The H-SU Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 9, Ed. 1, Tuesday, October 8, 1968 Page: 1 of 4
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TUESDAY
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VOL. 54
ABILENE TEXAS OCTOBER 8 1968
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Deceased H-SU ROTC Instructor
Honored for Gallantry in Action
Mrs. Betty Maroscher widow in action in Vietnam on April 15 pating in aerial flight on Feb 21
of Maj. Albert G. Maroscher will 1968 while serving with the 1st i968 will also be presented. On
be presented several posthumous Infantry Division. He served at(1. .
awards at ceremonies Tuesday H-SU as assistant professor of thlS date' Maj Maroscher was
Oct. 8 at H-SU with the Reserve military science from 1964-67 and makinS an aerial reconnasissance
Officers' Training Corps provid- received a Master of Arts Degree when he learned of a company
ing the background. in History in May 1967. from his battalion which was in
Col. Johnny M. Rice professor The nation's third highest heavy contact with a well con-
of military science will make the award the Silver Star will be cealed enemy force
presentations at 1:15 p. m. on the presented for gallantry in action . . . 4 ' .
ROTC drill field. (on Jan. 31 1968 while Maj. He and hlS pilot made numer"
Maroscher was acting as the of- ous tree"toP Passes in an effort
MAJ. MAROSCHER was killed ficer in charge of tactical opera- to locate the enemy positions and
16 Women
Accept Bids
Bids for the three women's
social clubs went out Thursday
with 16 upperclass women ac-
cepting invitations to pledge this
semester.
Five coeds comprise the fall
pledge class of Phi Phi Phi. They
are uaroxyn jvioDiey jiien Jtrice
Pam Nance Opal Wadkins and
j an waison an sopnomores.
Delta is pledging three upper-
class women this semester. They
are sophomores Gail Beam Rod Cannedy of the psychology ment in aerial flight the Army
Rhonda Fluhart and Jane Jack- department announces a testing Commendation Medal for merit-
son service for vocational educa- orious service and the Purple
Beta Gamma Epsilon has the tional and personal counseling Heart
largest fall pledge class with and advising. Service medals and badges in-
eight pledges. They are Donna Test sessions are 3-5 p. m. elude the National Defense Serv-
Coates Betty Ellison LaWanna on Tuesday and 2-4 p. m. on ice Medal Vietnam Service
Guy Connie Huntsucker Linda Wednesdays. Medal Vietnam Campaign Rib-
Owen and Debbie Williams sop- "Students may take tests free bon Combat Infantry Badge
homores; Brenda Ross and Linda
Taunton juniors
Junior Renoka Hooker shows Sam Hernandez
which places must be filled out on financial aid
forms for scholarships loans and grants. Kay-
Writer in the background along with Renoka
wcrk in the Financial Aid Office. (Staff Photo
by Gary W. Stratton)
tions for his battalion in the
suburbs of Saigon).
Portions of his unit became sub-
jected to intense enemy machine
gun and automatic weapons fire
Disregarding his own personal
safety he deployed elements of
his command so as to neutralize
many of the enemy positions and
limit American casualties.
THE DISTINGUISHED Flying
Cross for heroism while partici-
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Psychology Tests
of charge. No appointment is
necessary" explains Cannedy.
mark them with smoke grenades
THE NATION'S highest medal
for heroism not involving actual
conflict with an armed enemy will
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actlon on Dec- 31 1967' when an
ammunition supply area caught
fire and Maj. Maroscher entered
the area in an armored vehicle
tQ direct a gearch f()r personnel
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Other decorations to be pre-
sented are the Bronze Star Medal
for meritorious service the Air
Medal for meritorious achieve-
Marksmanship Badge and Para-
chute Badge.
Assembly
Highlight
By JEAN JONES
Brand Assistant Editor
Abilene Appreciation Day will
be held Friday highlighted by an
assembly and reception express-
ing thanks for community sup-
port of Hardin-Simmons.
The purpose of the day is to in-
vite a number of outstanding
businessmen and city officials to
H-SU to let them see the student
body the campus and to express
appreciation to the city for what
it does for the university.
