The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 10, Ed. 1, Thursday, November 16, 1939 Page: 1 of 4
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PATRONIZE OPTIMIST ADVERTISERS
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Pep Rally
Friday Night
Pep Rally
Friday Night
"A Glad Heart Makcth a Cheerful Countenance." Proverbs 16:13.
Volume 27
ABILENE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE ABILENE TEXAS Thursday November 16 1939
Number (
CAST SHINES IN
."CRAIG'S WIFE" TO
500 SPECTATORS
4 One of the smoothest produc-
tions ever seen on an ACC stngo
was "Craig's Wife" the three-act
character study presented last
Thursday by the Melpomcneans
under direction of Mrs A. B.
Morris and Pcrmella Scruggs.
Tho cast perfectly balanced
held a crowd of more than 500
in an emotional deadlock from
curtain to curtain. That is saying
a lot for an amateur cast which
had to interpret a play that could
easily hnvo been melodramatic In
nn auditorium that needs acoustl-
cating (if that is n word) over
a speaker system that whined.
We tho spectators were grate
ful to Mrs. Harold (Fern Burch-
am) Mazio (M. F. Marburger)
Mrs. Frazicr (Elizabeth Stratton)
and the "G" men (Robert Find
lay and P. H. Hill) for their com
cdy relief when wc were too emo-
tionally knotted. They did a swell
break-away job from the heavy
main plot.
Allccn Ott as Mrs. Craig; Sel
ma Chapmond as Auntio Austen j
Dclbcrt Smallcy as Walter Craig;
Kleta Belle Holt as Ethel Lan-
dreth all turned In sterling as-
signments In their parts. And
Frank Dunn as Billy Birkmlrc
was the most natural that he has
over shown up on tho stage. San-
ford Thompson though failing to
get some of his lines over to the
crowd becauso of laryngeal diffi-
culties managed to convoy tho
meaning of his part through good
pantomime.
Even expressman C. W. Dennis
bumped his trunk naturally In one
of the bit ports. That leaves only
Duane Moscr the off-stage voice
to pat on the back. He gets a
t stick of candy too. That concludes
ACC Predecessors' Exes
Will Meet at Homecoming
Dendy Is Photo
Club President
Julian Dendy has been elected
president of tho recently formed
club for camera fans.
Other officers selected at tho
last meeting arc: Paul Shcrrod
vico president; Loyd Bixler sec-
retary and reporter; Colin Smith
treasurer; and Prof. H. II Lewis
sponsor.
Business for the next meeting
scheduled for Thursday night Nov.
23 at 7:30 p. m. in room one will
include a final decision on tho
club's name; adoption of the con-
stitution; and the making of the
charter-member roll.
Also a second contest among tho
members will be outlined by vlco
president Shcrrod In charge of
contests giving tho divisions In
6250 Invitations
Sent Out
6250 Homecoming invitations
have been mailed out to points all
over tho U. S Inviting ex-students
to bo here November 24 and 25.
In addition to the regular home-
coming program ACC is spon
soring a reunion of cx-students of
several other former Christian col-
leges of the Southwest. Special
places on tho program will be giv
en to former students of these in'
stltutions.
Exes of Thorpe Springs Christ
ion college Linglevillc Christian
college Lockney Christian college
Sabincl Christian college Guntcr
Bible school Clcbarro Bible col-
lege Terrell Christian college and
Cordell Christian collcgo of Cor-
dell Oklahoma are expected by
officials to be present for tho
OVER 30 BOOKS
ON SHELVES AS
BOOK WEEK ADDS
Over Half Make Honor Roll
which pictures may be submitted Homecoming nnd McMurry ball
ana on wnai Dasis xncy win do camo ncxt weck cnd.
judged Initial contest judged in-
formally by the members was
won by a picture of the shrubbery
about the entrance to the auditor
ium submitted by Loyd Bixler.
Armistice Parade
In Cold Drizzle
The program which will begin
with the firing of a huge bonfire
at 7:30 p. m Friday will bc
printed In detail in ncxt week's
Optimist.
In charge of program arrange-
ments nre Crutcher Scott '22 ex-
students' association president;
Fred Barton '37 vice president;
Gladys Arlcdgc '21 secretary;
and the executive committee Earl
Hays '10; Frank Ettcr 27; Hollls
Manly '19; Mrs. A. B. Morris
25; nnd Mrs. Barncll Berry '32.
