The Night Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, November 22, 1963 Page: 3 of 8
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Friday, November 22, 1963
THE NIGHT RANGER
Draftsman, Clerk, Machinist Nurse , .
Thelma Sarian
here
'A-
’t-
ill
mar-
the father of two,
sergeant at Kelly and was
jn South Dakota.
Other occupations are represent-
ed by Jose Garcia, a beer sales-
man from Pearsall, Texas; Alejan-
dro Vargas, San Antonio fireman;
and Lonnie Pleasant, a Santa Rosa
Medical Center Lab technician.
Bringing credits from other col-
leges are Bernard Flowers from
St. Mary’s University; Carl Hughes
from the University of Maryland;
Lawrence Klein from San Angelo
College; David McCormack from
North Texas State College; and
Lloyd Medearis from the Univer-
sity of Philippines and Kansas City
Technical College.
Ramiro Rodriguez lists his hob-
by as hunting; Eugene Contreras,
woodwork; Donald Childress, read-
ing; and Olin Cawthon, gardening.
Photography is the hobby of
several of the students, including
Donald Sly, Rodney Vaughn, and
Thomas Riojas, while Edgar Laul-
zenheiser and William Siefert
spend their spare time rolling
strikes in local bowling lanes.
With deer season approaching,
huntsmen Michael Byers and Bar-
ry Smith are cleaning their guns
The thing we have to fear is
not technological unemployment,
but unemployment of technology!
—Kettering
Kelly Air Force Base security
.serviceman Alan Lewis, 24, is a
Penn Yan, New York, native from
Denison and Delaware Universi-
ties, whose hobbies are models,
crossword puzzles, photography,
and nature study. He is married.
James Pierson, 32, married and
is a master
born
The Monday evening psychology-
class, through the use of opinion-
aires, is participating in an experi-
ment dealing with the relationship
between the levels of aspiration
and the fear of failure among hu-
man beings.
The project is being conducted
by the instructor, Mr. Bart
Michael Vitola, who explains the
experiment in the following man-
ner: “The hypothesis is that those
people who have a high fear of
failure rate will lower their level
of aspiration if not forced to com-
pete in an academic situation.”
A by-product of the experimen-
tation is an investigation of social
desirability ratings.
After two sessions, the class,
which is the experimental group,
was given an opinionaire that con-
sisted of a social desirability scale,
and a personality variable scale.
After these data were gathered,
the first academic examination
was given. Raw scores were then
displayed on the blackboard, with-
out the names, of course, and each
individual was able to see his rela-
tive standing in the class. Then a
questionnaire was distributed and
information gathered about the
present level of aspiration and fear
of failing rate, based on the ob-
tained raw score.
Servicemen Compete
With Out-of-Staters
For Class Majority
Whenever a group of people get
together for a common purpose,
each person brings with him an
aspect of his life which adds flavor
and charm to the gathering.
Out of the 23 students in Miss
Maurine Jennings’ Math 900X class,
15 are from out of state, and 16
of the students are in some branch
of the armed service.
Judith Ann Grona, 20, is
lied and an advertising copywriter
for Joskes of Texas. A native of
Fort Worth, who attended SAC
and Trinity and raises Collie pup-
pies, water skis, rides horses, plays
the piano, enjoys art, and bowls,
she was news editor for the day
Ranger last year.
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Latin Vocabulary
Challenges Class
“Ah, to be able to write and
speak Latin ‘Viva Voce’ ” express-
es the longing of students who, in
particular, are studying for aca-
demic degrees. So with fortitude
and stern discipline they puruse
diligently the key to Roman pro-
nunciation and spelling, hoping
that someday they, like Caesar, can
say, “Veni, vidi, vici,” and leave
San Antonio College satisfied that
they were able to achieve this goal.
Della Pylant, Henry Rios, and
Judith Gary Forest who are en-
rolled in Mr. John Landers Latin
406.60 Class are closely united in
this effort.
