The 1951 Bulldog,
Texarkana Junior College

 

Leah Strubhar - Editor
Gene Goodwin - Bus. Mgr.

In Recognition: Dean W. P. Akin
To Dean Akin who has through numerous years given patient and
Understanding aid to those who asked.

Table of Contents:
Administration
Classes
Personalities
Activities
Organizations
Sports
Snapshots

Dr. H. W. Stilwell, President

First classes were held at Texarkana College in 1927, located at 16th and Pine streets.  109 students enrolled.  It was part of the Texas side public school system until 1957.  H. W. Stilwell was both superintendent of schools and president  of the college.

Board of Education:
Burnam Jones, President
W. S. Chance, Veep
R. J. Singletary, Secretary
Pictured: W. S. Chance, Hale Parker, John Haltom, R. J. Singleton,
Burnham Jpones, H. W. Stilwell, Tom Bain, D. A. Shofner.

Faculty:

Miss Lucille Couch, Dean of Women, Psychology, Sociology, Education

Miss Curtistine Parsons, Secretary to Dean

Miss Grace Benjamin, Biology, Chemistry, Bacteriology

Mr. C. C. Burrus, Chemistry, Physics

Mr. Jerry Cahill, Art

Miss Kit Canafax, Speech, English, Dramatics

Miss Mae Coleman, Music Education, Chorus

Mr. Bill Copeland, History, Government

Mr. J. J. Dean, Business Administration

Mr. Roy L. Glass, Mathematics

Miss Juliette Haynes, Sociology, History, English

Mr. Harmon Porter, Mechanical Drawing

Mr. Walter E. Willis, English, Journalism

Miss Corine Henderson, Foreign Language

Mr. Jimmy Jones, Coach

Miss Edith S. Larson, History, Economics, Psychology

Miss Geneva Mizell, Business Administration

Miss Glyde Peavy, Librarian

Mr. C. O. Pinkerton, English

Classes:

Sophomores

James Grigson, Vice President
Margaret Fleming, Secretary
Bruce Smith, President

Raymond Anderson, Shirley Baldwin, Barbara Bellus,
Georgia Bevill, Harold Braswell, Betty Brock,
Alvin Burns, Frances Camp, Pete Camp, Lloyd Clapsaddle

Rondal Crawford, Patsy Dupre, Alyce Earl, Margaret Edwards,
Walter Fant, Ouida Ferguson, Margaret Fleming, Ivan Foster,
Patsy Griffing, James Grigson

Gene Goodwin, Betty Hopkins, Geraldine Hunnicut, Delores Hunter,
Henry Jackson, Bernice Johnson, James Lusk,
Johnnie Lynn, Raymond McClure, Beverly McKinney

Foster McWhorter, Francis Madere, Sylvia Morris, Nancy Nichols,
Charles Rachel, Dick Reilly, Raymond Reynolds, Charles Rodgers,
Harry Scantland, Peggy Seal

Helen Singleton, Dennin Skinner, Billie Merle Smith, Norma Sorsby,
Leah Strubhar, Gloria Tanner, Sam Wall, Joy Webb, Jim Webber,
Jack White.
 

Freshmen
 

Barry Pride, President
Jim Cook, Vice President
Elsie Wuertz, Secretary

Johnette Allerdyce, Bob Anderson, Mary Anthony, Jane Bentley,
Mildred Biagoili, Pat Bowden, Luther Brock, Ned Burns,
Barbara Burnside, Allen B. ChumleyMartine Collins, Purvis Cork,
Jamie Cromer, Everette Crow, Sara Davis.

Virginia Davis, Sidney Dennington, Betty Douglas, Bobby Grigson,
Carol Grounds, James Hackney, Betty Haltom, Gene Hamilton,
Jimmy Hamm, Jane Harkness, Jean Harper, Anne Harris,
Mary Harris, Mary Wil Hopkins, James Hughes.

Nancy Hughes, Beth King, Sherman Kusin, Billy McCrary,
Phyllis McKinney, Richard Madding, Frances Morehead, Pat Murphy,
Marylu Nelson, Blanche Ochsenbien, Barbara Orr, Barbara Oswald,
Carroll Prewett, Barry Pride, Lynn Quillin.

Franes Shaw, Virginia Shaw, Mary Smith, Nellie Steger, Pat Strayhorn,
Tommy Sutton, Leo Sweeney, Vera Thomas, Coy Towry,
Jeanette Vanderslice, Emily Williams, Annette Wood, Floyd Woodle,
Elsie Wuertz.
 

