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Vol. XXIV Z714
HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY ABILENE TEXAS DECEMBER 2 1939
No. 11
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COWBOYS JACKETS MEET IN ANNUAL
Version
When this paper rolls off the press
once again Homecoming Day festivi-
ties will be In full swing the bon-
fire burned pep rallies over and hun-
dreds of exes and students just wait-
ing for the climatic gridiron battle
of the year the clash of Howard
Payne's vicious Yellow Jackets and
Hardin-Simmons' mighty Cowboys
this time in the Ranchers' home Cor-
ral. Seasonal records don't mean a thing
in this game as all exes and older
students well know. Time after time
the Cowboys have had powerful grid-
iron aggregations with many victor-
ies to their credit the heavy favorite
to win but the fighting Jackets from
Brownwood seemed to pay no heed to
the fine record and would deliberate-
ly spoil it handing the Cowboys a
drubbing or at least a tic.
Those Wasps have a way of keying
themselves up to such a pitch that
their will to win is well nigh unbreak-
able. Every gridder In a Jacket uni-
form gives his all to beat the Cow-
punchers for regardless of the earlier
victories and losses of the season they
consider a win over the Cowboys n
great gridiron year.
For the first time In four years the
Howard Payne Jackets are launching
themselves against the Ranchers
without the Texas Conference cham-
pionship to their credit. Today they
have all to win and nothing to lose;
why draw their punches? And they
won't! You can wager on that.
Coach Keaton's lads have been es-
pecially shooting for the Cowboy
game since they lost their conference
hopes to St. Edward's several weeks
back. When they rolled into Abilene
to contest ACC where the entire
Cowboy team observed the game the
tricky Jackets didn't reveal every-
thing. They tried a different typo of
offense against the Cats it didn't
work so they bowed to the Christians.
Last week in their win over South-
western the Brownwooditcs bolstered
their previously weak pass defense by
pulling more men into the backfield.
This is merely an editor's predic-
tion but
Today all you grandstanders can
look for some different strategy from
both sides. With their fast men
Coach Keaton's gridders will again
rely on their wide end-sweeping plays
that were so effective against the fa-
vored undefeated Rancher mnchino of
'37 when they marred our perfect
season with a 7 to 7 deadlock. . . .
And the accurate passing of the sen-
sational freshman Tommy Samuels
will play no small part. . . . But again
James Minor will be the dangerous
fair haired lad in the Brownwood
camp. Once he gets into the secon-
dary he's dynamite.
Howard Payne has planned a
strong defense for the Cowboys dead-
ly passing game. But with such ac
curate hurlers as Goodnight and Rus-
sell and four sensational pass snag-
ging ends the Ranchers can't be de-
nied at least one tally via the aerial
route.
This time however the Jackets
might be surprised to find Cowboy
powerhouse backs ramming the line
with telling force. Coach Frank Kim-
brough isn't a one-sided tutor so fans
can look for a line-battering ground
attack to mix in with the air lanes
attack;
Again the Hardin-Simmons grid-
ders are favored to win over the Yel-
low Jackets in view of seasonal rec-
ords of both clubs. But today's bat-
tle of the Baptists is going to be
closer than most people suspect un-
less the Jackets have heeded not the
report of the Cowboy passing game
which is highly improbable.
Once again the Ranchers have the
advantage of home ground as the bat-
tle field but the Wasps will be backed
by a large group of enthusiastic fol-
lowers from Brownwood; they are not
(Continued on page 8)
of 'Hedda Gabler9
famous Actress of
Broadway Here On
Night Artist Course
Capacity Crowd Is
'Expected to Attend
2nd Fall Program
Tonight' top-flight Broadway ac-
tress 'Eva Le Gallicnne will give her
streamlined interpretation of "Hcdda
Gabler" Ibsen's famous play of mid-
Victorian setting as the first Decem-
ber attraction on the H-SU artist
course. Besides acting the title role
Miss LeGallienne is also producer and
director.
Her nation-wide tour is sponsored
by the Legitimate Theatre Corpora-
tion of America. Major supporting
roles in the play are taken by Earle
Larimore as Eilcrt Lovborg whom
Hcdda loves ;and Matthew Smith as
George Tesman her husband. Mar-
ion Evonsen Alice John Kathcrine
Squire and James Spottswood com-
plete the cast.
