The Tiger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 7, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 2, 1974 Page: 1 of 4
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‘‘Even the President
must stand naked!!”
—Bob Dylan
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
APRIL 2, 1974
News in brief
Diego B. Bernal, Director of Student Financial Aid; is shown with Mrs.
Bebe Hillmer, Student Advisor; and Debbie Mikes and Elizabeth Bar-
boza, students, in the Bowden Administration Building.
BEOG program gaining
VOLUME VII — No. 7
Letter from
the Editor
Hi, SPC students. How have
you liked The Tiger so far? Well,
if it isn’t up to your expecta-
tions, maybe you have some
suggestions to help better
“our” paper. Though we are
well understaffed, we can ac-
cept a multitude of suggestions
in the way of improvement.
I recently received some
complaints from a number of
students concerning the new
birth of the English Skills Lab. It
seems that a number of stu-
dents feel that the Lab has prior-
ity over classroom work. Per-
haps the problem is that a per-
son dedicated to his field likes
to expose as much of that field
as possible to a majority. There
are other labs--extra-classroom
situations--and all do run into
the problem that a large num-
ber of SPC students --maybe 85
to 90 per cent-have job com-
mitments to prevent their shar-
ing laboratory enthusiasm. All
they can do, however-English
Skills, H.E.A.P., Special Ser-
Cont. p. 3
Sutton hits
UT Regents
The University of Texas board
of regents exceeded their
authority in putting the Daily
Texan, UT-Austin campus
newspaper, on an optional
check off system of finance,
State Rep. G.J. Sutton declared.
“It’s deplorable,” Sutton
said, ‘‘that the regents are so
insensitive to criticism that they
would attempt to place finan-
cial restraints on the free flow of
information in the student
press.”
Sutton said the move by the
regents is clearly aimed at stifl-
ing criticism of the regents and
the UT system in the Daily
Texan.
“I am sure that the student
newspaper’s support of the
Black Caucus in trying to gain
more fair distribution of the
state’s educational dollars in
the proposed new constitution
had something to do with the
regents’ move,” Sutton said.
"But it goes much deeper—to
the very root of the Daily
Texan’s historical refusal to
allow the administration and
the regents to dictate editorial
policy,” the San Antonio law-
Cont. p. 3
In the 1974 King’s River
Parade, SPC will have six stu-
dents participating. These stu-
dents are Denise Moten
representing the Black Student
Union, Leslie Carter, Health
Careers; Gloria Paz, Psy-
chology Club; Debbie Johnson,
Dance Workshop; Grace Wil-
son, Physical Education; and
Estella Muniz, Special Services.
This event will be televised by
WOAI-TV, Channel 4. Kathryn
Morgan, chairman of the
Department of Music, is in
charge of the St. Philip’s float.
According to Student
Government President Jerry
King, the Meet the Candidate
program that was held in the
SPC Auditorium on Friday,
March 22, was one of the best
political programs that the col-
lege has ever had. Candidates
from all over the city and area
were on hand. The filled audi-
torium included such names as
Senator Nelson Wolff, Rep.
Frank Madia, Rep. David Evans,
Joe J. Bernal, and several other
candidates.
Also on hand for the evening
were all of the candidates who
are running for the San Antonio
Union Junior College District
Board of Trustees.
The Student Government-
sponsored program was widely
advertised by the local media,
especially radio.
St. Philip’s College held its
third annual area high school
principals and counselors lun-
cheon Thursday, March 21. The
luncheon serves to familiarize
school administrators and
counselors with the various
academic and vocational-
technical education programs
offered at the College.
Preceeding the luncheon,
there was a presentation by a
panel of counselors. The panel
presented an overview of pro-
gram offerings at the college.
The main speaker for the luc-
nheon was Dr. Robert R. Gal-
van, Dean of Our Lady of the
Lake College. Dr. Galvan dis-
cussed ‘‘Current Trends in
Higher Education.”
Approximately 200 area high
school principals and counse-
lors attended the luncheon
representing 50 schools.
SPC has six young women in
line for initiation into the Delta
Sigma Theta sorority. They are
Cathryn Broadnax, Octavia
Cloman, Charlotte Elaine Croc-
kett, Denise Moten, Velma
Moten, and Edwina Thomas.
Delta Sigma Theta is a public
service sorority, dedicated to a
program of sharing member-
ship skills and organization
service in the public’s interest.
While waiting to go over into
the final steps of a Delta, the
students are in the Zeta Upsi-
lon, a city-wide, college-based
chapter of Delta Sigma Theta.
The objectives of the St.
Philip’s College Outreach Pro-
gram are to recruit, inform, as-
sist and motivate all the stu-
dents who express an interest
in attending college, and who
desire information regarding
the availability of funds, accord-
ing to Diego Bernal, Director of
Financial Aid.
This spring semester, James
Little, a student at St. Philip’s
College majoring in pre-law,
was selected by Mr. Bernal as a
financial aid specialist.
‘‘I sincerely believe that
James can do an excellent job
for the college and for the stu-
dents. He is a Vietnam veteran
and a little more mature than
the student right out of high
school. He understands that a
large group of young people in
the community need assis-
tance,” Bernal said.
Little visits housing projects,
recreation centers, church
meetings, and goes where the
“action” is in order to talk to
prospective students. He feels
Cont. p. 3
Many students at St. Philip’s
College are now applying for
financial asistance from the
relatively new B.E.O.G. pro-
gram, according to Diego B.
Bernal, Director of Student
Financial Aid. “I am very enthu-
siastic about this new program
because it offers the students
an additional source of finan-
cial assistance. We still have the
campus based programs such
as scholarships, loans, and
part-time jobs for them,”
Bernal said.
The Basic Educational
Opportunity Grant was au-
thorized by the Education
Amendments of 1972. However,
it was June 11,1973, when the
office of Education finally
developed the program and
printed it in final form in the
Federal Register. For the
school year 1973-74, Congress
approved $122.1 million dol-
lars, with a maximum award of
$452 for each student who
qualifies. In 1974-75, it is
expected that the program will
be funded at approximately
$500 million with a maximum of
$495 per student.
The Speech and Drama
Department’s last major
production for the 1973-74 sea-
son is already in progress, with
rehearsals for Antigone
underway. Selected for lead
parts are Sabrina Johnson as
Ismene, Katherine Williams as
Antigone, and John B. F. Wil-
liams, professor in the Depart-
Because of the reduced fund-
ing level, the Administration
and Congress passed an
amendment to the program
which restricted eligibility, in
the first year of operation, to
students who were beginning
their post secondary education
after July 1,1973, and who were
enrolling on a full-time basis.
This means that if a student has
attended a college, university,
or post-high school vocational
or technical school at any time
before July 1, 1973, he will not
be eligible for the Basic Grant.
Graduates of May, 1973, who
enrolled in summer school in
June, 1973, will now be eligible.
New applications for the
1974-75 academic year are
available now for May grad-
uates and for those students
who are now participating in
the program.
“This year we have assisted
175 students and they have re-
ceived $54,699.00. If this is an
indication for next year, I am
confident that we are going to
do a tremendous business in
BEOG,” Mr. Bernal stated.
ment of English, as Creon.
Katherine Williams and Sab-
rina Johnson have been highly
successful in previous produc-
tions at the college.
Antigone is scheduled to
open April 25, running through
April 27. Curtain will be at 8:15.
For further information, call
extention 295.
Antigone scheduled
as final production
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