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THE OPTIMIST
Friday March 2 1945
The Optimist
STAFF
Robort Pago .
Kathryn Hanks .
Wilna Muns
Gypsy Tod McOollum
Dorothy Luck
Roportors: Doris Joan o Glenn. Gilbert McLeskoy Maude G.
Fox Eugenia Scott Ruby Paisley Sarah Bailoy. Mario Mllstoad
Richard Dean.
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. Hiler and Ben Fowler Jones Assistants
Max Leach Faculty Sponsor.
editorial
Unfriendly!' Charge Soldiers;
No Welcome From Students
"ACC is the most unresponsive group of students when it
comes to welcoming service men that I have seen."
No this is not your editor's opinion. It is the saying of a soldier
of Camp Barkeley. He came to church at the college one Sunday
night and only a few people spoke to him and those that spoke
were the old mothers of the congregation. Of course he was glad
that they greeted him but he had wished to be welcomed by some
young people girls and boys his own age. For he is only twenty.
ACC can get a bad reputation for not being more friendly to
boys in the service. We speak of how ACC will be after the war-
but we fail to realize that unfriendliness can cause an institution
as well as a person to lose their popularity.
There are only a few students in ACC who do not have broth-
ers fathers sweethearts or kinsmen serving Uncle Sam. So just
treat a service-man that you meet like you would like for someone
to greet your "man."
"But" say some shy little females "Some of them are not very
nice." Well you cannot expect all soldiers to be a flock of angels
neither can you expect them to be opposite. Just remember: the
uniform does not make the soldier all bad. The chances are that
h is so lonesome he is desperate for some kind of company.
Come on students give the soldiers a break. When a service
man hits the ACC campus let's make the whole institution into a
welcome mat and each stuednts a member of the reception committee.
YOUNG PEOPLE'S MEETING
PhiL 4:4-7
Room 15
Program loader- John Overby
Song leader C. L. Storm
Reading Richard Dean
Prayer -Bill McLeod
1st speaker (Why Rojoico?)
. Arthur Francis
2nd speaker (Why and where
rejoice?) John Falkner
3rd speaker (When Rejoice?)
Hoyt Bailey
Room 24
Program leader
-i. ..Claudo Gardner
Song leader Gordon Clement
Reading
Prayer
1st speaker
2nd speaker .
3rd speaker
Prayer
Larry Bonner
E. L. Hufford
Robert Ewoll
- Dewey PruiU
Tex Stevens
Hershel Dyer
Helen Dunagan and Edna Ruth
Klemm were dinner guests in Flor-
ence Collier's home yesterday even-
ing in honor of Florence's birthday.
A farewell party was held in hon-
or of Nena Gutierrez's sister Lucy
who had been visiting Nena Friday
night in Florence Collier and Vestal
Maner's room. She was presented
with a box of stationery by the
group. Chocolate pie and cold drinks
were served. Those present were
Lucy Gutiererz Esther Shade Joy
Martin Vestal Manor Helen Dun-
agan Florence Collier Edna Ruth
Klemm and Nena Gutierrez.
Judy and Violet Simpson spent
the week-end at their home in Haw-
ley.
.. Editor
Business Manager
... Associate Editor
Assistant Business Manager
Typist
College Church Men
Gather For Dinner
Tuesday Evening
Around sixty church leaders and
friends of the College congregation
enjoyed a fellowship dinner in the
home economics dining hall last
Tuesday at 7:30.
The program was highlighted by
addresses from Dr. Paul C. Witt
head of the Science Department and
elder for the Highland Avenue con-
gregation and Paul Southern asso-
ciate professor of Bible and minister
of the Northside church of Christ. A.
Hugh Clark minister for the College
Church acted as toastmaster.
The entertainment was provided
by Jewell Christine White junior
speech major and John Scott jun-
ior class president Miss White gave
a number of dramatic selections and
Mr. Scott demonstrated his ventril-
oquism. Harshbarger At GTC
Miss Marjorie Harshbarger will be
the speaker for the Girls' Training
Class this evening at 6:45 in room
15 according to the leader Nelda
Jean Millikcn.
Mary Belle Manor county home
demonstration agent at Paint Rock
a former student of ACC was the
guest for a few hours of her sister
Vestal.
