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BEAT ST. EDWARDS
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 36
AT THE FAIR
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VOLUME X
SIMMONS UNIVERSITY ABILENE TEXAS SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26 1925
NUMBER 2
WILL MEET ST. EDWARDS AT FAIR PARK TODAY
REGISTRATION FOR 34TH ANNUAL SESSION REACHES 750
COWBOYS
P
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V
Bursar Estimates a Final
Enrollment More Than 800
700 STUDENTS HAD REGISTERED
UP TO THIS TIME LAST
YEAft
MANY STATES REPRESENTED
Additional Facilities and Teachers
Mako Possible Large
Increase.
Registration has kept up the rapid
pace set the first day and tho re-
port conies from the office that' al-
ready more than 750 students have
registered for work' in tho various
departments of tho university. There
aro new students coming1 in every
day in response to current advertis-
ing in this immediate section and
especially at tho "West Texas Fair.
Up to this date last year tho
records Bhow that approximately 700
students had registered. Last year
tho enrollment reached nearly 800
and judging from these figures the
bursar has estimated that tho num-
ber of students will reach over .850 be-
fore the end of next week.
Tho added courses that are offered
in tho Fine Arts department and tho
additional number of' instructors in
all departments has mado possibles
this greater registration. More com-
plete equipment in laboratories and
additional classroom space has en-
abled this larger number to bo taken
care of. Tho mechanical arts the
department of business administra-
tion and. extra teachers has each
figured in tho largo expansion during
the .first year of the! university.
Students from other colleges and
universities' and other states are
.many in number. There is one stu-
dent here from Columbia University
Morris"Gottesfeld. Another Jos-
eph Costa is from Honolulu. There
aro also students from Missouri
Arkansas Now Mexico; California
Oklahoma Louisiana and other
states.
7 STUDENTS TAKING '
M. A. DEGREE WORK
McMURRY COLLEGE AND A. C..C.
FACULTY MEMBERS AMONG
THE LIST.
Seven students' ore now doing work
in Simmons University leading to the
Master of Arts degree according to
information given out .by Miss Ivy
Rhodes assistant registrar; yesterday
This is the first time in the history
of Simmons that work of this nature
has been offered and no other school
in the western section of Texas has
ever offered advanced courses in any
- department. Tho work offered in
Simmons is in practically every de-
partment; 'Of course seyen is a small number
but that number is. expected to grow
la' the next few years to a much
'larger figure said Miss Rhodes since
the character of the M. A. degree
work offered at Simmons will meas-
ure "np to thatrof tho other universi-
ties of Texas.
Miss Cora Gooch who received her
B. A. degree from Simmons last year
expects to receive a .Bachelor qf
Oratory degree this year and at the
gwne time Is doing work In the
'SKglish department on her M A.
degree.
N Mr. Charles Brewer an Instructor
pt A. C. C Is also doing work In
. nglish toward an M. A. Mr. Brewer
lute already begun his Master'S'Thesls
and It Is believed that ho will bo the
t tret 'terson to receive his M. A. from
Simmons- University.
lira. Elizabeth A.shford graduate
of Simmons In the class of 1024 has
alee begun working on her Master's
Thesis. She has been doing work In
Philosophy and English toward her
M. A. frpin Simmons.
Mr Roy. Medley coach 'at McMurry
CoBege who. holds a B. A. degree
from MiMourl Weeleyan has decided
to work toward an M. A- degree at
Bbomone during the' ensuing 'year.
Mlnrliir in English and doing his
pifjiir work In Philosophy and "edu-
Ifn. O. D. 'Bdrmm who graduated
ci Sbnmom la iMS with a B. A.
Wee has Mtowt the IfegUeh elw
. : (CoBtiaaed w Fata Four)
PROF. S. R. ANDERSON
RETURNS SATURDAY
WILL BE NORMAL SOON SAY
SPECIALISTS IN N. Y. AND
' ' ATLANTA
NOT TO ASSUME FULL DUTIES
Has
Been Crilically 111 for Period
' Of More Than Nine
Months.
