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SEPTEMBER 21. 1962
THE OPTIMIST
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22 A Clubbers live to Server-
Notable ACCians Ex-Members
By AUDREY VOUGHT
What docs the name "A Club"
menn to you? To 22 men on this
campus it means "Wo live to
serve' and as another new
semester begins A dub will
swing into action with its various
activities lncludng the sclccton
of new members.
Membership in A Club is based
on scholarship leadership par-
ticipation in extra - curricular
activities and devotion to ACC
and the school's ideals. To be
elgible a student must have a
grade point average of 3.0 for
three successive semesters at
ACC plus cxtra-curriculaxt a-
. enlevement.
A CLUB IS NOT just a local
campus group; membership In A
Club automatically makes a
member elgible for the Blue Key
National Honor Fraternity which
has members from more than 100
colleges and universities all over
the United States.
After 40 years as a campus club
A Club four years ago became a
chapter of Blue Key. Dr. G. C.
Morland founded the club and
was its first faculty sponsor.
MANY NAMES familar to
ACCians have 6erved as presi-
dent of A Club throughout the
years: President Don H. Morris
Dr. John C. Stevens Dean Walter
H. Adams Dr. Paul Witt Dr. Max
Leach Edward L. Kirk Dr. Ever-
ett Ferguson Bob Hunter and
Earlc McMillan.
Incoming officers for 1062-63
arc Blcnus Wright president;
Don Williams vice president;
Bill Walton corresponding secre-
tary; Bill Showers recording
secretary; and Erroll McGuire
editor of the "A" the club's news-
paper which is published three
As I . . .
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er Dick?
He is a freshman Bible major.
Oh oh Dick look at all the
people. People people people.
What are they doing?
They are trying to buy their
books. Books books books.
Everyone wants books so he
can study to get smart. Study
study sUudy study.
Yes Jane everyone wants to
buy .books. It is 'oo bad the book
store ordered only half enough
books.
Look at all the paperback
books.
Yes Jane there are books by
many famous writers: Shakcs-
speare Adolph Hitler and Barry
Goldwatcr.
I think I will buy some paper-
back books by famous writers
Dick. Oh oh Dick who are Orval
Filbeck and Max Leach?
Look look Dick look look.
See all the people. Where are all
the people going?
They are going to the cafeteria
to eat. Let's go there too.
My my! Dick the cafeteria cer-
tainly is crowded. They must
serve good food here.
Yes Jane I guess you are right
they must serve good food here.
(Well they're just freshmen
and you can't expect them to
know everything.)
Quote of the week: "See Amer-
ica first."
Adam Clayton Powell
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BLENUS WRIGHT
... A Club President
times during the school year.
CARL SPAIN is faculty spon-
sor. Annual events of past years
have jncluded the reunion of A
Club exes at Homecoming; the
A Club-Faculty basketball game
with the annual challenge offered
in chapel; the awarding of the A
Club Scholarship; a project to
aid the school; and the spring
banquet at which the Blue Key
Honor Award is presented to a
faculty member for distinctive
service rendered to the College.
CLUBUCITY
SEA
The Student Education Associ-
ation will hold its annual picnic
at Will Hair Park Friday at 5:30
p.m.
SEA Is an organization for fu-
ture teachers.
Entertainment will be provided
by the Coachmen Lanny Hester
and a combo.
PI EPSILON BETA
Pi Epsilon Betq art organiza-
tion will hold an "Arty Coke
Party" Thursday Sept. 27. Any-
one interested in art is invited to
attend the party scheduled for
Art Building B at 5 p.m. It will be
an informal get-acquainted affair
designed to introduce to those in-
terested the ideals and aims and
the semester schedule of the
club as well as the requirements
for membership.
Dr. J. D. Thomas
Series Speaker
Dr. J. D. Thomas professor of
Bible at Abilene Christian ap-
peared on the 5th annual Sum-
mer Bible Lectureship of Pep-
perdine College in Los Angeles
Aug. 4-9.
.Thomas spoke Aug. 6 on the
subject "Developing Dynamic
Leaders."
Thomas appeared on a panel
discussion Aug. 7 which treated
the topic "Meeting Intellectual
Challenges to Faith." He also
tnugh three classes the same day
on different phases of today's in-
tellectual challenges.
ATTEND TUESDAY
NIGHT DEVOTIONALS
THE ANNUAL project to aid
the schol is considered the club's
outstanding accomplishment of
the year according to Wright.
Past projects have included a
radiation laboratory for the
science department several hun-
dred new volumes for the library
the trophy cases in the Adminis-
tration Building the curtains in
Scwcll Auditorium and the flag
pole.
