The H-SU Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 12, Ed. 1, Saturday, December 9, 1939 Page: 4 of 4
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THE H-B U BRAND
Alumni Banquet
Set For June 1
Class Committee
Chairmen Announced
Date for the annual alumni banquet
for ex-students of Hardln-Simmons
University was set here at the Home-
coming week-end festivities and re-
union committees for the honor
classes arc complete today as an-
nounced by Mrs. H. A. Pender presl-
dent of the H-SU alumni body.
The banquet date Is next Juno 1
nnd the honor reunion classes arc
those of 1805 1000 1010 1015 1020
1025 1030 and 1035. m
Class committee chairmen as an-
nounced arc Mrs. I O. Stokes class
of 1805; Mrs. John K. Hutto class
of 1000; E. J. Woodward Drownwood
class of 1010; E. T. Compere class
of 1015; Dr. W. Tructt Walton Ran-
ger class of 1020; Gray Browne class
of 1025; John Styles Allen class of
1030; Mrs. J. C. Hunter Jr. class of
1035.
Committee members were named
too for reunion classes since 1015
and several of these groups met Fri-
day nt various times on a busy home-
coming day to push commencement
week plans.
Notably G. W. Haggard of the
class of 1030 took n voluntary as-
signment to compile a class history
since graduation time.
The committee members of the
class of 1015 arc in addition to Chair-
man Compere T. N. Carswell presi-
dent of the class Harvey C. Brown
and Mrs James Crosby Hillsboro.
The 1020 committee headed by Dr.
Walton includes Prof. H. It. Arrant
of the H-SU faculty; Mrs. J. M.
Chandler Fort Worth; Mrs. Tom
Roberts and J. D. Sandefer Jr.
Brcckenridgc.
The 1025 group named by Chair
man Browne nnd Mrs. Pender in-
cludes Jim O. Bellow Clyde Bcnsley
Mrs. Hyman Harrison Thelma An-
drews Eeri Lacy Mrs. B. D. Parker
all of Abilene; Henry Wcldon Al-
bany; Dr. Theron Funk Fort Worth;
Mabel Hale Hereford; Wendell Fore-
man Route 5; Raymond Morrow
Dallas.
On the class of 1030 committee arc
Chairman Allen Otho M. Polk G. W.
Haggard Rcna McQuary Gcnellc
Jennings Mrs. Tommy Grant Mrs.
Mcrtcn Fcwcll Mrs. R. C. Hoppe
Mrs. Will D. Minter Jr. Mrs. John
F. Hardaway Mrs. Maurice Justice
all of Abilene; John David Harvey
Eastland; Lester Charles Wentherby
Fort Worth; Elizabeth Board Clovis
N. M. and Jack Scott Cross Plains.
The class of 1035 committee head-
ed by Mary Balch Hunter includes J.
L. Desmond Lubbock; Loyd Parmelly
Pauline Patterson Lonnie Briggs
Mrs. J. A. Beard all of Abilene; Mr.
and Mrs. Ivan Flynn Lubbock; Mrs.
G. L. Hardin Lamesn; Mrs. Roland
Kelly Stamford and N. J. Westmore-
land Seminary Hill.
The class of 1035 holding a plans
meeting at the campus womens'
lounge Friday had 10 members in at-
tendance J. L. Desmond Lonnie
Briggs J. B. Necly Bill Ramsey
McCamey; Tom Provence Dallas;
Ruth Jcffcries Hawley; Pauline Pat
terson Walter Kerr Austin; Robert
Bassetti John Paul Rudd Brady; T.
Loyd Parmelly Clara Welch Brcck-
enridgc; Albert Koenig Brcckenridgc ;
Mrs. J. A. Beard Mrs. J. C. Hunter
Jr. and Mrs. Winton Blaine Rule
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Plain and colored stationery in in-
laid wood and other fancy boxes 25c
to $1.50.
McLemorc-Bass Stores
Fresh From Yale Lure of West Led
Dr. Olsen to Simmons Back in 1902
By GRACE DODSON
"The path of least resistance is n
broad highway to failure. Tho easy
way to do a thing is tho best only
when It's the right way."
This motto hangs over the desk in
the study of Dr. Julius Olsen nnd per-
haps conscientious ndhcrence to this
principle Is the keynote of this great
man's life.
Stricken with npoplexy while work-
ing in his garden during the Thanks-
giving holldnys Dr. Olsen is now con-
fined in the local hospital but phy-
sicians are hopeful of his recovery.
And as we briefly review his life it
Is fitting that we picture him not as
the invalid or convalescent but as
the groat scientist nnd scholar that
ho is nnd we trust will be for many
more years.
