The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 25, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 30, 1946 Page: 1 of 4
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THE MEGAPHONE
VOL. XL
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1946
HERE AND THERE
IN OUR WORLD
By C. B. S.
Confronting- us today is the fact
that inflation is no longer a dan-
ger to be averted as it has des-
cended upon us in grim reality.
True, it ’s in its earliest stages,
but il dms all promises of thriv-
ing.
The administration’s tendency
to compromise with the weaken-
ings in its initial policy instead
of redoubling its effort to smor.her
the critical inflation is in some
measure what this threat to the
‘•American Way of Life” may be
attributed. The price increase in
steel was one threat to the econ-
omy of the nation that was felt
sharply throughout the nation.
Next, we were faced with John
L. Lewis’ gift to the nation in
the untimely increase in the price
of coal. This last increase brings
out the fact of the interdependence
economically of the two great in-
dustries—steel and' coal—and in-
dicates possibly other increases.
The original plan has been sadly
disfigured and holds few of its
former merits.
However, the drive to put
through the “free competitive
economy” policy dwarfs these
menacing increases in the steel
and coal industries. The National
Association of Manufacturers in-
sists that the only sure way to
regain full productive capacity and
prosperity is by adopting the can-
cellation of price control.
The law of supply and demand1
does not apply to our unstable
economic situation, however, for
the scales are quite unbalanced.
We certainly have the demand,
but the supply is lacking.
Our inability to supply erases
competition, hence, uncontrolled
prices that would blow the lid oft
our economy. Only when our out-
put equals that of our demands
will we find ourselves able to rely
on competition to stabilize prices.
Congress must not be railroad-
ed into allowing the control of
prices to be lifted for only in the
event that this group forsees that
there is no such thing as just a
little inflation can we strangle our
greatest enemy-inflation.
With every report of interna-
tional affirs so blackened by the
lack of unity and! foresight to see
the common goal, you may be
wondering just what we won in
our struggle to overcome dictator-
ship and whether we have com*
pleted our winning. The Russian-
Iranian dispute, civil strife in
China, political unrest among out
South American neighbors, _ *11
these question marks certainly
make it evident that we have not
won the peace. Are the nations
composing the Security Council,
the people that make up these
countries, politically and morally
mature enough to operate and
bring results from an organiza-
tion with the purpose of preserv-
ing world peace? I believe the
people are ready politically, mor-
ally, and ethically to govern them-
selves on a world level, but that
the fault lies in the groups in
power that have so far been pro
duced. It is believed among leaders
and thinkers that if the people
were given a clear explanation of
the world government there would
be no doubt of its success. Only
through common understanding
and acceptance can we produce the
revolution in political organiza-
tion which the terrific advance in
science has made necessary.
NUMHER 26
Miss Southwestern To Be Crowned May 1
C O U R T N AY CARTER
MISS SOUTHWESTERN
One of the most cherished traditions of Southwestern
University is the coronation of “Miss Southwestern”.
This year this traditional event will be held just at twi-
light on May Day on the campus in front of Mood Hal),
honoring Miss Courtenay Carter of Conroe, Texas,—“Miss
Southwestern” of 1946.
The beautiful pageant and program for this event
will be under the direction of Mrs. Ruth Ferguson, Dean
of Women. The music will be furnished by a string en-
semble directed by Mr. Fred Bigelow. Miss Rosemary Mill-
halin will be in charge of the dances. Mrssrs. Grant Scog-
gins, George Nelson, Jack Smith and Fuel Box will serve
as trumpeters for the occasion, and Mr. John Ulrey, Vice-
President of The Students’ Association, will be the heralds.
The queen’s dais before a trel-
lis interwoven with English ivy
and Dorothy Perkins roses will
serve as an attractive background
for the queen’s throne. The ap-
proach to the throne will be out-
lined by twelve ladies in waiting,
dressed in white, bearing a chain
of English ivy. The queen’s court
will consist of forty duchesses
wearing evening dresses of pas-
tel shades.
The processional will be led by
Misses Emily Brown and Martha
Waugh dressed in dusty rose, and
bearing gold* staffs adorned with
pink radiance roses and gold rib-
bon streamers. They will be fol-
lowed by the duchess of the court.
