The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 18, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 7, 1935 Page: 1 of 4
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Abilene Christian College Abilene Texas Thursday February 7 1935
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FA1D READER WILL GIVE
"HAMLET" HERE ON FEB. 14
Edward Abncr Thomson Comes To Abilene As One
Of .Nation's Favorite Platform Artists;
This Is Only West Texas Appearance
Edward Abncr Thompson will interpret Shakeapenre's
great tragedy "Hamlet" when ho appears in Sewell Audi
torium at Abilene Christian College Thursday evening Feb-
ruary 14.
Miss Margaret Ehresmann head of tho speech depart-
ment at A.C.C. and personal friend of Mr. Thomson said that
due to the popularity of ''Hamlet" among lovers of English
literature and Mr. Thomson's particular fame in Shake
gporinn roles ho would bo request-
cd to read thin grant tragedy here.
Mtus Ehresmann predicts that the
noted impersonator will be espe-
cially enjoyed In the fencing acono
in net IV of( Hnmlet in tho fn-
mous "To be or not to bo" sillio-
quy and Ophelia's mourning In net
IV.
This is the only nppenrnnco ofj
Mr. Thompson in West Tcxns nnd
it is ono of tho few times thnt ho
has Included points this far west in
his lours. This la his twentieth
tour of America. IIo hns long been
known jib America's favorite pint-
form artist.
Mr. Thompson includes eight
great selections from English liter-;
nturo in his twentieth repertoire
besides miscellaneous programs
nnd American humor for spcclnl(
occasions. Two of tho extensive
selections nro Shakespeare plays.
The president of tho University of
South Cnrolina recently said "His
interpretation of Hnmlet was re-
markably fine devoid of the rant
and mouthing which renders Shake-
speare bo odious to the general
public I can recommend Mr.
Thompson without nny reservation
whatsoever."
'inompson Will rcau nv uuusum
on this tour at Ashville. North
Cnrolina Jackson Mississippi IJir-
mlngham Alabama Memphis Ten-
Thompson will read nt Houston
ncssceand mnny eastern cities but
will hnve Ablleno ns his only stop
in this territory.
A. C. C. officials have arranged
to havo popular prices for all seats
at tho Thompson appearance.
Sevonty-fivo conta Is tho general
price for adults with n special irnto
of forty cents for students nnd
school people. Tickets will go on
sale nt Jack Linton's Drug Co.
Saturday.
If ever a school was blessed with
talented speakers otcr a long per.
Jed or time It Is A. C C. And few
schools go ns far to enoeuragc that
potentially powerful weapon a
champion for the right and a dead-
ly enemy for thg wroug.
It is Interesting to look at young
orators who havo aspired to tho
Cox prizo In extemporo speaking
the past few years. Ana it is vital
to recognizo the underlying influ-
ences of. tho teachings that go to
mako up tno combinations uiai pro-
duce thoao speeches.
The reason Itself carries us buck
to the quotation of William Lyon
Phelps reproduced in the foreword
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of our college catalogue;
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ideals our wisdom our philosophy
our literature our ort and Ideals
come more from tht' Bible than
from all other books put together"
Those old north chapel doors nro
'Around tlc
n JLair....
going to havo to como open If tne pi9 o could seo snow What a
weather keeps on like It did tnopiBtuwirt sfghTthose snow.-coyored
first of tho week. JRen yoijo in
need of a little afrtlio ellxor or op-
timlsm and ywll-being. Just glance
put the north windows of tho audi-
Utflm. some lovely sunshiny day
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COMING SOON
EDWARD ABNER.
THOMSON
Four Civic Clubs
Hear ACC Quartet
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Future List Engagements
Includes Lometa Trip
Four Civic clubs have heard tho
a. C. C. men's sunrtct during the
I past week. These included the
Ablleno Chamber of Commerce the
UaMngcr Chamber of Commerce
nmj tno Ablleno Rotary Club. Last
Thursday evening they sang nt the
Community Singing in conjunction
wjth the sextet nnd tho A Cnpelln
chorus. Sundny afternoon they
8am? in rnt ut the funeral of
Mrs. Mary Copeland tho grand
mother of tlarjorlo Adrian.
