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

Text from Pages 1 - 405 of the 1980 volume:

Opportunity” Joshua ben Sim ca. 180B.C. About 4,000 students come to ACU each year to experience the college life — those four years when we learn to be on our own and begin to set our life goals. Though some may come to the dusty plains of West Texas only because their parents want them to, the majority of students are here because they have seen and have hoped for the opportunities of growth ACU has to offer. YOU ARE HERE People in general often neglect opportunities simply because they don’t look for them. We may miss a long awaited opportunity, only to find an unexpected ex- perience. The task for each of us is to recognize the op- portunities this school and its people have to offer, and learn whatever we can from our experiences. In a way, that’s the best preparation for the “real world” ACU has to offer.This preparation is the thought conveyed in the purpose of the school: “to prepare students for Christian service throughout the world.” The chance to learn just what form of Christian service fits into our personalities and careers is only the beginning. As we continue to see and understand the op- portunities offered here, a vast amount of knowledge about ourselves and others is gained; not always quickly, but steadily and intensely. While we learn to recognize and appreciate the opportunities at ACU, the experiences become more varied. Whether we choose to be involved in a club, an outreach in a local congregation or a campaign, or even if we choose not to be involved with any par- ticular effort or program, the chance for growth through experiences is all around us. The important thing is to learn more about God by being involved with people. To look out for someone else besides ourselves, to empathize when the world would not bother, to care even when our first reaction is not to care. That is what the experiences are for, and that is why we have been given a second chance. had in the 1979-80 school year, incidents that even your best f her. But for each of us, looking at the times c in retrospect serves not only to bring back but to learn again for the future all those experiences taught us. CONTENTS 12 FEATURES: h dtse Uk «f qiuitl juiuA (Ui (Utjild if ijMr lUfifrts Ik srdUAri) uu « , itftrwdu w« . 44 76 104 160 HAPPENINGS: bfnjum , S n «i oHir .W fj (IfWlil matf itfutWaf W (T|UiTt Itk of M, «rk. CLUBS: 1U ufaJurc of Hill's toni! ckk dls boA d 4t) nut cmua«. SPORTS: fit itfiUcfliK ije«r wcMis rt'cfwits ml Muris, w-f luiiib Ik (wf-lM jocks of n -Innwirflis ■ INVOLVEMENT: 6rr fo a Cfl skills to rfijr -fVmijk svrt’i ', rurWfeiv awl itoiUn. MINISTRIES: w oifer On, uisuU W k — bi ma ] dta b rtUrs -Hirnjli -ftotr li'ofc. 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The reason for an examination is not to feel guilty, but to learn lessons. When we look at what happened in the 70s, good or bad, we prepare ourselves for coping with, and enjoying the ’80s. In a country as large and free as ours, it’s seldom that the differences in people and their beliefs meet in hatred and violence. But in 1970 at Kent State University, angry students met a group of armed National Guardsmen. Although four students died from the spray of bullets, the confrontation wasn’t one-sided. The anti-war group, those who spoke so much of peace and love, fired no guns, but threw rocks and yelled obscenities. Strange behavior for a group who spoke so much of peace and love. Four students fell, but an entire generation of voices arose. In the week that followed the shootings, 450 colleges and universities were closed down by students. Others, like actress Jane Fonda and Daniel Ellsberg, a former aide to Secretary of Defense McNamara, were more personal in efforts to stop the war. Fonda went to North Vietnam in 1972 to broadcast messages over Radio Hanoi asking American pilots to discontinue the bombing of North Vietnam. Ellsberg stole secret government documents which he gave to the The New York Times. The documents, known as the Pentagon Papers, revealed the Vietnam strategy of Presidents Kennedy and Johnson. Both acts, particularly Ellsberg's, undermined the American effort in Vietnam, yet both were heroes to many. Many people began to see America as the “bad guy”, and the government as the peoples’ enemy. The protesters considered the war wrong, and any means used to stop that effort was somehow justified. Buildings were blown up and people were killed in the name of ending a But the struggle between the young and the old was coming to an end. On the eve of the 72 election Secretary of State Henry Kissinger announced that“peace is at hand.” Shortly after that announcement, we had withdrawn most of our troops and the carefully planned peace of Nixon and Kissinger went into effect. However, in 1974, Congress cut off funding for the bombing of Cambodia, which in effect, terminated U.S. involvement Nixon’s Vietnamization plan, created to enable the South Vietnamese to defend themselves, also soon ended. In 1975 South Vietnam toppled to the forces of Communist North Vietnam. For the first time in several decades an American military endeavor had ended in our loss. There were no parades. But the Vietnam effort showed America things it needed to see. It showed what war was really about and what it really wasn’t about. War isn’t glory and triumph; it’s pain and death. Vietnam was an unsolvable puzzle. The question of who was right and wrong still cannot be determined. One thing was certain, the war drained America. The investment — lives, money, and worry — without gain, was unprecedented. We suf- fered a great loss of prestige and confidence, but at least the bitter struggle, both overseas and in our backyards, was over. Unfortunately,the Vietnam struggle was not the only bleak spot in the American 70s. President Richard Nixon had plenty of enemies. In ’969 his first targets were reporters, but as the 70s opened, the emphasis switched to the anti-war movement. When the 1972 election neared, it was only natural that this abuse would be directed towards the Democrats. In “All the President's Men, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein pointed out that the “President’s men” had in unethical, if not illegal, ways attacked administration On June 16, 1972, a group of men representing the Committee to Re- Elect the President (CREEP) broke into the Democratic party’s cam- paign headquarters. At the time, the event did not seem to be particularly earthshaking. Washington Post reporter, Bob Woodward was not excited when his editor called him on his day off to assign him the Watergate story. If he had known the massive job awaiting him he might have gone back to bed. Carl Bernstein, a college dropout turned reporter, soon joined Woodward on the story. Bernstein was quite different than Woodward, a graduate of Yale. But the Ivy Leaguer and the Drop Out overcame their differences to begin a suc- cessful collaboration. Woodward and Bernstein became “Woodstein”, and history was in the making. The investigation would not be an easy one. The break- fn seemed unnecessary — Nixon’s re-election was all but certain. Ron Ziegler, Nixon’s press secretary, termed the break- in, “A third rate robbery attempt.” John Mitchell, Nixon’s campaign director, said, “We want to em- phasize that this man (James Mc- Cord, the security coordinator of the CREEP of which Mitchell was head) and the other people involved (in the break in) were not operating on either our behalf, or with our con- O S P E C T the seventies With these denials, Bernstein and Wood- ward faced the task of finding out why the Watergate robbery had occurred and who was responsible. The first major step made by Woodstein was the discovery of a large, secret fund. Tracing the roots case. The pair would learn that the fund, most of which had been collected illegally, had financed the break in. After considerable research, Woodstein determined that CREEP finance chairman and former Secretary of Commerce Maurice Stans, along with Mitchell, had authorized illegal expenditures from the fund. The Watergate break-in had been funded by one of those illegal expenditures. Woodstein’s allegations were vehemently denied by the White House, while these initial findings started the jour- nalistic tidal wave that drowned Nixon and his men. Through extensive investigation, Woodstein located Peter Segretti. Segretti had been hired by CREEP to sabotage the Democratic cam- paign. To acheive this assignment he used various means. He authorized sending 100 pizzas C.O.D. to a George McGovern rally, and calling voters at 2 a.m. urging them With these discoveries the Watergate story slowly began to unravel. Shocking revelations began to emerge: 1. The FBI investigation of Watergate, which had been termed by director L. Patrick Gray as a “no holds barred” investigation, had actually been controlled by parties sympathetic to the sabotage. 2. The “Canuck Letter” a savage attack at Edmund Muskie, once the Democratic front runner in the '72 campaign, had possibly been penned by a CREEPer. 3. Democratic vice presidential nominee Thomas Eagleton’s health record, which included a history of psychiatric care, forced McGovern to drop the senator as his running mate. The news was leaked to the press by CREEP. 4. And most frightening of all, the tempted assassination of George With these and other facts collected by Woodstein and a group of journalistic comrades, the Watergate story was told and all the president’s men met justice. But Nixon remained in the White House. Tapes of discussions with White House staff members, in which he candidly discussed hush money and authorized the withholding of evidence, clearly implicated the President in the cover-up, and raised questions of White House involvement in the initial break-in. These tapes unveiled the man behind the mask. Nixon swore, rambled and lied; it was not a pleasant revelation to America, especially to the millions who had admired the man. The battle was one Nixon couldn’t win. Aug. 9, 1974, more than two years after the break-in, Nixon resigned. Newly-appointed Vice President Gerald Ford moved into the oval office, encouraging the nation to believe that “Our long national nightmare is over. The constitution worked.” A month later he closed the door on Watergate by giving Nixon a full pardon. There are many ways to look at and feel about Watergate. The or- deal showed the positive power of the press and its credibility. Nixon had repeatedly renounced press reports and many people had was telling the truth. Woodward and Bernstein, working together, literally changed history. As Ford said, the constitution worked; we survived. The most powerful man in the nation had been driven from office, but it was done peacefully. Our whole system shook, but it didn’t break. Watergate illustrated the firm foundation our country was built on. But an ugly disillusionment settled over the country. “He (Nixon) told us he was going to take crime off the streets. He did. He took it to the White House,” Ted Aber- nathy said. Also, a fear and a mistrust of the government sank in, and a strange tolerence of its corruption. The saying, “Nixon just did what everyone else has been doing,” was often heard. Many Americans began to look at their government as a huge monster they couldn’t, or didn’t care to, be a part of. relieve the worry of To relie Waterga the other society Viet listened and looked to the en- tertainment world. The country flocked to blockbuster smaller screen Americans gazed a “Charlie’s Angels,” “Kojak” and “Three’s Company,’’ while American youth listened to Fleet- wood Mac, Peter Frampton and boogied with the Bee Gees. Most of the movies, records and TV shows were escapist fare. They sought to entertain and little else. They were a means of forgetting the dreary, the frightening and the But the best art of the ’70s spoke to people where they were. It was bold and honest, and it will be remem- bered. The movie “Saturday Night Fever” examined Joey (John Travolta), a young Italian- American struggling to do more “the optimists have usu than just stay alive in New York City. Joey is a have-not without a college degree and a boring job. Not a poverty stricken situation, but in the midst of plenty, it seems to be that. dance floor, where he soared, Joey is lost. The drugs he takes, the violence he participates in and the girls he loves, can’t quench the loneliness, and the longing he feels for a meaningful life. Millions of Americans related to Joey very well. “All in the Family” made America laugh hysterically, at it- self. Archie Bunker and his family stumbled and struggled with situations the typical American had to: taxes, Nixon, bigotry, unem- ployment and violence on the streets. Though not as articulate or in- telligent as many, Archie was a spokesman for the older generation. He watched helplessly as younger people trampled on his ideals and slowly changed his world. The 70s have been called a calm and complacent time, but this statement is not entirely true. Gas entered the decade around 30 cents a gallon, and left at well over a dollar, promising not to look back. Abortion was illegal in 1970, but in 1979 the government was paying for many of the abortions performed in the U.S. Over half the babies born in the nation’s capital in 1979 were illegitimate. The times were changing. Archie, consider the 70s complacent. Archie wasn’t the only spokesman. The 70s had Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne and Neil Young to convey their thoughts and dreams through music. He emerged in the movie as a symbol of the youth of America — spirtually starving, desperately earching for meaning. Outside the These three artists voiced the disillusionment felt by youth who were looking for more than the lifestyle being offered by their elders. A dissatisfaction, a longing for more, is an American trait. It’s every generation’s demeanor to want more, and Browne, Springsteen and Young sang of this yearning. “I live alone in a paradise,” Young wrote. “I’m gonna be a happy idiot and struggle for the legal tender,” Browne sang. “Baby this town tears the bones off your back, it’s a death trap, it’s a suicide rap, we’ve gotta get out while we’re young,” Springsteen wrote in the song “Born to Run.” The town is the American Dream with all its restrictions, demands and compromises. Bruce doesn’t want any part of the trap. “It’s a town full of losers, I’m pulling out of here to win.” The American Dream, as Sprinsteen theorized in “Born to Run,” robbed a person of all his other dreams. To overcome, you have to take all of your dreams and run where you want to go; not where evervone else told you to go. Browne and Young had similar things to say, but in different ways. Browne’s “The Preten- der” is about the average American. This American was caught up in the pursuit of plenty. In “The Preten- der,” he sang, “Into the cool of the evening strolls the Pretender, he knows that all his hopes and dreams begin and end there.” Young called the pursuit of money the search for a “Heart of Gold.” He wrote, “I’ve been searching for a heart of gold, and I’m getting old.” He knows the search is endless. The artists’ point, or perhaps their dream, was that there had to be more to life than a nice house, a nice car and money in the bank. The American Dream took enough beating without Young, Browne and Springsteen. Elvis Presley — the living, breathing, walking American Dream — died Aug. 22, 1977. Elvis really lived the dream of riches, glory and adulation, but the country boy from Mississippi got caught in the town Springsteen spoke of, and In the ’50s Presley had alienated many conservative Americans, but by the time of his death he was a symbol Americans were proud of — the poor boy who had made it big. Even when he was young, poor and still unknown, Elvis was handsome, slick and almost awesome. When he died at 42, still young really, he was overweight, lazy, sick and a drug addict. The dream had become a nightmare. All his money left him unsatisfied and unhappy. It is symbolic that Elvis died in the 70s, a time of belief shaking oc- Another group of searching Americans had left the U.S. to find happiness in the tropical jungles of Guyana. The results of their con- fusion and frightening fate shook the world, causing people to become more aware of how dangerous confusion can be. U.S. congressman Leo Ryan had heard about Americans living in a commune in Jonestown, Guyana. The reports he had heard had not been good, and in November of 1978 he went wit'h his staff to investigate the settlement. The people lived in what their leader called “a heaven on earth.” But Ryan found a crowded group of lost and lonely people trapped by a tyrant.Their leader, Jim Jones, said he was a messiah. He controlled the followers, and they worshipped him. When Ryan decided to return to the U.S. to report his findings, a series of incomprehensible events occurred. Jones ordered that Ryan and his ally been the realists” crew be murdered. After the killings, he ordered his followers to commit suicide. He called the women and children to come first to drink a cyanide laden drink.“We must die with dignity,” Jones told them. Over 900 people obeyed this “messiah.” Some had to be coerced by guns, but most took their lives willingly. “We all fall tonight, but he’ll raise us tomorrow,” one of Jones’ followers said. The news of the deaths shocked Americans. The American press covered the horror with explicit photographs, tapes of Jones’ death orders and statements from ex- members. The most shocking aspect about the coverage is that it was all true. The idea that so many people could believe in someone as insane as Jones just didn’t make sense. He was a man who offered confused people vacant solutions to life’s problems. They longed for peace — peace they thought they couldn’t find in America. Sadly, they didn’t which opposed her. When we left Vietnam we were in effect saying that we no longer believed in the American way enough to fight for it. We became tolerent, even com- placent, of our ideological enemy: Russia. This tolerence was best illustrated in President Carter’s embrace with Russia’s head of state, Leonid Brezhnev, at the end of the SALT II meeting in 1979. It was summed up in Carter’s 1977 Notre Dame commencement speech. He said, “We are now free from our inordinate fear of com- never thinking that fire is better find it in i V Guyana either, ietnam can be traced I belief that our coui fought with water.” This fire “...failed with Vietnam, the best example of its intellectual and moral poverty.” Vietnam can be seen as a striking out at Communism. In the late ’70s we began to try to make peace with the Russians. We called it detente. We sold the Russians grain, shared technology and lent them money. We Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, a Nobel prize winner and Russian dissident, said, “Communism needs...detente for one purpose: to gain additional strength with the help of Western financing (those loans will not be repaid) and Western technology before it launches its next large- scale offensive.” His words rang pure and true as Russia rumbled into Afghanistan at the twilight of the ’70s. What Solzhenitsyn had said in 1978 at Harvard’s commencement was made even more relevant by the Russian invasion. In the speech Solzhenitsyn accused Americans of being self-centered and of caring little for other people, especially those of other nations. The tolerance of Russia was nothing to be proud of, Solzhenitsyn said. This toleration marked a “decline in courage” in America. Solzhenitsyn said America was slumbering; they were in for a rough awakening. His points about Russia were important, but even more important was what he said about the decline of the American spirit. Maybe we aren’t as happy, as brave or as optimistic as we once were. Perhaps it’s because of the flood of information that greets us every day. It’s difficult to be cheerful when murders, robberies and invasions are flashed at us constantly by the media. But the problem isn’t the tool; it’s how we use the tool. This flow of information can cause us to lose sight of what our life is like. We become aware of what is around us, but forget what is inside us. The ’80s? I’m ready. Yes, there are problems. Yes, there are threats. You can read about them in a newspaper, see them on a TV or listen to them on the radio. But a newspaper, a TV or radio can’t tell us what will happen. We determine that. I think of what novelist John Cheever said, “The future doesn’t look dismal. I detest the extravagant uses of decay and decline as applied to this country. The Yale magazine wrote me and asked if things were going to get worse in this country. I wrote back that if people continue going around asking questions like that things are bound to get worse. “This is a haunted country,” Cheever said. “Haunted by a dream of excellence.” We need to look at the Vietnams and the Watergates and see where people went wrong. We need to pick out the mistakes. It was unfortunate that so many people suffered in the two situations, but it will be much more tragic if we fall into similar situations because we did not learn We can learn something about the dream of wealth from Elvis Presley, and something about Communism from the dead millions of Cambodia. From it all, I think we can learn to see what should be, through the realities we experience. As we look back on the events of the ’70s and anticipate the events of the ’80s, it is necessary that we realize the importance of the lessons we should have learned throughout the past decade. “At best the future is uncertain,” John Lee, of the New York Times, wrote. “But in the American ex- perience, the optimists have usually been the realists.” DavidRamsey Cuftuw (U SlCW stu mts {now tf e cj)its ancf TficTowiv Culture in Abilene? In that wine city situated in the West Texa; plains among the prickly pear cacti, the mesquite and rattlesnakes? In the dusty town where the cowboys and city folks have finally met, finding that chaps and couture, Cadillacs and cattle cars really can (and do) blend? In a town that has been known as the pits of Texas? Yes, even in the midst of all this you can find culture in Abilene. Oh, it may not be your every-day, run-of- the-mill culture found in such out-of- the-way places as New York City, Boston, Los Angeles, or even Dallas, but it's there with a flavor all its But, just what is culture? One author has said that culture is the study of perfection, and another has said that -culture is no better than its woods. Yet another author describes culture as “the sum of all the forms of art, of love, and of thought...” Still, even that doesn’t quite explain culture in Abilene. Abilene culture is all wrapped up in its agriculture and petrolem operations, in the Larry’s Better Burgers and Kiva Inns, the Paramount Opry and Thouvenal String Quartet performances, the religious atmosphere created by three church-related colleges and churches on almost every corner and the shopping sprees in such extremes as The Mall of Abilene and the St. Vincent de Paul Salvage the city that more than 100,000 people from around the globe have come to call home — the Key City. Located 1,738 feet above sea level in the heart (well, almost the heart) of the Lone Star State, Abilene is the central city of the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area that includes Taylor, Jones and Callahan counties. Established in 1881, the city’s economy originally was based on agriculture, and while much of the activity in the area still hinges on ag- ribusiness, the economy since about 1960 has shifted more to oil and manufacturing related operations. Plants in the area manufacture aircraft parts, building materials, apparel, trailers, electrical ap- pliances, as well as many other products, and the area continues to expand annually. In addition to its three colleges — ACU, Hardin-Simmons and Mc- Murry — Abilene is the home of a $100 million strategic air command installation, Dyess Air Force Base. The mixture of personalities and backgrounds brought together by this combination is a large part of Abilene’s unique culture. Vifflinq Oub Those “statistics” are all im- portant in the city’s culture, but getting to the heart — or, more appropriately the stomach — of the matter, we find restaurants for A favorite for all college students after those long hours of study is a piece of pie. And what better place for the delicious pastries than Virginia Lee’s Pie Shop, located at 3266 S. 14th. This family-owned business offers more than 40 kinds of pie, priced between 69 and 89 cents per piece, including the usual fruit varieties, several kinds of cream pies (all topped with whipped cream, of course), the house specialties (lemon chess, custard, millionaire’s delight, caramel- banana. blueberry-banana) and everyone's favorite, fresh According to the owners, Bobby Green and Alton Davis, fresh strawberry “is the big thing,” far outweighing any other kind as a “favorite. The next most popular kind, they said, is caramel banana. Although a good deal of Virginia’s business comes from McMurry students, a large percentage” is from ACU. The busiest times as far as student patronage is concerned are “after movies and later at Virginia Lee’s isn’t limited to pies, however. The menu also offers old- fashioned fasting bowls of soup or beans, with crackers or homemade cornbread, starting at about $1.50, and the grinder sandwich with three meats and three cheeses for $3. Other baked specialties include birthday and wedding cakes and cookies, all made and decorated in the shop. Nothing could be better to top off a good piece of pie than some good homemade ice cream from Larry’s Better Burger Drive-In, another array of culture is cyaUces of ‘Ifie City's cufture’ This page, top left: Tobe, of Harold’s Pit Walnut St. Top right: Sparkling fountains family-owned business, located at 1233 N. Treadway. Although the drive-in offers the usual fast food items of hamburgers (four large ones for $3.50 and six small for $3) and french fries, its speciality by far is ice cream. Ask anyone in Abilene where the best ice cream comes from, and you’re sure The homemade ice cream flavors include chocolate, strawberry, banana nut and peach, with plain ol’ vanilla coming from a machine. Cones sell for 30 and 40 cents, while dishes of the cold stuff are 45, 65 and 85 cents. Another of the local restaurants, Harold’s Bar-B-Q, at the in- tersection of North 13th and Walnut, has a culture of its own. Familiar to almost everyone who claims to be a West Texan, this dilapidated, smoke encrusted