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ABILENE TEXAS. THURflDAY JANUARY ID 1928
DEBATING SCHEDULE FOR 1928 SEASON IS COMPLETE
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Tex. Inter-Collegiate Press
Association Contest Begins
All contributions of students in A.
0. C. Inter-Collcglnto Press Associa-
tion Contest must be in tho hands of
Millard Humphrey president of the
local Press Club in tho near future
Mr. Humphrey stated this morning
that he had not yet been informed as
to when these entries must bo sent
to the T. I. P. A. judges but that
tho local contest which will bo held
to see what articles will be submitted
will be held within the next thrco or
four weeks.
Each college that is a member of
tho T. I. P A... may submit a one-
act play a familiar essay a formal
essay a poem a short story a fcaturo
story an editorial a news article
an annual a literary magazine and
a newspaper.
Any student in Abilene Christian
College may contribute as many
articles on tho above subjects as he ur
she may desire.
Judges for tho local contest have
not been selected but 'among tho
judges for tho T. I. P. A. contest may
bo found somo of the best known
journalists and authors of tho South.
In tho past Abileno Christian Col-
lego has won few honors in this con-
test but students of this year's
journalism class have been heard to
vow that history will not repeat itself.
A convention of all the colleges
who belong to tho Texas Intor-colle-glato
Press Association is held each
year.
Tho convention this year is to bo
held at Canyon Texas. Definlto an-
nouncement conce' g tho dato of
this meeting has riot' yet boon made
but the custom has been in tho past
to havo It cither in April or .May.
Tho winners of tho different pub-
lications as well as for tho articles
will bo announced at tho last meet-
ing during tho convention.
The 1927 Prickly Pear will bo en-
tered in the nnnual contest and four
consecutivo issues of this year's Op-
timist will bo submitted.
Several students in Abileno Chris-
tian College havo already manifested
an interest in tho poetry contest.
Somo excellent poems written by local
students havo appeared in tho Op-
timist during tho last few weeks.
Mr. Humphrey urges that every
student in A. r jo?.v show his abil-
ity as a journalist by writing one of
tho article that may bo submitted in
the contest.
Hugh Johnson cornet player in the
band and orchestra sets the record
for automobile accidents; ho was in
four wrecks this past week.
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Orchestra To
Play At Winters
"An eight pleco orchcrta chosen
from tho collego orchestra will bo
taken to Winters tomorrow to piny
for a Mother's Club program" Mr
Gibson stated this morning.
The members of tho orchestra will
leave after chapel Friday morning
and will givo a concert at 12:45.
Miss Alcne Showalter former stu-
dent of A. C. C who is now teaching
at Winters recently phoned Mr. Gib-
son and requested that a concert be
given by the local orchestra at tho
Mother's Club meeting.
The orchestra will return to Abi-
leno soon after tho program.
Tri State Qub
Elects Officers
The Tri State Club had its first
meeting of tho now term last Thurs
day afternoon in Room 10.
Tho election of officers for tho en
suing term was held and Leon Burns
was chosen President and Willie Mao
Cox Secretary and Treasurer.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Parker the
retiring president delivered a short
address thanking tho members of tho
club for their support during her term
of office and then tho new president
Mr. Burns took charge of meeting.
Tho work of tho past term was re-
viewed and plans for tho future were
discussed. A social committeo was
appointed and suitable entcrtatnmont
for tho term was promised.
BASKET BALL SCHEDULE
Tho following is a schedulo
of tho remaining games to bo
played by tho Wildcats this
season.
January 20 21 Southwest
Texas Teachers at Abilene.
January 24 26 Texas Tech
at Lubbock!
January 27 28 West Texas
Teachers at Canyon.
February 3 4 Texas Tech
at Abilene. ""
February 14 15 St. Mary's
at San Antonio.
February 17 18 Southwest
Texas Teachers at San Marcos.
.February 20 21 Daniel Bak-
er at Brownwood.
March 5 C Stephen F. Aus-
tin at Abilene.
Bro. Kennamer
Tall Qiturday
Brother L. G. Kennamer head of
the geography department in Abi-
lene Christian College who is now
away on leave of absenco to do work
on his Doctor's degree was a visitor
in "Abilene during tho past week end
and delivered a brief address in
chapel Saturday morning.
"Gottl'MT your money's worth"was
tho thouVv suggested by the speaker
In his talk. "Is what yo uaro getting
in college worth tho money and ef-
fort you aro pntting .forth J." was one
of tho important questions ho asked.
