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The Coyote
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE STUDENTS OF WEATHERFORD COLLEGE
Weatherford, Texas, Wednesday, October 18, 1939
No. 3
VOL XIV
Methodist Retreat Held Chorus Entertained
last Wednesday
At Hollands Lake
started by Exes
Elects Officers
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these rascals, Bund and Communist
Thespians Meet
ing Germany, which he said, a vast and preach their doctrine of hate
Embargo Repeal Will Keep
United States Out Of War,
Congressman Lanham Said
Ex-Thalian Breakfast
Held Sunday Morning
Life Service
Band Meets
Deadline On Copy
Friday 3:30 p.m.
Hundreds Attend, Largest
Homecoming Crowd In History
Recreational Hour At
Methodist Church
Students Urged To
Contribute To Coyote
To speak his mind is
every freeman’s right.
Senior Thalians
Given Picnic
Five Hundred Attend
Annual Barbecue
The Thespian Club met for the
first time Thursday night October
12 at the home of Lawrence Rough.
A business meeting was held to
Before a homecoming crowd of
1,500 the Weatherford College Coy-
otes dropped a conference game to
the Hillsboro Junior Indians, 13-0,
Saturday night. The teams battled
scoreless for the first three periods
and finally the Indians broke loose
with a passing attack that netted two
touchdowns in the final quarter.
Dropping this battle leaves the
Coyotes far from the conference title
and puts the Indians closer the top
ring in the standings. Outstanding
players for the Coyotes were Tan-
ner, Jarnigan and Wilson. Those that
turned in the best game of the night
for the Indians were Walling, John-
The officers and committee mem-
bers of the young people’s organiza-
tion of the First Methodist Church
participated in an all day retreat at
Holland’s Lake Saturday September
30. Following a helpful worship pro-
gram prepared by Miss Jayne Rus-
sell, important discussions pertain-
ing to the advancement of our local
and national youth Crusade were
led during the day by Mr. House-
holder, Miss Burns, Mrs. Fields, and
Dr. Hawk.
and lawlessness and overthrow of
our government, without due pun-
ishment or exportation back to their
native lands.”
He called attention to the startling
The Ministerial students of Wea-
therford College met for their first
time October 3 at the Conference
period. There are six ministerial stu-
dents this year a slight decrease
from last year but we hope this shall
not hinder us.
Dale Hasson, the ex-president took
charge in the election of officers.
Dale was elected president; Pickens
Rothrock vice-president; Keith Ba-
ker, secretary-treasurer and James
Cooper, reporter.
We decided to meet every week
but have not selected the specific
day. We are waiting on the Life Ser-
vice Band to select theirs first, in or-
der that we may meet with both or-
ganizations.
Mrs. Sam Baker Householder was
elected sponsor of the Phi Theta
Kappa at the first meeting which
was held Tuesday night, October 3,
1939. The business session consisted
of various phases of the work of the
club. Several reports were given on
letters from members of other chap-
ters. It was decided that our organi-
zation will be well represented in
the national magazine by pictures
and interesting articles. The first so-
cial of the year will be held at Law-
rence Rough’s home in the near fu-
ture.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Baker
Householder.
way back to town where drinks were
bought for all by the freshmen.
Perhaps it’s all in an initiation; af-
ter all it could have been worse, you
know.
The Senior Thalians were honored
with a picnic given by the freshmen
Thalians on Oyster Hill last Tuesday
evening. The freshmen were made
to spread the food for the seniors to
eat first while they played games to
try to console themselves that per-
chance a little food might be left for
them after the hungry seniors fin-
ished eating all they wanted. When
at last the freshmen were permitted
to help themselves to the food—be-
hold! there was nothing but a few
bread crusts, potato chips and cook-
ies.
After the great disappointment to
elect a vice-president and a parlia-
mentarian and the officers now stand
as follows:
President—Dennis Saunders
Vice-President—Clifford Clinton
Secretary—Jayne Russell
Parliamentarian—Mildred McGla-
mery
Reporter —Mary Elizabeth Neal
Games were played around the big
fire and then refreshments were ser-
ved. The meeting then adjourned un-
til Thursday, October 19.
A 15 minute quiet hour was very
effective just before noon. A picnic
lunch was followed by music cour-
tesy of Mr. Sam Baker Householder,
Jr., M. A. Committee meetings were
held in the late afternoon at which
individuals decided how to put into
effect their decisions of the day. Fin-
al reports and rounding up of lunch
boxes preceded the mad rush to push
the college bus to the girls’ dormi-
tory by 6 P. M.
a
Coyotes hold own
first three periods
arms and ammunition, and Germany
begin to win, or get the upper hand
then there would be more possibility
of the United States becoming in-
volved.
