The McMurry College War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 20, Ed. 1, Friday, February 17, 1950 Page: 6 of 6
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Friday February 17 1950.
Page 6
McMurry Was Whoop
Scots Find Cheating
Hard Says Woodruff
College life in Scotland and Europe was described by Dr. James R.
Woodruff associate professor of religion at the McMurry college
assembly Monday.
Abroad students and faculty arc more set apart than they arc here
Dr. Woodruff s.ild. This accentuated by the students of some uni-
versities wealing academic gowns of red as contrasted with the black
gowns worn by faculty members
Hlr.M'le In flnttiw
"It is quite a sight to see a num-
ber of students in gowns bicycling
to classes" he added.
Kxaminations arc particularly
ligid. accoiding to Dr. Woodruff.
They ale given by piofcssots from
other universities in rooms used
for nothing but examinations.
"Proctors are constantly on the
lookouts for cheating" he said.
Impressing Dr. Woodruff was the
vast number of facts learned by
students before ever entering col-
lege. He told ot German youths
studying Knglish and French in the
fifth grade n year or so after hav-
ing begun the study of Latin.
IHIhIoh Sponsors
Travel conditions in post-war
Europe were also discussed by Dr.
Woodruff who studied for his doc-
torate at the University of Edin
burgh and who served as an army
chaplain in the European Theatre
of Operations.
Dr. Woodruff whose appearance
was sponsored by the division of
letters and languages was Intro'
dueed by Miss .lulia Lukcr division
chairman.
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Stop Worrying!
HOWAM) CLKAVES above of
New York will show motion
pictures of nocturnal activities
of mammals birds and other
wildlife at the Abilene High
School auditorium Tuesday at
) p.m. Cleaves is brought to
Abilene under the auspices of
the Abilene JayCccs.
LANDSCAPING
CAMPUS BEGINS
If you're worrying about how
grass will grow In those large cloda
of earth that have been plowed up
you can stop right now. Most of It
will be disked twice before any
grass will be planted .said Mr. Fos-
ter superintendent of grounds.
"Last year we planted the grass
too soon and had to plant It all
over again" said Foster. "Thia
year we are going to wait until It Is
warm before sowing the seed."
More flower beds are to be pre-
pared to help beautify the campus.
The exact positions of the flower
beds haven't been decided as yet
Foster leportcd.
If you have also been wondering
about those large holes that have
been dug on the campus they are
for the trees that are to be set out
as soon as possible.
Foster reports that two new
moweis arc to be purchased by
the college to help maintain the
proposed landscaping. More water
lines arc also to be laid to keep
the new grass and trees watered.
"Last year the students cobper-
ated with us by keeping off the
grass when the oval was sown. We
ask that they do the same this
year to help make the campus
more beautiful" Foster said.
VeJTERDAY
BAND
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formance. A trip usually Involves
three concerts dally with the load-
ing setting up playing taking
down and reloading amounting to
a great deal of hard work. Espe-
cially with some of the equipment
weighing from one to several hun-
dred pounds.
Members Mutt Keep Immaculate
Instruments and uniforms pro-
vide another topic. Band members
an- responsible for keeping uni-
forms absolutely Immaculate and
the cleaning bill conies out of the
Individual pocket. Some instru-
ments nre owned by the college
but mostly students buy their own.
Prices on these range from $150
to $100.
One concluding remark was of-
fered by Prof about missing classes
and public service. He said "In
view of the fact that the players
are highly specialized having had
from four to ten years' experience
it is not possible to make replace
meats. Therefore an absence from
class is not optional with the stu-
dent. If the band goes and makes
a good Impression the student must
go!"
Though It's hard work Involving
long hours of practice and even
some manual labor along with
missing classes they "just can't do
without It" declare band members.
The life of a band member? A
pleasure if you enjoy music but
"All that glitters Is not gold!"
7A4
Sr.KING INtOIILKMS INCRKASK WITH Cl IUZATION -Pioneer
life made low demand on iion in compaii-on with lodayV "near-
point" world.
