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This Week's Editorial
Fourth Term!!!
Students' Interests Exposed!!!
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In 1940 President Franklin D. Roosevelt took office for his third term
in succession. Thus ;i precedent was broken — one that had stood since
George Washington, refused to run for a t^ird term.
Monday the United States declared war on Japan after an air raid on
IJ. S.-owned islands. w *** , *v ,
The -Rambler hereby gives its entire support to President Roosevelt
and is backing the present administration f<Tr a fourth term or even a fifth
term or at least until the present condition of world affairs has passed.
Not that the Rambler is becoming a political instrument, in fact, quite
fhe contrary. There should be no political parties or differences in the U.
8. at this time.
The policy of the Rambler, still not a political one, is to advocate keep-
ing President Roosevelt in office as long as the United States is at war.
There is an old saying about changing horses in the middle of the
stream and that is the entire point of this' editorial. While we have a leader
who lias proved himself capable beyond all doubt in any emergency, why
change?
A sensible, conscientious. American nation, a unifipd oroup of people
who inhabit these United States would not, we believe, have any idea of
changing leaders during this crisis merely to satisfy a tradition — a tradi-
tion — a tradition which has already been broken.
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Personality gifts wore exchanged by
SUNSHINE MOKELAND, D'ARCY LASE-
TER. GRACIE BRABHAM, CARL LESTA
DAVIS, FRANCES BROWND, and DOR-
' OTHY COKER, before they left for the hol-
idays.^Examples of these were buckets of
gafidy, a piece of chees, and an alligator.
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Other Christmas parties in the dormitories
will probably reveal ^nany odd and aipusing
gifts as this gives students an opportunity
to express themselves.
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HERE 'N THERE
LOUISE COE buying a ticket to Bowie —
DORIS MANN thrilled because she is to
visit in Houston — MOBRIS SCOTT anx-
ious to get home to Trinidad, Colo.- MARY
JO JOHNS ready t^ go home to Wichita
Falls to finish .her Christmas shopping —•
MARY GATHER1NE ROSE planning on
what to wear to Brownwood on a visit —
Christmas Holidays
Christmas time is near,
And Santa'll soon be here. ^
But will he be here? What about thdle* families who
don't^rave the means to pljjy Santa Claus to their
children ? Should those children do without a Christ-
mas ?
Nearly 2,000 years ago a Child was born in Bethle-
hem, and this Child's purpose was t^ teach kiijdness,
love, and generosity to fellowman.
Several nations across the oceans are trying to wipe
out His teachings. This leaves the task of upholding
them in the hands of the American people.
Standing practically empty in .the main hall of the
Administration building are sorTtt?~i$oxes. The§e boxes
were^Vaced there to receive gifts, toys, and clothes for
needy families. Can TWC doitsT^n in filling them up?
&%efuuig&l
By Frailer* Ballow
Conscientious Objector
Three campus leaders «who are conscientious objec-
tors to war at Texas Wesleyan college have issbed the
following statments to the Rambler concerning their
position during the present war.
Selective service regulations provide that conscien- »
tious objectors are not to be prosecuted, but will be al-
lowed to serve the government during wartime in other
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way*. : s,
"Frank Bounds, president of the Baptist Student Un-
„ ion, stated:
* c""Every .since Cain murdered Abel, men have tried
to build an eternal; empire by killing . their bfothers.
The only plant"that has ever succeeded without failure
is. one taught and lived by a carpenter's son some 19-
centuries ago. Gandi of India has tried the Prince of
Peace's plan numerous times without defeat. As He
would say today, 'Love thy brother as thyself, Uncle*
Sam.' "
"II our country is invaded by the enemy, the only
method by whfch we could defeat them, and have peace
forever, is passive resistance."
Gordon Collier, president of the senior class and mod-
«. erator of the Texas Youth Synod, answered:
.. "I would be U'orriedTr I did not know that God is
• over all. We can only pray for sanity.
