The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 7, Ed. 1, Friday, October 15, 1965 Page: 1 of 8
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ACC Greetings High Schoolers!
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Girls! Grab One
While They Last!
By T. CAY HOWE
Qlrls this is your last chance
lor quite a while to land a date
wlih that boy you've had your
eye on. Sadie Hawkins week-end
begins today.
Wayne Masscy president of
the Students! Association urged
everyone to participate in the
week-end activities.
Starts Today
The Sadie Hawkins week-end
starts this afternoon at 5:30 p.m.
With a box supper at Will Hair
Park. Girls are to furnish the
boys' suppers as well as their
own. Punch and cookies will be
furnished by the Students' As-
sociation. Judy Buckley Claudette Spain
and Jean Anderson will sing at
th'e event.
Walt Disney's "The Third
High School Students
Here to Look Over ACC
The 10th annual High School
' Day will be held tumdrrow be-
ginning at 8 a.m.
The first activity of the day
will be registration followed by
a reception for trip sponsors and
parents. At 10 a.m. ACC students
wllf direct a special chapel ser-
vice featuring a program by the
A Cappella chorus.
Planning sessions for high
school students have been set for
both 11:30 a.m. and 3:15 p.m.
information about scholarships
loan and work opportunities will
be presented In the first session.
. A pep rally wlir be held at
1:45. The Flying Cats will per-
form. At 3:15 p.m. Clydo Austin di-
rector of admissions and place-
ment will discuss admissions re-
quirements the American Col-
lege Testing Program and the
College Board Advanced Place-
ment Tests. Also seventh and
eighth -grade students and their
parents will be able to attend
sessions concerning which cours-
cs students should take in high
school to prepare for admission
to college.
High school students their
sponsors and parents will be
guests of the collcgo in Catchlngs
Cafeteria from 12:30 p.m. to 1:45
p.m. for lunch.
Climaxing the day's activities
will be the 7:30 p.m. Southland
Conference football game be-
tween ACC and Lamar Tech of
Nominations Set
For 1965 Queen
Nominations of Junior and
senior women for INS Home-
coming Queen will be made
in the tleket tooth Tuesday
October 28 according to elec-
tion director Charles Mickey.
From these nominations
-which may be made by any
full-time student the eight
finalists wll be chosen by the
Senate and the Interpreters
Council and will later ap-
pear in chapel for final voting.
Man on the Mountain' starring
Michael Ronnie Janet Monroe
and James MacArthur will be
shown at 7:30 p.m. tonight in
Catchlngs Cafeteria. "The mQvic
is fpr everyone including boys
-Without dates" said Masscy.
The Lamar Tech ACC football
game at Public Schools Stadium
will be featured Saturday night
starting at 7:30. Qlrls can buy the
boys ACC boutonnicrcs sold by
the Big Purple at the ticket
booth.
No Longer a Week
In the past Sadie Hawkins has
occupied a full week. The event
was shortened to thrde days this
year. "In the past there has been
little significance to the week and
few activities" said Massey "We
arc trying to make it an import-
ant all-school function."
Beaumont Tex. Visitors may
purchase game tickets early In
the day for $1.
High School day was started
In 1045 when Glenn Wallace
minister of the College Church
casually invited some students to
look at the campus. Then vice
president W. R. Smith initiated
it officially In 1040.
John Gary Sings Tuesday
John Gary best-selling record
artist and television personality
will appear in Scwcll Auditorium
Tuesday at 8:30 p.m.
Gary voted by "Record World"
the "Most Promising New Male
Album Vocalist" has done five
RCA Victor record albums all
of which were on the top LP
charts
In addition to a scries of criti
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NOT WANTING TO BE OBVIOUS OR ANYTHING Ronnie Dugger senior tries to make
himself easily accessible for an invitation from freshman Michele Meeker.
cally acclaimed appearances on
"The Danny Kaye Show" Gary
has starred in his own specials
and has guested on many other
programs including "Hollywood
Palace" "The Tennessee Ernie
Ford Show" and the "Tonight
Show"
His club bookings include the
Cocoanut Grove in Hollywood
and the International Show in
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Houston. He has also recently
played in Australia Canada and
Soulh Africa.
According to RCA his truly
superior and vocal quality is best
demonstrated on romantic bal-
lads show tunes and folksongs.
In addition to his vocal pur-
suits Gary is an accomplished
musician (guitar and piano)
songwriter actor sculptor TV
cmccc and champion sklndiver.
Beginning of Career
Although he was born in Wat-
crtown N.Y. Gary considers
Now Orleans his "second home."
He lived and worked there both
as a child and young adult. How-
ever his career actually began
when he won a three year schol-
arship at the renowned Cathe-
dral of St. John the Divine in
New York City.
In Hollywood famed film col-
umnist Hedda Hopper became
his mentor and under her spon-
sorship Gary secured several
motion picture roles.
After he was released from the
Marines at 20 Gary became In-
volved in a variety of artistic
pursuits. He studied acting en-
rolled at the Otis Art Institute
and became a serious student of
folk music under the guidance
of folk authority Robert Mac-
Glmsey. Breakfast Club
A series of appearances on
local TV and network guest
shorts (Lawrence Wclk and Jack
Paar's old Tonight Show)
brought him to the attention of
ABC radio host Don McNeill.
Gary stayed with the "Breakfast
NUMBER!)
Club" for a year and a half.
In appearance Gary combines
strong masculine appeal with ro-
mantic sensitivity. He is blonde
blue-eyed and five feet 11 inches
tall.
Sid Blankenshlp S.A. vice-
president said "We are selling
tickets for the show so cheap
that we will lose money. But he
is really great and we hope
everyone will come hear him."
Tickets are on sale in the box
office for $1 and $1.50.'
Optimist Takes
ACP First Place
The Optimist recently received
a First Class honor rating from
the Associated Collegiate Press
All American Newpaper Critical
Service.
The rating was given on the
paper's produced the spring se-
mester of last year under the
editorship of Billle Sllvey.
According to the ACP a First
Class rating is comparable to
"excellent"
The Optimist came within 80
points of receiving the highest
rating All American. The paper
received an All American rating
the first semester of last year.
First class cores range from a
minimum of 3300 to 3699 points.
The Optimist received 3620
points. An All American rating
is given for 3700 or more points.
Papers are judged on the basis
of style typography make-up
features and other criteria.
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 7, Ed. 1, Friday, October 15, 1965, newspaper, October 15, 1965; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth99383/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.