The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 17, Ed. 1, Friday, February 14, 1975 Page: 3 of 8
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THE OPTIMIST February 14 1976
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BUTCH HOGGATT (left) Jos McNatr and Kenny Horner members of the Knights social dub paint a
sign within; dubs and classes good luck in Sing Sons. The all-school musical show opens one week from
tonight In Moody Colli8um. - photo by David Dillard
Dickson on treadmill for heart fund
By SUSAN TUNNELL
For students tick and tired of
bdng run to death by teachers
Students' Association President
Kelly Utsinger suggest turning
the tables on the faculty or at
least one faculty member.
The SA will put Curt Dickson
aasodate professor of physical
education on the treadmill in a
Valentine's Day fund-raking
drive for the National Heart
Assodation.
Dr. Dickson will run on the
treadmill "until he is at the
point o( collapse" said Utsinger
In a telephone interview Tuesday
night.
The treadmill located in the
human performance laboratory
In room '236 of the Gibson PE
Center la set at a speed of
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the University of Houston and
the University of Texas at
Arlington and by the Abilene
Reporter-News.
"The purchase of this basic
equipment is essential to the
upgrading and improvement of
student publications at ACC"
said Wayne Qurley president of
Student Press. "I'm very pleased
that -wo will be able to obtain
It."
"I feel that this proposal wOI
benefit not only Student Press
but the entire' school espedslly
In terms of a better campus
newspaper and student direc-
tory" Gurley continued. "This
equipment will also hdp all mass
communication students In get-
ting a lot of practical experience
that they wouldn't have gotten
otherwise."
Optimist Editor Alan Miller
explained that full Implementa-
tion of the system would allow
the newspaper to be increased to
regular editions of twelve pages
Instead of the current eight.
Special 16-page editions could
also be printed.
"The amount of space pre-
sently available to us does not
allow us the coverage of news
sports and personalities that we
would like to have" said Miller
In addition to the phototype-
setting units the proceeds will
sevcn-and-one-half miles per
hour allowing for eight minutes
per mile.
Dickson's endurance contest
begins today at 10:30 a.m. and
will be open to the public. He
wouldn't comment on any pro-
dictions of the length of time he
will spend on the treadmill.
"I havent even talked about
numbers" he said Tuesday
night. "In terms of distance I
hope to go at least ten miles but
I dont know how much beyond
that."
Dickson said that he was
considering a prediction in a
sealed envelope to either
Utsinger or Dean B. J. Humble
vice president of academic
affairs.
Utsinger explained that the
demonstration was part of a
be used to purchase auxllsry
equipment important to the
paste-up process Including draft-
ing tables and machines lamps
and a waxing machine.
Proceeds from the 1074 per-
formances of Sing Song totalled
over 517000 and were used for
air conditioning of Sewdl Thea-
tre. Dutrum said that both per-
formances of Sing Song 1076 are
sold out with a total of 0320
tickets sold.
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fund-raising drive for the
National Heart Association.
"We're trying to get people to
pledge a certain amount of
money for each mile that Mr.
Dickson completes. Pledges will
bo taken at a table in tho campus
center."
"The SA Is also putting up
money but we are presently
undedded as to the amount"
Utsinger continued. "We plan to
contribute at least 6 per mile."
Dickson said the endurance
contest will supplement studies
in the concepts class held in the
human performance lab.
"We spend six weeks on the
cardiovascular unit because it Is
so vitally important" he said.
He said he hoped the exhibi-
tion would also remind students
that February is National Heart
Month.
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Music to accompany the hosts
and hostesses in this year's Sing
Song was arranged by Fred J.
Allen a junior music major from
Longview.
Allen has worked on the
musical pieces since Christmas
and put in approximately 100
hours of work he said. His work
will back up almost every
number tho hosts and hostesses
will sing.
Altogether he arranged 12
songs the longest of which is a
15-minute piece called "Broad-
way Medley." It Is made up of
20 top Broadway musical num-
bers and will feature the hosts
hostesses and ushers singing and
solos from the stage band.
BA obtains grant
The Department of Business
Administration has received a
$6250 grant from the Small
Business Administration of
Washington D. C for the
1074-75 school year according
to Dr. Overton Faubus profes-
sor and head of the department.
"The grant is to provide
financial assistance for a. three-
hour course In business admini-
stration" said Dr. Faubus
regarding the stipulation of the
grant. "We are one of the first
schools selected to receive this
type of grant in the Southwest
and It U because of the progress
we have made In correlating this
course to the needs of the small
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The mood of music will try to
convey the different time eras
presented as the theme in this
year's Sing Song Allen said and
the different Instruments will be
used to catch tho mood.
Besides arranging for the hosts
and hostesses Fred also wrote
the GATA and Kinsmen songs
and helped Ko Jo Kal and Delta.
Theta with their music.
Allen got the job of arranging
the music just because "I wanted
to do it" he said. Last year he
wrote two medleys for the hosts
and hostesses and a production
number for tho band musical.
Along with arranging songs
Allen Is a member of the stage
band Big Purple and orchestra
and he plays several instruments.
ousincss administration and its
work with these types of busi-
nesses." The course entitled "Manage-
ment of a Small Business"
includes a study of the problems
of organizing and managing
one's own business.
Also included in the course
are individually assigned case
studies of Ahilehe small
businesses. Each ttudent in the
course is assigned as a member
of a team to study one or two
Abilene small businesses and
make recommendations to the
manager of the business regard-
ing areas of improvement.
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 17, Ed. 1, Friday, February 14, 1975, newspaper, February 14, 1975; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth91852/m1/3/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.