The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 8, Ed. 1, Thursday, October 29, 1936 Page: 3 of 4
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Thursday October 29 1936
Quill Offers Literary
Prize for Undergrads
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of American Schools
Short Story Basis
of 1936 Competition
Fourth offer of the Edwin M.
Hopkins Quill Prlto wna announc.
od this week by tho Amorlacn
OoIIobo Quili Club. Amounting to
fifty dollars and named" to honor
Dr. Edwin M. Hopkins of tho Unl
varsity of Kansas tho prize is o
be awarded for tho best short
story submitted by an undergrad.
uate in any American college or
university.
The Edwin M. Hopkins Quill
Prlto Is offorod every two years
alternating with the Ted Olson
Quill Prize for poetry which was
nwarded in 193636 to Miss Das.
com Alcxa Knight of tho Florldn
Btato Collcgo for Women for her
poem "Interval." This poem was
published in tho May 1930 Parch
mont.
Tho American Collego Quill Club
Is a writers' organization establish'
od In American colleges to en.
. courago literary effort and criti-
cism. Ench ooflogo group In or-
dor to retain Its charter must have
active membors drawn from the
faculty thus preserving a reason
ftblo balance between inexperi-
ence and maturity. Quill Is non-no.
crot and non-fraternal and bases
its nomenclature and rltuui upon
Anglo-Saxon culture rather than
the Grcolt.
The Quill Magazine Tho Parch-
ment is open to tho college world
irrespective of membership. It Is
a quarterly magazine and aspires
to publish tho work of undergrad.
nolo writers. Contributions
.should bo sont to tho Editor Miss
C!nra Mclntyro University of
Wyoming Larnmlo Wyoming
accompanied by a statement fror
tho registrar of tho author's In-
stitution thnt ho Is an undergrad.
uate In tho collcgo ho attends.
Further particulars concerning
itho short story contest may bo ob.
talncd rom Miss Jewell Watson of
tho collcgo English department.
COMEDY-DRAMA-
(Continued from page one)
cham; Granton Carl Spain; La-
her Fred Barton.
HctUng Mythical
Sotting for 'tho play is a mvth-
icnl kingdom in tho North Sea.
Action takes placo In tho king's
private oftlco In the royal palace.
The plot Involves a king's con-
flict with a dominating queen a
trusting populace a dictating cnb-
Inot. and n daughter who loves
t
commoner.
Admission will bo a season pass
o'r twonty-flvo cents.
END OF THE
-MONTH
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ce beau monde
By WANDA MAYFIELD
Hero is a breezy sketch that
depicts a typical sceno on tho
campus convincing us that
"co monde'' is truly "beau."
A casual observer hag toicrF "
notice ot tho damsels' clothes
that brighten the storo around "
five-thirty and a dash ot
personal description adds llfo
to this graphic vlgnetta by
Dorothy Dabbs.
Far a cross section on. Campus'.!
ology and what the sweet young
thing of 1936 is wearing oh' tho'
southern campus this year there
Is no placo llko the Post Oftlco
nt nflflrnnln tnnlt limn
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Coterie Initiates
New Members At
Dormitory Party
Friday evening Coterie enter
talncd for new members In Zollner
pnrlors. Qjotip games woro play-
ed around several" tables and as
climax to the program each now
momber wis required to perform
his own nccompllshment'in music
as Initiation Into the club.
Refreshments woro served to
La Vcrno McGregor Prlco King
Mabel Morton Omar Iltxler Helen
Ileese Harvey POndergrass Jim-
my Wlms Gwendolyn Mnrchnnt
Roy Stephens Estclllno nor Lona
Johnson Joyco Link Mary Goroo
Cox Leonard Durford Edith
Foutz Wanda Roberts LaNollo
Carruthors. Mildred Harp Marlln
Cnrruth Mrs. D. II. Cogdell Pnt
Malono Amelia Baskorvlllo Eva
be) Vaughn Mnrjorlo Adrian
ACC HANDCARVED DESKS STAND AN
IMMOVEABLE MONUMENT TO POSTERITY
Tho following Is a brief report
on a comprehensive survey of the
modern hieroglyphics tho class
room desks in this case of Abllone
Christian Collego. i .
Inherent In humanity Is the dew
slro to bo remembored. In parody
this seems to be view of a great
many students:
'Lives of great men nil remind us;
Wo can. make our lives subllmo;
And enryo on desks wo loavo be.
hind us "
Thumb prints in tho sands of
. time."
Can't '"you Just Imaglno tho
homesick freshman who whllo
the teacher lectured sat thinking
of tho old gang and printed:
Joanah "Heart of tho Groon-
bolt.' Post "Gateway to tho Plains.'"
