The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 2, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 22, 1936 Page: 1 of 4
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(•the iHenaphmu'
PUBLISHED EVERY WEEK OF THE SCHOOL
YEAR BY THE STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION OF
SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
ESTABLISHED 1897 THIRTIETH YEAR
VOLUME XXX NUMBER 2
GEORGETOWN TEXAS, TUESDAY, SEPT 22, 1986
Broiics
Saturday
Nile!
Pirates Play Wejftmoorland Here Saturday Night
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Annual Reception
Held Monday Night
. At Woman’s Bld’g.
As We Go To
Press
By
DON SCARBROUGH
|4kRARD SECREST, former Meg-
J' aphon© editor and ex-president of
the Students' Association, dropped in
on us Saturday night as we perched
above you all at the football game.
The band was “Swinging” and the
team was going good at that particu-
lar moment. There was a wistful
look in Jarrard’B eye when he mad©
this pointed remark: “Boy, you sure
are lucky to have all this right in the
middle of your school career.”
*
His remark made me pause a min-
ute and do a little thinking. 1 guess
1 am lucky.
I guess we are all pretty lucky.
You freshmen can’t see the difference
in the campus life this year from the
past one, two or three. Perhaps it
is just as well. You might think we
^re saving it all just for you and
i^t a hat-band.
* * *
i^KlJR yelling staff, since my worth-
Ar less room-made Albert Gould,
was forced to drop out, is very weak.
Something drastic should be done,
and that quickly. We suggest that
the students get together for once,
and elect some man who has had ex-
perience at that sort of thing and
who is willing to work.
* * *
MANY of the “old timers” were
1*1. on hand to see the Pirates open
their football campaign and to get
a look at the new band they had
heard so much about. We saw
“Hoss” Ross, Joe Barnes, Jarrard
Secrest. and many others.
* * *
of the most interesting per-
^JFsons we have met this year is
Ralph Huitt, former president of the
Student body and ex-Megaphone ed-
itor. Ralph was up here for the rush
week activities and we had our first
opportunity of meeting him. Ralph
put out one of the best Megaphones
the school has seen.
Edith Huitt, who works in the bus-
iness office, is Ralph’s “little” sister,
but we understand she has no aspira-
idkps to be either The Megaphone
Was or 8. A. president.
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She does have a good line, tho.
In a Nutshell
Results Last Week.
Howard Payne 0, T. C. U. 6.
D&iel Baker 0, Hardin-Simmons 2(
Trinity 0, Wesley 0.
McMurry 7, Okla. Southwestern 0.
Southwestern 6, Victoria 0.
Games This Week.
Howard Payne, San Marcos.
Daniel Baker, Weatherford.
Trinity, idle.
G. C., Sul Rosa.
i^Murry, Texas Wesleyan.
St. Ed’s, East Texas T.
Southwestern, Westmoorland.
Austin C., Durant Teachers.
ftinwtotfoM.
Howard Payne 13, San Marcos 0.
Daniel Baker 13, Weatherford 0.
A. C. C. 6, Sul Rosa 7.
McMurry 20, Tex. W. 6.
S*. Ed’s 7, E. T, T. 13.
IQpthwestern 18, West’land 0.
Austin College 6> Durant 13. f
Freshmen Are Formally
Introduced to Faculty
Members
Contest Held
Leslie Thompson Given
Prize For Getting
Most Signatures
The annual reception honoring the
faculty and new students was held
Monday evening at the Woman's
Building. Large brass receptacles
tilled with roses and field flowers
were attractively arranged about tho
lobby. Guests wore received at the
door by Mrs. Granbery and Mrs.
Bridgers.
Dr. and Mrs. Borgin, together with
the now members of the faculty and
Gordon Van Sickle and Frances Fox
formed the receiving line.
During the course of the evening,
freshman students were given pen-
cils and paper to secure as many sig-
natures of celebrities who were pres-
ent as possible in a given length of
time. Leslie Thompson had the larg-
est number of correct names and was
given a fountain pen as a prize at
the chapel program on Tuesday morn-
Lng.
