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IIARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY ABILENE TEXAS MAY 14 1938
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Yes girls now Is the time for nil
good men to come to the alii of their
own grade ratings on the Hnrdin-
Simmons campus. So don't start com-
plaining because the dntcs Btnrt fnll-
ing off nt n surprisingly rapid into.
The males must study if they are go-
ing to pass those finals.
And with the finals coming no close
at hand the end of school so near
and the final curtain of numerous col-
lege careers drawing slowly together
no doubt there are many financially
upset parents who will heartily agree
with the philosopher who explained
that "College bred is composed of the
flower of youth and the dough of old
age."
Strained relations between nations
of the world so long hanging by n
tin end seem to be nt least temporar-
ily energized to the point of main-
taining their equilibrium in other
words it looks like we will bo able to
get our sheepskins before we linve to
go across anywny. And speaking of
sheepskins it certainly isn't long un-
til the annual pilgrimage will be held
from which many students will not
cease walking until they are many
.miles from this institution and their
fellow students. With the close of
school each year go ninny school-
dny.friendsh!ps romances nnd heart-
aches. And the real value of the Iironco is
now being brought to light as numer-
ous familiar faces are finally assum-
ing unfamiliar names familiar names
arc at last getting subjects and names
and faces arc receiving their proper
associations. Now when a particular
blond (or brunette) comes into your
mental limelight 'tis only the mat-
ter of a short search until the name
location etc. can be uncovered. The
only hitch is that the information
comes a little late to do much about
the matter.
Speaking of romance there are any
number of females nnd romeos of the
enmpus that have bitterly learned the
truth of the old adage "There is many
n slip 'twixt the cup nnd the lip." And
some of the young lads and lassies
who hnvo succeeded in getting the
cup to the lips hnvc learned with dis-
appointment that the contents were
bitter contcd chocolate with n kernel
of garlic etc.
Incidentally little bits of gossip
put together throughout the year
should add up to real tales of woe for
many students. Some have been bad
some have been good but the average
has had his ups and downs with
downs holding the final trick.
Straying from the illusion thus fnr
created we might comment on the
advantages of the new system in the
library. This new way of Issuing re-
serve books should prove very help-
ful. And the desk on the second floor
should practically abolish the advant-
ages of that point as a courting cen-
ter. Which means?
Some of the more generous minded
students have intimated that their do-
nation to the institution if and when
they become exceedingly rich enough
to get their names introduced into the
annals of higher education they will
and shall present a '"Courting Hall"
to the 40 acres. Ilullt for designed
with no other purpose the building
will be dedicated to those former Btu-
dents who continued their courting in
the most inconvenient and uneventful
places on the campus purely for the
sake of maintaining the traditions set
up by our early forefathers. And the
dream house of the future will be cam-
pus cop proof or better still will ut-
terly consume the cop on extremely
inviting moonlight nights until the
rainy or stormy seasons of the year.
It is well to bo sensible about every
thing that an individual or couple un
dertakes. However when a couple
gets to the point that they actually
plan their romance battles in the fu
ture and set dates for their execu
tlon the matter is getting serious.
Too serious In fact for tho prescrva
tlon of peace and quiet on the ranch
land. After all if tho so matters can
be settled in that matter perhaps
these two have something new and
different in design and If it wprks
(Continued on pag 8)
GRADUATING SENIORS
One Hundred Forty-Five Participate
In Forty-Seventh Annual Exercises.
Baccalaureate Speaker
REV. LAWRENCE FITZGERALD
Forensic Society
Initiates Members
Five Students Recite
Vows Of Pi-Kappa Delta
National Honorary Group
Formal initiation wns held Wednes-
day evening for five new members of
Pi Kappn Deltn the nationnl honor-
ary forensic society nt the homo of
Prof. W. A. Stephenson.
Those taking the vows of member-
ship were Lent Paul Hcnslee W. C.
TnggfUt Bnrofiold Thomas Aaron
Grant and Leonce Stephenson. Prof.
Stephenson wns assisted with the cere-
mony by Plot. L. Q. Cnmpbell nnd
Avery Lee who are both members of
the organization.
Limited Membership
Membership in Pi Kappa Deltn is
limited to students who have repre-
sented the institution in intercollo-
giate speech contests nnd have given
evidence of superior nbility in the art
of persuasion of moral integrity nnd
of desirable chnrncter traits. The II-
SU chnpter of Pi Kuppa Deltn is the
Texas Thetn chnpter one of nine
chapters in the state of Texns nnd
n pnrt of tho lnrgcst forensic society
in the world.
