The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 33, Ed. 1, Friday, May 25, 1945 Page: 1 of 4
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The Optmnst
VOLUME 32
ABILENE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE ABILENE. TEXAS
FRIDAY. MAY 25 1945
NUMBER 30'
39 Unnual Commencement Scheduled Monday
NewSocialClubRequirements
Issued By Student Life Board
On April 25 the student life com-
mittee met and made several new
regulations concerning student ac-
tivity for next year announces Dean
Walter H. Adams. Regulations gov-
erning social clubs arc as follows:
Before a student can be asked to
be a member of a social club he
must have been a student for one
complete semester and one full se-
mester term. Also he must have done
a minimum of twenty-eight hours
in ACC with an average grade of C.
The eligibility of a new member
must be approved by the Dean of
the college. No member will be per-
mitted to take part in the activities
of the club unless he is passing in
three-fifths of his work.
No initiation or pledging will be
permitted except on the designated
evening to be approved by the fac-
ulty sponsor and the Dean of Wom-
en or the Dean of Men. Plans must
be approved in advance by the
sponsor and Dean of Men and Wom-
en. The faculty sponsor must be
present at the Initiation.
According to Dean Adams all
proceeds for public programs shall
be used to benefit the school as a
whole or some department of the
school.
Any student failing more than
two courses is not eligible to repre-
sent the school in any public per-mance.
Beanery Gives Up Ghost
For New ACC Cafeteria
Instead of eating family style in the beanery next year Abilene
Christian College will have a modern stainless steel cafeteria sys-
tem announces Bursar Lawrence L. Smith. "Due to the dissatisfac-
tion that has been a little prevalent this year and our over-crowded
conditions we decided that a cafeteria would be the best solution
to our problems" he stated.
To be installed this summer Dy
one of the largest restaurant and
hotel equipment companies in the
United States the cafeteria will be
on a dual system serving as many
as six students a minute. By using
two lines the Bursar explained it
will eliminate the waiting in line
and the ultimate complaining of
the students.
Vaxiotr of Foods
"We plan to have variety of meats
vegetables and other foods to choose
from but the expenses will be
through my office as was the case
this year" Mr. Smith said. 'The
system will be installed with a
warming counter that will keep the
hot foods hot while serving and
another portion that will keep the
salads cool and crisp."
Specially Designed For ACC
W. W. Haskins the agent sent to
ACC from Dallas to design the caf-
eteria especially for our needs de-
scribed the conditions to be as
"ideal." He emphasized the sani-
tary part of the cafeteria style of
eating place stating that glass pro-
tectors will be used throughout the
counter to shield the food from the
breath of the people and the germs
that are in the air.
He estimated that the serving
counter would be approximately
fifty feet long being in the center
and back in the present beanery. The
lattice work will be disposed of and
in its stead will be a two column
lane coming from the front door to
!D&aafa Gcdetidcvt
May 26 "A"Club banquet
8:30 at the Wooten Hotel.
May 28 Commencement Ex-
ercise. Final Exams.
May 30 Final Exams end.
June 4 Summer session
opens.
Professors Plan
Speaking Places
James F. Cox Dean Emeritus will
address the 1945 graduating class of
Lawn Senior High School Friday
June 1. Topic of his address will be
"The Greatest Among You."
Dean Walter H. Adams will speak
before the All-County Eighth Grade
graduation exercises to be held in
Abilene Saturday the 26th. Approx-
imately 100 students will receive di-
plomas. On Tuesday the 29th Dean Adams
will be guest speaker for the An-
drews High School graduation ex-
ercises. His subject will be "Invis-
ible Forces."
the serving counter. As many as
174 can be served per line and the
present plan is to have two lines.
The tables will be different seating
three on each side and none at the
end and without crowding 348 peo-
ple will be seated at one time. Mr.
Smith says that next year the lunch
period will be from 11:30 to about
1:00 so a student will not have to
wait until a certain time before go-
ing to get his food.
