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Vol. 14.
SIMMONS UNIVERSITY ABILENE TEXAS JANUARY 18 1930.
No. 16
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0. and D. Council Select Debaters to Represent Simmons U. In All Forensic Meets This Year
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Debate Schedule
Grant And McPherson Meet
Baylor U. In Abilene
February 7
New Men Selected
T. C. U. Trinity And How-
ard Payne Placed On
Schedule
At tho annual tryout for tho 0.
and D. Council Friday four teams
were selected to represent Simmons
in tho intercollegiate debates this
year. The first team selected is made
up of Ralph Grant and Fred Mc-
Pherson. On February 7 Grant and
McPherson will debate Baylor Uni-
versity in Abilene. Of all the men
selected Friday Grant is tho only
one with college experience. He and
Joe Mims made a debating tour last
year debating three of Texas' largest
Universities. Grant is now the pres-
ident of tho men's Oratorical and De-
bating council and also a member of
tho Pi Kappa Delta national debat-
ing fraternity. Debate Coach Steph-
enson Professor' Fitzgerald and
Grant are tho only members of that
organization now in school.
Fred McPherson will make his first
appearance as an intcrcollegiato de-
bater against Baylor. He has been
a member of tho 0. and D. Council
for three years.
A. C. Turner also represents the
school for his first timo when he and
C. G. Sewell meet T. C. U. on the
evening .of February 7 .at Ft. Worth.
Both men are experienced speakers
Turner being pastor of the Emaneul
Baptist Church in tho city and Sewell
serving Mr. Plotkins as manager of
the school of portraiture; These men
meet St Edwards the following night.
Riggs Sheppard and Do Vcre Ladd
were chosen to debate Trinity in
Abilene on the night of February
28. Both men are sophomores Shep-
herd being president of tho class.
They represented the freshman class
last year and also Simmons against
Tech last December. Their debate
with Trinity will make them eligible
for membership "Mn the Pi Kappa
Delta.
Some time in tho latter part of
the term Calvin Whatlcy and Ralph
Davis will meet Howard Payne at
Brownwood. Both men have had
some experience as speakers but have
not represented tho school in any
interscholastic debates. Davis b a
transfer from Burleson College com-
ing te Simmons lost year. Whatley
is a sophomore.
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Sophomores Defeat
SI
dimes In Debate
Evans And Stephenson Meet
Winner Of Junior-
Senior Match
Morean Evans and Roland Stephen
son representing tho sophomlres de-
feated by a two to one vote James
Smith and Dan Steakley in tho first
Of the lnter-class debates Thursday
evening in the university auditorium.
Tho question Resolved that tho In-
stallment Plan of Buying is Detri-
mental to American Prosperity was
affirmatively upheld by tho loosers.
The sophomores won for themselves
the right to meet the winner of the
junior-senior debate for tho class
championship of the university. The
upperdassmen although no definite
date has been set are expected to
argue the same question some time
next month.
Evans and Stephenson will receive
small gold trophies from Prof. Lan-
ders and T. N. Carswell as the an-
Mtl prize offered to the winners of
tlie contest.
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As the old lady strolled through the
ark. two urchins confronted her:
"I say lady" said the taller of the
two "my brother does Jrlno-lmltash
tugs. Give me a penny and hell Iml
tote a sen."
Dear dar" smiled the old lady
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K.Mo railed the lad. 'He won't
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MISS JANE RIDER
Simmons Will Be
Host For School
Of Water Experts
Experiments To Be Made In
Laboratories; Noted
Visitors Speak
Simmons University will play host
to tho twelfth Texas Water Works
short school January 27-30 when
more than 400 water works experts
gather for sessions under the 'direc-
tion of Dr. Julius Olsen head of tho
science department here and Dr. E.
P. Schoch professor of chemistry at
Texas University.
All laboratory work of the courso
will be done in the Simmons science
department including experiments
and instruction in the fundamental
chemical and bacteriological aspects
of public water problems. Papers
will also be read by specialists on
various phases of water supply and
sewage disposal.
