 
ac  jc 

Rabbi  Levenson 
To  Speak  March  6 

Rabbi  Joseph  Levenson,  who  was 
scheduled  to  appear  February  6,  and 
was  unable  to  make  his  speaking  en- 
gagement due  to  transportation  dif- 
ficulties, has  been  rescheduled  for 
March  6,  Miss  Virginia  Weisgerber, 
chairman  of  the  assembly  committee, 
has  announced. 

Rabbi  Levenson,  appearing  under 
auspices  of  the  Jewish  Chantanqua 
Society,  will  speak  on  "What  Every 
Christian    Should    Know   about  Juda- 


Ark  City  Hears 
First  Presentation 
Of  Juco  Hour 

Inaugration  of  the  "Juco  Hour",  to 
be  presented  regularly  over  station 
KSOK  every  Thursday  at  4:15  p.  m., 
took  place  February  13.  Mike  Justice 
was  announcer  for  the  program. 

Supt.  C.  E.  St.  John  and  Dean  K.  R. 
Galle  told  of  the  growth  and  popular- 
ity of  the  junior  college  in  its'  25  years 
of  operation.  Gene  Bell,  president  of 
the  student  council,  expressed  appre- 
ciation of  the  veterans  for  their  oppor- 
tunities in  ACJC.  President  of  the 
sophomore  class,  Betty  Smith,  and 
Jack  Stafford,  freshman  prexy,  spoke 
on  behalf  of  the  members  of  the  two 
classes. 

Marjory  Crabtree,  accompanied  by 
Betty   Ann   Person,   sang   "How  Are 
Things  In  Glocca  Morra?". 
acjc 

Flying  Classes 
In  ACJC  Held 
On  Monday  Nights 

A  new  and  interesting  course  in  fly- 
ing is  in  procession  in  ACJC  meeting 
every  Monday  night  and  is  accepted 
as  an  academic  three  hour  subject  un- 
der the  direction  of  Mr.  D.  C.  Stark. 

Due  to  the  large  number  of  Veter- 
ans asking  for  the"  class,  it  has  been 
formed  and  it  is  now  open  to  all  who 
can  meet  the  requirments.  Those  who 
are  interested  in  the  course  should  call 
in  the  office  in  the  next  few  days.  Vets 
will  be  accepted  under  the  G.  I.  Bill. 

The  course  covers  ground  instruc- 
tion in  the  theory  of  flight,  study  of 
aircraft  engines,  areodynamics,  me- 
teorology, navigation,  and  commun- 
ication. 

Contracts  have  been  completed  for 
the  actual  flying  with  the  Baird  Field, 
west  of  Arkansas  City,  and  the  Pick- 
ett-Haines Flying  Service  which  will 
be  located  at  the  Ark  City-Winfield 
Municipal  Airport. 

acjc 

Christian  Association 
Picnic  Huge  Success 

The  Junior  College  Christian  As- 
sociation traveled  to  Raymond  Tip- 
ton's cabin,  south-east  of  Ark  City, 
Feb.  17  for  a  weiner  roast. 

The  group  enjoyed  food  "fit  for  a 
king"  and  sang  numerous  songs  dur- 
ing the  course  of  the  evening.  Gene 
Bell  sang  "Green  Grow  The  Lilacs". 


Construction 
To  Start 
In  Spring? 

Construction  of  the  new  junior  col- 
lege-trade school  building  will  begin 
sometime  late  this  spring  or  early 
summer,  if  voters  approve  plans  to  be 
submitted  to  them  in  the  April  elec- 
tion. 

The  board  of  education  has  already 
purchased  two-thirds  of  the  block  ad- 
jacent to  the  Methodist  Church  and 
auditorium  gymnasium  and  extending 
to  the  Ranch  House  on  Second  Street. 
Funds  for  the  building  probably  would 
be  obtained  through  bonds  which  will 
be  voted  on  in  the  city  commissioners 
and  school  board  elections  this  spring. 
Approximately  $350,000  will  be  need- 
ed for  the  completion  of  the  project. 

The  junior  college  portion  of  the 
building  would  be  used  for  trade 
school  purposes.  A  patio  similar  to 
that  between  the  junior  high  and  high 
school  buildings  would  occupy  the 
space  in  the  center  of  the  building. 

All  college  laboratory  courses  and 
a  majority  of  the  other  subjects  would 
be  taught  in  the  new  building.  The 
trade  school  would  offer  a  wider  range 
of  vocational  courses  in  the  industrial 
arts  and  home  e^Smomics  fields. 

School  officials  pointed  out  that 
even  if  construction  could  not  start 
immediately,  sale  of  bonds  at  present 
intrest  rates  could  allow  an  estimated 
$35,000  savings  in  total  costs  over  lat- 
er sale  at  higher  rates. 

acjc- 

Football  Team  To 
Receive  Awards 

In  the  near  future  twenty-two  juco 
gridders  will  receive  1946  football  let- 
ters after  the  schools'  athletic  council 
voted  upon  the  recommendation  made 
by  Coach  Bunt  Speer. 

Tiger  football  awards  will  go  to 
Charlie  Belt,  Robert  Brady,  Lawrence 
(Bud)  Chaplin,  Walter  Dalton,  Mel- 
vin Endicott,  Raymond  Fanning,  Earl 
Grinnell,  Roy  Hadley,  Keith  Hearne, 
James  McCormick,  Walter  Mathias- 
meier, Kenneth  Quimby,  Jack  Rine, 
Lloyd  Simpkins,  Phil  Smith,  Coy 
Squyres,  Ernest  Taton,  Bill  Walz, 
Charles  Ward,  George  Ward  and  John 
Wimer. 


Page  2 


ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


February  20,   1947 


THE  TIGER  TALES 

Student  Publication  of  the 
ARKANSAS  CITY  JUNIOR  COLLEGE 

Editor  Neil  Bell 

Associate    Editor   ...Rex    Howe 

Reporters    Joe   Avery,    Mary 

Kay  Burkarth,  Tommie  Copeland, 
Nadine  Johnson,  Betty  Ann  Oliver, 
Robert  Leibforth. 

Circulation  Manager  Iris  Rahn 

Photographer  Don  Cameron 

Sports  Editor  Oscar  Thomas 

Adviser  P.  M.  Johnson 


KSTC  Choir 
Given  High  Praise 
For  Performance 

The  Emporia  State  Teachers  Chor- 
us, under  the  direction  of  Orville  J. 
Borchers  was  well  received  in  Arkan- 
sas City  Tuesday  evening  Febuary  11 
in  the  junior  high  auditorium. 

One  of  the  outstanding  numbers  of 
the  evening  was  "Joy"  composed  and 
directed  by  Dr.  Borchers.  As  it  was 
portraying  the  college  students  spirit 
at  the  Christmas  holiday,  the  score 
was  fast  moving. 

Another  highlight  of  the  program 
was  the  tenor  solo  in  "Poor  Wayfaring 
Stranger"  done  by  Kenneth  Judd,  j.c. 
'40. 

After  the  consert  the  chorus  mem- 
bers were  guests  in  the  high  school 
and  junior  college  students'  homes, 
leaving  Wednesday  morning  for  Cof- 
feyville  to  give  two  performances. 
Their  appearance  in  Arkansas  City 
was  part  of  the  annual  tour  taken  by 
the  group. 

Proceeds  from  the  ticket  sales  went 
into  the  junior  college  choir  robe  fund. 
The  robes  are  to  be  purchased  soon  so 
the  choir  can  can  appear  in  them  this 
spring. 

acjc 

Speech  Class 
Dinner  Renewed 

The  junior  college  speech  class  held 
their  first  speech  dinner  for  this  sem- 
ester at  the  Central  Christian  Church 
on  February  12.  Twenty-eight  people 
attended  the  dinner.  Rosemary  War- 
ren served  as  hostess  and  Don  Dun- 
can was  the  host. 

On  the  program,  Roy  Hadley,  Jack 
Rine  and  George  McCullough  gave  a 
play,  "Two  Eggs".  For  an  encore,  Jack 
Rine  and  George  McCullough  present- 
ed a  skit,  "What  and  Not".  Barbara 
Garris  gave  a  reading. 

The  next  dinner  will  be  held  on 
March  12. 


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ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Page  3 


Married  Couples  Attending  Junior  College 


Pictured  above  are:  Left  to  right,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bill  Johnson,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ned  Pratt,  and 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Skinner.  The  fourth  couple  of  ACJC,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Paul  Johnston,  were  unable  to 
be  present  due  to  illness. 


Marriage  with 
College  Adds 
To  Problems 


Married  couples  attending  junior 
college  and  maintaining  a  household 
this  semester  find  that  these  duties 
consume  considerable  time  and  effort. 
Just  to  make  the  matters  worse  a  hus- 
band seldom  sees  his  wife  during  their 
school  hours. 

Perhaps  the  greatest  obstacle  fac- 
ing these  couples  is  the  matter  of 
money.  Of  the  four  couples  attending 
ACJC,  two  have  elected  to  depend  up- 
on the  $90  a  month  entirely,  they  are 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Paul  Johnston  and  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Bill  Johnson.  The  other  cou- 
ples, the  Ned  Pratts  and  the  John 
Skinners,  are  finding  time  to  work  and 
still  go  to  school. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Paul  Johnston  plan  on 
completing  junior  college  before  they 
begin  farming  for  a  life  work, 
the  government  and  they  find  living  in 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bill  Johnson  are  plan- 


ning to  finish  college  with  the  help  of 
a  little  duplex,  owned  by  a  relative, 
is  a  great  advantage. 

Mr.  John  Skinner,  while  studying- 
for  the  ministry,  is  director  of  the 
Ranch  House  and  spends  considerable 
time  preparing  his  Sunday  sermon  for 
the  Mount  Hope  Methodist  Church. 
Mis.  Skinner  finds  she  is  plenty  busy 
helping  him  with  his  work  and  keep- 
ing him  fed.  By  the  way,  John  says  he 
has  gained  ten  pounds  since  his  mar- 
riage, due  to  the  fine  meals. 

Mr.  Ned  Pratt  is  working  at  the 
New  Era  Mill  as  a  chemist  in  the 
afternoons  while  Mrs.  Pratt  cares  for 
the- home.  She  has  resigned  her  duties 
in  the  college  office  due  to  the  lack  of 
time.  Mr.  Pratt  is  studying  marine 
engineering. 

The  couples  haven't  been  married 
long  enough  to  establish  a  budget  yet 
they  say  but  the  Skinners  are  trying 
one  now.  Mrs.  Skinner  says,  "He  keeps 
the  budget  and  I  spend  the  money". 

With  th  additional  problems  of  the 
married  couples  in  college  deep  in 
mind,  let's  give  credit  to  the  four 
couples  along  with  all  the  other  mar- 
ried men  in  the  Arkansas  City  Junior 
College  for  their  ability  to  struggle 
on  to  the  success  of  the  future. 


Colonel  M,  Tchou 
Talks  in  Assembly 

Colonel  M.  Thomas  Tchou,  Chinese 
engineer  and  an  authority  on  Euro- 
pean affairs  , spoke  on  "World  Citiz- 
enship and  World  Peace"  in  a  college 
assembly  February  18. 

Colonel  Tchou  was  former  secre- 
tary to  Generalissimo  Chiang  Kai 
Shek  and  secretary  to  the  National 
Committee  of  the  Chinese  Y.M.C.A. 
At  the  International  Labor  Confer- 
ence in  Geneva  he  held  the  post  of 
vice-president. 

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Social  After  Hutchinson  Game 

A  social  sponsored  by  the  junior 
college  student  council  was  the  cli- 
max of  th  exciting  game  with  Hutch- 
inson here  on  February  7.  The  main 
purpose  of  the  social  was  to  entertain 
the  Hutchinson  students  who  accom- 
panied their  players  to  Ark  City.  Due 
to  the  cold  weather  the  expected  crowd 
did  not  arrive. 

Dancing  and  card  playing  provided 
the  entertainment  for  the  evening. 


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ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


February  20,   1947 


Tigers  Clash  With  Pratt  Beavers  Tomorrow  Night 


The  Tigers  will  be  out  for  their  third  league  win  tomorrow  night  when  they  meet  Pratt  on  the  home  court. 
Left  to  right,  first  row ;  Malcolm  Smith,  Jim  Turner,  Bill  Sneller,  Bud  Chaplin,  Rodney  Wilson,  Earl  Grinnell. 

Second  row:  Ass't.  Coach  Wally  Smith,  Jack  Blankenship,  Warren  Dowell,  Robben  Ledeker,  Keith  Hearne, 
Jack  Stigers,  and  Coach  Bunt  Speer. 


Tigers   Lose  to   Dragons, 
Pirates,   Panthers;   Beat  Vets 


Coach  "Bunt"  Speer's  juco  Tigers 
haven't  done  so  well  in  their  last  four 
games,  winning  one  and  losing  three. 
They  were  defeated  by  Hutchinson, 
Chanute,  and  Independence,  but  came 
out  on  top  of  a  tangle  with  Chilocco. 

The  Tigers  fell  victim  to  a  final 
showing  of  pow^r  by  the  Hutchinson 
Blue  Dragons,  Feb.   7,  losing,   57-53. 

Hayden  Hubbard,  towering  Dragon 
center,  held  scoring  honors  with  16 
points  while  Malcolm  Smith  was  high 
for  the  Tigers  with  12  points.  Rod- 
ney Wilson  was  runner  up  for  the 
locals  with  9  tallies. 

The  Chanute  Black  Panthers  defeat- 
ed the  Tigers,  53-45,  Feb.  8,  when  the 
Arks  failed  to  "batten  down  the  hatch- 
es" on  the  Panther  center,  Tiegreen, 
who  scored  27  points. 

Jim  Turner  and  Bud  Chaplin  lead 
the  Tigers  in  scoring  with  10  points 
each. 


The  Bengals  managed  to  pull  out  of 
-their  slump  long  enough  to  down  the 
Chilocco  Indian  Vets,  46-26,  in  a  fast 
moving  game  at  Chilocco,  Feb.  11. 

Using  eleven  players,  eight  of  whom 
scored,  Coach  Speer's  quintet  outplay- 
ed the  Vets  all  the  way,  leading  23-8 
at  intermission.  Wilson  and  Dowell 
each  had  10  tallies. 

Having  lost  two  regulars  on  person- 
al fouls  at  the  beginning  of  the  second 
half,  the  Tigers  wrere  unable  to  main- 
tain their  halftime  lead  over  the  In- 
dependence Pirates  and  went  down 
56-53. 

Jimmy  Turner  lead  the  Bengal  of- 
fence with  16  points. 

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Betty   Ann   Oliver:  "There  are     over 

200  young  men  in  this  school  and 

I've  never  chased  one  of  them!" 
Betty  May  Hughett:  "Which  one?" 


TIGER  CLAWS 

Oscar    Thomas 

Looking  into  the  crystal  ball  I  see 
the  Tigers  beating  the  last  place  Pratt 
Beavers  here  tomorrow  night  46  to  34 
to  rack  up  their  third  conference  vic- 
tory. 

An  organization,  which  has  done 
a  lot  in  the  way  of  school  spirit  this 
year  and  have  not  received  much  cred- 
it is  the  college  pep  band.  Although 
small  in  number  they  have  surely  con- 
tributed much  to  the  cause,  so  let's  all 
get  behind  them  Friday  night  and 
really  make  a  lot  of  noise. 

A  coming  event  to  look  forward  to 
is  the  annual  basketball  play-off  be- 
tween the  freshman  and  sophomore 
classes,  which  is  expected  to  take 
place  sometime  in  March. 

Jim  Turner,  tricky  forward  increas- 
ed his  lead  in  individual  scoring  hon- 
ors during  the  last  two  weeks  to  a 
9.60  average.  Bill  Sneller  follows  him 
with  an  even  8.00  point  average. 


TIGER  TALES 


VOLUME  III 


ARKANSAS  CITY,  KANSAS,  THURSDAY,  MARCH  6,  1947 


NUMBER  10 


Local  Talent 
Heard  In 
Assembly 

A  varied  program  was  featured  for 
the  February  27  assembly  and  stole 
praise  for  the  top  assembly  of  the  year. 
Coach  "Bunt  Speer  awarded  letters 
and  awards  to  the  members  of  the  Ju- 
co  football  team.  Speer  commended 
the  boys  for  their  fine  cooperation 
and  spirit. 

The  second  part  of  the  program  was 
a  radio  program  made  up  of  local  Juco 
talent,  with  Barbara  Garris  announc- 
ing. 

A  swing  band  made  up  of  Doug  Mc- 
Call,  Ted  Buckland,  Homer  Livings- 
ton, and  Bill  Johnson,  played  a  med- 
ley of  "Lady  Be  Good",  Blue  Skies", 
and  "Honeysuckle  Rose".  As  an  encore 
they  played  a  song  of  their  own  com- 
position, "I'm  Going  To  Junior  Col- 
lege", with  Doug  presenting  the  vocal. 

Ethel  Harvey,  the  Juco  "Blues" 
singer,  accompanied  by  Betty  Smith, 
sang  "Basin  Street  Blues"  and  "The 
Preacher  and  the  Bear". 

A  singing  commercial,  sponsored  by 
the  Clifton  Howard  insurance  agency 
was  given  by  the  commercial  quartet, 
Marjorie  Crabtree,  Betty  Pearson, 
Ann  McAdam  and  Rosalee  Jones. 

John  Skinner  and  Kermit  Sand- 
efur  gave  a  skit  about  the  goings-on 
behind  the  mike  in  a  radio  program. 

"McCall  Dental  Surgery"  was  the 
feature  for  the  next  commercial  given 
by  the  commercial  quartet. 

"Name  it  Yourself  but  don't  think 
aloud  Boogie"  was  presented  by  Betty 
Smith  and  "Doug"  McCall,  as  a  duo 
on  the  piano. 

The  program  was  climaxed  by  Tom- 
my Copeland,  the  local  "Frankie", 
accompanied  by  Betty  Smith  singing 
"The  Kashmir  Song",  and  "Ich  Liebe 
Dich". 


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Twenty  members  of  the  Spanish 
Club  and  their  guests  enjoyed  an 
enchilada  supper,  served  in  the  col- 
lege kitchen,  at  6:30  P.M.  February 
24. 

The  enchiladas,  the  highlight  of  the 
meals,  were  prepared  by  Mrs.  Ned 
Pratt.  Mexican  chocolate  and  mango 
slices  made  the  Spanish  menu 
complete. 

Following  the  super,  the  club  en- 
joyed a  short  piano  recital  presented 
by  Miss  Connie  Brown.  She  played 
"Malaguena"  by  Lecuona;  "Spanish 
Gypsy  Dance"  by  Mowrey  and 
"Waltz"  by  Mokry. 


Juco  Debaters  To  JllCO  Hour 


Present  Broadcast 

The  juco  debaters  and  the  South- 
western debaters  will  present  a  radio 
broadcast  on  March  13  over  KSOK. 
They  will  have  a  round  table  discus- 
sion on  the  national  topic,  "Resolved 
that  labor  should  be  given  a  direct 
share  in  the  management  of  industry- 

The  debate  team,  consisting  of 
Norman  Byers  and  George  McCul- 
lough,  and  A.  E.  Maag,  coach,  trav- 
eled to  Southwestern  college  at  Win- 
field  on  February  18  for  non-decision 
discussion  on  the  national  topic. 

Mr.  Maag  states  that  the  college 
team  and  some  members  from  Miss 
Pauline  Sleeth's  and  Miss  Virginia 
Weisgerber's  classes  will  travel  to  St. 
John's  college  on  March  21  and  22  for 
a  forensic  meeting.  According  to 
Maag,  this  is  open  to  students  who 
will  give  readings,  after  dinner 
speeches  and  various  kinds   of  talks. 

The  Tonkawa  debaters  came  to  Ar- 
kansas City  for  a  non-decision  debate 
on   March   4. 


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Current  Affairs  Test 
Winner  Announced 

Betty  Ann  Oliver  ^reshiran,  was 
s>  e=  ounced  by  Mr.  Galle  as  the  student 
making  the  highest  score  in  the  Cur- 
rent Affairs  Test  given  Feb.  13  to 
the  student  body. 

Walter  Mathiasmeier  has  high 
score  for  the  sophomore  class,  and 
Ralph  Rosencrantz  topped  the  fresh- 
man class. 

The  test  was  compiled  by  Time 
magazine  covering  the  events  of  the 
last  four  months  and  is  given  all  over 
the  country.  Winners  will  have  their 
choice  of  a  twelve  inch  globe  or  any 
book  valued  up  to  five-dollars. 
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Levenson  Gives 
Rescheduled  Talk 

Scheduled  to  speak  in  assembly  this 
morning  was  Rabbi  Joseph  Leven- 
son of  the  Temple  Bnai  Israel,  Okla- 
homa City.  His  topic  for  discussion 
is  "What  FJvery  Christian  Should 
Know  About  Judaism". 

Rabbi  Levenson  was  ordained  by 
the  Hebrew  Union  College  in  1939  and 
is  a  member  of  the  national  scholar- 
ship fraternity  Phi  Beta  Kappa.  He 
was  scheduled  to  speak  to  the  college 
on  February  6  but  was  unable  to  be 
here  due  to  transportation  difficul- 
ties. 


Increasing  in 
Popularity 

The  "Juco  Hour",  broadcasted  over 
KSOK  every  Thursday  at  4:15  p.m., 
is  increasing  in  popularity  giving  Ar- 
kansas City  and  the  surrounding  area 
an  opportunity  to  become  acquainted 
with  the  Arkansas  City  Junior  Col- 
lege. 

