The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 40, Ed. 1, Friday, February 12, 1988 Page: 4 of 8
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Ex-ACU
Judgers receive high rankings
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to reunite
Reuniting friendships is what the
ACU exes will do when members of
ACU's Music Department join
other professors teachers and music
majors from across Texas in a reu-
nion this .weekend said Gary
Lewis director of the band.
They will meet in the Marriott
Hotel and the Convention Center in
downtown San Antonio.
Texas Music Association which
is the largest in the country will
sponsor the reunion.
This year Dr. Sally Reid chair-
man of the ACU Music Depart-
ment said she expects at least
12000 people will reunite at the
Convention Center and the Mar-
riott. She said the meeting is an impor-
tant time for exes to get together
and also is a good time for employ-
ment leads.
"This is a professional meeting"
Reid said.
She said ACU's Music Depart-
ment started uniting informally be-
fore the department became involv-
ed with the Texas Music Associa-
tion reunion.
Each room at the Convention
Center and Marriott Hotel will be
assigned to a university. Alumni
returning for the reunion will
reunite in designated rooms of the
school from which they graduated.
Lewis said although attendance
for small-group lectures will be op-
tional the main objective is to
mingle with colleagues.
He said this will be the second
year he has attended ACU's reu-
nion. Lewis plans to visit the reunion of
his alma mater Texas Tech Uni-
versity. "I think it's terrific." Lewis said.
"It's hard to sec people you want to
see because the convention is so
large."
By TOM CRAIG
Optimist Staff
Three members of the Senior
Livestock Judging Team re-
ceived high rankings in the Feb.
5 livestock judging competition
in Fort Worth.
Don Conelly senior agricul-
tural business major from Wylie
I laced seventh in sheep judging
ason Schrocder sophomore
pre-vcterinary medicine major
from Amherst placed 15th in
cattle judging and 23rd in sheep
judging. Seth Sawyer sopho
more animal scien:e major from
Stratford ranked 24th in overall
competition.
Dr. Edwin DuBose coach of
the team said ACU finished
11th out of 18 schools. Each
event consisted of 108 contes-
tants. Sawyer's ranking of 24th
resulted from a composite score
from four areas of judging:
horses cattle sheep and swine
said DuBosej professor of
agriculture.
Schroeder said participants
competed in 12 judging classes
in which team members physi-
cally judge animals. After com-
pleting the judging classes par-
ticipants went before judges in
reason classes explaining why
they judged the animals as they
did.
DuBose said Texas A&M Uni-
versity Oklahoma State Univer-
sity and Colorado State Universi-
ty ranked as the top three at the
competition.
"It was a real high-caliber
competition all the way
through" he said.
Six ACU students attended the
competition DuBose said.
Chandra Scott junior agriculture
major from Abilene Mel
Delaney sophomore psychology
major from Wylie and Anthony
McDaniel freshman animal
science major from Cameron
also competed in Fort Worth.
Preparation for competition
includes two five-hour practice
sessions every week at Allen
Far.m. Schroeder said DuBose
also arranges work on private
farms.
"The people around here are
real cooperative" he said.
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'Hobson's Choice'
to close season
By JULIE TREVATHAN
Optimist Staff
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Truck tunes
Rick Risaner sophomore agricultural business major from Rainier Ore. plays his guitar on the back
of his truck for Lee Qafford freshman human communication major from Round Rock outside Mabee
Hall Wednesday afternoon.
The dedication of those involved is
making "Hobson's Choice" ACU's
dinner theater production a suc-
cess said Wyatt Hester director of
"Hobson's Choice."
Friday and Saturday are the last
two days of the production.
Many Abilene residents have at-
tended "Hobson's Choice" during
the past two weeks said Hester in-
structor in the Communication
Department.
Ticket sales arc good if not better
than usual with dinner tickets sell-
ing better than those for dessert
Hester said.
Dinner at the theater is excep-
tional thanks in part to Jerri Fulks
wife of the play's producer Lewis
Fulks Hester said.
Mrs. Fulks carefully selects the
menu which is prepared by Darrell
Flippo of the Briarstone Group caterers.
The actors play two parts that
of performer and that of waiter.
Students who arc not in the play
but who will be in the next produc-
tion serve six out of the nine per-
formances. However the cast of "Hobson's
Choice" must serve as well as per-
form every night.
Hester said the work is difficult
but that the students are dedicated
to the theater.
Students are responsible not only
for acting but also for set construc-
tion lighting sound props and
even maintenance of the building
Hester said.
The drama division is basically
self-supporting Hester said.
This makes the students more
dedicated to and appreciative of the
theater he said.
The theater's next production is
the British comedy "Noise's Off."
The dates are March 31 April 1-2
7-9 and 14-16. Tickets will be on
sale soon Hester said.
Dorm residents begin decorating for Parent's Day activities
ByLISAM.HESKETH
Optimist Staff
All dorms except Smith-Adams Hall
and Sherrod Residential Park will
have the opportunity to compete in
a dorm decorating contest as part of
Parents' Day activities.
"The overall theme for the con-
test is going to be "Famous
Movies" and they get to pick any
one they want" said Stefanie Day
a member of the student committee
for Parents' Day.
The parlors of the dorms are to be
decorated said Day sophomore
undecided major from Roswell
N.M. Each dorm has until Feb. 19
to do its decorating and judging
will take place Feb. 20.
Day said dorms will be judged by
Reg Cox assistant director of cam
pus life; Blaine McCormick Stu-
dents' Association president; Cyn-
thia Cooke associate dean of stu-
dents; and Dr. Norman Archibald
associate dean of students.
A limit will be set on how much
money the dorms can spend so that
the larger dorms do not overspend
and eliminate the competition Day
said.
"We're trying to get people really
excited about it because there's go-
ing to be two prizes" Day said.
The best decorated men's and
women's dorms will win free pizza
and games in the Campus Center.
Each parlor will have a list for
parents to sign.
"We're also going to be judging
them on the number of parent
signatures and that's on a percent-
age basis" Day said. This also
keeps the competition even.
"Our goal is to try to get as many
parents in to see the dorms as wc
can" she said.
Dewby Ray coordinator for
alumniparent programs said "The
whole idea behind just adding these
things like dorm contests is to get
more participation by more stu-
dents particularly those who might
not be in Sing Song."
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