The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 18, Ed. 1, Friday, February 24, 1956 Page: 1 of 8
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Juke Box To Be Placed
In Student Center Soon
A "Juke-box" will be installed
in the H-SU Student Center in
the near future. This announce-
ment was made by the Student
Union committee acting upon a
request from the Student Coun-
cil. Tentative plans are to install
the machine in the downstairs
lounge on the South side of the
Student Center. Speakers will be
placed in the game room upstairs
and also in the snack bar.
Several small "booth" mach-
ines will also be placed in the
snajck bar so that students will
be able to play music even be-
fore the lounge area opens.
Profits io SC
Plans now are for the profits
Cedric Foster Featured Speaker
AtTISA Meetat ACC Next Week
Cedric Foster nationally-known
radio news commentator will
speak on the "Students Role in
the World Today" at the annual
Texas Intercollegiate Students
Association convention in Abilene
March 1-3.
Foster will address delegates
from 38 Texas colleges and uni-
versities attending the state meet-
ing on the campus of Abilene
Christian College.
Approximately 350 delegates
are expected. All H-SU Student
Council members plan to attend
some of the sessions. "Any stu-
dent interested is invited to sub-
mit his or her name to the Stu-
dent Council" according to Stu-
H-SU Red Cross Fund
Drive To Be March 1-3
H-SU's part in the nation-wide
Red Cross Fund Drive will be
conducted next Thursday through
Saturday March 1-3 announced
Mrs. Elsie Choy H-SU student
Red Cross Representative.
Those working with Mrs. Choy
will be the student dormitory
presidents as the student com-
mittee. Mrs. Janice DuPape is
head of the faculty fund drive.
Goal this year is $375 with
half being contributed by stu-
dents and half by faculty mem-
bers. As a part of the drive Red
Cleveland will speak Monday in
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Thorn Myers McMahan
Focus Week Speakers
Rev. W. E. Thorn pastor of the
Calvary Baptist Church in Lub-
bock; Rev. Charles Myers pastor
of the First Baptist Church in
McKinney; and Monte McMahan
assistant professor of religious
education at Southwestern Bap-
tist Theological Seminary in Fort
Worth are three of the eight
team members who have been
chosen to lead in the services
classroom and dormitory discus-
sions and seminars to be held
during Religious Focus Week at
H-SU March 5-9.
The theme will be "A Dynamic
Faith for Today and Tomorrow."
Thorn is a native of McAlister
Oklahoma. His schooling includes
H-SU and Southwestern Semin-
ary where he was a student in the
fields of religion and history.
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of the "juke-box" to be placed in
a Student Council account to be
used for recreational purposes in
the Student Center.
The Student members of the
Student Union committee are
David McPherson Bill Neal and
Marshall Doke. Administrative
members are Dean W. T. Walton
Dean Jack Collins and Mr. Virgil
Bradley University purchasing
agent. Students who have sugges-
tions as to how the Student
Center can be improved in any
way are urged to contact the
student members of this com-
mittee so that they may present
the suggestions to the Student
Union Committee.
dent Association president Mar
shall Doke.
Also speaking to the group of
several hundred delegates will be
Peyton Short of World Univer-
sity Service and Stan Glass of
the National Students Associa-
tion. Buzz Sessions
Buzz sessions and workshop
meetings will amplify Foster's
main topic. They will also dis-
cuss "What are Aims and Pur-
poses of Student Government"
and "What Part does TISA Play".
Foster appointed an honorary
Texas Ranger by former Gover-
nor Coke Stevenson has recently
returned from the Middle East
and Europe. Since 1949 he has
made more than 20 trips abroad
and hasNvisited all the countries
this side of the Iron Curtain.
The veteran commentator and
newsman covered all phases of
the Second World War and was
in Korea with the Army as a
combat correspondent. Foster ad-
dresses a daily radio audience of
several million people over more
than 450 stations on the Mutual
and Yankee networks. His pro-
gram will originate from Abilene
during the TISA convention.
Honorary Degrees
The 56-year-old newsman holds
honorary degrees from several
universities including a Doctor
of Literature from Southwestern
University in Georgetown Texas.
Foster makes his home with
his wife in Boston and has two
married daughters.
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His special interests are athle-
tics and youth work. He is a
member of the executive board of
the Baptist General Convention
of Texas and pastor advisor of the
Texas Tech BSU.
Myers From Oklahoma
Myers a native of Tulsa Okla-
homa was graduated from Bay-
lor University and Southwestern
Baptist Theological Seminary
where he studied Bible English
Greek and social ethics.
