McMurry War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 6, Ed. 1, Wednesday, October 29, 1941 Page: 1 of 4
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BEAT
D. B. C.
LET'S GO TO
THE GAME
Published Weekly b the Students of McMtn 1 College
Volume XIX
Colorful All College
Affair Held Oct. 25
The stage and speech studio of
McMurry College wa.s transformed
Into a Hallowe'en setting Saturday
night for the annual all-college
party staged by the Alpha Thcta
Nu nnd Sigma Lambda Kappa
McMurry Girls literary societies
Brightly colored balloons wore
strung In a decorative manner
Large floor basket of cosm n
October daisies and chrsanthe
mums added color
As the guests arrived the vcre
given wlcrd masks fashioned from
brown pap'r sacks Fortune tell-
ing booths were situated in the
cast end of the stage Miss Jennie
Tate dean of women and Virginia
Hamilton Abilene freshman
dressed in witch's costumes pre
sided at the booths
A short program was presented
The ' Fan Dancers" was a special method of presenting thought-
stunt by singing Nelda Walker provoking matters He is truly a
and Lenorc Longino who were friend of oung people
dressed in heavy clothes carrying Further plans will be announced
electric fans Elizabeth Butler later
played several accordlan numbers
The program was climaxed by a
pantomlncd presentation of ' Lord m If in 1
Ellen's Daughter" directed by I fl-lVlGfl VlllD
Anna BMle Clements trances
Guffcy was the reader Leading
I
characters were Nclda Walker
row man Margaret Walker Lord
Ellens daughter Nell Reynolds
lover of Lord Ellen's daughter
One hundred guests were served cai cJub vvhlch ls made up 0f mc. t s director of religious activities
refreshments in the colorful murrl A C C and HSU stu phe meeting will be held in Ur-
Speech Studio The refreshment dents was held Monda night bnna Illinois December 20 to Jan-
table was laid with a white linen Host the A C C club prowded '-" 2
cloth centered with an arrange- vorj interesting pictures on di-1 The conference staged on the
ment of gourds pumpkins aid Kcstion and first aid for bleeding ' campus of the Uniersit of Illi-
nuts Miss Julia Lukei sponsor xclns and arterns nois will have a limited attend-
of the Sigma Lambda Knppn pre ( Rcfore the picturcs a welcome ance of 1500 Texas is allowed a
sulul at the refreshment table WM Rlvcn b thc A c c SKma qUota of 77 studeits and 16 coun
Arrangements of the social af- rclta pi president after which stliM
fair were headed b Bilhe Dean the presidents of the guest schools Jhf confelcnct ls J0intK pon
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dents of thc Fios ai!d Philos le
icctiel I
Their subcommittees wen lean
ne Crowd' i I lizabeth Butler Nor-
ma Jo Hutchci'nn nnd latlieiino
I dmunson ering as decontois
The niMtatioi committp n
composed of I enoi e I niicino Gw i n
Nilson Kill Dr den I rancis Guf-
f and Margaret Walker
ening on thc refnshmint
conimitUi. were La Wanda Hanul-
ton Fiankie Jo W il on Tarnis
tine Walker and Mozelle Paisons
The committer m charge of the
lirish- la ui-uiuu vrunuur r uiu
both Btler June Keal Harriet
Kosson Mar Booth Willcne Har-
ber Consuela Tamcy and Mar
Ann Murrj
Needlework Guild
Formed at Turner's
Friday
At a tea Friday afternoon in the
home of Mrs Frank L. Turner
faculty women and wives of Mc-
Murrj college voted to form a so-
cial and service organization and
to become a unit of the Keedle-
vork Guild
Committees were appointed by
Mrs W B McDaniel who was
named chairman of the new organi
Name committee is head-'
zation
jut Tir.3.I.n.ii
ed b Jennie Tate and serwng with
her are Mrs Harold Thomas and
Craig Laslej Mrs Robert B
Wlie is chairman of the hostess
group with Mrs Turner and Mrs
Fred Reeves as her issistant Mrs
Turner will act as chairman of the
Needlework unit
Guests were greetea b Mrs
Thomas who is president or the
Abilene chapter of the Needlework
Guild ana jeweu rosey nirs
Thomas presided at the 4 table J fiff$ wtonX -en were out of the halls and on
which was laid with a batique The flrst prue ls $1 0oo There the traditional picnic But by the
