The Collegian (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 3, Ed. 1, Wednesday, October 31, 1951 Page: 1 of 4
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Collegian
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OF DANIEL BAKER COLLEGE
VOLUME 43
BROWNWOOD TEXAS FRIDAY OCTOBER 31 1951
NUMBER 3
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CORRAL OPENS UNDER STUDENT MANAGEMENT
VARSITY BASKETBALL
OPENS FALL SEASON
By LEWIS RAY
Couch Caskey and his 1951-1952
basketball prospects started their
practice last week in the Early
High gymnasium with 11 boys re-
porting and one out because of
sickness. The Early High Gym was
used for practice because of the
wet paint and varnish on the Billy
Gym floor.
Among those reporting were last
year's only returning letterman
James Blake and Larry Freeman.
James Blake is a Brownwood boy
who attended high school here and
was a member of Brownwood's
state finalist team in 1949 at Aus-
tin. James a sophomore is six
feet tall and was runner up to Joe
Moring in points with 248 points
in 24 games. Coach Caskey is look-
ing forward to a great season for
"The Cat." He will be one of the
main cogs in this year's basketball
machine.
Larry Freeman another sopho-
more who is 6 1" is from Dallas.
He too was a starter from last
year's squad and will be ready to
go this year. Larry's points were
not as great as those of Blake but
as a freshman and only 16 years
old at the time he did a good job
under those conditions. He made
101 points and was 5th high scorer.
Bill Gunn a (5" 3" lad from Blan-
ket. Texas and a transfer from Cis-
co Junior College is the third
member of the squad who has had
any college experience. Bill was
one of the main players who help-
ed defeat the Billies against Cisco
last year in that city.
The remaining members of the
squad are:
Fred McShann 6' 3" from Ballin-
ger; Glen Chapman 6' 2" also from
Bullinger; Marvin Damron 5' 10"
and Lawerance Buice 6' 2" both of
Waco; Jim Grounds 6' 3" from No-
vice; Alfred Dacus 6' 1" from San
Saba; Leonard Boyd 6' from Gra-
ham; and John Bob Marshal 5 10"
from Brownwood Holland Bell 5'-
11" was not present because of ill
ness.
Coach Caskey is well pleased
with practice so far and hopes
that his squad will be ready to go
by the first game time the last
of November.
He has not settled the starting
line-up yet because he has not
worked with the boys long enough
to tell who is ready for a starter.
With only three boys who have had
any college experience and nine
freshmen this is a hard job at
present. Although the coach is
handicapped with only three ex-
perienced men and no three men
playing together before he has
several advantages over last year's
squad. First he has 12 good men
working out for positions where
he had only nine men most of the
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Coggins Sponsor
Halloween Carnival
The Coggin Society will sponsor
a Hallowe'en Carnival Wednesday
October 31 at 7:30 in the gym-
nasium. Admission will be free!!!
There will bo a cake walk Taxi
dance grab bag fishing fortune
telling kissing booth spook house
and concessions.
Other organizations participating
in the carnival arc:
Delta Beta Chi Sorority who
will have a "throw a ball" booth
aimed at none other than that
demon in the English Department
Ford Ainsworth; and a guessing
bean jar. The T.K.D. will have a
penny pitching booth and -the D.-
K. S. will have a hootch-kootchy
show. Wow Oh Wow! Bet it will
have plenty of business.
This is an all student affair and
presents a good time for the en-
tire school. Lets all come out and
beat the spooks at their own game.
Finishing touches were added to
the Corral and bookstore last
week completing the renovation
and remodeling thus ending a per
iod of trips over to the dining
room to get that "cup of coffee."
An informal opening was held
Monday with Bob Miller as man
ager. He was ably assisted by his
staff of workers Joanne Boone
Frances Hoffman Bettye Moore
Betty Lopez and Warren Ernest
Girls Dormitory
Holds Open House
The girls' dormitory 705 Ave. D
was open to the Faculty Staff and
their families and the Women's
Auxiliary of St. John's Episcopal
Church Sunday October 28 from
3 to 5 o'clock.
Punch and cookies were served
by the freshmen and senior girls.
Arrangements of fall flowers were
used throughout the house. Not to
be overlooked was the dormitory
lawn truly the most beautiful
spot on the campus. Much had
been accomplished by the efforts
of Judge Davis and Mrs. Mae
"Georgia" Scott who worked dili-
gently throughout the dry summer
to this end.
The girls redecorated their own
rooms. New drapes were seen at
the windows and the walls and
floors shone with new coats of
paint and varnish. Prizes were
given to the two girls who had
beautified their rooms to the great-
est extent. Georgia said she would
have hated to be tho judge for
they were all equally beautiful
and decorated to suit each indi-
vidual taste.
Deaconess Putnam's home at the
rear of the dormitory carries the
Chinese motif throughout making
this one of Brownwood's unique
spots of interest. Arranged beauti-
fully in this American home are
Chinese pictures maps china
screens fans and miniature fur-
niture and charms of the Buddist
Temple.
Mrs. W. O. Cross Deaconess
Putnam Mrs. Hugh Kirkpatrick
dean of women and Mrs. Scott
greeted the guests at the door.
in serving coffee to all who called
to survey the results. Bob also
will be manager of the bookstore.
Not only does the Corral serve a
need but adds beauty to our cam-
pus. To anyone who knows noth
ing of all tlie work that has gone
into this project there is a great
surprise in store. Decorative theme
is in keeping with the name of the
student's favorite spot. It is hard
to say what catches the eye of
each individual as he enters but
the entire scene sea green ceiling
brown wainscoating yellow ser-
ving counters and stools and yel-
low tables and booths finished off
with a wallpaper of an unusually
interesting pattern is one of com-
plete harmony in color scheme and
motif.
One won't grow tired of looking
at the cam pf ire scenes saddles
horseback riders branding irons
bucking broncos and numerous
other western figures. Dark green
draperies add the necessary touch
to make this beautiful room com-
plete along with good lights a
juke box new refrigerator and
sinks dish sterilizer and vent fan.
A wonderful improvement which
one does not sfte is the plumbing.
All the old plumbing has been
torn out and replaced with new
pipes and fixtures. New gas plates
have been installed and will help
in brewing enough coffee in new
coffee makers to satisfy that be-tween-periods
rush.
To the right upon entering the
bookstore is now in a new location
and fully oquippepd with shelving
counters desk and other necessi-
ties. All books are in order and we
are hopeful they will remain so.
This nice addition should prove
beneficial especially at the begin-
ning of semesters.
We cannot bring this article to
an end without remembering and
offering our thanks to the com-
parative few who have worked so
untiringly. This is truly a student
project and we heartily commend
"Sud" Kishpaugh; who not only
directed a major portion of the
work but worked to a point of fa-
tigue. Thanks "Sud". Ably assist
ing to name a few and uninten-
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The Collegian (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 3, Ed. 1, Wednesday, October 31, 1951, newspaper, October 31, 1951; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth100358/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Howard Payne University Library.