The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 22, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 12, 1936 Page: 1 of 4
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CAMPAIGN m
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LIBRARY
FUNDSWELIS M FIRST DAYS OF
& t A. k A.. K Aw A A A A
$50W Pledged Before. Undemkmgi Is Formally Amomeed
MULTIMILLIONAIRE
USES ANCIENT BUT'
SOUND ADVICE
. by Weldoa Dnnclt
"A person can ffet anything he
wants if he wants it bad enough".
Old advice but how full of mean-
ing it-grows when such outstand-
ing ifcrsonngcs as J. C. Penny
show what averngo ability added
to unusual determination can do
for a fellow-
I heard ono Hnrdln-Simmons stu
dent attempt to describe the pro
found sllenco and attention which
hovered over that student-faculty
auditorium last Saturday morning
as the multimillionaire related
his philosophy of Buccess. I need
not tell of tho same effect his brief
talk hnd upon our own student
body
Edison once said "Success de-
pends nbout five per cent on in-
spiration and 05 per cent On pers-
piration." Ho doubtlessly learned
this great truth from experience
Mr. Penny stated that he was
-vKratcful for his boyhood days of
Hardship which imbedded within
him those great vlrtures of hones-
ty thrft and hppreclatlon. "A
man w'.fb has novcr ridden tho
rough country rtfad cannot enjoy
tho smoothness of the paved high-
way." Today Mr. Penny is the presi-
dent of a company which operates
moro than 1C00 stores in America.
Forty years ago ho was a seeming
ly inslgniflcient young dry goods
clerk in a Missouri vlllnn. Hij
success has been the result of a
determined objective attended by
' "sweat of. the brow". His example
In this I believe is ono tt.'at all
of us mighb profitably emulate.
NEW BOARD
PRESIDENT
W. H. Free is new president
of the Board of trustees of
Abilene Chrlstlop College
Brother Free was a student
of tho college when i it opened
as Chllders Cffaslcal Institute
in 1005. Since that tlmo No has
missed but ono time. In leading
tho traditional opening hymn
at tho-beginning of each lefag
session.
RUTH PENICK NOTED AS YOUNG
AMERICAN PIANIST HEREj.TUE.
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"Playing with fullness of power;
and depth of feeling Ruth Penick
pianist presented a group of num-
bers so arled that her versatile!
sincerity proved its authenticity. 1
The skill of. modulated touch "gave
the effect of a background for her
own emotion which was more than
the 'attitude' toward One's music.
Her self became submerged in the
web woven by her own notes com-
position and musician flowing as
one." '
So says the Baylor Bells official
student newspaper of Mary-Hardin
Baylor in reviewing a recent con-
cert there of Ruth Penick young
American pianist of Dallas who
will bo wesentcdl in the ScwelL
auditorium next. Tuesday evening!
under twe auspices of the Coterie
music organization of Abilene
Christian College.
Miss Penick has had wide ex-
perience as a recitalist since her
early youth. Born and educated
In Texas tho daughter of Dr. D.
A. Penick who is professor of
classical languages at the Univcr-
(Continued on page Three )
TIME IN DEBATE
I around
theLAIR
Lairltes continue to go hither
hd thither A Capclla plans Its
biir trio of. the year to San An-
ttfntor-Dramatlcs Club has two'
plays underway (which hopefuls
declare will be presented Friday
evening rain or shine and in .spite
of tho fact that the Optimist was
unable to obtain specific data con-
cerning them) the bolter of tho two
going to tho Houston stato tourn-
ament seniors talk aboit a week's
trip to Carlsbad and tho track
team will mako a trip or two in
spite of black eyes. '
The student council Is at work
en an All-Abllene Christian Col-
lte Day project to be held lata
r In the spring. All awards of the
year will be made on a certain
' evMlnir in May with "exes" and
moms and pops nil on hand to basic
1-$ (Continued on page Four)
I Roberson Attends
Terrell Wedding
Charles H Rpborson performed
.. . ..omn.iv nt tho wedding
r xno TOR -"'" .nfw
ot Miss Sarah. Margarc """"'
.' of Terrell and mair uuuB. -
an of Tyler Saturday.
no remained In Terreu w.-
J.duct services in tho church there
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Topics Announced
For Cox Extempore
Speaking Contest
21 Subjects Announced
From Biblical Subjects
For Extempore Speakers
Twc.nty-ono subjects have been
selected as topics for tho annual
Cox Extempore Speech Contest to
be held April 2. This event of
discussion on Bible topics Is held
annually in memory of Van Burcn
Cox and Julia Minerva Cox father
(Continued on page Four)
Carruthers Crowned
Kitten Klub Queen
Veteran Team Only
Team In Durant Meet
To Win Seven Straight
Returning from the Sava'ge For-
ensic ot Durant) Oklahoma ACC
speakers brought homo a third
place in oratory which was won
by Trine Starncs veteran debater
and orator.
