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ABILENE TEXAS FRIDAY. MARCH 9 1956
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BILL MAKES A FUNNY . . . Several of the program personalities
of H-SU's annual Religious Focus Week are enjoying the quips and
yarns of team member W. E. Thorn extreme right. Seated left to.
right are Dr. Charles Myers Dr. W. M. Shamburger Miss Aletha
Fuller Miss Monte McMahan and Dr. Evan Allard Reiff H-SU
president.
Focus Week
Closes
The 10 a. m. chapel service to-
day marked the close of "Reli-
gious Focus Week" at H-SU
which began Monday. In the clos-
ing service Dr. Charles Myers
pastor of the First Baptist Church
of McKinney spoke to the stu-
dents faculty and guests on the
subject entitled "This Is It!" A
vocal solo was furnished by Na-
talie Foster.
Dr. Myers is one of eight
team members who have been at
H-SU to lead in the services
seminars and classroom discus-
sions for the week during which
time the theme has been "A
Dynamic Faith for Today and
Tomorrow."
In his message during the 10
a. m. chapel program Monday
W. E. Thorn pastor of the Cal-
vary Baptist Church in Lubbock
Fred Waring's "Hear!
Hear!" Here Monday
"Hear! Hear!" the Fred War-
ing show to be presented Monday
night March 22 starts at 8:30
p.m.
The show is being brought to
Abilene by the Hardin-Simmons
University Cowboy Club. All re-
serve tickets are selling for 4.50
$3.50 and $2.50 and can be pur-
chased at the Melody Shop Rec-
ord Shop and the H-SU Athletic
office.
The show is staged and direct-
ed by Fred Waring; choral direc-
tor Jack Best; stage director
Ray Sax; orchestra director Fred
Culley; scenery Sam Leve; cos-
tumes Jeanne Partington.
The show is touring direct from
the Ziegfield Theater New York
City.
HSUers In Attendance
At Journalism Congress
Members of Hardin-Simmons
University student publications
staffs left yesterday afternoon for
Dallas where they are attending
the Twenty-First Annual Meet-
ing of the Southwestern Journa-
lism Congress. The Congress is
scheduled for March 8-10 yes-
terday today and Saturday.
Accompanying the students is
Dr. Freeman Beets Registrar.
Snmn nf thp prouD will return to
the campus Saturday to attend
the Annual Cadet's wonaay ban-
quet. The others will return to
Abilene on Sunday.
The meetings scheduled for
yesterday were preliminary reg-
istration and refreshments in the
Adolphus Hotel. Final registra-
tion was scheduled for this morn-
ing in' Storey HaU on the SMU
campus. The first general session
was begun at 8:45 this morning.
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a little bit of honey" whenever
they go. The University Quartet
composed of Eddie Gray Euclid
Moore Melvin JaseK ana faux
Royal gave the special music.
"Focusing One's Life on Christ"
was the gist of the message de-
livered by Dr. W. M. Shambur-
ger pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Corsicana on Monday
evening and Bobby Siltman sang
a solo preceding the message.
During the Tuesday services
Richard Crawley vice president
and cashier of the First National
Bank ofiLamesa spoke on "Faith
for Today and Tomorrow" in the
morning service and Monte Mc-
Mahan assistant professor of reli-
gious edupation at Southwestern
Baptist Theological Seminary
delivered the evening message
on the question "Are you like
Peter also denying Christ?"
Special music during the morn-
ing and evening services was fur-
nished by Jan Norberg and Don
Scargill respectively.
Missionary
Aletha Fuller emphasized the
need for foreign misisonaries and
told of experiences she has had
as a missionary when spoke in
the 10 a. .m. service Wednesday.
Miss Fuller is a missionary nurse
to Joinkrama Nigeria. Her mes-
sage was preceded by a solo by
Joe Airtene.
In Wednesday evening's ser-
vice Dr. Mark H. Richards pas-
tor of the Alamo Heights Baptist
Church in San Antonio said to
the students "God wants that
life of yours to use as an instru-
ment for his glory" and "God has
a marvelous plan for that life of
yours." The University Trio com-
posed of Norma Bernson Martha
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Speakers for the session were
prominent journalists on the
American scene.
Buzz Session
Luncheon will be served to the
delegates in the Umphrey Lee
Student Center on the Southern
Methodist campus. The second
general session is scheduled for
this afternoon at 2:00. Buzz ses-
sion and a tour of SMU student
publications offices will be given
in the later afternoon.
