The Campus Chat (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, April 24, 1953 Page: 2 of 4
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EDITORIALS
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The Campus Chat
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One of labor's most important ex- the index up to date. This revised index
p«*riments in recent year* the "escala- tasmc official last Jan. 16; however,
tor" wage clauw of 1948-ia now get- at Presidential r«quent, the old index
ting "a first major test a* a two-way was retained to permit a period during
instrument. which the elaMtic wages could lie geared
The measure, adopted by General the new index, which wa* simulta-
Motor* and the CIO United Automo- neously continued
bile Workers ju*t five yearn ago next The revived "old" index, issued once
month, geared pay raine* to risea in more on April 6, showed that the coat
co*t of living. The name daunt- has of living had, indeed, dropped. More
since tx-cn included in other manage- important from the standpoint of the
merit-labor t<actx. both in and out of laboring man, the drop, when translated
the auto industry. to term# of the escalator clauiie, would
In easenre, the "escalator" clause pro- mean a wage cut of one cent per hour,
poeed fee grant workers a small wage The Big Three of the motor industry
increase to correspond with each in- immediately announced that this reduc-
' "us#' as shown in tiw government'* tion would be put into effect.
Consumer's Price index. But some read-
justment of this index has been at
tempted during the period since 1948.
in 1949, Congress authorized a switch
from the previously used base period
of 1936-39 to 1947-49, hoping to bring
Now, faced with the inevitable ro-
spect of a drop In wages for all workers
operating under "escalator" clauses, la-
bor leaders are bulking at the reversal
of the trend. Walter Reuthcr, president
of the United Auto Workers, has al-
&main. JMbjUAt&A Wlaij <HUt
WjcdihsAA VYl&h/dkaniJi'Snnq
Several times in history Senate cloak-
rooms have been filled with cots in
which weary members could snatch a
few winks while oratory on some con-
troversial subject droned on at night
sessions.
And this week it appeared that the
same thing would soon be the vogue.
The controversial and long-debated sub-
merged oil lands bill is about to hit the
fleietn'n well-trampled floor. .
Even Majority Leader Taft is con-
sidering a move to invoke cloture—a
Seven Changes
Put to Students
For Ratification
For the second consecutive year, the miiiUi
ha* proposed s lint of constitutional amend-
omM for the student body to veto or ratify
at the UBNT election Wednesday.
I .ant year's change* totaled 18. HI* are up
for ratification this year.
A majority of the votes cant will rat-
ify the amendment*, and the change* can
be voted on *eparatoly or collectively. (The
change* will be Hated on the ballot* )
The change*:
1. Article 2, section 2, claune A: change the
word "college" to read "student."
2. Article 2, section 8, claune H: *cratch the
sentence saying, "There ahall be no grade
t> vorage requirement* for freshman claa* sena-
tors."
3. Article 8, section 2, Clause II, ahall rend
aa follow*: "The term of office for each *en-
ator shall be one year from the date of the
full senatorial elections."
4. Article 3, section 6, clauae A: the phrase
"pi-e«ident of the senate" ahall be changed to
read "president of the USNT or president of
the senate."
6. Article X, section ft, clauae B, paragraph
fi, shall read a* follow*: "to call special ***-
aiona of the student senate at hi* discretion."
« Article 7, section 2, clauae B, paragraph 2.
•hall read as follows: "to inspect the grades
of all students holding offices under the ju-
risdiction of USNT, insuring that they arc
maintaining the required grade average for
that office."
7. Article 0, section 2, ahall read a* follows:
"The council will meet on the firat and third
Thursday of each month and at the call of
the president of UBNT."
limit on the torrent of talk on the bill
which has tied up the Senate for two
weeks. However, Taft seems to think
Much a move would only receive a fail-
ing vote—so he's not too keen on the
Idea
The whole matter should be investi-
gated for its significance. Surely there
must lie some lietter way to pass or tie-
feat controversial legislation. Surely
someone could come up with an idea
that would prove more successful.
After all, cots—u n co m f o r t a b I e
though they may lie—are not the most
aristocratic form of sleeping ever in-
vented. Manufacturers are flomiing the
market with super oomphy rublier foam
mattresses that, undoubtedly, would fill
the Senate's bill much lietter.
