The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, November 22, 1963 Page: 1 of 4
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: The Megaphone and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Southwestern University.
- Highlighting
- Highlighting On/Off
- Color:
- Adjust Image
- Rotate Left
- Rotate Right
- Brightness, Contrast, etc. (Experimental)
- Cropping Tool
- Download Sizes
- Preview all sizes/dimensions or...
- Download Thumbnail
- Download Small
- Download Medium
- Download Large
- High Resolution Files
- IIIF Image JSON
- IIIF Image URL
- Accessibility
- View Extracted Text
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
PRES. KENNEDY ASSASSINATED!
Kennedy Dies
At One PM
• • •
Johnson Leaves
For Washington
• k •
Gov. Connally's
Condition Serious
2:00 P.M. Georgetown time —
President of the United States John
F. Kennedy was assassinated1 today
in Dallas, Texas, as his motorcade
proceeded out of the downtown area
on Stemmons Freeway. Reports in-
dicate the shots came from the
fifth floor of an office building on
tile Freeway.. President Kennedy
was shot at approximately 12:45 cen-
tral time and died in Dallas Park-
land Hospital at 1:00 p.m. Also
wounded and in serious condition is
Texas Governor John Connally.
Two Catholic Priests who admin-
istered the Last Rites to the Presi-
dent first announced1 that the 36th
President of the United States was
dead.
According to sources, Vice-Presi-
dent Lyndon Johnson, former Tex-
as Senator, will be sworn in late
this afternoon as President.
The limousine containing the Pres-
ident and Mrs. Kennedy, and Gov-
ernor and Mrs. Connally rushed di-
rectly to Parkland Hospital follow-
ing the sheeting. Vague reports in-
dicated a secret serviceman was al-
so killed in the assissination.
According to reports, Johnson has
lef t Parkland Hospital at this time
for Washington.
The assasins were still at large in
spite of the massive manhunt now
feeing on in downtown Dallas.
Pre-Law Society
To Hold Meeting
In Union Tonight
The next meeting of the Pre-Law
Society will be held at 7 p.m. this
evening, Friday, Nov. 22, in the Fa-
culty Lounge of the Union Building.
Since this is the week end before
the holidays next week, Pre-Law
1 Adviser Dr. Hester asks all pre-
law students to remain on the cam-
pus, and to forego other pleasures
for about one hour, and be present
at the meeting.
Dean Page Keeton of the School of
Law of the University of Texas will
have some different and veiy im-
portant things to say to Pre-Law stu-
dents. The new admission require-
ments recently adopted for the Tex-
as Law School and suggestions on
how to get ready for the crowded
Jaw schools will be subjects for con-
sideration.
%
tlDfje Jfteaapljone
VOLUME LVII
Georgetown, Texas Friday, November 22,1963
Number Ten
Deliverance From
News
Union Offers British Briefs
"Make Mine Mink"
The British comedy, “Make Mine
Mink," will be shown tonight, No-
vember 22, in the Music Room of
the Union. There will be two show-
ings of the movie, one at 7 and one
at 9; informal dancing in th eMain
Lounge with coffee and donuts for
refreshments.
The comedy is in the vein of Pe-
ter Sellers, and the student who
suggested it said that “Make Mine
Mink” is the funniest escapade she
has ever seen. The following review
from the January 6, 1961 issue of
TIME gives a vivid description of
the main character and crazy antics
of the cast.
“Terry-Thomas is a minor British
comedian with a mouth like a dis-
appointed mail slot, gaunt but some
how flaccid cheeks, cavernous eye
sockets containing soggy blue ob-
jects that look as if they had' set
all night in a glass of water, self-
energizing mustaches, and a gap be-
tween his two front teeth that has
earned him a reputation in English
restaurants as a man who can eat
peas with his teeth clenched. He
has mastered the wax-fruity man-
Students, Ministers
Discuss U. Ministry
TMSM Imposes
Monday Deadline
For Registration
. ] ••
The deadline for registration for
both the T.M.S.M. conference at
McMurry College and the Ecumcni-
I cal Student Conference in Athens,
Ohio, is this Monday, November
25. Registration blanks, and details
concerning the conferences can be
gotten from Jim Pierce. The T.M.
