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Dr. John C. Stevens ACC
president mm) other college
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retired faculty members and
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"Our enrollment looks axtra
good." Ha aatd Um work of Gary
McCaleb Clint Heweth Jerry
Muttm and other college offi-
dels vra responsible for the
raaord first-day registration of
3000 student.
Dr. Stevens also reported on
enrollment at the Port Worth
Dallaa centers m the ACC
cyttam. Fort Worth Christian
College had enrolled 82 and
Chriatian College of the Sooth
waat had ragiatared 428 after
Monday.
He pointed out that each
two-year school wW be sel '-supporting
and additional atudent
are expected to ragiatar thie fall.
"We've found out that the
beat way to recruit atudantc U to
aand out eoltaga atudanta to talk
to prospective student" Dr.
Stevens aatd. He aatd the destine
In enrollment at private colleges
nationwide should not oaour at
ISCC names officers
Mickey Hanks a senior pre-
law major from Clyde wW serve
as president of the InterSocial
Club Council for the 1971-72
school year at Abltene Christian
College.
A 1998 graduate of Clyde
High School he will direct a
council made up of presidents
and two other representatives
from each of the social clubs on
the ACC campus. Blanks Is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. L. I. Blanks
Route 1 Oy tie.
Gervtn Beauchamp. ACC vice
for atudent personnel
has announced that
women's and eight men's
dubs wilt accept pledges
during September events.
Women's dubs will host tea
for prospective members on
Saturday September 18. Recep-
tions for prospective members of
men's social dubs wHt be con-
ducted Sunday September 19.
Bid night for the dubs wUl be
Friday September 24.
ACC social dub pledges must
have a mast SO ssmssicr credit
hours and a 2.0 grade average on
a 4.0 system. The pledges must
have been enrolled at ACC for at
The other
ISCC officers and
presidents have
Serving with
discuss enrollment
physics department
AMI ana Christian because "we're
not est a private oolMg). We ro a
Christian college . . . We're in a
different calagory."
Dr. Slovens sew ACC win
to work at the leak of
rmurtkg. He toM the
trustiss the eoHaga could handle
even mora atudanta if the need
for additional atudent houaing hi
L. D. (Btti) Hilton ACC viee
president for flnanae reported
to tmeteea on the prograa of the
aollage'a re-spollcation for a
$1.4 million loan from the
United Statea Department of
Houaing and Urban Develop
ment for additional atudent
houaing.
ACC received approval for the
loan originally for a highrlee
dormitory for 224 congregation
in Abilene sponsor training pro-
grama and ciaaaoa for
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on salaries hi still to come.
The ACC preeldent aatd 110
ACC freshmen have received
financial aid through the tuition
equalisation grant program
recently adopted by the Tezaa
legkdature. He also explained
that through the Federally
Inaured Student Loan Program
any atudent can now attend
college four yeara on loan of up
to $1(00 a year and not begin
repaying tuition until he gradu-
ate. Hilton aaid the $899700
remodeling project on Chambers
Hall ie scheduled to be
completed in spring of 1972.
The contract date la April but
he work may be finished in
February according to Hilton.
Chambers Hall which former-
ly housed the college's Hbrary
ISCC officers wW be: vice
president Bruce Huff Abilene;
secretary-treasurer Martha
Reeder Dallaa; and reporter
Sharon Owen Fort Worth.
Women's club presidents are:
Delta TheU Sharon Owen
Fort Worth; GATA Kay Dawdy
Los Angeles Calif.; Kappa Chi
Charlotte Campbell Grapevine;
Ko Jo Kal Debby White Lub-
bock; L'Amitle Nancy Fast
Wichita. Kans.; Sigma Theta CM
Mary Wesson Shrcveport La.;
and Xeia Rho Wyneiee Way
Men's dub presidents are:
Prater Sodalis Dee Green
Oruver; Oalaxy John Rhodes
Lubbock; Kinsmen Bruce Huff
AbUere; Knights Ray Ground
Dallas; Meltta Rocky Brook-
mole Crystal City; Phi Delta Pet.
David Reese Abilene; Sub T-18
Mickey Blanks Clyde; and
Trojans Mike Barnes Oar land.
Other events for dub mem-
bers during the first two months
of school arc home football
games September 11 with
McMurry College October 2
with University of Northern
Colorado and October 90 with
Lamar University; High School
Pay Saturday  October 30; and
Thursday evening meetings of
Campus Chriatian Woman.
before $1.7
Lhvrery was comcHcvcsl la netna
remodeled into office dees-
room counseling and other
apace for the InfUah education
and psychology departments.
ACC tmeteea voted to make
physics a separate department
and named Dr. Robert Charles
Ivey as department head. Write
1969-90 It has been a part of the
math department.
Trustees also set up new
supplementary payments to
retired ACC faculty members
and heard a report from Dr.
