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MEGAPHONE.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR BY THE STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY.
Volume V.
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 16, 1912.
Number 18.
PREPARING FOR HOMECOMING
MR. RAGSDALE CONFERS WITH FACULTY
Campus Improvements to be Rushed
Mr. A. K. Ragsdale, one of our
staunchest supporters, was here this
week from San Antonio. Mr. Rags-
dale is the booster of the Homecom-
ing and came over to consult with
the faculty in regard to its plans.
It has been decided to begin the
celebration on April 19 and continue
through the 21st. On Friday, 19th,
there will be some form of recep-
tion. Saturday morning will be
given over to the big event of the
occasion, which will be a gathering
in the University Auditorium, at
which time there will be speeches,
music by the band and glee club,
and probably a debate between
erstwhile Alamo and San Jacinto
men. This will be the most enjoy-
able feature of the festival and ev-
eryone who attended the homecom-
ing of 1909 will want to be present
this time;
Saturday afternoon, 20th, there
will be a baseball game between
Varsity and ex-star. It has not
been definitely decided what will
be the program for that night, but
something worthw hile will be ar-
ranged, probably several different
jjatherings,
Sunday will be devoted to a
memorial service, but we do not
know the particulars at this time.
Mr. Ragsdale is very enthusiastic
over the arrangements thus far is
confident that the attendance will
be at least as large as that of three
years ago. Very soon advertising
will be gotten out, and more can be
learned of all plans.
As part of the preparations for
the homecoming, the preliminary
work to beautify the campus has
begun. Men are at work leveling
the grounds, and arranging flower
beds. There is to be a driveway
beginning on the west side and ex-
tending through the entire property
to the Woman's Building. At the
entrance there is to be a big arch
of an artistic design.
We trust all former students and
alumni will make their plans to at-
tend. It will be a great time f<>r
Southwestern, and <alb who love her.
"THE PLAY'S THE THING"
WOMAN'S BASKETBALL TEAM. ORCHESTRA GIVES CONCERT GLEE CLUB A GOGO ONE THE SOl/WESFfi PROGRESSING
The Department of Expression
will give its annual plays Saturday
night. The first is a short play
with three characters and a very in-
teresting one, in which the three
Smiths ar;e in a complication on ac-
count of their name.
The second play will occupy most
of the evening and is better than
any previously given by this de-
partment. You will enjoy it.
COMING GAMES EACERLY AWAITED 1 LARGE CROWD ENJOYS VARIED PROGRAM A FINE TRIP IS BEING ARRANGED
325 SUBSCRIBERS AT PRESENT
Austin High Saturday; Texas, Monday.
Those of Southwestern's amazons
who indulge in the gentle game of
basketball will have their first
chance of snatching a few twigs of
laurel for the brow of their beloved
Varsity on Saturday next. _ The
Austin High School team is expect-
ed over and as this team generally
goes into a game with a determina-
tion to hang its opponents scalps in
grim array on its belt, there may
be expected a battle royal. Al-
though the Austin team is said to
be pretty strong this year and its
playing in quite a distinct class,
Southwestern's reputation, from the
reports of the basketball coach, is
in no sense in a precarious condi-
tion. The Varsity team has been
through quite a rigorous training
and slowly a certain definite unity
and completeness has been acquired
by the squad. Material has been
abundant and good, and the recruits
have workedw ith quite a commend-
able earnestness, taking an eager
interest in the development of the
team and doing everything to
strengthen its unity and team work.
Capt. McConnell together with Haz-
el Piatt, guard, and Julia Mangum,
forward, formed a nucleus of old
players, all having won their S,
around which a strong team has
been gathered, thus giving the gen-
tle sex quite an able bunch of co-
eds to champion the Black and Gold
in athletic circles.
Capt. McConnel, is quite an ag-
gressive player and she has a tena-
cious affection for the ball, while in
play, which is very pleasing to
watch. Her goal throwing is pret-
ty and she is a leader, whom the
team follows readily. Julia Man-
gum is a veritable bundle of live
wires, being everywhere, it seems,
at once and when she gets into a
play, which she very often does,
something to her side's advantage
usually happens. And her goal
throwing is remarkably sure. Haz-
el Piatt plays her position as guard
wfth a satisfying skill and adroit-
ness. She is an old timer in the
art and having a record of course
lives up to it. Delia Long as cen-
ter plays a steady game and a hard
one. Her speed in making or in-
tercepting a play is quite an asset
to the team's strength. Annie
Yardley is quick. Her workis speedy
and snappy and possesses a vim
that is contagious. Mary Griffin is
a very aggressive player. And her
hard playing is usually rewarded
Program Consists of Latest Music
On Monday evening, February
the twelfth, the S. U. Orchestrn
gave its annual concert. Altho the)
evening was very disagreeable there
was a good crowd out to hear the
excellent program. The music
from the Pink Lady we especially
enjoyed. The orchestra succeeded
in giving a touch of newness or at
least difference to that poor, long-
suffering, much-banged-upon" Beau-
tiful Lady."
The duets by Mis^ Storrsand Mr.
Moore were highly applauded and
deserved every bit of it.
Southwestern should be proud of
its orchestra- -there are few schools,
if any, that have a better one.
We should consider ourselves for-
tunate in hearing the music from
the Count of Luxembourg, as it is
not generally known yet in Ameri-
ca and was ordered from Berlin.
