The Howard Payne College Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, March 3, 1972 Page: 1 of 4
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By GENE DEASON
Contributing Editor
EDITOR'S NOTE — As has
been the custom in past years,
the Yellow Jacket has submit-
ted a questionnaire to the can-
didate for Student Association
President. For the first time
in recent history, however,
only one candidate has peti-
tioned and been certified for
the race through the De6n of
Students office. We have print-
ed here Robert Hogue's an-
swers to out questions.
The other candidates for the
Student Association offices
also unopposed, are Bill Gan-
dy, vice president; Laura Beck-
with, secretary; and Carole
Patterson, treasurer. *
YJs Review the accomplish-
ments and/or failures of the
„ current Student Association
administration.
RH: There were a number
iftpf accomplishments in student
^TgoVernment this year. We had
numerous social events; sought
out student opinion on a num-
ber of issues; had bicycle racks
installed; put on a good Home-
coming; got more phoneS in-
stalled in Sid Richardson and
Taylor Hails'and have beuii
work on the open forum be-
tween students, administration
and trustees.
But we've had a few fail-
ures: there has been a general
lack of initiative and ingenu-
ity, and we have failed to
spark student interest.
YJs Explain why you feel
you could best lead the Stu-
dent Association next year.
YJ: List some background
that would qualify fou forthe
student presidency.
RH: To answer both of these
questions, I would like to point
to my work in the Senate this
year as Junior Class president.
I care about the students and
for Howard Payne, and what
is good for them. I have a
^fcrecord of Student Association
^^Responsibilities, especially Sen-
ate operating committees. The
junior Class has been more
organized and raised more
money than any other class.
YJ: What is the most press-
« ing single need of students
that student government can
provide?
RH: Our most pressing need
is a relationship to the admin-
istration and trustees for a bet-
ter student society, interrelat-
ing student codes, social life
and academic standards.
YJ: Explain your conception
of the role of a student sen-
ate aft HPC.
RH: A student senate at
HPC should be truly represen-
tative of students, regardless
of personal opinion. However,
with sacrificing basic personal
convictions. The senate should
work for better personal stand-
ards, academic standards and
social facilities. The Senate
should also encourage student
involvement in all campus af-
fairs. And, the senate should
be a vehicle through which the
students can speak to other
students and the administra-
tion.
r X YJ: How closely should the
Senate be associated with the
College administration? When,
if ever# should it differ with
the administration?
■ RH: The student ^govern-
ment and the college adminis-
tration should have and main-
«• tain a very close relationship.
Tfiis is so that the best possible |
' working relationship may be
maintained and efficiency can |f
be the norm. The only in-
stances when student govern-
ment and the college adminis-
tration shpuid differ is When
the senate feels that the stu-
dents' interest is being jeopar-
dized, and in any area that
seems harmful to the school
or its functioning capacity.
YJ: Can anything be done
to cure student apathy toward
student government?
RH: Only as students real-
ize that student government is
a very vital aspect of campus
life will the apathy dissipate.
Students cannot always be
"spoon-fed" by a handful of
their fellow students*; They
need to beactive participants
in campus activities and there-
for in its leaderships-student;
government.
Students should'also realize
that the HPC administration is
very sensitive to the student
voice hete at HPC. .Students1
can be most effectively heard
through student government.
YJ: What is the elected-Stu-
dent Senate's relationship, as
you see it, to the.' appointed
President's Advisory Commit-
tee?.. . V ' ■ j .
RH: The relationship be-
tween 'the Senate and the
President's Committee . .should
be similar to that of the , rela-
tionship between the federal
House ' and Senate, with the
President's Committee acting
as a House of Representatives
and the Senate as the Senate.
Both are needed and useful.
The elected positions should be |
more sensitive, but in actual-
ity, the relationship will de-
pend on the individual in both
organizations.
However, Dr. Newman, as
HPC president, should be as
sensitive to one group as he
is to the other.
YJ: Has the Student Associa-
tion succeeded or failed in its
effort to provide social activi-
ties for students? Can you do
anything to improve the situa-
tion next year, if it needs im-
provement?
RH: The Student Association
has worked very hard this year
for social activities. They have
been f more numerous than in ;
: the past, although not always
good. Some have been very )
■ $ood; some hive been pp^r, I
want to try to do what has
failed in the past—getting the
fraternities and sorOritieS^ and ,
other clubs to participate indre
in all-sfchool social activities*
y > perhaps with some, Senate Sijib-
'-."'sidy.-.'"
I also hope to provide a pro-
gram for summer-school stu-
dents.
YJ: What specific goals
would you carry into office
next year?
