The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 16, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 31, 1929 Page: 1 of 4
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COLLEGE AUDITORIUM
Twelfth AMmalLestTO Week -Program lb Aiiwei By Colkg.
Wildcats
The very newest club In school: It
has ordered 5000 cards to bo deliv-
ered immediately after tho twenty-
ninth of 'February 1929. This organ-
ization is for business purposes only
inasmuch ob wise- minds travel in the
samo direction and the calling: card
reads liko until this: Kcycs-Stono
Undertakers: Work called for nnd
delivered. Call whistle or yoll at the
north end of thoBcan Hall for infor-
mation concerning: same.
Which nil goes to prove that If wo
can't fjnd enough clubs in school to
'join we'U .BjaterasoUior.
tho vownpue. Lekn "in& Maf;.Col-
icon ii were oyer. BV JiHRcey-uuggws
the other dayTwd-Lelon'-wto decrib-
ing an expert play made by Robtilo
at on? of tho football games last
ffdl. -Said she: "Then ho made n
forward pass."
"Yes" scolded Marie "I told you
you had to bo careful to watch theso
college boys."
At last Eureka I Something to
use instead of Orgatono Paul Toots
Southern is tho proud possessor of n
brand now bottlo of Dorothy Perkins'
woli known Roso Balm guaranteed
to ruin or euro chapped skin tender
skin rough skin soft skin tough
skin. Mr. Southern advocates tho
use of this mild and healing lotion
before and after eating especially
after shaving.
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They just will do it anyhow. And
things like that do leak out somo way.
Another loyal member of tho Bache-
lor's club has- deserted his pals and
turned traitor. Henceforth tho Bach-
elor's club of A. C. C. wishes to an-
nounce for tho edification of tho gen-
eral public that Pat (Patricio) Cot-
man is no longer a faithful Bachelor
sinco he had a date last Saturday
night and oven went so far as to soy
ho enjoyed the moonlight company
treasure hunt and weiner roast.
Sounds bad Pat my boy.
Words of wisdom from ono who
knows: Hubert Derrick Bays "It's
nico to know your girl is charming
ut it's wise to find out whom." And
howl
But.bpcaking of tho calm after tho
storm Ernest Wright awoko a little
beforo soven Monday morning and
rushed over to tho dining hall for
breakfast.. Hero ho engaged Brother
Mc in amiable conversation:
"Well" ho sayB "I guoss tho water
main inust have burst last nlghW I
heard an awful explosion about two
o'clock and I see tho campus la full
of water."
Tho dear lad hod slept all through
tho excitement and knew nothing of
the catastropho which had befallen
tho college.
Another addition to tho sweater
tribes has arrived in the form of the
new collegiate orchestra oweaters
which aro worn by orcehstra mem-
bers .and others Long live the
Orchestra!
"Gentlemen of tho Jury" hall
peojlo and list to tho atory of an-
other of the new club'a In school tho
dull for lawyera-to-be.
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Open Conference Season With North Texas Eagles Monday
EAGLES HAVE
STRONG TEAM
LOCAL CAGERS PREPARE FOR
HARD FIGIIT WITII TIIE
DENTON TEACHERS
Dope May Be Upset
FRESHMAN PLAYERS ARE DUE
TO REPEAT IN GAMES v
nERE NEXT WEEK
The Texns Intercollegiate Athletic
Association basketball season so far
as Abilcno Christian College- is di-
rectly concerned will open when tho
North Texas Eagles como to Abilene
for a two-gomo go with tho Wildcats
next Monday and Tuesday evenings.
At sovon-thirty o'clock Monday night
tho Wildcats will enter into a game
for tho first timo this year which
will count toward their conference
standing after a full month's train-
ing during which only practice games
have been engaged in.
For the last two seasons the Den-
ton Tcacjjers have placed ono of tho
ck'fivcs'ojhT'fletor-In-J'exas and
thi West 'TntM'fttfuniL'ltf Tf.I.