cafe is frequented during the noon hour by students, doctors, lawyers, businessmen and blue- collar workers. The menu isn’t large but the of- ferings are delicious, ranging from a smoked beef-on-bun for $1.50 to a plate of beef, ham, sausage and or ribs mixed to the customer’s pleasing for $3.25. Also available is the beef, sausage or ham plate with beans, potato salad or cole slaw, hush puppies and onion. This establishment also is family- owned. Tobe, Harold’s father started the barbecue house 22 years ago, with his wife making her special hush puppies. Most of the culture at Harold’s is provided by Tobe’s family, all working together behind the counter. They take a great deal of pride in the family barbecue, telling of shipping orders to far-away places such as New York and England. Admittedly, these places have class but not the kind of class for that special “night on the town” with all the elegance of the “big city.” Abilene has something to offer in this area too — the Kiva Inn’s Library and Sidewalk Cafe. The Library is the more elegant of the two and also provides the bigger tab, although reports are that the meal and atmosphere are worth the money. The menu, which would do justice to a fine New York or New Orleans restaurant, has an in- ternational flare with several of- ferings seldom seen in this West Texas city. Among these items are marinated herring and gravad lax, a cold Swedish appetizer of cured, fresh salmon in a sweet dill sauce. Both are $3.25. A $3 appetizer of escargot bourguignonne (French snails simmered in wine with herbs and garlic) also is available. The soup section of the menu includes casserole of onion au gratin, a favorite in many fine restaurants. Entrees of fish, fowl, veal, lamb and beef are available at the Library. Cornish game hen stuffed with wild rice dressing, for example, is $7.75. The steak-eaters aren’t forgotten at the Library, either. Steaks range from filet mignon for $8.50 to roast prime rib for $9.25 or $10.50 depending on the cut preferred. The Sidewalk Cafe is designed for people with smaller pocketbooks. With its bright red and green chairs and red-stripped awnings the at- mosphere is pleasant and the menu is more modestly priced than that of the Library. The ever-standard hamburger is offered in 12 varities, ranging from $2.25 to $3.80. Among the most popular of the different varieties are the Monterrey with guacamole and Monterrey Jack cheese for $3.10 and the Kiva containing jalapeno pep- pers and Cheddar cheese for $2.80. Also available for sidewalk dining are 11 kinds of omelettes, ranging from $1.90 to $2.95, fried chicken for $3.25 and a seafood platter for $5.95. The restaurant is open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. For international culture in Abilene the place to go is Guiseppi’s Italian Station, 4109 S. Danville. Atmosphere is one of the restaurant’s finest features, with its small tables, covered in red tablecloths, in a simulated Italian courtyard softly lighted by small lamps on each table. Another favorite for many college students, mainly because of its unique atmosphere (complete with waitresses who balance plates of onion rings and nachos on their heads) and its all-night hours (for studying, of course) is The Little Red Barn, located on Highway 80. Or, perhaps, we should say was a favorite. The Barn was closed in the spring, for unspecified reasons. But no matter what the reason, one of the highlights of many ACU students’ college careers went by the wayside with the closing of the Barn. The Barn still stands on Highway 80, reminding students of all those nights of studying, laughter and Texo Burgers. (Being Mr tsp All of Abilene’s culture isn’t wrapped up in its food, however. The city offers something in the “arts” field, too, and it wouldn’t be com- plete without some of that good ol’ country and western music. One of the best places for the Opry, former home of the well- known Paramount Theater, a part of Abilene’s heritage. During the fall of 1979 when it looked as if the classic theater was going to be closed, three local men began renovations to make it the “Entertainment Capitol of the Big Country.” Much of the original building, which was constructed in 1930, and its decor, which is reminiscent of the grand old music halls of the past, were left as they had been — in- cluding everyone’s favorite, the clouds and stars that moved across the blue-domed ceiling. The “new” Opry opened in January with Johnny Duncan and Fiddlin’ Frenchie Burke, and later featured such stars as Michael Murphey, Hank Thompson, the Miller Riley Band, Bobby Bare and even ACU’s own Jazmine. Moving from the country sound, Abilene also offers a variety of what many would consider the more cultured music, such as the Thovenal String Quartet which performed as part of the ACU Fine Arts Series, and the Abilene Philhar- monic Orchestra and the Abilene Community Band, which perform regularly in the city. Other offerings in the Key City include opera, sponsored by the Cultural Affairs Council, and ballet, performed by the Abilene Metropolitan Ballet and the Abilene Civic Ballet. Turning to the art scene, Abilene has its fair share of culture here also. Regular exhibits covering the arts of all periods and peoples ap- pear at such places as the Abilene Chamber of Commerce, the Civic Center and the Abilene Fine Arts Museum. And, with three in- stitutions of higher education, a always open to the public. sfiop SlrounJj Some people look for their culture in things other than food, music and art, however, and for these folks the Key City features a number of shopping places — everything from the Mall of Abilene to St. Vincent’s. Opening in March 1978, the Mall was Abilene’s latest shopping area, sitting on 54.8 acres at the in- tersection of the Winters Freeway and Buffalo Gap Road. Among the larger stores operating in the Mall are J.C. Penney’s, Dillard’s, Wilson’s, Grissom’s and Sears, the only two-story section of the shopping area. The Mall features everything from clothing stores to fast-food facilities to sporting goods suppliers and a pet store. The Mall is more than a place to shop, though, as evidenced by the big celebrations scheduled at such times as Easter, when the Easter bunny made a lengthy appearance; Halloween, with a contest to find the _______jf July. In addition to special celebrations, the Mall also sched- ules, at various times throughout the year, art, car and antique shows. Vincent de Paul Salvage Store at . any par- ticular church) that uses mainly volunteer workers in the store, this little shop has clothes (in all s: descriptions) to d i to ixraks operation. All of the proceeds, ex- cept those used to pay one store manager, are “put back into the community” through aid to needy folks who are referred to St. Vin- cent’s by Call for Help. Merchandise in the store comes “entirely from Turning to yet another kind of culture — one that fits in well with the stereotyped Texas resident — we find the West Texas Fair. Held at Taylor County Coliseum during the second week in Sep- tember each year, the fair has as its primary purpose the “promotion of agriculture and horticulture education in the Big Country.” And you thought it was just a bunch of 4- H exhibits with a rodeo and carnival thrown in for good measure, didn’t you? Well, the fair does include all of those things and more — horse and livestock shows, country-western entertainment, a tractor pull, food booths and exhibits for the hobbies and handiwork of those who are a bit past the 4-H age. The fair is a favorite for many reasons. Kids of all ages, including college students, love to take in the carnival with all of its whirling, thrilling, dizzying rides and its frustrating, ‘ ‘try-your-skill-at-this” games with the stuffed animal prizes that few are lucky enough to And almost everyone, whether or not they like the rides and games, enjoys watching the “carnies.” It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly what it is that makes these people so in- the kind of lifestyle that would allow them many years ago to give away one of their babies as a door prize (at least that’s what some of the records for the fair indicate). Whatever this uniqueness stems from, it definitely (Some cpeopfe fave saicfSlfifene cfoesn b fiave mucf. Wub aftetu vou spemfa jew rears few, voiu Iearn (few’s a fot lo cfo. Ot’s jusb a cfifferetfb fratuf” of cuftuw. 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The fort was culture and Abilene doesn't fail us abandoned in April 1854 because of hereedher. complaints of an inadequate water Abilene also offers outdoor en- supply, and it was used for a short tertainment of history and time after that as a home station for relaxation for life in the Big Coun- a Butterfield si try, such as Fort Phantom Hill and Today ohly OM Abiiene Town (for the history about a dozen cmmneys remain buffs) and Abilene State Recreation standing (the fort once housed five Area (for the outdoorsmen among companys of infantry), but the “Located jus. .0 miles north of Stflt 0™“'tilene's 't°op Abilene on Farm Road 600, we find recreational sites the lonely ruins of Fort Phantom Another page in history and part Hi� - This fr°ntier army fort was of this city’s heritage is Old Abilene established in 1851 by Major J.J. Town, east of Abilene on Interstate Abercrombie by orders of Major 20. This historical tourist attraction General Persifor F. Smith as part of lets you see it like it was when the western chain of about 35 forts in buffalo roamed the surrounding the state. areas, when cattlemen drove herds of longhorn cattle through town to In the days when the f the rail lines in Kansas and when the “Iron Horse” was pushing west- Old Abilene Town includes about 20 buildings full of historical and collector’s items. Among those items are a horse-drawn hearse, antique cars, a steam tractor, old farm equipment, wagons, buggies, pianos and a hanging scaf- After a visit to Old Abilene Town you may want to “rough it” for a while yourself in Abilene State Recreation Area. Located in the extreme western part of North Central Texas just 19 miles south- west of Abilene, this area is part of a large region of Texas once inhabited by Tonkawa and Comanche Indians. The Indians are gone today, however, and the park offers facilities for picnicking, camping and swimming. When the “roughing it” is over and it’s time to get back to some civilization, the closest place to go is the rustic little village of Buffalo Gap. The town got its name because of the thousands of buffalo that moved through the pass long before the region was settled. Today the main attractions in Buffalo Gap are the Forts Trail Country Store (with its popular candy counter with jar after jar of penny candy — the kind your great- grandmother used to get when she was a little girl) and the Buffalo Gap Steak House, which offers a menu with numerous selections (sorry, no buffalo steaks). Culture in Abilene? Oh, it may not be the kind you’re accustomed to at home...it may not be what you’d find in Dallas or New York City...and it may take some getting used to, but there’s plenty of a special brand ofculture to be found in the Key City and surrounding areas (even though some of those college students from out of town, notorious for their complaining, may never admit to finding a bit of culture here). Yep, a lot of the Lone Star State’s most typical culture can be found right here in Abilene...because the Key City combines the urban and the cowboy with a unique flair. Cindy “Home Away from Home” Where can you get fresh, homemade bread, or sing and drink hot chocolate around a fireplace? Where can you find out someone’s favorite comedian, card game or cookie? Home, of course. And home-away- from-home. Several ACU faculty and staff members and Abilene residents open their homes regularly for students to eat, interact with others, discuss plans, and just relax and feel atDr!john Willis, professor of Bible, and his wife open their home to students almost every Sunday night. An average of 40 students gather for an evening meal provided by the Willis’, an interaction group exer- cise and a devotional. The Willis’ enjoy it because they get to know the students better and the students enjoy it because they get to know each other better. Dr. Don Garrett and his wife also have students in their home almost every week for Sunday lunch, and they always have a full table. The discussions are typical of family discussions — lively and loud. “They’re all kind of our family,” said Garrett. To complete the home at- mosphere, Mrs. Garrett always serves homemade bread which she prepares on Saturday morning. Dewby Ray, director of alumni campus activities, tries to have students in her home every week. “I love the involvement,” says Dewby. The Rays typically have a group of freshmen over early in the semester. Then every Thanksgiving and Christmas, they entertain a group of students who don’t go home. Throughout the year, they invite groups of students they work with. Why? Dewby says the only way you can get to know students is to work with them on a special project or have them in your home. Harold Lipford, regional director of development, and his wife Jeanette, an instructor of music, frequently have students in their home who share needs or aims for the school and themselves.Both the Lipfords and the Rays have an “open door policy” in which students are invited to come in and use the homes at certain times during the week to cook, sew, wash clothes or just relax. Vice President and Mrs. Robert Hunter have also entertained several groups. Mrs. Hunter told of one occasion when a Sing Song group came to practice in their home, and police were called to straighten the parking situation because cars were parked all over the street. “They’re all kind of our family.” 1 Don Garrett Assistant Dean Gary McCaleb and his wife try to get a mix of students in their home. He said this gives new students an opportunity Lewis, professor of Bible, said they have anywhere from 1 to 30 students in their home at a time. Mrs. Lewis said they enjoy it because the students are “an in- spiration.” Mrs. Lewis told of one amusing incident when a student left their home to pick up his girlfriend at another professor’s home. He said he wasn’t sure where to go but that he “walks by faith and not by sight.” As he spoke these words, he opened the door and backed into the closet, which was next to the front door. Students usually pop into the home of Roy Shake, associate professor of biology, whenever they want to. Mrs. Shake says she enjoys college students because they are fun to be around. Others just need someone to listen to them — so the Shakes do. But the real reason they have students in their home, she said, is because they have six children of their own, and she hopes “someone else would care about them enough to give them a home-away-from- This page: Mickey Lee, Dewby Ray and Debbie Davis discuss activities. Opposite page, clockwise: Dita Keesee enjoys a Willis’. Gary McCaleb talks with Cathy Cobb. Guests share food and fellowship at the Ray's. The Way We Wore Fashion is here to stay. Not that it won’t change, mind you. Every year new styles or even complete new attitudes towards dressing emerge. And just as we recognize the 50s by saddle oxfords and poodle skirts, someday people will recognize our college years by the way we wore ... tank watches jogging suits t-shirts ACU Gets a Tastem of International Seventy-three students rep- resenting 26 foreign countries flavored the ACU campus this year with culture, unusual languages and a new perspective on international These students chose ACU for various reasons, but each went through the same steps to receive a letter of acceptance. Like all ACU students, they presented academic credentials either in the form of secondary school or university transcripts. Unlike most applicants, foreign students must present scores on an English test. They also must show evidence of financial ability to meet expenses while in school because they are not eligible for loans or Clint Howeth, director of ad- missions, said the number of foreign students has increased in the past few years. ACU receives about 20 new applications each year, and 50 percent or more are accepted. Each of these students had a unique viewpoint of his new surroundings, and most agree that Americans are friendly and ACU is a good school. Few admit to having cultural adjustment problems. Differences between the U.S. and their countries are great, but many come from large, developed cities in which lifestyles are similar to those in this country. These countries are often in the news, and the reality of many situations only comes to the students via letter or telephone calls from home. The individualism of these ACU students is best expressed in their own words and thoughts. This represents not an ending, but a continually increasing foreign student population at ACU. Ok Boon Han and Mi Sun Cho are two of the four Korean students who attended ACU this year. Ok is a senior social work major and Mi is a senior religious education major. They live together off campus. Mi wants to work with Sunday school education programs when she returns to Korea. “It’s good for children, but it is lacking in our country,” she said. Both girls gained experience by working with the Highland Church of Christ education program for experience. Mi chose to study in the United States because the “education field is the best in the world.” Because the U.S. is an advanced country, Ok said she thought she could learn a lot here, so she wanted to come. Ok was encouraged to come to ACU by a professor at Korean Christian College who graduated from ACU. “He said ACU is the best one in the U.S.” She said since she belongs to the Church of Christ, it was God’s plan for her to come. When Ok returns to Korea, she hopes to become a children’s counselor for the church. But before going back she wants to get her master’s degree. Language is the biggest problem the women face, especially in class, Mi said. Ok says the problem is that the professors think American students and Oriental students are the same. Despite the problem of difficulties in understanding English, Ok says she loves the professors. “They are so nice and are intelligent,” she said. The girls like other things about being in the states. Mi likes picking up pecans and American food, but says “we cannot cook (American food).” She also likes the size of Abilene in comparison to the large crowded city she comes from. Abilene is more like a family, she Flavor About Americans, Ok says she likes their “new frontier spirit.” Of ACU, she says, “I love chapel because I can pray to God. ’’ During the fall semester, the girls heard news of the Korean president’s death. “We were very Two brothers from Sierra Leone, West Africa studied at ACU this year: Edward Mansaray, a senior Edward heard of ACU from missionary who wanted to work in the villages of Sierra Leone in 1975. Edward helped translate for him for three years. The missionary gave Edward the address of ACU, and he was accepted. Bockarie was then influenced by his brother to attend ACU also. Edward will return to Sierra Leone after graduation. He wants to do graduate work, and then return again to his country to find work in agricultural product exporting, either with a corporation or the government.Bockarie wants to return and help his people with farming. The differences between Sierra Leone and the U.S. are great, said Bockarie. In Sierra Leone, a person would never see prejudice, he said. There are whites in Sierra Leone, but “we are all the same.” Edward had a bad experience his first year in the states.On the suggestion of a friend, he went to visit a couple from church. The wife was home alone, and when she opened the door and saw him, she pushed him back and called the police. Edward said, “I almost cried,” the next time he sat near the woman at church. “There are some good Christians, but some bad ones,” he said, “and many are just church- goers.” Edward had several false ex- pectations about the states from what he had seen in movies. He had expected to see “people with guns in their pockets” everywhere. Bockarie said some other dif- ferences are the factories and in- dustry in the U.S. There are more cars here, and the Mall of Abilene is very different. “We don’t have that store in our country,” he said. Bockarie has had to make a big adjustment concerning the weather. “I was getting sick all the time...the weather is very different...60 degrees is very cold,” he said. Desmond and Lisa Steyn plan to return to South Africa in the future. He is a native South African, and she is American, although her father is South African. Desmond transferred to ACU after three years at Southern Africa Bible School, to receive a master’s degree in Bible, and teach there. He says ACU is an excellent university because it is a Christian school. “Fellowship here is incredible,” Desmond said of the Churches of Christ in the states. He attended the largest congregation in South Africa, which has 300 people. South Africans are reserved and formal, but here, people are easy- going, Desmond said, and the Christians are incredibly generous. The two cultures are very much the same, he said. South Africa has a lot of American culture, he con- tinued, like TV programs and Desmond did not realize the exaggeration of the racial problem in South Africa until he came to the states. He said news on isolated incidents were exaggerated, and “50 percent of the reports were blatant lies.” Even during the riots, “it wasn’t really as bad as they said it was over here.” A certain amount of prejudice exists here, but in South Africa it is greater. He thinks the situation in South Africa is like it was in the U.S. 20 or 30 years ago. In South Africa there are tribes among the blacks, and they usually prefer to work with people from their own tribes, Desmond ex- plained. Laws keeping blacks out of parts of South Africa have been abolished in the past few years, Desmond said, along with buses for whites only. Things continue to change, as the heated slowly die. A year ago, whites drew up a petition to allow blacks and whites to attend the same theaters. Sarkis Pariai, a junior pre- engineering major, came to the states with no intention of going to school. Although he is from Iran, Sarkis is of Armenian descent. He came to the states two years ago. After he arrived he met Keith Justice, head of ACU’s agriculture department, at the Hawley Church of Christ. Justice brought Sarkis to ACU, and showed him around. Sarkis decided that he belonged at ACU since he is a Christian. Being Christian, “my family is in the minority” in Iran, Sarkis said. “Over here I am not a minority.” Sarkis also has a brother, three cousins and a friend who he en- couraged to come and finish their studies in Abilene. Three of them just graduated from Abilene High and are freshmen at ACU. All of them play on an Armenian soccer team with the Abilene Senior Soccer League, and Sarkis hopes to start an Armenian volleyball team. Language has not been a problem for him. In Iran he spoke English when he worked with Americans. Because he asked the Americans questions, he became familiar with tne American culture. Sarkis says he will not go back to his country. “I didn’t like living there,” he said. When the American hostages were taken in Iran last October, Sarkis said, “Now that that happened, I don’t want to go there at all. I want to stay here the rest of my life.” “It’s the people’s fault,” Sarkis said of the problem. With the Shah, “the country was growing and everything was fine. If I am able to bring my mother and two brothers here, then I don’t care about that country again...because we are Armenian anyway.” Sarkis said he did not encounter problems at ACU because of his nationality, but some people did call and say to “send those Iranians home.” The thing Sarkis likes best about the states is the freedom. He said there is also freedom in Iran, but there is too much corruption. Ivan Tesic of Yugoslavia came to the U. S. in 1973 to study English for one year. Now, as a graduate student in missions, he hopes to go back and fight atheism in his country. The opportunities in Europe are great for a Christian, Ivan said. Although Yugoslavia is under Communist authority, “I could do my Christian part and still be a loyal citizen.” Ivan says he wants to fight atheism, and not the political system. He came to ACU to prepare Himself for this purpose. Ivan has faced differences with some Americans in the un- derstanding of biblical principles. “Doctrinally all are the same, but culturally, not all are the same,” he said. Without being a hypocrite, Ivan says he is trying to do as Paul says, and be American while he is here. He thinks the major differences between the U.S. and Yugoslavia are the established freedoms, and America’s unity as a nation. Ivan says the states are more economically developed because there have been no wars here. Parts of Yugoslavia destroyed during WW II are still in the developing process. The standard of living is not as high because of this, Ivan said. The states also have only one language and economic goal. On the other hand, Yugoslavia is the size of Wyoming, and has four languages, five nationalities, six republics and three major religions. Being a Christian, Ivan says, helps him to be a more loyal citizen. When Ivan goes back to Yugoslavia he says, “My contribution is to give life more purpose and to make other disciples.” “The time just came for me to return to school,” said Jonathan Phiri about his decision to attend school in the states. Jonathan is a sophomore public relations major from Zambia. Chester Woodhall, a British missionary in Zambia and an ACU alumnus, recommended many schools to Jonathan. He was ac- cepted at CSU and Syracuse, but chose ACU for three main reasons. One, Woodhall’s influence; two, Jonathan says he likes the small size better; and three, the professors give more attention to their students. Jonathan has done some public relations work in Zambia, but says it is a new concept in that part of the world. He also said the government appreciates that kind of work very much. Adjustment has not been a problem for Jonathan, although he says the weather gets very cold. Americans are different he says, because they want to rush and do things, but back home “they take their time.” He considers Americans to be “good cheerful The war in neighboring Rhodesia has embittered Jonathan against the British because they are taking so long to grant independence. Zambia has been bombed because the Rhodesians thinkj'we are harboring Tchen Ko Tsieu wanted to attend school in the states because he likes to travel, and he wanted to ex- anfVc American friends en- Living in the U.S. is not Tchen’s first cross-cultural experience. He is a native Vietnamese, born in Saigon, Tchen is a freshman biology major with hopes of entering medical school. He would like to return to Brazil after completing his education. “I’m planning to be a doctor in Brazil, and help the church grow there,” he said. He is par- ticularly interested in being a pediatrician. “I love Brazil,” Tchen said, “because the people are very open to the gospel, and are very friendly and humble.” Tchen said he is most interested in helping the church there. There are students from several other countries who are difficult to recognize as foreigners. Only the accents of Melville and Lois Sheasby from Rhodesia give them away. Although originally from Rhodesia, the Sheasbys came to the states from South Africa where Melville was attending Southern Africa Bible School. He wanted to teach at SABS, but all the teachers must have a master’s degree. Melville transferred to ACU as a senior, and started his graduate work with a major in Bible. Lois, a graduate Bible major, takes counseling courses, because that need is present in the community where SABS is located. The Sheasbys have no present plans of returning to Rhodesia, although they have a son living there. They also have a married daughter living in Abilene, and two younger sons who attend Abilene public schools. Their sons have adjusted well, even though the schools overseas are different, Melville said. Melville has learned in his studies that, “culture shock is the absence of familiar cues.” It is different here, he says, but “the people are so friendly it doesn’t bother us.” “For there is no differ- ence between Jew and Gentile — the same Lord is Lord of all, and richly blesses all who call on «i|3SSS sis summer school gets a face lift at A Good Representation Late in the summer of 1978, Dr. Gary Thompson saw a chance to do something he had always dreamed of doing — serving the people of Texas’ 62nd District. David Stubbeman, the incumbent of the 62nd seat, had decided to step down. Since Larry Roberson, a young Abilene lawyer, was the only person seeking the vacant office, Thompson decided to run. “As a government teacher I had always fantasized about running,” Thompson said. “When I looked at the situation and sized it up in terms of my age, I decided it was now or never; it was time to take a risk. I knew it would probably be my only After going through a campaign he called “a roller-coaster ex- perience,” Thompson defeated Robertson handily, gathering 62 percent of the vote. As the Abilene vicinity’s new representative, Thompson had come a long way from the day he climbed on a bus in Mineola, Texas, and rode to the Key City to see Abilene Christian College. Before that first visit, Thompson said ACC “might as well have been Afghanistan.” He had heard little about the school. He came to ACU primarily out of a religious motivation. Thompson said he had a “religious awakening” in his 20th year. After attending Tyler Junior College for a year, he realized his need for a Christian education. In his first two years at ACU he was “just going with the flow” with average grades. It was in his senior year that Thompson “caught on” as a student.