' ~-r -(_J -~ ~VEMBER. 1946­ Everybody knows him... Early or late, he's a familiar figure to every policeman on the street-he's the Doctor -he's on an emergency call! • A Doctor's life isn't his own to live as he chooses. There are interrupted holidays and vacation s and nights of broken sleep. Emergencies re­quire his presence for long, exacting hours ... with some­where a pause and perhaps the pleasure of a cigarette. Then back to his job of serv­ing the lives of others. ~c:;:'~ MORE DOCTORS SMOKE CAMELS Mtronwrde suroqF: THAN ANY OTHER CIGARETTE T HE MAKERS of Camels are naturally proud of the The "T-Zone"-T for Taste and T for Throat fact that, out of 113,597 doctors who were asked recently to name the cigarette they preferred to The "T-Zone" is your own smoke, more doctors named Camel than any other cigarette. For only your brand. This survey was nationwide, covered doctors proving ground for any taste and your throat ca n in every branch of medicine-nose and throat spe­ decide which cigarette tastes best to yo" ... and cialists too. Three nationally known independent re­how it affects your throat. search agencies made and vouch for the findings. On the basis of the experi­ ence of many mi l-9 Try Camels. See how your taste responds to Jions of smokers, Camel's full Aavor. See how your throat likes Camel's we believe Camels will suit your "T­cool mildness. That's the "T-Zone" test (see left). Zone" to a "T." 1 CAMELS CoJ't!ier Tobaccos We show you one from our beauti­ful collection of evening dresses. Sophisticated dinner gowns and very dreamy dance dresses are here. Al I in fabrics that create holiday mag ic .. . brightened wi th sequins, or sometimes ribbons. 16.75 to 69.50 Fashion Shops, Second Floor Exclusively _ at PRICE'S TEXAS RANGER "Petticoat Fever" by I Deeply frosted with ecru or white lace . .. this lovely white crepe slip. Select for yourself or as an ideul Christmas gift. Sizes 32 to 40. 3.98 Yaring's Lingerie -Street Floor NOVEMBER, 1946 f.. dinners and luncheons of perfection invite your guests to the Georgian Tea Room. For entertaining a special friend or a sorority, club, organi­zation or fraternity, the handsome back­ground, perfect service and excellent food are all that you could desire. Telephone 5532 for reser-vations. In the beautiful Federated Women's Club Building ~EORG-IAN erEA RooM 24TH AND SAN GABRIEL A dashing young fellow named Spice, Devoted a lifetime to vice, He ruined the morals Of thousands of gorals With never a thought as to price. -Pelican He: Do you believe in free love? She: Have I ever given you a bill? -Exchange I bought my girl some garters At the Woolworth five and ten, She gave them to her mother­That's the last I'll see of them, A g couple were sitting in the parlor late one evening, when suddenly the young man made this remark: "G'w Sat­urdays ago a small boy was stand­ing with his mother watching the crowd file into Memorial Stadium. Suddenly he tugged at his moth­er's sleeve. "Momma, what are those?" he asked, pointing to a group of youngsters passing in costumes. "They're Cowboys, dear." "But, Momma, I thought you had to be a man to be a Cowboy." "Oh, no, Junior. You just have to belong to a fraternity." So it is that another child goL the wrong impression of the Uni­versity's oldest service organiza­tion: the idea that Cowboys is the mutual-admiration branch of the Inter-fraternity Council. The idea is false. Not every Cowboy is a fraternity man. Only 90 per cent of the Cowboys arc frat men. To be a Cowboy one must prove that he is a leader, a scholar, a sportsman, a credit to the Uni­versity, able to walk with boots on, and willing to swig his tea straight. Young men living up to these high standards are elected each semester by active Cowboys after a conscientious and unbiased survey of all possible candidates. Typical of the diligence of Cow­ boys in this process is the fact that with 5,000 Independent men on campus the actives usually find that only 3 or 4 are real Cowboy material. Likewise out of 100 Dekes, Delts, or KA's only 3 or 4 men from each fraternity are elected. Proof of the fairness and democracy of the organization is that sometimes the less influentisl NOVEMBER, 1946 fraternities -Phi Phi's, Kappa had a somewhat more convincing Sig's, SAE's--sometimes get two method of proving