"If our country were invated I would go along just
as 1 am now and would help in ways other than fight*
in«-"
-V Le Roy Weeks, president of Cross-Timbers art club,
said:
"I am not a conscientious objector to noncombatant
warfare, but I cannot kill. If my city or home was
' invaded I would nit fight but would render aid to ail
the people who need it.
"I believe that I live in the best country in the world
but it is not as great as the Kingdom of Christ to which
I believe that 1 am a subject. The laws of this kingdom
fcVjid the use of carnal weapons so I must obey the
\gj#&test authority." ^
Homer McDonald refused to make a statement. ;y
—TEACHER STATEMENTS
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RAMBLER STAFF
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Editor Norman Rowland
Business Manager Paul Burge
Associate Editors Francebeth Gibson, Helen Hoote
Society Editors D'Arcy Lasater, Graci0 Brabham
Club Editors Lynelle Kebelman, Jack Hoskins
Amusements Editor > —— Fenn Leach
Dramatic Critic Dorothy Dean Wilson
Radio Editor . T. E. Stafford
Literary Editor r. Virginia Hale
Sports Department Bobby Schutts, Dorothy Vinson
Exchange Editor Frances Ballow
Reporters: Edgar Rabun, Clifford King, D'Arcy Lasater,
• Grade Brabham, Bobby Schutts, J. W. Force
and T. E. Stafford.
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BONNIE BESS WELDON packing for her
trip home to Palestine.
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NOTES ON STUUES:
MERRY JUNE PARR was heard cheering
for her alma mater, Handley, which won
the bi-dlstrict Friday night.
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MARY RUTH BLAKE, who flew home to
Albuquerque, at the illness of her father,
will return to school after the holidays.
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HELEN KETCHUM couldn't wait for
Santa,, Cluus- so, received herrMng Monday
night from BILL EDWARDS.
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LORRAINE ENGLISH, who lujs received
the new nickrtameV'Turpin" was^yy thrill-
ed when Red Walsh called her from Califor-
nia, and her mother sent her a black and
white tweed coat for her birthday.
BocyJfc Rev-Lew-
JAPANESE VERMIS WHITE VMEJU< \Ns
by Celeste Wolff
With the present state of American-
tions tfee perennial Oriental question 0n i]„. vv,x, aJ
again looms high. A recent article, west ( i';\«t l
ANESE, by Jim Marshall found in ('•„iiwv
issu
Oct. 11, 1941, sheds considerable light un
the relatoins existent between the Ain»>rii-,-
iSsue o|
:;i"seg :(|
American-born Japanese throughout
area.
and tiJ
Coal
Inaugurating a tradition, the captain of
the NTAC football team presented a silver
bugle to the captain of the John Tarleton
team after the latter defeated the Aggies
by a score of 9-0 on Franksgiving.
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Speaking of John Tarleton, a teacher
there has a novel system of grading or
rather of posting grades. The system is
changed periodically; the present one is
worked out along the idea of an archery
target. The students who hit the bull's eye
made "A". • " ,
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A reception honoring the threk campus
editors was hejd at East Texas Teachers
college. The affair was given by the Deahs,
and students were Requested td come in
sports clothes. •>*
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A sultan at odds with his harem
Thought of a way he could scare 'cm.^
He caught him a mouse,
Set it lopse in, the house,
Thus starting the first harem-scarem.
•—Yellow Jacket
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Forty student who compose the Chanters
of McMurry Tejift on a 1,350 mile tour
through TexAs, New Mexico and Colorado.
The trip will last 12 days.
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Student Nite was held at Paris Junior
"college this week. The purpose of the affair
is to raise money for the F orensic club.
The organization which presented the best
stunt received a prize of $5.
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FINIS
Our love's a song but I've resigned.
I'm not musically inclined.
—The Skiff.
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Each student that buys his annual before
Dec. 16 at Arlington Heights, «will receive
his annual with his name in gold on the
front.
jZcurMihq. Rhyme.
By Collaboration
Christmas comes but once a year
It's not like Thanksgivirtg
Santa declares but one (it's near)
But wait to see what Franksgiving.