“It was a coming to terms with reality,” he said. “I realized that I had one more year left here and if I was going to make anything of myself academically, that was when I had to do it. “I finally came to my senses,” he continued, “and said, ‘Gary, you have a reasonably good mind and you’re squandering it. Do something The library was his primary aid in getting on track, Thompson said. “Of course I had always gone in for the required readings. What I discovered when I was a senior was the eclectic materials that would never have been assigned but were so very rich. “As an example,” Thompson con- tinued, “I came here very much an it points of view, so as , conservative I began reading The New Republic, the flagship of liberal publications. But I also wanted to be exposed to William Buckley and all other points of view in between. “I found that all the knowledge I thought I had before was hollow and that I hadn’t been exposed to much of the world. It’s been a tremendous experience ever since to try to keep up with the thoughts found in this country. It’s frustrating because I can’t do justice to it, but it’s rich.” After graduating in 1960, Thomp- son left for a series of teaching and coaching jobs in New Mei' “If you don’t look for the Christian element, ACU can be like any other school,” Thompson said. “I’ve had students come to me and say, ‘This is the worst, the most hypocritical institution that I have ever seen. Look at all the ideals that it professes, and then look at all the people that don’t live up to those MISSION IMPROBA ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY -► fc _ liUBhE To: PP2415 From: 308A Subject: Report on Mission ACU —1980 After spending nine Earth-months at this place ACU, I have reached some unexpected conclusions. No casual observer would discover this, but to my trained and expert eye, it is quite obvious that some sort of undercover operation is being conducted on this campus. All of the “students,” “faculty” and “administrators” are in on this plot and conspire to keep it secret. Many things are not as they seem. For instance, one of the most important rituals of the average day is “chapel.” The entire group of the campus people meet together for some sort of secret planning session. They call it “chapel,” but this ob- viously is a code name. The meeting doesn’t take place in a chapel or anywhere near a chapel. Instead it takes place on the basketball court. The whole meeting is conducted in code. There is a code phrase to begin the meeting, and at another code phrase everyone knows to go to another building called the “Campus Center.” At this building the students must either buy a round piece of food called a “doughnut,” or they must look in a small, empty box that only they can open. Others with special assignments are not allowed to go to the “Campus Center” building. They must stay in “chapel” for more instruction and Sometimes a few “students” receive a special notice in the mail about “chapel.” These “students” probably are being chosen for some dangerous or important mission. This brings us back to the secret project the school is conducting. One of my hypotheses is that the project has to do with weather modification. The extreme changes in at- mospheric temperature and con- dition that take place here are not normal. A temperature difference of 50 earth-degrees centigrade is nothing uncommon here. And you thought Piscis Austrinis was bad. I also think the project may be raising small winged creatures the Earthlings call “bats.” These above the ceiling in the building where they meet for “chapel.” One day some of these “bats” escaped and flew down during “chapel.” Everyone was quite excited and distressed to see them, probably because they were afraid their project had been discovered. Another strange phenomenen is the sleeping habits of the “students.” Apparently they prefer to sleep in the most uncomfortable of situations. During the nighttime when they are in rooms with large, soft pieces of furniture on which they could sleep, they refuse to lie down. They talk to one another about the most trivial of matters, all the time trying to drown out their con- versations with loud music. (Perhaps they are discussing secret And then during the daytime they assemble in rooms and sleep in hard chairs while one of the “faculty” speaks to them. Presumably the “faculty” is instructing them how to sleep in a sitting position. When the weather turns warmer many “students” also sleep on top of buildings in the hot sun. This may be some form of self-punishment, because they usually try to burn themselves while doing this. The “students” also exhibit odd patterns of eating. They stand in long lines to get into the place where food is served, and once inside this place they do not eat the food. They throw it at each other. They call the place where food is served the “Bean.” But they also call small objects of food “beans.” Confusing? Just imagine spending nine Earth-months among these strange creatures. But I suppose this illogical behavior relates to their undercover project. The odd behavior of the “students” probably should be blamed on the “faculty” and “ad- ministration” who instigate illogical Before a “student” may take classes he must go through “registration” — a rugged test of physical and mental endurance that determines who will be allowed into the school. “Students” must stand in lines for half the day in order to fill out in triplicate dozens of forms that the “administrators” already have copies of. Those who endure this trial are allowed to take courses. You are familiar of course with the old phrase on our planet about people running in circles. Well, there is a course here that requires the “students” to run in circles. They must run and run and run around the basketball-court-area until they nearly drop. Is it surprising therefore that the “students” act as they do? And this long list of confusion doesn’t even include the fountain that is only half full (when it has water in it at all), a structure called the “Omega Point” that is not shaped like an omega and does not point to anything, a “Hill” that is not a hill at all and a “Key City” without But before I end this report I must say that for all their illogical mannerisms and secrecy, the people here are the friendliest and kindest I have met in my travels throughout the star systems. And I have to admit that my stay here has been rather “fun” (an earth term that defies definition). DebbieArcher BLE: i 39 Features GIVING GOD THE GLORY During their time spent at ACU, students and faculty are often reminded that their purpose in life is to minister to other people. Sometimes it is forgotten that there is not a certain way in which this must be done, but unique talents and be used in special ways to teach others. One of the faculty members has developed a fascinating program that illustrates this point very well. Ben Zickefoose, a physical education teacher and gymnastic coach, has learned to use his athletic ability to enrich the lives of the people he comes in contact with. He has developed a program entitled “Gymnastics to the Glory of God.” In this program he performs gymnastic feats of varying dif- ficulties and makes a spiritual application with each of them. The idea for the gymnastic program was a joint effort between Zickefoose and one of his gymnastic students, Karen Pfleiderer. In 1976, they put together a balancing act that contained lessons relating to trust, confidence, dedication and persistence. They performed six programs in various places such as area schools, children’s homes and youth rallies. In May of 1976, Zickefoose went ' t at a youth rally in ___ the three basic themes Zickefoose uses. Because of the number of stunts that he has program Church congregation i o over four hours worth of material that contains about 40-50 stunts and their spiritual applications. Zickefoose does between 120-150 programs every year, with the bulk of the performances coming during the summer months. He has per- formed in Canada and every state except Hawaii, but most of his op- portunities and invitations come from churches and organizations in The program varies from per- formance to performance in ac- cordance with the theme of the Not only was it the first time he had invited to Washington, D. u. last summer to participate in a nationwide youth rally entitled, “Inspiration Time, the Falls Falls Church, Va. The { performed in Falls Church and also on the steps of the capitol building. Approximately 700 people at- tended the program in Washington D.C., and the assigned area on the steps of the capitol building was full. It was a unique evening for than one way. been invited to perform on the steps of the capitol, but it rained during the entire program. Even though it rained, very few people left before the performance was completed. The activity and fellowship attracted joggers and cyclists as they were passing by. Zickefoose said the rain didn’t hinder his performance, but it made him more aware of the possible dangers. He has fallen many times in programs, and most of the times been injured. He never fakes a fall, and many times uses the accident to prove a point or become an object of the lesson. He told of an incident that hap- pened last summer while he was at a camp in Michigan. He had com- pleted his last stunt and was about to get off the table that he had used as a base for the stunt when it fell through the stage. Zickefoose fell off his throat , but was able to make a it of the fall. After falling, he spent about 15 good to those that love God. ministry as he travels throughout the country. Although he completed motorcycle, he now does i travel by automobile. The switch was made because of the gasoline English speaking countries Zickefoose said that one of the joys he has experienced throughout the past three years is the contact he has been able to make and maintain with other religous groups. He summed up the purpose of the program by saying, “Jesus is Lord and He wants me in everything to glorify Him.” Suzetta Hance “VOICES” The attitudes and “Most of the people who vote are friends of the ones running. They already have their minds made up.” sophomore senator Alan De Jarnatt, on class elections “Coming into office there was an attitude of disdain toward student government. I think that has been the greatest overall achievement (in Holifield’s administration) to change that attitude in the student body.” Ron Holifield, SA president “If a person comes to me who’s lonely the first thing I do is to deal with his loneliness...he’s not ready for a sermon. Sermons are for Christians. We need to give people first our lives. Give them ourselves.” “Bow to your partner and do-si-do...square dance in Abilene...and out you go! ” from Rolando Diaz’s Optimist cartoon “Mazz” “By the end of the year ACU will be the first school to have two 18-foot pole vaulters going at the same time. No school in history has done that.” Frank Estes, former ACU world ranked vaulter “Never quit believing.” Basketball coach, Willard Tate “I don’t think students have strong enough voice in the decision of where the money goes from Sing Song. This year the ballots were very one-sided. ’ ’ Cherisse Holley, on the allotment of Sing Song funds “My dear friend; It is now my will and testimony to leve Abiline Christian University all I have in this world take over as soon as possible. Yours truly, F.O. Masten.” part of the will of F.O Masten, leaving ACU $50 million “Due to the Iranian crisis, the men of Sub T- 16 will not decorate their tree until the hostages are free.” a sign on the Subbers’ entry in the ISCC’s Christ- “There are some senators who are in there because of what it can do for them, because it looks good on their resume. If all they do when they get elected is become one more occupant of a chair on Monday evening, basically what they are doing is lying to and deceiving the student body.” Ron Holifield, SA president “Statistics can promote selfishness if you have the wrong context.” Randall Moore, Wildcat basketball guard “When (gold) prices go up like this — sen- “The problem without answer.” timentality goes out the window.’ ’ an Iranian ACHS senior, on the Iranian crisis Randy Hale, gold buyer at the peak of the gold market events of the year at ACU “I left to contemplate the question of what twisted sense of moral values could be present to permit the presentation of such a blatantly licentious piece of music to a class in an institution which outwardly expresses devotion to Christian ideals.” satyrical letter to the editor by Eddie Williams on the theme of 10 (Bolero) being played in a music class “This year, chapel will be good. That’s the commitment of the chapel committee. It’s up to us to realize its all in our attitude...” John Tyson, Spiritual Life Committee chairman “After all, what is the difference betweeen a starving African in a hut, and a starving American in a tenement? Is there realty a difference in an idol worshipper 2,000 miles away and an executive two houses down who only lives to make money? Or could there be a similarity between people regardless of their culture? Bob Nutt, from Looking Up “Our purpose at ACU is to educate our students for Christian service throughout the world, not in some protected vaccum. They must know the problems of the world and deal with them...” President John C. Stevens “I am a native black man from Africa. One time I wore my African garment on campus to exhibit my culture. I came upon six black American guys who were very hostile to me. What have I done to deserve such hostile treatment from my own very brothers? John Saboleh, in a letter to the editor “If I’m accepted (to perform at ACU) and B.J. (Thomas) isn’t, then something’s wrong.” contemporary Christian singer, Chris Christian “Of course I’m entitled to my opinion. (And I’m entitled to think your opinion is dumb.) ” from Sherilyn Greer’s Optimist cartoon “People must believe in something. Jimmy believes the high life he leads is the answer to the pain he feels inside. Whether it is London 1964, Guyana 1978 or Abilene 1980, people are searching. Quadrophenia reminded me of how lonely and difficult it must be for someone without the answers Jesus offers. I wonder how many Jimmys are there.” from David Ramsey's review of Quadrophenia “We don’t operate under Robert’s Rules of Order. We operate under Ron’s Rules of Order — and I don’t say that entirely tongue in cheek.” Ron Holifield, SA president “You’ve played well; you’ve given it your best and you’re one shot away. You remember that.” Coach Willard Tate, after ACU’s one-point loss to LeMoyne-Owen College in theNAIA championship “These fellow students are not asking for money to fly to Boston for a vacation. They’re using their week to do the Lord’s work. Are we going to let them down? ’’ Optimist editorial, on raising spring break cam- HAPPENINGS: ii r bnMec o-P , -Hi gli-lfer toi LUe 6-f Si� a i -Hi 6+ WtrW id' are all a j)o 4 of l ptou c. End] 6-T -Klee afrfii ijifc requires (kticd-licn HaA ftltiuj hw£ of ort -fro w wer e wk |7rjici| «k . Wm Viei t tap-lure -fU Jtydjeu ct so iMMj toleAfr k a p r-|icipcucf ft an observer. HOMECOMINGHOMECOMINGHOMECOMINGHOMECOIV NGHOMECO HOMECOMING MING “Strike Up the Band” was an appropriate theme for the Homecoming festivities on October 25-28. Preparation for this weekend began early in the semester when Sara Brockman and Jack Rosenquist were selected to serve as Homecoming co-chairmen. Traditional activities such as the Freshman Follies, the musical and Homecoming chapel were included, but changes were made in a few of the activities, and several new features were added to promote and revive the spirit of the Wildcat fans. The Festival of Foods, sponsored by the Student Foundation, was again a popular attraction. It featured representative booths from campus organizations that sold a variety of foods. The collage competition was a new event that was designed to replace the discontinued class and club projects. Social and departmental clubs were asked to use pictures, newspaper articles and their own artwork to create unique collages that illustrated and described the various activities of each organization. Each collage was mounted on a frame and displayed outside the Campus Center. Anticipation of the weekend ac- tivities began early in the week HOMECOMINGHOMECOMINGHOMECOMINGHOMECOI Happenings 48 NGHOMECOMINGHOMECOMINGHOMECOMINGHOMEC when eleven Homecoming Queen nominees were elected during chapel. The student body selected the queen during chapel on Thur- sday, and all the nominees were honored with a reception on Friday. Excitement mounted as the week progressed, and many parents, alumni and friends arrived on Friday in time for the opening ceremonies on the steps of the Ad- ministration building. “The Music Man,” by Meredith Wilson, and a production of the ACU Theatre, continued the theme, “Strike Up the Band,” and delighted audiences with its lively music composition and cast. Although the Wildcats suffered a disappointing 27-21 defeat against Stephen F. Austin, the Homecoming activities climaxed Saturday af- ternoon when Lynette Howard was crowned queen during halftime. Opposite page top left: Cindy Cobb, Cathy Cubstead and Joy Savage serve at the Festival of Foods. Top right: Coming-Home Queen Margaret Schmeling anticipates the Homecoming opening ceremony. Bottom left: The Big Purple performs at halftime. Bottom right: Homecoming co-chairmen Sara Brockman and Jack Rosenquist announce quuen candidates at the opening ceremony. This page, top: Lynette Howard is announced THEMUSICMANTHEMUSICMANTHEMUSICMANTHEMU Cast of Characters Traveling Salesr Charlie Cowell n . Nelson Coates . Skvlar Forrister Ron Keese Paul Willis John Hubbard .....Jeff Grady ....JonSkupin . Buddy Evans Jeff Berryman Paul Fromberg ......Gary Cox Steven Vertz Kern Fiasco Clay Hale Marcellus Washburn .. Barry Smoot Tommy Djilas.....Thomas Bruner Marian Paroo........Evelyn Fowler Understudy...................Mary Overall Mrs. Paroo................Dezarae Gaines Amaryllis.............Jeanne Oler Winthrop Paroo........Greg George Eulalie Shinn.....Michele Hipkins Zaneeta Shinn........Melany Smith Gracie Shinn........Melissa White Alma Hix...................Sharon Litland Maud Dunlop................Cloeta Casey Ethel Toffelmier . Michele Whitfield Mrs. Squires.....Elizabeth Sexton Constable Locke......Elliot Bales Mrs. Britt......Jeanne McCormick cmanthemusTHE musio man ICMAf Lewis Fulks, professor of com- munication and director of The Music Man , termed the musical “a caricature of Americana.” Fulks said that the musical was an im- pressionistic cartoon — not a pasteboard cartoon like A1 Capp but more like Doonesbury — which makes a statement as well as en- tertains. Even the sets had a cartoon appearance which made the characters stand out. Approximately 250 hours were spent rehearsing on the musical. Fulks said this figure is less than the ordinary because the play was cast in the fall, and they had only 6V2 weeks of rehearsal. The average musical takes five to six months of Fulks’ time and at least two months of reheasal. The drama department first performed this musical in 1963. Since that time, it has been requested 10-1 over any other per- formance. When asked how the two productions compared, Fulks reserved his comments. He said he tried to do it differently but that he would let the audiences decide for themselves which was better. parade of children around a Smoot and Jeff Berryman plan their strateg THEMUSICMANTHEMUSICMANTHEMUSICMANTHEMUS Assistant Directors.Jan Jones Patterson Assistant Technical Director.. Brant Johnson Stage Manager Switchboard.. Brant Johnson Stage Manager Sound.................Hal Wall Assistant Stage Manager.. April Cline, Robin Lighting......y............ Brant Johnson Bethany Cammack, Terry Bates Spotlights......Kim Brown, Angie Atkinson Mardella Hutchinson, Craig McDaniel Sound......................Hal Wall, Judi Anderson Terry Batts, Caren Johnson, Annette Sieb- Properties...... Carol Moreland, Vicki Allen Make-up........CaDana°KOTnamer, Vicki Allen Donna Marie Claassen, Tammy Nesbitt Program....................Susan Root Aston Cover Design.....................Matt Aston “River City Quartet,” comprised of Clay CMANTHEMUSICMANTHEMUSICMANTHEMUSICMANTH The Music Man tells the story of Professor Harold Hill, a con artist, who convinces the people of River City, Iowa that their new pool hall is undermining the character of their boys. As a solution to the inherent decadence, he offers to start a boy’s marching band. Hill’s only problem is that he knows nothing about music; but he hides it by telling the townspeople he has devised a revolutionary new “think system,” by which anyone can learn to play an instrument. Before he can gain the confidence of River City, however, he must gain the confidence of Marian Paroo, the town librarian, who also teaches As Prof. Hill woos Marian, she discovers his fraudulent scheme. She doesn’t reveal it because her brother Winthrop, who had scarcely spoken since his father’s death, now talks excitedly of his new trumpet. River City learns of Hill’s deception when another traveling salesman comes to town. And although the professor knows the people will soon be after him, he stays because of his love for Marian. A wild chase ends with the arrest of Prof. Hill. But as the angry crowd condemns Hill for swindling them, the band marches in dressed in newly arrived uniforms and playing (though off-key) to the delight of their families. SINGSONGSINGSONGSINGSONGSINGSONGSINGS EVERYBODY REJOICE i certain mystique, a certain e about it all.” These words of Sing Song hostess tion”fhe“ radio television major from public relations and industrial design major from Abilene, were chosen as this year’s co-chairmen. The hosts and hostesses were Mary Beth Chalk, senior marketing major from Abilene; Gary Cox, A subcommittee of the Sing Song executive committee and class and club directors and presidents, formed during the fall semester, was responsible for investigating 3 of the proceeds. The e long hours spent in rehearsals, or even the chance for Mom to see them on stage. Sing Song provides students with the opportunity to grow, to develop special talents, to meet new friends, to learn from each other, and to share a part of others’ lives. That’s why approximately 1,000 students sacrifice so much time and energy each year. And maybe that’s why “Everybody Rejoic John Duty, director of special alumni activities, has an integral role in the organization and production of Sing Song. He works President Stevens. “The executive committee is the : group that governs Sing Song, so it i makes sense that they should do the 1 research and planning of the proceeds and ideas,” said Duty. The final suggestions were drawn into ballots to be voted on by par- ticipants, according to a system begun a few years ago. The largest portion of the proceeds, $25,000, was set aside to complete landscaping of the area between Moody Coliseum, the Campus Center and the Don H. Morris Center. The money helped helped pay for equipment, award Sing Song provides students with the op- portunity to grow ...and to share a part of other’s lives. marketing and manage....... from LaMarque; and Patsy Speights, junior elementary was bought and used this year with the idea of using it again for the 75th anniversary Sing Song. Also, a new stage was built, and two new spotlights were bought using last purchase two trouper spotlights t eliminate rental costs each year. The Spring Break Campaigns to St. Louis and Boston also received $2,500 to help finance the cost of the campaigns. However, the campaign had requested $5,000 in financial It issue . proximately 300 students signed petition to protest the allocation of Sing Song funds.The issue also sharply divided the Student Senate Freshmen lightbulbs (opposite page, top) won the top costume and vocal awards in the class com- petition. Directed by Clay Hale, they sang “Watt Can We Say? We Would Rather Light Than Switch.” Nelson right), directed by Mark E by°PS The sophomore class page, bottom), directed „c ..ic McCormick, added a classical touch to Sing Song with their song “String Along With the Mellow Cellos,’’and the seniors (this page, top left), directed by Greg Muns, presented “Dr. Kildare and the Cardiac Kids in ‘The Intensive Choir Unit.’” 5INGSONGSINGSONGSINGSONGSINGSONGSINGSONG If you ask Sing Song participants what they enjoy most about two months of practice, an inch of pancake makeup and sleepless nights working on a costume, their answers are often the same — the people. Students involved in Sing Song spend a lot of time with members of their class or club, (or both) and they not only have a good time with fellow members, but learn a lot about themselves and others. “The performances don’t mean anything compared to the time you spend with each other. You really get to know and appreciate people that you may rarely see,” said Karen Parrish, a senior class surgeon. “Getting to work with people in stress situations, makes you learn more about them and Christ, as you try to build each other up,” said Nelson Coates, a freshman light bulb. “It’s not really competitive, because everyone is working for a were spent in devotionals, and you could really learn how people relate to life and the Lord,” Coates said. It may be said that Sing Song is for the parents and alumni at Lectureship, but it does have another purpose. The students who perform and help produce Sing Song gain more insight to people each Ucians face. Opposite page, top right: A NGSONGSINGSONGSINGSONGSINGSONGSINGSONGSI LECTURESHIPLECTURESHIPLECTURESHIPLECTURESHI sl-K'nil ecUNTIL HE COMEStures For the 62nd consecutive year preachers, elders, missionaries, Bible school teachers and students converged on the ACU campus in mid-February for the ACU Bible Lectureship. After so many years the annual event is marked by numerous traditions — the talks, the tent and the time for sharing with so many Christians. Those traditions, however, have not become mun- dane. Crowds from across the country continue to come, and the messages continue to be as interes- ting and inspirational as ever. The main presentations and classes this year centered around the theme “Until He Comes,” and featured such speakers as Howard Norton of Oklahoma City, who opened the lecture series; Stanley Lockhart of Houston; Eldred Echols of Michigan Christian College'; and Landon Saunders, the voice of Heartbeat, who presented the closing lecture. A spectrum of classes throughout the three-day event focused on topics such as “Coping with the Stresses of Being a Preacher’s Kid and “Piercing the Iron Curtain,” as well as innovative ideas to improve Bible classes for various age groups. Adding to the week’s activities planned by director Carl Brecheen and his Lectureship committee, were the eighth annual Symposium on Mass Communication Evangelism and the Christian Counselors Seminar. The symposiurtj, directed by Dr. B.E. Davis, climaxed with an awards banquet honoring several people who effectively use the media for evangelistic purposes. The counselors’ seminar focused on “Counseling the Aging.” ( Opposite page top: One ot the nightly Russ Bryant films a lecture for the Way of visitor browses in the Lectureship tent. This paSe- top: Three visitors sing during a set- . LION IN WINTER™ The Lion in winter, by William Cast of Characters Goldman, is a fictionalized story set in 12th century England about the Henry II............Matt Aston royal family of Henry II and Eleanor Eleanor of Aquataine..... of Aquataine. Susan Root Aston King Henry ii, in the winter of his Geoffrey....Jeff Berryman life, is trying to hold onto his youth. Richard_Doug Spainnower And like the lion, he roars at each of John....Thomas Bruner the conflicts which confront him. King Phillip of France...... But the play is about more than ................Steve Seargent growing old — it’s about growing up, Alais....Elizabeth Sexton living together, loving and forgiving. The king’s three sons, Geoffrey, John and Richard, are each vying Romans and Christians but the rest of the arena, thatwehave” (Act2, Scene 1). The twisted plot, full of laughs and drama, is never completely resolved. The king, intending to kill his sons, marry his mistress, and them from the castle. But both the characters and the audience know the sons will return to claim the Opposite page, clockwise: Doug Spain- Auquataine. ACUTHEATREACUTHEATREACUTHEATREA THE CAST A Doctor.....................Paul Fromberg Kate Keller.....Michelle Whitfield Captain Keller...............John Mann Martha.........Jeanne McCormick Percy...........Thomas Bruner Aunt Ev.........Roxy Halekakis James................Brian Clovis Dr. Anagnos................Elliot Bales Annie Sullivan.....Carol Moreland Helen Keller..................Jan Patterson Viney.....................Dezarae Gaines Servant.....................Becky Bollier MIRACLE WORKER ™ Miracles do happen. At least they did in Tuscumbia, Ala. in the 1880s when a blind and deaf girl learned the mystery of language. Impaired by a fever suffered as an infant, Helen Keller grew up in a dark, silent world. Her family’s pity so spoiled her that she became uncontrollable, and i J i: ” disciplined Helen was i Annie’s struggle with Helen divided the Keller family, but Annie stayed firm and eventually got her vay. When she asked f- •acle if y Two weeks passed and Annie achieved her goal of making Helen obey and depend on her. But a greater miracle soon followed, for Helen learned the key to language tom left: The Keller family objects tc Kreskin Modern science has given the world ‘energized’ and ‘sanforized’; people have been ‘organized’ and ‘televised’; and products have been advertised. But on Sept. 15 in Moody Coliseum, ACU was “KRESKIN- IZED.” “Kreskinized” (verb): To dramatically introduce an idea into someone’s thought pattern. To perceive another’s thoughts or in- troduce an idea into their thought processes by natural and scientific means in a manner that is dramatic. Kreskin, an internationally famed mentalist, entertainer and author, amazed about 1,700 people as he revealed Social Security numbers, names and dates, and found his hidden $2,500 check. Finding his own paycheck is one of Kreskin’s more famous tricks. If he had failed to do so, half of it would have been returned to the Students’ Association, who sponsored the show, and the other half would have been donated to the Big Brothers of America. Kreskin emphasizes what he is not: “I am not a psychic, I am not an occultist, I am not a fortune teller, I am not a mind reader, I am not a medium, I am not a hypnotist. ” Kreskin is a “scientific in- vestigator”of the power of suggestion and various areas of E.S.P. “What I do is inherent in everyone, but what I have done is learn to sensitize myself to the reactions and attitudes of people around me. Under certain con- ditions, I can sense their thoughts as well as influence their thoughts.” Using the power of suggestion on audience volunteers, Kreskin made them forget their names, not be able to open their eyes, not be able to stop shaking their hands, and feel both freezing and burning hot tem- peratures. Those who participated in the show know that there is something truly unique about being “Kreskinized’’. Michael Murphey Oct. 18. The concert served as a finale to the weekly lawn concert series sponsored by the Students’ AF°motusI1for the hit songs Wild- fire,” “Carolina in the Pines,” and “Geronimo’s Cadillac,” Murphey appeared at ACU in February 1979 Chris Christian During the past years, not one of the concerts sponsored by ACU has featured the music of a con- temporary Christian artist. The precedent was broken when Chris Christian was invited by the Students’ Association to perform at ACU. Christian, a former ACU student, performed in front of a crowd of almost 700 people in Cullen Auditorium on March 1. Most recording artists enjoy and encourage audience participation during their performances, and Christian was no exception. Several times during the concert, he invited the audience to clap, sing along and enjoy the music. Christian began his career in Nashville, Tenn. shortly after he graduated from ACU in 1973. Gold albums, Dove awards, hit singles and television appearances have become characteristics of the multi- talented man who functions as a producer, writer, musician and Christian says he especially en- joys performing in Abilene, because “I seem to relax better here than any place I’ve ever been.” Ron Holifield, SA president, said Cullen was filled almost to capacity, and the turnout was about what he had expected. “I’m very proud that we had Chris Christian come to ACU to perform this year. I think it was a milestone, and possibly opened the door in Christian entertainment at ACU,” CLUBSiA Dm4i'� uak (tolwGrstj uti ACU. Sui owHidc-f -Hu's ttK-fovwj Hi j)fople |t) duk -fini mawj wflijc -Id j ncl lUir hks dud -Hi IMS of olW. 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ANUjli c weroJ ckt ec were udi Ac ijtor m At fofMete p roun sJ' Actl, aJihocI erijoHe coali £4 a, Cpofl JW (WiAei reWaJtw -(mi A preccurec of ccW. kjWW Ae«j ferVci W m A oWte ef jucf WftldeJ ac -Re were ei, lea � tpcr-k w-Unmak 0aA fee At were cup rW bij cfuJeu-fe (ui -facul alrk. “Catch the claw!” The ACU cheerleaders were flaw- less in following the Wildcats this year, from the first football game in Shotwell Stadium to the NAIA basketball championship in Kansas City. If ACU had a game, the cheerleaders were there. The freshman cheerleaders concentrated their support for the women’s volleyball and basketball teams. Two cheerleaders were added this year to make a total of eight people on the freshman squad. “We don’t get the big crowds at the volleyball games,” said women’s volleyball coach, Dr. Joyce Curtis, “so freshman cheerleaders really helped.” It takes a special person to be a cheerleader, and ACU cheerleaders must endure a variety of painful elements while cheering at games. If it’s not the west Texas heat, then it’s the cold north wind blocked only by a barbed wire fence, and sometimes it’s the not always vocal ACU fans. Cheerleaders are important to ACU sports and school spirit. If there is anything ACU sports needs it’s more spirit from the fans. “We tried to get the fans excited about cheering for the Wildcats,” said head cheerleader, Matt Corbin. Some times the cheerleaders suc- ceded and sometimes they didn’t, but the cheerleaders can only do so The squad of eight did a good job of keeping fans tuned into the game. They built pyramids, did back flips, back hand springs, yelled and screamed all to get ACU fans to stand up and “catch the claw”. « � A. A Cats pay big price for small success ) watch. It” is football SeFroni the crowd’s view, the game looks like a well organized war, and in a sense it is. The players take their positions and wait anxiously for the bail to be hiked. During the clashing of helmets at the line of scrimmage, and the growls and groans of of the players trying to get that all important pigskin, one young lady asked, “What does the quarterback do? in understand how hard it is he game of football. Players for hours day after day, all two hour game once a week when they get to snow how good they are. Unfortunately, there is always someone better. It isn’t up to the fans or coaches to decide whether a player is a winner, but it is up to the player himself. If he thinks ne is a winner then he will pHovei. 1979 Wildcat team had a roster of winners. They set out to prove it. and they did. for that I ove it, and tl wClheaeiac. coach, Ted Sitton, a seasoned quarterback, Johnny Mayes and a grade A passing game. The team haahigh hopes of winning 3 national championship in ’79 only :o have its dream shotout of the sky Sitton said that even though the team lost those four games, he believed the students understood is which set the Cats the Lone Star Con- ference race, but the fact is that the Wildcats compiled probably the ' ' y list in the conference. started, the ■ BSPEI______________- team lost three starting defensive backs, Gary Hamilton, Bennie Matthews and Roscoe Mason. Hamilton broke his back in a scrimmage against McMurry. Matthews was also hurt in the scrimmage, but was able to return late i the season to play a few table ; joined the already _________ „y list in the third game of the season when it lost wide receiver Tim Purnell with a knee injury which put him on the bench for the remainder of the year. Sitton considered Purnell to be the best receiver in the LSC. Murphey’s Law states “if anything can go wrong, it will,” and for the Wildcats it did. The Cats had to go against rival Texas A I in its first conference game with five starters on the bench with injuries. “If anything can get worse, it will,” is the second law the Cats found hard to avoid. ACU went to battle in Shotwell Stadium the following week where it lost two more players against Angelo State University. Starting fullback Bob Shipley was carried off the field early in the game with a broken leg, not to return for the season. King came in to replace y andplayed the remainder of .... „. me. On tne first play after he was sent in, King ran a screen pass and suffered a mild concussion when he was tackled. King's headache stayed with him until he was checked into the hospital. The doctor told him that he nad received a severe cerebral concussion and it was time to put the football pads away for good. ’ ffected the Wildcats Shipley a to repair what they Obt If only” doesn’t count in footba or any place else. One has to take the Even with all the injuries, the still proved themselves to be ners. The team had a 4-4 going into the final thn the season, but when s Wildcats are early dropouts in LSC Sept. 1 in Shotwell Stadium. A high- lead the way tor ACU as the Cats pounced i _ .... Tigers, 35-7. John Mayes lead the Cats to 469 yards total offense, delivering 294 yards through the air. The ACU defense held the Tigers scoreless through the first half, but began to give ground in the second as ECO’s offense collected 128 yards. The Wildcats stayed at home the —1-----k to pick up where they left sent the Mustangs away with thei. tails tucked after being demolished 46-7. Mayes and company ha I night as the offense o only 167 yards, and Kingsville for the finishing the second game without allowing a point to be scored in the first half. Northwestern Oklahoma victory and a 3-0 record. The ACU ........ ..... secondary showed signs of weakness But the Javs steadily moved in allowing 170 yards through the J f ' air. Steve Worthev left the gam-' with a hip-pointer out returned th next week. Following the win, th Cats moved into the No. 2 ranking i then conference game. But the 4-0 record and the No. 2 national ranking did little for the Wildcats as they dropped their first game of the year, 37-21. The Cats stayed with the Javelinas through the middle of the third quarter with A I leading 24-21. from ACU until the end of the gam University in Abilene. It had driven to the two-yard line, but ■ penalized back to the eight .... less than 10 seconds left. Because of a new LSC rule, the clock th less than 10 seconds left, moving up and down the field with started when the ball marked. UNC was left in its huddle with no time left giving the Cats their fourth win. The Cats were luckv to be in the game after they turned over the ball Five times inside the ACU 20-yard line. Sporting a 4-0 record the Cats were set to go into conference along with four other undefeated teams. This set the stage for a knock-down drag- out for the LSC championship ACU jumped out to a 16-0 halftim Mistakes slow Cats’ offense lead the next week against East Texas State University. But just when things were looking good, the Wildcats handed the bail to The Lions five times in the third quarter inside the ACU 35-yard line. The Cats dug their way to a 31-16 loss making it their third straight. The Wildcats returned to Abilene for the Homecoming game against SFA. Totally out of the LSC picture, ACU was looking for its first con- ference win, but Stephen F. Austin made them look elsewhere as the Lumberjacks beat ACU, 27-21. The score didn’t show it, but the Wildcats outplayed SFA overall, except for a few deadly mistakes. With a 4-4 record and on the brink of total disaster, the Wildcats went to Sam Houston State University, which also had zero wins in con- ference play. But it was the Wildcats who managed to pound out their first conference win, 31-14. Mayes got back on track with the passing game by throwing for 225 yards. The defense also got in o —' - -:i held Bearkat runn yards for the day. n the glory as it to Southwest Texas State Abilene the next weekend with still a light in the window for the playoffs. But ACU was not to be denied its second straight win in the seniors’ last home game. The two teams gave ACU fans a real show as the scoring see-sawed until the Wildcats University to play their last game of the season. The Cats overpowered the Jackets as the they rolled to a 3' great s sideline Netters boost offensive play team changed its style this year, adding an aggressive offense to its already well-developed defense, and finished fourth in the state stan- dX women’s team had fought its way through the past seasons by playing a defensive game. Digging the ball out of a spike, or trying to block one, had been the main stay for the women, although blocking was still a weakness. But in 1979, the Cats played a more aggresive ame in an attempt to stir Blocking had been a problem in the past, mainly because of the height of the ACU players. In ’78 the women only blocked 39 percent of the opponent’s spikes, but in ’79 the Cats blocked 57 percent. Jamie Brophy was the leader in blocking with 107, followed by Susan Scott with 106. The Wildcats also balanced other areas of their game this year. The squad played 37 games in which it mn „—,—t ,n serves. Penny average of 92 percent. Dacus s 1,081 balls, completing 1,036 with a a head start with their e for the women started a extra work coach Joyce Curtis said they needed. Curtis said with the returning players and new team members, the Wildcats had another shot at a TAIAW Division II crown. The early practices for the women Sports proved to be a small college power in volleyball. This year’s team was no exception. The 79 volleyball team became the only Division II team to beat Division I contender, Texas Lutheran College. The Cats did so in The Wildcats began their season against Angelo State, which has always been a tough opponent for the Cats. In the teams’ first meeting in San Angelo, ASU handed the women a loss, tfhe Rams beat ACU once again in the Oklahoma State Tournament in a hard fought match. But ACU got revenge in the teams’ last meeting at home. ACU jumped out on top, winning the first two games, but ASU came back in the next two to tie the score. The Wildcats burned the Rams, 15-3, in the final game of the match. Texas Tech came to Abilene to play the Wildcats in a three-game match on Oct. 2. But the Red Raiders demonstrated their power by easily defeating the Cats in three straight games. When the Wildcats itch I placing ' The Wildcats were thenlnvited to the Division II Regional playoffs. But the women couldn’t put an at- tack together in their first n against Southwest Texas and were soundly defeated, 1-15 and 6-15. In the second match, the Cats went up against Cameron University, a team the Cats had split with in two matches earlier in the year. again faltered i, 6-15, 15-11 and 15 Sports Cats place 4th in state tourney 117 Sports Kansas City Sports 118 “Going to Kansas City! The clock winds down to the final seconds of the District IV cham- pionship game in Stephenville. Southwest Texas State’s desperation shot falls short at the buzzer and ACU wins, 84-82. Through the yelling and screaming cheers came the cries, “We’re going to Kansas City!” No one would have believed it in November if someone said the Wildcats were going to the NAIA national tournament, but then no one believed they would survive the Lone Star Conference either. “We never talked about going to the national playoffs,” said head coach Willard Tate. “It wasn’t a long range goal that we planned. The opportunity just came. ” The opportunity came, but the Wildcats made it happen. ACU began the record season by winning the first nine games. The Cats finished the year with a 27-5 record, the best in ACU’s history. “They were the best team I ever coached,” said Tate. After winning the round-robin play in the LSC, few people conceived that the Wildcats would have their first chance at the national playoffs and a national title. The Cats had played as the underdogs all year and they came from behind to win the right to play in Kansas City, Mo. ACU entered the national tour- nament seeded sixth. The Wildcats easily beat a scrappy Illinois- Wesleyan team in the first round. The Cats got off to a slow start trailing the first five minutes of the game, but overcame their jitters, to take a step closer to the national title. The team took the second day off to rest before facing a tall Lemoyne- Owen team in the second round of the playoffs. The Cats couldn’t overcome the shakes, and lost a game that should have been a comfortable win. “We should have gone farther,” said Tate. “I guess you’re never satisfied with what you get if there’s a chance to have a little bit more.” But for a team which was picked to finish only fifth in its conference, 55 the 1979-80 Wildcats went farther than anyone expected. The Wildcats ended the regular season in front of home court crowds of more than 4,000, beating SWT and Texas A I to clinch a berth in the District IV playoffs. Fans stormed onto the court after the A I game to join the team in cutting down the nets, while chanting, “We're number In what is considered the toughest conference in the NAIA, the Cats boasted a 12-2 record in LSC play, losing only one game at SWT and one in Moody Coliseum against Howard- Payne University. Tate plus four seniors led the way and the team followed along. “We beat some teams that had more talent then we did because we played as a team.” said Tate. Learning to play as a team is the hardest thing to teach ball players. “Let the passers pass, the shooters shoot and the rebounders rebound,” said Tate. This was the year for basketball at ACU, the sport which has been searching so long to find an identity beneath the shadow of football and track. style. The rafters of Moody now the banner of another winner - this time it’s basketball. Wildcats win District IV championship With much skepticism facing The Cats rolled off their first nine games without a loss, and people began watching with a much smaller question mark. In the opening game of the season, Rodney Fedell led the Wildcats with beat Dallas Baptist ;, 71-61. s third win, freshman Craig Williams hit 20 points to lead the Cats to an 88-76 win over Mary Hardin-Baylor. Williams repeated his performance three games later in a 74-58 victory over Wayland Baptist. Wichita State University ended vith a sur- College, 7 In the ti y?8po?nts° team’s last stop before entering Lone Star Conference play. The Cats beat Sul Ross State in the first game, 87-75, with Fedell scoring 31 points. The Wildcats defeated Wayland Baptist a second time, 64-47. The Cats entered conference play with an 11-1 record and prepared for same situation came back to haunt Sam Houston once more as Lonesome again scored the winning two points with one second on the clock to give ACU a 41-39 win. The Wildcats traveled to Angelo State University to beat the Rams, 65-56, and moved their conference Southwest Texas State wasn’t impressed by ACU’s start and soundly defeated the Cats, 77-57, at SWT. The push for the conference lead began to mount by the fifth game. The Wildcats had to finish a three game road trip at Texas A I, which second conference road game, 64-53, and returned home to play East Texas State. Fedell led the Wildcats to a 87-64 humiliation of ETSU. ACU and Howard Payne University met in Moody to decide which team would hold the con- ference lead. The Cats, leading by four points, went into the high stack offense with 10 minutes left in the But the strategy that had worked so well during the year, backfired on the Wildcats, and HPU scored the j points with eight s Wildcats with 21 points and led the ining the important games wins for the Cats. East Texas State fell to the Wildcats a second time, 62- 52, and the young ASU team lost to the Cats, 57-39. ACU played another big road game at Sam Houston State and SHSU was determined not to be defeated by Lonesome’s clutch shooting. The Cats trailed the entire game to a surprising SHSU team, but the game against the Bearkats came down to the wire a third time. Once again Lonesome was left with the ball during the final second of the game, but this time he didn’t score. Fedell grabbed the rebound and scored two points to give ACU a The Wildcats faced Stephen F. Austin in their final road game. This time the Cats left no doubts behind, and went home with a 69-56 win over the Lumberjacks. Only two games separated ACU from a berth in the District IV playoffs. The Wildcats put the question of conference champion to rest by defeating Southwest Texas, 59-50, and Texas A I, 84-73. ACU entered the LSC tournament as the No. 1 seed. The Wildcats sluggishly beat San Angelo State, 82- ?6, in the first round of the tour- nament, but in the semi-finals the Cats were narrowly defeated by SWT, 61-57. Tate: the man with the He was selected as the Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year for the 1979-80 season, and his resignation on March 24 as ACU’s head basketball coach came as a surprise Willard Tate decided he had coached enough basketball and it was time to move on to something new. He will serve as the head counselor for ACU’s new motivational academic program. Tate came from Alabama Christian College in 1973 where he had coached for 13 years. He