The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 9, Ed. 1, Thursday, November 7, 1935 Page: 1 of 4
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We minimise the faults
of men "too much after
they die and magnify
them too much while
they live.- A. O. Colley
One of the greatest am'
bitions God has. given
a young man or woman is
to be king or queen of
a home. A. O. Colley.
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Vol. 23
Student Council Is
Granted Petition For
Holidays in a 'lump"
On petition of the Student
Council President Cox annbuncod
In Chapel Tuesday morning that
ACC studonts will have a three
day holiday period Thursday. Frl
day and Saturday during tho last
three school days in November.
At a meeting ot tho faculty
liondny afternoon it was dc-
cidod to havo orily a patriotic
program on Armistico Day and ttt
hnvo a longer vacation porlod
following Thanksgiving Day.
Dean Adams emphasized tho
fact that cutting of classos on
tho day preceding or tho day fol.
lowing tho holidays will count as
double cuts.
...around
the LAIR
With "Alabilchr.'scat"
i
uur best wishes nro for tho con- the Collego Church of Christ on-
ilnued success of Asa Obadiah Col- nounccd last Sunday morning that
ley as ho leaves us. Mnv his work h .i n n a t
i" ?k! 7" Clb0."3..PCa80nth?- C1 exchange places
as It hns been with with us.
For a long timo wo hnvo been
intending to say something nbout
tho significance of tho A. O. thnt
Brother Colley tacks In front of
his name. We discovered it in
some of his former stomping
grounds and wo wanted to mention
tho fact before ho left us. And
tho name befits tho office Asa
and Obadiah were both true sons
of Israel.
Congratulations Bonny. MiTs
Ehrcsmann soys that you are en-
dowed with native ability for the
stage. And G. C. and Evan didn't
do oo bad. (nor did nine other ac-
tors) But all in all Smokescreen
is one of tho very best plays ovor
to have been given around the Lair.
Scholarship and Character aro
Ideals held high on tho Wildcat
campus. Every young man should
aspire and work diligently not
for membership but to uphold
these ideals thnt wcro outlined by
the "A" Club In Tuesdov's chaDel.
The membership will come of itself
Holidays Brother Roberson says
ho went to school back In tho days
when tho FACULTY ruled th
school. Albeit tho student body
of ACC has condesended to give
. -w .
the faculty a four day vacation
along about the end of the month.
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Furthermore "It's ntno o'clockl"
nnnounceu ur. uison ai mo incuuy
party tho other night "Timo for
Brother Cox to go homp and to
bed." And then tho party began!Moro chill and moro crackers
with tho chi'i on these cold days
when We do havo chill and crack-
ers I
On to Brownwood! Tho whlstlo
(Continued on Page 3)
L0f;KE ADPBJSSSES
WOMAN'SFORUM
On Friday rftcrnoon November
1 Mrs. C. B. Locko spoko to tho
Alt Unit of tho Womnn'aForum
of Abilene on art appreciation in
tjhe hoinc.
Mrs. Locko says "A home has
three concepts: function mood
beauty. In he homes in tho cities
the living and dining units havo
been moved away from the noise
of traffic to the back whero they
overlook a beautiful garden.
"Thq mood of tho homo should
give ono an Insight into tho char
acter of the rorson" says Mrs.
Locke.
"It expresses the kind of
ho owror would like to be."
person the
I Starving America "j
i a jump ineaa
At exactly fivo o'clock tho alarm
clock went off and Junio Johnson
I jumped UD from her nitarnnnn nnn
Everything was still. She hurried
down the hall and ran outside.
I Tho dining hall staff aoon found
her noundlnir on thn fmnf Annr
loudly demanding n handout. But
they turned a deaf car to nor cries.
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(No she wasn't left out on thai
door step to starve; she was fed
hcdol.y bean at tho usual hour
And tho cause of It all was only
one of these practical jokes of
turning tho clock up a Jlttlol .
Colicjje Minister to
Preach Last Time Here
Nexi Lord's Dav
I Bro. A. O.
Colley Norred
Exchange Places
n ' mien-sled Biuacnw are asKca to
iCySrrty to Homcr'Utley for assign-
of labor.
During tho two years in which
Bro. Colley has worked with tho
College congregation thcro have
been approximately COO additions.
