THE SOU'WESTER
Student Bi-Weekly Publication of Southwestern 
at Memphis
24TH YEAR-Z707
SOUTHWESTERN, MEMPHIS, TENN., FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1943.
NUMBER 13
Players Recognize
Eight Members
For Play Activity
Initiation To Be
Held Next Thursday;
Supper Also Planned
The Southwestern Players, campus
dramatic society, tapped eight students
to membership in the group today in
chapel. The tapping ceremony was
conducted by Laura Lake, president
of the Players. The eight students
whose work in dramatics was recog-
nized include John Northcross, Sue
Potts, Lorine Downing, Berneice Wig-
gins, Beverly McFall, Demetra Pat-
ton, Ed Herring, and Louisa McLean.
Requirements for membership in the
Players are fifteen points, gained by
acting or production work in three
plays, and with not more than six
points per play. A meeting for the
initiation of new members will be
held next Thursday in the AOPi
house. There will be a supper, and
plans will be made for a Commence-
ment Play, and for the election of new
officers. The present officers of the
Players are Laura Lake, president;
Jessamine Grimes, vice-president; and
Patty Radford, secretary-treasurer.
John Northeross was recognized for
acting in "Cock Robin," the Alumni
Play, the April Fool Carnival. He
also has done work in summer stock,
in radio, and in the Memphis Little
Theatre. Sue Potts was recognized for
acting in "Stage Door," "The Silver
Cord", and "Cock Robin." She also
did production work on this year's
April Fool Carnival.
Lorine Downing, a special student,
was recognized for acting in "Stage
Door," Ladies in Retirement," and
"Cock Robin," and also for produc-
tion work.
Berneice Wiggins was co-author, di-
rector, and actor in the April Fool
Carnival. Beverly McFall is recog-
nized for work on the production staff
of "Cock Robin," the Alumni Play,
and the April Fool Carnival. Demetra
Patton is recognized for work on the
production staff of "Cock Robin," the
Alumni Play, and the April Fool Car-
nival. Ed Herring is recognized for
acting in "Cock Robin," the Alumni
Play, and the April Fool Carnival.
Louisa McLean has done work in pro-
duction and business management for
several plays.
The other members of The Players
are: James Edwards, Anne 
Howard
Bailey, John Whitsett, Julian Nail,
Elizabeth Hinkley, and Robert 
Goos-
tree.
Forum On April 
29
To Give Peace Plan
Discussion To Be Held
On World Government
In Hardie Auditorium
Plans for a Permanent Peace will
be discussed at the next meeting of
the Southwestern Forum to be held
in Hardie Auditorium at 7:30 p.m.
on Thursday, April 29. The practical
aspects of setting up a world govern-
ment to keep the peace will be dealt
with at this time. At a later meeting,
a faculty panel will consider the eco-
nomic problems connected with world
order. This will be the fifth in a
series of forums on the general sub-
ject, Problems of a Just Peace and
World Reconstruction. A study of the
Versailles Treaty and of the period
between this war and the last World
War has been presented at the first
four meetings. They have served a
background for the fifth forum's talks
on proposed plans of securing the
coming peace.
Students Sag
Question--How do you think the
April Fool entertainment this year
compared with last yeart
Jim Wade-Well, I wasn't here last
year, but if last year's play was hot-
ter than this year's I knew Mrs. Coop-
er must have passed out.
Mignon Presley-I think it was
really cruel. There's no humanitarian
spirit here anymore.
Results of Tests
Taken By 'Soph'
Class Announced
Elby and Frissell
Take High Scores
Of 333 and 329
Top scores on the General Culture
Test which Southwestern sophomores
took on March 30 were made by Frank
Elby and Harry Frissell. 
Frank Elby
scored 333 points and Harry 
Frissell
329. The middle score 
for the group
was 182 out of 450 
points possible.
Other high ranking sophomores 
are
Anne Bailey with 285 points; 
Kenton
Watson, 280; Howard Hurt, 
269; Per-
rin Lowrey, 266; Robert 
Mann, 262;
Jane Milner, 258; Betty 
Ezell, 257;
Linda Beamon, 255; Meredith 
Flautt,
252.
On the Mathematics 
section of the
test Frank Elby made 
a perfect score
of 60 with Henry 
Hedden, Sam Den-
ney, William Symes, 
and E. W. Nelius
taking the next 
places. In Literature
the top five were Anne 
Bailey, Harry
Frissell, Betty Ezell, 
Minor Robertson,
and Linda Beamon. 
The first five
places in History 
and Social Studies
went to Frank 
Elby, Howard Hurt,
Kenton Watson, 
Harry Frissell, and
Linda Beamon. Highest 
scores on the
Science division were 
made by Frank
Elby, Sam Denney, 
Harry White. In
Henry Hedden and 
Frank White. In
Fine Arts, Anne 
Bailey, Linda Bea-
mon, Harry Frissell, 
Meredith Flautt
were top ranking 
sophomores. In the
section on Surrent 
Social Problems,
the five highest 
scores were earned
by Frank Elby, 
Harry Frissell, 
Ralph
Dubrovner, Robert 
Mann, and Jane
Milner.
This spring the 
General Culture
Test has been 
given to sophomores 
in
colleges all over 
the conutry as 
a part
of the American 
Council on 
Educa-
tion's annual 
college testing 
program.
Later Southwestern will 
be notified
of the rank of 
her sophomore 
class on
this test, and 
the sophomores 
will re-
ceive individual 
reports of 
their
standing among 
the nation's 
college
sophomores.
Nitist Meeting
Last Wednesday
Amacker 
Speaks
On Presidential
Candidates
At the meeting 
of the Nitist Club
on Wednesday night 
Dr. Amacker
spoke on the 
possible Presidential
candidate in 1944. 
There were he said,
two main issues, 
the foreign policy
and the internal 
policy, the settle
ment of which would 
affect the coun-
try for two or three generations. 
On
these issues there 
is the possibility
of the two major 
parties splitting
into four, thus clouding 
the horizon.
The four parties and their 
possible
candidates are, the 
Southern Demo-
crats with Byrd of Virginia and Sam
Jones of Louisiana as the leaders, 
the
New Dealers with Roosevelt and Wal-
lace or Byrnes or McNutt as 
Vice-
president. Both of the democratic
parties would practically agree on for-
eign policy with the difference com-
ing in the domestic policy. The Re-
publican party would also be divided
into liberals and conservatives with
Willkie and Stassen representing the
former; and Bricker and Dewey, the
latter.
In the event of the Republicans
trying to hold their party unified the
leading candidate would be General
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MORNING EASTER SERVICE
The Young People's Fellowship
Group at Evergreen Presbyterian
Church is having an early morning
Easter Service at Rainbow Lake in
Overton Park, April 25, 1948. at 7:30
A. M.
All students, especially Presbyteri-
an dormitory students, are cordially
invited to attend.
The group also meets each Sunday
at 6:00 p.m. at the Annex, corner of
Evergreen and Galloway, and all stu-
dents are welcome.
TENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY PRESS
ASSOCIATION
FRIDAY, APRIL 16
1:00-2:30-Registration in Directors Room, Palmer Hall,
SOU'WESTER Staff in charge.
Housing of Men' Delegates: Men's Pan-Hellenic
Council.
Housing of Women Delegates: Women's Pan-Hel-
lenic Council.
5:00
7:00
Opening of the Convention, Hardie Auditorium:
Mr. Marshall Ellis, Clarksdale, Mississippi, Presi-
dent of MVPA.
Welcome to Southwestern: President Charles E.
Diehl, Southwestern.
Introductions and Announcements.
Forum in Hardie Auditorium.
Chairman: Mr. Marshall Ellis, Clarksdale, Miss.
(1) THEN AND NOW-THE TENTH ANNIVER-
SARY OF MVPA: Mr. Clark Porteous, MEM-
PHIS PRESS-SCIMITAR, Co-Founder of MVPA.
(2) THE LIGHTER SIDE OF THE NEWS: Mr. Rob-
ert Gray, THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL.
