The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 28, Ed. 1, Saturday, May 9, 1953 Page: 1 of 8
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Senior Edition
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HOWDY COWBOY
CHAMPIONS
WELCOME TO
THE CORRAL
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Vol. XXXVII
ABILENE TEXAS SATURDAY MAY 9 1953
No. 28
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NIRA Rodeo Opens Here Thursday
Walker Leads Tapscott
As Ward and Conway Win
UNOFFICIAL RETURNS
For President
Robert Walker 511
Ed Tapscott 484
For Vice President
Norman Ward ... 569
Francis McBeth 410
For Social Chairman
Betty Conway 567
George Creah 433
Robert Walker held a slim 27
vote margin over Ed Tapscott for
the presidency of the student
council Friday as election judges
released an unofficial count with
83 votes still hanging in the
balance.
The 83 votes which could sway
the results either direction will
be taken to Dean W. A. Stephen-
son's office for certification of
names. Some of the names also
appeared on several ballots.
Walker had polled 511 votes to
Tapscott's 484 in the unofficial re-
turns. Norman Ward is the winner of
the vice presidency polling 569
votes to Francis McBeth's 410.
Betty Conway is the winner of
the social chairman position. She
polled 567 votes to George
Creah's 433 in the unofficial count.
The Council election went into
a run-off following Wednesday's
primary in which Walker topped
Tapscott by a vote of 414 to 393
with Stephens carrying 144.
In the vice - presidential race
Ward came within 25 votes of
gaining the necessary majority
over his two opponents in the
primary. Ward came in with 452
votes with McBeth immediately
behind him with 291 and Hudnall
with 212.
Secretary Unopposed
The secretary race had only one
candidate Nancy Cheaney who
was chosen by acclamation. The
treasurer position went without
opposition to Bob Hanna.
The unusual race lor social
chairman a position for which no
one was nominated in the pre-
election nominations went into a
run-off because of the large num-
ber of write-ins given two candi-
Betty Conway had 271 write-
ins in the primary with George
Creagh getting 118. About 30
write-ins named other scattered
candidates. Council President Joe
Wallis said he felt a run-off was
necessary because the Wednesday
vote was in the way of being a
nomination. Both names appear-
ed on the Friday ballot.
One Place Contested
Only one Council place was
contested. Council Place Three
showed a high voting race among
Ed Stanley Windy Smith and
Bob Tremaine. Tremaine polled
793 to get the highest vote in
the Council primary and Smith
followed with 526. Stanley had
478 votes. This is the first year
Council places have been deter-
mined by plurality vote instead
of majority.
Council Place One went unop-
posed and the three new -coun-cilmen
in that place included Jim
Flaming Bill Slater and Charles
Quisenberry.
In the cheerleader elections
which were also determined by
plurality for the first time Irma
Howington Pal Schwartz and
Wanda Ward triumphed over a
field of 11 other candidates for
tho three places open to girls.
Miss Howington carried 375 votes
Miss Schwartz 360 and Miss
Ward 346. Close behind were
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ROBERT WALKER
. . . leads in primary
Choir Schedules
Spring Concert
The A Cappella Choir under
the direction of Euell Porter
will present its annual spring
concert Monday at 8 p. m. in
Behrens Chapel. Tickets are 30
cents for students and 60 cents for
adults.
The concert this spring will
feature three separate choral
groupings and a male quartet.
The regular A Cappela Choir will
divide into a men's chorus which
will sing one group of numbers
and the women's chorus singing
another group.
The University Quartet will be
featured between the second and
third sections of the four section
program. The Quartet includes
Eucled Moore. Melvin Jasek
Harold Lewallen and
Kenneth
Wright.
First Group
The first group of numbers on
the program will include "Ave
Verum" by Mozart "What Can
Life Be But a Shadow" by Bach
Gretchanioffs "Holy Radiant
Light" and two Brahms motets
"Create in Me" and "Grant Unto
Me".
Noble Cain's "O Thou in Whose
Presence" opens the second sec-
tion. Also in the second group
will be "The Beatitude" by
Glorum "A Mighty Fortress" ar-
ranged by Mueller Burleigh's
"Were You There" and "The
Lord's Prayer" by Malotte.
The men's chorus will sing
"Steal Away" Bob Nolan's "Cool
Water" and "Lane County Bache-
lor" by O'Hara.
Women's Number
The women's group will do
"Pagan Love Song" by Barry and
Cain's "Lullaby".
