The Campus Chat (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 12, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 2, 1949 Page: 1 of 4
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Halloween Carny Howling Success Following Uproar
Frenzied Poliiics Color
Spook Show Planning
Politic* boiled out of the senate
cloakroom tbi* week end, churned
into frat and aorority house* and
club meeting room*, raged through
the student court’* fir*t trial, and
flared l»ark into the campus coun-
cil'* chamber*
Then the (tudent legislature kill-
ed the carny tmoth tax that started
the uproar
Meanwhile, more than half of
the ed* and coed* didn't even
know wha' hoppened' Some had
itone to the city
It all started Tuesday niirht
when the senate okayed the carni-
val rommittee'* proposal to tax
participating group 2b per rent
of then proa* intake* at the an
nual Halloween shindig When they
heard, organization memliors were
disenchanted
Thursday some elected represent-
ative* heard go*«ip that some col-
legian* didn't like the plan They
called a special session Then. Sen
ator June Harnebcy explained the
supposed basis of the 20 |>er cent
la rumor that last year’s sponsor
had charged 33 I .1 per rent) was.
a* far as she could determine, un
founded Mrs. Rurnebey is co-chair-
man of the carnival rommittee
She introduced the scheme But she
voted against it Thursday while
17 of her colleagues opposed her
stand hive senator* balloted with
her
Friday more and more Hub*
trekked into the fold of those
withdrawing—-officially and un-
officially—from spook night play.
That night pre-law students
came into their own Kappa
1 heta l*i sought and obtained
an injunction to keep the senate
from collecting. The case *a<
*et for 9 am. Saturday future
barrister* prepared their briefs
■sack time »a>4 a.m.
Five justice* appeared and heatd
the arguments. No witnesses were
called. After deldwrating for two
hours, the judges decided neithei
they, the tdaintiff (the Thetas),
nor the defendant (the senate re-
presented hy (’resident of I'SNT
•Rivet Monk. Beaumont, and O I.
Davi*. l.onieta. president pro-tern
of the campus council) knew what
a just tax was Today was set as
the day for the final hearing on the
subject,
Sunday the clubs met and dec id
ed to tay in the carnival but not
pay the tax Monday morning the
senate repealed the tax
Carnival Attracts Capacity Crowd;
Chappell, Harrison Reign at Dance
Coronation cen monie* of King Hi n < hnppell, Howie, anil (fun n I’at Harrison, Man
krll. were the high imint* of (ho annual Halloween carnival and dance held in llarri*.*
gymnasium and the union building from 7 to ll.to pm Monday
The king and ipieeii were presented in thi howdy room of the |'H at lo;:tu p.m
I’resentation was made hy Oliver Monk. Heauinont. pn ident of the Cnited Students
of North I'eMis, pon>or- of the eanmal
King Ben and Queen Put were preceded in ih. ..... .im , il„ pi n,, . Hnd then ■ -colts, and the
pi illcc-
Pril* ess* wen- Jeanne l.anham, (in land, e-worted by t luicnci Fvciett, Comanche, Dolores Briggs,
Dallas chcoited by kcmietb Malkei. Dalla lean Tbomb Dalla emoted by Prince .lame- Tros
Hail, McKinney . Catbeiuie Vogel. ---- -
ALL O e ) t 1 wee"
is' iiivd mdi around
i e 1 and booth
qym M oday niqht
the few time, when
( mteojy and an
toe*h above
l»v Hit
The Campus Chat
33RD YEAR
NORTH TEXAS STATE COLLEGE, DENTON, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2, 1949
NO. 12
Senators' Action Includes
Approval of Eight Measures
With one of then big fall tasks
behind them, the senate turned
full attention to othei work Tues-
day night
Considering and approved were
measures which, after study,
would (or might) :
1 arrange for busses to out-of-
town games, the first. Trinity at
San Antonio Saturday, (See the
story on this page ed.)
