The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 22, Ed. 1, Friday, March 11, 1960 Page: 1 of 8
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For Building
A check for $1370.68 was pre-
sented to David Karney Stu-
dents' Association president In
chapel Tuesday to be deposited
In the student union building
fund.
The amount constituted the
proceeds of the fourth annual
Sing-Song. This was the first
year that admission wa3 charged
for Sing Song. A committee had
decided that the profit would bo
donated toward the figure needed
for a student center.
Total income for tho produc-
tion was $1540.40 with expendi-
tures of $163.72 leaving tho do-
nated amount.
With thlsaddltlon to the fund
the total reaches approximately
$4000 to be used in the building
of the center.
Big Purple Ready to 'Say It
With Music Again' Tonight
As 125 Members Perform
' "An evening of fun and enter-
tainment" will be brought to
ACC tonight at 8 p.m. in Scwcll
auditorium when the Big Purple
presents "Say It With Music
Again."
The cast totaling 125 persons
Mission Leaders
Plan More Maps
Representatives from six Chris-
tian colleges met recently with
leaders from the mission study
class to plan for the formation
and promotion of mission groups
on other Christian college cam-
puses. Harding Pepperdine Lubbock
Christian David Lipscomb North
Central Christian and ACC stu-
dents were among the more than
30 who attended the convocation.
One of the main subjects dis-
cussed was the erection of "mis-
sion 'maps" such as tho one that
has been under consideration for
a year at ACC on every Christian
college campus In the nation.
Campus Leaders
Leave for TISA
Seven campus leaders left yes-
terday for the Texas Intercollegi-
ate Student association conven-
tion in Dallas.
The seven were Mary Sue Be-
lew Karen Carlton Wilkes
Berry Students' Association vice
president Ken Coker freshman
class presjdent Dick Mathews
David Karney president of the
Students' Association and Harold
Straughn editor of The Optimist.
SOCIAL CLUB PARTY
HELD WEDNESDAY
The Intersoclal Club Council
party will be at the Lytle Shores
Auditorium on Wednesday
March 10 at' 8:30 p.m.
New members of each club will
be Introduced at that time. Also
the scholarship awards will be
presented.
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VOLUME 47
'Buy a Book' Campaign
Formally Ends Tonight
The "Buy a Book" cam
paign makes its final public
appearance today after a
week of concentrated effort.
Gifts will still be accepted
is composed of band members
and two guest soloists; Deanna
Bryan and Ardio Miller. Kathy
Matthews member of the band
and the two guest sollsts will bo
featured in a medley of three
songs.
The 18 piece Big Purple Stage
band will ploy several selections.
Tho Stage band" will also accom-
pany the Big Purple Top 40 in a
few routines. The Top 40 are all
band members.
During the show tho ACC
Band Sweetheart will be pre-
sented as the band plays "Let Me
Call You Sweetheart." The
Sweetheart was elected by mem-
bers of the band from tho four
nominated candidates. Those
nominated were Deanna Bussie
Mona Wilbeck Kathy Matthews
and Winnie Cotner.
A take-off on the combination
Dragnet and Peter Gunn placed
in an old Roman setting will bo
one of the many highlights of the
evening.
Other acts will include several
routines Bill Martin a flute quar-
tet the Embers an impersona-
tion ending with the usual finale.
The convention is being held
on the campus of SMU. It began
with registration last night and
will end tomorrow night.
David Malone state president
of TISA und a graduate assistant
in Bible at ACC is to speak there
today concerning the following
problems confronting the organ-
ization: Inadequate financing.
Lack of supervision.
Lack of administrative support.
Partial participation of Texas
colleges.
Poor publicity.
Malone Is to propose a solution:
that of electing a council of deans
of students to meet with the
TISA executive committee to con-
sider their problems.
Each delegate will receive free
room board travel and registra-
tion from a $100 sum set aside
last fall for this purpose in the
ACC Students' Association budget.
ABILENE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE.
by the Library after today as
part of the campaign but the
formal drive will be conclud-
ed in order to allow the Li-
brary staff to order the books.
The Stage band will be direct-
ed by M. L. Daniels assistant
band director who arranged prac-
tically all the numbers in the
show.
Skeetcr Cornelius will be mas-
ter of cermonies; Winnie Cotner
choreographer; Sue Rummel
lighting; Jim Tom Hill sound;
Joe Cash staging; Ann Parrish
set director and script writer.
The entire show was directed
by Douglas Fry. Tickets can still
be bought in the Students Ex-
change for 75 cents.
Nearly $10000 Worth of Awards
Recently Given to Wilkes Berry
Two distinguished honors de
scended last week on Wilkes
Berry Fort Worth senior English
major.
He has won a National De-
fense fellowship to Rice univers-
ity which will cover tuition and
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ABILENE. TEXAS. MARCH 11. 1960
Books ordered this week-
end will be sent to the Li-
brary within six weeks. A dis-
play of the gifts is to be set
up before the second semester
is over.
An accurate figure of books
sold will not be available un-
til next week. David Stewart
president of the "A" club
said Wednesday morning that
he had received $433 an
amount which represented
about half the total for the
first two days.
Carl Spain "A" club spon-
sor and in charge of gifts
from the faculty said several
had promised large donations
from their personal libraries.
Members of the various
dorm councils "A" club mem-
bers and other students total-
ling about 250 persons com-
posed the group of contact
leaders. They canvassed the
dormitories each night this
week.
A special appeal to off-
campus students was made in
graduate fees for the next three
years and he became the first
ACC student ever to win a Wood-
row Wilson fellowship.
The National Defense fellow-
ship totalling $6600 will allow
Berry to complete work on the
MA. and Ph.D. degrees in the
field of English. .
The Woodrow Wilson award
includes a $1500 grant plus fam-
ily allowances and full costs of a
year's graduate study at any uni-
versity of his choice in the United
States or Canada.
THE FELLOWSHIP to Rice
will amount to $2000 the first
year $2200 the second and $2400
the third plus $400 a year for
NUMBMftl
chapel Wednesday by Dean
Garvin Beauchamp.
An added method of paying
for the book was put into1
effect Tuesday night. Stu-
dents wanting to buy books
but who will not have money
enough until a later date
were allowed to write I.O.TJ.
on their book selection slipV
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CARL SPAIN explains how to
use pamphlet for LibVary book
drive.
dependents. Berry is to marry
Miss June Massengole of Fort
Worth this summer.
Berry was flown to Austin lor
interviews by the Woodrow Wil-
son foundation during the fall
semester.
Dr. James W. Culp head of the
English department nominated
Berry for -the award and said
"Wilkes Is a very deserving and
Intelligent person. I feel that he
will use his fellowship to its best
advantages and fully complete'
his graduate work."
Another student Kerry King
senior from Littlefield Tex. was
named among tho 1203 designat-
ed to receive honorable mention
out of the 8800 applicants for the
fellowships.
Berry has been active in all
forms of campus activities. He is
vice president of the Students
Association president of Sigma
Tau Delta national English fra-
ternity vice president of Frater
Sodalis men's social club a mem-
ber of Blue Key national honor
fraternity Alpha Chi national
scholarship society and is a
weekly writer of "Descant" en-
tertainment review column for
The Optimist.
King is president of the band
and former president of Phi Delta
Psl men's social club. Last year1
he won first place in the Texas
Academy of Science collegiate
academy's annual science paper
contest on a mathematical sub- v
jeot He is a member of Blue Key
national honor fraternity.
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 22, Ed. 1, Friday, March 11, 1960, newspaper, March 11, 1960; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth95967/m1/1/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.