The Collegian (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 26, Ed. 1, Friday, April 19, 1940 Page: 2 of 4
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THE COLLEGIAN
Friday April 10 140
THE PLAGIARIST
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CAA Progresses
Steadily
into the study of Meterology and this will finish the complete
ground school course. To gain time the students are going
to have classes in the afternoons at the air port. As soon as
the test has been given covering this subject and a short re-
view of the complete course the final test will be taken by
the students to determine whether they will be qualified for
a private license or not.
Of the tests already taken by other students of other
schools there has been an average of 50 per cent or more that
have failed this final. It is hoped and expected that the stu-
dents of Daniel Baker will not only beat this mark but will
set a much higher one near the 100 per cent mark. In past
tests taken by the Billies they have shown that they are try-
ing to gain that goal. Through the able guidance and in-
structions of Mr. Holloway and Mr. Kersey the students are
gaining the fundamentals of flying while on the ground. Inci-
dentally few people think of a pilot as a weatherman a navi-
gator authority on the rules and regulations a medicore
mechanic and countless other abilities that would never enter
the minds of people not associated with flying. The thing
that impresses them most is the fact that they have lots of
excess nerve and will fly a plane anywhere at any time. But
there is much more to it than just the simple knowledge of
flying to be known by any pilot that is recognized as one by
the United States Authority of Aeronautics. It is a serious
and broad subject and takes someone with a level head who
knows how to use it in order to become skilled as a flier.
So giving all the Daniel Baker students in the Billies Air
Corps credit for being level-headed we look to them to set
a fine record as the "First Daniel Baker Flying Hill Billies
1940." Wilbur Roberts.
Are You
Dependable?
nought if he should neglect an appointment at some time or
other to show off this talent. A singer with all the talent in
the world could never become famous if he failed to turn up
for his concert on time. The salesman with a magnetic per-
sonality which was absolutely irresistible would never sell a
dime's worth of anything if he did not meet his customer or
"prospect" when he had said he would.
Dependability so our elders say is the quality most needed
in youth today. We are quite as brilliant at twenty as were
our forefathers we have as much native ability and talent
as ever but we do not possess that stubbornness of purpose
which makes for the "push" which gives us success.
Our lessons in dependability began on the date of our
births. This characteristic has been developing within us
since the day we promised our mammas we would bring back
what she asked from the corner grocery or told Pa we would
cut the wood and either did or did not. This characteristic is
even more important today because Mamma might overlook
the fact that we forgot the salt or went fishing but the world
and its standards of complex living will not.
To "follow through" and come out on top with the "goods"
in our possession is what the world expects of us today.
When we tell the teacher that we will make up that test on
Monday or have that theme or report on time whether or
not we do so either builds or tears down our future usefulness
to the world. Of course now it seems a very trivial matter to
promise something and then neglect it "What difference will
it make a hundred years from now?" we say So what! Lack
of dependability and strength of character synonymous
terms will lead to things which might make us wish a hun-
dred years from now wherever we may be that we had real-
ized the difference !
Begin now to do what you say you will do at the appointed
time. Let it not be said of you that you were not to be de-
pended on when a task was set before you. And remember
that you can not start concentrating on being dependable at
a later date or perhaps when you have more time you must
start now.
Flying and ground school work
is progressing very nicely and
much is being accomplished in the
latter. The ground school is now
Dependability is the most im-
portant quality a person can pos-
sess. He can have talent and abil-
ity ualore but it all comes to
Margaret Buchanan: (in booby
hatch): "Why are we here tell
me that why are we here?"
Doris Blair: "Because we're not
all there."
Farmer Adams was complaining
to his wife that he could find no
old clothes to put on the scare-
crow. "Well" said she helpfully
"There's that flashy suit Bill wore
to college last year."
"Yeah but I want to scare the
crows not make 'em laugh."
Little Boy to Lady: Have you
seen a lady in a fur cout without
a little boy that looks like me?
"I am sorry to hear that. How
did your brother die?"
"He fell off of a scaffolding."
"What was he doing up there?"
"Being hanged."
Take Your Pick Boys
If your "date" falls down on the
dance floor you should:
(a) Fall down too so as to
make things less conspicuous;
(b) Ask the orchestra to play
"Where Are You;"
(c) Pick her up.
If your "date" has eaten onions:
(a) Buy her a hamburger and
tell her to blow on it;
(b) Take her home and dump
her;
c) Buy her a stick of gum.
If your "date" wants to hold
hands:
(u) Slap her fingers;
(b) Call the usher;
(c) Assume it's a game and hold
hands with the person next to you.