His labors havo not been confined
solely to preaching but ho has
been instrumental in advancing
many worthwhilo projects among
those directly connected with the
college. Many times he has met
with -the--ErnngdiflMc-Fornm of.
fcring to the young preachers
.imch practical constructive ad-
vice. Many times ho has nrlvntelv
di.mii.ml n.Mn.1..ki.. -hi
various IndMduai;:
On the third Lord's Day of this
month Bro. Colley will begin his
work wlfK tii. TWU ... i rr
work with pie Tenth and Francis
Uhurch of Christ In Oklahoma 1
jy. At that timo Bro. Norred
will begin with
the local congrc-
gation. -
Mothers and Dads
To Be Guests of
ACC Tomorrow
Friday will be Mothers and
Dads Day for tho first time at
Ablleno Christian College accord
ing to an announcement nindo
Monday by Presldet Cox.
Invitations woro sent orut Tues-
dav tn tho mnthnr. nnrl fntlinra
)of nil ACC studonts Inviting thorn
io -iuiub mm uiiuuu
" special Chaptl program at 11
o'clock Friday morning
In th afternoon tho mothers
and fathers will bo tho guosts of
tho c llego rt tho football game
between ACC and Austin Collogo.
Coach 'nugs" Morris has also
announced that tho gamo will bo
dodlcatod to tho paronts of tho
football players.
Vice President Don Morris sld
thnt tho Mothers and Dads Day
will probably bo held annually.
Tho people seem to have money
to gnmble even when they haven't
money for food Lynn G. Adams
chief of Jenn. state police.
GRAND OLD FLAG WAVES AMONG GALAXY OF
SLOGAN-NOT . "AMERICA FOR AMERICANS"
By Bonnie Butler
our Grand Old Flag waves
So
among ho galaxy of flags with
tho new slogan not "America-for
Americans" but "America
for
Humanity . .
we have set the pace Mt to bo
great aTa nation ns'"ell ns to-be
great as an Individual. wo musi
"A glat heart makcth a cheerful countenance"Proverbs 15:13.
Abilene Christian College ABILENE TEXAS THURSDAY NOV. 7 1935
' Utley AnHOlUICeS
c. w . c
own niciiiueis ui
1935-'36 Prickly Pear
Helpers Completely
Cover Campus Events
Baxter Assistant
Photographer Already
Number rf g
Tf4. 4. .
"UUey editor of tho 1030
J"1 Pcar' n the fol-
u"i" uucuui tviiu nave oven
cnoscn xor tne eaitoruu stnri:
Batsell Barrett Baxter assistant
editor; Homer Jordan senior edi-
tor; Wanda Mayflcld junior edi-
tor; Otis Garner sophomore editor;
Jo Bill Duckworth freshman edi-
tor; Buna Edwards typist; Ade-
laide Wolf feature editor; Hope
Reed club editor; Blancho Bnnow-
ky club editor; Crystal Blanton
music and drama editor
There are yet four offices thnt!Knn A ' nnnoi4mnn(
wo not been filled and selections UK rlllb . lcpal UIlClll
havo
for these will bo made later. All
ments on tho annual compilation.
Ewing Leads Campus
Students With Honors
In Seven Subjects
Krcy Reese Seconds
With Six Classes Each
Hettte Lee Ewing made honor
grades In seven subjects and Vyla
Belle Krcy and Helen Reese made
. nonor SraacS n 8IX U"jCCtS for
?? fl week period of the
'I1 8emfter' according to the
fT' 7' .""? ?."' t .m
lobby of tho administration build-
. Mr rInrn .... ...
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trar.
A total of 320 students made tho
honor grades an average of nine-
ty or above in one or all of their
courses. Twenty-one students who
aro taking Tegular fifteen hour
courses made honors in all five
subjects. Twenty one students
havo honor grades In four subjects
sixty-one in three courses and 222
in one or two subjects.
The reports to parents of both
honor and failing students aro to
bo placed in the mails this week.
Artists Observe
National Week
Notional Art Week is celebrated
everywhere in New York in
California in tho main hall of
tho Administration Building of
ACC.
Students whoso sketches are on
exhibit are Foyo Sliger Louise M03
or Brian McKinzie nnd Miss Hct-
tie Leo Ewing. .
Landscapes done near tho cam-
pus aro being presented by Foyo
Sliger nnd Brian McKlnzlo. A
cloud sketch by Louiso Moser is on
d'splay
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Mr. White hns two water
colors and Mrs. Locke has n water
coior ana oil on exhibit.
