Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. XXXXIV, No. 23, Ed. 1, Wednesday, April 10, 1957 Page: 2 of 4
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THE YELLOW JACKET
WEDNESDAY APRIL 10 1957
PAGE TWO
FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK
Alaska and Hawaii Statehood Up io
Congress lew; We Can Help Some
lliv v our I'k-iMivl ivcrnmcnt officials decided to keep
America from qmwint' any further and especially in vital
areas thai already belong to the United States? I hope not
because Alaska and Hawaii are vital areas for defense and
if necessary for offense; but without self-government they
can not help the U. S. very much except to supply bases
people and agricultural and mineral products.
Alaska especially should have statehood granted be-
cause (if her nearness to Communist Siberia and the Orient.
It is not right that they should have to pay American taxes
and t-erve in our armed forces without having the right to
vote for President or to elect their own senators representa-
tives and state officials. The federal agents and governor who
control this rich area arc appointees of the United States
government in Washington.
Area-wise. Texas would no longer be the largest state
in the union. Alaska however would be Texas and the
other 47 states' "little sister" for sometime to come.
Hawaii should be brought into the union along with her
sister territory to the north if for no other reason than to keep
the number of stars in the flag an even amount which would
make a total of 50. Also Hawaii is near the center of the
Pacific which places it. as many remember close to any
power wishing to invade the territory as a stepping stone to
the continental U. S.
We. the student body of Howard Payne College have a
chance to have soir.e say in whether these two shall become
states or not. Senator Johnson will be on this campus Fri-
day and Saturday; we can fach and all present our views on
this to him in writing or we can write to our Congressmen.
Whatever you do. please do something now on this important
issue.
The Editor
WarniuG hmi: Use Crosswalks or
if Removed Obey Replacement Plan
Students at HPC seem to nrefer taking risks to being
safe. This seems to be the opinion received by the chief of
police of Brownwood because he recenlly asked the city
council to okay the removal of our crosswalks. He stated that
"the students cross Fisk and Center off and on all day ob-
livious of the heavy traffic which continuously passes the
college."
Twenty mile an hour speed limits around the campus
were suggested by the chief to replace the crosswalks which
are located on either side of the gym on Fisk and just north
of the Girls' Dorm on Center. At present neither plan ap-
pears to be workable for the simple reason that the majority
of .our students are very careless about obeying the instruc-
tions given last fall concerning non-use of the walkways.
Either we will have to start cooperating with local law en-
forcement officials or they will have to lead a funeral pro-
cession for some student who attempted to jailwalk although
I believe that pedestrian lights would be more effective than
a sign in the middle of the street.
The Editor
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NEWS STAFF:
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TURNER DWANE GALE JESSICA PARIS GLENN
HAMMETT BILL WICKER HAROLD MAULTSBY
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PHOTOGRAPHERS:
FRED NOBS DON CUMMINGS JOE SWAN
GENE CONNER
STANLEY DAVIS MARY ETTA
LAWRENCE
MARIE TROSTLE
FRANCES LAMB
DIANE WEBB DON NEWBURY
JIM GORDON
EUGENE FLEMING
Letters To
The Editor
This is Democracy in Action
Week. One difinition Webster's
dictionary gives of democracy is
"tlie acceptance and practice of
the princinle of equality of rights
opportunity and treatment; lack
of snobbery." Could this defini-
tion be applied to the first speech
we heard in connection with de-
mocracy in action?
If there is anything that we as
Amnt'innnc tinr-1 fr nnnrl nn in-
. ' .i i r
creased awareness of the value of
true democracy. Indeed we as
college students need to how
more interest in our government
and its operation. It has been said
that apathy is deadly: certainly
our lack of concern for national
and international affairs could
conceivably be fatal.
What we do not need however
is great emnhasis on party poll-
tics. A 45-minuto lecture on the
evils of one political party and
the good qualities of the other is
ci'tainly party politics.
Out of thi's Democracy in Ac-
tion Week 1 had hoped to find
deeper feeling and appreciation
for our nation and the principles
upon it was founded. Thiu far I
have only received a prejudiced
parti -an viewpoint.
