The Coyote (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 8, Ed. 1 Monday, March 29, 1948 Page: 2 of 4
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YESTERADY.
THE COYOTE
TODAY
STAFF FOR THIS ISSUE
Dear Editor...
young man he doesn’t
Dear Editor and Fellow Students:
spring and he does more than think.
ANN CRADDOCK
SPONSOR
Betty Pittman.
★
Dear Editor:
Jack Frost
BEAT THE DEADLINE
Although there are just a few ba-
in your pipe and smoke it!
editorial staff.
The Male Who Dances In The Dark (In The Dark
About Dancing) . . . Needs This Quiz
that on that day new spring gar-
ments are brought to the forefront
and the time for summer clothing
prevent a paper from making dead- other class group was subject to
line on time until you’ve joined the death or life imprisonment. Put that
Once A Weapon,
The BMOC’s Pipe
Has Weird Past
WHAT DO THEY
REALI Y MEAN?
pleading typewriter and the general
rustle and bustle, everything was
quiet. Suddenly someone bursts in-
to the office and scares everyone
the tired typewriter and fills the of-
fice with an irritating stacatto. Oth-
NO TENNIS
NO BASEBALL
NO NOTHING
The American male student likes
to smoke a pipe—that’s a statement
sworn to by advertisers, magazine
writers, cartoonists, moving-picture
makers, and coeds giving birthday
gifts. And from sales figures at cam-
pus book stores—it looks as if the
statement’s no exaggeration.
At mid-term I was nominated by
the Student Council to be president
of the Student Association. The stu-
dents elected me by acclamation to
that office a few days later. This I
appreciate sincerely in spite of the
fact that I was not overly-anxious
for any more extra-curricular work
with my full class schedule. But the
question I would like to know the
answer to now is this: what are my
duties and what are the duties of
the Student Council?
Sincerely,
Jack Frost.
687)
Sincerely,
Bob Frost.
Published Monthly by Weatherford College of Southwestern Uri
Entered at the Post Office at Weatherford, Te as, as
Second Class Mail Matter
er than the clickety-clack of
know that I am leading to - it is the problem of extra-
curricular activities that seem to be lacking in Weather-
ford College. I believe that physical fitness is as necessary
as “book learning”. When any one wants to play tennis,
baseball, or most any other sport except horse shoes they
have to go somewhere besides the College Campus. Now
1 ask why the students of W. C. are deprived of these
necessities?
EDITOR—PAGE I DOROTHY HUBBARD
EDITORS—PAGE II JACK FROST, BETTY PITTMAN
EDITORS—PAGE IT B0BBY STONE, ROBERT POND
EDITORS—PAGE IV , LOB FROST, WHEEFY HILL
TYPISTS—EVANS, COCHRAN, MORRIS, BARTON, PLUMLEE,
PITCHFORD, BARNARD, GOOD, MILBURN, BARBER,
HU NI PUCKER.
Dorothy Hubbard
Are you a sports fan? Sure, nearly every American
is a sports fan in one way or the other. Some of you may
just like to be on the side lines and root for your favorite
La."?
Everythin gseems to go wrong
when time to print the Coyote rolls
around. The offices of the editorial
staff are changed to virtual mad
ter Christmas came crabbed Lent,
that tries flesh with fish and simp-
ler foods; then the weather of the
world struggles against winter; the
cold shrinks away, the clouds uplift
themselves; bright pours the rain
down in warm showers and falls on
the fair fields; flowers peep forth;
green are the garments of earth and
grove; birds make them ready to
build and sing with passion for the
solace of soft summer that comes
down from the heights. Then burst-
ing blossoms burgeon forth in rich
and rank hedgrows, and noble notes
now are heard in the fair wood-
lands.”
That is still an accurate descrip-
tion of the coming of spring and it
applies (we hope) to Weatherford,
Texas, in 1948.
It has been a hard winter. The
Administration Building’s efficient
heating system grows weary. The
Dean has run out of blankets to is-
sue for the classroom. We welcome
the spring!
port, the Japs had different pipes
half to death with his frantic cry of for the military, the common people,
“Got that picture ready, Joe?” | and the professional classes. Any-
You just can’t realize all that can one smoking a pipe designed for an
and side burns you have been grow-
ing since Christmas. The frontiers-
men called theirs whiskers and wore
them year in and year out.
Some say they used "Vigaro". I
don’t mean to make light of your
whiskers because that is one thing
I can not grow. The horses you’ll
rirde in the parade are rollin’ fat
compared to the frontiermen’s plugs.