"JProf. Stiles R. Anderson dean of
Fino Arts and head of tho piano de-
partment of SimmonsUniversity for
a number of years; who has been at
his homo in Hawkinsville Go1. since
last December on account of very
serious illness returned -to. Abilene
Saturday Sept. lfc and spent part of
the day at tho University shaking
hands wiCn his students and friends.
Professor Anderson has been under
the caro of specialists in New York
City and Atlanta Ga. for the last
several months and has shown mark-
ed improvement. Although ho is
using crutches yet tho physicians say
that ho will be back to normalcy in a
few months and that he will soon be
able to take up his duties In the Fino
Arts' Department
According to President Sandofer
Mr. Ariderson will not take any of the
responsibilities of administration just
3?et but will take a few piano pupils
nhd teach in "the fino arts building.
Tho telegram which President
.Sandefer read at the opening last
Wednesday morning that told of
Professor Anderson's leaving Ala
bama for Abilcnd caused prolonged
applause in the crowded auditorium.
Hundreds of his friends welcome him
back and hopo for him a very speedy
and complete recovery.
PAGEANT PRESENTED '
AT FAIR PARK MONDAY
WAS WRITTEN AND CONDUCTED
BY MISS OLIVIA "
HOBGOOD.
" "The Vanishing Frontier" a page-
ant written nnd directed by Miss
Olivia Hobgood acting dean of fino
arts in Simmons was presented by
approximately 1200 students of
Simmons University McMurry Col-
lego Abilene Christian College Abi-
lene .High School St. Joseph's Acad
emy and other citizens of Abilene
at the' West" Texas Fair Park. Monday
evening at 8 o'clock to a crowd which
filled the. large grandstand.
The setting was a very beautiful
one showing Indian wigwams in tho
distance behind the brush old forts
and tho wide expanding plains.
Covered wagons carts numbers of
horses dogs and other animals wero
used in the presentation of tho
pageant.
What is said to be one.of the most
thrilling scenes In any pageant over
presented hero was the clash of tho
Indians and 'the white settlers. The
Indians were very realistic and tho
atmosphere created was ono of ex-
citement and fear. The music of tho
Red Hussar Band and the Cowboy
Band added realism to the action.
The outlaws were portrayed rob-
bing tho early stage and tho frequent
discharge of guns kept up the inter-
est and the action.
Following is the complete program
which was printed in thd West Texas'
Fair Directory 'telling in chronologl.
cal order the action of tho six
episodes:
A Point In the Lone Star.
Sixth and seventh grade girls from
the public schools of Abilene:
Episode I. '
Coming of the Spanish to the In:
dlan Braves 1640; A'Cornancho Vil-
liage Friar Marcos and retinue the
first. Christian teachers in Western'
Texas: Caronado led by El Truco
with .followers made sudden attaeks
upon Indians; Indians for all epi-
sodes efi pageant MoWurry- College;
Spaniards St Joseph's Academy;
Mexicans High School .Boys; and
other' dfaena of Abilene' Spanish
(Coatfbued on Page Four)
DR. 0LSEN EXPLAINS
SCHOLARSHIP SOCIETY
"JULIUS OLSEN CHAPTER" IS
NAME OF SIMMONS
ORGANIZATION
OTHER HONORS AVAILABLE
Mintcr Medal Julius Nelson Olscn
Modal .and Others Men-
tioned. Tho scholarship Society of Texas.
which is composed df seventeen dif-
ferent colleges nnd universities was
briefly outlined and explained by
Dean Julius Qlsen In chapel Tuesday
morning. Dr. Olsen also mentioned
other honors which all students aro
cligiblo for during their college edu-
cation. The purpose of thcfScholarsHlp
Society is to encourage higher grades
and better scholarship on tho part of
students and as an incentive to high-
er scholarship this society has been
recently organized.. Tho highest
ranking tenth of nil students in tho
junior and senior' classes will bo
chospn twice a year nnd shall be
elected to membership In tho scholar-
ship society by tho faculty and charter
members of the chapter. Tho grades
for tho previous three terms will bo
considered in theso selections.
