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ST. EDWARD'S ECHO
Wednesday, January 11, 1939
St. Edward’s Echo
Holiday Chatter
A PEEK AROUND THE EIGHT BALL
By Victor Blanco
Vol. XII
No. 5
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Student Union Makes
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College Syphilis
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Published twice monthly during the school year by students of St.
Edward’s University, Austin, Texas
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Leo Ermis, Ed Norris, Russell Jensen.
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Victor Blanco,
;e Hogan.
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tain gal that is so fickle .... Best music
this week is Art Shaw's "Begin the Beguine"
. . . They tell us Hogan's life is full of Grace,
I wonder . . . The swing band is doing a fine
job. . . Last wdrds: Put me off in Palestine,
of the 20,000 members
American Student
group
tions.
Rev. William Molony, C. S. C.
Director of Studies
The two budding romances we mentioned
have occurred right under our noses. In fact,
it happens to be the other two thirds of my
corporation. No kidding, it's the Round man
and Nose (Falwell and Bomba). Old Nelson
has been hit pretty bad and I fear for the
; worst. The gal lives right here in Austin.
. But Nel sends her many an epistle to express
WITH
JAY SEEFELD
Vincent Bohlman
Charles McKelvey, Frank Babinec,
Charles Habiger, Georg,
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ECHO STAFF
Rev. James d’Autremont, C.S.C.
Thomas Meeks
L. G. Gardemal
Cilton De Bellvue
Frank Rovello
Bill O’Hern
we hesitate to mention (oh yeah), but any
way we'll save those for the present to wish
all you gentlemen and Pud O'Hern a very
happy New Year.
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positive contribution to
not giving material
to ‘“those aggressor
seem determined to
tire world in war.”
feet. When the barber was
fourths finished, Jim passed a
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Bill Kelley, the blind athletic, is
trying for a position on the Univer-
sity of Pittsburgh track team, in the
j>lgh-jumping division. His average
leap is five feet, five inches.
Phil Reynolds
Joe Whelton .
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paragraph) with two charming employees
and for some unknown reason had failed to
keep them. Well, a woman, like an elephant,
never forgets. I'm told that Reed really got
read this time. I bet he won't be too eager
to return to the Maverick very soon.
a fire-
back
Faculty Advisor
Editor-in-Chief
Associate Editor
Business Manager
Assistant Business Manager
Photographic Editor
NEW YORK CITY—(ACP) —
Another move to the right, started
at its convention a year ago,
characterized the fourth national
convention here of representatives
of the
Union, fusion
of liberal student organiza-
Germany and China.
The defense plank declared that
at present unilateral disarmament
was not possible, and called for a
joint study of defense needs with
the National Intercollegiate Chris-
tian Council and the National stu-
dent Federation of America, the
results to be submitted to a refer-
endum of the chapters of the Amer-
ican Student Union.
Students selectively tested in all
schools, large and small, represen-
ted not more than 15 per cent of
the total student enrollment of the
schools, while routine tests were
made on virtually all of the en-
rollment group (freshmen) under
consideration. Since the rate per
1,000' tests by both selective and
routine methods was found to be
piactically identical, the number of
positive tests is therefore governed
by the number of tests given. The
number of cases found in a given
student population, then, is in di-
rect relation to the number of stu-
dents tested regardless of method
of selecting.
Because failure 1,6 detect the oft-
en hidden clinical manifestations of
syphilis is so frequent and because
many infected persons do not know
that they have syphilis and there-
fore do not request examinations,
testing by selective method results
in many actual cases of the dis-
ease among college students re-
1 he report
per
college
elusion of an
students in higher
to 24 in the present survey.
Other findings of the survey show
an indicated difference of about 1 5
per cent less syphilis among college
women than among men, a differ-
ence, it may be noted, paralleling
nationwide . prevalence rates by
sexes. There is also a slightly lower
rate among college women than
among men of the same age group
at large. Little difference is shown,
however, between one region in
the United States and another for
either sex, or between the rates
for schools with large as
to small student bodies.
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Princeton University has had
more of its students win Rhodes
scholarships than any other U.S.
institution. Harvard is second, Yale
third.
about three-
remark about
the price. The barber said that the price
was ONLY thirty cents. Jim's castles
bled and when I say crumbled, I don't
quivered. His lonely two bits felt so insig-
nificant lying there in his pocket. Well, the
rest may not be history but it so happens
that our boy now knows how to shine
spitoons.
NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS
Customarily, the ECHO, at the beginning of each new
year lists a number of resolutions which it intends to carry
out during the ensuing twelve months. In the past, some of
these resolutions have been observed and some have not.
But on the whole, we do feel that we have been more or less
faithful to our New Year Resolution as far as the observance
of New Year Resolutions usually goes. If we adopted resolu-
tions for 1939 they should be much the same as those of
preceding years, concerning ourselves mainly with the im-
provement of the publication. And so we renew all pledges
we have made in the past regarding our journalistic output,
and promise a better ECHO with each succeeding issue.
But a lengthy list of resolutions for the ECHO would be
too much of a formality, and to deviate from the usual, we
would like to present a collection of resolutions which might
well be taken into consideration by the student body:
1. We, the students of St. Edward's, will cooperate more
wholeheartedly with the social activities sponsored by the
various campus organizations.
2. We will support our basketball team every inch of the
way in the new season.
3 We will take part in and encourage intramural sports,
entertainments, contests, and the like.
4. We will endeavor to improve our scholastic work and
thereby obtain some personal satisfaction.
5. We will urge this year's freshmen not to delay their
dance too long, so that next year's sophomores will not be
giving this year's freshman dance at the time when this
year's freshmen should be giving next year's sophomore dance
next year.
ciols approached
method of testing is desirable,
fair proportion of the officials,
indicated by their replies,
Jay Seefeld Feature Editor
Bill Reynolds Assistant Feature Editor
Edward Shaw, Pat McGinley, James McLoughlin, Lee George, Leandro
Rendon, Willis Gunn, Carl Fuchs, Ted Aantoos.
cases
college
maining undetected.
stresses the need for routine blood
testing.
Two-thirds of the
believed
in
ily way he
in going to par-
the man of the hour. With a handful of
fighting preps and Fence-post Riena he has
molded a basketball machine that could be
envied even by "T. D." Fleming. But to get
back to the subject. Preacher was standing
on the steps of H.C.H. the other day when
an innocent bystander remarked: '"I see you
have a tough game tonight, Joe."
-Marriage is the life-goal of 96
per cent of the students enrolled
in the Pennsylvania College for
Women.
A Columbia University cloakroom
attendant who has been employed
by the university for 28 years has
left that institution $500 in her
will.
The University of Michigan
a collection of 4,000 old and
textbooks.
Harvard University students have
started a movement to provide
special scholarships for citizens of
Pan-American nations.
of the opinion that syphilis is
bounded by class or racial lines,
and hence think that blood testing
is unnecessary in colleges.
Perhaps the noteworthy fact
found by this survey is its indica-
tion that the majority of college
administration officials, hoever,
fast beginning to realize the
sity of fighting syphilis on
fronts—including the college
us. In many instances, this reali-
zation, according to the report,
“seems almost intuitive.”
“A case of syphilis found is one
of great importance for what it is,
no matter where it may be discov-
ered. One case of syphilis spreads
to others, finally becoming the focal
point of a small epidemic. Early
diagnosis and treatment is protec-
tion not only to the individual, but
to the community. Public health
authorities agree that control ef-
forts, to be effective, must begin
with individuals in the age-group
of first exposure. College students
form an important section of this
group. Control in this age-group
offers real—perhaps the
hope that the general rate
materially reduced.”
Davey O’Brien, Texas Christian
University all-American grid player,
received more that 2,000 letters
and cards from fans during the
1938 season.
Princeton University has receiv-
ed a special grant to finance a
study of the effects of the Orson
Welles broadcast of the invasion
of Mars.
Saturday afternoon is bath-time
at the University of Alabama; stu-
dents there use more gallons of
water from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday
than any
week.
During 1938, the University of
Kentucky constructed
square feet of sidewalk.
Beginning next fall, the Univer-
sity of Michigan will inaugurate an
experimental tutorial system mod-
eled on the Oxford plan.
Wilson College is filming its
students while walking to aid them
in correcting posture and walking
deficiencies.
T. J. Huber Jr.: Tommy went to
Lake Charles, La., to spend the
holidays with his folks. Unusual as
it may seem he put an average of
eight hours a day in school duties.
