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1957
Welcome
VOL 9
NORTH TEXAS STATE CQUEGE, DENTON, TEXAS, NOVEMBER, 1957
News of
NTexans
NO. I
Set For Nov. 8-9
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For Exes
Homecoming Day—Nov 9,
1957—is expected to be the
most spectacular homecoming
in the history of North Texas
State College, with a sched-
ule of events set for returning
ex-students, students, visit-
ors, and faculty members.
Included on the calendar
for Friday and Saturday are
registrations, bonfire and pep
rally, parade of decorated
floats and cars, a parade of
more than 25 visiting high
school bands, a football game
between NT and Chattanooga
University, a barbecue, two
stage shows, and a dance. So-
rorities, fraternities, depart-
ments, and clubs on the
pus will hold open
teas, and other
He&ri of the North Texas State College Campus
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ill
P)Z
All Invited
Social Schedule is Loaded
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W
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An incomplete list of Homecom
-mg Day socials scheduled by soror
ities, fraternities, departments,'
and clubs on the campus for Fri
day and Saturday indicates a full
list of events.-
Among the groups already listed
on the schedule of activities for
Friday are: '
Phi Sigma Alpha open house, 1
until 8 p.m.; Kappa Sigma alum-
"fft~rtTnnt irr, 7 p.m.
Saturday events: Sigma Phi
Ejrsilon open house;, 8-11 a.m.;
Sigma Phi EpsHon- buffet lunch-
eon, 12-2 p.m.; McCracken Club
and Alpha Lambda Sigma coffee
" fcfr^ex-library service majors, 8-11
a.m.| Gamma^Theta Upsilon open
Library Expands
With the addition of 20,529 vol-
umes to its collection in the year
ending Aug. 31, the North Texas
State College Library grew to a
total of 300,269 volumes.
The largest increase,17,688,
was made in the main library, with
small additions noted in the music,
education, journalism, laboratory
school, an^ Tibrfry dopnrt.
merit libraries.
""In the latter part of the school
year, the library reached 300,000
volumes in size, assuring its con-
tinued position as one of the ma-
jor acadeihic libraries in the ^Jate,"
Webb's report stated.
Other ; holdings not included in
■the total Jgiven are 44,448 pam-
phlets, and bulletins, 7,272 pictures,
15,422 college catalogs, 8,892 pho*
nograph . records, 1,575 film slides,
2,152 glass slides, 1,681 film'strips,
163 motion picture films,;and 807
map3. ■ • *
on the mailing list of the Campus
Chat," campus newspaper must
contact the Campus Chat cireula
,2 a year. Only the NORTH TEX
is free to exes.
house, 9-10 a.m. ;,iwomen's division
of health, physical education, and
recreation coffee, 9-10:30 a.m.;
Kappa Sigma open house, 9-11
a.m.; and Kappa Sigma buffet
luncheon,' 11:30 a.m.
Also on Saturday: Industrial
Arts club open house, 9-11 a.m.;
Press club open house and coffee,
9-11 a.m.; Theta Chi open house
9-11 a.m.; North" Texas Student!a. . .
State University.
Section of" American Institute of
Physic^ -open house and coffee, 9-
11 a m.; Ellen H. Richards club
and "" Phi Upsilon Omicron coffee
for home economic? students, 9-11
aim.; speech and drama depart-
ment coffee, 9:30-10:30 a.m.; and
Alpha Rho Tau coffee, 9:30-10:30
a.m.
Other Saturday socials include:
Geezles open house 10 a.m.-l p.m.;
Sigma Nu open house and buffet
dinner 10 a.m.-l p.m.; Kappa Al
pha open house, .10-11 ,a.m.; Delta
Gamma open house, 4-5:30 p.m.;
Chi Omega open—house, 4-5:30
p.m.; Kappa- -Delta open house,
4-6 p.m.; Methodist Student Cen-
ter opeh house, 4:30-6 p.m., and
Sigma Phi Epsilon open hou&e,
5-7 p.m. _ 2.
s&tnrdav'a wrhorinlw —in-
cludes : Geezles party and dance,
5-10 p.m.; Kappi Alpha party for
alumni,r7 P-m.; Sigma Nu party,
7 p.m*;w Sigma Phi Epsilon dance,
7:30 p.m.; Phi Kappa Sigma par-
ty, 8 p.m.; Theta Chi dance,8 p.m.;
and Kappa Sigma dance, 9 p.m.
