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by Cindy Nelson
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Ghosts, goblins, wit-
ches and spirits - hardly a ■
Halloween goes by without
the mention of these spooky
spectacles.
Tarleton had its share of
them, as it does every year,
at the annual Halloween
carnival held last Thur-
sday night. (Thanks
Tarleton Center Com-
mittee for organizing such
a fun event)
You don't have to stay on
campus, however, to ex-
perience some good
Halloween scares. I guess
those students who weren't
able to make the carniva!
were probably home busilj
preparing for a seasonal
visit to McDowell's Hole -
home of legendary spirits
and ghosts. As the story
goes, a woman and her son
were murdered there years
ago and their spirits often
appear after dark to haunt
unsuspecting visitors.
Or perhaps one would
rather travel to the old
Rock Church near Cedar
Point. Rumor has it that
devil worshipers have
inhabited the area and hold
scary rituals.
A visit could disconfirm
(or confirm) such rumors
That is, if you are willing ti
risk getting home safely.
I've heard of several in-
cidents where students
have passed a boring
evening away by visiting
the old church only to find
that someone tampered
with their vehicle while
they were roaming around
the area.
But everyone knows such
things as ghosts and
haunted houses don't exist.
Or do they?
by Denise Dean
Guest Editorial f PrezTalk
by Greg Lanham
SBVP for external affairs
1 learned something
about myself not too long
ago. I was in a restaurant
and while waiting eagerly
for the delectable meal I
ordered 30 minutes
previously, stumbled upon
the discovery that I was
glad I was attending
college.
1 watched the harried
waitress as she scurried
from table to table and
couldn't help wondering
what it would be like to
work at a job anybody
could perform with a
week's worth of training.
Then I got depressed. It
would be terrible to be
locked into a low-paying
job not requiring any
education that had no
personal satisfaction in it.
f ur the first time in my
lengthy college career 1
was thankful 1 had the
golden opportunity to
become a member of the
educated elite.
I want to have a career
instead of just a job. When
1 wake up in the morning I
want to look forward to the
day. When I leave work at
quitting time, hopefully I'll
leave with a feeling of
satisfaction.
Sure I'm not always
bright-eyed and bushy-
tailed for my 9 o'clock
classes. I detest writing
term papers and 1 always
procrastinate studying
until the night before a test.
But, 1 guess for the first
time, I've seen the glow at
the end of the college-
candle wick.
There is some sense to
wading through almost five
years of torture. When I
walk across the ole purple
stage in May I'll know I've
gained a special knowledge
that won't desert me.
Maybe my first job, heck
even the first three jobs,
won't measure up to my
dream of fame and fortune
but they're the middle
rungs on the ladder.
Without college i
wouldn't be able to get
those first jobs and without
ihose jobs I would probabl}
spend my life below the
bottom rung looking up.
Ready or not, here it
comes - Homecoming '81!
The festivities started last
week with the nomination
of five lovely ladies for the
honor of Queen. The
building of floats
(hopefully) started Friday
at 1:00 p.m. Tonight the
cultured folks are invited to
Dracula the Dance spon-
sored by special events. Be
sure to attend. Election of
theQueen is scheduled all
day Thursday and she will
be announced Friday night
at the bonfire behind the
Horticulture Center. Don't
forget to stop by the art
show held in the Tarleton
Center, conference room A,
Thursday and Friday.
There also will be a street
dance, if weather permits,
Thursday night from 7:30-
11:30. Surely you will at-
tend just to see the
Freshman Beauty contest
held during that dance.
After the pep rally
following the dance, the
traditional drum beating
begins. This activity
cannot be emphasized
Letters to the
Dear Editor:
Mr. Chapman's letter to
the editor (J-TAC, Oct. 20)
confusedly associates
Anwar Sadat with the
cause of "true freedom and
democracy." Egypt was,
neither under Mr. Sadat,
nor is now, a free and
democratic state. Sadat
succeeded Nassar who
siezed the government of
Egypt by military coup.
