The Rambler (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 2, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 12, 1944 Page: 1 of 8
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May You Rate
"Straight A's"
In Happiness
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Christmas Holiday Edition
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May You Spread
Good Cheer In
This Yuletide
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TW Christmas Vacation Begins Friday, Dsc. 15,1:00 O'Clock
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Here at TVVC you will find that
<!,,-■ students art." taking the Christ-
■ Holidays of another year in the
attitude of work. While there are i
r, days of actual holidays, I)ee. 15
; ■ Jan. 2,- many of the 'students are
planning to stay here and work un-
lit Christmas Eve. Classes arc
through as sehedul
• ay, the 15. The dining hall will
. open for the noon meal Satur-
ay. and the doVm will stay open .
• iirough Saturday afternoon, H
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» Lhnstmas Chapel
«-
.sses are go-
led on Fri- **
Rambler Editor
Joins Air Corps
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'. Bond Johnson, former Star-
: Itvi-.ini police reporter and busi-
map&ger «:»f the Rai ibier, has
!i called into active service with
'■!i> Army Air Forces. He has been
a number of the Air Corps Re-
<: c for over a year, and during
>hat period, he was active in the
Civil* Air Patrol. Johnspir fljpw uw
• the CAP during the, past sum-
na r, and received his solo license.
J Bond is the son of Rev. and
, EloyrtToTinson, pastor of the
FiM Methodist Church in Cole-
man, Texas. He entered TWC as a
-Hman in the fall of '42 when he
v'a.- but a youngster of 15. During
past three years he has become
'•veil liked by students and facul-
He is a charter member of
the Illotus Duodecim and has been
Mudslinger (reporter and publicity
chairman) for the past twa years^' lonesomeness of
J. Bond (better known among
Bbazites as James Bond Edward
fearl Marvin Scoop Seribo Anion G.
Carter Buzzard a la Gutenburg
Johnson) has missed but few fires,
murders and other calamities dur-
ing his career at the Star-Tele-
gram. He should feel quite relax-
ed in the calm, well-regulated life
of the Army. Good luck, J. Bond!
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Koro Offering
Monday, Dec. 11
TWC Bond Quota
Sfyort $425
Texas Wesleyan College's quota
in the 6th War Loan Campaign
set at $4,275.00, according to Sam
M, Braswell, who was designated
chairman fpr the drive for TW.
After a slow start, bond purchas-
es picked up the past week-end
and Monday morning. The total
purchases reported amounted to
S3,850, leaving a balance of only
S125.00 to be subscribed.
A strong effort will be made to
cover the deficit before Friday
morning, so can be rated a-
mong thd'palPwtic institutions^in
Fort Wot\jt having_j»el£Their quo-
fas in full.
Thespians ScfdreJSucc^gs in 'Nine Girls'
"Nine Girls," by Wilfrid H. Pet-
tit-t, a three-act play brimming
with drama, intenseness, and ex-
citement, was presented by the
Thespian Club of TWC, December
7, 1014, at 8:00 p. m.
With a sorority clubhouse in the
California's Sier- ;
ra Nevada Mountains as the set-
ting of the exciting action, a rain-;
storm hissing with mystery, and j
nine excitable girls to lend an air j
of unexpected developments, "Nine i
Girls" as directed by Miss Cyrene i
Bell, held the attention of three |
hundred students, guests, and fac-
ulty members from the first rum-
ble of thunder to tne last stops
of the murderer.
Jane, an older sorority mem-
ber, began the narration of the
story to^fhyllis, a new pledge,
played by Jackie Davis. Hesitant-!
ly Jane unfolded the stor.y of the
frightening weekend spent in the ;
clubhouse three years earlier. '
A tale of murder, suspense, and J
drama intermingled with the com-
edy of Shotput, the "tomboy," Sha-
ron, the Sara Bernhardt of the so-
rority, Freida, the attractive caus-:
tic blonde, and the "gruesome two- j
some," Shirley and Tennessee, the j
new pledges, brough'l^-to. the audi-
ence new lights in (*1ent.
Alice, the quiet, emotional friend
of Paula, the murdered girl, was
excellently portrayed bv Nelda
Leissner. Dorothy Henry, as Shot-
continued on Pago 8.) " ■>
North, East, West, -South,
TW Students Scatter
For Holiday Season
'Twas the week before
Christmas and all through TWC
Not a book was opened,
Where could everyone be?
