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VOL. 19
HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY ABILENE TEXAS MAY 18 1935
No. 29
'FORTY-FOURTH COMMENCEMENT TO BE HELD JUNE 6
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Ex -Students Banquet To Be Held June Fifth
Mrs. Lynn Faucett
To Make Principal
Address At Affair
Members of '35 Graduating
Class To Be Guests
Of Honor
200 Expected To Attend
Outstanding Speakers And
Artists To Appear
On Program
Annual banquet for alumni and ex-
students of Hardln-Slmmons univer-
slty will be held at a local hotel Wcd-
nesday night June I L. P. Cook vice
president of the ex-students associa-
tion announced yesterday.
Members of the 1035 graduating
class nt the university will be guests
of honor at the affair. Mrs. Lynn
Faucett society editor of the Abilene
Reporter-News will bo the main
speaker for the program which has
as its theme "Romnnco of Hardin-
Simmons". Executive committco of the ex-students
organization in meeting here
several weeks ago with the president
Solon R. Featherston of Wichita
Falls made tentative plans for the
fete. Members of the committee nro
Bernard' Hanks. Dr. D. M. Wiggins
Lacy Beckham Will Henry Haney
nd Mrs. H. A. Pender.
Program and all details of the ban
quet will bo completed next week
Cook said. "The main idea in having
this banquet is to honor members of
this year's graduating class and we
sincerely hope that all of them will
be present" he added. Several out-
standing1 ppcaTcers and artists will
appear on the program.
More than 200 ex-students and
alumni of the university ore expected
to be here for the banquet which will
be held tho night proccding com-
mencement exercises.
Invitations have been sent all ex-
students whose addresses arc known
and many ore expected to come from
long distances.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: (This column
was received by direct wire last night
from the Brand editor who is on tour
in East Texas this week. The regular
staff will be back in charge for the
last issue of the semester next week.)
GLADEWATER June 17 AV
nother week-end like tho ono just
spent after creating such a column
as the one appearing under tho title
of "The Branding Iron" last week
would put gray hairs on tho head of
a robot. And as a result of the threats
and dangers growing out of that col-
umn you may be assured that it will
take on the attitude of congratulatory
column or success stories.
Written from a band bus this may
not be of any interest to you but
Just as sure as you cut chapel this
morning this column must be filled.
The band tossing tradition to the
four winds like it would an empty
Coca Cola bottle was on time for
t every concert tho first day.
However the second day it got
back in that same old .rut and after
seating the Buckner Orphans' homo
out of house and barn probably
' starving the kidB for the next two
weeks the little bus stalled in a thun-
der shower and was a good three and
' one-half hours late for the next con-
- eert After that it "was never on time.
At JesH one of the band trucks
(Continued on page 4)
Europe Leader
Mnrlon D. MeCiurc conductor of
the Cowboy band will lead the or-
ganization abroad this summer
when it plays in Europe and
Russia.
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History Club Picnic
Moved Indoors To
Escape Heavy Rains
Program Was To Be Held At
Buffalo Gap Friday
Afternoon
Because of inclement weather tho
picnic of the History club which was
planned for Friday afternoon was
changed to a meeting in tho Science
hall where tho program was carried
out under the chairmanship of John
Paul Rudd.
The program was originally plan-
ned to be held at Buffalo Gap south
of tho city with all members of tho
History club attending and the pro-
gram which was befitting tho early
day settlement of Abilene was to be
given in tho shadows of the historical
hills of Buffalo Gap. At the last min-
ute tho plans were changed to hold
the meeting in the Science hall and
alter the program to tho best advan
tage.
Thoso nppearlng on tho program
were J. R. Black Jr. who talked on
"The First Settlers of tho Abilene
Country" Rose Ross "History of
Buffalo Gap" and Donald Cross
"The History of Abilene."
All material used in these talks
were obtained from Professor Lan
ders' thesis.
Taylor Teal Give
Speech Recitals
Anna Maude Taylor and Elizabeth
Smith Teal were presented in junior
speech recital last night by tho Har
din - Simmons speech department.
They wero assisted by Will H.
Grimes violinist and Mary Louise
Ford pianist.
The students pupils of Miss Nona
Kate Ramsey head of the department
of speech gave tho following pro-
gram: "For Goodncs' SaV " (Daly) "Tho
First Dress Suit" (Medcraft) one-
act play; and "Tho Girl I Used to
Bo" (Crowell) Miss Taylor; "The
News" (Dunbar) "Peg O'Nell's
Night" (Radford) and "Song of tho
Traffic" Houston) and Miss Teal;
"Indian Lament in G Minor" (Krcls-
ler). o
Arrant Is Speaker For
Meeting of Rotary Club
Prof. H. R. Arrant of the Hardln-
Slmmons department of chemistry
and E. S. Stewart were chief speakers
at tho Rotary club luncheon at the
Hilton hotel yesterday at noon.
