The Simmons Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 30, Ed. 1, Saturday, May 12, 1928 Page: 2 of 4
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EDITORIAL STAFF
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.Sports Editor
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BUSINESS STAFF
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Bernard Bine.... ........ Ass't. Business Manager
Conrad Smitli.....................-................Circulation Manager1
REPORTERS: Ltda .Grace Williams M. G. Farmer Noll Scwell Byron
Pollack Margaret Thompson Mrs. Einmett Landers George Glazner J.
LoWell Ponder Mike T: Looby Frances Grisson Nina Landers Kalhryn
Asderson Elbert Hall.
MOTHER'S DAY
No Damage From
Fire Wednesday
In Abilene Hall
Tomorrow will mark the fourteenth year that the second Sunday in
May has been observed nationally in honor of motherhood. From the
White House President Cpolidge will issue' a proclamation setting the day
aside in honor of the mothers who have gone calling for expressions of
gratitude to those vho remain and urging men women and children to
honor home and parents. The first annual proclamation was issued by
President Wilson on May y iyi4.
Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia whose mother died in 1906 is re-
sponsible for the national holiday. Site first expressed her desire to dedi-
cate a day -to all mothers to a friend whom she had invited to remember
with her the anniversary of the deaUi of her mother May 9 1907. Before
.the next anniversary she had interested many friends and Philadelphia ob-
served the second Sunday in May 1908. Miss Jarvis then became the mis-
sionary of the idea. She wrote to many influential men and interviewed
others pleading for observance of the day. Texas has observed the second
Sunday in May since 191Z 'Pennsylvania made it a state holiday in 1913.
. On May 10 1913 a resolution passed the Senate and the House of Repre-
sentatives to make the second Sunday in May a national holiday "dedicated
to the memory of the best .mother in the world your mother"
Mother's Day is set apart for special observance in honor of the home
and motherhood. It is to be observed by some act of kindness to mother
and father. The badge of the day is a white carnation which ia an emblem
of'the purity beauty fidelity and peace of mother love. The custom here
however is to wedr red carnations in honor of mothers who still live and
white carnations in honor of those who have gone.
Special services will be held at the -Abilene churches tomorrow. Great
effort has' been put forth to secure large attendance at the Sunday schools.
This is being done with an idea of paying tribute to the mothers of the land
and of proving hejplul. to everyone who attends the services.
Vhat can Simmons students do that will show appreciation for mothers
more than by attending the cnurcn services tomorrow? mere ore other
ways ot showing appreciation but this will bring incgrcatost.rejoicinglrom
the mothers of Simmons students. And tomorrow afternoon send her a
telegram" or a long love letter.
The poet has expressed a sentiment which is deeply a reality within
each of us:
"Oh if I could only make you see
The clear blue eyes the tender smile
The sovereign sweetness the gentle grace
The woman's soul and the angel's .face
That are beaming on me all the while!
' 1 need not speak these foolish words;
Yet one word tells you all I would say
.. i She is my mother; you will agree
' Tliat all the rest may be thrown away."
If. our mothers still live we owe them praise gratitude and love of the
highest order. If they have departed .our devotion (o the Most High should
be one of thanksgiving for the kindly influence and manifld blessing they
were to. us-
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LET'S HAVE MORE AMERICAN LITERATURE
Fire of unknown origin in the base-
ment of Abilene Hall was extinguish-
ed by students and faculty members
before the arrival of the tiro depart-
ment Wednesday morning at eight
o'clock. A barrel of rubbish was per
tlally .consumed in the boiler room
and no damage to the building re-
sulted: The fire was first discovered when
smoke came out of the basement ven-
tilator' to the boiler room and filled
the recitation rooms of Profs. Lan-
ders and Wiggins. Pyronrie fire ex-
tinguishers wcro quickly called into
play and the flames which were just
gaining headway in the rubbish barrel
were put out
A dense smoke filled the boiler room
after tho flames wero extinguished
but the firemen arrived and destroyed
the possibility for a recurrence of tho
flame.
