The Simmons Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 26, Ed. 1, Saturday, April 2, 1921 Page: 2 of 4
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Published Weekly by the Simmons Press
Club in the Interest of the Student
Body of Simmons College.
Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at
the Post Office at Abilene Texas.
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Published Each Saturday Morning.
team needs tliCm but to exonerate the
men and their coach by pointing out some
forces that figured in their defeat which
none of them could very well control. We
do this also to try and stimulate (ho
same interest and the same confidence
that we have displayed for our football
and basketball teams.
In Middlcton Ward Hunter and Win-
ters wc have a pitching staff that should
be invinviblc. Dodge and Colwick can
catch anything they throw. "Big Four"
Taylor and Johnson arc playing a won-
Floor Science Building dcrful game at first. "Posy" Collins is
tearing things up around second base.
"Tut" Tabor and Floyd Randcl lasso every-
SAM' MALONE .. Editor-in-Chief tiling that starts toward the left hand side
W. II. BARRETT .... Associate Editor 0f i0 diamond. This infield is commonly
W. A.- KUYKENDALL .... Associate Editor known as "The Million Dollar Infield."
S. C. GARTMAN . .... Business Manager In tJ0 outer gardens J. Rondel Kennedy
Cx C. BRADSHAW .... Asst. Business Mgr. Vcrnot and pra dont et a thing louch
the ground.
EDrcuMAM cniTrnu I These men arc in fine shape to beat the
HUAHMAN fcUlllUK. jTarlcton Farmers in two games for Fri-
..-... .... .. . . . Joy nd Saturday. With the ass-stance of
RUDOLPH SWENSON .Editor-in-Chief. ' . . ..... ' -..... . .
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JIM WOODS .ju Assistant Editor.
make the fast Tarlcton learn bite the dirt.
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Reporters: J them with all your pep. Remember the
bad start but the wonderful close of our
1'aul i'alterson hlizabetli fry Laurcnc basketball season and- then watch the
Troutman Cecil Morris Myrtle Barber baseball team repeat the same program.
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The Freshman Reception.
Any 'college is proud of their winning
tcam no matter what may be the contest.
Upper classmen of Simmons College are Especially is a college proud of a win-
you keeping abreast of times in college nig team in athletics and anxious for
affairs? Are you going to take a step it'a team to always win. The team docs
backward instead of forward? Did you wn if it can show more training and
know that other colleges have put the same more ability ut playing the game
proposition to the uppcrclassmen concern-1 Experience is usually the figure-head
ing the Freshman reception that Simmons Jn the highest type of trained athletics
has? The upperclassm.cn of some of the A college coach working with men who
other institutions have so far suppressed have had from one to four years training
the sayage instinct of fight as to allow under a coach in the preparatory school
the Freshmen to have their reception un- or l;g schools has the material to de-
ntolestcd. Baylor eyen went so far as to Velop a real machine. The men have
allow the Freshman president to attend nt lea9t "learned their scales" and the
his class reception. WOrk before a coach then is to teach them
Are you going to stop a custom through tbe fine points about the game give them
indirect means that is through the facul- difficult signals which will baffle their
ty that you t cannot stop through your opponents and make a unit out of the
own individual powers? team.
.Sophs it lies almost wholly with youJ A college team made up of men who
Are you going to take a step backward have begun their training at the high
and thereby give the present freshman school and continued it at college long
class the opportunity tp step forward next enough to make good should.be the win-
year where you stepped backward this n;ng team.
year? Of course we realize that we are The best .athletes in the high school
only one degree higher in the. scale of civ- have the best chances in college to excell
ilization than you and only one step farther jn athletics and we want those men and
from savagery and nothing would please more than a few of them to choose Sim-
us so much as to turn loose that old in- mons as the place to further their educa-
stinct of physical combat so prominent tion.
in savage man and fight you until youj -Texas University takes the opportunity
say stop. We have let many opportune nt the interscholastic track meet there
ties go by to annoy upper-classmen. Al- Xo show the high school students the best
though we sat quietly with folded arms there is in their university. They go out
on Senior day we got the blame .in an 0f their way to show the contestants a
editorial in the Senior issue of the Brand g0od time. They make it their business
for the only outstanding nuisance com-1 while the students are visiting them to
mitted on that occasion". jmake every one feel like he or she would
Now ve ask you. to be sports. Don't nk0 to go to Texas University. This year
use the acuity to stop a custom almost Rce Jnstitute at Houston and Baylor Uni-
as old as the institution itself. A custom I vcrsity at Waco have planned to hold a
to which the interference of the upper- llarge lrack meet at their schools and they
classmen heretofore has only made it more have invited the leading high schools of
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interesting for freshmen.
