Frogette Beauties Selected Writers' Day Awards Given
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Sherers To Ret/re Quartet To Present After 37 Years Concert Monday Night (See Page 6) (See Page 7) TheTEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY Skiff• • * • FORT WORTH, TEXAS VOL. 63, No. S3 FRIDAY, MAY 7. IMS I PAGES All Are Greeks Frogette Beauties Selected "You are beautiful" was t h e student judges and Goal adult Horned Frog's song this week as judges were very close, and Miss it conferred traditional Frogette Turner believes all three deserve beauty titles on nine coeds. equal recognition. The University image of beauty The judges, who chose six bru- is evidently a Greek goddess—all nettes and three blondes on the nine are sorority members. Sen- basis of beauty, poise and grace iors include Mary Ann Ball, Nancy mot them in the Faculty Cen- Six of the nine Homed Frog Beauties pot* for The Mary Ann Ball, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and Mary Bradley, and Harriet Eaker; jun- ter last Sunday. Making decisions Skiff camera. Left to right are Cynthia Preston, Del- Ann Hamilton and Harriet Eaker, both of Zeta Tau iors are Mary Ann Hamilton and were Mrs. Dorothy Green, history ta Gemma; Kathy Chapman, Chi Omega; Nency Alpha. The judges were uneble to choose a Mln Carol Roeder. teacher at Poly high school and Bradley, Delte Gamma; Carol Reeder, Kappa Kap- Homed Frog from Misses Eaker, Bell, and Bradley, Sophomores chosen by the three former fashion consultant; radio- pa Gamma; Lynda Howard, Delte Delta Delta; and so ell three will share the distinction. Staff photo outside judges are Tracie Brous- television announcer Tom Mullar- Tracie Broussard, Delta Gamma. Not pictured are by Lynn Ligon. sard and Lynda Howard, and key of WBAP, and Buddy Turner, freshmen are Kathy Chapman and production manager of KTVT. Cynthia Preston. Misses Bradley, Broussard, and Another tradition. Miss Horned Preston represent Delta Gamma; Frog, may be ended this year. Miss Ball and Miss Reeder, Kap- Editor Diane Turner, who makes pa Kappa Gamma, and Zeta Tau this choice, has considered with Alpha claims Mary Ann Hamilton and Harriet Eaker. Miss Howard Writers' Day her staff featuring all three sen- iors on separate annual pages is a Delta Delta Delta and Miss Chapman a Chi Omega. without naming one as Miss Hor- Both Miss Eaker and Miss Ham- ned Frog. ilton have been beauties every year The decision of both preliminary they have attended TCU. Awards Given The most talented of University by Gail Stevenson, was the win- of $300, given by the Dallas TCU creative writers were honored ning entry in the short story con- Women's Gub, was awarded to Thursday at the annual Creative test open to all undergraduates. Robert Stanford Potts of Albuquer- Bruce Palmer Writing Day Convocation and lunch- William V. Newsom was the sec- que, N.M. Potts is a freshman re- eon. ond place winner in the contest ligion major. Convocation began at 11 a.m. sponsored by Mrs. Rebecca Smith The $100 Fort Worth Woman s in Ed Landreth Auditorium. Two- Lee and Miss Marion Mullins Wednesday Club Merit Award was time Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Darrell Ha gar, Odessa, received presented to Harold Keith Greg- Perm Warren was the guest speak- the $20 drama award offered by ory. Ted Daniels received the To Speak er. Warren is perhaps best known Professor Emeritus Mabel Major Freshman Merit Award. for his novel, "AH the King's Other prizes were given in the Other Winners Named Men;" it was for this work that Lena Agnes Literature for Child- Warren received his first Pulitzer Another $20 prize went to Betty ren Contest and the narrative of Prize in 1947. In 1949, he received Eilene Whitten for the first place fact contest for freshmen. a second prize for a collection of in the Southwest Literature con- After the Convocation, presided At Banquet poems, "Promises." over by Miss Lorraine Sherley, test. Joyce Hegman, Lake Jack- A luncheon honoring the winners Creative Writing committee chair- son, was first in the non-fiction Bruce Palmer, news director of munication Awards Banquet. of the annual writing awards was man, a reception honoring Robert KWTV in Oklahoma City and na- Palmer will speak on "Commun- held shortly after the Convocation. prose contest. Penn Warren and the contest win- tional president of the Radio Tele- ications—the