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

Text from Pages 1 - 421 of the 1981 volume:

ig8i Prickly Pear Abilene (Ju-istianVnkmity Abilene, Tings Volume Siyty-svc Prickly Pear — 1 C O N T 4 — Opening Some enjoyed the excitement and crowds. Others felt lost or thought ACU's 75th anniversary celebration was overdone. Whichever category you fit into, perhaps these pages express some of your thoughts. Sherilyn Greer and Linda White Center. 12 — Events What do we always want more of but never have enough time for, besides sleep? Events. Events are all the special activities on campus which break up the monotony of study. They include the Academic Convocation, Homecoming, Sing Song, Lectureship, drama produc- 52 — Sports Wildcat fans didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. A frustrating football season, the deaths of two athletes, and the loss of some key players en's basketball team perked up school spirit again by winning the state championship and making a good 104 — Academia Scot Goen and Gary Fleet watch a disappointing football season from the sidelines. The Wildcats were plagued by upsets and injuries. every year concerning ACU, but those facts alone tell very little of what the school is really all about. A better understanding of each year's story comes, not by knowing mere 212 — 162 — Features Groups Groups are organizations com- prised of people with common char- acteristics and interests. Some are 264 — Clubbers 294 — Honors 328 — People 392 — Epilogue Another year and another yearbook come to a close. The epilogue includes some closing thoughts, tech- nical information and the index. Contents - i Everytime you turn around all you hear is 'our uncommon commitment.' It's like the hostage issue. It's run into the ground so after a while you don't want to hear it. ? -Keith Stone, freshman Openir i I think it's neat to have anniversaries like that. We need to remember the past so we can know where we're going in the future, f Freshmen and transiens didn't realize anything unusual about the year; seniors were just trying to finish their degrees; and nobody else really cared, or so they said. Except, that is, for the time during the opening chapel service when Dr. Kyker read the preamble to the United States Constitution while the band played America the Beautiful and the giant flag was almost unfurled. Coach Smith’s pep talks before the big games instilled some school spirit in a less-than-spirited crowd. And the birth- day party for 100-year-old Beaulah Cain Arvin, ACU's oldest living alumnus, was celebrated by young and old alike. your throat during the war and fire scenes in the Homecoming Musical Pag- eant? Somehow all the events and activities seemed a little more special this year. This page: top — Student Association officers John Tyson, Danny Beasley, Tracy Huebner and Kyle Cotton help 100-year-old Beulah Cain Arvin blow out her birthday candles; bottom — The Big Purple sold spirit hands in the fall as Opposite page: Kathy Pettry and near McKenzie Dormitory. Opening — 7 i I guess we should have grown beards and trimmed them in the shape of 75's. 1 -Rick Hall, senior i I think it brought back a sense of pride in the school that maybe was lacking in the past, and it helped some of the alumni to feel that sense of pride. ? - Dean Thurston junior The campus got a face-lift too. During the summer the new mall area was completed with grass, trees and sidewalks provided by last year’s Sing Song proceeds. The bell tower was also built as a gift from the class of 1980. More lights were added, 28 trees were planted, and flowers were placed in the usually empty flower boxes. Even the GATA fountain was cleaned up and given colored spotlights. This page: The women of GATA started a fund in the fall semester to beautify their fountain. Opposite Page: top — Student mainte- nance workers plant oak trees pur- chased with Sing Song funds; bottom - Flowers added color and fragrance to the campus. Opening - i I think enough has been said about our uncommon commitment. Maybe next year we can forget this year's uncommon confusion of priorities and go back to being common Christian students. 9 I get tired of everything being 'uncommon.'} - Tammie Hoffman, senior But perhaps more important than any of this were the teachers and fellow stu- dents who challenged you — to examine times you laughed at them. But some- times you listened and grew. That's when the value of a Christian education became clear, and that's when you real- ized the meaning of our uncommon This page: top — Junior Lori Osbourn be picked up in cars after a morning of distributing campaign literature; bottom — a pigeon perches on Susan Levy's head in New Orlean's French Quarter. Opposite page: Sophomore Gabriella Yelman stops to visit with freshman David Maynard. i-Openir EVE Events —: Jaworski addresses convocation Abilene Christian University’s celebration of its 75th year began August 30, 1980 with an Academic Convocation. The celebration was the first of was a special day filled with memories and challenges — memories of the peo- ple who molded the past and challenges for those guiding the future of ACU. The administration and faculty and delegates from colleges and universities across the nation wore academic regalia in the procession of the convocation. Former Watergate Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski spoke to the large crowd in Moody Coliseum on the topic “Con- fronting the Critical Issues of Our Time.” Dishonesty in government, he said, is still one of the most critical problems the United States has to face. Jaworski said he believed the public was finally awakening to the cancerous growth of dishonesty in public office, and cited examples of ABSCAM and BRILAB, both recent FBI investigations of public officials. Jaworski modified his statement, however, by saying that relatively few proprieties. The good and faithful members of our government deserve a better fate than to be collectively de- meaned because of the wrongful con- duct of a few,” he said. The 75-year-old lawyer held up Christ’s Sermon on the Mount as one of the best guides for ethical behavior, and he challenged ACU as a trustee of Christ’s teachings, to spread them to others. Always be in the vanguard in the fulfillment of this noble Christian Following the formal program on the ACU campus a large crowd gathered at the Abilene Civic Center for the lun- President Dr. William S. Banowsky spoke on the importance of Christian critical issues in our society. starvation and the ever-present threat of global nuclear war, said Banowsky. And although higher education can bring about a better understanding of the world’s problems and can help bring solutions, the world presently is losing the battle to these catastrophies, he said. Solving the problems of our time will take leaders with more than a special- ized education in professional schools. tion is to educate the whole person — intellectually, socially, emotionally, in part because of places like Abilene Christian University which helped to Entertainment at the special luncheon was provided by students in ACU — Convocation pany Two dramatic and musical group. Following the luncheon, the Students' Association hosted a reception for the ACU faculty in the McGlothlin Campus Center. Each faculty member was presented a certificate of appreciation Opening day of ACU's 75th year also featured the debut of a pictorial display of the school's history in the Living Room of the McGlothlin Campus Center. The collection of photographs showed four aspects of the school: “Childers Classical Institute,” the first 25 years; “A City Set on a Hill, the second 25 years, “Our Uncommon Commitment,” from 1946-1981; and The Tie That Binds, the changeless spiritual aspect of ACU. Opposite page: far left - Dr. William S. Banowsky, president of Oklahoma University, addressed the crowd in the Abilene Civic Center during the lun- cheon forum; top right — ACU Presi- dent John Stevens and former Watergate Special Prosecutor Leon faworski lead the convocation proces- sion; bottom right — The administra- tion, faculty and delegates from colleges and universities line up outside Moody Coliseum for the procession. This page: left — faworski stresses the importance of ethical behavior in government dur- ing his speech; right — Summerstage Company Two provided entertainment i — Homecoming The song remains the same Oh Dear Christian College! After a bit of negotiation between the Student Senate and the Alumni Board, the Sen- ate voted to preserve the opening words of the ACU alma mater. So the phrase that almost wasn't was heard many times during Homecoming 1980, as the ACU campus was besieged by one of the largest crowds ever. The activity-filled weekend was a time for reflection. The historical musi- cal pageant, Like Stars Shining Brightly,” was presented four times in the Abilene Civic Center. Each perform- The Freshman Follies also presented four performances during the weekend entitled “Moving Toward Tomorrow. The Nauseating Nine, a musical comedy group that was popular on the ACU campus in the 1940s and '50s, returned to perform two miniconcerts Saturday night at the Freshman Follies. A free barbecue lunch, funded by the university, was enjoyed by 6,100 alumni, students and their families and friends on Saturday. After the barbecue, everyone headed for Shotwell Stadium to watch the Wild- cats play football. ACU lost to East Texas State 24-14, but spirit still ran high. During halftime Miss Glenna Phil- lips of Olney was crowned the 1980 Homecoming Queen by Coming Home Queen Mary Dallies Crumbliss of Abi- lene. After three days of celebrating and recalling those 75 uncommon years, Homecoming 1980 also became a part of ACU history. Opposite page: Homecoming Queen Glenna Phillips is escorted by her father. This page: top - Big Purple entertained the crowd during halftime in Shotwell Stadium; bottom - More than 6,000 people enjoyed the free bar- becue lunch on campus. i — Musical Musical — 2i Sing Song celebrates two anniversaries From the first sound of the announcer’s voice to the last “Amen” of The Lord Bless You and Keep You,” Sing Song 1981 was a celebration. Perhaps the fights seemed a little brighter, the voices a bit clearer and the costumes just a shade fancier because this year marked a double anni- versary for ACU. No matter what, Sing Song 1981 would have been special. Just like every other ACU tradition, it promised to be memorable because it occurred during the school’s 75th Anniversary year. However, Sing Song had an edge over other activities. Those who participated this year cre- ated the 25th annual all-student musical produc- tion. Their’s was the “The Silver Edition.” In some ways, this year’s performance was no different from those of the past. More than 1,000 students managed to get on and off the stage with amazing ability and surprising organization. The hosts and hostesses, dressed to perfection, provided quality entertainment between each And John Duty, after months of Sing Song coor- dination, still had enough energy left to race through the aisles with the judge’s envelope at night’s end. But there were just enough special features this time to set Sing Song 1981 apart. The freshman ushers dressed in costumes of former winning Sing Song groups and presented a medley of the hits. Joining the 1981 hosts and hostesses for the first act finale were hosts and hostesses from past pro- ductions. With arms linked, they stretched across the stage singing Barry Manilow’s “One Voice,” a This page: top — Jeanne McCormick and Rick Smith sing “Won’t Last A Day Without You ; bot- tom — Freshman ushers join the hosts and host- esses to sing a medley of former winning Sing Song songs. Opposite page: left — Jeanne McCormick and Steve Adams entertain some little friends with Swinging On a Star”; top right — Caryl McGlothlin sings “I Believe in Love.” musical tribute to the thousands of ACU voices which have been raised over the past 25 years. And the men of Sub T-16 recognized Sing Song's special year in a way that no one will soon forget. Their Silver Sing Song Extravaganza recalled the past with songs and costumes from the club’s former performances. Of course, after 25 years, original themes were hard to come by. Telephones, convicts, toy sol- diers, pharoahs and almost every other conceiva- ble character had already graced the stage. As long as ACU stands, however, students willstrive for the ultimate idea. All in the name of Sing Song. “It is the single event that brings together the greatest number of our students to work together toward one goal: to provide top notch entertain- ment for our parents, alumni and friends,” said Duty. We wanted the 25th anniversary Silver Edition to exemplify the best of what Sing Song has become. Whether the latest production was “the best” is a point no easier to determine this year than it was five, ten or 20 years ago. The Silver Edition songsters, however, certainly did their best to prove their point. The talents of Steve Adams, junior oral com- munication major, and Rick Smith, senior mar- keting and management major, were chosen to join junior home economics kindergarten educa- tion major Caryl McGlothlin and junior music education major Jeanne McCormick in hosting the Silver Edition Sing Song. “Caryl, Jeanne, Rick and Steve working together as a team complemented each other's talents to bring the finest of musical expertise to the show,” said Duty. Accompanied by the Jazz Ensemble, they did a marvelously professional job of tying the show together in presenting a variety of numbers that This page: top — The newly formed Kappa Delian Shri participate in Sing Song for the first time as “Uncommon Clowns with A Comical Commitment”: bottom — The women of GAT A tell “The ‘Tail’ of the Pink Panther.” Opposite page: top — Zeta Rho Alpha, toting umbrellas, sing in the rain before transforming themselves into a rainbow; bottom left — Safari hunters are the main ingredients in “cannibal soup in Delta Theta's “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?”; Sigma Theta Chi’s “Jalapeho Chorus” won three first place awards; bottom right — Dressed as credit cards the women of Ko fo Kai began the competition with their song, “Don’t Leave Home Without Us.” pleased audience members of many tastes, he said. The foursome sang favorites ranging from “Do You Know You Are My Sunshine to “One In A Million as one club replaced another on the stage. The hosts and hostesses’ version of “Celebra- tion, a song at the top of the charts when Sing Song rolled around, kindled the festive atmos- phere as months of practice and worry ended and the actual show began. The women of Ko Jo Kai opened the competi- tion dressed as credit cards and singing “Don’t Leave Home Without Us.” During the Friday eve- ning, Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening performances their tune was true enough to win the second place vocal award in the women's division. The newcomers of Kappa Delian Shri were out next as “The Uncommon Clowns With a Comical Commitment.” Duty was impressed that the newly-formed club braved the competition. “This was Kappa Delian Shri’s first year,” he said. “They had an excellent performance of which they should surely be proud.” The women of Zeta Rho Alpha came “Singing in the Rain” this year, followed by the “Jalapeno Chorus” of Sigma Theta Chi. By Saturday eve- ning the green peppers had picked up first place awards for originality, costume and vocal compe- tition in their division. The GATA women, dressed in pink and drag- ging long tails behind them, won second place for costumes with their production of The ‘Tail’ of the Pink Panther.” Safari hunters and cannibals from Delta Theta asked Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” to end the women’s competition. The contest between the men's clubs began when “The Barbershop Bachelors Belting Beauti- This page: top — Frater Sodalis salutes the Crooners; middle — The Knights perform in Sing Song for the first time in seven years as “The Barbershop Bachelors Belting Beautiful Bebops to their Make-Believe Babies”; bottom — The men of Sub T-16 perform their “Uncommon Silver Sing Song Extravaganza. Opposite page: top left — Trojans delight the crowds with an uncommon performance as the Blues Brothers; top right — Kinsmen noses cele- brate “The Sweet Smell of Success;” bottom left — Galaxy parodies the “Dallas television series with “The Shot Heard Around the World;” bot- tom right — Centurions present Your Senators and Congressmen.” 28-SingSong fui Bebops To Their Make-Believe Babies,” more commonly known as the Knights, appeared. The Centurions followed as “Your Senators and Con- gressmen. Kinsmen call its medley “The Sweet Smell of Success.” As it turned out, the group's senses were right; the members captured second place costume and vocal awards and won the original- ity award in the men’s division. “Trojans Sing the Blues” came next, followed by Frater Sodalis' “A Salute to the Crooners. Then, after Sub-T’s extravaganza, it was Galaxy's Galazy’s Shot Heard Around the World” defi- nitely reached the ears and eyes of the judges, for the club’s poke at J. R. Ewing of the famed televi- sion show “Dallas” received first place vocal and costume awards. The class division competition provided per- haps the most difficult chore for the judges. Approximately 100 students performed in each class production. The seniors, wearing aprons and curlers, sang of the toils of being a nomemaker in That’s No Lady, That’s My Housewife.” The juniors man- aged a costume change on stage as they turned from eskimos into tropical natives in “No Mo Eskimo and won the second place costume award for their efforts. The sophomores, however, had the edge this year. They began their performance as Carter's Coalition or “Reagan’s Renewed Recruits Revue dressed in military attire. Midway through their song the sophomores were suddenly wearing completely different costumes: shining red, white and blue tuxedos complete with top hats. The patriots captured the “Sweepstakes,” winning all three first place awards. The freshman chefs, wearing floppy white hats, sang “Takin’ it Greasy. The group's production won the second place vocal award and concluded the 1981 Sing Song competition. Also concluded were hours of practice and preparation. More than just songs and costumes had to be readied for the weekend of Feb. 20-21. This page: top — Sophomores swept up all three first place awards in the class competition for their performance of ‘‘Carter's Coalition” or Reagan’s Renewed Recruits Revue. middle — Seniors sing the tales of the everyday housewife; bottom — [unior class eskimos “go Hawaiian.” Opposite page: top — Sophomores changed from servicemen to the red, white and blue tuxe- dos of Uncle Sam; bottom — Freshman class chefs take it “greasy. A theme had to be developed, activities coordi- nated, the light arid sound crews directed, and a host of other necessities handled. Selected at the beginning of the school year as the co-chairmen who would take charge of such duties were Glen Fink, junior from Estes Park, Colo., and Leesa Liles, senior from Dallas. “One of the most enjoyable parts of coordinat- ing a show like Sing Song is being able to work closely with the two student co-chairmen,” said Duty. “Glen and Leesa worked hard to tie the Sil- ver Edition together by using elements that would highlight the nostalgic nature of the 25th anniver- sary and provide contemporary appeal.” The past was certainly alive during Sing Song weekend, but songs about credit cards, J. R. and Reagan’s recruits reminded the audience that after all of the anniversaries were celebrated, the present and future would be the important times. “Each year the show becomes more profes- sional,” said Duty, “building upon the experience gained. The 25th anniversary edition was a cul- mination of our very best efforts to make the fin- est show we could produce.” This page: top - Sing Song participants sit backstage awaiting their turn in the competition; bottom — Freshman usher Becka Gibbs dresses in a costume of a former winning Sing Song group. Opposite page: top- Sigma Theta Chi members Judy Sims and Michelle Williams make the transformation into jalapehos; bottom left - Kent Hart helps fellow Centurion Perry Sims pin his costume; bottom right — Sophomore I — Sir Lectures draw 10,000 to the 'Hill' The theme of the 63rd annual Bible Lectureship was, of course, Our Uncommon Commitment.” No other event during the 1980-81 school year so Since 1918, when Childers Classical Institute’s fifth president Jesse P. Sewell directed the first “preachers' meeting, Christians from all over the world have left their homes the last week in Febru- ary to travel to Abilene. There they listen to, learn from and fellowship with Christians from all walks of life. Preachers, elders, educa- tors and other professionals share their face.8 Today, Lectureship is a carefully plan- ned event. Dr. Carl Brecheen, director, and others work year round to somehow coordinate the activities of close to 10,000 people, include enough times and places for more than 150 lectures and different breakfasts, luncheons, dinners and receptions. There have been other changes. Lec- tureship has expanded to include award banquets, sings, and musical perform- Because so many people are gathered in one place at one time, other meetings are scheduled for the same week. Besides Bible meetings, the week of Feb. 22-25 is now the time for mission field meetings, the Mrss Communication Evangelism Symposium, the Christian ings. ned for the two days before Lectureship. Many who come for the lectures arrive early enough to catch at least one of the Sing Song performances. which is said to attract the biggest crowd of the entire week. This year Reuel Lemmons from Aus- tin spoke in Moody Coliseum the first night. Lemmons, editor of Firm Founda- mately 50 years and is an elder at the Westover Hills Church of Christ in Aus- The 1935 ACU gradute spoke of A Church for All Times. Only one institu- tion on earth today, he said, will survive time and eternity. All banks will close, all schools will dissolve and all commer- cial establishments will fall into decay, but the church of Jesus Christ will not pass away. said Lemmons. In himself man has no great worth — he is simply a few cents worth of com- mon minerals and salts. He is only dust, Lemmons said. If that is all there is to man, his highest goal can only be to eat, drink and be merry, and tomorrow die and forget it. Following the opening ceremonies, visitors attended their first reception. In the Main Room of the McGlothlin Cam- pus Center Parker Henderson, a 1950 graduate who has served for years as a missionary in Thailand, was named Out- standing Alumnus of the Year, With Monday morning came a speech from Tony Ash, professor at the Biblical Studies Center at the University of Texas. Ash, a 1959 ACU graduate, is an evangelist who has served in 35 states and eight foreign countries. Ash's topic was “Our God: He Is Alive.” He too reinforced lecture goers’ belief in their theme. B. J. Humble, head of the ACU Bible department, spoke to the crowds Mon- day evening. His sermon, Our Restora- tion Plea,” was a look at the spiritual roots of the Church of Christ in America. Humble wanted to examine who we are, why we believe the things we believe, and the debt of gratitude we owe to the past.” He spoke of the problems that plague our society today. “The American home is in trouble,” he said. The Playboy phi- losophy seems to have captured this gen- A life of holiness and purity, said Humble, is not easy in today's secular Discussions about problems such as these were among the highlights that have always made Lectureship an important four days. Among the subjects discussed this year were Things They Didn’t Tell You About Christian Womanhood, The Passion of Preaching,” Motivating and Teaching Teenagers,” and Counseling the Homosexual. As Batsell Barrett Baxter said in the closing lecture on Wednesday evening, “In worshiping God, in living a pure clean life in his honor, and in advancing not want to do to help. The deepest commitment of our lives, said Baxter, is the commitment to honor and glorify God in everything that we do. As Lectureship came to an end and its participants recalled all of the speakers who had had messages like Baxter’s, they must have wondered how such a This page: top — Dr. Charlie Marler discusses The Emerging Moral, Ethical and Legal Problems in Mass Communi- cation during the Mass Communica- tion Evangelism Symposium; bottom — Interpreting for the deaf is a growing ministry which also enables the deaf to enjoy Lectureship. Opposite page: top — The Lecture- ship tent provides a place to bring together some of the latest teaching materials and ideas from across the country; bottom — Dr. B. J. Humble speaks of our debt to the past and our hope for the future during his speech, “Our Restoration Plea.” i — Lectureship 'Auntie Marne1 Auntie Mame considered life a banquet. The ACU dinner theatre which began Jan. 29 and ran three consecutive weekends centered on the lives of this non-conformist female and her orphaned nephew, Patrick Dennis. Mame is joyful, carefree and an eternal optimist. Occasionally events such as the death of her hus- band, Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside, cause her creative mind to doubt, but not for long. The play, which takes place in New York City between the years 1928-1946, covers Patrick’s growth to middle age and his aunt’s efforts to intro- duce him to the finer things in life. This page: top — Auntie