McMurry War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 17, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 3, 1934 Page: 1 of 4
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Figures Indicate Slightly Increased Enrollment For Semester
VOLUME 11
McMuny Is Given
Membership In
National Group
Organization Perfected Inl
1915; Body Now Has
417 Members
The admission of McMurry Col-
lege into the Association of Amer-
ican Colleges at its twentieth an-
nual meeting marks a recognition
of nation wide importance in tho
realm of educational institutions
Onlj those colleges and univer-
sities doing outstanding work in
the field of education are eligible
for membership in this association
nd the admission of McMurry
College not onlj bespeaks merit for
McMurry but places the leading
educators' stamp of approval on
higlcr learning in Texas
Organized in 1915
The Association of American Col-
leges was organized in 1U15 with
Robert Kelly of Farlham College
as president
As set forth m the constitution
of the association it purpose shall
be the promotion of higher educa
tion in all its forms in the col-
leges which shall become members
of this associaion and he exe
ojtion of such plans as mij make
niorc efficient the institutions in
cljded in its membership "
Yietlngs are held annually and
iroblems of mutual interest are
d scussed by the representatives of
the institutions having member-
ship n the association Special
at-dy is made of different areas
such as genea educational poll-
cies organization and admlnistra-
tion personnel the "raw ma enal'
(suden supply) and the "prod-
uct (alumni) instructional fact i-
ties and techniques financial sit-
nation and needs and various mis-
cellaneous areas dealing with stu-
dent hfe
Membership of 471. '
tv- f.i -..ko.. .. ...
aoiiation at the present time ..
471 including the outstanding col
lege and universities in Amenca
Included in its regular member-
ship are such schools as Georgo
Wahington University Northvvost
ern Duke Vanderbilt Universitv
New York University
HonoHry members include such
organizations as American Asso-
elation for the Advancement of
Science American Council on Edu-
cation Carnegie Foundation for the
Advancement of Teaching Cam
gie Corporation Ueneral Fducation
Board National Research Council
and Rockefeller Foui Jatiui
Ninet eight application wore
made for admission at tho tven
ueth annual meeting but onl su-
o teen were able o me"t the
st ingent requirements MeMurr
ling one of 'Ve few ntitutions
oblo to meet I'l stundar is 't up
is placed in poiit'on to be lit'-
1 benefitted Ij contact wi"i t iJ
leichng edi it enal instituti of
tic n-
1' "
YOUNG PEOPLE
MORAN METHODIST CHURCH
Young people of the Moran
Methodist Church were hosts on
Saturday night and Sundae Janu
ary 27th and 28th to the young
people of the Abilene district
The meeting was largel) under
the leadersh'p and dirction of stu
dents and ex students of McMu ry
College
The most impressive part of the
two day meeting was the presenta-
tion of ' Weighed in the Balance"
mMnvv$ Wur iUlyaoii
Greetings
drifting to the incoming
student body at the beginning
n anothtr semester
To the Freshmen registering
for the first time and those
uppoi classmen transferring
f. om other colleges we extend
a friendly inflation to enter
cheerfuly into our coll ge ac
tivitlcs It wll be our aim to
trj to mike jou f c 1 at home
in our classes athletics and
organizations on the campus
Participation in these activities
will be tho means of making
vuur stnj here a pl as-int one
inu have become memlx rs
of the most spirited and lively
stud nt bod) anj where Do
jour part and wt II hasc a
great r McMurrj than ever be
fore -
(Signed) Amon JohnRton
I'rexj Student Association
Smith Stresses
Importance Of
Math Contests
Southern Intercollegiate
Contests To Be Held
Next Few Months
SophoTorc Westbiook
Bj Dr V K SMITH Students making !7 giadi points
louuiana PolyO-chn c Institute wcrc
Today more than ever it is Flea"01 AJI".V SpPhomorc Du
known that science is n the sad mn hT?th" 'a"IlCWS' Soph-
dl.. nH tho mf tv ....... u. more. Abilene C B Breedoe Jr.
forward to undreamcd of VIctones
ls mathematics
Upon mathematl rcsts modcrn
astronomj uitnout hlgher math.
ainllt the t
moogy Elnstc DeSltter u.