Keys hnve been ordered for these
members of the orgnnizntion and will
bo presented to them nt the close of
the school yenr.
SPECIAL NOTICE
All seniors nnd other students
who intend to obtain teachers cer-
tificntes me urged to sec Mrs.
Heard nt once to mako necessary
arrangements. It will take sev-
eral dnys to obtnin these certifi-
cates nnd the timo is limited. Ap-
plications nre to be mailed on June
1 and officials nre anxious for
them to be ready before this dnte.
Seniors must place orders for
caps nnd gowns with Mrs. Kennedy
at tho Iiookstoro on or before May
10 Sonic of tho gowns must bo
ordered nnd specifications will hnve
to be given by this date in order to
hnve them here for the exercises.
DEADLINES ARE COMING
Romeos and Coeds Cease Palaver
For Intense'Study Interests
By Zona
"To study or to flunk" that is the
question before the Hnrdin-Simmons
students from now on. And from the
sudden popularity of tho library mid-
night oil that is being burned and
dates that arc being turned down it
would mako one believe that students
nre uctually STUDYING.
Many of tho jn-ofs are doing their
share too. They have established
study halls for those students who aro
behind in their work such as reports
and themes. It might bo said in pass-
ing that it is compulsory to attend
theso particular study halls
Surprised Reporter
If you had been in tho library tho
other night -you would hnvo been
amazed to the nth degree when a cer-
tain group of girls wnlked in. It
really "threw us off" when they ac-
tually studied and didn't meet some
boys p
Preston Fitzgerald
To Deliver Addresses
For Class Program
Hnrdln-Simnlons will hold its 47th
annual commencement exercises here
on June 1 with 145 seniors as candi-
dates for degrees of bachelor of arts
bachelor of science or bachelor of
music.
The commencement speaker will bo
William Hall Preston of Nashville
Tenn. associate' secretary of the
south-wide Baptist Student Union
nnd a well known Southern Baptist
layman. Rev. Lawrence Fltzgeinld
of Mexico Mo. will deliver tho bac-
calaureate sermon on Sunday May
29.
Largest Class in Years
According to Mrs. J. A. Beard reg-
istrar this is the largest graduating
roll since 1929 tind exceeds by eight
last year's roster of 137.
Class reunions for the classes of
1898 1903 1913 1918 4928 and 1933
will feature tho commencement week
plans. According to Mrs. II. A. Pen-
der president of the Hnrdin-Simmons
Alumni association other plans for
the week include the annual banquet
which will be held Saturday night
May 28. .
Officers of tho graduating class nre
Burns McKinney president; Gcrnld E.
Jnrvis vice-president; Florence Ncnl
secretary-treasurer; Lev Hudspeth
reporter; Douglass Kelly class his-
torian; Clarence Dawson class poet;
and Naomi Davis class prophet.
From Five States
The June candidates for graduation
include students from five states
Texas New Mexico Louisiana Mis-
sissippi and California. The class ros-
ter is as follows:
Abilene-i-Roy S. Anding J. William
Arnett Mrs. Junnita Raggett Arnctt
Mary Lou Ashburn J. D. Atkinson
Annie Agnes Bentley Morris Edwin
Black Myitis Rebecca BInke Loynl
E. Brown Robin Jones Clack Rich-
ard I. Collier Dorothy Sue Collins
Sarah Eliznbeth Cox Naomi Elaine
Dnvis Clarence Willis Dawson Wil-
liam Rccs Gaddis Etewandn Riddle
Gnddis Lcola Hopkins Harris Gladys
Mazclle Gooch
'Buster F. Horn Hnrrcll William
King James Andrew King William
Alvin McAdoo Bernico Hnrt McClure
Anna Margaret McGraw William
Coke Mingus Jr. Alton B. Mosley
Hibbnrd Glenn Polk Harry Franklin
Powell Jr. Harris Thaddaeus Ray
Wilma Richardson Burton Cloyd Shel-
ton William Clifton Tnggurt Jr.
George Washington Thomns Jr.
Louise Toombs Millard Arthur Wat-
ers Frances Knthryn Wright bache-
lor of arts. Dalton Caffey Elizabeth
Joyce Reed Clara Laverne Yeargan
bachelor of science. Buster F. Horn
bachelor of music.