Della’s husband, Bill, is a Day
Division student. They and their
three children reside at 267 Long-
view Drive. This is Della’s fourth
semester at SAC.
Henry is single and was born
in Mexico at Oaxaca. He attended
Tarleton State College but is now
a special vehicle repairman for the
921st Combat Support Group at
Randolph Field. This is his first
semester at SAC.
This is also Judith’s first semes-
ter. Judith’s birthplace is San An-
tonio. She has traveled in Great
Britain and there she became in-
terested in postcards. Her collec-
tion now includes samples from
“every part of the world.” ±
Just before the final examina-
tion another questionnaire will be
distributed, and Mr. Vitoli hopes
the data will show a high positive
correlation between the experi-
mental variables.
This experiment, Mr. Vitola ex-
plained, is being carried on as an
outside class project. All forms are
filled out by the students at home
so as not to interfere with the
classroom lectures. In this way,
along with the principles of psy-
chology, the students, through the
testing participation, are learning
about research methology and
experimental design.
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Amerian History Entices 'Em All
Life’s professions are widely rep-—
resented by students in American
History 615b.62 under the instruc-
tion of Mrs. Sondra Gray.
Among them are a draftsman,
grocery secretary, grocerjr clerk,
railroad switchman, secretary-re-
ceptionist, gas station owner, psy-
chiatric nurse, teacher, housewife,
stenographer, machinist, advertis- .
ing copywriter, and public service
troubleshooter as well as several
military men.
The draftsman is Robert Roy, 23,
from Cleveland, Ohio, a graduate
of Ohio State and Texas. He works
for Dixie Form and Steel Com-
pany, and enjoys flying and play-
ing golf.
Martin Garza, 19, also not mar-
ried, is a part-time grocery clerk
and a native of San Antonio who
attended Texas before coming to
SAC.
A Missouri and Pacific Railroad
switchman in San Antonio, James
Mudd, 21, is married and was born
in Los Angeles.
Then there is Carolyn Mudd, a
relative of James Mudd, who is
19, and is employed as a secre-
tary-receptionist for William
Ochse-Green Meadow Estates. She
likes swimming, skiing, and bowl-
ing. Carolyn, a native of San An-
tonio, was previously enrolled at
Southwest Texas State College.
Also 19, Richard Frighetts, born
in Michigan, attended Maryland
-University. Richard, a Randolph
AFB personnel specialist, has been
named an Outstanding Airman.
Self-employed as the owner of
the Wayfarer Gulf Service Station,
Roger Borchers was born in San
Antonio, and is 22 years old.
Louis Antonio Gonzales, age 28,
is married and the father of one,
Louis, a psychiatric nurse techni-
cian student, works at the San An-
-tonio State Hospital and is a na-
tive son.
Jean Carroll, 29, is married, has,
one child, and is a fourth grade
teacher for Brackenridge Elemen-
tary School. Jean, born in Oahu,
Hawaii, has attended the Univer-
sity of that State, and enjoys
swimming, tennis, and golf.
Mrs. Reba Robinson, 32, is a
housewife who relaxes by swim-
ming and making ceramics. She
was born in Union Springs, Ala-
bama. Reba is taking the course
“‘to learn about American history”
while others have taken it merely
for credit.
Dancing, swimming, and attend-
ing rodeos are hobbies of Betty
Lorenz, 20, who was high school
salutatorian and is now a PBX
stenographer-operator for Equita-
ble Life Assurance Society. Born
in Columbus, Indiana, Betty ad-
mits now she is “a naturalized
Texan!” and is taking the course
for historic enlightenment.
Kenneth Klauss, 21, an AC-W
operator for Lackland, was born
in Chicago.
Air Policeman Visits
Concentration Camps
During Tour of Duty
“Cheeze-it, de cops!!” . . . Yes,
the students of an English 300
night class had better not try to
pull a fast one, because sitting in
their midst is S/Sgt. Lonnie Rob-
bins, whose daily duties include
the training of air policemen at
Lackland AFB. Sgt. Robbins has
attended SAC for one previous
year.
