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VOL. XLIV
ABILENE. TEXAS. FRIDAY. APRIL 17. 1959
No. 25
BRW
High School Students Will
Swarm to Campus April 25
Approximately 500 to 800 high
school students are expected to
swarm the H-SU campus on the
annual High School Day Satur-
day April 25. Invitations have
been sent to prospective students
and Baptist ministers in an 100-
mile radius of Abilene.
A day of entertainment has
Freshmen
Car Wash
The freshman BSU Council will
hold a car wash this Saturday at
the new Chevron Station at 12th
and .Grape. All proceeds will go
to the summer misison fund an-
nounced president Carl Nowlin
freshman from Tucumcari.
Students and faculty members
may call the station for someone
to come after their cars or they
can drive their cars to the sta-
tion and be taken home. The car
wash will be in conjunction with
the formal opening of the new
station. The project was sched-
uled for last week but was can-
celed because of rain.
Working with Nowlin on the
project are officers of the fresh-
man BSU Council Previous ef-
forts to raise money for the sum-
mer missions project by the
freshman class included a sale of
doughnuts at the YWA House
Party.
Most Thorough Inspection
ROTC Unit Holds
Annual Inspection
The H-SU ROTC unit held its
annual Federal Inspection Thurs-
day with general inspection of
the entire ROTC department.
The inspection included class-
room checks as well as inspection
of instruction administration
supply records arms rooms and
facilities of the unit.
Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 an
inspection in ranks of the cadet
brigade was held in Parramore
Stadium. Following the inspec-
tion a parade and review was
held. A precision drill and ma-
chine gun demonstration was
given by the Pershing Rifle unit
after the parade and review.
Members of the inspecting
team were Col. Robert J. Hill Jr.
Lt. Col. John C. Allen and Major
George Worf.
After the inspection was com-
Elete a critique session was held
y the inspecting team.
"I was very well satisfied with
the inspection" said Lt. Col.
Howard H. Burd H-SU PMS&T.
Rip Roarin' Rodeo Ready for
I've got spurs that jingle
jangle jingle
As I go riding merrily along
... the forty acres during Rodeo
Days.
The old west will be depicted
during the annual Rodeo Days
April 23-25 Western apparel
barbecue rodeos and various
contests reveal the agenda of a
typical western atmosphere as
portrayed by twentieth century
coeds.
Cliff Manning of Perryton is the
sheriff who will put violators of
the law into the jail. The main
law to obey is to make sure you
wear at least three articles of
western regalia. " Chief deputy
Tommy Cheek of Dallas will as-
sist Manning in 'punishing' law
violators during the three-day
affair. Girls will also act as
sheriff and chief deputies
been planned for the students.
The program will begin at 8:30
a. m. with registration in Rose
Field House. Following registra-
tion students will be taken on
campus tours and will visit class-
rooms and dormitories.
An hour of special entertain-
ment is scheduled at 10:15 a. m.
in Rose Field House. A drama-
tization of the life of a typical
college student and a review of
H-SU clubs organizations and
religious activities will be pre-
sented to the high school visitors.
The purpose of the program is to
answer questions that a typical
high school student might want to
know about college.
The cast will consist of all the
clubs and their memberships. Bill
Ballenger will narrate the pro-
gram. Serving on the program com-
mittee are Duane Amburn chair-
man Miss Jim Tartt alumni sec-
retary Ivan Sinclair Larry
Lewis Martha Ueckert and Bill
Ballenger. "It will be humorous
informative entertaining and we
hope something that they won't
forget" says Martha Ueckert
about the program planned.
The day doesn't end there by
any means! A free barbecue
will be given for the guests in
the dining hall at 11:45 a. m.
Open house will be held in all
departments of the University
from 12:30 to 2:00 p. m. Special
Col. Burd stated that he felt
this year's inspection team made
a more thorough inspection into
the entire ROTC installation
viewing all phases of cadet life.
"The high quality of the in-
spection proved the value of the
hard work and team work that's
been put out by everyone all year
long. The large majority of the
criticism was directed at relative-
ly minor points. Uniforms and
general appearance was highly
praised by the inspecting team"
said Cadet Col. Bill Ballenger
brigade commander.
