The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 1, Ed. 1, Monday, November 17, 1919 Page: 2 of 4
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T5he OPTIMIST
Published Weekly by the Students ot
Abilene Christian College
Office Administration Buldglng
Room p.i
Subscription Per Yoar.
51.50
Address all correspondence and mako
nil Monoy Orders payable to THE OP-
TIMIST nt Abilene Texas.
tho days of thy youth" .... Fear God
and keep Ills commandments; for this
Is tho whole duty of man." Then tho
question. "What then?" can have no
terror for jou.
" athletics.
To dovolop tho mental sldo of- youth
and neglect the physical side Is doing
nn InJuBtico to- the race both physically
and mentally because one who Is wean.
physically can novor bo as strong la-
Vlncont Slkos EdItor-ln-Chlof tellectually ns tho ono who Is stronj:
Gladys Arlodgo Asst. Editor both physically and montally.
mormon Arleago... Business Mnnager It has been proved that bettor work
liornco Wood Asst. Dus. Managor can be dond by a studont if ho will
Herbert Slices -.... .Joke Editor spond a reasonable amount of his tlmo
I in good athletics.
REPORTERS
Tho idea that one
in order to excol intellectually must
Homor L. Williams. W. W. Freeman. Ilmry hlmsolf in his books and papers
S.las Howell Moctor Miller Mary M. and exclude ovorythlng elso is fast
o0ti.y'.G.d3;s Wft!s' DornIco Doll R. 'losing promlnonco. Many students who
tt'rTrYvirrefflewse?.'!0 Tu T T 'i
James Childorn. Oivmnia KUnmnnn .their m'nd have as a result been forced
te leave school boforo thoy havo fln-
Jaracs Childero Olympla Kllngman.
EDITORIAL
iahed becauso ot physical breakdown.
On thn nthftr hnnrt tnnan xuhn irn in
It IS With pleaSUfO that WO present 'nchnnl nnl nnirnrrn In n mn.nn.hl.1
to you tho first issue of Tho Opttmlsi 'amount or good athletics are healthy
nn a weekly publication Tho change'nnd accomplish more In all tho school
from a monthly paper to a weekly is activities. What has a person gained
only a natural result ot growtli and i ho earns a Doctor's degree and loses
development which wo aro oxporlonc hls hoajmT 0F wll0 would trust a hIp
ing along ovory lino. bijono Christian that was out-fitted with now high pow-
v.iB uua risen irom me ranks of er engines but had on old rotten hull?
Junior colleges and taken hor position whnt Uni ot athletics do wo wantY
umong mo btanuard Senior colleges C"an we afford to spend a part ot our
""'"" wuuncu uor uenco ana ox-ltimo In athletics that will bring no ma
77 "ur uue umu at presont toriai gain? No. Wo must havo that
sho is instructing students from one Jnd 0f athletics that will build load-
out of ovory five states of tho nation; orfl; wo muBt havo tho clnd that wlu
many who had not until recently build morally as well as physically
known anything of us nro becoming Athletics havo been abused in the pat
ntensoly interested In us; our board- unti many good people nro opposed to
iub uaUmmoaioM aro morally run-ithom. Wo mU8t put thom on a pllm
nine over with enthusiastic students tbM will rnnulrn rnannct fnr thnm A.
C C. stands tor clean athletics and
ovory student is cooperating with the
school In kcoplng that ideal. Our ath-
letic teams recoivo as part of thnlr
Instruction injunctions to play clmn
and fair. Our teams hcrotofom havo
established a record for clean playing
and fair dealing. Wo want our toani3
to always win when thoy ropresont us;
Lut if winning a gamo requires a loss
of self rospect and respect of t j op-
cstod mado him feel that ho had boen' Foreign Language Club Benders In
tcrcstlng Proirraiq
On Thursday evening October 18
tho Foreign Language Club hold lta
first mooting in which tho following.
offlcors woro; oloctod. '
President Bowoll Joncsl- '
Vlco-Prosldent Loo cbffman.
Secretary NannatJbl Es'tes.
Ass..Sooretnry Mabel Patricks
Critic Prof. Schug.
At tho next meeting of tho club on
Novombor 6 nn oxcollont program
was givon. Sovontoon now members
engaged In a groat cause. He had
learned ono lesson tho lesson of co-
operation. Tho army has taught him
that to accomplish a great purpose
there must bo a united offort oven
though It may mean the laying nsfdo of
somo hobby or petty dlfferinco.