Miss Lc Gallienne has made "Hcdda
Gabler" into an entirely modern play.
Instead of the author's heroine whose
dress and actions mark her as strict-
ly 19th century audience will sec a
modern Hcdda attired in latest of
evening gowns and smoking cigar-
ettes incessantly.
Like most stars of stage and screen
Miss Le Gallienne i3 said to havo a
favorite type of role. "Hcdda Gab-
ler" is evidently one of hers al-
though it is pretty heavy stage fare
in spite of its modernization. The
star of the play is quite able to take
care of that however from what
critics have written of her perform-
ance at New York's Adams Theater
earlier in the Benson.
Tickets are selling at 83c $1.10;
$1.66 40c for students and may 'be
secured at Ward's Hilton Hotel Phar-
macy. . Curtain at 8 o'clock.
Orchestra To Play
'Messiah' Music
The Hardin-Simmons University
Symphony Orchestra under direction
of Herbert M. Preston head of the
violin department has been asked to
furnish the orchestra music for the
annual presentation of Handel's "Mes-
siah" by the Abilene High School
Chorus December 17. The orchestra
will play the Overture to the "Mes-
siah" the famous Pastoral Symphony
and will accompany the chorus on
several numbers including the tradi-
tional "Hallelujah" Chorus.
10 H-SU Students
Judge Debates
Ten H-SU students judged high
school debate tournament between all
Class A high schools in the local dis-
trict at Abilene high November 18.
The affirmative proved that Texas
Should Havo Socialized Medicine.
The Abilene boys and Graham girls
captured first place.
The judges from H-SU were:
Frances Fouts Margaret Tincn
Louise Kent Maurice Pardue Loyd
McCoy Bill Tippcn Tom Williams
Earl Crawford and Jean Hay.
COLORFUL COWGIRLS
Roping and Lariat Twirling
Rates Nationwide Publicity
By ZONA
When your ears tell you spurs are
jingling and "ylppees" are being
yelled; and your eyes tell you of a
flash of beauty in handsome purple
and gold uniforms and when you mar-
vel at the fact that these girls are
making an 18-foot rope "walk and
talk" you know the Hardin-Simmons
University Cowgirls are in town!
Versatility is the word for this
"ridin ropin' rootin' shootln' bunch.
They recently returned from a good
will trip to the Dallas fair where they
added another feather to the collec-
tion In- their ten-gallon' hats. They
were accompanied by the famous H-
SU Cowboy band.
Last spring L E. Orr of tho Fox
Movietone newsreel's Denver office
Takes Leading Role
In 'Hedda Gabler'
Eva Lc Gallienne as "Hedda
Gabler" Ibsen's masterpiece com-
ing to the Hardin-Simmons audi-
torium tonight reveals "Hedda
Gabler's" tragedy is above all one
of frustration. A high-strung
hypersensitive creature she is
warped and embittered in sur-
roundings which bore her and irri-
tate her by their commonplace
smugness. A born aristocrat she
finds the petty ambitions and hum-
drum Acistence of her good hus-
band Tesman distasteful and even
ludicrous.
150 Ex-Cowgirls
Expected Today -
Attendance of 150 ox-Cowgirls is
expected for today.'s Homecoming fes-
tivities. Hostesses to these will be
present members of the organization.
For entertainment of the exes Cow-
girls arc having a picnic supper in
Marston gymnasium immediately fol-
lowing the game where they will
present n short program including the
Cowgirl stomp a stunt originated by
early members of the club.
First colored pictures of the Cow-
girls unusual social organization of
the campus were made last week to
be used in the American Magazine.
Shots of the girls spinning ropes
and riding horse-back were featured.
The photographs made on a ranch
near Abilene will appear next sum-
mer along with an article about the
group.
Art Club Selects
District Chairman
Announcements recently made
re-
veal the selection of Miss A. M. Car-
penter as chairman for the Abilene
district of the West Texas Art Ex-
hibition. Miss Carpenter plans to en-
ter paintings and entries from Abi-
lene and this district.
This will be tho first exhibition of
this kind in West Texas. The art
work will be submitted to Fort Worth
for judging and awarding of prizes.
Mr. Howard W. Joyner faculty mem-
ber in North Texas Agricultural Col-
lege is chairman of the entire group.
