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PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY THE SCHOOL
YEAB BY THE STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION OF
SOUTHWESTEBN UNIVERSITY
ESTABLISHED 1907 THIBTEENTH YEAB
VOLUME XIII NUMBEB 9
OEOBOETOWN, TEXAS, TUESDAY, DEC. 2, 1919
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DR. MIMS SPEAKS ON
ART OF RIGHT THINKING
VANDEBBILT ENGLISH PROFES-
SOB DISCUSSED UNDERGRAD-
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Dr. Edwin Mima, who is at the head
of the English Department of Vander-
bilt University, occupied chapel last
Tuesday and lectured to a large audi-
ence of students and townapeople in the
University auditorium. 'Dr. Mims is a
man well known to the larger universi-
ties, having served as Professor of Eng-
lish at Johns Hopkins, at the University
of Virginia, at Peabody College, and at
Vanderbilt since 1912. He is also an
author and an editor of some repute,
editing the "South Atlantic Quarter-
ly." During the past summer Dr.
Mims delivered a series of lectures on
"The Art of Bight Thinking" to large
audiences at Chautauqua, New York.
The lecture given here was taken from
this.
Dr. Mims began his lecture by em-
phasizing the great need for true think-
ers today. "It is a time for America
to think as never before. Great agita-
tions stir the people, various propagan-
— da circulate. The nation ,needa men
who can rightly divine the meaning of
these many things. There is a premium
upon every human life. It is a time for
-thoughtful men and women to prepare
themselves to take the place of the lives
that have been lost in this new era
we are facing." . i
"It is so easy to act, so difficult to
think," touched the college student.
Most, students are so busy they never
think. Yet, Dr. Mims Bays, the man
thinking is a privilege of the college
today. "Not the solidary thinker, but
the man who in any department of life
, brings to bear the thinking mind "
brings greatest service.
- Not into the usual parts, body, mind
and spirit, did Dr. Mims divide the hu-
man being, but into two parts, body and
soul. In these two he centered the uni-
ty of life. Soul development dequires
intelligence. "The moral,obligation to
be intelligent is as great as the moral
obligation to be good. No man can
atone for neglect of mental training by
piety or devotion."
Dr. Mima gave three factors that
work against any foundation for right
thinking. One of these is the habit of
American people of coming to quick
conclusions. Another was the tendency
in education of offering easy electives.
The notion of religion was the third.
"With all your aspirations to serve the
world, what are you preparing to sac-
rifice for the world f''
According to Dr. MimS, there are
«ight fundamentals for a right thinking
man. The first of'these is hard, system-
atic work. Accuracy is another, the
ability to get things exactly and not
about. He defined memory as "that
power of the mind which gripB things
and keeps them.'' Curiosity is the qual-
ity of mind always open to new impres-
sions. Knowledge and wisdom, "the
art of an' open mind instead of a closed
one,," are essential.
A study of the past was emphasized.
'♦In every age there are two forces
working for mastery—conservative and
Tadical. The conservative stands pat
that all facts Save been revealed; the
radical has no reverence for past but
would build the future on the ruins of
the past. Take a course between these
two extremes and gradual evolution re-
sults — otherwise revolution takes
place.'
The art of discrimination, "rightly
dividing ^he word of truth," distin-
guishes one. One higher critic may be
an atheist, another a devout christian.
Emphasis, not upon the tl^ng in which
you are strong, but upon the things in
which you are weak) is most necessary.
Dr. Mim6' parting message was, "If
yon can, face the challenge of the day."
OPEBETTA CLUB PBOGBESSING
HOUSTON CLUB ENJOYS
THANKSGIVING DINNER
MOOD HALL SCENE OF MEBBY
MERRY PABTY OF OBANGE
AND BLACK FOLLOWEBS
Mood Hall was enlivened by the
members of ,the Houston Club on
Thankagiving. Two • tables were dec-
orated for the occasion: The center-
pieces were big yellow pumpkins filled
with fruits of various hue and at each
plate was a shiny red apple with pecans
encircling it, serving as supports for
clever little cards of Thanksgiving
greetings. The dinner was a delightful
reminder' of home, with turkey and all
the embellishments to match. During
an intermission between courses "rah-
rahs" were given for the absentees.
They were Sara Shaw, Jack Wray, Mrs.
Knickerbocker, Bruce Knickerbocker,
John Kattman and Johnny Tutweiler.
Those who enjoyed the banquet and af-
termath of music and sdngs were Marion
Cartwright, Wilhelmina Berger, Imo-
gene Boss, Louise Punchard, Louise
Lamb, Tommy Nichols, Howard Sam-
uels, Alfred McCarthy, George Naylor,
Harry Orem, Harry Davis, Bennie Wil-
kerson, Jack Scott and Naurice Cum-
mins.