SLM. conference will come together
| during the Thanksgiving vacation,
November 29, 30, and December 1
' to study the theme, “A Truthful
Community; Reason For Hope.”
l The Nineteenth Ecumenical Stu-
I dent Conference on the Christian
World Mission wall bring together
about 3000 students from all over
I the world. This conference will meet
during the Christmas vacation
December 27 to January :
by GRANT JONES.
In response to the waning religi-
ous interest on the Southwestern
campus, several interested students
called a meeting of the four pro-
test ant ministers of Georgetown to
discuss how the church’s ^ministry
might be improved at the university.
To date, there have been three meet-
ings. The minutes of the last two
meetings, printed below, outline the
problem and where it stands at this
time.
Oct. 28: “The interest group on
the campus ministry met for the
second time on October 28 at 4:30
p.m. Four of the local ministers
were invited and attended! the meet-
ing which included: The Reverend
Lively Brown, First Methodist; The
Reverend Hardy Clemens, First
Baptist; The Reverend C. C. Schulz,
St Johns Methodist; and The Rev-
erend Samuel Sizer, Grace Episeo-
it-
‘The main question of concern was
again presented to the group which
is; How can we have on effective
ministry to the university commun-
ity?” The students attempted to pre-
sent some of their points of view
concerning their needs which evi-
dently are not being met by the lo-
cal churches. Because these needs
were vague and undefined there was
a lack of real communication. At
the same time, however, issues and
problems were raised which must
be considered by the students and
the local ministers. Some of these
are the feeling on the part of the
student of being unable to partici-
pate in the services of worship in
the local church, the need expressed
for a worshipping community on
campus; the existence of barriers
between the university community
and the town community.
‘Some proposals which „ were
brought before the group were as
follows: using the university chapel
for worship services on Sunday mor-
ning at a time which would not con-
flict with times of the local wor-
ship services. It was suggested that
this worship service would be a
means of expressing creatively and
participating meaningfully in the
Church’s liturgical renewal. It was
thought that the worshipping com-
munity would be a means to a vital
Christian community on campus
rather than a neighborhood of religi-
ous groups. Another positive propos-
al brought before the group was the
possibility of college students and
local church members studying to-
gether. Several people expressed the
opinion that the college community
should minister to the local George-
town community. No positive means
or ways, however, were presented.”
Nov. 2: “The third meeting on the
campus ministry was held on Nov-
ember 4 in the Religious Activities
Center. For the third time in as
many weeks the same question was
raised: How can there be a more
effective ministry to the whole uni-
versity community - through both
th£ religious groups and the local
church?
“The first question of concern was
‘What is wrong with the religious
life on campus?’ The group then
began to evade the depth of this
question by discussing compulsory
chapel. This portion of the meet-
ing ended with a slow death, un-
fortunately.
“The next statement which was
made was that ‘there is a conflict
between the established church and
the thinking student.’ Other ideas
following this statement include the
following: ‘It’s time to break with
traditional religious beliefs’; and
‘Students don’t approach life from
a religious point of view, but per-
haps philosophical or humanistic.’
No word was mentioned about a
Christian point of view.
“The conversation moved to the
meaning of a ‘church-owned’ uni-
versity. It was stated that the ‘func-
tion of a church-owned university is
to be a university which, therefore,
would be Chitstian. Basically, the
Christian gospel is a gospel of
freedom which does not and will not
stamp a person into set patterns of
expression.’ There was little res-
ponse to this statement.
The next movement of the meet-
ing seemed to circle around a state-
ment made by one of the students
Turn to LOCAL STUDENTS Page 3
ner of the pushy little pip-pipsqueak,
up from dreary digs/ who would
dearly love to be accepted as an
old-school tiehard (sic), but inevit-
ably smacks more of the pub than
the dub; and since the war he has
done an admirable succession of
non-U turns as a sort of half-inflat-
ed Blimp.
“Now at last Terry - Thomas is
rewarded with a starring role in a
suitably dotty but amiable bit of
British nonsense, and he carries it
off with his usual weekly charm and
blithering idiocy. He is cast as a
retired major who shares a flat in
Kensington wiith three maiden la-
dies (Athene Seyler, Elspeth Dux-
bury, Hattie Jacques) while toget-
her they subside regretfully into the
teatime of life.' What to do with
themselves? Suddenly one of the
dear old things has an inspiration
that could lend vast new dimen-
sions to the science of geriatrics:
‘Why not organize a crime syndi-
cate and1 devote the profits to a
Worthy Caus?’
