McMurry War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 1, Ed. 1, Saturday, September 16, 1933 Page: 1 of 4
four pages : illus. ; page 16 x 12 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Greatest Enrollment In Four Years
Now Assured By Late Registrations
y
VOLUME 11
Majority of
NewStudents
are Freshmen
TWELVE TRANSFERS
REPRESENTATIVES
FROM FOUR STATES
AMONG FRESHMEN
TBANsrcns nam s states
Amoung the members of this
year's Freshman class the larg-
est tn four years are a number
of students who were prominent
in their respective high schools.
Several have been class presi
dents and a nous representatives
of organizations. Others have
been out standing In publication
circles.
Zoie Odom of Croebytoti wa
editor-in-chief of her high school
newspaper and secretary of the
Glee Club. She was repre-enta
tive of the Junior class and also
a member of several committee.
Edwin Givens whose home is
in Childress was popular an a
class president since he held that
lattice for three vears during his
wSophomore Junior and Senior
years. As a Freshman he held
the office of vice-president.
Hermit Is represented in Mc-
Murry by Lena Butler who was
president of the Senior class
president of the student associa-
tion and pep leader.
J. E. Reaves of Ben Whetler.
was class president and was also
prominent in other school activities.
From Nienda comes
set of
twins Robert and Leila Mae King
who were Valedictoiian and Salu
tatorian of their graduating class
respectively.
No less talented is J. B. Hop
of Abilene. He was president of
the National Honor Society bu-i
ness manager of the Abilene High
School annual the "Flashlight."
and Treasurer of the Senior class.
Four states are represented in
the class of 1937. These are New
Mexico' Arizona Colorado and
of course Texas.
Other freshmen are: Walter
Coopor Balrd; Ruth Pratt Mid
land; Margaret Turner Metkel
Janie Bess Saxon. Miami; Mar-
dell Sliouse Meikel; Opal Hush-
ey Merkel; Marx Aiuie Kimble
Floyilada; George L. Kower Co-
ahoma; Lerlene Hamilton Route
t Mrs Imogen Davis. Albany;
Alleta Askins Te; Ellis Todd
Richland Springs; C. C Fox Jr.
Foard City
Mui Nthart Luke Authur N.
M Del La Grey Syl ester Les-
(Continued on page three)
McMurry Faculty Includes Three
New Members For First Semester
? With the opening of the clox
enlh annual session the faculty
of McMurry College is practically
the same as that of last xear.
Only one change and one addl
tion is noted
Professor G. C Doswell U. A
M A. succeeds Joe Humphreys
as head ot the lustoix depart
inent for the ensuing yeai Rob
rrt Fulkerson xxho received his.
a A. from McMuiry xvith the
class of 1932 conies back to his
Alma Mater this year as assist
Bill coach of athletics.
Professor Rosxvell is a giiul
C- uate of Kast Texas State Teaeh-
' ra colle(je Conuuerce Toxas Ho
rtlv4 Ot xltr4 of Muter ot
imMmtti
LOOK WHO'S HERE
The first grand daughter of
old Stamford college over to bo
enrolled in McMurry college is
now a Freshman in the Instltu
tion. She is Miss Eloiso Mc-
Cary daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
V. C McCary of Baileyboro A
graduate of Spur high school
Miss Mi. Cary was Valedictorian
of her class.
Both her parents arc gnrdu
ates of old Stamford college
once located in Stamford Tox
as. McMurry college is the suc-
cessor of three other instltu
tious of higher teaming: name-
ly Stamford college which
hurtiel in 1918; Clarendon col
lege which closed in 1927; and
Seth Ward college which burn
ed in 1925.
McMURRYEXIS
KILLED IN AUTO
WRECK JULY 15
FORMER MANAGER
McM TAILOR SHOP
This week Me.Murrv College
pauses for a moment to mourn
the death of another one of hei
sons. Jack Glenn was kil'ed in un
automobile accident at Amarillo
on July 15th.
A student in 1955-86 and 1950
27 Jaik was the manager of the
McMurry Tailor Shop for those
two jears.
At the turn of his death Glenn
was an cmpluxe of Fox Ding coin
pany located in Amaitllo Texas.
He was traveling with Ins
brother.
FIRST MEETING OF
SEMESTER HELD BY
WAHWAHTAYSEES
Wah Vahtasees pep orgaiu
zation of the Institution held
their first ineeting of the vear
on Wednesday aftiernoon Sep-
tember 13. A note of enthusiasm
and eagerness to begin xxoik xvas
noted and a great .xear is antl
ctpated by club leaders nil b
Miss Willie Mae Christopher club
sponsor.
