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

Text from Pages 1 - 313 of the 1972 volume:

Oh—I'm tired what I need is . . . a cool, dark cavern to descend into until next year. Yes indeed, that would be nice-but I can't. You would think that after all the craftsman- ship I put into that North Wall, I'd at least earned some solitude and rest. North Wall - you should see it! First I had to build the wood- en frame-No, no, first I had to appropriate the wood, then build the wooden frame. Chicken wire, next; Child's Play! Papier-mache takes skill. The finer points of how many layers of paper, the consistency of the glue. Ah, but the time it took. I can't remember the last time I was in English. How can I ever read all my History? And those calculus assignments. I can't possibly do all of this work in 28 years; how can they expect it done by Monday morn- ing? I sure hope those exes are enjoying my craftsmanship. HOMECOMING HOMECOMING What do you think of the college now? I like the students here much better than what I see at a lot of other campuses. The dress code has been the thing that's changed the most. I would have preferred it the other way a little bit, but then we must accept what is. I doubt that it has too much ef- fect on the college's image. Oh, it might affect certain people, but we've got to realize that people change. Chapel singing doesn't sound like it did in Sewell Auditorium. When we were here, we'd raise the roof off there, but that was on account of the size of the place. Physical facilities are much better, but I like the attitude of the students. I think its people more than buildings that make the college. People are different now, students are differ- ent. I think the attitudes are correct. One thing hasn't changed, that's the wind. I just wish the new buildings had been here when we were here. I'm real jealous 'cause we didn't have the good facilities which you all I think the changes are good. One thing hasn't changed, the wind. I can't get all teary-eyed in that big coliseum like I could in Sewell Auditorium; you know, you felt the closeness or something there, but they needed something like the coliseum des- parately. I don't see anything wrong with the students. They seem like good kids, see no problem at all. I'm not all hung up on long hair. Oh, the college is great, lot different than when I was here. It's bigger and much finer academically. When we started here in '46 there were about 650 students and nothing much else to speak of, really. The college is real good. Glad to see this. It was all bad around here when I was here. I like the participation in the projects. The character of these shows have changed since we were here five years ago. They were exhibits before, now they are side shows. We'd put up a poster and think that we'd done something great. I think y'all have a very fine student body. Seems like a fine bunch of young men and women that you have here. Everything seems much free-er. Winners, repeats, exes, also-rans I suppose Homecoming was another great success this year. Has it ever been anything else? Winners we had . . Homecoming Queen was exuberant Zoe Connor - a true Queen! I remember coming to High School Day and asking, Who in 'tarnation is THAT girl? Who but Zoe - Fish '72 Camelot was a winner. Fulks, Starnes, and crew pulled off the fantastic musical repeat - you know, like on television in the summer. King Ar- thur and his court dazzled the senses of all with right, justice, and truth .. If you were a Delta Theta or Galaxy, then all the effort paid off in victory in the project competition. If you were anything else socially, you were an also-ran Football was an also-ran. Trinity mauled the Cats in front of the Kitten Klub, the swingers, the Pharisees, and oh horrors, the exes . . In the last analysis Homecoming was a success. We worked, we experienced, we recovered from it all. The exes who came home to Get It All Back Together enjoyed it. And that counts. HOMECOMING 9 HOMECOMING HOMECOMING Proposition: Proposition: If I could choose, from every woman who breathes on this earth, the face I would most love, the smile, the touch, the voice, the heart, the laugh, the soul iself, every detail and feature to the smallest strand of hair —they would all be Jenny's. Proposition: If I could choose from every man who breathes on this earth a man for my brother and a man for my son, a man for my friend, they would all be Lance. Yes, I love them. I love them, and they answer me with pain and torment. Be it sin or not sin, they betray me in their hearts, and that's far sin enough. I see it in their eyes and feel it when they speak, and they must pay for it and be punished. I shan't be wounded and not return it in kind. I'm done with feeble hop- ing. I demand a man's vengeance! Proposition: I'm a king, not a man. And a civilized king. Could it possibly be civilized to destroy what I love? Could it possibly be civilized to love myself above all? What of their pain and