DB. GBAY AT HOME TO
FACULTY AND CABINETS
Reception for Y Workers on Wednes-
day Afternoon
Dr. and Mrs. H. L. Gray were at
home to the faculty and Y cabinets last
Wednesday afternoon from four to six.
Green boughs, autumn leaves and flow-
ers made the home of Dr. and Mrs. Gray
especially attractive, and the guests for-
got the cold air outside in enjoyment
of the warmth and cheer of Thanksgiv-
ing withhr. At the door each guest was
given a tiny hand-painted card contain-
ing. a number which, when matched
with that of som'e other guest, directed
one into the cozy breakfast room where
cake and Chinese tea were served.
Martha Bagsdale, Ina - Sessions and
Frances Wright furnished music during
the afternoon.
Leave-taking was interrupted by the
arrival of the honor guest, Miss Erkle
Pitts, Who arrived on a late tfain from
Austin. After another hour of congen-
iality, hats and coats were sought and
the guests left feeling indebted to "the
Grays" for a genuine good time.
HARBY GRAVES SPEAKS
AT Y. M. O. A. SUNDAY
Presents Lawyer's Viewpoint About
Christian Law
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The Operetta Club has had two meet-
ings in which rapid progress has been
made in preparation of the Operetta to
be given in the spring. The leading
roles have not yet been assigned.
The attendance is encouraging. About'
forty were present at the last meeting,
Wednesday evening, November 19th.
Harry N. Graves, county attorney of
Williamson county spoke to the men of
the Y. M. C. A. cdiicerning the "Rela-
tion of Christianity and Law" Sunday
evening. As the laws of Jesus are the
only universally accepted standard of
right and wrong, he declared he never
saw a man who did not go back to the
Bible as a standard of morality who
Was a safe man to trust.
"A lawyer has so much power to do
wrong that to be a proper kind of law-
yer he must be a man of proper moral-
ity," he said.-
'' A lawyer can't last if is not an hon-
est, honorable man. It is the duty of
any lawyer who has a client to defpnd,
to present his case fairly. sThis is the
only way you can ever arrive at justice.
If a Jawyer will go back to the doctrine
of Christ he will never go wrong.''
The meeting was inspirational, short,
straight to the point and interesting
throughout. • _
SOUTHWESTERN CLUB FORMED
(Daily Texan, Austin.) ' '
Twenty-three ""former students of
Southwestern University met last night
and 6rgatrizcd a Southwestern Club. The
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Bufus G. Ransome; vice president,
Ralph J. Porter, secretary, Erkle Pitts.
The next meeting will be announced
iir the Texan. All Southwestern stu-
dents are urged to be present.
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"Fine Package Candies in 1, 2, 3, 4,
and .5-pound packages, at Breneke's.
The best Ice Cream and Ice Cold
Drinks served at Breneke's.
ALAMOS WIN INTER-
SOCIETY GAME
SAN JACS GO - DOWN IN 18-6
DEFEAT BEFOBE ALAMO
FIGHTEBS
The Alamo Literary Society football
team proved too much for the San
eleven at the local field ou last Monday
afternoon and took the large end of an
18-0 score.
San Jacinto scored first in the open-
ing two minutes of play when", after
Farrington had lost the ball on a fum-
ble, Bergin of the San Jnes gathered in
a long pass and crossed the goal for their
only touchdown. Goal was not kicked.
Alamo came right back after the next
kick-off, however, and steadily marched
the ball down the field for their first
count, tying the score.
In the second quarter Alamo kept up
the heavy playing and by means of line
bucks and long end runs scored up an-
other touchdown. In this quarter the
Alamos seemed to have little trouble in
plowing through the line for aufficient
gains, although the San Jac ends were
ever annoying.
In the third quarter San Jacinto was
on the offensive practically the whole
time. Alamo recovered the ball several
times but it was repeatedly punted
back toward the San Jac goal. This
quarter was very hard fought,, but the
San Jacs made no material progress ex-
cept for occasional gains by means of
forward passes.
In the last quarter Alamo assumed
the offensive again and pushed the ball
across the San Jac line for their third
touchdown. This quarter was marked
by violent playing and several men
were knocked 6ut.
The game was a very interesting one
throughout. Lack of practice made in-
dividual st&ito possible, and the specta-
tors did not when nor what to expect.
For the San Jacs L. Leuchauer, Foster,
Bergin and Gray seemed to stand out
pre-eminent. Rendleman, Smith, Far-
rington, Groce and Goforth starred for
Alamo.