Personalities:

Betty Hopkins, beauty contest winner,
        selected by John Robert Powers agency in New York.

Mary Harris, Freshman Favorite

Jimmy Hamm, Freshman Favorite

Leah Strubhar, Sophomore Favorite

Gene Goodwin, Sophomore Favorite

Barbara Bellus, All Campus

Jim Webber, All Campus

Betty Hopkins, Best Looking

Bruce Smith, Best Looking

Marylu Nelson, Miss Esquire Calendar Girl 1951
(Picked by popular poll on T. J. C. Campus for the
national contest sponsored by Esquire Magazine)

Student Council:

Harold Braswell, President
Alyce Earl, Vice President
Gloria Tanner, Secretary
Mr. C. O. Pinkerton, Sponsor

Standing: Phylis McKinney, Gene Goodwin, Pete Alladyce,
Jimmy Hamm, Peggy Seal, Gail Bailey, Patsy Dupre,
Mr. Pinkerton,
Seated: Gloria tanner, Harold Braswell, Alyce Earl.

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Phi Theta Kappa:

Dennis Skinner, President
Alvin Burns, Vice President
Walter Fant, Secretary
Raymond McClurg, Treasurer
 Betty Hopkins, Historian
Vance Taylor, delegate
Miss Larsen, Sponsor

Back Row: Barbara Burnside, Martine Collins, Barbara Bellus,
Jimmy Hamm, Gloria Tanner, Nellie Steger, Mrs. Keyton.
Middle Row: Vance Taylor, Leah Strubhar, Coy Towry, Betty Haltom,
Patricia Strayhorn, Johnette Allardyce, Miss Larson, Jean Harper,
Barry Pride, Phyllis McKinney.
Front Row: Raymond McClurg, Alvin Burns, Dennis Skinner,
Walter Fant, Betty Hopkins

Blue Jacket Initiation:

Pat Strayhorn, Phyllis McKinney, Jean Harper, Anne Harris,
Johnette Allardyce, Jane Harkness, Barbara Burnside, Mary Harris,
Nellie Steger, Martine Collins, Marylu Nelson.

Blue Jackets:

Gloria Tanner, President
Leah Stubhar, Vice President
Betty Hopkins, Secretary
Alyce Earl, Treasurer
Betty Brock, Scrapbookkeeper
Patsy Dupre, Reporter
Miss Lucille Couch, Sponsor

Back Row: Nancy Nichols, Luann Gowanlock, Miss Couch,
Mary Hopkins, Jane Bentley, Pat Strayhorn, Phyliis McKinney,
Virginia and Frances Shaw, Margaret Fleming, Betty Brock,
Margaret Edwards, Eleanor McMellon, Peggy Seal.
Front Row: Leah Strubhar, Mary Harris, Barbara Burnside,
Alyc Earl, Betty Hopkins, Nellie Steger, Gloria Tanner,
Pete Allardyce, Patsy Dupre, Jean Harper, Barbara Bellus,
Anne Harris, Coy Towry, Jane Harkness.

103 Workshop:

Sylvia Morris, President
Anne Harris, Vice President
Patsy Dupre, Treasurer
Alyce Earl, recording Secretary
Bob Hilton, Corresponding Secretary
Peggy Seal, Parliamentarian
Leah Strubhar, Historian
Kit Canafax, Sponsor

Back Row: Kit Canafax, Harold Braswell, James Grigson,
Barry Pride, Gail Bailey,Henry Jackson, Don Hodge, Walter Fant,
Bruce Smith, Patsy Dupre, Nellie Steger, Sara Davis, Mary Hopkins,
Anne Harris.

Second Row: Sylvia Morris, Norma Sorsby, Leah Strubhar,
Pat Strayhorn, Ouida Ferguson, Alyce Earl, Delores Clark,
Frances Morehead, Margaret Edwards, Eleanor McMellon.

First Row:  Blanche Oschenbien, Coy Towry, Marylu Nelson,
Peggy Fleming, Mildred Biagioli, Barbara Orr, Betty Hopkins,
Helen Singleton, Frances Camp, Mary Harris, Gayle Hamilton,
Johnette Allardyce.

Delta Psi Omega

Walter Fant, President
Sylvia Morris, Vice President
Kit Canafax, Sponsor

Gloria Tanner, Mary Wil Hopkins, Sylvia Morris,
Walter Fant, Miss Canafax.
 

