The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 17, Ed. 1, Friday, February 10, 1961 Page: 1 of 8
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HARDIN-SIMMONS
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VOL. XLVI
ABILENE. TEXAS FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 10 1961
No. 17
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By TOM STEVENSON
Brand Editor
Four Hardin-Simmons Univer-
sity seniors have been nominated
in the race for Carnival King
one of whom will be elected King
at the carnival tonight in Rose
Field House at 7:30 p. m.
The four nominees are Tommy
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1475 Students Enroll
For Spring Semester
By DEE MOSTELLAR
Brand Staff Reporter
Official registration total was
1475 at the close of the first week
of registration at Hardin-Simmons
University- Monday Feb. 6
according to Mrs. Madge Grba
registrar.
This total included 457 fresh-
men 295 sophomores 321 juniors
296 seniors 74 graduates and post-
grads and 32 specials.
Registration for the spring
semester opened Monday Jan.
30 and continued through Tues-
day night with enrollment of
night and Saturday class mem-
bers closing the regular registra-
tion from 7 to 8:30. However
students are continuing to reg-
ister for classes at H-SU and may
do so until Wednesday Feb. 15
which is the final deadline for all
enrollment for credit.
Approximately 55 night and
Saturday courses and 500 Monday-Wednesday-Friday
and Tuesday-Thursday
courses were offer-
ed to enrolling students.
Registration packets were is-
sued to students who attended
H-SU during the 1960 Fall semes-
ter prior to registration. New-
comers were given the material
when they reported to registra-
tion officials.
Cheek Dallas; John Robert
Baker Wichita Falls; Bob Donel-
son Stratford; and Palmer Mc-
Cown Littlefield.
Cheek is vice president of the
Student Council a football let-
terman former president of Cow-
boys for Christ and a Reserve
Officers Training Corps lieutenant
and platoon leader. He is the son
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Between 1500 and 1600 was the
predicted registration total ac-
cording to Mrs. Grba. Last spring
approximately 1530 registered at
the university; and the 1960 fall
total was 1641. Final totals for
the 1961 spring semester will be
reached after the Fob. 15 dead-
line. Dr. Robert G. Collmer will be
returning to the faculty as pro-
fessor of English and head of this
department for the spring semes-
ter and summer term. For the
past two years Dr. Collmer has
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Jaycees
An American prisoner of war
two college presidents and a
businessman will be guest speak-
ers for the second Jaycee Seminar
Against Communism scheduled
at the Abilene High School Audi-
torium Feb. 10-11.
Conducting the sessions on
Friday night and Saturday will
be W. P. (Bill) Strube Houston
president of Mid-American Life
Insurance Co. and vice-president
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Highlight Carnival
of L. R. Cheek of Dallas and is
majoring in psychology and min-
oring in sociology at H-SU.
Baker is majoring in Bible
with a minor in history. He won
a math and chemistry award as
a freshman and the next year
was vice president of the sopho-
more class. He is a member of
Life Service Band and Alpha
Chi. He was a member of the
executive council of the BSU
president of the BSU last year
and was vice president of the
German club during his sopho-
more year. He was investment
chairman of the BSU during his
junior year.
Donelson is a chemistry major
and was president of the junior
class last year. Among other ac-
tivities that he has participated
in at H-SU are Greater Council
of BSU secretary-treasurer of
Anderson Hall and intramurals.
McCown is a ministerial stu-
dent majoring in history. He is
extension chairman of the BSU
a member of the BSU executive
Rupert N. Richardson Fund
Receives Endowment Gifts
Mineral Deeds
On Land Tracts
Given to H-SU
Two gifts to the Rupert N.
Richardson Fund for Historical
Research and Publications were
announced by Dr. Lee Hemphill
vice-president for development
Monday Feb. 6 during the all-
student assembly.
An annual endowment of $2000
was made by Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Steakley of Odessa and Mrs.
Steakley's mother Mrs. Augusta
Barrow Odessa. The second gift
is in the form of mineral deeds on
five tracts of land in West Texas
from Mrs. M. C. Lindsey and son
Weldon of Lamesa.
