The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 22, Ed. 1, Friday, February 23, 1945 Page: 1 of 4
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What of Post -War
Military Training
by Eugono Scott
On December 7 1941 the United
States was thrown into a worldwide
conflict totally unprepared. Today
three years later we arc regaining
our islands that we lost in the early
days of the war. Consequently one
of the most vital problems facing the
United States today is "Should we
have a system of peacetime con-
scription'" Realizing that the college students
of today will help constitute the
leaders of tomorrow several students
of ACC have been asked what they
thought of peacetime conscription.
Their answers are:
Wendell Broom "It depends on
the postwar conditions and the peace
terms."
Leon Hutton ex-marine "I think
so if it's not carried to an extreme."
Jo Forrester "I think they ought
to have ROTC in college."
Mary Jane Arledge " Ithink we
definitely should have it because
there'll be wars as long as there are
humans in the world and we might
as well prepare for them."
Dolores Moore "No sirl Because
if you keep people war-minded all
the time you can't help but have
wars."
John Scott "I think it's a great
thing. I think it ought to be a year
between high school and college."
Martha Spiller "I don't like the
idea. I think it makes for a war-
like attitude.
Gaylan Collier "I think that
they should have at least a year of
it so we won't be unprepared."
Jewell Christine White "Certain-
ly It makes a man of them. Boys
should have at least a year o"f it."
Ruth Rambo-"I think the physic-
al education part is good. But I
think the money ought to be spent
doing other things necessary for
peace."
Margaret Cox "Yes I think each
Curry McGlothlin
Gardner Officers
Of Business Club;
Freeman Sponsor
The Business Administration Club
met for the first time this year and
elected the following officers Jack
Curry president; Ray McGlothlin
vice-president; and Shilrley Gard-
ner secretary. The club is composed
of all students majoring in Business
Administration and the purpose of
the organization is to foster better
understanding between present stu-
dents of the school and alumni who
have graduated with majors in busi-
ness administration. The plan of
alumni assisting in placement ser-
vice for graduating business admin-
istration majors has developed dur-
ing theh past few years and is one
of the chief purposes of the organi-
zation. Mr. J. E. Freeman head of the De-
partment of Business Administration
was elected sponsor of the club. He
will be assisted by Miss Harriet Rog-
ers of the faculty. Mr. Freeman also
serves as fiscal agent for the college.
Singers Broadcast
Saturday Over KRBC
Three students of the music de-
partment were presented on the reg-
ular weekly broadcast last Satur-
day from the chapel ceremonies in
Sewell Auditorium.
They were Betty Grey McKinney
who sang "Let My Song Fill Your
Heart"; Ann Roberson singing
"Shaded Grove"; and Robert Page
one ought to serve a year."
Bobbye Smith "Surcl'
Kathryn Joiner "No. Because if
the nations would do right they
wouldnt have to have it."
Paul Mayer "No there's no need
of it. If we'll start preparing as soon
as we see it coming we'll be ready.
We probably won't have a war till
20 or 30 years from now and many
who had been trained wouldn't go
or would have forgotten all they
knew."
Leon Savage "No. War started in
1939 and we didn't start preparing
till 1941."
O. J. Russell "No. Because if you
prepare for war you're going to
have war."
Olga Underwood "Yes. Because
the Bible tells us we'll always have
war and we might as well be pre-
pared." Betty Patterson "Yes. I think we
ought to have a world police force to
keep the nations in line. Besides it's
good for the boys."
Tex Stevens "I don't know. It
all depends on the kind of interna-
tional government we have."
Paul Rotenberry "I don't know.
It all hinges."
Betty Brown "Yes. For certain
ages for awhile."
Gordon Clements "I don't know.
There are too many things to be con-
sidered." Dewey Pruett "At the present
time my answer is no. Because I
don't want a professional military
class to grow up in the United States
as it has in other countries."
Since wisdom comes with exper-
ience one of the faculty members
James F. Cox was also interviewed.
His answer: "I am opposed to a law
compelling men to train for the front
lines. However I would be in favor
of physical training and of giving
them a chance to help the govern-
ment in some other way."
