McMurry War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 3, Ed. 1, Friday, October 4, 1940 Page: 4 of 4
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Pace Four
THE McMURRY WAR WHOOP
FRIDAY OCTOBER 4 1940
President Hall Girls Hold
Open House Thursday
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coming tin rnll.r
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Press Club Has First Kappa Phi Holds
Meeting Dwyer and Pledge Service
t .. n r; Bickley Elected In Looney Home
lull t ml muling of tin Pioss Al the home of Mis H
(lull wns In ll Mon 1 1 nt noon in Ioiik nssi ei iU number of
lln form of Ihi inontliK coffee club hnppu Phi hclil its plulge
lioiisc Willie Wi liit pnsidul In mimii With the ninninir of woo I
I r l II (i lioxiiKs wns mi? ) rnrl. f in! nt for I hi in iiovlIIi nkilir. mn. Aikin lrv.
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.lnp r Mi( ulK Mur t Thurston
1iuiki Unwirs nml iigiuin Mur
tin
ltriisinn wns In M on tin bignn linn si weeks p ulgeslup
iilbl.rs club n writing oignni- AiUui is n sophontoii pie mul
7ntnn fir fushmcli sponsored stwli nt fiom Col undo Cit bin
fioMul 'x "" ''l" bil It wns nlso il. Is n miinbii of tin 1 los nml is
ciil. 1 111 it tin I'tniip woull 1h npoilii of the I'll Mul Club
lost to (he puss club nt Abili ni 1 ucilli is n Miiior from t isio
f In iolinii ' I hi ill tin nclMii is u mimbu of tin l'hilos
GAMMA SIGS WILL
GIVE PICNIC TONIGHT;
PLACE TO BE SECRET
Gumma Sigma girls' iocinl m-muil commltlci Mm inn Mnilin
gnnWntion will cntiitiin guests nml Kvn Mm Coffmnn ufiish.
with n picnic bntuidnv night 0(t. mint couimittu Doiis Men ill
nt 7 o'clock The plncc of the Mnigucrite Mcllnili trnnspoiti-
picnic nml the eiitntninnicnt will tion conimittn Ailein llniilin Sm
ho kept ns n silrpi No to the guests Campbell Virginia 1ong Betty
until Snturdny night Ruth Morrison invitation com
Committees in chnige of the mittee Inez I mi7 1 rnnci s
picnic are ns follows intcrtnin Vrimshitc nml Orn lee Mitlin
Wah Wah Initiation
Ceremonies Held In
Park Monday Night
Cast Thinks Play Has
What It Takes to Go Over
Adams Reviews Play
For Wesley Players
At Monday Meet t
tiln INinir n minor I nso
Iimirli lowl was murium Jul 1 m(nrln rcspociivoiy v. no nave
mom's wruith nml was lnl.l rcslgni d their offices HilenDwv-
nn i mpiisite lace cloth
mutim nml tin Art Club
I bill n mimticr of the l'ros
nml thi Totem staff is a freshman
from Ahilmi
Mimlicis of the hnppi I'll! nt
the plulgi scivicc were Floyo
wns elided vice president nnd Mossiy rvclyn Iulwilir Knthryn
An election was bill to replace
It I rt Uo lib n nn 1 Princes Mid-
ilaui'h vice pn sldenl nn I pnrlln
I Ilmmy Blcklcy. parliamentarian.
Bnnkils of rosis bnchilor but-
tons nnd zlnnins win Usui to dec-
ornte throughout th hnll i: NKW H01I8BMAID
Fspccin'lv nttrnitivi to the Mm inline (pronounci d Mary Ann)
guests win tin two kitchmettis
nnd tin third flooi n nding nook
These improvements hno liei n in-
ntnllcd n rontly
Included on the guest list were I K" mother was just
Ihp bomd of trustus their wives. agnin
fncully members nnd th. Ir wives I personally think Mnrlnnne is n
en me n few days ago
Molhi r hopi d she'd tuni out to
bo the perfect maid we've
been looking1 for
wrong
trlrls from Bovre Hull Hunt Hnll
Tiovs nnd tin prisiduits of the vn
rlous c 1 ill s
So Goes
Our World
By I I IN M t HIS
Tin fust fiw diivs of Sipti nihil
111 1 1 win iIiinx of wild iXlltlllHIlt
for many fnimlits iih tin
closilv I) tlii i i i mhos foi th
mess
She's n nit wit nnd she enn't
cook
Shi bus n d elbows nnd she triis
to make chocolato o.ike
The iden of n womnn with red el-
bows trying to make n enke
lay Cmlk Holhouscr Nil Hlnk
liey Hilin Dwyor nnd Miss Mny.
