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THE OPTIMIST
Friday February 16 1945
The Optimist
PONDER
STAFF
Robert Pago
Kathryn Hanks
Wllna Muns
Gypsy Tod McCollum
Dorothy Luqk
Roporlors: Doris Jeanno Glenn
Fox Eugenia Scott. Ruby Paisley
Richard Doan.
Published weekly except during summer vacations by the students of
Abilene Christian College. Entered as second class matter. June 29 1929 at
the post office of Abilene Texas under Act of August 24 1912.
Printed by ACC PRESS H. Howk Director
Irvin D. Hilcr and Ben Fowler Jones Assistants
Max Leach Faculty Sponsor.
editorial-
American Youth Today Know
More Than 'Old-Time Elders'
American youth today is more learned than elders of fifty years
ago ever thought they would be.
We can look at death and not cringe. In the movies we wit-
neess actual battle scenes and see men torn to bits before our eyes
yet we camly sit there and say "That's tough." We see maimed
bodies being brought from the real battle-front and we just say a
little bit of nothing and go right on with our work. We see the
wreck of a car the charred remains of a fire and the pieces of an
airplane crash and we just smile and leave.
We can look at hope and plan our futures. For that is all that
we as American youth have. There is no certainty about the fu-
ture yet we plan it as though no war could ever enter in to our
schemes. There is a definite uncertainty as to what a post-war
world will be like yet we grimly and gririningly draw the blue-
prints of what our "house of the future" will be like.
We can look at life with a'broader more full meaning. We
know what a split home is brother in Australia sister in Connec-
ticut with her husband dad gone half the time at the war plant. We
learn at an early age what it is to shift for ourselves and pay our
expenses in college. We look at life and wonder what we would
have done if all this had not happened what would peace be like?
We can look to God with a more dependent attitude and with
a lesser self-reliant feeling. We pray to Him for He is supreme
ancj we know that He and only He can do the things that will make
for a better world. We trust in Him and He looking kindly towards
us looks after us. And we are made happy.
American youth today is having the same thing said about
them: "What is this generation coming to?"
We can answer that We're coming along all right: we have
eyes and can see; we have feeling we can hope; we have faith and
we can pray. And we have hands and can work.
WithBooks
BY DORIS JEANE GLENN
"What vocation shall I select?"
This question is ono that perplexes
almost every young porson. Most
people feel that if they can only get
into the right vocation something
for which they were "cut out" at
birth they can bo assured of a suc-
cessful career. But how to find the
right thing that is the question. In
answer to that question sixty-seven
new booklets on careers have been
received by tho ACC library. This
makes a total of nearly 200 books for
careers which can bo a helpful aid
to all students.
One of the new booklets gives
these suggestions to help you in se-
lecting your career First plan far
in advance; second analyze yourself;
third examine your educational rec-
ord; and fourth do not look exclu-
sively for money. One must plan a
course of training and carry out
these plans for a period of years. He
must map out his career in the vo
Editor
Buslnoss Manager
Assoclato Editor
Assistant Business Manager
Typist
Gilbert McLoskoy Maudo G.
Sarah Bailey Mario Mllstoad
cation he chooses.
Some of these new books are
General Agriculture Gift and Art
Shop Operation Careers in the
F. B. I. Recreation Leadership Avi-
ation Physical Therapy and Occut
pational Therapy. The books are
arranged in this way. Take Gener-
al Agriculture for instance. The
booklet first gives the assets of ag-
riculture as a career then gives a
brief history of agriculture in the
United States. After that comes in-
formation concerning co-ooperation
between farmers tenant farming
farm crops and irrigation. Then
comes the farmer's life and about
its' provisions. Without the far-
mer's work civilization could not go
on. Included in the booklet are the
qualifications and the value of an
education in the agricultural field.
Last comes a list of opportunities
that are offered to the majority of
the graduates of vocational schools
of agriculture.
Most of these booklets concerning
the careers of all are arranged in
somewhat the same manner as was
the book on agriculture. ( This In-
formation can be of great aid to all
who will use it.