Competing in their last college
tournamont Starncs and HCmcr
Utlcy went through the first two
scries of the preliminaries unde-
feated the- only team in the meet
to achieve this honor.
(Continued on page three)
NO SUCH WORD
AS "FAIL"
"Thcro is' no such word nsj
'Fail' In my vocabulary" said
President Jomes F. Cox in clos-
ing his introduction oft tho plan
for ACCV new $125000 mem-
orial library.
"Wo may have to back up and
start again" ho said "but as
long. as I have a breath in my
body Pm going to work for
this undertaking.
Definite Need Is
FelthViewOf
Record: Growth
by Wanda Mayflcld
La Nolle Carruthers regally at-
tired in queen's robos" of white
satin silver tunic nnd n train of
velvet encrustored with pearls and
edged in fur was crowned queen
of tho Kitten Klub Monday even-
ing. J. W. Baulch of the Wildcat
Football squad was cho'ca king
and he placed the crown of pearls
nnd rhinestones on the head of
the Kitten president.
Tho girl's sextet entertained
with vocal numbers and Elizabeth
Fcnlcy sang "Alice Blue Gown."
Leonard Burford Mabel Morttfn
and Vyla Bell Krey wcro accom-
panists. Background music of the
evening was ployed by a string en-
semble composed of Amelia Bas-
kerlllc Joyce Link Chrystell Head
Vyla Bell Krey( and Price King.
Members of tho court Included
representatives of tho student body
Vivian Day and Landon Hill. Duch-
ess Vivian was attired In a royal
blue crepe dress with gold cloth
collar and deep cuffs. Gold Bandals
completed tho costume.
Eleanor Danlelson Kitten Klub
representative wore n red printed
satin featuring a largo sush bow
in tho back. She was escoited by
Heydcn.Eyeatt WUdcat captain.
Gwendolyn Walker of the sen-
ior class modelled a ravy net frock
over printed satin. Full sleeves a
red evening handkerchief and red
sandals were features of the cos-
tume. Buford Baldwin was senior
escort
Junior representative Elolse
Reynolds woro a beige lace jack-
et over blue taffeta with blue san-
dals. She was escorted by Robert
(Continued on page Two)
MRS BAXTER TO
SPEAK TO GIRLS
Mrs. Batscll Baxter will speak
to n group of girls studying "Wo-
man's Christian Servico'' tomor-
row evening at the meeting of the
Girl's Training Class at 0:30 In
room twenty-seven. Tho subject of
discussion will be " A High Typo
of Womanhood". Every girl is in-
vited to bo present.
Campus Life To Be
Magazine Theme
Definite plans for the 1930
Pickwlcker hoc been outlined
with articles being assigned to
members of thte Pickwlcker Club.
Smaller in page size than last
year tho Pickwlcker will feature
campus life with an effort being
mode to appeal to ACC students
particularly. Illustrative sketch-
es will add Interest nnd carry out
the motif.
Working on the publication are
Hope Reed editor; Dudley Favcr
business manager; Wanda May-
fJeld Batscll Barrett Baxter An-
nette Bceman Norvel Young Myrt
lo Porrlsh Weld&h Bennett John
C. Stevens Lona Johnson Adelaide
Wolf Joo Edward Davis Walter
Daugherity Maxlne Wheeler Ro-
berta Beaman Marlin Carruth
James Taggart Norene Gibson
Bonnie Butler Annie Laurie Need-
ham and Frank Trayler.
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TEXAS CENTENNIAL
OBSERVANCE BY
ALPHA CHIS
McGregor Utley White
Granger Give Talks
On Commemoration
With tho Texas Centennial asj
toh themo of the program the
James A. Garfield elwptor ot Al-'
pha Uhl met last Monday even-
ing nnd heard soveral short talks
on the Centennial Celebration.
(Continued on page Four)
O. M. Reynolds Ex
of 1906 Is Appointed
Campaign Manager
With' final plans for field work
yet incomplete and with the cam
palgn itself barely announced.
President James F. Cox announc-
ed this week that $5000 had al-
ready been subscribed to tho
$125000 fund for Abilene
Christian College's new library
building to be dedicated to Chris
tian evengellsm.
