NUMA 1948

Editoriais . . .

The Hope Of The World

Student publication of Fort Smith Junior College, Fort Smith, Ark. VOLUME I NUMBER I EDITORIAL STAFF Sue Stewart . . . Editor-in-Chief Dorothy Shaw . . . Associate Editor; Assistants, Calvin, Patterson, Leonard Raible.

Tom Fox . . . News Editor Reba Kasten . . . Feature Editor Don Evans . . . Sports Editor Carolyn Herbert . . . Art Editor Marvel Rhyne . . . Photographer Reporters . . . T. E. Bardrick, George Beal? Joan Fohrman, Mary Ann McDonald, Wanda Ann Rogers, Mary Kay SumNers, and John Tate.

PRINTING STAFF Printing Editor—Bill Vrentas Assistants— Melvin Robertson, Garland Hobbs FACULTY ADVISERS Editorial; Delmer Ashworth Business: Guy Hixson Printing: C. H. Tobler

Coming Events December 15—JC Lions vs. Eastern Oklahoma A & M December 17—JC Lions vs. College of the Ozarks December 18—Assembly, fifth period December 18—JC Lions vs. Conners December 19—Christmas Holidays begin December 19—Christmas dance (formal), Immaculate Conception Roof Garden January 5, 1948—School opens January 8—JC Lions vs. University of Arkansas "B's" January 9—JC Lions vs. College of Ozarks January 13—JC Lions vs. Northeastern State January 15—JC Lions vs. Fort Smith Boys Club January 16—Assembly, fifth period January 19-23—Semester Exams January 23—JC Lions vs. Northeastern State January 26— Registration Page Two

A t a time when there is much discussion of friendship, racial tolerance, and peace, the thoughts of men turn backward through the centuries to the night when the news of peace first came to the world. On that night, in a country torn by strife and racial and religious intolerance, the hope of the world began.

Today Palestine is still the scene of political and religious turmoil. Her people are ready and willing to begin civil war at the drop of the wrong hat. Vast military importance is attached to strategic control of the land, while two peoples claim the right of ownership to her cities which are the centers of their religion.

Despite these factors, the heritage which Palestine gave to all men, the heritage of love and friendship, has remained in the minds and hearts of men. It is this heritage that has brought peace to the war-torn world of the past and will continue to do so as long as time exists.

Given freely to all men, love and freindship are the basis of man's existence. They form the basis for the life of every man, woman, and child in the world, and only through them can there be real peace in any home, school, town, or nation.

Use Your Library Junior college students are fortunate in having a fine library for their use. Located in the high school building, and under the the direction of Miss Mary Hynes, this library has fiction for college-age people and reference books of every kind.

The JC library has its own checking desk to which books should be taken when students wish to borrow them. The fiction books are checked out for a period of one week and may be renewed at the end of that time. Reference books and reserve books are checked out for use during one period or for overnight. These books must be returned by the first period the day they are due. A fine of five cents for each period overdue is charged for overnight books, and one cent a day is collected for overdue fiction books.

The fiction books may be checked out any time during the day, but reference and reserve books only at the end of the school day.

The reference books are as fine as those in any library. Students of government, history, and economics will find a large number of volumes devoted to their subjects. Much of the world's great literature is available to the English students. For those interested, there are many .books concerned with every phase of science and its mysteries. Students, this is our library, let's use it freely—meanwhile abiding by its rules.

JC Elects Pep Leaders Kelly Is Named Head Cheerleader

In this scene from "Guest in the House," Sock and Buskin play presented December 9, are three of the JC students who had roles in the production. From left to right are Tanya Brashier (JC), Earl Shumate (JC), Bill Stanley, Betty Murta, and Gloria Febro (JC).

JCs Help Present 'Guest In The House'

Febro, Hinton, Brashier, Shumate Appear In Sock and Buskin Play Gloria Febro, Champ Hinton, Earl Shumate, and Tanya Brashier, all freshmen, were the four JC students who appeared in Sock and Buskin's play, "Guest in the House," presented December 9 in the senior high auditorium. Student director for the play was Dorothy Shaw, also a freshman.

Playing the role of Ann Proctor, Gloria, who only this year was elected to Sock and Buskin membership, characterized a woman whose home was on the verge of collapse because of the disruption caused by her cousin, Evelyn. Gloria and Martin Martin, a high school senior who played Douglas Proctor, an artist, were cast in the principal roles.

Champ Hinton, president of Sock and Buskin, in the role of Dan Proctor, depicted a young man in love with a girl who was soon discovered to be insane. He was the brother of Doug Proctor and was engaged in the business of perfecting vitamins for pigs.

Earl Shumate and Tanya Brashier played the parts of Ann's former employer and his wife, who were much surprised when they were invited to Ann's home and found her husband drunk and a spirit of mistrust and feuding in the home.

As a consequence, Ann was not re-

hired and the money needed to get rid of Evelyn was not available.

But the Proctor home was finally re-united when Evelyn died of a heart attack after being scared •by a bird!

No Bow Ties, Two Bits, Please!

Bow ties were the order of the day of the first home basketball game played with State Teachers last Friday night. Each JC student was instructed to wear a bow tie or take the consequences. Many took the consequences, being introduced in assembly and asked to contribute a quarter to the cheerleaders' sweater fund.

Various sizes, shades, and types of bow ties prevailed in classes.

For instance, Charlie Price, since he forgot to wear a regular bow tie, had someone make a nice big red bow of his plain tie; Earl Shumate used a red twine string; Nancy Stair, since she wanted to .be different, wore a little wooden bow; and Reba Kasten, Tanya Brashier, Miss Speakman, and Sue Stewart wore big overgrown bows commonly known as "Gibson Girl" ties.

Ann Kelly, freshman, was elected head cheerleader when about one-half the student body cast votes November 26 to elect cheerleaders for the first time in JC history.

Mary K. Workman, Champ Hinton, Bill Berryman, all freshmen, and Doris Dooly, sophomore, are the other four chosen to lead Lion yells this year.

Using the school colors, the yell leaders have blue and white costumes. The sweaters have white cheerleader emblems on them, and blue megaphones decorated with Lions are used to announce yells.

After two weeks' practice, the group led yells at a pep rally held in assemby December 12 before the first home game with the State Teachers College Indians.

Although plans for an organized pep squad were discussed, it has been decided that since the student body is small, the entire school should be the cheering group.

The cheerleaders have made appearances at the first four basketball games of the '47-'48, backing the squad at cage tilts against the Lavaca Independents December 12 and Wilburton, Oklahoma, December 15.

Former Royal Mounty Speaks At JC Lecture Sydney R. Montague told the audience of the third Junior College Lecture Series some of the trials and hardships which a person experiences while living in the North when he spoke on "Opportunities North" here December 3.

Montague, who was born in Montreal, Canada, spent several years in the Arctic and was a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He stated that the North is a hard task mistress. He said the pioneer days are not over because the North offers unlimited opportunities.

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Receiving instructions from Miss Krehbiel are, from left, Jane Milam, Carmen Henderson and David Emerson.

Waiting their turn to "have a coke" are, from left, Nancy Stair, who is filling the 'machine, Eugenia Swofford, Guy Smith, Earl Bellinger, and Bob Kilgore.

JC Goes To College

A Friend To All--!f You Have A Nickel

Peeple may come and people may go, but Junior College, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe College, who is the typical college student, remains forever (not forever in JC, of course.) He is taking subjects in JC that will help through any crisis—except love, and probably Dean Rutledge will teach a course in that too, if enough people are interested.

However, Junior College passes with dignity among the best educated, making lasting impressions wherever he goes. Why? Because, among other things, he carries in his mind the profound words of Miss Luella Krehbiel that "No one knows how dumb one is until he opens his mouth and tells them."

Ah! The days spent in Miss Krehbiel's English class. Every Friday, a three - hundred word theme to hand in. On other days, plenty of mechanics and grammar to keep J. C.'s head swimming for the week.

When warning grades come out at the end of six weeks and J. C. sees his grade, he is confident that his teacher has made a mechanical error herself.

And do you think that when J. C. is a sophomore he will be any better off? Certainly not! True, he has fewer themes to write, but he has hundreds of pages of English prose, mostly ancient, to read.

The young sophomore knows in his heart that if he'd written such stuff, no one would have even

There are extra-curricular activities galore in JC: S'CA, band, sports, language clubs, music, and —the coke machine. Now it is well known that extra-curricular activities are designed to help the student as well as the classes themselves. What part does the coke machine play?

Well, suppose Miss Lucille Speakman is giving a sociology test—(she does.) The first ten minutes have gone by and the students have reached the green, collarmussed, hair-sweaty, face-choking stage when a small intermission is called. Ahhh, in a body the students whoosh out the door, dash down the hall, and there is the answer to their problem: the coke machine. After they've lapped up their drink (and discussed all the answers) they return with revived spirits.

Or, a ping-pong tournament is in session. Atmosphere tense, room filled with anxious faces.

Suddenly, someone hears the hum of the coke machine outside as an outsider withdraws his beverage after investing his nickel. As at a given signal, they all rush out to the machine and, after five minutes, the game is renewed with increased vigor.

In other words, the coke machine is JC's answer to his budget problems, the winning point of his tournaments, his relaxation, his inspiration, his excuse to go outside the classroom during "toolong tests," and his most reliable friend. Viva la coke machine!

(And Nancy, who fills it!)

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bothered to speak to him about it, let alone read it.

Although J. C., as a freshman and as a sophoomore, marches through the school year grumbling and complaining because he's learning more than he planned to, he, nevertheless, thanks Miss Krehbiel for the learning she poured into his head—after good ole' JC becomes just a memory.

He Started It— We Continue It

By Sadie Soph It all started years ago when Mr. Hawkins, the father of Sadie, decided his daughter shouldn't be doomed to be an old maid. And, without much comment, I can say that modern girls don't think Mr. Hawkins' idea very out-dated. Of course, old-time Sadie's just out and out chased men, but modern girls are a little more subtle.

To boil it all down—Sadie Hawkins' Day is observed by all redblooded Americans once a year, even by the pork-chop eaters in JC. So, in keeping with the policy set forth by Sadie's pappy, the girls dragged men to a party dedicated to the idea of universal matrimony. JC's turned Dog Patch, even in their deep admiration of Peerless Fosdick, doubly impersonated by Champ Hinton and Max Gaylor. Also, Jack Jawbreaker turned up in the person of Roy Gene Mussett.

Futures Foretold For Freshmen and Sophs

By Sadie Soph Ah-ha! October 31 arrived and Junior College turned up with a Hallowe'en party in the .band room this year. To give an eerie air, the fortune teller foretold the future for those willing to look into the beyond.

Said Doris Dooly, "We're going to play a new game with apples."

So we were divided into two teams to begin with. The apple was placed under the chin of the person at the head of each team. The apple was to be passed from one to the other, but it had to be grasped with the chin and neck—no hands.

The team who passed that all-ofa-sudden-popular apple the fastest won. It was something to see!

Some of the gentlemen were forced to place their arms about the girl who was trying to get the apple.

"Oh, happy day," thought I, "Here's my chance." But I might just as well have saved my animation— the other team won before that now-torn-to-shreds apple even got to me.

The Hallowe'en party was not just another party for Melba Grace and Dane Riggs; and what the fortune teller predicted for them will probably come true. An engagement ring makes that night memorable for them.

Introducing Snooper Pictured above is Snooper, of whom and from whom you'll hear much in the months to come. He knows everybody and everything that goes on in JC. If you don't want everyone to know what you do, the best policy will be not to do it. Snooper is JC's Winchell and will publicize choice bits of gossip in each issue of The Numa. This time, in view of the approaching yuletide, he's being kind and confining himself to a simple but hearty "Merry Christmas!"

JC's Pursue Learning In Class and Out Wisdom While You Wait Sophomores elected the first semester to Phi Theta Kappa, national junior college honor society, were James Bruce, Betty Lehman, Henry Nicholson, Iverson Riggs, James Shoffey, and Edwin Yager.

Officers for the first semester include Judy Wernette, president; Beverly Groesbeck, vice-president; Peggy Ann Patterson, secretary; and Carolyn Freeman, treasurer.

Sponsor of the society, which promotes scholarship and fellowship among JC students, is Dean L, A. Rutledge.

There's a Ph. D. In Your Future!

No Problems Too Great The International Relations Club, sponsored by Miss Lucille Speakman, is headed by Joe Duerr. Other officers include John Jacobs, vicepresident; and Doris Dooly, secretary.

Group discussions, held on subjects of international importance help promote better understanding of international relations. Subjects discussed thus far include communism, the United Nations, the occupation of Germany and Japan by American troops, and the effect of atomic energy on world peace.

Swing Too? JC music students have organized a new club, the Music Guild.

Sponsored by Miss Hattie Mae Butterfield and Glenn Stark, the organization is open to any person interested in music.

Gerri Pfeiffer is president of the organization and other officers include Gloria Febro, first vice-president; Sarah Ellen Shipley, second vice-president; Sue Craven, recording secretary; Carolyn Freeman, corresponding secretary; and Edwin Yager, treasurer.

Clickers' Clique President of the Camera Club, a combined high school and JC organization, is George Beal, JC freshman. The club was organized to make student activity pictures for the JC and high school publications.

Other junior college members Waiting in line with eager anticipation to have their futures fore- are David Emerson, Ralph Ferrytold at the JC Hallowe'en party are, from left, Earl Shumate, Doris man, Max Milam, and Marvel Rhyne, the Numa photographer.

Dooly, Zismos Catsavis, Melba Grace and Dane Riggs.

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It's Fun Time!

Campus Life Is Varied It's A Joke, Son! By the time summer .vacation comes, if that industrious group of Numa editors at top left aren't gray-headed or bald, they won't know why. But don't let them fool you. They haven't been caught yet working like they are in that picture.

Of course "Flash" Rhyne has been mighty busy taking all these pictures. The first time you find one of them upside down, Marvel will just say, "My hypo solution was a little unstable." "Junior College" is a brainstorm Of Kasten. It would take her to think that up.

Oh, yes, there's one person missing, and that's "Snooper." But you can find him on another page.

Ederle II? Who Knows?

Bathing beauties? Ah, yes! Even more, the aquabats at left center are members of the Junior College swimming class. This class is composed of fourteen boys and one girl (lucky girl!). Offered this year for the first time, it is proving to be quite a success. The group's project this year is to master the fundamental principles of swimming and diving. J. C. Tedder seems to be having trouble. Instead of trying to stay at the top of his class, he is trying to stay on top of the water (just call him "Sinker"). Dean Rutledge, the instructor, has great hopes for this class. Who knows—George Beal may be the next to swim the English Channel!

Remember Your Feet?

Numa editors pictured in top picture are, left to right, Carolyn Herbert, Marvel Rhyne, Dorothy Shaw, Don Evans, Sue Stewart, Reba Kasten, and Tom Fox. Members of Dean Rutledge's swimming class doing the "wheel" are Otho Baker, center foreground; from left to right, George Beal, Philip Spear, Calvin Patterson, Duane Staggs, Darrell Nance, Emery Lundquist, Leonard Raible, Jimmy Burke, and Tommy Fennell. J. C. Tedder is in the center.

JC's in the scene at bottom were at the get-acquainted party.

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Way back there when nobody knew anybody and the freshmen were just recovering from the first shocks of college, the JC Student Board inaugurated a "GetAcquainted Day" and had a party, from which a scene is pictured at bottom left. That party! And what a way to get acquainted! It's especially easy to "know your neighbor" when you dance with him blindfolded. Of course, everyone was slightly bruised in the shuffle, but you can't expect even Jimmy Burke to be able to dance with a handerchief over his eyes. By the time a few enthusiastic JC's had decided they couldn't dance with broken toes, they resorted to playing "pig." And you can't guess who the biggest one was!

Shoffey Is Prexy

JC's Conduct Own Affairs Pfeiffer, Sample Head Classes JC students have wide leeway in conducting activities of the college and in presenting the student-body viewpoint to the administration. The student government includes three separate organizations, the Student Board, made up of representatives from both classes, and the sophomore and freshman class organizations.

As director of all student-life activities, the .board sponsors all assemblies, social activities, the different extra-curricular organizations such as SCA and the Music Guild, the junior college publications and sports activities. A recent measure adopted by the board is election of cheer leaders to lead the cheering section during basketball season. This is the first time in its history that JC has had an organized cheering section.

Twelve Form Board President of the board for the first semester is James Shoffey.

Other members are Doris Dooley, vice-president, and Beverly Groesbeck, secretary; presidents of the two classes, Gerri Pfeiffer and Dwight Sample; and seven representatives from the student body.

The four sophomore members are Roy Upchurch, Mark Newman, Orville Haley, and James Bruce.

Freshman representatives are Carolyn Herbert, Earl Shumate, and Bill McLachlan. Sponsor of the organization is Dean L. A. Rutledge.

Sophomore officers are Gerri Pfeiffer, president, Judy Wernette, vice-president, and Peggy Patterson, secretary. Gerri, secretary of the freshman class last year, is a member of the JC chorus and president of the Music Guild. Judy, who heads Phi Theta Kappa, is a member of SCA and IRC. and Peggy is Phi Theta Kappa secretary.

Dwight Sample, president of the freshman class, is aided by VicePresident Mary K. Workman and Secretary Marolyn Herbert.

Dwight, a 1947 FSHS graduate, was a member of the student and senior councils last year. Both Marolyn and Mary K., also '47 graduates, served as high school student body vice-presidents last year, and were active in other student affairs.

Student Board members pictured at top (seated) are, from left, Gerri Pfeiffer, sophomore president, Beverly Groesbeck, secretary, James Shoffey, president, Doris Dooley, vice-president, and Carolyn Herbert. Standing are James Bruce, Bill McLachlan, Roy Upchurch, Mark Newman, Dwight Sample, freshman president, and Earl Shumate. Sophomore officers appearing in the center picture are Judy Wernette, vicepresident; Gerri Pfeiffer, president; and Peggy Patterson, secretary.

Freshman class officers are, from left, Marolyn Herbert, secretary; Dwight Sample, president; and Mary K. Workman, vice-president.

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Lions Win Over Lavaca Independents

JC Lions Bow To Arkansas Tech 64-45 Close on the heels of a flashy opening night victory, the JC Lions trekked to Russellville Thursday night, December 11, and went down to a 64-45 defeat before a goal - throwing delegation from Arkansas Tech. Tom Massey, a Tech all-stater who kept goals pouring freely through the basket from beginning to end, led all scorers in the game with a total of twenty-six points.

Coach Frank Jones's Lions appeared to be an even match for

Ping-Pong Is Year-Round Sport This year, as in every other year at JC, we have a highly-concentrated group of students who are (thunderously and belligerently) in the JC playroom during all free periods. When one of these students enters the playroom, the first thing he says is, "Next!"

Next at what? Let us keep you guessing. What used to be a pastime now seems to be the favorite and official JC sport.

Somebody is always waiting for the ping-pong table. Once he reaches it, he treats it with that curiously touching slam-bang tenderness that is always reserved for things like ping-pong tables and footballs. There is a strange affection there. The boys will even donate a few pennies to buy a ball when the last one is broken by some violent and temporary expert. All the experts know innocently destructive "drives" and "slams" they like to pull now and then.

It seems likely that as long as there is a ping-pong table located in the playroom, JC off-hour life will revolve around it.

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the Techmen during the first five minutes, but soon were forced to bow to the superior longshot work turned in by the downstaters. The Lions were also hampered by a malfunctioning free-throw eye, completing only nine out of an attempted twenty-seven. Lion scorers were paced by Lawrence Smith, with twelve points, and Marvel Rhyne, with ten.

The following night, the Lions met, for the first home engagement, a squad from Arkansas State Teachers' College. Jack and Lawrence Smith, Rhyne, Elmo Evans, and Phil Wilcoxen, according to Coach Jones, were to see action in the tilt. „

A Just Cause For Apprehension Most freshmen and other new students were apprehensive when they beheld the following ominous words in the directions for enrollment: "Tuesday, September 9, 1947— All Math 13A students assemble in cafeteria at 8:00 a. m. for placement tests.

"All freshmen and new students assemble in cafeteria at 2:00 p. m. for tests."

The tests refered to are a thing of the past now, but they are not forgotten and won't be for some time. Nor will be forgotten the outrageous 8 o'clock requirement, which conflicted with a firmly established summertime custom.

The math test was under the supervision of Miss Isabella K. Smith. The test was merely over fundamentals—but who ever heard of such fundamentals ? And, in the afternoon, the psychological and English tests were inflicted by

The JC Lions opened the 1947-48 basketball season Tuesday night, December 9, with a 45-30 victory over the Lavaca, Arkansas, Independents, at the Lavaca High School gymnasium. Marvel Rhyne —who netted ten points, all on fancy side-margin goals—led Lion scorers, closely followed by Henry Withers, who racked up nine points.

Lavaca's ace forward, Eddie Graham, took game honors with a total of fourteen points.

The Lions lost no time in opening scoring, and were noteworthy for well-handled speed throughout. The halftime score was 28-14, the Lions in the lead.

JC team members seeing action included: Jack Smith (five points), Lawrence Smith, Rhyne, Elmo Evans, Phil Wilcoxen, Jack Coley, Withers, Emory Lundquist, Marvin Blaylock (six points), Keith Dooley, Harold Smith, Bill Gordy, Jimmy Smith, and Bill Vrentas.

Lionesses Begin Season With A Bang JC Girls' basketball season is starting off in winning style this year. The first tournament game was won by the JC's with a score of 36-11. Jane Milam and Marjorie Beall set the pace with points.

The girls don't lack that old school spirit either. Sue Gates and Dorothy Shaw are self-elected cheerleaders and give out with regular yells for their team.

You've probably heard that friendly "Yea Lions, Grrrr." What the girls are really doing is getting in practice for those male Lions' games.

Dean Rutledge.

Annoying as the tests were, they were not so much so as the almost unbearable heat in the cafeteria.

This writer looked under the table at which he was sitting and saw there two red-suited, horned gentlemen eating a devil's food cake, obviously purloined from the high school cafeteria. When asked why they were in the upper regions, one of them replied that the people of his world were disinclined to be wasteful. By reporting to the cafeteria, they could save about a ton of brimstone per person per day!

FEBRUARY, 7948

Pictured above are the <(most handsome boy" Jack Smith, md the "most beautiful girl," Tanya Brashler.

editorials It's Up To You Just as the preacher who put fifty cents into the collection plate and took fifty cents out of it for his Sunday's earnings reStudent publication of Fort Smith Junior College, Fort Smith, Ark. VOLUME I, NUMBER 2 EDITORIAL STAFF Sue Stewart . . . Editor-in-Chief Calvin Patterson . . . Associate Editor; Assistants, Mary Ann McDonald, Leonard Raible.

Tom Fox . . . News Editor Reba Kasten . . . Feature Editor Don Evans . . . Sports Editor Carolyn Herbert . . . Art Editor Marvel Rhyne . . . Photographer Reporters . . . T. E. Bardrick, Joan Fohrman, Judy Wernette, Wanda Ann Rogers, Mary Kay Slumners, John Tate, Otho Baker, Doris Dooly, Oweta Gamble, Eugenia Swofford, Peggy Patterson, and Edwin Yager.

PRINTING STAFF Printing Editor—Curtis Landers Assistant—Melvin Robertson FACULTY ADVISERS Editorial: Delmer Ashworth Business: Guy Hixson Printing: C. H. Tobler

Calendar February 10—University of Ark. "Bees" vs. Lions (Road) February 13—Assembly (Third Period) February 14—Little Rock Jr. Col. vs. Lions at Boy's Club February 17—Muskogee Jr. Col. vs. Lions (Road) February 20—Boy's Club vs. Lions (Home) February 23—Eastern Okla. A&M Col. vs. Lions (Home) February 23—Assembly (Second Period) March 5—Variety Show March 8—Assembly (Second Period) Page 10

ceived in return what he put forth, so do we, as college students, get as much out of school life as we put into it.

Although our school is small and operates with a minimum of funds, we can make junior college life as interesting and exciting as that in any larger institution. Each person has the advantage of knowing almost the entire enrollment personally, which is virtually impossible in a larger school. This fact alone means that all-school parties can be fun for everybody—if everybody will be sociable and co-operate.

JC has a basketball team with an unusually plucky spirit, but it is given very little support, even at home games. The cheerleaders, who were elected by the student body, need the co-operation of the fans present at all games, and certainly more fans are needed in the Lion cheering section.

Since all home basketball games and lectures are included in the price of activity tickets, no junior college student can truthfully say that he can't afford to attend these functions. But he can—and does—stand around and fuss about the lack of excitement and school spirit.

If you put more into it, you can get more out of it.

Careful, Fellows!

Beware,

Gentlemen, Beware! It's leap year and JC women

are ready to leap! In another four years they will all be too old and "set in their ways" to catch a man, so this is their year!

Even Dean Rutledge is on the women's side, Snooper reports, since he has announced, (unofficially, of course) that the first party of the new semester will be a "leap year" party. He has, in fact, guaranteed his assistance in one or two almost hopeless cases. "Since," says Mr. Rutledge, "I got caught when I wasn't looking, I might as well have a few more fellow sufferers along with Mr. Goins, Mr. Riggs, and the rest of the old married men."

Doris Dooly and Marvel Rhyne, pictured above, were elected "best all-round" girl and boy for the 194748 school term.

Twenty Junior College Students Are Elected For 'Who's Who' Twenty students from the freshman and sophomore classes were named for the JC "Who's Who" in a student election January 15.

Heading the list as the "best all-round girl and boy" were Doris Dooly, sophomore, and Marvel Rhyne, freshman.

Tanya Brashier, freshman, was named "most beautiful girl" while Jack Smith, also a freshman, is ''most handsome boy." Other celebrities elected were: '"most popular girl and boy," Marolyn Herbert and James Shoffey; "most studious," Mary Ann McDonald and Ralph Rainwater; "most talented," Gerri Pfieffer and Don Evans; "most athletic," Mary K. Workman and Marvel Rhyne; "cutest," Ann Kelly and Harold Rayn.ond Smith; "class flirts," Pat Mannan and Jimmy Burke; "class wits," Reba Kasten and Harold Raymond Smith; and "most bashful girl and boy," Peggy Ann Patterson and "Windy" Jacobs.

Active In Student Affairs Vice-president of the student body for the first semester, Doris was also one of the first cheerleaders elected in JC. She participates in many student affairs, including the Student Board and IRC. Marvel, captain of the basketball squad this year, was active in

sports last year. He is also Numa photographer.

