The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 9, Ed. 1, Friday, November 1, 1974 Page: 6 of 8
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THE OPTIMIST November 1 1974
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By PAULA HOLLAND
Three ACC footbnll players
were chosen a Wildcat Players
of the Week. Chosen as offensive
player of the week was Garry
Moore. Raymond Crosier and
Ray Nunoz tied for the honor of
defensive player of the week.
Moore is a 1071 graduate of
Brownwood High where he
played tackle. Garry was all-
district all-area all-West Texas
and ail-Stato in high school.
Moore is a two year lettcrman
for ACC..
Garry thinks of. himself as the
type of person who takes life
easy. Garry Kevin McLeod
Greg Stirman and Robert
MORE LETTERS Comments on
ERA BACKERS BLINDED
Sir:
Many women here have been
deceived into agreeing with the
Equal Rights Amendment. The
reason could be that a small
pressure group of loud-mouthed
activist females have drilled into
them all tho wonderful things
that can and will come from the
ERA.
I admit that the ERA will
bring about many things that are
needed in this country such as
equal pay for equal work and
correction of certain marriage
laws concerning property and
alimony. But these positive
adjustment are far outweighed
by the negative aspects for the
amendment. Certain people try
to cover the detriments or cloud
the facts.
The most obvious and most
devastating result of the ERA
will be the destruction of the
family unit; no longer wilt there
be a head of the family. The
husband will have no power over
the wife (directly contrary to
Eph. 6:22 Col. 3:18 and I Pet.
3:1).
It has been stated that the
ERA will not destroy the home.
What nonesensel A house so
oplit cant remain intact for long.
Even though the home endured
crises before none of these were
brought about by law. As for the
women changing her name to
her husband's at marriage that
will bo taken care when the wife
realizes that she is to be in
subjection to her husband.
At this point I would like to
quote Kay Nickel! from last
week's Optimist. She stated that
"Another hysterical note
sounded by opponents is that
women will be drafted the
Week selected
Neidhart make up a band called
the "More Guts Than Talent
Band." The group writes most of
their own songs. "1'vo Never
Seen a Tree" and "Big Daddy
Wally" are just a couple of the
tunes they have composed.
Garry has big plans after ho
graduates from ACC. Garry
stated "Well I think 111 keep
my moustache." He also raid
that someday he'd like to own a
nation-wide restaurant chain
similar to MacDonald's only
called "Moore's." Another goal
Garry hope to achieve U to
become a pencil and pen
salesman.
Raymond Crosier is one of
Uie two players chosen as
moment the ERA Is ratified.
Anyone half alive in America
today surely realizes the draft no
longer exists even for Men." This
poor girl side steps the iaue in a
manner so ludicrous that it
hardly deserves rebuttal; how-
ever for her benefit I will stato
the truth.
With the world situation the
way it is it would not take
much more to cause a major war
In any of several areas. Should
this happen according to our
past trends our country would
more than likely become
involved. This would result in a
call to arms and when that falls
to draw enough soldiers the
draft would be reinstated only
thU time it would include
women in combatant roles.
This can beat be illustrated by
a statement from Rep. David
Dennis of Indiana: "To me
perhaps the moat distasteful
thing of all is that as long as we
keep selective service on the
books or it it is repealed then
at any time we reinstate it
women along with men must
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defensive player of the week.
Raymond is from Mineral Weils.
He played the position of
quarterback for Mineral Wells
High. Raymond only played in
two games his senior year
because of a broken ankle. Yet
he was named all-State honor-
able mention for his perfor-
mances in those two games.
Besides being a three-year
lettcrman in football Raymond
also lettered in basketball
baseball and track.
Crosier played football at
SMU a year before transferring
to ACC. He was back-up
quarterback to Clint Longley
last year and changed to the
position of defensive end In the
be equally subject to military
conscription.
"Conscription is objectionable
enough many think where men
are concerned but I think of
nothing more likely to destroy
the family unit nothing so likely
to transform us into a national
socialistic type of state than to
conscript American women into
the armed forces."
(Congressional Record August
10 1970p.H7060.)
I would like' to ask the
advocates of the ERA if they
have talked over its effect with
a constitutional lawytr or a
congressman as I have! I doubt
itl In closing I would like to
urge all those who care to study
their Bibles in context (Oal.
3:277) and decide for them-
selves. Byron R. Wadley
A CALL FOR UNITY
Sir:
Over the last few weeks I have
been distressed by the disunity I
sense between our President
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by coaches
spring. This is his second year to
play football for ACC.
Raymond is a senior with
three majors: accounting
general business and manage-
ment. Presently carrying a 3.87
grade point average he hopes to
pick up another major noxt year.
Even though football takes up
the majority of his time
Raymond is involved with such
things as Alpha Chi and Blue
Key.
Crosier enjoys anything
dealing with the outdoors. This
past summer when he wasnt
making sewer pipes he could be
found water skiing on the
Possum Kingdom Lake. He
enjoys doing thing that are a
the ERA and unity
John Stevens and the Student
Association officers regarding
musical concerts at ACC.
What really disturbs me Is not
the issue of having or not having
concerts but the fact that we do
not value the opinion of Presi-
dent Stevens. A man who U
elected as a president is given the
responsibility of guiding and
controlling those over whom he
presides. ThU b often not a
pleasant or easy task for that
man. I feel that we should
accept the Judgment made by
President Stevens and trust that
hU will is for the best of the
student body as a whole. As
Christians we should value him
as a brother who by years and
experience Is far wiser than we
are. This Is the responsibility we
have as students and Christians
at ACC.
Last week
we gave away
pizzas haircuts
gift certificates
and records; !?
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challenge and stated "I'll try
any thing once." He also love
music and drawing.
As for future plans Raymond
hopes to go into management.
He would also like to be able to
travel around for awhile.
Ray Nunez was the other
Wildcat chosen as defensivo
player of the week. Ray is a .
freshman linebacker from
Odessa and is a 1874 graduate
of Odessa Permian High.
As a senior Ray wu selected
all-district for linebacker and
guard. He was also a second
team all-stato guard and was all
South plains linebacker. The Sul
Ross game waa the first time
Ray had started for ACC.
Perhaps President Stevens has
made decisions that we cannot
see as fair but we should keep in
mind that his responsibility is to
guide us to the betterment of
our Christian education. There is
little purpose In our complaining
continuously but much can be
pined aa we leam to accept the
decisions made by other people
and go on working together in
the framework of those deci-
sions. The student who expressed
his views of President Steven'
decisions in the last Issue of the
Optimist said "Ultimately this
decision could spell the demise
of ACC ..." I believe something
as trivial as concerts can not
cause an end to ACC but
disunity and disharmony can. I
truct that we can be unified I
B. J. Maybea
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