built Alabama Christian’s basketball program from scratch. In his last year there, Tate led his team to a 25- 4 record and ranked 16th in the nation. In seven years of coaching at ACU, Tate led the Wildcats to 119 victories and 79 losses, the best coaching record in the history of ACU. This year the Cats posted their best season ever, 27-5, and finished 7th in the nation. Tate would often walk onto the court as if he were in a trance. Even if the Wildcats were winning by 15 points with 10 seconds left in the game, he seldom smiled. “I don’t notice things around me and I’ll walk by people and won’t recognize them,” said Tate. “You do plan that when you’re scared. ” He worked harder off the court than he did while he was on it. Tate stressed the importance of attitude and team work. “You’ve got to play as a team to win,” he often said. Tate continued saying, “We beat people this year that had more talent than we did because we played as a team, and attitude is very important in playing as a team.” Tate believed in attitude so much he had it printed on the front of the Wildcats’ practice jerseys as a reminder. Those who watched Willard Tate from the stands knew little about his coaching, but those who worked with him and knew him off the court can appreciate the mark he left at ACU. Slogans like “Our program is bigger than basketball” portrayed what Tate always tried to say, “The player is more important than the game.” The leaders of men Throughout the season there are many times during competition when the team members need more than coaching from the sidelines. Five seniors led the 1979-80 Wildcats, and each one played a different role in the framework of the team. Randall Moore was the general on the court. He called the plays for the team and set the pace. “Randall always kept his cool on the court, even when it came down to the last shot,” said Dave Merrill, assistant Moore, ACU’s second all-time leading scorer, was selected as a third team NAIA All-American by the Associated Press. Randy Scott joined the team after recovering from a severe car ac- cident that left him with weak knees, to play in the record season. “Randy was a big brother to the players,” said head coach Willard Tate. Standing at 6-11, Scott was everybody’s big brother. “He was a very intimidating force on defense,” said Merrill. “He was very physical in practice and on the court which helped us a lot.” Rodney Fedell, ACU’s all-time leading scorer, was the Cats all- around player. He led the team in rebounds, and was the LSC leader in field goal shooting percentages. Fedell was ACU’s first player in 12 years to be selected for the first team NAIA All-American squad by the Associated Press. Kevin Lonesome, often referred to as “Mr. Clutch,” was the team’s enthusiast. “He won some big ball games for us,” said Merril, “and was always the most spirited player, both on and off the bench.” Because of his jumping ability, Lonesome could drive the ball inside and draw the fouls which enabled him to lead the team in free throw shooting. Paul Smith, a good outside shooter, was the player coach senior. “Paul probably had the best knowledge of plays of anyone on the team,” said Merrill. “He helped us a lot during the year, and we could depend on him when he was in the Although Smith was an ex- ceptional outside shooter, he was moved to play guard during his senior year, and didn’t get to play a great deal. Wildcats fight for 18-9 season Despite a disappointing disqualification in the state finals, ACU posted perhaps its best women’s basketball team ever during the 1979-80 season. Playing with great ability throughout “ n the t n finished with an 18-9 ponents, McMurry College, 85-62, and Lubbock Christian College, 84- 45. But the team suffered its first loss early in the year against Wayland Baptist College. The Cats eluding Rice, Southern Methodist University, North Texas State University, University of Texas at Arlington, and Wayland Baptist College. The Wildcats topped SMU, 69-67, in a see-saw battle in which Linda Jordan was the top scorer with 18 points. Rice squeaked by ACU, 59-57, in women played hard. The Cats v unable to do well at all in the t ney, suffering another loss to UT-E1 Paso, 93-70. Although ACU lost three straight games, including a 61-59 home-court thriller against Angelo State University, the Cats came back to win two in a row against Mary Hardin-Baylor and McMurry, teams they had defeated earlier in the One of the most disappointing games during the season came against Hardin-Simmons University during finals week. Coach Burl McCoy said ACU’s 81-78 loss was a result of the players physical fatigue from studying. During Christmas break Coilla Compton and Bonnie Buchanan joined the Wildcats. Compton had previously played for the Wildcats, but left to attend LCC where she did not participate in the basketball program. Buchanan came to ACU from Stephen F. Austin where she had played for one semester. McCoy had attempted to recruit Buchanan when she left high school and again when she left Tyler Junior College, but this time it was Buchanan who contacted McCoy about the move to ACU. Neither Buchanan nor any of the other Cats wasted time in getting the spring semester off to a good start with three straight victories. They defeated Texas A I 77-46 and conquered Tarleton State Univer- sity, 103-69, in the season’s highest scoring game. Three players scored in double figures: Buchanan had 22, Jordan hit 18, and junior Sherrie Coalson scored her season best with Cats disqualified in state playoffs The third win came against North Texas State as an 88-81 victory with Jordan and Coalson in double figures again and Buchanan scored an impressive 39 points. The streak was broken, however, when a tough Angelo State team edged the Cats, 79-77. Jordan scored a season-best of 24 points. It was the second time in the season the Cats had lost toASU. The ACU women dropped another game to UT-Arlington, 73-80, before getting on their feet again and up- ping their season record to 13-7 with wins against LCC, Howard Payne University and TSU. Texas Tech stopped the winning streak this time. ACU had the game tied at 49 a piece before Buchanan fouled out after scoring 17 points. Compton added 10 and Coalson another 12, but the Red Raiders juniors Becky Williams, Linda a four-game winning streak that took them into the first round of the TAIAW state tournament. ACU played Texas Wesleyan in Bennett But within the confines of Bennett it seemed like several thousand. The stage was set for what McCoy and the players say was the most ex- citing game of the season. The Wildcats fell behind by 13 irly in the game, but with individual game by tossing in 44 points. She surpassed Teresa Rubart’s record of 43 points set in The only other player to score in double figures was Deedy Johnson with 10 points. Buchanan was practically unstoppable as she also pulled down 17 rebounds, Compton followed with 11, and Williams with 10. The Cats shot 54 percent from the floor and 62 percent from the line. A week later the women were unable to repeat their performance against TSU, falling 81-76 to the team they already had beat twice. It was the first loss to TSU in two yeEven with the loss to TSU, the Cats traveled to San Marcos to play in the TAIAW state tournament. The team had just started playing well together, according to Jordan. Buchanan agreed, saying, “We knew what we could do; we knew what was ahead; and we were getting prepared.” The Cats were on the floor war- ming up 20 minutes before game time when they were informed they were ineligible to compete in the tournament. Buchanan and Comp- ton, who had both transfered at mid- season, had not played in 51 percent of the games. Though there was some dispute as to the definition of a game, the decision stood and the Wildcats ended a great season on a bad note, with but one consolation. Every player that played this year will be edy Cats stride to winner’s circle The ACU men’s track team started the season planning to win every meet, but according to Coach Don Hood, “Things don’t always turn out like you plan.” Plan or no plan the Cats did win, although not always first place. If Billy Olson wasn’t taking first in the pole vault, then Brad Pursley was. And if by chance they weren’t flying high, Steve Parker was flying through the 110-meter hurdles in 14.08 or Frank Houston was winning the 1,500-meter run. It wasn’t really a matter of win- ning for the Cats or even a matter of doing their best, but it was a problem of timing, an inability to get everybody winning at the same time at the same place. This is not to say that ACU had a bad season. In fact, it was a very good season, but sometimes it seemed inconsistent. The season began with indoor practice meets in north Texas and then the Cats headed for the Oklahoma Track Classic in Oklahoma City, where Parker, Pursley and the two-mile relay team took first place finishes. Parker won the 60-yard high hurdles, Pursley won the vault with a 17-% jump, and Wes Kittley, Matt Minson, Danny Dixon, and Rick Kittley upset Oklahoma Christian College, the NAIA two-mile relay champs, in 7.84.2. The men finished out the indoor season in style at the NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Kansas City. Ten members of the team took national honors while the team placed third. Parker took first in the 60-yard high hurdles and third in the 60-yard dash. While Pursley took second in the vault at 17-2%, Olson did not do so well. Although Olson’s vault of 17-6% was good enough for first place, tying the NAIA record he set in 1979, and it was also good enough to earn him the NAIA indoor vault title for the third straight year, it was too much of a strain on a hamstring muscle he had injured at the Milrose Games in New York two weeks earlier. The injury put him out of competition for several weeks. The next meet for ACU was a triangular meet at home against McMurry and Tarleton State. The Wildcats won 16 of the 17 events. Temperatures of 36 degrees and the Steeple Chase. Bottom pictures: Martin Cats take second in NAIA championship winds of 30 mph swept the streets of Laredo during the Border Olympics. Instead of going for a fifth straight Border Olympics title, Hood with- drew his team because of the in- clement weather. However, the Wildcats won their next meet, the 57th annual South- western Park and Recreation Track and Field Meet in Fort Worth. ACU outscored second place Ranger Junior College by 24 points to win the college division. Pursley was named the out- standing performer of the meet after his vault of 17-3 not only set a meet record (set by Olson the year before), but also qualified him for the Olympic trials. First place finishes were also turned in by Wes Kittley in the 800- meter run, Dixon in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles, and Martin Guerrero in the shot put and discus. Guerrero continued his winning ways at the Texas Tech Invitational, where the Wildcats finished fourth. Guerrero turned in his personal best of the season by putting the shot 54- 4‘ a feet to finish second and by throwing the discus 170-8 feet for third. Also winning in the field events was freshman David Walling. The freshman from Knox City won his first collegiate high jump by clearing 6-9. In a stiff wind however, Olson and Pursley, were unable to clear the opening height of 17 feet. Most of the athletes complained about the Lubbock wind affecting their performances, but Parker didn’t seem to notice it at all as he cruised through the 110-meter high hurdles in 13.9 to take first place. Parker’s time probably would have been better had he not bruised a toe e preliminary heat. Relays. Nine Wildcats competed in the meet, but Olson and Pursley were the only two to place as they were back in winning form. Olson took first place with a vault of 18-1' 2 and broke the Memorial Stadium record of 18-1 that had stood since 1972. Pursley took second with _______ 8 back together long enough to compete in the Angelo State Relays, placing second both cleared 18-4V4. The rest of the Wildcats took third in Brownwood behind host Howard Payne and e Championship, the Wildcats went to San Angelo to win. They took the LSC track title for the third year The next task for the ACU track team was to serve as host for the NAIA Outdoor Track Cham- pionships and to try to win the national title. However, ACU only took second-place. The Mississippi Valley Devils won the national title and fought it out with ACU to the last event, the mile relay, when the Devils beat the Cats by 5 points. Sky Scraper Billy Olson is ACU’s world class pole vaulter, who almost seems to scrape the sky when he soars over the bar. Few tracksters have drawn such large crowds to Gray Stadium as Olson. The parade got underway when Olson jumped 18-7V2 in the Lone Star Conference meet in San Angelo, the third highest jump in the world. Olson aroused ACU’s hopes of having an athlete on the U.S. Olympic team, but those hopes were dashed when President Carter decided not to send a team to the summer games in Moscow, to protest Russia’s invasion of Afghanistan. Olson’s busy spring track schedule brought rumors that he would not be able to return to ACU. But he came back to lead ACU to its third con- secutive LSC victory and a second consecutive second place finish in the NAIA Outdoor Championship. Olson set the NAIA outdoor record for the second year in a row at 18-2. He tried to break the world’s record at the national meet in Gray Stadium, with the bar set at 18-10, but barely missed all three jumps. His second jump came the closest to making it, until his hand dragged the bar down with him. Olson didn’t break the world’s record this year, but he still has one year left a't ACU. Nor did he get a chance at the Olympics, so he will have to wait until 1984 for a shot at a gold medal. Until then, Gray Stadium will see much excitement when Olson is in town to jump. And Olson will get another chance at the world’s record though, and most feel that he will surely break it next The question is, how high will he go Wildcats sprint to second in state several new members and coach Burl McCoy, to take first place in four meets and second place in three. The Cats placed second at their first meet of the season in Canyon, where they took seven first pla against UT, Texas A M, and Tech. However, the meet was cancelled because of bad weather. The next week, the women ran in the Girl’s Coach’s Association Track Meet in Ft. Worth, taking first place came in second at an ASU meet, and took first against West Texas State and Baylor in Gray Stadium. Two school records were set at the first home meet. Brenda and Glenda Evans, Glyna Beaty, and Perri Lou The Wildcats won the next meet at home, competing against seven teams, including top rival Angelo State. In spite of the competition, the 137 points, and Taylor records each c Harper took first i hurdles with a time of 14.85 and tied for second in the 400-meter hurdles at 68.21. Taylor set records in the 5,000- meter run with a time of 18:02, and the 3,000-meter run with 11:13.53. Both won first place. Three Cats took first place in the jump of 17-6, and Jeryl Neff threw the javelin 100-1. After snow cancelled the Lubbock Texas Relays, the Wildcats were back together for a meet at Baylor empty handed. Against Division I schools like UT, University of Houston, Rice, and A M, the Cats could manage only two second and two fourth place finishes. The final meet of the season for the women’s track team was the ;t in Austin, April 24 and 25. qualify for AIAW national track meet when she won the 3,000-meter run in 17:06. However, officials discovered the race had been run a lap too short, and the time was not counted. ACU’s scored 115 points in the meet, but that wasn’t enough to overcome ASU’s 140. The loss was a big disappointment to the team, as they had come ahead of ASU three times earlier in the season. Despite a few setbacks the women tracksters had during the season, they did set several impressive records. But the records set were not only 'impressive as individual achievements, but were even more impressive as team work. top left: Coach Burl McCoy tapes Deedy An up and down season ACU’s men’s tennis team had a slow start at the beginning of the year, as the Wildcats dropped to a 1- 3 record before winning their next three matches. The Cats got on track as the season continued and had an 11-8 record going into the Christian Schools’ Tournament. Lubbock Christian College, Freed-Hardeman College, David Lipscomb College and Harding University also partic- ipated in the tournament. The Wildcats easily shut out LCC 9-0, F-HC 12-0, DLC 9-0, and beat Harding 6-3. The Cats won a total of 36 matches loosing only three. But disaster struck following the Christian Schools’ Tournament when the Wildcats began their Lone Star Conference play. The team lost the first three matches to more powerful East Texas State, Angelo State University and Stephen F. Austin. The Cats then easily beat Texas A I, 6-1. But their glory was short lived as they lost their last three matches of the season. Number one singles player, Ron Elston, led the team with a personal 20-12 record. However, Scott Brown was the most consistant singles player, winning 12 out of 14 matches during the year. Brown also teamed up with Larry Fatheree in No. 2 doubles to win 16 out of 24 matches. Right: Hutton Jones volleys at the net. Bottom: Team picture. Opposite page, top Southwest Texas. Top right: Ron Elston Netters go to national finals m the first TAIAW Divisional national tournament. The Wildcats travelled to Salisbury, Md., on June 11 for the four day tournament after qualifying in the The women went into the Division III state tournament favored to win. With two doubles matches left, the Cats had to win both to take home the trophy. But the Wildcats split the matches and gave Baylor University a point victory over the Cats to win the tournament. The team was led by No. 1 singles player Lisa Ward. Ward had a singles record of 12-12, but Angie Shoemaker was the teams most consistent player. She tallied 6 Angelo Stale 6 Midwestern St; Baylor University Struggling out of the traps Low scores and poor practicing conditions created problems for the ACU golf team early in its season. The golfers had a difficult time finding a place to practice before the fall tournaments began. Abilene’s Maxwell Municipal Golf Course didn’t open until the Wildcats’ season was underway, because of poor playing conditions.The team charge Monday through Thursday’s when the course did open. The practicing conditions resulted in poor scores from the players and losses in the first tournaments. “If everyone was shooting his average, then we would be winning some of these tournaments,” said Coach M.L. Daniels. The spring schedule was a little brighter for the Cats. Donnie O’Bannon, the No. 1 player, emerged as the medalist in over half of the tournaments entered. But O’Bannon’s play was not com- plemented enough by the other players to boost the team high in the Lone Star Conference standings.The Cats finished seventh in the LSC. Let’s hear it for intramurals! Start by getting a roster sheet from the intramural office. Then run back to the dorm and find that guy who turned down the quarterback because you’re going to be the star. Now you’re all set, except for a name. So, what’s it going to be this year? Brain waves rush through your head, and then, without war- ning, it comes out. “I’ve got it guys, THE YELLOW PIGS!” You run onto the field swelled with pride, though there and the game begins. Without warning, you dive into your huddle for the team cheer. “Heeey, Yellow Pigs, Yellow Pigs, oink oink! ” team t-shirts and names, somehow you lose. If it hadn’t been for that stupid referee, or when you dropped the pass in the end zone, your team would have won. It goes without saying that ACU students enjoy intramurals even when they win or lose. If not, they wouldn’t keep playing each y but The referees aren’t perfect, neither are the players. Of the almost 1,000 students that compete in intramurals, somebody is always going to get his feathers ruffled because of a ref’s call, or because egete stepped on. . pionships. But everyone remember that it was fun. i- ■ ! • Frisbee Swim Meet 1. Delta Theta 2. Sigma Theta Chi Basketball Softball 1. Triple Threat 1. Jumping Jacl 2. Sigma Theta Chi 2. Delta Theta Bull Roar Racquetball 1. Tanya Snoddy 2. Leah Sloan Track and Field 1. Jumping Jacks 2. Delta Theta Racquetball Singles Rodeo 1. Tanya Snoddy 1. Delta Theta 2. Leah Sloan 2.GATA Coed Sports Tennis Overall Winners 1. Delta Theta 2. Sigma Theta Chi intramurals ACU’s new Standing about 6’3”, an oversized wildcat now wanders leisurely on the ACU sidelines, as if he didn’t have a care in the world. Then, without warning, he may pounce on the out of bounds ball, leaving ACU’s opponents a little The new’ball of fur is the ACU mascot, and his friends call him Willy. by the Athletic Department, and the is taken from the SA’s general fund. From 20 hopeful mascot ap- plicants, the SA chose Ty Cross and David Lang to don the mascot costume at each game. Gary Hanna was chosen to serve as the alternate. Despite the sweltering tem- peratures inside the thick gray fur, the three mascots said they enjoyed the job. And the amount of . both young and old ACU h Willy’s first year at ACU was a great sucess. He found his way into the hearts, and smiles, of many ACU fans with a certain brand of comic relief. And from the first of the year, the fans knew whether it was a game or any other event needing some mascot, Willy Wildcat The people in the stands The stadium stands empty, waiting for the game to start. The fans slowly enter while the teams warm up for the oncoming con- frontation. One by one the fans file in and give the once hollow stadium a new feeling of life. The teams stand waiting to enter at the end of the field, and the spirit line is long and the referee blows his whistle for the game to start. Fans eagerly rise to their feet to ‘catch the claw’ for the kickoff, then sit down again as though nothing happened. ACU fans attend games for many because its a way to get a date, or a way to get out of one. Still others go because they don’t have anything else to do, and who wants to stay at well that’s what clubbers do. And there are those faithful few who always attend games no matter what, hoping to catch one of the little footballs the cheerleaders throw. But ACU fans really come hoping the Wildcats will win, though sometimes they are not vocal in their belief. Football season was a trying time for the people in the stands and it was the job of the cheerleaders to keep the fans going. The Big Purple Band does its part in helping with the spirit in some unusual ways. A sophomore whispered to a freshman, “Try to be nonchalant when the band screams for a ‘Wewanna’, or when some guy tries to light five cymbals with a Bic new school mascot, Willy Wildcat, ability to march with play an end zone pylon at the same time. And when things get hot, Willy brings his portable fan with him and uses a kid’s ear as an electrical plug. Basketball games also found a home for Willy and ACU fans. While the Wildcats whipped a misfortunate opponent, Willy helped the referees call the fouls and the fans cheered “The fans this year were fan- tastic,” said head basketball coach Willard Tate. Wildcat enthusiasts never stopped cheering the Cats, and always made visiting teams feel very uncomfortable. “Wildcat fans are the most loyal in the Lone Star Conference,” said head football coach Ted Sitton. ACU fans will cheer the heroes, yell at the mistaRes, scream at the referees, laugh at the mascot and coach the coaches. But whatever they do, they will always be there. Opposite page top: ACU tans cheer at the i rest during £ INVOLVEMENT: Often m -fcr bo ,1-1: oc4iA(t((y Jelk of -Hi iasc of fm-ta. wfu i-te Ml rifffctM df .fteW) -IL VAiriffu or hohckS m wly'cl sWiak ccu tecfimf irweli d. Mwb rc frf -[Lee frrjflUvitd-ft use ■(Uur k|-e ck 1st cer i’ce)bii5ujWj€ W -fell (MS , Mi a£ d itcuff, -iter ,+atek art nof «Jij buf or cd. The New Masters The ACU Art Club was formed this year to promote unity among art majors and minors, and to promote higher standards in art achievement. Members are required to have a 3.0 GPA with at least 12 hours of art completed. The Art Club’s first year was highlighted by a trip to the Dallas Fine Arts Museum, the SMU campus and the Texas All College Art Show. Alpha Chi Two members of ACU’s chapter of Alpha Chi, a national honor organization, won scholarships this year. Claudia Lewis, was one of two students to receive a $450 Alfred N. Nolle National Scholarship.Natasha Knight, won one of four $250 regional scholarships at the Region I con- vention in April at Tarleton State University in Stephenville. Eleven members of the chapter attended the convention. Alpha Chi also sponsored a lec- turer each semester. Karen Latham, a 1978 ACU graduate, spoke in the fall about her recent trip to the People’s Republic of China. Abraham Malherbe, professor of New Testament at Yale University and former ACU professor, spoke on the value of education. W Club The W Club consists of women at ACU who are recommended by faculty members on the basis of their Christian character and leadership ability. An academic standing of 3.0 must be maintained, and they must be a junior or a Activities for the year consisted of the Lectureship reunion dinner, initiation of new members in the fall semester and the W Club dinner in the spring. Alpha Phi Omega Alpha Phi Omega is a national service fraternity, whose motto is “Be a Leader—Be a Friend—Be of Service.” Celebrating the club’s 20th an- niversary, members of APO donated more than $1,500 from fund raising activities t,o charity organizations. Among the activities used to raise money were APO’s Halloween Haunted House, selling desk pads, and the Ugly Professor on Campus Contest. Christian Homes of Abilene, the West Texas Rehabilitation Center and ACU’s missions department were a few of the recipients of the club’s funds. Members of Alpha Phi Omega also volunteered in helping pass out The Optimist, the Prickly Pear and the Hello Book. They also assisted in student elections. Sigma Tau Alpha members to various fields of interest throughout the year. This year, members of the club helped the Women of ACU with their annual Tasting Bee, attended the THESS convention in Houston, and gave lectures on nutrition to elderly people in Abilene. Each year, Sigma Tau Alpha gives the Wilmeth Scholarship, two Lylian Alredge Scholarships and a fresh- man scholarship. Campus Service Campus Service Organization is an active