The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 27, Ed. 1, Saturday, April 18, 1936 Page: 1 of 4
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THE SOPHOMORE EDITION
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Senior Day
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Hardin-Simmons Abilene
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VOL. 20
HISTORICAL
High School Seniors
Invitations Mailed
To 7000 Students
In West Texas Area
Two Hour Program To Begin
At 10:00 In Parramore
Stadium
Barbecue For Visitors
Exhibits And Football Game
Will Entertain
Guests
Seven thousand personal invitations
were mailed this week to high school
seniors of West Texas soliciting their
attendance at the annual high school
senior day to be held here next Sat-
urday April 25. Last year more than
3000 seniors were present at the af-
fair and early indications point to an
even larger number this season mem
bers of the committee in charge of
arrangements said this week.
The day's program is scheduled to
begin at 10 o'clock in tho Cowboy sta-
dium. Entertainment by the Cow-
boy band one-net plnys by the speech
department mass tumbling and acro-
batic stunts by students in the phy-
sical education department presenta-
tion of the university queen June
Guinn nnd her attendants followed
by a short address by President J. D.
Sandefcr will cmoprise tho two hour
program before noon.
. Jones to Cook Barbecue
?reo barbecue lunch will be served
the entire group of visitors at the
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The day of reckoning has arrived
and aren't you glad you don't have to
trek across hundreds of miles of wet
muddy roads to attend a press con-
ference? A carload of supposed journalists
pulled- out Thursday morning and
headed for the windswept plains of
Oklahoma. They were well cared for
by the ancient prof Hawknosc who
will be able to do no driving because
of his operation. Machcn the maniac
wizard of the wheel and vagabond of
the open road has promised to see
the group safely there and back.
Others making the tour are Allie
Albert Addington ex player Hico Mc
Carty habitual guzzler Parson Year
by fancy dresser. They will return
Sunday but will be at homo to no one
until late Wednesday.
And snoopers are overlooking a
mighty good bet when they pass up
the ping pong room In Marston gym.
Helen Joyner and Dill McCright
could not bear tho strain of separa-
tion for more than eleven hours and
fifteen minutes and time was up just
as they entered the center corridor of
Abilene hall. Spectators were ndmit-
teJ free and there were plenty.
The cholrstcrs tired and worn from
their sojourn through the dust storms
of three states Texas New Mexico
and inebriation have returned to the
fold with the usual amount of hulla-
baloo. Pete Shaw got away with
some of the old gaga he once used
as a fish in the band and his cohorts
named him a card.
Texas nights and hour after hour
of undiluted bus travel naturally
drove the songsters to seek solace as
best they could. Some chose high
school comfort and some were con-
tent with each other namely Joy
(Continued on page 2)
Organizer
Shown below is Prof. W. A. Ste-
phenson vice-president of the Tay-
lor County Young Democrats who
has figured prominently in the or-
ganization this week of a similar
club on the Hardin-Simmons campus.
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Young Democrats
Mail Constitution
To State Offices
.Organization Of Campus
Club Is Completed
This Week
Orgnnizntion of tho Hardin-Simmons
Young Democratic club was
completed this week with tho mailing
of constitution necessary membership
and fees to the state executive com-
mittee of the Young Democratic
movement Tuesday for approval and
mtification.
Young Democrats of Taylor coun-
ty approved tho constitution for the
Hardin-Simmons club in a meeting
Wednesday evening of the executive
committee and it was sent directly
to the state group for final approval.
When approved by tho' state author-
ities the Hardin-Simmons organiza-
tion will bo equipped with all rights
to take part in the state convention
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Armes Will Instate
New B.S.U. Officials
Woodson Armes state president of
B. S. U. will install newly elected of-
ficers of the Hnrdin-Simmons organ-
ization for tho year 1030-1937 in a
special sunrise breakfast ceremony on
May 2 it was announced at tho reg-
ular meeting of that group Thursday
evening in Prof. W. D. Bond's lecture
room.
A discussion of "Reconstruction in
Religion" was the main address de-
livered by Garland Foster. Charles
Dickson assisted by Daisy Mae Cagle
chorister led tho devotional in which
25 members participated.
Annual election of officers for the
coming school sessions will be elected
next week announces Clark Jarni-
gan president of the union
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Freshman Class Social
Will Be Staged April 27
Freshman banquet to be held Mon-
day evening has been postponed until
April 27.