An informal social and program
is planned for tonight in the
Umphrey Lee Student Center.
Saturday morning's third gen-
eral session will be presided over
by Dr. Beets. A business session
is scheduled for 10:30.
Saturday afternoon plans in-
clude a tour of KRLD Radio and
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Cowgirls Set Tea Tuesday;
Inaugurats Spring Pledging
Hardin - Simmons University
Cowgirls will inaugurate pledg-
ing in the Spring semester this
year. Opening the series of ac-
tivities will be the first Spring
Annual Pledge Tea followed by
an invitational Coke Party.
All girls enrolled in H-SU are
invited to attend the tea to be
held from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday
March 13 in the parlor of Hun-
ter Memorial Hall. At the tea
further -information concerning
the pledging qualifications and
pledging activities will be given
by the Cowgirls.
After the tea the Cowgirls will
vote on those whom they want
to attend the Coke Party on
Thursday. Written invitations will
be sent out by the organization
to those invited to the coke party.
The informal affair is to be held
Thursday from 6 to 7 p.m. in the
recreation room on the first floor
of South Hall.
Open Invitation to Ex-Cowgirls
Sue Cherry Cowgirl president
has issued an open invitation to
the ex-Cowgirls who wish to at-
tend the tea. "We want all the
ex-Cowgirls who desire to fo at-
tend the tea this year. Thus we
hope to give the two organiza-
tions an opportunity to become
better acquainted and to feel
closer to each other as organizations."
H-SU TISA Delegates
Report on Convention
Fourteen Hardin-Simmons Uni-
versity students attended the
Eighth Annual Texas Intercolle-
giate Student Association con-
vention last week-end. The con-
vention was held on the Abilene
Christian College campus March
1-3. The H-SU delegates included
ten Student Council members and
three members of the student
body.
Council members attending
were Marshall Doke Council
president; Pat Young Gene
Brooks Sue Barron Fredda Ware
Kaye Kelly David McPherson
Bill Neal LaVonne Rice Rhea
H-SU Debaters Reach
Finals In Okla. Meet
In what is claimed to be the
oldest continuous debate tourna-
ment in the United States every
Hardin-Simmons debate team in
the tournament reached final
competition. This tournament was
the Savage Speech Tournament
of Southeastern State College of
Oklahoma. .
The teams were composed of
Wretha Whittle and Maridell
Fisher Dorothy Stone and Clara
Ann- Bennett and Bill Ballenger
and Dale Haralson. According to
Mr. Tom Webb debate team
coach of H-SU one of the biggest
surprises of the tournament came
when the men's team defeated
five out of six oppenents in the
I preliminaries in what Mr. Webb
called the "stillest competition or
the year".
Three H-SU girls entered indi-
vidual events in the Tournament.
Wretha Whittle won first place
in extemporaneous speaking
Clara Ann Bennett went into ii-
nal competition in humorous lit-
erature and to the semi-finals in
after-dinner speaking. Maridell
Fisher competed in the semi-finals
of the story telling speech
event.
This year marked the twenty-
seventh annual tournament on the
campus. Some thirty-five colleges
and universities from nine states
were represented at the meet.
The states represented were New
Mexico Texas Oklahoma Kan-
sas Nebraska Missouri Arkan-
sas Louisiana and Alabama.
Miss Cherry stated that the or-
ganization felt that pledging in
the spring instead of the fall as
has been the practice in the past
years would facilitate a smoother
working of the organization and
its activities. "Through spring
pledging" she stated" we hope
to become better acquainted with
the pledges have uniforms ready
for the opening of the fall semes-
ter activities and give the pledges
a better understanding and ap-
preciation of the purposes and
aims of the organization."
Friday March 16 and Monday
March 19 those selected by the
Cowgirls to practice marching
will be drilled under the direc
Two Hundred
To Military
Two hundred are expected to
attend Second Annual Cadet's
Holiday tomorrow night" stated
Ferrell Hays who is in charge of
ticket sales.
The banquet is to be held in
the Winsor Hotel Ball Room.
