The Simmons Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. [15], No. 23, Ed. 1, Saturday, March 14, 1931 Page: 1 of 4
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Well good mawntng girls what
do you say now that you havo gono
to the. banquet and shown off beforo
girls of. the halls?
It was a real show to tho under-
classmen of tho hall to sit in the par
lor and sec tho girls swing down the
steps llko queens and to watch tho
smiling timid boys sountcr in like
stuffed owls they looked so intelli
gent
Every one came to the conclusion
that what Simmons needed was n
like function about twice a month.
Tuxca and formality are gaining pop-
ularity around here right along it
won't be many moons until we are
all dressing for dinner at the cafe
teria. ..When that day arrives I want
to come back and spend a week in the
old school and see if the outward
dress has marked any change on th!
individuals wearing the fine feathers.
I don't believe it would be the same
spirit around here if Simmons "went
formal?' However I am for any-
thing that would bring about a change
or something .to argue over.
I used to think that tho average
run of girls in Simmons as far as
physical beauty goes was protty low
but I rcnliro now that we are far
advanced over most schools. It takes
clothes to bring' out the real beaut'
'of a person. Wouldn't a peacock
look funny without a feather on Its
body? I 'bet yon never thought of
that.
The Juniors ought to bo congrat-
chulated on their banquet and espec-
ially for the theme used You .can't
get around saying that it was a "hcll-of-a-good
banquet" The idea of Hades
was such a surprise and such a thrill
that it made the evening a wonderful
.success. The longer I go hero tho
better I like tho old school.
I tmderstan dthat certain girls in
Mary Frances hall are advancing cer-
tain theories concerning six girls
within the walla. Now such beliefs
might be true but the catch is
how can the facts be proved. As for
me I would like to co-operate and aid
In any way I can and I might be
able to help in some cases.
In case you run plumb out of some-
thing to listen to. ask Nubbin or John
to tell you about the time they got
left in Austin.
And tho band is going to Corpus
good-bye fish bathing girls and Cor-
pus Chrlsti. I wouldn't be at all start-
led if the boys brought back a big
ocean liner that they "just happened
to find in tho middle of the road."
The band trlpa serve a dual pur
posethe atudenta are glad they are
gone and the band boys are glad to
make the trip. Such an arrangement
as that is Just plenty fair.
And the beauty contest that is be-
ing sponsored by this sheet is going
to go over with a bang. Prizes are be-
. inar accumulated for the winners and
everything looks good. You girls
better start wearing nlcnty of com
plexion and it might not bo a bad
idea to smile at the boys occasionally
It won't be long until- April 1 and
then the fun will start. For one
thing there will be n special issuo
of tho Brand that will be worth the
price it costs and it will be free.
Seeing the crowds that gang around
the tennis courts reminds me of tho
time I lettered at dear olo Midlothian
High. We didn't have a court but
leveled off a couple of cotton rows
that ran through the grounds and
stretched up a minnow net and called
ourselves the Midlothian Racketeers.
My little bud Small Change was en-
gaged in another racket but once in
while he would take a night off and
1 pky doubles with me. We always
played at sight until the old lady that
hM the lamp for us fell dead and
the we started playing in the day-
time. I never will forget the timo
that he Midlothian Argus the town
paper tawed the. call to all the world
thai Midlothian would be glad to have
all ttu)U players of not. visit us and
eerter the MMtotnlan Tennis Tourna
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Beautiful Girl" Contest Postponed Until Third Week Next Term
Last of Four Year
Girls to Graduate
From Organization
Shick Bartow Boles And
Campbell Are Last To
Hold Honor
New Ruling Made
Freshman Girls Declared In-
eligible For Mem-
bership Four Cowgirls; Mary Ruth Boles
Lillian Shick Juanita Barrow and
Faye Campbell who graduate in Juno
103) have the unique
distinction of being
tho last four year
members of tho organ-
ization thus marking
tho passing of the cus-
tom of electing fresh-
men Into the Cowgirls.
During tho term of!
service under the pro-
BoIcS'Spcars tcction of purple and
gold which Cowgirls are privileged to
wenr thero has been carried a sort of
sacred fooling for
those simpio but ex-
pressive uniforms.
Within each heart
thero is a strange thrill
which' brings a blur to
eye and a queer chok-
ing feeling of each
throat when the band
bursts forth into mar-
tial music. Someono
Shick has rightly chosen to
call this "tho old Cowgirl spirit"
j From tho Btorms of ticket selling
t hamburger cooking
peddling of sodn-pop
and sandwiches candy
chewing gum peanuts
and apples only remain
in memory the bright
and high spots of fun.