2 establish a girls' precision
drill team,
I! seek administrative approval
of relaxed final exam require-
ments ;
I. ohtnin trucks for Homecoming
parade floats;
Game Fans Sport
Weird Chapeaux
W'otta hat
Pierre of Paris might not he
(<*> proud to claim some of the
chapeaux which football fans were
Sporting at (he game Saturday
But they served their purpose just
the same.
Main attractions for the after-
noon were the new creations de-
signed from the football programs.
These varied from the old "dunce"
style to a single sheet of the pro-
gram with a "head-hole" torn in
it. Other "toppers" of the day
were baseball caps and 10-gallon
cowboy special*. One ed even wore
a Mexican sombrero.
fi. |ilan a program for the good-
will tour from Fast Tcxus State
Teachers college;
»i arrange all-college dance place-
ments (through a poll);
7 request that student workers
be paid before the Christmas holi-
days, and
M create a collegiate attorney
general
Further plan* were made fur
the bu» trip to San \ntonin Ap
prmal was given these additional
plans busses will leave Denton
at fi a m Saturday They will
arrive there at 2 p m fiamr tic-
kets, requested beforehand, will
be reserved at Trinity. Hiding
ed» and coed* will deride when,
and if. to halt for dinner fhoire
of returning time will be up to
riders al*o.
Peggy Crowder, Kilgore, council
-••errtary, was named chairman of
a committee which will study pos-
sibilities of establishing a girls’
[irec ision drill squad here She wa«
a member of Kilgore junior col-
lege's Kangerettes for two year*
From the “table," a bill request
mg exam exemptions wa* rein
trod need After two roll-rail votes,
it was returned to committee for
further "detailed investigations"
Organizations ami groups which
wish to obtain trucks for their
Homecoming parade float* may
apply at t p.m. Thursday in the
union building auditorium, the le
gislature decided
Fast Texai plan- to visit the
campus n a good will tom Nov
PS. according to information re
(Milted to the campu- council by
lb all of Men William G Wood
fieiieral affairs committee 4 wa
asked to arrange an entertainment
program foi the visitor
Plans to (Hill Ihr student hod)
to discover where the majority
ol guvs and gal* want all-col-
lege dames on the slab, in Ihe
I B. in the gym. m at the club
house were sanetioned General
affairs committee 2 will conduct
the |Hlll
Hy acclamation. Ihe enate okay
in! a proposal a king tliMt the group
check possibilities of -indent work
el * receiving I hen pay cheek' foi
llecemhei before the fflristmH
holidays
Palestine, e lolled hv It N Smith,
Mercedes, ami Mary Luu Meyer.
FI t'ampo, escotted hy Prince l.e
Boy Thompson. Ardmore Okla
Following the crowning. t'hailie
Dirkri son, Dallas, read a list of
gift rontiibuted to the iiiling
dignitaries by local merchant'
Twenty campus m gani/atmti*
pnticlputcd in thi carnival, at
tended hy a capacity (dlls crowd
of 1.140 Booth* lined every wall
of llaitis- gym ami several were
placed iti the middle of the flout
flu scintillating mu*n of fom
“girlie" shows blared forth simul-
taneously. wreaking havoc with
conversation Dice tables, chuck a
luck, black )uck, and penny pitch
mg were bally honed as "sure win
tiers” by their operatoi* and pitch
men.