The life of Dr. Olsen Is so inter-
mingled with the history of Simmons
College nnd Hnrdln-SImmons Univer-
sity that It is rather difficult to pic
ture his life prioi" to his connections
with tho Cowboy school.
Nevertheless ho did go through
the fundamental steps of being born
nnd even educated before he came
here. Julius Olsen was born May 5
1873 in Chicago Illinois but after
only five years he moved with his
parents and sister to the snake-infested
prnirics of Kansas.
At the age of five years Dr. Olsen
struck the sparks that were later to
blaze into .a flume of almost unpar-
alleled scholastic achievement. His
first teacher was Chester Dutton a
graduate of Yule.
Begins Schooling
Let us briefly review tho various
steps in Dr. Olsen's pursuit of knowl-
edge. He began his schooling nt the
age of five in un unpretentious coun-
try school near Norway Kansas and
one of the first three students
to graduate from the Kansas Public
Schools.
The next step was n year's work
in the academy of Bethany College
at Lindeborg Kansas. In 1893 he
completed the senior academy nnd
was graduated from the two-year
commercial course in one year receiv
ing his first degree bachelor of ac
counts. He then continued in the col
lege department and took the bachelor
of science degree from the College of
Arts nnd Sciences.
Next step saw the materializa-
tion of n dream. In 1898 he entered
the Grnduate School of Yale Univer-
sity majoring in physics nnd minor-
ing in mathematics and chemistry.
He completed his thesis nnd received
the Ph. D. degree after the spring of
1002.
Studies in Berlin
In 1905 after he had taught in Sim-
mons three years Dr. Olsen went to
Europe for u year's study abroad. He
spent one semester in Berlin with
Professors Drude and Nernst world
renowned physicist and physicnl
chemist respectively. The second
semester wns spent in Cambridge
University in England with Sir J. J.
Thomnson who was then the world's
foremost physicist. This Dr. Thoma-
son incidentally Is ono of Dr. Olsen's
best loved professors nnd his picture
hangs in the office of our denn.
Even this long list of schools nnd
universities in which Dr. Olsen has
studied docs not name all of his scho-
lastic endeavors. Since he has been
teaching in Simmons he has done
ginduute study in the University of
Knnsns the University of Colorado
and the University of Wisconsin.
As results of his successful attain-
ments along various lines of scientific
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study Dr. Olsen is n member of tho
Physical Society of America a mem-
ber of tho American Association for
the Advancement of Science and a
member of America's Who's Who.
Tho remarkable thing about Dr.
Olsen's long nnd vhried period of
study Is that he has ono of the most
excellent scholastic records over
achieved. The average grade for all
his. studies is 05 per cent. With n
mnjor in physics and n minor in math-
ematics and chemistry that is n rath-
er superior record you will agree.
From Yale to Simmons
'And now we come to the point
where we can associate the career of
Dr. Olsen with Hnrdin-Slmmons Uni-
versity. After having completed work
for the doctorate degree he came di-
rect from Ynle to Simmons in the
fall of 1002 and accepted tho position
here as professor of mathematics.
The memories that Dr. Olsen hns
of Simmons College and even the city
of Abilene ns it wns then lends us to
believe that today we have a mag
nificent collcgo In nn enterprising
city. The present Grace hotel was
the most imposing hostelry nt that
time nnd this was where Dr. Olsen
stayed before he moved out on the
college campus. He had a doctor's
degree on which the ink was not quite
dry. He wns just out of Yale an
honor graduate. He had a heart
filled with ambitions nnd a mind filled
with dreams. And h ecame out into
tho wilds of Texas to a vague Sim-
mons College to spend one year nnd
mount the first rung on his ladder to
success.
At the Grace hotel he began casual-
ly to inquire about Simmons College
nnd much to his dismay no one he
contacted had ever heard of it. Ima-
gine his consternation after he had
been led to believe it wns an imposing
institution consisting of twelve large
brick edifices. At length he did find
some up-to-the-minute citizen who
knew the approximately locality of
Simmons College. Dr. Olsen was di-
rected to tho livery stable on the
present site of the Queen theater and
in a horse-drawn buggy our dean wns
taken for his first view of our Alma
Mater.
A3 he followed the mesqultc-bor-
dered pnth out to the college his
hopes for an imposing college snnk
lower nnd lower and he was almost
prcpnred when he realized that the 12
brick buildings were a dozen tiny cot
tages in which men students lived. Dr.
Olsen himself lived in one of these
until he married Miss Clara Nelson of
Knnsns during the Christmas holi
days of his first year here.