their torment? Did they ask for this calamity Can pas- sion be selected? Is there any doubt of their devotion .to me, or to our Table? With God's help, Excalibur, Ishall be a King! This is the time of King Arthur, and we reach for the stars! This is the time of King Arthur, and violence is not strength and compassion is not weakness. We are civilized! Resolved: We shall live through this together, Excalibur: They, you and I! And may God have mercy on us all. HOMECOMING HOMECOMING HOMECOMING The present time is of the highest importance—it is time to wake up to reality. Fish swallowed up in ACC ocean Freshmanhood - a livid experience occurring only once and happening fast. Discovering an identity-No. 40734. After all the upperclassmen horror tales, registration turned out only a severe headache and an upset stomach. An en- gagement ring-was it just three weeks? Bean cooked food everyday. Sometimes loneliness hurts like something you need a pill for, but friends are a better cure. Spare us from failing slips. Weekend trips home seeing family and friends and noting slight changes. How could that teacher give me a D on that paper? I worked on it the whole seven hours Dave and what's- his-name were playing Which-Checker-Will- Quit-First? Much knowledge is vanity, you know. And post office boxes are vital. 16 FRESHMAN FRESHMEN DOm DEVOTI ON AIS NO BORROWING UHCHECKELD LIBRARY BOOKS SPIRIT OF The sun rises and the sun goes down; back it returns to its place and rises there again. The wind blows south, the wind blows north, round and round it goes and returns full cycle. All streams run into the sea, yet the sea never overflows; back to the place from which the streams ran they return to run again. Graduation -1971 the end is here At the sixty-sixth annual spring graduation, 416 baccalaureate and masters candidates finalized years of study with a triumphant walk across the stage and a firm handshake from President Stevens. Speaker for the program was 1959 ACC grad Dr. William B. Adrian, Jr., now assistant to the Chancellor and associate professor of higher education at the University of Denver. The exercises climaxed with the centuries-old hooding ceremony in which the candidates' escorts - parents or close friends - placed the symbolic colors around their shoulders. GRADUATION 29 GRADUATION To the deserving people of a year Outstanding Teacher Dr. Overton Faubus Trustee's Award Becki Bennett Roger Colglazier David Wallace Dean Adams Achievement Award Ruth Stewart Guinn Larry Long V.W. Kelley Alumni Memorial Scholarship Zoe Conner Rodney Dunn GRADUATION GRADUATION 33 DRAMA 'Star-Spangled' comedy glitters The Star Spangled Girl opened Monday night at Abilene Christian College keeping the audience in Sewell Theater laughing throughout the evening. Sherry Williams deftly handles the role of the attractive little girl who is stronger than she appears. Bob Barton, as financial manager of the magazine, gives his character a great deal of naturalness as he changes from the self-assured sophisticate to a boy in love. And Mark McCoy is funny all through the play in his caricature of the completely disorganized and imaginative writer. The bright, light comedy got good treatment. —Alice Miller, Arts Editor, Abilene Reporter News. DRAMA 39 With God's help I shall be a King! Few eyes in the house remained dry at the end of the musical after it had appeared that the magic kingdom was buffeted by powers of evil. Camelot developed dramatic tension as the story unfolded and reached tragedy as sorrow came to the land of hope. Director Fulks placed the fanciful aspects of the musical in proper perspective as he gave principle importance to Arthur's concern for justice, honor, integrity, the moving precepts of the plot.' —Alice Miller, Arts Editor, Abilene Reporter News. Theater is a personal experience The main reason I act is to entertain people because so many times people are down, and they go to the theater for relief. Making people happy is the main goal of every Christian, so I feel there is a future in acting. It's a beautiful thing to see people smile, and it's a self-satisfaction of expressing myself. Our department will stand number one next to anyone's. Ours lacks so much in the way of facilities that we do almost everything on our own. We learn to work under stress conditions and learn to do with what we have. You couldn't ask for better leadership because they work with the individual. It's just beautiful. —Bubba Garner As a Christian teacher I think Christian should come first, but I don't think Christian should sacrifice quality. It is inheriently tied to it. The kind of drama department you have is a very individual thing. I am, frankly, not in step with the contemporary vogue. I have no apologies for the fact that we are not doing guerilla theater or revolutionary theater. I think it is trash. I don't think it is art. It's in vogue now with colleges. It is not in vogue with people by and large across the country; they won't