The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. [47], Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 3, 1946 Page: 2 of 6
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THE MEGAPHONE Dec. 3, 1946
The Megaphone
Editor I. L. Adams
Assistant Editor...............................Dean Sivells
Feature Editor .................................... Frances Cone
Society Editor .......................................... Bena Taylor,
Sports Editors............................ Mac and May
Photographer ................................................ Glen Kenley
Cartoonist ...................... ................ Frankie; Vaughn
Columnists .. Ray Boriski, Bpna Taylor, Harvey McDonald.
Reporters: Roy Moses, John Tower, Warren May, Bud Ren-
fro, Jerry Bell, Julie Matlock, Edwin Spann, I. L. Thompson
Noble Atkins, David Shaw, Camp Gillian
Business Manager .............................. Howard M. Konx
Student Business Manager .................... Johnny Howell
Sponsor ...................................................... M. E. Fox
Published by the Student's Association of Southwestern Uni-
versity, Georgetown, Texas. Issued weekly during the school year,
except during vacation periods and holidays. Entered at the post-
office at Georgetown, Texas, as second class mail matter, Sept.
26, 1906, under special provisions of the Act of March 3, .1879, and
accepted for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Section
1103, Act of Oct. 3, 1917, authorized Aug. 20, 1918.
ON BOOKS
By John Goodwin Tower
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It seems that in the present day the type of books
which appeal to young people are those in which sex, vice,
and violent death are the predominant source of subject
matter. On making a careful study of this type of literature
one would doubt the civility of tjie minds of modern Ameri-
can youth.
campus chatter
RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
One of the commonest of all human traits is that
one of standing up for one’s rights when they are threatened
or in any way curtailed. Many an oration has been delivered
and many a battle fought for the cause of the rights of peo-
ple of life, liberty, and happiness.
Yes, people stand up for their rights extremely
well-but what about the responsibility that goes along with
every right? If a nation takes it upon themselves to have
self-government, the nation must restrict its citizenship to
the limits of necessary discipline. So in our very lives this
is true. We cannot shirk it and remain a responsible, con-
structive citizen.
The person that takes a drink of liquor claims it to
be his right, not to be contested by anybody, but what about
his responsibility, It is his duty as a Christian to refrain
from sqch acts that, although not injure himself personally,
will tempt or influence a weaker person to ruin his whole
life. Anyone who would deny this should look to the teachings
of Christ when asked by a man; “Am I my brother’s keeper”,
replied, “Yea, Thou Art”.
Our whole lives-run in the same course. We can
claim no isolation, no special privilege. As we have found
out on a world-wide basis that isolation is impossible, so
must we see the revelation in our own personal lives. The
challenge must be met; responsibility must be realized as
the necessary adjustment for every right.
If we, the students of Southwestern, desire to be
treated as ladies and gentlemen, and have the subseauent
rights thereof, we must take it upon ourselves to live up
to the responsibilities. We must put aside all the greed,
selfishness, social-hypocrascy, and intolerance and realize
our duties not only to ourselves, but to God and to rur fel-
low men.
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In college al] this is at your
deny yourself the benefits of good books by
advantage of the opportunii* t° read them,
words of the immortal bard, “A beggar’s
a nobles’ blood.”
What Tri.Delt has been trying to solve triangles in
the Casbah? Have the answer yet, Nell Hardin?
Congratulations to Roger Busfield and Mary Helen
Baker who were pinned Saturday.
ns was with his Texas U. girlfriend
Ahiarib. over the week-end. Too bad,
4 one who got away.
* ews ,isn't kidding; he really means it
like art Alpha Delta Pi”. ' '
ominate Dottie Bradbury as the
nth more Kappa Sig’s than any-
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SOMEONE SHOULD BE PROUD?
By H. McDonald
Sometime between the nights of November, 19th.
and November 23rd. vandalism came to the S. S. oaatpus.
Someone went into the gym and had a field day.
This person or persons wrecked the jukebox, which inci-
dentally was borrowed, and stole both the money and tne
records out of it. Someone must have been hard up for
something to do.
It is not known whether the guilty party is a stu-
dent here or not but if the ope- responsible for the damage
does attend Southwestern, that’s the party that this edi-
torial is intended for. You know wfco you are. You’re the
kipd of person who would take candy from a baby and then
kick the baby because the piece of candy wasn’t larger.
We’d like to point out that it took a great deal of
effort on the part of the Megaphone, the Dean of Women,
and other members of the administration to -get the gym
opened for student dances. We might add, if we felt like it,
that destruction of the jukebox will do much to hamper Mrs.
Ferguson’s chances of getting additional equipment. That
additional equipment is needed, is very evident.
If whoever did this, just had to have something to
wreck, why didn’t the so-and-so get a job with a wrecking
company and get payed good money for it and not just the
few dollars that were in the music box. There's a horrible
sounding four letter word known as “WORK” connected with
this though. Everyone knows that It’s a lot easier to steal
money than it is to work for it. r , ,
In conclusion, we’ll say that no one but the guilty
VETS LEAD ACADEMIC RACE
Lawrence, Kans. — (I. P.j — Everybody said
veterans did better academic work than non-veteran stu-
dents, but Dean J. O. Jones of the School of Engineering at
the University of Kansas wondered if, just like the weather,
people were talking about it and never did anything about it.
