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

Text from Pages 1 - 372 of the 1957 volume:

Abilene Christian College Abilene. Texas the prickly pear Audrey Hamilton Classes Editor David Dallas contents Ground Plan.......................... 6 Faculty ............................ 24 Activities.......................... 41 135 210 dedication the ground plan . . . and the inhabitants . . . ■A mighty important man, that fellow above. Some people might tell you Smith handles a big job. other than that of cupid JOHN C. STEVENS, Assistant President L. L. SMITH, Bursar does look like Mr. Efficientia in the Smith handles the finances of the KEN RASCO, Registrar f. C. SIKES, is apparent while she faithfully tries to incorporate what she firmly be- GARVIN BEAUCHAMP, Dean of Students assistants . misi A. B. MORRIS, LIBRARY athletic director abilENE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE ABILENE. TEXAS HORACE STEPHENSON, auditor behind the scenes . . . energy organized ... Board of Trustees Abilene Christian College has many, many friends. Among her friends have been the L. P. Bennett John W. Calchings passed away on November 15, 1956. The Bennetts and the Catchings have been among those who have given the most in funds to the school. Can the students and teachers of ACC possibly know how to express their love and appreciation to people such as these? They can only know how ... as c a rs q a .. f-A speech english and M. A. ACC. Miss Mima Williams, B. A. and Bob Whitaker (seated on desk). B. A. from AC s State College. Mrs. R( psychology bible home economics Ihe department, B. S. from Texas State College f industrial arts business administration natural science mathematics agriculture social science education journalism library Callie Milliken visual-aids confused? hey, roommate . . . o with all these papers? Well, where are the teachers? asn't she. Roomie? English? Right here? Fine. Uh, what's your name? My less it's all right. ird, Tuition. Matriculation Fee . . . Matriculation Fee??? the grill . . . or perhaps Okay, hon. I'll see you over al the Cafeteria in a few minut fully goes to find a seat. it was like this . . . ■ Hello, I'm Arthur Quidley. I gu live over in Rabbit Center. Wher and in girls' dorms McDonald. McKinzie, Zellner, or Nelson; nights se appeared to be taking up calisthenics, e bathtub stopper had disappeared. From one they prepared the shoe-polish and to burst into Happy Birthday when you returned from the false-alarm galleries, crumbled cookies from home % SZZ... ■Varied is hardly ihe adequate expression for the life of a dorm mother. She must guide, comfort, lift, and sometimes squelch. Miss Vona Lee Ditto was reared in Brownfield. Texas. She came to ACC from high school with a business major, and while she was here as a student was highly respected. In 1941 Miss Ditto worked for the Department of Commerce in Washington. experience in work there was very colorful. Because of illness in the back up, buddy . . . “The summer session of 1956 was a wonderful success under the able direction of Dr. Rex time. (It may look for the world like fun had the advantage over study by these pictures love life . . . caught in the act by our photographer.) i. Why take a group of people . . . and festivity . . . Bright sunshine, happy people, i ROARING ROUND THE RE05KIN5 hot, man fun and entertainment . . . ■Whal a week ... all the usual festivities of an ACC They'ri the spirit . . . sadie's week glorious, gay time when girls ask boys for at hand. The girls learn that there are many . . . another couple? . . . the time? Yes. girls The Sadie Hawkins party was spirited lively and well planned, and what could and what it led to . . . probably here to stay. Is it worth it? bills. I the c trouble and are even studying how to dishes. Also, a cry from another hut and her mother. Jill's Dad is ACC track not just a belief . . . girls' training class . . . men's forum . . . with study . . . and worship . . . JUSTICE on the CAMPUS ■The student body of ACC has en- mr. president secretary . . . Student Council. Her deep interest in Charlotte hails from Garden Grove, California, and has also served as vice president of the W Club this year. the student council . . . the representatives . . . discusses student problems and ways are suggested to alleviate troubles or in any way