Othei booths included food cull
.....-sums stands. "I.oop the I,eg,”
ft* 11111an klsse foi tunc telling,
port rail di awing, and dart Imard-
The gillie” show proved to he
tin most popular, with crowds in
trout of nearly every booth until
closing time
ROYALLY 111 ir him) up the
un ■ e (viiilHini| lounqe an Hal
ac ■ tin n ► inr| Ben Chap
pr- vr> d , o', n Pat Harm,on
I’ltuln lik lli'fi
Dr. Weils Heads English Department;
Regents Also Okay Library Addition
\|»|H»tntm«*tit of Ih Mittlii’l! I*
Wdl'* a h«*nd •!’ th*1 KttfrliMh «l*
and an ntltlitmn to th*1
hln at y l»tiil«lii«ir Wf*ip M|fprnv«d hy
i hv M«»mi«I of Ki in a ralUni
nn*»!irn» t*n On* tain pin Mnndav
Ih Well* appointim'lit InTumi*-*
»*ffiM'iiv«* January, l'*.’»ti Ih
linked Ih F'luyil Stovall,
hit rtMiKtied t » join tin tuff of
tin* rinvi'i -ii\ of North < Minium
Ih Stovall'* iluli* aw iI«*hi» *»f fht*
< n||»Y* ,if \rts and S« i**n* « * will
la- ahnunit'd hy Ih II B IIhitik,
than of administration, M an adtli-
tiotial awMijcnint'nt, th»* hoaid voted
Th*' t'Kt»anaioii <*f tin library
huildin^. which whr M.M*oi»itn«*nd«'d
hy tin faculty mtifiril, will pro
vnh* added paci* of a five tin 1
l*'\«*l on the aoiith side of the build
itur to bon*#* an ndditioniil I7f»,00ti
volumeM I.unit on the addition \* ■»
.ft at $ |on,non
Ih Will formerly head of the
hntfliMh department at Trinity mu
vei «fty, joined the faculty in I*.*-!•*
II* hold th* I'h |l decree from
the I 'niversity .f North ■ aiolmii
||i hit written and published
Huntin' a Ride ?
Council Charters Busses
many research papem on • ifht
*H'f»th-n*ntury KnirltHh drama and
othei 4iihj«ct*.
\rtion on othei Innhlin^ iimnIs
«*f the eolleffe was deferred, fiend
»»K at tidy hy the hoard' huildintr
and hond t < ommittee, the fn<nIt >
will council, and adtniniKttative officers
who Huaines'* of the regularly schflhi
tiled NovemlH»r meet ini; moved
up to the Monday es*ioti The
NovemlM*i itieetini; will not la* held
l»e« an e several icgcnt* would not
Im able to attend, Tn Hid'-nt W .1
Mc('<mn#ti an! Monday.
Publications Plan
Best-Dressed Hunt
On Chic Campus
Iteauty (<»!iteat, royalty content,
and now a fititrifr climax to them
all the contest for the l*est
dr* *« *1 *■*! and on th*1 campus
Tentative plans foi the "Best
tin -ad" contest were announced
thi woe!, hy th* editor* of the
Chat, Yucca, ami th* Aveda The
thi***1 publications will ponaoi the
. t it d "We haven't eompleled
all mu plan* just vet." Sandy Me
i'tillati. hallan, (’hat *‘*iit**i , an
n**un**e*l, “hut the con teat will bejfin
I ot the firHill*1 in
y**ais *tudelit.* will he able
recent
to III
Karnes
25 Campusites Reach High
University, College Who's Who
Press Time Chatter-
Senior Class Meets Wednesday;
Bayard Rustin Addresses Methodists
Senior* will hold their first
mwting tonight at 0 in the I’B
auditorium.
Purpose of this meeting i* (1)
to plan and make derisions on the
fall senior dance, (2) to select
rla*» sponsor*, (3) to rhone the
senior project, (4) to arrange for
the Homecoming float, and (fi) to
make plans for other arttvittea.
"I want to urge all senior* to
be present, in order to irc.i out
difficulties arising from lark of
interest in rlaa* activities," Presi-
dent Curtis Ramaey, Denton,
stated.
The meeting ia a result of two
previous meeting* of class officer*
and senior senators.
the
will
Bayard Kustin. Negro
temporary exponent of
t.sndhi non-violence policy,
discuss "Overcoming Hitt
at 7 .JO tonight at the Firot
Methodist rhurrh
Kostin, who ia sponsored by
the Weoley foundation, has re-
cantly rrtorned from India,
whore be was the goeat of Nobru,
Indian leader store the death
of Gandhi.