Brother Kennamer suggested that
students wbrk hard and they will not
only gel their money's worth now
but will soon bo realizing profits up-
on their investments.
Brother Kennamer appealed to tho
students to put God first in their
livcs.their homo and country second
and themselves third.
Score Board Is
Made For Games
A uniquo scoro board has been do-
vised by Dean Walling and Harold
Ward.
Tho board shows tho namo of each
p.Jycr his number individual points
individual fouls position referee
number of minutes "to play and tho
scoro.
It wa3 completed Monday after
noon and used in both of tho Daniel
Baker games. A shaded light illumi
nates tho score board without shining
in the oyes of tho players or specta
tors.
Dean stated yesterday that tho
board will bo operated in nil of tho
remaining games of tho '28 season.
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W Club Holds
Meeting Tues.
Six new members wore initiated .into
tho W Club Tuesday afternoon at
tho meeting in tho homo of Mrs. North
on South First street.
Contests calling for both physical
and mental endurance provided pas-
time during nn enjoyable hour. All of
tho old members but two wero prcsont
at this meeting.
Tho club president Rita Adrian
presided during a round tablo discus-
sion in which talks wero made con-
cerning tho ideals and standards which
tho W girls should HvJjjttlto Ice
cream mouled ns red nn(Yslito roses
with angel cako and t! !ty plate
favors was served to olu- members
Misses Hampton Powers Loving
Cook Garrett Nelson Burford Boll
Lammoy Birchett Larramore Bass
Nichols Klllingworth Ethridge Brad-
ford Carnoy Nobles Adrian Konna-
mer and Sister Baxter. New member
aro Misses Orbio Grimsley Paulino
Rogers Vera Justice Susio Franks
Leila Page and Mrs. Essie Overton.
Mrs North was assisted in serving by
Miss Edith Witt.
The next regular meeting will bo
tho first Tuesday in February.
Optimist Staff
Enjoys Banquet
ANNUAL BANQUET IS GIVEN
SATURDAY NIOHT AT
HILTON HOTEL
Tho Optimist staff enjoyed its
annual banquet Saturday evening in
tho Red Room of tho Hilton Hotel
with Mr. Dannie Conloy presiding as
toastmastcr.
Clever placo cards marked the cover
for each guest and A. C. C. colors
were featured in tho nutcups. A fivo
course menu wns served. Mr. Walter
Adams was tho principal after-dinner
speaker although short talks wero
given by Mr. Lloyd Nelson and Mr.
Lawrence Smith. Miss'Mnxlno Whit-
moro obliged with nn interesting rend
ing.
Tho guests of tho staff for tho
occasion w'cro Misses Joyco Cooper
Nettie Mao Bacon Eunice Swope
Julia Allen Lola Lammey Mnxino
Whitmore Lolnbcl Brandford Esther
Smith and Mr. and Mr. Walter II.
Adams.
Staff members present wero Miss
Lclia Pago Messrs. Max Leach Lloyd
Nelson Dannio Conloy Leslie Huff
Jack Crabtrce Hugh Tinor Paul
Southern El 11b Williams and
Lawrence Smith.
Condition Of Dr.
Ward Is Serious
In response to a message from
Nashville Tcnn. Prof. CharloB R.
Brewer left Monday morning to go to
tho bedsjde of his father-in-law
Dr. J. S." Ward who has besn near
death slnco ho was' struck by an auto-
mobile Now Year's day.
Sunday's message said complica-
tions had arijon from a fractured
skull and death seemed near.
Av egram received by Sister Bax-
ter yesterday stated that Dr. Ward
is some bettor but that his condition
is still serious.
Dr. Ward ono of the foremost lec-
turers of tho Church of Christ is
medical director for tho Tennessee
Lifo & Casualty comp(". Ho visited
his duaghtcr and her fnnwly hero last
year and gavo a scries of lectures at
Abilene Christian College. Mrs. Brew-
er hns been with him since a few
days after ho was hurt.
Dr. Ward did much teaching and
preaching in addition to his medical
duties and was On his way to fill a
pulpit when injured. He was a pro-
fessor in Tennessee University medi-
cal school for 19 years.
Orville Stcwman tho fish who eats
sugar with his chilli visited 'homo
folks this past week-end.
