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Graduation
Speaker Called
'Outstanding'
At 37 John Ben Shepperd, at-
torney general of Texas, who will
speak at Commencement exer-
cises May 26. is one of the young-
est members of the Texas Execu-
tive family.
A native of Gladewater, he is
past president of the United
States Chamber of Commerce and
Profs Adams, McCollough Given
Leaves to Complete Doctorates
; Two McMurry College profes-
| sors, Jim McCollough and Bill
Adams, have been granted a
year's leave of absence to com-
| plete their study for Ph. D. de-
' grees, announces Dr. Harold G.
1 Cooke.
To Slanford University
Both McCollough, head of the
art department, and Adams, head
of the speech department, will
workon their degrees at Stanford
University, Palo Alto, Calif.
Adams will study drama under
Dr. Hubert Heffner, while Mc-
Collough will be studying in edu-
cation.
Adams has been awarded two
scholarships for use at Stanford.
They are the New House Founda-
tion Scholarship and the Stan-
ford Book Store Owner Scholar-
ship.
Leaving McMurry in June, they
will return in September, 1954
with their doctorates completed.
Duet Wrote Play
McCollough and Adams colla-
borated on the Book and Lyrics
for an original musical play,
"Them Lovely Hills" which was
presented May 7 and 8. This pro-
duction was the duet's last major
project for college until they
return September, 1954. Mc-
Collough designed the sets and
supervised their construction,
while Adams served as director.
McCollough joined the Mc-
Murry faculty in the fall of 1951.
He had previously taught in the
Plainview Public Schools. He at-
tended Southern Methodist Uni-
versity, Southwestern University
and obtained his Bachelor of Fine
Arts degree from the University
of Texas. He received his Master
of Fine Arts from the University
of Oklahoma.
Adams, a McMurry graduate,
was head of the Odessa High
School speech department and di-
rector of the Permian Playhouse
before returning to Abilene. He
completed his work towards the
M. A. degree at Northwestern
University and has also attended
the University of Southern Calif.
1953 Totems Distributed, Called
'Best In History of McMurry'
JOHN BEN SHEPPERD
served two years as Secretary of
State before being elected to his
present office.
Shepperd reorganized the Sec-
retary of State's office and re-
duced its operating budget by
over a hundred thousand dollars
as well as increasing the effi-
ciency of his office.
Heads 47 Lawyers
He took office as Attorney Gen-
eral on January 1, and heads a
force of 47 Attorneys who handle
approximately 2,000 law cases a
year and serve as legal advisers
to 800 State and County officials
and agencies. As Attorney Gen-
eral he is a member of and meets
with thirty-four boards and com-
missions of the State Govern-
ment, including the State Bank-
ing Board, State Tax Board,
School Veterans' Land Boards and
State Elections Board.
During the first three months of
his administration, the Attorney
General's office won 236 cases out
of 244 tried or appealed, brought
18 million dollars into the Texas
Permanent School Fund, and col-
lected $250,000 from various suits.
Under his leadership the office
also saved the taxpayer more than
$200,000 in the same three months
by winning suits brought against
the state.
Outstanding Citizen
Shepperd was five times named
the outstanding citizen of his
home town, Gladewater; three
times named among the five out-
standing young men of Texas:
and listed among the ten most
promising young men of the Na-
tion by Future Magazine. He is
The 1953 Totem, acclaimed by
students and faculty alike as "the
best ever" was distributed at the
college last week.
Featured in the Totem, the 30th
edition of the book, are eight
Totem beauties selected by Tex
Beneke, nationally famous or-
chestra leader. Thirteen candi-
dates were chosen by members
of the executive Totem staff and
photographs of these were sent
to Mr. Beneke for judging.
Beauties Named
Selected as 1953 Totem beau-
ties were Mildred Akens, Haw-
ley: Richie Lane, Stamford; Pat
Stuckey, Dallas; Frankie Mueller,
Mason; Maybelle Pember, Slaton;
Marylyn Logan, Abilene; Char-
lene Mayhew, Slaton; Dorothy
Hill, Temple.
Runners-up included Liz Lujan
of Socorra, N. M.; Elna Ruth Pe-
terson, Abilene; Era Jane Ander-
son, Colorado City; Mary Ann
Huddle ston, Kermit; Patty
Boothe, Sweetwater.
The Totem is dedicated directly
to Dr. Harold G. Cooke, presi-
dent, in honor of Ten Years of
Progress at McMurry. Indirectly
it is more or less dedicated also
to the future of McMurry.
Editor Was White
Will White, senior from Olton,
a graduate of the University of
Texas School of Law, holds an
Honorary Doctor of Laws degree
from North Texas State College
and served in the Army in World
War II.
He is married to the former
Mamie Strieber of Yorktown, and
they have two sons and twin
daughters.
served as editor for the 1953
Totem, which contains 200 pages,
the largest in the history of the
school. Iris Kendall, Abilene
junior, served as associate editor
and Richard Adams, Roscoe sen-
ior, acted as business manager.
Other staff members include;
David B a r r o s, Breckenridge;
Elaine Graves, Perryton; Harold
Maples, Abilene; Billi Gandy, Big
Spring; Ed Cooper, Estelline;
Christine Rockover, Abilene; Don
Hunt, Merkel; Peggy Renfro,
Abilene; Byrdie West, Abilene;
Wayne Daniel, Hamlin; Robbie
Jay, Roby; Rita Whitfield, Sweet-
water.
Cover Is Silver
Background of the Totem cov-
er is done in silver gray with the
lettering in navy blue. A natural i
color photo inset of an ancient !
looking Indian chief in full head-
dress gives the cover a very dis-
tinct appearance.
The division pages also follow j
the Indian pattern. Solid Shiny
black double-page introduces the ,
sections of the Reservation, Ad- j
ministration, Classes, Personali- '
ties, Athletics, Organizations, Fea-
tures and Advertising. Featured (
on each division page is an inset
photo of a small boy, dressed in j
complete Indian costume to depict
each particular section. The lad
is Joey Tullbane, four - year old I
son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Tull-
bane, 1326 Elm. Cartoon work
throughout was done by Harold
Maples, Abilene.
Lithography is by Newsfoto of
San Angelo; photography by Rob-
erts Studio, Abilene; Covers,
American Beauty Cover Com-
pany, Dallas.
Last Alpha Chi
Baby Show
Set May 23
Children of former McMur-
rians will have the last oppor-
tunity this year to earn a scholar-
ship, for the traditional Alpha
Chi Baby Show is ending.
Mrs. H. Leo Tucker, chairman
of the event, says that the final
show is scheduled for May 23 at
the Radford Memorial Student
Life Center.
The ex Alpha Chi's adopted this
project in May 1928. During the
15 years 23'7 children have re-
ceived Baby Certificates which
allow them at least $10 credit on
their tuition at McMurry.
The executive board of the Ex
Alpha Chi's think the idea plant-
ed in the minds of babies has born
fruitful results. Through the
years, these babies have return-
ed to McMurry to cash in on
their certificates.
EDUCATION WORKSHOP
(Continued from page 1)
tive levels, visiting expert con-
sultants provide the main lectures
during the workshop.
Three hours credit is awarded
for the three weeks work toward
either the Bachelor of Science,
Bachelor of Arts or Master of
Education degrees.
About the workshop Dr. Hunt
explains, "This year the students
may have an opportunity of work-
ing in any field of curriculum
study or child study. We have
had requests for some consult-
ants who will once again bring
us valuable aids in the field of
conservation. Also by request, we
are devoting areas to public re-
lations as applied to schools."
Presequisites are advanced
standing and six semester hours
in education and psychology.
GRADUATE TEACHER
TRAINING
(Continued from page 1)
practice-teacher's program super-
vision be increased.
In following these suggestions
McMurry employed Dr. Joseph
Roemer, former dean of the school
of education of Peabody College,
Nashville, Tenn. He joined the
education department a year ago.
Library Expanded
The library was doubled in size,
improvements were made in
lighting, arrangements and facili-
ties and $15,000 worth of new
books was purchased .
Dr. Andrew Hunt, chairman ot
the department of education, was
given more time to supervise the
practice-teacher program.
The first graduates under the
new program received their mas-
ter's degrees in 1952 .
The permanent approval has
been termed a "fine progressive
step for the school" by adminis-
trators.
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