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PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR BY THE STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
VOLUME XI
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1917
NUMBER 3
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TRIP TO AUSTIN
LAST SATURDAY
SOUTHWESTERN LOSES TO LONG-
HORNS BY SCORE OF
35 TO 0
If I were asked to describe the trip
to the Capital in oue word, I would
say, "Pep." Although Southwestern
went down in hopeless defeat, her spir-
its were always high. Not once did we
look at the big score board and weep,
but instead we jumped to our feet and
gave one solid yell for the Pirates and
made our little two hundred strong
dent the ear drums of that massive
Texas rooting section.
Everybody had the pep and fought
to the bitter end. If Hanks did not
start a yell, he was sure to be on his
feet the minute after it began. He was
truly in perpetual motion. Work! Why,
the team, the rooters were vibrant with
it, and every minute from the time the
overly-crowded Katy left Georgetown
until the weary lads plod back from
the Annex to Mood Hall in the "wee
sma' hours," they fairly bristled and
hummed with that never dying pep.
Dr. Bishop was there, and Prof. Tins-
ley, "that handy man of Southwes-
tern," in the rooting section and doing
their bit.
Only about 108 students went on the
Katy Saturday morning, but the total
number was more than increased to two
hundred by Georgetown patrons who
made the dusty trip in cars. Upon ar-
rival in the city the Driskill was made
headquarters and many old Southwes-
tern students and people "we know at
State" greeted the supporters of the
Gold and Black.
With the exception of the portions of
time occupied by the game and the
Majestic," on every corner Austin
people ran into a nest of buzzing S. U.
tin people knew 8. U. was present at
the Majestic. From the top seat of the
peanut gallery to Seat No. 1 Southwes-
tern students were scattered, and they
drowned their sorrow with many guf-
faws. Some even went so far as to
take down certain jokes for the sole
purpose of springing them on the in-
nocent populus remaining with their
'' Books.''
The return to Georgetown was char-
acteriped by many gab fete, most of
which were attempts toward reproduc-
tion of the things "we had saw." With
out a single exception everybody enjoy-
ed the trip and made a host of friends
in Austin and at Texas.
(From the Austin American.)
The Pirates lost on the Texas field by
a score of 35 to 0.
The muddy field made the game all
the more hazardous, both sides losing
plays which should have been made.
Southwestern has a player in Lawrence
who is all to the good. He plunges ev-
ery line with strength and vigor, that
bowled over the Texas guards. He was
in every scrimmage and in every play.
He was the shining light on the Pirate
team with Robinson and Tucker, cap-
tain, who stayed in the game despite
a severe hurt.
At first the Longhorns were unable
to dent the Pirate line. The Long-
horn ends were stopped also, South-
,.western having two powerful men in
Foster and Young. The Pirates were
shy a kicker and so were the Long-
horns for that matter.
Robinson for Southwestern kicked
off in the first quarter to the Texas
twenty yard line, and then TexaiB failed
to gain on three downs. When Pete
Smith made seventeen yards around
right end, the spell was broken. Cap-
• tain Trabue in good form went around
left end for twenty-five yards and on
the next play fumbled and regained the
ball. A forward pass failed and South-
western brought tne ball up again until
on a kick, Robertson to Smith, who was
downed in his tracks, Smith went thru
for six yards. Despite the mudd field,
Texas with Smith in the running made
fifteen yards around left end. A for-
ward pass, Waits to Graves, was good
for eighteen yards. The crowd yelled
touchdown, and soon Trabue went over
the line. - Penn kicked goal. Score 7-0.
All T«xm After First Score.
After the first touchdown it was all
Texas, with Grip Penn and Green break-
ing the line and throwing Southwes-
tern men for losses. Southwestern came
back at Texas and stopped the Long-
horns temporarily, but tne drive was on.
The Texas interference was none too
I) for while the men started off
right, they became jumbled in * hope-,
less mass, oftentimes stopping the man
carrying the ball. This, defent was
JOINT SESSION OF
Y. M. AND Y. W. C. A.
The true "spirit of the Y. M. and Y.
W. C. A." wus clearly shown in the
joint service of these two organiza-
tions last Sunday evening. Both asso-
ciations, are striving for the same pur-
pose and are working together.
After the opening song and prayer,
Mrs. Stevenson and Miss Marie Stone
played a beautiful piano duet consist-
ing of two parts, "The Thunderstorm"
and '' The Song of Praise by the Shep-
herds. ''
Three short but instructive and sin-
cere talks were given on the essential
parts of the' spirit of the associations.
