The Simmons Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 13, Ed. 1, Friday, December 14, 1917 Page: 1 of 4
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Vol. II SIMMQNS COLLEGE ABILENE TEXAS FRIDAY DECEMBER 14 1917 No. 13
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LARGER ONIVS. ARE ON
ATHLETIC SCHEDULE
Games with State A. & M. C Rice
Baylor and 8. M. U Foretell
t Some Stirring Tlmea for the
"Purple and Gold
Squadrons.
Simmons Colleg6 now faces tha
'greatest athletic outlook in hor his-
tory. In Bplto of tho fact that many
of her men .havo joined tho ranks of
their country Old Simmons 'is still "In
the ring" when It comes to athletics.
This statement Is verified by notic-
ing tho names of the colleges and uni-
versities .with whom contracts havo
been signed for tho ensuing year.
Last year In 'basket ball Simmons
played seventeen games with some
of tho leading teams in tho state and
lost only throe'. During tho coming
season Simmons has games with tho
foremost colleges and universities in
the state including Sto.to Baylor and
A. & M. She has a wealth of material
from which to get her team and all
Simmons is expecting to seo tho "Pur-
ple and Gold Quintette'' tako victories
from them all.
In baseball she also has very prom-
ising outlook. Last year Slmmono lost
three games out of a whole number of
fourteen plnyed an exceptionally
good record for any team. This year
although many of our last year's team
have Joined the colors there is much
new material from which to select a
winning nine.
And greatest otafL is the .football
program for next season. Simmons
4wq;UtioathnJii6fjniifelfiBeHi'nn lop
tho first time irf eight years Need-
less to say her team was "green It
lost every game..Howeverl It steadily
Improved during the season and had
tho reputation from first to last of be-
ing a gritty fighting team a team
that fought harder in the last quarter
than in tho first Next season Is go-
ing to open with most of this year's
team on the field and the Cowboys
plan to give Baylor S. M. U Rico and
several moro of theso teams an ex-
hibition of Cowpoy punch.
Coach Martin wont to Dallas last
week and arranged for tho following
schedulo of basket ball baseball and
football games:
BASKETBALL:
Jan. 30-31 A & M. at Abilene.
Fob. 4-5 Baylor at Waco.
Feb. G-7 Rico at Houston.
(Continued on Pago 4)
FOOTBALL LETTERS
" ARE AWARDED TO".
SIXTEEN PLAYERS
At a call meeting of tho Students'
Council on Thursday morning football
Jotters wore awarded to sixteen mon.
Mr. Hull chairman of tho commit-
tee to decide who should receive ath-
letic letters reported that tho com-
mittee after conforring with tho ath-
letc directors bad decided that thoao
boys who played in as many as threo
Intercollegiate games should receive a
letter. But that aftor this year a man re-
ceiving an athletic letter must play
n as many as four intor-colleglate
f.ames. Tho report was accopted "and
Coach Martin camo forward to award
tho letters. Ho stated thatJn many
institutions tho receiving of a football
lettor "is considored ono of tho great-
est honors that can come to a man in
college." Ho thanked tho boys for tho
work they bad dono and congratulated
thera upon having the grit to iuBtlfy
them In wearing tho "S"
The following men received letters:
Payne Goodnight3 Tabor Norman
Woods Lookhart "Little" Duke' "Big"
Duke McAlllBter Sandefer Bradley
Cole Dsa&way Rhodes Collins and
McCu'lloch
BY ART DEPARTMENT .
THE HEST IN YEARS
Exhibit Held In Parlors of Mary-Fran-
cos Surprised Many by tho Amount
of "Work Accomplished In tho
Short Spnco of Throe
Months
Tho first torm Art Exhibit which
was ono of tho bost in somo years was
hold in Mafiry-FrancoB parlors Wed-
nesday aftornoon from four to. six.
It was .really surprising how much
work" had been accomplished In tho
short spaco of threo months. Although
most of the pupils woro beginners tho
work would bo a credit to any Art Do-
paremont. The class is not only largor
than usual but contains moro roal
talent and an unusual amount of en-
thusiasm is shown. Already qulto a
numbor of othor pcoplo havo added
their names to tho list of Art Students
fqr tho winter torm.
In tho china exhibit which was tho
most popular thero woro several hun-
dred pieces including naturalistic
conventional hard quick and raised
enamels raised pastel jowol work and
lusters done on French china Japa-
nese Satsuma Sejl and Beleela
' In tho Plctbrial Art pastftl was
tho leading medium and tho truo color-
ing and tho soft' touch would do cred-
it to advanced pupils.
Ono of tho special features oi tho
display -was tho cartooning which is
so-popular in alL schools; today.
