The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 11, Ed. 1, Thursday, November 22, 1951 Page: 2 of 4
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fcHE OPTIMIST
NOVEMBER 22 1951
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Editorials
"Foreign" Letter Jackets
On Campus Frowned Upon
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When you enrolled at ACC you
signed n statement that you would
abide by tho rules. A time-honored
tradition if not a rule states
that no letters are to be worn un-
less they aregiven by the school.
There are enough letters pre-
sented by the various schools to
keep visitors guessing for the next
20 years and tho high school let-
ters add tp the confusion.
There have been debates on this
330 YEARS LATER
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Pilgrims Started It?
We Still Observe
The Pilgrims started it all back in 1621 when they pro-
claimed the first Thanksgiving. William Bradford gover-
nor of the Pdymouth colony set aside the day as one "of
feasting and thanksgiving for the many blessings which
God has given us in the new world."
Today 330 years later Thanksgiving is still a vital
part of the American tradition.
Every year when blustery November comes roaring
in we pause and take stock of the blessings of kind Provi-
dence while placidly masticating the meat of that national
fowl the turkey.
This Thanksgiving should be no exception. While all
of us may not eat turkey since many meats have sup-
planted the traditional repast we should still pause and
pray with humble thankfulness for the boundless bless-
ings that we have as Americans.
STAY IN SCHOOL
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Challenge To "Fish
Bigger Than Bonfire
The freshmen accepted the challenging efforts of the
Optimist in one instance lately; namely that of upping
the freshman spirit around Homecoming.
Here's an even greater challenge but one of which
the result cannot be seen for three years.
This challenge is more than a challenge; it's a plea
a plea to make the spirit of the class of '55 strong enough
to bring the students back each year so that you'll have a
graduating class that won't be ashamed when reminded
of the number of student enrolled "way back in '51."
The class of '52 can recall the days of '48-M9 vhen
there were 625 freshmen compared to the 229 seniors. This
decrease was not sudden; it sloped from 625 freshmen to
403 sophomores to 312 juniors to 229 seniors.
These figures are not startling for they are the rule
rather than the exception. It is the reasons for the decrease
which are important. The natural reasons of marriage and
the army are not the things over which we are concerned
but rather the reasons of indifference which lead our
students to state schools and into worldly environments.
The stronghold of any Christian school is its spiritual
environment. It is this religious spirit among students
Which should influence them to come back year after year
rather than a more shallow spirit of athletics and social
life though each of these have their place in our lives.
Freshmen don't let you class dwindle to one-third
its size.
Begin now to emphasize the deep spirit of religious
fellowship "which should be characteristic of Christians
in a Christian college.
vtowl
by Clark Polls
Did you know that approxi-
mately 3600 marriages have been
performed as a result of the con-
tacts madchere at ACC in its 40
years of life?
Think about that! A marriage
takes two persons so this would
make a total of 72000 persons
united in matrimony from the
Hill.
Now for the clincher Did you
know that of this great number of
marriages only 20 have ended in
divorce or separation!
. One out of every three marri-
ages performed in America today
will end in divorce the national
statistitians say.
Did you know that there is only
one divorce in 180 marriages made
at ACC!
Perhaps love is like the sap In
trees when the cold winds of win-
ter blow the flow is slow. In like
manner the cold winds have
swept away a certain amount of
the free dating which goes on dur-
ing warmer months.
However there arc still several
of those fellows and gals who in-
sist on carrying on like it was
summer. Perhaps they arc like the
cedar and pine stay sappy all
winter.
If you feel your "sap" slowly
flowing to yoUr feet while these
cold winds blow make a special
effort to have a chat with W. R.
(Marrying Sam) Smith. He will
convince you it is spring.
With such a good ratio of 7200
persons getting married in 46
years don't give up hope. Your
time is sure to come. If your hope
does begin to waver see "Marry-
ing Sam" or wait for spring the
"sap" is sure to be around then.
question and the results were that
the letters should come off. If you
have a reversible it is all right
to wear the letter on the inside
just so it doesn't show.
Students have a right to be
proud of the awards that they won
won in high school However
when they received their .sheep-
skins they left high school be-
hind. When they enroll in ACC
thby arc in a different school and
should become a part of it.
Since Abilene Christian high
school is on the campus they too
should take off their letters that
they can be distinguished from the
high school athletes.
Rebel's Revels
by Botty McDormelt
Bug House U.S.A. (NUTS) Nov.
23 Well here I am back again.
Seems like cverytime I try to
write a column I wind up in this
Ilace.