He attended several parties and
dances one of which wis the in-
augural ball of the Lake Charles
University Club. He had
good Christmas,
New Year out on
DOWNTRODDEN TRADITION
Satisfied with disrupting the entire dance schedule for the
year, the freshmen have yet to announce a definite date for
their annual hop. Tradition is being violated and a student
body oended. The freshmen apparently have a warped con-
sception of the whole set-up. The other classes are not trying
to take advantage of the freshmen. They,too, gave their
freshimen dances when they were in that class, and they
intend sponsoring three more very good dances this year if
only the freshmen will not delay their own too long. The four
annual class dances are a part of St. Edward's college life.
They have been and must remain essentially so. Every class
since the early days of the University has done its part in
keeping this tradition alive, a tradition which has become
such a part of the University that we cannot even imagine
the two divorced. The reason for th'e delay of this year's
freshman dance seems to be nothing more than lack of
interest and utter indifference. It seems rather strange that
our Student Activity (?) Council can stand by and tolerate
the violation of a tradition as old as the school itself.
NEW YORK CITY — (ACP) —
That large number of college stu-
dents have less academic ability
than the youth of their generation
who have become mechinists and
unskilled workers is disclosed in a
pamphlet, How Good Are Our Col-
leges?, just received by the Public
Affairs Committee.
The pamphlet summarizes the
results of the ten-year study of
higher education in Pennsylvania
made by the Carnegie Foundation
for the Advancement of Teaching.
Only about half of the youth of
outstanding ability are getting into
college, the pamphlet declares,
while at least one-fourth of the
college students are below the av-
erage out-of-school youth in abil-
ity.
Colleges are shown to differ
widely in the capacity of their stu-
dents. In one 'extreme case all of
the students in the sophomore class
of one college ranked lower in an
intelligence test than the dullest
student in the sophomore class of a
superior institution.
Nor do these differences appear
to be due entirely to selection.
his sentiments. However, there is no need
to worry about the Fat man. He is too far
gone for any one to bother about.Just ask
to see his little finger. MY, it's a beaut.
Every night he has the bug to go home and
most of us know what that is like. I wonder v*
what would happen if the lass should see
the picture that Aanstoos has of Porky.
SLIMS AND SLAMS FROM DOOR JAMS:
Lee George is back and all smiles. Watch
those air mails pour in now .... I can't
see how the gals in Houston can stand losing
the Goon after such a wonderful two weeks
with him . . . Rovello is corresponding with Mac.
a certain girls' school in S.A. It is that cer-
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1 8--Investments and Speculations
8--Auditing Theory and Practice
of Secondary Education
of Teaching
a very
and started the
his right foot.
Pat Verhalen: Pat went to do
his holiday loafing in Marshall,
Texas. About the only way he ex-
erted himself was
ties and dances. He spent a very
delightful Christmas, and started
the New Year by blowing
c acker n Lis car. H;. is now
in school ready to start studying
hard, Ha, Ha.
Peter L. Grattan: Mr. Grattan
got off the train at Ysleta, Texas
(close to El Paso) to spend the
holidays at his parent’s side. This
gentleman didn’t do any work
either. He said he had the best
Christmas he ever had, and he also
had a birthday the 3 I st of Dec.
He started the New Year by singing
“‘Auld Lange Sine.^ Visited Dem-
ing, New Mexico,' where he had
a good time. The first he saw a
bull fight in Juarez, Mexico, and
on the second before leaving saw
the Sun Carnival Parade. He also
made the statement that he was
not quite ready to start studying
again. P. S. David (Red) Jones,
Peter’s roommate visited him dur-
ing the holidays.
Blood tests in colleges, when
given at all, are usually given to
entering students — mostly fresh-
men—so that the great majority
of those tested rwere in the. age
group between 1.5 and 19. Out of
the 5 15 institutions participating
in this survey 219, or over 40 per
cent, already have facilities for
testing students. Of those giving
tests, 89 gave tests on a selevtive
basis, while I 1 per cent--actually
only 23 schools—gave tests as a
routine part of the physical exam-
ination.
and Maguire made the town the
other night and it ‘seems they made the
Maverick,., too. At least that's what- the
neighbors for three blocks around tell me.
It seems that a while ago they made dates
(My, they are making everything in this
resolution calling for a study of
the defense needs of the U.S. and
modified its attitude toward the
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.