Tho fire was discovered just beforo
the eight o'clock classes began Wed
nesday morning. Studonts who had
work in Abilene Hall gathered on tho
outside of tho building and tho ar
rival of the fire trucks' brought stu
dents from the chapel building and
the Science Hall. Since all danger
had passed and excitement had end-
ed the crowd 'of a hundred or moro
students continued to their classes
only a few minutes late.
No conclusive explanation as to -the
origin of the fire has been made.
According to some of those who first
discovered it and helped in putting it
out it probably was a result of spon-
taneous combustion.
Students May iHelp l
In Rebuilding Plans
For "Old Ironsides'
College .students in search of some-
thing to do for the summer months
may use their" time to oeneflt them-
selves financially and at the same time
have a part in a great national under-
taking according to a letter received
tfcls week by President Sandefor from
riiillp Androws Rear Admiral of tha
Uiiitcd States Navy who is seeking
to lino up some young men to sell pic-
tures of tho battleship "Old Iron-
sides." ilonoy derived from tho sale
if to bo. used In rebuilding the ol.!
vessel but In order to encourago sales
men 20 percent commission will be al-
lowed from the Bale-' price of fifty
tents.
Any one interested in this proposi-
tion may securo details regarding tho
vork by addressing their inquiries to
Old Ironsides Navy Yard Boston
Mass.
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Speaking Contest;
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University Church.
Closes Successful
Meeting Sunday
Last Sunday night marked the
close of one of the best-revivals ever
experienced by the University Bap-
tist Church. Rev. A. R. Blllbcrry
pastor of the Baptist Church at Jacks-
boro Texas led the excellent congre
gation In a real spiritual revival.
There wero twenty conversions dur
ing the meeting with twenty-two ad-
ditions to the church. Several of the
additions came from the student body
of Simmons.
Mr. Foreman says that the meet
ing closed at a very high tide of en
thusiasm and the church will con
tlnue to benefit by it through renewed
vitality. The Sunday School and B.
Y. P. U. records already show decided
improvement
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DeBerry Wins Over
Conference Netters
At T. C. Tournament
For some reason or other there seems to be an appaling lack of courses
in American literature in most colleges and universities of America. In-
stead of encouraging an intensive study of national literature the native
products have been hidden under a. mass of literature courses such as
"Spenser" "Wordsworth" pr "Development of the English Novel to 1800."
Scanning the Baylor University general catalog we find thirty-seven
courses in' English literature Jive of which deal primarily with the works
of American writers. We take it that this percentage is a fair average of
the "number taught in other universities in America. Our conclusion is that
the literature endeavors of writers this eide of the Atlantic are being fig-
uratively "burned" soon after publication since so few courses are being
taught which deal with this struggling infant.
We would not contradict our scholarly friends but we believe America
is and has produced great literature. Not comparable to that of England
pcrnaps lorsucn a comparison is imjiwsiuic. rny nui piuco we writings
; bf Thomas Hardy or Browning along with those of Milton or Chaucer.
TJien compare the "writing of any English poet essayist or libtorian with
these of Homer Horace Tacitus Caesar or Josephus there can be no
comparison. Likewise any attempt to survey Victorian English and Amer-
iean literature together reminds one of the days when they quoted Kipling
it just shouldn t be done. "
"If literarv criticism were. based on anything but traditional prejudices
irid; attempts to be "different" we would have no frothing critics and lit-
V t .erati denouncing America's failure to produce good literature. We will
" admit that some of the slush being published looks better from a distance
but Anwrka is not alone in'supporting libertine presses.
Yes; the outlook 'would seem gloomy if we should take the attitude of
-. motf critics. Bet in spite of them we are happy and contented to read and
" - jtscuBs. American books. as long as we can get; volumes from the pens of
rrwg roe or vacnci laquacy. inc ivuny uiuui.
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''-' t A good. example of low life is the graduate who comes back during
. Jhmu warns and. wears tliat know-all smile. Ohio State Lantern.
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Thjs'i.week's prue. goes to the freshman who thought that only children
.cew get into the.intantry. ;.