Stevens on the self-study in.
progress at the collage as
required for accreditation by the
Southern Association of Collages
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US Deportment
of Justice
awards $200000
Abilene Christian College and
Christian College of the South-
west a two-year center In the
ACC system have received
grants totaling more than
$200000 from the United
States Department of Justice
according to Dr. John C.
Stevens ACC president.
The money is to be used for
student financial aid for the law
Enforcement Education Program
(LEEP).
CCS will receive $192O0
and the Abilene school will
receive $6500. Christian College
of the Southwest is a school in
Mesqulte east of Dallas which
offers freshman and sophomore
courses directed by the ACC
administration and trustees.
Law enforcement is one of 16
main areas of study at CCS The
school began Its LEEP last year
wHh a grant of $42000 from
the US Department of Justice
according to Dr. Henry E.
Speck CCS deen.
Dr. Speck said the CCS law
enforcement program has grown
rapidly while serving current law
enforcement program and stu-
dents studying law enforcement
from the Dallas area. "We are
delighted with the opportunity
of expanding our service to the
law enforcement personnel" he
continued.
Douglas W. Warner admini-
strative director in charge of
business affairs and student
financial aid for ACC's two
centers in the Dallas-Fort Worth
area said the grant for CC8
would service about 360
students.
Dr. Speck said the school
expects to make full use of the
grant adding that the overall
enrollment of the whole school
wUl increase. Last rati COS
received an original grant of
$26000 and then requested and
received an additional $17000
grant.
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Henderson receives citation
Parker Henderson a 1990
graduate of Abilene Chriatian
OoMesja now doing mission work
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named recipient of the fourth
1971 Alumni CUntton presented
by the college's Alumni Associ-
ation. The award was announced in
the current issue or ACC Today
ACC bi-monthly newspaper
publication.
A native of Miami Fla.
Henderson received a BS degree
in Bible and education from
Abilene Christian in I960. He
also attended University of
Florida and Union Language
Center in Bangkok Thailand.
While In school at ACC he was
Tests for Teachers scheduled
College seniors preparing to
teach school may take the
National Teacher Bxaminatione
on any of the four different test
dates announced today by
Educational Testing Service a
nonprofit educational organisa-
tion which prepares and admini-
sters this testing program.
New dates for the testing of
prospective teachers are: Novem-
ber 12 1971 and January 29
April 8 and July 16 1972. The
tests will be given at nearly 600
locations throughout the United
States ETS said.
Results of the National
Teacher Examinations are used
by many large school districts
Sweet foundation
Donates to ACC
The Sweet Foundation of
Austin Tex. has made a gift of
$67500 in common stock to
Abilene Chriatian College.
The gift waa Its share in Sweet
Publishing Company producers
of church literature books and
communion ware and publishers
of Christian Chronicle a
bi-weekly newspaper and Chris-
tian Woman a monthly mega
sine.
Dr. John C. Stevens ACC
president said the gift will be
placed In the college's quasi en-
dowment fund.
"Through the years we have
watched our Christian schools
develop from difficult starts
often struggling to keep classes
going" said Ralph Sweet of
Austin president in a recent
issue of Christian Chronicle.
"We arc proud to sec many of
them grow into fine institutions
serving thousands of students
with Christian faculty and guid-
ance. "Our company participates in
several of the Christian college
activities each year and is proud
of this association. Because we
share so many rich blessings with
the neighboring campus of ACC
we are pleased to present them
with a part of our company."
a dub and class president and
two-year member of "Who's
Who among Students m Ameri-
can Colleges and Universale."
He began preaching at Ikrrndon
Chapel Anson Tex. In 1947
and has preached for Churches
of Christ in Florida Tennessee
and Texas.
Author of two books he has
served as an instructor In the
Sunset School of Preaching In
Lubbock. He first went to
Thailand in 1968 as the first
evangelist there supported by
Churches of Christ in Amerioa.
He is currently en his third
mission tour in Southeast Asia
and has a son Larry now
enrolled at ACC.
sequential summer institute at
Purdue Univ. in Lafayette Ind.
Their address is Box 96 certifi-
cation or licensing of teachers.
Some colleges also require all
seniors preparing to teach to
take the examinations.
The school systems and state
departments of education which
use the examination results are
listed In an NTE leaflet entitled
Score Users which may be
obtained by writing to ETS.
On each full day of testing
prospective teachers may take
the Common Examinations
which measure their professional
preparation and general educa-
tional background and a
Teaohlng Area Examination
which measures their mastery of
the subject they expect to teach.
Prospective teaohers should
contact the school systems in
which they seek employment or
their colleges for specific advice
on which examinations to take
and on which dates whey should
betaken.
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expose' dealing with:
Extra-Sensory Perception
PredktieM ef the Future
The Supernatural
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