Santa has a sleigh full of toys
With dolls, games, candy, and drums
Which he gives to good girls and boys
But Japs don't get none cause they're bums
Students Listen
To Radio
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Students and faculty members
and Monday glued their ears to the radio
while news flashes come over the air. Sun-
day several students were at a picnic when
the Japanese attack wak annouced and at
first they didn't believe it; afterwards they
talked war until several decided to go to
church,'
The dormitories were filled with tense
students and several of the girls shed tears
over the news. Mrs. Jane Sirr/I was in the
dinning hall when Mrs. Donaldson called
and told her what had happened. John Luce
and several other students were at the sym-
phony concert in Dallas, when the program
was interrupted for the announcement. Fern
Massey and several others were in a movie
and this too was -Stopped for the bulletin.
" Monday Rev. Theo Molberg, Miss MaUde
Pettey, Miss Ernl Smith, Mrs. Rose Lisenby,
Mrs. Varine Roberson, Clark Witherspoqn,
and Mrs. Ernestine Kerr listened to the
President's address in the office.
Mrs. AujJif Mae Howell, Tom Egan, Spot
Collins, Grilham Kyle, ' Oscar Weimann,
Charles Cotten, David Harkrider, and Earl
Morris grouped around a radio in Mr. Bow-
man's office.
Edgar Ratyin, Lynelle Kebelman, Fran-
cebeth Gibson, Helen Hoote, Norman Row-
land, Billie Pittard, and Mr. F. C. Leach
composed a listening group in the Rambler
office.
The girls' sport class plus some outsiders
who drifted in, tuned in Naomi Hodden's
radio in Room 26 for the speech. Mr. F. R.
Matthis and his math class listened to a
radio in Room 23. Later his government
class listened to the voting reports.
Betty Lou Foster, John Grammer, Kath-
erine Musslewhite, "Robert Greaves, Mr.
Herd Wren, and others collected to hear the
radio in the Ram Trading Post.
Qxyldtn iPAeabb
Fiery, re,d-h©ired, hot-tempered Eugenia
Gunter, managing editor of the Txweco, this
week will wear the Golden Shears.
A senior from Mart, Eugenia is an edu-
cation major. She was recently initiated
into the Mylntyre Press
club and is treasurer of
Koro. Her emotional
temperament keeps her
high in the clouds ,of
happiness or in the
depths of despair.
Through Eugenia un-
» tiring efforts the annual
is far ahead of schedule
and is planned to be a
very informal affair with
many snapshofs.
The Rambler staff and the Guardians of
the Golden Shears are pleased to present
Eugenia t'he Golden Shears this week.
Sunday
Gunter
Asked about the causes of the war Mr.
William Suart, chairman of the division of
social science and professor of history, said,
"Japan claims she is cut off economically.
,Her notion of the method of gaining control
is the use of force. However, Japan is wast-
ing more money in this war than it would
cost her to buy the material which she
lacks and needs. You can't force people to
trade with you."
Concerning Germany's probably declara-
tion of wax against the United States, the
professor said, "Germany has nothing to lose
or gain by postponing a declaration of war
against us if she intends to make one. We
are already at economic war with Germany.
Mr. Stu&'rt warned that the United States
is in danger of overemphasizing the value
of force.
Mrs. Rose Lee Lisenby, chairman of the
division of languages and literature, ex-
plained the value and necessity of educa-
tion during wartime in these words:
"The democracies are at <yvar. We are
fightiag. to keep the Americaa way of liv-
ing^to keep our culture and our civilization.
You young men and young women who are
in the midst of your college work are, In
the very study of humanities, which may
seemto you useless at, this time, fitting
yourself to carry on — to keep alive the
very things for which our men are fight-
ing. The world will need, as never before,
clear-thinking and well-trained minds to
nervytuate the* culture artd civilization that
is our heritage."
Mr. Alfred M. Ewing, chemistry instruc-
tor, reported on the scientist s attitude to-
ward war.