Clyde "Tho California ot Tex.
as."
Houston "aatowny to the
World."
Galveston "Piny Ground of tho
South."
(And thoy probably weren't
GKUEN
The PRECISION Watch
GRIIKN
V1CTOKU
Very modern. Yel
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W. C. FISHER
Jeweler and Optometrist
126 Pine Abilene Texas
Six Times Daily
Phone 3945
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During the wintor months when
wcok's rain has made WesfToxas
n slimy platter of mud below
ovory skirt Is a pair of muddy
boots ... i Jjlnck boots brown
boot8( cowboy boots with intricate
design and a fow aristocratic
whlto boots. .But hero tho uni-
formity ends. Thoro Is Petite
Qwcn Marchant always correct In
tho traditional skirt sweater and
.Indian Jacket of campuses from
Vussar to McMurry . . . Merwln
Roba Jo and Dawklns dash in
from the gym with touslod hair
and n mnnlsh shirt thrown open
at the throat . . i Merwln Is In-
AvJtably tossing an unruly lock of
hair out of her eyes . .
There Is Butch calm sereno
and satisfied thero will bo no mall
wrapped to her chin in a soft
wooly steamer robe no Its a
coat . . . Mary Jo a slight frown
botwoon her eyes stretches to
see over Into her box. Tho Combs
as in their gay plaids and tnms
nra portraits In mlnlnture . . . .
And so they come on somo dash.
Ing In from work some leisurely
strolling In to kill tlmo befora
dinner; and on Tuesdays Cofiold
Monty nnd Johnson line up be-
foro an unhappy Cottrol's box
waiting for a check from papa
Cottrell - .
Tho mall Is up tho packages dc.
Uvcrcd and A. C. C. goes back
to Its favorite haunts . . . Bill
starts to sweop out nnd closo
shop for tho night. He puts
nsldo n perky bonnet June Walker
lost nnd philosophizes sadly on
tho deplorable condition tho fresh
men aro coming to.
homo two weeks before they were
longing to be back.)
A surprising lack of originality
was found In tho desk notations.
'Such uninteresting expressions as:
Poooy Ha ha PFTT T
norts! College minds should be
more capable. On one tho alpha
bet through "J" was found. If tho
author will pleaso finish that It
will be there as a future aid to
ACC students.
- In room 27 thero was found
scribbled In small writing tho
words water frogs files murra.
In lotust darkness flrstson. Now
I nsk If you see any good that will
do posterity? Oh you do huh?
On -ono was found this: Dearest
. I still llko you. Do you
still llko me?" It was unsigned
but Boh Stone was conspicuous
among tho other clnss work on
tho desk. Wo had no way o'f
knowing If a blondo sat in tho next
scat.
On ono desk top was found n
pot with full grown flowers and
leaves scratched either with pin
or knlfo. Much tlmo must have
boon spent In pertoctlng.lt. It Is
really a shamo that moro sultnblo
material was not available.
Other subjocts portrayod were
keys swords steering wheels nnd
Inslgnlas of every existing social
club Including otton tho entire
membership list and many profllo
nnd front view outlines o mem.
bors.
Signs such as 'Fish '30' through
"Slime-MO' tied with hearts of all
conditions and sizes for popular!.
Observations such as "I givo up
So.and-So is n worm You'd
mako a good matron" nro record-
ed anonymously.
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In Room 37 .however thero Is
an excellent interpretation' of Sam
I ITnvaAaH iTint nvai-v nna afimiM irt
In tind see.
On two were written Don Juan
and P.D.Roosevelt thus proving
that some ore hero worshipers
.have suppressed desires or some
thing.
6o students the admonition is
this. If you must write on the
desks -wrlto plainly eo that -future
occupants may aot develop eye-
strain trying to decipher It. But
don't write or cut 'anything that
will cause you to look back and
"Tha( desk the ii")" 'npf'nl bnrfl.
And I could change It nevermore"
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THE OPTIMIST
BELLES OF 1906
STRUGGLE WITH
THOSE OF 1936
Moderns Triumph
Two to One
If things keep going In these be-
wllderlng days llko they have tho
past fow ACQ will never need a
football team to bolster a slump-
ing athletic record. Turn it over
to tho feline element of tho stu-
dentbod y and wo'll make heud-
lines any day
Whlto fangs showing sharp
claws purring the Senior Sals trl-
umphed over the Faculty Femmos
2.3 in a volley ball match Tuesday
night. It all happened as a re
suit of the unsuspecting senior
girls challenging the lady mem.
hers of tho college faculty to a
ballsocklng orgy.