Maitrei Eddlmton and To'man
couId evcr have
Three great lum.nar.es in the feld
of thcoretlca h tod
He.senberg Shroelinger and Dirac
Genal Hcsenberg could never have
produced hu famous prmclple of
ldcrterminency without advanced
mathematics Artistic Schroed.n
Ker could never have arrived at
his wavo m.hnlr. ur.thnnt
use of certain powe.ful d.fferen-
tlal equations Individualistic Di-
rac the young Enghshment using
a mathematical toll of his own
making known as the q number al-
Kebra has constructed independ-
ently a sjstem of quantum me-
Biology is becoming impregnat-
! with mathematics The laws of
economics have been subjected to
mathematical forn)uation and
even now mathematics is used in
expressing certain of the laws of
med'eme
It is increasingly true that we
are becoming a mathematized peo
pic Indeed to ever reach the high-1
tr levels in the fascinating and in-
triguing fields of modern nstroii-
omy modern physics or modern
chemistry one must be truly a
mathemat cian of the first order
From our colleges wt have sent
heretofore nthletic nnd debntirc
teams to represent us This ear
mathematics teams will have the
honor of representing their insti-
(Conliniie.l on piM four) J
"
GUESTS OF
a one act pla wntter and directed
by Kit Carson senior student in
McMurrj Outstanding on the
program were Miss Bernice Rum-
sey of Haulej district director of!
the Abilene district who was grad
uated from McMurrj with the
class of '31 and Rev Marvin Wil-
liams a former McMurr te who
as pastor of the church at Moran
preached the sermon at tl o'clock
(Continued on pnpp tlnep)
ABILENE TEXAS' SATURDAY FEBRUARY 3 1934
High Averages
i Mark Honor Role
For First Term
Helen Wilhams Marshall
Stinchcomb Make The
Highest Grades
Toi the second timo this eir
Mrs Helen Willi wis stmor of
Sndci his hi Id the hi i of re
muni m ertiemrlj high number
f Bill joints she he ids the
hi nor l oil nt the enl of the fust
semester with 72 points Li tao
Stinchcomb Junioi of Abilene and
Dorothj Marshall Sophomoie of
Beaumont both rank h gh with Co
and 01 points respectivelj
Others on Roll
Hollo Daidon Sophomore of
Chillicothc and Man Neda
aughter Junioi of Abilene head
e 1 the list of those making 60
points oi moie b eirning fil
points
Those with CO points ire the
following
rdward Ansle Scnioi Dunns
Flirabcth Jameson Junior Sham
rock Marj Anne Kimbli tiesh
man Hojdada Cljde Mekee
Junioi Abi'ene 7oie Odom lrch
man Lrosbjton Clane Patterson
F.eshman Haskell J H Claj
brook freshman Abilene Maiy
Nihart rreshman Lake Arthur
e Mexico Josephine Palmer
F.eshman Lorraine
Those with S4 points which was
the minimum were rather numer-
ous The were
FiJe Couch Junior Ab
ene Pat Davis Freshman Ab.-
'e"e' Rbcr'a 1)u"aKan' Freshman
Midland Doris Fowler Junior
Abil-ne Margaret Fuller Fresh-
ma"' Dtm.ng Mw Mexico. Hulcn
"a:Tkn Sophomore Abilene J
B " rman Abilene. Rob
crt Km rreshman Hamlin
5'en"1t"T bphom0r!' 'nC'
Claude F Mjefs Scnioi Abilene
Ruth Pratt Freshman Midland
(Continued on pagi font)
j f . .
