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jHfltorra Wat Ufroop
VOLUME 11
ABILENE TEXAS SATURDAY OCT. 28 1933
NO. 7
FIFTEENTOGO
T0WESL7MEET
FROMMcMURRYi
Dodson President
Northwest Texas
Wesley Foundation
Miss Newman Adcock
Others From McM
Scheduled To Speak
At least fifteen McMurry stu-
dents are expected to attend the
Wesley roundaion conference at
Canyon on November 3 4 and 5.'
It is a student affair sponsored by
the Department of schools and
Colleges of the M. E. Church
South. The theme of this year's
conference is to be "Religion in
the Well-Integrated Life."
Dan Dodson an instructor of
McMurry college is president of
the conference. He will preside
at the business meetings and will
act as toastmaster at the opening
ba'nque on Friday night.
One of the outstanding features
uiie oi uie outstanding teaiures
of the conference will be the in-
terest group discussions on sub-
jects of vital interest led by some
of the outstanding people of the
conference including: By M.
iwctveown genera ooara repre-
scntativc and former McMurry
college dean; Miss Vernie New-
man McMurry Spanish iiutruc
e . .
tor; Kev. Orion Carter Lubbock;
'n$nA Marshall Rhew LuBbotk.
Dr. Hill from Canyon will de-
liver the welcome address at the' rection of Gypsy Ted Sullivan""0 " cp ncP Pnaes fnr "0
orening banquet on Friay evening. Wylie head of the voice depart- hrho01- He replaces Gcoign hoe
Woorow Adcock a McMurry ment will go. They will present yer' rc's"- Kit Caison isioad
sophomore president of the' a variety of musical programs at lonrt01-
Young People's conference will the different sessions of the meet. ' cauro of hc "finiwrns '
bring greetings from that depart- It is known that two of the nlk '' resident Hi JTt. The In-
ment of the church organization;! faculty members will attend. They lm" ba(1 nncu ivoral mi'ii
and Re. S. G. Rogers from Pan- are: Dean Boswell head of the )CN-
handle College of Goodwell Okla- history department and Dan Dod-j " r
homo will deliver the key-note son of the education department.' Mf Qpiiflflor PlavC
address. I
After the banquet- fellowship
hour1 will be held under the su-
pervision of the Canyon represen-
tatives.
Saturday morning the opening
worship will be conducted by the
erouo from Goodwell Oklahoma.'
Immediately afterwards the inter-1
est groups will meet tor their dis-
cussions. I
Saturday afternoon worship will J
be conducted by the Lubbock del-
egation followed bv a business
. ' i . rr- j
!SS?JSJr "" "'" "
The evening program ot wor-
ship will be conducted by the Mc-
Murry representatives.
Sunday morning at 9 oclock.i
Kev. C. W. foote ot canyon win
conduct a communion service aft-
er which reports will bt made by
the interest groups and a general
discussion held under the leader-
ship ot Dan uodson.
The closing sermon "The Pow -
er of an Integrated Life" will be
delivered by Rev. ty. L. Tittle at
11 o'clock.
GRAHAM GOES TO SEE BUDDY
ROGERS BUT
Says Chicago Is All Right
Miss Iris Graham. McMurry's
: i.i Mniidm mnm.
ing at 3:30 o'clock from an eight'
" . .
day trip to the century oi rro-
gress.
Amonu the many thincs she saw
she spoke most favorably of the listening- to the orchestra of the of the mathematics department is come upon uj. Faith anchored in November ll has been moved up
Hall of Science Travel and Trans-' celebrated Charles "Buddy" Beg- a member. the true and living God is nece3- this year so that visitors might
port ahibit and the Art exhibit.) ers. The remainder of the time The session was held in the Cry- sary in order that one has a pur- witness the Indinn-Wildeat foot-
She reports that the pictures in the she spent in Chicago proper ttal ballroom of the Woolen Ho- pose in life and can meet the fu- ball game to be played Novum
art exhibit were of the rarest type' shopping and seeing the sights. te). ' turt." ' btr 25.
Of All Things!
Speaking of ilumli tricks....
Our registrar Iri Graham
Sometimes called "Flag1"
Pulled a real boner.