Why “shore”, you can spit tobac-
co juice “clean” across the campus,
but my great granddad could spit
so far they never could find where
it landed. Two years ago we could
say many things about the ladies
and their costumes, but today we
could say ditto and stop at that. The
style and design comes back from
those of our great grandmaws. Sure
the long skirts are copied from them
along with the Gibson girl blouses,
not to mention wearing two or three
peticoats plus the pantiloons. When
the high top shoes come back in
fashion, that’s just where I am going
to put my foot down.
AFTER THOUGHT:
athletics while others like to be in ac-
tion. We all seem to like the “out
doors” and fresh air, especially now
that spring has finally arrived. You
I want to tell you a little about the
1948 issue of the Oak Leaf and who’s
responsible for the success of this
book. This year we think we have
a piece of work of which every stu-
dent will be proud. The annual will
have 128 pages and a beautiful cov-
er. The annual should be here for
chapel on May 27th, then everyone
can find out just which faculty
member will be honored. Each year
there is the trouble that this bit of
info will seep out. Of course it hasn’t
this year???
I would like to express my thanks
to each student who helped in pre-
paration of the Oak Leaf. I would
like for the student body to remem-
ber the part that Glendora Rutledge,
Sammie Good, Wanda Phillips did
in fixing the classes. Melvern Pear-
son worked with the clubs. Then
Bob Frost worked with the sportrs.
The snapshot section was put to-
gether by Barbara Fincher. Laverne
Needham and Coy Nell Evans.
Working with the ads was Bill Shel-
by, Don and Ann Smith, Elaine Van-
dagriff, Betty Pittman, Doris Rod-
gers, and Mrs. Poulter did the art
work. The snapshot section was fur-
nished by all students. To these we
say thanks for your co-operation. To
our sponsor, Dick Tooley, I say
thanks for he was very cooperative
all year.
It appears to me, my dear editor,
that I have no duties, but am some-
what of a “figurehead”. The Student
Council’s only functioning duty
seems to be that of nominating of-
ficers for the next term. I recom-
ment one of two things—either give
the Student Council representation
in a suggestive capacity to the fac-
ulty governing meetings or do away
completely with the Student Coun-
cil.
wait for
I E UY GTE
But pipes have taken a strange
road to their present campus popu-
larity. They’ve been used as wea-
pons, made from animal horns, and
have even been shaped to show caste
distinctions. Their amusing (and
sometimes amazing) history is fea-
tured in the current issue of Varsity
the young man’s magazine.
He says, “Shall we dance?” She
says, “Let’s!” Then he dances in the
dark.... In the dark about the right
way to dance!
There are probably any number
of mistakes that can be made on a
dance-floor; but it’s the considered
opinion of Maya Boleyn, interna-
tional dance instructress, that they
all come down to five major floor
flaws. Commenting in Varsity, the
young man’s magazine, Miss Boleyn
appealed to the American male to
check his dancing against her list.
Here are the groupings—in quiz
form—as quoted from Varsity:
1—Are you a “Gorilla-Gripper?”
It’s hard to tell if this man aims to
kill, squeeze, or please. He wraps
his arms around a girl’s waist in a
death-grip that’s against the laws of
humanity. Remember—if she can’t
b-r-e-a-t-h-e, she certainly can’t
dance!
2—Are you a “Sleepwalker?” This
lad bends almost backward as he
swoops and glides. He’s in a trance,
really out of this world—and his
partner feels like the model for the
Leaning Tower of Pisa. He simply
has to straighten up and dance
right!
3—Are you a “Hypnotist?” The
girl who dances wtih this man needs
a course in mental telepathy. He de-
cides on involved maneuvers—but
forgets to let his partner know that
things are about to happen. This
chap must think of his strong right
arm as a sort of steering wheel—
and lead with is, brother, lead!
4—Are you a “Big Lover?” This
fellow can make his eyes glow like
hot coals, his voice sound like vel-
vet dynamite. A girl in his arms (he
thinks!) is just waiting to be led to
temporary concealment behind a
potted shrub. Actually, he’s as at-
tractive to her as an ice-cube down
her back. Varsity says: to succeed
at a dance—DANCE!
Japan was one of the first nations
to adopt pipe smoking, quickly mak-
ing it a national habit. Soon metal
pipes became the sign of men of
distinction, and—the Varsity Maga-
zine article relates—many reached
lengths of from two to three feet.