At either end of the veranda
punch was served from large bowls
banked with fern and flowers. As-
sisting in serving were Caroline Pow-
ers, Mary Lena Edens, La Verge Har-
key, Sue Maness, Mary Evans, Obera
Richey, Elizabeth H inmint and Mary
Catherine Walker.
Former students of the Woinans
Building divided into committees as-
sisted in hostess duties. Heads of
these committees were Arvilla Mc-
Vey, Ann Morgan, Arline Smith,
Georgia Lee Harris, and Margaret
Wynne. Representatives from Mood
Hall were Max Triplett, Elmo Lewis,
Francis Blum, and Gordon Van
Sickle.
A host of friends of the Univer-
sity who live in town were guests
and shared in the honors.
Greeks Report New
Pledges—12 All Told
The three frais have twelve new
pledges to report since last week.
The Kappa Alphas led in the new
list with five. They are:
Kappa Alpha.
Grady Mercer, Crystal City.
Freeman Mays, Wharton.
Billie Tarver, Crockett.
Orville McDaniels, Mart.
Louis Bremer, LaGrange.
Phi Delta Theta.
John D. Harrell, Georgetown.
Marvin Davis, Smithville.
Fulton Horn, Smithville.
George Foster. Oalvort.
Kappa Sign
Kinnan Earl, El Campo.
Eddio Warren, Conroe.
Jones Calloway, Temple.
Five Dollar Prize
Offered For Words
To New ‘Swing’ Song
President Bergin has offered a re-
ward •< five dollars -to the one who
writes the best words to Southwes-
tern’s new pep song, a jazz version
of “The Wreck of the Old ‘97V*
These words must be handed to Ron-
ald Story, band director by Friday
at noon, and the reward will be giv
en soon afterwards.
CARD OF THANKS
i'u those members of the stall,
tlie faculty, the student body and
to my friends in Georgetown, who
have lent their assistance, extend
ed their sympathies and contribut-
ed the beautiful Moral offerings
during the illness and death of my
mother, I wish to express my deep
and heartfelt appreciation. Your
kindnesses have lightened the bur-
den of my sorrow.
Sincerely,
Gordon H. Holmes.
Sunday Designated
Student Membership
Day for Southwestern
Next Sunday lias been designated
as “Student Membership Day” by
tho Campus - Church Relationship
Committee. For several years the
students at' Southwestern have found
it a custom and a privilege to accept
an affiliate membership in this
Church. It is understood that this
leaves their actual membership at
home but that during each regular
school year, they consider themseh os
a part of the life of our Church. They
make the services and the program
of the Chursh theirs. Tho invitation
is open to all students of the Uni-
versity on next Sunday, we hope to
have a large part of the student body
sign the cards for thi3 affiliate mem-
bership.
Boxing Class
Eddie Warren, a transfer from
Texas Uniersity, will have charge of
the boxing class this term. Warren is
planning to offer a very beneficial
course and hopes to have a large
class. All boys who are interested in
taking boxing are urgod to get in
touch with him. He can be found at
the Kappa Sig house.
r- -r
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CHARLES G. ROWE
Modern Languages
Editor’s Note—By misake in last
week’s issue of The Megaphone
Dr. Charles G. Rowe was left out
of the list of new facultly members.
Dr. Charles G. Rowe, son and
grandson of Methodist ministers,came
to Southwestern this fall as head of
tho department of Modern Lan-
guages. His home is in Durham, N.
C., where his father, the Reverend G.
T. Rowe, is Professor of Theology at
Duke University.
Dr. Rowe received the B. A. de-
gree, cum laude, at Vanderbilt Uni-
versity; the M. A. degree at the Uni-
versity of Indiana, and the Ph. D.
degree at the University of Illinois.
He spent a years in France and was
graduated from the University of
Gronoble, with a Certificat d’Etudes,
and from the Sorbonne with a Di-
ptomc d’Etudes. He spent two sum-
mers doing graduate work at the
University of Chicago, and one at
the University of Heidelberg, Ger-
Turn to page two
Questions, Concerning
Tearn and Band, Popular
By Thunder.
