The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 28, Ed. 1, Friday, May 17, 1963 Page: 2 of 8
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A-Phi-0 Revs Up
For More Work
Names Officers
After amassing over 400 man
hours of work baring the past
month's lectureship-program the
men of Alpha Phi Omega service
club are making plans for a more
productive year to come. As an
integral pant of this officers for
the 1963-64 club year were re-
cently elected.
NEW OFFICERS are President
Rickey Schmidt Pampa sopho-
more; Vice-president "Tom Low-
rance Tyler junior; Pledgemastcr
Mike Sublette Tyler sophomore;
Secretary Billy Curl Nacog-
doches junior; Treasurer James
Graham Cleburne junior; His-
torian Ron Black; Alumni Secre-
tary Bill Wood Berkeley Heights
freshman; and Sargeanit-at-arms
Charles Redfield Dodge City
Kan. junior.
The newly elected president
then appointed the following
committee chairmen: John Todd
Chairman of A-Phi-O Section 9
Conference which will be held
at ACC in February 1964; Bob
Peterson Chairman of the Ex-
tension Committee; Don Hill
Chairman of the Fellowship com-
mittee; and Jon Vickrey Chair-
man of the Publicity Committee.
"W" Club
Elects 5
Buffet supper was served to
the women of "W" Club honor
organization Tuesday at the home
of Mrs Forrest W. Harlow assist-
ant librarian at Abilene Christian
College and sponsor of the club.
A!flter sharing delicacies which
ranged from chicken salad to
chocolate fudge the group chose
a new slate of officers for next
year.
"W" CLUB leaders for 1963-04
are: President Oma Dell Ryan
Perryton junior; vice-president
Edwina Schneider Roscoe junior;
Secretary Linda Rainwater Har-
rold junior; Treasurer Geneene
Gooch Oklahoma City junior;
and Corresponding Secretary Jan
Stromquisjt Waco junior.
Through their Annual Silver
Tea at Lectureship last month
the group was able to add about
$40 to the "W" Club Loan Fund
for women at Abilene Christian
College.
27 Join Honor Society
Twenty-seven new members
were initialled into the Theta Ep-
silon Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi
national education honor society
at a Monday ceremony. Next
year's five new officers Were also
elected and installed.
NEW MEMBERS are: Deanie
Allen of Bronte; Nancy Arring-
icn of Freeport; Jon Ashby of
Dayton Ohio; Frances Barnes
of Abilene; Barbara Beasley of
College Station; Diana Bedichek
of Abilene;
Also Jackie Burns of La Mar-
que Kay Davis of Seminole
Okla.; Maetta Davis of Lawn;
Pat Davis of Gainesville; Pat
Dowdy of South Fulton Tenn.;
Mary Nell Ellege of Lawn; Jan-
ice Flowers of Gainesville; Ru-
dith Frazier of Abilene; Janet
Rodeo Riding Rules Are Rough
By DON LEWIS
The sport of rodeo originated
ds a result of lonely cowboy at-
tempt to find entertainment for
themselves. It rapidly spread all
over the southwest in the late
1800's.
It is said that the Rodeo is
America's fastest growing sport.
The terms and events associated
with the rodeo are briefly de-
scribed in the following para-
graphs. The object of this event is to
ride a bucking horse for eight
seconds with only a leather "rig-
gen" to hold on to. The cowboy
must ride wth one hand free and
if he touches the horse with his
freehand he is automatically dis-
qualified. The ride is scored on
the bucking of the horse and the
amount of spurring by the cow-
boy. The cowboy must spur the
horse on its first jump out of the
chute or he will bo disqualified.
Many say that bull riding is
the most dangerous event in the
rodeo. The bulls are ridden with
only a loose rope know as a "bull
rope." Likew se in this event the
cowboy must keep one hand free
but the spurring is optional. He
First National Bank
of Abilene
"JUST A BETTER BANK"
New Dean
DEAN Vera Slkes and her
newly - appointed successor
discuss the duties involved in
being dean of wopien at Abi-
lene Christian College. Re-
tiring after. 36 years of ser-
vice first asf;a teaoher .in the
elementary campus .school
then as a dormitory hostess
and as dean of women Mrs.
Sikes says she will like having
time to "be just a plain house
wife."
On the other hand Mrs.
Wilkinson who came to ACC
in 1961 as a history teacher
and freshman counselor says
"I'm in the market for a house-
keeper." She has seven years
of experience in high school
counseling.
