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Museum Displays Traveling Exhibit
"Vaquero: Genesis of the
Texas Cowboy," a traveling ex-
hibit from the Institute of Texan
Cultures in San Antonio, is on
display in the Scurry County
Museum on campus through
Dec. 20.
The photographic essays, con-
sisting of over 100 pictures,
ranging in size from 11x14 to
lifesize, depict the Mexican va-
quero and his work o a huge
ranch in northern Mexico.
William D. Wittliff, multi-
talented publisher of the Encino
Press, made all of the picutres
during a three-year period on
the ranch. The photos show cat-
tle and horses being worked in
the age-old ways used by the
men who introduced ranching
into Texas before the advent of
the Anglo. It was from such ear-
ly vaqueros that the Texas cow-
boy learned many of his basic
skills and acquired his first
equipment.
Witliff was able to accomplish
the very difficult task of getting
his camera right up to the work-
ing area without getting in the
way of the men and
animals.Authenticity and ex-
citement are keynotes of the
show.
The old vaquero is fading
from the scene in Mexico just as
the genuine cowboy is dis-
appearing in Texas, Wittliff
says. Both are adapting to new
mechanized equipment and
methods of working cattle. The
big spread where Wittliff made
his photographs is being cut up
by fences and sold off ranch by
ranch.
A young publisher in the finest
tradition of bookmaking,
Wittliff is a newly proven
photographer. He plans later to
publish a book from his pictures
to preserve this last look at a
type of man who has added a
lasting flavor to the lore and
tradition of both Mexico and
Texas.
The museum is open from
8:30-12 noon and 1-4 p.m. Mon-
day through Friday.
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The
Western
Texan
OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION OF WESTERN TEXAS COLLEGE
Volume 6, Issue 7
Snyder, Texas 79549
Thursday, December 9, 1976
Courses Offered During Mid-Winter Term
Twelve academic and
occupational-technical courses
will be offered for credit during
the special mid-winter term in
January.
Academic offerings include:
ACC 232-10 Prin. of Accounting II,
AcSB-109, B. Halbert.
ECO 131-10 Intro, to Economics, AcSB-
106, Palmer (mid-management ma-
jors only).
ECO 231-10 Prin. of Economics, TBA,
Palmer.
ENG 132-10 Composition II, AcSB-110,
Lancaster.
ENG 232-10 British Literature, AcSB-
106, J. Halbert.
ENG 233-10 Masterpieces, of Lit.,
AcSC-104, W. Jones.
GOV 232-10 Texas, State and Local
Gov., AcSC-101, Pruitt.
HIS 132-10 U. S. History Since 1865,
AcSC-103, Krenek.
JOU 230-10 News Photography
(special topic: color processing, prin-
ting), SC-105, McBride.
PSY 231-10 General Psychology, AcSC-
102, Reaves.
Occupational-Technical
classes are:
AS 131-10 Applied Physics I, ApSC-104,
Row.
TMT 135-10 Computer Program,
ApSC-101, Klemm.
All classes will meet ten days,
beginning Monday, Jan. 3 and
ending Thursday, Jan. 13. The
schedule includes Saturday,
Jan. 8.
Enrollment is limited- to one
course, and cost is $36 plus lab
fees. Only classes charging $5
fees are JOU 230-10 and TMT
135-10.
Students should pre-register
and pay for the term Friday,
Dec. 10 through Friday, Dec. 24.
Registration for late students
will be 8:30-9 a.m. Jan. 3 only.
Dr. Duane Hood, registrar,
said dorms will be open Jan. 2 to
all students taking a mid-winter
course. They will remain open
throughout the session. Cost is
$45, and no meals will be served.
Students interested in reserv-
ing a room should contact the
registrar's office as soon as
possible, he said.
Trustees Accept Audit, Investigate Housing
COLD CRUMBS! — WTC student George Melekian feeds
the ducks in Towle Park after the snowstorm. Winter
arrived full-force on campus late last month, (see related
photos, pages 5-6)
Veterans Apply For Benefits
Veterans who plan to enroll
for the first time for the spring
semester should make applica-
tion now for VA educational
benefits, Dan Dever, Veterans
Outreach Coordinator and
Assistant Registrar, said.
Applications should be in the
VA Regional Office in Waco by
Dec. 15 to allow VA the 30 days
required to determine eligibility
of the veteran.
