The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 3, Ed. 1, Thursday, September 24, 1936 Page: 1 of 4
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LAIR
Campus
Cumcular
Caprice
A fiinnr place this Lair would
1)q without tha woathor. Gullible
'IreShraon who camo say from
Florida without thotf raincoat!"
aro wishing for tlm Bogtonlan
parasols. Uppcrclassmoa cant
holp bolus a little crouchjr. Llto
can't bn said to "bo .altogether
ploasant aroHind horo these days.
So pull the covers up around
around your neck and atlck a
pillow in the leak In the root
you might oven hare tha
old henter out of the ntoro-
room and toast e. few chest-
nuts and marshmallows. And
by the tltno the Optimist
comes out old Sol will prob.
ably bo parching peanuts and
a. tow other things himself.
Qnrtet m
Members Chosen
Pendergrass Bixler
Edwards. Wims Come
From Four States
THIRD SEXTET
Graham Harp Foutz
Williams Copeland
Smith in Girls Group
For tha second strnlcht year the
men's quartet will bo composed of
students from four different
states. Chosen In annual tryonts
last night Harvey PendorgrasB
freshman Qulnlan Texas will be
first tenor; Paul Edwards nenlor
Nashvlllo Tonncsseo socod ten-
or: Omar Dlxlcr senior ot Kansas
flt TnHn Imnliniini ti1 Ttmmv
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im. . i.. ci.in; rtr. DoiiieiiuiiK "u """ '
is no i . .ii.t knn t io
Inhomn boss. irwBH"B " "l -
n .. i mih Wftm' foil term according to tabulations
are: Davlda Graham sophomore -Student Association. They nro
of AMlone and Rhoda CopelandcnresciUaMve8 .from ton atates
unlor ot Dlnckwell-tlrst bo. Including California from the
1 .. n.ii n ..nir f wct Missouri northward and
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w aiiua ixuuciis
.Erst Piano
Performer
Wanda Roberts fine arts stu
dent from Tatt Texas will be the
first student from that department
to appear on tho Initial flno arts
program Saturday of this week.
Included nn tha nrocram will
bo a schorzo by Mondolssohn and
a modern number In Chinese
motif.
Miss Roberts a freshman is n
former student ot a talontcd
Rudolf Qanz pupil. Sh0 Is study-
ing at ACC under Pat Malone
head ot the fino arts school.
StadiuHi; Pushing "Madame Butter fly" "Whqt
ljijiaraest p America On Friday
Enthusiastic) Group At
Meet Tuesday Night;
New Band Uniforms
McKINZIE' CAPTAIN
"A New Stadium by
Homecoming' is Re'
iterated by Cox
Versatility Blooms
Among Newcomers
to ACC Campus
FENLEY BILLINGSLEY MORRIS
HOLLY McKINZIE HELVEY
CAMPBELL FAVER ALPHA PSIS
ACC's Fine Arts
Represented On
Local Station
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i. i . Alluinuerquc. Now Mexico
comos out in the. weekly new. Margaret Ann Williams Junior of
Ahllnnn. socond BOnranos: r.uuii
atrip. It you find a paragraph
from your swankiest party sol-
emnly gracing tho "Cat" column
Just grin stoically and snip it out
and paste it in its proper space.
Before o launch out-ln the-
mud puddles on the way to
tho library w0 want to go
back a mlnuU to tho allusion
about upperclass scrloslty
why grace it up? didn't wo say
"grouchy" .nwltlle ago7 Wo
aympathlio with tho poor
frcahman whoso Indignation
waa well founded upon those
creatures who sleep till 9:00
o'clock on Sunday morning
and bring their shoes uround
at Sunday school time. There's
a problem for the mon'a coun-
cil. It shouldn't be very dif-
ficult to go to the root ot It.
'emit freshman of Slaton and
Wllma D. Smith Junior from
Clarendon nltos. i
With theso organizations chos-
on fully a month earlier than in
nrovious years .and with every
mimbor of both groups enrolled In
private volco Leonard Burford Is
very optimistic for tho coming
season.
Mrs. Walter H. Adams and Cul-
lon WlUla wore Judges In tho
ofent.
Results of intensive campaign-
ing which began ycBtorday morn-
ing to raise money or tho pur
chase of now uniforms for the
Wildcat Band and tho erection ot
ACC'b new stadium will bo re
ported this evening In n meeting
called by J. E. McKonzlo chair-
man of the stadium committee
and Jnmes E freeman chairman
of the advisory board of tho Wild-
cat Band.
made under the direction of tho -
rioveu luuiiin ui mu .nun c-'1
wore appointed Tuesday evening
In nn cnthuqlnstlc meeting ot tho
locnl trustees several mornbora ot
of Abilene. Tho teams aro con-
tacting trlonds of Abilene Chris-
tian Coltcgo for donations to tho
two projects.