SCIENCE CLUB IN
Around This
Wildcat
L
Abilene World war veterans four
floats fifty or more legionnaires
afoot several cars of officials and
all the bands and pep squads in
town marched Saturday morning
in a parade to celebrate tho Ar-
mistice declared twenty-one years
ago.
The Abilene Chamber of Com-!
mcrco float after the pattern of The college bus will carry twen
our recent one depicted the con- ty-fivo teachers and associates to
Twenty-Five Profs
To State Meeting
"I'd give ?100000 to be an cdu-
catcd man." C. II. Roberson suot-
cd a great business man as saying
recently. What a place for ACC to
get an endowment.
Due for investigation is
Douglas Fry's embezzlement
of the Press club's total treas-
ury assets. He claims to have
lost that $1 (paid to him by
Sclma Chapmond who collect-
ed it from Hay Skclton for
something or other) through a
"hole In my pocket."
Laginla Selman '30 who is
teaching at Roby and returned to
tho campus to seo "Craig's Wife"
proclaims teaching to be a swell
unmonotonous life. But she was
speaking purely for a personal
T viewpoint
Now that all the rest of our
football games nre on home
grounds it can be divulged!
The Optimist's religious edi-
tor has been chiselling into
the out-of-town games on a
press pass which reads "Nick
Craig Itel. Ed." Helroglyphlcs
to some unenlightened pass-
gate keeper.
Thlle sniggering at tho paper
staff curl an upper Up for Betty
Henthorn who was duped by the
crowd at Brownwood for tho Asua
cade Into believing that her little
bud had dyed his hair In tho cur
rent henna craze.
e
Speaking of henna we won-
der how long It will be before
Continued on pago 3
trast between war nnd peace On
one side rode Allcen Ott repre-
senting tho nngcl of peace nmong
n scene of peace and bcautj. On
the other side of tho float was
a scene of destruction ith a largo
skeleton ns death overlooking it.
Tho ACC band and tho Kitten
Klub with thoso of Hardin-Sim-mons
McMurry and Abilene high
school marched in tho parade de
spite tho fact that n drizzling
lain fell during tho entire parade.
Also in the parade were Abi
lene's Gold Star mothers Salva
tion Army officials n unit of tho
Woodmen of the World nnd tho
National guards.
Alpha Psi Omega
Invites 7 Actors
Tho Zcta Alpha chapter of Al
pha Psi Omega nntional college
dramatic honor society Issues
membership invitations yesterday
to seven ACC students Invitee
nre Fern Burchnm Kleta Bello
Holt Leon Henthorn V. W. Kelly
Frank Dunn George Amaon and
Pcrmella Scruggs.
Alpha Psi Omega publishes a
yearly magazine Tho Playbill
clving helpful suggestions In play
production. It also sponsors wri
ters' contests for one-act plays.
Tho local cast produces at least
one play n year. Its president this
year Is Allccn Ott.
Veteran members of the ACC
chapter In school this year nro
Sclma Chapmond Alleen Ott
Louie Welch Fred Barton nnd
M's. A. B. Morris. Initiation of
new members has tentatively been
ct for November 23.
tho annual Texas State Teachers
Meeting to be held In San Antonio
beginning Thursday Nov. 30 and
ending Satuiday Dec. 2
Those expected to attend nro
Arthur B. Tenney Mr. and Mrs.
W. C. Sikes G. A. Scruggs Mrs
Zclma Lawjer Mr. and Mis. Gil-
brtth Mrs. Ruby Powers Dr. II
L. Schug Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Dowell Margaret Anderson Mona
Sieh Elizabeth Nelson Juanita Tit
tic Elizabeth Baxter G. L. Belch-
er Essie Rambo Mr. and Mrs.
Don Morris and Dean W. II.
Adams
Camilla Browning Mrs. Gladys
Nichols and Walter Daughcrlty
threo ex-students now teaching in
Abilene will accompany them
The wicked are wicked no doubt
and they go astray and they fall
and they come by their deserts;
but who can tell tho mischief
wh-h the very virtuous do?
Thackeray.
"There is no frigate like a book
To take us lands away
Nor any coursers like a pago
Of prancing poetry."
Thee words on a little multi-
colored bookmark herald National
Book Weck.
"Books Around Tho World" is
tho theme of tho National Book
Week. It might well bo the themo
of the locally Pickwickian-sponsored
librnry campaign.
