The Rambler (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 24, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 29, 1955 Page: 1 of 4
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THE RAMBLER
The Voice of TWC
Students
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Freshmen, Sophomores Prepare
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Five TWC Actors To Be
In xDeath of A Salesman
Five members of the TWC dra-
ma group have been cast in the
Fort Worth Theater Council's pro-
duction of "Death of a Salesman,"
to be presented May 7, 8:00 p. m.,
at the Majestic Theater. The full
"Vast of 13 was chosen from candi-
dates of six amateur groups of the
city.
Don Hicks, sophomore, has been
cast as Howard, Willie Loemari's
boss; Gary Colburn, junior, as
Stanley, a waiter; and Earl Bush,
junior, as Ben, Willie's brother.
Carol Long and Don Leach, TW
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■RAM-Clarence Canafax, left, presents John Friday with the an-
lafax Award as the most valuable TWC player of 1954-55 sea-
ft the basketball banquet in the Fort Worth Club Wednesday.
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iday Is. Named Captain>
finner of Canafax Award
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las Wesleyan Rams were hon-
fand John Friday, leading
for the team in the 1954-55
an. was announced as captain-
■for next season and was
|d winner of the Canafax fl-
at the annual banquet for
Seam at the Fort Worth Club
jesday night.
rence Canafax, an alumnus
Be school and donor of the a-
made the presentation of an
jived wrist watch to Friday,
In as the most valuable player
le League Champion team,
iy was recently named unan-
ply by team coaches as the all-
State Conference choice.
announced at the dinner
(letter winners for the season.
iDowler, assistant coach, pre-
|ci letters to Jim Shawver, Jim
py, Bill Minnis, Vernon
|li, Frank Massey, Eddie Chip-
George Dodd, Friday, Don
I and Tom Foster.
Rogers, coach of East Tex-
Inte's National Intercollegiate
Bpions, was the guest speaker
pie banquet. He made a plea
happy medium in basketball
"I think we're hurting our
with rule changes every
' he said. "It's particularly
If or the adjustment between
school and college basketball,
pe one of these days we'll de-
play four or five years un-
|he same rules. We need to
happy medium and stay
for awhile."
Bgers, whose East Texas State
Is have won 77 games and lost
in the past three seasons,
the film of the NAIA fin-
ph over Southeastern,
Teapjiers of Durant. The
lost an NAIA district playoff
Sast Texas after winning the
(State crown.
tn Miller, center on the East
3s team who was named out-
JWing player of the week-long
psas City tournament, was also
Uest. at the dinner.
bach Dan Hart of the Rams in-
jured the speaker and other
jsK Master of ceremonies for
occasioh was Dean J. Elmer
President Law Sone intro-
led Canafax, and O. D. Bounds,
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coach of tennis and golf, gave the
invocation.
Among the guests was Dr. L. H.
Hubbard, head of the graduate di-
vision at the college, who is serv-
ing as chairman of the athletic
committee in the absence of Dr.
W. R. Glick who was unable to at-
tend the dinner because of illness.
Sunrise Services
Scheduled by MSM
Sunrise' services will be held by
the Methodist Student Movement
on Tuesday and Wednesday, April
5 and 6. The pre-Easter services
will start at 6:30 a. m. Tuesday
morning the group will gather in
the MSM center, and Wednesday
morning at the tennis courts.
Breakfast will be served on Wed-
nesday morning, April 6, in the
Center immediately following the
services.
,In connection with the sunrise
services will be noon prayer meet-
ings in the Center Monday, Tues-
day, and Wednesday of the same
week. The meetings will start at
12:50 p. m. Town students who
must go to work at 1:30 are asked
to bring sack lunches to enable
them to attend. "These services
will add meaning to the prayer
life of each student and instill in
each person's heart true meaning
of Easter," a program committee
states.
'Discovery Of God
Host Important,'
Says Dr. Carruth
Get to know yourself, the man
next door, and "the man upstairs,"
Dr. Thomas Carruth urged TWC
students and faculty members in
assembly last Tuesday.
The member of the general
board of evangelism of the Meth-
odist Church discussed what he
termed "the three gx-eatest discov-
eries in life."
