The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 40, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 12, 1945 Page: 1 of 4
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Weekly Publication of Texas’ Oldest University
VOL. XXXIX GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1045
NUMBER
REAGAN CATES NEW STUDENT PREXY
Affairs Many as Graduation Nears
Candidates Speak At Rally
Publications Election Wednesday
Speech and Drama Trophies Awarded
To Outstanding 194445 Students
The seniors are looking forward
to a busy week and thereon to
their future. At the same time
we suspect them of remembering
good times at S. U. and of being
somewhat saddened at the pros-
pect of leaving.
Monday, June 11, Dean Ullrich
honored the seniors with a party
from 7:30 to 10 p. m. at his home.
Friday, June 15, Dr. and Mrs. J.
N. R. Score will give them a sup-
per In the garden at 7 o’clock.
Class day exercises will be held
Saturday morning, June 16, at 11
o’clock in the auditorium of Cody
Memorial Library. Presiding at
the program will be the president
of the senior class, Alyce Moer-
ner, and the songs will be led by
Rose Ann Heck. The program la
as follows:
Southwestern song.
Prayer, Bob Metzger.
Class History, Margaret Purcell.
Class Will, John Score.
Class Poem, Elaine Ehlert.
Class Prophecy, Cora Alice Tay-
lor.
Class Tribute to Counselor, Ber-
nice Wallace.
Counselor’s Farewell to Class,
Dr. Godbey.
Song.
Benediction, Ernest Dewald.
Saturday night, June 16, the
seniors will give their traditional
vespers at 6:30 at Mood Monu-
ment. Leading this program will
be Dorothy Ruth Perry with songs
led by Bob Metzger.
Hymn, “Blest Be the Tie That
Binds.”
Prayer. Walter Vanderpool.
Presentation of Class Gift, Bob
Sneed.
Acceptance of Class Gift, Presi-
dent Score.
Presentation of Mantle, Corinne
Bethea.
Junior Response, Virginia St.
Clair.
Presentation of Spade, Charles
Bryan.
Junior Response, Reagan Cates.
Memorial to D. F. A. Mood,
Mary Frances.
Benediction, Harold Good-
enough.
Taps, David Brannen.
The baccalaureate sermon will
be given at the First Methodist
Church Sunday morning by Rev.
L. U. Spellman, San Antonio dis-
trict superintendent of the Metho-
dist Church.
Sunday night, June 17, the Uni-
versity Chorus will sing at the
musical program given at the
church at 8:30 In honor of the
seniors.
The commencement exercise*
will be held In the auditorium of
the Administration Building at
10:30 a. m. Monday, June 18. The
commencement speaker will be
the Honorable John D. Wheeler,
well-known lawyer of San An-
tonio, who was graduated from
Southwestern in 1909. The reces-
(Continued on page 3)
Henley Elected
Prexy of S. C. A.
On Wednesday night, June 6.
the members of the Student Chris-
tian Association met to elect offi-
cers for the summer semester.
The newly elected officers are:
President. Alef Henley; vice-presi-
dent, Charlie Bryan; secretary,
Ruih Marie Davis; worship chair-
man, Ann Sneed; social chairman,
J i m Underwood; department
chairman, Linda Wallace; recrea-
tional chairman, Freddie Fogg;
publicity chairman, Jim Green;
sponsor, Dr. Lukas.
At this meeting it was decided
to do away with the world friend-
ship committee and personal con-
tact in the new by-laws for the
coming semester.
Navy V-12 Unit
Changes Command
In the form of a memorandum,
posted June 1, Lieut. L. H. Schnell
informed the unit of a change of
command. In which Lieut. C. C.
Dunsmoor would take over the
duties of commanding officer of
the V-12 Unit at Southwestern.
Lieutenant Schnell, in his memo,
stated: “I wish to take this means
of extending best wishes to all
the men on duty at this station,
and to express sincere apprecia-
tion for the cooperation extended
during my connection with this
unit.” Signed. L. H. Schnell. Lt.,
USNR.
Lieutenant Dunsmoor comes to
Southwestern from the Univer-
isty of Dubuque. located in Du-
buque, Iowa., where he was com-
manding officer of the V-12 Unit
ihere.
Lieutenant Dunsmoor received
his doctor’s degree from Harvard
University, and prior to entering
the navy was a public school ad-
ministrator at New Rochelle, New
York.