Over thirty volumes have been
gien to the Abilene Christian col-
lege library this weck as campus
organizations and individuals havo
responded to tho campaign
Donations
"American Voices" an anthol
"American Voices" an nnthol-
ogy of poetry was given as a per
sonal gift by Kesslcr Ming and
contains two poems written by his
mother Nettie Adcll Ming.
"This book was bought in a sec
ond hand book store. It Is out of
date and very rare" is the simple
inscription on "Grammar of tho
New Testament Greek" by Wcin-
er tho Greek club's gift. Tho pub-
lication date of this book is 1893.
Dr. Howard L. Schug has given
"Light Und Wahrhcit" by Lichten-
bcrg. nnd "Bnhnwarter Thicl der
Apostel" by Hauptman.
Club gifts Include: "The Self
You Have To Live With" given
by the "W" club; "Poems" by Ar-
chibald Maclclsh "A" club; "Schol
arship and Service" nnd "The
Love of Knowledge" Alpha Chi;
"Saul King of Israel" Pickwick-
ian club; "Mnn Against tho Sky"
and "Children of the Night" Kit-
ten Klub; "Commentary on New
Testament Epistles" and "Com-
mentary on tho Book of Revela
tion" vnngelistic Forum; "Lords
of Speech" Gnvel.
Ellen II. Richards "Business
Opportunities For Home Econom
ists"; Los Alcgres "Mexican In-
terlude"; Pre-Mcds "Conservation
in the United States"; Tennessee
club "Unionism and Reconstruct
inn in Tennessee"; Yucca "New
Mexico's Own Chronicle"; Sub-T
10 "Wings Against the Moon";
Trojans "Helen of Troy and Oth
er Poems"; Cndetcs "Escape".
GATA's "That I Like in Poct-
rv"; PALS "Adventures of David
Groyons" nnd "Tho Attractive
Home"; Ko-Jo-Kais "Animals of
tho Bible"; L'AUianco Francalse.
"Christmas In Franco" and "Holi-
days of Franco."
Three volumes of poetry have
been given by tho "C" club- Joo
Diaz has contributed tho "Tho
Origin and Destiny of Mnn "
Some Books On Display
Many of these books have al-
ready arrived and nre on display
I (Continued on Pago 3)
Thirty-five members of the new-ly-organizcd
Science club met last
Tuesday night to unanimously vote
acceptance of membership in tho
Texas Academy of Science.
The Academy's profference of
membership enmo through the ef-
forts of Dr. Paul C. Witt who
last week end attended the group's
convention in Austin.
For tho club to become con-
nected with the state organization
five of Its members had to be af-
filiated with the Academy Theso
were: Science club President E. L.
Hang Sanford Thompson Donley
Woodruff Frank Dunn nnd Gra-
ham Orr. Other members of the
club aro now eligible for member-
ship. At Austin Witt received a dou-
blo honor. By vote he was raised
to the rank of a fellow member
and elected ono of the four exe-
cutive members of tho collegiate
division.
In Tuesday's meeting Witt gave
a short discussion of several pa-
pers read at tho Austin meeting.
Following this the members nnd
visitors wero served coffee nnd
cakes.
BULLETINS
FRESHMAN PRESIDENT
Delbert Smalley and Gene
Bennett are the suivnng can-
didates in tho run-off for tho
ctffice of freshman class
prexy.. Their selection was
the lesult of an after-chapel
election Wednesday morning;.
The mn-off election will be
held Friday morning.
LOST AND FOUND
Quotations fiom tho care-
lessness market this week
add up like this
Lost small Bible with name
Both Witt on front cover;
small black notebook belong
ing to Lesta Womack contain-
ing chemistry notes "Funda-
tions of Speech" from the li
brary; "Art of Composition"
with name Bernard Holly in
it left in registrar's office
return to J. W. Treat.
Found small Bible 3 lady's
scarfs 6 pairs lady's gloves
pair tennis shoes three belts
2 figured hankies pair brown
rimmed glasses magnifying
glass pocket dictionary small
comb lip rouge compact bill-
fold 2 tie clasps 3 keys 21
fountain pens flashlight
blue umbrella.
94 Have Three Or
More A's
Writers' Contest
Offers $4500 Cash
The local underwriters associa-
tion is sponsoring n prize contest
of $4500 on stories of life insur-
ance in action.
Tho contest docs not require any
special talents. Tho prizes will be
nwnrded to the 00 best statements
or letters explaining in 500 words
or less what benefits tho contest-
ant or his family have received
from life insuiance or annuities.