The  first  three  programs  presented 
were  a  hugh  success,  this  afternoon 
the  fourth  presentation  will  feature 
the  high  school  speech  department  as 
guests  giving  a  one  act  play  under 
the  direction  of  Ralph  Peterson, 
speech  instructor. 

The  first  program,  February  13,  in- 
troduced the  school  officials  while  the 
following  programs  will  enable  the 
talented  students  to  be  heard  by  the 
public. 

Allen  E.  Maag  is  in  charge  of  the 
programs  with  the  assistance  of  Miss 
Pauline  Sleeth,  Miss  Virginia  Weis- 
gerber,  August  Trollman,  and  Charles 
Hinchee. 

The  second  presentation  of  the  "Ju- 
co Hour",  which  took  place  February 
20,  featuit'J  a  typical  "jam  session" 
in  the  junior  college  club  rooms.  The 
program  consisted  of  a  solo,  "Basin 
Street  Blues",  by  Ethel  Harvey,  a 
boogie  number  by  Betty  Smith  and 
Douglas  McCall,  and  a  solo  "All  The 
Things  You  Are",  by  Tommie  Cope- 
land.  A  short  skit  was  given  by  Jack 
Rine  and  George  McCullough. 

Other  students  participating  in  the 
program  were  Rosalee  Jones,  Marjorie 
Crabtree,  Billy  Joe  Smith,  and  Roy 
Hadley. 

The  junior  college  chorus,  under  the 
direction  of  Charles  Hinchee,  present- 
ed a  program  of  various  types  of 
choral  numbers  on  the  broadcast  of 
Feburary  27.  The  group  sang  "God 
Is  A  Spirit",  "Lo,  A  Voice",  Onward 
Christian  Soldiers",  "Erie  Canal",  and 
"Comin'  Thru  The  Rye". 

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Christian  Association  Plans 

Hamburger  Fry  at  Spring  Hill 

The  Junior  College  Christian  Asso- 
ciation met  on  March  3  in  the  junior 
college  study  hall  with  Forrest  Mus- 
son  presiding.  Doris  Deets  gave  the 
opening  prayer. 

Janet  Brown,  Charles  Early,  Sam 
Crain,  and  Lenna  Payton  were  chosen 
as  a  committee  to  plan  and  prepare 
a  hamburger  fry  at  the  Spring  Hill 
sometime  this  month. 


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ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


March  6,  1947 


THE  TIGER  TALES 

Student  Publication   of  the 
ARKANSAS  CITY  JUNIOR  COLLEGE 

Editor  -  _ Neil  Bell 

Associate   Editor   _Rex   Howe 

Reporters   Joe   Avery,   Mary 

Kay  Burkarth,  Tommie  Copeland, 
Nadine  Johnson,  Betty  Ann  Oliver, 
Robert  Leibforth. 

Circulation  Manager  Iris  Rahn 

Photographer  Don  Cameron 

Sports  Editor  Oscar  Thomas 

Adviser  P.  M.  Johnson 


Word  of  Applause 

_  ...for  Iris  Rahn  who  by  her  own 
hard  work  and  thoughtfullness  has 
made  things  a  little  brighter  in  the 
clubrooms  of  old  BU. 

Who  stops  to  think  why  or  who 
puts  up  the  decorations  on  the  club- 
rooms  for  special  occasions;  the 
people  of  ACJC  should  all  take  the  in- 
terest and  pride  in  school  affairs  that 
the  work  brittle  Iris  Rahn  does. 

Thanks  Iris,  and  thanks  to  those  in 
the  past  who  have  helped,  but  shall 
remain   unamed   for  reasons   of  their-" 
own.' — DC 


acjc : — 

Antonia  Martinez, 
College  Graduate 
Makes  Mark  At  KU 

Antonia  Martinez;  better  known  as 
"Tonie",  was  interviewed  for  the 
"Coeds  Corner"  in  the  last  issue  of 
the  Kansas  University  paper. 

The  article  called  "Tonie"  one  of 
the  "energies"  on  the  campus,  this 
can  be  easily  understood  for  she  is 
president  of  Hensley  house,  the  YM- 
CA  headquarters,  and  the  internation- 
al club.  She  also  belongs  to  the  Kappa 
Phi  Methodist  sorority,  the  Spanish 
Club,  and  the  Lawrence  League  for 
the  Practice  of  Democracy.  Last  year 
she  was  on  the  Dean's  honor  roll,  but 
missed  it  a  few  points  this  semester. 

Tonie  is  majoring  in  Spanish  ed- 
ucation and  after  graduation  in  June, 
she  plans  to  teach.  According  to  Tonie, 
the  middle  years  of  a  college  educat- 
ion are  the  most  trying.  "You  are  in 
the  middle  of  an  immense  adventure, 
and  you  know  so  much  depends  on 
your  decisions.  You  can  hardly  re- 
member the  beginnings  or  see  the 
end  of  your  college  life." 
ucationaNedal 

Tonie  graduated  from  the  Ark  City 
high  school  in  '42  and  from  the  Ark 
City  junior  college  in  '44  making 
high  scholastic  marks  in  both.  She 
is  fond  of  both  of  the  colleges,  "It's 
a  toss  up  which  I  like  the  best"  she 
stated. 


THE  BASEMENT  BUZZ 


With  trouble  and  care, 
I've  written  this  colum 
So  try  to  wade  through  it 
And  don't  dispair! 


0 

Yes,  I  know  I'm  not  a  poet,  but  I  had 
to  get  this  thing  started  some  way, 
didn't  I? 


The  last  college  social  really  went 
over  with  a  bang  (meaning  all  those 
bushels  of  popcorn,  of  course).  Didn't 
Gaamnella  of  the  white  sholders  really 
wow  these  Juco  lads?   We  think  Mr. 

Maag  was  a  beautiful  blond we 

liked   that   backless   formal,   too!    Es- 
pecially the  mole! 

0 

We  nominate  Chuck  Hutchinson  for 
the  most  industrious  man  around  here 
this  season.  We  hear  that  one  Satur- 
day night  after  working  until  mid- 
night he  was  later  discovered  washing 
dishes  at  a  local  cafe.  How  about  that 
Chuck? 

0 

'Betcha  that  Lenna  Payton  was  the 
first  girl  around  here  to  receive  a 
football  letter.  Was  that  a  blush  on 
her  face  as  she  tripped  down  the  aisle 
to  claim  Walt  Daltons'  award?  Or  the 
flush  of  haughty  pride? 

O 

Our  votes  for  the  best  dressed 
"women"  of  the  year  go  to  beauty 
contest  candidates  P.  M.  Johnson  (say, 
we  really  liked  that  figure),     D.     C. 


Stark  (Sr.!),  Sam  Crain,  Bud  Yates, 
Jack  Rine,  and  the  winner,  Charlie 
Belt. 

0 

Norman    (June-yor)    Byers:   "Brrrrrr, 
it  never  was  this  cold  before  on  my 
birthday!" 
Kermit      Sandefur:      "When's      vour 

birthday?" 
Norman:  "In  June." 

0 

Orchids  to 

Betty  May  Hughett — for  managing 

the  concession  stand. 
Betty   Lou     Miller — for     making  a 
really    swell    high   school   basket- 
ball queen. 
Kenny    Quimby — proud    papa    of    a 

six-weeks-old    daughter. 
And  then  of  course  we  should  give 
Jack    Ward    a    double    orchid    for 
becoming  the  father  of  twins. 

O 

Now  is  the  time  for  quips,  quotes, 
and  all  that  stuff! 

Morgan  Wright:  (to  Becky  Rine) 
"Do  you  feel  high  on  heels?"  (That 
was  a   pun,  son.) 

Miss  Hawley:  (to  students  in  then- 
stocking  feet  during  broadcast  rehear- 
sal) "Well  anyway,  it's  a  good  thing 
we  don't  have  'smell-e-vision' ". 

O 

And  as  a  Virginia  kennel  with  dach- 
shund   puppies   for   sale     advertised* 
I'll  "Get  A  Long  Little  Doggie". 
Goodbye  now. 


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Doris  Deets:  "Who  was  the  most  pop- 
ular band  leader  of  all  times?" 
"Chuck"   Crane:    "Jessy  James" 


Vets  Urged  to 
Register  Firearms 
With  US  Treasury 

That  German  sub-machine  gun, 
your  Japanese  sawed-off  shot  gun  or 
your  prized  Italian  shooting  cane — 
they  must  all  be  registered  with  the 
U.  S.  Treasury  department. 

The  government  permits  veterans 
to  own  these  shootin'  iron  souvenirs. 
They  know  that  the  war  veteran  is 
proud  of  his  "loot"  and  he  enjoys 
showing  his  private  arsenal  to  admir- 
ing friends,  but  the  government  does 
not  want  the  guns  to  fall  into  the 
hands  of  criminals. 

The  national  firearms  act,  although 
not  a  widely  known  law,  has  been  pas- 
sed to  require  registration  of  all  dan- 
gerous firearms,  and  a  prohibitive  tax 
of  $200  has  been  designed  to  keep  the 
guns  in  the  hands  of  the  veterans  who 
brought  them  back  as  war  trophies. 

The  arms  affected  by  the  order  are 
machine  guns  and  repeating  pistols, 
shotguns  and  rifles  with  less  than  18 
inch  barrels,  except  rifles  of  .22  cali- 
bre or  smaller.  All  machine  guns  and 
repeating  firearms  are  to  be  welded 
or  rendered  useless  unless  a  special 
permit   is   obtained   to   keep   them   in 


firing  order. 

Any  veteran  who  has  such  a  weap- 
on in  his  possesion  should  get  them 
registered  at  the  alcohol  tax  unit,  lo- 
cated in  the  post  office  building,  at 
Wichita.  Failure  to  register  such  sou- 
venirs leaves  the  veteran  open  for 
prosecution  and  severe  penalties,  ac- 
ording  to  police  chief,  Walter  Gray  of 
the  Arkansas  City  police  department. 
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Arks  Down  Beavers; 
Defeated  by  Ravens 

Coach  "Bunt"  Speer's  juco  Tigers 
defeated  the  Pratt  Beavers  58-30, 
Feb.  21,  but  were  handed  a  64-41  loss 
earlier  in  the  week  by  the  Coffeyville 
Ravens. 

Breaking  into  a  10  point  lead  early 
in  the  game,  the  Tigers  had  little 
troubde  with  the  Beavers,  who  never 
threatened. 

Leading,  26-13,  at  the  half,  Coach 
Speer's  quintet,  rolled  on  to  their 
third  western  division  victory. 

Jimmy  Turner,  forward,  held  scor- 
ing honors  with  19  points  while  Rod- 
ney Wilson,  tallied   15  points. 

The  Arks  received  a  severe  trounc- 
nig  at  Coffeyville,  Feb.  18,  by  the 
Ravens. 


March  6,  1947 


ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Dreams  Reveal  College 
Students  Desires  In  Life 


Stop!  You  are  about  to  read  of  the 
innermost,  hidden  wishes  of  several 
students.  Dreams,  according  to  the 
most  eminent  psychiatrists,  reveal 
hidden  desires. 

Paying  no  attention  to  the  fact  that 
many  of  the  dreams  can  be  blamed 
on  coffee,  onions  or  a  ('mid-night" 
snack,  a  reporter  asked  10  collegians, 
"What  did  you  dream  last  night?", 
then  delved  into  the  dark  recesses  of 
their  minds  tofind  the  answers.  Here 
they  are,  for  what  they're  worth: 

Dick  Kely,  "Nig*htly  dreams  of  Mac- 
Beth  disturb  my  rest,  since  hearing 
it  in  Miss  Sleeth's  room." 

Ann  McAdam;  "I  ate  onions  before 
I  went  to  bed  so  I  dreamed  of  onions 
al  night." 

Caroll  Rathbun:  "I  was  falling  off 
of  a  high  bridge.  I  fell  alright,  when 
I  woke  up  I  was  on  the  floor  beside 
my  bed." 

Phyllis  Conrad:  "LaVonne  was  mad 
at  me — there  was  a  flood — I  wanted 
to  go  home —  so  she  was  mad —  we 
were   in     Ponca  City — "   Stop!     This 


could  go  on  indefinately. 

Harold  White:  "We  (3  boys)  went 
swimming  and  when  I  started  to  turn 
over  I  couldn't  because  the  water  was 
to  shallow.  It  was  a  terrible  feeling. 
Really  strange." 

Wilma  Tanquary ;  "Indians  were 
raiding  our  house  with  bows  and  ar- 
rows so  I  grabbed  my  trusty  rifle  and 
began  to  fight  them."  Excitement  ga- 
lore. 

Phil  Smith:  "Guess!  Women,  Wo- 
men, Women,  Womankind  as  a  whole, 
Women,  Women,  Women." 

Doris  Deets:  "Great  big  frogs.  Ter- 
rible frogs." 

Marjorie  Crabtree:  "A  package 
came  from  my  brother  in  Germany 
and  as  I  was  opening  it  my  sis  poked 
me  to  wake  me  up  and  I  said  , 'Don't 
wake  me  up  I'm  opening  a  package 
from  Germany'  ". 

Norman  Byers:  (As  given  by  Don 
Cameron)  "I  beat  Don  Cameron  in  an 
arguement.  Oh  boy!" 


Gaamenella  Visits 
Social;  Models 
Give  Preformance 

Gaamenella  of  the  White  Shoulders 
was  the  main  topic  of  conversation 
at  the  junior  college  social  held  in  the 
study  hall  last  week,  while  games, 
cards,  dancing,  and  singing  made  up 
the   activity  for  the   evening. 

With  the  playing  of  appropriate 
music,  "In  My  Arms",  the  charming 
and  alluring  Gammenella  of  the 
White  Shoulders  made  her  appear- 
ance as  the  feature  attraction  of  the 
evening.  For  those  who  would  like  to 
know  what  Gaamenella  means  it's 
Allen  E.  Maag  spelled  backwards. 

Hidden  talent  was  discovered  when 
Charles  Belt,  Jack  Rine,  Leslie  Yates, 
Mr.  D.  C.  Stark,  Mr.  P.  M.  Johnson, 
and  Sam  Crain  was  asked  to  model. 
The  models  were  judged  on  poise 
and  style,  with  Charles  Belt  winning 
the  prize,  a  copy  of  "Seventeen". 

The  party  was  under  the  direction 
of  the  social  committee  headed  by 
Betty   Ann    Pearson. 

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Four  New  Students 
Enroll  In  ACJC 

Four  new  students  enrolled  in  AC- 
JC late  this  semester  to  bring  the 
grand   total   to   283. 

Those  enrolling  late  include  La 
Vera  J.  Derby,  freshman,  William 
Morris,  freshman,  Helen  Jane  Beat- 
son,  special  course,  and  Carolyn  Hill, 
freshman. 


The  Feminine  Touch  | 

by   Rahn  i 

Ki-yah  everybody.  How  do  you  like 
this  beautiful  spring  weather?  Brrr 
Say,  Miss  Davis  has  really  been  giv- 
ing us  the  run-around  in  gym.  We 
have  been  doing  everything  from 
playing  basketball  to  dancing!!  We 
take  three  steps,  turn  and  kick,  take 
three  steps,  turn  and  kick,  although 
it  isn't  the  latest  dance  step,  it  may 
come  in  handy  some  time. 

We  now  have  two  basketball  teams 
in  gym.  The  "caps"  are  Lenna  Pay- 
ton,  and  Erma  Marshall.  Although  we 
haven't  started  the  old  battle  yet,  we 
can  still  give  each  other  dirty  looks 
can't  we  ? 

You  can  shut  the  door  now  Richard, 
I'm  leaving — 

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He  struck  hur  and  she  uttered  no 
word.  Again  he  struck  hur,  but  no 
sound  eskaped  hur  lips.  Once  more  he 
hitter  on  the  hed,  but,  brave  thing  that 
she  wuz,  she  did  not  whimpyr. 

Then  in  a  rage  beyond  awl  reeson  by 
her  unkencern,  the  brute  gave  vent  to 
a  low  maledickshun  and  began  reign- 
ing bios  on  hur  pretty  little  hed,  even 
scratching  hur  in  his  madness. 

Even  through  this  she  held  hur 
peace,  but  at  length,  hur  feelings  at 
the  blazing  point,  she  gave  a  reluc- 
tent  sputter  into  flaim. 

For  you  see,  she  wuz  only  a  match. 

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"My  girl's  very  dove  like." 
"Soft   and   cooing?" 
"Nope.  Pigeon  toed." 

— Independence 


$2  Per  Hour 
For  College 
Education 


From  Iowa  State  comes  the  infor- 
mation that  each  hour  spent  in  a 
classroom  or  laboratory  is  costing 
the  average  student  slightly  more 
than  two  dollars.  It  was  computed 
this  way:  total  fee  costs,  books  costs, 
living  expenses  and  potential  earning 
power  (as  if  you  had  a  job  and  were 
not  in  school).  This  sum  is  divid- 
ed by  the  total  number  of  hours  spent 
in  classes  during  one  quarter.  For 
a  married  student  the  cost  will  ex- 
ceed three  dollars  per  hour. 

Looking  at  a  college  education 
from  this  viewpoint  one  can  see  the 
vital  need  for  worthwhile  material 
economically  presented  and  properly 
used.  To  meet  that  need  the  admin- 
istration, instructors,  and  student 
share  a  triple  responsibility. 

First,  the  college  administration 
must  be  certain  that  each  course  is 
worth  its  hourly  cost.  With  this,  it 
must  make  every  effort  to  provide 
a  teaching  staff  of  the  best  instruc- 
tors in  each  field  of  study. 

Secondly,  the  college  instructors 
should  wonder  if  their  lectures  are 
always  worth  the  price  of  admission. 

Class  time  goes  by  at  the  rate  of 
four  cents  per  minute,  and  if  the  stu- 
dent is  married,  the  cost  is  six  cents 
per  minute.  The  average  of  a  nickle-a- 
minute  calls  for  a  lot  of  worthwhile 
talking  and  when  time  is  wasted  a 
student  might  rightfully  ask  if  he  has 
received  his  money's  worth. 

Then  there  is  the  third  party  in 
this  two-dollar-per-hour  investment 
whom  we  must  consider.  He  is  the 
one  who  puts  out  his  two  dollar  bills 
for  every  classroom  hour,  the  stu- 
dent. It  might  be  worse  if  he  should 
occasionally  stop  and  wonder  if  he  is 
getting  enough  in  return.  Does  his 
personal  underwriting  in  study  and 
interest  sufficiently  cover  the  invest- 
ment? An  interesting  note  is  that 
one  cup  of  coffee  while  cutting  a 
class  costs  $2.05  and  as  figured 
"There's  still  a  lot  of  coffee  in 
Brazil,"  and  some  of  it  costs  that 
much. 

It  is  estimated  by  instructors  that 
a  college  degree  ultimately  is  worth 
$10,000  in  extra  wages.  This  means 
that  education  is  being  offered  and 
received  at  an  hourly  rate  which 
looks  high  even  in  these  days  of  in- 
flated wages. 

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College  To  Participate 
In  Easter  Assembly 

The  junior  college  chorus  has  sel- 
ected the  "Crucifixion"  by  Stainer  as 
their  presentation  for  the  Easter  as- 
sembly April  3,  in  the  Methodist 
Church,  Mr.  C.  L.  Hinchee,  vocal  mus- 
ic instructor  announced  last  week. 


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ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


March  6,  1947 


Tigers  Start 
Training  for 
Spring  Sports 

Tennis  Squad  Already 
Working  Out,  Track 
To  Begin  Next  Week 

Since  last  week  finished  the  basket- 
ball season  for  the  Tigers,  they  are 
now  turning  their  attention  to  track, 
tennis  and  possibly  golf,  if  there  is  a 
demand  for  it. 

The  tennis  team  under  the  direction 
of  Coach  Raymond  Judd  is  looking 
forward  to  a  successful  season.  Re- 
turning letterman  include  Don  Duncan 
and  Gene  Bell  who  won  the  juco  state 
doubles  crown  at  El  Dorado  last  year. 
Don  Duncan,  when  a  senior  in  high 
school  won  nearly  every  meet  he  en- 
tered, including  the  Ark-Vally  singles 
title  and  the  state  doubles  crown. 

Another  pair  of  racket  swingers  ex- 
pected to  give  opposition  plenty  of 
trouble  are  Doug  McCall  and  Chuck 
Hutchinson.  In  high  school  they  team- 
ed to  win  the  Ark-Valley  doubles  title 
and  also  were  runner-up  for  the  state 
doubles  title. 

The  tennis  team  began  practice  this 
week  in  the  senior  high  gym. 

The  Tiger  track  team  under  the 
tutelage  of  Coach  Bunt  Speer  won't 
start  workouts  until  next  week  be- 
cause the  Bulldogs  are  using  the  gym 
preparing  for  the  regional  tournament 
at  Wellington. 

The  track  squad  has  only  four  re- 
turning lettermen,  Jim  Hollenback, 
Earl  Grinnell,  Willis  Shelhamer  and 
Jack  Rine. 

The  Tigers  have  the  best  half  miler 
in  the  state,  Malcolm  Smith,  who 
holds  the  state  record:  time  one  min- 
ute and  57  seconds. 

One  track  meet  has  already  been 
put  on  the  calendar.  That  is  the  Cof- 
feyville  relays,  which  is  scheduled  to 
take  place,  April  25  at  Coffeyville. 

Some  of  the  other  schools  expected 
to  have  track  and  tennis  meets  are 
Hutchinson,  El  Dorado  and  Indepen- 
dence. 

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FINAL  WESTERN  DIVISION 
STANDINGS 

W  L  Pet. 

