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MtMnrt Wat WHpmp
On McMurry!
On McMurry!
Volume XVII
ABILENE TEXAS THURSDAY MAY 30 1940
NUMBFR 29
Thrane Elected Vice-President of McMurry College
In Meeting of Board of Trustees Yesterday
To Continue As
Business Manager
Also Turner Says
In estorda s nnminl mcotlrg
or the Boaul of Trustees of the
college O P Thiane was elected
.ice president of Mi Mum ntul re
elected to the position of busi
licss manngei of the college
In the meeting which nineteen
members of the bonrd attended
nil the present officcis of the
bonrd and officials of the college
were re elected All the present
membeis of the college faculty
wore re elected with the excep
tion of Dr II G Burman who
resigned some time ago to take
a position as professor of Chem-
istry and Physics at Southwest
State Teachers College at Snn
Maicos In his place l)r Robeit
D Mors was elected
Oik vacancj Is jet to be filled
that of nmther speech piofesor
Jackson Loid was re elected as
spiech professoi and the Board
plans to elect an additional pr)fes
soi in the dip ittmcnt n ssoon as
a iiualificd pel son is found accoid
ing to Di Tinner
Be elected to offices on the
Board of Tiustecs wcto Dr W M
Muuell piesldcnt H O Wooten
Nice president Robert B Wylic
secietnrv Re elected to the ad
ministtation of McMurry weio Dr
Irank L Turner president Mr
Thrane vice president nnd bulsncss
manager R G Bogcr dean nnd
Iris Graham registrar
The Board heard reports of the
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NEW VICL-PIU SIDENT
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O P THBANE
More Than $33000 Has Been Spent On Major Campus
Improvements This Year More In Hand For Summer
Figure Does Not Include
Upkeep Of Buildings;
Oval to Be Paved By Aug.
More than $33 000 has been
spent on major impioements on
the McMurry College campus dut
jng the past jear according to Dr
Frank L Tuiner president This
figure docs not include the usual
expense of upkeep of the buildings
The largest amount of that sum
some $12 500 was spent in cnlnig
ing the auditorium and equipping
the speech department backstage
Named in honor of the principal
donors the Radford Mcmoiial Au
dltonum now includes the regular
main assembly room a smaller
auditorium a broadcasting studio
and two dressing rooms all beau
tifully furnished Other friends in
addition to Mrs J M Radford
who made the new addition possi
ble arc Mrs Morgan Jones Mr
nn Mrs S M Jaj and Mrs R
E Rankin
The new home for the president
including the landscaping the stone
fence and other improvements
represents an outlaj of appioxi
mately $10 500 The attractive two
story ligbt brick house at the
southeast corner of the campus
was completed and occupied last
August It was the gift of Mrs S
I Rushing of Floydada the late
V llev Turner of Abilene and other
friends of the college The curb
and walks surrounding the home
are the gifts of the senior class
Some $10000 from the college
the city of Abilene and WPA has
been spent on paving projects The
main drive leading from Fourteenth
street to the oval and Fourteenth
street along the north side of the
President's Home Completed This Year
tobert Mers To
k Professor Of
tosics Chemistry
Di Robert G Mers of Beaumont
has leen elected b the executive
committee of the administration to
fill the acanc left bj Di II (.
Burman piofessor of ( heniisttj
and Phjsics
Di But man resigned to take a
like position at Southwest Mate
leiieheis College nt ill Miies
Meis who is at present tine
emplojed with the Mate I i iuoi
luntiul Board nt Austin will eom
plete his doctointo decree this sum
mer at the Univetsitj of Texas
in June His debtee will be con
f el red in August Dining woik on
his degiee he has served as asso
ciate professor of chemistij and
physics nt the university
He received his B A device in
1014 from Austin College and his
MA from Texas State Univeisity
in 193G
Condron of WTSTC To Give
Commencement Address To
81 Graduates Thursday
Turner To Confer
Degrees Boger To
Present Candidates
Lipscomb Preaches
For Baccalaureate
Sunday St. Paul's
Master loiee Ileliejm
topit ahosen In Dr L
the last year Saylcs Boulevard
along the east edge of the campus
was retopped last fall A consider
able sum is already in hand to pave
the oval a project which is to be
completed by the last of August
1940 Totems Dedicated To Dr. Turner
Distributed To Seniors Wednesday
Underclassmen Receive
Annuals On Friday
Dr Frank L Turner was reveal
d as the person to whom ' The
Totem ' of 1940 was dedicated in
chapel Wednesday climaxing the
annual Wan Wahtaysee program
Immediately after chapel the an
nuals were distributed to the sen-
iors the rest of the student body
receiving theirs Friday
Preceding the annual dedication
Lola Jo McComb recently elected
president of the Wah Wahs for
next year introduced representa-
tives from each club who told of
the club's achievements of the past
year
Indian Head Association Clydo
Wood Art Club Nelle Smith Min
isterial Forum Duane Bruce Al-
pha Psi Omega and Math Club
Dick Sherwood Fros Janie Alice
Parush Scribblers Sonny Bent
ley Alpha Chi Lena Catherine
Morrison Press Club Fmma John
Blake College Theatre Dick An-
tillcy Language Club Viola Mc-
Coulskcy Chanters J C Wilson
Volunteer Mission Band Cloy Car
penter SCRA Doyle Ragle Pre-
Med William Cantrell and Wah
Wahs Hazel Ward
Dick Antillcy gave a short tri
bute to their ten senior members
Eight Extension
Students Grads In
May Eight In Aug.