.learn to forget ourselves nnd pour
Allf Alii" II VAX 4-A mnVft llfrt Ttfl
w. - ... ww .Mnv ib win.a imu in uiticiisiiiij us our uwn.
wh'le for others
For tho first timo In the history
- ". e ". v"
recognized greatest nation in the
of the- world here is a nation tho
wordi tmt hag Rt heart th(J ntr0
csts of tho whole human race. Wo
ore
th'e
not content to." bo upland of
freerahdhome;of the brave
1500 Exes Expected to Be Here
For Annual Homecoming Stunts
Moro than 1600 visitors aro ox-l.to over 1000 ex-students
pected hero on Friday and Sntur- The program will open with the
day November 2 and 23 for tho ' P"-gnnc bonfire and tho home-
nnnual ACC homecoming. ' I comnB pcp "" Rounlons of ox-
FVfi k i. ...iu. tL I student members of college social
nrnn nvwl thn ApnffJl.
.. j M UUUIUWIIUJ UniO
ball game tho ajinunl program has
In recent years! been attended by
men and women who havo enroll-
ed in ACC sindo Its founding in
1000.
Comer Clay president and J. W.
Treat secretory 'of tho Ex-Stu.
dents Association have sent letters
Butter is
Fit st Play Night
Lays Plani for Music
Festival Next Spring
ACC will enter tho Divisional
Musical Fostival of tho oovou-
tooth district to ho held in Abl.
lono tho lOBt week In April In
piano violiri and voice. Tho piano
department will enter in theory
scale sonatn classic romantic
modorn and ensomblo
Dlnvlnc
v ;iub
uuuii niuuuiu win uo given n writ-1
ten criticism hv 4nr! nni !.'
having a grado over soventv.ftvo
.
In tho Divisional iFestival will bo
ellglblo to-ente'rthe TtI jHato
Music Festival to bo hold lnDal.
las the first of Juno.
Tho voice departmont under tho
direction of Leonard Burford will
enter lntheory scales and two
solos. Tho violin department will
olso enter in scales theory and
two solos.
Miss Malono Is president of tho
Central Wost Toxas division of
the Festival.
One of the greatest enemies of
freedom nnd thrrnfnro nf thn nrn.
gress nnd happiness of our race
in ovor-orgunizauon. jonn U.
KIdpath. -
ON TO BROWNWOOD CAMPAIGN TO BE
PEPSTERS DURING PERIOD PRECEEDING
HAILEY WISE IN
JOINT REVIVAL
... J. T ' B nP' Dy
the Highland Street and the North
Side church m down-town Abl.
chlng Is being done by tho rogu
. . ...
Homer Hnlloy ot Highland Street
and Mefwn J. vZ " Nort
Side. Tho preachers are alternat-
ing Brother Wlso doing tho prea-
ching this woek nnd Drothor
Halley noxt weok.
The mooting wll contlnuo rn-
other weok or two.
A hunch is nn Intangible thing
-... o--. jm. ovum iiuu it ta
( valuable if you have tho nervo to
act nnd the courngo of your con-
victions. Marion Holllns
j alone. We want every land to bo'ored around the world. It is the
na -l-V l aI 4 1. nn.t. I .t i ...... ...
"
..b uii huv uo aaws.icu unni oe.
neath every flag thero shall bo an
uiiwuiiimeiieo cnance "or wie
Liberty nnd Pursuit of Happiness".
Kn ffkw ilia alttf Vina. nvAnntlnJ
- .-. .... .Mk 1JK.Ku.
that our Flair is the one Flair lov-
ed round thi world nthnrs nrn
loved loyally but our Flag Is hon-
lromn( J ..-l-t I
"""""" "iiu niuoiuii vrKuiiizi-
tions and tho annual business meet
ing of tho Exes association will
precede chapel exercises in Se-
well auditorium Saturday morn-
ing. Active members of tho orgnnlza-
tion recently havo been discussing
plans to increase interest among
former students in the collego
Star in
"Dress Reversal". Has
All Male Characters
Melpomeanean Players present-
ed their first entertainment of two
one-act plays Inst Fridny to an
appreciative audience of moro than
threo hundred.
