McMurry War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 23, Ed. 1, Wednesday, April 1, 1942 Page: 1 of 4
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FDR ESTABLISHES McMURRY NAVAL BASE
Startling niwg hn been received
by McMurry administration frnm
U S. Government offlclnls that a
huge NrvhI Training Stntlon In to
be ostnb Islicd nt McMurry college
with tlio bnso of operation (Urate
Rlcnlly locnkd In the fish pond.
All mnneuvvnt Involving vessels
of war will be In charge of Ad-
Hilrnls Clarence Collin and Perry
Mom rcspcctlely. Any rocks twigs
dcteilnrntlng fish or particle of
vanquished water lilies must bo
Immediately evacuated from said
fish pound to prepare for the banc
of training.
For the present officials s.'o the
need of no more than twelve ves-
sels to be stationed nt the base
and all McMurry students of sea
faring experience arc urged to
volunteer their entire time for ser
vice. Since tVto eminent officials
specified no definite qualifications
for volunteers those two most
celebrated officers Admirals Col.
linn and Moss have stated their
preferences to be In the nature of
the weaker sex with a sparkling
of the more decrepit professors
and both hnvc distinctly forbidden
Any application fron football
Inconsequential Importance will be-
gin the following day with all
drills In charge of the dual ad-
mirals. Immediately following tho ad-
justment of the Ailmlinls Collin
and Moss to their fleot of twelve
a full review presenting the Mc
Mitiry Nnvnt Bnnd and Maidens
furnishing entertainment of an
appropriate nature will be enrag-
ed In. The entire review will be
set off with multicolored spotlights
to lend patriotism and vividness
to such rt unique display.
heroes.
The momentous arrival of the
fleet of twelve warships will not
be later than April 32 and the
Installation or officers and crew
at the same date. Maneuvers of
V
Volume XIX
DR. TURNER AND MR. PINNER
EXCHANGE POSITIONS
Mothershead andGaney Ousted from
Positions by Editors Collins and Hayes
Dean Endorses Move
Taken By Students
McMurrinns were outrageously
touched when they received word
Tn aday morning that Mrs. Har-
riet Mothei ahead publicity direc-
tor and Mrs. Madge Gancy Journ-
nl'sm teacher were violently oust-
id fiom their respective positions
by memb rs of the department.
The act was the climax to grow-
ing complaints that originated
with the election of the leaders to
their positions last fall.
""Clarence Collins editor of the
War Whcop and J. B. Hayes col-
tor of the Totem were responsible
for the action taken.
Complaints submitted by mem-
ber of the department to the pub.
Mentions editors were listed as fol-
lows: they woufd not permit fillers
nnJ m'stakes to oppetr in the War
Whoopj they never gave final ex-
ams or classroom work to the stu-
dents ; they were constant users of
the office telephone making it im-
possible for students to call their
sweethearts; the teachers did not
maintain high standards of sob.
rlty and used the time that should
hnvc been spent on the publica-
tions running around.
Both the lcadsrs had carelessly
ignored liquor bills that had been
incurred by them by the McMurry
Bookstore an act which had
aroused .public sentiment against
not only the directors but the de-
partment as a whole.
" Do bt that the dean and admin-
istrative officials of the college
"would endorse the actions was re-
moved when the dean unres:rvedly
signed the petition circulated by
the Journalism students.
When questioned on the charge
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APRIL FOOL
No Totem to Be
Distributed
Due to the National shortage in
materials essential to the produc-
tion of yearbooks no annual will
Le produced this year at McMurry
college.
''The Totem almost complete
will not be finished" Hayes an
nounccd this morning. "It has be-
come practically impossible to ob-
tain copper and chlorine." When
questioned on what copper and
chlorine fiave"to do with producipg
annuals he said he was not sure
but that some one told him that
ch'orine poured over copper pake's
a good drink. .
It is rumored however the truth
of the matter Is that Hayes has
skipped the country to keep him
from being apprehended for dere-
- ltctlon of duty when cavght by his
wife.''
.'Last reports were that Hayes
had safely reached the Mexico bor-
det flftyrniles ahead ot- Mrs.