Tanya, a member of Sock and Buskin for several years, was cast in the latest production "Guest in the House," while Jack Smith is an outstanding member of the basball squad.

The two "most popular" students in JC, Marolyn Herbert and James Shoffey, are well known in "political" circles. Marolyn, secretary of the freshman class last semester, was student body vicepresident during her high school senior year, and Shoffey, student body president last semester, is a member of Phi Theta Kappa and Sock and Buskin.

Their Titles Are Accurate Mary Ann McDonald, the "most studious girl," well deserves the title, for she maintains a "straight A" average. Ralph Rainwater, a sophomore, can always be found studying in the library, thus he also deserves his "most studious" title.

A well-known violinist, Gerri Pfeiffer, voted "most talented girl," is president of the JC Music Guild and a member of the chorus and orchestra. She was also president of the sophomore class last semester. Don Evans, accompanist for the Mixed Chorus while in high school, is well-known in local mu-

Nicholson Heads FTA Organization Henry Nicholson has been chosen to head the Future Teachers of America club which has been organized among JC students under the sponsorship of Miss Opal Horn, education teacher.

Other officers include Evelyn Cook, vice-president; Jo Ann Taylor secretary-treasurer; and Gerri Pfeiffer, historian.

Membership, drawn primarily from the first semester education class, is open to any student who plans to enter the teaching profession.

The club aims: to develop the qualities essential to a teacher; specific training in democratic cooperative action through projects carried out by high school and college groups; greater strength, unity, and effectiveness in professional organization; and a better appreciation among the people of the teachers colleges and school of education. sic circles.

Mary ,K. Workman, voted "most athletic girl," is JC gym assistant and is also vice-president of the freshman class. Marvel Rhyne, well-known for his athletic activities while in high school, is a forward on the basket ball squad.

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1. Class wits, Harold Smith and Reba Kasten.

2. Most bashful girl and boy, Peggy Ann Patterson and "Windy" Jacobs.

3. Most talented, Gerri Pfeiffer and Don Evans.

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Ann Kelly and Harold Smith.

5. Most athletic, Marvel Rhyne and Mary K. Workman.

6. Most studious, Ralph Rainwater and Mary Ann McDonald.

7. Class flirts, Pat Mannan and Jimmy Burke.

8- Most popular, James Shoffey and Marolyn Herbert.

150 Attend Formal Prom

Watching carefully as Jack Ragon, Leon Combs, and Jerry Hopkins slave over a semester exam in algebra is Miss Isabella K. Smith, Junior College's math teacher.

JC's

Return To School

Long Faces, Low Grades, It's The End of The Semester After a joyous Christmas vacation filled with loafing and good food, only smiles should abound on the faces of JC students. Instead, there are furrowed brows and worried looks. What could cause these? You guessed it! Semester tests.

What fiend could have first in stituted this indestructible prerequisite for gradesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;this insistence upon retaining insignificant facts?

Well, perhaps the fact that a2+ b2 equals c2 is not in insignificant, but after all, that came at the first of the semester. Who has a memory that long?

Snooper was so puzzled by these distressed looks, that he decided to find out the why and werefore of it all. He asked Jack Ragon, "Why so glum, chum?" When Jack replied, "French just doesn't make sense" Snooper heartily agreed.

Thrusting a query at Roy Mussett, an ordinarily jovial chap, Snooper was quite taken aback by the cold, hostile stare he received from his good friend. For the first time in his life, Roy's dimples just wouldn't work.

A question asked Eugenia Swofford brought forth this moan, "Some sulfuric acid could end all

this."

Determined to solve the mystery, Snooper went straight to Miss Isabella K. Smith and said, "Look here, what's happened to all JC smiles?"

Miss Smith replied, with a chuckle, "Semester tests."

Sooper, with lowered head, turned mournfully away, for he feared the worst for his JC friends.

(Snooper isn't the only person who had such a premonition, either).

When last seen, he was wearing mourning. After all, he likes to keep in the spirit of things.

Patterson Is Numa Associate Editor Something new has been added!

Calvin Patterson is the new associate editor of The Numa. replacing Dorothy Shaw, who held the job first semester, and has already assumed his duties as copy editor of the publication.

A new member of the editorial board, who will work with Leonard Raible and Calvin, is Mary Ann McDonald. "Mac" was a reporter

Approximately 150 JC's and their guests attended the annual Christmas dance held at the Immaculate Conception Roof Garden December 19. Christmas vacation for freshmen, sophomores, and faculty began with the formal dance, one of the biggest social events of the school year.

Music for the dance, which lasted from 9 o'clock until midnight, was furnished .by Herbert Brock, a former junior college student, and his orchestra.

The roof garden was decorated with blue and white, the school colors, which, along with silver angels, gave decorations the "Christmas look." Refreshments were served.

General chairman of the dance arrangements committee was Doris Dooly, student body vice-president.

Other committee chairmen were Sarah Ellen Shipley, refreshments; and Carolyn Freeman, decorations.

Members of Miss Ora Wilburn's art classes helped in making the decorations and drew posters for the dance.

Instructor Elected to Membership Committee Three faculty members, Miss Luella Krehbiel, Miss Lucille Speakman, and Miss Isabella K. Smith, have been chosen by members of Phi Theta Kappa to serve on the Faculty Membership Committee of the organization. These teachers will serve as an advisory board when new members for Phi Theta Kappa are selected this semester.

Phi Theta Kappa is a national junior college honor society admitting to membership only ten per cent of each school's enrollment.

Zeta Epsilon, the local chapter, was organized last year and is sponsored by Dean L. A. Rutledge. and feature writer last semester but has joined the editorial group to share a few of its persistent headaches.

Dorothy Shaw, the former associate editor, made her home with Miss Wilma Jimerson while she attended junior college here.

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Expecting To Graduate?

Better Check Up! The time is comng which causes JC sophomores to groan aloud, tear their hair and, what is even worse, go home and tell their mamas, "You see our registrar, Nancy Stair, is checking up on graduation requirements and it looks kinda bad for me."

Don't ask why students don't

think about graduation requirements before the last semester. They have not been do-ng it for years and they show no indication of changing to any great extent. That is why you have heard about so many social activies of late—and why you won't hear much about such goings on in

the near future.

Incidentally, JC's, maybe you should read page 30 of the 1947 Bulletin. It states that the Junior College sets up, as necessary for graduation, a total of sixty academic hours, plus four activity hours.

Library Receives Symphony Scores

Fire, Fire!

Relax or Roast?

JCs Appear In Christmas Concert

The entire symphonic library of Southwestern Studios has been given to the Junior College library

by Mrs. William Worth Bailey.

Mrs. Bailey was formerly head of Southwestern Studios of Musical Art, and was director and conductor of the Fort Smith Symphony orchestra.

The scores for over fifty symphonies presented the library include copies for each instrument and the conductor's score. They are available to any musical group.

Miss Mary R. Hynes, librarian, says the symphonies will toe placed on display soon.

Thirty New Students Enter JC This Semester Have you been wondering just just how many students are wandering through the JC corridors with that dazed look on their faces due to passing exams or enrollment? Well, here's the latest accounting from the desk of Miss Nancy Stair.

The tentative enrollment for the second semester is 170 students.

Here's wishing them the best of luck in their studies as well as their ping-pong playing.

Happy New Year, Too! "Merry Christmas to all and to all no assignment." These words were presented to all JC students on December 19, 1947, as Christmas gifts from the teaching staff.

Certainly, if the teachers only knew how much those nine words did for humanity, they would try saying them (at least the last five) more often. Now, if only instructors would make suitable allowance for the effect of that sixteen day vacation when making out grades!

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By Dorothy Shaw From year to year every student looks forward to the big holidays; but after they are over, it is every man for himself. The students pray desperately for an assembly during the period he has math, English, or Fench—but it usually is held during the only vacant period he has. However, one delightful hope is seen on the horizon.

That hope is fire drills.

The students have been taught, for many years, that when they hear a voice over a loud speaker say, "Fire!" everybody drops everything and runs. Everyone is more than glad to run, and the longer they remain outside, the better!

However, there are times when even the fire drill falls at the wrong time. I recall earlier this year when Miss Montague's speech class had just learned they neither spoke nor breathed correctly. Now, this was quite a shock to the class, and I, for one, didn't know just what could be done about such an unfortunate thing at my age.

Miss Montague, with faith in her class, informed us that the first thing to be done was "relax."

She explained that the thing to do was to relax the jaw muscles, let the tongue fall naturally, and drop the head down toward the floor, letting the arms dangle.

With this explanation she commanded the class to rise to their feet and "relax."

We scrambled to our feet, bent over, letting our hands dangle to the floor, our heads dangle just anywhere, and tongues hang out like a 'bunch of thirsty dogs. The object was to feel so relaxed that our heads felt as though they weren't on.

"Now," Miss Montague said, "Don't you feel relaxed?"

Christmas musk was featured in the concert presented by the Junior College-Senior High School band, under the direction of Glenn Stark, December 15 in the senior high auditorium.

The first part of the program included Sigmund Romberg's "The Student Prince," a medley of waltzes, and several David Bennett arrangements.

"Christmas Rhapsody" by Newell Long included familiar carols, "First Noel," "Silent Night," "O Come All Ye Faithful," "Deck the Hall," and "Jingle Bells."

The band's playing of Irving Berlin's famous "White Christmas" climaxed the program.

Super Swimmers If you are under nine feet in height, in good physical condition, and capable of swimming nine hundred yards with a drowning man in tow, the dean wants you.

Dean Rutledge will teach a course in advanced swimming this semester at Junior High School.

Although it will be a follow-up course to the one taught last semester, he will be happy to accept all enrollments, provided the enrollees fill the qualifications mentioned above.

Relaxed? Why I was so tired that my tongue would probably never return to its former position.

This had just crossed my mind when a voice said, "Fire!" and the halls were crowded with racing students.

But not that speech class! When that voice shot out, figures quickly straightened up but shirt tails and tongues were still hanging out. Stunned consternation was on every face. What was best—go outside and disgrace ourselves, or burn and end this misery?

Snooper

Says

Miss Lucille Speakman, Junior College history and sociology teacher, looks up from her work of grading JC's exam papers.

JC Studies Sociology

For some time now James S. hasbeen finding it difficult to get to school at 8:45. It seems that 9:00 is more convenient. He places the blame on his automobile, which, according to Mr. S. is most difficult to start. Recently on a rainy morning young James walked into English approximately at 8:30.

"Well," said Miss Krehbiel, "'did your car start this morning?"

"Oh, yes!" James said. "It was fine."

"That is interesting," said Miss K., watching the pouring rain outside. "It's only on sunny days that your car doesn't start?"

Mr. S. and Miss K. exchanged knowing smiles and no more was said.

By Reba Kasten Did you ever fall into a slightly despondent mood for no reason at all? As a matter of fact, it's one of those moods you sort of enjoy.

Then, one day, some helpful soul comes up and tells you your despondency may be due to inactive thyroid, prehistoric man, no reflexes, the endocrine system, or juvenile delinquency in Alaska.

Just ignore the little helper; he is a product of Miss Lucille Speakman's sociology class, and there are many more just like him wandering about the halls.

Take Junior College, for example, Miss Speakman has just instructed her students to prepare a paper with their emotions carefully tabulated. So, JC, being a truthful, honest boy, shows happiness on rising in the morning, despondency from 9:00 a. m. until 3:30 p.m., then glee from that time on.

The general plan for the course however, is really quite simple.

You read about 30 pages in your textbook, plus extra reading on people whose names aren't even vaguely familiar. After a short tour of every available library, poor JC—being a really hard

worker, decides the character he's to look up is no doubt a figment oi Miss Speakman's imagination, so he'll just wait until tomorrow to see about the extra reading. Oh yes, and since there's a summary at the end of the chapter—he'll just read the summary and catch up on the chapter later. Too late!

Test next day!

With a guilty conscience Junior College goes back to read what he's skipped and really gets in a mess. In no time flat, the class has covered religion, family life, community life, and society. Then the class is swept up in analyzing moods, character, and racial prejudice. Class discussions are held too and there's where our protege decides to rise and shine. He spends an entire week thinking up a question to nonchalantly toss at his teacher and classmates, and it is a good one! When the time comes, he confidently asks it— and before he's even through, Miss Speakman has given Darwin's opinion, Barnes' opinion, and thrown in her opinion for good measure. And is JC blushing a lovely rose! Oh well, he didn't ask the question he really had in mind anyway—they'd never have answered it—besides, the teacher might have been embarrassed!

If you are looking for an authority on the success of the JC dances, just ask Marvel Rhyne.

(Better find out first if Mary was with him—that seems to influence his opinion.)

To accommodate sophomore English students who spend their evenings doing everything but their homework, a short summary course is held every morning in front of Kasten's locker. Many students are taking advantage of this. Aren't they, Mark? * * * G-r-r-r-r—LION! JC Lion isspelled S-M-I-T-H! * * * Want to die quickly?—Just mention term papers around a group of hard-working students! *

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'"Swede" Lundquist says that Miss Isabella K. Smith's verbal speed reminds him of a tobacco auctioneer when she takes her chalk in hand and begins explaining a problem. "She's too fast for me," says the Lion center, who usually manages to get the ball even when it comes at him"fast and furious."

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Education and Fun

Music Guild New Club The newly organized JC Music Guild has operated steadily since its formation early this fall. A recent project of the guild was sponsoring a recital by Miss Barbara Greenlee of San Francisco, California.

At each meeting of the guild, a program of music, with emphasis placed on a certain composer or event in musical history, is presented. Program chairman is Gloria Febro.

Organized under the direction of Glenn Stark and Miss Hattif Mae Butterfield, the guild is operi to any student who is interested in music. The purpose of the group is to further the interests of 'both classical and modern music and musicians from both fields are represented.

JC Chorus Is On The Air Appearing for the first time this term, the Junior College Choir presented a program of Christmas music over KFPW December 15 Directed by Miss Opal Clark, the choir meets once each week to rehearse.

Numbers presented by the choir were "The Babe in Bethlehem's Manger Lay," a French song, "Caron of the Birds," and "0 Holy Night." Soloist for the latter number was Peggy Ann Patterson.

The last Christmas selection was "Jesu Bambino" played by Gerri Pfeiffer, solo violinist. Accompanist for the organization is Gloria Febro, former accompanist for the high school mixed chorus.

The Photographer Gets The Blame

Members of the Music Guild pictured in the top picture are, first row-—Sue Stewart, Beverly Groesbeck, Sarah Ellen Shipley, and James Shoffey; second row—Max Milam, Peggy Patterson, Gerri Pfeiffer, Carolyn Freeman, Gloria Febro, Sponsor Glenn Stark; third row—Max Gaylor. Edwin Yager, and Bob Ed Allen.

The JC Chorus pictured in the center includes, first row—Betty Lehman, Gerri Pfeiffer, Vonda Smith, Gloria Febro, accompanist, and Peggy Patterson; second row—Philip Spears, Edwin Yager, Frank Duckworth, and Max Milam.

Members of JC's Clickers' Clique are George Beal. Marvel Rhyne.

Jack Simpson, and David Emerson.

"Who took that awful picture groans Sadie Soph when she sees her picture in The Numa on the days when it appears in JC halls.

Well, it was Marvel Rhyne.

George Beal, Bob Wilder or Bill Davis. One of the JC's, of course, has to take the blame for getting a picture on the day it rains and Sadie's hair has fallen.

The Camera Club was formed to furnish student activity picture? for high school and JC publications and four junior college students are members. All pictures which appear in The Numa are produced by the club.

JC Boasfs Of' Brains7 Who are the "brains" of JC? Why, the Phi Theta Kappa's, naturally. To be in this organization one must be in the upper 10 per cent of the class and have a strictly "up and up" character.

These examples of studious humanity are chosen for. membership by a faculty committee. New members will be selected at the beginning of the second semester.

Since this is also a social organization, parties are on the agenda at various times. Perhaps other recreation should include a discussion of the theory of relativity, just to keep the brain in tip-top shape.

Future Founders of World Peace Are IRC's Potential statesmen, diplomats, economists, experts in every field of international relationsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;these are the members of the International Relations Club. Perhaps we shall hear lectures on atomic energy by T. E. Bardrick (He practiced this at the last meeting by leading IRC's discussion of atomic energy and world peace.)

Judy Wernette may .become secretary of the UN. If so, her present experiences in IRC will prove invaluable. No doubt a history text |f by John Jacobs will be used by future generations.

The members of this club are well-informed on all phases of world relations. This semester will bring personal accounts of veterans' experiences in the recent war.

Big Names, Some Day, But They're JCs Now Will we some day see "Chamy Hinton" or "Tanya Brashier" spelled out in lights on Broadway? Or perhaps it will -be "Kiss and Tell'' starring- Gloria Febro and directed by Dorothy Shaw.

Naturally all JC's know that Sock and Buskin couldn't get along without those JC veterans of the stage. They're past masters at the varied arts of the theater, or maybe it just "comes naturally." Anyhow, we offer roses to the JC members of Sock and Buskin for their work in dramatic performances.

Nor do we forget to mention those others who are represented even though they aren't seen, for the work of every member is evident in each production.

Phi Theta Kappas pictured in the top picture are: First row, Dean L. A. Rutledge, James Shoffey, Edwin Yager, Henry Nicholson, and James Bruce; second row; Betty Lehman, Carolyn Freeman, Beverly Groesbeck, Judy Wernette, and Peggy Ann Patterson.

Pictured in the first row of picture two are IRC's: Diane Everidge. and Mary Ann McDonald; second row, Beverly Groesbeck, Pat Mannan, Judy Wernette, and Miss Lucille Speakman. sponsor; third row, T. E Ba^rdrick, Joe Duerr, and John Jacobs.

Members of the 1947 Sock and Buskin cast in the bottom picture are: first row, Champ Hinton and Earl Shumate; second row, Eugenia Swofford, Carolyn Herbert, Gloria Febro, Marolyn Herbert, and Dorothy Shaw.

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IRC Peeks At World Affairs What is the political organization of Russia? What is communism? Could it get a foothold in America? How is the United Nations organized and what is it trying to do ? These are the questions which have been discussed at meetings of the International Relations Club. Don't think these discussions weren't lively.

At the last meeting of the club, the subject tossed around was "Should we continue the occupation of Germany and Japan, and for how long ?" The members unanimously agreed that we should occupy both countries but, as yet, they haven't decided how long the countries should be occupied. They believed, however, that these countries should be occupied until they are demilitarized and educated in democratic

government. Furthermore, the club believes that Germany should be occupied longer than Japan and that special emphasis should be placed on one-power occupation.

The next subject on the agenda of IRC discussion is "Atomic energy and how it will affect world peace." No definite decision may be reached, but there'll be plenty of opinions.

As a knowledge of foreign persons and places is fundamental in the study of international relations, the IRC plans to devote meetings next semester to informal discussion of foreign countries and their inhabitants. The material for the discussions will be furnished

by JC veterans who have served on foreign soil.

Snooper Says (Continued from page 15)

While discussing the possibilty of a variety show, it was suggested by a certain party that a water pageant be given, the type of thing that shows off Esther Williams!

The JC water pageant would feature all female JC students as

Seger Speaks In Lecture Series Dr. Gerhart H. Seger, noted newspaper publisher and German refugee, appeared as the fourth lecturer in the Fort Smith Junior College lecture series January 21.

The subject of Dr. Seger's talk was "What About Russia?" The main opinion expressed was that the United States should be firm and patient in its policy with Russia. Seger was strongly opposed to the Henry Wallace policy of appeasement, and he also voiced the opinion that universal military training would do more harm than good in that it would only aggravate any difficulties the United States might have with Russia.

Seger, educated in Leipzig, Germany, took his Ph. D. in journalism from the university there. He was an aviator in the German air force in the first World War. Dr. Seger appeared on the debate Page 18

water lillies. At a given signal, during the performance, the water lillies would demurely back away and there would stand the star of our show in lavish bathing attire— Dean Rutledge. (He felt that his wife would buy the first ticket.) * * * All this talk about neurosis and psychosis in sociology has given birth to a great many doubts in JC students' minds — especially when they look at their grades. * * * A noted author said he was an atheist, and wished God would strike him dead if there was a God. He isn't dead yet, but Miss Krehbiel says perhaps some things are just too unimportant for God to notice. platform with Adolf Hitler before 1933, and, as a result, he found himself confined in a concentration camp shortly after Der Fuehrer came to power.

After his escape, Seger came to America, by way of England, and entered the publishing business in New York. He became a naturalized citizen in 1942.

Clicks And Flashes The Camera Club has been quite busy recently. In addition to taking pictures, it has been occupied with "borrowing" furniture to put in the "dark" room. A certain table from a certain room has been missing, but that's a small matter these days.

Wherever you find a dark room, there is bound to be some equipment—mainly cameras. With the help of Marvel Rhyne and Dean Rutledge, the club does have some materials; but they also have troubles. Dean Rutledge had a camera, but the camera needed new parts. The parts were ordered and promised within two weeks.

It's now been two months and they still haven't come.

The club members (a combination of high school and junior college students) have plenty of work ahead of them. For the present, taking pictures of the basketball games and other activities keep them occupied. With a busy season yet ahead of them, the sight of flash-bulbs and cameras will become familiar on the campus.

Herberts, Workman Go To Cleveland Three JC freshmen, Mary K. Workman, and Marolyn and Carolyn Herbert, represented local Methodist churches at an international meeting of the Methodist Youth Fellowship held in Cleveland, Ohio, December 30, 1947, through January 2, 1948. Ten thousand Methodist adults and youth assembled in Cleveland's gigantic municipal auditorium to attend the first meeting of this kind since 1935.

Two years of planning were required for the meeting which was held to acquaint Methodist youth more fully with their church obligations, and to inspire them in their service, as well as to promote international understanding.

The program, included the play, W A Mighty Dream," given by a New York cast; a concert by Roland B. Hayes, famous Negro tenor; and addresses given by outstanding Methodist leaders, among them Dr. E. Stanley Jones, worldfamous missionary.

Two other outstanding features of the conference were a report given by delegates who attended a meeting in Oslo, Norway. and a watchnight service held the night of December 31.

Society Carolers Are JC Musicians Christmas carols—JC carolers— it should have been good—and it was!

Twenty-two members of the JC Music Guild and their guests attended a Christmas party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lucien Perlingiere, 3807 Rogers Avenue, Tuesday evening, December 23.

Honor guests of the evening were Miss Barbara Greenlee, who was visiting Miss Hattie Mae Butterfield during the holiday season, and other former FSHS students, Patsy Pratt, Jimmy Simpson, and Henry Churchill.

The group spent the early part of the evening singing at the homes of several faculty members and other friends and returned to the Perlingiere's for refreshments and games.

"Freedom Train" Assembly Presented "Freedom Train" pulling into the station on Track 9—All you Americans get aboard! The assembly anouncing the arrival of the Freedom Train was presented January 20, with racial tolerance as the theme of the program, and both junior college and high school students participated.

Miss Lucille Speakman, chairman of the social science department, supervised the program, and the high school Mixed Chorus, under the direction of Miss Opal Clark, presented the musical program. Edwin Yager sang a solo, "I Am An American" and Reba Mae Kasten acted as master-of ceremonies.

Other participants were Henry Nicholson, Joe 'Gillespie, Joel Williams, Bill Powell, and Barney Farmer. Songs of a patriotic or sectional nature were sung between speaking parts and the most popular of these was Fred Waring's "Dry Bones."

Wedding Be//s Ring For Two JC Sophomores The First Christian Church was the scene of the marriage of two junior college sophomores, Miss Melba Grace and Mr. Dane Riggs, at 2:00 p. m. December 20.

Dr. Wallace R. Bacon, pastor of the First Christian Church, performed the marriage ceremony.

Gerri Pfeiffer, violinist, and Edwin Yager, also JC sophomores, ac-

Former JC's Home For Holidays Among former JC students attending college away from hoire this year who were in town during the holiday season were: Jack Harrison, Wesley Moreland, Don Tressler, Emma Grace Lee, Kirtley Harriss, and Dick Shaw from the University of Arkansas.

Others were Fanelle Elmore, Meredith Kendall, Sue Magruder, Betty and Lewis Roebuck, Coleen Delzell, Harry Winzenreid, Thurman Hitchcock from Hendricks; Buddy Boatright from Oklahoma University; Ann Louise Jacobs from St. Mary's; Nancy Gulledge from New York; Don Cole from Annapolis Naval Academy; and Joe Day and Hoyle Carolan from Henderson.

Gates Is Named As New Cheerleader Sue Gates has joined the Lion cheerleaders, replacing Champ Hinton who resigned the position last semester. Sue, who was voted an alternate in the cheerleader election last fall, assumed her duties at the last home game of 1947.

The cheerleaders, the first ever elected in JC, lead the Lion cheering squad at all home games and at some of the road games.

Students Give Christmas Assembly The last assembly of 1947 was presented to a combined high school and junior college audience at 1:30 p. m. December 19. A Christmas pageant, presented by the second period dramatics class, the production was directed by Miss Margaret Montague, speech and dramatics instructor.

companied by Mrs. Wallace R. Bacon, organist, furnished the nuptial music. Gerri played "The Meditation" by Massanet, and Edwin sang "Because."

Attendants for the couple were Miss Nete Burris and Mark Newman, and ushers were William Hollenbeck and George Tayes.

The bride wore a white wool suit with brown accessories and a corsage of white gardenias. Miss Burris wore a black ballerina ensemble and a corsage of white gardenias.

After a weekend honeymoon in Fayetteville, the couple returned to Fort Smith. While attending junior college they will live at 402 North Twenty-f.rst Street.

Guild Sponsors Greenlee Concert Approximately three hundred persons heard Miss Barbara Greenlee, a former FSHS student, when she appeared in a concert December 22 in the senior high school auditorium. Sponsored by the Junior College Music Guild, the concert was the first project of the newly organized guild.

Miss Greenlee, a former piano student of Miss Hattie Mae Butterfield. whose guest she was for the holidays, is a resident of Berkeley, California. She returned to Berkeley early this month for auditions with the Oakland and Stockton Symphony orchestras.

Phi Thetas Have Holiday Party Phi Theta Kappas attended a holiday party at the home of Carolyn Freeman, 1437 North Thirtyeight Street, during Christmas vacation. Roasting weiners and marshallows at the open fire place in the Freeman home occupied much time, and table games and dancing, were the other chief activities.