Mary Willis, Odessa, will be with
friends home from Stevens College,
Missouri. She is also planning a
sorority dance.
Jane Lomax, Meridian, will be
HAPPY CHKISTm/a
HOUSE OF MOhEl
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Announcing the arrival of
little Miss Julie Elaine Moberg
to the city of Fort Worth, on
Friday, December 1, 1944,
whereby the Holiday Season Is
off to a wonderful start at the
home of Dr. and Mrs. Theo. Mo-
berg, 4221 Kenwood Court.
\TTpk big blue eyes, brown cur-
ly hai)-, little round chubby face
with'a captivating sm\Ie, make
her as winsome as her name.
Mother Astrid, and little Julie
are doing fine, but the condition
of the fathet&is still in doubt.
home waiting for her fiance from
KolIvJField.
MJ^ie Call of Walnut Springs
is happily waiting for the holidays
because of the reunion of her fam-
ily. A brother, in the Air Corps,
will be home from California. This
will be the first time the family
has been together in four years.
Dottie Dunn. Byers, is looking
forward to the holidays so she can
see Lindy Wilson and that, two-
toned convertible.
Mrs. Works, Dean of Women,
will spend a week with Mr. Works j
in Dallas. They will spend Christ-
mas with Mr. and Mrs. Russell Day
and their three grandchildren, Sal-
ly, Marsha, and Katherine Day.
Mother Turner, Ann Hall, will j
visit Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Wrenn of j
Fort Worth.
Mrs. Dora Richardson, Ann Hall,
plans to spend Christmas with her
daughter in ■ Cisco. Q
Mrs. Mamie Saunders, Dan Hall,
will spend her holidays visiting in
Dallas and Longview.
Peggy Gallagher, Cisco, is looking
forward to talking over old times
with three high school chums,
home from New York.
(Continued on Page 8.)
An interesting Christmas page-
ant.was presented during the chap-
el hour Monday, December 11. by
the Koi'osophian Literary Society,
'he original Christmas story as
told in the Bible was road by
Elaine Daniel to a musical accom-
paniment by Fatty Boyd on the vi-
olin and Erli'ne' Harwell on the
piano.
As the story was read, five shep-
herds, Jewel Lively, Bobby Dew-
lap, Doris Votaw, Doris Rertfro,
and Helen Hunt, appeared silently
on the stage to okneel, while'Marie
Connor hftpeared, clad as an angel
and singing. As the finish p'U
the shepherds left to reappear pay-
ing homage to the Babe in the
manger. Mary Ann Hendricks
represented Mary while Gloria Mc-
Whortor enacted the role of Jos-
eph. Mearsv, hlV> nr. Invisible eliot:-
us composed of Peggy Gallagher,
Beatrice Duckett, Pliylis Vaenesi-
an. Jo Ann Baker, and Mary Willis
sang the song "O Utile Town of
Bethlehem."
When the song fialsiipd, the
shepherds departed and Elaine read
of the Three Wise Men. While
"We Three. Kings f>f Orient" was
sung. Margaret Sone. Beverly
Brown, and Pat Hallmark, dressed
appropriately, came slowly from
the Koro room to the stage and
one by one presented their gifts to
the Babe in the manger. '-"Ap the
Wise Men neared the stage, a light-
ed,star appeared above the mang-
er. As this song ended, the Wise
Men backed from the stage.
The whole cast ne'xf appeared on
the stage to the tune of "There's a
Song in the Air" with Marie Con-
nor taking the solo part, the chor-
us of angels lending accompani-
ment.
Chapel * was dismissed after
Archie Brown led every one in
singing "Joy to the World."
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
CABLED FROM CHINA
j From China this week came
Christmas greetings in a cable-
gram 'frrvm Staff Sergeant Joe
Ed Morton to TWC.
"Fondest, greetings," read the
cablegram. "Best wishes for
Christmas and New Year. My
thoughts are with you. Signed:
Joe Ed Morton."
S'Sg. Morton is at present lo-
cated somewhere in China as
paymaster with the "Y" force.
The "Y" force is training the
Chinese in the American tactics
of fighting.
S'Sg. Morton; graduated from
TWC in June of '41 receiving a
BS degree.gt*
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Rumph, Norene. The Rambler (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 2, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 12, 1944, newspaper, December 12, 1944; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth415965/m1/1/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Texas Wesleyan University.