Mame, played by Eliza- beth Sexton Mann, and Greg George, who stars as her great-nephew, conspire to travel to faraway lands; bottom — Thomas Bruner portrays Marne's nephew who has somehow survived her guidance and reached manhood. Opposite page: top left — Harold Clayton plays the comical butler Ito. He and Vicki Allen, cast as Norah Muldoon, wonder what to do with Marne's extra hair; top right — Mame and her sophisticated suitor Lindsay Woolsey, played by Jeff Berryman, watch young Patrick clown; bottom — Mame is unsure how to free herself from her temporary house guest Brian O’Bannion, played by Elliot Cast Norah Muldoon Patrick Dennis, as a boy Vera Charles M. Lindsay Woolsey Auntie Mame Mr. Babcock Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside Sally Cato MacDougal Patrick Dennis, a young man Agnes Gooch Brian O’Bannion Gloria Upson Vicki Allen Greg George Harold Clayton JeffBerryman Elizabeth Sexton Mann Buddy Evans Dinner Theatre — 1 — Dinner Theatre Washington Slept Here' George Washington never came near the prop- erty which was constantly contested during the ACU Dinner Theatre “George Washington Slept Here” April 2-4 and 9-11. The questionable ties between the first president and the old Pennsylvania house in George S. Kauf- man and Moss Hart’s play became irrelevant, how- ever, as truckloads of dirt and a feud between the owner of the house, Mr. Fuller, and his unpleasant neighbor, Mr. Prescott, took center stage. Japanese beetles and swarms of seven-year locusts also took a shot at running the Fullers off the property. But in the end, not even the evil Mr. Pres- cott could evict them. All this for a chance to live where who slept? Benedict Arnold, they discovered. This page: Mr. Kimber, played by Elliott Bales, looks dismayed by Newton Fuller's city-slicker dreams of country life. Fuller was played by Kevin Weems. Opposite page: top left — Mr. Prescott, played by Curtis Tate, catches the Fuller’s obnoxi- ous nephew Raymond, played by Greg George; top right — Annabelle Fuller, played by Cloeta Casey, tries to comfort her husband after they learn their rich uncle lost his fortune years ago; bottom — Hes- ter, played by Elizabeth Sexton Mann, pouts when Mrs. Fuller won't let her off work early for a date. Rena Leslie, played by Holly Norton, is an amused observer. Cast Mr. Kimber Newton Fuller Annabelle Fulle Madge Fuller Steve Eldridge Katie Mrs. Douglas Rena Leslie Raymond Uncle Stanley Mr. Prescott Gene Cotton Air Supply If you’re not giving the gift of music to someone else, then the excitement goes out Alexander Ginzburg cation branded Ginzburg a dissident and while the fourth issue was being compiled, the Russian secret police, the KGB, arrested him. His child's play cost him two years in a hard-labor prison camp, during which time the slo- gan Freedom for Ginzburg” first circu- After his release Ginzburg no longer worked as a state journalist. In the first place nobody would hire me. And if they would hire me, 1 wouldn’t go any- way, he said. He found work as an electrician, a builder, a lathe operator and a sewer cleaner, but he continued to work in the underground press. He was sentenced to a second jail term in 1966 for writing an unauthorized book proving that fellow dissidents Andrei Sinyavsky and Yuli Daniel had been unjustly imprisoned. But his open demonstration against the regime led many to protest. If there were tens of people who protested against the trial of Sinyasky and Daniel, in our trials there were already hun- dreds of thousands of people who were protesting, he said. Ginzburg was released five years later and met author Alexander Solzhenitsyn. Together they formed the Russian Social Fund, an organization designed to aid political prisoners and their families. oned after a well-publicized trial that caught international attention. His eight- year prison sentence ended, however, in 1979 when he and four other dissidents were exchanged for Soviet spies. The last time I got lucky in the Soviet Union was when I was the first one put in prison for the (RSF) work, he said. If I had been the second, I’d still be in His advice to university students today is to look beyond the boundaries of their schools. “Today the future of America depends a lot on what happens in the other hemisphere. And it’s for this reason that you must very carefully and precisely study life in that hemisphere.” This page: top - Soviet dissident Alexander Ginzburg addresses a crowd in Cullen Auditorium; bottom - Inter- preter George Gerich is amused by Pompous Circumstances You stand in the hall, glancing ner- vously at the clock on the wall and read- justing your tassel, just a few more You used to wonder why it is called an exercise, until yesterday, that is. Rehearsal somehow reminded you of conditioning class with Dean Brown telling the graduates and their escorts when to stand, when to sit, how to carry the hood, when the men should remove their caps and when they should replace them, where to stand, how many paces to walk behind the couple in front of But the magical time arrives and the band plays Crown Imperial” as the processional begins. The faculty walks in first, followed by the 94 candidates for master's degrees. 586 candidates for bachelor’s degrees and 5 candidates for associate degrees. The ceremony is lengthy and you fight boredom. But you also experience moments of joy and pride as you and close friends walk across the stage. And you fight back the tears when senior class president Ricky McCall leads you in A Common Love and you realize this is the last time you will all be together as a class. Somehow it doesn't matter anymore hours instead of two, or that the gradua- tion robe is hot, or that the folder you still have finals to take. You are a graduate. This page: top — Senior class presi- dent Ricky McCall reads from the Bi- ble; bottom — Different reactions to on the faces of Teresa Benson, fames Cantrell. Vance Cobb, Robert Cunn- ingham and Kathy Dill. Opposite page: top left — Linn Fields adjusts his tassel as he waits in the hall center — Ray McGlothlin, Jr., chair- man of the Board of Trustees, and Presi- sional; top right — Dean Brown presents the degree candidates to Presi- dent Stevens. o S P Sports RTS A Silent Season It was like watching a season pass before your eyes. The Wildcats were down 14-0 against East Texas in ACU's homecoming game. The game was young — it was early in the first quarter — but the matter already seemed hopeless. On the first play of ACU’s third possession Kelly West dropped back in- standing and looking for receivers his true intention became clear as he burst out of the pocket and headed for the sidelines. The Lions took up pursuit, but West had completely fooled them. ACU fans. who only a moment earlier had sat bored and silent, rose to their feet and down the sidelines for an 80-yard touchdown. ed. Smiles were visible on the faces of the crowd, if you could see past the huge Frowns soon returned, however. A yellow flag lay on the field. Clipping, Wildcats. The play would have to come back. West threw an interception on the next play. East Texas scored seven plays later and went on to beat the Cats 24-14. But the score is deceptive — it wasn’t nearly that close. That almost touchdown pretty well summed up everything about the 1980 ACU football season. It was painful, frustrating and depressing. eight, the worst ACU football season since 1938’s squad went winless. The season began with an event that would make the snaps from center, the throws, the tackles, even the games seem a little trivial. On the first day of linebacker Greg Pratt became violently ill after running the team's traditional season-opening mile. He died early the next morning. Pratt had been an all-American player in junior college at Florida. He was 21. Pratt died from what Dr. James Duff, a local pathologist, called a sickle cell crisis. The team and Pratt had been Left — Doug Martin signals for a fair- catch during a home game. Right — to East Texas State. Sports ever going to know what would have happened if we had known exactly what was wrong,” football coach Ted Sitton said. “It was just very, very unusual.” The team was in poor shape to play anybody. Unfortunately, its first two games were against schools with much siana and Hawaii. Prospects didn’t look They didn’t turn out too good, either. Northwestern trounced ACU 31-3 in Natchitoches, La., and Hawaii mowed over the Wildcats 41-0 in Honolulu. ACU's next opponent wasn't quite as into Shotwell scoreless — it had been biggest obstacle the Wildcats would Rangers. ACU slipped past Northwest 16-0. Then late in the first quarter end Lyle Leong took a short pass from Keith Pappas, made a nice move on his mud- ACU's first touchdown of the season. The game featured 19 fumbles. Northwest only managed 63 yards total offense. About 300 dedicated fans brav- most were gone by the third quarter. Archrival Texas A I came stomping into Shotwell the next week, fresh off a 52-0 whipping of No. 1 ranked Sasinaw game was played with gusto — especial- ly by the ACU defense. That helps ac- count for the 112 yards the Cats lost on penalties. Behind a gutsy performance by quarterback Baylor Brown, the Wildcats were able to keep close to the Javelinas in the first half. The biggest play of the game came when end Quinton Smith tipped, juggled and finally pulled down a 57-yard touchdown bomb in the sec- ond quarter. late in the first half. In fact, the entire team's demise started about that time. On the Javelinas' first possession of the second half, quarterback Tim 72-yard touchdown. A I went up 20-6 and never looked back on its way to a late-game Javelina deluge and dulled a deceptively good Wildcat performance. Turnovers continued to be the Wildcats' downfall in frustrating losses Top left — Bob Scheihing pulls down a pass during the homecoming game. Top right — Willie Kerley tries to get by a Howard Payne cornerback Bottom right — Martin Perry kicks an extra point in ACU’s win over HPU. to Angelo State and East Texas. ACU suffered seven fumbles and intercep- tions in the 38-20 loss to the Rams in ing embarrassment against East Texas. Traveling to Nacogdoches to play Stephen F. Austin the the next week, ACU faced a 1-5 record and a season to Salvage seemed possible when Brown threw for three touchdowns in a spec- tacular third quarter to put ACU up 23- 10. It looked like an end to the disap- pointment finally had come. three interceptions, which the Lumber- “If somebody had told me we would have scored 23 points. I'd have bet all I had that we’d win,” Sitton said. The ones that you play close and lose — those are the tough ones.” By Sitton’s criteria the toughest game Sam Houston back home at Shotwell. scoreboard to take the night off — no time, no score, no nothing — and the lights to run at about half power. The crowd had to guess and squint. They saw what was probably the Wildcats’ best game, and effort, of the read a Bearkat blitz and hit wide-open touchdown bomb. ACU went up 14-3. For the second time in two weeks the Wildcats had a comfortable lead going into the fourth quarter. And for the sec- ond straight time they blew that lead. Sam Houston quarterback Binky Ford game drive that put Sam Houston ahead But Brown and company almost came up with some last-minute dramatics of their own. Brown hit burly tight end Steve Thomas for a 29-yard gain to give the Wildcats a first down at the Bearkat 16-yard line. With under a minute left (no time showed on the clock) Brown threw two incompletions. On third down he dropped back again, looking for receivers. Finding no one. Brown scrambled for the sidelines just in time. Sports — 5' The ACU defense tries to stop ETSU'sgoal line surge. The Wildcats had a timeout, the ball at the Bearkats’ 14-yard line, an ex- cellent shot at a tie and a risky chance for a victory. They went for the win — and lost. The game ended 17-14 when Sam Houston picked off Brown’s desperation pass in the end zone. Why didn't ACU go for the tie? “We wanted to win,” offensive coordinator Don Smith said. “At the end we still wanted to win. A tie would have been okay, but we felt like we were the better The better team stood out a bit more clearly in the next week’s game. ACU got into the path of NCAA Division II powerhouse Southwest Texas and was trampled 42-2. The Wildcats were faced with a terri- fying possibility: a first-ever basement finish in the Lone Star Conference. Three years earlier the Wildcats had played their last game in the Seattle Kingdome for much larger stakes — the NAIA national championship. The stakes were deceiving when ACU and Howard Payne, both with on- ly one win, met in Shotwell to end their dismal seasons. The Yellow Jackets boasted one — count ’em — conference win since 1976. A lot of pride was on the line. As it ended up, Howard Payne played like a team with one win and were easi- ly whipped by the Wildcats. But the 20-0 win wasn't as satisfying as it looked on the scoreboard. It was too late for one victory — over anybody — to save the A bright spot came after the season ended when Kenny Davidson was named to the first team all-LSC team. Not long afterward, Davidson earned NAIA all-American honors. The season didn’t bring much of thal kind of glory, however, or much of the kind of winning ACU’s used to. But il did bring something eke. “Any way you look at it this is going tc be a losing year,” defensive back coach Bob Strader said before the Howard Payne game. But there’s a lot more tc football and a lot more to life than foot- ball. Our team this year learned more than either one of our national cham- P TenPyears from now I think the lessons we've learned will be more meaningful than the lessons whatevei team that wins the championship learns. We’ve learned how to deal with reality and the hard painful facts of life. We’ve learned to live even though you hurt.” — Dave Ramsey Cats beat big names in LSC play This page: Mike Davis shoots uncontested from the freethrow line against S.F. Austin in Moody Coliseum. Opposite page: Craig Williams dunks the ball over two East Texas State players as Davis, 32, The first six games left the impression that the season was going to be very long. The die-hard Wildcat basketball fan longed for the dearly departed Rodney Fedell, Randall Moore, Randy Scott and Kevin Lonesome. Kansas City seemed so far away. Then it happened. Bethany Nazarene came to Moody. Bethany was a national NAIA powerhouse and unbeaten in 12 games. The game smelled of slaughter. ACU shocked Bethany, the small crowd and probably themselves with an inspired 77-72 win. John Lewis led the Cats with 26 points on almost- perfect 10-of-ll shooting from the field. A season was turned around. The short, inexperienced Wildcats went on to win 10 of their last 21 games and ended the season at 10- 17. In a season of diminished expectations the los- ing record was strangely satisfying. When practice for the season began, only Jeff Johnson, Craig Wil- liams, John Lewis and Drew Flansburg remained from the Kansas City boys. Then Johnson and Leroy Cooper, a highly touted transfer, got into some trouble with marijuana and were sent packing. .. Flansburg soon followed. In a mutual agreement, he and the Wildcats parted company. Sans Johnson and Flansberg, ACU looked a sure bet to lose at least 20 games. Coach Mike Martin installed a “California” passing game to offset ACU’s lack of size and hoped his short underclass- men would survive in the Lone Star Conference jungle. Opening in Georgetown against Southwestern, the Wildcats were beaten soundly 74-62. At home four days later the Cats fell just short in a thriller with Wayland Baptist. After Wayland the Cats went to Wichita for their annual whipping at the hands of Wichita State. The Shockers devastated ACU 101-60. Traveling to Oklahoma Martin faced his old team. Southeastern Oklahoma. A long jumper by Cox went in and out at the buzzer in regulation, sending the game into overtime. But Southeastern's Lance Jasmin hit a shot at the buzzer to hand the Wildcats their fourth defeat. The next night didn’t bring much luck, either. ACU outshot, outrebounded and outplayed East Central Oklahoma but lost the game at the free- throw line. But ACU had saved its worst game of the young season for Southwestern. Playing slow and som- berly the Wildcats dropped a coring 59-54 game to Southwestern. Things looked glum. The huge win over Bethany changed all that. Over Christmas break ACU plastered Sul Ross State and New Mexico Highlands and lost heart- breakers to Wayland Baptist and Sul Ross. Martin’s team ended the prelims of the season at 3-8, but that didn’t matter a whole lot. What mat- tered is how the team did in the still-to-come LSC competition. In preseason polls ACU had been picked to finish last in the conference. From bare talent the assess- ment was probably a fair one. Traveling to Nacogdoches for their LSC opener, the Cats took advantage of Stephen F. Austin's poor ball handling to come oack from a 12-point halftime disadvantage and win 61-57. Three days later in Huntsville ACU ran into pow- erful Sam Houston State. The team dropped a 92-83 decision. Lewis hit a game-high 25 points. Preseason conference favorite Southwest Texas came to Moody for the Cats home conference opener. Behind world-class performances by Wil- liams and Lewis ACU prevailed 69-64. The following Tuesday brought a yearly treat for ACU hoop fans. Special Ed Turner of Texas A l made his annual, and final, trip to Moodv. Former ACU coach Willard Tate' described Turner: “He’s a franchise. He shoots; he rebounds: he passed out assists. I bet he even sells hotdogs. In his two previous years at A I Turner had never beaten ACU. In an intense thriller the Wild- cats made it five straight, winning in overtime 78-74. The Wildcats had held the talented Javelinas to within one, 69-68, with 10 seconds left. But Cox was called for traveling with nine seconds left in result- ing on to leave A I with the lead and the ball. Wildcats forward Brad Kerley fouled Mark John- son with seven seconds left. ACU fans behind the A I basket screamed, waved and as it ended up, distracted Johnson into missing from the freethrow Lewis grabbed the reboupd, drove down court, got within shooting range and stopped. He faked once, then twice before putting up a shot. It missed, but Lewis had been fouled while shooting. With no time left on the clock Lewis had the two shots needed to beat the Ed-led A I. Lewis stepped up to the line, took the ball and a deep breath. He kneeled slightly and let it go. It went in. Lewis turned from the line and walked to midcourt. The senior from Michigan came back to the line. With the crowd roaring, Lewis let it go again. He missed. But the Cats weren’t going to be denied. Cox can- ned two free throws with a couple seconds left in the overtime to clinch the win. Turner sat scowling on the bench — beaten again. After handling the conference elite, the Angelo State Rams looked like easy pickings for the Wild- cats. They weren't. The stubborn Rams gave ACU all it could handle before falling in Moody 61-60. Martin and the boys suddenly looked like world- beaters. With a 4-1 conference record the Wildcats were in a tie for first place with Howard Payne. A This page: left — Brad Kerley controls the ball during a Wildcat stall in front of a cheering home crowd; middle — Mike Cox, ACU’s quick point guard, kept the Wildcats moving in a thrashing of conference leader Howard-Payne University in Moody Coliseum; right — Coach Mike Martin gives John Lewis hurried instructions during a freethrow attempt by an opponent. Opposite page: Kerley, 30, and Davis, 32, battle a rebound away from a Sam Houston State player as Williams, 44, looks on. 62 - Spa Sports - showdown loomed with Howard Payne in Brown- wood. The Cats’ preoccupation with the upcoming show down against Howard Payne left them unpre- pared for East Texas. Ernie Gudger's Lions sur- prised ACU with a 73-55 pasting. The Wildcats went to Brownwood and led by as manv as seven points in the first half while fresh- man forward Mike Davis romped for 13 points. But Yellow Jacket All-American Gary Hopkins got untracked in the second half to lead Howard Payne back. With about two minutes left the Wildcats were down by three and threatening. Then Lewis was whistled for a fake foul” and called for a technical. The game was over. ACU lost 63-60. A knockdown battle to the end seemed likely for the HPU-ACU rematch the following Saturday. It didn't quite turn out that way. ACU walked all over the Yellow Jackets en route to a 21-point halftime lead. The second half was just as nice as the Cats coasted to a 93-69 win. All the Cats had to do to get back in the LSC lead was beat East Texas the following Monday in Moody. But the pinnacle of the season had been reached. Gudger, his young crew and some ques- tionable officiating dropped the Wildcats, 53-49. Then an unimpressive squad from Stephen F. Austin followed East Texas’ lead and whipped ACU 72-58; and Sam Houston outlasted the Cats 59- 53. For all practical purposes the regular season In San Angelo the following Thursday the Wild- cats came from behind to beat Angelo State 69-66. On Valentines Day Ed Turner finally beat the ACU jinx, leading A I to a 79-71 win. In a battle for fifth place in San Marcos, South- west Texas used clutch shooting by freshman Harold Howard to drop the Cats. Mike Davis hit an 8-foot jumper to put the Cats up by one, 67-66, with 11 seconds left. But Howard sank a short jumper of his own at the buzzer — some say a little after the buzzer — to sink ACU to sixth. The unpredictable LSC tourney came next. The Cats overcame a five-point deficit with six-and-a- half minutes left to get by Stephen F. Austin 54-48 in the opening round. The home team and tourney favorite Sam Hous- ton separated the Wildcats from their first shot at the tournament championship. At 3:04 in the game, the Cats were doing relatively fine, trailing by five and rallying. Then came Sam Houston guard Scott Horstman’s infamous pick. John Lewis explained, “He set a pick on me. He was holding me. Then he kneed me where he shouldn't. I did what anybody would have - I retaliated. Lewis’ punch earned him ejection from the game and resulted in two foul shots. Horstman sank one and ended the Wildcats rebuilding year. ACU finished the season at 10-17, but it was a funny kind of losing season. The Cats had blasted some of the best and lost to some of the worst. Much had been expected of the team’s only vet- erans, John Lewis and Craig Williams, and much had been delivered. Williams, a 6-foot-7 forward from Houston Worthing, turned center for a year and battled the giants quite well. He pulled down 8.2 rebounds a game, tops on the team, and scored 12.7 points. In a torrid week in late January, Williams ripped Southwest Texas, A I and Angelo State for 57 points and 33 while hitting a quite torrid 25-of-33 from the field. Craig earned second team all-LSC and all-district IV for his efforts. Lewis adapted quickly to his new spot at second quard. The 6-foot-3 senior from Pontiac, Mich., trailed only Hopkins in the race for the premier guard spot in the LSC. John led the Cats in scoring and on the floor. He was named all-LSC. At the end of the season Coach Martin sat at his desk and smiled. I’m proud of this ballclub,” he said. “When you look at where we started and where we ended, they’re as champion as anyone in the league. We did everything possible to win. It wasn’t an T concept, but a ‘we’ concept. That’s what helped us. We didn’t worry about individual- ity. The kids gave up a lot to be a pretty good team. You can’t call these kind of kids losers.” — David Ramsey This page: right — John Lewis, 40, brings the ball down the court us the Wildcat bench looks on. Sports Talent gives Lady Cats edge The women’s basketball team at ACU had a combination in 1981 it never had before — dominance and an all-Ameri- can. The result wasn't the national championship many predicted at the beginning of the season, but it was ago- nizingly close. The heart of the Cats’ new-found power game arrived in September in the form of 6-5 senior center Janice Mul- ford, a transfer from eventual AIAW Tech. Complementing the inside game was 6-0 senior forward Bonnie Buchanan from nearby May, who in April was named to the AIAW Division an All-American candidate. Mulford’s addition to an already explosive Wildcat offense resulted in 31- 7 record, the best in the team’s nine-year history. They won the state title and earned a trip to the AIAW Division II national tournament, where they lost in the quarterfinals to Lenior-Rhyne Col- lege, N.C., on LRC’s home court. Mulford teamed up with Buchanan, her former Tyler Junior College team- mate who also was named the Most Val- uable Player in the Texas Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, to practically rewrite ACU’s record books. Each broke four ACU records, Mul- ford broke three others that Buchanan bettered at the same time, and one of them was the high-point scorer in every game except one. Buchanan annihilated the record for most points in a season by scoring 842, 211 more than the previous record. Mul- ford wasn’t far off the pace, scoring 802 points of her own. Most of Buchanan's points came on a record 366 field goals on 765 attempts, both of which sur- passed Mulford who otherwise would have broken both records by hitting 338 of 627 shots from the field. The remainder of Buchanan's points came on a 110 of 135 performance from the free throw line, an .81.5 percentage that easily surpassed the old mark of 71.7 Although Buchanan had the team’s best free throw percentage, it was Mul- ford who