The Houstonian (Huntsville, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 10, 1941 Page: 1 of 4
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My Campaign—Claude Townsend
My campaign will consist of
nothing but the spontaneous
efforts of a few friends.
For many reasons, I have
always been adverse to some
phases of politics. A great
philosopher once said that
mob-rule is a rough sea. for
the ship of state to ride; every
wind of oratory stirs up the
water and deflects the course.
In this editorial campaign
I shall try to eliminate those
phases of the political pro-
cess repulsive to intelligence,
and retain those that to me
are typical of true American
democracy.
I promise to leave malicious gossip to those who revel
in its poison; to beg no one for support; and to forfeit all
acrobatic stunts on public platforms to those animals in the
park zoo most emulated by some politicians.
The greatest attribute of any editorr to my mind, is the
realization that a good paper cannot be commandeered by
himself alone—that is will starve on a continuous diet of
lengthy editorial columns and opinionated hash. Therefore,
I will do my utmost, should the opportunity arise, to keep
the paper on a balanced diet by retaining adequate coopera-
tion between editor, staff, and the press room. If this is
possible, I have promised everything; if not, I have promised
nothing.
My Campaign—Odis A. Lowe Jr.
I present my candidacy for
editor of the Houstonian with
the anticipation that I may
have the opportunity to serve
you to the best of my ability
in creating a Houstonian that
will reflect the actions and
views of the students and
faculty of Sam Houston. I
wish to edit a paper which will
be concerned with items of
student interest.
It is my belief that the
Houstonian not only supplies
news, but is also a symbol of
school spirit and unity, and
I desire the opportunity to
make our college paper not on-
ly to meet the requirements set up for it by press regula-
tions, but meet the desires and expectations of the college
body as well.
Your consideration and support will be greatly appreciated.
My Campaign—Don Adams
My friends—I hate wah.
Eleanor hates . . .
Hey, wait a minute—that’s
somebody else’s.
Ah, here we are:
Unaccustomed as I am to
public speaking, I wish to take
these few brief lines to out-
line, in words so simple that
even the intelligent can under-
stand, my war aims. And this
is war. War to test whether
the Houstonian will forever be
a stick-in-the-mud sheet read
only ty its staff, or one the
students will.
So there is a platform with
only one plank. Let’s try to
make the Houstonian a student paper. A paper people peruse,
to be poetic about the whole deal.
So, said he, lapsing back into the glittering generalities
of the politician, let us look on this campaign for the editor-
ship of the Houstonian as a glorious crusade whose chief
aim is the resurrection of this eminent publication from the
doldrums into which it has fallen, and by stint of pro-
fessional effort and knowing touch to raise it to the place
in the annals of journalistic fame it so richly deserves.
Futhermore, if I am elected, the office will hold perpetual
open house, the complaint department will offer 24-hour
service and if the students can’t have what they want, it’ll
be only because it doesn’t come on paper.
ADAMS FOR EDITOR!
My Campaign—Ben W. Young Jr.
My campaign will consist
primarily of personal contact
and the medium of the press
in my efforts to convince the
students of Sam Houston that
I am fully qualified for the
position of Houstonian Editor,
and that I am the candidate
for the job. I feel that in or-
der to keep the editorship it-
self in the high plane upon
which it must be kept to in-
sure the proper standard of
production, that mud-slinging,
fault-finding, and personal de-
gradation, have no place in the
race. I shall merely endeavor
to point out my qulifications,
| (See MY CAMPAIGN, page 2)
PHONE 451
SAM HOUSTON STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE
PHONE 451
VOL. XXVIII
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1941
No. 2'\
Houston Symphony Director
Press Club Brings 1942 T I P A Convention to
Huntsville; Lowe Is Prexy; Win Six Places
11 Students Attend
Annual Convention
At College of Mines
Lowe Named Prexy
As Convention
Comes to SHSC
Six Places Won
In TIPA Contests
By Local Entries
Six places in the 15 contests o
the Texas Intercollegiate Pm
aassociaation were won by entri<
Approximately 1700 miles of The unanimous choice of Sam
Texas wastelands, prairies, hills, Houston State college as the host
mountains, deserts, farmlands, and for the 1942 convention of the
forests were traversed by 11 stu- Texas Intercollegiate Press Asso-
dents of Sam Houston State college ciation took place on Saturday from Sam Houston State collegi
who attended the 1941 convention morning, April 5, in the final busi- according to the reaulta announce
of the Texas Intercollegiate Press ness session of the 1941 convention jn El Paso on April 6 for th
in El Paso with Texas College of annual contests.
