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by KC Jones
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A gunfight occurred in Fort
Worth Feb. 8, right in front of the
White Elephant Saloon. But unlike
most of the shootings that make the
news these days, this gunfight was a
re-enactment from 1887.
Texans are particularly fond of
incidents that invoke the spirit of
the Wild West, and more than one
hundred years ago, Fort Worth was
a major stop for weary cowboys
herding their cattle on the Chisholm
Trail. Lonely cowboys could find
what they were looking for at the
White Elephant Saloon.
Back in the 1880s, Luke Short,
a friend of Wyatt Earp and Doc
Holiday, had an interest in the
White Elephant Saloon’s gambling
concession. A quiet man with a tal-
ent for gambling, Short didn’t take
it lightly when a man named Jim
Courtright tried to demand protec-
tion money from him.
Short felt very confident he
could take care of his saloon with-
out the protection of Courtright.
said self-defense. Short posted a
$2,000 bond but was never tried for
the killing. Short sold his interest
in the saloon and moved to Kansas.
After his death in 1893,'Short’s
body was returned to Texas and
buried near Courtright’s in Fort
Worth’s Oakwood Cemetery.
The right to bear arms has al-
ways been an issue close to the
heart of a Texan. In 1887, Short
chose to reach for his gun to settle
his differences. After Short’s gun
blazed, Courtright’s red blood ran
across the red bricks of Fort
Worth’s dusty main street in front of
the White Elephant Saloon.
Courtright’s death would be-
come legend as one of the last face-
to-face shootouts in western history
marking the end of an era.
The re-enactment is held every
year on the anniversary of the
shooting to entertain as well as edu-
cate.
Quentin McGowen, a local his-
torian, has been playing the part of
Luke Short for several years.
See Gunfight, page 3
T.I. “Longhaired Jim” Court-
right was renowned for his skill and
speed using guns. He had been a
marshal in the New Mexico territo-
ry, cleared of murder charges; he
was welcomed in Fort Worth as a
hero. He opened a detective
agency, but was backed by big
money investors with interests in
other saloons, so he ran a protection
racket on the local saloon owners
and gambling houses.
Eventually, the state of affairs
between Short and Courtright came
to a head. Courtright tried to meet
with Short in the White Elephant,
but they took the discussion, which
was becoming tense, outside.
The discussion turned into an
argument, and as the two walked
along the sidewalk, gunfire erupted.
When the smoke and dust cleared,
Courtright was on the ground with
five bullet wounds.
Newspaper headlines across
Texas and the West reported the
clash between these legends. Eye-
witnesses gave conflicting testi-
monies: some cried murder; others
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A member of the Sacred Afrikan Drum Group per- return to the SE ballroom tomorrow at 7 p.m. for
forms for a SE Campus audience. The group will the campus’ Black History Month celebration.
by CL Collins
reporter
SE Campus will celebrate
Black History Month with perfor-
mances by the Ayubu Kamau Sa-
cred Afrikan Drum group tomorrow,
Feb. 22, at 7 p.m. in the ballroom.
A community event, the cele-
bration provides an opportunity for
people of all races to learn about
black culture and will focus specifi-
cally on the song, dance and folk
stories that were originally based in
Africa.
Charles Harris will serve as this
year’s storyteller. He will describe
the infiltration of black culture into
everyday life as well as relate some
ancient folk stories that originated
in Africa.
For the younger crowd, the Sa-
cred Afrikan Drum Group will per-
form African mating dances that re-
semble the rhythmic sway prevalent
in contemporary hip hop dance.
The SE Gospel Choir, under the
guidance of Marion Nesvadba, as-
sistant professor of music, will per-
form traditional black spirituals.
Students from Arlington’s Bowie
High School will join in the singing
to commemorate those who tri-
umphed and made advancement in
the black community.
Refreshments will be provided.
Celebration of black history
began with Dr. Carter Woodson,
dean of the School of Liberal Arts at
Howard University. The former high
school teacher grew tired of black
children in America having no iden-
tity with or ties to the African cul-
ture.
With its inception in 1916,
Woodson’s Journal of Negro Histo-
ry provided its reader a sense of
black pride as well as an identity.