made the most trips to the free throw line, putting up 179 shots from there. Mulford broke the record, set by senior forward Deedy Johnson in the 1978-79 season in what turned out to be ACU’s final game of season. It was, without a doubt, her best performance of the season. She went on a scoring tear that night, pumping in 48 points on 22 of 36 from the field, and four of eight free throws to break the single-game scoring record of 44 that Buchanan set in the 1979-80 sea- son against Texas Wesleyan. The duo also led the Cats' assault on they had broken more than half of them, including points in a season (3,131), scor- ing average per game (82.4), rebounds in a season (2,014), rebounds per game (53). field goals (1,284), field goal attempts (2,827), field goal percentage (45.4), free throws (563) and free throw percentage (67.1 on 563 out of 839). They missed tying the free throw attempt record by three but when the season ended eight individual records records, not including the 31 wins, eight more than the previous best. The Cats opened their season in Moody Coliseum against eventual state Division III champion Tarleton State'- University with an easy 93-45 win, then ASU, dominating the Rambelles like The Cats returned home to take on the University of Texas at Arlington, a game by grabbing 69 rebounds in a 91-56 win. They later tied that record against How- After a win against West Texas State and lost their first game of the season, an Denton. But the Cats returned home and Texas A M visited Moody for the Wildcats’ sixth game of the season, and the Cats destroyed them, 108-86, to set a single game scoring record. The Cats even gave the Maggies two freebies when Deedy Johnson tipped the ball to Debbie Woodruff who whirled and hit Buchanan with a pass. Buchanan streaked downcourt for a layup — into the wrong basket. That unusual play didn’t affect the game’s outcome, but the easy win after the NTSU loss was an unexplainable back to win the next game, usually by a lopsided score. It was a frustrating experience for fourth-year coach Burl McCoy, who never was able to figure out what made his team so explosive in games following defeats, If I could figure it out, I’d be Coach of the Year,” he said one week after the Cats had destroyed another opponent after a particular frustrating loss a few days earlier. After dropping an 81-68 game to Oklahoma City University ( It looked just like an Oklahoma-Texas game and the officials were from Oklahoma,” This page: Janice Mulford, 55, shoots an easy jump shot over her opponent. Opposite page: All-American Bonnie Buchanan shoots off-balance from a freethrow line. McCoy said afterwards) then defeating Southeastern Oklahoma by two in the Southeast Oklahoma Tournament, the Cats traveled to Wichita Falls for the first of four meetings with Midwestern State University. By the time the series ended, there was no doubt these were by far the two best teams in the state. The Wildcats won 89-88 on Mulford’s last-second shot from underneath, but The Lady Indians got revenge the next week when they defeated the Cats 84-80 in the second round of the TCU tourna- And true to form, ACU bounced back the next game to defeat Texas Wesleyan 109-78, breaking the team's own single 8 The Wildcats then won six in a row including a one-point win over Hender- son Junior College and a two-point win over Tyler Junior College the final week of Christmas vacation. It was the Cats' first action in nearly a month and the layoff showed. halt when the Cats lost 66-64 Io UTA in Arlington. The game ended on a contro- versial note when the referees ruled the game was over after ACU apparently had created a jump ball situation before the final buzzer sounded. But the Cats rebounded with a 98-59 win over Southern Methodist at home and a 21-point win at Howard Payne before leaving for Hawaii for a two- game series with the University of Jet lag seemed to be ACU's biggest adversary in the first game, a 75-71 UH win. The game was much more physical than ACU expected, and the next night the Wildcats were better prepared. The McCoy and his team returned home after their week-long vacation'' and won a pair of games before meeting Midwestern in the third and decisive ACU. The final regular-season TAIAW poll had been released a week before and the Cats had dropped from first to sec- ond, one point behind the Lady Indians, despite having split with them and los- ing only four other games, all to Division going into the game. But by the time the MSU game was to be played, the seedings for the state tournament had been announced. And in the poll” that counted it was ACU This was the game that would determine which ranking was justified. The Wildcats, despite playing a shaky first half, proved they deserved top bill- ing in the state by defeating the Lady Indians 93-85. ACU now led the series 2-1, but it was a foregone conclusion the two would meet at least one more time — in the finals of the state tourney. traveled to A M for a rematch with the Aggies. The game was the first of a doubleheader that had A M men play- ing the University of Arkansas in a deci- sive Southwest Conference matchup. A ACU women's team ever had played in A M's home court advantage nearly won the game for the Aggies as they outscored ACU 19-7 in the last 10 min- point lead the Cats had built early in the second half. ACU escaped with a 63-61 win. the 23rd of the season and more than any other women's team at ACU ever had won in a season. The Cats traveled to Belton the fol- lowing week for the state tourney, where their first-round opponent was Hardin- Simmons. The Cats easily disposed of the Cowgirls 83-66 and met TCU in the semifinals, a team they had defeated by 16 points earlier in the season. TCU played a better game this time but still lost by six. It was obvious the Cats were looking ahead to the title game with Midwestern. And what a game it was. The Cats played nearly flawless on offense and completely shut down the potent Lady Indian offense. McCoy said it was “one of those games you look for all your life ... We just whipped them from one end of the floor to the other, in every category. h k' d ble of, but rarely had shown. ACU shot 53 percent from the field and held MSU cent. Buchanan led all scorers with 34 points, giving her a total of 138 in the Cats' four games against the Lady Indi- ans, a 34.5 average. She scored at least 32 in each game. In the state title game, Mulford scored before fouling out. She led the tourna- ment in both categories, scoring 87 Despite those statistics, she was named had 36 rebounds in the tournament, was ment team and was joined by teammate The Cats had to wait three weeks before the AIAW southwest regional tournament in Pineville, La. Two weeks before the tourney, they learned they had been seeded second behind Arkan- sas Tech. The Cats played a home-and- also was waiting for the Division III tourney, to stay in playing shape and won both. ACU met seventh-seeded Arkansas This page: Dee Dee Johnson stops to look for a Wildcat to pass to. Opposite page: top — Robbie Free- man, 43, drives the baseline against her bottom loft — Bonnie Buchanan presses her opponent in Moody Coliseum; hot- jumps her opponent for a rebound, but the bull gets tipped out of reach. State in the opening game of regionals and had no trouble with ASU, winning 84-57. Everyone on ACU's roster saw action and only one player didn’t score, with four of the starters scoring in dou- ble figures. The win put the Cats in the semifinals against third-ranked Arkansas Monti- cello, which matched up a little better against ACU’s height than Arkansas State did. The Cats rode Buchanan's 33 points to a 67-60 win and a meeting with tourney host Louisiana College in the title game. More than the regional title was at stake in this game, even though both teams were assured a spot in the national playoffs. The winner, however, would host the first round and quarterfi- nals of the national tourney while the loser would have to play on the road. ACU and LC were tied at halftime, 34-34, but Buchanan had four personal fouls. Four minutes into the second half she fouled out after scoring only 12 points and the Wildcats slowly fell behind by as many as nine points with just under 10 minutes left. A late charge fell short as the Cats lost their sixth game from the field to the host's 47 percent, LC made 19 of 21 free throws, and all 13 in the second half. ACU went to the line The Wildcats were told after the game they would have to travel to Lenior- Rhyne College in Hickory, N.C., for the The first national tournament game an ACU team ever had been involved in ACU showed no signs of nervousness or the jitters as they hit 51 percent of their shots in the first half to take a 43-35 half- time lead. ACU cooled considerably in the sec- ond half as McCoy cleared his bench, but the Cats’ lead was so large SC had to foul to have any hope of catching up. ACU responded by sinking 19 of 25 sec- ond-half free throws and coasted to a 92- That left ACU one win away from the Final Four and a trip to Dayton, Ohio. The Cats could have won by playing the way they had in just about any other any but the one they played that night against host LRC. Not even Mulford’s 48 points and 17 into the listless Wildcats, who ended their season with a disappointing 88-75 loss. the field and with the exception of Mul- ford, each player seemed to be having “one of those nights when nothing would go in. LRC, on the other hand. The season was over, but now there was the hurt and disappointment of fin- ishing an excellent season with a per- with. For the nine seniors on the team it probably was the last competitive game they’ll ever play. lot to be proud of. — Mark Evje This page: bottom left — Debbie Woodruff, 33, pulls down a rebound as Deedy Johnson, 35, looks on; bottom right — Sherrie Coaison, 13, hits the floor hard after trying to pull down a rebound. Sports Trying to beat the odds At the end of the 1979 volleyball season, Coach Joyce Curtis predicted that 1980 would be a rebuilding year. Perhaps “adjusting” would have been more accurate. Kathy Moore, an ACU volleyball star only two years before, replaced Curtis as the 1980 women’s volleyball coach. Because she took charge of the team only five months before the start of the new season, Moore had little time for recruiting. Inheriting a team that had no seniors and only four juniors certainly helped matters. Susan Scott, from Abilene, and Pennie Dacus, from San Marcos, were two of the juniors. Scott and Dacus were nam- ed co-captains and expected to be the guiding forces on the young team. Their performances disappointed no one. Scott broke the record for blocks in a season by rejecting 126 of the opposition's slams, 20 more than she blocked the year before. Her record exceeded by 19 the one set the year before. Dacus, named most valuable player in 1980, played tbe first half of the season without missing a serve and missed only one after that. Her success rate of 99.4 percent after 380 serves broke the serv- ing record she had tied the year before. As a team the Cats successfully executed 1,802 of 1,897 serves. Their prosperity was due in part to the offense Moore installed. For the first time the Cats ran plays every time the ball crossed the net. Tne Wildcats’ schedule didn’t seem to be the most ideal for a team with eight freshmen. With on- ly seven home matches, they were scheduled to play several Division I teams and ended up playing the national junior college champions twice in tournaments. The Cats won their season opener against East- ern New Mexico University in the Texas Tech Tournament, but in the next match they took on Tech, a strong Division I team, and lost rather easi- ly. The Red Raiders would hear from ACU again, though. The Wildcats celebrated their home opener by defeating Howard Payne in four games. The next weekend ACU played its only homestand of the Opposite page: top — Penny Dacus, 21, and Shanna Kelley, 42, miss a block against a Texas Tech Red Raider, while Susan Scott, 43, backs them up; far left — fan Church, 33, Rhonda Rainwater, center, and fulie Evers dike, right, get ready for a return; left — Coach Kathy Moore watches in- tensely during a home match. This page: Susan Scott slams one over with no contest. season, taking on Lubbock Christian College, Midwestern and Angelo State. The Wildcats won two out of those three, but it was the win against LCC that excited the team. LCC watched the Cats run their plays almost to perfec- tion and execute their offense supremely. The ACU women saw just how powerful their new style of play could be. After the homestand ACU traveled to Belton for the Mary Hardin — Baylor tournament, where they faced St. Phillips for the first time. ACU lost both games to the defending national J.C. champs, but things looked encouraging for the Cats. They had played an excellent team, better than most in Division II, and after the initial awe played a tough match. The Cats won one of three in that tourney, which dropped their record to 5-5 going into Brownwood for a rematch with Howard Payne. The Wildcats went into the match expecting another easy win over the Lady Jackets, and Moore even displayed what she later called overconfidence by starting her second team. But unlike the first meeting between these two, which was HPU’s first match of the season, the ’Jackets didn’t lay down for ACU. The Cats lost in five games, the last one a 17-15 thriller, and Moore had learned one of those coaching lessons that usually comes with experience: never take any team for granted. In mid-October ACU played in its fourth and final tournament of the year at Midwestern. The Wildcats had been unsuccessful in reaching the playoffs in previous tournaments, but this time they succeeded. ACU beat out West Texas State for the fourth playoff spot by nine points. They lost their first game to St. Mary’s, though, and came back home to prepare for a two-game road trip to Lubbock. That meant a rematch with Tech. ACU played much better during the second meeting with the Raiders, but still lost. The Wildcats weren't too disheartened, though. They still had one more shot at Tech, and that would be at home. The next wek the Wildcats lost what proved to be a critical match to Texas Wesleyan College, because the seedings for the TAIAW state tourna- ment were made a few days after the match. After seven of the eight seeds had been given out, the Cats and TWC remained unranked. TWC was given the final seed, and ACU was relegated to pool play in the upcoming tourney. Considering the Cats' lack of success in making it through tourna- ment pools, they were at a glaring disadvantage. The Cats’ losing streak continued the following week. But two days before the state tourney the Cats seemed rejuvenated; Tech was coming to town for the final match of the season. Once again the Raiders were victorious, but in front of the home crowd the Wildcats gave them the toughest game they had dll season. Moore was en- couraged, and the team seemed to be back on the right track. The state tourney was only two days The Wildcats went to Georgetown for the TAIAW tourney and were placed in the same pool with Baylor, Southwest Texas and Anselo State. SWT and ASU had defeated the Cats the week ACU lost to fourth-seeded SWT in the first match of the tourney, then lost to Anselo State and Baylor the next morning. The Cats had lost their last seven games of the seaon for a 16-19-2 record. It was the first losing season an ACU volleyball team had had since 1974, the year before Moore came to ACU. But neither Moore nor her team were discouraged. “We went out with class,” she said after the Cats were eliminated from the state “The whole season we were learning. It was a big change for everybody and it won’t be so new next In the spring Moore was able to recruit for the '81 season. How well the Cats rebuilt and adjusted during 1980 will determine whether a contending team emerges. — Mark Evje Left — Jan Johnson blocks a slam. Right — Karen DeArmond, 20, sets for Shanna Kelley, 42, right. Cats finish strong year Ron Elston, a junior from El Cajon, Calif., advanced to the singles finals at the Lone Star Conference meet in Brownwood to help theWildcats to their The Wildcats scored 11 points in the LSC singles and doubles tournament April 26-28 to climb from fifth to fourth in the final league standings with 31 points. ACU's previous best had been the 24 points they finished with in 1976. At the conference meet, Southwest Texas and their star, Brian Lusson, were Not only did Lusson beat Elston 7-6, 6-1, to win the singles final, but the ped Hutton Jones and Larry Fatheree in the semifinal 7-6,7-5. quarterfinals to the other doubles finalist, Joe Pine and Don Woods. Pino Woods of East Texas State entered the conference tournament with an Woods eliminated Fatheree 6-3, 6-4, it to the quarterfinals before losing to SWT’s Jenkins 6-1,6-2. Elston’s performance raised his season record to 31-4, winning four of at the LSC tournament. He was named all-conference. Jones and Fatheree combined for the the season with a 12-7 record, and Wyatt Dotson went 11-6. The Wildcats shut-out seven op- ponents during the 1981 season and in LSC compeition. — Ken Gates This page: Junior Larry Fatheree leans into a first serve during a match at ACU. 4 Stephen F. Austin 3 Hardin-Simmons Sports —' Women's tennis wins trip to nationals 8 0 McMurry College 4 5 South Plains College 6 3 West Texas State 5 4 Angelo State 8 0 UT at Arlington 1 8 Texas Tech 6 0 Texas A I 8 1 Texas Women’s University 6 3 Hardin-Simmons Daniels resigns from coaching Conch M. L. Daniels resigned at the golf team after lifting his players to their ince 1976. The Wildcat team placed ifth in conference, just five strokes )ehind Angelo State University. LSC Twelve golfers saw action for ACU. sight of them receiving letters by com- The team hosted and won the Sam earn with an average score over 27 tour- laments of 76.21 and a low score for 18 loles of 68. Connell also qualified to Other top players included junior All-I.SC Spring Academic team; senior Billy Bradford: sophomore john Wilson; ed that in 1981-82 golf scholarships would be available for the first time at first hnh; of Abilene's Municipal Golf Hood predicts good season When world-class pole vaulter Billy Olson broke his wrist in an accident during a pre-season workout, track vault in meets that ACU participated in. Even after Track and Field News ranked Olson ninth in the world and se- cond in the U.S. for the 1980 season Hood still stuck by his prediction. With Brad Pursley, Tim Bright and spring squad. Hood didn’t have to be a prophet. Pursley, who was placed at 10th in the nation for the 1980 outdoor season, blaz- ning three meets in Canada, the Garden, the Oklahoma Track Classic in Oklahoma City and the NAIA indoor Texas, Kansas and Drake Relays. He cleared 17-7 at the Drake Relays, and his first miss was at the height he went as the lop pole vaulter in the U.S. for the Bright and Williams gave further credence to the foresight of their coach with a 2-3 finish behind Pursley at the Hood. Martin Guerrero, a senior who threw the discus and shot, and junior Steve Parker, a hurdler and sprinter, threw and ran their way into the record books. On a wet and windy afternoon during the Abilene Christian Invitational on second heave in the shot put and threw a school record of 60-4 ' . When the track team travelled to Levelland for the Texas Tech Invita- tional, Guerrero threw the discus 181-3 for a meet record. ACU won the meet 33 points ahead of their hosts and 47 points ahead of rival Angelo State. Parker was constantly competing against world-class competition. He finished third in the 60-yard hurdles in the U.S.A. Mobil meet with a time of 7.23. Alejandro Casanas of Cuba won the race in 7.14 seconds and two-time Olympic medalist Rod Milburn was second at 7.15. He also competed against world record holder Renaldo Nehemiah at the Dallas Times-Herald Invitational. The defending champion of the NAIA indoor 60-yard hurdles, Parker was dis- semifinals in the 1981 indoor meet. His Hood also put together a 400-meter relay team that was unstoppable. Parker, Tommy Thompson and two runners from the Cuban Olympic team, Richard Lee and Albert Lawrence broke a school record at the Southern Methodist University Quadrangular. They set the old record the week before. They combined for a 40.58 at SMU despite a messed up” baton exchange, and soothsayer Hood predicted a con- ference meet victory for the four. Hood knew what to expect from the LSC conference meet — his teams had won the last three — and he knew his relay team could beat the highly touted ASU team. They did. Lawrence had to battle with ASU for the lead and both teams finished ahead of the LSC record the Rams set in the event the year before. The meet turned into a big disap- pointment for the Rams as they watched the Wildcats gnaw at their huge lead. After Monday’s finals, Angelo State led ACU 70-28. But victories by repeat champions Parker and Guerrero and the wins by the 400-meter relay team and Pursley helped pull the Wildcats close to ASU. Parker won the 110-meter high hurdles in 14.42 and Bright finished Guerrero threw the discus 180-0 to set Opposite page: Brad Pursley pushes off from his pole to make this jump at the NAIA National Out-Door Track Meet. This page: Senior track member Wes Kittley presents ACU with the men's track team first place trophy for the Lone Star Conference championship. a new LSC meet record. Guerrero also placed third in the shot behind runner- up Simmons and won the Oscar N. Strahan Award for Oustanding Field Performer. Pursley again led the ACU pole vault sweep. He cleared 16-9 to win the event and Williams and Bright both jumped 15-9. A 2-3-4 finish in the 5,000-meter run by Frank Houston, Doug Jones and Jose Araiza put the Wildcats ahead of Angelo State with only the 1600-meter relay re- maining. ACU had to get third-place in the 1600 relay to win the meet. The Rams' relay team went out with a vengeance and smashed by nearly two seconds the LSC record that the same four runners had set the year before. But ACU'S Danny Dixon, Kriss Brook, Rick Kittley and Tommy Thompson took third place in the event and the Wildcats came away with a fourth- straight conference championship by two points. At the NAIA outdoor track champion- ship Parker successfully defended his ti- tle in the high hurdles by blowing out his nearest competition by more than half a second. Bright didn't get to run in the final after placing fifth in his semifinal heat earlier in the day. Guerrero threw the shot exactly three feet short of his best toss, but his 57-4 VS placed him third. Simmons was sixth. Lawrence ran a 10.84 in the final, finishing sixth. The 1600-meter relay team edged into the final with a fifth place finish in its heat of the semifinals with a 3:13.89. Angelo State was third in its heat with a Both ACU and ASU qualified for the 400-meter relay final with third-place finishes in each of their heats. Hood started predicting again. He said it would not be likely, but it would be possible for ACU to repeat as the meet's runner-up. He said after Fri- day’s competition that ACU would have to increase its total of 18 points to 60 to take second place. Saturday, Guerrero successfully defended his discus title, and Pursley made sure the NAIA pole vaulting champion was a Wildcat again. Guerrero threw the discus for an ACU record of 196-4 to win the event for the second straight year and set at ACU record. Simmons’ 174-foot toss put him in fifth. Pursley jumped 17-3 to win the pole vault. Olson had won the event the previous three years, and the winning height was nearly a foot below the record Olson had set the year before. Kurt Siebold of Oklahoma Christian also made 17-3 but was second with Bright cleared a personal best of 17- OVz to finish third, and Williams was sixth with a 16-4 leap. The 400-meter relay team ran a 40.46 Opposite page: left — Martin Guer- rero goes into his wind up in the discus competition at the NAIA national meet; top — Tim Bright starts his final push off his pole to try and make this jump; bottom — Albert Lawrence runs hard in the 100-meter semi-finals at the NAIA meet in Houston. This page: Tom Thompson gets a start before receiving the baton in the 4xl00-meter relay. to finish third behind the battle for first Valley. Southern won it in 39.91, while Mississippi Valley came in at 39.93. Angelo State finished fifth. The ACU 1600-meter relay team got 62 points. The second-place team, Texas Southern, had 59 points, and ACU finished with 54. Hood had been right again. Sixty points would have taken second-place. Move over Jean Dixon. — Ken Gates going over the third hurdle in the 110- meter high hurdles. Right: Rick Kittley rounds a corner in the 800-meter run at the NAIA national meet, but Kittley couldn't place high enough to qualify for the finals. Track Meets ACU Invitational Border Olympics Southwest Recreation Texas Tech Invitational Texas Relays Angelo State Relays SMU Invitational Drake Relays Lone Star Conference ACU Invitational NAIA National Outdoor TFA-USA National TAC National Womens track assaults 5.000 meters, and the 400-meter and 1600-meter relay teams picked up victories. The next week at Lumberjack Stadium in Nacogdoches, ACU won the Espinoza led a 1-2 finish with Lopez in the 1,500, and she won the 3,000 meters by nearly 27 seconds. Smith edged Espinoza to win the 5.000 meters. Glenda Evans won the 100 in a school record and her sister, Bren- da, came in third. Beaty won the 200 ACU won the meet with 149 points. The next week at the Texas Tech meet