Amnrillo Len Eldcn Mnhuron
bachelor of arts. Bollinger Alice
Naomi Koenig bachelor of arts. Gor-
ge r Frank Warner Selfridge bache-
lor of arts. Brady Floy Alton Terry
bachelor of arts. Bronte Gladys Muye
Ash bachelor of science. Biecken-
ridge Hazel Elizabeth Howell bach-
elor of arts. Burkburnett Levingston
Hunt Hudspeth Gnylc Nadlne I'res-
( Continued on pnge 4)
Horn
Tho freshmen aro pretty hard hit
especially those that live in tho hall.
You see them trudging home nt 9
o'clock theso fair evening with their
nrma wrapped around u whole slew
of books instead of some current
crush.
Seniors nre pretty desperate. They
realize that if they aren't enreful
they will flunk nnd won't get to lenvo
these sacred portals. Of course they
can't be doing that I
Laboratories Active
If you happen up in Zo lab you will
hco many students desperately dis-
secting frogs in order to muke up that
lab work. There's a nice cat up there
too that someone is "cutting up" on.
And if you get a whiff of tho chem-
istry lab you know that thoy are
trying to make that up.
Anyway whatever one has to do
(Continued on page 2)
Delivers Commencement
WILLIAM HALL PRESTON
Patterson To Head
University Players
Jcanctto Patterson Charles Arthur
McClure Edith Lewis nnd Leonce
Stephenson will head the University
Pinyers club in 1938-39.
In n Wednesday evening meeting
Patterson was made president; Mc-
Clure vice-president; Lewis secre-
tary nnd Stephenson reporter.
The group planned formulation of
nn executive committee for the next
school yenr. Many expressions of
gratitude to those who had contribut-
ed to the success of the club this year
marked the last meeting.
Featherston Speaks
To Business Class
Solon Featherston vice-president of
R-F Finnnce corporation nt Wichita
Falls and alumni of Hnrdin-Simmons
will spunk to the business practice
class nt their regulnr meeting Friday
May 20.
Featherston is to discuss the fi-
nance business for the group. This
clnss under direction of J. Carlton
Smith and Miss Loyce Adams deals
in practical discussions by prominent
business men.
Richardson Heads
Lions Club Group
Cowboy Bandsters Join
Election Race Campaign
Dr. II. N. Richardson executive
vice-piesident of H-SU wns elected
new district governor of the Lions In-
ternational nnd Mineral Wells was
selected ns the 1939 convention city nt
a final business session of the con-
vention Monday in Wichita Falls.
The new governor wns presented to
258 district Lions at a banquet held
in the Kemp hotel Inst Monday night
by the retiring governor Tom Gillis
of Fort Worth.
e k.n T&cytiftojaN
Dr. Richardson defeated Henry
Moore of Bowio In n heated election
nnd wns Inter elected by acclamation.
It looked for n while as. though Dr.
Richardson would lose because Moore
had u band to help him to campaign.
When the Cowboy band arrived from
Abilene It set the convention on fire
for Richardson.
Dr. Richardson is tho past presi-
dent of the Lions club of Abilene and
vory well known among tho Lions of
thU district. Mineral Wells won the
convention rnco from Brownwood.
Alumni Schedule
Annual Banquet
Saturday Night
Directors Place Limit
On Dinner Attendance
Expect Record Crowd
Outstanding feature of the annual
commencement week nt Hnrdin-Sim
mons university is the nlumnl banquet
and this event will be held nt tho Hil-
ton hotel nt 7:30 o'clock Saturday
night May 28 Mrs. II. A. Pender
president of the H-SU Alumni asso
ciation snid today in announcing
plnns and naming committees for the
occasion.
May Exceed Record
Interest In the alumni gathering Is
already so pronounced that Inst yenr's
record nttendnnce of 269 may be ex-
ceeded Mrs. Pender said. Attendance
nt the dinner will be limited to 300
and reservations to that number only
will be accepted.
Lacy Beckham chairman of the
Abilene Alumni nssocintion nnd Mrs.
J. M. Chandler will be genernl co-
chnirman for the banquet. Program
plans will bo completed nnd announced
Inter this week.
Heading the menu commltcc nre
Mrs. E. T. Compere and Mrs. M. B.
Hanks. Harry Hayes H-SU nlumnl
secretary is registration chairman.