Until that time, African-Ameri-
cans knew little about where they
came from, and it became apparent
that they had no concept of roots
with another country as compared
with Anglo-Americans, who could
trace their roots back to the soil of
many European provinces.
Young black children thought
that the blacks in Africa were es-
tranged from them because the chil-
dren knew nothing about the lan-
guage, customs or rituals of their
ancestors in Africa. Woodson want-
ed to enlighten the masses about
their roots by educating them on the
achievements of blacks.
His fight for blacks to have
their heritage remembered paved
the way for Black History Week in
1926. This week made the achieve-
ments of blacks known throughout
the world. In 1976, the week
turned into a month-long celebra-
tion.
Campus honors
black heritage
in annual event
School should be high on the
list of priorities, Calzada said.
“If you find that you’re not
earning the grades you want, then
you should begin managing your
time now,” she said.
Students were given a handout
to help them determine how many
hours are needed to earn an A. The
handout recommended studying
two hours per hour in class for an
easy class. It recommended three
hours of study per hour in an aver-
age class and four hours per hour in
a hard class.
In other words, if the material
in the class is difficult to learn, it is
amount of time intended to study,”
she said.
Calzada explained that a lack
of an adequate study plan could
cause problems too.
“If students know what they are
responsible for, they can schedule a
set number of chapters per study
session,” she said.
Studying in short time blocks
with short breaks in between may
help relive fatigue and wasted time,
Calzada said.
“If you’re having difficulty de-
ciding what and when to study,
begin with the most uninteresting
and/or difficult subject first, and
by Tiffany Davis
south news editor
In order to improve time man-
agement, people need to realize
how much time they spend on cer-
tain tasks and how much time they
should spend on those tasks, a
South Campus counselor said last
week.
Lilia Covio-Calzada, counselor,
used a self-discovery technique to
define the way people really spend
their time.
“We need to prioritize our life
so that we can spend the amount of
time necessary for studying,” she
said.
then schedule time slots during the
week for all of your classes,” she
said.
Students should make sure
there is time to eat and sleep prop-
erly, Calzada said.
“Sleep is often used as a time
management bank. Students tend to
take a few of their sleeping hours
for extra studying and socializing.
This makes study time less effective
and less productive,” she said.
Calzada urged students to
arrange time for socializing and re-
laxing instead of missing out on
their sleep.
See Management, page 3
necessary to spend more time
studying for that class.
“If school can’t be worked
into your time, maybe you should
reduce your course load,” she
said.
Calzada said several different
factors could lead to poor grades.
“Too much time spent prepar-
ing to study and not enough time
actually studying is one of them,
but there is a resolution to that. If
students would study when they are
most alert, it would'help them ac-
complish more,” she said.
“Last but not least, students
should set realistic goals for the
Counselor offers time-management techniques
New dean
stresses
successes
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by Ines Salomon
reporter
A big factor that con-
tributes to student success is
motivation, the new dean of
student development services
said in an informal chat with
students last week.
The African American Stu-
dent Organization sponsored a
chat with Dean Dan Chacon as
part of the African American
Heritage Month events.
“There is a significant
number of students who drop
out or don't attend. Many indi-
viduals lose sight of their goals
for this very reason,” he said
Chacon also spoke about
the college’s Student Survival
Series on South Campus and
especially focused on time
management
“Learn to set your priori-
ties in order with your goal in
mind,” he said.
With goals and priorities
set, Chacon thinks that if an op-
portunity crosses a person’s
path, he will be more likely to
recognize that opportunity and
take advantage of it.
“Plan ahead of time and
learn to use all yoOr resources
wisely,” he said.
Chacon talked about his
years as a teacher and coach
when he learned a great deal
about teamwork and teambuild-
ing.
“It's very important for
each of us to be critical thinkers
and team players,” he said.
He credits many of the
skills and experiences that he
encountered as great assets in
his success in the student devel-
opment area.
The dean also heard stu-
dent concerns.
One major concern was the
need for more wheelchair ac-
cessible entrances around cam-
pus.
Wednesday, February 21, 2001
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