The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 21, Ed. 1, Wednesday, March 17, 1948 Page: 3 of 4
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Wodnoiday. March 17. 1948
THE OPTIMIST
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Patrick Wasn't Irishman-Just
A Beat - Up Briton Attending
College As Business Major!
Ask Mr. Gallup's "nvorngo man"
of what nationality St. Patrick
was and lho chances are ho will
lay Irish. This isn't surprising
tinco lho "nvorago man" is sup-
posed to bo dumb and St. Patrick
was In truth a Briton. All this
confusion Is undorstandablo whon
you know that ovoryono romom-
bers Patrick as tho wonder who
ran all lho snakos out of Irolond.
Besides Pal happons to bo a good
old Irish namo from tho "olo sod."
Aftor all who would ovor droam
of an Englishman trotting all ovor
Iroland shooing snakes into tho
ocean? Como to think of it why
did ho?
Days of Dragon Killers
I'll tell you. In tho first place
Pat lived back in the days (this
was before Mike's time) when
dragons roamed around waiting
for some truehcart knight to come
along and slay them to show how
much they loved their lady loves
Pat was going steady with this
doll Mablo at tho timo and ho
lovod her as much as any of lho
knight orranls lovod thoir dolls
but ho wasn't one to go cavorting
around trying to kill any firo-
breathing roptilo that had novor
dono him any harm. Ho was
mors tho steady hometown typo.
In fact ho was going to collcgo
majoring in business administra-
tion. But Mablo put him on the
spot.
Telling him that he would have
to get her a dragon first to show
SERVICE
ANITATION
ATISFACTION
A. C. C. BARBER &
BEAUTY SHOP
GUY C. LOVE Owner
Fielder- Dillingham
Lumber Company
410 Chestnut St. Telephone 8171-8172 Abilene Tex.
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Mademoiselle
By PEARSON HOWELL
her he wasn't just feeding her a
line she refused to marry him un-
til he did.
On to Ireland!
When he saw that no amount
of argument would change this
strong-willed woman Pat finally
had to go. Having heard the
Irish dragons were less ferocious
than the English species he armed
himself with a gatling gun and
paddled across the Irish sea. Pat
was as sporting as the next man
but he could see no percentage
in taking on a blood-thirsty mon
ster with nothing but a sword as
was the usual custom during that
period.
Next there arose the problem
of finding a suitable dragon for
slaying. After months of fruit-
less search for one he came to
his wit's end. There were just
none left. Then came his great
inspiration' What the Pied Piper
of Hamlin could do to rats in Lon-
don he could do to snakes in Ire-
land. Why not? Weren't thous-
ands of snakes as good as an old
dragon any day?
Pied Pipor ot Iroland
So that's just what ho did. Ho
took a piccolo and marched
through Iroland charming all tho
snakes and noar-snakos into fol-
lowing him out to soa whoro
naturally thoy drownod.
Bristling with blood and goro
ho returned homo from across the
For The Perfect
Gift
See
C. M. PRESLEY
JEWELER
209 Pine
i-Ivgnut ensemble
adorns the bodice of Junior Guild's
figure-smooth original and forms a multiple
tiered effect on the peplum of Its
pinch-sleeved little jacket. It's beautifully
composed of supple rayon crepe
buttoned with great hunks of 'pearl'.
$39.95
foam dripping with tho glory
characioristic of thoso oorly-day
heroes.
Mablo mot him at tho door
with a suspicious "What about
that dragon?"
Then ho told hor about all tho
snakos ho had killod. Not just
ono mangy old dragon but untold
numbers of doadly poisonous
vipors.
"Why ono almost bit mo" ho
boomed happily. "I could have
boon killod."
But unluckily Mablo wasn't im-
pressed. She said that snakes
weren't romantic but she guessed
that was all right anyway as she
had already married a fellow
while he (Pat) was gallivanting
around trying to be heroic.
So St. Patrick lost his girl but
won immortal fame for himself
as the great liberator of Ireland
from snakes. Even today people
not even remotely Irish celebrate
his birthday with Shamrocks and
parades.
P. S. Mablo's husband ran off
with a blond waitress beforo the
year was out.
