The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 25, Ed. 1, Friday, November 22, 1985 Page: 1 of 10
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Campus harvest permit rule violated
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Although a rule requiring anyone pick-
ing pecans on campus to obtain a per-
mit has been In effect for 12 years
buildings and grounds personnel
estimate that five to seven people
violate this rule weekly during the fall
harvest season
Howard Kean grounds supervisor
said 15 permits have been issued so far
this year und that this year's harvest
promises to be the best in four years.
One of the reasons permits are re-
quired is to let grounds personnel
know how many people are harvesting
Kean said. This allows for easier en-
forcement of another school rule re-
quiring gatherers to share half of their
harvest with the school.
Although last year's drought-
damaged harvest was considerably
small Kean estimated that the average
harvest brings in 200 pounds of pecans
to the school.
Pecans obtained by the school are
sold either to students through the
Videotape
ByMCWMTTSfEMCER
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the August sun beat down on the
rge group of freshmen and Welcome
: Week leaders standing on the football
(field the direction came once again
from the top of Elmer Gray Stadium
to perform for the camera. The group
waved and shouted in unison "Good
Morning America!"
They made the last take. Amid
l cheers of thankfulness the freshmen
were told they would be informed
; when they could watch themselves on
the television show "Good Moraine
America."
However that time has not come.
Sophomore President Blaine Mc-
f-ormjek who served on the Welcome
7cek II steering committee and over-
Maw the "Good Morning America"
project eiplslned what went wrong.
IWhen the idea of taping Welcome
7eek participants for "Good Morning
America" was suggested he cor-
sponded with the directors behind
: program.
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Bookstore or to the Abilene Pecan
Company. Kean estimated that the
school earns between $100 and $150
annually through these sales.
"We're not trying to make a profit"
Kean said. "The money the school
earns from this just helps pay for the
spraying of the trees."
He said that this rule and four others
pertaining to the gathering of pecans
are enforced by Campus Security and
grounds personnel. He also said per-
mits are required to make the enforce-
ment of these rules easier.
One of the rules prohibits pecan
gatherers from climbing the trees
while harvesting and another rule
allows gatherers to thrash the branches
only with cane or bamboo poles. Both
rules protect the branches of the trees
from being broken and from having
their bark stripped.
Another rule listed on the permit
states that the green outer cover of the
pecan must be hulled from the half of
the harvest going to the school a
courtesy to grounds personnel.
The last rule listed on the permit
missing
ment major from Lamesa was told he
had to work through an ABC network
affiliate so he approached KTXS-TV
in Abilene for help. He was told
KTXS did not have the equipment or
the time
Rob Westman senior radio-TV ma-
jor from Phocnii Ariz. was McCor-
mick's next contact. Using KACU
equipment permission was given for
the taping. Afterwards McCormick
took the tape to personnel at KTXS
who said they would get in touch with
New York and call him when the tape
was to go on the air.
The call never materialized.
When McCormick contacted
KTXS he said he was told "Good
Morning America" does f not send
records of receipt so KTXS either sent
the tape off and does not have a record
of doing so or the tape is lost
somewhere at the station
However McCormick said the
original tape of the event still exists on
campus. He said he could have tried
sending it again but decided not to
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tells gatherers not to mix the varieties
of pecans.
Bob James area supervisor for the
girls' dorms and the Admistration
Building' said many varieties of pecans
can be found on campus.
Kean said the native pecans are the
smallest and oiliest of the pecans. The
Burkett pecans are recognized by their
roundness large size and hard shell.
The Mahan variety are a football-
shaped pecan and the Stewart pecans
are a smaller thin-shelled version of
the Burkett.
James said the tastiest pecans were
the native but because of their small
size the native pecans are "hardly
worth the effort" to harvest. He
prefers the Burkett.
