The H-SU Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 25, Ed. 1, Saturday, April 10, 1948 Page: 1 of 4
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H-SU ABILENE TEXAS. SATURDAY APRIL 10. 1948
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IT'S ROUNDUP TIME ON THE RANGE out on Hickory
street and this sign at the campus entrance is ready to give
news to motorists and pedestrians about the second annual
Hardin-Simmons rodeo to be held at Pair Park arena April 23
and 24. Inspecting the sign are co-chairmen for the show Al
Milch and Jessie Myers. More than 25 colleges have been invited
to participate in the intcrcollegiato competition. A downtown
parade Friday morning April 23 will officially open the two-
day show. (Photo courtesy Abilene Reporter-News.)
Rodeo Jamboree Slated
To Open Frontier Week
Prizes Await Five
Beard Contestants
Prizes for contestants entered in
the beard growing contest are
ready and waiting for the judge's
decisions during Frontier week
Mickey Johnston business man-
ager of the Brand said today.
A tooled leather belt with Hardin-Simmons
buckle donated by
the H-SU bookstore will be
awarded the grower of the most
unusual beard. "Westerner" with
the longest beard will receive a
Schick injector razor and blades
from Doc's University drug store.
Prize for the most villainous
beard will be two tickets to the
H-SU Intercollegiate rodeo from
the chairman of the rodeo asso-
ciation; for the curliest a jug of
Old Spice after-shave lotion from
Minter's; and for the reddest a
leather case for a military set
from Lesters jewelers.
Judging will be done and prizes
lebarded during Frontier week
'ApriNj-24.
J. C. Hunter Talks
To Business Class
J. C. Hunter owner of the J. C.
Hunter Oil company was guest
speaker at the weekly meeting of
the H-SU business management
class Tuesday morning.
Hunter in discussing the devel-
opments of the oil industry ex-
plained that in order for one to
understand the oil business one
must acquaint himself with ge-
ology associated with the oil.
. "The magnitude of the oil busi-
ness is in the state of Texas"
Hunter added. "Texas has 55 per
cent of all the oil in the U. S." He
opined that 800000 people in Tex-
as are dependent on the oil industry.
Plans Completed
Tor Senior Day
Students of high school senior
classes and junior colleges of the
area will attend the annual Senior
day programs on the campus of
Hardin-Simmons university Sat-
urday April 24 when the accom-
plishments and facilities of the
university will be on full display.
Plans are being made by com-
mittees under the general direc-
tion of W. C. Ribble professor of
economics and sociology at H-SU
to entertain several thousand vis-
itors from approximately 187
towns from distances of ISO to
250 miles. Senior day has been a
traditional affair at Hardin-Simmons
for 25 years.
Program Planned
Activities of the day will begin
with a program in Rose Field
house featuring first the Cowboy
band under the direction of Ma-
. rion B. McClure. John N. "Red"
Cleveland president of the H-SU
student council will bo master of
jjterehionies and numbers selected
from the various departments of
the university designed to instruct
and inspire as well as entertain
will be included on the program.
A free barbecue lunch will be
served to all while the Cowgirl
band under the direction of Dale
All-university Rodeo Jamboree
a western party for all students
has been scheduled for Saturday
night April 17 Kay Johnson so-
cial chairman of the student coun-
cil said today.
The jamboree will begin at 7:30
p.m. in the Corral. Ann Carother's
will be in charge of refreshments
for the affair and Charles Baker
will head the decorations com-
mittee. The program will be ar-
ranged by Eddie Fouts and Caro-
lyn Hannah.
Officially opening Frontier
week which will be observed pre-
ceding the second annual Hardin-
Simmons rodeo the party will be
strictly "western" in theme Kay
said and rodeo regalia will be in
order for the party and during
Frontier week.
H-SU Artists Win
Firsts at Exhibit
Hardin-Simmons university art
students won two firsts one by
judges decision and one by pop
ular vote at the Sixth district of
Texas Federation of Women's
clubs art exhibit in San Angelo
April 1 2 and 3.
First place was awarded by the
jury to Harlan Shaw's "Old Motif-
New Mode" a modern painting of
a West Texas scene showing cac-
tus and mesquite tree. Popular
vote gave first place to Qlan Rich-
ards' watercolor "Bucket of Vita-
min C" a bucket of 10 apples
with wood background.
Mildred Pender Deaton's "The
New Prof" a pastel of Harlan
Shaw was second by popular
vote and Victor Scarpelli's "Des-
ert Phantom" was third in the
rating of both vote and jury.
Also entered was an oil by Eu-
gene Swinson "Quaint vs. Mod-
ern." All pictures will go to the
state exhibit in Austin May 3-5
to compete with seven other dis-
tricts. All were done by H-SU
art majors during the last year.
