The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 28, Ed. 1, Friday, May 8, 1953 Page: 2 of 4
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THE OPTIMIST
MAY B 1951
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Doug Fry '40 AGO Grad
To Be New Band Director
Douglas Fry a 1940 Abilene
Christian college graduate who
has guided the Brady high school
band to an enviable record during
the past five years will return to
his Alma Mater June 1 as director
of the ACC Wildcat band.
He will replace Robert E. Hol-
land ACC band director for the
past five years who will enter the
university of Southern California
at Los Angeles in June to begin
his second summer of graduate
Vrork there.
Holland plans to take a Ph. D.
degree in the counselling and
guidance field.
Assuming his new duties in
June Fry will direct band activi-
ties for the third annual ACC
summer encampment for high
school students on the ACC cam-
pus June 2-12 and June 16-20.
Fry enrolled in ACC in 1930
and was graduated in 1940 with a
B. S. degree in secondary educa-
tion. He received his Master's de-
gree in music education in 1948
from the Southern College of Fine
Camp Out Night
Held By Circle K
At 10:30 Thursday night about
40 members of the Circle K club
left for Fort Phantom Hill lake
where they spent the night rough-
ing It on the lake shore.
The camping trip was a fellow-
ship get together for the members
of the men's service organization
here on the campus known as the
Circle K.
Entertainment included various
games and battles such as "tug-o
war" and "horse fighting" along
with sitting around the campfire
singing songs.
The boys returned early Friday
morning after cooking breakfast.
Sponsors were Bill Teague and
two members from the downtown
Kiwanis Jim Jennings and N W.
McCormlck.
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said was 'Stick 'om upl' '
Arts in Houston.
After graduation he directed
the Conroe high school band for
two years and then served a three
year hitch in the Navy.
After his discharge in Novem-
ber 1945 Fry returned to Conroe
to direct the high school band for
two years after which he moved
to Brady.
The Brady high band has won
numerous honors during the five
years Fry has directed it. in Tex-
as Interscholastic League compe-
tition the Brady band has won
first in marching for five straight
years first in concert playing for
three years first in slght-reqding
for two years and has won the
sweepstakes award first in ev-
erything entered two consecu-
tive years.
He is married to the former
Glown Wilson Finishes
Show In Hospital Bed
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er was brought.
As he lay on the stretcher in his
clown suit and big painted smile
he could hardly breathe and he
had no control of his body yet ho
still had the smile and witty wise-
cracks that have endeared him to
his many friends.
Like a fish out of water he lay
gasping for breath grimacing
with pain everytime he was
moved fearing his neck was brok-
en yet his spirits and confidence
kept their usual high level and he
said "It was a good show wasn't
it?"
His breathing was so difficult
that immediately after X-ray pic-
tures were taken ho was put in
an oxygen tent.
The long trip to Hendrlck hos
pital was made in a panel truck
with Ted's stretcher held by four
Opinions Differ Regarding
Highlight Of Past Year
As the carefree moments of the
normal school year rapidly trans-
pire Into the tense pressure filled
minutes which signify the closing
of another session of work we
find that the past year has spark-
led with highlights in the realm
of activities. In a poll conducted
by the Optimist various members
of the student body were asked
this question What to you was
the highlight of the school ry ear
concerning activities? The follow
Dusty" Choralaires Reiurn-Cough-
Dusiy" To "Dusty Dusty
s by Lano Cubslcad
"We had a terrible sand storm
while you Choralaires were away
on tourl My yoU should be glad
you weren't here. Why sometimes
one couldn't sec more than one
block away!
The above1 is typical of what
was heard by the returning chor-
us from its tour of West Texas
April 28-29. But it didn't seem to
Verlee Harton. They have two
children Nancy 5 and Doug Jr.
1.
Douglas Fry
of his friends. Ted would politely
ask them to raise this corner or
lower that end to make the pain
more bearable.
Ted used to be an orderly in a
hospital and as the doctor exam-
ined him Ted named the instru-
ments. After he had been cut from his
white and red striped uniform one
of his friends said "Ted your face
is red."
