The Coyote (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 25, 1942 Page: 1 of 4
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$4 THE COYOTE
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PAYDAY
J BOND DAY
No. 6
Weatherford, Texas, Wednesday, November 25, 1942
VOL. XVII
Twenty-One Listed Program
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W. C. Now Has
An Accredited
EX STUDENT RANDELL BUTLER
WRITES FOR SOUTH AFRICA
STUDENT COUNCIL PRESENTS
PLAN FOR CHANGING HOLIDAYS
HYLE DOSS, GEORGE STUDER,
AND OLETA WRIGHT RUNNER-UPS
MAKE
EVERY
Mr. Cooper: You can make 100 in
this test if you know how.
Richard: Yes, but you’d catch me.
the Navy Department does not
cur.
‘With the thousands of young
been overlooked.
The names as listed are as fol-
lows:
J. C. Anderson
Daren Benbenek
Rex Garland
Charles Hamilton
Dero Harrell
Alvin Hodge "
Bernice Jones
Curtis Knight
Bob Lasater
Truett Laymance
Sam J. Little
Jack Neal
Ware Purcell
R. M. Robertson, Jr.
R. B. Springfield
Joe Sutton
Pat Tackitt •
Lewis Tanner
Leo Tiberghien
Bill Tucker
R. C. Dane ,
[ Lloyd Fair
John Gordon
Kenneth Gwaltney
Ralph Hall
Marcus Lee Hill
Loyd Knight
Rocky Lester
Robert Lott
Billie Maddox -
N. H. Martin
Paul Morgan
Joe Pinkston ,
Don Vandagriff
Preston Williams
Jim Wright
Charles Botvidson
Jake Bonds
Randall Butler
Freddy Cox
Velton Gilliland
Wortham Loyd
James Monaghan
Max Mobley
Jesse Moore
Dennis Norton
Harold Owen
David Robinson
Harvey Saul
On Honor Roll
Nine weeks tests have just been
completed at W. C. and despite evil
forebodings on the part of the stu-
dents, a large precentage of them
are on the honor roll.
To be on the honor roll, a student
taking five subjects must have at
least one A and no C’s. A person car-
rying six subjects is allowed one C
grade.
Those who compose the honor roll
for the first nine week period, and
the number of A’s made by each are
as follows:
Rev. Stanford
Speaks in Chapel
On Friday-morning, November 20,
the reverend Mr. E. R. Stanford, our
new pastor at the First Methodist
Church, spoke to the students. A
very interesting and inspiring mes-
sage was given by Bro. Stanford. We
look forward to his coming before
us again.
The morning’s program of worship
was as follows:
Prelude—Piano Solo, “He Lead-
eth Me”, Francis Hart Anderson
Song, “Footsteps of Jesus”, Assem-
bly
Prayer, Richard Millsap
Scripture, Genesis, 13th Chapter,
Oleta Wright
Poem, “God Give Us Men”, Lamar
Cooper
Message, Rev. E. R. Stanford, pas-
tor, First Methodist Church.
Benediction, Assembly.
Proud Papa: Don’t you think it’s
about time the baby learned to say,
“Papa”?
Mother: Oh, no, I hadn’t intended
telling who you are until he be-
comes a little stronger.
Love to all,
Randell H. Butler.
P. S.—I passed my examination so
I am now a first class seaman.
Six A’s ... .
Marjorie Black
Five A’s ....
Stella Ragsdale
Four A’s ....
Hart Anderson
Louise Braddock
Zela Brock
Betty Fain
Ruth Greer
Ruth Probert
Helen Tidwell
Mary Craten Winston
Three A’s ....
Evohn Adkins
John Johnson
Dorothy McGlamery
Marjorie Sears
George Studer
Two A’s ....
Dannie Anderson
Dorothy Black
Mildred Price
Carmel Moore
One A . . . .
Joyce Bodiford
J. W. Ford
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. BONDS
• STAMPS
Homecoming with a morning coffee.
However, this year, after consider-
able discussion, it was decided that
a luncheon would provide more op-
portunity for visiting and talking
over “old times”.
The informal luncheon was at the
picturesque picnic grounds at the
Little Farm .instead of the Nook
Cate as was originally planned. Each
one of the present members enjoyed
meeting and knowing the members
of past years. Those attending were
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Saylor, Jua-
nita Davis, Jane Butler, the Rev.
and Mrs. Earnest Potter (the former
Iva Marie Sumrail), Frances Burns,
Dorothy Kearby, John Johnson, Ma-
ry Craten Winston, Claranne Barber,
Stella Ragsdale and Hart Anderson.
