Howard Payne Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 3, Ed. 1, Thursday, September 26, 1935 Page: 3 of 4
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WILL ROGERS WAS DRESSED UP
ONCE IN HIS TIME-AT KEMPER
Although he masked it behind a
rlchly-hued vocabulary of barbarisms
taught him by cow-punchers the late
Will Rogers had more schooling than
was the lot of his boyhood companions
In Oolagah Indian Territory where
he was born in 1879. He recited out
of McQuffey's Readers in the Willie
Hassell school In Neosha Missouri. Af
ter he had written seven books and a
million words he still Insisted that
McGuffey's Readers were mighty puz-
zling volumes.
A mother's desire to make him a
Methodist minister took him out of
the corral and enrolled him In Kemper
Military Academy at Boonevllle Mis-
souri. This was toney and starchy
business; but his prosperous ranching
father was busy drafting the consti-
tution of Oklahoma and he wanted
his son to be able to read it. At
Kemper there was much emphasis on
horses. So far as reading was con-
cerned Will didn't have to buy glasses
until many years after Kemper days.
He won a cadet horseman's prize at
fourteen had his picture taken in a
spangled millatry blouse and a high
stiff color; then took care never to be
dressed up again in his life.
At seventeen he quit parting his
hair neatly In the middle let his hair
grow over his eyes and cast his lot
with horses completely. He went with
a carload of the beasts to South
America and ended up In the com-
pany of a boatful of army mules
pressed into service in the Boer war.
A "wild west" show with too much of
a British accent found him very ac-
ceptable. Touring on to England he
was billed as the Cherokee Kid and
he did much with a lariat and a grip
to overcome the hard feelings still left
in Britain from the Revolutionary
War.
Returning briefly to his parents and
the new state of Oklahoma he imme-
diately afterwards became the world's
greatest wandering boy. On his re-
turn from Australia a booking agent
signed him up for a horse show in
New York in 1903. If horses could get
along In New York young Will could.
Swinging a lasso was something new
in the east. Will was engaged to do
it nightly before the supper eaters on
Hammersteln's Roof.
Later Flo Ziegfeld wanted his mid-
night frolickers to see that a rope was
not only something to hang clothes
on. To Mrs. Rogers whom he mar-
ried in 1908 making a rope do every-
thing except talk was not enough.
She was used to rope twirling. She
wanted Will to talk to distinguish
himself from the rope. "But all I
know Is what I read In the newspa-
pers" Will protested whereat his Al-
ma Mater Kemper Academy groan-
ed. The line was born; Will used it
to his last day; and the lasso came
out of the act.
Nine silent movies starring Will
Rogers were received by the public
with less enthusiasm than they shdw-
ed for one reel of Rlp-Tin-Tln. Per-
suaded to leave Flo Ziegfeld to try a
talkie Will made "They Had to See
Paris." Irene Rich his screen wife
laughed so hard at him in making it
that the director had to leave some of
her laughs In even at serious mo-
ments in order to finish the picture
on time. The public laughed with
Irene Rich. The rest Is national his-
tory and on the right side of the ledg-
er at the Fox studios.
When his friend Fred Stone was
nearly killed In an airplane crash Will
rushed to New York to play in Fred's
show "Three Cheers."
Will Rogers always refused honor-
ary degrees from colleges and univer-
sities. He had to find time first he
said to get back to finish his school-
ing at Kemper Military Academy.
Will Rogers had flown by plane
over inaccessible areas of South
America Asia Minor and the Orient.
Had he lived long enough to make a
statement it is not inconceivable that
he might have said he was glad he
came to his end on American soil. He
was part Cherokee Indian and more
typical of the U. S. A. than the raccoon-coated
collegian of 1929.
LYRIC PROGRAM
Friday and aSturday Sept. 27 and
28 Joe E. Brown Patricia Ellis and
Ann Dvorak In "Bright Lights" also
Popeye In "You Gotta Be A Football
'Hero."
Saturday Midnight Sunday Mon-
.!!. m IStaciomf U71II Dnffam Dml
Jtlrvin S. Cobb in "Steamboat Round
Wednesday Edmund Lowe in
Thunder in the Night."