Japanese citizens (not permitted to
carry weapons in the streets) carried
pipes instead—and used them in so
many arguments and altercations
that a legion of cracked skulls even-
tually convinced the government to
outlaw the pipe.
Smoking tools have not always
been portable, the Varsity Magazine
article points out. In Africa (where
costumes were too brief to include
pockets), tobacco fans dug a hole in
the ground, inserted a hollow reed
Since the girls could not grow a
mustache I see they have been
brushing up on square dancing and
folk dancing.
W.C. Students
Tlelcome Spring
By Bob Frost
The 20th of March was the first
day of spring. Why repeat that old
corney, trite remark “that in the
spring a young man’s fancy turns to I
These Colleges Give
Campus Cafes Report
Cards — And Tests!
On at least two college campuses
in the country, students have decid-
ed to do something about local res-
taurants that ignore health and sa-
nitation rules.
They’ve inspected these eating
places—they’ve given them report
cards—and they’ve cleaned them up!
Writing for a future issue of Var-
sity, the young man’s magazine, Ot-
to Press of the U. of Missouri, and
Joan Emmett of the U. of California
describe the student-organized
groups that have swept the campus
cafes.
At Missouri (which patterned its
system after California’s) two doz-
en men and women students were
assigned the jobs of “Inspector”.
They entered every eating place in
the town and checked them against
a list of fourteen points. On the first
trip around, Varsity Magazine was
told, only 21 of 77 places then sell-
ling food were okayed. The others
were given one week in which to
clean up—or close.
Restaurants that do pass these
into it, then made it airtight with
houses by the hustle of frantic page; packed dirt. To smoke the dried
editors trying to collect scattered hemp that was put in the hole the
bits of information before the fatal African had to lie flat on his‘sto_
hour. Someone, as usual, presides at mach.
careful student examinations are
given bright gold-and-black “OK”
cards to display in their windows.
The names of those that fail are
listed in the “Missouri Student”, the
campus newspaper. It’s then up to
the students to boycott the offend-
ers.
Varsity Magazine reports that
both drives—the one at California,
which is completed, and the one at
Missouri, which continues—have
brought to a minimum the usual res-
taurant faults. On at least two cam-
puses, spoons are clean—or the stu-
dents act!
The, school constitution lists the
qualifications and goes into detail
about requirements for members of
the Student Council. But not one
word about what the Student Coun-
cil is for or what the president of
the Student Association is to do ex-
cept that the former must pass first
on any amendment to the constitu-
tion.
You know that “garb” you are
wearing today might have been the
Sunday-go-to-meeting of your pio-
neer relatives. Of course your cloth-
. es are ready made while theirs
thoughts of love—”? If he’s really a , , _ g
were hand made or wove from their
own cotton. Spaking of cotton re-
in 1370 the Pearl Poet wrote: “Af-' minds me of the little batches of fuzz
Dear Editor,
In reply to a recent letter pub-
lished in the last edition of the Coy-
ote, we would like to make this
statement known to the general stu-
dent body.
Out of some twenty-odd ladies of
the campus asked this question “DO
YOU OBJECT TO SMOKING IN
THE CLASSROOM WHEN WELL
VENTILATED?”; 99 and 44 one
hundredths percent of them re-
plied that they did not mind it. I
hope this will settle the question of
how the student body as a WHOLE
feels.
Ungentlemanly yours,
Clyde King and Joe Curtis
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the sic varieties of pipes in use today,
the Japanese standardized pipe
shapes even further for the popu-
lace. According to the Varsity re-
Your Easter bonnet is in a box on the shelf. Your
clothe a e hanging in the closet after their initial appear-
ance ublic on Easter Sunday.
Have you ever delved into the actual meaning of
new clothes on Easter? Of course, most peoplee realize
Betty Pittman
Have you noticed that there is not a juke box or a
pin ball machine in the student lounge? This is because
STUDENT LOUNGE of the care that has heen taken
of these items. It is likely that
NOW VACANT these will not be replaced. Of
course it is up to the student to care for the recreation
benefits of any school. You may say there is not many.
Well, why break the things that are provided for our
recreation? We owe our care to all the equipment in the
student lounge.
has come.
L ut deeper than this is the original thought behind
‘ new clothes for the new season. Many, many years ago,
new clothing was worn on Easter Sunday to symbolize
the new life which was brought about by the ascension
, of Jesus Christ.
Do your Easter togs mean new life to you? Are you
observing their real and true meaning? Why not begin
today to live the better life that properly befits your new
clothing?
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