The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 11, Ed. 1, Friday, December 6, 1957 Page: 1 of 6
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VOL. XLII
ABILENE TEXAS FRIDAY DECEMBER 6 1957
NO. 11
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H-SU Trustees
Plan New Chapel
Student Center
The Hardin-Simmons Univer-
sity board of trustees Wednes-
day Nov. 27 made definite plans
to launch an immediate fund-
raising campaign for the primary
purpose of building a new chapel
with all haste.
Behrens chapel burned Mon-
day Nov. 25 with the loss esti-
mated at $250000 by university
officials.
In a special called meeting the
trustees voted to launch an im-
mediate $500000 drive for funds
to be followed by a second cam-
paign phase for an additional -000000
with which to build a new
student union center. Authoriza-
tion for the finance and building
plans was unanimous.
The overall campaign is slated
to raise $1.5 million and is ex-
pected to be completed in the
1958 calendar year.
Approval of the Texas Baptist
General Convention which owns
H-SU was necessary for this fi-
nancial drive to be staged. Dr.
Evan Allard Reiff university
president sought that permission
Monday and Tuesday when he
met with the convention's execu-
tive board in Dallas.
"We expected no difficulty
whatever in securing the conven-
tion's approval" Dr. Reiff said.
About 20 members of the 35-
member board of trustees attend-
ed the emergency meeting Wed-
nesday conducted by W. P. Wright
of Abilene board chairman.
"It was agreed that the pri-
mary interest now would be the
erection of a combined chapel
auditorium preferably at a cen-
tral location on the campus" Dr.
Heiff reported.
"The estimated cost of such a
building to take care of immedi-
ate urgent needs of the campus
was set at $500000.
"The university had expected
to request permission soon for
launching of a campaign next fall
for a student center development
to include facilities for a student
union building an auditorium
and dining services" Dr. Reiff
added.
The board is requesting the
convention's permission to in-
clude that total project as the
second stage of the university's
appeal to its constituency with
the expectation of completing
that campaign also within the
calendar year of 1958.
The estimated cost of the stu-
dent center would be $1000000.
It is hoped that the chapel
auditorium (first unit of the total
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Hill Fleming Huser
Acquire Recognition
In National Magazine
Three H-SU students have had
pieces published in the 1957 edi-
tion of The Rctelangle National
Magazine of Sigma Tau Delta.
The students include Verva
Flaming 1957 graduate with a
poem rKnow Thyself"; Jane Hill
senior entered a short story "On
the Edge": and Laverne Huser
graduate student wrote "You
Don't Have to Know the Lan-
guage" a short story. "No school
had more than three articles pub-
lished; therefore we are very
proud of our three rriembers" a
spokesman said.
Huser is serving as president of
the local chapter this year and
Miss Hill is editor of the school
magazine Tho Corral.
Sigma Tau Delta is a national
English fraternity which em-
phasizes creative writing Its
membership is open to English
.majors and minors with scholas-
tic averages of "B". The sponsor
of the XI Epsilon Chapter is Dr.
Clifton Malon.
Million
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HOT TIME IN THE CHAPEL TONIGHT Behren's Chapel which
sprouts flames and smoke hundreds of feet into the air. The blaze
by university officials.
Cadets' Holiday to Feature
Charm Food Entertainment
Highlighting the fifth annual
Cadets' Holiday tomorrow night
will be the presentation of the
Brigade Sponsor Miss Suzanne
Houston and Misses Sue Rhodes
Erna Lee Reynolds Anita Mul-
lino Janelle Miller and Janet
Nobles.
Miss Houston will be presented
an honorary commission as Cadet
Colonel and the company spon-
sors will be presented honorary
commissions as Cadet Captains.
Col. James McNeely Brigade
Commander will make the presen-
tations. Miss Cynthia McCuin Pershing
Rifle sponsor and Miss Phyllis
Jefferies Rifle Club sponsor will
be recognized by McNeely. One-
hundred and twenty-five cadets
and thfiir dates will attend thp i
banquet.
Decorations and the theme
"Once Upon a Winter Night"
will be reminiscent of the winter
which George Washington and his
troops spent at Valley Forge.
Tables will be decorated with
white holly and candles. The
stage setting will be a winter
scene with a snow-covered tree
and a cannon that was used dur-
ing the revolutionary war.
As the cadets and their dates
enter the building between the
Corral Is Featured
In Literary Exhibit
The Corral literary magazine
of the university is to be fea-
tured in an exhibit on the first
floor of Sandefer Memorial in the
coming week. Past issues of the
magazine along with some look
toward the 1957-58 edition will
be shown. This year's edition is
to be published early ins the
spring.
All students interested in sub-
mitting material are urged to
turn it in as soon as 'possible.
The material can be turned in
at the Corral office room 308 on
the 3rd floor xf Mary Frances
Hall. If the office is closed the
material can be slipped under the
door.
Fund Campaign
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two Pershing Riflemen who serve
as the guard they will pass the
reception line.
Entertainment for- the program
will be furnished by a vocalist
backed by a piano and a guitar
plus an impersonation act by
Mike Pelfrey. All the entertain-
ers are students of McMurry
College.
Special guest of the Brigade of
Cadets will be President and Mrs.
Evan A. Reiff Dean and Mrs. W.
T. Walton Dean and Mrs. Jack
Collins Miss Alice Berkshire and
Alpha Chi Will Induct
New Members Tonight
Alpha Chi v honorary national
scholastic society will hold their
official induction ceremonies for
newly chosen members tonight at
6 at the home of Dr. Otto O.
Watts.
New members of Alpha Chi are
Mary D. Adkins J. T. Ball Albert
Ray Jennings Lawrence H. L.