Eight Spring Pledges
By Trojan Members
New spring pledges for the
Trojans brought out at various in-
tervals this semester are as fol-
lows. Ira Connor of San Saba
Billy Joe McKcever of Stamford
Billy Joe Purser of Trent Marion
Crump ofHaynesville La Marion
Grant of Abilene Pete Ragus of
Campbell Calif Dub Orr of Ver
non and J D Brown of Luedeis
The club banquet is set for
April 15 and plans ate being made
for a picnic in the spring
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PlapL Picnic
4?04 Sunday
The Houston club will meet
Thursday night at 0:45 in the Ad
building Plans will be discussed
for a picnic to be held Sunday
afternoon.
The club held a hillbilly session
at the last meeting Way man
Young and Don Campbell played
guitars and Robert Passmorc ac-
companied them on the accordion.
Rich fagoting
Wildcat Band
Uses Pirates
Banquet Idea
Surprised by an original pi-
rate's theme of yellow and black
the band was feted with a for-
mal banquet at the Wooten hotel
March 13
Center piece was on antiquo
baiilo ship flanked on cither side
with yellow flowers in bronzo
containers. Ginger alo bottles
holding yellow candles surround-
ed by yellow ongol hair and gold
motallics decoratod tho tablos.
Tho placo cards were ornate black
and gold with a cartoon of a
pirate and his treasure chest in-
side All decorations for lho ban-
quet woro planned by Botlyo Rob-
borson. Tho guosts dined by can-
dlo light.
For entertainment Chalio Salas
played Dark Eeycs Two Guitars
Jclousic Gysie Melody and others
on his guitar. Bill Davis sang
several numbers accompanied by
Ruth Wood.
Band members and their guests
were Froggie Rogers and Betty
Joiner Ann Harper and Joe Bob
Jay Dan Whitaker and Lois Bix-
ler Bettyc Robberson and Jerry
Price Lowell Johnson and Jo
Reagan Elizabeth Echols and Jim
Brpdford Dorothy Reynolds and
Bill Fling Johnny Stephens and
Maude Ann Epperson Ruth Wood
and Davis Sprague Ann Muir-
head and David Fry La Vona
Beeson and Rex Boyd Mary Joyce
Fowler and Alvin Powell;
Wayman Young and Thclma
Hoyt Betty Koonsman and Gene
Bogart Leslie Havens and A. D
Groseclose Betty Barnett and Roy
Lewis Mildred Scott and Jack
McGlothlin E. J Clark and La-
Juanc Payne Gay Nell Morgan
and Charles Douglas Betty Horn-
baker and Dixon Kcndrick Joy
Boutwell and Morns George Bill
Scott and Betty Price II C God-
frey and Mitzie Tracy Lcnnie
Lou Coleman and Raymond Mc-
Nutt Sue Faust and Charles Hig-
gins Jack Bryant and Elaine
Starncs Bucll Lindlcy and Doris
Lindley Jimmy Wade and Jean
Tudor Muriel Tuttle Charles Mc-
lAnulty Jack Nail and Charles
Land went stag Chalio Salas and
Ruth Sour and Bill Davis di-
rector A Cappella will leave Thurs-
day March 18 for Dallas The
group will also make an appear-
ance at Grand Prairie and expect
to be back by Friday noon
Do You Need Life Insurance Today?
IT IS HOPED NOT
If you needed it you could not get it.
It is too late to lock the barn door when the horse
is gone.
It is too late to insure your house after the fire has
started.
It is too late to ask for life insurance after you get
sick or old.
The ONE thing you MUST buy when there seems
to be no need at all in ordei to have it when the
real need comes is
Life Insurance
D. M. CRANFILL
Phones: 3959-7174
Orchids - Gardenias
Roses - Carnations
and Camellias
ALL APPROPRIATE FOR EASTER
AND WE HAVE THEM
CEDAR DELL
FLORIST
Prompt Delivery Phone 4124
Owned and Operated By a Staunch Supporter
of A. C. C.
Zeta Rho Presents McCord
As First 'Star' At Banquet
Don McCord sophomore of Ver-
non and member of Fratcr So-
dalis men's social club was pre-
sented as the Star of Zeta Rho
at the annual banquet Saturday
night in the
Crystal room of
Hotel Windsor.
T h e five
points of the
star which is
the club em-
blem stand for
love loyalty
purity honesty
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qSHY '1 Don was chosen
&l'Zt f..f because of his
characteristics which the club
considered ideal. Basis of the
selection was scholarship char-
acter dependability personality
friendliness and high ideals.
