The H-SU Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 12, Ed. 1, Saturday, December 9, 1950 Page: 1 of 8

                                
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H-SU ABILENE TEXAS SATURDAY DECEMBER 9 1950
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Charlene Fry Crowned
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OUR QUEEN HAS FUN University queen Charlene Fry a cut-up culie on the sly is caught
in a moment of laughter by the cameraman. She wears the crown only on stately occasions and
is here preparing to meet the subjects of her realm in true royal style. Charlene was crowned by
H-SU student body president Jack Yates in a courtly ceremony at Behrens chapel Friday evening.
Following the coronation who reigned at the celobration banquet held in the Windsor hotel. She
will rule throughout the 1950-51 school year.
Debaters
To Have
Practice
A debate tournament will be
held among the members of the
Hardin-Simmons O & D Council
to determine which teams will
represent the university in spring
meetings.
Three practice debates have al-
ready been held and plans for
the intercouncil tournament will
be made during the next meeting
it was announced.
First debate of the year was
between Bill Hill and Jack Tid-
well (negative) and Jack Yates
and Warren Goff (affirmative).
Debate subject for the year is
"Resolved: That non-Communist
nations should form a new United
Nations."
Hill vice - president of the
council stated that with the con-
stant change in world affairs the
negative case is becoming much
harder to present.
Other teams that have debated
include Bob Moody and Leroy
Jennings; Pat Hicks and Bill
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KRBC to Broadcast
Cowgirl Band Tuesday
The Cowgirl Band under the
direction of H. Bryce Jordan
will be featured on the KRBC
broadcast of "Hardin-Simmons
Presents" Tuesday at 7:30 p. m.
The trombone trio made up of
Doris Crudgington Tomi Wil-
liams and Ann Ketner will play
a number entitled "Slippery La-
dies" and Barbara Davis will
play a baritone solo. In addition
to other band numbers Miss
Crudgington will sing several
songs.
Arrant Attends National
Chemistry Convention
Prof. Hiram Arrant of the
chemistry department was in Co-
lumbus Ohio this week to at-
tend the annual convention of
the American Institute of Chemi-
cal Engineers.
On his return to Texas Prof.
Arrant was to visit his son Dr.
A. G. Arrant of Toledo Ohio. Dr.
Arrant is doing intern work in
the Ohio city following his grad-
uation last summer from Baylor
university School of Medicine in
Houston.
CHOIR TO PRESENT
CONCERT TUESDAY
The Hardin-Simmons a cap-
pella choir will present its annual
Christmas concert December 12
8 p. m. in Behrens chapel.
Euell Porter head of the voice
department will direct the 65-
voice choir in a program of
Christmas music in addition to the
standard three group repertoire.
Music by Bach Brahms and
Craig in the first group; selec-
tions of Cruger-Mueller Tsches-
nokoff and Lewis in the second
group; arrangements by Wiley
Dawson Martin and Dett in the
folk music group and the fourth
group of Christmas songs "Song
of Mary" by Fischer and Kranz
"Winter Passes Over" by Purvis
"We've Been A-While A-Wandering"
a Yorkshire carol "Lullaby
for Christmas Eve" by Christian-
sen and a medley of Christmas
spirituals arranged by Lawrence
will compose the program.
Of the last portion of the pro-
gram Porter explained "The
audience will determine how
much of it we wil Jdo. We'll
sing as long as they want to lis-
ten." That part includes such en-
cores as "There is a Balm in
Gilead" "Roll. Jordan Roll"
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Campus Queen
Jack Yates Conducts
Coronation
Charlene Fry was crowned
Hardin-Simmons university queen
Friday night in coronation serv-
ices in Behrens chapel. The royal
banquet followed in Hotel Wind-
sor. Jack Yates student body presi-
dent conducted the coronation
services which included in the
court the nominees and their es
corts a lady-in-waiting and the
class favorites escorted by the
class presidents.
Don Sypherd was master of
ceremonies and read the tradi
tional opening ceremony intro
duced the university royalty and
the queen. Dr. P. D. O'Brien
H-SU ex and pastor of the First
Baptist church m Big Spring was
guest speaker for the banquet
and served as court jester enter
taining the court with humorous
remarks followed by a tribute
to the Queen.
