The SMU Campus, Volume 42, Number 2, September 26, 1956
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. • ' / :qi Irish Stew Proves To Be Tas% SAY HEY DAYS SAY HEY DANCE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ffiampua AT 8 P.M. FRIDAY Published Weekly by SMU Students' Publishing Company 42nd Year Southern Methodist University, Dallas. Texas. Wednesday, September 26, 1956 No. 2 Ponies Win History-Making Notre Daae Contest, 19-13 by JAY BROWN Sports Editor Out of the star-studded Saturday sky, And into football's glaring lights, Burst a Red and Blue streak at a burning peak To topple the Irish from their heights. It was Arnold and Slaughter, who carried the game, With only the memory of Doak and Kyle, And the Methodist line, that time after time, Held back the Catholics with strength and guile. Using spirit to overcome the dilemma of their inexperience, Students Honored and desire-to-win to wipe out the awesome figure of the Fighting By Law School Irish from South Bend, SMU's young and untried football ma Two outstanding students of chine ground out gain after gain, the SMU law school received first down after first down, and awards in an all-law-school as score after score until a stunned sembly Monday in Karcher audi crowd of 60,000 fans reeled with torium. the actuality that SMU had John Allison Bailey of Dallas beaten Notre Dame. received the gold watch present It wasn't the 19-13 score that ed each year to the outstanding was important. It wasn't even the freshman student of the former aspect of revenge for the Notre year by a Dallas law firm. Wil Dame victories of the past. Rather liam D. Powell Jr., Fort Smith, the great importance of the Pony Ark., was the recipient of a $10d win was their play itself. cash award given by the Dallas Thie underdog and under-rated • C»mpa« itaft photo by LaathMd Lawyers' Wives club to the stu SMU eleven showed a drive and dent who has the outstanding will to win that was an inspira "PUSHED -EM BACK TO SOUTH BEND" record at the end of the second tion for every Southwest grid fan year. in the stadium. Sweat soaked jerseys and weary smiles of victory reflect the outcome of SMU's 19-13 triumph over Welcoming addresses were Time and time again in the sec Notre Dame. Left to right are the three offensive Mustangs that wrecked the Irish pass and line given by Dean Robert G. Storey ond half the Mustangs came to defenses: Lon Slaughter, right half; Charlie Arnold, quarterback; and Charles Jackson; left half. of the law school and Dwlght L. crucial places where a slip would Coach Woody Woodard, beaming with pride, wears his sideline ticket on the front of his shirt. Simmons, president of the Dallas have cost them the ball game. Bar association to approximately But they held, being caught off 176 first year, day and evening guard only twice. Vita Craft Award students. When they were caught up in Say Hey Days Planned The series of orientation meet their own errors and tied in the Goes to Howard ings for new students will last score, the Mustangs drew on their through Friday. A compulsory last ounce of reserve and success For Thursday and Friday Randy Howard, SMU student, aptitude test is scheduled Wed fully pulled off one of the oldest is the winner of a $200 Vita Craf nesday for all first year day stu tricks in the book. Chaperones are Dr. and Mrs. The traditional "Say Hey" days, cash scholarship after being selec dents. The trick, a modified version designed to extend a campus- Although Dean Storey reports of the almost-ancient "statue of Richard Johnson, Dr. and Mrs. ted as one of the top college wide "hello" to newcomers and Harold Jeskey, and Mac Addams. that registration is not yet com liberty" play, gave SMU the tie- returning students, has been set salesmen of 1956, as announced pleted, 430 students had register breaking touchdown with only Spr Thursday and Friday. "Say Hey" is sponsored and fi by Montie Moore, regional man ed through Saturday noon. Of the 1:50 left in the game. "Say Hey" will begin at break nanced by the sororities, fratern ager of Vita Craft Southwestern total enrollment, 32 are foreign That was the end—almost. The Sales, Inc. fast Thursday with the distribu ities, and the Student Center. graduate students participating in finale came with the Irish trying tion of name tags. The tags can General chairman this year is Each scholarship winner has either the Academy of American desperately to stop the clock on also be picked up throughout the Gage Prichard. earned from $1,000 to $4,000 in Law or the Law Institute of the the SMU eight-yard line. day at booths set up in the Stu commissions. Americas. (See column 1, page 6) dent