Abilene Christian College - Prickly Pear Yearbook (Abilene, TX)

Text from Pages 1 - 164 of the 1942 volume:

fllll I'll 111 ill IIIII III ■llllllllllllll III J. B. Ellis James F. Fowler Photographed By THURMAN'S STUDIO Engraving By STAFFORD PHOTO ENGRAVING COMPANY tinted By .C.C. PRESS The Prickly Pear 1942 ■ii ii inii Published By The Senior Class Abilene Christian College III IlllilllH III llllillllllllllllllllllllilllillllllil Ill 'll I ill Spiratum giiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! in 1 giiiiiiiii in Because they have so skillfully guided us through channels of learning; because they have so graciously pledged their time and their interests to our problems and triumphs; because they have inspired us by lofty leadership and uplifted us by sincere friendship; and in order that they may know that their service and inspiration will live in our hearts, we proudly dedi- cate the 1942 PRICKLY PEAR to the Faculty of Abilene Christian College. FOREWORD Administration Building Her book of light, here, Learning spread; Here the warm breast of Was won to temperance and to truth. Zellner Hall Though judgement must collect the materials of the structure of friendship, it is affection that gives the cement. McDonald Hall Great Souls by instinct to each othe Sewell Auditorium The end of all learning is to know God, And out of that knowledge to love him ' Education Building For noble youth there is no thing so meet as learning is. Bennett Gymnasium A little work, a little play, to keep us going Order of Books ADMINISTRATION STUDENT BODY FEATURE SNAPSHOTS SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS SOCIAL CLUBS ADVERTISEMENTS Administration - Faculty TO THE STUDENTS: The spirit of the student body of 1941-42 has proved itself entirely worthy of the traditions of Abilene Christian College. In September you be- gan your work, enthusiastic and determined, despite the many clouds your purposes on registration day. During the nine-months to follow, your as that of any student body that I have known in the past twenty years. Your class work for the year has been acceptable. In student activities war without a murmur of any kind. I salute the students of 1941-42 for what you are. I ask that you hold to your noble purpose; that you work constantly to improve yourselves; that you make yourselves ready for whatever comes; that you let nothing dis- courage you; that you never give up. May each of you make the guide for his life those eternal principles which will stand in any emergency. school mother, ready and eager to be your help. DON H. MORRIS Board of Trustees E. D. Chambers... J. B. Collins.... S. N. Allen Hollis L. Manly .....Vice-President -Secretary-Treasurer MEMBERS Wade Jones....... . Childress S. N. Allen Abilene S. A. Bacon _.................. Abilene L. P. Bennett Plains Omar Burleson Anson Dr. Chester Callan Rotan J. B. Collins ............. Big Springs Judge Allen D. Dabney Eastland Clyde Echol...... Abilene W. H. Free Abilene William Gunn__________________ Amarillo M. L. Hays.... Ranger G. C. Helvey..... Abilene W. F. Hejl Midland C. T. Hutchison......... Abilene E. S. Lee . Spur Hollis L. Manly Abilene R. Martin.................._...Lubbock J. B. McGinty Terrell Robert Miller Ozona George Pepper Sweetwater R. M. Pyeatt____ Clyde D. B. Rambo____ Huntsville Crutcher Scott Abilene B. Sherrod Lubbock Otto Sosebce Anson C. A. Wade...... Sweetwater J. W. Watson ..........Colorado City Dr. Stanley Whitacre.... San Antonio W. R. SMITH intendent of Goose Creek Public Schools . . . President of Lee Junior College, Goose Creek, Texas . . . came to A. C. C. in 1936 . . . Professor of Social Science . . . Vice-Presi- dent of A. C. C. 1940. Graduate of Abilene Christian College . . . M. A. from Leland Stanford U., Palo Alto, California . . . Ph. D. from Columbia U. . . . came to A. C. C. in 1925 . . . instructor in mathematics and education, 1925-26 . . . Assistant Professor in Education, 1927-’30 . . . Dean of Students, 1933-’38 . . . Dean, 1938. President of Texas Association of Deans and Advisers of Men, 1937-’38, 1941-’42 . . . Chairman, Guidance Section of Texas State Teachers Association, 1939-’40 . . . Member of Rotary Club and Phi Delta Kappa, National Educational Fraternity. LAWRENCE L. SMITH Graduate of Abilene Christian College . . . M. B. A. from University of Texas . . . Principal Rural School, Johnson County for three years . . Bursar of A. C. C. since 1927. Member of “A” Club and Alpha Chi of A. C. C. MRS. CLARA BISHOP Registrar Attended Ward Seminary, now known as Ward-Belmont College . . .scent ten vears in Japan as a missionary . . . became associated with Abilene Christian College in 1921 .... served as matron in one of the girls’ dormitories . . . secretary to Presidents Jesse P. Sewell and Batsell Baxter . . . registrar since 1927. FACULTY Grover C. Morlan. Ph. D. ible and Biblical FACULTY Rhetta Scott Garrett. M. A. Hosea H. Lewis. M. A. Elizabeth Nelson, M. A. FACULTY Elishia Dean Walker, M. A. W. M. Yowell. M. A. Elizabeth Baxter, M. A. Assistant Professor in English FACULTY Mona Sieh. B. A. FACULTY Ernest D. Shelton, M. S. William C. Sikes, M. A. Director of A.C.C. Press Student Council P. H. Hill President Tim McLeod Vice-President (First Semester) Dane Lovelace . Vice-President (Second Semester) Lottie Netterville Secretary John Owens_______________Athletic Representative Bobby James Athletic Representative Harry White Athletic Representative Lea Short Press Representative Wilma Terry___ James Woodward Leon Locke_____ Morris Patteson _____President Senior Calss _____President Junior Class President Sophomore Class President Freshman Class Association. = . H. Hill Classes Seniors - Juniors - Sophomores - Freshmen SENIORS Officers i JUNIORS Officers JUNIORS Fluvanna Corpus Christi O’Donnell Christine Brown B' Denver City ii Tipton, Oklahoma Addie Belle Carr Abilene Station A Charles Edward Chumley j c 1 • 1 3707 So. Sherman St. Beth Cowart San Benito Box 476 Laverne Darter Munday 1935 Duncan Sweetwater Sweetwater JUNIORS ill Faver Sweetwater Virginia Dare Hall Hallsville Route 2, Box 207 Noble J. Harris Abilene 750 N. W. 15th Goodrich Hejl Midland Box 292 Esther Hibdon Headrick, Okla. Dilley Alex Howard, Jr. Morrilton, Ark. Mrs. Alex Howard ________ Morrilton, Ark. JUNIORS JUNIORS Dorothy Jo McMullen John Plunkett Royal Oak, Michigan 39 E. Brockton Box 636 Robert Shaffer Paul Sherrod, Jr----- Lubbock 1101 13th St. Foy Short ___South Africa Macheke So. Rhodesia Sybil Short South Africa Clyde JUNIORS Helen Smith Levelland Ima Jean Southard Dexter, New Mexico H. G. Stephenson Ft. Worth 2004 Gould Avenue Dorothy Swaringen Montgomery, Alabama Brooks Terry Tyler 1201 S. Tipton Ave. Wilma Terry Snyder 2604 Avenue V Lou Ann Townsley Oklahoma City, Okla. Clayton Tuggle Throckmorton Norman Whitefield Abilene 1838 Cedarcrest V. M. Whitesell Nashville, Tennessee 1706 Primrose Avenue Betty Williams Cordell, Oklahoma Mary Dell Williams ...........Grove, Okla. Prunella Williams Dow Wilson Roy E. Wilson ____Abilene Mrs. Roy E. Wilson James E. Wood. Jr. Abilene Holliday