The Rambler (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 31, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 17, 1949 Page: 1 of 4
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The Voice of TWC Students'
Published Weekly On Tuesday
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, TUESDAY. MAY 17, 1949
No. 31
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Invitations to the annual Golden
Uiears breakfast May 28 have
ten mailed to approximately 400
-uardians of the honor, Dr. Gladys
Bowman, sponsor, announced to-
The breakfast, one or the high-
lights of TWC Homecoming, will
lb,, held at 7:30 a. m. at the Poly
Diner, 161G Vaughn.
Kathleen Holing, Sophomore,
land Ed Moody, Junior, are in
(charge of progfhm arrangements.,
Other events on the homecom-
ling calendar will include coffees
■given for Class of '39 -Club and
■former club members, class busi-
Ijiess meetings and an afternoon
■meeting of the Alumni and Ex-
IStudents Association.
Thor To Leave TW
[For Capital Studio
Mr. Marius Thor, head of the
violin and orchestra departments
since 1931, has resigned effective
June % it was announced today.,
He and Mrs. Thor will move to
Washington, D. C., where their
daughter lives atid where he will
open a private studio. The daugh-
ter is Mrs. R. N. Margrave, for-
merly Miss Ingrid Thor.
In a statment to The Rambler,
Mr. Thor said: -'
"Before I leave I have a deep-
Ifelt urge to express my sincere
appreciation to the administration,
(President Sone, Mr. Bellah and all
f my colleagues on }he faculty
jfor their very fine fellowship,
friendship and spirit of coopera-
tion during my 17 years of acti-
vity in TWC.
"My most sincere wishes go to
Sail my students in the music de-
railment. It is with deep regret
that I have to leave some of my
violin students during their Fresh-
man year and 1 shall always fol-
low their development and future
tareers with loving interest,"
He is concertmaster of the Fort
Worth Civic Opera Association and
first violinist with the Pro Arte
String Quartet, which he was in-
strumental in founding in 1932.
The quartet plays five ^concerts
annually. Other members^-iai^i E.
Clyde Whitlock, George Orum and
Walter Caughey. Mr. Caughey
joined the group last year when
Samuel Ziegler resigned.
Mr. Thor played with the old
Fort Worth Symphony and was
concertmaster of the Dallas Sym-
phony under Jacques Singer in
1938-39,
In 1936, he played with Paul
Whiteman's band in Fort Worth
broadcasts during the Centennial
celebration. Several years ago, he
played a series of weekly violin
solo programs over WBAP, while
he was also concertmaster of the
studio orchestra.
A native, of Denmark, Mr. Thor
came to the U. S. in 1928 from
Oslo, Norway. He was with the
Philadelphia Symphony three years
before coming here to replace
Dean Carl Venth, former head of
the music school. Mr. Thor
played one summer concert season
with the New York Philharmonic
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NEW STUDENT BODY OFFICERS go over instructions for in-
stallation next Thursday. Left to right are Kay Doelling, president;
Jimmie.Williams, treasurer; Janice Williams, secretary, and Herb
Phillips, vice president. • c
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Fort Worth Educators
Will Receive Degrees.
Mr. W. A. MSacham and Mr. B.
C. Schulkey, assistant superinten-
tendents of Fort Worth Public
schools, will be awarded honorary
LL. D. degrees by Texottj Wesley-
an Collegp May 30 at Commence-
ment exercises, President Law
Sone announced Friday.
The degrees were authorized by
the faculty and board of trustees
of the College, Dr. Sone stated.
Mr. Meacham has been assistant
superintendent in charge of city
high schools since 1931. Elemen-
tary schools have been under Mr.
Shulkey's direction since 1935.
Both Mr. Shulkey arid Mr. Mea-
cham are life members of the
Texas State Teachers Association
and the National Education Asso-
ciation.
Mr. Shulkey, a native of Deca-
tur, received the B. A. degree from
Baylor University and the M. A.
degree from Texas Tech. He has
done additional study at the Uni-
versity of Chicago, University of
Texas, University of Colorado and
Teachers College, University of
Texas.