"Many people live with them-
selves all their lives and never get
to know themselves," he said. "If
you know yourself, you must real-
ize that you are potiintially your
own worst enemy, as well as your
own best friend."
Getting along with each other is
the number one problem which
people of the world face today, he
worned. This is true in world
problems and true in marriage, he
believed, citing the present failure
of one of every three marriages.
Learning to'""know "the man up-
stairs" is the most important. dis-
covery in one's life, Dr. Carruth
believed. "Through the discovery
of God, your tomorrow can be
better than you ever dreamed,"
he concluded.
Dr. Carruth was introduced by
Rev. Wilson Canafax, assistant
pastor of " the Poly Methodist
Church.
Mrs. Fields Attends
Workshop, Convention
Mrs. Merrie B. Fields, TWC li-
brarian, is attending the Cata-
loguers Workshop, sponsored by
the Cataloging Division of the
Texas Library Association, in Aus-
tin this week. From Austin she
will go to Corpus Christi to attend
the State Library Convention.
exes, have been cast as Miss For-
syth, and a waiter. Willie Loe-
nian, the lead, is played by Franz
Prinz of the Bnai Brith Little
Theater.
"Death of a Salesman," \vinner
.of the Drama Critics Award and
tfie Theater Guild Award, was
written by the American play-
wright, Authur Miller. Miller also
wrote "All My Sons" and "The
Crucible." It is a modern domes-
tic tragedy.
The show is produced by Mr.
and Mrs. Everett Morris and di-
rected by Dr. James Costy. Mr.
Morris teaches a Saturday class in
radio and TV at TWC; Dr. Costy
is head of the radio-TV depart-
ment of TCIT. Scenery is Resign-
ed and built by John Edwards,
assistant professor of. speech at
TW<^
The Fort Worth Theater Coun-
cil, headed by Eddie Gaines of the
Bnai Brith Little Theater, is an
organization composed of repre-
sentatives from all the amateur
acting groups of the city. It was
formed to coordinate amateur
theater work in order to bring
better drama to Ft. Worth.
Tickets for the production may
bo purchased from Mr. Edwards
or members of the cast: $1.25,
orchestra, 5.75, balcony.
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FRESHMAN' CLASS officers boost their president, Bill Griffin, up the
celebrated flagpole. Proudly watching their prexy are Jack Lyon, Sue
Ballard, Margie Thomas, Johnny Brown, and Claudia Moore.
Mid-Semester Exams Begin
, TWC students Monday began
med-senj^ster examinations, which
will in part determine their course
grades for the first half of the
spring semester.
All classes are meeting at regul-
ar class periods when examinations
Blair, Rosser To Be
in Recital Tonight
Dortha Blair, soprano, and Bar-
bara Rosser, pianist, will be pre-
sented in their junior recital
Tuesday, March 29, 2:00 p. m., in
the Fine Arts Auditorium.
Miss Blair, accompanied by Nan
Mann, will do an Italian group
and an English group. Miss Ros-
ser will play numbers by Beetho-
ven, Chopin, Slonimsky.
Miss Blair is a junior music ed-
ucation major from Pampa. Mss
Rosser, also a junior music educa-
tion major, is from Fort Worth.
This recital is given in partial
fulfillment of the requirements for
the degree Bachelor of Music.
JUST WRITE NOTES
Lowry Family Runs On Tight
Schedule of Home, Classes —
are not being held.
Mid-semester examinations for
the remainder of the week'-are:
MWF 9 a. m. classes—Wednes-
day at 9 a. m.
MWF 11 a. m. classes—Wednes-
day at 11 a m.
MWF 12 noon classes—Friday,
April 1, at 12 noon.
TT 8 a. m. classes—Today at 8
a. m.
TT 9:20 a. m. classes—Thursday
at 9:20 a. m.
TT 11:4 classes—Today at 11:40
a. m.
Saturday—all classes.— regular
class period.
Evening—all classes — regular
class period.
Final examinations for "fast"
English 311 classes were schedul-
ed for Monday and Tuesday at 8
a. m. Final examination for "fast"
freshman history classes will be
held at 9 a. m. Thursday and Fri-
day.
