The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 21, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 26, 1946 Page: 1 of 6
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VOL. XL
Weekly Publication of Texas’ Oldest University
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, TUESDAY, MARCH 2(1, I'Mfi
NUMBER 21
NEWS VIEWS
by me
Nobody wants war, but everybody’s
talking ’ about war or the possibility
or probability of war. If history rui^s
true to form, we’ll have another war
in about fifteen years; heretofore
we’ve had them every two decades,
but, what with speeding things up as
we’re doing in these modern times
we should be able to manage a war
every ten or fifteen years instead of
the slow rate of one every twenty or
twenty-five years . . . that’s much too
slow for the atomic age. We should
be able to kill people faster than that.
Plan Clarified S. U. Beauty To Bej BRAINS ARE IN EVIDENCE AT S. U.
By Commander peieeted Sat. Night DISTINCTION LIST NUMBERS 57
At a meeting of V-5 trainees last1 March 30th at 8:15 the Annual
Thursday evening an explanation was j Staff is holding a formal dance to
made of the proposed plan by the select the school beauty. Everyone is
Navy for the continuation of a col- j invited to attend, and the price is—
lege education through the sopho- nothing.
The world needs to get a different
perspective of things . . . "get back
on its feet,” so to speak. Russia
needs to give up her ideas of expan-
sion and isolationism, even though
we may be partly to blame for her
isolationism, for we treated her as an
isolationist for years and so she has
simply been acting like an isolation-
ist. The world is much too small
nowadays for that sort of thing.
*****
The United States could do much
useful work in helping the rest of
the world get a different slant, a dif-
ferent perspective of things through
her power and resources; but we
can’t do it with a continuation of
bickering and striking and such like
here at home. We’ll have to show
the world that we believe in and prac-
tice democracy and that we "prac-
tice what we preach.” We can do a
great deal to rid the world of suspi-
cion, hatred, jealousy, rivalries, dis-
organization, and the like if we first
do such at home.
* * * * *
It seems that the British Empire is
having a hard time staying an em-
pire, for, from the looks of things,
it would appear that she is slightly
cracking if not on verge of falling
apart .... or at least there are
enough trouble spots in her domain
to give several huge headaches for
which the scientists have found no
cure this week. Things are not
working as smoothly now in the
British Empire as they have in for-
mer years.
*****
It wouldn’t seem that war is too
near, for Russia has already gotten
most of what she wanted or asked for
in eastern Europe; in the north, only
Norway stands in her way in realiza
tion of her desires and wants; she has
economic control in parts of Far
East; Communist parties are thriving
everywhere; and what she doesn’t
have right now she can get eventuallv
through a war of nerves. There’d be
no logic in a war for her at this
time .... not that there is ever logic
in warfare!
*****
We believe (this column, we
mean) in the United Nations Or-
ganization and we would suggest that,
if Russia does not wish to enter into
such a world organization, we reor-
ganize the whole set-up of the UNO
and have the bally thing without her;
stranger things have been done in
this world! We don’t see any point
in letting one nation disrupt a thing
which could do as much useful work
as such an organization as the UNO
can do.
This organization is the best thing
that has come along in years and
through it we could promote the
brotherhood of man; the United
States is a country of promoters and
this is the best thing to promote that
that has ever come along in this world
or any other world that we’ve known
. . . . of course, our scope of worlds
is rather small at present .... but,
with atom^ bursting all around us,
there’s no telling when a few more
worlds may suddenly start floating
by.
more year, followed by flight training.
Units, such as the one now at South-
western, will be discontinued after
July 1 and men wishing to remain
in the Naval Aviation Preparatory
Program will be on inactive duty and
wear civilian clothes. *
Three plans were discussed, the
one to be adopted depending on leg-
islation now pending. A common
feature of all three plans is that all
trainees who remain in college must
secure individual acceptances to ac:
credited junior colleges, colleges or
universities of their choice.
Under two of the plans trainees
would receive approximately the same
benefits they now have except they
would pay their own board and room
Each organization has put up four
girls for beauty nominees. The Al-
pha Delta Pi beauty nominees are
Betty Mason, Doris Cook, Dolores
Deurson, and Frances Eastin. The
7'ri Delts have put up Pris Elilloran,
Pat Gray, Marth Easley, and Emily
Brown. Phi Mu beauty nominees are
Bernice Murray, Bobbie Perkins,
Molly Keyes, and Peggy Love.
Zeta Tau Alpha has selected Betty |
McKiver, Peggy Philips, Virginia Pal-
mer and Polly Sistrunk, for their i
nominees. Lambada Sigs, beauty
nominees are Leona Cheek, Lobby
Murenich, Julia Puckett and Mary
Jane Trammell. The Independent
organization have put up Shelley
Conquest, Hattie Lee Withers, Betty
(EXTINCTION LIST NUMBERS 30)
The below named students arc entitled to inclusion in the Distinction
List for the Fall-Semester, having made a general average of at least 90 per
cent on a minimum ot !5 hours of work.