Also, two Christmas numbers, "Alleluia" by Mozart, and "Ave Maria" by Shuman, were sung by the high school glee club.

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Postscript

Lion Squad Members Play Basketball Over Holidays, Too During the Christmas holidays members of the Lion squad engaged themselves in several assorted pastimes. Not the least of their worries was a suddenly and horribly looming exam week, for which nobody was exactly prepared.

The four Smiths, however, (Jim, Jack, Squeaky, and Harold), and Keith Dooly, went forth and joined a basketball squad for holiday amusement. The squad called itself the Boys' Club Collegians.

Jim Smith incurred a knee injury during part of its short life but, otherwise, was kept in comfortable shape. The other three were affected less disastrously. Squeaky Smith, for instance, gained something that developed further his infallible long-goal eye and he has led game scorers ever since.

Marvin Blaylock, a guard, had

his ankle bound up in a plaster cast, a result of a mishap at one of the Lion squad's several holiday practices. Elmo Evans nursed a gash on the top of his head, an injury he received just before the holidays began, when, during the College of the Ozarks game, he collided in mid-air with Marvel Rhyne. Rhyne, by the way, made his way through most of the holiday festivities and took pictures.

Benny Winburn, a considerably advanced student of the art of basketball, rejoined the Lion squad after having resigned at the first of the season.

February draws the Lion schedule for this year to a close. The month's home games include those with Oklahoma A & M, Arkansas Tech, Little Rock Junior College, Boys Club, and Eastern Oklahoma A & M.

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—George Beal

JC Girls Win Over High School Team

While the JC girls' basketball team lacks even a single Smith, it has certainly been doing all right this year. The JC's finished the first play-off of the tournament by defeating the high school fourth period class. This win enthe 31-event ticket. Howard had abled them to play in the semia slight advantage from the be- finals. ginning, but the amazing speed Since there were only three and hard punches of Bruce held this teams not eliminated, the fifth and advantage to a minimum. The sixth periods played off the first fight continued on practically even round and the fifth period won. footing with both contenders tak- The JC's of the fourth period then ing plenty of punishment. played the fifth-period team after In the third round, Bruce had school January 13.

Howard to his knees in a desperThe JC's led in scoring during ate attempt to score a knockout, the whole thirty-minute game. Jane but Howard countered nicely to Milam and Anita Shelby of the drive Bruce into the ropes at the JC's ran off with scoring honors— sound of the bell. The decision was Shelby with 11 points and Milam difficult to make, but there can be no draws in a Golden Gloves Tourn- with 10. The final score was 21-10. ament; the judges favored Howard Wilson, of the fifth-period team, led their scoring with five point?. by a narrow margin.

Bruce Loses By Decision In Semi-Finals Of Golden Gloves Tournev Here JC's "Gentleman Jim" Bruce was a fit representative from Fort Smith in the Golden Gloves Tournament. This hard-hitting, speedy 135-pound novice took his first bout in the tourney eliminations with a TKO delivered in the second round, and followed this victory with a decision over Clarence Meyers, of Subiaco, in a hardfought encounter marked by plenty of excitement.

In the semi-finals, Bruce drew another tough customer in the person of Ray Howard, of Pine Bluff. This fight was an actionpacked slugfest that highlighted

In every school and in every sport there are always the stars.

These stars are the dashing ones for whom the girls sing "My Hero," the flashy ones who give the columnists something to fill their columns with. Praise flies on all sides.

Well, what about the student manager, who gets no praise?

If he gets anything- at all, he gets dry work details the coach doesn't want to fool with. He runs here, there, and everywhere—if that's what the coach thinks he ought to do. He never gets to play, of course, but he usually wants to. At game time, he either sits on a bench and does nothing, or he sits on a bench and draws pictures in a scorebook.

To the stooge, though, it's not so bad, because he's not good enough to play and it's one way of doing his part. So he surrounds himself with bandages and liniments and tries to take care of all the stray aches and pains that may crop up while he's around. If a star gets damaged he does his best to take care of him. In several ways, he regards the team as HIS team.

I know; I was a stooge.

[ions Win Over Reds The first traces of a JC winning streak seemed to be gathering here Friday night, Jan. 23, when the Lions met a band of peaceful (and oddly misnamed) R e d m n from Northeastern State Teachers College, Tahlequah, Okla., and ended up with a thwacking 65-49 triumph, the second home victory in a row and the third of the season for the Lions.

The fast and furious action of the tilt could not have been forecast at the beginning, when both teams moved slowly, sluggishly, and not very effectively. Soon, however, things began to thaw.

The Lions, suffering with a ninepoint deficit, suddenly began to move with impeccable teamwork.

In no time the score was knotted, after which the local squad moved cautiously to the front with a twopoint margin, 19-17. The Redmen tied it up again. The full furore of the game then began, and at halftime the Lions held a comfortable ten-point edge (31-21) that was increased by six and maintained easily throughout the rest of the game.

Marvel Rhyne, with a leg that was announced as "bruised," and Squeaky Smith, with a curiously treacherous shooting eye that held him back all night, nevertheless took scoring honors for the Lions with 14 points apiece, tout were forced to bow to Redman Guard Morrow, who racked up 16. Preacher Wilcoxen ended with 12 points and only two fouls, and Harold Smith was credited with 11 points.

Elmo Evans was in, briefly, for the first time since the night he sprained his ankle, and brought spirited new fire to the game; two goals and five fouls and Elmo was done, but the work was brilliant.

Some interesting work was turned in by a group of squad members seeing their first real action on the home court. Swede Lundquist turned in a creditable and aggressive performance at forward, ending among the top five scorers of the game. Keith Dooley threw a sensational goal from midcourt during one of the more heated moments, and the last minutes saw effective action from Bill Vrentas and Jim Catsavis.

Lions Chalk Up Second Victory, 60-55 Over Boys Club "Squeaky" Smith Is Again High Man This college's Lions found a long-lost resiliency Thursday night, January 15, and rolled to their second victory of the year in a nipand-tuck, thoroughly enjoyable tussle with a surprising team from the local Boys Club. The score was 60-55.

Lion Lawrence Smith led all scorers with his customary unbelieveable long goals and a 5:6 free shot ratio that, combined, gave him a total of 21 points. Boys

Club Forward Denniston trailed Smith with 18 points, and was followed by Marvel Rhyne, probably the most consistently effective hoopster on the Lion squad. Phil Wilcoxen, soon fouling out in the midst of a spectacular defensive campaign, tried seven free shots and made six of them, plus two goals for a total of ten points-a mark equalled by Lion Jack Smith, and by Bradford, a stellar Boys Club guard.

Shown jumping for the ball with one of the AU Freshmen in the first game of 1948 is Lion Jack Smith, No. 5. Other JC Lions shown in the picture are Captain Marvel Rhyne, No. 2, and Harold Raymond Smith, No. 1.

Freshmen Get "Most Surprising Opposition Of The Season" In Lion Tilt, McGaha Says Mel McGaha's University of Arkansas Freshmen, and all their height, came down to Fort Smith recently for a game with the Lions and carried it away, 76-65, after a scoring melee and several interesting personal differences that made for a game's worth of rare thrills. The tilt was the first on the local courts after the long Christmas holiday and was one of several close Lion defeats.

McGaha, who protested unnecessarily that his squad was not a "B" squad but a squad of freshmen, asserted that the opposition given by the Lions was the most surprising of the season. At halftime the Freshmen held only an extremely shaky one-point margin; but before this, the score had been knotted twice, and at one point the Lions had been out in front, 26-25.

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Future Cyclotron Builders Einstein, Jrs. Find Solutions Are Potential In JC

By Mary Ann McDonald

Atomic Bombs For Sale—lOc Each Who could possibly know more about the complexity of the world than the chemistry student? He has learned that sodium in water reacts violently to produce hydrogen and spots on the ceiling. Just ask any potential chemist and he'll show you the spots. The chemists have also learned that an unknown is an elusive thing, and that if you find it with only four trials, you are doing very well, indeed.

An interesting thing to note during lecture hours is the expressions on students' faces. There is the dreamy, far-away look when the student thinks he knows that oxygen supports combustion, and amazement registers at the announcement that a rusting nail

Heacfac/ies For 7 fie Referee There's the whistle, and the Junior College Lions come out on the basketball court. The game with Podunk J. C. is on and promises to be a thriller. The ball is tossed up by the referee and the centers leap into the air. The ball goes to Smith, who "dribbles" down the court and passes to Smith. Smith "dribbles" up the court at a gallop, and passes to Smith, who makes a beautiful shot.

The score stands: Lions 0, Visitors 2. (Wrong basket!)

The ball is handed in by Smith and received by Smith, who shoots a fasthook-pass to Smith. Smith feints to Smith and passes to Smith, who drops the ball through the hoop.

The score is now two up and Podunk throws the ball in. Smith intercepts a pass and sends the ball clown the court to Smith. Another goal is scored for the Lions.

Substitutions come in ... the referee is carried off on a stretcher, screeching, "Smith E-E-E-E-e-e-ee!" (And the reporter is later found diligently pursuing butterflies in the park. The worst had happned—five Smiths on a bas'ketball team.)

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evolves heat. Nothing at all registers at the mention of vapor pressure. Of course 5 there is the look of weak resignation and an apparent desire to blame it all on Van der Waal's forces.

But "Bullet" Allen has realized that chemistry has its practical value. He learned that alchohol is volatile, and that all he needs is a still.

"Je ne sais pas" Or--"l don't know"

In a lunch room permeated with the fragrance of garlic, the mysteries of college algebra are unveiled to innocent, unsuspecting1 students. Who could possibly susspect that x .plus y equals x plus y?

There are linear equations ir. one unknown, and as if that were not enough, they can have two or three unknowns. By this time some are ready to give up the ghost, but Miss Isabella K. Smith reaches out a sustaining hand by saying that the next chapter is easy—if you get it.

It happens to be a chapter about "Bonjour, mademoiselle" or "bon jour, monsieur, the teacher greets graphs; so you say, "Who couldn't the French student. From that sim- draw a graph? It's just a line on ple phrase on, the teacher's well- squared paper." And very shortly mastered French vocabulary proves you have the answer to your query too much for the student. The only —yourself, for one person. other phrase he recognizes is "test Then, when you finally undertout," which means "that is all." stand graphs, you reach imaginIt's always a good idea to speak ary numbers, but they're not the language in the classroom, for imaginary, and they produce very practice, of course. Miss Tidball real headaches. The easy little surely gets a lot of practice! She quizzes come around, and you wonasks for the past participle of the er what you could have done to vei-b "to go" and the student re- merit such torture. sponds hopefully with the imperWhen it's time for warning ative. But the teacher is very kind grades, you wonder why someone and expresses her shame of him in didn't warn you on registration French, so he will not be discour- day that this was a subject of inaged by her comment. Our hero is trigue and dangerous adventure, not dismayed and his face bright- with demons masquerading a$ ens when his turn comes again and numbers and letters. In fact, this he is asked to give the second sing- whole subject is one of wonderular form of "you want." He an- ment; so when the grade made by swers, confident in his knowledge, four little lines presents itself to but the teacher says, "Monsieur, you, you at last know at least one that is an irregular verb. It is con- thing: the meaning of "till death jugated differently." And the stu- do us part."

But there's one consolation: dent scratches his head in desper- Perhaps you'll be able to find a ation, mumbling all the while that means of mutiplying your earnsomeday he'll invent a language ings, thereby achieving your amin which everything is regular and bition—to buy a calculating no rules have exceptions. machine.

All students experience a lift of spirits when told the assignTough! ment for next time includes a scene from a comedy, and that Junior college girls are heartthey will undoubtedly enjoy the wit therein. But, somehow, the broken .because the new high school jokes lose their zest and humor economics teacher doesn't have any (if they had any) when one strug- JC classes. "The administration gles for three hours to decipher just doesn't understand our position," they say. words and get the point!

Lost: A Mane, Return To Charley "Today," said the history professer, "We will take up Charley Mane. Here is a little sidelight that you won't find in your text (or any text, for that matter).

"Charley Mane was a big-shot back in the old days, and he liked swimming. One day, while swimming with several of his henchmen, he was abruptly joined by a robber baron whose horse had halted too suddenly. The baron's armor, which had been made from discarded stove-pipje^ caused him to sink in the drink, from whence he was rescued by Charley Mane.

In gratitude, the baron became Charley's faithful side-kick.

"Charley and the baron chummed around for a while; then they decided to go on a crusade. They saddled their trusty charters, mounted and charged off. Shortly after their arrival in the Holy Land, poor old Charley was captured. The baron would not go near water, after the swimming episode; and, due to his aroma, the Moslems wouldn't capture him.

Charley was so brokenhearted at being separated from the baron that he tore his hair out. He was no longer Charley Mane: he was just plain Charley.

"Now, the Germans had been trying to revive the Roman Empire; and, as Caesar had >been bald, they made up their minds to have a bald headed emperor. So, when the German nobles found out that Charley had lost his mane, they were ready to go to any extremes to get him. They had to go so far as to pay two haunches of venison

7 he Frog And /" By McDonald When I enrolled in biology, I Hopalong's brain made very scarcely dreamed I would know little impression until viewed with Hopalong so well. My only regret a microscope. It then took on more is that I did not know her while sizeable proportions and led me she yet lived and played with oth- to believe that she had been most er frogs. One day I was handed an intelligent. And I felt a certain instrument case of pins, scissors, sorrow for Hopalong, martyr to probe, and scalpel, and told to the cause of science. I am glad choose a frog. When I first saw that she did not know, as she wigher, I was ready to call the whole gled merrily through the tadpole thing off, for her size was most stage, that she would come to formidable. Later, I became cer- such an untimely end. tain she had an outstanding personality and was beautiful, in a "froggy" way.

First, I looked in her mouth, which was large enough to walk into with ease. Then I had to slit Hopalong's skin down the center of her stomach without injuring any internal organs. I wished so much that she had been furnished with buttons or snaps.

"And what to my wondering eyes should appear . . . ?" She was a masterpiece of "frogdom." Her veins were injected with some 'blue stuff and her arteries with red, so she was quite a colorful sight.

I realize that all the drawings I made cannot do justice to her beauty.

I delved deeply into the mysteries of the arterial and venous systems and the respiratory system, amid all the others. I am quite sure that frogs believe in saving "eat, drink, and be merry" for she had eaten a crawdad for lunch the Snooper, pictured above, learns day before her death. all the answers in Miss Kathryn as ransom. When Charley was re- Buchanan's science laboratory. He leased he was taken to Germany is shown puzzling over the proand crowned Emperor Charles blem of what to do with scalpel XIISO4. The robber baron turned up and was made an officer in the and scissors and where to begin army, and established the line of his important research work "Rana Catesbiana."

Prussian officers."

In '47 It Was Really Christmas Not too many years ago this Christmas, Joe College had an important prefix to his name, and was lacking the suffix he now has. He was G. I. Joe. Joe recalls Christmas, 1943. He had been in the army less than a year, and was not yet accustomed to the rigors of the service. When Joe awoke with a yawn that morning, the back of his hand passed over a stubby beard on his chin.

It was Christmas, he remembered, as he rose to a sitting position on the edge of his bunk, but you

couldn't prove it out in the middle of the Pacific on a smelly transport with waking men all around you.

Joe didn't even bother trying to shave. It was Chrismas in name only.

On another Christmas morning, four years later, Joe awoke. This time, realizing what day it was, he leaped to his feet with anticipation. One glance at the clock showed him that he was late again.

Of course, since he was home from college only for the holidays, each

minute had to count, even though he had had less than five hours sleep.

Joe's folks were standing in the living room amid several heaps of gaily trimmed gifts when Joe finally blessed the scene with his appearance. It was noon and he was feeling better after a bath, a shave, and the comfortable felling of neatly pressed clothes.

The family was waiting to open the gifts, for Joe was homeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it was Christmas.

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MARCH, 1948

That can-can chorus of Jack Ragon, Bill McLachlan, Bill Oeme, Roy Gene Musssett, and J. Stanley Putman.

Editorials Why Education?

Student publication of Fort Smith Junior College, Fort Smith, Ark. VOLUME I, NUMBER 3

Education—and the attainment thereof—does not have the same meaning for everyone nor is an education desired for the same purpose by all. Some believe that the aim of education is to provide a knowledge whereby a person can earn a better living, and statistics prove that those people and countries which have a high educational level also enjoy a higher standard of living. While on the other side some feel that education has a greater moral and spiritual function and should have as its chief aim training for good citizenship.

EDITORIAL STAFF Sue Stewart . . . Editor-in-Chief Calvin Patterson . . . Associate Editor; Assistants, Mary Ann McDonald, Leonard Raible.

Tom Fox . . . News Editor Reba Kasten . . . Feature Editor Don Evans . . . Sports Editor Carolyn Herbert . . . Art Editor Marvel Rhyne . . . Photographer Reporters . . . T. E. Bardrick, Carolyn Freeman, Judy Wernette, Wanda Ann Rogers, Mary Kay Sumners, John Tate, Otho Baker, Doris Dooly, Oweta Gamble, Eugenia Swofford, Peggy Patterson, and Edwin Yager.

Herbert Spencer said ,that "The great aim of education is not knowledge but action." To this we will agree, I am sure, only if such action is in the best interest of those concerned. Education must improve the quality of living of the individual.

PRINTING STAFF Printing Editor—Curtis Landers Assistant—Melvin Robertson FACULTY ADVISERS Editorial: Delmer Ashworth Business: Guy Hixson Printing: C. H. Tobler

Think It Over

The Lost Cause

By A. G. Patterson A fancy serve, an inside curve, And then a tied-up score— A desperate plunge, a skidding lunge; The ball goes out the door.

Paddles slap, ankles sna-p— He'll never be the same.

A desperate try, the ball sails by.

It's a bloody, bitter game.

Shouts and cheers, moans a,nd tears, A body on the floor.

At first so bold, his luck ran cold— The. champion in no more.

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It seems to me that both of the above aims are highly desirable from both a personal and a civic standpoint. Every individual should be able and willing to make a definite contribution to the economic life of the community; also he must support the agencies and institutions that sustain it.

This is spring—that time of year when concentration on logarithms and conjugations is more than ordinarily difficult.

The pleasant pastimes that beckon should not be permitted to interfere with attainment of the basic objective of college attendance. Improvement of the quality of living of the individual requires some subordination of present inclinations in the interest of both the present and the future.

L. A. Rutledge

According to a recent survey on world affairs made in JC, the majority of junior college students know little or nothing about the important movements for world peace now being made. Only a few of those who study international relations could give intelligent answers when asked their opinion of the Marshall Plan or of recent trends in the world peace picture.

This speaks none to well for the American voters and taxpayers tfhat we will become in the not too distant future. If we do not develop an interest in affairs of state now, we can hardly be expected to vote intelligently when the time comes. Nor can we hope to understand the development of world peace if we do not follow each event closely.

The only answer to this problem is interest and hard work at understanding now, so that we will be capable to accept our responsibility as American citizens should.

First In State

FTA Gefs Charter

Here is the "hill-billy" quartet which made a hit in "Point and Counterpoint" with rendition of "Slap Her Down Again, Boys." In more normal moments they are Jack Ragon, Harold Smith, Bill McLachlan, and Jack Smithson.

Record Crowd Sees JC Variety Show; Burke, Evans, Faulkner Take Honors A record crowd attended "Point and Counterpoint," this year's JC variety show, staged in the high school auditorium March 5 by an "allstar" student cast. Heroine of the story was none other than beautiful Starlight, alias James Burke, whose handsome suitor was played by Edwin Yager. Mark Newman was cast in the role of the captain of the showboat which provided the setting of the story, and James Shof- Hartmeier, baritone; Gerri Pfeiffey played Starlight's father, the fer, violinist; and Eugenia Swofford, alto. Accompanist was Gloria villain.

Directed by Reba Mae Kasten Febro. and Doris Dooly, "Point and Counterpoint" was described as a "comic Four IRC Delegates melodrama.'"

Guest performer for the proJourney to Denton duction was Miss Mamie Faulkner, Four IRC's and their sponsor, well-known local comic singer and Miss Lucille Speakman, attended dancer. Other special features of the stage show were a can-can the Southwest Regional Conferchorus composed of Jack Ragon, ence of International Relations Bill McLachlan, Bill Orme, Roy Clubs at North Texas State ColGene Mussett, and J. Stanley Put- lege, Denton, Texas, March 12-13. man; a calendar girls' parade led Over 25O delegates from 50 colleges

by Carolyn Herbert and featuring in Arkansas, Louisana, Oklahoma, Joan Jefferies, Doris Dooly, Mar- and Texas attended the convenolyn Herbert, Mary K. Workman, tion.

Delegates from the local IRC Tanya Brashier, Melba Riggs, Pat Mannan (appearing with Pat was were Doris Dooly, Judy Wernette, Marvel Rhyne who could hardly "Windy" Jacobs, and Joe Duerr. be termed a calendar girl,) Oweta The students took part in panel discussions of current topics of Gamble, Jo Canady, Ann .Kellv. and Carolyn Freeman; and a "hill-bil- world importance. Doris' topic was ly" quartet composed of Jack Ra- "International Educationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Student gon, Harold Smith, Bill McLach- Exchange;" Judy's and "Windy's" "The Present Economic Status in lan, and Jack Smithson.

Don Evans and his "boogie-woo- the British Empire;" and Joe's, gie" was another main attraction, "The Marshall Plan."

Dr. Alfred Crofts, professor of and the swing trio, composed of James Shoffey, Douglas Styles, history at the University of Denand Don Evans, was one of the ver and author and narrator of audience's favorites. Soloists for the weekly radio broadcast "Jourthe evening were Edwin Yager neys Behind the News," was prinand Philip Spears, tenors; Joe Bob cipal speaker for the meeting.

The first Future Teachers of America charter in Arkansas was presented to Henry Nicholson, president of the junior college FTA chapter March 8 by Dr. M. Margaret Stroh, executive secretary of Delta Kappa Gamma, national honor society for women, when she spoke to a combined assembly of college students and high school seniors.

Organized late last semester

by Miss Opal Horn, education teacher, membership of the FTA is drawn primarily from last semester's education students. However, Miss Horn has announced that other students who are interested in entering the eaching profession will be invited to join soon. The Future Teachers of America was organized in co-operation with the nation-wide teacher-recruitment movement.

In speaking to the students, Dr. Stroh said, "Everybody is talking about teachers, but the talk springs from the economic plight of teachers. I am convinced that once the American people understand that you cannot offer American children poorly paid, poorly prepared teachers they will unstrap their wallets just as the American people always have." The economic plight of teachers is not now the most important issue, but their ability to teach, Dr. Stroh continued.

"It is no longer enough to want to be a teacher, just because you have a relative on the board of trustees, or because your father, aunt, or cousin was a teacher." Dr. Stroh said. A "four-square personality" is important in any person who plans to be a teacher, Dr. Stroh pointed out, explaining that this type of personality includes the qualities of sincerity, understanding, fairness, and kindness.

"If, added to these characteristics, are a good mind and high scholarship, then teaching should claim you for its own." Dr. Stroh told the students.

In presenting the charter, Dr. Stroh congratulated the FTA members for their awareness of the necessity for better teachers, and for their activity in beginning the FTA organization in the state.

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Society Ten Are Initiated Into Phi Theta Kappa Ten students were initiated into Zeta Epsiion chapter of .Phi Theta Kappa, national junior college honorary fraternity, Friday evening, February 13. The initiation was formal and was held in the JC band room.

Those initiated at the candlelight ceremony were: Margaret Benorook, Dianne Brocchus, Don Evans, Gloria Febro, Joan Fohrman, N. H. Jeffries, Mary Ann Macuonald, and Calvin .Patterson, freshmen, and Gerri Pfeiffer and Roy Upchurch, Jr, sophomores.

The initiation was followed by an informal social gathering and refreshments were served.

This initiation brought the total number of Phi Theta Kappa members in Fort Smith Junior College up to twenty. The national convention of Phi Theta Kappa is to be held early in April in Pueblo, Colorado. Plans are being made to send a delegate to represent Zeta Epsilon chapter.

JC Veterans Lead IKC Discussion Continuing the series of informal discussions led by JC veterans, the International Relations Club met March 1 at the home of Diane Brocchus. At this meeting, the discussion of the war in the Philipines was led by Henry Nicholson, Richard Fry, Joe Duerr, and Hollis Allen.

Henry told the group much about the problems of reconstruction in the Islands and the co-operation of the natives in the recent war.

Dick told of his training in Australia for the invasion and of various phases of the actual fighting in which he participated. He still corresponds with a young Filipino boy whom he met while there.

Some comments on the customs of the natives were added by Joe Duerr when he told of the apparent happiness of the people at a funeral. He also mentioned the native hatred for the Japanese. Joe held the group in fascination when he flourished a grass skirt but, disappointingly he said he couldn't wear it.

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Band Room Becomes Unusual Setting When JC's Stage February Party Most JC's cast care aside on the night of February 20 and went '*honky-tonking" in the band room.

From all reports, however, no one was seriously influenced by the effects of the (root) beer and pretzels which were "on the house" and served in abundance.

Now, don't get the wrong idea when we tell you that JC's went "honky-tonking," for only the supposed atmosphere of an 1848 saloon was present. Lighting was provided by candles stuck in tall holders placed on the individual card tables. And card games were, of course, in order.

The lighting and good blues music also made dancing more pleasurable, so the floor was occupied during the whole evening. There was only one thing wrong with the lighting, the pin-up pictures were not revealed to advantage.

Jacobs, Upchurch, Evans, Are Prexies Heading the student body this semester is John "Windy" Jacobs, named president in a run-off election held February 6. Other officers are Doris Dooly, re-elected vice-president, and Marolyn Herbert, secretary.

A sophomore, "Windy" is also president of the IRC and active in all student body circles. Doris, also a sophomore, was vice-president last semester, served as cheerleader, and was named "best allround girl" in the Who's Who election held earlier in the semester.

Marolyn, freshman secretary the first semester, was elected "most popular girl" in the Who's Who election. She served as vice-president of the high school student body last year, also.

Sophomores Elect

Roy Upchurch Jr. was elected president of the sophomore class at a class meeting January 30. He is assisted by that vivacious "cancan artist" Billy Orme, in the capacity of vice-president, and Oweta Gamble, secretary. Class sponsor, chosen to succeed Miss Lucille Speakman who held that post last semester, is Miss Lucille Speakman.

