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EDITORIALS
The Campus Chat
Friday, June 29, 1956
QhiikiAm. QndkaJtsLA Conflict
Ssdwjuut QjuLbJtksiA, QonqhsiAA
Crack Shot, Judo Expert . , ,
Policewoman
Switches to Teaching
Criticism of the Supremo court as
it end* it* pr< term in the midst of
controversy indicate* th - ponsibility
of continued conflict for the Court in
the future
Attacking court procwJure# prino-
|mliy are menitw i - of t'onjjreM*. who
contend that Chief Ju tire Karl Warren
is overst«"i>piriK the power* of the
Court and tending to rnak« law instead
of interpreting it Warren, who was
nominal'd chief justice by F<i enhower
in 1963, i* the center «:f dispute*, both
inside and outvide the court. He ha*
received mo t of the blame for the
record of the Ifl5< court.
There are mor< than -eventv hill*
now talon (Vmttres.s that are aimed at
curbinir th> pnwrr of th<* court ( ontro-
verny over court decision*, as well a*
att'-mpt* to change the court., are noth-
ing new.
Since the establishment of the court
in 17K!> the <i/,«- has been changed
-i-veri times In 1M7 Franklin I).
Roor-t velt attempted to again enlarge
the court, wh«"-H decisions were then
being attacked fur opposing New Deal
laws.
Today (Jongressiorial opponents are
protesting recent decision* on race re-
lation*, sedition, and labor relations.
Coder the direction of Chief Justice
Warren the Court has been mainly con-
cer.ied with applying law to cases
rather than in determining constitu-
tional question*. It appears reluctant
to pass upon constitutional issues, ex-
cept where right* of individuals are
concerned.
No definite pattern ha* been estab-
I; hed iti the division of the court, un-
like the consistency that occurred in
it- divisions concerning the New Deal
legislation.
The opinion- written by Chief Jus-
tic Warren place him generally on the
side of the individual against the state
and th> federal law against the state
lav. He ha often found himself at odds
with the majority in many of his opin-
ions.
Although the court shows no indi-
cation that it will change its estab-
lished independent course, there are
i"> ibb troubled times ahead when
( ontrre continues its attack
Adell Cambrell
by JEWEL ROSS
A former m<mb«r of the Dallas police
fori e, skilled in judo and the u e of a .88
calibre revolver, t* enrolled in N'TSC this
wuintrier working toward a graduate degree.
"ihe ic Geraldine N'otley, and she would like
to torn her talent* toward the youth develop-
rnent after spending time helping to quell
juvenile trouble* in the Italia* area
Mian N'otley'* studies in school adminiatra-
tiori and supervision and the admission semi-
nar in health arid physical education may lead
to a master of arts degree in physical educa-
tion.
When she entered the Robert K Lee elemen
tiiry school in Dallas, she showed unusual tal
ent in sports. She made model airplanes which
won priz.es in competition with boy* in avia-
tion shows at Fair park. She made an enviable
-cholastic record and won medals for compe-
tition in volley ball on the city parks. It was
at that time he became known as "Gerry."
When she entered school at ('rosier Techni-
cal high school. Miss N'otley t«egan what was
for her an extended and unusual association
with the Dallas police force She was elected
judge of the juvenile traffic court sponsored
by the Dallas Jaycee* and presided over more
than two thousand cases liefore graduation
forced her to retire at the age of 17
Mi" N'otley then became a full member of
the Dallas police force as a crime prevention
ffirer assigned especially to juvenile case*
To insure her personal safety, she studied
judo and became an expert in the field. She
nUo became an expert marksman with the .38
'hat she was required to carry.
Experience in the traffic court enabled her
. drive the department's ear in her work, hut
>kie policemen sometime* stopped her to
•k at her credentials usually in disbelief —
a- she looks like a photographer's model.
As a detective, she had set up numerous
raids in which criminals captured as law vio-
lator* found it difficult to believe that «he was
an officer of the law. She would go to the
house* where illegal activities were promoted
and find out what was going on there. Some-
times she would spend days or weeks visiting
just one such place and would become a fa
miliar figure in the group. Then, when the
raid was scheduled, she would go to the place
Synrinqkm VYlouj. dlsujiivsi (DsumochjcdA' Tlod
9n (fonjbi&i fofi (phQAJudsmiial %omincdtjum
Because of recent development in
the rapidls changing |*>litical scene, the
Missouri Waltz may become a White
House favorite again next year.