And should the Senate fail to adopt
the new tiomphy mattresses officially,
the American Amalgamated Asstsiia-
tion of Mattress Manufacturers. Deal-
ers, and Distributors will lie head hunt-
ing. But then tha cot merchants will
is.* troublesome, too. There must be n
better way to sleep tin the job.
—Tom Kirkland
ready announced that hia union will
sign no more long-term pacts unless
some of the 28-cent cost-of-living gains
which marked the wage crest last July,
lie retained as permanent gains.
And, last week, UAW spokesmen said
that the one-cent pay cute still hadn't
been accepted by the union. It will re-
view the whole picture later this month
at a meeting of its executive board.
Without attempting to argue the case
for or against labor, one conclusion
seems obvious: the rule should work
Isith ways, tabor gains are somewhat
like shifts in political powers; once ad-
vances are made, leaders are reluctant
to retreat But Keuther and other labor
leaders willingly accepted these "escala-
tor" clauses when every indication was
that wages would rise, it was plain that
the spiral could not lie unending. Sooner
or later, the cost of living was bound to
start down.
If labor contracts are valueless, ex-
cept as a means for boosting wages,
then they serve no purpose at all. Labor
and management might do as well to
operate on a basis of power moves
atone.
Management and labor have been ad-
vertised as entering on a new era of
mutual respect. If this is true, mutual
respect for agreements should be in-
cluded in the bargain. —Paul Blakney
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ITS ALL RIGHT", HE'S A PRF MED FROM AFRICA
Friday. April 24, 1954
With the Alumni . . .
New York Firm
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Publishes Book
By 1939 Grad
Mrs. HELEN STONE HOVEY, 1 S grad-
uate, has written a book enUtled "Making
Money in Your Kitchen" that has been pub-
lished by a New York firm.
In the book Mrs. Hovey describe* 1000
product* that a housewife can make in her
kitchen and sell. Now on the faculty of New
York university, she received her bachelor's
degree at North Texas, majoring in foods
and nutrition. 1
As u student she sold her first recipes to
u national magazine.
SIDNEY WILSON HENDERSON, B.S. '51,
is working a* a mud engineer for the Baroid
Sales division of the National Lead company.
Now employed as u chemical engineer for
the Department of Interior, Bureau of Mines,
as the Amarillo helium plant i* ex-student
ROBERT GENE BEARDEN, B.S. and M.S.,
IMO.
II. W. WILSON hu* been elected president,
of the newly organised Austin chapter of the
Ex-student association.
J. B. MALONE was elected vice-president,
and Mis* HELEN WILLIARD was named
secretary-treasurer. The chapter wa* formed
on North Texas day when R. L. PROFFER
of the government department was guest
speaker. J. A. ANDERSON, new president
of the Ex-student association, was also a
speaker.
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USNT Aspirants . . .
Politicians List Experience, Platforms
Students in making thoughtful, conscien-
tious choices should have it clear picture
of the candidates, their background, and
their platform before voting in Wednesdays
carious elections.
Therefore, the Chat is publishing short,
thumbnail sketches of all USNT executive
office candidates. This, we feel, will aid stu-
dents in making their choices
PRESIDENT
MIKE HARMS. Burkburnett, Junior, 19.
production management major; freshman and
sophomore dnss president, president of freah-
man orientation. USNT treasurer, treasurer of
Sigma Phi JOpsilon fraternity, member of
Management club, and Society for Advance-
ment of Management.
Don Tootin'
College Needs Pun School
by Don HenryU
After studying here for three—almost four,
now -semester* and one summer, I have come
to the conclusion that what this college needs
more than anything else i* a pun department
—a School of PUNishment, of you please.
If any art—fin* art -is underplayed on the
campu*, It i* the art of
making and appreciating
pun*. People have gone
cra*y for and from "cat"
Joke* lately, but puns have
been with u* for years-
arid we still do not appreci-
ate and respect them.
Of course, there are
some on the campus that
really appreciate a good
pun, but the average stu-
dent ha* not been trained to liston for them.
