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Thursday April 16 1936
The Optimise
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The Cat is o na tear again this week so those of you who
are "off-sides" in some way can look for your name some-
where in this column. What is written here will hit some of
you pretty hard but if its the truth it must be told so why
kick. Plenty of people havo
to wake them up and make
see them.
Wilm'a Kendrick scores again. And it's nnother Sub-T
the boy who used to be below her. For the benefit of new
students in the good old days Kendrick "rated" only Mav-
erick (used-to-be's) and a Trojan. "Putting" poor little Utley
out of the boat she sails again with Dan Presley. And just
. a passing fact remember Miss Abilene Dan "was" a nice
boy.
Some girls will really go the limit to get a little attention
regardless of the results. Junia Johnson demonstrated this
recently by "spilling the dope" on a certain Zeljner' inmate.
But my dear Junin such things are likely to wither even n
wallflower.
Blowl Blowl Blow! That's not the wind but James E.
Staggs "putting himself over." But we wonder if he. has.
Js a public speaker he could hardly be a bigger flop. Boci-
ally he just doesn't rate. And he. made such a howling
.success ns a Dramatic uiuo presi-
dent that (he resigned and left
the season ticket fraud to an in-
nocent party. We hesitate to"
think how he'll manage such a
triflo ns the 1036 Prickley Pear.
Blow! BJow! Blow
The most putrid cub wo know
f is this Squaro-headed bachelors
luslness. It's a secret club yet
meetings aro announced in chapel.
Doors are barred and watchmen
stand close guard ye reports of
what goes on at mctings are print-
ed in detail In the "Optimist". It
is composed strictly of boys yet
they have to have a sponsor (or
is he n chaperon?) It seems hard-
ly possible that a club could bo so
insjpld with so mnny MODEL
!ubs on the campus.
Kathorlne (Skcctcr) Burkhalter
must bo awful fiorce. Buck
Parham the heart-breaker and
Stnnley Summers the handsome
"boy who stammers made a little
"'gentlemen's (?) agreement" that
they would each ask her for a date.
Both got cold feet and so1 we say:
"These splnoless modern youth."
By the way have you seen Dora
Frances Harvey's cnttaeoment
ring? Since it is so unusual for
a boy to give his fianco a ring.
aho has treated everyone by show-
ing them hers. Miss Harvey
why don't you got n booth on Pine
Street and charge ten cents a look.Mmmmm (Jack Benny). Boy!
how the Rock Crushers would have
liked to have gone to Tipton! But
one of the talented Instructors of
the campus exclaimed that Helvcy
nnd his undignified loosely con-
structed "kitchenola" is below the
standard of his elevated singing
organization and that they could
not appear on the some program
with! his group and its stereotyped
programs.
We overheard Brian say that a
certain Kd Jo Kal promised to
toach him to sing if ho would get
In the Sub-T's Power to you
darling the picnic cake you help-
ed make was a nobb step.
Kenneth Bndgctt had a date
Wednesday night with Lona John
son. Floyd Hamilton went along
ns chaufeur Joyce Link as chap-
perone. Sounds llko n double date
to us. -Wonder if little Melvn
knows about this.
We knew it was an established
precedent around hero for tho "got her man". Wo think the Cn-
Freshmen to elect a poop-out pros! dettes (pronounced Cnh-dazo)
dent hut we must say that you ought to give their ex-genernlis-
sumes uiu an unusually line Job
of doing just that this year. Ro
berts we hereby bestow upefo you
the title of "Fakir of Flops' and
'Princo of Poop-Outs."
You know what a sinking feel-
ing it is to suddenly descend in an
elevator from a top floor to a low-
er one! Well Blanch Robison must
feel that way after her drop from
the elevated position she held last
year to her low levels of this year.
Some say she's back to normal
now.