After sitting in the office all
summer
Listening to the Miriam and sun-
dry persons
Telling ahout their trips to the
fair
Mis Graham decided to go if
only
To cc the "Streets" of Paris"
Which is undoubtedly the most
popular attraction.
Did she go?
Did she! But
Hcrc'd the joke:
She forgot to see the "Streets of
Paris."
Number From HTM
Will Attend N-Wj
Texas Conference
Will Convene At
Clarendon Nov. 8
' Annual meeting of the Noith-
I west Texas Conference of the
! Mtl.nl:t c..:..nn.nl fK. ..!. t
? . V T '. v.. v"u'1-"'l
goul v- ()e hed -n clarendon; I
i1:: v 1. o a i.i
of McMur studen3 anj facuhv
membe m nend accordig to
fln anIl0llncemellt tteek fom
the 0ffce
Dr j w Hu ideMt of
i. u i n. i ; ni
. b't . nsi.u i!....'..t I
ovfii. .hum ui int. uiuiu ui.raiiiui.iiif
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rnnfnM..'
All members of both the boys
and girls glee clubs under the di
At least ten ministerial students.
are expected to go to Conference.
Four alread) know that they will
atter.d: Woodrow Adcock Arthur
Kendall Luther Kirk and Jimni)
Reeves.
1fM .. Cmm1.
VrdllCll Ulvdlld
On Preparation
"What are you going to do
iweiuy veurs iroin now ;
was Ihe
vital question pre-enled by Dr
F.
I M. Wnrrpn iinctni nf Hip Ktrt
christian church of Abilene to
le facuU anJ student bo(jV(
Monday morning.
Hie objective of his talkto
emphasise the importanie of ev
ery college student's picparing
himself in order to become tone'
body in particular was intelli
gently accomplishtd by leference
to a picture of the 1920 llilile
j class on the campus of the Oklaho
ma State University and explana'
lions of the success of the mem
' bers.
CAN'T VAMP HIM
But She Will Stick to McM I
especially those that are only on
exhibit lor the lair and will be
I rnmm o.l iij cni oa it ia effT
Miss Graham spent four days in
ie fa;r ound jurin wlicll
time :he had the pleasure of visit-
ing die Blue Ribbon Casino and
McMURRY SPECIAL TRAIN FIRST IN THREE
YEARS. TO TAKEONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE
STUDENTS TO BROWN WOOD THIS AFTERNOON
Many Improvements
Made In Art Studio
Mcintosh Directs Work
Improvements made recently in
the art studio under direction of
Mrs. It. H. Mcintosh head of the
Art deparment add not only to
its beauty but also to its utility
and efficiency.
The main colors are dark red
and green with some black. The
modernistic shelves for books and
pot plants are of black. And newl
screens of dark red and a couch i
of green add much to the depart
ment. A new board for the pur-
pose of exhibiting the student's
drawings has been placed on the
north wall.
Plans foi further improvements
luvc been made.
The art department
s at pres-j
cut cooperating with Mrs. G. Fisk
president of Federated clubs in
making place cards foi a Federal
d Club banquet to be held at
. . ... '.
Austin November II.
n
George Smith New
Pep Assistant
A giant not mllv was held In
1 (he MeMunv KViminsitun. Thill's.
('n night of thi
work. At that
time u nowtwW.nl pep lender
P""1 il"1 odlirorl. IIo Is Ool ge
Smith n Freshman who will
woik with J. B Holt ns one of
'. uvuuuvi m iMja
Ancient Dulcimer
Instrument Dates
To Biblical Times
A treat was afforded those pres-
ent at chapel Wednesday morn-
ing October 25 when Mr. W. F.
Scudder played several selections
on a dulcimer that has been in
her family for sevent)-four years.
t'rolessor Ihurston gave a short
history of this musical instrument
during me reign ot Louis AV in
France and even as far back as
the time of Daniel. Accompanied
by Annie Bruce Henderson at the
piuuu aim june toung wun ins
Kuuur mrs. ocuouer piayeo: neu
Wing" "Listen to the Mocking
Bird" "Dixie Land" "Sweet
Home Waltz " and "She'll Be
Coming 'Round the Mountain.'