SOPHOMORES Officers SOPHOMORES James Atteberry Abilene Jimmy Austin Corpus Christi Willa Jean Bailey ... Hale Center Doyle Banta Tuttle, Oklahoma Lillion Bieber Rochester Box 223 Margaret Blake Winfield, Kansas Ruth Blythe Olton James K. Burton Detroit, Michigan 14339 Grandville Mary Lou Byars Vernon Rt. 2 Leoda Carson Holliday Box 55 J. V. Claxton, Jr. Nashville, Tenn. BUI Clinger Ft. Worth Ollie Dean Cox Mildred Cullen Abilene Walter Cypert SOPHOMORES Virginia Echols Ft. Worth San Antonio Deryl Gotcher Dallas Weldon Hamill Murchison Box 755 Roscoe Virginia Claire Haynes Oplin Abilene Fresno, Calif. Midland Big Sandy Midlothian Kelly Lewis Patricia Loe Abilene Comanche, Okla. Joye Martin Seymour Martha Fay Molloy Hollis, Okla. Mary Helon McAnulty Camden, Arkansas SOPHOMORES William Edward McDaniel Jean McGee ... Sinton George West Milton McWhorter Woodsboro Prescott, Ark. Burkburnett ......Hedley 210 Graham St. Henry Roberson Abilene 1618 College Drive Arrell Roberts t. Worth ... Littlefield Hazel Smith Abilene Levelland Marjorie Spain Woodson Mary Prudie Story Stanton Dorothy Jo S 632g E]]sworth Arlan Morris Tate Colorado City James Boyd Taylor Paducah, Kentucky William Byron Taylor Paducah, Kentucky James H. Templeton Norman Thomas Hale Center Carl Travis Chickasha, Oklahoma Ona Vivian Treat Bellevue Jack Walker Greenville Janice Wilkerson Springfield, Missouri Curtis Wise Dallas 2503 Dunlavy FRESHMEN Officers Betty Fay Collins Bo: Griffie Cook Lewis Cox Clovis, New Mexico 1298 Mitchell Kathleen Crenshaw Edcouch Fredda Derryberry Loraine 501 N. 14th St. Duncan, Oklahoma 234 East Gaines St. 507 Villa Drive Glen Exter...................Dimmitt Wanda Harold William Fletcher Hamlin Maxine French Abilene 1119 Orange Lovetta Fuller .......Hugo, Oklahoma 401 E. Brown 1709 Belmont Drive FRESHMEN N. M. Ft. Worth Longview Grace Juanita Heath Lawton, Okla. Wayne Hefton Sherman 308 Ely Jo Beth Hendrick .. Hollis Box 32 Gene Hicks San Antonio 115 Compton Avenue Wilma Higgins Hereford Elaine Helen Hinds Pueblo, Colo. 411 Broadway Jim Hodges Menard Sue Hooker Abilene 1941 Walnut Leo Huddleston Albequerque, N. M. 1504 N. 4th .Bartlett FRESHMEN Dora Dee Mitchell Waco Howard McClellan Mayfield, Folsom, N. Me n Wallace Phillips 690 College Dr. 902 Merchant 2207 Sixteenth Billie Bob Sellers Cool Beth Short..... Rhodesia S. Africa FRESHMEN Erna T. Smith Sta. A Smith Ballinger Big Spring 803 Johnson St. William B. Smith 404 10th 225 Willis Barrett t Wilma Key Tabor James David Todd—j- Wes Ruth Lila Williams Mildred Woody Favorites Beauties - Favorites - Who’s Who Band Sweetheart Lois McBride Kitten Klub Queen Mary Monette Moore School Favorites P. H Hill Ethelyn McVicker Leon Locke Eleanor Barton Senior Favorites Senior Beauty Lottie Netterville Junior Favorites Morris Patteson Mary Dell Williams Sophomore Favorites Effie McCord Barney Colson Sophomore Beauty Lucille Roberson Freshman Favorites Lewis Cox Lucy Blake Freshman Beauty Halcyon Stagner 11 WHO’S ;cS?r„- EKS. WHO Snapshots Wish I would g' SNAPSHOTS Where he leads I'll follow. SNAPSHOTS Call oi the wild iiuuha SNAPSHOTS SNAPSHOTS SNAPSHOTS All for Nelda Jean. Mutt and Jefi. Athletics F ootball FOOTBALL JOHNNIE OWENS HARRY WHITE JAMES McWHORTER BOBBY JAMES STICKS LOVELACE TINY PYEATT Backfield Guard Tackle Two non-conference games were lost to Texas Tech and East Texas before the Cats started scratching. Then the grudge battle with McMurry, when the braves lost to a crippled Purple eleven by the score of the hands of the Morrismen. A let down came when Howard