The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 6, Ed. 1, Thursday, October 15, 1936 Page: 2 of 4
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"EDITOR Marlin Carrath
BUSINESS MGR- W. A- Sloan
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Member Texas Intercollegiate Press Asso.
Official Student Publication of Abilene
Christian College. Entered as Second Class
iJiatter June 29 1929 at the Post Office at
'Abilene Texas under the Act of August 24
1912.
Associate Elitor
'.Assistant Editor
Society Editor
Sports Editor
"Heligioua Editor
STAFF
WALTER DAUGHERITY
SAM BLACKWELL
WANDA MAYFIELD
.. SONNY COWAN
THOMAS CAMPBELL
Uews: Kenneth Badgett Weldon Bennett
Omar Bixler Chanda Brown Naomi Bus-
byv Walter Daugherity Buna Edwards
Norene Gibson Arden Lawrence Joyce
Link Wanda Mayfield. Aubrey Mercer
- Kathryn Molloy Bill Nichols Guy Petti-
grew Hope Reed.
Features: Thomas Campbell Sam Blackwell
Fern Hornback Dorothy Dabbs Bill Ddr-
ton Richard Gibson Lona Johnson Iva
Reed 0. H. Tallman Ruth Jris White Er-
nest Womack.
Sports: Sonny Cowan Clois Bristo Ernest
Carter Eleanor Danielson Horace Stevens.
Sophisticates happy - go luckies
smartics and shrinking violets can bo
found at a glance among campusites.
Each individual possesses a distinct per-
sonality which he intends to mold into a
worth-while being for future life through
higher education. '
The aspects of college may be a little
bewildering to the newcomer so may we
the upperclassmen tell you what experi-
ence has' taught us. f
A sure way to find first place in the
hearts of your classmates and to secure
the confidence of your professors is to
act natural. Simply be yourself I Be-
gin with a genuine spirit of comradship
that will continue during the four years
and lead you through life. Don't begin
by playing false. Be a true student and
follow through.
You have chosen college life to better
yourself so be fair by gaining something
every day toward your goal that will be
an asset to the real you ! The Skiff. "
. Is loyalty an abstract term that we
hear every day and let pass into one ear
and out the other? To me loyalty means
mbre than that. It means something to
show my love for my appreciation my
gratitude.
Christ says "If ye love me you will
keep my commandments." Is this not
the very essence 6f loyalty. Love is that
which caiises us to stand up for the
thing we love. Fellow students I am
saying that Loyalty is not an abstract
term but it is tangible living
Are we loyal to. ACC? I mean more
by that than our just malting1 a lot of
noise at football games. Do you really
love ACC? How do you express 5t?
By keeping its rules do you not?
Working students are you loyal to
ACC? You have a greater opportunity
of showing it than any other group. You
can show your loyalty by doing your
work your best by taking pride in it
and saying "I am doing this for my
school to show my appreciation and grat
itude for what itis.doing for me. Indeed
supporting yqur Bchool ' is' more than
rooting fortie football team yea
more than writing uplifting editorials.
(Observe its rules; do your best to re-
fleet fits spirit advertise its 'splendid
qualities its faculty its student body.
Bill Nichols
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PRE WARNED. Wfl.". ' V '
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Lqve is much more tfian thismushy
stuff wo talk about. When we marry
you won't always find perfection; you
wilf sooner or later discover faults that
you didn't know existed.
That is what causes divorce. People'
find out about' these faults and are not
willing to sacrifice for them. They prom-
ised to be faithful through adversity as
well as through prosperity.
If you're made of the right kind of
stuff that feeling of "I ought to have
married someone else" will soon pass
away. People "who get divorces are the
worst kind of 'cowards. From a class
lecture by Pres. Cox.
Editorial
Review
Feature
God la the only object of wor-
ship; Jesus Is the only Instructor
In acceptable worship; obedient
believers are tho only acceptable
worshippers; the church Is the
only place for worship: Eph. 3:21.
It takes lots of living in a homo
to make It home. That means that
you are there and that ycu live
while you're there and that means
more than being there. Jns F.
3ox.
