The Howard Payne College Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. XXXXV, No. 14, Ed. 1, Friday, January 10, 1958 Page: 4 of 4
four pages : illus. ; page 18 x 12 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:
Alarm Clock
Help or Hazard
By EUGENE FLEMING
Every modern household has at
least half a dozen gadgets to
make life more pleasant and work
less worklike. This is one of the
reasons ours is known as the
machine age. Even the task of
waking up the sleeping inhabi-
tants of the house has been as-
signed to a machine.
In addition to the regular
function of a clock the contrap-
tion which we are considering is
so constructed that it will sound
a warning bell at a pre-set time.
It may clatter like a Chinese
gong or tinkle like a music box
but all know that it is using its
own symbolic language to say
"Get up you good-for-nothing
sleepyhead!"
The sound of its bell has be-
come so common that were
all the alarm clocks suddenly
lo blink out at one lime the
business of the country would
probably not get going until
noon. Aside from its more ser-
ious functions the clock has
some amusing features too.
Nothing short of amazing are
the a'ti'udo.-; taken toward that
chunk of wheels and springs bv
differi nt types of people. Some of
these feelings are demonstrated
diroctl toward and upon the
cl(ic' a in sounds.
T! 'i'".i nrv b" a mild vio-
lent ! i " pot be so mild
and ..' iompjnn.'d by grunts re-
sembling those a disgruntled bear
might make. Other feelings are
let out in an indirect way.
Irving Berlin must have had
some little bit of hate for the
alarm when he wrote "Oh How
I Hate to Get Up in the Morn-
ing." In the most commendable
catagoery of those who react to
alarm clocks are the people who
hear the gentle tinkling of the
bell calmly sit up in bed get to
their feet go to the table on the
opposite side of the room and
shut off the boll and proceed to
make themselves presentable to
the public. Sad to say but none-
theless true this type individual
is about as hard to find as a
modest football player.
A far more common reaction
to the sound of the arising
signal is seen in the person
who upon the ring of it pro-
jects one arm toward the table
at the head of his bod where
the clock stands. He does not
even bother to get one eye
open or to turn his head on
his pillow where he can see the
clock. As he gropes blindly for
the silence button he knocks
over a bottle of vitamin pills
and sends a who-dun-it rat-
tling to the floor.
Upon restoring peace (if not
order) to the room he settles as
quickly as possible back into his
dreams. Next we will consider the
most reprehensible group of re
Mission Band
(Continued From Page 1)
Kansas; First Southern Baptist
Church Manhattan Kan.; and the
Berean Baptist Nail Avenue Bap-
tist and First Southern Baptist
Churches of Kansas City Kan.
The students presented a drama
"A Certain Just Man" written by
Anne Martens at the church serv-
ices. The purpose of the Christmas
trip was to better understand mis-
sion work and how it is carried
on by visiting Southern Baptist
work.
Expenses for the trip were paid
by the offerings and lodging and
meals were furnished by mem-
bers for the churches in which
the group visited.
actionaries. Do not look at your
neighbor at this point for he is
probably looking at you.)
This is the type of fellow who
is already half awake when he
hears the clanging gong hateful
or the more recent inovation of
the radio alarm that rouses by
suddenly exposing the sleeper to
a screaming soloist or a droning
news reporter. He sits up in bed
opens his eyes and rubs them
with the back of his knuckles.
Then he starts to get out of his
couch of slumber and the day
begins with a bang or perhaps
more accurately with a crash.
(Why did we ever buy those
slippery throw rugs anyway?)
He picks himself up and not
bothering to brush himself off
proceeds in a daze toward the
object of his displeasure. Now
we see him with his talon (par-
don I mean hand poised above
the lever that will silence the
jangling. Just as he begins to
bring his hand down the ma
chine becomes silent o fits own
accord. Mr. Sleeper has tarried
too long and the clock ran
down. Ho never finishes the
stroke but snorts in disgust and
waddles back to bed.
