The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 21, Ed. 1, Wednesday, March 17, 1948 Page: 2 of 4
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THE OPTIMIST
Wodnosday March 17. 1948
The Optimist
BASHAWS
SabaU Ann Clown
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Sara Ann Croom sonlor
pianist from Abilono Christian
high school will bo prosontod
in a recital March 22 in lho
parlor of the girls' now dorm.
Hor selections include Par-
titla in C Minor Bcolhovon's
Sonata in C Major Chopin's
Noclurno in E Major Eludo In
F Minor and Schorzo in B Flat
Minor.
&y MOFFITT
THE STAFF
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Robert Page
Eugenia Scotl
..Managing Editor
Editor
Morris Georgo
...Business Manager
Sports
..Joo Yowell Robblo Roblson
Faculty Adviser Max Leach
Lila McNabb Assistant Business Manager
Jack McKinnoy . Cartoonist
Reporters: Bill Puckott Loyco Weathers
Pearson Howell James E. Tindlo Boityo Elrod
Bill Fain Alvln Jennings. KlUon Mills Jody
Powors Helen Howard Cliff Lunceford.
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Published weekly except during summer va-
cations by the students of Abilene Christian
College. Subscription: One Dollar per year.
Entered as second class matter June 29 1929
at the post office of Abilene Texas under Act
of August 24 1912. Address all communications
to the Optimist Station A Abilene Texas.
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9t Bez 9t Qcti Aiuay.
How do you feel when you awnke in the
morning? Kino or in it a drowsy feeling
that makes you cross mid irritated ensily?
Tiiis happens to a number of people every
day and they carry n scowl on their faces
throughout the rest of the day. You find
that you don't care to speak to your friends;
all you can think of is how tired you arc or
that Zo test that is coming up. It all adds
up to one tiling you haven't made good
use of your .spare time. Oh .sure you had
to have n few minutes to run up to your
friend's room and you couldn't help it if
that few minutes lengthened into an hour
or two. Or perhaps you just couldn't leave
that 42 game in the SAC so you missed
vour Cliem lab.
Next you've cut so many classes and got-
ten so far behind that you have exams and
make-up tests every day for two weeks and
you get behind trying to get caught up.
You might try making a schedule but you
probably wouldn't follow it. I know be-
cause all of this has happened to me.
By Kitten Mills.
9h Cote 01 VUe Zdita
An open letter to the girls: Why do you
have to he such pikers? "Why won't you
ask a boy for a date when social functions
of various sorts are sponsored with the idea
in mind that you must do the asking?
Surely it is not asking too much of you.
These "occasions" come around very seldom
and practically always during Leap Year.
The boys ask you for dates all of the re-
maining time and this is how you go all
out to show your appreciation to them. Just
imagine what a squawk you would raise if
the boys refused to ask you for a date for
even one month. You would be saying
every unkind thing in your vocabulary about
them.
It docs not cheapen a girl to ask a boy
for a date when she is supposed to. In fact
Jiu will like you all the more for it. It is
what you are supposed ro do read Emily
Post. There are a few girls who will get in
on something like this but take a glance and
see who they are. They arc the popular
girls on the campus and it is just such
things as this that make them popular. The
next iime you are asked to ask a boy for a
date why don't you step right up to one
and say "Whatcha doin' Friday night big
boy?" He won't bite you if you ask him.
You don't bite us when we ask you.
Sincerely and respectfully
One of the Boys.
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J aok at Social GluLi
Social clubs or sororities and fraternities
have been removed and not too gently
from many high schools in the country.
Members of clubs in AC'C have remarked
that they hope this school would never de-
cide to put an abrupt end to social clubs.
The main reasons the authorities in the
secondary schools felt the clubs should be re-
moved was that they believed clubs pro-
moted claniiishncss. They also objected to
the expense of being in a social club. They
thought membership was too expensive for
the average student.
These reasons may easily be applied to
high school students but not to college stu-
dents. When a person enters college he is
supposed to be intellectually mature and to
a certain extent socially mature. Social
maturity includes the choosing of one's
friends. This is one purpose of social clubs.
In this way a student can choose his close
friends and still have many friends outside
his club.
Those on this campus who do not belong
to social dubs would have no reason to feel
inferior to social club members because
many of ACC's outstanding student leaders
have not been members of a social club.
There are so many fields in college in which
one can excel that any student who works
can rise to the top in his particular activity
and feel equal to any student on the cam-
pus. ACC has grown so much in the post-
war years that half the student body does
not know who is a member of a social club
and who is not.
Finances present a small problem to the
social club members in ACC because the
faculty has eliminated tho problem of ex-
pense for the members by setting a price
limit on club functions and dues that the
iverage student can easily afford.