themselves to men in at the same time. be great men. Initiates were Contrary to the impression one stripped, blindfolded, held on the gets from knowing them personal­ground by five other Cowboys to ly, all Cowboys are real he-men. fortify his bravery. Then Brother This they must prove before they Cowboys gathered around, shout­receive that supreme mark of dis­ed, "This, my friend, is a T.U.," tinction, the chaps. and proceeded to drop a red-hot On initiation day the new Cow­"T.U." branding iron on the ini­boys assemble and engage in such tiate's manly chest. man-making calisthenics as push­This practice was dropped, how­ups and toe-touching for a few ever, when the Silvur Spurs came minutes, then they bravely crawl along and offered practically the through a wet muck hole. This is same thing without the barbecue. the high point of a Cowboy's ca­If there is anything Cowboys reer. It proves he is a leader, a hate worse than a man who is too sportsman, and a credit to the cowardly to crawl through muck University. Whereas the ordinary and mire for dear old U.T., it is student on campus would walk a Silver Spur. Until the Spurs around the hole, the Cowboy-"a dressed up in 1938 and started man among boys"-will wallow playing cowboy, too, the Cowboys right through it. had their nursery on the 50-yard A few years ago the Cowboys (Continued on JJ. 27) To bring the democratic spirit of balance into this thing, the 'J.\e·xas Ranger proposes, to contrast the honorary groups, a new, dishonorable organization, the RUSTLERS. Qualifications for membership would include a generally lousy record; crumby, non-influential friends; hot checks; summonses to the Dean's office; probation (scholastic or disciplinary); and some sort of letter from home saying to get out and stay out. The Texas Ranger can imagine the triumphant scene in Memorial Stadium in the football season of 1947: 1;he Silver Spurs march smartly in, with snap and precision. Leading the band, the Cowboys stride forward carrying the flags of all nations. Then, followed by the police, dirty, unshaven, wearing unshined boots and blue denims direct from the stockyards; out of step, some being carried; others shouting lewd curses and generally making asses of themselves, the Rustlers straggle in. Not marching, but like a mob, they wander around' the field, ignoring their reserved 50 yard line seats in the section for special clubs. Turning their backs to the football team, they start a crap game. Persons interested in becoming charter members are asked to con­ tact the Ranger office. TEXAS RANGER The Tunic Suit . this is the ''suit-look" of the season! The tunic coat is softened with a touch of fur and leads a double life os it may be ~orn as a separa.te coat. Choose from a varied selection of furs · and colors. · Featured in MADEMOISELLE.' • TRANSITION (Continued from p. 12) "This is the last time," she said, still looking at the magazine care­fully. "I just don't want to go on this way. I never thought I could. When you came home, that time right after I got the telegram about Jim, you kept me from going crazy, no one else could have, no one else can take your place, but it just can't go on like this. It's alright for you, you're a man, but I want more than that. I want a home and children and all the things that go with it." "Well," he said. "You're out now," she inter­rupted, "you're going back to school, and that's good because it's what you've always wanted, but what about me? You always say you're not the type to settle down; you're going to be in school for another two years, anyway. I don't want to go on with this existence of waiting for you to come home on furloughs or vaca­tions or whatever it will be now.'" "Aw, hell, honey," he said, Old Seuille THE SOUTH'S UNIQUE RESTAURANT & GIFT SHOP Open Every Day­ 11 :30 A. M. to 11 :00 P. M. SERVING THE BEST ... MEXICAN, AMERICAN AND SEA FOOD Guadalupe at I bth Street Telephone 8-4321 Fred and Ina Leser, Owners stretched again, and grinned. "What got you started off on this? Don't be like that. You'rr. not mad at me. You couldn't Le. Come here." She shook her head, but didn't look at him. He stood up, walked around the coffee table, and over to her chair. He caught her chin in his hand and turned it up, with some effort. She was frowning at him, with