Center, Dallas hall and Caruth hall. FRESHMEN BEWARE! A "special event" is slated at 9:30 a.m. in the snack bar, with Information Cards planned entertainment. Requested By Editor SMU's new fight song will be No Fish in the Fountain, Yet! introduced to the school at large All students who have by HARLAN MILLS at SMU the "beanie tradition" When the Mustangs beat Texas at the Pep Rally scheduled at not turned in the Student There are no fish in the foun carries as much force as a writ A&M at Homecoming, this Nov. 8:15 p.m. Thursday. The cheer Directory Information cards tain on the main quadrangle, but ten law. 10, the caps traditionally come leaders will introduce Coach which were received with SMU has a tradition that annual This tradition tells each indi Woody Woodard, and co-captains the registration packets ly provides a special type of vidual freshman to wear his red off, but if, by chance, SMU does of the team at the rally. should fill them out and "fish" for the pond. and blue Mustang beanie every not take the victory, the caps are SMU students will jump on a turn them in immediately Many freshmen have heard of minute he is on campus and at worn until Thanksgiving. bandwagon Friday afternoon, to to the SMU Publications of this tradition, but do not under all Southern Methodist football Tradition requires the fresh dispense free ice cream while fice on the ground floor of stand it clearly. What is the tra games. The only times the caps men to wear the school colors making a circle of the campus. the Student Center, an dition? can be removed in public are because they stimulate the "spirit The friendliest boy, girl, and nounced Ben Cook, editor Webster says that a tradition during classes, convocations, and of SMU" and provide a unique .professor on campus, selected by of the directory. is "the oral transmission of cus off campus excursions. method of initiating newcomers the Social Chairman's council, The office will be open toms from ancestors to posterity Tradition clearly states that all to the Mustang fellowship. will be introduced at a no-date from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. without written memorials." In non-conformists can expect to get Freshmen, when you speak to informal dance slanted particu each week day. other words a tradition is some wet. The fountain in the main the sophomores, juniors, and sen quadrangle is the designated larly for newcomers, in the Grand Theology students, who thing everybody does because iors as you walk around the cam •* Ballroom, Friday, at 8:QQ p.m. "fish pond." Upperclassmen have pus, be certain that you are are in the process of regis everybody before him did the the duty of upholding this time- standing under a red and blue Dance music will be provided tering, may obtain cards in same thing. honored custom by dunking bare beanie, because if not, a fishless by Hymen Charninsky's orches the Registrar's office at Se- Webster points out that a tra tra. Emceeing the dance is Jack headed freshmen (and fresh- fountain will be filled with lecman hall. dition is passed from one age to Harrison. another by word of mouth, but women) in the fountain. frosh. 2 Gltftf & ill11 (Eatttjfflg Wednesday, September 26,1956 Philharmonic Jazz Active Dolphin Group Scheduled Oct. 4 To Meet Tomorrow Active members of the Dolphin Women's Pledge List Revec By Norman Granz club will meet Thursday, Sept. Jazz enthusiasts will have a 27, at 7 p.m. in the Women's gym. chance to spend three hours in According to Miss Ida May bliss when Norman Granz's "Jazz Hogshead, sponsor of the aquatic 368 Affiliate with Sororities at the Philharmonic" brings the group, a schedule of tryouts for new members will be announced SMU's 11 sororities have an Sarah Slides? Barbara Thompson, Patricia PI BETA PHI greatest names in jazz to the S. Wells, Evangeline Wilson and Elaine Dorothy Dell Barksdale, Sue Barnes, shortly. nounced a pledge list of 368 Wreden. ,Fredda Black, Kay Briscoe, Kathy Brown, State Fair auditorium Thursday, GAMMA PHI BETA Kay Calloway, Cynthia Ann Carroll, Lou- Oct. 4. women. More than 400 women ann Collins, Jo Anna Cone, C. Sue Conley, went through closed rush. Dorothy Bowe, Sarah C. Ballard, Judith Medora Doherty, Libby Earl Downer, Shel Tickets are now on sale at the The name, "Kansas," is taken Ann Carter, Claire Caviness, Edith Cross- ley Fitch, Bess Fraser, Nita Fraser, Sara Open rushing began Monday ley, Suzanne Cundiff, Linda Jo Fisher, Ann Frazier, Catherine Fulghum, Diane State Fair ticket office. from the name of a tribe of Jane Gay lord, Beverly Greene, Karal jGilmore, Mary Ann Greenwood, Pat Han and will continue through the Gave Hargis, Shirley F.