go see it. College audiences will, however. I have people from all over the world—this sounds very ostentatious but I just must say it—who see shows in London, Paris, Rome, New York, Dallas and their comments about our productions are staggeringly complimentary. We are not complacent. We know that we have to grow and we work very hard. I honestly feel that for a small college we are doing some quality work. At least we are trying to. We're trying to sell Abilene Christian College, and more deeply than that, we're trying to sell Jesus Christ. That's what our theater is all about. We will never do a play at ACC that does not have a worthwhile theme. We will do some things that will displease some people, but I don't think we will ever be guilty of doing anything that will be out of step with our purpose on campus. —Lewis Fulks There is a unity of the students in the department. There's generally good feeling, good spirits, and closeness. I can't remember too many times when there have been people severely jealous of a friend getting a part. We don't have that type of rivalry. Everybody doesn't always agree, though. I have to pause a few moments before I go on stage and mentally get myself into a part. I get away from everyone screaming and hollering in the back and getting excited about the show and think about my part for a while. The whole thing is how well you can put something over, and individual creativity is why no two people play the same role the same way. I could never give up acting. I plan to stay active in some kind of entertainment all my life. -Shelley Pittman ■Philip Burton DRAMA Dinner theater is sellout success It's probably the conviviality of the situation which has made the dinner theater concept ex- tremely popular all over the country, explains Lewis Fulks, director of drama at Abilene Christian College. We selected 'Once Upon a Mattress' as a dinner theater presentation because it is extremely funny, Fulks says. It's not just hu- morous. It is funny. It's a hysterical kind of thing to which the audience comes just for enjoyment. The dinner which will be served will be a gourmet meal, he smiles. It is being catered by a pri- vate caterer, with a different menu each eve- ning. — Alice Miller, Arts Editor, Abilene Reporter News. For those of us who intensly dislike Bean food, 'Mattress' was a blessing. Here was an opportunity to dine out and see a play and yet not walk more than a block from the 'ol dorm. The ACC Drama department hopes to make the dinner theater an annual affair. We who attended this one insist upon it!! DRAMA DRAMA Arsenic provides chills for many Arsenic and Old Lace is given a light and hu- morous treatment with enough of the macabre to make it interesting. The characterzations are the outstanding element of the play. — Alice Miller, Arts Editor, Abilene Reporter News DRAMA One more thing I have observed here under the sun: speed does not win the race nor strength the battle. Take no account of it if he is handsome or tall Men judge by appearances but the Lord judges by the heart. CLASSES Andrade, Yolanda Baber,' Debby CLASSES CLASSES 56 CLASSES C people don't realize that long” is a feminine word and short is a masculine word. Perhaps they should be told that Chemistry 4798 students have determined a di- rect relationship between mascu- linity and hair length. Once hair has reached a moral length, con- tinued growth produces an ob- servable reduction in masculine hormones. The relationship be- tween feminine hormones and short skirts is not yet distinct, but the men of Mabee dorm are work- ing on it. CLASSES Ml tiflh mHHi ilififfi ifhtsH miiifl :ieei£l ] ® m Carter, William Senior 62 CLASSES D people don't care a thing a- bout looking suave. They don't bother to look hip. They don't even know where the Army Surplus store is so they can look liberated. They just walk around looking sort of blaah. They put forth no effort to identify with a group or a philosophy of life; they think they can simply live. Honestly, how can we have a well-ordered society with a bunch of D's around? CLASSES i!niiis l|!!S!!! )!i I'D Fi P «a . , ft ttfif Ft s m E people have 22% fewer in- iquities than anyone else in school, according to a recent survey conducted by the ele- mentary statistics class. Stand- ards for evaluating individual souls were compiled by a joint student-faculty committee of seventh generation Bible belt residents. Anyone else in the alphabet who wishes to know how to bend his little twig of life that it might grow in the same righteous direction should go by the third floor Bible office. St l| fl It o m n 7t r St I A % fa ■ i L£ CLASSES CLASSES CLASSES Illi Evan, Glen CLASSES 71 72 CLASSES e ft B f ft 0 s' 1 V7tjt Ak a : llfca lu f i ■ •LkJk gJ 4 . vy w. £ 2 «ii. $ S5’ Bs ES:ST 1 tlfnf ifinfn fill nfffitf filifuf iffilii ihfi Gayle, Gay Gilbreth, Mary Margaret Gilliland! Sue Gill, Larry Notice the large number of H people at this Christian school. That is because their parents are