The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 19, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 16, 1939 Page: 1 of 4
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"A Glad Heart Makcth a Cliccrful Countenance." Proverbs 15:13.
Volume 26
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ABILENE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE ABILENE TEXAS Thursday February 16 1939
Number 19
NEXT WEEK'S LECTURESHIP SPEAKERS
. M j. P. Gibson
James F. Cox Director J Harvey Scott
Homer Hailey
J. P. Sewell
Adams Gift
Between brothers Kyle and Dub
Fatay Ruth Craln made her roller
skating debut about day beforo
last. The brothers may have been
.there only for moral support but
If so Patsy was sure leaning upon
their moral standing. In case you
dldnt know Patsy Is tho .three-
year old mascot of tho Kitten
JUub.
1!ff I remained aa ungraceful
as on Arkjnsawyer I wouldn't
engage in mixed dancing" said
Paul Southern. If looks could
hare killed Arkansawyer Al-
leen Qtt would hare become a
murderer.
What official in which campus
(Continued on Pago 3)
Lflf Writ i.' Wkwft
Around This
Wildcat
R
Guy N. Woods
H. E. Speck
Of $3000 Made Today
Announcement mado in chapel
this morning revealed that a gift
of $3000 from tho cstato of
Edwaid Adams was given by his
heirs in memory of ho and his
wife Mary Sonora Adams to Abi-
lene Christian college for a perma-
nent scholarship fund.
This fund is to bo set up as an
investment and tho interest from
it will provldo enough aid to one
student per year to attend ACC.
This student will bo selected ac
cording to his merit scholarship
and to his lndlvdual need for the
aid. Tho school officials with sug
gestions from tho Adams family
will determine the annual winner.
Tho Adams family were former-
ly owners of the Bite that ACC Is
now built upon. This fund that
they have begun will provide for
at least one student per year to
attend ACC on their original
homestead. This is a permanent
fund and students will have the
benefit of this fund as long as the
school lasts.
Dr. Clinton E Adams president
of tho Lion's Club mado a short
speech in chapel this mornjng in
reply to the announcement made
by President James F. Cox
Heirs of the Adams family will
cxecuto this gift annualy with tho
advlco of tho school officials.
There oro now seven heirs of this
Leslie Thomas
G. C. Brewer
family. They arc: Dr. Clinton
Adams Abilene; Lewis Adams
Los Angeles California; E E.
Adams Porto Rico; Mrs. Ben Dix
on Lubbock; Mrs. Ralph Fuller
and R. P. Adams Clyde; and Mrs.
Qlga A. Jones Phoenix Arizona.
Improvements Made
On Wildcat Campus
Several improvements aro be
ing made on tho campus this week
in preparation for tho Lecture-
ship. A new paint spray has been
purchased and tho auditorium is
receiving a coat of light green
Knlsolito. Portions of tho boys'
dormitory are also being kalsomln-
cd and varnished and every room
in tho administration building will
be oiled according to Lawrcnco
Smith bursar.
Tho piano studio cast of tho Ad
building has been remodeled and
now holds an offico for tho Eng-
lish department and also one for
tho Blblo department.
Campus workers aro filling in
tho wash-ouis north of tho Ad
building with gravel and under the
supervision of Ellshla Dcano
Walker shrubbery has been trim
mcd.
Twenty-First Lectureship Starts Sunday
New York World Fair
Exhibits 'Vision' in
Illuminated Book
Mrs. Rotta Scott Garrett in-
structor in the English department
of ACC has been requested to al-
low one of hei poems to go on ex-
hibition at the New York World's
Pair this summer.
