The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, December 2, 1910 Page: 1 of 4
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PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR BY THE STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY.
Volume 4.
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1910.
Number 11.
VARDAMAN MAKES
STRONG SPEECH
DISCUSSES MANY IMPORTANT
QUESTIONS :BUT SPEAKS PRIN-
CIPALLY ON NEGRO PROBLEM
Urges Repeal of 15th Amendment
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! A good sized crowd h«ard Ex-
Gov Jame3 K. Vardaman in the
University Auditorium on Mon-
day evening on "The Impend-
ing Crisis." Mr. Vardaman
raised some interesting ques-
tions, and all who heard him
went away feeling that they
had Spent a profitable evening.
The speaker, after a few in-
troductory remarks in which he
stressed the important position
occupied by the private citizen,
and the powerful influence of
public opinion; touched briefly
upon some of the great ques-
tions before the American people
today. Emperialism, he said, is
still a living question with
the American people. We have
the Philippines, what are we to
do with them? We cant afford
to give them the rights of citi-
zenship, because we have too
many black voters in the United
States today.
The Governor touched on sev-
eral questions such as the tariff
question and Federal judiciary,
but hastened on to his favorite
topic—The Negro Problem.
He laid down as a fundament-
al propositin that the two races
could not live on an equality in
this country. The physical
differences of the two races
was dwelt on particularly. "The
negro is not a sunburned white
man, he is not capable of rul-
ing," the speaker said. He
substantuated this statement
by citing the Reconstruction
days, and by showing the negro
in his native home in Africa.
Advancing from this principal
he showed that education and
Christianity would not solve
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BISHOP MOUZON VIS-
ITS SOUTHWESTERN
PREACHES POWERFUL SERMON
TO A LARGE CROWD SUNDAY
MORNING
Addresses Young Preachers In
The Afternoon.
The citizens of the town, fac-
ulty and students of Southwes-
tern were honored Saturday by
the presence of our beloved Bish-
op Mouzon. He came up for
Only a few hours' stay with his
daughters, Misses Hattie and
Julia, but upon finding our new
pastor' Dr. Nelms, had not ar-
rived, he consented to remain
over Sunday and preach the
eleven o'clock sermon.
At the Sunday School hour,
he consented to address Dr.
Nichols' class, this class having
been named, in honor of the
Bishop, the Edwin Mouzon
Bible Class. He gave a very
interesting talk on Mexico,
with illuminating first-hand in-
formation. At eleven o'clock,
he preached with his character-
istic earnestness and power.
His sermon from 2 Cor. 1:3,4,
will long be remembered by
those so furtunate to hear him.
He spoke of the pitiabe condi-
tion of the man who sinks un-
der the weight of disappoint-
ment or sorrow, and of the ter-
rifying coldness and hardness
of heart of the stoic who bears
his load with stiff, unbending
cynicism. Sorrow and disa-
ppointment, he continued,
should soften and uplift, should
bring one in touch with the
eternal realities, should give a
vision, and a firmer grasp upon
Divinity. The burden of his
theme was that, having receiv-
ed comfort, which means conso-
lation, strength and encourge-
ment, we should comfort others
—be sons, not of "thunder but
of consolation."
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SECOND NUMBER OF
MAGAZINE A GOOD ONE.
MUCH IMPROVEMENT IS MADE
OVER PREVIOUS ISSUE BUT
STORIES ARE LACKING
The Essays are the Best Features
The November Magazine, as
a whole, shows a decided im-
provement over the preceding
number Improvement is shown
in quality as well as in quanti-
ty. The essays are especially
good, one of them being last
year s prize winning English
essays. Of the stories and
poems, one of each class de-
serves special mention. It must
be added, however, that the
Magazine is painfully weak in
stories. Owing to the fact that
English A. genius will not reach
the narrative stage until the
spring term, it might be well
for the upper classmen to lend a
little gratuitous assistance along
this line. The fact that five
poems appear in this issue
shows that the .editor's shriek
for help have at least weakened
the poetic muse. "The After-
Glow" possesses somegocd dec-
orative effects, but shows no
trace of a denfiite theme. 'Au-
tumn" is by far the best poem
in the issue. It shows keen ap-
preciation of nature and ability
to portray and develop. It must
be said, however, that the last
five lines spoil the effect, for
moralizing is out of place in a
decriptive poem. As for "A
Matchless Discovery," we coud
not decide whether it was meant
to be humor or sarcasm; and
"Dear Old Dad" is hardly
poetry. There is nothing like
trying, however. We expect to
see more from E. B. G.
With reference to the two
stories we consider "Pat's
Metamorphases" an excellent
example of local color. The plot
is well-drawn; the dialogue
lively; and the humor is rich,
Jack Frost is here and Xmas is
Coming
U Need A
Brand New Xmas Suit
Pair Wilson Gloves
Winter Wilson Hat
Fancy Vest
Before you go home.
though carried a trifle too far.
The other story, "They Didn't;
They Only Thought They Did,"
is poorly named. From the title
we would expcet something of
a humorous nature- The story,
however, is an unsuccessful at-
tempt at pathos. Yet the au-
thor need not feel discouraged,
for it would requiire all the
skill and ingenuity of our beat
author to make such a story
with its simplicity of plot effec-
tive.
The essays are by far the best
feature of the issue. "Lorna
Doone" is an appreciative esti-
mate of Blackmore's novel.
The essay shows the influence
of the classroom but is well
written and interesting. The
title "Shakespeare's Heroines
in Male Attire" shows an origi-
nality that permeates the entire
essay. This essay is al.o ap-
preciative *nd [the thought is
well developed. A laxity of ex-
pression is the essay's only
drawback. "Aspiring; Achiev-
ing" is a moral, not a critical
essay. The title is a true
abstract of the contents and
the theme reveals the individu-
ality of the writer.
In accordance with the law of
the Medes and the Persians, the
usual number of editorials, ex-
changes, etc., made their ap-
pearance. We might add, how-
ever, that at least one editorial,
"What Can the Student do to
Make a Greater Southwestern,"
served for something more than
a mere transition from rthe
"stories to the "ads." "Don't
Worry" indicates a rather com-
placent state of mind. We don't
believe in worrying; but it
might be well to attempt to
remedy SOME evil3 rather than
attempt to escape the fact of
their existence by gazing en-
raptured upon the beauties of a
sun set or calmly enjoying the
thought that you are better
than others.
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Sheffy, L. F. The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, December 2, 1910, newspaper, December 2, 1910; Georgetown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth401108/m1/1/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Southwestern University.