Mines entertaining. First place in the one-act play
The coming of the 1942 meeting division was taken by Claude Town
to Huntsville gave Sam Houston send with his “The Case of Pel
of the seven Smith" which was presented in
offices of the association. Odis assembly last fall, a five dollar
Lowe, sophomore candidate for prize going to the TIPA winner.
association in El Paso, April 4
and 5, with Texas College of
Mines as host.
The Huntsville delegation, with
Mrs. B. R. Senter as chaperone, State college five
left Huntsville early on April 2,
and visited Carlsbad caverns on
won by Sam Houston entries
included second in essay and third
third in advertisement, Garland
Perry.
In the yearbook contest, the
Alcadle took second place close be-
hind the Yucca of North Texas
April 3, arriving in El Faso, late Houstonian editor, was approved Other indiviual contest placements
in the afternoon. The convention by the approximate 200 delegates
officially began on Friday morn- for the TIPA presidency.
ing, April 4, with preliminary and Ben y0ung, also sophomore can- ln "hort story> Lou*8 Gibson; and
general sessions. A typical Mexi- didate for Houstonian editor, was
can dinner was followed by discus- chosen vice president; Kelly Jo
sion groups on yearbook, news- Senter and Wilson Ward, Press
paper, and magazine. On Friday club and Houstonian staff mem-
evening, a tour was made of Fort berS( were 8elected as recording
Bliss, largest United States cavalry secretary and corresponding secre- State Teachers college. The Hous-
post, with the regular army supper tary> respectively; and Don Adams, tonisn was awarded third place in
being served to the journalists. ajso in tbe race for the Houstonian it8 division of the newspaper con -
General and business sessions editorship, was designated treasur- test, following the South Texan
„ , * •! on rm. e j on Saturday morning were follewed er of the association. of Texas A&I and the Skyline ot
Memorial auditorium for a concert on April 20. The famed by a barbecue iunch in McKelligon’s The new parliamentarian is D Sul Roa® Sute Tcacher* college,
conductor has been the leader of the Houston Symphony canyon near Ej Pas0. a tour of Rhea Alliaon of McMurry college! The HoU8tonian won third last,
orchestra since 1935; since taking over the position, he has Juarez, Mexico, took up the after- wbjie tbe 1942 contest director is *ear’ *lso’ bein* th®. on,y Sam
made numerous changes in the Organization to develop it "oon, with the annual banquet Xom Sharpe o£ Stephen F. Austin receIve a placi'
into the most outstanding symphony group in the Southwest. climaxmg; the convention The ban- state Teachers college.
quet was followed by the TIPA ball. Dates £or the Huntsville conven-
The Sam Houston students left tion will be chosen by the Sam
El Paso on Sunday morning and Houston Press club and announced
arrived in Huntsville at noon Mon- at a later date.
Ernst Hoffman, above, director of the Houston Sym-
phony orchestra, will bring his musical organization to the
Election Date is Changed from
April 16 to 24 for All Offices
Behrens Is Chosen for
Due to a requirement in the Con-
stitution of the Student Association
of Sam Houston State college, the
election of officers for the 1941-42 Chairmanship of Science
school year cannot take piace untii Section of T.ST.A. Group
April 24, because the nominating
convention was not held earlier.
The constitution states that the
“nominating committee shall pre-
sent their nominations to the Stu-
dent Association in a regularly
day, returning by way of Alpine,
Del Rio, and San Antonio. The
students were Odis Lowe, Don
Adams, Ben Young, Harvey O’-
Briant, Ruth Wynne, Margurite
Massey, Kelly Jo Senter, Lorraine
Moody, Bob Bratz, Wilson Ward,
and Herbert Polinard.