Having taken a course in naval
administration at Columbia Uni-
versity. as preparation for assum-
ing the duties of commanding offi-
cer of V-12 units, he stated it has
been his observation that the chief
cause of most students failure to
receive their commissions from
midshipman’s school was due to
fhe fact that they had failed to
develop good habits of study and
self-discipline.
Lieutenant E\pnsmoor stated
that Southwestern has a fine unit
and that the trainees located here
are fortunate to be connected with
a small unit, as it offers numer-
ous advantages to the men.
The annual awards of the
speech and drama department
were presented Tuesday evening.
June 5, by Professor Angus Sprin-
ger. head of that department.
Dorothy Perry and John Mc-
Clish were awarded leather bound
certificates for the most outstand-
ing performances in a Mask and
VV'ig production for 1944-45. The
roles of Sara and Kurt Muller in
"Watch on the Rhine” won these
coveted titles for the two. Last
year these awards were won by
Louise Britt and Jack Gillum for
their performance in "Claudia.”
The Laura Kuykendall Speech
Trophy also went to Dorothy Per-
ry. It was presented to the speech
department by Miss Pearl A. Neas
in memory of the late Miss Laura
Kuykendall, who was for many
years an inspiring teacher in
Southwestern University. The tro-
phy has engraved upon it annual-
ly the name of the student who
achieves the highest development
in the field of speech arts.
The Perkins Debate Trophy was
awarded to Mrs. Joe B. Morris,
formerly Jean Hallauer, who is in
California with her husband at
present. This trophy is a beauti-
ful bronze figure, more than two
feet in height and was presented
to the speech department by Mr.
J. J. Perkins of Wichita Falls,
Texas, in honor of his wife, Mrs.
Lois Craddock Perkins, a former
student of Southwestern Univer-<
sity. The trophy has engraved on
it each year the name of a stu-
dent who has distinguished him-
self by superior debating. John
Roger Walker won the award last
year.
A new award In the drama de-
partment is the certificate of meri-
torious service in stagecraft and
technical direction which was
awarded to John Score, Jr., this
year.
The annual poetry reading con-
test was held in the library audi-
torium on Tuesday evening. Miss
Charlsie Smith was judged the
winner with her reading of Alice
Duer Miller’s “The White Cliffs.”
Her name will be engraved upon
a bronze cup which remains in the
speech department. This contest
was won last year by Dorothy Per-
ry.
Finals In the Bible reading con-
test will be held at the baccalaure-
ate service next Sunday night.
Departing V-12’s to
Get Certificates
Certificates will be issued to all
boys completing t h e required
number of terms as V-12 s and
now transferring to other institu-
tions for advanced training and
to those boys who are graduat-
ing from V-12 training and trans-
ferring to midshipman schools or
to theological seminaries.
| Doin's For Datin' |
Listen atl you guys and gals
dead week started on Thursday.
June 7, so there is not much doing
this week. We’re sorry, but it
can’t he helped.
Tuesday. Jane 12
Junior Music Ensemble Recital
Dean Meyer’s Studio—8 p. m.
Friday, Jane IS
Senior Dinner Party at the
home of Dr. and Mrs. J. N. R.
Score—7-10 p. m.
Mask and Wig Club
Elects New Officers
Tuesday at Picnic
Members of the Mask and Wig
Club hiked to the river Tuesday.
June 5, for a picnic, at which time
the new officers were elected.
Those people elected were:
President, Dixie Larsen.
Vice-president, Elaine Ehlert.
Secretary, Lois Anne Schnabel.
Business manager. Camille Kay.
Treasurer, Jane Hallauer.
Scribe, Ruth Marie Davis.
Other members of the hoard of
directors, Charlie Smith. Howard
Young and Allen Holley.
Exes Association
To Meet Sunday
The Ex-Student’s Association of
Southwestern University will hold
a meeting at 6:30 on Sunday, June
17, in the Mood Hall living room.
The business of the association will
be conducted, and the class of
1945 will be inducted into the as-
sociation.
Mr. Harold L. Egger, president,
will preside at the business meet-
ing. Miss Alyce Moerner, as presi-
dent of the senior class, will give
the response of the class to the
association. Rev. Earl J. Patton,
district superintendent of the
Methodist Church at Sherman, will
give a brief address. The following
day he will receive an honorary
degree from the university.
The Ex-Students’ Association’s
decision to hold an informal meet-
ing instead of the usual annual
reunion was reached because of
conformation to ODT regulations
and the association's concern with
present travel conditions.
All members living in or near
Georgetown are cordially invited
to be present for the evening.
