Articles – The Kennel – 12/3/1965

Sharon Ector, Student Senate Secretary, and Bob Minton, Student Senate Vice-President, were the guests of Dr. J. W. Cady to the Rotary Club Luncheon, Tuesday, November 9. Student Guests of the Month, the campus leaders were introduced with other outstanding student guests of the local high schools. A most interesting program was provided by Dr.…

An American College Test was given 201 high school and college students of this area November 13 in the Classroom Building here. Another ACT test will be administered February 19 on the campus. Dr. C. Michael Ribariu, Director of Guidance and Counseling at Texarkana College, is in charge of the testing program.

The response to the Modern Basic Math television course being offered by Texarkana College at 6 a.m. on weekdays over KTAL-Television has exceeded all expectations, Mr. Harold Hatchett, educational television instructor at the College, announced. Mr. Hatchett said that, judging from the number of requests that have been made for free course materials, there are…

Dr. J. W. Cady, president of Texarkana College, presided over the banquet meeting of the first annual convention of the Texas Association of Educational Data Systems held at the Inn of the Six Flags, Arlington, November 14, 15, and 16. Dean W. G. McAlexander and Registrar K. B. Davis attended the meeting, while Mr. Burnham…

The Texarkana College Library was recently presented over 200 books from Mrs. Howard Lightbody, Mena, Arkansas. The collection, chiefly concerning medicine, nutrition, and the sciences, is part of the personal library of the late Dr. Howard Lightbody of Mena. Dr. Lightbody, a native of Illinois, was born in 1891 and died November 1, 1965. He…

The home of Bridget Wright, Texarkana sophomore, was the scene of the Blue Jacket meeting, Tuesday evening, November 23. President Bonnie Jamison presided; fund raising activities and the construction of a fountain in front of the Student Center were discussed. Plans were also made for an evening of Christmas caroling and fellowship, December 19. At…

The Texarkana College Samothrace Club met November 23 at the Central College of Personnel Training for a demonstration of the latest speed reading equipment. The group also toured the facilities and were served refreshments. Muscular dystrophy packets were given to the members who distributed them to the women who made the drive last month. The…

Dr. W. C. McAlexander, academic dean, and Mr. K. B. Davis, registrar, represented the College at the meeting of the Texas Association of College Registrars and Admission Officers held in Houston November 16, 17, and 18. The conference was attended by 129 members and 23 guests. Among the speakers were Dr. Terry Cronies, chancellor, Rice…

Dr. J. W. Cady, president of Texarkana College, addressed the Texarkana Rotary Club in mid-November, concerning problems in the field of education. Dr. Cady said that education is lagging behind modern technology, and he added that this matter should concern the average citizen as well as the educator. He also mentioned the dropout problem. He…

Texarkana College took to the airways at 10:15 a.m. December 2, as radio station KCMC airs the news-interview program live from the TC campus. The five minute program will be broadcast twice weekly, Monday and Thursday, and will be under the direction of Mrs. Mildred Parsons, speech instructor at TC. The December 2 program featured…