The final group in the program
will include "Cindy" by Wilson
Hall Johnson's arrangement of
"St. Louis Blues" "Ole Joe
Clark" by Winstead Jerome
Kern's "Oid Man River" and an
arrangement of "Joshua Fit the
Battle of Jericho" by Higgins.
The regular A Cappella Choir
will be featured in the first two
sections of the program and will
be joined by the alternate mem-
bers of the choir for the final
parts.
Choir Members
Choir members include Beverly
Boyd Carolyn Carver Joan
Gentry Ann Horertz June
Matthews Jane Welch Pat Ag-
ED TAPSCOTT
.strong primary contender
new Joan Beeson Doris Chand-
ler Fern Lewis Martha Lignon
Carolyn Pittman Pat Bodine
Mary Frances Day Annie May
Henley Martha Sue Hix Peggy
Muston Dellanna O'Brien Martha
Wagnon;
Alice Ann Yates Maxine Brake
Lucille Chambers Nell Fuller
Nora Beth Fuller June Hardy
Jean Hardy Helen Haynes
Vivian Rogge Mary Alice Tho-
mas Jeggy Vaughn Ronnie
Bates Bill O'Brien Byron Ward
Roland Whatley Tommy Adams
Bill Cole Melvin Jasek Eucled
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CHAMPION COWBOY CHASE Joe Chase spirited H-SU rodeoer who took three first places in
tho recent New Mexico A8cM Rodeo rides this bucking bronc to the limit. Chase was named all-
round champion at the New Mexico rodeo and will be on hand to lead the Cowboys in the NIRA
rodeo here next week end.
Nation's Top 12
Teams to Compete
By DON NORRIS
NIRA Publicity Director
Setting a collegiate rodeo precedent Ilardin-Simmons
University will be host to the National Intercollegiate Rodeo
Association Championship Rodeo in Carl Myers Memorial
Arena. Thursday Friday and Saturday.
The NERA rodeo being held here is the climax of 1953
rodeo competition for the leading cowboys and cowgirls from
46 of the nations colleges and universities. The only contestants
eligible to compete in the II-SU sponsored rodeo will be mem-
bers of the nation's top 12 six-man rodeo teams the four high
est point winners in six approved events and the leading cow-
girls. The teams will come from the four NIRA conferences and
the four high cowboys in each event from a number of the
schools.
Calendar of Events
Saturday: Border Conference
Track and Field Meet ends.
Last program of Contempo-
rary Music Festival 8:15 p.
m. Behrens Chapel.
Cowgirl Band picnic 1:30 p.
M. Lake Cisco.
Ferguson Hall picnic 2 p. m.
State Park.
Sunday: Janice King presented in
piano recital 4 p. m. Behrens
Chapel.
Monday: A Cappella Choir spring
concert 8 p. m. Behrens
Chapel.
Tuesday: Speech recital Dorothy
Brod and BUlie Shirley 8:15
p. m. Speech studio Abilene
Hall.
All University Rodeo party
7 p. m. Rose Field House.
Thursday: Rodeo parade opening
NIRA Championship Rodeo.
Rodeo 8 p. m. Carl Myers
Memorial Arena.
Friday: Rodeo performances 2
and 8 p. m.
Speech recital Helen Starr
and James Martin 8:15 p. m.
Speech studio Abilene Hall.
Bettye Baker presented in
concert 8 p. m. Behrens
Chapel.
The rodeo here is the final one
this year counting toward na-
tional championships points won
here will be combined with best
five rodeos contested by the
teams and cowboys to decide who
will be crowned champions for
1953.
Prizes to Champions
Several thousand dollars in
prizes will be awarded to the
champions. The year's team
champion will be awarded the
NIRA trophy. The all-around
champion NIRA cowboy for 1953
will be given a silver trophy
buckle and a custom made sad-
dle. Saddles and buckles will also
be awarded to saddle bronc bare
back bronc calf roping ribbon
bullriding and bulldogging cham-
pions the six approved events of
college rodeo.
An addiitonal prize has been
announced a one-horse Gray
Trailer donated by Gray Trailer
Co. San Angelo to be given to
one of the seven national cham-
pions at a drawing on the final
night. Levi Strauss Co. donated
the $500 in silver trophy buckles
and friends of Hardin-Simmons
the several saddles.
Two other saddles are to be
given away making a total of
nine receipents of the latter two
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