Someone will say that there is no money
in making puns—and this would be one argu-
ment against the SOP (School of Punish-
ment). But there is money in them. Televi-
sion stations, for example, have Seen their
importance, and one in this urea has a weekly
!{0-minute show of nothing but puns.
But alas, uoliody seems to agree with me
on the matter of the School of Punishment.
Everyone else Mieves that punstesr ure born
and not made, whereas I feel that "you, too.
can tell puns."
Rationalising, 1 can say that instructors for
the courses could not be found, and also that
the college doesn't have facilities to house the
SOP adequately.
But the SOP would be u definite asset
to North Texas.
Keep it under your hat, but the Campus
Chest committee is getting some bad publicity
these day* whether they know it or not.
The organisation, which will hold its drive
May 11-17, recently received a letter in its
correspondence addressed to the Campus Cheat
Committee. Here'* hoping this was just a
typographical mistake on the part of the cor-
respondent and not an accusation.
Platform; more student participation in
cumpus life and elections, senate to be more
functional part of student life, promote North
Texas day for high school seniors, establish
North Texas good-will Uiur, full participation
in TISA, further Howdy week, stimulate co-
ordination between class officers and senators.
II, (i. WELLS. Tulia, junior, 10, pre-law
major; president of Tulia high school, student
senator, junior representative to TISA, vice-
president of TISA, Lambda Chi Alpha, Blue
Key.
Platform: maintaining a strong relationship
between all factions of students as well as
the faculty, work for an improved student gov-
ernment in both organisation and function,
attempt to l>ettcr the relations between USNT
and administration.
HAROLD (IKE) HARRIS. Pittsburg, sen-
ior, 20. government major; Trojan fraternity
president, Interfraternity council, Pre-Law
club.
Platfrom; raise student employee wages,
support Campus Chest, support and improve
student loan, secure definitely an out-of-town
football trip, against National Student as-
sociation, favor washing machines in girls'
dormitories, get tennis court* completed, ob-
tain parking area on south side of Masters
hall and perhaps on old football field, con-
tinue support of chapel fund.
VICE-PRESIDENT
GRORGE PERRELL. Dallas, senior, 21, ed-
ucation majttr; cheerleader three years, vice-
president of Talons fraternity, officer of In-
terfraternity council, member of Roger M.
Ramey Air Force club.
Platform; better student wages, support Na-
tional Student association, continue work on
tennis courts, solve parking-space problem.
CHRISTY McKENZIE. Lancaster, junior,
21, business major; student senator, commit-
tee chairman, TISA delegate, junior TISA
representative, Fencing club, Varsity club,
Delta Sigma Phi, Blue Key.
Platform: stronger and more positive rep-
resentation of student wishes to administra-
tiork, to city, and to state, full support and
encouragement of Campus Chest, broaden-
ing of student government activities to include elementary education major; Howdy week
more people, continued program of leader- committee, Cumpus Chest committee, cancel
drive committee, Phi Sigtna Alpha.
ship designed to draw more students to North
Texas.
SECRETARY
BILL I'lNSON, Lancaster, sophomore, 18,
business major; sophomore senator, chairman
general affairs committee three, senate presi-
dent pro-tem, delegate to TISA convention,
No platform submitted,
TREASURER
MIKE MURPHY, McKinney, sophomore,
19, secondary education major; president of
freshman and sophomore classes, vice-presi-
dent of Texas association of FTA, member
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member of constitutional revision committee, °f Trojans fraternity, Interfraternity council.
Rally committee. Debate club. Roger M. Future Teachers of America, International
Ramey Air Force club, squad leader in ROTC Kelations club, AFROTC.
