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SIMMONS COLLEGE) ABILENE TEXAS FRIDAY JANUARY 5 1917
No 11
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LAST SESSION OF STU-
DENTS ASS'N FOR
YEAR WAS BUSY ONE
FRESHMEN WIN HARD
FOUGHT BATTLE IN
ANNUAL DEBATE
SIMMONS . AGAIN
FALL ISSUE OF CORRAL
OFF THE PRESS;
CREDIT TO SIMMONS
WINTER TERM
OPENING MARKS
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Tacant Offices Wore Filled and Fop"
Meeting Closed Year's
Work
At the last. mooting of tho Students'
Association for 191(1 which "was held
on December 18 much business was
transacted. Tho following officers
were elected:
VIco President R. W. Foy.
Treasurer Jesso Hodges.
Cor. Secretary Margaret Goodnight!
Godfroy and ' Johnson wore elected
student managers of teams to confer
with Faculty Comltteo. Theso Btu
dont managers will take the placo 'of
old Athletic Committees.
A resolution for tho adoption and
Becuring of collego song books was
unanimously passed' by tho Associa-
tion. An announcement of a' prize con-
tost for somo Simmons 'songs was
made. Tho detallB and rules of the
contest appear In another column of
tho Brand.
.At tho "pep" meeting which closed
the session of tho Students' Associa-
tion fpr 1916 tho following cards wero
distributed by the council for use dur-
ing tho holidays:
Wo have More.
"PEP"
Than Any Other Institution In
. ' TEXAS
Turn over a Now Loaf as You Turn
This Card and Come to
SIMMONS
We. tho fastest growing most pro
gressive aggressive Btudent body in
the State. Invito you to speed up with
us Aroused from our slxtymll.e-per-hour
gait by tho gift of a '$25000 gym-
nasium ' wo have overtaken football
which we lost Boven years ago. WIth
our campus glowing with '"pop"; a
weekly newspaper extolling our vir
tues: flvo literary societies voicing
our actions; with basketball and base-
ball teams drawing our chariot in tho
arenas of tho Texas Intercollegiate
Athletic -Association; with our Orator
ical Association defending us In lho
collego forums of tho Stqto wo are
leading the. race of tho colioua
through tho dust to tho Thirtieth Cen-
tury. -
Speed up! Jbln our Btudent body of
ono thousand' yearly. Como next year
and help 'us bold that football lino
Herp Is a deep draught of f'zoo zlpspy"
to you. COME!
Signed
SIMMONS COLLEGE STUDENT ASSN
. CONDITIONS ' ANNOUNCED
Pep brokq loose at chapel on Fri
day December IB over the football
outlook. President Sandofor made tho
announcement of the.' conditions on
which the; Board will probably rein-
state football for tho year 1917-18 'on
trial. Important conditions are aa
follows:
1. Every player must fllo with tho
Faculty a permission to play signed
by his parents.
2. No user of tobacco in anyt form
w'll bo allowed on tho' team.
.1. Each member of tho( team must
take at least 15 hours' work and
MUST pass in 12 hours' work.
4. If must bo proved that tho gonorr
a! atmosphere "of ' tho Institution is
not lowered in any way by the game.
Donations for Gym
A start has been made on that $10-
000 lump which is to round out tho
vfunds for the new gymnasium. Cole
'Means a student of pimmons waB
the first to start the ball rolling with
260' and Dick Cowden another stu-
dent of Simmons followed close with
a contribution of $100. This is an ex-
fcibltton of the leyal spirit always
manifested by the splendid studentt
who hail fros the Great Weet and
"' ehow that IWrnoBs' students first
(' "of alL deefre 1hmhw progreee.
Jack Woods Gets Carswell.Landera
Medal as Highest Place.
Tho Annual debate between tho
Freshmen and Sophomores held on
tho night 'of "December" 19th drew tho
most enthusiastic crowd of tho torm.
Tho "Freshles" with their green and ( tho defeat of Simmons girls tho same
gold supported tho aKIrmatlvo of tho results that prevailed in tho previous
question and carried off tho victory matches at StamfprdT'
over tho1 Sophomore's purplo and in tho"slngles White defended Hicks
white. J In thq best two sets out of thWo by a
Tho question debated was "RE- score of six-three and six-two. 'Miss
SOLVED: That tho Prosldont of tho Tot! Bryant was ugaln. dpfeat3d by
United States should bo elected for six Miss Smith a member of tho St-im-years
and should bo ineligible for ro- fordCollego faculty' and an ex-tennis
election." champion of Southwestern University.