Harry Truman isn't planning to come
back and "give 'em hell," but Missouri's
junior Cnited States Senator, Stuart
Symington, is turning out to be the
Democrat* most likely presidential
prospect if and when Adlai Stevenson
fails to get the party hid at the August
nominating convention.
Less than a month ago the question
of whom the Democrat would back for
president was not of great importance,
except to a few -launch Democrats,
since everyone seemed positive that for
the next four years we'd he living with
Kisenhower'- peace and prosperity.
But -inee Ki.M iihower's health has put
the question of his fitness into voters'
minds again, the Democrats stand a
much better chance of getting hack
into the White House.
President Fisenhower's recent oper-
ation has made people wonder whether
a vote for Ike may not turn out to he
a vote for Dick Nixon as president a
thought that repels many voters.
So the Democrats are gaining equal
footing.
Within the party ranks things have
been revolving rapidly, and the leaders
in the race for the nomination have
either fallen behind or have shown
signs of weakening.
Kefauver is said to admit that by
News in Review . . .
losing the recent California preferen-
tial primary he has lost the race for the
presidential nomination. Some politi-
cians believe that the Democrats' new
role of importance will be certain to
cause a (top-Stevenson movement at
the August convention. The last of the
liig I'hree contenders, Averell llarri-
muii, is probably losing his chances of
getting the nod, mainly because he is
too liberal.
I his leaves the Democratic nomina-
tion wide open, but more and more
people who claim to have their ear to
the ground are claiming that Syming-
ton i the man the Democrats need.
I he tall Missouri Senator appears to
have what it takes to pull I he Demo-
cratic party together and to win votes.
He hould appeal to voters on either
side of the Mason-Dixon line since his
parents were Southerners and he was
born in Massachusetts, raised in Mary-
land, and later made his money in
Missouri.
His national record as both execu-
tive and Congressman is irreproach-
and he has the respect of all those
have worked with him.
the statement one of his boosters
made is true, that "the qualities
made him successful in each job
he has taken on would make him a suc-
cessful president," then maybe he is
man the Democrats need.
—Jonell Hodgson
A
to !«• sure that the law was !>eing violated at
that time and walk out. Her exit was the cue
for policemen to enter, and her work on that
case was done,
Miss Notley's resignation in September,
1055, came a* a complete surprise to the de-
partment. She left because she wanted to re-
sume her studies at Southern Methodist uni-
versity.
I ri January, when she was employed as
t«i!t> hei of physical education in the Maple
I.awn elementary chool, Mis* N'otley showed
that her interest in juvenile problems was too
strong for her to leave the field
So this summer. Miss N'otley re-enrolled in
North Texas, the school from '• hii'h she was
"induatid with a bachelor '■< science degree
ii education in 1 !•*>.'!, to begin her graduate
work and to get new ideas (or her work with
lementarj -chool children. Sh<> worked with
•he police department in the evenings when
h>- doing her undergraduate work. This
miner she is working as a bookkeeper at
Methodist hospital while she does her grad-
uate work.
Did You Know?
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GERALDINE NOTLEY
. . . from cop to coed
Chat Photo by MOSKS
From Oak to Maple . . .
Cool Air Prevents
Summer Fatigue
Steinbeck Picks
Perfect Legman
For Conventions
Bracing himself to cover both the
I democratic and Republican conventions
this summer. Author John Steinbeck
was slightly worried at never having
attended that sort of big political show.
Last month Reporter Steinbeck, en-
gaged to dope out the conventions for
the lyouisvillc ( ourier Journal and some
twenty-five other newspapers, sent a
help wanted letter to the dean of
Northwestern university's School of
Journalism, Kenneth l\. Olsen.
hxeerpts from hi* waggish call for
the perfect legman are: "I want a com-
bination copy lioy, telephone answerer,
coffee maker . an eavesdropper and
Peeping Tom, a gossip and preferably
a liar . . At the end of the (Chicago)
convention he is finished, through, his
career terminated and any attempt at
blackmail will be strenuously resisted
. . . He iv the patsv and I want him
never to forget it I'm getting mad at
him already . . ."
