The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 18, Ed. 1, Friday, February 20, 1970 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME 57
ABILENE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE ABILENE TEXAS FEBRUARY 20 1970
NUMBER 18
ACC Inauguration:
Abilene Christian College will
Inaugurate iU eighth president at
10:00 a.m. Saturday and launch
its 52nd annual Bible Lecture-
ship at 3 p.m. Sunday.
Dr. John C. Stevem who
replaced Dr. Don H. Morris as
ACC's chief executive will be
officially installed as the school's
president in ceremonies Satur-
day morning in Moody Coliseum-Auditorium.
Dr. Bevington
A. Reed Texas commissioner of
higher education will be the
featured speaker.
Also scheduled to bring greet-
ings to Dr. Stevens are Walt
Cabe ACC student body presi-
dent; Dr. B. J. Humble ACC
dean; Louie Welch ACC grad-
uate and mayor of Houston; and
three United States congressmen
from Texas Representative
Omar Burleson Senator Ralph
Yarborough and Senator John
Tower.
The inaugural procession
opening the ceremonies is sched-
uled to begin at 10 a.m. Dr. Fred
J. Barton dean of the ACC
graduate school will serve as
chief marshal of the procession.
Dr. Stevens' Inaugural robe
was given to him Wednesday in
special chapel services by Alpha
Chi.
Procession groups and their
marshals are: delegates from
about 2G0 other colleges and
universities led by Ken Rasco
ACC registrar; delegates from
learned societies and educational
associations led by Dr. Paul C.
Witt ACC professor emeritus of
chemistry and former president
of the American Academy of
Basic Sciences; the college fam-
ily led by W. E. (Mose) McCook
of Abilene president of the ACC
Alumni Association; student sen-
ate led by Senate President
Lerrill White; faculty led by Dr.
RossJyn Speer
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Tommy McCord head of the
Department of Chemistry and
faculty senate chairman; Board
of Trustees led by B Sherrod
former board president; presi-
dential party led by Lawrence L.
Smith ACC vice president for
finance; and the president.
First college delegate will be
Dr. Earlc McMillan ACC associ-
ate professor of Bible represent-
ing St. Andrews University in
Scotland founded in 1411.
Master of ceremonies for the
10:00 a.m. event will be Dr.
Walter H. Adams ACC vice
president for academic affairs.
KTXS-TV will televise the event.
A 1 p.m. luncheon in Gibson
Health and Physical Education
Center Rooms 300-301 la also
scheduled. Dr. Rex P. Kyker
head of the ACC Department of
Communication will serve as
master of ceremonies.
Dr. M. Norvel Young presi-
dent of Pepperdine College in
Los Angeles will be the featured
luncheon speaker. Eight other
men including the presidents
of the other two Abilene col
Pat Boone Appearance
To Highlight Sing -Song
Saturday night's performance
of Sing-Song at Abilene Chris-
tian College has been sold-out
for a week according to Steve
Waldrip and Miss Karol Bon-
neaux student co-chairmen.
Waldrip added that there were
a number of good seats still
remaining for Friday night's
show. Tickets are $5 $4 and $3
and proceeds go to the Campus
Beautificatlon Project.
"She'll Be
First Since 1940
leges Abilene Mayor J. C.
Hunter Jr. and Texas Lt. Gov.
Ben Barnes will bring greetings
to Dr. Stevens.
Luncheon tickets are $3 and
only 1200 will be sold.
A 3:15 p.m. reception in the
main room of McGlothlin Cam-
pus Center will also honor Dr.
Stevens. Portraits of former ACC
presidents will hang In the room
for the reception.
It will be the first ACC
inauguration since 1940 when
Dr. Morris succeeded James F.
Cox. Dr. Morris is now the
school's first chancellor. And for
one Abilene woman Mrs. M. V.
Showalter it will be the fifth
ACC inauguration dating back
to 1912 when Jesse P. Sewell
became president.
Jimmy Allen associate profes-
sor of Bible for Harding College
in Searcy Ark. will open the
52nd annual lectureship themed
"The Apostles' Doctrine." Allen
will speak Sunday at 3 p.m. at
the opening Youth Forum ses-
sion on "Youth and the Great
Commission."
Women's organizations songs
and directors are: L'Amitie
"The Lonely Goatherd" Pam
Hammond; Ko Jo Kai "Hey Big
Spender" Susie Snider; GATA
"Who's Afraid or the Big Bad
Wolf?." Marilyn Cabe; Delta
Theta "Walking Happy" Mar-
garet Clayton; Kappa Chi "Bare
Necessities" Shirley Stewart;
and Sigma Theta Chi "Peter
Pan" Sheryl Kuenstler.
