The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 22, Ed. 1, Friday, March 19, 1954 Page: 2 of 4
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Texas Digital Newspaper Program and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the McMurry University Library.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Page 2
The WAR WHOOP
Friday. March It. 1954
Campus Calendar
Fri March 19 Chanters
banquet.
Sat.. March 20 Kappa Delta
Pi social.
Mon.. March 22 Kappa
Delta Pi PEMM Science Club
meet.
Tut.. March 23 Press Club
4 p. m. Mid-Smester exams be-
gin. Thurt. March 25 Social
Clubs.
Fri.. March 26 PETITIONS
DUE; FTA picnic.
Sat. March 27 Kappa Phi
banquet.
Cdiloria Is
ZJlie rsed Lro&A
Next Tuesday on our campus there will he an appeal made
to the McMurry students to join in the lied Cross drive for '54.
Some wonder why college students in happy secure sur-
roundings should eontrihtite to an organization which usually
is thought of as helping the fellow ou the other side of the
tracks.
In joining the lied Cross you identify yourself with eneh
individual act of mercy that I his groat organization performs
nil over the world .lust as surely as if you had extended a help-
ing hand yourself you are answering these calls for help
thousands of them each day by your membership in the Hod
Cross.
Statistics show that the Rod Cross performs more services
than most of us realize. Last year they performed the following:
three different services to the armed forces and veterans; five
services with the hlood program; eight with the disaster ser-
vices; ten with safely service; eleven with nursing services;
twelve with .Junior Hod Cross; twelve with international rela-
tions; thirteen with service groups.
Last year Red Cross workers at military posts provided
sj;(i7:Ui!t()6 in financial assistance to servicemen. They also sup-
plied nearly 40'.' of all hlood used for treatment of civilian
patients in this country. They aided 100800 domestic and insular
disaster reliei victims.
Many people wonder exactly who is the Rod Cross The
answer you are the Red Cross. In your hands is the measure of
what it can do in the year ahead for the stricken and troubled
who eall for the help thoy must have. Answer their call join
and serve the Red Cross in 1954.
-AttOka PL
Newspapers today are filled with stories of plans which are
in the making plans which arc being considered and plans
which arc not materializing.
Meetings are constantly being called for cither officers di-
rectors or even the entire body of an organization to study plans.
Most of the time the project "planned for" never gets past the
planning stage.
It seems to be the common conception among clubs socie-
ties and individuals that plans are self executing and once
thoy arc made will of their own accord take the necessary
action.
It's extremely easy and simple to plan to go to a movie but
the person will certainly never see the movie unless he gets up
on his own two feet ami goes.
Club projects never get past the planning stage even when
the necessary material is available. The planners obviously
got engrossed in talk and plans complicated on paper and fail
to see the simplicity of action.
Certainly action taken without previous planning is not the
best. Hut at least it is something that can he seen whereas plan-
ing without following it up with action accordingly remains a
more idea a nothing. The AVichitan.
Volunteers Plan Visit
To Jail Easter Hunt
Members of Volunteers are to go
with Forum members on their
Thursday afternoon visits to the
jails it was decided in Monday
night's Volunteers meeting.
Ona Belle True was appointed
chairman of a planning commit-
tee for the annual caster egg
hunt sponsored by Volunteers for
colored children.
The program featured a talk
by Mrs. Ethel Trice P. E. in-
structor on "Recreation in the
Church."
cdjenidon vue&l
srt ZJ-orum- UoL d5c
Rev. D. D. Dcnison pastor of
First Methodist Church Abilene
was speaker for the annual
Forum-Volunteer banquet last
Friday night. Theme for the ban-
quet was "Footsteps" and Rev.
Denison's talk was on "Following
Jesus."
