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

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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

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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