Tho program included the opening
song led by Ed Shumway; invocation
by L. E. Dudley; and a report on at-
tendance for April. Eugene McDaniel
acted as chairman.
Band Completes
East Texas Trip;
Returns Monday
Concerts Arc Played In 18
Towns; Chief Yowlache
Makes Debut
The Cowboy band of Hnrdin-Sim-mons
university will return Monday
from a week's tour in East Texas
where concerts wero played In eigh
teen towns. This was the last ex-
tended tour for the famous group
this semester although it is probable
a two weeks' vaudeville tour In Mex-
ico will be held prior to tho European
trip.
Making his debut with the band on
this tour was Chief Yowlache Yak
ima Indian chicftan who is now a
featured singer with the organiza
tion.
Towns In which concerts were play-
ed were Cisco Eastland Mineral
Wells Buckner Orphans Home For-
ney Grand Saline Kilgorc Gilmer
Gladewater Overton Henderson
Gaston Jacksonville Arp. Rusk
Athens and Corsciann.
Reservations for tho European tour
party ore being received daily and
indications point to a large group to
nccompany the Cowboys.
The Cowboys will give a concert
in tho city auditorium in Sweetwater
Friday night under tho auspices of
the Sweetwater high school Hl-Y
club. A barbecuo will be given mem-
bers of the band by G. P. Jones of
Maryneal long-time friend of G. 'B.
Sandefcr manager of the group
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School Graduates
Hear Dr. Wiggins
Dean Speaks At Floydada
Ozona Knox City and
Benjamin
Climaxing a year of not less than
three out-of-town speaking engage-
ments each week Dr. D. M. Wiggins
dean of students nt Hardln-Slmmons
university will havo a full schedule
of engagements for the remainder of
this semester.
Dr. Wiggins was guest speaker at
tho Pi Kappa Delta banquet. in the
Hilton hotel Tuesday night and Wed
nesday night delivered the commence
ment addresses at Ozona and Floy
dada.
Tonight Dr. Wiggins will be the
main speaker at a banquet for jun
iors and seniors of Wylle high school
at tho Y. W. C. A. building. Ho will
give tho bacculaurcate sermon at
Knox City jhigh school graduating
exercises tomorrow morning
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Yearby Attends Southern
Baptist Convention Meet
Vernon Yearby Hardln-Slmmons
student will return today from the
nnnual meeting of tho Southern Bap-
tist convention which convened this
week in Memphis Tennessee.
Elva Loomis Freshman Co-ed Describes
Many Experiences in South Sea Islands
Eight months in the South Seas
havo provided many interesting ex-
periences for Elva "Tootslo" Loomis
freshman in Hardln-Simmons univer-
sity. Tootsie who moved to Abilene to
enter Hardin-Simmons lived in Java
several years ago with her parents.
She and her mother accompanied her
father who is a geologist for tho
Standard Oil company to the island.
Tells of Life
Tho freshman tells of her life in
the mountains in a hotel resort about
GO kilometers from Batavia the larg-
est city in Java.
"Every day we rode horseback
among tho forests and tea planta
tions which covered the mountain
Parramore Was
Against Football
The late Judge J. P. Parramore
in honor of whom the Cowboy
stadium and athletic field were
named was an ardent opponent of
tho game of football an investiga-
tion made this week revealed.
It was during the days that the
Institution did not sponsor a foot-
ball team that the Judge was a
liberal contributor to the school.
The fact that he did not favor in
any way the rough and tumble
game for men was disregarded by
school officials when an athletic
field and stadium were constructed
and the decision to honor the late
benefactor by naming it for him
was made.
Dead Week Begins
May 27; Exams To
Follow On May 31
Registration For Summer
Session To Open
June 7
Dead week at Hardln-Slmmons
university will begin Monday May
27 with examinations to follow Fri-
day afternoon May 31 at 1:30
o'clock. Examinations for 8 o'clock
M. W. F. classes will come first with
others to follow In order through
Wednesday morning.
Tests for afternoon classes will be
arranged by instructors. A statement
from tho offico of the president fol-
lows: "Examinations must bo given on
the day and hour scheduled and at no
other time. It will cause serious con-
fusion if teachers fail to adhere
strictly to this requirement. Cases of
individual students who have legiti-
mate claims to early examination in
any subject must be considered and
approved by Dr. Richardson beforo
any teacher is authorized to givo such
examinations. There ought to bo very
few such cases."