'Manners must como from tho
Inside out. The best way to have
good manners is to have good reli-
gion. Christ Is the best example
of good manners. All .principles
go back to Christianity. Mrs. E
C. Smith.
Titus and
Timothy
BY TIIOMAS CAMPBELL
CONSPICUITY MUST' BE FULLY
Texas Next to Wbrld Cruise ; f jyg foftf; shelves DESERVED----HEAYpU ARE
RADIO CLASS WRITER
GIVES IDEAS OF SIZE
By IVA REED
Much has been said of late in
tho Forum in regard to locating
"with churches on the part of
ministers and tlioso who do not
choose to locate. Tho latter be-
llovo it a sign of weakness seem-
ingly to do local work. It is
"true that Borne seek "soft well
paid ministerial' duties to bnsk
ns clerical babies In tho lap of
the church that feods them" but
because of the falseness of some
it is not right to Jump to the con.
-elusion that If you donH hnve the
"'missionary spirit" you are not
loyal. U
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It is to bo found that one
of) the chief weaknesses In
' tho church of Christ today is
that its missionaries have
"more zeal than knowledge"
thus the churches they cstab-
lished either disbanded from
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lack of leadership or digres-
sed from lack of proper lead-
ership. It is well Indeed to
t plant the word of God In vir.
gin fields but It Is better to
make provisions to maintain
its stay and growth.
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Several instances can be cited
where churches died in infancy
from both these causes. Wo plant
churches today but we have no
system to develop leaders to make
them then permanent. This Is
not due to the fact that wo use
Mow Testament mothods but be-
auso wo do not. We remember
'the first part of tho commission
.(sometimes) but we sadly forget
tho latter part.
TT
Pereuulslto for u good evan-
gelist or missionary Is prepa-
ration. It is questionable as
to whether young men in the
' teens and twenties can sue
cessfully assume the responsl.
billty-'of coping with all types
of situations and questions.
If they do not then they
do more harm than good. I
close this article with
brethren remember we aro
not drifting the world is.
(The following speech was introduc-
tory to a laboratory broadcast in Miss
Margaret Ehresmann's Radio class.
John Bosebee student used material
from College News recent Texas publica
tion.)
While it is generally known that
Texas is larger than several European
nations and is easily the largest state
in the Union there are other illustra
tions of its immensity. For instance :
If an aviator fn an airplane were to
fly over a direct airline route to the five
corners of Texas: El -Paso Brownsville
Orange Texarkana and Dalhart he
would travel a distance of approximately
2000 miles and pass over four other
states a foreign country and the sea.
El Paso Texas is nearer the Pacific
Ocean than to the Gulf of Mexico upon
which the state itself borders.
It is farther from El Paso Texas to
Beaumont Texas than it is from New
York to Chicago.
Over 213 states the size of Rhode
Island could be placed in Texas.
However one of the most graphic
illustrations concerning the size of Texas
is contained in an amusing incident of
actual occurence several years ago. A
salesman for a Chicago firm while sta-
tioned in El Paso received wire from his
home office to "run over" to Texarkana
to represent the company in a business
deal. To which the salesman sent the
following reply: "Send someone from
Chicago; its closer!"
Texas is a big state but. least
significant-of all'isfsrsize when com-
pared withthe big-.heftrted Texas peo-
ple. If you'eant afford a trip around the
Exposition center as your center.
See Texas the land of diversified
climate and scenery. You are always
welcome in Texas.
'Honey in the Horn' by Harold L.
Davis; published by Harper $2.50.
Reviewed by Iva Reed
"Honey in the Horn" a Harper proze
novel vividly portrays Oregon in the
homesteading period covering the years
from 1906 to 1928. The action is con-
cerned mainly with the adventures of
Clay Calvert who figured in a jail de-
livery and checkered career among
horsetraders desperadoes Indians half
breeds and settlers of every kind.
One of the fine points in Davis'
technique is his character portrayal of
which the following passage is represen-
tative. .
"Grandpa Cutlack who lived on
Boone Creek ran entirely to religion
held family prayer with a club Handy
to keep the youngsters from playing
hooky on the services and read his
scriptures with a dogged confidence
that he would one day find out from
them when the world was going to end."
bination multiple-choice true-false com-
pletion catechetical affair. Quote :
Yah yah. Another week anOh. "Arden I bet you say v that-
other .day twenty-four hours to all tho girls.'
wasted away and sti'l no supply
your own lack. t a.the.rjne Roberson i8 beaming
1 j rlVJushcfl on several young gentle
men of lato Carl Spain notice
ably It was Cahl's tuhn to bo
Anyway Leathers tried to pcr-
p.llflflft Mora to fnkn n vnpntlnn
while ho was away to Denton so pl?kthU8J? W?0n he Bppcd md
cauuu -to is aaugntor "unza-
she could go visiting but Mobo .
Just wouldn't take so Leathers
stayed home and took a test on
"How to feed tho adult man."
