Articles – The Campus News – 12/3/1971

by Bob Merriman College yearbooks, like college newspapers, are often the product of a warped imagination. Warped in the sense that imagination is seldom used in the preparation. Any yearbook from any school could be mistaken for the yearbook of another school, and rightfully so. The yearbook people at LSU decided that enough was enough…

by Doris Miller Do you know who your student senator is? What do you think of the Student Senate? These were the questions asked of a variety of students recently. Paul Pippins from Texas High didn’t know his student senators. “You know what, I don’t really care. I don’t think anybody around here does.” Nina…

A non-denominational worship service will be held next semester at 7:30 a.m. weekly on Wednesday mornings, beginning the first week of classes. The Rev. Bryan E. Brown, United Methodist Campus Minister, will be the sponsor of the service to be held in the Chapel of the Student Center. The services will be in the Quaker…

Popular music was the theme for a Stage Band concert at Ashdown High School Tuesday morning. Many songs on the program featured soloists or sections of instruments. A number called “Spooky” was highlighted by the flute section. Phyllis Mitchell played a saxophone solo in “We’ve Only Just Begun” by the Carpenters. Dwight Drake sang “Shake”…

Mrs. Helen Click, librarian, attended the first Arkansas Environmental Congress at Hot Springs National Park, Ark., Dec. 1-2. Arkansas governor Dale Bumpers spoke at the luncheon. His subject was “Building a Place to Live.” Stewart L. Udall, former Secretary of the Interior, was the banquet speaker. He spoke on ecology. Theme of the Congress was…

Student emphasis on academics is one of several “positive” trend changes apparent on campuses throughout the nation this year, according to Mrs. Sharon Drake, who attended a seminar on higher education at the Arkansas Education Association Convention in Hot Springs last week. Studies which indicate that high school and college students are more involved in…

Former Senator Ralph Yarborough, in a speech at the University of Texas, called for the appointment of responsible students to the Boards of Directors and Boards of Regents of Texas state colleges and universities. Reiterating the position he had taken at the Texas Intercollegiate Student Association Student Body President’s Conference at Rice University and several…