"Scientists do not get emotional or excited
during war. If a layman on the street is
bombed he would run and scream to get
in a shelter, while the chemist, after the
explosion, would get fragments to deter-
mine if there was any new substance used
in the bombs. Ho would view the situation
objectively."
Professor F. R. 'Matthis, government in-
structor, exclaimed, "It sbunded as fantas-
tic and unreal as Orson Wells' broadcast of
'The Man from Mars,' when the nnnourtce-
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—MANY JOBS FOR GIRLS
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Nursing course would be offered
girls at TWC if as many as 20 in-
dicate that they want to take it.
Those interested should contact
Mrs. McCulley, she said.
» The Dean of Women also report-
ed that the local chapter of the
Red Cross needs women for prepar-
ing surgical dressing and for knit-
ting and sewfng. The knitting and
sewing can be done at home with
, materials furnished by the chapter,
but work on the dressings must be
done at the dpwntown offices.
"Of course the Red Cross wants
«f only those girls who are realty anx»-
ious tb work," Mrs. McCulley said.
She also advised students Jo lae-
ware of propaganda and^o^Je
that any organization with which
they become allied are not blinds
for un-American activities or simp-
ly money-grabbing rackets.
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ment of the attack by Japan came over
the radio."
He predicted that if anything will unite
the American vpeople the events of Sunday
will do that. He also stated that the Pres-
ident's speech is of the mast lustoric im-
port of any he has made.
The professor is 100 per cent behind the
resolution of war and thinks that all Amer-
icans should stand ready to do what the
government wants done.
Miss Lillian Norwood, librarian, six years
ago received a letter from a missionary to
China asking her to help get a bill passed
in Congress against sending gasoline, oil
and scrap-iron to Japan. Miss Norwood ap-
proached the Y. M. and Y. W. and several
other church groups with tjiis petition and
wrote Congressman Fritz Lanham. But the.
bill was not passed.
"Npw Japan is using the$fr very things
against America," she stated with 'indigna-
tion. Miss Norwood has been saving clip-
pings about Japan nnri the war in Europe
for several years.
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Students' Opinions
About the War
We are ready to go get Japan and Ger-
many is the consensus of opinion amdng the
majority of the Texas Wesleyan college stu-
dents when questioned on their attitude to-
ward the war.
■ DAVID HARKRIDER — I am ready to go
and think that is the right thing to do. I
believe that Hitler is behind it all.
OSCAR WEIMANN — I believe that the
Nazis are having Japan do this to keep so
many supplies from reaching England and
Russia.
BESS ELLEN HART — I think it is right
that we declared war now, as we were al-
ready in it.
DORIS MANN — It is time to go right ipr'
and beat those Japs. We should fight the
other countries as they come.
JUANITA COX — We should ,-have al-
ready have been in the war against Ger-
many and Japan and stopped their aggre-
siveness.
BETTYE HUDGINS — I'm not for war,
but since forced on it I am sure that we
will come out victoribus.
LEON RANDELL — I'm glad we are in
it and I think that we will soon win it as
soon as we get organized.
JOHN LUCE — I think the U. S. should
have declared war as they did, and I am
ready to declare it on Germany.
GOLDEN FAYE ROSE — As there is not
a way to get out of it, I am sure it is the
only thing to do.
CARL LESTA DAVIS — Oh gosh! This is
the first war I've ever happened on to, and
I don't know what to do or think.
DAN HART — The heads of our nation-
al government know lots more than I do
about the situation, and I trust them enough
to cooperate.
BILL BULLOCK — What I think about
Japan couldn't be printed in any paper.
^BUD HAMMILL — Japan was very cow*
ardly in attacking us while giving pretense
0 fwanting peace. I personally, would like
to bomb the heck out of 'em.
CARL GILKERSQN — Barring profanity,
1 have nothing to slay, but thtffiwar should
last until it's over. \
JOHNNY DOMM —S^arl took the words
rjjjht outX my mouth.r 'fcV
" BILLY DRAKE — We'll mop Japan all
over the map.