''beth McMll ".
vnMrs. Mary Lock of tho Cham-
ber Maids is sotting an example
to those who eat in tho bcancry
No no Loulso Mosor would wo guess. Anywny Thursday
never bo conspicuous what with night sho trailed in with a black
Kelly meeting her at tho door of rhiffon dinner gown and n fur
all her classes and carrying her wrap for 6:00 o'clock supper!
books from and to chapel. She'd
be moru conspicuous without hlmc
now.
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Price and Price and Nottingham if
and Parham four lusty bachelor" .
a't prayer meeting and nary a QradUate
sum- uuiwuuu mum. often
now in Vanderbllt.
work is interesting
vague independent and
very engrossing In fact It leaves
And Soulb nnd Elolso. Hmmm. little timS" for anything else. I
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Nor again nary a seat.
.V etUl px ach nearly every Sunday
My name is:
(Bro. of Sam.)
Whatayas Hayseed
though.
ACC . .
One of those ultra-ultra fresh.
men wrote homo that the school
had a party on her birthday in i '1 'I A.
the gym. Proud mama phoned n
tho newspaper and tho Robert ..
Lee journal carried a full title of
"home town girl makes good."
Often long for old
Norvel Young
1904 Blakomoro Ave.
Nashville
Tonn.
Filling Blanks Solved
WISE FRJESHMAN GIVES
.SOLUTION ONCE FOR ALL
Ever since the age-old crack about its
being the efe-nal job of freshipen to fill
out blanks jt has been moreso. Accord-
ingly some exceedingly promising first-
year hope has devised a blank which'
he thinks will fill all requirements. Ho
was even so obliging as to -fill outjthe
answers; 'To-us it seems a Sort of'com-
I wish this to be read by: 1. Nation-
al Broadcasting Company. -2. Margaret
Ehresmann. 3. Bryan McKenzie.
My plans for future occupation aRe:
Occupation of an easy chair.
My hobbies are: 1. Blowing bubbles
2. Whittling 3. Hobbyhorse riding.
How much time do- I fritter away
daily? Sixteen (I sleep the rest.)
What is my greatest; interest? E
Club activities. Second best: Thinking
in the fourth dimension.
What is my fondest pipedream ?
Drinkless Kaywoodie.
What are my three favorite hymns?
1. Music Goes Round and Round. 2.
Sweet Adeline. 3. Famer in the Dell.
In what ways do I consider myself
strongest? I brush my teeth regularly
with Pepsodent.
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In what ways do I consider-myself
weakest? I can't resist -crumbling'
crackers in my soup and dunking my
doughnut:
Which member of the faculty would I
prefer as counsel in my problems. 1st
choice: Baskerville. 2nd choice: Percy
Johnson.
I believe that I am practical because
I brush salt out of my bed before I get
into it.
. Life looks gloomy and' unpleasant be-
cause: In just ashort tim$ I will have
'my education jxnd have to .start mak'(ng
aiy- own "living. " ' .
. . read with considerable
Interest and amusement your 'ov
horse advertisement' in tho last
Issue that it was time to pay up
The Showaltcr boys have dono our subscription. Now I do not
right good by themselves right object to graduates of ACC wear-
good. Ever since last spring too. ing their graduation cap out on'
There's Just no philosophy of lifd-ttio farm at'any tlmo but why
you can pin yourself down to. have the poor boy all dressed in
And 'twas heard Showaltor tho his best "Sunday.Go-to.Meotlngi
older say about tbo nforomentlon- Suit on week days JUBt to go down
ed Leathers.McCook case "Ain't to tho mall box? .... I am an.
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that slckenln'."
Bug and Snake lady Merwin has'
to take a hack seat when it comes
to distinguishing herself through
lncongruos channels. The Starues i
girl shows all tho originality of " . . .
tbo Starnes Starnes when she the .first
jelous to see you havo the Library
Btauium ana .jsnuowment ....'