belli McDnnlil
Initlntion ciienionlis foi twenty-
time Wnh Wnhtnvsei Drum nml
Hugh Coips wne hi hi in the Willi
Wnh lMi h. Inst Monday night This
was tin smnllist numlxt ot
plulges in si mi nl venis Incnliso
so main old minibus of tin emps
ntumed
New nnd old niembus fornnd n
Hill Admin spcich mnjor n- RWnstlkn trndltional Imllnn sym-
vievvul a piny 'The Victoi" for noi and wen giutulhv tin ilmm
W'isley l'mus Monday night. In mnjor Alliin Hardin The swns-
nn attempt to selict the hist plnv tikn wns then chnngid so ns to
IMicnrsnls on "ou Cnn'l Tnke ()i i Ixe Mnilin thinks it's very for their first production scirnl jfoim crossed nnows signifying
It W ilh ou" have been increased sponHnious whili Hillj Adams uviiws will be given Dons Mil-1 g( oil luck In this foimatloli
to thin iltilj nml the enst is m sas its so funm that its "cuw- t ill pusidint was in ihnrgo of HUlio Antilk gne a response
inthusmsti-- ovu tin iliuHipnnnt billish" the icgulnr niiitmg Mondn night I from the new pledgis
This comedv is to be puscntid Assistant DireUor Sis Nichol- This gmup which stinliis nnd Ixilu lo McComb pnsinted scr-
olling Homecoming Nov 8 nnd sun sas that it's funniei thin pioducis liligious diiimn prismt- vici stiipis to the deseiving old
n capicitv crowd is expiilul to Johnnj Hiiper nnd hns n very ed ns thin majoi jnodiiction Inst i mimbeis Willie Mne Clnlstophii
fill thi auditorium well picknl enst unr "Family Portrait" It was sponoi told the new membiis a
The cast of 17 a hi gTdirTctmg Ine7 Kitnr seems to think that counted n gunt success by those fCw of the triditions of McMurrv
nff. nll.l llin -nnl nmnnf f ll. .r fimn. lV.nl r..nn tin Himl Who snV it tllC nuditoHhlll llcillg ami tllO Wall WOVtlVSCC SllC
stago hnnds nre nil up in the nir Hsh will citch on
over the proiluctrtin nnd here's Bob Monison seems to think it's
whnt tin v think nbout the piny the most humorous piny ever pro-
Dick Annllley gays it's the most duccd on the McM stngc
wonderful play she's ever worked All in nil things look bringht
on which is no small number Ion the YCTIWY front!
W. A A. "Organizes
Elects Officers At
Initial Meeting
W omul's Athlitic Association
of MiMuny Collige orgnnirid
nnd iliitid officirs during its ini-
tial muting Widmsdny night
In in Stalk soph wns ilictid ns
Ilir bnir is damp nml slintnj nnd pusduit of tin nssoci ition whili
cockimuh colon it Luciln (.rinns was . hns. n ns up.