JERRY RAILEY —• I agree thoroughly
with President Roosevelt no matter what
happens. Let's get 'em! f «
RAYMOND MATTHIS — For once in my
life I am speechless.
GRAHAM KYLE — Japan is at fault, Wfft
I believe that Hitler is the power behind
it all."
KATHERYN LANGSTON and BILLYE
KATHRYN WIIISNANA — We are very
confident tha tthe outcome will be in our
favor, but we couldn't venture to guess the
length of the war.
FRANCES BROWND and DOROTHY
COKER — We are glad that the President
said whtrt he did, and are sure that the U.S.
Will win.
MARY McILVAINE — I feel that it "Ms
better that the war has begun because ev-
eryone was waitnig nervously for something
to break. When it finally did, even though
it was disastrious, most people were reliev-
ed.
SPOT COLLINS — I think that ail the
excitement will soon die down and that" our
normal school routine will not be disturbed,
but I hate war.
According to the author, the ••nrohlr-m ;« ,
^pecialM
acute in the state of California wh. r. tin w 1
u t" i it'.SO nntvJ
ulpilon totals some 150,000. The primary cause for tM
tfl fueling existing between the Japans, an(J (h(; whj|1
American is the restriction of Japan<--.. iink'nints ||J
posed by our government and more bv re I
latory measure taken by the stat.n of California
An undesirable feature of the Japan. -,.. Sft10Qj s
tem lies in the practice followed by a rtain gr0J
known as "Issei," the original settlers. This group
years has sent its young men and wornon hack to tM
horf&land, Japan, for their finishing education aiu
of course, we feel for the acknowledgment of their •
"legiance to the emperor; however, this practice is ng
its decline.
Many of ouiwwhite Americans throughout the WsJ
coast see red in every kodak carried by Japanese i
every little fishing boat manned by the little Oriel
tals. The question of loyalty on the part of these jJ
anese in case of war is greatly magnified and higM
Inflated.
According to Mr. Marshall, there is little to fed
In the words of a "Nissei," sceond generation girl]
San Francisco,: "We try to he good Americans if oJ
the white Americans would treat us as equal and a
low us to do our part; but it's discouraging after worll
ing hard to get a college education to be denied jobs}
white concerns and forced to do menial work."
On the whole, the article presents, a very optimis
picture of '-the Japanese situation on the coast,
author of the article shows a rather intimate knowledl
of the subject, as evidenced especially in the iiumeroj
figures. Principal objection to be raised is fotinu in t
use4of such expressions as this: "Scads of irjide stufll
which certainly is poor company fOr an otherwise w|
written treatise.
THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER
Francis Scott Key
O-*—say! can you see my the dawn "seal
light,
What so proudly We hail M at the t]
light's last gleaming
Whose broad stripes and bright staj
thro' the perilous fi^ht.
O'er the ramparts we wat<-liril wcrei
gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glaiv. the boj
bursting in air,
Gave proof thro' the night that oiirl
was still there
O—1 say, does that Star-span<,rh-'I
yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the houi|
the brave 1
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On the shore, dimly seen tin1"' thefflj
of the deep,
Whei^Jjie foe's haughty h<>,-t in divadj
lenco reposes, ,
What is that which the hivc/.c. aer
towering steep, \ ,
As it fitfully blows halt' n-roTs
discloses?
Now it catches the gleam <>i' • 'U"1'111!
first beapi,
In full glory reflected now shim's oiij
stream,
'is the Star-spangled Banner 0 long!
it wave
O'er the land ojh<h(pwrp*lfaiHl tlie honi|
the
O— thus be it evei\/v
stand * (.
Between their lov'd |i<nnes,"an(i tin' "]
desolation!
Blessed with victory and pr;ir<\
V* heaven rescued land .
Praise the K<nver that hath inn-le ant
served usv1i nation!
Then conquer we must, when ein
it is just, ( . .
And this be our motto; "In ( Wls
trust!" . j
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pli shall wave i~<?" 1 ,<
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