Last year's project initiated a
$10000 graduate endowment fund
in memory of Dr. Leonard Bur-
ford. According to Spain it was
designed to "stimulate research
provide graduate assistantshlps
and promote more varied and
higher level courses."
Such 'ambitious projects and
annual events show that the club
stresses active membership.
Groves Adams Taylor Long
To Lead Students Association
In spring elections at Abilene
Christian student voters selected
Charles Groves a senior pre-law
major from Jasper to head the
1062-63 Students Association.
Other SA officers chosen to lead
the ACC student body were Carl
Adams Fort Worth senior vice
president; Pat Taylor Alice sen-
ior secretary; and Norris Long
Baytown senior treasurer.
Groves is a 1959 graduate of
South Oak Cliff High School in
Dallas. At ACC he has served as
senator; and ns president and
vice president of his class. He was
secretary of Galaxy social club
last year ond Is listed in "Who's
Who Among Students In Ameri-
can Colleges and Universities."
ADAMS. EDUCATION major
is a 1959 graduate of Polytechnic
High School in Fort Worth. He is
a member of Sub T-16 social club
and served as senator during the
1901-62 term.
Miss Taylor a 1959 graduate of
William Adams High School in
Alice is a home economics major.
She has served as class senator
and is a member of Ko Jo Kai
social club.
Long an ex-cheerleader is a
1959 graduate of Baytown High
School. He was secretary of Fra-
ter Sodalis social club last year.
Also selected in spring elections
were all officers for the sopho-
more junior and senior classes
for the 1962-63 school year. The
new officers are as follows:
SENIOR CLASS president
Bob Beakley Brady; vice presi-
dent Charlie Traylor Spearman;
secretary Martha Holden Fort
Worth. The senior senators are
Part George Victoria; Jerry Flem-
ing Seminole; Glenda Gentry
College Station; Darla Gloff
Clifton; and Nancy Knight
Gainesville.
Seniors elected to trjc Interpre-
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PERSPECTIVES
By JOHN VAN
Throughout history oppression
has led men to action. The pre-
RennaLssance centuries were
filled with the stifling of a peo-
ple by a merciless religious body.
The people could not question
or doubt neither could they
search .for the truth; they were
not educated and had no access
to the existing books. Every area
of life was controlled by the
church job3 families worship
art. This constant oppression and
suppression of a people brought
about the Rennaissancc.
The Dark Age philosophy of
oppression and suppression is
adopted whenever a powerful
ruling force one man or many
creates an environment which is
centrally selfish and increasingly
unconcerned about the individual
except when an individual can be
of value to that ruling force. In
this situation th'e desire of the
dominant powers is to foster im
ters Council are Bob Coleman
Abilene; Bill Showers Wichita
Kans.; and Robert Ftch Kauf-
man. JUNIOR CLASS president
Bob Robertson Waco; vice presi-
dent. Lloyd Miller Irving; and
secretary Janice Lebow Morton.
Junior clsss senators will be Ron-
nie Roberts San Angelo; Gary
McCaleb Anson; Carson Ed-
wards Abilene; Suzanne Davis
Greenville; and Walt Davis
Warminster Pa.
Glenda Nelson Grand Isle La.;
and Bob Hunter Florcsville will
be on the Interpreters Council
CHARLES GROVES
. . . President
PAT TAYLOR
. . Treasurer
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itation non-thinking non-ques-ing
and servility.
If spiritual questions (pertinent
to the existence of an individual
soul) are being asked and left un-
answered if oppression of per-
sonal life and liberties and nar-
rowness of mind have led to med-
iocrity if questioners and criti-
cizes have been eliminated as
has been done and if .traditions
are held as law "then it is only
necessary to assume that the
Dark Age philosophy faces us
here today.
How can we who have a choice
be complacent? We must act to
provoke thought. There cannot
be growth in a stagnancy of in-
tellect where we refuse to chal-
lenge our leaders and our leaders
refuse to challenge us. We must
of necessity question and search
for truth or we will die in the
worst way mentally and spirit-
ually. from the junior class.
Sophomore class president
Marshall Clinkscales Tyler; vice
p- esident Hubert Gill Lovlngton
N. M.; and secretary Jackie
Sprot Beltcn. The sophomore
senators are Ronnie Rogers
Houston; Frank Miller Irving;
Carl Couch Jacksonville Fla.;
Nany Coffman Pasadena; and
Stanton Calvert Dlmmitt Elected
to the Interpreters Council from
the c!ass wereA. Donna Rankin
fori worm; ana &cooxer necx
Harlingen.
Freshman elections will be held
in the fall term.
CARL ADAMS
. . . Vice President
NORRIS LONG
. . . Secretary
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 1, Ed. 1, Friday, September 21, 1962, newspaper, September 21, 1962; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth99295/m1/5/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.