The H-SU Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 13, Ed. 1, Saturday, December 20, 1952 Page: 2 of 4
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Most of the dorms and many of
the organizations on the forty
acres were celebrating Christmas
this week with parties and spe-
cial decorations.
Benson Hall Hunter Hall and
Mary Frances Hall all had their
rihaervnnces of Christmas hies-
"day night. Senior Hall anct Uni-;
versity Apartments and celebrat-
ed with parties Wednesday night
and the Nurses Home scheduled
"their "party for Thursday night.
Benson Hall had a Christmas
singsong at their party Tuesday
with Lawanda Porter playing the
piano and Shirley Jones directing
the carols. Joy Pierson read the
Christmas story and several
CJhristmas games werevplayed
before gifts were distributed and
tK'pirls adinnrned tin refresh
ments. Beverly 'Boyd- is the social
cnairmon 01- tneaprm ana naa
charge of the 'program and the
arrangements for the party. Elea-
nor Gathings is dorm president.
Christmas Carols akd Gaines
Mary Frances Hall's Christmas
party centered around carols and
Christmas games. Jean Hardy
June Hardy 'and -Doris Chandler1
sang "I heard the Bells on Christ-
mas Day" and the "Night. Before
Christmas" was read along with
letters to Santa Claus. Joyce
Thompson dorm president read
"The Uninvited Christmas Guest"
and gifts were distributed. Miss
Thompson and Deloris William-
son had charge of the program
arrangements.
A choir of t members of the A
Cappela and Chapel Choirs gave
the special music at the Hunter
Hall party. Some of the traditinal
carols sung by the choir which
was directed by Joan Beeson
were "It Came Upon A Midnight
Clear". "Joy To the World"
"Hark the Herald Angels Sing"
and "Silent Night"- Ronny Bates
and Miss Beeson presented "O
Holy Night". Gifts were distri-
buted after the program which
was arranged by Ada Betty Dunn.
Joan Randel is dorm council
president.
EDITORIALS..
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UtautfU Itick and TUin
Beease of the rush and flurry of this last week of school
before the Christmas holidays the Brand staff is taking a
sort of partial holiday by publishing only a four page paper
and in the interest of increased news .space several of the
regular features of the Brand are ciit including the editor-
ial column.
But we couldn't let the Christmas season pass without
' wishing the best of special Christmas wishes to our readers
who have stuck with us through the thick and thin of 13 -issues
of the paper this fall. Our critics and our fans haye
both been wonderful and we woudn't trade either grbup
off! both are indespensible.
We've had a big year and we hope that we will have
another Jbig one coming up it sounds that way around the
development office. Anyway merry Christmas to all and
we'll see you again next yearl
Sty $.&9t Urawft
A Weekly College Newspaper published every Saturday dur-
ing the term by the Hardin-Simmons Press Club in the interest
of the Student Body of Hardin-Simmons University.
Entered as Second Class mail matter June 22 1917 at the
Poet Office at Abilene Texas under Act of March 3 1879.
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Wednesday night Senior Hall
celebrated Christmas by. exchang-
ing gifts after a progr.am of
Christmas songs and games'. Alice
Terry and Nell Corley tyere in
charge of the .programs .Lucille
Chambers is president of 'the
dqrm. -
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University Apartments had a
caroling party followed by a
few Christmas games and the ex-
change of gifts to end their pro-
gram of Christmas sisters. Bar-
bara Burkhart was in charge of
the party. Frances Knight ' is
president of the dorm.
The. nurses exchanged gifts in
the dorm Tuesday night but their
main Christmas party was 'held
.Thursday at 8:30 p m. after the
Christmas tree in Jlendrick
Memorial Hospital. The. girls in-
vited their dates to share In the
party too. Alta Parker is the
president of the freshman nur-
sing class "vyhich had partial
charge of the .party' preparations
and arrangements.
