The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 11, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 14, 1915 Page: 2 of 4
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THE MEGAPHONE.
Published every Tuesday during the
school year by the Students' Assoiia-
^ tion of Southwestern University, at the
ofliee of the Williamson County Sun.
Entered as second-class mail matter
Sept. 27, 11112, at the postoffice at
Georgetown, Texas, under act of Con-
gress of March 3, 1911.
All matter for publication must be in
the hands of the Editor by 8 a. in. Mon-
day. Don't forget to sign your name
to what you hand in.
Address all communications to The
Megaphone, Georgetown, Texas.
Subscription pri.ce, per year .$1.00
Single copies 5 cents
Member of the Texas Collegiate Press
Association.
Henry Straw Editor-in-Chief
R. E. Brown, Allan Manchester, Renfro
Knickerbocker and Travis Cottrell, As-
sistant Editors.
Harold Day vault.... .Business Manager
Haygood McDaniel, Gilphin Sessions,
Laucile El rod, Assistant Managers.
Mark Habbnrd, Special Assistant.
CHAPEL EXERCISES
VERY ENTERTAINING
The student body was especially
favored on Thursday and Friday
mornings with sometring out of the
ordinary. It tyas a digression from
the old. usual routine by which
chapel is conducted. The speakers
had something that the students en-
joy; something ,entertaining, en-
gaging, as well as enlightening. If
such programs were giv^n daily,
the present rule of compulsory
chapel attendance would be no
longer needed,
Thursday morning, Mr. Wentz,
our most talented reader and in-
structor in public speaking, read a
selection from Hamlet. It com-
pared favorably to any reading
that has been rendered by imported
material. But the fact must not be
overlooked that Mr. Wentz did
platform reading for a most rep-
utable lyceum bureau for several
years prior to his accepting his
present position.
Friday morning Prof. Gray, who
has been a missionary to Mexico
and China, related some very inter-
esting facts concerning his work in
China. He spoke of their customs
and ways and how he worked with
them. In his possession he had a
representation of the "small size
Chinese foot, the Chinese pipe, and
other unique things of that distant
land.
IN MEMORIAM.
Whereas, God in His infinite wis-
dom has seen fit to call from the
world to a better one Mrs. Tanner,
mother of our beloved classmate,
Dee Tanner, be it
Resolved: That we, her Sunday
school classmates, extend our
heartfelt sympathy to her in this
time of sorrow, and that a copy of
these resolutions he sent to her; a
copy he entered upon the minute
books of this class, and published
in The Megaphone.
(Signed) Allie McKinley,
Aline Haygood,
Eris R. Turner,
'•* Committee.
Hats cleaned and reblocked.
Dean Miles, Phone 262.
THREE DAYS BEFORE
HOME-GOING BEGINS
STUDENT BODY HIGHLY ELATED
OVER NEARNESS TO TIME
OP GOING HOME.
INTERESTING PRO-
GRAM AT Y. W.
Interesting Program at Y. W.—Christ-
inas Story, Special Music and Read-
ings Occupy the Time.
(By a Student.)
Homeward bound! Three cheers
for the faculty! O, you exams!
Merry Christmas! So long, kid,
see you later!
These and many other spontane-
ous outbursts of unquestioned joy
and happiness have been passing
swiftly from lip to lip since chapel
Saturday morning when Dean Pe-
gues announced that exams would i
be moved up a day earlicu1 in ae-1
quiescence to the humble petition i
of some hundreds of the students
that school be dismissed Saturday
afternoon instead of the following
Tuesday. The hearts of those in
the faculty are certainly in the
right place! Possibly long, long
ago, each of them when in college,
just a few days before dismissal,
dreamed beautiful dreams of a
lovely maiden buried in a cozy cot
away off among the hills in the hazy
distant regions of nowhere, whom
he was very impatient to see, and
to whom every day and every hour
prior to his departure seemed to
drag by on leaden wings. Perhaps
he had many times told her the old,
sweet story, but still, you know one
likes very much to repeat such
agreeable performances.
This is the reason (as Madame
Rumor has intimated) that their
great warm hearts have been soft-
ened and they have inclined a list-
ening ear to the supplications of
the students whose souls are burst-
ing with zeal to behold once"*nore
the old familiar faces. Shake-
speare (on* some l other big -bug)
says that sympathy is the greatest
asset in the world, and we must
agree that it certainly has been
used to good advantage in this in-
stance. Let us lap their praises in
soft Lydian airs" and east flow-
ers of appreciation and gratitude
at their feet. We must admit that,
with all of our supposed maltreat-
ment and imaginary ills at their
hands, they have got the stuff!
Surely, surely, with all their faults
(?) we love them still! They are
worth their weight in gold. By
this act of generosity and good will
on their behalf we will have three
more jolly days to spend with the
homefolk. Let us extend to them
in unison our heartfelt gratitude
and show them that we appreciate
a good thing when we see it. Let
us sound our song of exuberant
joy so loudly that the echoes shall
reverberate in the ultimate confines
of the Annex, that it shall ascend
to the third story of the Universi-
ty building and there hover, like a
guardian angel around those who
will be enduring the excruciating
agony of Dr. Pegues' final exam in
English, and^ furthermore, that it
shall cause the puny welkin of the
Preps to ring with the clamor, caus-
ing them to rise up as one great
body in protest.
