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RAMBLER
Thursday, January 28, 1988
Page Two
Editorial. . .
Golden Shears rises
from failing semester
by Sean M. Wood
You can call off the search. Stop looking in the barber
shop and at the local chapter of the Future Farmers of America.
The Texas Wesleyan Golden Shears has been found. What?
You say you don't know what the Golden Shears is? It has
been a long time since it has been presented. In case you've
forgotten what it is, here is a memory-refresher.
On Feb. 2, 19.38, the Golden Shears award was started by
the Rambler. In the constitution of the Guardians of the Golden
Shears, Article I, Section 4, it states, "The selectee must be a
student in Texas Wesleyan College; must be
grades in all subjects; must not have been
during the semester in which the award is
worths of honors because of outstanding scholastic,
forensic, dramatic, social or other extra-curricular achievement;
or must be worths of recognition because of creative or leader-
ship abilits, or all-around versatility, consistent application to
duty, unusual decidability, resourcefulness or initiative; or
because of yielding an influence on the campus that merits stu-
dent commendation and public honor, but to whom no other
means of acclaim have been available.”
Last semester two students, Paul Austin and Susan Sieg-
mund, were awarded Golden Shears. Eight Golden Shears were
supposed to be awarded. What happened to the other six?
Wliat about those six deserving students “to whom no other
means of acclaim have been available?" The answer lies in the
hands of new Golden Shears chairperson, Susan Justus. Her
responsibility is to follow through where former chairperson
Beth Burleson failed.
The failure of Burleson and the committee was not in
choosing recipients, but in coordinating the awarding of the
Golden Shears. Justus and the committee have already taken
the first step in getting the Golden Shears back on track. They
presented this semester’s first award to junior Debbie Lomax.
There is another problem presented by not awarding the
Golden Shears. Recipients are able tojoin the Guardians and
it is their job to “pass the shears.” The last three recipients
were two juniors and a senior. The Guardians are a vanishing
breed and need to repopulate the flock.
It is true that the Guardians of the Golden Shears has had
problems reaching its quota of awards presented. In the past
the quota had been set at 32 awards. Last year the award quota
was set at 16. That quota is the same for this year. It is not
a rare occuranee that the Guardians have fallen behind in their
presentations. Two out of eight however is inexcusable.
In this, the golden anniversary of the Golden Shears, the
Guardians need to put on their best. Hopefully with a new
chairperson thev can achieve it. Justus has already shown a
desire to reinstate Golden Shears to its previously held posi-
tion of prominence. The awarding of one Golden Shears is no
indication of a successful vear. They have, however, already
done half of what they achieved last semester.
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Get ready for fun
SAC plans a full
by Buff Sallman
Texas Wesleyan’s Student Ac-
tivities Committee, otherwise
Things to do around the town
by Amy Palu# Wolf
Hard times have hit some of
the entertainment industries. The
Dallas Ballet may have to close
its doors, and there are rumors
it may merge with the Fort
Worth City Ballet. And, much to
the despair of the Stockyard’s
District, the world’s largest hon-
ky-tonk, Billy Bob’s, shut down.
But alas, Fort Worth and its sur-
rounding areas still have much
to offer.
Tonight in the Science Lecture
Theater, comedian Eddie Murphy
is showcased in “Beverly Hills
Cop II", the followup to his 1984
blockbuster hit and the top-gross-
ing movie of 1987. The movie be-
gins at 7 pm.
Beginning a five-week run to-
morrow night, the Hip Pocket
Theater opens its 1988 season
with James Maynard's stage adap-
tation of Alfred Hitchcock’s “The
Lady Vanishes.” The play centers
around espionage and intrigue on
a moving train somewhere in cen-
tral Europe. Performances are
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays
at 8:15 pm, upstairs at the White
Elephant Saloon, 106 E. Ex-
change in the Stockyards.
The works of Frances William
EDITORIAL BOARD OF
TEXAS WESLEYAN RAMBLER
The Rambler is published weekly during the school year,
except holidays and examination periods by Student Publica-
tions at Texas Wesleyan College.
Editor .................................... Sean M. Wood
Managing Editor..........................Susan Merriman
Advertising Manager..........................Julie Ashley
Staff........James Drake, Amy Wolf, Jerry Mahle, Ray C.
Brooks, Reggie Woods, Susan Justus, Todd
Obadal. Buff Sellman, Drew Martin
Cartoonists .................... Reggie Woods, Aron Head
Sponsor............................. Dr. Michael Sewell
Edmonds, an American artist in
the Dutch tradititon, will be on
display until Feb. 28 at the Amon
Carter Museum. Also at the
Amon Carter the classic film
series continues with the 1933
film version of Louisa May Al-
cott's “Little Women" starring
Katherine Hepburn, Joan Bennet
and Frances Dee. The film will
begin at 2 pm Sunday afternoon.
