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THE McMURRY COLLEGE
War Whoop
Voi.umk XXVII.
Class Elections Next Week;
Petitions Due by Tuesday
CFMimbers Choose
Albert Lindley As
1950-51 President
Albert Lindley was chosen pres-
ident of the Christian Foundation
at the group's last meeting. Vice-
president selected was D. O. Port-
crflcld. Other officers for the ensuing
year arc Altccc Paschall secretary;
Peggy Whltson treasurer; Cherry
Ann Forrest deputation chairman;
Maurinc Wiltcrding worship chair-
man; Gene Fcrrcll mission and world
friendship; Lyndell Schluctcr
community service; Myrla Hol-
comb recreation; Peggy Bodlnc
publicity; James Hale literary
chairman.
Program for the last meeting
featured Paul Deats who is ex
ccutlve secretary of the Texas
Methodist Student Movement. A
vocal number was given by Fern
Morgan accompanied by Edena
Bray.
Science Association
Gives Perry Award
Clnudettc Perry has recently
been awarded fourth place by the
Texas Academy of Science Asso-
ciation for her work on a paper
which she read at a meeting of the
TASA in Houston December 1.
Title of the paper Is "The Use of
Radio-Active Phosphorus In the
Treatment of Leukemia." Miss
Perry is now preparing a paper
entitled "Compound E." She is a
sophomore and secretary-treasurer
of the Science club at McMurry
college.
Exhibit on Display
In Art Building
A group of paintings by New
Mexico artists is on exhibit in the
upstairs of the Art Building. Mrs.
Roma Reagan Connor head of the
art department invites students
and faculty members to attend the
exhibit.
The exhibition will remain in
McMurry until the latter part of
May she reported. Then it will be
sent to Corpus Christi.
Paintings and artists include:
"Pueblo Indians" Olive Tush;
"Lace and Flowers" Teresa Bakos;
"New Mexico Landscape" Vivian
S. Fiske; "Summer Time" Agnes
Tait;
"Picnic" Aline Porter; "Still
Life" B e r n 1 c a Half ensteller;
"White Horse" Veronica Halfen
atelier; "The Engagement Ring"
Helen Farr; "The Magic Moun
tain" Teresa Bakos.
Farrar Returns Sunday
Ruth Ann Farrar is expected
to return Sunday from Cleveland
Ohio where she is attending the
Third National Assembly of the
Woman's Society of Christian
Service. She Is the youth delegate
from the New -Mexico Conference.
Aliilene Texas Friday April 21 IWiO.
Following the new Constitution
al amendment petitions for class
officers for the ensuing year must
be submitted to individual class
secretaries by next Tuesday.
The amendment provide that
petitions he Huhmltted for clam
presidents icc-preldcnta sec-
retaries! treasurers and "any
other officer necessary." Elec-
tion for sophomore. Junior and
xenkir officers will be held next
Friday.
The Student Council is sponsor-
ing the general election with pres-
ent class secretaries handling indi-
vidual class petitions. Junior class
secretary is Emily Ledbcttcr;
sophomores Wanda Gollchon; and
freshmen Jody Jones.
All candidates for offices must
have a passing grade average. Also
all petitions for candidates must
be signed by at least 10 bona fide
members of the class in which he
seeks office.
Jack Hampton suggested the
amendment which was passed
by the student hod) In assembly
Monday following a discussion.
Provision for electing freshman
class officers is given in Section 6
of the new amendment. "Election
of incoming freshman officers will
be held in a similar manner with
the provision that the election shall
be conducted not sooner than the
second Friday nor after the fourth
Friday immediately following the
first day of class work."
Indian SW& Cnidl
Members of the McMurry In-
dian band will close the year's
activities Monday night when they
present their annual Spring concert
in Radford Memorial auditorium.
Curtain time Is 8 o'clock accord-
ing to Raymond T. Bynum direc-
tor. Band members will dedicate
this last concert to 1950 grad-
uating members. Those to be
honored will be Bill Campbell
Norma Scchrlst Bill Goodwin
Audie Merrell and John Rlmmer.
A large selection of newer mu-
sic will be presented in Monday's
concert according to Bynum. "The
band each year strives to present
a program which includes com-
positions not presented on earlier
occasions" he explained.
The program will include "The
Beautiful Galatea" an overture by
Von Suppe; "Martinique" a be-
guine fantasy by Morrlssey; "In
Traditional Festivities
Seniors Celebrate
Picnicking at Cisco Lake will
conclude activities for the 1950
graduates today on the traditional
"Senior Day."
Everyone will assemble in front
of the Administration Building at
11:30 explains Bob Black presi-
dent. A picnic lunch and an after-
noon of swimming skating boat
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Students to Attend
P.E. Meet in Dallas
Seven McMurry College physical
education students will attend the
Wednesday sessions of the Ameri-
can Association of Health Physi-
cal Education and Recreation in
Dallas.
Enrolled In courses In adminis-
tration organization and super
vision of physical education they
are the students of Miss Margaret
Godbey and Larry C. Cunningham
who will accompany them.
Students going Include Olln Red-
dell Milburn Warner Fern Mor-
gan Hershel Kimbrell Eugene
Jones Mary Hartgravcs and Paul
Moseley.
Students Perform At
Texas Tech Festival
Nine members of the Spanish
10B and 11B classes performed
at the Spanish Festival at Texas
Technological College in Lubbock
last Saturday.
