Eastern Progress Eastern Progress 1953-1954 Eastern Kentucky University Year 1954 Eastern Progress - 05 Mar 1954 Eastern Kentucky University This paper is posted at Encompass. http://encompass.eku.edu/progress 1953-54/10 t <■ u Is 1 I-1 Pictured above are the girls chosen as queen and attendants of the Annual Military Ball scheduled for next Friday evewng, March V£, from 9 o'clock p.m. until 10 o'clock a.m. irt Walnut HalL In the front row, reading from left to right, arc Jo Ann Million, Carlene Babb, Carol Melberg, and Jo Ann Nasslda. In the second row are "Dece" Daniel, Queen lanche Rose McCoun, Pat Perkins, Jimmie Suewateman, and Mary Ann Ogden. EASTERN PROGRESS Queen Blanche And Court To Reign [ft Student Publication of Eastern Kentucky State College, Richmond, Kentucky At The 16th Annual Military Ball The 16lh annual Military Ball will be held Friday, March Volume 31 Friday, March 5, 1954 Number 10 12, from 9 o'clock until 1 o'clock a. m. in Walnut Hall, SUB. Queen And Attendants Blanche Rose McCoun will reign One Hundred Thirty-Two Students Sigma Tau Delta Banquet as Military Ball Queen. Attendants To Be Wednesday.Ylar. 10 selected a*e Jimmie SfleaBateman. First Battalion Sponsor; "19eoe" Earn 40 Or, More Quality Points Sigma T<*u D^ta, national liter- Daniel, Second Battalion Sponsor; ary fraternity, will hold its annual ' Pat Perkins, Battery "A"; Carlene One hundred thirty two students earned forty or more banquet at Boone Tavern in Berea Babbs, Battery "B"; Jo Ann Nas- quality points first semester. These students plus all stu- on Wednesday, March 10. sida, Battery "C"; Joe Ann Mil- dents with a "B" average for the past semester will be This banquet will include the lion, Battery "D"; Carol Melberg, initiation of the new members: W. Battery "E"; and Mary Ogden, honored at the annual "B" Average Tea scheduled for Wed- L. Keene, member of the English Battery "F". nesday evening, March 17, in Walnut Hall. department; Thorn McElfresh, Ada , Committees planning the dance Students with 40 or more quality Ruth Taulbee, Mary Jo Campbell are Cadet Colonel Marion White, points are: Emma Aguinaldo. Metcalf. Lancaster; Diana Miller. chairman; Cadet Lt. Colonel Jim Jackson; Roger Alexander, Ow- Tway; Glenn Morris, Crab Orch- and Rosalyn Russell. The student Mitzi members of Sigma Tau Delta are Murphy, publicity; Cadet 1st Lt. ingsviUe; Charles Antle, Columbia; ard; Mueller. Bellevue; Roger Stephens, Martha Thornton, Jesse McKinley, decorations; Cadet Carlene Babb, Ashland; Bonnie Marylyn Mulvanity, Atlanta, Ga.; Wanda Smyth, Ruth Hulker and Captain Roy Perkins, floor; Cadet Baldwin, CampbellsviUe; Fred Bar- James Murphy, Kirksville; Gayle Edie Taylor. Captain Tom Holbrook, entertain- tel, Chicago, 111.; Jimmie 8ue O'Connell, Concord. Glenn McLain of the history de- ment; Cadet Major, Robert Buck- MUSIC BY DAVE PARRY Bateman, Barbourville; Ruby Ben- Betty Pack, Palntsville; Thelma partment will be the guest ley, invitation and no-breaks; ton, Richmond; Reginald Bethel, Parke, Richmond; Margaret Parks, speaker. His topic will be "Bones Cadet Captain Jesse Reed, tickets; Fred Hendricks will be the an- Lancaster; Frank Bickel, Louis- Ravenna; Neal Parsons, Hulen; and Books, B. C." Cadet 1st Lt. Stan ton Young, nouncer for the coronation which ville; Trava Butler, SimpsonvilU-; Lloyd Pendergrass, Jenkins; Ger- The Canterbury members are favors; and Cadet Lt. Colonel will be at approximately 11 o'clock. Denyse Campbell. Mays ville; Mary aid Points, Dry Ridge; Paul Polly, invited to be guests at the banquet. Noland Baldwin, program. Lt. Ticket Deadline Jo Campbell, Pineville. Mayking; Thomas Powell, Sand Colonel Alden O. Hatch is super- ROTC cadets are selling tickets Betty Carpenter, Flemingsburg; Gap; Wilma Quillen, Lothair; Ann visor of all committees. •which must be purchased by to- Betty Carson, Hazard; Shirley Quinn, NicholasvMe; Dorothy DSF Members Invited To Corps Adjutant Cadet Major day, March 5. - Carson, Hazard; Branch Carty, Quisenberry, Winchester; Hubert Taffy Pi* Swiday Night Ashland; David Cayior, New Al- Rwney. Elkhorn; Margie Rasnich, ban/, tod.; Martha Chamber*, Cumberland; GI y n n Reynolds, All D. S. F. members and their Richmond; Peggy Chandler, Louis- Waynesburg; Harold Richardson, friends are invited to attend the Debate Team Defeats Indiana and ville; Jennie Chattin, Ashland; Richmond; Henry Romersa, La- Taffy Pull scheduled for this Sun- James Cheak, Lawrenceburg; Ron- trobe, Pa.; Mary Rowlett, Rich- day evening At 6:30 p. m. at the Earlham; Hughes Elected Captain aid Coffman, Richmond; Arthur mond; Harris Schoen, Louisville; First Christian Church. Program Combs, Whitesburg; Gwendolyn Jo*" Scholle, Covington; Charles co-chairmen are "Boots" Whitaker Eastern's debate team closed its out-of-state