The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 11, Ed. 1, Friday, December 9, 1955 Page: 3 of 8
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FrfcUy December f ItSS
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BattleOf The Sexes Featured
In H-SU-ACC Chapel Debate
By PAUL. FUNDERBURK
A battle of the seves in chapel
Wednesday between a girls de-
bate team from Hardin-Simmohs
consisting of Wretha Whittle and
Maridel Fisher and a boy's team
from Abilene Christian College
consisting of Ted Stewart and
Lloyd Adams gave H-SU students
a better understanding of the na-
tional debate topic for this year:
Resolved that the non-agricultural
industries of the United
States should guarantee their em-
ployees an annual wage.
The boys from ACC were liter-
ally given overnight notice of the
debate when the team from Texas
Tech which was supposed to de-
bate the H-SU girls were unable
to make it for the debate. Never-
theless the ACC team proved to
be effective opposition.
In the first stand on the floor
the first affirmative speaker Ted
Stewart from ACC proved a need
for the Guaranteed Annual Wage.
Wretha Whittle first negative
speaker largely destroyed the first
affirmative speech.
The second affirmative speaker
from ACC Lloyd Adams told
how the affirmative plan met the
need presented in the first aff irm-
FTA Holds Annual
Christmas Banquet
H-SU's chapter of the Future
Teachers of America held their
Christmas banquet at the Abilene
Woman's Club Tuesday night.
Theme of the social event was
"Christmas Spirits"
One of the main features of the
evening was the presentation of
Mr. and Miss F.T.A. Miss F.T.A.
this year is Miss Bettye Deweese
junior from Melrose N. M. Mr.
FTA is Jerry Vandergriff from
Abilene.
Miss Deweese was presented
with a bouquet of a dozen Amer-
ican Beauty roses while Vander-
griff received a boutonniere.
Entertainment consisted of the
presentation of guests and two
songs by Carolyn Carver "White
Christmas" and "Little Boy." Gar-
land Proffitt president of the or-
ganization and master of cere-
monies presented the Hon.
Truett Latimer H-SU Director
of Alumni Affairs and main
speaker of the evening.
The menu was headed by tur-
key and dressing. Table decora-
tions consisted of candles ever-
green and Christmas balls.
Miss DeWeese and Vandergriff
wil go to Amarillo in March to
the convention of the state FTA
organization where they will
compete on a state level for the
same position they now hold at
H-SU. Qualifications for this con-
test are: a one minute speech on
why they wish to become a teach-
er; character; poise in the presen-
tation of the speech; and quali-
fications for being good future
teachers.
Finalists Picked In
Frosh Reading Contest
Close competition marked the
Freshman Reading Contest pre-
liminaries on Wednesday after-
noon. Finalists were phosen in the
men's and women's divisions. A
semi-final contest was held in the
women's division.
Those girls in the semi-finals
were Sue Barron Judy Christianr
Mary Ann Harris Betty Roles
Clara Ann Bennett Dorothy
Walker Lynn Pomorski and Ann
Smith. No semi-finals were held
in the men's division.
Victors which emerged from
the preliminaries will compete in
the finals to be held sometime
after the Christmas holidays. In
the boy's division they are: Wayne
Blankenship Norman Crisp and
Dale Haralson with Bill Hindman
as alternate.
Competition in the girl's finals
will be between Clara Ann
Bennet Mary Ann Harris and
Ann Smith with Lynn Pomorski
as alternate.
Scholarships of $25 and $15 are
awarded to the first and second
finals each year by an anonymous
benefactor of Abilene. The num-
ber of entries in the preliminaries
this year showed a marked in-
crease over the number of con-
testants last year.
tive speech but did not have
.time to reconstruct the need en-
tirely. Maridell Fisher sepond nega-
tive speaker presented several de-
finite objections to the plan: In
the rebuttal speeches the boys
reconstructed a part of the need
but the girls were on the offen-
sive most of the time. No decision
was handed down since it was an
exhibition debate.
HS Cowgirls Meet For
Discussion Program
Hardin-Simons University Cow-
girls met Thursday in the parlor
of Hunter Hall- for their regular
weekly meeting. Miss Sue Cherry
Cowgirl president presided over
the meeting.
