The Collegian (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 6, Ed. 1, Monday, January 21, 1924 Page: 3 of 4
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MUMBLE PEG.
The Coming Convention.
Slatze Patterson.
Glynn Mitchell.
Goofy Reaves.
Bill Blair.
Praying Columbo.
Et Cetera.
Well folks the great Mumble Peg
Convention tarts the first of nest
"week! This great convention spon-
sored and financed by this paper tins
been an annual affair for tho past ten
rears. Many hare been the times
that the proud winners of this affair
gayly watched the loser root the peg.
At the culmination of the coming con-
vention the winners will once again
have the privilege of watching the un-
fortunate loser; In accordance with
the Marquis of Queensbury Rules
root the peg. The peg has already
been made for this affair. The con-
tention begins on Tuesday and will
last the rest of the week. The first
day will be utilised In electing offic-
ers for the coming year and making
out tho schedule of the games for this
meeting. Five contestants liavo been
entered and much interest is being
shown In the coming event. As hns
hen stated the officers for tlio coming
year will be elected on Monday. The
play-otfa will begin on Tuesday and
last until the end of the week. On
faturday afternoon following the
starting of the convention the loser
will publicly "root the peg." No ad-
adsslon will be charged for the play-
off games but a slight chaw will be
made for the deciding gamo and for
the peg rooting.
lata Patterson pride of the Pea-
ant district with De Leon as Its cent-
er baa agreed upon the request of hla
any admirers to enter the contest.
Blatse has had a course In Mumble-Feg-Ology
In Btnu and he claims that
this opponents will surely have to play
'some real ole Mumble Peg to beat
him. He seems to be pretty well sat-
isfied that ho will not have to root the
ipeg.
Glynn Mitchell of Silver ' Valley
twice highest point man of past Mum-
ble Peg contests will be In the game.
Mitch seems to be the favorite with
many of the students on account of
:bis experience he being the only man
.participating in previous conventions.
"Goofy" Reaves alias the Kid wln-
;aer of the weak Headed Champion
'Ship of Goofy Ridge some time back
has Informed jus many admirers tnat
:he has decided to be one of the con
testants in the coming convention. It
U a well known fact that the Kid has
nlenty of confidence in himself and
that ao we are told Is the first step
on the ladder. The Kid surely Is a
'good player all right for ye scribe has
heard him say so several times. He is
'short and stumpy and stands a good
chance however he will not have the
advantage in this contest that he had
la the Weak Headed Championship
'for the Judges have cautioned all con-
testants to be careful of anything that
the Kid may offer them during the
convnetlon it being well known that
ne Punch" was drugged the day of
the Battle of the Campus.
Bill Blair Champion Mumble Peg
Player of May Texas has put his
name on the dotted line and will be
ready when the play-offs start on
Tuesday morning.
Praying Columbo so called because
be always saya a prayer before enter-
ing a contest has agreed to repre-
Beat hla home town 8anta Anna Tex.
as in the coming convention. Mr.
Thomaa Campbell as he Is called
when he la Pleasant says that all he
needs to be one' of the winners Is a
prayer and a pocketknlfe. He Just
aatnrally does the rest.
Don't forget that the convention
pena Monday morning and that all
tkoae wishing to place wagers on any
f the players can easily do so by be-
tas t the official convention rooms
a the opening day.
"Low City." the business section of
"'Austin avenue at the High School re-
.porta considerable progress. D. C.
Baggett Is erectlug a two story stucco
bntlding on the lot where his residence
baraed a few months ago and when It
la completed he will use It for a groc-
ery store.
Marl Day haa purchased from W. J5.
'Champion the building occupied by W.
If. Parka who haa re-leased it for an.
other two yeara. .
The Richie hamburger stand has
"been eold to a Bangs cltlsen who will
continue the enterprise.
Mr. Tangley from near May is open-
lag a meat business in the building
adjoining tho Jones grocery. Brown-
wood Bulletin.
FINAL T. I. A. A.
Team Played
Austin College 6
Howard Payne
Inmona 6
Southwestern 4
'Rice Institute 4
Huntsvllle Normal 6
Deatoa Normal 6
Trinity : 0
taa Marcos Normal .. 6
Caayoa Normal 4
Daalel Baker College 6
last Texas Normal 6
D RECTOR OF SCHOOLS
OF TEXAS COMMENTS ON
WE OF TEXTBOOKS
LITIGATION AND CONFUSION HAS
vevklui'ED WMIPKKATION
BY THE TBAVHSKS.
"Where are the friends of yaster-
yciarT" Is the plaintive query inado
by State Superintendent 8. M. N.
Marrs of Uiu Texas bepnriment o
Education who was here to participate
in the dedlcaton of the new junto
high school bu Id ng.