Goes Abroad Again
In 1005 Dr. Olsen went abroad to
study nnd visit picturesque Norway
the home .of his forefathers. He left
Simmons never expecting to return
but when Dr. Cooper urged him he
enme back. Something of the pioneer
spirit of the college Itself wns in-
stilled In his soul nnd ho has never
left. Almost four decades of his life
have been spent in noble endeavor to
promote lenrning nnd further tho
prestige of this school.
One grent inducement to higher
lenrning which he hns established is
the Olsen medal. This is a medal
offered by Dr. and Mrs. Olsen is mem-
ory of their son to the student who
has the highest standing throughout
the four years of his or her college
course. This is one of the highest
honors that can come to a student in
Hardln-Simmons University. Also he
gave the incentive for organizing the
local chapter of the Scholarship So-
ciety which is named in his honor
the "Julius Olsen Chapter." This
honor has come to him in recognition
of 'his mnny yenrs of work for higher
scholarship in Simmons.
This then is a brief summary of
the life so far of Julius Olsen B. S.
Ph. D. Sc. D. who has for almost
forty years been hend of sciences nnd
denn of Hardln-Simmons University
nt Abilene Texas.
This account of u brilliant career
leads one to Imagine that Dr. Olsen
is n sort of super-human bookworm
ns the colloquial expression goes. But
nn unobtrusive visit into his homo re-
veals that he is really an ordinary
man with n charming wjfe (nnd son)
nnd a beautiful home. Many of tho
furnishings of his home arc lovely
antiques and some of tho chairs nnd
tables were made by his Norwegian
ancestors.
Wife Collects Pictures
Mrs. Olsen has a unique collection
of pitchers. They are of every shape
size color and design. Sho has sev-
eral hundred nnd one of the chief
ways to merit her favor is to give her
something to add to her collection. It
is ono of the most unusual hobbies
that I know anything about.
A largo rather sad-looking dog of
nondescript breed nnd rather faulty
hearing and several cats (just tho
plain alloy variety) afford the couplo
company while their children are
away. Dr. Olsen is experimenting
with a special diet to make the cat
large and healthy. Tho dog and cats
exhibit tho influence of environment
PREXY SALUTES EXES
AT HSU HOMECOMING
over heredity by their excessive
friendliness
Spcnklng once more of Dr. Olsen
let mo tell you something of his study.
In this little den his personality is
probably most clearly brought out.
Tho walls nre practically lined with
shelves of books and in every avail-
able space is some diploma or award
carefully framed and preserved. There
Is n comfortnble desk chair for read-
ing nnd n couch with Intricate light-
ing thnt onhblos him to read lying
down without nny eye-strain. (Inci-
dentally his scientific Ingenuity Is
brought Into play in tho lighting of
the living room. Tho lights nre so
fashioned that they cast no shadows
whatsoever.
Dr. Olsen's study desk offers the
usual problem to the fastidious house-
keeper. It is piled high with books
and papers usunlly on scientific re
search. Especially interesting umong
his pcrsonnl collections is an indexed
file of picture post cards. They must
range In distance nnd order among
every place between Albuquerque nnd
Zanzibar. Dr. Olsen's study is truly
nn insight into the life of the great
man himself. Hero he continues to
spend his life striving to lessen an
Infinitlsmnl measure the grent gulf
between the known nnd the unknown.
Renown honor nnd prestige have
been accorded our dean and yet he
Is still nn unaffected scientist with u
keen understanding of people nnd an
unquenchable thirst for knowledge.
Wood-work is his hobby when he
forgets momentarily the problems of
science.
But ho said with nn engaging
smile "The most fun I get out of life
is the teulizntlon that I know n few
things no other men know."
A wonderful scientist n lovable
mnn and a worthy example is our Dr.
Olsen nnd wo nre proud that he is
the senior member on the faculty of
our Alma Mater. An entire student
body is hoping for his speedy recov
ery nnd return to his duties here
among us.
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Hustle baskets filled with Old Spice
Cologne bath powder and soap for
$1 to $5.
McLemorc-Bass Stores
From his bed in Hendrlck Memo'
rial Hospital President J. D. Sande-
fer dictated the following message
which was read to the Homecoming
nsscmbly nt chapel December 1 by
Kev. It. G. Baucom '23 pastor of tho
First Bnptlst Church of South San
Antonio:
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Worth
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To the Ex-Students Faculty
Trustees nnd Students:
I snlute you on this Homecoming
day for our school and congratulate
each of you who has the privilege and
honor of being present nnd partici-
pating in the events of this nnnunl
occasion. I had hoped and prayed that
I might be with you in person nnd
bring you n brief message. How-
ever it seems ordained otherwise.
