m 40th Year Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, Friday, March 4, 1956 No. 87 Council Makes Plans For Spring Activities • Elections, a band for Manada, Aimer, Shreveport, are the two veto the majority vote necessary the honor system and a Rally com­ candidates for the vice-presidency for the system to be in effect, mittee constitution were hashed of the freshman class vacated by Irwin explained. out in a quick hour-and-a-half Stu­ Barbara Galleher. Mi'ss Galleher The university would have to dent Council meeting • Tuesday af­ also failed to maintain her grade approve the plan and then it would ternoon. average. be placed before the students for Three A&S students have filed Susie McFarland and Lounelle their approval in a general all- for the one Council vacancy left Mays, both juniors from Dallas, school election, before placed into when Carolyn Parker graduated in have been chosen as the official effect. Tanuary, George Cunyus announc­ SMU representatives for the TU After a 15 minute debate-discus- ed at the meeting. Round-Up and the TCU ranch (Continued on page 8) Jerry Merchant, senior from Am- week, respectively. ririllo; Matt Murphy, sophomore Final approval has been received from Buenos Aires; and Edwin from the Dorsey brothers stating Freeman, junior from Dallas are that they will play for this year's Meetings Held —Campus Staff PHoto by Laughtad SWC CHAMPS IN ACTION the three vying for the Council Manada- Dance, Mary Dale Turner, position which will last only until social chairman announced. The Fighting hard against the University of Texas Longhorns in Tues­ For Leaders day night's crutial battle in Perkins gym. an SMU Mustang man­ the end of this semester. place for the dance is still unde­ ages to chalk-up another goal, giving them a safe lead. Bill O'Neil will run unopposed cided, but it will not be the Dr. Leadership '55, the second annual for treasurer. O'Neil will replace Pepper "ballroom" because it will conference of its kind at SMU, will vlarvin Collins, who failed to main­ be in use at that time, Miss Turner be held March 24-25 at the Baker tain a "C" average last semester. also reported. hotel in Mineral Wells sponsored Cagers Dump T exas; Don Weeks filed for one of the In a straw-poll made by Council jointly by thte Student Council and positions in engineering school, as Prexy Ivan Irwin of two sororities the Student Union. CunyuB explained that two vacan- and one fraternity, the opinion ran According to a recent letter sent ies were open but only one stu­ extremely hiyh in favor of the pro­ to the presidents of all campus Take SWC Crown organizations by the central com­ dent filed. posed honor system being studied Nearly 3,000 aroused basketball Fort Worth indicated that Arkan­ mittee headed by Lois Marie Kel- Section A of co-op engineers will for SMU. Irwin reported that one fans stood on their feet Tuesday sas was pulling the upset of the ley, the purpose of the conference tart classes the first day of the sorority voted between 98 and 100 night and cheered wildly as SMU year with a comfortable margin is to make the student leaden mmmer term and this summer will per cent for it and the other two whipped Texas 93-80 and brought and only minutes left to play. more conscious o£ their responsi­ "iave a special election to fill the groups were also relatively high. the Southwest conference basket­ The Texas point-makers were bilities and to help develop the other vacancy and thus maintain Use of the honor system would ball championship back to the Hill­ bottled up inside and started shoot­ potential leadership of those not •.heir allotted number of repre­ be left up to the discretion of the top for the first time in 18 years. ing long push shots from the out­ holding office and to help students sentatives on next fall's Council. students taking the exam with the side with deadly accuracy to close solve their campus leadership Not since 1937 had a Mustang Jo Staton, Dallas, and Fran stipulation that the professor could entry emerged victorious in th.e the SMU gap. But the Mustangs problems. rugged SWC race, and when radio countered with consistent short Applications for the conference reports late in the game indicated shots to stay out in front. were distributed in Monday night that Arkansas was upsetting TCU When, with two minutes left to Dr. Sartain Will Head fraternity and sorority meetings in Fort Worth to enable SMU to play in the game, Coach Doc Hayes and have been given to various take the title uncontested, the sent in his -'second string SMU campus groups and the office of gym began to resemble a new fans began to breath easy for the Faculty's