On March 3rd tho quartet plans
to present a lyceum-type program
at Lomety. tho homo of. Forrest
Kirby the first tenor on tho quar-
tet In addition to their quartet
(Continued on page two) I
President's
Told By
As your Interviewer walked Into
tho office of President James F.
Cox his sccrctury laid down her
pej)cli with a resigned expression
Waving mo to a chair President
Cox puaneU back a mountain of let.
tera nnd g. ono ho hnj complet-
jnto tno wn8tcbaskot.
"Now what can I tell you?" he
asked kindly.
"Everything about your trip to
Nashville" I replied.
"Wflll. nnw." n ninmn n lin 1fnn-
ojI IillMr In M. .linlr "Mmro nr.i
g(mo thlnirs I will tell you. and
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(with tvpicnl rIaI nfCctlon)
there nre some things I will not"
Theso aro some of the things ho
related.
From the tlmo he reached Mcm-
From th0 tlmo he reached Mem-
Tennessee hills must have been.
while ln NaBhville he yUlted In
tho homo of E. II. Ijams president
0f D. L. C. '
j Sunday morning and Sunday
I night ho preached .to .the David
LECTURE PROGRAM
THE CHURCH
Sun. Feb. 17; 11:00 u. m. "In Its Organization E. H.
Ijams Nashville Tenn.
Bun. Feb. 17; 7:30 p. nt -"In Its Discipline" E. H. Ijams.
Mon. Feb. 18; 11:00 a. m. ."In Its Care of the Poor and
Sick" J. A. Hudson Tulsa Okla.
Mon. Feb. 18; 7:30 prm. "In Its Care of Widows .and
Orphans" R. B. Sweet Austin.
Tues. Feb. 19 ; 11 :00 a. m. "In Its Preaching and Teach-
ing" Osonr Smith Houston.
Tues. Feb. 19; 7:30 p. m. "In Jits Edification of Its Mem-
bers" Ernest Beam Long Beach California.
Wed. Feb. 20; 11:00 a. m. "In Its Worship" J. A. Hud-
son. Wed. Feb. 20; 3:00 p. m.In Its Ideas and Ideals of Unity"
Ernest Beam.
Wed. Feb. 20; 7:30 p. m. "In Leadership" Batsell Baxter
Abilene Texas.
Thurs. Feb. 21; 11:00 a. m. "In War Against Sin and
Satan" J. N. Armstrong Searcy Arkansas.
Thurs. Feb. 21; 3:00 p.m. "In Congregational Cooperation"
W. S. Long Chicago HI.
Thurs. Feb. 21; 7:30 p. m. -'fin Spreading the Gospel"
"W. S. Long.
Fri. Feb. 22; 11:00 a. m. "In Zeal Humility and Prayer"
J. N. Armstrong.
Bigger Lectureship
Announced By Cox
Short Course in "Church
Work" Is To Precede
Lecture Week
A larger program than ever be-
fore is being pipared for )thd
seventh annual Lectureship of Abl
ieno Christian College on February
17-23 according to President Cox.
"The Church Today in Compari-
son with the. Church of Apostolic
Times" is tile general theme of the
program In which nine well known
speakers will lecture.
Over 400 visitors registered for
last year's Lecture Week. A com
plot program nppears on this
pngo.
A short course in "Church Work"
a now feature of the-week's pro
gram is to be conducted from Feb
ruary 11 to tho 10. from 7:30 (111 9
each evening.
ACADEMY BAND IS
CHAPEL FEATURE
Thursday morning's fine arts
chapel featured tho Academy Kit-
ten bowl. Tho selections given
.Trombone Antics; The Star n
march;
nnde.
and Rio Grande a sere-
Trip Is
Interviewer
Lipscomb congregation. Sunday
evening nt 6 o'clock he prenched in
tho place of Hnll L. Calhoun and
had ono confession.
