The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 13, Ed. 1, Friday, December 13, 1963 Page: 5 of 8
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DECEMBER 13 IMS
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EDITORIAL
Roll Around Fat Man
That season of the year that rolls around so often for the
older set and so seldom for the younger generation is almost
with us once again.
For the youngsters it is the time for stories of reindeer
and the Fat Man and chimneys. It is the only time during
the year'when one can hear of sugar plums and fairies danc-
ing through the course of a night's dreams.
For the older of our society the Christmas season brings
shopping trips with the hustle and bustle which are almost
maddening but at the same time somehow quaintly enjoyable
as part of it all.
And for just most everyone it is the time of year for
mistletoe and its magic. It's time to go and pick out the
prettiest tree of all which is soon decorated with all the care
of the world and strung with lights and tinsel and balls of all
colors and shapes in one's imagination.
For all of its magic and mixture of joy and saddness and
the gay spirit the season of Christmas cannot be matched
with that of any other in the whole year.
From our staff we give you our best wishes. We hope
you will be around to enjoy this Christmas and its charm. Be
careful and practice safety's rules . . that is the only safe
way to enjoy the season and its cheer.
Crowns and Rats
Only with great fear do we tread into the land of femin-
inity to discuss one of the problems of the fairer sex.
The crowning glory of womanhood is said to be that array
of adornment which covers the head better known as the
hair. With great pride and consummation of time does man's
mate pleasure and torture herself just to be pleasing to the
man or men in her life.
And before we raise a storm of protest contesting that
we do not appreciate any such efforts on the part of the female
we do express our rejoicing over the concern womanhood so
ably displays for the male in our society.
But to get to the point of this small tidbit of editorial-
izing the male faction seems to be rejoicing with the depar-
ture of the fading style of the "ratted" look and the advent
of the natural phase of hairstyling.
Deep runs the emotion and cry from the male set for
the honor duely deserved those who shun the evils of the rat's
nest for the beauty of the natural look.
To those who have joined the new hairstyle bandwagon
our hats are off. And to those who have not as yet . . . get
on the ball girls 'cause it is rolling!
iDcDEifa
o o o
: The double standard is when the person you have been
copying from all semester gets a "C" and you get a "D."
If Santa is late this year it will be because of our modern
mechanized world; what if he gets his zip codes crossed with
the area codes?
Conservatives are old fashioned people who still believe
that Santa Claus comes in a sleigh instead of a Chevy 409.
The man who is too big for his britches will be exposed
in the end and in this cold weather that's bad.
This is the only time-of year when girls can hang their
stockings without getting a runner.
Just one serious note: we love you so have a safe holiday.
And when you are travelling do think.
PTIMIST
THE
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end eiemlnetlont by students of Abilene Chris
tlen College. Subtcrlptloni $2 per yc Enur-
ed i second elm nutter June 39 1929 it
the poit office of Abilene. Tenei under lh
Act of August 24 19)2. Address (II communl
cetlons to the Optimist. Box 397 Stetlon ACC
Abilene Texts. Telephone OR 2-8441 (xt.
344.
Opinion! expretted In the Optimist ere
those of the writer end not necesserlly those
of the edmtnlstrttlon.
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D -' Bobby Smith
v BUSINESS MANAGER
A Perry Fllppln
Sports Editor .......-. . Rust Willtmt
Certoonltt .. . ... -.. - Dw'n Adcock
School Photographer - lloyd Mllm
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Civitan Club Offers
Charity Project
A Piece of Cake
By Lynea Cannon
Have you seen the fruit cake
in the Bursar's Office.
The local Civitan Club is sell-
ing these cakes as an annual
Christmas project. Tho club uses
this money in such programs for
children as Little League basball.
It also sends some of the money
to the West Texas Rehabilitation
Center and to State School.
The cakes are being sold for
$1 apiece.
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Raymon's
Ramblin's
By RAYMON FULLERTON
GALAXY DANCE HUGE
SUCCESS . . .
. . .The Optimist headline read.'
Of courso here at Abilene Chris-
tian College this fictitious ban-
ncrlinc could never be. But I
have injected it as an introduc-
tion to a problem I think is prev-
alent enough to discuss.
I think there is a lack of social
happenings for students here on
the campus. Now then I am not
talking about dating
I would not be taking a chance
if I remarked that every eligible
student on this campus has park-
ed at least once this year. If
there is one amongst us that
hasn't I say to him "Gcttcth on
the balleth!"
I am talking about group soci-
alizing and not about individual
dates. Naturally every male stu-
dent docs not have a car. Those
281 that do will have double or
even triple dates to the Roger
Williams concert downtown at
the civic auditorium.
What about the rest of the
boys? OH . . . They are back here
on the hill polishing their shoes
or bleaching their hair or per-
haps typing that term paper that
was due two weeks ago.
The Students' Association this
year has brought here to our hal-
lowed rustic and rotten Scwell
Auditorium three groups of var-
ied entertaining abilities. On
November 25 I was in the audi-
ence for Brown 8t Dana a folk
singing duo who sallied forth
with an hour and a half of har-
monic folk tunes. Next the fam-
ed Lettcrmen were here this past
Monday the Oth of December.
This trio featured a well rounded
collection of songs suited for a
collegiate audience and for
smooth listening fans as well. I
enjoyed tho performance by AI
Dana and Garrett Brown and
was accompanied by a young
LETTERS
lo iha
EDITOR
Dear Editor:
Wouldn't it be nice if we were
getting some use from our $700
lighted sign on the front of the
campus?
It would also thrill me to re-
ceive a communication from the
SA on our new $70 bulletin
board.