He served as superintendent of
schools at Alvord, Olney and Bor-
ger. Mr. Shulkey is past president
of the Elementary Principals and
Supervisors Of Texas. He is now
on the advisory committee of the
Texas Association for Supervision
and Curriculum Development and
is a national. director of ASCD.
Mr. MeachSm attended North.
Texas State College and received
the B. A. and M. A. degrees from
Colorado College of Education at
Greeley. He served as principal at
Azle High School, Riverside Junior
High and Elementary and J. P.
Elder Junior High.
From 1928 until 1931, when he
became assistant superintendent of
Fort Worth high schools, Mr.
Meacham was principal of Poly
High.
He is a member of the National
Secondary Principals Association
and National School Administra-
tors.
College Ties
Said Closest
"You will know your college
mates better than you will know
other associates anytime in your
life," Mr. Joe Wills, president of
the Ex-Students and Alumni As-
sociation, told TWC Seniors at a
banquet Friday.
Approximately ' 19 0 Seniors,
-guests, and faculty members at-
tended the affair which was given
by President and Mrs. Law Sone
and the faculty in honor of grad-
uating Seniors. Mr. Wills was
after-dinner speaker.
Mistress of Ceremonies was Miss
Cyrene Bell, head of the speech-
drama department. Invocation
was given by Vice President Wal-
ter R. Gllck.
Dr. Sone, Dean J. Elmer Cox
and James Bell, president of the
Senior Class, also were on the pro-
gram. Mr. Marius THtot,'accom-
panied by Miss Phyllis Barthoio-
mae, played a violin solo. Inciden-
tal music was furnished by Euel
Belcher, Junior, organist.
Annual Speech Contest
On Thursday, Winner
Will Receive Medal
The annual Frank R. Roberts
public speaking contest will be held
at 7 p. m. Thursday in Jhe Ad
Building Auditorium.
A gold medal will be presented
to the best public speaker by Mr.
Roberts, local insurance executive.
Mr. Roberts decided last year that
the winner of each year's contest
would receive a medal.
"Any student who is taking
Speech 312, which is public speak-
ing, is eligible to enter this con-
test," announced Miss Cyrene Bell,
head of the speech-drama depart-
ment.
TXWECO Distribution Wednesday
Distribution of the 1949 TX-
WECO will begin at 11 a. m. to-
morrow at the Library storeroom
opposite the physics lab in the
basement of the Administration
Building. ' ^
Students entitled to copies of
the annual must present student
identification cards used during
the basketball season. The cards
will be checked against a list fur-
nished by the business office.
Only those who have taken at
least 12 hours' work one full se-
mester are entitled to TXWECOs.
Hours for distribution will be
11 a. m. td 1 p. m. and 1<30 to
3:30 p. m. Wednesday, and 9 to
10:30 a. m. and 11:30 a. m. to 1
p. m. Thursday. Thereafter, year-
books may be obtained at the
business office.
A total of 189 wrejaimed ID
cards are at the switchboard in
the main office. These should be
picked up before owners call for
their annuals.
Editor Pat Browning and Busi-
ness Manager Bryan Browning
will lyj, in. charge of distribution.
They will be assisted by other
TXWECO staff members includ-
ing R. E. Windham and Gene
Fleming, Freshman editors; Alice
Whitmore, Sophomore editor; Lyn-
da Hassell, Junior editor; Lamar
SmfTh, Co-club editor, and Doris
Hudgens, co-snapshot editor.
June Seniors
Robed; Grads
Are Exhorted
Traditional robing ceremony was
observed this morning in the regu-
lar assembly period for the 116
June graduates.
The processional started at 10:40
a. .j,p. and was followed by the in-
vocation which was delivered by
William McClung, Senior. After
the vocal solo given by Malcolm
Rutledge, Senior, Rev. John Lind-
say, TWC chaplain and field rep-
resentative, gave the exhortation.