(3) THE HIGH SCHOOL PAPERS OF 1943--A
CRITICISM: Mr. Null Adams, City Editor,
MEMPHIS PRESS-SCIMITAR.
Open House at the Chi Omega Lodge: Men's and
Women's Pan-Hellenic Councils.
Buffet Supper in Field House.
8:00-10:30-Convention Dance in the Southwestern Field
House. Given by the Publications Board of
Southwestern.
Informal: Introductions, Dates, Formal Dress, Not
Necessary.
SATURDAY, APRIL 17
7:50
10:00
Breakfast.
Forum in Hardie Auditorium.
Chairman: Mr. George Case, Southwestern.
(1) News Photo Composition' Mr. Casey Elliott,
Staff Photographer, THE COMMERCIAL AP-
PEAL.
(2) ADVERTISING PROBLEMS IN WAR TIME:
Mr. Plez R. Pettit, THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL
and the MEMPHIS PRESS-SCIMITAR.
(3) THE OLD WORLD and the NEW: Mr. Edward
J. Meeman, Editor, MEMPHIS PRESS-SCIMITAR.
(4) General Round Table: MVPA Delegates.
12:00 Discussion Groups on Newspaper Problems.
(1) NEWS, Hardie Auditorium: Chairman, Miss
Berniece Wiggins, MEMPHIS, PRESS-SCIMITAR
(2) ROUND TABLE OF ADVISERS, Bell Room,
Neely Hall: Chairman, Mrs. Helen Hall, Little
Rock, Arkansas.
(3) BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, Room 112: Chair-
man, Mr. Marshall Ellis, President of MVPA.
(4) MIMEOGRAPHED NEWSPAPERS, Room 108:
Chairman, Miss Marianne McCcdalla, South-
western.
1:30 Lunch in the Field House.
(1) Reports of Committees.
(2) Election of Officers.
(3) Presentation of Awards: Prof. John H. Davis.
Judges for Awards to Newspapers:
Mr. Null Adams, MEMPHIS PRESS-SCIMITAR.
Mr. Luther Southworth, MEMPHIS-PRESS-SCIMITAR
Mr. Al Capley, MEMPHIS PRESS-SCIMITAR.
ODK To Initiate
Phi Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa,
men's national leadership honor soci-
ety, will initiate two students 
and one
professor this afternoon in 
a candle-
light ceremony. The students 
to be
initiated are Ray Allen and George
Case. Dr. Felix B. Gear 
will be the
new faculty member of the society.
The new initiates were recognized re-
cently in a tapping service 
held in
chapel.
The initiation will be conducted by
William Allen, president, and Dr. H.
J. Bassett, secretary-treasurer, 
assist-
ed by John Whitsitt, vice-president.
Other members of ODK who will be
present include Roland Jones, Julian
Nall, Bob Goostree, Professor W .Ross
Junkin, and Professor R. W. Hartley.
Ticket Contest Won
By Mary Lou Almeda
In connection with the French film
which was shown last Tuesday under
the auspices of the Franco-German
Club, it has been annonuced that the
prize for the most tickets sold was
won by Miss Mary Lou Almeda, who
had a total of 117 tickets.
The France German Club has an-
nounced that 1235 tickets were sold
in all, and that a total of $400 was
cleared from the sale thereof.
These funds are to be turned over
to the Free Fighting French, for their
use. Thanks are extended to all those
who helped make this film such a
success.
Tenth Annnal MVPA
Convention Meets
On Campus 
Today
"S" Club Formal To
Be Held Saturday
In Fargason Gym
Annual Spring Dance
To Feature Music
Of Jimmy Huggins
Southwestern's "S" Club will hold
its annual Spring Formal in the Far-
gason Field House Saturday night
from 8 until 12. Jimmy Huggins and
his Orchestra will play, and there
will be an "S" Club leadout, three
no breaks and two specials.
Streamers of red and black will be
festooned from the ceiling to each
end of the gym, where they will cli
max in forming the letter "S". A re-
volving red and black "S" will be
suspended from the center of the ball-
room to complete the decorations.
Members of the "S" Club and their
dates who will attend are:
Bill McClure with guest; Kenny
Holland with Peggy Hughes, Julian
Nail with Milton Mathewes, Lewis
Wellford with Agnes Ann Ming, Mac
Hinson with Bargee Battaile; Clyde
Malone with Shirley Scott, Hays
Owen with Marion McKee; Jack Wyatt
with guest, Clyde McLeod with Ditsy
Silliman, Ray Bearden with Mamie
Griffin, Billy Dowdle with Jeanne
Carey, Billy Speros with Lizette Mc-
Call, James Andrews with Mrs. James
Andrews, Jim Ising with guest.
Other members of the student body
and their dates who will attend are:
Herbert Highfill with Anita Hyde,
Frank Elby with Alice Siviter, Steve
Pridgen with Joan Brown, Warren
Hood with Frances Uhlhorn, Jim
Wade with Sue Potts, Bob Goostree
with Mabel Frances, Ed Dewey with
Janet Kelso, Phil Orpet with Jane
Waddell, Vance Gilmer with Dena
Stoltzenberg, Dean Bailey with Mimi
Reid, Rufus Irby with Joy Gallimore,
Harry Frissell with Mary Warrel,
Billy Wills with Jean Covington, John
Donnelly with Roberta Treanor.
Wharton Jones with Ann Bradshaw,
Hugh Crawford with Betty Howard,
George Case with Peggy Kelly, Tom-
my Houser with Shirley Seagle, Ed
Herring with Mary Ann Banning,
Henry Hedden with Emmy Dolfinger,
Andrew Miller with Patsy Mathewes,
Chet Wheeler with Jessie Woods, Sam
Stephenson with Nancy Kizer, Billy
Symes with Gene Dickson, Charles
Cox with Anita Morrow, Tyler Hag-
enwald with Minnie White, Bill Tur-
ner with Jane Bigger.
Delegates From
Four States Are
To Be Present
Convention Highlights
Will Be Forums Held
In Hardie Auditorium
The tenth annual convention of the
Mississippi Valley Press Association
at Southwestern opened at 
one p.m.
today and will continue through Sat-
urday noon.
Delegates representing high school
publications in Tennessee, Arkansas
and Mississippi and numbering 
ap-
proximately two hundred will attend.
Enrollment for this year's gathering
is a decrease from previous years, 
but
representation is high in view of
transportation difficulties.
Highlights of the convention week-
end will be the forums to be held 
in
Hardie auditorium on Friday 
after-
noon and Saturday morning. 
This
afternoon's forum, presided 
over by
Marshall Ellis of Clarksdale, president
of the MVPA, will begin with a 
talk
by Mr. Clark Porteous, Press-Scimitar,
a co-founder of the MVPA, 
on the
history of the MVPA's progress. 
Mr.
Robert Gray, radio editor of the 
Com-
mercial Appeal, will then discuss the
lighter side of the news. Mr. Null
Adams, city editor of the Commercial,
will close the forum with a criticism
of the high school papers of 1943.
Saturday morning's forum, headed
by George Case of Southwestern, will
be opened by Mr. Casey Ellitt, staff
photographer of the Commercial, 
with
a talk on news photo composition.
Next Mr. Plez Pettit of the Press and
the Commercial will discuss advertis-
ing problems in wartime. Mr. Edward
Meeman, editor of the Press, will then
speak. His topic will be "The Old
World and the New." Closing 
the pro-
gram will be a general round table
discussion for all delegates.
Discussion groups on newspaper
problems will meet in assigned rooms
in Palmer Hall immediately follow-
ing the Saturday forum. Delegates
will attend the meeting which they
consider most relevant to the particu-
lar problems of their publication.