Last week Steinbeck picked his
"queen's animal." Tom Deutschle, 38,
ex-Chicago Sun newshawk and now a
Loop press agent, agreed to take the
masochistic assignment.
♦ • ♦
In Boston, one of the most publicized case*
that grew out of Joe Met arthy's career as a
wild-swinging slayer of subversive dragons
came to end. Because of insufficient evidence,
the government announced that it w . drop
ping the prosecution of Harvard Physicist
Wendell Furry, charged with contempt for re
fusing to answer the senator's questions.
• • •
From Paris recently came word that
UNESCO has commissioned six of the
world's leading artists to adorn its new
headquarters. One of the biggest com-
missions, which was for a conference
room mural covering 1100 square feet,
was not likely to please some of
UNESCO's more rabid U.S. critics; it
went to millionaire Communist Pablo
Picaaso.
I>> FRANCES GRAVES
At the beginning of summer school, most
>Indents enroll filled with a determination to
apply themselves in their achoolwork and to
keep itp in their assignments. This doesn't last
oiig After a week of taking notes in a his
lory class or practicing for three hours every
afternoon, they liegm to feel what is common
Iv called summer school fatigue.
Whether the student is a commuter who
must arise at 5 a.m. or a dorm dweller who
stumbles out of bed at ti !0 to mak'' a first
period class, a certain animosity develops be-
tween him and his alarm clock, Kven a clock
radio fails to ease the process of waking up.
' haiucs are Elvis' latest is playing, anyway.
In each of his classes the student finds it
more difficult to remain awake for an hour
and a half, lb' finds himself seeing two pro-
fessors instead of one in front of the room.
What the students of North Texas need to
do is take advantage of the recreational fa
cillties available to them. When planning for
an afternoon of fun and frolic, new students
immediately think of the North Texas swim
ming pool Hut after one trip to the pool,
crowded with lien ton children, they usually
try to think of something else.
For the more athletic person, there are ten-
nis and golt. A few brisk, long, hot, tiring
hours on the court or green may not help the
student feel rested, but they will certainly in-
crease his appreciation of classes, where he
may at least sleep.
\nil for the daring there is always roller
-kating Nothing equals the excitement of
racing over the cement slab in the back of the
union building endangering life, limb, and
various other parts of the anatomy
I he person with an inventive mind who
tak<-. up this "sport" can find an almost end-
'ess amount of opportunities to show his
genius There is, for example, a dire need for
n combination skate key and can opener, be-
cause anyone who attempts this sport needs a
drink.
Kor those students who seek nighttime ac-
tivities, there is the Wednesday night dance,
i in the union building slab they can enjoy the
company of other students seeking nighttime
activities.
Perhaps the biggest cause of the afore-
mentioned fatigue is the hot weather. A few-
lucky souls have air-conditioned rooms in the
dormitories, but most of us must suffer in
our private ovens. There are a few things,
however, that students may do to cool off.
First is l.ake Dallas. True, for pedestrians
it is practically inaccessible. And it is also
true that the water is filthy. In addition the
sun makes staying out of the water almost
impossible. But what else have we got? A
swimming pool full of Dentonites and a bath
tub.
When going to the lake, the student should
take along a minimum amount of equipment
A bathing suit is of the utmost importance,
the reason being self-evident. A towel, blan-
ket, and assorted brands of suntan lotion add
to the "luxury" of the trip.
A long, hot, dry afternoon at the lake nat-
urally calls for something to drink. And some-
thing to drink naturally calls for a can opener.
The aforementioned skater can bring along his
skate key, but the rest of us must be more
orthodox.
If the college student doesn't mind watching
a shoot 'em-up, a tear-jerker, or a space-
thriller. he can attend the local air conditioned
movie houses.
And of course there is the library. It, too,
is air-conditioned, and what's more, it's free.
And you really don't have to study. Just find
a table in the back of the reference room, and
you're set for an evening of relaxation.
Down Allan's Alley . . .
