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TEXAS WOMAN'S COLLEGE, FORT WORTH. TEXAS, NOV. 19, 1918
Number 2
II UNITES WAR
Some time ago a plan was laid
^^jHatise in budget the sum of $170,-
OOO.OOO .00 to be proportionately dis-
tributed to the several organizations
doing relief work among the soldiers
home and abroad. This was
looked upon as a tremendous sum
of: Snoney, but since the armistice
has been signed, so great is the
task now confronting those in charge
of war work activities that it has
been deemed necessary to raise the
goal to the $250„000,000 mark.
This call is for a strictly benevo-
lent line of work. It is not to be
> ^"remunerative, interest-paying in-
j §j||tment, but is to be an outright
"V gift. The seven organizations are
to g be aided are well known; the
Young Men's Christian Association,
The Young Women's Christian Asso-
ciation, The War Camp Community
Service, The Salvation Army, The
American Library Association, The
- Jewish Welfare Board, and The
Knight.-j of Columbus. Each of
these organizations has been offi-
cially recognized by the government
and a place for service provided
Mperever a soldier is called to go.
It is unnecessary in this brief
statement to speak of the vvork
which each of these noble organiza-
tions is doing. Suffice it to say
that the service rendered by them
is an essential work else they would
not have been recognized by the
governmental authorities. Every.one
has had an opportunity no doubt
to learn something at first hand of
some or all of these commendable
agencies. Their task now is a tre-
mendous one. Great as was the
• S Work done by them during the
lighting days, their task now is even
greater. Hitherto, they have sought]
to comfort, refresh and encourage!
our noble boys. It was then a fight I
for morale. It is now a fight for
morals.
-'j'The men are not required now to j
brave the danger of going over the!
top. They are not called upon now
to show their superiority as invin-
cible "devil-dogs" in the chase. They;
are heroes. They are the soldiers
through whom victory and deliver-
ance have come. As a result, it is j
.•!i§nfehly probable that liberties and;
>jpeuse will be thrust upon them. \
.Then too, there is the danger that j
■■■'Attends those who must stand by in
• ^raiting during the many days of
""" peace parleying. These men are
• Ollr boys, our brothers, our sweet-
hearts. They are away from home,
§J§!ro'ay from accustomed wholesome
Spllows hips; so very far, far away
from those they know and esteemj
that a scandal or immoral indul-
gence would hardly become known;
on this side the waters. Hence a
Subtle temptation might overcome
jtBiany of them. On the other hand,
fjiose who are firmly established in
"florals and right conduct, deserve
the advantages offered by the War!
Work Associations. Our culturedj
ps crave physical, intellectual and,
religious exercise. °ur privi-
lege and duty to aid in extending
these advantages to the soldiers.
The boys have all risked their lives
and many have paid the supreme
sacrifice for our country and for
the world. Shall we prove our fidel-
ity by rallying to this great opportu-
nity now before us? Yes. The
great American people will surely
"go over the top" in this campaign
with shouting and enthusiasm. The
girls of T. W. C. will sacrifice no
little in order to meet the exigency
i of the moment. Every effort will
1 be made bv them in this great work
to
"Turn the dark cloud inside out,
'Til the boys come home."
ST
BEN J. TILLER.
No other man now connected with
T. W. C. is esteemed more highly
than our good benefactor, Mr. Ben
J. Tiller. He has done more for
T. W. C. than any one man we
know. Not only because he believes
in higher education but also be-
cause he happens to be one of those
men who uses his money for the
advancement of humanity, believ-
ing that an investment in people is
one of the best investments that
can be made. Mr. Tiller is one of
the leading capitalists of this sec-
tion of the state and one of Fort
Worth's most subtablished business
men, owning the Westbrook hotel
and other large holdings here. For
a number .of years he has been vice-
president of the boa -tnfstees
for this institution. frF/Ve years
ago he established the "Ben -I Til-
ler Scholarship", which provides for
the schooling of twelve young la-
dies each year.
Mr. Tiller is not only a big busi-
ness man, but also a great scholar,
being a B. A. graduate of the Uni-
versity of Arkansas and a L.L.D.
graduate from Yale. This was
shown in his address on "Aesthet-
ics" which he gave last Wednesday
morning during the chapel hour. In
this discussion he showed a famil-
iarity with the philosophy and aes-
theical teachings of the grejrit an-
cient schools, and demonstrated, by
illustration, that the principles of
the love of the beautiful are not
only valuable for the general cul-
ture of the mind and heart but also
eminently practical and useful. His
duscussions of the way in which
ethical principles in their connection
with aesthetics had become the in-
spiration of the Allies in their fight
against the Hun, was very illumi-
nating and his reference to Presi-
dent Wilson as the great exponent
of the practical side of these great
principles which have really brought
the war to a close, was very great-
ly appreciated.
Dean CarlVenth flays in Chapel
A German officer, who was taken
prisoner, talking to a French guard
said, "I see how the French win
their cross, and how the English
get their cross, but I cannot un-
derstand how the Americans got
across."
