The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 20, Ed. 1, Friday, March 6, 1970 Page: 1 of 8

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NEXT STEP; THE FOUNTAIN The OflUmUt camera captured this view recently of the changing
oamptM at Abfiene Christian CoMege. Newest buMding (upper left) k the $1.6 million Brown Library and
Mabee Library Auditorium. Nest project k the $10000 fountain which will go on the mall between the
library and MeOioihHn Campus Center (center).
FOR CAMPUS FOUNTAIN
GATA
Hundreds of former and cur-
rent members of OATA Abilene
Christian College women' social
oiub and parents of several
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and pledged $10000 for Um
fountain In Um ACC Campus
BcauUneation Project.
The gift announcement eomes
during Um 60th anniversary
celebration of the dub. 11m
presentation was made Monday
February U at the ACC Alumni
Day luncheon.
PreaenUng Um gift to Dr. John
C. Stevens ACC president were
Mfk B. O. Boone of HMisboro
OATA president In 1980 and
Mrs. Walt Cabe current OATA
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Mm. Cabe the former Marilyn
Wtlks of Trent aaJd announce-
meat was made of Um project to
Films Planned
Avery FsJkner wMl show hk
three experimental films at "My
Brother's Place" Saturday
March 7 at 9 p.m.
The Mm are "Revelation
81:4" "Orbs" and "Light."
"My Brother's Place" k a coffee
house operated by ACC student
in Um HUlcrest Shopping Canter.
Dr. N. V. Barticy MMlor
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Friday March IS.
Dr. Bartlcy who k en leave
from Georgia Institute of Tech-
nology in Atlanta for Um one-
year fellowship at Baltimore
wfU apeak at 10 a.m. ami S pjw.
in Wailing Leeure Hail during Um
main sessions of Um conference.
He wttl talk on "Politics in Um
New South: An Hktorieal Over-
view" and "PoHties in Um New
South: Contemporary Trends
and Prospects."
PTIMIST
ABILINB CHRISTIAN
Gives $10000
OATA axes during homecoming
last November and that aH Um
funds have bean raised since
then. She said current members
pledged and donated $3800.
"There were no large gifts"
he added "Just a lot of people
were Interested and sent what-
ever they could." Mm. Cabe said
Um largest single gift was $600.
Mrs. Cabe and Miss Fatty
Thomas OATA vice president
said final plans have not been
completed but they should be
in the next few weeks. "We hope
it wBt be finished by the end of
school" they remarked.
The fountain wll be multi-
leveled lighted and contain a
special filter system and wind
cut-off. It wsi be located be-
tween McQtotMin Campus
Center and Brown Library.
"We just wanted to do some-
thing nice" Mm. Cabe con-
tinued. "Not everybody has as
many axes as we do. So many
things can be dona to help the
school If people wM just look
out for them. So many people
think social eiuht at a major
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OATA sponsor Mm. M. L.
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than of Um ant k "Changing
Pattern of Southern FoHatas"
Or. Barttey said Um mo mint
etssJoa wM akai with "tin
lktorleal aspects of aouUMm
?ollttcs concentrating especially
upon Um nature of factionalism
within Um Democratic parties in
Um South and Um Impact of Um
desegregation leave during Um
lMOV."
He added "The afternoon
cation will focus specifically
upon trend and prospects of
contemporary souther poli-
tics." Laat year's conference
Uiamed "Pok the People and
the Diplomat" featured two
C0LL1GK ABILKNB TEXAS
Mm. James W. Nlehok of Abi-
lene; Robert D. Hunter ACC
vice president for public rela-
tion and development; and
Gene Under ACC asaktant
director of development for
working on the project.
They added that axes all
around the world helped in Um
fund drive.
Several of the donations were
in the form of memorial gifts for
these eight people: Clarice
Crook WMkeison Eleanor Brock-
man Barton Carol HI n ton
Speed Joan McCullough Leo M.
Baker H. L. McLeod Mrs. B. B.
King and Lka Welch.
