The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 24, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 19, 1925 Page: 2 of 4
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I OPTIMIST Abilene. Texas.
Mcn.bcr)' of Texas Inter-collcgiale Press
V.jr .'.. Association.
- AUBRA BANOWSKY
w'rfgr j -Editor-in-Chief . '
V JlAROLD L. ANDERSON
Managing Editor
l-ff1." HENRY T HOGG
" ' i'h&i jtBusiness Manager
i vSOPHOMdRE 'EDITION
Editor.: .. Burton Coffman
frAHBnrjntn r Fnrnqt Baker
KAasfeldn'L-iti : ;E. Bcdichck
Contributors: H. T. Hogg Bro.
Browcfj Losllo-Neil Proxy Anderson
-Elllf? McGaughoy and Acton McCol-
cymbnls havo given place to the great
martial band that today stirs the
hearts of modern soldiers with tho
war-like harmonies of "La Marseilles"
or tho stirring melody of tho "Star
Spangled Banner."
Tho Importnnco of rhythm may bo
visualized by considering that with-
out Jt both poetry and music would
be Impossible. Of course as man has
climbed upward In tho scnlo of civil-
ization he has loarncd a deeper and
moro noblo npprdctatlon for music
than for a mcro enjoyment of tho
rhythmic beat; but tho fact rcmainB
that rhythm Is an essential part of
music and that without it thero could
not bo tho combination of melody and
harmony known as music. Rhythm
holds a very Important position in
tho history of mankind. It has fur-
nished the inspiration for battle since
tlmo began; and if tho term bo ex-
tended to include tho systematic move-
ments of tho universe its importnnco
becomes vastly greater. Imagine a
world with no spring and no harvest
with no certainty as to its movements
in space; and plcturo tho sad condi-
tion of man wcro ho deprived of all
tho blessings of poetry and music.
Rhythm is in deed wonderful.
V IN
CURIOSITY
GREAT FEAST GIVEN IN
PRESS ROOM WEDNESDAY
MANAGEMENT OF DINING
ROOM TREATS STUDENTS
DID YOU KNOW THAT:
Since-the day of man's existence
thcio'has been present in him a con
stantly active' force. It Has driven
him on to the accomplishment of
greater things and furnished the in-
centive for one marvelous discovery
after.-another. That force is curiosity
Throughout tho1 nges it hns been thof
guiding light that has directed a maj-
ority of tho" activities of mankind in
tho slow certain advancement from
one civilization to 'another.
Thd' Invent'lbn of tha steam cnglno
was -occasioned not by a process of
abstract thinking but by a school-1
boy's .curiosity to know what made
tho lid of a kettle restless when the
kottlewa'S full of boiling water. Tho
inventor" of 'trigonometry and the
father- of astronomy was moro sus-
ceptlble'to his deslro to know tho ae-i
cret of tho benutiful sky than he
was to tho idea of inventing a new
science. Galileo was concerned in what
ho did chiefly because of its partial
satisfaction of n consuming curiosity.
Even 'Edison hns worked moro be-
cause of ah unwavering curiosity to
measure the depths of the unknown
than becauso of tho riches and fame
that his 'cdUntless inventions have
brought hlm
Not"oniy has curiosity been a mnior
- influenccHn-thu- lives Ol greufmen
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' ubo 4 iiuuwiBfj uuen .uio cause
of a m'&cfi larger proportion of .every-
one's activities' than would at first
be suspected.
To nravejthis one needs only to
ask hlmselC'.WHy ho: does many of
tho mosj tirdlnary things in life. For
example nearly all traveling Is
sponsored by tho desire to-know whnt
other places-look like and practically
all discovery; .whether great' or small
is thd 'direct d6scendant of Father
Curiosity?"
These facts should lead us .to be
proud of' bur curiosity and to strive
to guido-'It in tho proper channels
rather than to smother it beneath the
restraining" environment of the mons-
ter Bash'fulness which has never yet
been a benefit to anybody but him-
self. -a-; u
RHYTHM
Dra-
The business mnnagcr of Tho Opti
mist
A pitcher on tho bnscball team
Tho business manager of tho
matic Club
Two letter men in baseball
The cutest girl
Tho most popular girl
Ono of tho winners of tho local T. I.