Eyeing ench othor cautiously
tho fairer sexes managed to knock
an eratwhilo basketball from side
to slda to provlda one of tho best
grandstand shows seen hereabouts
In many a day.
Captain Danlelson starred ot
course for the dignified upper-
class ladles but It remained for
"Aunt" Norlno Watson nnd
"Grandma" Locko to detract at-
tcntlon from tho sweet girl grad-
uates. After a tenso period ot gentle
grammatical admonishments from
tho slda lilies Miss J Watson felt
It high tlmo she stopped In to savo
her scholorly colleagues from oter-
nal disgrace. She descended from
tho blcachors looking very fragile
In a brown hat and shawl but af-
ter tho faculty got off In a corner
huddle and practiced n bit thoy
camo back with u renewed vigor
that saved their reputable Intel
lects and probably kept nil tho
gals ot '30 from flunking not only
their next six wcekB but majors
as well.
ROMANCE-
(Continued from page 1)
(The girls didn't say how the
kick woj made); "Touchdown
Jake punt" (now rule wo guess);
"Touchdown end run. -r- 27
points"; etc. etc. et cetera.
Sarcastic milkman was non-
plussed So thoroughly that It was
twenty-four hours before ho
thought ot the bright retort
which followed. Next aftornoon
(ho Btlll delivered at the same
.odd hour) each noto came homo
with a lino on tho bottom re-
sembling hut not too much
tho scores tho team had mndo
"Visitors 24 A. C. C 0" "Vis-
itors 18 A. C. C. 0"; "Visitors.
0 A. C. C. 0"; "Visitors 12
(lota of company this year men)
A. C. C. 0" ad Infinitum ....
Then ono girl became concern-.
cd a)jout icr cre.imless milk nnd '
"The last bottlo of milk I goi i
had about as much cream In It I
as tho footbnll boys made -touch
downs on your score sheet. I'll
hnvo you know I'm FREE
WHITE and EIGHTEEN (phojv
hopo the milk wasn't ns old as
that crack) and can drink my
milk full strongth."
But tho lassies now have hope
of both a winning football team
and bountiful vltamlnes for their
bones for tho last word ot tho
flirting milk mnn was rer.ssurlng
In vlow of tho score against
Southwestern U. only four days
luter.
Tho eplstlo was couched In
clever doggerel:
"Dear residents of Chambers
Hall
I wrlto this noto for ono nnd
all;
In tho futuro you will pleaso
take heed
Fpr all my cows have learned
to read
And I know forsooth that it's
quite true
Thnt Sunday's paper made
them blue.
So it you want rich milk and
cream
It's up to you and your team
And if you win hey will not
kick
They'll give milk and cream
tho
's very thick.1
All wanting to liava your photo-
graphs painted Pgo W lUlTHj
IUC3lKUHON IWom iu
Girls
r
h '"
it's a fact
by 8EB
Wondor when tho s'taff of tho
Prickly Pear is going to finish
the sign on its offico door. The
sign "Tho Prickly Poar 193-"
leaves the impression that the
annual will bo an antique.
It Is a disgrace for a college
paper to run tobacco and theatre
advortlsoments. J. E Weenie.
Thanksgiving isn't far away
and we would llko to know If we
aro going to get tho weok end
off so wo can mnko our plans to
go homo.
Soviet Russia Fascist Italy and
Nazi Germany all have constitu-
tions providing for freedom of
press yet the government tells
the editors what and what not to
print. v
An Oklahoma law states that it
Is Illegal to oavesdrop.
.
. Naturo ovens things When sho
gives ono tho size and appearance
of a great man she seldom
wastes brains on him.
To err Is human to admit It
Is not.
GLENNS GIVE
NEW BOOKS-
(Continued From Pago 1)
"The punishment ot sin Is the
dwarfing of naturo."
"Ascotlsm fails of its own end."
"Lovo must go beforo knowl.
edgo."
"Live Is worth living."
Tho list of books Includes two
volumes of Browning's Study Pro-
grams by Charlotto Porter and
Helen A. Clark; Introduction to
tho Poetry of Robert Browning by
W. J. Alexander Ph. D.; Chief
European Dramatists by Brander
Matthews; Browning's Encyclope-
din by Edward Bordol; Browning
As a Philosopher and Religious
Teacher by Sir Henry James;
Shakespeare as a Playwright and
Mollere His Life and His Works
by Blander Ma'tthows.
It your llfo doesn't coma up to
your preaching JuBt drop your
preaching until your llfo catches
up. A Ploneor Prcachor.
You can mako people respect
you; you may not be nblo to mnko
thorn llko what you respect
mer Halloy.
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 8, Ed. 1, Thursday, October 29, 1936, newspaper, October 29, 1936; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101328/m1/3/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.