nCgrO UUaTtBl
Kit Carson Play
Chapel Features
Chapel programs scheduled for
the ensuing week according to a
report from the chapel chairman
o W Thurston will be highlight
ed b two entertaining programs
on next Wulnesdaj and Thursdaj
The bojs quartet fiom the negro
)igh school will sing a group of
songs at the chapel hour on Wed
ncsday while on Thursday stu
itnt morning Kit Ccson's much
diu. J crii. 1 oi ct play
w) be given at the chapel hour
ihc pla is tielshi7ar and U
biscd on the famous Biblical text
concerning King BeUhazzar and is
UK 1 .l. ......... tl 11 tL.(
ine' iiuuuwiiLiiiK un nit: wan uim
tould be interpreted onl by one of
God s servants Daniel
"Belshazzar" Given
Befor" YP Assembly
A tro ip of actors 1 1 t-rt iinec1
the loung Peoples Apj"nbly at
Moran tmturday night Tho; pre-
tented tne pla ' Beishazar"
which wes w tten anj ii-ttl by
Kit Carbon I efore a large audi
ence of leigu rs and fnvn people
Those nt- troupe i J h. t Ur
sop 1 i 'i Kirk Woodr ' I u
Ross Kep p J R Holt imab I
Allen Im gfi ' Davis B llii Joe
Cst Mil 1h 0 Handle v hr Ab
bott
Reminder
Hcaits Cupid
An arrow Ah'
No I said nothing nbout love
It's St alentine
Working his spell
(Despite the cooling effects of
the weather)
F'cr tho thnll of a Saturdnj
night bath
IHs enraptured jou twice
Tins da of sweet s mncts
Will cieep out of hiding foi
11 M
Now bis r-
nu uin su it with fliweis
Clinch loe mil k s-cs'
Hut dint forget to s i it
And now is the time foi nil
good men to
-nil n n ist lomic Vnlentim
to tl at prof who flunked i'
Two Students Are
To Be Graduated
At Mid Semester
Kitty Yeats anH Bth Wil-
liams Finish Prescribed
Work A This Time
Due to nn euoreous upoit fiom
the colli gc office Inst week it w is
stitid tint onlv one student would
be graduated fiom McMurrj at the
end of the fust semester
Two joung women Misses Ueth
W illiams and Kitt i its eomplet
el work at thit tmc
hoimnl giaduation sei-ices wil
not be held at the present time as
is customaij but the joung ladies
will return in June at which tine
tihej will receive their diplomas
with the membcis of th June
giaduating class of the college
Whisenant Elected
Head Of Music Unit
Gypsv Ted Sullivan Wylie
Retiring President Of
Music Group
Mis A D Whisenant Head
of the Theoij Department of Mc-
Murry College was elected pres-
ident of the Music Unit of the Fo-
rum for 1934 and 19T She suc-
ceeds Mrs R B Wllej Dean of
the School of Fine Arts of McMur-
r College The Music Unit is
composed of forty musicians and
nusic loveis
Dr.J.K.G.Sflvey
Delivers Address -To
St. Louis Body
Di J K Gwnn Silvey head of
tho biological department of Mc
Muir College presented a paper
to a branch of the American Asso
ciation for the Advancement of
Scunci L St Iaiuis Mo durin"
the holidays
It was the s-ime .mier that Dr
Silvey had previously prescnte 1 to
the Texas Acadcmj of Sciences
nrlj in December The article was
based on roscarch work done in
three different places the Univer
sit of Michigan Riological Station
the Marine Biological Station at
Woodshold Mass and the Colon
r xpenmental Station at Colon
Panama
Other Papers
Smo of the other papers report
ed at the meeting in St Louis wore
those of Lr Davenport whose sub
jpet was the discovery of the unit
that produces life Also Dr Pierce
from Princeton University piesent-
ed a report whose contents sum-
marized the view that the earth
has been built up by sunlight Dr
Knhn of the University of Michi-
gin alro talked on hl well known
bjood test that is used in the army
New Students
1 Augment Ranks
Student Body
Transfers Ex-students and
New Freshmen Among
Registrants
monj thi stuicnts riisteiing
f i tin second siimstei of Me Mm
i C ll'ie me si mi il e studi tits
of the institution i few tl msfers
mil i number of new freshmen
studi tits
Russtl I)i of Anson is now a
sophomoie student while Haskel
Butte i of Abilene is a junior llas-
ki 1 was in outst inding memb-u
of the freshman football tuim of
list en
Paul Collins is an ex student
nnd n aophnmnc fiom Meikel
Texas And Mis Rillo Dim Ism
wife of Rollo Daidson i sopho
moie in Mi Mum this jinr h is h
ni oiled in the institution