Today's Machine-Age Life
Creates Vision Problems
Speech Luncheon
Set For Today
The weekly speech luncheon will
be held at noon today in the Iris
Graham memorial- dining hall. Pat
Duke Jo Ann Jones and Lambuth
Crlbb will be featured in an ex-
cerpt from act one scene one of
Oscar Wilde's play "Importance of
Being Earnest."
Following the luncheon Bill Mc-Reyn-Jlds
president of the McMur-
ry theatre will welcome the group
and a sing-song will be held. The
portion of the play will then be
presented said McReynolds.
Mrs. Frank Grimes speech pro-
fessor and Mrs. BUI Adams at-
tended last week's luncheon. Speech
students are urged to attend each
luncheon said Bill Adams asso-
ciate professor of speech.
New Members Attend
Meeting of Art Club
Ten new members of the Art
club were present at the first meet
ing of the group since mid-semester
reports Emily Hendrlx president.
New members Include Wanda
Windham Betty Sanderson Donna
Pope Bill Spurgln Frank Shep
herd Joe Birdwell Joe Splegle-
myre Bill Montgomery Arvis
Crockett Gerald Freeman.
The possibilities of hosting a
luncheon and the Art club's chapel
program March 21 were the main
topics for discussion.
Other members present were
Peggy Bodine Jody Dunlap sue
Holcomb Mary John Cole Virginia
Derr Mildred Doyle Sue Dudley
The use of eyeglasses to sec
properly has Increased about 50
per cent In the last 30 years ac-
cording to Dr. Elmer M. Soles
director of public Information of
the American Optometrlc associa-
tion. "This does not mean that Amer-
icans of a generation ago saw bet-
ter than we do today" he said.
Modern living in a machine age
requires better vision and the
public has become more conscious
of Its need for proper visual care.
"Nature did not Intend our eyes
and seeing ability for long periods
of close work Indoors under arti-
ficial light" Dr. Soles said. "From
countless generations of outdoor
ancestors we have Inherited vision
best" suited to distant seeing in
natural light.
"Today more of our critical see
ing must be done within arm's
length to read or to work at .1
desk. This calls for near-point fo
cusing which is difficult especially
for older persons. Consequently we
have more visual problems."
Among the most common short-
comings found among the visually
Inefficient according to Dr. Soles
are the following:
Farsightedness Difficulty in fo-
cusing for reading or other near-
point seeing. This problem in-
creases rapidly with age especial-
ly after 40.
Nearsightedness Difficulty In
focusing for distant seeing. Among
these cases are many "progressive
myopes" who unless their condi-
tion Is corrected find It more and
more difficult to focus beyond a
few Inches from their eyes.
Astigmatism A Condition under
which light rays fail to focus at a
point usually resulting In a dis-
torted image. It can be corrected
by proper lenses.
Restricted Field of Vision In-
ability to' see out of the corner ot
the eye. A wide field of vision is
especially important to automobile
drivers or factory workers to avoid
accidents caused by danger ap-
proaching from the side.
Inadequate Depth Perception
Difficulty in judging space relation-
ships or seeing In the third dimen-
sion. Depth perception depends on
proper coordination of the two
eyes.
Color Blindness Inability to tell
one color from another usually
confusion of red and green which
are both seen as gray. This Is found
in about 8 per cent of all men and
less than 1 per cent of all women
and is not considered a serious
problem in some occupations.
'Most visual problems can be
corrected either by proper lenses or
by visual training (orthoptics) a
scientific method of re-tralnlng the
iyes and muscles and nerves used
in seeing" Dr. Soles said. "Some
cases especially among school chil-
dren require a combination of
these two types of correction.
"The art and science of visual
care has kept pace with modern
needs and almost no one needs to
be vitally handicapped for modern
living."
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Dr. McPheeters Speaks
At Wednesday Chapel
Dr. J. C. McPheeters president
of Asbury Theological Seminary
Wilmore Ky. was speaker for the
chapel service Wednesday morning.
Dr. McPheeters editor of tho
Pentecostal Herald Louisville Ky.
Is recognized as an outstanding
minister of the Methodist church
He is conducting a one week re
vival at the Fairmont Methodist
church here In Abilene
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