In giving the commendation,
President Law Sone expressed the
hope that in their four years at
TWC, the members of the gradu-
ating class had built foundations
on which they would be able to
found a successful and happy life.
Hard work, honesty, making
others happy and the belief in a
Supreme Being are the four main
points which Dr. Sone listed as the
parts of everyday living. The fac-
ulty and the institution have tried
to instill these elements into the
students and which they feel will
make a successful person who
will be a credit both to himself
and to his college.
Immediately following the com-
mendation a group of 40 Seniors
marched onto the stage and stop-
ped in front the equal number of
faculty members. Each senior was
then robed and capped by the fac-
ulty member of his choice.
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m!Fwo other, groups of Seniors re-
peated the procedure.
The benediction was then offer-
ed by Dr. Theodore O, Moberg.
After the singing °of the "Alma
Mater" the Seniors marched out
of the auditorium led by Bob Rus-
sell, Student 'Body President. °
Starnes Leads
Baptists; MSM
Gets Schneider
New officers for the Baptist
Student Union, Methodist Student
Movement and Westminster Fel-
lowship were elected Thursday at
meetings following assembly.
Voted into office as president of
BSU was Joe Starnes, Junior.
Other officers. are: Dorothy
Hutcherson, Freshman, and Cecil
Layne, Sophomore, vice-presi-
dents; .Joyce Collins, Freshman,
secretary; Dorothy Pilkinton,
Sophomore, editor of the BSU pa-
pei'i Mrs. Lexie Yates, Junior,
was made missions director, Joyce
-Harvey, Freshmarf, associate di-
rector of missions, and Norma
Cobb, Freshman, and Jimmy
Coontz, Freshman, co-chairmen of
Sunday school and BTU.
Officers of MSM for next year
as decided by the Thursday elec-
tion are Eugenia Schneider, Ju-.
nior, president; Edwin Tims, Ju-
nior, vice-president; Vet*a Moore,
Freshman, secretary, and Kathryn
Whitfield, Freshman, treasurer. .
.Barbara Gomillion, Sophomore,
was elected president of West-
minster Fellowship for 1949-50.
Other officers chosen were Bar-
bara Fausett, Sophomore, secre-
tary; Willie Briones, Junior, treas-
urer, and Dorothy McMillan, Soph-
omore, reporter. SCR A represen-
tatives will be selected next fall.
Exam Schedule
Ti
Saturday, May 31
All Saturday classes will have
their examinations at the reg-
ular class periods.
Monday, May 23
8 a. m.—All English 312 and
322 classes.
10:30 a. m.~MWF 10 a. m.
classes.
Tuesday, May 24
S a. m.—TT 8 a.- m. classes.
10:30 a. m.~TT 11:40 classes
except Education 340 and
341b.
2 p. m.—All 1:30 p. m. classes.
Wednesday, May 25
8 a. m.—MWF 8 a. m. clases.
10:30 a. m.—MKF 12 a. m.
classes except Education 340
and 341b.
2 p. m,—Biology 411 classes.
Thursday, May 20
8 a. m.—Education 340 and
341b classes and any classes
not scheduled.
10:30 a. m.-TT 9:20 a. m.
classes.
Friday, May 27
8 a. m.—MWF 9 a. m. classes.
10:30 a. m.—MWF 11 a. m.
classes. >.
. Night classes
All evening class examina-
tions vyijl be given at regular
class periods, May 23-28.
Seniors will take examina-
tions at regular periods sche-
duled above.*,
Smith Is Head
Of 1950 Seniors
Lamar Smith, Junior from Min-
eola, was elected by acclamation
as president of the Senior Class of
'49-50 at a called meeting, last
Tuesday in the^Fine Arts Audi-
torium. ./
Other officers elected were Ozro
Davis, Chico, vice-president, and
Eugenia Schneider, Fort Worth,
secretary.
Also chosen were Joe Starnes,
Fort Worth, treasurer, and Doris
Hudgens, Quanah, reporter.
