The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 35, Ed. 1, Sunday, June 17, 1928 Page: 2 of 6
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THE OPTIMIST
Thursday June 14? 1928.
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PAUL SOUTHERN
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REPORTERS: G. Hall Jean Olive Salyer Rollins Cayce Willis Green
Lelia Page and Lota Wolford.
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1 SALUTATORY
The 1928 summer session in Abilene Christian College has just opened.
As this is being written registration is being completed and students are
beginning work in their various courses.
Scores of old students are taking up their work where they left off
last summer. With these old students come many new ones. To all
these and especially the latter named we extend sincere greetings.
. Those who have come to Abilene Christian College for their lirst time
may be disappointed for a few days. There is always a probable degree
-''of disappointment in store for anyone who goes to a new place. This dis-
appointment will transform into loving appreciation when you knoi the
school and those connected with it
We want to make this summer session the best in the history of the
school. To realize tins ambition means that every student will have to co-
operate and sympathize with every other student and teacher in the insti-
tution. '
In behalf of tl'c College the Optimist staff welcqmes'every member of
the 1928 summer session. The Optimist will be published each Thurs-
day throughout the term. It is your paper and we hope you will have
an interest in it. If you have news that will be of interest tell us about it.
Wo want to serve you in the best way possible and make your stay in
Abilene Christian College a. pleasant one. We welcome your commenda-
tion yojur. advice and your criticism.
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TAKING
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The first of the year is always stock taking time with business men.
They check their goods count their profit and loss and make plans for the
ensuing year. Without this regular systematic procedure their business
would Ukcly fail sooner or later.
Today should be stock taking time with the students of Abilene Chris-
tian College. We are beginning a new term of work. What we accom-
plish this term depends uppn the plans we make now and the faithful ef-
forts we put forth to carry out our plans.
Every student in the College should invoice and see just what he wants
to do during the next twelve weeks. The successful student is the one who
plans hjs work carefully. He has something definite in mind that he
wants ito accomplish). Therj'he puts forth sufficient energy to attain the
desire aim in a satisfactory manner. ' '
Of course we are not going1 to do everything we plan during this
term. We shall always fall short of our objective. That is as it should
be or we should cease to progress. As the sage expresses it "A man's
reach should exceed his grasp or what's a heaven for?"
However one of the best aids to doing our work in a satisfactory
manner' is to stop now and then and take stock. A regular introspection
will tell uswhether or not we are growing any. Let's begin now to check
up on ourselves and know at all times how we stand.
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DO YOU BORROW?
Who pays for the things you use when you go into the rooms in these
halls and "borrow" a little hair tonic a hair pin or powder your nose?
It may be a little thing but after you powder your "nose every time you
enter a room it soon counts up.
. How would you like for every student here to walk into your room
and run your comb through her hair powder her dusty nose with your
powder puffy mix your expensive' perfumes with thd odor of other per-
fumes on her dress pick up a hair pin or a "hobhic pin" use your
stationery borrow your books "for just a few minutes" borrow your best
dress and bring it back soiled borrow your hose or your ehoes? Would
you like it? I hardly think so then why not be as considerate' of others
as you would have them be of you.
Some of the students out here live and progress at' the other fcjlow's
expense. If that person would only realize that he or she is just as able
financially to buy the things that he oK she is always borrowing tliat
icrson would be much heter off and maybe have more friends. No one
ikes a person who is always borrowing.
By L. N.
Girls To Have Many '
Privilege This Terra
Restrictions upon the girls of Abilene
Christian College will be less this summer
than ever before Elisha D. Walker Dean
of women for the summer term announced
in a talk to the girls on Thursday Juno
the setenth.
Seniors will be allowed the samo privi-
leges permitted during the regular session
Miss Walker said. Other girls will be al-
lowed to have dates with A. C C. boys
on Thursday and Saturday nights on Sun-
day afternoons from four to six and for
church Sunday evening. Anyone having
dates off the campus mutt be chaperoned
by a third party Miss Walker stated. Sen-
iors are exempt from this rule.
Girls will be allowed to go to town on
Saturday afternoons on Monday and any
other afternoon that it is absolutely neces-
sary. Any absences from the campus at
all must be reported to either Mrs. Witt
matron of Zellner Hall or to Miss Walker
matron of Daisy Hall A quiet hour will
be observed every afternoon from two to
our except on Saturdays and Mondays.
Green Building
$2.00
STOCK '
Croquet Is Started As .
New College Sport
Croquet has taken place of golf as the
favorite sport of the men of the A. C. C.
campus. The golf enthusiasts who lime
not yet consented to play croquet have
selected another and more hazardous
course on tho back campus while the new
deluxe croquet set has been set up be-
tween Zellner Hall and the administration
building. Another small croquet set has
been placed on the north side of tho
bookstore.