Schoonover plays. Prof. Hiram R.
Arrant is chairman of the com-
mittee in charge of luncheon ar-
rangements. Open House in Afternoon
Open house displaying facilities
of all the buildings of the campus
will be conducted by committees
under the direction of deans Miss
Maude King and W. T. Walton.
Visitors are invited to attend the
afternoon performance of the sec-
ond annual Intercollegiate rodeo
which is sponsored by the univer-
sity and will be underway at the
same time.
Committees Working
Committees for Senior day are:
General director Ribble; vice-directors
Cleveland and Walton;
program committee Richard
Busse chairman Cleveland Wal-
ton and Ribble; food committee
Arrant chairman Miss Mary Col-
lins "Sheriff" Will Watson and
Tom Gulmeran;
Publicity Floy Johnson chair-
man David Bost Homer Hutto
Eugene Schooley and Mrs. Mary
N. Shaw; Registration Kenneth
Hill chairman Mrs. W. L. Hie-
bert Mrs. Joyce Brown Omar
Moore and members of the Colt
Club.
134 Listed As Degree Candidates In May
VM Would Affect
1 Of 4 atf-Stf Men
Bland Pall Sluuul
Only about one man out of
every four on the HSU campus
would be affected by universal
military training a survey of
more than 50 students by Robert
McElrath Brand reporter reveal-
ed this week.
Approximately 20 per cent of
the men enrolled in Hardin-Simmons
are between the ages of 18
and 25 enrollment figures show.
Only about three per cent of this
number have had any previous
military experience.
If the act is passed as now pro-
posed it will affect those men be-
tween the ages of 18 and 25 who
have had no previous military
service. Men will probably serve
from one to two years if the act
is passed.
Beta Mu Kappa
Science Club Hear
Dr. Otto 0. Watts
Relation between science and
music was discussed by Dr. Otto
O. Watts H-SU chemistry pro-
fessor when he spoke to a com-
bined meeting of Beta Mu Kappa
music fraternity and the Science
club Tuesday evening.
Discussing musical sound Dr.
Watts told how it is produced how
it travels its properties and char-
acteristics. Assisted by Earl Full-
man he demonstrated on the os-
siloscope and on various instru-
ments to illustrate his talk ex-
plaining frequency ratios chords.
major scales and transposition.
A chemist and physicist Dr.
Watts plays the flute as a hobby.
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B. A. Club Plans
Float for Parade
Plans for a picnic to be held
the latter part of the month were
discussed in a business meeting
of the H-SU B. A. club Monday
morning according to Mary Lou
O'Rear first vice-president of the
club.
Club members made plans for
entering a float representing the
B. A. club in the parade which is
to be held during Frontier week
Miss O'Rear added. Dates for the
election of new officers for the
coming year were considered and
a new procedure for the election
is to be adopted.
The B. A. club headed by Rich-
ard Busse meets at 10 a.m. every
Monday.
NOTICE
The Press club picnic sched-
uled for this afternoon has
been postponed due to the ill-
ness of Mrs. Homer Hutto wife
of the club's faculty sponsor.
A date for the affair will be
announced later Floy Johnson
president said.
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H-SU A OAPPELLA OHOIR will sing at a Stamford Chamber of Commerce meeting April 13 Frederick Tooley di-
rector has announced Program by the group pictured above will consist of "Out of the Silence" "Tom Big Bee River" and
"Hammering." Recent appearances of the group have included a chapel concert and a Training Union meeting of the Sweet-
water Baptist association at Merkel. (Thurman Photo.)
August Commencement
Set For Summer Grads
A tentative list of 134 seniors who will bu candidates for
degrees at May 31 commencement exercises lias been released
by Mrs. T. A. Beard Hardin-Simmons registrar.
Of the total number 76 will be candidates for B. A. degrees
64 for B. S. degrees and 5 for B. M. degrees. Nineteen Btudents
who completed requirements for graduation at the end of the
fall semester will return to participate in the ceremonies and
receive degrees the registrar reported.
Founders Day Service
Set for Chapel April 17
Tribute will be paid to the
founders of Hardin-Simmons uni-
versity on April 17 when the
school continues its annual ob-
servance of the custom with a
special Founders Day program.
The Rev. Ralph Grant pastor
of the First Baptist church at Lub-
bock will be the main speaker
for the day. The Rev. Grant an
H-SU graduate is chaplain of the
Ex-Students association.
A skit presented by Players club
will depict former presidents of
the university and the group of
pioneers who gathered and found-
ed the school in 1891.