Hutchinson                           9  1  .900 

El  Dorado                             6  4  .600 

Dodge  City                           6  4  .600 

Garden  City                         5  5  .500 

ARK  CITY                           4  6  .400 

Pratt                                      0  10  .000 
FINAL  EASTERN   DIVISION 
STANDINGS 

W  L  Pet. 

Fort  Scott                          7  1  .875 

Coffeyville                          6  2  .750 

Independence                     5  3  .625 

Chanute                               1  ?  -J25 

Parsons                                1  7  .125 


Tigers  Roll  Over 
Kanotex  60-41 
In  Benefit  Game 

Using  a  fast  break,  smooth  passing, 
and  accurate  shooting,  Coach  "Bunt" 
Speer's  juco  Tigers  took  an  impressive 
60-41  victory  from  the  Kanotex  Oilers, 
city  league  champions,  in  the  second 
game  of  the  annual  PTA  basketball 
doubleheader,   Feb.  25. 

Confiscating  an  early  lead,  the  Tig- 
ers were  ahead  to  the  final  gun.  The 
Bengals  had  trouble  holding  Oliver 
Rutter,  Oiler  pivot  ace  who  dunked  in 
10  field  goals,  but  this  proved  insuf- 
ficient to  turn  the  tide  for  the  oilers. 

The  Arks  lead,  29-18  at  intermission 
and  tallied  11  points  in  the  second 
stanza  before  their  opponents  could 
score. 

Forward  Jimmy  Turner  led  the  ju- 
cos  in  individual  scoring  with  16 
points.  Bill  Sneller,  center,  accounted 
for  13  points. 


JUCO   TIGERS 
f g  ft  pf 


Turner,   f 
Wilson,   f 
Sneller,   c 
Smith,  g 
Chaplin,    g 


Grinnell,  g  1 


Dowell,  f  0  0  0 
Stigers,  f  3  2  1 
B'enship,  g  1  1  0 
Ledeker,  c  0  0  0 
Hearne,  g    0  0  0 


Tot.—        25  10  24 
Referees  •   Weshe  and  Blair. 


KANOTEX 

f g  ft  pf 
Jamison  ,f  3  1  5 
Estus,  f  2  0  2 
Rogers,  f  0  11 
Taton,  f  0  0  0 
McNitt,  c  0  0  0 
O.  R'ter.c  10  0  1 
Tuttle,  g  0  2  0 
Drehmer,  g  1  0  2 
Porch,  g  2  12 
Paton,   g       0  0  3 


Tot.- 


18  516 


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TIGER  CLAWS 

Oscar    Thomas 

The  Tigers  wound  up  the  1946-47 
basketball  season  with  a  record  of 
nine  wins  and  12  losses  for  a  percent- 
age of  .450. 

The  winner  of  the  Western  division, 
the  Hutchinson  Blue  Dragons  and  the 
victors  of  the  Eastern  division,  the 
Fort  Scott  Greyhounds  meet  this  week 
in  a  two  out  of  three  cage  play-off  to 
decide  the  state  championship  team. 
As  it  looks  now  its  practically  a  toss- 
up  with  possibly  the  Ft.  Scott  Grey- 
hounds calling  the  coin  right.  If  the 
Greyhounds  do  come  out  victorious 
they  will  surely  have  to  play  a  better 
brand  of  ball  than  they  did  last  week, 
when  the  Coffeyville  Ravens  stomped 
the  Greyhounds  65  to  39  at  Coffeyville 
to  snap  their  16  game  winning  streak. 

Coach  Stoner,  the  Coffeyville  track 
mentor  announced  he  was  trying  to 
make  the  Coffeyville  relay  meet  an 
■all-day  event  with  the  finals  at  night 
and  is  also  planning  a  queen  crowning 
ceremony. 


Tigers  Edge 

Grizzlies 

By  One  Point 

Arks  Close  12  Point  Gap 
In  Last  Minutes;  Chaplin's 
Fielder  Proves  Winning  Goal 

Revenging  an  earlier  loss,  Coach 
"Bunt"  Speer's  juco  Tigers  edged  out 
the  El  Dorado  Grizzlies,  48-47,  at  El 
Dorado,  Feb.  28.  The  score  was  ident- 
ical to  that  of  the  previous  encounter 
except  that  this  time  the  Arks  were 
the  victors. 

Trailing  by  one  point  with  only  a 
few  seconds  to  play,  guard  Bud  Chap- 
lin netted  a  long  one  to  win  the  game. 
The  Grizzlies  led  throughout  the  rest 
of  the  game,  the  score  being  23-16  in 
their  favor  at  the  half. 

The  Tigers,  displaying  a  fast,  de- 
termined brand  of  ball,  disrupted  the 
Grizzlies'  offense  in  the  second  period 
and  forged  ahead  to  close  the  12  point 
gap  that  stood  between  them  and  vic- 
tory- 
Leading  the  Bengal  attack  was  for- 
ward Rodney  Wilson,  who  scored  15 
points.  Center  Bill  Sneller  tallied  12 
more. 

Although  the  Grizzlies  netted  two 
more  field  goals  than  the  Tigers,  they 
could  not  match  them  at  the  free 
throw  line.  The  Arks  made  16  out  of 
21  charity  tosses  to  the  Grizzlies  11 
out  of  24. 


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Jim  Turner  Leads 
Individual  Scoring 

Jim  Turner,  star  forward  for  the 
Tigers,  finished  with  a  9.50  point  av- 
erage to  lead  the  Bengals  in  the  1946- 
47  cage  campaign. 

Turner  was  closely  pursued  by  Bill 
Sneller,  tall  center,  with  a  8.30  point 
average.  Turner  led  the  major  part  of 
the  season  and  increased  his  lead  in 
the  last  four  games. 

The  Tigers  will  lose  only  one  player 
from  the  list  below,  that  will  be  Earl 
Grinnel  who  is  the  only  sophomore  on 
the  squad. 

Here  are  the  complete  statistics. 


GP     F 

G 

FT 

TP 

PCT. 

Turner 

20 

74 

42 

190 

9.50 

Sneller 

20 

64 

38 

166 

8.30 

Wilson 

17 

59 

16 

134 

7.88 

Chaplin 

20 

32 

28 

92 

4.60 

Smith 

20 

25 

40 

90 

4.50 

Stigers 

18 

24 

15 

63 

3.50 

Grinnell 

18 

23 

15 

61 

3.39 

Dowell 

11 

8 

12 

28 

2.55 

"Peg"  Sullivan  said  to  put  her  name 
in  the  paper  so  we'll  fool  her  and  not 
even  mention  it. 


TIGER 


ALES 


VOLUME  III 


ARKANSAS  CITY,  KANSAS,  THURSDAY,  MARCH  20,  1947 


NUMBER  11 


Collegians  To 
Stage  Drive 
For  Building 

Junior  college  students  will  stage 
their  own  drive  next  week  for  a  new 
college  home,  under  plans  developed 
by  the  student  council,  Gene  Bell, 
student  president,  announced  this 
week. 

A  door-to-door  canvass  explaining 
the  need  for  the  proposed  junior  col- 
lege-trade school  building  is  sched- 
uled for  March  27,  five  days  before 
April  1  election  in  which  the  voters 
will  decide  on  the  $350,000  bond  iss- 
ue. 

TO  DISMISS  CLASSES 

Bell  announced  that  permission  had 
been  granted  by  Dean  K.  R.  Galle 
for  suspension  of  college  class  work 
while  students  stage  the  all-day  cam- 
paign. College  students  are  expected 
to  meet  in  a  special  assembly  Thurs- 
day morning  for  final  instructions 
for  their  canvass. 

Armed  with  pamplets  prepared  by 
Dan  Stark,  jr.,  a  student  council  mem- 
ber, and  Charles  Belt  printing  stu- 
dent, and  a  special  edition  of  the  sen- 
ior high's  Ark  Light  picture  magazine 
showing  school  needs,  collegians  will 
spend  the  day  trying  to  reach  each 
voter  in  the  school  district. 

FREE  RIDE  TO  POLLS 

Students  will  offer  free  transpor- 
tation to  the  polls  for  voters  in  an 
effort  to  register  as  heavy  a  vote  as 
possible. 

Tentative  plans  include  a  picnic 
lunch  for  canvassers  when  they  re- 
turn to  report  their  progress,  Bell 
said. 


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Irish  Theme  for 
Speech  Dinner 

The  Juco  speech  class  held  their 
monthly  dinner  on  March  12  at  the 
Central  Christian  Church,  with  St. 
Patricks'  Day  as  a  theme. 

Irish  jokes  served  to  carry  out  the 
theme.  A  play,  "The  Irish  of  It"  was 
given  by  Paul  Wallack,  Betty  Ann 
Pearson,  and  Phil  Smith.  Marjorie 
Crabtree  sang  "An  Irish  Lullaby",  and 
"Heaven  Will  Protect  the  Working 
Girl". 

Jack  Rine  and  Beulah  Marshall  ser- 
ved as  host  and  hostess.  Group  singing 
was  led  by  Gerald  Fetterolf,  and  Roy 
Hadley  returned  thanks. 


Vets  Receive  Salary 
Forms  From  Government 

All  the  veterans  going  to  junior 
college  under  the  G.  I.  Bill  met  in  the 
music  room  March  12  to  receive  their 
forms  for  salaries  recieved  other  than 
their  compensation  from  December  to 
April  1.  The  representative  distributed 
the  forms  to  be  filled  out  and  signed 
by  their  employer  as  soon  as  possible. 
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Jucos  To  Attend 
Forensic  Meet 


Eleven  Juco  students  will  travel 
to  St.  Johns'  college  at  Winfield  for 
an  all-day  forensics  meet  with  the 
Jonnies  on  March  21.  The  meet  is  an 
annual  affair  for  the  Jonnies,  but  it 
has  been  a  long  time  since  the  local 
juco's  have  entered  in  the  tournament. 

Those  making  the  trip  with  Mr. 
Maag  include  the  debate  team,  George 
McCullough  and  Norman  Byers,  Ron- 
ald Holdredge,  oration,  Betty  Mae 
Hughett  and  Norman  Byers,  book 
reviews,  Genevieve  Golf,  story  telling, 
Barbara  Gar  r  is.  dramatic  reading, 
George  McCullough  and  Norman 
Byers,  extempore  speaking,  Gene  Bell, 
Bible  reading,  Micheal  Justice  and  El- 
wood  Keller,  radio  reading,'  Margaret 
Sullivan  and  Fredrick  Gillig  who  will 
give   poetry  readings. 

Although   these  people   are  not  all 
in  the  Juco  debate  class,  they  will  re- 
present A.  C.  J.  C.  in  the  meet. 
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College,  H.S.  Give 
Assembly  Today 

The  assembly  to  be  presented  to- 
day is  scheduled  to  consist  of  both 
high  school  and  college  talent.  The 
high  school  will  put  on  a  skit  to  ad- 
vertise their  coming  opera.  The  col- 
lege part  of  the  program  is  to  consist 
of  reading  by  three  of  the  contestants 
that  are  to  compete  in  the  15th  annual 
Forensic  tournament  which  is  to  be 
held  at  St.  Johns  college  in  Winfield 
on  March  21.  Ronald  Holdredge  is  to 
give  an  oration  entitled,  "Memorial 
Address  On  Iwo  Jima"  Barbara  Gar- 
ris  will  give  a  dramatic  reading  en- 
titled, "Into  a  Better  Kingdom,,  and 
Peggy  Sullivan  will  read  "The  Dixie 
Angel". 

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VOTE  YES  !  !  ! 


EYou  and  F 
Selected  for 
Juco  Play 

The  junior  college  has  selected  for 
its'  annual  dramatic  production  the 
three-act  comedy  "You  and  I",  which 
will  be  presented  April  11,  in  the 
junior  high  auditorium,  Miss  Pauline 
B.  Sleeth,  speech  instructor,  an- 
nounced last  week.  The  students  of  the 
college  speech  class  feel  the  pro- 
duction is  especially  appropriate  for 
the  present  times. 

Rosemary  Warren,  Marjorie  Nugen, 
Melba  Thompson,  Don  Duncan,  Don 
Terrill,  and  Jack  Stahl  were  named 
as  the  final  cast  after  two  days  of 
tryouts  last  week.  Daily  rehearsals 
have  begun.  Each  character  will 
share  equal  importance,  for  there  are 
no  leads  in  the  comedy. 

The  author  of  the  three-act  comedy, 
Philip  Barry,  is  one  of  America's 
most  noted  playwrites.  "You  and  I" 
won  the  Harvard  prize  the  year  it 
was  published  and  made  Burns  Man- 
tel's "The  Best  Plays"  of  the  same 
year.  The  comedy  "The  Youngest"  by 
the  same  writer  was  given  by  the 
junior  college  several  years  ago,  and 
it  was  well  received.  Other  plays 
written  by  Barry  include  "Philadel- 
phia Story",  and  "Paris  Bound". 

Students  who  have  read  "You  and  I" 
are  highly  enthusiiastic  as  to  the  plot 
and  confident  the  public  will  apprec- 
iate the  performance. 

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13  Junior  College 
Students  Are 
Flying  on  G.  I.  Bill 

Thirteen  ACJC  students  are  en- 
rolled for  flying  lessons  at  the  Picket- 
Haines  Flying  Service  and  the  Smyer 
Aircraft  Company.  They  are  permit- 
ted to  apply  any  left-over  benefits 
from  the  GI  Bill  of  Rights  on  their 
juco  studies,  for  tuition  and  texts  for 
pilot  training. 

They  include  Phillip  Bahruth,  Will- 
iam Blevins,  Jack  Watts,  Willis  Shel- 
hamer,  Loyd  Simpkins  of  Newkirk, 
M.  E.  Melton,  Ernest  Taton,  Daymond 
McVay,  Orwin  Maxson,  Donald  Lyle, 
Robert  Liebforth,  Lyle  Crabtree  and 
Roy  G.  Haskins. 


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ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


March  20,  1947 


THE  TIGER  TALES 

Student   Publication   of  the 
ARKANSAS  CITY  JUNIOR  COLLEGE 

Editor  Neil  Bell 

Associate   Editor   _  ..Rex   Howe 

Reporters    ._ Joe    Avery,    Mary 

Kay  Burkarth,  Tommie  Copeland, 
Nadine  Johnson,  Betty  Ann  Oliver, 
Robert  Leibforth. 

Circulation  Manager  Iris  Rahn 

Photographer  Don  Cameron 

Sports  Editor Oscar  Thomas 

Adviser  P.  M.  Johnson 

1/ean,  fob  &.  %. 

The  faces  of  the  juco  students  that 
once  were  pink  and  tanned  by  the 
summer  sun  have  now  paled  slightly 
and  the  parents  of  these  individuals 
are  wondering  just  what  ACJC  is  do- 
ing to  their  children!  It  couldn't  be 
the  difficulty  or  the  subjects  for  they 
observe  comparitively  little  homework 
being  attacked  by  their  offspring  in 
the  evenings.  What  would  heighten 
their  color  and  morale  and  their  out- 
look to  the  future  ?  The  answer  to  this 
important  question  is,  sunlight,  and 
thus  a  new  juco  building! 

A  new  Arkansas  City  junior  college 
building  would  offer  much  needed 
protction  to  the  poor,  nearly-asphyx- 
iated history  and  geography  student 
who  is  now  suffering  from  the  pun- 
gent odors  of  decaying  zoological 
specimens  and  the  scent  of  burning 
pie  crust  conjured  by  some  co-ed 
aspiring  to  make  some  man  a  good 
wife! 

Some  time  ago,  a  situation  was  get- 
ting dangerously  out  of  hand.  Juco 
students  were  appearing  in  their  class- 
rooms five  and  ten  minutes  after  the 
last  bell.  Following  a  thorough  in- 
vestigation, it  was  discovered  that  the 
dials  of  the  old  combination  locks 
were  a  little  hard  to  discern  in  the 
murky  haze  which  hovered  over  "The 
Gay  White  Way"  of  ACJC.  Now,  we 
have  locks  which  can  be  opened  in 
pitch  blackness!  What  marvels  the 
atomic  age  has  wrought  for  civiliza- 
tion. 

No  doubt  ACJC's  enrollment  would 
increase  by  leaps  and  bounds  with  a 
new  building.  Crowded  as  colleges  are 
these  days,  it  would  not  be  surpris- 
ing to  see  hundreds  of  prospective 
students  from  many  states  desiring 
admittance.  At  any  rate,  the  Tiger 
clan  has  far  outgrown  its  present 
quarters,  and  "bursting  seams  re- 
quire new  clothing".  Advantages  of 
a  new  college  home  lie  not  only  in  the 
fact  that  it  would  be  an  integral  part 
of  Arkansas  City's  expanding  ed- 
ucational system,  but  most  of  all, 
it  would  enable  Arkansas  City  to 
better  prepare  each  student  for  his 
occupation,  to  help  stablize  him  and 
make  his  future  secure,  by  offering 
him  the  best  in  courses  and  instruct- 


THE  BASEMENT  BUZZ 


I'll  bet  when  you  first 

started 
To  read  this  vou  thought 

that  it 
Was  a  poem.  Isn't  it  funny 

how  people  go  on 
Reading  anyway  when  they 

know  they  are  being  fooled? 

Well  anyway,  that  came  nearer  to 
being  a  poem  than  the  one  in  the  last 
issue,  didn't  it? 

0 

Wilma    Tanquary    wanted    her 
name  in  the  paper  so  here  it  is 
Wilma     Tanquary,  satisfied,  Rob 
ben? 

0 

The  greatest  question  confronting 
Juco  students  lately  seems  to  be: 
Which  way  did  Dick  Tracy  go?  Out 
hunting  Kilroy  maybe?  Or  could  be 
he's  busy  tracking  down  the  bums  that 
mix  up  the  boots  in  the  hall  on  rainy 
days. 

0 

Orchids  to 

The  newly  chosen  members  of  the 
play  cast. 

The  high  school  basketball  team  for 
2nd  in  state  basketball  tourna- 
ment. 

Everyone  that's  living  through 
these  nine  week's  exams. 

No  wonder  Bob's  name  is  Glad- 
man.  It  MUST  be  pretty  nice 
being    engaged    to    Barbara    Put- 


nam. Congratulations  to  you  two! 
0 

Brilliant  Remarks   (?): 

Bud    Howard:     (Discussing    taxes    in 
economics)  "Is  it  an  epidemic  tax?" 
Sorry,  the  word  is  "expedient",  Bud. 

Doug  McCall  (in  chorus):  "Well,  it 
takes  longer  than  two  counts  to  find 
the  right  note!" 


Blue  eyes   gaze  at  mine — Vexation 

Soft    hand    clasped    in    mine — palpita 
tion 

Fair  hair  brushing  mine — expectation 

Red    lips    close    to    mine — temptation 

Footsteps — damnation! 

And  don't  blame  me,  I  swiped  it. 
O 

Barbara  Garris  to  Cecil  Larkin  (Wear- 
ing a  yellow  shirt  and  a  blue  sweat- 
er): Well  Cecil — feeling  a  little  blue 
or  a  little  yellow  today? 

0 

And  then  there's  Phil  Smith  who  de- 
manded an  extra  deriled  egg  at  the 
speech  banquet — and  got  it. 

O 

Forrest    Musson:    "Say    that's      some 

dress!" 
Rosie   Warren:    "Do   you   like   it?      I 

wear  it  to  teas." 
Forrest:  "To  tease  whom?" 


Juco  Building 
Benefit  to  All 
In  Future  Education 

These  are  days  of  post-war  pro- 
jects, projects  which  will  benefit  nat- 
ions, communities  and  individuals. 
One  of  the  greatest  of  these  is  the 
growth  of  education.  It  is  evident  that 
the  need  for  colleges  and  trade  schools 
is  of  pressing  importance  in  the  pre- 
sent atomic  age. 

Arkansas  City  now  has  the  oppor- 
tunity to  have  a  junior  college-trade 
school  building,  but  the  realization  of 
such  an  institution  is  entirely  depend- 
ent upon  John  Q.  Public.  Without  the 
support  of  the  citizens  of  Arkansas 
City  in  the  bond-vote  this  spring  a 
new  building  can  never  be  had. 

Vocational  facilities  in  Arkansas 
City  were  once  the  best  to  be  had, 
but  that  was  30  years  ago.  Times 
have  changed.  Even  though  the  in- 
dustrial arts  classrooms  have  been  ar- 
ranged to  give  a  maximum  of  space, 
they  are  still  so  crowded  that  proper 
training  is  nearly  impossible.  The  e- 
quipment  too  has  become  out-dated 
and  obsolete. 


The  college  academic  situation  is  in 
a  similar  state.  High  school  classes 
convene  at  a  different  time  than  the 
college,  causeing  considerable  disturb- 
ance; the  study  hall  is  placed  across 
the  hall  from  the  junior  high  school 
gymn;  the  college  library  exists  only 
in  the  sharing  of  high  school  facilities. 
These  together  with  certain  denied 
rights  of  college  students,  due  to  high 
school,  college  interference  makes  the 
need    for    a    new    college    imperative. 

"We  need  the  college  and  we  need 
the  trade  school,  but  first  we  need  the 
support  of  the  student  body  to  pro- 
mote the  project."  Supt.  C.  E.  St.  John 
told  students  in  a  recent  assembly 
program.  "The  public  will  support  the 
project  only  if  students  inform  that 
public  of  their  needs  and  aspirations". 

Have    you    told    your    freinds    and 
acquaintances    how    badly    the    new! 
building  is  needed?  Do  it  now! 
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Two  partners  took  a  day  off  to  shoot 
a  round  of  golf.  On  the  third  tee,  one 
partner  suddenly  exclaimed,  "My 
Gosh,  I  think  I  forgot  to  lock  the  cash 
box."  "So  what?"  said  the  other. 
""We're  both  here,  ain't  we?" 