Girls Glee Club
Entertains For
Forum Music Unit
Girls Glee club of McMurrv col
lege under direction of Gypsy Ted
Sullivan Wylie dean of fine arts1 day evening October 25 spoke
sang for the Music Unit of the before the members of Life Serv-
Woman's Forum Wednesday' ice Band on the subject of "Faith." i
morning. They rendered twol He used as a basis for the mea-
' hymns "My Faith Looks Up To'
Thee" and "From Greenland's!
Icy Mountains.'
I lra VluliM ic
. president ot the
musical unit while Mrs. Whisen-
ant anolher member of the Mc
Murry fine arts faculty is vice
president. Miss Jennie Tate head
Will Leave Here
At About Two P.M.
At Abilene-Southern
Depot Second Pecan
For the first time in three years
McMurry college is to have a spe-
cial train going to an out-of-town
football game. Students and teach-
ers of the institution and friends
ef the school will leave at two
o'clock this afternoon to go to
Brow
d for the Howard
Pavne.McMurrv irnmc At an ear-
y 10ur this morniii" approxi-
mately one hundred and seventy-
five people either had bought
tickets or had signed up for the
train.
Although the game will not be
called until night the .special will
leave Abilene early in the alter'
noon in order that members of the
football squad will have lime to
"limber up" and become accus-
tomed to the Yellow Jacket grid-
iron.
The train will stall I
k soon
after the game is ovei and will
arrive back in Abilene at about
one or one-thirty o'clock Saturday
morning.
Twenty-five members -if the
Varsity who are going are:
Rob Curry Amon Johnston
Sand) Foreman John Daniel Red
Jefferies Dillard Wood Paul
Smith Hohen Foster Jim MrKin.
zie E. G Johnson Frances Smith.
J. B. Neely Milton Bryant.
Ro Kemp Don Wineinger
Harvey Carrell Malcolm An-
thorn J. . McAdams Earl
White Connie Smith George
Brogdan Newb) PiUt C. L. Har-
less and George Dnrixlie
The Wall Wahtaysee drum corps
is going full force. Thirty-five
members who will be there are:
FJsie Pearl Couch Mildred
Handley Mary Jane Simpson
Dorothy Mathews Jo-cphine Nev-
ins Kay Elliott Don Estes Gerr)
Walker Julia Bowjer Eula Lee
Gilbreath.
Grace Kutherine Smith Mar-
jorie Walker Ouita Belle Cowsert
Cliet Murfee Alable Phillips Beth lslenal 1 orum rrida) evening
Watkins Dorothy Marshall Mar- October 20. He used a a basis
ilia J. Childress Zoie Odom Net- for his remarks a text lound in
tie Suggs Annie Bruce Henderson St. John 3:11: "And us Moses
Eleanor Ansley Janie Bess Saxon lifted up the serpent in the wild-
and Willie Smith. erness. even so mu-t the Son of
a . - ' Man he lifted up."
.. ...".".
the Indian Uand all dressed up
"ew regalia will go to Brown-
" ' lurnisn music lor we in-
dians and Indian supporters.
Members making the trip are:
Wilson Johnson Mack Bow)er
"" """"'i l")u '""""""i
) -auuu junc toung nnon
Brown Crawford Babb Billy Les-
'er Annie Bruce Henderson
Johnson I'mky lirooks Red
Host Howard Uutler Vernon
Bowers Claude Myers Udell
Brown and Vaiden Hiner.
The majority of the faculty is
(Continued on page four)
Faith Subject of
Life Service Meet
Woodrow Adcock last Wcdnes. !
sage a Scripture found in He-
brews 11:1: "Faith is the sub-
stance of things hoped for the evi
dence ot things not seen.
