The Collegian (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 10, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 7, 1942 Page: 2 of 4
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SATURDAY FEBRUARY 7 1942
The COLLEGIA
Bntsrsd at the Post Office at Urownwood Texan as lecond class mall matUr.
Published weekly by tho student of Daniel linker Collefo to esprsss the
unblaad opinion of the itudcnt body to establish high standards of conduct
scholarship and aportamanahlp to cncournifo greater Interest and participa-
tion In all achool actlvltlea and to promote stronger cooperation bttween the
students and the administration.
EDITOR UEOHQE OKAY
BUSINESS EDITOH KUTH THOMASON
Editorial Edltora Ducky Duvli and Frank Williamson
Feature Editors Frank Williamson Lou Wren Nella June Welter
and Joy Shaw.
Sports Editor Tom Epley
Society Editor Dcna Wells
Reporters Juno Schneider Tom Epley Mary Alice McClelland Murle
Cole Blluu McClullund Joy Shaw und Virginia Gregory.
Joke Editor Mary Alice McClelland
Typists Murle Cole Virginia Klrby and Ola Faye Trammell
Treasurer aud Exchunge Editor Murle Cole
Photographer . Tom Epley
Faculty Advisor Mrs. Helen Post Wright
Mail Clerk Joy Shaw
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EDITORIALS
Time Was
"For the dtiiaiioii" lias become common .since the United
States entered the war. A few weeks ago "day light saving time
for the duiation" was iieard and now the phrase is a familiar one.
How will that effect my woik? How will that effect my school
houis? What will Urownwood do about it? Such questions seem
to concern everyone.
Some of the leading met chants say that they will tun up their
clocks but keep the same business houis by the sun. However
a special committee will decide this problem. Just what they will
do remains to be seen.
Lovers of the sandman's prescription wcic relieved to hear
Dr. Halt say that classes would NOT begin an hour earlier. He
also informed the student body that we would continue to begin
classes at eight o'clock by the sun even if the clock did say nine
and go to lunch at 12:30 by the sun and 1:30 by the clock. The
1:30 lunch hour may seem a little peculiar to some but the nine
o'clock class will suiely please everyone.
Da) night saving time will effect the southern states very little
but to Northern states where dusk falls early electricity expense
will be cut to a minimum. Some local people were angry at our
government for having pioposcd daylight saving time. Surely
this did no good. Our government has the power to do what they
think is best and aic not going to ask for our opinions during
critical times like these.
If you don't feel like getting up at 2:00 a.m. Monday morning
February 9 remember to reset your clock when you arise. Until
Monday at 8:00 cr pardon 9:00 Goodbye.
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Strike Feuds
News repoits about stiikc feuds among the weldcis isn't so
pleasant to the ears of Texans. I'm basing my proof upon the
testimony ot the "substantial population." A farmer said "Let
those strikers wotk on the faun at old hard work for a dollar and
a quaiter a day and let's send those big fat in boys to take their
place in the lactones." Unloitunately most of our young faim
boys have to light in the United States Army. I do not mean it
is unfoituuatc to have these blight young men in our Army. 1
simply mean that it is a crime to send them into the Army with
out the proper equipment to fight the enemy while our "vital
defense workers" FEUD and fight among themselves to see who
is to gain the most power in the so-called "union."
One sees the "cicam of the ctop" go out to fight in the blood-
iest battles unknown to the folks back home. Trcachcious bar-
barious warfare is their fate. Most of the citizens in the United
States are buying Defense Bonds and Stamps and sacrificing in
every way in order that our bo)s may have the right amount of
equipment needed to swamp our uncivilized foes. But I say all
this is in vain if the woikcrs on whom we depend quibble among
themselves and stop work so they can "cool off." Well they will
"cool off" if and when Hitler gets hold of them.
Our young soldiers may be in unthinkable agony but you'll
hear no howl irom them for they arc fighting to defend the U. S.
from its aggressors and aie setting as their goal the fight for free-
dom and liberty. All their sacrifices and painful inflictions caus-
ed by our enemy will be in vain if the people of the United States
do not rise up against sympathy given these pernicious strikers.
