The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 2, Ed. 1, Friday, September 20, 1957 Page: 1 of 4
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LrW OF
The War Whoop
VOL. 35 McMURRY COLLEGE. ABILENE. TEXAS SEPT. 20 1957
McMurry Convocation
In Tuesday Morning Chapel
The U5lh Convocation oi McMuity College was hold I
Tuesday !) a m in Radfoid Student Life Centei according
to Di II G Cooke McMui i President.
Thi' foini.il teiimonj the of-I
final opening of the new sihool
Vtai fe.ituud a fatuity piotes-
sional and spina! music by the
Chantti Chon dntcttd by Di
Von Ende Chan man of Fine Alts
Hymn Sung
tollowing the piotcssiun.il the
assembled students and guests
sang the h mn "Joyful Joyful '
and weie led in piaei by Di
Got don Bennett Vice-Piesulcnt of
the tollegc
Hesponsive leading was dneit-
cd by Di Joe C Humphiey. Dean
of MiMuny who then prtstnted
new facult membeis
The Chanteis picsented the
Cheiubim Song" and Di W B
McDanit 1 piesciilcd Di Cooke
w X v
KGQISTlCIf 1011 TOl
listration for
Oil Institute
Began Monday
Hegistiation foi courses in the
Oil Institute of McMun Col-
lege's school of business admin-
istiation mded Monday
Initial classioom lectin es began
at 7 p m Monday in the Cooke
1 ibcial Ails Building
Class ponods txplaintd Di An-1 a gieat many students aie un-
til cw Hoekovei Cecil dean of the in tain and lie in a shadow of
McMunv College school of busi-1 feat
ne-s administiation will be two ' Foi ones life to be confident
houis each. it is nccess.uy foi one to take
Estate and Glftn.f"m "!' " c i"1'1'1 nd 'V
A new louisi
'lax Planning has been added
to the list lis Fall Di Cecil point-
ed out
He posted the fall class sched-
ule which iniiuues peiioieum tn-
ginccung and sitondaij lecovei-
ing fiom to ') p m Mondav anil
11uuda ptuuiplts of oil land
management 7 lo 9 p m Monda '
and Widnesda Fundamentals of
ilecliieal well logging 7 lo 0 p m
lucsdav. and pttioleum gtologv
7 to 'I p m Tutsdaj and Thuis-
da I
Classts also scheduled aie oil i
and ga- accounting Tuesday and
'lhuisdav fiom 7 to !) p m me-
thanital di awing pnntiplts of oil
diafting 7 to ') p m tath Monda
and Wi dntsday and estate and
gift tax planning also on Monda
and Wednesday fiom 7 to ') p m
Di Cecil said pcisons complct-
ing the couises will itceivo two
houis titdil t()1 d bl!)ls U) wok fll)m
The nine-week Fall teitn he pUeing the students in the dif-
explamed will extend fiom Mon-iteient .sections of ficshmen Et.g-
day to Novcmbei Id A nine-week ih The students of equal abili-
Spnng session will begin Jan- tlts alL piatod in sections to-
uai 2') 1058 and end Mai eh 28 ' Kuthei according to Huff He
Registiation foi the Spung Oil I aid that b doing this it was pos-
Institule will begin Januaiy 27 1 sible to give the students a bct-
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The McMuuj College Oil In
stitute was established in Stptem-
bti 1W. with the eneouiagement
and batking of West Texas oil-
men Tuition ftts Di Cetil asseittd
will be $24 foi two ticdit scmes-
tn touists in the Oil Institute
He said a $24 fte also will be
thaiged foi the one-hour clettnc
logging touise which coveis pai-
ticipition in the conferente on
electiical logging and radioactiv-
it to be held on the McMuuy
lumpus Octobci 17-18
who in ten n spol e to those pit-.- I
tut
Dr. Cooko Spoke i
Di Cooke's topit was "What
Life Can Be" He divided his stib-
jttt into five ideals and dealt w ith
each individually
Di Cooke staled that "Life is I
both .i mvstciy and a miiatle
No one can doubt its nalitj " l
He quotid Dcseaites "I think!
thcrefoie I am" and continued'
' Life c-Msts onh in the piesent "
Cooke stated that we lne in the
past onl in memoiy and the fu-
Hue onh in imagination but we'
actually lne the piesent
Life Matters I
"Nothing is of impoitance that
isn't i elated to life" Cooke pio-1
claimed It is of the greatest im-1
poitance to each individual to an-
sii uie qiit'auuii wnui luii iiiu
be'' he continued i
Cooke s first sub-division of his
topic was "Life can be good He
said the woid 'good" sjmbolizes
that which is genuine dm able
and dependable
'Life can be woin oi biuiscd
and missshapencd" Cooke said
"but life can be good "
Confident Life
Di Cooke then spoke of the
confident life He utotlaimcd that
pimes oi nit! ui cookc siaicn
He explained that evuv thing in
Citation is ealeulattd to i'ivc one
a sense of setuutv
"Life" Cooke said 'can be
iclpful As we seive and con-
tubule we tome to a Hue mean
m f ifL tstif" e tontinutd
'Lot is the basis of usefulness
of helpfulness of making life
woith while" Cooke concluded
Placement Tests
Given Freshmen
The English placement tests foi
fieshman students weie given on
Tuesday Stpti moei 10 attoiding
to Di Llojd D Huff htad of the
English dtpiiitmtnt of MiMuny
Colltge
Di Huff said the mil nose of
. . . . nstlllL.