Tne Gilbieth and 1-eln Him
mond me both Sophonii re- The
f rmei is i student from Hiwl
while Miss Ilamnioiiil is fiom An
son Tens
Mnurine Minidine nil 1 1 ord Al
lcn in both lisiilents of Abilene
Foul is a seeond turn tieshmnn
mil Miss Mundine is - lunioi
1 ransfers
Several tiansfeis wire emolle I
in McMurr foi tin secon 1 term
Hope tchulze is a Junioi student
and comes ti McMum fiom Dan
lei Baker at Brownwood
Sarah Agnes Bnant and Jack
lobe are both Fieshnun transfers
Miss Bryant being from Southern
Methodist Universiti and Mr Jobe
leing fiom the Uincisit of Tex-
as Miss Brjant is from Hereford
Texas
W C Childress Ji the son of
the Reverend W C Childress pas
tor of the Fust Methodist Church
of Abilene is a sophomore trans-
tci fiom V T C at Arling-
ton Ruth Kinard a treshman from
Abilene is a tiansfcnng student
tiom John Taihton Junior Col
tgc Ht Stcphenill
New Freshmen
Among the students who finish-
ed in high school at the end of
the first semester and consequent-
ly are entering college at the
present time arc the following stu-
dents who enrolled m McMurry
Weldon Morton who finished n
Abilene high school Ruth Ncyser
a graduate of the Sweetwater
high school and Weldon Collowav
(Coiitiiuiul on pML.1 finii)
New Courses To Be
Offered In Education
Courses Offered In School
Administration Ade-
quate For Supt.
Professor Thurston announces
that the following new coursi s
will be offered in Fducation this
summer and next year
Fducation 123 Methods of
Teaching Riading I anguagi and
Spelling
Education 121 Mthods of
Teaching Anthmitic Histor and
Geographv
lilucntion IT) Curriculum Re-
vision Fducation 112 High School Ad-
ministration Fducation 14J School Supervi-
sion Fducation 144 Extra Currtcular
Activities
These last four courses with
those alriadv offored will more
than meet the requirements for
Adminietraeivc courses needed by
those preparing for the principal-
ships and supenntmdencies under
the new state requi ements
President Hmt
At the leginninc of its sicond
siniestM of the "leelith annual
(( niltiiiuoil mi 1'Im foil I )
Dean Boswell To
Represent McMurry
In N.T. Conference
Meeting Of Bishops Will
Be Held In Sweetwater
Next Week
Meeting in one of twuitj eight
sinulai issemhliis Njlj throughout
Methodism the Southern portion
of the Northwest Texas Confu
nce will I old an assemble in
Sweetwater foi tin purpose of ills
iu sing the K:i g lorn rxtinsion
work The meet ne is to Ik held
on Monda February S and activ
itus will start at 10 o'clock in
the morninL
Uoawill Wi. Attend
Dean G C Boswell dean of the
faeultv will represent McMuuj
Collcgi at the assembly Mondu
Thi pin pose of thesi meetings
is to ncati a greater interest in
Kingdom Extension emphas zing
the missionary work to a great ex-
tent. This work includes all phases
of church benevolences in larrjing
on tho work of thi Kingdom and
a sperial collection is to be made
in the interest of the work I
B shop Arthur Moore has charge'
of these meetings and acts as a
supervisor in this work
Riahops to Be I'resint
Bishop H A Boaz of the North
wist lixas Confirmee will bo in
charge of this articulai meeting
and also of the one to bt held the
following day in Amarillo for the
northern half of the Noithwest
Texas Conference I
The program will inelude ad-'
dresses from Bishops Arthur
Mooie II A Boaz John M Moore.i
and U V W Darlingti n This
general meeting held in Swictwat
er will take the placi of the ills
tuct Kingdom V xtension rallus i
Tl is will bo of wide nterest to I
the churehes of this ronferiiue an 1
ri pieseiitativis aro ixpectni from
iveij phate of ehureh work includ
ing pastors lav liaders stewirds
lepiest ntatives of women n work
Sundnj Siho il and r pvvorth Len
gues
A larfe attendance is expected
at this annual meeting of thi King
d mi Fxtension work
THURSTON REPRESENTS McM
IN STATE EDUCATION MEETING
Di I A Woods stati suerin I
tendent of public instruction call
ed a meeting of the head of the
department of education of all
senior colleges and universities of
Texas in Austin Texas
McSlurry was rcprescntid b
Prof 0 W Thurston tin hi ad of
tin Dipartment of fducation an!