Titus and
Timothy
BY HOYT BAILEY
Pure hearts are essential for pure
thoughts and right doing. A pure
untainted useful life is the happiest
life one can hope to live. The wisest
men of the ages have looked upon a
pure life as the most noble life. Soc-
rates the great-Grecian philosopher
lived in the midst of the world's
most beautiful sculptural designs
but he recognized that purity of
heart was superior to these. Hear
him "I pray Thee O God that I
may be beautiful within." Socrates
lived approximately three hundred
years before Christ made his advent
into the world: yet he recognized
purity of heart as the crowning
beauty of a life.
Men arc prone to accept the out-
ward appearance of individuals as
proof of character. "But the Lord
said unto Samuel Look not on his
countenance or the height of his
stature; because I have refused him:
for the Lord sceth not as man seeth;
for man lookcth on the outward ap-
pearance but the Lord looketh on
the heart." A wop pronounced by
Jesus was due to excessive out-
ward cleansing to the neglect of in-
ward cleansing. His words are
"Woe unto you scribes and Phari-
sees hypocrites! for ye make clean
the outside of the cup and of the
platter but within they are full of
extortion and excess. Thou blind
Pharisee cleanse first that which is
within the cup and platter that the
outside of them may be clean also.
Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees
hypocrites! for ye are like unto
whited sepulchres which indeed ap-
pear beautiful outward but are with-
in full of dead men's bones and of
all uncleanness. Even so ye also
outwardly appear righteous unto
men but within ye are full of hypoc-
risy and iniquity.
"Who shall ascend into the hill
of the Lord? or who shall stand in
his holy place? He that hath clean
hands and a pure heart; who hath
not lifted up his soul unto vanity
nor sworn deceitfully. He shall re-
ceive the blessing from the Lord
and righteousness from the God of
his salvation." These are the words
of the Psalmist but Jesus said
"Blessed are the pure in heart: for
they shall see God." Paul said to
Timothy "Keep thyself pure" also
"Now the end of the commandment
(charge) is charity out of a pure
heart and of a good conscience and
of faith unfeigned."
I
McDonald
Memos
Mary Heliums of. Dallas was the
week end guest of her sister Billie
Heliums.
Hallie Knighton of Corsicana who
is in nurses' training visited Vir-
ginia Sheerer.
Ruth Petty's- grandmother of Dal-
las left for her home Tuesday after
spending a few days with Ruth.
Onda Nell Tate of Colorado City
a student in ACC last semester was
visiting on the campus over the
week-end.
Miss Harshbarger had as her
guests recently Helen Stewart who
teaches at Midland and Mrs. Edith
Lindley of Rochelle.
Pfc. Vernon Behner of Austin vis-
ited Ethel Brown over the week-end
and Leonard Smith from A and M
visited Wilma Woodard.
Mrs. McFarland returned Friday
after spending a few days in Lub-
bock as the guest of her nephew and
his wife Dr and Mrs Norvcl Young.
Sveti Skuf&
ATL Spring Banquet
The spring banquet of the Alpha
Tau Lambda is scheduled for Satur-
day night March 10 announces
Dewey Pruett president. New mem-
bers will be initiated at the banquet.
Adams With Young People
"Intelligent Choices" is the sub-
ject of Walter H. Adams dean of
ACC for the joint-meeting of the
young people in Sewell Auditorium
Monday February 19. Various '
choices that young people have to
make in everyday life are to be dis-
cussed Mr. Adams revealed.
O. J. Russell leader extends a
cordial invitation to all young peo-
ple to attend this meeting.
Science Club Members
At the meeting of the Science
Club Monday night each member
will give a talk concerning a phase
of science in which he is particular-
ly interested according to Gene
Hinds president of the club.
'
Pickwicker To Press!
One of the official school publica-
tions the annual ACC magazine the
Pickwicker published for the school
by the Pickwickian Club is sched-
uled to go to press in a few days.
The Pickwicker consists of selec;
tions by the Pickwickians creative
writers' club of the school. The
Pickwicker this year is edited by
Jeanne Waid and dedicated to
Charles Garner.