In a meeting carllor this wok
tho ndvlnory board of tho Wild-'
cat Band and tho stadium com-
mlttce combined tho campaigns
for band uniforms and tho ta-
A U-b- Plnvfo... Hnm wuzaDein eniey as numum uui- .. .. . ...
ibuuiwb .. terfly; Reba Jo lBUIngsley bh " 7' ' ..
back Overby and Gil' Sukl; Mrs. A. B. Morris at Kato; Ao f Ab"fe Chrstan ?"
. . . .'..'.. .. .will appear In a group of songs
liland in (Jomedy
DalHcX Nell Holly as Troublo I
' . .... xr i i n n on Radio Station KRBC Abilene
Brian McKlnzIe as Nakoda Q. C. ... .. .. 7 .
i. .... i.ii ... -.. Helvey as Vampdora; Thomas i ".... ..
ivi me iiiuiui irauuiiuuutc ui neif yuuucHuuy evening
woll-planncd season the Zcta T s'"0"uuu" r"rT" will" appear in a fifteen
Freeman Chairman
of Wildcat Band
Out ot theso states come six-
teen valedictorians thirteen snlu.
(atortans and four elected best
all around students.
Valedictorians Include Joctta
Bcauchamp Anna Leo Allen Olen
Dnvis Joyce Black Chester Mc-
Donald Stewart Lawrls Clifton
Rogers J. P. Sanders Denlcy
Woodutf Wyllo Lovolady Rea
gan McDonald una ntcwnirier
Dorrls Reed. Phillip A Wales
Wales Charleno Cook and MUrry
Marshall.
Salutatorlans aro Louie 'Welch
Clover Loo Arrlngton Iesljo King.
Oulde Davis Ray De Busk. Cora
Fay Yater Doris Sellers Geneva
Alpha cast. Alpha Psl Omega pre
sents two ono act plays at 8:00
o'clock tomorrow evening.
Under the direction of Mar-
Margaret Ehresmarin Madame
Buttcrfly" by David Belaesco
will bn tho first of the two dram-
as. Members of tho cast Includo
"PINAFORE" FAST
BECOMES OPERA
PaVl Edwnrds heads the a cap-
ella chorus this yenr as its presi
dent with Omar Blxter as vice-
president and Patricia Reagan as
secrotary-trc-asuror according to
elections held last week.
for band uniforms ana tho ta- Rehearsats. of ..PBforo" Oil- Ferdlnanat BaUeU Baxter: Isa
dlum In ordertH.it both campaigns !)0rt.Sumvan oporft woro begun .a Fern Hornback; Anita
.... u.. 0..... .-. mis weeK wiin airs wmiur vu
benefit.
STADIUM BV HOMECOMING
President Jnmes P. Cox reiterat-
ed a statement that ho made en
H-
. T win upyeur in a uiicen uiiuutw
and Dudley Faver as Charpless In ftm cach tbfc ft
the picturesque Japanese setting LeQnnrd
the touching romance ot Madam voco dopartment I
Butterfly and Pinkerton ends onl Qthor memborfl Qf th(j A(J(j ilne
in dlssllluslonment and unhapp . f be preg(snted a
ness. Accuracy in scenery detail . openlnp broadca8tB w e Amofc
has been assured by th0 coopera- B 1 head ot tnc Tolln de.
tlon ot Miss Hettio Leo Ewlng I fc. y ano
Japanese missionary. instructor: and Marmfot Ehrca-
Ouaranteed to be hilarious com-
edy "What Price America" a
farco by WIllAir 6. Tupper will
follow the Japanese tragedy suite
as the Place and after offlco hours
'as the tlmo the comedy has for
fits characters modern personlti-
1 cation of Columbus and contcm-
jporary Spanish royalty. Modern in J
every respect the mission ot Co-
lumbus Is the same as that ccn-
.turlcs ago. Sast Is composed of
Columbus. Barney Alsobrook;
imnnn of the speecn department.
Miss Vaughn will accompany
Mr. Burford and Mabel Morton
Is accompanist for Bixler.
nms as Josephine: Bixler as Sir
Joseph Porter; Edwards as Rock-
straw; Ervln DrlBklll as tho Cap-
i.tn .V.llfli Print nn Llttlo But-
months ago nt th0 1935 Home- tercup" and John Burkhart as
rnminir. "Wo an. going to have a
now stadium by tho tlmo you come
back for tho 193 .Homecoming"
Sorogglns David Young. Jack he told tho exofl then.