cloth Centerpiece was an arrange- are alg0 pnzes of $20Q and ?100 time thls -"sage reached upper-
ment of peach dahlias in a blue each and eight ?25 pnzes The cMmcn' the a'orccalled Slimes
bowl flanked b blue tapers contest closea December 1 1941 I were wel1 away from danKer f
Present were Mrs A S Hawes Scribners Commentator js the being caught or bothered by school-
vice president of the Abilene chap nat0nal magazine planned and mates with utmost Bkill and
ter of the guild Mrs Travis Jones edltcd soic for the safet and fu careful actions the girls from
pmld secretan . and Roberta Mc I trp of America It is obtainable President hall left thur rooms un
Daniel of San Antonio guests id
Miss Tate Beth Matt Miss Posc
and Mmcs A W. Gordon W. 11
Haggard Reeves Lois G Mom-
son F V Gates. WMie. R L. Wil -
lis and O P. Thrane
Dr. Robinson to Speak
i At Religious Emphasis
i Week November 15
I Dr H I Robinson pastor of
First Methodist church Lubbock
will be the speaker for Religious
I Emphasis Week Beginning No-
vember 1-5 Dr Robinson is well
liked by Tech students He is not
a total stranger to our campus
having held a college revival here
several cars ago Last June he
returned to the campus as plat-
form speaker for the Methodist
Youth Summer Assembly All
who heard him at that time will
remember his clever and witty
Organized at A.C.C.
Monday Night
F.rst meetmtr of the Tn-Mcdi-
nresentcd their memoois
Thc business s0si n consisted
eowiiKca
The fol
of election of officer
lowing wen elected Nollnei of H
S V niosidcnt Tone of A C C
Mce president Aileen In of Mc-
Mum sicrctan trcasurci nnd
Co of A C C repoitei
Tin sponsors of the clubs were
Resented Dis Thompson nnd
Moou of McMuin cxpicsed their
delight in hung present nnd
strissed the high ideals that the
pre medical club could attain
Aft r nn nvtntion from II S
u to be then guests on the thud
Monda of Novimber the meeting
nK a5 adjourned and refre1
ments were enjojed
Allison Elected
President of
Debate Club
Rhea Allison of Orth was
pleeted nresident of the Debate
club last week Sonny Bentley
elected vice nresidcnt and Glen-
deen Parker secretarj P G Bromley Oxnam Boston
The debabters are holding four Mass
meetings a week in preparation for McMurr College sent fie dclc-
the coming San Marcos tourna gates to the first conference held
ment four jears ago in St Louis Mo
Present at the meeting were
Allison Bentley Parker
Grady
ent John
Adcock. Anna Belle Clement
Garrett Baldwin Stnbbhng Mar
u.imn nH
Ellen Truitt Frances W llmeth and
Larrj Scarbrough
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Three Delegates Allowed
For Student Conference
McMurry College will be allowed
th tc 'tudents and one counselor
us delegates to the second annual
Methodist Student conference ac-
cording to Jewell rose MCfllur-
u. i. i.i nf m irna
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nll) the boaid of education of the
nld the boaid of education ot tnt
Methodist church Sening on the
staff of thi board of education is
1! ti Mcheown fornni dian of
VcMun College
The
tudint in Christian world
lprmi'truction will be tin thime of
tli meiting The progiam will
ctnsist of tlnce plusis platform
hours discussion groups and a
rimtnn itilornel linllr The lftt-
tLr croun is new this ear and at
lir group B new . -.. .
n ' I " ::r ; ;V7nH
crafts
in mujii i ft
Headlmers for the platform Nell Eckert and Nan Carpenter portratng a I ntla aftirnoon ns KOst no change in tin b isn f mid i-
hours include F McNeill Poteat Viimnin Sknffw n!ai n pulln Vv scmbl of a third gradi room with imntals of collige woik and that
Cleveland Ohio George Hark
ness Garrett Biblical institute
Evanston 111 Albert E Da Pas
adena California who conducted
the Fondren lectures of Southern
Methodist umvirsit in 1940 and
whose lectures were made into the
book The Faith We Live Mor-
decai Johnson president of How-
prd umversitj Washington D C;
Ralph E Uitrcndouer otiaru ot
Missions New York CiV Ernet
F Tittle Evanstcn III : and Bish-1
Attending wcer Miss Pose Leon
ard Johnson Clarence W alton Mrs
J B Jordan Jr thc former Mol -
.-. . m . . .