The convention voted approval of
the recent plan of President Roos-
evelt ' to train students as civilian
air pilots.
The peacp resolution declared
that the people and government of
the United States should make a
peace by
or moral aid
nations which
engulf the en-
It commended
the Administration policy toward
•Well well here it is another year! Good
ale '39 is here at last. Nothing seems to have
changed very drastically with the possible
exception of a few budding romances which
After so long a time they all come through,
and Jim Potts is no exception. Yessir the
Floresville flash really got the wool trimmed.
He went to town and sat himself in the
swankiest of swank and ordered a haircut,
light on the sideburns. Life to the gentle-
men was one great minute of leisure. Sitting
there in the palace of sparkling white tile,
to the pleasing aroma of hair oil and
de cologne, he had the world verily at his
Frank H. Merrem: The “Great
Chief” went to his tepee in Schul-
enberg to raise a lot of holiday
whoopee. As usual he didn’t do
any hard work. Although he did
take a little trouble in attending
parties and dances where he enjoyed
a lot of holiday spirit. Chief said
he had a perfect Christmas with all
the trimmings.. Oh yes, he also did
a little hunting. He started raising
fighting chickens (not the kind
that hang around here). His best
present was the money to buy his
Senior ring, and not he is back
ready to start studying in his
inimitable way.
John F. Davis, Jr.: Junior went
home to the fair city of El Paso to
spend the holidays at the side of
his parents. The only work he did
was undressing upon going to bed.
(sometimes), and dressing upon
getting up. For holiday celebration
he took in a couple of dances at the
El Paso Country Club. He also en-
tertained for Bob Wighamen, a
former St. Ed’s, student, who was
married Dec. 28. Frank had a swell
Christmas, and started New Year’s
in Jaurez, Mexico. (How?). After
seeing the Sun Carnival Parade he
started back for school (so he
says).
Luther N. Hull Jr.: This brilliant
student went to Houston to spend
the holidays at home. He was a bit
industrious and actually worked
at the Ohio .Chemical Co. He had
an excellent Christmas, and spent
a great deal of his night hours at
parties. This Junior started the New
Year in the usual Hull manner.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—(ACP)
--Blood tests of 78,388 under-
graduates in more than 500 Amer-
ican colleges indicate that 2 out
of every 1,000 students examined
are infected with syphilis, accord-
ing to a report just issued by the
American Social Hygiene Associa-
tion, a rate which is practically the
same as that of non-college young
people of the same age.
These findings are incorporated
in a study prepared by staff mem-
bers of the United States Public
Health Service for the monthly
Journal of the American Social
Hygiene Association.
The rate of infection for the
general population in the age group
16-19 years, based on estimates
of the Public Health Service issued
in November, 1938, is about 1.8
1,000. The apparently higher
rate results from the in-
unknown number of
age groups up
college offi-
some
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are still
There is nothing more admirable in a man
than a thorough knowledge of current events.
But the fellow who I am about to toss a
be-oo-ti-ful bouquet towards has more than
that. You have all heard of the coaching
greats of the century. You know, Rockne,
Howard Jones, Layden, Stagg, Warner, and
of course Pappy Preacher Grimes. There is
Thirty-four students out of 106
high school graduates whose test
scores were close to average went
to colleges which ranked in the up-
per half of Pennsylvania colleges.
The remaining 72 went to colleges
in the lower half. When tested
again after four years the students
who attended the top-rank colleges
made scores which were superior
to those in the low-ranking insti-
tutions by a margin equal to the
normal difference between Sopho-
more and Senior years. Thus, the
pamphlet comments, “if the kind
of knowledge measured by these
tests is the object of a college edu-
cation, then it is about twice as
expensive in time (and probably
money) to go to the less efficient
institutions.”
COURSE
Bus. Adm.
Bus. Adm.
Bus. Adm.
Education 8—Principles
Education 5--Technique
Education 6--Observation and Student Teaching
Phys. Ed. 4--Athletic Coaching
Phys. Ed. 6—Physiology of Exercise
Phys. Ed. 8--Administration of Phys. Ed.
Philos. I 0--History of Philosophy
English 9--The Novel
English 1 2—Shakespeare
E. E. I 0—Direct and Alternating Currents
E. E. Lab. 10—Direct and Alternating Currents
M. E. 21—Thermodynamics
Soc. 4—Criminology
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