"Guilty  or  not  guilty?"  thundered 
the  Judge.  "Dunno,"  said  the  prisoner 
meekly.  "I  ain't  heard  the  evidence 
yet." 


March  20,  1947 


ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Page  3 


Former  Students  of  Basement  U. 
Favor  and  Support  New  School 


That  former  students  of  the  junior 
college  are  enthusiastically  support- 
ing the  proposed  college-trade  school 
building  program  was  indicated  in  a 
random  poll  of  23  graduates  of  12 
classes,  ranging  from  1928  to  1943. 

Without  exception  the  "old-grads" 
expressed  approval  of  changes  look- 
ing toward  a  ''home  of  its  own  for 
their  Alma  Mater.  Their  reason  rang- 
ed from  simply  "getting  out  of  the 
basement"  to  a  desire  for  a  new  dig- 
nity and  "grown-up"  appearance  for 
the  school  they  call  their  own. 

Typical  of  expressions  of  young 
bisinessmen  was  the  belief  that  the 
new  building  would  be  a  town  asset 
likely  to  bring  definate  business  and 
cultural  advantages  to  the  entire  com- 
munity. 

The  23  persons  interviewed  by  the 
Tiger  Tales  was  asked  the  question: 
"How  do  you  feel  about  the  proposed 
junior  college  trade  school  building 
program  and  what  are  the  reasons  for 
your  belief?"  Their  answers: 

Donald  Hickman,  class  of  '31:  "I 
am  glad  to  endorse  and  urge  public 
support  of  the  proposed  Trade  School 
and  Junior  College  project.  As  an  al- 
umnus of  the  Junior  College,  I  have 
long  had  a  personal  interest  in  it  and 
have  recognized  the  very  real  need  of 
a  building  appropriate  for  and  suited 
to  its  needs.  The  building  will  enable 
our  Junior  College  to  grow  rapidly 
and  assume  an  outstanding  position 
among  such  schools  in  this  territory. 

"Conditions  of  the  post-war  period, 
during  which  we  are  now  passing, 
strongly  suggest  the  need  for  a  Trade 
School.  We  must  be  prepared  to  equip 
young  people  for  trades  and  voca- 
tions now — not  at  some  remote  future 
time  after  other  cities  and  institu- 
tions have  established  facilities  for 
such  purposes. 

"Support  of  this  project  shows  faith 
in  this  community.  We  need  it,  and 
we  need  it  now." 

Bud  Higby,  class  of  1939:  "Certain- 
ly wish  that  we'd  had  it  while  I  was 
going  to  school.  I  think  that  it  is  a 
very  good  idea  and  it  will  be  good  for 
the   students." 

Loren  Kelley,  class  of  1939:  "I  am 
definately  in  favor.  It  is  not  much 
good  as  it  is  and  I  think  that  it  could 
be  much  better." 

A  wonderful  Idea 

Marcalee  Ferguson  Robe,  class  of 
1941:  "A  wonderful  idea.  I'm  all  for  it. 
I  think  that  the  junior  college  is  won- 
derful now  but  it  is  definately  held 
back  by  a  lack  of  space.  It  is  just  the 
thing  for  Arkansas  City." 

Cecil  Nolan,  class  of  1933:  "I  only 
wish  that  we'd  had  it  while  I  was  in 
school,  then  we  wouldn't  have  had  to 
look  around  for  a  course  to  take  but 
could  have  found  some  really  good 
courses  that  we  wanted." 


Badly  Needed 

Bill  Frailey,  class  of  1931;  "Badly 
needed.  The  only  question  is  can  we 
afford  it?  If  we  figure  the  whole 
thing  out  I  think  that  we'll  find  there 
is  no  question  that  we  can  afford  it." 

Howard  Neumann,  class  of  1933:  A 
very  good  project.  It  has  been  needed 
for  a  long  time.  Anyone  who  went  to 
Basement  U.  should  be  very  happy 
for  a  new  building,  and  I'm  sure  I 
would   support  it." 

Jack  Axley  class  of  1937:  "Wonder- 
ful idea.  I  went  to  it  in  the  basement 
and  so  I  know.  It  would  offer  many 
more  advantages  and  opportunities  to 
the  students." 

Mrs.  Eleanor  Stanton  Farrar  class 
of  1937:  "I  think  that  it  is  a  really 
fine  idea.  We  need  a  new  building  and 
we  need  it  badly." 

Mrs.  Gail  Fesler  Ross  class  of  1928: 
"A  very  good  idea.  Junior  college 
needs  a  building  of  its  own,  and  it 
would  certainly  be  wonderful  for  the 
town." 

Growth  Demands  It 

De  Lore  Sowden  class  of  1936: 
"Surely  college  had  outgrown  the 
basement  by  now.  It  was  almost  full 
when  I  was  there  three  years  ago.  I 
think  it  is  a  wonderful  idea." 

Dr.  Edward  Brenz,  Jr.,  class  of 
1934  "I  am  strictly  for  it." 

J.  B.  Fencil,  class  of  1943:  "I  think 
that  it  is  a  very  good  idea.  It  will 
help  improve  everything  and  offer  the 
fellows  and  girls  what  they  want  in 
classes.  I  think  that,  all  in  all,  it  is 
the  best  idea  the  town  ever  had." 

Raymond  Hackney,  class  of  1937: 
"I  am  strictly  for  it.  It  is  definitely 
needed  and  will  be  good  for  the  town." 

George  Sybrant,  class  of  1942:  "A 
very  grand  idea.  It  is  something  that 
has  been  needed  for  a  long  time.  It 
will  help  both  the  high  school  and  the 
college  students  and  bring  about  an 
increased  enrollment  of  out  of  town 
students.  I  am  sure  that  it  will  help 
the  town  both  now  and  in  the  future." 
Should  Leave  High  School 

Howard  King,  class  of  1935:  "The 
junior  college  should  be  away  from 
the  high  school.  It  is  a  higher  degree 
of  learning." 

Georgia  Long,  class  of  1931 ;  "The 
grandest  thing  that  the  town  ever  had 
happen.  It  would  be  so  much  more 
like  college.  Higher  education  should 
not  be  in  the  basement." 

Steven  Wright,  class  of  1933:  "We 
definitely  have  to  have  both  the  new 
trade  school  and  the  junior  college 
if  we  plan  to  build  the  school  system 
and  keep  it  at  a  high  level." 

Dr.  Jess  Ruf,  class  of  1939:  "I  am 
in  favor  of  it.  One  thing  I  do  know— 
I  certainly  wouldn't  disapprove  of  it." 

Fostine  Fox  Moncrief,  class  of- 
1930:  "I  am  definitely  in  favor  of  it. 
I  think  it  would  be  wonderful  for  the 


Juco  Participates 
In  Easter  Program 

The  junior  college  chorus  under  the 
direction  of  C.  L.  Hinchee  will  pre- 
sent Stainer's  "Crucifixion"  for  the 
Easter  assembly  program  to  be  held 
in  Methodist  Church  April  3. 

The  "Crucifixion"  is  a  meditation 
of  the  Sacred  Passion  of  the  Holy  Re- 
deemer. Words  are  selected  and  writ- 
ten by  the  Reverand  J.  Sparrow  Simp- 
son M.A.,  with  the  music  by  John 
Stainer. 

The  solo  passages  will  be  sung  by 
Mildred  Wagner,  Marjorie  Crabtree, 
sopranos;  Barbara  Garris,  Douglas 
McCall,  Tommy  Copeland,  tenors; 
Elwood  Keller,  and  Ronald  Holdredge 
the  bass,  Mr.  Hinchee  announced  last 
week.  The  group  will  be  accompanied 
at  the  organ  by  Miss  Ernestine  Park- 
er. 

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Sandefur  Gives  Aid 
With  Definitions 

Kermit  Sandefur  remitted  the  fol- 
lowing definitions  (  ? )  for  the  help  of 
the  married  vets,  the  last  one  may  not 
apply  to  everyone  however.  He  'thot' 
these  up  in  physics  class,  why  weren't 
you  studying,  Kermit? 
If  you  think  she  is  cheating — detector 
If  her  hands  are  cold — heater 
If  her  ways  of  thinking  is  not  yours— 

— corrector 
If  she  wants  a  date — meter 
If  she  wants  an  escort — conductor 
If  she  wants  to  be  an  Angel — trans- 
former 
If  she  wants  a  vacation — transmitter 
If  she  wants  to  be  kissed — oscillator 
If  she  comes  to  call — receiver 
If   she   proves    you   are  wrong — com- 
pensator 
If  she  talks  too  much — interrupter 
If   she   is   narrow   in   her  views — am- 
plifier 
If  she  won't  be  true — eliminator 

town." 

Dick  Curtiss,  class  of  1941:  "Yes 
I  definitely  approve  of  it.  The  growth 
of  the  institution  demand  the  change. 
It  will  afford  an  opportunity  for  the 
town  to  improve  itself." 

Vergie  Mae  Bryant,  class  of  '41: 
"A  wonderful  thing.  The  junior  col- 
lege needs  to  get  out  of  the  base- 
ment." 

Jim  Cornish,  class  of  '34:  "I'm  in 
favor  of  it.  It  has  been  badly  needed 
for  13  years.  There  is  no  question  as 
to  whether  Ark  City  can  afford  it  or 
not.  We  should  not  be  short-sighted 
even  in  this  time  of  inflation  and  high 
taxes." 

Mrs.  Glenn  Symes,  class  of  '41:  "I'm 
definitely  in  favor  of  it.  It  will  help 
the  city  to  advance  and  mean  a  lot  to 
the  students." 


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ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


March  20,  1947 


Tiger  Netmen, 
Tracksters  in 
Hard  Training 

Coach  "Bunt"  Speer  has  a  squad  of 
18  juco  track  candidates  out  at  Curry 
Field  and  Coach  Raymond  Judd's 
tennis  squad  is  continuing  to  practice 
indoors  waiting  for  warmer  weather 
before  starting  actual  court  practice. 

The  schedules  of  both  teams  are 
far  from  complete. 

Meets  for  the  juco  track  team  to 
date  include  the  Baker  Relays,  the 
K.  U.  Relays,  the  Coffeyville  Invita- 
tional, and  possibly  some  other  meets 
with    other   conference    opponents. 

The  tennis  squad  has  no  definite 
schedule  as  yet,  but  is  expected  to 
compete  in  several  tournament  and 
conference  matches  before  the  state 
tournament  in  May. 

Members  of  the  track  squad  and 
their  event  are:  Earl  Grinnell,  dashes 
and  high  jump;  Malcolm  Smith,  880- 
yard  run;  Bud  Chaplin,  pole  vault, 
high  jump,  hurdles,  and  440  yard 
dash;  Daymond  McVay,  relays  and 
high  jump;  Jack  Rine,  shot  put  and 
discuss;  Rodney  Wilson,  broad  jump 
and  relays;  Warren  Work,  broad 
jump,  high  jump  and  relays;  Bill 
Learned,  £ole  vault;  Ernie  Taton,  re- 
lays; Don  Lyle,  relays;  Melvin  Endi- 
cott,  javelin;  Charles  Halcomb,  880- 
yard  run  and  relays;  Orvin  Maxson, 
weight  events;  George  Ward,  440- 
yard  run  and  relays;  Coy  Squyres, 
dashes  and  relay  events;  Keith 
Hearne,  relays;  Charles  Ramsey,  re- 
lays and  Bill  Blevin,  relays. 

The  juco  tennis  candidates  are  Don 
Duncan,  Charles  Hutchinson,  Doug- 
las McCall,  Billy  Jo  Smith,  Gene  Bell, 
Oscar  Thomas,  Bill  Sneller  and  May- 
nard  Selan,  all  of  them  are  former 
lettermen  in  high  school  or  college. 
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Th#  Feminine  Touch 

by   Rahn 

The  old  flu  bug  has  really  hit  B.  U. 
hard.  What's  the  matter,  can't  you  big 
people  lick  a  little  old  helpless  bug 
yet? 

Our  gym  class  has  been  hit  rather 
hard  by  the  flu,  too  (poetic,  aren't  I). 
We  have  given  up  basketball  for 
something  less  ( ? )  strenous,  if  you 
drop  over  sometime,  you  can  probably 
see  us  doing  some  folk  dances.  Some 
are  Swedish,  and  others  are  crazy.  In 
fact  they  are  so  different  that  the 
other  day  I  overheard  someone  say, 
"If  you  fall  down,  just  get  up  grace- 
fully and  everyone  will  think  it  was 
part  of  the  dance."  Joke,  that  is. 

Well,  I  guess  I'll  trot  along,  I  don't 
feel  so  well,  maybe  the  flu  bug  is 
catching  up  with  me  too oh,  no! 


7.  C.  C.  A.  Holds 
Hamburger  Fry 

The  Juco  Christian  Association  held 
a  hamburger  fry  preceded  their  March 
18  meeting.  The  hamburgers  were  fri- 
ed in  the  Junior  College  foods  room 
with  Charles  Early  and  Sam  Crain  as 
chefs. 

A  candle  light  meeting  was  held  in 
the  study  hall  after  the  feed.  A  pic- 
ture of  Christ  surrounded  by  the  can- 
dles made  a  very  impressive  meeting 
place. 

The  group  decided  to  give  one  hun- 
dred dollars  to  charitable  societies, 
with  the  cabinet  making  the  decisions. 
The  group  also  decided  to  buy  a  Bible 
and  a  New  Versoin  of  the  New  Testa- 
ment. 

Doris  Deets  read  "The  Lowest 
Place",  followed  by  group  singing  led 
by  Doris  with  Connie  Brown  accom- 
paning.  Forrest  Musson  gave  the 
scripture  reading.  "If  With  All  Your 
Heart"  was  sang  by  Genevieve  Goff, 
and  was  accompanied  by  Connie.  Sam 
Crain  talked  on  "The  Work  of  Jesus". 
The  invocation  and  benediction  were 
given  by  Erma  Marshall. 


Questions  Today 
On  Juco  Hour 

The  Juco  Hour,  the  ACJC  radio  pro- 
gram, will  feature  college  students 
and  there  educational  aims  today. 
The  program,  under  the  direction  of 
A.  E.  Maag,  will  consist  of  a  number 
of  varied  questions  which  are  design- 
ed to  show  exactly  why  students  are 
attending  ACJC  in  preference  to  other 
colleges. 

Gene  Bell,  president  of  the  student 
council,  will  be  master  of  ceremonies 
and  will  ask  all  the  questions  of  the 
people  on  the  show,  students  will  be 
chosen  at  random  from  ACJC  or  from 
senior  high  school.  Questions  will  in- 
clude queries  such  as  "Why  do  you 
like  ACJC  better  than  other  colleges, 
or  do  you?"  "Are  you  married?" 
"Where  is  your  home?"  "Are  you  a 
veteran?"  "Do  you  attend  on  the  Bill 
of  Rights  payments,  or  pay  your  own 
way?" 

Questions  of  this  kind  are  expected 
to  show  the  problems  of  students 
attending  and  explain  the  facilities  to 
future  students. 


Boisterous  Betty  goes 
into  her  two  new  songs 
with  that  hectic  Hutton  hubbub 

'Poppa,  Don't  Preach 
To  Me' 

'Rumble,  Rumble, 
Rumble' 

with  JOE  LILLEY  and  his  orchestra 

From  the  Paramount  Picture.     'Perils  of  Pauline" 

CAP.  380 


Suntet  and  Vine 


LES 


VOLUME  III 


ARKANSAS  CITY,  KANSAS,  TUESDAY,  APRIL  1,  1947 


NUMBER  12 


Juco  Play 
Cast  Ready 
For  April  11 

The  junior  college  speech  depart- 
ment will  present  the  comedy  "You 
and  I".  by  Philip  Barry,  April  11,  at 
8:00  in  the  junior  high  auditorium. 
The  production  will  be  under  the  di- 
rection of  Miss  Pauline  B.  Sleeth, 
speech  instructor. 

The  cast  consists  of  Roy  Hadley, 
as  Mr.  White,  the  business  man  fed 
up  in  business,  Melba  Thompson,  his 
wife,  who  insists  that  her  husband 
take  a  year's  vacation  to  follow  his 
hobby  of  painting,  Donald  Duncan, 
their  son,  who  is  20  years  old  and  de- 
termined to  chuck  a  career  and  marry 
the  young  girl  of  his  choice,  who  is 
played  by  Rosemary  Warren. 

The  White's  maid,  who  injects  much 
humor  as  a  model  for  Artist  Father 
White,  is  played  by  Marjorie  Nugen. 
The  houseguest,  Mr.  Warren,  pres- 
ident of  Mr.  White's  firm  and  who  is 
business  through  and  through  is  por- 
trayed by  Jack  Stahl.  Donald  Terrill 
plays  the  part  of  the  author  friend  of 
the  Whites  and  offers  excellent  ad- 
vice on  the  question  of  "business""  ver- 
sus art." 

Special  assistants  for  the  produc- 
tion are  Genevieve  Goff,  prompter, 
Betty  Ann  Pearson,  properties,  and 
Warren   Smith  electrician. 

Tickets  are  now  on  sale  for  60  cents 
with  Marjorie  Crabtree  and  Jack  Rine 
as  co-chairmen  of  the  committee.  All 
members  of  the  junior  college  will 
have  tickets  for  sale.  A  prize  is  being 
offered  to  the  one  selling  the  most 
tickets. 


Any  similarity  of  this  copy  of 
the  Tiger  Tales  to  a  newspaper 
is  purely  accidental  and  uninten- 
tial.  Any  resemblance  of  per- 
sons, places,  and  things  human 
or  real  is  without  foundation 
and  beyond  our  control. 
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Forensic  Team 

Wins  Honors 
In  Tournament 

The  Arkansas  City  Junior  College 
rated  high  in  the  three-state  forensic 
tournament  held  at  St.  Johns'  College 
in  Winfield  on  March  21  and  22. 

Barbara  Garris  placed  second  in 
dramatic  reading,  her  selection  was 
Lloyd  Douglas'  "Into  a  Better  King- 
dom". Ronald  Holdredge  also  won 
second  on  his  standard  oration,  "Mem- 
orial on  Iwo  Jima". 

Third  place  awards  were  won  by 
Peggy  Sullivan,  poetry  reading;  Betty 
May  Hughett  and  Norman  Byers,  book 
reviewing. 

Other  entries  included  Elwood  Kell- 
er and  Micheal  Justice,  radio  speak- 
ing, and  Fred  Gillig,  poetry  reading. 

The  debaters.  George  McCullough 
and  Norman  Byers,  qualified  for  the 
quarter  finals  but  were  elimated  Sat- 
urday, losing  to  St.  Johns'  and  the 
University  of  Kansas. 

Colleges  from  Kansas,  Oklahoma, 
and  Missouri  participated  in  the  meet. 

The  group  was  trained  by  Miss  Vir- 
ginia Weisgerber  and  Allen  E.  Maag. 
Maag  accompained  them  to  the  Win- 
field  tourney. 


Juco  Banquet 
Held  With 
Easter  Theme 

Over  one  hundred  and  twenty-five 
people  attended  the  Juco  Spring  Ban- 
quet held  in  the  Baptist  Church  last 
Friday  night,  March  28. 

Micheal  Justice,  the  Easter  Bunny, 
kept  the  crowd  in  high  spirits 
throughout  the  evening.  The  program 
was  started  by  "Johnny  Fedora",  Bill 
Smith,  who  gave  an  entertaining  af- 
ter-dinner speech.  "Alice  Blue  Bon- 
net", Mildred  Wagner,  followed  by 
serenading  the  group  by  singing 
Shuberts'  "Serenade." 

The  "Spring  Chicken"  for  the  oc- 
cassion  was  Mr.  David  McCartney, 
who  gave  an  interesting  and  enter- 
taining talk  on  Easter.  Mr.  McCartney 
is  the  youth  director  and  assistant 
minister  at  the  Methodist  Church. 

The  Four  Jacks  and  a  Queen,  who 
were  dubbed  "Spring  Flowers",  con- 
sisting of  Douglas  McCall,  Roy  Had- 
ley, Ernest  Taton,  Ronald  Holdredge, 
and  Barbara  Garris,  accompanied  by 
Betty  Ann  Pearson,  sang  several  num- 
bers for  the  group. 

An  impromptu  number.  "Boiled 
Eggs",  was  given  by  Mr.  Paul  John- 
son, Miss  Henrietta  Courtright,  Miss 
Anne  Hawley,  and  Mr.  Allen  Maag. 
The  quartet  sang  an  Easter  number. 

The  receiving  line  for  the  banquet 
was  made  up  of  Betty  Ann  Pearson, 
Iris  Rahn,  Elwood  Keller,  Becky  Rine, 
Phil  Smith,  and  Miss  Hawley. 

The  banquet  tables  were  decorated 
with  pastel  colored  hats  with  sweet- 
peas  in  the  crown.  The  place  cards 
were   carried   out   in   an    April   Fool 


Complete  the  campaign  for  the 

Junior  College-Trade  School  Building 

by  reminding  everyone  to  vote 

TO-DAY!! 


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LYING  TALES 


Tuesday,  April  1,  1947 


Vote  Bonds  for 
Bar  in  Clubrooms 
On  April  33 

Vets  attending  ACJC  this  semester 
find  that  everyone  is  voting  bonds 
for  something  or  other,  so  a  bar  in 
the  clubrooms  is  the  idea  brought 
forth  by  Lael  Smith. 

Smith  who  will  be  ghostwriting  for 
the  advertising  campaign  asserts: 
"With  the  backing  of  all  the  vets  and 
other  interested  parties,  we  can  put 
this  thing  over!" 

