The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 27, Ed. 1, Tuesday, December 9, 1986 Page: 1 of 6
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First annual
The tables were jet for 1000 and
an estimated 800 people par-
ticipated in the Sunday night all-
school Christmas party and meal
said Students' Association member
Tim Glover junior psychology ma
jor from Abilene.
The party conducted for stu-
dents faculty and staff members
was a joint gift to the ACU popula-
tion from ARA Food Services the
campus food service and the Stu-
dents' Association said SA presl-
oem aeon im&ct. senior manage-
meat major from Fort Worth dur-
hag opearag ceauBems.
Carolyn Wihaett AHA catering
coordinator said SA and ARA were
basically splitting the cost of the
meal. She said approximately 250
pounds of turkey 200 pounds of
Waldorf salad 125 down dinner
rolls 125 pica and 200 gallons of
tea were served to the guests.
Wilmott said the women of Trl
Kappa Gamma social club and the
men of Galaxy social club assisted
SA members in setting up the guest
tables and serving lines.
Students dined to the music of
popular Christmas songs both
classic and modern versions per-
formed by various student and
faculty members. Students eventual-
ly joined In on the singing.
Guests walked to Cullen
Auditorium after Santa Ctaus' visit
to watch the classic Christmas film
"It's a Wonderful Life."
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Dr. CaUi Milliken associate
director of the Margaret end .Her-
grown Library is retiring
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after working and con-
33 years to the library
Kenneth Roach director of the
library.
Employment at the library for
Milliken began in 1953 as the direc-
tor of the library. Throughout the
years she has established the
Friends of the Library a group in-
terested in promoting the welfare of
the library in Christian education
said Roach.
Milliken received the first award
given by the Friends of the Library
Roach said. The "Special Friend of
the Library" Award is given each
har at a reception conducted dur-
Hug Homecoming.
She directed the planning and
building of the Margaret and Her-
man Brown Library. She also writes
a booklet that instructs churches in
establishing and managing their
own church libraries.
Milliken was also instrumental in
setting up the Restoration Serial
Index an index of brotherhood res-
.torationperiodicals and lectureship
books. The index was set up in col-
laboration with 15 other Christian
Colleges said Milliken.
Attendance rules
disturb students
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Dr. Gary McCaleb vice president
of the university and dean of Cam-
pus Life said he believes no pro-
blem exists concerning Chapel re-
quirements. U'Students know they are required
to attend Chapel' said McCaleb
who added he is aware of the pro-
blem many seem to be having with
the consequences of unsatisfactory
Chapel attendance.
President of the Students'
Association Scott Sager senior Bi-
ble and management major from
Fort Worth met with McCaleb be-
fore Thanksgiving and informed
him of the grievances many stu-
dents had concerning the results of
not attending Chapel satisfactorily
Sager said students were upset
Mftout being excluded from Sing
5ong intramurals and class offices.
McCaleb said whether students
with unsatisfactory Chapel atten-
dance will be excluded from such
events next semester has not been
determined but he likens the com-
plaints to those one might make
when receiving a speeding ticket
"When we are told by the po-
liceman that the fine will be $75
we might think 'If I had known it
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David Cobb junior accounting major from Cameron helps clean
up after the first annual All-School Christmas Party in Moody
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Callle Milliken
After her retirement Milliken
flans to attend several campaigns
n the past she has attended cam-
!aigns in Chile twice in Pan Amer-
can Lectures in Mexico City
Vienna and Global campaigns.
She has taught Women's Dible
classes and is planning to write a
book incorporating material she has
used in those classes.
Milliken received her bachelor's
degree from ACU in 1938 master's
degree from the University ofTexas
in 1943; advanced master's from
Florida State University in 1972;
doctorate degree Florida State Uni-
versity. was going to be that much I
wouldn't have been speeding' "
said McCaleb "It seems to me that
students were aware that they
weren't supposed to be skipping
Chapel that what they were do-
ing was wrong. They just weren't
aware that the punishment would
be so bad."
McCaleb said he thinks the ma-
jority of the student body will have
satisfactory Chapel attendance.
"Attendance has been better this
semester than it has been in a long
time" he said.
For now McCaleb said the plan
is to look at students' problems on a
case-by-case basis.
"I have no intention of giving a
student an unsatisfactory Chapel at-
tendance grade if he has been sick
or has a legitimate reason for not at-
tending" said McCaleb. "But you
have to understand that I am also
dealing with students who have
made no pretense about trying to at-
tend Chapel and may have only
been there twice the entire
semester. Something has to be done
about that."
He said he intends to work with
students concerning their Chapel at-
tendance and he encourages all
those with such problems to work
them out as quickly as possible.
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Club policy stirs
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Social club presidents generally
favored the rc4uiredwfftterV state-'"
ments of club policy although sev-
eral expressed a concern as to how
the administration would use them.
The purpose of these papers
which were due Friday was to
"draw a proper focus on the role of
social clubs on the campus of
Abilene Christian University" ac-
cording to a handout given to the
clubs' presidents.