Wtan Better Dents Ad? Madb to Mfilk
Bwfete Byrnes fis Will Mate Them
Often as I Bit and dream of tho
yesterdays when cares were fleeting
and the path I trod was paved with
roses whose fragrance lingers in my
fancy still my thoughts- will wander
back again to old Zymosis tho first
cow to play a part in my not wholly
uneventful life. Zymosis was no com-
mon beast; she was I think a gifted
cow with ton talents so to speak and
had a way about her which I never
could resist and though tho years
may como and pass away and though
many cows shall through tho years
leavo footprints on tho sands of timo
I still shall hold deep in my heart a
sacred spot for beautiful Zymosis tho
first cow I ever loved. Tho grass
upon her grave has for many years
grown green and just as often faded
but in tho oasitf of my heart hor
memory is always green and all tho.
suns of all tho years shall never wither
it away.
Tho other day I read a tribute to
tho cow which will serve to introduce
to you tho homo life of the beast in
such a way that you will then be more
in sympathy with the happenings of
the story As I remember the thought
was similar to this; "Tho cow is n
female quadruped with an. alto voico
and a countenunco in which there is
no guile. She collaborates with tho
ump in tho production of a liquid
WRITING COMMENTARY
ON AMOS
PROF. ELMER L. NICHOLS
Fooling tho need for a commentary
on tho book of "Amos" Brothor Nich-
ols professor of Greek and Church
History decided somo time ago to de-
vote all of his Bparo time in writing
such a book.
His work on this commentary is al-
ready well under way and ho plans
to finish it within tho next six
months. Brother Nichols stated Wed-
nesday that thoro are very few com-
mentaries on "Amos" and that pos-
sibly only ono or two had been writ-
ten by members of tho Church of
Christ
Tho first thrco or four chapters
will deal with a historical background
and a discussion of tho conditions bo-
fore and during which Amos prophe-
sied. In tho following chapters a de-
tailed analysis of tlie book will bo
given. - -'-
Tho -original Hebrew meaning of
those words that givo troublo will bo
given. However Brother Nichols
stated that tho book will not deal
with technicalities to tho extent that
the average reader will not bo ablo
(Continued on pago 4.)
FINAL ENROLLMENT FOR
WINTER SESSION IS 676
For tho winter term of 1928 AbirW
lene Christian College has an enroll
nient of 676 students. It was first
reported that tho enrollment was 079
but after a final check tho follow-
ing figures wero found to bo true.
Tho College has 430 students; tho
Academy 05; the Fino Arts Depart-
ment 40; and the Training School
105.
Under tho presidency of A. B.
Barret Abileno Christian College
opened doors in 1900. There wero
between seventy-fivo and a hundred
students enrolled in this session.
called milk proyldcs tho filler for
hash and at last is skinned by thoso
sho benefitted ns mortals commonly
are.
Tho young cow is called a calf
and is used in the manufacture of
chicken salad. Tho': cow's toll is
mounted aft and has a universal joint.
It is used to disturb marauding flies
but tho tassel on tho end has other
functions such as playfully knocking
off hats or delivering stinging blows
upon tho face or better in tho oyc.
On such occasions tho recipient of
these courtesies usually favors tho
cow with a few well chosen remarks
concerning her general welfare. Tho
cow has two stomachs. Tho ono on
the ground floor is used as a ware-
house and has no other function.
When this ono is filled tiio cow ro-
tiros to a quite placo where her ill
manners will occasion no comment and
devotes herself to regurgitating. The
raw material thus conveyed for tho
second timo into tho interior of her
face and is pulverized and delivered to
the auxiliary stomach where i( is
convorted into cow Thoxow has no
upper plate as nil teeth are parked
In tho lower part of her faco. This
arrangement was perfected by an
efficiency export to ' keep her from
gumming things up and as a result
she bites up and gusafAdqwn"
Sub T. Takes
Voyage Sunday
SUPERIORITY ARGUMENT IS
SETTLED BY BOXING
CONTEST
Salt water porspiratlon hair oil
and bits of skin flow iast Sunday
night when the managers of tho two
publications on board tho Tuscarora
un-adorncd themselves in pugilistic
fashion to prove a little nrgument on
the subject of superiority.
Cook Conloy representing the Opti-
mist and Second Mato Damron of tho
Prickly Pear took charge of tho ring
after Yeoman Humphrey had done a
neat job of cleaning it out with the
Optimist editor Captain of tho Head
Nelson. Perhaps it would bo better
to state that Damron took chargo of
tho ring as official notes from tho
ship's log reveals.
A previous report of tho results of
a battlo between tho publication forces
was unofficial honco it was untruo
so it was announced by tho Skippor
that hereafter authors of falso re-
ports will bo punished sovorely.