Even President Roosevelt has said he did not advocate an anti-
strike bill during this picscnt national emergency and crisis but
at that tells our Army and other Allied forces that help is coming!
Reenforcements do not come from bragging; they come from
"blood toil tears and sweat."
This is no time for partisan criticism of those in power; but
constructive cirticism is always in order even in the gravest times.
Our own Senator Connally has introduced and is pressing for
passage an anti-strike bill in all defense projects; and regardless
of the opposition of our President and the CIO and AFofL lead
en an anti-strike bill should be passed without delay making it
a felony for any person or group of persons to go on strike on any
defense project or related defense project. Every strike is most
effective aid to the Axis powers and means the dath of countless
patriotic American boys who arc hazarding their lives in defense
of this nation and of all liberty-loving peoples of the earth.
-By the Little Mai Wae Was Tkere-
Well peoples after a lapse of several (?) editions the "Col-
legion" resumes operation. And so starts this dust column. Hon-
estly the bottling up of all the slime that has been collecting in
the past months-pat don weeks-has done things to the writer.
But the DEAR editor has consented (courtesy of Winchester Re-
peating Shotgun Corp.) to give us twenty-eight incehs this week
to release the accumulation of the ancient dope. So don't feel
badly if you see someone's name in heie twice; especially if said
name is yours. Remmcbcr how long it hasn't been noted.
SO STARTING OFF in that de
partment which has been busiest
(darnlt) we will attempt to give
a partial list of the gals who have
quote Shnw "Been keeping the
soldier happy." And believe me
you Joy has been doing her part.
For Instance that uniform called
"Beetle" that little Shaw has been
leading (?) around. And a meeting
of the so-called "Girl's Auxiliary"
Tuesday night was attended by the
misses again pardon Misses
Riddle Riley Wester Wells Koch
Hopson and naturally Shaw. The
lassies passed a resolution to wel-
come the boys whole-heartedly at
the official opening of the new
U.S.O. building Saturday. So any
of you lads who had aspirations
as to dates with those babes on
that day are s. o. I.; mealng out-ot-lucky.
ANOTHER INVASION TOOK
place when a former student Bob
Hull just out of the Air Corp and
fresh into the Flying Cadets call-
ed Katherlne Riddle. Incldently he
rated one despite the fact that
the lassie was previously engaged.
After that advunco the high-flying
lad sailed over to Coggln Ave. to
court the lovely (?) lassie ot that
address none other than the
slithery siren not the air-raid-warning
type Nella June Wester.
FRANCES GARZA AND RUTH
SALINAS are still recelveing their
luds In khaki in "Dodo's" domicile
and other places. And Virginia
"Red" Lyle at the State Cufe for
coffee and sandwiches with an-
other Tuesday night. "Jo" Spain
studying chemistry or something
on tho back steps of the lab one
night several days ago with her
one and only "first-class." Almost
ditto In re. to June Baker except
classes held in a different room.
Thelmu Burnham and Dot Ross
went to the lake with a pair.
AND NOW TO THOSE ot us
who are so fortunate to escape the
draft and who are fortunate
enough to nose out the lads who
didn't. J. W. Matlock and Pat Akey
at the basketball game Monday
night with froshettes Lucille Knleft
and Virginia Anthony. And after
it you want a post-mortum. The
lassies were also Been the follow-
ing night at the bowling alley
yes bowling with a couple of out-of-schoolers.
As it the soldiers
weren't enough competition. Jane
Rao Lowe is going to be lacking
dolls and not due to war ration-
ing. Seems that her Santa Claus
is caught and duo on the sixteenth.
At the "B" association all-student
dance several weeks past we
saw a couple of Laraoln Wrights
with a similar number of Ruth
MeekB. And Jane Rae had a date
with Dale Bagley. Due to the fact
that he had trouble with his nav-
igation the lad had to land in bed
in the early hours. So Jante not
being a bit sleepy in fact being
very energetic or something late-
dates with the out-ot-school lad
who courted Virginia Anthony last
Tuesday night. It's still a mystery
BUY DCFSNSC BONOS AND BTAMFS
Sport Jackets-
New shipment
just received.
