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Vol. xxv
ABILENE. TEXAS THURSDAY MARCH 11 1141
No. 13
Viola Allred
Officer at State Meeting
The (irst stntc wide orgnnim
tlon meeting of the Future To ich
of America was held in1
Brownwood Saturday Maich 0
under the sponsorship of How .ml
Payne college according to Di
H S Von Roeder sponsot of the
McMurry chapter The put pose
of the meeting was to formulate
the constitution and b-l.iws foi
the new state organization which
was done by chaptei sponsois
and presidents from the diffctent
chapters of the FTA
The meeting was opened Sit
urday morning with .in Intioduc-
tory speech of welcome prcsmt-
ed by Tom Taylor pnsident of
Howard Payne The speakei foi
the morning session was Miss
Elizabeth Koch state sponsor for
the FTA field representative of
the Texas State Teacheis asso-
ciation and representative of the
National Education association A
luncheon in the dining luill of
Howard Panc college climaxed
Ihn tnnrnltifr snccinn Tlr Vnll
Von
In the afternoon the sponsors
and chapter delegates met for the
purpose of formulating a consti-
tution and by-laws for the stale
organization Following that a
Tri-College Science
Meet Held At HSU
Hardin-Simmons umcisit was
host to a tri-collegc science club
meeting held Tuesday March 3
at 7 pm McMurry club mem-
bers present were Brady Cox
Melvin Kiker Haiold Bochning
Arthur Hall Jimmy French Eddy
Franks Peggy Jackson Bo Jack-
son Lcona Meissncr Bobbv
Young D G Portcrficld Charles
Gomez and Mr J M Logan
science club sponsor
Two speeches were presented
by H-SU students The fiist sub-
ject was 'Silicon and Its B-
Products" and the second Ss-
tems Within Systems" (a discus-
sion of the planatory system)
Refreshments were served and
a short committee meeting was
held for planning the forthcoming
publication of the TASCA (the
state publication of the Texas
Academy of Science Collegiate
Academy) The three colleges of
Abilene are to publish the next
edition
McMurrians
Or "Cheez-it
Four policemen piled out of the
car and dashed madly toward the
front door of the administration
building on the McMurry cam-
pus! Their faces were set in hard
lines as they opened the door and
stepped into the gloom of the
building Silence greeted them
and with shrinking hearts the
four courageous men realized it
was 0 o'clock Another cut in
English! Gee whiz Miss Chris
would blow her top With droop-
ing shoulders the four Charlie
Bredemcyer Robert Shields
James lemens and Vernon
Adams made their way to their
9 o'clock classes
Charlie E Bredemcyer is 24
years old and hails from Winters
He has been married for three
years and has a little girl Charlie
says he isn't on the police forse
just for the fun of it it isn't
that funny Like a lot of other
guys who spent some time ramb-
ling about over the USA and
other parts of the world in the
service of Uncle Sam Charlie
walks his beat because it is one
way to make the extra money
needed to provide a good living
for his wife and child while he
goes to school Speaking of
school Officer Bredemejer plans
to be a coach when he finishes
college and has no intention of
remaining a policeman
Besides walking a beat Charlie
attends first aid school and once
a month takes a test to see how
much he has learned about the
duties of a policeman
Robert W. Shields formerly cf
Snyder is another campus cop
who doesn't plan to stay in the
business of nforcing the law
Named FTA
visual aid demonstration was pre-
sented b a representative from
the University of Texas after
which guests wlic conducted on
a speci il tout of the town and
How aid Panc college
Fiom 4 30 to 5 30 pm there
was a tea in the homemnking cot
iaR0 0f Drownwood high school
foi the delegates and visitors A
b tnquct nt 7 30 S iturday night
concluded the meeting Guest
spcakci was Dr L D Haskew
dean of the college of education
it the University of Texas Dr
Haskcvv spoke on the question
Do ou want to be JUST a
tcachei?"