in the higher income brackets. You can spot an H person by the kind of car he drives. If it is new, sporty, and dented, you can bet Daddy bought it. If these biggies were only given park- ing fines everytime they deserved them, per- haps they could afford to fill in the chuck holes in the streets so the rest of us could quit paying for bicycle repairs. CLASSES CLASSES 'A) Hess, Jewell Hight, Deborah 3' CLASSES I people might be better-termed PD's- profes- sional daters. They usually have dates planned months in advance, but if something should come up at the last minute, they can always get a date as easily as a wink of the sparkling, ador- able little eye. They are masters of their craft and are pretty good at merchandising it. 82 CLASSES Jgo. Sieve Isbell, John Paul junior CLASSES 83 Of all the groups at ACC, the J's are the most famous. They have it made. The administration scholarships them, the students applaud them, the alumni moneys them, and the faculty passes them. It's easy to get a college education when you have physical ability. CLASSES CLASSES Be ye one of us (the enviable) , coo the L people. They throw hints at you like you were the object of an O.T. stoning, sing their glories until your eardrums are injured, and insist that you change your status to theirs. When you do, they blast you with a barrage of words and deeds designed to let you know what a weeney you are, and how worthless you are to their group. Once you convince them you can endure and en- joy indignity, they let you do it to other people. CLASSES 1 ii ifttini fimrtf ftfihfl ihinH itfffi mififf Can you recite from memory the genealogy of Jesus? Can you name all the children of Solo- mon? Do you know all the judg- es and kings of Israel in chronological order? Can you read Hebrew and Greek? The M's can. Isn't it fitting that some- where along the line someone made them the keepers of the faith on the Holy Hill? 92 CLASSES I Mi Mi fliihf fnfiffi Mil Will Mil N's are practical people. They have the cash value of an edu- cation all figured out. They know what to major in to secure the best paying job after gradu- ation. They know the most e- conomical places to live, the cheapest cars to run, and can see Abilene on $5.00 a day. With all this knowledge, you wonder why they come here to pay $42.00 an hour. CLASSES I Ml hlftfh iiifliii Ilhhh [filfhi mm irtffili In a recent Senate resolution prompted by a few petitions from the student body at large, all campus honors have been combined into one pair of titles that exemplifies the true meaning of all former honors. Of course, O people are the kind of people that would be nominated for this, the one campus honor of 1972. May we present to you the nominees for Mr. and Miss Most Likely to go to Heaven. CLASSES Look carefully at the photographs of P people. You notice that they are somewhat blurred. This condition is especially severe in the photo- graphs of seniors. They are suffering from so- cial shakes. They are afraid they will graduate before accomplishing the only thing they really want from college. Be on your guard; these people are out to marry you. CLASSES CLASSES Q people are normally an inferior lot, but we have let one of them in this year for observation. So far property value has not dropped, our academic standard has not suffered, and most important, the alumni have not stopped donat- ing. If this Q does not start a riot, we may permit a few more of them to go to school with us next year. CLASSES This group, the S's, is the reason our hallowed institution of learn- ing exists. They are ideal students. They never question what they are told, they learn what is put before them without asking embarrassing questions, their homework is al- ways done on time. The faculty adores them. They are always friendly to everyone, and smile automatically. They are being Edu- cated for Christian Living. CLASSES I fiMih fili iffflfil fa fififflf iffiiiif [flfff Schneider, Karl 108 CLASSES T people form a sizable group on this campus, and although they appear together here, they are known to hold membership in al- most all other campus organ- izations. Repeated chaped an- nouncements are for their bene- fit. The emotional appeal and high-pressure tactic exist because T's do. Campus leaders often suf- fer chronic hoarseness because they have to deal with T's. And now by an act of the United States Congress, all of these people are 110 CLASSES CLASSES These are the people who know every- thing that is going on around campus. They can tell you who had a date with whom, what scandal is presently going on in the administration, and who got kicked out of school. If they hear one of your deep, dark secrets, it may still be deep and dark, but you can bet it won't be secret. If no news is readily available, they are quite capable of manufacturing. CLASSES CLASSES -ns Tuition is only part of the high cost of private education. We also have these book nabbers. They never buy a book; they simply nab it. Constantly