The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 7, Ed. 1, Friday, October 27, 1950 Page: 4 of 6
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"Like every dog has his day so every king has his reign."
McMurry has had its reign in the Texas Conference for
three years. Two of those have been outright domination. One
was shared. This year McMurry seems destined to be dethroned
and let another team of eleven wear the crown in Texas Con-
ference competition.
Following the defeat Saturday night by cross-town rivals
Abilene Christian there was some remorse but no actual
bitterness. All the students seemed to realize that McMurry's
continuous victories in the conference had stopped temporarily.
As the older elders in the "so-be-it" corner would say "Amen."
Victories would not be enjoyable or even half-way right
if there were not defeat. Naturally after a three year winning
streak a loss is rather hard to accept especially at homecoming
from twenty-year rivals. The Indian gridmen played a good
game but the Abilene Christian Wildcats played a better
one and wbn.
School spirit and enthusiasm literally sizzled the campus
last week preceding the game. Monday in assembly the stu-
dents again showed their support of the team even after the
loss. Now is the time to continue that spirit and backing.
The pressure was and is on the Indians this year. Every
team has been and will be out to "scalp the tribe." And well
that they should be after three years as conference champions.
After three years McMurry is accustomed to winning football
games. But now victory will seem just a little sweeter. It's not
over yet but . . .
It's only right and natural for . . .
"Like every dog has his day so every king has his reign."
For or against Universal Military Training?
The Korean situation is slowly ceasing to be a situation
and peace is in sight. The question is again coming to the front
concerning military training for the youth of the United States.
Included in the proposed bill is the requirement for 24
months military training for each boy when he becomes 19.
Any discussion has two sides. Let's consider the pro and con
of the matter.
Those plugging for the bill will naturally point out the
weak defense of the United States at the beginning of the
Korean situation. How many needless lives were lost due to
untrained soldiers. Another "pro" might point out that Russia
still isn't subdued that the United States must have and
desperately needs a well-trained armed service. The "cons"
would probably answer that with "The veterans could again
be drafted they're trained." That answer is apparent. Veterans
aren't always young. Some are 'way past the draftable age.
Still others point out that military training makes for well-
developed physical men. It's better to be prepared rather than
have the United States overthrown.
Those agauiBt the bill .are using the "military state" idea
as a strong point. When the United States begins training each
man democracy is on its way out to be replaced by a military
Btate. Peace isn't encouraged but instead discouraged when
a nation like the United States maintains an army in peace-
time. The individual's rights also enter the picture. Twenty-
four months is two years. Many young men have nearly fin-
ished their college education when they are nineteen. What
incentive would any of them have to launch a career or con-
tinue their education when at 19 they enter a training camp?
Preceding is a brief glimpse of the pro and con of the Uni-
versal Military Training bill. Naturally many other points are
being used in the fight for and again but those are some of
the main ones. What's the reaction among the McMurry stu-
dent body? How about some letters to the editor?
For or against Universal Military Training?
The WAR
Entered as second class matter August 27 1923 at the Post
Office at Abilene Texas under Act of March 3 1879.
Published weekly during the school year September through
May except for stated vacation periods by the students of
McMurry College Abilene Texas.
The War Whoop is a member of the Texas Intercollegiate
Press Association and the Associated Collegiate Press.
Editor-in-Chief
Business Manager
Artist
Photographers
Staff: Frank Bean Grace McWhorter Peggy Bodine Jack
Hampton Mozelle Neeper Byrde West Joe Birdwell Wilmon
White Mary Hitt Anne Clark.
WHOOP
Frances Hynds
Hubert Ratliff
Jody Dunlap
I Joe Birdwell
Claude Morrison
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EDITORIALS
The WAR WHOOP
WITHOUT RESERVATION
Books Moke Traditional Caff;
Two Weeks Hullabo finished
By FRANCES HYNUS
What a two weeks! Dedication
and then Homecoming combined
with the main attraction of the
foi.tbali season the ACC game
Exes practically enrolled in classes
again they stayed on the campus
so long The acedemic side of col-
lege wasn't forgotten tout it must
toe admitted it was sadly neglected
Students were hard at work
building bonfires and floats usher-
ing having parties teas and re-
ceptions for exes pressing formats
and best suits for the coronation .
It was hurry hurry hurry all over
the Reservation
The daj ban come and It's hard
to dig deep into that text-book
again. The fundamental laws of
goernmcnt how to treat a stub-
born Junior high student that
SpanUh word-list . . . the) have .
become the thing again. No re-
laxation Is In sight as far an
studies arc concerned. The hey-
day and hullabo Is over. We
personality plus
CHIEF McMURRY
GOES FOR SPORTS
Not trying to be boastful but
Bob Roily declares that his most
exciting moment was beating ACC
for the first time in ten years In
1947. That was the year he was a
sophomore.
In his frcslmian year he lettered
in track and played the position
of wiugback on the football team.
During the four years Bob has at-
tended McMurry he has been active
in sports In his sophomore year
he lettered in track and football
Playing center Bob lettered In
football in his third. This year Bob
is co-enptain of the Indian football
team He is also a two-year mem-
ber of IHR
Church work heads Bob's list as
his likes He Is now president of
the St Paul's MYF and conference
treasurer. After graduation Bob
would like to get Into some kind
of church work or coach if pos-
sible PREDICTIONS
MORING PICKS 12
TO WIN DOLLAR
The winner of this week's dollar
is Bill Moring who picked 12 cor-
rectly. Gary Taylor also picked 12
correctly but Moring's predictions
were more nearly correct
Here are 20 more football games
around the nation. Pick the win-
ners and hand In yo'ur predictions
by 10 tomorrow morning.