pl"tlgid the cooperuttn of Me-
Munv tolligi in this stuti wide
NO 17
Figures Show
Increase Over
First Semester
Enrollment Prohahly Will
Surpass That of First
Semester
Although a numbei of students
nri still i nu llmg nt the present
timi figures av iiible in tin office
induiiti i slightli iuciinid enroll
mi nt oi el the first tuni
It is n in Lenirillv ipietid that
the i nri llnuit for the two semes-
Uis in Mi Mum College will
rinch a total of ovei four hundred
students
I-rot man r-ncouragod
A number of studentt. arc siiU
ngistenng nt the pnsent tim"
state i James r- brecman secreta-
iv tienstinr of thi iolegc this
wiek Nevnthiliss thi figures
we now hai indicati an enroll
mint nvir that of the fust semes
tei ami we are highlv incouraged."
A numbir nt ti uisfirs ngister-
id with loth the fieshman class.
nnd with uppi ulassmm during the
wnk
ScIiiioIh Ri prist nted
Sihools lepiesinted in th trana-
feriuiL studi nts are Daniil Bikr
N T A I at Arlington South
ern MulioilKt Xnicisit at Dal-
las Universiti of Texas at Aus-
tin and John Tarleton at Stephen
ville
Aniline the new students enroll-
ed were sixteen fitshmen students
mcnasing the lreshman class of
Mi-Muni to one of the largcbt in
the histori of the school
Thin is a possibilitj that it will
biioini thi largist in history in
Mew of thi faet that it was th-
largest in six iars at the befta
ning of sehuol in hcptemlx r 193J
tt-v students who atttnded Me-
Muu during the first tirm drop-
ped out and thi ranks of the ap-
perclassmtn an practically an-
changed Onlj two graduates aad
a few who plan to attend iiimit
school failed to enroll for the
spring tirm
Incnased Curriculum
The sicond semester opened wit
a greatly increased cumculnaa
with eight new courses being ef-
fend in the Lducation departmeat
alone Thi head of the education-
al seition of the school is Iree-
toi O W Thurston
A number of new courses were
ulso oftered in thi Ilistorj depart-
ment undi r thi direction of Dean
G C Boswell Outstanding amoac
the in w courses offend in that de
paitnunt is Wist Texas History"
a sui of the history of tho West
Texas plains an 1 their peoples of
thi last fiw untunes
Dean Biswill has madi a partic-
ular stud) of this subjtct during
thi last fiw vinrs and the course
he is offeiing is expected to be
one of the most intersting and en-
tertaining offered in the History
department curneula
Thi subjeet gives regulur col-
lie." rridit
Other Courses
Other departments in the sehool
offtimg new eourses for tho see
( minim il nu pagi tlirefl)
program
Thi delegates met in the capi
to building m the reception rooat
of thi housi of repnsentativcs
IKiimlur 18 1911 to get tho v
riois iolliis and universities to
cooperate with tho state depart-
ment of eduiution and the com
nuttii on lurruulum r vision in
the state vvidi progrim of revising
(( initiiiiiiil nu pan fiur)
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