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2 THE RANGER ■ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1981
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SRC elects commisioner
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Freshman Thelma Ramsey appears to be in trouble, but it is all
part of a beginning swimming class offered here. The class
teacher the student basic strokes and how to stay afloat._______
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At the Student Representative Commissions' first formal meeting of
the semester Wednesday, it elected Robert Molina to the student ser- ■
vices commission.
In other business, members voted to reorganize the filing cabinet in ‘
the Student Representative Commissions office in Room 205 of Loftin
Student Center.
In accepting the committee’s recom-
mendation, the board also deviated from
its established procedure by not inter-
viewing the final candidates.
Thomas said he plans to met with Mc-
Cain and Williams soon.
“I am looking forward to meeting with
them privately to tell them I feel very
honored to have had such qualified
finalists within the group.
In accepting the $45,000 position,
Thomas took a $500 reduction in annual
salary, but he said money was not the
primary consideration.
Thomas said the location helped make
the job attractive to him.
Thomas, who has two married
daughters living in Texas, said he lived
Group to honor students
“fairly smooth in Texas 15 years.
“I visited San Antonio
tions from two district employees, also the finest cities in Texas.
Thomas said he has been working with
the Spanish language, and that was
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Phi Theta Kappa, honorary society, will hold a reception at 2 p.m.
Wednesday at Koehler Cultural Center to honor those students who
made the dean’s list for the Fall semester.
Around 400 students will be honored for maintaining a 4.0 grade
point average with a full load, at least 15 hours, Charles Lewis,
chemistry professor and Phi Theta Kappa sponsor, said.
Phi Theta Kappa will sponsor the reception in conjunction with the
dean’s office and the student activities office.
Lewis said those students who made the dean’s list are potential can-
didates for Phi Theta Kappa.
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Speakers answer prayer question
“What is God?” he asked. “We understand God in the
Christian heritage as redeemer, creator and sustainer. He is
power, lover, mercy and judgement.”
However, he did not attempt to answer the question. In-
stead, he said, “To judge for God is unthinkable.”
Dr. William Samelson, chairman of foreign languages,
spoke on behalf of the Jews.
His approach to the question was through the use of an il-
lustration. “Fiddler on the Roof" was an example of a man
praying to God, he said.
“Regardless of faith, prayer is an important ritual.”
In concluding, Dr. Samelson said, “God hears prayers —
even those of a Christian.”
philosophy professor, said.
He said the dean’s office explained
that policies would be followed before
any contracts were terminated.
“But the people who got the letters
were shocked,” Cox said.
David Sanchez, mathematics pro-
fessor, said he found no fault with the
document itself, but did not agree with
the spirit in which it was implemented.
“The wording of the letter was not
from the policy," he said.
Bob Brown, psychology professor, ex-
pressed hesitation about trying to write a
new policy with a board and administra-
tion that is as yet an unknown but agreed
the policy might need clarification.
Michael Looney, chemistry professor, them.
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shown. Because the APFC tried to show
the film under the guise of the YSA, it
was canceled,” she said.
Major called Mike Chamberlain,
unofficial spokesman for the YSA, on
Monday afternoon, Chamberlain said.
“She gave us two reasons why the film
was canceled. No. 1, only one point of
view would be presented in our program.
No. 2, outside sources protested the
showing of the film,” Chamberlain said.
“Chamberlain asked if I had any out-
side pressure about the film. I did receive
a call asking if an outside organization
could present a program on this campus.
The reason the film was canceled is
because the YSA booked the room for an
unrecognized organization,” Major said.
Chamberlain submitted to The
Ranger a typed statement expressing his
views on the issue.
“She insisted that the film could not be
shown because it presented only the
Palestinian and not the anti-Palestinian
point of view. Majors admitted to us that
the decision to cancel the film was made
after the administration had received
pressure from off-campus sources," the
statement read.
Major denied that outside sources pro-
tested the film and said she did not tell
Chamberlain that there was pressure
from off-campus sources.
“The Key/.’ a, .film about (Conflict in
Palestine, which was scheduled .to, be properly, the film would have been
shown at noon. Thursday in the Eiesta
Room of Loftin Student Center, was
canceled by the student activities office.
Although the Young Socialists
Alliance booked the Fiesta Room, the
printed notices which appeared on cam-
pus bulletin boards said the American
Palestinian Friendship Committee spon-
sored the film. Thus, it was canceled,
Kathy Major, associate director of stu-
dent activities, said.
“The YSA is an officially recognized
club on this campus. But the American
Palestinian Friendship Committee is not.
Therefore, the APFC cannot use college
facilities for its group because it is not an
official campus club." Major said.
The APFC made application for
recognition as a student organization
after the YSA and APFC were notified
the film was canceled.
