The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 24, Ed. 1, Friday, April 22, 1955 Page: 1 of 4
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The War Whoop
Attend
The Track Meet
Help The
Indians Win
VOL. 32
McMURRY COLLEGE. ABILENE. TEXAS. APRIL 22. 1155
NO. 24
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OENE BONNY
the new prexy
Wesley Players to Join
National Society Sunday
McMurry's Wesley Players or
Sanitation will be installed as
Alpha Theta Chapter of the Na-
tional Society of Wesley Players
at 3 p. m. Sunday according to
Jack Pflug president. Installation
will be made by members of the
Texas Tech chapter who are
scheduled to arrive on the cam-
pus Sunday at noon.
Wesley Players was re-organized
at McMurry in 1952 after hav-
ing been disbanded for ten years.
Before 1942 the McMurry group
had been a national chapter.
McMurry Enters
15 In TIPA Contest
Several publications by Mc-
Murry students are to be entered
in competition of the Texas
Intercollegiate Press Association
which is to hold its spring con-
vention April 21-22 at ACC.
The entries are: a news story by
Thelma Neeper headed "Dr. O. P.
Clark Leads Expansion Pro-
gram;" a feature by Betty Camp-
bell entitled "Hunt Tours Eu-
rope;" an editorial by Jan Free
entitled "What We Expect From
Freshman;" an advertisement by
John Harris on the Saddle and
Sirlon Restaurant; a general col-
umn by Milt Chester entitled
"The Most With Milt;" a sports
story by Orland Gilbert McM
Indians Scalp Midwestern 14-7; a
cartoon by Carolyn Blain show-
ing the door of the McMurry
business office with a sign "We
utve s & H Green stamps;... a
sports column by Don Ramsey;
a news photograph by Fred Bilbo
with the cutline "Slimes Get
Last Laugh" which was taken on
Papoose Day; an essay by Sheri-
dan Mallott entitled " The South
in the American Revolution;" a
short story by Gene Louder called
"The Woman Nobody Knew;" a
poem by Jerry Dobbins entitled
"Mother;" the Galleon magazine
for 1954-55 edited the first semes-
ter by Jan Free and the second
semester by Sharon Hughes; the
War Whoop edited by Milt Ches-
ter; and the 1957-54 Totem year-
book edited by Iris Kendall and
Jane Ann Steen.
Official delegates to the con-
vention from the McMurry Col-
lege Press Club are Milt Chester
Betty Campbell and Orland Gil-
bert with Jan Free serving as an
alternate delegate.
.iBmiB
SYLVIA SOUTH
next year's secretary
Purpose of Wesley Players is to
promote interest and participa-
tion in religious drama. During
the past three years the Mc-
Murry group has presented many
plays some for student audien-
ces and some for deputation pre-
sentation. Officers of the McMurry chap
ter are Jack Pflug president;
Gene Davidson vice-president;
Betty Campbell secretary; Mary
Beth Skaggs publiictychairman;
Barbara Jones historian; Uel
Crosby chaplain. Dr. George
Steinman is sponsor.
Mary Scrintshire
Elected To Lead
Volunteers In '56
Volunteers girls' Christian ser-
vice organization elected Mary
Scrimshire president for 1955-56
in their meeting Monday.
Other officers elected for next
year include Mary Beth Skaggs
vice-president; Margaret Anne
Milikien secretary; Bera Faye
Spann treasurer. Mary Marcom
was elected chairman for the Re
ligious Education group; Barbara
Jones chairman for the Mission-
ary group; Virginia Davis chair
man for the Christian Vocation
group. Joyce Gound and Bar
bara McAlester are club his
torians; Betty Shewbert and Pat
Dillon fellowship co-chairmen;
Julia Groves and Mary Ella Big-
ony publicity co-chairman.
A formal installation service
will be held before school ends
according to Eleanor O'Kelley
outgoing president.
Volunteers' most recent project
was a "Hobo Day" April 16 dur
ing which the girls did jobs such
as yard work and house work to
earn money which will go to
Marcia Hinds 1954 McMurry gra
duate who is now a missionary
in Africa.
FLOWERS WANTED
The Maintenance Office would
like to ask any students or fac-
ulty members who might be able
to contribute chrysanthemum
plants or other flowers to be
planted around the Reservation
please do so. Harvey (Mc-
Murry's not Joe Craft's) is plan-
ning to flower up the place a bit
60 if you have any bring them
around.
Davis Crowley Countiss
Elected to Lead Classes
In order to prepare for the
1055-56 school term several elec-
tions have been held recently for
student council posts and class
offices.
Officers elected to student
council posts in the election held
March 28 and 29 were Eugene
Bonny of Pampa president;
James Glasscock of Wellington
vice-president; Sylvia South of
Abilene secretary; Betty Camp-
Debate Team Ties For
Fourth at Athens Ohio
The McMurry Debate Team
composed of Jimmy Forshey
Doris Beaty Marcie Montgomery
and Don Hunt tied for fourth
place at the recent Tau Kappa
Convention held on the campus
of Ohio University at Athens
Ohio.