Albert Dennington
Knights
Comln' 'Round the Mountain"
The choral recital hall in
Leonard Burford Music Center
will be dedicated Sunday after-
noon and Wallace Gooch of
Temple will deliver the first
main speech at 7 p.m. in the
coliseum on "The Faith That
Saves."
A reception at 8:30 p.m.
Sunday will honor Reucl Lorn-
mons editor of the Firm Foun-
dation and ACC's 1969 "Out-
standing Alumnus of the Year."
He will also be honored Monday
at the annual Alumni Day
luncheon.
Also scheduled arc eight other
main speeches; four special stu-
dent lectures; ACC Friends
Luncheon to honor Dr. Morris
Dr. Adams and Smith; ACC
Missions Luncheon. More than
10000 people are expected.
The Board of Trustees Ad-
visory Board and National Devel-
opment Council will meet Mon-
day. Among items of discussion
will be the 1970-71 budget
tuition and some student
awards.
Men's voices include: Trojans
"Shenandoah" Frank Tiner; Phi
Delta Psi "Along Came Jones"
Pat Crawford; Frater Sodalis
"Hurry Sundown" Bill Wag-
goner; Sub-T-16 "The Sloop
John B" Guy Gamble; Kinsmen
"Camelot Medley" Herb But-
ram; Knights "She'll Be Coming
Around the Mountain" Roy
Greenway; and Galaxy "Heigh
Ho" Rob Core.
Competition concludes with
the mixed voices division: Fresh-
men "LIP Abner" Reld Lan-
caster; Sophomqres "Chltty
Chitty Bang Bang" Jeff Brock;
Juniors "Aquarius" Larry
Wooden; and Seniors "The
Impossible Dream" Roy Green-
way. Recording and motion picture
star Pat Boone wife Shirley and
daughters Cherry Lindy Debby
and Laury will attend the
Saturday night performance of
Sing-Song. Boone as celebrity
host will entertain about 20-30
minutes after Sing-Song compe-
tition is completed and before
the judges' decisions are an-
nounced. Miss Bonneaux announced
that Gary Eldridge Abilene
Community Theatre director
will serve as costume judge.
Costume awards will be given
after the Friday night show.
Judges In the Friday choral
competition will be J. G. Martin
from Hardin-Simmons Univer-
sity and Dr. Charles Nelson from
East Texas State University in
Commerce.
James Crem from H-SU and
Bob Burroughs of the First
Baptist Church in Abilene will
be Saturday night judges.
DuiKan & Mimes
Are you ready to meet a raise
in tuition?
At ACC money usually brings
to mind the Business Office
which wc think has improved
markedly in its attitude. Thank
you for thinking of us as
"human" students.
An expository column on
today and tomorrow and what
went on between 850 or so
students in tlio yesterdays:
Recently wc were talking with
the directors of groups partici-
pating in that well-known time
consumer Sing-Song. Now don't
get hung up on the thought of
suggested criticism by "time-
consumer" even "directors."
Sing-Song is a lot of things a
great many stemming from the
fact Hint it is time consuming.
Read on.
Our discussion with the direc-
tors included comments on what
Sing-Song did for ACC. This in
turn led to the observation that
Sing-Song brings unity and en-
thusiasm to the campus. And
because these groups are striving
to do their very best to be
recognized as first place winners
we have competition.
We have not only a special
type of friendship emerging
from Sing-Song but also a
special type of competition.
Sing-Song gets people "up." It
also takes them "down."
In the midst of this tide of
rising expectations or frustra-
tions as the case may be we
have 17 groups who want to
win. We think that the partici-
pating students often have a
better idea of winning than do
the spectators ... so let us all
enjoy the show appreciate the
work and stay with the business
of applied practical Christianity.
One director who is also a
good friend voiced her com-
ment: "Winning Sing-Song is
great. Sing-Song is an everyday
experience. Too often we place
all the value of Sing-Song upon
the end result (place awards). We
should appreciate its worth daily
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Hairston
To Speak
Andrew Hairston of Atlanta
Ga. will be the featured speaker
Sunday at 8 p.m. during a
meeting of Abilene Christian
College's Ethnic Relations For-
um. Robert English ACC senior
from Fort Worth and executive
chairman of the forum said the
meeting would be held In the
faculty dining room in McGloth-
lin Campus Center.
English said the public was
invited to the meeting. Refresh-
ments will be served.
A minister in Atlanta Hair-
ston holds two graduate theo-
logical degrees a master's degree
in sociology and a law degree.
He will open the series of
student lectures at lectureship
Monday with "The Relevance of
the Church."
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