HORN
made pictures of this group riding
horses and shooting army rifles. This
summer he mado a reel of the girls
shearing goats on the Lance Sears
ranch at Maryneal Texas. Frank
Reeves of the Fort Worth Star-Tele
gram recently released the stills he
made on tho samo occasion in a Sun-
day rotogravure section.
Jimmy Laughead ace AP photo-
grapher of the Dallas News made a
group of pictures last spring that
were printed on the AP wire photo
throughout tho nation. Others were
used by the AP featuro service dur-
ing November.
But publicity isn't all these Cow-
girls shine in. They march and drive
to perfection and as a result are
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Modernized By LeGallienne
Hardin-Simmons Exes
Gather For Homecoming
33 On Honor Roll
At Mid-Semester
Juniors Top List
By Placing 10
Thirty-three students 15 of whom
live in Abilene made "G" grades on
15 ohurs or more according to the
statement of Mrs. J. A. Beard regis-
trar. .
The Junior class heads the roll with
10 making all "Gs"; the Freshman
class tied with the Sophomores hav-
ing eight each; and the Junior class
completes the list with seven.
Term grade reports were sent to
the parents the first part of last
week. StudcnU making good in nny
subject are graded by "G" those mak-
ing a fair or passing grade receive
a "P". A failing grade is represent-
ed by an "F."
Fine arts students making "G" in
15 or more hours are: Mary Jo Bur-
roughs Odessa;. Jack Dean Russell-
ville Tcnn.; Betty Mcintosh Abilene;
Virginia Carlcy Borgcr; Alline Mc-
Gaughey Abilene; Jane Mcskimen
Lubbock; and Lucialis Morrison Abi
lene
Those students making "G" in 15
hours of literary work are: Merle
Ash Bronte; Allen BcVinett Corly
Pa.; Vernon Bliss Mrs. Virgil Bowers
Sweetwater; Wanda Mae .Clement
Abilene; Grace Dodson Spur; Wayne
Evans Hereford; Billy Feathcrston
Petersburg; Jeanne Hay Abilene;
Margaret Higgins Bomarton; Mar
tha Howell Abilene; Doris Jackson
Cisco; I In .Mae Johnson Abilene;
Pauline Judd Elmdale; Oran Rich-
ardson Abilene; Katharine Todd New
Braunsfcl; Tom Todd Abiiene; and
Wnnda Westerman O'Brien.
Students making "G" in more than
15 hours are: Janye Lee Abbott
Wichita Falls; Vernon Bliss Abilene;
Mary Anna Campbell Abilene; Vir
ginia Carley Borgcr; Frances Clark
Bcmidji Minn.; Janet Comer Abilene;
Clarke Orr Ashville N. C; and Ru
pert Richardson Abilene.
This term's honor roll is considered
on an average with those of previous
years.
Lettermen Hold
Banquet Today
Right after the Homecoming game
this afternoon the H-SU Lettcrmen's
Association will meet fojr n banquet
and smoker at tho Wootcn. Princi-
pal speakers will bo J. D. Sandefcr
Jr. Breckenridge and Dallas Scar-
borough Abilene though several
other short talks will be given in an
informal manner.
Nearly 100 ex-H-SU clubbers ore
expected about 80 attending the ban-
quet year before last. This year's
seniors will bo honored as the How-
ard Payne game will be tho last they
will ever play for their Alma Mater.
These are Larry Cunningham Neal
Davis Travis Green Joe Pec Kirk
McKinnon Clyde "Bulldog" Turner
all letter men and Drnte Cathey a
three-year squad man.
Probably the oldest letter man
present will bo Judge E J. Miller of
Brownwood class of 1897 during
which Simmons had tho first football
team In West Texas. Judgo Dallas
Scarborough of Abilene and our own
Dr. Collins arc among those who
played in the early '00s.
Officers of tho association arc T.
J. Bailey president; Si Addington
vice-president; and George Foster
secretary all of whom livo in Abilene.
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STORK VISITS EXES ON.
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 24
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon "Spoofin"
Weir '23 (Clara Gcistman '33) an-
nounce the birth of a son born Fri-
day November 24 at Hcndrick Me-
morial Hospital "Spoofin" has been
one of tho most loyal Cowboy boosters
In the history of the university. Clara
is remembered for her proficiency as
a pianist. Tho Weirs reside in Abilene
Full Day's Program
Of Entertainment Carded
Annual Homecoming week-end at
Hurdln-Simmons University began
here yesterday and H-SU alumni and
student leaders were busy last night
preparing for the influx of campus
visitors expected today.
