Here's Your Homecoming Queen, Jinx Christensen
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Memorial Rite Exes-100 Club For Mr. Preston Dance, Festivities (See Page 2) (See Page 3) TheTEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY Skiff * * * • FORT WORTH. TEXAS VOL. 63, No. 13 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1964 12 PAGES Wk *r * to V Here's Your Homecoming Queen, Jinx Christensen See story on P<ige 8 D 'titiP- 'fry . Z-f.V* | = -«SJ. Cr*se»r 3» *«W T M f SKIFF Memorial Rite for Mr. Preston ■ - - ■ - - ■ ■ " prl irl vi 'P * i •v. - - " '•■ ■ ';TOS VOTE FOR THE TEXAN WHO LEADS Two Valuable Alumni THE FREE WORLD! Awards To Be Presented ••■ ; ■;' • -t ■ '..• - :':■< a Hi H ;on has ki :.• •■:' :• : de that President Johnson the #P :: * " CMvaft - rim and res*' ■ -. i ■ THE ISSUE TUESDA Y IS SIMPLE: WHO CAN BEST LEAD - OUR HA JIOH IN A TIME OF CHALLENGE AND PERIL? - ': «iid um :•: ■:. ;f-r -•::• :Mvf*rtaW« entrusting the security and well I : •:.- :• : - ■;■ ■•-. ■-.:■ •:.- .• rs— i wi •»<»' ' ' icrnt.tment . 1 mm »bc >ws MU M *;*« a rk« S«nts ... i nit rirtMl) mi: i srwr - ■:■ '-' '* ■ PRESIDES<I JOHNSON HAS PROVIDED RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP FOR MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A CENTURY has beefl a pillar :' strength fa Tens Air Society :••: -- ••• :■ :: !:-•: f ::-•- as Majarit] .eader as Vice Present, :•:.: ■: :•: :' ::;;ss Chooses ONL Y TEXAN PRESIDENT L YNDON JOHNSON OFFERS THE New Pledges EXPERIENCE THE PATIENCE, THE WISDOM, AND THE STABILITY NEEDED BY THE NATION AND THE FREE WORLD IN THESE CRITICAL TIMES! - +iinmn com HMimHfMifmnisf* . ' - ■ :. - - • 1 — . •• . *mPBHSisinMnsn/PFiiii m Huffman . _ . :.: i- : Exes-100 Club Friday, October M, 1H4 THE SKIFF Dance To Be Climax A festive climax to Homecoming Jack Tunstill, R. L. (Bob) Ward. After six years, $453 still remains activities ror exes will be the sev- The 10th organizing member of of the original "kitty"—with costs enth annual Fxes 100 Homecoming the club now hospitalized, is Elmo of the dances having exceeded an- Dance. S. Webb. nual membership fee income in Curly Broyles, 1944 grad, and his The Exes-100 Club derives its most years. orchestra will provide the music name from the fact that funds for From 1958 to date, the Exes 100 for the Oct. 31 event to be held launching this annual event were Club Dance has each year been from 9 p.m.-l am. in the Grand provided by 100 exes who paid $10 attracting the largest crowd of all Ballroom of Hotel Texas. each to become charter members Homecoming events with the ex- of the club These funds established ception of the football games. Dress is to be informal, and res an original "kitty " of $1,000 for Attendance at each year's dance ervations are neither required nor sponsoring these dances. now totals more than 500 persons— accepted. For their investments of $10 each, and once has been over the 600 Tables arc on a "first come, the 100 charter members acquired mark first served" basis with the ex- the right to attend all Exes-100 The purpose of the club is ex- ception of a table for the "Honor Club Danres, without further pay- pressed in its motto: "Dedicated to Class" and one for the 1938 Nation- ment of any kind, so long as the making Homecomings more fun al Championship football team. original "kitty" holds out. for all exes and their guests " Door prizes will be provided and will include several sets of glasses and a football autographed by the 1964 Horned Frog team members. All ex students and their guests arc invited, but at least one mem- WELCOME ber of each party must be an adult ex—student Admission is by payment of an- nual Exes-100 Club membership EXES fee of $4 JXT couple (or stag I.if These Kappa Delta girls hive not transformed their chapter room membership card is obtained before into a florist's shop for nothing. They are preparing for the Home- the dance, and $5 per couple (or coming float competition, one of the big events for Greeks each year. stag ), if membership card is obtain- from a former Trophies are awarded to the test four floats. ed at the entrance to the dance. For the 100 charter members of TCUer the Exes-100 Club, admission is by presentation of their charter membership cards These charter Good Neighbors members will be hosts and hostesses for the dance. Mark V. Fredrick Membership cards may be pur- chased from any of the nine active Class of '48 To Attend Council organizing members; at Homecom- ing, at any of the TCU Ex-Stu- OPEN Fort Worth will really "roll out sent the flags of the U.S., Mexico, dents Association registration the red carpet" for an estimated and other Latin American coun- booths ; or at the entrance to the Mon.-Thurs. 11-11 300 Mexican citizens who will be tries dance. Active organizing members of the Fri.