Lewis. Dora B. Williams Laglnla Plans caw xor a siauium ...
Selman and Cecil Juna Reed. seating capacity of 4000 people.
A splendid spirit that men's
council. It's very existence gives
It tho leas to do. It never was
much tun toswecp .dirt out in the
hall for somebody elso to walk
throuch when you had to walk
Continued on PatfO 2)
James E. Freeman hoad ot tho
department of buslnosg adminis
tration has been appointed chair-
man ot the advisory board of tho
Wildcat Band.
Other members ot the board are
Don H. Morris
Smith Walter H
Dick Deadoye. The remainder of
the cast will b0 selected ths week.
Records of tho complete musical
score and choruses arrived Mon
bella Fern Hornback; Anita
Juanlty Obcrby; and Carlos Mol-
vln Ollllland. Richard O'Neal Is
th0 director.
New Prickly Pear
Office Opened
Plans Completed
for New Yearbook
A renovated and re-arranged
Prlcklv I'xar office la now OOen.
" 1 J
O. C .Helvey Is stage manager in tho samo northwest corner.ot
and Miss Dunn Is In charge of the Sowoll auditorium and new of-mako-up.
f Ice hours have been set aside for.
Regular admission price has patrons of the year book. t
(..n Qt nt IK cents but as a spec- From 1030 until oon. api
ii innivn for thos who dato'from 1:00 until 4:00 each day
r;:rrT;p .... r'Lri ar
The four best all-round students
Includo Loulo Welch Russell
Lewis CLraham Orr and Floyd
Connel.
From the sports department
come thlrty-olght who have taken
part In various sports rtuch as
basketball tennis football and
Lawrence L. I truck. Then there nro twenty-
Adams. Hollls three who entered declamation
wjth a unit soatlng 2000 to be
completed at once.
BAND UNIPOHMS
The new uniforms of the Wild
cat Band will consist of a white
coat and Durple trousers ot wool
rord a purple and white busby
itib learning of parts.
quarter.
CLASS PRESIDENTS
iPEAKFMYMM
Probloms of tour Bible char-
acters ot college ago Wero dts-
r cussed at Young Mon'a Meeting
Monday ovenlng by Paul Edwards
student body vice-president; OtU
darner sophomore president;
Dudley Favor senior president;
and Kenneth Badgett. All assemb-
led In the auditorium tor the
opening sorvlccs conducted by di-
rector Lewis and attendance of
both young ladles and young men
and also of tho faculty was good
Presldont Cox and Brother Rob-
oraon being among those present
Russell Lewis freshman luinl.
nary load singing; Kelly Now-
man senior from McLean read
tho scriptures; Fred Barton sen-
ior from Alabama aud Arden
Lawronco senior from South Tex-
as rsnoctlvJtl iead tho roperf-
tng nnd'dlsmlxsal prayera J Eddie
Weems track coach and freshman
English Instructor was tho fac-
ulty jmomber on the program.
Lowls announces solectlan ot a
committee of (our-boys and four
girls to help him In forming pro.
Krama ot Interest to .tho largest
number ot studonts .tula year
TherarftPoPo Roed Eloanor.Dan-
leVorf. 'RAJth Iris White Forne
Hornback Forrest Orr W A.
oh Paul RSwarda And Kenneth
L. Manley J.
Owen Holly Sr.
Tho board will meet regularly
with tho director and officers of
tho Wildcat Band to make plans
for the band and to adylco In
business matters.
D. W. Craln Is dlroctor ot the
band Walter Daughcrfty presi-
dent Harrison Mathews vice-president
O. C. Helvey business man-
' oger and Roy Stophens librarian.
Although temporary In ap-
pointment. Jtho board will con.
tlnuo In Its function throughout
tho year. '
W. Treat and debating quartet voice typing
and dramatic contests while forty
ono are musically inclined.
Never do anything religiously
to please man but to please God.
It you pleaso man by pleasing
God very well. It. you DON'T
pleaso man .but DO please Cod
It Is still vpry well
PLUCKIER MALE SCRIBE ANSWERS
PRESUMPTIOUS MALE OF LAST WEEK
purchasing the 1937 annual.
Editor Batsell Baxter and
sponsor Mrs. Garrett hayetdrawa
plans for a new and different and
pleasing book to record tho activ-
ities ot the Lair this year.. Statt
members will be announced soon.