Payne was met, but the fighting Cats came FOOTBALL Honored for his outstanding play at halfback post, four-year letterman Johnny Owens was chosen for the all-conference mythical eleven. Arrell Roberts, Ft. Worth all-star guard, “Moose” Stovall, fiery Abilene guard, and Mike Hughes, stalwart end, drew nominations for second team. HULEN STROMQUIST BUSTER DIXON BOW MOONEY End Backfield Backfield FOOTBALL PAUL BOND DICK STOVALL HARLEY ROGERS End Guard Backfield ter, tackle; Bobby James, halfback; Dane “Sticks” Lovelace, guard; and Merrick “Tiny” Pyeatt, tackle. FOOTBALL Abilene Christian College 0 Abilene Christian College 14 Abilene Christian College 48 Abilene Christian College 19 Abilene Christian College 18 Kitten Klub - Band - Cheer Leaders Kitten Klub With the defeat of Howard Payne on the night of February 20th, the Wildcat cagers closed a highly successful season, being paced only by Texas Wesleyan, who proved a superior offense in two encounters. Leon Locke, P. H. Hill, and Bill Hay were the only returning lettermen, and one squadman, Eugene Tenney. Hill and Locke, both seniors, closed their college cage careers in true story-book fashion. Against Locke was third high scorer in the Texas Conference with 191 points. i i T I COATES SNEAD McLENNON VERNON GROUNDS TRACK Coach Tonto Coleman’s thinly clads piled up an outstanding record this season in spite of the handicaps and setbacks they suffered before the beginning of the contests. By the time for the first meet to be held, Coach had only one letterman still reporting them he was depending to bring in the points soPnecessary for winning meets. Virtually a testing ground for this year’s crop of tracksters, the Border Olympics showed the coach and student body just what to expect from the youngsters. In the collegiate and service men’s division of the Abilene invitational meet here at Eagle Stadium on the night of March 27, ACC was dominant. The speedy Cats collected 76 points, Hardin-Simmons was second with 51, Camp Bark- eley was third, and McMurry fourth. Ned Everett, freshman from Dallas, was high point individual man nosing out his teammate Mike Hughes by one-half point. Continuing their high point piling the Purple speedsters ran against the best in a three way contest between the San Marcos Bobcats, and Schreiner Institute. The boys were third with 51 points, while the other two were 56 and 54 respectively. After traveling more than a thousand miles the Cats attended the annual Drake Re- lays, where more than two thousand athletes from the four corners of the United States competed in one big track meet. Running without the services of Mike Hughes, who pulled a muscle in his foot, the ACC quartet placed third in the college division in the one mile relay. Cogswell Spikes, freshman from Lamesa, Texas, replaced Hughes. The sprint medley team also entered the two mile relay, in this event they ran sixth in a field of ten. It was won by Butler University in the time of 7:50. Climaxing a gallant stand in the world of track, the ACC Wildcats wound up their season by winning second place in the Texas Conference at Brownwood. Two boys, Pete Owens and Bob Stokes, both of HPC were two much for the Wildcats but despite this the Abilenians made a good showing. John Saunders, frosh star from Childress, Texas, equalled the 440-yd. dash mark of 49.8, a mark set in 1938. Saunders also anchored on the winning mile relay team which was run in 3:23.7. Cogswell Spikes, Ned Everett and Mike Hughes completed the quartet. Cogswell Spikes scored the only double for