Dean Jones decided to do something about it and
made a survey of the grade point averages of 990 veteran
and non-veteran students in the School of Engineering. The
results indicate just what everyone said—the returning vet-
erans are far ahead of the non-veterans in the race for aca-
demic achievement.
. He tabulated the mean grade point averages and
the percentage of students with averages above 2.0 and the
percentage with averages less than 1.0 for each group. At
the University 3 grade points are awarded for each hour of
A work, 2 for each hour of B, 1 for each hour of C, 0 for D’s,
and a minus 1 for each hour of failure.
The comparisan which follows clearly shows the
academic superiority of veterans.
Mean grade pt. average Non-Veterans
Freshmen ................................ 1.00 ,
Sophomores ............................... t 9.1
Juniors ............................ 1.35
Seniors ................. 1.38
Percentage number of students with
gr. pt. ave. greater than 2.00
Freshmen ................................ 10.4
Sophomores............ '..................... 10.9
Vets
1.27
1.33
1.42
1.48
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Juniors ........................fj...v^.«............................... 14.8
Seniors .....................:.................... . .12.7
Percentage number Of students with
gr. pt. ave. less than 1.00
Freshmen ........................................................ 47.8
Sophomores ................................... 37.0
Juniors ........................................25J
Seniors ........ 18.9
19.2
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15.5
18.7
32.8
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party has to live with his conscience.
SERMONETTE—*
DON’T READ THIS if you’re in a hurry! I’m ask-
ing you to take time out, time out.to pray. So if you’re
in too big a rush tending to your daily affairs and you don’t
have time to do something that will help you making a hap-
and successful life, then, don’t read this. This is only
who. want to put out & little effort and get the
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for guidance in directing
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praying, try it for a couple of
evening. It won’t take long, just
* those two weeks are up you
you feel tM you can spare the time
to take a tremendous stride fahfatrd? Is a successful life
with joy and power worth a few minutes aday of your pre-
cious time? Try it, you can’t lose!
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he game in Abilene too. He was
ere Taffy Armstrong was. Taf-
t make things up in a hurry
s is hard to find,
tely the “hustler of the week”,
rent girl every night. That’s all
imagine Joe is just the guy who
Alan McCune seems to play the field although we
think his favorite is Margie Hunt. Why don’t you settle
down, Alan? .
} ■ . Jack Salyer and Alice Burman seem to be doing all
the good. We wonder what happens when Dave gets home
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• Alice BroadwqU. is, all aglow these days. It seems
Jimmy Howard (tlae brown-eyed sailor) is coming to see
Her, over the Thanksgiving holidays. Her room-mate Bever-
Hollingsworth had company this week-end. How about
that, “Beaver”? „
One would think that college men would be “big”
about a thing like romance, or would that" be asking Dan
Cupid to work overtime? We would like to know whether it
is fact, fiction or merely rumor that Dewey Baker’s S. L.
is Gloria Peoples. Ditto Dan Parmlee and Roxann Hanson
and Sam Bass and Scotty Gager.
We hear Hutch Sisserson tried to make. J6bo Hobbs
take the long way home the other night. Just where was
Jean Barkley or was Miss Hobbs another late date ?
We’d like to know yrtiat the new nickname is the
Phi’s have hung on Jerry Gullen recently. Would someone
please ask her so she can stop blushing?
Dorothy Jane Little has a double reason to be’hap-
py these days. Not only did she get that beautiful grey Ply-
mouth for graduation but her steady from San Saba was
down Sunday.
Roy Henry can’t seem to make up his mind just
where to light these days, but. we hear he and Shelley Con-
quest had a bang-up time at the game in Abilene .... that
is, until the convertible developed the whooping cough just
outside Georgetown on the return trip.
Betty Crow entertained a member from Aggieland
over the week-end. An old friend or a new one, hUn? Inci-
dentally, what happened to Seebee Morris?
We’d like to know what kind of daterEleanor Smith
and Swede Ruthstrom, as well .as Bqb Walker and the
“cherry blonde,” had after the game In Abilene. We doubt
if he felt much like dancing after being jarred up in the
*ame We’re glad to see Joyce Barker and Bill Robinson
back together after the little spat they had last week. They
make a mighty fine couple. f,v,, f
Co-eds of the week: Katie Alley, Blanche Deckard,
Martha Rondeaux, and’Betty Currey, k-
Jack Utley seems to be having a little difficulty de-
ciding between Elaine Carson and DiUne Matterh........
which is it going to be, Jack? ! ; ■■
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quite a bit pt trouble here
tention. But, then the Park is a rather romantic place,
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; • Jamie Sue Wakefield, although rumored securely
attached to a certain Aggie, apparently believes in variety
while he’s pounding the books in Aggieland. Judging
by her recent dates with Tom McIntyre. Woozie Debrall and
Dick Krcfifciy^ ■ <..'.:uyj** i a • "1
„ • Tis nd rumor that Virginia Switter has bocame the
soulful one these days. She, in cade you haven’t heard, re-
cently acquired siy of those lovely demerits for Hand-hold-
ing or some such. “Ain’t it a shmhe?
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Woody” Wood and Margaret & togetC * natan% S
past few weeks we were unaware they \rare engaged. Con-
gratulations! ,
The couples who have been seen on blankets by the
JhaTi CLUftSiff- L‘ K* haie heen M comment that
the blanket-sitting is much more mteresing than the art
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The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. [47], Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 3, 1946, newspaper, December 3, 1946; Georgetown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth620850/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Southwestern University.