In an atmosphere created b
white metallic stars of all sizes
gleaming and sparkling against a
blue background carrying out
the theme "Wishing Upon a Star"
the members chanted Star Light
Star Bright as Don appeared
througli a doorway. Behind Don
was a largo star with ZP in mo
tallics emblem of the club. Over
the doorway was the sign "Star
of ZP." Stanley Lorkhart sang
"When You Wish Upon a Star"
as Ganelle Stephens escorted the
Star to his seat of honor at the
head table. Mary Neville presi-
dent presented the Star with a
Shaeffer desk set engraved "Don
McCoid Star of Zeta Rho '48."
Mary Neville gave the welcome
and Edward McCaskill the re
sponse. Tex Williams gave the
invocation.
The place cards and programs
combined in one were specially
printed with "Zeta Rho Proudly
Presents Mr Don McCord as the
Fust Star of Zeta Rho" on the
cover Favois were collar bobs.
Down the center of each table
was an airangement of blue angel
hair with metallics sprinkled on
it Tall white candles were placed
at intervals in the arrangement
of angel hair. The program in-
cluded songs by Stanley Lockhart
"When You Wish Upon a Star"
"Stardust" "The Stars Will Re-
member" "Stars in Your Eyes."
Jere Bass at the piano accom-
panied Stanley and also furnished
the dinner music
Members and their guests were
Mary Neville Gerald McCoy; Ma-
beth Hopkins Gilbert Rhodes;
Alda Ray Sisson Carnie Tyler;
Joyce Jenkins Joe Yowell;
Ethylcenc Benton Gerald Church;
Kathryn Childress O. R. Cook;
Si
QoJihn Pulh GojJzeA!
Swish out the window went the mattress! Swash out
the window went a quilt! Swoosh out the window went
this year's coat! Bang off the wall came the fire extinguish-
ers! Whe-c-e-c out the doors of the fire station went the
fire tiucks!
It all happened on a Thursday afternoon last Thursday
afteinoon about 1 o'clock to be specific. And it's a good thing
it wasn't yet Quiet Hour because everything was certainly far
from being quiet after they discovered it the fire that is.
The blaze being in room 303 of McDonald hall interrupted a
visiting session which happened to be going on at the time
next door in Jean Smith's room 305 where the occupant of
303 Corky Cagle happened to be.
Dolores Moore smelling smoke rushed to investigate and
when she opened the door instead of going on in she stag-
gered back out in the hall. And Dolores reports that after
this she is going to be a firm booster of the statement that
"Where there's smoke there's fire." It was fire all right.
The fire extinguishers failing to do the job the local fire
fighters were called upon for help and with them arrived the
ciowd that always follows the fire trucks causing plenty of
Dxcitcment of course
And now the sign on room 303 McDonald hall says
"Corky doesn't live here any more." There is no furniture
in the room there ore no clothes there are no people there
is no Corky for kindhearted friends opened their doors to
her The walls are blackened and the paint on the door is
pealing. And there is only a big hole in the wall where the
west window used to be.
Corky's statement on the affair is that if anyone wants to
know how to set the world on fire just come to her; she can
tell how to do it especially when there's a short in the wiring.
Ganelle Stephens Don McCord;
Kitten Mills Harry Tansil; Mary
Allen Jimmy Bonner; Pat Borg
J D Henry; Mildred Dokey
James Bailey; Floye Lindsey Wil
lie Anderson; Jesse Rollings Jim
Phillips Clara Bilhngsley Wil-
lard Reel; Lucy Stirman Paul
Ellis McGaughey; May Dell Bak-
er Tex Williams; Joyce Tabor
Dick Case; Jo Dardcn Lyle John
Good Food and
Save Money On
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Easter Gift Suggestions from
Ernest Grissom's
Prince Matchabelli's Easter Egg in pink or blue
containing 3 small bottles of perfume Duchess of
York Katherine the Great and Ava Maria
3.75 plus tax
or
Prince Matchabelli's Easter Bonnet containing two
small bottles of perfume Stradivari and Easter
Lily
3.00 plus tax
Hi IK ii u r u
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at Easter Time.
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PASSENGERS MAIL FREIGHT EXPRESS
son; Gloria Munday Bill Smith;
Pat Cummings Charles Smith;
Sue Gibson Edward McCaskill;
Jimsey Montgomery Guerdon
Busby; Joyce Flowers Barnett
Wayne Barnett; Jo High Warren
High; Miss Lylian Arledge club
sponsor and Miss Mario Wilmeth.
Don Liles will be presented in
a piano program in chapel Satur-
day. Refreshments at
CAFE
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 21, Ed. 1, Wednesday, March 17, 1948, newspaper, March 17, 1948; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth99186/m1/3/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.