Solid colors and
two-tone all wool
$7.95
Others from
$3.95
HOPPER&CTANLEYim.
"Fur MtnOmni ".
how Miss Lowe kept on her true
course when she went from one
end of the roof garden to tho
other walking on the chalr-seuts
at the Bide of the hall and curry-
ing a camera.
ALL THE TIME WE have been
thinking that some or tho White
House boys didn't date and moan-
while the lads have been carrying
on on Coleman Hill with some of
the local lassies meaning Dick
Newton and Eula Bell Lambert
(ex-Baker); Tonny Smlthers and
Hazel Prlco; and Glenn Smith and
Naomi Warren. And still Dick
Newton Insists that he is married.
SPECIAL MENTION to tho so-
called "picnic" that Matlock Akey
nnd Hicks gave one cold night
during exams. Akey was seen the
next morning chnslng a balloon
which he thought was his head.
And ho hud un exiim tho snmo A.
M which wus reportedly flunked
due to faulty eye-sight cnused by
othanolltl8. Speaking of stews you
should huve seen the ono that
Bllnn "Blimp" McClelland was In
when his best gal from Stnte hit
town and caught him with a date.
More Illumination Is seen when
"Mo" Utley sees a certain ex-
Bakeretto step Into the gym when
the Yankee lad Is on tho court.
"Demon" Dennis Just trips over
his lower Up and says quote
"Pardon me mister I didn't see
your foot." Unquote.
JUNE SCHNIEDER IS trying to
mend a broken heart due to tho
fact that her one nnd only Hollls
Thurman left school ut mid-term.
Tho trcutment for recovery In-
cludes teaching George Gray his
dancing pardon English lessons.
Ola Fae Trammell still that way
about Private Johu Franklin
Knight.. John Barton and Muuiinc
Gaines; Merle Cole nnd Mac Snod-
grnss playing tennis Wednesday
afternoon. Thut night period. Joe
Beckhom and Jimmy Snyder at
Bowie White Houso with Luclllo
Kuleff and high-school Patsy
Thomas respectively.
ENOUGH OF THIS STUFF. So
until next week we hope wo
leave you this accumulation of
dust both ancient and fairly new.
That Is unless something Is said
about tho Delta Buta party for the
S.C.A. und tho 111th Engineers ot
Camp Bowie. But our spaco is lim-
ited and it doe while it smells
like It wouldn't keep another week
we need a bit more dope on the
matter so teh hold-over.
Buv DtriNss Bonos ano Stamps
"My wife ran off with the but-
ler." "What a shame that is!"
"I'm satisfied. Furthermore my
house burned down and I haven't
any Insurance.
"Too bad."
"I'm satisfied; and to cap every-
thing oft business is so bad I'm
going bankrupt but I'm satisfied."
"How Is that possible with all
your misfortunes?"
"I smoke Chesterfields."
EMISON AND SON
Groceries
School Supplies
Cigarettes
Candy
Reputation That
Is
Traditional
PEERLESS DRUG
A
WALGREEN STORE
Something To Believe In
By EDNA FERBER
COSMOPOLITAN
Summaiicd by Maiy Dean Underwood
Heie in the United States of America (1 like to hear the whole
title; it has a line ling) we 'aie loud of verbal short cuts. We
preler u slung phrase or a colloquialism to a long speech. "He
wus licked beloie he slutted" we say. In six words we have the
pictuie ot u man who tluough soilness fear dishonesty unfitness
lias lost his iiglit beioie it has begun. You see it in his eye it shows
in his beuuug. As lor thai most damning of phrases "He's yel-
low" worse mail inul one can say of no man.
In the dim past Match 1U38 thete was a country called
Austria. A little lovely weak tommy. Away back in June 1940
iheie was u republic culled Fiance. A big beautiful stiong coun-
ii y. They were licked beloie they slatted. The former head of
the Austuuu government is no one knows where alive or dead.
In the couiuiy they still call France the invaders are removing or
destroying the public statues that depicted fieedotn of the spirit.
U'heie must be I'lenthineii who have an old feeling at the pit of
the stomuih us they see this. As odd as you would have if an in-
vading enemy weie to smash all the statutes of Abraham Lincoln.
