The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 1, Ed. 1, Friday, September 18, 1942 Page: 1 of 4
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The Optimist
Our Team
Is
Red Hot!
East Texas
is
All Shot!
VOLUME 30
All -School Party Date Postponed
V
Cats Lions Meet at Eagle
Stadium Saturday Night
Coleman Squad
Light But
Fast
Under the lights of Abilene high
stadium Coach Coleman will present
himself ihc Wildcat version of the
"T" and the now famous lightweight
team in debut tomorrow night.
ACC long noted for its man moun-
tain lines and bulky backs will de-
pend on speed and general flashi-
ness. Also of interest will be the wide
open game featuring dead-eye pitch-
ing of a trio of hurlers and the snake
hips of Bert Brewer new man on the
squad.
Follnes Clash
Ranged against the Wildcats will
be one of the better teams of the
smaller college circuits of the state.
The East Texas Lions are current
favorites to capture the tough Lone
Star conference by virtue of ten re-
turning lettermen from last year's
championship crew and the triple
threat play of All-American nomi-
nee J. W. Mceks.
Always a good gauge as to the
power of Christian teams the game
this year will serve to display the
talents of the wide open system
recently inaugrated in contrast to
the steadier ground and power plays
of former years.
Heartening Nows
Heartening news to Cat supporters
Steve Was Actually Wacky"
When Two Lairites Broadcast
At least one of the announced "two
wacky college roomma'tes" felt in-
deed wacky when H. G. Stephenson
and Clayton Tuggle were so intro-
duced on their new 15 minute radio
program Steve and Tug at its initial
broadcast Wednesday afternoon over
KRBC.
All summer Steve and Tug plotted
the program of college variety en-
tertainment but they were still
slightly dazed even Wednesday night
when program manager Charles
Chumley gave them a weekly quar-
ter hour. For the grand entrance the
enterprising two called in presidents
of Abilene's three college student
bodies to discuss the coming school
year's potentialities.
Steve stood before the mike await-
ing the control room signal. The
station announcer was giving him a
nice buildup. As she progressed he
suddenly came to a horrified realiza-
tion that the buildup was almost
identical to his first speech on the
script.
The announcer brought her patter
to a crescending climax and gave the
go ahead signal. For a division of a
second Steve stared glassily through
the control room window was mer-
cilessly motioned to the microphone
gulped and plunged into an ad lib
speech.
"I guess it was for the best" Stove
philosophically commented. "We
ABILENE CHRISTIAN
is the good showing of two new men
Jim Bob Jarrcll and Bert Brewer.
Jarrell is featured for his cool play
under fire showing up exception-
ally well in the scrimmage with
Hardin-Simmons.
Also in the spotlight will be .El-
wood Turner transfer from San
Angclo junior college. Turner has
shown himself to be a rock in a sea
of trouble. His steady ball handling
and general manipulation has been
impressive in practice. Coach Cole-
man is reaching for the crying towel
before the season starts placing ACC
as the underdog in virtually all of it's
games. Tomorrow night will be a
gruelling test for the new team as a
unit and individually
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Campus Paper Staff
Prospective Writers
To Meet Next Week
Members of this semester's Opti-
mist staff will be selected within the
next two weeks Don Findlay editor
announced this week as the ACC stu-
dent paper looked forward to one of
its best pears.
Time and date of the first meeting
of Optimist writers to which all
prospective members are invited
will be announced in chapel Monday.
Only qualifications for work on the
Optimist are ability to write and a
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were all too tense and my resulting
nervousness was so violent that all
the others laughed at me and re-
laxed." Tuggle withdrew from the general
confusion of informality to a com-
fortable easy chair in which he
leaned back and leisurely spoke into
a microphone suspended just over
his head.
First part of the program consist-
ed of news briefs from McMurry
Hardin-Simmons and ACC. These
were read alternately by Tug and
Steve.
Bill Fippen president of HSU's
student council Bill Hay ACC's
student prexy and a representative
of McMurry's student body presi-
dent discussed college work of the
coming semester. Some time was
spent on the subject of college re-
serves of which most juniors and
seniors are members.
The program ended on a hilarious
note when Steve who had mistaken-
ly interpreted a one and a half
minute sign from the control room
for a half-minute attempted to ex-"
plain his error over the ether by
fruitlessly wiggling through the ges-
ture with his fingers in front of the
mike.
According to Tuggle the program
will be carried on regularly. Stevo
indicated tentatively a musical pro-
gram for next Wednesday.
COLLEGE. ABILENE. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 18 1942
Clark Short Mickey
Extend Invitations
To Incoming Students
Leaders of ACC Religious
Groups Welcome Trans-
fers and Freshmen
To transfers freshmen and upper-
classmen leaders of campus religious
activities extend hands of fellowship
this week.
A. Hugh Clark minister of the
college church of Christ Foy Short
leader of evangelistic forum and
temporary chairman of mission study
class and Wayne Mickey temporary
chairman of young people's meeting
all had words of welcome for ACC
newcomers.
A. Hugh Clark
Clark who recently completed one
year with the college congregation
came here from Memphis Tenn.
where he preached for the largest
church of Christ in the world. He is
Texas born an cx-student of Thorp
Spring Christian college and a gra-
duate of ACC. Speaking of his and
the local church's relation to the
student body Clark said:
"The college church hopes to be a
potent influence in the shaping and
developing of student life during the
the'ensuing year. The officers of the
congregation and I desire to know
personally as many students as pos-
sible and to aid tiiem in any pro-
blems which may arise."
Mission Study
Son of missionary parents Foy
Short is from Mocheke So. Rhodes-
ia South Africa. Leader of mission
study last year he was selected this
year to chairman the evangelistic
forum. The forum will meet tonight
to hear experiences of religious
workers who have labored through-
out the nation this summer. Theme
of the forum's program this semes-
ter was outlined by Short as follows:
"One of the greatest needs of the
Church is congregational leadership.