Hayes.
iWfiHurni War Plprop
Published Weekly by tho Students of McMurry CoUeg '
School to Be Out
A Month Early
Dean McDanicl announced today
that McMurry will be dismissed
one month cnilicr than was prev-
iously scheduled. The announce-
ment followed a longj heated con-
ference with representative of the
student body. ' I
The students final(y decided to
gio in after Dcnn itcDanleJd
President Frank Turner had
threatened their expulsion if they
did not agree to dismiss school
early.
Dean McDanicl was quoted as
saying: "I b.diovo tho students
hav c worked hard this year and
an extra month would be our way
of rewarding them." Student tcp-
rescntntivch were noticeably "biter
toward this proposal and i.ifofmcd
sources state that the issue would
be can led to higher authorities.
Arthur Wylie s'.udtnt spokes-
nan declared that "I came to
school to get an education and I
demand that the school term be
completed. It is not only a fool-
hardy plan but it would wreck
our entire educational career."
Despite these denounciations
Dean McDanicl snid that school Is
out one month early.
APRIL FOOL
Heated Crap Game
Ends With Brawl
One of the hottest crap games
seen in these parts In recent years
was held In Hunt Memorial Libr-
ary between Miss Beth Myatt and
Harvey Cromwell this morning.
Although tne game ended in a
brawl Miss Myatt was declaicd as I
the official winner of the game of
chance. I
As the enme renchoa a fevered
pitch Myatt fell to her knees and
shouted: "Give me them dice.
Baby needs a new pair of shoos!
Seven come Eleven!
"You could Jiavo knocked Mr.
Cromwell over with a feather when
she threw a seven! And that is
exactly what Cromwell did; he
knocked Myatt down. ''No one's
going to cheat me!" Cromwell
shouted.
Just at this point Mrs. Crom.
well stuck her head in the door
and snld ''Harvey-aln't you
ashamed "
APRIL FOOL
Luker to Teach
I Kl Ol ""
eW ulailg UOlUSe
Julia Eugsnla Luk r head of the
English department at McMurry
has announced plans for an cxten
sion class in slang.
Mls Luker said "Aw heck I
wculda waited until next y.'ar but
public demand was t:o doggoned
I great f
ABILENE TEXAS. WEDNESDAY APRIL 1
Remodeled Wylie Chorus
Presents Program for USO
Mrs. Gypsie Ted Sulixnn Wylie-
una nor cnorai group piescnteu a
Blues program at USO Inst Satur-
day night.
Mrs. Wylie has remodeled her
chorus and all their uniforms Into
a style-Jiot unlike that of Inn Hay
Hutton's. Since this change a
great advance has been made in
their popularity poll and why
not??? The uniforms are silver
spangled shorts with strapless rod
satin blouse.
The lighting effect and different
individual acts make the MiMurry
Blucttes a very unusual choral
group. They decided on their new
name because most of their pro-
gram is made up of Blues num-
bers. The Daintettes made up of
Rusty Russell Sugar Carlton Car-
rie Oatcs Belle Roberts Robbye
Lee and Bape Haggeity special
izc in the singing and dancing of
bugar Blues." For their act
Blues." For
their costumes consist mostly of
blue feathers. They practically
molt before the end of their num-
ber. Another f-vorite with the crowd
is Melba Scoggins' solo of '-St.
Louis Blues." Naturally Miss
Tommyc Lou and her Jazz and Jive
Sextette arc featured. Their con-
tribution to the program is a siz-
zling number called "Definite
Blues" specially written for them
by song wr ter Glenn Gordon. The
SiXette is made up of "Blondie"
Longino "Tuffy" and "Tootsy"
Walker "Giggles" Joy "Bubbles"
Lawllss and "Duchess" Shannon.
During the number they wear frilly
blue blouses and tights "with a ruf-
fled rumba skirt
AH'costumes for the numbers
.were specially designed and made
by Lu's Sptegelmlre and Mrs.
Wylie
Mrs. Wylie says 'I'm just thrill-
ed to pieces over the success ofmy
new trope has had. Their wcll-
(Continued on page 4)
New School Bus
Ji -TVnfcfcwTVw rtVfcV- (Ear
The new school bus has been delivered. Pictured above
is Mr. Thrane unloading milk for President Hall-fiom. the
bus. The administration Is
Registry Burns
School Reconb :
Irish Urahami registrar an-
nounced week tbM sh wfts burn-
ing all records In h " Mfice.