In addition to the dorm parties
the Life Service Band had a
Christmas party Tuesday in the
Student Center. Gifts were toys
which provided part of the en-
tertainment for the party and are
to be sent to the Baptist Indian
missions in Arizona. Joyce Over-
street was in charge of the party
arrangements
The all - university caroling
party "was held Wednesday night
begining at the Student Center.
Gifts of food and clothing collect-
ed from the dorms and from the
collection made in chapel Wed-
nesday were distributed to needy
families and students sang carols
enroute to the deliveries.
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about three weeks after Christ-
mas. Indications show that this
year's order of senior rings may
exceed any past recora accuru-
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that I think of you at-' this
happy season. L trust that alv
who go home will have a "
glorious tim with home
folks: 'Christmas is ' a. home4
festival and our home folk '
should cpme'first. '
May we seize theoppor-
tunity which- he season of-
fers to serve4 our fellow man
in an unselfish way and thua
demonstrate the spirit of '
Christmas.
In sincere love . '
Willis A. Sutton.
Religious Drama Is
First in Two Years
"The Empty Room" presented
Friday by the . Religious Drama
club w.as'the first production by
that Organization in two years.
Productions were halted last
year by the resignation of Dr.
W. O. Beazley as director. Be-
cause of added responsibility as
Asisstant to the President Dr.
Beazley felt it impossible to con-
tinue responsilibity of the two an-
nual productions produced by the
club. ' '.
This year however Dr. Beaz-
ley rejoined Religious Drama
in spite of his crowqd curricu-
lum. During his absences Dorothy
Howry assistant director assum-
ed direction of the play.
"The Empty Room" carried out
the one-act tradition of the fall
production set by "Why the
Chimes Rang" in 1950.' The last
spring production traditionally
three acts in .length was "The
Rock". -. '.
"The Empty .Room" cast pre-
sented their. play for the Anson
First Baptist Church Wednes-
day night.
Hamar was played by Charlie
Taylor. Joanna his cousin was
played by'Be'tty Stephens and
Rebecca .his mother was played
by Marilyn Daughtery. The
play concerned Bethlehem inn
keeper who reserved his last room
for.a prince rumored tobe spend-
ing the night 'in Bethlehem. To do
so he refused lodging to Mary
and Joseph on Christmas night.
First of Youth Redly
Series Is Held Here
The first in a series of Youth
Raliles leading up to the spring
Youth Revival was held last Sat-
urday night at the Immanuel
Baptist Church.
George Patterson freshman
from Fort Worth led the singing
and Joyce Harrison senior from
Odessa played the piano.
Ed Crow gave the introduction
explaining the purpose of the ral-
lies and what each student could
do to prepare himself and Abilene
for the revival April 26-May 1.
Floyd Haddock brought the
message of the evening using the
subject "What is the difference?"
A good group of college and
high school students were pre-
sented. The date for the next
rally is January 10 at the South
Side Baptist Church.
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YWA Tops Lottie Moon
Offering Goal By $100
The goal for the Lottie Moon
Christmas offering set by the
campus YWA was topped by
more than $100 Dorothy Howry
president announces.
The final total collected in the
offering for missions . was $630
and the original goal was $500.
The offering was given through
the dorm groups of YWA and
through the special Mission Day
program presented by Dr. Cal
Guy of the Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary of Fort
WortK.
The Grace McBride circle of
the YWA the nurses' organiza-
tion collected $80 in their Lottie
Moon fund. The final offering
was taken at the special Christ-
mas program of the organization
Home. Sue Scarth is president of
the Grace McBride circle.
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Choir Concert Is Good
By BETTIE
The A Cappela Choir and the
Chapel Choir under the direction
of Euell Porter gave a creditable
unnsimas concert lvionaay at xne
end of a 36 hour period in which
many of the choir members and
the director had taken part in
three major musical productions
"The Messiah" a church cantata
and the Christmas concert.