RELUUOUJS ACTIVITIES
Since our school Is in fact an well
db In theory a "Christian" school the
Religious activities aro promlnont. Ev-
ery student studies tho Dlblo as a toxt-
Ijnnk. Nn tlpnnmlnnllnnnl nnnatriiHrmi
13 imposed bdt all rfre urged to form'w?ro nudo1 to tho roll making n to-
indepondont and first-hand conclusions t" """"""""P oi eiguty-sovon Mucn
who nro anxious to do anything thoy
can to porpotuato this period of do-
velopmont; our old friends who havo
stood by us in tho past aro realizing
that other oqulpment MUST bo pro-
vided. In view of these facts wo seo
no reason why wo should not main-
tain as other Senior colleges doo a
wookly paper. Wo can easily do it with
tho cooperation and support that has
been accorded othor progressive rcovo-
ments of tho past. Aro you ready to do posing team then we want to lose.
' ewitrlbuto a little of your time or tal- ninhhn mMi uinni-
your time or tal- Club that embodies theso Ideals.
of tholr own. Thoro aro olovon regu-
lar classes bosl'dos thoso of the grades.
Brothor Kllngman is dean of tho
Itlblo department. His energy and
sunshine radlato In all his classos. Ex-
cept when ho is called away to spe-
cial appointments oleswhoro Brothor
Kllngman spoaks on Sundays. 8nvoial
havo been added to tho church hore
four studonts having boon baptized so
far. Drolher J. S. Dunn spoke In
Chapel for a week during his mooting
with tho Southsldo church. His talks
llko all thoso of tho chapel hour were
well rocolvod.
Tho meotlngs previously hold by tho
young men on Sunday afternoons now
moot on Monday ovonlngs. Theso
mootlngs aro vory Interesting and help-
ful thts yoar. Brother Schug assisted
ful this year. Brothdr Schug assisted
somo splendid programs for future
meotlngs. This plan might well bo
used by churches to help tho young
poople as well as the causo of Christ.
Two classes for the study of mission
work havo started. Thoy meet for forty-five
minutes preceding tho young
mens meetings on Mondays. Breth
ren Kllngman and- Freeman aro tno
loaders. Lato reports and a series ot
prayers form a good part of tho work.
Reference to various periodicals holp
to maVe thn Btudlea Uvo. Many of the
students are so busv tuoy aro missing
tho vory rlchost part of our activities
In being absont from theso meetings.
One Mudont with an A. B. degree has
voluntoered to go to somo forolgn
V-ltl and others feel llko sending
hor.
.OgJillUaAB&SPJBUWtUg.tifl .WSJ
I cm niv weancsuay pruyur-uiuuuuBs
Interest was shown In inakinc our"
monthly mbotlngs' a moans of develop
ment toward bettor" usage of those
languages which wo- study. Follow-
ing is tho program" that was render-
ed: America Club.
Spanish Oration Douthltt Wilson.
Gorman Trio Messrs. Witt Coffman
Jonos.
French Poom J. Mack Barnes.
Spanish Chorus Class.
Latin Heading James Chlldrosa.
Piano Solo Allco Hamilton.
Gorman Speech "Horr" Kllngman.
La Marsillalso Class.
Critic's Roport Monsour Schug.
Tcachors and studonts nro invited
to help us mako our noxt mooting on
Decombor 4 an enthusiastic ono.
cosslon for sho is ailssod by all.
Every few days recruits aro addod
to the class. Miss Ruth Speck wn
tho last to Join us. Wo welcome her
into tho class If tho number contin-
ues to Increase in tho future as It has
in its short past it may accomplish
wonders.
FAt'ULTl' FINE ARTS RECITAL.
"""u"i j " ""'o "r lut-ciub that embodies theso ideals. It u"u u "" .- .-.--
egtr-Qr mow ltuardcrtaai. jgujh a Ub probabJv the onlv-club cMt. klndJomeMeB nnd 8CQ tbo lnforaa meth- tho annual
FBOCEEDLGS OF T1IE SENIOR
CLASS.
As a result of converting A. C. C.
Into a four year collego ton students
aro onjoylng tho prlvllogo of occupying
tho senior chairs. At a meeting on
October second theso seniors or-
ganized their class. At tho Bamo moot
ing thoy organized thomsolves into a
"Prickly Pear" staff. Thoy aro dotor
mined to publish an annual this year
that will bo a truo representation of
the students nnd faculty during this
session. Tho wholo school seems to bo
behind this movomont Tho Staff real-
izes that it Is only with tho hearty co-
operation of tho students and faculty
that tho best results car bo accom-
plished along this lino. Wo nppreclnto
onta anxious for tlu best out-como of
u.uvoiuout raay succeoar manors jn tho state. To It falls tho duty ot
i.ot wnemer you aro a student now electing thoso men who nro entitled
u. um muuuut or a. inona or mo coi- to wear lottors from A. C. C. Its con-
lego tnero is somothlng that you can destitution is bnscd upon thoso ldeals'W
Because ot tho increased expense of fact n was organized to promote those
publication thoro will necessarily bo1idoai8. Evorv bov la ureod to trv to
Eomo changes la tho manner ot dls- raoet tho requirements oL tho club not
wuuuon. wo navo rormorlrscattered'knt i. ih hn.n - i.-
. uu A4ib uu uuouu ua u. iiioiuuui.
