eat II Pefitlon Befn9_C/rcufof^ Move for Student Union Started by Congress s ' *» •<! 1. 'I"- P»«I ... ... n> ELLIS wim i;\ .-, 11. .'. 1 ■ I Ml the ■ Student Association Con- gress Hem into its Brat lull, i»>». rful swing ul action, Mon- FRIDAY, MARCH 1.1, 1952 day, whi 11 11 launched .1 cam VOLUME 50 Student Union Backers No. 21 n i" hasten the arrival an Miss Marjorie Fuller, San Vngelo sophomore, signs ■ itudeal TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY, FORT WORTH, TEXAS this campus of a -111111111 union building. Union petition offered her bj Student Congress President Dick . 1 Ramsey. Waiting her turn i- Mi-- Bettye Pickens, Eastland senior. 1 ind the Lottinville to Speak . Tin Student Union ; . On Journalism Day (An Editorial) n the I 1 An Open Letter to the Board of Trustee.: i 1 For many years The Skit!', speaking as the voice of the f publii ■ Huh, has urged the building of a Student Union. B V and M. \. b and 1 1 •■ '.\ lie, din This year is no different—except for the fact that the ■ 1 . I thai for student union facilities is even more pressing. Field House was ruled '•off limit.-," to the student body 1 -ill because of the precarious condition of the floor. Pn iously it ..ad been the soh' campus building where almost ■ ■ ■ 1 1 entire student body could be accommodated for dances, \ 1 Btive ni Malm, he bi rallies and other student activities. : hi 1 career in journalism a^ a Such a building for students is not included in the current /-\ ■■ *. reporter on the Oklahoma 1 It) pen House I lino. building program ol the Ad- ° Cancelled He i.n,,..i,,,,un, |, ,„ a,,,, ,c„i Ku.n ,ht, .lTmila, [ntramura] ,„ HoUBe had to be can- celled this Bpring because of a lack of facilities. Since L934, h ' ■ Open House program Lad been one of the best attended M 1 • and most well-organized In an otherwise skimpy social and D ,- program. N For the ftrsl time in many yeara, the Freshman Prom and '■ other University dances had to be held at the New Casino at II. Lake Worth. The distance to be traveled caused many incon- for those who lacked adequate transportation. : Poor attendance at the Prom and at other dances this year and . has caused the student congress to go into the red and curtail its .social program for the remainder of the year. Board Meets Tuesday I nil l\\ II.IK \ ., no place to enti rtain Campus Activities Suffered ,. Keetmg of tl igitj n Ed 1 ■•!■. ::. \ All-campus activities have suffered in other ways. too. Si M">1 spirit has lagged—in spite of record-breaking athletic innual --kiiT sward for mdlng service ta ih. ■Sadl' a why ' ii tones and we are certain that the lack of Stud.'lit Union 1 IMMI>" MIH h,. mad,, at n facilities has contributed to that letdown. Attendance at pep lime. Nam,- ol the recip : rallies was poor. The University failed to place in the voting "ill he k.pi secret until i handling ihc iiresentatioM. for the Southwesl Conference Sportsmanship trophy. A "•'"•'•a' '"""""• Stud, n, I „„,„•' p. ,-> campus blood drive was a miserable flop. A Campus Chest Drive ended last week fJlJOO Bhori of its goal of $3100. TCU is the only school in the Southwest Conference which Ranch Week Gets Under Way kcks adequate union facilities. All other schools except Rice have union buildings, and Rice has ample union facilities With Full Weekend cf Events available in its presenl i ampus buildings. BY WES STEELE Have the students d.me anything this year to show their I i interest in a student Union? On January 7 the Student Week has. on ill,- Quad- ■ ' it upon the Lounge Committee presented a check for $1000 to the Admin- fot tj last will be gi' '' in the sun istration to he applied toward a union building. The money " Brat p 1. Tax kadink Tui 'G I.' ". will be 50 re nts a person : represented profits earned by vending machines and a sand- 111 the shadi 1 p, r. 1 Wle Theater. Jti • I, for. Di i.ks will not wich bar in the Lounge. hose 1 ho are ie laat night, I 1 11 the house. They u administered the pai ked n .■< coke box. transportal on to the arena, Mindful of Plans ' R H h u I Sheriff Student cow pokes will saddle up am li 1 Proceed west ry, and Di put) .1 for ih" last day of e\■ "ii di" Fn 1 i;. to Highway 80. The Skiff and the student body ;ire mindful of the Uni- >wn) Shirley. m the Quadrangle. htigl way 80, but versity's plans fur a group of religion buildings, for expansion Voile) \ ereen, author of tin- 1 din afford to 85 mill pi i of the Library and construction of the Southwesl Business reported that, despite much fun while eyeing the I'liiii left al the "Y" just :inl Foundation. '■""i' rumora, "The Rinka- embroiled roi will be the reach the traffic cud". 