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November 16, 1994
Texas Wesleyan University
Fort Worth, Texas
Wesleyan professor found brutally
By Deidra Bihari
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The burned body of a man
found along a deserted road in
cast fort Worth last 1 uesday has
b e e n i d entitled as 1 e x a s
Wesleyan University history pro-
fessor I.vie Williams,
Williams, 77, was so badly
burned that positive identifica-
tion of his body was made from
dental records according to
Darrell Thompson, assistant
chief investigator for the Tarrant
County Medical Examiner's Of-
fice.
People passing by the lot J lent death of a man most people
block of Cooks Lane in a se- described as a kind and popular
eluded area near the Trinity teacher. "He used his own life
River saw the body engulfed in to breathe energy into classroom
flames. Williams hands were presentations," said Dr. Marga-
bound and a cord was wrapped ret Fatoski, professor of history,
around his neck. "He was very nice...easygoing.
He took time to help students
The medical examiner is con- with problems," said Brecca
ducting ongoing tests to deter- Croskey.
mine if Williams was alive when
his body was set on fire. Fort
Worth Police said Saturday they
believed he was dead when the
fire was started.
Wesleyan colleagues and stu-
dents were shocked by the vio-
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Elizabeth T. Lamb
The Rambler
A survey of Texas. Wesleyan
students reveals a growing trend
of non-traditional students who
are in favor of a University
child-care program.
The survey of students was
conducted by Joseph Barbara,'a
junior history major, Nelda
Harrington, a junior biology,
major, Mary Hoover and Alexis
Towel 1, both junior psychology
majors.
care Tor children."
"We wanted to do something-
worthwhile, so we took the time
to do the research. We saw a
way to make a difference,". Bar-
bara said.
'The survey found that 52 per-
cent of the surveyed students
are non-traditional and 39 per-
cent of those students have chil-
dren under the age of 12. Sev-
enty-nine percent of those par-
ents said they would participate
in an on-campus day care pro-
gram.
Student Support of
on campus child care
Support
Don't Support
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the survey was part of a pro-
posal topr.^andra Hart, interim
provost and dean of the School
of Business, which was an assign-
ment In Or. Miriam Esphwsa's
stvie and structure English class*
the assignment parameters
were to break down and analyse
a special problem of the Univer-
sity. These students chose* the
problem of child-tare.
The proposal state*. "The non-
it.tdiuon.il [student! Is at a tits-
advantage. It is often unfeasible
to budget the costs of maintain-
ing a home, financing an edu-
cation and providing adequate
Sources say he had recently
had emotional and financial
problems so severe that he
checked, himself into Harris
Methodist Springwood Hospital
in Bedford. A theft warrant for
Williams in connection with an
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ways showed her on, especially
to me since I had him for so
many classes," the former stu-
dent said. "But, He always said
that her (Williams new wife)
teenage kids were driving him
crazy."
Williams had been a profes-
sor at Wesleyan since 1965.
(Greg Barnes also contributed to
this story.)
"He always
said that her
teenage kids
were driving
him crazy..."
Location where the victim's Ixxly was found.
Campus daycare
center proposed
insufficient check charge was is-
sued on Oct. 28. County records
show a total of $5,118 worth of
bad checks linked to Williams.
Ile'also reportedly remarried
after getting a divorce from his
first Wife, Pearl Williams, last
December. The Williams' had
been married 41 years.
There is no record of Will-
iams' second marriage in Tarrant
County.
An acquaintance of Williams
who spoke to the Fort Worth
Star-Telegram on condition of
anonymity said that after his di-
vorce he lived in an apartment
in the 1300 block of Tennis Drive
in Bedford with a wqman and her
teen-age sons.
Michael Williams, described
his father as "generous to a
fault," and feels that may have
been what got him in trouble in
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Recommendations to imple-
ment the program include con-
tracting with Polytechnic United
Methodist Church for space and
with the downtown YMCA to run
the program The YMCA would
also provide trained employees
Recommendations for funding
the program include Weslevan's
application for the Carl 0.
IVrklns grant arid the Texas Edu^
cation Association's Pregnant
Education Program iPEP) grant.
Both are available to schools
•
■■i See child care. pg. 3 warn
Presidential Immunity
President Jake Sclirum gets a shot in
the arm from Deborah Norwood, direc-
tor of health services.
Women to share experiences
, By Fransisca M. Quintanar
The Rambler
Faye C. Goostree, the late founder of the Goostree Symposium
at Texas Wesleyan, made a commitment in 1981 toward steward-
ship and civic responsibility. "Everyone has something to give and
a responsibility to develop it and share it with .others," she said.
In its 12th year, the Goostree Symposium continues to share
women's experiences, their roles in society and how they obtained
that role. This year's symposium entitled "Marking The Ti-ail:
Women Of Progress" will be held Nov. 18 from 1 p.m until 5 p.m.
in the Law Sone Fine Arts Center.
The keynote speaker will be Dr. Carol D. Surles, president of
Texas Woman's University, who is the first African-American and
the third woman to serve as chief executive officer at the nation's
largest university primarily for women. In the past the symposium
has presented keynote speakers such as Molly Ivins and Gov. Ann
Richards.