Shortly before his
murder, Sadat ordered the
arrest of political op-
ponents who, it seems, had
considerable popular (i.e.,
democratic) support.
Then, too, Sadat's hand-
picked successor has
recently ordered that
public protesters be shot on
sight. I must say that all of
this is rather hard to
reconcile with ideals of
freedom and democracy.
Finally, Mr. Chapman
declares that "When the
United States was formed,
it was hoped that people
could live freely and
peaceably." Just who is the
subject of Mr.' Chapman's
passive construction "... it
was hoped . . ."? The
Puritans were certainly not
concerned with freedom
for anyone but Puritans.
Who else then hoped people
could live freely? The
Virginia Company? Th<
enough, for it is a backbone
of spirit. Then there will be
a midnight breakfast
sponsored by TCAB.
Friday night to follow the
bonfire there will be a
Talent Show in the Fine
Arts Auditorium.
Saturday, the
homecoming Parade
begins at 9:30. The pre-
game show starts at 2:00
and kickoff at 2:30. The
dance at the armory begins
at 8:00 p.m. and lasts until
1:00 a.m. "Lake Country
Five" and L&L Light and
Sound will provide the
entertainment. Due to the
passing of the 19 year old
law, persons 19 and older
will receive a ticket at the
front door which will be the
only door open-the others
will be blocked. This ticket
should beworn on clothing
at all times if the person
desires to drink in or out ol
the armory. This will be
enforced by city police and
campus police. For all
those under age, please
don't be a party pooper-you
can still have a great time!
Things should run
smoothly if everyone
cooperates with the rules.
| by Kyle Milam
Ihmnmmm
Well sports fans, it
happens each Fall and it's
that time again!
Homecoming is on the way
and final preparations are
being made for the big day.
Now, of course, the main
objective of a Homecoming
is to crown a queen (so I
can get at least one kiss
this year) and to watch the
home team win the game
so we can have a big dance
and celebrate.
Even though I have all
the faith that the Texans
are going to win Saturday,
one way to insure a victory
is by motivation. By
motivation I mean for all of
the students to get behind
the Texans this whole week
and get fired up for a win
over Austin College.
There are all kinds of
activities planned this
week to show what kind of
spirit exists on the Tarleton
campus, one of which is the
drum beating starting at
midnight this Thursday
and lasting until kickofl
Saturday afternoon.
Thinking of drum
beating rekindled some of
my fondest memories of
Homecoming my freshman
year. Probably the most
fun my friends and I had
that entire week was
marching out of Bender at
odd hours ofthe night,
chanting that our dorm
ramp was number one,
beating a drum in half,
waking up the next day
about noon with blisters on
our hands and laughing
about all the crazy things
we had done that night.
Now, this year there was
some discussion as to
whether or not to have the
drum beating, because it
was rumored that the
freshmen lacked enough
enthusiasm to show up.
Well, there will be a drum
beating this year since it
has been a tradition at
Tarleton for so many years
that only Dean Leese
knows when it was actually
started. The drum beating
is a unique and longstan-
ding tradition, so why stop
now? Besides, the
grapevine has it that
Bender can outdo Ferguson
in anything, including
beating the drum.
Although this con-
troversy remains to be
seen, I honestly hope to see
everyone get fired up for
the Homecoming game, get
out and beat the drum, and
beat the Roos!
Massachusetts Company?
Only the uninformed could
say yes to either.
In sum, I would agree
with Mr. Chapman on one
point. We Americans do
share a degree of freedom
-that is unknown to much of
the rest of the world, but
only by recognizing the
distinction between
tyranny and friendship,
and only by remembering
how shallow and tender are
the roots of liberty in our
own country, shall we be
able to preserve our
precious flower—dear,
sweet liberty.
Joseph D. LaBeau
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newspaper of Tarleton
State University, is
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the regular fail and spring
semester, with the ex-
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holidays and examination
periods. Printer is
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EDITOR: Cindy Nelson
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