1,1 k Turaa •(;. L'" will 'not be order of the morning. Some of ill thi n find yourself on the We are justifiably proud of the new School of Fine Arts, "formed al Maim, j,,,,,-■ ■ vents are titled with such 00k road. Science Building and dormitories. An ambitious and well- • in the Round, ■ arcs as "hawg Turn . • . directed building program is rapidly increasing the stature I and last perfon wm calling," "• ; and "pie and drive until you see a cloud of Play Hill be given eating." of TCU in its ranking among the fmest educational institu- led b) a barbed-wire 1 r tonight at 8. Tickets A) noon tomorrow, the Fami- tions in the entire Southwest. This will be those fi iendly lial Quadrangle will be ths Bul while the educational plant has been expanded, the ol' 1 hmas, pa :■ I hi 1 arth. 1 ""ii at 2:80, Hi" Quad scene of 1 good of fashioned, social ami recreational needs of the campus—needs which orrow night at 8, in the hi Hi,- scene of ■ cross-legged barbecue. Tariff Piom 1 !■ Pa ai e, dai cera will stomp could be tilled liy a Student Union—have been overlooked. '• Imbroglio between the fur gourmets will he sr, cents. to the music of the finest fiddle We urgently request that the matter he placed high on the '•'< wid (oils' baseball teams. Two p.m. tommorrow, "kampus hand south of E. Lancaster. The •liable aouicea have kowboys" w ill 1 Isk life, limb and business agenda at your meeting Tuesday. ! :■ of Hi" bearded woi '" **1 Hi" New York \ 11 k their $2.98 le\ li in an attempt to Respectfully, ■ •''"Ut this annual grudgi H in glory in the Ranch W< 1 k (S,c "Ranch Week" p,l) The Skill' Pogc 2 * THE SKIFF Friday, March 14, 1952 • Ranch Week Honor List Ff0J (I ontinucd frew p. I) U/'/i D U , ,, VY in oe rion Student Union Move Started by Congress .,,,11 take place al that oredl ""' v '■■■ ■ (Conlinued hom p. I * the Importance oi the student, ■ I In- si ml> Lounge Is HI so> I 1 ■ liit11>n in |h« problem. Man] i - 11.iii- to all rema I time* II cannot be used because M P in. of nuht classes near the • a. Ii ol events air available in Ihe Stu Intuit:.' Which would hf ill* ,1, MI Lounge, frem Rodeo t tub \ I idcnti tnrhrd. "Victoria Colleie ha- oalj members and front all .ham- , I • \\ two buildings on ii- campus. bei ni.nili.i-. I '■ huildil : One i- the Administration the The . Building, This cet tainl) makes until ' quired Co°l ' i ■ II apparent that a union build itled Th« I v. in" should be one el the pri- - p ■ will b iiiar> concerns el an , univei ; ■ity," Ramae) pointed eut. I We Suggest "We, I ■ Student are fed up with promises, excuses, and ram ty, il" promises from Ihe tdminisl ra- ^icnotta !t tion," Tom Denningten, School for thi finest in ■ oi Business repn »< ntative, de- ' . .itii). foods and "Tl pastries Breakfast—Lunch—Dinner OPEN 3852 W. Berry ■i this I added. 7-7:30 WI-3139 and dl ' \inai illo ( allege, »iili enrollment of 859 stud and a tutition I. ..I - In pi t " semester, has a student union \IIIT nonthi iif resean building «hich i- one of the Ramsey conpiled a report in r principal buildings on that Make c3 wi& oFlfiis You Can "Inch will ibw !>.' handed in cam pas, the Beard .ii Trust tees, li-i i injr, amimu main ether siirni- ■ i l.'i per leant factors, Texai c ll< and universities which have , S1OPW0I fcYlWG provided adequate Facilities for their student bodii s' recreation and en |ej meat, ■ \U ABOIT thf un cial f; tion. of thi TV CIGAR TTE - ffh thi y have much Congressmen said that ii IRRITAflOM TCU, » as "had public relations" for l; . that 36 1 an) universit) to de-emphasise Enjoy Delicious Food at COLONIAL CAFETERIAS For a better lunch and pleasant evening din- ing you'll enjoy the fine foods with a home cooked" flavor at Colonial Cafeteria. Dine at No. 1, one block south of TCU. TWO CONVENIENT LOCATIONS Serves Hour,: W»#kday( Noon 11:00 2 00 ^Colonial Sunday Noon 1130-2 30 Cory Nijht 4 U 7 30 0 n* 3062 UNIVERSITY DRIVE and 1520 PENNSYLVANIA AVE tlllllllllllllllllll : Ii For Value! For Quality! For Assortments! For Style! It Will Pay You To Shop at Stripling's Fort Worth's Quality Department Store Shirley Removed from Office Friday, March 14, 1952 THE SKIFF Page 3 ■ By Student Congress Vote 6-14 Communism, Democracy i i, v was removiri'iiicj\iil ,1 fconfi ^" ^^^^» -^mr ■ p- r ch* deader by Studenl i A o b, p, -; | until the i .