Nine of tho best entries will re-
ceive $200 ench and 81 others will
win amounts from $10 to $100.
All minors entering should noto
tho date of their sixteenth birth
day below their signature.
At the bottom of tho last pagp
tho following sentence should bo
written and signed: "I certify
that the facts on which this letter
is based are to tho best of my
knowledge nnd belief authentic."
Tho statement or letter should
not exceed 500 words nnd must
be legible written in ink or type-
writing and on ono sid5 of tho
paper.
All student contestants should
turn their entiles in to Miss Wat-
son English Instructor beforo
February 1 1940.
TUBERCULOSIS SEALS
Mrs. W. M. Dowell and
Chesley McDonald met Wed-
nesday with representatives
of the Taylor County Tuber-
culosis Association to make
plans for the sale of Christ
mas seals. This year the Stu-
dent Council will be in charge
of sales.
Trojans Pledge
Plan Homecoming
Trojans mens' social club of
Abilene Christian college announ-
ced two pledges last Thursday.
They are Thurman Jones nnd
Buster Lover.
Plans nre under way for a Homo
coming breakfast Saturday morn-
ing beforo the McMurry game at
the Wootcn hotel with Jew Hill
as master of ceremonies.
Last year "Goober" Keycs of
ficiated at the breakfast for Tro-
jan exes which is an nnnual af-
fair arranged by the active mem-
bers each year.
Universal Sentiment-"More Openhouses"
LEA SHORT
The campus question this week
concerns tho idea of the boys hav
ing open houso for the girls who
couldn't get Into my room." (It is
looked or just the dirt. W. T?)
MARTHA LOU GREEN "I
like it for the girls and seo no
hosted them a few days ago and objections for the boys retaliating
ALS Hold Hav
Rid Soturdav Eve
Tho PALS girls social group
are having a hay ride Saturday
November 18. Tho party will rido
to tho Winter's ranch northwest
of town whore n welncr roast Is
scheduled. ' "!-
whether or not tho girls shall re'
peat tho "treat".
In reference to open houso for
both parties under discussion
JENELLE CATHEY says "I
think it would be a lovely idea."
After a lengthy grandiloquent
oration GASTON COGDELL sums
his sentiments up as "It generates
a competitive spirit between tho
boys and girls. That is good for
them."
GLADYS MAE PUCKETT "It
is nice for tho boys to get to know
how tho girls' rooms look and aro
kept. I think the boys should give
us a chance to look theirs over
and seo whether thoy havo dust
nn their mirror frames. It gives
us all a chanco to act bctcr ac
qualntcd."
W T. LAWRENCE "It is all
right for tho girls but not for tho
boys. In tho first place tho girls
but I dont think I would go if
thoy did. I would feel out of
place."
J. D. REYNOLDS "I think tho
idea is all right. They get pretty
good ideas on how to fix up their
rooms."
PATSY COOKE "I'm In favor
of the boys having it ns well as
tho girls. Let's seo how the other
half lives."
BOYD REESE "I like tho Idea.
It gives all of us moro pride in
our rooms
BERNICE SPILLER "It would
bo nico for both to have open
houso."
RUDOLPH PETTIET "Bo fine
for tho boys to hnvo open houso.
It Isn't fair for tho girls alone
to hnvo It."
DELNO WHEELER "I think
I that if tho girls havo it for the
GTC Changes
Room And Time
331 student names wcro posted)
on the honor roll list this week-
This number which is more than
50 per cent of tho entire enroll
ment is tho largest in three years.
To bo on tho honor roll a Btud-
cnt must make a grado of 00 or
abovo in ono or more courses.
Harry Cothnm nnd Dclno Wheel-
er made honor roll grades in seven
subjects which is the total num-
ber of courses they are taking.
26 Make "A" In 5 Or More
Courses
On tho honor roll In six cour-
ses aro: Addle Belle Carr James
Cox C. W. Dennis Wayland
James Ethlyn McVicker Roy
Palmer Merle Roberts Elizabeth
Stratton and Charles Williams.
Honor roll students In fivo cour-
ses arc: L. L. Anthony Rosamond
Collcy Clint Cooke Charleno
Cook La Vcrno Darter La Verne
Dennis Mary Frances Ganus Bcl-
vio Lee Hilcr Lottie B. Hobbs W.
F. James V. W. Kelly Jack King
Anna Marie Knox Alice Alcne
Morlan J. P. Sanders Louise
Wooslcy and Ruth Holdcn.