ASeetahman invited to a golden wedding was told to bring a golden
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.' JfM.BrowH: "Did you water; the fern Nora?"'
JpftitM . "Sure. mum. Pon't you.hear ihe water dripping
cirpai?"
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on the
As has been the custom for several
years the' Sophomores will entertain
the Seniors with a picnic at Buffalo
Gap next Monday morning. The
group will leave the campus at eight
o'clock and go in cars to tho picnic
grounds.
' Games and amusements of all kinds
arc being planned by Jim Jennings
Sophomore president and the social
committee of tho Sophomoro class
Everything good to cat including
plenty of ice cream cake and lemon
ade will be carried along also.
Plans arc being made for at least
125 people and every Sophomore and
Senior is urged to attend i
Lawrence Fitzgerald Won first place
In tho second annual extempore Break-
ing contest which was held last Mon
day night. The winning speech was
on the subject ''The Removal of Bay-
lor University." Fitzgerald will re-
ceive six largo photos as a prize from
tho niggingotham Studios.
Luther Kinard won second place in
the contest speaking on the subject
"National Issues." Other contestants
were Jamison speaking on ''Tho Re
moval of Baylor University?' and
Bernard Bu'le speaking on "Modern
Advertising.'.' Other Subjects that
were elective were "tho Bremen
Fliers" "will there bo any Farm Re
lief T" "how to get more interest In'
student politics In Simmons" "who
will the Democrats nominatot" arid
"who will the Republicans nomlate."
Flowers Telegraphed
Anywhere to Mother
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of the Downtown Shop of ' '
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BEGINS FRIDAY MAY 11
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Raymond DeBerry of Simmons won
the tennis singles championship of'the
Texas Conference for the second con-
secutive year when ho dcafeated II.
Canady-of Howard Payne in the finals
of the Conference tennis tournament
at Waxahachlo last Friday. He swept
through threo straight seta 0-0 0-0
0-2. DeBerry and Ingerson playing
doubles for Simmons were beaten in
the finals by Southwestern 4-0 8-0
0-3 0-3. This was a hard match in
which the Simmons players were near
to victory moro than once but were
unable to put over the decisive .point
DeBerry had no trouble in winning
tho final match but was given his
hardest competition in tho second
round when he came from behind to
win an uphill game against Hognn
of Trinity university. In the doubjes
DeBerry and 'ingerson had defeated
Trinity 0-1 0-0 and St Edwards 0-4
0-2 beforo they lost to Southwestern.
Martin and Scott the Cowboys' sec-
ond team were defeated in the first
round by Southwestern 0-1 0-3.
The Simmons nortcts have now wen
six out' of eight matches this seascn
losing only to Texas University and
the Texas School of Mines. The
matches won'were as follows: Against
A. C. C 0-0; McMurry B-l; South'
western at Georgetown 4-2; South-
western at Abilene 4-2; Sul Ross
5-1; Texas-Tech 4-2j Texas beat Sim-
mons 5-1 and the Scboul Of .MInci
won over the CowboyB 4-2.
The final tennis meet of the season
will bo held here Moy 21 When Sim-
mons niects Texas Tech on the new.
concrete tennis courts which will be
K'udy for play at that time
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Seniors. -Next year "The Brand"
will tell you about the old school.
Subscription for '28-'29 only ?2.00.
See .Joe Burton or Bernard Bulei
Weeks Drug Store'
Member 'Texas Qualified Druggist League
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of tho Dependable Kind
Phone 107
THE ABILENE MEDICAL
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No. 3rd and Cedar Abilene
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CLEANING. PRESSING
ALTERATIONS
Solicitors -
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MINTON T. RAMSEY
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X-RAY and DIAGNOSIS
Alexatfder Building
Suite 318-814
Abilene -- Texas
DRS. ESTES RAMSEY
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Alexander Building
Telephone 1383'
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Attorneys at Law
Abilene Texas
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The Simmons Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 30, Ed. 1, Saturday, May 12, 1928, newspaper, May 12, 1928; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth96693/m1/2/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 14, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.