Last was tho woodcraft painting
leatlWr-K;! bdj$:ctiTV(achi&kig-'Caa'H
dleetioks trays sewing boxes knit-
ting boxst!e racks pocket .books
purses bags card cases and all sorts
cf baskets and mats
From tho character of tho work ex-
hibited it is ovldent that Miss Cub-
bin has a firm .determination to put
tho Art Department on the Simmons
map
Ml MP IHUHUMI iBHUlUcBwafll
peastt $xxtm fflmtxxz
JtY ALLEN SEEGER
(An American who died for Prance and for
Civilization.)
Our boys are offering their Hvqs and thousands
willfnot return but will pay "the last full measure
of devotion" to the end that German barbarism may
lie exterminated and the world return to the ways
JTice and happiness.
"If you would see how race can soar
That has no love but no fear of war
How each can turn from his privato rolo . '
That all may act ns a perfect whole -.-
How men can live up to tho rights thoy claim' '
And a Nation jealous of her good name- -B.c
t?uo to hor proud inheritance ; ' - r-
Oh I look over here and loarn from France. '
gifxmman Jfteu in (0acrmncnt Jfitilititrg "critics
(ThisisV continuation of tho lists piiblishedin the
lar.t tw'o issues. Notify tho Bursar of any omissions.)
.Barns Kenneth
Bradley Guy
Tirndfield' Marshall
Brown Bill
Carson Tom '
CraytonPorcy ' 'V
Dwson Harry
Dellis Lloyd
Dunn TJ"
Durham Bill
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"TO GREET
NEW. YEAR
Fl
By a Glance Backward and a Reason-
able Forecast Simmons Can In
Spite of tho Tlme 8ee Abun.
dant Reason for Congrat.
ulatlng Herself.
It is tho customary thing for overy
fellow to predict that tho world is all
going to tho bow-wows during theso
times of war famine and drouth. To
such an extent is this truo that often
tho bad is permitted to overshadow
tho good oven when tho good "really
predominates. Many people aro pre-
dicting failures and all sorts of bod
things for schools. But unless tho
factB warrant such statements they
should not bo made.
From an Inventory of present con-
ditions a glanco backward and a reas-
onable forecast wo can in splto of
hard times see many things which
glvo Simmons abundant reasons for
con gratulating herself. Relative to
the conditions of other Institutions of
her clasB sho is today in an enviable
position.
Tho past term Is pronounced by
those who know to havo been ono of
tho most satisfactory in tho school's
experience. Tho enrollment in tho
face of tho drouth has only been
slightly below tho normal. And prac-
tically all of.these will return for the
ensuing term. There are also many
prospects for new students after the
holidays tho bursar Informs us.
TTni'oibnln-For tho-KliPstoii iCymlufc
Bium is going to mearimoro to Sim-
mons than any other thing in contrib-
uting to hor welfare during tho rest
of tho year. It gives hor tho advan-
tage over any college In tho Btate front
tho standpoint of athletics.
Yes old "Sim" will paBs thjs years
crisis with flying colors and emergo
from it a greater Simmons.
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Esley Homer . '
Ferguson Theodore '
Hodges H. "W.
Tsliill E. A.
Key Roy - - ;.
Lnnders E. M. Afc .
Peek. LB. ffr '
Tillctt Henry f I ' l
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SIMMONS 10 RECEIVE $22500
FROM STATE EDUCATIONAL FUND
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PLANS TO MAINTAIN
Speeches aro Hado Emphasizing Im
portance of Returning to Collcgo
After tho Holidays from Stand
points of Loyalty to Conn-
try Collcgo and Self
Tho pep exhibited Wednesday mor-
ning in tho liveliest Students' Council
mooting of tho year bespeaks an en-
thusiastic entranco Into tho activities
succeeding tho holidays; it ovlnces a
spirit in keeping wl.th tho ovonts
which aro to contribute to tho "spico
of life" to tho second torm. Tho Coun-
cil meeting was called to inaugurate
a campaign for now students to tako
tholr places in tho ranks that havo
beon -so doplctcd as tho lists of Uncle
Sam has been swelled.
At tlio opening of tho session a rous-
ing address waB mado by It. W. Poy
president of the Council. Ho empha
sized tho Importance of all colleges
koeplng tholr enrollments full bocauso
of tho call that would bo mado for
eoUege-tralBed men aftor tho war.
"Statistics show that half of the pro-
fessors of military ago in tho univer
sities x EarOpO-havo"Ialien lntit.-
trenches" he declared "and It will bo
left up to America in a great xnoasuro
to supply them."
Ho showed that tho collego spirit la
hardly up to normal this yoar bocauso
of tho thinned ranks of tho upper
classmen tho numbor being about half
that of last year. Speaking of tho
splendid schedules of games that have
been arranged for tho Cowboys ho
urged that every student return
nf tor Christmas to contrlbuto bis shore
to tho victories.