News stories will be discussed by a
group led by Miss Berneice Wiggins
of the Press and Southwestern. Ad-
visors will meet with Miss Helen Hall
of Little Rock as chairman. Marshall
Ellis will head a discussion of busi-
ness management. The problems of
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MVPA ROUNDS OUT DECADE OF
PROGRESS WITH CONVENTION
Welcome to all you journalists who were David Bloom of the Commercial
come from near and far to attend Appeal, Editor Edward J. Meeman
the tenth annual convention of the and Luther Southworth of the Press-
Mississippi Valley Press Association! Scimitar.
Perhaps you would like to know about
the MVPA of the past, how it began,
how it has grown and what it has
accomplished.
March 2-3, 1934, was the date of
the first convention. Conducted by
Clarke Porteous, editor of the Sou'-
wester, and Dr. A. S. McIlwain of
the Southwestern faculty, the first
convention attracted 53 delegates
from Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi,
Kentucky and Tennessee. At this con-
vention, Paul Pierce of Greenville,
Miss., was chosen first president;
Mary Maxwell Lynch of Pine Bluff,
Ark., was named vice-president; and
Felder Heflin of Memphis, was chosen
secretary-treasurer. Awards to out-
After the success of the first con-
vention, the association met March
29-30 for its second convention. Jim-
mie Meadow, editor of the Sou'wester,
and Prof. C. Gordon Siefkin were in
charge. The attendance nearly doub-
led,. with 100 editors attending. The
convention chose Andred Meyers of
Memphis Tech High president; Jose-
phine Abbott of New Albany, Miss.,
vice-president; and Joe Whittlesey
of Knoxville, Tenn., secretary-treas-
urer.
Awards were delivered to the fol-
lowing papers at that convention:
"The Pica"; the Tech High "Yellow
Jacket"; the pine Bluff, Ark., "Pine
Cone"; the "Grizzley"; the New Al-
standing newspapers were given to bany, Miss., "Maroon and White";
"The Pine Cone" of Pine Bluff, Ark., "The Hi-Life" of Tupelo, Miss.; the
"The Grizzley" of Ft. Smith, Ark., "Rambler" of Ramer, Tenn., and
"The Pica" of Greenville, Miss., and "The Optic" of Oxford, Miss. A news
"The Tiger" of Little Rock, Ark. story contest was held and the winner
Featured speakers at the convention (Continued on page 4)
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THE SOU'WESTER 
FRIDAY, APRIL 16. 1943
SOUTHWESTERN
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Assistant Editor .................................... Perrin Lowery
News-Jane Milner, Milton Addington, Katherine Mar-
tin, Janet Kelso, Jane Mitchell, H. L. Schuman,
Boyd Maize, William Ramsay, Frank McClain, Ed
Herring, Herbert Lipman, Anita Hyde, Mary Beth
Wilson, Jane Treadwell, James Edwards, Kath-
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Society Staff-Louise Clarke, Joy Gallimore, Sally John-
ston, Demetra Patton.
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Sports Staff-Elizabeth Hinckley, Kenneth Watson.
Editorials-Anne Howard Bailey, Frank Elby, George
Case, Perrin Lowery.
Feature Editor...........................................Marianne McCalla
Feature Staff-Mignon Presley, George Case, Dottie
South, Sue Potts, William Ramsay, Peggy Hughes,
Anne Howard Bailey, Janet Kelso, Virginia Wade,
Mary Louise Hartzell, Hugh Davidson.
Publication Staff--Ralph Dubrovner, Katharine Craw-
ford, Sarah White Barth, Martha Jo Gulo, Suz-
anne Ransom, Jeanne Carey, Dorothy Chauncey.
Business Staff-Mary Virginia Smith, John Douglas,
Louisa McLean, Cornelia Garrott, Patty Radford,
Emily Morgan, Louis Leroy, Flo Williamson, Patsy
Mathewes, Nathalie Latham, Scotty Bostick,
Jackson Lawrence, James Edwards, Pat Quinn,
Mary Ann Wyse, Sarah Sparr.
Welcome, MVPA Delegates-
The Sou'wester takes this opportunity of ex-
tending greetings and welcome on behalf of the
entire student body to delegates to the Tenth
Mississippi Valley Press Association Convention,
which opened here today. Make yourselves at
home at Southwestern for your stay here, for
Southwestern and its students are justly proud
of the MVPA.
The Press Association is to be congratulated
on rounding out its tenth year with as great a
measure of success as it has enjoyed. It is indeed
a tribute to the value of the Association that 
a
Convention could be held, and be as well attend-
ed as this tenth anniversary celebration, 
in the
face of extreme transportation difficulties. 
This
war time is the critical period of hte Association.
If it survives, it has a valuable and influential
service which it can perform. The Mississippi Val-
ley may well be the cradle of the 
great jour-
nalists of future years, and it is this service 
which
your Association, delegates, can render.
The training for journalism should begin, as it
does, in the high school and college, for 
although
we are told that a good newspaperman 
is born,
it is our opinion that they are made, 
and that
the making must begin early. Out 
of the high
schools of today and from the high school news-
papers of today will come the crack newsmen
of tomorrow. And there's always room for an-
other reporter, who loves it, even though 
there
may not be a continuous demand 
for editors. Your
high school paper and your Press Association,
delegates, are your training grounds. Take 
full
advantage of the opportunities offered, and 
above
all, keep the MVPA going. You will value 
its help
in later years, if you become a newspaperman.
Is War Necessary?--
Recently, we are told, a Southwestern professor
declared before a class that war is necessary.
Just flatly as a general proposition, without any
reference to any specific wars. Some wars we
are ready to admit seem more justified in the Four States Send
light of history than others. Nevertheless, it seems ur States 
Send
a mistaken idea to generalize hastily 
that all war Delegates Here
is without exception necessary.
Reviewing briefly our History 22, 
which wars For MVPA Meet
of the United States could we look at objectively
and label NECESSARY? The Revolution? Pos-
sibly, but probably not essential. Without the Mississippi, Arkansas,
Revolution, the United States 
would probably Tennessee, 
Missouri
occupy a position 
analogous to that 
of Canada. All 
Well Represented
Or separation might quite easily have been
brought about by peaceful means. 1812? With- 
The Press Convention has again gath-
out the shadow of a doubt-unnecessary. 
Mexi- ering delegates from all parts of the
can War? Equally unhesitatingly-unnecessary. 
Mid-South. Those states represented
Civil War? One of the most asinine 
exhibitions are Arkansas, Mississippi, 
Missouri
of all history--and this from 
a Southerner. Span- and Tennessee.
ish War? Even less necessary than the last 
three, Among the delegates from Mississ-
and above that an extremely good 
example of ippi are: From Shelby-Annie 
Ray-
officiousness and interventionism. World War? 
born and Doris Murphree. From Co-
Objectively, really not necessary, although a lumbus-Jack 
Slauter, Julia Wade
stronger case can be advanced for this than for 
Kochtitzky, Genie Steele Hardy, and
any other thus far in our discussion with the 
pos- Nancy Stallworth. From Clarksdale--
sible exception of the Revolution. World War II, Deah Isaacson, 
and Palmyra Tumi-
the War of Survival, in other words, this war? nello. From Greenville-Peggy 
Tol-
Honestly we don't know. Necessary perhaps from lackson 
and Julia Ann House. From
the standpoint of the United States, but hardly 
Tunica-Kathryn Sides and Peggy
so from the standpoint of the Japanese. Leaving 
Crews. From Canton-Mildred Luck-
this to your own opinion, let us go on. 
ett, Frances Ann Galloway and Kath-
Is War Necessary? Is Waste Necessary? Is Wan- leen Williamson. 
From New Albany
ton Loss of Life Necessary? Are Pestilence and -Charlotte Hodges, and Dot Daniel.
Famine Necessary? Must the Four Horsemen 
Ride? Among the delegates from Arkan-
Big questions? Yes, mighty 
big, but questions. sas are: From 
Jonesboro-Henry Co-
Yet questions that 
must be answered 
and answer- ger. 
From Corning-Betty 
Drilling
aYet questions that must be answered and answer- and Sally Black. From Manette-
ed soon. Right at the end of the duration. 
