The Collegian (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 2, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 22, 1951 Page: 2 of 6
six pages : illus. ; page 22 x 15 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
FEBRUARY 22 1951
PflfTA 2
THE COLLEGIAN
THE COLLEGIAN
Of Daniel Baker College
Official student publication of Daniel Baker College
published bi-weekly during the regular school term
EDITOR Ronald Dunham
CO-EDITOR Ollie Schrank
FEATURE EDITOR Dixie Davidson
SPORTS EDITOR Eugene Butler
SOCIETY EDITOR Mary Turner
FASHION EDITOR Elizabeth Palmer
CLUB-NEWS EDITOR Dicky Wilder
NEWS EDITOR Nina Mullins
BUSINESS MANAGER Tad Choate
FACULTY ADVISOR Mrs. Wright
"Switchmen's Disease" Afflicts
Members Of The Senate
A rather deplorable situation exists in the student Senate. The
absenteeism of Senators is so great that a quorum can be formed at its
meetings. This is a shameful situation and would seem to indicate a
decided disinterest of those Senators in the student government and
student activities.
It is to be expected that on certain occasions a Senator may find it
impossible to attend a meeting. But it seems hardly excusable when so
many Senators find it impossible to attend so many of the meetings of
the Senate. It may be that the members of the Senate are afflicted with
the same "illness" that incapacitated so many of the railroad switchmen
two weeks ago.
With Ranch Week coming up soon and the many plans that have
to ba made for it all the members of the Senate should endeavor to
attend every meeting both regular and called for it is up to you as
the leaders of the student body to formulate and execute the plans for
that week with the greatest facility and success.
Remember that you have a great responsibility. "You are our leaders
and our representatives. If you fail to lead us how can we follow and
move forward?
Why Don't We Draft Women?
"Why doesn't somebody do something about drafting women?'' The
social forces which made women hesitate to volunteer for military duty
would vanish if they were drafted Mildred McAfee Horton wartime
head of WAVES says in her article "Why Not Draft Women?" in the
February issue of the Ladies' Home Journal.
"Selective Service officials are having a hard time finding men"
Mrs. Horton says. "Veterans fathers and boys in the middle of their
educational training are being drafted. How much better for the nation
it would seem to draw from the '16000000 young men and women of
draft age rather than try to fill our military needs from the S000000
boys.
"Nobody who knows anything about military life seriously contem-
plates making the Army or Navy and certainly not the Marine Corps-
into fifty-fifty coeducational organizations! The main business of mili-
tary service is combat and women should be noncombatants. Neverthe-
less the organizational difficulty of using women for noncombatant
duties is not insurmountable.
"There is a pseudo gallantry which discourages using women for war
duties. They must be saved from the burdens of war though how they
are saved by drafting their husbands leaving them with young children
whose fathers have been sent to war is hard to see. Worst of all so-
called chivalry led too many people to believe that girls in uniform
were somehow lesser in quality than the nice girls who stayed at home
to work in a factory. Rumors about their manners and morals spread
like wildfire. Most of the rumors were wild.
"It seems safe to assert that the experience of most service women
was a positive healthy morally wholesome experience maturing rather
than degrading enriching rather than cheapening. As a matter of fact
the armed services are probably less dangerous places for young women
than arc new jobs in war industry where less adequate provision can
be made for twenty-four-hour-a-day welfare of personnel. American
girls proved to be a fine lot of human beings whether or not they wore
military uniforms."
MortnUd from March 1951 ittut of Equirt
Copyright 195' bv Esquito Inc
"I've done my best to cheer him up Doctor al
ways telling him to .forget losing his joo
forget the hills piling up . . . forget the
threat of ill health . . .forget . . .
FLOOD OF
(Continued from Page 1)
Dunn Honolulu Hawaii Senior;
Tony Sigman Chicago Illinois
Junior; David Alter Kauaii. Ha-
waii Freshman; Chuck La Rowe
South Bend Indiana Sophomore;
Chuck Reese Fort Worth Texas
Junior; Donald Rock West Palm
Beach Florida Sophomore; Tedd
Hanly Hannibal Missouri Fresh-
man; Robert Nichols Savannah
Georgia Junior; Luis Colon Puer-
to Rico Freshman; Gwynne Dunn
Sharon Pennsylvania Junior;
John Kimbell New London Con-
Meet Me At
WAISMAN'S
where all the gang goes
to buy their
SCHOOL CLOTHES
WAISMAN'S
DEPARTMENT STORE
necticutt Senior.
There are several other new stu-
dents and all from Texas. These
include: William Gehring Hous-
ton Freshman; Joanne Boone of
Hubbard Freshman; Carol Coffee
Brown wood Senior; C. J. Collier
Brown wood Graduate student;
Walter Spence Brownwood Sen-
ior; Thomas Ratliff Brownwood
Freshman; and Alica Thompson
of DeLeon Senior.
The registrar's office is not able
to give the exact figures on the
total enrollment for this semester
but it is expected to be quite
good.
Higginbotham Bros.
& Co.
"YOUR HOME BUILDERS''
402 E. Lee St. Dial 0515
Brownwood Texas
JOE L STALCUP-Pontiac
Sales-Service
U. S. Royal Tires
Gulf Products
5319 - Dial
Corner Lee and Main
28105
Brownwood
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 Collegian (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 2, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 22, 1951, newspaper, February 22, 1951; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth100354/m1/2/: accessed May 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Howard Payne University Library.