Miss Mattie Mills talked of "The
Spirit of Service"—the Christian atti-
tude, aims and ideals.
Mr. Reuben Gray talked on the sub-
ject of "Ambition," showing the oppor-
tunities of helping to mold and build
the character of students and to aid
them to become good citizens, which
should be the ambition of the two or-
ganizations.
Miss Alice Spivey then aptly sang
a beautiful song entitled, '' How Lovely
Are Thy Dwellings."
Only a few minutes were left for Mr.
Slack, but he put them to good use on
his talk on "Friendship."
The meeting was then brought to a
close by a song and prayer.
Corporal Dowe Chapman of Camp
Bowie visited friends here one day last
week.
remedied, however, later on, for Tra-
bue, returning thirty yards on a kick,
was plentifully supported. Hamilton
became a tower of strength, and on
gains right and left when the trick play
failed made twenty-five yards on two
tries. Pete Smith made ten yards
through center, and on the following
play scored the second touchdown. Penn
fkkrtped goak- 1
Southwestern gained strength and
blocked man after man in the next
plays, but Hamilton went for Texas
thirty yards to the ten-yard line and
time was up.
In the second helf a drop kick from
the 24-yard line by Penn failed to go
over the posts. Another touchdown fol-
lowed when Wilson for Southwestern
fumbled in the middle of the field. Tra-
bue, Smith, and Hamilton played havic
with the Pirate interference, and the
ball was over again, with Hamilton
carrying the ball. Penn kicked goal.
Score, 21 to 0.
Six Inches to Go for Touchdown.
In the third quarters Texas had but.
six inches to go when time was up and
two minutes of the fourth period made
the score 28 to 0, Smythe plunging oyer
and Penn kicking goal.
Southwestern was allowed the ball on
the 40-yard line when Penn kicked off-
side twice. The line was completely
at the mercy of the Longhorns by this
time. Brennon, playing for Trabue,
made several good gains. Payne caught
two good forward passes on a rebound,
intercepting Southwestern. One for-
ward pass by the Pirates was excellent-
ly done for twenty-four yards, but Ham-
ilton intercepted a few others and a
pass Smythe to Brennon brought the
ball to the two-yard line. Smythe was
allowed to go over, and when Penn
kickek the score was finally 35 to 0.
Time was up on the next play in the
middle of the field. The lin> up:
Texas Sou lIi western
Graves Foster
Left End
Greer Edens
Left Tackle
Green Harris
Left Guard
O'Connell Robinson
Center
Conley Tucker
Right Guard
Penn Egger
Right Tackle
Robertson ...! Young
Right End
Trabue Lawrence
Quarterback
Hamilton . Curtis
Right Half
Waits Wilson
Fullback <
Smith Robertson
Left Half
Substitutes: Texas, Payne for Smith,
Baldwin for Graves, Graves for Bald-
win, King for Robertson, Pena for
Greer, Smythe for Waits, Fred Moore
for King, Greer for Pena, Brennon for
Trabue, Payne for Smith, Poyner for
Conley, Cox for Penn, and Dietel for
Green.
Southwestern, Bailey for Edens, Holt
for Egger, Cawthon for Foster, Far-
rington for Robertson.
Officials: Braun of Sewanee, referee;
Coleman of .Georgia Tech., umpire; Law
of Davidson College, linesman; Stiegel,
aviation corps, timekeeper.
DR. GRANBERY IN FRANCE
Southwestern not onl^ has students
en route to France and!in France, but
one of the most loved Wild popular of
her professors is now "somewhere in
France." Dr. Granbery, accompanied
by his wife, sailed from New York on
September 13th, on the Steamer LaTour-
aine. At this time they are in some
cantonment of the Frenfcli Army, in ac-
tive service. Dr. Graabery is one of
the 500 Y. M. C. A. leaders and direc-
tors that our country is giving to
France at the request of General Per-
shing. The commander of the Ameri-
can forces in France sent this cry for
help as a result of the immoral condi-
tions in the French camps with the re-
sultant need for trained college gradu-
ates. and teachers who already prepared
by a knowledge of the French language
and religious experience can begin work
immediately. < Dr. Granbery regarded
this call as a sacred duty, even more so
than being called into the military ser-
vice. Mrs.' Granbery accompanied Dr.
Granbery and will tak* a part in the
"canteen work" of the Army Y. M. C.
A., which is, we might say, the soldiers'
'' little store."
