The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 5, Ed. 1, Friday, October 13, 1950 Page: 3 of 8
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OCTOBER 13 1950
THE OPTIMIST
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WHO'S WHO
INFORMAL INFORMER
McGaughey Gives Up
Medicine To Preach
by Liz Wilson
It's not "McGuffy" it's not "Mc-Gay-hce"
it's "McGoy."
Don McGaughey the tall senior
with the vivid vocal cords says
that getting people to both spell
and pronounce his name correctly
is about the hardest thing he has
ever tried to do.
Currently a resident of 'Wash-
ington D.C. Don's birthplace is
Kirkland Tex. In the interim he
has lived in Elk City Okla.;
Springfield Mo.; and Oklahoma
City.
Besides moving around so much
there's another disadvantage to
being a p.k. (preacher's kid) Don
has found. When he was younger
and used to whisper with his saw-ed-off
cronies during the sermon
his dad did not hesitate in stop-
ping where he was to boom out
"Don you boys behave'" a phrase
which even yet he shudders to re-
call.
Upon receiving a doctor kit at
the advanced age of nine years
oiir hero began to have aspirations
toward the medical profession.
One of his earlier scentific exper-
iments was the embalming of a
deceased goldfish by perforating
him with pin-holes and pouring
salt water in them.
It must have worked because
his mother found the corpse in a
match-box on the closet shelf six
months later. The box even rat-
tled. This year Don is president of
the East of the Mississippi club
"A" club A Cappella and is vice-
president of the senior class. He
is also a member of the Orphe-
sian society and Alpha Chi. A-
mong other accomplishments since
coming to ACC this blonde bari-
tone lists having a role in the op-
era the past two years finally be-
coming a senior and Lonavene
Marshall.
Don says his favorite sports are
badminton football and eating.
The latter particularly if he's fond
of fried chicken should stand him
in good stead in his chosen pro-
fession. You guessed it he's going to bo
a preacher too.
Future Teachers
Hear Speaker
Hugh Smith Abilene high
school teacher spoke at the first
meeting of the year of the Future
Teachers of America.
The meeting was held last Tues-
day evening in room 51 of the
Science building.
Smith's subject was "Catholic
position on Federal Aid to
Schools."
Committees were also appoint-
ed at the meeting for the rest of
the year. Committees appointed
were program committee mem-
committee bcrship committee and social
W. B. Cox is FTA president.
UNDEFEATED
Abilene Christian college is a-
mong five undefeated colleges in
Texas.
The Cats are one of two teams
having won four games the other
team is West Texas State.
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Band Dog Pound Good
For Half -Time Drills
Don McGaughey
by Gone Nichols
I saw in tho Optimist where the
band is starting their own dog
pound. I guess Mr. Holland will
next be using thm in half-time
drills at the football games or he
could use them like stock dogs to
keep those freshman tuba players
from straying too far off from
the rest of the band during an in-
tricate maneuver.
You know animals aren't so dumb
There are 30 horses in a race and
5000 screaming people go to see it
but put 30 people in a race and
not a horse would go to see it
Some boys take cold showers
every morning after the rest in
tho barracks have taken hot ones.
Dilemma at a drive-in theatre:
What to do watch or woo?
A kiss the anatomical juxtapo-
sition of two orbicularis oris musc-
les in a state of contraction.
Woll wo live and loom. Have you
ever tried to read one of the pre-
scriptions from the nurse's office?
I got one when I was a sophomore
and after the druggist gave it
back I used it for two years as a
pass on the railroad went to elev-
en football games got five free
Amateur Radio Students
Meet For First Session
The amateur radio club held its
initial meeting Tuesday Oct. 10
in room Ml.
The group discussed the election
of officers radio itinerary for this
semester and the forthcoming
campus radio station KACC.
This club represents students
who arc interested in all fields of
radio work such as radio broad-
casting writing dramatics station
management personal talent and
all other associated activities of
radio work.
One of the objectives of the club
Sophs Trek To
Farm For Picnic
Sophomores trekked out to the
ACC farm Thursday night. After
their long hike they were reward-
ed with a big steak fry.
John Irwin and Ray Mack were
in charge of cooking the steak.
Beans and potato salad were serv-
ed with the steak.
The program for the night con-
sisted of the Hilltoppers student
band who played several selec-
tions; and James Ball who sang
some of his own compositions
and did a short pantomime. Har-
vie McGehec played his fiddle
and Richard Burgess played his
guitar.
Committees in charge of the
steak fry were Bill Johnson food;
Don Jackson entertainment; Dee
Pigg advertisement.
is to be a nucleus for the forma-
tion and operation of KACC.
As yet no official name has been
given the club but one will be
selected by the attending members
at the next meeting.
The club plans to offer to its
members an entertaining and in-
structive program at each meet-
ing. Lowell Perry sponsor of the
club wishes all interested who
are not already enrolled to be
present at the next regular meet-
ing Tuesday Oct. 17 at 3:30 p.m.
in room Ml.
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ABILENE TEXAS
wash jobs on my car got in to ten
movies and in the evenings the
girl next door used to practice it
on the piano.
Grading freshman Biblo quizes is
better than reading any comic
book. Last year I ran across this
one. The student was to give an
example of a "cleansing miracle."
In referring to the evil spirits in
the swine of Matt. 8:32 he said
"Jesus chased the devil out of a
group of swine."
Buddy Ware is credited with tell-
me this one about the fellow from
Louisiana who was deaf until tak-
ing Hadacol. It seems he had been
deaf all of his life until someone
finally recommended Hadacol to
him. He took seven bottles of the
stuff and in about a month he said
he heard from an aunt way out in
California!
Sign in Dean Slovens' office
"Anybody who wishes to attend
the funeral of a relative must tell
me or my secretary before 1:30
p.m. on the day of the game."
A litllo suggestion to ease the little
tasks in life: If you like to eat
celery in bed a dimple in your
knee is a handy place to keep the
salt.
Students Can Enter
Short Story Contest
Students of American colleges
and universities are eligible to
enter the fifth annual college
writers' short story contest spon-
sored by Tomorrow magazine.
First prize is $500; second $300
and the third $200. Manuscripts
will be judged by the editors of
Tomorrow and the editors of Cre-
ative Age Press an affiliate of
Tomorrow.
The prize-winning stories will
be published in the spring and
summer of 1051.
Entries should be addressed to
College Contest Tomorrow Maga-
zine 11 East 44th Street New
York 17 N. Y. The contest closes
midnight January 15 1051.
Manuscripts may not exceed
5000 words though any number
of manuscripts may be submitted
by any student provided that each
story has not had previous publi-
cation. Each entry must be accompan-
ied by the student's name homo
address and the name and address
of the college he is attending.
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Across from Auditorium
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 5, Ed. 1, Friday, October 13, 1950, newspaper, October 13, 1950; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth99257/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.