The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 28, Ed. 1, Friday, April 25, 1941 Page: 1 of 4
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JUNIOR CLASS EDITION
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Election
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Volume 28
ABILENE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE ABILENE TEXAS FRIDAY APRIL 25 1911
No. 28
Kiv.1i F ! Ml Ll ill J If 111 I e HI H Kl '- Election
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TUDENTS ELECT NEW
Gaston Cog dell Will
Students To Rule
ACC For a Day
Next Thursday
With Gnston Cogehll lit the helm
in place of Don Moms the student .
of Abik'iie Cluistian College will hav
an opportunity to mil the school liK
thej think it should bo lun not
lhuisdn
Students il bo elected to teach
the anous classes on that da lb
following students were elected al ntr
with Gaston to take charge and iuU
foi a dnv
Vice-president Lod Bixler.
Dean 1'. II. Hill.
Girls' Hall .Matron Lila Beth Cul-
well. Assistant Matron Jean McGcc.
Chambers Hall .Matron June Sul-
len. Registrar Velma Green.
Bursar Norman Huff.
ribc.il Agent Leon Reese.
Librarian Pat Patterson.
Dietitian Mar) Arnett.
Dr. Schug Leon Locke.
Head Coach C Young.
A.ois(a.it Coaili IlowaiJ Lumie.f
Director of Extension Office Shir-
ley Cole.
Mr. Dow ell Thurmnn Jones.
.Mrs. Dow ell Anne Golson.
Dickie Dow ell Clajton Colson.
Sheriff Dennis Manl.
Other activities of the day include
the annual faculty-senior softball
game and the senior play Little.
Women. The play begins at 8 00 a m
in Sewell auditorium
After the chapel exercises the stu-
dents elected will be presented in a
program which will be planned toda
by a committee under the direction
of Selma Chapmond. The all-day pro-
giam is one of the outstanding an-
nual features at ACC.
Dartha Faulkner Well
Received In Recital
D.utha Faulkner soprano was pio-
senteel last Tuesday night in recital
in Sewell auditorium She is a stu-
dent of Leonaul Burfoid head of the
department. Miss Maiy Helen Mc-
Anulty was the accompanist.
Miss Faulkner senior of Toit
Woith is a member of the gals sex-
tet populai soloist member of the
Cadettes gills' social club and active
in other cxtia curnculnr work She
had the leading lole in "Tual by
Jury" light opera presented by the
A Cappella Chorus recently.
Seniors Hold Daily Practice On
Production To Be Given May 1
Climaxing All-Students day next
Thursday will be the piesentation of
the senior play Little Women in
Sewell auditorium at 8.00 p m. The
play is under the direction of Selma
Chapmond Winters a Benior speech
major with David Pursch assisting
her.
Little Women n classic of Ameri-
can life by Louisa M. Alcott is a pic-
ture of a family of girls and their
mother during the time the father is
fighting in the Civil War.
Permelm Scruggs plnying the lead
ing role of Jo Ethelyn McVicker
Jack Lewis Nelson Slater Betty
Gray Nix Delno Wheeler Garvin
Here They Ave -- Choose One For Prexy
Hlv 3H
I once knew a politician
Whose speech left jou in a trance.
Yet ever time he made a promise
He hhowed his ignorance.
Hitler is tl.j? our) politician who
ocr aid what he promised ' do. I'm
no Hitler! M mil) promise is -')-self
in )our service.
P. II. HILL.
Track Men Make
Final Bid Of
Season In Iowa
Coach Tonto Coleman left Wednes-
day with si ACC cinder men to pai-
ticipate in the Diakc Relays. The
meet will be held today and tomoirow
in Des Moines Iowa.
The Wildcats will entei two teams
in the events One a sprint medley
team composed of 13. L. McCoy Oliver
Jackson Duiell Saneleis and Joe
Deadlcs. Jackson Elmer Womack
Mike Hughes and Beadles compose
the two mile xelay team.
The Dtakc affnu Is one of the
leading tiack meets ill the nation
Schools fiom all pints of the country
will be lepiesented The Wildcats
weie conceded a fine chance of mak-
ing a good showing until Hoi ace Tem-
pleton fell victim of an lnjiued leg
Howcvci the tiacksteis still have
plenty of suppoiters who contend
(Continued on page 4)
Beauchamp Dorothy Schneidei J C
Mann and Beit Tuston aie practising
daily for the play.
According to Puisch and Miss
Chapmond one of the featuies of the
play is Beauchamp with his Geiman
accent "The play has more thnn the
usual lun of emotions with marriage
death and humor all contributing"
added Selma.
Nelson Slater has replaced Ray
Bailey as the boy next door Mem-
bers of the class on the publicity com
mittee aie Ona Faye Speck Loyd
Bixler Shirley Cole E. L Haag and
Jean Cox. Those in charge of the
stage and properties are Earleno Day
Nita Shahan and Dennis Manly.
Head Faculty Impersonators
I am not a "professional politician"
so I refuse to make the elaborate
promises of the professional politician.
If I am elected president of the stu-
dents' association I simpl) propose
to do at least three things: (1) to
serve as sincerel) and effectived) as
I know how (2) to work in harmon)
with the ideals of Abilene Christian
College and (3) to do ever) thing that
I can to make ACC a model college.
Your vote and influence will be
greall) appreciated.
JAMES A. JOHNSON.