Remorseful Captain Gnashes Teeth
Over Last Voyage of Ship Caprice
bv ALLAN HARVEY
While lounging on the west shore of Lake
Dallas recently, trying to cure my annual
summer sickness, galloping mind rot. I espied
a sailboat making tack out of the toe of the
lake. Suddenly I began to shake. The sight of
that sail in the distance brought tears to my
eyes. I clutched my breast spasmodically and
tried to keep my trembling upper lip from
slapping my chin off.
'Could it be
Campus Echoes . . .
Austin Heat
School-Wide
Summertime has made its arrival known in
Austin, and the soaring temperatures have led
University of Texas students to reappraise
the suggestion made enrly this spring by Pro-
fessor Floyd Townsley.
Under the Townsley proposal, all univer-
sity offices and functions would close down
from 12 noon to 3 p.m., and quiet hours would
Wave
Siesta
. I murmured, "could it be
Stirs Up
Proposal
N'o
The Campus Chat
Hcwm 101 jotiroaliam bulletins
l"A< y M \KKIl 4 T1MK.S
Alt. A M Kit IC AN J1 TIMKS
JONKl.t. HODGSON
Telephone: C-4711. eatenalon M4
Member Southweetern Journalism rnncreae
Atxtl.t, r.AMMtKt.1.
editor
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
FRANCES r.RAVKS A I.I. AN HARVKY DtJR BROWN
•vtltnriala amuaeaienta-artlvitiai (porta
DOROTHY HOTS
uuMUnl
JKRRY MOSES
manager
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husinhbs orrica
The ( ampin Chat, atnrfent newapaper of North
Teaaa State eolleye. la publtaheH aenO-weeklp
'e>efy Wxineula; an. I KrMavi during «h. !ani
September throu«h Mar and weekly
(every Friday i durlnt the summer aeaalon.
J>me through Auruat. exrepl during review and
examination perloda and aehw>l eaeattona
Editorial atatemenu of the r'ampua Chat reflert
the opinion of atudent w.-itan and not neeea-
•artly that of the North Tnaa Bute pollen
admlniatratton.
JERRY MOSES
photographer
JONF.t.I. HODGSON
rlrrulatinn
I.ETTEas FROM READERS: Tke Chat wel-
«>mea letter* from reader* hut reverses the
right to adit when nar weary letter* a hould he
aimed, hut the wHtor'a Initiate will ha uaed If
rea) uea ted.
Entered aa aerond-rlaea matter April U. ! «♦,
at the poet offlre In Denton under the acta of
March I. I«7 .
Represented by National Advertising aervieea.
Int. Subecription ratea. delivered by mail .. It
be the order of the day in dormitories,
bridge for the girls, either, just rest.
His clinching argument, "Why, we're nearly
in the tropics . . ." The Summer Texan
« * •
Two Trinity university students, inspired
by both the popular song. Sixteen Tons, and
Fnglish professors, wrote these lyrics entitled
The Wail of the Freshman Knglisb Student:
Ah got up wun mawnin' when de sun
didn' shine.
Picked up my pen and wen' to de mine
Got to de mine and what did ah fin',
Another theme to write 'n' no openin' line.
Yuh write 1 *5 themes 'n' whadya get?
Another day older 'n' a 'search paper yet.
St. Petah, don't ya call me 'cause I can'
(JO—
Ah'll meet ya ou'side de library doh.
Ya pick up yer pen 'n' ya go to the mine
Ya think that de teacha will like it
jus' fine.
He tells ya to start all over again
Vause de darned ole theme just ain't worth
a dime - The Trinitonian
a e a
From one college paper comes this sage ad-
vice: "Caution: Be sure brain is engaged be-
fore putting mouth in gear."
—Gustavian Weekly
the lost Caprice?" I gnashed my teeth. No, of
course not. The Caprice was gone. Gc:ie. I
wiped the tears from my jaundiced eyes and
lay back on the sand. I was going to have a
flashback.
Once again I was chinning from a low mes-
quite limb to nhow the girls how strong my
arms were. N'o, wrong flashback. Once again
I was captain of the Baffin Bay Boys of La-
ir una Madre with the deck of the f'aprice be-
neath my feet and the tiller in my ruddy hand.
But now I am getting ahead of the flashback.