tei chance to do then best woik
The thice high tanking stu-
dents were Maiy Elizabeth
White Silvei C.t N M ficsh
man lust ia Hoy Neie I'lain-
vicw fieshman second and Pcn-
n Biooks Abilene ficshnun
thiid
The tests weie given undei the
dncction of the English Dcpait-
ment of McMuiry College ac-
couling to Dr Huff head of the
depailmcnt
Instiuctois in this dcpaitment
include Di Huff Di Sclma
Bishop and Mis Ada C Wilkins
:"Mun Yrn" LEGF
Presented ;
"SLIMES" IN A HURRY Shmes
traditional caps in preparation for
Totem Picture
Deadline Set
Putin is foi lne 1958 Totem will
be taken thiough Stpttmbei 20
.molding lo Miss Dai line Elli-
son 'lotim tdiloi
'Last eais pitluits wtie unus-
uallv good" Miss Ellison stall d
'and this je.u's pliotogiaph is
being dnnt b Mi Llod Jones
last cat's phologiaphei "
She announced that a staff
ni' i ting will be held soon
) thai
makt-up dates foi pitluits
be stt
Woiking on the l')riH 'loletii aie
Miss Ellison editoi Chailes Bol-
ing spoils ediloi Bynum Mieis
Business managci and Bob Du-
pite ait
Officers Favorites
To Be Elected Soon
Plans foi election of fieshmcn
class officeis and class and ctm-
pus faunitcs weie announced
Monday by David Buuow stu-
dent council picsident
Buuow stated 'Petitions foi
fieshman nffiius must be in
Mis Chappcll'.s office bj Fuday
Scptcmbei 20 and elections will
be held the following Tucsda "
At the sane time a sophomoie
senatoi will be chosen to icpl ice
Iloj Phillips who did not letuin
to the icscivation this ycai. Bui-
iow stated that petitions foi
junioi senatoi would not be due
until Monda Si ptembei 23
Faoutcs will be nominutcd
Octobci 8 in cluss meetings
Petitions foi Rcaeivation Pnn-
ccss and Chief McMuiry will be
due Fuday the 11th and elec
Registration Continues
Climb to New High
At r) 00 p m Monday a last
minute thick with the icgistrarsl
(mno showed that legisttation
was moving along at a noimal
ate with the total figuie at that I
line standing at 718 .molding to
Mis Lota 13 Sadln Stcietaiv
to the Begistiai
Mis Sadlei said that at the
pttsent theie is no estimation as
rush the counter where Mrs. O.
"slime" season. (Photo by Tom
Of'wpJ " Mauv fcJuMi
llMf
Council Party Opens
McM "Slime" Season
Slime season officially stalled
I Tucsdaj night Scplinibei 10
when Student Council officeis
spon ortd a pail foi the new
' Shmes '
I Atioiding lo Vane 'I inn hi ad
i thttileadti the "Slimes" wtie
I told what then duties lo the up-
I nci classmen would be. and at
tL t)ot 0f te pillj tlL stu-
n I dent Lite Centei they puiehased
then "Slime Caps "
Tinii said thai the Fiishmeii
had n pep tally befoie they left
fot the miniatuie golf touise
while the pait was concluded
On Ihuisday night Stplembei
turns will follow on Fndaj tin
18 Hi
Buuow stated that elections
would be held as in the past.
Petitions foi the Chief and
Pnnccss must contain the signa-
tuies of the candidate and 20
bonafule students othi r than
fieshmcn Fieshmcn aie not
eligible to vote for these two
honoiccs
Petitions foi fiishman offitus
wluth inilude pitsidtnt vitt-
prtsultnt sttietaiy Student
Council icpiesentative and sena-
toi must contain the signatures
of the candidates and 10 bona-
f.de fieshmcn htudents
All petitions should be tinned
in to Jane Johnson Student
Count il sccrctaiy oi the office of
Mis Phil Chappell Dean of
Women by 5 p m of the days
the are due
to how main mote students will
lt.stei b.foie the deadline for
I legistratitn
Even though the figuie is fai
below 1000 now it is still felt
that the eniollment this fall will
Ibieak the mark as was expected
at an earhei date according to
Mis Saddln
A. Bush bookstore employee sells
Stevenson).
lAJccii
12 the chccilcadcis held a second
pep iallj in the auditoimm of
the Administi.ition Building with
uppci classmen and slimes both
paititipating
The ptp lally got undti way
with a wondeiful spuit Wayne
Tinti head chtcileadci said
staitmg with sonic songs fiom the
MiMuny Band
Dining the Hist few numbeis
l) the band the football boys
mai thed in and weie seated in
the fiont centei section of the
auditoiiuin
1 ho Chccilcadcis came on
st.ige wealing leal cool hats which
weie discaidcd when they went
into Hie moie vigoious jells
which dining the pep i.illv ically
locked the loom" Tinei com-
mented 'I he football boys weie intio
duitd b the coach 'tommy El
lis Each boy stood while the
coach gave his name hometown
and position on the team
Mi It T (Pi of) Bynum band
duccloi intioduttd the dium ma
jni the dium majoitttes and the
ftatuitd twit lu
The ptp i ally was dismisstd
whin the football boys martlnd
out fust afttr the singing of the
Alma Matei and the Fight Song
Wayne Tinei stattd
On Monday night Stplembei
Hi the uppuilassmin held then
fust mteting fot the Slime boys
'1 lie ficshmen look a few exei-
cises uudei the dilution of the
uppeielassmen and then they
weie introduced to the fish pond
'Iinci said
'finer told the "Slimes" that
something diffeitnt would be
planned for each meeting so that
they would not become bored
howevci all of the plans will be
kept a sunt until the night whin
the will take plate
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The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 2, Ed. 1, Friday, September 20, 1957, newspaper, September 20, 1957; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth103769/m1/1/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting McMurry University Library.