Active in many organizations, Roy is a member of Phi Theta Kappa. Oweta, a member of the

When found at one of the card tables, "Bartender" Roy Upchurch explained that since this was his first experience at bartending, he was in search of helpful information on the art of serving root beer to his customers.

Chorus Appears In Three Programs Getting under way early this sen.ester, the JC chorus presented a program of religious music at the first February assembly in co-operation with Miss Lucille Speakman and the International Relations Club. The same program was given earlier at KFPW House, and later, March 2, at a WMU meeting of the Immanuel Baptist Church.

Narrator for the program on international religious tolerance, "Protestant, Catholic, and Jew," was Reba Mae Kasten. Directed by Miss Opal Clark, the chorus sang "I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked," "Steal Away," a negro spiritual, and "Amen". Soloists for the program were Edwin Yager, Carolyn Freeman, and Gerri Pfeiffer. Edwin sang "The Lord Is My Light," Carolyn, "The Church Is One Foundation," and Gerri played a violin solo, "Ave Maria" by Schubert.

Student Board social committee, was vice-president of the freshman class last year.

Sophomore Student Board membesr are Reba Kasten, Philip Spears, Henry Nicholson, and Iverson Riggs.

Celebrities Lead Freshmen Elected president of the freshman class was Donald Evans, "most talented boy" of JC. Chosen to share in conducting the affairs of the class as vice-president was Calvin Patterson, the man with a drawl, and Ann Kelly, as secretary.

"Pat" was recently made associate editor of the Numa to succeed Dorothy Shaw. Ann, filling the position calling for the hardest work, is JC's "cutest girl" and head cheerleader.

The students chosen to represent the freshman class on the Student Board are Lawrence Smith, Marvel Rhyne, and Elmo Evans, all basketball lettermen.

/ Tackle A Microscope

By Mary Ann McDonald

Displaying the salads prepared in the home economics cooking course are, from left, Wanda Ann Rogers, Johnnie Dean, Miss Margaret Reavis, and Lucille Phillips.

Future Housewives Learn To Contrive Clothes And To Feed The Human Male

By Reba Kasten Merry College, sister of Jr. College, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe College, is majoring in home economics. She plans to take pattern drafting, textiles, foods and clothes construction. Miss Margaret Reavis is her teacher in all four cases, so the wisest thing to do is cultivate her friendship from the start.

Pattern drafting is valuable because you are taught to make clothes, constructing your own patterns. This is a desirable thing to know because it not only saves expense, but it saves the embarrassment of being unable to find a pattern to fit your torso if it is completely out of whack according to Lana Turner measurements.

Textiles teaches the difference in fabrics. This is an intricate little subject, invaluable to the ladies. It is most disconcerting to have a dress which, after the first cleaning or washing, shrinks to a size you wore 14 years ago. There are also various kinds of material which have a habit of stretching to the extent that you have the New Look in back, and the Above-theKnee Look in front.

Foods is the subject which relies on the belief that "the way to a man's heart is through his stom-

ach." After you finish whipping up all the attractive salads, which somehow look a little different when you do it, you wonder if it wouldn't be wise to buy hospitalization insurance.

As for clothes construction, untold tales of wonder are taught in that class. You make tailor's tacks, 'baste, sew, rip it out, and make tailor's tacks again. Throughout it all, garments are actually made according to this new scientific method—and if you don't believe it ask Eugenia Swofford, Oweta Gamble, or Judy Wernette.

JC Offers Music Appreciation Class One of the smallest and most unusual classes in JC is the music appreciation course or Music 13-B, as it is listed in the catalog. Very few classes may -boast of an informality such as is encountered when Music 13-B meets.

The class usually begins with a round-table discussion; and, in the course of a period, the participants discuss the relative merits of modern, contemporary, and classical music with amazing gusto.

This year, for the first time, I became well-acquainted with a microscope, its use, and eccentricities. For the uninitiated a little explanation is necessary. The microscope is a delicate instrument; its lenses must be cleaned only with a special paper and it must be put to bed in a closed box clothed in a plastic nightgown. The mirror which regulates the amount of light is "twistable" in all directions. This is fortunate since the light, even though it is all around one, seems cantankerous about being reflected to the observer's eye.

The first day for observations and drawing came when I was all set to peer into the unknown. I chose a prepared slide of camel's blood. Now a new problem presented itself, the problem of focusing. Unless a microscope is focused correctly, one sees nothing— which isn't very enlightening. I placed the slide under the eyepiece, focused, and saw—nothing. I made a little adjustment, looked, and saw—nothing. Then I saw some little specks, and I thought that camel must have been an anemic one. I called my instructor to see the phenomenon.

When she looked, she informed me that I was not even seeing a smear. I thanked her for the advice, moved the slide and saw— camel's blood.

The second semester 'brought with it the study of living microscopic animals. Once again a problem presented itself: how to grow another arm. Now, I must draw with one hand, adjust the microscope with the other and keep moving the slide with another in order to see the particular creature under observation. The first animal, an amoeba, had only one fault. When I wanted it to pose for a portrait, it walked; but when I wanted to observe its motion, it sat enjoying the scenery.

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It's All In A Day's Work, But Only One Day Like These, Please Snooper really gets around over the campus. He wanders around the high school building sometimes and has on various occasions seen a JC student substituting in a high school class.

One day he saw Jerry Hopkins carrying the biology department's skeleton down the hall. Here, he Mr. Groundhog Gives thought, were bones to last a year, False Alarm Feb. 2 but on close inspection he decided Groundhog Day rolled around they were too dry for him. He just with clouds thickly blanketing his decided to follow Jerry and see shadow. By all that is traditional, what was up. In Coach Thomp- Spring should have been here. She son's room were many pupils eag- was a trifle coy, however, and er to learn the names of the bones waited until the third week in Feband Jerry was eager to teach ruary to make her appearance. them. Whenever any of the -boys All was forgiven when she made got a little rowdy, all Jerry had her gay arrival midst a flurry of to do was give him a hard look and he immediately behaved him- sunbeams.

The grass gave answer with a self. When Professor Hopkins was asked for comment on his teaching- belated attempt to turn green. JC's experience, he said, "High school m a d e haste to acknowledge Spring's arrival -by deserting the students are very young."

Susie Stewart, Numa editor, play-room and corridors to spend met journalism classes in the ab- their free periods (and probably sence of Mr. Ashworth. She made some that weren't free) in the such a lasting impression on the sunshine. The girls, in their purjournalism students that they still suit of physical education, stamrefer to her as "teacher" and "Mr. peded toward the practice field Ash worth." after their long confinement in Henry Nicholson taught Dan:on the echoing gym. Ping-pong playBeach's class in American history. ers turned to the more advanced They talked that day about cur- form of their sport, tennis. The rent events and the Panama Canal. campus echoed to the thud of Just what effect the discussion baseball-striking-glove as the amwill have on international affairs ateur DiMaggios and Fellers took remains to foe seen.

Mary K. Workman, the physical to the out-of-doors.

Those less fortunate students education assistant, taught girls' gym class and kept the junior stu- who had classes were unable to dy hall for Miss Jean Winters. She concentrate on the lecture at hand, was tireless in her efforts, both in and persisted in gazing into space the gym and in study hall. with dreamy expressions on their Snooper is proud of these JC faces. ("Granny" Tucker would friends. Someday perhaps one of have said that they were afflicted Jerry's students will set a broken with advanced cases of spring febone. One of Susie's ardent pupils ver, and that each and every one might win the Nobel prize for lit- was in need of a generous dose of erature. A future president may have been taught by Henry, and sulphur and molasses.) At last, Mary K. may have coached an after an extended period of damp, Olympics star. Who knows what cold, dreary gray, winter weather, these JC's may make of their pu- spring was here again! pils?

But hold a minute! The sun was obscured when a cold wind blew Typing Gripes clouds across the sky, and WinClickity-clack, suffering bock, ter again dropped her dark manLonging for a rest.

Sweat and slave, rant and rave, tle over all. The nature lovers and It's a dreaded typing test! athletes scurried for cover, and Fingers sore, 'n nails are tore; the playroom and corridors again A little bell goes "Ping!" echoed with the sound of voices Turn and twist, paining wrist, as the radiators put forth their Red eyes smart and sting.

Elbows sag, minutes drag; welcome heat. Had Spring really Time's up—what a thrill! made her appearance, or had it A mass of aches, but 'wo misall been merely a pleasant dream? takes— Wait 'til I get my hands on that What? No scores? A drill?

A. G. Patterson groundhog!

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JC's Sport Assumed Names

Why? Don't

Ask Us There is a variety of nicknames around JC. Nicknames have a way of appearing in one's life as innocent fun, but somehow they stick whether the victim likes it or not. Snooper was curious about his JC frienus' nicknames, so he decided to find out a little about the origin of some of these convenient cognomens and pass it on to others who might also be curious. To his sup rise he found that some people didn't know the why and whereiore of their own nicknames.

Take for instance the case of all the unfortunate souls who have had a nickname .bestowed on them

by Roy Mussett. The outstanding example is Mary K. Workman whom he calls "Bag" for no reason. However, Roy has been repaid in full. For every name he doles out, one is returned. Mary K.'s name for him is "Mouse/' When Susie Stewart bought some new ballerina shoes, Roy thought they looked like canoes; hence the name "Canoe-foot" for Susie.

The sixty-four dollar question is, " Why is Hollis Allen called 'Bullet'?" No one Snopper asked seemed to know and "Bullet" doesn't know either—or so he said.

Calvin Patterson is called "Pat" by most people. But ''Bullet" has another name for him—''Dad." Tne idea seems to be that because Tat" has a few years on Allen, he's liKe a dad to ''Bullet." ''Bullet" presented "Dad" a ''son in the service" pin the other day, but Calvin declined the honor of' wearing it and "Bullet" wore it instead.

John Jacobs' nickname of "Windy" comes as an abbreviation of his middle name, Winburn. However, anyone who has heard some of his sea stories may doubt that origin.

Joan Fohrman's name of "Easter" comes from the fact that she is '"slower than Christmas," so she must get here about ^Easter."

Lawrence Smith's name, "Squeaky" harks -back to grade school days. It seems he was given a part in one of the great theatrical productions. When opening night came, Lawrence had a cold which affected his voice. He was unable to appear, due to a squeak, so to all concerned he became "Squeaky."

It Aintlnlhe History Book

By Calvin Patterson

Snooper Says

As a result of much research in Question: Who's the tall, dark, dusty volumes of the comic publicurly haired fellow going around cations, I have arrived at the JC puffing like a steam engine? startling conclusion that the story Answer: That's Jerry Hopkins of Leaf Earacheson's discovery of grew up and learned to smoke America is pure fiction as far as —he a pipe! the circumstances and details of * * * * the adventure are concerned. Here Roy Mussett and J. Stanley Putare the facts according to the most man were trying to think of a cerunauthoritative of unauthoritative tain girl's name. Roy named about sources. a dozen girls' names and each time As a sort of introduction, let us J. answered, "No, that isn't it." take up the matter of Leaf's name. Finally in exasperation, Roy asked, Back in the days of Earacheson, a "Was it Catherine de Medici?" J. name was tacked on a person be- must have forgotten all he ever cause of some characteristic. For knew about history because all he instance, Leaf's father was named said to that was, "No." Earache the Yellow because of his Now you know why a certain prowess in battle. Historians disa- ex-marine is being called "Cathy." gree on the origin of Leaf's name.

Some believe that the name was to see where he was. He noticed, bestowed because Leaf, like his as he viewed his surroundings, father, was prone to "leaf" when that there was an abundance of the going got rough. Others be- grapevines covered with grapes. lieve that the name designated Opportunity knocked. Leaf decided Leaf's position on the family tree. that since he was a failure as a pirEvidence has been presented to ate, he would go into the grapesupport both theories. juice buisness. He founded a When he came of age, Leaf de- grapejuice company and began cided to follow in the footsteps of production. his father and embrace the proLeaf flourished for a time; and fession of piracy. In accordance, then one day, while he was trying he took the family boat; and, pro- to figure out what had caused a tected by the family shield which barrel of grapejuice to spoil, he was was decorated with the family cautiously approached by an coat-of-arms, a white feather, he Indian chief, War Whoop, and his set out for the coast of France son, Whooping Cough. These two with plunder in mind.

Indians weren't exactly in love Leaf landed during the wee with the idea of paying a social hours of the morning in order to visit to this stranger. It had taken lower the chances of meeting war- them several days to accumulate like Frenchmen in the small coast- enough nerve to venture over and al town. As he was creeping see what Leaf was up to. One can through an alley a short distance imagine how Leaf felt about the from the place where he had moor- visit—he was scared motionless. ed his boat, he rounded a garbage The Indians came closer and can and came face to face with a closer, their curiosity overcoming Frenchman who was staggering their fear; and, just as they reachalong mumbling to himself—pro- ed Leaf, the bung stopper, in the bably trying to think up a good barrel that Leaf had been worrystory to tell his wife when he got ing about, gave way with a loud home. Well, to make a long story bang! The stopper struck Whoopnot so long, Leaf was frightened ing Cough above the right ear; "out of his skin," pieces of which and, as if the onslaught had been he left on the corners of buildings a signal, the two Indians started as he "picked 'em up and put 'em on a journey that was to set an down" on the way back to his boat. all-time record for crossing the Now don't get the boy wrong; his continent on foot. If they had only spirit was brave, but his legs just looked back they would have seen wouldn't allow him to stay around. Earacheson's boat crossing the Anyway, Leaf pulled anchor and horizon. But, as it was, War headed due west at a rate that Whoop and Whooping Cough setputs the modern steamships to tled near San Bernardino and beshame; and, before he knew it, he gan raising oranges; and Leaf had run aground on the distant returned to Viking Land with a tale of adventure and valor that New England shore. has been handed down for generWhen he climbed out of his boat, ations. It just goes to prove that Leaf looked first to see if the you can't believe all you hear or Frenchman was following, then read.

Dean Rutledge reports that Duane Staggs has shown remarkable improvement in the swimming class. He swims on top of the water most of the time now. Also, J. C. Tedder is nearing the surface of the water in his aqueous efforts.

Three psychology classes are offered this year and believe me, it isn't safe to even mutter a word accidentally. As for dream analysts, the college is full of them, looking for someone to tell them their dream of last night.

Have you noticed the secondyear French students with circles under their eyes lately? They have all had horrible dreams because of the bloodthirsty novel they have been reading in French. It is the story of a feud between two families in Corsica. Lucille Borengasser is going to bring the record "Feudin' Fussin' and Fightin," to class, since she thinks that it would be appropriate at this time.

Every period has had its lovers— Rudolph Valentino, John Gilbert, Charles Boyer—and James Burke.

However, for the first time we saw "Burkee" use different tactics— as Starlight, remember? This time, it was Edwin's face that was red instead of that of one of the gals.

Another Smith? Oh no, it could not be! Oh yes, but it could be, for Don Smith joined the Lion basketball team late in January. He had just returned from army service in Asia.

Best Bargain During Inflation

A dime purchases two nickels and a smile from Nancy Stair, plus one coke or two—it just depends on you! * * * Snooper to Charlie: "O'i say, ould boy, did you 'ave a good tiome lawst evening?"

Charlie to Snooper: "Jolly tiome, ould fellow, jolly tiome. But o'i found out she's engaged!"

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JC Students Attend Leap-Year Party At Home of Betty Boatright "Did you say a leap year party?

"Yes, a leap year party."

"When?"

"February 29" "And you say that it was at Betty Boatright's?"

"Yes." "Who all was there?"

"Oh, a lotta people. Of course, Betty was there; and then there was Mary K. Workman, Clarence Kropp, Joan Fohrman, "Windy" Jacobs, Mary Ann McDonald, Joe Bob Hartmeier, Sue Stewart, Roy Gene Musset, La Vonne Blackman, Leon Combs, Jean Moon, Earl Bolinger, Margaret Benbrook, Stanley

Survey Of Public Opinion Carried On Recently JC students participated in a survey of public opinion concerning various international questions. Probably it was a bad time to ask if the individual thought himself better off or worse off since opinion would probably be influenced by the term papers which most students were beginning.

In general, students seemed in favor of the Marshall Plan, but many frankly confessed that they didn't know enough about it to give an opinion. A few were against it, but somehow the whole survey seemed to indicate that everyone should study more about world affairs.

I TACKLE A MICROSCOPE (Continued from page 29) over the slide, sometimes stopping a moment (just long enough for me to grab my pencil feverishly), then with a wave of his cilia, he was off again. Maybe I would follow him long enough to tire him, so he would sit still, and then as I began to draw, one of his friends would swim up, poke him, and away they would go.

Finally, in desperation, I put some thin paper on the slide, and hoped the spaces would corral the critters. But even then I needed a lariat to hogtie one. Just ask me what paper looks like under the microscope! The only specimens that were still had given up the ghost. After a weary day of pursuing paramecium, I have come to the conclusion that the only good ones are dead.

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Putman, Carolyn Herbert, Marolyn Herbert, Gaylon Patterson, and Calvin Patterson. Some crowd, huh?"

"Un huh. What did you do? ''Well, we played all sorts of games. In one of them each girl and her partner adjourned to another room where the '"kissing rock" was located. You can imagine the boy's chagrin when the girl presented him with a candy "kiss." We also danced the Virginia reelâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;or at least tried to. The floor was so slick that the dancers weren't as graceful as would be expected. Joe Bob even removed his shoes in order to gain a better foothold. The evening was climaxed by the sharing of box lunches which contained sandwiches, pickles, cake (two kinds), and candy."

"Say, that was some party!"

"Oh yeah, Mary K. Workman was elected Leap Year Queen and "Windy" Jacobs was elected King.

Mary K. was given a rope and "Windy" a crown!"

Speech Department Presents Program The first in a series of weekly broadcasts of the Junior College Playhouse was presented by the JC radio speech department over Station ,KFPW at 4:30 p.m. March 13.

Directed by T.E. Bardrick, the program was designed to give the radio audience a complete picture of student activities in junior college.

A news round-up by Carolyn Herbert was followed by a short summary of the history of JC by Charlie Jones. Sophia Soteropoulos Intel-viewed Henry Nicholson on the organization and activities of the FTA, and Jack Freeze interviewed Sue Stewart on the publication of The Numa. Completing the program, Earl Shumate gave a few of the facts concerning junior college curricula and entrance requirements. Announcer for the program was Bill McLachlan.

In the following weeks, other types of programs will be featured on the Junior College Playhouse on the 4:30 Saturday program.

Stork Pays Visit Did anyone wonder why smiles wreathed the face of Woodrow Goins on February 16? Well, it so happens that he had become the father of a '"bouncing baby boy" the day before. Now this blessed event didn't make him his "own grandpa," but it really made him very happy.

The answer to why "Woody's" eyes are red in the morning and why he looks so tired and worn out all day is that "Pop" Goins has just been walking the floor with Lloyd Keith.

Anyway, Woodrow, JC says, "Congratulations," to you and the Mrs. and may you and your family be happy and prosperous, and all your lives filled with joys untold.

Lions Bow Before Tech Wonder-Boys Van Buren's fieldhouse was filled February 9 when a brace of former Pointer stars came back with their present squads and had a basketball gameâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;probably not the best basketball game the court has seen (high schools are calling it The Court of Doom), but a hardfought, free-fouling, fast-moving affair, nevertheless. The Lions lost to Arkansas Tech's delegation, 53-64.

Throughout most of the first half, play was balanced and cautious. There was one spot where the score was knotted (4-4), and several others where anything could have happened, but a splurge at the end of the half put the Techmen ahead seven points (3124) and indicated the nature of the game from then on out.

Tech's center, Dopson, was 6 feet 5 inches tall, and had power and drive that netted him 24 points, 16 of them in the last half and 10 of them made in 11 free-throw attempts. (Tabor, a Tech forward, was 6 feet 7, but he didn't do so much.) Squeaky Smith came through with a near-traditional 20 points, and was followed by Tech's Corky Jackson, who netted 15, and Lion Harold Smith, with 12. Elmo Evans' high-spirited defense was never more effective.

The game was otherwise distinguished by excellence of officiating by Tom Fullerton and Buck Harris.

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Six L;on Basketeers Receive Recognition Letters were awarded February 29 by Coach Frank Jones of the Lions to six squad members, all of whom had seen action in at least seventeen games. Lettermen included Elmo Evans, Marvel Rhyne, Harold Smith, Jack Smith, Jim Smith, and Lawrence Smith.

Some individual data concerning the lettermen follows. The material is not quite accurate, as the Okmulgee game was excluded somehow from Numa records, but otherwise it is as exact as logarithms and adding machine could make it.

ELMO EVANS. Elmo was one of the more colorful defensive men of the year, and did some of his best work at the Tech-JC game held at the Van Buren fieldhouse. He made an average of two field goals each game, completed 1.65 free throws out of 3.24 attempted, was charged with 2.35 personal fouls, and averaged a total of 5.65 points.

MARVEL RHYNE Second-high scoring honors were taken by Rhyne; what is lacking in the figures will probably be vividly supplied in your own imaginationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; which is the fact that there was nobody on the squad more dependable than Center Rhyne. He averaged 4.52 goals, 1.22 free shots out of 3 attempted, 2.65 personal fouls, and 10.26 points each game.

HAROLD SMITH. At the end of the season, the spirited Harold had developed a free-shot eye that more than once pulled the Lions from behind, but if he had not done that Harold would have been noteworthy for that tremendous verve and pushâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;unequalled by anybody on the home court this year. Harold averaged 1.33 field goals, 1.7 free shots out of 2.52 attempted, 3.2 personal fouls (Harold topped this ignoble category), and 4.37 total points.

JACK SMITH. Jack played in 19 games and came out with an

average of 1.9 goals, completed .9 freeshots out of 1.9 attempted, .7 personal fouls, and 2.8 total points per game.

JIM SMITH. Jim, in 17 games, amassed a total of 11 field goals, 12 free shots out of 28 attempted, 28 personal fouls, and 34 total points.

"SQUEAKY SMITH." The figures give ample evidence of what everybody already knows anyway.

Squeaky didn't miss a game, and seldom missed the basket when he put his to hitting it, and was what they call "bang-up" from the beginning of the season to the end.

He averaged 5.91 goals, 3.69 free shots out of 5.22 tried, 2.4 personal fouls, and 15.51 total points each game.

Boys' Club Avenges Previous Loss One of the most fraught-withlost-face games of the basketball season violently occurred here February 20, when the Lions bowed to a previously-conciliatory squad from the Boys Club, 62-73. In four earlier meetings, the Lions had cracked the whip.

The lead changed five times in the first half, but the Seniors were rarely dogged after that, and were never behind over two points. At the half, the score was 31-21 for the Seniors; with five minutes to go it was 60-53, same conditions; and with one minute to go, the Seniors held a 68-62 lead. Other interesting happenings included a flareup of the new clock, which lost ten seconds or so at a crucial moment and then went right on.

Game honors went to the Lions' Squeaky Smith, who piled up a back-to-normal total of 26 points.

"

Thriller-Diner"

Poteau's flourishing little junior college sent some basketball players over here on the night of February 25 who defeated the Lions 051-50), but it was after a night full of the most hectic, most unnerving scrap of the season. Spectator bitterness ran high, Lion shower-room sentiment ran pretty close to fatalism, but almost everybody agreed that this last home game was among the most noteworthy of the season.

The game, although it started anything but hopefully, ended up a real fracas. To start thnigs off, the Lions amassed 5 points and got stuck there while the Poteau delegation piled up 17. But an interesting Lion rally moved the squad up to within eight points (28-20) of Poteau. A few more minutes and the Lions had added a few more.

The halftime score was 28-24, Poteau leading.

Some really exemplary aggression was shown by the Lions from the minute the second-half buzzer sounded, when somebody sank a goal to edge within two points of the visitors, to the time late in the game when Marvel Rhyne, who doesn't know what a slump looks like, began a one-man siege that netted five points in about half that many minutes. With the Lions railing Poteau 34-33, Harold Smith sank a goal and the Lions were out front. Joe Hemphill matched that one and the Poteaumen had the lead again. Jim Smith won a free toss, cashed in, and everything was tied up at 36-all. Squeaky Smith connected with two more points, and the Lions were ahead.

With five minutes remaining, the score reached a 39-39 deadlock.

Two minutes elapsed and the Lions had crashed forward to gain a six-point edge (48-42).

All was well until Hemphill, meeting the remaining minutes face to face, went to work in earnest. Goal after goal from Hemphill and the score was knotted again, at 49-49. A free toss put the Lions ahead, 50-49. It was at this juncture that the Lions tried a stall; at the same juncture, Hemphill darted in and out until he got hold of a rebound. He got hold of it, fled downcourt, dropped an easy tip-in into the basket, and the demoralized Lions were caught with thirty seconds to go. The buzzer sounded with the ball again in Hemphill's hands.

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JC Basketball Coach Frank Jones piloted the JC basketball team this year through its second season of collegiate competition since its postwar revival of the sport, Mr. Jones had only two lettermen on the team, but there were several "new" players who had plenty of experience on the hardwood floor.

The competition was, as usual, plenty stiff throughout the season, and the Lions were handicapped by being few in number and short in stature. Nevertheless, the scores in the games played bear witness to the success of the team in their efforts to neutralize the

Coach Frank Jones

handicap.

Although a difficult question to decide, the games with the University of Arkansas "Bees" and the Poteau JC's probably marked the high spots of the home court competition. From the standpoint of thrills-per-second, these games were hard to equal. They were action-packed from beginning to the final whistle.

TaKing everything into consideration, the JC team was probably one of the hardest-playing teams to be found on any court. "Scrappy" is the word that describes them.

Results Of Ihe 1947-48 Junior College Basketball Season Score v

Lions Lions * Lions Lions * Lions Lions * Lions Lions Lions Lions ^60 44 Lions ^65 *Lions Lions 59 * Lions 53 Lions 48 Lions 47 "Lions 49 Lions 36 Lions 56 62 * Lions * Lions 48 "Lions 50 Lions 36 AAU Tournament 44 "Lions

'45

45 44 28 21 25 63 52 36

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OPPONENTS

LIONS vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs.

vs.