Future Teachers of America

Mary Wil Hopkins, President
Johnette Allardyce, Vice President
Anne Harris, Secretary
Margaret Fleming, Historian
Coy Towry, Program Chairman
Miss Corinne Henderson, Sponsor

Back Row: Luther Brock, Bruce Smith, Raymond Reynolds,
Alyce Earl, Phyllis McKinney, Frances and Virginia Shaw,
Frances Camp, Mildred Biaglioli, Miss Henderson.
Seated: Margaret Fleming, Anne Harris, Mary Hopkins,
Johnette Allardyce, Coy Towry.

Debate Squad:

Mr. Willis, Donald Morgan, Ned Burns, James Grigson.

Sports

Basketball:

Bill Rees, Wayne McMellon, Don Hodge, Ray Morris, B. J. Oney,
Bruce Smith, Purvis Cork, Gene Goodwin, Jim Webber, Murry Shaw,
Dan Templeton, Sherman Kusin.

Cheerleaders:

Mary Smith, Jimmy Hamm, Nancy Hughes

Bowling:
Barbara Bellus, Nancy Hughes, Coy Towry, Dorothea Murzicos,
Leah Strubhar, Mary Hopkins, Betty Hopkins, Miss Mizell.

Baseball Lettermen:

Every year fails to see any of the college baseball team in the
Bull Dog becausethe season begins too late for printing, so we
decided to put in the returning lettermen. They are left to right:
Murray Shaw, Pete Phillips, Bruce Smith, Bill Buse,
Jim Webber, David Reed.

Tennis Team:

James Grigson and Gail Bailey, State Semi-Finalists, 1950
Billy Joe Smith, Walter Fant, Billy Bob McCrary, James Grigson.