DANCE
CANCELLED
There will not be the dance
scheduled on June 16. As most of
The following letter was receiv-
ed concerning the new command-
ing officer of the Southwestern
V-12 Unit:
University of Dubuque
Dubuque. Iowa
May 23. 1945
President J. N. R. Score
Southwestern University
Georgetown, Texas
My Dear President Score:
Lieut. C. C. Dunsmoor. who has
been the commanding officer of
our V-i 2 Unit since June 25. 1943.
is leavfng us to take over similar
responsibilities at. Southwestern.
It is an easy a.nd pleasant task
to commend him to you. He is an
educator with splendid training
and experience and an officer who
understands thoroughly the prob-
lem of integrating the navy's pro-
gram with the work of the instl-
Students with activity tickets
went to the polls on June 5 to
elect their choice for officers of
the Southwestern University Stu-
dent Body. Those winning the
election were: President, Reagan
Cates, Kappa Alpha; vice-presi-
dent, Brad Stewart, Kappa Sigma;
secretary, Jewel Borders, Zeta Tau
Alpha.
All during the week preceding
the election evidences of vigorous
campaigning were present around
the campus. Signs In the Tavern,
and on the trees started every one
to thinking about their choice for
the officers, and the big “politi-
cal rally” in the gym on Monday
night proved to be quite a success.
Hot Jazz music echoing all over
the campus was the calling of all
patriotic students to come to thq
big rally held for the campaign-
ing of the candidates for presi-
dent, vice-president, and secretary
of the student body. Some couples
wandered out on to the floor to
take advantage of the irresistible,
music while preparations were be-
ing made to start the rally. The
music was coming from an illus-
trious (?) navy band.
Speeches were made by the
candidates. The speakers were,
Elaine Ehlert and Jewel Borders,
candidates for secretary; Ed Blod-
zinski. Brad Stewart, and Jim
Green, candidates for vice-presi-
dent; Frank Means, speaking for
James Underwood. James Under-
wood, John Patton, Tom McGee,
and Reagan Cates, candidates for
president. Patton’s speech will be
long remembered as one of the
cleverest renditions of the year.
Editors Chosen Wednesday
Next in line along political lines
is the election of the editors of
Student Publications which will
take place next Wednesday, ac-
cording to Charles Bryan, ex-
president of the student body. Al-
though the names of candidates
have not been released at the time
this edition of The Megaphone
goes to press, they will be an-
nounced in assembly. The position
of editor of The Megaphone, The
Sou’wester, and The Southwestern,
Magazine are open to those stu-
dents who are approved by the
board of publications.
the girls complete their finals Sat-
urday noon and will be on their
way home, it was found impossible
to hold the dance. This occasion
should he noted as a time when
there was a lack of girls Instead
of boys.
tution witfT wljiich he is associat-
ed.
Lieutenant Dunsmoor has his
Doctorate in Education from Har-
vard and comes to his work in the
navy with splendid qualifications
for it We have found it easy and
pleasant to work with him for
practically two years and 1 rejoice
with you that so fine a man is to
take charge of your unit.
We have also greatly enjoyed
knowing him and his wife and
daughter in a social way. Your
faculty will find them pleasant
and congenial associates.
With kindest regards and best
wishes to you in thj> great work
which you are doing at Southwest-
ern University, I am
Yonrs sincerely.
DALE D WELCH
President
Three Recitals Close Music Year
Students Display Talent and Progress
By JOHN MORGAN
The series of recitals presented
during the week beginning June
4 gave both the amateur musician*
and lovers of students' recitals an
opportunity to give themselves
rosy outlooks on the possibilities
of future musicians for this part
of the country.. Many of <the stu-
dents gave evidence of talent and
much hard work; some showed re-
markable brilliance and develop-
ment of technique.
The ensenxbled program on June
7 was particularly enjoyable be-
cause ft was very different from
the usual recitals. Dean Meyer's
ensemble class of girls presented
an arrangement for two pianos,
eight hands, of Beethoven’s Fig-
ment Overture. It went very
smoothly and proved that Beet-
I hoven has a style which is tran-
! scribable and enjoyable any time
I when performed well. The Sneed
sisters, Ann and Betty, did a good
I job on Saint-Saens’ Danse Maca-
j bre.
The big events of the evening
I were the concerto numbers by
I Jane Munson and Linnea Berg-
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Lt. Dunsmoor Highly Praised By
University of Dubuque President
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