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Jackie
Jackie Taylor senior from
Houston has been chosen Univer-
sity Queen by the entire student
body of Hardin-Simmons Uni-
versity. The sparkling brunette was
chosen Monday during all-school
assembly over four other coeds
to reign as H-SU's queen. She
was crowned tonight by Presi-
dent James H. Landes and will be
presented again tomorrow night
during half-time activities of the
H-SU-Abilene Christian College
game.
An elementary education major
and English minor Miss Taylor
plans to teach third grade upon
graduation in May. She also has
plans to marry Roy Hadaway
sophomore from Houston next
summer or fall.
- The 'daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jack E. Taylor Sr. she transfer-
red to H-SU her junior year from
Lon Morris Junior College Jack-
sonville. While at Lon Morris
she was chosen Freshman favor-
ite Maverick Sweetheart and
served as student senate secre-
tary and favorites editor for the
yearbook. She was also a mem-
ber of the Masque and Wig dra-
matic club.
VOL. 49
THE
Powell Cooper Earn
Alpha Chi Scholarships
Joy Powell of Minneapolis
Minn. and Karen Cooper of Irving-were
each awarded an annual
Alpha Chi scholarship of $125
Monday by Dr. Otto Watts head
of the chemistry department and
sponsor of the Hardin-Simmons
chapter of Alpha Chi.
The two senior coeds were in
competition for the scholarships
with 15 other honor students in
Alpha Chi's Region I which con-
sists of schools in West Texas.
Alpha Chi a national honorary
scholarship fraternity offers two
such awards in each of its regions.
Miss Powell ranked first in the
competition with a grade point
average of 3.84. Miss Cooper was
second with a 3.67 average. Other
qualifications include excellence
of school citizenship and scholas-
tic effort.
Miss Powell is an English
major and biology minor. She is
president of Sigma Tau Delta na-
tional English fraternity a White
Horse Rider and has been editor
of the Corral H-SU literary
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Taylor
Since coming to H-SU she has
become a member of Beta Gam-
ma Epsilon women's social club
of which she is rush chairman
and was elected Best-dressed
Beta. Recently she was chosen
ROTC sponsor of Co. "B". She
is a member of the Aldersgate
Methodist Church of Abilene.
Queen Taylor's escort was Roy
Hadaway.
Sharing the stage at corona-
tion with Her Majesty were the
four Hardin-Simmons princesses
Toni Kim Cherry Dollins Claudia
Kuykendall and Louanne Wor-
ley. Miss Kim escorted by Hollis
Coleman of Hollywood Calif. is
the daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
Richard Kim of Abilene. An ele-
mentary ed. major and French
minor she too plans to teach
upon graduation preferably in
California.
A transfer from University of
Oklahoma in 1962 Miss Kim is
presently serving as secretary of
Delta social club and was par-
liamentarian last year. She is
senior class social chairman and
a member of the Student Educa-
tion Association.
The daughter of Mr. D. D. Dol
ABILENE TEXAS FRIDAY OCTOBER
magazine a member and officer
of Cowgirls and on the Hunter
Hall dormitory council-
Miss Cooper is a music major
and English minor. She is un-
official school organist a member
of Sigma Tau Delta was nominat-
ed for University Queen this year
and was chosen to Who's Who in
American Colleges and Univer-
sities. Dr. Watts who is Region I secretary-treasurer
indicated during
the presentation that to his
memory it is the first time that
two students from the same school
have won both awards.
Chairman for the competition
was Dr. Dorothy Rushing of Sam
Houston State College. Dr. Eugene
Jones of Baylor University is re-
gional president.
The awards were presented
during assembly Monday morn-
ing followed by a speech on the
history traditions and troubles of
Hardin-Simmons by Dr. Rupert
N. Richardson president emeritus
and professor of history.
Is University
lins of Waco Miss Dollins was
escorted by Weslev Garnet of
Spearman.
Another elementary education
major physical education minor
she plans to teach after gradua-
tion. Future plans also include
marriage to Garnet next summer.
She has served on the Freshman
Baptist Student Union council
and was BSU social chairman her
junior year.
Both her sophomore and junior
years she served as class social
chairman. Last year Miss Dollins
was chosen class favorite. This
year she is student senate secre-
tary. She was nominated for
Rodeo Sweetheart the past two
years.
Escorted by Jimmie Jenkins of
Flagstaff Ariz. was Miss Kuyken-J
dall from Midland.
