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. THE OPTIMIST
Thursday February 25 1937
EDITORIAL REVIEW FEATURE
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Member Texns Intercollegiate Press Asso.
Official Student Publication of Abilene
Christian College. Entered as Second Class
Matter June 28 1929 at tho Post Office at
Abilene Texas under the Act of August 24
1912.
EDITOR Marlin Carruth
BUSINESS MGR- W. A- Sloan
' STAFF
Associate Editor....WALTER DAUGHERJTY
Assistant Editor. SAM BLACKWELL
Assistant Bus. Manager..w.LOUIE' WELCH
Women's Editor. WANDA MAYFIELD
Sports Editor. -SONNY COWAN
Iteligious Editor THOMAS CAMPBELL
News: Kenneth Badgett Weldon Bennett
Omar Bixler Chanda Brown Walter
Daugherity Buna Edwards Norene Gib-
son Arden Lawrence Joyce Link Wanda
Mayfield Kathryn roUoy Bill Nichols
Guy Pettigrew Hope Reed.
Features: Thomas Campbell Sam Blackwell
Fern Hornback Richard Gibson Lona
Johnson Iva Reed 0. II. Tallman Ruth
Iris White.
Sports: Sonny Cowan Ernest Carter Elea-
or Danielson Louie Welch.
The Rest of
The World -And Me
All of us -have a streak of two. Some
of us have a yellow streak of cowardice
that makes 'us deserters in time of
strain but the majority of us have that
town-right mean streak which makes us
give up and quit tuying. We need some
excuse for our actions when we have
that desire of giving up the ship so we
bBame it on tie world in general.
Most people say that this old world
lias gone to the dogs and everything
mean along with everything contempt-
ible. To substantiate their case that
there is no good left in the world these
persons show you the daily papers the
murder stories where one man strangles
his wife then plunges himself out a ten-
story window; they show you theft
'. Btories where three men and a woman
loot a downtown bank.
OVERLAPPING AND
UNDERESTIMATING ...
These quitters overlook the stories
that have so filled the pages of our dail-
ies driving all crime stories to the very
last pages. The humanitarian activities
during the past several weeks that have
made the story of the Good Samaritan
live in our day. The federal government
in the crisis did not fail in its ceaseless
efforts to heal the wounds of humanity.
Coast guards W.P.A. workers and city
police were rushed while the 'President
worked 24 hours a day directing this
huge enterprise to salvage human lives.
The Red Cross asked people over the
country for $2000000 and eventually
got $11000000. The people were asked
by the President to contribute whatever
they could give and they did so whole-
heartedly. Theaters and radio show
peopJc worked without pay in giving
; benefit performances and al! night
brc-'-" ts which should not be over-
looked in the present reenactment of the
"Good Samaritan" story. This was true
neighborliness.
NEIGHB0RLINESS
BACK IN STYLE
Are you a good neighbor? It is more
important that one be a good neighbor
than it was ten years ago. Within the
last decade the automobile has revolt!-
tionized the conditions of life in this
country. The days of the "hick town"
are past. Small municipalities are as
much awake to the cosmopolitan influ-
ence of our social life as are the larger
cities. Good roads and tho automobile
have brought us more in contact with
other cities and other interests which
have drawn us closer to people across
the states from us. The radio the wire-
less and the efficiency of the press
have kept us apace with a fast moving
world. We're beginning to realize that
"no man liveth. to himself" and being
educated to the needs around us. We
know that to be a good neighbor is to be
a good American.
Only quitters can read our papers of
the neighborliness in the world and say
that all men are going to' the bad. -.Jimmy
Taggarti "Bits of Life."
...Titus '
md Timothy
by Weldon Bennett
Associations now and old at.
tho annual Bible lectureships aro
wondorful things.
if if. if.
"Wo aro all real and human our-
solvcs and bocauso of that wo aro
all Interested in personalities.
That is proved by tho fact and
it. is a (act to bo regretted in .
many cases that wo aro all na-
tural born gosslpors. It is a stand-'
lng joko that women aro torrlhle
gosslpors and that men aro worso
than women. Tho Biblo speaks In
no uncertain terms about scandal-
mongor and old wives' talcs and
that is tho kind of gossiping that
wq must avoid bccaUBO it
always leads to trouble Bomowhoro
along tho lino.
H-
But notwithstanding all this I
wonder if wo can say that all gos-
siping Is harmful thoro Is that
typo that leads us to a friendly
and slnccro Interest in our broth-
er's affairs to the extont that wo
know when ho Is in troublo or In
need or has fallen by tho wayside
and wo can help him.
if if if
It is in such ways as this that
wo aro drawn closer to our fellow
mon by knowing more about
them at?d conditions that surround
thorn in their every-day lives. I
was Just thinking how much more
real somo of tho preachers aro
since I have como to know them
bettor during tho past few years.
