The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 14, Ed. 1, Friday, December 21, 1951 Page: 1 of 4
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MERRY CHRISTMAS
the WAR WHOOP
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Volume XXIX MrMuny College Abilene Texas Friday December 21 1951. Number 14
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"NKKDS SOMK HKRK" says
Betty Sue league (centei)
President Mail unnstmas tree
some 12 feet high and measures 10 feet in diamct
everyone is wondering how the
thing through the dorm doors.
A Short Stor
h Orlo Mitchell
December 21
A Russiin occupied i ipit il i it
in the Balk ins
I stood on the frozen street i or-
ncr for a moment ti.ving to push
my senif tip a little highci about
my eai.i Vinous little gusts of
wind seeped undei my coit gnish-
ed at my pints and bit little
pieces out of m legs Christnns?
What a liugli No lights no bells
no decorations The titv fathers
there weien't ver much In favoi
j Chanters Perform
In Dallas Jan. 6
University Park Methodist
Chinch Dallas will be the scene
of a Chanter conceit Sunday
Jan. 6
The choral group under the di-
rection of Dr. Riehai d C on Ende
will slii one high school coiueit
In Dallas Monday and will make
a program-length tape recording
at radio station WFAA foi futuie
use.
"Praise Be to Thee" by Pnles-
trina and "The Piomlses" by Pa-
chenko will be sung as new addi-
tions to the choir's present teper-
tory. Othei lepertoiy highlights are
"Oleat Day" by Martin "Gloiy
to God In Heaven" by Boitlanskj-
Wilhousky and "Let My Piayei
Come Up Into Thy Piesence" by
Purcell.
Dr. Lance Webb pastor of Uni-
versity Park Church is a McMui ry
graduate.
A HAPPY NEW YEAR
MB1! HI
Jo Ann Hitt (left) as she helps.
and Toney Holley decorate
uuite a monster incftre
women managed
of lelebiating the 01
.veil The stuets wen
en ihio gia.v I felt
tint the whole wor!
r.nd tli it ill the peopll
undei the piles of sn
ease uling down fiom
and helped itself in
nnd nannies of the itlCii
nnd ran along th
guttei. Nope this was
like Christmas in Veinion
couespondent must leirn to t.v
the bittei with the mote bittei.
Yep Hie Reds wen rcall.v
hpre. The'il broken not only
the hiimeN and families of thev
people but thej'd crushed their
spirits as well. These liing dead
had forgotten nil iibmit Christ-
inas and about a block or so
up the street the wind was
carrying u little bundle of rags
toward me. It zigzagged us It
cume avoiding the little drifts
that covered the sidewalk. It
was Bugs a little kid about nine
jears old whom I had gicn
ciinilj. A couple ol times I had
given the kid u can of .Spam
which some Al joker in Wash-
ington hud sent. I figured the
kid might get siiini of it to
stick on his hones; he was skin-
n uml hud long curs und big
teeth which was prnhahl.v the
reason that some other Ameri-
can hud nuiiieil him "Bugs."
I was enibitmssed for a second
when I leilized I hid nothing to
gie him; I nearly always did
The little fellow stood theie for a
second smiling He was wealing
a sweitir that was too big foi him
and the hit he wore piobably had
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McM Theatre Holds
First Annual
Christmas Program
In a setting of ted and green
lights greeimj and mlstktoe the
MlMuii.v Theatie held Its lltst an-
11 u 1 1 C'luistmas putv in the speech
lounge Siturtliv night
Barbara Douglass president of
the flub begin the ili-tlvlllrs
hj giving the welcome tit the
guests who will he the club
pledges next semester .lue Craft
Intrudmed the priigrum whleli
was ii trln mule up of Alene
shcrrill Mm Allic Vaughn and
In in Iteiismi.
Mi. Douglass and Ci ift thin
pissed the gifts out as the group
sing Chtistmis cirols
Ri fteshments of sindwiches
coffee and i ike weie then solved
to member and guests
The i lub had a sutpiise about
! 150 when thev weie presented
a second piogrim by the Ki
pledMW'ho just dropped
lie giaduating seniors are Mis
Winelle Bowers Odis Atonic Clax-
ton Ji. Betty Mlers Cox Jimmie
Louise Davis Jo Ann Dunlap John
Hiys Mary Louise Stewart Joyce
McCauley Roberts and Cleo W.
Tnrter Jr.
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Sublet i Chambers Wedding
Set for Christmas Eve
Chlstmas Eve will be the set-
ting for the wedding of Barbaia
Sublett and Gordon Chambers At
six o'clock in tile Methodist Chinch
at Avocn they will take the mai-
riage vows
The bride wearing a long
dress of Chuntill. lute will he
given awa bj her father M. !.
Sublett.