Mr. Lanham emphasized the fact
that if the United States does not
lift the embargo and pass the law
authorizing the sale of arms and amf
munitions to one and all, then the
United States will be directly assist-
majority of American citizens do
not want to do. In fact, he said, mot
of the neutral nations are in sympa-
thy with the allies.
[ Under the cash and carry plah.
Five hundred students, exes, and
friends of Weatherford College gath-
ered on the campus Saturday after-
noon at 5 o’clock for the annual
homecoming barbecue.
When all the guests were assemb-
led we found R. B. Anderson, presi-
dent of the Ex Association; Sam
Morirson, president year before last,
Mrs. W. W. McCrary, daughter of
Mr. D. S. Switzer, one of the first
presidents of the college; Judge Ste-
vens; and Judge Temple, an early
Annual Homecoming Day Big Success Hillsboro Passes Beat Coyotes
In Homecoming Game, 13-0
there to live and die under their own
system of government, where there
is no peace, no liberty, no freedom
and no prosperity. It is a fact, that
no group of Americans could go to
Russia or to Germany' and even
quietly and peacefully preach our
doctrine of liberty, freedom and
Students or faculty members of
Weatherford College, who once in a
while have an “urge” to write some-
thing for the paper, be it editorials,
features or news stories of a special
type, not only cordially are invited,
but are urged to contribute.
In an effort to make the Coyote
a publication “of the students, by
the students and for the students,”
as well as faculty members, the staff
announces that all contributions will
be given courteous attention and be
used if possible and deemed advis-
able.
It is hoped that students and fa-
culty members alike will take ad-
vantage of this opportunity, especial-
ly as is concerned with editorials and
editorial matter.
Feature stories, news stories and
special articles should have some
connection with the college and the
work that it is doing, while guest
editorials will be accepted on various
subjects, relating to the school, or
the church, state, national, or inter-
national situations. Deadline for
each publication is Friday afternoon,
at 3:30 P. M. proceeding next publi-
cation.
Starting lineups:
Weatherford—Smith and Wilson,
ends; Saunders and Gillenwater,
tackles; McLaughlin and Curnutt,
guards; Jarnigan, center; Purcell,
Power, Aldridge and Tanner, backs.
Hillsboro—Walling and Graham,
ends; Behrens and Williams, tackles;
Johnson and Pechel, guards; Bryan,
center; Baker, Pounds, Robinson and
Neal, backs.
Members of the Weatherford Col-
lege Chorus were delightfully en-
tertained on Wednesday evening, Oc-
tober 4, with a “Twilight Musicale”
at the home of Mrs. Knox Childress,
director of the chorus, as hostess.
The program consisted of several
musical selections, as follows:
“None but the Lonely Heart,”—
"!i.‘sychaiikowsky, Lawrence Rough.
“The Kiss”— Arditi, Gloria Queen.
“Moon Love” and “That Old Feel-
ing’—Mary Ann Kelly.
“The Nightingale Has a Lyre of
Gold” — Benjamin Whipley, Mrs.
Childress.
Piano Solos, “Theme From the
Second Movement of the Fifth Sym-
phony”—Tsychaikowsky and “Fare-
well to the Piano”—Beethoven, Ge-
nevieve Boswell.
After the program, punch and
cookies were served to a large and
enthusiastic group of students, with
the college faculty as guests of hon-
or.
Nineteen-hundred and thirty-nine
years ago there was revealed to the
world an existing truth. Jesus Christ
brought to us the revelation that
God is love. Through out the suc-
ceeding centuries this all-powerful,
spiritual fact has faced many pre-
ventive, circumstances. War has
been and is prevelant; hatred exists
even today. But not once has the
love of God failed us.
Many years ago, our Lord brought
proof to the world by physical mir-
acles, but today, He works only
through the heart and mind of his
people.
The Life Service Band realizes this
and is giving a part of their time to
the preservation and promotion of
the only thing worthwhile that we
as a Christian school and Christian
people have to live for. That is, a
realization of the belief that we pos-
sess an immortal soul and have as-
pirations of a redeemed world.