Tho Optimist broadcast with lltt)6 re
gard ao to whother one was a subscrib-
er or not. Hereafter if you expect to
recoivo it you must oubscribe. Tho
but that ho might become a man in the
truo censo ot tho term.
A. C. C. is not trying to put a price
on manhood but Is trying to inspiro
men.
NOVEfllDER 11 1018.
student Vody has already rolled up a LVery boy with a zeal to uphold thoso
good subscription list and wo aro con- things which build charactor. Let us
fidont thatbo students ot former years all pull together not nlono for clean
will gladly send In tholr subscriptions r.lhletlcs but for tho development ot
iur mis woewy jotter from "nomo
"uu i uiauppoim us. Bona in your
subscription now.-
1 . .
WHAT THEN
Young men und young women you
i.ro now in school. And though you
aro droamlng and planning for tho fu-
ture Just as you should be doing yet
you r.ro now living a full nnd a rich
life.
But all too soon school Ufo must
end. And what then? You lntond to
chooso some good work such as teach-
ing or practicing medlclno and take
your place In tho world. But what
thon? You expect to dovote yourself to
your work nnd win monoy and position.
Well what thon? You hope to build a
homo nnd to surround yoursolf with
tho comforts and tho delights of lifo.
what then? Tho prospect is now not
cosstul life is your dream. Y$s but
wha tthen? Tho prospoct is now not
to inviting for you must begin to think
ot old ago with its attendant physical
Infirmity nnd mental decay. Howover
do not spare yourself but push tho
ods andYiiel the rlchnearo't a service On October 18 President Sowoll an-
ivory an6'"preBont takes a nounced In chhol that tho social rules
ttIh a vital but unpro- and other restrictions of tho collego do
. . mV-..- .. .i 1 . .u. i-1ali.' t- .---
it is antancepuon it uno uui uyii; iu iuu auniur cuss uut mm
tlclpato in a really wor-
lu
volunl
wnic
dotajHSAT
shlpSSPlrit
Rnvoral
Although It has boon some tlmo since
the faculty ot the fino arts dopart-
mont of A. 0. 0. delighted us with their
cplondld recital It was so usually good
ond80 enthusiastically rocolvcd that
we aro unwilling to lot it pass without
mention.
Ono ot tho" most onoyablo ovonlngs
ot tho year was that of September 20
when Miss Griftlc Watson rqad for us
"Pollyanna" by Porter. To say that
she road tho book In a masterful man-
ner la expressing It inadequately for
hor artistlo Impersonations of tho char-
actors held tho attontlon ot tho audi-
ence from tho first moment until the
laat. Every ono scemod to fcol tho
spirit of story. Thoy woro especially
touched by tho expressions of tho con-
trol character and loft tho auditorium
resolving to "play the glad gamo" more
efficiently.
ThU Is MIs3 Watson's second year
as head of tho Dopartmont of Expres-
sion and wo fool that wo are very for-
tunato In retaining her. Our apprecia-
tion of hor Increases dally and the con-
consuu of opinion is that sho is tho very
best. Wo nro always delighted to hear
hor.
Another great troat was enjoyed by
us on tho evening ot Septembor when
Miss Orban Phillips who Is head ot tho
music department and Miss Bornlco
Compere teachor of violin gave their
recital. Thoso who know Miss Phil-
lips when oho was with us beforo wero
oxuboront when thoy heard that she
was to bo back When school opone'd
they woro very anxloun to hoar her
sing onco more. Wo thought sho could
not bo excelled boforo taking the spe-
cial training sho has had slnco she left
us hut wo aro forced to admit that dur-
ing this program She demonstrated
that sho was capable ot higher ochlovo-
monts than ot former years.
This is Miss Compere's flrBt year
with us and wo wore anxious to know
to provo herself 1
recommendations
Wo aro
If sho was goln'j
worthy ot tho high
with which sheiame to us.
students and teachers go out
on Sundays and preach. Any placo in
ncod ot such holp should wrlto Brothor
J. P. Sowell. Tho sorvice will bo sat
isfactorily supplied. Thoro aro men of I
ability hore and thoy aro also men
moro than pleas d with her slnco hear
ing hor on thf and othor occasions.
