The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 8, Ed. 1, Wednesday, November 10, 1948 Page: 3 of 4
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Once Chosen
"Perk" Now
By HARVIE PRUITT
Roberta "Perk" Niblnck once
chosen typical freshman girl is
now one of the best known stu-
dents on the campus. Besides
taking 13 credit hours she works
as secretary to the Director of
Public Relations is a member of
5 clubs and a member of A Cap-
pella. Recently Perk was among
eighteen ACC students chosen
for the Who's Who Among Stu-
dents in American Universities
and Colleges was olected as a
junior membor of tho Houso of
Representatives and named as
a CSO mombor.
Perk was born in Lubbock
Texas and lias lived there all her
life. She attended grammar
school junior high school and
was graduated from Lubbock
High School in May 1945. While
in LHS she was selected by the
faculty as ALL - WESTERNER
GIRL the greatest honor that can
be obtained in LHS. l
While Perk was a freshman in
ACC she was chosen as the typi-
cal Freshman girl of her class
and later was elected as a fresh-
man favorite. During her sopho-
more year she became a member
of Ko-Jo-Kni girls' social club
and "W" Club women's honor
club. She is a member of Ellen
H. Richards and after becoming
a member of A Cappella she was
elected secretary-treasurer. She is
also secretary of the House and
Ko-Jo-Kai.
She attended ACC two years
and then stayed out one year and
worked in Lubbock. At first she
worked with the Veterans Ad-
ministration and later as the sec-
retary of the Broadway church
of Christ. She returned in the
summer of 1948 and is now clas-
sified as a junior student.
Whilo working as the secre-
tary of tho Broadway church
of Christ she was of course
working with the missionary
work in Germany sponsored
by that church. Ono of hor chiof
ambitions is to bo a missionary.
While attending the West Tex-
as Fair in October Perk signed
up at every booth for all that
was offered. She signed for a
hearing aid Bcndix washer elec-
tric ironcr and some cow feed.
Best Sellers
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TAKING DICTATION in the Public Relations offico is Perk
Niblack junior of Lubbock who was chosen as typical freshman
girl ihroo yoars ago. She is majoring in home economics. -
Later she received a letter stating
that she had won $75 worth of
cow feed over a ton. After a
great amount of consideration she
has decided to sell the feed and
an old family friend Lit Winters
of Abilene is going to buy it
from her.
She is connected with ACC in
other ways also. Her brother
Jack Niblack and two sisters
Mrs. Glenn Bundy and Mrs.
Robert Olsen nee Mary Ann and
Elizabeth Niblack are ACC ex-
students. Besides aunts and
uncles she has a cousin that is a
graduate; Mrs. R. L. Sanders nee
Jean Martin who was editor of
the Prickly Pear in 1941 and also
selected for the Who's Who in
American Universities and Col-
leges. Perk is a home economics ma-
jor and at the present is taking
four courses in her major field.
She rooms in Zellner hall with
Zina Lee Taylor senior of Dal-
hart. o
Anita Budlong spent the week-
end in the home of Iwanda Bon-
nett in Liberty Hill Texas.
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Sammye Capps visited with her
mother at the Adolphus Hotel in
Dallas Texas for this weekend.
ME COCA-COIA COMPANY V
BOTTLING COMPANY
Abilene Texas
AMleime Cfomurdhi Mews
O. B. Proctor minister for the
North Park congregation is cur-
rently in a meeting at Baird
Texas. Bro. J. C. Strickland who
is the regular preacher at Baird
is replacing Bro. Proctor in the
Sunday services at North Park.
This meeting is to continue
through November 14.
The time of the meeting of the
young people on Saturday nights
has been changed from 7:30 to
0:30 p. m.
Next Lord's Day Glenn L.
Wallace will speak on "Divorce"
at the 7:30 p. m. service of the
College Church. This is the last in
a series of two sermons on "The
Christian Home." November 7 he
spoke on "Marriage."
The College Church sponsored
a very inspirational fellowship
meeting of young people from
West Texas churches last Thurs-
day evening. More than 000 high
school boys and girls from nearly
30 congregations were present for
the religious-secular program in
Sewell Auditorium at 7:00. The
women of the College church pro-
vided the evening meal for the
young people.
James Eat Shop
(Located Inside ACC Drug & Supply)
GOOD FOOD
Hamburgers 15c
"Burger" Steaks and Potatoes 45c
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Sophomores Go on
"Little Kid" Picnic
Cattle trucks loaded with soph-
omores left tho campus Saturday
afternoon for Cobb park as the
ACC sophomore class held its
first social of the year an all-
afternoon all-class picnic. The
picnickers returned at 6:30 Sat-
urday night.
Sophomore boys rolled their
jeans into short pants and girls
dug out slacks and their last
year's skirts and tied their hair
in pigtails. Boys managed for
"nigger-shooters" for themselves
and all-day suckers for their
dates. For the whole affair was
patterned after a "little kid"
party.
Incidentally those who went to
the picnic stag were responsible
for their own lollypops.
Games played included Three
Deep Flying Dutchman and
London Bridge.
Lynelle Sullivan and Jerry
Hays aided by several other
sophomore girls made sand-
wiches for the picnic in Zellner
hall kitchen.
General director of the affiar
was Jimmy Jividen sophomore
president.
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Glenna Lee Stevenson and
Bcttye Fowler spent the weekend
in Big Spring Texas with Bet-
tye's grandmother.
Robbie Sue Porterfield was
homeward bound to visit her par-
ents in Dallas Texas this week-
end. It has been requested that the
announcement concerning the
special free bus to the Graham
Street church be repeated. This
bus leaves Woosley's corner at
9:30 a. m. and 5:30 p. m. on Sun-
day. It returns to the campus
immediately after each service.
