The Kennel Articles
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Going the Wrong Way
A large percentage of the students now attending Texarkana College will fail. It will not be because of some policy the college has. It will not be because of any real fault on those unfortunate students’ part. What is the reason behind the success of so few and the failure of so many, not only…
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No Easy Road
The importance of a goal, not only in college but throughout life, is a necessary attribute of success. Without a personal goal for which to strive, the entire universe seems a gray, swirling mist with bright, blinding, blinking lights representing opportunity just out of reach. The person with no objective, or with no promise of…
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TSEA Delegates Attend Area Meet
The Texas Student Education Association is sponsoring a Christmas Tea honoring the TC teachers on Dec. 17, at the Continental Room of the Student Center. The local chapter strives to provide future teachers a greater understanding of their prospective professions. Two members, Ann Amason, secretary-treasurer, and sponsor, Mrs. B. Peck, attended the TSEA Area III…
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Eight Girls Make Blue Jacket Grade
In a candlelight initiation service conducted by president Patsy Claussen, eight new members were initiated into Texarkana College Blue Jackets. The new Blue Jackets are Sarah Carson, Pam Kennedy, Debbie Brown, Sandra McLeroy, Mary Lou Cox, Vicki Skelton, Connie Owens, and Linda Shaddock. Dean Bill Hughes, special guest speaker, spoke to the group on “What…
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French Club Hears Of Impressionists
French student and artist John Ball showed slides and spoke on French impressionism at the Nov. 18 French Club meeting. He explained the chief aim in impressionism as being to reproduce only the immediate and over-all impression made by the subject on the artist, without much attention to detail. The French were the first to…
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Spanish Club Learns About Bull Fighting
Sam Hughes spoke and showed slides on bullfighting at the Nov. 12 Spanish Club meeting. Sarni, a student at T.C., took the slides while in the Navy stationed in Spain. He explained many aspects of this ancient sport, which displays courage in a contest between man and beast. Sam showed the group a colorful poster,…
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TC Disc Jockey Dave Edwards Puts Out the Sound on KTFS
By Robert Calhoun Quietness prevails. A little studio at KTFS filled with innumerable dials, switches, and when each electronic gizmo is perfectly still, then all of a sudden on cue, a switch is flipped, a record greeting a beard and blue-jeans clad disc jockey. Dave Edwards, a freshman speech major, is doing his own thing,…
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450 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN TC BUSINESS DEPARTMENT
One of the largest departments at Texarkana College is the business department with 450 students enrolled. According to Mr. Robert Arnold, division chairman, his department enjoys this popularity because the approximately 450 business majors at TC can get the same things here that they can get at any business college. There are also some things…
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Choral Workshop Stimulates Interest In “Messiah”
The Music Department at Texarkana College sponsored a choral workshop on Nov. 16-17, to stimulate interest in Handel’s “Messiah.” According to Mrs. Sue McCrossen, instructor of music at TC, “The response was very enthusiastic, both by the chorus and those who attended as auditors.” Approximately 40 people attended. The attendance consisted of guest directors from…