A. A. pert cent Wuiw: Th9Ew'o'
havoiaotjBd.4 yry? tiayroariw
realm. They suffered defeaT&ci2ix.
season games with T. cLiri oiie'of
mo Bouuiwest uomerenco's secona
rate teams this season and wcro only
able to divide a two-gamo series with
S. F. Austin Teachers in their first
T. I .A. A. games. Tho Teachers
however aro still conceded a position
among the fivo teams who have tho
most likely chances at the champion-
ship this season.
Wildcats May Upset Dope.
Tho Wildcats have not been qonsid-
cred as likely confcrcnco champion
ship threats this year by many of the
T. I. A. A. followers. Early season
indications pointed to this very fact
for Coach Morris had only ono regu
lar back six reserves and a host of
freshmen recruits. But as a Sam
Houston writer has remarked all this
to-do about A. C. C.'s poor chances
is likely not to provo so truthful after
all because "Bugs" Morris has been
known to turn out a runner-up team
heretofore in both football and
basketball with little more experi-
enced material than ho has this
season.
Cats Exhibit Real Ability.
Although tho Wildcats failed to
hand tho Tech Matadors their usual
amount of defeats as compared with
former years this seaaon'a men made
an excellent showing in the two
tournaments especially in tho final
games of each of the series. In tho
Thorp SpringB games tho Cats ex-
hibited somo real ability at passing
tho ball and at looping tho basket
from various positions. Tho Eagles
should put up a much better defense
than did tho Stags but tho Wildcats
will also bo fighting harder.
Tho now men -hove proved to bo
quito an asset to this year's team.
Three freshmen Pippen forward;
Purvis center and Leo Powell guard
have been starting fn tho last few
games. Wash Coons has been ful-
filling the othor regular guard posi-
tion so far this Beason and Black and
Roland havo been taking it time about
at the other guard position. These
players along wlthCheves and Hen
dricks forwards and Wortham
guard will likely see most of the ac-
tion in tho Monday and Tuesday
games R. T. Powell freshman
guard may also get into .the game
for a part of tho time. R. T. Powell
and Hendricks havo got to play little
this Beason but will bo eligible for
tho coming games.
Much Depends On Games.
What tho A. C. C cagora do Mon-
day and Tuesday night's; will show to
a large degree how they will go In
tho conference The North Texas
Eagles are one of the strongest teams
that the .Wildcats will be called on to
play in the T. T. A. A. and if the Cats
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Tho upper photograph shows tho smoked walla of tho administration building viowed from tho southwest
corner. Below is a picture of the moss of ruins found within the walls of tho building. This photograph was taken
from the top of tho Academy building.
RAG KNOT CAGE MEN
MEET RANGER TODAY
Tho A. C. C. Rag Knots left today
for Ronger'whoro they aro to'engago
tho Ranger Junior College -cagcrs in
a basketball game tonight. Keyes
Hill Day Jordan Carroll Ueasley
Vickery Clynch Reeso and Brackene
are tho ten players Coach Dalton Hill
took on tho trip.
Ranger Collego has a good Junior
collcgo team and Hill is rather doubt-
ful as to whether tho Rag Knots will
be victorious unless they do somo
hard fighting and russelling. Tho
reserves havo made a good record in
their games so far. Their main bag
to date was their victory over Ran-
dolph Collego week before last.
Hill played his men in games with
local teams Monday and Tuesday
night. Monday evening tho Rag
Knots downed National Business Col-
lege's team by a 37 to 27 count.
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Varied Program .
. To Be Presented
A miscellaneous fine arts program
will bo presented Friday evening
February 8 according to a statement
made by Miss Malono head of the
piano department Tuesday.
Students from tho piano expres-
sion and volco department will appear
on the program.
Miss Malpne states that 'there aro
several to appear' on this program
who havo flowr bef ore appeared on
a program 'Abilene.
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TEXAS THURSDAY JANUARY
BUILDING IS SWEPT
Debate Season
To Open Early
On Home Field
ST. EDWARDS DEBATERS COME
HERE FEBRUARY 20 FOR
FIRST CONTEST
a. kj. v.-e verbal warriors open
.their campaign February 20 in a de-
bate with "St. Edwards University
hero Thoro will bo ten or twelve
additional debates following closo on
tho heels of this ono.