Viola Allred secretary of the
McMuii chapter of the FTA
was elected corresponding secre-
taiy of the state organization
Other officers elected were Bill
Ti infield Texas Tech president
John Forshey Hardin-Simmons
vice-president and Jay Williams
How aid Payne recording secro-
ijtj
Chatter members of the state
w ulc oi ganiration arc North Texas
State Teachers college Mary Har
din Bailor college Howard Payne
college Abilene Chnstian college
Hardin-Simmons university Tex
as Technological college McMur
i college and Amanllo Junior
college
Those attending from McMurry
weie Jeanne Hawkins president
Joe Scnvnei vice - president
Viola Allied secretary Ollie
Peek Harold Fees Virginia Dorr
Bill Cook June Halt Dclmar
Cic Mary Ann McCollum Dor-
otli Cooper Mrs Empress Day
Di II S Von Roeder and Mrs
T R Odcll co-sponsors
Music Department
To Give Recitals
Several appearance and recital
dates hue been released from the
division of fine arts by Thomas
S Williams dean of music
John Rodgers instructor of or-
gan is scheduled to present an
organ iccital in Lubbock today
On Monday March IS Sue Rat-
io ce will present a radio broad-
cast over KRBC
The male chorus under the di-
rection of Dr Williams will give
a 30 minute program to the
Kiwanis club March 17
Spurn Cuts
the Cops!
I after he finishes college.
He is
going to be a coach too Robert
has been married eight years and
has two children a boy and a girl
While in the service he served
with the infantry M Ps and
everything else but finally wound
up as a first lieutenant in the
Army Air Force
Robert goes to the first aid
school also but at least his feet
won't be flat he rides around in
a patrol car He says it isn't as
easy as all that though for being
a policeman can be plenty hard
work sometimes
Vernon Adams has been on the
Abilene police force for 10
months Before coming to Abi
lene he served five months on the
Dallas police force
An ex - leatherneck Vernon
served four and a halt years
While in the Marines he worked
with the military intelligence at
New Zealand
Vernon is married and has a
nine-year old son He is major-
ing in public relations "Work-
ing with the police department
has caused me to want to go to
college" replied Vernon
James Clemens hails from San
Angelo He has been a member
of the Abilene police force for
three months He is on duty from
4pm until mid-night
James is a veteran and served
six years in the Army He is 26
and married
Before entering McMurry col
lege he was working for civil
service in Alaska He is also a
public relations major.
If any of us have to be ar-
rested let us hope we are ar
rested by one of thsse fellows
Forty - seven Articles
s m i
found in iew ixaueon
MiMurry's literary publication
the Gilkoti was distiibuted to
tltc students March 2 In this
its 24th publication the G.iUcon
continues to be highly repicscn-
tative of McMurry's creative
writers
Miss Julia Luker professor of
English has acted as sponsor foi
the Galleon since the date of it
inception This ear the success
of the Galleon is due pnmarily
to the collective efforts of editor
Bill Ward assistant editor Robin
Tibbcts and the guidance of Mis
Luker Literary material penned
b students this year has again
tanked the Galleon as one of
McMurry's better thesauri
Of the 47 at tides appealing in
the Galleon it is interesting to
note that 23 aie poems Also in-
cluded ore nine essays four short
stories three sketches one edi-
torial one fable one legend one
literal y criticism one feature and
a cartoon
Bill Ward's poem "I Love Peo-
ple" everywhere expresses the
Christian attitude in a feeling
toward all mankind In Bill's
own words 'My eyes arc blind
. I cannot sec what color skin
or hair has one or his descent '
Kathrjn Scnsabaugh contribut-
ed two religious poems ' Out of
the Window" and ' M ike Me
Child" Robin Tibbet's poems
' Good Old Historj" and Eve run'
On the Farm ' were of the humor-
ous type whereas the poems of
Phyllis Ramsey were thought pro
vokeis Phyllis wrote 'Devasta-
tion" 'Memorial Program"
"Bound" 'The Charmers" 'The
Dance of Ages" and ' Japomcas "
Bruce Parks contributed "A
Dream" "Ossuary" "A Child's
Prayer" and ' Wanderlust "
'Forgive Us Eugene Field or
Yawn" is a whimsical poem writ
ten by Doris Randlc Others con
tributing poems were Jane Gates
Resolution" and "I Like Snow
Best of AH" "Sunset" by Clar-
ence Letchworth "A Prayer"
Eloisc Perry "The Battle" Jack
Hampton ' Moonlight" Madeline