Tom Ramsey who is in the navy
V-12 stationed at SMU in Dallas
spent Sunday with Jerry Mings.
WithBooks
BY DORIS JEANE GLENN
The following new books have re-
cently arrived at the ACC library.
Now China In Verso by Cheng Chi-
Yu is a book written to bring to
Americans a better understanding
of the new China and her people.
Shakcspcaro And Tho Audicnco
by Sprague is a boo giving a fresh
survey of Shakespeare and is as
vital as anything written in this
field for many years.
The Building Of Jalna by DeLa
Roche. This is a book which
breathes with the spaciousness and
beauty of un-cut Canada. Lee's
Lieutenants by Freeman is a story
of tho great figures of the Army of
Northern Virginia who fought under
Robert E Lee as they came forward
on the stage of war
Another book in the library which
should be very interesting is Wing-
ed Victory by Moss Hart. Those who
have not seen the picture will find
the -book well worth reading There
are also many other books m the
library on aviation.
What About Wilson?
A very interesting group of ques-
tions was turned into the library
after the current picture Wilson.
Some of tho questions were: What
was Wilson's view on social clubs?
What caused the first Mrs. Wilson's
death? How long did he live after
he retired? How old was his second
wife? The answers to all these
questions can be found in Woodrow
Wilson: Lifo And Loiters by Baker
in three volumes.
Other books about Wilson are
Woodrow Wilson As I Know Him by
Tumulty; Eight Years With Wilson's
Cabinet by Houston; My Memoir by
Edith Wilson his second wife; Wood-
row Wilson His Lifo and Work by
Eaton and Intimate Papers Of Col-
onel House. Also here is one book
which he wrote entitled Why Wo
Aro At War
McDonald
Memos
Max Leach is using room No. 101
in McDonald Hall as an office.
Martha Jane Jones spent Sunday
at her home in Knox City and Mary
Jane Arledge spent the week-end at
her home in Roscoe
Janice Owen spent the week-end
with her cousin Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Glover at Cisco.
Mane Fensterwald's aunt and
cousin spent Saturday night in the
dorm.
Florence Collier's mother-in-law
Mrs. Collier spent Friday night with
her.
Pauline Rawlins spent the week-
end with Joy Curnngton at her
home in Merkel.
Selma Rao Henry of Wickett a
student of ACC last year was a vis-
itor on the campus recently.
Joy Harris spent several days in
her home at Houston. N
Nina Jo Cheshir and Mrs Ruth
McClennan went to their homes at
Quanah.
Zenobia Brown spent Sunday at her
home in Burkett
Jo Harland spent last week at her
home at Knott.
Yvonne Johnson has spent this
week at her home in McCamey as-
sisting during the sheepshearing.
Lou Boyd left Saturday for her
home at McCauley.
Mrs. McFarland and the girls of
second floor gave Joy Martin some
flowers while she was sick with the
flu.
Dee Rogers Grigg received a doz-
en gladioli from her husband Rob-
ert Grigg.
PONDER
3leUgiou6
Titus and
Timothy
BY HOYT BAILEY
Self-conceit has been a besotting
sin of mankind for many centuries.
There ies yot a tendency to over-
value oneself and this is a tendency
unbecoming a Christian. "And yet
wo aro very apt to bo full of our-
selves instead of Him that mado
what wo so much value and but for
whom wo can have no reason to
value ourselves. For wo have noth-
ing that wo can call our own no
not ourselves; for wo are all but
tenants and at will too of tho great
Lord of ourselves and tho rest to
this groat farm the world that wo
live upon" said William Penn. Truly
great men and women of our day
are not concerned with high rank
but such individuals aro concerned
with rendering sorvico to all man-
kind. Thoy have tears for tho sor-
rowing cheering smiles for tho de-
spondent words of wisdom for tho
light hoartod and holp for the poor.
These "Mind not high things but
condescend to men that aro lowly."
Josus says "But ho that is groat
among you shall bo your servant."
The admonition of the Holy Spirit
is "Be not wise in your own con-
ceits." If one is filled with conceit
there is no room for the Spirit of
Christ. "Now if any man have not
the Spirit of Christ he is none of
his" Longfellow said "To be infat-
uated with the power of one's own
intellect is an accident which seldom
happens but to those who arc re-
markable for the want of intellectu-
al power. Whenever Nature leaves a
hole in a person's mind she gener-
ally plasters it over with a thick
coat of self-conceit." "In one thing
men of all ages are alike; they have
believed obstinately in themselves."