And James B. Johnson. From Imboden-
if the college men and women, and professors, Mack McKamey. From Hot Springs
and men of affairs took the view of the South. -Julie Moscovitz. From Leachville--
western professor whom we 
mentioned, the United Eaithell 
Rogers and Bryan Gene Nall.
From Helena-Billy Wilkinson and L.
States will fight again in twenty years or less. y. 
Harden. From Paragould--Bill
The men of Versailles thought 
that was was nec- Purcell. 
From Searcy-Jim Robbins
essary. Were they wrong. Hitler proved 
them and Don Moore.
wrong and the world depression proved them From Sikeston, Missouri come
wrong. 
Charles Boyd and Edwin Webster.
And so with all due 
deference, which is 
this Among the delegates 
from Tenn-
essee are: From Bryars Hall - Pat
case we afraid is not 
very much, we state 
just Taylor, Margaret 
Hardwick, Jean
as flatly as our professor that war 
is not neces- Witherington, and Mary Taylor. 
From
sary. War is not necessary. This is by way of Dyersburg-Dorothy Ann Wilson and
understatement. War in any case is a positive evil. Robert Anderson. 
From Millington -
War is not necessary. War 
is more, it is one of Mary 
Agnes Faulkner. From 
Webb
School - David Stinson and Charles
the positive evils which must be removed. 
And Bowen. From Castle Heights Military
this is the problem which every 
succeeding war Academy-Arthur 
Shemwell and Bob
leaves as its heritage. Is War Necessary? Crooked Gilbert. From Collierville--Jean 
An-
thinking in the past has failed to solve this prob- derson and Joy Haynes. From White-
lem. It is our sincere hope that the 
Peace Con- haven-Kenneth Canestrani 
and Ruth
Eldred. From Bartlett - Nancy Hill
ference at the 
end of the War 
of Survival will 
and Tommy Parkinson.
not be dominated by those 
who believe with our 
Chief delegates from the 
Memphis
professor and Herr Hitler that war is necessary. City 
Schools are: From Bellevue
If it is, the next generation will face the same Junior High School-Jac Roulhac and
unsolved problem. Carolyn Cranford. From Central High
School-Daltan Ivins and Shirley
Cooley. From Saint Agnes Academy-
Conservation- 
Mary Box and Louise 
Alexander.
From Humes High School-Albert
Some time ago the students of Southwestern 
Nelius and Florence Siegel. From
heard a lecture on 
Conservation. Dr. Charles 
Rus Tech High School-Doug 
Smith and
Morton Kivel. From Messick High
sell of the American 
Museum of Natural 
History School-Dorothy 
Marr and Clara
told us that because of shortages 
rationing will Gowen. From Catholic 
High School-
continue after the war. IF there is to be rationing, Betty Jean Phelan and Mary Lucille
and this is in our opinion a mighty big if, it will Webber. From C.B.C.-Van Pritchartt
not be caused by any real shortage. 
It will have and Jack Heaney. 
From South Side
High 
School 
- Lobe 
Scheinberg 
and
been caused by 
waste. Waste is 
the problem, not 
Russell Bryant.
shortages, except in a few commodities that have 
_
been wasted in the past. 
MVPA DELEGATES
There is no shortage of food. 
There is no short- (Continued 
from page 1)
age of gasoline, or rubber 
or countless other things, 
mimeographed papers will 
be taken
including many of the strategic materials. 
The up by the fourth group, with Mari-
answer to shortages is conservation. Conservation anne McCalla of Southwestern as
chairman.
means saving, not 
rationing. We have 
seen signs The 
winners in a contest 
to deter
about the campus, the pith of which is "Don't mine the best high 
school papers will
Waste Food." This is the idea we've been trying be announced at 1:30 Saturday. 
to put across. Not merely as for food but for Judges are Mr. Null Adams, Mr. Luth-
everything. er Southworth of the Press and Mr.
If you like rationing, waste commodities. 
If you Al mitCapley of the Press. Papers sub-e
don't like it, conserve, and it is our firm opinion judged in five groups, one for 
mimeo-
that post-war rationing 
will be unnecessary. 
graphed publications and four 
others
arranged according 
to the size of 
the
high schools they 
represent. Awards
Write 30- will recognize excellen'y of layout,
composition and news content.
Write 30 for four years at Southwestern 
with The convention schedule will be
issue of the Sou'wester. Write 30 to college life, completed by the 
opening of the con-
and to the paper, although we hope there will vention following the registration this
be no break in publication. Four years that would afternoon, an open house in the Chi
be missed, that until now were not valued. Write anmega house 
later in the afternoonuse
30 to the Gothic architecture 
that we've jibed at tonight, 
and the annual committee re-
and to the oaks that 
we've hung Walter Stewart 
ports and elections to be 
held at the
from in effigy. Write 30 for the obstacle course, close of the convention tomorrow
this one, anyway, and to the fcculty whom we've noon. All delegates and students are
cursed for dull lectures and long assignments 
and ffinvited to the MVPA in additiopen house.
stiff exams. But don't write 30 for the memories Mr. Ellis are Miss Lucy Lea Hurt of
that we have of the Valley College, or for what Horn 
Lake, Mississippi, vice-presideit,
we've gained there. For you can't write 30 to and Miss Billy Fain Sheddan of Osce-
what you've learned, to the friends you've known, ola, Arkansas, secretary.
or the experience you've had.
A certain sign that you are suc-
"The years go fast in Oxford town, 
ceeding is a criticism that is likely
The golden years and 
gay." to come 
from others of smaller 
cal-
-R. E. G. ber.-Selected.
NEWS by 
the CASE, 
Army Reserve
Has Been Called
The developments of the past few
weeks have been of great importance
in many fields. Certain trends in do- Sixteen Students
mestic and foreign policy will tend Are Called
to have a very great effect upon the To Active 
Service
actions of the leaders of the many
warring nations. Sixteen members of the 
Army En-
As it so often happens a certain 
listed Reserve Corps from South-
signal event does not receive its pro- western have been called to active
per share of publicity. Recently in service, effective April 
21, 1943.
Germany such an event took place. Ad- Walton Cole and Fleet Edwards,
miral Canaris, leader of the highly who were
efficient German super-espionage was
replaced by an agent of the S. S. Ad- among this number. The remaining
miral Canaris, one of the most secre- 14 men are students of Southwestern.
tive of all German officials, has for Seniors, who will be allowed to
several years been in charge of gath- graduate 
before reporting to their in-
ering military infromation 
for der duction centers, 
are Tanner Davis
fuehrer. Seemingly the Admiral hasfubeen 
eliminated 
bgly the pressure 
of Morgan 
Fowler, Robert 
Goostree, and
been eliminated by the 
pressure ofHinson.
Heinrich Himmler's own 
secret or-Malcolm Hinson.
ganization. Others called are David Baker, Mel-
It would seem from the opinion of vin Cooper, Steve 
Goodwyn, J. G.
most military experts that Hitler in Hughes, Jr., and William Ramsey,
this instance has made a very unwise members of the Junior class; Rufus
move. The blow to the Prussion mili- Irby, Sophomore; and Dick Boelling,
tary clique which this action has Bill Flack, Herbert Lipman, and Abe
caused is another sign of internal dis- Wahl, Freshmen. Baker and Boelling
sention among the leaders of the Ger- will report to Camp Shelby, Mississ-
man military machine. ippi for induction while the rest are
This week, the two-hundredth birth- to go to Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
day of Thomas Jefferson, Democrat, Kenton Watson, a sophomore, has
was celebrated by the opening of the been ordered to report for induction
Jefferson Memorial in Washington. April 26. Watson, whose home is in
Among the most eloquent of the re- Connecticut, will report to Fort Den-
marks which accompanied the dedi- ver, Massachusetts.
cation was the following: 
"Thomas
Jefferson-Patron Saint of Democracy
-". It is strange indeed that the for- New Band At Peabody
mer president should 
be so considered.