Here in Southwestern two sen-
tences are in vogue. They are:
Have we got a football team?
Have we got a band!
The first is a question, expressing
wonderment, indecision, even doubt,
perhaps.
The second is an exclamation. It
expresses a clean-cut statement that
Southwestern’s “Swing Band” is
quite tho stuff—if you get tho mean-
ing.
There is quite a bit of logic in
both the question and the exclama-
tion. Saturday night both the team
and the band made their appearance,
and both came out on the top side.
The team won a weak decision over
a handful of Junior college boys, and
the band won a slam-band kayo from
a crowd that had come from Missouri
—so to speak.
When that band started to swing,
people, it swang! There is no doubt
about it, Southwestern’s band will be
one of the bright features of Texas
football this season. Fans who come
to see the Piratos in action won’t
miss any game after that—that is,
of course, if they like swing music
that swings and sways like the old
SAP train that ran from Rockdale
to Hicks when I lived in those parts.
That train had a motion all of its
own I
We hoard one fellow remark that
‘“Southwestern** grid stock will rise
no higher after that game,” and now
wo will speak our speak on that. It
was quite natural that the Pirates
should look raggod in their first
game. Coach Edens has the largest
squad he has ever handled and he
haa no help. He could not give his
men the individual attention they
needed and the team’s development
will naturally be a slower process
than if he had a small squad.
The Pirate coach was well pleased
with the showing made by the team.
The boys tackled hard, and occasion-
ally a play clicked remarkably well.
Several of the new men made very
creditable showings and promise to
develop into something extra special.
Take the example of Ted Fehr,
Lockhart pride, for example. Ted had
bad feet and could not practice much
this week. He did not play football
last year at all, and to top tho pro-
ceedings he ran into a team mate be-
fore the game and kayoed himself!
After all of this, he went into the
game and showed a world of driving
power, completed the only pass he
threw for a 35-yard gain and did
some nice kicking.
“Boar Tracks” Knight from San
Antonio looked very good on straight
drves, and a long, slim lad from the
Valley, Lonoy Morgan, proved him-
self by making a hard run for ten
yards and a touchdown. These young
aters will be hard to beat when they
get some seasoning.
I saw our tackles across the line
of scrimmage on several occasions—
something unusual. Simmons, the
captain, was right in there all the
time. The boys expressed their re-
spect for Carver of Smithville, after
the game. “He’s plenty good,” they
said. Thoy also had troublo with a
boy named Henry, from the same
town, who played center. There was
quite a bit of rivalry between Henhy
and Bremer, freshman from La
Grange. Theso boys dealt with each
other iu high school.
Game Scheduled To
Start Promptly At
Eight in Evening
Alpha Delta Pi
Elects New Officers
Alpha Delta I’i sorority elected
a new set of oflieers for the I936-87
session. The reorganization was nec-
essary when some of the formerly
elected officers did not return to the
university.
The new officers are: .lane Brown,
president; Wynette Story, vice-pres-
ident; La Verge llarkey, secretary;
Maud Montgomery, treasurer.
Dr. Chas. Thrift
Is Director Of
Religion Here
New Teacher Is Well
Qualified For This
Work
Dr. Charles Thrift was formally in-
stalled as Director of Religion for
Southwestern University last Friday
afternoon by £h© Campus-Church Re-
lationships Committee.
Dr. Thrift comes to Southwestern
in response to a peculiar need, as
heretofore the various religious or-
ganizations on the campus have not
functioned as units in a general re-
ligious objective but have been more
or less left to their own devices. It
is the plan of the committee to so con-
solidate these groups that they may
work toward specific objectives and
bring the entire student laxly within
the range of their activities. The
services of Dr. Thrift will be avail-
able to all such organizations ami
under his guiding hand-real progress
along religious lines should be
achieved this year.
It is well that l>r. Thrift has been
chosen for this important task as he
is a young man whose outlook on life
can be appreciated by the average
collego student and who knows the
various problems that face college
students.