Tho Simmons chapter was named
at a special meeting last spring in
honor of Dr. Olsen and is known as
tho Julius Olsen Chapter of tho
Scholarship Society of Texas. This
honor has come to Dr. Olsen In recog
nition of his many years of work for
higher scholarship in Simmons. For
many years he and Mrs. Olsen have
given the Olsen Medal and In every
way encouraged scholarship.
The Julius Olsen Chapter will meet
at some near future date to bo an-
nounced by Dean Olsen and re-or-
ganizo for the work of tho year. The
charter members of jtho local chapter
who wero elected to membership last
spring follow: Seniors: Thelma And
rews Annie Bess Chambers Woodio
Feathcrston Naomi Hatton John
Arthur Holt Nelson Hutto Leota
Knight Bennlo Speck Willie Swaf-
ford Annie Taggart; Juniors: Ruth
Jerman Fry Lota Clyde Hen1 Sam
Morris Edna Owens Parrilce Porter
Era Rudd Louise Barrett "alalia
True Willie Watts. There will bo
ono or two more tot bo elected from
(Continued on Pago Four)
Mayor Coombes is Principal
Speaker Fall
BOOK SHOWER DRIVE
EXTENDED ONE WEEK
"MANY MORE BOOKS NEEDED"
SAID PRES. SANDEFER .
1 LAST SUNDAY
The Simmons " University Book
Shower Week has been extended to
include Wednesday Sept. '30 accord-
ing to an announcement mado by
President J. D. Sandefer at tho First
Baptist Church last Sunday morning i
"Not as many people have respond-
ed to this urgent call for moro library
books as we had -.expected" said the
President "and wo aro giving another
week's tlrad to those who have neg-
lected to give us books. Wo havo a
new library building which is largo
enough to accommodate a 100000-
volume library. Wo havo approxi-
mately 20000 volumes and aro badly
in need of atl kinds of books."
The President appealed to profess
ional men who have books and sets
of books in their libraries that havo
scarcely been looked into and asked
them to placo them where thousands
of students may bo privileged to study
them. Ho asked that tho names of
tho donors bo written on tho fly.
leaves an .thus immortalize tho
names of the givers
It is expected that durfng tho ro
malnlng part of tho Book Shower
Week Drlyo many thousands of vqU
umes will be placed on the shelves in
the new library building
D 1.
O. O Williams former. Simmons
student of Eldorado Texas visited
In Abilene during the openingof the
84ta mmmmu seeuon or. te wavers?
SIMMONS BOOTH AT
' FAIR IS VERY UNIQUE
MINIATURE BUILDINGS ARE
FEATURE OF SIMMONS
DISPLAY
SENIORS GjVE LITERATURE
Art .Department is Due Large .Credit
For Beautiful Arrangement
This Year.
The .Simmons University booth at
tho West Texas Fair is said to bo tho
most uniquo oyer opened there for the
purposo of direct' advertising to the
thousands of fair visitors this week.
It consists of various kinds of pen-
nants standards banners and in the
mlddlo background aro tho threp
buildings Abilcno Hall Science Bulg-
ing nnd "tho Caldwell Fine Arts
Building.
Each of theso buildings is repre-
sented by an exact architectural like-
ness mado of card board painted to
represent the brick walls and tho
various decorative designs making
tho miniature buildings seem tho
actual Imago of tho real. Tho build-
ings aro placed in the' booth as they
aro situated on the campus:
Tho minutest details( were worked
out including the fountain in front
of tho Science nail tho longhorn
steer in the door df tho Fino .Arts
Building the sidowalksgrass trees
lights in tho windows nnd tho bluo
"SIMMONS" sign on tho Science
Building. Evcntho names of tho five
geniiises Wagner Shakespeare Beets
hoven Titian and Webster appear on
tho Fino Arts Building in the display
as they appear on tho building itself.
