The Simmons Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 31, Ed. 1, Saturday, May 10, 1930 Page: 1 of 4
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Vol. 14.
SIMMONS UNIVERSITY ABILENE TEXAS MAY 10 1930
No. 31
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WILEY NAMES PERSONNEL OF BAND TO TOUR EUROPE
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Sew ell Brashear and Sublett Will Edit
Students Select
Eleven Officials
In Vote Wednesday
Election Determined By First
Choice Votes In
All Races
Lovell Is President
Wheeler Daniel Marshall
Are Named Business
Managers
Closing several weeks of active
campaigning and general excitement
the student election held Wednesday
morning filled the 11 student offices
for 1930-31 from a field of 28 can-
didates when for the first time in
Simmons history every position was
contested by two or more office seek-
ers. A light vote was cast with 502
tho highest number of ballots count-
ed In any of tho 11 races.
First place choices decided every
race this year in contrast to the elec-
tion of 1929 when two candidates
were declared winners only nftcr a
tabulation of second choice votes.
Lovell is) Student Prcxy
In the closest contest of the entire
election J. A. Lovell of Fort Worth
was named president of the student
assembly over a field of four candi-
dates in which J. T. Hnncy of Abi-
lene was runner-up with 202 first
choico votes against 248 for Lovell.
For Secretary of the association Fay
Campbell of Rotan was elected over
Lillian Shick of Big Spring.
Brand Staff
Noll Sewcll Midlothian was elect-
ed editor of tho Brand over Feldon
Reed of Clyde and Howard Davison
of McCaullcy in one of the most close-
ly watched and speculative races of
tho election. Sewcll polled a plurality
of 75 first pace votes over his near-
est opponent As columnist of the
Brand staff for three years and edit-
or of the Corral this year he has
been prominent in literary circles all
dulng his stay in Simmons. Some
doubt had been raised as to his popu-
larity because of controversial mat-
ter appearing In his column from
time to time.
Buck Wheeler was chosen business
manager of the Brand defeating
Wilse Little of Denton in what was
tho closest race of the election in
which only two candidates were nom-
inated Wheeler is assistant manager
of the paper this year.
Other Publications
For editor of the Bronco school
year-book Maurice Brashear present
assistant editor was named over Bill
Bartlett by a safe majority and
Claude Daniel of Abilene was elected
business manager over Bill Sanders
of Anson polling the largest majority
of the elections.
Jack Sublett of Swetwater will be
tho editor of tho school literary mag
azine the Corral in 1930-31 winning
over UiggB Shepherd of Colorado
U. S "Steve" Marshall will be bus!
ness manager having been selected
from a field of four candidates in
which Jack McKay was runner-up
Marshall polled the largest plurality
of any candlbte.
Gerald Williams was named head
yell leader and Harold Moore and
Homer Milam will be his assistants.
These candidates were chosen from a
field of seven.
COMPLETE RETURNS
First Second Third
Choico Choico Choice
For President Student Association
Johnnie Lovell 248 139 71
J. T. Haney 202 163 93
Elmo Low . 69 71 110
David Kuhn 62 127 159
For Secretary Student Association
Faye Campbell 404
Lillian Shick 145
For Business Manager Bronco
Claude Daniel - 442
Bill Sanders 107
For Editor Bronco
Maurice Brashear 360
Bill Bartlett 202
For Business Manager Brand
William (Buck) Wheeler
810
WHse Little 230
(Continued oa page 4)
NINE MEN EARN
TRACK LETTERS
Nine track and field men who
represented Simmons this season
will receive letters for their. serv-
ices. They arc: Captain Lester
IVcathcrby Joe Smith John
Gregg Jack Scott John Houghton
Steve Marshall "Red" Dawson
Hilly Cooper and Bill Bartlett.
The showing which these men
mndc this season was very credit-
able. ..They took second place In
the conference meet at Howard
Payne Tuesday and Wednesday.
Bandmen Playing
For Championship
Rodeo In Houston
Y. P. Kuhn And Roy Reeves
Conducting Group In
Wiley's Absence
One division of the Cowboy Band
returned Tuesday from a ten-day
concert tour of Wbst Texas and New
Mexico and another division left
Thursday morning for Houston to
play for the Southwestern Champion
ship rodeo there May 10-20.
The band reports a very successful
tour of tho West where they played
in ten cities.
Tho Cowboys are to play twice
dally for the rodeo In Houston which
is to be staged in Sam Houston hall
the mammoth building that was con-
sructcd for the National Democratic
convention in 1928. This is the band's
first visit to Houston since playing
for that occasion. .
The rodeo is being promoted by W.