AIR CURRENTS
Mr. Henulon of the Civil Aero-
nautics Authority visited Brown-
wood last Friday and checked up
on the flying of the two clubs. In
the check on the flying clubs in
their respective order Mr. Hern-
don found that the classes in
ground school were just a little
short of schedule but stated that
they were as far along as others
starting at the same time. He
also gave the instructors more
material on the coming examina-
tion. The latest addition to Mr. Ker-
rey's flight training program is
the "Screw Bird." Mr. Kersey
gives this to the student that he
thinks pulls some screwy stunt
while flying. Last Wednesday
morning Bill Brookover gained
this distinction by letting his mo-
tor die in the act of landing. The
landing was a successful one but
Bill was dubbed the "Screw Bird
of the Flying Billies." In gain-
ing this title the student will have
to keep it until some other student
pulls some screwy act in flying
thus relieving the other of the
honor (?) of having it.
The Model T has been equipped
with a radio recently to assist the
students in keeping up with the
weather. This radio not only
added to the distinction of the T
job but also added to the value of
it about three times a $60 radio
in a $10 car.
The students of both Daniel
Baker and Howard Payne are to
make a trip to Fort Worth to ob-
serve and look over the air port
there. They will see how the air
traffic is regulated on a Civil Air-
way and how the weather data is
collected and used. The trip will
be made in the Daniel Baker bus.
Several of the students are ap-
plying for flying in the Army Air
Corps. Some of the ones that have
received their application blanks
are: Wilbur Roberts and James
White. Roberts and White are
now taking the flying offered by
the college.
There has been very little re-
sponse to the request of Dr. Hart
for applicants for next year's fly-
ing training. Anyone that wants
to take this training should see
Dr. Hart in the near future. The
cost to each student will be $2R
next year and this covers all costs
of insurance and the physical ex-
am. If you are interested see him
at once.
Our Trail staff is about to finish the yearbook and other
things as well. Cora Jacque has been seen lately not in the
company of' Dick Daily but on the arm of the Brownwood
Bulletin employer Walter McClain. And at the picnic Goosby
got so bored that she went out to Quillin's car and went to
sleep. Sybil Wiginton has been following Kathirene Riddle's
oxamnlc when she asked "Sho-
Nuff" Gardner to escort her to
the senior banquet. She got a bit
original in that she asked him to
lend her the money to pay for
their way.
Flash from the Flying Billies!
irby Pitsick has apparently bailed
out in regurd to Jessie Burl Chis-
holm. She is said to have a very
acute case of the stuff caused by
Junior Shultz.
The lost lamb returns to the
fold. The prodigal son returns.
Paul Gregory returns to Vivian
Clendcniu. The things some guys
can get away with!
While tonkying Saturday night
we saw a most yes very inter-
esting example of jittering. Bounc-
ing (censored) and Chili-Chasing
Childs were doing a fancy bit of
rug-cutting. Bob Hall came by
but he didn't stay when he saw
someone he (and she) knew. And
John Barton was courting Evelyn
McDaniel.
Eva and Rass were seen to-
gether. The rumor is that she
had to get three shines due to
Jitterbug Rhodes flying (?) feet.
Bet that he will be glad that her
school is out this week.
Our prodigal prize-fighter Bob
Brant is also one of those old
cradle-robbers. He is courting a
high school sophomore Mary
Francis Simmons who is he says
all of sixteen years old. Seen
working in the lab. were Roy
Owen and Lolita McBeath.
Strange isn't it since she doesn't
take uny science.
Moose Hampton and Ed Cearnal
met Frosh Taylor and Zero Jesky
at a tonk in Priddy and Moose
demonstrated his superiority over
Frosh by taking Frosh's gal away
from him. Does Helen Harbor
know anything about this Moose?
Zero's gal Marg Conway is said
to have gone to church with an-
other boy but Zero says that he
just doesn't give a (Censored) for
he has something on a string up
at Hamilton: to wit a certain
cuitie whose name is Norma Rei-
nert. P. S. Her dad has lots of
cash and a car.
Myra Lee Duffer seems to have
settled down to the steady court-
ing of J. W. Matlock at least
she thinks it's steady. Mary Jo
Emison is wandering back to kin-
dergarten when she courts Chili
Rice. Red Adams can't make up
his mind whether to court Stella
Easley or Aleta Chambers. Moon
Lewis thinks that he is the object
of Lucile Kilgore's affections but
her true love is still attending
Tarleton.
Beverly quote "Oh Pinkieee!