Jody Powers.
Stauend fopo-ltd Oh
Walk in PUilifxp.inel
MUdion Studied
The Mission Study group last
week heard a report on tlie work
that has been and is being done
in the Philippine Islands. The
speaker was Earl Stevens a stu-
dent hero in ACC who is intensely
interested in the work in that
field.
Mr. Ralph Brasshears who has
been in Los Angeles for tho
past years working with George
Pepperdine college is now in the
Philippines doing work at the
university and he hopes to ob-
tain a position as a Bible teacher
there. There are no denomina-
tional teachers there at the pres-
ent time and this is a channel
through which much good can be
done through this man. There
are about 31 congregations of
the church of Christ in the islands
now with a total of about 2500
Christians.
jbeavi Calendar
March 18 Ellen H. Richards
banquet; A Cappclla to Dal-
las. March 13 Dallas Symphony.
March 20 GATA bonquoi.
March 22 Sarah Ann Croom
piano recital. New Dormi-
tory. March 22-25 Band tour.
March 23 Speech recital.
Biitltday Qfieetuiad
Tho Optimist extends birth-
day greetings to: Russell
Bankcs Doris Belgardo Joy
Boutwoll Weldon Brothers
William Chowning Wayno
Christopher Judson Bruce El-
liott Georgo English Doris
Fritz Paul Loroy Fuston Wil-
liam Harold Hardman Garland
Holton Ardron Hinton Berta
Jeanne Hopkins Francis L.
Johnson Lowell Johnson Lylo
Johnson William E. Knight
Steve Kramar Charles Lam-
bert Virgil Lindsoy Molvin
Malono Willie O. Moore Jr.
Jack Morgan Milton McWhor-
tcr Barbara Nanco Edith Nor-
ris Sidney Parks Homor Put-
man Betty Jano Record Mor-
ris Rogers Weldon L. Russell
Jr. Marjorio Sipe Horaco G.
Toel Bill Vaught and Jaymio
White.
On March 22 Leonard Burford
is to hear a group of soloists in
order to organize a clinic for the
Interscholastic league. The so-
loists are from the city schools.
trAr"l' EVEN HM SIDEWALKS
.....
Dormitories Will Fool You;
Peaceful-Looking Outside
But After Lights Out Whew
How calm and stately stand tho
girls' dormitories as observers
look on. Young ladies may pass
through their portals leading to
their suites or rooms but bro-lher
if tho passcr-bys could only take
a peak inside and sco tho dorm
lifo after "lights out" is called.
Ah Lights Outl
When day is done and night
has drawn the clock's hands to
10:30 over the loud speaker comes
a matronly voice saying pleas-
antly but firmly "lights out
girls." Girls race from the room
where a "gab" session takes place
nightly to their own little "nests"
for some long-awaited rest. They
still have to wait for the rest
though for usually they think of
everything they have to do before
retiring. And that is generally
after "lights out" is spoken which
means all girls must be in bed
o rstudying when the checker
checks the rooms.
Studies and Bobby Pins
That's the time Betsy Sumner
and Carol Travis recall that
theme due soon or some Spanish
translation. Like a flash they
become the "studious sisters" ami
head for the desk and books.
Yvonne Kidd and Yvonne Cogs-
well (roommates with confusing-
alike names) brush their hair and
madly put pins in it and claim
that it is rolled up. They may
look like porcupines with pens
in then hair at night but the re-
sults are much more gratifying.
Jo Carolyn Wallis usually runs
down to first floor to get Joann
Taylor or somo othor "oarly bird"
to wako her up early lho noxt
morning. (Jo Carolyn says an
alarm clock doesn't bother hnr.
Sho is such a sound sleoper that
ono timo sho slept through a
hail storm that rippod lho win-
dow scrcons without hor awaken-
ing.) When "lights out" is callod
what do Ethylcono Benton and
Joyco Jenkins do? "Nothing" so
they say.
Prankstors Play
Meanness is the word for some
gals who sprinkle salt in their
suitcmates' beds but Margaret
Landrcth and Joy Petty wouldn't
know about that (?). Instead they
pillow fight with just anyone
passing by while their suitcmates
Flo Kirby and Jo Jones (after
getting the salt out of their beds)
hide from these two terrors!
Whether to gain or to lose
weight Kitten Mills and Ganelle
Stephens do their bedside exer-
cises every night. Ganelle even
trimmed her hair one night after
"lights out" was called.
Having to turn the radio off
while such dreamy music is play-
ing is the big decision. Wanda
Norris likes to listen to it in the
dark. Dottie Hcndrick and Elsie
Lange play tho radio until the
Star Spangled Banner comes on.
