The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 30, Ed. 1, Friday, May 13, 1955 Page: 5 of 8
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Friday May 13 1055.
THE OPTIMIST
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Apha Alpha's Dine; Theme
Uses Roses God Nuggets
TIIE START OF A TKADITION ACC student relay runners are pictured above as they
Btart the relay race to Cobb Park. The race won by the freshman class this year will
become one of the annual affairs for All-Students Day. The winning team's captain
Don Drennan presented the egg used as a baton by the Fish to President Don Morris in
a recent chapel service. In the above picture Ken Boon in striped shirt starts it for the
Fish. (Photo courtesy Abilene Reporter-News)
Four Students Will Travel
56 Days on European Tour
Four students of ACC will spend
SO days on a European Mission
Study Tour this summer.
Membership in the "European
Mission Study Tour" Is limited to
carefully selected Christian young
people with a declared interest in
the European evangelistic and edu-
cational work of the Church of
Christ. The members from ACC
arc Oeorgan Qllbrcath Brady jun-
ior; El one Oossage Quanah sopho-
more; Patsy Hufstedler Lubbock
sophomore; and Annette' Lee Spur
senior.
This tour will bo under the lead-
ership of Mont Whltson director
of the Texas Tech Bible chair
Lubbock Texas.
They plan to fly from New York
July 3 and arrive in Frankfurt
Germany on July 5 where they
will spend 20 days housed in the
beautiful residence hall of the
educational building of the Ge.
melnden ChrisU. Theao will be
eventful days with concentrated
study of German language and
culture together with an Inten-
sive course in "European Mis-
sions." They will visit in German homes
have sessions with German young
people have practical experiences
in mission work and participate
in worship services plus go on
numerous sightseeing excursions
including a trip down the Rhino
and a visit to Heidelberg.
They will leave Frankfurt by
motor coach for a sightseeing tour
to Basel via Zurich to Lucerne:
Next they will visit Milan sec.
ond largest city in Italy. They
will leave Milan for Rome and
spend a day sightseeing. Included
in this excursion will be a visit to
the Vatican Museum and a full
day's excursion to Frascatl and the
children's home.
Next thoy will visit Florence
greatest art center in the world
where they will again see points
of greatest Interest They will
leave Florence and continue via
Pisa with Its famous leaning tow-
er to Rapallo on the beautiful
Italian Riviera. Then they will go
along the blue Mediterranean via
Genoa to Nice heart of the French
Riviera and on to Paris.
In Paris they will spend a day
sightseeing and among the places
they will visit will bo the Tomb of
Napoleon and the Italian Quarter.
They will next visit the city of
Brussels and depart In the eve-
ning for Amsterdam and the next
day go sightseeing.
In tho morning thoy will leave
Amsterdam by boat and train for
London. In London they will visit
the Tower of London; Bucking-
ham Palace; the Houses of Parlia
ment; Oxford the ancient Univer-
sity town; Stratford-on-Avon the
birthplace of Shakespeare; Shot-
tery the home of Anne Hatha-
way; Windsor Castle and many
other places of interest.
On August 27 after spending
56 days in Europe and visiting
the points of greatest Interest in
Germany Switzerland Italy Bel-
gium France and England they
will fly back to New York.
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Tho Ablleno Room at Richard's
Restaurant was tho setting of "The
Miner's Dream" Alpha Alpha so-
cial club banquet last Saturday
night.
Tables were arranged In a U-
shape. Runners of red roses the
club flower were placed on the
tables and in the center of each
wing of tho 'U' wcro candles set
In driftwood surrounded by gold
nuggets.
The centerpiece at the head
table had roses entwined In a
large piece of driftwood wlth-gold
nuggets at the Bides of It. In front
was a covered wagon and silhou-
ettes of a man woman and child
representing the miner and his
family.
Programs were miniature cov
ered wagons printed In black and
gold. Black pack burros outlined
In gold were used ob place cards.
Favors presented to the guests
were men's manicure seta in black
leather cases inscribed with Alpha
Alpha In gold letters.
Tho highlight of tho evening
was an address delivered by Dr.
Max Leach psychology professor
entitled "The Miner's Dream." Tho
address was especially fitting as
Dr. Leach onco worked in a gold
mine. His Ideas were presented in
tho form of a poem.
Mrs. Penn Gllbreath education
Instructor and sponsor of the club
for the past two years Introduced
tho now sponsors. They are Miss
Donlce Hawes and Miss Gay Gol-
den. Glynatta Mann Alpha Alpha
president then introduced the club
officers for the coming year. They
are Donna Mountjoy Juneau Al-
aska sophomore president; Lcxa
Brown Mason sophomore vice-
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president; Laura Hodges Fort
Worth Junior secretary; Doris
Ann Howard San Angelo senior
treasurer; and Mabel Stanley
Raymondvlllo sophomore reporter.
Members and guests who at
tended are Glynatta Mann Blake
Sickles; Wadena Gcorgo David
McGehec; Mabel Stanley Sam
Thomas; Sammlc Tompkins Gary
Haugland; Laura Hodges Stand-
Icy Scott; Lexa Brown Fred New-
hold; Ophelia Skldmore Merle
Cope; Maxlne Sanderson George
Mortcnscn; Donna Mountjoy Bill
Hughes; Helen Woosley Charles
Meyer; Dr. and Mrs. Max Leach;
Mr. and Mjrs. Penn Gllbreath;
Misses Gay Golden and Donlce
Hawes; Norma McMurtry Alpha
Alpha president last year and Bu-
ford Bourland.
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 30, Ed. 1, Friday, May 13, 1955, newspaper, May 13, 1955; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth95819/m1/5/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.