The Handout (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, October 10, 1924 Page: 2 of 4
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THE HANDOUT
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Editorial Staff
Marion Paddock Editor-in-Chief
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l^rce Turner j Associate Editors
Jewel Burns (
Mary Noel Exchange Editor
Maurinc Ragsdale Column Writer
Alice Mulk'cy Sporting Editor
Catherine Campbell Art Editor
Business Staff
Thelma Leo Horger Business Manager
Assistants
Gladys Reagan, Willie Mae Gaines, Dorothy Dean, Jessie Lou Kersey,
Ruby Burks, Frances Huffstuttler.
THE HANDOUT
Etiquette
What is etiquette? The word in
itself docs not mean much. It is de-
rived from the sarn^ word that
"ticket" is, and originally meant the
court rules printed^n tickets, that
were given to each person\;ho came
to the court. Through the ages the
ideal of perfected culture has surged
until today we have a code of man-
ners indispensable to refined living.%
Etiquette might be defined as "the
art of doing and saying the correct
thing at the correct time." One
who can hold herself in hand oven
in the most exacting circumstances
is truly a cultured woman.
The lady controls her amotions 90
effectively that no can tell whether
she is angry or pleased. Anger
has 110 place in social life.
The well-bred person controls her
impulses so that no one can tell that
.•••he is uneasy or embarrassed.
One of the most distinctive marks
of culture is regard for the rights
of others. No matter how poor or
ignorant a person may be, he is en-
tit }ed to respect from his fellow-
men. It is the little kindnesses that
count. J. M. Barrie once said,
"Those who bring sunshine to the
lives of others cannot keep it. from
themselves."
The world is prone. to judge by
outward appearances, so it is neces-
sary to pay particular attention to
dress, manner and speech. Wherever
we go people arc reading the story
of our character and ideals. "Cul-
ture is of the heart and spirit rather
than of the outward appearances, but
it is by what we do and say .that
we prove that it truly exists within
lis."
CAMPUS CHUCKLES
Better Speech
In making a pica for better speech
among Texas Woman's College stud-
ents, I am conscious of the fact that
I am presenting a subject some-
what trite. I offer no apology, how-
ever, for this, for I believe that you
are interested in every matter that
concerns you and me and the man
next door. Nevertheless, there may
he some of $Vu who from past
experience or because of a certain
sfjnsitivcness have an aversion for
this subject and arc already sens-
ing in this article unsavory pre-
scriptions, such as, thou shalt not
use slang; and even villous, nor shalt
thou offend thy neighbor's ear by
an occasional "The bell has rang."
If so, I wish to assure you, in the
very beginning, that I am not going
to offer you any "cOt-out-able, pin-
up-able, memorizablc, or try-it-on-
a-rat-ablc" rules concerning the us-
age of good English. Indeed, the
purpose of these remarks is not to
dictate a precise course to be fol-
lowed or to lay down principles that
will prevent any of you from exercis-
ing her privilege as an individual of
"peaking or writing freely and in-
dependently the thoughts that arc
uppermost in her mind. What I want
to do is to give you a sense of re-
sponsibility for keeping the well
of/Kngltstr undefiled.
/ The language that you use either
enriches or inpovtjwsties our speech,
for you give .currency to every word
that you utter. Furthermore, your
language reveals unconscionsly some-
thing of your personality and the
personality of the people who like or
dislike your speech. It ]S"jmur duty,
therefore, to guard against' loose,
slovenly English, colloquial inele-
guncics, and vulgarisms of all kinds.
Remelfabcr choice of words is the
cpume of audience. There is but one
igjUH>n» "° far as I can see, for
_the use of.<WKl~fcaMi«h ■■■ th»* ^
The Best Compliment
We all like compliments. Wo pass
them on others, we trade those we
hear about others for some 011 our
selves, and we glow with inward
pleasure when wc hear one n that
praise is ? "So-in-So says she thinks
ture to be "greatly desirous of
praise."
But arc we not often satisfied with
flattery and do we not forget what
praise is? So-tn-So says she thinks
you are the cutest girl she ever
knew," a friend tells us, and we be-
come happy. "So-in-So thinks you
are the prettiest girl 011 the' cam-
pus," another friend tells us, and
we are more than happy. We con-
clude that probably we are cute and
pretty and our hats then become tight
in the head piece} but what have wc
done, what credit do wc deserve
for being cute? Are we ourselves
admirable if we arc only pretty? And
can wc not hear those things said
about others every day?
"So-in-So, the girl you work with,
says she can count 011 you always,
you arc so dependable!" Has that
ever been said to us? Perhaps not,
but it can be some day if*we do the
work that is ours to do.
Could there be any higher form
of praise? If wc want praise, why
not want the best, and wanting it,
work to deserve it.
INTELLIGENCE TESTS.
Number 1.
Botany.
1.—What' famous vegetable is used
in making Campbell's Tomato Soup?