A disciple of Gandhi, Rostia
ia a pacifist, and seeks to ce-
ment international ralatiaoships
hy travel and stndy
eve
Time's running out for January
graduates, the placement office
warned this week.
should fill out registration forms
immediately Not murh time is
left to register in hi* offire, Far-
rington added
• • •
Thursday will he an important
day for shout 700 rampuaites
For that's the day that stu-
dent fellow* and workers will
receive their monthly poyeherks
But the rollrge expects to get
some of the money hack. Room
and hoard will he due Nov. Ik,
the business offire explained. Be-
ginning in February, however,
the fees will be doe the first of
every month, the off fire said.
Twenty five campii-iie* were n
rently elected to Who'- Who Among
Student- in American I'nivei sit ie*
and College- Their r Mine wi re
announced tin- week by Dr Imo-
genc Bentley, dear of women
Those chosen by' the J'.-meint»er
faculty-student committi* include
James t,ay lord Fugle. Fort Worth,
< Imrles Wade Nelson, Roanoke
Gilbert Gorman, Houston; Bill Jin k
Fvans, Bowie, James Frank Smith
Jr., Arlington; Jame- Moyers,
Marshnll; I.e« It Jones, Dallas;
Connie Jo Kuhoeka, Wuhita Fall*.
Franklin (iagnard, Kerrville; 7,erla
Frances King Monk, Beaumont;
Oliver l^aul Monk, Beaumont;
Kathleen Anne Noland, Baytown;
Martha Ann Miller, Texarkana,
Mrs Hurtle F Faw, Denton,
Joyce Jo Ann Hind* Fort Worth.
Kathryn Yvonne llama, Itenlon;
Buchanan Cargal, Baird; Mary
I.ou'se Davis, Corpus Christi, Kou-
ann Hardy, Lubbock; Phillip W
Dibhen, Shelby, N.C ;
Penelope Ann Coffey, Denton,
Peggy Crowder, Kilgore; Dolt
Sala, Troup; Marcus Hirkerson,
Waxaharhie, and Mary Van Hud-
gins, Dalla*
The selection rommittee, which
was appointed hy Dr W J Mr-
t'onnell, college president, used u
point *v«tem on which to ha-< their
choice* Kelts-Mon* were mad' in ii
2-day ,e inn, la-ginning (let "l, in
Dean Bentley office
Nominatin',i- foi Who's ho hnd
I>een tiirnid in to the dean's office
by members of the college fin ijlty
and officei and senatoi < of the
Cnited Student of North le«as
l-.ach per on wa- given the up
port unity to name at least eight,
ami possibly It), students who
merited the hnnni A total of 2||
nominations were received by the
dean of women
In addition to On current imn
nrecs, there are |.'i North Texans,
(ill on tie campus, who aic mem
‘.ci- of Who' \t ho.
The- an Did Rurnelioy, San
A''1' dune Mamlevdli* Barrie
lay. Dalla (rung ('larenee Hiv
en dr , Knit Worth, Fvelvn Bro
flu-. Denton; tlzro l.iikr- Davis dr,,
l.oinela; I.other (Hug.i (amhiu,
Brrs , ci, dgi Sandy Met ullar,
Dalla-, ui Ann Perryman, Den
tin , ( rt Paul Rania-y, Denton;
Ruth Rcavley, Nacogdishc-, Da
Scln.ntz Luhliofk Maxine Kamen
d a Vernon, who wa elected in
r'l'i and Mai nine Mr( lung, San
Ar.innio, wtio win cko**-n while she
wa attending Our l.ady of the
Lake college in |0|7 I *
tend off campus football
by dial ti led hu this wi ck end
\ Kpei ual liansporlatioii com
mittec of tin- tudent enate head
id hy dntni (FluffI lewi Den
ton, utiiiouticed Tuesday 'hat -lit
dent* may attend the Trinity NT
fray Saturday afternoon in San
Antonio Chartered husxi will
make t he 11 ip
The -peruil lommiltcr was ap
pointed III I week hy I'mted Hill
dent of North Texa President
Olivet Monk In charter htis*e< and
map othei plan for out of town
trip*
Members ol the rommiltri will
he in the "Indent government if
fire room A, union building
from It a.m to 12 a m nod from
p.m lo o pm Werltie day Ihrongh
Friday to lake M'*i rvations for the
fnsi trip, I,ewi* said
t oeds who sanl to make the
jaunt must have written perini*
urn to the dean of women from
(heir parent concerning the spec
fu tiqi they wish to rn iki (dil*
must also sei uro late iiermiasion
cards, Lewi added A faculty
memlier will lie present nn each
bus
I nough students to fill a has or
busses to San Antonio must make
n 'ovation* prior to Friday noon
before busses will lie eharled,
Lewis remarked Coat to students
will lie I I cents |«-r mile Round
11 Ip pi ice III San Vn'onio will lie
$ti 71
Halt ol the total |ir la •- must hr
di'posited by the indent' vhen
they uirtki i !• io vat ions, l.cwi*
Inted The depo.lt will he forfeit
ed if the sludeiil does nut make
Ih. tup and ha no legitimate ex
' llow eveiimil ii oul (l I.