Soft strains of "Joy to the
World" greeted the girls last Sun-
day evening, as they entered the
Y. W. C. A. room, which was dimly
lighted and was decorated by
wreaths and autumn leaves. At
the front stood the time-honored
Christmas tree decorated with tin-
sel and lighted candles. Vera
Smith was the leader of the ser-
vice.
Afteif she read the Christinas
story taken from the second chap-
ter of Luke, Misses Grimes, Mary
Dunlap, Davidson, and Stanford
sang "Hark! The Herald Angels
Sing,'' then Annie McClendoil
gave a Christmas reading. The
next number on the program was
a flute and violin duet by Verna
McMahon and Annie Laurie Bass,
accompanied on the piano by Ruth
Goddard. Mrs. Granbery made
a talk showing the power and in-
fluence of personality. She told
of a play in which the lives and
characters of many were changed
by the personality of one man.
Then she explained to us how we
can best celebrate Christmas, what
it really should mean and how on
Christmas day we should thank
Him for His many blessfhgs.
Vera Smith read story of a
Khubla Khan whose subjects* once
a year brought him presents, and
his only requirement was that the
gifts should be white. The rich
brought pearls and ivory, while the
poor brought white pigeons and
rice. The king looked on all gifts
alike, as long as they were white.
The free-will offering given by the
girls as thiy passed from the hall
was to be our white gift to the
King.
The Y. W. C. A. was indebted
to Miss Evans for the special music
rendered by the orchestra. The
Hute and violin duet was one of
Miss Evans' own arrangement and
the Y. W. C, A. girls were the first
to have the pleasure of hearing it.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
We Are Strong
with Christmas Presents of the
USEFUL KIND
for men. You will find the newest and
best presents to be had now on display.
Ladies—
Let us help you solve your Christmas
Buying Problem. We know the likes
and dislikes of^men, as we make them
our one study. .
The Toggery
• Outfitters of-Men.
FIRST MEETING OF THE
"S" ASSOCIATION
Inasmuch as our Heavenly Fath-
er in His infinite wisdom has seen
fit to call to her reward Mrs. Tan-
ner, the mother of one of our much
beloved students, be it
Resolved: First, That the Young
Women's Christian Association of
Southwestern University desires to
express its deepest sympathy to
the bereaved family.
Resolved: Second, That we de
plore the fact that death has neces-
sitated the absence of one of our
classmates.
Resolved: Third, That a copy of
these resolutions be sent to the
family and also published in The
Megaphone. (Signed)
Ida Mae Lee,
1 Hattie Nelms,
Kittie Cain,
Hattie Stanford,
Ruth Goddard,
Promptly at 7:30 last Saturday
evening a joyful party, consisting
of many happy young ladies and
their escorts who were the proud
wearers of letters, together with
the proper chaperones, left the An-
nex for an hilarious evening's fun.
The manager of the village pic-
ture show was absolutely dumb-
founded when such a merry crowd
applied for admission. A couple
of pleasant hours spent here, the
entire party repaired to the Alcove,
where all were served delightful
refreshments.
Here the meeting f "S" Asso-
ciation was called to order by Prof.
Davidson, the temporary chair-
man. ' After a hotly contested
election Arthur Knickerbocker was
elected president of the Associa-
tion. Assuming the duties of his
new office, he held the remaining
part of the election, which resulted
in the offices of vice president and
secretary-treasurer of the Associ-
ation being conferred upon Ben
Laws and T. Lee, respectively.
Impromptu speeches were deliv-
ered by the captains of the vari-
ous Varsity teams. It was at a
late hour when the party finally
found the way home.
The fortunate participants of the
mirthful occasion were Raymond
Brewer, Sinks McLarty, Sam Hayr
Johnnie Harris, Arthur Knicker-
bocker, E. W. Bode, Vauglian, R.
Biggs, Ben Laws. Archie Iloyle,
Rector Coffee, Olin Carter, Quinnr
Marvin Marsh, Haygood McDaniel,
Billie Matlock, Gilpin Sessions, T,
Lee, and Misses Ellen Hazle, Tom
Hazle, Annie L. Bass, Christie
Moore, Lila Bass, Casey, Lee, Al-
ine Haygood, Hattie Nelms, Gladys
Brewer, Lois Campbell) Maudelle
Vinson, Nelia F. Davidson, Helen
Gillett, Inez Ayres, Ruth Blanks,
lone Irwin, Lalu Shands.
It is rumored that Mr. Hull and
Mr. Clabaugh went kodaking Sun-
day afternoon and took a dozen pic-
tures of each in various charming
poses. Oh! those Annex rules!
Mrs. Carr is at the Annex with
her two daughters, Josie and Nel-
lie, who have been quite sick, but
who have now recovered.
Christmas Special
.
T\^£ have made special effort this sea-
son to get such lines of goods that
will please the students. We want each
of you to see these goods as well as our
prices on same. If we can help you
with your Xmas shopping let us know.
See our local ads for specials.
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Straw, Henry. The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 11, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 14, 1915, newspaper, December 14, 1915; Georgetown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth401200/m1/2/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Southwestern University.