RH: Some of my specific
goals include a good open for-
um for all students, faculty
and administration and trus-
tees in quest of total under-
standing and progress; I will
work on the fullest use of
school facilities for school
functions; I will work toward
uniting the student body, even
in the fa.fct of a split campus;
a full social life will.be a pri-
mary goal; I will maintain a
Student Association office open
to all student, with scheduled
office hours, with a telephone
for greater efficiency.. .
I will ialso have a true sensi-
tivity and bpenesS to student
problems and ideas.
YJ: . Any additional. com-
ments? ' v
RH: I really feel that no
election should go unopposed.
Opposition brings out real is-
sues, enhances support and en-
courages candidates to meet
people and push programs.
This year, however, much to
my surprise, the four Student
Association offices had only
one candidate apiece. This sad-
dens me because it demon-
strates lack of student interest,
I do not, however, advocate
opposition or pushing a write-
in campaign simply for looks
or simply for having opposi-
tion for the sake of opposition.
The elections have been pub-
licized and are on the calendar.
If a student really cared
enough for the position and
was willing to work, he or she
would have petitioned for the
office. However, I think it is
wrong for anyone to .push a
write-in campaign or advocate
a write-in candidate simply to
cause excitement when this
person may not be really con-
cerned about the position. . >■
This seems to be an effort tor.
deceive the student body.
T:
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The Howard Payne College
Brownwood, Texas, 'March'3, 1972
Number 22 .
Volume 59
ROBERT HOGUE
President
BILL GANDY
Vice President
LAURA BECKWITH
Secretary
CAROLE PATTERSON
Treasurer
Unopposed Student Association Executive Hace Candidates
-73
Tuition and fees for the
1972-73 school year have been
announced by N. Frank Smith,
HPC vice president for fiscal
affairs. Tuition costs for enter-
ing freshmen, under the HPC
Guaranteed Tuition Plan, will
be $500 per semester for stu-
dents taking 12-16 hours.
Freshmen students taking less
than twelve hours or more
than sivteen hours next year
wiH. be charged at the regular
$33 per semester hour rate..
A new charge, the varsity
athletic tax, will be added to
all students' bills. The $10 per
semester charge met with
hearty student approval last
semester in a school-wide ref-
erendum.
Room and board rates for
resident students were also
announced. For Women stu-
dents living in Veda Hodge
Hall, $430 per semester will
be charged; Jennings Hall
residents will pay $425 per
semester.
Men students living in Sid
Richardson Hall will be charg-
ed $445-470 based on either
semi-private or private rooms.
Taylor Hall residents will pay
$405 per semester.
Under the Guaranteed Tui-
tion Plan, the basic tuition
rate cannot be raised while a
student "is making normal
progress towards a degree."
Publications Enter TIPA Contests;
Arrange For April Convention
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Casting Listed For 'Brick'
Preparations for next month's
Texas Intercollegiate Press As-
sociation convention in Mc-
Allen are proceding according
to plan, according to Dr. Frank
Buckley, executive director of
TIPA, The featured guest
speaker at the April 9-11 event
is slated to be Edwin Newman
of NBC News. Pan American
University is hosting the con-
vention.
Highlight of the convention
is the announcement of tfye
TIPA state contest winners.
The "Yellow" Jacket" and
"Lasso" have submitted en-
tries Jnto all contest categories
in which the publications were
eligible. The contest is local-
ly sponsored by the Pi Chi
Journalism Society.
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Currently in rehearsal is the
Spring semester offering of the
Reader's Theater, "The Brick
and The Rose," by Louis John
Carling. This play tells the
story of a young man growing
up in the ghetto.
"The Brick arid The Rose"
is- directed by Mrs. Jeanne
Davis. Gary Lamb has been
named technical director, crew
members are Linda Baldwin
and Ginger Davis.
Members of the cast include
Billy Godfrey as the young
man, Verna Spates as the
voice, Beka Dannelly, Marilyn
Portman, Karen Bferrey, Henry
Meeks, Bobby Newman, Ken
Dyess, Randy Bush and Robert
Kibbe. M'
"The Brick and The Rose"
will be presented March 23-
25 In Coggin Theater.
National Poetry Contest Deadlines Announced
and must bear the name and
home address of the student,
and the college address as
well. f
Manuscripts should be sent;
to the office of the press. Na-
tional Poetry Press, 3210 Sel-
by Avenue, Los Angeles, Calif.
The spring deadline for the
College Student's Poetry An-
thology is April 10. Any stu-
dent attending either a jun-
ior or senior college is eligible
to submit his pOltefi %1 v
Each poem must be typed
or printed on a separate sheet.
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The Howard Payne College Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, March 3, 1972, newspaper, March 3, 1972; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth128692/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Howard Payne University Library.