The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, May 1, 1914 Page: 2 of 4
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THE MEGAPHONE.
Published every Kriduy ut the office of The
Georgetown Commercial.
E. Curtis Vinson. .Editor-in-Chief
«(). T. Gooden... .Assistant Editor
W. I). Mlair Assistant Editor
Katherinc Brown.Assistant Editor
Hugh S. Carter... .Special Editor
M. B. llall Business Manager
John Spruce Asst. Bus. Mgr.
Bliss Woods Asst. Bus. Mgr.
Katherine Brown. .Asst. Bus. Mgr.
Reportorial Staff:
Elizabeth Matchett.
II. B. Simpson.
College Notes.
Entered as second-class mail
matter Sept, 27, at the post-
ofTice at Georgetown,Texas, under
act of Congress of March 3, 1913.
Published every Friday during
the school year by the Students'
Association of Southwestern Uni-
versity.
All matter for publication must
be in the hands of the Editor by
10 a. m. Thursday. Don't forget
to sign your name to what you
hand in.
Address all communications to
The Megaphone, Georgetown, Tex.
Subscription price per year $1.00
Single Copies 5 Cents
Friday, May 1, 1914.
College Yells.
During our games with Texas a
girl remarked that we must have
but one college yell. Rackety-
yack had been repeated two or
three times and was given once or
twice after the remark was made.
Rackety-yack is good,but it should
not be overworked. There ought
to be several good, well known
Southwestern yells. The Mega-
phone would be glad to print
some good yells if some of our
poetical genus would get busy.
Let us see if this defect can't be
remedied.
N. E. A.
The National Editorial Associ-
ation has come and gone. We
were delighted to have them with
us and derived much good from
their short sta.^ The sub-editor
had the pleasure of taking break-
fast .with them at the Woman's
Building and was much impressed
with the enthusiasm manifested.
Their songs and yells would do
credit to any bunch of college stu-
dents. It brightened our view of
the future to see old men and wo-
men enter into the spirit of what
we sometimes call boyish enthusi-
asm. If we can keep our heart as
youthful, we expect to find in
later years the flower of life's joys.
H is a thing to be looked forward
■tfft and we realize that the future
is ours to make—happy or other-
wise.
.a^oa
Bar bis" Active at State University.
Monday1 night the Barbs of the
tjtnle 'University held a mass meet-
ing Sfor^tlie purpose, as they ex-
pressed1 it'/of' educating the Fresh-
men*'on tie fraternity question.
Messrs.'WeM) aKd May of South-
western alUiresstni the meeting.
-ea 8i u .8t«*tttOM -
State University has arranged
to erect three more "shacks" to
meet the growing need of the Uni-
versity.
The College Editors were in
session at Austin Wednesday and
Thursday. Editor Vinson left
the National Editorial special
here and returned to Austin to at-
tend.
'The Students' Association of
State University, have just had a
"Spring Festival."
The faculty appeals committee
of Wisconsin ree<aitly refused to
alter a decision of the student
court on tlie ground that tlie stu-
dents are supreme in such eases.
State University is having a dis-
cussion over a proposition to
award the "T" to editors, debat-
ers and orators. The opposition
say if an award is to be made it
should be different from the ath-
letic "T." (Southwestern is
awarding a pennant to her debat-
ers this year .for the .first time).
Baylor lias taken steps to adopt
the Honor System.
The Skiff of T. C. U. is advo-
cating a fee to support the Ora-
torical Association. At present
tlicy ask the student body for aid,
The entire Baylor student body
recently endorsed a plan to put
on a fee to support intercollegiate
debating and oratorical contests.
The students of Minnesota Uni-
versity will vote on the Honor
System.
A. straw ballot of the women of
Stanford University was over-
whelming for the Honor System.
IKE HML CLOSES.
Girl in Oklahoma Debate.
For the first time in the history
of Oklahoma a girl will take part
in an intercollegiate debate. When
the debating team from the Okla-
homa Methodist University at
Guthrie comes to Stillwater on
April 17 to debate with a team
from the Oklahoma Agricultural
and Mechanical College, they will
find opposed to them on the Aggie
team a little, dark-haired, 17-year-
old girl. This young woman,
Fern Lowry, took part in two pre-
liminary contests and won out ov-
er ten boys for a place on this de-
bating team. One of her oppo-
nents who went down in defeat
before her was one of the cham-
pion debaters in the Oklahoma-
Kansas-Colorado tristate debates
last year.—Orange and Black.
Little David came running in to
his father as he was quietly seated
in the parlor.
"Oh, pa! gif me a dollar. I
vant to go see de big-snake in da
eircus."
"No, no, Tafid," replied the
fond- parent. "Take the magnify-
ing glass out in de garden and
look at de vorms."—Ex.