Lisenby To Speak
At Phoenix Meeting
Mrs. Rose L. Lisenby, professor
emeritus, and considered an out-
standing authorfty on Shakespear-
ian lore, will speak at the April 3
meeting of the Phoenix Club in
the Faculty Lounge of the Student
Union Building.
The month of April is tradition-
ally Shakespeare's birth month
and is set asifle for festivals com-
memorating the Bard by many
study groups. Mrs. Lisenby will
bring out the phases of her study
on Shakespeare that have meant
the most to her. The meeting will
be open to all students, faculty
members, and guests.
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Attends Church
fore Rush Party
jntre Amis Social Club and its
Riees went in a group to Poly-
line M'ethodist Church Thurs-
night, March 25. After the
[Viees, the rushees were honored
a party at the home econo-
house.
fe weren't aware of the re-
^al when rush week plans were
de, so we just decided to go to
lurch first and then have refresh-
pts and a few games after-
pi," said E'A president Norma
fiffin.
Jirls rushed were Alta Lewis,
George, Jeanette Nayfa,
lan-aret Adams, Betty Lou
Kay IIuck, Beverly Killian,
ptty Wadill, and Carolyn Barret^.
"We never seem to see each
other, so we just write notes."
That is Bobbie Lowry's answer
when questioned as to how she
and her husband Sam manage a
home, JVQrk, sfrtdfgo to school-
on conflicting schedules.
The Lowry family lives by an
exciting routine, but seems to en-
joy every minute of it. S&m and
Bobbie have learned to exchange
roles as father and mother, or
rather to assume both parts at
once.
The second shift at Convair
(3:45 p. m. to 12:15 a. m.) is not
inviting uncler any circumstances,
and certainly is less attractive
when there are 8:00 o'clock class-
es to be met in the morning Sam
does it, though. He quietly arises
three days a week, fixes his break-
fast, and hurries to the early class
—careful not to disturb the fami-
ly.
Sam understands the value of
that early morning rest, because
on Tuesdays and Thursdays Bob-
bie reverses the process. Those
alternating 8:00 o'clock classes are
a great sustaining factor. And
those notes, so often jMMp^keep
family coordination while ailowipg
a maximum of rest.
Lunchtime is a cherished period,
because that's the one time when
all the Lowry's are at home. After
the meal and a little family fellow-
ship, Sam usually settles down
with his studies. There is only a
limited time for his study—after
Drive Begun For
Alumni Coffee Urn
Students and faculty members
have started a fund to purchase
a coffee urji for the newly-
completed Alumni Association
annex of the Student Union
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Building.
Employees in the dining hall
and other staff members start-
ed the fund to give something
for the new alumni office in
honor of Miss Maude Pettey,
the first secretary of the newly
organized Alumni Association.
Other faculty members and stu-
dents have joined the group.
Contributions are limited to a
$1 maximum. They may be
made to Rev. Lamar Smith in
^he admissions office, Mrs. Ge-
neva Armstrong, dietician, or
Miss Lurline Walker, secretary
to the president.
lunch and a few minutes^bn his
"mornings off," but he stilT-manag-
ed to make the Dean's List for the
first semester.
Sam finished at Clarendon Juni-
or College before he and Bobbie
married in 1949, and Bobbie took
18 hours at the college during her
senior' yeaV in high school. Neither
is a • stranger to college life, but
they now view it from another
standpoint.
After a courtship of 10 months,
the two students were married in
July of 1949, he 19 and she 18.
Sam had -been employed by the
local theater since ho was 12 and
was by then assistant manager. It
is easy to see why the two young
people abandoned the idea of col-
lege an.d settled down to what
they considered to be a permanent
and secure life in the theater bus-
iness.
The early married life of the
young Lowry's was like that of
many newly married couples. They
bought a small home, and in 1951
their first child was born, a boy
whom they call Nicky. In 19.53
Nicky got a playmate when little
sister Debby was born.
There have been other members
in the family from time to time.