Leroy Browniow Jlmmie Staggs
and Martin Crass got up at eleven
thirty Saturday night put on their
new Easter duds and hurried down
to tha Catholic chifch for the mlSV
night mass. It soT'happehed tftat;
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to be hit with a sledge nammer
them see themselves as others
(
the word
Twcnty-fivo students reported
tWo filling of. preaching appoint-
ments last Sunday. LoRoy Brown
.low.spo.ko at Roby congregation in
the place of Otis GateWood who
was holding- A meeting dt' Roches-
ter whero Browniow regularly
preaches.
Joe Dias taught tho Mexicans at
Roby whorri ho has an appoint-
ment every second Sunday. Ard'en
Lawrence wont to Moran in the
place of Paul Edwards who Is
visiting In Tennessee.
Floyd Hamilton visited two
churches over tho wcek-eqd Irn
and Byson. One restoration W.as
ropottod at Rails by Wejdon Ben-
nett. Floyd Embrec also .reported
one at Llndsey Chapel.
Sovernl boys did personal work
at the jail Including Oian Huff
Claud Guild Arthur Davis Jimmy
Tnggert Roland Lewis and Ken-
neth Bogdett At the conclusion
of the sorvJcc there wns one' con-
fession. Thi Lord's Supper was
administered to two men who have
been baptized recently.'
Roscoe Nottingham preached at
Lcuders Everett Rhodes at Rule
and Batsoll Barrett Baxter at Bal-
linger. ' Thero were two restora-
tions at Ballingcr recently.
J. C. Reynolds conducted serv-
ices at Highway 70; James E.
Staggs at Lawn and T. H. Tarbet
at Rod Spring:). Hugo Black-
stone reported a show of interest
at Midway. Paul McClung went
to Bomarton for his first time.
Frank Trdylor filled his regular
nppointment at Truby. Buck Par-
tem prcachod tho Word at Cap!-
tola. John Stevens continued at
Ellasvllle.
On Sunday. April 5 Trine
Starnes begin a protracted meeU
lng at Clyde which continued aij
through Wednesday April 15.
mass was schoduled for six o'clock
Sunday morning.
P. S. Lcroy sriy's don't advertise it.
Thirteen continues to be very un
lucky for some people. For in
stance ctae night not long ago of-
ter 13 heroic efforts to rate a tlafe
Don Griffith was known to have
remarked that ho was
hater anyway
u woman
Flash! Flash and Double Flash!
: Extra! Mao Rao Harrison flnnllv
slmo a tin medal. Incidentally.
Johnny Connel is ready to receive
congratulations.
All Is vanity women aro the
vninest fit thq vvuin and of all
vain campus maidens Ruth Iris
White is socond to none. Why say
mora? .
Be it known that this column
is a composition of the various
elements of- tho Junior Class.
Thirteen different writers contri-
buted to it which makes it a sort
of "straw vote" on various cam-
pus personalities. Your name in
this column hi not a test of your
popularity. If you think a bou-
quet was thrown at you remember
there might have been a. brick in
it.
preaon
Published Every Thursday
noon During Long Scssld
'Official Studont Publication
Abllorio Christian Collcg
Marlin Carruth !. EditornnChiefDudley FaVer
JUNIOR STAFF
BATSELL BARRETT BAXTER. . . .Editor W. A. SLOAN
News: Walter Daughorityl Assistant Editor; Marguerite Anderson Erma Owens Elizabeth
Lawrence Elzabelle Watson Helen. Reee. -
Features: Marlin Carruth Joyce Link Dixb Witt. -
Religious: Tommy Campbell Kenneth Badgett Weldon Bennett Kathryn Molloy.-
Society: Wanda Mayfield Editor; Christine Hollman Mary Jo Hart.
Sports: Sonny Cowar Editor; Morris Howard Oscar Smith Eleanor Danielson. i. '
Business: Marjorie Adrian Assistant Manager. Dora' Frances Harvey Raymond Young
Oscar Smith Iva Lou Malphurd R. D. Tyler Pyeatt McCollum.
