Tyler Junior College - Apache Yearbook (Tyler, TX)

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s ' 795 Sophomore Favorftes RAY HELENE SMITH ROBERT BOULTER BEN JOHNSON RITES

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Y I I I 4 4 W r N 1 T Harvest Festfval Queen Freshmen Favorftes DOROTHY BROOKSHIRE PARK TUNNELL KITTY EDXVARDS V

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A BRIEF SURVEY OF TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE The falling leaves of 1926 found Tyler Junior College beginning to carve its record on the totem pole of history, with Mr. G. O. Clough as president and Mr. M. Hodges as dean, crystalizing the dream of farsighted citizens. Since 1927 Mr. M. Hodges has been president, and the position of dean has been held by Mr. W. A. Nelson, Mr. P. H. Walser, and Mr. H. E. jenkins. In contrast to the first year's faculty of nine members, the present faculty consists of twenty-two members. The college ranks high, as it has long been a member of the Texas Association of Colleges, the Texas Association of junior Colleges, the Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools of the Southern States, and the American Association of Junior Colleges. The school has an excellent library containing 5,000 books and 40 periodicals. Col. T. N. Jones, Mrs. A. Golen- ternek, and Mrs. Elizabeth H. Potter have made outstanding contributions. Apacheland, as the school became known in 1927 by vote of the student body, has many achievements and records of which it is justly proud. No chronicle of Tyler Junior College would be complete without mentioning them. The first student publications were the Apache Pow-Wow,,' appearing in the Courier- Times, and the Apache published jointly with the High School annual. Since 1935 the Apache has been an independent and much larger issue. In keeping with the In- dian tradition, the tribe has acquired a number of trophies. The Totem Pole was designed and presented by an alumnus, Sam Nash, Jr. A tom-tom and a war bonnet were given to the college by Apache Mansos, one of the Council Groups. In 1930 the students adopted the Apache Chant as their school song, both the music and poetry of this haunting Indian melody were composed by a student, Miss Frances Strange. The activity program has grown through the years. In 1926 there were five clubs, and at present there are ten. The oldest clubs on the campus are the Hiking Club and Las Mascaras. The largest organization is the Womenis Athletic Association. Since 1932 Miss Mary Henderson, Dean of Women and faculty sponsor of the club, has given to one or more of the members a scholarship of a semester's tuition, which is the highest honor of the association. In 1930, Alpha Omicron chapter of Phi Theta Kappa was organized in Tyler Junior College. This organization had five members the first year, it now has eight members and seventeen pledges. The Young Citizens Club was founded by the Rotary Club in the same year, members are chosen for meritorious conduct in cleanliness, thriftiness, courtesy, loyalty, honesty, service, dependability, sportsmanship, scholarship, and leadership. In a number of intercollegiate contests, Apache students have won honors. In 1931 Miss Sara Christian, appearing in Greasy Luckf, presented by Las Mascaras, was selected as the best actress in the district contest: Miss Dixie Alexander achieved the same honor in 1935 in Mansions.,' Three times Las Mascaras plays have won second place in the district contests. In the State Oratory Contest at Temple in 1931, Miss Elizabeth Cuthrell won second place. In 1933 the basketball team won the State Championship. Ernest Gilley, Esten Ray, Blake Wood, Ray Cwilley, and Cleve Gilley were on the team. The factor which lends a unity to the rapidly-changing student body is the tradition of democracy which has grown up through the decade of advancement. Based on Indian legends and history, the spirit of Apacheland has become a unique part of student life, as each class has added to the customs and unwritten laws of student behavior. As long as new moons wax and wane, as long as Apache warriors are trained for future councils, the traditions of the Black and Gold will increase in number. 24