Highlight speakers of the con-
vention included H. A. Michael,
city editor of the El Paso Herald-
Bearkat Band Entertains
Multitudes at Annual
Bluebonnet Festival
ment then.
The new by-laws of the T.I.P.A.
prepared by a committee with Boh
Bratx, parliamentarian, as chair-
man, provide for different meth-
ods of clsssifying for the 1942 con-
tests, as well as other changes in
the working of the intercollegiate
organization.
Kadelpians Have Program;
Plan to Hear Eby at
To Navasota and the traditional
Bluebonnet festival went the Bear-
kat band, 75 strong, on Saturday, Spring Banquet, April 19
The Science section of the South
east division of the Texas State Post; Raymond Stover, city editor
Teachers association, which closed of the El Paso Times; Lt. Col. , -------
its two day’s session on March Vance Batchelor, assistant chief of ,un< ia JVen ^.0, 'me °. *® o’clock.
15 in Houston, honored Dr. Min- staff of first cavalry division, Fort *"oa< y , or e co or u para e a The p^g^m consisted of a r*
March 29. Leaving Huntsville at
1:10 o’clock and arriving exactly
one hour later in Navasota, the
The regular meeting of Kapp
Delta Pi was held in the Socii
Center on Thursday, April 3, at
called meeting by the President nie Behrens, professor of education, Bliss; Kenneth Froggley, American
one month preceeding the date of
the election.” The report of the
nominating committee was given
in assembly on March 21.
The Student Council has reset
the election date from April 16 to
April 24; the four Student Asso-
by naming her chairman of
section for the coming year.
this Airlines district publicity director;
port on “How to Write a Letter o
Application" by Virginia Pfieffc
Dr. Behrens, a leader in the field
of elementary education, has long
been interested in science for the
elementary schools. The program
4:00 o’clock.
Leading the parade was the
Bicknell Eubanks, United Press well-drilled A & M band. Next in and a gkit on “The Personal Inter
chief; Roy Chapman, program di- line were several beautiful floats view”. Talmadge Elam was th
rector of KTSM; and Banquet and hi*h school bands from near- school superintendent, Ava Perm
Speaker Chris Fox, sheriff of El by towns- The Bearkat band, led ington his secretary, Lucy Goolsb.'
Paso county. by duba Anna Ross, was next in the undersirable applicant, ar<
The convention was attended by bne; Varying the usual parade Margaret Branch, the dcsirabl
o line. Varying the ______
ciation posts and the four publics- ^or *°r IKX.t approximately 200 students from dr'h. the band performed a series applicant.
tions offices will be filled at that year w> 1 ® y r0 . 18 ln ereR • Amarillo junior college, East Tex- °* accordians and criss-crosses The initiation of new members <
Dr. Don O. Baird, professor of ag state collcge> Hardin junior which pleased the spectators. Kappa Delta Pi will be held i,
college, Howard Payne college, When the parade was over, the the Social Center at six o’clock o
John Tarleton Agricultural college, gold-uniformed band of Sam Hous- April 19, This will be followed b.
McMurry college, North Texas ton marched back to town through a banquet at the Raven at 7:3
uu.i. icp.™ the Philadelphia ^tate Teachers college, Paris junior knots of cars already back on the o’clock. Dr. Eby of the university <
meeting of the American Associa- col]ege( Sam jjouston State co]lege, street. In the center of town they Texas will be the main speakt
01 bc,‘ Stephen F. Austin State Teachers played “Tuxedo Junction” and did Tickets for the banquet may 1
college, Sul Ross State Teachers the “Nigger Shuffle.” secured from the members of th
Miss Greta Oppe, a Sam Hous- college, Texas College of Arts and This added performance pleased executive committee,
ton State college graduate, was Industries, Texas College of Mines, not only the spectators but also the Anyone having any informatii
retained as secretary of the Science Texas Wesleyan college, and West reporters who snapped pictures on ex-members of Kappa Delta I
time.