Among tho brightest
spots might be also
counted tho practice of
stunts; tho feasts and
Barrow week-end parties tho
trip to Little Rock and last but not
least the pleasure of working under
the leadership of such
Ba drum major Glenna
Fay Grant
With leaving the
active life of this
group sentiment Beems
too deep to be Express-
ed in words. To tho
Cowgirls who carry on
are bequeathed tho
embers of this spirit
Campbell .May they be preserved
in never dying flame honoring over
the cause of Simmons
Choral Club to
Sponsor Contest
For High Schools
To Be Held Here March 2;
Each School To Send
Two Singers
A contest for high school choral
clubs will be held at Simmons Uni
vcrslty May 2 according to Mr. W.
J. Work director and head of tho
voice department. Each school reprc
scnted is asked to prepare two num
bers to be sung from memory A cup
will be given to tho club winning first
place and banners will be given to
the winners of second and third
places.
In addition to the choral club con
test ttioro will be a voice contest for
high school seniors. Tho winners of
this contest will be awarded voice
scholarships under Mr. Work. A
program will be given in the after-
noon and the public will bo lnvjtcd
to attend.
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Mrs. John D. Clark of San Angelo
is visiting her sister' Miss Ruby
Rawls at Mary Frances hall Mrs.
Clark who was formerly Lorena
Rawls was a student in Simmons and
a member of the Cowgirls
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Mies Ines foparenburg of- Brack-
enridge was the gaest of Frances Rol-
ley at Mary Frasees hall lait week.
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Dedication
Since Glenna Fay Grant entered
Simmons in 1923-'24 the record she
has made has been one of admirable
activity and achievement
During her Freshman and Sopho-
more days she began to carve a place
in Simmons' life excelling in both
literary and athletic activities.
In addition to. having captained a
winning basketball team and playing
excellent tennis she became assistant
Physical Educational Instructor while
in Simmons.
Glenna worked hard and faithfully
as secretary and Intercollegiate de-
bater for the O. and D. Association
did excellent work in the Choral Club
and Girl's Quartette and was secre-
tary and favorite of the Senior Class
in '27. Among other honors she re-
ceived was the Oratorical S for par-
ticipation in various campus activities.
When the Cowgirls Pep Squad was
organized she became a charter mem
ber and secretary. After her gradua-
tion she has carried on the Purple
and Gold as drum major of that or-
ganization. It is due to her untiring
efforts and devotion that the Physical
Education department is comparable
to any in the Southwest.
The Cowgirls dedicate this issue of
the Brand to their drum major
Glenna Fay Grant
Band to Leave
For Cattlemen's
Annual Convention
25 Men To Make Trip To
Corpus Christ! Leaving'
Monday Evening
Have Three Day Job
Concert Tours Cancelled On
Account Of John Re-
gan's Absence
The Cowboy Band that dusty group
of travelers is leaving again. In a
statement to the Brand Friday G. B.
Sandefcr business manager of the
band announced that tho band has
been engaged to-play for tho 5th an-
nual convention of the Southwestern
Cattlo Raisers association.
The convention which was held
last year in San Angelo is to bo
held this year in' Corpus Christ!
March 17 18 and 10.
Tho band will make this trip in their
two parlor coaches "Bovolopus" and
"Mabel II." They will leavo Mon-
day March 10. Mr. Sandcfer an-
nounced that tho band would start
back around noon on the 18th.
"Members of tho band making tho
trip will take their finals before they
leave wherever it is possible. The
others will have to wait until we re-
turn" Mr. Sandefcr stated.
From 23 to 25 men will make the
trip. Other dates were tentative on
tho trip but due to the absence of
John Regan tho stage show could not
be put on so was cancelled by Mr.
Sandcfer.
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COWGIRL EXES FORM
ALUMNI ORGANIZATION
At the annual Homecoming Lunch-
eon held at tho Hilton Hotel Nov.
11 the Cowgirls elected officers and
made plans for the organization of
exes. Winnie Lu Compere Abilene
was elected president; ElUaboth
Board of Clovis N M. was chosen
as secretary; and Genolle Jennings of
Abjlene was elected reporter
The purpw...of the organization
waa to proyUkJer an-annual reunion
at the Cowaaria. '
Judges Not Chosen;
Fairbanks Mary
Pickford Favored
Each Class To Choose Four
Girls As Their Representatives
Brand To Pick Four
Many Gifts Being Donated
As Prizes To Four
Winners
Owing to n delay in choosing tho
judge for tho Brand beauty contest
tho election of class beauties has been
postponed until tho third week of tho
spring term.
Soveral judges have been brought
up for approval but as yet no defi-
nite one has been chosen. It is
thought however thnt Mary Pickford
and Douglas Fairbanks will decide
the four prettiest girls in Simmons
"University.
Tho contest is being sponsored by.
tho Brnnd to pick tho four most beau-
tiful girls on tho Cowboy campus.