Mr. Dan Hart, instructor in
physical education, was elected by
acclamation as claSJi sponsor. Mr.
Hart was also sponsor of the Ju-
nior class this year.
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Contract Let; Costs
Estimated at $45,000
BY MARTY COCKROFT
A post exchange building has been purchased from government
surplus at Camp Gruber near Muskogee, Oklahoma, to be trans-
ported to TWC for use as a student union building, President Law
Sone announced today.
College officers have known unofficially for several days that the
building, used at Camp Gruber as a post office, had been allocated
Texas Wesleyan at a recent sale, but until official notification arrived,
announcement could not be made.
The PX is 50 by 144 feet, according to information received from
Camp Gruber by Mr. Sam M. Braswell, business manager. Approxi-
mate cost for purchasing, demolishing, transferring and erecting the
building on this campus will amount to 545,000, said Mr. Braswell.
Fall to See Completion
Dean J. Elmer Cox stated that plans are now to replace the
double wood floor of the building
To Summer School Students:
Business Manager Sam M.
Braswell announced today that
first payments on summer
school fees should be made by-
Tuesday, May 31.
Studes May Register
Row For Fall Classes;
Saturday Closing Day
Preregigtration for the fall se-
mester of this year began yester-
day and will continue through
Saturday of this week, Mr. R.
Charles Forston, registrar, an-
nounced.
Freshmen and Sophomores, ex-
cept business and music majors,
are to register at stated hours,
and Juniors and Seniors should
make appointments with faculty
advisors for registration, stated
the registrar. " ••
All music majors will register
with Mr. Donald Bellah, chairman
of the Division of Fine Arts, in
the Fine Arts Building. Business
majors will register with Dr.
Gladys Bowman, chairman of this
division, j in the business adminis-
tration office in Building A-l.
Other Freshmen and Sophomores
will register at the following
times in Room 24 in the Admin-
istration Building. Today from
1:30 to 4 p. m., registration will be
handled by Mr. Joe Ashby; to-
morrow, 1:30 to 4 p. m., Mrs.
Sarah Singer Works; Thursday,
1:30 to 4 jp. %is, Miss Juanita
Cowan.
Saturday, Miss Zazel Sloniger
will handle registration in the
registrar's office from 1:30 to 4
p. m.
Veterans, after registering should
take their registration forms to
Dr. E. M. Bowman, veteran co-
ordinator, to be checked, after
which they should be returned by
the student to the registrar's of-
fice for final approval and tabu-
lation. ..»
Junior and Seniors should make
appointments for registration con-
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with a concrete base topped with
aspestos tile. A soda fountain and
snack bar will be added to the
building with tables, chairs, meet-
ing rooms, lounges and the book
store.
T. A. McCann Construction Com-
pany has made contract with the
college for transfer and erection
of the building. Mr. McCann es-
timated that it should be ready
for ocUpancy by the beginning of
the fall semester, if nothing un-
foreseen occurs. A new roof will
be included in the building cost
estimate.
Drive t*> Be Closed
location of the new student
union edifice will be east of Ann
Waggoner Hall -and west of the
tennis courts, necessitating closing
of the entrance to the Ann Hall
driveway running south..-"of the
tennis courts. Better parking fa-
cilities no^h and east of the
courts are bein^ planned, stated
Mr. Braswell.
A student union fee of $2.50 per
long semester and SI per summer
semester was incorporated in the
College handbook on recommen-
dation of the student council and
The Rambler staff and after a
unanimous vote of the student
body. This fee will go into effect
next fall.
Discount Lessens Cost "
"I believe that this building will
be a wonderful addition to stu-
dent life. This facility plus the
longer library hours will add to
the mental health and scholarship
of the students," stated Dr. Sone.
He added that this is the "reali-
zation of a long-felt need of the
campus."
Dr. Sone continued that the
cost of the building was minimiz-
ed by the discount allowed by the"
government to colleges, making It
possible to allow for erection and
furnishings of the union.