At 2 o'clock each day he spoke
in tho regular Lectureship on the
subject of "Better Bible Teaching."
He described the Lecture week as
being "most successful" with more
interest shown and better crowds
than ever before. Plans are already
being made for next year's pro
gram.
While there he attended an im
portant conference with the edl
tors of. a proposed new song book
to bo edited by tho Gospel Advo
cate It Is being compiled by
President E. II. Hams. N. B. liar-
demnn of Freed-Hardeman Col
lego. L. O. Samson minister of tho
Springfield. Mo. congregation C.
MrPulllas of Dallas and President
Cox.
"That is all about my trip" he
finished. Unconsciously my eyes
strayed to that pile of manuscripts
demanding his attention.
From 7:30 till 8 talks on "Church
Singing" will be given by Leonard!
n. Ji t a im o oa t . n
Burford. From 8 till 8:30 Batsell.
Baxter will have charge of tho dis-
cussion on "Church "Worship."
From 8:30 till 0 Dean Walter II.
Adams will give instruction in high
school and collego "Bible Teachins"
nnd Dr. G. C. Morlnn In "Elemen
tary Biblo Instruction."
President Cox Charles II. Rob
erson and Don 11. Morris will as-
sist in the short course.
The registration fco is 50 cents.'
Three Plays Given
Next Tuesday Nite
"A" Club Takes In
Two New Members
Armstrong and Hardegree
Granted Membership-
Two new members were initiated
into the "A" Club at a called meet
ing Tuesday night. Hulan Arm-
strong and R. V Hardegree ful-
filled (requirements for member-
ship in tho men's honor organiza-
tion. The meeting was presided over
by Trine Stnrnes president nnd
natters of unfinished business
were discussed preceding the Ini-
tiatory rites.
A committee of J. W. Treat
Reuel Lemmons and Eugeno White
was appointed to recommend other
eligible men for tho organization.
PRESS CLUB TAKES
IN NEW MEMBERS
At a called meotlng of tho Press
Club Wednesday morning foui
new members were voted Into the
organization. Homer Jordan Keith
Moore Norvcl Young and Dudley
Faver became membersi tho first
Ihrce having completed the 20 gal-
leys of newspaper work for the
editorial sldo of tho Optimist nnd
Faver having worked GMourjon
tho business sido. " "
A committee was appointed to
make plans for a banquet to bo
held the 83rd of March.
SPEAKERS CONVENE FRIDAY
FOR THIRD ANNUAL TOURNEY
Utley Predicts Largest Meet; Registration To Begin
At 10 Tomorrow; Debate Oratory And
Extempore Awards Are Offered
Abilene Christian College will be host for the next two
days to tho third annual West Texas Speech Tournament
with contests being held in debate oratory and extempore
speaking.
Registration in the administration building will be held
from ten till one o'clock tomorrow. All preliminary con
tests will be run off Friday
elimination and final contests
STARNES. YOUNG
ARE ACC SPEAKERS
Batsell Barrett Baxter Will
Be Alternate Saturday
Trine Stnrnes placed first In tho
contests to determine the entrants
in oratory and extempore spenking
at the tournament this week-end.
Norvcl Young won second plncc
with Batsell Barrett Baxter being
chosen ns alternate In both divi
slons.
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spenk ng woo Keith Moore Omar
J. w . .
iiixier isuuiuy ruvvr who wum;-
wood nnd Reuel Lemmons. Com-
peting in oratory were Reuel Lorn
mong nnd Leroy Brownlow.
Judges for the tryouts were Miss
Margaret Ehresmann Miss Jewel
Wntson. and Don H. Morris.