Thursday Clive Brooke and Tutta
tsRolf in "Dressed to Thrill."
I have met with most poetry on
trunks; so that I am apt to consider
tjithe trunk-maker as the sexton of au-
ftthorshlp. Byron.
Mi ''
ia In poetry which is all feeeble truth
iXatlll Is the perfection. Sbaftebury.
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Plans for Essay
Contest Completed
Plans for the second annual Pan
hellenlc Essay Contest were complet
ed by the Panhellenlc House Assocl
atlon during the week's visit to New
York City of Miss Sylva Goodman
sophomore at Wayne University De-
troit whose manuscript on "What I
Should Like to See When I Visit New
York" was selected for first prize by
we rannenenic House Association
sponsors of the contest.
Miss Goodman spent the last week
of August in New York City as the
guest of the Beckman Tower Hotel.
Besides the week's stay with enter-
tainment the first prize included a
fifty dollars cash award. The jury of
award was composed of Miss Helen
Worden feature writer for the New
York World-Telegram; Ed Sullivan
columnist on the New York Dally
News; Hans V. Kaltenborn radio col-
umnist; Lyman Beecher Stowe and
Alice Duer Miller authors.
The Panhellenlc House Association
Mrs. A. Barton Hepburn president
has announced March 31 1936 as
closing date for the second Panhelle-
nlc Essay Contest. Essays must be
limited on 1000 yords and written on:
"Why I Should See New York." The
contest Is open to all college students.
One hundred dollars in cash or
transportation to and from New York
and a week's stay in New York at
the Eeekman Tower will make up first
prize in the second contest. During
Miss Goodman's stay In New York
a variety of sight-seeing and enter-
tainment was planned for her by the
Beekman Tower Hotel. The latter or-
ganization showed her points of in-
terest in New York mentioned in her
winning essay. Other activities plan-
ned for Miss Goodman were a visit to
the Hearst Newspaper Plant guided
by Miss Florence Wessels feature-
writer; a morning in the new Brook-
lyn Adolescent Court where she sat
on the bench with Judge Jeanette G.
Brill; a trip down down the Bay on a
Barrett Tug to meet the steamship
Majestic; broadcasting on station W
OR as guest of Martha Deane and
also on WINS; and a luncheon at the
Beekman Tower Hotel as guest of
honor of Mrs. A. Barton Hepburn at-
tended by Miss Marguerite D. Win-
ant Delta Gamma National president
who is vice president of the associa-
tion; Miss Dorothy Gaylord Alpha XI
Delta secretary; Miss Dorothy Walsh
Beta Phi Alpha treasurer; and Mrs.
John E. Jennings president of Courier
Service.
Second prize In the contest was won
by Miss Bernlce Espy of Denver Col-
orado student at the University of
Colorado; and third prize by John L.
Dahl junior at Wayne University De-
tiolt. Week-end trips to New York
part of the second and third prizes
will be taken later by Miss Espy and
Mr. Dahl.
Miss Goodman's prize winning essay
follows:
What I would Like to See When I
Visit New York
I want to visit New York not Jlm-
mle Walker's tinsel city nor Odd Mc-
Intyre's merry-go-round of celebrities
but Walt Whitman's Manhattan and
Max Miller's.
I don't care about Dlnty Moore nor
Hattie Carnegie nor Broadway nor
the Empire State Building but I do
care about the rather mad crowd of
the subway and the elevated and 1
want to be part of the crowd just
once. I want to sit In the balcony or
on the stair it doesn't matter at the
Metropolitan to hear Lily Pons and
Tibbett and Grace Moore. I want to
walk along the waterfront at night
and become intimate with the Atlan-
tic and smell salt air and oil from en-
gines and hear a fog horn from a
stramp steamer. I want to eat pea-
nuts in Central Park. I want to walk
into the office of a popular magazine
to thank a certain editor for sur-
passingly gentle rejections. I want to
stand on the dock when a great ship
sails for Southampton or Gibraltar
or Paradise; I want to mingle with
the crowds; wave my handkerchief to
the passengers; cry because sailings
are sad for you may never know
what it is like. I want to walk around
Columbia University nonchalantly as
though I were already a student there.
