THE SOU'wester Student Weekly Publication of Southwestern at Memphis

_,;_~_. , _ _l_ _l~l_ _ -rl- ~ .- - THE SOU'WESTER Student Weekly Publication of Southwestern at Memphis 21ST YEAR--Z706 SOUTHWESTERN, MEMpHIS, TENN,, NOVEMBER 24, 1939 - No.A,0 HOMECOMING RESULTS KAPPA SIOS TO HOLD Zeta Tau Alpha Memphis Symphony Gives OPEN HOUSE Lynx Leave For Sigma Alpha Epsilon won the will en- prize for the best Homecoming Day Kappa Sigma fraternity To Give Dance decorations and Kappa Sigma was An Excellent ,Performance tertain with an open house for the Shreveport And afternoon awarded the ashstand for selling The Merhphis Symphony opened its velvet case, dramatically individual." entire student body this to 5:30 in the campus the most tickets to the dance Sat- second season Tuesday night at the The opening work, Glinka's "Rus- from 3:30 Final Batffle For Pledges will be served urday night. The announcements Orpheum Theatre with an excellent, sian and Ludmilla Overture," was an lodge. Refreshments by ra- were made by Walker Wellford. if not brilliant, performance. The excellent criterion for the rest of the and music will be furnished Cats Favored Affair Will Be In record player. All students Over This is the second straight year orchestra, under the direction of Bur- performance. The program continued dio and invited to attend. Centenary Lcdge Saturday At that the Kappa Sigs have sold the net C. Tuthill, showed a marked im- on through "Romeo and Juliet Over- are cordially Who Have 8; Nautical Setting most tickets. The award last year provement over last year, and it was ture," by Tschaikovski, which proved Lost 7 Out Of 8 a card table. so favorably received by the audience to be a beautiful number beautifully was Southwestern The Zetas will entertain their pledge that Mr. Tuthill had to explain that rendered. This was followed by an un- Stylus Club Unites closes its 1939 football group with a Sailor Dance in the Zeta there would be no encores due to the usually pleasing arrangement of De- With Blue Stockings season tomorrow against the Cente- lodge tomorrow night at 8 p.m. Nauti- Clemson's Drill "great amount of time expended on bussy's "Petite Suite." The program nary Gentlemen of Shreveport, Louis- cal decorations such as anchors, port- Squad Surprised the difficult program presented." was rounded out by the work of an Invitations To Submit iana. This will be the second meeting holes, life preservers, a helm, and Highlighting the evening's perform- American author, "The Prince Hal of the two teams. The first meeting gang plank will be used. The boys will At No Jitterbugs ance was Miss Eugenia Buxton's mas- Overture," by David S. Smith. The Papers Are Given To come as sailors, while the Zetas and occurred last year when the Gentle- Clemson's crack drill platoon made terful playing of the Beethoven Con- happy atmosphere plus the pleasing Seventeen Students their special guests from other sorori- men gave the Lynx their only certo No. 1. We quote the music melody served to make this final A new literary society at Southwest- loss of ties will be dressed as the sweethearts a hit at the game Saturday. The for- critic of the Commercial Appeal in number a fitting close for a very ern was formed on November 2nd at the 1938 season, beating them 6 to 0. from the different ports. mations and commands were executed saying that "no delicate nuance of its pleasant evening. The Symphony, Mr. a combined meeting of the Stylus For the first time this year the Dorothy Steuwer, the president of so well by the cadets that the whole classical passages escaped her, nor did Tuthill and Miss Buxton are to be Chapter of Sigma Upsilon and the the sorority, will come as Scarlett Lynx are given the nod over the op- thing seemed effortless. But the life any of its robust humor. Each note complimented on their performances. Blue Stockings when those two scie- O'Hara, and will be gowned in white posing team. While the Lynx have had of a military man is not easy and its rang clear as a diamond in a black -J. R. ties combined to form the Stylus Club, tulle dress with hoopskirts, and she a none too successful season, Cen- will wear gardenias in her hair. Her especially tough to be a member of a local campus organization for both In order to form the tenary has had an even worse one. escort Is Mark Hammond. Iris Pearce Clemson's crack platoon. men and women. 