The H-SU Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 24, Ed. 1, Tuesday, December 10, 1968 Page: 1 of 4
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TUESDAY
EDITION
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VOL. 54
ABILENE TEXAS DECEMBER 10 1968
NO. 23
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HERE 'SHE COMES Miss Marilyn Van Derbur former Miss
America spoke to the Women's Division of the Abilene Cham-
ber of Commerce Thursday evening in Behrens Chapel.
(Staff photo by Billy McBride)
Miss Van Derbur
Realizes Dreams
By BETTY LOU ROGERS
Brand Staff Writer
The idea of "I can't do that"
was disproved to Marilyn Van
Derbur during'her 1958 reign as
Miss America.
Miss Van Derbur spoke on
"Goals and Dreams" in Behrens
Chapel Thursday Dec. 5. She
was sponsored by the Women's
Division of the Abilene Chamber
of Commerce.
SHE EXPLAINS "Each day I
was given something new to do.
No one asked me if I could do it
or if I wanted to do it. They just
told me to do it."
Miss Van Derbur claims "I had
to jump into these activities
because I was not allowed to say
no.
Development Office Meets Campus Needs
By JEAN JONES
Brand Assistant Editor
Donations to Hardin-Sim-mons
range from hogs to
houses and farms to money
said Dr. Clyde J. Childers
vice president for development.
The development program
was initiated at H-SU about
ten years ago with the coming
of. Dr. Lee Hemphill as Vice
President for Development.
Dr. Childers was named to
that position this year and Dr.
Hemphill now serves as Vice
President in Estate Planning.
ALSO WORKING in the de-
velopment program are Byron
Bryant assistant to the Presi-
dent in development and alumni
affairs representatives in
Lubbock and Dallas and a 73-
meraber Board of Development.
"You can accomplish more than
you realize if you must" she
states. She was not told how to
do her work as Miss America. She
believes the experience was a
challenge and expanded her mind.
Although being Miss America
gave "her many new opportuni-
ties she does not think that the
year changed her entire life be-
cause she still has the same basic
concepts.
SHE FURTHER EXPLAINS. "I
still live in Denver and I married
a boy I went to school with."
Miss Van Derbur works with
the Miss America Pageant each
year and states "I don't think
that the pageants have changed.
The girls are still under the same
pressure and have the experience
of getting to know one another."
According to Dr. Childers
Hardin-Simmons receives ap-
proximately 50 per cent of
needed operating funds from
student tuition and fees 10 per
cent from the Cooperative Pro-
gram 10 per cent from endow-
ment. THE OTHER 30 per cent must
be raised through the Develop-
ment Office. These funds come
from alumni and friends in-
dividual churches businesses
Abilene Business AID founda-
tions corporations and frater-
nal groups and service clubs
which usually give specified
scholarships.
Explaining the AID program
Dr. Childers said that Abilene
businessmen provide the basic
leadership for raising funds to
be divided between the three
Play Tryouts Slated
ToContinueTonighl
Students Involved
In Tutor Program
At 6:45 on Monday and Thurs-
day nights a group of Hardin-
Simmons students gather in front
of the SUB. Their purpose is to
go to three elementary schools
and one junior high to tutor.
The formal name is the YMCA
Tutor Program and involves ap-
proximately 40 H-SUers. The
campusites involved go to their
assigned schools where they tu-
tor a child who has been recom-
mended by his teacher or prin-
cipal. THE PROGRAM which was in-
troduced to Abilene last year
with a pilot project is headed by
Gerald Vincent who is the father
of H-SU's own Sandy Vincent.
The chief purpose of the tutors
is to stimulate motivate and re-
late. They help with homework
how to study and most of all com-
munication. One parent said of the program
"This program is wonderful! I
know my son has improved and
gained so much. I used to think
college students would make
pretty poor leaders but after
meeting the boys and girls con-
nected with this program I have
changed my mind completely. The
volunteers in my estimation are
tops in every way."