bet- Bryan, and Dot McAffee. Freshmen in the House were Joe Wetsell, James Claborn. Donna Ted Stewart. PUBLICATIONS the optimist the prickly pear ■ Through fire. snow, rain . . . etc. The Prickly the pickwicker Ardie Miller, Mrs. Retta Scott Garrett PERSONALITIES who's who in american colleges and universities who's who in american colleges and universities leader of the Mission Study class who's who in american colleges and universities Howard Norton, senior Greek student from Fort Worth, is president of the ACC students Association. He has also served as president junior clas and a member of the Houe of Rep- who's who in american Mary Odle, senior from Gordonville, is presi- dent of the “W” Club and an active student in the college Journalism Department. She has served the Optimist, student newspaper, as assistant editor and political editor, and has been corresponding secretary of the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association. She was also elected to Who’s Who in 1955-56. colleges and universities Larry Shultz, senior business major of To- peka, Kansas, serves as president of Frater Sodalis. He has also been president of his sophomore class, a member of the Student Council and House of Representatives, and the executive vice president of the Texas Intercollegiate Students Association. who's who in american is an art major who is editor of the 1957 Prick- ly Pear. He has been president and vice presi- dent of Pi Epsilon Beta, campus art club, serves as vice president of the “A” Club, is an officer in Sub T-16 social club, an dis a active in musical organizations. Ted Stewart is a senior Bible student from Amarillo who is serving as vice president of Alpha Chi and the Senior class and also as speaker of the House of Representatives. He is a member of the “A” Club and has been on the de- bate squad and varsity basketball team. Last year he was president of Circle K. Jimmy Thomas, a halfback for the Wildcats, earn- ed his second football letter during the ’56 season. The Longview accounting major also represents colleges and universities House of Represntatives and presi- dent of the CSO. She is studying ele- mentary education and also serves as secretary for the GATA social club Bill Young, senior from Laramie, Wyoming, is serving as president of his clas for the sec- ond consecutive year. He has played major roles in dramatic productions and has been master of ceremonies for the ACC Band. He is majoring in education and is president of the “A” Club and member of the Student Council. He has recently served as chairman for student participation in the ACC stadium drive. of the orchestra, Circle “K,” and the Sample Case Sitters. Not pictured in the Who’s Who is Ken Miller, a senior speech major from San Antonio, Texas. He has been very active in the drama department of the school, having served as president of the Melpomnean Players and Alpha Psi Omega, national dramatics fraternity. He also is a mem- ber of the “A” Club and Sigma Tau Delta. honor boy . ■The 1957 HONOR BOY of ACC needs no introduction to the students ... or to the faculty. honor girl . . . Miss Betty Kelly is the HONOR GIRL of 1957 . . . and no one could be more deserving of senior favorites ■On t r Class of 1957. and a mighty wise junior favorites in campus government and this year was secretary of the class. A speech major . . . she was any artificiality in Carolyn's personality . . . she acts on honest and deep-felt conviction and sophomore favorites freshman favorites o joke . ABILENE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE the prickly pear beauty show . . . Maybe we're boasting a bit when we say that ACC has the most beautiful Nathalie Akin Beautiful in the true s ACC . . . Merkel sent 1 105 Margaret Garrett . . . and matching cord trim . . . standing straight and V Barbara Hailey “Jet black hair, naturally casual . . . striking attractiveness from the fresh- right and truthful . . . and tactfully human . . . arriving from Dallas and Ruth Chenault Holley . . . Holley is an ACC beauty! Mary Lou Hornbaker the beautiful ways . . . The beautiful voice am homecoming queen . . . and her court . . . startled crowd of people, and onto the the field. With a tense buildup by i, Phyllis Wells Huff. Ruth Chenault Holley, i FINE ARTS a cappella melodettes . . . men's glee . . . and