Hilltopper (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, October 29, 1954 Page: 3 of 6
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Friday, October 29, 1954
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THE WORK HELPS HOME LIFE
Mrs. Murray Agreed On Vacations
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MRS. O’HARE FINDS MORE TIME FOR READING
And Babysitters Are Easy To Find
MRS. MAUL DISLIKED THE VACATIONS
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During The Season, Wifely Zeal
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Newest addition to the roll of
faculty wives is Mrs. James T.
Murray, wife of the St. Ed’s new
librarian. She too has had exper-
ience with a husband who for a
while was not connected with a
faculty.
When asked our standing ques-
tion, “Is being married to a mem-
ber of the faculty any different
than being married to anyone
else?” Mrs. Murray countered with
an enthusiastic “certainly” and
then went on to emphasize that
there is a certain status connected
with the field of learning.
She said that her husband be-
ing a member of a University fac-
ulty gives a definite purpose to
life and a satisfaction in living.
“Since my husband is helping to
further the education of others, I
feel that I am too.”
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reading since Bill started teach-
ing.”
Because Mr. O’Hare has been
employed in fields other than
teaching she can speak with au-
thority on whether the wife of a
faculty member has an easier,
more interesting life than the wife
of any other man. To this she says,
“Of course housework is pretty
much the same no matter what
the husband does for a living, so
the life of a faculty wife is cer-
tainly no easier.”
But when asked about the in-
teresting side of her life she was
quick to reply, “I’ve seen most of
the United States because of Bill’s
teaching and met many interest-
ing people too. That’s one thing
a faculty member’s wife has over
othei' wives. Why just the con-
tacts with students would make
up for any inconveniences there
are, although I can’t think of any
troubles special to the teaching
profession.”
Mrs. O’Hare noted that one
thing the campus provides is baby-
sitters. Their current one is Clay-
ton Meyer, well-known campus
figure. She said that before they
bought their TV set Clayton used
to always bake a pie or cake while
he was babysitting, but now all
he does is sit and watch TV.
length. And since her husband has
to keep the library open for the
summer school, that is exactly the
duration of the Murray’s vaca-
tion.
“It makes a more leisurely va-
cation; we don’t have to rush as
much with one two weeks long.”
She also believes her husband is
happier at St. Ed’s and thus has
a happier home life. Her children
are all for a faculty father since
he is home earlier in the evenings
and all Saturday afternoon.
Already a fervent basketball
fan, Mrs. Murray plans to take in
all the Hilltopper games if she
can get one of those babysitters of
Mrs. O’Hare’s.
So there it is girls (if we’ve got
any feminine readers). It looks
like you’d be better off marrying
a faculty member because, while
the housework may be just as
tough, homelife in general will be
a lot more interesting and judg-
ing from the looks of these wives
you’ll never grow old among col-
lege students.
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Recently the Hilltopper went
a-roving around Austin to find out
just what it would be like to be
married to a lay faculty member.
Since the on-campus opinions of
the faculty members vary with
the grades awarded, we thought
the wives would provide an in-
■ direct look into the personalities
of our instructors.
First on the list of wives was
Mrs. M. J. Maul, wife of Myron J.
Maul, publications moderator and
assistant to the president. Mrs.
Maul summed up her reactions to
the idea of sharing the life of a
college instructor with the re-
mark, “No, I don’t think being
married to a member of the fac-
ulty is any different from being
married to anyone else, but then
of course I’ve never been married
to anyone else—so I couldn’t say
for sure.”
She thought that perhaps the
only difference would be in the
length of summer vacations and
on this point she noted, “I really
believe three months is too long
a period for a vacation, because
there is really no vacation you can
take for three months; by that
time it ceases to be a change. In
my opinion the ideal length of a
vacation would be about one
month.”
She emphasized however she
was speaking from her point of
view and not the students. Mrs.
Maul remarked that the Christ-
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ried to a coach far outweigh the
disadvantages. Take for example
the contact with all the wonderful
people which comes about only
through my husband’s job.