His special interests include
politics athletics and social prob-
lems. He is a member of the
Relief and Annuity Board of
Southern Baptist Convention and
president of the Texas Alumni of
Southwestern Seminary.
Miss McMahan who is a native
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VOL. XL
RECEIVING PEPPERMINT candy slicks as prizes for ihe best costumes at Monday night's Sadie
Hawkins party are Axlen Hile and Florila Young. The prize is being presented by Kaye Kelly.
Student Association Social Chairman. Charlotte Eddings and A. J. Viertel are looking over ihe con-
solation prizes they received for being runners-up.
Party Skating and Games
Highlight T WIRP Week
TWIRP WEEK activities have
been many and varied according
to Kaye Kelly Student Council
social chairman who is in charge
of rules and regulations and so-
cial activities of the week.
During the course of the week
the common sight has been girls
carrying boys' books opening
doors and calling for dates at
the Men's New Dorm and at Fer-
guson Hall.
Sadie Hawkins
Monday night's Twirp party
had the annual Sadie Hawkins
theme with everyone dressed as
a citizen of "Dogpatch."
Tuesday night was the skating
party at the Arcadia Roller Rink
and from appearances it was one
of themost successful social af-
fairs of the week stated Miss
Kelly. "Despite the spills and
thrills everyone seemed to have
a wonderful time with no thought
of bruises and sore muscles re-
sulting!" Church Night
Church night the girls set the
example by escorting their gen
Kaye Kelly Selected
To Represent H-SU
Miss Kaye Kelly junior at
H-SU was selected by the Stu-
dent Council Tuesday night to
be the school's official represen-
tative for the Diamond Jubilee
Celebration's "Miss Abilene" con-
test. The contest is being sponsored
in connection with the 75th An-
niversary of the Key City. In con-
nection with the contest a tea
will be given honoring the nom-
inees at the Women's Club on
February 28. Rules of the contest
and the duties and functions of
the queen and her court will be
explained at the tea.
Trip to Nassau
Miss Abilene will receive an
all-expense trip to Nassau for her
and the companion of her choice.
ABILENE TEXAS FRIDAY FEBRUARY
tlemen friends to weekly prayer
meeting services at the church of
their choice.
Thursday night's basketball had
one of the biggest crowds that
Rose Field House has had this
basketball season.
"It seems that the girls are
more interested in going to the
basketball games than are the
boys" said Miss Kelly as she
viewed the crowd.
"The Man with the Golden
Arm" is on the agenda tonight
"Sadie Hawkins" Party
Opens TWIRP Activities
Miss Florita Young and Arlen
Hile took first in the costume
contest of the Student Council
sponsored Annual Sadie Hawkins
Party. This function officially
opened TWIRP WEEK Monday
night. With Kaye Kelly Student
The runner-up in the contest will
be named Miss Columbia. The
other nominees will be princesses
in the queen's court.
Four other girls were recom-
mended by the Council for pos-
sible selection by an interested
sponsor. They were Miss Lloma
Poe Miss Glenda Wages Miss
Paula Hill and Miss Joyce Ray.
Blue-eyed Blonde
Miss Kelly a 5'4" blue-eyed
blonde is social chairman of the
Student Council was Beauties
Editor for the BRONCO is a
member of Cowgirls and is social
chairman for the Rodeo Club
and the Press Club. A native of
Wichita Falls Miss Kelly is an
elementary education major.
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"Theatre Night." Miss Kelly urges
all students to remember that
the management of the Para-
mount Theatre has reserved a
section of the balcony for Hardin-
Simmons girls and their dates.
"And also remember that your
activity ticket entitles you to a
special admission price."
Another basketball game is
scheduled for tomorrow night
and Sunday all the girls are in-
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Council social chairman in charge
the party held in Rose Field
House featured costumes from
Dogpatch to L'l Abner and Daisy
Mae.
Games were led by Mary Ellen
Duke Jeanne Perry and Carol
Crownover. Chatades was the
choice of the evening as various
groups played the imitation game
with song titles as the answer to
the mimicking.
Headlining the program was a
Charleston Act from Abilene
High School Maylon Humphries
and his guitar and a Dogpatch
serenade.
The Charleston Act was per-
formed by Misses Sue Bowen
and Sandra Carroll. Dressed in
red "Flapper" dresses knee-
length hose and adorned with
spit curls the girls gave a lively
rendition of the famous Twenties
dance. Among Humphries' selec-
tion was "Tooty Fruity." Miss
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Chapel Schedule
Mon. Student Council Devo-
tional Red Cleveland short talk
for Red Cross Drive Class
meetings
Wed. Devotional program spon-
sored by Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary
H.Fri. Dr. J. B. Adair speaker
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