piano choralaires lUlti! orchestra . . . lakme station kacc . . . some limited use of FM.) Students that axe serious george slept here . . . the melpomenean players . . . in 'the shrew' . . . one-act plays intersocial club council III! Smith. Standing: P. Plant. H. Moran, M. Moses, S. Votaw, B. Green, B. Wineberg, V. Waddill, A. Holmes, zeta rho star . . . R. C. Swain of Fort Worth. galaxy more galaxy phi delta psi o frat sweetheart . . . wife of Frat Jack McCall. and frat sweethearts t: Sue Hibbs, Nalda Pitchford, Dale Cottingham, 1 Pitchford, Evelyn McCall, Nathalie Akin, Wilson, N. kappa delta pi phi alpha theta pi kappa delta 'a' dub Billy Bud 'a' club Ted Stewart Glenn Webb 'w' club Hale, Shirley Kellyf Sally Prather, Estelle Ross Elizabeth Waddill, Verneta Wadley, Julie 'w' club Hensley, Shirlene Shelby, Betty eso circle 'k' circle 'k' _____________w____ chi beta pi die lustigen komraden ellen h. richards ex libres Taylor, C. Milliken. future band directors the cafeteria . . . future teachers of america inpsyders kfiirir kappa epsilon kappa pre-med pre-dental melpc rx-.’ orphesians pemm club ■PEMM (the Physical Education Majors and Mi- it is planned that the PEMM g phi rho alpha pi epsilon beta artists' model nathalie California fort worth club ■Fort Worth . . . the cowtown . . . the city. There as Fort Worth. Texas. The club was some 65 strong ir the new officers were elected. Patsy Mathis golden west club jayhawk club yankee club rio grande club ffi 4 the flying club international club guage barriers we are able to see how alike people really officers . . . skating club the press club sample case sitters veteran's club the rodeo club ing a trail ride at State Park ir edwards dorm council Sill! mabee dorm council nelson dorm council mckinzie dorm council e and Bobby Wineberg v the staff . . . ■Athletic Director A. B. (Bugs) Morris has when he came to Abilene as head football and basketball coach. In 1942 he resigned as foot- high gear. reaching the highest peak dur- ing the '57 school year. The feats of athletes the world. This is best shown by one example The Basketball team also went through the Gulf Conference play undefeated and set a new school record of 113 points against Trin- ond season at ACC as head football coach, coach. He is a 1948 graduate of Rice Institute from ACC. While in school he lettered four Les Wheeler, a 1952 graduate of ACC. is All-American tackle in 1951. He was All- at Lame-a High School. Bill McClure just before practice . . . acc 26 - mcmurry 23 acc 13 - east texas 6 acc 0 - trinity 40 acc 26 southwest texas 0 acc 13 midwestern 7 acc 7 - north texas 20 Wildca lally acc 12 - howard payne 20 Eddie Campbell, first n. All-Texas . . . the seniors . . . the squad 'b' team coach . . . and team . . . basketball . . . ference play, a new school scoring including the NAIA playoff. In regu- hard for Coach Nutt, won 8 of their 11 ball games. The Wildcats lost the “What to do?” Wayland Wayland North Texas North Texas seniors . . . the squad wildkittens . . . bobby honors . . . the world's fastest human the coach . . . ■ The Greatest . . . This is Oliver Jackson ... lian men to ACC, giving them the opportunity high standards, even though this policy may the teams . . . persecuted? tennis . . . coach Dwain Hart's 1957 ACC tennis squad. ton State, Baylor, North Texas, TCU, East Texas Austin College. Last season ACC had a 9-9 season golf Marshall's Wildcat golf team. John Jones. ACC finished third in the GCC meet, behind with Odessa College. Howard Payne, North Texas 251 baseball . . . ■March 25th the 1957 version of the Wildcat 1955. The line-up of teams that the Wildcats badminton . . . team of Estelle Prather, Jo Ann intramurals . . . ■In the football division of the school's in- tramurals. the Sub-T-16 social club (pictured with a 6-0 record. They battled East Second- floor Mabee, who captured the dorm league and girls intramurals . . . dub manis ■Dub Manis, representing ACC in the Open Class heavyweight championship bout of the Golden Gloves laid away Doyle Edminston of HSU in 32 seconds of the first round. This was the flying cats . . . ■The Flying Cats is a gym- behind the sports scene . . . the school's athletes is handled in this office, ketball and football programs. In connection is kepi on each performer. seniors so long . . . seniors BAKER. JAY