Tryouts for those wishing to be-
come Pickwickians this semester
will be announced soon. Those
wishing to try out must hand in
Ruth Petty Sarah Harper
Serve Major Dinners
For Home Economics
Ruth Petty senior from Dallas en-
tertained eight guests in the home
economics laboratory Monday night
with her major dinner.
Pineapple slices and parsley gar-
nished a center-cut of ham. Candied
yams green peas and a congealed
vegetable salad with hot rolls and
butter accompanied the main
course Coffee and chocolate cream
pie concluded the meal.
Mirrored place cards marked the
place of each guest around a white
table with a centerpiece of yellow
candles and yellow narcisus. Yellow
candles and a bowl pf fruit decorat-
ed the buffet.
Wanda Lou Middleton also a
home economics major was hostess.
Other guests included Miss Harsh-
barger Maurine Goodpasture Mrs.
Fred K. Willman Miss Burnya Mae
Moore Miss Lylian Arledge and
Mrs. J. B. Nelson Ruth's grandmoth-
Shc reported seeing several ACC
exes while there.
Janice Owen spent the week-end
in Cisco with her cousin Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Gemer.
Jane Harris who has been ill in
the hospital is improving.
Joye Martin Bobbye Smith and
Martha Dixon were honored at a
surprise birthday party. Guests were
Kathryn Joiner Marion and Nell
Heflin Carolyn English Mattie Jo
Giles and Nina Jo Chesshire.
j Edna Ruth Good of Iowa Park was
the guest of her brother Bruce.
SmaUeung&
thrce originaUciections.
Roberts' In San Angelo
Mr. and Mrs. Luther G. Roberts
were in San Angelo Friday for tho
funeral of J. P. Jordan. Brother
Roberts assisted with the services.
Mrs. Jordan was the grandfather
of three ex-students of ACC: Paul
and Homer Jordan and Mrs. Mary
Jordan Bliler.
Marjorie Williams Weds
Marjorio Williams daughter of
Mrs. Lola May Gibson was married
February 3 in Corpus Christi Texas.
Her husband is Robert Loyd Scobey
Jr. USNR. They plan to make their
home at Corpus Christi.
While in ACC Marjorie was a
member of the GATA social club
and a member of the A Cappella
chorus. She attended Oklahoma A
and M this last semester.
Forum Discussion Tonight
"Similarities of Christian Colleges
and Missionary Societies" will be the
subject for the open forum discus-
sion in the Evangelestic Forum Feb-
ruary 16 Roy Deaver revealed.
"Prayer" was the subject discussed
Friday night.
Increasing interest is manifested
in the open forum discussions.
All young men are cordially in-
vited to attend these meetings.
Proud Papa and Mama!
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lyon are parents
of a baby girl born in Denver Colo.
on February 5. Joe was a student in
ACC last semester. The baby has
been named Rebekah Ann.
Sarah Harper senior entertained
with her major dinner Tuesday even-
ing in the dining room of the home
economics laboratory.
A valentine theme was used for
the decorations. The centerpiece for
the table was a boquet of white
stock on a large rbd net heart with
red and white candles on either side.
Smaller hearts outlined with red
net were the place cards. The buf-
fet was decorated with red candles
and hcait-shapcd boxes on a mirror-
ed reflector.
The menu consisted of roast
creamed potatoes pickled beets
frozen fruit salad biscuits and but-
ter. A dessert of cake and coffee
was served. Larry Bonner acted as
host for the evening.
Guests included Miss Lylian Ar-
ledge Larry Lavina Williams Jon-
ny Rhodes Ruthye Tabor Robert
Page and Kitty Hanks.
Sarah from Colorado City is a
member of the CSO and Ellen H.
Richards Club and is president of
the Zellner Dormitory Council.
Mary Jane Arledge's mother of
Roscoe was here Saturday and Sun-
day. Mrs. Glen Green of Vernon has
been visiting her daughter Sue. l.
Mary Dot Frazier and Hazel Smith
'44 graduates pf ACC visited friend
on the campus this week end. They
both teach at Levelland. l
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