Such patriotic girls!
Food Galoro
Graham crackers and creamed
honey is the favorite combina-
tion of Mary Shipp and Marvcll
Morton before bed. Then clothes
to be washed or ironed some-
times stare them in the face at
least until after "check." Jaymie
White and Gracie Oaks love to
cat too. 'Tis too bad there isn't
a course offered in eating for so
many would get their homework.
After having a few foot races
in the hall Charlsie Walls and
Sue Davis were informed by tho
matron that they could go out to
the gym to run around. But that
didn't sound like as much fun. . . .
Sleopy-hoads Suo Murchison
and Ramona Benson claim to be
in bod at this crucial hour so it
doesn't bothor them. So is Lu-
cillo Catauro who is an oarly-to-bod
carly-lo-riso lady. Of courso
thoro aro only a few in tho dorm
like theso fino examples but that's
just botweon you and mo.
No Escaping Matrons
Best thing I know to do with
this story is to hide it from the
matrons so as not to disillusion
them nor arouse their curiosities.
But don't you imagine that they
too really know what dormitory
life is after "lights out"?
Bettye Elrod.
The Puck-Puck-Pucketfc Poll
Comments On Bohemian Girl
By BILL YOU-KNOW-WHO
Well here we are again view-
ing the sensational results of the
latest Puckett Poll. The question
that was assigned to our company
was one that showed a consid-
erable lack of forethought by its
creator so naturally wc expected
some of the dull answers received.
"What did you like about the
play?" (The play being of course
the Bohemian Girl) is not very
inspiring and probably those who
saw it have forgotten most of it
by now anyway. Just to enliven
things a bit we asked opinions
not only from the audience but
from the director and stage crew
as well.
(Confidentially I didn't see the
thing myself!)
Hero goes "What did you like
about the Bohemian Girl?"
MRS. REX KYKER I liked the
audience. I think it was one of
the best audiences we've had for
a serious play.
ALFRED WALLER I thought
the soloists as well as the trios
choruses etc. had very good
voices and rendered their songs
well.
DEEN BARTLETT Every-
thing about it was wonderful.
BILL HOLLY I slipped in and
it didn't cost me a cent but I
did have a little trouble getting
my date in.
ANN HARPER The orchestra
was tops wasn't it?
PARKER HENDERSON To
me the Bohemian Girl was a
masterpiece. It was without
doubt the most heart-stirring
opera that I have ever attended
all the way from Jack McKinney
to Don Finto.
JOYCE JENKINS The make-
up was unusually good.
JACK TURMAN The best
evening's entertainment I've had
since I've been in Abilene! It
was very well conducted. It
shows that talent is where you
find it not always where you
have to pay a price to enjoy it.
JEAN WOOLLEY I just like
the whole thing.
SCHEDULE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE'S MEETING
March 22
Theme: "Service"
Room 51 Room 52 Room 108
James Shafcr Martelle Petty P. McGaughcy
. Paul Sneed W. Pringle T. J. Moon
Willie Perkins J. E. Merritt V. McCuistion
Ken Rasco Jamie Padcn Staff North
Chairman
Song Leader
Scripture
Prayer
Talk: "Laborers in
the Vineyard"
Talk: "Unprofitable
Servants"
F. R. Petty Eugene Perry Roy Merritt
Clifford Reel Juan J. Rivera K. Overton
Don Quixote
(Continued from page 1)
Billys and Willies by the inclu-
sive nickname of "Bill" there
would be precisely 82 of them.
Since we need a few more clubs
on the campus why not a Bill
club?
Girls7 Training Group
Theme 'Women in Bible7
Next meeting of the Girls Train-
ing class will be March 19. The
theme will be "Women in the
Bible" and there will be several
student speakers.
"The Girls Training class wishes
to thank the Evangelistic Forum
for meeting with us last meeting"
says leader Ruby Griffin. "We
believe the ideas expresed by Dr.
Witt and Dr. Artist were very
interesting and helpful to us."
The girls plan to begin visiting
the rest homes in Abilene on
Sunday afternoons.
Thought for the week is "Rev-
erence is self-evaluation of inferiority."
Club Cues
Delta Theta
Gwen Glenn and Joan Ken-
drick both sophomore students of
Abilene were presented last week
as spring pledges of the Delta
Theta girls social club.
The club is planning their
spring banquet for April 17.
GATA
The vagabond when rich is
called a tourist Paul Richard.
The GATA's are planning their
spring banquet for March 20. At
the last meeting in the home of
Tooter Chappel. Mrs. Walter
Adams club sponsor and the
new member Billie Jo West
were present.
