The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 2, Ed. 1, Thursday, September 20, 1934 Page: 2 of 4
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THE OPTIMIST
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Published Weekly by the Students of Abilene Christian College
Optimist Office Sewell Auditorium
Address all Correspondence and make all Money Orders Payable to
THE OPTIMIST ABILENE TEXAS
Members of Texas Intcr-Collcgialc Press Association
Subscription per year $1.50
Entered as second class matter June 28 1929 at the postoffice at
ALilenc Texas under Act of August 24 1912.
TRINE STARNES
Editor
FOY BRANTLEY
Business Manaccu
Editorial Staff
Marlin Carruth Wildring B. Shcrrod Estellc Duckworth Bill
Locke Morris Howard Lc Moinc Lewis Batsell Barrett Baxter-
Sara Nell Hives Annette Bceman Homer Jordan Hope Clements
Lona Johnson Hope Reed Chester Kcagy.
Business Staff
Crystal Blanton
Dudley Faveu
Marjorie Adrian
JlMMIE STACCS
IVALOU MALFOURS
Secretary: Dora Frances Harvey.
Civtotion Depends on Us!
When the leaves begirTto fall in autumn time and the
harvest is over; when you and I get restless after a long
(peaceful summer to a sleepy hollow tune then is the time
that we think of our Alma Mater whose memories of pleas-
ant associations of years gone by have lingered with us.
The trek back to the Wildcat campus calls to our minds
old faces that make us happy to see. As the opening of col-
lege draws near a joyous expectancy gradually builds itself
up within us till we are glad we can take a deep breath of
air and rejoice that God is in his heaven and all is well with
man.
We shall see our old friends and many new ones. And
here in the transition period of our lives will our friends
make an indelible impression on our minds and exert a last-
ing influence on our lives.
We believe that this period is the greatest in the history
of our nation and in the history of the world. We as the
youth of America have the greatest opportunity ever avail-
able to any man for future development and service.
Our forebears have established a standard of civiliza-
tion and culture that we are obligated to maintain; they
have set an ideal that we are also obligated to attain. The
generation of today must realize the importance of the part
"they have been assigned to perform to turther progress-and
Ho better the conditions of their fellowmen.
And that the generation of today may be qualified to
continue in the footsteps of their forerunners they must
take advantage of every opportunity to better equip them-
selves for their service. We must realize that TODAY is-
the time for preparation; TOMORROW is the time for ser-
vice. If we are not prepared to serve when the time comes
either the purpose of civilization has failed or our lives have
been failures and civilization and progress have been that
much retarded. Civilization is not a potential force rather
a kinetic force. It does not stand still ; it moves either for-
ward or backward. If we do not exert all of our ability and
influence in the discharge of our responsibility toward pos-
terity will not our civilization degrade?
We put our trust on those who have gone before us and
who have given us the full advantage of their knowledge and
their ability; how much greater is the trust placed on us
who are living today by our posterity? Civilization and
progress may be likened unto a well. Every stone repre-
senting true progress must be sound. We take the sound
stones of progress left us by our fathers as a foundation
and build our part of the wall on top of it. One weak stone
will cause the disintegration of the whole.
We are told that comparatively high degrees of civiliza-
tion existed on this continent centuries before it was dis-
covered by European explorers. However those civilizations
are not standing today. It is apparent that something was
lacking. Surely not physically for great monuments of
stone were left by those ancient peoples. It is easy to believe
that those peoples were of a low mentality and of a. low
spirituality even heathenistic.
How then will we account for ourselves to our posteri-
ty we who enjoy all the advantages of a modern civilization
that is superior to that of the ancients socially economically
mentally and spiritually? W. D.
11 Preach the
worcT....
-Paul
Otis Gatewood preached at Co-
manche. Robert Hamilton conducted the
services at De Leon.
Bonier Gist has preached regu-
larly during the summer at the
South Flores Street Church in San
Antonio doing local work there.
Austin Varner preached to a
good audience at Trubv.
Earnest McCoy preached twice
at Hope.
Jack Niblick preached at Shal
low Water.
J. T. Stunfill preached twice at
Monroe.
George Stephenson met his reg.
ular appointment at Arlington
Harvey Childress met his regu-
lar appointment at Ballinger.
Bernard Mann preached at Ol-
den on a regular appointment.
Thomas Campbell preached
twice at Cross Roads.
WOOTEN GIFT SHOP
Party Favors and Tallies
Hose and Gifts
Phone 4314
W. C. FISHER
Jeweler and Optometrist
Wecomcs A. C. C. Students
See our complete line of
gifts. It's a pleasure to show
you.