striving to break old nabbing records, they're expanding their craft to include LP's, tapes, cassettes, steros, and TV's. Mis- sion Outreach meets at 10:00 p.m. Fri- day nights in Mabee Library Audi- CLASSES These are the thoughtful people. They come up with the charitable ideas for helping the less fortunate. W's go a- round doing good and spreading guilt feelings all over campus until sufficient volunteers are secured. They ooze en- thusiasm and interest—until the work starts. Then they thoughtfully step a- side and let George do it. 118 CLASSES CLASSES 120 CLASSES Within the legions of practicing profs, one little group excels in originality and thought. Among them are numbered the best dressed registrar of the year, the initiator of the Will Hair Award, a Bible teacher who was there when it hap- pened, the chemistry teacher who couldn't be passed; the psychologist who tells you every- thing you always wanted to know about sex whether or not you asked, the professor allergic to his office, and the thinnest tie of the wide generation. Despite their little and major idio- syncrasies, however, this is one of the faculties that has not yet been driven out of the ad- ministration building by bands of irate students. As a matter of fact, this faculty—conservative and hip—is actually liked. 122 FACULTY FACULTY 124 FACULTY ii I� II M� V . Jl l[li I lift i IDI ||i j ffliil niiiiir fl«l 126 CLASSES Y's are easy to spot; they're always in but they are also the last ones in the dorms at night because of that linger- ing moment of togetherness at the door. Somehow in the cafeteria they are finally able to get their hands off each other. Perhaps it is because there they display a different kind of ap- CLASSES Z people can tell you that even keep- ing up with the inferior end of the ACC social scale requires some racy ma- neuvers. That remark could be taken several ways, so it behooves us to re- member this is a Christian campus. Not because the charter says so, but be- cause of the people here. Since Z's live in the aftermath of the alphabet, ask them how Christian the atmos- CLASSES 129 CLASSES “How deep I find thy thoughts, O God, how inexhaustabie their themes! Can I count them? They out- number the grains of sand; to finish the count, my years must equal thine. RALPH NADER Name-callingand tongue lashing Ralph Nader arrived tongue lashing every- thing from cosmetics to cars, from hotdogs to dogfood (A significant number of A.C.C. stu- dents now consider these products to be one and the same.) Nader did not deal in gener- alities but got down to the business of name calling while an audience of extremely hot people witnessed as major businesses such as General Motors and Alpo were very carefully and purposely put to the axe, so to speak. RALPH NADER BASKETBALL BASKETBALL BASKETBALL Last season for southland action Each session brings victories and defeats. The ACC Wildcats proved that with their 17-8 rec- ord. The season started off with a hoop and lots of holler with the first victories scoring in the 100's leaving the opponents trailing far behind. Conference games shattered the win- ning streak of the cats. With Fitts lost early in the season, the pattern was set. The Wildcats did succeed in defeating Trinity and UT Arling- ton in SLC play. Marten's individual high of 38 points in the La- mar U game set a new record. This non-re- turning Senior is number one in national ac- curacy. Junior Willie Calvert was elected to SLC of outstanding round bailers. Members of this year's varsity include: Dean Bass, Tommy Thompson, Roy Fitts, Bobby Hil- ton, Matt Scott, Victor Ponder, Jay King, Dar- rell Hearne, Ronnie Massey, Willie Calvert, Kent Martens, Dwayne Day and Roger Crozier. BASKETBALL BASKETBALL BASKETBALL 146 BASKETBALL Roundballers end SLC season 17-8 SEASON SCORES OPPONENTS ACC OPP 101 76 Tarleton State 115 69 Angelo State 73 78 Baylor 79 66 McMurry 91 80 Tarleton State 71 69 Hardin-Simmons 101 82 McMurry 72 82 Dallas Baptist 81 74 SE Oklahoma 76 61 East Texas State 81 77 Dallas Baptist 91 89 Oklahoma City 68 66 Northern Colorado 76 70 Air Force 72 95 Arkansas State 72 59 Trinity 70 79 Lamar University 86 90 . UT-Arlington 90 80 Angela State 109 92 Pan American 72 79 Arkansas State 80 79 . UT-Arlington 52 55 Hardin-Simmons 58 56 Trinity 98 103 Lamar University ♦Denotes Conference Games BASKETBALL One day the sunrise brings a scorching wind; the grass withers at once and so do all the flowers—all that lovely sight is destroyed. Even in laughter the heart may grieve, and mirth may end in sorrow. If I lift up my eyes to the hills, where shall I find help? Work pays off in polished success An all-student production, Sing Song consumed thousands of hours of rehearsals and costume- making as the technical crew built stages, hung lights, and wired sound. Getting it all together for Sing Song '72 were coordinators Cynthia Litton and Philip Burton, while hosting duties went to Shelley Pittman, Pam Six, Dave Kite, and Mike Puryear. KACC