pnsidiiit Thi offici of siciitmy
wint to Illllii Duin Collin and
Willu Wilhiti was siliclul ns n-
poilir Officirs met with Mrs Gilmoic
who is sponsor nnd silcctul the
following division managers Bknt-
ing Jo Stiwnrt tcnni's I.ucilci
Grinns volky ball Ituth Uucker
nichuv Illllie .loms golf Mil-
drid Hmk bnskitball Knthryn
I She givi s me n pain
Shi in vei has Ik in mnnicund
A mnincure would prohnblj kill
lur
wlt I wish sin 'd get n mnnlciire
Shi has dingy tu th nliout the
tut in wk n pints 11 was a riliif color or mlisinni
to su Hum gradunllj composi She gigglis whin she mixes snlnd
UumsilMs soimwhnt nnd tki r mnvlie she wns giggling nt thi
niunlly mrvi tingling mws sinh Iceman
ns th. ruht "f tin I inns Cr I think we mod n rr.gidniro
junto's mlur. of flv. countriis Anvhow she had no busimss
in 7(. das and inp.tulalion of laughing nil ovir the snlnd
Franc in. n mlmh It is trui A row l.k. that has n hard i nough
thnt piopl s hums . huh '" 'ltit' l lIlc soul of n
itrting n iw Ilia tit In win s( salnd
mat vims I in I hut if vim will Without mailing things nnv lous
ii itu. Hum iiw lull von will si i c".
rnt lliv nn Inking iviuts n
tluv ii nu mil iisiinlU pnttv mini
1. I 1.. ... i. iu ..1. ill nu mtn li ills
. Wot tin link dins tin icininn sie TK uilist mount un Mount
IIISF.IUI1 (I .IU ll"l'M in
Uiv nn nt topic
Tioin tin Mint ninnlHi of pin
pli win nnd tin niwspipirs
nmnv I'lanri at Hi luadlinis of
lln fn nt pii'i nnd tinn thin to
mum thing in a lii'liti r vun Mnnv
voung nun tin n tn the sports
tinges tin woniui to thi Mioutv
Jny ping pong Christine Brook
shin nnd badminton Louisi Phil-
lips It was decidid at the meet-
ing to have two council meltings
a month nnd om regular muting
of tin intiro club during the
month.
Plans nn under way to award
littirs to the vnrious membcis nc-
coiding to their houis of partici-
pation nt the end of the year
Also mimeographed copies of the
association rulis nre being mnde
and will be distributed at the next
meeting '
Girls joining ''the club were al-
lowed to sign up for three differ-
mt divisions '
Did You Know That-
fniulty numbers nre quite
Mnl
I M i sut ill Wi hsivi nt Inst two
foi mil profissiona bisibil plnj
Whin sin takis off hir slims hirus mviral formir oi piesent
fill Mpruul out liki uinbiil .nthlitu loaihis and ineiiluitnllv
na .a f i w profissors
twilfth thi sizo of Texas
Thi most northern point in thi
U S is in neither Maine nor
Washington but in Minmsotu
FLUFF and FEATHERS
(Continued From Page Two)
hor Indian jacket Incidentally
she made it herself and that took
real spirit of any kind not to
mention Indian
Another Freshman D w i g h t
Nance has been the answer to
more than one maiden's prayir
since he's been hetc (see I don t
even go into past McMurry his-
tory') Iots of comment h
been floating aiound nbout thosi
luscious twcidal
btyli and you must think of
Iune btnrk Evm if shi dots
make the rist of the girls fill
like going home to tiy to do a
little bitter om can't deny that
shi always looks pel feet shoes
hose dress and especially those
blond curls Dnng it slnci Kurt-
up Kuties Btopped giving avvny
combs with their 69-ccnt perha-
ncnts I've been kinda lost
Isn't it amazing how many boy s
on the rninpus have bccuuuuti-
fuuuuut hair and don't think of
wearing nits or evm use bob-
bns' Thirc's Duane Bruce Muggs
Kadfoid Kuy Hinnington Jaspci
gtewart Solomon and Clarence
Collins It's a sli line thev didii t
filled both nights it was presented give Miss McComb the club fiiefly
All the high school speech stu- pin with n pearl gunrd represent-
dents in the surrounding territory
were invited to attend the produc-
tion New pledges to the Plnycrs nre
Virginia Shafcr Ammle Rose
Hollar Hazel Thomas Thclmn
Franz Harriet Rosson Johnnie
Frances Brookshlro Ernestine
Wnlker Rltn May Blgony and
Fdith Sanders
ANSWERS
I STAMrORD
II McM Bulletin
IU WEARING SLIME CAPS
IV FRANCIS SMITH
V MULE STOCKTON.