The APFC was issued a temporary
permit which is good for 30 days, Major
said.
The job of the student activities office
is to uphold the standards and policies
for student organizations, Major said.
“We have never tried to censor
material on this campus. We are here to
sponsor campus activities,” she said.
Major also said if the guidelines were
followed by the YSA and the APFC, the
film would have been shown.
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Blacks to observe heritage week
Black Heritage Week provides blacks an opportunity to
share their culture with others on campus, a Black Student
Union sponsor said in a recent interview.
The sponsor. Helen Carr, oi the guidance and counseling
office, also said Black Heritage Week will be observed here
FEb. 9-13.
“Every year, February is designated Black History
Month. In February, one week is observed as Black
Heritage Week and many events and celebrations take
place," Carr said.
The BSU will sponsor a cultural exchange at 7:30 p.m.
Monday in the Coffeehouse in Loftin Student Center.
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Freshman engineering major Celso Torres looks finding the dersity of certain metals by measuring^
like he is conjuring up something evil. Torres is the amount of displaced water. ■
she added.
To prepare for the exams, the nursing program offered five review
courses, one for each area covered in the exam, Ranzau said.
Graduates from the nursing program as well as graduates from the
University of Texas at Austin, Incarnate Word College and the Baptist
Hospital attended one or more of the classes, she added.
The graduates are tested on obstetric, medical, surgical, pediatric
and psychiatric musing. To pass, the graduate must score 350 out of a •■£ <
possible 800, Ranzau said.
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the student has acquired the minimum knowledge and skill to be a safe
muse,” she said. The results of the exams are available in eight weeks, .
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Sixty-five musing graduates from here took the registered nursing
state board examination this week.
They could take the exam in Fort Worth or Austin, Dr. Marie
Louise Ranzau, a musing professor, said. This is the first year the ex-
am was offered at multiple settings, she explained.
Graduates take nursing exam:
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GED exam hours change
GED testing for high school equivalency will be from 1 p.m. to 7 - ■
p.m. every Monday — Thursday and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. every Fri-
day.
The five-part GED examination requires eight hours, and individual »
tests may be taken separately in any sequence.
This college offers courses for preparation of the examination '
through the continuing education center.
Candidates for testing should call the guidance and counseling (
center at 733-2305.
Cost for the GED exam is $10, and the candidate must present ' *
photo indentification.
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Film cancellation spurs debate
The APFC is not recognized as an
organization on campus, Dean Truett
Chance said after a meeting he had with
Chamberlain Tuesday.
“The material has nothing to do with
it. The issue is the following of establish-
ed procedures. This was an error in stu-
dent activities. It’s unfortunate and
regrettable,” Chance said.
In his typed statement, Chamberlain
said, “The administration has tried to
picture this as a devious plot.”
“We protest this undemocratic viola-
tion of the rights of SAC students. We
seek to abide by all school rules. But the
administration is interpreting
rules in a way that strangles students'
rights. Sometimes they seem to be simply
making up new rules as they go along.
We have not been furnished with many
of these rules in writing,” the statement
read.
Because of the political and religious
aspects of the film on Palestine, the op-
position would have to be given the op-
portunity to express its views also, Major
said.
“Equal time must be guaranteed to
people with opposing opinions on this
issue, and the same is true with any other
political or religious issue," she said.
“If the Young Democrats arranged for
their candidates to speak on political
issues, the Young Republicans must be
given the same opportunity to present
their candidates,” Major continued.
Senate questions retention policy
and Lewis Fox, economics chairman,
said the policy has been correctly im-
plemented in the past and indicated it
could be used in its present form with
some clarification of sequence.
“Maybe it’s best to leave the policy
alone, .’ senate chairman Barry Welch,
botany professor, said, “but ask how we
can assist in implementing the policy.
“It may come up again in a more
critical yay," he added.
The senate then agreed to put the item
on the agenda for its next meeting with
the dean.
Welch also read a letter of thanks from
the four foreign language teachers,
thanking the senate for the support given
problems in making a
transition. “I visited San Antonio a number of
Thomas’ selection Dec. 20 raised ques- times, and I always have thought it is one
final candidates for the post.
Dr. Johnny McCain, chairman of the
history department here, and Dr. T.R.
Williams, associate dean at St. Philip’s
College, questioned the procedure the
search committee used in ranking the
final four candidates.
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“That’s .not true. There’s no pressure
from the community about the film. I
told Mike it was canceled because of the
deceit by the YSA in booking the room
for the APFC,” Major said.
Chamberlain said he did not know
who the sources in the community were
who protested the showing of the film.
Major said she received a call from
district trustee Sue Oppenheimer on
Monday asking if the APFC was a
recognized club on this campus.
