Articles – The Kennel – 11/17/1967

The Chaparrals, a quarterfinalist team in the recent intramural flag football tournament, led selections to the Intramural All-Star team which met the Circle K Thursday, Nov. 9. Five players headed by pass catching end Mike Lay represented the Chaparrals in the All-Star game. In addition to Lay, who topped all players in the number of…

Do you know what a “Nixie” is? Probably not if you haven’t worked for the Post Office Department. “Nixie” is a term that does not make for a Merry Christmas. A “Nixie” is a dead letter or package—it is a piece of mail that for one reason or another can’t be delivered. Usually a “Nixie”…

Circle K, displaying a well-organized and disciplined attack, copped its second consecutive championship by downing the Dirty Dozen 14-0 in the title game of the Intramural Flag Football Tournament Oct. 31. Scoring on a rollout of 15 yards by quarterback Benny Cox in the first half and a fake field goal and a run of…

Know which town in the area provided the most players selected to the intramural flag football all-star team? Texarkana, Texas? Texarkana, Arkansas? Atlanta? It may come as a surprise to you to find that DeKalb paced selections to the team with five out of the 19 players selected. James Walker, James Waltmon, Dale Meadows, and…

Mrs. Betty Carter, professor of English, and Mr. J. E. Spencer, chairman of the Social Science Department, have been nominated for statewide competition among junior and senior college faculty members for the Piper Award. The two were selected from faculty nominations. The Piper Award, granted annually to ten outstanding Texas college teachers, is made possible…

“We learn in this great business of living how to be, to do, to do without, and to depart.” President J. W. Cady shared these views on life with members of the Blue Jackets and their sponsors at the initiation banquet held at the Holiday Inn Oct. 25. New members include Jean Bransford, Rita Cigaineero,…

“This building is dedicated to service and to science,” said Dr. Storm Whaley, of the University of Arkansas Health Service, in ceremonies Oct. 25 for the formal dedication of the debt-free William Buchanan Nursing Building. “It is dedicated to knowing that which is known is not enough,” the Arkansas guest speaker stressed as he explained…

After surveying 3,567 freshmen at the University of Illinois Student Health Center, Dr. Dorothy Dunn reports that there is an inverse association between grade average and smoking. Of students with an “A” average, only 16.7 percent smoked, while 59.1 of “F” average (the lowest grade) students smoked. Of those who smoked 12 months ago, 56…

Hooks sophomore Kathleen Wilson is president of the Wesley Foundation this fall. Others officers elected for the Methodist-sponsored group include Jerry Black, Liberty-Eylau, vice-president; and Carolyn Fielden, Pasadena, secretary-treasurer. Dianne Shackelford of Texarkana has been named Miss Bulldog representative for the foundation. The executive officers and a planning committee are organizing a retreat to be…