Surgeon McCollum is administer-
ing Ungentine to affected parts this
week having arrived on deck after tho
roll call. By tho Radio Operator.
o
Lecture Program
To Start Jan. 22
Of much interest to A. C. C. stu-
dents is tho sories of lectures to bo
held nt tho North Side Church of
Christ from January 22 to 29.
Tho following is a program of tho
wee.ki Jpctureai - -.
Sunday Morning ''Tho Need Of
Early Training" by J. F. Cox.
Sunday Night ''An Appcnl For
Purity" by R. R. Brooks.
Monday "Tho Restoration Move-
ment" by J. E. Wcems.
Tuesday "Why I Believe In Heart
Felt Religion" by 0. K. Wallace.
Wednesday "Why I Have Hope In
Jesus" by C. R. Brewer.
Thursday "Plea For The Ono
I. Uhurch" bv A. R. Lawrence.
Friday "Defense of The Biblo" by
Elmer Nichols.
Saturday "Am I My Brother's
Keeper?" by Morgan H. Carter.
Sunday Morning "Church Music"
by Batsell Baxter.
Sunday Night-"Offico And Work
Of tho Holy Spirit" by R. C. Bell.
o
Weldon Callan: "How did this
tooth pasto disappear so quickly? I
just bought it Saturday?"
Charles Vaughn: "Tooth pastel
Tho namo said FOR-HANS nYd I've
been using it for soap."
Now that my elegy is finished I
will "proceed to tell you of that fatal
day when first I met Zymosis. It
was a beautiful spring morning and
the birds wore singing and the little
fishes wero swimming in tho rippling
brooks disporting themselves in tho
sparkling waters for tho sheer joy of
being alive. I took an old tin bucket
and a three legged stool and made my
way out to tho cow-lot. It was here
that I first met Zymosis. She was
standing in tho shade of a massive
oak calmly chewing her cud and
switching hor tail as harmless appear-
ing an animal as ono could wish to
see.
I boldly inarched up and sot
the stool down on her right side ac-
cording to previous instructions and
sat down upon it. Zymosis watched
all these proceedings with a frank
gaze holding her head near the
ground in a rather disconcerting way.
I placed tho bucket between my feet
and started to inagurato proceedings
when suddenly sho lifted her dainty
foot and presented mo with a solid
blow on the point of my chin which
draped mo over a slop trough near
by
With much trepidation I came
back into tho ring for tho second
round. Zymosis made several passes
(Continued on pago 4.)
A. C. C. Debaters to Make
Two Tours
LAST ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
Starting Saturday morning at
eight o'clock tho Prickly Pear
will stage its final drivo for the
salo of annuals. Tho campaign
will closo next Saturday week
ovening
Contract blanks for tho 1928
annual can bo had at tho
Prickly Pear Office. Only thoso
who havo signed up will bo or-
dered books. No extra annuals
will be printed or sold this
year.
It is especially urgent thnt
all students desiring n Prickly
Pear this year sign up during
tho campaign. Otherwiso they
will bo unablo to obtain one
when they como off tho press.
Debate Meetings -Are
Being Hejd
Tho college debaters aro meeting
twico n week to consider various de-
bating problems.
Mr. Adams and Mr. Nichols both
members of tho debate committee
meet with tho class.
A practice debate was held Wednes-
day on tho question: "Resolved: That
the United States should cease to pro-
tect by armed force capital invested
in foreign countries except nfter
formal declaration of war." Comer
Clay and Ellis Williams upheld the
nninnuticr'"mt""jo-"- --
Nelson took tho negative.
Another practice debate is to be
held next Wednesday on the "Educa
tion question." In this debate Evelyn
Arcencaux and La Vcrno Dennis will
opposo Comer Clay and Everett
O'Dowd.
These meetings will continue to be
held throughout tho debating season.
o
Pictures Are
Made For Annual
Mr. Millard Humphrey editor of
the 1928 Prickly Peor stated Wednes-
day evening that tho number of
pictures made this year is a record
breaker. The last of tho pictures were
taken yesterday morning.
Six hundred nnd six pictures have
been made; this includes tho pictures
of somo students who have had more
than ono view made. Tho number is
larger by two hundred than any
amount which had been made here-
tofore. Mr. Humphrey stated that more
than half tho annual is completed
but declined to give out further in-
formation. Dean Cox Speaks
To P. T. A. Mon.
Brother Cox emphasized the won-
derful opportunity which confronts
tho teachers as they work with tho
most precious material raw human
material in his talk Mondtfy after
noon before seventy-fivo members of
tho Parent-Teachers Association as-
sembled in the school auditorium.
