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Pigs at Midnight
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Radio Worker Quits Studio for School
by HKKT DIMOCK
Chat Staff Writer
You haven't lived until you
have been stuck with two squealing
pigs at Rockefeller center at mid-
night.
Why would anyone be out that
late with a couple of pigs? It was
all part of the job for Mrs. Clau-
dine Shannon, an education major,
when she worked with Ralph Ed-
wards of "Truth or Consequences"
fame.
Part of her job waa to clean up
after the stunts were performed,
and the piga were left-overs.
Mrs. Shannon came back to col-
lege this semester after an ab-
sence of almost twenty years to
get her degree so that she may
teach speech as a career.
Since leaving the North Texas
campus in the early '80s "because
of the depression," she has climbed
from the bottom to the top in radio
show business.
She helped rig the stunts for the
National Broadcasting company's
"Truth or Consequences" show and
has worked on the American Broad-
casting company's "Ladies Be Seat-
ed." She's worked for as little as
911.60 a month (when she started)
and has been associated with ra-
dio's top shows.
Mrs. Shannon has worked in a
war plant, in advertising agenciea,
and with an accounting firm. She
has been a publicity director, a
radio merchandising director, and
a singer on a show of her own over
station WRR in Dallas.
So with a background like that,
why is the tall lady back on the
campus in the role of a student?
"Television is for youngstera,"
she said of her latest job, which
was with WFAA-TV. "1 was with
radio when it had Its growing
pains and I don't want to go
through it again with television."
Another reason, she said, was
to be with Rennie Jane, her fife-
year-old daughter.
When she was on the campus in
her younger days she was half of
a duet that sang frequently with
'Feasor Floyd Graham and the
Aces. From there she went to a
H. G. Wells Named Veep of TISA;
Local Delegates Return From El Paso
North Texas' junior represent*- including USNT President Earle i ber schools fine arts programs at
tive to the Texas Intercollegial
Student assc-iation, H. G. Wells of
Tulia, was elected vice-president of
the group during its state-wide
convention in El Paso Saturday.
Wells is the first North Texan to
be an officer since Dick Barnebcy
was president in 1949. Barnebey,
while the- student government's
first president here, was one of
TISA's chief organizers.
Seven other campus politicos,
Young, attended the meeting which ; induced rates, and u letter of
Old Yuccas Available
In College Print Shop,
Yearbook Advisor Says
Students who failed to redeem
their receipts for the 1951 Yucca
may get u copy now in the office
of the college press at the jour-
nalism building.
J. D. Halt, advisor for the Yucca,
said that if there is any doubt as
to whether students are entitled to
books, the records may be checked.
Anyone who did not receive his
194!) or 1950 Yucca is also urged
to stop by the college press office.
These yearbooks may now he pur-
chased for a special price of $2.
Informal pictures of the
AFROTC on the drill field were
taken Friday by the Yucca. This
week a schedule has been worked
out to make the Women's Recrea-
tion association pictures for the
yearbook with Miss Betty Jane
Trotter, WRA director, in charge.
John Lovelace, Yucca editor, said
the 1952 Yucca cover will be in
contrasting shades of green and
white. Kingsport Press, of Kings-
port, Tenn., will make the cover.
began Thursday on the campua of
Texas Western college.
In addition to serving as vice-
president of the state organisa-
tion, Wells will probably be chair-
man of district three of TISA,
President Young said Monday.
North Texas is automatically
chairman school of the district be-
cause of its alphabetical listing
with the other district members.
USNT Secretary Leonard
(Squeeky) Weeks, senior repre-
sentative to TISA, is automati-
cally in line for the district chair-
manship, but Young aid Weeks
had indicated he woui*. decline the
position.
If Wells is made chairman of the
district, he will be in charge of the
district convention to lie held at
SMU later this semester, Young
explained.
At the convention, both Young
and Weeks .served on a panel dis-
cussion which explained district
three's project of polling colleges
all over the nation as to their
methods of selecting candidates for
"Who's Who in American Uni-
versities and Colleges."
During the general session Sat-
urday the convention passed a res-
olution introduced by the group
calling for a committee to study
the possibility of all Texas col-
leges announcing "Who's Who"
winners at a uniform date.
The convention adopted three
other resolutions calling for nil
Texas colleges to set up unified
holidays for Easter, Thanksgiving,
commendation to he sent to the
state for its stand on the tide-
lands issue.