The religious tradition of South-
western is being kept alive by such
men as Dr. Thrift and those respon-
sible for his selection, and any furth-
er advancement of the program must
come as a common desire of the stu-
dent Isxiy to incorporate Christian
ideals in their daily living.
Dr. Thrift will make Ids initial ap-
pearance before the Georgetown pub-
lic at the church Sunday evening ser-
vice at the University church.
The Campus-Church Relationships
Committee with whom Dr. Thrift
will work is composed of President
Arvillo MoVey, See. Trees., Gregory
Meyer and Gordon Van Sickle aided
by Rev. Pope, Prof. Williams and
Mirs. Ruth Ferguson.
Cole Butler-Rachael
Edwards Marriage Is
Announced Monday
Mrs. E. V. Edwards of San An
tonic, announces the marriage of her
daughter, Rachael, to Colo Butler, of
Ritsk, whicli took place May 29 in
Georgetown with the Rev. Robert L.
Borgin in charge of tho ceremony.
Mr. and Mrs. Butler will continue
their studies in Southwestern Uni-
versity where she is a popular mem-
ber of tho Zeta Tan Alpha sorority
and he is a member of th© Kappa
Alpha fraternity.
Pirates Rated Stronger
Than Opposition, But
Hard Game Expected
Lineup Uncertain
Ends Are Chief Worry as
Coach Edens Preps
For Game
Coach “Lefty” Edens’ Pirates will
play Westmoorland of San Antonid
in their second game of the season
on Snyder Field Saturday night at
8 o’clock. On that auspicious occa-
sion the band will appear, dressed
for the first time in their new uni-
forms.
The Pirates are given a fair chance
to come out on the top side of their
opponests. Westmoorland changed
from a junior to a senior college this
year and is reported to have the beat
team iu its history. However, de-
spite the ragged appearance the Bua-
caneers made last week, they are ex-
pected to work much more smoothly,
and if they do that their power
should win the game.
One of the features of the game
will be our square-toed Bob Knight
in action against his old home team.
Bob came to Southwestern this year
as a transfer from Westmoorland
and he will be out to play his out-
standing game of the season Satur-
day night.
After the game of last Saturday
night, there is no telling who Coach
Edens will start this week. Two
freshmen backs who played excep-
tionally well were Louie Morgan and
Ted Fehr, but it is doubtful that
they will start the game together.
Both play the same position.
Couser looked very good in the
opening game and is expected to
play a major role in al lot’ the games
this season. This 150 pound bundle
of lightning gained consistently
where the others failed, and he is
duo to improve with each start.
Hersheli Orr did not play as well
as he did most of last season, but he
is a tried member of the backfield
quartet, experienced and tough, and
he is most apt to start iu this week’s
game.
Freshman Bremer from LaGrange
may take George Rader's center po-
sition away from him. The Fresh-
man never made a bad pass from cen-
ter, while Rader was a bit wild in
tho first, game. Rader plays a strong-
er defensive game, however, and will
be a hard man to keop on tho bend|.
Captain Simmons and Presley will
have to watch Joe McCook, sopho-
more guard. Joe is knocking on their
door. He is a quick starter, smnxt
and aggressive. In the game against
Victoria he looked very good.
All four tackles, Heard, Sagert,
Beckwith and Frnka, are due to see
considerable service. Against Vic-
toria they all played spotty football,
good at times—then poor. More can
be told after a week of hard scrim-
mage practice.
E.id play will again be divided be-
tween Busshart, Byrd, Wardlow,
Jackson, Swanze and Perrin. Doc
Mann, letterman from last year, is
out for several days with a leg in-
jury. ITe is expected to be ready in
time to see action aganst the Denton
Teachers here week after next.
Don Jameson visied in Aua
Sunday.
Clint Davis and Tommy B&ldi
spont Sunday in Austin.
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Scarbrough, Don. The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 2, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 22, 1936, newspaper, September 22, 1936; Georgetown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth601304/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Southwestern University.