Extra-Foaturo Too
"An extraordinary feature of this
new system" Mr. Smith revealed
"will be the presence of a little 'ex-
tra' table." Instead of going some-
where else to get those little things
you do not find at the regular din-
ner table there will be special
provision made and you can pro-
cure these items right there in the
cafeteria.
If nothing happens Mr. Smith
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Seniors Win Honors
In Optimist Contest
Sarah Harper and her staff of
workers gained first place honors
in the Optimist class editions con-
test. Second placo went to tho
sophomore paper edited by Kitty
Hanks) and third placo was won by
tho freshman papor. with Wilna
Muns as editor.
Announced by Robert Page edi-
tor of the Optimist last Wednesday
the judge of the entrees was Wen-
dell Bcdichek managing editor of
the Abilene Reporter News. Mr.
Bcdichek is an ex-student of Abilene
Christian College and was editor of
the Optimist all of his four years in
college.
Dave Hcarn was assistant editor
of the senior paper and Louise
Smith was business manager. Staff
of the paper included seniors Betty
Merriman Wanda Lou Middleton
Wendell Broom Ed Kirk Dewey
Puritt Bernice Griffin Anne Ma-
lone Shirley Gardner Arthur Fran-
cis Shirley Harrell Je.rry Warren
Jack Duncan ' Bernice McClellan
Anne Ramsey Ann Burns Edith
Riggs Nena Guiterrez.
A Cappolla Gives Annual
Concert Wednesday Night
The annual program o religious
music by the A Cappolla chorus was
presented in the stadium Wednes-
day evening at 7:30.
The program included "And the
Glory of The Lord" frdm "The Mes-
siah" Handel; "Ye Watchers and Ye
Holy Ones" Fisher; "Dearest Lord
Jesus Oh Why Doest Thou Tarry?"
Bach; "Out of the Depths I Cry to
Thee" Bach; "The Pharisee and the
Publican" Ray McGlothlin and Rob-
ert Page by Schutz; "Beneath the
Cross of Jesus" Maker; "In Heaven-
ly Love Abiding" Mendelssohn;
"Crossing the Bar" Barnby; "Beau-
tiful Savior" Christiansen; "Soon
Ah Will Be Done" Dawson; 'God
So Loved the World" S Trainer;
"Lullaby on Christmas Eve" Christ-
iansen featuring Joella Hall solo-
ist and "Hallelujah Chorus" Handel
and "The Lord Bless You and Keep
You" by Peter Lutkin.
Stwt-Studded 3ay
Abilene Christian Collego's star-
studded service flag is a constant re-
minder to students that lhoro is still
a war on and that thero is still lots
to bo done. Of tho eight-hundred-ten
stars adorning our flag Iho gold
stars shino tho brightest and tho
rays sink deeper into our hearts.
adrK next year the ACC cafeteria
will be one of the main drawing
car 's of the school being as at-
trr Mve as possible.
Uy'-v
Pickup Tant Guest Speakers
For Two Special Programs
Commencement season concluding Abilene Christian College's
39th year began Sunday with the traditional custom of having two
members of the graduating class fill the pulpit of the College church.
Forty-two men and women from nine states will receive de-
grees of bachelor of arts and bachelor of science Monday of next
week. Twenty are expected to be graduated this summer.
Baccalaureate services honoring the graduating class will be
held Sunday evening and commencement exercises Monday even-
ing. Seniors conduct chapel services for the three college days of
Senior Week which began yesterday and continuing through Sat-
urday. Second annual Builders Day program will be held beginning
at 10 a. m. Monday May 28.
Guest speaker lor that occasion
will be Dean H. E. Speck of South-
west Texas State Teachers college
San Marcos who was dean of ACC
12 years before going to the state
college in 1924. Paul Southern pres-
ident of the Ex-Students Association
will preside for this session. W. H.
Free will lead the hymn and Milton
Cranfill will read the scripture. W.
R. Smith will lead the prayer.
Guests will be introduced by Pres-
ident Don H. Morris.
As is customary the president of
the college will deliver the farewall
sermon to members of the senior
class and to the congregation of the
College church on the Sunday pre-
ceding the graduation exercise.
Harry Pickup of Virginia will
preach the baccalaureate sermon.