Score

Lavaca Independents Arkansas Tech Arkansas State Teachers Eastern Oklahoma A & M College of the Ozarks Conners State Aggies University of Arkansas Frosh College of the Ozarks Northeastern State College Boys Club Poteau Junior College Northeastern State College Arkansas A & M, Batesville Conners State Aggies Arkansas State Teachers Little Rock Junior College Oklahoma A & M, Okmulgee University of Arkansas Frosh Little Rock Junior College Boys Club Eastern Oklahoma A & M Poteau Junior College Oklahoma A & M, Okmulgee Ozark Independents *Home Games

30 64 60 49 33 77 76 54 40 55 53 49 82 68 50 79 59 86 70 73 72 51 53 45

KEITH DOOLY—Freshman Although Keith didn't get in too much playing this season, he was usually good for a point when it was needed most. He'll see plenty of action at the guard post next year.

BILL GORDEY—Sophomore A second-year man, Bill's services at the guard post will be missed next year.

BEN FRIEDMAN—Freshman Although he didn't see much action at home, Ben showed up well on the road tri$s.

ELMO EVANS—Freshman A Van Buren boy who was hampered with injuries, Elmo always turned in a good game.

EMORY LUNDQUIST—Freshman "Swede" improved with every game, playing either guard or center.

MARVEL RHYNE—Freshman "Romeo" was the sparkplug of the team, serving as captain for the entire year.

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DON SMITH—Freshman

JACK SMITH—Freshman

Don didn't join the squad until the second semester, but he still held down a starting forward slot.

''Handsome" scored in every game, and like all of the Smith boys, he plans to be back next year.

HAROLD SMITH—Freshman

JIM SMITH—Freshman

With one season's experience behind him, Jimmy will see lots of action at guard next year.

An excellent ball handler, Harold showed up well at guard. He's fast with the foot-work.

LAWRENCE

SMITH—Freshman

"Squeaky," almost always high point man, was a threat to any opponent.

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PHILIP WILCOXON—Sophomore

A fine defensive center, "Preacher" was really missed the second semester.

JC Administration And Faculty, 1948 Seen on the following pages are the JC administration and facultyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the people who figure largely in the efforts of Jr. College to get an education. Many of these persons have served long and faithfully in the school systemâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;several having twenty years of service to their credit.

To the administration, Jr. College owes thanks for the smooth-running college organization. Because of it Jr. College attends home basketball games and lectures on his activity ticket; he attends all-school parties made possible by the administration; he receives his yearbook at an extremely low price; he elects student officers who direct student activities; and he attends college in his home town.

To the faculty, Junior owes thanks for their lasting patience, consideration, and courtesy; for their leadership and guidance in his personal affairs; and for their participation and helpfulness in student projects.

To these people, Jr. College sincerely says, "Thanks a lot!"

School Board

J. Fred Patton, Mrs. W. D. Powell, J. W Ramsey, Secretary, Raymond F. Orr, Delmar Edwards, Bruce H. Shaw, William Slates.

School Board Plays Important Role In Development Of The Junior College Heading the school board, the community group responsible for direction of Fort Smith Junior College, is Raymond F. Orr, who was in early March named to a new term. J. Fred Patton, vicepresident of the board, was also re-elected this year. J. W. Ramsey, president of the college, is secretary of the board.

John P. Woods, who retired from the board this year after eighteen years of service including presidency of the group, was succeeded by Bruce H. Shaw. Mr. Woods' period of trusteeship began shortly after establishment of the college, and to him is due much credit for tireless work in development of the institution on John P. Woods a sound basis.

All members of the board are Smith and the surrounding terrioutstanding citizens chosen for tory. Because of this school, many their personal qualities and their of us have had opportunities that contributions to community build- would not have been ours othering. To them we extend sincere wise. The obligation is one that appreciation for their work in can be repaid only in the kind of developing an accredited junior citizenship exemplified by the college for the students of Fort board.

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J. W.Ramsey - President

Dr. Ramsey Completing Twentieth Year As Executive Head of Junior College Superintendent of Schools J. W. Ramsey is completing his twentieth year as president of Fort Smith Junior College, having headed the institution .ever since it was established in 1928, five years after he came to Fort Smith as superintendent.

At that time, six instructors who held the master's degree were given classes of college students, while teaching high school classes also. Thirty-four students enrolled in the first freshman class in 1928. By the end of the year only 23 students remained in the school, and the first graduating class, the class of 1930, was composed of ten students.

Under Dr. Ramsey's guidance, JC enrollment has increased from 34 to 160, its present enrollment.

Junior college classes were first held in the building now known as the Junior High School, but they

were moved to the present high school building when it was completed in December, 1928. Later, in 1935, under Dr. Ramsey's supervision the stadium building was constructed and became the home of JC students.

Dr. Ramsey, with assistance of the former dean, J.W. Reynolds, started the Junior College Lecture Series in 1941 as a civic and school movement, with students buying regular student tickets. Under this year's new arrangement students may attend the lectures by using their activity ticketsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the first to be issued for the double purpose of lectures and basketball games.

For twenty years of development and progress in JC, a full measure of appreciation goes to its president.

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Elmer Cook - Principal

Mr. Cook Has Helped Guide JC Destinies Since School Was Established In 1928 When junior college students begin to look around for the people who have helped JC become the growing college it is today, one of the first persons remembered is Elmer Cook. Principal of Fort Smith High School for the past twenty-five years, Mr. Cook was the first junior college dean, taking over this added duty in 1928-four years after his entrance into the local school system.

Although Mr. Cook is no longer responsible for college administrative work, his influence is felt in all matters pertaining to JC. On January 14, 1948, the combined student bodies of the high school and junior college collaborated in presenting an assembly

program honoring Mr. Cook at the beginning of his twenty-fifth year of service in the Fort Smith school system. Several junior college students participated in the program, which portrayed important events in Mr. Cook's life from 1912-the year he began his teaching career-until 1948.

Two of the events thus highlighted were the organization of the junior college in September, 1928, and the dedication of the stadium building in 1935-the two most important dates for the junior college in the last decade.

Junior college students-past, present, and future-owe much to Mr. Cook for his unfailing interest and tireless effort in their behalf.

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L. A. Rutledge - Dean

Phi Theta Kappa, Other Student Activities Added During Rutledge's Two Years In JC Shortly after he assumed his duties as dean of Fort Smith Junior College, L. A. Rutledge set out to gain the establishment of a chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honorary fraternity in JC, and the Zeta Epsilon chapter owes its existence largely to his efforts.

Not only has Dean Rutledge aided in establishing student activities, but he takes part in them as well. The dean's to be seen at all school parties; in fact, a party just wouldn't be a JC party without the dean's being on hand to take a hand in gamesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;at which by the way, he frequently gets licked.

Dean Rutledge always finds time to aid the students with their problems, both individual and collective. He is always available when a bit of sound advice is desired.

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In addition to his duties as dean, Mr. Rutledge teaches a class in sophomore American history and a class in swimming that meets at the junior high pool. The dean's philosophy of teaching goes a long way toward making his courses popular. He believes that a student will learn a subject if he is interested in it; and, putting this philosophy into practice, he stimulates lively interest in any subject that he teaches. His swimming students become so interested, at times, that they fail to came up for air. Last year, in one of his history classes, the dean assigned a debate on the justification of the Mexican War and feeling ran so high that the war was practically re-enacted with pencils, paper, and words, of course.

In speaking of Dean Rutledge, we follow the veteran students in saying of him, "He's a good Joe."

DELMER ASHWORTH, A. B., B. J. Director of Publications Journalism

FRANK E. CASSIDY, B. S. Drafting KATHRYN BUCHANAN, B. S., M. S. Biology

Junior College Faculty Members

VERNON A. GROSSCUP, B. S. Chemistry OPAL CLARK, B. S. Public School Music

WILL H. DYER Music Theory and Harmony

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RUTH HAMILTON, B.A., M.A. Latin

GUY HIXSON, B. S., M. S. Business Administration

MRS. GLENN HOFFMAN, L. I. Secretarial Science

MARY R. HYNES Librarian

OPAL HORN, B. A., M. A. Education

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JAMES HUMPHREY, B. S., M. E. D. Director of Vocational Education

FRANK L. JONES, B. A. Coach

LUELLA KREHBIEL, B. A., M. A. English

WlLMA JlMERSON, B. A., M. A.

Spanish

MRS. HELEN MCCARTY, L. I. Secretarial Science

WARREN E. MCLELLAN, B. S. Woodworking

BEN L MAYO, B. A. Physical Education for Men

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MARGARET MONTAGUE, B.S.E., M.A Speech, Dramatics

NILS MUHR, L. I. Metals, Machine Shop

BESS J. RAMSEY, B.A., M.S. Commerce

MARGARET REAVIS, B.S.H.E., M.A. Home Economics

L. A. RUTLEDGE, B.S.E., M.A. American History

ISABELLA K. SMITH, B.A., M.A. Mathematics

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VIRGINIA TIDBALL, B. A., M. A. French, English

C. H. TOBLER, A. A. Printing

JEAN WINTERS, B. S. Physical Education for Women

NANCY STAIR, B. A. Registrar

LUCILLE SPEAKMAN, B.A., M.A. Social Science

ORA WILBURN, B. S. E. Arts and Crafts

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Home, Sweet Home

"Home, Sweet Home" for JC Students JC's continually move over the campus in their travels from the stadium building to the high school building and back again. Although the center of JC activity is, of course, the stadium building, many of the classes meet in the high school classrooms; and, too, the college library and study hall is connected with the high school library. Furthermore, the shortest distance between the JC and nearby refreshment places lies on a straight line that passes through the high school corridors.

With all the moving from one building to another, it is natural that the campus .between the two buildings should catch plenty of traffic, mostly fast movingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;especially in winter. In the spring the traffic slows down to pause and take advantage of the cool, green grass as a place to recline and rest from the rigors of study.

Anyway, here are the old familiar scenes around the campus as viewed through the impartial eye of the camera.

Enter, Ye Ph. D's of Tomorrow

No Night Life Here?

Moonlight on the Brain Factory

Br-r-r-r!!

APRIL, 1948

Students Shown above are suffering from "spring fever." They are: tiei—James Hill, "Sissy" Shipley, Sue Stewart, Carolyn Freeman, and »ris Dooly; standing—Otho Baker, T. E, Rardrick, Calvin Patterson, and \m Bruce.

editorials . . .

"House Cleaning" Begins

Student publication of Fort Smith Junior College, Fort Smith, Ark. VOLUME I, NUMBER 4 EDITORIAL STAFF

Sue Stewart . . . Editor-in-Chief Calvin Patterson . . . Associate Editor; Assistants, Mary Ann McDonald, Leonard Raible.

Tom Fox . . . News Editor Reba Kasten . . . Feature Editor Don Evans . . . Sports Editor Carolyn Herbert . . . Art Editor Marvel Rhyne . . . Photographer Reporters . . . T. E. Bardrick, Carolyn Freeman, Judy Wernette, Wanda Ann Rogers, Mary Kay Sfumners, John Tate, Otho Baker, Doris Dooly, Oweta Gamble, Eugenia Swofford, Peggy Patterson, and Edwin Yager.

PRINTING STAFF

Printing Editor—Curtis Landers Assistant—Melvin Robertson FACULTY ADVISERS

Editorial; Delmer Ashworth Business: Guy Hixson Printing: C. H. Tobler

SPRING SONG

By Willmm Griffith Softly at dawn a whisper stole Down from, the Green House on the Hill, Enchanting many a ghostly bole And wood-song with the ancient thrill.

Gossiping on the country-side, Spring and- the wandering breezes say, God has thrown Heaven open wide And let the thrushes out to-day.

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Preparations for "spring housecleaning" are much in evidence around JC this month. Of course, it is entirely too much to hope that any JC student will get ambitious and clean out his locker, but it might be a good idea for him to hunt through all that rubbish for overdue library books.

The bulletin board and the librarians are doing their share in reminding students of their overdue books, but, occasionally, students forget their obligations. A hurried search through occupied lockers and the piles of books on the "confession" shelf would, no doubt, reveal much evidence of JC's forgetfulness.

It would be well for sophomores who wish to leave with a clear conscience and freshmen who plan to return next year with a good reputation to make sure that they aren't among the "forgetters." The deadline for all books to be turned in has been announced, so JC's, let's keep it in mind.

Is It A Bargain?

The coke machine, a source of much pride and enjoyment for JC's, is also the main source of the disfiguring of the college halls.

Empty or half-empty coke bottles are too much in evidence.

They line the steps leading from JC to high school; they line the walls of the playroom and the tops of the lockers in the west hall; they are seen around the doors leading into the stadium and in the stadium proper—in fact, the JC hall could sometimes be called "Coke-bottle Alley."

Even though these bottles are picked up several times daily by the custodian, they still manage to make their presence very much in evidenc.

Now, since only JC's are responsible for this uncanny appearance of coke bottles in the same place day after day, only these same JC's could possibly remedy this situation. A proper place, beside the coke machine, has been provided for the depositing of the bottles. How about using it?

Outstanding Students Named By Faculty Seven sophomores and three freshmen were named "Outstanding JC students for 1947-48," Dean L. A. Rutledge announced April 1. Named by the faculty, the students were chosen on the basis of leadership in school activities and scholarship. Informal pictures of the individual students appear on the preceding page.

Included in the list of sophomores were Reba Kasten, John "Windy" Jacobs, James Shoffey, Henry Nicholson, Doris Dooly, Roy Upchurch, and Judy Wernette.

Freshmen named were Don Evans, Calvin Patterson, and Sue Stewart.

With her "finger in almost every pie," Reba directed the JC variety show, "Point and Counterpoint," an activity which she also directed last year. A member of the student board and feature editor of The Numa, Reba was voted an '"outstanding student" last year also. "Windy," president of the student body this semester, is also president of IRC. President of the student body last semester, James is an active Sock and Buskin member and is widely known in local music circles. He is also a charter member of Phi Theta Kappa.

FTA president, Henry is active in the International Relations Club and in the Radio Speech class. Although he's "an old married man," he still is active in all student activities. Voted "best all-round girl," Doris is vice-president of the student body, an office which she held last semester also, and was one of the Lion cheerleaders.

Roy, president of the sophomore class, is a member of Phi Theta Kappa and an active member of the social committee. Judy, pressident of Phi Theta Kappa, is JC's woman politician. Active in IRC, she attended the IRC convention in Denton, Texas, as an official representative, and she takes a leading role in Student Christian work, also.

Don Evans, Calvin Patterson, and Sue Stewart are the freshmen class' outstanding students. Don, president of the freshman class, is chairman of the student board social committee and a member of Phi Theta Kappa. Calvin, associate editor of The Numa, is also a Phi Theta Kappa. Sue is Numa editor.

She is active in the Music Guild and local music circles and is a member of the social committee.

Newton Bell Speaks On Russia Provides Final Number In Annual Lecture Series

Newton H. Bell, famous manabout-the-globe and authority on international affairs, spoke in the final number of the 1947-48 junior college lecture series in the senior high school auditorium Go To National, Monday, April 12.

State Conventions "Understanding," Bell said, "is the key to improvement in our rePhi Theta Kappa's have been lations with Russia." He stressed "gallivanting off to conventions" the difference in thinking between during the past month. First, PTK the Russian mind and that of the president and vice-president, Judy American. While obtaining matWernette and Beverly Groesbeck, erial for his lectures, Bell has been attended the national convention in Russia four times and has traof Phi Theta Kappa at Pueblo Jun- veled a total of 20,000 miles in ior College, Pueblo, Colorado. that country.

April 1-3.

Prior to his return to the United And then, the next thing we States, Bell had completed a lecknew, four more PTK girls were ture tour through Europe and attending the first state convention North Africa sponsored by the in Little Rock April 24. Zeta Ep- British government, speaking to silon delegates to the state conven- British troops on America and tion were Margaret Benbrook, the American political system.

Joan Fohrman, Betty Lehman, and This afforded him an unusual opMary Ann McDonald. portunity to study conditions at Said Judy and Beverly regard- strategic points in these countries ing their trip to Pueblo, "We met He plans to leave in May for a many interesting persons and felt trip to China, Japan, and other greatly honored to be among such Asiatic countries. scholarly people, even though we In 20 years of travel, Bell has felt that perhaps some of the covered more than a million miles 'brains' should have attended. and visited all continents. This We wanted them to get a good im- year's trip was his twenty-secpression of FSJC, you know!" ond to Europe.

Two of the national officers of Born in San Francisco, Bell was PTK, elected during the conven- educated in California and tion, are from Little Rock. They France. He was awarded medals are Miss Jean Woolfolk, newly re- for his service in both world wars elected national treasurer, and and is a member of the American Harry Rowland, editor of The Gol- Legion, a fellow of the Royal Geoden Key, official magazine of PTK. graphical Society, and a member Delegates from the four PTK of the London Authors' club, along chapters in Arkansas attended with many organizations in other the state convention in Little Rock. â&#x20AC;˘ountries.

Fifty Volume Collection Presented To Library By Local Kiwanians A fifty volume library of recent works was presented to the senior high-junior college library by the local Kiwanis Club April 22 in honor of the Kiwanians who served and died in World War II. J. Fred Patton, president of the organization, made the presentation which was received by Principal Elmer Cook, in a special joint assembly at 1:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium.

The program, conducted by the Kiwanians, followed the club's theme for the year, "Responsibility of Citizenshipâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the Price of

Freedom." Following a program of music by the Kiwanian "barbershop quartet" ard the introduction of members who served in World War II, D. L. Ford, master of ceremonies, spoke on "What Is A m e r i c a - t o You and to Me?" Including books of biography, poetry, history, and fiction, the memorial library is composed of the best books on American democracy written in recent years. All authors are American and have published their works within the last century.

7. Sue Stewart

4. Reba Kasten

8. Judy Wernette

2. Calvin Patterson

5. Henry Nicholson

9. Roy Upchurch

3. "Windy" Jacobs

6. Doris Dooly 7. Don Evans

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70. James Shoffey

Gold Dust, Gold Dust, Everywhere, On Floor, On Chairs, In Drink!

By Mary Ann McDonald (Editor's Note: This is a play in four acts depicting the JC "FortyNiner" Party. Pat plays the part of typical JC).

Scene: The band room.

TIME: 7:30 on the night of April 16, 1948.

CHARACTERS: A group of JC students.

PROPERTIES: Gold dust; individual card tables with candles placed in the center; gold dust; a record player; gold dust; apple cider, and ginger bread; gold dust; a sign reading "No minors allowed. All miners welcome.

Check all shootin' irons, drinking likker. and chewin' tobacco at door," and—oh, yes, gold dust— everywhere!

ACT I Enter Prospector Pat (Calvin, that is).

1st JC: "Pat, are you going to play cards tonight?"

Pat: (holding up copper cent) "This is all that's left of my bank roll. I cain't play tonight."

1st JC: "But, Pat, we don't play that game here. We're playing pitch tonight."Pat: "Nope, my luck's run out."

2nd JC: "There are some pennies lying around in the gold dust on the floor."

Pat: "Quick! Give me me that light!" (Grabs candle from table and begins to hunt diligently for pennies on floor).

3rd JC: "Lost something, Pat?" Pat: "Nope, jist prospectih'!"

ACT II (Several JC's are gathered around a table, talking. Someone has just

asked for a comment on the golddust.)

1st JC: "I like it. It lends atmosphere."

2nd JC: "(Sneezing) Yes. doesn't it!"

3rd JC: "I feel more valuable now than ever before."

4th JC: '"I'm going to hock my handkerchief tomarrow."

Dixie cups are brought out.

Gingerbread is cut. Cider and gold dust quench the thirst of the parched throats of the "fortyniners."

ACT III (The dance floor is occupied; people are dancing. No dialog needed here!)

ACT IV (JC's sitting around a table talking.)

1st JC: "I've eaten and drunk.

Now, I need a cigar."

2nd JC: "Here, have one!"

1st JC: "Thank you. These (indicating cigar) make me very loquacious. I may come out with a seventeen-syllable word any minute."

(Enter Snooper in the person of Mr. Loyd wearing guns on hips.)

His manner is most forbidding.

Snooper: "Git home, you JC's.

It's time fer you to leave. I intend to finish the prospectin' here, an' I don't want no trouble! See!" (Exit JC's. Curtain.)

Finis Critics' comment: A fourteencarat production!

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Who Done It?"

There has been a question in the mind ( ? ) of many a student as to the mystery of who done it.

And with the help of the F.B.I, (stands for Foremost Brain Intellectuals) a solution has been reached.

Who done it—who went down the hall singing "Mammy" and walking on one knee? It was Bill Orme that done it.

When JC had its "Forty-niner" party who thought that a bar fly is a two-winged insect that flies over bars? That's right, Roy Gene Mussett.

Who done it? Sue Gates, that's who. Yes, when it comes to the gold dust, no one is quite so generous as Sue when it comes to sharing her diggings witJh others.

Now who came to school one morning with his bright red hair and appeared at noon with blackish-green hair? No one but Champ "Casanova" Hinton.

Who gave that JC party an added suspense by dropping in from Oklahoma way? No one but Buddy Boatright. Whom did he surprise? The whole JC, including D. Dooly.

Who's gonna be sorry when the last of May arrives? Who's gonna be blue when the old crowd departs? It's gonna be you and you and you!

IRC Discusses World Affairs of Denfon Probably the most important decision made by IRC delegates to the four-state IRC Convention in Denton, Texas, March 12-13, was that Negro representatives will be invited to attend the next annual convention, the local club representatives reported to the JC IRC March 15. The convention also voted almost unanimously for the president's Civil Rights Bill.

These results were sent to the governors of the four states represented and the president and

congress of the United States.

Prominent speakers at the convention were Dr. Sherwood Eddy and Dr. Alfred Crofts. Dr. Eddy, a missionary who has worked with young people all over the world, put forth as a plan for peace the Christian philosophy, with brotherhood, justice, love, and liberty as the basis. Dr. Crofts, head of the history department at Denver University, stated that there are three ways in which the United States can remedy the present world

situation: (1) by military strength, (2) by economic control, i. e., strangulation of world trade, or (3) by diplomatic statesmanship.

The delegates, Doris Dooly, Joe Duerr, John Jacobs, and Judy Wernette, reported the conclusions of their group's discussions.

Questions concerning the Marshall Plan, Great Britain's place in the world of today, and international education and world peace were discussed and conclusions reached.

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Society Dr. Bent Speaks To Future Teachers Speaker for the first dinner meeting of the FTA, held at the Greenwood House April 13, was Dr. R. K. Bent, professor of education at the University of Arkansas and chairman of the Arkansas Education Association committee for the Future Teachers of America. Dr. Bent, speaking on the desirable and undesirable aspects of teaching, gave several amusing anecdotes from his teaching experience, explaining to the Future Teachers that all would not be easy or amusing, however, during their career.

FTA members present were Joan Taylor, La Vonne Blackman, Evelyn Cook, Mrs. Faune Daily, Gerri Pfeiffer, Henry Nicholson, Jack Smith, Lawrence Smith, Mark Newman, Betty Riley, Jimmy Smith, Edward Wells, and the sponsor, Miss Opal Horn.

A special guest was Dean L. A. Rutledge, and other guests included Gene Coins, Mrs. Henry Nicholson, Mrs. Edward Wells, Betty Worden, Juanita Burris, Sue White, Carolyn Treece, Mary K. Workman, Robert Basham, Oweta Gamble, and Sue Stewart.

Arrangements for the dinner were made by Joan Taylor and Evelyn Cook, with the assistance of Miss Horn and Henry Nicholson.

Burroughs Named Music Guild Sponsor Jack Burroughs, a well known local muscian, was named sponsor of the JC Music Guild, succeeding Glenn Stark, the former band director and music theory and harmony teacher. Mr. Burroughs is choir director and organist at the First Christian Church and is a teacher of both piano and organ in Fort Smith and Van Buren.

Mr. Burroughs began his work with the Guild March 15 at a meeting at the home of Sarah Ellen Shipley. At this time, a membership drive was begun to increase the enrollment and interest in the club for next year.

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Old Fashioned Barn Dance Staged By Phi Thefas, King and Queen of Corn Named The rafters of the band room rang and echoed to the strains of "Turkey in the Straw" and calls of "Swing your partner and away you go!" on the night of March 24. Yes sir, that was the night that Phi Theta Kappa entertained for the 'barn-dancing JC's. Knowledge and book-larnin' were cast aside as students took advantage of the spring vacation and went partifying in the good ole' Dogpatch style.

The bandroom had taken on the atmosphere of the country. Genuine hay was scattered over the floor, and fence-post signs decorated the walls—giving an appropriate setting to the evening's festivities. JC dudes were initiated into the arts of barn dancing with Mrs. Milton Kropp "doin' the callin'." Intermission features included doughnuts and cider and the crowning of the King and Queen of Corn.

King Jack Smith and Queen Peggy Patterson, chosen for the originality of their country apparel, reigned over the remaining festivities from their throne on a bale of hay.

It was a colorful picture—pretty girls with bobbing pigtails and handsome country beaus. And right in the middle of it all was Dean Rutledge with his bright red bandana and white coveralls.

A Touch of Ireland Pervades Band Room On Friday night, March 19, the 'band room was the scene of a St. Patrick's day party for JC students. A large number of lads and lassies turned out for the "wearin' o' the green."

The decorations, with shamrocks, balloons, and crepe paper making up the greater part, featured the Irish green and white.

Two candles in a double holder lighted each table. Refreshments were cokes and cake iced in green.

Many of the guests danced, however, not in the Irish manner.

There were games at many of the tables and at some, just visiting.

Snooper was there, wearing his shamrock and as usual he nosed around to see what went on. He played a few rounds of rummy and then said that he must dance with some of the pretty colleens.

The sum total of his comment: "Faith, but it was a good party."

The party was sponsored by Phi Theta Kappa to raise funds to send the local chapter president, Judy Wernette, to the National Phi Theta Kappa convention in Pueblo, Colorado.

Phi Theta's Stage Spring Banquet The Old South was the scene of the Phi Theta Kappa banquet March 14 at 6:30 p. m. While sitting in yellow chairs among the magnolia blossoms, the Phi Thetas ate Southern fried chicken and listened to a recital of events at the national convention held in Pueblo, Colorado.

After - dinner speakers were Judy Wernette and Beverly Groesbeck, the representatives of this chapter to the national convention in Pueblo.

Burris -Newman Wedding To Be June 6 Cupid has been at it again and soon one of JC's most eligible bachelors will be hitched forever. Mark Newman's engagement to Miss Juanita Burris has recently been announced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Burris.