An asterisk precedes the names of V-13 men, all of whom are required
to take a minimum of 17 academic hours, plus 5 hours per week in physical
training and drill. In some instances the V-12 student appears to have
taken only 16 hours. He was also taking an additional hour in Naval Or-
ganization for which no grades are given, only credit or non-credit, as in the
fees, the Navy providing other fees I Alexander, and Joyce Porter for their
and the trainee would be paid $50 per
month.
The third plan is the pre-war Avi-
ation Cadet Program ’ which starts
after a man has completed two years
of college at his own expense.
In any event it is expected that all
men now in this unit will either go
on inactive duty after this term pro-
vided they continue in NAPP, or go
to boot camp in class V-6. Third
term men will enroll in summer ses-
sions while first and second term men
will enroll for the fall semester.
Fourth semester men will be eligible
for transfer to preflight after this
term.
Lt. Comdr. Howe conducted the
beauty nominees. The out-of-town
judges will be a photographer, an
artist, and a society editor.
This will prove to be a dance that
can’t be beat. You can’t afford to
miss it!
Dr Finch Delivers
Interesting Talk
In Chapel
case of physical training,
are V-12 men.
Name
Young, Ruth
’Rister, Mdton
Blank, Richard Jr.
*Davis, Charles H. J.
Tidwell, Helen
Ward, Joycelyn
’Hamm, Donald I.
Meredith, Lawrence
*Spence, Douglas M.
* Booth, Earnest
Ramey, James M.
’’Bland, Robert F.....
*Koepke, Harry D.
*Medley, H. David
Marshall, Bill Jack
Henley, Alef
Peck, Charles
*Winslow, Edward K.
Tegar% Patricia
St. Clair, Virginia
Last Thursday morning Dr. Wm.
Finch brought a thought-provoking
meeting and Pres. Score invited the I message to the students and profes-
trainees to remain at Southwestern | sors chapel. He used as h.s topic:
if they desired to do so. No express- "Thoughts on Religion in a World of
ion of opinion was requested but it
is anticipated a large number of V-5
men will return to this campus during
the summer and fall.
Golf Links Open
With Bang And
Much Enthusiasm
Nuclear Physics.”
He said that something must bring
about universal brotherhood of man
if the world is to survive and, if sci-
ence can do that, religion will be
thankful. He declared that he will
believe in God until he is proved
wrong, and that he would rather be-
lieve in God as the Supreme Being of
the universe and learn that he yvas
(Continued on page 4)
Musical Will Be
Featured Friday
With shots and shouts the minia-
ture golf course near the Pirate Tav-
ern was officially opened at 10:10 bn
Thursday morning. Anybody who
has time and fifteen cents is most
welcome on the golf links; and there
he will find cannons, alternate choice,
jump, waterhkle (without water at
present), mound shots, maze and,
, , T . , , , evening, March 29, at 8:00 p.
baffle shot, etc. It is to be feared | , „ „ ,. ,
that classes may prevent some en-
The department of music will pre-
rent pupils in piano and,, voice in an
advanced students’ recital on Friday
m. in
the College auditorium in the Main
! Building. Students, faculty, and
(Continued on page 4) | friends are invited to attend.
Today’s Problem Is What To Do With
Fourteenth Member of Thirteen Club
The present campus-shaking prob
lem is what to do with the fourteenth
member of the Thirteen Club! That
problem was one of the main issues
confronting that august body as it
assembled for the scheduled monthly
meeting which was held this month
in the dining room of the Driskill
hotel, in Austin on March 20. Never
before in the history of the club has
such- a catastrophic question been up
for solution. Ten minds (four had
unfinished business and couldn’t
make this meeting) worked diligently
and ferverishly for two and one-half
hours (when not imbibing food, re-
vealing revelations and such like)
trying to reach some solution . . .
but to no avail!
For the enlightenment of those
who do not know, the Thirteen aclub
is composed of feminine element of
faculty who wish to remain happy
though single; the club is aimless,
purposeless, and hopeless; and all
members ignore purposely such things
as book reviews, lectures, students,
but not people ... or certain speci-
mens of such!
Now the fourteen little ladies are
in fourteen quandaries, for there can
be only thirteen members in a thir-
teen club and here they have four-
teen! It’s a very difficult and odd
situation, for there can be no resig-
nations once one is a member of the
club; however, one can take the hard
way and be gently but firmly kicked
out of said club by marrying; but no
one seems to be following such a dras-
tic course at present. So what is there
to be done? It’s terrifying!