Dial 8567 126 Pine St
1DILDCAT
rpurr"tr"r''rs
The OP Cat is still scratching
about for chatter on this and
that so you had better watch yo'
jtep 1est the prpwling menace
catches you in a moment of aban-
donment from the uplifting ele-
ments of this modern era.
Peanut Keys of the Yale Keys
helped us solve the mystery of
his unusual powers of meditation.
He comes from a town that has
a square and as a boy he used
to spend hours daily walking
around that square in deep
thought. Hence he has become
a square thinker.
Johnny Bess Reed the cute las-
sie from Sterling City says these
lunches the dining hall gives us
for Sunday evening mealtime cer-
tainly have a lot of "sacks" ap-
peal. Dellc Shofncr is nobody's fool.
She sighed with regret the other
day and remarked that there
wouldn't be an April Fool this
year. No dearie April Fools
come only every four years. Per-
haps you were confused with
Leap Year.
The Paramount certainly treat-
ed the Freshmen this week even
though a few were rather season-
ed. Quite a lot of talent was dis-
covered among the "Love in
Bloom" crooners after the show.
That jVist goc4 to show folks
just goes to show.
Speaking of shows we wonder
if Fish" Haney saw "The Thin
Man."
It is rumored that Dudley Pa-
ver is planning to have a date in
the near future.
Our congrats to the school for
adding Mr. and Mrs. Dowcll to
the faculty. Their genuine friend-
liness pleasing personalities and
helpfulness to the college arc to
be appreciated. They are truly
an asset to A. C. C. I
Likewise we arc glad to have
Dr. Gibson back with us tins ear.
His subtle wit bis reserved man-
ners and his general usefulness
made him a pal to everybody last
year and we are looking forward
to the "ills and pills of '31-'35."
The loop is still wearing out
shoes. We'll let you do your own
observing as to who are the most
consistent patrons.
Jack Carter brought back a cute
Southern Miss with him. Jack
wasn't truly representative of
Tennessee after all.
Prexy Hill of the Juniors sure-
ly has social ambitions. He's a
pretty regular customer over at
Zcllner and he seems to bo do-
ing all right too.
Riggs and Lafferty were out
the other day just long enough to
give a couple of girls a break.
They both graduated in summer
school.
Huffy was in town diring the
week-end. She's always lots of
fun and we're looking forward to
the time when history repeats it-
self and she returns again.
In getting acquainted with the
now students we met a Nickels
and a Penny. They were named
during that depression you read
about in the papers a few years
ago.
LANE'S
Cash Grocery
18th and Hickory
Courteously solicits your trade
Fancy Groceries and
Fkesii Meats
MASON
REFRESHMENT
STAND
13th and Pine
Best Sandwiches in
' Town 10c
. " -
POETRY
INSPIRATION
My friend when 1 feel worn and
blue
I only need to think of you
So full of love and hope and
cheer
That skys at once become so
clear.
When weakness .seems to lay its
hold
Upon my life if I behold
In thought your life so calm so
strong
And oh my friend when all
abouf
The world seems hard with strid-
ent stout
And judgments harsh if I could
sec
Your face before me gay and
free
Your equal friend the world has
few.
And life's made better because of
you.
Rcuel Lcmmons.
Around The Lair-
thcr Rohersou is also approach-
ing the superlative. We have it
on good authority that right here
on the Lurr we have the largest
Greek class in Texas and that
means in several states.
You should have been
there a good many of us
wcic but the entire student
body should have been at
Young Men's meeting last
Monday evening and heard
the splendid addresses given
by four of the college's most
talented young speakers.
Those discourses on the Hi-
blc the Book itself were
dedicatory of the year's pur-
poses and functions.
HIGHEST PRICE PAID
for OLD GOLD SILVER PLAT-
INUM DIAMONDS etc. today1
but by tomorrow the government
may stop buying at the present
high rate. Thus it is to your ad-
vantage to sell your old trinkets
dental work unuscablc jewelry'
broken bits of gold silver and
whatnot today. Never was there t
such a high price paid for oldi
gold and perhaps there shall
be never again a price like this
offered. It is to your advantage
to sell your old gold diamonds
silver dental work containing
gold today tomorrow the price
may drop to its old level.
Ship your old gold jcuelry of
every description bridgework sil-
ver and diamonds today to the
GOLD SMELTING AND REFIN-
ERY COMPANY 253 South
Broadwa) Suite 221 Los Angeles
California. (Satisfaction with
purchase price guaranteed. If not
satisfied return check sent you in
ten days from its date and you
can have your shipment returned
at once.)