FRIENDSHIP CALLS
No writer has ever given more clearly
the qualities necessary for true friend-
ship than the American master who
said "A friend is' a person with whom I
may be sincere ; before! him I may think
aloud." n
Have you ever really considered what
true friendship is Who is it who has
felt your every pain and blended with
yours their tears? Who is it who has
rushed to share your joys but proved
utter stranger to your cares? Such is
tltr ever abiding test of a friend. . '
"For friendship anothers
' bear
And feel another's pain
And. cannot in Kis hour of care.
Indifferent remain."
v The typical perfect friendship is por-
'trayed by the undying love of a dog for
'his master. '' No hllmari ever pad a
greater tribute or made a more willing
sacrifice for a friend than the dog who
has often been known to lay down his
life for his master. The steadfast con-
stancy of this animal Is a worthy exam-
ple of friendship.
Blessed is he who has a faithful
friend for true friendship involves sac-
rifice that few are willing to under-
take. Joyce Link.
Tallman Talks On
Canada Churches
0. II. Tallman spoke to tho
Evangellstlc'Fofum concerning re-
ligious conditions in Canada Fri-
day evening at its regular meet-
ing. '-'Cnnnda" Tallman said Vis like
its foster-parent. England in be-
ing conventional and opposing all
changes of established order ev-
en in religion. The larger por-
tion of tho people aro members of
tho state church and a great num-
ber are Catholics while there arc
many who make no religious pro-
fessions at all."
The Fotum was informed that
tho Church in its primitive puri-
ty numbers no more than twice
tho number of members in Abi-
lene. Thore are about thirty con-
gregatjons and most of them nro
small and littlo known. ThVi reas-
on Tallman assigned to this un-
fortunate condition was that the
preachers who" go there mistake
tho nativos' reserved nttitude for
coldness and soon leave not real-
izing that the Canadians are
warm-hearted hut characteristical-
ly suppress their emotions.
While tfio order of worship in
Canada docs not differ essentially
from that in the United States ac-
cording to Tallman there are a
few minor differences. Outstand-
ing among theso differences is the
Christians' reverence in tho House
of th Lord as compared to tho
South's lack of it.
Tallman closed by predicting a
bright future for the church in
Canada and the northwest.
Cox Addresses Women
Students At Meeting
President Cox spoke last Friday
evoning to about thirty members of
tho Girls' Training Class using
the topic "Woman's Work in tho
Church."
Highlights dn the informal talk
stressed these points as the -woman's
duty in the church:
1. Visiting the sick and poor arc
more effectively done by women
thnn by men..
2. Silent prayer sjnglng and
other Items of Christian worship
in pubic assembly are command-
ed to women asell as men.
3. Spreading tho gospel through
personal contact la a commendable
service.
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hurt must
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dias Mcdonald
in mission study
"Mexican Missions" was the
problem discussed by the Mission
Study Class on Wednesday evening
of last week. Joso Dias student
in ACC had charge of the meet-
ing. Bro. Dins introduced the service
with a discussion of "The Call to
Come to Mexico." Following him
Willlo Jnmt-4 McDi.nald spoke on
"The Rellst'io'iH Conditions in Mex-
ico1 Today."
Several Spanish hymns were ap-
propriately sung by the group and
passages of scripture were quoted
by the Mexican children who were
present
On tho Invitation of Bro. J. W.
Treat and Bro. Schug soveral mem-
hers of the local Mexican church
attended the service. They were
the Ramirez family Hermnno Mu-
n.iz and Wife nod the children of
the Rodriquez and Florez fami-
lies. KITTEN BAND .
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ficlal band teachers association
contest 'sponsored this year by
the Big Spring Chamber of Com-
merce. Additional strong compp.
tition in Class C will be furnlshco
by tho Ft Stockton high school
band which did not have an en-
try in the Hnrdin-Simmons con-
test. Tho same group of five soloists
from the demonstration school will
be entered with Owen Holly Jr.
playing both trombone and bar!-
tono solos.
