The Campus News Articles

by Larry Forgy “You have a unique built-in head start here in Texarkana,” Ross Perot commented Tuesday morning in the college auditorium. Perot was speaking to a small section of the student body which had shown up for his address, scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 18; he had been expected to talk to the…

by Kris Cigainero To most children, Christmas Eve means piles of presents wrapped in pretty paper—a new bicycle or lots of new dolls. But some little children right here in Texarkana will not receive any Christmas gifts this year because their parents cannot afford them. Many people, when they hear about underprivileged children, feel pity…

The TC Rodeo Club conducted its final meeting for the 1969 school year last Thursday. The members are planning to begin the new semester in January with a membership drive. The club will top off the spring semester activities with Western Week on the campus and a college rodeo.

“Snow flakes will fly and jingle bells will jingle and we’ll have the spirit of Ole’ Kris Kringle,” when the Texarkana College choir and TC singers present their annual Christmas program on KTAL TV Sunday, Dec. 21 at 2:30 p.m. The show will be audio videotaped Dec. 10 at the Texarkana KTAL studio. The program…

The Texarkana College Music Department presented a student music forum Nov. 25, at the First Baptist Church. Students in the music department, under the direction of Murry Alewine, Sue McCrossen, Gary Bond, Nona Culpepper and James Herrin, who participated in the forum were: Jim Barone, snare, playing “Glenwood Boy;” George Frazier, tenor saxophone, “Two Bourees…

Delta Psi Omega, the national honorary fraternity for drama students, presently has five members on campus. They are Marsha Barnes, Walter “Lucky” Vinson, George Davis, Jo Gallagher, and Frank Howell. Other possible candidates for membership are Beth Jacobs, James Harris, Betty McDonald, Don Shipp, Janet Johnson, Cynthia Clark, Lissy Dillon, Mary Wicker, Jack Elrod, Ann…

Livening up the walls and corridors of the Student Center this week and next week are various artistic “creations” on display by members of the Art Department and other TC students. Many of the works on display are for sale. Ralph Caver, director of the art department, invites any TC students interested in exhibiting “original…

Ross Perot, Dallas multimillionaire and TC alumnus, whose Nov. 18 Texarkana College speech was postponed due to bad weather and poor flying conditions, will return Tuesday, Dec. 9, during activity period to speak in the college auditorium to the TC student body. “Here is a young man who has amassed a great fortune,” said Mrs.…

Debbie Eaton, program chairman, presented a Christmas program at the Dec. 2 meeting of the T. S. E. A. She spoke on the various customs and traditions of the Christmas season. Plans were made for a Christmas party to be held at the home of Barbara Goodwin on Dec. 11. Members also made plans for…