The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 30, Ed. 1, Friday, May 9, 1941 Page: 3 of 4
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May 9 1941
THE OPTIMIST
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Miles And Schneider Named
PALS And Ko Jo Kai Heads
Carnival Motif
Carried Out At
Local Girls' Fete
Weathers Is Vice-Prexy
Virginia Miles was presented as
president of the PALS at their an-
nual spring banquet Riven Saturday
night in the Wooton hotel.
Mardl Gras decorations turned the
colonial suite into a carnival scene.
Flower-covered floats formed a pa-
rade down the table and a white flow-
er horseshoe club emblem was the
centerpiece.
Carnival masks served as place
markers and multi-color balloons and
streamers hung from the ceiling. Fa-
vors were bronze horseshoe paper
weights engraved with the club mon-
ogram. Other officers presented were: Dot
Weathers vice-president; Frances
Smedley secretary-treasurer; Betty
Williams reporter and Jo Havins
scrgcant-at-arms. Joyce Graves re-
tiring president was presented a gift
from the club by Miss Miles.
Members and their guests were
Miss Graves W. F. James Miss Wea-
thers Fred Bonner Nita Shahan
Henry Bennett Miss Miles Marcus
Miljer Nell Lambert Turk Taylor
Miss Havins Nelson Slater Peggie
Rogers Dale Lovelace B. L. McCoy
Miss Smedley Dudley Lemons Miss
Williams Loyce Brown James Tcm-
plcton Mr. and Mrs. Bill Moore of
Fort Worth the sponsor Mrs. W. C.
Sikcs and Mr. Sikcs.
Pledges and their guests were Bil-
lic Jo Smith Clyde Emmons Ollic
Dean Cox Arrel Roberts Janie Bar-
net and Pat Ryan.
Business Ad Majors
(Continued from page 1)
among the 82 seniors who will receive
bachelor degrees May 20.
Frecmnn has been head of the de
partment since ho joined the faculty
in the fall of 1930. Previous to this
he had taught business administra-
tion for 11 years.
There were four graduated from
this department in the spring of 1937
and the number lias increased each
year since then. Education depart-
ment is second this year with 10
majors.
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126 Pine
Pafcbeson Popular As
Marimba Soloist
During the past year Nclda Jean
Pattcson 1G and junior in the ACC
high school has proven unusually
popular as a marimba soloist. Miss
Pattcson daughter of Mr. and Mrs..
A. L. Pattcson of Smiley has been
playing the instrument three years
and the piano since she was jn the
second grade.
The marimba she now plays is a
standard Deagan the best make sold
in the United States. Until this year
she played a junior model and was a
member of the high school orchestra.
She was featured on the recent
Wildcat band tour and has appeared
locally in addition to several college
programs. Miss Pattcson has studied
under Wm. Zimmcr and Ed Bradfrod
of San Antonio.
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Todd Presented As
New KJK Pledge
School Day Theme Used
Highlights of Ihe Ko-Jo-Kai ban-
quet was the announcement of Dor
othy Schneider as president of the
second year and Ela Beth Todd of
Oklahoma City as n now pledge. This
spring event was held in the roof
garden of the Wooten hotel last Sat
urday night.
Other officers announced were Lois
McBridgc vice-president; Nellie
Merle Bennett secretary-treasurer;
Jack Dunn sergeant-at-arms.
A little red school house immense
slates with checked gingham borders
flanking the dinner table at either
end and patent leather notebooks
embossed with guests' names as place
markers gave emphasis to a school
day theme.
The school house was erected in
front of the "K" formed by the table
arrangements. Paths of checked
gingham bordered with pansics lead-
ing from the table center formed a
network of roads to the school house.
Placed along the paths were tiny
dolls dressed in gingham frocks and
overalls.
Notebooks contained "report cards"
original poems and the program. Fa-
vors were small gold pencils.
Invocation was given by Otis Gar-
ner; Miss Schneider gave the welcome
and Joe Beadles the response. An
original poem containing a lino about
each guest was presented and the
club's pledges LaNcll Henderson
Carrie Yater Lila Beth Culwcll Effic
McCord and Jayno Owens presented
a medley of school-day songs.
Miss Schneider was presented a
gold initial bracelet by the members.
Those attending were: Mls3 Schnei
der Will Favcr Beth Cowart Bus-
ter Dixon Maureen McKinzic Derris
Richardson Wcry Richardson Gene
Bennett Mary Ann lien mil MctJiurc
Miss Bennett. J. O. Black. Sclma
Chapmond P. H. Hill Miss McBride
John Plunkett Mario Temple Joe
Beadles Louise Giles A. U. Kyle
Virginia Dare Hall Owen Holly Miss
Dunn C. W. Johnson Miss Owens
Frank Butlor Effio McCord Charles
Buclianan Miss Culwell Nelson Sla-
ter Miss Yater Jack Walker LaNcll
Henderson Otis Garner.
Witt and Lawyer
Present Violin
Voice Recital
Pauline Witt violinist and Jeanne
Lawyer contralto will bo presented
in a joint recital Tuesday evening in
Scwcll auditorium. This is open to
the public.
Miss Witt is a senior in the high
school nnd Miss Lawyer is a junior
in the college and a member of the
girls' sextet. They are students of
Mrs. Amelia Baskcrvillc McDanicl nnd
Leonard Burford respectively.
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Tittle Gives Solo
Art Exhibit
Last Monday Juanita Tittle ACC
art instructor had her initial solo
art exhibit presenting 33 paintings
and drawings in the exhibit rooms of
the Abilene Museum of Fine Arts.
Creative Arts Club sponsor for the
affair was host for a reception that
evening.
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deeded
Mrs. Walter H. Adams and her 11-ycar-old
daughter Louise Newby
Adams were presented in joint reci-
tal last night in Scwcll auditorium.
Mrs. Adams a high soprano is the
wife of Dean Adams.
Mrs. Adams has studied vocal music
for several years and has recently
been coached by Leonard Burford and
Edith Griffing of New York City.
Louise Newby is in the sixth grade of
the demonstration school nnd is a vio-
lin student of Mrs. Amelia McDanicl.
Collins Revealed As
Cadefcfce Pledge
Barbara Collins sophomore of Big
Spring was announced last Saturday
as a new pledge of the Cadettcs this
year headed by Mattie Lou Arm-
strong. Miss Collins appeared on the
campus wearing the grey club sweat-
er with a corsage of gardenias tied
with blue and silver ribbon.
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 30, Ed. 1, Friday, May 9, 1941, newspaper, May 9, 1941; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth91727/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.