Kean said that students who pick
just a few pecans on the way to class
will not be told to obtain a per-
mit. However when a receptacle such
as a sack or basket is used to carry the
gathered nuts the harvester must
possess a permit
"This is the year for more pecans
and fewer pecans" James said. "Wc
Beulah to celebrate 105th birthday
ByUZCOTTRELL
OpUmlat staff
ACU's oldest living alumna
Beulah Cain Arvin will celebrate
her 105th birthday with many
students and faculty members at a
party sponsored by the Students'
Association.
The party will be given for her
Sunday in Cross Plains at the Col-
onial Oaks Nursing Home. A
caravan of students including a
majority of the SA members Big"
Purple band members and two
representatives from each social
club will leave from the Big Purple
Stomping Grounds at 1:30 p.m.
Seats will be available on the
Wildcat bus for any students wan-
ting to attend. The bus will return
approximately at 4:30 p.m.
"Aunt Beulah' as she has
become known at ACU began
celebrating her birthday with ACU
students in 1980 during the univer-
sity's 75th anniversary and her
100th year
Arvin was born Nov. 24 1880 in
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ave so many pecans that they bend
some of the branches but what is in
the branches isn't very good" he said.
The large number of pecans on the
trees sap the trees' nutrients causing
the meat inside the shell not to develop
fully James said. The limited watering
of the trees during the summer
because of water conservation also con-
tributed to the immature development
of the pecans he said.
He also warned pickers to stay away
from the two large trees located bet-
ween the Administration Building and
Sewell Theatre. He said these trees are
infested by pecan weeviles.
Kean said pecan weevils are more
difficult to control than any other
pests. This difficulty is caused by the
weevils practice of dwelling
underground duringthe years they are
not damaging the trees.
He also said people vho carelessly
harvest the pecans pose an even
greater threat to the trees than do the
weevils. Broken branches and bark
like broken skin on a human open the
tree up to more diseases.
a log cabin about 50 miles east of
Austin. She enrolled at ACU then
called Childers Classical Institute
in 1906 as a member of its first
class.
She married Major Andrew Ar-
vin who died in 1977 at the age of
96. They were married for 32
years. She was 45-years-old when
the couple married.
Since the tradition of celebrating
her birthday with ACU began Ar-
vin has traveled to Abilene to have
her own homecoming with the stu-
dent body. This year she will be
unable to come because of her
fragile health said Frances Wolfe
director of the Colonial Oaks Nurs-
ing Home.
"ACU and the students are so
important to Mrs. Arvin and we
need to let her know that we care by
going on the short trip' said Phil
Cheves junior biochemistry major
from Albuquerque N.M. and
director of special events for the
SA.
At the party Arvin will be
presented with various gifts and
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Campaigners
to plan trips
By LORFU HUNTER
OpUmlat staff
A Spring Break Campaign interest
meeting will be conducted at 5:30 p.m.
Monday in the Main Room of the
Campus Center.
For the past nine yean ACU"
students have participated in cam
paigns during Spring Break to take the
Bible to unreached people in major
cities said campaign coordinator Ran-
dy McDonald senior information
systems quantitative studies major
from Gilmer.
This year the campaigns will take
students to 13 major U.S. cities and
one West Indies city. For the first time
since the beginning of Spring Break
Campaigns a group of students will
leave North America and travel to
Jamaica.
The purpose of the interest meeting
is to meet the campaign directors and
to gather information about the
campaigns.
The confirmed cities for campaigns
are Stamford Conn.; Hartford Conn.;
Portland Ore.; Concord Calif.;
Oshkosh Wis.; Long Beach Calif.;
Orlando Fla.; Martinez Calif.; Mew
York City; Chicago; St. Louis; Seattle;
Dinner and show
to benefifRehab
By JULIE MAMS
Opttmfot staff
A dinner and performance to benefit
the West Texas Rehabilitation Center
will be conducted in the Kiva Inn
Atrium Saturday evening. "" 5
"Illusions: An Evening of Magic
Modeling and Music" will include
displays of contemporary fashions
magic tricks and songs all performed
by models.