In my senior year at high school
there was a column printed tha't
defined me. An excellent piece
I wrote it.
Next day there was nailed on
the journalism door a petition to
take me out of school.
That was a stupid move. Who
doesn't want to get out of school?
I signed the petition myself
along with a majority of the
school.
This time however the wagon
was at the door before I had time
to press my straight-jacket.
I've been here for about two
weeks now. Last week I didn't
send my column in because I was
busy getting adjusted to this place.
You know the people out here
arc just plain crazy!
And more are coming in every
day. They're preparing tho cell
next to mine for some fellow by
the name of Garry Morris no I
believe it's Moore. Gary Moore.
It's going to be good to have
some company. In fact I've spent
a good deal of my time figuring
out a scheme to get more inmates.
Have I got a dilly tool
Just follow the directions:
Appoint one person from each
section in the auditorium and have
him sit one row in front of his
assigned chapel scat.
Now watch to see how many
can find their chapel seats.
Need I say more?
The Optimist
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THE STAFF
Editor
Makeup Editor
Sporta Editor
Assistant Sports Editor
Feature Editor
Society Editor
Religious Editor
Photographic Editor
Photographer
Business Manager
Faculty Advisor
Gary Moore
Edwin Broadus
Bill Hart
Ronald Bailey
Donna Huffman
Vivian Taylor
. Jon Jones
Jimmy Rhoads
John Endsley
Paul Earnhart
Heber Taylor
Reporters: Allen McDanlel Jo Ann Walling Jim Houston
Clark Polls Jim Wllburn Carl Davis Helen Campbell Bo
Dean Pnrham Rose Taylor Shan Upham Rex Evans Al Wil-
son Anne Howard Gary Freeman Ann Yowell Liz Wilson
Carolyn McCllntock Jimmy Jackson Johnny Ramsey Rudy
Wyatt.
Striving Lawfully
by Jon Jonos
The Bible was not produced
primarily as a scientific text but
was given to us a perfect spiritual
guide. It was written hundreds of
years before modern science was
originated yot it is scientifically
accurate.
'Modern science has never dis-
proved any statement in the Bible
but has proved and demonstrated
many truths which the Bible an-
ticipated. By many it is supposed that
there is conflict between- true
science and the Bible. That Is to
say that truth conflicts with truth.
Such Is Impossible. All truth Is
eternal and ever harmonious.
Scientific Prinicplos
Herbert Spencer after a life-
time of study and research con-
cluded that there are only five
"manifestations of the unknow-
able1' In existence time force
action space and matter and that
all else is based on these funda-
mentals. Spencer was a brilliant philoso-
pher and scientist. Indeed he
was one of the greatest thinkers
of his day. And yet 4000 years be-
fore Spencer's day Moses wrote
the Genesis account.
"In" tho beginning (time) God
(force)creatcd (motion) the heav-
ens (space) and the earth (mat-
ter)." Thus Moses put all five
scientific fundamentals in the first
verse of Genesis and in the same
order as announced by Herbert
Spencer.
Rotundity of Earth
When the Bible was written it
was universally believed that the
earth was flat. It was argued that
should one go too far toward the
edge he would fall off. Christo-
pher Columbus was warned of a
"falling off place. The Bible
clearly reveals the shape of the
earth in these words: "He set a
compass (circle) upon the face of
the deep." Prov. 8:27. Isaiah speaks
of him "who sctteth upon the cir-
cle of the earth." 40:22.
We read that Christ is coming
in the daytime and that He is
coming at night ... it will be day
on one side of the earth and night
on the other wherf he comes
(Luke 17). This clearly indicates
the spherical and globular shape
of the earth.
Earth in Spaco
The earth is poised in space.
This is now accepted as a scien-
tific fact. But nearly all of the
early scientists physicists and
philosophers believed that the
earth was a flat disc of land sur-
rounded by a great river.
This idea persisted until tho
16th century A.D. Yet for three
thousand years we have had this
verse: "He hangeth the earth up-
on nothing." Job 20:7.
Ag Department
"Given Project
(Continued from Pago 1)
planting 25 various strains of
wheat 25 strains of oast and 10
strains of barley on a small plot
of sandy land on ACC farmland
north o fthe practice football field.
The grains were planted Mon-
day afternoon by agriculture stu-
dents. The experiments are con-
ducted on small plots Mr. Atkins
explained because of the limited
amount of seed for experimental
strains. Larger drill plot plantings
however were made of Quanah
Westar and Comanche wheat and
of Mustang and New Nortex oats.
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