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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 Ni ce-Nelly kid p aper, 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 poem s 
you /ve written , jokes that you've lik- 
ed, opinions you wan t_Jto_ air and 
ji^ws_„thajLj^oiLk-njQW. In short, we 
will print anything that '? interest 1 - 
ing~"a n d gr in table. You divulge it; 
we'll cir culate 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. 



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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 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 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 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. 



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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 



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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. 



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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. 

o 

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. 
, o 

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 

7 Kollege 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. 

xx 

* 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. * 



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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 



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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.) 



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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 saw r Dick 
Warren. Dick played guard on the 
basketball team last year. W T e 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! 

W T e'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. 



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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 





Grinnell 


5 


3 


9 


W strom 








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) 





1 


Crouse 








1 


Lueking 


5 


1 


5 


Givens 











Eifert 


9 


2 


4 




— 


— 


— 


Stel'wicz 


2 


5 


4 


TOTALS 


14 


17 


99 


Steyer 


1) 


n 


ft 










Effken 





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 4 3 4 2.00 

Newman, g 2 12 7 4 2.00 

Osburn, c 1 10 2 2.00 

Rine, g 1 12 1 1.00 

Crouse, f 2 111 .50 

Givens, g 2 111 .50 

Dellinger, f-g 1 10 .00 

Burns, f-g 1 10 .00 

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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 





1 




Hollis 


3 


1 


2 


Ost'der 













Coffrnan 





1 


3 


Newman 





2 


2 




Jones 


1 


4 


1 


Dell'ger 








1 




F'wider 








1 


Burns 


ii 





1 




Mason 


I) 





2 


Crouse 





1 







Walker 


2 


1 


1 


Givens 





1 


1 




Hollidav 


1 








Osburn 


1 












— 




— . 




— 




— 




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 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. 



-acjc- 



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 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 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. 



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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 

4 

2 5 

1 2 
1 1 

3 
1 




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 



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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 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 3 

Grinnell 2 1 

Ledgerwood 3 

Ostrander 3 1 

Newman 1 3 

Work 4 1 1 



Lusk 4 1 1 

Walker 1 

Goff 1 2 

Fouts 4 1 1 

Scott 3 2 2 

Haynes 

— Yelley 2 

TOTAL 16 2 SBachman 

Vaughan 2 2 1 

Evans 1 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. 

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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 





1 


J. Shelhamer 


....1 


4 


1 


Brown 


4 


1 


1 


Ledgerwood .... 


3 





4 


Tuttle 


4 


1 


1 


Ostrander 





1 


1 


Henshaw 


1 


1 


3 


Thomas 











Kline 


1 





2 


Work 


3 





1 


Sehroeder 


1 


2 


4 


W. Shelhamer 


....1 





4 


O. Rutter .... 








1 


Newman 


3 


1 


3 


Rogers 


2 








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 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. 

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-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. 



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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. 

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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. 




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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. 

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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. 



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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. 



£ilUa*€ai*e& *7a cMgh.04, ^lycoxutd In QLiM. Roam *Jo*tUflU ed 7:30. 
li/iueA, of Studentb It/elco-mzd. Zuesiyhadif, Come. 

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 



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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' 4 1 /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 
wi f h 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"-pineapp 1 e salad, straw- 
be~r" j ?e cr eam 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~ive r l 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 
mari r "\ 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 



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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 r oJV esh- 
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" — F uzzy 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. 



THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1946 



ACJC TIGER TALES 



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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 T igers 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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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 
^ e 1 ' ; 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 B v ady, 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& A f ew4. 

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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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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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. 



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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." 
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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? 
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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. 

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For Men Only! 



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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. 



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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". 

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1st Old Maid: "I just love sailors." 
2nd Old Maid: "Oh, you say that 
every war." 

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"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 "i if est 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 T L 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 
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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. 

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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. 

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Patron — Do you ever draw pictures 
in the nude ? 

Artist — No, I usually wear a smok- 
ing jacket. 



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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. 



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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 



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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. 

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Pearson: Her neck's dirty. 
Eustice: Her does? 



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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. 
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"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. 



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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. 



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MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1946 



Faculty Shorts 




j$xs>4b£fe 



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. \ 
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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. 

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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. 
T n 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 



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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 
includ e d 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. 
T he 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. 

— acjc — 

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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ACJC TIGER TALES 



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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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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 



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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!" 

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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. 

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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. 

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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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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 r ves 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." 



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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 T arkin, 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, 
T T „,, 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; Prat 1 
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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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. 



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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. 



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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. 



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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. 
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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. 

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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. 

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Denist: "You needn't open your mouth 

any wider. When I pull a tooth I 

expect to stand on the outside!" 



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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. 
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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. 

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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. 



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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. 



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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. 

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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! 



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"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 



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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. 

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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 
Garden City J. C. 13, Pratt 2 
Independence J. C. 6, Parsons 
El Dorado J. C. 29. Chanute 13 
Fort Scott J. C. 32, Haskell Indians 

— JUCO CONFERENCE— 

W L pet. 

