The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, November 19, 1982 Page: 3 of 16
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BEYOND THE HEDGES/by Michele Gillespie
Michener likes Austin
for Texas novel work
After gaining an introduction to
the University of Texas' research
facilities and libraries at Governor
Clements invitation, author James
A. Michener has moved to Austin.
As a "visiting scholar," Michener
plans to research and write a novel
based on Texas history.
"In the past 18 months I've
quietly come into Texas on very
intensive research trips," Michener
explained to a group of listeners
recently at the Barker Texas
History Center. The library-
research center is known for its
extensive collection of books,
documents, maps and newspapers
related to Texas history and the
Southwest.
Though Michener has in the
past performed the bulk of his own
research, two UT graduate
students will help him gather
material for this endeavor. The
novel is as yet untitled.
"I am painfully aware that only a
person born in Texas ought to
tackle this assignment," Michener
allowed. He added that some
authors, such as Larry
McMtirtrey, may have already
done it.
To date, Michener acknow-
ledges only a few concrete elements
in the novel: an armadillo will be
one of the central characters and
the plot will span five centuries. He
also intends to bring the novel up
into 1984 and will deal with
Lyndon Johnson to some extent.
"Johnson is a difficult problem;
I'm bewildered by this. The last
two chapters will deal with him."
Michener plans to time the
book's publication with the Texas
Sesquicentennial—the 150th
anniversary of the Texas
Revolution—in 1986.
Michener also would like to
donate some of the proceeds of his ■
work, if successful, to the
University of Texas as a gift of
gratitude for the school's
assistance. "The University Press
will be free to publish a special
edition of the novel, its profits to
remain with the University,"
Michener added.
North Carolina Dean
tackles college sports
At a University of North
Carolina-sponsored program in
the humanities, Dean Smith
addressed the controversial issues
of sports and American values.
Smith claims Americans' priorities
have evolved into chaotic disarray;
sports exemplify just one facet of
the value system in need of repair.
"It's the success syndrome we're
all tied to. You depend on sports
when you don't have that inner
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affirmation of security or success,"
Smith explained.
Smith examined the amount of
fan support that surrounds many
schools. "It's amazing how some
universities bow down to alumni,"
he added. "It's like someone snuck
in the store and changed all the
price tags. The value given to
sports is too high."
UNC in particular has been
overwhelmed by fans who
purchase UNC ashtrays, UNC
umbrellas, UNC bluet-shirts, and
any other UNC decorated object
that represents support of their
favorite sport.
Purchasing such objects,
according to Smith, represents
only one branch of this fanaticism.
He finds more disturbing the kinds
of attitudes exhibited by fans after
games like the UNC/Georgetown
match last march to be truly
frightening.
"We were flooded with letters
after the Georgetown game saying
God willed that kid (Fred Brown)
to throw the ball away," Smith
said. "That's the same mentality,
the same audacity, that God was
on our side during World War II."
Smith pointed out that the
governor of Virginia wrote Ralph
Sampson, urging the 7-4
basketball player to attend
University of Virginia, but the
valedictorian of Sampson's class
received nothing at all from the
governor. Smith believes that
unless coaches and teachers make
an attempt to perform comple-
mentary roles, such haywire
priorities will prevail.
Though Smith achnowledges
that these problems in college
sports are not new ones, be
contends that they continue to
deserve attention. He feels greater
involvement by college presidents
has made a significant impact over
the last few years.
"We're closer to what we should
be in non^revenue sports than
revenue sports. It's the money that
breeds the problems, and it always
has," Smith said. "As far as aid
goes, I'm for scholarships on a
need basis. Not many tennis
players or golfers need full
scholarships. But if an athlete's
parents don't have the funds to
send him to school, give the young
man a scholarship plus $200
stipend per month for spending
money to eliminate the under-the-
table payments," he argued.
Smith continued, "I'm also
pushing Bobby Knight's idea that
if a player doesn't graduate in four
years, you lose a scholarship. I
know of two, schools that haven't
graduated a single player since
1973."
A dog's life In Russia
The Advanced International
Studies Institute, located in
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the University of Florida, reveals
that canines in Russia are no
longer man's best friend. In fact,
the need for warm clothing in ;the
Soviet Union is so great that hats
made from dogskins are a
particularly valued item on the
black market.
Garnering information from
government-controlled Soviet
newspapers and journals, the
institute reports that mistreatment
of dogs is widespread. The institute
cited one article that said stray
dogs are even being used for target
practice.
Ambititous hunters, usually
retired people trying to find some
extra income and youths who want
"easy money," kill the dogs and sell
their pelts, "a booming business,"
according to one Soviet
newspaper.
"Unavailability of real or
synthetic furs at affordable prices
and insufficient amounts" make
doghats particularly popular,
reports the Sovietskaia Rossiia.
"Dogskin hats are also a real hit
among young people of both
sexes."
Hats made from "Irish setters
and collies, simulating red fox fur;
German shepherds, simulating
wolf fur; and Pomeranians
simulating polar fox fur" lead the
most popular list. Skins made
from large dogs, like St. Bernards,
are used for coats.
The institute found articles
citing incidents where pets were
shot in full view of their helpless
owners. According to the Red
Star, a certain major even shoots
dogs from his apartment's balcony
each morning in front of the
military town's population.
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anp write 7 net'sweet,
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bad news, sip. what is
thb pelopean this, marty'
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the new chief he was hot
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Morgan, Tom. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, November 19, 1982, newspaper, November 19, 1982; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245516/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.