Davis Jr., I "iiieta, Yucca editor,
"Wi do know Dial the winners
will lie giii'ii a feature in the 1 f• 41 •
A un a
Fditnrs of thi' Dins' publications
will meet this week end to make
final plan- foi Die contest
Faith in Your Future'
To Emphasize Religion
Glamour, Plus
Yucca Photoing Beauties
'Faith in Your Future" will he
the general theme iif Student Re
llginti FmphiiM' week, Nov tt 10,
John Rigg-, i.akui, Kai., president
of Du- Student Religion* council,
announced this week
Di Hioluo! Unwind, mimatcr
of thi Pni I llnplist church in
Dallas, will In the principal Speak-
i i at the meeting* which aie " hod
uled for Die week
‘Faith Affirmation" will In the
topic of In Howard's address at
a general a**emhly in the main
auditorium at II am Nov 7
( la -i * will not lie dismissed foi
thi a emlily. Ini' all class ginupi
that vote to attend the assembly
in a Iwiil,1 with their instructors
will lie excused from the regulai
■ la* win k. for thal per mil
Dr F Sidney Hamilton, a*-on
ati professor of education, will
conduct a forum nri courtship, mar
riage, and religion* attitudes at
7 pm , Nov 7-10 Following the
one-hour forums, lo Howard will
peak Mnndry on "Faith Founda
imn", Tin day, "t onflirt with
Flesh"; Wednesday, ' Faith’s t on
-tan! Contenders," and Thursday,
Faith and Ynui Future”
Although classes will not he ill*
mi* id, ttn ie will lie three siniul-
taneous a- emhlies at 10 am each
morning of the week. Different
'Objects will lie discussed at each
of the daily meeting.
\ schedule of the discussion tup-
a the peak'll, and the place
nf the" morning meetings will tie
(Misted soon, according to Bill Mc-
Knight. Texarkana, publicity com-
mittee chairman foi the Student
Religion* council
A student who wishes to attend
mu uf these a-*etnhlies should first
icport to his class and sign a pa
pci inuig that he is going to the
a emhly The instructor will give
thi' name uf the student to his re
■ pertivc dean
"We will he able to lake about
ID more picture of the Yucca
lieauties this afternoon, if the girls
will come by and make appoint
merits," ii I. Davi* ,lr, 1 snnota,
the yearbook'* chief, anrioiineed
this week
Max of I’hoto associates, Dallas,
who is taking the pictures, started
the "shooting" Tuesday The Yurca
office would hardly lie recognised
Hendl, Dallas Symphony Debut
Before Appreciative Campusites
by Roubon Non)
Conductor Walter Hendl'* Texas
debut, the first Dallas Symphony
concert of the 1949-fid season, was
a terrific success for collegians--
and alao for muaieally minded Rig
D visitors
Adding to the glory of the initial
program of Hendl and the state’s
outstanding symphonic orchestra
Friday night wa* the release of the
record album recorded by the Dal-
las group and the college's own
A ( appetla choir and Great chorus
Immediately preceding the eon-
Director E. H. Farrington stated cert, John Roeenfield, amusement*
icus and Jesus and the Traders,
which had been recorded hy the
Great chorus, the A ( appella
choir, and the Dallas Symphony
last spring
Roeeafield Presents tlhum«
Rnsenfield presented the first
three copies of the album to Presi-
dent W J Meflonnell, Dr. Walter
Hodgson, director of the ftrhool of
Muair, and Frank MrKinley, choral
director.
