The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 20, Ed. 1, Friday, March 8, 1974 Page: 1 of 8
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"Career Day" slated
Vy JENNY MULLINS
of the Optimist staff
A benefit talent show
mvoivintf the three Abilene
eotlepe to Dm rlret project of the
newly-formed Tri-CoHefe Cwn-
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ehalrmsn of ACC's delegation.
TV April S show at the Civk
Center w(N feature toy talent
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Rehabilitation Center. Tkket
are priced at $1.60 for student
and 92.00 for others There wlM
be no reserved seat.
Last semester former Stu-
dents Association Vic President
Steve Orr and representatives
from Hsrdln-Slmmons Univcp
ally and McMurry College met to
discuss ways to Improve
relation between the cottages.
From their meetings evolved the
idea of a Trl-Collegc Council.
The ntiwmember council U
composed of the chairman and
two members of each school's
intercoUeglato committee of the
student government. Membeia
from ACC are Lowry Junior
iwyehelofy major from Abilene;
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frands tn ItoameM" Ifl dealfnad
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' tlon on job ostnortunltles.
. A total or thirteen field will
- be represented. In accounting
Jerry Anderson audit manager
of Conley & Co. will dUcuas the
roloof tho CPA. Mike Reese
CPA for Lenanl Dro. Fort
Worth . will speak about
accounting for the private level
and the ebam stow. The Internal
Revenue Service wW be the
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public relations the secretarial
field public utilities and civil
service will abo be examined.
Other speakers scheduled for
the seminar Include Reed Jones
Gilford of Hill Cement
Company Dallas; Earl Young
brokerage agent Rouscher-
rieree DaMas; Paul Rogers
DaMaa Federal Saving and Loan;
Joe Bam rapreeentative
Keonomlea Bureau of DaMaa
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Over 1000 studtnis expecfed
fhr ACC's High School day
ACC wW host Its annua) High
School Day tomorrow.
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school students and sponsors are
expected to br. -or. campus this
Saturday" satd Sid Hicks
director of High School Day.
Visitor wm be mainly from the
. SoufchwMt and border states for
the one-day event.
T'The purpose of High School
Day' aatd Hicks "is to aHovr
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Mike Showalter junior account-
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about the potential of the new
eouneii wm help to "provide a
means of exposure for students
to different cultural styles
reKgtous beliefs and thought
pattern of the three Abilene
colleges. We want to promote
sharing experiences and ideas for
everyone."
Lowry. stated three main goafs
tf the council: "We want to
encourage academic exchange
making the fullest use of
facilities and abilities of each
college to encourage civic
outreach for students to help
Abilene and to promote student
involvement In tri-collcge activi-
ties or projects."
The council will be
responsible for initiating and
coordinating projects that will
involve whole student bodies
such as the talent show.
"The talent show has several
purposes" said Lowry.' "It wm
put the eewteit' noma before
the students and cHy promote
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power Is over she projects K
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recommend its Idea to the
different student ' governmenta
for approval he said.
"Eventually I hope the
Trl-CoWeee Council can become
a respected voice of the CoMege
community as a whole bringing
ideas to students the different
administrations and the city of
Abilene" he said.
Lowry also mentioned some
tentative plans for next
semester Including a student
government -workshop involving
over 100 colleges plans for
beautlficatlon of the Abilene
college campuses a tri-cotlege ID
system perhaps Involving
benefits or discounts- from
Abilene businesses.
Tentative long-range goals
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Womack influence felt two places
byMXNTrrUTXMAN
of the Optlsntst staff
Nestled somewhere along the
rocky coast of Maine Dr. James
Womack continues his reaeerea
at ACC.
Dr. Womack on a two-year
leave of absence from ACC'a
biology department is currently
the director of research at the
Jackson Laboratory in Barr
Harbor. His study in the field of
mammalian genetic U carried on
at ACC with the cooperation of
Mark Sharp n sophomore
biology major from Denison.
Sharp receive hi instruction
from Dr. Womack by either
lvitefc r HepwOR cams
Struggling to put it in
layman's term. Sharp said that
In Dr. Womack 's experiment at
ACC be uses "conventional
biochemical techaktuea" on rats
"to study mutations how they
occur why they occur and their
influence on the individual."
"Hopefully" by studying
mutations in mammals the
Information can be "directly
applicable to cancer research"
Sharp said that Dr. Womack's
work is "so basic" that it can be
used in "many areas of
medicine."
In Dr. Womack experiment
at ACC. Sharp use a strain of
rat Dr. Womack devetoped m
1971. The "unique rat" U
different because it I missing
one esterase enayme. Dr.
Womack named the strain
"ACC" and it can be used to
study developmental genetics.
In bis work at Barr Harbor
Dr. Womack develops strains of
mice for other scientists'
research. He also counsels
married couples with problems
concerning heredity. '
Dr. Womack began hfawork
b Maine last June. He plans to
return to teach at ACC the fall
semester of 1975 - .
questions." Tours and question
wiH be bandied by member of
CSO (Campus Service Organisa-
tion) Circle K and other student
volunteers.
To date no dormitory tour
have been scheduled. Witb the
exception of the cafeteria use at
noon the group o! name-tagged
people moving aero the
campus probably won't draw
much notice from the majority
of campus residents.
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 20, Ed. 1, Friday, March 8, 1974, newspaper, March 8, 1974; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth91829/m1/1/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.