The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, April 30, 1909 Page: 2 of 4
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THE MEGAPHONE.
Published every Friday during the
school year by the Student's Associa-
tion of Southwestern University.
Address all communications to the
Megaphone, Georgetown, Texas.
Entered as second-class mail matter
Sept. 26, 1907, at the poat-office at
Georgetown, Texas, under the act of
Congress of March 3, 1879.
and we hope our subscribers will
bear with us for a few more
weeks, when we will turn our
pens over to a more efficient
staff for next year.
"COMMENCEMENT DAY "
All matter for publication must be
in the hands of the Editor by 4 p. m.
Thursday. Don't forget to sign your
name to what you hand in.
J. FISHER SIMPSON, Editor-in-Chief
Ernest S. Sansom, ) Associate
Miss Fannie Bye Rogers, j Editora
L. E. Dudley, Special Editor
T. A. Tunnell, Athletic Editor
H. O. Metcalfe, Personal Editor
Reporters—-Misses Kitty McKen-
non, Abbie Graham.
Prep. Department—Ira Huckabee,
Reporter.
J. FRANK DOBIE, Business Manager
BEDFORD WEAVER, Asst. Bus. Mgr
Subscription price per year $1.00
Single Copy . . 5 cents
APRIL 30, 1909.
SPRING ELECTIONS.
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The year is rapidly nearing its
close and In a few weeks one of
the most important events of the
school year will take plaqe^ Of
course we refer to the spring
elections. This is one of the
most important times of the year,
si; for at this time men are to be
elected who are to carry on next
gear's activities in every depart-
ment of student life. It is need-
less to say that the best men
should be elected to fill the plac-
es. Already one very important
position has been supplied by
the election of E. S. Sansom to
edit the Magazine. Ernest is a
writer of no small ability and
we may rest assured that that
publication is in safe hands.
Haygood Hendry will do the
managing and we have no fears
along that line. But there are
other places just as important
open yet. Editors for the Sou'-
wester and Megaphone should be
elected with some thought as to
the abilities of the candidates
as also the managers of those
publications. The offices of
president of the Students'Associ-
ation and Athletic Association
should be filled with care. And
while we are considering these
let us not forget the managers
of the athletic teams, but put the
right men in the right places.
8$£,
It is with fear and trembling
that the regular staff takes up
its duties again in editing the
Megaphone. We feel thai the
special editions have been a
great success and that the tastes
of our readers have been spoiled.
However, we have learned a
few things from these issues
In the Megaphone of Feb. 5
appeared an article under the
above heading. We were deeply
interested in the contents of
that article for it was for increas-
ing the dignity of the exercises
of Commencement Day. The
writer is in favor of the Faculty
appearing in caps and gowns, in
a body, and all sitting upon the
platform. This is, indeed, a
move in the right direction, as
I see it. For, as the writer said
we, "as a student body, are
proud of our faculty," because
no set of men of like size could
be gotten together in a great
institution of learning who feel
their responsibility toward the
students more than our profess-
ors. For this reason and many
others we would like for the
teachers under whom we have
labored for four long years, to
appear that day befits men and
women of their positions in life.
It is the earnest desire of all
who are interested in this mat-
ter of adding dignity to the Com-
mencement occasion that the
faculty will consider it" and at
Commencement may we be made
prouder than ever of our faculty
by seeing them appear neatly
clad in caps and gowns.
'09.
AN AUTOMOBILE EPISODE.
NOTICE FELLOWS
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The address of Mr. Isaacson
to the Y. M. C. A. last Monday
evening was such a success that
he has been induced to give an-
other of his lectures Saturday
evening. This is a great oppor-
tunity to hear a college graduate
speak on problems of vital in-
terest to every man. The ad-
dress will take place at the Uni-
versity and every man in the
University and in Georgetown
has a cordial invitation to hear
him.
THE SOU'WESTER.
Manager House has been
showing a few proofs of the
Sou'wester work and it is very
fine indeed. The annual is to
be ofthe very best of paper, will
have good binding, the printing
is the best and pictures second
to none, to say nothing of the
good literary matter it will con-
tain, so we think this will be
Southwestern's best year book
to date. If you haven't ordered
one you had better do so right
now. See House at once and
place your order for one or more.
Profs. Mouzon and Barcus are
busy now attending District
Conferences in behalf of the
University. When Southwest-
ern has secured a financial agent
she shall have made a great step
forward for it is hard on the
professors to do school work and
other work at the same time.
At noon, Monday, the Annex
girls were surprised to learn that
Prof, and Mrs. finsley had de-
serted them. They had gone to
Austin to a baseball game in an
automobile.
When they finally returned
Tuesday morning about 9 o'clock,
after sitting up in an automobile
all night, they related a very ex-
citing experience. They did
several things which are hard to
account for. They failed to see
if there was-enough gasoline in
the tank to bring them home,
and didn't look to see if there
was a storm cloud ^anywhere
near.
When they ware several miles
out of Austin the gasoline gave
out, and after waiting a"1 while
in the dark, a kindly disposed
individual divided the contents
of his tank with them. All went
well then until 10 o'clock, when
the storm came up. Being pre-
pared for a strictly fair weather
trip, they had quite an exciting
time for a while. Any one who
has seen an automobile perform
in a rain-storm without any
storm paraphanalia can appreci-
ate Prof. Tinsley's very realistic
description of this episode.
Reaching a farm house, and
after vainly trying to summon
aid over the telephone, a horse
was caught and a messenger sent
to Georgetown. When they
finally arrived at the Annex,
they were somewhat the .worse
for wear. Prof. Tinsley was
heard to declare that next time
he would dpve a imule rather
than an automobile. ■, < <
Improvements at the Laundry-
Mr. H. F. Thompson, proprie-
tor of the Troy Steam Laundry,
has just completed some !very
extensive improvements, having
put in a ; new and larger
boiler, which will enable them
to do their work better and
quicker. For the past two
weeks he has been sending Lhis
laundry orders out of town and
he says he has had more com-
plaints during those two weeks
than he has had since he |has
been in business, which speaks
well for the work he has been
doing. Mr. Thompson is build-
ing up a reputation for good
work, which he richly deserves.
Please!
Pay your Megaphone subscrip-
tion if you have not already
done so. School will be out in a
few more weeks, and we must
pay up our bills, and would cer-
tainly appreciate it if you would
pay yours. Please don't put this
matter off, as we are NOW need-
ing the money.
Rev. E. L. Shet ties has presented
to the Library a number of old
church disciplines, which we ap-
preciate very much. These are
rare and valuable books, one of
them dating from 1804 and an-
other from 1812.
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Simpson, J. Fisher. The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, April 30, 1909, newspaper, April 30, 1909; Georgetown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth401106/m1/2/: accessed June 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Southwestern University.