The Decatur News (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, December 7, 1923 Page: 9 of 12
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The Most Features
Fine Serial Story.
Brisbane’s Editorials.
News Review of Current Events.
Four Columns Comics Every Week.
The Most County News.
The Most Local News.
The Best Printed Paper in Wise County.
$12.50
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$ 8.50
Dr. Walter Splawn Would Equa-
lize Opportunity for All to
Acquire Education
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More Than a Thousand Lighthouse*
and Lightships Under Control
of Trinity House,
other five Baptist universities in the
Z—Z... The University of Richmond,
Hard to Find.
“Where la your Ideal place to spend
the summer Y‘
“Any place whore I don’t have to
spend very much el**.”
Fire Precaution.
First Girl—Do you wear pajamas?
Second Girl—No, but I keep a lovely
pair where I can get at ’em quick
In case of fire.
Realism.
Archie—Remember the drawing I
made of your place? Well, I haven’t
been able to sell it yet.”
Wally—It must be very realistic, for
I haven’t been able to sell the place
either.
Identified.
We—Who Is that fellow with the
long hair?
She—He’s a fellow from Yale.
We—Oh, I’ve often heard of those
Yale locks.—College of the Pacific
Weekly.
•hooking.
Barr—I hear that Martin Is a prude.
Oan^-m say he I*. Why, he won’t
even look through the women’s adver*
Using pages of magaslnee.
The Difference.
New Yorker—You Bostonians are a
Strange race. The difference between
you and I—"
Bostonian—Yes, that’s the difference.
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Reggie—We should waste nothing;
I advocate using even calf’s brains,
doncher know.
Miss Diggs—As articles of diet, Mr.
Plnhed, or as organs of thought?
Ask Me, Ask Me.
Movie Editor (stuck for synonym,
to dramatic critic)—What’s another
name for “ingenue,” Brown?
Brown—"Ingenuisance,” of course,
—Wayside Tales.
More than a thousand lighthouses
and lightships guard the coasts of the
Brltldh Isles, and all are under ths
omtrol, direct or Indirect, of Trinity
house. Tor the purpose of control the
coast Is divided into districts, of
which the London district la the most
Important It extends from South-
weld in Suffolk to the North Foreland
tn Kant.
H* stores for this district are kept
at Trinity wharf, at Blackwell, and
hart are to be seen casks of oil, an-
chors, mooring chains, complete lan-
terns and machinery of many sorts, as
wall as quantities of buoys of different
sixes, shapes and colors.
The anchors used for mooring light-
ships are huge Implements of Iron
shaped like great umbrellas, and as for
the mooring chains, these are tested
by hydraulic power up to 300 tons.
Can buoys, spherical buoys, wreck
buoys, bell and gas buoys are here by
the score. Some are new; others are
old and battered, and have been
brought in for painting and repair.
Painting buoys goes on all the year
round, and the work Is done by the
men who are ashore from lightships or
lighthouses. Life on a lightship Is no
joke, especially in bad weather, and
each man after two months afloat gets
a month ashore.
Since accidents sometimes happen
to lightships, a relief ship Is always
kept moored at the wharf ready to
start at a moment’s notice to replace
any vessel which has drifted from her
moorings or been sunk In collision.—
London Tlt-BIta.
Scientific View of Earth.
A French scientist finds In the great
depths of the Arctic ocean an argu-
ment tending to show that the earth
Is slightly topshaped, the protuberance
corresponding to the point of the top
being at the south pole. This, he
thinks, would explain the different re-
sults arrived at by the various meas-
urements of astronomers and geode-
sists.
The differences are very small la
comparison with ths entire bulk of
the globe, yet they are readily ap-
preciable, and one of the explanations
that has been suggested for them Is
that the earth Is tetrahedral In form.
But the Frenchman thinks the top-
shape theory is preferable. The fact
that to an eye looking at the earth
from a point in space It would not
sensibly differ In appearance from a
true sphere shows how refined are the
methods of science which enable men
living on the surface of the globe to
detect variations In Its general con-
tour.—New York Sun.
On th* Campus.
“Come to the party and bring a few
nice girls,” said Freshmanfred.
“I’ll be there with belles,” declared
Sophomorton.
