McMurry War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 18, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 18, 1933 Page: 1 of 4
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'Uterij Wax
VOL 10
STUDENT FUBLICATION OF McMURRY COLLEGE SATURDAY JANUARY IS 1933
.NO 13
INDIANS TAKE WILDCAT SCALPS 38-35
winxan
SCHOURSaLD SOCIETY ELECTS
E TO
Mm AT
CONVENTION OPENS
WEDNESDAY
Three Students And Two
Facu'ty Members From
Local Chapter To Go
m. . l. . l .1 i.... i
uisses ciuaucin uowver aim
Doris Dunn and Edward ulev.
from the Scholarship Societv
membership ai-d Misses Julia
Luker and Jctinu- late horn the
tacult) have been chosen as the
delegates to the- convention of
Scholarship Societies ol the
South. Ihe convention to be
held at the an Matcos State
Teachers College begiiunii at -i
oc'ock in the attc moon ot L'ebiu-
ary 2.2nd. will have at least one
representative horn each chapter
in the three state- ot I ouisiana
Arkansas and leva-. Ihese del-
egaU-s irom the James Winford
Hunt (.hapten ot MiAlurrv Col
lege weie chosen at a icceut meet
ing
Mi Wlev bv vulue ol the
fact that he was tV tirst repre-
sentative elected will go to San
Marco as the voting dele-sate
Hisses iunn ami iriwvoi win
as alternates. Miss. Julia Luker
will go as the ofluial elelegite
from the MtMurrv taeultv. Ihe
sroup will be aecoiupanied bv
Mis Jetune Ta.e
The brief convention be
at two o'clock the 22nd will
continue thrcjgh the alternoon
and will be concluded the lollow
l" men inn at noon pait of
the eiiteitauiment ot the quests
the Seholaislup s0ttetx 0 slU
Maicos will 4ive a baium t loi
the Msitiii students and leaeheis
T ' ;') 5110
aiLU jWd wo
CiiAPE PROGRAM
Alembeis ot llie f'lnlo C luu ot
McMurtv College uiidei the ell
.reetion ol then soonsoi Miss Jen
lue Tale pic-seuted a vaueel pio-
gram at the chapel houi Wcdue-.
da) liiorunig
Kepiescnling a tvpieal mee.iug
of the orgauuatiou the Plulo
membeis weie culled lo oulei bv
the president. Miss lime Osburn.
In iepon-e to the roll call lead
Iv the eeietuv Miss Helen W al
ter each member ausweud with
....... ... . ... ....w
mo.los wciese.ious met p.acticul
but. lor the- most pa.t. thev were
..u....us.
Following llie toll call Mivs
Eleanor iislev gave a piano solo.
llieuie loi the Lelt Hand. Miss
Doiolhv Medloek gave i humor-
ous leading iur tlav s viemurv
System " and as an eneoio. of
fered " Vu Lsa o.i Ducklh "
Ihe bcMUtilul melodv Smiling
Through vvas off vied as a vocal
olo bv Miss lu no Osbur.it ac-
companied bv Mi s Eleanor An
lev tt the piano. s a.i encote
Mis Osburu sang " the Hours
Puss.' Follow mg the song. Miss
Helen Waltei recited the philo-
sophical poem Mvself "
The progiam was opened bv
Mis Jennie I'ate who. in i bnef
period of devotion lead a veise
from Romans and ofleied i prav
er. 'Ihe program v.a concluded
bv Mi Valtr'i tital.
CONVENTION
SAN MARCOS
CLACK SPEAKS TO
EROS MONDAY
Miv Tonimie Clack head ot
the English department of Vbilene
bash school poke on the South
west to the Sigma Lambda Kappa
Literary Societv. Monda) in the I
chapel.
'Uie fust glimpse of the real
Southwest came to Alls ( lack on
her wav ti Sail rrancisto. lo
I . I ....I ..i ...1
oci n was wm ui un-icrij mu
wonder this land of the painted
desert anil the pctrihecl toret
Mi-- Clack stated very emphatic-
al! that tlie great books and
paintings of the future will come
hum the est. Taos. New Mexi-
co is alread) full of gieat Amei-
lean painteis.
After spending two vears in
Northern Arizona. Mi Clack's
statement should mean a gieat
deal to oncoming writers and
pamtei.
Hopi hl2 tns
Hoi facts concerning the Hopi
Indian tcservation were verv
worthwhile and interesting. She
c-xh bited a number of picture- ol
Indian life Indian poterv. and
an Indian loom for weaving. Miss
I. lack suul that she had see i only
two. beautiful Indians in hei deal-
ttim tjKIU One was a Cher-
t... .!.. .! took .t
the Vmeucan pageant held at Al
lnuueictic iew Mexico.