The program as announced recently
by L. A. Grimes Abilene Water Su-
perintendent will include lectures by
some of tho foremost water experts
in the United States including R.
John Baylis head of tho Chicago
Water Filtration plant Jane Rider
stato laboratory director of Arizona
only woman holding a similar posi-
tion in tho United States and many
other specialists in the field.
The sessions of the water school
are said to be of general appeal to
tho public as well as water experts
and all students interested in in any
branch of chemistry aro given cordial
invitations to attend the sessions.
Hyde Names Staff '
For Bronco Work
Editor 'Says Book To Excel
Precedents In Size
And Contents
Appointments to the staff positions
of tho Bronco university year book
were mado known yesterday by Ruf-
us Hydo editor. With a slightly en-
larged staff Hydo plans to deliver
tho book about April 20 several
weeks earlier than last year.
The Bronco this year will be somo
twenty pages larger than any ever
published heretofore. Over six hun-
dred pictures have been made and
about one-half of the advertising sold.
Maurico Brashier a junior in the
university was appointed assistant
editor. Brashier has been connected
with the book for the last two years
and promises to afford Hyde some
able assistance. Other appointments
aro as follows: Floyd Clark art
editor; David Kuhn assistant art
editor: Genello Jennings class por
traits; Elizabeth Board organization
manager; John D Harvey athletics;
Barrymore Bounds Activities; Noll
Sewell snapshorts; John Gregg quirt
editor; Nina Landers calendar; How-
ard Davidson administration; Jack
Matthews and Jack Scott Senior
editors.
Claudo Daniel business manager
of the Corral has been appointed by
Hardy Pearce as first assistant on
the business staff of the year-book.
Hyde stated that all members of
the staff were expected to como to
the office sometime this week for
a instructions and information regard-
ins vfie wur. ut n" Mia w u.
Senior Class Vote
To Build Cottage
As Gift To School
Members Decide On Gift
Providing Cost Does
Not Exceed 2000
Each To fcve $25.00
Tennis Courtsf Walks Radios
And Stage Scenery
Also Considered
Members of tho senior class in a
meeting Tuesday evening in Smith
Hall voted to build a cottage as a
gift to the school this year pro-
vided it will not cost moro than has
been estimated. The present plan is
for each member of tho class to pay
twenty-fivo dollars a sum that will
bring the total cost of the gift to
approximately two thousand d611nrs.
Other gifts that wcro discussed
as possibiltics wcro tennis courts
sidewalks radios for tho halls and
stage"furnlshlng3 to supplement tho
curtains which were given by tho
clflss of last year.
Then cottage is to be a two room
structure mado of field stone and
will cost approximately ? 2000.00. Its
location on tho campus has not been
definitely decided upon however
south of Mary Frances and between
Marston Gymnasium and Ferguson
have both been suggested.
Tho cottage will serve as a meet-
ing placo for the seniors and will
also glvo the ex-students n placo to
assemble and converse when they re-
turn to tho school. Should tho con-
struction become a reality as is ex-
pected the following classes will be
responsible for the upkeep and im-
provement. Backers of tho plan are
very enthusiastic over tho 'idea be-
cause they believe that tho building
will be ono that each under-classman
will look forward to tho day when ho
or sho will bo allowed to enjoy its
luxuries.
Seniors were again urged to have
their pictures mado and attention was
called to tho senior program for Feb-
ruary 22.
Lester Weather vice-president pre-
sided' in tho absence of John D. Har-
vey who was in Dallas attending
his father's wedding.
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Brazilian Duet Returns
From Successful Tour
Doris1 Deter and Jasso Ellen Peden
returned Sunday afternoon from a
trip to Montana that lasted almost
one month. Misses Deter and Peden
impersonating a Brazilian duet gave
fivo concerts at Louistown Montana
under tho auspices of the womens
club there. Ono other concert was
given at Denton Montana by tho
Simmons artists.
In speaking of the Christmas sea-
son in Montana they stated that it
appeared to bo the most anticipated
event of the year. Over one million
Christmas trees were cut avid shipped
from tho vicinity of the -ty where
Misses Peden and Deter visited.