As The Megaphone goes to press, a
letter front Dr. Granbery to the Wil-
liamson County Sun arrived and reads
as follows:
The Williamson County Sun:
Many friends have manifested an in-
terest in our work, and the editor has
asked for a few lines from time to time;
accordingly' I take pen in hand to re-
cord brieby our experience to date.
Our boat, La Houraine, a French
liner, was to have left New York on
September 8t.li, but it did not get in
until that day; so we finally sailed on
the Thursday afternoon following, Sep--
tember 13th. The delay Was most for-
tunate for us, as we needed all the'time
available to attend to the almost end-
less details preparatory to the-voyage
and the year's absence from America.
There was practically no time for so-
cial life or recreation in New York.
On board there are a number of
groups. Ours is the largest, perhaps,
consisting of 44 Y. M. C. A. workers,
including four ladies. Another group
is that of ambulance and transporta-
tion men for the American Army. An-
other consists of women Red Cross can-
teen workers—apparently wealthy "so-
ciety" women, who are a little exclu-
sive. There are some Quakers, who are
to engage in the work of rehabilitating
destroyed cities. Then there is a group
of Salvation Army workers for war ser-
vice. Among the French there are some
families from New Caledonia, near Aus-
tralia, going over to fight. The steer-
age passengers are mostly Greeks, re-
turning to fight in the Greek Army.
Every morning our Y. M. C. A. group
meets for devotional services and busi-
ness. Immediately afterwards we break
up into groups for the study of French.
In the afternoon the French classes
meet again. At night there are often
music and other forms of entertainment.
Everything that has been done in an
organized way for the general pleasure
of the people has been initiated by the
Y. M. C. A. group. At the entertain-
ment yesterday aftertnoon for the ben-
efit of French war victims 3,110 francs
(about $600) was raised.
The weather and set have been well-
nigh perfect. We are now nearing Bor-
deaux, in the south of France. We ex-
pect to arrive at the mouth of the river
tonight, and to go up the river on Sun-
day morning. After a day in Bor-
deaux we are to go by train to Paris.
Kindly publish our address so that
our friends may write to us. American
Army Y. M. C. A., 31, Avenue. Mon-
taigne, Paris, France.
JOHN C. GRANBERY.
A Bord de "Touraine"
September 22, 1917.
We will beat 8. M. U. if'we have to
move the power house to Dallas.
CONSTITUTION OF THE
HONOR COUNCIL.
Sec. 1. There shall be in Southwes-
tern University a joint committee of
young women and young men, known as
tlie Honor Council.
Sec. 2. This Council of Honor shall
consist of nine members, eight mem-
bers being elected by the four college
classes, a young woman and a young
man from each class, and a President
elected by the Students' Association.
The Council so elected shall serve for
one year.
Sec. 3. Each class shall, at its or-
ganization after the opening of school
and before the first regular meeting of
the Students' Association, elect two of
its members, a young woman and a
young man, for the Council of Hour.
This election must be ratified by the
Students' Association at its regular
meeting.
Sec. 4. The Students' Association
shall, at its first regular meeting, ratify
the elections of the various classes, and
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shall also elect a President of the
Council of Honor. This President shall
preside at all meetings of the Council
and perform such other duties as shall
devolve on him as President, and shall
vote only in case of a tie.
Sec. 5. This Council of Honor shall
deal with all questions of cheating on
examination and other conduct which
it may deem dishonorable.
Sec. 6. A majority vote of the Coun-
cil shall be necessary to a conviction of
any student.
Sec. 7. The Honor Council shall be
under the direction of the Students' As-
sociation, and shall be responsible to
that organization for its work.
Sec. 8. It shall be the duty of ev-
ery student of the University to report
to some member of the Council of Hon-
or any and all cases of cheating on ex-
aminations, and other disorderly ■ con-
duct of which he way be aware.
Sec. 9. The Council of Honor shall
hold regular meetings just before and
after term examinations, at the call of
the President, which call shall be an-
nounced publicly to the student body at
chapel.
See. 10. This constitution shall be-
come valid when ratified by a two-thirds
vote of the Students' Association, and
also by a two-thirds vote of each class
separately.
Sec. 11. The Council of Honor shall
be allowed to make all rules and by-
laws for governing and performing the
work assigned to them by this consti-
tution, provided such rules and by-laws
do not. conflict with this constitution.
WHO'S WHO IN S. U.
This will be a permanent heading,
and - it will be the purpose of this col-
umn to write up some member of the
Faculty or student body who has come
in the eyes of public opinion during the
week.
'The Handy Man About Southwestern*
At the rally the other night Prof.