C)ne of Miss Clack's fust ex
perieuces in the great we-t came
about as the le-sult of a Idii tiatn
and m attempt lo find the- best
hotel in a one horse town. I he
best holej proved to be i board
inj house whose
adv was
urunk aim wnoe neis naei not
beds had not
Decn made. Miss v. I iek saiu tnal
.itlir ski foiinil finl lh.it tin- I mil
laelv was diunk she thought llie
incident verv amusiu
lughlv ieuarikl the
din ha
nd of the
west.
lo Miss C'lack the mu-t charm-
ing place in the eutne west i
sanla I e New Mexico.
McMURRY STUDENTS NAME TEN
GREAT MEN OF ALL AGES
Queer Choice Of Famous
Survey Conducted Among McMurry Students
What
is gieatness.'' Who aie
... .t.-i ....... ... hii.ui
tlio ten
.V..V'. ..... ".J
viisweis to these question will
val accoidmg to the intciest oi
lmne pciiups to llie aiiiounl ol
lcadlllg 0f an individual Vccord
U (J a queBllwlM1e distributed
n lruf jw Huinplue). head ot
e depaitmeut of Histoiv. Mc-
Muirv stueleuLs varv in their opiu-
ums. Uie followiu; list i in the
order of vote cast-
lliotnan . telisou.
W oodrow Wilson
Napoleon Uouapaite.
Ceoige Washington.
Vbruham Lincoln.
Jesus Christ.
Alexundei the Gieat
iistolle.
Juliu Caesar
W illiam Shakespeaie
llie volers gave the men of the
tneidei ii aiea a preference as there
vee onlv lomnler itslotle.
iml Julius Caesar who belong to
ancient historv. Ihe fict that
thiee piesidciits of the L luted
stitc-s are mentioned shows that
the student bodv i for Uie home
i couutrv. There ver thtw ratli-
FnsS
S ujb
Pledges To Have Charge
Next Weeks Issue
Of War Whoop
Fifteen students were elected to
membership in the McMurrv
Piess C lub in a call muting Fri-
dav morning
Membership 1 based on a can-
didate having five thousand words
P"t-d in the student publication.
completing sivtv hours of work
on a student publication or wi
m hl Ue w ll)atm.
. .. . . .. p
Ji suoiuuicu io nie
r. i p.
contest.
New member elected will have
charge of the punting of net
reetion of katherne Simpson.
New nieinbeis elected were: Al-
line Williams. Lluabeth Johnson.
Margaret Phillips Mattie Helen
C huieh Howaid Hollowell Uoio-
tin Marshall. Dorothv Vkard.
i i- m v.i i i v..
C auee r Mveis. Allielela leats.
. .
Maiv Jane Simpson. Uob Lunv
Viuon Johnston. Mildred Willi-
am-.. Ihelma Jo Buklev and
Flelen Waltei.
Dan Dodson Debate Judge
And Rotary Speaker
Dan Dodson managei of the
McMurrv Book Stoie. and assist
ant m tlie Education depaitmeut.
ha been kept bus judging de-
bales and making speeches the
past week
Tuc-sdav night. Mi. Dodson act-
j
a juelge in the debate ehin
ination contests held at Abilene
''M1' school.
lnelav at noon. Mi DoiUon
was the guest speakei at the Mil-
lone Kotarv C lub luncheon. Mr
Dodson deli.cied a verv iiiteie-st
ing talk to tlie Kolauaiis on
Shrines of leas. '
Men Revealed Through
laiv leadei-s Napoleon. Caesar.
md Ucvaiidoi. on w tiler Slake-
I eate one scientist. Ldisou and
si eaie one seiemi
one uhilosopliei. ristotle
Jesus Christ has sixth place. If
a (le videiil bodv ha.l consul
e.ed Ch.isl is a man. ot cou.se
He would have beaded all lists.
all llie s"ideiil bodv
It is believed lo he agnostic oi
atheistic lo coiisidei Christ u a
man oi to list Him with othci
cailhlv being.