“ ‘Splendid!’ cries the major, and
in absurdly elaborate military de-
tail he proceeds to plan an assault
on the gang’s first objective, a fur
shop. Naturally, everything that can
possibly go wrong goes as wrong as
possible, but somehow the charitable
criminals manage to creak home
with half their haul — the other
half is absent-mindedly left in a
taxi. Stumbling and bumbling from
success to hilarious success, the
mink mob is soon established as
the depair of Scotland Yard and
the hope of innumerable philanthro-
pic -including the police orphanage.
At the fade, four suspicious charac-
ters dressed in the Renaissance
knickers worn by guards in the
Tower of London, can be seen
slouching purposefully toward the
Crown Jewels. ‘I say! ’ says Terry-
Thomas as he spots his glittering
objective. ‘Jolly good show!’ It is
indeed.”
Holy Communion
Sevices Set For
Tuesday Morning
Holy Communion will be celebrat-
ed next Tuesday morning, Novem-
ber 26, at 10 a.m. in the Chapel for
all those students who willingly
desire to participate in this service
of worship. At this season of Thanks-
giving, Christians throughout the
United States come together to cel-
ebrate the Holy Eucharist, which is
the traditional terminology of the
Church meaning “thanksgiving.”
Chaplain David Switzer will offer
tile communion meditation entitled
“A Grateful Community.” The spe-
cial music will be offered by the
Southwestern Choir under the direc-
tion of Dean Richards. The title of
the anthem will be, “If You Love
Me Keep My Commandments.” The
Student Christian Association will
be die ushers at the Land’s tapper.
There will be the weekly morn-
ing worship service next Tuesday at
7:35 a.m. in the Chapel. Mr. Jim
Pierce will conduct the order o£
worship. ,
—o—
Television viewers will find that
breakfast on the moon may be very
different from breakfast in the kitch-
en when “Science Reporter” visits
M.I.T’s Dr. Sanford Milica* at tha
Dept, of Nutrition and Food Science
at M.I.T next Tuesday, Nov. 26, at
7:30 p.m. on Channel 9.
Dr. Murray Gell-Mann will exa-
mine recent developments in the
study of sub-atomic particles dur-
ing “Science Reporter” on Dec. 3,
Channel 9, at 7:30 p.m. ,
An amendment to the student sen-
ate constitution will be presented to
a vote of the students on Tuesday,
Doc 3. The amendment would
change Article IV, Section 1-B to
add a part 4 Stating, “The Vice-
President, Secretary, and Treasur-
er shall have one vote each in the
Senate.” 1
Both the senate and the Student
Life Committee have approved this
amendment so it will be adopted im-
mediately if the student body gives
ait a two-third affirmative vote.
555 Plans 2nd i
Longhorn Cavern
Trip This Weekend
! By MIKE LORFING
The last field trip of the Society
has aroused so much interest among
the cavers of S. U., that another
to the same location has been plan-
ned. Any caver who missed last
week end’s trip to Longhorn Cavern
may come on the Sunday afternoon
trip, this week. We will leave at
7:00 Sunday morning (Nov. 24).
—Of course toe brave souls—who
made the last trip may go on this
one provided their wounds have
healed. If you plan to go please
have your Liability form in hand or
make sure the Cavern already has
one from last weekend.
The Society is still recruiting new
members and welcomes anyone with
an interest in caving. Due to the
difficulty of this cave, no one but
experienced cavers will go on the
trip.
T. G. L T. Dance
Blast-off Fun
Before Holidays
By GEORGIANNA WYNNE
Blast off for Turkey Day Tuesday,
November 26, when the Union will
sponsor T.G.I.T., an informal dance
in the main lounge of the Union
building. Music will be furnished by
Gene Morgan and the Availables, a
group from Temple. The time is
6:30 to 9:30 and the dress is casual.
Refreshments will be served. Rum-
or has it that there are added at-
tractions calculated to start the
holidays in a real mood of merri-
ment.
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, November 22, 1963, newspaper, November 22, 1963; Georgetown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth634449/m1/1/?q=%22Business%2C+Economics+and+Finance+-+Journalism%22: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Southwestern University.