The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 19, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 15, 1936 Page: 1 of 4
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This The Twentieth Anniversary Edition Of
Respectfully Dedicated To The Memory Of
First In Support of
Hardin-Simmons Abilene
and Texas Centennial
VOL. 20
Richard E. Byrd
Will Lecture As
Artist Attraction
Famous Explorer To Relate
Experiences Of Trip To
Antarctic
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd
Antarctic explorer and adventurer
will lecture Monday Feb. 17 in the
university auditorium under the aus-
picics of the Hardin-Simmons uni-
versity artist course.
Two lectures will be Riven matinee
and evening. The matinee perform-
ance will begin at 3:30 o'clock with
prices 40 and 75 cents. The night
show will start at 8 o'clock with
prices 55 cents 75 cents and $1.10.
Hardin-Simmons students enn ex-
change activity tickets at the busi-
ness office for tickets to the lecture.
Students may attend either the aft-
ernoon or the evening lecture.
Commander Byrd has just returned
from his second successful expedition
into the south polar regions and his
story will deal with his explorations
and adventures on these two trips.
Motion pictures taken on the tour
will be used to illustrate his lecture.
Richard E. Byrd was born in Win-
chester Vn. Oct. 25 1888 and enter-
ed the United States Naval academy
in 1908. He was graduated by the
academy in 1912 and naval and aerial
fields have nlways been his chief in-
terests. He headed the naval unit of the
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They'll soon be gone!
Thirty members of the world fa-
mous Cowboy band will crawl into
their steaming busses Monday morn-
ing 'er Cop has left the campus to
take his needed rest and there will
be no looking back until the village
of Odessa is reached. This is just
the beginning for the musicians will
be Arizona bound and there is not a
chanco of them making it back here
inside of ten days. It is an even bet
that none will come back as unsul-
lied as he leaves.
Along a somewhat lighter vein is
the hilarious btory of Minnie Lou
Brown the supposedly angel child
who took a pair of high power field
glasses which were intended for use
at the Ballet itusse and moved into
the lot back of Smith hall. Some
say she camped there until every
light was out. Others hay hhe could
not see into the third story windows
and left as soon as the two lower
floors became dark.
Somo of tho phemalo friends of
Wayne Petty nnd Budda Ray have
been hibernating in solitary confine-
ment by request. They did not mind
tho hibernation but it was trying on
their lovablo natures when Petty and
Ray did not come down to console
them. These two campus blackshcep
wish to publicly announce that they
did not know of tho plight of their
friends and say that had they known
they would have been tho first to ap-
pear on the scene.
This department will give one (1)
package of chewing gum to the per-
son or persons bringing in accurate
information concerning the lonely
lady who was observed wandering
aimlessly about the campus Monday
night. Her trail was picked up first
in front of Marston gym and this is
on the level.
It would nlso bo very interesting
if any of you have the time to find
out just why a group of boys went
behind tho Corral ono night last week
and just what they found Dog Emery
(Continued on page three)
Press Club Holds Annual
Banquet At Hilton Tonight
Ray Baumgardncr Texas INS Chief To Be Main Speaker;
Mrs. Dan Moody To Send Greetings To Group;
Deadline At Noon Today
Members of the Hardin-Simmons
Press club will meet tonight in the
ballroom of the Hilton hotel to hold
their annual banquet in honor of the
twentieth annivcrsnry of The Brand.
Ray Baumgardncr Texas state
manngcr of International News Ser-
Musicians Leave
Monday For 2000
Mile Arizona Trip
To Attend Annual Fiesta Dc
Los Vaqueros In
Tuscon
La Fiesta do los Vaqueros in Tuc-
son Arizona will bo the goal of the
Hardin-Simmons Cowboy band when
it leaves Abilene enrly Monday morn-
ing to begin n ten-day trip.
Making the 2000 mile trip in easy
stages the musicians will play Mon-
day in Odcssn Monahans and Van
Horn; Tuesday in Austin high school
of El Paso and Lordsburg New
Mexico; Wodnesady in the Fox thea-
ter of Tucson for three shows. This
theater is the paramount show-house
of Arizona.
