The Collegian (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 6, Ed. 1, Tuesday, October 28, 1947 Page: 2 of 4
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THE COLLEGIAN
COLLEGIAN STAFF
EDITOR Roffcr Wooldrldge
Assistant Editor Robert Lykins
Business Manager Frank Nix
Society Editor Nelda Sessions
Sports Editor - Ovalee Glover
Fashion Editor Dorothy Clements
Features. Dan Guthrie Marian Connelly Ted Klrby Harrell Thomas
Editorials Wray Post Joe Grantham
Circulation Mutt Pruitt
Faculty Sponsor Mrs. Helen Post Wright
A SENSE OF VALUES
Thn nrnhfom atntcil is this: what is my sense of values? The
questions arise: what are my aims? Why do I go to college? Why
study a certain course? Why try for a specific degree? Each of
us must answer these questions for himself; each of us is motivated
differently. But each of us has the right answer for himself; for
haven't we all the same aim basically?
College life properly entails activities other than scholastic.
Snortlnc- events social functions fraternities and sororities student
self-government and class plays all contribute culturally to the cur-
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extra-curricular so that one will not outweigh the other; or con-
fusion will reign.
A word to the veterans: some of you feel that your stay in the
service wasn't much better than a prison term; one essential differ-
ence is that your "hitch" did not infringe upon your suffrage; vote
in your student elections participate be an integral purt of your
school.
Here at Daniel Baker are students of various ages from various
walks of life with various backgrounds. There is the youngster fresh
out of high school the older veteran and the retired minister deep
in the study of Greek. They have at least one thing in common; the
thirst for knowledge. This common interest should weld them into a
solid unit; whether it does or not depends to a groat degree upon the
importance each individual student attaches to his studies his sense
of values.
A complete fully-rounded education in a liberal arts college is
of inestimable value. Some attempts have been made to collect sta-
tistics showing on the average the increased earning power of the
college-trained man or woman; these statistics may be very accurate
mathematically but they fall far short of measuring the true value of
a college education. It is encouraging to know thut the possessor of
a degree stands n better chance of making a good living; but it is not
asking too much of u fellow collegian to require him to know better
how to live.
Too Many People In College?
Are too many people going to college?
Most university heads privately agree there arc but the many
and complex obstacles in the way of trimming enrollment to size are
baffling them according to Henry F. and Katharine Pringlo in the
current (Sept. Oth) Saturday Evening Post. The basic problem con-
fronting higher education in tho United States they say in their re-
port "Is Education Getting Too Big" is the degree to which boys
and girls unqualified in mentality and training for university edu-
cation are demanding admission.
President Robert Gordon Sproul of the University of California
with 40000 full-time students suggests as a partial solution more
definite restrictions on university admissions according to The Post
article. He wants junior-college systems expanded to provide "oppor-
tunities for those not qualified to work on the university level."
Chancellor Robert M. Hutchins of the University of Chicago re-
cently called for sweeping revision of the nation's educational system.
Most students should go to junior colleges not to the universities he
is quoted in The Post. In order to persuade them not to go on he
recommended that they be awarded a bachelor's degree at the age of
clghtcSn or twenty.
At The Movies
BY RICHARD GREEN
AN OPEN LETTER
To those in the employment and management capacity of the man-
ufacturing wholesale and retail world Dear Sirs:
This is a message from the home boys asking for alleviation of
the pressure now on us; the pressure of the present cost of living
forced on us the WW II vets attending school on the GI Bill of
Rights who have the slimmest of all the bacon to be brought home
at this time. Our f G5.00 and $90.00 a month would have at one time
been sufficient to take care of our needs but due to you they will
hardly take care of either one of food clothing or shelter with an
absolute minimum of non-essentials. In other words you have not
considered the plight that we would automatically be in when you de-
cided that now was the time for you to make your fortunes at any-
one's expense. Without intentions of stepping on anyone here are
the facts:
1. There is no reason to hand us the old "shortage-raises-valuo"
routine; the war is over; the military forces are dispersed; those ma-
terials need not be supplied the armed forces a condition which caused
shortages at one time; raw materials flow to you and to the civilian
population. You may be feeding the other countries of the world but
before you become too involved with this you had better take care
of yours at home.
2. True the boom is on and you have brought up the wage
level; but our subsistence has not increased in ratio to the wage level.
3. In some larger cities part time jobs arc plentiful but con-
sider the small college towns with their limited industries and small
employment capacity. It is practically impossible for even a small
percentage of veterans to find adequate outside income jobs that
won't detract too much from their school work. Even at that tho
$175.00 and $200.00 ceilings placed on their overall income is rapidly
becoming insufficient because of constant rising of prices. This is
especially true for vets with dependents.