The membership of the club in-
cludes Misses Iol^ Bowden, Beth
Brandon, Elizabeth Feagin, Mary
Elizabeth Fox, Roxie Hagopian,
Helen C. Howard, Mary Lou John-
son, Dorothy Klingemann, Rosemary
Virginia Millholin, Lucy Belle Mor-
gan,, lmogene McNeill, Pearl A.
Neas, Velma Tisdale, and Mary Wil
There are 57 students
Freshman
Freshman
Freshman
Sophomore
Senior
Sophomore
Freshman
Freshman
Freshman
Sophomore
Freshman
J unior
Freshman
Freshman
Freshman
Senior
Junior
-Freshman
J unior
Senior
Brucks, Nettie Ruth _________________________Freshman
*Cartwright, Lewis M. Freshman
Key, Lois Anna ...... Freshman
Robertson, Travis Virginia..............Freshman
Spellman, Norman
Spann, Harold
Gatlin, Mildred Jo _______
Richardson, Mary Fay
Gray, Patricia ________
Leon, Barbara
’’Ingram, Jack W.
*Jorgcnson, Kay L. _______
Woodruff, Virginia
Massey, James F.
Mendenhall, Mildred
Albright, Joseph F.
Hill, Elaine
’Hughes, Robert' J.
Carroll, Annette ______
Phillips, Margaret A.__
’Hammer, R. M.
Williams, Martha Jane
*Sprinkel, Roscoe R.
Duncan, Wallace W.
Munson, Jane
^Zajchowski, Joseph
Thompson, Laura Ann
Fogg, F’reddye
*Smith, Duncan L.
Wyatt, Carolyn
Strassburger, Winfrey
*HarrcII, Dean O.
*Thayer, Lucius H.
*Christensen, Walter I.
*Schaffer, John Arthur
Bell, Elmina C.
*Costin, Glcnis G.
Classification
Senior
J unior
Sophomore
Freshman
TOTAL- -
By way of the grapevine it was gleaned that 30 students (27 male and
3 female), who didn’t make the distinction list, are not around any more.
Freshman
________ Freshman
______Junior
_______ Senior
_____Freshman
Freshman
Sophomore
___Sophomore
________Junior
Freshman
Freshman
Freshman
.........Freshman
. Sophomore
________Senior
-Junior
Senior
Freshman
Freshman
Freshman
Senior
Freshman
Sophomore
Sophomore
J unior
______Freshman
J unior
Freshman
Freshman
Fresh man
Soph omore
...... Freshman
Senior
TOTALS
on the
list, 22
of whom
n
Av. Gr.
No. Hrs.
95.38
18
95.37
16
95.23
21 •
94.58
17
94.40
15
93.56
16
93.50
16
93.31
16
93.25
16
93.12
16
93.12
16
93.10
19
93.05
19
92.68
16
92.64
17
92.60
15
92.26
15
92.06
16
92.05
19
92.00
> 15
91.88
17
91.87
16
91.87
16
91.80
15
91.73
15
91.60
15
91.60
15
91.60
15
91.46
15
91.40
15
91.33
18
91.31
16
91.20
15
91.18
16
91.06
16
90.88
17
90.87
16
90.87
16
90.83
18
90.68
16
90.66
18
90.66
18
90.50
16
90.37
16 *
90.37
16
90.37
16
90.3 3
15
90.29
17
90.25
16
90.25
16
90.2 3
17
90.1 2
16
90.1 1
17
90.06
16
90.06
16
90.05
17
90.00
18
Men
Women
Total
2
6
8
3
5
8
6
2
8
21
1 1
32
32
24
56
“Family Portrait”
To Be Outstandiiig:
Invitation to Learning
to Feature Reviews
Two reviews will be featured in to-
night’s meeting of Invitation to
April 11, 12—Watch those dates; ,
. • , , , ,. | Learning. I he Mystic I rumpeter, to
mark them in red, for they indicate J
the nights of the finest Mask and Wig
production since "Watch on the
Rhine.”
Says the New York World Tele-
gram: "It is beautiful and dignified.
It breathes the spirit of humility and
tolerance. It is reverent in its ap-
proach to those wjiose personal lives
are so closely bound up with that of
the Founder of Christianity. But it
(Continued on page 4)
be reviewed by Mrs. Allene Briscoe, is
a romantic biography of Walt Whit-
man and is the master thesis of Ruby
McCord. Miss McCord is a former
pupil of Dr. C. Howard. Carolina
Birdwell will review the life of Emily
Dickinson.
Students interested in gaining a
broader knowledge of literature and
its creators are invited to attend tha
meeting tonight, March 26, at 8:00
p. m., in Dr. Howard’s home.
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