The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 34, Ed. 1, Wednesday, February 7, 2007 Page: 3 of 8
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Wednesday February 7 2007
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Flying Cats needs new members to perform this semester
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By KRISTA MEYER
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Fl)lnK C.Hs gymnas-
tics program ma not have
(.nough members In order
to perform this semester de
pending on how many people
attend practice this week
Ben Zlckcfoose associate
professor of exercise science
and health and sponsor of
Hying Cats said 11 people
attended the Interest meeting
Thursday but a few of those
who attended later mentioned
they wouldn't be able to make
the required Tuesday-Thursday
practices because of
schedule conflicts
While actual turn out for
the Interest meeting lead by
Flying Cats member William
Hoisington senior applied
studies major from Florence
was less than hoped for
Hoisington said he received
e mails from approximately
six people expressing Inter-
est In the program who were
unable to make the meeting
"We need at least 10 peo-
ple so If enough people at-
tend practice at 1:30 pm
on Tuesday another will be
held on Thursday. Other-
wise we aren't sure If we'll
be able to perform" Zicke-
foose said. "After this week
practice will then be post-
poned due to my teaching
schedule but will resume
again after spring break."
The program If able to
perform this semester has
an open invitation to per-
form for the Boys and Girls
Club located on Treadaway
Boulevard they may also
perform at some elementary
schools around Abilene.
"FlyingCatshas been around
since at least 1951 when I
along with Doug Franklin initi-
ated it" Zlckefoose said
Flying Cats Is an extracurric-
ular gymnastics program that
is open to all students at ACU
with no previous gymnastics
requirements necessary to join.
"Flying Cats Isn't about
experience" Hoisington said.
"It's about trying something
new and having fun "
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Stident Reporter
Usually pennies are no big
deal but that's not the case
when It comes to two 58- and
70 year old mint-condition
pennies which have a design
different from a modern pen-
ny discovered In a vault in
the Administration building
During the renovation of
an ACU vault on Jan 15 lo
cated in the financial opera-
tions office a maintenance
worker discovered two mint-
condition wheat-leaf pen-
nies. They were found behind
the cardboard backing of a
table built Into the vault's
wall. The pennies were given
to Dale Crawford senior ac-
countant and finance sys-
tems specialist whose office
is near the vault where the
renovation took place.
"I guess I was the closest
person near by" Crawford said
explaining why the pennies
were given to him.
Crawford was in his office
when a maintenance worker
rushed In holding a 1949
wheat-leaf penny. Moments
later the same worker re en-
tered his office with a second
wheat leaf penny dated 1937.
"This is just a nostalgic
and emotional rare finding"
Crawford said.
These old pennies are
known by three distinct
names Wheat-Leaf Penny The
United States Lincoln Wheat
Ears Cent or Lincoln Cent.
They display President
Lincoln's face on the front
and the words "One Cent"
between two leaves of wheat
on the back. The pennies
were In circulation from
1909 to 1958. Today these
are very rare pennies and ex-
tremely hard to find In good
condition Crawford said.
Soon after the discovery
Crawford had the pennies
appraised at Pratt's Coin
Shop in Abilene. They were
only valued for about two
cents a penny. However they
are still a priceless piece of
ACU history Crawford said.
Service: Community benefits from students
BRIAN SCHMIDT SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER
Kevin Claypool Edwards residence director makes funnel cakes
at the Residence Life Super Bowl pre-game party outside the
Campus Center on Sunday Hot dogs hamburgers chili and
dnnks were also offered before going into the Hilton Room to
watch the Super Bowl on a big screen
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"There were tons of the
same last names which
makes it hard to find the
right spot" Reynolds said.
Students also wipe the
children's books with wet
wipes to clean them since
children books become
dirt easily. Ever) one
agreed the) were happy
to help the library.
"I want to participate
next time too" said James
Rhea junior English ma-
jor from St. Louis Mo.
Another group went
to Global Samaritan a
new site for Service Sat- will be shipped to a Bible
urday where students school in Ghana
loaded 12000 pounds Brittany Baumgartner
of donated children's senior political science
7f was a great opportunity getting to know the
people I worked with. "
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books Bibles and Bible
class curriculum onto
a truck. The boxes were
transported to the Glob-
al Samaritan Resources
warehouse. The supplies
major from San Antonio
and S.AL.T. Service Sat-
urday co-chair said "The
project took about three
hours and was hard work.
It was a great opportu
nity getting to know the
people I worked with. I
always love volunteering
with Global Samaritan.
GSR was appreciative of
our help because we fin-
ished what could have eas-
ily been an all-day project
in Just three hours."
The next Service Sat-
urday will be March 3.
S.AL.T. members expect
to have new volunteers
help with the projects
they are planning.
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 34, Ed. 1, Wednesday, February 7, 2007, newspaper, February 7, 2007; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101923/m1/3/: accessed March 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.