McMurry War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 17, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 21, 1942 Page: 1 of 4
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Star Made Member j TIPA Annual Meeting Lassies Pnmpup Seniors Choose "Richard II"
Tn Ro Hp ri in Ann ror cocker v isu
At Huntsville College
Movie
Of M cMurry Players Club
Cooper Joins Duo
For Jam Session
lackic Cooper 10 jenr old mosie
star is now a life member of the
McMuiry College Pla.ers I
Following the pep meeting in the
Radford Memorial auditorium es-
tcrday afternoon at 1 30 at which
Cooper was honor guest and enter-
tainer the Players met in the
drama studio where the prescntc-
cd Cooper a scroll of membership
Presentation was made by Dwight
Nance president of the Players
On a three day isit to Camp
Darkeley as guest star of the USO
Cooper accepted the invitation of
Chalks B Wats head of the dra
matic department to be the honor
guest it a pep meeting icsterday
afternoon After in introduction
by Witts Cooper spoke brcifly
and then joined Guy Kemper saxo-
phonist and Billy Linn pianist in
a jam session to the loud o.ato. P I ;L-0-w CliolirOC
i iu Liiuiaij uuvifvo
JacKic Cooper
In 1 in 7
New Volumes Added
of the student body Ned Kempon:
mcc president of the freshman
class presented Cooper with a
slime cap
Dramatic students from Hardin-
Simmons university Abi enc Chris
tian college and Abileen high
school on the invitation of Mc-
Murry veic present for the star s
appearance Cooper left the cam-
pus at 2 30 to return to Camp
Barkcley to visit the station hos-
pital The audience in their applause
concurred with Watts in his state-
ment made to the press that Coop
er is a regular leiiow tie is
The college library recently ac.
quired 17 new books by donatio i
and purchase
Fleven new works of fict on
Annual Texas Intircollognte
Puss Association will hold its an-
nual muting in April at Sam
Houston State Teaehois Colli gc it
Huntsille
The r Whoip the Gi Upon
and the Totem will be ent i d in
the publirotions division
A luwsstory f ature stor cdi-
tonil an adiertisement and a
column will 1c scire ed for entr
in tlu ituiiMilual contists r ach
must hne been pull shed accord
ing to the rules of the assoc ation
before it is eligible f r entr
The cintiM writing di sion
consists of original short stories
cs n piums and one ict plis
McMum npiis ntitivs to the
Dieting hue nit loin made
McMurry Musicians
Exes Give Program
At San Angelo Club
Mrs Roleit Wylie and Mis
Haiold Thomas accompanied by
several McMurry exes went to
the Abilene Music Unit in an ex-
McMurry Ensemble
Thiee girls left a elms to m iKe
lush arrangements to get their
hair fixed when Pnfesoi C H
Watts told the class in Thiatriial
llackgi unid that friend J ickie . . " l T
Cooper from Mowelimd was com- BradshaW CjlHS J 0111
mg lor n usit on wie niciuuriy
cimpus I rulay afteinoon
No need to bother girls It
wont do ou any good Cooper is
used to seeing a good loiktng girl
on cery corner in Hollwood'
siul Watts
Their faces fell Neorth loss
they went ahead and made ap-
pointments to get their hair fixed
fixid quickly and returned to the
campus hours later 1 joking like
As Spring Dramatic Project
Bill Adams Assumes Directorship Lead;
Ora Lee Martin In Stellar Feminine Role
ICIIMU) II. the Slnkesno.ucin diann which extols
the 1012 scnioi cl is pla The piestntation date lias been
tentatnch sit foi the lattci pait of Apul
A tiulint in on rt foi the minwse of laisinir monev to
" f i Pn'f!r'! 1 nav on the l.Rhts on the football field the pi eduction will be
pri. niK enu line- ui wi:miiu j-i.
change program of the Philhar-
' monic society of San Angelo Mrs
added by purchase were placed on . ' .'