Tho winning dobators wore Jack Miss Bryant's defeat was a groat dle-
Wpods"andJHyman Harrison Fresh- appointment to tho local fans as it was"
men. These men wero loyalty and roy- thought by many that sho would win
ally supported by tho freshmen and over Stamford.
Junior -"rooters" t.who occupied tho Whlto and Godfroy showed their
west sldeof tho auditorium. Howovor Bamo old team work in winning tho
woll these rooters supported their rep-( best throo but' of flvo seta ovor Tho
rosontativeB they were paralled If not'gpecr brothers by a Bcciro of six-two;
BurpaBBoa uy mu uuuiuhiubwi; Buyyui-
icio wm uui.uj)iu mo uw"i. omu m mg was especially brilliant. His
tho 'building. Many were tho cheers strong serves and his flashy net work
rah rahs and yells given by tho Sopho. at times bordering on professionalism
mores and Seniors in supporting their strong returns and conBiatent playing
men. W. B. Cummlngs and R. C. WOro tho distinguishing characteris-
Jrihnson. tics of White's work.
Pep and enthusiasm wero features of in tho doubles played by the girls
tho evening. Tho yells and songs wore Simmons' was again disappointed. Miss
continuous except during tho speeches. Bryant and Miss Kennedy losing to
Bpth classes had practiced long and Miss Smith and Miss McKeoun. The
earnestly on their "system of noises" Stamford team is to bo tfomplamunlud
and from the way they performed it n twice winning ovor tho Simmons
was evident that they had not practlc. giriB for they have demonstrated on
ed In vain. more than ono occasion tho high qual-
Tho 'Carswdll-Ldndo'rs1 Medal to tho ity of their playing.
best orator went to Mr. Jack Woods.
Tho delivery of Mr. Johnson was high-
ly commended. Tho Judges were Prof.
H. "L. Schug Eugene DoBogory and
Georgo S. Anderson.
fBRONCO BUSTING" IN
CHAPEL WEDNESDAY
Wednesday of next week will be an
Important day In chapel. 1 very pntrl
otic and loyal student- of Simmons
should como omhuod with tho spirit
of pep and loyalty do .peculiar to
thoso who are in any way connecti'il
with the college. On this day ihecean sweep
Bronco Management will give you tho
privilege of subscribing for what
promises to bo tho best Annua) ever
published by tho collego.
Tho Bronco Is a publication of tho
students. t sookB to portray in the
most attractive way the merits cf our
school and tho alluremeuta of collego
life It is therefore a part of pach
student's obligation to lend his lnflu"
once and co-oporatloa to 'tho making Crescents" asking for two gamps
of thq book. You owo it to your110. This team 1b on a 4000 milo
school to your society and to your.trlP nnd want8 Bames wItl WF boy8
friends to participate in this phase of) Arrangements aro tfscu under wa
collego 'activity. " (for a Joint track moot between Sim-
Thero will bd several now features mons Howard. Payno and' Daniel Bak-
to tho Annual this year which will or for somo tlmo in March. However
add to Its Valuo and beauty. (Wo aro no dofinito arrangements havo been
going to mako it a book' that is well i made.
worth the subscription price and onoj Basoball practice will begin 'about
of which you and tho college will bo Fobruary 20. SlmmonB has tlia best
nroud ! material on hand for a winning team
Como to chapel Wednesday morn-
ing and "get a Bronco." Tho terms
of subscription will bo mode easy so
there need bo no ombarrassment in
a financial way to any stuaent. our
wtoji is to put a Bronco in tho hands m a ttt Simmons next Monday
of every student. It is to your advan- ovenn January 8' a fourlhma.
tago and for your pleasure that wo 0 of tho Lyceum Course. This
want' you to' havo this record of iho ?rtette Promises to bo tho best 1m-
octivltlefl of yqur school. Without Ped" quartette that has ever enter
this record your collego year will qeitalned a Simmons audience It is
Incomplete.