I have three objectives to which I
wish to cite your vision nnd chal-
lenge your leadership. I have called
your attention to them before. I re-
fer first of nil to our "need for a li-
brary building and other memorial
buildings nnd endowments which need
is fresh in the minds of most of you
I know. In the second plnce there
must be n tcncwnl on the part of all
of us of vision consecration and cou-
rageous forward looking in continuing
to' build u stronger solidarity of stu-
dent opinion nnd to crystallize in the
thinking of friends everywhere oui
need for these objectives nt the first
possible moment consistent with con
ditions that obtain in what would be
denominated our territory.
The third thing I want to mention
which in fact belongs first is the sell-
ing uncw the fundamentals of this in-
stitution which have made possible
its phenomenal growth and" develop-
ment to now. Our faculty students
and friends everywhere must hold in
mind that whatsoever achievements
have been attained here have been at-
tained largely through the consecrnt-
cd leadership of men nnd women dedi-
cated to those idcnls which nre so
fundamentally eternal and for which
Christ spent Himself on the cross.
When these things cense to bo basal
the institution forfeits its right to
live and merits to be relegated to the
things which in the past failed in ren-
dering those rich and spiritual values
that must obtain on the part of nil
who occupy positions of leadership in
our great institution now looking for-
ward to the celebration of its 50th
year of service to God humanity nnd
the world.
All these objectives must be
brought together in our thinking and
in our supreme offqrts if we nre to
hnvo a worthy and commendable an-
niversary progrnm such as the foun-
ders of this institution would expect.
For us tb do less ought to shame us to
the end of time.
May this be the greatest Home-
coming in our history. Mny the spirit
of nn all-wise God be with and nbide
in each of you ns wo execute this nnd
subsequent programs in spending uor-
selvcs for those things without which
there nre no objectives consequen-
tially worthwhile. I wish I were
present. I wish I could sny more. I
love you.
Tenderly
J. D. SANDEFER President.
New Books Advise
Future Teachers
Why go to school? cries tho young
son. How mnny children enjoy school
when the new hns worn off?
All children in elementary schools
grow disinterested when there is a
lag in the school program. Future
teachers why not give these Btudcnts
a break by learning new ideas and
methods of teaching.
"Lot's Go to School" by Horrnll
shows what can be accomplished in
an elementary school that is not
"highly privileged." Tho book shows
how to help students find common
interests in school.
While we nre on the subject of
school future teachers have a prob-
lem in controlling students. It is to
be remembered that all students are
not alike and each one of them has a
separate life to live. Tho problem is
not only of conduct but also of scho-
lastic success or failure.
A book "How to Counsel Students"
by Williamson is a partial summary
of 12 years of clinical experience com-
bined with a review of the literaturo
on this phase of personnel work writ-
ten directly to tho counselor. Theso
books may be found in our H-SU library.
NEW CHAIRMAN
(Continued from page 1)
Oklahoma department of history
Norman Oktyi.; Guy Caldwell Al-
bany; W. B. Irwin Lubbock; Alton B.
Chnpmnn Spur; J. D. Sandefer Jr.
Brcckenridge; Rnymond W. Foy Dal-
las; Mrs. Dan Moody Austin.
Solon U. Fcnthcrstou Wichita
Falls; Mrs. Carl Springer Eastland;
Walter Jennings Fort Worth; Mrs.
W. H. Hnncy Sweetwater; Rev. P. D.
O'Brien Stamford; T. N. Carswell
W. J. Behrcns C. M. Cnldwcll Mrs.
II. A. Pender Rev. C. A. Powell J. T.
Hancy H. R. Arrant Lncy Beckham
George S. Anderson W. A. Stephen-
son Thomas E. Roberts John II. Al-
vls Mrs. Dan Gallagher Rev. W. C.
Ashford Dr. R. N. Rlchnrdson Dr.
Julius Olsen J. C. Hunter Jr. Mil-
dred Cnldwcll Mrs. Lacy Beckham
Harry II. Hayes Herschel Schoolcy
all of Abilene; nnd Dr. W. T. Wal-
ton Ranger.
The commission personnel will be
enlarged from time to time Dr.
Adams said.
The Branding Iron
10 To 25
Now is the time to start
making those unintentional
requests for the ideal
Christmas Gift a pair of
genuine Nocona or Justin
Boots. Old Santa would ap-
preciate a suggestion. Why
not bring him down by our
display windows to show
him the style you like?
Thornton's
Shoe Dept.
(Continued lrom page 1)
name and score Inscribed on it be
awarded the winner after the game
each year. Harry Hnycs suggested a
Bible be used since both arc denomi-
national schools.
Of course there would be a cere-
mony nfter the gnme at which time
the trnditionnl object would be pre-
sented the winner by the loser.
Any of you students who have some
suggestions let Harry Hayes or the
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