"Faith in God is bought with a
price the ark which we build
through faith will carry us when'
the flood of temptations and death'
Hunt Addresses
Oil Belt Banquet
Boswell Myatt Attend
Dr. J. W. Hunt president of
McMurry College was the princi-
pal speaker at the annual fall
banquet held by the superintend-
ents and principals of the Oil
Belt district in the Ciystal bull-
room of the Hilton I loci Monday
evening Ocober 2 J. at 6:30
o'lck. The keynote of Presi-
dent Hunt's message was the rr
sponsibility that the new age is
' littf inn llnnn cfhAnl mnn rtnrl t.n-
men as direcors of the mental and
moial lines of th'' rhildrcn of our
state. He praised the work of the
fedrial government and placed
further respoiisibili) upon the
shoulders of the educators bv tell-
ing them the) must help solve the
problem of leisure hours.
Several members of the state tic-
partmrut of education weie pres-
ent. Among them were:
Di. L. A. Wood state superin
tendent of public instruction; Mr.
J. W. O'Banion assistant supcrin-
ion; Mr. John Also a . irrviM
or of the stute tleii.irlmeiit nnd
Miss Sue B. Mann u.deput) sup- any individual until he has been
erintendent with headquarters m elf-inastered and self-subjected.
Abilene. "Set join own house right first;
Mr L. V.. Dudlc) president of tuin )our c)cs inward and see
the Oil Belt association was toast join own heart and soul. For lie
master of the occasion. 'that nileth h's own sould is gre it-
Other facult) members of Mc- ei than he who taketh a city .
Murry College who were present Ever) normal persons desires to
were: Dean Boswell and Miss know God."
Beth M)att. Nature and s iences icveal the
(Editoi's Note: A complete ie- glories and the hundiw oik of God:
port of Dr. Hunt's addics will the Bib'c icveaK the love and
appear
" '.oop.)
next week's War
Carrell Speaks
At Forum Meeting
Bringing u forceful message
Harvey Carrell spoke to the Mm-
I "The creates! nted of the hunt is'
.i i i .rii : i . :
; Until we realize the horror
0f .; Me are ttaiK tinlc j lr).'
jllc l0 jft Christ up.
.-gj is Ner. uttructixc. espitial-l
iy t0 iose iiNig witlout pUr.Glen Caffey is to sing u solo and
pose or goal in 111 e. In any lorm.
SM j.iatKenx mars and ruins he
life of man and spells death. The
danger of sin is that it fastens
:iseif 0I1 u. niakiuu t'lim to-
y helplcs by deadening their
Mj power.
jeslw sl"am allj w:jng
l0 intervene for man's sake. He
tun break the power of sin and set
ilit prisoner free. If we live for
Christ we must keep our eyes up-
on him and .lift Him up so that
'whosoever believes in Him shall
not perish but have everlasting
life.' " .
Homecoming Plans
Are Complete
All plans for the event of the
Hoinerniniug for 10T1 hiive hoei
reiupletcil tho result of u mil
mitti'e inrellng this week In
vitntinns have nlreiily boon scut
out to all giailiuitps ex students
"nil duds ami uiotheis The uf
fair ti-iuillv held on
iiuistiro
Warning
GhonMs
Owls
And hends nf (lend mini'
Posts.
Howls.
And skulls of vvini iiiiu1
F.ek'
The colic hoot of on owl o on
A fur off ciy--liel I I lp
The night is dcaillv still
llring out jour whistles boys
and then vhisrs s-d s.
Get ip.iiI.v Kills with out
veiy btst sriennis
aiuithk witciu.si.i. c.r.r
01' ir YOU DONT watch
OUT! 1 11
Wh ?
Tuesday night
Ottnhet thlily-first
1s-AU.0T.T.V'm
Superintendent Of
Instruction Gives
Masterful Address
Dr. Woods Stresses
fr J rU.l.:"
UOOd UllZenSlUp
Dr. L. A. Woods state upci-
iiitendcnt of public in-ti m tion
favored McMurr) college on Tues-
da) inorniiig October 21 bv
speaking in chapel on the topic
A. cording to Dr. Woods good
ot l.ooil Citizenship.
rilijeiwlni. ...innnl l- nrliimcl l.v
mere) of God.
One should theiish and deulop
his hiih ideals s.iid Dr. nod
and strive to senue the fidlowiu
ihaiat uisii reipusjii fo a ;iod
tit'yen: ( .nefiilnes- liealllifulnesi
emu trsv (!ii i r t . optnm-pi. smiiih
thv. to'e ami- initiative visinlia-
tion iiid iin-elfishni'ss.