her lip stuck out. He turned loose, and sank to his knees in front of her, reaching forward to take her waist. "Let's make some coffee," she said, standing up suddenly. He sighed and pulled himself up, then followed her into the tiny kitchen. The two of them filled the small room. She bustled about, making coffee. "Get out of the way, awk­ward," she said, but she looked up and smiled with her eyes. "I think you like me awkward," he said, crowding into a tiny space between the refrigerator and the sink. "You like a big old awkward boy that you can take care of, and mother, and who'll think he's doing the dominating, but of course, he really won't be. Domi- DISHES nating you would be about as easy as dominating a herd of wild horses." She looked up again, and cocked her head, grinning. She pattered around the small square of the kitchen, her house-coat making slithering sounds on the linoleum. She carried two cups of co!Tee through the door into the dining room. They sat down, facing each other. "You've got to decide now," she said suddenly, turning her eyes to his for emphasis. "Dick Scar­bough has asked me to marry him. He's older, but he repre­sents security. He's already set up. He wants me. He loves me." "Why baby, you know I want to marry you," he said. "I mean about school and all. If you want to stay here and set­ tle down into something, alright, but I'm not going down and starve in some little two-bit room while you go to school and keep on playing around. You've got to cut out being a character and grow up." The smoke from the coffee drifted up around her face and disappeared. "I don't guess you love me, after all," he said soberly, "or you'd want me to go to school and make something out of my­self. This is just your way of getting rid of me." "I do love you,"' she said. Now she was biting off her words and there was a force behind every­thing she said. "It's just that this is serious and we've got to make adjustments. I'm not going to jump into this thing like I did with Jim. I'm not a silly little girl anymore. I'm a woman, and I've got to think of what kind of life I'm heading into." "That's alright," he said, "if you don't want me ..." "Don't be an ass!" she said. "You know I want you, but I want you to grow up and stop being cute. For someone who spent as long as you did in the army, yoa can be the most immature person I ever saw. I just mean I want a home and children and aU that, and I don't want to go following you off on some of your wild goose chases." He stood up, looking at her with TEXAS RANGER seriousness, and licked the coffee from his lips. His voice was huskier than it had been before. "That's alright," he said, "you don't have to go into all this. If you don't love me, if you don't want me, !'11 get out. You're the only girl I ever loved; I wanted you before you married Jim, I want you now, but if you don't want me, that's o.k. "Go ahead and marry your damn dull Dick Scarbough. I hope you get fat and bourgeois and are very happy. Just remember, if you ever need me, I'll be there." He wheeled around, w a 1 k e d through the living room, picking up his coat from the overstuffed chair with bad springs, and dis­appeared through the door with a slam. She looked after him, her eyes wide with amazement. Her jaws worked, and she seemed to be about to say something but no sound came forth. She stared down at the coffee, and slowly stirred it, her forehead creased in a frown. Her eyes were moist and she looked back up at the door, the frown still hanging on her forehead. Walking down the street, he glanced back at the house and the frown of anger disappeared into a grin. It was the grin of the pleased American male. He took out a small notebook and crossed out something in it with a short pencil. He grinned, and shook his head, as he started down the dark street, just now coming to life in the early mornin -J. B. --~:.-;....