was named recipient of procedes and the show was dedicated to Gary McCaleb, long-time advisor for the annual event. To students Sing Song is generous por- tions of work and fun; to the audience it is an enjoyable show. 1972 Winners Women's Division 1st Place 2nd Place KoJoKai Sigma Theta Chi Sigma Theta Chi Men's Division 1st Place 2nd Place Costume Frater Sodalis Kinsmen Frater Sodalis Mixed Division 1st Place 2nd Place Freshman Class Senior Class Freshman Class 156 SING SONG SONG SING SONG SING SONG Somehow it all comes together Select Song . .. Order Music .. . Rehearse . No, No, No, That Won't Do .. . Rehearse .. Diagram Stage . . . Take Ad Layout to the Printer . . . Where Do We Put Choreography? . . . Carpet the Stage . .. Hang -Stage Lights . . . Rehearse . . . Draw Straws for Places . . Will the Stage Band Really Fit Into That Little Spot? ... Section Rehearsal ... Saturday Night Is Already Sold Out . . . Will the Costume Com- mittee Please Report . . . Programs Are De- livered . . . Contact Freshman Class for Volun- teer Ushers . . . Rehearse, Rehearse, Rehearse ... Are You Sure Roller Skates Won't Damage the Basketball Floor? . Dress Rehearsal Wednesday .. Wow, Is the Competition Ever Good! ... Run-Through Thursday .. What Do You Mean 87 Pair of Yellow Panty Hose Haven't Arrived Yet? ... SONG FOOTBALL FOOTBALL Emotions: feelings expressed in a game Football is emotion. Grim faces along the side- lines sink into disappointment in the shadow of defeat, while jubilant celebrations of victory explode from those few who have performed well. A game breathing of intensity involves the fury of total dedicated effort and spirited competition. An experience for both player and spectator, it remains one of the few dramas completely shared by those who participate, and those who love the game. 170 FOOTBALL Wildcats falter in conference contests With the season finally over, and the analysis taking shape, there is consolation somewhere in knowing there is next year to look for- ward to. 1971 proved to be a difficult year for ACC football, as was reflected in the outcome of the overall venture. A transitional year found the Wildcats possessing an abundance of foot- ball talent, but the lack of experience contri- buted heavily to a mere 5-5 seasonal record. A respectable 4-1 pre-conference slate crum- bled as the Cats lost to tough teams in the Southland circuit. Defeat by Arkansas State, La- mar, and Trinity led to final humiliation at the hands of UTA. A contest with Southeastern Louisiana produced ACC's only conference victory. 172 FOOTBALL McMurry College Eastern New Mexico State Southeastern Louisiana FOOTBALL Enthusiasm creates spirit movement Closely following the Wildcats throughout a highly contested season were Abilene Chris- tian's spirited cheerleaders and marching Big Purple. The spirit of these two student organ- izations backed the Wildcats throughout a sea- son of action and excitement. Cheerleaders for 1971 were Janet Warren, Val Prahl, Lynn Allen, Zoe Conner, Richard Black, and Odies Wright. The Big Purple performed in half-time cere- monies at each home game, and traveled to Portales, New Mexico, to support the Wildcats against Eastern New Mexico State. FOOTBALL 175 Football: a lot of names and numbers, Scores and statistics. But it is more than this, More than just a game It is an experience. As an athlete prepares, And becomes involved he seeks To discover not only himself, But others also, and so The key to victory... FOOTBALL oi pf2V OD KvAodirp o v o Va coiA s xJi OSH' faA a out XscJ « u b«p � o 09 art drop slip KicteS oot payvftlO c scYvool -to rtoa pay-off KAr iSflC. adrf xr � t,uatiOT $ 1,000 p£; 5 57? b shrnent STUDENT LIFE 181 182 STUDENT LIFE STUDENT LIFE 183 If I take my flight to the frontiers of the morning or dwell at the limit of the western sea, even there thy hand will and thy right hand will hold me fast. 'Christ is our living peace.' I leave behind with you— peace; I give you my own peace and my gift is nothing like the peace of this world. You must not be distressed and you must not be daunted. wind blowing through my hair body moving all in rhythm wheels turning 'round and 'round strength flowing endless from my muscles warming sunlight sliding down all over me speed, speed, speed, going, going, going wonderful to be alive fantastic to be me breathless, breathless now what a day to share with friends think i'll ride up to the sky and take every road to where it goes free, free, free, going, going, going TEN SPEED ECOLOGY NOW!, god bless «BBSS JESUS If f Om H.O M •' t SS« Y e+ e S 'o..wf in kt-l'i j eS. v.e A vpo-l ) � S . ' o V J H p L. RIVALRY Mud, Mud, Mud, Mud Mud, Mud, Mud, Mud RIVALRY Band glistens in Texas Stadium As guests of the Dallas Cowboys in Texas Stadi- um, the Big Purple Band's colorful halftime per- formance of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown delighted millions of fans viewing via CBS national television. Directed by Ed George and Sally