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It's too often that wo forget
the human sldo of Christ and tho
apostles and exaggerate tho dl-
vino Bldo to the extent that wo
think of them as being eniroly
apart from mortal men and that
it is no use for us to try to live
as they did. Wo'll look at Paul
or John and say it was easy
enough for thorn to live as thoy
did but look at tho handicaps
we have.
if if. if.
It would pay us to study tho
Biblo In the light of Its human-ness.
rime nor
reason . . .
Tho following poem was written
by K; C. Moser In memory of Do
Nola Elrod beloved ACC Btudont
who passed away ono year ago
lost Friday.
IX MEMORIAM
With tho coming of tho flowers;
Wo miss hor
Through the lonely dreary hours
That como since bIio has gone
To hor eternal homo
Wo bless thee
Lovely Do!
Wo lovod hor
For tho friendly smllo she wore;
Wo loved her
But sho loved us ovon moro;
Hor smllo now brightens heaven
A worthy gift she's given
Blessed memory
Lovely Del
We'll see hor ''
Somo Bweot day beyond these
tears;
Wo'll soo her
When wo'vo loft bohlnd those
fears;
We'll clasp her hartd again
Wo know she's waiting been
Us to soo
Lovely Do!
Tho National Youth Adminis-
tration omployod 751 youths on
work projects in the 15 counties
or tho Lubbock district during
103C A. V. Bullock district
Biiporvlsor repotted to Lyndon
B. Johnson stato director.
National Youth Administration
student workers at Stephens F
Austin Stato Teachers College
are serving as guides to visitors
to' tho ropllcla of tho old stone
fort at Nacogdoches
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LOVE NOT CLASSIFIED MATTER;
-YET IT OCCUPIES THE SPACE
There's somothlng pretty stron- Dramatic club prQxy Man-
uous about Lecture week in splto of-the-Hour Faver fools tho old
of shortonod classes and supposed- urgo como on again this week. It
ly "Lightened" courses. And so always burns him up to hava Ills
noxt week promises to bo Bomo- private life aired but after ull
tiling llko tho rostlng-up from a there's Kleanor's public to think
mlsnomorical vncatlon. "Lectures about
.provide excollent dating opportun-
ltlcs and thoro will bo added tho
aftermaths of these complications.
Ideal spring woather and perfect
nights add to difficulties.
Professor Hose a Lowls asked in
aji examination Saturday whether
love and hato might bo classed as
"matter". Those marking truo
woro marked off. But they had
tho prof when he attempted to ex-
plain the difference. Matter he
said occupies space and has tho
ability to bo worked up . . hmmm.
Aforesaid reasons should ho mo-
tlvo enough in the newly-launched
Hoberson-Holton affair. Johnny
evidently Is giving tho gal back For your Information and ours
homo somo of tho Detroit Dirty wo'd llko to know whore the Sher-
Dlgs ... in our opinion sho was Iff was about 12 last nlghti That
but tho myth of a lass who consld- would bo tho night tho midnight
erod Johnny "sour crapes' earlier' mystery hour Isn't broadcast
in tho year. K. Hoborson was nev- '
cr over-scrupulous along
lines anyway.
such'
Wo always havo with us:
Thoso folks who1 dccorato''the
campus and halls for vtslotrs with
long white stroamers and then
fuss about college blllr.
Thoso folks who have no sense
of the chilly atmosphere In three-
somes when twosomes wcro tho AND
original ordr.
Thoso who don't give a hang ev-
en though thetr banging on a door
not only routs tho dormant lnhab-
ltant pf that coll but every other
ono on tho same floor. If they but
had tho mentality of rccolving
telepathic opinions
A slight disturbance In church
tho other night when Bll Brlco
forgot to remember that ho is no
longer Wild Arizona Bill. Oliver
didn't seem to mind bo much.
LECTURESHIP
(Continued from page one)
liana Christian College the last
wook of February of each year.
Tho lecturos begin on Sunday mor-
ning and continue until Friday
night (this yepr sets precedent
with lectures closing on Thursday
evening) with throe each day.
(Brethren preachers and laymen
who aro outstanding in tholr
Christian living and teaching aro
invited to dollvor lectures. An ef-
fort is made to cover a broad field
of Christian thought and activity.
OKIGLVAL 1'UIU'OSK
"This week was Inaugurated
for tho purpose of deopenlug and
strengthening- the teaching and in-
fluonco of tho collego with its stu-
dents. The sorvlce proved to bo so
rich that wo decided to Invito our
patrons and frlondB to bo our
guests during tho tlmo to enjoy It
with us. Largo numbers havo ac-
copted this invitation and our
memories aro filled with sweet as
'IS
sociations and communion. In this
tho service has been very greatly
extendod. That It may bo extended
still moro wo havo decided topro-
sent those volumes each year
"Abllono Christian Collego ex-
ists for tho purpose of promulgat-
ing Christian teaching and Influ-
ence. If wo can oxtond somo of tho
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Sing a song of politics
A pocket full of ryo
Four and twenty candidates
Bakvl Into a pie.
