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

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Q exan ,dra full house ut Beulah wasn't the only person to cap- ture the heart of the student body. Short- ly after students helped celebrate Buelahls 101 years, they celebrated Christmas with a group of songsters at least 90 years younger. Vocal performances by the long, tall Texans Opposite page: top - Joyce Holley, a freshman zdvertising major, shows surprise as she lands in the fountain after a playful ruckus with afriendg bottom - McKinzie Beach becomes apopular silefor ACU women to take advantage of the warm February temperatures. This page: top - Members of GATA social club sing their club song, Flaming GATAS, as they stand around the edge ofthe GATA jountaing bottom left - A nighttime view of the annual West Texas fairy right - Newly-inaugurated president Dr? William J. Teague addresses the inaugural audience. from Taylor Elementary School ensured a crowd in Chapel despite upcoming final exams for the fall semester. Chapel-skipping seniors sent the word around to all their friends that the Taylor choir would be in Chapel, and freshmen were urged not to miss the big day. Peggy Drennan, director of the Taylor choir, said the elementary students looked forward to performances at ACU. Coming to ACU to perform is the highlight of their year,', she said. Of our eight perfor- mances throughout the year, ACU is their favorite place to sing. They love itf' And from the excitement exhibited by the grade school and university students whenever Taylor performed, it was obvious that the fascination was not one-sided. Opening

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sr K., ?' 'mf , :Tk av t Students aid flood victim lthough the lighthearted performances of the elementary school choir usually brightened the day, many ACU students had the opportunity to lighten the load for their neighbors in a more serious situation. On Oct. 13 students had a unique chance to help people in the community, as well as fellow students and others associated with the university. This page: left -- Pranksters decorated campus light fixturesg right - Clint Milner, a Frats pledge, gets bombed with a water balloon at the Homecoming car- nival. Opposite page: top -- Barry Smoot, Debbie Gard- ner, Trent Pines and Buddy Evans, munch on ham- burgers and barbecued chicken: lejt -- Jimmy Kelley serves as a human billboard advertising a carwashg center - Shelley Hall plays with a canine friend at the Siggie grub social,' bottom - Otto Carter takes a break in his painting studio. The night before, heavy rains inundated Abilene and surrounding areas, and many sec- tions of the city were damaged by flood waters from rapidly rising creeks and rivers. any students, whose houses and apart- ments in the floodplain near the banks of Cedar Creek, lost most of their possessions. But of the 356 homes that were damaged in the Abilene area, the heaviest losses occurred in homes of families who lived in Abilene year-round. The industrial education department dismissed classes for several days, and students in those classes were allowed to help people sort out their possessions and clean up after the Columbus Day flood. And other students drove around the city and looked for families that needed help. Opening