The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, November 10, 1972 Page: 3 of 8
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THE MEGAPHONE
Friday, November 10, 1972
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Page 3
The Amazing Adventures of Mood Man
MOOD MAN MEETS THE MAINTENANCE MEN
LAST WEEK: Mood Man and Frank the
Wonder Cat visited the Ruter Rat House,
investigating an ominous steam cloud.
After discussing the pollution problem
with Old Man Tipton, Daddy Birdfriend,
Hambone and the elusive third-floor
resident assistant, Mark Hedrick, Mood
Man met the Ruter Fire God. The Ruter
Fire God claimed there was no way to
avoid the pollution problem until a sub-
stantial sum was given to renovate Ruter.
Mood Man agreed, and with Frank the
^Wonder Cat, promised to pursue the
matter further at the Maintenance Mens’
Mansion.
THIS WEEK S STORY
It was an eerie and esoteric evening.
Mood Man and Frank the Wonder Cat
departed the steam-shrouded Ruter Rat
House and followed the winding pathway
to the Maintenance Men’s Mansion: Mood
Man was eagerly anticipating this visit,
partly because he wished to see his former
Maintenance Man friend, whom he had
met in the Mood Hall courtyard prior to the
frightful fight with the malignant Mood
Monster.
“Frank,” Mood Man said to his furry
feline friend, “I’m eagerly anticipating
this visit, partly because I wish to see my
former Maintenance Man friend, whom I
met in the Mood Hall courtyard prior to the
frightful fight with the malignant Mood
Monster.”
“Meo-yawn,” replied the sleepy Wonder
Cat. Frank often wondered why Mood
Man’s opening lines were always so
graphic.
Mood Man and Frank the Wonder Cat
walked the winding way around the
Gastrodome, a dome of delicious dining,
past the Chapel, where loud and screechy
organ music echoed inside, beyond the
RAC, which signified either a Religious
Activity Camp or Relevant Answers to
Catholicism and, finally, progressed
behind the Jockey Strap Gymnasium,
coming into view of the Maintenance
Mens’ Mansion.
“Look at that architectural
achievement, Frank,” said Mood Man.
“The Maintenance Men live in this proud
palace while those poor boys revel in the
Ruter Rat House. Methinks something
needs to be done to right this wrong.”
Frank the Wonder Cat agreed, but not
out of any humanitarian reasons such as
Mood Man implied. Frank was merely
looking for a good scuffle. He was im-
pressed by the gleaming glow of the rows
of parked tractors, pickup trucks and
trash trucks in the Maintenance Mens’
Mansion’s parking lot. “Meow, meow,
meow,” he said, also noting the neat rows
of flowers and shrubs surrounding the
structure.
Mood Man and Frank the Wonder Cat
approached the arching entrance of the
Mansion. Their path was blocked by two
Maintenance Men guarding the door. They
raised their weapons, new brooms, and
grimaced, telling the strangers they
weren’t welcome.
“You two clowns just turn around and go
back to wherever you came from,”
snarled one of the guards. “This is the
sovereign domain of the King of the
Maintenance Men, Sir Lacking, and you’re
trespassing. If you won’t leave quietly,
we’ll be forced to give you the brush off, so
Fantasy by Hawk Louis
to speak.’.’ The speaker chuckled at his
little joke, gesturing with his broom.
Frank the Wonder Cat seized the broom
with his claws, and wrenched it from the
disbelieving Maintenance Man’s grasp. He
quickly chewed it into splinters, then
turned and eyed the other guard’s broom.
“Meow, meow,” he muttered,
menacingly.
The two guards got the message.
Without another word, they fled inside,
leaving the door ajar in their haste.
“Good work, Frank,” said Maintenance
Man. “Let’s go inside and find this Sir
Lacking character.” Frank the Wonder
Cat agreed, following Mood Man inside.
They walked on down a narrow hall,
noticing brooms stacked in racks like pool
cues, tool chests which looked as though
they’d never been opened and shining lawn
mowers residing in a lighted showroom.
Mood Man noticed that everything within
the Maintenance Mens’ Mansion seemed
to be either brand new or unused. He also
saw scores of Maintenance Men sitting in
lounge chairs sipping tall, cool drinks,
watching television or listening to the
radio, while a few had mustered enough
strength to play a hand of poker.
“Then you drop the can on the floor and
slam the door when you leave,” explained
a voice from behind a closed door. Mood
Man opened the door, surprised to see an
old Maintenance Man instructing two
apprentice Maintenance Men in the manly
art of emptying trash cans from the men’s
dorms. Mood Man listened as the old timer
went through the routine again: “First you
start at 7 a.m., to make sure the students
are still asleep. Knock hard on the door,
open or unlock it, slam it behind you,
tromp over and kick the trash can, pick it
up, empty it, drop it on the floor, kick it
again, tromp into the bathroom, repeat the
former procedure^kick, empty, drop,
kick—then tromp through the other room,
following the procedure again and then
turn on all the lights and leave, slamming
the door behind you.”
Mood Man was outraged at the callous
procedure the old Maintenance Man had
just described. “Frank, I think these guys
have an attitude problem,” he said. Frank
the Wonder Cat agreed, and walked on
down the hall. Frank pushed another door
open with his paw and listened to the
discussion in progress: “Today men,” the
speaker began, “I’m going to tell you
how to fix leaky faucets in the dorms. The
key to the situation is to show up 17 days
after you’re contacted by a resident
assistant. Then, don’t go to work until 4
p.m., when the students are trying to take
a nap. Drop all your tools and make a lot of
noise, but whatever you dc don’t fix the
faucet. A leaky faucet left leaky is a
Maintenance Man’s highest achieve-
ment.” Frank scratched his head,
unable to absorbe the logic behind that
statement.