lie Frank Touchstone
nrH Pt the fnrn
and Mrs
Richard Frj the former Cleo Kil
Patrick
Class of
Telephones began to ring in the
ears of sleep upperclassmen about
5 o clock Mondaj morning as the
nnua U9 Rpntfrrntl ihnt nil frpsh
heard Anna Belle Clement crept
i "om aDOVe ula " leal- wnere
sne WBS seeping on me upper
"tn ot a bunk bed dressed and
' 'eft the hall without the room-
mate waking Jojce and GaIe
fl WW KNOW ?
4fAT0UR STAR.
fWrfcMllAK
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KTom ywsa?
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Ensembk Formed to
Substitute Band
McMurr collece has a new
musical organization It is the
Girl s Ensemble Mrs
llnrnld
Thomas is its director
The Ensemble formed because
of the necessitj to find an orgnni-
7ation for girls who had formerly
been in the college band now an
all male gioup liie gins aie
winding up rehearsals for their
first concert which will be staged
soon Follow inor this initial an
th nt c
' ' '
Ilaikclc
and
suriounding
tow us
Costumes for the group will lo
wlnin flnnp fnrnmls lonned with
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Ill llh vil-t JL'llMin llll 1iimil-
stone buttons Thej will wear
Llnck ilet cnal ts
PlaMng fust Molms aie Tlira
bebth McDonald Knthcimi Mc-
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Joane Crabb I lias Stew
lJ ultM. f
houp
Hutchinson Second Mol.n.ts an
. .. t ... ...
ui'iii'in r aivfi r Hunt out; iitu
nino-ton. F.in Iu Poe. Mnr Booth.
eljn gtallings n double bass
Fern Hooner a flute Helen Jo
Hundley an oboi Kell Rejnolds
a clarinet Robb)e Rae Lee thc E
fjat saxophone Lula Lee Teal a
b flat saxophone Jeanne Crowder
coronof. Bonnie CamDbell. the
mclophone and Frances Lawlis the
iano Sinemtr with the eroun is
the Junior Girl s trio composed of
Hnzel r.ruhbs. Jean Scott nnd Rose
mary Cariton
Soldiers Included
In Night Classes
Soldiers have their part in the
I h c)asscg be offcreJ at Mc
.. . la
itiurrj mis eur
Murr
. .
f the forty students
Majontj
(Continued on page 4)
'45 Stages Successful Picnic
in their attempt to get away left
Mar Kathrn Tiel undisturbed
This group of President hall fish
wore housecoats oer their clothes
so if the were noticed it wouldn't
be so hard to explain their being
up so earlj in thi morning
Bojs in Hunt hall were not so
fortunate in not waking room-
mates but Bill Schultz knew how
to handle the situation he faced
when Sam Darb) awoke Bill told
him that some A C C students
were on me campus unu iiiimuut-
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"ui t ana wem uacK a.ee-p
Kelda Walker received coopera-
tion from sister Ernestine Slime
1941.
