The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 7, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 25, 1938 Page: 2 of 4
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MANAGING EDITOR.....................................Ed Stanford
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Bob Rentfro, Marynel Ooolsbie, Judy Barton, Jeanne Ward, Marjorie
Fisher, Charlyne Shaw, Gordon Pace, Bill Durham, Nevin Weaver
Georgetown, Texas, October 25, 1938
Democracy—So What!
v
Back in 1789 the United States constitution was writ-
ten with the intention of making a government of, for,
and by the people. As most of you history students know,
it received quite a bit of comment from other nations,
most of them expressing their pessimism toward it’s suc-
cess. It was called ridiculous, radical; it was believed
that the people were unable to run their government. But
it was tried. It is Now approaching its century and half
mark, and has in the past succeeded to a very great ex-
tent.
But for some reason the present day economic system
has broken down, different sections and different individ-
uals have realized this and have been trying to do some-
thing to solve the problem. The New Deal has come.
Townsend came. Fascism and communism have been mak-
ing strides. They have been denounced by scores of
people with capitalistic interest, those of the upper brack-
et (incidentally by the influence of money), Whether
they’ll work or not remains to be seen, but I do sincerely
admire that true old American spirit of daring experiment
and pioneering.
As money has become concentrated more in tht* hands
of a few individuals, people of the lower so-called social
stratus have become desperate, and some have taken
action. As a result our penitentaries are filled and with
more coming in. It’s not their fault. It’s the fault of our
stupid politicians still in the “fossil" age, the ones that
are afraid of change, afraid of advancement. Our grand
old civilized world is becoming one grand heap of chaotic
humanity.
We, the younger generation have a lot to be thankful
for from the older one. We are receiving a machine-aged
world with millions unemployed, on a brink of another
war, and with a worn-out economic system. You, the older
generation, gave us this world, what are you going to do
about it? Nothing! Your time on earth will soon be over,
but we are just beginning with all the curses of the pass-
ing people. Yes, you suggest the sales tax, another way
of making the poor, common people fork the bill. You
still cling to the old profit system with us unable to find
work. You want another war to keep Hitler down, to
boost democracy.
What is Democracy? Do we have it? Can it be made to
work? I believe so but the way must lie along the line of
progress enforced by the will of the people, not by way
of reaction enforced by a dictator and the
collected in the hands of the few.
money now
THE MEGAPHONE GOES TO THE ORIENT
J. Caperton Face
Graham Institute
Ghaziabad, India
That
is the name and the place that a copy of the
'Megaphone is sent to each week that you get your copy.
Mr. Pace sent us his subscription while he was in the
^United States this summer. He was graduated from
Southwestern in 1915 as was his wife. It has been twenty-
three years since he attended Southwestern, yet he vol-
untarily subscribed to the Megaphone. Your parents and
close friends at home have just a direct interest in
>w th’t all the reverberations of
1 nglish exams have died down,
th “profs” and students have
•imI their literary speech, we
ut to you ‘‘English as She is
o ’ on our campus, “a la profes
and “a la undergraduate.'’
learned men in this great insti
have yet to learn to read
Webster, according to their pronun-
ciations, for example: “pre FER ab-
ly” for “interduees” some “varus”
si: ie<-ts to his “hunderds" of pupils.
Next we heard the football players
had hurt “theirselveB.” A sophomore
as' s what the “idea” is in having to
study “shaftcer.”
Very few people know the origin
of ‘‘gossip,” the people favorite pas-
time. “Sib” means “a relation ” A
thousand years ago, “God’s sib” was
a rod parent. Two old “God’s sibs ”
sitting at the family hearth talking,
wore in every household. “God’s
sib” became corrupted to “gossip,”
and now has the meaning we attach
to it.
Another of our common words to-
day is “idiot”. Believe it or not,
until the seventeenth century, an
idiot was a person that held no pub-
lic office. However, because most
office holders were educated the
word “idiot” came to mean “An un-
learned or ignorant person” and now
has our meaning of “a person of
defective entelligence.”
Until next week we say “so long”
Tc'V'oa Headquarters
His
.uies A. Callaway
“Aa Man Thinketh In
Heaii - la He ’
Mr. uiph YVa.do Trine, an es-
teeiiu holar and writer, writes
that uugut ia the great builder
in life, it ia the determining fact
or.’ it ia not difficult to under-
atand that our thoughts today will
deternine our success tomorrow.
Thought is a force. The type of
thought ,ve entertain both creates
and dra a conditions ttiat crystal-
lize about it. The great law of the
drawing power of the mind, which
says that like creates like, and
like attracts like. Thoughts of
strength build strength from with-
in and attract it from without.
Thoughts of weakness actualize
from within and attract from
without.
Continually think evil thoughts
and your life will show forth in
evil, and your body n weakness
and repulsiveness. Continual-
ly think thoughts that are good
and noble, and your life will show
In goodness and nobleness, and
your body in health and beauty.
“Think of the beautiful
Think of the pure,
Only these can long endure.”
• Save yourself time and
money. You’ll find a large
selection of the latest models,
weaves, and colors, including
the new greens.
Tailored for The Toggery, is
another way of saying that
you can be sure of getting not
only the latest styles, but full
satisfaction for your money.
Did You Know?
THAT Southwestern University
and you, too, watch “English as She wa8 once Texas University and that
is Spoke
pus.
on the Southwestern cam-
that name was revoked by the State
Legislature when it decided to es-
tablish a State University.