“Let There Be Faith” Is
Subject of Helen Keller
In Houston Address
biology, who is a state director for
the American Association of Sci-
ence Teachers, a national organiza-
tion, reported on
By Marjorie Marquis3
Helen Keller, the most famous
deaf-blind person in all history,
spoke on “Let There Be Faith” in
the San Jacinto high school audi-
torium, Houston, Monday, March
31. Her appearance in Houston was
sponsored by the City Federation
of Women’s clubs and was for the
benefit of the Houston Lighthouse
for the Blind.
In order to enable the audience
to become more accustomed to her
tion for the Advancement
ence.
Texas State college.
from many interesting angles.
National Defence Program Gets Full Backing From Sam Houston
State College; Vocational Training Receives Most Emphasis
will please turn it over to Fred
Denton to put in the person:
column of a Kappa Delta Pi New
Letter.
Medical Aptitude Tests
To Be Administered at
The young men and women of Houston State college has been for the program of the state and na-
, , Sam Houston State Teachers Col- rnore than a half century the train- aa<l we are adjusting our pro-
voice, Miss e er s secretary and ,ege do not beijeve tbe government jng Df teachers, but President Sha- gram to meet these particular Sam Houston on May 1
companion, Miss Polly Thomson oweg them everything. They believe yer Mieved and 8till believe„ that needg.» The medical aptitude tests, one
ques lone e en e er e ore er ^bey QWe tbe government some- a8 a service institution the college The adjustments in the schools’ *b® regular requirements for
8*)eeC * # thing and are daily preparing should offer training in the crafts program were soon made with ^mission t0 medical school will
Miss Thomson gave a brief re- themselves to step under the ban- and professions to boys and girls particular attention being given to £lve^ colleges offering
view of Dr. Keller s life and told ner o£ national defense and put who desire such training. A few the departments of vocational agri- P*®*m®dical work, including Sam
of her experiences as a student £bejr shoulders to the wheel with days after taking over the reins culture, business administration^ “0U8f°n State college, at 2:00 p.m.
at Radcliffe college. Helen Keller s trained minds and hands. 0f Sam Houston college President home economics, and industrial on May 1.
first teacher, Miss Sullivan, accom- Through the foresight of its pre- Shaver said, “In Sam Houston arts. The departments were enlarg- All students that plan to enter
panied her to classes where she sjdenti Br Charles N. Shaver, State Teachers College, we are ed and additional faculty membera * medical school in 1942 should
Texas’ oldest teachers college is attempting to institute a program secured to accommdate the rapid a"'an,f<‘ to ta*te ****■ on th°
doing its part in the defense pro- of study that will adequately meet increase in enrollment in these above date- R *8 n°t necessary that
gram. Doctor Shaver assumed the the needs of students who want departments. a pre-medical requirements be
presidency of the Huntsville in- pre-lay, pre-medicine and pre-farm- Xhe nation! defense program has ?®"*p,eted at the tim® th® »»
* •. tin. v u stitution in September, 1937, and ing, or pre-anything else that is 8timulated the youth of Sam Hous- ~n* .
ypewn er. en iss e er oo jmmedjate|y began revamping the necessary and should be offered in ton college. A year ago there were M *h*ng* from
an examina io , at rta< c Q * currjcu]um> which has proved bene- an institution that is to serve the more than one prospective gradu- ******* ***• ******* of
tion in braille and answered them ficiai not on]y to the individual stu- people to the highest degree. We ate who asked himself the question: *}*? t®JrtT,Thf^ wlUjb« n® ffiven
on the typewriter. dent but to the government which hope to correlate the curriculm of ..What am j g^g do X ““• All students who wish
Miss Keller has studied philoso- ,g pughing with all 8peed defense Sam Houston State Teachers Col- receive degree?” to take this teat are asked to
meaBure8 for the preservation of lege with the state and federal The defense program means that their names at once with
the American way of life. program. We would like to prepare Dr. Don O. Baird in order that he
(See DEFENSE, page 4) can have the testa hart for them.
repeated all the lectures to Miss
Keller by talking on her hands.
Remembering the lectures, Dr.
Keller immediately went to her
room and wrote the notes on the
phy, history, literature, foreign
languages, including Spanish,
See HELEN KELLER, page 4) The primary purpose of Sam students to fill the demands of
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