The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 17, Ed. 1, Friday, February 5, 1960 Page: 4 of 8
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THE OPTIMIST
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FEBRUARY 5 1960
EDITORIALS-
Downtown Social Life Inadequate:
More Hill Activity Would Help
On-campus social life present and future got a boost this
week as the minds in student government churned out some
methods.for its revival.
Students don't come to Abilene Christian College to be
entertained. The college emphasizes the spiritual as well as
the academic with practical knowledge accentuated above
intellectual attainment. Social life is an integral but not major
concern.
It would appear then that the Students' Association
would be presumptious in emphasizing social life in its recom-
mendation Monday. This is not so and here is why.
As David Karney told both the Council and the Senate it
is getting so that ACC can offer a student little more than he
can get in his Christian home.
Here he gets to sleep in a Christian atmosphere and be
under the influence and guidance of Christian adults but
when it comes to entertainment he runs into a list of "Thou
Shalt Nots" which limit him to a few activities off downtown
or somewhere. To these the college acquiesces but can con-
tribute nothing.
Enter now the long-range corrective of a student union
building and the immediate stopgap of on-campus movies.
Attempts to increase the measly one dollar student activ-
ity fee have met several times with defeat. This is because
of diligence to keep costs to the student at a minimum since
they are so high here anyway.
The difference between $1500 and $1510 seems negligible
especially since a much greater proportion of a student's time
than that is spent on dates and in relaxation.
If students were to show that they were willing to give
five dollars a semester so that future students would not face
the present dilemma it seems reasonable that an increase
could be put into effect.
This point of view should be seen alongside others. The
Student Forum welcomes contributions of hosanna and
anathema.
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Mission Group Faces Dangers
In Planning Campus Construction
For almost a year now the Mission Study group has been
contemplating a sign to stimulate campus interest in world
evangelism.
Erecting any sort of a permanent advertisement on a
campus is an undertaking of no mean responsibility. Not a
minute of the time spent in planning will be wasted.
Some of the leaders of the Mission Study class have taken
into consideration such problems as the size location cost
and purpose. In other words their zeal should be according
to knowledge.
This attitude of allowing emotion to blind the practical
viewpoint has been the cause of several ridiculous moves by
various campus groups to wit: chimes which tolled students
first to class and later to despair; a fishpond in the loblolly
north of the Grill; an inutile flower garden-courting bench; a
hi-fi system in the cafeteria too loud to converse by too soft
to dine by; a victory flag which causes many when it is swiped
by football rivals to hope that they keep it. Many others have
been mercifully censored before they got off the ground.
The mission map last year was to cost $500 in the begin-
ning. Now the estimate is $700. The original blueprint showed
I-beam supports and scalloped plastic canopy. The present
one calls for three-inch iron pipe and wood left over from
the Citizenship wing.
It is hoped that the Mission Study leaders are able to
profit by the mistakes of others along these lines.
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1929 at thy pot offlca of Abllana Taxas undar Act of August 24 1912. Address til
communications to The Optimist Station ACC Abllana Taxis.
HAROLD STRAUGHN
BARTHELL ROBERSON
Frances Marbury
Rhinard Troup
Jerry Greer
Jackie Thomas'
Bob Armistead
Lana Coker
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Sing -Song Melodies Settled On
By 19 Clubs; Staging To Begin
As the day of Feb. 20 draws
near Sing-Song participants can
be heard rehearsing at almost any
time of the day or night in prep-
aration for the fourth annual
Sing-Song.
Numbers for the 19G0 event
which will be a benefit show
have been selected by 19 organi-
zations and this week final plans
such as settings and costuming
are being made.
IN THE WOMEN'S voices divi-
sion these numbers have been
selected: Delta Theta "Comin'
Through the Rye"; GATA "The
Italian Street Song;" Ko Jo Kai
"If I Loved You"; Pandora "Gos-
sip Gossip"; Cadcttcs "I Feel
a Song Comin' On It's a Most
Unusual Day"; and Zeta Rho
"Theme of 'Moonglow.'"
Seven groups in the men's
voices have announced their
songs: Barracks "Stormy Wea-
ther"; Fratcr Sodalis "The Farm-
er and the Cowman"; Galaxy
"Little Li7a Jane"; Phi Delta Psi
"The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi";
Sub-T-IG "Robin Hood"; Trojans
"Ghoht Riders in the Sky" or
"When Johnny Comes Marching
Home"; and Knights "When You
and I Were Young Maggie."
ENTRIES in the mixed voices
division included six numbers.
Eta Beta Pi will sing "The
Alamo" or "Blue Moon"; junior
cl.-i.ss "Louisiana Hayride"; sopho-
more class. "Of Thee I Sing";
Fish '63 "You'll Never Walk
Alone" Melpomencan Players
"No Business Like Show Busi-
ness"; and senior class "Deep
Puiple"
Laid-Up Freshman Tells
Of Headlights Spotlights
Forum Editor:
Possessing perfect eyesight yea
even 20-20 and having a keen
sense of hearing I set out to walk
across the ACC campus one re-
cent evening shortly after the
hour of 11 p.m. verily it was after
dorm hours.
As I made my journey across
Nelson parking lot I was run over
by a little man driving an old
Dodge car without headlights.
Picking myself off of the pave-
ment I decided to seek the safer
refuge of a sidewalk for the re-
mainer of my trip.
WHAT SHOULD happen? You
guessed it. The little man ran me
down with a motor scooter min-
us headlights naturally.
This time the little man did
not use a General Sherman tank;
no he didn't even turn the Nel-
son bloodhounds loose on me. He
satisfied himself with merely
shining a 1000 watt spotlight in
my eyes.
TRUELY in the course of the
night I came to have great re-
spect for ths little man. He not
only possesses great qualities of
persistence and courage but he
is indeed a very remarkable in-
dividualist I say this in light of
the fact it takes a brave man to
wage a one-man war against
ACC's extensive safety crusade.
Yes we should pay homage to
the one who wears the tin badge
and motorcycle hat. I propose a
salute to the guardian angel of
our campus: "The Lone Spot-
lighter" and his faithful Indian
friend "Many Cells."
Curtis Flood
Freshman
Pine Tree Arkansas
and Cox Hospital
Sports Editor
Circulation Manager
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THESE THREE CHARACTERS carry much
of the suspense in "Time Limit!": Tom Turner
(standing) as Maj. Horry Cargill; Warren William-
son as 2Lt. George Miller; and Peter Dart as Lt.
Col. William Edwards. The play lasts through
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