­ "Chee, this is the biggest damn book I ever readl" SPORTS EQUIPMENT FOR YOUR FAVORITE GAME at Home Chureh Sehool Playground SPORTING GOODS COMPANY AUSTIN King•s Record Shop "On the Drag" 2118 Guadalupe Phone 9437 * MODERN DANCE ~ ~ LATEST POPULAR & CLASSICAL RECORDS * R.C.A. and Stromberg-Carlson Radios and Phonographs Record Players Expert Radio Repair Service Drop in YOUR Record Shop "on the Drag" for your Re­ corded Music needs * RABORN (Continued from p. 18) Pups-after the owner had assured him he would pay for all above 5-and berated Texan writers for publicizing the feat, which he considered commonplace. At the Night Hawk, where the name of Raborn commands more respect than the owner, admiring waitresses named a sandwich after him-the Georgeburger-consisting of a double portion of hamburger on plain bread. None of these fancy Twentieth Century adornments for Raborn; give him plenty of plain old meat and you can have all the tomatoes, lettuce, chili, cucumber and assorted vegetables. Avid readers of the Texan know him best for his Raborn's Rat­ings, a column of high school and college predictions that has ap­peared regularly in the Texan for the past four years. Although dissenting opinions on Raborn's Ratings can often be heard in the noisy corridors of Hill Hall, the bashful fat boy devotes count­less hours to the task and receives very little thanks or recognition for his efforts. Some Hill Hall boys would be very happy if "Raborn's Ravings," as they call them, were discontinued, but the feature is one of the most popular in the paper, and will stay until Raborn graduates-if ever. Raborn's Ratings extend into another field-the movies. He judges stars on a five-decimal point basis, with Lana Turner's .99633 per­centage leading at present. Actresses are rated on face, figure, and sex appeal. Raborn admits the latter category counts more heavily than any other. If a star can fill a sweater like the famed cigarette advertisement-"so round, so firm, so fully packed. " -she'll get a first place vote every time. Betty Grable, long-time first place holder, experienced a grad· ual drop in Raborn's Ratings in the last year. "She just doesn't have it any more," he comments sadly. On his trip to Hollywood the past summer he got a close-up look at some of the stars, and came away with this impression: The women are much more beau­tiful than they appear on the screen, but the men aren't nearly as handsome as the movies make them appear. George, probably the keenest movie fan on the campus, waited seven hours in line to get a glimpse of the stars at a Hollywood prevue, and considered it time well spent. He once saw 77 movies in the space of a month, and calls New York and Los Angeles the Valhalla of movie-goers because the movie houses there remain open all night. His 1946 goal is 365 movies-one for every day in the year. At present he's about 15 behind, but after football season he hopes to catch up. He also rates movies, with "King Kong" the best of all time in his opinion. He has seen the epic of the oversized ape and the entranced woman 33 times, another Raborn "first." Like Thomas Babbington Macauley, English poet with the amazing memory who said he could reproduce the King James Bible word for word if all copies were lost, Raborn can quote extensively from the dia· logue of "King Kong." In only one rating field has George felt the bitter pangs of disappointment. Much to the chagrin of the male element of the campus, his Date Ratings have been withdrawn from circulation. They consisted of a series of references to women he had dated .. · "most beautiful date," "ugliest date," "most passionate date," "worst conversationalist," and many others. A sweetheart candidate a few years back dominated many of his "most" departments. Raborn, who is about as naive as a steamroller, could see nothing wrong with the rankings, but when the girls began refusing him dates lest their names appear in an embarrassing category (like "most frigid date") George decided to call it quits. A frustrated football player, the whale that walks like a man TEXAS RANGER came to the University in 1941 on a football scholarship. A bad knee and a tremendous yearning for seconds and thirds at the training table convinced D. X. Bible that George's talents lie in eating pigs rather than in toss­ing around their skins. Result: he got his walking papers from Hill Hall. Gorgeous George's departure to the stab and grab field-the boarding houses-occasioned a unique arrangement with his housemother. Forced to pay at the usual rate of three meals per day, Raborn was allowed only one meal a day because of his gar­gantuan appetite. At that he still thinks he got the better of the bargain. Famed in