Jacobit said Evidently men are
trusting themselves more. than they
trust the Lord or more men would
be obeying the Lord.
It seems that men can bear to be
deprived of everything except self-
conceit yet the less man knows or
thinks about his own virtues the
more highly he is esteemed by both
creature and creator.
Those over rating themselves are
likely to under rate others. How-
ever nothing is to be done through
strife or vainglory; "but in lowliness
of mind let each esteem other bet-
ter than themselves " "For if a man
think himself to be something when
he is nothing he deceiveth himself"
Print Shop Rolls Off
Newspaper Catlog
Annual For College
The Christian Chronicle national
news-weekly of the churches of
Christ is being printed at the Col-
lege Print Shop this week due to
publication difficulties Olan L
Hicks minister of the North Park
congregation is editor of the paper
and various .students of ACC have
assisted in the printing assembling
and mailing of the paper.
College catalogue announcing the
40th session of ACC and including a
detailed program of activities and
the war-time acceleration plan has
gone to press this week.
The Prickly Pear school annual
has also announced the beginning
of publication this week. All print-
ing will be done by the College
Press.
Kathleen Bryant
Saturday.
went to Trent
3loundup
"The Great Commission" is the
subject for Mission Study March 7.
The first part (John 20:21) will be
discussed by Arthur Francis. Hoyt
Bailey will speak on Matt. 28:18.
Furman Cauthen will discuss Mk.
16:15 and Luke 24:44-49.
R. L. Roberts asked several ques-
tions Wednesday night on the dif-
ferent mission fields that have been
studied this year.
C. E. McGaughey in
Meeting
C. E. McGaughey minister for 14th
St. Church of Christ Washington
D C will preach in a meeting for
Highland street church of Christ
during the last few days of March
and the first of April. Highland
church will begin their meeting soon
after tho college church closes their
meeting Cecil N Wright stated.
Forum Continues
Discussion
"Similarities between Christian
Colleges and Missionary Societies"
pioved to be a lively discussion in
the Evangelistic Forum Friday night.
A discussion of this subject will be
continued tonight Roy Dcaver re-
vealed. Results Of Preaching
Fourteen baptisms twenty-two
restorations ten by membership and
one withdrawal are visnble results
reported for this school year by
student preachers.
Preaching Appointments
They are preaching at the follow-
ing places Barton Davis Rhomc;
John E. Croslin Lohn and Rotan;
Roy Deaver Roscoe; Hershel Dyer
New Home; Gordon Clement Trus-
cott; E. Claudo Gardner Red
Spnngs; Alfred Waller Jr. County
Line Okla ; Foy Kirkpatrick (va-
rious places); Stanley Singleton
Lawn; Jack Southern Swan's Chap-
el; Paul W. Rotenberry Perrin; John
T. Overby. Dublin; Melvin E. Wel-
don. Shields; Richard Doan Forsan;
John H. Falkner Westover and
Doolc; Nowton Gribble Crowell;
Dave Hearn Strawn Arthur Francis
Noodle Dome; Tex Stevens Cross
Plains O. J. Russell Jr Jacksboro;
Leon Savage Rochester.
Wendell Needham Tye and North-
side Abilene Agustm G. Figruroa
Doole Furman Cauthon Aspermont;
Wendell Broom Winters; J. W.
Goss Hope and Millersview; Bill
Richardson Cross Roads Church;
Clinton Storm Spur Others filling
occasional appointments are Ever-
ett Hufford R. L. Roberts Carroll
Lancaster Cecil Franklin. Lawrence
Bonner L. G. Keele Roy Fudge
Bill Bryant Robort Ewell Roy Will-
ingham Leonard Tittle Ira C. Royal
W. M. .Wingfiold and Dewey Pruott.
Busby Directs College
Meeting Beginning Soon
Horace W. Busby well known
evangelist in" the church of Christ
will preach in the spring meeting
for the college church of Christ
March 18 through 25. A religious
census is being taken on ACC hill
by the college church. Minute Mon-
itor college church paper is being
mailed into many new homes James
F. Cox stated.
Men fo the college church had a
fellowship dinner Tuesday night.
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