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We must unload our stock of 30x3% cord tires, and are
now offering our stocks at the following low prices.
Hit Was the Owl.
A Londoner looking over a country
estate was startled by a peculiar
screeching noise.
“I say, old chap,” lie asked the
agent, "what was that?”
"An owl.’’
“I know that, np- dear fellow, but
1924 is a Political Year—Presidential year, County
officers to be elected, and lots of other interesting
things you want to keep up with. $100 pays to De-
ppmhpr .31 1924
—THE DECATUR NEWS, Decatur, Texas.
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Ths Thrifty Partner*.
Two Aberdonians, who were keen
business men, started on their own
account, and It was part of the co
partner agreement that on* of them
should do the canvassing for orders
In the forenoon, and the other In the
afternoon. A customer of the firm
entered, and knowing this arrange
m*nL remarked:.
Bp*aker on Honesty Says a Queer
Shiver Ran Up Hla Spin* and
He Put Fruit Back.
Mr. Moneybags, the English prof-
iteer, has just bought the largest house
tn the country town, and so be was
rorngnised as the unofficial squire of
the place.
He wee tn great demand as a speak-
er at all the local functions, and that
M hew he came to be on the platform
at the annual prlse-glvlng, due to give
an address on “Honesty.”
When bls turn came to speak ho re-
lated hew, when quite a boy. bo saw
a cart of melons outside a shop and
nobody in sight
“On the spur of the moment’’ ho
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said Impressively—“on the spur of the
Bsment I say. I took one of those
He nauaod for Mfoet end was not
disappointed. The whole audience
gave one gasp at the Idea of their
local bigwig doing such a thing.
“But" he went on, “Instantly a queer
sensation assailed me and a shiver
went through me. I made up my mind,
and I went back to the cart and re-
placed the melon—(loud applause)—
and took a riper one I”—Pittsburgh
Chronicle.
Old Lady (to druggist).—I
a box of canine pills.
Druggist—What’s the matter with
the dog?
Old Lady (indignantly).—I want
you to know, sir, that my husband is
a gentleman.
The druggist put up some quinine
pills in profund silence.—Con -rega-
ttonallst.
Star Four Year* Away.
If the light of all the stars were
to go out at one*. It would be at least
four years before we noticed any dif-
ference in their light After that time
these light* In the sky would disappear
on* by one, according to their dis-
tance from th* earth. No one living
today would see the last starlight go
put if all their lights were extinguished
at once. The nearest star takes four
and one half years fpr Its light to
come to us. We say a star Is so many
‘Tight years" away, basing Its distance
on the time It takes Its light to reach
na, It takes light 100,000 years and
more to reach us from some of the
farther stars. From some of the more
distant stars we are Just now receiv-
ing the light that originally emanated
from them way back in the Stone age
—before history. It has taken It all
these years to reach na
half day and study the other half,
completing the course in six years
instead of four, is the theory advanced
for the equalization of educational op-
portunities by Dr. Walter Splawn,
state railroad commissioner.
Dr. Splawn was one of the distin-
guished guests in attendance at the
forty-fifth annual convention of the
Texas State Teachers’ association,
which closed a three-day session Sat-
urday afternoon when G. O. Clough,
superintendent of the public schools
of Tyler wais unanimously elected as
president.
In his advanced theory, Dr. Splawn
suggests that colleges, not only in
Texas but throughout the nation, con-
sider his idea.
"Such a rule as I suggest would put
the students into the work-a-day
world at the time that they are being
disciplined and prepared for the duties
and obligations of such a world. It
would also reduce the expenses of ed-
ucation and tend to make unnecessary
many of the extra curricula activities
which, though pleasant and entertain-
ing, frequently cost a great deal more
in time than the resulting benefits
would seem to justify,” declared Dr.
Splawn.
Would Equalize Expenses
Another plan for the equalization of
educational opportunities suggested
by Dr. Spawn which met with the
strong approval of the thousands of
educators at the convention, is that
the state bear a part of the living
expenses of the students while in col-
lege.
"Dormitories can be furnished so
that rooms may be had for normal
rent, and the state can provide a
common dining hall in each school
where supplies are bought at whole-
sale, where service may be on the
cefeteria plan, where those who pre-
pare the food may be employed out of
general fund, so that the cost of liv-
ing may be reduced to $10 or $15
a month.”