Duo to the dress rehearsal of the
pageant to be presented in the uni-
versity auditorium Tuesday night the
officers and sponsors decided to post-
pone the banquet.
Scheme that was to bo used in tho
entertainment has also been changed.
President of tho freshman class Bill
Cherry is at home in Amarillo with
the mumps.
HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY ABILENE TEXAS APRIL 18 1936
PAGEANT TO
To Invade Campus
New Plans Made
In Beauty Event
Ilrnnd beauties will not be se-
lected by photographs this year
has been the custom according to
an announcement from the regular
editorial staff yesterday.
A new and unique method of se-
lecting the llrand favorite is being
planned but arrangements had not
been completed at the close of this
week D. F. McCarty business
manager said.
All the girls competing for the
place are requested to meet in The
Brand office Monday at chapel
time.
Twenty-Eight In
Political Ring For
Student Offices
Eleven Feminine Aspirants
Enter Race For Many
Positipns
Twenty-eight hopeful candidates
had tossed hats into the seething ring
of campus politics when registration
office closed for the night Thursday.
Of this number 111 are women stu-
dents vicing for position from the
rank of yell leader to that of vice-
president of the student body.
"Deadline for filing of petitions
will bo set next week" said Elton
Murphy president of the student as-
sociation . A total of 40 names on a
petition is necessary before a candi-
date may be declared eligible.
According to tho student constitu-
tion election of tho scvernl officera
must be held at chapel on Wednesday
May 12. "The annual political rally
and picnic at which time candidates
will be given an opportunity to pre-
sent their respective platforms nnd
solicit the support of tho student
body has been tentatively set for Fri-
day May 1 but definito plnns have
not been made as yet" added Murphy.
Candidates already nominated ore:
Student president Cenrley Kinard
Theo Rigsby Day Emery nnd Cleddie
Hall.
Vice-presidentof tho student body
Violet Barley Gcorgcnia Hawkins
nnd Jerome Newman.
Student secretary Flo Caldwell
Evanelle Arnold Maxino Juncll
Frances Couch Lcona "Lawric and
Inez Morris.
Intramural council place 1 Har-
old Holmes; place 2 J. N. Routh
Morris Black; place 3 Melvln Bivcns
Clarence Hcadstrcam Charlie Pond.
Yell lenders place 1 James K.
Polk Zclda Batty; place 2 Worth
Thomas Ruth Butler; place 3 Hubert
Gragg Buck McNeil Sammy Guthe-
ridgc Charlotte Cope and Charlie
Pond.
Sophomore Is Tops Says
Unidentified Philosopher
The sophomore reigns supreme!
Such is the conclusion of the fore-
most thinkers of America once they
take tho time and trouble to analyze
tho four standings in the life of the
American college student. Following
is the method of reasoning employed
by these outstanding thinkers of this
age who all desire to have their iden
tity kept secret:
Tho lowly green freshman is "over-
looked" by tho more aged element of
student life. The sophomoro is "look-
ed up" to by thoso snmo hopeful first
year students as a living example of
what they hopo to bo when they have
served their apprenticeship. With the
coming of the third year of college
the student passes Into apparent ob-
scurity as a junior ho is merely
"looking forward" to tho coveted day
when he will have reached tho status
of n last yenr studont. Tho much-to-
-be-plticd senior is only "looked after"
and tolerated because everyone is well
aware of the fact that tho duys aro
numbered before he will bo pushed
Players WinHonors
In Houston Tourney
With One-Act Play
Local Cast Is Awarded Cup
For Best Diction
In Meet
Hnrdin-Simmons players copped big
honors with its presentation of Ibsen's
"Ghosts" at tho sixth annual Texas
Interscholastic one-act piny tourna-
ment held in Houston last week.
Edelweiss Jcnkens received first
award in the women's division for in-
dividual acting and third honors in
the men's field were won by Don
Gayer. A cup for the best diction and
speech during the entire play was
worn by the local cast.
The play "Ghosts" was first pre-
sented by the local players last fall
as the major production of the speech
arts department for tho term under
the direction of Mrs. Nora Levy. Later
it was presented for benefit of the
Goodfellqws Christmas fund; both
dates were played to highly responsive
audiences.
First group honors in the meet
were won by the Soch and Buskin club
of Texns Tech with their play "Casual-
ties." Other honors won went to
North Texns State Teachers college
College of Mines and Southwestern
university. Clay Thompson member
of the Texns Tech playcre won first
award for men.
