The McM War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 19, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 9, 1978 Page: 1 of 4
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Colorado City Man
Wins Play Contest
Porter UichnrdHun of Colorado
City has been named winner of
the McMurry College One Act
Play Content announced
Michael Phillips McMurry
speech-theater chairman
Richardson won with a com-
edy. "I Thee Wed" which Phil-
lips says shows the influence of
Neil Simon a playwright much
admired hy the Colorado City
writer
The winning dramatist says
he is "semi-retired" and is a
radio broadcast engineer He
has been actively associated
with the Colorado City
Playhouse since it was or-
ganized in 19G5
"Although my forte has been
in set design and construction I
have been cost in n number of
THE BEST WAY TO A PRESIDENT'S HEART IS THROUGH HIS STOMACH Gamma Sigma pledges Ruth Do Young productions and directed sev-
(left) and Kathy Brumfleld (far rlohl) present Dr. Thomas Kim with a cake The pledges baked the McMurry president or"'' ""J R chnrdson
Ihe cake In appreciation lor allowing Radford Auditorium lo be used lor Saturday s Women s Social Club Presenla- ' designed the current Coi-
tion. (Photo by Chuck Bell) orndo 'eru Hou8C homc of our
Playhouse productions II might
bo interesting to note that our
staging for 'Lil Aimer' was
purchased by Abilene Coinmuii
ity Theater and moved to the
Abilene theater ' he sas
Richardson who is married
and hns two grown sons studied
engineering commercial art
and music at Hnrdin-Simmons
University before completing
his training in electrical en
gineering at Texas Tech Mis
eons arc both graduates of
McMurry
He served in the U S Air
Force four and one half v ears
during World War II and was
radnrsection chief of the taiticnl
squadron which dropped the
atomic bombs
Of his corned Itichardson
says it was written stnctl.v lor
entcrtninment It will be staged
aspartofa McMurrj theater bill
March 23
B -W Lectures To Begin
In Radford Next Week
MSG Officer Elections
Scheduled For Tuesday
I)r David Maxwell pro
fessor of economics and dean of
liberal arts at Texas A&M I'm-
versitv. will Ihj the speaker for
the Bennctt-Willson Families
Lectures The lectures will be
held in Radford Auditorium on
Thursday. March 1(5 at 'J .'10 and
at 8 00 p in the same evening
The following morning there
will be a ground breaking cere-
mony L)r Maxwell earned his HA
and MA degrees in economics
from the University of North
Carolina He then obtained his
Pill) degree in political economv
from Joint Hopkins University
He served as chairman of the
Southeastern Asia Develop-
ment Adv isor Group of the
Asia Society Conference on Fi-
nancial Aid toThailand in li7-1
He was also co-team leader of a
project evaluation on Agncul
tural.Sectoi Analysis sponsoied
by the U S Agency for Interna-
tional Development and Royal
Thui Government in Bangkok
The A&M professor has
served on the editorial boards of
"The Journal of Applied
Economics " He has been n con-
sultant for the Ford Foundation
and has twice been named reci-
pient of the Teaching Excellence
Award by the Doctoral Candi-
dates Association
The Dennett-Willson
Families Lectures honor the
families of the former McMurry
president Dr Gordon Dennett
and Dr Mavis Terry Willson
and her husband the late Dr J
M Willson The Wtllsons
created the lecture series more
than thirty years ago
Dr Bennett joined the
McMurry administration in
1948 as administrative assis
tant to Dr Harold C5 CooVt and
then as execut iv e v let pn sidi nt
Dr Dennett became McMunv
president in 11)58 and served
until 1970 He now holds tin
title of president ementus
Dr and Mrs Bennett are veiv
active in United Methodism at
local conferenie and national
levels Dr Bennett is piesentlv
associate for administration at
St Paul Methodist Chuicli
Di J M Willson was (ban
man of the McMuirv Board ol
SCHEDULE
OF INTERVIEWS
ALIEF School Dist.
Mnrch 9 1978
HOUSTON I.S.D.
Mnrch 10 1978
KILEEN I.S.D.
March 16 1978
TEMPLE I.S.D"
Mnrch 16 1978
SOUTH WESTERN
LIFE INS. CO.
Mnrch 22 1978
LONGVIEW
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
April 11 1978
TOR FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT
THE PLACEMENT
OFFICE
RM. 102 MAIN BLDG.
I iiiri tot -cu nteen vi ais as
will a- tttixtee lot Methodist
lliisiii il nt I iiliUmk uul South
cin lelhndil I niversitv
Di Mav is illson has been a
tiutcc ol V.is Wcslcvon Col
li gt and I vdi.i Patterson litsti-
luteal) I li.wlifi iiaUivcmimuh
nvii wink Ihe WiIImiiis have
also (ained awards 1 1 out the
I i ('(do us I auiid.ii ton ol Vallev
I'm go
I lie l i tun in i part of the
( fill i'i Si i it iiul an worth
tint (Miin if In Hi icduresand
the gioiiiiil I n iking (Oiemonv
ne itti-inl I
REMEMBER ALL Mc-
MURRY STUDENTS . . . peti-
tions for the upcoming elections
are due in the MSG office this
coming Tuesdny March 14
Elections will )c March 21
If ou have anything to con-
tribute to McMurry College and
all of its students then here is
your chance to have a suv in
what goes on Repiosont vour
class or the entire student
body run for an MSG office
or cheerleader Haveosov m the
student government of
McMurrv College'"
Old Main Begins
New Reading Room
All seniors who plan tu
graduate in Mav of 1078
need to go by the
Hegisti ar's office SOON
to sec if llic.v have met all
requirements for graduation.
A new dimension to the ser-
vices supplied by the Student
Life office is the new reading
room provided for the students
of McMurry College.
The reuding room is located in
room 101 in Old Main. The room
will have a dual purpose as it
will serve as a testing center and
an information and reading
room It will provide valuable
information and literature con-
cerning schools corporations
and business materials and can
"The Last Hurrah"
Tomorrow Night
I nun class ol McMurr.v will have an opportunity to
M'li'lu mi tnmiiiiow night March 10 at "The Last Hurrah "
I lie seitioi paitv will begin nt 8 00 in tho Social Hall with
leficshmentti being seived Entertainment will follow with
tlu iiuisu ol Geoige Wortlungton and the comedy talents of
II SI' student David Crosby A dance will be held afterwards
Imitations have been sent to all beniors but they were
mailed I ite and the teservations are slowly coming in Hovv-
imi i ooi diuatoi of The Last Hurrah" Effie Handfield said
that leseivatioiih aie not necessary and that any senior can
conie and is stronglv encouraged to
1 he seiuoi class has some money left over and we thought
it would be ncie to do something just for us" Handfield said
1 he tune again is tomonow night March 10 at 8 00 in the
Radfoid Social Hall
be used at an tunc b the stu-
dents except during testing
periods according to Ms
Manbell Gilbert of the Student
Life office
The room is currenth open
and is designed for the students
to use on their own. but Ms Gil
bert will be available il anone
needs help Some of the mnteri
als can be taken from the loom
such us pamphlets and
brochures
Students can find information
in the room concerning how to
prepare a resume what enip
loyers look for in interviews
booklets on job opportunity in
various corporations law school
admissions summei jobs affir
motive action and careei oppoi
tunities in stnte and fedeial
governments
Lost and
Found:
HAVE YOU LOST A
DIAMOND RING"" One has
been found m the Science Build
ing
Contact Dr A C Sharp at ex
tension 313 to identify it
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The McM War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 19, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 9, 1978, newspaper, March 9, 1978; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth104313/m1/1/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting McMurry University Library.