VI HU6
VII COMPLETION OF RAD
FORD MEMORIAL AUD
VIII ALWAYS PASSED
' Fvin ns the dense nnd solid rock
Can not be stirred by wind and
storm;
Even so the wise can not be moved
By voice of blame or voice of
praise "
The Visuddhi-Magga
ing two venrs service in a major
office Miss Hnrdtn ns second
ranking officer wns presented a
firefly A new tradition wns stnrt
cd when Mfss Christopher present
cd the flrifly pin to the sccrctnry-
trensurcr Dick Antillcy
After a circle had been formed
around the council fire the pledge
wns administered the motto read
the club song and Alma Mater
were sung Following thnt service
the Wnh Wahtaysecs had supper
in town
New members of the organiza-
tion were Quida Kcndrrck Addic
Iue Bovvden Sue Hcnnlngton
Billlc Antillcy Doris Kuvkcndnll
Fva tou Poc Sis Cornelius Sue
Duvnl I avon Bnker Grntn Jeter
Mnnbell Roberts Bervl Tnlbot
Mnrjorie Green Mnrjorle Aaron
Beth Amett Filecn Odom Mnrv
Frnnces Wheeler Gvven Owens
Johnnie Brookshlro and Marian
Tacobs I 11"i
Boston schools this yiai will not
t usi jiograpli books but inst ad ime ole btot up Knoci.td mul
'will usi newspapers and mag i- hnlr that no onL ttouia ocn look
md nil nt si nn time
nnd tb funnv pnge
In this lnthii nonchalant
Ihire nnncnrs to 1 th
in lb it innnimoth''
Sn 's liii'gi i than hi
Slu has dull mstv iis tin color i
of a ilisiouiiigul bav stink
!he stumps ntounil On bouse in
I muddy fut the dope
I daily ixput thi housi to fall
I down on us
'Wun it dois I'll sny Mnrianm
Ivinst in India is fivi and one
half nulls nbovi sm level
W hilt mws of t ngland is nm
tinuitlv on thi fumt page we
sildinn liuir nlmiit iv nits of Bra
zil which is a turns ns lnrge
OiiK om ..liintrv in Afrirn is
totally in.lipin.lint It is Libinnl"ls "uouv J Punus
itlur "m" 1V " v ' " ' ' . whlcM wnB tlrtll by Wo slaves '- present ruiers oi uermany
do you have any idin what fn)m Am(rlcn n lne 8fi0. 0noi Russia Italy Ireland and Human-
viil Mil linllse IlCt llllO tllllt? I . ii.i n in Vinui nit anMrafl nvioftti tnvma
uni ....... - maior leuson is inni u hiiowsi - -..v- ... ....
I A...1 sf..-I.n.nMI Br IItlhT .
bicfist'1"" '"" " I no rorilgners to own any prop
Joi Iiouis has whipped nenilv
twin ns ninny challengers while
ihmnpioii is any other
champion
In the USA in winter no-
nun s clothing nvungis about 2 1
pounds whilo men's raiment av-
thire appears to Is .... " I And lly .Mtanm. do you' ""
Tml.lnnr. bitwien Amrrim nnd""'. " . . . .... erty
" ...'. .... ii.i ..i ni.v nnve any niea wnne mime u.e- de Oro. which means
rnginnn .... k...... - . .
" -" or lioiu nns no goui in u
And Miirinnnell sny moin i
nienn 'Nong niumseiii
the wi rid until thi ilnns nn down
and the golnr is rough and then
Ihev ' --nnp Into it" nnd finish
first Tin m t f. w months or
.iiKsib wuks mnv till whither
rni'lni 1 wnll. 1 to. In t ' i" t
down to lu-iniss while tin V S
pr. par. s for nnv thing
'And I'll say. "XKt& !'"