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Furthermore wo Imagino 'we can'are said to be" able to sing "bqth IndU
guess about aa near aa anyone-t the Idually and collectively" They aro
beat' atmosphere for those" New Year accompanied by a pianist whose ac-resolutions-!
e. the examination cowpaulnysnta will add much to the
room. -"
Everybody wnt home 'nearly"
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and most every one returned which
Is better still
Tennis Match Again Results in Victor
ry ror Jioys and Defeat of Girls
Tho tennis gameB played by Sim-
mons a.nd Statmford on tho local
grounds December sixteenth resulted.
In victory for tho Simmons boys and
alx-rour; and six-two. Godfrey's play-
BIG BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
FOR SIMMONS AT HOME
Howard Payno Collego will bo hero
January 15 and 16. for two basketball
games. This will mark tho formal
opening of tho 1917 season. Our flvo
navo been "working .out faltutully tor
tho past Several1" weeks and Coach
Bradley is quite confident of making a
Simmons meets Baylor at Waco Jan
uary 22 and 23 and tho Stuto Univer-
sity quintet will' bo on tho homo field
for a couplo of games February 1 r.nd
2.
T. C. U. will bo here on February
8 and 9. Two games are scheduled
with Baylor for Fobruary 21 and 22.
Coach Bradley has received a letter
from a team known ns tho "Chicago
that sho has over had.
METROPOLITAN GRAND QUAR.
TETTE COMING.
Tho Metropolitan Grand Qunrtetto
imaue up oi uieu wuu uuvu uuu uaiuu-
nlvo nxnnrloncG In their work and who
iquaiuy orpine cobcwx.
Other numbers of the course that
follow In Ithe sear future are Jv
Thomas B Green and the Hawaiian
Quintette
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Merit Recognized by Former-Lender In
College Jpnrnnllsm
Tho Fall Issue of the "Corral" came
off tho press Decembor 22 1916 and
marks the beginning of 'tho Quartorly
Litcrnry in Simmons.
It is a well-balanced and complete
litorary achievement nnd is just what
the editor Claud Lloyd -has put so
much thought and effort Into making
lta truo magazino with the highest
standards.
Tho Corral has an attractlvo Christ-
mas cover and bears tho attractive-
ness throughout. Tho editorials aro
especially interesting and show a wide
range of thought and masterful hand-
ling of subjects that ar0 of vital inter-
est to the thinking public of today
Tho poems express beautiful senti-
ments in now ways. Tho essays and
stories" aro good. Special mention
"should bo made of tho clover little
story by W. E". Davlsrand tho story
with a laugh by May Burkett.
D. Q. Riddlo truly presents tho
wcirdnQss of unconsciousness in his
descrlptlvo story.
An Innovation Is mado in tho Btory
of Walter Martin "Pat of Forty-One
U simple tale of College Life in Two
Parts" which rounds out tho general
make-up of the magazine.
Tho Corral which Is edited by
Claud Lloyd carries no advertising
fls it is under tho samo business man-
agement as the. Brand and contains
only literary productions of tho col-1
lege. Tho first issue is distinctly a
credit to tho collego and has already
won favorable comment for Simmons
as is evidenced by the letter which is
quoted in part bolow The author Mr.
Charles A. Benson has led In literary
nchlQvemontsanl6ng the colleges of
Texas and Is now with tho Fort Worth
Star-Tolegram. Such words from him
truly provo the'worth of tho Corral.
- Fort Worth Texas Doc. 27.
Mr. E. Claude. Lloyd
Simmons College
Abilene Texas.
Dear Mr. Lloyd: J
Permit tn'o ns ono whoso Interest In
tho past has lain along the samo line
to congratulate you upon tho excel-
lence of tho Fall number of tho Cor
ral which I have Just finished read-
ing. I find It refreshing when I con-
sider tho vast unlntere8tlngness which
usually attaches to collego literary
publications.
I had occasion when I wns in Bay
lor and connected with the Literary
thero to road a considerable numbor
of collbge magazines from all oyer
thq South. It was a distinpt pleasure
to mo to find In tho present number
of tho Corral tho equal of the. best o
them. oven including tho University of
Virginia Magazino which I then con-
Bldorod occupied the topmost peak;
li times past I havo tried to put my
finger ton tjio particular' shortcoming
of college magazines In general and
havo been unable to decide whether
thoy fall farther short In vorso the
short story or tho osBay typo. It Is
ono of tho charms of your magazino
that It is remarkably well balanced in
all thre apiece of craftmanshlp
without a flaw.