Miss Parrilce Porter Miss Clara
Ballcw and John Jenkens arc in
charge of the booth. Tho art work
was done in tho Art Department
under the direction of Miss A. M.
Carpenter. Students in this depart-
ment who worked for many hours
preparing the uniquo display are:
Ruth Heath Verna Smith Haze)
Hart Jewell Atkinson Clair Purdy
Callie Ross and Ruby Davis.
As tho many thousands "of people
pass tho booth they aro handed Vari-
ous picdes of literature and a tag
inviting them to "the Turkey Day
Home-coming nnd Howard Payne-
Simmons football game is pinned to
their clothing. v '
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Term Opening
OTOER PROMINENT SPEAKERS
ALSO APPEAR ON
PROGRAM
RECORD CROWD IS PRESENT
Registration Begins in Afternoon
With Many New Students
Present! '
Mayor Chas. E. Coombes 'of. tho
City of Abilene was tho principal
speaker at tho 34th annual opening
of Simmons last Wednesday Sept.
16. His welcome address and words
of congratulation to tho patrons of
this great institution wero indicative
of his loyal BUpport which has al-
ways ben evidenced by his attitude
to Simmons;
After the singing of "America" by
tho larore concourso of people tho
reading of tho Scripture by Dr. J.
C. Burkett and tho invocation by Dr.
R.. C. Pender Mayor Coombes began
his 20-minuto address.
"Wp aro at tho cross roads of civi-
lization" tho Mayor laid "and there
are no Bign posts to guide ub. May
I depend upon you to put up the
signs t If so may you help mo build
up a vast empire In this great section
known to W.est Texas V
Dr. Hanks former momber of the
Board of Trustees and father of M. B
Hanks present board member was
Introduced by President Sandefer. Dr.
nanks is now pastor of the First
Baptist Church of Jewott Texas. In
his short talk he listed a few of tho
Sontrlbutlons he had made to Sim-
Sons: first he said he was influenclal
ing getting the board of trustees to
bring Dr. O. H. Cooper from Baylor
Unlvewlty to .Simmons as President
(applause) second he refused to a4-
' ( Continued en Page Four)
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Cowboys Expect Hard
Battle With the Saints
BANQUET GIVEN T
ASS'N AT THE GRACE
CALDWELL SCARBOROUGH AND
PRESIDENT SANDEFER
SPEAK.
WAYLAND TEAM IS PRESENT
Object o f Banquet t o Promote
Thorough Cooperation
With Teams.
Tho "S" Association banquet nt the.
Grace Hotel Saturday night was 'at-
tended by seventy-five men tho foot-
ball squad of Simmons tho Wnyland.
College tenm and several members of
tho Board of Trustees being guests.
Judga C M. Caldwell was toast-
master. President J. D. Sandefer nnd
Dallas Scarborough 'were tho princi
pal speakers of the occasion. Talks
from Coaches Shotwcll and'Poyno of
Simmons and Coach Anderson of
Wayland. nnd several members of.
tho football squads were heard.
To shove-off to a successful foot
ball season with a fighting spirit was
tho Ihemo of Mr. Scarborough'? talk
after n reviow of football from twenty-five
years age to the present time.
President Sandefer took up the
themo of Mr.- Scarborough and con
tinued along tho line of clean athletics
and gave assurance of. tho coopera
tion of tho faculty and Board of
Trustees to tho athletic teams.
Tho object of tho banquet was to
get tho former letter' men of Sim-
mons tho business men of Abilene
and the Oowboy squad together In
a spirit of cooperation for the begin
ning of an undefeated football season.
Tho "S" association is composed of
former letter men of Simmons and
tho organization was formed for the
purposo of carrying 6n and backing
Cowboy teams after graduation.
DRAMATIC CLUB BE-
GlNS WORK OF YEAR
The Dramatic Club has been re-
organized for tho year and has start-
ed its work according to Miss Mary
Cooper Instructor in cxpresion and
director of dramatics. .
At a meeting in the Fine Arts
Auditorium last Tuesday afternoon
Miss Naomi Hunt was elected presi
dent; Thomas Patterson vice presi
dent; Lota Clyde Head secretary;
and Lawrence Fitzgerald treasurer.
