The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 13, Ed. 1, Friday, January 28, 1972 Page: 4 of 8
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Boot camp
Abilene Christian College1
fifth annual "Seminar In Mis-
sion" k scheduled June 5-July
7 according to Or. George
OurgMiM ACC professor of
Bible and seminar director.
Sevan man and woman have
bn Hamad faculty mem bats for
the five-week seminar and
several guest lacturara will also
be included. The- seminar is
diylded into two sessions June
5-21 and June 21 -July 7.
Five of the seven instructors
have worked in foreign mission
fields. Joining Dr. Gurganus
who has preached in Japan and
conducted six world mission
tours in teaching are: Lynn
Anderson minister Highland
Church of Christ Abilene and
former evangelist In Canada;
Wendell BroomKACC assistant
professor of Bible and former
missionary in Nigeria; Bob
Douglas minister College
Churoh of Christ Abilene and
former evangelist In the Middle
East; Stanley L. Morris research
assistant translations depart
ment American Bible Society;
Mrs. Lowell Perry former
missionary in Brazil and wife of
ACC professor of communi-
cation; and Dr. John F. Wilson
director of Christian Youth
Center Southwest Missouri
State College and editor of
"Campus Journal."
Class schedule for the first
session Includes "The Missionary
Woman" by Mrs. Perry "Mis-
sionary Principles and Practices"
by Dr. Gurganus "Mission and
Expansion of the New Testa-
ment Church" by Broom and
McDonald given
alumni citation
Chesley McDonald Sterling
City Tex. rancher and 1940
graduate of Abilene Christian
College has been named recip-
ient of ike first Alumni Citation
for 1972 at ACC.
McDonald has been president
vice president and a member of
the Board of Directors for the
ACC Alumni Association and a
member of the college's National
Development Council and Advi-
sory' Beard.
McDonald was a three-year
football letterman Students
Association president and mem-
ber of "Who's Who among
Students in Amerioan Univer-
sities and Colleges" while a
student at ACC. He received a
BS degree in business administra-
tion In 1940.
After college graduation and
four years of military service
McDonald coached at Anson and
Colorado City then served as
Man school principal at Sterling
City. He was a school board
member 18 years and is an elder
for the Sterling City Church of
Christ.
McDonald has also been a Red
Cross chairman summer recre-
ation program director super-
intendent of the Sterling City
Livestock Show chairman of the
County Livestock Service Com-
mittee chairman of the District
Peat1 Coaches and Officials
AeeoabtUon Bible class teacher
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He mw been active (n Boy
Saouta Cub Scout and 4-H
Clubs and Is an honorary
member of the Sterling CHy and
Texas Future Farmers of Amer-
ica organisations. His three
children have each attended
ACC.
for missionaries set
"The Home Church and Mis-
sions" by Anderson.
Five classes arc planned for
the second section. They arc:
"Cultural Anthropology" by Dr.
Ouegenus "Campus lecngcUsm''
by Dr. Wilton "enttetr In
Church Growth" by Broom
"Missionary Principles and Prac-
tices" by Douglas and "Linguis-
tics" by Morris.
Morris is a candidate for a
doctor's degree in linguistics at
City University of New York.
Students may enroll for only
one class each session. Classes
are offered on a credit or
Burton Coffman cited
as outstanding alumnus
Dr. Burton Coffman of
Houston former minister of the
Manhattan Churoh of Christ in
New York City has been named
"Outstanding Alumnus of the
Year" for 1971 at Abilene
Christian College.
Announcement of the award
was made January 4 at a noon
luncheon In the mayor's dining
room in Houston City Hall.
Louie Welch Houston mayor
and a former recipient of the
same award hosted the lun-
cheon. Dr. Coffman a native of the
Abilene area and 1927 graduate
of ACC retired on July 1 1971
and moved from New York City
to Houston. He is now minister
emeritus of Houston's Central
Church of Christ where he
served as minister In 1988-51
and a trustee Of the Manhattan
Church of Christ.
He was instrumental in
establishing the Chureh of Christ
in the New York City area
resigning In 1964 as executive
assistant to the president of
Harding College in Seerey Ark.
and moving to New York. He
preaehed there 1 6 V4 years before
returning to Houston.
While In New York he helped
the Church of Christ grow from
a handful of members to the
current 30 congregations many
with new buildings. During Ms
ministry there were about lO0
additions to the Manhattan
Church of Christ membership
and the congregation built a
$1.5 million building at 48 Bast
80th Street near Madison
Avenue.
The retired minister and
former public school principal
and teacher currently writing a
commentary on the New Testa-
ment for Firm Foundation
Publishing Company of Austin
Tex. Is the 14th recipient of the
award. He will be honored
Monday February 21 during
the annual ACC Alumni Day In
Abilene including a noon
luncheon and a reception.
