The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, February 5, 1909 Page: 2 of 4
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THE MEGAPHONE.
Published every Friday during the
school year by the Student's Associa-
tion of Southwestern University.
Address all communications to the
Megaphone, Georgetown, Texas.
Entered as second-class mail matter
Sept. 26, 1907, at the post-office at
Georgetown, Texas, under the act of
Congress of March 3, 1879.
All matter for publication must be
in the hands of the Editor by 4 p. m.
Thursday. Don't forget to sign your
name to what you hand in.
J. FISHER SIMPSON, Editor-in-Chief
Ernest S. Sansom, ) Associate
Miss Fannie Bye Rogers, f Editors
L. E. Dudley, Special Editor
T. A. Tunnell, Athletic Editor
H. O. Metcalfe, Personal Editor
Reporters—Misses Kitty McKen-
non, Abbie Graham.
Prep. Department—Ira Huckabee,
Reporter.
J. FRANK DOBIE, Business Manager
BEDFORD WEAVER, Asst. Bus. Mgr
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Single Copy . . 5 cents
FEBRUARY 5, 1909.
'COLLEGE POLITICS.'
There appeared in the last
week's Megaphone an article
-entitled "College Politics" that
is calculated to do a great harm
not only to our Southwestern
University but to any college.
It was an attempt to justify
"cliques," "wire-pulling" etc.,
therefore I believe someone
should answer it and point out
the errors and danger therein.
In the first place the state-
ment that "in all live and up-to-
date colleges and universities
college politics, caucuses, cliqu-
es, wire-pullers and bosses are
as essential and life giving as
college spirit in any form" is
true and false. It .is a fact that
these conditions exist "in all
vlive and up-to-date college" not
only here but whereever men
assemble themselves, whether
it be in school or in legislative
halls, the same conditions exist.
It has been the case in all ages
and doubtless will be for all
time to come. Brutus cliqued
against Caesar, James II. "pull-
ed wires" to wrest the throne
of England from William and
Mary. Benedict Arnold caucus-
ed and cliqued against the Ameri-
can Col ,nies. Aaron Burr cliqu-
ed against the U. S. Govern-
ment. These men were "boss-
es" by virtue of "cliques.
But the presence of these con-
ditions did not make our Govern-
ment "live and up-to-date."
The presence of these conditions
do not make the strong men-
energetic men, but human beings
make their presence.
Now I agree with the article
that "bosses" are essential to
our welare, not only to college
life but to society in general.
But what I mean by a boss is a
man that is a MAN. By virtue
of his strength of character, his
intellect, his towering reasoning
power, and his grand and noble
purpose does a man become a
| boss and NOT BY CLIQUES.
Jesus Christ was a "boss;" He
enunciated the great code of
morals and ethics that all Chris-
tian nations accept to-day.
To prove the above statement
the article said 1st, "the men
who become cliquers, wire-pull-
ers and bosses are the men who
will work for their school both
before and after graduation.
One has only to learn the
history of every "cliquer, wire-
puller, and boss" to see the fal-
lacy of this statement. To make
personal, mention would be un-
gentlemanly, to say the least.
Yet it is the case somtimes that
a man of this calibre has caused
to be inaugurated things that
have been a benefit to the Uni-
versity, but as a matter of fact
this was foreign to his mind.
Self aggrandizement has full
sway.
Again one has only to notice
who in the Alumni are doing
things for their alma mater.
How many are "exwire-pullers,
ex-bosses and ex-cliquers?" I
believe statistics will- bear me
out when I say ninety per cent
are not.
2nd., "The training that a
man gets at his wire-pulling
while in school will be of great
valjife in after life ... all this
is necessary if he would assume
the leadership in his community
or his State," all of which I most
sincerely believe. Providence
is kind to mankind in so much
as he is endowed with a "some-
thing" that tends - to over bal-
ance the habit of ASSUMING.
