The H-SU Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 51, Ed. 1, Tuesday, April 20, 1971 Page: 2 of 6
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April 20 1871
H-SU BRAND
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EDITORIALS
Myers tribute
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Hardin-Simmons University will pay special tribute to
the organizer of the H-SU Intercollegiate Rodeo during the
Saturday afternoon performance.
Celebrating its 25th rodeo Hardin-Simmons will honor
the family of the late Carl Myers one of the men responsible
for the beginning of intercollegiate rodeo at H-SU. Myers
died in 1949 while attending a rodeo in Big Spring.
Myers student president of the Hardin-Simmons Rodeo
Association began planning a rodeo with -the assistance of
E. W. "Bill" Ledbetter business manager of the Association
in 1947. Held in Abilene's Fair Park the first rodeo was an
impressive event with a good turn out in teams from other
schools.
Both Myers and Ledbetter took active interest in the
second rodeo. Contestants totaled 75 students from 13 col-
leges. Frontier Fracas Week a bigger event than it is now
was filled with beard growing tobacco spitting butter
churning goat sacking and greased pig contests.
Students dressed in Western attire beginning Monday
when they attended the annual kick-off ceremonies in
Chapel. Highlight of the week was the selection of the most
typical cowgirl and cowboy.
The death of Carl Myers was a great shock to Hardin-
Simmons for Myers was highly respected by students facul-
ty and administration. He was instrumental in preserving a
Cowboy tradition at this university.
April 27 1950 Hardin-Simmons dedicated the Carl My-
ers Arena in his honor at the opening performance. Dr. W. T.
Walton vice president of H-SU paid tribute to Myers at
the dedication. The following is a quotation from this dedi-
catory speech.
"Carl Myers loved Hardin-Simmons and dared to take
his stand in upholding the ideals of the institution. . . It is
fitting indeed that as an expression in our regard for him
and in memory of this Christian cowboy of college rank that
these rodeo grounds be dedicated."
In special tribute to the man whose name will be linked
with Intercollegiate Rodeo at Hardin-Simmons as long as it
is a school sponsored sport Hardin-Simmons will honor those
members of his family attending this year's rodeo. MARY
EASTON
At least 560
This Friday in assembly we will vote on a proposed
amendment to the Student Congress Constitution. Its im-
portance lies in the establishing of a Student Judicial Coun-
cil which will have the power to hear student discipline
cases and make recommendations for disciplinary action to
the deans.
This can be a big step is in student self-government.
If mature responsible and conscientious individuals are seat-
ed the council may prove to be quite effective in handling
of student affairs. Insuring this will be our responsibility
and that of our student leaders. Student discipline cases
heard by the council will eventually include violations of
all University rules regulations and policies that are set
down for us to follow.
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But the amendment needs at least 560 votes to even be
considered for passing. And a majority of this 560 votes must
be for the amendment. In the all-school elections recently
some 500 students voted. This time we need more of us vot-
ing. It can be done.
'Attend assembly this Friday and vote for the amend-
ment. For your friends who may not attend chapel for one
reason or another valid or no.t bring these people by the
Office of the Dean of Student Life. There will be a poll there.
You have between now and Friday to discuss this pro-
posed amendment. Vote for the amendment. Give this pro-
cess a chance. We've everything to gain.
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Parade has
attractions
Riding ciubs sheriffs posses
marchining bands and floats
will be 'among the attractions in
the Frontier Festival Parade
Thursday AApril 22 at 4 p.m.
Being held in conjunction with
the Frontier Festival celebrating
Abilene 90th anniversary and
the 25th Annual Intercollegiate
Rodeo at Hardin-Simmons Uni-
versity the parade will kick-off
a weekend of activities.
Starting point of the parade
will be on Pine St. in the vici-
nity of the Abilene Civic Center.
Led by the world famous Cow-
boy Band of Hardin-Simmons
the parade will travel south on
Pine St. to North 2nd St. then
cross to Cypress St. Traveling
north on Cypress St. it will dis-
band at the Civic Center.
Riding clubs entered in the
parade are the Taylor County
Riding Club the Callahan Coun-
ty Riding Club the Winter's
Riding.Club and the Sundowner
Riding Club from Snyder.
Sheriff's Posses will include
those from Taylor County Cal-
lahan County and Brown Coun-
ty. Brown County will be accom-
panied by its Sweetheart Lou-
anne Bird.
Floats operated by Luskey's
Western Stores Inc. Westgate
Shopping Center and several
Hardin-Simmons' organizations
including Sigma Delta Sigma
Tau Alpha Phi Delta and Phi
Phi Phi will be parade attrac-
tions. The Shadows Drill Team
sponsored by Diana Lewis and
the Westwirl-Winds a baton
twirling group from Abilene
will be stepping off their rou-
tines to Jimmy Kerr's Marching
Band composed of 4th-8th grade
students of Anson.