Sueh moil as Ghandi. Ill Whit-
nev. Peishing Columbus Miisso-
Inn. Padciewski. Moses si. Paul
Solomon. Homy l-oid Kockefcll
er Pat M. Neff. Coolidge Will
Kogei. Sinclair Lowi. and Hook
ei T Washington received votes
Some student made a huge
loke of the list and gave the Four
Mnr brolheis. Cab Calloway ami
the 'llireo MuskelisjrH a vote. Mr
Joe Humphrey head of ihe His
torv department got five voles
President Hunt received four
votes and Mr. James E FrctMitan
got one vote
Mr Humphrey u rfponil)lc
for the -utvev. Mr. Humiihrey
said approximately 00 per cent
of ihe student bod) responded.
HOLIDAY
In keeping with a long stand
ill" custom of honoring the
l.iithdd) of Ceoige Washing
ton MeMtiruan will eujov a
holidav. Vleditesdav Februaiv
2.lld. '
FIRST DEBATE OF
SEASON SATURDAY
The girls debating team of Hay
lin. Helton will arrive heie teb
ruaiy 25. to debate McMurrv 's
team on the question of lie-solved
a tQ cancifillj01 ut the
that the United States should
utter-allied vvar debts. 'Ihe af-
firmative will be upheld bv the
McMurrv team as the visitors ask-
ed for the negative ide of the
question.
LIFE SERVICE BAND
HElKO WlSlSIUNAKY
vte) 011L. uf our
missionaries who has been work
ing tlie past eui in the McDonald
l" ''" Mi-ion School m Houma
Louisiana was tne principal
. r -. u i
speakei at Life Service Band on
WeJ evening.
"llieie is nothing more ruiiun
tic than dedicating one's life to
the service of God. and nothing
gives 'gieater satisfaction when we
come to the icaliation that the
elieam of a Chiistian soeieiv and
win the hope ol a Christian woild
are a lesuit of oui eftorts ' said
Miss Uvche.
In ihe Vpostle Paul's letters
to the Hebrews we hud the e
wortls aith i the substance of
things hoped foi the evidence ol
tbi'i's not sce-u We need lb ve
evervlhing
Isc in ihe world in
this hum ol distiess and want to
b 've faith in God todav " contin-
in d Miss Wv.he. We should b.-
b'e lo st iml in mv situ lion we
find uuiselve's because we have
pi teed on I ulh in C'od litis is
a I me tu st imi sttiU and to hold
slivill is- ut I nth in Jesiis Cluist
Man fails s ni.inv tinie-s. he losis
iglit of ihe woithwlule things in
lite when the stoinis of life come
in on us but we should reali-'
Dial even though our plans fail
oiuetiuics and our most cherished
dieanis fade into nothingness God
nevei fails Ho has nevei full
md will nevei lose i bitlle th
a.
c will he reaelv loi vhiltver
inav come oui w.tv Wo cannot
plan our own lives and leave God
out. I'e.tce anil quietness and ov
come when we plan Willi l-o I. llie
sui that so eusilv best-N us toduy
ihi.. we scun to fogettlut God
'ias never Uiilc.l. Wo can remove
the doubts in out lives through
pruvet lesus made pruvei u. verv
mi oil.tut and vital part of His
so we. a Christians ami is
uo iv( (J0d's world must tuko
me to uiuv.
nd mu I tell you a little
li i work in ilu. Mi !). 11
-i bool ' llie woik was sturled
Huong the n.i. hulls in Louisi
iCoiitiuued from page three)
PLANS MADE FOR
SUMMER ASSEMBLY
llie olficcis of the iuuiiu Pco
ple-s deparlineut if the Northwest
lexis lonleimeo met in bilen
lust satina to nuiKo plans con
coining the summer assunblv
which will meet it Milium on
Juno 6th
Officers attending the dueling
were Presidtnt VUie I iiliton
lieaiuiet William V wo I Nun
ton; extension ectelniv of the
conference Kev J. W ilou of
Lubbock; dean of the summer is
veinbly. Hev. Marvin Noiwood ot
Albany; und Kev C. L. Keats
of Mrkel.
"fSfflSf-
Tournament
Debaters Gain Experience
Through Local
Meet
McMurrv was wci? ieprosentcd
at the tournament spoiisoiod b
C (..on lebiuarv 1U-U
Events to be enteud in tin- loui
naiiKiit weie debating boi both
bovs and girls oiatorv and ex
temporaneous speaking the inc.
ream lepie-enung mcwuciv
dbaU teere Aubof v.jv c. L
Huliss W oodrow Vdcock and
Joe Henrv ischkaimpi! while
Mavme lluth claik and Llurniei
Kanise'V weie the vvomeii ilehatei-.
