The Collegian (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 14, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 21, 1948 Page: 1 of 4
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THE COLLEGIAN
VOL 38
DANIEL BAKER COLLEGE BROWNWOOD TEXAS WEDNESDA Y JANUARY 21 1948
NUMBER 14
Favorite Election Declared Void
"Corral" to Be Held In Book-Store
Lack ai Val.it
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Rt-Ntniiatiti
As most of the student body
knows Daniel Baker has started
off this election year with two elec-
tions in quick succession. There
was a slight difference in the re-
sults of the two elections. A run-
off will be held in the Trail Editor
election a'nd new nomonations will
have to be made for the popularity
contest. Much to our regret the
"Favorites" election proved that
the Collegian has only sixty read-
ers while the other election showed
that the "Corral" has one hundred
and forty-two patrons.
Ray Barnctt student body presi-
dent reports that since there were
only sixty votes cast in the popu-
larity contest a new election will
be held. It will be announced at n
future date.
Because of the excellent qualifi-
cations of the three candidates the
election for the Trail Editorship
was unusually close. The votes
were almost evenly divided forty-
three forty-nine and fifty. A
iun-off will be held between Baker
Conger and Stanley Burnham on
Tuesday January 20. Sinco the
"Corral" seems to be more popular
for elections than the Collegian
the election will be held in the
book-store between 8:00 A.M. and
2:00 P.M.
Everyone is urged to come in out
of the cold have a cup of good
five-cent coffee and cast his vote
in this important election.
Library Notes
All books and library materials
will be due in the library January
27 at the latest and should be
turned in earlier if possible. Please
try to pay all fines before taking
examinations. If they are not paid
the fines will be truncd in the the
office and deducted from the li-
brary fees which are returnable
upon withdrawing from college.
The library will be open " for
study during examination wck
and library books and mnteiials
may be used in the library but no
books nor materials will be checked
out to be taken from the library
except by special request of faculty
members. All semester books
should be checked in on Monday
Jan. 20th or brought back with u
request of faculty members lo bo
kept out during the examination.
Library records must be clear be-
fore grades are issued to students.
If faculty members have books
out that are no longer needed they
should be returned to the library
also. If a faculty member needs to
continue to use the book or books
the librarian should be informed
because the checking files will be
cleared at the end of the first se-
mester and a careful check will be
made before the beginning of the
second semester. The librarian will
appreciate the return of uny library
books or materials round anywhere
that may have belonged to tho
library or that still belongs to tho
library of Daniel Baker College.
The librarian appreciates the
help and cooperation of students
and faculty members in keeping
up with and returning library books
and materials in the library. An
increase in attendance on the part
of the students and teachers in the
library as well as an increase in
the number of books and mateliala
being used is also encouraging. A
still greater increase is expected
next semester. A daily check of
attendance as well as of tho num-
ber of books and materials used is
made and kept. Are you doing
your best to help to keep up and
even to raise our standards T
What do you want to read? If
the McClelland Memorial Library
does not have tho book that you
want the librarian has privileges
of inter-librarian service and if
requests are made in advance for
materials or books that are not in
the library they may be obtained
from other libraries
How much time do you spend in
the library t Each student should
spend at least one hour on oach
subject in the library and then
study another hour on each lesson
at home. The best students spend
gnat part of their time in the
Growls From the
Bell Tower
BY ROGER WOOLDRIDGE
Jack McCullcy has never owned
a hat. More than once in the past
Jack hasgonc shopping for a hcud-
picco to wear when ho "dresses
up" but always returns loaded
down with various items of cloth-
ing other than a hat. From the
facts I have gathered thin '.nay be
a case for some of you amateur
psychologists.
From listening to Mr. Stevic in
psychology class I gather that it's
possible that Jack has never owned
a hat because he honestly doesn't
want one even though he thinks
he does or he is afraid of a hat.
Lounging in the drug the other
day Jack mentioned that he "sure
would like to buy a new hat" nnd
Glenn Patterson told him that they
were practically giving away hats
at several of the leading stores. I
thought a first-hand witness neces-
sary und fifteen minutes Her Jack
und I were asking a clerk to show
us to the hat sale. We were in
the wrong store but before we loft
he bought u solid red Bhirt he Was
certain he didn't like. Things were
a little more promising in vhc next
store. They were featuring some
aged Western models. The West-
ern's didn't exactly suit his per-
sonality but without asking lo sec
the other models he purchased u
new sport shirt which had collar
against his taste. In the next
store he didn't even ask for a hat
but went immediately to the shoe
department and bought a pair of
military shoes which won u decis
ion over a pair of loafers. No hat.