The large audience which packed
the main auditorium was highly
responsive to all four selections
played hy the Symphony Hendl
that all candidates for January editor of tho Dallas Morning New*, received a tremendous ovation
now since it ha- been turned into
it tudio for the occasion, Davi*
laughed.
Tt'i i* going to he one of the
Datin' -ectioi of the mid century
i-'ion of ihe Yucca The beauty
"imn i taking the place of the
favorite* that ha- been printed
in the past annuals, the editor com-
mented
Thi* is a plan that ia used hy
thi iaigei universities and college*
throughout the I'ni'ed States and
i* al*o a better repre*entation of
the i o I lege than the favorite sec-
Ii'in wa Often the true favorites
ot thi college were not the one*
elected," the editor stoted
(J ,i stioned about the ronteat
. idge. Davis said, "We hope to
la- able to announce next week who
the judge is Plan* are still not
complete, but I tielleve they will
tie ' ompleted in a few days."
A pro innately sixty girls have
enfe.e l the contest Most of tho
a beauty nominee rep-
graduation who
of the
to uae the announced the reteaae of tho
t office album, Kodaly’a Psalmus Hungar-
from
the coneert-goer*
how*
and took
The progiam included Hendl’*
own arrangement of Toccata and
Fugue in D minor, by Bach, Sym-
phony No 4 in A major, hy Men-
del'sohn; Don Juan, Symphonic
Poem, by Strauss, snd The Fire
Bird, hj Stravinsky Conductor club* have
Hendl s arrangement wa« played resenting them Many organiaationa
here for thi' first time publicly. are sponsoring several girls, sinre
Hendl Displays Vigor there is no limit to the number of
Hendl, 32-year-old former a a- „lr|, an organisation may sponsor,
siatant conductor of the New York Nine days remain to have the
Philharmonic Symphony, showed class pictures made for this yaar’s
complete mastery at all times Yucca. Davis reminded Any atu-
throughout the concert. He dia i|enl who ha* missed hi* appoint-
played a style of vigor, artirula- menl or never made one ia aakad
tion, and dexterity in conducting, to rush over to Michael studios and
though at time* seemingly for his make a new appointmout before
audience's benefit the Nov 10 deadline, Davis said
US’s TV Is First
Ot Its Kind in SW
The only projector-type televi-
*ion set of its kind in north-cen-
tral Texas is now installed and in
operation in the union building
auditorium
Priced at 13300. the Rf’A set
i* being loaned lo the orhool ex-
perimentally in order lo put this
new type set before the public
snd test reaction* Projection*
»re made on the wall and the
picture* screen »ixe, 12 hy 14
feet.
A schedule of programs has not
yet lieon received, hut only foot-
ball games and selected program*
will lie presented in order to eli-
minate undesirable programs and
to coincide with rluh meetings and
activities, according to Harold
Fnrmer, union building director.
The only program definitely
scheduled for this week ia the
football game between Fort
Worth * Paschal and Arlington
Heights high arhoola at 3 p.m.
Friday.
Two antenna towers were set
up last week on the UB roof by
the installers of the set, Western
Round Equipment company of Fart
Worth, One tower reeeivee the
Fort Worth station and tho otter
pick* up the Dallas choanal.
PERFECTION it witot Max of
Photo associates is aiming for
in the Yucca baauty picterat.
Haro ha poses Joan Crouch,
Denton, and trios to mob* ft
Ifint |{La inctfL WmLimfmmaa
ivOi iiro won. TovVffiovn ckw* t
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