in Lubbock, the Wildcats assaulted Espinoza won the 1,500, 3,000, and 5.000 meters — all in meet record times. Garner, right, run during practice in ACU'S Elmer Gray Stadium. Opposite page: Pat Phillips stretches hard during the long jump warm-up. Lopez, Huddleston, Garner and Susan Davidson lowered the school record for the 3,200-meter relay to win the event, the ACU relay teams won the 1,600 meter in a new school record time and won the 800-meter medley. Lopez led a 1-3-4 finish in the 800 Texas Tech won the six-team meet, and Angelo State was second, but this time only 26 points ahead of the third- place Wildcats. The ACU girls didn’t do quite as well the following week at the Baylor Invita- records Sports- All in the name of fun A new year of intramurals began with a new intramural director and a new rule in football. Lynn Luttrell. a 1978 graduate, took over the IM program from Cecil Eager. A new football rule was adopted by Luttrell, Eager and Dr. Dwain Hart, head of the department of health, physical education and recreation, to prevent blocking on the line of scrim- mage and contact between players downfield. “We decided to change the rule to prevent serious injury,” Luttrell ex- plained. We tried to pinpoint the area that was too rough, the area where the injuries occurred, and take it out.” Many football players didn’t accept Luttrell’s explanation. Some complain- ed that the no-contact rule took the ad- vantage of the same away from bigger men and emphasized smaller, lighter players. Others argued that the actual number of past injuries in ACU in- tramural football had been small. But even with these changes in in- tramurals, the program went on much as usual, with somewhere in the neighborhood of 1,000 students par- ticipating in one sport or several. Intramural team names were still one of the strangest phenomena in the world of sports. Certainly there were some teams with predictable names: the Lions, the Warriors. But many in- tramural teams apparently put in as much work coming up with their name as they did on the playing field. And this made the job of a sportswriter both challenging and fun. For instance, For a while last week the Hallucinations thought they had a chance at the foot- ball championship, but they were just seeing things. Or, “The Gastros ate up the Hotdogs last week and are preparing for their upcoming game with Sloppy joes.” Or even, The Animals escaped from The Zoo Tuesday, scoring in the final second of the same. just as varied as the team names were the players. They ranged from the guy who was all-district in high school but didn’t want to play college ball because he needed more time for studying, to the substitute whose experience was limited to the three or four games he'd seen on television. With such a variety of skills, in- tramural scores are often lopsided. A rout such as 30-0 isn’t unusual. That may not sound so terrible in football, but what if it’s a softball score? It matters little. Not everyone can wear an intramural championship T- time. Even when you walk back to dorm with your team after losing the big one, you still have the camaraderie of the friends you played with all season long. And that's what intramurals are all about, just as much as they’re about trophies. - Doug Mendenhall Opposite page: Joe Beaty of Trojans defends against a Sub-T-16 receiver on a pass. This page: A third baseman and Glenn Moore have a hard collison at third base during an intramural softball game. Spons - J 11 men's intramurals Overall winners Badminton Football Bowling 2. Galaxy 1-Holy Rollers Hardball Volleyball Crosscountry Basketball ihSSS i-app Waterball Racquetball Swim Meet 1. SwiftKicks Softball 2 PfiSy,0e Tennis Soccer Rodeo women's intramurals Overall winners Zagma ieteChi Volleyball Swim Meet 2. Jumping Jacks Bowling 1. Sigma Theta Chi Badminton 2. DeltaTheta Softball 2. Competition Tennis 2. Jumping Jacks Basketball l.gmfhgjacks Track Meet 2 mpi ieteChi Football Racquetball Rodeo Cross Country 2. Sigma Aeta Chi Soccer 1. Sigma Theta Chi 2. Jumping Jacks Cheerleaders Pinch the Inch mm mm ACAD An Overview of the University's Administration, Faculty and Staff Abilene Christian University began in 1906 when A. B. Barret, a Tennes- see preacher, came West with the vision of starting a Christian school. Known as Childers Classical Institute, the school opened Sept. 11 with six faculty members and 25 students. The five-acre campus on North First Street encompassed four build- ings, but only primary and secondary grades were offered during that first semester. College courses were accredited eight years later. name to Abilene Christian College. ACC continued to grow, so in 1927 the trustees purchased the Hashknife Ranch — 680 acres on a hill northeast of Abilene. ACC moved to the “Hill- in 1929, and in 1976 the school again changed its name to Abilene Chris- tian University. Seven presidents and 75 years after Barret began ACU, the school has grown to include 4,400 students from every state in the United States and from many foreign countries, and more than 750 faculty, staff and emer- iti. The present campus encompasses 102 acres with 29 buildings. The graduate school was estab- lished in 1953 and now enrolls between 400 and 500 students each semester in programs of study leading The class is over; the students are gone; and silence fills the classroom. Academia — Guide to Administration, Academia and Professional Staff “As president and chief executive officer of ACU, every problem of the university becomes my responsibility. This does not mean that I personally handle all problems. In fact, I handle a small percentage of such matters, appointing vice presidents, deans, and other officials to help manage the institution. My specific duties include appointing and promoting faculty, preparing the budget, and accounting for all expenditures, I also am charged with ultimate responsibility for intercollegiate athletics and all other activities of the university. In addition to these responsibili- ties on campus, I am the chief officer in conducting all ACU's public rela- tions, I supervise dealings with alumni, churches, governmental enti- ties and the community and am responsible for fund raising and stu- “In looking back over our 75th year, I think it was one of our greatest. Stu- dents, faculty, staff and administra- tion have all worked together to make it outstanding. What a privilege it has been to work with all who have labored so diligently to make the year successful and constructive. president for public relations and president of the university. I'm now serving in a public affairs role, spending a majority of my time as executive vice president of the Independent Colleges and Universi- ties of Texas representing the private sector of higher education in govern- mental relations. It is a rewarding activity since our ACU students alone received almost $5 million in state and federal grants, loans and work study programs this year. It also has been rewarding to be chairman of the Committee of Sev- enty-Five and help plan our 75th anniversary year celebration. “My greatest hope for ACU is that we will forever maintain a 'family spirit' committed to Christ-centered teaching and activities, which will vices, I have had the great pleasure of knowing many students. The diversity of academic programs and extracurri- cular activities available on campus and in the community presents daily challenges and opportunities to every student. On our university campus — which can be complex and often c sthe enriches the quality of campus life. Component units of the divisic are the office of admissions ar placement, the student health centt housing and food services, and tl department of traffic and security. The division's goal is to help eai student deal as effectively as possib with the options and find his or h own place in the university comm nity. The division encompasses pr grams and services which affect st dent life from the time of admission the university until graduation and academic affairs of the university This includes changing curriculum adding new courses, schedulinj classes, planning registration anc graduation, recruiting, hiring anc rewarding faculty and appointinj department heads. .Though ACU administrativi offices traditionally maintain an oper door policy, one cannot really shari with more than 200 faculty member; and 4,500 students and still perforn assigned tasks. Still, numerous con tacts take place with students whi have plans and dreams for program such as Fish Cam Christmas for Childre Song. some hopes for the future. I want to improve the programs for those lacking tools needed to earn a degree and also to develop academic offerings that challenge the excep- tionally bright student. While always providing a basic liberal arts program, sional and vocational training that will ready our graduates for the job market. ACU graduates need to rec- ognize that even Christian must be an evangelist, sharing his conviction about Christ and his commitment to quality workmanship. Administration —10 BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Board of Trustees, described as mainly a policy-making body by Chairman Ray McGiothlin |r„ dealt with some major issues. The board, especially the executive committee, closely followed the case involving F. O. Masten's will that left much of his wealth to ACU. McGiothlin said board members mainly observed the legal develop- ments. However, after the settlement was made, the board was res| onsible for proper application of the income. In the spring, Dr. William Teague was chosen to succed Stevens as chief executive of the university. Stevens was named chancellor. McGiothlin said the board wanted to utilize Ste- vens' talents and contacts as a fund- raiser for the school. The change in administration came at Stevens' initiative. McGiothlin said, following almost a year of Also at its spring meeting the board approved a proposal to establish four colleges within the university. Mem- bers received President |ohn C. Ste- vens' nominations for deans of the i four colleges. The board meets the day of open- ing chapel, during Lectureship and the weekend of Commencement. Members of the self-perpetuating body serve five-year terms. proposal to organize four colleges jack A. Griggs lames Sorrells Harrold Owen W.C. Hatfield Robert Onstead Roy Willingham Richard Lunsford James Muns R. V. Hardegree Willard Paine Homer Gainer Hulen Jackson Marshal (Cellar John Banister Oliver Jackson Administration, Professional Staff AGRICULTURE Dr. Ed Brokaw Department Head The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo began an endowed scholarship fund in the agriculture department. Earnings on the initial gift of $50,000 will be used to award scholarships to students who meet high standards of character and academic achievement said Dr. Ed Brokaw, department head. The number of agriculture majors increased to about 100, Brokaw reported. Those majors have a unique opportunity to study agriculture at a private Christian institution, he said. ACU is one of the few private institu- tions that offers an agriculture pro- gram. Dr. Ed DuBose, member of the executive board of the National Block and Bridle Club, was recognized by that organization for his outstanding Dr. Keith Justice served on the board of directors of the Texas Alco- hol Fuel Producers Association. Research in alcohol fuel produc- tion, beef cattle genetics, brush con- trol, range and wildlife management, and the nutrition of sheep and horses occupied faculty members throughout Articles resulting from some of that research were published by DuBose and Dr. Francis Churchill. Shows fund endowment This page: top, Annetta Jones unsaddles after teaching a horsemanship lab; bot- tom left, a boar used for breeding at the Allen Farm peers through a fence; bottom right, sophomore Chuck DuBose feeds an Allen Farm horse. - Agriculture Students and faculty from other increased interest in the art depart- ment, said Dr. Brent Green, depart- ment head. He said such interest was caused by the increased quality of student work and the Shore Art Gallery's more ambitious exhibition pro- gram.” Those exhibitions included the American Water Color Society show and the works of Pennsylvanian Marilyn Bruya. Several art works by faculty mem- bers received recognition. historical mural commemorating Abi- lene's centennial. Ted Rose had two drawings accepted in an international show in Athens, Ga. He also received first prize for a painting at a national show in San Marcos. Jeff Tabor, was accepted in the Appa- lachian National Drawing Competi- tion. Plastic, bronze and wood sculp- tures by Arthur Williams were dis- played in his solo exhibition in a San Antonio gallery. One of the art department’s most important contributions to its students was the relaxed professional atmos- phere, the department head said. ART Faculty exhibits works BIBLE Willis addresses Bible Society BIOLOGY Lab upgrade starts rr Gerald Wilson John Little Roy Shake Clark Stevens Kenneth Williams Ben Thornton 1 BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Brister heads counseling center Dr. William J. Petty Department Head The number of business adminis- tration majors rose to 1,126, contribut- ing to what Dr. William Petty, depart- ment head, termed a severe shortage of business faculty.” To alleviate the problem of the approximate 38-to-l student faculty ratio, the department began a search for new teachers. In that search, Petty said “we are trying to avoid folding to the pressure of bilities.” One new faculty member was added in the fall. Ed Timmerman, associate professor of marketing came to ACU from Memphis State Univer- As an aid to business students, jozell Brister, assistant professor, opened the Business Administration Counseling Center. The center worked closely with the Business Administration Council to provide career counseling and planning for business students. conducted as a 75th Anniversary year program. Business leaders from across the state and nation periodi- cally spoke to students and Abilene businessmen. Petty said that students in these and other programs of the department will be respected by future employers not only for their intellectual capabilities, but even more for “their value sys- Business Administration —123 CHEMISTRY Chemistry - COMMUNICATION Faculty added; courses upgraded EDUCATION Science teaching program added Juanita Avinger Jane Coates Waunette Shaver 6. DaleTacker 7. W. H. Avinger 10. Ed Coates 11. OrvalFilbeck 12. Chantrey Fritts 13. Kelly Hamby ENGLISH Graduate program expands FOREIGN LANGUAGES Dr. John Williams Department Head The department of foreign lan- guages is ACU's window on the world introduce students to the real world — 90 percent of whose inhabitants do not speak English, wrote Dr. John Williams, head of the foreign lan- guage department. Learning other languages enables students to communicate with 200 million more people than they could a few months before, Getting to know the world and its people is one of the most valid goals of higher education, the department head continued. In helping students attain that knowledge, the department spon- sored two language clubs — La Tertu- lia for students interested in Spanish and Die Meister for those interested in German. Students also participated in the fourth Latin American Study Program during the 1980 Summester II. They studied Spanish and lived with Mexi- can families for six weeks in Torreon, Mexico. Robert Brown, a 1967 ACU gradu- ate, was hired in the fall to fill the position vacated when Dr. L. Haven taught Spanish and will begin teach- ing Portuguese in 1981-82. This page: top — Sue Rannou and Harry House study for a German quiz; bottom left — Robert Brown types beneath the portrait of Dr. Howard Schug, former department head; bottom right — Lee Ann Donley listens to language tapes as she studies for a class. — Foreign Languages GOVERNMENT Faculty active in politics Government — HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND RECREATION Hill's course focuses on death Dr. Bea Speck Department Head The history department obtained a National Humanities Endowment grant to bring Russell Kirk, historian and political theorist, to speak at ACU in April. Kirk’s address on the chal- lenge of the new trend to conserva- tism was the first of a two-part series arranged by the history and English departments. As a visiting professor, Dr. Henry Speck III taught courses on the Mid- dle East, where he lived for several years. Also coming to ACU, though not from as far away, was Dr. Arlie Hoover, former dean of Columbia Christian College in Portland, Ore. Hoover’s major field of study is Euro- pean history. Dr. Bea Speck assumed duties as department head upon the retirement of Dr. Frank Rhodes in the spring of 1980. Dr. Ralph Smith also retired at that time. As the new department head. Dr. Speck worked to achieve more coop- eration with other departments through cross-listing some courses with the Bible and English. More cooperation with the education department led to a new course for bilingual education majors. Also, the number of education majors taking history as their first teaching field All history faculty members were full professors, the only department so distinguished. This page: top — Dr. Joe Spaulding uses a map to illustrate his lecture; bot- tom right - Doug Maynard takes notes in a morning history class; bottom left - Craig Williams listens to a lecture in an American history class. HISTORY Mid-Eastern prof visits I-His HOME ECONOMICS Department celebrates 65th year lies-14 INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION Industrial Education —14: LIBRARY Shakespeare, da Vinci and the trains came Kenneth Roach Department Head Several special library events were planned for the 75th Anniversary Celebration. “And the Trains Came.” a Smithso- nian Institute Travelling Exhibit, that depicted the first 100 years of railroad development was on display four Models of inventions and other works of Leonardo da Vinci were dis- played early in the fall semester. During the February Lectureship rare and unusual Bibles were exhib- ited. Most of the books were from the library’s own collection. In conjunction with the English department and the Abilene Shake- speare Club, a traveling exhibit from the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington. D.C., was shown during April. The exhibit featured photo- graphs of Shakespeare's London, a drawing of the Globe theatre, a mar- ble bust of the bard and several other items depicting his work and times. Also, films of three of Shakespeare's plays were shown in the library's Mabee Auditorium. Other special programs and exhib- its were featured throughout the year. In addition to a full exhibition schedule, work continued on the Christian College Libraries Index, a listing of Church of Christ journals. Dr. Callie Faye Milliken served as editor-in-chief and R. L. Roberts and Marsha Harper as editors. Library - MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE Grant funds seminar Mathe MUSIC Faculty gives anniversary recitals 3. Jack Boyd 4. Leon Butts 6. Pauline Dunn 7. Sally Reid 9. Colleen Blondeau 10. Charles Trayler 11. Ed George 12. Milton Pullen 13. Ronald Rathbun 14. Gary Mabry 15. Timothy Perkins i — Music PHYSICS Dr. Charles Ivey Department Head The physics department “offers which allows them to have degrees comparative to the stronger physics departments,” said Charles Ivey, department head. Ivey was involved in neutron wellogging techniques for petroleum exploration and in molecular elec- tron scattering research. Dr. Paul Schulze investigated surface physics. Dr. Michael Sadler researched pion and nuclear physics at the Los Alamos government facility. Dr. Paul Morris researched the history and philosophy of physics. A degree in engineering geology, designed for those interested in petroleum, was approved by the The number of courses and majors increased in engineering physics, a degree approved last year, Ivey said. He also said faculty and student research interest in industrial areas Faculty continued membership in many state and national physics societies and attended several con- ferences. Ivey served on the ex- ecutive committee of the Society of Physics Students' national office. He also presided over the Texas section Physics Teachers. Research interest grows This page: top — senior physics majors Allen Rose and Mark Tate conduct an experiment with a laser; bottom — Jim Biard, senior from Abilene, produces an electronic circuit that will allow a computer to play music. I — Physii 1. Paul Schulze 2. Michael Sadler 3. Charles Ivey PSYCHOLOGY Therapists7 group accepts Austin 52 — Psychology Dr. Clyde Austin received clinical membership in the American Associ- ation of Marriage and Family Thera- pists. To earn the membership he therapy, supervision and clinical counseling. An electroencephalograph, an elec- tromvograph and a temperature feed- back device were added to the bio- feedback lab, where they are used to test involuntary body function con- trol. Faculty members continued to study in many areas of research. Austin attended the State White House Conference on Aging in Dallas the study of the aging process and the problems of the aged. He also pre- sented in April a paper entitled “Rev- erse Culture Shock Among Returning Missionary Families at the Christian Association of Psychological Studies national convention. Dr. Robert Sturgeon, clinical psy- chologist. studied the effectiveness of biofeedback in treating depression. Dr. Luther Marsh co-authored an article in the August 1980 Journal of Social Psychology. The article exam- ined the personalities of women who have masculine names. Dr. Ray Whiteside prepared a man- uscript for a book that integrates reli- of homosexuality. 