The girls of tho school are allowed to
play with the smaller set but the largo
set with the rubber tipped mallets is con-
sidered too good for the girls and so Is
monopolized by the young men.
Bit). Adams: "This blueberry pie looks
awfully queer." .
Mrs. Adams t "Well I must have put
too much bluing in the dough."
Ching Chism: "I can't drink this milk;
I'm used to pasteurized milk."
Nell Chism t "I thought that Brother
Mc. kept Ids cows in the papture."
Mission Study Class
Has Initial Meeting
Tim Mission Study class which has been
active for a long period of years In the
college was organized Wednesday eve
ning at 7:30 with over a dozen students
present. The meeting was conducted by
Dro. H. L. Sliug.
Home missions will be. the principal
study of the class this summer although
some study will be devoted to foreign
missions work it is said. Practical work
will be done this summer in the jails and
hospitals of tho city.
The meeting of the class for next
Wednesday night will be conducted by
Perry Wilmeth. A round table discussion
of Personal Soul-winning considering es-
pecially points of contact with the sinner
will be held.
Lloyd Nelson Will Resume
'Work in College Here
First of Next Week
Lloyd Nelson who has been a student
in Abilene Christian .College for the past
three years and who Is now attending
Texas University is to return to A. C C
next week to resume his work. He has
been doing some advanced work in Bi-
ology at the State University for the past
two weeks.
Lloyd's return is a pleasant surprise. He
has planned to take his D. A. degree from
Texas University next June; English was
to have been his major. He has changed
his major to Education and now plans to
finish his bachelor's work In A. C. C. next
Christmas and then go immediately to Le-
land Stanford University and take his M.
A. degree the following August The pres-
ent change therefore will mean a gain of
two terms of work as he can have two-
thirds of his masters work finished in Le-
land Stanford in the same time it would
require to obtain his bachelor's degree in
Texas University.
Mr. Nelson-was one of the most popu
lar young men in tho college during the
past year. Jle was editor-in-chief of the
Optimist was member of the "A" Club
Sub-T-16 Press Club James A. Garfield
Scholarship Society and a two )ear let-
terman in debate.
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JOE E. BUSBY
Chiropractor Masseur
Ten years successful practice in
Abilene
254i Cypress Street
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Abilene Laundry Company
Laundcrers and Dry Cleaners
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Wedding and Engagement Rings
Traub Orange Blossom the. Best in
REX A. SMITH
Hazel Morris And'
. Garland Lewis Marry
May l at Post Texas
Tho marriage of another cx-Btudcnt of
Abilene Christian College occurcd at three
o'clock Saturday May the nineteenth
when Miss Hazel Morris and Mr. Garland
Lewis went to the marriage altar in the
home of the bride's parents Mr. and Mrs.
M. L. Morris of Post.
Mrs. Lewis attended West Texas Teach-
ers college at Canyon and was a teacher
in tho publio schools of Post at the time
of her marriage.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
E. L. Lewis of Rule. He attended Abilene
Christian College in 1920-21 and in the
summer of 27. He will receive his degree
from West Texas' State Teachers college
this .summer.
Following the ceremony the couple left
immediately for points in California. They
will return to Canyon and attend school
this summer.
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SUMMER SCHOOL STUDENTS
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RICHARD'S
Wishes all A. C. C. Students
and wants them to come to
' any kind of shoe repairing.
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Miss Thelma Bradford was guest of hon-
or at n 42 party given by Mrs. W 11.
Adams at her home 546 Graham Street-
Thursday evening at 8:15 o'clock.
Miss Bradford has been visiting her
sister Lolobcl for the past week. Her
homo is in Arlington but she has beem
teaching school at Burkburnctt during the
past jear. Miss Thelma received her BJ
A. degree from the Denton State Teachers-
College last year and Is on her way to
Boulder Colo. where she will begin work'
on her Masters' degree this summer.
The four tables were artistically decorat-
ed and the color scheme of yellow and
green was carried throughout the evening.
At the conclusion of an evening of games"
a dainty lunch wis served by Mr. and'
Mrs. Walter Adams. The refreshments
consisted of olive nut sandwiches fruit
salad ribbon sandwiches punch and Ico' '
cream served in orange cups.
The guest list included Misjcs Thelma
Bradfonl Myrtico Humphrey Opal Ellerdr-
Aileen Hampton Koty Black Thelma Gar-
rett Totsy Campbell Lolabel Bradford
and Messers Ernest Walls Lawrence Smithy
Hugh Tiner Charlie Damron Millard
Humphrey Roy Stone Albert Walls and'
Mr. and Mrs. Adams.
Opal Howard: (About'2 a. m.) MWoulE
you 'like a nice cool. drink?"
Opal Ellerd: "I surely would."
Opal H.t "Well get up and get it why
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 35, Ed. 1, Sunday, June 17, 1928, newspaper, June 17, 1928; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth91431/m1/2/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.