He hails from the state of Mis-
sissippi, but is presently stationed
at Lackland AFB.
Sgt. Robbins was based in Korea
during the famed Korean Police
act and visited many prisoner
of war concentration camps while
stationed in Germany. He is also
the recipient of many honors in-
cluding the Air Force Outstand-
ing Unit Award, a Good Conduct
Medal with four loops, and many
other military decorations includ-
ing that of the Korean campaign,
I the U.S. Department of Defense
I award, and the United Nations
j Citation.
Danny Daniels, born 32 years
ago in Ohio, is a troubleshooter
for the City Public Service Board.
Married and the father of three,
Mr. Daniels likes boating, fishing,
and bowling, and was assistant
Night Ranger editor last year.
Rosemany Co.ndel, 20, is a secre-
tary for H. E. Butt Grocery Com- and readying themselves for the
pany and was also born in San ■ big kill. Peter Hausen, a data serv- i
Antonio. She is single and plays j ices specialist, advocates participa-
the ukelele, sews, and dances. I tion in all sports.
Phychologists Study Relationship
OLAspirata jo Fear of Failure
Speech Classmates
Describe Pastimes
As Calm, Vigorous
Phyllis Roberta Kohnitz is the
only woman in Speech 305.62. And
if that isn’t enough to make her
stand out, take a look at the ver-
ssatlity of her hobbies. She quilts,
a fine, old-fashioned, feminine
pastime; and she hunts, a rough
and ready sport which the gentle-
men usually lay claim to.
However, Phyllis is just one of
the students with an interesting
hobby. Steve Howard and George
Willoz are racing enhusiasts.
George lists his most interesting
experience as having crashed into
a wall at Pan-American Speedway.
Both Everitt Vander Hamm and
Joe Hurriega are putting green
addicts. They play golf during
their leisure hours.
The group boasts of at least
three students who have received
honors. Charles Doyle, Jr. has re-
ceived 11 service awards during
his military career along with Os-
car Gallegos who received four
service medals during the Korean
encounter. Kenneth Brand lettered
in baseball at St. Mary’s Univer-
sity.
In the occupation field, Alvin
Kneupper, Jr. wins the prize for
novelty. He is a cracker stacker.
Robert Calo-oy lists his occupa-
tion as commercial artist, and
Kenneth Davis is a dental techni-
cian. Mechanic James Lucas works
on aircraft engines, while M/Sgt.
Bob Craddock supervises tele-
phone installers, cable splicers, and
radio maintenance personnel. Bob,
incidentally, has attended West
Virginia University and the Uni-
versity of Alaska.
Eugene Pennington is taking
speech to help him teach Sunday
School classes. Dale Alvey is
working toward a degree, and the
aim of Jeffrey Schwarz is per-
sonal improvement.
Danish Immigrant
Gets Slanted View
Of Harbor Statue
“I had my first glimpse of the
Statue of Liberty while I was ly-
ing flat on my back on shipdeck,”
recalled Flemming Mikleen, 24-
year-old student who is enrolled
with his wife, Patricia, in Mrs.
Sadie Maxwell’s English Class.
Flemming was but 13 years of
age when he came to this country
from his native Denmark, a coun-
try frozen from ice and snow dur-
ing winter months and thawed
with rains and sunshine during the
short summers. However, the
years of experience he had cop-
ing with ice and snow failed him
in the excitement of coming to
port and seeing America for the
first time.
One morning, a shouted sum-
mons, a knock on his cabin door,
and the sound of hurrying foot-
steps galvanized him into action,
and he grabbed his hat and coat
and ran on deck. He failed to
notice during his mad dash that
there was a quarter inch of ice
underfoot until his feet flew out
from under him as he tried to
manuever a corner. There, as he
lay sprawled momentarily, his
groping eyes focused and he rec-
ognized the “tall lady in the dis-
tance holding aloft her torch,”
while around him milled his fel-
low passengers.