Johnston, the band presented their annual spring musical, Pure Imagination , and ended their year with a tour of New Mexico and Arizona. PURPLEBIGPURPLEBIGPURPLEBIGPURPLEBIGPURPLEBIGPURPLEBIGPURPLEBIGPURPLEBIGPURPLEBIGPURPLEBIGPURPLEBlGl ESTRACEEORALAIRESORCHESTRACEHORALAIRESORCEHESTRACHORALAIRESORCHESTRACHORALAIAIRESORCHESTRACHOR Groups encounter week's journey A fall tour of northeastern Texas, central Okla- homa, and Arkansas, proved to be one of the highlights of the year when the ACC Choral- aires and Orchestra combined talents in a dual concert program. Performances including concerts in Wichita Falls, Fort Smith, Dallas, and Fort Worth, rounded out the five day trip. The Choralaires, under the direction of Dr. Boyd, recorded for the Herald of Truth , and also performed in a concert with the Abilene Philharmonic. The Orchestra, directed by Ed George, performed many times during the year, with a special concert scheduled during Lec- tureship. RCHESTRACHORALAIRESORCHESTRACHORALAIRESORCHESTRACHORALAI RESORCHESTRACHORALAIRESCHORALAIRE? A Cappella tours New York Canada This spring the A Cappella Chorus, directed by Jack Boyd, performed Belshazzar's Feast with the Abilene Philharmonic Orchestra. ACC's Choralaires, Varsity Chorus, and A Cappella as well as choruses from Hardin-Simmons Uni- versity joined together for the presentation of this major work. In addition to its many spe- cial concerts, the chorus made recordings for Herald of Truth programs and conducted an 18-day spring tour following the end of the semester with concerts in St. Louis, Philadel- phia, New York, Chicago, Montreal, and Tor- onto. The Chamber Singers performed in several concerts throughout the year with emphasis on chamber music and small choral ensembles. ACHORUSCHAMBERSINGERSACAPPELLACHORUSCHAMBERSINGERSACAPPELLACHORUSCHAMBERSINGERSACAPPELLACHOF iandhilltoppersstagebandhilltoppersstagebandhilltoppersstagebandhilltoppersstagebandhilltoppersstageband mm Hilltoppers; USO Caribbean bound By special invitation of the USO, the Hilltop Singers toured the Caribbean performing for U.S. military men during the summer of 1972. Director Ed George accompanied the group on the trip, and also on a shorter tour to Nashville, Tennessee and Searcy, Arkansas. During the year the group sang for High School Day, Sing Song, and the Ralph Nader lecture. ACC's Stage Band, also directed by Ed George, was associ- ated with two top entertainers during the year. Doc Severinson of “The Tonight Show was guest clinician for the stage band, and re- nowned drummer Buddy Rich came to Abilene as guest of the Big Purple. LTOPPERSSTAGEBANDHILLTOPPERSSTAGEBANDHILLTOPPERSSTAGEBANDHILLTOPPERSSTAGEBANDHILLTOPPERSSTAGEBAND Wisdom stands or falls by her own actions. CLUB DIVOT FAIRWAY TEE GREEN IRON CLUB DIVOT FAIRWAY TEE GREEN IRON CLUB DIVOT FAIRWAY GREEN 212 SPRING SPORTS Cats rebuild in 1972—look forward 1972's Wilcat baseball team had its troubles. An 8-23 season resulted even though the team was well-rounded and experienced. Mike Mar- shall and Art Hillman led the batting while Ron Lauterbach and Mike Hall were the back- bone of the Wildcat hurling staff. CATCH BASE OUT FOUL HOT RUN SLIDE CATCH BASE OUT FOUI r o o 0 0, 213 OT RUN SLIDE CATCH BASE OUT FOUL HOT RUN SLIDE SPRING SPORTS SPRING SPORTS COOING SPARKING CORDOODLING BUSHING SPOONING BILLING COOING SPARKING CORDOODL NING BILLING AND COOING SPARKING CORDOODLING BUSHING SPOON INC BILLINK 217 SPARKING CORDOODLING BUSHIN SPRING SPORTS Runners and field men give ultimate The gun beginning pounding, pound- ing the track . pounding on the track feet pounding on the track straining straining toward the mark months of training final test . effort . more ef- fort harder, harder .. superhuman ef- fort the tape oh, the tape THE TAPE . victory, victory, victory, oh, joy winning, the end? . . no, another begin- ning 'RINT WINDY SWEAT KICK HURDLE SPRINT WINDY SWEAT KICK HUR 218 SPRING SPORTS HURDLE SPRINT WINDY SWEAT KICK HURDLE SPRINT WlNI SPRINT WINDY SWEAT KICK HURDLE SPRINT WINDY SWEAT KICK HURDLE SPRINT WINDY SWEAT KICK HURDLE SPRIN EAT SPRING SPORTS 219 SPRING SPORTS SPRING SPORTS 0 Uncertainty, fear ends on bidnight Acceptance or rejection, exhilaration or de- pression, a beginning or an end: once a semes- ter bid night arouses these conflicting feelings. Pledges begin a semester of utter subjection while those who did not measure up to club standards must cope with almost insurmount- able disappointment. BID NIGHT Love contains no fear— indeed fully-developed love expels every particle of fear, for fear always contains some of the torture of feeling guilty. Why not let yourself be wronged or cheated? For when you go to law against your brother you yourself do him wrong, for you cheat him of Christian love and forgiveness. HONORS HONORS A part of the year, few are honored. Of those honored, some are unworthy; HONORS HONORS HONORS Some justified; and for a very few the honors are inadequate. Whatever. HONORS HONORS their