Stick your head 'out the window!"
Thus was climaxed the whirlwind
:omance of Denman and Doris.
(Their meeting up in the dark
room was the anti-climax). And
to think that Denman has a faith-
ful in San Antonio.
Philbert seems to have let model
airplanes take the time he for-
merly spent with the women (all
the time) and are the gals sarry?
Says one brunette "What is a loop
compared to a scenic railway?"
Just another one of those things:
Josey Spain always seen with oth-
er guys and getting big fat let-
ters from them and here this guy
Covill wanted to fight for her once
How does she do it ?
Willie L. Keeler has her another
man ut least she thinks enough
of him to pay 50 cents for a meal
for him . . . The same goes for
Doris Nelle concerning Douglas
Roberts . . . And this affair of
Rnwlings-Blankinship is blossom-
ing into a real old-fashioned ( ? )
romance . . . Also the winsome
couple of McClelland and David-
son . . . Betty Jo Vernon seemed
to have caught her a man at the
state park . . . Was he a CCC?
Oh no . . . They call him Jitter-
bug Kaltwasser he really swings
a wicked hip ask those who saw
him awing it at the Ensemble pic-
nic. Personal Mention: Burnett and
Tbomason brunette and blond
freshmen respectively are doing
just fine . . . And Inman Jobe and
Delia Wooldridge are definitely
keeping company . . . Ray Gleaton
and somebody else were eating
Ice cream across the street from
the Dog House we knew there
would have to be food in the deal
before old Ray would go a step
. . . And one day there was Bid
cripping to town to see that blonde
who works in one of the more
popular women's stores . . . And
Gooch Gaddy is said to have been
given the run-around by high
school girls stick to home talent
Gooch . . . Andy Campbell (yes
Andy your public still loves you.)
So dear readers fishing season
is well underway and we should
get you just any time now . . .
Our bait is simple a moon lots
of picnics and other school and
otherwise activities and lots of
time . . . Don't feel slighted if we
felt that the dirt we got on you
was just too too unprintable.
Disrespectfully yours Rod and
Reel.
The Cinema Dopester
For the first time in Holly-
wood history a forthcoming pic-
ture will have verbal credits as
it opens on the screen it was re-
vealed by Producer-director Mark
Sundrich today as he filmed the
initial fade-in for "Buck Benny
Rides Again" Paramount comedy
starring Jack Benny.
Names of the star and featured
players are announced by Don
Wilson who announces the Benny
radio program.
Those who receive such an in-
troduction are Ellen Drew Andy
Devine Virginia Dale Phil Harris
Lillian Cornell and Eddie "Ro-
chester" Anderson.
There's an odd switch in "The
Farmer's Daughter" now being
made at Paramount.
Charlie Ruggles who has played
the inebriate in more pictures than
probaoly any other actor stays
completely sober in this one.
Instead like all reformed drunk-
ards he displays utmost disgust
and does his best to sober Martha
Rayc and Jack Norton when they
stage a wild binge in the picture.
Into both of them he pours gal-
lons of buttermilk something
that neither likes either on or off
stage.
Hollywood is back to normal
the smart boys are saying today.
The reason is that after all these
years two thespians have emerged
us a male comedy team. The lads
are Bob Hope and Bing Crosby
who have a merry time all through
a little number packed with songs
South Sea maidens and wise-
cracks to say nothing of Dorothy
Lamour.
The picture "Road to Singa-
pore" a Paramount creation was
greeted with cheers and huzzahs
the other night when it was pre-
viewed for the press. Critics are
still excited over it not only be-
cause it is irrational fun but be-
cause Hope and Crosby do such a
swell job together.
Last Team Split
Unless you count the perennial
Laurel and Hardy Hollywood
hasn't had a good comedy team in
years. In fact Bert Wheeler and
the late Bob Woolsey were the last
male team to make any impres-
sion on Hollywood.
The first successful comedy pair
was our old friend Wally Beery
with a little guy with a pointed
mustache named Leo White. That
was circa 1913-1015. Wally rang
the bell from 1023 until 1026 when
he teamed with Raymond Hatton.
McLaglen-Lowe Tops
Tops for all time were Vic Mc-
Laglen and Eddie Lowe in their
"Captain Flagg-Sergeant Quirt"
routine. Their "What Price Glory"
started them off on a successful
foray at the box office which last-
ed for several years and has not
to date been topped.
Crosby and Hope fight their
way through "Road to Singapore"
united against a common front.
That makes them interesting and
funny.
It looks as if they might be
traveling together for quite a
while.
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