Our aim will be to encourage de-
velopment of leadership by a pro-
gram of discussions lectures and
debates dealing with the problem
of the local church."
Young Peoples' Mooting
First services of young people's
meeting will be next Monday even-
ing in Sewell auditorium at 7
o'clock Wayne Mickey who was
general chairman of the activity
last year said Wednesday. Speakers
of the evening will bo Rex Kyker
and Ernest Finley. Don Findlay
will lead the song service.
Heading the mission study class
this semester will be Bennie Lee
Fudge of Athens Ala. Fudge will be
late in registering friends say be-
cause of a call to the bedside of his
father who is critically ill
o
Word was received this summer
of the marriage of Helen Pearl Scott
to James Dow Merrick at Llving-
ston.N. R. South Africa.
o
Here as recruiting officer for the
Lubbock Army Flying School was
Lieut. Fred J. Barton accompanied
by Mrs. Barton. Lieut. Barton was
instructor in speech at ACC and Mrs.
Barton.formerly Eleanor Brockman
graduated from the college this last
spring.
Pickwickians to Hear
Robert Frost Record
President Lea Short announced
today that the Pickwickian Club
campus writing organization will
feature a recording of several poems
by Robert Frost as read by the auth-
or at the first meeting to be held on
Monday evening at 8:30 in the main
parlor of Girls' Hall.
The Frost recording represents one
of several records which will form
the basis of the Pickwickian library
of literary transcriptions.
Reading and criticizing original
selections wfll fill out the evening's
entertainment.
Business of the evening will con-
cern the prospective members' party
to be held soon said President Short.
Hejl Huff Hebbard
Enter Armed Forces
At Army Flight School
Two prominent ACC uppcrclass-
men and one summer graduate be-
came cx-students and army rookies
when Goodrich Hejl Wilmer Heb-
bard and Norman Huff respective-
ly enlisted for service in the Lub-
bock army flying school this week.
Although they volunteered as
mechanics Hejl said Huff and Heb-
bard hope to transfer to some type of
administrative work. Goodrich how-
ever has his heart set on literally
"keeping 'em flying" by the wrench-
strewn path specified in his enlist-
ment. Norman and Wilmer left Monday
for the Mineral Wells reception cen-
ter. Goodrich plans to go there today
upon completion of his campus
"visiting." After a brief stay at Min-
eral Wells for elementary training
the boys will be sent to one of the
army flying schools. From there
they will be sent to Lubbock.
Huff held the position of assistant
bursar for the past year and graduat-
ed with highest honors in August.
Hebbard had acted as accounting
assistant for J. E. Freeman head of
the business administartion depart-
ment. A strenuous year was scheduled
for Hejl as school photographer and
Prickly Pear business manager. A
successor has not yet been chosen
for the year-book job.
The dark-room organized and
largely equipped by Hejl in the Boys
hall is to be taken over by the school.
Eugene Sutphen freshman from
Ballinger will take over Goodrich's
photographic duties.
o
ACC Graduate Selected
Dean of Teachers College
Dr. T. H. Etherldge ACC graduate
was recently selected as dean of Sul
Ross State Teachers college Alpine.
Dr. Etheridge was graduated from
ACC in 1920 with the first class that
received degrees after the institution
became a senior college. He was
awarded the Ph.D. degree by the
University of Texas the past spring.
He served on faculties of the uni-
versity and of Sam Houston State
Teachers college before goin to Sul
Ross.
NUMBER 1
Music Highlight
Of Function
In Gym
Announced this morning to be un-
avoidably set forward until next
week the annual all-school party
remains the goal of student thought'
and plans as the first major social
event of the year and as a time when
cheers and laughter of some 600
Wildcats bent on a whopping good
time will rock Bennett gymnasium.
Late last night student council
members had been unable to set a
definite date but Secretary Doris
Johnston said it would probably be
Monday or Tuesday
Beginning at 8 o'clock p. m. the
varied program will feature the first
public appearance of the 1042-43
Wildcat band under the baton of
D. W. Crain according to Proxy Bill
Hay.
Highlight i Music
Music will highlight the evening's
fun. A trio composed of Mary Helon
McAnulty Norma Ruth Moser and
Betty Williams are to provide a few
selections. An accordion solo is sche-
duled also and Floyd Dunn will
sing.
If Vice-President Orville McDon-
ald's plans go through a freshman
boys' string band is to lend the
evening a classical touch.
Activities to bo introduced
To acquaint new students with
extra-curricular activities available
on the campus President Hay pro-
poses to introduce various upper-
classmen as club representatives to
explain the purpose and functions
of each.
Stunts of a confidential nature will
intersperse the other entertainment
said Hay.
Aimed at completing the amalga-
mation of old and new students the
party will hold special interest to
freshman and transfers.
Gavel Club Meets
Next Thursday Night
Forensic manager Ernest Finley
announced this week that the Gavel
club public speaking organization
will hold its first meeting next
Thursday evening in the administra-
tion building.
At that time Finley intends to pre-
sent plans for the college speech
year including tournaments to be
attended by a varsity squad made
up of entrants in tourney divisions.
"From general observations" said
Finley "we ore expecting a very
profitable year. Material on hand is
good. Both freshman and tranfer
students arc expected to lend new
enthusiasm to our speech season
though the tire situation may lessen
the number of tours."
Army and graduation inroads on
last year's squad give an excellent
opportunity for new students to
break in early on the various divi-
sions. At last report Charles Botvidson
tumbling wonder while in school
was at the American Eagle Club in
London England.
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 1, Ed. 1, Friday, September 18, 1942, newspaper, September 18, 1942; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth99043/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.