merit, here they are once again, HONORS David Litton Lyn Hunt HONORS HONORS we can see more clearly in them the. . HONORS HONORS part of us and do us greater honor! HONORS This love is slow to lose patience—it looks for a way of being constructive. It is not possessive: it is neither anxious to impress nor does it cherish inflated ideas of its own importance. Love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its trust, no fading of its hope; it can outlast anything. It is, in fact, the one thing that still stands when all else has fallen. “And I pray that you, firmly fixed in love yourselves, may be able to grasp how wide and deep and long and high is the love of Christ—and to know for yourselves that love so far beyond our comprehension. May you be filled through all your being with God himself! Light of Darkness Jose Feliciano—a man who walks in darkness, by the light of his music. He found his way to us, and asked by what light we find our way in the darkness of our world. He challenged us to give our fullest in dedication to whatever that source might be. Perhaps he did so, because he realized what it means to struggle in total dark- ness. Where would we be if our light went out? FELICIANO We know sorrow yet our joy is inextinguishable. Now you are going through pain, but I shall see you again and your hearts will thrill with joy—the joy that no one can take away from you. I myself am the resurrection and the life. The man who believes in me will live even though he dies, and anyone who is alive and believes in me will never die at all. Can you believe that? 1972 Prickly Pear Abilene Christian College Abilene, Texas American Yearbook B.E. Davis Diane Duncan Marcia Eyrich Wayne Gurley Sandy Jones Janice Kennon Kay Kersten Carolyn Martin Beverly Oliver Claudia Parrish Mark Pitts Mel Risteau Carol Sides Larry Smith David Southern Gary Stansell Stephanie Starling Gary Willis Special quotes: the Bible Campus Organizations Abilene Christian Colleg 1972 Honor Sociaty A IP fl d C fl i Big Purple Campus Service Organization Alpha Phi Omega Ag Honor Club Delta TdU Alp ll Co-Ed Janet Griffith Diane Hall Kay Hefton Betty King Phyllis Mitchell Jeanie Neugent Delta Theta i Mackey Blue Key McKinzie Dorm Council Social Club Frater Sodalis Danny Allen Mr. Harvey Baker (spon.) Jim Balthrop Sonny Bartley David Bloxom Terry Booker (treas.) Bill Bourland (v.p.) Steve Carlson Benton Clark Denny Cormany (srgt.) Perry Davis Pat Falci Clifton Fuller Mark Griot Fred Hixon Steve Krazer Larry Legler Keith Lofties (intra, dir.) Art McNeese (ISCC) Joe Offutt Doug Vaughn (sec.) John Willbanks Gary R. Willis Galaxy Social Club Ronny Anglin Gary Baucum (ISCC) Bernie Bernard Richard Blaisdell Mike Blanton Philip Burton Cullen Cullers Mark Cunningham Steve Holley Steve Ridgell Gray Stansell Dr. Clark Stevens (spon.) Blake Utley Randy Walker Paul West (pldg.) Lerrill White Greg Williamson Social Club GAT A Row One Donna Campbell Patti Gil I is Kay Dawdy Cynthia Litton Donna Spradley Laura Davis Gayle Coleman Nelma Conley Carolyn Hinds Paula Paul Kay Pride Becky Dodgen Tricia Owens Betty Zane McGuffee Debbie McClesky Cecilia Hufstedler Becky Miller Row Six Pat Parks Tina Underwood Debbie White Jill Estes Jan Levy Pam Boles Londa Kemp Home Economics Club Francine Robinson Carolyn Sherley Vonnie Southern KACC Kappa Chi Kappa Delta PI Aggie Club Judging Team social ciub K i n sm n Jeff Brock Chris Deavours Lloyd DeLano Gary Dickinson Mike Dudley Buz Ellis Bubba Gotcher Bill Luke Mark McCoy Steve Orr Lyle Shotts Steve Smith Steve Smith 11 Mike Steele Shep Strong Bruce Utley Kenny Wilson Cliff Willis Mark Witt Odies Wright Sam Yoder David Young Knights Ray Ground (pres.) Mark Stewart David Southern (pldg.) Clyde Shepard Ed Leonard Greg Reno (ISCC) Mike Kelly Steve Charles Ko Jo Kai L'Am i tie Nancy Fast Lura Lide Pam Welsh Sandy Hobbs Mary Hayse Karen Lovelace Ann Nelson Diane Potts „„ Omega Rho Alpha Optimist Social Club Phi Delta Psi Randy Buie Lou Cartwright Steve Cobb John Cogburn Bruce Daugherty (NMK) Larry Daugherty John Pauley David Reese (pres.) Bill Robinson Justin Rutledge Henry Seals Harold Senter Randy Waggoner Ray Weyandt Rod Wise (ISCC Rep.) Dr. David Hughes (spon.) Prickly Peai Carol Sides Carolyn Martin Claudia Parrish Diane Duncan, layout Gary Willis Janice Kennon, copy Mark Pitts Nelson Dorm Council Martha Childs McDonald Dorm Council Sigma Tau Delta Cheryl Chatfield Miss Odle Sandy Shults Sigma Thefa Chi W Club Charlotte Campbell Jeannie Darnell Karen Dial West Gardner Dorm Council Kay Scott Sharon Whitehead Phyllis Mitchell (v.p.) Zellner Dorm Council Mrs. Juanita Donalson (host.) Sue Jones Betty King (pres.) Letha Lee Vicki Prior Social Club Sub T-16 Row One Stanley Allen David Wallace (off.) Randy Mayeux (chap.) Roy Fitts John Hall John Estes Lynn Hall Lee Douglas John Bradley (off.) Kenny McLesky Mickey Blanks (pres.) Don Walton (off.) Mike Wilkins Jick Hill Not Pictured Howard Butts (pldg.) Guy Gamble (off.) Stan Williams (sec.)