An event of June 6, the wedding will take place at the Burris home, 4817 North Sixth Street. The couple's attendants will be Mr. and Mrs. Dane Riggs (better known as Dane and Melba).

Followng a reception at the Burris home, the couple will leave for a trip to Hot Springs.

"JC Playhouse" Is Local Radio Feature Did you recognize any familiar personages playing the villain, the lady in distress, or the hero in the mystery dramas you have been hearing over KFPW at 4:30 each Saturday afternoon? Well, you should have, for you knew them— every one. They were the members of Miss Margaret Montague's ra: dio speech class presenting the "Junior College Playhouse," which has been a regular feature of KFPW this past semester.

Chemistry Ain't Excitin? Oh, Yeah!

By Mai-y Ann McDonald

Members of Miss Virginia Tidball's classes appearing above are Mary Ellington, Annette Shelby, Lucille Borengasser, and Dorothy Graham. Seen in the foreground is Miss Tidball as she works at her desk.

Mademoiselle Tidball Instructs JC's In The Use Of Both English and French

By Reba Kasten In all history books, bravery and courage have been cited by the recording of intimate stories concerning noted people; for instance, we have Florence Nightingale, Napoleon Bonaparte, Florenz Ziegfeld, Jesse James, and Will Bill Hickok. Today we have a contribution to make to this distinguished list—Miss Virginia Tidball, cited for patience (bravery and courage too, considering what she puts up with).

First and second-year French classes, plus several English classes, are corraled by this teacher, who masters the situations with comparative ease. The trick lies in starting everyone off at a good pace and the teacher then has merely to see that each pupil does as he is told—which, naturally he does!

Some students who signed up for French thinking it a "snap course" found to their consternation that they couldn't have been more in error. The poor student spends every working hour memorizing such things as the French version of "I am going, you are going, he is going, we are going, we done went," and anything else that pops into his head. When test times come—a surprise is in store.

Only ten questions—and ten points off for each error.

In t^e meantime French II is reading a play. Each member of

the class takes a part—and may the best man win. The part of Cyrano is best and largest; then he has a girl friend, and several boy friends. In addition to these juicy parts there is the part of "Les foule"—which means "the crowd." This part consists of it aking hooting sounds in French which resembles the noise made at a Johnny Lee Wills dance. It has been my good fortune to have this part 99 per cent of the time. Delightful play!

As for the English classes, all they have to do is write a research paper, read short stories and novels, and study grammar. Now that's comparatively easy—all you do is check out four or five books which look like they could easily contain every bit of information you desire, and take them home to read. Lo and behold, there's about one paragraph in each book which says anything at all about your subject, which means you'll have to go back and get five more books. You seriously consider just changing your subject to suitl the information you have, but it's too late now. So you go get five more books, then five more, and five more—you have nothing else to do (you say to yourself hysterically.)

But through all the mistakes and blunders, Miss Tidball sits

A chemistry lab can be an exciting place. Let us look in on the JC chemistry laboratory. The chances are that we will find several mild explosives in the making. On this day the smoky haze from such experiments is so thick that we can't see just what is being made. Perhaps this is a lull in production, for all the chemists are leaning out the windows coughing and choking.

Now comes an explosion, after which is a dead silence. No, the experimenters aren't dead; it's just that their eardrums are burst from the concussion resulting from the explosion of impure hydrogen. The smoke has cleared now and all eyes turn to the hood.

Some concoction is lighted and a blinding flash is produced. The "professors" turn to look at one another in blinking approval, but all they can see is a flare where a face should be.

While some students are busy with decomposition of hydrogen peroxide, others are observing the reactions with human hair. (This is an well-known experiment which has been tried by many psuedoblonds.)

If we are lucky we may hear Drs. Allen and Shoffey discussing elliptical physics, or the reaction of alpha particles with hydroatomic acid. According to available information, their most recent experiments are with a '"new element," pyrolactin, which is a liquid gas exuded from marshes.

Dr. Evans will probably be glad to explain "terrific" oxidizing agents to anyone desiring such knowledge. A look at the blackboard may yield, besides imposing chemical equations, a list of brain food consumed by these intellectuals.

This list consists of various types of "burgers."

Our visit must end now, or it may be ended for us. Who knows, nitroglycerine may be next on the agenda—and after that, atom splitting! by. patiently counseling and instructing. When hideous mistakes are made in recitations, she just sums it up smilingly with the words "C'est diole" (which means —"this is undoubtedly the funniest thing I've ever heard".)

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f-TA Leads

Activities The newest and one of the most organizations in school, the Future Teachers of America was started last semester by Miss Opal Horn and her education classes. Headed

by Henry Nicholson, the organization is made up of students who plan to become teachers.

Directing the publicity for the local teacher-recruitment campaign for the month of March, the FTA placed advertising posters in local shop windows and presented Dr. M. Margaret Stroh, national Delta Kappa Gamma secretary, when she spoke in an assembly program March 8.

Other officers besides Henry who were responsible for activities are Evelyn Cook, vice-president; Jo Ann Taylor, secretary-treasurer; and Gerri Pfeiffer, publicity chairman.

Student Board Sponsors Parties This semester's Student Board, headed by "Windy" Jacobs, has guided the affairs of JC successfully through the last eighteen weeks of school.

Sponsored by the Student Board, the annual variety show, "Point and Counterpoint," was one of the outstanding events of the semester. The all-school parties, directed by the Student Board social committee, will also be remembered for their originality and fun.

Headed by Don Evans, the social committee included Elmo Evans, Oweta Gamble, Sue Gates, Joan Jefferies, Doris Dooly, Eugenia Swofford, Jack Smith, Charles Price, and Sue Stewart.

FTA members pictured at top are: Front row, Dorothy Graham, Jane Milam, Annette Shelby, Evelyn Cook, Gerri Pfeiffer, Betty Moore; back row, Miss Opal Horn, sponsor, Jack Smith, Ed Wells, Mark Newman, Lawrence Smith, and Henry Nicholson, president.

SCA members shown at center are: front row, Betty Moore, Tanya Brashier, Evelyn Cook, Mary K. Workman, Gwen Holland; back row, Miss Luella M. Krehbiel, sponsor, Sarah Ellen Shipley, Judy Wernette, Beverly Groesbeck, Joan Fohrman, Jane Milam.

Shown at bottom are second-semester Student Board members: front row, Elmo Evans, Reba Kasten, Doris Dooly, vice-president, John Jacobs, president, Maroly n Herbert, secretary, Lawrence Smith, and Henry Nicholson; back row, Iverson Riggs, Philip Spears, Roy Upchurch, Calvin Patterson, Don Evans, and Marvel Rhyne.

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SCA Re-Organizes, Krehbiel Directs The Student Christian Association, formerly an active organization in JC, was re-organized this semester under the guidance of Miss Luella Krehbiel. President Betty Moore has led the members in the recruitment of new members and the presentation of interesting, helpful programs which are suitable for students of all faiths.

JCs Groan And Moon For

Term Paper Time Is Here Again There conies a time each year in the life of tihe battered college student which may well be termed a scourge. We refer to the term paper. Little is known about the origin of this menace to mentality, but it was undoubtedly one of the more horrible punishments so prevalent in the Middle Ages. Let us now observe a typical student, Archibald Adams, in his quest for knowledge.

The first step is finding a subject which has been written about or experimented with. Finally our hero decides to write "The Life History of Aaron, the Aardvark" and begins to search for material.

He is told that the Reader's Guide can furnish valuable information. Undismayed by its formidable size, he opens a volume and begins to read. Soon he finds that he needs another volume to interpret the abbreviations.

He then goes to an encyclopedia and looks up "aardvark" and related subjects, if any. If any books have been written about Aaron or any other aardvark, he finds recourse to them.

During all this reading Archibald takes notes. These are formed so that only one fact and its source are on a card. From ten sources there are ten cards which say the "aardvark is an animal." By now, Archibald has discovered one point; namely, the aardvark is an animal.

Aardvarks apparently haven't been popular for other writers, so material is hard to find; but Archibald finally stumbles onto a book which tells him all he needs to know.

When Archibald has finished his reading and his note cards number way up into the hundreds, he prepares an outline as a guide in writing the paper and begins to write. At this point a curious bystander shuffles through the carefully stacked note cards and disturbs their sequence. When our hero re-reads the paper he discovers, to his horror, that Aaron sat down to a meal which he ate six pages later, after his vacation. This happened as a result of the shuffled notes. Very weary by now, Archibald checks to see that all footnotes are "up to par."

Then comes the final headache—typing. When he reaches the bottom of the first page, he finds he has to crowd the footnote.

Determined not to make the same mistake twice, he leaves a wide space of six lines on the next page only to find that the footnote requires one line.

Snooper

Says Two of our athletically inclined girls were caught in an embarrasing situation the other day. If anyone can give any information concerning two lost articles of clothing, please notify the lost and found. * * * Spring certainly is in the air and it seems to have affected a certain JC student. We hear that Mark is going to be hearing wed ding bells in June. * * * One of the big questions in JC is—Who put up the sign over the "Confession" stand: "No Courting In Halls"? * * * While on the subject of court (tennis that is), we've noticed that nearly all JC's have turned their interests toward the tennis tournaments. * * * What's this about a recent "Tarzan" act in the girls' gym class?

Oweta Gamble is quiet adept at scaling walls, providing the person whose dress she happens to be trying to hide doesn't appear too soon! * * * Hey JC's, what's this we hear about the police putting up a "No Parking" sign—during school hours, that is! * * « Our most recent person to be added to the list of those "going steady' is Pat Mannon. Good work, Pat! * * * By the way Judy, was Oklahoma A & M at the IRC conference in Denton? * * # What's this startling statement about Keith Dooly making it to all his classes in one day? Wonder if there could possibly be a motive behind this madness? * * * No doubt the fellows felt it self defense to go out for track this year, since it happened to be leap year.

When Archie is finally bald from tearing out all his hair, the paper is finished. Archie crawls off to some remote corner to die, quiet certain that term papers should be renamed "dern" papers.

But take comfort, all ye who write a term paper: you too can die, as did Archie, with the knowledge that an aardvark is an animal.

Say girls, have you taken a look at that debonair fellow named Kenny who is one of Van Buren's latest contributions? Well, the matter might bear looking into. * # * We hear that several JC fellows have the favorite pastime of hunting and fishing, among them Earl Shumate, Jack Ragon, and Joe Prager. Hunting and fishing for what?

Flash! Spring maneuvers have started—girls hang on to your

Machine Shop Is Course In JC Nils Muhr is the genial instructor of a JC course that more students should know about. This course, called Machine Shop, involves making various useful objects—screwdrivers, hammers, and the like, from nondescript pieces of steel.

A beginning student makes his debut in the art of metal work by manufacturing a "practice piece" on a lathe. This job calls for cutting a bar of metal to given measurements. The usual result is a piece of steel with every known dimension save those specified.

Speaking of lathes, those "critters" are strictly untrustworthy in the hands of a novice. For instance, one may be bending over one's work minding one's own business when, without warning, one's lathe will emit a stream of oil in one's unsuspecting face. Or, one may think everything is going fine when, suddenly, one's lathe will bite out a sizeable piece of one's work, thus making one lose patience.

Mr. Muhr is guaranteed to come up with a chrome-plated saying on nearly any occasion. A while back, he asked a boy who had been absent if any fish were caught.

Upon receiving a negative answer, Mr. Muhr stated that it was high time to return when a person couldn't catch any fish.

The course is quite interesting.

In fact, it seems that the period only begins when the bell, announcing the close, rings and one must return to the academic world.

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1. Hallowe'en night

0. Bettev duck!

1 1 . The travelers.

2. Well, well, Marolyn!

7. Kinda cool, girls?

12. Fun, no doubt.

3. I bet you can't do it.

8. Say cheese.

13. Now, let me see.

4. After lunch.

9. Three lovely ladies.

14. Sump'n's wrong' here!

5. Ready, aim, fire!

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10. Plum purty!

15. That's the way to do it, gals.

1. Waiting for the call.

fi. Solid comfort.

11. Family portrait.

2. Pass interception.

7. Future schoolmasters

12. Mermaid?

:l. Is it possible?

and marms.

13. Football game?

4. Rumba.

8. Hitch-hiker.

14. Who's your friend, Sissy?

5. Hen party.

9. I like mountain music.

15. A thorn in the rose garden.

10. Hot-foot.

16. Take it away, Leon!

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And Some Call It Sport!

By Calvin Patterson In the spring, a young man's fancy causes him to think of going fishing. My thoughts wander in that direction too; but strictly through force of habit, for I have never been fortunate enough to bring home a catch that would serve as even an appetizer for a starving gnat, even though I have followed the sport ever since I was old enough to bite a worm in two and bait a hook. Nevertheless, like the salmon who migrates to her death when spring rolls around, I must make my annual pilgrimage to the fishing hole. To show you what I mean when I say that force of habit can be the only reason for my going fishing, let me tell you of the adventures that beset me during one day of searching for the wily inhabitants of the deep.

Five o'clock of a beautiful day finds me seated on the bank of a promising fishing stream. I have been here thirty minutes; and as yet haven't had so much as a nibble, except from a mosquito. Deciding to see why the bait is unappetizing, I find when I take the hook from the water that in my excitement I have failed to bait it. After correcting this error, I put the hook back in the water and sit for ten minutes. Suddenly, my line begins to "act up"! I jerk it out of the water expecting to have at least a ten-pounder for my efforts, only to find that I have nothing—not even the bait that I started with.

I rebait, throw the hook back in the water, pull it out (minus the bait), rebait, and throw it back in. This goes on for a couple of hours before the finned thief belches and swims off with a severe case of indigestion.

Glad to be rid of my unwelcome guest, I bait the hook with an especially tasty morsel of fish food, and again drop it in the water. The sun is beginning to be warm as I sit patiently waiting for a victim.

Finally there is a strong pull on my line, and with energy of desperation I begin to haul in my catch.

It is heavy enough to make my hopes run high; but when I land it, "it" turns out to be a sizeable mud turtle. The ensuing battle, to decide whether the turtle is to keep the hook or I get it back, lasts for half an hour before I conquer the beast. Regaining possession of the disputed hook, I go on fishing.

The sun is now hot enough to evoke visions of a sunburn. Something takes my hook and begins to run with it. I try to put a stop to it, but with no results. I am too late; a mischievous little finny friend has hooked the hook on a Page 64

root and is probably at this moment laughing at my attempts to recover it. My efforts are of no avail and I am forced to break the line and substitute a new hook and sinker.

After rebaiting, I decide to see if I can find something to eat. My search nets me little and I return to fishing with hunger added to my disgusb. I find that I have another bait-stealing visitor to contend with; and so the afternoon is spent in baiting the hook and bestowing choice words on this fish who thinks I am running a restaurant.

When I have pulled the line out of the water for the hundred and thirty-seventh time, I find that the sun has descended behind the trees and left a barbecued fisherman in its wake.

The mosquitoes must have smelled the cooking, for seven of them are above my head dog-fighting to see which is to get the first bite.

The scrap must end in a draw, because they suddenly "peel off" and attack simultaneously. The oil of citronella, guaranteed to keep mosquitoes away, only makes them more bloodthirsty. When I feel one mosquito tug mightily at one of my arms and succeed in raising it two inches, I begin to worry. Why, by combining their efforts, they might be capable of carrying me off.

This thought causes me to jump up, reel in my fishing tackle, and start for home.

Upon my return, the first words that greet me are, "Did you have a good time?"

I answer with a sick smile and a weak nod.

"Did you catch any fish?"

I collapse in the midst of telling of the. "big on that got away."

Here's The Way It Should Be Done

By Reba Kasten The locker situation is an old story—there's room for the essentials but not enough for all the things students want to cram in.

I have a proposition to offer—an idea for a newer and bigger locker.

The new ones will have three sections, each opening into the other; sort of a bank-vault style. In the first compartment you keep books, in the second you keep rain apparel, tennis rackets, coats, and junk.

Now, the third compartment is the best. In this one you may put any number of things. For example, if you're of the jealous nature,

Now, Here's The Way I'd Do It!

By Reba Kasten If I were ambassador to Russia, the world would be in much better shape today. The most important thing in the world is to make democracy safe for the world of tomorrow (I read somewhere), and it's the youth of today who must take over the task.

This must be done in an aristocratic manner, of course, so I need a private plane to fly to Russia, and I take along a few assistants to carry my bags—say Roy Gene Mussett and Earl Shumate. Also accompanying me would be important people like Vernon Grosscup or J. Fred Patton to handle the scientific and political situations, while Joe (Stalin that is) and I are sight-seeing.

On my arrival, I kiss Joe on both cheeks (just routine) and then give him a piece of doublebubble gum to show the good neighbor policy.

That night the two of us go to a special performance of the Fort Smith Senior High School Band (which I also brought along) as it plays the "Saber Dance." This is followed by a medley of songs consisting of the Junior High Pep Song and Senior High and Junior College "Alma Maters."

This is so stirring Mr. Stalin weeps and says that he is ashamed of Russia's behavior toward the United States; then he escorts me back to my plane.

On the way I tell him in a stern voice that this evening must be a lesson to him because we, the people of the United States, just don't like the way he's been acting one little bit. He promises to do better and so as a final token of goodwill, I invite him to the next Junior College party.

You see? International Relations aren't really difficult. It's all in knowing how. you can store your boy friend in there when rivals are passing in the halls, or you can hide yourself in there when cutting classes, or you can use it on a frozen locker idea and store food in there—especially gum.

I would also suggest just offhand, of course, that each person place a small heater in one of those compartments in preparation for the winter months. Either that, or keep a bale of cotton in Compartment 3 to stop up the ventilators.

If such a device were installed, the students would be ten per cent healthier—everyone1* knows that drafty halls and faulty lockers are responsible for student casualties!

JC Gym Girls Return To Second Childhood

Many Students Enter Ping-Pong Tourney JC students were recently given an opportunity to participate in a wide open, no-holds-barred ping pong; tournament. A good part of the school's male enrollment took part in at least the eliminations.

Several of the girls also took part in a separate match to determine the female "champ."

Entries in the boys' division of singles were: Duane Staggs, Bill Berryman, "Squeaky" Smith, R, K. Young, Jim Smith, James Shoffey, Stanley Putman, Bill Gordey, "Bullet" Allen, Barrel Nance, Bob Poteet, James Kenny, Elmo Evans, Joe Rowland, John Jacobs, Joe Duerr, Bill Hays, J. T. Griffith, Iverson Riggs, Otho Baker, Calvin Patterson, Harold Smith, Bryan McLellan, Joe Gillespie, Frank Duckworth, James Bruce, Robert Basham, Tom Fennel, Guy Smith, Earl Bolinger, Jack Rowland, and Jimmy Castleberry.

The girls' singles entries were: Marolyn Herbert, Evelyn Cook, Sue Stewart, Mary K. Workman, Jean Winters, Betsy McCoimell, Jane Milam.

The two contestants who faced each other in the boys' finals were Bill Gordey and Jimmy Castleberry. The playoff proved to be the most exciting set of the tournament. Bill Gordey took the first game without much trouble; but from there on the competition was stiff. Castleberry staged a comeback to take the next two games with a decent margin. Then Gordey took a hard-fought game to tie the set at two games each. The deciding game ran nip-and-tuck until the score stood at twenty-up.

Deuce! Deuce! Deuce! Finally, Gordey was able to take the extra point from Castleberry. Gordey was champion as a result of a championship game against championship opposition.

The girls' matches were nearly as exciting, even though fewer

contestants were involved. Marolyn Herbert and Mary K. Workman competed in the finals, and the see-saw score bespoke the close match. Mary K. put up a grim struggle and displayed plenty of skill; but she eventually had to give in to the terrific Herbert backhand. Marolyn finished out the five-game set as the champion of the girls' ping-pong tournament.

It is planned to present the tournament winners with tokens of their achievement.

Spring Saps Students' Strength Spring has sprung Fall has fell; We have spring fever; Will we ever get well ?

This is the question that now confronts JC students; so we give you this prescription gauranteed to remedy all spring ailments: Take one spring vacation, consisting of five parts days, five parts nights, and a well-rounded twenty-four hours. Mix this compound well with one part party, one part playing, one part Easter, and just a dashâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a small dashâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; of study. Compile and consume this in one potent pink-and-blue capsule and wash down with the essence of spring.

This sure cure is absolutely good for spring-itis, heart-burn, moans and groans due to claustrophobia, season fever, and athlete's foot.

This can be passed on to those former JC students who no doubt have been bitten by the bug and who showed up around the last of March for their vacation from all the Arkansas colleges and those from many of the other forty-eight states.

"Is it murder ?"

"No." "But, I heard a scream!"

"Yes." "Well, what is it?"

"It's the JC girls' gym class."

"Oh, girls! That explains everything."

Scream though they may, JC physical education girls have fun galore. They began the year with basketball. You have never seen anything quite like their basketball games. Shortage of players is of no consequence whatever.

As many as necessary play on both sides in this "free-for-all" game. When no referee is available, the problem is taken care of in this manner: If it is a tie-ball another player tosses it up. If a majority of players think another committed a foul, then she did.

One day they tried the boys' game. The players sounded so much like horses charging down the court that they could hardly play because of laughing so much.

No one, however, heard much out of them until they came outside; then, they let everyone know of their existence. The earliest days on the practice field brought forth tag, Johnny-across-the-river, May I, and a host of other games reminiscent of childhood days.

Now and then bad weather kept them in, but they continued indoors with Red Rover, dodge-theball, and two-deep.

Then someone discovered long sticks and the box hockey frame.

The game was on! Some eager players wore blisters on their fingers the first day. Such a racket of banging sticks and screaming, laughing girls was never heard before on this campus. Soon spectators had to gather 'round to see what phenomenon so closely held the attention of this group.

Nearby a game of hop-scotch was in session. Here it seems the players would get strung out from the first to fifth "grades," and then no one could "make it" to the sixth, for that required jumping five feet and landing on one foot, a feat rather hard on the anatomy. Everyone will remember the day one player's throwing block was so far away that she had to lie down to get it.

A casual passer-by would wonder whether this were JC or grade school. Well, practically all will admit they haven't had so much fun since grade-school days. Maybe it's just the proverbial second childhood! Who knows?

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Dwight Sample and Don Evans Lead Freshmen Through Busy School Year Sponsor of this year's freshman class is Miss Isabella K. Smith, JC's math teacher. Miss Smith has given much assistance to the class officers. To her, the freshmen owe thanks for this successful year.

Freshman officers for the first semester, Dwight Sample, Mary K. Workman, and Marolyn Herbert, gained experience for their duties while in Fort Smith high school. President Dwight, active in all school activities, was a member of the senior council and the student council.

President for the second semester was Don Evans, the "most talented boy" of JC and one of three freshmen to be voted an outstandPage 66

ing student. Don's unceasing work as chairman of the student board social committee and his capable handling of this office is to be commended by both students and faculty.

Calvin Patterson, vice-president for the second semester, ably filled his position of associate editor of The Numa. He was also voted an outstanding student by the faculty.

Head cheerleader of JC's first cheering squad, Ann Kelly was secretary of the class for the second semester. She was also named the "cutest girl" in the "Who's Who" election held early this year.

Here They Are, Folksâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; The JC Freshmen Fort Smith Junior College represents each student enrolled, and in this issue we present to you this year's freshmen. The 1947-48 freshman class is one of the largest in the history of the college, surpassed in number only by last year's class. Enrollment has come a long way since the first thirty-two Fort Smith JC students enrolled twenty years ago.

You'll see on the following pages the pictures of those who suffer with you through the trials and tribulations of "gittin' edjicated," and the inscriptions under their names will bring back to your memory the pleasant and amusing incidents that took place during your years in JC. To the freshmen we say, "Be seeing you next year."

BOB ED ALLEN Airplanes!

JOE BAILEY Glamour boy ROBERT BASHAM Ph. D. bound

MARGARET BENBROOK Always a smile LA VONNE BLACKMAN Smart—sweet too!

BETTY JO BOATRIGHT Out of a fashion plate.

NEAL BOATRIGHT Oh, these Boatrights!

EARL BOLINGER Lover boy.

VIRGIL BRACKEN Business is so-o-o fascinating

TANYA BRASHIER Beauty and. . .

DIANE BROCCHUS Another Einstein.

JAMES BURKE "Burkee"

SUE GATES School spirit.

GORDON CHITWOOD Charleston's contribution.

LEON COMBS Oh, brother!

EVELYN COOK So Sweet

JO CANADY Fayetteville,

here

I

come!

JOHNNIE DEAN The way to a man's heart .

CHARLES DELANEY Solid citizen KEITH DOOLY "I'm a-scared o' women."

FRANK DUCKWORTH "Nichols, please"

MARY ELLINGTON Wedding belle DAVID EMERSON Camera man DONALD EVANS 88 keys

ELMO EVANS "Hawk" DIANE EVERIDGE Greets you with a smile.

GLORIA FEBRO On wings of music.

JOAN FOHRMAN Biology bound.

JOE GILLESPIE Always rushing DOROTHY GRAHAM Everybody's friend.

ANN KELLY Sugar'nSpice JAMES KENNEY Short, dark, and handsome.

KEMAL .KUTAIT "Kutie"

EMERY LUNDQUIST "Swede" BETSY McCONNELL "I really mean it."

MARY ANN McDONALD "Mac" says little, knows much!

BILL McLACHLAN "Apollo" ELIZABETH MAUST "Just call me Betty."

JANE MILAM 'Take me out to the ball game."

TOM MOWERY Tnmblinff Tommy.

ROY MUSSETT Con-can cutie DARRELL NANCE A smiling red-head.

CALVIN PATTERSON There's no one else like him!

LUCILLE PHILLIPS A winning way.

BOB POTEET Boom!

JOE PRAGER Nice to have around.

BILLIE PRICE Buddy is her man.

GERALD PRICE The quiet type.

STANLEY PUTMAN One in a million.

JACK RAGON Full of fun and fancy

free.

LEONARD RAEBLE "Is that so?"

MARVEL RHYNE Smile, please!

BETTY RILEY Quiet and demure.

CARL ROBERTSON Give him. a draw.

JACK ROWLAND "Me? I'm Jack."

JOE ROWLAND "Don't let him. kid you!"

DWIGHT SAMPLE A one-gal wan.

ANNETTE SHELBY Another "furriner" EARL SHUMATE Humphrey Bogart.