A Playlet, or Stunt, to be Given
by satisfying results. Leo Walker
I plays one of the forward positions
with noticeable ability. She pos-
sesses a reliable steadiness, but is
sure to see and take a favorable
chance for a possible play which is
nearly always brought to pass un-
der the impetus of her efforts. I
Myra Stanford plays with a pleasing
quickness and vigor and her accur-
acy is ever to be relied upon.
The team has had two additions
since Christmas, C. Cullens and R.
Jackson, and both have done cred-
itable work, while others of the
squad have also worked hard and
with patriotic enthusiasm. The
chance of a victory over the Austin
High School team is ver^ promising
though undoubtedly a hard contest
will be fought. Southwestern has
been beaten twice by this team, the*
score at one time being 18 to 0 and
at another something sin.ilar, but
she feels confident of winning Sat-
urday and with a score that will be
a sufficient revenge for past defeats.
Most of the players will have a
chance to work out and of course
the unity given the team by being
pitted against a common rival will
increase the effectiveness of team
work and the combination will be
stronger as a result than hitherto in
the games between the' first and
second teams.
On Monday, the 19th, the team
goes to Austin, where a game with
the State University team is sched-
uled. Texas has a heavy hard play-
ing team this season, but Southwes-
tern's chances for a victory are
good, although the game will un-
doubtedly be a hard fought and a
spirited one because of the tradi-
tional athletic animosity between
the two universities.
Miss Boyer has gotten together
one of the best glee clubs we have
ever had in Southwestern. There
are a number of new men, but
enough old ones to take the lead.
The voices this year are better than
usual, the second tenors being very
good. While the second bass is not
as strong as last year, it balances
with the others all right.
Everyone that knows Miss Boyer's
ability will be sure that the club
will be well trained, and as evi-
dence of this is the fact that a num-
ber of calls are being made for re-
turn dates, where the club has sung
in the past few years.
Manager Kilgore is planning rath-
er an extensive trip, and it will be
the best ever taken by a S. U. glee
club. The route will be through
Central East Texas up to the North-
ern portion of the State. Starting
at Rockdale the club will make
Huntsville, Jacksonville, Navasota,
Tyler and towns near these places,
and then go to North Texas, appear-
ing at Sherman and Denton, where
we have sung two years in succes-
sion at the former, and three years
at the latter. Other dates will be
made, but the manager is not ready
just now to announce the entire
itinerancy.
One of the features of the pro-
gram this year will be a playlet, or
stunt. At the request of the direc-
tor, and encouiagement of the man-
ager the members entered into a
contest to write a play, the writer,
whose play was accepted, was to re-
ceive a cash prize. The contest
was not very sharp, only one mem-
ber entering, but the play has been
accepted. "The Evolution of a
Freshman" is the name of the play,
and it deals with him as he just
comes to college, the hazing he gets,
and how he finally winds up to be
the "sportiest" of all the group.
The date for the concert here has
not been definitely set, but will
probably be in the latter part of
March, or the firs>t of April.
The club members are: First
Tenors: Earl Huffor, W. S. Barcus,
J. H. Ray, F. Hozle; second tenors:
D. Wilson, R. L. Kurth, Elmo Al-
exander, F. Story; first basses: B.
E. Neal, B. W. Wiseman, A. B.
Pritchett, H. D. Woods; second
basses: J. A. Kilgore, R. G. Boger
J. R. Sanders.
Baseball pitchers, letter carriers
and preachers are all judged by
their delivery—Michigan Gargoyle.
Business Manager Pleased With Outlook
Mr. A. F. Smith editor-in-Ohief
of the 1912 Sou'wester is getting
busy on the Work of editing the
Sou'wester and is pushing it with
all of his might. We feel sure
that with such an able editor as
Mr Smith and with the untiring
efforts of his assistants that this
year's annual will be the best one
that has ever been published at
Southwestern.
The financial part of the Sou'-
wester is being carefully looked
after by Mr. Tom Lee, the business
manager. He has just closed a
subscription campaign in which
about three and twenty-five annuals
were subscribed for. While this
number is not as large as it should
be, yet Mr. Lee feels some degree
of easiness for the financial success
of this year's Sou'wester.
Despite the fact that the medical
department has been placed under
the control of the S. M. M., never-
theless, the fifty pages occupied
heretofore by that part of S. U.
will probably be filled with clubs
and stunts representative of col-
lege life in Southwestern. Then
let us all be on the alert and get
busy and do something to help re-
tain these fifty pages in our an-
nual. Especially would we be glad
to receive some original stunt,
songs, yells, stories, etc., and by
so doing you will not only help
yourself, but others.
Mr. Lee in making arrangements
to have a much better binding than
was given us last year. He is also
planning to have a leather binding
similar to the one used in 1910.
We are very glad indeed of these
changes for none of us are willing
for our annuals tear apart as easily
as they did last year, but we want
one that will remain together al-
ways and. our business manager is
going to give us such a book this
year. Then in view of all these
things are you not willing to do
something to help make this year's
annual the best that has every been
put out. Perhaps in after years it
will delight you to remember that
you had some part in making the
Sou'wester of 1912 a success. If
you are willing to do your part get
busy and turn in some shots, grinds,
pictures, or anything that repre-
sents student life in Southwestern.
The Grads are going to have some-
thing out of the ordinary this year
and why couldn't each class? Get
busy and get up something new and
original for our 1912 Sou'wester.
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Huffor, Earl. The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, February 16, 1912, newspaper, February 16, 1912; Georgetown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth401039/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Southwestern University.