I want to see the melancholy brown-
stone houses of Fifty-sixth Street or
thereabouts and I want to meet a
landlady the sort who appropriates
trunks and knows her rights. I want
to have lunch at the Automat. I want
to look down at the Hudson River
from the roof of a tenement. I want
to stand spelling out the words on the
electric sign in Times Square. I want
to ride on top of the Fifth Avenue bus
without a bat. I want to go back-
stage at the Shubert. I want to see
the pushcarts of Delancy Street and
Mrs. Cohen and Mrs. Kelly. I want
DORM NOTES
Miss Anna Fay Stephens of Eden
was taken seriously ill on Saturday
and was removed Sunday to the Brady
Hospital where she will undergo an
appendicitis operation.
Miss Faye Nlckens had as her
guests Sunday her parents and sisters
of Santa Anna Texas.
Mr. Harold Gathlngs of Macon Ga.
was the guest of Miss Juanlta Wil-
liams this week end. Howard Payne
Hall due to Miss Williams had been
eagerly anticipating the arrival of Mr
Gathlngs for quite some time.
Those who spent the week end in
their respective homes this week
were Misses Pogue of Comanche
Bounds of Stamford Westerman and
Nleb of Cross Plains Cox of Rising
Star Dawson of Hico and Daniels of
Mullin.
Miss Rheba Pate was the week-end
guest of her brother in Glen Rose.
A newcomer to Howard Payne Hall
Is Miss Ripley from Blum Texas.
Miss Jennings spent the week end
in her home at Coleman.
Miss Jane Yeager spent Sunday in
the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs
A. V. Yeager of Rochelle.
The Dormitory Y. W. A. was organ-
ized in the parlors of Howard Payne
Hall on Monday night. Miss Helen
Clark was elected president of the
organization and Mrs. McCarver St.
was unanimously decided upon as the
sponsor. Seven recreational leaders
were appointed to plan the future so-
cials. They were: Mary Pogue Ger-
trude Gray Lois Mercer Jane Yea-
ger Lena Moore Mary Kate Lacy
and Faye Nickens. The Y. W. A.
promises subject to Its influence and
it has unusually bright prospects with
Mrs. McCarver as its sponsor for her
leadership will command a noticeable
spirit of enthusiasm and interest.
Slimes Letter To Pa
Dear Pa:
I Know Why they call them week
ends now. I just got back from cow
town after riding up there and back
in a modern T Ford. That is I rode
part of the way up and the rest of
the way down. We played the Toad
Frogs of Texas Christian U. and all
the time I was up there the only
Christian I saw was from Brown-
wood. We got nosed out 41-0 the
officials were crooked. T. cu's Paul
Bunions were just too big for us. The
smallest man on their club was four
axe handles across the shoulders and
eighteen inches between the eyes
they wouldent let him play. Lester
Darrell their Captain and All Amer-
ican center passer looked like a over-
sized Hippopotoramus when he stoop-
ed over the ball but I can easily see
why he got all his name in the paper
he made one tackle and intercepted
one pass during the game the rest of
the time he was wondering just how
bad off he would be if he ran into a
whole colony of yello Jackets. Hon-
est Pa my bed mate John Whapnose
could have played a better game even
if he has only got one arm and one
good eye.
We broke down going to Ft. Worth
on account of a piston got loose and
rammed a hole in the engine It was
so big that most of us just crawled
in and bedded down for the night.
Come morning we hitch hiked to town
in a horse and buggy owned and op-
erated by one J. P. Hayseed from
Globblers Gnob Texas. He told us
all (about the depression and how
much was corn in that part we found
it considerable cheaper when we got
to town. Most of my day was spent
wonderin' just what it would cost me
to ride one of those street cars pro-
vldln' I ever got close enough to get
on one. The traffic was thicker than
flees on my roommate. Last week I
went to class and finds out that there
is one teacher who requires us to wear
ties to class please send me a piece
of my best lairate rope so as I can
get at least an A in the course.