JOE SIMPSON "Did I tell yon the one about. .

-.

CALVIN SMITH Unusual name!

DON SMITH Hmmm!

GUY SMITH Again?

HAROLD SMITH Four ..

JACK SMITH Five .. . in basketball, too.

JIMMY SMITH Six . ..

LAWRENCE SMITH —and "Squeaky" JACK SMITHSON "Slap her down, Pa" DUANE STAGGS Curly

SUE STEWART If you knew Susie . . .

TOM STONE "Corky" ILA JEAN STRATTON A welcome addition to any group

DAVEY SUMNERS Speedy JOHN TATE His silence is golden J.C. TEDDER 'Did someone say ping pong?

J. T. GRIFFIN Burr-head BILL HARRISS Intellience, I reckon!

BILL HAYS Cute, but yes. . .

CARMEN HENDERSON "Who's got the next game's" CAROLYN HERBERT Sweet and lovely.

MAROLYN HERBERT A little bit of sunshine.

GENE HIGGENS Pitcher—baseball, that JAMES HILL "How's business?"

CHAMP HINTON Shadow—wonder whose ?

GWEN HOLLAND Nice things come in little packages.

JERRY HOPKINS Lady killer.

JIM HUDDLESTON Good looking!

JO ANN JEFFERIES All 'round person.

N. H. JEFFERIES Strong, silent type.

CHARLES JONES Accelerated senior.

BERNARD TERBEITEN The quiet type A. H. THOMAS The pipe!

KENNETH TAYLOR An old married men.

MARY ,K. WORKMAN "Muscles" KENNETH YOUNG One of the best.

MAY, 1948

Seen above a-re Edwin Yager, Miss Luella, M. Krehbiel, Miss Isabella K. Smith and Sarah Ellen Shipley as they attended amd served at the annual Sophomore tea given by Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ramsey.

editorial A Backward Glance

Student publication of Fort Smith Junior College, Fort Smith, Ark. VOLUME I, NUMBER 5 EDITORIAL STAFF Sue Stewart . . . Editor-in-Chief Calvin Patterson . . . Associate Editor; Assistants, Mary Ann McDonald, Leonard Raible.

Tom Fox . . . News Editor Reba Kasten . . . Feature Editor Don Evans . . . Sports Editor Carolyn Herbert . . . Art Editor Marvel Rhyne . . . Photographer Reporters . . . T. E. Bardrick, Carolyn Freeman, Judy Wernette, Wanda Ann Rogers, Mary Kay Stunners, John Tate, Otho Baker, Doris Dooly, Oweta Gamble, Eugenia Swofford, Peggy Patterson, and Edwin Yager.

PRINTING STAFF Printing Editor—Curtis Landers Assistant—Melvin Robertson FACULTY ADVISERS Editorial: Delmer Ashworth Business: Guy Hixson Printing: C. H. Tobler

TO YOU

By A. G. Patterson This verse is short and sweet.

It i-s to yon, O friend, Until we meet again, Goodbye, Good-Luck, The End. Page 78

As we come to the end of the year, our thoughts turn back to the fun we've had, and the friends we've made, and the things we've accomplished throughout the school term. School certainly hasn't been all fun and no work, but neither has it been all work and no play.

Who will ever forget the first weeks of feverish studying; the conscientious preparations made for each class-period; or the horror and dread with which we faced the first tests given by teachers we hardly knew? And then, as the weeks sped by, we suddenly got into the swing of things. Miss Krehbiel's and Miss Speakman's tests were no longer a source of terror (we knew what to expect), but) they were, nevertheless, causes for much extra study, sleepless nights, and a few bad cases of the jitters.

Will we ever forget the swell times we had at JC parties, the friendly spirit which pervaded the JC halls, or the long gabsessions held at the "confession" shelf?

No, these will all be a part of the memories of junior college days which we'll talk about when the old gang gets together. We'll thumb through our 1947-48 Numa and laugh over the people and events the pictures and stories bring to our minds. And, most of all, we'll even remember the friendships we've made—friendships which will last a life-time.

Alumni Association Advocated This past year, there has been much talk advocating a new junior college building and organization completely separate from the high school. The speech department presented several programs for local civic organizations concerning the history of the college and its needs for the future, thus interesting local citizens in the welfare of the college.

The suggesion has been made by local businessmen who are graduates of the school that an alumni association be formed to support a building program, and the idea has been sanctioned by President J. W. Ramsey, Dean L. A. Rutledge, and Principal Elmer Cook, one of the founders of the school and its first dean. An organization of this sort could be very beneficial to the school in that it would create new interest in the general welfare of the school as well as in a building program.

Although plans for building a new junior college must necessarily originate within the school board, their continuation will be facilitated by the support of the civic clubs. An alumni association supporting the building program would be an invaluable asset.

An organization of this type can be established if enough inerest is shown among the graduates of junior college. Why not get behind it and back it, sophomores?

Dedication

MissLuellaM.Krehbiel It is always difficult for people to express the deeper feelings of their hearts.

In dedicating1 The Numa -of 1948 to Miss Luella M. Krehbiel, we of JC are no exceptions when it comes to expressing our feelings of gratitude to her.

In her twenty years of service to college students, they have found her to be among the kindest, most understanding, and fairest of all teachers. Her Christian principles, so evident at all times, make for her a place in the heart of every student who has had the privilege of knowing her.

Perhaps the best way of expressing our thanks would be to ask Miss Krehbiel to look at all those persons who have, because of her excellent teaching and inspiration, made successes of themselves in whatever kind of work or profession they have chosen.

For twenty years of most faithful service, thank you, Miss Krehbiel. We are glad to dedicate this Numa to one who is a very true friend to every student.

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The top picture is the head table at the annual spring banquet this year honoring Miss Luella Krehbiel. The lower picture is another scene at the same affair.

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Graduating sophomores are: Front row—Patterson, Freeman, Dooly, Pfeiffer, Shipley, Moore, Lehman; middle row—Wernette, Hartmeier, Groesbeck, Fennell, Bruce, Knudsen, Nicholson, Westfall, Humphrey, Shoffey, Rogers, Coley; hack row—I. Riggs, Baker, Jacobs, Gordey, Yager, D. Ring's, Upchurch, Newman.

Thirty-One Graduates Awarded Diplomas Thirty-one junior college sophmores took their final stroll across the north lawn of the campus Thursday evening, May 27, as they had conferred upon them the Associate in Arts degree by President J. W. Ramsey assisted by Dean L. A. Rutledge.

Dr. Wiley Lin Hurie, president of the College of the Ozarks, addressed the graduates.

A processional by the high school-junior college band opened the program and was followed by the invocation given by the Rev. Charles E. Cathey. A violin solo, "Sonata" by Bach, by Gerri Pfeiffer, was followed by Dr. Hurie's address.

Presentation of the graduates

by Dean Rutledge and the awarding of diplomas followed Dr. Hurie's address. The playing of the "Alma Mater" by the band, the benediction by Mr. Cathey, and the band recessional concluded the program.

Members of the graduating class are: Otho E. Baker, Jr.,

James M. Bruce, Ernest P. Cialone, Jack F. Coley, Doris Delores Dooly, Barney E. Farmer, Thomas C. Fennell, Carolyn Freeman, William E. Gordey, Beverly Eileen Groesbeck, Joseph R. Hartmeier, Louise C. Humphrey, John W. Jacobs, Paul W. Knudsen, Betty Lehman, Betty Moore, Mark 0.

Newman, Henry C. Nicholson, Jr., Peggy Ann Patterson, Geraldine Pfeiffer, Dane Riggs, Iverson Riggs, Wanda Ann Rogers, Sarah Ellen Shipley, James E. Shoffey, Mary Kay Sumners, Roy ' Upchurch, Jr., Julia Dean Wernette, Herman W. Westfall, Edwin Yager, Christine Youmans.

No Vacancy, Now The beginning of the summer session found that vacancy created by the resignation of Nancy Stair, quite ably filled by Wanda Ann Rogers. Wanda Ann's presence will compensate for the loss of Nancy, and we will have at least one JC graduate around next year.

Baccalaureate Held For Graduating Class Baccalaureate services for the thirty-one graduating sophomores were held Sunday morning, May 23, at the Central Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Charles E. Cathey, pastor, chose as his subject "The Divine Art of Growing Up." Carolyn Freeman and Edwin Yager, sophomores, furnished special music for the services, singing "Love Divine" by Stainer. Following an organ prelude, the graduates and their instructors marched to their places, preceded by Mr. Cathey, while the congregation sang the processional hymn, "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee."

The program included the invocation by Mr. Cathey, a responsive reading, an organ meditation and pastoral prayer, and the singing of the hymn "Oh, Grant Us Light," which preceded the scriptural reading and the sermon. A hymn, "Take Thou Our Minds, Dear Lord," and the recessional concluded the program.

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770 Students And Guests Attend Spring Prom

Ramseys Entertain Graduating Class President and Mrs. J. W. Ramsey entertained the graduates of JC at a ,tea and reception Thursday afternoon, May 15, at their home, 720 South Twenty-fifth Street.

Miss Luella Krehbiel poured tea, assisted by Mrs. L. A. Rutledge, Miss Isabella K. Smith, and Miss Lucille Speakman. A combination of spring flowers in various colors decorated the serving table.

Special guests were Mr. and Mrs. Raymond F. Orr, Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Slates, Mrs. and Mrs. J. Fred Patton, Dr. and Mrs. W. D. Powell, and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Shaw, Miss Opal Horn, Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Riedel, Mr. and Mrs. Delmer Ashworth, Miss Kathryn Buchanan, Mr and Mrs. Frank Cassidy, Miss Opal Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Grosscup, Miss Ruth Hamilton.

Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hixson, Mrs. Glen Hoffman, Miss Mary Hynes, Miss Wilma Jimerson, Miss Jean Winters, Mr. and Mrs. Ben I. Mayo, Mrs. Helen McCarty, Mr. and Mrs. Warren McLellan, Miss Margaret Montague, Mr. and Mrs. Nils Muhr, Miss Bess J. Ramsey, Miss Margaret Reavis, Miss Nancy Stair, Miss Ora Wilburn, Miss Virginia Tidball, and Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Tobler.

JC students turned out 110 sophomore class; Miss Bess J. strong Friday night, May 7, to a Ramsey of the college faculty; twentieth anniversary banquet in and Walter Levy, Eva Levy, and Betty Hinton, all three alumni. tribute to the junior college and Miss Isabella K. Smith, freshman to Miss Luella M. Krehbiel, who sponsor, was unable to attend the this year ended her twentieth banquet. year as English teacher in JC. The banquet staged in the Ward Hotel Gold Room, was followed by a prom at a considerably Semester Exams spruced-up Immaculate Concep- Again Hold Sway tion Roof Garden, with music by the Southernaires.

Semester tests have spread the The guest list, said by college usual and expected atmosphere officials to have been the most over all JC. It is one of an utterlengthy in a number of years, ly dejected, hopeless air of resigwas augmented by several faculty nation to an inevitable fate. All members, alumni, and administra- students are scratching heads and tive personnel of the city school pulling hairâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and studying like system. At the banquet speakers' mad. table, which was set in front of One result could be seen among a large black-and-gold sign paying the 13B English students. For the tribute to Miss Krehbiel, were past few weeks, these industrious the student body officers and ones have been engaged in the their dates, and Mr. and Mrs. writing of short stories. A glance J. W. Ramsey, Mr. and Mrs. L. at a few of the titles of the last A. Rutledge, Mr. Elmer Cook, and ones handed in will show the genMiss Krehbiel. erally morbid character which The banuqet began at 7 p. m., was, no doubt, influenced by the with an invocation by Doris Dooly, approaching exams. Among the vice-president of the college tfttles were these: "Fear," "The "Death," "Rememberstudent body. The president, Win- Coward," 1 burn Jacobs, followed with the ing ," and others equally deprescustomary address of welcome. A sing. series of toasts followed the meal.

Spring semester finals are Judy Wernette toasted the fresh- much worse than fall finals, for men and was answered by Don the scourge of spring fever is upEvans, president of the class; on all; and in the case of a few, Marolyn Herbert toasted the soph- such as Calvin Patterson, sumomores and was answered by Roy mer fever is well under way.

Up-church, president of that class; The usual reaction to Mr. HixJames Shoffey cited the Numa son's tests is in evidence. It seems staff and was answered by Sue that .the true-false questions are Stewart, editor; Ann Kelly paid so tough that coin-flipping over Miss Nancy Stair, for two years tribute to the Lion basketball answers is a common device. In squad and was answered by Mar- instances of depleted bank-rolls, secretary to Dean L. A. Rutledge vel Rhyne, captain of the squad; the method of looking at the pre- and JC registrar, resigned her Mary Ann McDonald toasted the ceding questions and then decid- position effective May 28. Sucfaculty and was answered by Miss ing which answer will best con- ceeding her will be Wanda Ann Lucille Speakman; Calvin Patter- tinue the pattern established is Rogers, a graduating sophomore. son cited the dean and was an- employed.

Nancy has meant much to JC swered by L. A. Rutiledge; and At any rate, whatever the re- in the past two years. One sophReba Kasten toasted Miss Kreh- action, all involved will be very omore, when speaking of Nancy, bile, with an unprogrammed and happy when it's all over. Even said "Miss Stair has done a lot moving response by Miss Kreh- Snooper will be happy, for with for us. She was always the first biel. all the studying, he can find no person to greet you at basketball games; and, with an understandBanquet speakers were Princi- one to talk to. ing smile, she allowed you to go pal Elmer Cook and President J. in when you had forgotten your W. Ramsey, both of whom in payticket. She answered a thousand ing tribute to Miss Krehbiel, All-School Picnic questions a week. She made out stressed the importance of college Is Final Social Event the grade cards and recorded the education. The speeches were followed by a dissertation on malevJC's congregated at Silver grades on our records. olent livers by Reba Kasten, and Bridge for the school picnic May "Besides all of this, she posted by mass singing of the Alma 28, with the girls furnishing pic- the bulletin board and sent out Mater. nic lunches. Swimming and hik- transcripts of grades to other Special guests, other than the ing followed the outdoor meal and colleges. She has been a promoter speakers and Miss Krehbiel, were created a pleasant change from of school spirit and a great help to us all."

Miss Speakman, sponsor of the the rigors of studying.

Miss Stair Resigns From JC Staff

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Introducing Members of The '48 Sophomore Class Ater two years of "hard" work and fun, the following people have earned the right to appear in the sophomore class section of the yearbook. Although only thirty-one of the following people atttained the Associate in Arts degree May 27, the others were classified as sophomores.

To the sophomores we owe the student body leadership for the year. It was they who directed and planned the variety show, and it was they who reorganized student clubs and activities, seeing that they were started off "right."

They taught us the ropes, giving us helpful "tips" about Miss Speakman's tests and Miss KrehbiePs themes. Their previous experience served us well, and their advice was indispensable.

To the sophomores we say, "So long. It has been swell knowing you. Come back to see us next year."

Gerri Pfeiffer, Roy Upchurch Lead Sophomores Through The Year Sponsoring the sophomore class for the second consecutive year was Miss Lucille Speakman. Sponsor of IRC and helpful in all school activities, Miss Speakman is one of JC's mainstays.

The women ruled the sophomore class during the first semester, with Gerri Pfeiffer as president, Judy Wernette, vice-president and Peggy Patterson, secretary. These students, well known in all campus activities, were all members of Phi Theta Kappa, also.

Gerri was elected president of the Music Guild upon its organization during the first semester, and was also a member of "Who's

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Who," the JC Choir, and the JC Chamber Orchestra. Judy, active in SCA, was a delegate to the South wide IRC co'nvention, and was a member of the Numa staff.

Peggy, a member of the JC choir and the Numa staff, was secretary of Phi Theta Kappa.

Roy Upchurch headed the sophomore class the second semester, assisted by Bill Orme, vice-president, and Oweta Gamble, secretary. Roy was elected one of the ten "outstanding students," and Bill took an active part in the variety show. Oweta, an active member of the social committee, also was a mmber of the Numa staff.

HOLLIS ALLEN OTHO BAKER Numa Staff, IRC, Choir

T. E. BARDRICK BILL BERRYMAN

LUCILLE BORENGASSER JAMES BRUCE Phi Theta. Kappa, Student Board

JIMMY CASTLEBERRY ERNEST CIALONE

JACK COLEY Basketball FRANCES DAHLIN

DORIS DOOLY Vice-President of Student Body, IRC Secretary, Cheerleader, Who's Who, Outstanding Student, SCA, Student Board, Numa Staff, Choir, IRC Convention Delegate JOE DUERR President of IRC, IRC Delegate

THOMAS FENNELL IRC TOM FOX Numa Staff

CAROLYN FREEMAN Phi Theta Kappa, Music Guild, Numa Staff, SCA, Choir, Student Board BEN FRIEDMAN Basketball

RICHARD FRY IRC OWETA GAMBLE IRC, Vice-President of Freshman Class, Secretary of Sophomore Class, Numa Staff

WOODROW GOINS BILL GORDEY Basketball

BEVERLY GROESBECK Secretary of IRC, Secretary of Student Body, Student Board, Phi Theta .Kappa, SCA JOE BOB HARTMEIER

JOHN JACOBS President of Student Body, President of IRC, IRC Convention Delegate, Who's Who, Outstanding Student REBA MAE KASTEN Student Board, Director of Variety Show, Who's Who, Outstanding Student

BEN KATZER PAUL KNUDSEN

BETTY LEHMAN Phi Theta Kappa, Music Guild, Choir PATSY JANE MANNAN IRC, FTA, Who's Who

BRYAN MCLELLAN BETTY MOORE SCA, FTA

MARK NEWMAN FTA, Student Board HENRY NICHOLSON FTA President, IRC, Phi Theta Kappa, Student Board, Outstanding: Student

BILL ORME IRC, Vice-President of Sophomore Class PEGGY PATTERSON SCA, Who's Who

GERRI PFEIFFER Secretary of Freshman Class, President of Sophomore Class, Student Board, FTA, President of Music Guild, Who's Who, Phi Theta Kappa, SCA, JC Chamber Orchestra CHARLES PRICE IRC

DANE RIGGS MELBA RIGGS Choir

IVERSON RIGGS Student Board, Phi Theta .Kappa WANDA ANN ROGERS Numa Staff

SARAH ELLEN SHIPLEY SCA, Vice-President of Music Guild JAMES SHOFFEY President of Student Body, Student Board, Sock and Buskin, Phi Theta Kappa, Music Guild, Who's Who, JC Chamber Orchestra, Outstanding: Student

PHILLIP SPEARS IRC, Student Board MARY KAY SUMNERS Numa Staff

EUGENIA SWOFFORD Sock and Buskin, Student Board ROY UPCHURCH, JR, Phi Theta Kappa, Student Board, President of Sophomore Class, Outstanding1 Student

EDWARD WELLS FTA JUDY WERNETTE IRC, IRC Convention Delegate, SCA

HERMAN WESTFALL EDWIN YAGER Numa Staff, Music Guild, Phi Theta Kappa, JC Chamber Orchestra, Choir

Sophs Bequeath Former Valuables To Freshmen With, 'You Can Have 'Em.. We Don't Want 'Em' We the class of nineteen hundred and forty-eight, being- of sound mind, do hereby set forth our last will and testament with the solemn wish that it may serve to benefit future graduates of Fort Smith Junior College.

To the freshman class, the sophomores graciously extend the privilege of being lord and master of the playroom each week.

Edwin Yager bequeathes his voice to Roy Gene Mussett.

Otho Baker offers anyone his left-handed ping-pong ability who thinks he can master it.

To Jack Smith, Harold Smith, Guy Smith, Jimmy Smith, Don Smith, Squeaky Smith, and Calvin Smith, Judy Wernette gladly offers the loan of her name if they're interested in a change.

Gerri Pfeiffer doesn't leave her violin to anyone, as she wouldn't be Gerri without it.

Mark Newman leaves his physique to Don Evans.

Joe Hartmeier leaves his "way with women" to Neal Boatright.

To Marry Ann McDonald, Windy Jacobs wills his affection.

Herman Westfall, Woodrow Goins, and Dane Riggs are not at liberty to will anything (their wives got first choice!)

Beverly Groesbeck and Peggy Patterson leave their "brains" to Dianne Brocchus and Joan Fohrman.

Doris Dooly leaves her friendly smile to Sue Gates. (But Miss Dooly retains her Van Buren interest.)

Roy Upchurch leaves his likeable personality to the up-andcoming Elmo Evans.

Betty Lehman and Mary K. Sumners leave their red hair to Carolyn and Marolyn Herbert.

Sarah Ellen Shipley refuses to

give away Bob Ed Allen. Tightwad !

Louise Humphrey leaves her diligence and dependability to Sue Stewart.

Carolyn Freeman leaves her beautiful tresses to Joe Ann Jeffries.

The musicianship of James Shoffey is willed to any talented freshman, but don't get too hopefulâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he takes his car with him.

Joe Duerr leaves the back booth to Jim Kenney.

To Tanya Brashier, Wanda Ann Rogers bequeathes her home-making studies.

James Bruce leaves his manly airs to Bill Little.

Bill Gordey leaves his friendliness and stability to J. Stanley Putman.

The Numa Staff leaves its worries and deadlines to the staff of '49. And with this we the, graduating class of '48, say adieu.

Junior College Sophomores of 1948 Show Startling Accomplishments Ten Years Later Results of a 1958 census show these startling facts: Stan Kenton will play for the JC spring dance featuring Iverson Riggs at the piano.

James Bruce, eight times Golden Gloves champion, will fight Friday night in Madison Square Garden for a crowd of ten thousand.

The King and Queen of England have as special entertainment for their spring ball, Miss Reba Mae Kasten and her troupe of actors including Bill Orme, famous dancer; and Joe Hartmeier, baritone. All costumes are originals by Mmslle. Oweta Gamble.

Edwin Yager appears in the opera "Mignon" at the Metropolitan Opera House on Saturday.

Henry Nicholson, superintendent of schools, has announced a raise in salary and paid vacations for teachers in the coming year.

Beverly Groesbeck and Peggy Patterson have been admitted to the bar in Chicago, Illinois.

James "Mel Torme" Shoffey is featured in the coming Broadway hit. Now famous, Shoffey attributes his success to Fort Smith JC. It has been announced that the accounting firm of Upchurch, Upchurch and Upchurch has made more money this year than any other accounting firm in the Page 90

world.

The Bill Gordey-Otho Baker ping-pong team is now in Scandinavia seeking the championship for the third year.

"Windy" Jacobs, state representative, has just secured passage of a bill for a four-year college in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

The president of the Better Brick Co., Preacher Wilcoxon and wife are giving a ball for all former JC students at the presidential mansion.

Woodrow Goins, professor of biology at the Universiy of Arkansas, is lecturing from the notes he took in Miss Kathryn Buchanan's JC biology class.

Philip Spears, who has acquired quite a "bay window" since his junior college days, is a member of the Texas Corner Barbershop Quartet.

"Gina" Swofford finally gave up her dream of becoming an oldmaid school-teacher and decided married days are happy days.

Doris Dooly left her first-grade class at the end of the first nine weeks, deciding to take up a better offer in Van Buren.

Dane and Melba Riggs are still having heated Sunday discussions as to who will do the week's supply of dishes.

Gerri Pfeiffer is still playing her violin, (on the side, of course.

Her other duties are enough to keep her busy.)

"Bullet" Allen, the millionaire oil man, has just finished paying the debt for all the test tubes he broke in chemistry.

T. E. Bardrick and Bill Berryman fought their way into the semi-finals at the Olympics only to find they were to play against each other. The game was called off because they didn't want their friendship spoiled.

Thomas Dewey is still running for president of the United States.

With the help of his able secretary, Lucille Borengasser, he plans to succeed this time.

Mark Newman's prize cow, Henrietta, just won a blue ribbon.

Quoting Mr. Newman: "It's about time that cow did something!"

Pat Mannan has started an exclusive flower shop. She said she wanted her corsages put to use.

Jack Coley is now designing prefabricated doghouses. It is said his business is prospering.

Judy Wernette and Joe Duerr are still laughing about the IRC convention. Judy will be the special guest at the next dance given by the organization.

Major Ben Friedman has just sent in his tenth request for separation from the army. It seems the army just doesn't understand.

1. Backfire.

6. Jail-bird.

13.IJust a-lookin'.

2. Champion Champ.

7. Amazon.

14. Assembly line.

3. Just a little harder, girls.

8. Gossip session.

15. Accidents will happen.

4. Heart-throb.

9. Flea catchers.

16. Poker faces.

5. Future teachers.

10. Last minute cramming.

17. Caught off guard.

(6. Picture posing, no doubt.

11. Intellectual gathering.

18. Who's winning?

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Biology Instructor Attends Conference Miss Kathryn Buchanan, JC biology instructor, attended the thirty-second annual meeting of the Arkansas Academy of Science at Fayetteville, May 7 and 8. A business meeting was held on Friday morning with a luncheon afterwards at which Dr. Lewis Webster Jones, of the University of Arkansas, was the guest speaker.

Friday afternoon's program consisted of papers presented by attending members in the physical sciences and biological sciences.

Three papers of particular interest in the biological sciences were "Ecology and Surface Geology of the Carizozzo Lava Flow," by Harold M. Hefley of the University; "A Preliminary Report on Arkansas Byrophytes" (with a display of specimens) by E. B. Wittlake of the Uniersity; and "Some Endemic Flowering Plants of Arkansas and the Ozarks Region" by D. M. Moore of the University.

Friday evening was the time for the annual dinner at which character sketches by students from the speech department of the university provided the program. The dinner was followed by the annual public lecture which was delivered

by Pr. J. B. Macelwane, S. J., Pean of the Institute of Geophysical Technology, St. Louis University. Pr. Macelwane's subject was "Microseisms and the Weather." It was, stated briefly, an explanation of a new method of weather forecasting developed chiefly by the navy during World War II. Saturday morning a symposium on "Rice and the Rice Industry" was presented by a panel of attending members. They presented tihe various problems confronting the rice industry in Arkansas in order to make an attempt at increasing the use and food value of rice.

A final business meeting at which there was an election of officers was held that afternoon.

A field trip to Savoy and Lake Weddington to see unusual ferns completed the program of the twoday meeting.

Music Guild To Meet During Summer Music Guild members voted to continue their monthly meetings through the summer at a meeting at the home of Sue Stewart. The guild members hope to retain their membership throughout the summer, thus setting a foundation for reorganization in the fall.