The Constitution committee
appointed to write a new Cowgirl
Constitution presented a rough
draft of the proposed constitu-
tion. The committee is composed
of the officers: president Sue
Cherry; vice-president LaVonne
Rice; secretary Evelyn Wilson;
drum major Jo Ann Earnheart;
treasurer Barbara Ivey; and re-
porter Vicki Rogers; and Susie
Daniels Nancy Blackley and
Fredda Ware.
Discussion
Short discussion was held con-
cerning the new constitution.
However further discussion and
voting will be held in future
meetings.
Miss Cherry then turned the
meeting over to program chair-
man for the day Janelle William
son. Miss 'Williamson introduced
the program consisting of girls
from Hunter Hall. Pat Jackson
did a vocal number next was a
vaudeville act by Barbara Bounds
Carolyn Pate and Sara Hollings-
head. Concluding the program
was Ruth Lawrence who gave a
reading.
Cowgirls will meet next week
in one of the other women's dor-
mitories for a business meeting
and program.
Proposed Organization
Has Preliminary Meet
The first meeting of a group of
students proposing to form an or-
ganization called Mu Sigmas was
held last Friday with 20 prospec-
tice members and pledges present.
Mu Sigmas would be a servipe or-
ganization to promote school
spirit.
Officers elected were G. C. At-
taway president; Ray Mobley
vice-president; Ted Hardy social
chairman; and Max Irwin re-
porter. The next meeting was held
Dec. 8.
The worm
The worm dug
The worm dug in
The worm dug in earnest
The worm dug in dead earnest.
Poor Earnest!
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! ATTENTION SENIORS !
Next Wednesday is the ab-
solute deadline for filling out
and turning the senior infor-
mation sheets for the 1956
BRONCO.
Better Hurry
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MR OTHO POLK
Mr. and Mrs. Otho Polk
Chosen Frosh Sponsors
Mr. and Mrs. Otho Polk were
selected by the freshman class as
their sponsors.
Mr. Polk is the chairman of the
H-SU physical education depart-
ment. He received his Bachelor of
Arts degree from Simmons Uni-
versity in 1930 his Master's de-
gree from Peabody College in
1936 and has done graduate work
at Louisiana State University.
During the war he was a P. E.
director in the U. S. Navy.
Polk serves as a member of
the Executive Board of Texas
Asso. for Health Physical Educa-
tion and Recreation. He is a
member of the Abilene Kiwanis
Club and Chairman of the Pro-
gram Committee 1955.
Mrs. Polk graduated Magna
Cum Laude from Simmons in
1933. She had a Bachelor of Arts
in English and" education.
Mrs. Polk was a member of
Cowgirls when she attended
H-SU. She is now secretary of the
H-SU Round Table departmental
secretary of her Sunday school
and has been an active P.T.A.
member and room mother for 13
years.
Alpha Psi Omega
Pledges 3 Students
Zeta Theta cast of Alpha Psi
Omega national dramatics frater-
nity pledged three students for
the fall semester. The three
girls are Jan Jackson freshman
from Abilene; Doris Davis sen-
ioir from Moran; and Madelyn
Bond a Ranger junior.
Pledging activities began last
Monday when the ritual was ini-
tiated. Informal initiation is to be
tonight and the formal initiation
will be Monday evening.
Pledging Requirements
Requirements for pledging are
two minor roles and one major
role in plays or the equivalent.
Also a required number of
workshop hours must be attained.
At formal initiation the pledges
must give from memory at least
15 lines from a Shakespearean
play-and recite the Greek alpha-
bet. If a pledge misses any of the
scheduled meetings she is auto-
matically disqualified from mem-
bership. Last night at the regular meet-
ing of Player's Club the pledges
presented the members with im-
promptu entertainment. .
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Morning Watch Schedule
Dec 12-16
Mon. The Prophet Isaiah Speaks
Tues. A Christmas Story
Wed. We Follow the Call
Thurs. If Christ Had Never
Been
Fri. The Christ of Christmas.