Mrs Dale Mornson head of the
Extension Depattment of McMur
ry College reports tne louowing
extension and conespondent stu-
dents to be June giuduntcs
Mrs Flva Cantull of Big
Spring who is an riemcntarj LI
Major
Miss ivian Cook Coloiado who
will leceivc her B S Decree
Miss Alwildi Ciosthwaile Colo
rado Majoring in 1 due ition
Mrs I lllie Hnzle Breckenndge
ricmentarv. Fducation
Miss Grace Mann Big Spring
Flementarv. Fducation
Mrs Hazel Medlen Abilene Ele
mentary Fducation
Miss Juanita Petri c View Ele
mentary Fducation
Miss Bessie Medlen Roaring
Springs I ducation
The following are August grad
uatcs
Mrs Amclii Ciow Haskell Ele
mentary Fducation
Mrs Mar ranovv Hamlin I le
mentarv I ducation
Miss Myitle Ruth Hule Talpa
1 lementary Fducation
Miss eslic Hart Granburj Ele
mental y Tducation
Miss Tthcl Reese Potosi Ele
mentary Education
Miss Rusha Swltzer Brecken
ridge Elementary Education
Miss Bobby Young Buffalo Gap
Elementarj Education
Mrs Opha Johnson Oplin Ele
mentary Education
The
was th
N I li scomb pis tin of the Meth
o list Church nt I vibbock in tin
seventeenth annual biccnliureate
services held Sundnv at St Paul
Methodist Church
' I dare take this topic in the
face of world chaos because I be
'icve religion is the master force
in the lives of individuals in the
world today though it evidentlv
is not in the life of nations "
Stressing the ncea for world
Christianity ho said "what the
world needs is more fire in the
pulpit and less on the battlefield"
Harold Thomas plajed the pro
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ssHIIKi -KiBk fM
lifts .sH
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DR. CONDRON
ccssionai ana recessional and ac-
companied the Chanters who fur
nished music for the services
Seniors Announce Neon Sign Of Indian
Head To Be Gift Of Class To College
Gift Revealed In Chapel
Friday; RcaH Wills Turn
Stionp Box to Seniors Ml
The ceiemonv of the stiong bo
the announcement of
eift nnd the re uling of the class
will to the tin lei classmen wis the
the sehool It will be designed as
au Indian Hi ad having n head
dress of v in ms rolois Woik n
the sign is t legin ne.ht ivvav
mil will U pi ice 1 on top if tin
iidministt itum building ns soon as
the senior I lt ls fmshid ji ls cpictel to hi
ilx lit M feet high
Precedimr the reidine the wills
older of the annual senior chapel Inck stovill handed evei the sen I
piogum Fridvj morning or tron l)ox n whlch lt
Jack Stovall president of the tiiditmnnl to keep the funds of
class announced that neaily $300 the class as its money is made to
will bo spent on the neon sign voodiow Jickson president of the
Which is to be the class gift tol class of 41
street along the north side of the Representing Debate was D Rhea .
