Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 28, Ed. 1, Thursday, May 9, 1940 Page: 2 of 4
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Thursday May 9 1940
YHow Jacket Editorial Page
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HfE' EDITORIAL COMMENT
This editorial if it may be called such might be headed
"pertinent paragraphs by one about to be graduated." For
two years now we have been master of this column. It has
been our pet so to speak of all the columns in the Yellow
Jacket. Although our comment and policy have largely been
Pertinent Paragraphs
Or Facts Relative
To Graduation Etc.
campus. Signing the journalistic ".'()" to this column this week
is rather difficult because in looking into the past we are in-
clined to feel that we may not have accomplished all that
election to this post indebted us to carry out.
For years we pondered over the reason for calling gradu-
ating exercises "commencement." We thought we had it
figured out upon graduation from high school. However at
this stage of life we come even more to realize that gradua-
tion from college really is commencement ; commencement of
life in a world of competition where the extent of our pre-
paredness ability and ambition will determine the extent of
our success.
It is our admonition that you graduates will carry with
you into your life and your influence the ideals and qualities
to which you were subjected at Howard Payne college. Such
would increase your chances for success boost your qualifi-
cations for leadership and would herald to the world the dis-
tinction of Howard Payne college.
In the future so far as most of us are concerned home-
comings will present probably the only chances for renewance
of our college friendships. It is our hope that each of you
will keep in mind your alma mater will lend your efforts to-
wards her progress and will return once each year to pay her
due and devoted tribute.
Youth Incorporates
That We Who Would
Die Might Live
is known as the We Who Would Die Corporation. This organi-
zation is a non-partisan non-sectarian and non-profit organi-
zation whose membership is open to all male American citi-
zens between the ages of eighteen and forty which ages com-
pose the most desirable cannon-fodder group. The national
council of this stay-out-of-war movement includes noted edu-
cators of this nation one of whom is Richard M. Williams of
Southern Methodist University. Membership applications and
literature may be obtained by writing national headquarters
at 021 South Hope Street Los Angeles California.
Such a widespread organization as this has a desired
place in our present-day environment and is to be welcomed.
Its affect should be noteworthy. The national council believes
that the best assurance against this country's being drawn
into the existing conflagration is the present attitude of the
American people but it likewise takes cognizance of the
danger lurking insidiously in various forms of propaganda to
which we are daily being subjected. It believes also that we
who would shoulder the major burden of armed conflict
should be heard before decision for war is reached and it pro-
poses to unite to give effective voice to the opinion of those
men. In its short term of existence We Who Would Die has
had an enthusiastic response from sound-thinking and patri-
otic men of all ages and professions over the nation.
The purposes of this organization enfold the following:
(1) To organize and unite all American men of draftable age
in the common purpose of keeping the United States out of
foreign wars particularly the present European conflict;
(2) To give expression to the opinions of this group the ones
most directly affected by our participation in war; (3) To
expose and oppose any and all propaganda designed to draw
the United States into any foreign war or to promote sub-
versive activities within this country and (4) To support
the government of the United States of America to defend
our country and to uphold the principles of democracy.
We Who Would Die corporation espouses no "ism" but
Americanism. The organization believes every true American
will join his efforts with the national council so that this
country will remain free to devote its primary interest and
energies to the solution of its own problems and so that WE
WHO WOULD DIE might live.
War is a menace to the progress of civilization; it is
barbaric and therefore contrary to the higher laws of life
and of human conduct. This organization and others of its
kind need and deserve the united and wholehearted support
of every American who would rather live than die.
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EDITORIAL STAFF
Rot Fox
Editor
Joe Bell Al Hicks
Managing Editor Associate Editor
Sports Editor . Blackie Sherrod
Social Editor Edna McMaster
Feature Editor Joyce Wheeler
Religious Editor - Eucene Ece
Radio Editor Joe Fielder
Music Editor - Bill Davis
BUSINESS STAFF
Willis Denman
Business
USTANT8 Pat Patton
limited by our administra-
tion it is our hope that it
has been worthwhile and
beneficial to the activities
of the college and on the
That "we who would
die might live" a group of
young California business
men recently founded a na-
tional organization which
Manager
Winston Watklna Richard Gaines
-anc"c' Campus Cracks
Two weeks more and It's curtains for another school year and
as that velvet canopy of May's unnual collegiate conclusion climaxing
u colorful career of "cleever" capers drapes around HP's slaphappy
student body it will probably smother a largo slug of young love aa
summer bus a vvuy of doing things. But that's looking too far into
the futuie so let's narrow the field down to the potent present.
The delightful heady sensation caused by that glandular scourge
the mumps seems to be all the rage what with Sarah Burrus Madeline
Healer Violet Justice and Thur- -
man Grantham sporting a pair of
rather enlarged jowls. To Corlnne
Gray goes the distinction of com-
ing out with the first pair of
puffed cheeks this season.
