The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 2, Ed. 1, Thursday, September 20, 1934 Page: 1 of 4
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Support the Wildcats
Vol. 22
Abilene Christian College Thursday September 20 1934
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Here after an iiicrcdihly
eliort summer we're settled
down to another long ses-
sion of what Grammaw and
Grampaw call "something
we'll never appreciate as the
happiest time of our lives."
Hut although wc don't exact-
ly sit around and .concent rate
on appreciation most of us
do have an inkling thuuwc
arc at the peak. In high
school we didn't take things
seriously enough in the uni-
versity we'll be too serious
but here -
Isn't it grand to be in a school
in Texas where everybody knows
everybody else land their busi-
ness) ?
'Maybe it is nobody's busi-
ness that 'the Wildcats do
somo scratching down at
Slcphcnville tomorrow. And
maybe Proxy won't be there
to smash hats and forget
presidential dignities.
Don't freshmen grow up quick?
Look at the strinK on the var
sity who were mere fish the last
limn urt rmulpgCcndcd tO WatCU
them. From what wti hear of our
r(l.KirnniF freshman snuad tins
year it isn't going to take much
condescending to look on even in
Bcrinunafee. AndfrlKey'tenorAig
onlyf tt ' n&'mtercirtirK'A.
lt' irn;VcnrfaCTlty'
weniavaareundLair this
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one anyway. And conscious-
ly or unconsciously we'll
come out in the spring with
various measures of their
learned minds. Well we hope
we're like that cosmopolitan
Miss Ehresmann or that
good-looking violin teacher.
TcnneMcc seem-) to be the re-
cruiting point for our fine arts
department. Burford is the only
genuine Texan of the bunch. Still
with students here from thirteen
states the day is long past for
localizing the things A. C. C. has.
Thirteen states! Somebody
ought to go home.
One of our old stand-bys Bro-
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Sixty-Five Attend
Academy This. Year
Morlan And North Head
Seniors and Sophomores
Sixty-five students have regis-
tered in the A C C Academy
this year in contrast to forty-six
of last September and the faculty
also has additions. t
Mrs. Noftli former academy
instructor resumes her direction
in the Spanish department; Miss
Ehresmann assistant professor of
speech arts in the college is to
supervise public speaking; and
Miss Nully will have charge of
the music and glee club work.
At a meeting of the senior class
Monday G. C Morlan Jr was
selected as president Junia Rey-
nolds vice-president and Avis
Nelle Showalter as secretary-
treasurer. There are twenty-two
students in the class and Miss
Trentie Birchet is sponsor.
. Before the closing of school
last Mav. the 1934-'35 sopho-
mores elected their officers for
this school session Charles
North Owen Holly and Leon
Reese were named president vice
nresideut and reporter-respective.
y Miss Christine Holly was se
jected oa secretary-treasurer.
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PUPILS OF THIRTEEN STATES
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tug lewer aim lower the lirsl part
of the week and enrollment had
swelled to 555 which although
hardly so large as anticipated is
well above the record enrollment!
of former years.
vi uic ioiui numncr regisiercu
for the fall term the freshmen as
usual comprise almost half the
entire stulcnt body. Two hundred
forty-one registered Tuesday for
the first years work
sophomores followed
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with 106 I
which in turn is the largest sec-
ond vear class in the history of
the school. Eighty students were
classified as juniors and '15 us
seniors.
The campus assumed something chosen to serve us secretary-trcas-of
a national air as students siKn- u.rcr L- A- Joncs. "s. CK ns
ed up from 13 states. Texas had
by far the largest number while
Oklahoma and Now Mexico ran1
second and third with 20 and ll!
I representatives respectively. '
lipton Oklahoma made a still'
further increase over its last
year's largest group outside of i
Abilene to the extent of having!
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gear's runner-up for second place
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Abilene to date has furnished 121
students an increase of '15 over1
its last years representation.
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'MORKIS-tfOtifaiI -our iiifceV
pep leader. He is certainly do-
ing a good job of building up pep
in A. C. C.