' ' ' ' . the piano by Ailecn Hardin sang
me snoics mis wcck ana arc now a g00 Mrs vhe and Mrs
Holh wood glamour girls
Simmons Host to '
Tri-MedClub l
Rigulat muting of tin Ti M d
club cimpisid of stud nts f n m
each of the Abilene c ill grs was
hold Monti i night at Hardin Sim
mons
l)r Foul hnd of the phsi loge
dipaitnient at Hardin - Mnimons
sp iko on the subject Histor ofl
Medicine ind Its Relation to Ph
snology
McMum students who attended
the nueting were Marshall Turn-
bull Bob Ghormley.Flizabeth Hut.
ler Kendall Young Dr and Mrs
Frank Thompson and Dr Flmcr
Moore
Oliua Hunt anil Dorm He Gibbs
Bridshaw high school students are
now plaung with tin McMum
Maidens gills enseml lc and 11
nppe ir
pi r gram
at I amp Unrkck. S nice club
March T
Missis Hunt mil Gibbs are mem
1 is of the Bi uUlnw high ehool
bind mil pi in ti entei McMum
ifti r being gratlinti 1 fiom hi h
s h 1 Pith gills pla a ilarinet
Olnii is the diULiitu of Oc e
Hunt win is a nimbii of the Mc-
Mum tru tet bnartl Hunt ill is
the sit fii mile tn)) tw ci wnk-
1 fn the t.irls ti jrirtici with
. the iiisemble
ART CI UB TO ATTEND
LECTURE TUESDAY
Members of the Alt club plan to
attended in i bid the lictuii to
be presentid b Rockwell Kent nt
high school net Tuesda night
I ' Regular meeting of the club
will lc held the follow ing Tucsda
exening in the form of a social
sud Gene McGehcc club president
"R1
OR IrE MVUI.IN
Collegians Fill
osts
McMurry Adds Course for Teachers
In Elementary Spanish Instruction
ready for use They arc To'stoy ( Thomas were in the choru which
'The Road to CaHary' Masefield sang 'The Lady of Sholott
Eggs and Baker Jackson ( The gioup sang in the auditor-
The Square Peg ' Bentley A mm of the Junior College of San
Modern Tragedy Bentley ' In-. Angelo
hcntanfc'' Davis ' Honev in th Ir0no Qfovlr TtAfAi-l
Horn Frkne-private Lfe of McM Band Presented irenelarKLleclea
Helm of Troy' Morle ' Pan
an excellent good will ambassador dra 1 ifti the L!d ' Davis "The 1 p . f T Of)
from Movieland further said Great American Novel' Douglas VUIlCCfl 1UI KJkJKJ
Watts He is willing and delight- orecn L.ight Morgan "ine
ed to meet his admirers He is 1-ountain' Soroan The Bcau-
realh a legular fellow ' llful People
r trtn . ftl rnroor ' Diggirs for Facts
b T O
when he was six years old playing
Kinmman donated In
th rnl of ?k.nm. nnd hi. Latest Driver min.steiial student Amcr
... n . ica in Fiction an annotated list
MUlUlU IS VJ1UIUUUL AJU
The scroll letteicd in old Eng-
lish script presented Cooper reads
that Cooper has fulfilled the re-
quirements of conduct and ability
set by the McMurry College Play-
eis' It is signed by the presi-
dent vice president secretary and
sponsor of the organization
Cooper a Paramount studio man-
ager accompanied him
Under the direction of Harold L
Thomas the McMurry Indian band
played a thirtv minute conceit last
Sundae afternoon at the Fifth
Water strcct ij s 0
The fir t part of the program
was broadcast oei radio station
K R B C
After opening the broadcast with
the McMurry fight song On Mc-
Mum the band plaved a group
of popular marches and conclud d
with the Nntional Anthem
of nove's that interpret aspicts of
life in the United States Teach-
ing With Books a study of col-
lige libraries and ictona R-
gmi b I aurence Hansnnn a
dramatic biographv are the nos-
ficlion additions
V L Blaknev district minagu
of Southwestern Hell To ephone Duo-Piano Team Slated
compam presentea a vilume en
titled The Bell Telephone"
Junior Class Reporter
Irene Stark was elected report-
e of the Junior class in a meeting
Februaie 11 She replaced Helen
Dwvcr who withdrew at mid-
semest r to take a position in
town
Irene better known as
Blondie' is a member of th
Gamma bigma girls social club
She was lepresentatiM of he-
el .ss in -10 11 and has been
A h piesident s n.o 1j-.Ii
McMurry Debaters In Norman Oklahoma
To Participate In Speech Tournament
President Hall Club
Elects Jo Stewart
'Girl of the Month'
Debaters Sonny B ntley Lam
Scarborough John G irrett and
coach Hane Cromwell are in
Nurman Oklahoma this week par