As I mentioned curlier there!
could be some psychological rea-
son why Juck is unuble to puchasc
the hat he says he wants but my
opinion is that if ho doesn't change
his shopping procedure he never
will own a hat.
Just a word for the new editor of
tho Trail. The run-off between
Stanley und Buker will put the
winner right in the middle of ti
job that is one big headache even
at tho "best und right now things
are far from being under control in
the annual department. The big-
gest hold-up at the present is with
tho students who haven't had their
pictures. According to schedule
wo should be finished now with
class pictures but there ure btill
freshmen sophomores juniors und
seniors who haven't puid that visit
to Gibbon's-Smith. The actual
photographing won't take over ten
minutes and the service is free.
Give the now editor a break get
your slip in the Public Relations
Office and be at Gibbon's-Smith
studio across from Howard Payne
between 3:30 and 5:30 toduy!
Now thut the favorite contest
will be hcld-over perhups a few of
the 210 students who didn't voto
beforo will reconsider. In every
school there is thut old complaint
that "everything is run by just u
few people". The system proposed
by Dean Mendenhall is probably
one of tho fairest systems used by
college elections in this country.
Tho bullot nomination system of-
fers tho opportunity to even tho
shyest students to nominate their
secret heart-throb for u fuvorite
position. Suppose you have a fuv-
orite girl friend for example and
you can't decide whether she is
the Cumpus Beauty Campus
Sweetheart or Most Populur Girl
the solution is simple under our
nominating system just put her
down for all threo titles!
library and most faculty members
spend hours or reading and re-
search in tho library. No college
nor university can develop nor pro
duce effective- work without a
strong library as its center und
without consistent attendance nnd
use on he part of tho students nnd
faculty members. Tho rating of
any educational institution is largo
ly dependent upon its librury. Edu
cational methods have changed
and broadened beyond tho text'
books so that both faculty and stu
dents are dependent upon the 11
brary which is and should be tho
hub of the wheel whoso spokes
reach into every department of the
institution.
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H. DON RODGEKS
One of the newest staff mem-
bers on the Daniel Baker College
campus is II. Don Rodgcrs Direc-
tor of Public Relations. However
Daniel Buker is by no means new
to Rodgcrs. He has merely return-
ed to his alma mater after an ab-
sence of six years.
Mr. Rodgcrs entered Daniel Ba-
ker as u freshman in 1039 after
graduating from Brownwood High
School. While n freshman at DBC
served as student manager for the
Hill Billy athletic teams and '.vas
sports editor of the Collegian '.'or
the Spring semester. It was in his
freshman year that Rodgcrs was
elected editor of The Collegian for
the ensuing year.
After serving one semester ns
editor of the college weekly Mr.
Rodgcrs left school fr a reporter's
job on the Dallas Journal. After
a year on the Jounal he returned
to Brownwood t assume the role
of Sports Editor for the Brown-
wood Bulletin a position he held for
five years.
He was Sports Editor ut the
Bulletin until September 1 1047.
at which time he took over the
duties of Public Relations Direc-
tor hero at DBC upon the resigna
tion of Clive Pierce. Mr. Pierce
left DBC to take a position with
the state Department of Education.
Mr. Rodgcrs also serves as Pub
lic Relations Director for Weather-
ford College another college of
Southwestern University. In nddi-
tion to his duties us Director of
Public Relations he is Chairman
of the Board on Student Publica-
tions and is temporarily in charge
of the new Hill Billy Corral iho
college bookstore and snack bur.
Mr. Rodgcrs is an ordained Bap
tist minister having served as pas-
tor of the Trinity Baptist Church
here for three years.
Ntiit SyittB AiioMCti
Exan Far Eaplaynait
The Merit System Council which
serves ns u "clcuring house" for
positions in the Texas Employment
Commission und the State Depart
ment of Public Welfare will hold
open competitive examinations on
February 28 1048 for u number
of positions now open in both agen-
cies according to Chus. S. Gardi-
ner Director of the Merit System
Council.
