The Kennel

An informal Christmas party will be held Monday night beginning at 9 for B.S.U. members and their guests. Students are reminded to bring canned food to be given to a needy family. Last Sunday night B.S.U. members conducted services at the Enon Baptist Church in Ravana, Ark. On Dec. 4 they presented a drama “Unto…

Through the efforts of the Blue Jackets and Circle K, both student organizations at Texarkana College, the mental retardation fund has gained almost $350. During the drive from Nov. 12 through 18 the Blue Jackets solicited money from passers-by on the streets of downtown Texarkana and gathered $95 for the fund. The Circle K enlisted…

Yesterday, Mr. James Parsons, assistant professor of biology, left for special duty in Viet Nam with the 61st AME Barksdale Air Force Base Reserve Unit. The unit composed of nurses and medical technicians will evacuate wounded military personnel to the states for Christmas. An AME unit recently brought home 73 wounded on one plane and…

Of the many duties of the counseling office, a recent one has been to find a Santa Claus. The department is now finding jobs for students who want employment during the holidays. A Dec. 11 postage stamp will honor Mississippi’s 50th year as a state. The new five-cent stamp will be issued at Natchez, the…

Five students and one faculty member were among the 40-voice Community Choir which sang Handel’s “Messiah” Dec. 3 to usher in the Christmas season in the Texarkana area. Directed by Mr. Murry Alewine, chairman of the Fine Arts Department, the choir included soprano Jo Ann Hutcheson, altos Peggy Choate and Caroline Craw, tenor Bruce Douglas,…

Graham Greene’s A Burnt-Out Case is an absorbing novel of love and death, and of faith and salvation. Querry, the main character, was a celebrated success as an architect in a large city. When he realized he could no longer put his complete self into his work, he sought refuge from his demanding public and…

Mrs. Janis Pope, a Texarkana College student in 1965, is Mr. Dick’s new secretary. She takes the job of Student Center secretary vacated by Mrs. Mickey McAdams. Mrs. Pope, a native of Texarkana, likes sewing and music. Her husband is an Arkansas school teacher.

Slides of her recent tour of seven European countries were shown by Arkansas High’s French teacher, Mrs. Gertrude Hodde, at the December meeting of Le Cercle Francais. Scenes from France, England, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Holland and Sweden were included. “Dinner is not served until about 8 p.m. and often lasts two or three hours,” Mrs.…

Members of Education 131 and their instructor, Mrs. Georgia McFaul, observed public school teachers in action in recent field trips to Texas High, College Hill Junior High and Spring Lake Park, Grim and Beverly Elementary Schools. The observations gave class members a first hand look at actual class methods and techniques that make quality teaching.…

Students planning to graduate from Texarkana College are reminded to check on the requirements of Associate Degrees and others, by Registrar K. B. Davis. “To graduate a student needs 60 semester hours and four in physical education for the Associate Degree,” Mr. Davis pointed out. Twelve hours in English, three hours in Texas and Federal…