Our annual revival services
closed last Sunday night, but it is
hoped that tin* spiritual influence
has only begun and that still
greater things are yet to be ac-
complished in the lives that have
been touched.
With a calm, deliberate consid-
eration lives were surrendered to
special service, others took up
their forsaken cross, and many
have turned from sin to a new
life. They have made noble de-
cisions and deserve encourage-
ment. v We were all made to feel
the need of getting closer to our
fellownian and having a stronger
grip upon God. The meeting was
not all that we hoped it to be, but
the students and citizens of
Georgetown are on a higher plain
of christian experience. We have
been on the mountain top and
have received a vision of greater
things. Shall we die there? No,
let us realize that there are some
in the valley who need our help,
—meditation and prayer is your
need. Is not there a fellow
school mate who needs encourage-
ment f They want help, they
must have it. Does your life
inean anything to them? Then use
it; be of good cheer, give tliein a
word of encouragement and a
smile of good will.
There are difficulties coming to
every one which are sure to try
and test the> strength of the will
and character of the individual.
Manhood is tested by the over-
coming of the many obstructions.
We feel that the meeting has
started a wave of religious influ
ence not to have -its limits in our
own land, bijt one that will ex
tend to the uttermost bounds of
the earth, helping those that most
need help. It is the purpose of
the Christian organizations of our
school to carry on the work start-
ed in the revival by helping those
who have lately undertaken the
living of a christian life. We are
our brother's keeper. Then let us
be of service, help the fellow near
you and make life count for some-
thing. Can't we!
A Student.
15 perct.
off
on all Suits or-
dered within the
next 30 days.
Southwestern
Tailoring
Company
Telephone No. 262
Dr. Seay at Round Rock.
[Round Rock Leader.]
A small but appreciative audi-
ence heard Dr. Seay, of South-
western University, at George-
town, discuss the subject, "The
Inspiration the Bible Gives Us,"
at the Methodist church here Sun-
day afternoon. The address was
treated in its fullness and was a
treat to all who took advantage of
the opportunity to hear it. Dr.
Seay is a very learned man and
an able speaker, and the wonder
is that so many of our people were
contented to remain at home and
deprive themselves of the priv-
ilege to hear him.
A. II. Anglin, a former student,
is back in school. His brother ac-
companied him and will enter the
Prep next year.
Fancy articles for classy peo-
ple at J. W. Long's. Anything a
student needs.
Huppue Cupple McDowell is
spending a few days at his home
in Wichita Falls.
GO TO
THE MODEL BAKERY
For Fresh Bread, Rolls, Fancy Cakes.
Can supply all your needs in this line to your entire satisfaction.
Phone 12. H. WEI^SER, Prop'r Phone 12
Tucker, P ierce &Hooten
MOOD HALL PRESSING CLUB
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Let Us Show You Our New Spring Samples
SAY, BOYS, DON'T FORGET
The Needham Restaurant
Fish, Oysters and Everything Good to Eat.
The^Biggest Restaurant in Town.
Keeping Posted.
We have often wondered wheth-
er the students in an institution
such as ours keeps posted on the
affairs of the world. We have
sometimes felt that the tendency
of a technical course with its re-
quirements of long hours in school
and still longer hours outside, is
to a certain degree narrowing. Of
necessity, herhaps, such is the
case; but if so, te shituation is cer-
tainly not one for self-eongratu-
lation.
Without doubt the average stu-
dent here is very busy with his
school work; yet at the same time
he should be careful not to lose
touch with the world. He ought
to spend a small amount of time,
even if only a few moments a day,
in reading the good magazines
which are so readily accessible in
the Library, or in perusing the re-
liable newspapers of the country.
By consistent reading, a man may
in this manner attain a valuable
knowledge of the current events
of the world, and when he goes
out into the world himself he will
mt
not be merely a "half-baked" col-
lege man with smattering of a few
technical subjects and no realiza-
tion of their application to the
every-day life of our country, but
rather will be a well-posted man,
whom the world will have to no-
tice and reckon with sooner or
later.—The Tartan.
Let us frame your Class, Fra-
ternity or Sorority group.
Wilcox Bros. Co.
Musical Instruments, Artists'
Materials.
Richardson's Book Store.
Eastman Kodaks, Films, and
all supplies at Stiles Drug Co.
Nice line Memory Books at
Wilcox Bros. Co.
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Bring your films to us one day
and get your pictures the next.
> Wilcox & Masterson.
'i-
Correspondence Cards.
Richardson's Book Store.
Graduate, Sorority, and Fra- .
ternity Memory Books are good
gifts. Wilcox Bros. Co.
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Vinson, E. Curtis. The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, May 1, 1914, newspaper, May 1, 1914; Georgetown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth401204/m1/2/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Southwestern University.