THE SOU'wester Student Bi-Weekly Publication of Southwestern at Memphis 28Th Year-2720 SOUTHWESTERN, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, NOVEMBER 24, 1944 No
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a3i'1 :-f THE SOU'WESTER Student Bi-Weekly Publication of Southwestern at Memphis 28th Year-2720 SOUTHWESTERN, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, NOVEMBER 24, 1944 No. 5 Tri-Delta Will First Student WSSF Secretary WSSF Drive Will Continue Series OF Sponsor Dance Body Meeting Begin December 8 Tomorrow Night Held Success Marian Shanley To Be "The Great Centuries" On Campus Two Days; Sorority Lodge Will Social Room Cleanup YW Sponsors Visit Strickler To Conduct Meetings Be Scene of Formal Among New Projects Miss Marian Shanley, World Stu- Next Two Friday Evenings The Tri-Deltas will hold their By BRODERICK dent Service Fund traveling secretary, annual Stars and 'Crescent Ball Sat- The first student body meeting was urday night from 8 to 12 in the held on Friday, November 17, 1944. will be at S'western on Dec. 8-9. Kelso Introduces Sixth Century To Be Sorority Lodge. The purpose of these meetings is to The World Student Service Fund The Sorority colors, silver, gold, arouse a little more spirit into these Drive starts at S'western on Dec. 8. Plan With Amaker, Topic; Wasserman, and blue will be carried out in the "stately cl'oistered halls." Miss Marian Shanley, WSSF, will be Kinney to Hundreds Bassett, Amacker decorations. Silvered ivy will frame The meeting was generally held a here Dec. 8-9 for the opening of the huge success. Students expressed drive. Friday night, November 17, the By BOB WHERRITT themselves on the recent actions of Miss Marian Shanley, who will great enterprise of the faculty Tonight at 7:30 p. m., the second the Student 'Council. Particularly WSSF , a project of the YWCA. of visit the campus December 89. meeting in the series of symposium important in the students' mind was provides relief for students and pro- Southwestern, the Symposium of The the ban on card playing in the social fessors who are victims of war. Great Centuries was introduced to an on "The Great Centuries" opens with room of Palmer Hall. Sometimes it gives direct relief, such enthusiastic overflowing crowd of the topic "Tfe Forerunners," a study Members of the Student Council Campus Mission as food, medical care, clothing to both students of Southwestern and of the evolution of Greek culture dur- reminded the assembly that it was enable students to continue their the people of Memphis by Professor ing the sixth century BC..... After because of ineffectualness on the part Closes; Vespers studies despite what the war has done the awe-inspiring and thought-pro- Kelso and his associates, Professor of the students that prompted the to them. Or it will provide books ducing lectures of the first meeting Amacker and Professor Kinney. This Administrative Committee to take and study materials which we shall expect great things from End Program are de- course of the crises in the history this action. signed to meet the needs of the stu- the program tonight. We can be sure the arch way through which the of the world has had a successful Whereupon, many students chal- dents. 'our highest expectations will be justi- couples will enter. start. So many people attended the lenged themselves to prove to the Three-Day Meeting Is The 900 Polish internees in Switzer- fied. The subject of the lectures to- During the evening, refreshments first meeting that chairs had to be faculty that the student body as a land, together with a small group night is most interesting. We of the will be served. Members and their Time of Real Benefit lined up and down the aisles of the whole is capable of behaving like of Polish students in Great Britain, twentieth century A.D., modern and dates attending are: auditorium. college men and women and, of a On Monday, November 20, four are the only Poles who are in free creative as we may think ourselves, President-Jane Milner with Doug- President Diehl of Southwestern right, should be treated as such. countries receiving university train- have received perhaps our greatest las M'Gee Presbyterian leaders, two of them opened the program with a short The student body pledged itself to ing for the rebuilding of Poland after heritage from Greek culture of the Vice President-Anne James Wel- alumni of Southwestern, brought to introductory talk in which he cited a rigid cleanup of the social room, the war. The WSSF enables these fourth, fifth, and sixth centuries don with Ensign W. K. Weldon the campus and to the students, the the accomplishments of Professor long an eyesore of the school. They students to continue their work. B.C. ... In the sixth century B.C. Secretary-Anita Hyde with Lt. Christian Campus Mission. The