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Reiff's Arrival Grade' Going
Intermediate Events Fill '54
By LAWRENCE WEBB
Brand Associate Editor
The coming of Dr. Evan Allard
Reiff to the presidency of Hardin-
Simmons was the first of many
events which characterized the
busy 1953-54 school year.
The Brand was on hand to
give coverage to the diverse acti-
vities. Not all events were report-
ed accurately or adequately but
here is the year as the reporters
sa wit and reported it in the
weekly newspaper.
425 Frosh Register
A total of 425 freshmen were
reported as registering for the
fall semester. Before registration
175 students attended the annual
BSU pre-school retreat at Luer-
ers. Classes beginning at 7:45 and
a more extensive program of night
classes were items of interest as
the year began.
New faculty members included
Dr. Rupert N. Richardson pro-
fessor of history and president
emeritus; Dr. Evan Allard Reiff
president; Dr. James R. Wilson
English; Frederick W. Truscott
geology; R. Keith Parks Bible;
Dr. D. Warren Craik biology. t
Barrett Named Coach
Harold Barrett former football
letterman was added to the
coaching staff as associate foot-
ball coach. Maj. George R. Bar-
row and Maj.' Louis J. Schelter
were added to the military science
department.
Dr. T. B. Maston professor of
social ethics at Southwestern
Baptist Theological Seminary in
Fort Worth was the speaker for
Life Commitment Week in Octo-
Some 300 rooters attended the
H-SU-Rice football skirmish in
Houston. The trip was made via
a special chartered train. The
next weekend approximately 100
attended the state BSU conven-
tion in San Antonio.
Sadness came to the student
body as Charles McDonald senior
from Artesia N. M. met death in
an automobile mishap near
Hobs N. H. and lour other stu-
de nts were injured. They were
Wanda McDonald Artesia N. M.;
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Marlayne Milner Roswell N. M.
and Vicky Rogers Roswell.
Johnson Speaks
Lyndon Johnson U. S. Senator
from Texas was a chapel speaker.
The Ballet Russe de Monte
Carlo was the first in a series of
artist course programs.
Loretta White Houston; and
Clifford Wilcox Midland were
featured in the fall major pro-
duction of the Players Club
"Miss Lulu Bettes" in November.
An exhibit of scientific works
of Leonardo da Vinci was placed
in the audio-visual room of San-
defer Memorial.
Dr. Willis A. Sutton widely-
known educator told students of
the characteristics necessary to be
"Just A Man."
Assembly Officers Replaced
New officers for the Student
Assembly who replaced students
not returning for the year were
Margie Campsey Munday secre-
tary; Marguerite Hammett Mun-
day social chairman; Glenda
Butts Olney junior representa-
tive; and Jerry Massey Wichita
Fals sophomore representative.
The Brand took action on the
parking situation in co-operation
with the Student Assembly and
the Administration by publishing
license numbers of cars parked
in congested area near the Stu-
dent Center.
Dorothy Fouts Haskell senior
was named University Queen.
Cleta Ferrel Bluff Dale was
elected Homecoming Sweetheart.
The Cowboy Band was threat-
ened with suspension because of
"hazing and attitudes not consist-
ent with the ideals of H-SU." The
suspension was lifted after five
and one-half days as band mem-
bers pledged loyalty.
Spicer Sings
Earl Spicer ballad singing bari-
tone presented the second artist
course program at the chapel
hour just prior to Homecoming.
"Dido and Aeneas" student
opera was a part of -the Home-
coming events. Nearly 500 stu-
dents from North Texas State
College were on hand for the
tilt between NTSC and H-SU. As
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went on record as second place in
the Border Conference losing to
Texas Tech.
D. C. Andrews end and Sammy
Walker center were listed in
the All-Border Conference First
Team.
"Othello" by Shakespeare and
Moliere's "The Miser" were the
third artist course for the season.
George Patterson Fort Worth
was director of the Evangelaires
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Scholastic Military
Music Awards Given
Annual University awards were
presented by Dean Walton in
chapel this morning. The students
receiving these awards are select-
ed each year upon their achieve-
ments during the year and the
award is presented to them with-
out their previous knowledge.
The Julius Olsen award this
year a dictionary was presented
to Billye Louise Franklin of Abi-
lene for the highest average at-
Electronics Course
May Be Offered In Fall
Doman Roberts chairman of
Physics department has an-
nounced that a course in Elec-
tronics will be tentatively sched-
uled for next year beginning in
fall semester. The only prere-
quisite for this course is calculus.
Roberts also stated that the
highly --recommends to those stu-
dents who are planning to take
the course that they have already
completed introductory Physics;
although this is not required if
the student is acquainted with
the principles of electronics.
During the spring semester of
next year Roberts will also offer
introductory Astronomy.
Dinner Reception Honor
President And Mrs. Reiff
A formal reception and dinner
were given Thursday May 13 by
the H-SU faculty in honor of
President and Mrs. E. A. Reiff.
W. P. Wright president of the
Board of Trustees presided at
the dinner which was held in the
ballroom of the Windsor Hotel.
