The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 20, Ed. 1, Friday, February 20, 1953 Page: 2 of 4
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THE OPTIMIST
FEBRUARY 20 1953.
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Qft'jiafeoiti Upon. Ibaraki Christian College
Reputations Often Hakmui Requests English Volumes
"The grapevinel" Could there be any institution
more universal?
Just an innocent remark just a joking exclamation
just a few harmless words is that all you say it is? Pass
these innocent and harmless words through "the grape-
vine" process and see what results. Somebody's feelings
are'hurt or a friendship is set on wobbly legs as a result
of these harmless words.
ACC has long been known as the friendliest campus
that may be found anywhere and often we call ourselves
just one big happy family.
With all its friendliness and closeness the common
"grapevine" operates on the campus with great "success."
Not one person on the Hill can deny that he has not been
a link in the chain called the rumor route at some time.
Why is it that Sal'whispers to Al "Now don't tell any-
body?" Al whispers to his girl friend and best buddy
"Now don't tell anybody." Just four more such processes
and sixty-four people are whispering "Now don't tell
anybody."
It doesn't take long to get back around to its origin-
ator and is she surprised to see the proportions that it
has grown to. Often maybe it isn't harmful but just as
often it casts reflections upon somebody to unjustly
change others opinions of a person.
Wouldn't it be just as easy to keep those words that
were whispered into your ear to yourself or do you have
to play the part of tiie "know-it-all" and let everyone
know that you do know it all.
Often you hear these phrases reliable sources best
buddy my girl andjothers. Just how reliable is your
source? If it is reliable will it do anyone good to spread
the tale ybu have straight from the horse's mouth?
A jealous word planted in the right place is like a
charge of TNT planted under the key support of a bridge.
Some people just keep their tongues sunburned all the
time trying to act as official couriers of the "Grapevine
Daily News."
Let us all adopt the old railroad precaution. Stop
look and listen but proceed with caution when you start
to repeat what your senses record.
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Maybe you readers are griping because you think
about all you read in this column is criticism of you or
gripes. So may we take a little space to pat a few people
on the back now.
First of all we want to pat Clark Potts the Optimist
editor and those on the staff who have written editorials
published in his paper. They have made you gripe but
they have also made you think a rare commodity for
some people. A person who doesn't think soon becomes
like the stagnant water in a rain barrel.
A hearty slap goes to Fred Barton head of the speech
department who kept the speech tournament running
smoothly last weekend. To keep 208 people busy and re-
cord results of events accurately is quite a job for one man
to supervise.
Congratulations also to Gaylan Collier Lewis Fulks
the cast and the backstage crew of "Much Ado About
Nothing" for the fine performance staged In Sewell audi-
torium February 12 and 13v
Also rating a pat on the back is the Circle K club
which recently received its charter from Kiwanis Inter-
national. Somebody also deserves a pat for erecting the no
parking signs on the south side of the street running be-
hind McKinzie and Zellner halls. Maybe the cars can
squeeze through the street now.
The entire student body should be congratulated on
the sportsmanship shown at the recent McMurry basket-
ball games in Rose Field house Always remember those
officials out there have been approved by the Texas con-
ference and wouldn't have been if they were not com-
petent. Maybe they do makeisome bad calls but let us see
you do better.
That's all the back patting for now.
Dear Editor:
I should be' very grateful if you
would publish for trie the follow-
ing request for help toward n bet-
ter library for Ibarakl Christian
college. Thank you very much.
On bshalf of the students of
Ibaraki Christian college this re-
quest 13 being made. As you al-
ready know the study of English
in the post-war Japanese high
schools is compulsory. And so
there are many of our college stu
dents who arc studying English
and American literature as their
major course. This is a very good
thing because it helps to promote
more understanding between peo-
ples of different nationality and
culture.
Our school library is already
pretty good thanks to the gener-
osity of many friends and we arc
reasonably proud of it but we arc
greatly in need of more volumes
of literature.
Local Chinchilla Exchange
Opened By Hilltoppers
by Carolyn McClintock
The word chinchilla may mean
nothing to some of us but to those
likeR. M. Alexander Noel Rey-
nolds and Wendell Ferguson it
means a new industry. These three
Hilltoppers own the Abilene Reg-
istered Chinchilla exchange lo-
cated at 1000 Walnut street.
The exchange now has 36 pairs
of animals. Besides buying and
selling chinchillas the firm also
has available all necessary chin-
chilla ranching equipment.
Chinchillas are small squirrel-
like animals with the most valu-
able fur in the world on their
backs. The average prices range
from $1500 to $2500 a pair. To
make a full length coat 150 to 160
pelts arc needed these pelts sell-
ing for about $350 each. There arc
only about 250000 chinchillas in
the United States today.
