The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, March 23, 1956 Page: 3 of 6
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Friday, March 23, 1956
THE REDBIRD
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LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS by Dick Bibler
"HEY, BOLIVAR!—JVF FOUND ANOTHER SPECIMEN." y
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SPRING HAS SPRUNG—This picture by Frank Cric-
chio was published in the spring issue of The Redbird
last year. In searching for a picture to depict spring
this year it was the opinion of all concerned that the
quality of this one demanded that it be used again.
Hats off to "Crik."
Nobody “spared the horses'
in the 56 Chevrolet !
This beauty’s got power that’s panther-quick and silk-smooth. Power
that puts new kick in yo '"'ring and makes passing far safer.
A flick of your toe is all it takes
to unleash a hoodful of Chevrolet
power! Power that makes passing
far safer by saving seconds when
they really count! Power that’s
smooth as silk—and as full of
action as a string of firecrackers!
Big, deep-breathing power that
now ranges clear up to 225 h.p.!
But power’s just one of the
things that make for safer, hap-
pier driving in a Chevy. For
instance, there’s the solid -con-
struction of Body by Fisher—
and Chevrolet’s nailed-down sta-
bility. Come in and give it a try.
It’s A Fact
By Fred R.afes
This is fear!
People look at their cal-
endars and the blood in
their veins turns cold. The
quiet, peaceful March days
are slipping away too fast;
soon "that day" will be up->
on them.
Is there no escape from
the machinations of that
most diabolical of all
fiends —the practical joke -
ster? Must the day come
when every prostrate
pocketbook is a-camou-
flaged threat to humanity’s
big toe?
Must the skies be filled
with the crunch of choco-
late covered soap? Is the
despoiler of man’s shin
bones once more to escape
his just punishment, a mad
leer on his face, the sar-
donic cry of "April Fool"
echoing in his wake?
Alas, th<=re is no escape.
For centuries a long suf-
fering humanity has been
at the mercy of the warrior
of wit on this his D Day. No
one knows just how this
annual funny bone fracture
got started, but there’s a
rumor going around that
the Romans were behind
the whole thing in honor of
a gal named Proserpine.
It seems that one time
around the First of April,
Pluto, head man of the
southern hemisphere, de-
cided to take the lady off
for a hot time. Now Prosy ’ s
mother didn't like the
idea—after all, it was a
school night—and she
started off in hot pursuit.
But it was a fool's errand;
she didn't have a chance
against Pluto' s hot rod. Just
to show that nice old lady
they were with her, the
Romans celebrated her
wild goose chase by devot-
ing every April F ir st to the
grand art of April Foolery.
April Fooling got started
in Europe around 1564
when it made its way to
France. It was about this
time that the King got tired
of having the year start off
the same way all the time,
and decided to make Jan-
uary the first month of the
year instead of April.
But there were some re-
actionaries who didn't take
to the idea; they didn't think
it was time for a change.
The French foolers made
pretentious visits td these
reactionaries and pre-
sented them with all sorts
of silly gifts in mockery of
a serious custom which
had been practiced on Jan-
uary First.
The whole business was
imported into this country
with the first settlers by
some Pilgrim prankster
who probably came over
just for laughs.
Air conditioning—temperatures made to order—at new low cost. Let us demonstrate!
123 GLAMOROUS PRIZES IN THE "SEE THE U. S. A. IN YOUR CHEVROLET" CONTEST. ENTER NOW—AT YOUR CHEVROLET DEALER'S.
See Your Chevrolet Dealer
Since then evil geniuses
have been developing their
own special techniques for
bedeviling us innocent, un-
suspecting people.
How does one spell "kick
me"?
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Siebenthall, Carl. The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, March 23, 1956, newspaper, March 23, 1956; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth499475/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.