'YW' To Give Food Debating Class new society, it was necessary that the So far this season the Gentlemen have will attend as a Scotch lassie in a red The members of the platoon number affilia- and blue plaid kiltie, cocked hat, and To Needy Family Meets For First Time Stylus Chapter withdraw its not won a single contest, having lost forty-eight, plus a commander and an literary frater- knee length stockings. She will be es- tion with the national 7 out of 8 games, one having been alternate commander they are all se- nity, Sigma Upsilon. The Blue Stock- corted by B. W. Beaumont. Girls Contribute To Six Students Will Do tied. The men from Shreveport, how- niors, and were picked from about ings, the women's organization, was a Bennie Joyner, secretary, will be at- Basket In Social Room; Work On Railroads And ever, are noted for their inconsis- tired in a Russian costume with fur- three hundred candidates that tried local society. Sent On Thanksgiving Government Isolation tency; they may offer little resistance trimmed skirt, fur cossack hat and out last June. At the end of a cadet's The meeting at which the organiza- C. P. Lee conducted the first red boots. She will be escorted by The Y. W. C. A. Cabinet decided at Prof. tion took place was held at the home to the Lynx, and then again they junior year he is eligible to compete debate meeting Wednesday with six Gene Vaccaro. Kate Parker, treasur- their last meeting to provide a basket of Miss Katherine McCulloch, former might rise up and knock Southwest- for a place on the platoon. The three students present. There will be two er of the sorority, will attend as an of food to be delivered to a needy president of the Blue Stockings. At ern back into the end-zone. To be hundred drill before the officers who questions this year: "Resolved, that that meeting, the officers for the new Irish Colleen, wearing a white satin family on Thanksgiving Day. Har- optimistic is the best policy so we'll dress with a flared skirt which will pick forty-eight. The platoon com- there should be government owner- society were elected. They are: Wil- riette Hollis, who is in charge of ar- ship of railroads," and "Resolved, that say that the Lynx can consider this be sprinkled with traditional sham- mander is chosen by the platoon. liam McBurney, president; Katherine rangements, has placed a basket in the U. S. should follow a strict eco- their third victory of the season. rocks. Her sailor escort will be James These forty-eight cadets go through McCulloch, vice-president; William Barnes New Star Allman. Marie Palmer, historian, will an intensive summer training course the girls' social room and requests all nomic and military isolation." Mate- Bobo, secretary; Jac Ruffin,. treasurer. rial on the latter subject was distrib- The Gentlemen have two great backs be robed in a Grecian costume of at a military camp, usually Fort Mc- girl students to contribute non-perish- A committee was appointed by the present in the persons of Weenie Bynum and flowing chiffon draped in graceful Clellan in Alabama. There they are uted to the following students president to draw up a ritual for the able food. Weiner, Allen James Barnes. Barnes did not get folds, and trimmed with silver rib- given instruction in military maneu- at the meeting; Russel new society and another to plan pro- The family was selected by Jane Webb, George Case, Jim McNees, Ar- into the news until last week's game bons. Her hair will be tied with cross- vers and actual fighting with machine grams for the meetings. The ritual John Summer- with Baylor University. His work in ing bands of silver, and will be ar- gun, gas masks and infantry. At the Leavell, a former Southwestern stu- thur Friedman, and committee consists of: Anne Potts, field. the last half of the game was good ranged in the upswept mode. She will end of the course the cadets return to dent, who is now connected with a Kathleen Fransioli, Annie Few Work, The first debates will take place enough, however, to put him in the attend with escort. school and represent Clemson in all social service agency. and Dr. McIlwaine, adviser. Kather- sometime in February, probably with starting tailback position in place of Jane Chilton Adams, president of competitive drills. They have been meeting will ine McCulloch and Jac Ruffin com- The next Y. W. C. A. Emory University of Atlanta. At pres- Bynum against Southwestern. the pledge group, will come as a Chi- to Washington, D. C., earlier this Fall pose the program committee. Plans be held December 8th in one of the ent, the students are doing research Centenary is pointing for the South- nese girl and will wear an imported and have an invitation to drill during are to study contemporary literature sorority lodges. work on the recent isolation argu- western game as much th, year as Chinese formal of brilliant colored the half of the Sugar Bowl game in at the programs during the year and the Lynx were pointing for them last New Orleans.

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