Events added to tho calendar
Tuesday included a called session of
the H-SU Scmi-Ccntennial Commis-
sion and a meeting of the executive
committee of the ex-students associa-
tion. The golden jubilee commission met
at 11 o'clock today in tho science hall
the ex-students group at 11:15 in the
alumni offices in the same building.
Both these sessions followed the
morning chapel convocation at 10
o'clock with its parade of student tal-
ent honoring the visiting alumni and
exes.
Pep Rally Scheduled
Thursday night n gigantic pep rally
was held in the H-SU nuditorium at
7:30 o'clock. Campus cheer leaders
Jimmy Moore Karl Bonneaux and
Ted Hull planned this program and
the Cowboy band played.
The cx-lcttcr men's association par-
ticipated in this program contribut-
ing short talks on the tradition of
homecoming and the annual Howard
Payne game
T. J. Bailey ex-letter men's presi-
dent heard reports too of a lively
ticket sale to assure a large turnout
for tho banquet at 0 o'clock at the
Wootcn to follow Ihe game.
Senior gridders who will complete
their varsity eligibility for the H-SU
Purple and Gold will be honor guests
and J. D. Sandcf er Jr. Breckenridge
member of the 1917 team and Dallas
Scarborough coach of the eleven in
the early '00s arc scheduled speakers.
. Mrs. H. A. Fender alumni presi-
dent announced an informal recep-
tion to be held In Mary Frances hall
after the game for H-SU exes and
friends nnd the Cowgirls and ex-
Cowgirls will meet for a tea after tho
game in Marston gym.
Reunion classes for the day are
those of 1895 1900 1910 1915 1920
1925 1930 and 1935.
Mrs. J. C. Hunter Jr. chairman of i
the 1935 class committee hdaded n
meeting of the class at 11:15 Friduy
morning in tho women's lounge for
its reunion session.
Frances Dean
Elected Queen
December 11 is the date set for
coronation ceremony for the Univer-
sity Queen. Frances Sibley Dean of
El Paso was elected to the position
of honor last week placing above
Claire Nell Miller in the final voting.
Eliminated in tho primary were
Nell Gee Babe Alexander Madrine
Hammond and Zona Horn.
Mrs. Dean is a member of the Cow-
girl organization and of the orches-
tra. She is majoring in education
and minoring in violin.
MFH DECLARES
Stringy Hair Odd Attire
Slime Girls1 Fashion Note
By GRACE
sWith every epoch-making event it
is n well known fact that fashions un-
dergo radical changes. And here on
our 40 acres as the traditional rivalry
between Hardin-Simmons and Howard
Payne nears a climax in the gridiron
clash today styles are rapidly chang-
ingat least in the freshman ranks.
Let us consider briefly the latest
fashion notes for the good freshman
nnd by "good" wo aren't referring
just now to the one who attends
church nnd Sunday school every Sun-
day and writes home twice a week
even if he doesn't need money.
First of all let's note the radical
changes in hair styles Tho really
correct hair-do has that long stringy
look that reminds one so much of a
horse's tail and to continuo to wear
TANGLE
Anita Simmons Likely
All American Girl
In selections recently made by a
natidnal newspaper syndicate
Anita Jo Simmons former student
in Hardin-Simmons University was
chosen as one of the "All-American
Girls."
Miss Simmons who was the
freshman favorite here last year
was chosen because of her "inspira-
tional work on John Kimbrough"
fullback on the Texas A. and M.
team top-flight national team this
year and a member of the All-
American selections. She is at-
tending the College of Mines in El
Paso thU semester.
Olsen Recovering
From Apoplexy
Dr. Julius Olsen one of the South-
west's leading scientists was stricken
with apoplexy while working in his
yard during the Thanksgiving holi-
days. Exes and friends of Dr. Olsen old-
est member in point of service in the
Hardin-Simmons family will be hap-
py to know that he is gradually re-
gaining his health and strength at the
Hendrick Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Olsen who has been quite ill
is gradually regaining her strength
and it is hoped that within tho next
few weeks these beloved campus fa-
vorites will ngain take their places on
the campus.
Xmas Program Plans
Made By Home Ec Club
Plans for the Christmas program
was mado by the Mary Swartz Rose
club at the meeting last Friday. It
was-decided the club would meet Fri-
day before the holidays and have a
program and social members and
their visitors exchanging gifts by
means of a Christmas tree. The pro-
gram to be given in Science club next
Monday morning was planned.