The total cost of the World Wnrjers Durant Okla.; Central Teach-
to nil participants Is equivalent to crs Edmond Okla.; Texas Chris-
$20000 for every hour since Christ tian University Fort Worth; How-
was born.
Mclpomencan Players will pre-
ncnt three one-act ploys next Tues-
day evening at 8 o'clock in Sewell
auditorium. Tho plays to be pre-
sented nre entitled "Thank You
Doctor" "Callow's Gate" and
"When Whirlwind Blows." The
plays were not presented beforo on
account of tho illness of several of
the players.
"Thank You Doctor" promises to
be a hilarious comedy concerning
nn insane patient played by Evan
Tnckett nnd tho doctor Don
Woods. Others in the cast aro Otis
Gnrnor a jeweler Mrs. Dowell a dub apoko on tho problems con-
nurse and Allene Kreager the girl fronting the state government at
Anrvjl lur nnnrln A anrnrWA flnlfth '
is anticipated. It is diected by Ann
Smith.
Homer Jordan introduces "Gal-
lows Gaie" with Klrby Dawklns ns
tho unknown stranger. Ermal
Owen is tho mother of tho convict
Evan Tnckett ngnin nppenrs as tho .
jailer while Dudley Faver and!
Cleddio Pruitt nre tho alert news-'
paper reporters. This play too
promises to be exceptionally Inter
esting.
A heavier typo play is directed by'
Homer Utley. It is entitled "When
Whirlwind Blows." This takes us
to the Bcene of the bloody revolu-
tlon in Russia. Wilma Kcndrlck of
tho nobility and Margaret Bell her.
maidi aro involved in a conspiracy
Dorothea Murphy completes tho
cast as the peasant girl. This play
won tho Texas Intercollcglato tour-
nnmentakTe:
'last year7It
Tcxns Tech b Lubbock
wns then presented
by Baylor College
A splendid cvening'sentertain-
ment is anticipated by all Admls-
elon price is fifteen cents.
afternon and evening rwith
scheduled Saturday.
Finals In oratory nnd extemporo
speaking and women's debate wilt
bo held Saturday morhlne and
awards will bo presented in chapel.
Men's debate finals are announced
for 7:30 Saturday evening.
Men to represent A. C. C are
Trine Stnrnes and Homer UUcy
team -A; Keith Moore and Reuel
Lemmons team B; and Dudley Fa-
vor and Norvcl Young team C.
Women's team is composed of May
Roe Harrison and Hope Reed.
Homer Utley forensic manager
has promoted tho tournament and
stated today "This .third annual
tournament promises to be by far
the largest nnd most successful
yet" Don H. Morris debate coach
will have general supervision of the
tournament.
Local students will serve as
chairmen nnd timekeepers for tho
contests.
Among tho schools who have ac-
cepted nro: Hnrdin-Slmmons Uni-
versity Abilene first year win-
ners; Baylor University Waco last
year's champions: Durant Teach-
(Continued on page two)
Pre-Law Students
Hear Smith Thur.
Mr. Lawrenro Smith sponsor of
tho Pre-Law Club was the princi-
pal speaker at the meeting of tho
club last Thursday night Mr.
Smith's speech covered the steps
taken by the government In help-
ing industry agriculture and the
unemployed. He also stressed the
opportunities that have opened for
lawyers in government service.
Percy Johnson president of the
the present and how these prob-
loms are affecting tho law pro-
fession. Plans wcro made for a social In
the near future and a trial was
arranged by Chief Justice Tackett
for tho club's last pledgo Keith
Moore.
New Pickwkkians
Welcomed By Club
jt Thursday tho Pickwickian
club met for the first time since
the initiation of new members Into
that organization. Tho constltu-
tlon of tho club was rend aid Ade-
laide Wolfe president of the club
gave tho history of the Pickwick-
ians and their purpose Tho maga-
zine which tho club issues every
j year was discussed. The president
stated that tho magazine must ap-
pear by the last of March. They
also laid plans for a banqut to hi
t hefc coob.
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