ticipating in the annual Oklahoma
university speech tournament
Tournament act vih opened es
terday morning with the prelimin
nnes in indwiual eontests follow
Music club Wednesday will be
Fva Mae Coffman and Carlyle
Holshouser in a duo piano recital
The are to be aided by the girls'
chons of McMurry College who
will sing several numbers between
piei.es by Miss Coffman and Hol-
shouser The program is to be hi Id in the
city auditorium of Sweetwater
VARSITY COMPANY IN
THREE APPEARANCES
AT U. S. O. CENTER
Charles itts and the McMurry
aisit companv presented pro
grams last Thursday Wednesdav
and Thursday nights at the U S
O center on Seond street Mr
itts has presented students in
Anew course ' How to Tnch
Spanish in the Flemcntarv
Grades' was added to the McMur
r Fxtension Department lit
wtek Tin course is designul par
ticulaih for elenuntan uaclurs
and mctts on Satuulay from 12 ti
Th first two thirds of the c urse
will be taught by Miss Ilcth Myatt
head of he languid department
mil Miss irnii Newman MiMui-
r Spanish tiachir ictnli io
onls mule in Spain (to ge
tnining in the aicent mil rliMhm
a.s actu ill si iki n b the Span
i ird) and lesson shuts will bi
u ed It will deal with tin fundi
mi nt lis of c inersatum rithei
thin the grinini itical
Thi last one third will h
taught b Mrs Hizabelh II Mil
lerman It will be a study of ma-
terials and metho Is of presmta-
tion ind will be something of a
For Program Sponsored
By Sweetwater Club
l ntcrtaimng the Sweetwater manv nrocrnms since the onemmr demonstration a.s n group of ele
of school last fall appearing be- mintary children will nuet with
fore groups at the Fust Metho the teachers
dist church Abilene State Hos Those alreaih cni oiled in the
pital high school groups U S O iliss ue Mrs Hume Sibley Mo
clubs and before many groups at zille Kuth Mrs H I Gay Ixns
Cimp Barkeley l(hoiti trmkie uilson Gwin
Included on the prcgram nro Moin ei i Fh Mrs Wise Helle
vocal solos trios instrumental Russell I ucy Mac Pitterson Mr
numbeis riadmgs and burlisqui. R I) Green I ucille Diughuty
numbers and Hobble Craighead
Practice teaching Fducat on 137
taught b Harvev tromwill row
has fifteen studuits enroll d Th"
purpose of the three houi ci urse is
to make the students familiar with
the problems of teaching and to
supple the required experience for
a permanent teaching certificate
Students are reclined ti keep
worn boiks conuimng tin situ i
tic is with which tlu ae con
fionted in the ilisi- They ob
sine and ml the ne.ulir tiachir
1 gliding pap is i i in aetual
ilissruni instruiti n
Pi ictue ti iihns an Kathrv i
(irdntr who tnilus si h l.i id
it lt i isti Kiithnu la en
ti il mii nth gradi I)i l ith Rim-
liil.il s In 1 UL.hth gri li I lira
1 1 Ui AM) n ill tn.li h grili I ng
!i h it hiL.h scb 1 ( 1 iri Niwm m
IiikIi sch 1 tvpim. 1 u lib Ruck r
high scho 1 mnthi inntiis I) irothy
tin ( n prim ir it lta isti
Milbi Siige.nl miisu it l uilral
R nil Th inn- high siln ltmg
Hill Ailims inttipipt itn n at hikli
sih 1 I urns Tinkle limb ilml
lustorv Oia In M iilm h Ui
sih ml spuih (iwin M or pn
mir it Alt i isl i 11 !in I ins
prim u at lt i ist i 1 ins
Wilmith hiL.li s'l" ' sl 'irli
Oia Leo Mmlin Ins been cast
in the fiminine lead taking
the put of queen
A 1 mis and Mls- Marlin were
fe ituri 1 t gi thei in thi loading
r les of on ( an t Take It ith
"Sou a i iiiipu hit featured last
m ir Kith had a pirt in the four
pins pnsintid at the Shaki spear-
i i i I utml list spring
Miss Mailm directel Comedy
of 1 ri r- wliieh was i ne of these
plivs sin stirred as Juliet in
Rome i mil luliet and had lm-
pirlint ii hs in Twelfth Night'
ml Meiiliint of Nenice which
was directed by Adams He also
had killing riles in all these
plays He was narrator for last
yiai s art festial
Other members of the cast as si-
lected Thursday afternoon are aa
follows John of Gaunt Sonny
Bentley Bolmgbroke Gerald An-
derson Aunuile lames Tinkle;
Mowbro 1 Aught Nance Duke of
feurrey Pun Moss Busky Bill
Shaw Haggot Bob Ghermley
Green Bobln Morrison Northum-
berland S R Jackson Percy
Marvin Carlton lib ughby Mar-