"Vision" the poem Mrs. Garrett
selected will be exhibited in il-
luminated form on a sheet about
ten feet square in the poetry
show. It will bo subject to sale
with the proceeds going to the
author and will be eligible for
the monthly nwards gicn by tho
Tair officials
Tho Biographical Dictionary of
Contemporary Poets published
"Virion" last icar. In return for
it uso in the World's Pair this
jar Mrs. Unrrott will receive ai
. . ..... . I
certificate of participation in the
Tair from the
National Poetry I
Corner
"I consider this and
graphy in tho 'Who's
my bio-
Who in
Am6rican Education my greatest
hnnnra" tnla ATio fSnwMf A tiltn I
Browne director of tho exhibit
said that "Mrs. Garrett's name
has been highly recommended as a
poet actively interested in the art."
Following is tho poem which
will appear In the poetry exhibit:
"VISION"
At dawn some casual notes were
flung.
And then so many songs were
sung
They filled the nlr.
Some born of loe or beauty
blown;
And some no doubt of sorrow
Continued on Pago 4
Classes Elect Heads
For Paper Contest
Editors and business managers
for class editions of The Optimist
were elected esterday aftci chap-
el by each class
Tho first class edition will bo
that of tho sophomores on March
16. Sclma Chapmond society ed-
itor will havo tho editorship and
E. W. Hendricks will be the class
business manager.
Leon Henthorn associate edi
tor will head tho junior edition
scheduled for March 23. Louie
Welch former business manager
of Tho Optimist will act as class
manager.
April G was tho date drawn by
tho freshman class. For their edi-
tion Nndinc Dees and Wyatt Kirk
will bo editor find business man-
ager respectively.
Tho senior edition will bo the
last of tho class editions to bo
published. This issuo of Tho Op-
timist will be April 13. George
Bernard was elected editor and
Claudo Covey business manager in
yesterday's election.
This year's Benior class won
first place last year under the
direction of G. C. Morlan and
George Abcrnathy as editor and
manager.
Faculty Commends Cox
At a faculty meeting held Wed
nesday morning Dean Adams read
to tho faculty a letter in commend
ation of the work of James F.
Cox as president of ACC for tho
last seven years. The lottcr writ-
ten by the faculty is to bo pre-
sented to tho board of trustees.
Intramural Debates
March 13 has been tentatively
Bet as tho date for tho Acamcdy
intra-mural debate tournament
The four high school classes will
enter teams in the contest.
W. C. Sikcs superintendent an-
nounced that tho intra-mural
tournament would also includo a
poetry reading contest.
Baylor Okla. Baptist
Take Debate Honors
ACC's soonth annual speech
tournament closed Snturdny night
after a two iHy session
Iiajlor University won first
place in men's debate with Jeff
Bell and Frank Unwton drawing
the decision over Clyde Willbern
and W. H Ruckcr of San Marcos.
Richard Peters and Hubert Zachig
of Oklahoma Baptist and Calvin
Vanscll and Bruce Burner of Bay-
lor reached the semi-finals
Dropping out in the elimination
and preliminary rounds were three
teams from Bethany College nt
Lindsborg Kansas; Gcorgo Pep-
peidinc College of Los Angeles;
two teams fiom Trinity Unier-
l Mty two teams from Denton
.
Teachers two McMurry teams
c ... . ... ... ..
.. .
as College of Mines three Howard
Payne teams six from Hnrdin-
Tlafigfoirc I P9VO Hftf
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Oklahoma U. Today
ACC's number one debate team
composed of Gaston Cogdtll and
Nick Craig left Abilene this
morning to enter the Universit)
of Oklahoma debate tournament
to be held at Norman.
Tho ACC debaters wilf bo ac
companied by Pcpperdine debaters
Jean Valentine and Ray Simpson
Both teams will enter only the
debating contests.
This Is the .third tournament the
ACC team has competed in this
jear Don H Monis ACC ice-
presldent is now coaching the de
haters in the absence of Trod
Btiton who is on leave at tho
Univcislty of Iown The teams
expect to return Saturday.
Marja Childs Designer
Here Monday Morning
Marja Childs llngcilo designer
and representative to Popular Do
partment Store will speak to home
ec students Monday morning from
8 to 0.30. Others interested may
attend.
