The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 6, Ed. 1, Friday, October 17, 1952 Page: 2 of 8
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Every school has an opponent it had rather boat
annually than win ..all the rest of its scheduled games.
This is also very true of the ACC Wildcats.
The Wildcats had probably rather lose the champion-
ship than lose to the Indians of McMurry. This is typical
of any competitive sports 'between two rivals.
Competition in football began between the institu-
tions back in 1930. Through the years the teams have
clashed on the gridiron 10. times with the ACCians emer-
ging victorious 11 times and the Indians 8.
Keen rivalry is stiff competition. The rivalry that ex-
ists between the cross-town rivals denotes that previous
records mean nothing. Often the pre-game favorite ends
up on the short end of the score.
Another factor causing the game to mean so much to
each school is the.faqt that they are both situated in the
same city but on different sides of the tracks. Cross-town
rivalries are always tough.
Such a rivalry as exists between the two conference
foes leads athletes to 'surpass their usual efforts. Thereby
staunch supporters of the colleges are provided with out-
standing performances on the playing field.
If this enthusiastic competition can be limited to the
turf and the spectators can express their loyalty through
good sportsmanship then this annual contest can continue
With proper relationships.
Any type of rivalry or competition can be justified
only when it brings about a better product. A better pro-
duct does result when the competition is good clean hard
fair play. This can and should be true in the field of ath-
letics automatically creating better athletes and1 bejter
sportsmen.
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BUDDY FORNES No. 82 is a MpMurry junior from
Winters and plays left halfback for the Indian team.
Forneswas injured last year and was not able to 'play
against the Wildcats. He transferred from Rice(ln spring
'51 and is expected Ito give the Cat defense a lot of head-
aches. .
Man the gunsi ..Spray away I
DDT-Day Is hcrel'The time to
strike back at the enemy is now!
Flies are taking ovcr the cam-
pus especially' the classrooms.
Their first attack came last week
when they swarmed down in bat-
talions of thousands.
Each company was then as-
signed a certain room to capture.
Not much defense was put up
since the surprise attack caught
the populace empty-handed.
An All Out Campaign
Now each student is requested
to come to class equipped with
books pencil paper and fly-swatter.
Any type of weapon will do
roll of paper brick bat handker-
chiek or fly-paper.
Just "Aim to Kllll" as the bat-
tle cry states. Anyone who merely
shoos them away will be taken In
and questioned for conspiracy. If
charged" with conspiracy twice
the offender will then be sen-
tenced to two years with classes
in the Annex exclusively.
Strength And Courage
Those students who continue to
go to class and battle the flies will
be rewarded for service beyond
the line of duty. Those that don't
miss a class or a fly will be deco-
rated for bravery.
Anyone wounded by a mis-Jick
from a swatter Is excused from
classes that day. However if he Is
not present for the next ' class
meeting he Is legally expelled.
Despite nil this red-tape the
school feels that the student bri-
gade will fight to the finish.
Be sure each one is extermin-
ated because when a fly turns to
fleas we've just got another ene-
my to destroy.
POT-SHOTS by Poll
"It'll only take a jiffy. I'll just
run into the Exchange to check
the mail."
This is the thought that passes
through the minds of many stu-
dent automobile owners as they
drive into the no parking area
north of the Ad building.
Instead of the "minute" they
thought it would take to pick up
the mall they stop to drink a
coke with a buddy and then make
with a few minutes of small talk
before the group moves down to
the library to look ovcr the day's
sports pages.
This consumes the better part
of an hour and all the while the
car sits in a HO PARKING zone.
Not only this one car but several
others have pulled in for a "min-
ute" stop until the entire space is
filled.
"We just don't have enough
parking area close to the campus"
is the first complaint made by the
offenders. This however is hardly
the case.
It is true that the ACC campus
isn't .overloaded on parking room
but there is enough to accommo-
date all student and faculty cars.
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by Gerald Fruxla
Rumors have been flying lately
concerning KACC going FM.
It's true that an application was
innde in Washington for an FM
station but it was returned for
clarification of some details. The
approximate location of the sta-
tion was given but thetxnet lati-
tude and longitude of the antenna
was required.
Lyndon Allen an ACC mathe-
matics instructor was kind enough
to determine this latitude and
longitude for us.
This information has been sent
to Washington and we hope to get
an approval of our application
soon. After the approval it will
be a few weeks beforeNKACC-FM.
will be able to go on the air.
FM Explained
Some may wonder just what
FM radio is. The stations now
operating in Abilene are AM or
amplitude modulation stations.
FM stands for frequency modula-
tion. For us who know very little
about electronics it simply means
that we'll have to. buy a different
type of radio in order to hear FM.
FM is transmitted in a different
way from AM therefore it takes a
different type of radio to pick up
the signals.
Others wonder why KACC is
going on FM. FM reproduces mu-
sic more clearly than AM and is
not bothered by electrical inter-
ference or static. Other factors
mainly financial make FM radio
practical where AM .radio would
not be possible.
' Most 61 us do not have FM ra-
dos. Therefore wo arc continuing
our AM station as always. How-
ever for those over Abilene and
Taylor county who cannot pick up
KACC-AM we will now be able
to furnish them with radio enter-
tainment on KACC-FM.
A Man Without a Country
Music lovers KACC is predom-
inately a music station. Yet a ra-
dio without good msic is like a
man without a country.
The station operates on a rather
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The area north of the Ad build-
ing has been clearly marked "no
parking" and yet it is usually so
crowded that service trucks have
trouble finding ample unloading
space.
Warning tickets are now being
put on each of the cars found in
this zone. If car owners will not
cooperate with the school even
after a first ticket I would suggest
that each parking area bo num-
bered and each student motorist
be assigned a certain zone in
which to park.
These numbers could be stuck
In the rear window of each auto-
mobile designating the zone in
which It is to park. These num-
bered stickers could be distributed
to car owners in the registration
line and if necessary a small fee
charged.
This is the plan that some of
the larger universities use to solve
their parking problem.
The year 1952. A leap year; a
year when the women propose to
the men. A year of national elec-
tions. A year of politics of change
of war of birth of death of taxes.
Time marches on not once turn-
ing his hcad'to watch" one nation
fall into ruin and another rise to
take its place. Never once pausing
to pity the dying or welcome tho
newly born.
Old Father time with his scythe
on his shoulder won't have to
trudge much farther until he must
pull from his vast storehouse ot
events the national election day.
What changes will this day
bring? What is to follow? Will the
outcome of this election determine
thefuture of this nation? Are you
going to help determine the fu-
ture of the nation? '
Every American citizen should
feel that it is his or her duty to
vote in November. 4
In this edition of the Optimist
we arc beginning a scries of po-
litical columns. Each week wo
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