The Phi Theta Kappas are looking
forward to seeing more alumni at
Homecoming next year.
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Phi Thetas Reunite
At Homecoming
In the past it has been the custom
of the Phi Chapter of the Phi Theta
Kappa to entertain its alumni at
a
The Student Council meeting be-
gan Monday, November 16 with a
discussion of holidays for the pre-
sent school year. Thanksgiving ho-
lidays were considered first. The
Council decided, with Dr. Sutton’s
approval, to leave the Thanksgiving
Holidays as they are scheduled in
the college bulletin for 1942-43. The
students will leave W. C. after clas-
ses on Wednesday, November 25 and
will be free until that first eight
o’clock class on Monday morning,
November 30.
Many schools are dispensing with
the Thanksgiving holidays this year
and are adding the additional days
to the length of the Christmas holi-
days, giving only one day for
Thanksgiving. Under this plan it
would be impossible for the aver-
age student to reach home, much
less get back in time for class Fri-
day morning.
According to Frank Knox, Sec-
retary of the Navy, it will not be
advisable for all of the schools to
dismiss and resume classes on the
in college who are now on inactive
duty as apprentice seamen under
the V-1, V-5, and V-7 programs, the
Navy has a vital interest in seeing
college education completed with
all speed and thoroughness. Not on-
ly these young men, but all students
now in college are contributing to
the fighting strength of our coun-
try in direct proportion to the time
and effort they devote to their stu-
dies. A proposal that operates to
lengthen the time required for them
to complete their college course les-
sens the contribution they make and
cannot be approved by the Navy De-
partment.
“The difficulty of transportation
problems is recognized and it is sug-
EX-STUDENTS PRESENT HONOR
ROLL OF BOYS IN SERVICE TO
W. C. AT BUSINESS MEETING
Halbert Thompson
Eugene Woolsey
Everett Wheeler
Jack Wren
L. A. Zellers
Jearl Walker
Ralph Barber
Ray Barber
Charles Belcher
Lowell Brumley
Robert Carter
Gordon Cragg
Ishmael Ford
R. G. Gillen
Guy Howard, Jr.
R. T. Kelley
Curtis Land
Firman Williamson
Ralph Wingo
Donald Weaver
L. D. Murray, Jr.
Alfred Mullenix
Kermit Blanton
Clifton B. Gleaves
Chester A. Woolsey
Otis McKoy
L. W. Maples
Robert Rawls
Cyril Andrews
Joe Freeman
Jack Kirkpatrick
Obie Green
* Clifford Reeder
Harold Smith
Edward Watt
C. C. Baker
Fred Barnett
Scott Singleton
Wortham Ashcroft
Fred Patterson, Jr.
* Woodrow Yarbrough
J. S. Teague
- Jr. Teague
Dub. Teague
Robert Oakley
Paul Rushing
Clyde Young
Jack Zellers
Wilson Emmons
Sam Green
Floyd Hill
W. T. Jenkins
Jr. McCreary
Hampton Singleton
Jack Knight
Wayne Smith
Walter Poulter
Jack Cone
Paul Powell
Wilson Potter
Nelse Olson
Jack Crawford
Howard Grimes
Harold Fain
Franklin Grafa
Arnold Munn
Jim Bone
C. B. Salyer
gested that if the problem of return-
ing college students to their homes
is so difficult as to require the dras-
tic action proposed in your letters,
it may be met with the equally dras-
tic action of eliminating Christmas
vacation. The adoption of this sug-
gestion would mean that instead of
presenting to our enemies the gift of
millions of study days that would
be lost by lengthening the Christmas
vacation for over a million college
students, we would actually turn
our difficulty to our advantage and
speed up the preparation of our
young men and young women for
the urgent tasks that await them.
Sincerely,
Frank Knox.”
Kenneth Neill and Betty Fain
were eleceted as campus favorites
by the student body in assembly on
Tuesday, November 17.
Hyle Doss, George Studer and
Neill were the nominations for boy
favorite, with Neill winning over
Studer by one vote. Betty won over
Oleta Wright for girl favorite.