Lit. ifii3im. ins intcrcstinc
fwi i-1 iirrT fi. . .. I
health talks and articles arc teach-
ing us some basic elements of
good health and encouraging us
to build up ami maintain a strong'
iicuiuiy i-uiisiiiuiiou.
ELMO McCOOR. II- . pIi.I
ed Fish Prexy at the meeting
Tuesday.
MRS. COGDELL. She isjhe new
house mother over at Zellner. All
indications are that she will be
plenty 0. K.
MISS EHRESMANN the new dra-
matics teacher and director. She
is our big reason for anticipating
a highly successful year in this
field. 1
THE McCALEB TWINS because
they look and act so much alike
PREXY COX. He is still a dem-
ocrat and. can still recite "Sam-
my's Letter" with marked effi-
ciency FRESHMEN D. BROWN und
LORENE SPEARS as 'the new
vice'-president and secretary re-
spectively of the class of '38.
ACADEMY SOPHS GO
NEAR BUFFALO GAP
The academy sophomores at-
tended their initial social at Buf-
falo Gap Saturday afternoon. Mr.
G. A. Scruggs class sponsor and
wife were guests.
Class officers are: Charles
North president: Owen Holly
vice-president; Christine Seelye
secretary and Leon Reese re
porter.
Increase Explained
Vice-President Don II. Morris
said this week that A. C. C. sent
out during the summer between
75000 and 1000(11) letters and
pieces of literature to prospective
students.
"A good part of the increase
in enrollment Is due to the Sty-
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(inns Associauon anu 10 siuucnis
that attended Abilene Christian
College last year" he said
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Freshman Election
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McCook Brown Jones
Spears .and Hancy Lead
With Elmo McCook of Abilene
being elected to head this year's
iresnman class inc activates oi
mc lflrKcsl beginning class were
luuncncci. irinc siarnes aiuucm.
Association president presided'
over the meeting.
Dclmer Brown was selected us-
vice-president Loreno Spears was
cass reporter and Mclvin Haney
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Jack Montgomery and Dclmer
Brown were also nominated in the
race
oi president. John soshce
and Lclaud Derrick were in
tCl
running for vice-president June
Austin and Jane Smith were nom-
inees for secretary-treasurer and
Bill Locke and Hlunche Uanowskyj
were included in the reporter's
race. Walter Adami ni:d John T.
l.urry ran lor sergeant-al-arms.
Latin Club Formed
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Latin Club was formed
Monday afternoon of this week all
a special meeting oi lirsl and
second year Latin classes and the
Acadeni) students
of the Ian-
gunge
.Te clul) I)las
to function
along a pattern of the ancient
Roman government. The name
colors motto and meetings will'
follow that plan.
Officers selected Monday were:
First Consul Marliu Carruth;
Second Consul Bomar Gist;
Sciihe Minnie Bennett; and
Quaestor Welon Bennett.
Especially colorful Latin
courses are being offered
this
year b Mrs. Clarence E. Builcy
of the language department. The
first meeting of the club will be
nt her home at 1212 Cypress St.
Thursday evening of next week.
At that time a constitution will he
read and approved and a name
and other motifs will be decided
Kinship of Twinshipis I
Hindrance in Courtship
This is a banner year all right B' WILDRING B. SHERROD
in more ways than one. Audi A. C. C. brought disappoint-
die big way is the way of twins.j ments to the McCalebs they can't
This new fall session has brought wear anklets but hose have been
the he-men Browns and the scv- no problem at all: they each got
entccn-) ear-old really feminine eight pairs of hose for gradua-
McCalebs. tion.
Hie McCalebs hail from Man-
gum Okla. and ihey have been
a source oi worry since mat com
nay in jiurcn wuen wicy mane
their appearance at the McCaleb
domicile not even Papa McCalcl
can tell which is Geraldine and
which isvMaine; however Mama
McCaleb proudly boasts she has
been able to tell them apart for
I the last year and a half if they're
together rsow t'apa had a way
of getting the right one when a
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spanned incni noih.