The- new Volunteer hymn
was introduced and sung by
the Volunteers present. Other
musical numbers for the pro-
gram were a duet "Just in
ieedd UJt
ou
anninai
RECITAL PRESENTED
MONDAY
Eleven music students were
featured in a recital Monday
night at Radford Auditorium. Eli-
zabeth Little Marilyn Gilliland
Marie Beights Jane Huestis and
Jimmy Barros were piano soloists
and Dottic Floyd played an or
gan solo.
Vocal solos were given by Lam-
beth Cribb baritone; Clarice
Douglas soprano; Ann Brock
mezzo-soprano; and Ruth Ann
P nodes sopranos. They were ac
companied by Mrs. George Tyson.
Speaker
anquel
Lore' by Gwen Nunn and
Kenneth Rodgers; and a piano
solo by Claudine Hamner.
Special guests were Rev. and
Mrs. Dcnison; Rev and Mrs.
George Tyson; Rev. and Mrs.
George Stclnman; Dr. and Mrs.
Roland T. Schaefer; Dr. and Mrs.
Otis G. Carnes; Dr. and Mrs.
Lloyd D. Huff; Dr. and Mrs.
Will-Mathis Dunn.
Members of Forum and Volun-
teers and their guests prccsnt
were: Jarrell Sharp Bertha Pat-
terson; Patty Ray Boothe Rich-
ard Deats; Ona Belle True Jim
Riddle; Barbara and Dick Amos;
John Samuels Geneva Merrell;
Richard McDonald Mary Lou
Odell; Hershcl Homer Shirley
Massey;
Jim Tomlinson Eleaner
O'Kelley; Jimmy Forshey
Peggy Campbell; Anne Ander-
son. Gordon Mahon; Ruth
Picasso Frank Lewis; Cathy
Bourland Marchand M c -Dougal;
James Klrby. Dorothy
Hill; Harley Maberry. Gayle
Crowder; Mr. and Mrs. Mil-
ton Jocheti; James Miller
Elwanna Latham; Bert Af-
fleck Patsy Green;
Charles Hastings Mary Beth
Skaggs; Gene Tucker Sylvia
South; W.C.Strickland Ella Hill;
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ely; Keith
Wiseman Joyce Gound; Bob
Whitis Elizabeth Little; John
Davis Giner Walker; Orlie White
Claudine Hamner; DeWayne
(Continued on Page 4)
o
Chanters First
Spring Social
To Unreel Friday
Members and guests of Chanters
will gather Friday night in the
ballroom of the Drake Hotel for
a party.
This party marks the beginning
of an annual spring social that
will be held every year hereafter.
Freshman members of Chanters
arc in charge of the program
with Weldon Stephenson as head
of the program committee while
the social committee has charge of
the party as a whole.
f-oll fKeueald
Want Zrour I
"out i
By Sara
Results of the questionnaire
circulated in chapel last Tuesday
have been released by the Dean's
office. The total number answer
ing the poll was 294.
In answer to the question "Do
you intend to return to McMurry
in September?" 238 answered
yes 19 said no 19 were undecid-
ed and 18 are graduating.
The four most frequent sug-
gestions were variety of chapel
services improvement of grounds
to permit dancing and to admit
Negroes.
Other suggestions ran from ad-
dition of more courses to estab-
lishing a Homemaking depart-
ment. The courses most requested in
summer school were history
courses.
The top four suggestions were
closely rated and none of the
other suggestions ranked close ot
them. The second rated sugges-
tion improvement of grounds
was presented in two parts. The
Social lAJorld
ALL-CLUB ROUNDUP
-Act
Jledae
Inland
JC
eep
Alpha Pi Alpha
Members of the Alpha Pi Alpha
held the second meeting since
their organization Thursday
night at 6:15 in the Faculty
Lounge of the Student Life Cen-
ter. Plans were discussed for the
possibility of a spring activity for
this newest club on the campus.
There was also a report from the
constitution committee on how
their work was progressing.
