presumptious Sifters Mustangs Face Spirited Falsehood Raxorbacks "The Semi-Weekly Campus" Is Published by the S. M. U. Students Publishing Co. I !QL. 24 SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY, DALLAS, TEXAS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1938 No. 15 ews Cameras Will S.M.U. In Brazil Former S. M. U. Prof Gets "Scoop" Dean Of Women H. R* Knickerbocker', tick Today When Drive To Start Named Member War Correspondent, Sunday Morning Of Frosh Frat onies Play Hogs LINDOLFO LEUSIN TO TO REPRESENT SOUTH­ Will Lecture Here SPEAK BEFORE CHURCH ERN DISTRICT FOR GROUP THREE YEARS lfeWsreel cameramen for screenland's major studios are H. R. Knickerbocker, world-famous foreign correspondent .ected to be on hand today when the S.M.U. Mustangs S. M. U.'s annual drive for funds Miss Lide Spragins, dean of for International News Service, will speak in McFarlin Mem­ £t the Arkansas Razorbacks on the Ownby stadium grid- to support "Little S. M. U. in Bra­ women, has recently been appoint­ orial auditorium at 8 p. m., December 1, under the auspices zil" will get underway at 9:30 a. m. ed as a member-at-large of the of Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalism fraternity. ' was learned Friday that contacts have been made Sunday when Lindolfo Leusin, for­ National Executive council of Al­ Knickerbocker will speak on "A Texan at the Ringside of ugh R. J. O'Donnell, manager of Interstate theatres, mer student of the South American pha Lambda Delta, national fresh­ History." From 1923, when he left S.M.U. as head of the E. B. Coleman, of Metro-*- institution, speaks to the young men women's scholastic fraterni­ •department of journalism, through the recent crisis, Knickerbocker fewyn-Mayer, to bring the people's department of Highland ty. Dean Spragins will represent has been present at every major ts' cameramen to the hilltop Park Presbyterian church. the Southern district, and will political upheaval in Europe and |ium for the big game. Kappa Award serve for three years. Beaty's Novel This year's drive will last Asia. he idea is reported to have Members of the national coun­ through Thursday, the longest in Since Knickerbocker's last visit linatid at a meeting of the cil are as follows: President, Dean the history of the annual event. to Dallas in 1937, he has covered U. Duds club. Now Open for Leonard of the University of Illi­ Reproduced In Stressing that this year there events in the following places: Iterviewed Friday, President nois; vice-president, Dean Bell of will be a conspicuous lack of "emo­ Vladivostok, Tokio, Moscow, Jeru­ Orrity of the Dads said, the University of Denver; treas­ tionalism" in pleas for funds, Di­ H. R. Knickerbocker, world-famous war correspondent and brother salem, Rome, London, Paris, Bur­ kv.-ri'cls of Saturday's game Fellowships of It. C. Knickerbocker, S. M. U. publicity director, is shown above get­ urer, Dean Stamp of the Universi­ Great Britain rector John Hicks said Friday that gos, Shanghai, Vienna, and Prague. [d be invaluable publicity to ting a "scoop" on the first interview ever granted by the mother of ty of Maryland; members-at-large, an attempt will be made to show To Visit Family partii-ii'ating institution. S. M. THREE WON BY NON- Stalin, Russian dictator. The above interview gave material used in one Dean Lloyd of the University of Dr. John O. Beaty's historical students the need for their contri­ of a series of stories on Russia's five-year plan for which Knickerbocker Motivating reason for this latest kis made quite a name for itself FRATERNITY WOMEN; Michigan, Dean Spragins, and a novel, "Swords in the Dawn," in­ butions and let them decide for was given the 1931 Pulitzer prize. He will speak at S. M. U. on Dec. 1. visit of Knickerbocker is to see his Iti'i-scctional games in the East 2 BY OTHER GROUPS western delegate not yet appointed. vaded the international field this |on the West coast." themselves whether or not they fall with its publication in Great mother and father, Dr. and Mrs. H. D. Knickerbocker, and two M. L".'s grid warriors haven't Applications are now being should make donations. During the Britain by George E. Harrap and brothers, Dr. B. A. Knickerbocker he<! the movies" since their taken for the three $500 graduate middle of next week a small news­ Theology Prof company. The edition is the same E Directory Late and R. C. Knickerbocker, all of i»nal championship team went fellowships which the Kappa Kap­ paper containing information on as that for sale in this country ex­ Dallas. R..C. Knickerbocker is at Mosfbowl in 1935. pa Gamma sorority has annually the Portre Alegre, Brazil, branch Prizes For Best cept that