Officially Introducing the plan
to the student body Tuesday morn
ing President Cox said In hlsasi
scmbly address: "I havo always
found that when thero is a definito
need and th'at-nced is placcd-bcforc
Christinn men and women they
have mqt that need. But tho place
to begin is right here. Wo must
I1UVC bllU WIIUIU-III'UI ltU BUpiJUlb Ul
I our student body if this plan 'is
- to be- n success."
NEW FACILITIES
President Cox directed attention
to the fact that for the past two
years both tho State Department
trf Education .and tho Southern
Association of Colleges have
"urged requested and required"
that Abilene Christian College
have better library facilities.
"With our present enrollment"
he said "we need library accom-
modations for 300 students includ-
(Continucd on page two)
Cox and Chorus
On Baird Program
MEMORIAL LIBRARY TO TYPIFY THE HEART OF THE INSTITUTION THAT ABILENE
CHRISTIAN COLLEGE HAS.COME TO BE WITHIN THREE DECADES OF DEVELOPMENT
PJ Abilene caVryjtiR
R.tfM8$J52n.&
General plans havo been com-
pleted for tho new ?125000 lib-
rary building and a picture of an
artist's conception of tho complet-
ed building has been made. Pre-
liminary plans wero drawn by
Eugcno White of tWe ACC de-
partment of Art
Tho plans for a structure
covering a ground space of 00 by
102 feet and having three floors.
In addition to stack rooms ftfr
(100000 volumes there will ho a
reading room 50 by 120 feet which
will accommodate 300 students.
"Tho building" will have nn nudU
torium with n capacity of about
300 to be used principally in tho)
religious activities of tho college
in addition to several classrooms
n librarian's office and a book
bindery department.
Thero will also be a. text book
department a museum and a re-
ligious library to cover the entire
third floor. Tlte religious library
will be developed into the best
religious library in tho southwest
containing a collection of old manu
scripts od versions translations
of tho Bible "commentaries bocks
of sermons nnd other important
publicatlona'nHi:the?fleld of Blblcal
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HOW IT fcAN
1115 DOXK
O. M. Reynolds chairman nf
the campaign shows how the
monoy can be raised for the
now library building:
"Thero nro almost 1000000
Christians in tho United States
and about 100000 In Texas
alone.
There are nbout 3500 gos-
pel preachers In the brother-
hood today. Among this num-
ber are 800 young preachers
who havo gone out from ACC.
"Thero nro around 8000 ex-
students of ACC In addition to
the groat number ot friends
who are not numbered in the
church
"We must bellovo that it can
be done taht It will be done
and (aht It must bo done. Only
$1.20 from every Christian In
Texas would provide sufficient
funds"
President James F. Cox spoke
and the A Capclla Chorus sang
Wednesday evening at a program
sponsored by the Church of. Christ
in Baird.
The program was one of a ser..
ics 'sponsored the different church-
es in Baird in a week's celebration
of the Texas Centennlel. Batsell
Baxter head of ths Bible depart-
ment is the regular minister there
t Members of the A Capelia
Chorus who made tho trip arc:
Patricia Reagan Mabel Morton
Elice McGregor LaVcrne McGreg-
or Estellene BCx Rhoda Cope-
land Doris Minchew Chrystell
Head Louise Moser Marjorle Ad-i
rlari Vyla Bell Krey Margaret
Dean Herbert Broadus Fred Bar-
ton Paul Edwards Marlin Carruth
John Burkhart Logan Buchanoa
and Ervln Drlsklll.
Future ACC Prof
Reads at Deriton
Architect's drawing of the S125 000 lib -avy -nuHdinjr planned for Abilene Chrislj'an
College. ilt will prbvider fou 1000'0& vbiumea4 an auditorium'- niuseunv;6ff ices ndksev-
nrnl clnaarooma.
Mi4. .
There aro 3905 plates of glass
tin the Administration Building
!and-6tilyJabout five of these are
broken ot cracked. There are 113
iJsnlnjth(. same building
Word has been rectlved that Mrs
Retta S. Garrett of Steplienville-
is to appear next Sunday after-
noon in Denton on a program in
celebration of the Texas Centennl-
ol. Mrs. Garrett will bo presented
In tho reading of her own poems.
She has. written a good deal of
poetry and hnshqd a book of. fier
nnnma nnhlistipd nhil will ba on tho
faculty In thb Engllsrtfciepartma)t
tnr thn 1030 summer session.
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 22, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 12, 1936, newspaper, March 12, 1936; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101310/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.