The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 24, Ed. 1, Friday, April 19, 1963 Page: 1 of 4
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Lectureship Designed With
Abilene Christian College stu-
dents need not look upon the
crowd of 10.C00 lectureship vlsl-
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ing to Dr. J. D. Thomas letf.ure-
Bhlp director. Thomas points out
that when the Lccturoship was
tLrat elabl.'sred n the ho.se-and-buggy
days of 1012 It was "plan-
ned primarily for 'he benefit of
college personnel."
In this fast-traveling age the
lectures have become a focal
point for ithe exchange of Ideas
taming membsrs of the Church
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ACC's English Majors Capture
$17000 Scholarly Sweepstake
Five ACC English majors who
will graduate this year and two
recent graduates from the Eng-
lish department have been
awarded scholarships and asslst-
anl'ships to begin graduate study.
Combined awards near $17000.
SONDRA ALLEY Glenda
Gentry Mary Lee Taylor and
BUI Walton who will graduate
in Mny have received graduate
nssistantshlps to study at the Uni-
versity of Arkansas in Fayetite-
ville Ark. The asslstantships will
be $2016 plus $270 tuition and
fees waived for each student.
Walton was also offered a grad-
uate ossistantship from Texas
Technological College in Lub-
bock. President to Ft. Worth
Pres. Don II. Morris will be in
Fort Worth Thursday for ie Fort
Worth Christian College Decade
of Development Status dinner.
Pros. Morris will serve as key-
note speaker for the dinner for
elders deacons and preachers.
He will speak on "Christian Edu-
cation From the Voice of Experience."
of Chrkt from every part of the
riaition. Still Thomas paints out
the lectures are planned with
ACC's own students ond faculty
in mind. "We consider our stu-
dents mal.uro Christians ... eli-
gible for all phases of the activ-
ity." Students can by checking
the 'lectureship program find
many speeches and discussions of
personal interest.
Of general interest to students
are such topics as "The Moral
Standards of the Young Chris-
Women's men's and mixed
vocal groups cram last-minute
rehearsals into the fleeting
hours before Sing Song com-
petition tomorrow night. The
high tribunal of the event will
consist of James Thompson
choral director at San Angelo
high school; Ira Shantz of
Howard County Junior Col-
lege Big Spring; and Richard
C. Von Ende McMurray
choral director.
Rehearsing to the right is
Delta Theta led by Ginger
Coffman Pasadena Tex. sen-
ior. Below Max Nigh Abilene
senior calls for a barber-shop
sound from the Knights.
MIKE FANNING has accepted
a NDEA (National Defense Edu-
cation Act) fellowship from the
University of Arkansas. The
stipend will cover a three-year
period of study designed to take
the student through the Ph.D.
program. Fanning will receive
grants of $2000 $2200 and $2400
respectively during his three-
year study. Fanning was offered
four other grants graduate as-
slstantships from Bowling Green
State University in Bowling
Green Ohio and Oklahoma Uni-
versity; and scholarships from
Harvard and Vanderbilt.
TWO RECENT graduate from
the English department have also
been awarded stipends to work
on graduate degrees. Judy Ben-
ford a 1000 graduate of ACC has
received a $2100 scholarship at
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr
Pennsylvania to begin study on
the Ph.D. degree. She has been
studying on her M.A. program on
a scholarship from Bryn Mawr.
HOWARD MOHR a 1001 grad-
uate has received a graduate as-
siatantship to work on an M.A.
program at the University of
Arkansas. Mohr has been toach-
'ng in high school since his grad-
uation from ACC.
tlan' and "Love Motive to
Morality."
Women will be Interested in
such class topics as "The Happy
Christian Woman" "The Young
Christian Wife" and "The Godly
Woman."
Men planning to enter the min-
istry should consider the class on
"Problems of the Young Preach-
er." Business majors might enjoy
Roy Willbern's talks on "Moral-
ity in Business." Education ma-
jors might attend some of the
THE!
VOLUME 50
Why They Say ACC Has
Future Teacher Factory
"That's easy! "Dr. Filbeck
quickly replied to the question
"Why do ACC students so often
win the title of Mr. or Miss Fu-
ture Teacher of Texas?" He con-
tnued "Because we select our
candidates competively."
In the last 14 years of entering
the competition ACC students
have received the honor nine
times. Other colleges claim we
have a factory here.
At the Texas Student Educa-
tion Association convention can-
didates for the award are first
screeneaby "checking their aca-
demic record in college. Their
personality and general promise
as a teacher are given much con-
sideration. STRONG EMPHASIS is put
upon the ability to express ideas.
Candidates are expeated to pre-
pare a three-minute talk on n se-
lected educational subject and
present it before the convention.
The speech topic Is announced by
the state organization months in
advance of the convention date
each year.