AROUND
THIS
WILDCAT
LAIR
The big topic of the day foi ACC
students is the election of student
council officcis for next jear. llus
corner would venture a guess as to
the outcome but it might be consul
ereel a plug foi those named
With selective seivice holding a big
club oei the heads of ever) one it
is not even ceitain that all the can
didates will be back next jear.
Congiatulations nic due the rctu-
mg council membeis. "Beech" and
the otheis have done a fine job this
yeai
D.utha Taulknor gave a splendid
leeital Tuesday night She has one
of the finest voices anyone could ever
hope to heai Good accompaniment
and two splendid solos by Mary Helen
McAnulty jouneled out the leeital to
a tee Monday night there was quite
an aigument between Maiy Helen
and Miss Watson over whether she
should use and bow between hel
solos Luckily Maiy Helen won (she
didn't use).
Pete Jones: Did youi mothei even
spank you?
Vugil Meadows; Yes.
Pete: Did youi fathei evei spank
you?
Virgil: Yes.
Pete: Which huit the worst?
Vugil: I did!
It's a pity more students don't at-
tend the recitals presented here. They
furnish some of the best and most en-
tci taming programs of the year. Most
(Continued oi page 3)
?jyJi3t
COUNCIL TODAY
I I
If in the course of events the stu-
dent bod) chooses to elect me as
President I shall endeavor to show
ni) gratitude b) htaunchl) upholding
the ideals and traditions of Abilene
Christian College. I favor social
cqualit) and more benches on the out-
door campus for obvious purposes.
LEON LOCKE.
'A' Club To Bring
Negro Minstrel
To Campus May 9
Tnday evening May 9 the "A"
Club of ACC will sponsor a Negro
mmstiel with acts from the entue
student body which will be given in
the auditoiium.
The piogiam hinges aiounel a skit
compiled by Fied Baiton of n couit-
looni scone. All tlnough the skit
theic will be vnnety musical numbeis
fiom the ACC quaitet the gills' tuo
and a band directed by J. II Gabbeit
all in blackface. In addition theic
will be seveial vocal solos
The cluuacteis in the play will be
judge Paul Southern; law)eis Tied
Button and Lawrence Smith; defend-
ant Paul Bo)ce; and Guston Cogdell
will poittay an old Negto pteaehei
and Dennis Manly a bartendei Theic
ate seveial other charactets to be se-
lected The proceeds will be applied
on the new cut tains foi the auditoi
ium.
A. Hugh Clark and Trine Starnes
To Make Commencement Speeches
A Hugh Clutk of Memphis Ten-
nessee and Tune Staines of Mineial
Wells have been asked to delivei the
baccalaureate and commencement ad-
dresses tespectively The baccalau
reate addiess is set foi 8.00 Sunday
May 25 and the commencement talk
comes one night latei at the gtadun-
tion ceiemonics
Clink is muustei of the Union Ave-
nue Chui ch at Memphis Starnes
woiks with the Church at Mineral
Wells Both men aio graduates of
ACC.
The preceding Sunday Gaston Cog
dell Abilene and Jack Lewis Midlo
Hill Locke and
Johnson Vie In
President's Race
Inttest is tunning high todaj as
t'i Mud nts go to the polls to select
th u stud' nt council members for
n t vi.u Balloting began this
n ' i nng at 9 00 and the polls south
of the Ad building close nt 3 00 this
nf t i noon
A u-uul tile race will be hottest
f i th student body president P II
II 11 Abilene Leon Locke Columbia
lun and .Jimmv Johnson nie the
candi Litis foi the student head posi
tion
LaM night the political pot l cached
it- boiling point as all candidates and
campaign managers made their final
pie-eleetion stand The first presi-
dential speech was by Locke James
Johnson followed and Hill finished
the speaking for the evening.
President Garvin Beauchamp is in
chaige of the election other senior
membeis of the student council will
seive us election officers.
Positions open aie picsidclit of the
student body vice-presidcrt secre-
tary cheer leader two athletic repre-
sentatives press lepicsentativc for-
ensic manager and junioi teprese.i-
tative A complete list of every can-
didate foi each office appears on
page two of this papel.
If a run-off is necessary it will be
held Monday.
Mary Arnett To
Head Girls' Hall
Group Next Year
The gills of Zellnei hall elected
Mat) Ainett of Memphis Tenn as
ptesident of the gill's council foi the
temaiiidci of this year and foi the
session of '41-'12. Eleanoi Biockman
was chosen vice-ptesulent and Lottie
Netteiville was selected as secietai)
1 ho election took place last Mondaj
night
Miss Ainett is a tiansfei student
Miss Biockman is sectetat) of the
junioi class Miss Netteiville also is
a tiansfei student
The pin pose of the council is to
study the pioblems affecting the doi-
nutoiy as n whole. They also meet
with Mis Cogdell and discuss fotniu-
lation of new lules
thiaii have been selected to pi each
the seniot seimons Cogdell has been
outstanding in speech all through
high school nnd college He is busi-
ness manager of the Optimist and is
a member of the Pickwickian club
Gaston is the regulai ministei at
Trent Lewis is fotonsic managei
also outstanding in speech nnd is a
member of the Pickwickian club
The seniors will bo dicssed in caps
and gowns for the night set vice on
the 18th for baccalauicate addiess
md foi the fmnl commencement ex-
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 28, Ed. 1, Friday, April 25, 1941, newspaper, April 25, 1941; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth91725/m1/1/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.