The proceeds of this game, amounting
to around $25.00 or $30.00, were given
to the Y. M. C. A. to help send a dele-
gate to Des Moines. The line-up was as
follows:
Alamo. San Jacinto.
McDaniels John Bergin
Right End
Long Leuchauer
Right Tackle
Myers Giddings
Right Guard
Wade Entriken
Center
McAlexander Thrower
Left Guard
Groce .... C. Hardt
Left Tackle
Goforth Gray
l - Left End
Wofford Akin
Quarterback
Smith L. Leuchauer
Right Half
Farrington Bell
Left Half
Rendleman Foster
Fullback
MUSICIANS HEAR MME. ZEISLER
A representative number of music
students and enthusiasts went to Austin
last Monday to hear Madame Fanny
Bloomfield Zeisler, the greatest woman
pianist in America.
From the start, when the 10:44 train
left at 10:47 (the chaperones flagged it)
until 12:30 the next morning, there was
a steady flow of fun and good fellow-
ship. -Some had not seen the metropo-
lis of Austin, and it was '' taken in''
from the capitol on down. The culmi-
nation of pleasure was reached at the
concert by Mme. Zeisler given at the
Junior High School. Martha Bagsdale,
Maria Graham, Ina Sessions, Beryl
Knickerbocker, Miss Madden and Miss
Craddock made up the party.
Delta Delta Delta celebrated their
thirty-first Founder's Day at the home
of Mra. A. A. Hufstutler Wednesday
night.
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Curious ? Wait and See
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DRAMATIC TROUPE
PRESENT SECOND STUNT
HOME TALENT ENTERTAINMENT
FEATURED AT SECOND AN-
NEX FOLLIES
One of the best shows of this season's
circuit took place in the "gym" at the
Annex Monday night. It was given by
the recreational department of «the Y. W.
C. A. and managed by Sara Shaw, the
head of this department. A good, peppy
program was enjoyed by the Mood Hall
boys and the Annex girls. "Snappy
Songs" by Margaret Barcus opened the
program. "The Modern Romeo and Ju-
liet" with Irene Cheeves as Romeo, Ruby
Holt as Juliet and Lois Matthews as
the despairing mother was a great suc-
cess. Beryl Knickerbocker as "Lady Mac-
beth" in the "sleep-walking scene" wailed
bitterly. Dulaney and Dulaney in their
latest song bits with catchy dance steps
were uproariously encored. "Cleopatria,"
Eva King Jones, glided across the stage
and greatly disturbed some of the in-
habitants of Mood hall who occupied the
front row. Mildred Jackson was unex-
celled by Pavalowa in her toe dancing.
The "Dutch Speech" by "Fritz" Lois
Black could not have been better.
Next on the program came the great
tragedy, "The King of the Cannibal Isles"
which, in its return, was even better than
the first. The characters were as fol-
lows: The King, Margaret Barcus, the
Queen, Loraine Marshal, the Princess,
Annie Lou Baskin, the Prince, Louise
Graham, the "foot-lights," "curtains"
and the "scenery."
Sara Shaw's "Chinese Prayer" in "na-
tive dialect" and costume made an ap-
peal to the audience.
Grace Anna Kerr as Ruth St. Denis
tripped the light fantastic.
h Young Lochiirvar, Janie Wilburn, dar-
ingly burst in upon the wedding cere-
mony of his beloved Marie Patton, and
after thoroughly shaming the cowardly
bridegroom, Louise Graham, Lochinvar
led his lady to his trusty broom stick
mount and they flew away to their hap-
piness. The show closed with an oper-
atic number by the entire troupe.
Dorothy Mitchell and Loraine Mar-
shall as clowns raced merrily thru every
number. Lucile Dickard was at the pi-
ano during the evening. The show was
pronounced a great success and about
$30.00 was cleared for the Y. . C. A.
ALAMOS HOLD CANDY FEED
Domestic Science Laboratory Scene
Gaiety Wednesday Evening
Last Wednesday evening after the
rally, the loyal members of Alamo Lit-
erary Society gathered in the Domestic
Science Laboratory at the University
for an old-time "candy pulling' and
"lots o' fun." By the time the crowd
had assembled busy cooks had set the
candy boiling and tempting odors per-
vaded the kitchen. The idlers were set
to picking nuts, and it is to be remark-
ed that rather an unusual quantity of
nuts was required. While the candy
was in process of making, the punch
bowl and sandwich tray must needs be
replenished several times. Yictrola
music added to the gaiety of the merry-
makers. Of all the crowd none were so
popular as those who presided over the
pans of hot candy, and when at last it
was set in the windows to cool many
were the stolen visits by thieves in the
night. Fudge, divinity, trfffy, and pa-
tiebce, all brimful of nuts, was plenti-
ful, and only when the last plate had
been scraped came the ten o'clock wink
and the call to K. P. duty. Every hand
was set to work cleaning and washing
dishes until even Miss Craddock de-
clared all was clcahliness itself. Be-
fore the last good-byes the members
grouped together in some lusty yells for
Alamo. From the prospective visitors
came the hearty response, "Alamo for
us! Alamo for us!"