8 P P SOCIAL WORK SOCIOLOGY 2. Bill Culp 3. Rollo Tinkler 5. CoyPullara Social Work Sociology —: FACULTY SENATE jlty Senate 3. Beth McCleskey 6. Martha Mosier 10. Sally Reid 11. Jerry Drennan 14. John Willis 15. John Bradford Chairman man, established three senate com- mittees and assigned specific duties to One committee was formed to advise administrators in dean and president selection processes and academic reorganization proposals. A second committee sought ways to improve academic performance. A third examined faculty salaries, pro- motions and retirement programs. At the end of the year the senate evaluated its work. Members noted approval with their recommendations for greater library spending and for Graduate School improvements. They also were pleased with efforts to improve the retirement system. Although the senate contacted both search committees. Green expressed dissatisfaction with the amount of influence faculty members had on the choice of a new president and the administrative decision to organize colleges. The faculty senate consists of two representatives elected by the faculty in six divisions — applied sciences, Bible, education and physical educa- tion. humanities, sciences and social sciences. Four at-large members also are elected by the entire faculty. Members serve two-year terms. President Stevens: Growing In Service The campus on which Dr. john Christopher Stevens served his last day as ACU’s president had changed remarkably since he enrolled as a freshman in 1934. And many of those changes came dur- ing Stevens' 12-year administration. Board of Trustees Chairman Ray McGlothlin credited Stevens with building construction and renovation totaling about $12.5 million. After the board appointed Stevens chancellor and named Dr. William ). Teague as his successor, the eighth president reviewed his years as chief Of the many accomplishments associated with Stevens' presidency, Stevens himself said he was proudest of” three things: the expansion of good relationships with Churches of Christ, a greatly strengthened endowment and an upgrading of campus facilities. One philosophy that guided the chief executive in his presidency was that you can run a Christian college and still be a first rate university. This belief led him to resist people who would impose censorship on various pie the need for the drama division to present outstanding works, even if they depict the seamier side of life. One of his great pleasures as presi- dent was working with student leaders, Stevens said. We’ve had a tremendous group ... I think that is just as crucial to running a good institution as having a great faculty and fine administrators. Opposite page: President John C. Stevens discusses his years as president. This page: Stevens turns to recognize special guests at ACU's 64th opening Chapel. As Stevens left the presidency, students' appearances had become more informal than they were at the beginning of his term, when women could not wear pants, nor men mustaches or beards. “We stopped making rules on those subjects,” the president said. We wanted to keep our rules on the big things ... drinking, illegal drugs, sexual morality.” I think our Christian commit- One force in recent years behind that Christian commitment has been the faculty — and student — initiated spiritual reaffirmation movement. In support of such reaffirmation, Stevens sought constructive and worthwhile Chapel programs.” The faculty continues to be dedicated and committed to Christiani- ty,” Stevens said. The number of teachers with doctorates increased dur- ing his administration, creating a faculty academically better prepared than ever before,” the chief executive said. The school became a university dur- ing Stevens’ sixth year as president. In the spring of his 12th year, the university On Aug. 27, 1981, Stevens8 became ACU's second chancellor. As chancellor, Stevens said his main goals are to work more with the churches, in- crease financial resources and con- tribute to general good will and relation- ships at ACU, Stevens said. Stevens will spend much of his time raising funds, because, he said, One of the main things for a private college or university is to keep the outside resources coming in to build the institution. The man who has done so much at ACU and plans so much more was born in Richland in 1918. He graduated from high school there in 1934 and received a Bible degree from ACU in 1938. Following his graduation he preached in jasper and Beaumont before joining the Army in 1946. Stevens was discharg- ed in 1946 with the rank of major and two decorations. President Stevens said one important lesson he learned from Major Stevens was to delegate responsibilities to others. When delegating duties, Stevens said, he learned to let people do their jobs as they saw best even when he did not fully agree. In the long run you’ll turn out better, I think, than if the presi- dent of the institution tries to do everything,” he said. After his Army discharge, Stevens enrolled in the University of Arkansas, He returned to ACU in 1948 where he was to fill many roles. He taught for a year and a half as an assistant professor of history, served as dean of men for another year and a half, then became dean of students in 1952. President Don H. Morris asked him in 1956 to serve as assistant president, Stevens said. Stevens worked as Morris’ assistant president for 13 years. On Feb. 21,1970, in one of the most elaborate events of the school’s history, Stevens was in- augurated as ACU’s eighth president. Twelve and a half years later, the now silver-haired Stevens left the presidential duties to Teague and step- ped into the role of chancellor, as Presi- dent Morris had done a dozen years earlier. — Kelly Deatherage This page: top left — Dr. Stevens pauses in his inauguration speech; top right — Stevens dresses for the in- auguration; bottom — President Don Morris congratulates Stevens, the 1969 Alumnus of the Year. i — Academia The Face of the Future Teague accepts presidency Dr. William J. Teague, formerly ad- ministrative vice president of Kerr- McGee in Oklahoma City, Okla., was named president-elect of ACU by the Board of Trustees, May 1. Teague officially assumed duties as president Aug. 27 when Dr. John C. Stevens, eighth president of ACU, became chancellor. The school’s ninth president is a 1952 ACU graduate. Following his graduation he worked for five years as executive assistant to President Don H. Morris. During his last year as an ACU administrator, Teague work- ed with Stevens who was Morris' Because both he and Teague work- ed with Morris, Stevens said he believes the school “will follow pret- ty well in the directions we’ve gone.” Stevens said he modeled his ad- ministration after Morris’. When Teague's appointment was announced at the annual Recognition Dinner, Stevens expressed his “wholehearted support” of the board’s decision. He is unusually well-prepared, by education, ex- perience, temperament and character to take the job on, and he will do an outstanding job for all of us as presi- dent, Stevens said. In addition to his bachelor’s degree in speech from ACU, Teague’s ministration in 1959 from Columbia University in New York and a doc- torate in administration and labor law in 1965 from the University of California at Los Angeles. This page: Dr. William . Teague speaks in May to those attending the Recognition Dinner. ACU’s ninth president has broad ex- cMe affairs'1 6 UCdt‘°n' bus,ness and In 1957 Teague left ACU to become vice president for development at Har- ding College in Searcy, Ark. He worked there until 1959 when he was named vice president of Pepperdine University in Los Angeles, Calif., a position he held While at Pepperdine, Teague found- ed William J. Teague Associates, a management services corporation. He also ran for a Republican seat in the the president of Purex Industries, Inc. in Lakewood, Calif., and was later promoted to administrative vice presi- dent. He resigned from that position in 1978 to become administrative vice president for Kerr-McGee. The civic and professional activities Teague has been involved in include the American College Public Rela- tions Association, Boy Scouts of America, Western States Commission for Higher Education, American Heart Association, Better Business Bureau, Kiwanis International and March of Dimes. Teague is the recipient of three George Washington Honor Medals from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge and of the Industrial War College Award. The new president has served as an elder in each of the last three con- gregations of the Church of Christ where he and his wife, Margaret members. When Teague’s appointment was announced at the annual spring Recognition Dinner, he told the facul- ty, administration, staff and board members attending that he and his wife felt as if they were coming home. As president Teague said he will we join you ... in this Uncommon commitment.” He also affirmed his ACU. q FEAT A Closeup of Some Special People, Places and Things pans of the ACU atoiy ate to be learned, he said, not by knowing the West Texas Beauty Real or Imaginary? Beauty in West Texas? The perennial question raised by out-of-state students raises the ire of natives of “God’s Coun- try,” so the Prickly Pear staff set out to settle the question once and for all. We didn't find many of the beautiful things com- mon in other parts of the country. There are no snow-capped mountains in West Texas, no magnificent canyons, and no rolling hills covered with tall oaks, elms and pines. There is no soft Ken- tucky blue grass to nap on during a lazy summer day, and no broad sleepy rivers hidden between wildflowers and willow trees. But beauty depends on one’s perspective. West Texas may not have an endless blue ocean, but it does have an endless blue sky with billowing clouds and beautiful sunsets. At night, countless stars can be seen from a dark, country road, and lightning storms often tear the sky. Beautiful 80 degree winter days may be followed by beautiful snow and ice storms which blanket the dusty country. But natives of West Texas can also find beauty in the whiteface cattle on the range and the white cotton fields in bloom. Yellow roses, bluebonnets and prickly pears blooming in the bright sunshine add color to the brown land. And the migration of monarch but- terflies in the autumn are a welcome contrast to the sandy color of the sky when Lubbock blows in. West Texas women are also known for their beauty, which may be a reason so many out-of-state men came here. And we’ve discovered that at night even the GATA fountain looks pretty from a distance. So whether you’re looking at oil wells, the GATA fountain or monarch butterflies, there is beauty in West Texas — real and imaginary. visions of „1Uc,s. ,ndia„s. wild bosses sod ,he WUd TITE 100 vears ago when thev began the tent citv of Abilene on the JL JL JL M—J CELEBRATION OF A CENTURY The 1980 Vote As seen through the eyes of Harry Truman At times, people thought I was great. At other times, I was judged to be down- right mean. Something tells me, as I sur- tial campaign, that American citizens take both these views about most politi- cians. A president cannot always be popular. Neither can presidential candidates, but they certainly try to be. Although Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and John Ander- son had a few more modern campaign- ing techniques on their side, their basic strategies were familiar. Their promises for action in the White House, their- whistle-stop campaigns across the country — although they trav- eled by plane instead of train — and even the name calling and personal in 1948 also. That's the year I was cru- sading for the presidency. I remember touring Texas. I was the incumbent, and stopped in small towns all across the state voicing my concern for world peace and my contempt for those do-nothing Democrats. I didn’t pass through Abilene, but I think it’s safe to say that my Texas welcome was a bit heartier than Mr. Carter’s. I wish I could have seen Abilene. I’ve heard about the student groups that were active during this year's campaign, and I would have liked to compare them to the ones of my day. I remember speaking to the Young Democrats, and wondering if any of the youngsters in that audience would one day be leading our country. Now I hear about the Young Conserv- atives, College Republicans and Stu- dents for Reagan. All three groups cam- paigned at Abilene Christian University for the Republican candidate. What is confusing to me is the fact that there were no Democratic organizations on the ACU campus campaigning for A few days before Carter’s visit to West Texas, he made a pledge to tone down his campaign tactics. It seems his aides had become very concerned that the president’s personal attacks against Reagan were backfiring on him. On one occasion, Carter declared that if the Republicans were voted into the White House, “Americans might be sep- arated, black from white, Jew from Christian, North from South, rural from urban ..and that Reagan would be “tempted to end the peace for which we all pray.” Strong accusations, perhaps, but not unique circumstances. As far as I can recall, personal blasts have always pre- ceded elections. I certainly did my share of attacking. I denounced Republican Thomas Dewey for his double talk. I believed he was trying to fool the American people, and I told them so. I called Dewey's stand for unity “a lot of hooey.” An acci- dental rhyme? Not a chance! Perhaps the reason that the 1980 elec- tion has been described as particularly dirty is that today’s candidates are much more visible. The mass media have become indispensable campaign weap- The whims of the mass media can That’s a little scary. I think I’d rather make it on my own. Don't get the idea that the media were press kept quite a pace when I was run- At the end of my campaign, I was on my way home to Missouri. I had already ers landed. They raced after me in press cars, preceded by a police escort. before I did. When they asked me why I was late. I told them a police car had pulled us off the road, along with all the other traffic, to give the reporters room to get through. Seems there were some very important people going through I was in the news, all right. Many of my speeches were broadcast on radio, voters were listening to what I had to say, and not watching for sweat on my brow or an unsteady look in my eyes. My smile wasn’t quite so broad as Car- ence. I hestitate to predict how I would have fared on the debate stage. To be honest, the purpose of the 1980 presidential debates have me a bit con- fused. First, Ronald Reagan and Inde- pendent John Anderson met, but Carter refused to join them. The incumbent’s main reason was that Anderson could contender. It seems to me that Carter could have better proved his point by facing Anderson and demonstrating his superiority. When Carter and Reagan finally agreed to meet, exactly one week before the election, I wondered if the debate would serve the purpose debates are intended to serve: to give voters the chance to see the two candidates together so they could better judge them. How can you accurately judge two men whose gestures and remarks have been so carefully rehearsed that they leave no room for spontaneous reac- tions? Both candidates realized that more eyes would be measuring them that night than ever before, and that it would be virtually impossible to recover from any mistakes they made. Both Carter and Reagan believed they could gain an edge in the polls by debat- ing. Up until that time, most pollsters were saying the race was too close to call. At least the media gave each man a chance. At times during my campaign, I was sure that I was the only one who thought I had a chance. Once the 1948 GOP con- vention was over, the media began to assume that Dewey had the presidency all wrapped up. One expert the experts didn't consult though was Harry Truman. I didn’t act like a man headed for defeat, because I knew I wasn’t. Once, when a reporter mentioned the sampling polls, I just smiled and said, “We’ll see on election You'd think that the media would pay a little bit more attention to the prophe- sies of a United States president. But those pollsters were so sure of them- selves that on the day after the election. Perhaps the American people do not like to be taken for granted, even by sci- entific polls. The 1980 election suggests that either the voters decided they were not going to be evenly divided just because the polls said they were, or Americans are so influenced by the the polls are favoring. By a couple of days before the elec- tion, the personal pollsters for both Reagan and Carter had determined that the Republican candidate was picking up a strong lead. Carter’s pollster blamed the collapse in his candidate's campaign on the hostage issue, which was again in the news. Television and all the other modern conveniences of today may make things easier, but they also get in the the way of really getting to the people. Whatever happened to the days when you simply told the American citizens what you stood for and hoped they elected you? Features — Let's Rodeo! 1980 IN REVIEW: MOMENTS AND MEMORIES A Behind the Scenes Look at Summerstage (and the people who make it work) lowercase ! — lowercase CnviX SSSS gilll I all-american IliP USP b beulah Days and years at ACU may seem unforgettable now. but what about 70 ACU's oldest living alumnus, Mrs. Beulah Cain Arvin, said that she remembers very little about her days at Childers Classical Institute where she attended school for one semester “A lot of water has passed under the bridge since then, she said about her days at Childers. live to see Nov. 24 ... boy oh boy. am I excited!” Beulah Cain was born in Lee County. Texas, east of Austin, in 1880. She lived there until she moved to West Texas with her family in a cov- Confederate army under General Robert E. Lee, and Mrs. Arvin remembers her father's stories about the battles he fought. Mrs. Arvin attended a women’s college in Fort Worth for a month, but left when she found she was in the wrong pew. Miss Ado Sikes, a friend of Mrs. Arvin who attended Childers, persuaded her to come to Abilene. She wrote A. B. Barrett, president of the new college, and asked him to arrange a place for her to live. Although she does not remember Mrs. Arvin does know that she had a great interest in shorthand. I had a scholarship in shorthand in Hous- ton, she said. “I sure do like short- hand. She only attended the school for one semester and doesn’t remember why she didn't return, except that she had a boyfriend in Cottonwood, Her marriage to Major Andrew Arvin was an achievement. Meeting courted 25 years before marrying. Beulah Cain was 44 years old on her wedding day. they waited so long to get married, except that they were both working and didn't have time to marry. Major Arvin was a farmer. After marrying, the couple lived in several places in the South and Southwest, including Major Arvin died in 1976 at the age of 96, and Mrs. Arvin has lived in the Colonial Oaks Rest Home in Cross Plains since his death. Beulah Cain Arvin is a special woman with a special outlook on life. She has a warm heart and loves to rounds to see other residents of the home. She also reads her Bible every day and savs one of her favorite books is Ruth because she sure was 8 When asked if she would consider going back to school at the age of 100. you betcha. And would she return to ACU? That's the only place to go to school! Mrs. Arvin exclaimed. Mrs. Arvin celebrated her 100th birthday Nov. 24. 1980, on the ACU campus. The celebration began with a special chapel in her honor at which the Big Purple played and the audi- ence sang Happy birthday, dear Beulah. ‘The centenarian was presented with roses and a scrapbook of ACU containing a special message from President Jimmy Carter. After blow- ing out the candles on a huge cake (with the help of friends) Mrs. Arvin said a few words of thanks to the school. A reception in the Living Room of the Campus Center after chapel allowed students, faculty and friends to meet Mrs. Arvin, and a luncheon followed in the Main Room. Mrs. Arvin had anticipated the day for a long time. When interviewed in September Mrs. Arvin had said. “If I beards Before the 1950s males were not allowed to wear beards on the ACU and today beards are not an uncom- m M S'8hl f 1 I d students regularly sport whiskers. to prove their manhood when they leave home for the first time. Others grow beards because their parents can't tell them to shave, and still others do it just to see what they’d bible majors Beards and briefcases, high water pants, white socks and glasses — all are part of the stereotyped Bible Bible majors also have stereotyped labels. They refer to each other as conservative or liberal, and the only way to determine whether the label serves a useful purpose and we aren’t even called to supper by it,” said one disappointed art student about the bell tower. McGlothlin Campus Center and the Gibson Health and Physical Educa- tion Building, was a gift by the class of 1980 in honor of Dean Garvin V. Beauchamp, vice president for stu- The bell, a bronze locomotive bell cast in 1895 by the Buckeye Bell Foundry, was presented to ACU in memory of Fremont Goetz by the members of the Goetz family. Although the bell has an in- teresting history, the tower proved to be an expensive disappointment to others. Perhaps the real gift of the bible misplace a book in a library which contains 537,486 books. But one book Library is impossible to misplace. Known as the World’s Largest Bi- ble. this book contains 8,048 pages, is 43 inches high and 8 feet 2 inches bell tower stuck on you is a compliment or insult is to consider the source. To the rest of the campus they are just Bible majors, objects of both But maybe praise is winning out. After all, three student body presidents in the last four years have been Bible majors. bean lines The poor quality of cafeteria food has been a long-standing joke on college campuses since the first freshman first left home and his mother's home But despite the frequent com- plaints about the food served in the Bean, the lines outside the doors keep growing, and students keep waiting patiently and not-so-patiently to get To help solve the problem and to prevent people from cutting in line at suggested roping off Bean lines. Some classes also voluntarily met 15 minutes early so they could get out early and help prevent large numbers of students from arriving at the Bean But as long as enrollment keeps in- creasing and as long as students who live on campus are required to buy meal tickets, long Bean lines will con- tinue to be a problem. Besides, freshman need something to write home about. campaigns Christmas vacation is over and the spring semester has just begun. But Spring Break, that long-awaited week when weary students go home, go ski- ing or just go away. Each year approximately 100 ACU the country. This year students La.. OshkosK Wis.. Glendale, Cal., Long Beach, Cal. and Miami, Fla. Campaign workers in these cities spent the week in personal Bible study, talking with non-Christians and knocking doors in the community dealing with problems people face Long Beach and Miami who knew very little or nothing about the church. The Singles Seminar was an outreach to college students on the University of Wisconsin campus in Oshkosh, and a Family Strength Seminar in New Orleans was a way to make people aware of the church. One group of 32 students traveled by vans and a car to Toronto, Canada. Their encounters were somewhat dif- ferent than the other campaigns. Becki Sharpe, a freshman social work major originally from Hampton, Va„ described her experience. It door knocked ... This campaign we didn’t do any door knocking because most everyone lives in high rises, and they’re locked.” In the mornings the campaign workers rode the subways to large they sang and talked with people. Becki, describing the Canadian people, said, “Canada is more reserv- ed. In Toronto it's not common just to speak to someone walking down the street; whereas here in the south that's a common courtesy. They very generally stick to themselves, and they don't make eye contact that much at all.” Becki stressed the fact that the campaign workers were requested to pray, in groups and individually, that they would meet people and the Lord would work in their lives. She spoke of meeting an elderly German lady and spending mornings in conversa- tion about spiritual things and about life. She also met a girl from Colum- bia, South America who had recently moved to Toronto. Another afternoon she spent sight-seeing with an elderly The students didn't invite people to a seminar, but they did have two meetings in which a Christian from Beamsville, Canada spoke. Sometimes they gave out books con- taining the individual gospels of Mat- thew, Mark, Luke and John to those who seemed interested. important things she learned on the trip. It helped me to realize how much that sometimes my organiza- tion of things gets in the Lord's way of doing his will, she said, adding that she realized the importance of building relationships with people. I didn't meet that many different peo- ple because those people that I met I spent hours with.” Becki is not worried about leaving her newly started relationships though. It was helpful to see that there are some strong Christians in Toronto who are willing to work with these people. We felt strongly about meeting people’s needs; not only their spiritual needs and such but all their needs because Jesus met their physical needs. He didn't say. 