The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 6, Ed. 1, Friday, October 8, 1976 Page: 1 of 12
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Abilono Christian University . .
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Students select 10 women to vie
for Homecoming queen honors
TSn candidates Tor Home-
coming Queen were announced
during chapel Monday.
They are Candy Baker Christ!
Calhoun Diane Clturch Cheryl
George Kitty Hall Phyllis Holla-
baugh Janna Hopson Jerilyn
Knipp Gail Strickland and Carta
Willis.
The candidates will be intro-
duced during chapel Tuesday
and the student body will vote
for the queen the same day. She
will be crowned in a ceremony
following Homecoming chapel
on Saturday Oct. 16.
Candy a marketing major
from Richardson is secretary of
the senior class treasurer of the
Sigma Theta Chi social club and
a member of the Big Purple
band.
Queen nominees
The Homecoming queen nominees are (front row from (aft) Carta Willis Cheryl George Janna
Hopson Gall Strickland Christi Calhoun bock row from loft) Phyllis Hollobaugh. Candy Baker
Jerilyn Knipp Diane Church and Kitty Hall. The queen will be crowned during ceremonies following
Homecoming chapel on Saturday Oct 16. (Photo by David Dillard)
Senate to help fund two projects
By CHRIS SEXTON
Optimist Staff
The Student Senate decided
at its meeting Monday to assist
groups seeking financial support.
The senators agreed to pay
SIO registration fee for each
ACU student attending at the
World Mission Workshop at
Northeastern 'Christian College
InVillanova Pa!" later this
.month. The total amount should
'not exceed S860 if the maxi-
mum 86 students sign up. The
$10kwill decrease the cost of the
trip Iptr student to about
$46.50.
Coordinator Steve Young
senior accounting major from
Kelso Wash. requested $1420
for the trip at the Sept. 27
ChristlP an elementary educa-
tion major from Jacksboro is
president of the Campus Service
Organization and the service
representative In the Student
Senate. She is a member of the
GATA social club and the Big
Purple.
Diane an elementary educa-
tion major from Richardson is
secretary of the Students' Asso-
ciation "Big Sig" of Sigma
Theta Chi and a member of the
Big Purple.
Cheryl a business administra-
tion major from Spring is
president of Sigma Theta Chi.
Kitty an art major from
Jasper is president of the Ko Jo
Kai social club and a Big Purple
majorette.
Phyllis an elementary educa
Senate meeting but the decision'
was tabled.
At Monday's meeting Young'
asked for up to S 1 000 which he
said Mission Outreach would
repay with whatever could be
raised after the students re-
turned from the workshop. "We
would like to work for the
money" Young said "but with
the workshop coming up the
29th we don't have the time."
Sophomore class Senator Jeff
Lawrence questioned why so
much money should go to a
small special interest group
since nearly 4000 students have
paid S4 into the Students'
Association fund.
Bryan Gibbs senior class vice
president replied that mission-
aries arc supported with money
tion major from Dallas Is
intramural director of Sigma
Theta Chi and js a member of
the Student Life Committee.
Janna an education major
from Arlington is president of
the Delta Theta social club and a
former Sing Song hostess.
Jerilyn. a speech and hearing
therapy major from Garland is
president of GATA and Home-
coming co-chairperson.
Gail a home economics major
from Dallas is president of the
Zeta Rho social club and treas-
urer of the Home Economics
Club.
Carta a physical education
major from Abilene is a cheer-
leader a member of the inter-
collegiate volleyball team and
Delta Theta.
from group funds and since the
Senate represents the student
body a donatlo'n would be in
order.
SA president Don Garrett said
"I am really glad the senators are
being selective about where they
spend the students' money and
I'm glad that we decided to help
with the workshop."
In other business the Senate
approved a request from Barry
Packer and Mark Hanna co-
chairmen of "Christmas for
Children" concerning the pro-
ject. They requested that the SA
donate to "Christmas for Chil-
dren" SI per student who attends
the ACU-Doane College basket-
ball game Nov 30 in Moody
Coliseum.
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Beginning of clean shave
Mike Dennis proved his dedication to the ACU Theatre by having
his head thaved after chapel Wodnesday in the Campus Center.
Dennis will portray the King of Slam in tho Homecoming musical
"The King and I." Doing the honors is Mark Faulkner. See
finished product on page nine. (Photo by David Dillard)
Big Purple to march
in Houston's Astrodome
The Big Purple marching band
will travel to Houston's Astro-
dome Sunday to play at the
Houston Oilers-Denver Broncos
professional football game.
The band under the direction
of Dr. Charles Trayler and David
Pennock will perform pre-game
and post-game shows as well as a
halftime drill.
According to Dr. Trayler the
halftime show will have a
country-western theme includ-
ing such songs as "Release Me"
"San Antonio ' Rose" Your
Cheatin' Heart" and a fanfare
which features "The Eyes of
Texas."
The band will leave Abilene
Saturday morning and play at
the ACU-Stephcn F. Austin
football game in Nacogdoches
that night. After the game the
band will spend the night at the
Roadrunner Inn near the Astro-
dome. Band members will worship at
the Pasadena Central Church of
Christ Sunday morning before
going to the stadium. The band
will arrive back in Abilene after
'the game at approximately 1
a.m.
This will be the first appear-
ance for the band at an Oilers
game since 1970. "Wc had been
asked to come backjo Houston
after our first performance"
said Dr. Trayler "but this is the
first time we could work out
compatible schedules."
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