The band winning ench class nt
tho Big Spring contest will get 'a.
free trip to tho Texas Centennial
Exposition In Dallas this summer.
There are thirty-two members in
the Kitten Band with ages rang-
ing from six to sixteen. Twelve
of them are above the sevonth and
ten are below tho fourth grades.
The members are: Cornets-
Bernard Holly Joe Yowoll J. Q.
Carter Jr. and Winston Brown;
clarinets Freeman Holly J. Ed-
die Wcems. Jr. BIlllo Wolf Gerie
Allen Scruggs Charlie Morris
Kyle f rain. Jackie Morris Lester
Humphrey Jr.. and Billle Ray
Fielder; saxaphones W. N. Mont-
gomery Glenn Hicks and James
Attebury; trombones Owen Hol-
ly Dy14 Taylor Clyde Oldham
and V T. Smith. Jr.; altos Glenn.
Cagle. Charles Smith and Staf-
ford North; baritones C. F. Hus-
Editorial Office Iloonf Two.
Stage Corridor Sowbll Aud.
Downtown' Office T"lsk ' Publish
lng Oo 1140 8. First Street.
..'. Business Manager
Business Manager
THANKS BOYS
Hats off to you boys! We aro in-
deed thankful to D. W. Craln and the
Kitten Band for winning nnother tro-
phy the third in two years' time.
To build a good band not necessarily
a winning band out of the iriany inex-
perienced pupils of the demonstration
school to pit It against the keen compe-
tition of .other bands with larger and
more experienced members from high
schools with bigger enrollment and
to come out with colors flying is a feat
worthy of recognition and praise.
While usually conservative . in our
praise we do say that we are.extremely
proud of D. W. Cram and the Kitten
Bandthe future Wildcats I
ANOTHER LOSER WHO ON
'A prominent 'magazine carried the
story not so long ago of a political .cam-
paign iti a little rural community. One
5f the leading merchants of the. county-
seat town ran for an office. When the
election returns were in his votes were
meagre yery meagre.
' It'looked'as if his ovenvhelming de:
feat would make .him the laughing
stock of the community. But he beat
them to it. The next morning after the
election he placed this sign in th'eifront
window of his store: "Twenty rfiye dol-
lars reward for the man Mhat cast
THAT VOTE for me."
The townspeople read the sign and
laughed with him not at him. Soon
everyone in the county heard of his de-
feat and then of his good nature. Then
one by one they began to drop in to his
store to do their trading.
Seniors Complete
Spring Meetings
Otis Gatcwood j and Trlnq
Stnrnes. seniors conducted pro-
tracted meetings In Rochester and
Clydo respectively through last
wcekx April 5-12. Thq Church at
Clyde decided . to '.continue' Its
meeting through Wednesday Ap-
ril 15.
Good attendance throughout the
week gave evidence of tho Inter-
est of the people jn Rochester
where LeRoy Browniow regularly
preaches. Visible .results were two
baptisms and two restorations.
Two of the converts had been Bap-
tists. One of them. was a woman
eighty yoara of "ago. Of the two
restored one had been out of ser-
vice for somo years.
At Clyde tho attondanco was
Increasing through tho week dur-
ing which two were- baptized. A
good "Bl.'cfw bfi interest has been
apparent: (
Linand FOyA loudyV" Masses
James Cox. 'Jr. D. W. Craln Jr.'
and Don Box; and drums Gene
Bennett Norman Haskcw EdWard
Mead and James Walter Nichols.
Mrs. W. M. Yowell and Mrs;.. J.
Eddio Wcems are accompanists for
the soloists. .
