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

Social work major tour a hington Seventeen members of the Social Work Club spent their Spring Break vacation touring Washington, D.C., said Paul Maiden, assistant professor of social work and sponsor of the organization. Maiden, a former employee of the Department of Health and Human Ser- vices in Washington, arranged the trip. During their time in the Capital city the group had a conference with Tom McKee, assistant secretary for personal ad- ministration in the Department of Health and Human Services and Maiden's former boss. Maiden said that the conference with the assistant secretary was one of the highlights of the trip. Another highlight of the trip, he said, "was seeing a demonstra- tion about the situation in El Salvador. It was in LaFayette Park, which is across from the White I-Iousef' In addition to visiting the Department of Health and Human Services the group talked with U.S. Rep. Charles Stenholm, Abilene's Congressional representative. Maiden said they had their picture taken with Stenholm on the steps of the Capitol. They also toured the FBI building and were able to do some sightseeing on their own, he said. While they were in Washington the group stayed in the basement of the 16th Street Church of Christ. They rented cots to sleep on, and Maiden said that the students were responsible for gas and for their meals. He said the cost for the week- long trip was about S150 per student. "I planned the trip because I thought it would be an interesting thing to do," he said. "Since I had worked in Washington I had connections, and all I had to do was make some phone callsf' The Social Work Club also had a retreat during the fall semester at the Heart of Texas Bible Camp in Brownwood. Maiden said the retreat was primarily a social event, but that they did hear a speaker from the Department of Human Resources. This page: lop - Terra Hardin, a senior social work major from Lubbock, discusses the itinerary for the Spring Break trip: bottom - Members of the Social Work Club. 262 Social Work Club M J ,, 3 2 ., ' ' UQ' , - an - 'iv 1 4,"1't1 ,V .H 4, ,ii fi. V jf at ,ave fu-of' M. wif ,,. 1 .235 W' A il' ' mimi,-s'e't ia .,,.z,.+mw. 2 ' - Up? qt, A .viii DM M FRONT ROW - Terra Hardin, Tammy Sutter, Shaun McDonnell, Pam Johnson, Lynn Clinger, Karen Col lier. ROW 2 - Marie Henson, Dee Dee Bull, Louise Chappelle, Cindy Hart, Paul Maiden.