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BULLETIN
HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY "'/&
EX-STUDENT EDITION
Entered as Second Class Matter, June 19, 1915, at the Postoffice at Abilene, Texas, Under Act of August 24, 1912.Elizabeth Fletcher Hayes, '32, Editor
June 1944 - No. 161
Jennings Re-elected By H-SU Exes
Lt. Gallemore Back
From 61 Missions1st. Lt. William C. Gallemore, B-25
pilot on 61 missions against communica-
tion and transportation systems in Bur-
ma has been home on leave. Although
he claims he had it easy in his more than
a year of overseas duty, he declares the
China-Burma-India campaign is no "sissy
war" and admits his ships came through
with "a few holes."
"We had some trouble with ground fire
and high altitude anti-aircraft, but as
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Joe Bowden Dies in Munday
Joe Bowden, 21, a three-year student
at H-SU, died at his home in Munday,
April 18, a fter a n illness of several
months.
He was a member of the Cowboy Band,
majoring in Business Administration with
a minor in Journalism.
The funeral was conducted at the Mun-
day Baptist Church with Jesse Swindell,
H-SU ministerial student, officiating. Mrs.
Halouise Mason Wilcox, also of H-SU
sang, and A. J. Bell played the violin.
Joe has two other brothers who also
attended school here-Jeff, now of Mid-
land, and Ben, now in the Navy.Hardin-Simmons Given
$50,000 For Memorial
Gift of $50,000 to the Hardin-Simmons
university $500,000 building and endow-
ment fund by an ex-student and his wife
was announced last night by J. D. Sande-
fer Jr., at the annual banquet of the Ex-
Student association.
Sandefer, chairman of the H-SU board
of trustees, did not announce the name
of the donors.
The $50,000 will be paid over a period
of several months and is to be applied on
construction of a Sandefer Memorial
Building, in memory of Dr. Jefferson
Davis Sandefer, for 34 years president of
Hardin-Simmons. The donors were very
close friends of Dr. Sandefer and his
family.
The gift raised the total pledged so far
in the campaign to $125,000. Previously
Baptist churches of Abilene had pledged
$50,000 and others had pledged about
$25,000. Of this amount more than $25,000
has Peen paid.
The drive was launched early this year,
and will be extended through the fall.
Plans call for use of $200,000 for en-
dowments and $300,000 for building, the
Sandefer Memorial being the principal
building planned. During the summer
various members of the Hardin-Simmons
administrative staff and friends of the
university plan to visit churches of Texas
to outline objectives of the campaign and
to show how Christian education may be
supported through contributions. Most of
the Baptist churches in the Abilene vi-
cinity expect to participate in the pro-
gram.At the Ex-Student banquet on Satur-
day, May 27, which was attended by 251
exes, Leroy Jennings of Abilene was re-
elected president of the association.
Congressman George Mahon of Colo-
rado City was named first vice president;
Mrs. Will Henry Haynie, the former Juan-
ita Barrow, Abilene, was elected second
vice president; Mrs. Carl Springer, the
former Mildred Foy, Abilene, third vice
president; Paul Morris, Houston, fourth
vice president; Mrs. Floyd Lowe, the for-
mer Lu Mitchell, Abilene, secretary; Mrs.
E. M. Landers, Abilene, re-elected treas-
urer; and Chaplain William C. Taggart
Jr., stationed at an Army camp in Florida,
chaplain.
Barney Carter, Tyler oilman, was given
the John J. Keeter medal in recognition of
his contributions to Hardin-Simmons dur-
ing the past year. The award goes annually
to the man or woman who in the opinion
of Ex Student association officials and uni-
versity officials has done the most for the
university. It is given by Mr. and Mrs.
John Keeter of Throckmorton in memory
of their son, Lt. John J. Keeter Jr., one
of the first exes to die in service during
this war.
Mr. Carter, Dr. R. N. Richardson, acting
president, said in making the award, has
"through the years been a staunch friend
of Hardin-Simmons and has aided it in
many ways." He is an active civic leader
of Tyler and is affiliated with a number or-
ganizations of oil men.
W. Forney Nowlin, San Antonio attor-
ney, was the principal banquet speaker,
outlining contributions Hardin-Simmons
had made to his life and the lives of other
graduates. He urged support of all exes
in every activity of the university and in
(Continued on page 8)Citation For Bravery to Hardin-Simmons Exe
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA-S/Sgt.
Jake Zabloudil, 23, has been given a cita-
tion for bravery in rescuing a badly
wounded man under machine gun fire.
The story was told to a reporter by one
of Jake's friends.
"Our troop was part of a small unit
which attempted to take a sector that
later required 15 tanks and a reinforced
battalion to take."
"We advanced several hundred yards
under sniper and mortar fire and were
then pinned down by machine gun fire.
We laid in a mortar and artillery concen-
tration but it wasn't effective; the Japscame out of their holes after the bom-
bardment and it was just as bad as ever.
One fellow moved up and crawled
smack into one of those narrow machine
gun lanes of the Japs. He yelled for help
-saying that he was bleeding to death.
One of us would raise up on the elbow
and start toward him and the machine
gun fire would open up and we would
have to duck again.
"The man kept yelling for help and fin-
ally Jake said he couldn't stand it any
longer. He inched up, slowly keeping his
whole body, his head and his heels-to
the ground and finally got to the man.
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