P. A. contest
One letter man in football
Two members of tho nil-class basket-
ball team
Tho head of the News Servico Bureau
Threo of the College Debaters
Tho Winner of the Dcclnmation con-
test two years
Tho Vlce-Presidont of tho Philo-Phlla
Federation
ARE SOPHOMORES.
JOKES
Jnko Richards: "After all fools
mako life amusing.. When nil fools
aro dead I don't wnnt to be alive.
Gcorgo BrownJ "Don't worry you
won't bo.
On Wednesday evening a group of
tho most frequent visitors to tha
press room met in tho familiar old
room for thu purposo of giving fllr.
Aubra Banowsky tho good old time
farewell. Of course wo had something
good to cat. Mr. Red Williams made
something called punch and wo all
admit that it had plenty of punch
or kick. Tho meeting was ono of en-
thusiasm from beginning to end as
all such meetings nro in tho old press
room. Tho most rcgrettablo fcaturo
of tho meeting was that thero was
entirely too much .to cnt and enough
was left for another such banquet.
As Mr. Banowsky expressed it it
would bo very good sime night next
week or would havo been good some
night Inst week. This expression of
"regret was only "momentarily and
was passed with a good laugh and a
littlo moro sandwiches cako and
cream washed down with sqmo of tho
famous Williams Punch. Tho meeting
did not begin until rather Into but
was over qulto early No not Wed
nesday but Thursday. About tho weo
small hours of tho morning tho Hon-
ornblo Governor Hogg wns hoard to
say that maybo someono thought that
ho could not ent but ho could and
everyone was qulto willing to agree
with him. Just about this timo tho
snid meeting adjourned and overy-
ono went home to get a very few
hours or possibly only minutes of
sleep before tlmo to get up and bo-
gin to register for the spring term
work.
Wo nil feel thnt tho loss of Mr.
Banowsky Is the loss of n long and
good personal friend and that tho
Optimist and Prickly Penr will suf-
fer quite n good deal from his absence.
Ho has been called the real genius
of tho press club Wo can not deny
that.
SCHUG MAKES CHAPEL
TALK FRIDAY MORNING
Tho students of A. C. C. wcro pleas
antly surprised Inst Tuesday at din-
ner when they wore thd rccipltents
of a special treat from Brother and
dinner and after tho dessert had al-
ready bean served nn additional des-
sert of hot chocolato and enko was
supplied.
This is not tho only timo that tho
students havo been favored in this
way. Not so very long ago Brothor
McKonzto surprised the students in n
very simlltar manner. Also ho has
given several banquets to members
of tho athletic teams and has never
yot been found nbscnt when tho stu-
dents needed him in putting over
somo activity.
Brother McKenzio's pleasing per-
sonality nnd wonderful efficiency
havo mado him nn excellent manager
of A. C. C.'s attractive Dining Room
Ho hns a large forco of well trained
assistants who aro especially compe-
tent becauso they havo bcon chosen
for their ability to got along with
their fellows as well as for purely
technical usefulness.
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Mouse nnd Elephant crossing a
bridge: Mouse: "Wo shook it didn't
wo big boy?
Among t thatgrent throng of in-
stincts tbnfcu mysteriously influence
the actions-Bnd t even tho thought of
man there.lsi none more strange than
tho instinct of rhythm. It -Is not only
n universal j characteristic of all "nor-
mal humanity but its -existence among
the lower -animals 'is -alio generally
recognize. I tti .among1 the most
powerful $ti aJUthoiinstinctB and it
has lost noqo of jthnt-strength through
tho influenco of civilization'. r
Although .ihet Greeks' t gave many
long arithmetical definitions of
rhythm U)-iA sufficient to say that
It is the layc-vghlcb governs thb even
and pcriodjwljiprogrcss of sounds in
harmony othjtho urgency of human
emotion; for after tall their defini-
tions wereyjfcut 4hedchrilcal way of
saying thaij rhythm is the expression
of tho instinct-. for" order" In sound
that natuwJIy-.governs -tho human
ear. Vj -'
Tho unusaar power of this instinct
may be caUedi.to.mind by remember-
ing that one.4 the' most brutal pun-
ishments that bavage hearts could de-
vise was tho practice of tieing a per-
son beneath ''a steadily dripping
stream of 'water. So great was tho
suffering of. tho "victim of this tor-
. turo that lt-'often resulted Jn nn un
balanced mind. Thero is' no ono who
cannot recall'tlie extreme anger that
is experienced 'wheri ho is compelled
to listen to tho execution of a rhyth-
mic pattern of beats 6ri n desk or
door. Tho "same principle gpverned
the action of 'the' Indians in their pre-
parations foV War. Tno beating of
torn toms and 'f uIe ' drums aroused
them for battle in a very effective
manner. Their less perfect drums and
Homer Adams: "He's wandering In
his mind.