President Elwin L. Skiles will
greet the guests at the assembly
following opening numbers by
the Cowboy Band. Tommy Pack
instructor in voice and Singers-
Ho! will provide entertainment.
Dr. Jack Dean dean of the
School of Music will tell what
Abilene means to H-SU and Dr.
John Stevens city councilman
will reply by expressing what
Hardin-Simmons and the colleges
in the city mean to Abilene.
A reception for the off-campus
guests will be held following the
assembly in room 208 of the Stu-
dent Center. The Cowgirls will
be serving and members of Ran-
gers will be distributing pro-
grams and assisting as hosts.
Dr. Rupert Richardson Dr.
Hoyt Ford Otho Polk Dr. W. T.
Walton and Thurman L. Morri-
son will be receiving guests at the
reception.
Youngs to Present
Dud-Piano Recital
Dr. and Mrs. E. Edwin Young
will present dual-piano recitals
in the Recital Hall of Caldwell
Fine Arts Building on Tuesday
Oct. 8 at 8 p. m.
Dr. Young was the dean of
music here from 1934 until 1956.
Now he and Mrs. Young have pri-
vate studios in Abilene. Both
have served as judges for the Na-
tional Guild of Piano Teachers.
All-School
Slated for
The All-School Picnic will be
held Saturday Oct. 12 from 10:30
a. m. to 3 p. m. in Kirby Park.
All students faculty administra-
tion and their families are in-
tion and their families are
invited.
Saga Food Service will cater
free chicken dinners to the picnic
at 12 noon. Faculty and admin-
istration members should notify
Dean McAden before Friday
Oct. 11 so Saga can prepare
enough food.
During and following lunch a
variety of entertainment will be
provided. Softball touch foot-
ball volleyball badminton horse
shoes dominoes and checkers
will be sources of recreation.
Classes will compete in volley-
ball softball and football. Fac
Friday
Reception
Schedule
Alpha Phi Omega national
service fraternity will be con-
ducting campus tours for visitors.
H-SU Alumi
Meetings
Scheduled
Fellowship meetings are sched-
uled to be held for Hardin-Simmons
University alumni and
friends in connection with state
Baptist conventions in California
New Mexico and Texas.
The Colorado group will meet
Oct. 23 at the First Baptist Church
of Aurora. Daniel W. Ward will
be responsible for arrangements.
Byron Bryant assistant to the
president for alumni affairs and
development will represent the
University.
The California meeting is set
for Wednesday Nov. 13 at 5:30
p. m. at the Del Webb Towne-
house in Fresno during the state's
convention. Dr. Clyde Childers
vice president for development
will represent the University.
Jack O'Neal is in charge of
arrangements.
New Mexico alumni will have
fellowship at a noon luncheon on
Wednesday Nov. 13 at Chef
Burnie's 910 West Main Farm-
ington. Those responsible for the
meeting are Bill Cathey Connell
Taylor Alfred Woodard and
Bernard Dougherty. Dr. Truett
Walton will attend from H-SU.
The Texas Baptist Convention
will meet in new convention facil-
ities in Fort Worth. A small
auditorium of the convention cen-
ter will be the site of the H-SU
Fellowship following the evening
session Wednesday Nov. 15.
A student production of the
School of Music will be a feature
of the program.
The committee for this occasion
is David Fillpot Bill Cothran and
Clinton Watson.
Picnic
Saturday
ulty and administration are en-
couraged to participate with the
class of their choice.
Buses will make rounds to the
dorms beginning at 9:45 a. m. and
returning at 3 p. m. The car
route is down Treadaway to a left
turn on So. 14. So. 14 leads to
Kirby Park. Attendants will
help with the parking.
The All-School Picnic is an an-
nual affair which has been held
at Abilene State Park previously.
Because of a new ruling which
requires $1 per car admission to
all state parks the picnic will be
held in Kirby Park.
Students who cannot attend the
picnic because of work or con-
flicts can arrange to eat lunch in
the snack bar through W. D. Wof-
ford's office.
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