intercol- Combs, Lothair; Gordon Cook, Schwartz, Louisville; Kenneth Gail and Jack Duvul.. Doris Edwards Richmond; Sue Covington, La- Scroghan, Harrodsburg; Joe Shelt- and Wanda Liridon are in charge legiate season Saturday, February 27- with the end of the Grange; James Croley, Nevisdale. «-» Junction City; Ronald Smiley, of refreshment 3. Eighth Annual Hoosier Forensic Conference held at Indiana Edwin Cuff, Richmond; Mavis Prestonsburg; Charles Smith, On Sunday, February 14, mem- University, Bloomington, Ind. The tournament lasted two P ls; har es Ro ie 1 bers of the D. S. F. traveled to the Curry, Varney'; Edwin Dale. Louis- ellen;" Claude5i i <Smith,"" SGray" '"^"- Hawk; Central Christian Church in Lex- ville; Doris Dougherty, Irvine; ington where Newton Fowler, na- *SL from Eastern making the SK/Sdve Wabaah oSS^ Thomas Dourian, Detroit, MUSn.; Wanda Smyth, College Hill; James tripIn included Victor Venettozzi,Venettozzi. dede- ™»iy, ana vvaDasn college. Ann Ennis, Elizabethtown; Charles ^now,c Sherman; Jeanette Sowders, tional D. S. F. president, spoke to C. T. Hughes was unanimously college students from Eastern, bate coach; Barbara Scoville, Eversole, Richmond; Donald Fields, Richmond. James Snow, and Roger Stephens, elected captain of the debate team Martha Spurlin, Richmond; Rog- Berea, and the University of Ken- affirmative debaters, and Jerry at the Wednesday, March 3, meet- Louisville; Gordon Fleck, Berwyn, tucky. 111.; Romona Fletcher, Ashland; er Stephens, Gapville; Nancie Taylor, Chester Greynolds, C. T. !"£ because of his impfesslve de- Douglas Flynn, Irvine; Martha Hughes, and James Burch, nega- velopment in debate technique and Flynn. Irvine; Thomas Forbes. b,m: Carl Tomlm Covington; Dixie Males Outnumber Females; tive debaters. Eastern won two hla keen _ interest in the debate team. Mr. Venettozzi also an* Covington; Daisy French. Brutus; JX^le'^Joe vl 1 eTt oTr' Enrollment Totals 1404 decisions out of four rounds, de- feating Indiana State and Earl- nounced at this meeting that the Girls are stUl in luck this semes- ham University. The debate topic regular debate meeting wUl con- lj£ SgSkSnSbort; Cora \**gl WiUia V« Ptft. Kjmvir; was, "Resolved, That the United tinue with emphasis being placed ™ ter as males outnumber them on on Griffith, Cur, Charles Grigsby. ^XS^S^C^S^ Eastern's campus for another States Should Adopt a Policy of preparation for next season. Martin; Joan Hafer, Lakeside; semester, according to enrollment Free Trade." Some interstate teams may still be Sandra Hanks, Lawrenceburg; Jo Watts, Covington; Bonnie Wells, reports from tho Registrar's office. In addition to debate, Roger scheduled this season. Nell Harrod, Frankfort; Glynna Prestonsburg; Cyrilla Wethington, Of the 1404 students enrolled, Stephens, James Snow, and James Persons interested in debate Hays, Irvine; Jessie Hobbs, Haz- Louisville; Betty White, Louisville; 831 are men while only 573 are Burch entered discussion and re- should contact Mr. Venettozzi in ard; Charles Hughes, Richmond; Fred Williams, Berea; Georgia women. This compares with last ceived three superiors. The discus- Roark 18, or attend the Wednes- Ann Hulker, Frankfort; James Ir- Williams, Harlan; Doris Wilmer, semester's 1412 students—856 men sion topic was "How can the pres- day meetings at 4:00 p. m. In win, Louisville; Mary Lou Jones. Ft. Thomas; Beverly Wilson Rich- and 556 women. ent procedures and practices of Roark 19. rry , Louisville; Marjorie Jordan, Wal- "P"* J?,? J9S9 V5&2£ Statistics on the various classes Congressional Investigation Com- ton; Alice Keene, Richmond: Alon- *g& W1Ison' Pula«»ki Katherine include 413 students in the fresh- mittees be improved?" Jerry Tay- ASSEMBLY PROGRAMS zo Gene Kitchen, Blaine; Joy Kit- Wright Bellevue; Preston Young, man class, 156 women and 257 lor also entered the public speak- Stanford. March 17: Speaker, Anne son, Falmouth. men; the sophomore class totals ing contest and earned an honor- Guthrie, member of Speakers' Jackson Lackey, Richmond; 316 students, 125 women and 191 able mention. She spoke on "My MR. CARLEY'S RECITAL Research Committee of the Richard Lambert, Pittsburgh, Pa.; men; the junior group includes Democracy." United Nations. Subject, "The Nathan Lipscomb, Winchester; BUI Ronald Carley, assistant profes- 134 women and 167 mien, totaling Other schools participating in World's Workshop." McClanahan, Lexington; Elizabeth sor of music, will present a piano 301 students; and the senior class the Forensic Conference were But- March 24: To be announced. McDonald, Williamsburg; Thom recital Monday evening at 8 o'clock consists of 14) women and 161 ler University, University of Cin- March 31: Speaker, Dr. Le- McElfresh, Brooksville; Margaret in Hiram Brock Auditorium. men, totaling 302