Many will remember one of the para- Tuesday night we jumped to the
mount theories which Jefferson held: Peabody's Skyway, in order to dig the
"There should be a revolution every new band which followed Jimmy Joy
ten years." Personally we think this in. Buddy Franklin occupies the
would be most unpatriotic, for if we stand now, with a thirteen piece com-
had a revolution every ten years, we bination, made up of three saxes,
would not have Roosevelt at present. three brass, three violins, three rythm
Almost everybody, and that includes (brass, piano, and drums), and Buddy
even some Republicans, think that it himself on violin.
is a very good thing for us to have Differing from the ballroom type
Roosevelt now. The only person or combination, the band is predicated on
persons who would agree that a revo- a tenor band theory, using three ten-
lution every ten years in America or saxes for nearly all of the section
would be a good thing for Hitler and work. The violin section makes a
his friends, pleasant break-over from the usual
On Wednesday evening we were brassy tinge, and gives depth and the
privileged to hear a most excellent color which strings produce so nicely.
discussion concerning possible nomi- Good arranging for this section makes
nees for the 1914 presidential election. its work outstanding. One of the great-
Prof. Amacker pointed out most clear- est tributes we know of to the theory-
ly the possibilities of splits between of-strings is the relatively recent
the conservative and the liberal ele- switch-over to string sections in such
ments of both of the major parties. bands as Charlie Barnet, Tommy Dor-
Furthermore, ne was of the opinion sey, Harry James, and Artie Shaw.
that if the war was still continuing Pretty vocalist with the band is
at that time, the principle issue would Harriet Collins, whose lyrics are sup-
be domestic rather than foreign in ported and augmented at times by
policy. Of course, it is rather obvious Gene Robinson of the brass section,
that Pres. Roosevelt will run for re- and Tiny Brooks, 200 pound sax man.
election if the war is still continuing. Having a full library of special ar-
However, should Mr. Roosevelt not rangements featuring these singers,
desire or be able to run, he would all vocal on current songs are hand-
possibly endorce Vice-President Wal- led with dispatch and taste, with the
lace for the office. band proper providing a good clean
There are in the Democratic party background.
signs of a growing opposition to the A Chicago band, the boys from the
New Deal Liberals. Certain southern windy city have played many of the
congressmen are feeling around for leading hotels in the country, having
sentiments akin to their own in other recently finished at the Chez Paree,
parts of the country. These leaders, in Chicago, and before that in the or-
such as, Senator Byrd of Virginia and der named, in Houston, Texas, and
Senator George of Georgia, are in Kansas City, where they played the
favor of the present foreign policy, Aragon Ballroom.
but wish a return to a far more con- One of the interesting features of
servative domestic policy. They agree the band is the violin section, which
neither with the purposes nor with is made up of three girls, clad in
the methods of the New Deal in do- flashy pink. All three were formerly
mestic issues. members of the Chicago Symphony,
On the Republican side of the fence, which their section work 
testifies.
there is again confusion. Wendell Franklin joins this group to round out
Wilkie is reported to be willing to the violin section and complete har-
support President Roosevelt for re- monies, and 
the result is fine and
election, should the Republican Party small-section violin work.
nominate a person who Wilkie would All in all, the band plays very
consider unsuitable. Of course, Mr. danceable music, and we enjoyed our-
Wilkie would consider Mr. Wilkie as serves. The whole organization shows
very suitable. He endorses the present definite signs of having worked hard,
foreign policy completely, and agrees and judging 
from what we heard,
with the purposes but not the meth- have produced a good clean finished
ods used in domestic policy. 
product. So again we reiterate our
The Conservative or old-guard Re- hypothesis that the Skyway is the
publicans have two men who at pres- best place to spend an evening danc-
ent are capable of making a fair race. ing. Then too, something unexpected
They are Governors Bricker and Dew- happened last night--something which
ey of Ohio and New York. They would -which is a record. This in the
advocate certain minor changes in these times. We ordered and GOT
foreign policy, and a complete over- our Coca-Cola's within about two min-
turn of domestic policy management. utes-which is a record. This in the
It may be that the Republicans will face of the fact that the place was
be forced to nominate certain horses crowded, as usual.
of a darker color. Chief among these
dark horses are Governor Stassen, Arthur 
from the picture before he is
Senator McNary, and possibly Gen- 
brought before the public eye as a
eral MacArthur. It would not be un- Republican 
candidate.
likely for the Republicans to attempt 
For two years we have promised
to make use of the halo of heroism Mr. 
Goostree, now former editor, that
which MacArthur now possesses. The we would 
write a column on Influence.
President's recent action through the We 
make our apologies for not hav-
War Department in forbidding any ing 
done so, yet we hope that lri the
military leader to run for office i8 a two remaining issues such a column
most subtle move to eliminate Mac- may appear.
Page Two
THE SOU'WESTER FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1943
FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1943
Women's Election
Results Announced
Winners in the Women's 
Under-
graduate elections were announced
today, after run-offs held in chapel
yesterday. The positions open 
were
president, vice-president and secretary-
treasurer. The new president of 
the
organization is Marion McKee,. 
re-
placing Gladys Moore Ellis, 
who grad-
uated at mid-term. The new vice-presi-
dent is Peggy Kelly, replacing Louise
Howry, and the new secretary-treas-
urer is Susan Jett, replacing 
Mari-
anne McCalla.
PQLCE
"Three Hearts
NITISTS MEET
(Continued from page 1)
MacArthur who in .addition to being
a popular hero, is southern-born of
northern parents, and is not tarred
with economic theories. However, if
there is no party split Roosevelt
would probably win again. With the
three or four parties the election
would be thrown into the House of
Representatives for the Presidency
and the Senate for the Vice-Presi-
dency. This would result in a com-
plicated situation which has not been
seen since 1824 and the President
would not be known until almost in-
auguration day. The added threat of
the Communist and Socialist parties
was mentioned in view of their power
to further complicate things.
Case presided.
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she used to be after she had her claws
filed down by the vengeful victims of
last week's paper. We always heard
its the truth that hurts-and now
we know.
First, for the Missink Link Award
-this week with fitting awe and rev-
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do you know, the soldier had been
drinking beer. A bottle at least. What
would you have done?
Speaking of Romance, it is rumored
that with the coming of Spring's
sweet breath, Marion McKee will blos-
som as the trees with an S.A.E. pin.
Needless to say whose!
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become Mignon's newest shadow, 
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still trying hard to live up 
to Mig-
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weigh
ninety eight pounds, 
you CAN'T,
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futile it is, please
see the absurdity of 
it and stop stuf-
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we submit
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beam as you read like a 
little cherry
stove that has 
just eaten turpentine.
(Do you REALLY 
eat turpentine Mr.
Junkin. Be quiet Mignon-stop 
asking
questions like that.)
Sweet Fleet is definitely 
sweet on
Stinky Hinkley 
(she of the 
bath-
towels) as is 
evidenced by their 
ten-
nis matches.
One of the stories 
of the week is
one on these people; 
Patty Radford
and Meredith 
Flautt (pronounced
Flout) it seems that Patricia 
appre-
hended Meredith one 
night as he was
starting to a dance, 
and said, "Since
you're going alone, 
take me!" So he
did. When they got 
there, guess what
they saw, a soldier 
that had had a
date with Patricia 
for THAT VERY
SAME NIGHT. My 
it was awful. And
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This week children, if you will set-
tle down on your haunches, and lis-
ten attentively, we will tell you the
story of The Old Woman Who Lived
in the Shoe. Willie, take that axe
out of Mildred's scalp-and mind you
don't get the floor bloody. Angeline,
stop cussing over there-I hear you.
You're only three and that's entirely
too young.
Anyway, once upon a time on the
Southwestern Campus there was a gal
named Lulu Howry, who was not lit-
erally a "Mother of Many Children,"
but who WAS President of Delta
Delta Delta Sorority. So she went
about the campus, followed by her
brood of ducklings or whatever they
were who quacked and squacked
something terrible. Also there was a
rather Cherubic faced man, who kept
waving some sort of sheets and
screaming until he turned a violent
green like the grass, "LULU WHEN
are you going to mark these ? ? ?"