Bryan's Cash Grocery
And Market
Where the Price it Right
The Closest Grocery to ACC
13th and Pine
Don't Wear Out Your Shoes
RIDE THE BUSSES
CITY SERVICE
TAXI
Phono 5221
DR. JOE E. BUSBY
Chiropractic Physiotherapy
and Scientific Massage
Thoroughly qualified. Experi-
enced and Especially Equipped
to render a superior Physical
Health Service.
Seventeen Years Practice
in Abilene
612 Mims Bldg.
Phone 5153 or 8318
YOUNG MEN'S MEETING
Monday Evening at Seven O'Clock
Subject: -'Tlie Loe of Cod."
Songs: 429 133 205 11)5.
Scripture: John 3:14.21. - - '
Cod so loed the world that hngac his
O-nly -begotten
Son that wliosocter bellceth In Him should not
P-crish but hne
E-lcmal
Mfe.
1st Speaker:' Cod the Locr.
Deut.'7:7.; Jer. .11:3; Dent. 10:15; Mat. 1:2; Deut. 4:37 Horn.
ll:2B-29; I John 4;I Tim. 2:3-1; I Cor. 2:9; II Peter 3:9.
A. Cod locd us and created ti.
It. Cac us dominion oicr ccrytlilnp.
C. Cac u food clothes air etc. Acts 17:2 1.
2nd Speaker: Christ tho Clft.
A. Created Rift and loc. John 3;(; I Peter 4:9-10; Horn. 5:8-9;
I John 1:9-10: Tit. 3:5; Eph. 2:1).
Cod could hae glen something else hut he did not. Ps. 50:10;
llel. 10:1.10; 9:11.11; I Peter 1:18-20.
3rd Speaker: The World the Object of Cod's Loo.
A. The world was in sin. Horn. 1:18-32; John 3:19-20; Tit. 3:3;
Horn. 5:12; 5:17-20.
It. The world was loM.
1. What it meun to be lot.
2. Hut in spite of nit that man had done God loteil it.
4th Speaker' Ecxlasting Life the Iteward.
fhr Ricatcst thing in the world is life and Cod has promised
us that eternally. John 3:lfi; John 3;36; 6:47; Matt. 13:13;
25:31: John 4:11: 6:27: Horn. 6:22; Cal. 6:8;
II. A home with Cod. Rev. 21:9-27; I Cor. 2:9; II Cor. 5:1.
Leader
Songi
Scripture
1st Speaker:
2nd Speaker
3rd Speaker
James Slaggs
John T.0erb)
Spurgeon Hullo
Ilatsel Ilaxtcr
Joseph Hryant
Rural Dippcry
ith Speaker
Faculty
Benediction
Homer Utlcy
Don Morris
James McDonul.l
JACK FULWILER
JEWELER
118 Chestnut Abilene
EUGENE Beauty Shop
For Beautiful Permanent
Waves see us. 5"
V e guarantee
not to burn youri
hair or scalp.
We'll Lc lookintff
for jou Monday
i block west on
bus lino
1039 S. 2nd Phon 20097
TEXACO Service Station '
"Gas That Sets the Pace
Oil With a Superior llase"
Get TEXACO at 13th & Pinci
G. R. Wragg Prop.
PIGGLY-WIGGLY
Operated by J. P. Nichols
and Sons
'our Stores our Markets
in Abilene
YOUR WARDROBE is not
Complete without a pair
of those
Sporty 2.95 Oxfords
from
ZESMER'S
Slipper Shop
at
The Fifth Avenue Shop
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"They Taste Uetter"
ICE MILK BUTTER and ICE CREAM
Serving A C. C. Patrons ami Friends Daily
14th and Butternut Dial 3211
Homer Cist
Morris Howard
James PatlerEcn
Wcldon Dennett
Oron Columbus
Arthur Fransis
Sammy llrnn
J. T. Class
Holier! Hamilton
V. T. Smith
Oliter Kite
C. C Morlnn Jr.
Hugo Hlacksto'ne
E. W. Young '
J. W. Harper
Tommy CampitcTI
J. W. Treat
Allen Jones
Phone 1552 381 Cypress
Oliver Plumbing Co.
Plumbing. Heating
Gas Fittinc
Hugh Oliver Abilene f
tcxas
Do you get hungry for
Home Made Candies
and
Ice Cream?
Royal Candy Kitchen
On the Ilus Line
181 Chestnut
Arey & Ledbetier
BARBER SHOP
Haircuts 35c
ACC Barbers for 10 Years
Our Famous
'OLD FASHION"
MILK SHAKE
Is Still
5c
'Best Yet"
ICE CREAM
25c qt.
Delivered Anywhere
for 3Cc Quart
Montgomery's
Cut Rate Drug Store
Better
Dairy
Products
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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/m1/2/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.