Harding University Scholar Works at Harding The Bison Archives and Special Collections 2-27-1954 The Bison, February 27, 1954 Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.harding.edu/thebison Recommended Citation The Bison, February 27, 1954. (1954). Retrieved from https://scholarworks.harding.edu/thebison/576 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives and Special Collections at Scholar Works at Harding. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Bison by an authorized administrator of Scholar Works at Harding. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ~ I I "' LIBER1Y IS 'FOUND VOLUME XXVII No. 15 FRESHMAN EDITION, THE HARDING BISON, SEARCY, ARKANSAS FEBRUARY 27, 1954 0 Daze by Hayes Dr. Scwarz Speaks Representatives Campus Players Offer Green Freshmen? At Commerce Meet M C " About 300 members of the Cham- For . ay ourt • ber of Commerce and the Harding 3-Act Comedy Mar~ 5 N0, Vespers, WeII College faculty and their wives were Ch b Cl b 1 guests at a banquet given by Hard- By ELTA STARLING ''The Importance of Being_Earnest," a t}u:ee-act triviaJ Ill Take aDozen ~~Tle~~ll;!:et!~~~sday night in the osen y u s cqmedy for serious people, by Osc~1:' Wilde will be pre$ented May court representatives were By JIM HAYES Dr. Fred Schwarz, guest speaker Friday, March 5, in the large auditorilli)l. Directing the pro- from Sydney, Australia, made an selected last week by' men's and duction is Mrs. Wanda Wiley I received the call about 11:45. inspiring speech on "The Heart, women's social clubs for the annual May Fete, May 1. The cast will include: The editor's voice had an urgency Mind and Soul of Communism." e a e ourney Jimmy Lyons as John Worthing, about it that was more urgent than Dr. Schwarz has made a profound Those chosen to represent their D b t T J.P. of the House of Manor; Benny usual. She told me that The Thing study of basic Communist tests and clubs on May 1 were: Holland as Alegrnon Moncrief£, his was scheduled for 12:00 p.m. Her has an understanding of Commu­ •lng Betty Jo Cole, Regina; Minnie Held at Hard friend; and Margaret Willis as Lady spy in Armstrong had given her the nism equalled by very few. He has Lee Lane, MEA; Kuyoko Uamada, The Arkansas Debate tourna­ Bracknell, as the most outstanding clue. This was terrific, and the debated leading Communists in Oege; Pat Rowe, Gata; Ina Swan, ment will be held on the Harding characters of the production. paper could not afford to miss it- many parts of the world, and has KKK; Marion Stephens, Ju Go Ju; Campus March 5 and 6. The tourna­ Others in the cast are: travelled extensively throughout 1 cut the commnuication, leaped Hazel Stroud, Phi Delta; Bonnie ment, an annual event, is sponsored Charles Pittman as Rector Can­ the world, investigating and expos­ out of the booth and made like McAdams, Tofebt; Margaret Willis, by the Arkaknsas Association of on Chasuble; Ken Noland as Merri­ crazy up the stairs to the Second ing Communism. W.H.C. Teachers of Speech of which· Pro­ man, brother to Mr. Worthing; floor of Armstrong. Although I was Wayland Wilkerson as Lane, Mr. Dr. Schwarz described the rise Norma Lee, Omega Phi; Nancy fe~sor Evan Ulrey is third Vice­ ~ nearly overcome by the overpower­ to power of Lenin and the Commu­ Moncrieff's man-servant; Barbara Roberts, Delta Chi Omega; Margaret president. ing aroma of popcorn, the deafen­ nist Party in Russia. In 35 years Lemmons as Hon. Gwendoline Fair­ Buchanan, L.C.; Hatsuyo Kitazawa, He is in charge of the debating ing rustle of comic books-and the the Communists gained from a mere fax, daughter of Lady Bracknell; HI;IH; Jeanette Hooker, Sub Deb; activities. closing words and music ( ? !) of 40,000 followers to absolute con­ Ramona Thompson as Cecily Car­ Mary Turman, Alpha Theta; and There will be no out of state that game that was, is or Will Be trol of 800,000,000. dew, John Worthing's ward; and Sue Lawrence, Theta Alpha Rhoe. teams participating in the tourna­ about football which was blaring ment. The meet will be arranged in Martha Burns as Miss Prism. forth from some overworked turn­ "How has this been accomplish­ Men's Representatives men's and women's and Junior di- The production will be presented - table--! somehow managed to keep ed?" Schwarz asked. "Communism visions. in very gay costume, Mrs. Wiley my mind on the matter of the is a religion of promise. It has ad­ Representatives for the men are: announced, and will hold the at­ vanced across the world on the Professor Ulrey stated that six moment. In the not too far