Allen, Westkaemper
Visit
ka
fral
H. K. Allen and Dick West-
emper, former stars on the i-
rate eleveil, were visitors on the
Southwestern Campus last Mon*
day, the 22. Both of these young
athletes are now in the navy pro-
gram at Texas University. Dick
was a member of the Steer swim-
ming team and had a large part
busy at spring
football, where he woked him-
self up to first string in Bible’s
potent backfield.
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TRYOUTS
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Kappa Sigs Win Harris Award
The Harris Fraternity Scholarship Award, presented
to the fraternity whose members have the highest total
average in their courses, was won by the Kappa Sigma Fra-
ternity for the Fall Semester of 1945-46, with an average
of 89.00.
This marks the fourth time that the Kappa Sigma stu-
dents have won the award since its initial presentation in
1941. The Kappa Alpha boys have also earned the honor on
four occasions, while members of Phi Delta Theta have
won twice.
A list of the winning Fraternities, the semester in
which they won, the session and winning average follows:
Kappa Sigma ........ Fall 1941-42 81.80
Kappa Alpha ........ Spring 1941-42 84.05
Kappa Alpha .............. Fall ..1942-43 82.79
Phi Delta Theta .... Spring ............ 1942-43 82.59
Phi Delta Theta Summer ................ 1943-44 §3.30
Kappa Alpha .......... Fall .......... 1943-44 .......... 82.18
Kappa Sigma ........ Spring 1943-44 82.02
Kappa Alpha .... Summer .............. 1944-45 ............. 83.71
Kappa Sigma .......... Fall . .>........ 1944-45 84.76
Phm. George Joins
Ship’s Company
A new member of the Ship’s
company is Ph M. Wayne L.
George, who has spent 9 months iit
the V-12 unit at the University
of Kansas, and 1 month at South-
western Missouri State Teachers
College.
After transferring to Great
Lakes for Boot training, he was
sent to Portland, Maine, where he
was placed on the Liberty ship,
S. S. Paul Buck, which took him
to Hull, England:
Returning to the States,, his ship
touched Baltimore andf New Or-
leans before making the next trip
to Liverpool, England. Picking up
cargo in Antwerp, Belgium, he
returned to the States for a well-
earned leave.
Leaving next from Shumaker,
Calitornia, on an APA, his ship
headed for the Philippines and
Pearl Harbor. From Pearl Har-
bor, his ship turned nose for Japan,
touching Sasebo and Kyushu be-
fore returning to the Island of
Cebu in the Philippines. Once back,
in the States, he was next assigned
to duty with a Destroyer Escort
operating out of Bremerton,
Washington.
Leaving the sea, he was sent
to* Norman, Oklahoma, where he
was assigned to duty at the V-12
unit here at Southwestern. Asked
how he liked' Southwestern, he re-
plied: “I haven’t been here long,
but I do find it very nice; almost
like a country club. I can say
that it is the best duty I have had
since I joined the Navy.”
He is confident of being out of
the Navy by May 11th after which
he will attend Pittsburg State
Teachers College in Kansas.
To you, Mr. George, we say:
“Welcome to Southwestern and
to enjoy
DELLA MAE PEPPER
PRINCESS
S. U. CHAPLAIN
BRINGS MESSAGE
Dr. Wm. Finch, University Chap-
lain, brought the Chapel message,
using the Revised Standard Ver-
sion of the New Testament.
The essence of his message was
a recollection of John’s life lived
with thy Lord Jesus Christ. These
words he quoted several times,
“I remember it was four o'clock
in the afternoon when I first saw
the Lord.” The old man John
looked back upon these years with
deep satisfaction in his soul. How
precious were those days since
he met the Lord.
Dr. Finch concluded his mes-
sage by saying, “We all have the
same oportunity to meet Him.”
NAVY CHORUS SINGS IN HOUSTON
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0530 found all the navy chorus
wandering dazedly around the ship
searching vainly for their dress
blues. Immediately after chow (?)
there was a mad scramble for the
orange comet. Those of us who
weren’t so nimble on our feet were
farced to board the ill-reputed
Yellow Peril. Our first acts upon
arriving in Houston were to eat
haa'beerTbiis ^ offspring (1) and lose Bickham at the made a permanent fixture fn that
Rice Hotel in the process of a
shoe shine. To the relief of all con-
cerned he reappeared shortly be-
fore the first performance at La-
minar High School.
