By Lou Adams, Staff Writer
All over America, the last Thursday in November is set aside each year as Thanksgiving Day. On this day, people give thanks with feasting and prayer for the blessings they have received over the past year.
To me, Lou Adams, Thanksgiving means a family day, celebrated with big dinners and the gathering of the family where sharing and caring is shown. But mostly it’s a time for giving thanks to God for the many blessings that he has given each of us.
This Thanksgiving Day I will spend time with my family, but recently I have been blessed with a new husband and his family. I will spend time with them all. And I will give thanks for being blessed with two wonderful families that have meant a lot to my life.
Other people have different ideas about Thanksgiving like: Pat Alford who thinks of Thanksgiving Day as turkey day. Mrs. Alford plans to spend Thanksgiving Day in Hot Springs with her daughter. To her Thanksgiving is a day spent with her family and to give thanks for her family.
Lisa Heidit is going to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend. To her Thanksgiving means to get together and give thanks to spend time with family.
Sara Sprinkle is going to Memphis, Tennessee, to spend Thanksgiving with her family. Sara feels that Thanksgiving is a time to remember the special things that God has given us, especially our families.
Stan Turner is going to spend Thanksgiving Day with her family and eat. To Starr Thanksgiving means good food and more food.
Regina McLaurin is going to stay home and eat. “Thanksgiving is a day to spend with my own family and that means a lot to me,” she said.
Tony McKeown plans to hang around the house; a time to spend with parents, getting fat.
“All the cousins and a good football game. All good feelings and football are the necessary ingredients for a good Thanksgiving.”
“Oh Thanksgiving Day, all I’ll do is nothing,” said Oya Abonds. “I’ll do exactly as my eyes see fit,” she laughed.
Overview of Upcoming Session Of Legislature Given Faculty
An overview of the upcoming session of the Texas Legislature in Austin in January was given October 28 to the TCC Faculty Association by State Senator Ed Howard and State Representative Hamp Atkinson.
Senator Howard said we is anticipating a state budget of more than 22 billion dollars and it could run even higher if committees are not successful in holding down requests for funds by the various state agencies, some of which are seeking more than a 70 per cent increase. Already, he said, the requests amount to over four billion above estimates of the budget board.
He said if all increases were granted, new taxes would be necessary, an eventuality that legislators view with dismay.
Rep. Atkinson, who is chairman of the House education committee said quality education was a difficult subject to define but it is apparent that some way must be found “to get back to basics” in the education of young people.
“You can’t do anything if you can’t read and write,” he said.
Atkinson said teachers must strengthen their own profession by demanding higher standards on the part of themselves.
“Someone has the determination to go that extra step. We’ve got to change ideas,” he said.
The two legislators were introduced by Ed Brabock, president of the Faculty Association. The meeting was held in Theatre of the Stilwell Humanities Center.