THAT this year’s Homecoming
celebration on October 22 promises
to be the largest reunion since 1912.
Contrary to popular belief the first THAT Aipha Ohi, national honor-
Were We Wrong
university in America was not Har-
vard. Nor was Southwestern, the
first institution of higher learning
west of the Mississippi.
For exactly 85 years before John
Harvard endowed his dream school
in Cambridge in 1638, some of the
more ambitious Spanish explorers
and educators founded the Univer-
sity of Mexico. This little school
opened its doors in 1553.
At this time which was very few
years after Hernando Cortez crush-
ed the tottering Aztec empire, a
flourishing civilization existed in
Mexico. Scholars and writers had
begun to come over fro mthe old
world, and the first textbook in
philosophy to be written in America
was used in the new university.
This was titled “Recognito Sum-
mularum.’ Fray Alonso de la Ver-
acruz was the author. Veracru* al-
so wrote two other textbooks for use
in the school. They were “ Dailectia
Resolntio cum textu Aristotelian,”
logic with an Aristotelian text, and
“Physica Speculatio,” an explaua
tion of Newton’s law of gravitation.
The first two appeared in 1554 and
the latter in 1557. AH were printed,
one page at a time, on a crude block
printing press which was the most
modern in all Mexico at that time.
Another of the oboks used was a
Latin grammar by Francisco Cervan-
tes de Salazar, the first rhetoric
teacher in North America. Its title
was “Commenteria. in Ludovici Vives
Exercitaticiones Lingua Latinae.
Also appearing in 1554 this book is
interesting for the hints it gives con
corning the teachers, their character
and grading systems.
Strangely enough, though each of
these volumes is nearly four centur-
ies old, a copy of each has been pre-
served and esists today in the Uni-
versity of Texas library.
ary scholarship society was founded
at Southwestern University in 1915,
and that the 1940 national convcn
tion will probably be held at South-
western University.
THAT the Southwestern Univer-
sity Band, which is the best in his-
tory, and which has created a state-
wide reputation during the past two
years, will be “swinging out” at the
Homecoming barbecue.
THAT the Southwestern Univer-
sity Chorus has been chosen to re-
present Texas at the bi-annual con-
vention of the National Federation
of Music Clubs to be held in Balti-
more next May.
THAT ouiy one girl in Southwes
tern University this year listed
“housewife” in answer to the ques-
tion, “What is your life work” all
the others choosing careers.
THAT 99 per cent of these girls
will be “housewives” within ten
years.
Genevieve Barr
Is President of
Z. T. A. Pledges
‘SdutTiwestern as Mr. Pace. They are in the United States
atld you are here now. Why not send them a gift sub-
scription or tell them about the Megaphone. Your par-
®*ents want to know about the school, even more than
l your letters tell them. Sec Billy Smith or Milton Robinson
irrange for a years subscription to the Megaphone.
• ' T'” »??>*• hh-JaL
Jane Thompson attended the TCU
A. & M. game Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Roe and Marjorie
Roe of Cleburne visited Dorotffy
over the week end.
Eddie Wilson was a home coming
visitor.
Electric Shoe
Shop
First Class Shoe Repairing
YOUR HAIR
DESERVES
BEST CARE
Palace
Barber Shop
BARTLEY
HOYT
FINEST LINE OF SWEET GOODS .. .
RATH’S BAKERY
Phone 382 Opposite Pott Office
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$14.95
and more
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THE COLLEGE MAN’S STORE
Shopping Directory
A brief meeting of the Z. T. A.
pledges was held Monday night,
October 24 to elect officers for
the year.
The following girls were put in-
to office: Genevieve Barr, presid
ent; Charlsie Barton, vice presid-
ent; Emily Tucker, Secretary and
Treasurer; Sarah McCall, Public-
ity Chairman.
Frances Dorsey and Iris Stearns
were homo coming visitors.
Mavis Roberts had Helen Cald-
well of Junction as her home com
ing guest.
JONES AUTO CO.
A. G. BRAUN.
GULF SERVICE STATION.
SID EANES SERVICE.
TEXACO SERVICE.
SHAW SERVICE.
MAGNOLIA SERVICE.
WALKER SERVICE.
RATH BAKERY.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
FARMERS STATE BANK.
CENTRAL BARBER SftOP.
JONES BARBER SHOP.
PALACE BARBER SHOP.
RHODES BARBER SHOP.
MRS. ALICE GOODLETT, BEAUTY SHOP.
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ELITE CAFE.
LEGION CAFE.
DELUXE CLEANERS.
LOGAN'S CLEANERS.
MILES BROS. CLEANERS.
TROY LAUNDRY.
THE TOGGERY.
GEORGETOWN DAIRY STORE.
PIRATE TAVERN.
HIRSH CORNER DRUG.
HODGES BROS. DRUG.
GOLD'S DEPARTMENT STORE.
HOFFMAN & SON.
BEN NEUMAN.
VINTHER ELECTRIC.
ATKIN FURNITURE.
DAVIS FURNITURE.
HARRIS GARAGE.
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PIGGIL WIGGLY.
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CITIZENS ICE CO.
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T. C. GAGAHAN, OPTOMETRIST.
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CATES PRINT SHOP.
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BERKMAN SHOE SHOP.
ELECTRIC SHO ESHOP.
PALACE THEATRE.
BEN FRANKLIN.
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
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Stanford, Ed. The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 7, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 25, 1938, newspaper, October 25, 1938; Georgetown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth601318/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Southwestern University.