The Fiesta is to get underway Feb.
20 and the first dny will be marked
by an nil-Indian parade in which the
Cowboy band will be the only whites
to participate. Activities for Feb. 21-
22 will include playing for the rodeo
and stock show of the affair which
is the largest mid-winter fair in the
southwest.
While in Tucson the band will be
quartered in the Y. M. C. A. building.
Tho return trip to Abilene will in-
cluda concerts in Doming New Mex-
ico El Pnso high school and Pecos.
Thirty-five men will mnke the trip
including Billio Morrow xylophone
soloist Johnny Rcgnn and Frank Ju-
nell publicity director.
Tho band was entertained Thurs-
day with itsxlnnuol barbecue on the
Jones ranch nenr Roscoe. Concerts
were played Thursday afternoon in
Lorraine and Thursday night in Ros-
coe. Richardson Speaks
Dr. Rupert N. Richardson vice-
president presented the program for
the Grape Way club Friday when it
mot in the homo of Mrs. C. B. Manly.
The subject of his talk wns "Our
Country and Its Neighbors."
Mildred Dutton senior in the uni-
versity gave a piano solo.
History of Brand Recalled
On Twentieth Anniversary
By MACK
GO BACK FOR AWHILE ... IF
YOU CAN ... to the days of
"WHEN !" Go back 20 years to
tho days "WHEN" Simmons college
wns still a wido spaco in tho rond
"WHEN" miles of mosquito wilder-
ness separated a thriving little "one-
hoss" college from a thriving littlo
"onc-hoss" Abilene.
To a small but enthusiastic student
gathering in Abilene hall is being
distributed tho first edition of a
school newspaper. Tho time is tho
Friday morning of October 13 1016.
"The Brand" has just been born.
Edited by Mildred Paxton (now
Mrs. Dan Moody) and with R. W.
Foy ns business manager tho new
paper continued to appear regularly
each week. Tho first editors soon
realized tho need of a definite organ-
ization nnd selected a committee of
faculty advisors composed of tho lato
Dr. O. II. Cooper Prof. P. W. Wil
liams and Dr. W. F. Fry. Additional
staffmen were recruited and Prof. W.
D. Bond given charge of tho "special
department."
Simmons had oxlsted 25 years with
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HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY AHILENE TEXAS FKlHtUARY IB 1930
vice will bo introduced by Frank
Turell head of the journalism de
partment of Ilnrdin-Simmons and
will deliver the main address.
Assessments for the Press club ban
quet must bo in today by 12. Lconn
Lawrie and Si Addington arc on the
collections committee and all who
have not paid should get in touch
with them immediately.
Arrangements have been completed
for the affair which is to bo the most
elaborate ever attempted by n club
of Hardin-Simmons according to of-
ficials. The International News Service or-
dered a 100 word news story of the
banquet to bo sent over their wire
Wednesday night.
Mrs. Dan Moody nee Mildred Pax-
ton who wns first editor of the Brand
has sent a message of congratula-
tions to bo read on the program
A newspaper theme has been car-
ried out in the menu decorations and
favors according to reports from the
decorations committee composed of
Fay Morrison Mack Machen and
Sarah Elizabeth Cox.
All members of the club arc to be
allowed to invite one guest.
Andrews Speaks
To Abilene Art Unit
Miss Thclma Andrews librarian
spoke to the Abilene Art league Fri-
day morning on "Queen Elizabeth and
Her Time." This address served as
the introduction to the study of art
in England.
Mrs. L. F. Grubbs presided for the
meeting nt the Woman's club and
introduced Miss Andrews.
A survey of the period between 1500
nnd 1000 was presented by Miss An-
drews with special emphnsis on the
brilliance of the Elizabethan age and
characterization of some of the fa-
mous contemporaries of tho queen
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Annual Senior Day To
Be Observed April 25
Annual seniors' day at Hardin-Simmons
university will bo observed
April 25 announced Dr. R. N. Rich
ardson vice-president Saturday night.
Tho dny is set aside for entertain
ment of hundreds of members of sen-
ior classes in West Texas high
bchools.