The speaker urged a closo feeling
of cooperation between the teacher
and tho parent. Ho stressed tho
teacher's diagnosis of a pupil's caso
after determining what tho homo and
other environmental conditions are.
An outstanding point in his ad-
dress wns "Colleges need Parent-
Teacher organizations. I find a great
need for them in my work and I am
sure that it would help to overcome
many of tho collego problems."
In conclusion Brother Cox described
a true teacher as ono who "puts forth
a sympathetic kind and earnest ef-
fort in co-operation with the parents
to mako of every boy and girl who
enters school a finely finished pro-
duct." Mr. R. D. Green president of tho
stato association introduced Brother
Cox and Mrs. U. G. Holt tho pros!-
(Continued on pago 4.)
During Spriiigf
Probably tho best debating l sche-
dules over arranged for Abileno 1
Christian Collego Is being c6mplotcdj
by Forensic Manager Acton McCol-
lum nnd the debate committee. -
In addition to the ono debate that
has already been held sixteen othor
debates for tho remainder of tho year
aro either virtually assured or have u
Oklahoma Trip
Two extended tours for tho men's
teams have beon' scheduled. Foy
Moody nnd Ellis 'Williams will jour-
ney to Oklahoma during tho latter
part of March and will engage in en-
counters with Southwestern State
Teachers Collego at Wcatherford
Oklahoma; Oklahoma City Univer-
sity at Oklahoma City; and Oklahoma
Christian Collego nt Cordell. Another
debate with Oklahoma A. & M. on
neutral territory is under consid-
eration. i
Central Texas Tour m
Roy Stone nnd Lloyd Nelson will 'ft
leave jlurlng tho first part of Apr'1
for a series of debates wlflifl i
ni. i t i t -ff .
"a uw wuwuwoou xiowara i .
at Brownwood Texas A. & M. afk.
lego Station Southwest Texas TBmfch
ers Collego at San Marcos (tenntlvoi
oum uuuaiun oiuio xencners uoiicge
at Huntsvlile (tenativo) and .North i
Texas Stato Teachers Collesot.ponj
The Pi Kappa Delta question ondT
Farm Relief will bBbated by StonoV
and Nelson on tho above tour.
Homo Debates l
Six homo debates two of which '
are for the girl's team hav.o been ry
ranged. -
corner uiay and Evwa'
V iJV
Teach-j
ors College of Wcatherford here
February 10. Tho "Education ques!
tion" -will bo used in this debate.
Two other debates have been schej
duled with Austin College and Oklai
homa City University Oklahoma City
University won tho Pi Kappa Do'J
National championship last year. T
team that will represent A. C. C.
these two debates have not been del t
nltoly decided.
ino two donates lor tno gins team
ure with North Texas Stato Teachers
College and Oklahoma Baptist Uni
versity. La Verne Dennis and Eve
lyn Arceneaux will represent Abileno
Christian College.
Tho last debate of tho 1928 season
win do witn VYigpangin-ats . wj:
College of Kiver Falls Wls'consii
Roy Stone and Lloyd Nelson will mk
resent A. C. C. in this debate. Farm
Relief will bo tho question used in '
this discussion.
"Sham" Is Given
Thursday Nigh
The interesting one-act comedy
"Sham" was presented by tho Dram
ntic Club last Thursday evening at;
0:30. l
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j.jiu juuy wua uuuliiuu ;y uir uuu-
nio Conloy n charter member of tho
Club. Members of tho cast were R.
M. Leach the householder Elizabeth
Paul- tho wife of the householder
Dupreo McGrady tho reporter and
D. II. Moyers tho thief.
The play a comedy of tho highest
tvnn. wnn nhlv pnnplipH hv Mr. C.nnnv
and contained a splendidnesson-fr-
suburban newly-weds who desiro to''
practico deceit upon their neighbors.
Y. M. M. To Meet
Monday Evening
"Sin" has beon selected as a sub-
ject of discussion nt tho young men's
meeting next Monday night.
Tho four divisions of tho theme to
be taken up at that timo .are: What
Is Sin? What Has Sin Dono In tho
Past? What Is Sin Doing Today?
and What Shall the End Bo?
The program in full i-iwted oni
tho bulletin board and thoso who'kitlV
to take part in tho discussion will.
find their names listed there.
The chairman of tho program com-
mitteo is highly pleased with the in'
terest which is being shown in tho
work. Ho solicits tho further cooper
ation of all young men in order thats
theso meetings may be a success.
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