Registration for tho summer ses-
sion will take place Friday Juno 7
with class instruction to begin Satur-
day morning Juno 8.
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Library Fines Must
Be Paid By May 30
Library fines must be paid I
No student will bo permitted to
tako any final examination until all
penalties nssessed by the library ore
paid said Miss Thclma Andrews li-
brarian. The fine list will be posted at tho
library next week and students may
pay there. All fines which arc not
cleared up next week will be turned
over to tho business office and col-
lection made there.
All books must be'turned into tho
library by May 30 Miss Andrews also
said.
slopes. Strange birds flowers and
trees made it seem the most wonder-
fully beautiful placo in tho world.
Strangely it seems but tho swim-
ming pool behind the hotel was too
cold for me to swim although Java
is almost on tho equator.
"The natives we found charming
friendly and good natured. We had
threo in our household a houscboy
cook and babu maid. Nothing was
spoken but Malay so we wero com-
pelled to learn tho language. I nevor
did learn but a few simple words like
"pigl" which means go away and
"kimball" come here I got sort of
lonesome at times. Thero was one
little Dutch girl that came to see me
la lot. -She couldn't speak English and
Juniors Seniors
Will Have Annual
Outings. Monday
Graduates To Go To
' Park; Other Site
Not Selected
State
Junior and senior classes of Har
dln-Slmmons university will hold
their annual .class picnics Monday
May 20 with tho seniors going to tho
Abilene State Park and tho site for
the junior picnic not yet selected.
Tho list of committees for tho sen-
ior class Is ns follows: transporta-
tion: Bill Ramsey chairman Ivan
Flynn and Tyler Cagle; refreshment:
Margaret Griffin chairman Mil
Richcson Otto Rhomc and C. S. Wil-
liams; entertainment: Rosa Crockett
chairman Henry Milby and Tommie
Provence.
Committees for tho junior picnic
are: social Fred Chlsholm chairman
Louise Creed Annie Maude Taylor
nnd Pete Shaw; transportation: Edel
weiss Jenkcns chairman James Har
old Stowe.
Sponsors for tho two classes aro
Prof and Mrs. J. E. Burnam and
Otho Polk senior; and Prof and Mrs.
W. C. Ribblo junior.
Richardson Talks
At B.S.U. Session
Newly Elected Officers To
Take Cha'rge At Next
Meeting
Dr. R. N. Richardson vico-prcsi-dent
of Hardln-Slmmons was the
principal speaker nt the B. S. U.
meeting Thursday night. His address
centered around the theme "Realiz-
ing the B. S. U. Aim on tho Campus
and in tho Home Community."
After picturing the campus before
tho B. S. U. was organized he por-
trayed its purposo nnd possibilities
and urged the students to really be of
value to the churches locally and at
home.
Ruth King sang "Just for Today"
accompanied by Rose Mary Malone.
Thursday night's meeting was tho
last in which officers of 1934-'35 will
participate. New officers elected sev-
eral weeks ago will bo in charge next
Thursday night.
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V.F.W. Leader Brother
Visit in Abilene Monday
Tom Carter Lubbock was a visitor
in Abileno Monday. Ho is being sup-
ported by his homo post and others
throughout West Texas for the offico
of state commander of Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Accompanied by his brother Otis
Carter former student 'of Hardln-
Slmmons university and publisher of
sovcrnl Panhnndlo newspapers during
tho past few years Mr. Carter visited
several V. F. W. leaders whllo here.
I couldn't speak Dutch but we got
along nicely."
Tootslo says that tho most interest-
ing thing in Java is the food. It is
vory unusual.
"Every Sunday tho hotel save a
Rice Taffel. This was a special which
consisted of about 23 different dishes
mixed into ono. Rice fried bananas
chicken fried peanuts cocoanuts and
spices were all included in tho mix-
ture. The conglomeration was good."
Describes Batavia
She describes Batavia as a "con-
tinental city." Tho houses 'are; all
cream colored stucco with red tiles.
The floors aro also of tilo because of
the wood ants. The people of Java
(Continued on page two)
Rev. T. Wilkinson Riddle
To Make All Addresses
Directs Recitals
E. Edwin Young dean of music
at Hardln-Slmmons university has
presented several of his pupils in
recital the past month.
Powell To Select
Winner Of Brand
'Sweetheart' Race
Pictures of Twenty Co-eds
Sent To Movie Star
For Judging
Pictures of twenty Hardln-Slmmons
university co-eds are in tho
hands of Dick Powell in Hollywood
California for judging in the annual
Brand "Sweetheart" contest. Powell
will pick the "Sweetheart" and also
four ranking favorites. Results of the
contest will be announced in next
week's Brand.