"The students Yvorking for me
don't like to have to boUscr with
then" said Iris Tuesday "and I
can keep the office much neater
and cleaner if they arc out of the
way.
Mips Graham urges all teachers
to get their grade sheets In on
time just ns has ben done in the
past so tho office girls may get
them burned as qu'.cklyas possible.
Grades will no longer be sent home
to parctns because- the money snent
on postage is going; to be used to
Vi-oniinuco. on Mige 4)
APWL POOL I
lorane Cancels AD
Debts and Work Hours
A source of good joy for the stu
dents of McMumr was an an
nounccment by O. P. Thrane that
all student work will be abolished
and all back debts canceled.
Mr. Thrane mado this decision
after he had attended a civic
music program
"I believe that the students can
derive more benefits from attend-
ing cultural and educational pro-
grams than working on the cam-
pus for just ?3 an hour." The stu-
dents could use this time to attend
such programs he said.
When asked why all' back d.bts
had b en cancelled Thrane replied
that he was In a generous mood
and had decided that McMurry
would now be a school without tui
tlon nnd fees.
. APRIL FOOL v
in the background.
IM
1942.
City Dads Place
Quietus on Wans
As result of a petition signed by
2SO0 citizens residing south of the
TextiB and acific railroad track
the City .Commission took action
Friday afternoon aaginst the Wah
Wahtayscc drum and bugle corps
of McMurry and its sponsor Miss
Willie Mae Christopher. The
charge was "'disturbing the peace"
and "public nuisance."
By unanimous vote of the Com
mission the organization was ex-'
terminated their instruments of i
torture put under lock and key in j
the" gym until such time as the '
sehan) engages A. C. C. in an ath-1
loth"'5' Vt when they will be cast
Into - nfir and Miss Chris
incarcerated in the county jail.
She was put under a $1.65 bond
but was unable to raise it.
The petition rend: "We the un-
dersigned hereby file a conplaint
aaginst the organization in Mc-
Murry college which cavorts up
and down residential streets beat
ing on drums and blowing horns)
causing dogs to bnrk waking up i
babies nd driving inhabitants in
the south end of town screwy. B -
shies disturbing the peace of mind '
of all along thfir ciicuitous path
they have made themselves a pub-
lic nuisance As taxpayers we de-
mand that something be done."
Residents near the college rep-
resented the petitioners at the
meeting. Mrs. Robert B. Wylie
who lies across the street from
the school denounced the disturb-
ance. "If they could only beat those
drums and toot those horns in
time or with any degree of rhy-
thm it might be different but
those disconlant noises they
split our ears "
At that point Miss Chris jump-
(Continued on Pugc 4)
In Interview-
Cub Finds RollylP. Watts Melancholy
By A Cub
Precisely on the stroke of 10:30
Roily I'oley Watts waddled into
the room his face aglow his jolly
nose atilt as usual) his rotund
figure aquiver. Roily is always
punctual for his interviews. He
asked me to be seated if I conld
find a chair. I could and sat in it
'Now what the dickens do you
want of me at this tine of the day?
You morons of the press (Roily
j Poley is always playful early In
the mornings) have no intelligent
conception of the time of day
' ahead of the dramatics department
arises. Oh for sonic sleep sleep
0 wondrous sleep sleep that knits
up the raveled sleeve of care the
.Inotli nt onrh tlav'i sorrow
' sleep ''
"Hold on Porky" I interrupted
"Don't spring that Shakespearean
stuff on me. I came here to ask
you about your police record"
"Police record? Me?' Roily P.
blushed. Then I knew what I had
heard was the truth. He did have
a po'lee record.
""Yep you. At the usually harm.
IBoth Are Well Pleased
With the' Change of Jobs
Dr. Frank L. Turnup president of McMurry College was
elected to the position of Campus Superintendent the office
being vacated recently by Harvey L. l'inncr.
l'inner was unanimously selected to take Turner's place
at the head of McMurry as soon as it was learned of Turner's
position.