“And the life here on campus
is 'very complete. I’ve lived here
for almost eight years and still
don’t know the city of Austin.”
She protested that this wasn’t be-
cause she couldn’t get to know it,:
but simply that she had not
needed to.
Mrs. Norris loves the Texas cli-
mate partly because of the warm
winters and partly because they
are not here for the summer
month. She said the clean air
here is also much better for her
children’s health.
The first reaction of Mrs. Wm. G.
O’Hare, wife of Wm. G. O’Hare.
Jr., Chairman of Social Studies,
to our question on how it is be-
ing a faculty wife was met with
the answer, “It’s pretty nice, but
I’ve noticed that I do a lot more
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mas and Easter holidays really
don’t seem like vacations in the
true sene because her husband
goes to work just the same as
usual.
An ardent basketball fan, Mrs.
Maul was glad her role of wife
enabled her to attend all the Hill-
topper games and follow them
throughout the season.
Another wife who follows the
antics on the basketball court with
almost fanatic devotion is Mrs. E.
M. Norris, wife of Coach Ed Nor-
ris. Basketball too is her main in-
terest and concerning the great
Hilltop sport she said, “During
the season everything we do is
basketball. We all seem to catch
the fever.”
Mrs. Norris remarked that one
of the disadvantages in having a
coach for a husband is the fact
that he is seldom home during the
season.
“I wouldn’t trade it for the
world,” she said, “but during the
season Coach is almost always
away from home. If he isn’t prac-
ticing, he’s out scouting other
teams or in a meeting with the
other coaches about some rule
changes, or he’s out on some other
important matter.”
She noted that during the bas-
ketball season there are so many
things for a coach to do and such
little time for him to do them in.
“One thing I can say for sure,”
she stated, “my life here has been
far from dull.”
“The advantages of being mar-
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sity Knights of Columbus, Council
2559.
James Ikard and Miss Aguirre
were married in St. Joseph’s
Church, El Paso.
The bride wore a traditional
white gown of French Chantilly
lace over net and taffeta. The
gown was fashioned with a low,
rounded neckline, long petal-
pointed sleeves and a very wide
skirt sweeping into a train.
A fingertip bridal veil of illu-
sion fell from a Juliet cap of lace
banded with pearls. The bride car-
ried a cascade bouquet of white
roses centered with a white orchid
and showered with lilies of the
Nile.
The matron of honor was the
bride’s sister, Mrs. C. R. Tinguely
of Houston. The bridesmaids were
Miss Mary Ikard, sister of the
bridegroom; Miss Bernice Aguirre,
sister of the bride; Miss Mary Lou
Guion, cousin of the bride from
Los Angeles; and Miss Veda Lou
Branum of Carrizozo, New Mex.
John Ikard was his brother’s
best man. Groomsmen and ushers
were Duane Thatcher, Jack
Aguirre, brother of the bride, Tom
Salopek of Las Cruces, N. M.;
ROLAND POLK, X-53, of Beau-
mont, and Karl Mielke.
Altar boys were Richard Ikard
and David Guion Aguirre, broth-
ers of the couple.
The bride’s attendants wore an-
kle length frocks of silk shantung
in identical mode, fashioned with
bouffant skirt and molded bodice
having a bertha fold at the neck-
line, ending in a wide bow at the
back. Their hats and slippers were
of matching color. The matron of
honor was in pink and the brides-
maids in aqua.
The reception at the El Rancho
Motel followed the ceremony.
White flowers in a bridal theme
were featured in decoration and
the tiered wedding cake was gar-
landed with gardenias.
Brother Elmo Bransby, CSC,
President of St. Edward’s Univer-
sity attended the wedding.
The groom, who received a B.
S. Degree in engineering from St.
Ed’s, is stationed with the Army
at Fort Bliss in the enlisted stu-
dent’s detachment. He is taking a
course in basic electronics prior to
entering the Guided Missile
School,
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Hilltopper (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, October 29, 1954, newspaper, October 29, 1954; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1509769/m1/3/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting St. Edward’s University.