'Well, I'll heal you if you'll be spiritual after that'.” Only six members of the Church of Christ live in Toronto. Four of ‘hem work full-time for the church. The in downtown Toronto in what Becki described as a dangerous area.” “They wanted to live in the middle of it so that they could work in their (the people's) lives,” she said. “Toronto is very unique in that they just have people from every culture ... I think it's kind of known as the New York of Canada ... There's a greater percentage of peo- ple from places other than Toronto than there are natives,” she added. Besides being happier for her new Canadian friendships, Becki said she feels strong ties with fellow campaign workers. And like so many others who sacrifice their Spring Break each year to go on a campaign, Becki doesn't believe she sacrificed that much. “1 gained so much more than I gave, she said. - Rene' Williams canoe Rain is not usually a problem in Abilene. More often than not, the lack of rain is a problem. Most people who own umbrellas don't know where they are, and those Except, that is, for three weeks dur- ing the year — one in the spring, one in the summer and one in the fall. And then, like the slogan for Morton salt, when it rains it pours. On the hill, high above any threat of flooding, the greatest concern is getting your shoes soaking wet from the rain gutters that empty onto the sunken sidewalks or getting your head soaked while trying to rush past the waterfalls that empty in front of the doors at Gardner Dormitory. Inevitably water also collects in front of Moody Coliseum. And short- ly after the fall rainstorm, Mrs. Addie Felts, physical education instructor and a canoe full of her students took Afte alU canoe would't go far in the GATA fountain. cookies 2301 with Dr. Willis for ten years is not for his great insights into the Old Testament. It's for the cookies. computers Move over dogs. Man has a new best friend - the computer. bills and entertain us. They can work complex mathematical formulas that enable us to send men to the moon, and can process volumes of informa- tion — all with incredible speed and accuracy. However computers, like dogs, hair and they don't eat your house slippers, but they do malfunction at once a computer has made a mistake, it's almost impossible to correct. chesterton designer jeans Almost any time of the day or night that you jiggled the old television dial you could find a pair of designer jeans wriggling across the screen and into your heart. Before a piece of Calvin or Gloria could become yours, however, you had to part with enough cash to pay for the next Once you decided you could manage without food or sleep for awhile if it meant being able to per- sonally display one of the most recognized names in society, actually handing over the money to the salesperson was another story. Only if your current favorites weren't plastered to your body so tightly that you couldn’t slide your wallet out from between the denim and flesh could you gain another pair. But if you could manage it, all the prestige of a gold-threaded name was yours. What began as a novelty in the late 70s has become the most popular and ever to hit the American market. Manufacturers of designer jeans have achieved such economic stabili- ty that they now offer their product not only to conformists of the college age, but to six-month-old future con- formists, their parents and grand- demanding their designer jean rights. they've got a gold mine in their files of denim. After spending millions and millions of dollars advertising the product, they probably think they deserve it. Those ads and the pride during the n have the majority of the American population believing that it is almost uncivil to don a pair of plain, unmarked trousers. And the obsession for garments bearing the most popular names — Calvin Klein, Gloria Vanderbilt, Sasson, Diane von Furstenburg — have created a revenue for less established jean makers as well. Names like Pitcalo, Gitano, Les jambes and Jegalle appear on pants of presumably inferior quality at all discount locations apparently to persuade the public that prestige can be had even by those who cannot af- ford the finest. At this point, denim makers seem to be saying, the only important thing is that some name or n the i e takes may be the deciding factor of this elite attire's success. Identities have appeared in everything from or- dinary white thread to gold metallic letters to flashy red sequins. Sasson’s name, marketed in a block of red thread, has become so familiar that another 1 altered his logo i Only a few people will be foolec glance. They, like the des whose names they flaunt, reci quality. With a name like Sassoon or or Gloria, it has to be good. S and Calvin and Gloria say so. - Donna Richards Q=SSON! dust storms “Dust in the Wind” is just a popi song in many parts of the coun Here in Abilene it’s a reality. ders ; have also t to delay Christmas tra scare away Lectureship crow February. You can see one coming for The sky turns a dirty red, ar sand-colored buildings on a dollar night Years ago the best w ;ood movie cheaply was t came through on its s nore kind, and so we have “dollar light. On any Tuesday night a person can The next trick is to find a dat roommate free from study or w But if you succeed in doing both, can enjoy an evening of good er emergency exits Since all the emergency exits on campus are chained, let’s hope we enrollment As enrollment at many state col- leges and universities continued to decline this year, enrollment at private schools was on the incline. ACU followed the nationwide trends. In the fall a school record was set as 4,560 students enrolled, in- cluding 1,478 freshmen. Another record was set in the spring as 4,417 students enrolled, breaking the previous spring record of 4,034 set the electricity When Benjamin Franklin took his kite out on that stormy night, he did more than discover electricity. He also helped raise the tuition at ACU. The school spent an average of $55,000 per month on electricity, or approximately $662,160 this year. jump significantly. Unfortunately not many students know the meaning of conservation, that is, until they move out of the dorm and begin to pay for electricity. Maybe we could start a course call- ed Conservation 101. It could meet in a dark classroom. hello books Everything from stars and mice to naked chickens have adorned the covers of ACU’s campus directory, the Hello Book. But the directory is Before you can get one however you first have to pass the endurance test. You know you paid for one but distributing them tells you to go to the business office. The business office shrugs their shoulders and sends you back. But if your patience or luck holds out you can usually get hold of one. Of course your number will be listed will be misspelled. And even if both were right the print is too small to read. But despite its problems and the fact that it comes halfway through the semester, the Hello Book is still the handiest little black book on campus. home For many ACU students home is just a few blocks away or just a few miles out of town. But for many others home is in a far-away city, a far-away state or a far-away country. And they are the students who know the true joy of going home. They are also the students who bubble with excitement when they receive a letter from their parents or kid sister. And they are the ones who wince when they first catch themselves refering to their room as home. But many grow fond of Abilene in their brief stay here, and they become the alumni who know the true joy of returning to ACU. After hbo Home Box Office, as a part of the cable television industry, is hailed by many entrepreneurs and com- munications experts as the dawn of a new era in television programming. To students more interested in to see recent box office hits, concerts ButPthe feal attraction of HBO is the commercials — there aren’t any. izod At least that's what people who have them tell people who don't. However the Izod, which once adorned only the finest shirts and shorts, caps, ties and t-shirts. with an alligator, though.P To capitalize off Izod's popularity shirt with an alligator wearing a t-shirt with a man on it. around, the Izod is destined to go out of style. Maybe we could cut off the Izod and save the shirt. inflation date in 1981 was very close to begin a cheapskate. After paying $3.75 apiece change left to pay for gas — if neither the restaurant nor the theater was too delivered exceptional gas mileage. Students felt the effects of inflation every bit as much as the rest of the country. Members of the class of 1981 freshmen in 1977, but during their counted their blessings at graduating before an announced increase to $82 per hour went into effect for 1982. Other costs of an education at ACU also shot up. When members of the class of 1981 were freshmen, they read in the course catalog that $1,372 would pay for their room, board and 15 hours tuition for one semester. The 1980-81 version of the catalog listed tion to the goods and services it will buy. But try feeding that definition to most people and they'll say that the opposite is true; that inflation means overpriced goods. During the pro- buy goods, so manufacturers were able to demand higher prices. Which meant that the cost of living rose, which meant that salary hikes were given, which meant that manufac- turers could demand and gel still higher prices. And so the term What did the 1981 graduate have to look forward to financially? Escalating prices put investments consider carefully before going into debt. many students attending college on financial aid, and with the Postal Ser- vice raising the price of mailing a first jelly beans In 1976, a peanut farmer from Plains, Ga. took the nation by the taste buds and started a peanut craze. Four years and one election later, the domain of dirty-faced little children and baseball fans, and the nation has discovered a new taste treat — jelly beans. Although cabinet officials first in- spected President Reagan's jelly bean jar with suspicion, they now feel out a handful to eat. Piles of gourmet jelly Bellies, the kind the President prefers, sit like poker chips on tables at all high-level meetings. And although jelly beans are not as messy as peanuts, considerable criticism has arisen from choosy alike. But a 70-year-old President can ig- nore mothers and dentists. He has even solved his problem of what to say when someone asks a question and he has a mouth full of jelly beans. Well... kickers You know who they are. They are the ones on campus who always wear Levi's or Wrangler's bluejeans, Tony Lamas or Nocona boots, a cowboy hat and a big belt buckle won in a rodeo or at a judging Many of them also seem to have a swollen cheek, and most of them drive pickups that are usually dirty. Except, that is, for when they clean them before the judging shows. They talk about things such as 100 percent parity and the best feed for heifers. And some of them enter veterinary school, facing tougher competition than medical school applicants. No matter what else critics may kitten klub Wildcats have always had a place on the ACU campus. But in 1927 the faculty made a place for kittens. Known as the Kitten Klub. the new organization consisted of ten girls selected by the faculty to form a pep They cheered at football games, sold programs, marched with the band in parades and held picnics for eventually students learn to avoid registering for classes with an asterisk beside them in the catalog. lennon You say you want a revolution We all want to change the world. The Beatles did change the world. Their impact on America was more profound than that of any other group of musicians ever. When those four Englishmen burst onto the American pop scene via the Ed Sullivan show Feb. 8, 1964, they started a revolution of sorts. Not one of fighting but one of music. The nucleus of the Beatles was two teenagers and wrote Love Me Do, which became the Beatles' first release in '62. Those two were John Lennon and Paul McCartney. They would write hundreds of songs for the group, cut 25 albums and sell more than 200 million records before the big breakup in '70. Many blamed Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, for the break, which was earth-shattering news at the time. But 10 years later, on Dec. 8, 1980, came the biggest shock of all. The 40-year-old Lennon was gunned down outside his New York City home, and the news rocked the world. I read the news today, oh boy. Lennon's death affected people differently. Hundreds of fans gathered at the entrance to Lennon's home to cry, sing, pray and decorate banners. Sympathies for Yoko and their son, Sean, were expressed by presidents and prime ministers from around the world. On Sunday Dec. 14 more than 10,000 mourning fans gathered in New York's Central park for a 10- minute silent vigil in the rain, chan- ting “All you need is love, love is all Lennon and Beatle album sales, soared. People who had no special fondness for Beatles music un- doubtedly began listening. It wasn't hard: nearly every radio station Perhaps the London Daily Mail put it best when it said Lennon's death was like “a door slamming shut on the finality of our youth. His love songs tell of yesterday. His senseless death says more than enough about today. , ( ( f months after he and Yoko released a 14-song album entitles Double Fan- tasy. It was an album of love, something Lennon wanted to be remembered for. — Mark Evje Coach Tate is a master people builder. - Dana Robinson movies “Raging Bull, The Elephant Man, “Coal Miner's Daughter, “Ordinary People,” Fame, “Tess, 9 to 5, Honeysuckle Rose, Private Benjamin, Brubaker,” “Gloria, “The Private Eyes, The Awakening, “Seems Like Old Times.” ‘‘Mountain Men,” Airplane, “Empire Strikes Back, Blue Lagoon,” “Windwalker, Hardly Working, Fort Apache: the Bronx,” Tribute,” jazz Singer,” All That Jazz,” “Excalibur, “The Howling, “Star Trek, Friday the 13th Part II,” “The Final Conflict, The Competition, “Popeye, “When a Stranger Calls,” Busting Loose, “Stir Crazy,” “Xanadu, “The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fuman- chu,” “The Cavemen, “Chapter Two,” Dressed to Kill,” “Black Stallion.” neon The “Hill may be seen from many parts of Abilene. Its landmarks are Moody Coliseum and the University Church of Christ tower. But in the early '50s ACU had a different landmark. The landmark was a neon sign on the Administration Building which spelled ACC. Once referred to as “a beacon on the Hill,” its red lights could be seen from as far away as downtown. The sign was removed in 1955 when the citizenship wing was added to the building, but its red lights still shine in the memories of some. nice guys finish first At least that's what billboards advertising ACU’s football team claimed. Unfortunately we didn't finish first; we didn't even come close. What else can we say? nauseating nine nine members. The group, better known as the Nauseating Nine, was a singing group They consisted of a comedian and singer accompanied by a saxophonist, trombonist, trumpeter, bass fiddler and a drummer. Initiator of the group was William Bill” Scott. His eight original col- leagues were ]oe Clayton, Paul Mof- fitt, Harry Tansil, Freddy Waddell, Winston Lugar, Kelly Martin, Tex Williams and the late Phil Boone. Their act was a takeoff of Spike plained Mrs. Boone. When the Nauseating Nine was first organized they performed for soon became quite popular and began traveling to surrounding towns to perform. The group returned to campus this year to help celebrate ACU’s 75th year, and performed two miniconcerts at the Freshman Follies. they did in the '50s, but they can still make people laugh. table commode atop its summit, and some have even suggested that the school place a large golf ball on it. But perhaps the most practical sug- gestion of its purpose is that it shows where the front of the Morris Center open house No army inspection could make people work so hard. Students who usually don’t worry dirty or the mirror is smudged will redecorating their room and hours cleaning it. All for one night of the Open house gives freshman girls the chance to meet freshman guys, chance to meet junior guys and senior It also gives sophomore girls the boyfriends over to see their rooms. girls have moved out of the dorms, it gives them the chance to laugh at the spend so much time worrying about the bed, the rug and the mirror. purple and white parties Who could think of a better way to spend Dec. 30 than to celebrate Pur- ple and White Night Around the World?” Although a lot of people could, a lot of people couldn’t, and more than 125 parties were planned across the country in several foreign nations. The 75th Anniversary birthday parties were sponsored by the Com- mittee of 75 and the office of alumni activities. A candle shaped like the 75th Anniversary ligature was sent to each party to commemorate the an- Also sent was a cassette tape con- taining some of the sounds of ACU.” The tape contained greetings from Homecoming Chapel speech and music by the Big Purple band. pooper.” pre- registration Long lines and complicated pro- cedures on registration day led to the weeks before the end of each tunity to sign up for glasses foMhe schedule, however, to be approved by a faculty advisor. Then you must wait in line to turn the schedule in, and wait through the same long line the next day to pick up a verification sheet. If a class is closed, the pro- cedure begins all over. Instead of fighting long lines and complicated procedures for one day, students can now fight long lines and complicated procedures for several days. And still have to go through registration. r s red section M tion ‘M’ is always empty? No one ever holds a meeting after Chapel in red section 'M'. No one ever introduces a dignitary sitting there, and no one ever fights to get a seat there. No one ever proposes marriage in red section 'M,' and there aren't even any jokes about it. Everyone else, it seems, is sitting in rings Rings are always a popular subject of conversation — engagement rings, wedding rings, telephone rings, collar But this year the most popular kind Saturn, a television camera from the back through nearly a billion miles of Under examination at Caltech's jet Propulsion Laboratory the pictures revealed twisted strands of ice 500- the planet’s cloud cover. And instead of finding five or six discs, scientists discovered hundreds of separate ringlets. The brilliant pictures awed scien- tists and laymen alike, and kept rings tion for weeks. snowballs in chapel ACU students walk with a wary eye when the snow falls; not from ing slipped up on by a friend or foe students felt safe from attack was in Chapel. Until January, that is, when three pranksters stormed the stairwells in Moody Coliseum during a service and threw five or six snowballs into the crowd as vice president Dr. Robert Hunter spoke. Dr. Hunter and the students laugh- ed. In fact almost everyone laughed, except for a few administrators and the few who got hit. And a few more sit in Chapel with a wary eye when the snow falls. space invaders Darting from side to side, he fires his laser at the approaching aliens. With each shot his weapon emits an electronic swoosh, and the monsters he hits disappear with a short, high- pitched help. The surviving aliens fire back as they continue their With each casualty the creatures move and shoot more quickly. The earthling takes refuge behind a blockhouse, the alien's guns shoot away the protection. Two more yelps and the man faces only one alien who is racing back and forth to evade his teeth, as he nervously punches the laser button. The earthling’s hands begin to through his line of fire. The yellowish-green alien shoots with confident aim and the man is concen- trating too hard on his own accuracy and another urban Skywalker is defeated by the electronic game call- Space Invaders in an article called “Those Beeping, Thinking Toys,” said, The action is jitteringly fast, there can be only one end to the struggle. At last the heroic player dies, overwhelmed. He is limp, drained, defeated, and his only satisfaction is the knowledge that he has offed a lot of aliens.” Some cosmic cultists have “offed whole civilizations of aliens, accor- his way to 187,520 points, and a Penn- sylvania college student played to a score of 257,000. Part of the attraction of Space In- vaders is its rumbling, yelping, whiz- zing and exploding noises, and the lasers firing and saucers flying. Also drawing players to its screen is the fact that so many others are playing it. But the best part is the fantasy. at the time, seem so important, so urgent, so real. And as the aliens at- punch the laser button and hiss, “Fire . fire. - Ken Gates sadie hawkins ACU women celebrated a common pursuit with Sadie '76.” Sadie Hawkins is that fun-filled dates. Men find out what it’s like to sit for a week wondering if their phone will ring. Girls learn what it's like to plan a date, call for a date, and pay for a date. Both learn about rejection. Girls learn the humiliation of being told “no” or “I have other plans.” Guys learn that the girls they have been taking out all semester may not like them as much as they thought. other more, which may be the real fun of Sadie Hawkins. summester After completing final exams, term papers and assignments, students are ready to leave Abilene and ACU for a relaxing, fun-filled summer vaca- tion. Some do leave, not to return un- til the fall, but by June 1st the campus is again alive with students who have come to attend SUMMESTER. SUMMESTER is the ACU equivalent to summer school, but through special planning and effort the word has come to mean more than taking classes. Perhaps the prospect of earning 12-14 hours of credit in 11 weeks, or participation in SUMMERSTAGE productions or extra-curricular ac- tivities planned by the Students' Association lure students back to the windy West Texas city, but for whatever reason, they do come back. SUMMESTER was developed by Dr. Gary D. McCaleb, vice president for public relations and development, when he saw the need to change McCaleb said students had a negative view about summer school and that he and a group of students school more exciting and desirable to students. ] d b SUMMESTER committee that was led by Paul Hancock and Mary Lee Holton. Lori Stobaugh, a sophomore home economics major from Overland Park, Ks. and SUM- MESTER committee member, said they met for about two months dur- ing the spring semester and planned activities that would act as an “icebreaker” and help students get to know each other. Sports activities, devotionals, in- door outdoor movies, ice cream sup- pers and watermelon busts were all planned so that everybody would be Stobaugh said. ’ y 1 y ' Although the sports, devotionals and classes played an important role in the structure of SUMMESTER, SUMMERSTAGE was a favorite ac- tivity and an integral part of summer The whimsical productions provid- ed entertainment to both students and residents of Abilene, and allow- ed students who weren’t drama ma- jors to participate in the program. Jeff Berryman, senior drama major and director of SUMMERSTAGE, said the majority of people involved in SUMMERSTAGE were not drama or music majors, and a wide variety of majors and personalities are integrated. “We all have varied backgrounds, but because of the committment made to try to do some sort of theatre, the productions work,” he said. chemistry student from Kelton, said, “The main reason that I like to go to summer school is because I get to take classes that I wouldn't normally be able to fit into my schedule. I like SUMMESTER because it is a change of pace.” And Philip Donaldson, a freshman agricultural major from Mt. Sterling, Ky., said he came to SUMMESTER so that he could finish some of the taking more advanced classes in fhe fall semester. Each student had his own reason for spending the summer in Abilene, but whatever ihe reason, most of the students said the time was well spent. turtle If the “ACU Fighting Turtles ever catches on, the school already has its In October the GATA fountain became the home of a 15-pound snapping turtle. But the two-foot-long creature must have been a Wildcat at heart, unless the inscription on its back, “ACU 88.” was put there against his will. After spending several days in the fountain with nothing to eat but the the turtle was taken to Lake Fort Phantom and released by the daring Optimist editor Doug Mendenhall. But the turtle would probably glad- ly return as ACU’s mascot. It seems to have developed a taste for freshmen. tuesday devos Some take coke breaks, others take coffee breaks. But for the most tradi- tional break from homework on the ACU campus, students over the years have put everything down for a half an hour each week for the Tuesday night devotionals. wilbert montgomery He it kid fro The first time he touched the ball as a Wildcat he went 56 yards for a touchdown. He went on to score 74 more - the most ever by a collegian. downs and with help from the gifted, gutsy Clint Longley led the explosive Wildcats to a national NAIA title. Injuries prevented Wilbert from mak- ing a suitable encore while in an ACU uniform. Still, he was something of a West Texas legend when he left ACU. Coaches in the Lone Star Conference knew Wilbert was something special. Montgomery's coach, Wally Bulling- ton, who is now ACU's athletic direc- tor, tried to convince the Dallas Cow- yard and draft Wilbert. “I told them he was i ent, Bullington said. skeptical because he had been back- they v semester began, the ACU famil to watch one of their own perso annihilate the Dallas Cowboys i NFC championship game. Wi although hobbled by a leg ir rambled for a near-record 194 and led the Eagles to a 20-7 vi over the stunned cowboys. when Wilbert galloped 42 yards touchdown on the Eagles first from scrimmage in the game. somewhat typical of his pro ce Wilbert has rushed for more 1,000 yards twice in his brief sti the pros. When the Eagles play oi little b Chris- On Friday, March 27, little Abi- lene Christian honored Wilbert with Wilbert Montgomery’ Day. A $100 a and Bill Bergey -§raised approxi- mately $60,000 for the ACU Athletic Wilbert MonlgomeryScholarshipFund. Cleotha Montgomery, Wilbert's brother, said, Wilbert is the perfect example of a big brother.” Cle is a pretty fair football player himself; he was an ACU All American and now plays for the Cincinnati Bengals. Gary Dempsey. Wilbert's high school coach, said, The first time we saw him run through the plays our The man proved to be a prophet. We said. Angelo State coach jim Hess spoke about the opposition's problems when they had to play against Wilbert. They told us Montgomery was some- thing special, but we didn't believe i. But then I saw the films of him, 1 was sick. 1 couldn't convince ilf that anybody could tackle him. Texas legend Roger Staul the podium next. He said, I AFC has had the teams, but exception of Earl Campbell has had the running backs. B Will). s the mpbell f: jlayer will ever Slumber 28. It was Wilb I'm not going to. not that there's any- thing wrong with crying. But I feel lot to me. Wilbert said that everybody should use their talents to serve God. “My talent's playing football, he said. — David Ramsey This page: Philadelphia Eagles run- ning back Wilbert Montgomei speaks with emotion during ban- top left — ACU athletic director Wally Bullington speaks in praise of Wiibert Montgomery's performance both at ACU and for the Eagles; top right - Cleotha Montgomery. Wil- bert's brother, speaks of their years together; bottom — Bullington intro- duces Wilbert during Chapel. xeric or having dry or desert like condi- tions 2. same as xerophytic Remind you of anywhere? yellow ribbons Tie a yellow ribbon ’round the old oak tree — The words of the familiar folk song started a nationwide fad this year as Americans tied miles of yellow rib- trees, telephone poles and Christmas trees to car antennaes and the 32- l7was adimple act, ridiculed by many, praised by many more. But it was symbolic of the national concern for the safety of the 52 American hostages held in Iran, and it helped many citizens overcome their feel- ings of helplessness. ACU joined the rest of the country during Xhapel on Jan. 29 at a ceremony honoring the return of the hostages, when 52 yellow ribbons were tied around the oak podium to symbolize each ex-hostage’s return. It was a simple act, but it was sym- bolic of much more. Service, Honor And Special Interest Organizations Groups, not to be confused with social clubs, consist of a number of persons classified together because of common characteristics and shared interests. Some give students an op- portunity to interact with the com- munity. Others are honorary, and still others are special interest groups. Sometimes groups form to meet a present need. Other groups form first and then find something to do. But regardless of how it starts, one of the first things every group must do is decide on a name — the more obscure, the better. One sure way to confuse everyone group is to refer to it with letters — APO, CSO, FFA, SA, SPA, TSEA, YAF, W Club, etc. And if you get tired of the English alphabet you can always choose let- ters from the Greek alphabet — such as Alpha Chi, Alpha Phi Omega, Beta Beta Beta, Delta Tau Alpha, Kappa Delta Pi, etc. Perhaps the one group missing from our campus is the one we need the most — a group to wade through this alphabet soup and decipher the names for us. We could call it H.E.L.P. Big Purple Band members, from left, Randall Carr, Kevin Price, Kelly Ong, Greg McGinty and Robert Par- tin sell giant hands designed to pro- mote school spirit. UPS A Cappella ACU Young Conservatives Furthering the cause of consei politics is the objective of the ACU Young Conservatives. This year's presidential election pro- vided many opportunities for the group to actively participate in political pro- jects. Texas Sen. Grant Jones spoke at one of the organization's fall meetings. Advertising Club Aggie Club — Alpha Chi Alpha Phi Omega American Chemical Society The American Chemical Society i organization which promotes knovvh of chemistry and social interaci Members are students working towa degree in chemistry' or a related field In the fall members heard a g speaker discuss solar energy plants. During the spring semester attended the American Chemical £ ety Meeting in Miniature at Texas W en's University. The 1980-81 ACS president was Johnson. Claudia Lewis, Natasha Knight, ( thia Barton and Mark Winter B.A. Council The BA Council serves as a liason between the student body and the busi- ness department. The council’s activities and projects provided assistance to the business department throughout the In October the council conducted an interview seminar. During each semes- ter the members organized and man- aged pre-registration for business majors. The BA Council also administered the teacher evaluation forms at the end of In the spring members established a tutoring program for students who were behind in business subjects. Spring activities also included a banquet for least a 2.5 grade point average and soph- Mike Dotson served as president of the BA Council. Vice president was Dana Hodde. Secretary for the council was Leesa Liles, and Tim Myrick was The Big Purple The Big Purple Beta Beta Beta i-Gr c.s.o i — Gr Concert Chorale Choralaires Debate and Forensic Team Members of the Debate and Forensic Team are interested in becoming effec- tive communicators. The organization's purpose is to develop skills in communi- cation. organization, analysis and Members this year attended tourna- ments at Oklahoma Christian College, Baylor, Midwestern State, University of Arkansas and several other colleges. In the spring the team placed secorfd at the Lone Star Conference Tourna- ment at Howard Payne. Members also traveled to the Individual Events National Tournament at Western Ken- tucky University. In March the debate team sponsored the High School National Forensics League District Tournament. Sponsors for the 1980-81 team were Joe Cardot, instructor of communication and director of the team, and Jeff Hobbs, a graduate assistant in the communica- tion department, who served as assistant director. 