This week Is given to the senior'
class for having pictures made.
. .- & .!.! rrtt Aftaun'L
rord a purple and wnuo ousd i ..plck out your permancnt cases wnen snes uui ... "- -"-class lor uaving pictures "uuB.
with p.rpl0 Plume purplo Sam- tbQ .. mae mean that eno would llko to be 0ver torty haVa bBB photograph-
t.- i.ii nnit mirnin cuaiiou witn vou every ""' nrf or nave maue uaiea mu
cord. The uniforms will be ordered scribe last week. He Is ptocky to durfng h(jr otr.perl0ds. and every
- .' t.... nifvLfiVn mih .In nnqfiTtlOIl. tlUt hft Is .... till nl1 hnlira nndS. PTO-
from n nouse m njwo .- ... -.. . - mKUV . Bv.-. -
. - & . I m. t a all.n y"k an wf - . - 1 a ffii. nafil'r
ti.'rnnph T S. Lankrora uo. aiso a du prcaumiiuu iu 0-j longed aDsonces raao vo """ i contest will gel unaer vfuy uufc
llliuui. . K. . .. a Ih.I !. nf . .-. 1. nt I .. . .. j.. . ...II. ..-
mo icuBi. Dfujmubir iic " grow lonaer oi omc"u ' week wnon tna juniors wnuuiir
this Institution think that because Brolonged presence is oven worse. Iplcture8 made.THe following two
a girl la sweet sixteen and hasn 1 1 Q1Vo ner a chanco at treeao
kann Llda lit ihn vlfTnt nnft fltlnV . . . . - ... ... I. HlfAa tn 111
Inrnl iobber.
Among the tfuslness men pres-
nt ot the meeting Tuesday oven
ed or have made dates witn.
Cluck's Studio for setting'.
Annual Prickly Pear Intor-cUsa
contest will get under way noxt
Dm.
1 Ul'OUu; u.w.. m B... .a -...-- - IJ1YO UC( tt VM
lng were John L. Camp county neen Kissca oy mo rm ono bub b lf she.8 tna type wno umes i '
ludge T. N. Carswell O. D. Bird- ready to become engaged and for terfly around she'll find some-
well and Charllo Dick allot Abl. over there after go steady until tWnB t0 do oVen it she doesn't
' mnrrlnira TlnVH Vflll nro In prrOr .i.r..l fnllnur nvnrv night.
lone.
marriage. Boys you are in error rQto a dff6rent follow overy night
"Speshul" to Denton is Literally
Special As October 9 Draws Near
Ba4ett.
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October 8 a special train leaves
Abilene oarylng 225 Wildcat en.
thuslastlcs Into the ncrle ot the
powerful Denton Eaclcs. The
Eagles look to tho visit ot the
fighting Wildcats as tho highlight
ot their football schedule this
year.
At tho samo tlmo last year tho
high flying Eagles swooped down
on the WlldcatB prepared to run
up an cnormlug Bcore of blank
us pitifully. The old rivalry stirred
tho hoarts qft our mangy Wildcats
squad to make them rise to 4
holght unattalned the rest ot the
season. I
.Do you romomber the beautiful
toss froni Chlpk Owens to Parki-
er for atptochflown? Remember
Connelfr 71 yard run another
from Owens to Parker and Cop-
an-
noil's tlnnl dash that meant
othor six points. That game was
packod and loaded with thrills.
Those Eagles aro not making
the rash predictions ot a year ago.
They aro expecting a hard battle
but they don't expect halt what
they aro going to got. Tho same
spirit that enablod a rickety lit-
tle squad to hold those mighty
fighting Eagles to a 13-13 draw
will give our powerful squad the
punch that will set thoso proud
'Eagles pinions . tlutterng In the
breow.
Bcrape rthre 'tiucks together
lump that train ride merrily the
24 mlos to Denton and drop In
on th0 Eagles' nost with that
Wildcat scream that will mean
"Out jcorao tbelr pfpud' tallfeath-
Boya ot ACC you snouiu vj
"sweetheart turnover" much of-
tener. It's really a great gamo.
In a milder fashion a girl has
about as much ego as a boy. It s
.!.... mon tn flatter. A
justify tnoso nurus'i. ..- uui yuu eu iui u''i your uubiubo " x .
ber tho darkest hour Is before tle nant polish Itooks much bcjttor ' sri joves to be told that she looks
... - - twfnm tin .!. .i ...in n i.innir ii.iui rim . ... .. i ..! tnnt that her new
daWTl -ino cr"":" "Vl"' luuu jm0 nnu u.v. u.-o lOVUiy iuui -
so here's a literary effort to tell
1... ..AAt.Tnr' .n. whar -iia nnVA n ripni in iih
. Thoso wno go mi" jicw " j ....... ...- . - ..0.