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SC Members Return from
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TISA Executive Meeting
Four H-SU Student Council
members returned Saturday night
from Southwestern University at
Georgetown where they attended
the annual Texas Intercollegiate
Student Association "executive
conference. The four who attend-
ed the conference were: Marshall
Doke Student Council president;
Fredda Ware and David McPher-
son junior representatives; and
Steve Marshall freshman repre-
sentative. The conference which has as its
main purpose the planing of the
annual TISA convention discuss-
ed and proposed topics for panel
discussions and permanent' reso-
lutions which will be discussed
and acted upon at the conven-
tion. District Chairman
The TISA is divided into sev-
eral districts with member schools
being assigned to the various dis-
tricts. Hardin-Simmons is a mem-
Positions Open In
Fourth Army Area
Announcement comes from the
headquarters of the Fourth Army
of a number of positions at Army
installations ift Texas Oklahoma
Arkansas Louisiana and New
Mexico in which qualified seniors
may be interested.
Positions are librarian crafts
director service club director en-
tertainment director and sports
director.
Degrees are required in the
fields relating to the positions.
Details may be obtained by visit-
ing Dean W. T. Walton's office
he stated.
LSB Teams Report
Successful Week-end
Last Sunday the Life Service
Band was represented by exten-
sion teams in three churches.
They were Glenmore Baptist
Church in Midland Peacock
Baptist Church and the High-
land Chapel in Sweetwater. A
great week-end was reported by
all those that went on the trip.
Midland Trip
Hal Haralson was the preacher
for the three day revival in the
Glenmore Church. Johnny Car-
penter led the singing with Sue
McCown as the soloist and pian-
ist. The fellowship following the
services were conducted by Judy
Christian.
There were eight conversions
one volunteer for foreign mis-
sions and numerous rededica-
tions. The services began Friday
evening and ran through Sunday
evening. When asked how the
team members liked the trip their
answer was "wonderful."
Peacock Trip
A team consisting of six mem-
bers left early Sunday morning
to be in the Peacock Baptist
Church for both morning and
evening services. Norman Crisp
preached Sunday morning while
Glen Ferguson preached the even-
ing service.
Fay Crisp was the soloist for
the services. Vernon Scott led the
singing while Parilee Nelson
played the piano. Henry Teer
gave the testimony Sunday even
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ber of district I and was chosen
to act as chairman school for the
district's annual project this year.
It is responsibility of the chairman
school to organize and co-ordinate
a project for the district
which will be of benefit to the
member schools of TISA. Deter-
mination of the project will be
made at the district convention
to be held in Abilene in the near
future.
TISA In Abilene
The TISA convention is to be
held in Abilene this year with
approximately 1200 students
from the member schools expect-
ed to be in attendance. The con-
vention will be held from March
1 thorugh March 3. Concluding
the events of the convention will
be a banquet at which the retiring
officers will welcome the officers
for 1956-57.
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Speech Club Sets Date
For Christmas Dinner
Speech Club will have their
annual Christmas dinner Dec. 14
at 6:00 upstars at Mack Eplen's
Cafeteria. Members will select
what they want to eat before
going upstars.
A short musical program will
provide the entertainment
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The husband came home early
one afternoon and decided to sur-
prise his wife. He slipped quitely
in the back door found his wife
standing over the stove with her
bapk to him.
He slid up behind her and gave
her a peck on the neck.
"Just put the ice in the refig-
erator I'm busy right now" she
said.
ing Norman Crisp reported "It
was a great spiritual uplift for
all even though no visual results
was seen.
Sweetwater Trip
George Mullinax Jimmy Trim-
bel Rosa Lee Hemphill and
Betty Roles made up the team
that left Sunday afternoon to be
in the evening services at the
Highland Chapel.
Mullinax was the peacher;
Jimmy Trimbel was the soloist
and song leader; Miss Hemphill
gave her testimony; Miss Roles
played the piano. "There were
five rededications and a wonder-
ful blessing had by all" accord-
ing to George Mullinax.
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The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 11, Ed. 1, Friday, December 9, 1955, newspaper, December 9, 1955; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth98365/m1/3/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.