The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 3, Ed. 1, Friday, September 24, 1954 Page: 2 of 4
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Tl WAR WHOOP
Friday ptambw 24. 1IM
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Editorials
HOW 116 ARE YOU?
Mrs. Channcll. Dean of Women spoke to Christian Foun
dation a week ago last Wednesday night. Her theme was
"Are You Big Enough?"
It is unfortunate that more upperclassmen were not at
this meeting. "Big" men and women are Christian men and
women. There are many leaders on our campus who accept
the fact that there is a God and that He is Supremo. These
same people deny God's every call for Service to seek their
own pleasure and enjoyment.
The War Whoop believes that we all have to be "Big" in
ordnr for n successful 1954-1955 school year. Our campus is
made up of "Big" men and women and "Little" men and
women. Where do you stand .'
Christ is the Supreme Being not "me"; when will that
be realized here on our Christian campus: Milt cnester.
HARVEY IS NO POOKA
Do you know Harvey? No he is not El wood P. Dowd's
Pooka the imaginary rabbit. If he were a pooka it would
DC pilSSlUlC lor mill lu uu uiu iiii(jusaiui- jwi:jjiii; nit ".
Murrv campus clean all by himself.
Because such a job is impossible for any one man it is
the job of every person at McMurry to do his part in keeping
the campus as "spic and "span as it was tne day me se-
mester started. Mavbe vou are not the one who carelessly
tosses the candy wrapper or the banana peel; but you might
influence the fellow to acquire the habit. Just look around
you and you II sec rcccpticlcs handy lor just such an emer
tioncv.
Have you ever stopped to think how large our campus is?
It is . If you think in terms of square
feet you will realize what a tremendous job Harvey accom-
plishes alone.
You will be doing two things: keeping the campus at
tractive and keeping Harvey for believe me he is no pooKa
and he needs your help just like any other human being.
A pooka comes to this one or that one here or there
now and then. Jan Free.
Dke West
WttL Wilt
By MILT CHESTER
The pep-rally held for the West Texas State game was
certainly an inspiration to all who attended. It wduld be
safe in saying that there were about 450 people in attendance
including the band and the football team. If this spirit goes
on and grows through the year we will have the greatest
school year McMurry has ever known. Remember it takes
YOU a student to make this spirit. Upperclassmen don't
expect the freshmen to carry the burden of the school spirit
you carry your own and set the example.
War Whoop's Ntw System
We are trying a new system on the War Whoop this year.
That is we are not going to appoint students to editorships of
departments of the paper. We would like everybody to work
on the paper and we want to give experience to all staff
writers in all the departments of the War Whoop.
If you want to work on the War Whoop come on over
and we'll give you a job. We need news reporters typists
and people to work on the business staff.
Apology For the Errors
The War Whoop would like to correct the statement in
the first issue of the paper. The Galleon school literary
magazine was first published in 1924; not in 1942 as stated
previously.
We would also like to apologize to S. M. Jay the donor
of the two new buses that were given to McMurry last year.
The War Whoop of September 17 erroniously stated that the
buses were given by the Coca-Cola Company to McMurry.
Act Like Adults
We noticed in the paper a few days ago where a school in
Oklahoma did some "irreparable damage" to Austin College
in Sherman Texas. This kind of publicity is bad for the
school the students and the faculty. It is probably not too
soon to say let's watch our fun and see that it is not the kind
that will ruin property and cause bad feelings between the
leaders of the schools.
Tuesday Assembly Features Bell Man
This week's Tuesday chapel fea-
tured Glenn Scott of Dallas rep-
resenting Southwestern Bell Tele-
phone Co. Scott was introduced
by George Brown Abilene man-
ager for Southwestern Bell.
The program featured a dem-
onstration of new ideas in the
field of telephony with an ex-
planation of telephone history and
a discussion of possibilities for
the future.
Scott told students of the na-
tional long distance exchange be-
ing built at St. Louis Mo. and of
the proposed direct-dialing sys-
tem for long distance calls.
Bean Sandoval
Lead Boyct Hall
The girls of Boyce Hall met
Monday September 13 to elect
officers for the 1954-'55 school
year. The officers arc as follows:
Gcorgiana Bean president; Es-
ther Sandoval vice president;
Alice Spurgin secretary - treas-
urer; and Elna Bishop reporter.
Those attending the meeting
were: Mrs. Wilkins hostess; Nan-
cy Crawford Rose Best Dorothy
Strnccncr Kathleen Blankc Zcl-
ma Strickland Alice Spurgin
Gcorgiana Bean Esther Sandoval
and Elna Bishop.
Chanters Ready
For Road Trip
All dressed up and no place to
go! That's a very misleading
statement as far as the McMurry
Chanters are concerned. They
will be all dressed up in new
maroon and white robes and have
lots of places to go.
The Chanters arc planning a
fall tour that will cover a large
portion of Texas as well as nu-
merous single and week-end trips
locally. This spring a tour of
West Texas and Eastern New
Mexico is in the mill.
ZJhe lat'd (all
BY 8AM
During the 1053-54 school year
the singing McMurrians traveled
approximately 3500 miles and
made over 35 appearances out of
town plus the local performances
in Abilene. This year the Chant-
ers expect to exceed last year's
rcord for travel.