Oiator- weie Russell Dav and
Woodiow dcoek Howaid llol
lowcll and Hugh nllionv we.e
eteuipoianeoUs speakeis. Coach
Joe Huuiphiev and (.aioliuc
Ct
oueli were al llie louiuaiileiil
al-o
Ihe touiuanienl opened on I eb
luaiv 10. at -i o clock with a
tuikev diiinei which w i- -eivcd
to all contest nits anil coaches. Im
tntli.ilil lolliMi)r tlu- iliiini.i the
met a called and contestants
eoaelies noin llie aviiuus co'
(.ollcjcs lei.ioseiiud wuc ok
lahoma l!a li-t liuveisjb Muw
nee Uklalioma. Male le.iilu-is
College Duiaiit Oklahoma New
Ieno Lmveisitv xinta I c. New
Huiio Vliool ot Mines. LI l'i
1 .. I 1 I I
It. is. I ejs 1 e. nnolo 'it it
College. Lubbock l'niiitv L uivei
-ltv. a ihaehic. Uavlor Lnivei
silv. Waco. N'oith le.i- sl.ili
leaeheis College. Denton How
aid I iv no College Biowuwood
iitl the thiee local eollenes. C
C 'siiumiiiis and Me Mm iv
Debates
llie tpiestiou debaled was Ue
-oivid that the L mtcd SI itcs
sh mid igite to the cancellation
ol the uilei allied w ir d.hts. Sinn
tin e weie oulv si jiils le mi
onlv thiee lounds weie iVb.iti I
beloie the picluninarics iwu ot
Itiell weie held I ndav mlll lllil
one saUiv inoiniiiL the 'im-
teams had I oui i. minis ln!u tin
pieliimnaiies. Ihe pieliuiitiaiios
in both bovs ami 'girU ih luti s
Cuiltllllleil mi l '.M. i
FRESHMEN GIVE
GOING TO
Friendly Atniosphie; Patents Wish; Religious In! In
ence; Sonic Of Outstanding Reasons Oftrted
In the Book sioic ihe ollu i dav
I fell into conve is itton with sev
cla' fc biucu likibh. hunk md
iiiteit-ting lnnes who wen sini
.'nlhiisi.istie m then fust
then colli ue eiluealion. W
n ol
talk
md l
ililligueil with some ol the
ions thev so icadilv give
weie dtseiissin ; a new bov
was i u.enl ti.tn-lti fioiu a
bv colleue.
i heic
Ho
uobablv ni.iV'
lie uiso ol the f I le lull v alllio
pheto McMiutv has Gee thev
make a gii) le.illv full at houi.
out In i. on the lull. ' s.ud one ol
mv hieiul
II
in his vone
Wo thought that ovei loi a mo
uieiit ' n special reason for
saving thai' I a-ked.
'"Yes theio is" he suid. Mv
fnl impiessioii of McMurtv was
th it it wits t fiteiidlv -ilieiol with
lew oi no cliipies "
lhev all agrted on this poinl
and a few othei meiitiontd othci
Im lots druw tug llieiu lo McMuirv
ineo then 1 have talked with
appioxiinulUv hltv hesliineii.
Se.kiii(j more facts I lead tlieiues
McMURRY INDIANS AVENGE
EARLY SEASONS DEFEAT IN
HECTIC BATTLE LAST NIGHT
SCORE IS 33-ALL AT END OF REGULAR
PERIOD; F. SMITH BESTS REYNOLDS
FOR SCORING HONORS
McMurry's Mightv
hustling A. C. C ildcats
bj. accurate passing expert
bling last night in McMutiy gtnnaiutn. The final
score was 38-35.
TIE GAME
At. m then previous eng. i!e.'mcit ol the eat.on
the two tean weie deadlocked it the end ol the tegu-
ku playing time The coie Iviv 33 33 Attei
j bliel tC'sL the 'WO te. LIlls
.. ...l IJ
minute exit a renod
e.e
then sank a beautitul shot
oiled do Le1 1 .s al 1'1.
i ' i i
ClbOW 1" s-Pl'th. McMut
a long tield goal tium the
fU. K..1I .- l t.
lt-1.-
mS. 1 V. 11 s'l 1 '1 1 'l v.V. til LCIO
. . s5
cue ecu e'Ji eMi. n evve
ped m anoihet I eld goal as
creemans val!ecl 10
Lub-
heck Mond iv
Mi tud Mis
man weie called tu
Mtimlav afternoon
illn.ss ol Mis Im
I 111 wilt Hi ulllp
l-l
iiiiiIIk I
I.. Lull
i t .