Positions to bo filled by tho De-
partment of Public Welfure con-
sist of Field Worker Child Wel-
fare Worker and Senior Child Wel
fare Worker Junior Stenographer
and Key Punch Operator. Openings
in the Texas Employment Commis
sion are for Intcrviowers Cluims
Examiners Technical Draftsman
Clerk-Typists Stenographers nnd
Clerks. Qualifications for these
positions vary from high school
graduation to college work and ex-
perience requirements.
Gurdiner pointed out that appli-
cation to take an examination must
be mado on an official application
blank which may e obtained by
writting the Merit System Council
808 Tribune Building Austin Tex
as or from the Employment Com
mission and Department of Public
Welfure and local offices located
throughout the State. "The dosing
date for shubmission of applica
tionils February 7 1048 and ap
plications postmarked after mid
night on the closing date will not
be considered" he added.
Gardiner also stated that theseN
examinations present to people the
opportunity for permanent employ-
ment with the Texas Employment
Commission and the State Depart-
ment of Public Welfare
Run-Off Election Necessary Between
Burnham - Conger For Trail Editor
RaduMiiMff Stitattlti
Pitititti la Twt Clib
MtMttii Faitwtll Gifti
Members of the Rachmaninoff
Music Club entertained Misses
Mary and Nancy Hartnitt who arc
moving to Hot Springs Arkansas.
Tho honorces were presented with
statuettes of Rachmaninoff by the
club. Mary and Nancy are capable
pianists und arc two of the club's
most active members.
Present at the dinner were:
Misses Mary Hartnitt Eta Mens-
bach Bobbie Mcdcalf Nancy
Barnes Jackie Griffin Lorraine
Ashton Elaine Banks Patsy Ne-
smith nnd Miss Branom.
BREAKFAST IN YOUR ROOM; ONE
Lcidiif Aathority On
wtcmatioial Law
It DBC Ex-Ffoftuor
Dr. Clyde Eagleton who has
been professor of international law
at New York Univesity since 1923 '
und is now ranked as top United
States authority in this field was a
professor of history at Duniel Ba-
ker in tho lute "twenties".
He received his degree ut Austin '
und went to Columbia for his grad-
uate work. I
In Sunday's Dullas Morning
News his opinion that man is the'
blame for his own present woes in
international relations is voiced.
"The biggest menace to world
peace is human nature said Dr.
Clyde Eagleton "Not especially
Russiun humun nature nor parti
cularly the American brand of hu-
man nature but just human na-
ture". He says that the United States
has two alternatives: to build up
national security or to build up
international security. Dr. Eagle-
ton who has spent his life study-
ing iutcrnation law says that in
the last war international law with
reference to war wus outmoded.
"But I'm not interested in laws
for polite conduct of war. I'm In-
tel ested in laws which might pre-
vent war" he said.
Hath!
Stanley Burnham sophomore
has just been announced by Dcun
Mendenhull as the new .Editor of
tho Trail. Ho won a very close de-
cision over Buker Conger runner-
up for editor in a previous election.
A Garden Hut
The Innuialtive woman was
worrvintr the Rurdcncr. She asked
a lot of silly questions.
"What stens do vou tako with
the caterpillars?" she asked next.
"Well mum." said tho exDasner-
atcd gardener. "I takes a half a
dozen steps into our nearest iieia
and turns the caterpillars around
three times so that thev srets iriddv
and don't know their way back."
"What Kind of A Me Would
I Be?" Professor Eubank
"What kind of world would it be
if people trusted in God and what
kind of a me would I be?" was the
topic of Professor Bransford Eu-
bunk's talk to students in Chapel
January 8. There are two ways
of doing a thing: man's way and
God's way. Often these two ways
are in conflict. However when
these two ways coinslde they unite
and the strength is" increased and
equal to these two forces as we
learned in mathematics. This proves
that if man uses God's way ho has
God's strength plus his own
strength. A man breaks his resol-
utions because he has not trusted
in God and has only man's strength
behind him. A man that trusts
God gets his strength from God.
Man's own strength is not enough
to protect him from evil. Man
needs the combined strengths to
live happily in the world today.