The choirs didn't show the
strain badly though they more
consciously struggled for pitch
than in normal circumstances.
The Chapel Choir gave the first
part of the program consisting
of "O Magnify the Lord With
and Martha" directed by Roland
Whatley student director of the
choir and "Holy Lord God".
The Chapel Choir appeared for
the first time this year on the
Christmas program which is
usually a show case for the A
Cappella Choir alone. The Chapel
Choir did ijself proud exhibiting
some surprisingly good soloists
Kenneth Hill and Carolyn Carver
and an -amazing male section.
Chiefly Contrapuntal
As usual the first part of the
program given by the A Cappella
was sacred music chiefly contra-
puntal of which the choir is a
competent master. The .second
section' of the program combined
sacred music with some more
formal secular music including
the "Echo-Song" done with a
double choir. The impressive f avr
orite "The Creation" was beauti-
fully done but Its mood was
shaken by the lighting which was
a little too theatrical. Two new
numbers in the choir repertory
"A' Mighty Fortress Is Our God"
and "Break Break Break" were
done skillfully.
Perhaps the most impressive
number of the entire program
H-SUers CONTRIBUTE
TO 'MESSIAH' SUNDAY
Hardin-Simmons was repre-
sented in the presentation of
Handel's "Messiah'' Sunday after-
noon by the director three solo-
ists and singers from both H-SU
Choirs.
The mass choir was directed
by Euell Porter of the School of
Music. Nena Williams and John
Mizell professors of voice and
Wilma Wise student were solo-
ists from the forty acres.
A Cappella' Choir portions of
Chapel Choir and individual
singers made up tne H-SJU
group. Voices from Abilene
schools colleges and churches
and from churches of neighboring
towns completed the 264 voice
mass choir. Other soloists were
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Tiffany
and Mr. Robart R. .Clements.
. Hardih-Simmonsjwas also rep
reeenUd in tlie 21-plect' Inru-
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ended the second section. Phil
Briggs did the solo and the choir
provided a remarkable back-
ground for'' "Take My Mother
Home". Done on a darkened stage
the song would have been just
as good if not a little better
without the lighted cross.
Lyrical and Preity
The Christmas music of the
program was lyrical and pretty
without being greatly impressive.
The recessional of "Adeste Fide-
lis" seemed a little more in the
spirit of Christmas than the
Christmas section had beerir
Before the movingly done re-
cessional though the choir and
its director had a little fun with
"Skip to My Lou" with Red
Whatley as caller and "Water
Boy" with John Bullock soloing.
The Varsity Quartet who were
definitely the worse for the three
program schedule did ''Need
You" "Winter Wonderland'' and
"Jingle Bells." Before the tradi-
tional closing number "Beautiful
Savior" Bill Hardage student
director led the choir in "Bless
the Lord".
FTA Chooses Mary Ann
Clary As Sweetheart
Mary Ann Clary was presented"
as the FTA Sweetheart in a semi-
formal banquet last Friday night -iin
the Rose Room of Harpers.
Miss Clary is an elementary
education major and a business
administration minor. ' She was
presented by Joyce Horn presi-
dent of the FTA with a dozen
red roses.
Alice Ann Yates sang "Let Me
Call You Sweetheart" and
"White Christmas" for the Sweet-
heart. Dr. Adair gave the invocation
and then he presented the club
with a gavel made of ebony-wood
which he brought back from
Africa with him.
There were about forty in at-
tendance. Student Council Gets
$230 On Wednesday
The Student Council collected
more than $230 Wednesday in a
chapel appeal for support in their
annual baskets -for -the -needy
campaign.
President of the Council Lloyd
Wright had asked that each stu-
dent present give 25 cents which
would give the Council about
$250 for their purchases. On a
basis of 1100 students in chapel
the $230 meant that each student
gave about 21 cent apiece.
"Anyway" Wright said "the
response was good and we had
plenty for all.r DormsAnd cluba
awo contributed to the council'
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