T. Johnston who has been engaging
the band to play for his shows for
several years. He was promoter of
the rodeo at tho Dallas fair last fall.
With ono or two exceptions the
band making the Houston trip was
different from the one that made the
Western tour. Director D. O. Wiley
remained hero to rehearse the group
whic his to go to Europe. Roy Reeves
and Y. P. Kuhn are conducting the
band in Houston.
High Wind Damages
Simmons Buildings
And Athletic Fence
Workmen Are Putting New
Top On Science Hall
This Week
The high wind and sandstorm which
struck Abilene Tuesday did consider-
able damage at Simmons university
by part unroofing Science Abilene
and Mary Frances halls. About 8000
feet of roofing was blown off by the
gale which registered CO miles per
hour at ono time at tho government
weather bureau in town.
Part of tho fence around Parra-
moro field was blown ove also.Work-
men havo been at work since Wednes
day completely rerofing Science Hall
and repairing the other damages. The
trees on the campus escaped serious
lnjury( though a few limbs were torn
Uli.
Tho windstor mwas declared to be
the strongest seen here in twenty
years and caused much damage over
the city most serious of which was
tho destruction of the McMurry col-
lego gymnasium amounting to a loss
of $10000
DR. OLSEN ENTERTAINS
SCHOLARSHIP SOCIETY
Members of the Simmons scholar
ship society were entertained In the
nome oi ucan juiius uisen spon-
sor and 'permanent secretary "of the
group Friday evening at eight
clock.
Each year since the organization
of the society in SiminbnssJr. Olson
has been host to tho group at a
social meeting. Thc.ro v are -2 mem-
bers of the cclub this year.
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Frances Oldham left this morning
for Gorman to spend the week end
with her parents A
Cowboy 'Thinclads'
Take Second Place
In Conference Race
Weatherby And Bartlett Es
tablish New
Records
Take Four Firsts
Joe Smith Is Runner Up For
High Scorer In
Meet
Taking four first places and scor-
ing 45 1-2 points tho Simmons Cow
boys took second place in tho annual
Texas Confercnco track and field meet
held in Brownwood Wednesday. Led
by their speed king Nig McGarver
with four first places the Hownrd
Payne Yellow Jackets were first in
the meet.
McCnrvcr was high point mnn scor
ing 20 points while "Undo
Joe..
Smith of Simmons was second with
12 1-2 points.
Although fivo schools were entered
in tho meet Simmons and Howard
Payne were tho chief contenders
throughout.
Bartlett placed first in the jave-
lin setting a new conference record.
Smith was first in the shot Marsh
all won the discus and Captain Les
ter Weatherby led the field in tho
half mile to establish another new
mark for the Texas conference.
Summary of Events
One-mile run Claik HPC first;
LcSeur HPC second; Davidson II
PC third; Dawson SU.fourth. Timo
4:32.1 (new record).
440-yard dash McLaughlin St.
Eds first; Faulkcs Southwestern
second; Hutt Austin C third; Glass-
cock HPC fourth. Time 61.1.
100-yard dash McCarvcr. HPC
first; Harroll HPC second; Rodgors
St Eds third; Henderson Austin C
fourth. Time 10.
120 high hurdles McCarvcr HPC
first; Smith SU second; Ed-
wards HPC third; Owenby Austin
C fourth. Timo 15:7.
: 880-yard run Weatherby SU
first; Brock HPC second; Clark II
PC third; Busby St. Eds fourth.
Timo 2:00.8. (new record).
220-yard dash McCarver HPC
first; Harrcll HPC second; Rodgcrs
St Eds third; Henderson Austin Co.
fourth. Time 22.9.
Two-mile run Davidson HPC
first; LcSeucr HPC second; Daw
son SU third; Lazenby Austin C
fourth. Time 10:34.3 (New record).
220 Low hurdles McCarver HPC
(Continued on Page 3.)
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Margaret Thompson
Presented In Recital
Miss Margaret Thompson of Here
ford was presented in a piano re-
cital Friday ovenlng Mny 2 by tho
university department of piano. An
appreciative audience was in attend-
ance including a number of Hereford
people.
Miss Thompson will take her B. A.
and B. Music degrees in June.
The program included Prelude and
Fugue in C Minor Prelude and E
major Fugue In E minor Ruguo in
E minor (Bach); Sonata in F minor
(Pccthoven); Nocturne in E Iflat
Etude opus 10 No. 12 (Chopin); and
two modern compositions Sous Bois
(Staub) and Tho Music Box (Lu-
bich).