According to Dr. Hemphill
each of the tracts of land of the
Lindsey gift has a producing oil
well with the possibility of other
undeveloped wells. About 6 per
cent of the landowner's interest
will go to H-iSU. The land
covers 2080 acres in Dawson An-
drews and Gaines counties.
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"The annual income for the
Richardson Fund is currently
about $1500 yearly and the
owner has hopes of an increase
with future development of min-
erals or lease income" Dr. Hemp-
hill said.
The Steakly gift will continue
for an indefinite period possibly
for 10 or 15 years according to
Dr. Hemphill until other endow-
ments replace it.
The Rupert N. Richardson Fund
for Historical Research and Pub-
lication was established at H-SU
to encourage and aid research and
Set Anti-Red
of the Christian Anti-Communism
Crusade. Strube spoke at the
first Jaycee seminar and drew a
capacity audience.
Other speakers will be Robert
Morris president of Dallas Uni-
versity ex-chief counsel for the
U. S. Senate Internal Security
subcommittee former communist
counter-intelligence officer for the
Navy and presently a commander
in the Naval Reserve; MSgt.
council a member of Ministerial
Alliance and is vice president of
the Cowboy Band. He is the son
of W. H. McCown of littlefield.
The girl class favorites will
escort the four nominees. The
king will be crowned at 9 p. m.
A short program will follow the
crowning of the carnival king
said Miss June Hackler carnival
chairman.
The club with best booth
judged on promotion decoration
originality and publicity will be
announced. Judges for the booth
contest were chosen by Claude
Hicks director of placement ser-
vice at H-SU.
The theme predominating the
carnival will be "Hearts and
Flowers."
Carnival chairman is June
Hackler Kirkland. Carnival
committees include publicity
headed by Kay White of Abilene
chairman; T. D. Johnson of Abi-
lene and Ken Mitchell of Caddo.
Composing the program commit-
tee are Corrynne Galloway of
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ANNUAL ENDOWMENT An annual endowment of $2000 was
given to Hardin-Simmons University by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Steak-
ley of Odessa and Mrs. Steakley's mother Augusta Barrow also of
Odessa. From left to right are Steakley Mrs. Steakley and Dr. Lee
Hemphill vice president for expansion at H-SU. (Photo by George
Tuck).
writing in the field of history. It
is named for Dr. R. N. Richardson
president emeritus and senior
professor of history.
Steakley an Odessa rancher
and his wife and children were
introduced in the assembly by
Dr. Richardson who spoke on the
Charles B. Schlichter a prisoner
of war during the Korean conflict
now stationed at Fort Sam Hous-
ton near San Antonio; and Dr.
Guy D. Newman president of
Howard Payne College at Brown-
wood and recipient of an award
from the Freedom Foundation at
Valley Forge in recognition of the
college's Democracy - in - Action
program.
The Abilene Junior Chaipber
Floydada chairman; Carolyn Ma-
Ion Butch Dunham of Pampa;
Louanne Worley of Ft. Worth; and
Brucee Ayres of Gruver.
Members of the decorations
committee are Ruth Anne Jeffer-
ies of Gladwyne Pa. chairman;
Pat Flowers of Canadian; Billy
Bob Neff of Tornillo; Marie Wil-
kerson Ann Gardner Carolyn
Smith Ray Hamm of Andrews;
and Claudia Kuykendall.
In addition to the four classes
at H-SU some 23 clubs and or-
ganizations participated in the
carnival. Among them were
Cowgirls BSU Mission Volun-
teers Ministerial Alliance Fresh-
man BSU Tri Phi Social club
Tau Alpha Phi Social club and
Kappi Pi.
Others were Los Rancheros
Circle K New Mexico club Re-
serve Officers Training Corps
Betta Social club Student Educa-
tion Association Drama club
Delta social club and Cowboy
Band.
creation and work of the West
Texas Historical Association.
The Steakleys and Mrs. Barrow
have expressed an interest in
H-SU and in the history of the
West Texas region. Steakly is a
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Session
of Commerce sponsored a similar
seminar in August. Jim Miller-
man chairman of the Jaycee's
committee to combat communism
stated that the second forum is
being expanded to include more
phases of the fight against com-
munism. An admission charge
of $1 will entitle persons to at-
tend any or all of the sessions.
Friday program will begin at
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