Johnson and 'Prajer of Monks'
by Wanda Elms
James Hale's essay ' Friend or
Enemy" gives the thought that
men arc mere children in then
dealings with one another
Dunne Bell's "Shirts" is an
amusing satirical essay on the
cause of the increase of insanity
According to Duanc the cause is
men's shirts
(Continued on page 2)
Young People Invited
To "The Mighty Dream"
Young people from the Abilene
Stamford Sweetwater Cisco and
Brownwood districts have been
invited to the Christian Foun-
dation's production of "The
Mighty Dream" March 15 in
Radford Memorial auditorium
Jack Hampton assisted by the
public relations department cir-
culated news letters to the
churches in these districts
Frank Majors graduate of Co-
lumbia university and operatoi of
a local art supply shop will be
in charge of costuming accord-
ing to Ray Hart director
'The Mighty Dream" was con-
sidered one of the high spots in
the Cleveland Methodist Youth
conference It was put on there
by over 300 people but at Mc
Murry production will be modi-
fied to a cast of 200 It is a drama
of Christian Brotherhood There
will be no charge for admission
but a free will offering will be
taken
The opening scenes of 'The
Mighty Dream" show the past
and future as they meet Then
four young people representing
the four major race groups ap-
pear and try to open the door to
the future but they are restrained
by the past who asks them to
look back
In this backward look they see
a scene in which Moses receives
the Decalogue while his followers
grumble among themselves Then
they are shown Isaiah who tried
to free his people from their
yoke of bondage and is cast aside
by the very ones he could help
most in order to follow an armed
(Continued on page 2)
t s
Indian Band Plays
For AHS Students
The McMuny Indi in band un
der the dliection of Rimond T
Unum give a concert at the
Abilene high school auditorium
Tuesday morning March 2 at
10 30 o'clock
The band numbers plajed were
M Hero (fiom Ml miss' The
Chocolate Soldier) Slavonic
Rhapsody (Fncdcmm) Stout
Hearted Men (Sigmund Romberg)
and a novclt number Three
Blind Mice (rtangkisci)
The Four r lushei s an ensemble
including James Hobbs accor-
dionist Dorm.in Harvey on the
guitar Walter Chalcraft percus-
sion and Johnnie Jones bass vio
lin played Tico Tico and Bye Bc
Blues
Concluding the program were
the Collegiate Canters Hubert
Carson Johnnie Jones and Wal
tcr Chalcraft who sang Little
Lira R igtime Cow bo Joe and
If You Lika Me
McM Ex-Sailors Attend
Meeting Each Thursday
Have ou been noticing sailors
around the c impus on Thursday
nights' No the fleet isn t in
These sailors are McMuiry stu-
dents on their wa to the Naval
Reseive meeting which is held
evciy Thursday night
The following students arc
members of the local Naval Re-
serve training unit John Robin-
son James Pope H.arr Garrett
Camillio Resales Bruce Parks
Johnnie Farris D J Eaton J C
Rickman and Walter Paige All of
these men are veterans and hold
ratings in the USNR
John Frye a former McMurry
student and a member of the
Naval Reserve is now on a train-
ing cruise which took him to
South America
Hunt hall is feeling the effects
of this mechanical age Two coin
operated candj machines have re-
cently been installed One serves
Bit'O-Honey and the other serves
Brunch candy bars
SADIE HAWKINS-
7luva4M9&0Hly
Once a tyeaA QiL Say
Sadie Hawkins reigned with a
firm and unrelenting hand on the
McMurry campus Saturday
March 9 No fatal casualties have
been reported as yet but several
complaints have been lodged
against some of the male species
on the campus It seems they
didn't let the girls do the running
and arm-twisting they forced the
girls to ask them for dates Some-
students ignored the whole affair
while others would have liked to
ignore it
Saturday night Pam Sanderson
escorted James Pickens Betty
Sanderson Jack Hampton and
Bonnie Dempsey Weldon Carter
to Fair Park church Also Satur-
day night Wendell Tooley and
Ramond Walhn were taken in
style shrubbery corsage and all
to church by Mary Tom Kirk and
Sue Holcomb Not only did the
girls take the boys to church the
show and drug store but they
also filled up Wendell's car with
gasoline
Jerry Powell and Robert Gor
don were treated to a picnic Sun
day afternoon by Dons Randlc
and Jeanne Stokes at Abilene
State park Jerry kept the group
waiting approximately 20 minutes
while he finished dressing
Sunday night Leah Lane took
Howard Graham to church and to
dinner.