Imagino yoursolf at a Llnotypo oporaior. Ho
is lho man who silt at a machlno that has a
keyboard similar to a typewriter and a chassis
like six Morcury motors welded togolhor with
a kitchon sink thrown In.
Whon you rocoivo so many half-sheets of
paper on which aro scrawlod the "news of tho
week" you would no doubt mako comments
liko tho following. . . .
"There are more third-finger-left-hand rocks
on tho Hill than most any place I know. . . .
Take Ramona Paisley and Bill McClure for
instance no one suspected that it would hap-
pen but it did ... or the case of Mabeth
Hopkins and Gilbert Rhodes who presented her
with a "birthstone" just in time for all the Zcta
Rhos to get a gander at it at their banquet
. . . and Lois Bixler finally persuaded Dan
Whitaker that a 'cello and cornet could get
along peaceably . . . while Helen Howard of
the Optimist staff uses getting her ring from
Bill McLcod a good excuse for not turning in
stories."
So you'd click on the keys clacking out a
monotonous grind as you whittled the stack of
copy down.
You'd then possibly call to another member
of the working crew to "Commere wanna
show you sumthin'. . . ."
Muttering quietly to yoursolf you might
say "Why. I didn't know that."
You'd probably be looking at a quostion of
tho week or something which road "From
what sourco did tho phrases 'lho Littlo Foxes'
and 'tho Voico of tho Turtle'" como?"
Tho surprisod looks might bo caused by tho
fact that thoy both camo from tho Biblo tho
Song of Solomon second chapter 12th and 151h
versos respectively.
"Why that's what happened to me" is a
plausible comment on such a case as con-
fronted T. J. Moon when attending one of W.
R. Smith's classes.
Upon entering the room T. J. was addressed
by Mr. Smith in a very judicious tone "T. J.
have you filled in the blank yet?"
Startled because he had heard nothing about
any class assignment he replied "What blank?"
"The one between your two ears" chortled
Mr. Smith slapping his knee while T. J.
blushed a McMurry red.
By the looks of the campus signs you might
think ACC had become a county court house.
"Keep Off" signs are now as pievalent as spots
on a measles patient.
But word has it that "Mr. Freeman has
spoken" and grass is to be planted on the more
barren spots of the campus come two con-
sistent breaths of spring in a row.
Oh to see ACC with a mantle of green!
Or a mantle of anything we aren't par-
ticular. ou might however shake your head in
amazement at the antics of some of the student
body of such a campus as ACC . . . fr in-
stance ....
It was in class and Edward McCaskill was
paying as little attention to the lecture as
possible he was merely scratching his back
with his pencil.
And scatching the back (sticking the pencil
down from tho collar using an alternating
side btroke and up-and-down motion) at 830
in the morning is sweet peace for the soul.
All was well until he dropped the pencil.
And couldn't get it out.
He fidgeted squirmed grunted groaned
twisted and made all sorts of contortions un-
til he finally succeeded in getting it out.
But alas the pencil liked his back so well
it decided to stay a while longer
Who was it remarking about tho wild life
scarcity in lho West Texas vicinity?
On tho "down-hill-grado" just this side of
tho bridge was the carcass of a skunk which
lay thoro for nigh on lo ten days. It smolt 'and
smelt and smolt -while lraffjc cautiously
avoided it.
Onco in a while a frivolous Modol T or a
daring jalopy would run a wheel lightly over
it and tho tiro was scented for lifo.
But now tho smell has smolt its last smolt
and all that is left is an occasional whiff which
eet I.h0 nStrils nly al cortBln Potato on
tho highway-and then only if you touch the
sprig of perfumed fur which sprawls helplessly
in tho palh of tho aulomobilo parade.
k A it
Lives of Linotype operators must be one mad
whirr after another-copy for this paper and
dope for that; uneven lines in this headline
and wrong kind of type for that.
And when you sit at a machine big enough
to make three of your mother-in-law and peck
at the multi-keyed punchboard click along for
a minute or so and all that comes out is a lead
slug that someone is always calling a paper
weight gust what is the percentage in it?
Optimisms salutes those who have the cumo-
tion to stand by their Linotype machines . .
"Hereslugging atcha!"
L. G. Wilson's line to all tho girls last week
ns he gaily blew in their ears was "I boucht a
wooden whistle and it wouldn't whistle. Boucht
a steel whistle and it still wouldn't whistle So
I bought a tin whistle and boy 'tin' I whistle "
k i "k
While Johnny Owings was out with his nirl
the other night his brother Fred in true bro- .
therly fashion and a friend rode silently sit-
ting on the floor of the back scat. And "thev
were really taking it all in.
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