Veterans enrolling for classes
at extension centers are also en-
titled to educational benefits
and need to make applications.
The Veterans' Education and
Employment Assistance Act of
1976, signed into law by Presi-
dent Ford Oct. 15, increased
monthly allowances by eight
Percent. For example, a single
veteran taking 12 credit hours
will receive $292 monthly as
compared to $270.
The new act also extended
training time from 36 to 45
months for all eligible veterans,
and the additional time may be
used for undergraduate,
graduate or postgraduate work.
If a veteran has used his 36
months of eligibility and has not
reached his 10-year delimiting
date, he may use the additional
nine months.
Necessary application forms
are available in the coor-
dinator's office in the ad-
ministration building.
Assistance in completing the
forms will be provided.
The office is open from 8-12
and 1-5 Monday through Thurs-
day and 8 a.m. -12 noon and 1-4
p.m. on Fridays. Evening hours
are 6-9 p.m. Monday through
Thursday.
NOTICE
Dorms will close at 2 p.m. Thursday# Dec. 16 for
the fall semester. Faculty in-service will begin at
9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12 for the spring term.
Dorms will open at 10 a.m. Monday/ Jan. 17 and
registration will begin after lunch.
INSIDE
'Mule Kayser1 Page 3
Play Review Page 4
Snow Scenes Pages 5-6
Christmas Formal Page 8
Varsity Basketball Pages 9 - 10
During recent Scurry County
Junior College District board
meetings, trustees accepted the
annual WTC audit and in-
vestigated possible arrange-
ments for student housing in the
city.
Auditors reported that funds
administered were accounted
for and that the college dis-
trict's financial status was
sound, but called attention to a
backlog of work in the business
office. Possible installation of a
mini-computer was discussed.
Murray Bowden, who is con-
Centers Offer
Spring Classes
Several academic and oc-tech
courses will be offered at five
extension centers this spring,
according to Dr. Duane Hood,
registrar.
Classes at Sweetwater in-
clude: (academic) Art 133 and
237, Biology 144, Accounting 232,
English 132, Psychology 235,
Sociology 233, and Speech 131.
Also (oc-tech), Law Enforce-
ment 134 and 235, and Mid-
Management 132, 135, 136, 237,
and 238.
Offerings at Haskell are:
(academic) Economics 232,
English 132, Health/Physical
Education 231, History 132,
Math 136, and Sociology 231 and
232. Also (oc-tech), Law En-
forcement 231 and 233, and Mid-
Management 135, 136, 137, 234,
237, and 238.
Academic courses listed for
Colorado City include Art 134,
Economics 232, Health /
Physical Education 231, History
132, Math 136, Psychology 232,
and Sociology 231.
Post academic classes include
Economics 231, English 132,
History 132, Psychology 231,
Sociology 232, and Spanish 132.
Finally, academic offerings at
Rotan are Accounting 232,
Business 131, Government 232,
Math 135, and Psychology 232.
structing the Windridge Apart-
ment complex in Cogdell
Center, said he could build about
20 units designed especially for
approximately 80 students on
land east of Martha Ann
Womans' Club and lease them to
the college, with an option to
purchase after five years, or
renew the lease for five ad-
ditional years.
The plans were developed
after college officials inquired
about the project, since WTC
dorms are full but trustees do
not want to begin another hous-
ing construction project on cam-
pus.
Bowden will work with Dr.
Robert Clinton, WTC president,
on cost estimates and meet with
the board again Dec. 20.
FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE
Class Meeting Time
Examination Time
8:00- 8:50 MWF
8 a.m., Monday, Dec. 13
9:00- 9:50 MWF
8 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 15
10:00-10:50 MWF
12 Noon, Wednesday, Dec. 15
11:00-11:50 MWF
12 Noon, Monday, Dec. 13
12:00-12:50 MWF
10 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 15
1:00- 1:50 MWF
10 a.m., Monday, Dec. 13
2:00- 2:50 MWF
10 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 14
7:30- 8:50 TTh
8 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 14
9:00-10:20 TTh
12 Noon, Tuesday, Dec. 14
12:30-12:50 TTh
8 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 16
1:00- 2:20 TTh
10 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 16
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YULE SONG — A choir performs during the Christmas
tree lighting ceremony in the main courtyard Nov. 29.
(photo by Linda Grissom)
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