Young said that the delegation
voted for all but the last resolu-
tion, from which it abstained.
Others making the trip, in addi-
tion to Young, Weeks, and Well*,
were USNT Treasurer Cecil Flook,
Senators Ed Stewart, Joe Wilson,
George May, and Christy McKen-
zie.
couple of auditions in Dallas, and
to WRK where she worked with
Buddy (Midnight Grinder) Harris.
For the past seven year* she has
worked for WFAA, the last two of
them with WFAA-TV.
"Another reason I quit," she ex-
plained. "was bacauae 1 was as
high as I could go—because I wore
a dress. If I had worn trousers 1
might have gone another step, but
that is all."
How did she get to the top so
quickly? "Breaks," she said. "It
was just good breaks and 1 am
thankful for all of them."
Reminiscing about her network
days, she recalled one show in
which a losing male contestant had
to make the rounds of theatres
and night elubs with a nude,
shapely female mannequin.
Mrs. Shannon had to talk a dress
shop owner out of the mannequin
and arrange for show manager*
to fall In with the gag. Then she
tagged along with the red-faced
contestant while the master of cere-
monies had a field day spotlighting
the man and his make-believe hunk
of pulchritude.
THE DUTIES of motherhood
fill "much of the time of
Mrs. Claudino Shannon, shown
pushing her daughter, Ronnie
Jane, in the swing. Mrs Shan-
non is a former employee of
several radio stations who is
now studying here.
—Photo by Whits
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'Shall We Survive'
Nyaradi to Speak
In Library Thursday
Dr. Nicholas Nyaradi, ex-mini-
ster of finance of Hungary, will
speak on "Shall We Survive?" at
7:3o p.m. Thursday in the library
auditorium.
Ills appearance is lieing spon-
sored by the Government Pro-Law
club and the fine arts committee.
The writer-lecturer was the last
non-Communist member of the
Hungarian Coalition government.
He spent seven months in Mos-
cow negotiating with leaders.
A native of Budapest, Dr. Nya-
radi was educated at the Budapest
University of Sciences. There he
liecame a doctor of |iolitical sci-
ence and a doctor of law.
Dr. Nyaradi fled Hungary in De-
cember of 1948 when he found that
he was to lie arrested along with
Cardinal Joseph Mindsxenty. The
finance minister had antagonised
the Russians by advocating Ameri-
can policies such as the Marshall
plan.
When Nyaradi heard he was to
lie arrested, he and his wife es-
caped to Switzerland. From there
he came to the United States and
has lectured all over the country
describing the situation behind the
Iron Curtain.
Dr. Nyaradi spent seven years
in Moscow. During this time he
liecame acquainted with many of
the top Communist leaders.
Since he has been here. Dr. Nya-
35th YEAR
The Campus Chat
NORTH TEXAS STATE COLLEGE, DENTON. TEXAS, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 12. 1952
radi has writen a series of articles
for the Saturday Evening Post on
"I Saw Kussia Preparing for World
War HI."
The ex-minister spoke here in
Novemlier, 1949.
NO. 37
Neiman-Marcus Offers
Scholarship for Coeds
In Fashion Designing
Neiman-Marcus is offering coeds
a I960 scholarship to Tobe-Coburn
School for Fushion Careers, New
York City.
Miss Norma Tucker, alumnus of
Tob?-Coburn and training assist-
ant at Neiman-Marcus, said here
last week that the scholarship con-
test is open to women residents or
students of Texas, Oklahoma, Lou-
isiana, Arkansas, and New Mexico.
In order to qualify, girls are
required to send their registration
forms to Miss Tucker before next
Monday. Rules, forms, and Tobe-
Coburn catalogs are available in
the art department and in the of-
fice of the dean of women.
Contestants must Im* under 80
years of age and must have had
at least two years of college. They
will bo asked questions on a series
of test topics.
When she receives the registra-
tion blanks, the scholarship secre-
tary will mail the test topics to
the contestants.
Girls submitting the six most
outstanding entries will be inter-
viewed by local judges arid will be
asked to furnish additional data.
The final selection of the winner
will be made in New York.
Thomas Addresses htervarsity Group,
Emphasizes Effect of Christ on Society
"Christ's life has influenced our
present society more than any
other life or doctrine in history,"
Eugene M. Thomas told the Inter-
varsity Christian fellowship Mon-
day night in the UB.