The initial Wall Wahtaxsee tea
xvlll be held Tuesdax afternoon
at four-thiity o'clock on the laxxn
of President Hall limitations aie
going to all young women Inter
ested hi Wah Vx'ahtnvseo xxoik.
Aits (roui Simmons uuixersitx in
1933 after doing giaduate xxoik
in S. M. U. Kor sexenil xeais he'
was pniidiwl of the public I
schools in Midland. He luught in
McMurry dining the summer of
1927
At both Uxors and McClaiu
Professor Boswell xxa president
of the Lions club and his inline
appears In "W'Iio'n Who hi Amer-
ican Education." He is also a
life member of Texas State Teach
era association.
lloboil Kulkersou during his
years In Mc.Mttrtx made for him
self an enviable record. As a full
back in football he xxon his let McMuiry and has been axvaided S Knox pastor of First Preobyto-
ter for four years. In addltlun i her Master of Aits degree from rian church the Hev J. Hum
(he was president ut the senior
ABILENE
Precedent
Established
By Seniors
TENNIS COURT GIFT
FIRST CLASS EVER
TO PRESENT GIFT
AT FIRST OF YEAR
THREE SOPHS JOIN SENIORS
Just Fishes! Green and .iwk
waul! Yes three yea in ago But
todax We see a group of digui
fied well poised xoung men and
women taking their places as
seniors in the halls and on the
campus of McMuny.
Through the three jears of col
lege life the green and white
colors that waed high and clear
during the first xear hae grad
ually but surely blended Into the
toft and meaningful colors of
blue and buff.
Awake and up to the minute in
all the activities the class did not
wait until this vear to formulate
plans tor its senioi undertakings
Plans were made and curried out
as to the senior gift to the col
lege and the class is proud to!
say that it is the first in the
history of the college to haxe Its
gift ready for use during Us
final vear.
The first executixe meeting for
19&1-SI xvas held Tuesday exe-
ning September 12. at xxhich time
suggestions and plans were laid
foi the semester to be presented
to the class in Its first business
meeting to be held Mondax- morn-
ing. '3i memgers that registered
xxith the class of 19J0 are: Robeit
Cunx Herman Hill Francis.
Paul Connie and Willie of the
Smith family Jim McKenzie Ma
ble Phillips Kit Carson Floxd
Marshall ltalph Moreman and
Viva Oarfoot.
Other members are: Kax K'
Hot. Joe Patterson Ciawfonl
Babb. Pickens West lteth Wit
Hams Anion Johnston Kittx
Yeatts
Maunce 1 eague Rov
Slade Ted Tisdalo;
Miss Willie Mae Chrtstophci
and Miss Caroline Couch spoil
soi-s since 1930
Vmoiig the iiiunx xisitors on
Mho campus this week xxere Mr
and MiN. Uelmont Uishop who
lixe at Westoxcr. Uolinoiit was
for throe .xears an assistant in the
Bookstore on the McMuiry eani-
pus. Min. Itisliop also Is a for-
mer student in McMum
class and of the Student Assih.ui
tion in 10.S1-A.'
.
ttel TrainlBg Dop.rta.nt.
In the pliysiml education de
paitment of Me.Muitv College
Miss Jexv'el poex becomes direc
tor of xvouieu's U thirties xvith thin
semester.
In the men's division of this
aanio depaitineut Anton John-
ston will be director. Ht Is a
senior and a cltertuaii(ou Mc
JMuiry's football team i Anion Is
also iromiiitnt In basketball mid
diiuuiitlcs.
' Miss Pos(i is a gladii'tte of
I Southtru Methodist university.
fflfcr TOmou
TEXAS SATURDAY SEPT. 16 1933
Freshman Class Is One Of Largest
History Of School; Seniors Juniors
Sophomores In Record Attendance
OPENING DAY ! "? 'REGISTRATION
ISMARKEDBY
CHAPELHOUR
Pres. Hunt Presides
WELCOME SPEECHES
GIVEN BY GREEN.
ARRANT AND COX
Ckurcfc AftBouactM&ts Mate
McMurrv college offie adv
be
-iOM
gan its eleventh amuiil
I ni. lust Thiirsilnv tmxiiilnt Ht tlii f
chapel hour. Pi J Hunt pre
. Went pivodec oxer the e-itire
service and brought the good
news to the bodv that the col
i lege was opening the new eai
xxilh a 20 per cent increase in
enrollment.
In his address to the students
and fitends of the lollege xvho
filled to capacity the college au
ditonuin Pr. Hunt tnvisioned a
nexv and grvater dax for Me-
Mm ix and a xear of outstanding
honors.