O. J. Hull tho following Bpoakor
said: 'Tho wisest thing for a collogo
man who has not beon drafted to do
Is to stay in school; If ho has been
drafted ho should koop bis sister or
sweetheart in school with tho thirty
dollars per month." He also spoke of
tho work planned for tho O Se D.
Council; tho Campboll contest bolng
sot for immediately after tho holidays;
threo inter-collegiato debates to come
lator on. 1 I "ft
Tho noxt speaker was Allister
dodnlght representing tho athlotlo
teams. Referring to tho records of tho
past ho predicted for old Simmons a
success in athletics in the coming sea-
sons that would cause all hor lovers
to rally under tho purple and gold.
MARY-FRAGES HALL-
PRECEPTRESS
Tho girls at Mary-Frances had
quite a dampor put on their good
spirits whon Dr. PJckard came homo
and carried away their preceptress
Dr. PIckard roturnod homo unoxpect-
odly Saturday from Junction City
Kansas whoro ho has boon in tho
Medical Training Corps ' Dr. Pick
ard is a Lieutenant and after visiting
a fow days in Abilono will return to
"his work nn Mrs. PIckard will ac-
company 'him.
During Mrs. PIckard'B short stay
Jn Mary-Francos aho has become vory
popular. The girls rocognizo in hor
a frlond advisor and helper. Sho
has gained tho highest lovo and es
teem of Slmmono and tho collego re
grets losing Buch a flno character.
OUNGI
Eight or Ten Thousand Dollars to Bo
Used on Old Administration
Building; llomaindcr for
General Improve-
ments Simmons' pro rata part of tho quarter-million
dollar educational fund for
1917-1018 ia-to bo $22600. This waB
tho nows broujrby Prosldent Sando-
for Thursday when ho returned from
tho mooting of tho Executive Commlt-
tco of tho Baptist Gonoral Convention
of Toxas. The quarter-million dollar
educational fund is tho second quarter
of tho ono million dollar fund which
tho Baptists of Toxas havo taken It up-
on themselves to raiso in four years.
Tho first quarter-million was raised
last year.
Prostdont Sandefer stated that eight
or ten thousand dollars of this $22-
600 would bo used in remodeling and
ropalrlng tho old administrative buil-
ding and that tho remainder would bo
used for general improvements. The
sclonco department is likely to como
in for quite a largo sbaro under this
head.
Tho yoar 1917-18 was tho first year
that Simmons has been in tho correla-
tion of tho Baptist schools of tho
stato. This appropriation comes as
her part of the second quarter-million.
Siy'iltBllttliimiiASir
. A LARGE AUDIENCE
An interesting and Instructive ro-
cltal was given last Wednesday even-
ing by tho studonts of tho Voice Pla-
no "Violin ' and Expression Depart-
ments of tho College. Although the
examinations loomed up In tho -near
future tho auditorium was well .filled.
All those present woro impressed
with tho ability and training shown
by tho rondition of tho various num-
bers Tho following program was
carried out:
PaRT I
Sonata In D for Two Pianos.. Mozart
Playod by Miss Mao Wcakloy and
Hor Teacher
"May Song" (Fpr Violin; Vogt
Played by Wilton Wado.
Valso Entralnarfo Wachs
Played by Miss Hallie Hoagland
"ThotSweerO' Th'ei Year". '...Salter
Sung by Miss 'Lucy Newberry
"Lullalo" . . . rCaven Bafrpw
Pliiyed byMiss Alice Nicholas
Reading:' "Almost Beyond Endurance?
-.'....." Riley
Miss Edna Earl Shaw
"Invitation a la Valso" for two Pia-
nos .. ..v Wobof-Brat
Miss Louio Ford and Hor Teachor
PART II
Socond Valso Brllfunto ;..'.. Godard
Playod by Miss Ivy Roynolds
Reading: "Mrs.; Ripley's Trip'
Miss Dorothy Carson
"Roso in tho Bud" I Foster
Sung by Miss Llla Cox i
"Iris" (Violin Solo)
Playod by Lloyd Brown
Rovorlo in A-Flat .. Schutt
Played by MIss'Gortrudo Dallas
"Saphlc Ode" .......... Brahms
Sung by MIsoTJby Rooves
"Oriontalo" (Violin Solo).. Cesar Cul
Playod by Miss Ruth Lasloy
Reading; "Tho Gift tof tho Magi....
i 4.. .."..... O. Henry
Rondino (Violin Solo) . . . . .Krolsler
Playod by Miss Jeannlo Jennings
Tarantolla for twp pianos Lowe
Playod by Misses Alice Nicholas
and Verio Jones
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Mrs. Newman Is visiting her daugh-
ter Queen in Mary-Frances Hall.'this
week
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