Sabres. Sigma Phi Epailon, Phi Eta Sigina Platform: support chapel fund, support
honorary fraternity for men, president of football road trip, support Campus Chest,
Lancaster club work on th parking problem south of Masters
'Platform to attend all required meetings, hall completion of tennis courts, washing
keep up required work of the secretary, take m,chin,M in *,rU ,,orm!,
an active interest in student government af- SHIRLEY PATTII.LO, Galveston, junior,
fairs, work closely with public relations group li , secondary education major; student sen- 1
to further interest in North Texas and ac- ator, Senior Mary Arden club, Press club, Phi,
quaint high school students and graduates Kappa Gamma, Campus Chat staff.
with the school, continue working for washing Platform: to make the treasury of USNT
machines in girls' dorm, work further with work for the good of the student body, to
the administration on the parking problem. ma|,e the office of treasurer a worthwhile,
JOANN SMOTHERS, Fort Worth, 20. ele- smoothly operating office.
mentary education major; student senator, HAROLD (CHICO) SECRER, Dallas, jun-
Kappa Kappa Kappa treasurer, Alpha Rho ior> 21, economics major; secretary of Talons
Tau, Kappa Delta Pi, Alpha Chi. fraternity.
Platform: a smoother functioning stu- Platform: better-kept records, establishment
of an efficient budget, cutting of needless ex-
penditures, fully supporting of other execu-
tive officers of USNT.
dent government through efficient secretary-
ship.
RITA BEANE, Chillicothe, sophomore, 19.
Behind The Scenes . . .
Smithies Use MA Building
In IA Course-30 Years Ago
by OLIN CIIISM iness, Dr. Blackburn recalls. The department
People passing by the School of Business decided to give up training blacksmith*. Other
these day* often are greeted by the noise of departments were moved into the building, so
the huaine** machines inaide. But 30 years the industrial arts department moved Into
ago the nolae* from the manual arts build- the power plant.
ing would have been deafening in comparison. All of the forges except two were sold to
For the manual arts building then held a Texas Tech. The*e two were moved out of
All's Well
Spring Grads Will Find Jobs Plentiful
foundry and blacksmith shop, complete with
20 forge*.
In 191A the college decided to train trade*-
men. Dr. S. A. Blackburn, now director of
the building along with the reat of the de-
partment- except the drawing classes.
During World War II, a frame building f
was constructed just south of the historical t
by JOHNNIE W ELLS
There'* good news for IWHJ graduate* who
will soon be on the lookout for Jobs—employ-
ment records are lieing established and unem-
pWytMat la at a postwar low.
The mats factors respon-
sible for our present high
U < 0
vey the available official publication* on the
voeational and educational opportunities of-
fered by the armed services.
Ranked first on the list for available civil-
ian job* ki the field of engineering- for both
men and women. Thirty thousand new engin-
eer* per year will be needed because of the
production and" employment forthcoming period of partial mobilisation,
are consumer purchases, •&** i*aching the l 50 peak of 62,000 grail-
new construction, and cap- uatea, the numlwr has continued to drop and
ital investment in new k expected to resch a low o in,000 In *54.
plsnts and equipment.
All of these factors are
operating at the highest
levels in out history and
are likely to continue to do
so for a number of months
The Campus Chat
Although the number i* expected to begin a
slight rise next year, many of the new grad-
uates of the next few year* will enter the
armed force* upon graduation. Thi* will be
the contributing factor to the expected con-
tinued ahortage of engineer* for the next
few years.
Positions In the natural science fields also
offer many opportunities. Chemists, physi-
cists, geologists, and geophysicists are needed
in ca <! the defense program continue*. The
demand will be greatest for workers with
graduate training or considerable experience.
But, Durkin report*, opportunities for per-
sons with only a buchelor's degree will con-
tinue to be good, particularly in view of toe
declining number of grads with bachelor de-
the department of industrial art*, had just t'uilding. Part of the department wa* moved
come to the school as a faculty member and into it.
recalls that the foundry and black*mith *hop Then after the war, two more structures
were installed in the basement of the new wcre built 'or the IA department. One was
building. th* drafting building and the other was the
The forge* were of the downdraft. coal- The department moved into
burning type. These, together with the ham- *her«,it is now located.
mering of anvils and the noise of the foun-
The last move came when the offices were
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AM. AMK.KICAlt it. Tim s
MmkInk Teiat I at* ma Mattel* Fran astaeMtM
e wen- the MsM fset* ealeasol
week by Martin P. Durkin, secretory of la-
bor, concernmi( the job outlook for this year's
college graduate*. ■
The demand for military good* and equip-
ment for national defense now at a record
high demand Tor peacetime i« also a «mtrtb-l
uting factor to the "job«-available', situation,
the tabor report stated
Eds expecting an interruption by military
■errke should not overlook these trends about
available jobs, Durkin'* departrn ^lt.sl research
report cautioned. The *ervice provide* signif-
cant vocational and educational opportunities.