Veterans  are  drawing  up  the  plans 
for  the  bar  now,  and  information  on 
the  project  says  "it  will  be  revolu- 
tionary!" The  G.  I.  Bill  will  cover  all 
beer  expense. 

War  surplus  canteens  will  be  bought 
instead  of  glasses  for  beer.  Beer  will 
be  kept  running  at  all  times  from  a 
shower  -  like  affair  in  the  center- 
piece of  the  bar.  The  bar  itself  will 
be  appropriately  decorated  on  top  and 
front  with  discharge  papers  stuck 
edge  to  edge. 

The  hog  market  today  took  a 

great  downfall  as  the  price  went 

down  to  3.00  per  lb. 

No  hard  liquor  will  be  served  how- 
ever as  competition  to  the  local  boot- 
leggers would  be  disastrious. 

The  Bonds  come  up  for  vote  April 
33,  and  it  is  requested  that  all  vets 
turn  out  to  the  polls  and  vote  X  for 
the  project. 


BUZZ  THE  BASEMENT 


"O'  it's  a  good  day  for- 


— "  or 
is  it?  "I  use  to  work  in  Chicago," 
no  I  can't  sing  that  thing  or  I'll  get 
kicked  out  of  college.  Well! 

They  say  Roy  Hadley  wears  paper 
pants  now  so  he  can  really  tear  out.... 

Bob  Leibforth's  rumored  engage- 
ment to  R.  Hadyn  has  driven  him  to 
illegal  driving.  $$$$  shot  to  heck 


It  has  been  announced  by  the  col- 
lege office  that  all  classes  will  not 
meet  tomorrow  so  all  students  may 
attend  the  battle  between  Paul  "Fat- 
ty" Johnson  and  Francis  "Slim"  Mod- 
lin.  They  have  staged  the  fight  for 
College  of  BU  Iuc. 


Last  night  I  met  Clinton  Keller  on 
the  street  and  he  said  to  come  down 
to  his  store  and  see  his  new  business 
he  is  operating  on  the  side,  he  would- 
n't say  what  it  was  as  he  staggered 
down  the  street 


One  of  our  star  reporters  here  on 
the  Lying  (Lion)  Tales  won  first  prize 
last  wee  jumping  fences  but  lost  the 


seat   of   his   pants   somewhere,    (fast 
steer,  eh  Don?) 


ORCHIDS  TO — 

Rosalie  Jones  for  winning  first 
prize  in  the  state  Women's  Wrestling 
Match,  and  Rebecca  Rine  for  runner- 
up. 

Nolan  Wineinger  for  breaking  the 
speed  record  on  his  kiddie  cart. 

Barbara  Lefler  on  blowing  up  room 
three. 


Miss  Ives  has  given  in  and  will  put 
up  her  free  cookie  booth  but  will 
charge  the  college  10%  on  all  college 
rackets   ran   by   Dean   Galle  for  her 

services. 


A  bachelor  skunk  visited  a  newly 
married  pair  of  skunks  and  was  sur- 
prised to  find  an  extra  bed  in  their 
room.  When  questioned,  they  ex- 
plained, "We  are  expecting  a  little 
stinker  in  the  spring." 

We  extend  our  deepest  regrets  to 
the  large  number  of  students  who  are 
down  with  a  bad  case  of  fits  due  to 
recent  grades  received. 


Editor:  You  describe  the  dress  she 
wore  as  a  Biblical  gown.  What's  that 
supposed   to   mean  ? 

Society  Reporter:  Oh,  you  know. 
Kind  of  lo  and  behold. 


Dream  Girl   Selected  by  B.  U.  Students 


Calling  all  girls!  Do  you  swim,  like 
Boogie  Woogie  and  have  a  ready  wit? 
If  so  read  on  because  you  will  pro- 
bably rate  high  as  the  "lovable  girl 
of  the  month". 

A  poll,  sent  out  from  a  New  York 
firm,  was  given  to  57  A.C.J.C.  boys. 
So  be  alert  and  keep  your  eyes  open. 
The  lovable  girl  may  be  you. 

45  out  of  57  boys  say  the  mind  is 
much  more  important  than  looks  or 
bank  roll  in  making  a  girl  lovable. 
Six  stand  by  the  looks  and  two  will- 
ingly profess  to  be  looking  out  for 
themselves  and  finding  out  how  her 
bankroll  stands.  One  said  "I  want  to 
check  on  her  checks  and  then  double 
check  on  her  check  book."  Face  is  the 
most  important  aspect  of  looks  with 
figure  and  hair  playing  a  close  sec- 
ond. Clothes  and  complexion  brought 
the  same  number  of  votes  to  tie  for 
third  place.  The  most  unimportant 
thing  is,  amazingly  enough  ,  "good 
looking  legs." 

To  cook,  run  a  house,  dance,  keep 
quiet  and  let  the  man  talk  and  swim 
ranked  the  five  top  places  under  abil- 
ities to  make  a  loveable  girl.  35  boys 
put  cooking  in  the  A  number  1  pos- 
ition. 

They  say  that  they  would  like  a 


girl  better  if  she  liked  children,  pets 
and  a  good  book.  29  said  they  appre- 
ciated girls  who  liked  "nightlife  and 
highballs."  So 

For  heaven  sakes  be  interested  in 
your  man.  57  out  of  57  boosted  this 
to  the  highest  position  of  all.  In  the 
words  of  one  boy.  "At  least  make  us 
think  that  you're  interested  in  us.  If 
you  can  fool  us  that  much  more  power 
to  you  but  listen — a  boy  is  hard  to 
fool!"  Appreciation  of  attentions,  in- 
dependence and  thriftiness  helps  but 
intrest,  nothing  can  compare. 

Wit,  a  sense  of  humor  and  parents 
who  mind  their  own  business  took  the 
lead  over  influential  friends,  a  house 
of  her  own  and  a  large  liquor  closet. 

Political  conviction  make  not  a  part- 
ical  of  difference  in  the  opinion  of  47 
boys.  Ten  said  that  they  wished  the 
girl  had  some  conviction  while  one 
said  he  wanted  the  girl  to  be  very, 
very  strong  in  her  notions.  Of  the  ten 
four  wanted  their  girl  to  be  Republi- 
can, four  said  Democrat  while  Com- 
munist and  Socialist  got  one  each. 

Eighteen  is  the  age  when  a  girl 
reaches  the  "most  lovable  moment". 
But  opinions  widely  varied.  One  said 
16  to  66,  another  5  to  65  but  the  most 


definate  was  "25  to  the  hour,  minute 
and  second." 

Ingrid  Bergman  would  undoubtly 
be  the  pin-up  of  our  school  if  the  boys 
took  over.  Thirty-one  cast  their  votes 
for  her,  twelve  for  Lana  Turner  and 
the  rest  were  divided  between  Marjor- 
ie  Reynolds,  Betty  Hutton,  Ann  Sher- 
idan and  Jane  Russell.  One  original 
fellow  even  went  so  far  as  to  say 
"Cass  Dailey  or  Virginia  O'Brein  be- 
cause they  are  so  warm  in  their 
smiles." 

As  to  what  the  boys  thought  of  this 
poll  and  wrote  under  additional  in- 
formation  if  you  dare go  a- 

head.  "Nuts",  "Is  this  a  college  or?", 
"She  has  to  own  a  Buick  and  a  new 
one.",  How  intelligent  do  you  think  I 
am  ?  It  would  take  a  mastermind  to 
answer  this.",  "Is  their  any  danger  of 
my  girl  getting  her  hands  on  this?" 
When  answered  no,  he  said,  "Oh  boy! 
here  is  where  I  tell  her  off,  on  paper 
of  course  that  is  the  only  way  I  dare 
to  do  it."  But  to  top  them  all  comes 
the  remarks:  "I  suggest  that  ACJC 
formulate  a  girls'  'Non-chatter — non 
giggle"  class.  And  "This  is  writ  by 
hand  and  sweared  to  on  a  stack  of 
calculus  books." 


Tuesday,  April  1,  1947 


LYING  TALES 


Page  3 


Night  Club 
Discovered  in 
Club  Rooms 

Wallack  Breaks  Up 
Juco  Gambling  Joint 

"Long  Jim"  Ledgerwood  and  "Gun- 
Moll  Marg"  Austin  were  corraled  by 
"I  get  my  man"  Wallack  after  a  four 
day  chase  that  led  through  six  states 
(counting  Kansas  twice.)  The  local 
convicts  have  been  operating  a  night 
club  and  gambling  ring  without  a  lis- 
cense. 

The  "Gruesome  Twosome,"  as  they 
are  locally  known,  were  apprehended 
late  yesterday  while  trying  to  make 
their  get-away  on  a  motorcycle.  Dean 
"Glamorous"  Galle  was  instrumental 
in  the  catch  in  that  he  was  run  over 
by  the  motorcycle  and  was  tangled  in 
the  spokes.  "I  get  my  man"Wallack 
stated  that  the  two  should  be  put  in 
the  same  cell,  in  that  they  were  equal- 
ly guilty. 

The  Juco  ( ? )  couple  have  been  op- 
erating under  the  supervision  of  K. 
Jelsey  Day. 

Their  headquarters  was  discovered 
in  a  secret  room  leading  from  the 
dumb-waiter  (no  we  don't  mean  Mel- 
vin  Endicott)  just  off  the  college  club 
rooms. 

While  raiding  the  joint  with  the  as- 
sistance of  "Little  Bill"  Marrs,  "Late" 
Charles  Early,  Tommy  "The  Voice" 
Copeland,  and  Forrest  "Trees"  Mus- 
son,  "I  get  my  man"  discovered  some 
local  talent  in  their  night  club  floor 
show.  As  punishment  for  the  actors, 
Wallack  ordered  them  to  put  on  the 
show  for  him. 

Local  talent  discovered  in  floor  show. 
Marjorie  "Bubbles"  Crabtree,  a 
newly  discovered  star,  performed  her 
bubble  dance  which  was  interupted 
by  a  paper  wad.  "Bubbles"  was  jailed 
on  indecent  exposure. 

Rosemary  "Gypsy"  Warren  per- 
formed her  magic  act  by  disappearing 
with  some  of  the  evidence,  "Trees" 
was  later  discovered  seven  miles  east 
of  the  city  trying  to  freehimself  from 
a  lasso. 

Sue  "WOW"  Ledeker,  the  cigar- 
cigarette  girl,  sold  the  group  loaded 
cigarettes,  after  which  all  that  Lael 
"Slick"  Smith  could  say  was,  "WOW." 
The  "Blues"  Singer  of  the  club  was 
Mildred  "Hot"  Freese.  She  sang  "I 
Got  the  Blues,"  upon  which  everyone 
present  started  sobbing  with  her. 

Upon  regaining  consciousness,  Dean 
Galle  declared  a  four  day  holiday 
from  school  in  which  the  cleaning-up 
committee,  of  Homer  "Shorty"  Liv- 
ingston, Don  "Snap"  Cameron,  Earl 
"Curley"  Smith,  Phil  "Winter"  Som- 
ers,  and  Harold  "Groan"  Mohney 
would  clear  up  the  rubble  of  the  night 
club  after  Doris  "DDT"  Deets  fum- 
igated the  joint. 


Music  Ma 
No.  1  B 


flare 
On  B.  U.  Campus 

With  the  'Music  Makers"  yet  a  year 
old,  they  have  won  national  acclaim, 
and  recently  were  voted  the  number 
one  dance  orchestra  of  the  year  by 
"Upbeat",  America's  leading  music 
periodical. 

The  "Music  Makers"  are  now  in 
rank  and  file  on  the  B.  U.  campus  in 
Arkansas  City,  Kansas. 

This  fine  band  after  winning  the 
state  music  contest  were  presented 
with  $1500  and  round  trip  tickets  to 
Radio  City,  New  York  where  their 
sweet  music  and  specil  acts  by  Jack 
Rine,  and  wife  Marjorie  were  so  well 
liked  that  they  were  voted  the  No.  1 
college  dance  orchestra  in  Americe. 

The  "Upbeat"  went  on  to  say  in 
their  publications  that  the  dance  feats 
of  the  Rines  were  the  best  seen  since 
the  days  of  Buffalo  Bill  and  Calamity 
Jane.  Jack  opens  the  act  as  he  comes 
out  dressed  in  a  strong  man's  costume, 
after  displaying  his  great  strength 
wits  heavy  weights,  he  thes  tosses  his 
wife  around  in  one  of  the  most  coor- 
dinated and  death  defying  acts  of  all 
times. 

This  terrific  orchestra  includes 
such  well  known  names  as  Teddy 
Buckland,  trumpet;  Jackie  Stahl,  alto 
sax;  Merlo  Johnson,  trombone;  Ossie 
Thomas,  tenor  sax;  Joe  "Mousetrap" 
Avery,  trumpet;  and  "Doc"  McCall, 
drums;  all  of  them  make  up  the  or- 
chestra that  won  first  in  the  enter- 
tainment field  for  the  year  1946. 

There  are  rumors  that  this  fine  or- 
chestra may  consider  playing  for  the 
Tigerama,  think  of  it,  the  "Music 
Makers"  playing  for  our  college 
dance. 


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AAiss  Sleefch  Gives 
Talk  on  Language 

In  Rhetoric  class  recently  Miss 
Sleeth  went  all  out  in  an  effort  to 
bring  about  a  better  understanding  of 
the  English  language.  In  a  talk  to  her 
class  Miss  Sleeth  said,  "fix  ain't 
proper,  it  ain't  a  woid  dat  means  to 
trow  sompin  togedder  it  mean  radder 
to  trow  sompin  togedder  poimantly." 
Miss  Sleeth  went  on  to  say,"Dere  is 
the  lousist  languich  floatin  around  da 
country  nowdays  dat  it  is  simply  aw- 
sal  and  it  is  up  to  ery  one  of  us  to  do 
sompin  about  it.  We  must  rise  to- 
gedder studends  of  ACJC  and  red  and 
rered  our  Rhetoric  books  until  it  is 
fixed  in  our  brain  dat  English  is  som- 
pin dat  ain't  just  nottin  and  should  be 
treated  as  such." 


Austin-Munyon  Wed 
In  Woodwork  Shop 

In  a  very  impressive  altogether 
TOO  informal  wedding,  Miss  Margery 
Austin  became  the  blushing  (!)  bride 
of  the  Mr.  Warren  Lee  Munyon.  The 
scene  of  the  crime — uh,  the  wedding 
— was  the  woodwork  shops  ofthe 
public    schools. 

The  bride  was  attractively  gowned 
in  a  burple  dress  very  ornately  decor- 
ated with  wood  curls,  I  mean  seed 
pearls.  Her  veil  was  of  sheerest  il- 
lusion held  together  by  nails  con- 
veniently located  in  the  brides'  head. 
Her  shoes  were  wooden. 

Only  attendants  at  the  wedding 
were  flower  boys  Don  Burkarth  and 
Bub  Yates,  who  preceeded  Margery 
down  the  aisle.  The  distributed  saw- 
dust along  the  way. 

The  Reverend  John  Holcomb  per- 
formed the  double  ring  ceremony. 
Jim  Ledgerwood,  organist,  accompa- 
nied vocalist  Wally  Smith  who  sang 
"The  Night  That  Paddy  Murphy  Died", 
"Who  Threw  the  Whiskey  in  the 
Well",  and  "For  Rentimental  Season". 
As  the  bride  carried  the  groom  up 
the  stairs,  this  roving  reporter  saw 
a  tear  slowly  creeping  down  her  face 
as  she  took  one  last  glance  at  her 
pride  and  joy— -the  workshops 
ac  jc 

College  Clubroom 


Dons  Stover  was  elected  president 
of  he  junior  college  clubrooms  by  u- 
nanimous  vote  of  the  faculty.  Her 
only  opponent,  LaVonne  Young,  was 
asked  to  withdraw  from  the  candi- 
dacy because  of  the  vicious  nature 
of  her  campaign  speeches.  Forrest 
Musson  was  elected  vice-president. 
Lloyd  Simpkins  entered  the  election  as 
a  candidate  for  secretary-treasurer. 
He  won  by  a  narrow  margin  but  be- 
cause of  some  protest,  his  duties  were 
confined  to  secretary. 

Howard  Neal  was  elected  ping-pong 
instructor  and  Marjorie  Nugen  as 
sargent-at-arms.  Genevieve  Goff  and 
Edward  Galle  were  appointed  as  jan- 
itors. 

Starting  April  1,  there  will  be  a  ten 
dollar  a  month  club  dues  to  cover  the 
cost  of  five  new  slot  machines.  The 
proceeds  of  these  machines  will  be 
used  to  buy  champain  for  the  Tiger- 


— acjc- 


The  preceding  "Boresome  Four- 
some" were  released  by  Wallack  on 
good  behavior  ( ?) 


An  eagle-eyed  mortician  noticed  an 
old  crone  shuffling  away  from  a  fu- 
neral service  at  his  parlor,  and  asked 
her  how  old  she  was.  "One  hundred 
and  one,"  cackled  the  old  lady  proud- 
ly. "Well,  well,"  said  the  mortician 
suavely.  "Hardly  worth  going  home, 
is  it?" 

The  star  reporter  for  this  article 
did  a  wonderful  job  didn't  I?  That's 
what  Mr.  "Perry  Como"  Johnson  likes 

tho — the  truth' 


LYING  TALES 


Caught  in  Raid  Last  Night 


&-  «k§3£" 


ACJC  Scientists 
To  Reach  Moon 
In   1948 

It  has  just  been  announced  from  an 
authoritative  source,  mainly  Dr.  Gaye 
"Gertie"  Iden,  that  after  hours  of  re- 
search, headed  by  world-famous  scien- 
tists, Eddie  "Genious"  Sanabria,  B.A., 
L.L.D.,  PhD,  and  Ed  "Einstein"  Pur- 
nell,  M.A.A.,  of  the  ACJC  physics 
department,  and  expedition  is  being 
made  ready  to  reach  the  moon  by 
rocket  in   1948! 

That  year  will  be  one  to  go  down  in 
history,  a  milestone  in  physical 
science! 

Your  humble  leporter  interviewed 
Dr.  Iden  in  her  laboratory  in  the  pres- 
ence of  her  assistants,  the  aforemen- 
tioned scientists,  Virginia  Vaughn, 
Jack  Rine,  Marjorie  Crabtree  ( ! )  John 
Bartelson,  and  Bob  Pencil.  The  eyes 
of  the  geniuses  were  gleaming  as  they 
worked  (after  class  hours)  on  the 
rocket  ship,  which  is  being  housed 
quite  unrecognizably  in  K.  R.  Galle's 
office. 

These  "Who's  Who"  candidates  of 
1948  are  looking  forward  eagerly  to 
next  year  and  announce  in  unison  that 
they  will  be  passengers  when  the  jet- 
monster  is  launched  from  a  special 
platform  on  the  roof  of  the  new  A.CJC 
building! 


Holdredge 
Takes  Over 
Labor  Racket 


Ronald  (John  L.)  Holdredge  took 
over  the  position  as  head-man  of  the 
local  labor  racket  last  night  when  he 
"polished  off"  Norman  Short-but-so- 
was-Napolean  Byers  under  the  third 
table  of  the  local  billiard  parlor.  After 
the  talcum  powder  was  cleared  away 
your  reporter  managed  to  interview 
Holdredge.  In  perfect  English  he  said, 
"Dis  here  scool  needs  a-cleaning  up 
an  if  I  cain't  do  it  dere  ain't  nobody 
what  can." 

The  Holdredge  mob  consists  of  Ted 
"hot  lips"  Buckland,  Bill  "the  brute" 
Blevins,  Bob  "oh  my  aching  back" 
Fencil,  and  Bob  Lawson,  "The  Red 
Terror".  Dot  Wentworth,  local  torch 
songstress,    is   the   boys   "gun   moll". 

Alfonso   Caicedo,   former   Brooklyn 

killer   and   numbers   racket   operator, 

has  been  brought  in  as  gun  man  for 

the  mob.  Beware  of  this  man  as  he  will 

shoot  at  the  slightest  provocation. 

(continued  on  page  21) 

PATRONIZE 

LYING  TALES 

ADVERTISERS 


Speer's  Mob 
Jailed  For 
Bootlegging 

George  "Pretty  Boy"  Ward 
Right  Hand  Man  for  Influence 

Coach  "Bunt"  Spear,  alias  "influ- 
ence", of  the  Arkansas  City  Junior 
College  was  caught  with  five  of  his 
students  in  a  raid  for  liquor  on  his 
farm,  south  of  the  city,  last  night  by 
the  local  police  headed  by  Sgt.  Herb 
Thompson. 

The  raid  took  place  eleven  p.  m.  All 
the  gang  was  being  taken  to  the  clean- 
ers in  one  of  Speer's  poker  games  for 
which  he  is  noted. 

Liquor  was  found  throughout  the 
house  and  the  six  will  be  held  until 
the  trail  or  released  on  a  $1,000  bond, 
if  they  can  find  a  backer. 

Have  Criminal  Records 

All  of  these  men  have  previous 
serious  criminal  records  but  they  were 
released  to  enter  the  service  and  were 
believed  to  be  going  straight  and  liv- 
ing an  honest  life  going  to  college 
on  $65  a  month. 

George  "pretty  Boy"  ward  acting 
as  Speer's  right  hand  man  had  no 
statement  to  the  press  until  he  talks 
to  his  lawyer. 

Coy  "The  Killer"  Squyers  confess- 
ed they  had  been  "hauling  it  in  by  the 
case  in  the  college  bus".  He  made  no 
other  request  other  than  a  drink. 
Mathiasmeier  Wants  Mamma 

Walt  "The  Sneak"  Mathiasmeier 
said,  "Let  me  out,  I  want  my  Mamma." 
He  rattled  the  bars  of  the  jail  saying, 
"You  ain't  got  nothing  on  me." 