Comer Clay and James Chambers;
J. L. Standrldgo and Herman Charles;
Forrest Waldrop and Franklyn Young
with Loon Cartor alternating havo
been selected by tho Debato Council
as temporary teams. Theso will
start work immediately on tho ques
tion as to whether or not tho United
States should abolish trial by Jury.
A trip through Oklahoma Arkan
sas and Louisiana is being planned.
Forensic manager Ellis Williams
states that he already has contracts
with several of tho schools( This
will bo tho most extensivo debating
trip that A. C. C. has over had and
prospects aro that there will be a
successful season
Homer Hailoy preached at Santo
Saturday night and Sunday. Sunday
afternoon he preached at Ward
Mountain
Clarence 'Bryant visited tho Trent
congregation Sunday . . .
31 1929.
YOUNG MEN ANNOUNCE
SUBJECT FOR MONDAY
Tho subject for young men's meet
ing next Monday evening is "Help
ing Others". Tho divisions of tho
themo aro: "Helping By Supplica-
tion" "Helping By Lovo" "Helping
By. Living" and "Helping By Loy-
alty". Thero will bo three divisions of tho
program carried on at tho same timo.
Ono group will meet in tho gym-
nasium another in room C of the
Green building and tho third group
in tho dining hall.
All meotlnga will atart promptly at
0:30 tho program committee an-
nounces. Pre-Law Club
Is Organized
For Students
A. C. O. not only has preachers
teachers doctors and pretty girls; but
it also has lawyers. A Pre-Law club
has been formed. Tho aim of the
club is to promote pro-law activities
In tho collego causo prospective pre-
law students to attend collego here
and obtain a moro complete pro-law
course.
Tho officers of tho club aro Comer
Olay president; Herman Charles
secretary and Clovis Watson court
reporter. From a nucleus of seven
members tho club aims to grow into
one of tho most important clubs in
the school.
CALHOUN TO BE
CHIEF SPEAKER
MANY PATRONS AND FRIENDS
OF INSTITUTION TO BE
HERE FOR PROGRAM
To Continue 6 Days
JESSE P. SEWELL IS AMONG
SPEAKERS WHO ARE TO
LECTURE HERE
Hall L. Calhoun of Nashville Tenn.
will bo tho principal speaker at the
twelfth annual Bible Lectureship of
Abilcno Christian College to be held
February 24 to 29
This annual lecturo week program
Instituted In February 1918 has
become tho outstanding intcr-congro-gation
meeting of members of tho
Church of Christ in Texas and ad
joining states. Patrons friends and
ex-students of tho institution in
addition to several hundred ministers
attend each year. Another feature
tho week is the annual meeting of tho
board of trustees of the college.
A speaker on this year's program
will bo Jesso P. Sewell of San An
tonio president emeritus of Abilene
OSirMlah CollcgoMpHe-..ill speak
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' ' Alumnus to Appear.
j Bach year ono graduate of tho col
lege who is doing active ministerial
work appears on tho program. Tho
1929 Alumni representative will be
James H. Childress '23 of Nocona.
Mr. Childress is well known to many
Abilene people. Ho was ono of tho
outstanding students of tho school's
history and served as editor of the
yearbook associate editor of tho Opti-
mist and in othor leading capacities
whilo hero. As a minister he has
made an outstanding record although
he has been actively engaged in tho
work for only a few years. At pres-
ent Mr. Childress is preaching for
one of the Dallas congregations.
Tho program will open Sunday
morning February 21 with an ad-
dress by E. W. McMillan local min-
ister for tho Collego Church of Christ.
Frank B. Shepherd another Abilene
preacher who is now working for the
North Side Church of Christ will
also speak at ono service.
Contrary to tho usual custom of
former years tho Lectureship this
year will not last an entire week but
will closo on Friday night. President
Baxter stated that inasmuch as all
visitors leave for their homes on
Saturday tho services hero on Satur-
day night and on Sunday are no more
than regular services of tho church.
For this reason it was thought best
to shorten tho program and closo the
Lectureship on Friday night.
The program for tho week will bo
as follows:
Program.