Mi .1
it
M.
limit
while
In Mis
.1 Dims
mill t
1 1. 1 ulh
I Mtl.lt. I
We.lne.liv 1
Mis I mm in ti in
ik i i It In i u 'j I
REASONS FOR
McMURRY
Willi
Win
Ml
Mum
sl.b..t I
lo MeMiiin
;i.
DUO p.
IK sel
mil M.
I lue
s .
l si
) ..... 1
not
in. i th I In
whiliiuug distil
i li.-slim.in iihin
vaiupli one l.ov
in le
lli.it
i siiiull school is tun ss.iulv moil
hieiidlv III in i hit '. i inn b.i iiist
in I sin.ill school olio is iblt l
know iuliiu.it Iv eveiv sludenl il
tending.
Mioul foilv uiteiviiwiil men
IioiichI the high ideals i which
Mi Mum sioo I Dm ui t i slid
that in a gn U the students li.td
IumIi.i doitU than -he ivpeilisl
In llnd in t 'itoiiti ol sluduils ol
litis tvpe
One uiiltundinu fit'hinii
oil
the ollu i II iml. surprised mt- Willi
her slulcuitntx --lie) was slun.linr
it one ml ol lliu hull done and
1 l kud hei t Ii w .ileslloits lie
gliding lo mention that her un
swers niipht bo Used in nil uiler
vtow article.
students have no high idojtls.
lice Uiuv have lilllo uiulnlioil "
she suid with a to. of hot head
LsiuUiiucil on pugu four)
Indiuis overpowered the
in a ganw that v as featured
shc)oting and fancy drib-
tOUk to UlO HoOI lot a I1C
.... .1. !. A ( ( u..l
v iie'ici. . e e. . ie)i waLei
eK.sj ui the ball eeinmgly
Wlt'l
I . '
bid'
im tupping it m his
. th n leuluied with
ci'l He then tang
l-lwif. l'i) lsk'.l-Fl. lllllll
V'l-sii iv. llvlVUHl". s.Hs.'l-
I
the gU 1 s ;Uhdc.d
uC.C. Leads Vt Halt
. lid. Us llliw (list Mood
W 1k.! dllb III. I 111 1.11 I
i . bill I sunili cam.
t. i he -mi. the ludi
i it s. l inlo I le id ol 10 0.
C C. Ilu.li liilli.d and
-.ink . h it diuolin;; I tout
.Ids W ilklii-. mil L iwieiiee
I it . h 11 Unit IV 17 lw
I. 11 ' Is piowd costlv
Iii.Ii u.s dm nifi tin wiiuug
I- l Ihe pui. .l
m .oiul Halt
'. ..mis ...tun I it k with
v 1 pipuki bill ill. Wild
.1. tn ie u . in. I. with then
s ii 1 i in up i h id ol 2n l'i
t lb Hu-Um.I Indian de
. ..... d Ini.l it-ell M.Mlii
I ig -uiis lb. ii m ut into n
III. I Willi I sml IiOhiImiiI
ill. I ik. i limn ill points ol
until I ich lcdles s pint
-on i.iiiio dm. .-1 die be
ti.d Wildcats. It was piob
one ot tlu uie.ilest i ellllil
ibh
1 -o il -llooling imi sun
Ih li Mini v ioiiiI siu.iiv
I in d i out h nidi d shot ovt I
head horn noun. I ill. l'i loot
io which ibsoluti Iv . .mid not
guarded Ihe I. am- win agiui
U .Mocked it U all but Ciiiiv
in. I ItivuoliU tin n sank goals in
k simis-ioii In tie the -con
il tlu
.1 ol tin I. gill II
.IUII tllllc
Nllllttj lllull
I simdi M Mm n iiinteiiiloi
loi i onli n nee sionng honois
w.i- hi) h point man ol tlu m Iti
lulling ih. bulls w loi (i held
mis iml one Im llitow fin a
total ol I t points Ho was i lose
Iv lolb.w.d bv I. Smith who
t u -lie . I in lioin Ins ..nai.l oositiiiu
to
live held jo lis.
'Iillv Id. nobis was limit loi
with 111 points iml wits
eloclv lollowid bv W nlklits with
IIIIIO.
the Indians did -oui. lluuj ill .;
no .ilhoi 1 am lias been abb lo
do mil that was to i.aiu .ontio'
of the Up ut least hall ot llie nun
I ho jauit ui- platd lietoic i
I liked lli.u-e wliiih v l- pmbal
Iv one ol llin Inieitsl ius.w
to oo in In. ban tain. I In n .1
Uidrnt bod io- and binds It id an
tlitciesliug coinlkil ot lilt it own
(Continued on pao four
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