o we sacrifice something as well as
Texas to join in the contests there. And
representatives sent from the high schools
you Will you meet us half way or will will be taken care of and you may be sure
you continue to hide behind the skirts of pf that. It is all to get them interested
Jbe faculty and say "We want you to.jn a school and no better way could be
have a reception but we want to fight found.
you." You see it can't be done so show) Simmons Cpllege does not want to lose
us you can be generous and we will show out in this and we students can do a
you the proper appreciation.
Baseball Review and Forecast.
world of good by telling prospective stu-
dents just what wc have out here at this
Simmons College of ours. And when high
schoojs ask for our grounds and gymnas-
ium for track meets and games let us
show them the Simmons spirit.
The high school track meet for this dis-
be held at Simmons College
PORTRAITS
With a new lighting system and
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We make sittings either day or
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
THE FARMERS & MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK
OF ABILENE.
As Made to the Comptroller at Close of Business December 29 1920.
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RESOURCES
LIABILITIES
Loans & Discounts $1422868.60 Capital $ 200000.00
Bank Building & Fixtures 13059.30 Surnlus and Profits A3 40.107
noSiS Circulation 91900.00
Other Real Estate
U. S. Bonds 209.933.52
War Saving Stamps 508.22
Other Bonds 51944.14
Federal Reserve Bank Stock.... 7500.00
Building Fund 13577.41
CASH:
Due from U. S.
Treasurer $ 5000.00
Due from Banks
and in Vault 695591.11 700591.11
$2423591.89
STATE OF TEXAS
County of Taylor
Rediscounts
Bills Payable
Other Borrowed Money
DEPOSITS:
Individual $1672479.47
United States .... 2040000
Bank 301471.46
Other Deposits...
NONE
NONE
NONE
50846.89 2045197.82
$2423591.89
I W. R. Keeble Cashier of the abov
named bank do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best
of my knowledge and belief.
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W. R. KEEBLE Cashier.
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Simmons' baseball team has returned
from o hard trip. It played six games
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..... j . . April 15 and 16 and we had better take
it is time that some dopester get busy and ; ... .
r ..' c. . advantage of this opportunity to get a
frame some alibis. Since there is no one ... .
...... . Fish pond full for next year. That is
else to do at it being our "week to howl' . . ' .
.... . .. not necessarily meant for the class of
we will try o make a few observations. . j
. . i r i-i : .i t of 24 but for all Simmons students.
We find ample material for alibis in this
case. Our men played two of the very rnI1MTCPD DAMn nrrTC
best teams In the state on this trip. The VOLUNTEER BAND fcLLUS
Texas University and A. & M. always. UrrlttKb TUK biVKIMi IfcKM
have strong teams. The Longhorns hovel In n short business meeting Thursday
sufferpd very.fevf defeats in the past ten night the Volunteer Band elected officers
years. We only hoped to break even with for the new term. The following were
them when our men departed on the trip unanimously elected:
Another fact we jnust consider is thot President Blonnye Foreman
our men had played but one game before Vice President Linnie Maude Fuller.
last week's games. This game was nothing
more than a light practice for the team I
To be sure our men had practiced and
worked hard in their workouts but there
is a diference between .facing your school
mates and playing on home grounds and work during the past terms in mission
facing a strange pitcher and on a strange york and expect great results this term
field. Qur BMje- kad. not worked together There will bo a special prayer meeting
enough to ertablish jhe teamwork that is held every .afternoon at 4:00 in the Band's
xjtaja geodjanj. We arenwkjng regular fleeting room all christian tu-
tbeee alibk not because we believe tbe dents are asked to come.
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Secretary Myrtle Barber.
Cor. Secretary Elizabeth Fry.
Chorister Tim Tucker
Pianist Myrtle Dustman.
The Volunteers Have been doing - good
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The Simmons Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 26, Ed. 1, Saturday, April 2, 1921, newspaper, April 2, 1921; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth97786/m1/2/: accessed May 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.