On Sunday, Alpha Lambda Sig-
ma will hold a breafast and initia-
tion at^8:30
New Degrees Are
Awarded NT Exes
NT graduates continue to study.
H^rjfrove of Port
awarded the doc-
W. Richard
Arthur has be
tor of education degree in elemen-
tary education by Gedrge Peabody
College, Nashville, T$nn., and Joy
J Eaton recently received the doc-
tor of philosophy degree from Ohio
' Hargrove received both the bach-
elor of arts and master of educa-
tion degrees from NT, and Miss
Eaton received the bachelor of mu-
sic degree from .the colllege.
. = David F. Dawson is one of the
more recent recipients of the doc-
tor of philosophy degree.
Dawson, who took the bachelor's
degree in 1948 and the master's
in 1949, was Swarded the Ph.D;
in mathematics from the Univer-
sity iaf Texas in August and is
now assistant professor of mathe-
matics at the University of Mis-
souri in Columbia. 1
The Dawson's and their four
children are residing at 2006 Park-
pde Blvd., Columbia, Mo. Mrs.
Dawson*«is the "formef Catherine
Homecoming Plans
The winners of the decorated
parade floats and houses at the
Homecoming celebration will be
Ex-students who -tab t. b.
Chambef of Commerce, according
to Dr. Harold Farmer, executive
ex-student secretary.
tjon manager; Subscription price Js First, second Mid^
awards will be made again
year, he has announced
McCarty, who received IHe bache-
lor of arts degree in 1948 and the
master of arts in 1949. r
—■ An August recipient of the
doctor of education degree from the
University of Denver, Robert F.
Bender, is teaching in the depart-
ment of business* and economics at
Arkansas State College. • „ 'v
Another new doctor is Clarence
Rinehe^rt Dick, '54, who received
the Ph.D. from Kansas State Col-
lege this summer.
TSTA Reception
NTSC Ex-Students attend-
ing the Texas State Teach-
ers Association Convention
in Dallas, Nov. 28-30, wilK be
honored at a reception Fri-
day, Nov. 29, 'at 5 p.m. in
the English Room of the
Baker Hotel.
According to Dr. Harold
Farmer, executive secretary
of the ex-student association,
hosts for the annual social
for excj, wilt be the Dallas
ex-student group.
Registration begins Friday at 3
p.m. in. the Student Union Build-
ing and will continue until 9 p.m.
Registration continue* all day Sat-
urday in the union building and
at the barbecue with the Green
Jackets and T-Club members in
charge. Friday night's pep rally
and bonfire at Fouts Field will be-
the kick-off for homecoming events*.
Approximately 50 decorated
floats and cars are expected to be
in the annual Homecoming Parade
which begins Saturday at 11 a.m.
The parade WiH form on Avettttt
D; continue east on Chestnut to
Avenue B; go north on Avenue Efc,
to Hickory; then east on Hickc
around the square, and west on^Oalt
Street to Avenue B, wher^tne pro-
cession will disband.
Eagle Game
Pre-game
Field will begii
(Continued on Pa;
Fouts
when
4":
Classes of 'Seven'
Posters,, with the classes ending
in seven, beginning with 1897,
will be on display at the I|ome-'
coming Day barbecue, so return-
ing ex students may gather at
one particular place and greet
their classmates.
Homecoming Schedule
Friday, Nov. 8
3 p.m. to Registration \in' Main Lounge—Student
9 p.m. Union Building.
8 pin. Pep'daily and bonfire—Fouts Field. — -
Saturday, Nov. 9
All Day Registration in Student Union Building
and at the barbecue. ""
11 a.m, Homecoming Parade —Beginning on
Avenue D; continuing east on Chestnut
to Avenue B; to north <m Avenue B to
r Hickory around the square, and west on
Oak Street to Avenue B.
Luncheon—Officers of the Ex-Student
' Association, Crystal Room, Marquis Hall.
Parade of bands—Fouts Field.
Football Game—Fouts Field: NTSC vs.
• Chattanooga^ University. Admission $2.
Barbecue—Men's Gymnasium.
Stage Show—First performance: 'Fessor
Graham and The Aces of Collegeland,
Main Auditorium. Admission 30c.
Basketball Game—Men's Gymnasium:
inner-squad game. ^
Stage Show—Second performance: Aces
of Collegeland, Main Auditorium. Admis-
sion 30c. " *
Social. Dance—Women's Gymnasium.
11:45 a.m.
1:16 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:00 pim.
r 8:30 .p.m.
10:00 p.m.
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