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Editorials
ROBERT KNOX, Editor-in-Chief
Subversive
Propaganda
(From The Emory Wheel)
The ever-present red scares and attempts to
-stamp out communism in the school” are getting
to be a bit boring. But the folly of suppression as a
means of ending communistic propoganda is so ob
vious that it breeds contempt for patriotic societies
that howl “Subversive Propaganda” every time any
one who disagrees with them opens his mouth.
There is only one way to prevent a desire for
change in this country or any other. As long as
we have a large body of our population unemployed,
and an even larger body in circumstances to poor
to hope for happiness, the sinister forces of com
munism will find little existance. But you do not
find a man with plenty to eat or wear and with hope
for the future agitating for the overthrow of the
system that provided him with happiness.
The logical answer to communism is to prove that
our system is better. We know it is, but you can
not tell a man who is half starved about the won
derful liberties and constitutional guarantees of the
American government. You have to prove it by
giving him a chance to express that liberty and
take advantage of those guarantees. Freedom to
starve is not a point in our favor.
President Roosevelt, accused by the defenders of
the status quo of everything from enacting socialistic
legislation to actually being a communist, is in
reality a better friend of captialism than Hearst him
self. Realizing that the glories of democratic free
dom mean nothing unless they are backed up by
facts, he has attempted to maße conditions better for
the people on the bottom.
Take Your Vote To The
Annual Three-Ring Circus
As sure as the coming of the night, there comes
every year to our campus an event of tense excite
ment as well as of primary importance.
Probably you have already guessed that said event
is the annual Freshman election —at any rate we’ll
explain.
About this time every year current rumors begin
their rounds as to who will be the Freshman class
officers. At length come the nominations, followed
by some very stiff campaigning by the nominees,
and an occasional bruised eye on some high-strung
individual—his excuse is usually the moss-covered
one about running into a door, but we have our
ideas.
And at last comes the big day when there is
something in the air besides oxygen and nitrogen
well, that is election day—and you may make your
own conclusions as to referred contents of the air.
Throughout the day the halls and back porch
are filled with Freshmen. The votes go in, are
counted, the winners installed, and the hilarious
circus has.come to a conclusion.
But nevertheless, Freshmen, it’s your big event,
and may we recommend that you carefully consider
the candidates, and vote with a clear head. Give
yours to the one you think most capable—one vote
goes a long way in a Junior College election.
Have the spirit to cast your vote, and have the
ability to vote right.
Are We "Petite
Pensionaires"
First maybe it will be advisable to say what is
meant by “Petite Pensionaires”. The words in their
true translation mean “little boarding school girls .
When a girl enters a boarding school she is met
at the door, kissed on both cheeks, handed a list of
instructions and a copy of Emily Post “Etiquette ,
and maneuvered gently to her cozy little room.
At meal time she is expected to be in seat No. 8
at her assigned table.
The matrons pick whom they are to eat with;
whether the selected ones give them indigestion or
not. Must we be made to eat with people with whom
we have nothing in common? The only conversa
tion one can have at the table now is “Pass the
bread, please.” And the Doctor has always said talk,
laugh, and be merry while eating. It's good for
digestion.
(The West denrgtatt
FRANK KELLY, Managing Editor
JCEEAM LINES
The only manufacturer who is
certain his products are going to
be pushed is the one who makes
baby carriages.
• * *
Elizabeth was a good little girl,
as far as good little girls go; and as
far as good little girls go, Eliza
beth went.
* * *
Edith Woodward writing: I shall
not write any more, dear, my room
mate is reading over my shoulder.
Jane Osterhout: You’re a liar! I
ain’t.
♦ * *
The absence of a certain quiet
romeo on the campus is causing
the postmistress to sit up late at
night writing letters.
* * *
Owen Malcolm: Gaze upon that
mighty canyon! Have you ever
seen such a gorge to equal it?
Warner Morgan: Yes, I watched
you eat supper last night.
* * *
Libby Strange is “Toots” to you.
* * *
Those who never get out of col
leges are called professors.
* * *
It seems as this is a freshmen
year, any way for the girls.
Freshmen Foolishness
Dear Aunt Penelope:
This week I come to you again
for some much needed advice.
Somehow problems arise for me as
fast as you can answer them.
With reports due out soon I
want this problem solved, dear
Aunt: why does my mother take it
so seriously when I say I make
“a” instead of realizing I mean a
“f”?
Last week at the dance several
of the boys drank some pickle
juices before coming. I want to
know why they did that! Is it H
because it has the same effect as
Doctor Pepper, and keeps energy
up?
As an authority on tennis I wish
you would tell me if the words
“Twice a mighty” are words to be
said just like “ready” or “serve” or
“doubles”? At the finals of the
boy’s tennis tournament last week
I heard them quite often and won
dered if I was weak in any tennis
vocabulary!
Aunt Penelope, foolishness is all
right in the place, but what do you
think of this: Ae each meal a lean
and hungry girl walks around to
every table and calls the roll when
we constantly have biscuits!!!
Now any mind is all befuddled
and I’m afraid it will stay that way
until I get some enlightment from
you.
Gullibly, yours,
Marge.
tDj t (isorghm
Member of The Georgia Collegiate Press Association 1936
Associate Editor-Bob Richardson
Assistant Editor—Owen Malcolm
FEATURE DEPARTMENT: Editor,
Betty Ann Sewell; Writers: Bobby Jus
tice, Hettie Chandler, Emma Ruth
Mitchell, Mozelle Taylor, Virginia Rainey,
Norman Tant and Esther Rose Zill.
Exchange Editor—Max Beck.
“What have you done?” Saint Peter
asked,
“That I should admit you here?”
“I ran a paper”, Knox replied,
“At my college for one long year.”
