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ABILENE TEXAS SATURDAY MAY 16 1953
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Calendar of Events
Saturday: 2 p. m. Carl Myers Me-
morial Arena NIRA cham-
pionship rodeo.
8 p. m. Carl Myers Memorial
Arena finals of the NIRA
championship rodeo.
Monday: Piano and voice recital
Joan Beeson Ronnie Bates
and Lorene Springer 8 p. m.
Behrens Chapel.
Speech recital 8:15 p. m.
. Robert Walker Betty Stevens
and Pat Agnew.
Monday through Saturday: Dead
week.
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Walker To Present
Bronco Sal
TWO OF THE H-SU RODEO TEAM MEMBERS Gene Frazier and David Rushing
look over the championship saddle which will be presented to the top cowboy of the NIRA circuit
Saturday night after the finals of the championship rodeo. The hand tooled saddles will ge given to
winners of the various championship events. Heavy engraved silver buckles will also be awarded
to the winners of the six championship events and the all-around champion cowboy.
Walker Ward Conway Win
In Final Council Election
In the run-off election for stu-
dent council officers Robert
Walker defeated Ed Tapscott in
the presidential race while Nor-
man Ward won over Francis Mc-
Beth for the vice-presidential
post and Betty Conway de-
feated George Creagh for the
position of social chairman.
The final official tabulation of
the election which was held
Thursday May 14 in the H-SU
student center gave Walker a vic-
tory over Tapscott 386-323; Ward
over McBeth 413-290; and Miss
Conway over Creagh 439-263.
Council Decides
The last election was deemed
necessary when the Student
Council discredited the returns of
the election which was to have
been the final run-off due to ir-
regularities which arose preceed-
ing and during the election and
during the tabulations of the
votes.
The final election was held in
the manner of a state Democratic
primary. Upon presentation of his
activity ticket the voters was
given a numbered ballot. After
marking his ballot his name was
written beside a number corres
ponding to the one on his ballot
and the ballot was folded and de-
posited in a sealed ballot box.
Judges for the election were Joe
Wallis and D. A. Isabel present
council president and vice-president
respectively.
Officers Chosen
Officers chosen in the recent
series of elections were: Walker
president; Ward vice-president;
Miss Conway social chairman;
Nancy Cheaney secretary; Bob
Hanna treasurerj Ronald Costin
and Verdell Rice councilmen
place 1; Jim Flaming Bill Slater
and Charles Quisenberry coun-
cilmen place 2; Eldon Smith and
Bob Tremaine councilmen place
3; and Bill Forbus Bill Riddle
Charles Taylor J. T. Campbell
Wanda Ward Pal Schwartz and
Irma Howington cheerleaders.
NIRA Finals Set
For Saturday Night
By DON NORRIS
NIRA Publicity Director
The "Forty Acres" has temporarily become the scene of
the best competition in the college rodeo world.
The National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association World
Championship rodeo started here Thursday night and will end
with an 8 p. m. performance Saturday. An afternoon perfor-
mance begins today at 2 p. m.
Sixty-six cowboys and six cowgirls represeting the leaders
in college rodeo compeition the nation over have been contest-
ing for national titles and prizes in the rodeo ending tonight.
Teams entered in the rodeo are
from Hardin-Simmons Sul Ross
Colorado A&M Sam Houston
State Texas A&M Oklahoma
A&M New Mexico A&M Texas
Tech California Polytechnic
Southwest Texas State Teachers
College Brigham Young Uni-
versity Pierce Agriculture Col-
lege (Calif.) Cowboys or cowgirls
are also here competing as indi-
viduals from Ranger Junior Col-
lege and Tarleton State College.
Eleven Top Teams
The eleven top teams five
leaders in each event and the six
cowgirls make up the rodeo pro-
gram. They are competing for
nine saddles 14 silver buckles a
Gray one horse trailer a national
team trophy rodeo trophy and
national titles for 1953.
Hardin-Simmons and Sul Ross
College of Alpine are contenders
fo rthe national team title which
ivil be decided hene. Sul Ross
held a slight lead over the Cow-
boys entering the contest here.
A parade in downtown Abilene
started the rodeo festivity that
had been highlighted by Fracas
weeK at tne campus.
'Miss Co-Ed' Branded"
At the Thursday night perfor-
mance "Miss Co-ed" Hereford
calf given President R. N. Rich-
ardson at the frontier party Tues-
day night by the student body
and faculty was branded with an
"H-SU".
Clowning the rodeo is Bill Le-
Blanc a colege competitor and
cown from New Mexico A&M.
Bill George of Sweewater and
Hubert Dalton of Duncan Okla.
are judges. Tommy Steiner of
Austin is furnishing the stock for
the national championship.
NIRA President Dick Barrett
is governing action here on be-
half of the NIRA and E. W. (Bill)
Ledbetter athletic director is
general rodeo manager. Joe
Chase H-SU Rodeo Club presi-
dent is chairman of the campus
rodeo activities.
iturday
The 1953 Bronco will be
presented to the student body
Saturday Robert Walker
editor announces.