2.—What do Chesterfield Cigar-
ettes do?' . (check) stupify, satisfy,
beautify, horrify, or amplify.
3.—Is there any connection between
"Say it with flowers" and "Your nose
knows" ?
4.—Since Lux keeps the hands from
getting red, do you think that -In-
dians ought to use it?
5.—Napoleon said that an army
marches on its stomach. Should this
be used as a slogan for Kuppcn-
heimcr clothes if Kuppenheimer de-
cides to make military uniforms?
All answers arc to be handed to
Maurinc Ragsdalc. The best an
swers will be published next week in
this paper. Watch for Intelligence
Test No. II.
Listening In On
Ho So
1.
tie
Life is a campaign, not q bat-
ind has its defeats as weil as
its victories. « ♦
2. Society is a troop of thinkers,
and the best heads among them take
the best places.
3. The greatest fault is to be
conscious of none.
4. It is much easier to be critical
than to be correct.
5., It is not work that kills >ou-
it is worry. Work is healthy. You
can hardly put more upon man than
he can bear. Worry is the rust on
the blade.
0. The unfinished is nothing.
7. Those who make the worst
use of their time most complain
about its shortness.
8. God gives every bird its food,
but doesn't throw it into the nest.
The refusal of praise is only the
wish to be praised twice.
10. We arc all as God made" us,
and oftentimes a great deal worse.
11.,, True friendship is like sound
to make oneself clear and agreeable
to educated people. Now, if you
believe this, it should be in itself
enough to make you want to use
at all times the very best English
possible.
Xou' can improve your speech by
thoughtful reading and cultivated
talk. It is in the works of the
great writers that you find language
at its best, difficult ideas given their
most exact expressions and words
used with the greatest ease arid
power. Even more valuable than
leading is refined conversation, free
from vulgarities on the one hand
wjd bookishness and affectation on
the other. No study of language, 110
opportunity of acquMriy-ft will ayfi'il
you as a student without practice
tin your own part in using the tool
which study and opportunity have
laid ready to your hand. Never
forget that ^"culture is always
unique, for it is individual achieve-
ment, a bv-product of personal liv-
Ar . -, <
Young Man—"I have one of the
oldest antiques in the world."
Annie Wood H.—"Oh, what?"
Y. Man—"Adam's apple."
Fislt—"I have just found a germ
for a plot to use in a theme."
Soph—"I bet you will never in-
oculate any of the teachers with it."
"I don't see why you always call
Dr. Pomp, especially when the case
isn't serioii%."
"Isn't serious? Every case is
seriotts, and Dr. Pomp has advised
our family as far back as I can re
member."
Vivian Smith—"Who was it said,
'Who steals my purse steals trash'"?
Mary Neely—"I really don't know,
but it sounds like Myra Germany
Have you been around with her
much ? "
"I wish the street cars would put
their names 011 the back as well
as the front."
"What good would that do?"
"Well, a fellow lil.es to see what
he missed."
So far as we can see, the only
difference between a girl chewing-
gum and a cow chewing her cud is
that the cow looks thoughtful.
Miss Parrish (entering the dining-
room)—"Oh! my goodness! I'm so
tired this evening. I walked all the
way from Monnig's to Meacham's.'
Hal—"They say, dear, that people
who live together get to look alike.'
Virginia Moore—"Then you must
consider my refusal as permanent."
Mr. Stewart—"Where was the
Declaration of Independence signed?"
Madeline Lcdbetter—"At the bot-
tom."
"You seem fond of the druggist's
little boy."
"Yes sir! lie kin git all the pills
he wants fer our airguns!"
Estelle Moon—"Why if I paid that
much for a hat I'd go to the poor-
house."
Willie Mae Gaines—"Well, you
might as well go there dressed up."
When Noah sailed the well-known
blue,
lie had his troubles same as you.
For days and days he drove the ark.
Before he'found a place to park.
THE BOOK
SHELF
"TIIE DARK NICIIT"!
health, the value of it is seldon
known until it is lost.
12. To be content with what we
possess is the greatest and most se-
cure «)f riches.
13. 'Life is not so short but that
there is always time enough for
courtesy.
11. We seldom repent talking too
little, but very often talking too
much.
15. Flowers are the sweetest
things that God ever made and for-
got to put a soul into.
16. Try and be right as well as
sincere.
17. One-half tt£. the world must
sweat and groan that the other half
may dream.
18. In general, pride is at the
bottom of all great mistakes.
1!). To hear complaints is weari-
some alike to the wretched and the
happy.
20. The reward of one duty is the
power to fulfill another.
21. We get impatient, and there
crops out our human weakness.
22. Few things are impossible to
diligence and skill.
23. Activity is contagious.
21. Apologizing,—a very desperate,
habit—one that is rarely cured.
Apology is only egotism wrong side
out. <
25. Discontent is the want of self-
reliance. It is infirmity <>f the will.