I And Marinnne'll sny "Wiewio
nitimsi He "
Mnrgnnt Barton
Abiienes
Finest
Collection
of
Sweaters
0 Jackets
9 Blouse
4C Skirts
Incxpcasicly
Priced
The New
173 Pine
River
It is
n province of Spnin on the wes-
tirn const of Africa
Texns hns the second lnrgest
bunch of mnjor lengue bnll plnvers
of nil the stntis
I Of 1R7 kidnaping enscs bandied ginunl for ivory 128 private sol
ibv tin FBI since 111.' 18r. have dnrs
bun solveil That Vuvis htth
I room fm encouiagitiunt fir ki 1 'The attire of the of the body
nnpus with tliim on tin slunt eml una tin inuejitu ot tnc teitn nml
riio U S Has had three pres-
idents in one year. Can you name
which year it was?
Woodrow Wilson was president
eight years and one day
Each of the three democratic
pnstdents since the Civil War has
sirvid two terms
A few yints ago Mexico had one
at isn't it?
Shall I mintion the faculty?.
Oki I shall roi the bright boys
foimer on tne campus eould be suggested
the sox woin by Prof John Nich
olson They aie in a 'happy"
shaih. of yellow and rod com
bined in one color (figure that
out') Tho graceful way Mlstuh
Lord's hair swoops down in his
mouth is going to set a new style
in hairdos yet It gives him a
scholarly air don'tcha think?
You know the horri'd thing
about these columns is trying to
think of a way to stop 'em (No
cracks please') This is the stm.
plest way g'bye'
3W
STUDENTS
Use Your Credit
A small down payment will
lay-awav any item for
Christmas.
PRESLEY'S
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IkS.
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io NEW ritll.NI
A roitii.il) di i ssi d old nigris
biwul lui lu id whin day was f ot to 1 wngu that tluv will the gait of n man show what he
diini pet inught is ' 1-ccUsinstes XI 27
And th. swi it upon hi r forihmd 0nl two bovs m Hunt Hnll
woki to silvir in tin sun lnndo tin lionor roll list ymr I 'Whoso lovith instruction loveth
Tliiu's a lassn at MiMuirv with sun juniors nnd smiors nn kiuiwhdgi hut hi that hateth re-
n tusto for flash and flair preparing to mnjor m Spanish .proof is biutish' Proverbs MI 1
But she looks liki n Madonna Rllh Kn0J nml iniN Firgnson -
whin slu bows Inr limn in lmu iciui tm hnrdist row of
lniir tin in nil by tikmg two advanced
Ihui s n. womnn that's so shnl-lcomsi Spanish along with
low tluri's no womnn that's iJltm mi tvNO othir COurses
R i rude Reuntly in a Iitin clnss Fng-
Thnt she can not be mnde splmdld ; Spanish German Fnnch
by n cnlm nllgious mood nn(l Uxlm urc snovcn otK
And chid In light may thus in- mlnut0
spire lo thoughts of love nnd A ir iuop roporter got so
cnsrtty bifiidillul thnt he sint his nssign-
Someono who could not inuUr-'. to n fnuul nnd ntniiud thi
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Cut Rate Drug Store
PIGGLY - WIGGLY
IN ABILENE
operated by
Four Stores Four Markets
J. P. NICHOLS & SONS
Come In and See
Those New Sport
Qothes For
Campus Wear
Dresses
Skirts
Sweaters
Blouses
Sport Jackets and
all the new things.
Waddington's
250 CYPRESS
STwsKH3znnm
stand her loud hilarity
Margnret Barton
"Be not like unto tin horse and
mule which have no understand
ing" Psalm XXI ii
"Be not vain oh my soul and
suffer not the din of thy vanity
4n il ml. n tlin t'r nt th lipilrt '
I Saint Augustmc
Utttr he nn ant to smd
For u cilar cut analysis of re.
u nt mws tin ro is little Kttir
than "Ncwswcik" and 'Time'
Tiny ure both m tho library
The geographical cintir of the
U S is in Lebanon Smith Coun-
ty Kansas
Giinm an important nnval base
for the U & fn the Pacific is
one fifth as large as Rhode Is-
land which is one-two hundred and
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