The banquet is to feature some
of H-SU's outstanding entertain-
Averett and Tom Caldwell. The
others were Jim Henson Kenneth
Yielding and Linda PritchetU
In addition to the election of
next year's officers talks by Ced-
ric Foster buzz sessions on stu-
dent Government and general
sessions the convention passed a
number of temporary resolutions
dealing with the convention and
its planners. The convention also
passed several permanent reso-
lutions dealing with various af-
fairs which are now the focal
point of interest in student uni-
versity and national circles.
Max Sherman of Baylor Uni-
versity was elected as president
of the TISA for 1956-57 by a one-
vote margin at the close of the
eighth convention at ACC Sat-
urday. Marshall Doke Hardin-
Simmons University was the
other candidate.
Other officers for the coming
vear are Howard Norton ACC
vice-president; Charlene William-
son Texas Tech secretary; Or-
InnH nilhprt MoMurrv. treasurer:
and Fred Long Southwest Texas
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Rodeo Advisory
Committee Formed
By MIKE COCHRAN Sports Editor
Latest addition to the improved
athletic program at Hardin-Simmons
is a Rodeo Advisory Com-
mittee composed of ranchers and
businessmen in the Abilene area.
The committee is equivalent to
the H-SU Cowboy Club and the
purpose of the organization is to
give a" helping hand to Hardin-
Simmons tradition and the Rodeo
Team.
The 13 man committee is head-
ed by Weldon Johnson and Whit
Thompson of Snyder who have
been appointed co-chairmen of
the group.
Other out of town members are
Haskell Bartlett Anson; Rob
O'Hair Coleman; Lance Sears
Sweetwater; and Paul Cates Lub-
bock. Abilene members are Oscar
Rose W. W. Haynes Guy Cald-
well Harry Holt Pete Gooch Ed
tion of Dr. J. Roger Miller of the
H-SU School of Music.
Pledge week is scheduled to
begin sometime later this spring.
During the week Wednesday
night will be designated as church
night at which time the Cowgirls
will escort their pledges to church
services. Other details of Pledge
Week will be given to the girls
at the tea and at other meetings.
March 25 the annual Cowgirl-
Faculty Tea will be held in the
parlor of Hunter Hall. This social
affair is given annually by the
organization for the members of
the Hardin - Simmons faculty.
Nancy Blackley and Martha Lig-
on have been placed in charge of
arrangements for the tea.
Buy Tickets
Banquet
ers. These are the newly formed
ROTC Chorus; pianist David
Norvelle; freshman vocalist Sue
Barron; comedian Lee McLaugh-
lin and the Kool Kat Maylon
Humphries. To MC the banquet
the ROTC Department has ac-
quired the "terrible two" David
"Scoop" McPherson and Bill "The
Heel" Neal.
The banquet committee has
been working since last Novem-
ber. Carl Spence chairman has
co-ordinated the whole affair.
The entertainment for the cadets
and their dates is through the
efforts of r Gene "Teddy Bear"
Brooks and Ward Cooksey.
"Sob" Hays has headed ticket
sales. Posters scattered around
the campus are through the ef-
forts of Hal "Jet" Mann.
The banquet cecorations have
been Dlanned by Lynn Davidson.
"I personally would like to thank
Miss Suella Lacy and her art
classes. Although the committee
has worked out its brains we
could not have done the job with-
out the advice of Major Louis J-
Schelter" stated Davidson.
The actual decorating of the-
hall will begin tomorrow under
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Chapel Schedule
Mon. Student Council in pharge
of devotional and program.
Wed. Devotional Dean Jack
Dean.
Abilene High School A Cappella
Choir
Fri. Devotional Dr. Clyde Jetton
Speaker Mr. A. E. Wells Su-
perintendent Abilene Public
Schools.
"Vocational Opportunities in
Education" (First in a series of
vocational interest programs.)
gar Davis and Dr. Floyd Taylor-
Members of the committee
were appointed by President
Evan Allard Reiff after consul-
tation with E. W. (Bill) Ledbetterr
Athletic Director.
Stock Transaction
Plans for a stock transaction in
connection with the annual Hardin-Simmons
Rodeo were being
negotiated between co-chairmen
Johnson and Thompson and Goat
Mayo stock producer.
Ledbetter co-sponsor of the
Rodeo team along with Sammy
Baugh stated that Hardin-Simmons
strives to carry out the tra-
dition of the Old West through
the Range Rider BRAND ath-
letic teams and so forth.
He replied "It is good not only
to have a group of men interested
in the Rodeo Team but in H-SU
as well."
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