The $10000 gift from OATA
was one of three gifte announced
during Um 6Snd annual Bible
Lectureship recently completed
on campus. The 1969-70 Stu-
dento Association presented
$6000 to thejlbrery endow-
ment fund during the annual
Friends of the ACC Library
A.$6O0O0 gift to the college's
music program from Um late
Miss Roxte Neal was also an-
nounced. CoMege officials dedi-
cated a choral recital heH m
Leonard Burford Music Center
in her memory.
epeehoM: Dr. Robert A. DMne
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of Virginia.
Coordinator for . Um yeari
program k Dr. B. Pmstk Rhoass
professor and head of Um ACC
Department of History and
Political Science.
A native of Ladonla Tex. Dr.
Bertiey baa a BS degree" in
Journalism from Bant Tex
Male Teacher College in Com-
mere in IMS MA in U. S.
diplomatic history from North
Texaa State University in Den-
ton in 1961 and PhD in reeent
American history from Vender
MARCH 6 1970
Student Election
Dates Announced
By ACC Senators
A calendar of events for
March and April was presented
Monday to the Abilene Christian
College student senate by Lerrlll
White Students Association vice
president and senate president.
Senate meeting was held at
6:30 p.m. in a conference room
in Corbin Recreation Center.
White also read letters of
appreciation to ACC students
from Robert D. Hunter ACC
vice president for public rela-
tions and development and Mrs.
Ruth Stevens wife of new ACC
president Dr. John C. Stevens.
The letters expressed thanks
to Um Students AssoeiaUon for
Um recent $6000 gift to the
library endowment fund and Um
part students played In the
recent inauguration of Dr. Ste-
vens. White also announced coming
elections and other events. He
May 10 New Day
For Graduation
As requested by the senior
class the 1970 spring com-
mencement exercises at Abilene
Christian College have been
scheduled for Sunday May 10
instead of the original dates of
Sunday and Monday May
17-18.
Degree candidates presented
their ideas to Dr. B. J. Humble
dean of Um college and Um
Calendar Committee chaired by
Ken Raseo registrar. They ap-
proved the change and presonted
It to Dr. John C. Stevens ACC
president who approved it Wed-
nesday. Raseo explained that Um new
system eliminates baecalaureate
services. He said all candidates
will pertieipate in the cere-
monies although all grades will
not be determined by Um 10th.
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enange program ami inevrweieci
urban topic classes which per-
mitted QT atudant to receive
credit for constructive pmjscts
in Atlanta alum areas.
He has written one book
"The Rise of Massive Reebtancw:
Race and Polities in Um South
During the 1WHJ'" puhMshed
by Um Louttena State Univendty
Pre and b currently research-
ing another about Alehama
pollties from the New Deal
period to 1898 "
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said election of Mr. and Miss
ACC would be conducted Tues-
day March 10; class favorites
Wednesday March 11; and cam-
pus beau ties Thursday Mnroh 12.
He said booths were being set
up in the campus center for
nomination for these three
elections. He added that elec-
tions for nxi year's class offi-
cers senators and SA officiate
would be held later thk spring.
Other events on the schedule
according to White are senate
social Mareh 18; seminar for
college students March 14;
closed senate meeting to present
constitution March IS; high
school day March XI; and
all-school day annual faculty
and staff recognition dinner and
band concert April 84.
He added that the annual
Tri-CoHege Olympics would be
held later this spring offering
competition for the three Abi-
lene colleges.
He Introduced SA treasurer
John Fitzgerald who handed out
a survey for senators and guests
to complete on student life and
student government.
White ako told senators of a
newsletter planned for all ACC
students with a pot office box
in the campus center telling of
acaomplkhmente and events
sponsored by the senate for the
1969-70 school year.
Garvin V. Beauchamp ACC
vice president for student per-
sonnel services talked to the
senators at Um end of the
meeting. He pointed out that hk
office was to help the students
not control them. He added
words of appreciation for the
recent SA gift to Um library
endowment fund.
Beauchamp ako handed out a
survey asking senators to bet
three ways student life at the
college could be improved.
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