Thomas, regional director of the
Intervarsity Christian fellowship
for the Rocky Mountain states,
said that many non-Christians think
that ignorance of the beginnings of
and Christmas; a cultural enter-1 Christianity is the basis for chris
tainment committee to bring mem-1 tian beliefs.
Student Senate Asks Probe
Of Stag Problem at Dances
Immediate investigation of the: co-ordinating committee for study,
increasing number of stags at-j ,n hi„ pIca> Rfttz maintaincd
tending all-college dances was au- thut recreational facilities
thorixed by the senate Tuesday
night.
Assigned to the policy co-ordi-
nating committee for intensive
study, the resolution will be stud-
ied and several alternatives sug-
gested to the senate before final
action is taken. Senator George
May is the author of the bill.
Howard Katz of New York City
appeared before the senate ask-
ing the group to investigate pos-
sibilities of enlarging UB facili-
ties. Senators agreed and the mo-
tion was referred to the policy
are
just as important as educational
ones. "We need something in the
UB besides chairs," he said.
Presidential appointments that
the senate approved included the
addition of Robert Salas and Don
Eraser to fill vacancies on the
elections board.
A motion by Senator Ed Stewart
requesting USNT to invite high
school students in the surrounding
area to visit North Texas for half-
day tours was also passed.
Senator Norman Ramsey Intro-
duced a resolution asking the
freshman handbook committee to
word the letter-jacket ruling so
that the discretion of the indivi-
dual would decide if letters were
to be worn. Ramsey's resolution
will be voted on at next Tuesday's
meeting.
Christians, uaing the historical
records of Christ's life, accept him
as the basis for the truth about
all that is not known about Cod,
Thomas declared.
No one can doubt that Christ
really lived if he studies the mass
of written records about the his-
tory of that period, the speaker
said, adding that the ban is for
Christian faith is in the teachings
of Christ whiln he lived.
As an example of one of Christ's
statements that has been found to
lie true, Thomas said that Christ
made the statement that he could
change men's lives. Today, many
prominent psychiatrists and soci-
ologists have said that the only
thing which can change the lives
of some of the people who are
wasting their lives, such as ha-
bitual alcoholics, is a conversion
to the Christian faith.
"One will never know if Christ
can make an impact upon his life
until he tests it himself," Thomas
said.
A former Fort Collins, Colo.,
businessman, Thomas is a graduate
of Colorado State college.
Taft Supports State on Tidelands,
ListsTexas Among Southern Friends
by JKBE COX
Chat Associate Editor
A tired but confident-looking
Senator Robert A. Taft Tuesday
addressed some ,'10-odd representa-
tives of Texas newspapers in the
Press Club room of Dallas' Baker j the tidelands as they do to their
hotel and won favor with at least I inland property. He further stated
one point—his stand on the tide- j that he had read the Supreme
lands.
The Ohioan told the press that
the states have as much right, to
GOP Hopeful Starts
Campaigning in Denton
Local Frat Provides il
Cycles for Needy
by ALLAN BRIDGES
Chat Staff Writer
An orphaned 0-year-old girl,
Mary Baysinger, was the first,
benefactor of the constructive
pledgeship inaugurated this semes-
ter by the campus aocial fraterni-
ties.
A letter from the guardian of
the small Negro girl brought a
Flunk Slips to Be Sent;
Degree Applications Due rhi 8i*
quick response from members of ■fljaj
Chi Sigma Phi fraternity, who had |H3
previously announced that they '
would repair bicycles and tricycles 1
for children who could not afford
them.
Two hours after the letter from
Mrs. Heddy Bay singer of 2204
Lake street in Denton was received,
a tricycle was delivered.
The first bicycle to be awarded |
in the new pledgeship program
was delivered last week to Win- .1
! fred Pearson, a student in the West K
To Deans by Monday
Six-weeks grade* are to be sub-
mitted to the dean of administra-
tion's office by 8 p.m. Thursday,
Mrs. Ine* Ray, assistant, said Mon-
day.
Failing grade notices will be
mailed to students and to parent*
of those under 21 by Saturday
morning, Mrs. Ray added.
She also reminds student* who
plan to graduate in June to have
their degree application* filed by
Monday. Blanks may be secured in
tikr office of the dean of admini-
stration.
Monday is also the last day for
filing for admission to the candi-
dacy In the Graduate School for
President Darrell Freeman hopes to
get the new program into full
gear as pledgeship get* under way
this week.