campus have been paved within Alhson Band WlUmm Cantrell I who are Braduatinir
FIVE VISITING PROFESSORS TO TEACH IN ANNUAL SUMMER
SCHOOL JUNE 10 TO AUGUST 29; VARIETY COURSES OFFERED
Over $6500 Raised This Year
For Maintenance Fund For College
Dr. Turner Raised
$3500 By Sunday
Church Engagements
Hinds gathered foi maintenance
of the eollege durinp- this jear up
until the present amounts to ovei
$0 500 according to Dr Fiank L
Turnci president
these seivices he has piesenti I
the needs of the college and t iken
up colletions to to in the eollege s
maintenance fund This accounts
for the unusual amount raised
Dr Turner plans to push this
program vigoreEilj pre idling ev
er Sunday in rvmc ehurch until
he has presented the needs of the
Of this over S3 100 was raised college in every church in the
thiough the individual if forts of
Dr Turner who has averaged
preaching from one to two ser
mons in various churches in the
conference since January 1 In
Northwest Texas Conference
He plans to have done this by
the time for tht next annual meet
ing of the conference next No
vember
blunt II Cuulion piotessor of
e veinmeiit nt West iexas btate
Kieheis College of Canjon will
jiu the eomiiuueeiiient address at
the gin Illation exeleises scheduled
Ihuisdav Mu 0 at 10 a m in
the Radlortl Memorial Auditorium.
He will pi each to a group of 56
summci graduates and 5 August
candidates a number that com-
petes favorablj with that of other
i i ins
The speaker of the morning tne
administration officials tho fac-
ulty and the merrbers of the Board
of Trustees and i'ay and August
graduates will form the process-
ional from Hunt Hall into the
Radford Memoual Auditorium at
10 o clock Those to be in the pro-
cessional are to meet in front of
Hunt Hall at ') iO
Tho identity of the honor grad-
uates of this veus class will be
mule known f i the fust time ac-
it I ding to trulition lefoie the ele
ctees me ci im i ii a nv it i ii
I Tuinci president
Han Id Thomas professor of or-
g in m 1 tlu i i v an I thi Ch inters
unlei tin diiectmn if Mrs Robert
1! Wvlie will furnish music for
the in gum
Mi Th mius will plav tho pro-
eissi mil and the recessionil for
the LnuluUi m eMicises The Chan-
tus will smg Beautiful Saviour"
lv (luistianson and lind of
Hope and Gh ry by blgar
Dr O W Thurston is marshal!
for the exercises Dub Rhodes as
president of the junior class and
Mnijono Tones as sccielary will
lead the semois to their places
Di II G Burman sponsor of
the smior class will b at the left
steps of the stage to bi 1 farewell
to the graduates as thev file off.
Doin R G Roger will picsent the
cl iss to Piesilent Tinner who will
confir tin dierics
Can li lates foi the Bachelor of
Arts nn 1 Bachcloi of Science de-
grees aie
II CH hi OR OR RTS
I mma John Blake Spanish San-
ta Anna Myrna Hester English
Bovina Holland Holt history Abi-
lene Cloy Ljles religion Hoy
dada Lawiencc Mencfee English
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SPEAKERS FROM OVER STATE TENNESSEE SELECTED FOR YOUNG PEOPLE'S
ASSEMBLY HERE JUNE 3-7 COURSES AND TEACHERS ANNOUNCED
Bush Burckhartt
demons Hueetns And
Allen To Teach
Five visiting professors will
teach courses in the annual sum-
mer school this summer which
starts June 10 and ends August
29
Oliver Bush former principal at
Perryton and recently elected sup-
erintendent of the Rule schools
will teach Chemistry and Nature
Study Mr Bush is a graduate of
McMurry receiving his B S In
1920 Ho received his M A at
Texas Technological College at
Lubbock in 1930
He has been principal of the
Perryton schools for several years
and has a good record there He
will take Dr H G Burman's place
for the summer as teacher of
Chemistry and Nature Study of-
fering four courses of three hours
credit each
Miss Bland Burckhart teacher in
tho Fort Worth public schools will paratus and teach students how to
return to teach three Education apply them ln teaching
courses She holds her M A de- Ford Allen graduate of McMur-
gree from both Texas Tech and
Columbia University. Her Fort
Worth principal writes "Miss
Burckhart's work has been out-
standing not only for our school
but for the whole system I would
consider her one of the strongest
teachers in our school system "
Miss Ouida demons will teach
five courses in music She has
studied voice and piano with Miss
Myrtle Dunn and has had special
music work in Lake Forest Musical
College and graduate work in the
University of Southern California
and Northwestern University She
has also taught in the McMurry
summer schools several years
T F Huggms who is now Di
rector of Visual Fducation of Ellis
county will teach a course in vis-
ual education the first semester
He will show visual education ap