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Prehistoric Bones Are
Donated To Museum
Bones believed to bo those of a
dinosaur that lived several hundred
centuries ago were discovered near
Rotan and presented to tho Simmons
University museum last week by Mes-
srs Dulaney of Sweetwater and
Booth of Rotan. The two bones con-
tributed are oxtremcly large and in-
dicate that the animal was much
larger than the modern elephant.
One of tho bones is known to bo
a vertebra land is eighteen inches
in diameter.
Profs. Watts and Kuhn and Polk
and Corhn students in Simmons re
cently went to a farm 15 miles west
of Rotan where they secured soveral
mastodon teeth These havo also
been added to the Simmons museum.
Publications
NETTERS CLOSE SEASON
WITH TEXAS TECH TODAY
Simmons will be host to the
Texas Tech tennis men today in
a match which will end the season
for Simmons nctttrs. The Cow-
boys hac had a cry successful
season this year having shown up
well in all matches. Stcakley won
the city title and with Moore won
(he Texas Conference Tournament.
Rehearsals Held
Daily For Play To
Be Given on Friday
Players Will Show 'Laf f That
Off Comedy Next
Week
Rehearsals arc being held twice
daily of "Laff That Off" which Is
to be presented as tho feature attrac
tion of tho year by the Simmons
Players in the university auditorium
next Friday evening Mny 10th.
"Laff That Off" is a three act
comedy by Don Mullally. It has its
setting In New York during the world
war. In Its major cast nre three boys
and three girls. The boys' parts are
to be played by Lewis Jobc Homer
Milam and Riggs Shepherd. The
leading woman's parts are rolcd by
Elsie Hill Gertrude Saylors and Nina
Landers. The minor characters are
yet to bo cast.
Story of Play
The ploy Is the story of three bach
elors all vaudeville actors who live
in n New York apartment house. Leo
played by Riggs Shepherd finds Peg-
gy played by Gertrude Saylors out
in the street tired and starving. He
takes her into the apartment where
tho three boys have a great deal of
trouble convincing Mrs. Connolly the
Irish landlady played by Nina Lan-
ders that the girl is Leo's sister.
The girl stays on in tho house as
the sister until tho world war comes
on. The "gang" is then broken up
but by an unusual turn of events tho
four are united again. One of the
interesting points of tho play is tho
transformation of Emmie Mrs. Con-
nolly's "little slavey" which is played
by Elsio Hill.
In speaking of the pay many well
.known producers have declared that
It is one of the best comedies seen
on Broadway in years. Tickets are
to go on sale early in the week by
members of the university players
club.
Seniors Have Party
In Jackson Home
Games Of Checkers Domi-
noes and Rook Are
Played
Thirty members of tho senior class
were guests Tuesday evening at a
parly in the home of Miss Ona Lee
Jackson. Japanese colors and em
blems were featured In tho room dec
orations and in tho appointments and
favors.
At each of the six tables different
kinds of games wcro played. Rook
checkers dominoes tournlng forty-
two and hearts gavo variety to tho
entertainment hour.
Tho Japanese scheme was also car
ried out in the refreshment plates
"which consisted of green and gold
sandwiches olives orange ice punch
macaroons and butter wafers.
Tho hostess was assisted by her
mother and Mrs. J. E. Burnam in
serving tho following guests; Misses
Elizabeth Wood Jack Mathews Lor-
nine Sneath Noble Ashworth Bertio
Bow Bristow Margaret Thompson
Helen Smith Evelyn Payne Dorothy
Green .Maurlne Coffee Maxine Mur-
dock Elizabeth Board Louie Barton
Winnoford Barton Vena Mao Jack-
son Nina Landers Ruth Rutledge
Hardy Peurce Jack Scott David
Kuhn Leslie McClure Raymond
Huchingson John C Harvey and J.
K. Board.
Miss Glenn McGowen of Baird a
senior in the piano department was
presented in senior recital Thursday
evening in the Fine Arts auditorium.
Twenty Seven Musicians In Addition lo
Director And Business Manager Will Go
Simmons To Have
Part in Gift of
Portrait to WMU
LOTTIE MOON PICTURE BY
DK. PLOTKIN VIEWED BY
THOUSANDS HEHE
Presentation of a symbolic portrait
of Lottie Moon woman missionary to
China in the past century will bo
mado nt New Orleans Mny 12 at the
meeting of tho Wlomen's Missionary
Union of the South.
Dr. Peter Plotkin professor of
portraiture in Simmons the artist
Mrs. J. D. Sandcfct also representing
Simmons the Rev. A. T. Douglass
the originator of the idea Mrs. Doug-
lass and Mrs. C. M. Caldwell presi-
dent of the 17th District W. M. U.
of Tcxns will take part in the cere-
mony. Tho Abilene party left Thurs
day for the convention.