BRYAN BALES. NORMAN LANE BECKER. MARY BELEW. GENE BLUME. RICHARD F BRANCH. JOYCE seniors seniors BROWN, FERRELL JEAN Zeta Rho. W Club, Kappa Della Pi, F.T.A., F.T.A., Cadetle ( BRYANT. MARCA LEE BURCHAM. CARROLL F CAMPBELL, EDDIE L. Football, C Club CHAPMAN. JACKIE RAY CHEATHAM. CARL RAY CHEATHAM, ELIZABETH ANN Key City Club COPELAND. SHIRLEY ANNE seniors seniors seniors Big D Club, Golden West C GOLDMAN, . GREATHOUSE, EARL R. GREER, JAMES REAGAN Varsity Basketball, PEMM Cli GUNTER. TROV LEONARD seniors GIBSON. JOHN ROBERT Wichiia, Kan. . . . Education HOOD, CHARLES G. Alegres, Mission Study, California Club. HORNE. AL JAMES HUDDLESTON, ARNOLD , PEMM, Housion- JOHNSON, PATSY r. Class Sec., JONES. CLEILDA seniors seniors JONES. ROBERT A. Alpha Chi, I RANDOLPH KELLEY. CHLOE D. KELLEY. BETTY JEAN GATA. Kitten Klub. Girls Intramurals. KERNS. GLORIA JAYE KOONCE, GORDON Aggie Club (Vice Pres., Pres.), Flying KREIDEL. WALTER EDWIN KUYKENDALL. RUTH NELL Delta Pi. Kitten Klub. GATA, F.T.A. LEWIS. CLIFFORD EUGENE LINDSEY. DONALD GLENN Wallowa, Ore. . . . Bible MARTIN, I Cadelies, F.T.A.. Biq D Club. La C senior seniors MILLER. MARY LOU MILLER. WELDON CLOYCE MILNER, JANELLE MONTGOMERY. MARTHA DARLEEN MORGAN. LEON MOZENEY, MARY BEVERLY seniors seniors OSBORNE. BETTY BRADFORD Wi Ideal Band. CSO. Cadelles (Se. PATRICK. . PETTY, JAMES ALFRED PLUMLEE. VERYL ANITA PONDER. ROSALYN 1 seniors seniors Rigoletlo). A Club. SCHUBERT. JOE Debate. A Club. Alpha Chi (Pres.). Pi Kap- Cadette (Historian). W Club. Kappa Della Pi (Treas.), Big D Club, F.T.A. SHEWMAKER. FRED ADRIAN Golden West Club, Rodeo Club (Reporter), Aggie Club (Treas.). seniors seniors seniors seniors £ Q mk a m t o1 a (% a - ! Z 1 5- b nM % ■rs’ssr seniors juniors ... juniors Barnett. Don juniors Davis, Hershel juniors juniors juniors juniors juniors juniors Wa'kup. Robert Wallace. Lowell juniors sophomores . .. summer? ... Great! ... Just great! .. . No, I stayed huh! Let's go let you buy . . . going to the library? Ah, the worldly-wise. the job. They took over building of the bon-fire like old hands ... as in- deed they were. President Malone was a leader in all the meaning of the word, while vice president Hey Gus ... look at that me a do-nut at the Grill sophomores sophomores sophomores Davis. Jay sophomores sophomores sophomores sophomores Kelly, Kathy May. Williard sophomores McNeal. Shirley sophomores Pfleiderer. Bill Phillips. Paul ? 2 P S1cb,’u .U1 C sS“ Rhoden. Jimmie O iT). f j |i Robb. Richard Q1 r r n p p p ■ Ji irJAk sophomores sophomores Stovall, Jack Straker, Walter .r a - J|l Todd. Thomas pHtHiii sophomores Waddill, Bill Walker, Don Wallace. Alton Whatley, Sandra Whetstone, I sophomores Whilelield, Kilty Wilburn, Belty Williams, Williams, Williams, Williams, Williams, Williams, Williams, Williams. freshmen ... teries and the world still reels on its axis at the earth-shaking said and done . . . and the year is nearly over . . . the '60 class This is Your Life, Fish '60, and a gay party it was . . . com- 313 freshmen Batchler. Nancy freshmen Boles. Kendall freshmen Cantrell. James freshmen Cleckler, Kendell freshmen —BE freshmen freshmen freshmen Henry, Wynell freshmen Nedra Williams freshmen freshmen McDonald, Glenn McDonald, Tomi McLeod. Wesley freshmen freshmen freshmen freshmen Sleakley. Martha freshmen freshmen Welborn. Elizabeth Wersell. Naomi Westfall, Jake Whitehead. Weldon Whitson, Doris Williams, Ruth Wilmelh, Lucy Winsetl. Shirley conclusion ■At the close oi the year the staff of the PRICKLY PEAR is somewhat at a loss to describe the feeling with each other in the hurry-scurry that is natural to every school yearbook office. The book is finally finished, but the people behind the scenes have not yet been revealed. The following staff members and special helpers are all to be commended for Activities Staff . . . Organizations Staff . . . Special Copy . . . Index Staff . . . Wilena Vick, Barbara Reynolds. Sue Etter, Cynthia Cochran, Betty Gray, Classes Staff . 3. MYONG graduates =s™- Wheeler, Lawanda 330 Whitehead’, Weldon 330 Wiggins,' Annese 163, 177, 296 Wilborn, Betty 311 Wilkins, Carol 311 Williams, Benny 165, 311 Williams, Don 205, 311 Williams, Marilyn 311 Williams, Pat 162, 311 Williams, Paula 311 Williams, Ralph 311 Williams! Judy 330 Williams! 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