The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 11, Ed. 1, Friday, November 14, 1969 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME 57
ADILENE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE ABILENE TEXAS NOVEMBER 14 1069
NUMBER 11
Duncan & Himes
We're only a day away from
another Southland Conference
football victory. Anyone for a
bowl game maybe an
international one?
Congratulation then to the
football team and to the
cross-country team which cap-
tured the SLC orown Monday
morning.
Be sure to read the letters to
the editor this week.
Barbaric award of the week
goes to the audience for
All-College Night.
And in observance of the
barbaric award we give the
endurance award to the perform-
ers who managed to perform
well and put on an admirable
show. For next year we suggest
some variety in the programming
of the show.
We experienced another won-
derful feeling earlier in the week.
It to called the sinking stomach
feeling when your hub caps have
been stolen. Of course someone
got a description of the thief and
his car but no one called the
police because "things like that
happen everyday. Don't both-
er." Another sinking feeling.
We understand the Moody
Coliseum Attractions committee
is happy with the final ticket
sales for the Dionne Warwick
show. ACC was quite fortunate
in having the MCA arrange for
her appearance on our campus.
Don't forget the spring
entertainment. Fantastic.
We're happy to see the
Christian College Choral Festival
on campus. Our Department of
Music actually participates in
many special activities such as
this. Don't forget the concerts in
Sewell Auditorium tonight and
Saturday afternoon.
The basketball team has a
great trip in store for it next
year when it travels to Mexico
to play the Mexican Olympic
team coached by Dee Nutt
former head mentor of the
Wildcat basketball team.
We wonder if there will be an
organization permitted on cam-
pus such as the human relations
forum. The Student Life Com-
mittee U evaluating it.
Geof Moore
Spring
The Abilene Christian College
Mission Study elected two new
officers for the spring semester
Sue Ramsey and Geoffrey
Moore during its regular weekly
meeting November 6.
Moore senior Bible major
from Newark Del. will serve as
Mission Study chairman. Miss
Ramsey freshman English major
from McKlnney will serve as
secretary next semester.
Mission Study is in its 61st
year of student conducted study
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ACC Hosts College Choral
Texas Tech Professor
Will Direct Choruses
Choruses from eight colleges
will participate in the fourth
annual Christian College Choral
Festival to be held on the
Abilene Christian College cam-
pus November 14 and 15.
Each year "choruses from the
Christian colleges get together
under the direction of a
nationally-recognized clinician-
conductor" to present a program
of religious music said Jack
Boyd ACC director of choral
activities and associate professor
of music.
Participating In this year's
festival will be choruses from
ACC Christian College of the
Southwest Fort Worth Christian
College Harding College Lub-
bock Christian College Ohio
Valley College Southwestern
Christian College and York
College.
Michigan Christian College
will be represented by a quartet.
Dean Tells Changes
In Entry Absences
Changes in the admissions
policies of Abilene Christian
College for the next school year
have been announced by Dr. B.
J. Humble dean of the college.
With recently completed facil-
ities the school can now
accommodate more students;
thus the change in admissions
policy according to Dean
Humble.
Previously a student had to
rank in the top half of his high
school graduating class to be
admitted to the college. In
1070-71 admission will also be
granted to students ranking in
the top three-fourths of graduat-
ing classes.
In recent years an alternative
to class ranking was to rank at or
above the 25th percentile on the
ACT composite score for college-bound
students. Among
those accepted In 1070 will be
students ranking at or above the
to Head
Study
in missions and theory. It was
founded in 1919 by the late Dr.
Howard L. Sohug professor
emeritus of foreign languages at
ACC and has since adopted its
goal: to study and foster the
cause of missions.
Bach Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
in the main room of MeGloUtlin
Campus Center students meet
to study the problems and
opportunities in the mission
field and to promote missions In
the church.
Highlighting the first day's
activities will be a concert
presented by ACC's four cho-
ruses in Sewell Auditorium at 7
p.m. Friday. The public is
invited.