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No partiality
College Night Is
Held Tuesday Eve
Ehrcsmann Burfords
Cox and Band Perform
Miss Margaret Ehrcsmann new
teacher in the speech arts depart-
ment made her first public ap-
pearance at the twenty-ninth an-
nual College Night held Tuesday
night. Also Prof. Offnotcsky
made his debut to Abilene audi-
ences after appearing in various
cities of the world including New
York Bagdad and Constantino-
ple. Miss Ehrcsmann read a story of
Ilemy Van Dyke entitled "The
Mansion." As an encore she gave
a scene from an old maid's con-
vention. Trine Starnes student associa-
tion president was in charge of
the evening's entertainment which
included the reputable reading of
"Sam's Letter" given by President
James r. Lox with The Innui-
sitivc Customer as an encore.
The Burford Trio with Leon
ard Burford tenor Jack Burford
violinist and Miss Mabel Bur-
ford accompanist presented
"Fiddle and I." Leonard Burford
rendered "Billie Boj" as a vocal
solo.
D. W. Grain new band direc-
tor introduced the Wildcat band
in its first public appearance for
jheyear. The lmnd..pla)cdJtQur
iiuihbcr;f Ihcludfnfpthe college
fongOK: -Dear" JGligsIS Col-
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ponied the. Prof. 0
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panied. tlie? PYof. Offna!eslcyr;J'.
actum-
College Night is an annual en
tertainment in Abilene Christian
r1ii'
MORGAN IS HEAD
OF CHORUS GROUP
With Shirley Morgan a presi-
dent the A Capellu Chorus has
launched into a new year's work
with eighty-live members and def-
inite plans made for the year.
Bernard Mann is vice-president
Elice McGregor secretary and
Wildrinc B. Sherrod reporter.
Leonard Burford is director.
The chorus is doing both relig-
ious numbers and secular work
this year. Operatic numbers will
.he included in the program. The
meeting time this year is Tuesday
and Thursday at 6:45 p.m. in-
stead of the Thursday night meet-
ing of the past
And speaking of each uettine
the same thing well one never!
gels something unless the other
does. Diamond rings wrist
watches new frocks new bcaus
anything. They admit purchasing
gifts in pairs does become rather
expensive. As for clothes Ger-
aldine never has anything Maxinc
.can't claim. Their mother has
been their tailor for always. They
each proudy display a brown
wool knit suit Mrs. McCaleb has
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Young man when you go with
Geraldine you may be "with Max-
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Ehresmann Featured In Benefit
Recital Next Tuesday Evening
'.Initial Meeting
of Juniors Held
The Junior class held its first
meeting of the year Tuesday aft-
ernoon at a gathering over which
President Landon Hill presided.
All new juniors were asked to in-
troduce themselves to the old
members of the class.
enthusiastic speeches concern-
in the business to be presented to
the class were then made by V. B.
Haggard and Homer Utlc. These
two speakers urged the class to
give their whole hearted support
to the winning of the "Picture
Contest" of the Prickly Pear to
the winning of the class edition of
the Optimist and also to the win-
ning of the annual play tourna-
ment. Mr. Hill also added his bit
to what the other two young men
hud said in regard
said in regard to winninc
every contest in wfiich the juniors
took part and thereby making the lene with a list of attainments to
Junior class the outstanding class her record having studied exten-
of the year. . sively in speech arts voice cul-
Other business coming before
the house at this time was the
election of a class sponsor to take
Che place of Miss Pauline Cha-
pell who is absent from A. C. C.
this ear. Miss Margaret Eh res-
maniLW.as .elected cJa?9spoisp.ro.f j
tlux'Junior class for the coming
year. - V
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Campus French Club
Baxter Is President
And Bailey Sponsor
Under the sponsorship of Mrs
uarencc c uauey new language
instructor the French club organ-1
zen ii iorccs aiouuay aucrnoon.
Batsell Barrett Baxter was elected
president of the group.