Following Surles will be guest speakers: Elaine Agatber, chair-
man of the Board of Texas Commerce Bank of Fort Worth: Renee
Higginbotham Brooks, attorney and board member of the Texas
Department of Commerce; and Gloria Campos, news anchor at
SVFAA-TV Channel 5* in Dallas.
"One of the reasons we have tried to be very diverse in our
programs and speakers is because that was an interest of Faye
Goostree,"* said Subie Green, symposium chair and Vice president
of advancement at Wesleyan. "The women who are speaking are in
positions that would have been unthinkable maybe J 5 years ago."
Green entourages women to attend the symposium. "For young
women, it's a good chance to see where a career goes,* Green said.
* When you go to hear someone in person, it gives you a perspec-
See symposium, p^. 3
recent months.
Kneblick added that the po-
lice are still interviewing ac-
quaintances to get any clues that
might help the case.
Lt. Pat Kneblick, a police
spokeswoman for the Fort Worth
Police Department, said that "no
new leads have come up and we
are conducting the basic legvvork
of a murder investigation."
According to a former social
science student who had Will-
iams for several classes, he was
very proud of his new wife who
lived in Shreveport,-Louisiana.
"Tie would always show me
her pictures in his wallet. Tie al-
The late Lyle Williams.
Debate over food
service continues
By Carey Reynolds
The Rambler
Morrison's Hospitality, rep-
resented by manager-Wendy
Dill, held a forum on Wednes-
day, Nov. 9. The forum allowed
students to express their
greivances but "our problem is
not with'.Morrison's, it's with the
university," said one student
who asked not to be identified.
Present at the meeting was
Dill; Nicole Belford, S.G.A. presi-
dent; Chris Masingill, S.G.A. vice-
president; Carrie Ellis; Holly Ur-
ban; Brian Townsend;. and
Cristela Carrizales.
Some issues deal with policy that
was set by Wesleyan previous to
the signing of Morrison's con-
tract.
•There can be no visitors to
the cafeteria. Once people are
in the door, the staff cannot
regulate whether or not they will
eat. People can walk in the door
and say they are not going to eat,
but usually will, said Dill.
"Wesleyan lost a lot of money...
last year," she added. With per-
mission, though, family mem-
bers can visit without paying.
•Bags cannot be brought in
because people have the oppor-
tunity to smuggle food out.
Books, umbrellas, etc., are al-
lowed, but no bags. If someone
fears getting items stolen, take
it to the office.
•The hours of operation are
decided according to the How of
students who actually eat in the
cafeteria or SUB. To keep the
place open requires staff and
utilities that are wasted because
few students eat during later
hours. "It wouldn't be effective
to keep the staff here while we
only have ten or 20 students,"
Dill said. Morrison's is consid-
ering closing the SUB earlier be-
cause there is not enough busi-
ness. ,
As far as extended evening
hours go, Dill said, "That's an
extra two hours that we have to
keep food setting on the line.
That's a long time td keep it hot
and fresh." Also, if someone
needs to work or cannot eat in
the cafeteria, it is possible to
phone ahead and arrange a
carry-out.
• The limit of $2.95 for
breakfast, lunch and dinner at
the S.U.B. for those' who have
cards is based on a complicated
system that involves the charg-
ing of the school on a daily ba-
sis. Food purchased by the caf-
eteria is bought by bulk because
it has to serve.around 300 stu-
dents each meal. But in the
S.U.B., purchases are more ex-
pensive. Therefore, a $4 meal
at the cafeteria is equal to a
$2.95 meal at the SUB.
• Students can only eat the
number of meals they purchased
at the beginning of the semes-
ter. If one purchases 15 meals,
he/she can only eat 15 meals. So
be careful at the S.U.B. It is easy
to eat breakfast at 9:3 1 and
lunch in the cafeteria at 1:30,
have both count as lunch, and
be charged for the extra meal.
A few of the students at the
forum argued that if they buy
the meals, they should be able
to eat them whenever they
choose. Students would also like
a break down of the $1700 fee
paid for a meal plan. ■
However, the charge to
Wesleyan is not based on a
weekly plan; it is based on daily
meals. So, a person cannot eat
more than one meal per meal-
time. In the S.U.B., it is 6:00 a.m.
to 9:30 a.m. for breakfast; 9:30
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for lunch; 3:30
p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for dinner, ex-
cept on Fridays when it closes at
3:00 p.m.
• The ice cream machine
does not have a freezer in it.
"Last year when they served you
ice creaiji, if was spoiled. And 1
won't serve you ice cream that
is spoiled... A new freezer would
cost $6000-7,000... So we are
looking into getting a used one,"
said Dill.
Dill said she stated that if
students do not like the cafete-
ria food, they should not send
In general complaints about the
quality. -Be more specific — in-
stead of saying that you do not
like dinner, say what Was wrong
■■■See Morrison\pg. 3««i
Opinions 2 Et Cetera 3 Spor
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