Gray of Fort Worth; Ruth Gray
of Abilene; Carolyn Hale of Abi-
lene; Carol Hpmburg of San An-
tonio; Betty Mackey of Amarillo;
Mary Moreland of Sebastopal
Calif.; Margaret Prlddy of No-
cona; Earline Sankey of Del Rio;
Jan Satterwhite of Abilene; Ma-
lissa Starncs of Waco; Ronnie
Tyler of Rogers; Morrtle Wade of
Hamlin; Virginia Ray Wheeler of
La Marque;
NEW LEADERS of the group
next year will be: President
Carolyn Crenwelgo Houston
jun'or; vice president Myra
Sowell Cleburne junior; Secre-
tory Betty Mackey Amarillo jun-
ior; Treasurer Carol Baker Lub-
bock junior; and Historian-reporter
Barbara Beasley College
Station senior.
will receive a higher score if he
spurs the bull but it is not neces-
sary to qualify.
The tie down calf roping is
probably the rodeo event most
used In practical ranch work. It
has been said that a calf roper is
just as good as his horse. Much
depends on the ability of the
horse in this event.
The object is to rope a running
calf on horse back and tie any
three legs in the least time. The
calf is given a headatart on the
horse called a barrier. If the calf
is not given the proper headstart
the cowboy "breaks the barrier"
and is disqualified.
Dogging is the only major
event in rodeo that has no prac-
tical value in ranch work. The
steer is -turned out of a chute
and given a small headstart on
the cowboy and his horse. The
cow must then catch the steer
jump from his horse and catch
the steer's horns to throw him
down.
The steers must have all four
legs pointing in one direction
when he falls for the cowboy to
be given a time. The object is to
throw the steer in the shortest
time possible.
ACC Freshman
Drowned; Rites
In Oklahoma
Funeral for Joe L. Hincs 10
former Odessa sophomore at Abi-
lene Christian College was held
Friday in Lawton Okla. Thc.u-
dent drowned at Lake Sweet-
water about 6 p.m. Thursday.
An accounting major at ACC
he was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Leroy Hincs of Odessa. His father
is minister of the Odessa South
Side Church of Chrlslt.
Born November 29 1943 Hincs
graduated from High school in
Spokane Wash. He is survived
by his parents and by a sister
Judy.
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Fowler Gentry
Judd Lead Dorm
Sunday evening the girls of
McKinzie elected officers for the
coming year. They are: President
Sandra Fowler senior elemen-
tary education major from Rock-
wood; Vice-President Sue Gen-
try senior art major from Royal
Oak Mich.; Secretary-treasurer
Gay Judd senior Psychology ma-
jor from Wyandotte Mich.
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ACC Officials
Speak on Tour
Dr. John C. Stevens assistant
president will be addressing sev-
eral high school graduating
classes.
Tonight he is to speak before
thb seniors at Roaring Springs
High school commencement exer-
cises on "Lifelong Learners."
Stevens is to be at Odessa High
School Sunday to deliver a bacca-
laureate address on "What Do
You Think of Yourself?"
"Attitudes and Consequences"
is to be the topic of his com-
mencement address at Newman
H'gh School in Sweetwater next
Friday.
Next Tuesday he will speak on
"Give Me the Moutain" for Cole-
man High School Commence-
ment.. Prcs. Don H. Morris left Wed-
nesday for Canada to attend and
speak at rallies for the Great
Lakes Christian College in Beams-
ville. He planned trips to Hamilton
Ontario; St. Catharines; and
Toronto. He will preach Sunday
at Meaford and speak that after-
noon at the Meaford town hall.
He was invited by Geoffrey
Ellis a former ACC student who
is now president of Great Lakes
Chr'stlan College.
Dr. John C. Stevens assistant
president made three major ad-
dresses to groups in Austin Abi-
lene and Dallas.
He spoke Tuesday at a lunch-
con of the Abilene chapter of
the Texas Society of CPA. The
accountants met jointly with sen.
ior accounting students of the
three Abilene colleges at Mack
Eplcn's cafeteria.
Tuesday night he was in Austin
where he spoke before a group
of High School seniors aft the
Brentwood Church of Christ
Senior Banquet.
Next Tuesday he Is to speak
in Dallas at a dinner given by the
Pro - America organisation. He
will show slides to the group
which fights Communism through
patriotic training.
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 28, Ed. 1, Friday, May 17, 1963, newspaper, May 17, 1963; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth99320/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.