I do not wish to -av anything
against either of our major polit
ical parties but I am disturbed
bv the number of citizens who
place affiliation above their con-
cern of the welfare of the nation
'' " whole. Reopening old wounds
DMri making statements which are I Jim Gordon. Knoxie Gore Nan-
to sny th'. least inaccurate is cer- cv Griffin Linda Harbour Jerry
tninly placing party above coun- f Harris George Harrivel. Joshua
trv. Let me go on record as say- ( Hornandez. Oscar O Hovt Harold
ing that I am first an American number Charlotte Hutson Lo-
and second an adherent to poli-' rotta Jenkins John Johnson Lor-
cies of a certain party Especially na Jon0Si Elaino KirbVf Charlos
do I feel this way when partisan-'M Killough. Herman Kincaid
ship is an end in itself instead Nancv Langford j D Leavell Don
of a means toward an end. I Lindquist Lona Littlejohn Myrna
If our country was founded on Jo L!phti Bni Lovelace.
Christian principles we must not Marchia Lukor Kirby Lvnn
excuse unchristian tactics in any jimmi(. McClary Bill McCeilan
phase of government. Billv Martin) Bot.sv McCalmont
I pray that in the remaining Alton McConnell George McEl-
activitics of this week true prin- rov John B Morelock. D Nail
cp.es oi nnsuan uemocracy
wiH be exalted. Lwt us truly ex-
perience democracy in action.
Bill Wicker
I
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Summer Missions Gives
Talent Show In Mims i
i iuuiimiii uiin oiiicy vveinon
A Talent Show was presented ' Stephenson M Y Stokes Jr. Billy
by HPC students as a climax to Stovall Bonnie Stulkin Jerry
Sadie Hawkins Week activities in Thomas C H Thrasher Eddis Tin-
Mims Auditorium last Friday dall Robert Tucker Carlton Ward
night. Pat Warford Dolores Webb Er-
Master of Ceremonies for the manell Wells Arlan White David
show was Don Timberlako a I Whitson Jim Williams Harriet
Hardin-Simmons University stu-Wigger Joseph Ziceler.
dent. I :
The program consisted of: vo-
cal solos by Manuel Olgen and
Mike O'Donnell; a piano medley
by Jim Woodle; selections by the
girls' quartet consisting of- Pat
Melton Peggy Ray Nancy Grif-
fin and Dolores Mabry; pantom-
imes by Thomas Atwood songs
by the "Barbershop Bards" the
"Soapy Mountain Boys" and a trio
consisting of Dolores Mabry Peg-
gy Pate and Earlina Crawford;
and a duet by Blacky St Clair and
Midnight Ennen.
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KAMPUSOLOGY KAPERS
By FRANCES LAMB
SMU has officially invaded the
campus. June Murray is wearing
a sparkler presented her by Jerry
Delleney of SMU. He will gradu-
ate from their school of theology
jn May.
Due to protests and a threat
this paragraph is dedicated to
Doyle Rogers
Johnny Milnor is frequently
seen over at YantLs Hall. Mary Jo
McCoy must be the attraction.
Dtd you know that hysteria is
when a guy finds a dime in a tel-
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0winR fines at tho lib.;iry anj
the followjnR students totaling
morc than 10 mombors of lho
' student body
Fontella Amrine Walter R Am-
rine MarV Armstrong. Thomas
AUv()odi Euna v Barnett. Leota
Bartholomew Robert Bartle Her-
bi. Belvin. William Bnvd. Martha
Ann Bratcher Betty Bray. Truett
Brigcs Marie Brintle. M Breck-
inridge. Peggv Brown John Bul-
!..ck. rvtilly Butts. Bob Caden-
head. Don Cat" John Capp. Don
Ca'o--. I'larlin Ct.'.sp-.
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Ch-nidl'T
Ch: r.bi
Vivian
Ann C'F-r
nriii. i.arhna
Crawford Martha Darlington
Benny Davis H B Dawdy Charlie
Ditmore. Patty Eads Dorthy Eg-
cr- Bud Epperson. Samuel Es-
purvoa. Jim Ford Jerry Forder
base Bcttie Franz Peggv t-'ot'd;
Reuben Garcia Joe Gib?on Liiiie
Gonzales.
i Stanlev Nixon Jess Palmer Ray
Parker Teddy Parr Thelma Pass-
more Peggy Pate Frank Pierce
James Putman Bob Randall Do-
reen Ray George Riley Janice
Roberts Dorthy Ryckman.
B Schrader Gus Schumann
Wayne Shannon Barbara Smith
j Judy Smith Richard Simms Bob
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Peggy Pntc without her Aggie-
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