The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 1, Ed. 1, Wednesday, September 11, 1963 Page: 1 of 4
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THE
McMURRY COLLEGE
VOLUME 41
ABILENE. TEXAS. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 11. 1983
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McMurry Expands Academic Program
College Adds
Instructors
NewCourses
An addition of 16 new bluff
members and a number of new
course offerings have expanded
McMurry's academic program for
the 1363-64 school year.
Twelve new instructors two
new librarians an assistant coach
and dormitory supervisor and a
new assistant to the public rela-
tions director have been signed.
The additional instructors have
allowed the college to add to its
curriculum new courses in mathe-
matics a new chemistry labora-
tory new concentration of courses
in the business administration de-
partment and new courses in
stagecraft voice and diction and
teaching.
The mathematics setup has
been revised to include new
courses and to delete old courses
to help students keep in step with
the rapidly changing pace of
technology today. College algebra
and trigonometry are being taught
this fall but students majoring
in the arts or humanities and
prospective elementary teachers
may take a new course: basic
mathematics. The course is de-
signed to teach algebra and trig-
onometry to those not planning
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Plus Bigger Homecoming
Student Association Plans
Two New Programs For 63-64
Members of McMurry College's
Student Association have set one
broad goal for the 1903-64 school
year to aid the college in serv
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MAKING PLANS of activities for the oncoming year are three
executive officers of the Student Association: Sarah Ragle secretary-treasurer
(L)j Marshall Williamson president (C); and Dickie
Clemmer vice-president. The association has planned two new
major programs and a revamping Job of some former activities.
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DR. RAMSEY . . .
new academic dean
Upperdass Register;
Registration for fall classes at
McMurry College began Tuesday
at 8 a. m. College officials
counted 246 seniors juniors and
sophomores who had completed
their registration by noon and
expect a record crop of on-cam-pus
students by Saturday the
final date for registering.
Upperclass registration extend-
ed until late in the afternoon yes-
terday and freshman registration
began this morning.
McMurry's registrar Jerome
Vannoy expects about 1350 resi-
dent students approximately
eight per cent more than the
ing the students as effectively and
completely as possible.
Marshall Williamson president
of the association this year said
DR. HUMPHREY . . .
new administrative assistant
Freshmen Due Today
1238 on-campus students enrolled
for the 1962-63 fall semester to
be enrolled by Saturday.
Mrs. Myrtle Jarrett assistant
registrar said 148 seniors 82 jun-
iors and a few sophomores and
special students were registered
by noon yesterday. The remainder
of juniors and sophomores reg-
istered Tuesday afternoon and ap-
proximately 500 freshmen are ex-
pected to register today.
Classes at McMurry begin
tomorrow at 8:00 a. m. The
final day for adding courses is
September 21.
"The Senate and Student Council
are the strongest they have ever
been and these two bodies are
endowed with leaders capable of
carrying on the rich traditions of
McMurry in a grand style. The
officers are optimistic and expect
to have the most successful year
ever at McMurry."
Williamson added "The Stu-
dent Association is concerned
with two methods of operation:
planning and cooperation. The
officers for 1963-64 are concentrat-
ing in these two areas and the
results so far have been quite re-
warding." The Student Association began
its efforts long before school
opened working through the
summer to complete an improved
school calendar.
It also plans to expand its scope
of activities for the year includ-
ing two completely new major
programs as well as a bigger and
improved homecoming.
"One of thp programs" Wil-
liamson said "will be a 12-
speaker series in the educational
field and will be called the Mc-
Murry Series. The topics will
concern the international prob-
I lems we face and the domestic as
. well. There will also be speakers
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Humphrey Ramsey
Receive Promotions
Dr. Joe C. Humphrey academic
dean at McMurry College since
1055 has been named adminis-
trative assistant to the president
at McMurry while Dr. Howard L.
Ramsey associate professor of the
college's religion department has
stepped into Dr. Humphrey's
former position.
McMurry's president Dr. Gor-
don Bennett announced the pro-
motions. Dr. Humphrey's position is a
new one at McMurry and in it
Dr. Humphrey should be able to
relieve the president of many on-
campus details as well as coordi-
nate many administrative duties.
"This is a promotion for Dr.
Humphrey to a very responsible
area of our operations" Dr. Ben-
nett said. "The purpose of the
creation of this new office is an
effort to take up slack in our
general operation and to provide
for a more expeditious discharge
of responsibility. This office is a
real need on our campus and
becomes a coordinating office for
all of the many activities that go
on here."
Whittle Wins
Third Place
For Art Work
Edna K. Whittle senior art
major has some of her art work
on exhibit at the West Texas Fair
this week and has won third place
honors for her entry in the pastel
division.
She had entries in all five art
competition divisions portraits
water colors mixed media regu-
lar oil paintings and pastels and
plans to enter other contests dur-
ing the year. Edna is a member
of Theta Chi Lambda social club.
Shipping Delay Sets Back
Finishing Date of Library
George Campbell of Bridges
Campbell & Associates architects
for McMurry College's new Jay-
Rollins Library said a shipping
delay of electrical light fixtures
may set the completion of the
building back a month.
The building had been planned
to be completed around the last
of September but Campbell said
without the fixtures construc-
tion would be delayed until
somewhere near the last of
October.
Campbell doesn't expect the
fixtures to arrive until the first
of September. Everything that
can be done without them has
been completed but he said the
ceilings and floors cannot be com-
pletely installed until the fix-
tures arrive.
Dr. Humphrey will be chiefly
responsible for special services
and student affairs including the
coordination of special programs
such as the Willson Lectures the
Pastor's and Laymen's Schools
homecoming special lectures
board meetings college-community
relations and concert scries.
Dr. Humphrey will also have
general responsibility over stu-
dent affairs such as student or-
ganizations social affairs admis-
sions testing guidance and coun-
seling correlation of admissions
work with the registrar the dean
of faculty and the director of stu-
dent promotion. He will have
general supervision of chapel and
assembly attendance will over-
see the work of the dean of men
and the dean of women and will
be responsible for the school's
health and safety programs. Dr.
Humphrey will also coordinate
for the president all special in-
stitutes and will direct the sum-
mer session at the college.
As new academic dean Dr.
Ramsey will have complete super-
vision of all faculty personnel the
student -faculty relationships
teaching loads and all academic
programs except the summer
school.
ATTENTION ALL McMURRY
STUDENTSI Start practicing
that smile the picture for the
1963-64 Totem will be made
September 10 17 and 18 in the
faculty lounge in Radford.
Time permits will be issue to
students at registration and
every one is urged to have his
picture made at the proper time
if possible. Girls should wear
a dress or blouse of pastel or
white. But please no sleeve-
less dresses or blouses and no
dresses or blouses with big
print. Boys should wear dark
suits or sport coats with white
shirt and tic.
The 100000 volume library is
costing just under $400000 not
including expenditures for the
elevator book stacks audiovisual
equipment furnishings and other
equipment.
The building will bo two stories
and will have 36968 square feet
of floor space. It will have mod-
ern spacious work-rooms a
number of special reading areas
and special rooms. Other special
features arc expected to be added.
The new structure is located on
the west end of the campus just
east and north of the Band Hall
and faces north parallel with
another relatively new McMurry
building the C. E. Macdgcn Ad-
ministration Building situated at
the cast end of McMurry.
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