Lamar auditorium was packed' to
hear the program which consisted
of the following numbers: Anch-
ors A weigh, Pirates Fight, Rise
Southwestern, Hail Alma Mater,
Hallelujah Amen, Song of Love*
Train, Three for Jack (fear
soloist Dick Sparr), and
(Men. Nettie Ruth
_r^ a piano solo:
r Beecher. The cho-
rus reCeiVed a terrrtfic dtatioh
and was called back for three en-
cores.
Here it was that Harry “the
cutest boy 1 have ever seen”
Bloomfield made his formal de-
but. The feminine members of the
school swarmed backstage to ac-
quire his autograph or a souve-
nir or just a look at our hero. Just
as it seemed that Harry was to be
locality (against his will (?)) he
was gallantly rescued by Merle
Cartwright and Dick Sparr who
carried him bodily to safety.
The chorus then proceeded to
Austin High (still in Houston, of
course). There our organization
received the same vigorous praise
as at Lamar. Every fellow felt a
tremendous lift from the enthu-
siastic way . these audiences re-
ceived duC singitig. These were
truly hlflrh momehta in the trip.
’ Shortly after the program at
Aultin High. * teCCher approach-
CddfcrrMrtthd faitttifct anddhqulred
dbotit the State* Of iome of the
,t ?y vy~ - ♦»
chorus. It seems that he thought
several folded hats protruding
from jumper collars were casts.
This teacher naturally concluded
that the boys were hospital cases.
(Sometimes we wonder too!)
Following the performance at Aus
tin High, the chorus members
were granted liberty until 17411.
At that time, the hoys assembled
at the Riee Hotel for THE ban-
quet. Most of the fellows were at
a loss to know the proper method
of conduct since there was no
line to stand in. The waiters took
advantage of this confusion and*
kept snatching food from under
our very noses unless we were on
guard. Several impromptu speech-
es were presented. In this field,
the honors went to Nettie Ruth
and Mr. Bigelow and of course to
president Dick Sparr, the able -M.
C.
At 2016 the chorus presented
its fitiil scheduled pro^nfth at thd
Southwestern Founders My Ban-
(Con Untied on Wifi t) '
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Princess Della Mae of The
House of Pepper will wear a beau-
tiful dress of white chiffon over
white satin, and her hair will be
adorned with a Juliet Cap of
pearls. Prince Guy of The House
of Smith will l>e her escort.
Little Misses Me dith McClain,
Connie Cooper, Mary Jane Bur-
eham, dressed in pink and* carry-
ing tiny baskets of pink rose
petals, will serve as flower girls.
Misses Judy Chrietzberg, Karen
Smith and Sara Cooper dressed
in pink will be the trainbearers.
Little Miss Angela Engelbrecht,
also dressed in pink, will be the
crown-bearer.
Queen Courtenay of The House
of Carter, dressed in a beautiful
gown of white silk marquisette
ovei wnite slipper satin and a
finger-tipped veil of silk net,
will enter the court with King
Mark of The House of Everett.
As they kneel before the throne
on a cushion of white s&tin, they
will be crowned by Mr. James
Francis,. President of The Stu-
dent’s Association.
In the impressive coronation
ceremony Mr. Francis will give
the significance of this tradition-
al event and stress the fact that 1 we hope you continue
“Miss Southwestern” symbolizes I y°ur stay here,
one that has attained the high
standards of scholarship and
Christian womanhood for which
Southwestern was founded.
After the coronation of “Miss
Southwestern” the following pro-
gram will be given in her honor:
“A Fairy Dance by baby dancers-
A minuet and The Virginia Reel
danced by girls dressed in pastel
shades; A Hoop Dance by girls
dressed in white bearing hoops
entwined in pink roses; A May-
Pole Dance, in which sixteen girls
eight dressed' in pink and eight
dressed in blue, will interlace the
pink and blue streamers of the
May Pole.
A May Basket Dance in which
twelve girls dressed in pink and
twelve dressed in blue each bear-
ing sprays of pink and yellow
gladiola will fill two May Baskets
and sing “The May Day Song.”
Miss Rosemary Millholin, wear-
ing a white dress trimmed witl
garlands of pink roses will give a
beautiful solo dance. Her mother,
Mrs. W. F. Millholin, will play
the piano accompaniment.