PICTURES ON DISPLAY
Pictures of the twenty co-eds
entered in the Brand "Sweetheart"
contest arc on display in the win-
dows of Mintcr Dry Goods Com-
pany on Pine street.
Included in the display is a pic-
ture of Dick Powell motion pic-
ture star who is judge for the
contest. Pictures of the "Sweet-
heart" and four ranking favorites
will be shown within a few days.
Lex Buchannan advertising
manager at Minters arranged the
display.
Entries in the contest arc: seniors
Mary Balch Mary Alice Short
Mildred Richeson and Pauline Shil-
ler; juniors Jane Guinn Freddie
Sue Bloxom Valda Moore and Edel
weiss Jcnkens; sophomores Reno
Southern Helen Grace Williams
Norma Sue Tippen and Inez Morris;
freshmen Ruth Butler Betty Miller
Mildred Jenkens and Helen Joyner;
Brand Maxine Simmons Charlsie
Guimarin Helen Moore nnd Bonita
McGahey.
Last year's contest won by Eleanor
Byarlay was judged by Mao West
famous star of tho stage and screen.
Speech Students
Present Tableaux
Speech department from Hardln-
Slmmons university under the direc-
tion of Miss Ncna Kate Ramsey
head presented an original tableaux
dedicated to the Gold Star Mothers
Sunday morning as a feature of tho
Victory Bible class meeting at the
Paramount theatre.
Tho program also included a talk
by James P. Stinson "The Nobility of
Motherhood;" invocation Coke W.
Mingus; "Mother Love" Mrs. John
W. Thomas; songs by the Alta Vista
glee club directed by Miss Frances
Davis; "To My Mother" Naomi
Davis; duet by Dorothy Jean and
Goraldine Shaw and a solo by Anna
Morris.
aM BSSSSl
The Rev. T. Wilkinson Riddle of
Plymouth England will deliver the
three addresses for commencement
week at Hardln-Slmmons university
beginning with tho baccalaureate and
missionary sermons Sunday Juno 2
nnd concluding with the commence-
ment address Thursday Juno 0.
For tho first timo in tho history of
tho university one speaker will de-
liver all threo addresses. The Rev.
Riddle is the distinguished pastor of
tho George Street Baptist church in
Plymouth and is a fellow of the Royal
Society of Literature. This is the
highest honor which can be received
in tho literary field in England.
"Because of tho prominence of our
visitor and because of his long trip
wo feel that we aro honoring him and
ourselves in naming him as our only
speaker for commencement week"
said Dr. J D. Sandcfer Hardln-Slmmons
president.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
given in the First Baptist church
while the University Baptist church
will bo the scene of tho missionary
sermon. Commencement exercises
will be held in the university auditor-
ium. Features of tho week will also in-
clude tho annual banquet of the
alumni and ex-students association
Wednesday night June 5 and a gar-
den party for mothers of students
June 3 .given by the Hardln-Simmons
Round Table The party will be held
at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Sande-
fer. Homecoming banquet for mem-
bers of the Cowgirls university pep
organization will also be held during
tho week.
Complete commencement week
program and list of candidates for
graduation will be given in next
week's Brand.
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BRAND EVEN!
In a last minute wire received just
before the Brand went to press this
morning the senith- edition of the
Brand was named winner of the an-
nual Reporter-News class contest.
The message was received from the.
University of Missouri chapter of
Sigma Delta Chi national honorary
Journalism fraternity whose mem-
bers acted as Judges.
Editor of the winning paper was
Myrtle Eugenia Haggard with Otto
Rhome as business manager.
Second place went to the sopho-
more edition edited by Si Addlngton.
Gaines Shults editor of the Junior
paper took third and the freshman
issue with Hoyt West as editor placed
fourth.
Detailed accdunt of the Judging
will be in next week's Brand.
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H-S. U. Male Quartet Sings
In Three Towns Tomorrow
Hardin-Simmons university male
quartet will appear in a series of con-
certs Sunday in Big Spring Midland
and Lamesa.
While in Lamesa the quartet will
give a special program at the high
school senior banquet
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Sandefer Bacculareate
Speake
er At Burkburnett
Dr. J. D. Sandefer Hardln-Slmmons
president will deliver the bac-
calaureate address for Burkburnett
high school graduates Sunday morn-
ing May 19.
Burkburnett is the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John G Hardin generous
benefactors of the university and
whoso name the school carries
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