Tickets are free the day of the
performance. For more informa-
tion, call the Department of Spe-
cial Programs, 738-1933.
Continuing until Feb. 20, Stage
West presents the Pulitzer Prize-
winning "Glengarry Glen Ross”
by David Mamet, a comedic con-
temporary drama. Showtimes are
Fridays at 8:15 pm and Satur-
days at 5 pm and 9 pm. For res-
ervations and information call
332-6238.
Fans of country/western music
can still find lots of great music
and dancing at the White Ele-
phant Saloon. On Monday, Feb.
8. the Saloon will host the 101st
anniversary relnactment of the
last great shootout in Fort
Worth. The grandson of Luke
Short, Luke Short III, will come
in from Arizona for the festivi-
ties.
known as SAC, has really joined
the bandwagon of fun for this
spring. SAC has planned many
different events for students and
faculty that will be fun, free and
beneficial to all who participate.
These events include lectures,
sales, special programs, dinners,
dances, movies and more.
SAC began the semester with
a Welcome Back party on Thurs-
day, Jan. 14 in the Sub. To-
night at 7 in the Science Lecture
Theater, SAC will be showing
"Beverly Hills Cop II." The
movies shown this semester by
SAC were chosen by the students
during the fall semester.
February is Black History
Month, and SAC has scheduled
several programs in honor of it.
Feb. 4, during free period,
there will be a Black History
Proclamation in the SUB. On
Feb. 11, during free period, Kim
and Reggie Harris will present
their much acclaimed mixed
media program "Music and the
Underground Railroad.” The Har-
rises have performed at the Ken-
nedy Center in Washington, DC.,
the Smithsonian Institute and
Artpark in Buffalo, N Y. Their
show is a vlved media retrospec-
tive on the lives of famous peo-
ple in black history, ranging
from the music of Fats Waller
and Nat King Cole to songs and
music on Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. and poet Langston Hughes.
Also, in honor of Black Hia-
Letter to Editor
Dear Editor:
The decade of the 1960s was
a time of turmoil and upheaval.
However, it was also a time when
this nation faced up to its fal’-
tires. One failure had long stain-
ed this country's declaration that
America stood for justice and
equality.
For a time, it seemed that a
new age was coming to this land.
A dream was bom in the hearts
of many Americans. The dream
gave hope that America could
become a nation of equal op-
portunity for all.
This dream was shared by a
man who was raised to leader-
ship in the American civil rights
movement. A man of peace, Mar-
tin Luther King, Jr. believed
that violent demonstrations
against discrimination would di-
vide this nation and bring de-
struction to the land.
Concerned whites joined with
black Americans to follow Dr.
King in nonviolent resistance to
racial oppression. Many of the
peaceful demonstrators were per-
secuted, and some were murder-
ed — blacks and whites, men,
women, and children. Still, they
marched on.
Then on April 4, 1968, Dr. King
was shot and killed by a white
assassin in Memphis, Tenn.
For a time, it had looked as
if the dream would come true.
But, apparently, for many, it was
a passing vogue. The dream has
become a faded memory for
most white Americans. And black
Americans are once again stand-
ing alone.
And now, the racists are meet-
ing little opposition as they de-
stroy what modest gains were
made.
Reggie Woods
semester
tory Month, SAC will sponsor a
Black History Dinner on Feb. 21
at 6 p.m. in Dora Roberts Cafe-
teria.
Other events scheduled for
Feb. by SAC include an all-
school dance sponsored with
S.G.A., the movies “Stakeout”
and "La Bamba" and the recogni-
tion of Substance Abuse Aware-
ness Week.
In March, SAC will support
the T.W.C. musical ‘Once Upon
a Mattress” by paying for the
student tickets for one of the
three running nights.
Many students were disappoint-
ed in the fall when Jayne Ly-
brand was unable to present her
program due to Illness. SAC has
managed to reschedule Jayne
Lybrand's programs “How To
Lead and Still Be Liked” and
"Body Language Plus.” These
will be presented on March 7
and 8
The movie for the month of
March will be “Can’t Buy Me
Love," and SAC will close out
for spring break with T.W.C.
Day, Think While Consuming.
This program is for alcohol
awareness among students.
April holds two movies, “The
Untouchables" and "Dirty Danc-
ing". Also in April, a program
in Dora Roberts Cafeteria is
planned, but details are to be
announced at a later date.
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