vin Huntei Ross Riyce Womack
Fxton Clifton l!iasli Mirshal
Hob sbelton Duchess of ork Ro-
nel Th nms I idles in waiting
1 ranees Iiwlis Dims Merrill
lie lm i Mcilen
Publicit iliairnnn is Kathnn
Guilnir issisted 1 Honil Tliim is
I li7ihith MeDi nil 1 nnd CI ira
Ni win in inii-ii Hitold Th nns
i ostium- Mi- H in 11 Thomas
Glim Sinillw 1 Kithryn Gard-
m r pmpi i tn- D ris Merrill
piiiducti in mm Girild Andir--on
st ili iffnts 1 lmer Moore
lights Dorotln Rims Kathryn
1 1 st il.1 inw ( lifton Beasley
Mirvm I nil in au Hirgrovi
Pin Mm 1 hi RaMiiind and
Artlmi lu
ti l Will Sf
Miss Wlllli
seniir diss
fuulti lomniit-
is ti hn i il 1 1visors
M ii ( hnst plur is
s us ir Make up
will li mil r tb
nil Tin ini-
diuitim of Ri
Jo Stewart a petite sophomore
from Asnirmont was elected as
td by the lrst three rounds of de- the rebruan gul of the month by baCKStaQB WltH tZ LhantCTS
nt- r tv flir onn Finals in the President Hall dormitory club
the individuil nntet were held I l"Bh school she was presi
last night fol'owing the banquet
but no word has been received.
to date as to the results In the economics and press club
individual contests Bentley was en- nuned to I oraine her sen oi year
teredin radio and original oration and was elected as a yell leader
dent of the freshman class mem-( (JJU nOUlRU KGDOrlUnS F LRU. KsVIll USIOTI
tw - P ti CtmwiVi flrnmnttP. home
Eh-
Aplenty As Performers Prepare Act
Wesley Players to Initiate New Members;
Formulate Plans for Play Presentation
Tiftecn new niemheis will be nutiitcd into the We-ley
Placis Mond.u afteuioon at 5 0 o clock it Colib Paik
The aie Minnie Ice Stiain Nell Mai it Pcktit V I!
Wood Kendall Younjr Ned Kcmpson Nan Cuptntei Vir-
gil Lawhss Kenneth Da
Benne Ruth Buc Anna Four McMurrianS
Belle Clement Margaict Wal-
ker Maiv Kathenne Teal Present Program
I Dwight Nance E J Sloan A ... r . o 11
Genelle E s t c 8 and Nelda At Methodist KallV
Dims I L.tii l.cm Citlienne
M irrison Liniu lmgino and
Scarborough participated tn ext m
poraneous speaking and Garrett
contested in the radio speaking di-
vision The debate teams composed
of Bentley and Scarborough and
Garrett and Stublirg are discuss
ing the question Re-olved That
the Federal Government should
Regulate by Law All Labor Un
ions in the United States "
there I
Last year she was a freshman at
McMurry parliamentarian of the
By Mary Ellen Truitt and I practice room Of couise only on the maehine and costumis of
Consuelo Ramey Ora Lee Marlin rccogniz d that every conceivable hue and cut
Violins squeak pianos bang so- it s a part of that Spanish dance hung in abundance about the room
Philos manager of the skating" misis yen ocieis ana trios elisnar- niuiinc lunuiuij murium wukvu a wnis
club in V A A and known as an monize a sewing machine creaks Frmstine Walker and Fura Ix;e j piling campaign in the background
all around good freshman Kirls wander in and out and on Poe fringed luxurious satin shawls . (with ut malice) only lanngitis'
This year she is editor of the lone boy darts furtively past the that Spanish influence again Tommy Lou Yoakum explained
Galleon a swiss flag twirler in dooi as Mrs Wylie darted about every- ln ono brcath that a) hcr knee
the Wah Wahtaysce Drum ani Its no mystery just a scene In where fitting costumes Mozelle j troublL started with a muil pad
Bugle Corps a member of the Mrs Robert Wylie's studio as she Parons ewayed in wearing a bouf. e am that sht KOmg to a
Pres.s club and T I P social Mrs Harold Thomas and their rant hoop sKineu minuet creauon. Spanish dancer when she is on her
Walkei
In a meeting held Tuesday the
club voted to attend the Alpha Chi
presentation of the dramatic read-
ing Peter the Rock by Mrs
Lance Webb
;f fiLrJL sneakers won one club and reporter of the s pho . staff of helpers in the last minute In the center Elizabeth McDonald fpct nd that ths u hcr
ril! ITd In! thrL third moie class ' rush work on the costumes for a and Mildred Haggerty were fitting flrst tr at machlne
Jo s pleasing personality and chapel program Russian tunics as ueity nrocK MarlbelI Uobert3 the .if an.