group of women on campus whose motto is “work with Under the direction of Brenda Gernand, members of the organization particpated in many different areas of service to ACU and its students. During the fall semester, mem- bers helped with registration for Homecoming, High School Day, and the election of freshman officers and cheerleaders. They also helped usher at the performance of Kreskin, a well known mentalist. In the spring semester, they helped with registration for Lec- tureship and various fundraising activities. Student Press Association The Student Press Association is organized to recognize special acheivements by students in the field of journalism and to promote a deeper interest in and a better knowledge of the printed media of communications. Members must be active staff merrlbers of The Op- timist or the Prickly Pear or com- munication majors, SPA publishes the Hello Book, the student telephone directory, each semester. Proceeds from the directory are used to supply equipment for the two publications and provide scholarships for out- standing mass communuication students. The executive committee is comprised of Dana Robinson, presi- dent; Debbie Archer, vice presi- dent; Doug Mendenhall, treasurer; Sherilyn Greer, secretary; Cindy Stocking and Bob Nutt. Students’ Association Senate The Student Senate is the governing body of the Students’ Association. The Students’ Association is responsible for bringing entertainment to campus, trying to resolve student grievances, working as a liason between the student body and the ad- ministration, and a variety of other This year’s SA brought in presenting a wide range of concerts including The Amazing Kreskin, Michael Murphey, The Shoppe and Ronnie Milsap. Chris Christian also performed this year, the first con- temporary Christian artist ever to play at ACU. Movies such as “Superman, “Heaven Can Wait,” “The Jungle Book” and The Muppet Movie were presented throughout the year. Student Foundation Mu Sigma Beta Beta Beta Aggie Club The Aggie Club’s annual horse show in the fall and rodeo in the spring, highlighted the club’s ac- tivities this year. Comprised of anyone interested in agriculture, the club also had their annual Ham Sale to raise funds for the judging teams. The year ended by honoring grad- uating seniors at a Recogniton Dinner, where two honorary Block and Bridle memberships were given. Recipients were Harry Holt, a local radio station’s farm broad- caster, and James Henderson, of Gooch’s Meats. Dr. Keith Justice also received a watch and plaque for his retirement as head of the agriculture depart- ment, a position he held for 20 years. Judging Teams ACU’s Judging Teams had an excellent year, bringing home sever- al impressive trophies. The freshman team judged in the Ft. Worth Fatstock Show and Angelo State University’s Collegiate Con- test in February, placing fourth at San Angelo. The junior team placed fifth in the Louisiana State Fair judging, and ninth in the Denver National West- ern Stock Show in January. The team also placed first in ASU’s contest, with Randall Smith as the highest individual in the contest. The team placed third in both the Houston Fatstock Show and the Houston Meats Judging Contest in March. The senior team attended the American Royal Stock Show in Kansas City, and placed 13th in the North American International Livestock Show in Louisville, the largest show they participated in. Delta Tau Alpha XLTv8 Delta Tau Alpha, a national honor society for agriculture majors, is sponsored by the National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture. Members are required to have completed 45 Sigma Tau Epsilon Sigma Tau Epsilon is £ ,---- ■— —:i-- ’mphas—D — , technology and the club took General _____ fraternity ■ interest of science education. During the year, the c tours of U.S. Gipson, Dynamics, General Mot other assembly plants in Sweet- water, Abilene, Arlington and Fort Worth. Members of Sigma Tau Epsilon 11. Tim Pruitt represented ACU at professional 12. Barry Galloway meetings in Abilene, and at Tarlton i3.PaulGacke State University, Texas A I 14. Don Herrington University and Texas A M 15. David Copeland University. Students also helped ie. John Francis judge competition on the regional 17. Linda Martin level at ACU and in Waco. is Bruce Carter minor in English and a 3.0 GPA. years. This year Dr. Chris Willerton as sponsor. The Greek letters sigma, tau and delta represent the motto behind this organization: “Sincerity, Truth, Omega Rho Alpha Social Work Club 1. Mary Hufstedler 3. Patsy Strader 4. Rhonda Hobdy 6. Duane McGough 8. Kathy Agee In its third year the Social Work Club continued to expose social work organizations. In addition to inviting guest speakers from Family Outreach, Big Brothers — Big Sisters and other agencies, the club compiled a videotape file of in- terviews. Another project for the club this year was an orientation tape for students interested in a social work degree. Proceeds from a fall bake sale helped purchase the equipment used in providing the video library. Society of Physics Students The Society of Physics Students provides a means of interaction between physics students all over the United States through zone and national meetings. More than 300 professors and students from Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas attended a , 0 1 A( N w meeting on the ACU campus this The organization sponsors several social functions throughout the (V - school year. The joint spring picnic with the American Chemical Society and Mu Sigma highlighted this year. 2 DamenSnif 14. Jeff Arrington 15. Mike Ballard 16. David Grant 18. Steve Loveland 19. Allen Rose Sigma Tau Delta The English Club, in its first year of existence, was formed to include freshmen through graduate students and the English faculty. The club explores mutual interests in reading and creative writing. Monthly meetings gave students an opportunity to hear guest readings, or discussions of books and films. The English Club’s activities this year included sponsoring novelist and poet George Garret’s seminar on creative writing, and the publication of The Pickwicker, a collection of short poems and essays by ACU students. 2. Alisha GoWman 5. Paufcofby 7. Debbie Ogren Young Americans for Freedom A new organization, aptly named Young Americans for Freedom, was a club that encouraged ACU students to become involved in the political issues and questions that were important in the 1979-80 school The purpose of the club was to “educate and increase political awareness at ACU, and produce conservative leaders and voters.” YAF did not favor any particular party, and the only requirement for entrance into the organization was for students to hold a conservative political philosophy. The Optimist KACU The local campus radio station, KACU, operated out of the highly equipped studios on the first floor of the Don H. Morris Center. Staff participation at KACU gave each student involved in the program first hand experience in dealing with professional equipment and actual on-the-air experience. Promotion played a major role in the station’s success as everything from albums to cash was given away Kappa Delta Pi Kappa Delta Pi, an education honor society, celebrated its 25th year at ACU during 1979-80. The organization’s purpose is to encourage fellowship among educa- tors and to promote professionalism and academic excellence. In order to extend this opportunity to more students, associate members were included this year. Associate members were required to be an education major with a 2.5 GPA or higher. Full membership is ex- tended to education majors with a 3.0 or higher GPA in at least 60 This year, members of the group visited an open concept class at Taylor Elementary School and attended the 32nd Biennial National Convocation in Nashville. MKUANC radio broadcast� “iguanas.” Club activities included the sabotage of a KACU news broad- had by all The BA Council, a newly formed organization, served as a liason between the business faculty and students. The Council assisted the students by keeping updated files on graduate schools of business, and helped the faculty with preregistration and teacher Fundraising activities were planned throughout the year to help provide funds for student scholar- ships. Membership was limited to 25 students and they were required to submit petitions in order to enter the organization. Student Education Association The Texas Student Education Association’s motto is “Accent on Professionalism — Committed to Quality Education.” Members of TSEA are interested in education and the teaching of others. TSEA was involved in a variety of activities during the year. The club sponsored the District I convention on the ACU campus, with special interaction activities entitled “Why Education?” As a tribute to National Education Week, the club had a reception for ACU’s education faculty. In March, 14 TSEA members served as delegates to the 1980 State Con- vention in Dallas. 7. Lynn Williams B. Carol Moore 9. Debbie Willis ,1. Marty Wilson [2. Phyllis Lowe 13. Terri Cooper 14. Majorie Mcllroy B. Teresa Cooper Student Bar Association The reorganization of the Student Bar Association brought several new activites for pre-law students at ACU. The purpose of the SBA is to in- form and prepare pre-law students, and is for all students interested in law and the legal field. The club sponsored a mock LSAT, a trip to the University of Texas Law School in Austin, and several speakers and videotapes. His Singers 18. Leslie Miller 19. Wes Phillips Big Purple This year, the Big Purple was liuiion.'fl with mvitaions to perform at Dallas Cowboys’ and Houston Oilers’ football games. The 284 member band also opened the Texas State Fair at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Band members spent many hours of practice preparing for their marching shows, but still found time to hold their annual Christmas party for underpriviledged children. Officers for 1979-80 were Phil Gabbard, president; Barry Smoot, vice president; Cheryl Taylor, secretary; and Beth Spidell and Barry Smoot as drum majors. 199 Involvement Jazz Ensemble The Jazz Ensemble gives ACU students the opportunity to par- was directed by Dave Pennock. This year the ensemble travelled to Fort Worth Austin and Shreveport, La. They also per- formed as the back-up band for Sing Song and hosted a Jazz Festival on the ACU campus. Playing their usual fall and spring concerts, they also performed at a few of the area public schools. A Cappella The A Cappella chorus is one of the largest choral groups on campus. They perform a variety of music, including classical and religious A Cappella tours this year in- cluded San Angelo, El Paso, Sugar Land and Clear Lake. They also attended the Lubbock Christian Choral Music Festival and “Shout to God in Palo Dura Canyon. A Cappella also performed for High School Days, Homecoming and Lectureship. Members of A Cappella must audi- tion for the chorus, have had previous choral experience, the ability to sight read and a profic- iency in vocal technique. 203 Involvement Choralaires Choralaires. Among other 'concerts were those presented during Lectureship and High School Days. Directed by Gary Mabry, the Choralaires was ACU’s largest choral group. The chorus consisted of mainly freshmen and sophomores, and emphasized growth in musical skills. Chamber Singers Orchestra ACU’s orchestra continued it’s tradition of a full schedule with several special performances this In the fall, the orchestra supplied the background music for “Music Man,” and also played the Nut- cracker Ballet to accompany the Abilene Metropolitan Ballet. The spring semester included the Lectureship concert, featuring concert master, Natasha Knight with a violin solo. A dessert concert was also given in Sewell Theatre with both serious and pop music. Alan Boyd played a cello concerto, Kathy Boepple played a piano concerto, and Barry Smoot played a flute concerto. Orchestra members are chosen by audition, and all members receive some scholarship. 209 lnvolvemer.t Flying Cats The Flying Cats gymnastics team exhibit skill and precision in their performances at basketball games and high school days. The team does not participate in intercollegiate competition, but members can receive varsity letters for their performances in exhibitions, workouts and routines. The Cats, directed by Ben Zickefoose, have existed since 1951. This page, top left: Debbie Warden poises on the balance beam. Top right: Preparing Student Advisory Board George Linebaugh Student Accounting Society ; to span ti between classroom activitie the business world. To acheive this goal, the club invited several professional accountants to come and advise them how to adequately prepare for work, provide in- formation on developments in their field, and instruct them in the pros and cons of different areas of ac- counting. 21. David Lacy 22. David Fitts Ministrie MINISTRES: Du ml r-CdiQm -Kr 12 4rlk ciW A'-fiferfcf p juris of 'IU bod And -Hotir jiffc, JtU jMbsizft -Kfcf ore oil fe ei wiil special oU um(|UJI . lUse i� vAl«W im -Hi clifierd' mX UVies 4 ftCLl use 4Wiidwi(lM(J -kWs -to rirfi -lU lives bf Hi ftopk viL curriukd iUin. Vlt'd Jih h kijUijlJ' d few of -(U (JKIMJ lives ffV CJUtifUS. WORLD MISSIONS More than 500 students, problems they might have. representing 24 schools f the nation, came to ACU Nov. 2-4 to participate in the 20th annual World Missions Workshop, “Youth and World Missions.” Plans for the workshop began last October when Kelly Davidson, a missions and Bible graduate student from Anson, was selected t the “Grassroots Evangelism,” Landon Saunders spoke during chapel on “Faith of our Fathers and God of Youth.” Other speakers included Phil Slate, Carl Mitchell and Jim Reppert. HIS Singers and an ACU drama group gave special performances on Friday night. Their programs creatively dealt with the struggles and joys of personal missions and Representatives from mission programs all over the country, in- through donations by eluding the St. Louis Internship, the ” ' ' ’ ’ Miami Internship, the Open Door Internship in Redwood City, Cali Aooipc fnr Chrict anrl APTI’c MAP organizations. “All the speakers pay their own way to the workshop and don’t receive any money at all,” Davidson said. “They’re willing to donate their time to help us. It’s a labor of love.” Housing for the 530 visitors was not a problem because many ACU students and faculty opened their homes and dorm rooms for the visiting students to spend the weekend with them. Speakers from all over the U.S. shared their experiences in the classes and lectures at University Church. These lectures were planned to help students decide what field of missions they might want to work in, whether full time or with another career, and how to cope with possibilities in Latin Americj Europe, Asia and Africa were als included in the program. Opposite page, top left: Students wait for bus after the workshop is completed. T right: Renee' Williams listens attentively to Young People Have Served Abroad.” Botto right: HIS Reflections, a drama group fro. Lubbock, perform in University Chun auditorium. This page, top: Stanley Ship gives a lecture on Church Plantir WORKSHOP 217 Ministries JEACHING AT STAT “Dear God, Please hurry up and come because we know when we get there we won’t be retarded ministry each week. About half of the dorm residents regularly attend the services, but many are on special medications that don’t allow them to join the group. Many of the teachers and pup- peteers have found it difficult to adjust to the learning levels of the residents. The problem is intensified because the group deals with all levels of mental retardation. Many of the dorms are not divided ac- cording to learning abilities, and this be careful not to insult their ■gence. If the material gets too simple, the residents will protest. But if it gets too difficult, they v lose interest and their attention will The group does lots of singing a they teach because the residents enjoy singing and laughing with their visiting teachers. Many of the retarded residents. This ministry, elders at Highland Church of Christ. The group meets in Roberson chapel for a devotional before they go to the school together. The program is divided into two sessions, and the ACU students serve as class teachers and pup- peteers who go to the dorms to teach in pairs or groups of t' Tim Horton, a senior social work major and student coordinator of the program, said that you can always j the residents improving, so you during the week that they have visitors. When the residents see the students coming to visit them, many times they will start yelling, “Sunday school teacher’s here! ” Horton explained that the work the ministry does is similar to special education, and those interested in participating in the program must have certain special qualities. Perception and patience are two extremely important qualifications required to be successful in teaching the residents. The students satisfied with rewards as they come, and not be easily discouraged. “We represent consistency and caring to them, because we are there every Sunday,” Horton said. “We are there stressing self-concept and the good points in them, and we let them know that God loves them, no matter who or what they are.” E SCHOOL 219 Minis(ries MISSION OUTREA As early as 1920, and one of the sponsors for Mission ling and preparation for ACU students to commit themseh to missions, both foreign and domestic, in either full or part-time The fun and fellowship that is such part of the outreach Christian service throughout the world. The emphasis on this training and education has not lessened with the passing of time. Every week, ap- . proximately 150 ACU students of activity is highlighted by various ages, majors, nationalities when the people involved 'for program are given the opportunity ind to share their experiences with the make plans for a common purpose group. Visiting missionaries, faculty and goal. That purpose is to gain understanding of not not only about Christian service themselves, but the people they can ministrii serve through various ministries stateside, n programs. members and students present better programs designed to inform others different both foreign and Each year the group plans a Outreach, and the interest and at- Oaks in Buffalo Gap, the students large numbers of students, and i other times, for various reasons, others ii interest in the program dwindled. Although changes have been made This page, top: Doug Mendenhall. I in the program, the goal of the Kat ryn students and faculty members in- volved in it did not change. The meal at a re purpose and goal of Mission meetings in Outreach was described by those 6:21 p.m. 1 involved as helping ACU “educate its students for Christian service throughout the top left: Harry Tritt helps coo itreat. Right: One of the wee Roberson Chapel on Friday, Whispering 1 Wendell Broom, professor of Bible Gurganus. CHRISTMAS Christmas, more than Powell said the organization any other time of the year, is a time for children. The anticipation of Santa Claus, decorating the tree and unwrapping presents are all essential ingredients in the holiday season. On the ACU campus, Christmas comes a little bit early every year when students plan a special day called Christmas for Children. This day is not only special to the ACU students who participate, but to the underprivileged children who are honored at the party. Each year the chairmen for this program are asked to invite about 100 needy children from area families to spend the day with ACU students. The children, contacted through the Highland and Hillcrest Churches of Christ bus ministries, all live in homes in which there is not enough money to meet the basic, daily needs of the family, much less provide presents and surprises for Christ- Plans for this excitement-filled day began before Thanksgiving. The project was designed to provide gifts, food baskets and fun for the children and their families. As in the past, each child was given a package containing wrapped presents with a value of about $10. Pat Powell, chairman and coor- dinator for the program, said it was a unique program because it was not associated with the Students’ Association or the administration. Activities were planned and run entirely by students, operating on an independent budget. raised about $1700 for the event, with contributions from various social clubs, the senate and ACU students. The remainder of the money used in the purchase of the various gifts had been left in the treasury from the preceding year. Entertainment at the party in- cluded Todd Pickle and a puppet group and a pantomime by Stephen Findley. One of the highlights of the day was having a picture made with Santa Claus. The pictures of the children were given to theirparents. “It is a special day because it really is a time when students don't have the time to spend, Powell said. “It is a time when all students need to be studying for finals. That’s one reason why this particular day is so exciting and fun for every one involved. They are participating only because they want to. “The feeling on that day was great, and brought back many feelings of love,” he said. “It was a pretty special time for all those involved.” The excitement and joy could be seen on the faces of every student and child. Christmas really isn’t Christmas without children. young friend open his Christmas presents. Bottom: A Christmas for Children participant Steve Findley does a pantomime skit for the children. Top right: Two children help trim the tree. Right: An ACU co-ed with her Christmas for Children friend. Bottom: Mark Ray. Todd Pickle Steve Mozingo and Jimmy FOR miaiy . v. CHILDREN there have been many musical groups, both choral and in strumental, at ACU. One of tht newer additions to this group is His They The group, led by Dr. Jack Boyd, began singing together about a year ago when they were asked to per- form at a conventi After the conventi the group together and they began The pro| minutes in length anc balance of choral readings tha blended with the songs to tell , opportunity to Europe to visit England and Spain. ' ted by Juan Monroy, a Spanish missionary supported by Highland Church of Christ, to come to Spain and work with him. ___________ r__ While the group was in Spain they n Kansas City, performed eight concerts and sang Dr. Boyd kept informally in marketplaces of the ’ ' various towns. Before His Singers ' ............... late May, they learned to sing in Spanish s and attract Spanish audie 90 percent o members of the Church of Christ. ... )ry. Recently the grc , added a puppet show to the program After the group left Spain, they that children could enjoy and travelled to England where u understand the performance. The performed three puppets were fashioned after the u,“ ‘ 1 Muppets, and the characters tell stories that relate the messages of the songs to the children sightsee and visit with the English people. Boyd said that each performance the of His Singers is an outreach. “We just a choral group. 