dis­ Don See, Sub-'r 16; Weldon Hatcher, Arkansas Colleges besides- Harding tention of the audience from begin­ tance I could hear Miss Stafford's wings of a promise. The promise Sigma Tau Tigma; Ronald Bever, have already announced entrants. ning to end. She also stated that rhumatic entreaty to some indif­ is two-fold in nature. One aspect Mohican; Norman Hughes, Lambda In addition there will be an ora­ it would be one of the best produc­ ferent male to make love to her. appeals to the poor, the ignorant, Sigma; Mike Moore, Frater Soda:lis; tions of plays on the campus, and and the underprivileged; the other tory and an extemporaneous speak­ Someone was taking a shower Bob Coburn, Alpha Phi Kappa; Joe ing contest. advises everyone to see this three­ (they had been reminded in chapel) aspect appeals to the wealthy, the Burrough, Cavaliers. act comedy by Wilde. intellectually superior, and the The schedule for the tournament and someone was playing a guitar­ is as follows: obviously without previous instruc­ idealistic reformers." Sam Haynes, Tri Sigma Delta; Friday, March 5 tion. Bob Waggoner, TNT; Saturo Numa­ "The poor are promised a new jiri, Delta Iota; Keith Stotts, Gal­ 8:30 a.m. General Assembly, Nine Are Accepted Cat (coach) Number One came world without want. The ·second axy; Jim Tuttleton, Koinonia; Dick Small Auditorium. confidently down the hall where part of the promise is that a new May, Zeta Kappa ""Tau; and Jackie 9:00 a.m. First Round, Prelimi­ I intercepted him with an in­ society will be created, a new and Rhodes and Freddy Massey, K-9. nary Debates. Into Honor Society up; Ace?" finer mankind will eemerge, Ushers were also chosen for May 10:10 a.m. Second Round, Pre- Four seniors and five juniors will· "Quite well. Quite well. We've Schwarz continued. Human nature Day activities to direct traffic and liminary Debates. · be initiated into the Alpha society a cinch. The boys are in excellent will be transformed into something the people. 11:20 a.m. Third Round, Prelimi­ next week at a formal initiation, shape and in goods spirits." He infinitely finer and more beautiful. nary Debates. The Sub-T 16 selected Rex Davis; Norman Hughes stated this week. formed a "we've got it made" sign "To promise is one thip.g; to ful­ 1:30 p.m. Fourth Round, Prelimi­ Membership in the honor society with his thumb and fore finger. Mohican, Russ McNalty; Alpha Phi nary Debates. fill is another," Dr. Schwarz said. Kappa, Morgan Richardson; Frater is based on scholarship. A 3.5 grade As he disappeared around a 2:45 p.m. Announcements of Re­ The Communists plan to succeed Sodalis, Huey Waites; Koinonia, average is required for seniors and corner in the hall, Cat Nqmber Two sults of Preliminary Debates. Draw­ by Science. Scientific Marxism be­ Claude Danley; Cavalier, James a 3.7 average for juniors. bounded up the stairs. I reiterated ings of Byes for first elimination gins with three basic hypotheses; Griffith; Delta Iota, Jerry Martin; Danny Brown, Cecil May, Mary the question I had asked Cat Num­ round. Atheism, Matherialism, and Eco­ Tri Sigma Delta, Wayland Wilker­ Ann Whitaker and Janet Heid­ ber One--"How are things shaping 3:00 p.m. Contest of Oratory. nomic Determinism. son; TNT, John Anderson; Galaxy, breder make up the senior list. up, Ace?" Capitalism must be destroyed, so­ 3:45 p.m. Contest in extempora­ The juniors are Bob Brown, Glen­ son; TNT, John Anderson; and the neous speech. "Extremely well. Extreeeemely cial classes liquidated, the masses Academy usher is Bill Path. da Givens, Yvonne Davis, Carol well. If you'd like a quote, try this re-educated ·,to produce a new gen­ 4:30 p.m. First Round, Elimina­ Stevens and Jane Sutherlin. one for size. "We will win! Un­ eration unspoiled by capitalism. Plans Revealed tion Debates. Bob Brown is an English major 8:00 p.m. "Importance of Being quote." "The, mass-murder program of Miss Jane Sutherlin, director of from Atlanta,, Texas, and plans to Communism is a logical and ines­ Earnest" College Auditori\).m. preach. About this time someone ran the May Fete, announced this week Saturday, March 6 capable consequence of their basic that plans are well under way. The Jane Sutherlin, Searcy, is an into me "Nice fake, Richardson!" 8:00 p.m. Assembly. beliefs. It is science in action," Ju Go Ju club will select May Pole English major, a member of the Ju I yelled. 8:15 a.m. Second Round, Elimina­ Dr. Schwarz said." If Communism winders at a regular meeting. Go Ju club, editor of the '55 Petit "Don't mention it." was his re­ tion Debates.