Program of graduation exercises
will follow the traditional pattern.
Yanter Tant will deliver the ad-
dress. President of the class is William
Lawson; vice-president Robert
Bankes; secretary-treasurer Nclda
Jean Milliken and Max Leach spon-
sor. Members of the graduation class
are:
Mrs. Josephine Bailey Fayette-
ville Ark.; Robert D. Bankes New-
comerstown Ohio; Wendell Wright
Broom Oklahoma City Okla. Ann
Burns Dallas James Marshall Butz
San Antonio; Nina Jo Chesshir
Quanah; Betty Faye Collins Big
Spring; Roy C. Deaver Rodessa
La.; William Oliver Duffield Jr.
Mineral Wells; Charles Finley Dun-
can Jr. Dickson Tenn.; Arthur
W. Francis Jr. Abilene; Shirley
Pauline Gardner Abilene; Bernice
Griffin Clyde; Nena Amelia Gutier-
rez Belen N. M.
Lorraine Sueko Hasegawa Rivers
Ark.; Irvin D. Hiler Dilley; Edward
Lee Kirk Benjamin; William D.
Lawson Old Hickory Tenn.; La
Vorise Lee Spur; Geneva Anpe Ma-
lone Henderson Tenn.; Joye Mar-
tin Seymour; Betty Merriman Chat-
tanooga Tenn.; Wanda Lou Middle-
ton Cprpus Christi; Nelda Jean Mil-
liken Lovelady; Barbara Jeanne
Morlan Abilene; Alta Billie McClel-
lan Lepanto Ark.; Neal Kendrick
McLeskey Dalton Ga.
Wendell Needham Formosa Ark.;
Faye Cox Nichols Achille Okla.;
Laura Louise Pepper San Antonio;
Harry W. Pickup Jr. Arlington
Va.; Dewey F. Pruett Jr. Birming-
ham Ala.; Marian Ruth Rambo
Huntsville. Anne Louise Ramsey
Ennis; Martha Edith Riggs Dallas;
Jack C. Southern Norman Okla.;
Clinton L. Storm Denver Colo.;
Leonard H. Tittle Abilene; Opal
Jerclene Warren Rotan; Ewell R.
Williams Jr. Abilene; Lila Ruth
Williams Stamford; Thedius E.
Wood Anton.
1945 Prickly Pears
Being Distributed
Since Thursday
Featuring the five beauties chosen
at the first of tho year the 1945
Prickly Pear rolled off the press and
out of the bindery last Thursday.
In a special dedication in chapol
Thursday morning Barbara Jeanne
Morlan editor annuonced that the
annual was dedicated "to the friends
of ACC and especially to Mr. and
Mrs. E. D. Chambers as represen-
tatives of these many friends."
Merrian Crowdor. Juno Fry. Lola
Suo Clark. Dorothy Taylor and Beth
Arthur had full-page pictures in tho
section called "Personalities." These-
fire beauties wero chosen from a
group of twelre. three from each
class last Soptomber. Beauty run-ncrs-up
aro Botiy Grey McKinnoy
Wilna Muns Ann Ballard. Jo Cath-
oy. Bernice McClollan and LaVorise
Lee.
Louise Smith busines manager of
this year's Prickly Pear announces
that "you can still reserve an an-
nual in the Bursar's office; but hur-
ry." Mrs. Retta Scott Garrett Eng-
lish teacher was adviser for the an-
nual this year.
Staff of the Prickly Pear 1945
was Norma Jean Quails and Mar-
tha Spiller Tipton co-assistant edi-
tors; Margaret Cox snapshot editor;
Jo Cathey Margaret Walton; and
June Fry assistant business mana-
ger. GA SioijJ State Might
Thursday night iho only lime
when a girl doesn't mind dressing
up. It's date nightl 'Vhothor it's the
movies a nice dinr- - out. skating
bowling or what-not. -ach Thursday
night provides a ce-'i'n thrill to
each boy and girl o e ACC hill.
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 33, Ed. 1, Friday, May 25, 1945, newspaper, May 25, 1945; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth91766/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.