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CHIEFTAIN
The Chieftain, Vol. 12, No. 4,
May, 1964. Published 4
times a year by McMurry
College. Second class pos-
tage paid at Abilene, Texas.
VOL. 12. NUMBER 4
Published by McMurry College, Abilene, Texas
MAY, 1964
TWO TO BE HONORED AT COMMENCEMENT
A Texas civic and cultural
leader and a distinguished Okla-
homa educator will receive hon-
orary degrees from McMurry Col-
lege at the college's annual com-
mencement exercises at 10:00 a.
m. on June 1, Dr. Gordon Ben-
nett, McMurry's president, has
announced.
Mrs. Dallas Scarborough, whose
influence has been felt in most of
Abilene's civic organizations, will
receive the Doctor of Humane
Letters degree. Dr. Dolphus
Whitten, Jr., administrative vice-
president and acting president of
Oklahoma City University, will
receive the honorary doctor of
laws degree and will also be the
commencement speaker for the
graduation exercises.
Baccalaureate speaker will be
Dr. J. Howard Crawford, superin-
tendent of the Lubbock District of
The Methodist Church and a
member of the board of trustees
of McMurry. The baccalaureate
service will be in Radford Audi-
torium on Sunday, May 31, at 8
p. m.
Mrs. Scarborough received the
Bachelor of Arts Degree, magna
cum laude, at the age of 17 from
Wesleyan College in Macon, Ga.
Entering the University of Texas,
she organized the Delta Chapter
of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority and
DR. DOLPHUS WHITTEN
. . . commencement speaker
served as vice-president of her
senior class. She was graduated
from the University of Texas with
a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1907
and in 1908 married the late
Dallas Scarborough, Abilene civic
leader and one of the South-
west's most successful and color-
ful trial lawyers.
DR. J. HOWARD CRAWFORD
. . . baccalaureate speaker
She organized the Young Wom-
en's Christian Association in Abi-
lene and was the motivating in-
fluence in creating the Taylor
County Tuberculosis Association,
the Woman's Forum, the John
Davis Chapters of Daughters of
the American Revolution, and the
Band Back From Mexico
McMurry College's band dis-
covered first hand that Mexico is
a land of contrasts as the musi-
cians traveled into the heart of
Mexico on a 10-day good-will con-
cert trek, May 1-10.
The jaunt south of the border
took the band—and friends and
staff members of the college that
traveled with the students—into
six Mexican cities — Monterrey,
Mante, Ciudad Valles, Mexico
City, San Luis Potosi and Saltillo.
The traveling ambassadors to
Mexico were pleasantly surprised
with Mexico as many visited en-
chanting Mexico for the first
time. Impressions of Mexico
varied, but all of the troubadors
agreed that the trip was more of
an education than an equal time
of study in the classroom.
The students, tired from the
strenuous trip into the interior of
Mexico, jotted down a few im-
pressions on the long drive back
from Mexico to Abilene.
Trip No Picnic
"The band trip to Mexico was
no picnic," W. O. King, Waco
freshman, observed. "The trip
served two purposes: 1. We were
able to see first hand the work
that can and should be done in
the missionary field. 2. We were
able to see the value of the cul-
tural exchange program."
Photographs of Indian Band in
Mexico appear on Page 2
"I bet some of my professors
think that on the trip we did
nothing but lie around in the sun
on vacation," David Miller, Ama-
rillo freshman, said.
In reality, the group did man-
age to go swimming once. After
a night concert, the troupers re-
turned late to their motel, but
managed to sandwich in a mid-
night swim at the motel's swim-
ming pool. The group was on the
road early the next morning.
Merry Sue Howard, freshman
from Poteet, put into words the
general feeling of the students.
"The trip to Mexico has given me
a better understanding of the
Mexican people and a wider
knowledge of the history and cul-
ture of their country."
Dr. Raymond T. Bynum, direc-
tor of the band, made a big hit
with the Mexican people. Prof,
speaking in Spanish, delighted the
Mexican people with his show-
manship.
The anticipated language bar-
rier failed to prevent the stu-
dents from communicating with
the Mexican people. Many of the
Continued on Page 2
MRS. DALLAS SCARBOROUGH
. . . due honorary degree
Abilene Branch of the American
Association of University women.
In 1918 Mrs. Scarborough or-
ganized the women of 32 West
Texas counties to fight for "Votes
for Women" and in 1945 she cast
an elector's ballot on the demo-
cratic ticket for Franklin D.
Roosevelt and attended his
inauguration.
A civic leader, Dr. Whitten is
a member of the board of Rotary
Club of Oklahoma City, Goodwill
Industries, National Conference of
Christians and Jews, Sunbeam
Home, Last Frontier Council of
Boy Scouts of America, Civic
Music Association, and Lyric
Theater of Oklahoma City.
Dr. Whitten is a member of the
Wesley Methodist Church in Ok-
lahoma City where he is chair-
man of the Official Board, a
teacher in the Sunday School, and
a member of the choir. He is dis-
trict lay leader for the North Ok-
lahoma City District of the Meth-
odist Church.
Educated in the public schools
of Gurdon, Ark., Dr. Whitten re-
ceived the B. A. degree, summa
cum laude, from Ouachita College
in Arkadelphia, Ark., in 1936. In
1940 he received the M. A. degree
and in 1961 he received the Ph. D.
degree, both from the University
of Texas. His major course of
study was history.
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