Miss Sublett is a senloi student
at McMurry and Chambers a mem-
ber of the 1051 graduating class
The bride has chosen colois of
tuiquoise and gold Sue Dudley
maid of honor also a seniot stu-
dent at McMuuy will be wearing
Johnson Mohler to Attend
Kans. Student Conference
8'iep Mohler nnd Doris M John-
'in will represent McMuiiy it the
Ititli Student Volunleei Movement
Quidieniii il Conference beginning
Dec 27 to Jin 1 at the University
Mohler
JnhnHiin
of Kinsis Lwience Kins an-
in limes the Rev H Dovle Ragle
is-ouito piofess'on of leligion
The tiicme of the coifercnie is
C'irit s Kingdom Min's Hope"
Re n'uild Niebuhi rue of the leid-
ing tlieolegi ins of the day is to
hsJIhe piiiuipil speiker.
le purpose of this meeting is
. Hollars' Site
ibrary Party
ers of the library staff held
ristmas pirty Saturday
the home of Mrs Rositn
r librarian
rge Steinman gave a pre-
the Christmas customs
eis illustrating them The
g carols and each told of
nces of their Chrlstmases
dina and Liz Lujm sang
.Night" in Spanish Ken-
gers sang "O Holy Night "
ifts were then exchanged.
cshments canied out the
iias theme with red sand-
lies cake and hot chocolate.
Those present were;: Miss Lu
jin Doris E Johnson Jeanne Un-
rue Lynn Manning Norma Gibson
Olney Thui man Frances Tlmmons
Liwrence Curtis Lucy Richmond
Orlie White Velma Ham Wilton
Hayes Wanda Moffett C. W. Tay-
lor Mary Gant Harvey Turnbull
Miss Medina Rodgers Billie Cates
Dr. and Mis. George Steinman.
a gold dress while Janice Thomp-
son and Era Jane Anderson the
bridesmaids will wear tuiquoise.
Best man will be Dell Riley
a IB5I graduate. Ushers will be
Herbert Blessing (iearron Sub-
lett cousin of the bride Harold
Glenn Chambers brother of the
bridegroom and Richard Buckle).
The Rev. J. E Crawford of
Stamfoid and the Rev. Billy WIN
kerson of Avoca will officiate it
the ceremony.
The couple will live in Gold-
thwaite where Chambeis is assist-
ant coach at Goldthwaite High
School
for sttld"tita to discovei theil ie-
spnnsibllity mil to muictst mil the
will ot God at this moment nt
history. The question of the inn-
ference is "Whit is the job to
which God calls his church in the
world of 1051?"
Delegates of the eonfeienee will
be of many denominitions fiotn
colleges all over Cnnida and the
United Stites and from niauv
foieign coiintnes
Kappa Phi Ko Sari
Admit Pledges
Pledges of both Knppi Phi and
Ko Siri were inltlited into full
membership of the club in leiemo-
tiles last week
At a combined Christmas and
hlrthtla) part.v four Kuppi I'lii
phnlges were Initiated. New
members are Bett.v Sue Teague
Norma Gibson Grnrc Sharp und
I .ot a Biitehee.
Rxes of Kippa Phi to celebrate
the club's birthdiy presented tin
gioup with four new pledge pins
Members exchinged gifts and pre-
sented Miss Vernie New m in spon-
.sor with a gift.
After the reficlmients were
served they attended the Pie-u-dent's
Christmas puty
Build.v Dulin Kellj IMersun
nnd T. I). Hamilton wen Induct-
ed into Ko sari ut midnight
Sunda.v in un informal ceremon.
Bill Schooler Gland Soveieign
presided The group then retired
to a local cafe foi an eaily morn-
ing bieakfast of watlles ham and
totfee.
Registrar Releases
Exam Schedule
Final examinations for the lOll-
52 fall semester will be given Jan
14-18 Jerome Vannoy iegi.sti.it
has announced
The schedule is as follows:
MonHoy Jem 14 1100 MWr 9 12 8 00
TT 2 5
Tuesday Jar
MWF 2 5
Wednesday
I 00 MWF 2 5
1510 30 TT 9 12 8 00
Jan 16 9 00 MWF 9 12
lhursday Jun 17 10 00 MWF 9 12 100
TT 2 5
Fuday Jan 18 2 30 TT 9 12 2 00 MWF
2 5
All class houis not listed on this
schedule aie to be .11 tinged by tlu
instructor.
Boyce Hall Residents
Exchange Holiday Gifts
Residents of Boyce Hall wom-
en's dormitory gatheied in theii
lounge Monday night foi theii an-
nual Christmas party.
Included on the program was a
duet by Wanda Todd and Willettn
Hill accompanied by Shirley Haii-
giove while Zona Donley give a
leading.
The party closed with the pies-
entatlon of gifts
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The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 14, Ed. 1, Friday, December 21, 1951, newspaper, December 21, 1951; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth100861/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting McMurry University Library.