An elementary education major
and speech minor she plans to
teach after graduation. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
Kuykendall. She is a member of
S. E. A. Interclub Council of
which she served as vice-president
last year and was chosen to
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HARDIN-SIMMONS
UNIVERSITY
IN
4 1963
NO. 4
Board of Trustees
Development Board
Meeting Today
-Hardin-Simmons Board of Trus-
tees opened their semi-annual
meeting this morning with com-
mittee reports and were scheduled
to meet jointly at noon with the
Board of Development in the
Student Center.
The Board opened its session at
10 a. m. and heard a report of the
Executive Committee and its
Chairman W. W. Haynes. Other
matters on the agenda included
reports from the nominating
committee athletic committee
and honorary degrees committee.
At the noon luncheon Dr.
James H. Landes was featured
speaker. Following luncheon the
board reconvened at 1:15 p. m.
Board officers for next year were
elected at a 2:15 p. m. meeting.
Following election of officers
for the year Dr. Landes made his
semi-annual report to the board.
The Board of Development
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Queen Jackie Taylor
H-SU Welcomes Visitors
For Homecoming Activities
Hardin-S i m m o n s University
spread the red carpet for visitors
this weekend as the school cele-
brates its 1963 Homecoming with
class reunions informal get
togethers and the annual football
game which this year will pit the
Cowboys against the Abilene
Christian College Wildcats.
Theme for the occasion is "Old
South" and the campus has been
decorated with projects depicting
various aspects of the theme.
Festivities are to open Friday
at 7:30 p. m. in the Chapel Audi-
torium when the University
Queen will receive her crown
from Dr. James H. Landes
president.
Following coronation cere-
monies school colors will be pin-
ned to members of the football
team in Rose Fieldhouse after
which the traditional bonfire and
pep rally will be held at the Rodeo
grounds.
Saturday's formal activities
open at 8 a. m. with an Alumni
Officer breakfast Room 210 Stu-
dent Center followed by registra-
tion at 9 a. m. in the Foyer of
the Student Center.
Various groups have meetings
scheduled during Saturday morn-
ing. A schedule is listed else-
where in the Brand.
Buses May Be Taken
To Saturday's Game
Students without transporta-
tion to Saturday's Homecom-
ing football game at Public
Schools Stadium against the
Abilene Christian College
Wildcats may take a bus for
25 cents Alice Berkshire dean
of women reports.
The buses to be provided by
Moore Bus Lines of Abilene
are sponsored by the Student
Senate. They will leave from
in front of the Student Center
Saturday at 6:45 p. m. and re-
turn immediately after the
game.
Queen
Of special interest are reunions
which this year will be for
graduating classes ending in "3"
and "8." The Golden Anniversary
reunion of the Class of 1913 will
be held Saturday at 3 p. m. in the
home of Dr. Otto O. Watts head
of the Chemistry department at
1442 Lowden.
The annual Alumni Banquet is
scheduled Saturday at 1:30 p. m.
in the Student Center with Dr.
Landes as featured speaker.
In keeping with this year's
homecoming the following groups
or organizations have erected
projects. The group their pro-
ject and location are as follows:
Tau Alpha Phi "History Book"
in front of Sandefer.
Tri Phi "Riverboat Coming
Home on the Robert E. Lee"
Entrance of Sandefer Memorial.
Delta "Confederate $" front
of Sandefer Memorial.
Beta Gamma Epsilon "South-
ern Hospitality" a house and
lawn scene at the Triangle.
Junior Class "The South Will
Rise Again" at the Fort Babe
Shaw cannon.
Sigma Delta Sigma "Down by
the Old Mill Stream" at the east
side of the Bell.
Sophomore Class "Rock Island
Line" in front of the cannon at
Fort Babe Shaw.
Hunter Hall "A Southern
Plantation 'Home Sweet Home' ""
in front of the dormitory.
Rangers "Monitor and Merri-
mac" at the triangle.
Anderson Hall "Tara from
Gone With the Wind" on the
dormitory.
Lange Hall "Song of Stephen
Foster" on the dormitory.
Senior Class "King Cotton" on
south corner of triangle m front
of Anderson Hall.
Behrens Hall "Uncle Tom's
Cabin" in front of dormitory.
Kappa Pi Decoration on west
side of front sidewalk to Sandefer.
Freshman Class "Cotton Fields
Back Home" in front of Sandefer
on East side.
Following the football game
will be an Informal party held in
the Student Center.
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