If I ever have an occasion to stay
in another Hotel im going to take my
Nigger shooter with me for there was
to see the Statue of Liberty from a
tugboat in brilliant sunlight. I want
to talk with somebody foreign and
strange on Ellis Island somebody just
arrived from someplace far distant
and ask what America is like. I want
to see a sob sister. I want to buy a
guitar in a Tenth Avenue pawn shop.
I want to buy old books in a dim old
book shop.
I want to look at the faces of people
in the streets the harassed the pre-
occupied the smiling the mysterious
wonderful faces of common people.
And when I have done these things I
shall have no curiosity about Wana-
maker's the Scandals the tall build-
ings. But I shall have seen New
York.
a ntg in this hotel that was always
wanting to shake hands with me and
asked Is there anything else please 7
He was the most stuck up thing I ever
saw as he was always loafing in the
halls and opening doors for people.
In the room was a light that wouldent
blow out no mater how hard 1 blow-
ed. I finally threw a shoe at it and
It went out like Lotties eye. We
was harressed on every corner by
guys with a hand full of paper that
wanted to sell them I was quite em-
barressed. Hope this finds you in good health
and ma in a good humor
Your son
Joseph Mitchell Box.
TECH DEFEATS
COWBOYS 9-0
Smashing over a touchdown in the
third period and adding a safety in
the fourth the Texas Tech Matadors
defeated the battling Hardln-Simmons
Cowboys 9-0 in the feature scrap of
Friday's Inter-collegiate schedule. The
game was played In Abilene before an
opening crowd of 6000.
The powerful Tech team held the
edge in gaining counting 15 first
downs to seven for the Cowboys. Led
by "Big Ben" Baze a powerful run-
ning fullback Tech marched 65 yards
for its touchdown as the second half
opened. The winners marked up five
straight first downs to carry to the
Simmons four-yard line.
Three smashes carried to the one-
foot line and then a sweep that ended
in a basket toss Bcauchamp to Du-
val was good for a touchdown. Davis
added the point. In the final period
Howell of Simmons tried to run on
his own goal line and was tossed into
the end zone for a safety.
A fist fight between Davis of Tech
and Clary of Simmons featured the
final period. Both were ejected from
the game. John Cherry former Ama-
rillo Junior College star sparkled In
the Simmons backfield. He made sev
eral long gains. Simmons got no
nearer the Tech goal line than the 28-
yard line.
maksQeppect
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Phone I048J
400 East Chandler
FRANKE'S
CANDY FACTORY
Get CHEANEY For
REX GAITHER'S
Better Tailoring
WE'RE FOR THOSE
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PRINCESS
ICE CREAM
Arnold Loudermilk
STING A BOBCAT
for
PA AND MA
Opposite Post Office
KARL DERRICK'S
CAFE
OPEN ALL NIGHT
203 West Broadway
Telephone No. 837
Brownwood
ROY BYRD
Dyeing and Cleaning
Hatters - Pleating
Men's Furnishings
Phone 867
4 1 2 Center Ave.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Help Us Make a Record Attendance at
Sunday School Sunday
Goal is 800; Want 300 Students
Revival Closes Sunday Night
THE BIG ONE CENT SALE THIS WEEK
Thursday Friday and Saturday
This Sale is the only one of the year that
offers you such low prices and
tremendous savings
PEERLESS DRUG COMPANY
MAGNOLIA INN
Let's Beat J. B. Cheaney and
Then Meet Here to Crow About It
We're For Those Jackets
MAGNOLIA INN
Open All Night Curb Service
ICE CREAM . . MADE FROM PURE MILK
Separated Cream . . There's None Like It
KANEASTER'S KANDY KITCHEN
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COOKED THE MEXICAN WAY
THE BEST OF FOODS
PROPERLY SERVED
Private Booths For Parties
518 Center Avenue
Next Door to Montgomery Ward
COLD DRINKS
SANDWICHES
CANDIES
SHORT ORDERS
ACROSS FISK AVE. FROM H. P. GYM
WELCOMES YOU!
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