There wero fifty students present.
Membership In tho Dramatic Club
Miss Cooper said will be on merit
alone determined by competition in
try-outs which will bo held from time
to "time. It .is the plan to manage the
Dramatic Club much.tho same as the
Little Theater is managed and there-
by make it an cxclusivo organization
of tho very best actors and actresses
in tho university. However there is
no limit set as to the .number of stu-
dents who may bo in tho club. Only
those who show special ability will
bo admitted. '
''You do not have to bo an nctor
or an actress to bo in tho Dramatic
Club" Miss Cooper said yesterday
"but if you ;aro interested in stage
craft scenery nnd make-up you may
become a momber. Wo shall pay
especial attention to stage craft nnd
make-up this year nnd special In-
struction will bo given in tho dramatic
club nnd in classes."
Miss Cooper did special work in
these phasos' of dramatics this sum
mer and Is thoroughly prepared to
offer good Instruction She Is very
anxious to gotjtho club well organized
before the staging of a number of
one-net plays and the big play of tho
vear. both or wnicn nave oeen
selected.
The long play "Ypu and I" by
Phillip Barry a Harvard workshop
play wljl bo staged some timo this
fall It is understood and a group of
one-act plays willbe presented soon
MUs Cooper' Baid.
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BRAND FILES We have about
a dozen 1924-518 Brand files bound1 in
on volume for' sale. Prlee $8.60
.Call at the BvmmI efiee.
SENIOR CLASS HOLDS
1ST MEETING OF YEAR
ORGANIZATION IS COMPLETED
' AT TUESDAY NIGHT
SESSION
JUNIORS SERVE ICE CREAM
To
Meet Again in Smith
Parlors Next Tuesday
Evening.
Hall
Tho initial meeting of tho Senior
Class was held in tho parlors of Mary
Frances Hall Tuesday night with a
record attendance. Thcro wero 49 of
tho .89 members .of the class present.
Frank Kimbrough president called
the meeting to order- after which
Ruth Jerman-Fry secretary rtadthe
minutes of tho last meeting held by
Junior Class of tho year before.
Tho 'first business to bo taken up
was tho election of a vice-president
anda treasurer. Sam Morris .was
elected to tho first position and Alva
Hull was selected to care for the
money bags of the class. Both of
theso men were elected by acclama-
tion. After some discussion a social
committee consisting of Lota Clyde
.Head Gladys Edmonds and John
Jenkens wero appointed by tho presi-
dent. Mr. Jenkens was appointed as
chairman of the committee. Sam
Morris was then appointed chaplain
of the class.
Following tho organization of the
class tho timo for tho first wearing
of the senior sweaters was decided
upon.. It was "decided after soma
discussion to follow the tradition of
wearing tho sweaters for the first
timo Thursday night at the West
Texas Fair Tho rain prevented this
so the seniors will break out in them
in the parade today. After this dis-
cussion Mr. Kimbrough and Mr. Fos-
ter made speches urging the support
of the Senior Class in the. edition of
tjio Bronco for this 'year. 'They said it
was their intention to make the book
better this year than ever1 before and
ono which would be a credit to a
university as great as Simmons. Mr.
Foster urged the seniors to be con-
sidering their choice pi Senior Beauty
and College Queen for the Bronco.
Tho question of dues was the next'
to bo taken up. After speeches by
several of tho financial geniuses of
tho class tho matter was finally
threshed out to the satisfaction of all
concerned.
After tho refreshments served by
the Junior Class tho meeting ad-
journed and the members wept home
with tho determination to give the
future classes of tho university a
mark at which to aim for many years.
o
PROFESSOR ARRANT BACK
AFTER LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Professor Arrant a Simmons grad-
uate of 1920" Is back after a year's
work In tho East. After finishing
here he taught elsewhere two years
and again In Simmons in tho years
1922 and '23 in the' chemistry de-
partment. By leavo of absence he spent last
year in vanderbllt university oi
Tennessee whero ho did work on his
Doctor of Sclcnco Degree
After school Dr. Arrant and family
toured from Tennessee to Abilene.