Boys'Intramural
Basketball Meet
Begins In March
A Boy's Intramural Basketball
Tournament and the Annual Bad-
minton Tournament will highlight
next month's sports activities. Dr.
G. L. Belcher head of the Physical
Education Department has announc-
ed the following scheduled events:
Boys Intramural Baskotball
Monday March Sth 5:00 p.m.
Fish vs. Soph.
Tuesday March 6th 6:45 p.m.
Juniors vs. Seniors.
Thursday March 8th 6:45 p.m.
Fish vs. Juniors.
7:45 p.m. Soph. vs. Soniors.
Monday March 13th 6:45 p.m.
Soph vs. Juniors.
In the Badminton division there
will be two groups experienced play-
ers and beginners. Each player will
be allowed to enter one division in
either group. There will bo no en-
try fee but all entries must be given
to Dr. G .L. Belcher by March 1.
Blue ribbons will be awarded to
winners of the open division. In the
open division entrants will include
men singles and doubles women
single and doubles and mixed
doubles. In the beginners division
the following arrangement has been
made men singles and doubles;
women singles and doubles and
mixed doubles.
"Where'er You Walk" and "Slow
Horses Slow." Betty and Robert
sang a duet "Thine Alone."
Margaret Walton and Martha
Spiller were acocmpanlsts. Under
the direction of Leonard Burford
the program was announced by Paul
Southern.
TheOptnnast
VOLUME 32 ABILENE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE. ABILENE TEXASFRIDAY. FEBRUARY 23 1945 NUMBER 22
Net Season Climaxed
In Howard Payne Jilt
With Defeat Of 42-40
BY GILBERT McLESKEY
Swishl And as tho ball dropped
through iho net tho curtain was
closed on tho '44 45 Wildcat baskot-
ball season. A frenzied crowd stood
at attention and sang tho ACC Alma
Mater with solemn expressions of
disappointment but with admiration
and respect for a gallaanl purplo
and white team who had just lost
an exciting gamo to tho Howard
Payno Yellow Jackets 40-42.
The typical expression heard after
the game Tuesday night was "It was
a tough game to lose but a "pip" of
a game to watch I ' The hard clean
play and spirit shown by both teams
was superb.
ACC was leading the Yellow Jack-
ets 9-8 at the end of the first per-
iod but were behind 16-18 at the
half and 27-32 at the end of the third
quarter. As the game neared the
end Dacus sank a shot to tie up the
game and the tension and excite
ment grew with each passing second
until the time-keeper stopped the
game with the score all tied up 40-
40. Only one shot was sunk in the
overtime period. Tennyson made a
crip shot for two points and won the
game for Howard Payne.
Richard Dacus was again high
point man for the Wildcats with 18
points. Bill Brown was next with
11 points followed by "Tricky"
Nicks with 5 points.
ACC FG FT Fls Pts
Biown 4 3 1 11
Dacus 7 4 3 18
Shipp 10 4 2
Hutton 10 4 2
Allen .0 0 0 0
Nicks 2 14 5
Cano 0 0 0 0
Behrens 10 0 2
TOTALS 10 8 16 40
H. P.
Kight 9 0 4 18
Lewis 1 2 2 4
Tennyson 6 1 3 13
Yoes 2 2 5 6
Barrow .0121
Cooper 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 18 6 16 42
Dean Adams Member
Of Panel On Education
Of War Veterans
Dean Walter H. Adams will be
member of a panel discussion which
is being featured in connection with
the West Texas USO Volunteer Con-
ference to be held in Abilene Feb-
ruary 23 and 24. Dean Adams topic
will be "Educational Opportunities
For Returning Servicemen."
Theme of the Conference will be
"Integrating Returned Service Men
and Women to Civilian Life." Oth-
ers participating in the panel discus-
sion include Captain Foraon Moss
Public Relations officer at McClos-
key General Hospital. Mr. R. Paul
Fowler Director of the local USO
will also speak.
Purpose of the conference as ex-
plained by Mr. Fowler is to coor-
dinate and unify the efforts of the
USO directors of West Texas in a
greater cooperative effort toward
realizing the purposes of the organization.