This organization met, for the first
time this school year, on Thursday,
October 5 and elected as its officers
the following:
Kieth Baker, president
Pickens Rothrock, vice-president
Iva Summerall, secretary-treasur-
er
Ervin Gathings, reporter
Anybody interested in living in a
better world and an improved civi-
lization, who has spunk enough to
do. something about it, become a
member of the Life Service Band
which meets every Tuesday at 10:00
A. M.
Phi Theta Kappa
Elects Sponsor
faculty member among the many
guests.
The lucious menu consisted of bar-
becue, beans, slaw, bread, coffee and
cookies and was enjoyed so tho-
roughly by everyone.
We all parted with a grand mem-
pry of the barbecue part of the 1939
Homecoming.
Reporters for the classes, clubs and
various other organizations of the
college are requested to take heed of
the deadline of 3:30 o’clock P. M.
Friday for all copy slated for the
next issue of the Coyote.
Though they are requested to note
that the deadline is the very latest
that a report or news story can be
submitted for publication, it is hoped
that news will be turned in on
Thursday afternoon if possible.
Copy may be dropped into the
editor’s box in the office.
Immediately following the worship
service at the First Methodist Church
on Sunday evening October 8th the
young people receded to the base-
ment for a recreational hour. We
sang songs, played games, asked rid-
dles and made extemporaneous
speeches until bedtime. We expect
more games to be added as the Sun-
days pass.
Although this hour is a new ex-
perience the sponsors wish to make
it a tradition for the future. If you
-wish to attend at the First Metho-
dist Church we cordially invite your
attention to the Young People’s
League at 6:30 F. M., the evening
worship at 7:30 with music by the
Youig People’s choir and the recrea-
tional hour zollowing the evening
worship.
Five hundred ex-students and
friends of Weatherford College gath-
ered on the campus here Saturday
for the annual reunion sponsored by
the Ex-Students Association.
E. B. Burns of Weatherford was
elected association president for the
coming year at the business meeting
that opened the reunion. He succeeds
R. B. Anderson of Vernon, who made
the principal speech at the meeting
. and announced the start of a college
building fund.
“The building fund is being or-
ganized this year for the first time,
and the money that is contributed
will be used for the construction of
a new $25,000 library and science
building for the school,” Anderson
told the former students. Later he
said it is hoped the goal will be
reached so that the building may be
erected by the start of the next
.school year.”
Other new officers of the associa-
tion are Rev. G. Alfred Brown of
Ranger, vice-president, and Doro-
thy Wolfenberger of Weatherford, is
secretary.
After an afternoon spent on the
«campus at a barbecue and followed
this by attending a football game
> Saturday night between Weatherford
and Hillsboro Colleges.
At the game Burns was presented
with flowers for the ex-students
: group by Velma Langford, of Elias-
ville, a student and honorary hostess
acting for the student body.
Members of the new advisory com-
mittee of the association are Ander-
son, Janie Massie of Weatherford,
Sam Morrison of Wichita Falls, Mary
Ware of Dallas and Rev. Morris Bai-
ley of Putnam.
Among the oldest exes on hand for
the reunion were T. F. Temple, a
'Weatherford attorney, who graduat-
-ed from the school when it was in
Granbury in 1889, and C. E. Bloss
-of Weatherford, a member of the
class of 1891. Temple once taught at
the college.
G. C. Boswell, school president
who has been ill since May, was pre-
sent for the annual gathering and
was on the receiving end of many
-well-meant jokes made by his
friends. He told one on himself.
“Texas Wesleyan College gave me
an honorary L.L.D. on the morning
sof last May 29, and that afternoon
I suffered a heart attack, and now
they all say it went to my heart in-
!stead of my head,” said Boswell.
Many of the exes remained
in Weatherford until Sunday morn-
ing where they attended various
breakfast gatherings of college clubs.
the freshmen of getting no food, they
were made to walk backward all the son, Pechel, Bryant and McEver.
ingly in favor of the allies, Great
Britain and France in the present
war with Germany, Congressman
Fritz G. Lanham, of Fort Worth, told
a large audience of Rotarians and
Lions Club members Wednesday,
that the- only solution of the prob-
lem of remaining neutral, is for the
United States to repeal the embar-
go law and for Congress to enact the
cash and carry system of trade and
barter, which will not only place
the United States on a strictly neu-
trality footing, according to Inter-
national law, but will at the same
time provide a market and an outlet
for the immense surplus of agricul-
tural products now in existence in
the United States.