The gift of this large canvas which
was several months in the making
will be made at the same timo the
famous Lottie Moon desk recently
presented to tho state W. M. U. is
also presented to the Southern or-
ganization. Mrs. W. J. Cox Memphis Tenn.
president of tho W. M. U. which rep
resents 10 states and Miss Kathleen
Mallor Birmingham Ala. correspond-
ing secretary will accept the gift.
Tho potratt will be placed in the
Lottio Moon prayer room at tho W.
M. U. training school in Louisville
Ky.
The idea of the portrait as n gift
(Continued on Pago 4.)
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Swimming Pool To
Be Opened Monday
Simmons Will Have Relay
Team To Meet Other
Teams In City
The swimming pool i n Marston
gymnasium will be open to the use
of the students Monday May 12 ac
cording to Y. P. Kuhn director of phy-
sical education at Simmons.
Tho pool and pool room are being
thoroughly renovated by Mr. Cagle.
He has laid a filler over the con-
crete work which Is all to bo finished
in white and the pool has been refin-
ished with with three coats of white
paint The pool will be filled Sntur
day.
Mr. Kuhn will hold regular class
es of instruction for men on Monday
Wednesday and Friday each week the
remainder of this school year. Men
only will swim on these days.
Mr. Kuhn is working on a relay
team now. This team will be composed
of four members three of which aro
already chosen and will meet a chal-
lenging team from this city. Carol
Wieman Floyd Clark and Y. P. Kuhn
arc tho members already selected and
Mr. Kuhn reports that ho has several
promising aspirants to the fourth
placo position.
Miss Glenna Fay Grant will di-
rect on Tuesdays Thursdays and Sat-
urdays when tho pool will be turned
over to the womon.
Mr. Kuhn says the pool already
looks very nice and when finished
will bo an attractive crystal pool.
He extends a cordial invitation to all
Simmons students to como over and
got a good wetting.
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Miss A. M. Carpenter
Leaves For Convention
Miss A. M. Carpenter head of the
Art Department will leave Monday
for tho meeting of the Southern Bap-
tist Convention in New Orleans at
which placo shetodayft o hrdhrdlu
which place she will have chargo of
the exhibition of tho miniature cam-
pus of Simmons.
Small cactus and blucbonnets have
been added to the campus In carrying
out the new cactus beds planted on
tho campus. This exhibition will bo
tho fourth time it has been shown tho
past year.
At the convention the Education
Committee plans to present a new
program on reselling religion on the
campusscs of the educational institu-
tions of the South.
GOLF TOURNAMENT
Qualifying rounds for the Sim-
mons golf tournament will begin
today on the Crescent course and
continue through Thursday ac-
cording to Johnny Gregg and L.
P. Walter who arc in charge.
There is no entrance fee for the
tournament which is open to all
students and professors of Sim-
mons University.
Students Required
To Turn in Points
For 'S' Pins at Once
Need 25 Points For Either
Oratorical Or Literary
Awards
Students who aro eligible for the
literary or tho oratorical 'S' must
turn in their names and qualifications
to Dean Olsen within tho next few
days he announced i Wednesday of this
week. The requirement for each award
is 25 points. Any student may add
his journalistic (or literary) nnd ora
torical points together and if the
total Is as much as 25 he may apply
for an 'S' In tho division in which
he has the most points.
The qualifications as they were
finally revised this week arc listed
below:
"The student shall have at least
nine college credits and 15 entrance
credits and shall have at least 25
points in the following:
Journalistic editor of the Brand
20 points; business manager of tho
Brand 10; editor of tho Bronco 20;
business manager of the Bronco 10;
editor of tho Corral 10; business
manager of the Corral 5; managing
editor of tho Brand 10 (to be added
to points as having been member of
the staff); member Brand staff 8;
member of press club 3; member
Bronco staff. 8; winner Atwell medal
6; representative to T. I. P. A. 5;
secretary Students' Association 5;
secretary O. & D. Council 4; secre-
tary O. & D. Ass'n 4; secretary
Players 3; secretary B. S. U. 3; sec-
retary Volunteer Band 3; secretary
nny intercollegiate organization 4;
secetary freshman class 2; secretary
sophomore class 2; secretary junior
class 5; secretary of senior class 5;
business manager Players 3; winner
of first place in T. I. P. A. contest
5 points.
Oratorical President Student As
sociation 10; vice-president Student
Association 5; intercollegiate debat
er 15; intcrclass debater 6; repre
scntative to T. S. O. A. 10; winner
of Brooks medal 5; participation in
major part in ono act play given in
intercollegiate competition 15; par-
ticipation in major part in three act
play 5; president O. & D. council 8;
president O. & D. Ass'n 8; member
of O it D. Council 3; member of O.