the art work is more Gets Prize For present director of publicity for though final arrangements awarded since 1935. The fellow­ of S. M. U. will be issued by Hicks elaborate. When Reprinting S.M.U. not complete Friday, it was ships go to women graduates of and his assistants. Signal honor has also been ac­ any college or university in which Trick-Of-Week pht to be almost certain that General Topics Story, Editorial corded Dr. Beaty, head of the Eng­ Today, Correspondent Knicker­ films will be made. • Kappa has chapters, and are lish department, in his own state. bocker is the principal speaker at "It is my purpose to speak on Asked By Editor The fur-lined syrup pitcher for awarded regardless of fraternity The Texas State Board of Educa­ the national congress of Sigma or non-fraternity membership. In such general topics of culture, cus­ the bravest trick-of-the-week goes Student directories for 1938-'39 Will Be Awarded tion has adopted his novel for use Delta Chi in Madison, Wis. He is toms, education, politics, student the four years since their inaugu­ will be ready for distribution by the to Dr. J. S. Seneker of the school as a supplementary reader in the in the United States on a vacation Ik by S. M. U. ration, three have been won by life, and the history of Porto Ale­ middle of next week, several days of theology. Prizes of $10 each will be seventh grade. Practical Di-awing granted him by I.N.S. every two non-fraternity women and two by gre institute," Leusin wrote Dr. L. awarded in May to the Journalism years. later than originally scheduled, ac­ Dr. Seneker was reading peace­ company has the Texas school members of other women's pan- F. Sensabaugh of S. M. U. Leusin cording to Jerry Drake, secretary to 11, 12 student who writes the rights, while Longmans has United Sixteen years of continuous fully Wednesday afternoon when W Makes Hit hellenic sororities. will arrive in Dallas at 9:30 a. m. the Students' Publishing company. best news story and to the Jour­ States and Canadian rights. service as a foreign correspondent, The 1938-39 winners now en­ Saturday. he looked up suddenly and saw a nalism 52 student who writes the The date for distribution was set "It was necessary to change the Knickerbocker comes to Dallas di- rolled on fellowship study are: strange thing in his office. After best editorial, William Thompson, At Dads' Parley Lectures by Leusin are scheduled for Thursday, according to the style of the book to conform to (Continued on Page 3) jLaila Eubank, Delta Delta Delta, as follows: Wednesday edition of the Campus, looking about wildly for help, he donor of the awards, has an­ from the University of Texas; nounced. English usage in certain matters J. U. Yarbrough, head of Sunday, 9:30 a. m.—-Highland but unintentional and unavoidable decided to call the police. of spelling and punctuation," Dr. U.'s department of psychoi­ Darrell Gomery, Kappa Kappa delay by the printing company ne­ Thompson, a graduate of the Park Presbyterian church. ,: Immediately a big, burly cop Beaty explained, "but otherwise Chapel Cuts ds reported to have scored a Gamma from the University of cessitates postponement, Drake S. M. U. school of journalism, is British Columbia, Vancouver. Sunday, 7 p. m.—Highland Park came to the rescue and ousted the the new edition of "Swords in the |sh hit" when he lectured re- : said. at present editorial writer for the Dawn" is unchanged except for Miss Eubank is majoring in Methodist church. - .'^ imposter—a scared little white kit­ Counted—But before members of the Dal- The directories were delivered on Dispatch-Journal. colored illustrations and a more creative writing and education at Monday, 1 p. m.—StudentWriter. ten. (Central Dads club meeting in the above date, five days ahead of Entries in the news writing con­ luxurious binding." puditorium of the Dallas Power Columbia university, New York; Tuesday, 1. p. m.-—Student cen­ the scheduled Nov. 15 date, but test must deal with some subject No Cards Sent Miss Felton in obstetrics at the other than sports, society or Dr. Beaty explained further that |eht Co. ter. '\:v^;;'H:''';v ''• "'^^'••,'""•' were found not up to specifica­ iking on "Child Psychology," University of Texas Medical : tions. theatre, and must not be less than securing the English copyright Some students are of the belief Wednesday, 1 pv: m.---Student automatically reserved all inter­ (viitigh won the unanimous ap- school, Galveston; and Miss Gom­ "The fault is not the editor's and Geology Prof 300 words in length. The judges that just because they aren't get­ ! national rights, and, in effect, con­ of the 125 dads assembled ery in training of the deaf at center.