Total Of Five Faculty Members Take Leave Of Absence To Finish
Work Qn Degrees; Hughes To Teach In Florida; Mrs. Barry Resigns
A total of five members of the
TWC faculty have been granted
leaves of absence to work on
graduate degrees it was announced
today. Mrs. Helen Barry, instruc-
tor. of education, has resigned
from TWC permanently effective
June 1.
Mrs. Barry is leaving in order
to be with her husband who has
accepted a position in Ferman
University, Greenville, South Car-
olina. She does not plan to teach
next fall, but may teach again in
the future. f
Dr. H. H. Hughes, chairman of
the Division of Languages and
Literature, will begin teaching
at Florida Southern University,
Lakeland, Florida, in September.
He plans to work on a book while
on his one year leave of absence
from TWC. Mrs. Erin Hughes,
assistant professor of romance
languages, will accompany her
husband.
Mr. Charles R. Forston, regis-
trar and professor of education,
has been granted a two-year leave
of absence from the College, to
complete work on the Ph. D. de-
gree at Indiana University, Bloom-
ington, Illinois. His work is in the
field of sociology.
Mr. Joe C. Ashby, instructor of
economics and business adminis-
tration, begins a year leave of ab-
sence June 1 to work on the M.
A. degree at the- University of
Texas. His degree will be in the
field of economics.
Miss Phyllis Bartholomae, in-
structor of piano, begins work on
the Master's degree in piano fit
the University of Michigan* in Sep-
tember. She will be absent from
TWC for one year.
Miss Zazel Sloniger, assistant
registrar, will assume the duties
of head registrar during the ab-
sence of Mr. Forston, President
Law Sone announced today.
Favorites, Dedicatees Will Be Honored Friday At Dance In Gym
r lllBirilii ir — ^ mr-.: IP,he BatS Student Union for
Kight class favorites, along with "IIEliiim- ■ - ji| Sfck. .JSSkJ&'tv 1949-50.
Fight class favorites, along with
Professors E. M. and Gladys Bow-
man, will be honored by the Mc-
itih re Press Club at a dance Fri-
day at <7:30 p. m. in the gym.
The 1949 TXWECO is dedicated
1:1 the llowmans. Each of the
favorites is pictured in the book,
which Will be distributed tliis
W|,ek on the campus. E. M. Bow-
man. who holds the D.Ed, degree,
>s chairman of the Division of Ed-
ucation. Gladys Bowman, Ph. D.,
heads the Division of Business Ad-
ministration.
''at Browning, editor of the an-
nual, introduced the favorites and
the Bowmans in Tuesday's assem-
bly.
Frances Brown and Gus Weber
were presented as Senior Class
&
Brown
Weber
Williams
Starnes
Boling
Taylor
Ma be
'puflfril
popularity champs. Miss Brown is
from Fort Worth, Is secretary of
the Student Council and vice pres-
ident of the Dormitory Council.
She is also a member of Deka and
Beta Epsilon. Weber is from De-
catur and is a member of Altoco
and TW Club. He was favorite
of the Junior Class last year.
Junior Class favorites this year
were Janice Williams, Quanfth,
and Joe Starnes, Fort Worth.
Miss Williams is a physical educa-
tion major, president of Deka and
secretary of her class. She is a
Mill
—Roy Hyde Studios.
member of Pi Epsilon Mu.
Starnes' major is Spanish, and he
is the recently-elected president of
Student Union for
Kathleen Boling and Chester
Taylor were named Sophomore
favorites for 1948-49. Miss Boling
is class treasurer and chairman of
the Golden Shears committee.
Taylor is a business administra-
tion major and a member of Dir-^1
ty Dozen. Both are of Fort
Worth.
Choice of the Freshman Class
were Marilyn Mabe of Fort Worth
and Tommy Hill from Grand' Sa-
line. Miss Mabe is a speech-drama
major and a member of Deka. She
will be society editor of The Ram-
bler next year. Hill is a Sakkara
pledge.
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