Mrs. C. C. Stewart president of the
First Bnptist Woman's Missionary
union is in charge of arrangements
for the day which is sponsored by
the WMU association of the district.
MACHEN
student news and opinion confined to
a quarterly magazine "Tho Corral."
Tho new paper met with much ap-
proval and in 1017 the student body
gathered in Abilene hnll to choose an
official nnmo for their publication.
Johnny B. Miller a student had pre-
viously suggested "Tho Simmons
Brand" nnd it was duly selected.
Five Columns
For five years (1010 to 1021) tho
paper consisted of only fivo columns.
In 1021 under tho editorship of How-
aid Barrett tho addition of another
column made it six columns and three
inches longer. In 1025 Editor Otis
D Carter increased the paper to
seven columns tho same size as the
present.
With tho first edition Tho Brand
became a charter member of tho Tex-
as Intercollcginto Press Association
its staffmen contributing largely to
tho formation of that pioneer organ-
ization. Until 1035 when The Brand
became a member of tho Southwest-
ern Journalism congress the paper
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Brain o
Lean Year Party
Marks Valentine
Celebration Here
Girls Take Over Duties Of
Males For Social In
Mary Frances
First taste of leap year was dished
up last night in the parlors of Mary
Frances hall when tho girls of the
university played suitors to the male
population of the campus.
A Valentine party carrying out
tho theme of a sentimental farce was
given as the first nil-university social
of tho year.
Reviving the ancient custom of re-
versing tho duties of the sexes in
mnttcrs of courtship the girls made
their dates called for them and es-
corted them home.
The program for tho affair was in
keeping with the Valentino spirit
featuring elaborate decorations of
fern nnd huge red hearts. It includ-
ed the girls quartet singing a group
of old sentimental songs; n dance en-
semble by pupils of Miss Gertrude
Wnrmack; a sentimental reading by
Kelly Barnett; a pantomime by Fred-
die Sue Bloxom; nnd songs by Gilbcit
Wilson.
A pinto of sherbet cookies and
cream all in the shape of hearts
served as refreshments for the occa-
sion. Approximately 250 students were
in attendance.
The program was in charge of Miss
Mary E. Head and Miss Thclma An-
drews. Stephenson Talks
To Kiwanis Club
"Our National Defense" Is
Subject At Luncheon
Meeting
Prof. W. A. Stephenson Ilnrdin-
Simmons government head spoke at
the regular meeting of tho Abilene
Kiwnnis club Wednesday nt noon
using as his subject "Our National
Defense."
Prof. Stephenson stressed the need
of an adequate national defense nnd
pointed out that there were three
courses open to bring nbout war;
namely searching for war defense-
less or unprepared nnd from n profit
standpoint.
He showed tlint the first idea was
unlikely in the United States and sec-
ondly the United States would hard-
ly be as unprepared as China is
against Jnpan. In tho Inst step he
showed that the world wor cost this
country $55000000000 which ex-
ceeds tho total crime cost total high-
way cost educational costs for five
yenrs and firo losses for 20 years
combined.
Prof. Stephenson nlso outlined the
American Legion program for na-
tional defense and commented upon
several of its phases.
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Women's Club Selects
Nesbitt As Chairman
Mary Nesbitt Hardin-Simmons fac-
ulty member has been named pro-
gram chairman of tho local Business
nnd Professional Women's club.
Tho first lecturo in Texns history
study which the club is now sponsor-
ing was given Tuesday night by Miss
Willio Floyd Abileno high school
teacher.
Tho history study course will be
continued six weeks nnd is open to
the public. Miss Floyd's address
was based on the geography of Texas
in relation to its history.
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Home-Ec Club Has Meeting
Homo Economics club held us reg-
ular meeting Monday morning nt 10
o'clock in tho homo economics class-
room. Plans were drawn up for n party
to bo held on George Washington's
birthday nnd arrangements made for
tho program next Mondny.
Lois Blvens president presided at
tho meeting.
Special Library Collection Will
Honor Late English Instructor
Miss Campbell Was
Member H.-S. U.