team, Osman and the other members of pledged themselves to co-operate with A scale has been set up tlo show were begun all the great movements John Emerson composed of Rev. Paul Tudor Jones, the faculty who took part in the the Administration in not parking in what is done with the money con- which were to blossom out in the Treasurer-Betty Jean Wilkinson graduate of Southwestern class of '32, preparation for this arduous under- the driveway in front of Palmer Hall. tributed to the WSSF. fifth and fourth centuries and thence with Dempsey Curtner and the pastor of the First Presby- taking. Dr. Diehl also showed that Another important action was the $1.00 will supply the notebooks and to spread all over the world. Our Gene Dickson with Philip Miller terian Church in Greenville, Missis- Southwestern is a pioneer in this type selection of cheerleaders for our paper required by a prisoner of war modern science, your government, our Jane Williams with escort sippi; Dr. Warner Hall, Class of '29, of education, many largeruniversi- basketball team. for six months; a month will provide philosophy, and our art are all based Louise Frank with Lt. Jack Darby and pastor of the First Presbyterian ties having made unsuccessful at-i There will be no meeting today, but soy-bean milk for a Chinese student on Greek models. To truly under- Dorothy Chauncey with Charles 'Church in Tuscalorsa, Alabama; Mrs. tempts with it. He then introduced the next meeting is scheduled for threatened with tuberculosis. stand our modern world we must Porter E. F. Horine, Editor of the Family Professor Kelso, the opening speaker. next Friday at 3:30 p. m. $5.00 will buy from one to six study Greek culture. Virginia Wade with Bill Gardner Life Department of the Presbyterian The topic of his talk was "The Higher books which will bring new hope to The topic will be presented to us Mary Frances Lynch with Guy Outlook, Louisville, Kentucky; and Learning and the World Crisis." He student prisoners and will enable by four able professors: Dr. Strick- Harsh Joseph M. Garrison, Director of Stu- opened with the questions, "What is them to obtain their degrees while ler, Professor of Greek; Dr. Wasser- Kathryn Lynch with Lee Rudder Uhlhorn And Pharr dent Work in the Presbyterian happening in the world today. What behind barbed wire. mann, Assistant Professor of Modern Church of the U. S., Louisville, Ken- must we do about it? And what is Jean Lawo with Douglas Brace Languages; Dr. Amacker, Professor tucky, spent three days among the the role of the United States in this Nancy Scott with David Hamilton Announce Plans of Political Science; and Dr. Bassett, students of Southwestern leading crisis?" He said to know and under- Alice Scott with escort Professor of Latin. Dr. Striekler, stand what is happening we must Betty Joy Smith with Capt. Charles For The LYNX dormitory bull-sessions, chapel, ves- will deliver the main address, is an pers, and holding personal confer- Canterbury Club to know the whole story, and the people Hoyte outstanding student of Greek cul- ences, using as their general theme, of the United States as well as the Nancy Alexander with Lt. Allen By VAN PRITCHARTT Reorganize Soon ture. Dr. Wassermann, an exceed- "Investing Life with a Sense of Voca- people of Germany and Japan do not Ross "Life for the LYINX" is promised ingly versatile man, will talk about tion In the Light of the World's know near the whole story. We must Jeanette Hord with Dr. Chester by Teasie Uhlhorn, new editor of The Canterbury 'Club plans to re- the beginnings of philosophy in his Needs." know the causes of the present crisis Allen Southwestern's year boo k. Bolting organize again this year. The pur- address "Mythology Becomes Philoso- On Monday evening, the dormitory and its possible consequences. To do June 'Crutchfield with escort ahead on publication, she has already pose of the Canterbury Club is to phy." Professor Amacker will tell students were dinner hosts for the this we must study conditions of to- Mary Gideon with escort jumped wartime hurdles and delays promote worship, fellowship, study us how "Oligarchy Becomes Democ- members of the teams, who sat day in the light 'of the history of the Mary Lou Almeda with Hugh Jones likely to arise by allowing time for and service, to bring students to- racy." Dr. Bassett, whose topic "The among them at the tables and led past. The past reaches deep into the Marianne Woodson with escort them. She declared that she will gether, irrespective of their religious 'Goat Song' Becomes Tragedy," will conversations on general college life. life of each one of us, as does the Martha Jo Gulo with Ensign Robert "splash the book with color lt pro. affiliation, to discuss problems af- explain to us the beginnings of Greek The Mission was officially opened at present situation.