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VOLUME 31
Juniors
"One Mad Night" To Be
Presented By Academy
"One Mad Night" a thrcc-act
comedy by Jnmo Reach is to be pre-
sented in Sewell Auditorium Tues-
day night December 14 at 8:00 o'-
clock under the direction of Miss
Jayne Kerchevillo.
The key to the entire play is the
fact that Dan Cutter playwright
portrayed by Freeman Latsos goes
to a secluded house on the outskirts
of New York to write a play in the
atmosphere of peace and quiet. The
house turns out to be a house of
mental cases under the supervision
of a doctor Don Williams. His "right-
hand man" the nurse is played by
Sammy Williams; they are both
accomplices to the crime of trying to
prove the heroine insane in order to
get her money.
Other characters are Wing the
Chinese servant Robbie Robinson;
Mr. Hyde a mental case Cullcn
Cranfil; Lady Macbeth Kathryn
Lawyer; Priscilla Mildred Harmon;
John Aldcn Winston Brown; Silet-
to escaped convict Byron Butler;
Artcmus Burke crook S. E. Chum-
ley; Mrs. Finch Margaret Cox; Ger-
trude Finch Cutter's fiancee Mona
Casey; Depression ncBroscrynntj.
Martha Jnne Jones.
Miss Kerchcvillc says: 'I think the
play will be very good. Lady Mac-
beth walks in her sleep throughout
the play; Mildred Harmon keeps the
homefircs burning while Winston
Brown keeps the Indians and Red-
coats away from the old homestead.
Cullen Cranfill laughs all the way
through and you'll have to come
find out for yourself whether or
not the heroine is insane."
GTC Meets In
Zellner Hall
Friday at 0:45 the Girls' Training
Class was the guest of Mrs. Luthel
Roberts in the Parlors qt Zellner
Hall. A special program was arran-
ged. Jo Nell Rider read the life of
Christ and a sextet composed of
Norma Jean Quails Mary Glenn
Huff Mary Bess Hardgrave Martha
Spiller Nola Hebbard and Betty
Billingsly furnished the background
music.
Misplaced Modifiers
In These Statements
Do you know what a misplaced
modifier is? See if you can find the
one in the statement of Robert Page:
"I want to see everyone connected
with the Freshman play even
if you only nailed a nail on the stage
crew"
And then Jo Nell Rider was slush-
ing across the campus the other day
in the rain and said 'This campus
was not made muddy with to walk
on heels."
That's all students just re-
member to watch words and where
you at them.
ABILENE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE ABILENE. TEXAS FRIDAY. DECEMBER 10. 1943
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NOTICE!!
Play Try-Outs Today
Miss Virginia O'Neal head of the
Dramatic department announces
that tryouts for "Spring Again" the
next major production of the depart-
ment will be hold Saturday in the
auditorium. They will begin at 1:00.
If it is impossible for you to bo
theic at 1:00 because of work or
some other special reason Miss O-
'Neal asks that you see her Satur-
day morning.
Dramatic Dept.
Presents Program
The Dramatic department will
have charge of the program for cha-
pel Saturday morning. It is to con-
sist of three numbers presenting a
cross-section of American life.
The first number will be a short
radio play entitled "Last Boat." The
cast includes Jewell Christine White
Jack Duncan and Ralph Graham.
Wallace Jackson will give "Do
Glory Road" while in the back-
ground the chorus provides the
accompaniment with "Jacob's Lad-
der" 4
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'ncntaf ATpocnT.byrth1'sp"c'ech choir.
Featured soloists for this number
will be Jo Nell Rider Carolyn Davis
Vance Carruth and Ben Paxton.
Alpha Chi Initiates Nine
New Members Monday
The James A. Garfield chapter of
Alpha Chi on the campus of Abilene
Christian College initiated two to
senior membership and seven to
junior memebrship Monday evening
at 8:00 p. m. in the parlor of Zellner
Hall.