The group along with their
sponsor speech director Bill
Clark left the campus April 3
and returned April 11. Twenty-
two schools competed in the meet.
Debating on the question "Re
solved that the U. S. should
recognize Red China" Forshey
and Miss Beaty were on the affir-
mative and Miss Montgomery
and Hunt on the negative.
Straughan Wins
DAR Essay Prize
Herbert Straughan and Sheri-
dan Mallott have won a first
prize of 10 dollars and a second
prize of five dollars respectively
in an essay contest sponsored by
the John Davis Chapter Daugh
ters of the American Revolution.
The contest which was open to
all local high school and college
students had as its essay topic
"The South in the American
Revolution." The purpose of the
contest was to stimulate interest
in the great American heritage
among the youth of this commun
ity.
14 McMurrians Attend TISA
Convention in San Antonio
Thirteeen McMurry students
accompanied by Dr. W. B. Mc-
Daniel sponsor attended the
seventh annual convention of
Texas Intercollegiate Student As-
sociation at Trinity University
San Antonio March 31-April 2.
Student council officers attend-
ing were Bert Affleck Mil Ches-
ter James Glasscock Patsy Ruth
Green Gene Bonny and Charles
Boling. Newly elected officers at-
tending were Bob Washam Betty
Campbell and Sylvia South. John
Davis World University Service
representative attended along
with Dick Countiss David Bur-
row and Orland Gilbert. '
Affleck McMurry's student
council president was leader for
a panel discussion on "Making
T.I.SA. More Meaningful to the
Average College Student." Other
bell of Lamesa War Whoop edi-
tor; and Bob Washam of Sweet-
water head cheerleader. Two
run-offs were needed. There was
a run-off between Milt Chester
and Bonny for the office of presi-
dent; and also a run-off between
Sylvia South and Dottie Floyd
of Lamesa for the position of sec-
retary of the council.
Officers who will serve the
senior class next year are John
Results have not yet been re
ceived from the Southern Asso
ciation Forsenics meet in which
three members of the Debate
Club were entered. Attending this
meet were David Burrow Glen
Cox Dick Countiss and their
sponsor Maurice (Mo) Pullig.
Topic for this meet was "Fed
eral Scholarships for Outstand
ing College Students." Burrow
and Cox debated the affirmative
side of the issue while Countiss
and Cox were on the negative.
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400 VOTER John Davis on of tha taction fudges in Mc-
Murry's recent campus election signs up the 400th voter at that
polls. The election brought out about 70 percent of the student body
in she heaviest student vote in recent years. (Photo courtesy of Mc-Creary).
panel discussions attended by
members of the McMurry delega-
tion were on the subjects of the
campus press increasing the ef-
fectiveness of student govern-
ment problems of student judi-
ciaries student-faculty relations
practical research problems stu-
dent elections inter-school co-
operation purposes and responsi-
bilities of student government
and the relation of National Stu-
dent Association to T.I.S.A. and
its member schools.
Elected to lead the state organ-
ization for the next year were
Walter Wink of S.M.U. president;
Leon Ginsburg of Trinity vice-
president; Mavelyn Miles Uni-
versity of Houston secretary; Gus
Majohs Texas A&M treasurer;
Lee Baxter Texas Southern Uni-
versity parliamentarian. Wink
Davis of Crosbyton president;
Grant Teaff of Snyder vice-president;
Elwanna Latham of Breck-
ertdgc secretary; and Milt
Chester of Stroudsburg Pa. rep-
presentative to the student coun-
cil. Junior class officers arc Wei-
don Crowley of Kerens nresi-
dent; Wayne Smith of Munday
vice-president; Peggy Camnbell
of Lamesa secretary; and Orland
UUDert Lockney. student council
representative.
In the contested races for so
phomore class offices only one
run-off was necessitated that be
ing for the position of secretary
of the class. Rita Watkins of
Monahans was elected over Terrv
Capps of Ruidosa N. M. Other
sophomore officers include Dick
Countiss Midland president;
Charles Boling of Canyon vice-
president; and Don Yarbrough of
Weslaco cpresentive to the
student council.
McMURRY INDIAN!
DAILY CHUCKKLE
"How did your brother die?"
"He fell through some scaffold-
ing." "What was he doing?"
"They were hanging him."
succeeds Louis Israel of Rice
outgoing president.
T.I.S.A. convention site for next
year is Abilene Christian College.
Resolutions approved by the
group of nearly 300 students from
35 Texas colleges and universi-
ties included official approval of
World University Service and a
resolution urging member schools
to work toward de-segregation.
T.I.S.A. was organized in 1949
at North Texas State College in
Denton with 23 member colleges.
It now has 37'member schools and
is beginning its eighth year of
work. Closely connected with
T.ISA. is its Ccntial Agency
located at the University of Tex-
as which serves as a research
and information center for all
member colleges.
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