WhMi tho plo Is opened
Tho birds begin to sing.
Arid you and I who mado the plo'
Havo to oat the thing.
Not tho least bad we'd say for
somo ACC poet who hitherto has
not contributed of his talents.
Tho writing corresponds nicely
with that in our annual too not
at all llko tho Illiterate stuff most
of tho ambitious long-hairs gen-
erally utilize.
Moro spoon Jllvor Anthology:
Sing a song of English
Students In a row.
Prof in a-front n-lccturlng
Ai fast as ho can go.
students aro adreamlng
In abstraction sunk.
Suddenly Prof springs a quls ...
You oughta see thorn flunk.
Tho Sports Model Zoo.
A firefly has a bright spotlight
A balky mule has four wheeled
brakes.
A billy goat has bumpers.
A firefjy has a bright spot-
light Kabbits aro puddle jumpors.
Camels havo balloon-tired feet
And can carry spares of what thoy
eat
nut still I think that nothing
boats
Tho kangaroos with rumble seats.
rich blessings which wo are per-
mitted to enjoy hero to thoso who
cannot bo present wo count It a
duty to do bo. And practically ull
who aro present for ACC Lecture
AVook deslro to keop tho lectures.
Tho first order was for fivo vol-
umes from a gontloman who was
presont and desired a volume for
each of his children.
PKIWAA'ENX IlECOni)
We deslro to record permanent-
ly the slncoro appreciation of the
trustees faculty and students of
Abllono Christian collego for the
work dono in preparing and de-
livering lectures which appear in
this book. Each of thorn gave his
tlmo and labor without pay and
tho profit if any should bo made
is to go to tho rollgious section
of the sollego library. Spellal men
tlon Ib made of Bro. G. Dallas
Smith who dellvored the excellent
merles of five ..."
Lectures for that first year in-
cluded "A Great Door Is Opened"
by George A. Kllngman; "Tho
Preacher His Task and Opportun-
ity" Henry Ell Speck; "Verbal In-
spiration of tho Scriptures" Mau-
rlco D. Gano; "Tho World as" a
subject of Redemption" by A. R.
Holton; "Our Educational Prog-
ram" by J. U. "Yarbrough; "Tho
Well Armored Man'" Clod H.
Wallace; "Tho Religion for To-
day" F L. Rowo; tho series of
flvo by G. Dallas Smith: "Why
8tudy tho Biblo?" "How to Study
THE
campus
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curricuiar
caprice
llininy Tnggart wro'to tho
editorials for thin vrcrk'n
'optimist. Thoy present a
refreshingly Optimistic vlov
point of this riiKK'l old
world tU our. Jocnllv too
' Kometlnip.M wo Kct irohlcnl
rynlenl satirical; but it's al- '
ways Jtist sluuri a veneer
to cover up our sentimental-
ity nlotit thlM Utopian world
bounded by tho brond pt-nlrlo
fdopeM of Collego Hill
And so this week wo" shall not
oven risk an Intimation of weath-
er potentialities by tho tlmo ytfu
read this column-we'll not even
risk a supposition of probable
and total dbs'once of a "you" In
tho abovo clause Brothor Yowell
will not commit hlmsolf as to
whothor.ho maintains (but his
eyes twinklo as It ho docs) the
attirmattvp of the classic dispute
of there being no sound If thero
is' no car to hear It. And oven
though in that caso thoro bo no
Liar column this wook there's at
least tilts horolc attompt at tho
stimulus. .
For in tho (four years w-
Jonm of the irenent. student
body (or flvo or six a tho
fortunate Individual hUuii-
. tlon may be) no lccturejililp
week luis Marled out so near-
ly Ideal as ibis one. Don Mor-
ris although fairly young for
tho vlce-preldent of a col-
lege nays It biiN never been
Jiiorn Ideal from any view-'
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And tho student body tnkes It
nil as onp grand week of Sundays.
Shortened classes Iho novelty of
varied experiences tho prldo In
ihowlng off ownership by right
. of Inheritance.
Proud freshmen escorting
eqnally proud mamma and
poppa around tho intrira-
eivn of college' llfe...preont-
rtay Keillor vaunting' newly
acquired dignity to grads of
former ycaiti who used to 1h
ho coiideNcendlng...compauy
dlunerN over at tho beanciy...
Visiting prcachors forgetting
polso of habitual position In gon-
ulno oxhultatlon at soelng old
friends of oarllor years. you
should havo hoard Brothor W. E.