Each class tho third week in tho
spring term will choose four candi
dates from its ranks. Then tho Brnnd
staff will chooso four girls from tho
remaining student body and tho
twenty girls will havo pictures made
to submit to tho judges. Four beau-
ties will be chosen fromttho twenty
pictures sent in.
A system of prizes is being worked
out and tho paper . assures tho four
winners some nico gifts from tho local
merchants as recognition of their
beauty.
A contract is being let to one of
tho local photographers for the mak-
ing of tho twenty girls' pictures. A
very low rata is being given and' It
is assured that the individual will not
havo to pay over1 two dollars for the
picturo sho will enter in tho con-
test All class presidents havo promised
their co-operation and the contest will
bo the biggest beauty contest over
staged in Simmons and tho first such
contest sponsored by tho Brand.
Musicians to Meet
Here Early in April
Famous Musical Instructor
Will Be Judge and Hold
Normal Course
Letters aro now being sent out to
all high schools grade schools and
colleges in Texas New Mexico Okla-
homa and Louisiana inviting them to
send representatives to the music
contest to bo held at Simmons Uni
versity April 8 and 0. The contest
is sponsored by the piano depart-
ment with Prof. Irl Allison as direc-
tor. Mr. John Thompson famous com-
poser and teacher of musicwill be
tho judge of tho finals. Ho is con-
nected with tho conservatory of music
in Kansas City. Ho will also hold a
teachers' normal course which will bo
of interest to many in this section of
tho country.
Science Club Takes Look at Hats
On Diet in Home Economics Lab
Ten albino rats which have been
subjected to a diet experiment for tho
last sixty days wero examined by
the Science club Monday at its last
meeting of tho term. The experiment
is being conducted by tho students of
tho home economics department and
has as its aim tho demonstration of
the results of a deficient diet
Ono pair of rats has been fed &
normal diet containing every neces-
sary food essential and a steady gain
in weight and a normal development
has been recorded but other pairs
which have existed on a diet lacking
in one of tho vitamins A. B and D
or sufficient protlen content aro
greatly underweight and subject to
rickets and other diseases.
All of the rats are from the same
litter and each weighed approximately
4G grams at the start of the: experl
ment but while thoee fed a' normal
diet now weigh 160' grams the group
fed a "vitamin B deficiency diet has
shown an iacraaee-ef-ealy' 18' oris
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Ex-Simmons Boy
Returns From Japan for Vacation
Debaters Defeat
Arizona University
On Trade Question
International Travelers Take
First Contest of
Tour
Dcbnting tho question "Resolved.
that tho nations should adopt a policy
of free trade" Simmons University's
perambulating debate team John
Lovell and Calvin Whatloy defeated
tho University of Arizona at Tucson.
Tuesday night by a vote of 2 to 1.
Members of tho tour drove all night
Sunday night arriving in El Paso 0
o'clock Monday morning. They had no
trouble except nn oil leak. The pro
gram for the day was a trip across tho
border and a "come back" in time to
travel to Tucson 375 miles away by
7:30 p.m.
All members of tho party seemed to
1o enjoying tho trip to tho fullest
bxtent according to the post cards
which havo been flooding tho mail to
cheer those left behind. Feldon Reed
who went along as official driver and
mechanic is getting some practice at
the very beginning repairing the oil-
ing system.
John Regan roper and whip crack-
er of tho Cowboy Band is to givo a
short stage show on tha programs and
will possslbly givo short Jecture at
tho stopping points. Johnny Lovell
and Calvin Whatley compose tho do-
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grams weighing now between 55 and
CO grams.
Tho pair whose diet was deficient
in vitamin D which is found in cod
liver oil or tho ultra violet rays of
sunshine have likewise gained only
slightly weighing 02 grams at pres-
ent In addition they aro nervous
and underdeveloped with weak eyes
poor blood circulation and enlarged
joints. Diseases and blindness are
afflictions which the diet lacking vi
tamin A is cuasing while those on
a low protein schedule are only slight
ly below normal weighing 130 grams
but haye an excess of fat in placo of
developed muscles and tissues.
Experiments will be started in the
near future to determine how near
the deseased rata can be cured by
placing them on a balanced diet
Thq experiments were explained by
Mrs. W; C. Rlbblo' Kathryn Pratt
Margaret Turner arid Mary .Beth
Walston students in the home eco-
nomics department who have charge
of the rata. "
PRESIDENT
BARROW
Who Made Good
Just another of thoso old Simmons
boys who went out into tho great big
world and mado for himself a huge
success might bo well descriptive of
Mr. Oswald Babb who was n recent
campus visitor. He even treats his
interviewers with "hot dogs" and root
beers when they seek to gain such
information as what color of hair and
eyes ho prefers his abilities for quot-
ing poetry to sny nothing of his
knowledge of international banking.