McMurry-Austln
Midwestern-AOC
Army-Columbia
Baylor-Texas A&M
Howard Payne-S.W. Texas St.
Michigan St.-Notre Dame
Michigan-Minnesota
Navy-Penn.
Oklahoma-Iowa State
Texas-Rice
Texas AT-Sul Ross
TCU-Mississippl
Texas Tech-Texas Western
Kentucky-Georgia Tech
Californla-St. Mary's
Stanford-Washington
Maryland-Duke
Ohio St.-Iowa
Missouri-Oklahoma A&M
North Carolina-William Mary
Friday October 27 1950
got to face the fart and start
studying!
Back though Just once to Home-
coming Ex-students were satisfac-
torily surprised to find the campus
landscaped to see the long-dreamed
Radford Student Center com-
pleted A record number of ex-In-dlnns
attended this Homecoming
and many of these same exes bare-
ly recognized their alma mater of
other years
Change and progress . . . It's Just
as wonderful as the many Home-
coming traditions For Instance a
parade at Homecoming Is practi-
cally tradition. However floats In
the parade are not tradition A
welcome change became a part of
the parade and definitely added
to Homecoming activities
Speaking of tradition It's an
age-old tradition at any college
that you study or flunk out Oot
to dig some sociology see 'ya next
week.
Back ill the Fifes . . .
By MARY HITT
October 9 1947
Slime caps arc CAPS and not
purses so wear them and don't
carry them.
December 9 1948
Floyd Sampson and Brad Row-
land accounted for more than a
mile for the Indians In total of-
fense for the past season the two
altogether picked up 1803 yards
April 17 1849
Dr. Harold O Cooke returned
nomc from the hospital where he
had been since February 11 due
to injuries received In an automo-
bile accident.
October 30 1949
Ramblin' Brad Rowland was
rated Number One In the nation
In the small college class In the
rushing department with S97 yards
in 66 carries. He ranked second
in total offense with 697 yards
gained rushing and passing.
IGNACIUS
tfo (rtfa&CUd
well with homecoming over 1
thought I'd be able to relax in my
little morgue and count pictures
or something to create some excite-
ment and what happens there's
still something brewing no matter
which way 1 turn
went over to the new auditorium
tuesday night for the lecture great
thing this united nations guess
that's what we need more places
not only between nations but be-
tween people now If everybody on
campus would unite and support
some one thing there'd be no limit
as to what could be done oh shucks
hynds I'm not stealing your edi-
torial position can't i do my own
editorialising
now frlday night I'll have to
hitchhike out to state park for that
swell press club picnic wonder if i
should pay my dues before i go
jody dunlap has been hounding all
of the regular members for theirs
should 1 feel lucky or left out but
this fall weather ought to be swell
for a picnic in the park ha nearly
stole the title of a song.
this old publicity office is really
. i 4m 'iggwg
Poefry Corner
CO-OPERATION
Knox
It ain't the guns nor armament
Nor funds that they can pay
But the close co-operation
That makes them win the day.
It ain't thet Individual
Nor the army as a whole
But the everlasting teamwork
Of every bloomln' soul.
SOMETIMES
Jones
Across the fields of yesterday
He sometimes comes to me
A little lad Just back from play
The lad I used to be
And yet he smiles so wistfully
Once he has crept within
I wonder If he hopes to see
The man I might have been.
ON TAKING A WIFE
Moore
"Come come" said Tom's father
"at your time of life
There's no longer excuse for
thus playing the rake
It is time you should think boy
of taking a wife '"
"Why so it Is father whose
wife shall I take?"
Students Receive
New Chapel Seats
Assignment of new chapel seats
for the Radford Student Center
auditorium will be found posted
on the bulletin board Monday re-
ports Jerome Vannoy registrar.
The list will be arranged alpha-
betically and students are urged
to check the assignments as the
first chapel service will be held In
the new auditorium Wednesday.
Student Telephone
In Registrar's Office
"The telephone in the registrar's
office Is a student phone and there
Is no necessity of asking permission
to use it" says Lanelle Easter
student worker In the office.
The phone Is extension 13 on the
PBX and Is reserved for students
and faculty members.
Men . . . we have the latent styles
In sportswear McGregor Rugby
and Jayaon line make . . . Cordu-
roy Coats Shirt and Slacks . . .
Gabardine In new styles ... let as
show you. MINTER'S 1st Floor.
CkcUok
buzzing with fall activity must be
the hint of coolness In the air but
It sure was busy Wednesday after-
noon come to think of It It should
have buzzed tuesday a day late
getting all the copy In no wonder
it was so busy
more annual pictures are being
made monday also the favorites
pictures wonder If they would take
mine if i went over and asked them
to 1 can just see mr roberts look-
ing amazed when he hears a tiny
voice in his ear think I'll try It
Just to get a little fun out of life
the student center was klnda
busy Wednesday afternoon with all
the picture taking going on they
took class officers and who's who
over there sure is a good place to
take pictures I've heard joe and
claude speculating about the pos-
sibilities for a long time sure am
glad they finally got to take some
over there
well gotta be shoveling along
but I'll see y'all next week same
place same time what's that what
do i say why beat those kangaroos!
of course!
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The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 7, Ed. 1, Friday, October 27, 1950, newspaper, October 27, 1950; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth100828/m1/4/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting McMurry University Library.