Of course there are innumer-
able variations and many inter-
mediate positions in the range of
reactions to alarm clocks but
Iho'c out' in. 'd are the most out-
standing ones.
Some annynmyus poet has said
of the machine:
Tinkle tinkle little alarm
clock.
How I wish you would be
quiet
When I am in dreams so
sweet
You rouse me with your har-
rid lone.
If that guy was a poet he had
better remain annonmyus!
Fall Examination Schedule
January
Class Hour
Saturday 8:00 a.
M. W. F 8:00 a.
M. W. F 9:00 a.
Monday 6:00 p.
Monday 6:30 p.
T. T 8:00 a.
T. T 9:30 a.
M. W. F 10:40 a.
M. W. F 11:40 a.
T. T 11:00 a.
T. T 1:00 p.
Thursday 6:00 p.
T. T 6:30 p.
M. W. F 1:30 p.
M. W. F 2:30 p.
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
COX (Cont. From Pg. 1)
in the grid sport holding down
an end position. His team won
the district and bi-district foot-
ball championship in 1956 play-
ing six-man football.
Asked which is the roughest
team HPC has faced so far this
year the soft - spoken athlete
logically answered "T C U but
Hardin-Simmons wasn't too far
behind."
Edwin is seeking a B.S. degree
with an education major and a
math minor. Though he's not
sure he wants to coach after
graduation he says "he wants to
be qualified for the job if he does
enter the coaching profession."
YELLOW WAGON
STEAKS RABBITS
CHICKEN
Just South of Traffic Circle
c h m p u s
I . :
Life Service Band BSU Room
7:00 Monday.
Circle K Bell Club Room 6:15
Thursday.
Volunteer Mission Band BSU
Room 6:30 Friday.
Student Council TV Parlor
Hodge Dorm Tuesday 9 a.m.
Ministerial Alliance BSU
Room 7:00 Tuesday.
Ministers Wives Bell Club
Room 7:00 first and third Tues-
days. Jackets for Jesus BSU Room
6:30 Thursday.
Urbanites time and date to be
announced.
Alpha Chi library 5:30 sec-
ond Tuesdays.
Alpha Beta Sigma Hodge
Dorm 6:45 first and third Tues
days.
Jacket Co-eds Hodge Dorm
Thursday time to be announc-
ed. TSEA Bell Club Room 5:45 on
third Tuesday; 5:00 small dining
room on first Tuesday.
ASU Council Hodge Dorm
time and date to be announced.
Pi Kappa Delta Main Build-
ing 7:00 Thursday.
Alpha Rho Tan Art Building
0:30 Tuesday.
Cen-Tex Agpio Club DBC
7-rO. first Monday
YVA. TV parlor T'o.'jje Dorm
0:30. Wednesday.
Young Democrats Club 202
Main Building 7:30 p.m. Tues-
day. Spanish Club Mims Auditor-
ium. Room 300 6:30 p.m. first
and third Mondays.
Science Club Bell Club Room
7:00 Tuesday.
Vets' Club Hodge Dorm 7 p.m.
Thursday.
Press Club Journalism Build-
ing 2:30 p. m. Thursday.
18 20-24
Examination
Saturday
Monday
Monday
Monday
Monday
Time
8:00 a. m.
8:00 a. m.
1:30 p. m.
6:00
6:30
8:00
1:30
8:00
1:30
8:00
1:30
6:00
p. m.
p. m.
a. m.
Tuesday
Tuesday
Wednesday .
Wednesday ..
Thursday
Thursday
Thursday
Thursday
Friday
Friday
m.
m.
m.
m.
m.
m.
6:30 p. m.
8:00 a. m.
1:30 p. m.
Fine Watches and Diamonds
OWINGS JEWELRY
Santa Fe Watch Inspection
PHONE 2-2734
407 Vz Center Avenue
Brownwood Texas
M M L yrm Am
ARROW
i
Coach Lines
TELEPHONE 2507
--fc-.i
Varsity Show Set
For Sat. Repeat
The annual Junior Varsity
Show presented early in Decem-
ber will have a repeat perform-
ance at 8 p. m. Saturday in Cog-
gin Memorial Theatre.