In answer to their queries he an-
swered that his favorlto sports wero
tennis and skiing that ho still pre-
fers blonds like a true American gen-
tleman despite tho fact that European
writers praise tho beauty of Japa-
ncso women and that tho modern Jap-
anoso crave for dancing had somo-
what affected his own morale.
Mr. Babb is leaving soon for Hon-
olulu whore .ho will study conditions
of that island for ono month sailing
from thero to Japan where ho will
spend four years in tho Kobe bank.
Corral To Be
Distributed on
Campus Saturday
Seniors will be especially interested
to hear that tho Corral will be in
circulation on Saturday including
within each cover a copy of the
Senior Class Poem Oration and
Class History. A long short story
by Jack Trompettcr and a matched
fcaturo by Fuyo Thomas and Alex
Glass on "How to Handle Men and
Women" Is nn added attraction to tho
production.
The cover design was originated by
Floyd Clark; a purplo and gold back-
ground is given with a Cowgirl and
Cowboy on horseback. This publica-
tion of tho Corral consists of 28
pages and is considered tho best ono
that has ever appeared on tho campus.
Players Select Cast
For Spring Play
Cast for "The Lady of Belmont"
b to.be completed next week accord-
ing to Mrs. O. II. Harwell director
of tho Simmons Players club. Sev-
eral of the characters who did such
excellent work in "Tho Merchant of
Vonlco" will toko leading roles in
this sequel to Shakcspcar's production.
."The Lady of Belmont" is to bo
played in modern costumes since it
has the same characters of "The Mer-
chant of Venice" ten years later.
April 14 is set as the date of the per
formance '
Mrs Harwell anticipates no trou
ble in tha selection of the cast be
cause of her acquaintance with the
work of the Players and is ready to
begin work at once.
"Hades" is Theme
Of Annual Af f air
Staged Monday Eve
Music Speeches Jokes Are
Featured On Night's
Program
McKay Is Toastmaster
Walton Sewcll Davison
Booth Jobe Aid In
Entertainment
Converting the banquet room
into a "Hell on Earth" the Junior
class entertained the Senior class
of Simmons with the traditional
Junior-Senior banquet Monday
night March 9 in the Crystal
Ballroom of the Hilton Hotel.
Carrying out the theme of Par-
adise Lost and converting all
guests present Into fallen angels
the entertainment was one of the
most novel and exciting- that has-
ever been presented lnAbilene.
The hall itself was converted into a
Hades with red lights aglow from all
sides and the ceiling. Red balloons
and black and red streamers made up
the overhead decoration.
c Cross River Styx
At'the door which represented tho
river Styx stood two devils dressed
in shining red from head to toe and
carrying full sized pitchforks. The
little devils wero Peggy Gideon and
Margaret Brooks.
After all guests had filed in and
found their places at the foursome
tables arranged in cabaret style Jack
McKay called the group to order and
tho invocation was given by Gabriel
(Morgan Evans).
In his introductory speech McKay
master of ceremonies for the evening
said "I am the Devil and I. don't
want to have any trouble from any of
you fallen angels that are here under
my command. I expect to rulo with-
out opposition and I expect to leave
hero the same way without opposi-
tion. Wo want you all to have a good
time and to remember that you are
in Hades and must conduct yourselves
accordingly."
Tho first thing on the program was
"Tho Dovele Daunce" by Josef Evans
(Jobo). Next was the "Welcome
Specho" delivered by LcroiaJobe as
(Beelzebub).
"Our welcome to you Seniors is just
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Willis Ray Heads
Ministerial Body
For Spring Term
Howell Meredith Phillips
And Hennington Are- ?
Other Officers
The Ministerial Council elected of-
ficers for the spring term during
their last meeting before dead week
Who. are:
President Willis Ray.
Vice president Roy Hennington.
Secretary Clarence Howell.
Pianist Roy Hennington.
Cholster C. E. Meredith.
Critic Noah Phillips.
Parliamentarian Raymond Wilson.
John Caylor state B. S. U. secre-
tary 'of' Brownwood spoko to tho
group. In his speech ho stated the
reason why Simmons helped minis-
terial students that tho ministerial
body of a college is made up of the'
most loyal supporters and the worst
critics and that the ministerial body
should bo the most loyal organization
to Simmons. In concluding he out-
lined tho Baptist denominational
program and answered questions
about it.
Dr. Knox Speaks
To Student Body
Dr. Knox pastor of the First Pres-
byterian church of this city waa the
chapel speaker Thursday morning.
Dr. Knox took as his subject a Bi-
ble character who was an A plus
student. "Daniel and his three fol-
lowers were excellent atudenta" said
Dr. Knox. "When they went to col-
lege they carried three things with
them."
"Thoy carried their religious con-
victions with them and these" said
Dr. Knox "are necessary if a stu-
dent is a success not only in college
but in life.
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