Other officers selected were:
Homer Utley vice-president:1
I Mary Alice Leathers secretary;
! and Lillic Marie Cook treasurer.
i Regular meetings of the club
I will be held on the second and.
tourth tuesdays ot each month j The first Young Men's Meet-
The first regular meeting will ing of the year was held Monday
convene September 2h at the evening in the auditorium. This
home of the club sponsor. meeting was designed to show to
A permanent name has not yet I new students the nature and pur-
been chosen. Sixteen students j pose of the regular weekly Young
were present at the Monday meet- Men's Meetings and was conduct-
ing. The club will be composed ed by some of the most outstand-
of those students who are taking
Frenrh.
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me lor mey nave ocen Known 10
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ever Gerqldiue refused to do so.
Their one big regret is they al-
ways like the same boy.
Mother McCaleb has always
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been very careful to keep the girls
us reallv vounir uirls. Tlmv did
not go with boys until they were
jys i
jfd.
Sixteen years old. rather McCa-j
leb too has done his part in keep-
ing his girls little girls. He has1
alwayj "tucked them in" and
each Is worried for fear she will
wake up frozen some morning.
Geraldine and Maxine believe
in being alike if they're going to
be twiii8. If one breaks a shoe
clrinif lliii aIIia Ii van I'd lias cluin
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string too. An ant bites Geral-
dine one bites Maxine! Recently
they were giyen a Eugenics test
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New Speech Arts Teacher
to Give Hobart's
"Experience'
By interpreting 29 characters
Miss Margaret Ehresmann head
of the Speech Arts department of
Abilene Christian College will be
presented in her initial recital by
the department on Tuesday eve-
ning September 25 in Sew ell
auditorium at 8:15 o'clock.
Miss Ehrcsmann will read
George V. Hobart's play "Expe-
rience" in which she will give
ten episodes of the production in
three groups.
During the Intermissions be-
tween episodes Mr. Leonard Bur-
ford head of the A. C. C voice
department will sing the follow-
ing numbers: "Odel mio umate
ben" Dounodi; "Pleading" El-
gar; "(Now Sleeps the Crimson
Petal" Rogers Quiltcr; "Tcmmy
Lad" Margetson.
Miss Ehrcsmann comes to Abi-
ture correction of siwcch defects
and lip-reading for the deaf the
latter study having been made in
the University Clinic of the Uni-
versity of Austria at Vienna Aus-
tria. TJus.lcnowncd .personality Jias
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siop. nt Boston. atfd had dona for-? JL
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Was. tutored. Lv Pr(ifior Artiati? '- '
Srhnol of- Siiewli nnil Drnmnlin'- .
Art Vienna Austria.
During the past fie years Miss
Ehresmann has worked in the di-
vision of vocational rehabilitation
with departments of education in
a number of states. She comes to
Abilene from Nashville Tennes-
see where she has served for
some time as dean of the South-
ern School of Speech.
I lie performance will be a hen
cm rccnai oi me dramatic emu.
Prices has not yet been set.
mi ni i m it
I II A KlhlA llcOfi
A OnmiiniT TftniP
& UpCIIIllg lUpit
ing of our young preachers.
"The Bible' wus the cenerul
subject of the meeting and under
this heading four subdivisions
were discussed. Following two
songs und the reading of John
1:1-17 as the Scripture lesson
Bryant Messer led the assembly in
prayer. Th topics and speakers
as introduced by Otis Gatew'ood
were as follows: Fira "How and
Why the Bible was Written" dis-
cussed by Leroy Brownlow; sec
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ond "The Translations of the
Bible discussed by Le Moine
Lewis; third "How to Study the
Bible" discussed by Bernard
Mann; and last "Why We Should
Believe the Bible" discussed by
George Stephenson. Each one of
ine aoe mentioned voune men
spoke upon his particular phase
of the subject in a very worthy
and interesting manner showing
that much effort had been used in
preparing the thoughts presented
The nature of the meeting was
introductory in as much as the
discussion dealt with the source of
all the information of all the com-
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ing iiii-cuiigsi oi me year ine
meeting was closed and the invi-
tation was offered by Bro. Cox '
as the representative of the faculty.
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 2, Ed. 1, Thursday, September 20, 1934, newspaper, September 20, 1934; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101258/m1/1/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.