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Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® WKU Archives Records WKU Archives 6-1939 UA99/6/2 BUWKY June Bowling Green Business University Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records Recommended Citation Bowling Green Business University, "UA99/6/2 BUWKY June" (1939). WKU Archives Records. Paper 111. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records/111 This Magazine is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in WKU Archives Records by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact [email protected]. MONTHLY STUDENT HUMOR MAGAZINE BOWLING GREEN (Bl USINESS (U l NIVERSITY & (Wl ESTERN (Kl ENTUCK (Yl STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE WESTERN KE T CKY U . June, 1939 Vol. IV, No. X Whole No. XXXIII 1 ALL WOUND UP AND READY TO GO. That's John I. A big job, yes. But perhaps the hard work and adventure make _ Wagner enjoying a Camel cigarette as he climbs into the the enjoyment of life's pleasures all the keener-for he certainly cockpit of a shining new Vultee plane. He makes about 40 test admires Camels! John Wagner says: "After a test flight, it's flights per month, putS the new models through their paces. swell to let up - light up a good-tasting Camel." 2 HERE HE GOES! Below, the snow 3 THE CLASSIC TEST of planes and capped Sierras of California. A flier men-the power·dive. The start: 20,000 must be sure of his nerves. And Wag feet up . .. nose down .. motor wide ner, like Lee Gehlbach, Col. Roscoe opell ... the pull-out ... the dive is over. Turner, and other famous pilots, pre How would you like to do that 40 fers to smoke mild, good·tasting Camels. times a month .•. or 01zce? FOR SMOKING PLEASURE AT ITS BEST CAMEL ... 4 BACK ON terra firma, and it tastes 5 "CAMEL'S MILDNESS has meant gQod to let up-light up a Camel again. a lot to me," he goes on, "because I'm a THE CIGARETTE OF "I changed to Camels and found a new steady smoker and Camel is one ciga smoking delight," Wagner says. rette that never tires my taste - just COSTLIER TOBACCOS "Camels are milder, non·irritating, keeps on giving me smoking pleasure at packed with full, round Bavor." its best." Camels will appeal to you too! Passing Own Sentence Tipsy-Judge, you're so dumb Pigskin Or Horsehide I (hic) betcha don't know how many days in Feb'ary. BY Judge-Twenty-eight days! Next HAROLD HUGHES case! I think that the Colleges have ble across the finish line a win made a mistake by building foot ner, then all the smart boys would Just One More Question ball stadiums. What with all the collect the "smart" money. My Professor - The examination de-emphasis on football they idea is to bring gambling out into questions are now in' the hands of should of built "hoss tracks!" The the open and let the light of the printer. Are there any last Presidents have objected to the knowledge shine on it. minute questions you would like students drinking at the foot-ball Half of the boys are sitting up answered? games. N ow if we had a race nights in penny ante poker 'games Frosh-Who's the printer, pro track instead of a half-empty foot and losing their socks and valu fessor? ball stadium this ugly monster able sleep, when they shpuld be would bow its ugly head-for listening to "Lights Out" or Artie Usual sooth, because you don't have to Shaw's orchestra. If they had "The Weavers next door are drink at a race track to get "soak spent an afternoon at the races quiet tonight. Is there anything ed". But just think of the new they would be broke until that wrong?" students that would be attracted check from home arrived. This "No; they're always like that. to Western, to say nothing of the When he proposed he just held up would give ample time for the a diamond ring and said 'Eh?' and touts, stable boys, jockeys and the pursuit of knowledge. You never rest of the upper social stratum. she looked at it and said 'Uh that makes up the racing world. saw a race track speculator, who huh'." Mathematics would be put on a didn't have lots of time to squan practical basis. There would be der. Notice I said time not mon What's In A Name? an extra-curriculum cQurse in per ey. "And what is the child's name?" mutating and the science of haz asked the minister. ards. rrhe College newspapers "Shirley," replied the mother. would be turned into form sheets, "Shirley?" with all of the past performances "Yes, sir, after the famous Shir of the leading college through ley Temple." breds. The chair in bookmaking B U W KY "Yes, yes, of course," said the would be held by Honest John minister. "Let me see, who's the Filch (they call him Honest John, preacher there just now?" because he once stole a zepplin and didn't take the hanger. From then on the "word" went around Well Read that you could trust him with a Prof.-"Do you read Shake hanger.) He is the man that would speare's works?" have charge of gambling, as hon Co~Ed-"Yes, as fast as they est as gas meter. Slot machines come out." to keep the students off the streets at night. A student could work A. E. STONE 1st Stude-"Whatcha been do ing this summer?" his way through college with a Managing Editor pocketful of lead slugs and a bent 2nd Ditto-"Not a thing." hair pin. Then a night club, and 1st Stude-"Who ya working • • • for?" gambling casino would keep the The Buwky is published each month students at school during the (ten times) during the college year ex Gent: "Is it true that my son week-ends. My guess is that this interest of the students of the Bowling idea will spread like poison ivy at has owed you for a suit for five Green (B)usiness (U)n1versity and years?" a Sunday school picnic. The new (W)estern (K)entuck(y) state Teachers vernacular would include such Tailor: "Yes. Do you wish to College, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Edi pay the bil?" words as: tout, parley, odds on, torial and advertising offices, 1027 state scratched, bird cage pool, furlong, street, Bowling Green, Kentucky. All Gent: "No-I would like a suit and faro. Just imagine a big business communications and manuscripts, on the same terms." "hoss" race with Murray, with all drawings, items, etc., should be sent to the Murray stews yelling for their this address. All of us work for the govern horse to do the impossible. Then Fore:gn subscriptions one dollar and a ment. The trick is to get paid if the Murray horse should stum- ""l! oer year. for it. 'b How I Became A Poet The boy stood on the burning that was guaranteed to succeed and Tonsillitis. I chose these deck; with the extreme consternation of words for several reasons. They His fleece was white as snow any who laughed when I sat down. were beautiful, sonorous words Until the flames crept up 'round I have always been fascinated and to my knowledge had never his neck; by poetry. Even as a child I before been used in a poem; so I Then how his fleas did go. loved poetry and longed to be able had an entirely untouched field. That is not poetry. Take my to dash off a jingle any time the I was assured from the start that word for it. I did that before I mood struck me. I envied those my poem would be original. Then really learned to write poetry. It who could create rhymes without too, these words were admirably seems traditional that all great any visible effort. Then one day I suited to the general theme or projects, even those of the WPA, chanced to read Poe's essay, "Phi effect that I wished to create; have a dedication. Well, this is losophy pf Composition." The first namely, an air of melancholy and that; so for the sake of argument time I ever read this I was of the grief. To take these heretofore w will assume that the above is opmwn that he was slightly greatly slandered words and from poetry. Just to prove to you that stretching the truth. It seemed them to weave a pattern of beau formerly I had no idea how to to me that no poet could delib ty was an ambition worthy of a write poetry here is another epic erately sit down and write poetry master, to say nothing of a novice. I wrote while I was still a novice as he said he did. The first time These words haunted me; the more and not the master poet I am to I read his essay I said to myself, I thought of them the more I be day. "How in the sacred name of the came fascinated by them. It was Ode To A Louse In My Moustache ninety-ninth muse could a per a simple task to decide upon the Ah you itsy bitsy critter son write such a beautiful poem length of my poem. In fact, it How you keep my upper lip as "The Raven" in such a cold, was already decided for me, I atwitter. unbiased, scientific fashion?" I must use all of them.