John Davis: "Don't worry he won't
go far.
She: Timo separates the best of
friends.
Ho: Quito true fourteen years ago
wo were eighteen. Now you are
twenty-thrco and I am twenty-two.
P. K.:'What is that gurgling sound1
I hear?
Titer esa: I'm trying to swallow thnt
lino you're handing mo.
Rnymond Bankhcad: Is that cement
any good?
Omnr Burleson: Any good? Why
you could mend tho break of day with
that cement.
"I'm always in ring" snid tho napkin
"Mo too" bellowed tho boxer
"I shlned In ono Inst nigh" said the
moon
"I wish I wero shining In ono" sighed
tho fourth finger on tho loft hand.
The Houstoninn
Josio Boles Handsome men aro so
conceited.
Henry T. You don't think I'm con-
ceited do you?
Beggar Will you give mo a dime
for a cup of coffeo?
Frosh Let's see the coffee first.
First Fish Do you know Bill?
Second Fish Yes I used to sleep
yith him.
First Fish Roommates?
Second Fish No classmates.
Elmo Payno says ho is going to
spend his summer months selling
bird seed for coo-coo clocks.
A WEATHER WlSlf"
Its rainin' rnln cold splashy rain
Ralq da'k wet rain my Angcline;
But let me kiss dose lips again
An den do sun will shine.
An' will rain alius bring a kiss?
Den lot it po' I say
Como slush an' mud an' cloud an' mis'
an' ov'y dny be gray.
Yes let it hall an' sleet an snow
Thoo out do lib-long yeah
An' I will be yo' own Rain-beau
An' you my ll'l Rain-deah.
Chas. R. Brewer
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Burton You surely nro a good
looker.
Loulso I'm sorry I can't return
tho compliment.
Burton You could If you wero as
big a liar as I am.
W. C. FISHER
JEWELER AND OPTOMETRIST
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Phono 1190
Bro. Schug spoke in chapel last Fri-
day morning. His speech wns in renl-
ity a continuation of one that ho had
made In chapel soma timo before up-
on tho subject of prayer.
Ho dovlatcd from jtho subject long
enough to givo nn excellent lecture
on self respect. Ho very admirably
brought out the point that If a per
son does not havo respect for himself
ho' will not novo respect for anyone'
else. Brother Schug admonished all
of his hearers to be more polite as
politeness'wlll win much for us where-
as it can lose us nothing. Ho called
special attention to the improper hab-
it of passing an acquantance without
speaking to him more especially if
thnt acquaintance happens to bo with
a woman. This ho said was advice
that should not be given by a North-
erner to people of Southern birth.
Yet in this case ho was justified in
doing so because of tho truthfulness
of tho criticism which ho mnde.
COLLEGE STUDENTS
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Liberty's ?GO000 Iden Contest with
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WE HAVE OTHER SHOES AT
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J. O. Shclton . Vice President
J. M. Radford .Vice President
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Jas. A. Littleton....... ............ .Cashier
J. W. turner...................................... ....... ...............Assistant Cashier
Homer H. Scott. Assistant Cashier
D. D. Parramoro
J. M. Wngstnff
D. M. Oldham Jr.
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 24, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 19, 1925, newspaper, March 19, 1925; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth91320/m1/2/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.