Tommy Morris Abilene Insur-
ance executive and president of
the ACC Alumni Association
was master of ceremonies for
Tuesday's announcement lun-
cheon in Houston Also making
non-credit basis and student
may receive six semester hours tf
enrolled for credit both list I ana.
Additional information about
coats and scholarships la avail-
able from Dr. Gurganus.
The ACC Bible professor has
called the seminar a "boot
for missionaries." The program
is designed to provide training in
missionary principles and prac-
tices for (1) present and
prospective missionaries (S)
young people who have net yet
discovered their "mission" in life
and (3) church leaders and Bible
school tea oh ere.
brief comments were ACC
president Dr. John C. Stevens
Mayor Welch and Dr. Coffman.
Dr. Coffman was born in
1905 in Taylor County and
graduated from Abilene High
School in 1928. His parenU Mr.
and Mrs. J. D. Coffman Route
2 Abilene still live in the
Dudley community southeast of
Abilene. He was a principal and
teaoher in Taylor and Callahan
Counties in 1927-80 before
becoming a full-time minister.
Library awarded
Biblical ournals
The library at Abilene Chris-
tian College has acquired more
than 700 additional volumes of
Biblical Journals and sets and
contracted for several hundred
more individual titles.
The books are from the
library of Crosier Theological
Seminary which recently dosed.
Baylor University bought the
Crosier library and gave ACC the
opportunity of acquiring choice
selections at very favorable
prices according to Mies CalHe
Faye Milltken ACC head librar-
ian. Much of the material is not
currently available on the
market Mies MiHlken added.
New book and reprint cost of
the material is estimated at
$SS000.
Dr. J. D. Thomas professor
and head of the ACC Depart"
ment of Bible; Bible faculty
members Dr. J. W. Roberta and
Dr. John Willis; and assistant
librarian R. L Roberta co-
ordinated arrangements and
made selections.
"This material will be a real
factor in strengthening the
library's holding in the Biblical
area" said Dr. Roberta "and in
bringing the collection up to
standard for our Bible program
especially In the graduate areas."
Complete seta purchased in-
clude "ZeiUehrlft fur die alt-
teslamentUehe wiesensehaft" an
outstanding scholarly Old Testa-
ment journal; the first series of
"Journal of Theological
Studies"; and "Jewish Quarterly
Review." Also by being able to
buy partial seta the ACC Brown
Library now ha complete Mm
of such titles a "Mbllotbeea
Sam" and "Etude BibHoue."
Dr. Roberta asld on of the
best purchases k "Princeton
Theological Review"
1 827-1 990 published by Prince-
ton Theological Seminary and
edited by several outstanding
conservative scholars.
Students collect
$1000 insurance
For most ACC students
school Insurance hi hart another
step at r agist rallow day. They
pay their $24.09 and never give
the metier a second thought.
But to 29 student during the
Fall Semester. 1971 school
insurance turned out to be
something more.
The office of Louis Wicker
local representative of the PHet
Life Insurance Company in-
forms The Optimist that In
excess of one thousand dollar
was paid last semester to student
The claims cover a wide span
of Injuries and ailment. Intra-
mural activities took their toll.
Intramural football and volley-
ball are credited with an
abundance of ankle knee
shoulder and wrist injuries. One
collegiate filed a claim after
having been kicked In the face m
an Intramural football game.
Freak accidenta also ac-
counted for a number of student
Injuries last fall. A Delta Theta
coed was hurt when her club's
rfomcoomlng project wetgnlng
00-&00 pounds foM on her
head. A ekim was filed by a
resident of the Barracks who ran
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poMcy are payable In addMoa io
any other coverage the teuueitl
may have.
Low requires
immunization
Aacerdlng to a recently"
passed ttetc lew all college
student must be Immunised for
diptheria and teinu.
This requirement affect ap
proximately two third of the
ACC student body Including
part-time student and graduate
student. Thoee affected must
present proof of hninuwlaatlan
before February 16 to the
nurse's office in the bat intent of
McKenale Dorm.
If needed Immunisation can
be obtained in the nurse's efflee
for one dollar.
"Response by the students
ha been good so far" aetd
Nurse Hogue. "There have been
about 50 80 student through y .
here daily. We certainly appreoV "
ate their cooperation."
Previously smallpox and peito
vaccination were also required .
However now smallpox vaccina-
tton are not necessary to college
age and polio immunisation Is
required through age 19 only.
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 13, Ed. 1, Friday, January 28, 1972, newspaper, January 28, 1972; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth99557/m1/4/: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.