1. Jeff Hobbs 5. John Mayes 2. Larry Graham 6. joe Cardot Kappa Delta Pi Gr La Tertulia -Gr English Club The English Club is an organization for students with an interest in English. The purpose of the club is to promote lit- erature and communication at all levels and to provide a forum for English issues and original literary talent. The club sponsored a literature fair in November that featured western writer Elmer Cotton and Texas poet Grady Hillman. Club members were responsible for publishing and promoting the Pick- wicker, a publication composed of origi- nal student literary works. They also participated in the Shakespearan Festi- val in April. Rachel Burrow served as president of the English Club. Mary Gayle was vice president, and Joanna Austin served as secretary. Paul Colby was treasurer of the organization. Sponsors of the club were Dr. David Williams, professor of English, and Susan Morris, instructor of English. Flying Cats His Singers His Singers is a group of students who provide religious music and the spoken Word for audiences of all kinds and ages. This year the singers traveled throughout the Southwest and recorded for television programs in Kansas City and Midland. In the spring their 16-day tour of the West Coast included stops in San Diego. Los Angeles, the Grand Canyon and Albuquerque. Requirements for acceptance into His Singers are tryouts before the director sponsor and the members. The sponsor and director for His Sing- ers was Dr. Jack Boyd, professor of Jazz Ensemble The ACU Jazz Ensemble is a group of campus musicians involved in many campus activities throughout the year. The group plays background music for the host and hostess numbers during Sing Song. This year Mel Witcher and Margaret Mayer arranged all of the numbers. During spring break the ensemble made a jazz tour, stopping in Oklahoma City to play at Oklahoma Christian Col- lege. On the way back to ACU the group stopped in several small towns to play. The Jazz Ensemble sponsored a jazz festival in the spring which featured Tony Campise. a woodwind player who plays professionally with several bands. Twenty-two high school and junior high bands'from Texas participated in the KACU Judging Teams Mu Sigma ACM New Masters Omega Rho Alpha Optimist The Optimist serves as a training ground for Christian journalists. The purpose of the student publication also is to keep those enrolled at ACU informed of school news and events. During the year Optimist staff mem- bers produced 30 newspapers. Lab stu- dents were a vital asset to the publica- tion as they learned reporting, editing and production skills by working on the paper each week. This year the student journalists also began processing their own photo- story concerning F. O. Masten's con- tested estate caused the Optimist to become the first college newspaper in the country to be forbidden by a court's restrictive order to print a story. In April Optimist members traveled to Southwest State University in San Mar- legiate Press Association Live Competi- tion Contest. Four students placed in the The ACU newspaper received its tenth All-American rating by the Ameri- can Collegiate Press Association, and ical Press Association. Opposite page: top — Editor Doug Mendenhall edits copy on the Video tor florin Ward proofs some worit; bot- tom left — Photographer Rodney Good- man checks some negatives: bottom right — Robin Ward selects a photo- graph. Groups Summerstage Company III Sigma Tau Alpha Sigma Tau Alpha encourages involve- ment in home economics-related ac- tivities, promotes members' association with other students, faculty and profes- sionals in the home economics field and provides opportunities for leadership in the field. This year members presented pro- grams on new fall fashions. They par- ticipated in Christmas craft activities and exercise programs and engaged in professional candy making. The club's spring social was in May. Special projects included a Tupper- ware party and fall workshop. The group actively participates in the Texas Home Economics Student Sec- tion, a professional division of the Texas Home Economics Association. Members Sigma Tau Delta Sigma Tau Delta is an organization which promotes mastery of written expression, encourages worthwhile reading and fosters a spirit of good fel- lowship among students of the English language and literature. In the fall members served at a recep- tion for visitors to the Conference on Christianity and Literature regional meeting. Spring activities included a speech by Mrs. Janet Stafford, who pre- sented slides taken while in China. Members of Sigma Tau Delta are stu- dents with at least junior status, a 3.0 minor in English. Secondary education majors who declare English as their first or second teaching field are also eligible. The ACU chapter of Sigma Tau Delta Sigma Tau Epsilon Social Work Club Society of Physics Students The Society of Physics Students is the Tate was vice president, and A1 Gay was only physics society specifically secretary treasurer. designed for students. Membership is open to anyone interested in physics. The purpose of the physics society is to further the interest of physics on the ACU campus and to provide students studying physics an opportunity to get to know others with similar interests. Within the organization is Sigma Pi Sigma, a nationally recognized honor society. New members, elected on the basis of outstanding academic achieve- ment. were inducted into the honor soci- ety in the spring. Activities also included the third •annual spring picnic. Student Accounting Society Student Advisory Board Students' Association The Students’ Association faced its share of problems and issues this year. ACU students with quality entertain- A resolution to change the opening words of the alma mater was voted down, despite much support from ACU alumni, and Soviet dissident Alexander Ginzburg became an issue when the Senate reconsidered bringing him to campus after signing a $3,250 contract. The SA sought to involve more stu- dents at ACU, and their efforts were successful. The SA-sponsored Air Sup- ply concert was a sell-out, leaving a profit of $2,359.45. About 800 freshmen attended Fish Camp at the beginning of dents enjoyed breakfast devotionals. 8. ?BaaeyMyer8 9. Doug Durr 11. Steve Gelbert 15. Glenn Beasley 16. Paul Hancock 17. Glenn Addison 18. Debbie Beebe 20. Scott DeShong 24. Brad Bailey 25. Mary Lee Holton 26. Betsy Horton 27. Mimi Simons 29. Rodney Smith 30. Mary Hufstedler 31. Steve Mack 32. Ricky McCall 35. David Fraser 36. jeffKnipp Groups Student Bar Association This year the Student Bar Association attended a state law convention at Bay- lor University, where one of its dele- gates was elected to the statewide office of regional coordinator. The purpose of the SBA is to assist pre-law students as they prepare for a legal career. The requirement for entrance into the organization is pay- ment of the $5 club dues. Greg Samuel served as SBA president. Vice president was Brian Craft. Teresa Lewis served as secretary treasurer. S. E. A Student Foundation Student Press Association W-Club Gr CLUB A Growing Number Of Students Involved In 13 Social Clubs “Social clubs — the salt of the earth to the one that is in them, and the scum of the slums to the one who is out but wants in.” This quote from the 1935 Prickly long history. In fact, since the beginning of social clubs in 1919 students have argued the pros and cons of the bid- ding system, ridiculing pledges, and the elitest attitudes of some club members. But take a look at what life on this campus would be like if social clubs did not exist. Sordid tales and rumors of Bid Night would be non-existent, as well as clubbers’ tables in the Bean, Kojie secrets and outrageous Maybe you can do without those. But without social clubs Sing Song, Homecoming and intramurals would There would be no GATA fountain for innocent and not-so-innocent freshmen to be thrown into or for sweethearts to stroll by on a starry night, and no serenading of dorms. And without club socials twice a year, considerably less dating would occur. Maybe social clubs aren't so bad after all. Charles Dubose, Dale Conder, Marty Click, Billy Bradford and Phil Boone are subjected to the typical tortures of Bid Night. 1 — Clubbers Clubbers —: chartered in the fall of 1979 and is the newest men’s club at ACU. Club membership began with 27 charter members with the purpose of uniting one’s Christian lifestyle with one's social lifestyle and have since risen the club's membership to more than 50. Special projects for the club in- cluded a homecoming banner, a contribution for Christmas for Children and support for a Bible campaign to Chile. Milton Pullen, Ron Price and Glenn Purselly served as Cen- Clubbe Delta Theta Delta Theta started in 1925 as a group of 13 Abilene girls called The Lucky 13.” The girls started the club for the purpose of getting to know each other better, but later opened the club to include out-of- state students. 75th anniversary Delta Theta pre- sented ACU with a bronzed Wild- cat, which was placed in the Cam- The club also established a Lynn Bailey. Officers for the club are: Teri Hamner, president; Donna James, vice president; Debbie Cox, secre- tary; Carla McQueen, treasurer; Valinda Avey, historian; Joni Rob- McGlothhn, ISCC representatiw; Kelly McGlothlin, intramural director; Tonya Moseley, assistant intramural director; and Michelle Baxton, biddie master. Mrs. Betty Fowler, Ms. Earlene Kent and Mrs. Alvin Odell serve as sponsors of the club. n nf Clubbe Galaxy Galaxy was chartered in 1956. This year the men of Galaxy cele- brated the club's 25th anniversary. Through the years Galaxy has provided service both in the com- munity and on campus. This year the club helped raise funds for Christmas for Children 1980 and the Abilene State School chapel service, however, came back in ject the men of Galaxy had Tex unassembled and shipped by train from the State Fair of Texas in Dal- las to Abilene. The giant Texan was pieced back together in the middle of the ACU campus to greet the Homecoming visitors. Galaxy’s officers for 1980-81 are Keith Alexander, president; Brian Craft, vice president; Randy Wade, secretary; and John Hagar, trea- Pat Adams and Tom Milholland are sponsors for the club. Clubbers Aiming Toward Achievement” established GATA, a women’s social club. Actually, in 1920, the purpose of the club was to be a “Girls Aid to Athletes.” The club’s motto has changed somewhat. This year the woman who served as GATA's first president returned to ACU to help celebrate her club’s 60th birthday. Mrs. Vera Ray Boone, GATA’s charter president, spoke at the club’s Homecoming breakfast. GATA's spring activities included a grub in March and an April social 1980-81 officers were Nita Parker, president; Leesa Liles, vice- president; Nancy Chester, secretary; Janice Morris, treasurer; and Lori Scruggs, chaplain. Sponsors for GATA were Mrs. Carolyn Daniels, Mrs. lane Estes and Mrs. Nancy Hodges. Kappa Delian Shri This year Kappa Delian Shri became the newest social club on the ACU campus. The women’s club was formed because of the large enrollment increases at ACU over the past 10 years, said its char- “No new clubs had been started. We took the initiative to start one,” said one member. “We didn't organize because we didn't like the others or because we wanted to be different. At Christmas the women of Kappa Delian Shri sponsored an 11-year-old boy living at the Medina Children's Home by giv- ing him clothes and toys. They also went to the children’s home Easter weekend to stage entertainment and an Easter egg hunt for the The charter officers for Kappa Delian Shri are: Connie Hanna, president: Sharon Mitchell, vice president: Robbie McCauley, sec- retary; and Tina Stevens, treasurer. Hazel Fillmon, Onita Hill and Linda Lawrence are sponsors for the club. 276 - Clubbers Clubbe Clubbe Clubbers -. dD KoJolV Sigma Theta Chi, which signifies the motto Seeking through Christ,” began in 1969. Since its beginning the club has continued to seek and serve through special projects. One such project this year involved collecting clothes for Abi- lene’s Christian Service Center. The Siggies also helped with the Meals on Wheels program, taking delivery routes and visiting with the elderly. Officers are: Carole Hunter, president; jenny Linn, vice presi- dent; Patti Brecheen, chaplain: Kay Parks, treasurer: Lucy Dale, secre- tary; Kay Lynn Woods, Parliamen- tarian Historian; Lisa McFarlin and Susan Scott, intramural direc- tors: Lori Osbourn, ISCC repre- sentative: Mary Lee Holton, Keeper of the Key; and Becky Gar- rett, Big Sis. Sponsors are Mrs. Curt Dixon Sigma Theta Chi Sub T-16 Sub T-16 was established in 1922 as “Tuscorora” for a ship in the U.S. Navy. During the club’s early years membership was limited to “Sub” became a portion of the group’s name after it was denounced by the administration. After the club got in trouble and was dismissed as a campus organization,” said a current sea- man, the members decided to go ‘underground.’ Thus evolved the The purpose of Sub T-16, according to its members, is to win intramural football, softball, and waterball. 1980-81 activities included a fall social at the county courthouse, a Homecoming biscuit-throwing former skipper, members said. are: John Glass, skipper; Donny Rowen, first mate; Barry Bartee, treasurer; and Kirby Bosley, Keeper of the Seal. Clubbers —: Trojans is a men’s social club with the purpose of providing fellowship and encourage Christian growth within the campus of ACU and the community surrounding it. The men of Trojans were involv- ed in helping the elderly and special home repairs. They also donated clothes to Christian Homes of Abilene. Trojans competed in various in- tramural sports and won the men’s football championship during the fall semester of 1980. During the spring semester Tro- jans traveled to Ft. Worth for their spring social and also went to Six Flags Over Texas. Zeta Rho Alpha Zeta Rho Alpha began in 1944 as Zeta Rho. In 1968 it merged with Kappa Chi, but then was rejuven- ated in 1973. Membership declined until 1978 when the club was reor- ganized and renamed Zeta Rho Alpha, to signify its new beginning. Officers are: Margie Mcllroy, president; Kay See, vice-president; Peggy Lewis, secretary; Linda Piz- zitola and Michele Nichols, ISCC representatives; Diane McLean, intramural director; Jo Linn Par- ker, chaplain; Nancy Hopkins, treasurer; Mary Means, keeper of the star; Cheryl Roland, historian; and Charlotte Anderson, pledge mistress. Sponsors are Regina Sanders, Dortha Greenlee, and Linda Cl The Inter-Social Club Council is a representative council of each club of ACU. The council is designed to facilitate club interaction and to allow an avenue for clubs to solve problems between themselves in a cooperative manner. Each social club is a part of the ISCC with at least one representative member. Randy Tucker served as presi- dent, Jimmy Cawyer was vice presi- dent, Lori Osburn was secretary and Janet Kellog served as treasurer. The ISCC planned weekly all- club devotionals, an all-club volleyball evening and sponsored a Halloween movie. ISCC HON A Few of the Many Who Deserve Special Recognition Honors sections are never complete because people are special for more reasons than we formally recognize. No award is given to the student who cannot become involved in a lot of activities because he is working his way through school. No prize is handed to the student who must over- come a tremendous physical handi- cap or barrier to earn a degree. We do not give trophies, plaques or certificates to a person for being a best friend. Nor do we formally honor the teacher or student who most influ- ftieU enced our lives for Christ. So many have said and done so many worthy things that are never mentioned within these pages. But those who are included here have been singled out for special recogni- tion by fellow students and teachers for their accomplishments, leadership Some of these people are among your best friends. Some have influ- enced your lives for Christ, and some have overcome barriers. But all of them have given tremendous time and energy to the school and to their various organizations, and because of this they are given these honors. This section is for them and for all who have been touched by their lives. Senior Mark Sutphen is honored at the Parents' Day Luncheon for being 1—He I Cei O R S 7W Graduation honors : — He Honor Man and Lady The Student Life Committee awards the titles of Honor Man and Honor Lady Mr. and Miss ACU Mr. and Miss ACU represent the ideal Abilene Christian University stu- dent. john Tyson and Debbie Young were chosen by the student body on the basis of their academic achievements, involvement in student activities and spiritual leadership. John was a Bible and pre-law major from Hurst. He was president of the Students' Association and vice president of Alpha Chi and Phi Alpha Theta, a history honor society. He was a member of the Student Bar Association, Galaxy, the Student Foun- dation and Alpha Phi Omega, john was a member of the chapel committee and the summester steering committee. He was president of the Association of In- dependent Students, a group of students from private colleges and universities across the state. john was named Honor Man in 1980 and was selected as the 1980 out- standing Senate member. from Midland, was parliamentarian and president of Sigma Tau Alpha, a member of Sigma Theta Chi, W Club and Omega Rho Alpha. She was chair- man of the Texas Home Economics Stu- dent Section, and she received the Lilian Arledge Scholarship. Debbie was also a 1980 Homecoming Queen nominee and a house manager for Sing Nominees from Houston, was secretary of the Students’ Association, a member of Stu- dent Foundation and W Club. She was a representative for the Southwestern Life Leadership Conference and a 1980 Homecoming Queen nominee. She was listed on the Dean’s Honor Roll and was i junior class senator. Nita Parker was a history and educa- dent of GATA, a member of the Big Pur- ple and Alpha Chi. She was the reporter for Phi Alpha Theta, a member of TSEA and Sigma Tau Delta. Nita was also a 1980 Homecoming Queen nominee. An oral communications major from Fayetteville, Tenn., Danny Beasley was the vice president of the Students' Association and a member of Galaxy and Alpha Chi. He was a member of the 1979 Homecoming committee and was a junior class senator. Kyle Cotton was an accounting major Galaxy and Alpha Chi, an treasurer of the Students' Asso Kyle was listed on the Dean’s Roll and was a sophomore class s Homecoming Queen and Court Achievement Award ors two students who have overcome obstacles to complete their education. The award is named for Dean Emeritus Walter H. Adams, who served the Uni- versity from 1925-70. Mimi Simons and Jeff Berryman were selected to receive this award by faculty members and the Student Life Commit- tee on the basis of their academic achievements and extracurricular activi- advertising major from Houston. She was the public information director for the Students' Association and a staff member of the Optimist and KACU. She pany II and was cast in the 1980 Home- The women of Westbury Church of Christ in Houston partially supported Mimi while she was in school at ACU, and she worked at AAA Printing while she completed her education. He received the award for Best Support- Lion in Winter” and Oliver. He worked extensively with the drama department and played a major role in the development of Summerstage, a popular summer activity for summer school students. During his junior and senior years, Jeff worked 30-40 hours per week at Child's Play-Toys for Learning. He was a member of Alpha Chi and the Big Pur- i — Honors V.W. Kelly Award Honors —: Sherrod Scholars The Sherrod Scholarships honor two students who have made valuable con- tributions to the University. The scholar- ship fund was established to honor Mr. and Mrs. B Sherrod, longtime supporters of ACU. Mel Witcher and Jamie Lyda were awarded the scholarships by the Student Life Committee on the recommendation of faculty members. Mel was a music education major from Lampasas. He was a member of Alpha Chi, Kappa Delta Pi and the Texas Music Educators Association. He was involved in many activities and organizations sponsored by the music department and maintained a 4.0 grade point average. Mel was a member of the Big Purple, the orchestra and the symphonic band. He was president of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Music Frater- nity, was the student instructor of the second jazz ensemble, and he also arranged many of the host and hostess numbers for Sing Song. Jamie Lyda was an accounting major from San Antonio. She maintained a 4.0 GPA and was a member of GATA, the Student Foundation, Alpha Chi and the Student Advisory Board. Jamie was a member of the Business Administration Council, the Summester Committee and the Graduate Council. She was a national merit scholar and received the Walter Fitch Scholarship. I — Honors Trustees Award Honors — 32 S. E. McReynolds: Teacher of the year -Departmental Awards, S. N. Allen Scholarship: Ken Hounsel Outstanding Senior Block and Bridle Member: Ken Hounsel Senior Animal Science Scholarship: Charles Key Junior Animal Science Scholarship: Joel Lanier Houston Livestock Endowment Scholarship: Joel Lanier Robert E. Malone Memorial Scholarship: Wes Pringle Art Kirby An_____________________________ Honor Students: David Brigman Polly Compton Sherilyn Greer Bernice Hall Kenny Jones Dawn Stubitsch Juanita Tittle Pollard Scholarship: Polly Compton Kenny Jones Dawn Stubitsch Kappa Pi Scholarship: Dawn Stubitsch Bobbie Ann Howell Bible Honor Students: Dennis Osbourne James Shelburne John Tyson Ronnie Morgan Tim Willis Chemistry Paul C. Witt Award: Cynthia Barton Eric Hardegree Texas Institute of Chemists Award: Claudia Lewis Co-recipient of Roy C. Willingham Paul Kempe American Chemical Society Scholarship: Jeff Johnson Dow Chemical Company Scholarship: Mark Jordan Communication the Optimist Wendell H. Bedichek Award: Doug Mendenhall Best Department Head: Maggie Nelson Best First Year Reporter: Rachel O'Rear Best First Year Copy Editor: Robin Ward Best Production Staffer: Mark Evje the Prickly Pear Horizons Award: Dana Robinson Most Valuable Staff Member: Charles Pullen Best Section Editor: Ren Williams Best Returning Staff Member: Kelly Deatherage Best New Staff Member: Donna Richards KACU Lowell G. Perry Award: Steve Delaney Best Announcer: Rick Hastings Best Director: Scott Parker Best in Broadcast Services: Joel Fox Best New Staff Member: Liz Lane Honor Students: Angie Atkinson Brenda Willis Drama Honor Students: Jeff Berryman Jan Patterson