. Bonnie Butler was starred in
"Smokescreen" a modern drnmn
by Robert Kasper. Miss Butler
i gave tho most outstanding work
of the evcnlntr as Kntv I.ncn tho
t iBi from tho Undorworld who
ln .u. .u. . . .
" "! "
'nE I" this the most dramatic one
... ..... u.uicb iu n Duijiiioo cmi-
flft tln e9 M..MHMH& 1
vw ..j ui luiiuiib uuiuicur pro-
ductions. She was supported by Evan Tac-
kett as Inspector Burns" and G.C.
Hclvcy ns "Smoke" the dope head
giving a creditable performance
as was expected from these two
well known ACC nctors.
mo comeay 01 tne evening was
"Tho Dress Reversal" directed by
Tho comedy of the evening was
...... .w urno 4UU iuuiuiu ui
this piny was tho all-male cost
portraying a group of boys in tho
final agonies of producing a mys-
tery play.
Tho most outstanding perform-
ances of this play were given by
Melvln E. Gllliiand ns Don play
' ing Mrs. Van do Vender Wilson
uowcll ns Chuck playing Miss Van
(Continued on Page Threo)
Permission has been granted to
chnrtcr a special train to Brown-
wood the fifteenth that th0 Wild-
(nf nno rontr n ft-on1 inn A PP.nB
Icl Bnkcr f00tbn same. The train
wm n0 Phnrlprfi n9 mnnn
hundml pa8senBers nro securedi
uu:u inusungers uro secureu.
Round-trlp tickets are $1.95. and
passengers should pay the fare to
one of thu cheer .eaders nt tho
I'Moavusvia oituu u iwiv iiiu laru Id
V 'tuucrB "' T
'" It -f0 dotC thnt the
minimum number of nassenccra
may bo secured for the chartering
of tho train.
Tho "special" may bo ridden by
ACC studonts nnd patrons. Tho
train will probably leave hero nt
:uu p. m. arrive in Urownwoou
n. m.. nrriVO in Brownwood
at fiVfl nr flVP.thlrfv. nml rnMlrn
j immediately after the game. No
uuuuuiikviiii:iii. uuuui K"iu IKva nua
been 'mndo to date but last year
tickets wcro sent to Ablleno to bo
sold and cost twenty-five cents
OTHER FLAGS
BUT "AMERICA
nno iini? i nr nnm urirnin r rniiitt
......... -.- ....
mni seniiment tnnt to oe great
as n nation ns wH us great as
i . a .1 . i .
an inaiviuual we must tprget our-
I selves nnd pour out. (ur lives tor
AV..-. .... . 1..l.
muse uruunu uikjui. us.
u.uuiiu auyuk u).
.v .... W..WIU.. ...bi.v t n.u
agreement was reached. News be-
gnn to spread. Slowly a flag was
'
nthlotic program and during tho
homecoming period this will prob-
ably bo a principal topic of con-
versation. Groups planning special meet-
ings Friday afternoon or Saturday
morning arc Ko Jo Kai G.A.T.A.
Sub-T 10 former pupils of fino
arts teachers "C" club"A" club
and "W" club.
Members of the class of 1025
who made a promise when they
graduated to return to ACC in 10
years will hold n special bit of
attention with their reunion.
Coterie to Give
Tea to Musicians
Students of McMurry and Hnr-
rio noxt Tuesday afternoon bo-1 t.i.- t ...
tween four and six o'clock at an1 hl2 "m.0 lcctcd to mcm
lnformaj tea a como and go af! ll ""J "fi PhiHPs'
fair to bo hold In tho parlors of .Prl" Kin' Kwneth Badgctt Dud-
Zellnor Hall. of ey Faver Walter Daugherity Ro-
m t. i. . . . ' bort "aterson Batsell Barrett Bnr-
tj. w.....
'"rai crfjionino UOX Milton
urannii Marjorlo Adrian and
Elizabeth Finlcy.
Pat MaJono Evnbol Vaughan
Amelia Daskorvlllo and Leonard
Burford are sponsors of tho club
Only students who are taking prl- f10""" who obtained their mem-
vato music lessons and whr. nr .!"p A"'8 8um"er ore Adelaide-
vato music lessons and who are
studying music theory aro eligible
for membership ln tho club.
ueiween tnem ureat Britain and
the United States could rule the
..-.- ..u.iu milium mo great a
strain on wcither. They rule it
now in fact but not on a coopera
tive basis Abileno Reporter.