Through woll-infoi med sources it has been learned that
this new job has always been
New Regulations
Jn Effect Today
Several new iules and regula
tions regarding McMutry were an-
nounced by Dean McDanicl in
chapel this morning. The following
rules wcie liuule up by the faculty
at the faculty mccjing Tuesday
night:
1. No cuts will be given stu-
dents not attending clns.
2. Classes will be only
twenty minutes nnd the first
peiiod will not begin until nine
o'clock old tune.
.1. Students will be p rnilt-
ted to smoke drink or int in
classes if they desire to do so.
4. Any student fieshmnn or
senior may use Hunt M in-
orinl and a studio couch is be-
ing put in for tho comfort of
sleepy and tiled students.
5. A radio is hoim; mst:ilh il
in library and students will not
be called .down for Lilking
while studiug there.
C. All cxp-tlmeuts lit the
science departnunt will In-
done by the student instiuvlor
and the students will gnde
themselves.
If the students feel the need foi
any more rules they may post
them on the bulletin board and
the rules will automatically go into
effect. The fuculty felt tluse new-
rules will make McMurry n better
institution.
! less age of nine did you not '
1 "The assinine stupidity of you
would be reporters the way you
ahe impressed with mm-essen-
tinls " He was talking fuster
than my tongue could work. I
withdrew from the conveisation
nnd ho won by default. When his
torrid remarks Rlowed down
enough enougli to be undeistand-
able he was saying "Don't you
know I'm in the throes of pluns
for the most stupendous the nost
gigantic the biggest whale of a
Shakespiaiean festival this dump
has ever lieaid of? And you ask
me about a police record- Alas
poor Yorick!"
Tears big salty ones tiickled
down his chubbv fnrc. Instnntlv
hr. waB the 'melancholy Dane. He
sighed so pitifully that I decided
to let him unburden his troubled
soul of his festival.
I I began. "Don't you think we're
about supersaturated already with
' Shakespeare around here? Why
not something more up to date
j something using more students
more girls something like some
Number 28.
Dr Turner's secret ambition
since he came to McMurry. A
i deep envy has been harbored
in Turner s heart against Pin-
ner because of this burning
ing desire to be McMurry's chief
handy man.
"I h.ivc always wanted to be an
outiUOr Han.' Give mo "a hammer
and u saw; I hate education anil
oxeiytlung it stands for. T am
glad thut I have been chosen to
succeed Mr. Harvey l'inner as cam-
pus superintendent." Thus quoth
Dr. Frank L. Turner president of
McMurry college.
After long jcais of study and
practice Dr. Tuiner has finally
succeeded in reaching his ideal
job.
Harvey too seemed proud of his
newly won office. The McMurry
father in voting for Penner stated
that this school needed n strong
nnd handsome president to carry
the college through these perilous
1 times.
After hours of tense waiting
Harvey l'inner was reached for n
statement of his new job. When
j asked how he felt about his new
job he blushed and kicked the
luck of a chair lightly and said
1 "Will 1 don't like to brag but I
believe that I am the man for the
j job. This here campus ain't been
run until I run it."
When asked what his first of-
' ficiul net would be Turner replied
that he was going to dismiss all
1 students working for the school. A
(Continued on page 4)
follies pretty girls catchy
tunes . . .'
"Young upstart" said he gluing
me with his blown brown eyes
"What this troubled world needs
is Shakespeare more Shakespeare
and more Shakespeare.' His
broad gestures Bwept heavenward
in the true Shakespeare tradi-
tion. For a Jioment I saw him as
Sir Toby Belch King Lear Fal-
staff . . . yiar liarrymore Gar-
rick Booth. I was translated. Yet
I was a a icporter. I must come
back to earth.
"Then why don't you produce
more and more and mor. ?" 1
nsked when I recovered.
"Bottlenecks sister bottlenecks
In my production program. In-
terruptions." He apparently was
in agony. I looked puzzled. "You
don't apprehend eh? Goes over
your head huh? Everything tl-
ways does. I'll explain. These ev.
crlasting celebrities Jackie Coop
er Mumaw they pester me until
I've no time to produce.''
j "But I thought they were your
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