According to newspaper clippings
received from Louistown the two
Simmons students wero royally re-
ceived and sang before appreciative
crowds on six occasions. They also
posed for an English potographer on
the trip.
Simmons Students
at Sunday School Last Week With
Bad weather making it impossible
for many of them to go homo over
the week end three hundred Sim-
monsites turned out for Sunday
School last Sunday morning to set' a
record for the largest attendance of
any Sunday so far this school year.
Registered at the First Baptist
Church were 106 of these wayward
scholars while 184 signed up. at the
University Baptist Church. Churches
of other denominations may have at-
tracted students to their services but
if so no record of their exertions in
the church-going directions have
been kept.
Probably all those who had to have
something to do when they could not
go home had fwd something to do
To Teach In Chicago
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PROF. W. J. WORK
Prof. Work Takes
Summer Position
In Chicago School
To Teach Three Terms In
Conservatory; Retains
Position Here
Prof. W. J. Work of tho voice de-
partment will teach in tho Chicago
Musical College for the next three
summers in tho master classes of
that school it was announced Satur-
day. A contract between Prof. Work
and Carl D. Kinsey was closed last
week.
The Simmons professor will work
in conjunction with Franz Proschow-
sky taking the Russian artist's pu-
pils in alternate lessons. The sum:
mer master classes will begin June
23 and last through a period of three
weeks. Rudolph Ganz is director of
tho Chicago Musical college. It is
an old conservatory having been es-
tablished in 1807.
It will be pupil assisting teacher
when Professor Work takes up his
teaching schedule with Proschowsky.
Tho Simtnons professor took his last
work in voice as an artist pupil of the
Russian artist in New York City.
Professor Work will continue as
head of the Simmons voice depart-
ment carrying out the regular long
term schedule.
GAME MONDAY NIGHT.
Seeking revenge for tho defeat
handed them last Tuesday by the
Simmons baskcteers the "long-
shot artists" from Wayland Col-
lege will invade the Cowboy
stronghold next Monday night for
a game in the Corral. The con-
test will be the season's first on
the home floor.
Frank Kimbrough former Sim-
mons flash is coach of the Way-
land team. Considering the fact
that tho Cowboys nosed them out
last Tuesday 44-42 tho game
should provo an interesting one.
It had been planned to open the
homo season against Howard
Payno February 1 but officials do"
elded that tho Cowboys needed
moro practice games before begin-
ning their conference schedule.
Wayland's unexpected showing
against Simmons Tuesday night
paved tho way for another meet-
ing. Students will bo admitted on
their activity tickets .
Set A New Record'
By M. M. McKenzie.
by the B. Y. P. U. time for only 1B2
of tho diligent 300 turned out for
that organization's meeting. Around
72 students were enrolled in Univer-
sity church B. Y. P. U.s while 80
moro attended the First Baptist or-
ganizations Money was unusually flush last
Sunday and went over the standard
set October 27 when students contri-
buted around f 46. tho most until Sun
day this school year. University
church led that day with a collection
of 134.85
Last' Sunday's money1 amounted to
169.02 at the University Church
while First Churcher paid only
Students To Vote
On Amendment In
Chapel Tuesday
Means Of Selecting Univer
sity Queen Will Be
Decided
Become Effective
Petitions May Immediately
Be Circulated For
Nominations
Tuesday is tho day set for the stu-
dcints to vote on the 'amendment to
tho Assembly Constitution providing
for the election of University Queen
which wns approved by the faculty
committee January 7 1030. Tho
chapel period on that day will be used
as a voting timo and a two-thirds
affirmative vote of tho student body
will be necessary if the amendment
passes as it Is expected to do accord-
ing to Barrymore Bounds President
of tho Student assembly.
Tho amendment will immediately
become effective and petitions for
any senior girls for Univorsity Queen
will be in order tho petition to be-
como a nomination when as many
as fifty students sign to back any
candidate.
All nominations for queen will then
he voted on tho first Tuesday in
February and tho candidate receiv-
ing the majority of votes will be de-
clared elected.
