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EDITORIALS
Consider
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Big plans are now being made for summer school this
year. An attempt is being made to get at least 1200 students
to attend.
Every student who possibly can attend sch'ool this summer
should give serious thought to year round education. As it is
often pointed out a student can graduate a year sooner by
attending summer sessions.
By having a large enrollment in summer school the Col-
lege is better able to make use of 11b facilities and faculty. With
the financial difficulties that are facing most private Institu-
tions mow colleges can improve their financial situation by
having a large summer enrollment.
Here are the reactions of some students who have attended
summer school in the past:
A freshman: "... I think that freshmen especially should
come in order to get used to registration and the campus to
do away with any fears they might have. I would recommend
it highly to all freshmen."
A sophomore: "... I especially like not taking so many
courses; that way I have more time to study In the afternoons.
I enjoy giving more time to fewer subjects."
A junior: " Iget more of the intended benefit of each
course. I wish they were all that way throughout the year."
A senior: "I like the school being on a smaller scale and
also like the informality."
1 Let's Trade Senators Too
We noticed that after the orbital flight of John Glenn that
some Congressmen were suggesting that we trade our space-
men for the Russian spacemen for tours in each country.
we nave a oeuer idea. uvs trade some Senators. First
off how about getting rid of Ralph Yarbrough. If the supply
of Senators runs low we could send G. Mennen Williams if the
Russians would take him. Then maybe Chester Bowles. We'll
let you make your own list.
Other Viewpoints
By the Associated Collegiate Press
Have we really as critics would
have us belive become a nation
of sheep?
Grace Erlckson raises this ques-
tion editorially in the Barnacle
Orange Coast College Costa Mesa
Calif. She comments:
While gathering opinion polls
recently this fact has been driven
home I
Students are reluctant to speak
their thoughts and when asked
to give an opinion usually retal-
iate with "Must I give my name?"
Even teachers are careful not to
divulge any feelings which might
reflect an attitude of criticism or
individualism and some openly
refuse to be quoted at all on the
basis that "I feel too strongly on
this subject" or "I was quoted
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before and got into trouble."
Of what possible value is an
opinion If its says nothing or If
the individual has no particular
feeling on the matter?
What influences are at work in
our society that are having such
a widespread affect upon attitudes
and reactions?
We are all supposedly free not
only to hold divergent opinions
but to defend them openly. Why
then this fear of being heard?
Among teachers the reason could
possibly be political but this is
hard to believe on a college cam-
pus. Among students a fear of
being thought "different" could
contribute to. the attitude and
this seems a sad state of affairs.
It seems that our supposed
"freedoms" have somewhere been
.lost along the way when people
are afraid for one reason or an-
other to give an honest opinion
in public for all to hear.
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Intellectual puzzlements have
long been an enjoyable pastime of
thinkers both great and small.
Who can say what high-minded
exercises may have been Indulged
in by such notables as Plato Kant
Confuclous Gordon Campbell
Aristophanes and any of the other
great philosophers?
(Consider for instance Aris-
totle. While studying in the school
of Plato he indulged in a little
bit of Intellectual repartee involv-
ing major and minor premises
and syllogistic techniques. This
Ancient took such delight in this
little game that he decided to
write the rules down. And for the
past two and one half centuries
men have followed these rules
and have let their thinking be
dominated by Logic.)
Anyway the point is this: some
good can come out of seemingly
trivial mental exercises as people
are prone to employ. Believing so
this writer offers the following
game Invented by Britain's philos-
opher turned dissenter BeiHrand
Russell.
For lack of a better title it is
called (arbitrarily of ocurse) The
Fine Art of Conjugating Irregu-
lar Verbs. A Bertrand example:
I am firm.
You are obstinate.
He Is a pig-headed fool.
(The disccrlng reader will im-
mediately recognize the great
potentialities of such "conjuga-
tions.") Here are some examples taken
from a contest sponsored in 1048
by the New Statesman and the
Nation:
I am sparkling. You are un-
usually talkative. He is drunk.
I day dream. You are an
escapist. He ought to see a psy-
chiatrist. I am beautiful. You have quite
good features. She isn't bad-looking
if you like that type.
(More and more you're begin-
ning to appreciate the possibil-
ities aren't you?) Try these:
I am slender.
I am a good dancer.
I believe In being frank.
Naturally I use a little make-up.
I'm just an old-fashioned girl.
I need plentyof sleep.
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SeWell DondteS
29 More Books
Since the beginning of the new
year Dr. Jesse P. Scwell has
donated 20 additional books to the
Sowell collection of religious
books in the Abilene Christian
Library.
During the same time Dr.
Sewell also gave 57 issues of the
1020 Optimist several of which
the library has previously had no
copy.
IN ADDITION to the books
and Optimists Dr. Sewell made a
gift to the library of a picture of
the Board of Trustees who served
during his 12 years as president
of ACC.
The picture of the trustees
which will be put on display in
the library portrays: A (F. Mc-
Donald M. Zellner N. L. Jones
W. H. Free" John Powell M. L.
Hayes T A. Russell J W. Dale
J S. Arledge and J. Y. McQuigg.