All students are extended an in-
vitation to attend the services of
this congregation.
Services of the meeting now in
progress at 14th and Vine are
held each evening at 7:30. As has
been announced previously Lu-
ther G. Roberts of Clovis New
Mexico is doing the preaching.
In conjunction with this meet-
ing Bro. Roberts is also speak-
ing on a radio program sponsored
by the 14th and Vine congrega-
tion. This program presented
over KRBC daily at 4:00 p. m.
will continue through Friday of
this week.
Beth Brlsto visited with her
parents this weekend in Vernon
Texas.
Mary Alice Winslow spent the
weekend with her aunt Mrs. R. C.
Medeley in Stephenville Texas.
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Vivacious Gwen Glenn sopho-
more whose home is in Abilene
has been chosen from the girls
who live off tho campus as Girl
of the Week.
Gwen is an art major and is
minoring in home economics. She
is a member of Pi Epsilon Beta
Delta Theta Kitten Klub and
works on the Prickly Pear staff.
She plans to either be a com-
mercial artist or clothes designer
after she graduates from ACC.
When asked what she thought
would be of most help to ACC
she said "I think the school
should spend more money on the
art and home economics depart-
ments." Gwen says her hobby is making
friends.
In high school she was secre-
tary of her senior class secre-
tary of the YWCA member of the
art club Siwamasis and G and G.
Runners-up are Gloria Mathis
and Eloise Warner. Eloise has
lived in Abilene only a short time
having moved here from Tyler
Texas this summer. She is a
freshman majoring in home eco-
nomics. She enjoys sewing as a
hobby and her favorite sport is
skating. Eloise attended Tyler
Commercial college one year and
worked as bookkeeper for two
years. In high school she was secretary-treasurer
of her junior
class played on the volleyball
team and was in the pep squad.
She says that she is enjoying go-
ing to school with people who
believe in living the Christian
life.
Gloria Mathis is a sophomore
from Abilene and a home eco-
nomics major. Gloria's main in-
terests are centered around music
and A Cappella. She is minoring
in music education. Her hobbies
are reading and sewing. She has
appeared as soloist with the A
Cappella chorus several times.
She is also a member of the Gata
social club. In high school Gloria
was a member of the tennis club
Fine Arts club A Cappella and
G and G. Gloria says that she
thinks that the main thing ACC
needs is some new curtains for
the dramatic department.
Next week this column will be
represented by a girl from Mc-
Kinzie Hall. By Loyce Weathers.
o
Roberta Leonard went home
with Joyce Cummings this week-
end in Panhandle Texas.
o
Thelma Short visited with Mary
Lloyd Gillintine at her home in
Holhs Okla.
o
Jo Lawson visited with her par-
ents in Hamilton Texas this
weekend.
Evelyn Owens visited with
Janette Willingham at Baylor
University for the weekend
o
Janet Ready left the alma ma-
ter to visit with her parents in
Sentinel Okla.
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Edith Marie Reneau spent the
weekend with B. B. Campbell in
Hatchel Texas.
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Phyllis Roberts visited with
Carolyn Craddock in Cowtown
this weekend.
WATCH REPAIRING
One Year's Written
Guarantee
DICK CASE Jeweler
Inside College Hill
Pharmacy
FOR COLDS
DRINK LOTS OF
FRUIT JUICES
McClarfy's Food
Store
Former Faculty Member
Now In South Africa
Writes Student Body
(Editor's note: The following
letter was received from Mrs.
Zelma Lawyer former instructor
of English in ACC who is now
doing missionary work in South
Africa.
Grassy Park
Cape Town So. Africa
Oct. 11 1948.
Hello My Dear students
and friends
How are "you all" down in
Texas? Write and tell me.
I am enjoying the exhilerating
sea air of good old Cape Town.
The place is beautiful now with
thousands of spring flowers
blooming on every hand. You see
we have summer when you have
winter.
On one side of Cape Town
stretches the wide expanse of tho
billowing salt sea. On the other
the lofty mountains lift their ma-
jestic peaks into the clear blue.
Often we see on the flat top of
Table Mountain a soft white cloud
draping its feathery edges about
the sheer precipice. This cloud is
fittingly called the table cloth.
Cape Town University is a
charming sight its numerous
buildings nestled high up on the
side of one of these mountains.
Thank you for your good let-
ters Jim Oldham Jack Green
Vincent and Bettye Guanere Lu-
cille Caturo Charles Chandler
Mary Wade Smith; and if I have
Stork shop
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Use Our
Lay-Away Plan
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Phone 6563
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failed to mention others thank
you too.
I hope Jimmie Sheerer's hair
has grown out by this time. I real-
ly had had dreams over that
haircut of his last year.
Mont Whiison don't spend
loo much time playing rook.
Try to arrango for a fow min-
utes around 11:30 p. m. to peok
into your lessons for next day.
Well if it isn't Jeannctte and
Lipford this timel Looks as. if
everybody's going to be married
before I get back home. Maybe
we can make up a student body
of your children and grandchil-
dren. Perhaps the Deveny twins
will be freshmen by that time.
Now about that Zenith radio
you gave me. It's on now and
sounds wonderful. I get New
York San Francisco Los Angeles
London Australia etc. At 8 a. m
I. can listen to a ball game in
Los Angeles Coliseum at 10 p. m.
the night before. Now you figure
that out. I heard Yehudl Menuin
from London a few weeks ago.
Bo good and study hard onco
in a whilo. Write to mcl May
God bless you all.
For next lesson memorize the
first 19 lines of tho Prologue to
Canterbury tales and speak it
trippingly on the tongue I
prithee as Chaucer himself might
have done.
My love to all
Zelma Lawyer
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