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Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC February 1924 Daily Egyptian 1924 2-26-1924 The gE yptian, February 26, 1924 Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_February1924 Volume 4, Issue 19 Recommended Citation Egyptian Staff, "The gE yptian, February 26, 1924" (1924). February 1924. Paper 1. http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_February1924/1 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1924 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in February 1924 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. TI-':E ~.' . i. ~ \ • • • '. ; . >. ; . 'p-' T'"'I'AN' .. ~ .''', ":.' cORead by Four Thousand Y Students. Faculty and FrieJ;ldS- of the School Volume IV Cflrbondale, Illinois, February 26, 1924 2500 MEMBERS OF S. I. T. A. MACKME~ LOSE T',Q FAST THE MIKADO COMING; THRILLSI THRILLSI THRILLSI CHARLESTON QUJNTET N,OTED PRODUCTION A state-wide drive is being made IN A ONE-SIDED GAME ·AT'S. I. N. U. MARCH 13 A personification of these wer2 to increase the membership of tile furnished by the Epsilon' Beta girls State Teachers' Asscciation for 1924_ Upstate"s Penetrate Lax Maroon De- One of the biggest theatrical pro- Friday night, . February 16, at their The membership for 1923 was 29.316, fense fo" Eleven Field Goals- ductions ever undertaken by the formal opening_ st. Valentine gave an increase of 2,775 over that of 1922_ Hall Stars f"or Visitors school is the Mikado. whieh is to be them an opportnnlty to decorate their The Southern division (S_ I. T_ A.) With Four Goals >lresented by students of the Univer- charming home in the most bewitch.. had an enrollment of 2,235 fo~ 1923, ,sity in the auditorium March 13_ The ing manner imaginable_ Hearts dan- and was the third largest divislon of: The Maroons lost to the fast Char'l Mikado I" one of the most popular gled in profusion from the ceiling the state. The leading scllool pea- 'Ieston Normal quintet in a ragged' musical productions that ever swept while subdued lights caBt I a lovely pie in the counties comprising the and one-sided game Thursday night I the country _ It has cnjbyed record glow over the realm of love and SO~hern Division are. making every on the home court. CharlestOn show- breaking performances an~ has at-' iaughter_ eff t to pllsh the membership up to ed her superiority throughout the con- tracted record breaking crowds I While awaiting the arrival of the 2, 00 this year. Tb:s will in ,,'I test and was never menaced by the wherever presented. gnests. the girls arranged their dance -,probability place us in the second Maroons. Charleston became "bas- The cast of the Mikado represents, programs for the evening. After all ran~ instead of third, Chicago alwayS II\et hot" in the fin~l peried and piled the best talent iu the University_ A I t~e g~ests had a~riv~d two lo:ely takmg the lead. u~ a '~otal of 25 pomts beWre the te~-I great number of 1!tud~nts volunteered luttle girls; dressed In IIg~t organdies, The enrollment of counties coro-: mmatIOn of ,the game. The Normal" 1 to try for places in the cast and con- ,entered to the a<lC~mpall1ment of soft prising the Southern division was ~S; scor~s. few and scattered, totaled but ',sequently this display of interegj; has I melody; and carrymg large heart bas follo,!s in 1923: , 1 8 pomts. Imade it possible to select the best' kets_. The .. young men bent low as Pct_ of After a few minutes of slow Play; talent ot the schooL This ,\nusual 1 one lrutle gIrl, deftly fastened h~a~ts Teachers i in which. each team studied and felt i interest which has been shown by I around thelr ne~ks, the other glvmg ~Alexande~ ...................... 147 89 IOu! its opponent. Pya.tt put the Nor-j the student body in the Mikado seems arrows to the girls. Franklin .... __ ............ _.. .. 262 54 mal in pcssession of a short lived to pressage an increased interest in As the .chord was struck each girl Gallatin ........... _............ _... 23 23 Ilead. when he netted a fie'd goal from music. But two more weeks remain pierced the fluttering heart of her Hamilton ........... ___ ........... 15 -J2 ' center. Hal[ SOon nullified this ad_ before tbe presentation and the cast "Beau Brummel." The music in- Hardin .. _............ _............ .. 23 46 I vantage when he slipped past the is practicing diligently_creased in volume and soon' the floor Jackson 369 U6 MarOOn defe,llse to score On a "dum_ was filled with the swaying forms of Johnson ................. 67 65 Patrpnlze the adverUse.rs of the young people. Massac _._ .......... _...... 