FINAL SELECTIONS are made
by a committee of judges col-
lege professors of education
speech English etc. on the
merits of the speech content and
.the ability displayed In presenta-
tion. Perhaps this is where ACC can-
didates shine. Pat Duncan Miss
Elomentary FTA last year relat-
ed that some candidates from
other had never presented jtheir
speech before an audience prior
to th convention. ACC selects its
candidates on the basis of their
speech presentation before the
local SEA chapter.
MISS DUNCAN recalled one
girl who did not even prepare her
speech until the night before she
delivered it.
Miss Duncan also attributed a
great pant of ACC candidates'
success to their desire to teach.
"They want to teach; thoy don't
just want a job." she asserted.
ACC students take their work
seriously."
"DEDICATION to Service" was
named by Dr. Weldon Barnett
one of ACC's student teacher su-
pervisors as (the key to the suc-
cess of students In seeking the
award of Mr. or Miss FTA. He
Indicated that In professional ed-
ucation courses as well as other
fields of Study at ACC the em-
phasis is on service.
DR. FILBECK summed up the
education department's attitude
toward the award: 'We feel that
obtain'ng 6uch an award is one
evidence of "their being real per
Students
discussions on Bible school teach-
ing and the use of teaching aids.
The Tecn-Age Forum an added
feature of th's year's lectureship
can be taken advantage of both
by students with personal prob-
loms In life adjustment and by
adolescent psychology students
who can attend the sessions to
observe the large groups of teen-
agers. Also of interest to psychology
majors are such topics as "Re-
demptive Counseling" 'The In-
delibility of Childhood Training
PTIMIST
ABILENE. TEXAS APRIL 19 1963
sons. Furthermore we feel we
have several who could obtain the
same honor."
The nine ACC students who
have won the FTA award are:
June Daniels Miss Secondary
FTA 1903; Pat Duncan Miss Ele-
mentary FTA 1962; Karen Carl-
ton State Miss FTA 1961; Sandra
Standridge State Miss FTA 19C0;
Dale Forrest State Mr. FTA
1958; Georgan GUbreath State
Miss FTA 1954; Anita Wood
State Miss FTA 1953 Shirley
Belcher State FTA 1951; Bonnie
Waters State Miss FTA 1950.
Six Frosh and Prof Search
For Slice of Life in Mexico
Six Abilene Christian College
freshmen returned late Monday
from taking a five-day "look at
Mexico that most tourists don't
see" according to L. Haven
Miller associate professor of mod-
ern languages at ACC who led
the tour.
The students aaw Mexican
homes and other places that
"show (the true Mexican tradition
and aren't just tourist attroc-
tlons" Miller said'.
Betty Suzanne Carol Judy
... at a coke session in Gardner April 9 where 50 students
learned that their parents comprise the Executive Committee-
of ACC's Parents Association. (1-r: Wheeler Davis Baker
Lincoln).
BOOK DRIVE RESULTS
Books donated . 252 valued at $920.85
Books ordered on cash donation 221 valued 932.60
TOTAL CASH VALUE $1853.45
Senior gift (estimate) . $1200.00
TOTAL (estimate) . .. . S3.053.45
A number of pledges remain to be collected. A donor found-
ation to match the gifts is expected to be found soon.
in Mind
and Impression on Later Char-
acter" and "Illness andor Im-
moratal'ty." The two latter itopics are .to be
discussed by Roy F. Osborne a
chaplain In San Qucntin poniten-
t'ary who drew large student
crowds at the College Church
meeting here last fall.
To facilitate student attend-
ance at as many of the activities
as passible classes have been cut
to forty minutes with a flve-
mltrate break.
NUMBER 24
CLASS TIME CUT
FOR LECTURESHIP
Class Schedule
April 22-25
7:30 MWF '7:30 to 8:10
8:30 MWF 8:20 to 9:00
10:00 MWF 10:40 to 11:20
11:00 MWF 11:30 to 12:10
11:30 MWF 11:30 to 12:10
12:00 MWF 12:20 to 1:00
1:00 MWF 1:10 to 1:50
2:00 MWF 2:00 to 3:40
3:00 MWF 2:50 to 3:30
4:00 MWF 3:40 to 4:20
7:00 Monday on schedule
7:30 TTH 7:30 to 8:30
10:00 TTH 10:40 to 11:50
10:30 TTH 10:40 to 11:50
11:30 TTH 12:00 to 1:10
1:00 TTH 1:20 to 2:40
' 2:30 TTH 2:50 to 4:00
4:00 TTH 4:10 to-5:30
6:30 TTH on schedule
Leaving Thursday March 10
were: John EU'ott Overa and
Dick Treat df Abilene; Betty Har-
bin of Midland; Phyllis New-
house Honey Grove; Marilyn
White of Jacksonville Fla.; and
Lucy Pursch of Sunnymead
California.
The group spent Thursday
night In Monterrey Saturday
night in Saltillo and Sunday
morning In San Pedro where
thoy visited the Church of Christ
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 24, Ed. 1, Friday, April 19, 1963, newspaper, April 19, 1963; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth99316/m1/1/: accessed May 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.