Neill is president of the Senior
Class and captain of_the Coyote Ca-
gers. He comes to Weatherford Col-
lege from Hereford, Texas, where
he was outstanding in sports and a
favorite among the students in high
school. He is president of the Baptist
Training Union of the First Baptist
Church, Weatherford, and was popu-
lar with boys and girls alike during
his freshman year here.
Betty, as you know, is the senior
girl pep leader and vice-president
of the Thalian-Coyettes. She was al-
so pep leader when she attended
Weatherford High School and was
a general favorite there. Last year
she was a cheer leader at W. C., and
represented the freshman class on
the student council.
Both Neill and Betty were very
well chosen by the students, and
well deserve the honor of being fa-
vorites on the campus.
’42-’43 Homecoming
Officers Elected
Homecoming officers for the 1943-
44 Homecoming were elected at the
business session of the Homecoming
this year which was held on Sat-
urday afternoon, November 14. Ex-
students from Weatherford were
chosen to fill all the offices since it
will be impossible to predict how
long the present transportation
problem will last.
The officers elected were as fol-
lows:
President—Borden Seaberry
Vice-President—James Doss
Secretary—Marie East.
At various times during the year,
representatives of all the armed
forces of the United States have
come here to see if graduates of
Weatherford College are eligible
candidates for reserve branches of
the service.
Each branch of the armed forces,
except the Navy had accredited the
college, and last week the Navy De-
partment notified Dr. Sutton that
Weatherford College had been ac-
cepted in the V-1 Accredited Col-
lege program. Any boy graduating
from Weatherford College is eligible
to join the reserves of any branch
of the armed forces.
According to a letter received by
Dr. Sutton from the Marine Re-
serves, there will be Recruiting Of-
ficers from the United States Ma-
rine Corps at Weatherford College
on or about November 27 for the
purpose of examining and admin-
istering the oath to those who are
eligible. For further particulars one
may see Dr. Sutton or Mr. Johns.
M“**
To be a successful policeman, you
must have brains, strength, ima-
gination, and an empty watch case.
An empty watch case?
Yeah, a crook might come-along
and give you the works.
—The Sour Owl.
Isbell to Become
Principal Mission
High School
Mr. A. V. Isbell, athletic director
and teacher of education at W. C.,
has accepted the position of princi-
pal and athletic director of Mission
High School, Mission, Texas. He left
Wednesday, November 18, for Mis-
sion with Mr. H. L. Barber, who has
accepted the superintendency of the
school. Mr. Isbell is well pleased
with his new position. He will be
physical director of approximately
one thousand, eight hundred stu-
dents.
Mr. Johns has taken Mr. Isbell’s
education 113 class, Mr. King is now
teaching education 213 and Mr.
Etier is teaching health education
and is also acting as athletic direc-
tor.
Mrs. Isbell, Lacreta and Allen,
have moved to Millsap, where Mrs.
Isbell will continue teaching, in the
school there.
to me so we fell into a conversation.
He asked me to join their party and
had me move down and set next to
his daughter. She was a very nice
looking girl of about 20 years. After
the show we went to about the
swankiest tearoom in town and had
some coffee and tea. They then |
brought me to my ship in their
car, a 1942 Plymouth. All the people
here are very friendly.
We have had considerably cool
weather since we crossed the equa-
tor. It is getting warmer now tho
for spring is here. The temperature
here averages about 62 degrees in
the winter and 68 degrees in the
summer. The coldest known tem-
perature was 38 degrees.
Do you remember where Ray
Francis always said he was going?
You can tell him that I got here be-
fore he did. I believe I would enjoy
living here.
We still don’t know when ve will
get back to the states, but it will
probably be about the first of
March.
I can assure you that I am all
right and will write you again in the
next port.
Randell Butler, son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. L. Butler, of Goree, Texas,
and a recent member of Weather-
ford College has been a member of
the U. S. Navy since January, 1942.
During these past nine months he
has had many interesting exper-
iences of which one was the es-
cape on a life boat after an enemy
torpedoing their merchant ship, the
first of June. The last letter that his
family received from Randell bore (
the postmark of East L ondon, South
Africa, and reads as follows:
September 15, 1942
NEILL. FAIN CHOSEN CAMPUS FAVORITES
Dear Folks,
I am sure you will be glad to
know that we have had a very
pleasant and safe trip so far.