Then it looked kinda strange
considering how things have been
when Willie Florence returned to
Doiothy Gurnett last week-end
. . . Then Johnny Mahoney who
finds it very soothing to spray the
skin with concentrated sulfuric
acid Informs us that he is taking
over Jean Miller for the time be-
ing . . . Fluttering uround like
a bee in a clover field was Ray
Houldin in u dither of ecstacy over
the fact that he hud finally lund-
ed a date with the fair fish frail
trom way out west In the Sun-
hhlne State Maty Florence Matth-
ews. Jimmy Hardin was rather
.soundly dunked in Coggin Park's
lagoon at the BTU picnic Satur-
day night for sporting a pair of
HSU coveralls ... At the same
affair Rex McDonald Marion
ICIrchnoi and Schiller Guilliam al-
most pulled u Daniel Boone for
imbibihg too freely in hot dogs
and stuff . . . Don Hendrix with
Floy Williams and Don Anderson
with Lolu Mae Leach were very
conspicuous on the picnicing oc-
casion. Then we can't afford to doubt
the veracity of those twenty odd
pienchcis who went rather strong
on fishy tales after a rather event-
ful fishing trip . . . Marshall Dur-
ham was teportcd doing a snappy
bit of honkey tonking ... A very
nice conversation wus being non-
chalantly bandied about with Liz
Cranford as the principal
"speakee" when suddenly a rude
intcnuption in the form of Pistol
Tennison bioke up thu pleasant
gubfest as Liz dashed madly out
to Pistol's car . . . Say more of
you twists ought to get acquaint-
ed with "Kid" Klrby Hallmark
the Doole dude.
Taking off with a view to the
futuie again let's look to next
year which might piove to be a
banner year for those who seek the
solid satisfaction of the sofu cir-
cuit. You guys and gals who
spend the Saturday night sessions
lulling or should we say Just sit-
ting in the confines of the dorm
parlor furniture will piobably be
just tickled a nice salmon pink to
hour that the purchase of a new
set of futnitute for ye old merry
di awing rooms of HP Hall for
you to drape your more or less im-
posing figures over is almost cer-
tain. Gong will be that dread of
fiesh runners in the hosiery fiom
bulging springs gone will be the
threadbare atmosphere that hov-
eled over those dizzy divan doings.
In conclusion we wish to verb-
ally kill the fatted calf as it were
for the teturn of our prodigal
"soc" editor who has had a siege
of sickness. No klddin' we really
missed you F.dna old "soc."
On Other Campi
Comb um hair
File um nails
Paint um face
Catch um males.
Wlchltan
Wanted: Red-head surplus!
At a University of Oregon dance
admission charges are based on
the color of the girl's hair red-
heads 70c; blonds 89c; and bru-
nettes 99c. -The South Texan.
Breathes there u man
With soul so dead
Who never has turned his head
And said
"Hmrnm not bad!"
The Collegian.
The Kingsvllllans go in for con-
centration. They lumped Fresh-
man week Sadie Hawkins week
and April Fool all into one big
gob and had It during the six-day
stretch from April 1-0. This week
without even a breather they're
off to election for their new stu-
dent council.
There Is almost always a tie
between father and son and us-
ually son Is wearing It. Bison.
Many a rural romance has start-
ed on a gallon of corn und ended
with a full crib. Lariat.
Mary had a little harp
She dropped it In the mire
She pouts and says
She will not play
The dirty little lyre.
College Profile
COLLEGE INN
Slime's Letter
DearPa:
Ifcelasthoughlwasontopofa
veryhlghhlllunderashadetrcelylng
onmybnckwlthmyshoesoff watch
Ingthecloudsandthelnsectsplay
hidcandscck.Icanhcarthcroarof
thcbecsandthealrplancsandlgetto
Ycs.justllttlo.justadroplnthcbuck-
ct.notevenbigenoughtomakea splash. Andthethlngswcseemto
worryaboutandwrlnklcourbrowB
over.theynresounlmportant.Look
makewhctherlgotoclasstodayor
stayhcroundcrthotrceanddream.
The wor ldwlllgoonjustasthoughl
wn.snotallvo.AndIcunjustrcst.On
theothcrhnndwhatcouldlgatnifl
bccomingflnanclallyindcpendent
ofbecomlngsomebodylnthisworld.
Yes.Ithlnkriljustlayherc.lt'sso
coolandlamsotlred.Hohum.
youraon
Lcander
Sonl
Ofallthcbodaciousnincomppops
thatever borethenameof prunchead
youarethencme.Ifyouthlnklam
golngtosithereandlctyouwaste
mytlmeandmoneyoutunderatree
youhaveseedslntheheadllkea
watermelon.Isentyoutoschoolto
getancuducationundtomakesome
contactswithinflucntialpcoplcand
latchontosomeprettygirlsandwhat
doyoudo.buildbuttcrflynests.Who
inthepantr ydoyouthlnkyouare Al
Hicks ?Wellyou'rcnotandwhat's
more.youbettergetthe outand
stnrthlttlngthcball.oryouwlllhave
lesshalronyourheadthanaplng
pongballdlppedlnhairrcmover.If
eggsar eworthadolluradozenyou
aretheechoofthecackle.Andwc
usedtothinkalotofyou.Whenyou
wereyoungwethoughtyouwerelt.