4. During the war the average national income was enough that
even with OPA ceilings (much lower than prices today) no one suf-
fered or at least not as much as did the average serviceman. Most
of the civilian population did quite well; a few became millionaires.
All of which shows that prices did not have to go up to keep everybody
happy alive and well.
We would rather not believe that you arc subtly discouraging us
from going to school; it would be easier just to blast U3 out of exist-
ence because our parents your parents and wisp people from tho
beginning of time have instilled into us the importance of an educa-
tion a good education. Education is our and your only salvation.
True there are many vocations which do not require a college degree
right now but how do we know that one won't be necessary to dig
ditches within the next ten years what with requirements getting
stiffer and competition keener as each day rolls by. Too we are
supposed to take over the offices professions and careers; how much
better off the nation will be if we have the background and education
with which to perform our jobs!
A hazardous idea which you are imparting to us is the worship
of the almighty dollar. May the Lord help our country if we forget
religion principle culture society and progress in general in a fran-
tic never-ceasing grasp for money money money. If you notice we
are not asking for more money here. We are merely asking for a
littl more consideration and accommodation than wo have been get-
ting from you.
The veterans of World War II have in their hands the future of
this country. We are one of its most potential organizations even
now; and we will be at the service of the country in the event of an-
other war for the next ten years. We are in need of what we know
you can give; give us a square deal for our dollar and pull in the
reins on those prices!
To introduce this column I will
say that it is to be an account of
the picture playing at the Bowie
and Lyric theaters and anything
pertnining to the movies.
Starting today at the Bowie is
the long-awaited and much cen-
sored Nightmare Alley (20th Cen
tury-Fox) from tho novel by
William Lindsay Grcsham. This
is the story of the rise and fall
of Stan Carlisle (Tyrone Power)
set against the sordidness of car
nival life. Power is past as a
ruthless and clever carnival barker
for Zccna (Joan Blondell) nnd her
mind-reading act. Zccna teaches
Stan the mind-reading business
and soon afterward her husband
dies from drinking wood alcohol
from a whisky bottle. When Stan
leaves the carnival Zccna is left this scries.
Dcninu; nc marries iuouy ioicen comedy at
urnyj a young ami prcuy jfiri in
u shot-gun type wedding. Their
net is a success in Chicago until
he meets a woman psychiatrist
(Helen Walker) who is more
cjeyor and ruthless than he. She
sends bin) to the gutter and drink.
His former wife rescues him from
his drinking and he is ed to sal-
vation. Readers of the novel will barply
recognize the screen-version; it is
so heavily censored but it is still
exciting Bcreen material.
Walt Disney's latest animated
fable Fun and Fancy Free (RKO-
Disney) openn Sjunday at the
Bowie. The old standbys Donald
Duck Mickey Mouse Goofy and
Jiminy Cricket cavort across the
screen plus two new characters
Bongo the Circus Bear and Willy
the Giant. In addition Edgar
Bergen nnd Charlie MsCarthy are
seen and Dinah Shore lends her
voice to the fantasy. Although
it is tailored for the younger set
everyone will find enjoyment in
the adventure of these Disney
characters.
Ending today at the Lyric is
The Arnelo Affair (MGM). If
you have heard any of the Arch
Obolcr plays on the radio you
won't want to miss this. Mr.
Obojer both wrote and directed;
under his skillful hand the audi-
ence is perniited to share the main
character's thoughts and emotions
by the "stream-of-consciousness"
technique. Although a murder
drama the murder takes a second-
ary position to the love affair of
a neglected wife.
Frances Gifford plays the neg-
lected wife George Murphy is her
lawyer-husband nnd John Hodiak
her lover. Miss Gifford's compact
is found by the body of a girl Ho-
diak has murdered. Hoadiak
threatens to expose Frances unless
sho keeps quiet. A detective gets
on the trail and Miss Gifford de-
cides to commit sucuide. Murphy
clears his wife of all suspicion
Bulletin Board vs. Coke Machine
The fact that the new coke machine is nice is not to be denied;
another fact is that its massive shining beauty hides completely the
bulletin board.
So the question arises should we move the machine or the bulle-
tin board? Seeing as how I am a man of leisure and seeing as how
to machine looks awfully heavy from where this reporter is sitting
why don't we move the board to the wide open space directly across
the hall 7 Or better still why not call back the thief who broke into
the administration building at the beginning of this semester and
havo him haul away this old beat-up "thing" and get a later model?