“Mrs. Oppenheimer called me
asked if the APFC was a recognized club
on campus and said that she
(Oppenheimer) got a call from someone
in the community asking her this. I do
not consider this outside pressure. She
only asked about the status of the
APFC,” Major said.
Oppenheimer said she presented no
outside pressure to cancel the film.
“As I understand it, the issue is that
the APFC is not an officially recognized
campus organization. That is why the
film was not shown,” Oppenheimer said.
YSA sponsor Charles Malesky said he
is aware the YSA is trying to help the
APFC form a club.
“Plans are in the making to show the
film. The YSA is discussing responses to
refusal to show the film. They plan to
develop alternatives or options. The YSA
is trying to understand fully why the
film was canceled,” Malesky said.
Blacks and international students will exchange foods
representative of their country.
At 10 a.m. on Tuesday the BSU will have a bake sale in
front of the Loftin Student Center.
At 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Coffeehouse a variety
show is planned which will include a Carver Dance Group.
A Gospel Extravaganza will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in
the Coffeehouse, featuring Mozelle Wilson of KAPE radio.
From 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, a dance is scheduled in the
Fiesta Room of Loftin Student Center.
All events are free except the admission for the variety
show is $1 and donations will be accepted for the dance.
All students are invited to attend the events, Carr said.
The Faculty Senate agreed Wednes-
day to put questions about implementa-
tion of the district retention policy on the
agenda for discussion with the dean of
this college.
Jessie Cox, Spanish professor, asked
the senate to consider recommendation
for modifying or revising the policy.
“I think we should look at the se-
quence,” she said, “to see if we could
make it more meaningful and
workable.”
Concern over the way the policy is im-
plemented arose when four teachers from
the foreign languages department receiv-
ed letters from Dr. Jerome Weynand,
district president, on Nov. 26 indicating
their contracts would be terminated next
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unrest when he was president at Lamar.
“That was part of the Vietnam era,
and there was a lot of student unrest in
those days.
“All of these things caused a great deal
of anxiety at the campus, and I decided
to give up my position as president.”
Thomas was regents professor from
1972-1974 during which he taught
undergraduate and graduate courses in
mechanical engineering.
“Teaching was not quite as much of a
challenge as I was looking for at that
time. I took a leave of absence to help set
up a plastic business, but that didn’t
work out, primarily because of the oil
crisis.
Thomas, the fifth administrator hired
since November, said he does not think
the turnover of administrators will
adversely affect district operations.
“This district has been around for
almost 40 years. Practices and pro-
cedures are pretty well established, and
new administrators will not greatly alter
that.”
With a new president and vice presi-
dent yet to be hired, Thomas foresees no
The Cheshire Cheese Club elected Rhea Douville vice president and\
Eve Maynard secretary at its meeting Wednesday. '
Future projects by the club include a program at 2:30 p.m. Wednes-
day in the Bluebonnet Room of Loftin Student Center on UFOs
presented by Audrey Palulis, club member who belongs to an UFO
organization.
Other projects planned are a covered-dish supper for faculty
members, a Bizarre Bizarre, a Spring Fling and a sale of lost and
found items. The club.js.main project is to publish a book of-recipes
from their covered-dish supper last semester.
The Cheshire Cheese Club is also recruiting members interested in
art, literature and philosophy.
“Our main objective is enjoying each other and stimulating conver-
sation,” Verna Blair, club president, said.
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to live where they speak the language;
often.
Three speakers expressed conflicting opinions on whether
God hears the prayer of a non-Christian at a forum spon-
sored by the United Methodist Student Center Wednesday.
A Baptist said no, a Jew said yes and a Methodist said he
could not judge.
William Leikam, counseling professor, spoke for
Southern Baptists.
“I have seen Jesus Christ in my life,” he said. “He is
God. I pray through Jesus Christ to God.”
God does not hear a prayer of a non-Christian in that a
non-Christian does not pray to God through Jesus, he said.
Rev. Jon Lowry, minister of the Jefferson United
Methodist Church, began his talk with some questions.
year because of declining enrollment.
Board policy 75-1 outlines retention
policies to be followed under such cir-
cumstances, but the order for carrying
them out is not clearly stated.
The teachers, Dr. William Clarkson,
Helga Schmidt, Barbara Neyland
Pendleton, professors; and Fidelio
Guerra Jr., instructor, attended the last
senate meeting in which the senators
voted support in seeing that all retention
policies were carried out.
The original letter to the teachers was
rescinded by Weynand Dec. 9.
“The administration looked on send-
ing the letters so far in advance, (before
any retention attempts were made) as a
charitable act,” Richard Oliver,
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