I spent a very enjoyable liberty
here last evening. I was rather sur-
prised at the conditions here. This
is a city of about 6,300 people and
as modern and clean as any city of
its size in the states. About the only
difference I observed is in the mon-
ey exchange and automebiles. Near-
ly all the cars here are American
made, but they are right hand drive
instead of left as they are in the
states.
I went to a very nice theater last
night and saw a good show as well
as meeting some very nice people.
An elderly man v/as setting next
The ex-students association pre-
sented to Weatherford College an
honor roll bearing the names of all
of her boys who are in various bran-
ches of the service. The roll of hon-
or was presented to Dr. Sutton by
the Ex-Student President, Earnest L.
Potter, at the business session of
Homecoming on Saturday afternoon,
November 14. At that time a tribute
was given those boys whose names
appear with gold stars by them.
W. C. is extremely proud of her
roll of honor, but doubly proud of
the boys whose names appear on it
as well as those who may have
Coyote Cagers Are
Characterized
The W. C. basket ball team is hav-
ing quite a successful and thrilling
season, and you who have seen some
of these have probably noticed:
Duane Fuquay—Better known as
“Baldy” who has several female
hearts vamped; but whose main in-
terest besides basket ball seems to
be the little Model-T.
Kenneth Neill—Last seen with
Mary Lou.Last time, the time be-
fore that, and—well, this could go
on forever. Maybe it will, we hope.
Who knows?
Bobby Lemmer—The fish presi-
dent. He gets letters with the most
beautiful handwriting, but he won’t
tell her name. Come on, Bobby, give
the W. C. girls a break!
C. A. Johnson—Just plain Johnson
to us. He’s the guy with the cute
grin and swell personality who real-
ly bowls ’em over, gals and goals!
Willard Sutton—You probably
know him as Hut-Sut. His favorite
color is black, with the prefix, Do-
rothy, hitched to it.
Leon Lusk—The reason why Lo-
retta’s favorite kind of song is Lulla-
by, favorite somebody, too!
Harold Simmons—Seen in the
company of that cute blonde Maxine
Kimmell, of late, and of the future,
I too, we hope.
C. H. Hall—A good reason for Ma-
ry Lou Harmon of W. H. S. to prefer
blondes, and we do mean C. H.
Hyle Doss—Keeps us guessing as
to which one of the gals of W. C. is
the lucky winner. Oh, the pity of it
all!
One can hardly mention the bas-
ket ball team without mentioning
also the swell coaching of Mr. Isbell,
who is leaving us soon. Not only the
basket ball team, but everyone con-
nected with W. C. in any way will
miss him very much, and we wish
him all the luck in the world.
The duties of coach have been tak-
en over by Mr. Etier, who has had
several years of coaching in high
i schools. We know he’ll do a swell
■ job. .....
same dates as formerly suggested
by Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of
War, Dr. Sutton pointed out. This
would not relieve the transportation
situation, but would merely congest
it. With these opinions in mind the
Student Council seriously debated
the most opportune time for Christ-
mas holidays. Taking several other
factors into consideration, such as
the large number of students who
will work until just before Christ-
mas day, and the fact that school
should close as early as possible in
the spring to enable the students to
enter war work, the Council would
like to submit to the student body
the suggestion that the Christmas
holidays be changed. In the bulletin
the holidays are scheduled for De-
cember 19-28 inclusive. The alter-
nate plan presented by the council
will allow the students eleven days
instead of the ten as scheduled. Un-
der this plan the student body will
be dismissed after classes on Wed-
nesday, December 23 and classes will
be resumed on Monday, January 4.
It is the opinion of the council and
Dr. Sutton that this arrangement
will be the most beneficial to the
students and will add in relieving
the serious transportation situation.
Serious consideration of the question
is urged before the Student body as a
whole votes on the two plans for
Christmas holidays in chapel.
“If the schools, colleges and uni-
versities will restrict the travel of
their students between periods of
December 15, 1942 and January 15,
1943, it will facilitate the handling
of military personnel on furlough
and will relieve the transportation
situation considerably. The War De-
partment has restricted the fur-
loughs of enlisted men to 10% of the
total number at each Camp, Post
and Station.
Sincerely yours,
Henry L. Stimson,
Secretary of War.”
* * *
“Your letter transmitting a pro-
posal that Christmas holidays for
college students be extended from
December 15 to January 15, to avoid
transportation difficulties, has re-
ceived careful consideration.
“This proposal is one with which
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