In The Beginning there were four of us:
John, Foster, Dahney, and I. These are not
their real names for obvious reasons, tine day
John's uncle told him that he could use his
sailboat if he would fix it up a bit. All being
the best of friends, we readily agreed when
John suggested that we help him with the boat.
He would let us go in with him on a partner-
ship basis.
Having so decided, we got the boat out of
dry dock in Corpus <"hristi, took it to John's
farm several miles from the bay, and worked
on it for the remainder of the spring. By the
first of June we were finished and stood back
to admire our work. We had scraped and
painted her 17-foot hull, replaced her redwood
bottom with cypress, and rigged her. She was
an ungainly looking thing but <he was ready
With the Alumni . . .
to make her initial voyage.
We loaded her on a trailer and carried her
down to the bay. There in a small cove we
found ourselves with two problems. What were
we going to name her, and who was going to
be the captain? Finally, after rejecting sev-
eral hundred names, we christened her "Ca-
price" because, having put the bottom on our-
selves, we knew there was no telling what she
would do in the water.
As to solving the second problem, I sug-
gested we Indian-wrestle to see who would be
the captain. It soon became apparent that I
was the only one who had been squeezing a
rubber ball all spring (or just such an occa-
sion. Thus I became caf'. in of the Caprice.
Now we were ready to put t.he Caprice in
the water. She slid in very nicely and stood
waiting for us to man her. Since there were
no logs handy, the rrew piped me on board
and I gave my first order.
"Batten down the anchor and cast off the
main -ail," 1 shrilled. The crew scurried to
do my bidding. "Dredge the forecastle fore
and aft nnd shiver the timbers," I shouted
more confidently.
Suddenly I found myself being lashed to the
mast. Dahney took the tiller, and with two
bailing and one sailing we sailed out into the
bay and were never seen again.
Graduate Becomes Manager
Of Life Insurance Company
ALF.X PICKENS, who received his master
of arts degree from North Texas, is a faculty
member of the University of Michigan art
department and chairman of exhibitions for
the Western Art association. His wife, the
former FRANCES JACOBS, teaches art in
a high school in Detroit. Mrs. Pickens also re-
ceived her M.A. degree from North Texas.
IVAN JOHNSON, a North Texas graduate,
is head of the arts education department of
the University of Florida and president of the
National Art Education association.
JESS MANKIN, a former student, is man-
ager of the Fort Worth branch office of the
Connecticut General Life Insurance company.
Mankin graduated from the university of
Miami in l!i.V!.
Dr R W HOUSEWRFGHT wa« appointed
<cientific director r>f the Army Chemical
Corp*, biological laboratories, on June 12.
EDWARD TURN FY LYNCH, a 1952 grad-
ual , is now employed as a clerk in the Na-
tional Supply company. Alice.
Mrs GERALDINE R. RFCH CLOVER, a
1940 graduate, is a first-grade teacher in
Richland elementary school, Fort Worth
I
Dramatic Club
Offers Dinner,
One-Act Play
Did you know that North Texas has a unique
dramatic organization ?
Originated in 1050 by two drama students,
the Supper Theatre group is said to be the
only one of its kind in American colleges.
The function of the organization is to pre-
sent. to its audiences some of the world's finest
one-act plays and at the same time treat
theatre goers to a candlelight meal served in
an atmosphere of formal elegance.
Fin-' in 1950 Gil Allday and Jerry Black-
will, NT drama students, formulated the basic
plan.' for the group while having a cup of cof-
•• m the Eagle cafe. Students interested in
the theatre w re enthusiastic about the idea
and, shortly after, the plans for organizing
the group got under way.
The first obstacle encountered by the club
was one of finances. Money was needed to buy
make-up, costumes, and scenery. The second
problem was finding a site for the presenta-
tion of the productions.
Sympathetic parents and interested students
supplied the needed cash, and the Eagle cafe,
where the idea was born, donated its dining
hall as the stage. With these problems out of
the way the ball began to roll, and January,
1950, the Supper Theatre gave its first per-
formance.
Supper Theatre now gives five performances
a year: two comedies, two dramas, and an
original play by a North Texas student.
Supper Theatre being a self-governed or-
ganization, the plays are chosen by the stu-
dents, acted in by the students, and directed
bv a student.
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