27. There are some who bear a
grudge even to those that do them
good.
2,s<* By and by is -easily said.
2K. He that plants thorns must
never expect to gather roses.
2!). The cautious seldom err.
thing. Dropped in the ET ET ET
30. Speak gently; 'tis a little thing
Dropped in the hearts deep well;
The good,"the joy that it may bring
Hostess—"What part of the chicken
do you like best, my little man?"
James (passing, his plate timidly)
—"I like the meat."
Magistrate—"Did the prisoner offer
any resistance ?"
Officer—"Only 'half a dollar, your
honor, an' I wouldn't take it."
> How many insects does it take to
make a landlord? Ten ants.
Minnie Willis—"When I marry, it
will be only a man of worth."
Catherine Campbell—-"Worth how
much, dear?"
Wife—"Do you think .^jjence is
golden ?"»
Mr. Howard—"I'm sure of it! If
I'd kept my mouth shut I'd still be
a bachelor."
Willy—"Got a„ great idea, Gladys.
I'm going out in the country and
raise chickens."
Gladys M.—"It's a cule little idea,
Willy. But why the country?"
What word contains all the vowels
and in their proper order? Facetious.
Country—"Just think of our forest
subway
preserves.
City—"Mow about our
9"
jams .
Ashes to ashes,
Stones to stones,
You can't get fat
Eating ice cream cones.
Simple Sarah Thinks—
These crime waves arc permanent-
All who own diplomas are diplo-
mats.
There is a bark to a dog's family
tree.
There is a chair where the sun
sets.
A boycott is a little bed.
Addison and Steele were the Heroic
couplet.
A railroad tie has stripes.
A piano tuna is a fish.
Senior—"P want permission to be
away three days after the holiday
vacation."
Dean—"Oh, you want three more
days of grace?" • ....
Senior—"No. Three more dars of
John."
"Upon my word!" said the diction-
ary, as the ink dripped through the
leaves.
Fish—-"How long could .I live with-
out brains?
Prof.—"Time will tell."
When there are silver threads
among the gold it doesn't mean any-
thing except that the henna didn't
work.
"Mother, why did you marry
father?"
"So you've begun to wonder, too.
have you?"
1 loss—"If Mr. Simpson calls to-
day, tell him I'm out."
Clerk—"Yes, sir."
Boss—"Don't be doing any work
when he calls, or he won't believe
you."
Duni—"Lady, I'm hungry. I'm
traveling."
Lady—"Keep on traveling.".
By May Sinclair.
(From The Dial)
Mistress of the most recond
tleties of modern motaphy:
modern psychology, a firm
competent story-teller Miss
proves in this little book t|
can make the poetic string
comprehensive bow as well
rest. Here is a talc of th|
and simplest of all human c|
tions related in unaffecte
verse; and. though in the
to-live girl, the .wanton seducj
girl, the appalling poet
"songs and dreams," we have-j
ters^that lend themselves'"
worst kind of mclodraiujj
authoress somehow manages
it off. It is a ~pi'Osy* novc
intellectuals, lapsing again ar
into Maudlin sentimentalitj
the hardened critic finds
reading it with interest to tl
last line of its "happy endinj
Joseph Conrad's life was
viable that his death does no|
His father was descended
long line of Polish patric
Joseph was brought up in
dition of culture and re:
characteristic of the Polish
The boy was not satisfied
kind of a life and he soon eji
a desire to go to Africa. He!
V." . V ,
has written; ".Since then J
served on many vessels, in maij
through all the grades, from
seaman to master of both
vessels and steamships."
Conrad was right in chposjj
sea and it' is fortunate tfc
courses were cast amongst
ways and outlandish peoples,
profit is our profit. His ea|
the story of an ever-incrcasi:
preciation which on the appe
of his last novel, "The RovcrJ
cd him to the level of the mosfj
lar authors of the day.
Conrad's soul is embodied
works, but there is a formality
he speaks of himself.
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closcd-in and g^'ey,
Broods o'er the garden, and tlij
is still.
The dim lake shines; oppres-
fountains play;
And shadowless weight lies
wooded hill.
The close-ranked trees rise sepj
a's if deep
They listened dreaming tliroug|
hollow ground,
Each in a single far-d|
sleep;
While ^few sjj.d -leaves fall he
witlkno^outtij.
The marble eiiHubs in the wavj
lake
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all there,
The trees, the plots, in thrall.
shadows made
The water clear and hollow nd|
air.
So still they stand, the : tn i 11 <■.]
the trees,
On the brown path the l<avc|
moveless lie,
My footfalls end, and motionle^
these,
I stand self-tranced between
earth and sky.
For l.he earth is dumb and < ni
and 110 weight,
Save the shut sky, curved
stone-smooth tomb,
Weighs on it, and 110 ground
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empty doom.
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and dark
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the pa>k,
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