The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 15, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 5, 1946 Page: 4 of 6
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PAGE FOUR
THE MEGAPHONE
Tuesday, February 5, 1946
ARTIST OF THE WEEK
Emmy Lou Blank Upholds Family
Traditions With Artistic Abilities
Until now, Emmy Lou Blank has
been noted principally for having a
brilliant father and brother, mother
and sister. Her home competition is
nerve-wrackingly keen, but now she
is making an artistic name for herself
which should keep her in the running
for some time to come.
Emmy Lou floated through the
Georgetown high school, sometimes
attending class and once or twice op-
ening a book. They say she is adept
at mimicry and has the best posture
of any girl on the campus since Pat
Fisher left for matrimonial purposes.
Her worst fault is a propensity for
unjust self-criticism, especially about
her art work. It is rumored that she
turned down perfectly good commis-
sions for landscape paintings last se-
mester because she feared she could
not do them justice.
Right now she is collaborating with
Doris Gustafson on a mural decora-
tion which they show from time to
time to a select few friends and ene-
mies.
Yes, the Blank family is^ one of
Southwestern’s greatest assets. Drop
by the Student Union room this week
and see the good work done by the
Emmy Lou member of this unusual
family.
Draftsmanship
Come To Be Art
Iji Modern Age
In this precision-turned atomic age,
quantity production has so far over-
shadowed quality creation that good
hand-made craftsmanship is almost as
rare today as bacon in the Tavern.
In fact, quality starved critics of to-
day are willing to classify as a work
of art anything that is well done
whether it be a cathedral or a veal
cutlet.
With an attempt to praise the
beautiful and to take a firm stand
against slipshod workmanship, the
Engineering Department is sponsor-
ing the exhibitions of drawings done
this semester by members of two sec-
tions of Engineering Drawing.
This week,on the exhibition board
in the student lobby, you will find a
few of the better drawings selected
from a group submitted by section
215B.
Next week, section 215A will pit
their craftsmanship against the "B”
section, and the third week there will
be awards given for the best six draw-
ings selected from the entire group.
These prize winners will be exhibit-
ed on the third week along with the
best drawings rendered by preceding
classes of the past two years.
Represented in this week’s exhibit
are J. E. Stone, M. A. Doescher, R. C.
McCoIloch, M. E. Jennings, O. C.
Rath, W. K. O’Kelley, W. L. Collopy,
W. L. Burgess, D. H. Brown, E. Wal-
ton, W D. Foster, M. A. Rister, R. G.
Burton, C. H. Lee, J. S. Davis, H. L.
Wonderly, J. W. F. Nedell, W D.
Barker.
Others with work equally good were
omitted because of space limitations.
Winners of this week’s showing will
b« announced by the judges next week.
See how your judgment compares with
the awards of the jury.
Dr. Brackin Takes
Honors As “Big
Time Operator”
Roy Ernest Brackin, Commander
(MC), U.S.N.R., is known to a select
circle of Southwestern faculty in
Georgetown as a "Big Time Operat-
or,” or even as "the biggest operator
on the campus,” and little wonder,
for there are numerous evidences of
Dr. Brackin’s ability as a surgeon on
both the campuses of Southwestern
University and of the University of
Texas.
Formerly an instructor at Rush
Medical College, surgery department,
of the University of Chicago, Dr.
Brackin entered active duty with the
Navy on May 18, 1942, to be sta-
tioned at the U. S. Naval lHospital
at Charleston, S. C. Stops along the
way between there and here include
the Naval Hospitals at the Naval
Academy, Annapolis, at New Orleans,
Corpus Christi, Bethesda, Maryland,
and since June, 1944, with the Naval
V-12 unit at the University of Texas
and, since last semester, additional
duty at Southwestern University.
Dr. Brackin is a surgical specialist,
certified by the American board of
Surgery which was founded in 1937
to certify qualified surgeons.
musical numbers supplanated the
usual chapel sermon.
At the opening of the service, Dr.
Finch stated that there are many ways
to worship. During the ■ preaching
mission, the sermon was emphasized
as an instrument of conveying Chris-
tianity. "This morning,” he said, "we
shall worship with great music.”