Jean Oates had a definite ad-
vantage over the other girls as she
had a Buick at her beck and call
Not one not two but six boys
enjoyed dates in that car. Helen
Moore and Jean Walker also had
their cars
Edena Bray obviously had a
chip on her shoulder after having
'Night Must Fall
wi fwinwwiivwii
'Night Must Fall" spiing pro
duction of the speech dipartnunt
is scheduled to be presented the
nights of April 8 9 10 announced
Milton Wilson director and speech
instructor
The role of 'Oliva" was orig-
inally double cast for Dons R in-
die and Billie Hiatt Howiver
Doris has resigned fiom the role
and Billie will take the part foi
the three presentations
McM Quadrilltrs Open
For Four More Members
Memberships arc now open for
two more squares in the Quidi ti-
lers The qualification is that
each couple on meet c ich Mon-
da at 7 p m for about one hour
From all sources big things arc-
in store for the future Anjonc
wishing to join the Quidrillcrs
should sec Miss Margaret Godbey
assistant profcssoi of phvsical
education for women or Joe
Scnvncr
The officers of the Quadrillcrs
arc Elcanoi ana Joe Scnvncr
president Barbara Almanrode
and Bill Cook vice president Jo
Huff and Hugh Daniel secretary
and Christine H.inibnght and Ed
win Franks treasurer
Tri-College Press
Meet Held Tuesday
A meeting of the- pi ess clubs of
McMurry college Hardin Sim-
mons universitj and Abilene
Christian college was held in the
west lounge of Ins Graham din
ing hall Tuesday night March 9
Approximitoly 10 persons were
present from Hardin - Simmons
and IS from Abilene Christian
college
Lew is Hcnsle president of the
McMurry press club called for
reports from committees planning
the TIPA convention Harold
Fees introduced Robert and John
Gordon who did a skit
Frank Grimes editor of the
Rcpoiter-News conducted an in
formal question and answer scs
sion Most of the questions dealt
with the American Press seminar
which he recently attended at
Columbia university
been stood up so frequently by
Dclmar Hartley so she got re-
venge by standing up Bill Smoth-
crman after he went to the trouble-
of getting Dana Pirtle's per-
mission to go
College girls didn't appeal to
Fisher Ditterhnc until one car-
ried his books to the barracks
Her car had something to do with
it too
Eva Jo Reid made a pretty gen
tleman as she opened doors and
helped Bob Bledsoe off the bus
Sunday night Maunnc Wilter-
ding took Kenneth Ford to church
Sunday night
Monday night everybody was
out in style there was Dorothy
Davis with Hubert McCleskey
Vonnettc Locks with Jamie- Jame-
son Anita Allen with Mart Far
row Emily Hendnx with Floyd
Sampson Frances White with Joe
Dale Burke Charlotte Miller with
Robert Ellis (she- took him to see
two hits for two bits) Billie Jean
Hargus with Floren Hoofer and
Joy Corlcy with Mel Jowell
While his sister Mary Louise
stayed at home and wrote letters
Hubert McCleskty was enter
tained royally he was with
Gypsy Younger Monday night
and Dorothy Davis Tuesday night
Emily Ledbetter went with Elmo
Cummins Monda night and Mart
Farrow Tuesday night Helen
Moore was with Hurry Gardner
Tuesday night and Jean Walker
took over Troy Kcagans' duties
Tuesday night
Monday night five freshmen
women hosted a weiner roast at
the home of Annette Waldrop for
three McMurrians an Indianaan
(Continued on Page 4)
Prominent Texans to Act
As TIPA Entry Judges
McM Students May
Propose By-Laws
The constitution of the- Student
Association states tint anv sttg-
gostid law to be presented for
vote b the students of McMurrj
college shall bi presented in wilt-
ing and be signed b at least 10
pir cent of the Student Associa-
tion Tin suggested hvv must tlu n
be presented to the executive
committee Upon the committee's
approv il tt shall be brought before-
the student body foi oti
The constitution adds that a pc
tition beating the personal sigm
line of 40 per cent of the Student
Association will be sufficient to
bring the matter for vote before
the association " A minimum of
two thirds of the otcs cast arc
ncccssar to make the 1 iw bind
ing provided that at least two
thirds of the potential votes of
tin? Students Association arc cast
Bona fide members of the Stu-
dent Association with whom the
1clisI itivc- power rests shall meet
it the call of the president oi
upon presentation of a petition
signed by a m.ajorit of tlu mem