Faculty Since 1920
Miss Irma M. Campbell late Eng-
lish instructor was n member of the
Ilnrdin-Simmons university faculty
from 1020 until her death December
(5 1935.
She wns well loved and respected
by her students and tho student body
in general. She was well known on
tho campus nnd was a popular Eng-
lish professor. Her specialty was the
study of drama her favorite form of
literature.
Wido recognition wns given Miss
Cnmpbull for her numerous book re-
views nnd criticisms before clubs nnd
litcinry circles in this section of the
country. She was acclaimed an nuth-
oilty in this part of the state.
Miss Campbell succumbed after an
unsuccessful operation which was
preceded by a brief illness. Her con-
dition from tho first was serious but
complications by generalized periton-
itis brought on her death.
She was born in New Orleans La.
Feb. 20 1898 tho daughter of Daniel
Quitman Cnmpbcll and Anna Clark
Tillman Campbell. Other children in
the family were two brothers Lucicn
Q. and D. M.
After graduation from Sophio B.
Wiight school in New Orleans La.
Miss Campbell attended Louisinnn
State Normal college and later the
University of Oklahoma at Norman.
She received licr bachelor of arts de-
gree from tho University of Okla-
homa Miss Campbell also held a master
of aits degree from the University of
Texas and had completed graduate
work in the University of Colorado
Boulder. She became associated with
Hardin-Simmons in February 1920
and since thnt time had been a pro-
fessor in the English department.
A member of the Aloha Study club
Miss Campbell was also a member of
the Oscar II. Cooper branch of the
American Association of University
Women.
Polk Announces Extension
Physical Education Course
A new extension course in physical
education wns organized Monday aft-
ernoon at 0:30 o'clock Otho M. Polk
head of the physical education de-
paitmcnt announced.
The course will satisfy the state
depaitment of education requirements
for teachers.
Polk has charge of tho course. Sim-
ilar work was given during the fall.
H.-S. Club Pledges Eat Dirt
And Long For Time To Come
By SI ADDINGTON
There comes a time in every mnn's
life when he must not only bow his
head to the dust but nlso has to put
his mouth on tho ground and chew up
a bit of it.
This timu lias come to tho neo-
phytes of tho "H-S" club. They nro
having to do things they had never
dreamed of.
A committee that is heartless has
gone back to tho days of the barbar-
ians to figuro up schemes thnt will
humiliuto pledges to tho ranks of
H.-S. lettermen.
They havo had to go in a high class
cafo of the city order n sandwich
and then go up to tho manager nnd
try to talk themscrcs out of it. In
ono caso the boy was not fast enough
talker nnd was being taken back to
brush up on his pots nnd pans clean-
ing when n cop decided that tho jail
was the better place. According to
the Inst rumors tho boy suddenly re-
mombercd that ho not only could talk
but also could do some tall explaining.
Ho got out.
"I Am Crazy"
Another humiliating experience was
The Brand Is
Irma M. Campbell
Honored
.Miss Irma Campbell late in-
structor of English to whose
memory this issue of The Brand
is dedicated. Miss Campbell died
Dec. G.
H.-S. U. Entrants
Win High Honors
In Debate Meet
Kelly Barnett Awarded First
In Extemporaneous
Contest
Hardin-Simmons university en-
trants in the A. C. C. invitation de-
bate tournament won first plnco in
men's extemporaneous speaking
third place award in oratory and high
honors in debates during the Friday
and Saturday sessions.
Kelly Barnett representing the lo-
cal forensic organization carried the
extemporaneous contest with a unani-
mous vote by the three judges. He
was also unanimous choice for first
plnco in the preliminary rounds. A
silver loving cup was presented for
this honor.
In the oratorical contest Kelly Bar-
nett sole lepresentntive from tho lo-
cal debate chapter won third place
award.
Three debate teams were entered
by the Hardin-Simmons Pi Kappa
Delta organization. Don Gayer and
Jeff Bell composed ono team which
won two out of three tries in the
first rounds defeating the teams from
S. M. U. nnd Texas Tech and being
defeated by Southeastern State
Teachers college of Durant Okla-
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that of one boy who had to walk in
front of the Paramount Theater. Tho
funny part was that he had to draw
n ring around his foot and every
tluee or four steps straighten up nnd
yell "I am crazy." From the looks
on tho observers' faces ho was crazy.