"In line xxith the report to be
presented at the annual Noith
west Texas confeiviiie. Methodist
chuixh this fall NhMim.x will
beiome the western noithwtstein
ivpresentatixe of the Methmlist
colleger of the southwest with
the entire educational ptvgiam
of the churches of Texas Nexx-
Mexuo Anzona and Colorado In-1
hind it.
Qrttttaa to Students.
Greetings to the MeMuux stu
dent bodv xvere brought hv Max or
C. U Johnson from the citx ot
Abilene; Supt. II D. Green of the
public school sxstem; Prof. H. H
Arrant Simnious uuixersitx Pr
J. 1' Cox president of A t C;
Hev. K M. Wairen First Cluis-
tiau church; Pr T S. Knox Klisit
and Giace Presbxteiian churches
Hev. Cal C Wnght First Metho
dlst chuixh; Hex-. Flmer Citibtiee
Oak Street Methodist chuixh and
Rex U. S. Marshall. St Paul
Methodist chuixh.
Special musical selection "l.til
hitix" from "iiwivn" hv i:.iui
was presented bvGxnsx Ted Sul
llxan Wylie dean o fine tuts so
prauo; rtuth Lasloy xtoliuist
from the depattmeut of music
and Lyda Greshaiu W'hi-enant
accompanist fixan the piano tie-
iartment. In umucclion the au
iiouucvnieiit xvas made that ltettiei
l.aslev. sister of ltuth and Cial
Lasley xxill appear in a piano I
toiiceit III the college aiidiloiiitin
Saturday luorniiig
S. M. Jay piesideut of the boa id
of trustees xvas presented hv Dr
Hunt. In a biief talk ho com
pleimmtod the fouuer fiuultx and
-tuduut bodv uu the xxoik luc-om
plislled and cneMed the hope
that student this xear would
make oven greuter accomplish
incuts.
At the beginning of the oxtir-
iImis "Al Hall the Power of Jo-
u Name" xxas sung he the as
einbly. After u pruxer by Dr T
( blen read th Scripture
Welcome
McMurr) College begins its eleienth year and is ten
happy to greet the largest student bod) since 1930 and the
largest class of freshmen since 1929. Our (enrollment in-
dicate that ue hate come out of the slump causetl by the
depression. To aery student new and old. I extend greet-
ing as warm and im-ere as is possible for heart to feel aiid
uords to express. I Irml that oU uill throu wuw-Wtr info
all Mtulent actiiittei and carry on the traditional McMurry
spirit. At the same time let us not torgrt that the chief
aim u all college siudenh is to snuie a college eilui-alion.
uhich hat become lital in tht da) of close competition lit
all fields of human aititity.
Sincerely your friend.
I. r. IWXT President
NEW SCHOOL OF TTWO STUDENT
WORK BY MAIL OFFICES TO BE
ADDED TO Ml FILLED SOON
Under Dean Boswefl: Myers McDonald Out
I uc A nS OF VARIOUS
rpnnTiirproTn
ucrntvuvtcnia ivj
ASSIST IN WORK
With the beginning ot the eh
enth year of xxxnk. a nexx mIiohI
of correspondeme has been in
i inuiuieu ' auuiumi io me regu
'" euntailum of MeMuiry Col
let rhe ow slluo1 s wuWr xUk"
direttion of 1'ivfes.sor tt C llos
". lott of lu' ''UUx and
lull ot th h0lx depailinent
In the anous divisions of the
srho' " ullts of "' resp.v
tlNL depaitments will siipeixise
work done in their field For in
stance Mivs Jouiiie Tate xxill di
"' VU)K tU"10 ln ioiivshiihi
enco in the uiatheiuatiis depait-
uient. Pi J K. Gwxtin 'stlxx xxill
conduct studx in the science de
paitmcut Thus throughout Mc
Muux i
Pining this the first xeat of
xxork onlx u limited uiiiiiliei of i
subjects are being offered. How
exer according to Miss lits Gra
ham McMuny legistjiit uddi i
tional classes in the future
The nexv school is being offered!
as a conxenieiice foi -indent J
having impassible conflUls ami I
also jor those in otliei toniiiiu
"mes wno wn ' " slu
xvork without the (ortnalitx of
attending tho classroom
Further iuloimation is obt uu
able from Miss Giuliani at the
college office.
FACULTY MEETS IN
FIRST SESSION
i. Noted
Atmosphere Ot Hope
The members of the faculty of
McMurry College met for the first
time this year on Mondax after
noon of this week. I
Dr. J W Hunt president of the
college presided over the meet
ing during which Deuu Doswell
wus intlxHliiied to the othei mem
bers ul tho futility. He spoke
briefly expixcmiug llie belief thai
this wuuld bo a gwit vear fin
the institution.