Again I congratulate you
Sincerely
CHAS A. BENSON
- Star-Telegram
' ' Fort Worth
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DR. COOPER AGAIN HONORED
A a nrnof nf tho fact timfDr. Coon-
er's high scholarship and ability Is ap-
preciated not only here .but through
out the state he has recently boen
appointed to represent Class A. de-
InnmlnaUonal schools on a committee
to assist the; superintendent of pub-
lieinstruction in classifying 'wd 'ataa-
dardUtag of High Schools la the State
Enrollment' Unusually Largo for Win-
tor Term j Fifty Now Students
. Enroll Within First Three
Days
Tho enrollment during tho torm
Just beginning promises to bo tho
greatest in the. history of Simmons
Collogo. It Is already ovldont that'
thero wlll bo mor0 studonts enrolled
in tho prosont torm than In any other
single torm beforo k'nown.s "
Whlla it.ls not altogether a sur-
prise that such a number of now tu-
donts should enter Simmons for tho
first time or that several former stu-
dents' wero expected to return fpr. tho '
winter quartor yet thoro Is degree
of dollght and genuine pleasure con-
nected with actually'seeing them show
up on tho campus which could not bo
realized In anticipation. . Very few of
tho students of last torm failed to re-
turn after tho holidays. Approximate-
ly fifty- new students havo already
been enrolled this torm Including
thoso who havo beforo been In tho col-
lego but. who were not hero In the
Fall term. This raises the -enrollment
for 1916-17 far abovo six hundred.
With thq influx of now students to '
Simmons College thero 'is a propor-
tional Increase In the spirit of loyalty
to tho Ideals which tho' collego fos-
ters. It Is strikingly evident also that tho
standards of scholarship and general
efficiency in this institution aro as
truly on tho increasp as aro its num-
bor -of students and the. bIzo of ts
equipment Simmons has for a long
tlmo been an Institution of tho' first
rank but If sho continues to .expand
as at present and at tho samo rate 'It
will -not bo long beforo a now system
of ranking will havo to bo adopted.
Perhaps this is ono of tho returns
o tho splendid ""pep" and loyalty of
Simmons students together with a
coming recognition of Simmons.
Tho "now gymnasium which Is td be
Completed for oponlng of tho Fall
term and tho ato announcement con-
cerning Football will possibly provo
even greater dfawlng cards.
OLD MEN BACK '
Mr. Olllo Weakley of Post City is In
Simmons again this torm. Mr. Weakley-
Ib a woll known 'athlete of Sim-
mons. Along with tho good luck which
brpught Mr. Weakley back to us Is
tho good luck .of having Mr Ruport
Johnson hero again. Tho record of
Mr. Johnson is well known to tho stu-
dents of Simmons Ho has often help-
ed the Simmons Basket Ball 'team to
success and it Is tho hope of tho col-
lego 'that Mr. Johnson will contlnuo
his work on tho athletic field.
Another old man Is welcomed bBk
to tho basoball contingent. He Is Mr
Morgan Copeland a young but well-
known collogp pitcher. Mr. Copeland
holped thq nlno out of sovoral holes
laBt year and we aro confident that
ho will havo bettor Btylo than over.-
PHIZES OFFERED FOB SONGS
Ono of tho Simmons graduates has
offored a prize of' $500 for tho music
and $5.00 for tho words to anyone
who will wrlto a Simmons song which
has for Us sontlment "Tho Good Old
School." Tho same man has offored
$1.00 oach for wprds appropriate to
tho muBlc of: "That Old.GIrl of Mlno"
"Listen to That Dixie Band" '"Auld
Lang Syne" and "Hang John Brown."
Tho contest closes January 16 1917
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Coach Bradley fin AlEobra): Any
thing you want explained?
Mr. Miller: I want to see the 7th
put on the board I cannot work It on
the board out can se aown in my
bead and work it out.
Coach Bradleyj Very well we will
have it Illustrated both ways;
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ife'
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