Veiy polite uiideisiaud. No ofleuse meant. We don't object to
Radio City or the Gteat Lakes statue in Grant Park Chicago. But
Abruhom Lincoln? No! He freed the slaves. And we believe in
sluveiy.
Pel haps it has liiielally taken our breath away. Wc are lis-
tening listening tor the high ficc ringing voice of America. We
want to hear the united voice of the one hundred and thirty mil-
lions ol citizens in the United Slates. They will speak as one
voice because except tor a handful of weaklings spies traitors and
paid henchmen the whole laud is thinking one thought. "Give
me a task to do. Let me help to keep this country a free vital land.
Show me a job that I can perfoim with my head or iny hands and
I will do ii."
This is u teuibly vital country. I conscientiously use the
woul teuibly. Theie is about it an electric quality that seems to
bounce light olf the earth. iow vitality is the thing about which
the dictator countries have been boasting these past few years.
They don't know the meaning ol the word. They have puffed
out their chests and bellowed about their vitality and murdered
and burned. That isn't vitality. It is brute force.
True vitality builds it doesn't destroy. Vitality gives it
doesn't take. Vitality ieeds and makes stronger that which it
entouiiieis. The one vital loun of government in the world today
is the American foun of government because its aim is to build
not tear down.
Hut even Hue vitality unused automatically can become de-
structive. It is a ucmcndous force which must be put to work.
This is the year when if ever we can harness this powerful and
benign foicc which lies within each of us and all around us.
There never was such fieedom. There never was such liberty.
Liberty. We've had it so long and we've held it so lightly that
now we take it lor granted like air and water and sun. For us it
was just one of the elemtns. We did not sustain it. It sustained
us. Bui that is a mistake. Life liberty the pursuit of happiness.
We've all learned those six words by heart. By heart. Think of
the Hue meaning of that phrase.
But liberty is moie perishable than life more transitory and
evasive than happiness. It has to be guarded defended fought for
over and over again. Who would think of building a fine strong
house and living in its shelter without taking daily and yearly
piecauiions against weather decay rats termites accident? Lib-
erty is our shelter against the elements but it too must be kept
guauled.
These past twenty-five veais in the United States have been
cynical aud disillusioned yeais. Cynicism and disillusionment
don't make for patiiotism-and by patriotism I mean public and
private service to one's country.
We've all heard this familiar speeck: "1 don't want my chil-
then to have the tough lime I had. I want them to be able to
enjoy all the things I missed."
It has been a giatifying thing doubtless to know that they're
able to jump into the car and go down lo the corner for the pack
of cigarets. But it doesn't make for strong leg muscles.
We've let our house decay while we've slept or caroused or
whined.
We've broken the law whenever we ourselves could and con-
siderc dit rather dashing. It may have started during Prohibition
but n now has spiead to the point at which we evade taxes when
possible bicak speed laws consistently sit complacently by while
our public servants in many instances rob and cheat and falsify.
We have abused the high privilege of voting by neglecting
to vote or by making a minimum of effort to place in office people
of known integrity and ability.
We have allowed people and groups to revile our country
and its institutions unfairly without lifting our vices in protest
or refutation. They had according to our laws the right to speak.
So their voices have giown louder their tones more insolent their
abuse more vile.
I believe that we shall know pain and sacrifice and self-denial
and even fear. Some of the bravest people I've known have
acknowledged fear. Out of fear there often springs the flower of
heroism.
I am not one of tfiose to believe that we shall emerge lightly
from the chaos that is rocking the world. If we demand the pre-
lection of men arms aud expert planning we shall have them.
If we love liberty we shall continue to be free. If we are willing
uncomplainingly to pay taxes give us wealth without a whimper
work for the common good change from the lazy sneering con-
temptuous soft and careless attitude that has enslaved us for a
quarter of a centuiy we shall know a democracy triumphant over
the brutality and slavery. If we are not willing to do this and
now then we shall know slavery of a kind from which the mind
an dspirtt recoil shuddering.
There are two kinds of patriots in the country today. They
may be called oceanists and nonoceanlsts. Me I'm a non-ocean-
(Ceatiaurt m rat 4)
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