&Sat. 11-12 here Nov. 11 13, for the annual An outgrowth of the Texas Rood club include Lindy Berry, W. G. fall meeting of the International Neighbor Commission, set up by Sun. 5 p.m 11 (Floppy) Blackmon, Jordan Jones, Good Neighbor Council the Ti x.ii legislature, the organi- Charlie D. Mays, Don Pierson, 2917 W. Berry Dean Jerome A Moore of Add- zation works to better persona] re Paul O Hidings, J. I^>Roy Schell, Uan College of Arts and Sciences, lauons between the peoples of who is the first vice president of Mexico and Texas the Fort Worth chapter, says the Through committees such as downtown stores are planning to education, health, and bonier re- have Spanish speaking clerks on lations, the council brings the hand for the three days, and dis- l>eople of the two countries to- play signs listing prices in dollars gether to work and discuss pro- and pesos, and the banks will have blems and opportunities for better Suiti Mexican money for exchange. international relations At the inaugural session Wed- An estimated 600 persons from nesday night at the Kidglea Coun both countries are expected to at- try Club, a section of the Horned tend the meeting, with 60 from the frog band will play the national Mexico City chapter alone. Fort The dark suit, a must for the anthems of the 0 S A and Mexico. Worth has the largest single mem- Representatives of the Corps- bership in a local chapter, with most basic wardrobe. Black, dettes and Angel Flight will pre 17.') At the Wednesday night meet ing, officers and distinguished Charcoal or Dark Blue. guests will be presented. Thurs- Vote day the group will go to Dcnton to for.. tour the new underground iastal- lation there, an entire under ground city set up for use as the A less formal suit, herring- emergency capital of the U.S. ONLY YOU CAN A bus tour of the city is plan bone, plaid, or light colored CAST YOUR VOTE! ned for Friday, at which time the group will visit the TCU campus. Dean Moore will preside at the solid fabrics. V-DAY IS TUESDAY! final meeting Friday night The Dean calls the convention ... VOTE! an event "the likes of which Fort Worth has never seen." Be sure to see our new light- .J Sportswear, Dresses weight wool hopsack suit. At rnr JUNIOR FASHIONS Lingerie $65.00 it really fits a college MM Camp Bowie Formals—Long and Across from Ridglea Theatre Short wardrobe. Fashions \ Junior Jn and 0% sgjfi Junior Petite (Junior Petites are just right for the girl who is 808 Houston—Downtown Pi \% for 3023 University Drive S£h$ 5 ft .or under.) Across from TCU T M I IKIPF Friday. Octebar M JH4 Fall Scene Touch of Immortality LITT-LE MAN ITV CAMPUS Major Comments He seldom was seen without the familiar cigaret in his hand. On Minor Issues He constantly gestured with his hands and walked with By SANDI MAJOR an agile, brisk upspring which he often used as a self parody. Mi 1 cmester misery is upon us, He wore an expression of dignity that couW never be as evidenced by students harried by mistaken for conceit, vanity or self flattery- tests, papers, and grades in general Some of the nearly 7,000-member He always smiled, but demanded the best of his students student body are cramming just to The best is what they gave him; it always showed in their stay in school this semester work. Pressure becomes more noticeable after the uasatisfactory grade re- They called him "Mr. P." and all of them were proud to [xirts are sent to parents Nov 9 A small group of these students will be working under his guidance be placed on probation at the end of the semester, and a few others His vivid imagination always showed in his work; work will be suspended from school tem- that put TCU on the map in international circles of art. porarily We remember David Preston this way It is a shame that this should happen, as these students must We remember him better, perhaps, when we listen to show some academic potential be- recordings of the music he used for his ballets fore final acceptance into the Uni- versity. Although Calvin Cumbie, registrar, cites several reasons for We remember his inspiration and his inventiveness when student failure, he recognizes an we hear Hindemith's "Mathias the Painter." indifferent attitude toward studies as one of the main causes. We remember his romantic vision and his style when we hear Liszt's "Les Preludes." Here For What? And we remember his color and his richness of presen- IlM S ' R '•-.-' THE/ • . BOUfTHI* If these students are capable of tation when we hear Rimsky-Korsakov's "Le Coq d'Or." ,_--- ••' ■- riCWEVfe LETMEWSTENT0A$A8?EKtXI—~ making the grade, Le., staying in school, why don't they? An even But we remember David Preston best when we look into better question is why are they here'' Parents are putting out a the eyes of his students Open Letter Evolves large sum of money trying to pre pare their children for the future, As one of them said, "You can see him in everyone who and to what avail' studied under him " Into Political Harangue Not so remote is the number of And we shall continue to see David Preston whenever young people in prisons Richard and wherever his students dance.