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Club NewsCampus clubs wound up the semester’s activities last week, and, due to a school policy of no scheduled meetings during dead week, no clubs held any business activity this week. Various activities have been planned, however, for next semester, and others are in the making. Phi Theta Kappa will send several members to its…

Guitar, Synthesizer Course Offered
Beginning in the spring semester, Texarkana College will become the first junior college in the state of Texas to offer private lessons in guitar and synthesizer and an introductory course in jazz. Dr. Murry Alewine, head of the TC music department, said the courses were approved Tuesday to be offered to interested students. “We are…
Students Receive Business Awards
Five Texarkana College students received a total of $2,500 in scholarships donated by Texarkana businessman Truman Arnold. The scholarships are restricted to business majors. Receiving the scholarships were Jo Lynn Arrington, DeKalb; Glenda May Buckley, Hope; David Allen Hewitt, Garland; Zonna Lynn Johnson, Texarkana; and Linda Carol McClurg, Redwater. The five were selected from numerous…
Christmas Party for TC Staff Tomorrow Night
A Christmas party in the form of a buffet dinner and entertainment will be held tomorrow night in the TC Student Center, starting at 6:30. The social event is being sponsored by the TC secretarial group. All college faculty, administrators, staff, and secretarial personnel have been invited to bring their spouses or guests along with…

Williams, Nichols Pace Americans to 57-55 Win Over ROTC in Intramural Action
With John Williams and Tony Nichols hitting for 14 points each, the Americans intramural basketball team edged ROTC, 57-55, last Tuesday during action in the TC gym. Ron Davis paced the losers with 20 points, and the only other player reaching the double figure category was Joe Burns, who netted 12 for the losers. The…
ETSU-T plans night graduation
Commencement exercises for 52 East Texas State University Texarkana graduates will be held Thursday, at 7 p.m. The ceremonies will be held in the Texas High Little Theater. Dr. John Mos: ETSU-Texarkana president, will be the featured speaker. A reception in the Texas High Student Center will follow the graduation exercises, according to an ETSU…

Monopolathon Ends with Records
Divers Build Houses, Pass Go, Land in Jail Exactly 144 hours and 500 tanks of air later, divers from the Twin Cities Diving Association emerged at noon Tuesday from the bottom of the huge pool in the TC Aquatics Center. During their “Monopolathon,” the group had raised over $700 for the March of Dimes and…