Luker Announces Dedication
Of Homecoming to S. M. Jays
Nita Bess Daniel
Leads Mission
Band Program
'I Am the Light' was the sub-
ject of thc Mission Band Program
last W idncsday October 22 led b
Nita Bess Daniels Nill Eckert
placed a musical background on
the piano during the whole pro
gram The first part of the pro-
gram Let Us Remember Jesus
nrescnted tin. Christ as seme b
Mar Mairdakne who remembered
Him as a person different from all
others who could bring out thc
best in a person and who slew thc
dragon in mc and I became a worn-
an I became Manam ' b Simon
Peter within whom He kindled a
flame that drew him to great
works b Zacchaeus who remem-
bercdHim as a steadfast person '
who could have ruled the world
known at that time but chose In-1
stead to suffir the death of thc
cross and b Pontius Pilate who
recognized Him as a man greatir
than een Rome herself
'But Our W orld is in Blackout
the second part of the worship pro
gram called attintion to the un
Chustlike conditions such as war
povert racial prejudice and pride
which kicp us from out best and
from bunir like thi Christ wi nnd
remembered This lid to n Timi
of Confission ns wi riali7ed our
short comings and asked foigive
ness
I Am the light if the World"
Agnm we innsitleiAl Chust and
icalized that Hi is still conti tiling
the wi Id and tluout.li contact
with Him we tin lit lp eliminite
cm! 11k pin.d oi oi.p
chv cd with piau of d. Untion
evil 11k ptrud of woislup wis
Music Classes
Present Chapel
Program
In clnrgi of the Mt n 1 1 thaptl
the mi nil cis of tin
l'"W'c school music classes taught
hi Mis lluioti I '1 nomas AC
U"s ' Pognm wis giin
tho PUP1'3 representing MiMum
fncultj members
Bill Adams was principal of toh
school with Mrs Thomas teacher i
Howard McCo depicting Mr S
M Jay chairman of the Board of.
Trustees gave the devotional Tin
classes have been studying the use
of song flutes and thise were clcv -
erly used In the program Group
songs orchestra numbirs duets
I and piano solos were gicn
The Price of a Soul was
the
theme of the worship program last
W ednasday nt chapel
Kenneth Da gave the call to
' worship and Anna Bell CUniint
. lead a scripture- lesson The Bish
op ana me inntncsucKs a tor
t Id b n'on "
out the fact that the forces of faith
. f t.
and loe are more powerful than
. '. . .
evil A praer read b Da closed
tin scrvici
Walker crept from the bed where
she was sleeping with Ernestine
but when the older sister was
aroused as the lights were turned
on she got up to turn them off
and salad later that Nclda put her
arm around her when she crawled
back in bed (Is this what some
people call dreaming')
Th. ni!iaS!!C T.P. BalherCd
at the T&P railroad station where
eighty-one class members arrived
by 4 00 o clock A chartered bus
which was the urst lo oe cnariercu
ior me iraumonui uee-BSu.. u.m
several cars luuiisne-u ue-aiiB oi
transportation to aowaru aimers
ranch twelve miles east of Camp
Barkeley where the picnic was
Liberal Donation
Brings About Decision
Dedication of McMtinj Homecoming to Mr and Mrs. S.
M Ja of Abilehe was announced as an innoation this year
h Miss Julia Luker sponsoi of the alumni association which
ib in th.uge of anangements
Mt. Jay is chaiiman of the Iwaid of tiustees and is in
his second tenuie of this position He seived in the same
Iris Graham Attends
Registrar Convention
Mnn students think a digree
Is an open sesame to a life of sue
cess but a degric is just a badgi
that can be used as a lounaauon
on which to grow" said It. N.
Djer of the Humble 111 and Re-
fining Companj in a speech made
before the twent-fust convention
of thc Texas Association of Col-
lige Rigistrars in San Antonio
Fndaj and Saturda
Of the three traits character
honest and Integrity listed b thc
speaker as characteristics desired i
cmpiojers ne sin-ssi-u cuaiaac-
ter as the most important
Men with the cnnacit to grow
is natures gnatist asset With
character conus capaciti to grow
lie said
He took his information fiom
1J00 ctllii stutluits in tin Siuth
wtt who a ...tirvnwul f... j K
u.tl.lli. imnnini nichiiii
'
Ml l)ir smd th itlu would sug
. top grades wire not strcssid but
men with ability togethir and
mm who would build were mon
important he said
A committee of four Tixas col
(Continum on Pagi Threi)
Mil) SEMESTER E MINATION
1 SCHEDULE
Monda Kovember 3 8 M W F
and 11 M W r clnssis
Tutsdaj NoMinbir l-ST f Sj
and 10 T T S classts
Wednesday Novembir 5 tl M
W I and 1 M W I classts
Thursday NoMinbt i G J T T S
and 11 T T S classes
I'nilnj NoMinbir 7 J M W I
and 3 M W F classes
Saturday Kovimler 81 T T S
and 2 T T S classes
The examinations will hi given
nt the regular class periods and
will be one hour in length
held The morning air was won
dcrful and after a brisk walk in it
the food was enjoyed immensely
Two large fires were built to warm
the chilled feet nnd hands and to
roast the weincrs yes weiners
mustard peanut butter bread
inarshmallows nnd sweet rolls
made up thc menu of thi picnic
Pinti fl.fMifpli If um Yinl! nnrlir in
the morning it may as well be call-
ed a picnic as one held at the hour
of the evening meal And too mora-
. . .. . . ' ...