the purple squad by tabbing a first in the mile and half-mile. Everett copped the broad jump with a leap of 22 feet 1 inch. R. L. Hall and Hulen Stromquist gave ACC its sixth first place, tying for top honors in the pole vault. John Owens, who throws the weights, and Bow Mooney, who does everything in track and field events, are the only graduating lettermen from the squad. TRACK SNAPS March 6 Border Olympics at Laredo d out of the city league race came back and by d Tennis Team exas College of Mines swept seven match 1 both meets that the locals played. At 1 BADMINTON Four cups, three medals, and second place were evidence of the success of the badmintors at the Bay- lor Open Invitational tournament held at Waco January 15-17. Eugene Tenney and Robert Favor won highest honors by winning the men’s doubles championship. Mary Tuttle was runnerup in women’s sing- les and Betty Ann Gilbert and Dorothy Cloud were runnerup in doubles. At Waco on March 13-14 the Wildcat team completely swept the Southern Intercollegiate Badminton tournament and captured for themselves four out of five possible first places and three out of five possi- ble second places, and split team honors with Baylor University. Eugene Tenney retained his single and double title by beating Robert Favor in singles and teaming with him for doubles. Favor and Doris Johnson won the mixed doubles by trouncing Kayo Mullins and Annie Lee Johnson also from ACC. Eight beautiful gold trophies, two belt buckles, and five medals were the prizes they brought back. Next tournament also held at Waco, the TAAF, the team collected 12 medals for the following events: Men’s doubles, Mixed doubles, Men’s singles, Girl’s singles and Girls’ doubles. the team brought back trophies, belt buckles, jma City, St. Louis, nake Galveston next i TBA Organizations Alpha Chi J. B. ELLIS ‘A” Club W” Club DOROTHY PINKERTON Prickly Pear Staff Club Editor The Optimist Staff .-. sssis Business Administration Club OFFICERS Norman Huff President Gilmer Hughes..................... ..—Vice-President Mary Frances Mar burger____________Secretary-Treasurer BOARD OF DIRECTORS Wilmer Hebbard P. H. Hill Floyd Dunn Bill Hay Foy Short The Business Administration Club, organized in 1937, : thorough knowledge of business and business relations; purpose of fostering a more its members in contact with During the year, at attractive luncheons held in the Home Economics laboratory, the club had the privilege of hearing speeches on various fields of business delivered by able business men of Abilene. Weatherford Weathers White Whitsell Press Club NORMAN WHITEFIELD I I ■ i11 m,i Jn. 1; 111- OFFICERS LOS ALEGRES OFFICERS Los Alegres MARY SUE HAVINS Pickwickian Club OFFICERS Rhetta Scott Garrett Sponsor Jewell Watson Sponsor The Pickwicker Club is composed of college students who are interested in creative writing. Regular meetings are held weekly, at which original contributions are read and criticized. From these presented by the various clubs and individuals of the campus. The sponsors present annually Wales Whitefield Witt Forensics Melpomenean Players Officers Dane Lovelace Vice-President Lois McBride Secretary-Treasurer Mrs. A. B. Morris Sponsor Alpha Psi Omega Secretary Art Club Officers Miss Juanita Tittle Sponsor Mission Study Class Foy Short the purpose of studying mission fields. The studies throughout this year have been centered upon the methods of evangelizing the world. Girls’ Training Class Sybil Short, Leader Mrs. C. E. Baley ......Sponsor .....Sponsor Evangelistic Forum Ellen