Players attending the Houston tour-
nament included Miss Jcnkens Gayer
Fred Chisholm Mancll Shaw Naomi
Davis. Mrs. Bernard Hanks Patty
Hanks Jerry Walker and Berneal
Scott stage manager and electrician
accompanied tho group.
Richardson Chosen
Social Science Head
University Official Is Elected
Unanimously By Group
At Fort Worth
Dr. R. N. Richardson vice-president
of Hardin-Simmons university was
unanimously elected to the presidency
of the Southwestern Social Science
association at the 17th annual meet-
ing of the group held in Fort Worth
last Friday and Saturday. Noticeable
is tho fact that this is the first time
that a man from an institution as
small as Hardin-Simmons has held the
chief position in the association.
Dr. W. D. Rich head of the local
business administration department
was chosen as general chairman of
the program committee to serve for
the next year and will have charge
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out into the gnarled face of this cold
growling world.
Now that you have read this theory
glance back Over the above paragraph
and see which category resides in the
realms of superiority Very appar-
ently it is none other than the soph-
omore. Before arriving at this new and
astounding truth the sages of mod
em collcgism collected studied and
dissected the life characteristics and
activities of student bodies through
out the nation. They are well satis
fied with their research and feel that
the revelation of this thorough in
vestigation is correct and above all
ndverso criticism.
To tho sophomore falls the privi
lege of leading in the duty of initiat
ing tho unlearned "fish" to the great
fraternity of collego students and en-
lightening them to tho ways and be-
havior required for a beneficial col-
lege lifo. The day was when tho poor
frightened freshman would shudder
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BE TUESDAY
Acclaimed Best Actress In State
Miss Edelweiss Jcnkens shown below was awarded first honors
for women in the state dramatic tournament held at Houston last
week-end and acclaimed the best actress in the state because of her
unusual portrayal of the role of Mrs. Alving in Ibsen's "Ghosts."
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Five Press Men Attend
Oklahoma Meet Today
Junell McCarty Addington
Machen Yearby Go
To Norman
Five members of tho Hardin-Simmons
Press club left Thursday noon
to attend the annual meeting of the
Southwestern Journalism Congress
convening yesterday and today at the
University of Oklahoma Norman
Okla. Thoso attending the meeting
are Frank Junell journalism instruc-
tor; D. F. McCarty business man-
ager of the Brand; Mack Machen
Brand sports editor; Si Addington
associate editor of the Brand; and
Vernon Yearby business manager of
the Bronco.
University of Oklahoma will be host
(Continued on page 2)
Olsen Hears Easter
"Messiah Concert
Dean Returns From Holiday
Exercises At Bethany
College
Dr. Julius Olsen dean of sciences
returned Tuesday afternoon from
Lindsborg Kansas where ho attend-
ed a special Easter presentation of
Handel's "Messiah" given Sunday
evening in Pressor chapel at Bethany
college.
Preceding the three hour chorus
program Dr. Olsen nttended tho Good
Friday events consisting of music
and sermon upon his arrival at Linds
borg and a soprano concert from the
Chicago Opera company Sunday after
noon. "A 600 voice choir 70 piece or.
chestra and a gigantic pipe organ
furnished a continuous two and one
half hour program on Sunday eve-
ning" said Olsen while speaking of
the affair.
The Oratorio Society of the college
sponsors this semi-annual production
which has been presented regularly
for the last 55 years said Dr. Olsen.
Three degrees have been conferred
on the local dean by tho Kansas
school two earned and one honorary.
He received both bachelor and doctor
degrees In science- and a bachelor of
accounts degree. Two seats in the
traditioned Pressar chapel aro named
in honor of Olsen.
Vandercook Will Be
Head Of Band Camp
And Summer School
Unusual Music Retreat Will
Combine Recreation
And Study
Announcement has been made by
school authorities of a music recrea-
tion camp to be held at Hardin-Simmons
university August 21 through
September 3 inclusive to bo taught
by teachers from the Vandercook
School of Music in Chicago.
This two week retreat offers an
opportunity to combine music study
with a healthy outdoor vacation. The
school is open to anyone and is to be
taught by H. A. Vnndercook presi-
dent of tho school which bears his
name H. E. Nutt secretary of the
institution and three other teachers
from the organization. Courses will
be offered in interpretation conduct-
ing methods of teaching brass and
reeds drill classes two bands pri-
vate lessons harmony and arrang-
ing. Athletics will bo combined with
the study of music.