Communism grows and is nour
Victim af Facaa Tut
Fall taprtviii
la Dallai Haiaital
"Jake" Allcorn Daniel Bnker
sophomore who was in juried in a
thirty-foot full from n pecan vrec
during the Christmas holidays has
greatly improved since his '.runs-
fer to a Dallas Hospital.
Allcorn a Bangs resident titer
cd school ut D.B.C. Inst year as r
freshman und is majoring in
Muthcmatics.
Planning to spend your money
wisely is no more important than
wisely planning to make your
money.
EXAM EVERY TWO
YEARS; THAT'S COLLEGE LIFE IN BRITAIN!
Brcakfust in your room one ex-
am every two years and classes
if you're in the mood those are
a few features of college in Britinn.
A life that's being shared by lib-
eral hundred Americans mostly
veterans currently attending En-
glish universities.
Living nnd studying in colleges
built before Columbus discovered
America these Yunks ure enrolled
in institutions ranging from Ox-
ford and Cambridge to the Roynl
Academy of Dramatic Art and Uiu
Lcatherscllers' Technical College.
And according to Puul Pearson re-
porting on college life abroad for
Varsity the young man's maga-
zine Americans are deeply im-
pressed by England's system of ed-
ucation. "Cnusual" is the word to de-
scribe tho English student says
Pearson. He is more serious than
his American counterpart (but
no more "eager") is jolly with-
out being a bnck-sluppcr and tends
to "talk shop" constantly. Instead
of cheering wildly at a soccer or
cricket game he can be counted mi
in cases of extreme excitement
to say "well done Cambridge!"
Modest and quiet application the
Varsity article states it the key-
note of the English educational
method. Degrees are awarded only
on the basis of two or three exams
given ut tho end of two or three
yeurs of study. Clusses are option-
al but "tutors" require essays nt
the weekly meeting with students
nnd follow these with long invol-
ved discussions. The luxuries of
breakfast in your room are count-
ered by heavier restrictions on
lenving the college urea in the
evenings or for week-ends.
Pearson concludes his overseas
report to Varsity by saying that
English school officials expected
the Americans to act like "cow-
boys." Instead ho declares they
now suy: "The Yanks are kind
thoughtful und quick to return hos-
pitality. And their personality is
second to none.".
Equality is a state that is earn-
ed by individuals and nations;
thero is no fiat equality.
ished on hatred of God. Wo know
this is true because u study of
Russia today will show that beauti-
ful cathedrals have been truned in-
to museums; the religion has be-
come Communism worship of the
State and of Stalin. Some people
resent God because they are driven
to Him just as disobedient child-
ren resent their parents. Others
resent God because their strength
is not equal to His and they arc
forced to come to Him.
Professor Eubank quoted Bishop
Smith saying "Love is better than
hate; right will win." Once wo
learn to trust we find thut. it is
best. God is more willing to help
us than wo are to ask Him. God
has in mind man's happiness and
well-being. What kind of a me
would I be if I trusted in God?
The man that trusts in God lives
richer fuller happier life and 1b
easier to gat along with.
Burnham Led Race With 50 Votes
Conger 49 Morrow Third With 43
BY ROGER WOOLDRIDGE
The l'C3ii:nation of Dtllt l)illillirlinin nn Trnlt Erlltnr Inff fhn Hi ii.
dent senate with something of a
just experienced a disappointment
of favorites nnd coundn't expect
CAMPUS
PERSONALITY
MARY ELLEN WINN
Miss Mnry Ellen Winn pretty
Duniel Baker sophomore and sweet-
heart of the 1917-M8 football team
is a Brownwood girl. She was born
here January 7 nineteen years ago.
While uttending junior high
school she moved to Cisco where
she resided until she had completed
her junior year in the Cisco High
School. Returning to Brownwood
she enrolled here ns a senior and
graduated in 19-lti. While in B.II.S.
she was a member of the "Co-eds"
Her freshman year in college was
spent at T. C. U. in Fort Worth.
Last Summer she entered Daniel
Baker as a sophomore.
This fall Mary Ellen re-entered
school here and is pursuing a ma-
jor in Secretarial Science.
Her popularity on the campus
is portrayed thiough the many
honois won through student elec-
tions this year.