Bill  "Brute"  Walz,  blowing  smoke 
rings  mumbled  to  the  others,  "I'll  get 
out  of  here."  "The  Brute  has  been 
holding  down  his  first  honest  job  at 
a  local  bank. 

Brains  Invalved  Also 

Malcolm  "Brain"  Smith  is  a  well 
known  leader  of  the  city  and  looked 
up  to  many  residents  of  the  com- 
munity. He  hid  in  the  corner  and  cried 
(not  in  his  beer,  either). 

Speer  said,   "Get  away  from  me". 

The  trial  will  be  held  this  after- 
noon in  the  local  police  court  with 
Judge  Henry  (Bud)  Howard  pre- 
siding. 

Coy  "The  Killer"  Squyers  was  at- 
tempting to  break  jail  at  the  time  this 
picture  was  taken,  and  is  trying  to 
climb  over  the  bars. 


acj  c 

Superintendent  C.  E.  St.  John  an- 
nounced today  that  Amos  Louise 
Curry  will  succeed  him  as  superin- 
tendent of  the  Arkansas  City  Public 
Schools. 


VOLUME  III 


ARKANSAS  CITY,  KANSAS,  THURSDAY,  APRIL  17,   1947 


NUMBER    13 


Play  Cast 
Gives  Fine 
Performance 


The  three-act  comedy,  "You  and 
I,"  by  Philip  Barry  was  presented  be- 
fore a  large  audience  Friday  night 
in  the  junior  high  auditorium.  This 
was  the  annual  dramatic  production 
of  the  junior  college  speech  class,  di- 
rected by  Miss  Pauline  B.   Sleeth. 

An  outstanding  job  of  characteri- 
zation was  done  by  Don  Duncan  as 
the  young  architect,  Rickey  White, 
who  had  a  difficult  time  choosing 
between  his  career  and  love. 

His  understanding  father,  who  had 
had  a  similar  experience  when  a 
young  man,  and  his  sympathetic 
mother  were  skillfully  portrayed  by 
Roy  Hadley  and  Melba  Thompson. 

Rickey's  young  sweetheart,  Ron- 
nie, was  superbly  presented  by  Rose- 
mary Warren. 

Jack  Stahl,  cast  as  a  prominent, 
prosperous  self-made  businessman, 
cleverly  brought  subtle  comedy  to 
the  stage. 

More  comedy  was  added  in  the 
character  of  Etta,  the  White  house- 
hold maid,  which  was  excellently  in- 
terpreted by  Marjorie  Nugen. 

Don  Terrill  aptly  characterized  a 
family  friend  and  novelist  who  was 
not  quite  satisfied  with  his  choice  of 
a  life  work. 

A  musical  ensemble  of  junior  col- 
lege and  high  school  students,  di- 
rected by  William  Johnson,  played 
several  selections  preceding  the  play 
and  between  acts. 

Prologue  for  the  comedy  was  giv- 
en by  Genevieve  Goff.  Others  assist- 
ing in  the  production  were  Rosalee 
Jones  and  Iris  Rahn,  advertising; 
Marjorie  Crabtree  and  Jack  Rine, 
business  managers';  Beulah  Marshall, 
Iris  Rahn  and  Mrs.  Ned  Pratt,  cos- 
tumes; Betty  Ann  Pearson  and  Ann 
McAdam,  properties;  Warren  Smith 
and  Paul  Wallack,  electricians,  and 
Gerald  Fetterolf,  John  Wimer,  Phil 
Smith  and  George  McCullough,  stage 
assistants. 


Officers  from  the  National  Guard 
Unit,  Company  K,  137th  Infantry, 
have  been  in  the  office  of  the  State 
Guard  Armory  from  7:30  to  9:00, 
Monday  through  today,  to  answer 
questions  for  anyone  interested  in 
joining  the  local  National  Guard 
Unit. 


Debate  Class 
Discontinued 

According  to  Coach  A.  E.  Maag, 
the  Juco  debate  class  has  discontin- 
ued for  this  semester,  since  all  the 
debate  meets  are  over.  The  Juco  de- 
baters have  done  a  fine  job  this  year, 
and  should  be  congratulated  for 
their  honors. 

The  final  tournament  was  held  at 
St.  John's  college  in  Winfield  on 
March  21  and  2  2.  The  local  twosome 
held  their  own  until  the  quarter  fi- 
nals, then  they  were  downed  b>  St. 
John's  and  Kansas  university. 
o 

Kiwanis  Honors 
1947  Juco  Cage 
Squad  at  Dinner 

The  Juco  "oasketball  team  and 
high  school  squad  were  guests  of  the 
Kiwanis  club  for  a  dinner  given  on 
April  9  at  the  Purity  cafe. 

The  principal  speaker  for  the  eve- 
ning was  Art  Kahler,  athletic  direc- 
tor at  Southwestern  college,  and 
member  of  the  high  school  state 
championship  team  of  1918. 

The  Jucos  present  were  Jim  Tur- 
ner, Jack  Stigers,  Robbin  Ledeker, 
and  Jack  Blankenship.  The  rest 
were  unable  to  attend  because  of  a 
track    meet   at   Coffeyville. 

The  high  school  quartet  composed 
of   Larry   Hay,   Jack   Miller,    Richard 
Houdek    and    Richard    Cullers,    sang 
two  numbers  for  the  group. 
o 

J.  C.  C   A.  Hears 
Book  Review 

Brotherhood  was  the  theme  of  the 
Christian  Association  which  met  Ap- 
ril 7,  in  the  Juco  study  hall.  The 
theme  was  carried  out  by  Connie 
Brown's  review  of  the  book,  "Citizen 
of  the  World,"  a  story  of  the  life  of 
Paul  Robeson.  Connie  also  present- 
ed a  series  of  records,  "The  Ballad 
of  America,"  by  Robeson,  to  the 
group. 

The  opening  prayer  was  given  by 
Charles  Early.  Group  singing  was 
led  by  Erma  Marshall,  accompanied 
by    Connie    Brown. 

The  group  decided  to  begin  meet- 
ings at  7:30  instead  of  7:00  p.  m. 
Sam  Crain  gave  the  closing  prayer. 
The  next  meeting  will  be  held  in  the 
study  hall  April   21. 


W.  U.  Band 
For  Tigerama 
May  2 

Two  weeks  from  Friday,  on  May 
2,  19  4  7,  the  annual  Tigerama  will  be 
held  in  the  auditorium  at  8  p.  m. 

Betty  Ann  Pearson,  chairman  of 
the  social  committee,  warns  tnat 
"something  new  and  entirely  differ- 
ent has  been  added." 

From  8  to  9  an  original  review, 
written  by  Bill  Smith,  Sam  Crain, 
Betty  Smith,  Marjorie  Crabtree, 
Barbara  Garris,  Doris  Deets,  and 
Betty  Pearson  and  under  the  super- 
vision of  C.  L.  Hinchee,  will  be  pre- 
sented, featuring  ACJC  students. 

A  band  from  Wichita  university 
has  been  engaged  and  will  provide 
music  for  dancing  from  9  to  12.  Ta- 
bles will  be  set  up  for  those  wishing 
to  play  cards. 

Invitations  to  the  Tigerama  have 
been  issued  to  seniors  in  surrounding 
lowns.  Admittance  is  limited  to 
Juco  students  and  their  guests,  and 
seniors,  but  veterans  may  bring  their 
wives. 

"The  student  council  and  social 
committee,  working  together  to 
make  the  Tigerama  a  success,  hope 
that  the  student  body  will  co-operate 
100  per  cent  in  helping  to  decorate 
the  auditorium-gymnasium,"  Betfy 
Pearson   said   today. 

Seniors  from  Arkansas  City,  Chil- 
occo,  Newkirk,  South  Haven,  Wel- 
lington, Oxford,  Udall,  Geuda 
Springs,  Atlanta,  Cambridge,  Bur- 
den, Dexter,  and  Cedar  Vale  will  be 
invited. 

o 

Cleaves  Presents 
Movie  in  Assembly 

Howard  Cleaves,  an  originator  in 
the  field  of  photographing  animals 
at  night,  spoke  to  students  and  fac- 
ulty in  the  junior  college  assembly, 
March  31.  Mr.  Cleaves  presented  a 
movie,  "Night  Movies  in  the  Wild," 
gave  a  detailed  explanation  of  his 
experiences,  and  demonstrated  his 
equipment.  His  movies  are  the  first 
night  motion  pictures  of  wild  ani- 
mals in  their  native  haunts  to  be 
shown  locally. 

Cleaves  appeared  under  auspices 
of  the  Extension  Division  of  the 
University  of  Kansas. 


Page  2 


ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


THURSDAY,  APRIL  17,  1947 


THE  TIGER  TALES 

Student  Publication   of  the 
ARKANSAS  CITY  JUNIOR  COLLEGE 

Editor  -....-- Neil  Bell 

Associate   Editor   Rex   Howe 

Reporters    _ Joe    Avery,    Mary 

Kay  Burkarth,  Tommie  Copeland, 
Nadine  Johnson,  Betty  Ann  Oliver, 
Robert  Leibforth. 

Circulation  Manager  Iris  Rahn 

Photographer  Don  Cameron 

Sports  Editor  Oscar  Thomas 

Teacher  Shortage 
To  Remain  Critical 
In  Kansas 

Figures  tabulated  by  the  Kansas 
State  Chamber  of  Commerce  indicate 
that  the  shortage  of  teachers  in  the 
state  of  Kansas  is  by  no  means  being 
relieved. 

In  Kansas,  during  1945-46,  4668 
"emergency  teachers"  took  the  places 
of  4668  qualified  teachers  who  gave 
up  teaching  for  better  jobs  or  went 
to  other  states  where  higher  stand- 
ards of  certification  and  effective 
state  financial  support  guaranteed 
better  salaries  and  teaching  condit- 
ions. 

The  teachers'  college  enrollment  in 
the  nation  fell  from  approximately 
113,000  in  1942-43,  to  an  estimated 
65,000  in  1945-46.  This  means  that 
the  now  extisting  shortage  of  teach- 
ers, throughout  the  rest  of  the  United 
States  as  well  as  Kansas,  will  not  be 
alleviated  in  the  near  future,  because 
those  graduating  annually  and  re- 
ceiving teaching  certificates  can  hard- 
ly counterbalance  the  number  of 
teachers  retiring  from  the  teaching 
profession  or  moving  into  other  pro- 
fessions. 

In  Kansas,  1943  there  were  1230 
college  students  eligible  to  teach  but 
of  this  number  many  did  not,  while 
in  1946  only  743  were  capable  of  ac- 
ceptance  in   the   teaching   profession. 

The  Kansas  State  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce believes  that  this  serious  pro- 
blem can  be  met  if  the  state  will  as- 
sume its  share  of  the  costs  of  the 
schools.  This  year,  on  a  $45,000,000 
school  program  the  state  of  Kansas 
will  provide  less  than  $2,000,000  from 
state  sources  which  can  be  used  by 
communities  to  supplement  local 
g-eneral  property  taxes  for  schools. 
They  are  recommending  that  at  least 
$12,500,000  of  state  money  from 
sources  other  than  the  general  pro- 
perty tax  be  distributed  to  the  school 
systems   of  Kansas. 

, o 

Geometry- 
Given:  I  love  you 
To    prove:    You    love    me. 
Solution : 

1.  I  love  you. 

2.  Therefore  I  am  a  lover 

3.  All  the  world  loves  a  lover 

4.  You  are  all  the  world  to  me 

5.  Therefore  you  love  me. 


THE  BASEMENT  BUZZ 


Hello  again! 

First  of  all,  here's  a  great  big  bou- 
quet for  the  cast  of  "You  and  I." 
They  all  really  did  swell,  and  wasn't 
Don    Duncan   a   wonderful   guitarist? 

Did  you  catch  any  polar  bear's 
Johnny  Hart?  He  says  that's  how 
he  hurt  his  loot  last  week.  Uh 
huh! 


Aha!  We've  really  got  you  this 
time.  In  case  some  of  you  Juco  chil- 
luns  forgot  a  few  of  the  things  you 
did  in  high  school — we've  dug  up 
some  reminders.  The  source,  of 
course,  was  Jones'  and  Schlesinger's 
"Katti  Korner,"  Ark  Light,   1944-45. 


Fer    instance,    remember    back    in 
the  good  ole  days  when  Becky  Rine 
was  a  poet?  Here's  a  result — 
They  teSl  me  love  words,  so 

few  but  oh  so  sweet 
Are    extemporaneous, 
Hut   the  notes   which   have 

sounded  in  niy  ears 
*Tave  all  been  barbarous. 


Oh  What  You  Said 

And  then  there  was  the  time 
when  the  question  of  the  week  was 
"How  do  you  tell  your  girl  good- 
night?" and  Mark  Porch  replied, 
"You  don't  just  SAY  goodnight — 
ACTIONS  speak  louder  than  words!" 


Bill  Sneller's  high  school  days'  ex- 
cuse   for    a    black    eye    would    have 


MEET  MR.  ED— 

Wondered  who  the  guy  who  sports 
the  good  looking  black  jacket  with  the 
orange  "T"  on  it?  Well  here  are  the 
details.  He's  6'  tall,  weighs  150,  has 
light  brown  hair,blue  eyes, and  a  won- 
derful smile.  He  rates  baseball  as  his 
favorite  sport,  but  he  doesn't  do  a  bad 
job  on  the  basketball  court.  His  favor- 
ite "like"  is  his  wife,  and  his  pet  peeve 

there    is    none isn't    that    a- 

mazing hmmmm?  Business  is  this 

freshmans'  major  and  before  coming 
to  ACJC  his  home  was  in  Towkawa, 
Oklahoma.  The  vets  name  is  Warren 
Do  well. 


MEET  MISS  CO-ED— 

Our  co-ed  of  the  week  came  to  us 
this  semester  from  K.  U.  She's  a  good- 
natured,  sharp  looking  brunette,  5'7" 
weighs  122%  pounds,  has  sparkling 
brown  eyes,  and  really  likes  ACJC 
(plug).  Her  favorite  sports  are  swim- 
ming and  dancing.  Glen  Miller's  "Star 
Dust"  is  the  tune  she  calls  tops.  Her 
pet  word  is  "sewersly"  (seriously  to 
you).  This  freshman  is  majoring  in 
Inter-American  Affairs  and  plans  to 
enroll  in  the  University  of  Mexico  for 
the  summer  session.  In  case  you  have- 
n't already  guessed  who  the  gal  is— 
Carolyn  Hill  is  the  name. 


come  in  handy  for  a  couple  of  Juco 
students  lately.  Sneller  said,  "I  fell 
out  of  bed  and  got  hit  in  the  eye 
with  a  pillow." 


In  October,  1944  the  records  show 
that  Lenna  Payton's  favbrite  pas- 
time was  milking  the  neighbor's 
goat.     Right,  Lenna? 


Looks  like  this  was  a  joke  around 
that  part  of  the  dark  ages: 
Hickory  Dickory  Dock 
Two  niice  ran  up  the  clock 
The  clock  struck  one — 
But  the  other  one  got  away. 


Did  you  all  know  the  only  Bull- 
dog injury  at  Pratt  was  when  Er- 
nest Taton  bit  his  tongue?  That  was 
in  September  19  44,  of  course. 


Then  just  last  year  Rosemary 
Skinner  got  her  tongue  twisted  just 
a  leetle  bit!  When  asking  for  a  com- 
pass she  said,  "May  I  borrow  your 
circumference?" 


Danny  Stark:  "And  when  she 
laughed,  something  inside  me"  just 
crinkled  up  and  DIED!"  'Member 
the  play,  "Every  Family  Has 
One?" 


An  Indian  girl  recently  won  a 
beauty  contest.  Her  name  was  Pret- 
ty Bear.  We  haven't  seen  a  beauty 
contest  winner  yet  that  wasn't. 

'Nough  said,  goodbye  now. 


The  Feminine  Touch 

by   Rahn 

Spring  has  really  sprung  ,this 
time,   we   hope! 

Miss  Davis  seems  to  think  so  any- 
way, she  is  giving  us  the  good  (?) 
old  spring  workout.  Tennis  is  tops 
on  our  list  of  activities  in  gym  these 
days,  and  sunburns  run  a  close  sec- 
ond.    At  least  for  me  they  do. 

So  far  we  have  been  pinging, 
chasing  balls,  pinging,  and  chasing 
balls.  Any  day  we  expect  the  com- 
mand to  start  keeping  score,  groan. 

Last  Thursday  some  of  the  kids 
were  fooled;  they  were  taken  to  the 
north  courts  in  a  car,  but  no  one 
went  to  get  them,  so  they  had  to 
walk  back.  Kinda  late  weren't  you, 
Nadine? 

Miss  Davis  really  has  a  system 
fixed  up,  though.  If  anyone  is  ab- 
sent from  class,  she  has  to  challenge 
someone  else  on  the  list  to  a  game. 
By  the  way,  if  anyone  likes  to  chase 
balls,  let  Rahn  know  and  she  will 
challenge   her   to   a   struggle. 

I  think  I  will  quit  for  now,  but 
before  I  do,  just  remember — don't 
let  spring  fever  get  you  down.  It's 
awfully  hard  to  get  back  up  after 
it  does,   I  KNOW!! 


THURSDAY,  APRIL  17,   1947 


ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Page  3 


Band  Covers  Town  in  Drive 


Netmen  Run  Over 
El  Dorado  7-0 
For  Second  Win 

The  Tiger  netmen,  displaying 
championship  caliber,  blanked  the 
El  Dorado  Grizzlies,  7-0,  in  their 
second  dual  win  at  the  Wilson  park 
courts,  April   11. 

The  best  match  of  the  afternoon 
was  the  victory  of  Bill  Smith  over 
Black  of  El  Dorado.  After  Smith 
had  a  5-2  lead  on  Black  in  the  first 
set,  Smith  dropped  it  5-7,  but  he  ral- 
lied to  defeat  the  El  Doradoan  6-4, 
6-3,  in  the  final  sets. 

The  Tigers  registered  the  other 
victories  with  little  trouble.  "Chuck" 
Hutchinson,  Tiger  ace,  defeated 
Stansberry  in  the  No.  1  spot  6-0,  6-0. 
The  other  matches  saw  "Doug"  Mc- 
Call  breezing  past  Heston  6-0,  6-0; 
Maynard  Selan  defeating  Allan,  of 
El  Dorado,  6-1,  6-2,  and  Norman 
Byers  downing  Van  Dolan,   6-1,    6-2. 

In  the  doubles,  Hutchinson  and 
McCall  blasted  Heston  and  Stansber- 
ry 6-1,  6-1,  and  Smith  and  Selan  beat 
Black  and  Allen  of  El  Dorado,  6-1, 
6-3. 

o 

Sophomores  Have 
Pictures  Taken 

The  sophomores  during  the  past 
two  weeks,  have  had  individual  pic- 
tures taken  in  their  caps  and  gowns. 
This  is  an  annual  procedure,  with 
the  Cornish  Studio  doing  the  pho- 
tography. 


ss 

Rescues  Track  & 
Tennis  Teams 

On  the  morning  of  April  8,  at  9  a. 
m.,  the  track  and  tennis  teams  start- 
ed to  Coffeyville  in  the  school  bus  to 
enter  the  Coffeyville  Invitational 
scheduled  for  that  date. 

At  9:20,  Dean  K.  R.  Galle  came 
into  the  journalism  classroom  and 
told  Paul  Johnson  the  office  had  just 
received  a  telegram  that  the  meet 
had  been  postponed  due  to  the  rainy 
weather. 

So — three  members  of  the  journal- 
ism class  jumped  into  a  car  to  over- 
take the  bus  and  save  the  rough  ride 
to  Coffeyville  in  the  "Blue  Streak" 
(school   bus). 

When  the  rescuers  arrived  about 
12  miles  east  of  the  city,  they  found 
Jack  Rine  under  the  bus  jacking  it 
up  to  change  a  tire  which  had  blown 
out  and  nearly  thrown  the  bus  into 
the  ditch.  Coach  "Bunt"  Speer  was 
supervising  the  job  while  some  mem- 
bers of  the  teams  watched  and  oth- 
ers ran  over  the  hills,  carefree  and 
contented  until  they  heard  the  news 
of    an    ordered    return    to    Ark    City. 

A-fter  sufficient  tools  and  labor 
were  obtained  from  the  rescuers  the 
teams  returned  home  without  a 
chance  for  victory  of  any  kind,  and 
+o  attend  their  classes. 

_  "Student  Queen"  is  the  name  of  the 
junior  play  being  presented  at  Man- 
kato,    Kansas.  — Mankato 


Students  Provide 
Great  Assistance 
In  Campaign  Drive 

Arkansas  City  is  going  "to  have  a 
new  junior  college-trade  school 
building.  At  least  partially  respon- 
sible for  this  future  institution  are 
several  members  of  the  faculty  and 
numerous  college  students,  who 
spent  a  week  of  intensive  effort  on 
the  project.  Voters  approved  the 
bond  issue  in  the  April  1  election  by 
a  vote  of  1942  to  982. 

Prior  to  dismissal  of  classes  for 
the  city-wide  canvass  Thursday, 
*  larch  27,  a  short  assembly  was  held 
for  final  campaign  instructions.  Supt. 
C.  E.  St.  John  explained  to  the  stu- 
dent body  the  method  of  presenting 
the  issue  before  the  public;  Dean  K. 
R.  Galle  explained  the  pamphlet  and 
picture  magazine  which  were  given 
to  the  potential  voter;  P.  M.  John- 
son cited  several  groups  and  indi- 
viduals for  their  work  on  the  can- 
vass; Gene  Bell  and  Doug  McCall 
passed  out  the  pamphlets  and  urged 
the  students  to  report  the  results  as 
soon  as  they  had  completed  their  al- 
lotted districts. 

