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

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THE Nothing but the best. . . that's what everyone wants. So that’s exactly what we looked for. Of course, we made no attempts at objectivity as we searched the campus for the bests.” Some we pulled right out of thin air; others we took a random poll of whomever happened by. Some (at least three or four) are valid “bests. At any rate, we think the following are just some of the qualities that make this year and ACU “one of the best.”

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environmental blight. We're speaking of the wasteland behind Smith-Adams. We admire the school's position on not expending extravagant amounts of money on landscaping, but this is ridiculous. Summester. With summer school enrollment dropping drastically, something had to be done, and Summester was the Following chapel one day students theme — See ya at Summester.” If the Jazz Ensemble playing during a marathon basketball game, an Optimist insert, Summester sherbet in the Bean, Summester T-shirts and Chapel, or daily assembly as the deans kindly refer to it, is an institution in itself. Where else would you find a daily assembly in which the dean could have led us in our devotional experiences and thank you for making it a well-spring of joy that will remain with me throughout the day. The dean is right, you know. It's hard to forget the Creature from the Green Lagoon, the suave Mr. Sadie Hawkins with admonitions from the scriptures, Taylor Choir, presentations of Trustee of the Month awards, and of course, those ever-important announcements. students find it easy to forsake the assembly. They are soon greeted with the reminder that “refusal to attend is a serious disciplinary offense.” It's even complete with an agreement to be signed immediately seriously jeopardize his status) that automatically withdraw myself from school. Oh, to be so lucky! Would the school attempt to disguise its nuclear warfare program as just Furthermore, it seems the plan includes cutting off the water supply to Chambers, the Ad Building and the Science Building. After all, just how long can people in those buildings wait to go to the bathroom? N (lower left). ancTstudents make their way right).

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finals, bring Dr. Pepper to campus vending machines, shorten Bean lines, eliminate classes before Sing Song, create more parking places and destroy campus apathy. Now that's a politician. Best parking space. The red zone in front of the north door of the Ad Building. Unfortunately, it's also the best place to get a ticket. Best parking space to avoid. The space in the lot between Sherrod E-F and G-H. The rut you have to back into is large enough to swallow a small car. And yes, we called maintenance — last year. Best laundry. The Radford Hills Laundry. Where else can you go to do laundry that you haven't done for four weeks and still not miss Mork and Mindy”? It's the ultimate in suburban ease, color TV, stereo and clean washers. Best rule in the student handbook. It is the responsibility of the student to make arrangements with the landlord before entertaining guests of the opposite sex within the residence. The privilege does not extend beyond the regular closing hours of the dormitory (P-18). Best mystery. Who dumped the cows? Best fountain. (No relationship to the above.) The GATA fountain at Homecoming and graduation is at its best. These are also usually the only times it works. As Optimist writer Bobby Stokes once pointed out, the alumni come back to see the GATA fountain, located centrally in the mall area, it is the highlight of campus life.” Recently, some have complained that the fountain has lost its esthetic beauty and has taken on the likeness of a trash can. These same people advocate digging up the fountain and replacing it with a flower garden. To this GATA cheerfully responded, Over our dead bodies! The alumni really wouldn't like a GATA garden any better, especially with all those dead bodies lying around it. Best junk food. Taco Bueno and Burger King are about even in this category. Either one serves what everyone wants but really top) imitate Sonny and Cher at the fall Nova Radford Hills Laundry (top left). This first floor high on junk food junkie lists (top right), and shouldn’t have. Best local politician. Gary Thompson, state representative from Abilene. Dr. Thompson, on leave from ACU, won election to the Texas House of Representatives last summer with a campaign staffed primarily by ACU students and faculty. Best state politician. Bill Clements, of course. You can t argue with success. He is the first Republican governor in more than 100 Best of ACU — 2