hot hnl n v... it nnn
t mt aftcr chcMng up it wa3
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dlcovered the sophomores-known
M sllmC3 last earheid their pic
(Continued on page 4)
i litis (.It Ml M i
NUMPER 6
capacity duting the mid-thir-
lies lie and Mrs Jay re-
ctnth made a $722r) gift to
I the college in oil pioduction.
The ioonue will be paid as
the oil is ptoduced
Plans are under 1) for pro-
grams nnd social entertainments.
iui me main speaiar nas not Dccn
announced Charlis B Watts
hi ad of the dramatic department
of tin colli ge will present the
first production of the year What
a Life b Clifford Goldsmith Nov.
14 and 15 as a part of the pro-
gram
The Alpha Chi honor society
vvl hol( Us lnitntlon tea on frf.
)laj Mcmbers of TIP girl's ac
cla club( lg pluininK a dmnir tor
Irida evening bchcduled for
baturda is the Ko ban stag
sinokir thi Gamma Sigma ban-
quit and tin Kappa Phi honucom-
mg Satunln morning Haiold Thorn
ns of thi fun arts di part mint will
gii nn org m ricital in the Rad-
ft rd mcmniiiil au litorium Tha
org m is i iiiw ndlitiin to the
nuditorium vnui list hmut mung.
V 1 Ilildridki f Alnline
pit suit nt t f tin iilumni iss u uition
will pusid for tin cli ipt 1 pro-
M nn
Ilusint ss si si ii if tlu ilunini
in I tin
will It
will It
m tilt is in 1 ti
lull it 11 Tlu
stlMll It III I II
lis ilubs
1 irbtcuo
Mrs
Weir Gives
F:
rienas oociai
I mt t n I i li s Mi Mum It ach-
I Hill tllll llllt I t ll sltlillts
in Musts i f Mis ti 1 ur at
ii tn luiiliim li t rhuist'aj
Tin
lum hi i n hi Ul it tin W otm
lutil hid bun n 1 1 ill irilt'y
lilaiiuetl and was pnsintid li tho
lirstess ns an nppitcmti in to thoso
1'icsent
Prest nt at tin
nff ur wirt Mms.
I rank Turner O P Thrane W.
II McDaniel Iois ( Morrison
Brd Wur Hollis Munl Knox
Purr Wade Hasgell Misses Ins
Graham Julia I uker Beth Matt
(rug La.sk W illn Mae Chnsto
pher
- -
Religious Players
Have Final Rehearsal
Of 'Eternal Life'
(lurks Watts lintl of the
drninu dtp irtmint of McMurr)
iiiiiimitnis the formation of a Lroup
of students to he known ns the Re
1ijIU3 IMajirs Tin group has
us its put pose the presentation of
well known religious dramas
The Riligious Plajirs an offer-
ing thur sirvnis frie to any
ihurih organization who wishes to
ennnni tlw nl n hnnp in AH.
taui13h tlc mimk 0f tne com.
mumty a greater appreciation of
tIl0 jmportant plaCe religious
rama can paj n tie church"
sal(j Mf yatt3
Eternal Iafe the first offering
of the group has reached the final
stage of rehearsal and prepara
tions for the second pla are be-
ing made aicording to the spou-
sor
Tho new organization is com-
postd of studmts in the drnma de-
Partmtnt w ho ha e shown promis
. ..I..I. ... il.. r.l.l f 1
II1K ULtiiii in men I1VIU .leiltucrS
"" lc " .
are Ora Lee Marlin Gerald An-
"crson' TforLoln Klvcs- "
I Hunter Katherine Jaj and Jojca
McCully
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