In  a  radio  program  given  Thurs- 
day for  the  purpose  of  promoting  the 
campaign,  A.  E.  Maag  and  Gene  Bell 
interviewed  over  the  air  graduates 
of  the  junior  college,  including  Lee 
Circle,  j.  c.  '27;  Miss  Georgia  Long, 
j.  m.  '31,  and  Donald  Hickman,  j.  c. 
'31.  All-  three  explained  the  need 
for  a  new  college  building  and  urged 
voters  to  cast  their  ballots  in  favor 
of  the   bond  issue. 

Speakers  on  the  sound  truck  which 
toured  the  city  urging  people  to  sup- 
port the  bond  issue  Tuesday,  April  1 
were  John  Skinner,  George  McCul- 
longh,  Kermit  Sandefur,  and  Gene 
Bell.  Members  of  the  band  which 
accompanied  the  speakers  on  the 
truck  were  Bill  Johnson,  Elwood 
Keller,  Oscar  Thomas,  Joe  Avery, 
and  Ted  Buckland.  Art  students 
who  made  signs  for  the  truck  were 
Harold  White,  Rosemary  Skinner, 
Betty  Sanderson,  Dan  Stark,  jr.,  Bet- 
ty Pratt.  Nadine  Johnson,  and  Jewel- 
deen  Colbert.  John  Skinner  was  in 
charge  of  the  project. 

■ o 

Proof  of  the  actual  arrival  of 
spring  is  now  available !  The  red 
bud  tree  at  the  southern  en- 
trance of  Carrow  Court  is  now 
in  full  bloom.  This,  perhaps,  is 
more  positive  evidence  than  the 
usual  "spring-  fever"  and  ques- 
tionable absences,  that  have 
here-to-fore  been  prevalent. 


Page  4 


ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


THURSDAY,  APRIL  17,  1947 


Tiger  Track 
Team  Downs 
Coffeyville 

The  juco  track  team,  under  the 
tutelage  of  Coach  "Bunt"  Speer, 
opened  the  19  47  track  season  April 
9,  on  a  wet  and  muddy  field  in  a 
dual  meet  with  Coffeyville  and  the 
Tigers  scored  a  62  to  60  victory  over 
the  Red  Ravens. 

Both  teams  were  hampered  from 
making  good  records,  due  to  the  wet 
field. 

Bud  Chaplin  paced  the  Arks 
with  15  points  as  he  swept  both  hur- 
dle events  and  the  pole  vault.  Bill 
Walz  and  Earl  Grinnell  were  next 
high  for  the  Tigers,  as  they  tallied 
10  and  9  points  respectively. 

Malcolm  Smith  turned  in  one  of 
the  best  individual  performances  of 
the  meet  as  he  turned  on  the  steam 
and  defeated  Lair  of  Coffeyville  in 
the  half-mile  event,  after  Lair  led 
him  most  of  the  way.  His  time  of 
2:04.5  was  considered  fast  on  the 
muddy  field. 

The  summary: 

100  YARD  DASH:  Lemos,  Coffey- 
ville, first;  Buckner,  Coffeyville,  sec- 
ond; 'Grinnell,  Ark  City,  third.  Time 
— 10.8  seconds. 

220  YARD  DASH:  Buckner,  Cof- 
feyville, first;  Lemos,  Coffeyville, 
second;  Ward,  Ark  City,  third.  Time 
— 24.5  seconds. 

440  YARD  DASH:  Garrison,  Cof- 
feyville, first;  Work,  Ark  City,  sec- 
ond; and  Wilson,  Ark  City,  third. 
Time — 55.7  seconds. 

880  YARD  RUN:  Smith,  Ark  City, 
first;  Lair,  Coffeyville,  second; 
Echohawk,  Ark  City,  third.  Time — 
2   minutes,   4.5  seconds. 

MILE:  Cease,  Coffeyville  , first; 
Hilliard,  Coffeyville,  second;  Hearne, 
Ark  City,  third.  Time —  5  minutes, 
25.5   seoonds. 

120  YARD  HIGH  HURDLES: 
Chaplin,  Ark  City,  first;  McVay,  Ark 
City,  second;  Stuart,  Coffeyville, 
third.   Time — 17.1   seconds. 

220  YARD  LOW  HURDLES: 
Chaplin,  Ark  City,  first;  Stewart, 
Coffeyville,  second,  and  Hooks,  Cof- 
feyville, third.     Time — 27.8  seconds. 

MILE  RELAY:  Ark  City  (Echo- 
hawk,  Ward,  Hearne  and  Wilson), 
first.  Time — 3  minutes,  4  5  seconds. 

SHOT  PUT:  Walz,  Ark  City,  first; 
Kendrick,  Coffeyville,  second;  Mace, 
Coffeyville,  third.  Distance — 3  6  feet, 
4inches. 

DISCUS:  Walz,  Ark  City,  first; 
Rine,  Ark  City,  second,  and  Miran- 
da, Coffeyville,  third.  Distance — 102 
feet,  6  inches. 

JAVELIN:  K  i  s  e  r,  Coffeyville, 
first;  Grinnell,  Ark  City,  second;  and 


1947  Juco  Track  Team 


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Pictured  above  is  the  strong  juco  track  squad  of  1947.  In  their  first 
dual  meet  of  the  season  they  defeated  Coffeyville  62  to  60.  First  row:  left 
to  right,  Malcolm  Smith,  Bud  Chaplin,  Daymond  McVay,  Rodney  Wilson, 
Coach  "Bunt"  Speer.  Second  row:  Don  Lyle,  Melvin  Endicott,  Eldon  Cuni- 
ming.  Thud  row:  Coy  Squyers,  Ernest  Taton,  Bill  Blevins,  Jack  Rine,  Bill 
Ramsey,  Bill  Learned,  J.  D.  Halcomb,  Walter  Matliiasmeier,  Orwin  Maxson, 
Keith  Hearne  and  George  Ward. 


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W.  G.  "Bunt"  Speer  has  been  re- 
assigned by  the  school  board  to 
coach  juco  football  and  track.  He 
will  also  be  in  charge  of  basketball 
unless  another  person  can  be  found 
to  relieve  him  of  that  position. 


Ah,  there's  good  news  today.  We 
hear  that  James  Coker  and  John 
Marshall  have  enrolled  for  ACJC 
next  year  and  will  probably  be  in  the 
grid  line-up. 


Here's  our  official  congratulations 
to  the  Tiger  tennis  team.  They 
made  fine  showings  against  the  El 
Dorado  and  Tonkawa  racket-eers. 
Also,  we  don't  want  to  leave  out  the 
track  team  for  their  win  a't  Coffey- 
ville.   

Kendrick,  Coffeyville,  third.  Dis- 
tance— 147  feet,  2  inches. 

POLE  VAULT:  Chaplin,  Ark  City, 
first;  Kendrick,  Coffeyville,  second; 
and  Learned,  Ark  City,  third.  Height 
—10  feeV  6  inches. 

HIGH  JUMP:  Hooks  and  Buckner 
of  Coffeyville  and  McVay  of  Ark 
City,  all  three  tied  for  first.  Height 
— 5  feet,  7  V2  inches. 

BROAD  JUMP:  Grinnell,  Ark 
City,  first;  Hooks,  Coffeyville,  sec- 
ond, and  Work,  Ark  City,  third.  Dis- 
tance— 19  feet,  5  inches. 


Tiger  Tennis  Team 
Wins  Opener  8-1 

The  powerful  juco  racqueteers  had 
little  trouble  in  winning  their  first 
dual  match  from  Tonkawa,  April  3, 
on  the  Wilson  park  courts,  as  they 
took  eight  out  of  the  nine  matches 
playea. 

In  the  No.  1  singles  match  Chuck 
Hutchinson,  Tiger  ace,  downed  C. 
White  in  the  feature  attraction,  4-6, 
6-1,  6-0. 

Other  singles  matches  saw  May- 
nard  "'Sonny"  Selan  defeating  Kelly 
of  Tonkawa,  6-4,  6-2;  Doug  McCall, 
breezing  through  E.  White,  6-0,  6-1; 
Bill  Smith  losing  the  only  match  of 
the  day  in  a  tight  battle  with  Stan- 
ford, after  going  three  sets,  9-7,  3-6, 
3-6;  Norman  Byers  winning  over 
Ogg,  6-3,  6-2;  and  Willie  "Os" 
Thomas  defeating  Glen  Thomas,  6-1, 
6-4. 

The  Tigers  wasted  little  time  in 
making  a  clean  sweep  of  the  dou- 
bles, as  Hutchinson  and  McCall 
blasted  Kelly  and  Stanford,  6-3,  6-3; 
Selan  and  Smith  stopped  E.  White 
and  C.  White  6-1,  6-3;  and  Thomas 
teamed  with  Byers  to  trounce  G. 
Thomas  and   Ogg,   6-2,    6-2. 

The  Tigers  displayed  vicious  pow- 
er and  strength  in  their  opener  and 
should  be  expected  to  give  their  op- 
position plenty  of  headaches  in  their 
future  tilts. 


TIGER  TALES 


volume  m 


ARKANSAS  CITY,  KANSAS,  THURSDAY,  MAY  8,  1947 


NUMBER  14 


Vineyard  Is 
Named  New 
School  Head 

Jerry  J.  Vineyard,  superintendent 
of  the  Nevada,  Missouri  schools  since 
1937  and  former  Kansas  School  ad- 
ministrator for  17  years,  unanimous- 
ly was  elected  as  Arkansas  City's 
new  superintendent  of  schools  Tues- 
day morning  during  a  special  session 
of  the  board  of  education. 

Mr.  Vineyard  will  succeed  Mr.  C. 
E.  St.  John,  retiring  superintendent 
on  August  first. 

Mr.  Vineyard  is  46  years  old,  he 
holds  three  university  degrees  in  ed- 
ucation. He  received  his  doctor's  de- 
gree in  August,  1946,  from  the  Uni- 
versity of  Missouri,  his  master's  de- 
gree also  from  the  University  of 
Missouri,  and  his  bachelor's  degree 
from  William  Jewell  college  at  Lib- 
erty, Missouri. 

Mr.  Vineyard  has  been  associated 
with  many  schools  in  his  career  of 
administrative  -  scholastic  education. 
Such  schools  as  Liberty,  Missouri 
High  School,  Miltonvale,  Kansas, 
Kansas  City,  Kansas,  Paola,  Kansas, 
Junction  City,  Kansas,  and  his  most 
recent  position  as  superintendent  at 
Nevada,  Missouri,  are  proof  that  this 
school  system  in  Arkansas  City  will 
receive  the  best  of  administrators. 

Mr.  Vineyard  is  married  and  the 
father  of  three  children. 

Mr.  Vineyard  comes  to  Arkansas 
City  well  recommended  by  both  school 
authorities  and  business  leaders  of 
Nevada  as  a  successful  educator,  well 
acquainted  with  school  problems  and 
possessing  outstanding  leadership  a- 
bility. 


Swimming  Pool  Opens  Soon. 
Daniels  To  Be  Life  Guard 

The  Paris  Park  swimming  pool  will 
open  soon  although  no  definite  date 
has  been  set,  according  to  Barney 
Getto,  who  has  the  swimming  pool 
from   the   city. 

Billy  Joe  Daniels  will  work  as  life 
guard.  Check  and  concession  girls 
have  not  yet  been  selected. 

Clancy  wandered  backstage  bet- 
ween acts  of  a  musical  revue  and  in- 
nocently started  to  enter  a  room  clear- 
ly marked  "Chorus  girls'  dressing 
room.  Positively  no  admittance."  A 
watchman  nabbed  him  in  the  act. 
"Can't  you  read?"  he  hollered,  point- 
ing to  the  sign. 
"Who's  shmokin?"  asked  Clancy. 


Commencement  Plans  JllCO  XlOlds 


Are  Now  Underway 
For  May  26 

Supt.  C.  E.  St.  John,  completing  29 
years  of  service  to  the  Arkansas  City 
schools,  will  make  his  final  public 
appearance  in  that  connection  May 
26,  when  he  delivers  the  commence- 
ment address  to  the  junior  college 
and  high  -school  graduating  classes 
of  1947.  The  commencement  commit- 
tee, acting  in  behalf  of  the  school, 
asked  Superintendent  St.  John  to 
make  this  address. 

Plans  for  the  program,  although 
not  completed  at  this  date,  are  under 
the  supervision  of  Miss  Virginia 
Weisgerber  and  A.  E.  Maag.  The  grad- 
uation exercises  will  begin  at  8  p.  m., 
Monday,  May  26. 

Freshman  ushers,  Nadine  Johnson, 
Wilma  Tanquary,  Margery  Austin, 
and  Peggy  Sullivan,  wearing  white 
caps  and  gowns  in  contrast  to  blue 
of  the  class,  will  proceed  and  follow 
each  of  the  two  columns  of  graduates 
in  the  processional. 

Baccalaureate  services  will  be  un- 
der the  supervision  of  the  Arkansas 
City  ministerial  affiance  and  the  pro- 
gram will  be  held  in  the  auditorium 
at  8  p.  m.,  Sunday,  May  25. 

Skit  on  Juco  Hour 
Next  Week 

A  program  portarying  the  Junior 
College  home  economics  department 
will  be  presented  on  the  Juco  hour 
on  May  13. 

Miss  Marian  Ives,  home  economics 
teacher,  and  Ethel  Harvey,  Betty 
Jones,  Janet  Brown,  Doris  Deets  and 
Iris  Rahn,  students  in  the  department 
will  present  their  origiinal  skit. 

The  program  for  May  6  consisted 
of  some  choral  esembles  and  a  flute 
quartet  from  the  High  School  music 
department  under  the  direction  of 
August  Trollman. 

Doris  Deets,  Ronald  Holdredge, 
Fred  Gillig,  Tommie  Copeland,  Peggy 
Sullivan,  and  Betty  Mae  Hughett, 
members  of  Miss  Virginia  Weisger- 
ber's  current  literature  class  were  pre- 
sented on  the  Juco  Hour  April  22.  A 
part  of  their  class  period  called  "I've 
been  reading"  provided  the  plot  for 
the  program.  Almost  every  type  of 
present  day  literature  was  reviewed. 
Paul  Wallack  was  announcer  for  the 
program. 

April  15,  the  high  school  chorus  un- 
der the  direction  of  Charles  Hinchee 
gave  the  program.  Contestants  for  the 
Wichita  contest  sang  their  numbers. 


3  Summer 
School  Terms 

With  one  short  term  already  in  ses- 
sion and  two  planned  to  start  May  28, 
Junior  College  summer  students  will 
keep  halls  and  classrooms  humming 
until  July  31,  according  to  Dean  K.  R. 
Galle. 

The  spring  term  started  April  28 
and  lasts  until  May  27,  with  observa- 
tion of  teaching,  public  school  music 
and  recent  U.  S.  history  as  the  offer- 
ings. Sixteen  students  are  attending 
classes. 

The  short  summer  term,  which  runs 
from  May  28  to  June  27,  is  primarily 
for  any  who  wish  to  complete  require- 
ments for  emergency  teaching  certifi- 
cates early  in  the  summer.  This  term, 
in  addition  to  the  spring  term,  will  al- 
low the  student  to  earn  8  or9  hours 
credit. 

The  regular  summer  term,  from 
May  28  to  July  31,  will  offer  courses 
in  English,  mathematics,  history,  and 
social  studies,  science,  psychology, 
geography,  teaching  methods,  and 
other  teacher  training  courses. 

"The  particular  courses  offered  dur- 
ing the  summer  terms  will  depend  up- 
on the  demand,"  Dean  Galle  told  stu- 
dents last  week,  "Tuition  will  be 
charged  at  the  rate  of  $3  per  semester 
hour  of  credit.  Veterans  tuition  is 
paid  under  the  G.  I.  Bill 

"Anyone  interested  in  any  summer 
work  should  come  in  immediately,  so 
that  we  may  fit  the  schedule  and  of- 
ferings to  your  needs,"said  Galle. 

Those  enrolled  for  the  spring  term 
include  Mrs.Mary  White,  Arkansas 
City;  Eula  Mae  Bair,  Burden;  Effie 
Burnett,  R.  R.  1;  Margaret  Crane, 
Caldwell;  Donna  Dickey,  Buff  City; 
Mrs.  Velma  Hickey,  Arkansas  City; 
Bemice  Hunt,  Belle  Plaine;  Gene 
George,  Atlanta;  Maria  Larsen,  Cald- 
well; EHena  Mast,  Arkansas  City; 
Lyla  Miller,  Oxford;  Pauline  Miller, 
Winfield;  Mary  Pudden,  Dexter;  Mrs. 
Alvina  White,  Geuda  Springs;  Vonda 
White,  Gueda  Springs;  Ijean  Smith, 
Newkirk;  and  Mrs.  Daisy  Brown,  Ar- 
kansas City. 


The  juco  chorus  class  had  a  pot- 
luck  supper  in  the  college  foods  room 
Monday  evening,  April  28.  The  plans 
for  the  supper  were  made  and  carried 
out  by  the  foods  committee.  Those  on, 
the  committee  were  Genevieve  Goff, 
chairman,  Rosemary  Warren,  Doris 
Stover  and  Nadine  Johnson. 


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ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


THURSDAY,  MAY  8,  1947 


THE  TIGER  TALES 

Student  Publication  of  th« 
ARKANSAS  CITY  JUNIOR  COLLEGE 

Editor  ...__. Jfdl  Bell 

Associate   Editor  , Rex  Howe 

Reporters  — ..Joe  Avery,   Mary 

Kay  Burkarth,  Tommie  Copeland, 
Nadine  Johnson,  Betty  Ann  Oliver, 
Robert  Leibforth. 

Circulation  Manager  Iris  Rahn 

Photographer  ...Don  Cameron 

Sports  Editor  Oscar  Thomas 


2>ea*  Student  Body  : 

Dear  Student  Body: 

With  the  successful  school  year 
coming  to  a  close,  the  Student  Council 
wishes  to  express  to  all  students  a 
sincere  thanks  for  the  fine  support 
which  assured  this  success.  Many 
schools  are  finding  student  coop- 
eration low  since  the  war.  We  are 
proud  we  are  not  on  this  list  The  Stu- 
dent Council  of  ACJC  credits  the  stu- 
dents alone  for  the  swell  cooperation 
this  year.  Thanks,  students,  for  a 
swell  job.  —  The  Student  Council 


As  the  end  of  this  last  semester 
rolls  around,  college  students  find  that 
they  are  losing  two  members  of  the 
school  system.  They  are  C.  E.  St. 
John,  Superintendent  of  the  city 
sehools,  and  Marion  IVes,  high  school 
and  junior  college  home  economics 
instructor. 

Superintendent  St.  John,  who  sub- 
mitted his  resignation  in  February, 
will  retire  August  1,  after  29  years  of 
exemplary  service  to  the  school  sys- 
tem. 

Miss  IVes  resigned  her  position  on 
the  faculty  this  spring,  as  she  plans 
to  be  married  in  June,  and  will  attend 
Kansas  University  next  year. 

So  here's  "So  long,  Farewell,  Bon 
Voyage,  Goodbye"  and  all  that  stuff 
to  two  really  swell  people. 

Coach  "Bunt"  Speer's  juco  Tiger 
tracksters  received  a  74-51  trounc- 
ing at  the  hands  of  the  Independence 
Pirates,  May  1,  at  Independence. 

Handicapped  by  the  temporary 
loss  of  two  regular  winners,  Bud 
Chaplin,  who  was  out  due  to  a  pulled 
muscle,  and  their  main  weight  man, 
out  because  of  scholastic  ineligibi 
lity,  the  Tigers  won  the  century  dash, 
440,  880,  high  jump,  and  the  broad 
jump  while  they  lost  nine  other  events. 


THE  BASEMENT  BUZZ 


The  barkeep  of  a  downtown  tavern 
kept  a  pet  parrot.  One  evening  a 
drunk  spotted  it,  climbed  atop  a  stool, 
and  tried  to  catch  hold  of  it.  "Scram, 
landlubber,"  shrieked  the  outraged 
pol.  "What's  the  big  idea?" 

The  drunk  looked  surprised,  tipped 
his  hat,  and  mumbled,  "Golly,  I'm 
■orry,  mister!  I  thought  you  was  a 
bold!" 


First  of  all  here's  congratulations 
to  Jack  Stafford,  freshman  class  presi- 
dent, on  his  recent  engagement  to 
Lois  Elton.  Nice  going  Jack? 


ing,"  The  paper  said  "I've  Been  Wait- 
ing". 


The  pogo  stick  brigade  is  on.  Par- 
ticipants in  this  dangerous  sport  are 
Bob  Ruple,  Del  Allen,  Don  Burkarth 
and  Homer  Livingston.  If  you  don't 
believe  it's  dangerous,  why  do  you 
suppose  they  all  have  those  big  bumps 
on  their  heads? 


Nope,  Barbara  Lefler  didn't  get  her 
black  eye  and  banged  up  head  from 
the  pogo  stick — she  goes  around  fal- 
ling out  of  cars  instead.  Guess  that'll 
teach  you  to  sit  clear  over  by  the 
door,  Barb! 

QUOTES  *N  STUFF 
Miss  Weisgerber:  Well  I'd  better  get 
off  that  subject — everybody's  going  to 
sleep. 

Gene  Bell:  If  I  told  you  what  1  want 
you  to  volunteer  for  you  wouldn't 
volunteer. 

Miss  Ives:  My  curves  aren't  like  other 
curves  (grade  scale  curves,  she 
means). 