Mr. Lanham further stated, that
inasmuch as the overwhelming sen-
timent is for the allies, that by re-
moving the embargo and adopting
the cash and carry system, the Unit-
ed States will directly assist the al-
lies, as it is well known that Ger-
many does not have the ships and
the navy necessary to convey food
stuffs and manufactured articles,
arms and ammunitions from Ameri-
ca to Germany. Thus, the speaker
said, the arms and ammunition that
England and France will secure from
the United States will place them on
an equal basis with Germany insofar
as war materials are concerned. And
he said, everyone likes to see a fair
and equal fight, authough ou rsym-
pathies may be on one side or the
other. And by placing France and
England on a parity with Germany
the United States takes the greatest
possible precaution against our en-
try into the war and the sending of
our troops to Europe. The reason
Mr. Lanham said, is that with the
allies and Germany on an equal
footing, there can be no doubt but
that the allies will win the war and
that no outside help will be neces-
disclosures that are being made by
Congressman Martin Dies and his
committee, that are investigating un-
American activities, and said that
were it not for the war news of the
day, the Dies reports would place
big on front pages of newspapers and
would astound the nation.
Hitler Bravado.
Turning to the relative positions
occupied by the allies, Germany,
Russia, and Italy, Mr. Lanham said
that in his opinion Russia and Ger-
many will not remain such good
friends for very long, and neither
will Italy commit herself to Ger-
many without further consideration.
He said that Russia would likely not
send immense quantities of foods
and supplies to Germany, as Russia
needs them herself and that Ger-
many has no money.
Referring to Hitler’s many speech-
es, he gave it as his opinion that
there is no reason why Americans
should pay an attention to his
blustering, as his talks are mainly to
boslter the morale of the German
people, especially the great number
who are not in accord with his gov-
ernment. He said that Hitler is not
at all sure of his past victories and
of future victory as he himself, as
vell as other high officials, have
millions placed in banks of neutral
Continued on last page.
“We of the faculty, as well as the
exes have begun to look forward
eagerly to the ex-Thalian breakfast.’*
Were the closing words of Dean Mc-
Daniel’s address to the Thalians on
the occasion of the ex-Thalian break-
fast Sunday morning.
The breakfast, an annual affair
which included all Thalians since
1935, was held at the Nook cafe at
8:30 Sunday morning. Most of the
guests arrived yawning as a result
of having to arise so early after a
night of hilarious festivity, but their
woes were soon forgotten as they
tried to cram all the talking they
could into the least time they would,
all be together for another year.
Along with a breakfast of pine-
apple juice, scrambled eggs, sausage,
toast, strawberry preserves and cof-
fee, a short program which consisted
of songs by the Couts Hall Trio,
Coye Miller, Bobby Doss and Dotty
Goodenough, “Should Auld Ac-
quaintance Be Forgot,” and a song
by Frances Frye, “Oh You Crazy
Moon” was given.
Peggy Parsons won the annual
prize for being the highest officer
present in the earliest year. She was
Thalian Tattler in 1937.
sary, whereas should the allies not members, back to their own country,
be equally as well equipped with
he United States, Mr. Lanham said
jthat the United States would sell to
any nation in the world anything
and everything they want, provided
they bring their ships here, pay cash
and haul the merchandise away,
without help or portection from the
United States government. Letters
have been received by every indi-
vidual congressman and senator
from agents of the German Bund
and from Soviet organizations,
threatening defeat at the polls
should they not change their vote on
the neutrality question. In one of the
letters from the Communists, he said
the writer asked that Congress adopt
the “Soviet program of peace and
prosperity of Russia”. “Yes”, said
Mr. Lanham, “we should adopt the
peace and prosperity of Russia where
to my certain knowledge, a great
many people are actually starving.
I mean really starving.”
Propaganda Sources.
“There are two sources of propa-
ganda that comes to the Congress,”
the speaker said, “one is the German
Bund source and the other is from
the Communist party organization
in America. The Soviet organization
is the most skillful, smarter, more
adroit, and spend lavishly in propa-
gating their doctrine for the over-
throw of the American Government.
However, both organizations are
continuously trying to disrupt the
government and bring chaos to our
country. I will clarify my state-
ments with this: There are many
German-American citizens in the
United States who are strictly
against Hitlerism and patriotic to
the United States, but there is a cer-
tain per cent of the German-Ameri-
ans who are organized and are fi-
nanced in Germany to spread their
propaganda in America.”
“I will vote to send everyone of
Repeatedly asserting that the I which is being vigorously fought by
American sentiment is overwhelm- Lerman end Soviet organizations in
W.C. building fund Ministerial Association
peace, as we would everyone be
stood against a wall and shot. Then
why should we permit these free-
dom destroyers to come to America
Students!—Patronize ip"
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