225 Ministnes gr LOUIS CAMPA1G “Feeling Good About Being Alive” was the theme of the spring break campaign in St. Louis on March 13-22. A group of 35 ACU students travel- ed to St. Louis to participate in an outreach effort coordinated by the McKnight Road congregation in St. This year, the campaign was divided into two groups, one going to St. Louis, Mo. and the other to Boston, Mass. The schedule change was introduced so that a larger number of students could par- ticipate in the various campaigns and so that the work force would be divided between two major cities. Although the two cities are miles apart, the programs the students participated in, and the services that they offered to the people in the community were alike in several The day following the group’s arrival in St. Louis was spent in training sessions that were organized by members of the McKnight Road congregation. Debbie Young, one of the student coordinators for the campaign, said that the orientation session was an interesting and surprising situation. As the session was about to begin, 11 students from Memphis State University joined the ACU group. These students also had been invited to take part in the campaign. Young said that neither group knew that the other group was going to be there to participate in the campaign. Youne said. “Having the kids from Memphis State there to help was an additional boost to the ACU group. It was really great to get to know and appreciate the people from that school.” The schedule for the students involved in the campaign was essentially the same throughout the week. They spent a portion of each day trying to contact the residents of the community, either by telephone or in person, and tell them about the services offered by local Church of Christ congregations. Each night they attended the seminar “Feeling Good About Being Alive,” which was conducted by Stanley Shipp. Young said that the people from ACU didn’t sit together during the nightly sessions. Instead, they sat among the residents of the com- munity so that they might become better acquainted with them. The students spent a large part of each day in contact with the people who live and work in the St. Louis area trying to show the residents of that community that it is good to be packing to toave SLL is Bottom:' Keith Johnson on the bus in St. Louis. Opposite page, top right: Brady Smith keeps the monica playing. Top right: Kathy Mitchell helps unload the bus. Bottom left: The Gateway Arch. Bottom right: Stanley Shipp visits with two visitors of the nightly N pOSTON CAMPAIG Outreach and service to members of the community were two of the objectives of the 84 students who participated in the spring break campaign in Burlington, Mass, on March 14-22. The group left Dallas on the morning of March 14 and were met by a welcoming committee when they arrived that afternoon in Boston. They had time to do a small amount of sightseeing before going to the Burlington Road Church of Christ to meet the families that would be their hosts for the week. The next day was spent in an orientation session designed to acquaint the students with the people, their customs and the surroundings of the Boston suburb. The theme of the orientation was “Reaching the Outsider,” and was conducted by Greg Ross, a minister employed by Heartbeat. The afternoons of the following two days were spent knocking doors and inviting residents of the com- munity to attend the seminar that was being conducted at the Burlington Road congregation throughout the week. After they made initial contact with the residents of Burlington, the group of students spent their time in service to the people they had met. The students felt it was their responsibility to show their new acquaintances that they were in- terested in helping them in any possible way. Many of the students spent their time babysitting, cleaning house for those unable to do so and running errands. John Tyson, student leader of the Boston campaign group, told of several incidents in which certain students offered their time to do manual labor for members of the community who were unable to do the work. One group of men fixed a staircase for a widow who could not do the job and could not afford to have it fixed. Tyson also told of another group of men who repaired and cleaned an apartment for a lady who was going to be evicted from her residence. Most of the people the students came in contact with were not members of the Church of Christ. Tyson said the residents of Burlington really wondered about people caring enough to offer their time without expecting to be repaid many way. Several members of the group went to visit inmates at a minimum security prison in one of the Boston suburbs. One of them had a letter from one of the prisoners waiting for her when she returned home. The prisoner thanked her and the rest of the group for taking the time to visit the prison. Although he had been there for quite awhile, none of his friends or family had been to see him. It was impressive to him that a group of college students from a city 1700 miles away, would take the time to show that they cared about others. QHAPEL activitie have been discussed at ACU mnr, than chapel. The comments varied and come from a diverse the student body, group of students. Although students believe chapel is activity portemt , A r___________ The following statement was taken from the yearbook of a small college in southern Georgia after the school’s administration had dropped the rule of mandatory chapel at- J ' quote read, topic that would meet the needs of “Required shocking to i , people in the time liberated social and educal To many, required may seem outdat : still an integral Sometimes complaining about having to go to chapel seems like the “thing” to do, but it is evident by the excitement and emotion that is present during the beginning chapel each year, that it is a special time. In a random telephone survey that was conducted by the mass com- munication News II class, most ACU students indicated that they had had good chapel experiences during the year although they dislike certain ase than half of the 351 students to reflect the attitudes that were interviewed rated chapel le of this year as good or very good. But ational almost half the students were chapel against the new tradition of singing :d, but ‘‘To God Be the Glory” at the Dart of beginning of every chapel service. The tradition of ending each chapel service with the benediction “the Lord be with you” received a positive r IF This year several changes were made in the way the daily programs were conducted. The changes were suggested by the chapel committee, half the students said they v which consisted of five students and favor of continuing the traditii McCaleb and the chapel com- i the mittee said they were pleased with ' the changes in daily chapel and thought they had served their significant changes experimented purpose. McCaleb also said some of with in SUMMESTER chapel was the new f the use of v format and traditions may throughout I Assistant the semester. has had noticeable effect on chapel at- tendance and audience attention. The people invited to speak during year chapel were asked to keep their deep talks short. McCaleb said that 99 Kyke percent of the time chapel was kept ticia] ADMINISTRATION and FACULTY: 'V Jwj ram took -likt is no i 4, and nuacli skwj ic a vrfdri’nKS of -Hi -[Wl CEcclxciacfc 2- 2) H h U (teurcs of -Rx acadWc vitrld jtyisf rfAC Atytis a wu|ui rtioltcnsk? -fiiuot MaatM. ■Hi 0L(Wi i 9{rflctujh 0 vi -ft skW kodij. |fs a cjtel |o W(T , iuj mty wil v)our -IcacWs Oivil adMinisVaVs. the Presidents Office John C. Stevens Robert President Hunter Vice President “The 1980s will be among the most exciting years in the University’s history. I expect to see continued strengthening of all phases of our program. We will continue to have a distinguished faculty and talented students. We will have the best physical plant in our history. “In spite of the problems in today’s world, I cannot help being optimistic about our future. I believe Christian education will be in demand more than ever.” John C. Stevens John Duty Asst. V.P. Don Drennan Assistant to the President Neil Fry Director of Planning Wally Bullington Athletic Director Gaston Welborn Attorney Academic Finance During the next few years it is expected that inflation will continue, and it will be even more important we follow sound management procedures. Major areas of concern will be energy conservation and securing the greatest value from our resources. There will probably not be as much new construction during the next few years as there was during the past decade, but a great deal of emphasis will have to be given to maintenance of facilities that have been considered ‘new’ facilities which are now becoming ‘older’ facilities. These factors mean the greatest emphasis will have to be the in- creasing of the endowment of the school.” L.D. Hilton 1. Bill Hilton, Vice President of Finance 2. Dub Winkles, Director of Auxiliary Enterprises 3. Jerry Mullins, Director of Student Financial Aid 4. Don Southall, Director of Buildings and President for Finance 7. Ray Holder, Controller Public Relations and Development “During the early part of the 1980s the Public Relations Development Division will be coordinating the long range development program known as Phase III. This $40 million thrust places major emphasis on endowment, therefore Estate Planning techniques will be ex- tensively used. Funds, building provements and land acquisition will also recieve heavy emphasis from all areas of the Public Relation Development Division. During the latter part of the 1980s, the Division will be engaged in the planning process for the Phase IV of the Design for Development.” Milton B. Fletcher Development-Estate Planning Student Personnel Services Only one of the seven students who worked at ACU’s Allen Farm this year was from a farm. Dr. Edwin Dubose, professor of agri culture, said that 60 percent of all the students he taught, including the livestock judging team, were from the city. This growing number of agriculture majors who are not from farms reflects the changing socipl background of the American far- The agriculture department continued to operate their bull testing center as a community public service. Dr. Bryan Brokaw, who supervised this project, used the center’s testing records in follow up research on his doctoral thesis. Brokaw and Dubose received grants from the Houston Stock Show to continue their research on beef cattle. DuBose also researched lamb feeding practices. Dr. Frank Churchill studied range management and brush control methods with professors at Texas Tech. This research was financed by a grant from the Dodge-Jones Foundation. Plans for improving the Allen Farm continued. Specific im- provements within the Phase III development program are a livestock pavillion and a meats laboratory. Other long range department plans include an alcohol fuel demonstration unit to be based on the unit developed in the 1980 Summester seminar. Faculty members attended various conferences of agronomy, animal science and range management organizations. ART professor Williams sells bronze ‘birth9 sculpture A large bronze sculpture entitled “Birth of a Woman,” created by Dr. Arthur Williams, was purchased by Foxcraft School in Virginia. The sculpture will be permanently displayed near the main entrance of the women’s campus. Several other faculty members had work in national competitive exhibitions and invitational exhibits, and 19 works by 11 art students were accepted in the Texas College Art Show in Dallas. Steve Cates, art director for a local firm, was added as a part-time instructor to teach graphic design. materials. Top right: Senior Ruben Santiago exhibits an abstract art form in the Clover Virginia Shore Art Gallery. Bottom right: BIBLE department promotes Humble to head The Bible department had the largest number of graduate students this year in its history. Of the 250 Bible majors, 100 were graduate students majoring in five different fields. Faculty members often provided services beyond classroom in- struction. Dr. John Willis is the editor-in-chief of the new Living Word Commentary series on the Old Testament, and he recently published the commentary on Genesis. Drs. Tom Olbricht and Furman Kearley are preparing other commentaries in that series. Olbricht has recently published The Power To Be, a study of the Gospel of Mark. Jesus Christ Today is the title of a new commentary on Hebrews by Dr. Neil Lightfoot. Drs. Carl Brecheen and Paul Faulkner travelled throughout the United States presenting the “Marriage Enrichment Seminar. ’ ’ This page, top left: Robert Cole sup- plements his copy of Dr. Lewis' typed notes with class notes. Top right: Martha Moody lecture. Bottom right: Joel Olbricht, John Perkins, Dave Hawkins and Ray Black BIOLOGY department offers new MS in microbiology Petty, Brister join BUSINESS department Dr. William B. Petty joined the business faculty after leaving Texas Tech University where he served as a professor of finance. Previously, Petty had taught at Virginia Polytechnical Institute and visited Boston University, the University of Texas in Austin and the Netherlands as a guest lecturer. He also co- authored the text, Basic Financial Management and is co-editor of the locally published Journal of Financial Research. Another newcomer, Jozelle Brister, joined the department with several years of experience as a high school business instructor. Gary McCaleb and James Petty both earned doctoral degrees, bringing the number of doctoral degrees held by faculty members to eight in the department which boasts 1,100 majors. economics lecture. Top right: Martha Mosier explains a procedure to Mary Means. Bottom right: Graduate student Sherry Brantley CHEMISTRY department and faculty receive $204,000 in research grants The department of chemistry received $204,000 in research grants and equipment during 1979-80 school year. The Robert A. Welch Foundation donated $133,000 to fund research investigators Drs. Alvie Davis, Robert Hance, Bennett Hutchinson and Tommy McCord. Other grants totaling $65,000 were received from the National Science Foundation, the Reseach Corporation and the King Foundation. Research faculty grants from ACU totaled $6,000. Bachelor of Science degree programs in chemistry received national accreditation by the committee on professional training of the American Chemistry Society.The department now offers a new cooperative Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry in conjunction with the Oyster Creek Division of the Dow Chemical Associate professor John Brad- ford and Drs. Hance, Hutchinson and McCord have had 10 articles published in science journals. This page, top left: Department head Tommy McCord relaxes in his office. Bottom right: A Chemistry laboratory serves as Mark Winter’s library. Bottom left: Barry Bartee, David Vanderpool and Grant Feasel department celebrates 50th anniversary Faculty 252 The communication department commemorated its 50th year an- niversary; however, the official celebration was postponed until the fall semester to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the school. The department added two full- time members — Sam Wylie, assistant professor of com- munication, and Cheryl Mann, in- structor. Dr. Marler and Dr. Ashby were both promoted to full professor. Dr. Kyker published the book status of the mass media i Curtain countries of eastern Europe. He also conducted a study on the readability of four popular English versions of the New Testament. Dr. Jon Ashby received grants from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the ACU research council. His studies included stut- , strokes and geriatrics, and EDUCATION faculty researches learning theories Dr. Juanita Avinger served as a reading educational consultant for Ginn Co. Publishers and presented three papers to national, regional and state meetings of the In- ternational Reading Association. She is also continuing her research on problem readers and their self concept. Research grants were awarded to Drs. Kelly Hamby and Chantrey Fritts. Fritts researched the professional self-concept of teachers. Hamby’s work on the correlation of church Bible school to preschool readiness relates to the Bible Teacher Trainer Workshops which he coordinates throughout the United States. Dr. Ed Coates published Confident Parenting and Dr. Jane Coates published three articles dealing with early childhood education. Dr. Jane Coates was also promoted to asistant professor. FOREIGN LANGUAGE students earn credit in Latin America Trustees approve new GOVERNMENT department One of the Board of Trustees’ decisions this year was the approval needed for the creation of a government department. Formerly, government courses had been taught through the department of history and political science. Dr. Gary Thompson, ACU professor and State Representative for the 62nd Congressional District, was named head of the new Thompson said one of the reasons for the change was to bring attention to the important role that govern- ment plays in our society. HISTORY department to lose Rhodes, Smith after 30 years History professors Rhodes and Smith retired this year after 30 years of teaching at ACU. The contributions of these men helped the department of History and Political Science offer promising careers in teaching, government service, journalism, and law. Several other faculty members have made significant contributions to the department through their research and publication of articles. The areas of research include West Texas frontier history, Confederate trans-Mississippi during the Civil War, and American diplomacy with Cuba. Smith also published“West Texas Bone Business” in the West HEALTH, PE, RECREATION offers community health degree 1. Alvin O'Dell 2. Ben Zickefoose 4. Joyce Curtis 5. Dickie Hill 6. Cleddy Varner 7. Beth McCleskey 9. Addie Felts 10. Cecil Eager Faculty 262 HOME ECONOMICS expands, joins Institute graduate program The new Institute of Marriage and Family Studies enabled home economic majors to receive graduate degrees in their field. Master of Science degrees in family studies and marriage and family therapy are now offered. The department added Gail Collier to the faculty to help meet the needs of the 125 home economics majors. A Mississippi State University graduate, Collier taught courses in foods, nutrition and dietetics. Instructor Marianna Rasco started her doctoral study at Texas Tech University, and was awarded the Anna Bines Scholarship and i consults a cookbook i: lajor Patricia Posey wor Small INDUSTRIAL ED department copes with large student-faculty ratio The three full-time and one part- time industrial education faculty members instructed approximately 80 majors in courses varying from woodworking to flight navigation. Although the number of students in the department is relatively few, the specialized equipment needed makes the department one of the most expensive per student. Faculty members and students attended several vocational and industrial arts conferences which convened in Anaheim, Calif., St. Louis, Mo., Chicago, 111. and other Many of the students participating in these conferences were members of the Eta chapter of Sigma Tau Epsilon, an industrial arts club sponsored by the department. his student’s handiwork. Bottom left: Peter Hampton prepares to work. Bottom right: LIBRARY exhibits feature Einstein, Pompei, Tutankhamen The Margaret and Herman Brown Library featured special film presentations honoring Albert Einstein Centennial and describing the treasures of Egyptian King Tutankhamen. The ancient city of Pompei was also explored through films, slides and a faculty discussion the retired U.S. representative, the Robbins Railroad Collection and a special collection of government documents. In conjunction with librarians from Christian colleges and universities across the United States, the third volume of the “Index for Selected Religious Periodicals” was compiled. The index contains 17 Church of Christ publications and Faye Milliken is the edn r of the annual project. MATHEMATICS adds COMPUTER SCIENCE degree MUSIC department promotes Reid, welcomes TMEA president Pullen The music department ex- perienced some structural changes this year. Dr. Sally Reid was named department chairman, and Milton Pullen, president of the Texas Music Educator’s Association, was named associate professor of music and director of choral activities. Dr. Ron Rathburn was named chairman of the Fine Arts Series. Faculty members attended conferences in New York City, Miami, San Antonio and Oklahoma. Dr. Reid presented a paper at Baylor University, and Dr. Rath- burn gave a series of concerts in Stephenville, San Angelo, Denton and Abilene. Ed George became a member of the national USO committee, and Dr. Jack Boyd became editor of the This page, top left: Sophomore Buddy Evans examines a piece of music. Top right: Music education major William Mininfield talks with instructor Martha Tipton. Bottom right: David Sims pauses during a rehearsal. Bottom left: USO Committee member Ed Schulze, Hance, Ivey research surface PHYSICS Physics professors Charles Ivy and Paul Schulze, and chemistry professor Robert Hance conducted a large, well financed research project on surface physics. Other areas of research in the department were gas structure and pion physics. Grants supporting the research projects were supplied by the R.A. Welch Foundation and the Research Corporation. The growing department offered a new degree in engineering physics, and added two new teachers, Dr. Mike Sadler and Chris Winther. Faculty attended the Austin Structure Symposium, the Robert A. Welch Conference, the American Physics Society Winter Meeting, and the American Association of Physics Teachers Conference. Dr. Ivey was the state president of the American Association of Physics Teachers and a zone 10 councilor of the Society of Physics Students. ThThihnaSe'kt0PdJi? Btd a h Willif™ Clinical psychologist joins PSYCHOLOGY department The psychology department of-- fered a new graduate course in biofeedback directed by Dr. Robert Sturgeon, who was added to the faculty this year. Because of increased requirements at the Master’s level by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, the graduate program required 45 semester hours rather than 36. The new program includes additional practicum experience, and offers a wider range of electives enabling students to specialize more in the broad program of counseling pre- clinical psychology. Areas of research included per- sonality assessment of drug abusers, internal and external manifestations of religiosity as it influences personality, and mental retardation. SOCIAL WORK, SOCIOLOGY receive HEW grant for majors : of Social Work and Sociology received a Health, Education and Welfare grant providing stipends, tuition and fees for four social work majors. Faculty members belong to various national and state organizations such as the National Association of Social Workers, the Council on Social Work Education, and the Texas Council on Family Relations. Bill Culp serves on the nominating committee of the National Association of Social Workers, and Bob Whitaker is the state Elderhostel coordinator. Other activities outside the classroom include conducting workshops and serving as con- sultants and members of advisory boards and committees. Major conferences attended are the American Sociological Association, the Council on Social Work Education, the National Elderhostel Conference, the Gerontology Conference, and the Texas Council on Family Relations. Bill Culp and Rollo Tinkler were also promoted to associate professors. 1. Robert Whitaker, Head 2. William Culp 3. Coy Pullara 4. Rollo Tinkler FACULTY SENATE debates promotions, attitudes, retirement plan The faculty senate is the only official group on campus with an advocacy role with the teachers’ vantage point. This year’s officers were B.E. Davis, chairman; Ed Coates, vice chairman; and Martha Mosier and Delno Roberts, co- secretaries. Davis resigned during the year because of his involvement with the World Christian Broad- casting Corporation, and Coates became the chairman. Ina Green was elected vice chairman. Faculty requests or ad- ministrative referral determines what matters come before the senate, whose function is primarily investigative or advisory. The senate considered academic promotions, the Phase III Design for Development, student attitudes, and organizing the largest departments into colleges. The biggest debate throughout the year concerned the nature of the present retirement plan. The senate polled the entire faculty, helped create awareness of the problem, and urged the University to hire an outside consultant. And gladly would he learn ... Students spend a lot of time worrying about their lab grade, or when that check from Mom will arrive, or whether they will find a date for the weekend. But sometimes, in the height of frenzy, they wonder about that seemingly calm person who stands before them day after day discussing a subject the student doesn’t care about. “Are they real?” students ask. “Is history all they ever think about?” “Is there life after class?” Well, it’s true teachers enjoy their fields of study, but it’s also true that teachers enjoy learning — about people, life and the world. Dr. Gary McCaleb, assistant dean and director of summer school, has always enjoyed drawing. And although his work is professional in quality, he said he has never thought of doing it as a profession. “It’s relaxation for me,” said McCaleb who likes to draw late at night or on weekends. He added that he can draw until one or two in the morning sometimes and not feel tired. Dr. McCaleb hasn’t had art lessons since elementary school, and he remembers one art teacher he had as a fifth-grader in Anson who was very encouraging. McCaleb said he continued to of Jim Lindsey, a former ACU quarterback. A friend of McCaleb’s, who was an athlete at Texas A M, saw it and asked for the picture. McCaleb returned to Abilene in 1975, and entered a partnership at the Towne Crier Restaurant. He recalls that they were trying to figure out a Bicentennial promotion, and decided that he would draw a dozen historical figures to be placed in each booth. As a continuing promotion, Mc- Caleb drew each public figure who visited Abilene. Then he would invite them to the Towne Crier to sign and date the picture. In addition to a number of sports figures, McCaleb was able to get the signatures of Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan who were cam- paigning in Abilene during the 1976 presidential election. McCaleb said he generally likes to work with carbon pencil. He has also used color pencils, water colors, oil and acrylics. When drawing people, which he likes to do best, McCaleb said he tries to find as many pictures of his subject as he can. Then he studies the pictures to see all the different Instead he draws shadows and lets the eye fill in the rest. Recently McCaleb has sold several drawings, mostly of animals. But he said if his wife or children want something he has drawn, he won’t sell it. Dr. Charles Ivey, professor and head of the physics department, called himself a sailing addict. However, he has not always been such an enthusiast for the sport. When Dr. Ivey was younger, he participated in a lot of organized athletics. His wife, Toni, who was a Corinthian in the Washington Yacht Club on the Potomac, encourared him to try sailing. So Ivey went to a race and thought it was fun. He bought a boat to please his wife, started sailing, and decided it was the most fun he’d ever had in his life. He soon got into competition, gave up tennis and golf, and now sailing takes up all his spare time. “Sailing was the greatest thing for me to find as I got older,” said Ivey. “It’s more exciting than organized athletics, and I can do it for a long time — until my stomach muscles give up.” Ivey now owns three boats which hold one, two or three people. He calls Toni his first mate. Ivey takes care of his own maintenance and claims sailing is inexpensive compared to other hobbies. Using his knowledge of physics, Dr. Ivey has written two articles in sailing magazines on how to sail faster and more efficiently.And his knowledge and skill have paid off. Ivey has won several trophies in competition, and he won fourth place in the state of Texas. He said a great thrill was to beat a national level sailer, and he hopes someday to sail in the North American Championships. Dr. Jerry Drennan, professor and interpreting among the students at head of the industrial education Tr ----- department, has interpreted for the deaf about six years. He became involved when the elders of the South Uth and Willis Church of Christ asked the deacons to work with an older deaf couple who were members. Before this, no Church of Christ in Abilene had an interpreting program. Unfortunately, said Drennan, the Church of Christ nationwide is still behind other groups in this program. lifetime interest. He getting involved, to make lifetime ambition. The deaf are discouraged when someone quits, with the students. “Ameslan,” an acronym for American Sign Lanquage, or “Siglish,” signed English, is a second lanquage to both the deaf and hearing person. 