But R is up to the graduating ed to choose
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DAN KI.KfPKH
editorial aMUtant
JOHNNIE Wri.lJI
taatare
jsasv oorrav
MASILTN WHITRMIDE
swasiaiiaw editor
OLIN CHISM
.porta aaataUnt
BLASE HAMPTON
SHIBLBY PATTII.LO SCOTT BBOOSSBISE
m«Ms SMlar i>lrta sasMast
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JIM JOBNS
itot manager
JOB HABSSLL
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JEAN MaAITI.EY
eiehaaa* «ittor
boyce BBOWM
circulation i
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With over a million new children entering
elementary schools this year, the supply of
new teachers is greater than In '52-6,1 al-
though the supply of teachers is smaller.
, About thirty-five thoussnd college students
will meet the requirements for grade-school
teaching profession* in June, and many times
that number are needed for new positions and
the replacement of experienced teachers leav-
ing the profession.
A beckoning factor in the teaching field i*
the steady increaae in salariea.
Other departments with just as dire em-
ployee needs are civil service, health, business
and law, and social service.
Durkln's last word to all '68 grads was "It
dry, caused complaints from the rest of the Gilding, where the
building and the campus. The home economic* pJ*chw,°*y claws used to meet. formerly the
department was located on th« top floor of oW c#,n,pUi off,ct' buiWi"«-
the building and got moat of the noise. L@tterS tO
Bet tMa was net the only prokl*B> MBMd ....
by the machinery. Dr. Blackburn states that
many of the industrial arts student* couldn't
stand the heat for very long periods of time,
so they didn't work hard enough in their
classes. The situation waa especially bad in
the summertime.
The forges had beth intake and exhaust
fans. These carried the smoke and heat from
them and the foundry oat of the building
thruugh one chimney, which still can be MM To the ediftMl
on the south tide of the building. Campus Cheat needs your help—not only
But the blower* were not completely effi- with money but with ideas.
cient. Smoke poured out of the forge* into If you know a North Texas graduate or
the room, covering everything and everybody former -tudent who deserves a portion of the
with seel. money that will be donated to the Cheat May
Committee Urges
Support of Drive
... the Editor
is my hope that you will speedily find em- The chimney waa not built high enough 11-17, get in touch with one of these eds:
Th. Caaiataa Chut. noAml nawtpapar af North Tnaa Stat* roll***, la eufcllahad wnl anl
PrMayi durlnc tha lont Urma. Sa WanlMr through Mar: an A work!? (avary Friday) durtn,
aroaah Aapat. during rrrlaw and atamlnalkm portata and arhool Ttaatm
r.ntarad aa land rla«a laattar April II. IN*, al Um pmt offka to Danton undrr tha art of Marah I. in*.
Ir (ararr WadnaaSar as
tha aamawr aaaalatt, Jala
Savraaattlad It National Adrrrtiala* a ilaaa In*. ItaharrlpOoa rataa daltTarxl b mall
ployment where you can best utilise your
knowledge and skills and contribute nuat to
the society that made poaaible your mucation.
Collectively, you and your clasamatea are a na-
tional resource of major importance. We need
the work of your hands and minds and the co-
operation of your hearts if our country ia to
prosper and grow, and retain It* leadership
of the free world."
above the building, though, according to Dr. tm BttlalM, J§8Nie Mtf M Wkfmm, Mb
Blackburn. On cold days it took one or two or Don Rive*, 328.
hours for the forges to generate enough heat Or, drop a postcard with information on
to blow the smoke away from the building, that person to Campus Chest. Box 6421,
So the smoke would pour out at the chimney NT Station.
and settle down into the home ec department. Your sugptfhHi -Wfli be processed, the
But despite these difficulties, the IA de- names investigated, and the poasibilRy of that
partment got along satisfactorily until IMS. person's receiving the money studied.
By then, blaeksmithing, was going out of bus- -Campus Chest committee
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