How and the Why," Diana R. Chatham, Fort Worth The Creative Writing Scholarship ners was held by the Bryson Club. vision News Directors Association at the function honoring outstand- junior, was named winner of the headlines the sixth annual Com- ing Journalism and Radio-TV stu- Rebecca W. Smith Scholarship, a dents. $400 award presented to an out. The honorees will receive schol- standing junior or senior English arships, awards, and citations for major. Diana also placed second work done for The Skiff, the Hor- in the non-fiction prose contest ned Frog, and KTCU. for her entry, "Destiny in the Hand Awards will include most pro- of God." Miss Bouche r mising male and female reporter, Wiseman Awarded $250 outstanding male and female ra- dio-TV-film graduate, best cinema- Mike Wiseman, Arkansas junior, announcer, best Radio-TV-Film won the Honorable Dillon Ander- script, and outstanding advertising son Creative Writing Prize. The graduate. $250 award is based on a compila- The 7 p.m. banquet will be pro- tion of writings. Jackie Cox and Wins Title, ceeded by a poolside punch re- Betty Whitten, both of Fart Worth, ception, May 14. received honorable mentions for The banquet will be held in this award. the Ming and Jade rooms of the Ray Reese, Chicago, 111., placed Western Hills Hotel for the second first in the Margie B. Bosweil Po- year. Tickets may be purchased etry Contest, open to graduates and at the Journalism and Radio-TV former students. ixie uueen offices. Winner of the Walter E. Bryson Di Q Local professional news dignitar- Poetry contest was Joyce Deckler ies will attend with a variety of for her entry "A Leaf." (See story page 3) BRUCE PALMER campus dignitaries. "A Page in the Lonely Book," THE SKIFF Friday, May 7. J*S Interest in Current Events Student Ideas Find Expression Aft'-.- ■ ball ■.' '■' laaai h i s lepressaans. aad » aflermath "OS By JOHN LAMOND III favor was lost as IN srudenB ; indi- - iniu'wi the an I Dr Michel agreed with Dr Ham were BoBeaead kg aataiii ~ them- cated, be Througho- I ca-sec f,.,1:,, ■ , 'hen as a -ave Tim« fw Expr»«ioo • '•- r all, the * >:.- ■ they in- formal or informal the been the •. D: ■ ' Tatty, ho*?. thai memberi can pro -.rns as a better be no aer* the I Perhap '■'■'■ hi I try- ft iad Bi Bp to be a pa" • Le< George do it." ed a oe* interest ..-. cur. ing to control an old group rather D: " - a "cause The popular Moral Obligation than ix-wn completely new Writ- matters - ttoa " *as Lraeiy .- een the whj al --ra- fm Or Mkhel rtated ing > ■ ^ Feeling? ■■ aeed a the studest 's Hi effective mjc--trat:<o. aad tions aad pre* {ration J jwt needed aad it ^ the tfodettY moral oblige have run high I-; OB I"*! Bad' He - ttbr ' / Dr M.cael sajd The sarr.e remedy bad situation-. ■ Because of worldwioe trends • HCict] _« aa .■':-._-"-■ '_=ge Tb_s' accounts for the populir.r> This does n i t irUjr con toward ti'i'-r,' nprwaha," Dr m r.ant _" ol the Peace Corps, according done drastic measures. Dr. Michel Michel predict!, "someday even Dr *J P—-^ ol the Ifia- TCU .students will not be apathetic tory Department saxi Emopcaa aab bean an m awaaaT •..: Dr Michel- pointed out. asserting that each be issues adhraaal aart find his own way tbout local, national, and interna- schools have always bet: il TV sociologist saad the Japan- tional ISSIil of contemporary UBBd Static Cou - -' tius feeliof ^ a of ex:r- ----._• BUBadt This may ese are leading the world ra ant- mean a contribution of money or f>ne thins seems sore, however movemects But, he went :~ '.: rt to be i war protests The reason for their No amount of flap waving will say. ItUJ soh.v .- ■ Uaal recerx tiaes. the young ad- lab--? la a hart cause. Marching, aversion 10 war is obvious Tiey ■ Mho words, may not be the wake up the student who does not up ii er, - rnselves ._ ...% -A • t te« - best answer want to be reached. Dr Ha—.mctt! said bt .; ~at r_^:> h rXTrt-o i_; ^di_res Wars. ti^e M the wrath of rnoderr at the ot - vie f - i ;-••• • ■** ornate that students resort to vi- olence. ■Bateall the colleges have beer the seats of progress aad ciaage. Often tins caaage has been resisted aad the professors km caught the repercussions kB> dents are now beartrig the respoc - _ - :;as, Dr Baa mood suud Dr Hammond added be il '.-- - fav ■ i Banal s ciyteaaag their rwn >c«ii -3 the manner see L:. 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