S. M. Juy president of the bourd
ol trwtmw. also H)ko ot the
brlntaln.t lulure
' SPFPTAI PI PfTinixI
I -- s ss..
iu riiJ urrn-ca
WILL BE HELD
With the l.nlui f ( laude
Mxers and Mxilon Mi i u.ild .o
i till ii to sihtsil two -tu U lit of
in.es naxi neeu ion xuaiu in
lust xeai s election l aude was1
.'lextea the business manag i of
the War Whoop while Mxiton
was selected as the xell hmlei
In then aliseme lioxd Mar
shall an.l Mai k Itowxei us
uui.xiug on I IomI who is
seiuoi and the juvsidi tit of the
Pt-ess iluh is umpoiaiilx Uie
business manager of llie siudeut
newspaper
Also at the fiHlliall ctitne with
St Josephs .Uaditnx last night
Mack Itowxei filled the post
tion of pep UaiUi
Meauxxhlle wind has Ixeu tx-
ceixed that Mxiton MiDonaM
max enixill ilnniik the next tew
dttxs
A speual eleitiou to selis I m w
officers for these positions xxill
bo calhd hx iuou loluistnii
president of tne Mmhiit -sm in
lion at the tune spenUni in tin
undent constitution
FOUR -YEAR SCHOLARSHIP
AWARDED TO McMURRY EX
lahalia Brown Goes to- tcrs ;:r "Z!
George Washington U.
Given By GovernmentVtioixlitig to woid teteixed hx
Mis. A. II I'.ste-
President Hull l.almllu Hisivxh.
a Freshman ul last xeai has re
jioixed a fouisear goxeinttieiit il
stliolaisihlp to Geoige Washing
ton I'nlxersit.x. Imatul at Wash
ingtou P C lahnlla Is a iosi
dent of Comma. New Mexico
Her letter to Mis. IU. follows
'Dear Miss Matron
" Kui that yem think that 1
NUMBER I
TOTALS STILL
UNAVAILABLE
Increase Is Definite
UPPERCLASSMEN
j RETURN NEARLY
HUNDRED PER CENT
i Many Old ttudaatt Are Back
i
Willi nuiiix students continuing
to is gistei throughout the xxx-ek.
It is definite! assured that he
enrollment in McMuirx icllego
ti tht ur will be the laicl
in fom xear The oiithnik tulie
present time is to HV nudeut-
lotl m inesteis.
toinplete iheik up has not
been made but the largei part ot
the sophi mures haxe rttvtr.ied
1 his is indeetl eucounigiug ae
itunliiig to the adniuatiattxe
staff sime so maiix stmlenls
si ill drop mil attei the first
e.i s xxoik
lhe niiiioi i lass of this xear
tout mis th names of piactieallx
all of List veil's simhomnres In
addition it is lonsiderablx aug
l01(. l)X miei of transfers
llml bv M.VI (1 oul students who
mxo vluu lllK olU foi
wmuig
lhe senioi i hiss w huh recent
k distiiiKuished itself hx gemg
tll( Vl 1U ( UVs01 H K1
iMSmK f m u.tl. lv
luM ! m-all.x one hundi-ed
. 0nt
IteKisliatmn
xxas effected on
I in sdax and W cdiicsda.x of this
xxeik rieshinen inatliciilated uu
luesdax xxlulo the rppetxlass
men followed them on W ednes
dnx
I'lexnnislx entixilue exauiilia
tiotts fin students from unafftliat-
ed high si bonis had In on given
on aturdax and Mondax
lite Freshmen ilass as usual
the I irgest in the instituHon fills
ait the student hod) to make it
one of the Itugest exet eiuxilled
for xxoik in this uillege
I am not mining back to school
so xou can let mx room go ti
someone else. Now I will exnlaln
what 1 am going to do I'wolvo
gills tliuseti fivin the stain of
ow Mexico ai to M N0t ll(
s hintl in Washington P 0 Pw
murou w iuiMuii us weixi cuw . tl.
coiintiv and 1 was one of the
Imkx ones Xim..i i n...
PeiuiHitilis pnitx. this aiiiHiint
ineul was glxen to me iiaitlx he
Utilise I am a meuihei of olng
DeiuiHintH
llowevei suiie plans could
not be completed for tho llnd
semester I do not leave until In
1 (Cuntluutd ot p jgvui
m
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
McMurry War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 1, Ed. 1, Saturday, September 16, 1933, newspaper, September 16, 1933; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth100682/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting McMurry University Library.