"Yours would be too if you had
your shirt off."
"No I mean you have so much
lip-stick it looks like all the girls
have been showing you how much
of a hero you are." His quick re-
ply "Don't tell Paula." (Paula is
his girl friend).
His courage was further illus-
trated Sunday afternoon. He lay
in a head harness with weights
keeping the pressure from his
HlKi if
ing responses were recorded:
Barbara Campbell "I think I
had more fun building the bonfire
th"an anything else."
Glenn Cash "I would consider
the Lectureship one of the great-
esfefactlyitles of the year."
Mary Jo Hejl "Being interest-
ed in music I believe that the
opera "Madame Butterfly" would
be the highlight from my point of
view."
Bob Woolfolk "Oh I guess the
a
affect them much.
The singers just smiled know-
ingly winked at one another
waited until the vivid description
was over and then began their
own.
They told a strange story of
wheel-deep sand that bogged the
bus down. They told of sand so
penetrating and thick that it was
in teeth hair and shoes of even
those who stayed in the bus. They
told of the supposedly brave boys
who with girls scarves tied gal-
lantly around their heads dug
and pushed until the bus started.
They told of brushing scrubbing
wiping combing and spitting dirt
for hours after it was all over.
They even told of giving a con-
cert at Sundown (aptly nicknamed
"Sand Dune") high school with
sand still in their pockets.
So don't be surprised if they
don't listen with awe at your sand
story.
Johnson To Speak
To 158 Graduates
Rex Johnson president of the
San Angclo junior college will be
the speaker for the Abilene Chris-
tian college commencement exer-
cises at 8 p.m. Monday May 25
in Morris stadium cast of the
campus Don H. Morris president
of ACC stated.
One hundred and fifty-eight
men and women will receive thtjir
degrees this May. Twenty-four
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spine while glucose was fed into
his veins. He began to tell his
roommate J E. Brazil and an-
other friend what they were doing
to him.
"They're torcherlng mo like in
the colonial times of America.
First they'll stretch me on this
rack then they'll quarter and
burn me."
Slowly painfully he raised his
right arm to scratch his face and
said "I can use my right arm real
good now but my left is still kind
of contrary. Roommate will you
scratch my left cheek I think I've
got bugs."
Already he has made friends
with most of the nurses and one
colled him her "star pupil" but
he has been stuck so many times
that he said "The Lord should
have made you nurses porcu
pines."
last football game when we played
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Texas ii ana won.
Lowell Perry "In our depart
ment I think the installation of
FM would bo the high point."
Haiold Winslow "I guess that
homecoming would be."
Linda Fly "The. Lectureship
would be the highlight in my es
timation."
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Norma Southern "I think tho
GATA banquet would be one of
the many highlights for me this
year."
Don H. Morris "I would con-.
sidcr two things one the decision
of the Board of Trustees to start
Graduate School then the Lec
tureship."
Mrs. Ethel Thomas "Tho high-
light as for entertainment I think
it would be the opera othcrwiso
it would definitely be the Lecture-
ship." Ronald Burgc "The day beforo
Christmas vacation."
W Club Presents
Picture Of Bishop
An oil portrait of Mrs. Clara
Bishop retired registrar of Abi-
lene Christian college was pre-
sented to the school April 29.
Frankic Butlar corresponding
secretary of "W" club ACC wo-
men's honor organization pre-
sented the gift to Don II. Morrl3.
The picture is the 1952-53 project
of the club.
Mrs. Bishop was first connected
with ACC in the fall ot 1021 as
secretary to president J. P. Scw-
ell. In 1920 she was made registrar
of the college a position she held
until her retirement in May 1951
Mrs. Bishop is now living on a
ranch near Galena Mo. with her
daughter Mrs. Shaffer Arlcdgc.
The portrait done by Mrs. O. R.
Rodden of Roddcn Studio will
hang in the second floor of tho
ACC library.
The 0PTIHIST
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