"An ideal time for this type of
work" states Marion McClure direc-
tor of the Cowboy bund because it
ennbles tho students to carry things
learned into tho schools when they
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Cowboy Band Meets
Dallas Trade Group
Cowboy bnnd met n special train
carrying Dallas trade trippers on
their 35th annual tour when they made
an overnight halt in Abilene Tuesday.
Acting as escort for the parade
through tho downtown business sec-
tion immediately following arrival of
tho train at 4:30 p.m. the group
murched to tho Hotel Wootcn where
a short welcomo program was given
in front of tho building by the band
and by a galaxy of stars from tho
Dallas entertainment group.
After presenting a musical concert
on tho Texas & Pacific lawn nt 7
o'clock tho Dallas artists furnished
music for a dance at tho Wooten hotel.
No. 27
NIGHT
"The Last Hope"
Drama Featured
On Heavy Program
200 Students Will Take Part
In First Centennial
Contribution
Eight Routine Acts
Warmack Levy Richardson
And Preston Are
Directors
A mammoth historical pageant
featuring "The Last Hope'1 a drama
written by Dr. It. N. Richardson vice-
president and head of the history de-
partment will be staged in the uni-
versity auditorium at 8 Tuesday eve-
ning April 21. The drama supple-
mented by elaborate routines com-
posed of students in physical educa-
tion and orchestra music will be Abi-
lene's first contribution to the Texas
Centennial celebrations.
More than 200 persons make up tho
personnel of the pageant which Is di-
rected by Mrs. Nora Levy speech in-
structor assisted by Edelweiss Jen-
kens and Don Gayer. Miss Gertrude
Warmack will be in charge of the rou-
tine division while tho orchestra will
be directed by Herbert M. Preston
head of the university violin depart-
ment. Alamo Scenes
The drama portrays the history of
Texas in three acts. Fall of the Alamo
and scenes representing tho headquar-
ters of Col. J. C. Ncill and tho room
of James Bowie serve as the first act.
The second sceno of the first act in-
troduces Mrs. Almnron Dickcrson and
her child Angelina who were rescued
from the Alamo. The second act is
headquarters tent in camp at Gon-
zales March 13 1830. Tho conclud-
ing act is climaxed with the victory
of Houston over Santa Anna at San
Jncinto on April 21.
The first act directed by Edelweiss
Jcnkens nnd Don Gnycr includes Com-
mnnder Neill Charles McClure; Lieut.
Travis Willnrd Foster; Capt. Bowie
King Ojt; Col. Paltor Conway Frost;
Col. Bnugh Tom McCurdy; Lieut.
Bonham Eldon Mahuron; Capt. Dick-
crson PauL-WJiito; Ensign Jameson
Elwin Swint; Sergt. Williamson Sel-
BVAswell; Capt. Sequin Douglas
Kefiey; Colonel David Crockett Clark
Jarnigan; Orderly B. T. Hatcholl;
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Prexy Of Alpha Chi
Attends Assembly
Zelma Richardson president of the
Julius Olsen chapter of Alpha Chi
scholarship society attended that or-
ganization's fourteenth annual con-
vention which closed yesterday after
a two-day session at Incarnate Word
college in San Antonio
Delegates including one student
representative and one faculty mem-
ber from each of thirty-threo colleges
and universities throughout Texns
Arkansas and Louisiana were in
attendance nt tho assembly which of-
ficially opened Thursday afternoon at
1 o'clock. The group was entertained
with a banquet Thursday night and
sessions began yesterday morning at
8 o'clock.
Dr. Julius Olsen counselor for the
local chapter did not attend. He hns
missed only two such conventions
since Hardin-Simmons joined the or-
ganization in 1025 and is an ex-
president of tho national group. The
conference meets nt tho member
schools onco each year but up to the
present timo has always met in a
Texas institution.
Membership In tho Julius Olsen
chapter also known as the Texas Rho
chapter is open only to tho upper
one-tenth of tho junior and senior
classes. Candidates must not have
moro than threo demerits. Present
officers aro Zelma Richardson presi-
dent; Nash Miller vice-president; and
Flo Caldwell student secretary Two
sponsors aro selected each year. This
year they aro Dr. O O. Watts and
Professor J. E Burnam.
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