C.'E. Novo
111 Oak Cliff Dlvd.
' Dallas Texas.
and wo'd llko to havo
editions too If you
" goes to raising mlco in her hair wqujd pleaso send them. How's
and Instead of standing on the tho old school? I know you will
dressor and screaming to the top havo a swell year and I'm hoping
of her voice she chases tho poor we may get to como down to dear
rodent down. You beast! I'll old alma moter soon . . . . "
teach you to harm a poor deionse - ... Mr and Mrs Haydon
less girl. " "F" Fyeatt
.Box 03
Noticed the sadness in Paul Ed. jal New Mexico
ward's countonanco this fall- Tho
Tonnessco lass named- Mildred ACC grandchildren born
waa scheduled to be a 'Wildcat past week: A daughter to
buj 8omethlnf happened ana and Mrs. Cleddlo Harvey
nence tne mourniui mug. iioss Avenuo ADiieno;
HlcOullough Bedlchek to tho
Merlin Faulkner visited friends "Wendell Bedlchoks The Cones
in Zellner Hall Wednesday oven- toga Abilene
ing. '. .i .
cat o'
nine
tales
Dear Cat O' Nine Tails
I'm free so free this yoar. Tra
la la la.
John C. Stevens. .
A Stay freo because other-
wise Jt costs do do do. .'
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Dyeor liyatt; t
What with'KoJIes and Kadottca
ohd Karl what yam I to ?T"1J '
Katherino Roberson' "
A. Join the KKK.
:y'
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Hoy You: . " '
You got- mo in 'bad last time.
I ain't had no luck since. BBB
nets like a perfect stranger 'at
times. You ot mo into this
now-to where?
Edith Fonts''
A. Don't be so dumb-fonsted".
Wnlt till ho sees this!
Dear Professor Tom: .
How -will I check' up on Greek'
"with no slx-wcek exams. .KTheso
nine wooksl' Anathemas!' -
Brother Iloberson .
A. Talk Turkey.
Kat: '
We need some swanky new;
members in Pickwickian. -They
ought to write a little but" Just
8o'8 they have prestige.
Plckwlcker
A. Try North's Cleaning and"
Pressing. (Paid Adv.) '
Door Won:
I got culture. 8o what? ' V
Elizabeth Fonloy
A. Agrl-culturo is not synonymous.
Dycar Kltsio:
I llko little Mildred Harp Harpv.
Harp.
Bixler
A. Bo suro Harp doosn't turn
into a lyre. Be sharp sharp
sharp. . s t .
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Listen feline: ' t.4
Wat about stack privileges? Jj.
1 Marguerite Anderson
A. OK it you don't got caught. '
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Dean Old Thing:
Besidea the lovely seniors in
Chambers Hall I also havo some;
Juniors sophomores and freshmen.
Mrs.
A. Very classy taste.
Locke
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Dearest Oreon Eyes:
What should a boy wear' wiVh
a plaid shirt and striped tlo?' '
Wanda Mayfield
A. Trousers.
Kitten Ket: "
Ploase how can wo koop .boys
in the dorrn from running thblr
radios up bo loud they koop tra
from asking for laundry tailor
w.o-O-O-n-r-k shoo dyoing etc.
Morris Howard ' ' w
Pierce Scott 'f
Otis Garner '
Roland Lewis
F. W. Wilson
Others.
A. Sock 'em In tho wash!
Sail
front.
St 1:
Folks I cover the water
Drop me a lino sometime?'
CAT.O- NlNBTATjS-
RHYME NOR REASON-
tho
Mr.
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Wendell
Mr and Mrs. Samuel F. Cooper
Poor Mr. Dowell bad to bo satis are announcing tho approaching
fled with a moral victory in the marriage of their daughter Mil-
debates on double 'standards last dred to Ernest Maxwell on Oct-
Monday night. 'Twould never ODor 3 at' "the Church of Christ
have done had he cast a vote "for1 Leakey i Texas. Both Mildred
tho negatjvo and.. .Mrs. Mao andAnd Ernest aro ex-studonta of
Mrs. CogdeU got' 'together odo b!lenetJrrlstlan College.
COmparuu uecmiuDB.
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DlnlriB HalU M ' ;
"Give me some sugar Nlda."'
A Eontleman is a man who 'is
never rudo unconsciously Mrs.' 'I'1
B. C Smith. ' - ' ' - 'It'
ll In Ulo you have a noblo vlaicP.
Do not tail to hold it to tho light
Think of heights to climb and1'
conquer
Dream think plap at morn at
noon at night.
II to climb a nlll you havo your
heart set
Do not fall to walk a bit each day.
For II we don't try we no'er ac-
complish Tbinga that we should do to win
our way
II to sail a sea you have a IqnV
dream ' ' '
Make everything you do polnt'yba
that way
And somo day yon'JI Beo-your-
heart's (dream answerd.-vk fi
you'vo kept pn trying aJL the;'
Fern JHornbaciif '' "
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 6, Ed. 1, Thursday, October 15, 1936, newspaper, October 15, 1936; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101326/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.