As of Thursday only three
other bands had filled out entry
blanks. KFMN Radio Station of
Abilene will have a dixieland
band playing in a horse-drawn
wagon. The Franklin Junior
High School Band and the H-
SU Cowboy Band are the only
other marching bands.
Prince Plaudit of the royal
line of the Appaloosa owned
by Carl Miles will be one of
the entries. Prince Plaudit has
been named grand champion at
the Denver National Western
Stock Show at Denver Colo.
the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show
the State Fair of Texas at Dal-
las the West Texas Fair and the
National Southwestern Stock
Show at Jackson Miss.
Delton Galloway has entered
his Arabian Stallion named "Ri-
co" whose rider will be in full
Comanche costume and gear.
Twelve Abilene Shrine clowns
on ten motorcycles and two lit-
tle cars will move about during
the Festival Parade. Rotary Club
of Abilene have two antique
cars driven by Paul Ruska and
Edd Fishel. A Model A will be
driven by C. W. Partlow.
Carver CAP Center will spon-
sor several Cub Scouts Boy
Scouts Senior Citizens and YM-
'CA Community Center Teens in
the parade.
Mary Ann's Flower Shop will
enter a horse-drawn carriage
while a miniature covered wag-
on drawn by small white mules
will be shown by C. W. Allmand
of Ovalo.
Best performing saddle club
or sheriff's posse will receive
$100 as first prize. Second prize
of $50 will go to the best West-
ern "get up" third prize of $35
for the best performing band
and fourth prize of $25 to 'the
best float. Wajly Akin secretary
of the Abilene Downtown As-
sociation is in charge of the
parade.
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Rodeo to include
speciality riders
Rodeo clown Roger Mawson
and the Taylor County Sheriff's
Posse will be the speciality acts
at the rodeo April 22-24.
Mawson and his horse Peggy
have appeared in rodeos all over
the U. S. and Canada as well as
in Europe and Mexico City do-
ing their comedy routines. With
the antics of his horse Mawson
is also accompanied by a mule
named Martha and a pony
named Sue which is only 25
inches tall and is used in comedy
routines as a "quarter horse."
The Sheriff's Posse presents a
pony express ride which Dr. Bill
Beazley H-SU Rodeo coordina-
tor describes as a "wild and
woolly event." This will be the
first time for the ride to be performed.
3 WT artists featured
in Western art show
Works of three West Texas
artists will be featured in a
Western art show here this week
in conjunction with the 25th An-
nual H-SU Intercollegiate Rodeo.
Artists displaying paintings
and drawings are M. D. (Micky)
Laird of Abilene Wayne Baize
of Baird and Jodie Boren of
Abilene. The show will be in
the. Art Department and will be
open to the public from 8 a.m.-
5 p.m. each day this week.
Many of the works will be for
sale.
Laird a native of Odessa re-
ceived his bachelor of arts de-
gree in advertising art from
North Texas State University.
He is currently art director at
Hallmark Associates in Abilene
where he is responsible for all
art layout design and creative
concepts of all phases of printed
advertising.
His paintings are handled by
Texas Art Gallery Adolphus
Hotel in Dallas. Last year he
won third prize in art competi-
tion at the West Texas Stock
Fair.
Describing his works Laird
said "I consider my art basically
abstract. This may be difficult
to believe when you see how
realistic my paintings are but
what I paint is what I feel. I
paint moods impressions and
these are abstracts."
"The reason that I paint repre-
sentationally is because the
mood or impression that I try
to capture invariably stems from
a realistic event or setting the
sun the plains the sky etc.
Therefore I find it natural to
recreate my impression with rep-
resentational art" he continued.
Early registration
to begin next week
Early registration dates for the first summer term have
been designated April 27 through April 30. During this week
students may proceed through registration for the first sum-
mer term eliminating the need for registration on June 7 the
regular registration day.
Detailed information on early registration procedures
may be found in the front of the recently released summer
bulletin. Copies may be obtained in the Registrar's Office in
Sandefer Memorial in the Deans' Office and othre points on
campus.
The University Calendar for 1970-71 designates that
registration for the first summer term begins on May 31 but
the date given in the summer bulletin is correct.
The University Calendar is made out prior to the begin-
ning of each f aU term and distributed to students at fall and
spring registrations.
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The H-SU Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 51, Ed. 1, Tuesday, April 20, 1971, newspaper, April 20, 1971; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth98793/m1/2/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.