ry and assistant in the speech de
partment the first semester of this
year will teach three courses in
speech during the summer school
Other courses will be taught by
regular members of the faculty
art by Mrs Edgar Connor busi-
ness administration R L. Willis
some education courses by Dr O
W Thurston Dean R G Boger
and Mrs Scott King English
Misses Willie Mae Christopher and
Jewell Posey government and his
tory by Dale N Morrison Ian
guages Misses Beth Myatt and
Vemie Newman mathematics
Miss Jennie Tate and Mrs Fred
Reeves music Miss Ouida Clem
ons psjchologj Dean Boger Phy
steal education Bland Burchart
religion A 1i Gordon and science
Oliver Bush
For further information ask for
a bulletin from the registrar's of
fice
Rev. A. 1. Walton
To Be Here
Young People s work in the
Noithvvest Texas Conference for
the year 1'JlO 11 will officially be
gin with the legislation June 3
for Summer Assemblj on the Mc
Murry campus
The purpose of the Young Peo-
ple s Assembly is to inspire youth
with the challenge of the Christian
life and to train for usefulness in
the local churches
Beginning the week's activities
will be a formal banquet Monday
night in the Roek garden Rev A
J Walton General Board represen
tative from Nashville Tenn will
be the main speaker at the ban
quet Following the bansuet some
films will be shown on the activi-
ties of the young people's work
Doyle Ragle Olton Conference
Vice President has general charge
of the worship program Morning
watch will be each morning from
7 16 to 7 45 Vespers will be each
evening in the Rock Garden at
7 30 These programs all tend to
develop the Assembly theme "For
Christ Todaj "
The platform hour will be from
8 10 to 9 30 In the Radford Mem
orial Auditorium There will be
three lectures speaking ten nun
utcs each developing the Assem
blj theme fuither The speakers
for the platform hours aie Rev
Heibert Bratcher Pampa Rev
Lance Webb Shamrock and Rev
Lloyd Jones Groom
Tuesday evening will be Miss
ionary emphasis night Japan is
to be the center of missionary
thought Rev A J w alton will be
the speaker that evening
There will be two class periods
of one and one half hours each in
the miming interspersed with busi
ncss session and district meetings
Courses which will be offered and
the instiuctors are
Life of Jesus Rev. H A Lon
gino
Study of cht Old Testament-
Rev Vernon Henderson
world Peace Rev Marvin Boyd
Africa Land of Promise Rev
Ansil Lynn
Alcohol and Ourselves Rev P
F Yarbrough
Christian Use of Leisure Rev
W L Porterfield
A Methodist and nis Church-
Rev D L McCrcc
Administering the Young Pco
pic's Work in the Small church
Rev J F Kirby
Fvangelism and Church Relation
ship in the nung People s Divis
n Rev U D Crosby
Citizenship and Community Ser
vice in the 'ioung Peoples Divis
ion Rev C R Matthews
Tiaining workeis in the oung
People t Division Rev k. Ham
llton
The confeienec staff district di
rectors union presidents and pas
tors will km a discussion group
under tho leadership of Dr A J
Walton
Afternoons will be devoted to
committee meetings interest
erouDS. and recreation Interest
groups will be in Music Recrca
tion Photography Journalism and
Dramatics
The recreational program pronv
ises to be one of the best over
held for Assembly There will be
a tent between tho Ad Building
and the boys' dorm with nil sorts
of games available D Rhei Allison
McMurry student Arthur Earl
Gamble Tech student Lubbock
and Rev H II Hamilton Sudan
have general eharge of tho recrca
tlonal program Hnstructions will
be given by Arthur Farl Gamble
in making recreational matcrhl
for churches Many new games will
be introduced
Rev Alsio Carleton Clyde will
act as song leader for the meeting
Rev Marshal Rhew Abernathy.
will le dean of the Assembly with
Rev II 11 Briteher Pampa and
Rev ane Cik wheelers as as
sistants Rev II 11 Hollowcll.
Ackerlv will be dean of men Mrs
Mai shall Rhew Abernathv and
Mis Noel Bryant Sparenburg.
will be Deans of women
On Friday afternoon the annual
picnic near Buffalo Gap will bo
held The closing meeting will be
consecration service and the in-
stallation of the new officers
Officers of the Young People's
organization are J W Gamble.
Lubbock president Doyle Ragle
Olton Vice president Lenorc Lon-
gino Munday secretary Lena
Catherine Morrison Abilene treas-
urer Tvvila Farrell Lubbock
HCM Commissioner and Walter
Grubbs Colorado Iublicity super-
intendent Rev Alsio Carleton
Clyde is the Conference Director
of Young Peoples work and Rev.
F Hamilton is the Fxecutivo
secretary
The total cost for the Assembly-
is $7 This includes 100m board
notebooks texts lanquet picnic
Those people not requiring room
and board will be charged $3.
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