" ' (because It Is easy had better stay and expect. 1
God vote ror you the Devil out( bocauso it u not easy it he j you rave abput red flngornnll
votes against you YOU cast VourimQkes a aucce8s but tho nd will polish Where is your taste?
vM. fAi nn. ftt ltri Mhar nnrl T . ... .. . .t..la nnmAm. .... ..... . l.n M.t.hlMi. T.ll.
w.u .u. "u w. -- -.-v. .justify tnOSo nurus'l i.e.. .- uuu-i uu eu mi u.i.u."b u..-
wa. vftla Itf HnAlalvn . I ... . ... I. l..fAi Tm . . .ft.t. IUaIm .l.ll flAJ.AM
UU llf .O MUW.M..V.
weeks will b0' sophomore and
freshmen weeks and tle class
which makes the largest ijiercenU
ago of pictures will be given a re-
ward by tho college directors." An
an added lncontlve to competition
the winner Will bo given. ten i dol-
lars for tho Class treasury by
Cluck's Studio. '
crown. J. F. Cox.
Bedichek Lectures
to Weems' Journalists
Wendell Bcdlchock nlsht editor
of the Abilene Reporter and form-
er Optimist editor will lecDaro
weekly to the Journalism class on
Important phases ot Journalism.
The class la Instructed by J.
Eddie Weems and ts open to up-
perclbssmen.
HOLLY HEADS 1. 8.
SENIOR GROUP
-Owen Holly of Abilene has been
elected president of the Demons-
tration School senior class. Other
officers aro: vice-president Irene
Johnson; secretary - treasurer
RUby Nell Hofgard; reporter.
J6ye Bryan.
Selection' Qf1 ring was made this
weak. ' -
dress Is pretty. You're much more
consldernto it you otfer to let her
wear your watch or ring or
and make her think that tho unl-
verve fVoaits dattlly ubout her.
Stardust Is a great thing to llvo
on at tho mqment It that moment
la flooded with moonlight. You 111
bo better oft It you quit wonder-
ing how aoon you can get a Job to
support her and she'll bo happier
'if she isn't forced into worr.b
It's been Bald that a woman about how soon she 111 nao
...... .... n.i.. n .mo' .... Mm clamor ot college
IIKHN ailUUIlLIi iUHJ UD nuMtiin bill t
doe. but most girls llko to be kent living and learn
red In red? You nro disgusted
when your stondy has her .hair
nhlngled. Did you over have yomr
arms ache from pinning up your
hair overy night no matter how
lato you camo In? Did you ever
bavo to get up twenty minutes
early before breakfast to comb
your curls? No you slept until
tho bean boll woke you. You are
creatures without sympathy tasto
or understanding
teed Addressing
Large Audiences
in Sunday Service
T7
'4.
to peel pota-
rtuesslng Just as much as boys do.
Don't trlflo outrlcht. but be clever
about It and tho girl friend will
still like you and above all things
don't look at her with that de-
vouring googly.eyed garo at tables
or elsewhere In public It's very
ombarrassln-c.
People have gone crazy around
the Lair on this going steady idea
What' the el Ju8t because a
girl' seeHiS' to have a Bood time
toes.
Quit griping Just because "'
tnow boy at tfho laow s-
looking and she finds convert-
tlpn with hlra Interesting and ro.
freshing. Every gin areuun
time or another ot the tall dark
and handsomo one It yu happen
to bo short. and blond carettil
grooming correct tires and 'a
sparkling now- "line" will go far
as a'-flubatUute.
Thlrty-ono students placed mem-
berships with tho college church.
Sunday wyh "Baptism Into
Christ" as a ubject using Rom
ans 0:1-4 as a text Bro. C. A.
Norred. college minister showed
I how one who has been buriod with
Christ Is dead to sin and setdon
rqgrets his death. Although bap
tism Is not always accepted aa a
dtylne command he affirmed
there is Innato within man a feel-
ing ot reverence when tho act Is
administered to others.
In the- sermon on "Tho Mes-
siah" Sunday evening Bro Nor-
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TOM OUUDDU .Uft. s.lH M -. Jf
MoasTaU that was promised to tu& u
Jowb. . .
Attendance was largo at both
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