Hence for any one to be able to
"assume" with a clear con-
science one must have a great
deal of training. But fellow-
students—citizens of this com-
monwealth, the man would "as-
sume" the leadership in this
community or his State is a dan-
gerous man—necessarily a bigot.
Burr assumed the leadership
of the American people. They
assumed the leadership of the
Bostonians. Indeed college cliqu-
es, etc., do train and qualify a
man to be an assuuming citizen
—always assuming everything to
be created expressly for himself.
A grand and noble deed, this!
3rd., "It is better for society
that caucuses be held than that
all go into election or pass some
important measure without prop-
er forethought." This is sound
doctrine and should it be other-
wise society will suffer. But
"caucuses and proper fore-
thought" have a different mean-
ing, widely so, than "cliques,
wire-pullers" etc. When we
go to the ballot box to elect our
Governor it is a . poor citizen
who has not "caucused" (dis-
cussed his qualifications) and
had "proper forethought" but a
dangerous and vicious man who
has cliqued and pulled wires in
the election!
What Soth western wants,
what Texas wants, what society
wants is not "cliquers and
1 wire-pullers" but men who are
| MEN: men who rise above the
low besmirching things of life
and who will "press toward the
mark for the prize of the high
calling of God" to be a MAN,
a citizen in truth and indeed.
R. B. Curry.
COMMENCEMENT DAY.
in airColleges and Universi-
ties of note commencement day
with a capital D. is the Day of
all the school year. It is THE
day in the lives of many young
people and the culmination of
the hopes, fears and labors of
years. As this is the case every-
thing that will enhance its im-
portance and dignity should be
done, and sometimes S. U. has
been criticised, because Com-
mencement Day and the award-
ing of the diplomas has not
been dignified and magnified as
it should be. Usually about ten
Professors and instructors are
seated on -the platform when we
boast of thirty odd. Now this
is misleading-to the public.
Why not let the thirty odd,
ladies and all appear on the
platform.
Then too, as a lady visitor sug-
gested, let the thirty odd wear
caps and gowns as they do at all
large colleges. It would be an
imposing spectacle and add
much to the dignity and solemn-
ity of Commencement Day as a
student Tjody ' we are rather
proud of our faculty, and we
would like them to "Show off"
on Commencement day and all
appear together in public in
caps and gowns and impress the
public with their dignity and ap-
pearance and at the same time
add dignity and impressiveness
to the exercises on Commence-
ment Day. If we are so jealous
of our appearance commence-
ment day may we not hope that
this article will meet with fav-
or by the faculty and they will
follow out the suggestions here-
in expressed.
Aletheans Next Week.
The following staff from the
Alethean Society Will edit the
Megaphone next week. Editor-
in-Chief, Julia Mrquess; Associ-
ate Editors, Alice Beretta, Mat-
tie Sue Barton; Reporters, Lettie
Edens, Janie Dibrell, Josie
Field.
REV. J W HEIDT, D D
Rev. J. W. Heidt, D. D., the
second Regent of Southwestern,
died on Jan. 23, at his home
near Atlanta, Ga. He was very
prominent in Southern Metho-
dism and since 1889 has been in
the North Georgia Conference.
He leaves a wife and six child-
ren besides a host of friends to
mourn his loss. At the faculty
meeting Monday suitable resolu-
tions were passed by that body.
Miss Louise Riley of Dallas is
visiting here this week.
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We can do the finest class of
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just a little better than the other
fellow. Letter heads, envelopes,
cards, wedding invitations, dodgers
etc., all receive the same careful
treatment—just a little better than
seems necessary. Prompt delivery!
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Valentine Party.
The pipe organ club will enter-
tain with a valentine party at
Mrs. Makemson's Saturday,
the 13th. They Will be at home
from 4 to 6 and from 8 to 10.
Everybody invited.
■ .
Picture framing a specialty at
Wilcox Bros.
For Sale.
We have for sale a scholarship
either Dri
ler Business
in either Draughon's or the
Tyler Business College. *
who is thinking of atb
business college will do
see the manager.
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See R. H. Brown for tennis,
tracks, and base-ball goods.
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