Kleberg hit the keynote when he said
the handiest man about Southwestern
was Prof. R. W. Tinsley. If there is
anything that needs to be done and
done right now, Tinsley is the man to
put it over. His particular field of use-
fulness is that of athletics. Due to his
efforts Southwestern has the best ath-
letic coach in the State. At present
he holds the highest athletic honor that
can be conferred upon a college profes-
sor, that of the presidency of the Texas
Intercollegiate Athletic Association—
more commonly known as the T. I.
Double A. In short Prof. Tinsley is
our friend NOW, TOMORROW and
ALWAYS. Hats off to Prof. Randolph
Wood Tinsley.
Lieutenant B. 8. Graham of the Avi-
ation Corps made a very interesting
talk at chapel Tuesday morning. He
described his training and his future
work, the pleasure and the danger of it.
"Chebie" sails from New York on the
21st of this month.
Rev. R. W. Adams, presiding elder
of the Houston district, was here last
week and saw to the registration of his
son, Edwin. Rev. Adams is a member
of the board of trustees.
A TERRIBLE
CONFLAGRATION
RAVAGES OF FLAMES IN MOOD
HALL CAUSE NEAR
PANIC
Just a few minutes before noon of
Thursday last, the inmates of the cast
cells of Mood Hall were aroused by calls
of "Fire" and a big crowd piled out
to see smoke and fumes pouring from
the transome of the room occupied by
I1. (i. Stone and Roy Archie. For a few
moments the excitement was quite tense
and Service Edens used the opportuni-
ty to perform the stellar act before
quite a large audience. The details are
not. all known, but it seems that some
"fish" returning from 11:30 classes,
smelled burning rags and found smoke
coming from Stone's room. They were
unable to open the rood, but upon climb-
ing through Mascot Pope's window they
found Stone's bed on fire. At this sev-
eral of the fish lost their nerve and,
finding that the door could be opened
from the inside, they ran from the room
and occupied themselves with running
about the hall yelling "Fire!" calling
for Callcott and Mamma, hunting fire
extinguishers and doing other equally
useful things. It is understood that
Fish Davis put his other shirt and his
other pair of sox under his arm and
prepared to leap out the second-story
window.
It was at this point that Hero Edens
appeared and, sizing up the situation,
threw the burning bed out the window.
The report is that Mr. Edens suffered
the loss of several of his valued eye-
brows in the act.
In the investigation that followed, it
was discovered that the fire-fighting
equipment of the Hall consisted of two
fire extinguishers, which are kept tlock-
ed up, and hydrants that run occasion-
ally.
Various conjectures have been made
as to the origin of the fire, but the one
most current in the Hall says that it
was started by a Freshman who, while
visiting the room to refresh his mem-
ory for a theme on '' My First Impres-
sions of Southwestern," found a cigar-
ette snipe on the floor and lit it. While
enjoying it, lie* heard steps and in his
retreat flung the lighted snipe on the
bed.
SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSI-
TY BAND ORGANIZES
The would-be rival of our "bug-cha-
ser," the man who is a handy man, the
live and efficient. Professor J. C. God-
bey, hns begun the organization of a
University Band. Things are taking
shape rapidly and it will not bo long
before we have a first-class band of
twenty to twenty-five pieces. The pros-
pects are highly encouraging and the
men have the S. U. pep and the purpose
to work. In order that the women of
the institution, as well as the men, may
enjoy the first efforts of theso warblers
Dr. Godbey has arranged that they shall
practice in the Science Building all the
day long. You have only to open your
window for the melodic, harmonic, and
heart thrilling strains to float in your
room.
Among other things, the band is go-
ing to the Thanksgiving game to give
the boys the pep, and also will accom-
pany the Glee Club on both its trips in
the spring. All hail our band!
PAUL BAKER ELECTED
PRESIDENT JUNIOR CLASS
At a very enthusiastic meeting of the
Juniors the following officers were
elected for the ensuing term: Presi-
dent, Paul B. Baker; vice president,
Nell Huggins; secretary treasurer, Ber-
tha Lowman; reporter, Milda Barton.
Mattie Mills and B. Sparks were elect-
ed to represent the third year class on
the University Honor Council, and Lila
Bass and Swickheimer were appointed
as alternates.
The Juniors are very confident of one
of the best years in the history of the
University.
Miss Ines Bryan was unable, on as*
count of her health, to continue her
school work this term, leaving for home
the first of the week.
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Brown, Robert E. The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 3, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 16, 1917, newspaper, October 16, 1917; Georgetown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth400885/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1&rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Southwestern University.