Advertisements
 
Cobb & Sons Shoe Store - Good Shoes Since 1911, 102 East Broad
Ralph Brothers Laundry and Dry Cleaning
Adams Grocery & Mkt. 200 New Boston Rd.
Hale Parker, 103 Main
Womack's Modern Cleaners, 210 West 7th Street
J. C. Penny & Co.  Penny's, Where Texarkana Shops and Saves.
Texarkana Funeral Home
Watson-Mizell Motor Co. Pontiac
Guys Orange Stands - #1   305 West 7th, #2   801 New Boston Rd.
The Style Shop, Free parking
Lauderdale Electric Co., Your Philco Dealer, 111 East Broad
S & S  Supply Co., Complete outfitters for your car. 217 East Broad
Bane Motor Co. Your Dealer in America's Most Useful Vehicles.
Four States Business College, 519 Olive St. Texarkana, Texas.
Blairs Finance and Loan Co. Inc., 318 West 3rd Street, Complete Loan Service
Red  River Chemical Co., Janitors Supplies and Equipment, Floor Maintenance Material
Texarkana Armature Works, 902 New Boston Rd., Bill & Macon Jarvis
Armature and Motor Rewinding, Generator Repair
Lato Products Company, 909 New Boston Road, Manuafturers of
    Lato Metal Window Screens
Texarkana Casket Co.
The Criteriaon, 117 East Broad, Texarkana
Ben F. Smith, Dry Goods Company, 44 years in Texarkana
Momon Furniture & Carpet Co., 200 East Broad, Complete Home Furnishings
Wommack's - Mens and Boys Wear
Yellow Cab Co., Cars for rent with or without drivers.
Reasons Drug Stores, 201 E. Broad, 1023 Hazel Street.
Viva's Flowers, 422 State Line, Flowers for all occasions.
Belk - Jones, Your Family Shopping Center
Riley Cooper, Manufacturer of Venetian Blinds, J. B. Paint and Varnishes
Awnings of all types, 1615 Texas.
East Funeral Home
Southwest Printers & Publishers, 308 East Broad
Dreyer Motor Co., Ford, the car of the year.
Fox Tire Co., 1302 Texas Ave.
S. H. Cress & Co.
Phil Dunkin Motor Co.
Raney's Flowers, 816 W. 7th.
Owens Bros. Livestock and Implement Dealer
The Cutlet House, 1020 E. Ninth
McCarley Motor Co., Desoto - Plymouth Dealer, 802 State Line
F. W. Offenhauser & Co., Insurance Bonds, Texarkana
Buhrman - Pharr
Paul's Ice Cream Bar, 1700 Texas Ave. Home of Quality Ice Cream Products
Jimmies Typewriter Hospital
Texarkana Bus Co.
Ritchie Grocery Company
W. S. Chance Co., New Boston Rd. & Bowie
Texas Furniture Co., First in Furniture
Watts - Fielden Realtors, David M. Watts, Mary K. Fielden, 104 Texas City Hall
Mode O'Day Texas Avenue Variety Store, 1609 & 1611 Texas Avenue
Sears Roebuck & Co., Good Quality costs less at Sears.
Hotel McCartney
Southwestern Gas and Electric Company
Ragland Office Equipment Company, Printers & Stationers, Texarkana
Boyd's Drug, Inc. The Rexall Store
Gulf Oil Products, W, C, Dudney & Sons
KAYS, Texarkana's Leading Jewelry Store
H. H. Watson's Good Shoes
Max Scherers Inc. The home of Good Clothes, 219 E. Broad
J. J. Newberry, Co.
Otto's Drug. Texarkana's leading Drug stores
Beasley's Music Headquarters
Grim Hotel Drug, 301 State Line
Owen Brothers Jewelers, Watches and Diamonds, 210 State Line
Ueckerts Jewelers, 213 Pine
Sparks Creamland, 1506 State Line
Springer Insurance Co., 607-8-9 Texarkana National Bank Building
Tilson & Co. Insurance, M. D. Tilson, Oran H. Scurlock, TNB Building
McCoy's Ladies and Juniors Ready to Wear, 119 East Broad
Hotel Grim, Texarkana's Community Center - We specialize in Parties and Banquets
Two States Lumber Company, 1709 East 9th
Day Motor Co., Studebaker Sales and Service
Dove Buick Co.
Royal Cleaners and Hatters
Anderson Insurance & Realty Co., Leslie Anderson, Gerald H. Goff, Raymond D. Anderson
411 State Line, Anderson Insurance Building
Antweil's Finer Mens Wear, 203 East Broad
Baptist Book Store, 214 E. Broad St.
Gulf Service Station, Floyd E. Leavelle, 901 East Street
Hacks, Watches, Diamonds 113 East Broad
Mayo-Hawley & Co., Realtors & Insurance, State Line at 5th.
Wilbur Smith, Prudential Insurance Co., 335 State National Bank Building
Zesto, 7th and Texas, 7th and Hickory
Cities Service, Forrest M. Campbell, Distributor; Gasoline, Oils, Tires, Batteries
Cullom - Walker  PACKARD Automobiles.
Cargile Motor Company
Melody Shop - 206 East Broad, your modern music store
A.W. Johnson Co., Plumbing, Heating, Air Conditioning, 218 East Broad
Doug Stevens & Co., Insurance Managers, Texarkana National Bank
The State National Bank of Texarkana
Pagan - Ritchie Lumber Co., Everything for the builder. 3rd and Oak
Texarkana Business College, Mrs. L. R. Nash, President, 314 Main
Lofton's Pharmacy, 7th and Waterall
Temple Building Supply, 1402 New Boston Rd.
Pan - Am Products, H. B. Wren, Distributor
Creekmore Motor Co., Inc. Dodge Plymouth
Davis-Miller Oil Company, Regular and High Octane Gasoline, 1023 New Boston Rd.
Marinello Beauty Shop, 410 State Line
Kittrell Insurance Agency - 407 State National Bank Building
Davis Lumber Co., Building Materials of all kinds.  601 East St.
Strerling Studios, Sterling Engraving Co. 313 Pine Street
Nelson Printing Co. 220 East Broad
Grace -  Logan Headquarters for Sporting Goods and Athletic Equipment.
Pryor's Flowers, 911 Main, When in need of Flowers
Walsh - Lumpkin 217-19 Hazel Streets
Chester's Bar-B-Q, 703 Ash
Automotive Parts Co. Wholesale Distributors and Replacement Parts 320 Pine Street
W. M. Peters & Son, Glass, Mirrors, Window Glass, Picture Frames, 12th and Texas Ave.
Isabell's Flowers and Gifts, Hotel McCartney Building
Simmons Drug, 222 Main Street
Borden's Homogenized Vitamin d Milk
Humble Oil and Refining Co.
E. A. Stewart Lumber Company
The Texarkana National Bank

The above material was graciously submitted by:
Mr. William A. Sweeney
CLIQUEONE@aol.com
Date: Sept. 2000

 

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