The Bronco will be pre-
sented in a special chapel
ceremony. Distribution will
be handled at the Bronco of-
fice in GI Hall. Windows
will be marked alphabetically
and students may get the
books from 10:30 a. m. until
rodeo time Saturday. Later
distribution schedules will be
announced next week Walker
says.
Included on this year's staff
is Nancy Cheaney associate
editor and W. A. Morris
art editor.
Tech H-SU Okay
Joint Degree Plan
Richardson Promises
Bee Speech Again
President Rupert N. Rich-
ardson will deliver his fam-
ous address on bees during
the chapel period next Sat-
urday. After a delegation of stu-
dents asked him to make the
speech again he consented.
Advice to freshmen: this
speech is regarded with the
same respect as the Triangle
and the cannon and any un-
due mirth even if the sub-
ject may be treated humor-
ously as is Dr. Richardson's
style will be frowned on by
upperclessmen.
This week President E. N. Jones
of Texas Technological College
and Rupert N. Richardson of Hardin-Simmons
have announced the
adoption of a plan by the two
schools for offering a co-operative
degree in engineering fields.
Under this Drocram effective
this fall a student would attend
Hardin-Simmons for three years
and' complete the requirements
for a Bachelor of Arts dregree
wit hthe exception of a major and
then attend Texas Tech for two
years and a summer session
majoring in some branch of en-
gineering. At the end of this program the
student would receive a Bachelor
of Arts degree from Hardin-Simmons
and a Bachelor of Science
degree in engineering from Texas
Tech.
Fields of Engineering
Fields of engineering in which
the co-operative degrees are to be
offered include chemical civil
electrical industrial mechanical
petroleum and three options of
textile engineering chemistry
and dyeing engineering and pro-
duction. The textile engineering work
offered at Texas Tech is the only
such program offered in any
school west of the Mississippi
River.
The summer session at Tech
may be taken after the sopho-
more or junior year at Hardin-
Simmons. Most of the engineer-
ing degrees will require between
172 and 175 hours of work ex-
clusive of physical education
credit.
Plan Explanation
In explaining the plan Presi-
dent Richardson and President
Jones said that the arrangement
would make possible a broader
education for engineering stu-
dents in line with the current
trend to expand the student's
foundation rather than to special
ize at an undergraduate level. It
also will tie in with the demands
of industry for engineers with
broad educational backgrounds.
The student in this program will
have a substantial background in
the humanities and other non-
technical subjects not normally
appearing in an engineering cur-
ricula. The plan also offers the student
a three year period in which to
decide if he wishes to pursue the
course of study for the engineer-
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DEASON IS NEW
SIGMA TAU HEAD
David Deason was named as the
new president of Sigma Tau
Delta Xi Epsilon chapter Mon-
day. Cleta Ferrel was elected vice-
president at the same meeting.
The rest of the slate of officers
wil be filled in the fall.
Cleo Volentine is retiring presi-
dent and Nelle Holcombe is retir-
ing vice-president.
Campbell Awards
Also at the Monday meeting of
Siema Tau Delta the winners
of the annual Campbell awards
were named. Elizabeth Bridges
won the first prize of ?15 for a
collection of poems. She was also
awarded the writer's key by the
chapter of Sigma Tau for her
prize winning collection.
Volentine won the second prize
of $10 for1 his short story "Katie's
Dream" and Lawrence Owen won
the third prize of $5 for his short
narrative "Iron Pipe Death".
Established in 1950
The Campbell award was es-
tablished during the term of 1950-
51 in memory of Dean Lucian
O. Cnmnbell. lonctime nrofessor
of English and chairman of the
Department of English and some-
time Dean of the College of Arts
and Sciences and his sister Irma
Campbell also a long time mem-
ber of the English faculty. The
award is presented by Mrs. Billie
Lacy and Mrs. Mary Lee Simons
of the English faculty.
The award committee was made
up of three students and one fac-
ulty member. The contest was
open to all students and not just
members of Sigma Tau Delta.
Contenders For Titles
The members of the Cowboy
team Dick Barrett Joe Chase
and Bill Teague are contenders
for three of the national titles
at stake here. Barrett is virtually
assured of winning the bareback
title Teague now sets second in
calf roping and Chase is trailing.
Tex Martin of Sul Ross in saddle
bronc riding.
All the event leaders accepted
the invitation to work the rodeo
here NIRA President Barrett
said Thursday. They will have to
offset competition from close
ranking cowboys in their event
to go on to wi nthe national
title.
Hardin-Simmons can win the
national team title by winning
the rodeo here or by amassing
more points than leader Sul
Ross. Should they fail to do this
they will take the second berth-
Sul Ross is the defending team
champion.
First At College
The rodeo here this year
marks the first time a national
championship rodeo has been
held at a college. Four others
were independently produced at
large indoor arenas over the na
tion.
The H-SU team members Bar-
rett Chase Teague James Mick-
ler David Rushing and Gene
Frazier are seeking to bring the
first team title to the Forty
Acres since the university began
sponsoring a team.
Admisison to all performances
was set at 90 cents for students
and $1.80 for adults.
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