After several hours of rehear-
sal the festival program will be
given at 4:30 Saturday after-
noon in Sewell Auditorium
Each chorus will present two
numbers followed by the entire
festival chorus of about 600
performing six numbers.
Directing the festival chorus
will be Gene Kinney music
professor and choral director at
Texas Tech. Kinney formerly
sang with the Robert Shaw
Chorale.
Previous festivals have been
held at Christian College of the
Southwest Harding College and
David Lipscomb College. Next
year's festival is tentatively
scheduled for Ohio Valley
College In Parkersburg W. Va.
20th percentile Dr. Humble
said.
A second alternative has been
to attend summer or spring
sessions at ACC and make a
grade point average of at least
1.5 (C) on a minimum of 12
semester hours. The new policy
requires only a 1.0 average under
the same conditions.
The following grade point
averages are required for transfer
students: freshman 1.0; sopho-
more 1.5; junior 2.0; and
senior 2.0.
However a freshman or
sophomore transferring with a
grade point average less than 2.0
will be admitted only on
academic probation.
"Any permanent changes in
our admissions policies must
await the results of our
Self-Study Committee working
in this area" said Dean Humble.
The changes for the 1970-71
year only were approved by
vote of the faculty at a recent
meeting in Walling Lecture Hall.
Dr. Humble also explained a
change in class absences by
junior and senior students and
the final examination schedule.
"This year only freshmen and
sophomores are dropped from
class by the Student Personnel
Office for more than three class
absences" Dr. Humble said in a
newsletter to the faculty.
"The absences of juniors and
seniors should be handled by the
professor. A junior or senior
should be mature enough to
understand the importance of
attending class and It would
seem that a warning from his
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Karol Bonncaux
Two Seniors Named
To Direct Sing -Song
Sing-Song 1970 at Abilene
Christian College has officially
been set for Feb. 20-21 1970
announced Gary McCaleb direc-
tor of college relations.
Co-chairmen this year are
Steve Waldrip senior from
Tyler and Karol Bonneaux
senior from San Antonio.
Tryouts for master and
mistress of ceremonies will be
held December 5. Alt interested
students were urged by McCaleb
to come by the Office of College
Relations and sign up. up.
Deadline for entries is November
25.
As in previous years Sing-
Song will consist of three
LETTER TO EDITOR
'Played a Fine Game'
To the students football team and coach
at Abilene Christian College:
If I had the vested authority to do so I would apologize for the
childish wisecracks shouted over the loudspeaker by a UTA
(University of Texas at Arlington) cheerleader who was feeling
cocky with a 24-10 lead.
The authority I do have however is to speak my own opinion of
the game Saturday night.
It is impossible to say who was the better team but I want to
congratulate you for the game you played. Without denying my
loyalty to UTA I want you to know that you played one of the
finest college football games I have ever seen.
Not since the 1964 Navy team or the 1965 Arkansas team have I
seen a football team so gutsy determined and downright daring as
the ACC team of 1969. In my years at UTat Austin (1959-63) I saw
nothing to compare with your unbelievable spirit and
super-extra-effort.
Believe me I know the Ingredient responsible for that spirit. I
know every man must find it for himself and take care to maintain
it.
Anyway that's my kind of football.
Oh question: do you play that way every game?
A dumbfounded UTA student
Phil Miller
UTA Station Box 1 83
Arlington Texas 76010
(copy: The UTA Shorthorn)
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Steve Waldrip
divisions women's voices men's
voices and mixed voices. The
master and mistress of cere-
monies provide the continuity of
the program and supplement the
entertainment with bridges be-
tween competition numbers.
Due to the short semester and
the extended holiday vacation
plans are already underway for
the program. Master and mistress
of ceremonies will be selected
before the Christmas holidays
so work may begin immediately
next semester on the final
production.
For more information stu-
dents should see McCaleb In the
Office of College Relations in
the campus center.
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