As the first week of pledgeship
began the "bicycle" fraternity
had five bicycle* to he repaired
by its pledge*. Moat need to be
painted, a few parts restored, and
new tires and tubes added before
they will be in running order for
gifta to the hoy* and girl* of Den-
ton and surrounding communities.
The bicycles have been received
from Dallas, Fort Worth, and Den-
ton—aome by car, some by express.
Persons wishing to donate a hi-
cycle or tricycle to needy children
in Denton and surrounding areas
are urged to write or phone to the
Ch! Sigma Phi fraternity. Mem-
ber* will pick up bicycles or tri I
—JBP
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by HAY MOSKLEY
Chat Editor
A Republican candidate for Pres-
ident who fears he resembles Har-
ry Truman has opened hlB na-
tional campaign headquarters in
Denton's Hotel LeBlair.
Reginald B. Naugle, fil-year-old
former clergyman, has opened a
drive for the GOP nomination on
the issue of "returning govern-
ment. to a business basis."
In an Interview with three Chat,
reporters Monday, Naugle wouldn't
comment very specifically on his
chances. But. he regards Taft as
his only str ip,? opponent, adding,
"Taft doesn't have much of a lead."
Naugle, who is in the X-ray
business, believes that Eisenhower
"will back away" and not actively
seek the nomination. "I hope to
get the nomination of both par-
tiaa," he said.
Displaying n picture of himself
taken in St. Louis wearing a Stet-
son, he noted a resemblance to
Truman. But, although he's not
proud of the resemblance, he
doesn't think it will hurt his
chances.
When the GOP convention opens
in July, Naugle hopes to have 50,-
000,000 post cards from people
pledging their votes to him, and
with this strength, capture both
nominations. With campaign work-
ers in every state, he plans to
launch a speaking tour of the 4H
states in April.
The chief plank in his platform
is to alsdish all present federal
taxes and substitute a national
sales tax to restore the value of
money. He also promise* to clean
out. corruption, abolish the national
debt, clamp down on foreign aid,
and put MacArtiiur "back in the
saddle" in Korea.
"I have the assurance of 7ft
Southern electoral votes if 1 get
the Republican nomination," he
Slated. "Taft can't carry the
South."
He regards Taft as a political
"blue blood," but says he in
"capable man who i* needed In the
Senate."
Naugle came to Denton two
weeks ago and i* currently broad-
casting daily over radio station
KDNT. His home i* in Conyng-
ham, Pa. He ha* aided the GOP in
every national campaign since
1080 except the last.
court's decision on the case and
was "unable to make sense of it."
Seven North Texas journali*ts
were among the group that fired
questions at Senator Taft at the
nearly hour-lr.ng press conference.
Taft listed Texas among the top
five southern states he had the
most hopo* of carrying in hi* bid
for the presidency. Virginia and
Florida topped the list with Ten-
nessee, North Carolina, and Tex-
as trailing.
He added that because of their
Htrong anti-Truman feelings, Mis-
sissippi and South Carolina voter*
might also come in to the Republi-
can fold.
Outlining what he called the
three main issues in the coming
election, the senator Maid that
restoration of honest, government
would lie the prltne thought tn
voters' minds.
Second, he said, would lie "liber-
ty against socialism and a free
system against big government."
On the third issue, Taft stated,
"The Korean war was completely
unnecessary anil could have been
avoided." He called the dismissal
of Mat-Arthur an outrageous act.
Speaking of our loss of air su-
periority over Korea, the Ohio Re-
publican said that unless armis-
tice terms can lie reached, we
must drag our feet until our air
power picks up.
Pointing out the difference in
the $8^,000,000,000 budget and the
$70,000,000,000 in tuxes, Taft
called for enactment of a plan cut-
ting the budget by $15,000,000,000.
The first step would be to en-
act some of the proposals of the
Hoover commission which call for
streamlining the government. Taft
feels that there is an unnecessary
number of government employees,
and trimming the payroll would be
a step in trimming the budget.
Rustin to Discuss Asian Revolution,
Race Relations in Two Talks Today
"America and the Revolution in
Asia" will be the subject of a dis-
cussion which will lie led by Bay-
ard Rustin in the UB auditorium
at 4 p.m. today.
Sponsored by the Student Reli-
gious council, the meeting is open
to all students and faculty.
