The Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 11, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 6, 2008 Page: 8 of 8
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March 6 2008
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Do powder and paint make women what they ain't?
Dr. Robert Mangrum
University
Chronicles
Continuing our investiga-
tion of old campus newspa-
pers we delve into the Yellow
Jacket for Thursday March 8
1934. The front page head-
lines heralded the beginning
of a new term on March 5.
"The spring term which is
the third and last term of the
regular school year opened
Monday." The enrollment fig-
ure had not been released
but it was assumed II PC
would have 700 students.
Considered the busiest term
of the academic year "all the
most important functions of
the year coming during the
months of March April and
May. The class activities are
usually held during the month
of April and the Junior Prom.
Commencement and track
hold important places in the
interest of the student."
The first chapel of the spring
term was reported. Held the
day before Wednesday it
"was devoted principally to
announcements by members
of the faculty pertaining to
textbooks which will be used
this term and to changes in the
time schedule. Mr. McAdoo
Keaton physical education
instructor explained the new
state regulations with regard
to physical education require-
ments for public school
teachers."
One item was removed
from the agenda that morning.
Questions concerning one's
grades from the winter term
would be answered next week
after "grades were altered in
accordance with the rule on
chapel cuts."
Page 2 has several editori-
als as well as a beauty column
and information about the
college library. One of the
most "enlightening" stories
dealt with cosmetics. Quoting
an old saying "A little powder
and a little paint will make a
lady what she ain't." The col-
umnist observed that although
most girls really question the
truth of the saying "the prop-
er way for girls to look at the
question is although pow-
der and paint don't make a
lady what she ain't but they
do accentuate and magnify
her own colorful or color-
less beauty." Mentioning the
amount of cosmetics the writ-
er notes "much as boys like
to rave and raise the mischief
over girls and their silly cos-
metics they would never be
happy did not the fair ones
make themselves more fair
with the use of powder and
less fair in spots by the use of
rouge."
Concerning the library there
must have been a problem
with books not being returned
after being used. Several com-
ments are found on Page 2
about placing the books in
the proper place for re-shelving
and returning after being
checked out. An example:
"How about starting the term
out right by bringing your
books back on time? It will
save all those fines at the end
of the term."
Page 3 carried the first
installment of a history of
Howard Payne. The remainder
of the page contained besides
advertisements jokes and an
article on learning. Scanning
the jokes one finds the fol-
lowing memorable chuckles:
"Say why do you nickname
your girl Appendix? Because
it costs so much to take her
out."
The article on learning
begins by quoting President
Woodrow Wilson who said
"learning is on the defensive."
The writer seemed to think
such an observation was still
valid 26 years later. "The
intellectual activities which
are sovereign in themselves
have been subject to abashed
justification by students and
instructors alike. ... And yet
comments were continually
made by the general popu-
lation questioning the real
value of "book learning." It
is criminal indeed that with
all but the learned themselves
learning is on the defensive-
and will be until Babbitt's last
breath."
Page 4 was devoted to
sports and the movie reviews.
The sports columnist summed
up the 1934 Texas Conference
race for the basketball title.
Several circumstances led to
HPU Student Foundation Scholarship
The Howard Payne Student Foundation is accept-
ing applications for the 2008-09 Student Foundation
Scholarship.
Any student with a 2.0 GPA or better with at least
12 course hours may apply. Applications are avail-
able in the Financial Aid Office and are due back to
Financial Aid by April 4.
For more information contact Hollie Billings at
hollie.billinashputx.edu.
McMurry winning the con-
ference title. One was HPC's
upset victory over Simmons
which cleared the way for a
clear title while the second
was the fact that McMurry
had three of the four highest
scoring games in the confer-
ence that season. Mention was
also made of the Brownwood
high school team going to
the state championship in
basketball.
Page 5c had a syndicat-
ed report from the "Little
America Aviation and
Exploration Club: With Byrd
at the South Pole." Page 6
had a story that observed that
famous actress Mae West had
not only "popularized femi-
nine curves she also opened
the road to health and long life
to millions of women." This
statement was based upon the
opinion of the large Texas
insurance companies.
Citing improved health
of women by the change
in diet one noted "normal
weight was what was desir-
able for health's sake. But
style demanded 'slenderness'
and the women gritted their
teeth and battled nature to
be skinny. ... And then came
Mae West sexy swaggering
Mae. She was not skinny nor
did she have those so-called
fashionable straight lines. Not
Mae. She had curves and nat-
ural upholstering. ... Modern
girls took the cue and over-
night curves for women were
in fashion again."
Throughout this edition
there were numerous adver-
tisements with the most
numerous and by page size
the most noticeable being
those advertising cigarettes.
Four in six pages!
THE 2007-2008
YELLOW JACKET STAFF
Editor-in-Chief- Joseph Dunlap
Assistant Editor - Steve Ellingsen
Page Designers - Crystal Rice Kelsey Woodward
Copy Editor - Jonathon Armani
Photographers - Jennifer Brock Jessica Melendrez
Michelle Wilkins Jessica Zaldivar
Reporters - Stephen Cox Meagan Caldwell
Meghan Donald Crystal Rice Tricia Rosetty
Jessica Willis Kelsey Woodward
Faculty Adviser- Mike Lee
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