'When I came to Brownwood lux
spring to the Toachers convention
was treated 1 ko a real peruo.uKo
and then when I came hark vitii the
Tech College Locat.ng Board tho.
met me at the tram with a bran fan .
But 'and hero there was a numoi-
oua twinkle In hla eye 'when i
slipped nto town last nght I. w
permitted to come Incognito and ha
to get out and hunt somebody wh
Know me today."
Thus Mr. Marrs referred In a hum
orous ven to hs connection w.th .h
Tech College locating board and its
arduous labors of iKHt simmer. His
visit here was in an unofficial capac-
ity and he spent the morning v i
Ing the public school and inspecting
the new junior II gh School build. ng
At noon he attended the luncheon of
the Rotary Club whore he was warm-
ly welcomed.
Discuss ng the work of his depart-
ment Mr. Marrs declined to venture
a guess as to the outcome of the
textbook s'tuntion which has been so
badly complicated by litigation during
the past several months but said that
tiie deelopmenta following the text-
book contract suits have had the re-
sult of saving the state a great deal
of money.
"We have utilized surplus usable
books gathered here and there from
all over the state sending them to
schools which needed them and as a
result we will have about a hundred
thousand dollars left In the treasury
at the end of the year which could
never have been saved had not th .'
emergency ar sen tn romnel the co-
operation of all the teachers of the
state.
Mr. Marrs spoke In h'ghest terms
of the Brownwood public nchool svh-
tern and of Superintendent Paso. Ho
sa'd he wnH In nymrathv with he on-
usual cond 'ons ex st ng here demaud
Ing especially large public school fa-
culties on account of the Influx of
fnm l'e to plnce other ch'ldren In
the 'ocal colleges nnd he compliment-
ed tho people or the city for their
fh'thfulnesi 'n tnk'ng c-re of tit's
oxtraord'nnry nubl'c school problem.
Off TO COLLEGE
MOVEMENT BEGUNi
Austin College at Sherman pioneer
Texas college wnicn win ceieoraie up
Diamond Jubilee in 1024 is taking an
active part In the "Oo On to College
movement among the high schools of
the section. On the eve of Its seventy-fifth
anniversary Austin College
hns employed the services of a full-
time field representative whose busi-
ness it It to visit secondary schools
over the State and urge upon the high
school students particularly thf
members of junior and senior class
the great Importance of utilising the
opportunities presented to them for
securing the best training and equip-
ment for cltlienshlp.
It Is pointed out that at present Tex.
as holds an enviable position among
h Rtntaa hv reason of the fact that
a greater percentage of Its high
school graduates go to college mar
in anv nthop tiit a in the Union and
that If Texas Is to retain its position
among the States from this Important
standpoint the efforts or an institu-
tions may properly be directed not
msK.lv tn th enhancement of their
own equipment and resources but to
the promotion ol tne cause ot miner
education In general.
Th. aWm hnin mida hv the Sher
man Institution has received the hear-
ty endorsement of the 8tate Depart-
ment ot Education and State Super-
in.anriant Hun haa commended the
movement to the superintendents and
principals ot ntgn scnoois inrousuuui
the section. Attractive displays set-
tin rVii-.h h art ual money value of a
college education and the desirability
of broad training tn preparation tor
professional work have been prepar-hla-h
schools who desire them.
These do not present the ad
vantages or Austin vonege aione or
of any particular-school but have for
thai nhlart tn laid each hlfh school
student to think seriously of the ad
vantages wnicn college training nan
for him. Wherever possible the dls-
nlava ara halna- nraaantad nersonally
by the representative of Austin Col
lege ana committees ot nign scnooi
senior classes ara being organised
tnr tha nnrnniA of forwarding the
"Go On To College" movement among
their fellow students.
STANDING-IMS.
Woa Lett Tit Percentage
4 0 1 1000
3 1 2 760
2 12 167
2 11 II?
2 11 117
8 S 0 600
2 2 0 600
8 2 0 600
8 2 0 600
2 8 0 600
16 0 182
0 6 0 000
.
JUKJIS3
OUR "DATES."
Thl laaiia nt Id. nnnn. I. .... ... i
late. This was duo to complications
arising from the Christmas vacation.
Witness A little pimt the center
Sir.
Attorney And where did you see
film milking the row?
neology Prof: Please Rive us tho
nn"n of the Indent diamond.
Student' (T't morning after the
night before) The nee doctor. Ex-1
"hsngo.
I.rndlpdv (Knocking nt bedroom
doom) Eight o'clock! Ate n clock!
Rftr"s L. (Sleepily) Did you? Bet-
ter call a doctor!
Alt That girl Is an Infnnt prodigy.
Pnl. Why so?
Al: "t nuke' her whose baby sh"
was nnd she answered with a man-size
blow."
Bill: "Can yon dance?"