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JC Students Make Plans for Future

JC Students Speak At Lions' Luncheon

The Numa sent a man out during the last few weeks of school as an inquisitive part of a big Seven JC students spoke at the and admirable scheme to find out Lions Club Luncheon May 4 on what everybody was going to do various phases of the work of the during- the summer and where ev- Fort Smith Junior College erybody planned to go next year.

James Shoffey and Margaret Everybody was cooperative, and we have the following data to re- Benbrook gave a brief history of the school. The extra-curricular por,t.

Jim Bruce, is just about through activities were discussed by Mary with boxing, and plans to do noth- K. Workman, Kenneth Taylor, and ing of the sort all summer. As a Duane Staggs. Bill Kirk and Gloria matter of fact, he said that he Febro discussed junior college curhad no plans at all for the next ricula. All speakers were memthree months or so. Next year, bers of Miss Margaret Montague's however, he will install himself JC public speaking class. at the University of Arkansasâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Other numbers on the prpgram and there he might do a little were two solos by Carolyn Freeboxing. man and Joe Bob Hartmeier. AcT. E. Bardrick, whose initials companists were Gloria Febro and could stand for anything but The Jo Ann Collier.

Errant Backhand, has no plans, The seven students also appeared no plans at all for any future on the program of the Kiwanis time. When he quietly suggested: "The Army?" the Numa essayed Club May 27. a silent withdrawal.

Harold Smith is one of the fortunate few who are still eligible Reavis To England for American Legion baseball, and he plans to play all summer, As Exchange Teacher stopping in plenty of time to come Miss Margaret Reavis, JC home back to JC. economics teacher, will be the secPuane Staggs, who plays ten- ond local faculty member to exnis and swims and cuts an ade- change teaching posts with an quately grim figure around the English instructor, she was nocampus with a football or a soft- tified early in May. She will take ball or a baseball, is going to get up her duties in Chelsea, a subhimself started at Arkansas Tech urb of London in early fall, exthis summer, and when he gets changing teaching positions with down there he's going to stay Miss Margaret Bird of Chelsea. for the next few years.

Miss Mary Beth Smith, a teachBullet Allen, who plays tennis er at Peabody grade school, exin white shorts and therefore fre- changed teaching posts with Miss quently wins, will go to Galves- Anne Green of Bradford, England, ton, Texas, for what he cleverly during the first year of the called a "little vacation," and teacher-exchange program. then come back to Fort Smith and A graduate of the Fort Smith get a job. Next year he'll be at High School, Miss Reavis attendArkansas. ed the University of Arkansas Jim Castleberry, whose ubiquit- and holds B.S. and M.A. degrees. ous red Buick was this year's She has been a teacher in JC outstanding and most breathlessly- since 1943. awaited artistic event, has similar plans. He will work in Fort Smitih all summer, and then trek to Arkansas for the junior year. Grosscup Leaves Jack Smith, who previously had thought about playing a little For Washington, D. C. pro baseball this summer, quickly Vernon Grosscup will not be with decided not to when he remember- the Junior College faculty when ed the sweat and the strain and school begins next year; he is acthe bumpy bus trips. And so he cepting a civil service job in Washplans to invade Tulsa, join his father, and make something of a ington P. C. Mr. Grosscup has been chemisfortune at an aircraft factory. try instructor, reigning over the Next year, he'll be back at JC. territory of smells and explosions, Pon Smith will stay in Fort for the past two years. He left Smith and work for his brother, Fort Smith for Washington, the who is suddenly building duplexes. Next year, Pon will be a,t AU. latter part of May, to take up a position as chemist with the Bur(Continued on Page 96) eau of Standards.

Members of Miss Ora Wilburn's JC art class seen above as they pose for the cameraman are: seatedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Margaret Benbrook, La Vonne Blackman, Jane Milam, and Frances Dahlin; standing; standingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Betty Lou Riley, James Burke, Evelyn Cook, and Miss Wilburn.

Artists Are Made, Not Born; JC Art Classes Provide The Training

By Reba Kasten Artistic ability is not common, and it takes an expert to bring out the hidden qualities. Thus we turn to Miss Ora Wilburn, master of arts and crafts. From the minute you enter the class, you're amazed at how quickly she moves about, getting everything done exactly on time.

In this classroom, everyone does something different (which is a delightful idea if you ask me).

The advantage, of course, is to find the art or craft most suitable to the individual.

Now I personally have been a complete failure in drawing. All my life I have painfully attended art classes and watched those about me drawing trees with graceful strokes while I drew the only kind of tree I knew about, the kind with wild bushy-looking marks which represented leaves, limbs, fruit, and everything else.

Furthermore, all birds I draw have four legs and each foot turns in the same direction. All flowers, drawn by my magic pencil look like daisies and the leaves are unrecognizable.

Carving is likewise a menace to me. I always dig holes in my masterpieces and end up in a very dejected mood. One would gather from this that one of this caliber should enroll in some other class.

But no! Miss Wilburn, taking the situation in hand, interests this person in weaving, making leather goods and other crafts.

Besides her great interest in her students, Miss Wilburn is noted for something else. When scenery is needed for shows, lettering needed for placards, announcements or signs needed at the last minute, someone dashes down to see Miss Wilburn and the finished product is delivered in the minimum amount of time. Many a crisis has been avoided by her quick thinking and helpful ideas. The junior college is thankful for Miss Wilburn and her arts and crafts students.

JC's Enroll For Summer Session

The Junior College summer session got under way May 31 with promise of a sizeable enrollment.

Many JC's were running around with schedule cards in hand trying to make a decision as to the courses they should take. The summer session is scheduled to run Den weeks.

Yum, Yum! Several of the JC students were seen sitting on the Garrison Avenue curb eating beans and barbecue during the Chuck Wagon party. Once in a life-time, we say.

"Mac" Is Candidate For Rodeo Queen "Yippee! Ride 'em cowboy!" blended with the agonized groans of students finishing their final examinations. The reason for students' wearing western attire during the last week of school was the annual Arkansas-Oklahoma Rodeo staged in Fort Smith May 29-June 2.

Highlighting the excitement in JC was the entrance of Mary Ann McDonald as a candidate for Rodeo Queen. Each queen candidate was sponsored by some civic organization, "Mac's" sponsor being the high school Key Club, the junior organization of the Kiwanis club.

"Mac" is a tried and true cowgirl whose great love of horses qualified her as a candidate in the rodeo queen contest. If you don't believe us, just get her to tell yon about Pinto, her horse.

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JC Musicians Present Recital

Phi Theta Kappa's Hold Swimming Party Phi Theta Kappa members and guests gathered at the Junior High School at 6 o'clock, May 19, for a swimming party. Everyone had a splashing good time, each person, except James Shoffey, having his share of being pushed in. Shoffey could scarcely get out before someone shoved him back in. However he took his toll of victims, for he always managed to pull at least one person in with him. Many of the boys tried their luck at fancy diving, with no small number of undignified outcomes.

After the swimming party, everyone went to the home of Marian Mosley, 1700 North I, for a buffet supper. When the meal was over, the guests sat around the living room and looked at some of the past yearbooks of both Junior College and Fort Smith High School.

A proper interval having passed, Shoffey entertained the group in his familiar, inimitable way. The performance included jokes and impersonations of various people well-known to all present. The informal evening was concluded with a little practice of magic; namely, lifting people off the floor with two fingers.

Music Guild Stages Progressive Supper Music Guild members and their guests were mighty hungry by the time they got to "Sissy" Shipley's at 8 o'clock on the night of June second. Seventeen of them were attending the guild-sponsored "progressive supper," which took place at four different homes that evening. * The reason for the prolonged hunger was that the meal was served in courses, beginning with an "appetizer," continuing with a salad, the main course, and dessertâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;one at each home, of course.

However, the agonized expressions of hunger were soon changed to ones of, "oh, why did I eat so much!" after they finished their "main course" of spaghetti (with meat and vegetables), hot rolls, pickles, and iced tea.

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Peggy Ann Patterson, soprano soloist, was presented in "recital

by Mrs. Harold Haynes, junior college voice instructor, at St. John's Episcopal Parish House at 8 p. m. May 25. Assisting her was Beverly Groesbeck, piano student of Sister Margaret Mary of St. Anne's Academy.

Ushers were Judy Wernette and Lucille Borengasser.

The program included both classical and semi-classical numbers.

Party Given

By Boatright Betty Boatright was hostess to a gathering of JC students at her home, 1234 Lexington Avenue, May 20.

Guests included Sue Stewart, Joan Fohrman, Carolyn Herbert, Marolyn Herbert, Margaret Benbrook, Earl Bolinger, Stanley Putman, Roy Gene Mussett, Joe Bob Hartimeier, Leon Combs, Earl Shumate, Marvel Rhyne, Jack Smithson, and Calvin Patterson.

Entertainment was in the form of square dancing, group singing, and record playing.

Ice cream and cake were served to complete the evening.

Embarrassing, Huh? Bill Orme and "Squeaky" Smith failed to bring their bathing suits on the JC picnic; therefore they had to adjourn down the creek in order to dampen their carcasses.

They took off their clothes, hung them on a convenient bush, and dived into the creek. They had no more than entered the water when an inquisitive cow approached their clothes and began to investigate them. "Squeaky" and Bill had to rush dripping from the water and rescue their clothes from the cow's horns. All in a day's work! appetizer at tfhe home of Mr. and Mrs. Lucien Perlingiere, the guild members proceeded to Sue Stewart's, where they were served salad and crackers. After the main course at Sissy's, they departed for Gerri Pfeiffer's, where they were served date roll, whipped cream, and candied cherries.

After all was said or eaten, they all agreed that it was worth waiting for.

The guild plans to meet at least once each month during the summer for informal party and gossip sessions.

Three JC Students Appear In Recital Three junior college musicians were presented in concert by the junior college music department at the Junior High School auditorium May 4. The students were Gloria Fe'bro, pianist and organist; Geraldine Pfeiffer, violinist; and Edwin Yager, tenor soloist.

Students of Miss Hattie Mae Butterfield, Maurice Derdeyne, and Mrs. Harold Haynes, the students were the first from the JC music department to appear in recital under college auspices.

The program included works of Bach, Handel, Bizet, Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Chopin.

Approximately 150 students and local people attended the recital.

Benbrook Is Hostess At Party Several JC students attended a par,ty given 'by Margaret Benbrook May 14 at her home, 622 Belle Avenue. Entertainment consisted of group participation in games and conversation. Refreshments were "cokes" and Margaret's famous cookies.

Guests were Joan Fohrman, Betty Boatright, Joe Bob Hartmeier, Earl Shumate, Mary Ann McDonald, Marolyn Herbert, Stanlay Putman, Roy 'Gene Mussett, Gaylon Patterson, and Calvin Patterson.

Parting Pals

By A. G Patterson The hallways seem so dreary, The playroom so still and dead, Where we played a game of pingpong, And you slipped and cracked your head.

My heart grows faint and weary When I think we'll meet no more.

By the exit where I met you With your hand caught in the door.

When I stroll across the campus.

I still remember well Those hard concrete steps Where you hung your heel and fell.

You're a comrade and a buddy, And I think you are the best; But I'll tell you confidentially You made me flunk that test.

So fare thee well, old buddy, You're a friend so good and dear; Three months won't be very long And I'll see you here next year.

Students Suffer From "Trig" Troubles Snooper is wondering why everyone is carrying moth-balls around).

Could it be, Roy Gene, to keep moths away from the brainâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;or is it just a guaranteed way of being retired from classes ? * * * Has anyone noticed that we have a second John Garf ield in JC ?

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Spring was in the air, it seems, and several JC girls' thoughts turned to pinics. If you want to make those girls sick, just mention chocolate devils' * food cake. It seems the girls ate a fith of a cake each, besides a conglomeration of other things, at a picnic in the stadium not long ago. * * * One of the Numa staff members was trying to find some news.

She went up to James Bruce and asked if he knew anything exciting that had happened in JC lately. James replied, "Just me."

(There ain't no conceit in his family). * * * If you're ever late to class and need an excuse, just go see Joe Gilliespie. He was late to one of his classes the other day, and when asked why he was latie, he answered that he had had a flat tire on his bicycle. How did the ping pong game come out, Joe? >|:

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If anyone wondered what six JC's were doing going about the campus examining the shrubbery with evident interest, his mind may now rest. It was only some of Miss Buchanan's eager students preparing for the practical examination which included identification of the various evergreens on the campus. "Even I," says Snooper, pointing proudly, "can tell tlhat's an Arizona cypress." * * * When the IRC met at the home of Mary Ann McDonald, Dean Rutledge talked about the European theater. He brought with him several guns, swords, and knives which he had brought back as souvenirs. When someone asked, "Why all the weapons?" Bill Berryman replied, "Well, after a while, we're going to have a heated discussion." * * * The scene was Miss Kathryn Bu-

For headaches, it's trigonometry two to one! And it's not a cure! chanan's class and the discussion When a plague (in this case the for the day concerns spiders and other arthropods. When Miss Bu- headache) strikes a JC student, it chanan asked why a spider has is necessary to find out what sort both simple and compound eyes, of varmint causes it. Snooper was Susie Stewart replied, "The better definitely interested and started to see you with, my dear!" on the trail. He got out all his * * * hooks about Sherlock Holmes, made During one of those never-to-be- several brillian t deductions using1 x forgotten sociology discussions, the sine theorem; and here is his the subject of vanity and its rel- solution. ative merits in men and women was First he defines the culprit as being knocked around. Said James Shoffey, "Why Otho Baker combs that which causes a person to his hair every time before he goes draw meaningless lines and numbers on a piece of paper, work swimming." dilligently using various formulae Comment in undertone by Iver- with these numbers, go over the son Riggs: "That's not vanity. He's mess approximately fifty times, just expecting to see the mer- pull out much hair, take many maids!" aspirins, refer to many volumes * # ff containing mathematical knowRemark overheard: Speaker, Joe ledge; and at the end of two hours, Bob Hartmeier. "Lucky dog, you're come out with the wrong anthe only one I know who doesn't swer. This can be none other than have to write a term paper." a "trig" problem. We speak from The object of his remark was the experience, being one of the twenred cocker spaniel which often ty-three who sit i Miss Isabella haunts the JC halls in search of K. Smith's class nthree times a higher learning. week during the fourth period. * * * Now a day in this class might You can always tell when Wed- go thus: Miss Smith asks, as she nesday comes around by Pat Man- smiles brightly, "Have you any nan's corsage. One time it's carna- questions about these easy little tions, or roses, the next time it's problems for today?" All hands orchids. (U of A influence no go up, and, to tne query, "Which doubt?) one?" the students answer, "All * $ * of 'em."

Jerry Hopkins whistled upon Miss Smith begins to write and seeing a highly presentable JC explain, and the class watches femme and exclaimed, "If Darwin with dazed incomprehension lightthinks she descended from a mon- ened by only occasional flickers key, he's crazy!" of unders,temding. * >? * Soon the board is filled, and she Just ask Marolyn Herbert if she likes liver. Or is tViat steak, Maro- turns and says, "Who erases my board today?" When no one volunlyn? teers, she gets her little book, runs Does anyone know if Sue Ste- her finger down the page, and wart likes strawberries? Her an- states, "Bill and Carmen. Ha, they swer probably would be, "To eat, thought I'd forget, but I didn't!"

Bill and Carmen erase the board. not to sit on!"

When all the problems are fin:;: * * ally explained, Miss Smith wonders, The girls in the gym class are giving Al Capp some competition. "Now, would you rather work on Evil-eye Stewart gave Mary K. tomorrow's problems or have a litWorkman the "double-whammy" tle quiz?" the other day in gym with a baseEveryone says he would rather ball bat. Mary K. was "putrified!" work on the problems. f * * '*A1! right," she replied, "take Betsy McConnell's cousin has problems 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10," been visting her. When Betsy in- While all sit gaping, she continues, troduced us to Betsy McConnell "Now if any of you need help, (her cousin) we got rather con- I'll be glad to do what I can." fused.

Whereupon all the students march up to the desk.

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JC's Review Of Basketball Season

The JC tennis tournament, which was scheduled to draw to a close on or before Commencement Day, lasted a little too long to suit the Numa's rock-bottom deadline. As it stood on the Wednesday before commencement, however, Bill Beryman, last year's singles champion, was set to meet the winner of the T. E. Bardrick-Jim Castleberry match, and the team of Bardrick and Bill McLachlan was due to oppose Berryman and Charlie Jones for the doubles championship.

A number of adverse conditions plagued the tournament, of which <?as.ly the most adverse was exam w«.-ek. 'intre were other factors, however, including rain and subsequent wet courts, schedule and after-hour conflicts, and the like.

Here are the tournament results up to the finals: In the singles, Berryman reached the finals after a non-toorigorous route involving a bye, Earl Bolinger, and "Bullet" Allen. Bolinger had reached the quartier finals after defeating Earl Shumate, but lost to Berryman by default. Allen first drew a bye and then defeated Marvel Rhyne in the quarter-finals. Rhyne previously had won over Duane Staggs.

'Castleberry first drew a bye, but later defeated Bill McLachlan, who had reached the quarterfinals after winning over James Shoffey.

Bardrick also drew a preliminary bye, but in the quarter-finals defeated Jim Kenney, who had won over J. C. Tedder in the preliminaries.

In the doubles, Berryman and Jones defeated Ben Friedman and Jack Ragon to advance to the semi-finals. There they defeated David Lee Sumners and Marvel Rhyne, who had won over James Shoffey and "Squeaky" Smith.

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a preliminary bye, and in the semi-finals met Castleberry and Allen, who had defeated Bolinger and Staggs.

JC Students Make (Continued from Page 92) Marvel Rhyne plans to keep all the books for a peanut machine this summer, and it made seventyseven cents the first week. At night—and strictly on the side— he will play softball. Next year, he, too will be back at JC. Squeaky Smith, whose name needs no appositive at all, plans to play baseball around the Fort Smith area somewhere, but, further than that, he doesn't know what he is going to do. Possibly nothing. Next year, he'll be back at JC. Guy Smith plans to go to Tulsa for the summer, and will be back for another try at JC. Jim Smith will join Harold Smith for American Legion baseball all summer, and after he finishes that, he will join Harold and the other Smiths at JC. Bill Gordey informed The Numa much earlier in the year that he might play softball somewhere but that his plans principally had to do with "sleeping, doing as little as possible, and not going to summer school." The Numa, giving all this the serious thought that it certainly demanded, has thought a lot of Bill Gordey from that day forward.

But we have in our notes a horrifying sentence about his possibility of getting killed on a fishing trip by a wild—or maybe a mild—something (hop ? hosp ? hotp?). We regret to say that we cannot read it. We trust it is a joke. We hope nothing at all happens to that nice, sensible Bill Gordey. We hope he gets along all right all summer, and we wish everybody else a happy summer, too.

Here, for your erudition, is a roundup of the basketball season we fought our way out of a few months ago: LAVACA 30, JG 45. Here was the first showing of the Lion aggregation, and it was an encouring one. Marvel Rhyne connected with five goals to score ten points.

ARKANSAS TECH 64, JC 45.

The 45 points weren't as much help here as they were at Lavaca, but many explained it all in terms of Tech's spirited forward, Massey, who piled in 21 points for the Techmen.

ASTC 60, JC 44. Marvel Rhyne made 11 points, but Junior Carson made 20, and Forward H. Sherrill made 16. No contest.

EASTERN OKLAHOMA A & M 49, JC 28. This game began the remarkable saga of Squeaky Smith, who connected with everything to score 12 points and lead all scorers. Only 31 points were scored at the half, which was something of a record.

COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS 72, JC 50. The startling Charley Roffine slammed across 21 points 14 of them in the first half, to lead the curious upstate squad to unquestioned triumph. Squeaky Smith scored 16 points, and Elmo Evans scored 14.

CONNORS 77, JC 25. What was wrong here is of no earthly interest, but) nobody made over 13 points. Now that it's over we shall point out that the Connors coach was named Iba, in whose company we regretfully leave you.

AU FROSH 76, JC 63. Squeaky Smith's most spectacular game, and the Freshmen-of-McGaha's most disturbing. Squeaky dogged 29 points but the Freshmen countered with Ambler and eight others to gain the newspaper space.

COLLEGE OF OZARKS 54, JC 52. Spurred by open rebellion and great new courage, the Lions almost tied this game up for good.

Squeaky Smith continued in top form to score 25 points, and Marvel Rhyne scored 15. How everything happened, we don't know, but there it is—54 to 52.

NORTHEASTERN 40, JC 36.

More and more encouraged as the season got warmer, The Numa quietly credited this incredible upset to the staggering quantity of Northeasternmen, for whom (Continued on Page 97)

JC's Review Basketball Program (Continued from Page 96) Robinson scored 8 points and led the eleven others. Squeaky Smith was held to 14, but he topped the other five Lions and everybody else.

BOYS CLUB 55, JC 60. The fe Numa enthusiastically foresaw a winning streak after this game.

If it didn't altogether materialize, this was a noble beginning.

Squeaky Smith made 21 points.

POTEAU JC 53, JC 44. You see.

NORTHEASTERN STATE 49, JC 65. The Lions made up 'beautifully for the disappointing 40-36 loss at the hands of the Northeastern squad ten days before; Squeaky Smith and Marvel Rhyne each gcored 14 points for the best display of teamwork all year.

BATESVILLE A & M 82, JC 59. Rutherford, an immovable opposing force, came late in the season, a rude, rude awakening.

He scored 38 points, and the hapless Lions didn't recover all season. Read on.

CONNORS 68, JC 53. There was nothing spectacular about it, either. Smith, Rhyne, and Preacher Wilcoxon scored 16, 14, and 12, respectively, but everything else is forgotten, quite conveniently forgotten, history.

LITTLE ROCK JC 79, JC 47.

An elaborate road trip was inaugurated with this one, but with Squeaky held to 8 points, what kind of score could you expect?

Marvel Rhyne and Elmo Evans, however, gallantly came through with 11 apiece.

ASTC 50, JC 48. This little corker 'tended the road trip, and on a far more agreeable note.

Lions were ahead at halftime, but —oh, well, you KNOW about games like this.

OKMULGEE 59, JC 49. The shrewd little coach over there scarcely tipped five feet, but his remarkable squad provided glory enough for him and everybody else all season.

ARKANSAS TECH 64, JC 53.

In honor of some migratory Pointers, this tussle took place at Van Buren, and interestingly. Fine court), fine officials, fine guarding by Elmo Evans, fine goalwork

by Squeaky Smith, fine free-shot work by Harold Smith; we lost and blamed it, justifiably, on lack of height.

AU FROSH 86, JC 36. Everybody got on a bus and sped north to witness this one, but they wished they hadn'tt LITTLE ROCK JC 70, JC 56.

This return game, if we're not mistaken, proved interesting only after a few personal differences came as near to being settled on court as they ever are.

BOYS CLUB 73, JC 62. Squeaky Smith scored 26 points and Denniston scored 33. tb was an upse< but what can you say?

EASTERN OKLAHOMA A & M 72, JC 48. And that's that.

POTEAU JC 51, JC 50. There's little to be said about this game, too; things just worked out that way, that's all. No tactical surprises, no spectacular fireworks, no sudden shifting of fond, fond hopes—just a last-minute streak and a basketball game.

OKMULGEE 53, JC 36. The scorebook is out in the stadium, but WE can't find it.

This, then, was the 1947-48 basketball season. Here are some mad but interesting statistics you might like to glance over: The Lions made a total of 1085 points all season, but opponents racked up a decisive 1438. Nobody bettered anybody on the foul record, really—Lions 420, opponents 418—bu,t opponents succeeded with 580 of their attempted goals while the Lions were sinking 408. The free shot ratios: Lions—269 out of 491; opponents —278 out of 493. The average game score: Lions 47.17, opponents 62.52.

Squeaky Smith led all Lion scorers with 357 points, followed

by Marvel Rhyne with 236, Elmo Evans with 96, Harold Smith with 92, Jack Smith with 89, and Preacher Wilcoxon with 80. Lawrence Smith completed 136 goals to lead that department, and had the most effective free throw ratio, 85 to 120. Foulers were led

by Harold Smith, with 67, and Marvel Rhyne, with 61.

Snooper Says (Continued from Page 95) When Joe Bob Hartmeier wrote Miss Krehbiel a note on the blackboard May 7 asking her not to give tests that day, what do you think happened? No classes had tests that day. Why didn't someone think of this before?

To you from Snooper: "Goodby, you-all. It has been fun knowing you and here's hopin' we'll meet again next fall."

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1. How does it look?

5. Second childhood.

10. Oh, boy!

2. Us four and no more.

(5. Another biological phenomenon ?

11. Hard workin' Jane.

3. Another dude.

7. It ain't possible!

12. Speedy?

4. What a gal!

8. Perfectly contented.

13. What'cha say,

9. Now, what? ! !

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Squeak?

Front rowâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Carolyn Herbert, Sue Stewart, editor, Carolyn Freeman, Doris Dooly, Eugenia Swofford, Oweta Gamble, Peggy Patterson; back rowâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Eiwin Yager, Calvin Patterson, associate editor, Reba Kasten, Don Evans, Otho Baker, T. E. Bardrick, Marvel Rhyne.

The Numa Staff Presents Student Body With A Different Publication The book which you've just been reading is an entirely new type of publication, different from any ever published by the Fort Smith Junior College. Begun as an experiment, it has proved itself to be of great interest to the entire student body.

Pictured above are some of the students who were responsible for its publication. They have worked long and by the "trial and error" method, seeking the best methods of displaying the news, features, and pictures which help to give a full and accurate account of the happenings of the school year.

The Numa for this year has, so far as we know, no precedent.

Perhaps other schools use the idea of a periodical publication later assembled as a yearbook,

but this volume grew out of strictly local planning. It resulted from a desire for a bigger and better publication on the part of the 1946-47 student boards, and the wish of the sponsors, Delmer Ashworth, C. H. Tobler, Guy Hixson, and Dean L. A. Rutledge, for a more creative student publication.

At the end of the school year, we, the Numa staff, can look back and see the mistakes that we have made. Probably we wouldn't make those same mistakes again, for we discovered that they weren't the best ways of getting the job done. However, we do hope that the Numa staffs of the future will profit by our mistakes and thus build a better publication for future student bodies.

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