30 Rate In 4 Subjects
Honorecs in four courses are:
Fern Anderson Eleanor Brockman
Barbara Collins J. B. Ellis Robert
Findlay Loraino Gentry Emma
Suo Guthrie Mary Suo Having
Slayden Hilcr Kathleen Hill War-
ren Hicks Ellcne Jennings James
Johnson Jenn Lawyer Jaxio Lew-
is Virginia Mills Hays Mullins
Iris Muns Lester Parker Cecilo
Reed Leon Reese Orvcta Rowland
Allene Schneider Frances Smith.
Jack Smith Ruth Smith Cleo Tcm-
plcton Gnrvin Toms Billy Wood
Billie Yatcr.
38 Score 3 "A" 's
Honor roll students in three
courses arc. Margaret Arlcdgc
Jocttn Beauchamp Joyce Butler
Mary Ellen Clay Gaston CogdclL.
Mrs. Tyson Cox Milton Cranfill
Lcona Daglcy Frank Dunn Viv-
ian Fulbright J. H. Gabbcrt
Louise Giles Ralph Graham Eicon
or Gtcssor Martha Lou Green B.
Mne Howard James Robert Jarrcl
Irene Johnson W. F. Lee Murray
B. Harding II. L. Hays Dorothy
Marshall Carl Murray Christine
McLcod Graham Orr Alleen Ott
Dorothy Pinkcrton Billy Jean
Scarborough Colin Smith Eu-
gene Smith Joo Tcmpleton Mar-
ian Tollcson Ted Underwood
Ruth Walling Mildred Wilson
Lesta Womack. Louise Woods
Frances Tarden
boys they certainly should havo it
for us. If carried off In tho cor-
rect manner it would bo a help
and fun for all of us."
PAUL SHERROD "If they fix
cd up our rooms like they do tho
girls wo wouldn't mind having
open house."
rERN BURCHAM "I really
like it. Everybody enjoys the oc
casion and it is a way to make
the girls Itako prido in their
rooms. It creates an atmosphere
of all-around friendliness."
ERNEST BROSSARD "I don't
think my room would survive tho
shock."
ARLEEN LOGSDEN "I think
the boys should hnvo open houso
if tho girls do. It's kinda nice.
Tho samo furniture Is In each
room yet every room is different."
MAURICE WATSON "Somo of
tho girls would llko to seo our
rooms light help tho boys to keep
tholr roms cleaner If they knew
tho girls wero Interested. I would
bo glad to havo you over."
Christian personality was dis-
cussed at Frldaj's meeting of tho
Girls' Training clnss by Burnya
Mao McIIam and Ona Taye Speck.
Speck.
Miss Burnyn Mac Moore homo
economics instructor is to spenk
this Friday evening on tho part
stylo plays In developing n Christ-
ian personality.
Henceforth the group will meet
in room 15 of tho administration
building rather than room 24 and
tho timo has been moved up to
0:30 announces Leader Martha
Lou Green.
Phi Delta Kappas
Meet November 16
At n district meeting tonight at
tho Hilton Hotel of tho national
honorary scholarship organization
Phi Delta Kappa Bomo cducationnl
problem of Interest will bo discussed.
Members present from tho ACC
faculty will bo G. C. Morlan Don
Morris W. M. Yowell G. C Bel-
cher nnd W. II. Adams.
This I set down as a positive
truth. A woman with fair oppor-
tunities and without a positive
hump may marry whom sho likes.
Thackeray.
Open Air Rally
For HPC Prepper
With a freshman-built bonfire
to add spiz Wildcats will do some
heavy yell-prepping for tho How-
ard Payne game In Morris sta-
dium Friday night at 7:30.
Tho band will start things go-
ing in tho usual fashion after tho
bonfire is touched off. Then af-
ter a short period of whoopee-
making by the crowd the aggrega
tion will return to Bennett Gym
for pep talks by faculty speakers.
Head yell leader Herman John-
ston says "Tho bonfiro will not
bo ns big a bonfiro as the one
next weck for homecoming. But It
will bo big enough to yell about"
Special Trom Brownwood
Howard Payno is sending a spec-
ial train from Brownwood for tho
game with threo hundred Jackets
on board Including tho Ycllow-J
band. They will havo their stlngors
pulled for a couplo of hours right
after 2:30 Saturday (wo hopo).
Anyono who can lay hold on a
car Saturday p. m. is asked to get
In touch with college officials to
help transport visitors from the
TiP Btatlon.
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