SAILORS. MERMAIDS
(Continued from Page 3)
and fun and all seemed to be
wrapped up In tho fine spirit of
the holiday outing. The wOods ro-
verbcrated with the mirthful
laughs and gleeful chatter of. tho
Joyous group. Twice tho sailors
and their mermaids gorged them-
selves beyond capacity on tho
concoctions prepared by the cook
and then resumed their moro di-
versifying activities.
Finally toward the close of the
eventful day with a sun shorn of
a large nortlon of its luminous
texture bv the sandy climatic con-
dltns nnd fist sinking Into ho
west the gay' voyagers boarded
h itelv sub once more and l-
iran the home trip.
In spite of sandbars and un-
favorable sailing conditions tho
Wcr boat nulled safely Into1 Port
Zel1"r In the closing shades of
everlqtr: and ai the soft strains
of. "OM peer Bottle" were sun?;
as a partintr gesture the. hippy
sea aspirants' realised 'thatI one
" - .7)S
the campus
muse
How Rcadcst Thou?
"It's one thing to read the. Bible
through
Another thing to read t6 learn to
do. l
Some rend it with design to learn
to' rend -
But id tho subjdet pay but little
heed.
Some read It as thoir duty' once
a week
But no instruction.from the Bible
seek;
Whllo others read it with but lit-
tlG care
With no regard to how they read.
nor where.
Somo read' it as a history to know
How. people lived three thousand
years ago;
Some read It to. bring themselves
into repute
By showing others how thoy can
dispute; l
WhiI6 'others read because Jthclr
neighbors do: K '.'
To sec how long 'twill take to'
read It through. ' -' )- .
Somo read it for the wonder that
aro 'thero:
How David killed a lion and a bear
While others read it with-uncommon
care
Hoping to find somo contradiction
there.
Somo read as though it did not
speak to them .
But to the people of Jersulem.
.One reads It as a boolof mystcr-
'C8f
And won't believe tho very thing
ho sees!
Onq'rcads with father's specks
upon his head.
And sees the thing just ns his
father said.
Some read to prove a pro-adopted-creed
Hence understand but little that
they read.
For oycry pasagc.in tho book they
bend
To make it suit that all-Importa.pt
end .
But .read" It properly and you will
see. ' ' ' ' '
AlthoHighr rnen contradict . God's
words agree t
For whaV the early Bible prophets
wrot' -
We 'find that Christ and his apos-
tles quoto. -
So trust no creed that trembles
to recall '
What has been penned by one and
Verified' by all.'
I read It as tho only guide to
light my pathway from Earth to
Hcavori: God's" Inspired Word!"
Found in an old book.
more perfect day was through.
The passenger
list included
Homer Utley. Gerry McCaleb;
Haydcn Pyeatt Ajlene Kreagcr
Homer Jordan Vivian Day Dub
Baulch LaNelle Cnrruthers
Trine Starnes Mallssa Claxton
Johnny Connel Eleanor Danielson.
Dudley Faycr. Adelar Wolf.
Howard Gamer. Mary Jo Hart
Kelly Newman Louise Moscr Dan
Preslcyi Wilma Kendrick' Elmo
McCo6k Mary Alice Leathers Le-
land Derrick. Jo Ann Elliott. For-
rest Orr Murrel. Combs Otis
Garnor Norma Shahan. Hulan
Armstrong Chrlstlno Hoffman
Louie Cockrell Elolse Reynolds.
Pierce Scott Madalyno Fritz Lo-
gan Buchanan. Betty Hollo way
John C. Stevens Daisy Manning
Henry Bennett.'Mary Louise Fair-
man. Wilson Dowell Junla Rey-
olds Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Gibson
and children.
'We'd be(t our last nlckle if we
had one. orf J. D. Tldwell of A- H.
S. to win tho 220 yard dash' Sat-
urday. This little duck-legged
fellow scooted down the track
Tuesday In 21.0 seconds which is
fair stopping on anybody's team.