Such a plan is wholly practicable
in the minds of the teachers and
would add very little, if anything, to
the burdens of the tax payers, they
think.
It would then bring college oppor-
tunities within reach of all with the
ability to utilize them.
Any boy or girl equipped to go
through college, with the determina-
tion to do so, could arrange to bor-
row a reasonable sum, and would not
be deterred from doing such if the
amount could be kept within such
limits as to assure repayment with-
out unduly retarding the business ca-
reer of the boy or girl.
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COAST GUARDS OF ENGLAND I
Had to Spoil IL
“We’ve simply got to call a halt,” h*
said. “We can’t go on living beyond
our means forever.”
“I knew you’d do something to
epoll the first day for me,” she replied.
“This Is the first morning for a weak
that I haven’t had a headache.”
Sent by a Mutual Friend.
“I saw the doctor you told me to
eee.”
“Did you tall him I sent you?”
“Yes.”
“What did he sayT’
“He asked me to pay in advance.”
—London Tlt-Blts.
You know,
And then
perma-
nent wave stuff. Too artifical. Not
enough naturalness.” And Mr. Stan-
laws draws such beautiful magazine
covers, too.
JONESTOWN
C. W. Taylor of Commanche, Okla.,
is visiting his parens, Mr. and Mrs.
Hup Taylor of this place.
George Watts, and daughter, Eula
Mae, have returned from Ryan, Okla.,
where they spent Thanksgiving.
Jonestown had its big pie social,
which netted something more than
fortyfive dollars and they want to
thank everyone for helping, especially
the visitors.
Rain continues to fall in this section
and most everyone would be glad to
welcome the sunshine again.
Eula Mae Watts of Decatur, spent
Sunday with homefolks.
Elna Watts of Vernon spent the
day of Thanksgiving with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Watts.
Miss Lottie Hoffman spent last
week in Decatur visiting friends.
School is progressing nicely with
Diogenes was strolling in the dark
places with his lantern when he was
stopped by one who inquired:
“Sir, are you the Athenian Nut who
is looking for an honest man with a
lantern!”
“I’m him,” said Diogenes,
are you?”
“I.” said the inquirer, “am your
Honest Man!”
“Liar!” shrieked Diogenes. Get out
of my way! No honest man was ever
conscious of the fact!”
Half Day of Study, ! BAYLOR UNIVERSITY’S REACH
Unlf TT—~ J ' - ,n*y not known by all that
tlclll Work Li rUCU Baylor University is the largest Bap-
_______ tist University in the South. The s
South in this connection means the
Souuthern Baptist territory covering
15 states. This makes the University I
n comparison with 119 other uni-1
versities and colleges in the Southern [
Baptist Convention the cap sheaf.
To be at the top in a great educa-
Should boys and girls be required I tional system is to hold a most cov-
to work their way through college ? | ete<^ position. Baylor University has
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requiring the student to work one- South. The University of Richmond,
Mercer University, and Union Uni-
versity are doing some good graduate
work, but their numbers are small
as compared with Baylor University.
Baylor University has a sufficient1
background now, if Virginia, Tulane, |
Missouri and Wisconsin had 25 years
ago to begin substantial graduate
work on a greatly enlarged scale.
Since there are students from twen- j
ty-four states and foreign countries
the name of Baylor University has
spread throughout the world. Let
the growth continue without a halt
in the pace.—Baylor Lariat.
GIRLS TOO*ARTIFICAL
While Penhryn Stanlaws, who
draws such beautiful girls on maga-
zine covers, was a judge of a beauty
contest at Atlanta City he was asked
what qualifications were lacking in
the girls who entered the contest.
"Well, for one thing,” he said, "they
don’t know how to do the hair. Some
of them look like Zulus,
the fuzzy-wuzzy kind,
there’s far too much of this
Too artifical.
She—Next to me, what do you Ilk*
jest In all the world?
He—I like to be right next to you.
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Tyler, L. W. The Decatur News (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, December 7, 1923, newspaper, December 7, 1923; Decatur, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1322694/m1/9/: accessed June 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .