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FEBRUARY, 1955
THE McMURRY CHIEFTAIN
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For And About Exes:
CORRECTION: A note from
Harry Cowan informs us that he
is not in the insurance business
in Andrews as was announced in
the CHIEFTAIN last month. He
is, instead, the manager of the
Chamber of Commerce.
Duane Byars, CI. of '50, is in
the air force in Alaska. He, his
wife, and two daughters will re-
turn home in March this year.
Caffey Welch, cl. of *49, took
over the job as Nolan County
school superintendent January 1.
He was a former teacher and
Sweetwater Junior High Coach.
He received his Master of Edu-
cation degree from McMurry Col-
lege in 1951.
Marion E. Criswell, cl. of '47,
is an accountant for Johnson and
Johnson in Dallas. He is living
in Irving, Texas. Doris Criswell
(Mrs. Rex) Fitsworth, has two
children, Steve and Pamela. Her
husband is in the insurance busi-
ness in Lubbock.
B. K. Min, cl. of *52, visited the
campus the last week in January
on his way home to Korea after
two and a half years in the Uni-
versity of Chicago in the Division
of Social Science. He plans to
teach and promised to let us know
when he gets established.
Mrs. Leita Cranford Johnson, a
1935 summer graduate, is now liv-
ing in Fort Worth where her hus-
band is employed by the Star-
Telegram. She taught for twenty-
seven years in the Weatherford
and Mineral Wells schools before
moving to Fort Worth.
The "Lost Exes" column has
brought in the information that
Stanley Sigman, *42, is associated
with the Hereford Motor Com-
pany and now lives at 113 Ave-
nue I in Hereford. This was sent
in by Juanita Rosser (Mrs. Gid)
Brownd, 43-45, who is also living
in Hereford.
C. R. Shelton, '46-'48, was grad-
uated January 25 from the Amer-
ican Institute for Foreign Trade
at Thunderbird Field, Phoenix,
Arizona. Specializing in South
America, Shelton has taken the
school's intensive trading course
in preparation for a career in
American business abroad. The
course of study at the Institute
concentrates on techniques of in-
ternational business administra-
tion, foreign languages, and char-
acteristics of foreign countries.
Prior to his entrance at Thunder-
bird, Shelton was editor of the
McM Exes' Group
Formed At S M U
A McMurry Alumni group has
recently been organized at South-
ern Methodist University with the
following elected as officers: C.
B. Melton, cl. of *52, president;
Stanley Seaton, cl. of *51, vice-
president; and Patty Ray Boothe,
cl. of '54, secretary. Other Mc-
Murry Alumni in Perkins School
of Theology are Richard Deats,
Bob Ely, Jack Hampton, Hershel
Homer, James Kirby, Luster Loc-
kett, Richard Payne, and Roy
Shilling.
Roby Star-Record, Roby, Texas.
Another "Lost Ex" has been re-
stored to our active files. Jose-
phine Mitchell, cl. of '34, now
Mrs. Robert G. Dickinson, resides
in Bangkok, Thailand, where her
husband, Major Robert G. Dickin-
son, is stationed with the Air
Force.
Mrs. Finis Mothershead visited
the campus with her daughter,
Julie, aged 8, this week. She is
living in Denver, Colo., where her
husband is with Associated Press.
Mrs. Mothershead is the former
Harriet Godwin, having attended
McMurry in '35-'36, and return-
ing later as an instructor in the
publicity department in '41-'42.
Doris Bankson, 42-43, is now
Mrs. Marvin E. Weybright, living
in Boulder, Colo. Janet Bankson,
39-41, is now Mrs. Fred G. Ma-
loof. She and her husband have
three children, Nancy, age 6; Jo-
anna, age 3; and David, 4 months.
They have recently bought a
home in the Boston suburb, Brain-
tree, Mass.
Perry and Beth (Arnett) Moss,
els. of '42 and '45 respectively,
are also living in Dallas. He is a
civil engineer employed by the
highway department ,and she is
working for a construction com-
pany.
Doyle Moss, '45-'48, is the man-
ager of a cotton gin in Brown-
field. He and his wife have two
children, Bobby, 6 years, and
Ann, 4 years.
Jack Gates, '40-'41, is a book-
keeper for General Motors Chev-
rolet Assembly Division in Kan-
sas City.
Deceased—
Mrs. Jack Todd of Perry ton died
at Shattuck, Okla., hospital Tues-
day, January 11, of injuries re-
ceived in a car wreck near Shat-
tuck on January 2. Mrs. Todd was
the former Mary Britton, a 1931
graduate of McMurry College.
Willsons—
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Mexico-Oklahoma area gave the
feature addresses. Others appear-
ing on the program were Dr. John
O. Gross, General Board of Edu-
cation in Nashville, Dr. Umph-
rey Lee, then president of S. M.
U., Bishop Paul E. Martin, Bishop
Charles C. Selecman, and Dr. C.
Q. Smith, president of Oklahoma
City University.
Last year the Willson Lectures
were held in conjunction with the
Denison Lectures, Dr. Louis Ev-
ans returning to the campus to
bring the Willson Lectures and
Bishop Hazen G. Werner deliver-
ing the Denison Lectures.
The Willson Lectures are of in-
estimable value and worth to the
thinking and the culture of the
great Southwest. In bringing to
the people of this area the great
personalities of our time, which is
made possible by the gift of the
Willsons, much is being done to
the intellectual, moral, and spir-
itual development of a great and
growing section of our country.
£e*tiab GIgA.4. Pn.e.4.i<$.e4tt Sfxe.ak.6,
A Senior Looks Forward
The person who is about to
move into the vague and unmar-
shalled ranks of the exes writ-
ing about what he expects of an
exes organization is on the spot.
At the same time he loudly pro-
tests what wasn't provided for
him as a student, he realizes that
soon he will be in a position to do
some of the providing. And so,
let me briefly state what I, as a
graduating student, imagine the
responsibility of an ex to be.
Since I will be a McMurry ex
these statements will probably
apply only to McMurry exes.
An ex owes to his Alma Mater
his most enthusiastic support,
morally, spiritually, and finan-
cially. Any school which fulfills
its proposed destiny must be sup-
ported ex-wise in these three
areas:
An ex must be concerned about
the moral and educational stand-
ards which his school upholds.
True, the administration and fac-
ulty should be free to set the
policies of the school, but never-
theless the ex has the obligation
of concern regarding the operation
of these policies. The ex ought to
keep in contact with present stu-
dents, supporting the teams,
musical organizations, clubs, and
other groups by his interest in the
groups and attendance at their
performances.
An ex should pray daily for his
Alma Mater, its students, faculty,
and administration. We cannot
expect any school to live up to
Christian standards if we are un-
willing to take the time and the
effort to remember her in our
prayers.
An ex should contribute a por-
tion of his income to the con-
tinuation and improvement of his
school's educational facilities.
The occasional recollection of
good and devilish times ought not
to be the only reference which an
ex has to his Alma Mater. If the
school means anything at all con-
structive to an ex, he will want
to contribute financially to in-
sure the continuation of the suc-
cess of the institution. Perhaps
facilities even might be improved
if sufficient funds were on hand.
Who can tell what could be done?
Well, these are some of the
things that an ex might consider
as his responsibilities. To meet
these ends, the exes' organization
could provide news of the school
to exes; a structure of fellowship
for grads; and proper channels
for financial investment as a
means of encouragement to the
present students.
Orlie White,
President of the 1955 Senior
Class.
More "Lost" Exes
Evelyn Farmer, Winters; Mrs.
Richard Felden, Lubbock; Virgil
Fielding, Monahans; Mr. and Mrs.
William R. Finley, Spearman;
Mrs. J. C. Pennington, Abilene;
Beulah Fisher, Canadian; Charles
Morris Fisher, Downey, Califor-
nia; Miss Ruby Fitzgerald, Abi-
lene; Mrs. Henry Fontnot, Fort
Worth; Mrs. Arlo Forrest, Mid-
land; Mrs. B. L. Foster, Little
Rock, Arkansas; Viola Francis,
Perry ton; Mrs. Stanley Frank,
Loving, New Mexico; Dr. George
Franz, Dumas; Mrs. George W.
Fry, Abilene; Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Fryar, Big Spring; Carlton Gann,
Albuquerque, New Mexico; Mrs.
Parker Gardner, Freeport; Harry
E. Garrett, Roscoe; Mrs. Vivian
Garrett, Austin; Marion Gaylor,
Dalhart; Veston George ,Mona-
hans; Mrs. Lester Gerth, Mule-
shoe; Earl Gilbert, Corpus
Christi; H. G. Gilgore, Amarillo;
Mrs. Sarah Gilliam, Turkey; Mrs.
V. C. Gilliamson, St. Paul, Min-
nesota; Mrs. Bryan Gilliam, Abi-
lene; Mrs. Frank J. Glasgow,
Montrey Park, California.
Luther Glover, Big Spring;
Maude Geraldine Goff, Kobe,
Japan; Mrs. R. W. Goff, Houston;
Edna F. Gomillion, Vernon;
Floyd Goodgion, Clovis, New
Mexico; FernEvins, Sudan.
Your Friends Would Like to Hear from You
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clude information of other McM exes whom you know.
Name (while in McMurry)
Class
Husband's or Wife's name
McM Ex?
Childrens' names and aeres
Occupation and other information (don't be modest)
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