. . . . t 1 l.t TLf A wi Tnnc.nH nnnlk.. tL.. lnftin mu i i cUontlPnll V hi f NOf. ...
dual contests Bill Adams won unique iime mane . - .....-. v ..... .- --- . . pomtul janitress craw lea anout at-
reading Dwight with all who know ner ner nev- non smou m ww curncr iron in .. -- " - '''"-I timpting to tidy
-.1!-. .. ...I nor. Vcui liiri1 onrl MilVi a rlTifrnlo nnla distrihutl ll full OTITandl 3klrtS tO
in radio er "K eiivii.)' " i"-i' - "! m - u.v.. ... . Mrs Thomas hicame the hat-
in rauio . ii... l o..lil mmcU nml nrs """"as lilt mil. me nai-
her popping in ana oue oi cvury- ... rr u. u '.-. ""'-"""- . Z "I ." nuking firm and thus hats-and
.Mill In muea Irta iiiAacn Mnlhna llnl- WltiniO MPTIl AUU r UIIUITUU "
first one second an! three third
places to take high in the indivi
dual contests
first in poetry
Nance placed second
speaking Sonny Bentley won third
Plans for presenting a one-act
play Mansions ' at a chapel pro-
gram in April were formulated
iPVin "oat null rin ilinain nvor this
weekend Mrs Sterling Parker toI" PeJBel
the former Mary Jane Simpson
McMurry ex will direct the Aay
I Ii7abith llutli r i re in charge of
a program it tin Stanford Dis
tnet Rally it the Haskell Methi-
dist chuuh lust S iturday and Sun-
day I en i C illu ru t chairman basid
the progrmi around pkdgcs and
finances giving instructions on
CROMWELL ADDRESSES
STAMFORD METHODISTS
Harvey Cromwell MeMurry
speech instructor was gu st speak-
er at the St John Methodist
chureh at Stamford Sunday morn-
Inon spoke on H C M Day
which is Marth 8 On this day
Mithodist Wing People conduit
the church sirvuc The offering
is thin givin to the H C M Loan
rund a fund that students can get
1 mis for college work
.. . .! Annn llollft u""5 ... -.- - r. . .... mil n( a. Inn Tnr the Mnnrll
in rniiia uruo.) ........ j d (n urCgard ng mob rumpled on about hunting a veUet coat lor
Clements placed third i women's Bht bhe gets up ae " i ..... im.an mm dancirs Some of the B
extemporaneous and oratory J " ZmZ. I'e 7 ewclid Risan head urgent so far as to wonder if H.s p. ech M th .h.l M n and
Hentlev Scarborough Garrett lectuai aDiiuy eouj.icu nn.. .. i v ! v tiny uiullnt be u.sed for si ring thi Mission of the Churih' was
iseneiev luiuu.uui.. nleasine? nersonalitl. witty re- ones sensible conversation with dresses adorned the pi mo caeh '" " .
roJJ lfl turns to the left-Tango created with an eyc toward origin Winet J i por urn o the regu
Vi nw iminiriPS. nut nr.ll'U ."a . ... xi. e. A i 1 t . Ur...A nH n n .t. 1. ..11 fluff. noltiennla wppn ia IM WHS uee-uune 13 euiiiua.uu ' j ...... - -- .
month
oer Hardin Simmons and St Ed
Spanish Tune drifted in from a slung oier chairs bonnets to sew but so was the scene
Methodist church
AS V STUDENT THDNKS
Tli we who say they hae
nothing t live for hae discov
i red Hut tluy an In ing only
for tin nisi Hes Our service
should dimand 1 Lre iti r ubjei
tlv -
w ards
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