Moore James Dub Pidrce Wanda
Dell Anderson Betsy Aycock
William Ballenger Clara Ann
Bennett Robert Groom Evelyn
Lee Guitar Bobby Lee Mitchell
Gail Marie Patrick Betsy Polk
Walter Carter Tucker Arthur
Travis Dorothy Lee Walker Jai-
had Warwar and Florita Lou
Young.
With the induction of these stu-
dents Alpha Chi will have a
membership of 38 students. Last
year's Alpha Chi had 48 members.
In order to qualify for Alpha
Chi a student must have a grade
point average of not lower than
3.5 must be a junior or senior
and must have at least 30 hours
credit earned at Hardin-Simmons
University.
Don Hammer is president of the
society this year while Dr. Watts
serves as sponsor.
A regional meeting will be held
at El Paso with Texas Western
March 15. The theme of the
meeting will be "What Frontiers
of Knowledge Challenges the
Scholars in His or Her Fields
Today." Dr. Watts is in charge
of the program as he is serving
as vice-president of Region I.
was gutted by a fire Monday week
was Estimated to be a $250000 loss
Professor and Mrs. Marion Mc-
Clure. '
Each co-ed as she enters will
be given a white rose as has been
customary in the past.
Shrimp cocktail filet mignon
tossed salad baked potato green
beans and Angel's Delight des-
sert will be served.
The banquet was planned by
the ROTC social committee un-
der the chairmanship of James
Stephen. The committee is com-
posed of the sponsors and repre-
setnatives of each company and
a special board.
Those on the committee are
Lawrence Seiwert Jackie. New-
ton Max Marks Arthur McMillin
Bill Ballinger Robert Chancel-
lor Phil McFadden and B. F.
Risinger. Faculty advisors to the
committee are Lt. Col. Howard H.
Burd Maj. William Boyd and
Capt. Earl H. Hale.
Film on Germany Viewed
By Los Rancheros Club
A trip to Germany on film
that is highlighted the Los
Rancheros meeting last night.
Miss Anneliese Peinelt gradu-
ate student and part-time teacher
at H-SU from Germany was com-
mentator for the film.
German cities customs archi-
tecture landscapes and scenic
areas were the topics of discus-
sion. Los Rancheros. a club for stu-
dents interested in Latin America
and Latin American affairs meets
twice a month &t the time desig-
nated in chapel and then two
weeks later.
Current officers are Dorothy
Bailey Abilene sophomore presi-
dent; Jack Calk vice-president
from Del Rio and a freshman;
Janet Druesedow Old Glory
frnsVimnn. sporptarv! Gavle Pat
rick Shamrock junior treasurer;
Silvia Alvarado San Antonio
junior program chairman; and
Martha Gay Ueckert Iowa Park
sophomore reporter.
Dr. Ella P. Levett head of the
language department is club
sponsor
Started
Texas Baptist
Convention Gives
Approval to Plan
The executive board of the
Baptist General Convention of
Texas at noon Tuesday voted per-
mission to the trustees of Hardin-
Simmons University to conduct a
campaign for $1500000 for a stu-
dent center program H-SU Presi-
dent Evan Allard Reiff has re-
ported. That campaign will be initiated
by an immediate goal of $500000
for a chapel-auditorium to re-
place Behren's Chapel.
Dr. James Landes pastor of the
First Baptist Church of Wichita
Falls and a chairman of the exe-
cutive committee of the conven-
tion presented the request. The
request had the unanimous en-
dorsement of the executive com-
mittee and was passed without
dissenting votes by the executive
board.
Among the members of the
executive .board are the following
trustees of Hardin-Simmons Uni-
versity: Dr. Elwin L. Skiles of
AViilono Com "Rnnrl nt fYHyiary
j. J. Keeter of Throckmorton and
Dr. T. A. Patterson of Beaumont.
The motion for endorsement of
the campaign was made by Dr.
Charles McLaughlin of Fort
Worth and the Rev. G. M. Cole
Of Snyder the two vice-presidents
of the convention. Both men are
graduates of Hardin-Simmons
University.
The executive board authorized
the initiation of the campaign for
Dec. 4 and a total period for
the accomplishment of both ob-
jectives to run through the cal-
endar year of 1958.
Officials of the university at-
tending the meeting were Presi-
dent Reiff and George L. Graham.
Also in attendance was Dr. Frank
Royal pastor of the Southside
Baptist Church and a professor in
the Religious Education Depart-
ment at H-SU.
W. P. Wright president of the
board of trustees of H-SU has in-
dicated that two major commit-
tees will soon be announced for
the development of the building
program and to conduct this cam-
paign. Other standing committees
of the board which Wright has
just appointed for the forthcoming
year are:
Executive committee Thomas
E. Roberts chairman; W. W.
Haynes vice chairman; J. C. Hun-
ter Jr. George Anderson John
Alvis and Rev. Byron Bryant.
Athletic committee J. D.
Sandefer Jr. chairman; John
Alvis Guy Caldwell Solon K.
Featherston Leroy Jennings J. E.
Johnson Wayne Evans Fred
Swank.
Budget committee D. M. Wig-
gins chairman; J. E. Johnson
John J. Keeter W. W. Haynes
Mrs. G. C. Bingham and Sam
Reed.
Instruction committee Dr. El-
win L. Skiles chairman; Barney
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Math Club Sponsors
Color-Sound Movie
A scientific color film "Eyes of
the Range" was shown Thursday
night in the audio-visual room in
Sandefer Memorial Building.
The color-sound movie was
produced by the White Sands
Proving Ground Signal Agency.
The public was invited to the
showing. The film depicted work
being done at the Los Alamos Re-
search Center in the fields of mis-
siles and other vital defense proj-
ects Professor Charles Robinson
said. Miss Pauline Lowman and
Robinson are co-sponsors of the
Math Club.
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