Fortunately, he was not seri-
ously injured, and he was able
to continue his journey with his
mother and father to San Fran-
cisco, California, where he was
enrolled in a private school. He,
with his family, later moved to
Modesto, California, where bis
parents still reside.
Mr. Vitola, who has been teach-
ing at San Antonio College for
a. year and a half now, is a re-
search psychologist in the Per-
sonnel Research Laboratory at
Lackland. He is able to carry his
knowledge of psychology from the
laboratory and the classroom right
into the field of his hobby. When
asked, by telephone, about his
work at the Y.M.C.A., Mr. Vi-
tola, with a smile in his voice,
spoke warmly of the nine through
twelve-year-old boys (c r e a m of
the crop he called them) that he
coaches in “major league” foot-
ball, basketball, and baseball.
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Ethiopian Decor
In Sarian Home
Depicts Culture
A charm bracelet worn by Thel-
ma Sarian could serve as a clue
to her identity, but to her, it is
a constant reminder of her for-
mer home in Ethiopia. Each charm,
a golden replica, symbolizes the
culture there.
These are not the only remind-
ers she has, however, for in her
home at 726 West French are arti-
cles and furniture which she and
her mother brought with them.
For example, above the doorway
in the dining room, spear ends
and a metal shield which is
adorned with golden symbols, the
type used by native warriors, dec-
orate the wall, and an unusual
black and white rug, approximate-
ly six feet in diameter, made of
18 skins from the black and white
goreza monkey native to their
land, covers the. floor between the
living and dining rooms. There are
also colorful and superbly woven
baskets and dishes made by na-
tives.
Born in Ethiopia of Armenian
parents, Thelma came to this
country two years ago, following
the revolution in Ethiopia
1960. She is presently enrolled in
a basic English class taught by
Mrs. Marie Waterman. However,
she speaks other languages: Greek,
Italian, French, Armenian and the
native Amharich of Ethiopia.
Thelma plans to take out citizen-
ship papers here as soon as pos-
sible since it is her intention to
make the United States her home.
When speaking of Ethiopia, Thel-
ma stated that as much as she and
her mother loved the country and
miss much of the cosmopolitan at-
mosphere of Addis Ababa, the
capital which was their home, and
naturally their . friends, they do
not intend to return there to live.
They are adjusting to the Ameri-
can way of life and know that if
they did go back, they would find
a lot of changes.
Founder of Program
Writes Examination
For Certification
The American Association of
Medical Assistants offered their
first certification examination in
three states recently, California,
Florida, and Kansas. It was taken
by 151 medical assistants, includ-
ing Mildred Crawford from San
Antonio; Miss Josephine Estrada,
president of Bexar Medical As-
sistants Association is rather an-
xiously awaiting the results.
Miss Estrada, who prepared one
section of the exam, is credited
with setting up San Antonio Col-
lege’s new Medical Assisant pro-
gram and teaches a class in Medi-
cal Secretarial procedures
every Thursday evening.
The program, she said, is prov-
ing very beneficial to doctors and
dentists alike. Their assistants tak-
ing the course learn medical
terminology, the importance of be-
ing pleasant at all times, how to
make appointments, bookkeeping,
billing, and the legal and ethical
aspects of the medical profession.
Assistants are taught, for ex-
ample, never to release informa-
tion concerning patients’ illnesses
to anyone, to protect a patient’s
confidences, and never to discuss
any incident in an office with
anyone.
A well-trained assistant does
much to afford a patient peace of
mind while recuperating by know-
ing just how to handle his insur-
ance claims, how to discuss
frankly the different items on his
account, and how to work out
with him a plan by which he can
handle it.
Just returning from the Medical
Assistant Association’s National
‘ Convention, Miss Estrada said
that interest is being shown in the
Medical Assistant Training pro-
gram in many different parts of
the country, and that courses simi-
lar to that at Sac have been set
up in colleges in Tyler and Ft.
Worth.
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