A fast-paced minstrel show
with the cast in black face the
hour-long presentation has a cast
of approximately 35 students
most of them members of the
Junior Class.
Paul Butler sophomore speech
major from San Antonio is the
Girl Scouts
Seek Workers
"Summer is a comin'!" Colleee
girls and women graduate stu-
dents interested in summer jobs
which combine scholastic values
with opportunities for outdoor
living will find many openings
awaiting them in Girl Scout
camps.
Hundreds of counselors over 18
years old are needed to share
these wholesome experiences on a
partnership basis. The basic re-
quirements are good health en-
thusiasm patience adaptability
and love of children. Candidates
alo must be in sympathy with
the objectives and philosophy of
Girl Scouting.
For students 21 years or older
there are opening-; as unit leaders
waterfront d i r e c t o r s program
consultants food supervisors
health supervisors business man-
agers and assistant camp direc-
tors. Camp directors must be 25
years of age or over.
Salaries vary with the assign-
ment and the candidate's previous
experience qualifications and
training. Depending on the length
of the camp season and the loca-
tion of the camp laundry and
travel expenses may be included.
A basic prc-camp training session
of about five days' duration is
provided for all staff members.
College girls and women gradu-
ate students interested in an ex-
pense - free summer combining
professional preparation with out-
door living should call the near-
est Girl Scout office usually
listpH under "G" in the phone
'book for additional information
on available openings.
Alpha Chi Pictures
To Be Made Tonight
Charles Richardson president
of Alpha Chi has announced that
the Alpha Chi pictures will be
made tonight at 5:30 in the Bell
Club Room of Walker Memorial
Library.
All members of the club are
urged to attend in order that
their picture may appear in the
Lasso.
HARRY FORD
MEN'S WEAR
-
ri
interlocutor for the production
which features jokes skits a
biass band a vocal chorus and
a variety of solos and instrument-
al and vocal combinations.
End men are Bubba Canuteson
junior music education major
from Fort Worth and Johnny Mil-
nor junior music major from
Dallas.
Among the specialty numbers
will be a solo by Mrs. Jerry Ford-
erhase junior voice major from
Brownwood music by Johnny
Milnor and "His Brass Band"
and selections by the H P C
Women's Quartet. The quartet
includes Earlina Crawford junior
elementary education major from
Dallas; Peggy Ray senior piano
major from Severn N. C; Pat
Melton senior voice major from
San Antonio and Dolores Mabry
junior piano major from Ackerly.
Dr. McDonald Held chairman
of the Division of Speech Arts is
director for the production. Head-
ing back stage crews are Jerry
Forderhase senior voice major
from Brownwood and Richard
Nix sophomore physics major
I from Paris Texas lights; Jack
Riley junior history major from
Amarillo cold drink concession;
Betty Bray senior art major from
Memphis Tenn. makeup and
Peguy Pate junior speci h major
from Lanra-tcr Betty Bras and
F.arUna Crawford. oripl. Jim
Woodle of the Division uf Mn-ic
faculty will be the accompanist.
Tickets are 50 cents each. Pro-
ceeds will be used for the annual
junior - senior banquet in the
Spring.
FOR ALL YOUR
MUSIC NEEDS
KING'S
407 Center Avenue
Dr. Elizabeth Martin
OPTOMETRIST
101 West Anderson
SANITARY
BARBER SHOP
208 E. BAKER
"Shorty" Cornelius Owner
George Epperson
J. H. Hendricks
WELCOME!
HPC Students
Beaver Street
Phillips 66
Station
766 WEST COMMERCE
George Eiland
HPC STUDENT
Owner and Operator
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 Howard Payne College Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. XXXXV, No. 14, Ed. 1, Friday, January 10, 1958, newspaper, January 10, 1958; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth102693/m1/4/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Howard Payne University Library.