A reception in the mezzanine
preceeded the banquet .Dean and
Mrs. W. T. Walton directed the
guests to the tea table which was
presided over by Mrs. R. N. Rich-
ardson. Barbara Ballew furnished
harp music throughout the recep-
tion hour.During the program following
the dinner Kenneth Hill read a
poem honoring Dr. Reiff and
other poems were read which
were written especially for fac-
ulty members leaving the cam-
pus at the end of the semester.
Mr. and Mras. Keith Parks will
leave for South America where
Rev. Parks will become a mis-
sionary. Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Burrows will go to Philadelphia
Mr. and Mrs. John Mizell will go
to San Antonio and Prof and
Three To Receive Doctors
Degrees At Commencement
Three persons will be awarded
honorary doctorate degrees 165
students wil receive bachelors de-
grees and 14 graduates will be
named to masters degrees at the
annual commencement exercises
at the First Baptist Church May
31.
Dr. Riqhard Orin Cornett
Nashville Tenn. Rev. Fred
Swank Fort Worth and Irl Alli-
son San Angelo will receive hon-
orary doctorate degrees. Cornett
i is a iormer executive vice-pi ce
dent of Oklahoma Baptist Uni-
versity and has served as execu-
tive secretary of the edication
commissionn of the South Baptist
Convention since 1951.
Swank Is Pastor
Swank is the pastor of the Saga-
more Hill Baptist Church in Fort
Worth and Allison is founder and
president of the National Guild of
Piano Teachers.
John Ben Shepperd Texas At-
torney General will deliver the
address at the commencement
tained in the Freshman Class.
The Players Club awards to
the best actress and actor went to
Loretta White of Houston and
Gordon Phillips of British Colum-
bia Canada. For the best sup-
porting actress and actor the
awards were presented to Diema
Lewis of Ft. Stockton and Clif-
ford Wilcox of Midland. Sally
Glover and Allen Schmidt also
received honorable mention. Sel-
ection of these awards is based on
performance of one role and not
cumulative performances.
Mary Louise Brown of Del Rio
received the Minter Award for
achieving the highest average of
any student in school this year.
The Wm. H. Atwell Medal was
received by Robert Parnell Jack-
son of Abilene for his essay on
the subject "Lights That Never
Fail".
The Pressley Award was won
by Francis MacBeth for his
achievements in band for the past
four years.
The Mathematics Award was
received by Richard Lee Tucker
of Hereford who received a hand-
book of mathematics for his out-
standing work in freshman
math.
Jack Tompkins of Abilene re-
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Mrs. Leon Marsh will leave for
Fort Worth.
Local members of the board of
trustees and their wives were
present at the reception-dinnerr
and other guests included Dr. A.
R. Morgan of Fort Worth Bob
Nail of Albany and Cecil Rogers
of Abilene. Frank Junell was mas-
ter of ceremonies at the diner
while dinner music was pro-
vided by Jinnie Campbell on the
organ.
Table decorations for the ban-
quet were pink carnations pink
candles set in silver candle
holders and pink table clothes.
The program and dinner ar-
rangements were handled by the
social committee of the univer-
sity. Members of the committee
who participated in the planning
and preparation were Suella
Lacy chairman; Mrs. Eugene
Schooley Miss Maude Emma
King Mary Shaw Mary Simons
Prof. W. C. Ribble Dr. W. O.
Beazley Truett Sheriff and Ver-
non Morill.
Walton gave the invocation and
Dr. Jenkins gave the benediction.
exercises. Dr. Elwin Skiles pas-
tor of the Abilene First Baptist
Church will be the main speak-
er for the baccalaureate services.
The baccalaureate services will
be held at the First Baptist
Church at 10 a. m. May 30.
At 38 years of age Shepperd is
one of the youngest members of
the Texas executive family. A
native of Gladewater he is past
president of the United States
Junior Chamber of Commerce
and served two years as secretary
of State before being elected to
his present office.
Shepperd Is Chairman
Recently elected Southern Reg-
ional Conference Chairman of
the National Asosciation of At-
torneys General Shepperd is also
a member of the Associatio'n
executive committee.
He took office as Attorney
General a year ago and heads a
force of 47 attorneys who handle
approximately 2000 law cases a
year and serves as legal advisor to
800 stat and county offficials and
agencies.
As Attorney General Shepperd
is a member of 34 boards and
commissions of the state govern-
ment including the State Bank-
ing Board State Tax Board
School and Veterans' Land
Boards and State Elections
Board.
During the first year of his
administration the Attorney Gen-
eral's office won 1199 cases out of
123'2 tried or appealed more
than 97 per cent.
Cuts Department Budget
He reduced his department's
telephone bill by more than half
its travel expenses 25 per cent
issued an opinion cutting his own
alary $2000 and submitted a
budget request so low that his of-
fice was given more than it asked
for. At the year's end he return
ed $250000 of unused budget to
the treasury.
Shepperd was five times named
the outstanding citizen of Glade-
water three times named among"
the five outstanding young men
of Texas and was recently listed
by a national magazine among
the ten most outstanding men
of the nation.
He is a graduate of the Univer-
sity of Texas School of Law and
holds two honorary doctor of laws
degrees from North Texas State
College and Chapman College of
Los Angeles.
He served in the Army in World
War II. He is married to the
former Mamie Striber of York-
town and they have two sons and
twin daughters.
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The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 31, Ed. 1, Saturday, May 22, 1954, newspaper, May 22, 1954; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth98353/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.