The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 30, Ed. 1, Friday, May 19, 1961 Page: 1 of 8
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Student Survey
Plans Chilled
A hitch In the plans of the A
Club and W Club to present ar
copy of the Student Opinion Sur-
vey they have been compiling has
caused a delay in the date of
presentation.
The problems were centered In
the number of copies of the ques-
tionnaire to be distributed. At
meeting of Dean Walter H.
Adams Dean Garvin Beauchamp
and A Club members Paul Wat-
son and Harold Straughn Inst
Thursday an administrative
policy was explained by Dean
Adams.
Self-evaluation polls such as
this one are not usually distri-
buted to the general public Dean
Adams explained citing the re-
cent faculty self-study report as
precedent.
Original A Club plans as out-
lined in the April 21 Optimist
were to compile a book to be
Lynch Wins
$500 Grant
Dudley Lynch first semester
editor of the Optimist was recent-
ly named recipient of a $500
scholarship at Eastern New Mex-
ico University.
The junior journalism major
was one of 11 students to receive
the $500 awards given by the
Kennecott Cooper Corporation to
students in colleges in New
Mexico and El Paso.
Editors Are Named;
By BOB ARMISTEAD
Optimist editor James Batts
Alice sophomore was given the
Wendell H. Bcdichek Journalism
Award Friday night as the "out-
standing student journalist of
Abilene Christian College." He
became the third sports editor in
a row to receive the award.
Batts was also the recipient of
the Press Club scholarship of
$100 given each year to a return-
ing journalism major.
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'given to all administrators heads
of departments student leaders
the Library and other interested
persons.
Dean Adams explained his op-
position to wide distribution of
the report saying that since only
22 per cent of the student body
had replied the report would not
tell the entire story of student
opinion. He said the danger would
lie in persons who overlooked'
this fact and who would try to
misuse the statistics presented in
the booklet
At the meeting the idea of
printing the booklet was dropped
and mimeographing was pro-
posed. The mimeographed booklet
would be about 140 pages in
length.
Dean Adams and Beauchamp
told Watson and Straughn at the
meeting to make a list of those to
whom the booklet should go.
They suggested that printing
costs and other problems would
prohibit sending copies to Board
of Trustee members and depart-
ment heads.
Watson and Straughn this week
had decided on at least 13 copies
to be given to President Morris
Deans Adams Beauchamp Mrs.
W. C. Sikcs Paul Faulkner and
Fred J. Barton as well as assist-
ant president John C. Stevens
vice president W. R. Smith bur-
sar Lawrence L. Smith registrar
Ken Rasco summer school direc-
tor Orval Fdlbeck the Students
Association files and the Library.
Dean Adams said hs felt thai
A NEW Scholarship the Fresh-
man scholarship was awarded to
Abilene freshman Don Haymes.
In addition to the $100 grant
Haymes was named both the
"outstanding member of the Opti-
mist staff" by Batts and the "out-
standing member of the Prickly
Pear staff' by its editor Mike
Fanning.
Annuals were given by the
Press Club to various section
editors of the Prickly Pear and to
several members of the Optimist
V
his suggestion to limit the number
of copies would not hinder the
work the booklet would do in
getting the improvements K sug-
gested. Staff Chooses
'Big Stories
In a special poll taken recently
members of The Optimist staff
selected the Top Ten Stories' of
the 1960-61 school term.
Unanimous at the top of the
list was the story of the resigna-
tion of Dudley Lynch editor of
The Optimist for the fall semes-
ter and his ensuing transfer to
Eastern New Mexico University
for the spring semester.
FOLLOWING A semester of
controversial work Lynch re-
signed his post and announced his
successor James Batts in a dra-
matic final issue.
Copping second place in the
poll was the story of the Southern
Association's Self-Study work a
Abilene Christian. Representa-
tives of the accrediting organiz-
ation spent three days on the
campus studying various aspects
of ACC
The story of the A Cappella
Chorus recording with Pat Boone
earned third place rating and the
Blue Key Self-Study was placed
fourth.
THE HEROICS of Earl Young
in the 1960 Olympic Games in
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Haymes
staff for their work done during
the year.
The awards were presented at
the Press Club social Friday May
12. Held at the Christian Youth
Center the social was attended by
approximately 30 journalism stu-
derits. During a catered meal the
guests were entertained by the
music of Percy Faith and George
Melachrino in keeping with the
theme "Hawalin Luau."
IN AN ALMOST forgotten an-
nouncement James Batts was
EDITORS
... of The Optimist and
Prickly Pear were named May
12 at the annual Press Club
banquet. Pictured here are
Prickly Pear editors James
Foster and Margaret Jackson
and Business Managers Mike
Fanning of the yearbook and
Lana Coker of The Optimist.
Don H.
. . . accepts the first Prickly Pear from editor Mike Fan-
ning in the traditional annual presentation in Chapel Monday.
For related story and picture see page eight.
Cheerleaders
For 1961-62
Cheerleaders were elected Tues-
day for 1901-62 at Abilene Chris-
tian College. Boys chosen were
Lawrence Marchman Houston
sophomore; Derrill Osborn Abi-
lene freshman; and Dalton Ewing
Texas City junior. Girls elected
were Martha Jean Braker Am-
herst freshman; Virginia Coffman
Pasadena sophomore; and Deanna
Kirk Topeka Kans. freshman.
Marchman is a 1959 graduate
of Reagan High School in Hous-
ton. He is a member of Phi Delta
Psi men's social club and Is a
business major.
OSBORN is a 1960 graduate
of Abilene High School. He is the
Batts Win Awards
named returning editor of The
Optimist. Business manager will
be Lana Coker Wilcox Ariz.
sophomore.
James Foster Garland junior
and Margaret Jackson Murfrees-
boro Tenn. junior were named
co-ediitors of next year's Prickly
Pear in the only contested posi-
tion. Mike Fanning Abilene soph-
omore who edited this year's
Prickly Pear will handle the busi-
ness manager's duties next year.
George Russell president of the
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School Year
son of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Osborn
of 1118 Washington Blvd. He is a
freshman class senator and was
recently elected vice president of
next year's sophomore class. Os-
born is an education .major.
Ewing graduated from Texas
City High School In 1958 and is
a business major at ACC.
Miss Braker graduated from
Abilene High School in 1960 and
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Purdy A. Braker of Amherst She
is majoring in secretarial training.
MISS COFFMAN is the only
returning cheerleader. She is a
1959 graduate of Pasadena HU(h
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Press Club announced that the
club had planned to tile the jour-
nalism offices next year redecor-
ate the conference room and pur-
chase a refrigerator to store cold
drinks.
BATTS AND HAYMES.. recip-
ients of the awards were terse
in acceptance speeches: Batts said
"Well you all know how I feel
about you;" while Haymes tear-
fully muttered 'All I can say is
thanks."
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MIKE FANNING
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