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

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of the Ad- Home is where the hill is I really thought she was dead! Nobody can dive head-first into the GATA Fountain and survive. Nobody! That was the reaction of Jackie Tubbs, junior from Tomball, as she witnessed the dive into the one-foot- deep fountain. Jackie said she just sat there, anxiously awaiting the emergence of the diver. After several agonizing seconds, the girl's soggy head bobbed to the top, and she became the winner. The event was one of many in the Fun Fest competi- tion during Homecoming weekend. The object of the diving event was to retrieve a penny from the bottom of the fountain. Denise Wood, sophomore from Abilene, won because of her breathtaking antics in the fountain and also was named Ms. Fun Fest. The antics weren't over, though. Jackie said she next witnessed Tim Yandell, junior from Fort Worth, the traditional devotional on the steps ministration Building. Led by the cheerleaders, the devotional group paraded from the Ad Building steps around campus until they reached the site of the bonfire and pep rally. Flames lighted the night sky, and people shed their jackets as the heat warmed the night air. Sounds of Beat the Lumberjacks cheers and the ACU fight song, played by the Big Purple, were heard all over the Hill. On Saturday morning old clubbers started early with breakfasts and receptions. Many freshmen showed their parents campus highlights. Saturday morning Rebekah Gibbs, senior from Abilene, was crowned Homecoming Queen during Homecoming Chapel. Traffic congestion on Judge Ely Boulevard began He was leaning his forehead on a baseball bat and spinning in circles around the bat. Then he dropped the bat, lost all sense of self-pride, forgot what it was like to be mature, and ran back to the finish line while trying unsuccessfully to do a somersault through traffic cones, Jackie said. Tim eventually wobbled back to his teammates and finished what Jackie considered the most hilarious, uncoordinated event of the day. Fun Fest marked the beginning of Homecoming weekend events. Thousands of guests were on cam- game at Shotwell Stadium. During pre-game activities, the newly-crowned Homecoming Queen and her court were escorted around the field in vintage, convertible Thunderbirds. The stands were nearly full as the Wildcats soundly defeated the Lumberjacks of Stephen F. Austin State University, 24-10. After the game everyone was invited to Dinner with the von Trapps on the lawn between the library and the Campus Center. Members of the 1970 and