intramural circles for his Red Raider teams that were constantly getting in hot water because of ineligibilities -its members used to boast secretly that Raborn was the only eligible man on the team-George's col­ lection of "ringers" have done well enough to win Mica cham­ pionships in several sports. Last spring a Texan Firing Line writer accused Raborn of ruining the intramural program with his persistent use of ineli­ gible players. The story is told of how one of Raborn's able-bodied but ineligible men played all son under the name but most incapacitated But George has promised Whitaker he won't cause any tr u­ble this season. Like all unfortunates with obesity, Raborn is with an unfailing good and can take huge amounts ribbing without becoming tated. Contrary to popular belief, his individualistic feats performed for purposes hibitionism. In fact, he's almost to the point of bashfulness in the presence of girls and ca­sual male acquaintances. He offers the best explanation for his peculiar acts : He does them because he likes them, and he doesn't care what people think. After twelve semesters and 152 hours-with about 40 of them in elective subjects that do not count toward his degree-one might think George would tire of the intramural squabbles, lousy food, sassy waitresses, griping football players, and grouchy profs that can sometimes make college life miserable. Any normal person might seek a change, but not George Raborn. "If my parents didn't make me get out and work," he has often said, "I think I'd stay in college the rest of my life." The haughty senior co-ed eniffed disdainfully as the tiny freshman cut in. "And just why did you have to cut in when I was danc­ing?" she inquired nastily. The freshman hung his head. "Sorry, ma'am, but I'm working my way through college and your partner was waving a five dollar bill at me." PHOT.) CREDITS Cover, pages 12, 13, 17, John Bryson, Jr. Page 18, Betty Wal­lace. FLOWERS For All Occasions individual polls from RABORN 'S RATINGS RABORN'S 16TH REVISED MOVIE STAR RATINGS: lists 131 stars according to face, figure, sex appeal. Lana Turner leads with a .99633 ~ating. RABORN 'S LIFETIME MOVIE ATTENDANCE RECORD: lists every year from 1931 (29 films) to 1945 ( 265 films) . THEATERS IN WH ICH FIRST-PLACE VOTES WERE CAST FOR IN­DIVIDUAL STARS IN RABORN'$ MOVIE STAR RATINGS: lists every theater in which George has cast a first-place vote for a star in his ratings. The Capitol, in Austin, leads with 46 first-place votes. RABORN'$ ONE HUNDRED FAVORITE MOVIES OF ALL TIME: con­tains George's favorite movies from "King Kong" (No. I). to "An old train picture I can't remember the naroe of," (No. 35), etc. ....DOUBLEHEADERS: immortalizes theaters where George cast two first-place votes for same picture on same day. RABORN'S FIFTY FAVORITE BOOKS OF ALL TIME: describes George's favorite books, his age when he first read them, and the number of times he has read each. List includes No. I, "The Return of Tarzan," (read 10 times); No. 14, "The Wonderful Locomotive," ( 10 times}; No. 20, "The Web and the Rock," by Thomas Wolfe, (2 times) ; and No. 50, "USA," by Dos Passes, {once}. RABORN'S INDIVIDUAL MOVIE ATTENDANCE RECORD : lists George's cinema attendance since 1933, notes, "Movies seen 3 times are too numerous to mention." Among pictures he has liked, he has seen "King Kong 33 times, "Mutiny on the Bounty" 12 times, and "Gunga Din" 10 times. University ']lo'iij,t DOLLY-MAUDE HARRIS Manager MUMS for the Game CORSAGES For the Dances PHONE 3594 2348 Guadalupe "ON THE DRAG" SLIMES (Continued from. p. 14) student elections. A University columnist spearheaded the suf­frage drive. To this day, though, freshmen can't serve in any po­litical capacity. Back in the dark days of fresh­man oppression, frosh with cars were suspended. So there was no parking problem. This might go far in solving our present-day parking muddle, impractical as it is. But this step need not be resorted to, because a thinking freshman, Lee Gilman, has a bet­ter remedy. He has calmed the stormy rippling in the political pool about the University park­ing problem by proposing a sen­sible plan that can provide more parking space plus safety. Said a Daily Texan editorial, " what he offers is sound advice ..." This Straw in the South Wind mirrors and