Sunday Morning February 24 11
A. M. E. W. McMillan Ablieno.
Sunday Evoning "Our Misunder-
stood Bible" James Childress.
Monday Evening "Our Religion"
Hall L. Calhoun.
Tuesday Morning "Tho Righteous-
ness of God" C. M. Pullias Dallas.
Tuesday Afternoon ''Christian Ed-
ucation" Jesse P. Sowell San An-
tonio. Tuesday Evening "Tho Human
Heart" Hall L. Calhoun.
Wednesday Morning "Jesus As
tho Evangelists Saw Him" W. F. Led-
low Austin.
Wednesday Afternoon "Tho In-
tegrity of New Testament Worship"
F. B. Shepherd Abilcno.
Wednesday Night "Tho Human
Body" Hall L. Calhoun.
Thursday Morning "Tho Biblo
School" C. A. Norred Cleburne.
Thursday Afternoon "Powbr In
the Blood" J. L. nines.
Thursday Evening "Faith" Hall
L. Calhoun.
Friday Morning "Tho Need of
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BY FIRE
BLAZE RESULTS
EV HEAVY LOSS
FIRE IS DISCOVERED BY TWO
STUDENTS RETURNING AT
EARLY HOUR MONDAY
School to Continue
TEMPORARY STRUCTURE WILL
HOUSE CLASSES UNTIL
FALL TERM OPENS
Fire of undetermined origin swept
the administration building of Abi-
lene Christian College hero early
Monday morning destroying most of
tho contents and equipment and dam-
aging the walls beyond repair. Tho
building was valued at $75000 and
the loss hns been estimated to be a
total ono.
Tho college board of trustees met
early Monday and remained in ses-
sion most of tho day to check up on
the loss and make plans for tempor-
ary housing of tho classes. Sixty
thousand dollars insuranco was car-
ried on tho building and contents.
Of this nmount $35000 was carried
on the building whilo tho remaining
$25000 covered the contents.
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ing from tho ontrnnco of tho building. .
Tho flro alarm was turned in from
Daisy Hall and was answered at 1:11
a. m. By tho timo tho firemen ar-
rived at the scene of tho fire flames
had spread over a big portion of tho
west side of the building. '
People living near tho colloge told
officials that an explosion was heard
about 12:30 a. m. What tho explo- '.
sion was cannot bo definitely decided.
Apparently tho firo had been burn-
ing for somo timo when discovered.
School officials state that tho
building was locked. No fires were
left burning in tho auditorium after
church services Sunday night accord-
ing to a statement made by the jan-
itor in charge of tho building.
Within a few minutes after tho an-
nouncement of tho fire hundreds of ;
students and residents living near the
college arrived to watch tho flames
and to render aid. Collego boys as- '
sisted tho firemen in dragging tho
hoso and in wetting surrounding
buildings to prevent spreading of tho
fire.
Records Aro Saved.
All permanent records of tho stud-
ents were saved President Baxter
stated following tho conflagration.
About ono half of tho books in tho
library were saved by the students. '
All of tho biological equipment was
entirely destroyed. Thrco pianos and
ono saxaphone wero destroyed.
Although tho blazo caused a tem-
porary disruption of school work
classes began meeting Wednesday
morning at eight-thirty in different
buildings on tho campus. Several
offers of classrooms wcro mado by
churches and colleges in tho city.
Theso generous offers wero refused
because of tho difficulty students
would havo in going to nnd from tho
classrooms.
At first tho board of trustees
thought of renting Shady Dell tho
president's former homo and of con- '
verting it Into an administration
building. They also considered mov-
ing tho girls of Daisy Hall into the
Zellner dormitory in order that Daisy '
Hall might bo used for classrooms
Building to Bo Erected.
After all solutions wero considered
however board members decided it
best to erect a temporary frame
structure on tho campus. Work on
this building began Tuesday after! -
noon and is woll under way at She J
present. Tho building is located $
northenst of tho bookstoro. ' cT
Tho new building will contain six !
classrooms and will also have4the 0
administrative offices. It Is thought v i
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 16, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 31, 1929, newspaper, January 31, 1929; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth91455/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.