The gay party then left for the An-
nex. Miss Madden, Miss Craddock,
Mrs. Littleficld and Mrs. McCally were
honorary guests.
Honoring their guests, Cora Woods,
Thelma Carroll, LHa Bass,. Kathleen
McKnight, the Zeta Tau Alphas enter-
tained at the home of Mrs. E. G. Gillett
with a tea last Friday.
SOUTHWESTERN WINS
TURKEY DAY BATTLE
MUSTANGS UNABLE TO OVERCOME
PIRATE LEAD OF TOUCHDOWN
AND FIELD GOAL
The Southwestern Pirates were win-
ners in the Turkey Day football battle
with the S. M. U. Mustangs by a 10 to
6 score. From the very first kickoff,
when Paul Young recovered a fumble
and raced through for a touchdown, the
game was a most satisfactory one to the
Pirate sppportcrs. For the rest of the
first quarter the ball see-sawed back
and forth between the two teams with
neither side able to score, although the
ball was kept well within the Mustangs'
territory. Kitts, the nifty little S.M.U.
quarter, was several times thrown for
losses, while the S. M. U. shift forma-
tions were not very effective against
the • stout Pirate line. The Mustang
end runs were more effective, netting
substantial gains.
In the second quarter the Pirates
scored again on a field goal drop-kicked
by Ostergard from the thirty-yard line. *
Later, the Mustangs, by a series of auc-
ceasful plays, worked the ball to the
Pirate seven-yard lihe, where a penalty
against S. U. for piling on, brought the
ball practically to the Mustang goal
line where it was bucked over. This is
the first time this penalty has been as-
sessed in Texas football this year. S.
M. TJ. failed to kick goal.
The third quarter was S. M. U. 's. But
for the timely work of Boach, Young
and others, the Mustangs might have
scored again.' It was in this quarter
that the Mustang plays were most suc-
cessful.
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The fourth quarter was featured by
the brilliant work of Paul Young, who
snatched a couple of passes that netted
substantial gains, but neither side could
score.
Paul Young was easily the most bril-
liant player of the game. He carried
the ball 120 yards in three plays. It
was difficult to pick stars where lines-
men and bucks all fought so persistent-
ly and well. Edens, Roach and McMur-
ray were brilliant. Capt. Wilson to-
taled eighty yards of gain through the
game, mostly on straight line bucks.
The line-up:
S. U. Position S. M. U.
Boach Hines
Center
Tom Scott
Right Guard
McMurray Brooks
Bight Tackle
Young Barnett
Right End
Hardt Deshner
Left Guard
Edens Zant
Left Tackle
Ostergard Adams
Left End
Kennedy Kitts
Quarter '
Tutweiler Renshaw
Left Half
Wilson Bigger
Right Half
Robertson McKnight
Fullback
HIKING PARTY EXPLORES CAVES
• 'Too Coarse'' Camp Luncheon Served—
Ghost Stories Follow
On Monday, November 17th, about
twenty boys and girls participated in a
hike to "the caves," with Mrs. Clark
as chaperon. The party left about 11
o'clock, stopping in town for a lunch.
After a long search through George-
town 's '' wilderness,'' an opening to the
caves was discovered at the very feet
of the explorers. The party descended
by means of ropes, and spent several
exciting hours exploring"Steam Cave,"
"Bat Cave" and "Fat Man's Misery."
A "coarse" luncheon was served
about a camp fire, consisting of "wee-
nies," cakes, bread, and water. After
lunch the party again descended tbb
caves and some time was spent in tell-
ing ghost stories in the dim old cavej.
Signs of rain drove the little party hoiftfe
all too soon, but each pronounced the
day an enjoyable and exciting one.
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"Whistle" Rathbone made his usual
week-end visit to see Snipes and Cobey
Grace Saturday and Sunday.
Lizzie Lowe of Bartlett was here for
the game Thursday.
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Mood, Robert G., Jr. The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 9, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 2, 1919, newspaper, December 2, 1919; Georgetown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth394843/m1/1/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Southwestern University.