Om that will sort-of catch the eye and look like a bulletin board in-
stead of a faded spot on the wall? We don't need a large one but
mm with glass doors and long enough for three people to stand in
front of without rubbing shoulders would be snassy as frog-fuss; and
would at the same time add another touch of progress to the evolution
T our college. With the new Science Hall new Students' Union
Building all the new paint Jobs the Bulletin Board is all out of step
ad kilter.
W should though few of us do read the notices posted not
daily -but every time we pa th bulletin board. Notices important
mm haw been known to hang on that old wall till the heads rusted
off tho thumbtacks. Between classes traffic balls up around the
drlaJrfclf fountain and spoils all our good intentions. As Mrs. Mors-
back would uj "Ceit plus qu'un crime."
fc oUllua when we get that new bulletin board with unobstructed
view mm Mlf'pcctiaf buucUas show your appreciation by reading it.
and Hodiak is shot.
Dean Stockwell gives a moving
performance as Miss Gifford's son
and Eve Arden is around with her
sparkling comedy and lazy drawl.
News Hounds (Monogram) plays
at the Lyric Thursday Friday and
Saturday. The tough Bowery
Boys (formery Dead End Kids)
are in the newspaper business this
time. Leo Grocey is an office boy
with aspirations to be a reporter.
Huntz Hall is an 'ameteur photo-
grapher. The action centers
around a fixed boxing match of
which Hall gets evidence with his
camera At the crucial piomont
Hall loses the films and a $4000-
00 libel suit comes to trial as a re-
sult before the films are found
to save the day.
If you like the Bowery Boys
you will like this one the best in
Huntz Hall keeps the
high pitch with his
antics as a fumblinir amateur
photographer. All Gorcey's pals
arc around to give him support
including Bobby Jordan (Bobby)
Gabriel Dell (Gabe) Billy Bene-
dict (Whitey) and David Gorcey
(Chuck).
Adventure Island (Paramount)
based on Robert Louis Stevenson's
Ebb Tide' starts Sunday at the
Lyric. This story was filmed ten
years ago with Ray Milland and
Frances Farmer. Tho new picture
has Rory Calhoun and Rhonda
Fleming in their biggest roles to
date. The new film closely fol-
lows the old one.
When the picture opens Cal-
houn Paul Kelly and John Abbott
arc in trouble in n nolicc-filled
tropical island. Kelly is author-
ized to pilot a ship full of cham-
pagne which has been lying idle
since the crew perished from the
plague. Calhoun nnd Abbott tro
along and plan to steal the cargo
nnd sell it. Miss Fleminc annears
as tho dead captain's duughtcr
when they are out to sea. They
finally arrive on un island ruled
by n mad Englishman.
Thero is plenty of action: fire
aboard discovery that the cham-
pagne is really water snake nits.
and acid-killings but all tho vil-
lians arc killed leaving Calhoun
and Miss Fleming to find happi-
ncss back in civilization. Peter
Stewart's direction and Cinccolor
save it from the "B" class.
See you at the movies.
SHOP AT THE NEW
WAISMAN'S
DEPT. STORE
At The Turn Of Center Ave.
Compliments
of
Hamps Cleaners
1008 Austin
Phone 2370
For The Finest
WOMEN'S WEAR
and Beautiful Shoes
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A Student's View
Of Private Flying
- By ROBERT LYKINS
One man who has a lot of influ-
ence around an airport is the
weather forecaster when ho rec-
ommends that airplanes stay on
the ground they generally do
even if everything seems calm.
When rain is pouring down only
someone with a big objective or
little sense is going to fly through
it. Such a day is a good time to
indulge in a bit of "hangar fly-
ing" with some of the pilots who
have been in interesting places and
positions. Theso special bull ses-
sions may have a slight educa
tional value but their main bene-
fit is passing the time until the
weather clears you can hear
some (occasionally intentional)
unbelievable talcs of the peculiar
actions of airplanes and pilots.
A situation to be avoided for
the benefit of the airplane is stu-
dent landings in a gusty wind.
The answer here is to find some-
thing else to do my problem was
eights around pylons a more or
less elementary maneuver of cir-
cling around two points on the
ground keeping as nearly as pos-
sible the same distance from one
landmark when going around it
and the same distance from the
other while circling in the opposite
direction. This includes making
corrections in the steepness of the
turns to compensate for the wind.
One of the things to learn (be-
cause the CAA examiner will re-
quire a demonstration) is a steep
turn (about 75 degrees) which is
held until two complete circles are
made this is known as a 720-
degrec power turn essentially a
variation of a normal turn except
that the controls behave in a pe-
culiar manner at times. In the be-
ginning start a normal turn but
when the bank is about right open
the throttle and instead of return-
ing the ailerons to normal flight
position leave them as they are
when starting a 'turn. The ee?
vator bapk-pi-essure must be in-
creased' to hold the nose up and
that is where the peculiar control
action is effective. If the nose is
low back-pressure (which would
ordinarily bring it up) on the ele-
vator only puts it further down.