Ighe would bo.. credit to any Instltu-
tho conduct of this class will bo guided t!on Wo feel hat n her wo ave an
only by tho standards nnd Ideals tor addition to tho faculty of the Depart-
whlch tho cchool stands. Previous to mont ot Flne rta that makes this de-
thls d1e it had bees suggested' by- partmentai strong aa that ot any col-
mombers ot tho class that a committee fBO of llhondlng.
to appointed to draft a petition asking
for certnin senior nrlvllocos. How-1
Would you give ;aa much as $150 to
. over this was secret and not a mom-'"0 A' aa lmvo VvooUly pnporT Thon
OIbor ot the faculty know of tho plan. b0nd n your Brlptlon.
cnaractor onu spiritual power. . - . -- : ." i
... "" upiTcuimus me loci mat u
Tho now students have not yet learn- . hnen . . on I Why not
Ono of our number Miss Elizabeth dor tho Palmist Jut that strong?
As the nation is celebrating victory
day my mind naturally wanders back
to November 11th 1918 when I was
suddenly nwakoned In the early morn-
lug hours by automobiles from tho city
ns thoy came through camp with tubs
I'Uckots and almost overy concelvablo
noluo producer tied to tho rear axle
while each occupant possessed a whis-
tle or a horn.
Camp Truvls had been Under "flu"
quarantine for about two months prior
to this time which subtracted from tho
tow privileges tho coldler already pos-
sessed. Thoro woro no passos to the
city; no friends to see him; no inter
mingling of cdmrades in their usual
camp amusement or around the homo-
llko flrosldo of tho "Y". With all theso
restrictions and no communication
with tho outsldo world It was bard for
tbo soldier to realho that anyone was
interested in his battles or would cele
brate his victory save his own. com-
lflflaft- TnAn fn Tin tltriHnnlv nwnlfonnrl
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question. What then? Death. What. to tho realization that It was nil over.
"over there" and that others wero in-
then? Judgmont. What thon? Now
you aro run down to your certain and
horrlblo end. You recoil In torror
Young poople do you not porcelvo
that in your dreaming and your work-
ing you aro leaving out the thing ot
prima importance? Make a place for
Christ In your lives a real placo riot
meroly a nominal one. Indeed let Him
dominate and till all your dreams and
plans: "Remember' dlrfo thy Creator In
It-rested in his welfaro was almost too
much for him to grasp.
Tho soldier had learned that In the
array there was a common purpose. He
Lad labored lived and worshipped side
by sldo with Jew Catholic and Prot-
estant whlto and black In one com-
mon purpose to overcome a common
foe; nnd to realize that the whole na- Have you subscribed for the Optl-
tlon stood almost as united and intor- jnlst? Do it now!
has hnen nlnrm! nn It. hnnnr llv "uf not Iro I ou"vos xuu per
ed to sing all the songs in tho book d carry out tho deaa of Ujo MhooJ tent loyal to the sdhool by getting un-
ubbu noro out muy Bay musu iuuy iuu
learning seem to havo a different son-
tlment or color from thoso fast Jig-
Jo Hill has withdrawn from tho school i
for this session. She has been a stud-1
glng numbers often sung at church.. cnt In A. C. C. for four years. Wo
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iiujio snu win oo nacK in scnooi noxt
This acquiring ot a senso of deeply
spiritual song is worth much to us. It
is a general need.
Spaco forbids our telling ot tho Bible
class work on Sunday mornings when
flfteon or moro go to tholr respective
rooms for a lesson 'ust before tho hour
of worship. Brothor Holvoy Is direc-
tor ot thts work.
Teacher. "What J three words aro
used most often by collego students?"
Studont. "I don't know."
Teacher. "Correct"
Tho great Boone which you heard
of last year Is still In A. 0. 0. Wo havo
somo new (fresh) Barnes and Walls
for moro also plonty ot Carpenters to
build them. Our campus toc-At has
been enlarged three Hills amRsomo
Meadows. A couplo ot Shepardwhavo
beon provided to keep the precious
lambs from straying away to tho vil-
lage Greene If you havo a cold re-
port to the cougham (Coffman).
the
ked
u or
Clalborno was with ono
twins ho know not which so
tlmldly"Mlss Tldmore is this
your sister?"
Bonnie. "It I were you boys wh
we have a footbalrkamo I would dross
In comlo costumes find get out there
nnd root." I
lTO
Moss. "If I werei going to root I
would dress llko n
Bonnte. "You wpuldn't have to
dress much."
Fashionable Gowns
of True Elegance
iJensonnbly prided assortments that you'll recognize ns
Buperior whether you are looking for Street Afternoon
or Evening Dress. Tho large stock of really handsome
Dresses will enable us to please you. Now styles caro-
fully selected aro arriving daily many bought much
below value and marked to sell proportionately cheap.
Now Velvet Dresses Tricolettcs Satins Paulettes Geor-
gette etc. soiling $37.50 to $08.60
Evening Dresses of Satin and Gcorgotte'with uilvcr and'
gold trimming vory handsome selling$35.00 to $150.00
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 1, Ed. 1, Monday, November 17, 1919, newspaper, November 17, 1919; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth91157/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.