Why doesn't someone in the
SA think of joining with H-SU
and McM in the formation of a
collegiate entertainment council
which could present a broader
field of performers to the student
bodies and could share the costs
of the more expensive cultural
programs which would benefit
all. Such an encrglc (sic) council
should be able to sell out any
auditorium in town to a compos-
ite audience from all schools for
any type of entertainment which
they saw fit to present. Of course
this may have been thought of
and deemed an 'unequal yolking
(sic) together.'
Why not publicize the time and
place of Senate meetings and en-
courage attendance by members
of the student body?
Sincerely
Jimmy Broadbent
Fish '67
Paragould Alasota
Editor'! Notet Alias . . . Harold
Straughn andor Associates Fiih
57.'72. Cynjcland. U.S.A.
Social Whirl Here Is
No Whirl for Some
lady to see the Lettcrmen.
Lastly and LEASTLY in my
book will be the San Antonio
Symphony coming in the Spring.
I emphasize that the leaders of
our Students' Association who
picked this fabulous array of
entertainers did not use any-
body's discretion but their own
when these groups were con-
tacted. To give more variety and more
participation from mora students
I suggest the following for FUNN
IDEAS for our social whirl. A
gigantic hootcnany on the steps
of the administration building
or in the place between our eat-
ing parlor and the annex. A
group with a bass banjo and
guitar could offer musical ac-
companiment for the singing.
Hayridcs with eating enter-
tainment and a devotional would
be effective with a large group.
The Association might assess
each couple 50c to cover the eats.
A campus jazz band perhaps a
rebirth of "The Nauseating 9."
This illustrous group had its
heydey here in 1949-1950. It
charmed the students as well as
the faculty with witty humor
and good jazz.
These prcceedlng suggestions
would all be sponsored by the S.
A. If some of you readers
are already thinking of bet-
ter ideas that is your privilege.
I at this point would like to
introduce one suggestion that I
KNOW all of you will agree with.
That is the erection of a student
center featuring the following:
a bowling alley pool tables and
a swimming pool. Also a motion
picture theatre.
As proof that other colleges
have solved their social problem
or at least improved it I offer
the following: The University of
Wisconsin North Carolina State
and Washington University in
Saint Louis. All of these have
ADEQUATE STUDENT CEN-
TER AND BOOKSTORE.
To move my ideas to reality
the following two things could be
196 ACC Students
Of Greek and Bible
Preparing to Preach
Statistics for the fall semester
at Abilene Christian College re-
veal that 190 students enrolled
are planning to preach.
Students listing either Bible or
Greek as a major total 198.
In addition some 265 of the
students enrolled this fall do not
list a major field of study. Some
of these probably will become
preachers or Bible majors.
Total enrollment for the fall
semester numbers 2753 students.
Of that total 2677 are enrolled
in Bible courses. Some of these
are taking more than one Bible
course.
Library Schedule
The ACC Library will be open
during the Christmas holidays on
the following schedule:
Thursday Friday and Satur-
day Dec. 19 20 21 9:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m
Closed Christmas week.
Monday and Tuesday Dec. 30
31 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday Jan. 1 Closed.
Thursday Friday and Satur-
day Jan. 2 3 4 9:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m.
tried. A petition circulated among
students so they can express their
wish of what type of entertain-
ment they like and a survey
asking just 500 students which is
not very many out of 2894 what
type entertainment is suitable to
them.
To put you in dreamland just
think how nice it would be to
have a new postofflce adequate
bookstore and a student snack
bar. Your post office box would
really work instead of you ask-
ing me to open box 346. There
would be no crowding of shoving
after chapel. Our present grill
and bookstore are shameful ex-
cuses. When one student takes his
mother or dad into the grill now
his mother might remark "this
place has not changed one bit
since I was here in 1943.
ARE YOU WITH ME?
Social Whirl
By JO ANNA MASON
'Twas Saturday evening the 7th
at the Christian Youth Center
The Gata's and dates for a social
did enter.
The pledges served spaghetti and
pie on cute tables
While stockings made by
members hung with names
nicely labeled.
After a pledge program prelude
the Annie Oaklies apeparedt
And gun powdered tales were
produced for each to hear.
Then out in the parking lot there
rose such a clatter
The sponsors even jumped to see
whafwas the matter!
Old Santa blew in bringing toys
for the boys
Tommy guns bubbles balls toy
cars and noise!
To say "Merry Christmas to all
and to all a good night"
Is only a let down for it seems
almost trite.
So we'll say it's not sad just wait
till next year
When Gata and dates once again
spread their cheer.
Dear Santa
There is just one thing I want
for Christmas but it may be a
little hard to get on the sleigh.
It is this: to get to go to the
Ko Jo Kai social next year. You
see I heard that the one this year
was held at the Scout Hut on
Friday evening December 6.
Stockings of toys and candy were
hung for all. (Except me!) The
girls and their dates had steak
fingers to munch; and better than
that they had brownies for the
bunch. Well the program by the
Nu Nus must have been good for
even a burned coat added a little
fuel to the fire. To top it off the
singing of Christmas carols and
introduction of dates made the
evening complete. Please can I
go next time?
The women of Delta Theta de-
cided to not create a Christmas
atmosphere so Like Man You're
Here was tho invitation to their
beatnik party. In the basement
of the Drake Hotel on December
0 the Chicken Shack catered
steak fingers to the DT pad.
Amid the red and black decor-
ations the jive began on crates
and rugs. Eating by candle light
the inhalation I should say was
followed by inspiration. (Trans-
lated biddlc program). After this
moment of entertainment the
group flaked out recalling a
wonderful time.
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