101 941 (Continued ou Page E:ght) Egyptian. They enjoyed th"mselves thus un Perry ...... __ ............ 175 991' --_______________________________ til intermission when the guests with Pop.e ................... ;.............. 35 ~ 45 .:.,_.,_.__ .__ . __ <,_o-.,_,_~.-~ __~';4 drew to the dining room, where a Pulaski ............................ 11-1 1')6 I I delicious ice cOurse was s<lrved_ Randolph ..... _........ 143 68 ! - i During the evening a large heart Saline --- .. -- .... - .... -_ ...... _-_ ... 184 741 ! i which was suspended from the cen ter of the ceiling was slashed, POUI ~:i::e .. ::: .. ::::::::::: .. ::~.::::::._: .... 10: 7! !I ',- ing forth a profusion of long stream White .............................. 13 7 I ers; attached to the ends of whicb Williamson ....... _..... _........ 382 9G ' I were hearts and arrows. The heart It is to be observed that Jackson·' I ! streamers were claimed by the young and ~laski counties went above HO I men, and the arrows by/the girls. percent of their' teaching force - It : l' I An interesting little "Heatt and Dart" is confidently expected that a half: I dance followed in which the large do~en counties will do ~quallY W~lIl' , heart was hidden by t!f interweav thiS year_ , I I 1- Ing of the ·streamers_ 'l'he command The advantage of an increased eIl-~ ! I was then given to ch09se "The Girl rollment lies in the pre~ti_ge which I ! \ (jf Your Heart" and d~nce. It gives the county and diVISion. We I ! As the evaning adva~ced the merry become a greater po we, in determin_ I , making increased, and snddenly over Ing the educational policies of the '\ I the gay assemblage /l multitude or state _ Each divisiOn is enti:led to 'i tiny streamers of valiious hues dart one delegate to the representative as'- I ---.__ Dcz.i:~"" __-- ....~ .... __ lf'd~_ .. _____ .... __ 1IilII6III. e~ither and thith~ in and out sembly of the State Associatio,n for 1' Q~ the throng Until every thin.' every hundred of its,. memb~rshlp_ 1I and e rybody seemed but a mass 0 bright 'fnd tangled ~treaks of color. My Dearest Kewpie---Wltat shou1d III OBELISK The !!tour of dep/lrting"same only too sool\_ It seemM as if they had, a fellow do before he fall, in love? _ Thursday in chapel a drive for the Obelisk subscrip Yours in the deepest suspense. ! been delfing into the realm of fairy RlOBERT BUZBEE. ! tions will be made. Everybody subscribe and nobody land; su~ely Cinderel'a felt thus "' Answer-Well, Bob. re)Ilember that I will be disappointed when the Obelisk is om'n.e ~'pring she fled, ,leaving per e;olden slipper' Ir he must fall In love, the harder he so the YOl\ng me~ did leaving thei: falls the more it will hurt. It is easy term. hearts-papler. enough to' fall in, but, as the en I The youn~ peo~le were Dot the only tombed 'miners would say, it's a devil '\ of a job to get out, I (Continued on Page Eight.) Page Two TJ:lE EGYPTIAN n SIR WALTER RALEIGH PcOEMS WOHTH REMEMBERING TO HIS WIFE SETTLEMOIR SHOE HOSPITAL RECE3SI.ONAL --'"I Sir Walter Raleigh, courtier, Rudyard Kiplfng ., Se'fed Soles and hubber Heels. ! statesman, histor~an, explorer, and God of OUr fathers, k~wn o~~d Shoes Dyed, Cleaned and Shined. I philosoplier, was-in his day a figure·i Lord of our far·fiung b'att.le line I who lo,)med large both in the Old J;leneath whose awful hand we hold Aoroos in front of postoffice I' and Ne(w Worlds. This letter, writ· I Dominion over palm and pine Phone 252.Y < ten to. ~nsole his wife for the loss Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, <._~~j __.....--~ __t_' ________ n_I_'_.:. of her scn, kill1:!"d in an attack upon I Lest we forget-lest we forget! the Spanish settlements, can be seen by the reader to be pregnant with The tumult and the shcuting dies the forebodings of the tragic tate The Captains and the Kings de· that was t<>come. part- March 22, 1618. Still stands Thine ancient sacrifice, Sweet Heart;- An hum ble and a contrite heart. I was loath to write, because Lord God of Hosts. be with us yet, knew not how to comfort you; and Lest we forget-lest we forget' God knows I never knew what sor rew meant t!ll now. All that I can' Far-called, ollr navies melt away- say to YOU ill that you must obey On ·dune and headland sinks th8 the will and providence of God; and fire- ·I-'-~;:~;~ga;-'-·--·--'-·--·-::~~-;:::·-~l remember that the Queen's Majesty La, all our pomp of yesterday bare the loss of Prince Henry with Is one with Nineveh and Ty,e! i ! a magnanimous heart, and the Lady Judge of the Nations, spare us yet, I Milligan-Brockett Music Co.