Starnes of Texaco vMa playing
"Chicken Reel" ns guest artist of
tho Rock Crushers In a rehearsoi
following ono of tho lectures tho
other night... '
Rut back of it all tho
congeniality of tills whole-
Noina aMsoc'at ton w 1 1 h
friends loved one fellow
ilalwrorw there Is the depth
of conscientious purpose.
IVom tho best sources there
aro gathered at Ablleno
Cliristlan college. Christian
inspired by tho "knowing of
their subject." Tho lives of
hundred of other Christians
will lo strengthened devel-
oped enriched. And because
of tho universal nature of
tho matter under discussion
tho world will bo literally
stirred.
Verily '"TIs good to bo here."
tho Biblo" "Somo presont-day
Problems and Perils" "Mysteries
of tho. Biblo" "Who Wrote tho
illlble". "Origin History amf Po-
sltlon of tho Churclies of Christ In
tho British Isles" Jobn Straiton;
"God Revealod" by G. II p.
ietUb tooo -Jeouro Hday -Stu.nda
Showaltor; "Missions" -by F n.
Shepherd; "Christian Education"
by Batsell Baxter; "Destructive
Criticism" O. A. Kllngman; and
nn'othor lecturo pu "Christian Ed-
ucation" by Henry Ell Speck.
.five foot
shelves
"Tho Wnves" by Vlrglnln.
A Vol f; 271) pages; Hn rcourt
Ilrnco and Company
Tho most outstanding thing
nbout tho book "Tho Wavos" Is
that tho characters speak In sol-
iloquy and aro in this way 'pres-
ented to tho reader both nn thoy
soom to thomsolvcs and to each
other. Wo aro mado acquainted
of their llvos In terms of tholr
thoughts. Tho following Is n typi-
cal soliloquy and Is roprcsontatlvo
. of tho unusual stylo:
"But to return: Lot us again
protend that llfo Is a solid sub-
Btanco shapod llko a globo which
wo turn about In our fingers. Lot
us protend wo can make out a
plain and logical story so that
when ono matter .Is dispatched
lovo for Instance wo go on In an
orderly manner to tho noxt."
m on other 1
campi
TCU'a UGLIEST MAN CON-
TEST of last fall has caused icmo
commotion. Joe Frodorlck king
of ugliness at TCU has Issued a
challongo to all tho other ugly
"beauties" of dltferont colleges
nnd universities in Toxus to out-
rate his profile If this challongo
Is ncccpted there will bo a disin-
terested authority to Judgo for
tho state's ugliest collego malo
attendant.
if.if.if.
FRESHMEN EDITION OF THE
East Texan ETSTC's weakly
newsshcet Is one of tho best edi-
tions of tho year.
"OBEY YOUR PARENTS"
RULE still goes for an University
of Iowa professor. Ho plunned
. to go-on a bobsleighing party with
students but had to stay homo
bocauso his mother wouldn't let
him go. She clalinod "such a
party Is not dignified enough for
a college teacher."
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IF TO ANY INDIVIDUAL an ed-
ucation has meant morely the ac-
quiring of evldcnco in support of
his own biased Ideas and the Ig-
noring of all evidence that might
disprove that Idoa to that individ-
ual education has bcon of no val-
ue. Rather It has been harmful
for his mind is completely clut-
tered with preconceived notions
that have crystallized into war-
ranted dogmas. Tho Minnesota
Dally.
if if. if
WTSTCT NOW HAS A COLLECs.
TION of approximately 5000 bul-
letins on Toxus. Thoy covor such
Holds us mathematics law gov-
ernment language history mu-
sic education etc. This collection
includes nearly all of the four-a
month Issues since 1908 as publi-
shed by the University of -Texas.
if. if. if.
LIFE
Llfo is a burden bear It;
Life Is a challenge choose it;
Llfo is a chance take it;
Llfo is an opportunity selzo It;
Llfo Is a prophecy provo It;
Llfo Is a battlo wuge it;
. Llfo Is a song sing it;
Llfo Is a promlso tost It;
Llfo is a drama act It;
Llfo Is uu adventure risk It;
Llfo Is a raco run it;
Llfo is a contest win it;
Llfo is a duty daro It.
if.
PROSPERITY JUST AROUND
THE cornor. "Wo finally got
uround that proverbial corner"
says tho Bison "and what do wo
find? Prosperity on a sit down
fltrlko.'
if.
WHY EDITOR8 GO NUTS:
They find fault with the editors.
Tho stuff wo print Is rot;
Tho papor Is poppy
As a cometory lot.
Tho ads 'show poor arrangement
Tho JokeB thoy say aro stalo
The upperclassmen holler;
And tho underclassmen rail. A"
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But whnn lm ... .'.-i...i !:
And tho Issue is on file
If Bomoono doesn't got his
Vou can hoar him yell a mile.
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