Reservation Committee
The tickets and reservations com-
mittee is headed by Mack Eplcn with
Dub Wofford Dub Wootcn Mrs. E.
M. Landers Frank Selfridge Mrs. L.
C. Jennings Mrs. T. E. Roberts ns
its members.
Miss Genclle Jennings chairman
Miss Thelmn Andrews Mrs. Dan Gal-
lagher Mrs. Mack Eplen and Byron
England compose the program com-
mittee. On the decorations committee nre
Mrs. G. B. Sandefer chairman Mrs.
L. P. Cook Mrs. J. T. Haney Mrs.
Frank Kimbrough Mrs. Robert Hoppe
Mrs R. H. Mcintosh Dan Castle Bal-
lingcr and Milton McKenzie.
Other Workers
Claudine Olsen chairman Mrs. M.
M. Ballard nnd Ivan Flynn are named
on the committee on seating arrange-
ments with Mrs. R. N. Richardson
chairman Mrs. J. O. Green Mrs. R.
A. Collins nnd Mrs. R. B Blankenship
comprising the reception committee.
Honor clnsses at this year's alumni
banquet will be seven including the
alumni groups of 1898 1008 1913
(Continued on page 4)
Ex-Cowgirls Plan For
Homecoming Program
Mrs. Mack Eplcn president of the
ex-association of Cowgirls of Hardin-
Slmmons university is calling a meet-
ing of members Sunday afternoon at
2 o'clock at the First-Baptist Church.
At that time plans will be made for
entertaining former Cowgirls nt a
homecoming program during com-
mencement week at the university.
OFFICIAL NOTICE
Class officers must be elected
before Friday May 20 according
to a recent Student Council ruling-
providing for clnss elections be-
tween the student election nnd the
beginning of dead week. Student
officials urgo that these elections
be held for senior junior and soph-
omore .classes due to the ban on
class meetings during dead week.
EDUCATION
Brand Reporter Interprets
Valuable Meaning of Word
By Byron
Tho old joke of tho man who sent
his son through college after spend-
ing thousands of dollars and remark-
ing thnt'he only got a quarter-back is
true in more wnys than one often
times realizes. It seems thnt a lot
of wasted time could be saved both to
the advantage of tho pupil and the
teacher if young men and women de-
sirous of a college education would
really take timo to meditate upon the
seriousness of the undertaking
What to Study?
A person who wishes to pursue
learning in tho upper brackets should
above all things know just what he
wants to study. Next in importance
to this he should have some Idea as to
where he can best spend four years of
his lifo in order that he may bring
to perfect maturity and fruition his
noble aspirations. Last but not least
ho or she should desire to use the pow
Eighty Youthful Musicians Compete
In Fifth Annual National Tournament
Judges Tournament
MISS SUSAN GRIGGS
H-SU Will Assist
In Tri State Band
Competition Here
School Calls Off Annual
Band Festival To Assist
With National Tourney
Hnrdin-Simmons will assist with
the annual Tri-State band tournament
plans for which nre nearing comple-
tion for competition scheduled here
next week. Entries continue to come
in from Texas Oklahoma and New
Mexico.
McClure Is Chairman
Marion B. McClure director of the
H-SU Cowboy band is chairman of
the conductors band committee nnd
h in clinrtro iof tho ftinrch'ns; tvijnt:
of the festivnl. McClure hns organ
ized a band composed of musicians
from ACC McMurry Abilene high
school and Hnrdin-Simmons for the
student directing event.
The finnl Jamboree to be staged
next Friday morning will be a resume
of tho year's work of the Cowboy
band and will be dedicated to the vis-
iting bandsters.
One of the highlights of tho pro-
grnm is scheduled Friday night when
the bnnd innrchlng contest will be
staged at the Cowboy stadium. The
bands will march on to the football
field execute their maneuvers nnd
mnrch off. Each band will bo allot-
ted nbout eight minutes for its pur-
formnnce. Between 5 nnd G o'clock
Fridny afternoon all bands which
hnve completed their contest work
will bo invited to participate in a
downtown parade. A special trophy
will bo awarded the best band in the
parade.
No H-SU Band Festival
Director McClure has announced
that the annual H-SU band festival
will not be held this year due to the
Tri-State meet being held on the cam-
pus. Saturday morning will mark the be-
ginning of tho Class B band competi-
tion. Their event will continue into
the afternoon when tho class A con-
test finnl event of the festival will be
held. Presentation of awards will be
made Saturday night as a closing
feature.