Miss Feagan played 'Jj^argo” —
Handel, "Panis Angelicus”—Franck
and "Ave Maria”—Bach—Gound.
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Texas Ambitions
Are Realized By
Ernst Wolff
In answer to the question "What do |
you think about Texas?” in an in-
formal interview last Monday after-
noon, January 28, Ernst Wolff’s eyes
lighted up and he said, "Oh, Texas!
Let me tell you something.” And he
was off.
As a boy in his home town in Ger-
many, Mr. Wolff said that he could
hardly wait for Saturday afternoons,
because a "shoot ’em up” always
played at the local theater. He fol-
lowed the cowboys with great enthusi-
asm, and one of his life ambitions
was to some day come to Texas and
see the cowboys—both the rustlers
and the sheriffs.
When he finally came over in 1935
and started his tours in 1936, the first
place he hit was Alpine, Texas. There
were several cowboys in the audience
at Iiis first performance. After the
show they invited him to go to their
ranch next day. Mr. Wolff was over-
joyed at the thought, for this would
be the realization of his boyhood am-
bitions. So off they went.
Some distance out of town, he
heard shooting and yelling; he looked
out of the car to see a band of "rust-
lers” or "bandits” or something, so
he thought.
"Tell them I have no jewels, no
money—nothing!” he said in nervous
excitement.
"I was really scared,” he said Mon-
day, "until I found out it was just a
joke.” His friends from Alpine had
played the usual trick on the unsus-
pecting visitor—and it had worked
perfectly.
Unique Musical Chapel
Program Is Presented
On January 31
At the regular chapel period, Janu-
ary 31, the student body and faculty
were presented a very unique and in-
spirational program. Miss Elizabeth
Feagan played violin solos accompani-
ed by Miss Jane Munson. These
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Frank Sehon, ’42,
Reviews “The
Life of the Heart”
Those who attend Invitation to
Learning, Tuesday, February 5, will
be privileged to hear Frank Sehon re-
view The Life of the Heart by Fran-
ces Winwar, a biography of George
Sand, who played so great in the life
of Frederich Chopin.
Frank Sehon is a 1942 graduate of
Southwestern, has recently received
his discharge from the air forces, and
is now a graduate student at Texas
University. While in Southwestern,
Frank distinguished himself as a writ-
er, winning the Sigma Tau Delta’s
(National Writer’s Fraternity) cups
for short story and for dramatic pro-
duction. As a junior, he placed 74th
in a national playwriting contest and
his play was presented by Berkeley
Players of California.
The review by this cum laude grad-
uate of Southwestern will be one of
the outstanding programs of the year.
The place—Dr. Howard’s home; time
—8:00 p. m.
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Georgetown, Ten*
Army Announces
Opportunities On
Reenlistment
Lt. Richard M. Cummins, officer in
charge of the U. S. Army Recruiting
Sub-District, with offices located at
415 West Fourth Street, Austin, Tex-
as, stated today that a new War De-
partment directive extends the time in
which a soldier with an honorable
discharge may reenlist and retain his
grade provided the reenlistment is
within three (3) months of date of
discharge.
Former officers, warrant officers
and flight officers whose last period
of active service in the Army was in
the status of commissioned officer,
warrant officer or flight officer and
whose release from such status was on
or after May 12, 1945, and under
honorable conditions may be enlisted
as Master Sergeant provided such en-
listment is effected on or before June
30, .1946, and within three (3) months
of the date of last day of his terminal
leave.
Dean Meyer Announces
Future Music Recitals
A music students’ recital willjbe held
on Friday evening, February 8, in
the Main Auditorium at 8:00 o’clock.
The Mozart Society will present a
recital on Tuesday evening, Febru-
ary 12.
Dean Meyer’s organ class will be
heard in recital at the First Methodist
Church on Sunday afternoon, Feb-
ruary 10, at 4:00 o’clock.
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The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 15, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 5, 1946, newspaper, February 5, 1946; Georgetown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth621096/m1/4/?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.