H. Richards J. D. Cone President Paul C. Witt Sponsor SCIENCE CLUB Officers ,| Jr jjf r jfiL Morris Patteson President Hayes Mullins Vice-President Jean McGee Secretary-Treasurer James Woodard Reporter TjI MORRIS PATTESON Hosea H. Lewis Sponsor Elisha Dean Walker Sponsor The A Cappella Chorus composed of fifty mixed vo ces, presented many concerts both religious and secular throughout the year. Erie T. Moore Leonard Burford —. First Semester President Vice-President ______ Accompanist Director Quartet and Sextet Both the quartet and the sextet were popular entertain- Betty Williams Lucille Winter Orchestra GEORGE S. SANDERS Social Clubs G.A.T.A. ELEANOR BARTON Ko-Jo-Kai Cadettes Sub-T-16 Trojans The mighty Trojan warrior walked boldly out of the sum- of danger. It was time to meet year of 1941-42. With his shin- closely to his body, partially stalwart youths to join his ishing his only weapon—“a fell fast. Soon there was no- quet. This he struck so hard Phi Omega Chi, youngest of the men’s social organizations in Abilene Christian College, was organized in 1938. Democracy,felowship, character, and scholarship were set fort.i by the charter members as their ideals for a worthy fraternity. Throughout its four years tneclub has strived to uphold these ideals. The outstanding act of service accomplished by P'ni Cmega Chi is the P. O. C. Loan Fund, established in 1941 to aid worthy students to attend A. C. C. The Fund was doubled this year and will be added to in following Thirteen pledges have been added during 1941-42. The Phi Omega Chi bulletin, club publication for exes, Your A.C.C. Barber Appreciates | For Fine Portraits Your Business | —- its.... B. L (Pete) WHITE 1 Frontier Studios DR. PEPPER BOTTLING CO.. ABILENE. TEXAS CAMPBELLS Outfitters to College Men and Women WAR Well Dressed Man Drink ROYAL CROWN COLA S. Q. CLOTHIERS BARROW FURNITURE COMPANY Abilene's Largest Furniture Store THE OLD ESTABLISHED BANK Serving Abilene and West Texas SINCE 1889 Complete Banking Service Farmers Merchants National Bank Abilene, Texas Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation What Career? STUDY BEAUTY CULTURE Scoggins Academy of Beauty Culture “The House of Better Photography” Official Prickly Pear Photographer THURMANS Ficldcr-DII llnsham LUMBER COMPANY MEAD’S BREAD ABILENE LAUNDRV CO. The Good One SSIli WINDOW SHADES—VENETIAN BLINDS AWNINGS—CANOPIES—TARPAULINS Abilene Shade Awning Factory HALL MUSIC CO. Mason- Hamlin- Chickering- Knabe- Phonograph Records and Wurlitzer Pianos Complete Line of Popular and Study Music 434 Pine St. Abilene. Texas Higginbotham-Bartlett Company GOOD LUMBER 802 Pine Phone 7117 THE CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK Abilene, Texas A Service Institution Meet Your Friends To Autograph At The Orir ill Your Annual A Modern Efficient Institution Bronchoscopy—X-Ray—Radium—Obstetrical Three Operating Rooms—Laboratory Service Hendrick Memorial Hospital E. M. COLLIER. Superintendent Best Wishes A.C.C. May We Take This Opportunity For Thanking Our Many Friends of A. C. C. For Their Cooperation During the Past Year. Our Associations Have Been Most Pleasant Hilton Hotel Serving Abilene and West Texas FLETCHER L. BURMIT, Mgr. Fora WinningTearn IT'S A.C.C. Wildcats For Winning Jewelery IT'S C. M. 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COMPLIMENTS OF A FRIEND Who Is Very Much Into In the Success of Abilene Christian College SANDERS CHEMICAL COMPANy 1 11th. at JEANETTE DIAL 5055 Abilene Greenhouses CLARENCE HAILEY ELTON HAILEY I........ :leve cullers Z