Rustin, director of the Collage
Section of the American Fellow-
ship of Reconciliation, i* a speci-
alist in human relations. He has
Davis Takes Fourth in Tournament;
Debaters Prepare to Meet Seminole
Dean Davis, Denton, won fourth
place in individual competition in
a three-day debate tournament at
Saint John's college, Wlnfield, Kas.,
last week end
Debaters are now preparing to
meet Seminole junior college here
Thursday.
Davis won his fourth place in Lawrence, Kas.; and Southwestern
impromptu contests, speaking on
the general subject «f economics
and government.
In debating competition, Davis
and Ray Hill, Keller, defeated
teams from Phillips university,
Enid, Okla.; Kansas university,
Dials to Click March 30
Under New Phone System
Denton's phone system will catch
up with North Texas' at 12:01
a.m. March 30.
For then the city's new auto-
matic dial system will start click-
ing away. College phones have
used the system since 1M7 whan
North Tesas installed its own pri-
those who expect to receive an ad- cyeles In the Denton. Dallas, or
vanced degree in June. IFort Worth
MAwcritlwrtT overcame Mary Boysmger when she was presented
with this remodeled tricycle. Jeclr Daniels of the Chi biqme Phi
fraternrty poses with the little girl who received one of the sever el
bicycles end tricycles given needy children under the freternity'i
constructive The boys collect old bicycles,
repair them, end distribute mem.
Rut what will happen to the fa-
miliar "2080," the collage's present
exchange number, is still unde-
cided. Whether or not the collage
will keep iu present exchange or
will place each phnne on the city
system, one thing seems certain:
the number, or numbers, will be
changed.
All city system telephones will
have new numbers and they will
all be preceded by the letter "C,"
followed by four digits.
At any rate, it seems definite
tkmt rnlbcriant. iiwiallv ihott
ansa* ' " •*•11 •w s*| "* " • ■ #
who do not live in dormitories and
who are served by the city system,
will to reaching for the new pkeae
book which which company offi-
ciate say will be distributed a
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nffiorf? tiir viiSi conversion.
visited India, where he took part In
discussions on improving the lot of
colored peoples of the world.
Another open meeting at 7:80
p.m. will be held in the sanctuary
of the First Presbyterian Church
U.S.A. sponsored by the Presby-
terian Student association. "Race
Relations: A Progress Report" will
lie the topic of Rustin's talk.
A luncheon will be held today In
the student lounge of the Presby-
terian church for Rustin and stu-
dents who attended the recent meet-
ing of the Student Volunteer Move-
ment at Lawrence, Kas.
Rustin has done his most recent
research in human relations In
Cicero, III. He devised a program
for deal.ng with the aftermath of
the Cicero riot which wss adapted
by 102 civic, religious, labor, and
fraternal organisations.
Baptist college, Winfield, Kas. The
second day Hill and Davis, junior
men's team, lost to Kansas univer
sity debaters.
Tommy Kelton and Bill Want-
land, members of the Seminole jun-
ior college debate teem, will debate A. f"%mniir ^AilirflAV
Hill and Davis here In the union «- n vampUS iaiUraay
building auditorium at 4:80 p.m.
Thursday.
The Seminole team has won six
first places out of nine tourna-
ments entered. Kelton and Want-
land have gone to the semifinals
twice, and have won two superior
ratings.
Friday four boys will go to Ste-
phen F. Austin college at Nacog-
doches. Senior man attending will
be Mike Eamey, Breckenridge.
and Maurice Schnorr, Dallas. Hill
and Davis will represent the Jun-
ior men. The Seminole team will
go to Nacagdochc* with the NT
debaters.
A matt Is scheduled here next
week with the Ut iversity of Mis-
sissippi. Also scheduled for the
week are contests with debaters
from Wa«t Point.
Librarians Will Meet
For District Convention
Two hundred librarians are ex-
pected to attend the meeting of the
Teenage Library association for
itotnN 1 In the library Saturday.
Dr. A. M. Sampley, director of
libraries, announced Monday.
Attending the convention will
be librarians from 10 counties in
North Central Texas.
Main feature of the TALA agen-
da will be talks on club services,
informal discussions, a tour of the
campua, an-! <*!ecf!'>n of officers.
A luncheon for the group will
be held in the Crystal room of Mar-
quis hall Saturday and the con-
vention members will be guest* of
NT for the Saturday night stage
snow.
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