Jimmy: "No but I can hold 'em
while they dance."
"Say Stringer I just saw a horse
with a wooden leg."
"Whero Slatze?"
"On the merry-go-round."
Slatze P. "Paul. I heard that Son
Taber lost $11000 last week."
Paul M: "Huh! How come?"
Slatze: "Cattle went up and ho
didn't have any to sell."
Essay on Mouse.
I'd surely hate to be a mouse
His mind cannot bo well
The women lift their skirts and then
The foil he runs like sixty.
Froth.
Nowadays there nre co-eds sniffy
Oh their wiles are madly sung;
Blonde ones red ones walnut lirowi.
ones-
Seems they all dye young.
Pro
Shakespeare's plnn In "Much Ado
About Nothing" works as well in
practice as in writing.
The Inevitable has happened; Jlm-
mie and Julia.
Professorlzed Philosophy "As long
as ono remains single he retains his
romantic nature." We observe this
to be true.
"Have you been reading Longful-
now?"
"Naw 'bout fifteen minutes."
She:
father.
Don't kiss me or I'll call
(Smack!!)
Sweet Daddy!
f
The young medico coughcJ rather
gravely.
"I am sorry to tell you' he said
slowly looking down nt the very sick
man In the bed "that there is no doubt
you are suffering from scarlet fever
and as you know It Is extremely con-
tagious." The patient slowly turned his head
upon the pillow and looked toward his
wife.
"Dearie" he said In n faint but dls-
tlnct voice. "If any of my creditors
call you can tell them that nt last I
am In a position to give them some-
thlng.' Irate Doctor (shoving up his win-
dow to see who Is causing the rapping
on the door) Well?
Voice (from below) No. Sick!
Kind old lady George do you like
to go to school?
George No'm but I Just love to
come home.
"How can a man find out what a wo.
man thinks of him?"
"By marrying her!"
"That Insolent creature asked mo If
I remembered how dreadfully cold it
was in 1895!"
"Oh she didn't mean anything
very likely she doesn't know what n
bad memory you've got dear."
Warder Oh you are making a hole
In the wall of your coll!
Convict Yes I want to remedy the
defective ventilation!
German Patient What do I owe
you?
Doctor For the headache which
you had yesterday when the dollar
was at 120000000 you owo mo -000-000
marks and for the 'stomachache
the day before yesterday at tho dollar
rate of 160000000 marks you owe me
4600000 marks.
Regarding contributions all stu-
dents are Invited to contribute to tho
Collegian such' material as news
Jokes limerick rhymes etc. but said
material must be plainly written on
Just one side of paper.
ALL-T. I. A. A.
II) William
Position First Team
End Miller (N. Tex.)
End Hale( Rico)
Tackle Kalllna (Sw. Ts.)
Tackle Morgan (Austin)
Guard Poe (Austin)
Guard... Johnson (W. T.)
Center McKay (S. Hn.)
Quarter Allred (Austin)
Half Slack (No. Ts.)
Half Saxon (Austin)
Full M'Alester (H. P.)
THE COLLEGIAN
I Daddy hud Rivets Harriet a new
dime and she made early announce-
ment of her Intention to Invest It In
leu i-icum nod u
"l!ul llurriut" asked the minister
who chanced to be vailing ul the time
"why don't you give your dime to the
iu:ioiih7'
"Well" Kniil llurriut "I thought
Uliollt tllllt UIU I UlMk I'll Ltll' UIU ICO
tne mine to the missions."
There Is an old gentleman In Wash-
ington who has i.e ihniUs liuiccted his
grocer lit some uliuuy pi unices. Not
long tigo lie wu.it u l lie giocbiy gave
ihu alleged (lUliiKiuetil u piece of his
mind and stamped out with this ex-
clamation: "uiiiiu a swindler and I'll nevor
(.liter jour Miup again!"
The next day however ho came
hack and bought five pounds of su-
r. "V. hy" observed the grocer smiting
in a torglviug way "1 thought you
were never going to enter this shop
again."
"Well I didn't Intend to" snld the
customer coldly "but yours Is the
only shop In this neighborhood where
1 can get what 1 want. You see I am
going to pot some plants nnd I need
band."
"Slick 'cm up. kid!" ordered the
thug. "Where you think you're go-
In'?" "Home" murmured tho student.
"Where from?"
"Date."
"Who with?"
"Co-ed."
"Here friend take this five-dollar
hill."- Ohio Sun Dial.
MISSER HIM 17 TIMES!
Escaped Prisoner They surely
must have hated to sec me leave the
"pen" Inst night.
Pnl What makes you think so?
Escaped Prisoner Why they fired
a salute of 17 guns us 1 wus leaving.
now no yoi; feel today t
"Cork In'." said the bottle.
"Holt en" said tho apple.
"Punk" wild tho liro cracker.
