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Class aides international students
Special English class for foreign students
by Mark Isham
They speak languages
that most Tarleton
students have never heard.
Their customs and beliefs
are a little different. Their
homes are thousands of
miles away across vast
oceans. Basically, though,
these students are just like
anyone else on campus.
The 24 students in Prof.
Mary Gordon Newby's
English class are very
special, for they represent
four foreign countries.
Twenty of the students are
from Thailand, two are
from Taiwan, one is from
Jordan, and one is from
Cyprus.
The main purpose of the
class is to improve the
English skills of the
students. Most of them
have studied English from
five to 15 years, but have
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never associated with those
who speak English as their
native tongue.
.The class also serves as a
means of cultural ex-
change. Not only do the
students learn more about
American culture, but they
also have a chance to learn
about the cultures of other
foreign students in the
class.
Newby said that she has
learned much from her
students. "We are lucky to
have these students, in that
they provide a means for us
to get in touch with the rest
of the world," she said.
"One thing I enjoy about
the class is that I represent
our culture to them. It's a
great responsibility, but
also a great joy."
Most of the students are
majoring in business or
government. Two are
majoring in education and
one woman is an
agriculture major.
Newby said the students
are very goal - oriented.
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You can buy two fresh, Grade A
scrambled eggs for only 29c from now
until November 20, 1981. It's just
McDonald's way of saying "Good Morn-
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through Friday during Breakfast hours.
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Burleson and Gran bury. Texas,
"They want to learn
English well and get an
advanced degree. They
want to take what they
learn here and go back and
apply it in their native
countries," she said.
Many of the students said
they chose Tarleton
because of the warm
climate and the low cost of
living in this part of the
country. The Jordanian
student said that what he
enjoys most about the
United States is the liberty
of the people.
No matter what country
they are from, these
foreign students have
much the same interests as
American students --
football, soccer, rodeos,
swimming and music. But
because they were born
and raised in countries on
the other side of the world,
they have had many dif-
ferent kinds of ex-
periences. There is much to
be learned from students
like these.
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Felton. Hihhert win all-around
Rodeo Club intramurals
The TSU intramural
rodeo was held last
Tuesday at the Erath
County Arena. The rodeo
was sponsored by the
Tarleton Rodeo Club. CWT
Rodeo Company furnished
stock for the rodeo.
Neal Felton won the title
of all-around cowboy.
Felton placed first, second
and third in team roping,
third in ribbon roping and
fourth in calf roping.
The all-around cowgirl
award went to Sherry
Hibbert. Hibbert also won
the barrel racing.
The bareback bronc
riding was won by Ricky
Phillips with a score of 65.
Second went to Alan
Looney, third to Parks
Tucker and fourth was split
between Mark Hatcher and
James Harrelson.
Don Crumpler won the
saddle bronc riding with a
score of 69. He was the only
one to make a qualifying
ride.
The calf roping was won
by Douglas Bean with a
time of 10.56. Mark Parrish
took second, Tom Stokes
took third and Felton took
fourth. ),
Parrish won the ribbon
roping with an 8.56. Second
went to Ray Bonnet, third
to Felton and fourth to Joel
Phillips.
Wesley Williams took
first in the steer wrestling
with a 5.84. Second went to
Andy Smith and third went
to Gary Nordling.
Marshall Eaton and
Felton won the team roping
with a time of 6.95. Second
went to Felton and Stokes,
third to Felton and Bean
and fourth to Stokes and
Bean.
The barrel racing was
won by Sherry Hibbert with
a time of 17.47. Second went
to Debbie Pierce, third to
Donna Kennedy and fourth
to Sarah Cash.
The bull riding was split
between Rode Walker and
Scott Voges with a score of
71. Third went to Phil
Garrett and fourth to Gary
Nordling.
Answers to County Quiz:
l.C 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.B 6.B
County Quiz
Here are six questions
about counties. If you get
them all right, you qualify
as a Count (or Countess) of
Counties. If you get at least
three correct, you can call
yourself a County Mountie.
(1) Which state has the
most counties? A. New
York B. California C.
Texas D. Pennsylvania
(2)Thirty states have a
Washington County. Which
of these does not? A.
Colorado B. Florida C.
Maine D. Washington
(3)Two states have a Texas
County. They are: A.
Missouri and Oklahoma B.
Arkansas and Texas C.
Tennessee and North
Carolina D. Alabama aijd
Georgia
(4)Which state has' 'a
Colorado County? A.
Colorado B. Arizona C.
Texas D. Wyoming
(5)Which of the following
states does not have a
Miami County? A. Ohio B.
Florida C. Indiana D.
Kansas
(6)Three states have a
Wyoming County. Which of
these does not? A. New
York B. Wyoming C.
Pennsylvania D. West
Virginia
Former jailor now working in Home Economics
cellent
Value
by Barbara Lancaster
Tedra Durham, the
secretary in the Home
Economics Department,
had an interesting career
before coming home to
Stephenville: she worked
as a jailor in Portales,
N.M.
Recently she spoke to Dr.
James Shores' criminal
justice class about some of
her experiences. She
described the jail where
she worked as cold'in the
winter, without air con-
ditioning, with atrocious
plumbing, built some time
in the 1930s.
Durham said the most
prisoners she ever saw in
the jail at one time was 36,
adding that for the most
part the prisoners weren't
serious offenders. "Except
when we had James
Kelker," she said. "He
killed three policemen. We
kept him under tight
security."
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Normally prisoners were
left without close super-
vision in the mornings, she
said. One afternoon a week
the prisoners were allowed
to wash their laundry.
Durham recalled an
incident in which the jail
was sued for $3 million by a
Black Muslim prisoner
because the jail served him
pork. "Pork was cheap and
we had to serve it," she
said, adding that the case
still has not been resolved.
She said a typical lunch
at the jail consisted of two
sandwiches, potato chips,
cookies, fruit, cake and
jalapeno peppers.
Prisoners were usually
given Kool Aid to drink.
Durham said that all
prisoners were issued
J white coveralls, a sheet
and blanket, a cup, soap,
toilet paper and - if they
smoked - matches when
they arrived at the jail.
Prisoners were allowed to
have television sets and
radios, and could receive
packages through the mail
after these had been
opened and inspected.
There were no exercise
facilites at the jail,
Durham said. "The jail
was inadequate in every
way," she remarked. "The
people were cramped."
Durham said she got
along well with most of the
prisoners, because she
tried to treat them like
adults. "I would always
preface my requests with
'please' and 'thank you,'"
she said.
Durham described her
job as a jailor as "an ex-
perience I will never.
forget," but added that "it
is good to be back home in
Stephenville."
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