The membership in the singing
group has climbed to 53 an in-
crease of six over last year. Nine-
teen on the group are freshmen.
Chanter officers were elected
Tuesday afternoon but the re-
sults were not available at press
time. Dr. Richard C. Von Endc
is director and Francis Hinkcl is
accompanist.
McMurry students will get their
first view of the Chanters in ap-
proximately three weeks at a
chapel program.
Say man! J'ever wonder what it is that keeps you awake
in chapel? According to Francis J. (Uncle Hunklc) Hinkcl
organ professor it is a four-manual Skinner-Kimball pipe
organ. This organ is truly a work of Art (Alas! Poor Art I
knew him well.) This instrument is a very complicated and
expensive piece of machinery. It has 60 ranks of pipes or
approximately 3600 individual pipes'. Each one of these has
to be tuned separately. In spite of this however the organ
is nearly completely installed.
J'ever watch Mr. Hinkel play the thing? That kiddies is
a sight to behold. Buttons pulls keyboards pedals and
what-not where does a guy find time to monkey with all
those gadgets and read the music too? Well I'll give you the
facts M'am. He studies and practices and graduates from a
college or conservatory with a degree in pipe organ. Yes
McMurry offers a degree in organ. I am told that there are
approximately ten students on the campus that are taking
lessons on this organ.
This year there will be two all-organ programs offered for
our enjoyment. One will be held this fall and will be spon-
sored by the Shakespeare club of Abilene. The other will be
a Fine Arts Division recital in the spring.
By the way Mr. Hinkel is quite the versatile young man
in the music department. He is the Indianaire accompanist
Chanter accompanist theory teacher and principal Caril-
loneur (bell player to you squares) of McMurry College.
Next week instead of reading your MAD comic books how
about listening to the sweetest music this side of the Dixie
Pig juke-box. The musicianship of Mr. Hinkel is second to
none. The music is the most uplifting in the world. How
can you miss?
Until next week I remain.
Dlte War vVhoopA
WccLL Sc
tcrmon
Radford is Gold Mine
Of Good Opportunities
Do you find yourself financially
embarrassed on weekends? Are
you tired of trying to find some
thing else to do besides go to a
movie? Mrs. Andrew C. Rock-
over can help solve your prob-
lems and provide you with many
hours of entertainment. The fa-
cilities of Radford are for you
the students of McMurry. If stu
dents take advantage of all the
opportunities offered they will
find more than they have time
to do and the building will have
accomplished its purpose.
The building is open from 7:30
to 10:00 on weekdays and on
Saturdays it opens at 7:30 and
stays open as long as people are
present. All of the following ac-
tivities are available any time the
building is open.
Those who like exercise and
skill will find pool with several
new cues ping pong and bowl-
ing. There is a slight deprecia-
tion tax of 20 cents for bowling
frhoes but everything else is free.
Those who like table games will
find cards checkers and domi-
noes. The games mentioned thus
far are all located in the game
room in the basement. Also in
the game room are Coke and Dr.
Pepper machines a drinking
fountain and candy vendors.
There is a record player in the
office which anyone can use and
all the pianos may be used. In
close competition with the Rock
Garden in popularity is the T. V.
in the Club Room.
Mrs. Rockover said that any-
one who wanted to have a party
tea etc. could contact her and
dishes and other facilities would
be at their disposal.
There are many other attri-
butes of Radford and one of the
best is the prayer chapel in the
tower. Many students find it an
excellent place for devotion and
communion with God. Others like
to go there for meditation or
study.
The Radford Memorial Student
Life Center is on the McMurry
campus for a purpose to serve
you the student. See for your-
selves the opportunities it offers
and you will find many more than
those mentioned here.
"What shall I do with Jesus
which is called the Christ?" Matt.
27:22.
Because we have the Christian
faith the church and an institu-
tion such as McMurry wc have
positive proof that you can do
something with Jesus which is
called the Christ! We have done
very little or nothing to deserve
such a heritage as this one hand-
ed us by countless millions of
people back through Christian-
dom who have done all through
Christ. Did we choose to be born
into a freedom loving country the
color we arc into homes that
were warmed by the presence of
the Christ? We had nothing what-
ever to do with it; the ball has
been carried by men and women
upon whose shoulders we stand
men and women such as those on
our faculty and those known to
us simply as "Mom and Dad."
The question is now ours to
answer in whatever way we
choose. Seeing that we are gath-
ered about in the world by dark-
ness indifference and slothful-
ness can we do less than to take
the Christ and place him at the
very center of everything we say
do and think? He is the hub to
the wheel of life and time or
there is no hub! He must be Lord
of all or He is not Lord at all.
No second rate loyalty can be
given the Christ who was loyal
to the end.
Jean Paul Richter wrote ont
hundred and fifty years ago:
"The life of Christ concerns
Him who being the holiest among
the mighty the mightiest among
the holy lifted with His pierced
hand empires off their hinges and
turned the stream of centuries
out of its channel and still gov-
erns the ages."
What will you do with Jesus
which is called the Christ?
James Bell.
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The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 3, Ed. 1, Friday, September 24, 1954, newspaper, September 24, 1954; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth100934/m1/2/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting McMurry University Library.