Ethel  Harvey:  Can't  fool  me,  those 
weren't  violets — that  was  rain!  Mr. 
Galle  (In  economics)  Figures  don't  lie. 

Seems  as  though  the  current  lit- 
erature class  was  pretty  surprised 
when  they  read  in  the  paper  about 
their  radio  program,  "I've  Been  Read- 


Before  the  wedding  ceremony,  a 
nervous  bridegroom  asked  the  preach- 
er, "Is  it  kisstomary  to  cuss  the  bride  ? 
The  preacher  answered  dryly,  "Not 
yet — after  a  while." 

We  hear  that  Pearson  had  quite 
th  slumber  party  bout  two  weeks  ago. 
But  what  we  can't  figure  out  is  why 
was  Payton  so  stingy  with  her  sand- 
wich? 


Betty  Jones:  I  try  to  keep  my  head 

above  water. 

Ann  McAdam:  Well,  wood  floats. 


Miss  Pauline  Sleeth  was  trying 
diligently  last  week  to  hammer  the 
principal  parts  of  irregular  verbs  in- 
to certain  almost  solid  juco  heads 
but  she  got  an  almost  unanimous, 
though  unsolicited  response  when  she 
presented  the  following  verbless  sen- 
tences for  completion: 

"My  dog — on  the  rug." 

"Yesterday  my  dog — on  my  best 
chair." 


How  do  you  like  Homer  Livings- 
ton's new  paint  job  on  his  convert- 
ible? Isn't  that  a  pretty  shade  of 
blue? 

Well,  better  get  going,  remember 
only  two  more  weeks  to  go. 


The  Feminine  Touch 

by  Rahn 

Rain,  rain,  go  away,  us  little  gals 
want  to  play — out  of  doors! 

Most  of  our  gym  class  is  taken  in- 
doors since  last  time.  Badminton 
seems  to  be  the  most  popular  game. 
It  has  also  been  the  cause  of  many 
sore  arms  for  the  past  two  weeks. 
Miss  Davis  is  really  giving  us  the  old 
one-two. 

Tenpins,  bowling  to  you,  has  also 
been  expirimented  with  in  the  good 
old  Aud.  Gym.,  although  the  floors 
might  not  hold  out  for  very  long. 

Although  badminton  is  the  favorite 
of  the  games,  Miss  Davis  complains 
of  us  tearing  up  the  birds  (shuttle- 
cocks.) 

Say —  how  about  those  Juco  boys 
that  were  watching  us  ping  at  tennis 
one  day?  Your  face  wasn't  red  after 
Miss  Davis  chased  you  out,  was  it, 
Bud? 

Ah  yes,  tennis!  Miss  Davis  claims 
that  "Rosie"  Warren  and  Rahn  were 
just  playing  around  the  other  day — 
well??? 

Nough  said,  Adios. 


Christian  Association 
Plans  Vesper  Picnic 
Gives  Donations 

A  report  on  donations  to  worthy 
institutions  and  plans  for  an  evening 
vesper  service  were  given  at  the  Jun- 
ior College  Christian  Association 
meeting  held  April  21. 

The  group  has  given  the  total  of 
$100  to  various  organizations,  $30 
to  both  the  Red  Cross  and  the  Cancer 
drive,  and  $40  to  the  European  Res- 
toration. 

The  group  planned  to  have  an  even- 
ing vesper  service  and  a  picnic  at 
Spring  Hill  at  their  next  meeting, 
which  will  be  on  May  5.  The  com- 
mittee in  charge  is  composed  of  Ger- 
ald Fetterolf,  Gene  Bell,  Erma  Mar- 
shall, and  Genevieve  Golf. 

The  opening  prayer  was  given  by 
Sam  Grain.  Group  singing  was  led  by 
Erma  Marshall  accompanied  by  Con- 
nie Brown.  Lael  Smith  gave  thescrip- 
ture  reading. 

A  book  review,  "People  of  the  Mid- 
dle Ages"  was  given  by  Doris  Deets, 
with  Janet  Brown  telling  the  story, 
"The  Cult  of  Many". 

The  closing  prayer  was  given  by 
Miss  Pauline  B.  Sleeth. 


THURSDAY,  MAY  8,  1947 


ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


Page  8 


Cooking  Students 
Learn  To  Prepare 
And  Serve  Meals 

Have  you  wondered  who  is  re- 
sponsible for  those  tantalizing  aromas 
^  that  come  from  Room  5?  It  is  the 
ingenious  work  of  the  junior  college 
foods  class  under  the  supervision  of 
Miss   Marion  Ives. 

The  class  not  only  learns  to  plan 
and  prepare  th  meals  but  also  to  serve 
them  in  an  attractive  manner.  The 
three  styles  of  service  they  are  learn- 
ing and  practicing  this  semester  are 
the  Family  Style,  Russian  Style  and 
the  Compromise  Style,  which  is  a  com- 
bination of  both. 

On  the  days  the  girls  prepares  the 
food,  the  class  is  devided  in  half — half 
are  designed  as  the  "cooks"  and  the 
other  half  as  the  "family".  The 
"cooks"  must  prepare  and  serve  the 
meal  that  is  planned  by  the  "family". 
The  only  difficulty  they  encounter  is 
getting  the  food  to  the  dining  room 
from  the  kitchen the  halls  are  al- 
ways lined  with  hungry,  grabbing 
people! 

This  week,  if  th  weather  permits, 
the  class  will  pack  a  picniclunch  and 
go  to  ParisPark  for  their  meal.  One 
member  of  the  class  stated,  "We  hope 
to  learn  the  trick  of  keeping  the  ants 
out  of  our  food  as  well  as  how  to 
spread  our  lunch!" 

Another  project  for  the  future  is  a 
field  trip.  The  purpose  of  this  trip 
will  be  to  instruct  the  girls  in  select- 
ing the  proper  kitchen  equipment, 
china,  and  silverware. 

Here  are  the  girls  you  fellas  better 
keep  an  eye  on  'cause  they're  learnin' 
to  cook!,  Mary  Kay  Burkarth,  Cath- 
erine Carter,  Alice  Craft,  Diane  Dan- 
ley,  Pat  Garland,  Mildred  Freese, 
Ethel  Harvey,  Elizabeth  Ousley,  Bet- 
ty Ann  Pearson,  Betty  Smith,  Mil- 
dred Wagner,  and  June  Work. 

Students  Hear 
Speaker  on  India 

Dr.  Sripati  Chandra- Sekhar,  a 
young  Hindu  economist,  spoke  to  the 
junior  college  assembly  April  16.  "The 
Problems  That  Confronts  the  New 
India,,  was  the  topic  the  lucid  wit- 
ty speaker  chose.  He  is  the  son  of  a 
prominent  Indian  educator  and  has 
been  closely  associated  with  Indian 
affairs  for  many  years. 

Dr.  Chandra-Sekhar  is  making  a 
two  weks  tour  in  Kansas  under  the 
direction  of  the  Tnstute  of  Internation- 
al Relations.  Guy  T.  Gebbardt,  execu- 
tive secretary  of  the  West  Central 
Area  office,  introduced  the  speaker. 


Red  Ravens  Give 
Juco  Netmen  1st 
Defeat  4  to  2 

A  bewildered  juco  Tiger  tennis 
team  was  handed  its  first  loss  of  the 
season  by  the  surprisingly  strong 
Coffeyville  Red  Ravens,  who  defeated 
the  Arks  4  to  2,  in  a  dual  match  play- 
ed her  April  25. 

The  Ravens,  who  have  only  one 
clay  tennis  court,  brought  their  rack- 
etters  to  Ark  City  after  the  original 
scheduled  match  at  Coffeyville  was 
called  off  due  to  wet  weather. 

Since  the  Ravens  first  matches  had 
been  rained  out,  they  were  deter- 
mined to  have  victory  to  their  credit 
before  the  season  closed,  so  the  blood- 
thristy  Birds  took  their  revenge  on 
the  amazed  Tigers,  who  expected 
little  trouble     from  the     Easterners. 

In  the  No.  1  singles,  "Chuck  Hutch- 
inson, after  losing  the  first  set  did 
not  rally  in  his  usual  manner,  and 
Tongier,  the  Ravens  ace,  defeated 
him,  6-2,  6-3. 

"Lefty"  Doug  McCall  won  the  Arks' 
only  singles  match,  as  he  blasted 
Niswonger,   7-5,   9-7. 

In  the  other  singles  played,  Bill 
Smith  lost  to  Levy,  1-6,  6-1,  6-0;  and 
Maynard  Selan  was  defeated  by  Hall 
6-2,  7-5. 

In  the  doublas,  Hutchinson  and  Mc- 
Call teamed  together  to  whip  Levy 
and  Niswonger,  6-2,-  6-4,  and  Long- 
ier  and  Hall  of  Coffeyville  downed 
Selan  and  Smith,  6-3,  6-1. 

This  was  the  Arks'  first  loss  in 
five  starts. 


Rine  Rooters 
Win  Contest 

Rine's  Rough  Rooters  beat  Crab- 
tree's  Crazy  Creatures  in  a  contest 
held  in  the  speech  class  for  ticket  sell- 
ing for  th  Juco  play  and  losers  paid 
the  penalty  April  28,  when  they  gave 
the  winners  a  hamburger  fry  at  a 
cabin  on  Grouse  Creek. 

About  45  students  and  guests  at- 
tended. 

The  evening  was  spent  in  stuffing 
themselves  with  hamburgers^  onions, 
potato  salad,  deviled  eggs,  pickles, 
potato  chips  and  pop. 

Dancing  and  singing  kept  the  par- 
ty lively. 

"I  felt  it  my  duty  to  let  Jack  win 
because  we  can  throw  a  better  party 
than  he  can,"  explained  Marjorie  when 
asked  how  Jack  happened  to  win  the 
contest.  The  play  fund  paid  for  the 
picnic. 


The  Spanish  club  met  April  14,  in 
the  music  room.  The  members  sang 
Spanish  songs  and  then  adjourned 
to  the  junior  college  clubroom  where 
a    short  business   meeting   was   held. 


You  must  have  heard  about  the 
man  who  discovered  a  tombstone  on 
which  was  engraved,  "Here  lies  a 
lawyer  and  an  honest  man,"  and 
whose  comment  was,  "Ground  sure 
must  be  scarse  in  this  cemetery.  I- 
magine  burying  two  men  in  a  single 
grave!" 


1947  Football 
Team  Holding 
Practice 


A  potential  squad  of  30  gridsters 
began  spring  football  practice  Monday 
April  28.  Equipment  was  checked  out 
earlier. 

Returing  lettermen  are  George 
Ward,  Earl  Grinnel,  Coy  Squyres, 
Keith  Hearne,  Cecil  Larkin,  John  Wi- 
mer,  Ernie  Taton,  Charles  Ward,  Bill 
Walz,  and  Bud  Howard. 

Other  freshmen  are  Rodney  Wilson, 
Don  Lyle,  "Bunky"  Echohawk,  Chuck 
Hutchinson,    and    Daymond    McVay. 

High  school  seniors  who  have  check 
out  suits  are  Ted  Templar,  Bill  Gard- 
ner, "Bo"  Condit,  and  Jack  Warren. 

Other  high  school  seniors  who  have 
indicated  intentions  to  participate  in 
spring  practices  are  Joe  Berry,  Dave 
Hearne,  and  Doyle  Gilstrap.  They  are 
now  on  the  track  squad. 

Jim  Coker  and  Billy  Jo  Daniels  who 
are  not  in  school  this  year  are  plann- 
ing to  come  next  year.  They  will  take 
part  in  spring  practice. 

"Bud"  Chaplin,  Roy  Hadley,  and 
Kenneth  Quimby,  and  James  McCor- 
mick,  lettermen,  are  now  working  but 
will  be  in  school  next  year. 

Jack  Rine,  Walter  Mathiasmeier 
and  Charles  Belt  will  graduate  this 
year  but  will  be  on  hand  to  assist  the 
coach,  "Bunt"  Speer,  for  the  spring 
practice. 

Several  other  schools  in  the  confer- 
ence are  planning  spring  practices. 

Work  on  College 
To  Begin  in 
Year,  18  Months? 

Construction  on  the  new  junior 
college-trade  school  building  will  be- 
gin as  soon  as  materials  become  a- 
vailable  Dean  K.  R.  Galle  said  last 
week.  He  expressed  the  belief  #  that 
these  materials  will  be  available 
within  the  next  year  or  18  months. 

William  Schmidt,  Oklahoma  arch- 
itect, is  now  working  on  the  comple- 
tions of  the  Tiger  Taleswere  made  by 
Drawings  illustrated  in  earlier  edi- 
tins  of  the  Tiger  Tales  were  made  by 
Carl  Holman. 

Instructors  who  will  have  class- 
rooms in  the  new  building  will  be 
consulted  before  the  plans  are  com- 
pleted. This  will  enable  them  to  have 
facilities  in  accordance  with  their 
neds. 

With  bonds  already  voted,  it  is 
merely  a  matter  of  time  until  th  new 
institution  begins  to  take  form.  Bonds 
were  sold  last  week  to  the  Home 
National  Bank. 


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ACJC  TIGER  TALES 


THURSDAY,  MAY  8,  1947 


Tennis  Team  Wins 
5-2  in  Match 
At  Tonkawa 

The  Tiger  netmen  won  their  third 
straight  court  victory,  April  17,  when 
they  defeated  the  Tonkawa  Mave- 
ricks 5-2,  in  a  return  engagement  at 
Tonkawa. 

"Chuck"  Hutchinson,  Tiger  ace, 
playing  in  his  usual  fashion,  downed 
his  opponent,  Kelly  of  Tonkawa. 
After  losing  the  first  set  6-4,  he 
breezed  through  the  next  two,  6-1, 
6-3. 

The  Tigers  won  three  out  of  the 
five  single  matches  and  took  both 
doubles. 

"Doug"  McCall  defeated  Coatney 
6-3,  6-1,  in  the  No.  2  singles.  Bill 
Smith  lost  to  Stanford  of  Tonkawa, 
6-1,  2-6,  3-6.  Maynard  Selan  was  de- 
feated 7-5,  6-3,  and  Norman  Byers 
rallied  to  win  the  final  singles  match 
3-6,  6-3,  6-0. 

In  the  doubles,  Hutchinson  and  Mc- 
Call teamed  to  beat  Kelly  and  Coat- 
ney, 6-3,  8-6,  and  Selan  and  Smith 
rolled  over  Thomas  and  Ogg,  6-3,  6-2. 


El  Dorado  Beaten 
By  Judd's  Netmen 
In  7-0  Defeat 

Coach  Ray  Judd's  juco  racquet 
swingers  continued  their  blazing  fire 
over  opposing  netmen  as  they  blank- 
ed El  Dorado  Grizzlies  7-0,  in  a  re- 
turn meet  at  El  Dorado,  April  23. 

In  the  No.  1  singles  match  "Chuck" 
Hutchinson  took  his  time  to  beat  Stan- 
bury,  ace  El  Dorado  player,  2-6,  6-3, 
6-3.  "Doug  McCall  had  little  trouble 
in  the  No.  2  singles,  as  he  blasted 
Heston,  6-1,  6-3.  Maynard  Selan  de- 
feated Van  Dolah,  6-0,  6-1;  and  Nor- 
man Byers  walloped  Jackson  of  El 
Dorado,   6-1,   6-3. 

In  the  doubles,  Hutchinson  and  Mc- 
Call teamed  to  down  Stansbury  and 
Heston  with  the  loss  of  only  a  single 
game,  6-1,  6-0.  Selan  and  Smith  took 
their  match  from  Jackson  and  Van 
Dolah   6-3,   6-1. 


Jack  Stigers: 

"Honey,  you  look  like  a  million 
dollars  and  you  sure  have  got  the 
money  invested  in  the  right  places." 


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Electric  (plug  it  in)  or  wind  op  (tubes  operate  * 
on  battery). 
|  There'^no  other  phonograph  with  the  unique 
features  of  Capitol's  "Luxury"  Portable. 
Remember :  it's  produced  by  a  record  manu- 
facturer, to  give  you  recorded  music  at  its  best, 
when  and  where  you  want  it.  Ask  your  record 
dealer  for  Capitol's 
Luxury  Portable. 


Tigers  Share 
TennisHonors 
With  Ravens 

McCall  And  Hutchinson 
Win  State  Doubles; 
Track  Team  Takes  6th 

The  Tiger  tennis  and  track  squads 
ended  their  1947  spring  sports  cam- 
paign with  the  state  meet  at  El  Do- 
rado last  Saturday,  as  "Chuck"  Hutch- 
inson and  "Doug"  McCall  won  the 
state  juco  conference  doubles  crown 
in  tennis  and  the  tracksters  placed 
sixth. 

Hutchinson  and  McCall,  ranking 
Tiger  netmen,  had  little  trouble  in 
winning  the  doubles  crown.  After 
drawing  a  first  round  bye,  they  bree- 
zed past  Black  and  Heston  of  El  Do- 
rado, 6-2,  6-1,  then  defeated  Levy  and 
Nihwonger  of  Coffeyville,  6-2,  6-2,  in 
the  finals. 

Coach  Bunt  Speer's  track  squad 
finished  sixth  in  the  10-school  field 
with  18  points.  The  squad  was  ham- 
pered without  the  services  of  Bud 
Chaplin  star  hurdler  and  pole  vaul- 
ter,  who  was  out  due  to  injury. 

The  Tigers  only  first  points  came 
when  Malcolm  Smith  romped  home 
on  the  880  yard  run,  far  ahead  of  all 
other  competitors  in  the  fast  time  of 
2;  01.  8. 

Maynard  Selan,  Tiger  netman,  was 
eliminated  in  the  semi-finals  in  the 
state  singles  by  Gouldy  of  Independ- 
ence. Gouldy  lost  in  the  finals  to  Ton- 
gier,  of  Coffeyville,  6-2,  6-0,  to  give 
Coffeyville  a  share  in  the  tennis  title. 

Other  Tiger  track  points  came  on 
a  second  place  in  the  440  yard  dash 
by  Warren  Work,  a  third  in  the  220 
yard  low  hurdle  by  Earl  Grinell,  a 
tie  for  fifth  with  Independence  by 
the  mile  relay  team,  and  a  second 
place  tie  in  the  high  jump  by  McVay 
and  three  others. 


Juco  Relay  Team 
Wins  Honor  at  KU 

Coach  Bunt  Speer's  relay  team 
capturd  top  honors  Saturday,  April 
19,  at  a  special  event  on  the  KU  re- 
lay card  when  Malcolm  Smith,  as  the 
880  yord  anchor  man,  came  sprinting 
home  through  four  inches  of  quagmire 
to  win  by  10  yards. 

Ten  teams,  including  all  juco  con- 
ference entries  but  Independence  and 
Garden  City,  participated  in  the  only 
juco  relay  event  on  the  day's  program. 

Hutchinson  placed  second  with  Fort 
Scott  third  and  Coffeyville  fourth.  The 
Tigers'  winning  time  was  3:53.3  in  the 
heavy  going,  1.1.  faster  than  the  win- 
ning time  in  the  invitational  spring 
medley  relay  for  small  colleges  won 
by  Ottawa  University. 


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This  statement  is  prepared 

and  distributed  by  the 

Student  Council   of 

Arkansas  City  Junior  College 


Why  a  new  junior  college-trade  school  for  Arkansas  City? 


War  veterans  and  a  permanent  increase  in  the  demand  for  a  college  education  supply  the  need 
for  an  expanded,  enlarged,  and  improved  college  building. 

Present  college  classes  meet  in  the  basement  of  the  already  over-crowded  High  School. 

Arkansas  City  needs  vocational  training  for  its  youth — present  machine,  printing,  wood- 
working, sheet  metal,  and  agriculture  shops  are  entirely  inadequate,  homemaking  courses 
are  hopelessly  stymied. 


Vv  hat  Joes  Arkansas  City  gain? 


Better  trained  youth!  Trained  not  only  in  academic  courses  but  also  in  trade  courses  such  as 
Metal  Working,  Automotive  Repair,  Carpentry,  Home  Management. 

Present  college  enrollment  is  250 — many   are   ex-GFs   and   boarding   students — they   spend 
their  money  in  Arkansas  City. 

Veterans  alone  now  attending  the  junior  college   receive   a  total   GI  benefit  of  more   than 
$10,000  per  month,  all  of  which  is  spent  locally. 

With  a  new  building  and  an  increased  number  of  courses,  as  proposed,  the  Junior  College 
enrollment  could  be  doubled! 


Can  Arkansas  City  afford  it? 


0  Interest  rates  on  school  bonds  are  now  only  1^4% — formerly  they  were  4*4%  to  5% — a 
saving  of  $3,500  a  year  on  each  $100,000. 

£  Present  school  debt  is  only  $54,000  and  will  be  entirely  paid  in  six  years. 

9  To  pay  off  the  $350,000  bond  issue  in  10  years  will  require  a  levy  of  only  3  mills ;  to  pay  off  in 
15  years,  a  levy  of  2  mills  each  year;  or  to  pay  off  in  20  years  will  require  a  levy  of  1^  mills. 
Interest  payments  will  require  less  than  14  mill. 


CAN  ARKANSAS  CITy  AFFORD  TO  BE  WITHOUT 

THIS  ASSET??? 


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juco  relay  event  on  the  day's  program. 
Hutchinson  placed  second  with  Fort 
Scott  third  and  Coffeyville  fourth.  The 
Tigers'  winning  time  was  3:53.3  in  the 
heavy  going,  1.1.  faster  than  the  win- 
ning time  in  the  invitational  spring 
medley  relay  for  small  colleges  won 
by  Ottawa  University.