RLN Enterprises a promotional
company with a division of modeling
and The Idea Factory a local advertis-
ing agency owned by an ACU student
are sponsors for the benefit said Ron
Nutt 1985 graduate and president of
RLN Enterprises.
A three-course prime rib dinner
served at 6:30 p.m. will begin the per-
formance. The show will start at 8
p.m. Tickets cost $25 each and include
the dinner and show.
Nutt said the models most of whom
are ACU students will perform magic
tricks designed specifically for the
benefit by Rob Faubion junior adver-
tising major from Round Rock and
president of The Idea Factory. "We're
really pleased with the program" said
Nutt. "It will be a great show."
Professional model Cynthia Marion
from Dallas will perform in the show.
Beulah Cain Arvin
money given by the student body
Wednesday in Chapel. The money
will go toward a scholarship fund
set up by Arvin's family in her
name
Birthday cards supplied-by the
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Philadelphia; and Kingston Jamaica.
The Stamford campaign is directed
by Lea Hunter senior advertising ma-
jor from Abilene and the Hartford
campaign is under the direction of
Dodd Roberts senior accounting ma-
jor from Midlothian.
The New York City caaspaign U
directed by Matt Ingram aenior
marketing major from Bkmiaghara
Ala. and the campaign to Fortkftd U
directed by Dewey Howard senior Bi-
ble major from Duncanville.
Kevin Harris junior human com-
munication major from Smyrna
Term. is directing the St. Louk cam-
paign and Chris Flanders junior Bi-
ble major from Duluth Minn. U
directing the Seattle campaign.
The Philadelphia campaign is under'
the direction of Alan Rich senior ac-
counting major from San Antonio and
the Oshkosh campaign is directed by
Mike Crowe junior missions major
from Appleton Wis. The Concord
Campaign is directed by Mike
Pretiger junior accounting major from
Long Beach Calif.
Directors are still being considered
for the campaigns to Long Beach
Orlando Chicago Martinez' and
Jamaica.
She has modeled in London Germany
and Sweden. She also was in a movie
with Chuck Norris. .
Models from ACU include Cheryl
Bonharn freshman undecided major
from Burleson; Clay Boswell
sophomore finance major from Dallas;
Angle Gaw. freshman undecided ma-
jor from Nashville Term.; Kris
Grimes freshman psychology major
from Holts Summit Mc; and Karri
Johnson sophomore unOfedded major
from Odessa.
Other models are Mike Kelley
sophomore undecided major from
Houston; Tcrri Little senior music
education major from Quinlan; Angle
Mayo senior news-editorixi major
from Pctrolia; Greg Pittman junior
human communication major from
Burkburnett; and Kent Roberts
junior Bible major from Iowa Park.
Because of space limitations only
125 tickets are available said Faubion.
Performance only tickets are
available for $5 each for students said
Nutt.
"With the addition of the perfor-
mance tickets we hope to raise $300 to
donate to the Rehab Center" Nutt
said.
Tickets may be purchased at Pctre
Furs Etc. and Personality Fashions or
may be reserved by calling 677-2283.
SA also were passed out in Chapel
Wednesday. "We had an excellent
response and most of the cards were
rtturned" said Cheves. The cards
also will be given to her.
Several of the students are work-
ing on special banners and decora-
tions for her party said Cheves.
Todd Brown junior bible major
from Midland will be making a
banner and signs for students to
carry as they walk into the nursing
home.
Shanan Wages freshman
undecided major from Oklahoma
City Okla. will be in charge of the
cake hats and horns. She will go to
the nursing homeWly to set up the
decorations said Cheves.
Arvin is well-known to the ACU
crowd for waving her handkerchief
to the student body. Therefore the
SA will bring tissues for'tycryone
to wave to her as they greet hif'
said Cheves. ' K
"After 104 years of birthdays
Aunt Beulah still looks forward to
her birthday and being with the
ACU student body said Cheves
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