Heretofore' the girl to fill this
Honor has been elected by a race be-
tween the juniors and seniors each
sponsoring a candidate and the win-
ner being determined by the class
selling th'e largest number of. an-
nuals. This year tho Bronco was
included in tho "Blanket Tax" paid
by all students at the time of regis-
tration making it necessary to find
somo other method.
The amendment is as follows:
Section 1 Article 1
Bo it resolved by tho students of
Simmons University in Chapel as-
sembled: The constitution of tho
students assembly shall bo amended
to provide that the University Queen
shall bo elected from the Senior class
and that said University Queen must
havo been a student in Simmons Uni
versity for at least one whole long
session at somo timo preceding tho
tyear of her election.
Article II
The method of nomination and
election shall bo as provided in the
constitution of the Students Assem
bly except the date of election wl ich
day shall be the second Tuesday in
December except as herein provided.
Article III
Tho election of the University
Queen for the current year 1929-'30
shall take place the first Tuesday in
February.
Collier Will Address'
Pre-Med. Club Mon.
Mr. E M. Collier superintendent
of the West Texas Baptist Hospital
will address the Pre Medic Club on
noxt Monday evening at 7:80.
Last Monday evening Byron Pol-
lock graduate student spoke to the
club on tho Anatomy of tho human
pelvis and its relation to parturtion.
L. P. Walter Jr. president of the
club spoke on acute ascending paraly-
sis and myelitis due to the virus of
rabies.
For Attendance
300 Signing Cards
49.10 to good causes.
The total amount paid from stud
cnt's coffers to church organizations
in November was 1202.62 while Oc-
tober brought $108.28. Due to for-
getfulness carelessness or otherwise
a sum total of 19 students signed up
as tithers in December and the stud
ents who trudge to church on Sunday
should take care to fill in this part
as records are incomplete or show
a very bad percentage tithing when
students fall to comply and do not
fill in the bottom part as well as
merely put their names on the top
part of the envelope.
Sixty-one was the total of Univer-
sity churchqrs making one hundred
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Simmons Actors Appear
In "White Hyacinths" For
United Welfare Workers
Banquet Is Slated
For Football Men
At Hilton Hotel
"S" Association Be Hosts
To Lettermen And
Wreckers
Members of the Cowboy football
teams of the '29 season with their
girl friends will be entertained by
tho "S" Association with n banquet
tonight at 7:30 In tho Crystal ball-
room of the Hilton hotel.
Plates for ono hundred and ten
members of tho present "S" club have
been reserved. Members of both the
varsity and wrecking crew will bo
present at the banquet which Is an
annual affair.
The "S" Association Is mado up
of men who havo lettered in some
form of athletics at Simmons in
former years and nre not at present
students In tho University.
Tho "S" Club of which Jim Jen-
nings is president this year is made
up of nil men lettering In athletics
and now attending school.
Cowboy To Defend
Roping Title Here
Bob Crosby World Cham-
pion Cowboy In Contest
This Afternoon
Bob Crosby world's champion all-
round cowboy and friend of all Sim-
mons cowboys will defend the calf-
roDine division of his title against
Allen Holder from Rankin .at
tho Fair Park today. As an added
feature of the title clash the Cow-
boy Band of which Crosby is an
honornry member will bo on hand to
play n concert of rodeo selections and
old timo rango tunes under tho di-
rection of D. O. Wiley.
This will be the third time in four
months that tho band has cheered
Rnh in a rodeo ncrformance. Last
fall in El Paso and later at tho
world's championship rodcto at tho
Dallas fair the Cowboys played their
their best when their favorite came
into tho arena.
Those in charge of arrangements
for tho calf roping today say this will
bo ono of the best events of its kind
ever held. Both Crosby and Holder
are first rate artists with the lariat
Crosby won the calf-roping cham
pionship of the world .about five
years ago in. Chicago. Ho later lost
it and then regained it recently in a
contest at Del Rio. Allen Holder
held the goat roping championship of
Texas for several years.