Silvey To Give
Y. P. Devotional
Dr. J. K. Gtt)iin Silvc) is to
make a talk on the devotional pro-
gram in the Young People's de
partment of the First Methodist
church at 9:30
lock sunda)
' mornlm.
I
sophomore
Dorothy Medlotk
j t give a reading.
On the Kpwoith League pro-
Kiain at Ci:15 o'clock freshman
v.eorge ui-irixlie is to talk.
THESPIANS ARE BUILDING
COSTUME PROPERTY ROOMS
Paul Smith B. J. Gist Kit
The Thespian Dramatic club
has uiiileil two new items to its
properties this year. Sloppy Smith
and Hilly Joe Gist are in charge
f ... r .i .
of const utt.ou of the Lotume
room and Us properties.
Ihe room under the east Mairs
where the water cooler used to be
before the Frigidaire was install
ed has hceii Louveited into u tos.
lume room. There is a large box
witli stiullei divisions for cos-
limns make-up carpenter tools
lighting effects and literature? All
of tin s i in u large closet which
is under link the rest of which is
taken up by puppets puppet
stages and other larger articles
hath member of the club has
been asked to bring some artirle
for the room such as old clothes
costumes maktup kits maktupl
TATE ELECTED
MATHHEADOF
REGIONTHREE
Association To
Give Prizes in
Math Each Year
Tate To Represent
Besides McMurry
Five Universities
Miss Jennie Tate head of the
Mathematics department of Mc-
Murry lollcge was elected as the
official representative of district
' tlnce to the Southern Intercollc-
giato Mahematicul association. The
association which was organized
only this year held its meeting kt
I Shrevepott Louisiana.
. Object of the convention is to
promote and to support contests in
mjthumitics among its member!)
anil tuiouraue mutual fellowshio.
I ' llc executivf council that will di-
"'" -ll activities is composed or
J president vice president secre-
I tary-tit'jsuier and four regional
I membeis (il which Miss Tate W
one.
Di. Maizliek of Centenary col
lege was elected president; Mr.
Iliirnatn Simmons University vice
IreW'S J'' While L. P
' . . ' '1)-caurcr
Kcgional members are:
Di. Parker. Mississippi Wont-
's i ol lege. Region One includ-
MilUap's college Mississippi A.
& M Delta State Teachers Col-
lege and the University of Mis-
sissippi all in Mississippi
I Di. Marring Louisiana Poly-
teihiiu Institute Region Two in-
cluding: Louisiana Normal Lo)ola Lou-
isiana State university and Cen-
Icuai) Lollege all in Louisiana.
Mis Jennie Tate McMurry col-
lege. Region Three including:
I iiiversti) of Texas Trinity
university Baylor university Sim-
mons iiniveisii) Southwestern
univeisil) all in Texas. '
Di. Ho-ford West Texas State
Teachers lollcge Region Four in-
cluding: Austin tollege. North Texas
i Stale Teat hers college University
I of Aikausas and the Arkansas
State Teaihers college in both
Texas and Arkansas.
frizes
At the end of this year the asso-
ciation is to present a cup for the
temporary possession of the school
winning fiisi in the finals. To the
sfhool that is first in winning the
cup thn-e times the association is
to present it for permanent pos-
session. The process will then be
repealed with a second cup and
o mi
.
Carson in Charge of Work
aprons shoes wigs and especially
a laige pair ot ladies shoes if thev
"il be found. Articles are already
minfi in with two wigs valued
"' alollt fu dollar each. Other
contributions are: a Mae West hut
u cane fairy wines weddin cos.
tunics brides train heading the
list.
'I he men's dressing room which
the Thfspianitcs are building un-
dei Ihe direction of Kit Carson
is ixpected to be finished before
the three-net play "A Character
liiliiidi's" is presented.
I his loom is above and to the
right nf the playing stage. Stairs
are to go up on the west side of
the stage with a runway across
he back The floor is almost laid
and lights paper talking tube spy
window and lUlrs. art yet to ta
compltttd.
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