Oral Communication Honor Students: Danny Beasley Wes Phillips Education_________________ Honor Students: Departmental Awards. History____ Brenda Gernand Kel Hamby Wes Kittley Steve Riemer Charlotte Van Eaton Martha Wilson Phi Delta Kappa Student Teacher: Kel Hamby English_______________ Jewell Watson Scholarship: Julianna Nelson Clara Mae Ellis Scholarship: Rachel Burrow Mima Williams Scholarship: Susan Walden Honor Students: Paul Anderson Amy Ritchie Fern Parmer Curtis Tate Mike Beggs Arnis Pape Michael Ruby Robert Lair Larry Jones Wendell S. Cox Debra Dewveall Janet Dampier Omar Choucair Sheryl Spor Eddie Meadors Foreign Languages- H. L. Schug-J. W. Treat Scholarship: Jeff Barnett Home Economics Lylian Arledge Scholarship: Kay Coffee Dana Westbrook Debbie Young Wilmeth Home Economics Scholarship: Jo Dee Parker Industrial Education___________ Honor Students: Robert Evans Paul Gacke Bobby Wheat Bill Nabers Linda Martin John Francis Robin McGilvray Mathematics Honor Students: Brenda Newell Gary Laguna Dan Heard Grace Hooten Ann Morrison Cary Gray Voice Scholarship: Cathy Mickey Maria Lisa Trevino Piano Scholarship: Cheryl Lemmons ACU Electronic Composition Contest: Mel Witcher Mark McDowell Nathan and Louise Harsh Voice Scholarship Steve Johnson Physics_________________ Honor Student: Donald Isenhower Social Work Honor Students: Sherri Abee Kathryn Agee Rebecca Smith Music P E O People —: Freshmen b,c Caldwell. Gary Campbell, Holly Campbell. Lori Campbell. Robert Chandier, Jeff Cheatham, Ray II Pi IP ill pp IP I d, e, f l - Freshr Freshman encourages non-conformity in styles, life I really like color ... pur- ple is my favorite color.” The small, feminine girl relaxes ttsai stz her left ear lobe, black fingernail polish and ACU cam- ile hair. .eod, a freshman from Austin, hopes to be an i: ind travel after studying Spanish, German ) is interested in different kinds of music. She flips stack of new wave and punk rock records and ne singer she especially likes: Iggy Pop. t decided to dye her hair about a year ago for an eople kind of looked at me and I felt un- something you get used to,” she said. “It has to fit your personality ... to carry it through,” she added. Bright-colored and unusual clothes also seem to fit Kim’s personality. Often she is seen walking across campus wear- ing different colored socks. She describes her wardrobe as “the kind of clothes that people haven’t really seen a lot.” Kim likes to watch other people when they first see her. I like to see people’s reactions ... that’s the fun part. I get a big kick out of it because I get to laugh at other people when they think they’re laughing at me. She is truthful as she voices her opinions of Abilene. “Everybody seems to be much the same ... It’s kind of bor- ing. I hate to see everyone walking around with exactly the same style on. That bothers me.” But she added that everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Most students would agree that it takes courage to have purple hair, especially while attending ACU. Why does she do it? Perhaps only her hairdresser knows for sure. — Rene Williams h, i, j, k, 1 Freshmar m McAfee. Montie McCleod. i.ee Ann McMillan. Mark n, o, p, r ! - Freshn service with a smile J.M. McClarty is a grocer with a bag full of smiles. His cheerful, familiar face has been a part of ACU since 1947. And the 64-year-old businessman, who owns a small grocery store across the street from the administration building, plans to be around for quite a while longer. “I see no reason to retire before I'm 80 or 85 years old,” he says. For 34 years, students have run to McClarty’s Food Store for last-minute necessities. Snacks before class or a couple of eggs for a cake are among the most popular reasons for a trip to see Mac.” He is one of the few grocers who sells single eggs and sugar by the cup. The old-timey climate at McClarty’s exists for several reasons. The confident merchant sells on credit to property owners and ACU faculty members. And he has a personal experience to recall for every regular customer. Some of the stories are merely long-standing jokes developed from speaking with different customers, but many come from years of service to good friends. When ask- ed what has helped him stay in business so long, McClarty replies, “I don’t know that I do anything different from anybody else other than just personal attention.” Strangers find themselves taken aback by the man’s playful humor. As he rings up a purchase for two college s=:crd ssss-, sesct Continued students, he informs one that he would look better without paint splotched all over his pants. Everyone laughs. A new friendship begins. Friendliness and honesty have always been McClarty’s business tools. “The main thing is to let people know that you appreciate them. You got to make profit and let them know that you make profit,” he explains. “For 15 years we were the only store on the hill. We had a full-time butcher, a full-time cashier and two student employees.” Since 1947, five other grocery stores have been built in the ACU community. McClarty serves 200 to 250 customers each day. His wife helps him with the bookkeeping, and he employs one man who takes over during lunch breaks. Con- trary to the times when he filled orders for regular customers, these days McClarty’s store is 100 percent self-service.” When McClarty came to the ACU community, the campus was small. There wasn’t any Bible building or education building, and there were only three dorms ... There was on- ly one road out to ACU from Abilene.” Before starting his own business, McClarty worked at a department store. I was a glorified flunky,” he says. “But anyway, they called me an assistant manager ... I thought I wanted to have a department store, but I don’t want to do anything else now. “I started my store on less than $10,000. It would cost a person $50,000 to start a business nowadays, and not a lot of people have $50,000.” Both McClarty and his wife have degrees in accounting. He once took a real estate course at ACU. But when he went to take the state examination, McClarty was apprehensive. I had a feeling I shouldn’t,” he says. “Something told me I was doing the wrong thing, and that I was happy with what I was doing.” McClarty answered only two or three ques- tions on the test, handed it in and walked out. While McClarty reminisces about his past, a young boy trips into the store and pitches his change on the counter for candy. McClarty announces the price as “one hundred and two.” A fearful look crosses the boy’s face before he catches the joke and breaks into a giggle. McClarty seems proud of his natural rapport with children. From a little spot on Campus Court, McClarty’s bright eyes have watched children grow up and a university unfold. He considers himself a part of it all. I love the students!” he exclaims. And with a wide grin he adds, “I think they love me.” — Rene Williams s Freshr w, y Missionary sets high goals A country of 3Vz million people with approximately 700 languages can present a problem for a missionary with the goal of evangelizing the whole country by the year 2000. But Michael Lock, a senior missions major from Ontario, Canada, is ready to accept the challenge in New Guinea. “There are less problems than you might think there would be,” said Mike. The reason the task is not as difficult as it sounds is because many of the people know a trade language in addi- tion to their tribal tongue. “But sometimes you’re unsure as to how well the message gets across because it’s not in their native language, Mike said. Mike became interested in missions during high school when his parents left Canada to do mission work in New Guinea. Mike joined them after graduating and worked there two years as an apprentice before returning to enter college. He attended Great Lakes Christian College in Ontario for two years, then transferred to ACU. Mike and his fiance, Barbie Boland, plan to join the pre- sent team of missionaries in New Guinea in January. But Mike hopes to concentrate his work in the tribal areas, learning their languages and translating the Bible for them. “New Guinea is kind of a springboard,” Mike said, adding that he probably will not stay there the rest of his life. “I’m ready to go wherever the Lord opens the door.” — Dana Robinson Freshr Sophomores A Boone! |r. Phillip Bradford, Mary Kay Brady, Charlotte Branch, Scott Brittian. Stephen Brooks, Gregory BuckJCimberly Burkett, Judy b, c, d e, f, g, h i — Sophe 1980 fashions okay' Just when you think West Texas has finally made it’s mark in the fashion world, someone will tell you the Cowboy look Don’t worry. When it happens, just place your Western duds at the back of your closet and be patient. Within a few years you won’t be able to live without them ... again. Fashions are constantly changing; a particular style may be “in” one day and “out” the next. In 1980, however, styles for both men and women were middle-of-the-road. A transi- tion year, they called it. Also a classical year. A look at almost any college campus revealed that most young people were wearing clothes similar to the styles of their parents’ school days: the classics. The definition of a “classic” is an occasional fashion that becomes accepted universally as a conventional norm of dress. In other words, classics are styles that stay popular so long they practically become customs. During any given year, in the face of any given fad, if you’re wearing classic clothing you’re okay. This year there were lots of “okay” people walking around ... in tweed suits, wool skirts, crewneck sweaters and loafers. Khakis, corduroys, topsiders and ... Blazers. While all of the other pieces of clothing were “okay,” blazers were absolutely necessary. Just slipping on a jacket gave one a feeling of confidence. Besides blazers the typical styles for women included a corduroy skirt paired with a stand-up collar blouse and crewneck sweater, over ribbed stockings. For men the “in” outfit consisted of a loosely cut sport jacket, narrow-legged pants, a slender-collared dress shirt and basic loafers. Many men’s jackets were western cut. In fact, much of the Sophc continued fashion world went western. When the cowboy look hit West Texas, Abilenians were prepared. Those who had lived here all their lives and never worn anything besides boot-cut jeans, leather cowboy boots, western snap shirts and felt hats had no adjustments to Those who weren’t authentic cowboys quickly learned that a feather band must accompany the hat, a lariat just isn’t convincing without chrome-plated tips, and snaps are better than buttons. These accessories, along with a pair of five- pocket jeans, produced herds of instant cowboys and cowgirls. The western craze, however, closely resembled Izod fever. By the end of 1980 authorities were saying it had run its course. Spring was the season for innovation. The cotton sweater captured the fancies of both men and women. Hemlines rose slightly, skirt shapes relaxed and heels stayed on the downward course they had been on for months. One novelty introduced during the year which apparently stuck was the sleeveless jacket. Originally designed for hun- ting, the nylon outerwear soon became available in cotton, corduroy, suede and other fabrics. Overall, fashion innovation came not in the actual cut and shape of garments, but in color. A rainbow of bold, bright colors emerged, such as hot pink, purple and dazzling royal blue. Times and styles inevitably change. Fads fizzle, but new trends emerge. Some of the fashions of the early 1980’s, however, will probably always be visible. Have you ever tried forcing a tradition to the back of your closet? — Donna Richards Sophe 1, m Sophe S, t, V, w ! — Sophc Juniors c, d, e, f 8 It happened late one October night. Joe Booth, a senior music education major from Gallup, N.M., was working alone Friday, Oct. 24, adjusting spotlights in Moody Col- iseum for the Homecoming activities that were to begin that Sometime between 12:30 and 1 a.m. Joe lost his footing and fell through the suspended ceiling about 40 feet to the floor. Students in another part of the building heard his call for help. Joe suffered a broken ankle and compound fractures of the left arm, leg, both jaws and cheekbones, which kept him hospitalized until the middle of December. Surprisingly he had no internal injuries. The accident, which could have been fatal if Joe had hit one of the nearby chairs set up for Chapel, did not change the 29-year-old’s attitudes about life, although it reinforced some of his beliefs. “It reinforced my feelings about people ... friends, Joe explained. You don’t realize how many friends you have until you need them, and then they’re there.” Joe’s understanding of prayer has grown also. “Now I can’t take it for granted because I know it works, he said. Although he is still in a wheelchair, Joe is undaunted by his accident and plans to return to ACU in the fall. Yes, he will go back up on the catwalk. “I’ll just be a whole lot more careful next time,” he added. — Dana Robinson Booth's fall reinforces beliefs Maxwell. Krystal McCarty, Steven McCloskey. Renee McClure, (ames McGlothlin, Caryl McMickle, Cindy Mitchell. Debbie Mitchell. Kathleen Mitchell. Susan Musician plays trombone for work, pleasure His major social activity is getting together with other members of a brass ensemble and playing the trombone. He practices from an hour and a half to two hours every day. And it all started when he was in the sixth grade and couldn’t play the trumpet because he had braces. Mel Witchar, senior music education major from Lampassas, took the advice of his music instructor back then and started play- ing the trombone. He has never regretted his decision. “When you finally get what the composer is trying to say,” he explains, “that’s what gives you pleasure.” Mel’s pleasure in being a trombonist is evident in his involve- ment in the music field. He is student director of the second jazz ensemble, a member of the orchestra, and past president of the music fraternity. This year Mel also arranged half of the host and hostess numbers for Sing Song. He worked approximately 55 hours adap- ting the rhythm section and vocal parts from music that already existed. Despite his participation in such projects, Mel manages to main- tain a 4.0 graae average. He hopes to teach band in nigh school someday, and then move to college level instruction. While he is willing to sacrifice many hours to the theoretical side of his vocation, Mel limits his actual playing. “You don’t play every time the spirit moves you, because you can pull muscles ana tendons,” he explains, gesturing to the area around his mouth. But Mel is adamant about regular practice. His theory is that a serious musician can’t skip a week or even a few days of practice. “It’s like taking medicine,” says Mel. “You’ve got to do it.” — Rene Williams n n, o, p, r I til! S, t, U, V, w Hogue mothers' students I love kids. And sometimes I will sit at graduation with tears running down my face because I know how hard they have had to struggle. Ob- viously the words of a mother. But this mom does her mothering for ACU. She is Elizabeth Hogue, ACU's school nurse for the past 17 years. In appearance, Mrs. Hogue epitomizes her profession with her white shoes, white dress and white hose. However, Mrs. Hogue didn't start her college education in 1929 want- ing to be a nurse. Because of the depression, Hogue couldn't afford to pay for the education necessary to become a teacher, so she began train- ing for a nursing career at the Sanitarium of Paris in Paris, Texas. She worked as a hospital nurse and later as a school nurse for the Atascosa County School District until 1963 when her husband. Herbert, died of cancer. After his death Mrs. Hogue and two of her three children moved to Abilene, where she took the job of school nurse for ACU. Over the years Hogue has noticed changes in students' health. She believes they were healthier the first few years she was here because they had to be in their rooms with the lights out at a set time every night. In an eat your carrots” tone, she said that students get sick more now than they did then because they don't get enough rest. Nurse Hogue doesn't get enough rest either. At 68 she says she is too tired at the end of the day to keep on working. Although she still may work part-time for ACU, she plans to do more of the things she has always wanted to do. An interest in geneaology has prompted her to begin searching for her ancestors. She also wants to try her hand at ceramics and work for the Christian Service Center. And for as long as she has been here she has wanted to take an auto mechanics course, she said. anything. — Ken Gates Seniors Adam III. William Barnett, Jeff Barton, Cynthia Baty. Janet Bibb, Randall Billingsley, James Blakeley, Julie Borden, Cynthia i — Seniors — C, d, 6, f Tidwell Cynthia 3SS g h, i SA president credits success to efforts of many people While at ACU most students become acquainted with peo- ple they learn to respect and admire. John Tyson, president of the Students’ Association, is one who gained the admira- tion of many. When asked about the activity or accomplishment that he considered to be his greatest success, John said, “I don’t con- sider anything I’ve done during the past four years to be a personal achievement. Everything successful I’ve been in- volved in was the result of the efforts of many people.” Although he participated in many activities, John was deeply involved in his work in student government, his role as university minister for Hillcrest Church of Christ and his position as president of the Association of Independent Students of Texas. 1 John said soim of the most gratifying experiences he had during his w K with the SA were the times when he was working with people who were not associated with ACU. “Sometimes it was difficult for them to understand our purpose, but usually they reacted in a positive, appreciative manner.” he said. John said he also enjoyed working with the administration and the Board of Trustees toward a common goal. That goal was to educate students for Christian service, and emphasize the influence we can have on the world,” John said. — Suzetta Nutt j, k, I, m Journalist spices up life with humor, writing style To many people Linde Thompson is simply a name linked with controversial Optimist features and movie reviews. But who is the real person behind the byline? The talented journalist isn’t a typical college coed. Linde married her high school sweetheart, junior chemistry major Ron Thompson, when she was a freshman at Colorado University. The two then moved to Abilene. The blue-eyed blonde often is seen backpacking on her red ten-speed across campus or down the hall of the Morris Center. Linde is a free spirit. Linde’s freedom is also seen in her reviews for the Op- timist. Expressing her honest opinion caused students and reviewees to both praise and denounce her. But Linde’s creativity doesn’t end in the Optimist office. A tour through the Thompsons’ apartment reveals her great sense of interior design. Witness the unique mosaic made of spaghetti noodles which she throws against the kitchen cabinet to test doneness. If it sticks, it’s done. Linde has a gift for spicing up any situation with her salty humor. Whether it’s four o’clock in the morning or minutes before a deadline, Linde Thompson is an optimist in every sense of the word. — Maggie Nelson. S, t, V, w Graduates Gr Death — A part of life linebacking play at Taft Junior College in California. He died early Monday morning after the first football drills of the season on Sunday. Lyle Leong, Pratt’s former teammate and roommate at Taft, described him as caring and outgoing. “First of all, Leong said, “I would describe Greg as a Christian. He lived for God, that was his thing. That's why he came here.” Charles Ted (Chuck) Sitton Jr., 24, was another athlete who died. An ACU defensive back from 1974-77 and son of ACU head football coach Ted Sitton and his wife Gloria, died Nov. 9,1980, of smoke inhalation suffered during a house fire. He was spending the night at the home of a friend. Born Jan. 2, 1956, in Graham, Sitton moved to Abilene with his family four years later. In Abilene Sitton developed into an excellent athlete. At ACU Sitton was a four-year starter at cornerback for the Wildcats. In 1975, his sophomore year, he was an all-LSC honorable mention. As a junior he was named to the all-LSC and all-NAIA District 4 teams and was an honorable mention all-American. Sitton finished his collegiate career by- helping the Wildcats win the NAIA title at the Apple Bowl in Seattle, Wash. He was named as a first team all-American that year. He was also chosen to play in the Blue-Grey game in Mobile. Ala. Sitton was signed as a free agent by E P I L Another year and another yearbook come to a close No matter what class you take or how hard you work it seems you always have some last-minute tests, papers or books to finish before the semester ends. Yearbooks are a lot like that. Even when most spreads are completed and the end is in sight, a few last min- ute details require attention. The epilogue contains closing thoughts about the year, the staff, technical information and the index. ACU's few trees provide enough shade to keep cool on a warm spring ■ v ' O G U E Epilogue —; ACC's anniversary made this year special. All the activities really let Abilene know that ACU is here for a purpose. This school does have an uncommon commitment. 1 Commitment. It’s a part of life, espe- cially during our college years when decisions are made regarding God, a Some commitments are routine. We someone, to complete a task, or not to But sometimes commitments are life- changing ... like when you promise to love and remain faithful to another per- son “until death do us part, or when your life to Him. Such commitment is rare in today's throw-away society', and must be reaf- firmed daily to last. But it is stronger and more binding than even love. As Christian men and women we have accepted this life-changing com- mitment — an uncommon commitment in the eyes of the world. That commitment is worth celebrat- r — Epilogue Epilogue —: Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He will do it. — Psalms 37:5 This page: left. Pranksters placed a Texas-shaped trash container on the top of the Don H. Morris Center shortly after the container was donated to the campus; right, Social clubs enable stu- dents to meet and enjoy each other in a variety of settings. Delta Theta members are: front row, Valinda Avey, Theresa Ballard and Laurie Langford; back row, Amy Ritchie, Rhonda Staples and Kim McGuire. ■ Epilogue Epilogue - 3! 1981 Prickly Pear Staff Head Photographer: Kent Faver Contributing Photographers: Charles Pullen, Chuck Hampton, Nan Whitworth, Rodney Goodman, Glenn Caldwell, Jeff Slaton, David Foster, Koen Studios, Lloyd Jones Studio Epilc Editor's Note temporarily insane and others edit a last summer in a 1933 Prickly Pear. After all, this was my eighth yearbook to work on. I knew what I was getting into, I thought. the ACU campus, but many times this year I wondered why. Somehow work- ing on a book is different when you have a husband sitting at home alone while you are at the office half the night. just don’t seem good enough. Dale, thank you for your love and pa- tience. God couldn't have given me a than ever before. Hugs and kisses also go to my crazy but talented staff, who made M309 my home-sweet-home-away-from-home. Kelly, your tender, quiet spirit (well, maybe not so quiet) has calmed me verge of a fit. And to my humble friend Charles, who was always ready to work on another section, take a picture or tell a joke, how dare you call me “cocky! Then there is Donna, my faithful copy words “there is,” and all the rest of the staff: Suzetta, Kent, “Cousin” Rene, Cindy, Clint, Jonathan and Chuck. Thanks! Thanks also go to our advisor, Cheryl Mann, to our unofficial advisor, Dr. Marler, and to my Optimist friends next talent: David, Mark, Maggie, Rodney, Nan, Doug and “Scoop. We had fun with this book, we hope you do too. V JOala_ Specifications The 1981 Prickly Pear, Volume 66, was printed offset by Taylor Publishing Company of Dallas, Texas. The cover is 150-point binder board covered in Taylor’s Blue 248 with a cordoba grain leather and an applied black rub. The design is embossed and stamped with silver mylar. Endsheets are Taylor’s 65 lb. cover weight printed 100 per- cent in Silver 81 with an embossed design. Paper stock is 80 lb. enamel and the book’s 416 pages are trimmed to 9x12 inches. The opening, closing and division pages are printed in Taylor's silver 81. Photographs in the opening and closing are silver duotones, and the division pages are silver posterizations. Taylor’s midnight blue 17 was used in the ad- ministration section and for Who’s Who pictures. Black duotones are used throughout the “lowercase” section. Body copy is 10 12 Melior and 12 14 Melior, and folios are 10 point Melior. Cutlines are in Melior Italic. Headlines are set in Palatino and Palatino Bold, with varying sizes. The press run for the Prickly Pear was 3,000 copies. Outstanding Photo Credits pg. 1 — Rodney Goodman pg. 8 — Charles Pullen pg. 12 — Rodney Goodman pg. 16 — Kent Faver pg. 24 — Kent Faver pg. 49 — Charles Pullen pg. 52 — Kent Faver pg. 54 — Kent Faver pg. 61 — Nan Whitworth pg. 69 — Nan Whitworth pg. 82 — Charles Pullen pg. 102 — Charles Pullen pg. 158 — Charles Pullen pg. 166 — Nan Whitworth pg. 168 — Kent Faver pg. 212 — Nan Whitworth pg. 294 — Kent Faver pg. 416 — Charles Pullen illllfl May the Lord be with you. — Ruth 2:4 Epilogue