“Look up ahead, Frank,” said Mood
Man, pointing. “I think that door leads to
Sir Lacking’s quarters. Let’s check it out.”
Frank marveled at Mood Man’s per-
ception, noting the name “Sir Lacking” on
the door Mood Man had pointed out.
The dynamic duo entered the door and
were quickly surrounded by broom-
wielding Maintenance Man. “So, in-
truders,” spoke a pudgy man, “you’ve
dared to enter the Maintenance Mens’
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Mansion. For this indiscretion you will
surely die. I, Sir Lacking, King of the
Maintenance Men, have spoken.”
“Just a minute, Sir Lacking,” in-
terrupted Mood Man. “I’m Mood Man and
this is Frank the Wonder Cat. We’re here
to ask why something can’t be done by the
Maintenance Men to alleviate the pollution
problem at the Ruter Rat House. Can’t you
guys re-route that excess steam so it
doesn’t escape into the clean, fresh air?”
“Mood Man, huh? I’ve heard of you. You
think you’re pretty tough, I bet. But you’ve
met your match in Sir Lacking and his
Magnificent Maintenance Men. As for
your question, the Ruter Rat House shall
stay the way it is—those students need to
rough it before they get out into the real
world. But enough talk, time for action!
Maintenance Men, take care of these in-
truders!” The motley Maintenance Men
approached, brandishing their brooms.
Mood Man and Frank the Wonder Cat
relied on their superior speed and strategy
to escape from the menacing Maintenance
Men, fleeing into the Mansion’s parking
lot. Mood Man used his outstanding
mechanical skills to start up a tractor, and
as Frank the Wonder Cat jumped aboard,
he shifted into high gear. He noticed with
glee that the Maintenance Men had
sounded the general alarm and were
in hot pursuit on tractors, pickup
trucks, trash trucks and bicycles.,
Mood Man executed a perfect figure
eight manuever, throwing the pursuing
pack into disorder. Quickly mono-
polizing on the Maintenance Mens’
confusion, Mood Man dispatched of
each in turn, tearing up tractors, pum-
meling pickup trucks, thrashing trash
trucks and battering bicycles. The dazed
Maintenance Men lay atop or beside their
mangled machines, defeated. Mood Man
rounded them up, marching them with
their hands on their heads back to the
Mansion. Sir Lacking, having watched the
battle from the doorway, fled inside. A
moment later a blinding flash and
resultant explosion shattered the once-
proud Maintenance Mens’ Mansion The
dust and debris settled, revealing a bur-
ning shell of the former structure.
“Sir Lacking pressed the panic button,”
said an elderly Maintenance Man. “He
always said he’d take it with him when he
left.”
Mood Man turned from the blazing
ruins, addressing the conquered Main-
tenance Men: “Your leader is gone, so I’ll
give you new assignments. Break up into
teams and clean up this campus: pick up
the trash, plant trees and flowers, water
the grass and mow the lawn. Fix the leaky
faucets in the dorms and empty the
trash—and do it quietly. If I hear any
complaints about noisey Maintenance
Men, I’ll refer the matter to my Personnel
Director here.” Mood Man pointed toward
Frank the Wonder Cat. Frank flexed his
claws, pleased at the gasps which arose
from the audience. He didn’t think these
men would make much more noise.
Mood Man dismissed the Maintenance
Men, telling them to get a good night’s rest
before starting work the next day. The sun
had gone down and the air was chilly.
Mood Man and Frank the Wonder Cat
weaved a winding path back to Mood Hall.
Mood Man got ready to rack in the court-
yard, but was interrupted by Frank’s
questioning “Meow?”
“Wi.'7” asked Mood Man. “Oh, my old
friend Maintenance Man. No Frank, I
couldn’t pick >«m out from all the others.
They all looked ihe same to me.”
NEXT WEEK:
MOOD MAN VISITS THE CHAPEL
WHO’S WHO’
continued from page 1
YOUR OWN THING for which he won the
Goosetree-Morgan award.
Tom would like to teach drama and
English in the Georgetown area after
graduation because this is “his home.” He
is active in the Georgetown Jaycees and
has been trying to alleviate some of the
animosity that exists between the towns-
people and the University students. The
problem, Tom feels, lies in the fact that
both factions are extremely arrogant.
Students usually come to SU from large
cities and feel like they are condescending
to live in a small town. The people of
Georgetown are proud of their simplicity
and smallness and resent the air of
superiority shown by some students. Tom
would like to see both groups quit
generalizing about the other and co-exist
in the best of both worlds.
Tom felt that most of the difficulties that
he may have faced because he is “One
dean’s son” were allieviated by his older
brother Jim’s coming to SU two years
before he did. The most important thing
though, is that Tom and his father really
love each other and get along as a father
and a son.
The wealth of a qualified faculty at SU
far outweighs the facilities that are better
at other schools is Tom’s stand on South-
western as a university. The many
“doctors” here live their disciplines and
put everything into them. They want to
share their knowledge with others and the
close contact that students are able to have
with the faculty extend learning ex-
periences out from the limits of a
professional classroom.
Tom feels that if students at SU can
learn to say what they think or feel then a
great part of their education will be
complete.
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