Simvalspeism Introduced By Pepperdine
Debaters Has Ready Followers In ACC
By FRANK DUNN
Simvalspeism the latest rage In
Los Angeles philosophical circles
has taken ACC by storm since the
arrival of tho Gcorgo Pcpperdine
College debaters. Two of tho fore-
most exponents of this philosophy
aro Callfornians Jean Valentino
and Ray Simpson. During their
short stay hero they havo won
several adherents to their school
of thought. Mrs. Cogdcll Mrs.
"WacFarland Colin Smith Charles
Lancaster Irvin Driskill and Miss
Jovell Watson aro among tho most
enthusiastic disciples.
The nature of their doctrine Is
something like this. Two years
ago in Liverpool England tho
International Association of Phi
losophcrs met and took tho best
features from all tho philosophies
of tho world and combined them
into ono universal philosophy. This
they called Simvalspeism.
Simvalspeism is characterized
by emphasis on self-confldenco and
a knowledgo of ono s own potcn
tlalitles From tho Greek Philos
opher Socrates it borrows its mot-
to "Know Thyself." Whilo this
docs not Imply conceit or egotism
It is obviously tho philosophy for
tho man of today who must bo
bubbling over with enthusiasm
about his own capabilities if ho
really dcsiics to win friends and
amazo people.
With such n slmplo guldo to
human happiness and social uplift
it is Bmall wonder that Simpson
and Valentino should find bo many
Simmons University and three
from ACC.
In women's debate tho Okla-
homa Baptist team of Dathcl Lee
Janes and Pauline Evans won over
the Bethany College team of Fran
ces Hosandcr and Barbara Lacquc
ment. Bethany drew a byo when
threo teams went to tho semi-
finals Tho other team to reach
semi-finals was I Tattle Mittcndorf
and Knthlccn Jones of San Marcos
Geno Valentine of George Pop-
perdlno won first in men's ex
tempore speech with Avery Lee
of Hardln-Slmmons taking second
Six other contests in oratory
declamation poetry reading radio
speech extemporo speech and
women's debnte were held Fridaj
Secntj-fivo contestants from
thirteen colleges and universities
In four states participated in tho
two-day tourney.
Twelve More Days
Remain In Contest
Twelve more dajs remain in the
school-wide writing contest being
sponsored by tho Press Club. Of
ficials of the club urge that other
students turn in their motcrial
as soon as possible whether they
aro members of the writers club
or not.
Frequently unusual ability Is
discovcied among students in their
junior and senior jears in college
who hno put no effort forward
in n literary line-up until that
time tho committee pointed out
Awards for locnl winners will be
n bound copy of The Optimist for
the year 1038-1019 State winners
will receive cash awards.
Divisions that may be entered
aro. essays eithei formal or fa
miliar feature story short stories
serious or humorous poem news
storj sports story one-act play
editorial or advertisement. Com
plcto rules are posted on tho stu
dents' bulletin board.
eager followers. In their own
state at Pasadena Junior College
and Georgo Pcpperdine and at
many of the schools over tho
country where they havo visited
these two scholars havo astounded
their audiences with their knowl
edgo of tho great problems of
mankind.
They firmly hold to tho doctrine
that all difficulties can be traced
to man's lack of confidence
self. So well versed nto they In
their subject that they readily
quota from tho works of well
known atuhors in substantiating
thoir arguments. Among these aro
Dorothy Brando's "Wako Up and
Live" of cinema fame Edward
Dyer's "My Mind to Me n King-
dom Is" and Henloy's "Evictus.1
What most of the adherents do
not know Is that tho entiro doc-
trlno is only a beautiful hoax
that does not exist outside tho
minds of Simpson Valentino and'
their collaborator a Mr. Spears
who was a fellow student at P.J.C.