Dorothy Urban president pre-
sided with the assistance of sponsor
Dr. Paul C. Witt. After the formal
candlelight ceremony the purposes
and ideals of the honor organisation
wore given and the group sang the
Alpha Chi song and the school song.
Those initiated were Floyd Dunn
and Mary Glenn Huff to senior
membership and Ollie Dufficld Lo-
vetta Fulfcr Nina Gutierrez Elaine
Hinds Ed Kirk Marcia McClendon
and Pauline Witt to junior member-
ship. Music was furnished by Miss Ma-
bel Burford. Mary Bess Hardgrave
and Jerry Stephenson served the
refreshments.
Two new memebrs of the faculty
have joined the group this year as
graduate members of the national
honor society. Mrs. Luther G. Rob-
erts held membership in West Texas
State Teachers' College and Miss
Marjorie Harshbarger was a mem-
ber of the chapter at North Texas
State Teachers' College.
Royal James on TCU Team
Royal James a member of last
year's Wildcat footbail squad re-
ceived honorable mention on the AP
all-conference team. James was a
Wildcat back and he held the same
post this year on the TCU eleven.
Speech
Peanut Time In Halls
Shows Festive Spirit
McDonald and Zellner Halls join
into the Christmas spirit this week
by drawing names and having "Pea-
nuts" for a week. Each day for a
week one girl does something es-
pecially nice for the girl whose
name she has drawn. At the end of
the week the "Peanuts" are reveal-
ed by gifts placed on the trees for
that purpose.
For instance Mrs. Roberts' peanut
mopped her kitchen floor one day
and Martha Spiller did her peapnut's
laundry. Sherley Shcperd sent her
peanut on a treasure hunt and a
prize was given at the hunt. Jean
Cobb's peanut gave her a big juicy
apple witli a face and a hat. Edith
Riggs and Ann Burns made Santa
Clauses out of oranges and gave
them to their peanuts.
Both dormitories are planning
parties for Monay night December
13 at which there wil be programs
consisting of Christmas carols
games and various other forms of
entertainment. The parlors will be
decorated in accordance with the
Yuletidc season and the chief at-
traction td the girls on both sides
of 'thecampus' wUbethe.;ScrvinRi ot
refreshments " " "'
Library Receives Gifts
From Former Students
Several new things have been re-
ceived by our library lately. Some
former students and friends have
presented new books.
Nansy Harsh Timberman gave two
books one "The Robe." It will ap-
peal to every type of reader. The
other "Frenchman's Creek" by Dau-
restoration days is the scene of this
romance. The chief characters are
the lovely Dona her slow witted
husband and a dashing French pi-
rate who captured the lady's love
but not the lady.
Mr. S. N. Allen a member of the
Board of Trustees gave the money to
order two new books which will be
hre in a few days. The first is
"Germany's Master Plan"; the story
of industrial offensive by Joseph
Borkin and Charles A. Welch. It is
a book to shake intelligent Ameri-
cans out of a lethagy. The second is
a duplicate copy of "This Time For
Keeps" by John McCormack. The
author attempts to explain to the
American fighting forces at home
as well as abroad in uniform or in
industry what it is they are fighting
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Tournament
One Student Gets
Cavan 7X--c.
The honor roll of the students of
Abilene Christian College has been
posted on the bulletin board in the
Administration building. This is
composed of students making A in
one or more subjects for the second
six-weeks period of the first semes-
ter. Mary Glenn Huff is the only stu-
dent who made the honor roll in
seven subjects. On the honor roll
with six subjects are Pauline Witt
and Selma Rae Henry. Making the
honor roll in five subjects are: Mar-
jorie Arledge Helen Dunagen Cecil
Franklin Shirley Gardner Robert
Hawkins Montrella Langley Nelda
Jean Millikcn Barbara Morlan and
Margaret Wicker.
Twenty-one students made the
honor roll in four subjetcs twenty-
five in three subjects sixty in two
subjects and ninety-eight in one
subject.