Thirty-two junior and senior
cadets left yesterday by chartered
bus for Fort Hood ona two-day
orientation tour of the installa-
tion. Maj. W. H. Boyd accompanied
the cadets on the trip. The pur-
pose of the visit is to observe the
typical day in the life of a junior
officer in the Army.
The group will return late
tonight.
A traditional western barbe-
cue will kick off the occasion
Thursday at 5. The spotlight
Thursday night will be on the
rodeo and the crowning of the
rodeo sweetheart. Nomination
blanks were placed in all dormi-
tories yesterday and the all
campus election will be held
Wednesday immediately follow-
ing chapel. Students may vote
in the sub from 10:30 to 6 p. m.
Rodeo Days will be dedicated to
some deserving faculty or staff
member. This announcement
will be made at the Thursday bar-
becue. Contests of all descriptions will
be held during this western time
on the campus. The beard con-
test will have two divisions the
best and the most unique Prize
for the best beard is an electric
I displays and tours will be given
I at this time also.
Climaxing the day will be the
13th annual rodeo at 2:30 in the
Carl Myers Memorial Arena.
Besides all the usual rodeo fea-
tures entertainment will be pro-
vided by the H-SU Cowboy
Band.
All high school students are in-
vited to the campus on High
School Day. Although reserva-
tions are not necessary Duane
Amburn requests that students
write him of their plans and the
approximate number of their
group.
The program and general in-
formation has been sent to var-
ious neighboring towns. H-SU
students are asked to help pub-
licize the special day in their
hdme-towns so that the 1959 High
School Day will be a real success
Amburn concluded.
Reagan More of a Diplomat
Than Hollywood Celebrity
By CARLENE HOLDER
Brand Staff Reporter
Ronald Reagan is nobody's
fool whether it be in movies
television politics or community
development.
This was the impression that
he made on Abilenians and this
H-SU senior when he visited here
as gue&t speaker for the annual
Abilene Chamber of Commerce
banquet . last Saturday night in
Rose Field House on our campus.
Reagan although famed as a
movie and television star came
to Abilene as a businessman to
South Hall Holds
Simulated Trial
For Freshman
South Hall hosted "open house"
for the freshman girls last night.
Entertainment was provided in
the form of a simulated trial with
Judge Jean Phillips presiding.
Sentenced was a 1959 freshman
to live the last three years of her
college career in South Hall.
The "accused" was shown acti-
vities which she will participate
in while in South Hall in the form
of a style show. After reviewing
these activities the accused de-
cided that her sentence is not
such a bad one after all.
After the mock trial tours were
conducted throughout the dorm.
Following the tours strawberry
punch and cake was served to
the visitors.
razor. The tobacco spitting con-
test always proves to be a smash-
ing success. The greased pig con-
test always is a genuine contest
to see which boy has the stickiest
fingers. In order to win the par-
ticipant must catch and hold the
slick shoat for 20 seconds. He
must do this unassisted. This
event will be held in front of the
sub.
To put another touch of color
into the contests the most typical
cowboy and cowgirl will be se-
lected and crowned Thursday
during the barbecue. An annual
contest which is quite traditional
during the rodeo performances is
the goat sacking race. Entrants
must sack the goat and cross the
finish line with the sacked goat;
1Jie person crossing the line first
is declared the winner.
E. P. Mead Finals Set
For Monday Night
. . there'll be winners too.
The finals of the E. P. Mead
speaking contest will be held
Monday in room 202 of Abilene
Hall. The freshman division will
get under way at 7 p. m. and the
upperclassman division will be-
gin at 8:15 p. m.
One hundred dollar scholar-
ships will be awarded the winners
of the fifth annual E. P. Mead
speaking contest. Freshmen en-
tering the contest are Don Wad-
kins of Gatesville Bob Ethridge
of Garland and Billy Barsch of
Brady. The girls entering the
contest are Judy Walker of Ker-
mit Linda Inlow of Oklahoma
City Okla. Dorothy Maddox of
Anthony and Sarah Holloway of
Dallas.
All students entering the con-
test are members of the fresh-
man public speaking classes of-
fered in the speech department.
speak to the people on free en-
terprise and other such pertinent
subjects. He showed no traces
of Hollywood glamour but rather
engaged in such a serious discus-
sion of national and world affairs
as to appear a diplomat.