She is a senate representative
from tho sophomoie class secre-
tary of tho Rachmaninoff Club .
pledge in the Coggiu Society secre
tary of the student body undj
Sweetheart of the Hill Billy "B"
Association.
Although her hobbies arc many
her love for dancing is most out-
standing. She enjoys music ail
types of music from the "long-haired"
classics to the "sweet ten-
timcntals" and the "jitterbugs".
The late Glenn Miller was hei
fuvorite popular orchestra leader
and it is only natural that Tix
Benckc's music is now considered
by her as "tops". Her favorite
songs ure the ever popular "Star
Dust" and Woodchopper's Bull".
For more serious moments Mary
Ellen enjoys a dramatic movie.
John Garfield is her favorite male
actor and Greer Garson her fav-
orite actress.
Final Exi Schedule
Final examinations start Wed-
nesday Junuury 28.
Clusses meeting at 8 o'clock MWF
will take exams from 8:30 until
11:30 Wednesday.
Classes meeting ut 9 o'clock
MWF will take examinations :?mm
8:30 until 11:30 Thursday.
Classes meeting at 10 o'clock
MWF will take examinations from
8:30 until 11:30 Friday.
Classes meeting at 11 o'clock
MWF will tako examinations from
8:30 until 11:30 Saturday.
' 8 o'clock classes meeting on TTS
will take examinations from 1:00
until 4:00 on Wednesday.
0 o'clock classes meeting on TTS
will take examinations from 1:00
until 4:00 on Thursday.
10:00 o'clock classes meeting on
TTS will take examinations from
1:00 until 4:00 on Saturday.
On Monday from 8:30 until 11:30
irregulur classes will take exami-
nations. Business Tycoon's dream: No
taxes higher profits and no corn
petition.
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ptoblem on their hands. They had
with the all-important election
very good results from another
election of the same kind.
According to the school consti-
tution candidates for an office
such as editor must flist be nomi-
nated by class senutors approved
by the faculty board on publica-
tions and then put to a student
vote. Also of importance was to
insure themselves of a cupuble inun
for the job by selecting qualllicd
candidates who had time to do the
work and possessed an interest in
that field.
Bryan Morrow senior nnd
sophomores Stanley Burnham
and Baker Conger were select-
ed by the Student Senate to
compete in a ballot election for
the position of Trail editor.
One needs only to look at the
evenly distributed votes to real-
ize how well the candidates Wore
selected.
BURNHAM LEADS
Stanley Burnham who led with
fifty votes is un athlete ftom San
Subu. He did his freshman work
ut John Tarleton beforo nntering
the armed services. He joined the
Navy in 1043 and has overseas
credit in the Pacific '.heater.
As for his literary ability one
only has to read his well-developed
scientific articles and book reviews
which have uppeurcd in THE COL-
LEGIAN. Burnham is majoring
in Medicine.
CONGER CLOSE SECOND
With only one vote difference
between them Baker Conger look
second place with forty-nine votes.
Conger is also an outstanding
Hill Billy athlete and is well jo-
membcred by this season's funs us
the 117-pound "mighty might" who
wore No. 10 in the jersey parade.
Raker is a senate representative
from the sophomore class nnd an
industrious student. Baker's home
town is Humilton Texas.
MORROW OUT OF RUNNING
Although Bryan Morrow is now
out of tho running he led a very
close third with forty-three votes.
Morrow a Brownwood resident is
majoring in Education and minor-
ing in Speech. He is not person-
ally known by many of the new
students at Daniel Baker because
as circulution manager of tho
Brownwood Bulletin he has little
time for campus activities. He was
one of tho original re-orgunizeis of
the A.O.F. and is still an active
member of the fraternity. He wus
editor of THE COLLEGIAN ihe
first semester of lust year.
No matter who wins in the
run-off between Burnham and
Conger the Trail is assured
of having a very capable and
efficient editor and it is the
opinion of this reporter that
the senate should be congra-
tulated an their choice of three
qualified candidates for the
position.
Ecoi Em Eiaiael
Por Senor Wayne Williamson
La temperatura Madere moreba
juves por la noche fue vlentecinco
grado8.
El presidento Truman quiere
construir un balcon a La Blanca
Casa.
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students important because
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Skip that between classes coke
or coffee or instead of going to
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brary and make possible your
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