A. Hugh Clark Returns
From Washington J).;C.
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A. Hugh Clark minister of the
College Church of Christ returned
December 1 from a meeting in
Washington D. C.
Clark left November 18 for a ten
day meeting at the 14th Street
Church of Christ in Washington. C.E.
McGauhey is the minister there.
During the meeting Clark baptized
four persons and several were re-
stored. The first Sunday afternoon in
Washington Clark went to Boston
and preached at the Mission Church
of Christ there. Harold Thomas is
the minister in Boston.
' Among the many things Clark
visited while in Washington was the
tomb of the unknown soldier and
the Senate Chamber. He states "I
had a very enjoyable time."
Music Hour Has
Yuletide Theme
Sunday afternoon in the parlors
of Zellner Hall approximately 40
guests heard the beautiful music of
Christmas time.
Margaret Walton opened the pro-
gram with" a piano solo "Hark I The
Herald Angels Sing." Dave Hearn
program leader gave a modern story
of the birth of Jesus. The record "O
played and Mary Jernigan gave a
ficticious reading of the birth of
Christ. Everyone then sang several
Christmas carols. The records played
were: Joy To the World Hark! The
Herald Angels Sing O Come All Ye
Faithful Silent Night. The First
Noel Fairest Lord Jsus and White
Christmas.
Dave Hearn concluded the pro-
gram with the meaning of Christ-
mas. Margaret Walton was the piano
accompanist during the program.
NUMBER 13
"Fish" Win Play Contest;
Senior Team Wins Debate;
Jackson Has Most Points
The annual speech tournament
sponsored by the Gavel Club came
to an end Thursday night Decem-
ber 9 with a banquet in the Home
Economics Room.
The tournament began Tuesday
December 7 and lasted through De-
cember 9. Any student enrolled in
ACC was invited to enter.
All finals for each contest were
announced at the banquet. The after-dinner
and impromptu speeches
were given after the dinner had been
served.
The tournament started Tuesday
with the debating preliminaries. The
quarter-finals and semi-finals in de-
bating were held Wednesday after-
noon. Ernest Finley and Doyle Ban-
ta seniors; and Richard Walker and
Roy Dcavers juniors; debating in
final round. Ernest Finley and Doyle
Banta were the winners.
Oration Extempe and One-Act
plays were held Tuesday. Winners
in oration were: Dave Hearn first;
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fourth bach class presented a one-
act play with the freshmen winning
first the sophomores second the
seniors third and the juniors fourth.
A five dollar prize was offered to
the winning class.
Wednesday contests of oral inter-
pretation of prose poetry and the
Bible were held. Those winning in
the prose reading contest were: Wal-
lace Jackson first; Jack Duncan
second; Ernest Finley third; and
Jeanne Waid fourth. Winners of
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A Cappella Has
Full Schedule
The A Cappella Chorus under the
direction of Leonard Burford pre-
sented its first complete concert of
the year Friday evening December
10 in Sewell Auditorium.
The chorus sang first: "01 Man
River" The Donkey Serenade" and
"O Susanna."
"Ballad for Americans" was sung
with Floyd Dunn as soloist Paul-
ene Witt pianist and Miss Virginia
O'Neal dramatic director.
The girl's sextet composed of
Monta Jo Smith Ann Roberson
Betty Grey McKinney Lola Sue
Clark Ruth Rambo Judy Hill and
Bobbie Jones pianist sang several
numebrs.
After a brief intermission the
chorus sang 'The Lord's Prayer"
"God so Loved the World" a med-
ley of Christmas carols and "the
Halleujah Chorus" from ThoMesslah.
Also Friday afternoon at one-
thirty the chorus presented a pro-
gram for the Abilene High School.
Saturday evening they will sing
for the U. S. O. and Monday evening
will go Christmas caroling.
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 13, Ed. 1, Friday, December 10, 1943, newspaper, December 10, 1943; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth99081/m1/1/: accessed May 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.