Saint Peter pitingly shook his
head,
And gravely touched a belL
“Come in, poor thing; select your
harp ,
You’ve had your share of hell.”
s s *
J. Jones: Where did you get
that pen?
Leila C: That is what my moth
er brought me back from Egypt
when she went to Europe.
* • •
V. Poindexter: You know, I didn’t
know Raymond Hill very well un
til we danced together at the dance
last night.
• • •
What little “uptown” Freshman
girl is the cause of such a “back
seat in the balcony” rush? how
about it, Sally?
• • •
The play went off alright after
Andy got his box seat.
• * *
After one year, Claire has finally
consented to let Kelly hold her
hand.
This Time Last Year
Tom Smith, the Editor-in-chief
of the 35-36 Chieftian, was making
a drive for students to deposit
enough to insure a publication of
the annual.
* * •
Elbert Hendrix was holding top
place in the fall ping-pong tourney.
• • *
The headlines read—Treadaway
wins net title m fall tennis tourna
ment —surely love hasn’t affected
his playing ability.
* *
We were awaiting a lecture from
Mr. Pierre Porahovshikvo. This
was to be the first of a series of
Lyceum speakers.
• * *
The Debating Club was holding
a debate with Abraham Baldwin on
Socialized Medicine. The debate
was no-decision.
* * •
The paper made an announce
ment of a boxing exhibition. What
has become of our boxers?
Neely: Have you ever been to
Manilla?
Arnold: No, but I have eaten
some of their ice cream.
* * *
Mr. Hart: Why is an amoeba so
peculiar?
Allyn Gunn: Because it can
squeeze itself in the middle and
become twins.
REPORTING STAFF: Paul Hurt,
Raymond Hill, Claire McLarty, Rosalind
Hayes, A. Richstone, Margaret Bowen,
C. D. Bailey, Florine Watson and Pledg
er Carmichael.
BUSINESS STAFF: Assistant Man
agers, Glenn Hogan, Weems Boyd, Lewis
B. Reese, Bobby Justice, J. G. Robert
son, Virginia Shoffeit, Horton Greene,
and Elizabeth Burnham.
Faculty Advisor—Robert M. Strozier.
Features
O. N. TODD, Business Manager
HERE AND THERE
WITH THE EDITOR
By ROBERT KNOX
Please, those who give in-
Teachers stmetion on this campus
* J "p, *l c are not teachers, and
Ana r upiis those who receive instruc
tion are not pupils. Rather they are instructors or
professors and students respectively. Although a
few’ Sophomores are still guilty of this “unpardon
able crime” it is particularly the Freshmen who per
sist, shall we say, true to such high-schoolish titles.
Why this childish habit hasn’t been broken after six
weeks of collegiate exposure, is yet to be solved.
However, it is highly recommended that some kind
of rule or law be enacted stating that no student
under any circustances should be allow’ed to use the
terms “teachers and pupils” unless, of course, a
discussion is being held in an education class. It is
a sad state of affairs when in a bull session some
body says: “Mr. Tw'iddlebum is a helluva teach
er”; or at a social gathering, “I think Dr. Ein
steinless teaches the pupils so divinely.” Oh!
While browsing around in
Magazine the rar y a deal
p . 1 this last week or so the
KeVIVaiS editor has noticed the
improvements made in the last two issues of
Scribners. In fact, the magazine looks like a
totally new publication compared to the unattrac
tive stereotyped, dead-looking old issues. The Oc
tober number, the first to appear under the new
make-up, announced in "Straws in the Wind that
the editors had employed numerous new staff
members, engaged photographers, and purchased
writings from more varied and better known au
thors of both fiction and non-fiction. The Novem
ber copy was even better. Also in the publishing
field is the off spring of the exclusive “Esquire”
named “Coronet” which, as "Esquire” states, will fit
the rear pocket of a man’s trousers and the bag of
any shopping woman. “Time” has taken over oia
“Life”, stuck in anew spark of vitality, and once
again readers the nation over will rank “Life” with
such magazines as "Time”, "Vanity Fair”, “The New
Yorker”, and “Fortune”.
The other day in an in-
A Precedent formal chapel talk, Pres.
o | Ingram, wisely basing his
facts and actual vocabul
ary on a medical authority’s address set a precedent
by truthfully using and pronouncing without a mo
ment’s hesitation the word syphilis to a college
group, at a college function. Ten years ago such
an act w'ould be sufficient reason for Pres. In
gram’s dismissal as college head, but today civiliza
tion is fast breaking away from such progress-re
tarding barriers. Every well read student has noticed
articles in magazines and newspapers concerning
this dreadful “social disease", but not until recently
has such been observed, as our stiff “moral stan
dards” forbid the discussion and printing of syphilis.
Each day the nation is advancing in the respect
that syphillis is to be no longed dodged in reading
matter and classroom discussions, but only through
those mediums will the malady be completely radi
cated, so completely that it will be a thing of the past.
In an answer to the ques-
What Next, 1100 ~Do not peop l6 con *
' tinue in high 8011001 and
. college not to prepare for
life but because of the fear of life?” Dr. Albert Ed
ward Wiggam, noted psychologist, said that students
enter college because since five years of age they
have been constantly in schools, and are terrified
at the notion of leaving their easy, ready-made life
in preference to learing a trade or getting a job.
Well, there’s another reason we thousands of stu
dents are in these academic halls. One day a chapel
speaker says ambition is the reason; another says
that the desire to learn is the reason; still a third
holds that the one motive is the. craving of living;
and a minister argues that it is Christian-like at
tempting to get an education —and so on and on,
leaving each student deeper and deeper in worry,
I until one reads that the real reason, the actual ob
jective is due to the fear of life!