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DL WcWurru CHIEFTAIN
Vol. 6, No. 4
Published monthly except June, July and August at McMurry College, Abilene, Texas
December, 1957
Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at Abilene. Texas, February, 1953
New.*. Natel
McM
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Adkins, re-
siding at 1500 Big Spring St. in
Midland, have three children.
Gene, the oldest, is stationed with
the Third Marine Division in Oki-
nawa. Ramona, 16, and Ann, 15,
are a junior and a sophomore in
Midland High School.
The present address of Mrs.
Hugh Ashlock is 27th St., Lub-
bock. She, the former Lela Ad-
kins, teaches in P. F. Brown
School in Lubbock, while her hus-
band is employed by a Lubbock
firm.
Teaching in the modern lan-
guage department of Texas West-
ern College is Hope Medina. She
is also doing graduate work there
at the university.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Clement
(Marilyn Boydston) of 2464 High-
land Drive, Dallas, report that
they have a new son, Mark, who
was born September 14.
Bervin Caswell, graduate of
1938, sends news that he is pas-
tor of the First Methodist Church
in Pecos. He and his wife, mar-
ried since 1938, have four chil-
dren, James, 16; Leonard, 12; Ka-
ren, ten; and Jon, five.
Fisher Blanton Speaks
During R. E. Week
FISHER BLANTON
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Crickett
(Claudia Teal) sending a change
of address to 2211 Berwick Ave-
nue, Dallas 3, Texas, also say that
their oldest son, Max is a mem-
ber of the S. M. U. Colts and that
their youngest child, Christi, is a
high school freshman.
At McMurry from 1935 to 1937,
Frank Cockrell has recently gone
to work in the Oak Cliff Agency
of the Fidelity Union Life Insur-
ance Company in Dallas. His wife,
Judy, and four children are liv-
ing in Irving.
Teaching the fifth grade in Lub-
bock is Lula Lee Teal Golighlly.
She, her husband, and three chil-
dren, Lynda, Robert and Mark,
Continued on Page 2
Dorm Decorations Set Up
Rev. Fisher Blanton opened Re-
ligious Emphasis Week Novem-
ber 18, in the auditorium of Rad-
ford Memorial Student Life Cen-
ter. The guest speaker was intro-
duced by Dr. Harold G. Cooke,
president of McMurry, after a
worship period of song and
prayer.
By way of introduction, it was
stated that Blanton's church, First
Methodist of Carlsbad, N. M., has
pledged $4,500 toward construc-
tion of the new William C. Mar-
tin Dormitory here on the cam-
pus.
He laid general plans for the
week by expressing the hope that
"We may all grow together." The
week was spent in trying to build
a better relationship among the
individual, his God, Christ, and
his church.
The opening sermon topic was
"What Makes You" while the re-
maining topics for the week were
"Our Relationship to Others,"
"What Do You Say About
Christ?" "You and Your Vaca-
tion," "You and Your Church,"
"You and Your Morals," "What Is
God Doing?", and the closing ser-
mon "You and Living."
Blanton, coming to McMurry
from Carlsbad, is a native of Alto,
Texas.
At the age of 15, he made his
"decision for Christ." Upon high
school graduation, he attended
Lon Morris Junior College and
then received his B. S. degree
from S. M. U. In 1946 he received
his B. D. degree from Perkins
School of Theology.
During his years in Dallas,
Blanton was Youth Director for
Trinity Methodist Church and as-
sistant pastor - choir director of
Tyler Street Methodist Church,
both in Dallas.
While at Tyler Street Church,
he met Martha Ellen Bell whom
he married after graduation. The
Blantons have three daughters,
Cynthia, nine; Suzanne, seven,
and Judy, four.
Dates Known For
Examination Week
McMurry students take their
final examinations for the fall se-
mester of 1957 the week of Jan-
uary 20.
The week before has been set
aside as dead week, during which
no extra-curricular activities will
be held. No student will be al-
lowed to go home the week-end
between dead week and exam
week, except for emergencies.
Students will return to the
campus January 6 after a two-
week Christmas vacation.
Registration for the spring se-
mester is set for January 27 and
28 and classes will resume for all
students January 29.
Gold Star Dormitory, men's res-
idence hall, set up a Christmas
tree in the main lounge of the
building.
A party was held December 16
for the men and their dates.
Blue and silver was the color
theme of the new girls' dormi-
tory.
A Christmas tree in the main
lounge, decorated by the girls De-
cember 9, was silver with blue
lights and blue and silver balls.
A three-inch candle, surrounded
by cedar boughs, blue angel hair,
and blue and silver balls, was
on a table in the lobby.
The pollyanna system was set
up for the girls, but instead of
large gifts for one's pollyanna, the
girls donated the money to buy a
TV set for the small lounge of
the dormitory.
Invitations were sent out to the
girls' dates for a Christmas party
December 11.
Table games were played and
refreshments of marshmallows,
pretzels, cookies, and punch, were
served to the guests.
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Christmas parties were held
December 9, 17, and 19 in Presi-
dent Hall as part of the campus
festivities.
Decorations were put up by the
girls the ninth. A large tree with
multi-colored lights was placed
in the lounge, while blue lights
were strung on the evergreen in
front of the dorm.
A fireplace was placed in the
room, while choir boys stood on
top of the piano. Candy canes dec-
orated the stairways leading into
the lounge.
Mrs. Amanda E. Phillips, dorm
mother of President, presented
her girls with a large green
wreath which hung on the front
of the building.
The men from Gold Star Dor-
mitory and Hunt Hall were in-
vited to the dorm for a party the
17th. A program and table games
were part of the entertainment,
while refreshments were served
to the students.
On the 19th pollyanna gifts DORMITORY DECORATIONS—(left to right) Bonne*y Cossey. Betty
were exchanged and pollyanna Haines, and Juanene Galloway admire the Christmas tree in Presi-
identities were revealed. dent Hall. (Photo by Tom Stevenson.)
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