Gamma Sigma
Gamma Sigma members have
been busy this week sending out
News Letters to their exes. The
weekly meeting was held Thurs-
day night at 7:30 in the Student
Life Center. Pledges have been
working on the banquet pro-
gram. Delta Beta Epsilon
The annual spring picnic
place time food program was
the main topic of discussion at
the Delta Beta meeting Thurs-
day night at 6:30 in the Fine
Arts Building. Several commit-
tees were appointed.
Arnnual d5and (iDanquet
redentd edJraqon 9 ZJh
"Death of the Red Dragon"
was the theme for the annual
band banquet held at the Wooten
Hotel Saturday night. Place cards
were toy busses painted maroon
and white and placed on a real
"highway" made of cardboard and
lined with grass trees and bill-
boards. Even the Burma-Shave
signs were there.
Balloons hung from the chande-
liers and along the walls carried
out the traffic as they were hung
in groups of three red yellow
and green symbolizing traffic
lights.
The program was given by
the freshman band members.
Students
Viator C-A
v laior
anaed
Norman
first part was the improvement
of the landscaping on the cam-
pus and the second was the
grating and finishing of the un-
paved roads ot the campus such
as the ones by the band hall and
in front of Gold Star.
Dlte 14ar Wlioop
Entered as third class matter
Published weekly during the school year September through May
except tor stated vacation periods by the students of McMurry Cot
lege Abilene Texas. '
IPm"" ?20PAis a T1??? f ?. TSJ38 Intercollegiate Press Asso-
ciation and the Associated Collegiate Press.
Subscription Price $2 Per Year
Editor-in-chief Donald Wi
Assistant Editor ZZZZgSS
SfraLT Gene Tucker
ISoX gffi? - - James Glasscock
Aruorto!::::::izi:::::.::z - X Efvr
Photographer .Z SedMerSSK
Reporters: Sara Norman Mary Nell Taylor. ""-vreary
sBa
! L
wilted i-anaucr
Llubd USud
y
Some of the club's pledges
have been kept occupied in their
spare time this past week by
weeding the flower beds in back
of President Hall.
Kappa Phi
Miss Newman's was the scene of
the Kappa Phi meeting Thursday
night at 7:00. After a program by
the pledges final plans and same
work was done on the banquet
which wil be March 27. The
Kappa Phi pledges have been
wearing their blue hairbows with
the club emblem on them every
day this week.
Khra
Kiva pledges have been find-
ing out the meaning of shining
shoes this week as they have
been doing some business down-
town instead of just on the cam-
pus for the members they have
been doing this job for every-
one! Several committees have been
appointed fo rthe club's banquet
which is supposed to be in April.
erne
It consisted of the funeral of
the Red Dragon and a typical
school day at McMurry. in-
cluding Miss Luker's English
class chapel and band re-
hearsal. Special numbers were given
by the Dragonflies a quartet com-
posed of Jimmy Arnold Don
Davis Billy Temple and Guy
McLain; piano and accordion sel-
ections by Claudine Hamner and
Shirley Cook respectively; and
a dance routiene by Nancy Law-
lis and Margaret Sealy.
Band exes introduced at the
banquet were Charles Beene.Pat
Brandt Olna Lee Winfrew Ted
James Doris Johnson Johnny
Grant Myra Cooke Mr. and Mrs.
Curtis Boyd Mr. and Mrs. Rich-
ard Elliott.
Members and their guests pres-
ent were Willis Giddens Tommie
Drinkard; Deneva Merrell Bud
Reynolds; Jack Darnell Pat
Kelly; Jack Long Betty Camp-
bell; Kenneth Worsham Phyllis
Moore; Wayne Crawford Myra
Moody; Gary Zook Thelma
Tucker; Bob Newman Bertha
Patterson; Bill Adkins Pat
Brandt; Tommy Fry LaGaytha
(Continued on Page 4)
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.
Matching Search Results
View one place within this issue that match your search.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.
The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 22, Ed. 1, Friday, March 19, 1954, newspaper, March 19, 1954; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth100926/m1/2/?q=wichita+falls: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting McMurry University Library.