But this was only the start of the
night.
Ono pledgo sauntered up to a drug
store as if ho owned tho plnce and or-
dered a coca cola. After drinking it
and cnrefully making sure that no
one was in his way ho bolted and
mndo his get-away without paying a
cent. Somo of the members however
thought this was very rude of tho
young man so they mndo him go back
stick his head in the door say "I am
sorry" nnd then run away again:
Sounds exciting and from nil indica
tions it wns.
Devours Ice
To cap tho night off one of the
handsome lady-killers was mado to go
in tho lobby of ono of tho lending
hotels sit down on tho floor for ten
minutes and play with a few pieces
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NEWS TIPS:
Campbell Memorial Page 1
Byrd Lecture Page 1
History of Brand ...Pago 1
Campus Comment !..Pagc 2
No. 19
Memorial Fund
To Be Donated By
Students Friends
Contributions to a fund as a memo-
rium to the lato Miss Irma M. Camp-
bell English instructor by her stu-
dents ex-students and friends havo
been started to form a special library
collection to bo placed in tho Hardin-
Simmons university library.
This memorial collection will bo
largely made up of modern drama be-
cause Miss Campbell since becoming
n member of tho Hardin-Simmons
English department in 1915 had been
especially interested in this phase of
literature study.
Each book will be designated by an
elaborately designed memorial plate
which will bo placed in the front of
each copy. The memorial idea orig-
inated among Miss Campbell's stu-
dents. In commemoration of Miss Camp-
bell n memorium chapel program will
be given in the Hardin-Simmons aud-
itorium nt tho regular time Thursday
morning. Feb. 20 is tho birthdate of
Miss Campbell nnd so thi3 date was
selected for tho memorial service.
Don Gayer will give an oration on
the program and Dr. O. E. Baker
head of the economics department
will give a talk "The Significance of
Memorium." The program is under
the direction of Miss Nena Kate
Ramsey speech head nnd tho music
is being planned by Mrs. Lola Dcaton
voice head.
All contributions to tho memorial
fund may bo sent to Miss Mary Nes-
bitt treasurer for tho memorium
committee. Students ex-students
and friends are urged and asked to
help in the formntion of this special
fund. The fund will be held open all
during tho spring semester for do-
nations. Miss Thelma Andrews librarian is
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Battle Lectures
On Roman Author
Twenty-five Hardin-Simmons uni-
versity Latin students heard Dr. W.
J. Battle lecture on the Roman poet
Horace last evening nt 7:30 in the
nuditorium of Abilene Christian col-
lege. Dr. Battle's lecture presented
an account of his Horntian cruise tak-
en last summer under the auspices of
the Bureau of University Travel.
Preceding tho lecture two short
numbers in costume were presented
by A. C. C. students members of the
Latin club which brought Dr. Battle
to Abilene. A group of "Living Sta-
tues" was posed against a black back
drop under flood lights. Following
this wns a dramatization of ono of
Horace's poems "Tho Lovers' Quar-
rel." Tho Roman lovers spoke their
lines in Latin; the mdern lovers spoke
in campus slang and tho black face
lovers in negro dialect.
Tho program was presented by S.
P. Q. R. tho Abilene Christian col-
lego Latin club ns its contribution tc
the world-wide commemoration of the
2000th anniversary of the birthday
of tho poet Horace. There was no
charge of admission and tho general
public was invited.
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Christian Missionary
Unit Hears LaSeuer
Clnradene LeSeucr Hardin-Simmons
university student spoko to tho
members of tho Hawkins unit of tho
First Christian Woman's Missionary
Society Tuesday afternoon on tho
subject "Mexico tho Land of Chris-
tian Opportunity."
Miss LcSouer is tho daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. D. II. LcScuer educa-
tional workers among tho Mexicans
of Chihuahua whoro they are sta-
tioned. Mary Ovorshincr another
Hardin-Simmons student introduced
Miss LeSeucr.
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