The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 28, Ed. 1, Friday, May 3, 1957 Page: 3 of 4
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MAY 3 1957
THE OPTIMIST
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Ken Roach Has
"White Suit"
By BOB JOHNSON
Tlint old Joko nliout "tlio mnn In
tlw little white suit' niny bo fun.
ny to pome peoplo. Hut for ACC
Junior Ken Ilonch thore'B no hu-
mor In thnt Htory. uccnuso lio's
t li tit man.
As u nlRlit nttondnnt nt Abllono
Stnte Hospital. Ken works the 10
).m. to 0 n.ni. shift IS hours a
week. Ken's work nren Is nn jpll-
eptlc wnnl whoro most of the pn-
tlents are liedrldden. Ho nnd nn-
other nttendnncc Hon Mnwson n
?'"Murry senior cnro for 53 pn-
tionts whoso iikcs rnnKo from flvo
to 8." yenrs.
Uko most other ACC students
Ken finds that It costs monoy to
"Ket cuhu-ntotl." "I needed n Job
t-o 1 could Ro to school. When nn
opening rnnio up Inst September
I took t" ho said.
Hut besides bringing In money
Ken's Job bus proved to bo val
uable In other wnys. "I'm gaining
h better understanding of pcoplo.
anil developing a deslro to help
them." ho nnld. "Hofore I always
wanted to run when I saw hurt
people. Hut now my Instant reac-
tion Is to help tboiu." And then bo
added loflectlvely "t's pitiful tbo
way some of (bono people live."
Most of lils vorlr consists of
clinrtlug seizures and watching
patients. "Wo classify epileptic
seizures mainly as 'grandninl' (so-
veto) and 'petit muP (not so ser-
ious)" ho explained. In addition
be administers medicine und gives
shots besides keoplng patients
happy.
Another valuable aspect of his
trlcnl storm of tho brain nnd ev-
eryone has tendencies to bo cp-
iloptlc." Ho added "It's doesn't
dotorlornto n person's montnl ca-
pacity. Somo patients havo nbovo-
averngo I.Q.'s"
Hut oven though ho has studied
nnd worked with epileptics Kon
still finds seizures n frightening
experience. "When a person's
having a seizure there's nothing
anyono can do It's such n help-
less feeling" ho said.
Out of bis wfilte clothes nnd
Jnto collcgo togs Ken's n 22-ycnr-old
Junior English major who
lives In Edwnrds Dormitory. Un-
llko ninny of his classmates Ken
might havo n "woo" excuso for
dozing off In class occnslonnlly.
"Teachers put up with my going
to sleep" ho lnughed. Hut Kon
Morrow Runs
9.4 Drake 100
ACC enmo homo from tho 48th
Annual Drake Relays with two
now records. Tho now records
woro -I0.G In tho 110-yard rolay
and 1:21.2 In thu 880-ynvd relay
lloth of these records woro prev
iously hold by tho University of
Toxns.
In addition to anchoring both
record breaking relnys Hobby
Morrow was In flno form to tlo tho
Dinko Holays 100-yard dash rec-
ord of 0.4 set last year by Davo
Slmo of Duko. In winning Mor-
row defeated follow Olympian Ira
Murchlson It being bis only do-
feat of tbo year. Morrow was In
command from tho start and wid-
ened the lend to two yaida nt the
70-yard stage. A wind of 2.2 was
no help ns It was blowing from
CAMPUS U.S.A.
Notre Dame Student Urges
Selfless Student Leadership
nns ono consolation us quieter tll0 Hie nill Woodhouse nursing
sleeping Jn tho afternoon than nt1 cramp finished fourth.
night (these mlxcd-up college
kids!).
Ken plans to tench after ho
graduates. "I also want to preach"
ho snld. Ho came to ACC from
Holes Home where ho was vnlo-
dlctorlun of tho 1054 Holes Homo
High senior clnss. "My mothor
'was houso mother for small boys
at tho Home" ho explained. While
there ho snug In the Hel Canto
Chorus visiting 40 stntes on sum-
mer tours.
Mfo Is no tour working at tho
State Hospital but In splto of
the bnd hours morbid details and
heart-rending scenes Ken still
till seems to enjoy his work.
"Ono of my patients told mo I
was crazy once" ho lnughed. "And
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By Elizabeth Ross
Elections havo come somo have
won and somo hnvo lost; now
thoughts nml planning point n-
head to noxt year nnd wtho now
student leaders' tasks of making
student government n bettor In-
stitution than over before.
Notro Damo's student senate
presldont writes In his school's
Scholastic mngazine concerning
what ho thinks holds back stu-
dent government and what factors
can keep It from being truly ef-
fective. Says this studont from nn-
othor campus "First thero aro
somo Individuals in tho sennto
who aro seriously lacking In tho
qunlitlcs of selfless leadership In
mnklng decisions on principle
rather than for personal Interests
popularity or out of fear of weak-
ness. "Mnny" ho adds "aro not ful-
filling responsibilities to follow
students outsldo of attending a
meeting once n week. Secondly
tho conservation of tho university
administration holds back 'prog
ress of student government at
times. Realizing thnt our basis for
authority rightly Is delcgntod to
us by tho administration thoro
ore areas of studont llfo whero
this snmo administration Is very
reluctant to lot us exercise tho
authority which wo hnvo been del-
egated . . .
"Thirdly student npnthy Is n
serious hindrance to student gov-
ernment's becoming n vital In-
fluential force."
This same writer also makes n
doflnltion of leadership. Ho says
It Is not service; but rntlior ono
"who creates a significant Impact
on tho thoughts and actions of
those with whom ho deals."
Theso comments are not entire-
ly applicable to our situation hero
nt ACC but they do Include
thoughts worth considering
.... noxt year can bo tbo best.
From tho Stockton California
Coliego Collegian comes this edi-
torial on "individuality" which
our now student lenders certainly
(See U.S.A. P. 4)
Job Kon says. Is tho knowledgo ' 'ou know I told him ho was right.
bo's getting from classes ho at-
tends. "We study seizures can-
cer and T. H. among other things"
ho said. "People have a lot of
misconceptions nbout epilepsy"
ho continued. "Epilepsy is an eloo
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 28, Ed. 1, Friday, May 3, 1957, newspaper, May 3, 1957; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth95881/m1/3/?rotate=180: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.