If I were asked to choose one
word as tho ono which has done
the most valiant service for human
ity I think I would choose the lit-
tle word "whv". Bonlnmln Rim-
1 sell.
GOAL OF CAMPUS
ACC-DBC GAME
Yes I Haff
Some Bananas
A Whole Stalk
Zellnerites wero awakened tho
other Sunday mornlne with the
rustIo of gL Tk.S Ld the na!
tIve ca -Baaa-nnaa-nnaaaaasss.''
t..i 4 u i x. .
But il happened to bo only a na-
ve of Big Spring none other than
thi. tj...i ...l. u-.i
ported not a dozen but a whole
stak of tho yclIow tropicai frult
That was ono time the girls wero
served breakfast bananas in bed
1 To top It all off. poor Parthch
received in her sack lunch
rncnlvnd in hnr oncl- lnnnh thnt
! nvnnlnr. luhnn ntrni-t'Kn.l.. nl.A nt-
grapes nnd apples two golden
DunanuSi 1
I The Gila monster is the only
poisonous lizard nativo to the U. S.
WITH THE NEW
FOR HUMANITY
raised then presently our Marine
.. . .
irn innri atviinir nn hm rvi
. jm m - . -
. . . .j vwvf-
try 'I'ls of Thee Sweet Land of
Liberty". The host of soldier
boys song our national hymn as
only American boys can slmr it.
I m . .1 ..
juuajr wo I1UI1UT me IITIO BPiniS
ioaay we nonor tne true spirits
mm uuuurcu uruven us me nagjneeas ana CI torts of peace the
of Armistice waves triumphantly i students of ACC have Joined In tha
over the darkened past.
Number 9
Alpha Chi Elects
23 Students To
Honor Membership
11 Juniors 9 Seniors
6 Exes Receive Notices
LEWIS'S 2ND YEAR
Upper 10 Each Group
xingiDie ror rionor
Tho Alpha Chi chanter nf
James A. Garfield Society notified
students and cx-students of their
bcinig elected to membership fa
tho honor orgainzatlon ThuMil.w
of last week.
Only juniors senior. nmi ...(.
dents are eligible for membership.
Before juniors or seniors nro eli-
gible they must havo an average
of ninety or above on nil nf tnefr
work and bo In the upper ten per
Atir rif il.nL .1 r i .
wl 7 "J"!"? !'U na mnst
Seniors
I seniors obtaining mcmbershl
are Le Molno Lewis Norvcl Young
Annette Beeman Frank Trnylcr
Homer Utley and Charles Meeker.
Only Le Molne Lewis held Junior
membership last year. Senior
Wolfe Virgil Jackson and Han
son Granger.
Graduates who were named mem
bers ore: G. B. Sheibourne Jr
Eugeno White Mrs. Claude Neilon
"K5"" nnc mrs. uiaude iNenon
Symle Mao Gough Mclva Cur-
' -- -- -.
New Library To
Feature Stone
Carved Scriptures
President Receives
Replies Plcdg'ng
$2500 to Enterprise
Ono of tho features of tho lib-
rary building that Ablleno Chris-
tian College hopos to construct by
tho beginning of tho 1936-37 ses-
sion will bo somo thirty Biblical
paesagoB carved ln stone nnd plac-
ed ln tho walls of the building.
President Cox has selected such
scriptures as P3. 119:105. Jn.
. "
fi "
?' ?st'LTnl
Mat -8.19-20 to bo placed on
stono sloos ln tho walls ot tho
reading room and the loggia or
hnll and about tho entranco of
tho building.
President Cox also statod that
ho had rocolvod very encourag.
Ing replies pledging $2500 from
twenty of tho 100 gospel preach-
ers to which ho had wrltton out-
lining tho plans for tho library
building campaign.
STUDENTS ASSOC.
'N PEACE PROGRAM
At tho last meeting of tho stu-
dent council p'ans wero laid for
in chapel FddaTmomlnreBe
r ' "IWIIIHI
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" 'VWJ"W MIW
I UIIILl IIIB II11IH1H nr noAn a AA
forcibly turned to thoughts 6f
peace at present as this year's
nrmist'co draws near and slnco &
I national .tudpnt J! JL-
i . . M
been aunched emnhnniTtn. -.
needs and efforts of peace the
promotion of pence programs.
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