Following the business meeting
Chairman Constance Bridge intro-
duced speakers Dialtha Green and
Margarettc Tucker who talked on re-
cent and popular developments of
making textiles from glass and from
tho casin of milk.
DODSON
curls is to be a veritable social out-
cast. A gay indifferent touch is
added to the mass of despondent hair
by the Inevitable green ribbon. Real-
ly this fashion is very economical nnd
saves time too. Now tho time usual-
ly spent in pinning up adorable lit-
tle curls can be put to much better
uso working college algebra. If you
freshmen find this new stylo a little
hard to adapt yourselves to some
kind upper-classmen will help you
work out a style to fit your personal-
ity. Miss Katherine Freeman is .es-
pecially apt at this. (I remember she
painstakingly unearthed our person-
ality and gave us that Katharine Hep-
burn quality by combing our hair in
our eyes)
(Continued on page 4)
TODAY
Game to Furnish
Matinee Feature
For Homecoming
Howard Payne and H-SU
Elevens Meet For 29th
Time Since Days of '07 '
By WAOIL McNAUt
A series of contests which be-
gan in 1907 will be continued to-
May when Coach Kimbrough's
Cowboys take the field and try to
halt an invasion of Yellow Jack-
ets from Howard Payne College.
Since its beginning this annual
'grid clash has been the highlight
of the schedules of both H-SU and
Howard Payne and has developed
so that a season would seem in-
complete to either school if they
failed to meet the other on the
gridiron.
This afternoon's game will
mark the 29th meeting of the
Cowboys and the Jackets and the
Howard Payne lads hold an edge
of 13 victories to 11 for the Ranch-
ers. They have tied four times.
When they first began their hos-
tilities it was not uncommon to find
them tangling twice during the same
year and in the first four years they
played n total of eight games with
each other. Since then however they
have been content with a single game
each year.
For years the Jackets have been
a fixture at the head of the Texas
Conference and although they are not
near the bottom this year they have
just completed one of their most dis-
astrous conference seasons. However
conference play and early season
games mean exactly nothing in the
Cowboy-Jacket game aa has been
proved more than once.
In 1937 it was this same Yellow
Jacket crew that swarmed the Cow
boys and ruined an undefeated un-
tied season by fighting to a 7-7 dead-
lock. Last year they fought to the
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Ferguson Council
Elects Members
Tho Ferguson Hall Council met last
week and appointed new members to
the council to fill the vacancies that
were left by summer graduation. The
members of tho Ferguson hall Council
arc elected as to classification. There
arc eight seniors: Jack Wilkens
Chairman; Pete Tippen Lem Paul
Hensley Wayne Evans John L. Wil-
son Holt Spain James Howell and
Cyrl Pingleton. Three juniors: Von
Ceal Brantley Robert Kilgore and
Carl Bonneaux. One sophomore
George Walker.
A committee was appointed to make
the By-Laws and also a committee
was appointed to make plans for a
Ferguson Hall Social. Last year's
Ferguson Hall Social was a great
success and one of the best ever given
by an campus roganization.
The purpose of the Ferguson Hall
Council is to create a good will
between tho administration and the
Ferguson Hall men. Tho council plans
to meet with all of the men in Fer-
guson Hall soon and make plans for
better organization and fellowship in
the hall.
Seniors Decide On
Design of Rings
The H-SU Senior class of June
1040 has decided upon class ring de-
signs. Rings are embossed with incorpor-
ate designs of western emblems de-
scriptive of tho West Texas section.
On the shank of the ring is a cactus
a setting sun a pair of spurs a cow-
boy on a bucking bronc a rattle snake
and a musical instrument. A rope en-
circles the synthetic ruby or blue
spinell stones On one side is the
university seal and the year of grad-
uation. The other side bears the de-
gree B. A. B. S. or B. M. and two
Texas fine pointed stars. Hardin-
Simmons University is spelled in cap-
itals around the stone.
The ring may be bought in solid 10k
gold or sterling silver overlayed with
10k gold. The stone may be smooth
or faceted. Tho price ranges from
18.60 to $18.05. In order for a Sen-
ior to bo able to order a ring he must
secure a certificate of eligibility from
Mrs. Beard registrar.
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