Coffeyville 2 1.000 

Independence - 2 1.000 

Hutchinson 2 1.000 

El Dorado 1 1.000 

ARK CITY 1 1 .500 

Fort Scott 1 .000 

Chanute 1 .000 

Pratt 1 .000 

Parsons -0 2 .000 

Dodge City 2 .000 

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"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." 
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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 



Page 3 



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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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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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. 



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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 

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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? 



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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. 



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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 



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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 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 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 .200 

Chanute 15 .166 

Pratt 4 .000 

Parsons 6 .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. 
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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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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. 



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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. 
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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. 



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! 



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!) 



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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 1.000 

Hutchinson 6 10 .833 

ARK CITY 6 2 .750 

El Dorado 4 2 .666 

Fort Scott 4 2 1 .642 

Independence 2 3 1 .416 

Dodge City 14 .200 

Chanute 15 .166 

Pratt 4 .000 

Parsons _ 6 .000 

SEASON RECORD 

AC Op. 
Parsons 24 7 
Coffevville 20 
Hutchinson 37 24 
Pratt 34 
Tonkawa £> 6 12 
Dodge City 14 
Independence 13 
El Dorado 19 
Fort Scott 13 19 
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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 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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"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- 
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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 — " 



Betty Sanderson: "Did you ever see a 
picture of Smoe?" 

— — 

P. M. Johnson: "Come on you guys 
get that copy in here." 



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." 

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Miss Hawley: "Now that reminds me 
of something I wanted to tell you." 



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!" 

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Mr. Galle (in economics): "After all, 
human beings ARE human". 
(Imagine!) 

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Dec. 20 — Arkansas City at Hutchinson 




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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- 

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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." 



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." 



The Marjorie Nugen solves this 
problem another way. She cuts the 
top out of flour sacks and calls them 
skirts. 



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. 



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. 



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. 



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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! 



Notice: Will someone please 
type better stencils for Bunt 
Speer? Signed: his algebra class. 


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 



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. 



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. 

— 

Question of the week: 

Have you heard tb<» latent episful 

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. 



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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 



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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 3 2 Bryant 2 2 1 

Stigers .__,... Bunsold 1 2 

Grinell 1 2 2 Bowman 3 

Wilson 2 3 Peters 2 3 3 

Ledserwood 5 12 McMan'm'n 1 1 

Sneller 2 4 Krehbiel 2 

Smith 1 3 Hull 

Ostrander .0 1 Gossett 4 2 

Chaplin 3 3 Morrison .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 2 



ARK CITY (28) 


is ft pf 


Turner 3 


3 2 


Wilson 0, 


1 2 


Grinnell 2 


1 


Chaplin 1 


1 


Sneller — 3 


2 


Quimby 


2 


Smith 1 


1 1 


McCall 





Ostrander 


1 


Ledgerwood -1 





Larkin 


1 


Total— -11 


6 12 



Eickhoff 2 

King 6 

Hoyer 

Lueking 2 



2 2 

2 1 



2 1 



Groerich 



Popp 

Teuscher 

Ejfert 

Hilts 4 



1 4 









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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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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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. 



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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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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." 
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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 



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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. 
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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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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!!" 



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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 



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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) 

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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 



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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. 

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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. 

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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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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, scheduled f(r originally 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. 



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THE BASEMENT BUZZ 



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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, 



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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- 
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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. 



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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. 
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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 Tipton T s 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. 
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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. 



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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. 

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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. 





Gp 


Fg 


Ft 


Tp 


Pet 


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 





2 


.50 




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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. 
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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?". 
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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. 

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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. 

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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. 



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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. 

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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 w r ere 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 



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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! 





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! 



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? 



'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. 



Norman (June-yor) Byers: "Brrrrrr, 
it never was this cold before on my 
birthday!" 
Kermit Sandefur: "When's vour 

birthday?" 
Norman: "In June." 



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 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 
Stigers, f 3 2 1 
B'enship, g 1 1 
Ledeker, c 
Hearne, g 



Tot.— 25 10 24 
Referees • Weshe and Blair. 



KANOTEX 

f g ft pf 
Jamison ,f 3 1 5 
Estus, f 2 2 
Rogers, f 11 
Taton, f 
McNitt, c 
O. R'ter.c 10 1 
Tuttle, g 2 
Drehmer, g 1 2 
Porch, g 2 12 
Paton, g 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 ! ! ! 



E You 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? 



Wilma Tanquary wanted her 
name in the paper so here it is 
Wilma Tanquary, satisfied, Rob 
ben? 



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. 



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! 


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? 



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 





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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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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 



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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 
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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' 



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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. 



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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. 



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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. 



"I 



El 



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 V 2 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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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. 



TAKE US OUT OF 



Call 

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FOR FREE 
TRANSPORTATION 
TO THE POLLS 



THE BASEMENT 




Listen To The 



Juco h 



our 



Every Thursday At 
4:15 Over KSOK 



VOTE yes 



on 



the School Dona 



Election April 1 



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? 



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??? 




vi^j, yaivivipaLCU 111 one \Jlliy 

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.