Chinchillas arc perhaps the
cleanest such animals alive. They
clean themselves frequently by
rolling in a basin of fino dust.
They arc completely odorless.
About 30 minutes a day is re-
quired in caring for the animals
which includes .feeding them al-
falfa hay prairie hay and timothy
or prepared pellets. It costs about
$2.50 a year for the feeding of each
chinchilla.
Chinchillas arc not vicious but
yet they do not respond to petting
like a favorite cat. They enjoy
good health. Because there are 60
to 80 hairs growing from each
root their fur is very thick so
no harmful parasites can be har-
bored to cause disease.
In the Abilene exchange every
chinchilla is registered and pedigreed.
Orchids Bestowed
on Moms Dads
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I aprcclate the flower cast my
way in the Optimist last week
but I feel that I am unworthy of
such. The boys who stay in the
barracks like the other boys on
the campus arc the best to be
found. Their good conduct and
cooperation is simply a fruit of
mother's and dad's work at home.
These young people are now en-
tering into the proving ground of
their parents work. Their life now
and in the future will tell whether
th3y have been "trained up in the
way they should go."
Surely the "orchid" should bo
given to Mom and 'Dad. Thanks
to each of them and may God con-
tinue to bless their labor of love
in the kingdom. And thanks boys
for your cooperation It is a pleas-
ure that some shall never realize
to have tho privilege of working
and associating with you.
C. L. Smith
Tho National Chinchilla Breed-
ers association of America's aim
is to get enough breeders of chin-
chillas to bring down the price
of pelts. The chinchilla breeding
business is one of the most flex-
ible profitable and easiest enter-
prises in America. Many breeders
have their cages in their homes
even in their bedrooms and kit-
chens. Mr. Ferguson stated that the
Abilene exchange is striving to
create a market for breeders in the
Southwest rather than having to
go to other parts of the country
to secure chinchillas.
The local Breeders association
welcomes visitors to inspect the
little imports from the high Andes.
Fuss Over Styles
Dales From 1923
by Rogui Paloff
This fuss over clothes and hair-
cuts mokes me think of an inci-
dent over on the old campus in
1023.
For the benefit of you newcom-
ers ACC used to be located across
from the railroad track on North
First St. before it was moved out
to the Hill. Some of us sophs just
can't seem to graduate.
Anyhow the style was for the
girls to wear their hair over their
ears. The boys had been teasing
them about it. They said that the
girls were cither ashamed of their
cars or didn't have any.
Then one bright morning every
girl in school came with her hair
up on top of her head in a knot
with both ears sticking out like
side-boards on a scavenger wagon.
The boys stared and then put
up a big fuss but that didn't do
any good. Finally the boys said
for them to take down their hair
or they wouldn't shave.
P.S. It came down.
Wo need classical works by both
British and American writers
novels essays poetry and drama
cither single works anthologies
or textbook types.
Will each one who reads this
please look through . his book
shelves and pick out one good
volume which he can give to this
library? Postage on one book is.
not expensive. Please send direct-
ly to me. I will acknowledge your
gift and place it in the library
immediately so that it may -bo
catalogued and put ready for use..
Thank you very much.
Sincerely yours
Harold E. Holland
Head of English Dept.
Ibaraki Christian College
Kujl-machl Kuji-gun
Ibarakl-kan Japan
Thirteen Initiated
At CS0 Ceremony
The formal spring initiation of
the Campus Service organization
was held yesterday afternoon in
parlor of McKinzie hall. The CSO
is an organization designed to ren-
der service to the school.
Membership is extended to thoso
girls who have done outstanding
work in their respective fields of
study. '
New members and their fields
of activity are Peggy Bobo Alice.
McDcrmctt and Anna Mac Hast-
ings art; Charlotte Pursley dra-
matic arts; Betty Moses home ec-
onomics; Jean Locker and Delols
.Wilson music; Doris Jean War-
dell Lorctta Taylor Iwanda Bon-
nctt and Wllma Maddox physl-j
cal education; and Sally Cauthcn
and Charlotte Harrison scjcncc.
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Delegates Attend
TISA Austin Meet
Six delegates from ACC repre-
sented the college recently at
' the Texas Intercollegiate Stu-
dents association in Austin. They
were Clyde Austin Tommy Burle-
son Jon Jones Dec Plgg Diana
Estcs and Marianna Yarbrough.
The purpose of this meeting
was primarily to make plans for
tho state convention scheduled for
late March in Houston.
The various meetings of the.
convention were held in the Stu-
dent Union building on the Unl-
venlty of Texas campus. There
were approximately 28 colleges
from over the state in attendance.
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 20, Ed. 1, Friday, February 20, 1953, newspaper, February 20, 1953; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth95747/m1/2/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.