Regal Theme Carried Out
The stage was decorated to car-
ry out a regal theme. A large
ornate throne on a round pedes-
tal was featured in the center
of the stage. The official univer-
sity seal worked itno a symbolic
design represented the coat of
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Dec. 9 Basketball H-SU
vs. Trinity university Rose
field house 8 p. m.
Dec. 11 Ferguson hall
Christmas party 7 p. m. Re-
ligious Drama plays Behrens
chapel 8 p. m.
Dec. 12 A Cappella choir
Christmas concert Behrens
chapel 8 p. m.
December 14 Basketball
H-SU vs. Texas Wesleyan col-
lege Rose field house 8 p. m.
Dec. 15 Faculty Christmas
dinner.
Dec. 16 Speech presenta-
tion Behrens chapel ' 6 p. m.
All-university Christmas par-
ty Student Center 7 p. m.
Organ Dedication
Scheduled Dec. 13
Arden Whitacre of the Univer-
sity of Texas school of music will
be the guest organist at the dedi-
cation service for the new $7000
Baldwin electronic organ Decem-
ber 13 at the chapel hour.' Mr.
and Mrs. A. C. Donahue of Odes-
sa donors of the organ to the
university will be honored at
the service.
Whitacre who has studied in
the Oberlin Conservatory of Mu-
sic in Oberlin Ohio the Union
Theological Seminary in New
York and Trinity College in Lon-
don will present a program in-
cluding Toccata and Fugue in D
minor by J. S. Bach; "My Heart
Is Filled with Longing" a choral
prelude by Bach; Fugue in G
minor (a la gigue) by Bach;
"Carillon" by Leo Sowerby; an
aria by Flor Peters; and "Varia-
tions sur un Noel" by Marcel
Dupre. Whitqcre has studied un-
der Peters and Dupre.
The new organ contains nu-
merous stops with which it is
possible for any instrumental ef-
fect to be reproduced. Dean E.
Edwin Young explains "If a play-
er wants a ilute all he has to do
is push the flute piston and out
comes flute music." A full or-
chestra effect can be obtained by
the use of all the instrumental
stops. The combinations of stops
can be changed with either foot
or finger pressure.
The prgan has two manuals and
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Services
arms in the background. A double
bank of curved steps mounted to
the throne pedestal. Banks of
steps flanked the throne on which
the princesses and their escorts
were seated during the program.
The side draperies were caught
up into heavily folds to display
3-tiered white columns graduat-
ed in size and illuminated from
the interior by colored lights in
harmonious colors. Formality was
stressed throughout.
Guests of honor at the banquet
included the Queen and her es-
cort queen nominees and escorts
Dr. and Mrs. O'Brien Dr. and
Mrs. Rupert N. Richardson and
the deans and wives.
Nominees Escorts Listed
Queen nominees and their es-
corts are: Ella Bostick Jay Cox;
Laura Fay McBeth Charles
M o h r; Karmen Challacombe
Glenn Curry; Betty Beavers Bob
Smith; Glenna Parr Maurice Al-
fred; Ruth Polston David Pol-
ston; Barbara Belew Gilbert
Kendrick; Geneva Anderson
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All-University Christmas
Party Set For Saturday
The all-university Christmas
party will be held in the student
center next Saturday evening at
7 p. m. according to an an-
nouncement by Mrs. Jessie Law-
son director.
A Christmas tree will.be placed
in the building this week and
the party will be centered around
the tree. Party games will be
held upstairs and downstairs and
carols will be sung.
After the party students will
gather to go caroling. A truck
will be on hand to take gifts to
needy families for Christmas.
Mrs. Lawson stated that the
gifts would be purchased through
student contributions. Jars have
been placed over the campus for
students wishing to take part in
the project.
ARDEN WHITACRE
To Play Organ Dedication
there are pistons to control the
stops with each manual. Three
foot manuals control the swell
great and crescendo effects of
musical selections. The crescendo
adds stops one by one as it is
depressed.
The organ was custom made
for Hardin-Simmons in Cincin-
nati and was delivered to the
university in October.
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