Now Lulu just shook her little head
with the feather bob because she had
no IDEA of marking those papers.
EMMSIE was in town, and that WAS
convenient.
School went on though, and Emm-
sie left and Lulu had to mark the
sheets (also the pillow cases) and
there were lots more children who
had to be disciplined, and Lulu 
was
beginning to tear her hair, even
though she was known as the most
dignified figures on the campus. Pap-
py asked her for a date once, and
you know, she MUST have been dig-
nified to get through that. But people
said things about her and her brood;
she even became a central character
in some thing that they called "The
April Fool Carnival Play." This was
unjust, as even YOU can see, and
Lulu was BOILING. She talked to her
congressman, she played like she was
Scarlett O'Hara, and all sorts of even
wilder things, but to no avail.
So do you know what she did? She
merely went into the dining hall and
got all the BROCOLI you ever saw,
and brought it all out in great arm-
By VIRGINIA WADE
K. D.
Monday afternoon the K.D.'s enter-
tained the new cadets with .an open
house in the lodge. Mary Ann Garmon
and Imogene Williamson were in
charge of decorations and Mary Ann
Wyse and Roberta Treanor planned
the refreshments.
A. O. Pi
Tuesday afternoon from 5: 30 to 7:30
the A.O.Pi gave a dance in the gym
for the cadets. Halcyon Roach acted
as mistress of ceremonies, and did a
grand job of getting everyone off to
a fine job. During the evening dough-
nuts, sandwiches, cookies and cokes
were served. Representatives from
the other sororities and the non-
sorority group were invited.
Next Tuesday, the A.O.Pi's will give
a backward dance in the gym from
4 till 8. Here is your last chance girls
for a crack at the boys before they
are sworn in and digested by Uncle
Sam.
Chi Omega
The Chi Omega's initiated Virginia
Ballou, Ditsy Silliman, Margaret Bat-
taile, and Archer Ayres last week. The
ceremony was presided over by Peggy
Hughes.
Z. T. A.
The Zeta's witsh to announce the
initiation of Sally Johnston and Jinx
Farrier. The initiation ceremony was
conducted by Frances Ann Turren-
tine, the new President.
Tri Delt
A week ago Monday night, the Tri
Delts initiated Sarah White Barth
and Imogene Covington. At six-thirty
the initiates were entertained at a
supper.
Thursday the actives and pledges
took books and a new book shelf for
the Girl Scout Headquarters. The
girls went in the afternoon to see
the new office and examples of the
girls work.
A. T. O.
Next Monday night the A.T.O.'s will
initiate Tom Williams. Following the
initiation an award will be made to
Mr. W. L. Wilhoite, of Memphis, who
has been a member of the fraternity
for fifty years.
Sigma Nu
Thursday night the Sigma Nu's
initiated Jim Ising. The initiation
was held in the Chi Omega house.
K. A.
The Kappa Alpha's wish to an-
nounce the opening of their new spa-
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erence we bestow it on the one and Spring brings out the funniest
the only Bubbles O'Goostree, who if things. Cheeze--it brought out Her-
he's not missing now, soon will be. mit Bill Allen, who may be seen at
In olden times it was always sup- any time of the day between the Din-
posed it was the Mississippi River ing Hall and Evergreen with Mar-
that caused the Mississippi Valley, but jorie Morehead. They are not to be
without Goostree here to hold it tlown mistaken for trees. Especially you
-we wonder. Also about the floods, folks with dogs. Another thing it
Now this same Bubbles was once a brought out was Dorothy South's hair
merry merry lad, but since all his (that went straight up), Terry Ein-
old compatriots are gone he now has stein's "Doctorine of Loving Kind-
to go around pulling on people in ness", Marianne McCalla's forgetfull-
general and saying cutting things. iness and her quality (which was
You see he was really very sane and curbed all winter by Lulu Howry and
proper at one time, but then Mabel aforesaid Dot South) of OPTIMISM.
came along, and that was the end of Go up to her any day and she will
that. Another striking point about smile at you.
this young man is his amazing gifth. 
Walking across the campus the
His circumference, (2pi x radius 3ft) is other day-Lulu 
Howry and Steve
18.433plus, and he has been known to Goodwyn. We asked Lulu 
and she
swallow basketballs and even young said "But he was the only one left.'
girls on special occasions. His capaci- The War, The 
War, oh Heavens the
tance is enormous, and he sometimes 
War.
eats whole cows, which he catches or B. J. Wilkinson and Vic Kline were
calls on the Southwestern campus. So at the last Phi Chi dance-does that
beware ye maidens and kidlets-there delight your stubborn little souls.
is still time before the army gets him B. J. Wilkinson and a cadet at the
B. J. 
Wilkinson 
at the
(the supplies necessitated by this
(the supplies necessitated 
by this A.O.Pi dance, and 
that one looks like
move are going to call for unlimited
a take--or Something to the effect.
rationing) for him to get you. Also Cornelia took a trip to Houston
watch for the Wapentake and the the othe day. But she never got
Snark. But enough of Goostree, he'll there alas and alack. She was "forced
be much too happy if we use 
up any down" in Shreveport. 
But she met a
more valuable space on him. 
friend there in the ferry 
command
Mary Ann Banning seems to have there and they spent a very enjoyable
catpured Mary Beth Hansen's dream evening. They never did seem to get
man, "that cute Tommy Frazier."
to Houston though. Too bad.
Hansen is the gal who was drowning For a "Perfectly Perfumed Couple,"
her sorrows with Jack Hilzhiem, we toss you Shirley Scott and Long
which seems a little too drastic-grue- John Malone. And to that my chil-
some twosome. Harriet Hollis has
dren, nothing more need be said-it
been seen wandering about with an there is
unidentified air Cadet. Imogene Wil-s t es.
liamson has been seen wandering be the ht we saw Bigger at
The other night we saw Bigger at
around with an unidentified air cadet. the movies, with Silas Hill, the
LaNoue Pritchard has been seen wan- "Pride of the Phi Chi's." Now this
dering around with an unidentified
air cadet. Mary 
Lou Almeda has 
been young man 
is the one that 
hd so re-
seen wandering around with an un- dates recently, except to take his
identified air cadet. C'est la guerre. mother to a show, on Sunday night
Pappy (the average -ed personified) 
It was Sunday night when we 
saw
IIilzheim with Mimi Reid at the Pea- him. WHAT do you think?
body. Mignon Presley has finally got- The couples to whom we wish the
ten out of her slump and may be best-Ditsy 
and Clyde; Dena and
seen anytime now with Tyler Hagen- Zero. The opposites.
wald. Or at the Peabody with miscel- Grim Fairy Tales,
laneous Navy Men. And/or Jim Wade. Grim iry T , Volume One,
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Page Three
On Tuesday, April 13, Mildred
Louise Seay, a former member 
of
Delta Delta Delta sorority at South-
western, and now a pupil 
of Dr.
Karol Liszniewski of the Cincinnati
Conservatory of Music, was presented
by the Memphis College of 
Music in
a recital.
The talented young pianist 
played
compositions of Beethoven, 
Handel,
Leonard, Leo, Chopin, 
Scriabine, Szy-
manowski and Bach-Busoni. 
The pro-
opened with Chaconne, 
the Bach-Bu-
sone composition.
The Beethoven Club 
presented
Vivien Della Chiesa and 
Conrad Thi-
bault as the fourth 
and last concert
of the season at 
the auditorium on
March 26. The usual 
Beethoven crowd
was augmented 
by a large group 
of
men and women 
in the Armed forces
as well as newcomers 
to the city.
The program was 
one of interesting
music, well chosen 
and varied. Mr.
Thibault had the 
opening group, 
sing-
ing Beethoven's 
"Nature's Adoration,"
a pastoral by 
Veracine, "Plaisir 
D'
Amour" by 
Martini, and 
"Vision
Fugitive" from 
"Herodiade" 
by Mas-
annet. In these 
selections it 
was evi-
dent that his 
singing was 
technically
very fine, 
his diction 
excellent, and
his sustained 
melodic line 
particular-
ly apparent 
in "Plasir 
D' Amour."