(Sec LOWRYS, Page 3)
Autiss Honors Eleven
Rushees With Picnic
Autiss Social Club honored 11
rushees with a picnic at Fosdick
Lake Tuesday night, March 23,
In all, 18 girls enjoyed the weiner
roast over the lakeside campfire.
After the picnic supper, the
group went to Moran's skating
rink for a session of roller skating.
We all had fun at the rink. Some
skated while others held on to the
rail^" Dortha Hugart said.
Presentation Friday
For SAI And PMA
Sigma Alpha Iota and Phi Mu
Alpha will have their formal pre-
sentation Friday, April 1, 8:00-11:00
p. m., in the Hall of Exhibits,
Hotel Texais, situated directly be-
hind the hotel on Commerce St.
Sigma Alpha Iota is presenting
nine new members. They are:
Fredda Moore, Joan Clark, Ann
Jordan, Jo Ann Scoles, Beverly
Tomlinson, Vilda Foster, Anna
Ricker, Mary Ann Morris, and
Halli^ Ray.
Phi'*; Mu Alpha's new members
being presented are: Bill Miller,
Claud Powell, Jory Waldon, Bob
Hart, Irvin Doty, and Dan Living-
ston.
By JOY NOWLIN
Class presidents have been mak-
ing secret telephone calls, sopho-
ing secret telephone calls, sopho-
more girls scrutinizing freshman
girls, both fish and soph boys do-
ing their daily pushups, and home
ec majors sewing on class flags, as
the Class of '57 and the Class of
'58 prepare for the skirmish next
weekend the opening of Fish
week.
Saturday, April 2, at 8:00 a. m.,
Freshman-Sophomore weekend bo*
gins, and the sophs will be match,
ing muscles with hopeful fish who
say they are going to raise tho
flag. Sophomores are not so sur<>
about the matter. They remem»
ber the April weekend last year
when they proved their power and
wits by hoisting the class flag, tho
first fish flag to fly in four years.
The purpose of tho weekend is
to give freshmen a chance to re-
taliate after the first semester ini-
tiation administered by the lordly
sophomores. If the fish are able
to get the flag to the top of the
pole and keen it there until 8 o'-
clock Monday^ morning, they have
the privilegg^f a three-day period
of reveitge. If they do not suc-
ceed, the gr»en flag must fly un-
der the soph banner until the end
of Freshman week.
Also important to the weekend
activities is the freshman queen.
Elected by secret ballot from 15
nominees, she is crowned at htc
freshman chapel program on the
Tuesday following the flagpole
event. If she and the freshman
class president manage to escape
capture by the sophomores, she is
crowned by the fish prexy. If not,
she can redeem the crowning priv-
ilege if they succeed in capturing
the head sophomore officer.
Queen Secret
the official rules allow only
girls to participate in the capture
of the queen. As her identity is
unknown, sophomore girls are kept
busy in an attempt to catch tho
right girl. As they cannot be sure
who she is, they follow the safest
course and take all the fish girls
that they can track down. Sopho-
more girls claim to have a sixth
sense especially adapted to finding
likely queens.
Except for the concern of tak-
ing the Greens' president, the up-
perclassmen have little interest in
seizing prisoners. Theirs is chief-
ly a defensive role. It is the of-
fensive freshmen who expend tho
violent efforts to take the enemy
out of circulation. Sophomores
must continually be on the alert
to avoid-seizure. It isi an accepted
fact that b^th president abscond.
Flagpole Scene
The flagpole, situated between
the a*l building and the gym, is the
seat of violence, deception, and dis-
solution for the 48-hour battle.
Confident sophomores stand guard
as enthuastic freshmen attempt to
reach the pole. The thick of the
fight does not come until Sunday
night. It was long ago discovered
by freshman strategists that it is
easier to fight hard and get the
flag up at the last minute than to
(See FISH WEEK, Page 4)
THE LOWRYS, Sam, Debbie, Nick, and Bobbie, enjoy a noontime meal in their Wesleyan Courts apart-
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ment. Two-year-old Debbie eats her beans uninhibited by the presence of a photographer, but big
brother Nick is camera-conscious and cannot resist a pose.
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