"Kino" said tho Judge.
T!i' said the tailor.
"First rate" laid tho postmaster.
"Gialu" f-nid tho coal.
"Toiiglt" said the chicken.
"Grntt'l" said the piano.
"All done up" said the shirt.
"Hipping" said the trousers.
"Keen" hnid the knife. Ex.
John: What do you know about Real
Estate?
Claude: Lots. Ex.
C. JONES
B4
He sees you for
GROCERIES
The Leader Barber Shop
J. H. TAYLOR Prop.
HEAL HAIR (TT8 25c
Across from High School
Slimes Delivered Anywhere
SULLY
Wants Your Whiskers
L'OS Baker Street
SALLY ANN BHEAD
Sally Ann Is the Bread that helps
children to grow Into big sturdy
folks that keeps sturdy folks
well and vigorous.
At your Grocer or
THE SANITARY BAKERY
SKLECTIONS.
B. Kuggles.
Second Team
Henderson (H.P)
Sklpworth (SW)
Lowman (Sw.T)
Keaton (H. P.)
Wicker (Trinity)
Taylor (H.P.)
Rollins (Aus.)
Cheney (H. P.)
Morrison (Trln.)
8warts (Rice)
Burson (W. Ts.)
Third Team
Mitchell (W. Ts.)
Smith (Austin)
Pactol (8. W.)
Fromm (N. Tex.)
Franka (Austin)
Adams (W. Ts.)
Dickey (Trinity)
Chambers (Rice)
LeMay (D. B.)
Nelson (Austin)
Camp (81m.)
aiaiaiaiaV
Teacher How many times must I
tell you not to be late to Sunday
Mohnnl?
j Willie Only once a week ma'am.
"What would you do If a robber
would hold us up out here?"
"I'd ask him If he would let me pay
back that ten spot I owe you before
the proceedings went any further."
The Cannlvals' Chorals Society will
gather after the consumption of the
new Missionary and sing "Where Ib
Thut Dear Old Ornd-U-Ato?"
June Mai riage Is a great Institu-
tion. Janet So s a penitentiary.
INNOCKM AH A II A UK.
Judge- "Did you or did you not
strangle this man to death?"
Slppy the Sap "Not guilty your
honor. In the scuffle he cut himself
on the chin and I wrapped a tourni-
quet around his throat to keep him
from bleeding to death."
Austin Ave. Cash Grocery
E. C. CASH Prop.
Everything in Groceries
ABNEY & BOHANNON
Has Oils nnd Accessories
CHEVROLET and HKO CARS
Your Business Appreciated
Corner Main and W. Lee Phone 80
BROWNWOOD LUMBER COMPANY
PHONE 27 Wm. P. Carey Co.. Owners Established 1881
Building Material Carey's Hlttu Hilihon Paints and Hoofing
The Placo to Buy When You Want to Hulld
CENTRAL CAFE Open Day and Night
Short Orders and Specials Best Place in Town
Center Avenue Brownwood .
J. J. HAYES & COMPANY
Practical Tailors and French Dry Cleaners
1 506 Austin Boulevard
EMPIRE FURNITURE COMPANY
Everything - for - the - Home
Pay Us a Visit
JIM M. WHALEY
GROCER
"He Sells the Best"
Phones 541 and 561
For Your Picnics and Entertainments See
ADAMS CASH AND CARRY
GROCERIES AND MEATS
We Have What You Want
"The Price is the Thing"
AUSTIN MILL & GRAIN CO.
MODERN MILLERS
CAKE FLOUR Brownwood Texa
WELCOME TO OUR NEW DRUG STORE
A Complete Stock of School Supplies
Fountain Pens Eversharp Pencils
Patent Medicines Household Remedies
King's Candies Cigars and Tobacco
WALKER DRUG STORE
Phone 1437. 907 Austin Ave.
Come in and patronize our new Fountain
PIGGLY
College people will find here
parties and spread.
-rr jKjksj
Soph Why don't you work your
way through college?
Fresh My father has always taught
me to never Interfere with his affairs.
Hon How much do you weigh?
Hetty 120.
Hon With or without your com-
plexion. TOM SAWYER
BARBER SHOP
Bath Shave and Hair Cut
Embrey's Confectionary
Fresh Fruits Nuts and
Cocoanuts
Center Ave.
HERE WE 00 HOYS for another
good year In school. Don't forget
CHARLIE GILLIAM'S
BARBER SHOP
308 Center Aventto
Wm. Cameron & Co. Inc.
LUMBER
Building Material
S. E. Morris Mgr.
WIGGLY
the best material for picnics
A visit is all we ask.
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The Collegian (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 6, Ed. 1, Monday, January 21, 1924, newspaper, January 21, 1924; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth100002/m1/3/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Howard Payne University Library.