The handsome actor did come
to his interview at the Abilene
Club in the Wooten Hotel decked
out in bright red socks.
"This is my last day of tour
and I'm down to my golf socks!"
he quipped to his interviewers.
Representatives from the Abi-
lene Reporter-News radio and
TV stations and the college news-
papers interviewed Reagan Sat-
urday afternoon.
Reagan is on one of his twice-a-year
tours as a part of the Gen-
eral Electric Employee Commun-
ity Relations Program. He visits
GE plants all over the United
States and occasionally takes a
side trip (like the one here) to
appear for a benefit or some com-
munity gathering. This tour he
has visited 130 GE plants meet-
ing over 200000 employees.
Reagan's role with GE is uni-
que but he expects other large
corporations to start such projects
within the next few years.
The nucleus of Reagan's speech
to Abilenians was concerned with
free enterprise. He believes that
the. people in the U. S. are ready
for government tax reforms while
"Washington is 10 years behind
the people" as the old saying
goes.
Reagan amazed his audience at
the interview by quoting tax re-
form bills now proposed in the
Wiithliphtini? the Fridav chanel
program will be Bob Nail play-
wright and Princeton graduate
from Albany. He will present a
fandangle depicting old western
life in pageant form. A noted
dramatist Nail premiered "Black
as the Color" a play telling the
story of western folk life here
at Hardin-Simmons.
The annual Senior Day will
climax the 1959 Rodeo Days. Sat-
urday high school seniors will be
given a special list of events to
acquaint them with college life
as it really is. Registration will
begin at 8:30 in Rose Field House.
Campus tours classroom exhibits
and tours through all dormitories
will give the high schoolers an
insight to the life of a collegiate.
The hour of entertainment will
begin at 10:15 in Rose Field
The upperclassmen are also
represented in the speaking con-
test for the first time: Glen Jack-
son of Odessa David Thomas of
Abilene Carrol Smith of Hooks
Mary Mathis of San Angelo
Betty Westfall of Eastland and
Charlotte Auer of San Antonio.
Not only the over-all winners
of the contest will receive prizes.
The winner of first place will
receive $25 second place winner
will receive $15 and $10 will be
given the winner of third place.
Last year's winners of the an-
nual contest were Jackie Krause
of Fort Worth and Dean Johnson
of Abilene.
The scholarships are given by
E. P. Mead owner of the Mead's
Bakeries. This year Mead gave
an additional $100 which enabled
the upperclassmen to earn a
scholarship upon winning in
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senate. He is familiar with all
the lawmakers who are advocat-
ing tax and budget reforms.
"I am an incurable optimist"
Reagan smilingly admitted. "I
feel that things will only get so
bad and then something hap-
pens." He cited examples of the
underworld scandal during the
time of Al Capone and then the
complete wipeout of this. Rea-
gan grew up in northern Illinois
where Capone's gang was very
active.
Reagan was a bit modest about
his part in the fight against Com-
munism in Hollywood. He was
president of the Screen Actors
Guild during the time that the
Communists reared their heads in
the movie industry.
"I did what any person in my
position would have done" Rea-
gan said.
He pointed out that Commu-
nism always has a second team
waiting to strike again. Reagan
feels that people connected with
the movie industry are even
more aware of the danger of
Communism than the average U.
S. citizen because of the Holly-
wood incidents.
"Communists may be any-
where. They may infiltrate into
church groups colleges or even
into such organizations as the
P-TA in order to get a strong-
hold" Reagan warned.
Reagan started out after his
graduation from college as a
sports announcer on radio. From
that he went to the movies to
television and now he is in a
business role.
Romp!
House. A humorous but infor
mative program has been planned
for the seniors. Bill Ballenger
president of the student associa-
tion will narrate the program.
All phrases of college life will
be included in the script clubs
organization religious life ath-
letics and classroom activity.
Climax of the morning will be
the barbecue the high school
students will be guests of the uni-
versity dining hall at 11:45.
At 2:30 p. m. the 13th annual
rodep at the Carl Myers Memorial
Arena will be presented as a
special performance for the vis-
itors. The Hardin-Simmohs Cow-
boy Band will perform. The all-
day program of activities will
conclude with this free rodeo
performance.
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