It seems that at ono timo Spears'
opinion of himself began to slight-
ly excel tho realms of reality
his colleagues capitalized on tho
unfortunato circumstance by cre-
ating their mythical school of
philosophy. Tho term Simval-
speism simple enough Is formed
by combining the first threo let-
ters of each of their names and
by adding tho much overworked
"ism."
If somo of you havo seen Mrs.
Cogdell and Miss Watson and
Scott Gibson Hailey
Local Preachers Give
.First Addresses
ACC's 21st Blblo Lectureship
will start this Sunday running
till Thursday February 23. Tho
subject of this lectureship is
"Christian Stewardship." Thcro
will be two lectures dally Sunday
through Thursday with round ta-
blo meetings Tuesday Wednesday
and Thursday nt 9 a. m. and 2 p.
m Tho round table meetings will
be upon tho theme "Tho Local
Congregation." The regular daily
lectures nro scheduled for 11 a.
m and 7 30 p. m.
Leaders of the panel meetings
will be Grovcr C Brewer Lud-
bock; Jesse P Sewell San An-
tonio; and II E Speck San Mar-
cos former denn of ACC
Mi Brewer will prcsido over
the Tuesday round table discussion
on "Tho Organization of tho Local
congregation" Speakers then will
be K C Mosor Lubbock "What is
n Local Congregation?"; Luther
G Rob'orta Amnrillo "Need of
Organization;" Basil Shilling Den-
ison "Purposes of Organization;"
Coleman Overby Dallas "How to
Organize."
Mr. Sewell will preside Wednes-
ela for the discussion of "Pastoral
Work nmTVorship." Other speak-
ers will be Roy Lanier Fort
Worth Pastoral Work"; Burton.
Coffmnn Houston "Worship"; C
E McGuughey Oklahoma City
"Evangelism"; Dr Paul C. Witt
Abilene "Benevolence"; and
Alonzo Williams Tlcr "Educa-
tion "
Mr. Speck who is dean of stu-
dents of S.m Mnicos State Teach-
ers College will le.ul the Thurs-
day diseussfon on "The Relation-
ship of the Local Congiegation to
Othei Local Congregations." Tho
program will Includo "Thoso in
Full Fellowship" Frank L. Cox
Austin; "Congregations of Christ-
ions in Error" Harvey Scott Abl-
enc; "Denominational Churches"
J. P. Crenshaw Sweetwater and
a summary by G. II. P. Showaltcr
editor of Tho Firm Foundation
Austin.
Those who will present lectures
at the dally meetings at 11 a. m.
and 7.30 p. m. are Harvey Scott.
Abilene; Dr. J. P. Gibson Abilene;
Homer Hailey Abilene; Guy
Woods Wellington; Lesllo G.
Thomas Corsicana; Jesso P. Sew-
ell San Antonio; H E. Speck San
Marcos; Grovcr C. Brewer Lub-
bock; Yater Tant Denver Colo-
rado; and P. D. Wilmcth Houston.
On the afternoon of Wednesday
Febiuary 22 tho "V" Club wom-
en's honor organization will si'on-
soi u siher tea for the benefit of
its loan fund for needy students.
"Visitors will bo provided with
homes and meals. Attendance Is
expected to exceed the six-hundred
mark set at the 1038 lectureship
when ten states were represented.
Campus Tour Given
Over TSN Saturday
Tho radio audienco of the twen-tv-thrce
station of tho Texas State
Network will bo given a fifteen
minute tour of this campus next
Saturday morning on the school's.
regular radio program.
An imaginary tour and inspect-
ion of each building on tho campus
will bo presented Tho girls' scx-
tctto and trio will servo as a mu-
sical background for the program.
other gullible disciples searching
vainly through books magazines
and encyclopedias for articles on
Simvalspeism and you havo been
dumfounded by thoir actions you
may tako comfort that they too
will bo dumfounded to know that
Simvalspeism is only a hoax.
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