As an exhibition feature Crosby
will also bulldog a couple of steers
tho most exciting and 'spectacular
feat on tho rodeo list.
Bandmen Invade
South Texas Soon
Concerts Will Be Played In
Most Of Rio Grande
Valley Cities
The Cowboy Band's first invasion
of the Rio Grnndo vnlley will be
made sometime In February It was
announced In the band office yester-
day. The dato for beginning the trip
has been tentatively set at February
15. Eight or nine days will be spent
in South Texas.
Engagements have been booked in
Laredo Harlingen Corpus Christi
and several other valley cities. Con
certs will be given in other cities
along the way.
This will bo tho first regular con
cert tour the Cowboys have made in
several seasons. Back in 1020 and
'27 theyvused to ploy to largo audi
enccs in concert halls of eastern
Texas.
The band will travel In Its two
buses. Thirty-five or forty men are
expected-to wake the trip.
Play Is Presented
Annually By Group
Setting Is In Terihant Section
Of A Large
'City
In the rolo of Miss Grayson dis-
trict secretary of a welfare associa-
tion Miss Etta Fleming Harwell will
take tho lead in the play "Whito
Hyacinths" to be given by the Uni-
vorsity Players at tho annual open
meetings of tho United Welfare As-
sociation nt the City Hall Monday
evening November 20 beginning at
7:45 p. m.
Dr. O. E. Baker head of the Socio-
logy and Economic departments of
Simmons will address tho meeting on
tho subject "Tho Placo and Work of
tho Welfare Association in the Com-
munity." Musical numbers for the
program will bo arranged. Besides
the program tho business for the
ensuing year will bo transacted by
the organization under the supervis-
ion of Mrs. Benno Schmidt secre-
tary. Annual Play.
At the request of Mrs. Schmidt
tho University Players agreed to pre-
sent one play each year for the Uni-
ted Welfare Association at which
time the association is to be hostess
to their friends.
The play to be given this 'year was
given last year but due to inclement
weather was poorly attended. -
Main characters of the cast aro
the same but all minor parte are dif-
ferent from the personnel of last
year because those taking these parts
last year did not return to school.
Although Mrs. Harwell is not an
nctive member of the Players she is
a past sponsor of the club and has
done much work in plays sinco that
time for tho club. She appeared in
the major production last fall.
Glee Ingram who Is teaching 'In
ono of tho local schools and is a for-
mer member of tho Players will be
seen in tho rolo of Mrs. Horace Kerr.
Mrs. J. E. Burnam who takes the
part of Sarah Redmond is also an
associate member. Other members
of the cast and tho parts they will
take: Miss Blake Fay Campbell;
Nancy Redmond Evolyn Bryan; Da-
vis Redmond Nancy's Father Lewis
Jobe; Miss Carroll a visiting nurse
Viola Bryson; Mrs. Davis former
volunteer worker Mrs. Rny Phillips;
Tom Spencer runaway lad Blonton
McCord; Mary Martin Gertrude Sav-
iors; and Gina Duel Lillian Grisham.
' Squalid life of a poor tenement
quarters Is tho setting of the play
which has as its theme "If I had
two loaves of breed I would sell one
and buy White Hyacinths to feed
my soul."
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New Works Added
To Band Library
Selections From Sousa And
Herbert Are Among
Purchases
Twenty Victor Herbert selections
ns well as two suites of John Phillip
Sousa's aro among the new selections
purchased by the Cowboy Band dur-
ing the Christmas holidays when It
added more than J250 worth of music
to its music library.
"At the Movies' a suite In three
parts by Sousa was ono of the se-
lections played In chapel Wednesday
and the other will be worked up at
some future date. Fifty marches of
the famous composer wero also pur-
chased thus giving the band library
almost a complete set of Sousa's
works.
Light opera selections and a num-
ber of his longer selections were
those of Victor Herbert's works re-
ceived. With the l numbers of his
works already In the band library
this also gives tho collection nearly
all of Herbert's works.
New members added to tho band at
the beginning of the winter semester
were Blllie Bateman Weldon Cov
ington and Estell 'Patterson.
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