The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 18, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 21, 1957 Page: 1 of 4
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VOL. 34
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Dorm Dad Duties
"THE WORLD'S FINEST" The Unittd Staltt Navy Band will apptar in malinM and availing concerts
in Radford Auditorium March 22. Dirtciad by Commander Charlai Brandler. iha band it being
brought to Abilana by tha McMurry Collega Indian Band.
U. S. Navy Band to Play
In Radford March 22
The United States Navy Band
will give two concerts in Radford
Auditorium March 22 according
to Raymond T. Bynum director of
the McMurry Indian Band.
The band will appear in both
matinee and evening concerts
with the first primarily aimed at
students.
Directed by Commander
Charles Brendler the band is
composed of approximately one
hundred individual artists each
of whom could take his place with
the world's greatest symphony
orchestras. The Navy Band con-
tains within itself a complete sym-
phony orchestra which presents
the works of the great masters as
skillfully as any goup in the
country.
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modern "swingphonette" section
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Athletic Banquet
Is at 7:30 Friday
Four high school championship r
team football coaches will speak
at the annual all-school Athletic
Banquet Friday at 7:30 p. m. in
Iris Graham Dining Hall.
The coaches to be introduced
by Master of Ceremonies Bob
Washam are Charles (Chuck)
Moser Class A AAA Abilene; Bill
(Duke) Ellington Class AAA
Garland; Gordon Wood Class AA
Stamford; and Don Seymour
Class A Stinnett.
Moser a native of Missouri was
all-conference center at Missouri
University. He came to Abilene
in 1953 and has since had three
state championship teams with a
record victory string of 37
straight. After coming to Texas
he coached at McAllen High
School for seven years.
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CHARLES (CHUCK) MOSER
. . . Abilene
light operas and the latest "hit"
tunes.
CDR Brendler has conducted
the band before large audiences
throughout the United States
Canada Alaska Puerto Rico
Panama Jamaica Haiti and the
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Melvin Rankin 1932 McMurry
graduate last weekend succeeded
L. G. McCarley as supervisor of
President Hall.
Rankin who received the BA
degree in religion here was an in-
structor of physical education dur
ing his senior year. Following
his graduation from McMurry he
was awarded the BD degree by
Perkins School of Theology
Southern Methodist University in
1934.
He has served pastorates in the
New Mexico and Northwest Texas
conferences at Rogers N. M.;
Iraan Crosbyton and Dimmitt.
Alpha Chi Hosts
Honor Students
At Tea Tuesday
Alpha Chi national scholarship
society honored McMurry stu
dents on the fall semester honor
roll with a tea Tuesday from
4:30-5:30 p. m. in the Club Room
of Radford Building.
Guests were greeted by Wayne
Smith president and Misses
Jennie Tate and Julia Luker
sponsors.
David Burrow Barbara Wil
son and Linda Parish composed
the planning committee for the
tea. Flowers were presented by
Miss Tate.
At the close of his tenure in
Dimmitt Rankin entered the
army as a chaplain. After his
discharge in 1946 he lived in El
Paso where he first had a war-surplus-goods
dealership and then
was in the real estate business for
some time.
From El Paso Rankin moved
to Portales N. M. where he
farmed. For approximately the
past one and a half years he has
operated a motel in Snyder.
Mrs. Rankin a teacher in the
Fluvanna public schools will join
her husband in May following the
close of the school term. The
Rankins have a daughter Becky
and a son Paul. Miss Rankin
McMurry freshman has been hon-
ored as Gold Star Dormitory's
"Girl of the Month" for Novem-
ber. Paul 17 is a senior in Por-
tales N. M. high school.
12th Willson Lectures
To Begin Here March S
March 5 has been set as the op-
ening date for the 12th annual
Willson Lectures on Christian Life
Service with Dr. John O. Gross
of Nashville Tenn. and Dr. Wil-
liam R. Cannon of Emory Uni-
versity Ga. as featured lecturers.
Dr. Gross a high official in the
Methodist church's work with in-
stitutions of higher learning
spoke here last spring for Found-
er's Day. His lecture theme will
be "The Making of Christian Cul-
ture." Dr. Cannon who was prevented
by illness from lecturing in last
year's series will speak on "Our
Heritage of Faith."
The list of theologians and lec-
turers who have been brought to
McMurry as Willson lecturers in
past years includes Dr. Roy L.
Smith 1946; Dr. Grace Sloan
Overton and Bishop William C.
Martin 1947; Bishop Hazen G.
Werner and Dorothy McConnell
1947.
Dr. Overton and Dr. Charles
Ray Goff 1949; Bishop J. W.
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GORDON WOOD
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Pickett and Dr. Bernice Milburn
Moore 1950; Dr. Louis H. Evans
and Dr. Evelyn Millis Duval 1951;
Dr. Marshall T. Steel and Dr.
Mary Alice Jones 1952; Bishop W.
Angle Smith 1953.
In 1954 the second annual Den-
nison Lectures were combined
with the Willson Lectures. Lec-
turers that year were Bishop
Werner and Di. Evans; featured
speakers were Dr. Joe J. Mickle
and Dr. Herbert E. Stotts.
Dr. Edwin Lewis and Dr. Ken-
neth Copeland lectured in 1955;
last year's lecturers were Dr.
Smith and Dr. Gaston Foote.
CHEMISTRY SCHOLARSHIPS
The McMurry Department of
Chemistry is announcing its sec-
ond annual Chemistry Scholar-
ship Contest for high school sen-
iors according to Dr. W. Norton
Jones chairman of the chemistry
department. The amount to be
awarded for the 1957-58 school
year is $1320 which will be given
in four full tuition scholarships
of $330 each.
TED HARRIS
. . . receives award
Harris Receives
Speech Award
Ted Harris Odessa junior was
presented with the annual Op-
portunity Award of the City Fed-
eration of Women's Clubs by Mrs.
E. E. Traweek in chapel Feb. 5.
Harris was recognized by Mrs.
Traweek as "the outstanding stu-
dent in the speech and drama de-
partment at McMurry College for
1956-57." He is a speech major
and English minor.
He has had leading roles in Mc-
Murry Theatre productions of
"Candlelight" "And His Name
Was Job" "Home of the Brave"
and "Bell Book and Candle."
Harris won the Best Actor
Award in the McMurry drama de-
partment last year. He is presi-
dent of Alpha Psi Omega a mem-
ber of Wesley Players and vice-
president of Senatus Romanus
men's social club.
Hart Announces Cast
For Spring 3-Act Play
The McMurry drama depart-
ment's spring production
"Claudia" will be presented in
the Administration Building
Auditorium March 21-22-23 ac-
cording to Leonard Hart director.
The three-act comedy was
written by Rose Franken. Teddy
Harris Odessa junior is tech-
nical director and Pat Ligon Lit-
tlefield freshman is assistant di-
rector and prompter.
The cast includes Abilene
graduate student Alfreda Rankin
and Amarillo sophomore Richard
Hatley in the leading roles. Other
cast members are freshmen Gwen
McMurry from Levelland Mary
Brown from Baird Eddie Powell
from Brownfield Kay Beasley
from Trent Mickye Ward from
Slaton and Harris.
Understudies are freshmen
Carolyn Reaves from Snyder
Gaylene Taylor from Loraine
Sam Galloway from Andrews
Miss Brown Jerry Thomas from
Rotan and sophomore Diane
Dunklin from Phillips.
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