ABILENE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
Intercollegiolo Forensic Tournament
SCHEDULE
Friday February 23
8:00 Poetry Preliminaries:
Women's Dramatic
Parlor Zellner Hall.
Men's Draamtic
Parlor McDonald Hall.
9:00 Poetry Preliminaries:
Women's Humorous
Parlor Zellner Hall.
Men's Humorous
Parlor McDonald Hall.
10:00
10:30 Oratory Preliminaries:
Parlor Zellner Hall.
11:30 Extempore Preliminaries:
Parlor Zellner Hall.
LUNCH
2:15 Bible Reading Preliminaries:
Parlor Zellner Hall.
i:00 Parlor Zellner Hall:
Bible Reading Finals
Poetry Reading Finals
Men's Dramatic
Women's Dramatic
Men's Humorous
Women's Humorous
Oratory Finals
Board Meeting Adjourns Thursday
Approves School Budgets;
Former Member Promises
Gift of $10000.00
The ACC Board of Trustees offic-
ially adjourned its meeting yester-
day after approving the report of
the President regarding the general
status of the institution. The board
also approved budgets for the com-
ing fiscal yea rfor the office of the
Bursar the Agriculture Department
and the office of the Fiscal Agent.
A former board member promised
a gift of $10000 toward the improve-
ment of the' Science Department.
$1500 has been given toward erec-
tion of the building and the remain-
ing $8500 will apply on new equip-
ment. Funds for erecting the science
building have practically been rais-
ed President Morris reported. Def-
inite plans for the building are now
being completed by local architects
and actual construction will begin as
soon as governmental restrictions
are lifted.
Officers who were re-elected at
the booard meeing include J. B.
Collins president Big Spring; G. L.
Jennings vice-president Abilene;
B. Sherrod Lubbock vice-president
and Hollis L. Manly Abilene Sec-
retary. Other members in attendance
were S. A. Bacon G. W. Cox Judge
Allen D. Dabney Clyde Echols W.
H. Free J. E. Manley J. B. McGinty
George Pepper Crutcher Scott Otto
Sosebee and C. A. Wade.
CHAPEL PROGRAM
Leader Song Dir.
Feb. 26 W.R.Smith Pruott
Feb. 27 Freeman Burford
Feb. 28 L. Smith Rotenberry
March 1 STUDENT COUNCIL
March 2 Adams Stephens
March 3 Morris Burford
WWVVWiMJWWJWW
Saturday February 24
8:00 Radio Speaking Sewell
Auditorium.
CHAPEL Extcmporo Finals
10:30 Aftcr-Dinner Preliminaries
(if necessary) Sewell
Auditorium.
DINNER
8:00 Banquet Hotel Windsor
After-Dinner Speaking Finals.
Gavel Club Banquet
Tomorrow Night
At Hotel Windsor
The annual banquet of the Gavel
club wlil be held at the Windsor
Hotel tomorrow night at 7:30 ac-
cording to Kitty Hanks secretary.
After dinner speeches of the
speech tournament will be given as
entertainment.
Officers of the Gavel club besides
Kitty are: Jack Duncan president;
James W. Nickols vice president;
and Dave Hearn reporter.
Science Club Has
Variety of Speakers
W. A. Harrison Mary Jane Ar-
ledge Alta Faye Howk Martha
Jones Gene Hinds and Patsy Ben-
nett all gave talks on a particular
phase of science in which they are
interested at the meeting of the
Science Club Monday night.
A short movie on First Aid was
shown and plans for the banquet to
be held sometime in March were
discussed.
Betty Barnett went to Spur for
the week-end.
Merrian Crowder and Dot Dowdy
went to Snyder to visit in the home
of Merrian's parents Saturday.
Vilnria Harper spent the week-end
at Coloiado City.
Kitty Hanks spent the week-end
at Cisco with her sister.
FOR NEXT WEEK
Reading
Batten O.
Shelton
Sikes
Gist
Leach
Prayer Program
Cox Student Coun.
Gardner C. Talk Treat
Cauthen
After ch.
Meetings
L. Smith
Slkos
After ch.
' Motings
Fine Arts:
Burford
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