The solution to this problem is to
lessen the bank slightly and the
nose wil come un
One way of landing into a strong
wind is to keep the airspeed up
to about 75 or 80 m.p.h. lower the
tail slightly below level flight po-
sition and put tho main wheels
down first. ' Tho tail wheel will
go down smoothly when the speed
drops off but the thing to be
cautious about is that contact of
wheels and runway does not stand
the ship on its nose. This method
is not 'only not recommended for
students bijt' is strfe'tty dlsuour-
aged unless you arc of instructor
rating.
Incidentally
By Mooney
Without any "ado" I shall tell
you about this book "Miracle on
Thirty-fourth Street." The author
is Mr. Valentino Davies.
It is indeed seldom that a story
captures the great throbbing heart
of American life in all of its hu-
man warmth and gives all of us
at the same time a clear view of
ourselves. Mr. Davies has done
this and more as you may easily
discover by reading this master-
piece in enjoyment. "Miracle on
Thirty-fourth Street" Is the capti-
vating tale of a grand old man who
believes himself to be Kris Kringle.
You will delight in the proceedings
of the trial as a young lawyer is
faced with the problem of proving
that the man really is Santa Claus.
He proceeds to gain a hilarious de-
cision from the judge.
Not long ago before reading
this book I saw tho movio and it
only heightened my enjoyment by
giving me enough apprehension of
what was in store so that I tried
to take it all in a bit faster.
No more appropriate book could
have fallen into my hands at this
time. Christmas will bo around
again very soon and this creation
by Mr. Davies is truly a modern
Christmas Carol A story we could
all do well to hold In our hearts
and to summarize to the youngest
and the oldest on this next birth-
day of our Christ
Time inevitably passes and with
it our thoughts
From marbles to lasses but as
the change is wrought
Into the more' realistic game
Our emotions seem to remain the
same.
then something like
Tim was slim
Mat was fat;
She was trim
And slim like
Tim
Not fat like
Mat!
There you have it a fool-proof
system
Incidentally tho major com-
mercial use for Potassium Nitrate
(salt peter) is in the manufacture
of gun powder.
Ditto in case of a gas attack.
Chas. Staton says "Chlorine gas
has an odor similar to mouldy
hay." Bill Pope thinks it smells
like freshly plowed ground but
really it smells a great deal like
the surplus cat that somehow
found its way into the bookstore
a few afternoons ago.
And ditto in the event that you
observe an incident with which you
believe we should all be concerned
I am using my real name beneath
the caption up yonder.
SANITARY BARBER SHOP
Owner Shorty Cornielius
G. I. Rex Avery
Working On Commission
108 East Baker
What?
No! As you have been told.
Why?
The water is much too cold.
Steve's Drive-In
We
Specialize
in
Hamburgers
Sandwiches
Chicken-ln-the-Box
Formerly Bill Moore's
Drive-In
Isn't it provoking Well it goes
like this: red ... bed . . . lead
. . . ahead . . . led . . . said
French's
Beauty Shop
Cosmetics
Hair Cutting Hair Styling
Permanent Waving
Phone 1705 204 E. Anderson
Schwartz Eat Shop
010 Austin Ave.
We Serve the Best Home Cooked Meals
and Honie Baked Pics in Brownwood
Lady Cooks Only Where Friends Meet and Eat
TEXAS FURNITURE CO.
Modern Home Furnishers
101 Fisk
Dial 7509
SOUTHWESTERN POULTRY ASS'N
Fresh Dressed .Chickens and Turkeys
Poultry and Eggs
Purina Feeds
210 Pecan Street Phones: 26222623
BOWIE SWEET SHOP
Steaks and Short Orders
All College Students Welcome
201 E. Lee ' Phone 2555
MEET
YOUR FRIENDS
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GILMORE'S
101 West Broadway
Phono 362j
T & L Service
Cleaners
Tho Cleaner For
Particular People
Delivery Service
Phone G565
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STAND
GREETING CARDS
CIGARETTES CIGARS
MAGAZINES
314 Center
- BOOKS
Phone 2801
24-Hour Service
Students Welcome
to
THE CHICKEN HUT
on
Fort Worth Highway at the "V"
Blue Room to Be Open for Reservations
New Fixtures New Drive-In
Serving Chicken Steak and Seafoods
Phono 7809
AUSTIN MORRIS COMPANY
Home Furnishings
Funeral Directors
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