' And speaking of tho Invita-
tion meet Cnrl Landiss ex
of last year was at the track
Tuesday with a lad he thinks
will watk away With the mile.
The young man is Mason of
Sylvester brother to Travis
famous pants-snatcher on last
year's Wildcat squad. lie won
the district' 5 meet at .Sweet-
water Jn the m'lle evcnti Sa
uraay In the time 'of 4l51. r
WMMMWDMiA SRANGE WORLD '
This seems to bo the strangest
world
At least" It Is to me;
There's lots and lots of funny
sights.
Tilings strangely odd to see.
Tho other day while going west
I iriut folks going cast;
Now here's tho funny part of Ihis
It is to mp at least:
I turned around nnd started east
Of odd things this is best:
For every person that f met.
Was gOln towards the westl
I noticed too when one goes fast.
He cannot poko along ;
And when a boy is 'whistling
He .cannot sing a song 'f
All nature seems to be a freak
It keeps rqc all up set;
For things tha I- have navqr.-
known. j.
. 4IUU A'lail.fc. Ul&V . i 5
Why is it that the sun nnd .moon
Have such peculiar way?
I note the( sun shines not at night
Tho moon sfilnes not at day!
Tho weather man' Is funny too
About the c'ol4 and hot;
He keep's us always wishing for
Thfe Weather .no has not
Ho never sends a winter's blast
On sultry summer days;
Nor pleases with a frigid breeze
When Sol heats like a blaze.
It's all an upset universe.
My guesses always miss;
Nor can 6ne get things straighten-
ed out .
While reading stuff like thlat
' Louise Moscr.
Recreation
Paramount
Today only Alvira Morton. pro-
ducer of the "Blue Paradise Re-
vue" last season's finest stags
show presents her. latent offer-
ing. "The Rainbow Rcvue.K featur-
ing U All-Girl Rainbow Band
and seven acts of stage vaudeville.
On the screen: "F-Man" with
Jack Haley and Grace Bradley.
Friday and Saturday The Par-
amount proudly presents the Tex-
as Premiere of MGM's mighty
drama of Old California "Robin
Ilood of El Dorado." The pic-
ture stani Warner Baxter with Ann
Loring' Bruce Cabot Erfc Linden
Edgar Kennedy Margo and a
supporting cast of thousands. Ad-
ded attractions on this program
Include Ina Ray Hutton and her
Meiodcars in "Accent orf GJrls."
.Midnight Prcvue Saturday at
11:30 Sunday Monday and TuOs-day-Clark
Gablo Jean Harloir
and Myrna Loy In ''Wife vs. Secre-
tary" adapted from Faith 'Bald-
win's Cosmopolitan Magazino
story. May RobsOn Georgo'Bar-
bler and HobartCavanaugh aro
Others in the picture cast.
Wednesday only Jan Klepura
sensational European tenor and
Gladys. Swarthout MctronollLnn
Opera star in Paramount's Musi
cal romance "Give Us This Night"
Thursday (Next .Week) 1 day
only On the stage; in person Ma-
jor Bovb's all-star Centennial Am-
ateur Show. Ono of the Major's
fourteen touring units the Gen-
tcnnlal Show will have its Initial
West Texas engagement in Abi-
lene. Due to the limited run there
will bo four complete stago and
screen shows presented Thursday
at 2:20 4:45.. 7:10 and 0:30 p. bu
Popular prices will prevail. On
the screen: Robert DonaLam!
Jean Parker In "The Ghost Goes :
west."
Majestic.
Thursday and Friday "ho
Garden Murder Cnn wftt. pi.
.mund Loyo and Virginia Bruce.
Saturday only "Desert Gojd"
starring Tom King and Buster
Crabbe.
Sunday and Monday Edward
Ai?'oIii ?aUy er Pjay. In
"R'mow&r Last Night" N
Tuesday and Wednesday ''A
Night t the Opera" wiu the i
three. Marx Brothers.
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