Fletcher
er that knowledge brings nnd the op-
portunities it showers upon them in a
way that will bo beneficial to all man-
kind. There is nlso tho joke concerning
the fact that ninny college graduates
nre sadly in need of n college educa-
tion but ono might bring to the
mind of tho earnest student some few
of the things thnt a college education
should mean.
The first thing a person should
learn is tolerance. The ability to seo
both sides of every question and to
respect n fellow man's belief or ideas
pertaining to many of the vital ques-
tions in lifo without descending to
his piano of thinking or surrendering
any principles is the true test of an
enlightened mind. Although a per-
son may bo radically wrong yet ho
believes ho is right nnd does not like
(Continued on page 4)
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Three Day Regional
Competition To End
With Contests Today
Approximately 80 pianists of West
Texns nre guests this week-end on
tho H-SU campus to participate in the
fifth annual national piano playing
tournnment closing Its regional meet
hero today. The competition is spon-
sored by the National Guild of Piano
Teachers and Dean E. Edwin Young
of tho H-SU fine arts school Is gen-
eral chairman for the Abilene unit.
Piano pupil3 of nil ages and ad-
vancement have entered the contest
lending to district stnte and national
honors.
One Judge for Meet
Miss Susan Griggs well-known con-
cert pianist nnd teacher is the only
judge. She mnintalns a studio in
Stcinway hall New York City has
played extensively in tho enst south
and west as n concert pianist and
started her study of the piano In
Texas. She has mnde numerous re-
cordings of piano literature for chil-
dren. A certificate of award from the
guild sponsors of the meet nnd n
place on the 1938 roll of honor for
pinno students will reward contest-
ants who are approved by the exam-
iner. To gain a place on the district
honor roll tho pianist must have at
least four pieces memorized; for the
stnte honor list between four and ten
pieces memorized; for the national
honor roll ten or more pieces memo-
rized. Miss Griggs will nlso rate tho
students in different groups.
Similar events are being held in CO
different regional centers of the na-
tion on' these same dates. Tournn-
ment piny for piano students was
originated nt Hardin-Simmons In 1929
by Irl Allison then head of the uni-
versity conservatory. Allison now re-
sides in New York and gives his full
time to fostering the nation-wide con-
est. J .
Freshmen Conduct
Sing Sing Banquet
Underclassmen Employ
Prison Program Theme
At Annual Class Brawl
Freshman students held their an
nual banquet Tuesday night in the
Hilton hotel ballroom. Annroximate-
ly 110 students and guests attended.
Iho occasion was known ns "Har-
din's Sing-Sing Entcrtninment
Night." Couples entered the ballroom
to tho tune of "The Prisoners' Song."
As each couple entered tho two were
hand-cuffed together and n larire num
bered card was hung around the neck
of each. The numbers on the card
corresponded to the plnco card. Whis-
key and beer bottles were used as
candle holders and were used instead
of flowers as table decorations. The
table cloth was striped to complete
the effect.
Prison Program
Appearing on the program were:
Prison Chaplain invocation; "Babe"
Mathls Kirkpntrick's moll; Warden
Bonneaux recognition of visitors;
"Hannah" Hall the frail; "Bonnie
Parker" Moore Roby'a mouthpiece;
"Hot-Foot'-' Roberts the side-kick;
Warden parole of convicts: "Trusty"
Wood sentencing the convict;
"Squealer" Woolrldge torch singer;
nnd "Bloody" Mnddox nnd his Sing
ling bnnd.
The Hardin's Sing-Sing sunner
consisted of felony fruit cocktail hard
tacks half stool pigeon fried bully
beans straight jacket potatoes pa
role parfait and turn-key ice tea.
Highlight of the evening occurred
when Avery Lee was seized and nut
in u strnight jacket with ball and
chain.
Andrews Attends
Library Meeting
Miss Thelmn Andrews librarian.
attended the Texas Library associa
tion meeting held at Waco Thursday
Fridny and Saturday of last week.
The chief objective of. the associa
tion nt present is to sponsor tho Peo
ple's Librnry movement in the state
to make libraries accessible to the en
tire citizenship of towns communi
ties and rural districts.
Others from Abilene attending the
meeting were Miss Ruth Hutchison
of .Abilene junior high school" and
Miss Elizabeth Nelson librarian of
Ablleno Christian college.
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