Mr. Bigelow will direct the
Navy Chorus in singing Schuberts'
“Song of Love” and “Hail Alma
Mater.” This will be followed by
The Recessional.
Ladies in waiting in the Queen's
Court lyill be: Misses Frances Mi-
ner, Etta Mae Willman, Peggy Is-
bell, Molly Keyes, Josephine Bar-
field, Beulah Mae Dimmitt, Mima
Jeanne Hardin, Marian Bartak,
Emma Stoker, Ethel Burford,
Nancy Canncll, Dorothy Hahn,
Tommy Gene Rives, Barbara Hunt,
Betty Mason, Annajo Reaves,
Roddy, New Yoeman,
Comes Aboard Ship
James Rodldy, Y2/c is on® of
the most recent additions to the
ship’s company of the V-12 Unit
here at Southwestern.
Roddy was transferred to this
unit as a relief for Yoeman Brit-
ton, who will be discharged May
1 at the termination of his six
year enlistment.
Roddy is a native Texan, com-
ing from Realitos, near Corpus
Christi. He completed high school
at St. Mary’s High in Tavlor aa<f
entered the Navy in April 1944,
where he was first stationed at
San Diego, California. From San
Diego he was shipped to Pearl
Harbor where he was located from
June, 1944 until January, 1945.
After his stay at Pearl Harbor,
Roddy headed for the South Pa-
cific and landed in the Western
Carolines where he worked under
the Port Director. He earned his
third-class yoeman’s rate in March
1945. After five months in the
Western Carolines, he was trans-
ferred to the Phillippines where
he stayed until January 1946.
Yeoman Roddy thinks, from all
indications, that he will like it
here and expects to stay with
us until the unit closes after which
he will he discharged.
Dean Henry Meyer
To Hold Auditions
Dean Henry Meyer will hold
piano auditions for the American
Guild of Piano Teachers at Ilous-
ton from May sixth to May nine-
Rosemary Holmes, Charlsie Smith, teenth Dean Meyer has served
Lo.s Ann Key, Mar.lyn Fairbet- the GuiId in former years aa judge
ter, Betty Jo Durd.n, Dorothy in audjtions held at Austin San
Cross, Pamclia Hunter, Ruth Ma-
rie Davis, Martha Jane Easley,
Sonora Paul, Patricia Mackey,
Joyce Porter, Dolores Duerson,
Ednanne Sexton, Mary Jane
Trammel, Hattie Lee Withers,
Polly Sistrunk, Marianne Bareus,
Donna Moore, Peggy Love, Vir-
ginia Palmer, Nona Ruth Edwards,
Vernon Slover, Mildred Menden-
hall.
Dancers in The Fairy Dance
will be: Little Misses Shannon
Carter, Cynthia Carter, Murphy
Wilcox, June Burkhart, Patricia
Burkhart, Gretehen Rath, Sara
Wheeler, Paula Wheeler, Barbara
Lynn, Meredith McClain, Connie
Cooper, Mary Jane Burcham, Ju-
dy Chreitzberg, Karen Smith, Sa-
ra Cooper, Angela Engelbrecht.
The following girls will dance
the Minuet: Misses Betty Ghiselin,
Mary Lee Cannon, Marjorie Red-
key, Eileen Ryan, Alida Spilman,
Cheri Fike, Barbara Leon, Nell
Buice, Lottie Boyd, Barbara Fri-
len, Betty Parnell, and Caroline
Blrdwell. •
Misses Martha Jane Williams,
Joveda Murphy
Bernice Mr
(Celt
Antonio, and in the Rio Grande
Valley.
Piano Recitals
To Be Given
Miss Jane Munson will play her
Senior piano recital in the Uni-
versity Auditorium on May 31st
at 8:15 p. m. Mr. Jack Coman
will play his recital on May 29th
at 8:15 p. m. Dean Meyer pre-
dicts brilliant performances from
both of these young artists.
Speech Contest
and Banquet
Tuesday night, April 30 at 8:00
in the Library AudStorium the
preliminaries in the Poetry Read-
ing and After Dinner Speaking
will he held. Three in each con-
test are to be selected for the fi-
nals at the banguet, which is to
be held at Barnett’s Cafe, Friday,
May 8, at 7:00 p. m.
Tickets are being sold at 88
secured
before noon
Martha Jane Williams, Tickets are being soli
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