The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 12, Ed. 1, Friday, March 22, 1985 Page: 1 of 8
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WAR WHOOP
Vol. LXH No. 12
MARCH 22 1985
McMurry College; Abilene Tx.
'Spring Thing'
offers variety
D By Laura Leigh McLeod
News Editor
Last night a Bar-B-Quc kicked off another
McMurry Spring Thing. "The Revenge of the Pink
Panther" was also shown.
Since 1971 McMurry Student Government (MSG)
has sponsored a fun-filled week in the spring. Before
1971 it was combined with Student Weekend. This
year Spring Thing coincides with a Student
Weekend. The basic activities are similar each year.
"It was once more intramural oriented" stated
Pam Evans vice president of MSG and chairman of
Spring Thing.
This year the events arc spread through two
weeks.
March 22 Indian Insight Dance
23 Putt-Putt Golf Wcstgate Mall 1-5
p.m.
25 Swimming YMCA 7-11 p.m.
26 Skating Fairway Roller Rink 7-9 p.m.
28 Bowling Triangle Lanes 9-12 p.m.
29 Street Dance McMurry 8-12 p.m.
30 Wah Wahtaysee Carnival
Abilene Philharmonic 8:15 p.m.
"This year we have included the Paramount
Scries and the Philharmonic Orchestra" Evans
stated. "'A Star Is Born was seen in February. The
Ten Commandments is April 26-27 and McMurry
students and faculty can go to it free. The Abilene
Philharmonic was presented March 2 and will again
perform March 30.
"That is a part of Spring Thing too."
Key chains saying "McMurry Spring Thing '85"
will be passed out along with balloons. In years past
a road rally has been held but will not this year. A
road race is in the planning stages with PEMM help-
ing for later in the semester.
With a budget of $4000 committee members
Suzan Collins Mike Hutchison Lee Aim Rudder
and Ron Ballard have all helped Evans plan Spring
Thing '85.
"I hope students will take advantage of Spring
Thing. It helps us get a good response in evaluating
for years to come. We do this for the students"
Evans said.
Entertaining the Trustees
A large crowd in attendance at tho annual Spring Trustee-Faculty Dinner was treated to a patriotic musical
pertormanco by several student groups In tho top photo the womon of Theta Chi Lambda perform a medley
of songs concerning Now York which won them first place In this year's Sing-Song competition Tho bottom
photo shows a performance by Tho Music Men Tho performance was concludod by the singing of our Na-
tional Anthem
Trustees
honor
Kimbrell
The Board of Trustees or McMurry
College honored long lime basketball
coach Hershcl Kimbrell for his induc-
tion into the Coaches Hall of Fame of
the National Association of Inter-
collegiate Athletics (NAIA) during
their annual Spring meeting held
March 7.
Kimbrell who has been coaching at
McMurry for 26 years has compiled a
career record of 381 wins and 345
losses. Kimbrell was inducted into the
Halt of Fame in ceremonies conducted
this post Tuesday at the NAIA na-
tional convention in Kansas City Mo.
The Hall or Fame honor is the highest
recognition bestowed by the NAIA.
In other business the Trustees:
Approved the lists or graduates
for the December 1984 and May 1985
semesters.
Approved a budget of $8249890
Tor the 1985-86 academic year. The
new budget represents an increase or
13 percent or $932340 over the
1984-85 budget or $7317550.
The budget includes an eight per-
cent increase in tuition. Tuition and
fees per semester hour were increased
from $100 to $108. Actual tuition was
raised from $92 to $100 per semester
hour while the building use fee re-
mains at $8 per semester hour.
Room and board for the 1985-86
academic year which would include a
room in an air-conditioned dormitory
and a full meal ticket was increased
rrom $960 to $1050 per semester.
The total cost for a student to live
on campus and take a full academic
load of 15 semester hours in the
1985-86 year will be $2475 an increase
of 7.9 percent over the 1984-85 cost or
$2545 per semester.
(Editors Note: Check the next edi-
tion or the War Whoop for an in-
depth look at the cost increases and
the extra benefits students will be
reaping as a result.)
Cheerleader petitions due
Petitions arc due Monday March
25 for any McMurry student interested
in trying out for cheerleader or Spirit
Indian for the 1985-86 school year.
Petitions have been available since
Monday and may be picked up in the
McMurry Student Government (MSG)
office during regular office hours.
Fully signed and filled out petitions
are to be returned to the same office
by 5 p.m. Monday.
There is a special invitation to en-
courage male students to try out again
this year. Robert Mapp was the lone
male cheerleader for the school this
year and was the first male to win the
job in several years.
Cheerleader candidates will be re-
quired to attend iwq mandatory prac-
tice sessions on Thursday and Friday
March 28-29 to learn yells and
routines. The Thursday night session
begins at 6 p.m. in Old Indian Gym.
The Friday night session begins at the
same time in the Hunt P.O. Center.
The final selection process will be
done in three steps with the results of
each counting for one-third of the
vote.
On Monday April I the candidates
will try out before a panel of student-
athletes which will include represen-
tatives from all of McMurry's varsity
sports. The student board tryout is set
for 6 p.m. in the multi-purpose room
or the P.E. Center.
Then at 7:30 p.m. outside judges
will be brought in to evaluate the can-
didates on their own.
The final step will come on Tues-
day April 2 when cheerleader can-
didates will try out in front of the stu-
dent body gathered to hear MSG Ex-
ecutive Council candidates speak in
Radford Auditorium at 9:30 a.m.
Following the assembly polls will
be open with the student vote to count
one-third toward the selection process
of cheerleaders and the Spirit Indian.
Grant targeted
for lab supplies
A challenge grant in the amount of
$100000 has been presented to
McMurry College by an anonymous
foundation in West Texas college
president Dr. Thomas K. Kim an-
nounced during the annual spring
meeting or the Board or Trustees.
The grant was presented to aid the
college in raising $350000 for the pur-
chase or equipment and supplies for
the laboratories or the various depart-
ments within the Division or Science
Mathematics and Computer Science.
The college must raise the remaining
funds by Dec I in order to claim the
challenge grant.
Dr. Kim stated "We arc confident
that we will succeed in meeting this
challenge." He said the staff of the
Development Department will place a
special emphasis on raising the needed
funds in the coming months.
Dr. Kim added "We are grateful to
this foundation and congratulate the
Division or Science and Mathematics
for the opportunity to modernize and
expand the equipment and supplies in
the various laboratories."
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