& D. Ass'n. 3; president freshman
class 4; president sophomore class
5; president junior class C; presi-
dent senior class 8; president Play-
ers 0; president B. S. U. 0; presi-
dent Ministerial Council G; president
Volunteer Band 0; president any In
tercollegiate organization 0."
Choralists Leave
On Trip Thursday
Twenty-Five Members Give
Concerts In Towns Of
Vicinity
Accompanied by Prof. Wi J. Work
and Miss Camilla Marrs tho Sim-
mons University choral club left
Thursday afternoon May 8 for a
week's tour of towns in this vicinity.
Twenty-five members of tho club will
give concerts in tho following cities:
Stamford Wichita Falls Brccken-
ridge Olney Haskell Seymour Gra-
ham and Albany.
Miss Camilla Marrs of the depart-
ment of violin accompanied tho group
as violin soloist. Mrs. W. J. Work
is tho piano accompanist for the club.
Mr. Work head of the department
of voice In tho university Is the di-
rector and manager of the group.
Band Mascot Will
Likely Make Trip
Ml.
Haskctt Makes Final Business.
Arrangements In City
Friday
Selection of tho members of the
Cowboy Band who will make eight
weeks concert tour of Europo this
summer has been practically com
pleted and with one or two possible
changes the following is the list.
Twenty-seven men in addition to the
director and the business manager
aro included.
D. O. Wiley director
G. B. Sandefer business manager
Clarinets: Ray Sims Shrcvcpoft
La.; Elmo Low Abilene; Dewitt
Black Barstow; James Dinwiddle
Clarksville; Stewart Jcrnlgan Beau-
mont: Trumpets: Roy Reeves Matador;
Weldon Covington Alvord; John
Means El Paso; W. I. Byron Miner
al Wells; Wlx Curry Bollinger.
Bass and Alto Clalncts: Merle
Tucker Abilene; and Jack Simmons
Sweetwater;
Trombones: Colby Delaney Mem-
phis; William Cbvington Alvord;
and Millard Shaw Abilene.
Basses: Gordon Fitzhugh Ciovls
N. M. and Guy Patillo Lorenzo.
Drums: Myron Corbln Abilene
nnd Marion McClure Amnrillo.
French horns: Cecil Cammack
Matador; Emmctt Howard Do Leon;
and Horace Gustavus Bollinger.
Oboe: Ralph Anderson Wichita
Falls.
Saxophones: Kenneth McCullough
Clovis New Mexico and Troy Dale.
Baritone: K. K. Kelley Post.
Choico of these men brings to a
close eight months of speculation on
tho part of tho members of tho band
and their friends as to what tho per-
sonnel of tho organization making
tho tour would be.
In addition to tho men named
above "Wild Bill" Kelly tho mascot
of the band is considering making
the trip. Ho Is a drummer and a rope
twlrler of gcat ability and will havo
a part on each program. Ho is a
brother of K. (K. Kelley baritone
soloist of the band.
Fred L. Haskctt of Dallas one of
the promoters of the tour was in
Abilene the latter port of this week
completing arrangements for tho tour.
Simmons To Give
Play Before WTCC
Profs. Walton. Fitzgerald.
Campbell Have Parts
In Comedy
" 'Lijah" a comedy of Southern
hospitality versus northern business
principles will bo presented by a
group of Simmons Players assisted
by faculty members on Simmons
night at the West Texas Chamber of
Commerce convention in Abilene tho
latter part of this month.
Written by Edgar Valentine Smith
" Uah" won tho Llttfo Theater
prize at Birmingham Alabama in
1025. Tho scene is laid in Alabama
and tho story turns amusingly about
the aristocratic airs assumed by a
poverty-stricken old Southern gentle-
man in his dealings with two northern
business men who aro attempting to
swindle him out of his estate.
The characters aro Judgo Holm-
stead a typical old Southern gentle-
man played by John Brewer; 1st
stranger Prof. Lawrenco Fitzgorald;
2nd stranger Prof. W. T. Walton;
Bama negro woman servant played
by Miss Irma Campbell.
Old Southern melodies will be play-
ed as a back-ground for the play.
PRES. SANDEFER SPEAKS
AT WINTERS EXERCISES
Pres. J. D .Sandefer gave the grad-
uation address at tho commencement
exercises of Winters high school
graduating class Thursday night of
this week. Tho class was composed
of 37 members.
Salutatorian of the class was J W
Dixon Jr. brother of Henry Dixon
junior in Simmons J. W. will enter
Simmons next fall as a freshman
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