After the services in the chapel
a procession will go to the Trian-
gle where flowers will be placed
on the graves by Ex-Students.
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Opera Postponed
To May 6 and 7
"Tales of Hoffman" by Jacques
Offenbach scheduled to have
been presented in April has been
postponed to May 6 and 7 accord-
ing to a recent announcement
made by Frederick Tooley di-
rector. Soloists for the opera include
James Miller Kenneth Hill Jr
Unita Rogers Sweatman Bonnie
Wilson Frances Merle Cooper
Billie Nunley Norma Killings-
worth June Posey. Cecil Ruth-
erford James Featherston Wen-
dall Parker Joe Clements. Jesse
Sutton. Royce Lewis David Scott
and John Petry.
Hill and Miller will alternate
roles as Hoffman; other soloists
will also alternate.
Accompanists for the produc-
tion are Evelyn Edmonds and Pa-
tricia Fischer both piano intsruct-
ors in H-SU.
Students in Professor Bill Beox-
ley's public speaking class will
publicize the opera by giving talks
about it before various civic clubs
and schools in Abilene.
Camera Club Readies
Float for Rodeo Parade
The Cowboy Camera club met
Monday night and formulated
plans to build a float for entrance
in the rodeo parade April 23 ac-
cording to Nelson Allison presi-
dent. Plans for the float arc being
submitted to a local business man
for his approval to sponsor the
club's entries.
The numncr of May graduates
this year will bo smaller than last
Mrs. Beard explained because
separate exercises will bo held in
August this year for students who
complete degree requirements in
summer school.
Bachelor of Arts
Listed as candidates for bache-
lor of arts degrees are Adele N.
Adams Edith May Allison Flora
Katherine Anderson Francisco H.
Arroyo Charles M. Baker Bertha
Lucile Ballenger Donella Eliza-
beth Baxter Hollis Eugene Biv-
ens Helen Jean Bond David L.
Bost Sue Helen Bradshaw Kcn-
noth O. Browning June Alise
Brunk Richard C. Busse
Jackie Gcraldine Butler Helen
Marco Byrn John Dee Cates
Donald Williams Cauble Mulloy
Feastcr Christopher John Norris
Cleveland Willie Mae Cole Joyce
Jane Cox
Verna Jeanne Dickerson Ber
nard Wilmot Dougherty Betty Jo
Duncan Dorothy Jane Dyer
Glenn Truett Easley Thomas El
don Ervin Jr. Timothy David
Fambrough Dorothy Nell Feath
erstone June Fields Lola Frances
Fonville Charles R. Freyschlag
Norris W. Fulfer. Helen Sybil
Goodner
Walter E. Dick Griffin Gordon
F. Gustafson William T. Hamor
Jr. C. Kenneth Hill Jr. Raymond
W. Hinds Floy Maxine Johnson
Wyoma Kathleen Johnson Wil-
liam A. Larson Betty Day Law-
rence William M. Learn Bert Le-
Vern Lewis Joseph A. McLeod
Virginia Dale Moore.
Naressa Grace Moore James
Brooks Peden Robert P. Pillians.
Kathleen Poor Rhama Dell Pope
William Harold Ratliff Carol Viv-
ian Reeves Edward Sowar Rol-
lins Gwendolyn Gay Shipp Wil-
lie Jon Shirley Gilbert O. Skaar
Billy P. Smith.
William Leroy Stegall Etta
Jane Stephenson Annie Louise
(Continued on page 4)
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Faculty Discusses
Counseling Plans
Expansion of counseling serv
ices was discussed in a meeting of
H-SU faculty members Thursday
April 8.
"Beginning next year every
student will have a faculty mem-
ber as a personal counselor"
stated Dean R. A. Collins. "Plans
are being made whereby the vet-
erans administration will allow
Hardin - Simmons to approve
changes in educational objectives.
This is due to the excellent coun-
seling services we are instituting"
Collins said.
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Chapel Dedication Today
Honors Behrens Family
Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Behrens benefactors of Hardin-
Simmons university were sched
uled to be unveiled by Victor
Behrens nephew of the couple at
the dedication ceremony of Beh-
rens chapel today.
Dr. Jesse Northcutl pastor of
the First Baptist church gave the
Extension Enrollment
For Year Past 500
Extension enrollment from June
1947 to date totals 551 according
to A. B. Lee H-SU extension work
director. Of this number 452 have
been enrolled in extension classes
in Abilene and surrounding towns
and 99 have done work by corre-
spondence Lee said.
Women enrolled in extension
work greatly outnumbered men
the figures revealed. Four hun-
dred and thirty-three women and
1-18 men have received credit in
this way. Eighty-four men and
74 women are doing work at the
graduate level Lee reported.