bcrs
(Continued on page 2)
Religious Emphasis Week
Ends Saturday. March 6
McMurry Students I
Active in Revivals
The simultaneous revival meet-
ings in the Abilene District the
past week weie cairicd on with
the help of McMurrj students and
one faculty member The facul-
tj member was Oliver A Bush
professor of business administra-
tion who directed singing at Fair-
mont church
Students doing special music at
Fairmont were Leon Smith Ldcna
Bra Dclmar Hartley Frank Mat-
thews Bill Smothcrman and Bill
Stinson
At Grace Methodist church
Junior Adams led congregational
singing and specials were given
by Bill Wolfe and Audic Merrill
Students assisting at Fair Park
were heard at the 7 o'clock devo
tional hour which was conducted
during the past week by the Rev
Don Davidson Munday Tin si
students were Bernard Si ay Neva
Hughes Weldon McCornick T L
Weaver and Barbara Jane Alman-
rode At Trinity Methodist church
Kathryn Scnsabaugh conducted
Sunday and evening services
aided by Grady McCullough who
led singing and directed youth
prajcr meetings Rachael Gacklc
Dana Pirtli and Mildred Doyle
assisted in the music department
Special musical numbers were
given by Ada Fay Pendleton
James Eubanks John Turner Bill
Smothcrman Gordon Mustek and
Johnny Woods
Student pastors who held re
vivals in their churches were- O
M Butler R T Djess Ramond
Elmore Douglass Gossett Rufus
Kitchens E R McGregor and
Carlton Thomson
ff Win Ut &ohU
QLfmfucl J
I OndicuU J
I
Jiu!ci fot tin r contests in
vvhiili IH rollcgis and junior col-
leges will pittuipati at the an-
nul 1 lias liitucollegiitc Press
assoiiitmn Apnl i) 10 have been
ihosm ai i oul i ml to Bill Ward
TIPA imsiihnt Tlu judges are
silcitul b Hie number colleges
upon tlu n commendation of C
K Sluifon! profissor of Jour-
n ilism it Not Hi Iixas State col-
li m tmcl c hail in in of the advisory
inmmittie of the TIPA and Bob
St inlcv 1 1PA lonti st judge from
Noith Tests St iti Tiaclters col-
legi who stitid tint the judges
weie chositi fot their particular
ibihtti s and ch iicities
The thin school b tsic contests
include newspipu viarbook and
liter u line iuu Colli ge nevvs-
pipirs will be judgi d b Llojd
Gregorj vice prcsuluit and gen-
iral in in.iLu of tlu Houston Post
Hiu.s Qttin m in igmg editor of
the rdinbuiL liivuw .and Albert
Nibbling editor nf the Sherman
Dinioci it i it book intnes will
be jtidgid l Bvion E Ellis
join n ilism diuctor at Bivlor uni
vusitj A lomnuttic- of two
Waltct Cousins iditor and pub-
lish! t of Pit ii m icciilii.tl Journal
mil Cosmetics migi7ine .and Dr
Gloil.1 Bund iti itive wilting in-
stltictoi of the Southern Method-
ist umviisilN lnthsh dcpirtment
(Continued on page 2)
The Rev How nd II Hollowell.
paslot of the First Methodist
chinch in Midland spoke Wed-
ni sda morning M uch J on The
Demands of Disciple ship '
Mi Hollowell stud that it tae'n
of us weie an artist painting our
favoute scene fiom the life of
Chi tsl no two would be alike
.and the selections of scenes would
v.uj gic.it! but most of them
would be scenes of kindness
Thc have stiong appeal he said
and wo like foi the pictuics of
ones m it to us to be smiling
To m inj he said Christian-
ity has little me ining today be-
jond a benevolent pisstvtt which
is completely satisfied with things
as they arc The church is too
weak and disinterested to stand
up against sin "
He pointed out tint Jesus never
got anone to follow him on pre-
tense he came- spc iking the truth
saing 'Come follow me and 1
will give ou a cross to bear"
Wh it he reallj said to those early
followers was rnter e in at the
strait gate for wide is the gate
and broad is the way that lcadclh
to destruction and many there be
which go in thereat Because
strait is the- gate and narrow is
the wa which leadcth into life
and few there- be that find tt "
Mr Dividson said that he came
to McMurry seeking the truth of
life and when he discovered that
the textbooks he had believed to
be- complete- authorities were writ
ten by human beings and that the
college was run by human beings
he was disillusioned He added
that he decided if authority came
from hum ins he would see if he
could have a hand in tt Mr
Davidson pointed out that some-
times when freshmen find the
truth they often rebel against It
become callous and unapprecia-
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