Those presenting the program
were Alice Ann Plttard Sue Dud-
ley La Verne Reese Mildred Doyle
Margaret Wendeborn Nancy Lind
say Edena Bray Corwin Connell
Hugo Rivera.
Sponsors Dr. Ruth Benge and
Mrs. Anna Bonds Odell also made
the trip.
vitation to the Dance" by Von
Weber; "Serenade" duet for horn
and flute with band accompani-
ment by Tltl; "Carnival of Ven-
ice" featuring cornet solo with
band accompaniment arranged by
Clark; and "Overture to 'The New
Moon' " by Sigmund Romberg and
arranged by Campbell-Watson.
Teddy Jamea will be horn so-
loist Elaine Isbell will be flute
soloist and Jimmy Aldridge will
play the cornet solo. Norma Sc-
chrlst soprano soloist with the
band will sing "Italian Street
Song."
Band directors and senior band
members in high schools over a
wide area of West Texas have been
invited to be special guests for the
program according to Bynum.
Admission charges are r0 cents
for adults and 25 cents for stu-
dents. McMurry students will be
I admitted on their activity tickets.
ing golfing and fishing awaits the
seniors he said.
Senior Day festivities got under
way this morning at the annual
breakfast. Wes Daniel offered the
invocation to open the breakfast.
Dorothy Smith read the class his-
tory which was followed by
speeches from class sponsors Miss
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MAN STUDENT COINCU. OFFICKKS- Joe Harrison. Mu.lcnl
council president for 1950-51 is shown discussing jnMrli t plans
willi new Head Chrcr Leader F.ddic Hill and Secretary Jan Hlack.
Joe Harrison Elected
New Student President
Following a second run-off clec- Joe Harrison was elected by a
Hon Hollis Roblson was elected majority over Brad Rowland as
vice-president of the student coun-
cil for next year. D. G. Portcrfleld
was'the other candidate in the run-
off election Wednesday.
In the first balloting last week
'Macbeth' Crews
Complete Property
For Productions
Property for the play "Macbeth"
by Shakespeare to be presented
May 1 through 6 was completed
Tuesday. Those forming the prop'
erty crew arc Grady McCullnugh
Glenneth Harrington and Frank
Matthews.
Among Items constructed the
two thrones witches cauldron
stools torches and 20 different ob-
jects to be placed in the Cauldron
ranging from a "finger of a birth
strangled babe to an eye of newt."
Lon Brooks Jack Wheeler and
Stanley Seaton are on lights. They
assembled and made flood lights
for the apron scenes and work
out the lighting effects for the
entire play.
Fifty-one different costumes are
to be used for the play. Those
forming the costume crew are:
Joanne Aikens Dorothy Cooper
Virginia Goodrich and Judy Du-
vall. According to Rill Adams direc-
tor of the play "Very little is
known about this period and tins
Is one of the most difficult plays to
costume." For reference they used
Lucy Barton's "Historic Costumes
for the Stage."
Stage managers are Don Vaughn
and Henry Pnrmenter. Luther
Walker is stage technician. There
are three sets used in the play and
the crew duplicated the atmos-
phere and fog of the Scottish
heath.
Lambuth Cribb and Glenneth
Harrington are in charge of pull-
ing the curtain.
Today
Vernle Newman and Miss Willie
Mae Christopher. Don Vaughn then
presented the class poem.
The usual assembly program
sponsored by the junior class was
also given this morning. Predic-
tions and the future of each senior
was the feature attraction of the
program.
president. Also elected by a wide
majority was Jan Black for sec-
retary whose opponents were Char-
lenc Ross and Frances- Kigony
Eddie Hill was reelected for a
.second term to the position of head
Cheer leader. l?ill Moling was the
other candidate. Unopposed candi-
date Fiances Hynds was selected
War Whoop editor.
A total of 28.i voles were cast
In the election last week which
Is an increase of 120 over the 265
votes cast last year.
College to Offer
B.A. Economics
In Summer School
Courses in business administra-
tion and economies will be offered
at McMurry this summer assures
Dr. Karl Ashburn department
head.
In listing the courses to he of-
fered during the approaching sum-
mer sessions the War Whoop neg-
lected last week to include eco-
nomics and business administra-
tion. According to Dr. Ashluirn ten-
tative plans arc to offer typing
shorthand elementary accounting
Intermediate accounting contem-
porary economic problems princi-
ples of economics and business
law.
Business Office Urges
Students Apply for Work
Students who want a work pro-
grain next year should fill out ap-
plications as soon as possible re-
ports Garnet Gracy business maii-
uger of the college.
"If you have a work program this
year you must fill out an applica-
tion for work next fall" s.ild
Gracy. "This is being done in order
that we will know how many will
want work programs for the fall
semester."
Applications for work may he
obtained in the business office and
must be returned to the business
office by May 15 asserted Gracy.
Jody Dunlap Wins Third
In College Art Contest
Jody Dunlap sophomore art ma-
jor won third place in the college
art division at a Lampasas con-
vention of Texas Federation of
Women's Clubs.
The painting an oil "The En-
trance" will bo entered now in the
state contest. Four other McMurry
paintings were submitted also In
this contest.
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The McMurry College War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 27, Ed. 1, Friday, April 21, 1950, newspaper, April 21, 1950; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth100818/m1/1/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting McMurry University Library.