Weuscdtobi agabouthowyouhad
nnautomutlcwatersystem.Nowwe
couldn'tflndyoulntheplgstyunless
youlmdyour haton.You'rellkethe
nlrthutsaid"Iguessthatlet'sme
oufwhentheplnputthctouchonthe
balloon.Tisashameyourfamilylsan
balloon.Tisasluune.yourfamllyisan
toyourfamily.You'readoomed
chicken nbadegg.
Sorrowfully
Pa
Meditations
EUGENE EGE
"Kven He that died for us upon
the cross in the last hour in the
unutterable agony of death was
mindful of his mother ns if to
teach us that this holy love should
be our- last worldly thought the
last point of earth from which the
soul should take Its flight for
heaven."- Longfellow.
Jesus Christ thought of His
mother and consigned her to the
care of the disciple whom he most
loved as he hung upon the cross.
Sunduy we shall think especially
of our mothers on the day so fit-
tingly set aside as their day. The
letters with which the word
mother Is spelled might be given
the special meanings we shall at-
tempt to set forth In this column.
Think about these things and pic-
ture others for yourself.
M Mother. Nothing could be
beautiful than this single word.
All other words we could use to
describe her that might begin
with this letter fade Into the back-
ground in comparison to the mean-
ing and memory wrapped in this
beautiful word.
O Others. If any person In
this world thinks less of self and
more of others It Is our mothers.
Mothers have spent long hours of
toll and sacrifice for those they
love forgetting self In their la-
bor of love.
T -Tears. The tears they have
shed over our misfortunes or
hurts. The tears wo have caused
by wilfulness and disobedience.
The tears and prayers before God
over our lost 'condition. Surely
tenrs play an important part in
the word mother.
H- Home. We cannot think of
homo apart from mother or moth-
DRINK
BARQ'S
ITS GOOD
They All Drink It
Thoughts While Thinking
Just a few more weeks and Howard Payne will turn loose
another mob of collegiate coated creatures to face the leering
grin of the cruel world. Perhaps that leering grin will soon
assume the proportions of a sneering snarl after they have
tossed aside that cap and gown and all the glamor and glory
surrounding the sheepskin presentation. They'll be thinking
the best thing to do with that glamorized lamb hide is to
give it back to the sheep after a few contacts with the frigid
atmosphere of the turmoil enshrouded globe. That's really
no way to fire up the ambition of our beloved seniors but
we'll leave that up to the commencement speakers who al-
ways are supersaturated with an abundance of encouraging
phrases.
Comes Sunday and come thoughts of one of the most
powerful influences the world knows. Mother! A five cent
greeting card or two bits for a telegram or maybe a dollar
for flowers or candy and we have ridded ourselves of all
obligations to mom for another year. Yes she who has spent
countless "insomniated" nights over us shed gallons of tears
sacrificed her all for our pleasure is amply rewarded thus!
It's a slightly staggering bit of musing when one starts
to think that out of over four billion people that make up the
population of this world there are over four billion worlds.
Each of the four billion whether Hindu Chinese German
Italian French Russian English or American lives in a world
of his own. The individual is the axis around which his world
of habits ideals philosophy revolves. His fellow men are
to him as planets are to this world. All he knows about them
is what he reads or sees through the telescopic vision of his
mind's eye. It is only through the touch of the Divine that
he leaves his world and their worlds become his worlds.
A violent storm tossed the flimsy fishing craft of a group
of ex-fishermen about. The son of God slept. Fear gripped
the hearts of the ex-fishermen. They awakened the Son of
God and soon all was quiet. Even the wind and the sea
obeyed him. Today a fierce storm rages over Europe. Fear
grips our hearts lest it eventually consume us. But the Son
of God is not asleep today. What needs to be awakened is a
consciousness of Him in our hearts for even yet the wind
and the sea obey Him.
er apart from home. She is the
unifying element In fact the nuc-
leus about which the home is built.
Perhaps one reason for the lessen-
ing of the Influence of the home
today is the fact that too often
the mother centers her influence
and effort in some other activity
than the home.
E Endurance. The mother's
power- to bear- with all hardships
and trouble Is greater than any
person we can think of. She en-
dures adversity pain and sorrow
and cheers us on the load by the
example of her fortitude.
R - Reverence. Whut a different
world this would be if It were not
for the mothers who have loved
God and taught that love to their
children. Many a man has been
won to Christ by the patient effort
and prayers and often nfter this
man has lost the dearest person on
earth the memory of her prayers
and tenrs has brought him back
from sin and into the presence of
God. Oh how this world needs to
realize the need of God-fearing
mothers; how we need more and
more to come to reallzo that it is
the place and duty of the mother
to bring her children to the throne
of Grace.
And so we have mother the
sweetest nume for the sweetest
person on earth. We pay tribute
to her today; let us remember her
every day and moment.
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