Extension classes are being con
ducted this semester in Abilene
Brady Brownwood Coleman.
Eastland Haskell and Colorado
City. Instructors include Dr. Hoyt
Ford A. M. Carpenter Mrs. Mau
rice Martin Eva Rudd W. O.
Beazley F. Allen Briggs A. B.
Lee Otho Polk
Dr. R. A. Rollins W. D. Bond
J. D. Osborne J. D. Schoonover
W. A. Stephenson James Dyke
Dr. Ralph Smith W. T. Walton
and W. C. Ribble.
Nineteen Apply for 0CS
And Aviation Training
Nineteen Hardin-Simmons stu
dents made applications to enter
aviation cadet training and of-
ficer candidate school when the
Tenth Air Force Traveling Team
visited the H-SU campus this
week according to team mem
bers.
The group here was composed
of Lt. Robert G. Lindsay and Lt
Dirk Westervelt both stationed at
Randolph field San Antonio. Dr.
Robert A. Collins represented the
university and advised students
interested in the program.
Home Ec Club Sees
Home Decoration Film
Technicolor pictures on interior
decoration following a hamburg
er super at Mack Eplen's high-
lighted a meeting of the Home
Economics club Monday accord
ing to reporter Billie June Balch
The pictures were shown by Wal-
drop's Furniture store. Twenty
members attended.
Next meeting of the group is
schedule dfor Monday April 18
when officers for next year will
bo elected. All members are
urged to attend this meeting and
vote the reporter said.
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dedicatory address. Other num
bers of the scheduled program in-
cluded a tribute to Mr. and Mrs.
Behrens by Judge C. M. Cald-
well. Invocation and rcadinc the 13th
chapter of First Corinthians was
given by Dr. M. A. Jenkens. Spe
cial music included a solo "Ave
Maria" by Unita Roccrs Sweat-
man with violin obligato by Prof.
Herbert M. Preston and accompa-
niment by Dean E. Edwin Youne
at the piano.
The chapel was remodeled with
money given by Mrs. Behrens in
honor of her late husband. The
auditorium now seals 1.845 per
sons and can be expanded to ap
proximately 2000 in case of spe-
cial demands. The balcony was
altered and the entire interior was
remodeled. The exterior was fin-
ished with Lueders limestone.
Pictures of the late President J.
D. Sandefcr Col. J. H. Parramore
for whom Parramore field was
named and Mr. and Mrs. John G.
Hardin arc also in the chapel.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Saturday. April 10 Behrens
chapel dedication. Play re-
hearsal Behrens chapel.
Monday April 12 Opera re-
hearsal Behrens chapel
6:30 p.m.
Tuesday April 13 Faculty
Women's dinner. Girls in-
tramural volleyball.
Wednesday. April 14 Nomina-
tion blanks for student
cil election placed in book-
store. Thursday April 15 Opera re-
hearsal Behrens chapel
6:30 p.m. Girls intramural
volleyball.
Friday April 16 Opera re-
hearsal. Saturday April 17 Founder's
Day program. Frontier
week opens. All university
folk party. Corral. Class
editions of Brand begin.
Delegation to Pi
Kappa Delta Meet
Hardin-Simmons university will
represent the Texas Theta chap-
ter at the Pi Kappa Delta meeting
of the lower Mississippi province
to be hold at Trinity university
San Antonio April 10 and 17.
Oklahoma Texas Louisiana
and Arkansas constitute this prov-
ince and these meetings are held
every two years.
Whit Giddens Rodney Cathey.
Tom Benge'. Etta Jane Stephen-
son. Fleur Walton Wanda Myrick.
Dorothy Kincaid. and Nelda Nash
will accompany Dean Stephenson
to Trinity. The entire group will
enter debate. Nelda Nash and
Dorothy Kincaid will be classed
in the junior women's division
and Wanda Myrick and Tom
Benge will enter the mixed divi
sion.
Noon Watch Will
Hear City Pastors
"Pastor's Week" will be ob
served in Noon Watch April 13-17
according to Carol Reeves devo-
tional vice president. Pastors of
six Abilene churches will speak.
Speaking consocutivelv Tues
day through Saturday will be the
Hov. j H. Hamblen. Evangelical
Methodist church; the Rev. H. B.
Cumby Macedonia Baptist
church; the Rev. Gregoria Perei
Spanish Baptist mission; the Rev.
T. M. Harrell North Park Bap
tist church; and Dr. Jesse North-
cutt. First Baptist church.
Professor Bill Beaslcv of the
speech department will teach the
book "Worldliness Out" by Mary
Nance Daniel Rea durinir the fol
lowing week April 10-24 Carol
sam.
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