In the papers clubs were to state
the purpose of the university and
the purpose of the club. The clubs
also were required to state the
club's views on topics including
Chapel attendance use of alcohol
and tobacco initiation of pledges
costs of being in a club and
spiritual social and academic
growth.
The clubs then were asked to
state what measures would be taken
against club members whose con-
duct deviated from the club's posi-
tion. Several club presidents interview-
ed said they thought the clubs were
sincere in writing the papers.
"What we're putting down is
what we really believe" said Cen-
- turion President Jack Rigney senior
Christian ministry major from
Lubbock. "We're not trying to
brown-nose the university"
Galaxy President Garon Horton
senior information systems quan-
titative studies major from Midland
said "I think the clubs are very
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sincere. It's very serious when
you're writing down in black and
white 30 years of tradition what
people have worked or and. their
beliefs." . "
Some of the club presidents said
they are afraid the administration
might use the papers against them.
"The university is asking us to
voice our beliefs and I hope the
university will accept our opinions
even though they might disagree"
said Kinsmen President Roel
Padilla junior social work major
from Victoria. "I hope they don't
use it against us if the clubs fall
short of their goals.
"I think that is what everyone is
afraid they would do" said Padilla.
Tri Kappa Gamma President
Lisa Layne sophomore radioTV
major from Fort Worth said it was
difficult to write the paper.
"It's really been hard writing
these papers because ACU has al-
ready made the rules for Chapel and
things" Layne said.
"If future pledges want to go in
and read them then it's a good
idea" she said "but not if they're
just trying to find out what the
clubs are doing."
Dr. Gary McCaleb vice president
of the university and dean of cam-
pus life said the papers should
serve to provide a focus for the
clubs and will be used to open the
lines of communication between the
clubs the administration and pro-
spective members.
"Any organization loses sight of
its purpose within five years of its
beginning without re-evaluation.
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concern
This is true for businesses chur-
ches schools and governments"
said McCaleb. "I hope this paper is
used as a living document that the
officers can look at and re-evaluate
the club from year to year."
Horton said he thinks the ad-
ministration may be trying to get
the social clubs to take an active
role in enforcing school policy.
"I think their motivation is that
it's easier to regulate by the hun-
dreds" he said. "We don't want to
govern what our individual
members do but we do try to influ-
ence our members in cor-
respondence with school policy and
other spiritual aspects.
"We feel it's the administration's
duty to enforce school policy" said
Horton. "We don't want to be the
administration wc just want to be
social clubs. Hopefully each
member is responsible for his own
actions just like any member of the
school.
"There is a big difference be-
tween us enforcing school policy
and us not condoning actions
against school policy" he said.
Rigney also supported the idea
that the administration may be try-
ing to get the social clubs to assume
some of the administration's
responsibilities.
"If someone is doing something
against school policy they want us
to take away their membership" he
said. "That's our only hang-up with
the papers."
Seo CLUBS p. 5
Offices
to report
to Gray
By JULIE FtTZPATRiCK
News Editor
Financial Aid and University
Outreach no longer are under the
direction of Campus Life but for
efficiency reasons have been placed
under the supervision of Academic
AfTairs said Dr. William J Teague
president of the university.
Ed Allred director of Financial
Aid and Bob Gomez director of
University Outreach will report to
Dr. C.G. Gray dean of Academic
Affairs instead of to Dr. Gary Mc-
Caleb vice president of the univer-
sity and dean of Campus Life.
Academics ( a kty to
recruiting and financial
aki. C.G.Gray
McCaleb said he was surprised
about the change. Apparently he
said Teague thought the change
was the best way.
Allred and Gomez were not in-
formed of why the change was
made. "I was a little surprised"
said Allred. "I don't know why they
moved us."
Gomez said he was informed of
the change about one week before it
was made public but did not know
the reason for the change.
The need for retention of students
has grown to the point that re
organization was needed to ensure
efficiency said Teague.
Students normally drop out of
school between the fall and spring
semesters of their freshman year
said Teague. The key reasons for
these drop outs are academic pro-
blems and failure to find mesf
jngful relationships he said. T
Campus Life division will focus
more on how to eliminate these
reasons and retain students at ACU.
Several special-purpose teams
have been formed to emphasize
recruitment and these teams will be
supervised by Academic AfTairs
said Teague.
Gray said one reason for the
change is that s.rdemics is a key to
recruiting and financial aid.
Things will change said Gray.
Long-range planning will be incor-
porated into the program and pro-
spective students will know that ac-
ademically ACU is as good as any
other school.
Gray said the deans in the aca-
demic division have responded
beautifully to running daily opera-
tions and having the deans' help
will free him to address the long-
range planning he wants to incor-
porate into recruitment and finan-
cial aid.
The change will not affect daily
operations said Allred. All offices
will remain in their present loca-
tions. Once the full transition has been
made said Gomez he will begin
having weekly meetings with Gray.
The University Outreach director
said although it was great working
for McCaleb Gray is no novice to
this area and will do a good job.
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