His encoure 
was "Drink 
To Me Only
With Thine Eyes."
Mr. Thibault's 
second group 
dis-
played the talent 
that has won 
him
a reputation. He is definitely 
a singer
of the lighter 
interpretative 
songs.
"Shradrack, Meshack and 
Abednego"
was a masterpiece 
of personality 
sing
ing, and the 
applause 
was difficult 
to
silence; "01' 
Man River" 
was received
with the same acclaim. 
Thibault en-
cored with 
four songs, 
"La Paloma,"
"Sing a Song 
of Sixpense," 
which he
did with marvelous 
humor, "Manda-
lay" of which he gave a fine drama-
tic presentation, and the lilting
"Tilda."
Miss Chiesa 
had a voice 
known to
any radio 
programs, and 
added to
this a charming 
stage prescence. 
Her
first four 
songs displayed 
her ability
to sing musically 
and surely 
the light
tones demanded 
by' Scarletti's 
"La
Violette," 
"O Del Moi 
Amato Ben,"
and "Spirate 
pur Spirati" 
by Denauly.
Her encore 
was Schubert's 
"Sere-
nade."
The most 
interesting 
of the second
group of Miss 
Chiesa's songs 
was "The
Nightengale 
and the 
Rose" by 
Rim-
sky-Korsakoff. 
She did a 
very smooth
interpretation 
of this 
exacting 
num-
ber. Her 
encores were 
the "Cuckoo"
and Masanett's 
"Elegy."
The closing 
duets were 
very cap-
ably done. 
They were 
Mozart's 
"La ci
Darem Le 
Mano" from 
"Don Giovan-
ni" and 
Verdi's "Dite 
Alla Govine'
from "La 
Traviata." 
Both artists' 
ac-
companists gave 
sympathetic support.
fuls (strengthened 
by her 
punching
bag exercises) 
and literally 
CRAM-
MED IT 
DOWN THE 
PEOPLES
THROATS. 
It was Mayhem, 
and any-
one else 
would have 
been killed 
if
they tried 
to do this 
to people, 
but
she was 
LULU after 
all, and you
know what 
a hand she 
wields. So 
the
people went 
about, dying 
in swarms,
choking horribly 
and turning 
purple
from the pain, 
and soon they 
were
all gone, every last 
one.
Then Lulu had 
a meeting of her
Sorority, and they 
gave all the chil-
dren a spanking 
for having caused
such a rucus, even 
though it was in-
directly, and they put 
them all to bed.
(My!) Then Lulu sat 
down with a
good book, and said "My, 
I wish
Emmsie were back," 
and that was the
last that was heard.
You may have wondered 
what hap-
pened to Southwestern, after all the
people were killed. It went right on
existing. Mrs. Hill wondered why her
Dining Hall was empty, and why the
cokes stayed in the bookstore, but
no one else knew the difference.
Was'nt that a nice way for things to
end up though.
Now shut up you brats and get to
sleep or it gives the noose.
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THE SOU'WESTER 
FRIDAY. APRIL 16, 1943
Sportsman's
Corner. .
.
Since it is officially 
spring, al-
though it is 
a trifle chilly, 
softball
comes into the 
sports limelight. 
The
crack of bats and 
the smack of gloves
on the ball can 
be heard every 
after-
noon resounding 
between the Science
Building and Palmer Hall. The favor-
ites for the tournament are the Sigma
Nu's, who boast such stars 
as Speros,
McClure, Wyatt and 
Holland. Al-
though they can field only 
nine men,
they have more experienced ball play-
ers. However anything can happen
and it is-anybody's race.
With more boys leaving, 
both ten-
nis and track seem 
out of the ques-
tion. Mac Hinson, No. 1 tennis play-
er, leaves with the E.R.C. 
next week.
Jimmy Collier and Bob Meachem,
stars of the last season have gradu-
ated. Of course Lupe Wellford 
is
still here, but he can't make up en-
tirely for the loss of these three men.
All that is left of a good track team
are Bill Dowdle and Bill Speros,
runners, Wellford, high jumper and
vaulter, and Baby Ray Bearden, who
holds the javelin records for the
school, Dixie Conference, and Tenn-
essee.
The major league teams have got-
ten down to the training grind 
in
earnest. This season offers the rookie
his best chance in years. For example
in the Yankee infield, there remains
from last year's team only Joe Gor-
don. Shortstop and third base, will
in all probability be occupied by
Stirnweiss and Johnson respectively.
At first base, the hardest spot for
the Yanks to fill since Lou Gehrig's
death, they have Nick Etten, ac-
quired by purchase from the Phillies.
The Champion Cardinals look like a
sure thing to repeat.
They have the identical infield that
they used in the World's Series. Their
biggest loss is in the outfield, where
they have lost Captain Terry Moore
and Enos "Country" Slaughter. From
their pitching staff they have lost the
series hero Johnny Beazley. However,
the rest of the mound crew is intact.
What few weak spots there are can
be filled in from their rich supply of
good farm hands. Yessir! Looks like
the Cardinals in '43.
Gill Dobbs, Boston divinity student,
easily won the Banker's Mile at Chi-
cago in front of such standouts as
Mitchell of Indiana and Frank 
Dixon,
N.Y.U. freshman, who had 
previously
won the Hunter, Columbian 
and Na-
tional A.A.U. Miles. Corny 
Warmer-
dam, the Flying Dutchman, 
has done
it again. He soared 
over the cross
bar at 15 feet, 8'/ inches.
Fred Drees, former Lynx 
football
captain, was pictured 
the other day
iz the papar with his 
bomber crew,
after having received 
a medal for suc-
cessfully completing 
25 bombing mis-
sions. Tony Canzoneri, 
another Lynx
athlete, was recently 
cited for bravery
aboard the Yorktown 
in the Battle of
Midway.
Howard 
Play Goes
On Again 
Tonight
The Late Christopher
Bean Given 
By Drama
Group Tonight 
at 8:30
Sidney Howard's play, "The Late
Christopher Bean," opened last 
night
at Hardie Auditorium, 
and will be
presented again tonight 
at 8:30. The
play is under the 
direction of Pro-
fessor Wilbur Q. Stout, 
with Loraine
Downing as Assistant 
Director. John
Donnelly served as stage 
manager,
while Student Business Manager 
was
Melvin Weinberg. In 
addition to his
work on the business end of 
this play,
he takes a character role.
Donald McGuire is the leading male
character, Dr. Hagget, while Mary
Beth Hansen takes the part of the
doctor's wife. Their two daughters are
Gloria Shefsky and Vadis Jeter. The
feminine lead is taken by Peggy Walt-
hal, as Abbie.
Other characters are Charles Mims,
the village paperhanger, Billy Symes,
a city slicker who forges paintings,
Melvin Weinberg, a New York art
dealer, and James Edwards, a dis-
tinguished art critic.
Members of the theatre arts class,
who assisted in the production of the
plays are Archer Ayers, Linda Bea-
mon, Emmie Dolflnger, John Don-
nelly, Loraine Downing, Dorothy
Flaniken, Vadia Jeter, and Francis
Uhlhorn.
MVPA ROUNDS DECADE
(Continued from page 1)
was Robert Ramsey of Jonesboro,
Arkansas.
Sixty-three delegates from 13 high
schools attended the third convention
at Southwestern, May 2-3, under the
direction of Tommy Fuller, Sou'wester
editor, and Prof. Siefkin. One of the
featured speakers at the convention
was Clarke Porteous, of the Press-
Scimitar news staff, who had pre-
sided over the first convention. The
late Ted Northington of the Com-
mercial Appeal was also on the pro-
gram. Highlighting the convention
was an open forum on faculty cen-
sorship led by Mr. Porteous. After
much discussion, a resolution, drawn
up by a committee headed by Harold
Burson of Humes High, Memphis, was
adopted, by which the 1936 conven-
tion went on record as believing high
school papers should be entirely free
of faculty censorship.