Head Librarian Miss Callle Faye
Milliken has estimated that the
total number of the volumes In
the Sewell Bible Library has
risen to 2200..
Columnist Considers
Irregular Verbs
By JAMES BATTS
I am very practical minded.
I am a liberal
I am a conservative.
I am a deep thinker.
I am a good actor.
And so on. But don't think this
is a complete list of "irregular
verbs." Certainly students of the
enterprising na'ture as exist on
the Hill can think of equally vo-
latile verbs both active and
passive.
Blessings on your efforts. Ever
wonder what possibilities He in
adjectives?
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Through the Looking Glass
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By LORRE
(EDITOR'S NOTEj Wo have
erred and did wrong. Last week
wo told you this column was a
joke. After reading last week's
offering you probably discoYcred
that it was no joke This week's
is not very much better.)
My friend and I are profoundly
hurt The editor has elected to
designate our well-intended sug-
gestions a "joke." In reply we
heatedly declare that this Is most
assuredly not a joke; neither arc
any of the other propositions that
we might place before you. The
two maggots who fought In dead
Ernest were never more serious
than we and we feel a great
missionary zeal about all of this.
This week we will give our at-
tention to another much needed
campus reform viz. a change of
our school colors. We propose that
the gaudy combination of purple
and white be abolished in favor
of something more tasteful con-
servative and contemporary.
Really now if we wanted to
be deliberately garish we could
use a combination of orange and
magenta or maybe lavender and
chartreuse; but if sheer gaudi-
ness it our objective why do a
halfway job of It?
Think of all tho evil and un-
lovoly thingi in the world that
are purple: prunes passion poo-ple-caton
bruises oven koolaid
and carpets. Do we want our
f chool to be asi ociatcd with such?
May It not be tol A change wo
fay a chango if in orderl
Here is what we therefore sug-
gest: that we adopt ndt perman-
ent but annual colors to be
changed andor altered yearly ac-
cording to he latest clothing fash
ions in Esquire and Vogue. For
instance: this year's colors could
be say a dark olive and charcoal
stripe with maybe a touch of sub.
dued mustard thrown in to
create a casual effect. Next year
it could be something entirely dif-
ferent if wo so desired. Our ath-
letic teams could then look like
gentlemen on the field as well as
off and might conceiveably even
draw cheers from the girls' cheer-
ing squads of opposing teams.
With this plan In effect our
teams will not have to use last
year's hand-me-down uniforms;
for styles will be altered annually
and each year's team can boast its
own distinctive style one shar-
ed by no other team of any school
any year. One can see that this
will create an immeasurable
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d itcond clan matter Junt 29 1929 at
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Act of Auguit 24 1912. Addrtii ill communl.
catloni to tht Optimist Box 397 Station ACC
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EDITOR
Charllt Smith
BUSINESS MANAGER
Gltndt Otntry
Sporti Editor David Sprtdlln
Photographer! ....-....-. Jim Rldegwey
John Clerk Jr.
Circulation Mirugtr .............. Jtntllt Campbell
COPY EDITORS. Brooki Oarntr Marilyn
Ron Nancy Cann Sign Wart.
REPORTERSi Gltn Thornton Ntva Morgan
Jamti Wood Marilyn Ron Call Stephen
John Clark Jr. Judy Johnion Jtannattt El-
more C D. Forbtti Jantllt Ctmpbtll Mary
Jtckion lynda Ball Jimmy Panoni.
COlUMNISTSi Jama Batti Bob Coleman
Ronnlt Robtrti Phil Elklna.
ADVISOR
Dr. Reginald C. Wtitmortland
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quantity of class pride. Exes can
come back at Lectureship in years
hence wearing "Hello" tags ac-
cording to their own peculiar class
color. (This will also annually be
a great source of amusement to
current students who will enjoy
themselves no end laughing at
the foolishness of their predeces-
sors). There is moreovor a good deal
of practicality in our suggestion.
Take the Kitten Klub for ex-
ample (whose name Incidentally
we can change to tome thing more
appropriate when our team b re-
named the "Camels") i these girls
buy all that purple cordurory only
to wear those outflit at three
maybe four football and basket-
ball games. Then when they be-
come sophomores and put away
childish things they also put
away the purplo corduroy in
mothballs novermore to be worn
for whoever heard of anyone
since the foundation of the earth
appearing in public amid respec-
table god-foarlng people in pur-
plo corduroy? Would it not then
be infinitely more wise and eco-
nomical to have uniforms based
on what contemporary society
tolls us is fashionable? My friend
and I think so.
Likewise the young men and
their letter jackets. After gradu-
tlon such thing can be worn only
on limited occasions and much
money Is for all practical pur-
poses wasted. We suggest there-
fore in all meekness and respect
that Instead of letter jackets
sport coats be given as awards
with a miniature galloping camel
emblazoned on the pocket to de-
note distinction In the field of
athletic endeavor.
It would make ACC renowned
far and wide as a ceriter of fashion
culture and who knows? It
might even set a national pre-
cedent! i-
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 19, Ed. 1, Friday, March 9, 1962, newspaper, March 9, 1962; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth99285/m1/2/: accessed June 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.