1 To help master the language, students are required to get ex- perience outside the classroom in a signing situation. Drennan said there are about 10 deaf people at the South 11th and Willis congregation, and all are very patient in working awing. Right: Dr. y skillfully guides 1: communicating situation. growing interest : And gladly teach (Geoffrey Chaucer, The General Prologue, Canterbury Tales) Drennan told of an amusing in- cident that happened when he first started teaching Bible class for both the deaf and hearing. When class was over the deaf stayed around to talk, and Drennan noticed one deaf couple sitting off to the side by themselves. Drennan invited the couple to eat with him after church and realized that seven people in the class were motioning “yes” to him. He said he learned to be careful what he signed after that. Dr. Joe Marshall, associate professor of education, is a short wave radio operator for the missions department. In 1969, Dr. Marshall and an associate professor of com- munication, the late Dr. Lowell Perry, asked for donations in Abilene to buy equipment for a short wave radio station. A number of the churches which were asked sup- ported missionaries around the world and were willing to invest in a station to keep in contact with them. Marshall and Perry collected $1,400, which was enough to buy a set of Collins equipment • talked to people on all the major continents with its 1,000 watt capacity. The missions department in the United States. Marshall said the time difference between countries dictates when one needs to call, but he uses the equipment every Monday from 5 to 6 missionaries, he said they have pre- arranged a day, hour and frequency. Most of the operations are on 15 and 20 meters, which are long distance, amateur radio bands. “Amateur radio is the best medium for churches to have con- sistent communication with missionaries in foreign countries,” said Marshall. He added that it would be ideal if all missionaries going to foreign countries had licenses and equipment. Those who don’t have to find natives with the necessary equipment, said Mar- shall. Marshall has had a license for 20 years and has a complete station at his house. He said amateur radio operators provide an invaluable service by “running traffic” during national disasters. Marshall has worked around the clock during severe hurricanes, floods, tornadoes and earthquakes, contacting families and friends of victims. Marshall doesn’t speak any foreign languages but he said it’s really not necessary since almost every ham operator in foreign countries speaks English. Occasionally, Marshall said he gives a CQ call which is a general call for anyone to answer, and the person answering will be a graduate of ACU or will have lived in Abilene. He told of one occassion when he contacted a man in Virginia, an ACU graduate, who had a mobile unit in The biggest change Marshall has seen in 20 years is the upgrading of amateur gear. One can get by with less expensive equipment but Marshall recommends using only first class, quality gear. Associate Professor of Education, But he says he’s not interested in the monetary aspect of his hobbies. Instead, Kirk says he does it for fun and relaxation. “When I have to do it, I cease to enjoy it,” says Kirk. “I couldn’t relaxing; its just hard work and ...i childhood, enjoys working with clocks the best, but he recognizes that clock repair and woodwork go hand-in-hand. And he is equipped to Kirk attributes the sudden interest in antiques in our society to the satisfaction one receives in restoring antiques to their former beauty or elegance. He said he can see the potential in a piece, take off the white paint or restore cracks, and get a beautiful piece of fur- In working with clocks, Kirk says there are two theories: one can leave the antique as it now is; or one can restore it and replace the face. Kirk follows the second theory, saying he wants it to look like it did the day it was bought — fresh and “I wish I had taken some before and after pictures,” said Kirk. Kirk has done repair work for others, but he usually keeps it or gives it to his children. Roy Shake, associate professor of biology, also enjoys woodwork and clock repair. He says his interest in it is inherited since he grew up on a farm where he had to be a han- A friend at York first interested him in clocks. Since then, Shake has made several from scratch. He particulary enjoys using walnut wood because it finishes beautifully and reminds him of Illinois, where he grew up. Shake prizes an 1880 grandfather clock from England that has the original dial and works. Shake did all the patch work on it. Shake has shared his knowledge and skill with his four sons who all enjoy woodworking and repair. “My involvement with them lets them know that Dad cares about them and Dad wants to work with them,” he said. Through their hobbies, each of these teachers have learned more about the world. It can be said of them, like the Clerk of Oxford which Chaucer describes in the prologue to the Canterbury Tales, “And gladly would he learn, and gladly teach.” demonstrates the short wave equipment. People 284 PEOPLE: kck iWs mik ( iH wUf if is. 1 wii frs’ifj i’s 01 lj (ic effete as -Hi p fk im oW in if ftucW cufViJi a((av) il ■kk.lL jiecfk d Act] t [?of sWfcfs ffuLfj, c e Ik , oil fll T Ai (XmH Sffo Qk MftkAA effies of 4U wrM. find ajK-kiiuk k On fiMiffiUH f uiUre tof jkIaj fomes 4Lrorugl kdk, kef liKl flui k tJLr. aberegg-blackwell Kern Lewis, president Jon Howard, vice president Debbie Beebe, secretary Glenn Addison, senator Kim Bodiford, senator Sally Cole, senator Clay Hale, senator Paul Hancock, senator blain-cobb Freshmen 288 cochran-douglas drake-gist goodall-horn horne-martin martinez-o’neal ong-richardson richie-swetkovich Roberts, Kenny Ryeteann Salter, Richard m See, William Self. 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Mary Beth Collins. Melody gillespie-mansaray marler-pleasant porter-warren Smith! Sheryl' Speck, Mark Stanford, Phillip Seniors 342 warren-zumwalt booth — yakshe w nogn Opposite page, top right: Graduate student Wildcat basketball game. Bottom right: Graduate students David Kilpatrick and Honors 348 HONORS of giM • wtafer gives us jU dt dicvi. W fiul jives us -Hi jwis-fruohcwS m I (VAuvS 12 24 wU U s«gs, if 6kji iwtJber k honored } oil rejmtt fjt-tUr. In -Hvis sechm we tape gou will L jusf -IW. Who’s Who Greg Powell is a chemistry major from Paducah, Ky. He is a member of Galaxy, the American Chemical Society, Mu Sigma, the Society of Physics Students, and Alpha Chi. Greg served as a junior class senator and received the Robert A. Welch Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship for chemistry research. David Marler is a chemistry major from Abilene. He is president of the American Chemical Society and a member of Alpha Chi, Mu Sigma and the Society of Physics Students. David has been listed on the Dean’s Honor Roll and was awarded the Robert A. Welch Foundation Un- dergraduate Scholarship. He was also given the American Chemical Society Undergraduate Award in analytical chemistry. A biology and chemistry major from Starkville, Miss., Steve Maxwell is a member of Beta Beta Beta, Alpha Phi Omega, and the American Chemical Society. He served as treasurer and alternate vice president of Beta Beta Beta and is the state vice president of the Texas Academy of Science. mber of the Debate Team, Alpha Chi, the Student Bar Association and Omega Rho Alpha. at the University of Houston In- vitational Debate Tournament in 1977, was the top speaker at the OCC Debate Tournament and has been listed on the Dean’s Honor Roll six Danna McGlothlin, a speech pathology major from Abilene, served as intramural director and president of Delta Theta. She is a member of Kappa Delta Pi, Alpha Chi and the Speech and Hearing Club. Danna was also a 1979 Homecoming Queen nominee. Jil Strickland is a physical education and biology major from Dallas. She is a member of JOY and PEMM. Jil is a member of Ko Jo Kai, the Student Advisory Board and president of the Inter-Social Club Council. Guy Lewis is a pre-dental and biology major from Odessa. He is a member of Galaxy, Beta Beta Beta, Blue Key and the ACU Committee of 75. Guy was the 1979 chairman of the Summester committee and director of Fish Camp 1979. He is a member of the Self Study Purpose committee for the Southern Association of Universities. Guy was listed on the Dean’s Honor Roll, a sophomore class senator and vice president of his junior class. He is president of Summester 79. Mark Speck is a marketing major from Denton. He has served as in- tramural director and Nova Master of Galaxy, and as president of his freshman class. Greg Muns is a pre-med major from Plano. He is the president of Galaxy, treasurer of Beta Beta Beta, and a member of Omega Rho Alpha, the American Chemical Society, the Student Foundation and the Student Advisory Board. Greg served as class Sing Song director his sophomore year, and Galaxy director his junior year. He has been named to “Outstanding Young Men of America” and was listed on the Dean’s Honor Roll. An accounting major from Dallas, Tami Vaught is president of Sigma Theta Chi and a Homecoming Queen nominee. Tami was a junior class senator, and has been involved in the Student Foundation, the Student Advisory Board and the W-Club. A home economics education major from Lake Jackson, Holly Hollingsworth is the chaplain of Ko Jo Kai, the secretary for W-Club, a Homecoming Queen nominee, and the Texas Home Economist of the Year. She is a member of Sigma Tau Alpha and the Texas Home Economics Student Section state nominating committee. Holly is also a member of Alpha Chi and the Student Foundation. She was a sophomore class secretary, and a member of the Student Life com- mittee, Omega Rho Alpha and Choralaires. Gene Glaeser is a ministry and evangelism major from Plainview. He is a member of Galaxy, Blue Key, Alpha Chi and treasurer for the Association of the Independent Students of Texas. Gene served as a sophomore class senator and treasurer of the Students’ Association. He received an ACT academic scholarship and an un- dergraduate Bible scholarship. Rodney Fedell is a business management major from Austin. He is a member of Trojans, and was captain of the varsity basketball team. Rodney has been named All- Academic in the Lone Star Con- ference, received an All-American rating, a basketball scholarship and the Most Valuable Player award for his performance on the basketball Perri Lou Short is a physical education and health major from De Leon. She is a member of the Texas State Teachers’ Association, NEA, TSEA, Physical Education Majors and Minors, SEA and TAHPER. Perri Lou was a member of the women’s basketball team for one year, and is presently captain of the women’s track team. She received a track and a WACU scholarship. A home economics education major from Wellington, Linda Coffee is a member of Sigma Tau Alpha, GATA, Alpha Chi, W Club, Kappa Delta Pi and the Student Advisory Board. She plays in the Big Purple and was a twirler for the band her sophomore year. Linda was treasurer of Sigma Tau Alpha her junior year and is presently serving as president. She served as reporter for W Club and was awarded the Lylian Arledge Home Economics Scholarship. Ron Holifield is a government major from Plano, who has served as president of the Students’ Association. Ron is also a member of Kinsmen and the Debate Team. An accounting major from Dallas, Alan Minchew is a member of Kinsmen and treasurer of the Students’ Association. He has served as president of the Student Advisory Board and was a member of the Student Foundation. A physical education major from Fort Worth, Ricky Kempe served as vice president of the Students’ Asssociation, Frater Sodalis and TSEA. He has been selected as a house manager for Sing Song 1980. Ricky is a member of the Student Foundation and was named Out- standing Student by the Optimist Club of Abilene. Linda Tuttle is an elementary education major from Ulysses, Kan. She served as secretary for GATA and as GATA Sing Song Director her junior year. She is presently serving as vice-president for GATA and secretary for the Students’ Association. Linda was a 1979 Homecoming Queen nominee. Anna Lee Stallings is a marketing major from Dallas. She is a member of Ko Jo Kai, the Student Foundation and the Business Administration Council. Anna Lee was a 1979 Homecoming Queen nominee. Ken Berry is a Greek major from Longview. He is a member of Omega Rho Alpha, Pi Beta Sigma and Phi Alpha Theta. Ken is also in Alpha Chi and Blue Key. He has served as president and vice- president of Phi Alpha Theta, on the steering committee for the Student Foundation, and on the Public Relations and Development com- Jeff Glass is an English major from Dallas. He is a member of the Student Foundation, Alpha Chi, Phi Alpha Theta and the English Club. Jeff served as the vice president of Sigma Tau Delta and was awarded the Clara Mae Ellis Scholarship. An applied voice performance major from Indianapolis, Ind., Gloria Pate is a member of A Cappella, Chamber Singers, Mu Phi Epsilon, Opera Workshop and was a NATS Convention participant. She has served as treasurer of Mu Phi Epsilon and as alumni secretary. Gloria received a freshman voice scholarship. A business management major from Angleton, Sara Brockman is a member of the Student Advisory Board, Omega Rho Alpha, Alpha Chi and the Business Administration Council. She served as the JOY Elderly Committee Chairman, General Co-Chairman and is now General Chairman. She was also a 1979 Homecoming Co-Chairman. Sara was named All-Around Cowgirl at the ACU Rodeo and the All- Around Champion at the ACU Horse Show in 1978. She also received the 1979 Senior Service Award. A ministry and evangelism major from Killeen, Steve Findley is in- volved in Mission Outreach, A.C.United and Western States Outreach. He served as president of A.C.United in 1978. A Bible major from Schertz, Wayne Barnard is a member of Omega Rho Alpha, Alpha Chi and HIS Singers. He has been listed on the Dean’s Honor Roll, was a member of Choralaires and A Cappella. Wayne was a member of the 1977 Good News Northeast Campaign and co- director of the 1978 campaign. Gigi Gumrukcu is a nutrition and dietetics major from San Diego, Calif. She is a member of the American Home Economics Association, Sigma Tau Alpha, A Cappella and HIS Singers. Gigi was a member of Varsity Chorus, Choralaires and Ko Jo Kai. She is also a participant in Mission Outreach. A drama education major from Jacksonville, Evelyn Fowler is a member of the Big Purple, Alpha Chi, Kappa Delta Pi, CSO, W Club, Sigma Tau Delta, Alpha Psi Omega, Omega Rho Alpha and the Reper- tory Readers. She was also involved in Mu Sigma and the orchestra. In drama, Evelyn worked on 12 shows and appeared in seven. She was a Sing Song hostess, named Best Actress in a Supporting Role, served as secretary for W Club and listed on the Dean’s Honor Roll. She was also awarded the L. L. Shannon Scholarship. A member of GATA and the Student Advisory Board, Debbie Jay is an English major from Anson. She is a member of Omega Rho Alpha, Alpha Chi, CSO and Sigma Tau Delta. Debbie has also been involved in the ACU Theatre, A Cappella and HIS Singers. She served as the student director for “Oliver,” president of the English Club, Club and costume head for Sum- Lanny Mullins is a public relations and industrial design major from Abilene. He has served as Fish Revue director, sophomore class Sing Song director and as a Sing Song host. Lanny was the founder of “Beginnings,” and a co-founder of “Essence.” He is serving on the chapel committee, the Staley Lectures committee and is a Sing Song co-chairman. Melissa Daniels is a music education major from Abilene. She is a member of Choralaires, the Big Purple, Symphonic Band, Omega Rho Alpha, Alpha Chi, Kappa Delta Pi and W Club. Melissa is also in GATA, Mu Phi Epsilon and is a vocalist for the ACU Jazz Ensemble. She has served as treasurer for W Club, parliamentarian for TSEA, historian for Mu Phi Epsilon and was a Band Sweetheart nominee. Melissa is a senior class senator and was selected “Outstanding Student” by the Optimist Club. Mark Cubstead is a news-editorial major from Cebu City, Philippines. He has been a member of Frater Sodalis, the Student Advisory Board group that toured the South Pacific in the spring of 1979, and he is presently a member of “Essence,” a group that is scheduled to tour the South Pacific during the summer of 1980. He is a staff writer and columnist for the Optimist and a disc jockey for KACU. He has been listed on the Dean’s Honor Roll and has been selected to serve on the 75th Anniverary Publications com- finance major from Weatherford. He served as the historian and president of Kinsmen and is a member of the Student Foundation. Jay was an ISCC representative, a member of the Student Press Association and a staff worker on the 1978 Prickly Pear. p of Ko Jo Kai, Alpha Chi, CSO and W Club. Donna was a the Dean’s Honor Roll. Mission Outreach steering mittee. He was in Choralaires, Varsity Chorus and a team leader in the Redwood City Open Door ministry. A news-editorial major from San Angelo, Debbie Archer is managing editor for the Optimist, reporter of Alpha Chi and vice president of SPA. She is also a member of Omega Rho Alpha and Ko Jo Kai. Debbie has served as features editor for the Optimist and has been listed on the Dean’s Honor Roll. Bob Nutt is a public relations and advertising major from Houston. Bob served as secretary for Alpha Phi Omega and is a member of Omega Rho Alpha, the Ad Club, the Student Press Association and the Student Advisory Board. He is editor of the 1980 Prickly Pear, a columnist for the Optimist and program coordinator for Sing Song 1980. He also served on the Spiritual Life committee his sophomore year and on the 1979 World Mission Workshop Planning committee. Cindy Stocking is a graduate student in mass communications from Cortez, Colo. She is a member of the Student Press Association, has worked on the Prickly Pear staff and is editor of the Optimist. Cindy has also served as features editor and managing editor for the Optimist. She served as SPA president, Alpha Chi reporter and W Club reporter. Cindy has been listed on the Dean’s Honor Roll, received the SPA award for her contribution to the Optimist and to the Student Press Association. She has received 2nd place newswriting and feature writing awards from the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Press Association. An accounting major from Houston, Donald Booker is a member of the Student Foundation, Frater Sodalis and is active in the ACU Theatre. He served as the treasurer and chaplain of Alpha Phi Omega and as the senior representative for the Big Purple. Donald was also a member of the KACU staff in 1977. A chemistry major from Lake Jackson, Natasha Knight is a member of the Amercan Chemical Society, Mu Phi Epsilon, the Society of Physics Students and the German Club. She is also a member of Alpha Chi, Omega Rho Alpha and has been listed on the Dean’s Honor Roll. Natasha has been awarded the Robert A. Welch Undergraduate Research Scholarship and the Dow Chemical Technical Scholarship. She is also the Concert Mistress of the ACU Orchestra. Ray Ferguson is an accounting major from Abilene. He is the president of Alpha Chi, a member of the Business Administration Council and the Dorm Council. Ray has been awarded the Rotary Foundation Fellowship and the Leroy Langston Scholarship. An accounting major from Houston, Ronald Booker is a member of Alpha Chi and the Big Purple. He received an ACT academic scholarship, and served as vice-president of service and president of Alpha Phi Omega. Flynt Gaines, an accounting major from Abilene, is a member of the Business Administration Council and Galaxy social club. He served as a freshman class senator, senior class senator, sophomore class president and Spiritual Life Com- mittee chairman. A management major from Phoenix, Ariz., Matt Corbin is a member of Galaxy, Varsity Chorus and a charter sponsor of Mu Epsilon Phi. He was a varsity cheerleader for three years and head cheerleader the past two years. Matt was vice president of his freshman class and has been awarded membership into the National Cheerleaders’ Association. He is also a spokesman for the ACU Free Enterprise committee. Kim Kirby Becker is a physical education major from Lometa. She was a freshman cheerleader and also a member of the varsity squad. Kim is a member of Sigma Theta Chi, TSTA, NEA, and the Physical Education committee. She was a member of Varsity Chorus and participated in Christmas for Children. An art major from Miami, Fla., Rolando Diaz is a varsity cheerleader and a member of Galaxy. Rolando was a member of Varsity Chorus and Choralaires, and is a cartoonist for the Optimist. He received a first place cartoon award from the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Lynette Howard Queen 362 f Queen’s Court Tami Vaught Linda Tuttle Donna Hobson Holly Hollingsworth Cathy Cobb Marcia McMorries Laurie Bullington Danna McGlothlin Anna Lee Stallings Jana Jo Ward Mr. and Miss ACU Holly Hollingsworth Guy Lewis Honors 364 Nominees Ron Holifield Jana Jo Ward Linda Tuttle Ricky Kempe Honor Man and Honor Lady John Tyson Debbie Archer The titles of Honor Man and Lady are given by the Student Life Com- mittee to two students who have been examples in spiritual, academic and social matters throughout the year. Dean Adams Achievement Award Mickey Lee Donna Woods The Dean Adams Achievement Award honors students who have overcome obstacles to complete their education. The award is named for Dean Emeritus Walter H. Adams, who served Abilene Christian University from 1925-70. Kelly Award Guy Lewis Melissa Daniels The Kelly Award is given to two by the Executive Board Sherrod Scholars Guy Lewis Jil Strickland The Sherrod Scholarships are given to honor two seniors who have made valuable contributions to the University. The scholarships are named for Mr. and Mrs. B. Sherrod, longtime supporters of Abilene Christian University. Trustees Award Natasha Knight Ray Ferguson The Trustees Award, given by ACU’s Board of Trustees, is awarded to two seniors who have brought honor to the University not only through their achievements, but also through their characters. Teacher of the Year agree with Dr. Beatrice Speck’s comment, “There is no end to studying history.” Speck, who was named Teacher of the Year by ACU’s students and faculty, has also been named head of the history department. But Speck refers to her endless study of history in a fond way. “Someone always brings up something new,” she said. “I believe if one has an understanding of history and geography, it opens new perspectives to understand what’s going on in the world today.” She answers the charge of history being all dates and facts, by saying that it is people who make history interesting. “People who are different than us, are so interesting. When you study history, you study why people do what they do.” Speck said. She particularly enjoys working with the foreign students here, and helping them deal with specific problems they may have when they come to school. people is not new to Speck, but has been a part of her life, beginning with her many travels as she was growing up. She and her husband lived in France for a year in the 50s, and later took a small mission group to the Phillipines. Her son has taught in Europe and the Middle East, which has also allowed them to When asked what she felt was special about working with students, Speck said, “It keeps you youthful. The older I grow, the more contact I want to have with young people. I have to try to out think them.” But Speck says she sees some significant changes in students in the past years. “There are attitude changes from the 60s. Students seem to have a feeling of wariness, of wondering,” she said. Speck said that before, students were more sure of themselves and their direction. But Speck feels that events such as Vietnam, Watergate, inflation and unemployment have made students doubt whether to trust their leadership. “Today, the thing is the job market,” she said. Speck believes many students go for an occupation which seems the most secure but later reach back to learn from the arts and humanitites. Speck’s disappointment in the lack of ACU’s student interest in the arts comes from her school, which she n hobby. “I like to paint and draw, and have audited some classes here,” she said. Speck also paints with her 83- year-old mother. Writing a history book for young people is a dream of Speck’s, but she to the many students who have been associated with her in any way, the honor is all their’s. Drama Awards Best Actor Matt Aston for his portrayal of King Henry II in the dinner theatre production of Lion in Winter Best Actress Carol Moreland for her portrayal of Annie Sullivan in the dinner theatre production of The Miracle Worker Best Supporting Actor Jeff Berryman for his portrayal of Jeffrey in the dinner theatre production of Lion in Winter Best Supporting Actress Michele Whitfield for her portrayal of Kate Keller in the dinner theatre production of The Miracle Worker Best Actor in a Minor Role Thomas Bruner for his portrayal of Tommy in the Homecoming musical, The Music Man Best Actress in a Minor Role Dezarae Gaines for her portrayal of Viney in the dinner theatre production of The Miracle Worker Technical Excellence Brant Johnson Hal Wall Departmental Honors Agriculture Carol|spbiJgch the Optii Foreign Languages Home Economics Industrial Education Social Work and Sociology EPILOGUE: of -fifritfjlfs CUi uLi(A flMSiJifc. fit ckii ito m is -Hi Coikfldish of ecu I di s in-froW Ik -fit opewAii cuii illwoM ircTigko f -fit book. 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Cindy Stocking Involvement 392 Photographers Chief Photographer: Steve Harper Assistant Photographers: Amy Fitts (fall) George Brown (spring) Contributing Photographers: Charles Pullen Deric Williams Nan Whitworth Joe Hubbard Wayne Barnard Dana Robinson Mike Brown Cindy Stocking Matt Robinson Sandy Pinson Robin Worsham Specifications I It’s always interesting to see the growth a year has brought, because that’s what makes each year so different. The changes vary for each of us, depending on what opportunities we had, and what op- portunities we were wise enough to see. A year of growth can be so life-changing. The chance to develop new attitudes, reconsider old ways of thinking, and be influenced by new situations and people will never happen again in quite the same way. And when we look at the struggle it took to accomplish that growth, we may be glad it won’t. tomorrow is a strange combination. It c approached with the mixed feelings of hope and fear. But the promising thing about observing op- portunities and the growth involved is that we don’t really have anything to worry about. We may not believe it at times, but the end results show that God has taken care of this year, and will do the same for the years to come. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old is gone, the new has come! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ. I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. How great is the love the Father has lavished on us that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! Be imitators of God ... and live a life of love. Finally, brothers, what- ever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think about such things.