I agree with Curt Baker's letter about Black History Month. I certainly think it is important to recognize all significant contributions to American history, whether they be by black people or white people. I really don't think, as Jackson suggested last week, that every other month of the year is devoted to white history month. The black people ... [Read More…]
‘Photo poorly reflects ACU’
To the Editor: While preaching at a small rural congregation north of here Sunday morning, I was approached by one of the members who was wielding a copy of the Abilene Reporter-News. I had been proudly proclaiming my belief in and allegiance to ACU when he showed me the front page. There I saw a young man pretending to be undressed for the ... [Read More…]
Optimist editorial is issue in letter
Dear Editor, As a member of the Students' Association, I was extremely disappointed to open the first issue of the Optimist for this semester, and what did I find but another article in the continuing series of editorials concerning Senate. The majority of the issues in the fall semester contained an editorial, and usually negative, I might add, ... [Read More…]
History Teacher Praises Optimist
To the Optimist staff, I want to commend the staff of the Optimist on the quality publication you're giving the readers on our ACC campus. It seems to me that the '61 Optimist has a policy of broad coverage, clear concise reporting, and yet offers opportunity for the reflection of opinion through the editorial page. Too frequently the ideal ... [Read More…]
The Whole World Is Going To Pot
The American College Man is slowly falling into the lowest dregs of intellectuality. Granting of course that there is so much more to assimilate than ever before in the history of man the fact still remains that one almost needs a Ph.D. to brush his teeth correctly. Times used to be so that all one needed to be totally superior was a B.S. I ... [Read More…]
Denouncing lyrics of rock ‘n’ roll ditties
May 17, 1957 The other day, as I listened to a local radio station, I heard a song entitled "School Dats." A better title might have been "Reform School Daze." This little rock-'n-roll ditty paints school as drudgery from the time the candidate for the "Blackboard Jungle" gets up in the morning until the time he "lays down his burden" when ... [Read More…]