The suite played by Mr. Venth
and Miss Babbingto'n on Saturday
morning was to me an old friend
in a new lovely dress. It was orig-
inally conceived many years ago
under the title of "Springtime of
Youth". Coming across the manu-
script during^ttof, Christmas holidays
of last year, Mr. Venth found that
l.y using the modern harmonies the
1 composition would be more attrac-
tive. lie therefore remodeled the
suite, made the piano score richer
and fuller and practically made a
new work out of it. The title of
[ the four numbers are:
1. Prelude,
2. Love Song,
In the Style, of a Vatse,
4. Gavotte.
These forms are among the oldest
in musical expression, but as they
are presented in this suite in an
attractive, modern garb, they seem
fresh and new to the listener. In
the Prelude the piano his the dent-
in ting part. The Love song is real-
ly a duet between the violin and
piano. A constant dialogue of two
distinct voices going through the
whole number.
The dainty little valse is a mix-
ture of French elegance arid northern
| sadness, a rather unusual combina-
I tion. The Gavotte remained as first
! written. It is strictly in the form
! of the old masters and is of un-
common technical brilliancy with a
' climax at the close which is un-
: usual and effective.
Miss Babbington's ensemble was
always perfect, her tone coloring
sympathetic an: her lovely crisp
technique had a" eal showing in the
climax of the Cavotte.
o
JUDGE O'TE SPEER.
We were esp::iolly fo.tunate in
having this distinguished gentleman
•ddress lis during our chapel exer-
(/'seS last Tuesday mornins-. Every-
one in T. W, C. knows Judge Sp ;t.
if not personally, at lea ' by his
reputation, as he. is one of the ••lead-
ing attorneys of the state : d an au-
thority on all legal questions. Last
year he resigned as Associate Jus-
tice of the Court of Civil Appeals.;
He has written a number of hooks
on law and has studied extensive Iv
the legal rights of women. For sev-
eral ve-ars he has been the president
•f the board of trustees for this col-
lege and has done everything in his
power to further its interests not
only here but wherever he has been
On last Tuesday when the Dean
f'sPed him to speak to our student
body on "L'W" he told us he hardly
thought we would be interested in
so dry a subject but he presented it
to'' us in such a manner that we
found it far from dry. The legal
status of women in Texas was ex-
plained in a way that was entensely
novel and enjoyable. We got a view
of the evolution of public sentiment
in this state that was very clear.
o
Furthermore, many an enamored
girl has married a handsome Cap-
tain on short acquaintance only to
discover that he drinks his coffee
like a Corporal.
HIKE
Right this way to buy your pop
corn and red lemonade, Hamburgh-
ers! Ilamburghers! Buy your girl
a hamburgher, mister!
Amid the glare of lights, the
blare of horns and spielers for the
Most Remarkable Shows on Earth",
the, growls of the animals, the big
black bears, giraffes, elephants, rac-
coons, in fact the greatest collection
of unusual and interesting speci-
mens ol animal kingdom, with the
usual large, surging crowd on hand
early in order to see the menagarie
—the circus opened at the gym
Tuesday night.
From the minute the doors were
opened and we released our twenty-
five cents, until the iast of the ac-
robats; the chorus girls; and the
clever monkeys, refused to be call-
ed qgain; and the Far Famed Band
had played its last lingering notes—
we declared the "Circus" put 011 by
the Wilsonian Literary Society of
the Academy to be one of the most
unusual, most clever, and most "ab-
solutely" satisfying shows that has
ever been staged by any club, so-
ciety or what not in thejjistory of
T W. C.
We fed the animals, throwing
peanuts, away with a free hand as
the "war is over and Thrift Stamps
are a thing of the past? We specu-
lated upon ' our ancestry, being con-
nected with the monkey tribe—-and
for the fb-st time in o.ur Ih es didn't
care if it was. We were thrilled
over the grand par-.do and the ani-
mal fair, p-tting < ur feet and nod-
ding our heads to the irresistible
tunes that the haul was playing!
Then came the bicycle stars and the
tight rope walkers! Girls Howdy!
Those were wonderful artists! The
acrobats, too, swung in the r ir, at
a stupendous aHi'ude, gracefully
skinned the cat; -Imo-t stood on
their heads, and did just lots of
things. And oh. yes, those bare
back, riders' one of the blue ribbon
horses became a little excited be-
cause of the noi.-e «f the crowd but
when rescu ••!. soon fell again into
his smart pares. The riders were
superb, matchless, and splendgr.ind -
list". And we w>v:!d not forget the
chorus who trippr ■; so fantastically
while they sang 1 hemselves into
our very heart-. And their fellow
artists, the clowns were right there
in every act. all painted up, with
their funny do"'
and mimic ways.
They gave a ; ■ concert, too—a
grand affair, t.ho
flaged a.s far as 1
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such unless it !>.•
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Well, we liked ywr "Circus" and
we hope you are going to give an
"Animal'' affaee at 1. W. C. thru
years to com Three cheers for
the Wilsonian 1. e: ry Society, our
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