A VOLUNTEER said "Over-
all I feel that this project has
been the most rewarding experi-
ence of my college career. From
this experience I have become
aware of some of the social prob-
lems and needs in the commun-
ity. While attempting to rein-
force the child's school experi-
ence I have been able to rein-
force what I believe in."
Objectives of the program are
to give the underachievers a
Abilene colleges. He stated
that each school takes care of
the detail work one year on a
rotating basis and that about
$27000 was contributed to
H-SU from the fund last year.
'LAST YEAR was our best
year so far when we raised
$352000 in undesignated gifts.
This year we need to try to
raise $400000 to pay the bills
fully" said Dr. Childers.
He said that undesignated
budget gifts are needed to pay
university operating bills
teacher salaries maintenance
salaries and expenses.
A total of $1267288.20 was
received through the Develop-
ment Office during the last
fiscal year. Included in this
amount was $297771.70 for the
Building and Expansion Fund
fighting chance to instill a feel-
ing of self-importance and en-
courage a healthy self-image and
to show that study reading and
discussion can be enjoyable. The
method is a flexible related one-to-one
relationship.
The beginning of the semester
will bring also an opportuntiy for
people to sign up for the program
again. Those interested should
notify Barbara Holsomback in
Room 320 of Mary Frances Hall
extension 370.
Pliler Holds
Violin Recital
Richard Pliler will hold a
violin recital Thursday Dec. 12
at 8:15 p. m. in Caldwell Recital
Hall.
John Ellis will accompany him
on the piano.
The recital will include works
of Jean Marie Leclair Ernest-
Chausson and Ludwig van
Beethoven.
Pliler holds the bachelor of
music degree from Texas Chria-
tian ' University and is former
preparatory department instruc-
tor graduate assistant and part-
time violin teacher. He special-
ized in violin music theory and
music literature. He specialized
in violin music theory and
music literature.
He has studied at the Taos
N. M. School of Chamber Music
and the North Carolina School
of fine Arts and in Siena Italy.
Pliler holds membership in the
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fratern-
ity of America the Fort Worth
Professional Musician Local 72
and the American Federation of
Musicians.
$298938.21 from the Baptist
General Convention of Texas
and $318638.46 in gifts to the
endowment in addition to gifts
made to the General Operating
Fund.
DONATIONS COME in the
form of stocks real estate and
buildings livestock and money.
Dr. Childers said sometimes a
load of hay or oats is given for
the White Horses and that this
year a man gave some hogs.
Gifts other than money are
usually sold by the University
explained Childers.
IF SOMEONE owns 100 shares
of common stock he can have
it transferred to H-SU and
then the school authorizes the
sale of it Dr. Childers said.
Sometimes the donor will in
Tryouts for the roles in the
student one-act plays to be pre-
sented in January will continue
tonight from 7-10:30 in room
208 of the SUB.
"At the Rainbow's End" an
original play is listed among the
plays which include "The Sand-
box" with three male and two
female parts and "This Music
Crept by Me Upon the Waters"
with five male and five female
parts.
Other plays are "Good Day"
with four parts three male and
one female "Rhinocerous" with
five male and two female parts
and "Making the Bear" with
three male and two female parts.
Tryouts began yesterday but
the final selections have not been
made. All interested students are
invited to audition for the roles.
Students are reminded of the
auditions for the musical produc-
tion "Where's Charley?"
Tryouts for the spring produc-
tion are continuing tomorrow
from 3-5 p. m. in Van Ellis Thea-
ter. Students wishing to audition
should have a song prepared to
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DR. CLYDE CHILDERS
Development Head
struct the school to hold the
stocks until it reaches a certain
price.
"Much of our work is long-
range work. We seek to make
friends of people who in the
future may be donors to the
university" stated Dr. Chil-
ders. "WE OPERATE on the basis of
involvement. We believe that
if we get people on campus to
see the school that those who
are able to donate will be en-
couraged to make gifts."
Dr. Childers commented "We
anticipate enlarging our pro-"
gram in the near future. We
would like to organize a 'stu-
dent committee in development.
We are pleased and anxious for
students to know about our
operation;"
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