postulates that fresh­men are rising in status through their own unaided efforts. Indeed, all the straws in the south wind, raked into one pile, make quite a stack. Take the re- FOR THOSE Special Occasions WEDDINGS CAMPUS SCENES FASHIONS SORORITY AND FRATERNITY GATHERINGS STANLEY DEPWE Photography 2418 Guadalupe Phone 2-2752 or 8-1319 cent freshman speech contest, which was considered so signifi­cant that its sponsor, the Hogg Debating Society, asked Gover­nor-elect Beauford Jester to judge the finals. Don't forget, either, that the Southwest Conference, faced with the World War II man­power shortage, admitted fresh­men into the sports arena. Many observers seem to think the change is here to stay. Add to these good omens the fact that freshmen vets are pursuing their studies so earnestly that they are commanding the respect of every. body on the campus. And as Father Time stalks on, freshmen will doubtless be on a complete par with upperclass­men. But until that day of ulti­mate progress, when freshmen will be emancipated from polit­ical serfdom, then frosh should be ever vigilant. I sincerely hope that my fellow underdogs won't yawn themselves into such a state of complacency that they can't achieve ultimate progress. " I want you to meet the wife .•. She's rather absent-minded, you know." TEXAS RAN6ER COWBOYS (Continued from p. 19) line all to themselves. Even so, Cowboys will still tell you that no greater honor can come to a University co-ed than to be invited to a football game by a Cowboy. Frequently critics of the organ­ization-which does not condone criticism by the peons who stay out of the muck and never do anything brave for UT -charge that Cowboys never perform out­standing services for the Univer­sity. (1) Sit on 50-yard line at all football games, inspiring the team with their yells when the student body deserts them. (2) Counting votes for the Inter-fraternity Council's Varsity Carnival Queen contest. They do not count votes for Mica's Sweet­heart election, of course. (3) Escorting visiting sweet­hearts and sweetheart nominees to the fraternity breakfasts, teas, and suppers at Round-Up time. This calls for well-bred young men, of course. (4) Meeting celebrities at trains and riding at head of most parades in Austin. This gives the public a chance to see only the best of UT manhood, for which the mas sof students should be eternal­ly grateful. There are other things which Cowboys are too modest to men­tion. But any Cowboy will tell you that the students at the Univerai­ty should be thankful that such outstanding young men with prov­en social standings are willing to represent them at public gather­ings. Those gatherings where they can wear their chaps, that is. SAFE and SOUND- Whether your account is. large or small you want the bank you do business with to be safe and sound. For More Thon 56 Years This Bonk Hos Met The Test. i. AUSTIN "The Friendly Bonk" MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE .,: CORPORATION Fair Maid (learning to smoke): " How do I light this match? My foot isn't big enough." Tutor: "Scratch it on your-er -let me light it." -Exchange. First Girl: "I hit a telephone pole last night." Second Girl: "Its a wonder your neck wasn't broken." First Girl : "Well, it wasn't broken, but it was sadly inte1·­rupted." -Pelican. Girl: "I'll stand on my head or bust." Instructor: "Just stand on your head." If every girl followed the straight and narrow, where would the brassiere manufacturer be? -Exchange. ON THE COVER large eater GEORGE RAYBORN puts the bite on a hot dog. Editor JOHN BRYSON, who took the picture, reports that prior to the ses­sion, George apologized that he wasn't very hungry, then sat down and pol­ished off six hot dogs, a quart of orange, a quart of grape-juice, and a ham sand­wich. "This is my daughter, Mary Where the Students Get Their Glasses Lou. S~e's a nymphomaniac." TEXAS RANGER Eitingon dyed lamb She feels so luxurious ancl so l~vel-headed in her new Wintra fur coat. A Wintra looks lil~e such a lot and costs such a little. A Wintra is made of BONMOUTON*, that elegant New Era fur. Everything about a Winfra is the best right down to its Narco Rayon lining. Sold at better stoi-es nationally. Styled by Town and Country Club Furs, Inc. *TRADE MARK oisTt NGUISHES PRODUCT OF MOTTY llTINGON , IN C.