During tho summer ho attended tho
Chrlstoval Encampment went fishirig
at Ft. McCaVU visited Baylor Col-
lego Belton and other places of
interest.
COWBOY BAND PLAYS
AT MERKEL FAIR
' Accompanying tho Abilene delega-
tion to tho lerkel the priginal Cow-
boy Band made its first thrjp of the
season on Friday of last week.
The Abilene boosters went to
Merkel to celebrate Ablleno Day at
the fair there' jand the Simmons band
was taken along to .furnieh the pep
and life that 'only the Cowboy Band
can furileh on suoh .occasions.
BOTH AGGREGATIONS ARE
GOOD CONDITION FOR
THE CLASH
IN
BIG PARADE TO BE STAGED
Coach Meagher and His Men Arrive
In Abilcno Yesterday
Morning.
The first real hard battle that the
Cowboys have to fight this season
and perhaps bne of tho hardest games
of the season will start with tho St
Edwards Saints this afternoon at the
West Texas Fair Park at 2:30 o'clock.
Practically all of tho Cowboys train
ing this season has had for its pur-
poso tho conditioning of the eleven
for the class with the "Notro Dame
of tho South."
Beginning at 10:00 a. m. tho stu-
dent body of Simmons will form a
line of march at the' Federal Lawn
and parade through tho business dis-
trict of Abilene. Tho Cowboy Bond
will lead and the pep squad faculty
and seniors Will follow. The seniors
wil bo "dolled" out In their now
sweaters"andi will form the letters
"SU" and keep the formation through
out tho long march. Every student
in the university is expected to be In.
this parade full of pep. and spirit.:
While neither of the teams are in
mid-season shape both are expected
to give all that they havo in tho fight
this afternoon for a victory. And if
'the traditions of the several games
preceding this ono with St .Edwards
hold true thcro will be two almost
evenly matched teams battling for
supremacy before several thousand'
people.
Simmons is hopeful this year be-
cause .she has better prospects for a
winning team than she has. had for
several years. Sho has two c6mplete
teams which aro almost evenly
matched either one of which would
bo' a "credit to the school. Her re-
serve as a result Is 'expanded to' the
size' of tho Catholics.- Unless acci-
dents como thick and fast she should
havo an edequato supply of men for
all positions on the squad." The Sim-
mops men arc expecting to gain the
margin in the clash at the. Fair Pork.
Tho last timo Simmons and St. Ed-
wards met the scoro was 3 to 2 in
in favor of tho Justin team. The
score of three points was made in
the. last three minutes of play by the
Saints. The Cowboys are .expecting
to see that this docs not occur this
season.
Coach Meagher and his squad ar
rived In Abilene yesterday morning
in good condition Tho St. Edwards
eleven consists' of a large number of
strong men from last year's letter
makers! Among' the men accompany-
ing Coach Meagher are: Joe Aillet
O'Conner's Understudy at' quarter
O'Shnughnessy Meridlth Swanson
and Durrenberger. With Aillet at
quarter and the other men named
abovo tho Saint coach is said to have
a very strong backfleld. Several
heavyweights of last year's squad
havo mado the trip to Abilene to
buck the lino which tho Cowboys wll
havo on tho field. Some of the ox-.
ceptlonally good members of the
academy team of last year will prob
ably see service in tho St. Edwards
line today as members of the Austin
squad. '
Simmons will .probably start the
games as follows:
Bounds and Jennings ends; S.
Morris and Vaughn- tackles; Rath-
(Continued on Page Four)
NOTICE PRESS CLUB
The first meeting o the Press
Club will be held in Dr. Baker's
room in tho Science Building on
Thursday evening Oct 1 at
8 o'clock for ' the purpose of
reorganization.
Some yery important business
Is to be transacted and the
Work of the club is' to be re-
newed for the year- All' mem-
bers are urged to be preeent
Former members are Invited.
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