New Senate the Dean of Women for those stu­ year's eve celebration. first time all night The last two dents who were not reached Mon­ By FRANK ROARK departments, and such policies be­ day night. These blanks should be Everyone at the game could minutes were marred by frequent ing subject to the approval of the filled out and put into the Kappa sense the tension of the contest, fouls which seemed to prolong the Dr. A. Q. Sartain, professor of university president. Alpha Theta box in care of Yvonne and when SMU took command early game indefinitely. psychology and personnel admin­ The new constitution of the Gewin by Monday, March 7. Since in the game to race to a 13-point The final horn sounded just after istration, was elected chairman of faculty senate states that " 'The only 75 to 100 students will be halftime advantage, the crowd be­ Nellie Alexander, who was play­ the newly organized "Faculty Sen­ Faculty Senate' shall have all pow­ chosen to go, the accepted stu­ gan to relax a bit. ing his last conference game for ile of SMU" in a Tuesday night the Mustangs, watched a long shot .neeting' of professors and teach­ ers residing in the university fac­ dents will be notified by March 11. A report that TCU led giant- bounce in and out of the basket ers. ulty including the frower to . Because both sponsors have been killer Arkansas by a single point provide regulations for student Players and fans rushed onto the Dr. John Cook, professor of allotted $200 each, students will at the intermission of the Fort conduct and for social and other floor, and the excitement continued Spanish, was elected secretary of have to pay only $4 for registra­ Worth game, brought seemingly extracurricular activities, includ­ in the dressing room until the the organization. Those elected for tion, meals, rooms and entertain­ for the first time the realization ing the regulations governing dor­ deliriously happy Pony team had he executive committee were: Dr. ment. that instead of being co-champs, heard a final report that Arkansas mitories, dining halls, and soror­ New double-deck skyline Grey­ SMU could win thfe title outright Robert Goodloe, professor of ity and fraternity houses." had upset TCU 110-89. ihurch history; Dr. Lloyd Messer- hound buses will leave from the by maintaining their margin over Also, the constitution makes pro­ mith, professor of physical edu­ Student Union Friday, March 24, the hot-and-cold Longhorns. visions concerning infringements cation; and Clifford Shumaker, at 5 p.m. and will return by 5 p.m. Both teams swapped points for of university regulations and dis­ 'Scrap of Paper' To Be professor of management. Saturday in time for the AFROTC most of the second half, and late ciplinary action. During the meeting, a constitu- ball. in the game another report from Next Arden Presentation ion which belonged to the now Arden club's next presentation extinct "University Council" was Bishop Martin To Head Dorothy Malone Attends will be "A Scrap of Paper" by the presented with revisions and French dramatist, Victorien Sar- broadening of powers. This consti­ Tuesday Arden Meeting dou. tution sets forth a new committee Holy Week Preparation for the faculty as a deliberated Dorothy Malone, former SMUite, Originally the club had planned body. "It opens up avenues of Bishop Paul E. Martin, of the will return to the Hilltop Tuesday to produce "Western Star," but m better exchange of ideas between Arkansas-Louisiana area and grad­ for an Arden club meeting at 7:30 since no permission for produc­ faculty and administration," stated uate of SMU will serve as leader p.m. in Arden hall, Dr. Bdythe Ren- tion has been granted the substi­ Dr. Sartain in an interview; Wed­ in a special week of preparation for shaw of the speech department an­ tution was made. nesday. Holy week to be held Tuesday nounced Wednesday. "A Scrap of Paper" was cast Dr. Sartain told The SMU Cam­ through Thursday at Perkins school "Miss Malone has visited the Monday and Tuesday and is in re- pus that this new constitution has of theology. Holy week will begin campus before when she was in hersal under the direction of Vern been under consideration tor about with Palm Sunday April 3rd and Dallas between pictures," Dr. Ren- Reynolds. A student designer and three years. He said the former continue through Easter, April 10th. shaw commented. "The entire stu­ technical director will assist Rey­ president of SMU, Dr. Umphrey Bishop Martin, who is a professor dent body is invited to attend the nolds. Lee had been working on it for of SMU's Distinguished Alumnus meeting and take part in the in­ Tryouts for "Twelfth Night," to some length of time.