Officers chosen at the convention
were John Aden of Bartlett, Tenn.,
president; and Ruth Nixon of Little
Rock, vice-president. Awards were
presented to "The Tiger" of Little
Rock, "The Yellow Jacket"; "The
Halls Tiger," of Halls, Tenn.; and
the Humes High "Herald" of Mem-
phis.
Dr. McIlwaine resumed chairman-
ship of the 1937 convention, assisted
by Lauren Watson, Sou'wester editor.
One hundred delegates from 22 high
schools (a 40 per cent increase over
the first convention) heard Jack
Bryan and George Carmack of the
Press Scimitar and Bob Talley and
Bob Gray of the Commercial Appeal
make addresses. The awards of that
year went to "The Echo" of Para-
gould, Ark., and "The Blue and
White" of Knoxville, Tenn. The
award for news story writing was
won by Royal Adams of Paragould.
The association celebrated its fifth
anniversary with 231 delegates pres-
ent. Addresses were made by Mr. Mee
man, Mr. Porteous, Mr. Southworth,
Mr. Northington, Walter Stewart and
W. O. Sturdivant of the Commercial
Appeal and Mervin Rosenbush of the
Press Scimitar. Prof. McIlwain and
Lewis Donelson, Sou'wester editor,
were in charge.
Steadily growing, the convention
attracted 300 delegates from 58
schools in 1939. The officers elected
were Nolene Brown of Huntsville,
Ala., president; Jack Burch of White-
haven, vice-president; and Blanchine
Cook of Canton, Miss., secretary-
treasurer. Awards that year went to
Little Rock High School, Little Rock,
Ark.; Pine Bluff, Ark. High School;
Greenville, Miss. High School; Osce-
ola, Ark. High School; Baldwyn, Miss.
High School.
Three years ago Jack Burch was
elected president; Ruth Bryant of
South Side, Memphis, was chosen
vice-president; and Sara Smilie of
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Clarksdale, Miss., was named secre-
tary-treasurer. Harry Abernathy of
Clarksdale, Miss., won the feature
story contest, and second prize went
to Leonard Stein of Greenvill, Miss.
Prize winning papers were the
Little Rock "Tiger"; "Pine Cone" of
Pine Bluff, Ark.; "The Vavalier" of
Castle Heights Military Academy,
Lebanon, Tenn.; Tech High "Yellow
Jacket" of Memphis; "The Gleaner"
of Nicholas Blackwell High School,
Bartlett, Tenn.; "The Blue and White"
of Whitehaven, Tenn., High School;
"The White and Blue" of Lanier
High School, Montgomery, Ala.; The
"Peptomist" of Amory, Miss., High
School; and "The Chieftain" of
Bragg, Mo.
When the convention was held two
years ago, over 300 student attended.
Elder Shearon, Sou'wester editor, and
Prof. J. Q. Wolf, Pr. of the South-
western faculty were in charge. Jack
Carley of the Commercial Appeal was
the main speaker. Other speakers
were Martha Shaeffer, Walter Stew-
art, Jack Lockhart, W. D. Sisson, W.
C. Teague and Casey Elliot, all of
the Commercial Appeal, and M. J.
Howard of the Press-Scimitar.
Awards were made to Ft. Smith
High School, Ft. Smith, Ark.; 
Little
Rock, Ark. High School; Pine Bluff,
Ark. High School; Webb School, 
Bell
Buckle, Tenn.; and Amory, 
Miss.
High School.
Officers chosen that year were
Glynn Raby of Tech High, Memphis,
president; Tom Moore of Castle
Heights, Lebanon, Tenn, vice-presi-
dent; and Lucille Murdock 
of Mari-
anna, Ark. High, secretary-treasurer.
Last year about 350 delegates 
at-
tended from Tennessee, Mississippi,
Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri, 
and
Louisiana. Robert Cogswell, Editor
of the Sou'wester, and Prof. 
John Q.
Wolfe were incharge of 
the conven-
tion arrangements and program 
plans.
Speakers were Bob Paine, Harry Mar-
tin, Amusement editor of the Com-
mercial Appeal; Mrs. Mary Raymond,
society editor of the Press-Scimitar;
David Bloom, Sports editor 
of the
Commercial Appeal; Null Adams, city
editor of the Press-Scimitar; Casey
Elliot, photographer of the Commer-
cial Appeal, and Editor Cogswell of
the Sou'wester. High light of the
convention was "The Mid-South's High
Schools' Worst Newspaper" made up
of the worst features of the 1941 con-
test, prepared by Clark Porteous of
the Press-Scimitar editorial staff.
Prizes were awarded to "The Glean-
er"of Nicholas Blackwell High School,
Bartlett, Tenn.; "The Flashlight" of
Shelby, Miss. High School; "The
Pica" of Greenville, Miss.; "The Spot-
light" of Clarksdale, Miss.; and the
"Peptomist" of Amory, Miss., the
Mimeograph newspaper of Amory,
Miss. High School. First prize win-
ner for the biggest high school was
the LRHS "Tiger." Under the able
supervision of Mrs. Helen Hall This
Little Rock newspaper became the na-
tional first prize-winner with the
award of "National Pace-Maker."
Officers chosen at that meeting who
will preside over today's and tomor-
row's meetings are Marshall Ellis,
Clarksdale, Mississippi, president;
Lucy Lea Hart, Horn Lake, Mississ-
ippi, vice-president; and Billy Fain
Sheddan, Oceola, Arkansas, secretary.
Brief its history may be, but the
Mississippi Valley Press Association
has reason to be proud of it from be-
ginning to end. From 53 delegates
the number has increased to over 300.
From mediocre journalism to excel-
lent high school papers has been the
story of the progress of the papers
represented in the association.
Prof. Wolf, who with Miss Mari-
anne McCalla and Miss Berneice Wig-
gins, is in charge of compiling the
worst features of last year's papers
into "The Mid-South High Schools'
Worst Newspaper" has found that a
large part of the entries were really
excellent, and really an improvement
over former years.
Notes on the Speakers
Mr. Clark Porteous was a student at Southwestern and editor
of the SOU'WESTER when the first Convention of
MVPA was held ten years ago. With Professor Shields
McIlwaine, he promoted that first convention. Today
he is a prominent member of the Editorial Staff of
the MEMPHIS PRESS-SCIMITAR.
Mr. Robert, Gray, who hails from the Mississippi Delta and
holds degrees from Mississippi College and the Uni-
versity of Missouri, was Radio Editor of THE COMMER-
CIAL APPEAL before assuming his present position of
Amusements Editor. Last year he was one of the fifteen
editors in the United States who picked as many as
eight out of the ten best movies of 1942.
Mr. Casey Elliott is one of the leading newspaper photo-
graphers of the South, at home in either color or black
and white shots. For two years he has been leading
a discussion group on photography at our conventions.
His demonstrations have been of such interest that
we are now bringing him before the entire convention.
Mr. Plez R. Pettit has been directing the advertising in Scripps-
Howard papers for eighteen years. He was with lead-
ing metropolitan papers in Ohio before coming to
Memphis eight years ago to become Advertising Direc-
tor of both the MEMPHIS PRESS-SCIMITAR and THE
COMMERCIAL APPEAL.
Mr. Edward J. Meeman made a very deep impression on the
Convention when he last appeared on our program
three years ago, as proof of which his advice was re-
membered and quoted by the student editors the fol-
lowing year at the Convention. As everyone in the
Mid-South knows, he is Editor of the MEMPHIS PRESS-
SCIMITAR.
Mr. Null Adams breaks a record in appearing on our program
for the second straight year; and this year he is both
speaker and Chief Judge of the papers. As City Editor
of the MEMPHIS PRESS-SCIMITAR, he knows every
angle of the newspaper business. Delegates will do
well to ask his advice on any problem facing them.
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THE SO U'WESTER
FRIDAY, APRI 16, 1943