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NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATION
Postage Paid
USPS No. 133
Stephenville, Texas
76401
A Proud Part
of the
Texas A&M System
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Thursday, September 15
Texans play Yellowjackets Saturday
By CLAY RASMUSSEN
If you attended the Tarleton-
McMurry game Saturday night,
then you wouldn't expect head
coach McAfee to be too concerned
about the Howard Payne
Yellowjackets.
The .Yellowjackets open their
home season this Saturday after
dropping their first two conference
games. The Jackets first lost to
, upstart Midwestern State University
and then suffered the humiliating
46-3 loss to Sul Ross last week. You
would expect McAfee to be pretty
confident...right?
Wrong. "It all goes back to the
fact that we are where we are in the
conference," says McAfee, "every
team is going to be itching to knock
us off first. For Howard Payne, it
could turn aroUnd their whole
season." Coach McAfee compares
the heavily favored Michigan State
team in their loss last week to
Rutgers [in the NCAA] to what
could happen to the Texans if they
take the Yellowjackets lightly.
In last Saturday nights game,
some questions McAfee had
wondered about were answered.
The young offensive backfield was
a source of untapped power for the
Texans. Kelvin Haynes showed
Tarleton that he could ramble
through defensive lines and pick up
vital rushing yards as well as make
the big plays. Haynes ended the
night with 12 carries and 120 yards.
He was not alone in his showing.
Offensive backs Owen and Walker
contributed 70 yards to the cause.
Quarterback Eric Lugo look
strong in his first start. Lugo threw
for 104 yards and one touchdown,
while backup Oscar Pena showed
that he too could put points on the
board for the Texans.
Unfortunately, McAfee doesn't
feel the defensive backfield was
tested enough in the game.
"McMurry threw short passes in-
side that were well covered by our
linebackers. They didn't really try
to exploit the secondary as much as
we thought."
The Texans will also be hampered
by injuries to key players. Three of-
fensive starting linemen will likely
sit out this week. Guard Grayson
Wells injured a knee, while tackle
Bobby Moore and center Jerry
Schurert reinjured ankles. The most
serious blow, though, is the loss of
two time All-Conference kicker
Mike Myer to a knee injury. Myers
will miss at least four weeks and
may be lost for the season.
Offensively, Howard Payne has
had its.own problems. Quarterback
Jerrod Summers has struggled
through the first two weeks com-
pleting less than a third of his
passes. The backs have been led by
Elliot Harvey, who has only amass-
ed 101 total yards in the last two
weeks,
Howard Paynes defensive unit has
also been experiencing troubles.
The Yellowjackets have given up
eight touchdowns so far. Look for
defensive standouts, though, in
tackles Ricky Sparks and Mark
Patrick. These two players, along
with linebacker Sam Best lead the
conference with 16 tackles.
About the only position where
Tarleton and Howard Payne are
evenly matched is the kicking game,
Texan punter Todd Sells and
Howard Payne punter Summers are
one and two in the conference. Both
are capable of giving the other the
poor field position.
One of McAfee's concerns is that
Howard Payne coach Bill Anderson
will have a handle on what to expect
from McAfee and his own coaching
staff. Anderson was offensive coor-
dinator for Tarleton the last two
years. "He certainly knows
everything about our defensive
scheme," McAfee stated, "You can
count . on them having a well
developed offensive attack for us
this week."
"If we are going to defend our
conference title, then we can't af-
ford a let down against any team this
year. We've got to be ready for
Howard Payne to give us a great
game," McAfee said. Kickoff for
the Texan-Yellowjacket game will
be 7:30 p.m. in Brownwood.
TSU grant to aid low-income students
Tarleton State University has
been awarded a Student Support
Services Project grant by the United
States Department of Education.
The $120,000ra-year grant went in-
to effect September 1 and is aimed
at developing a tutoring system for
low-income students at the
University.
"We will be providing tutoring,
academic advisement, and career
" and vocational guidance to students
.. - who qualify for the program," said
z Jane McClain, Director of the pro-
ject. "Our goal is to keep these
youngsters in college and to see
them graduate," she said pointing
out that many of the students who
drop out of higher education institu-
tions do so because they are
frustrated.
The grant was awarded under the
federal program called TRIO which
provides educational opportunities
to low-income, disadvantaged
students. Established by Congress
under Title IV of Higher Education
Act of 1965, TRIO also includes the
Upward Bound summer program
which Tarleton has been involved
with for the past eight years. The
SSSP grant was awarded for a two-
year period based on a proposal
written by McClain and her staff.
The Student Support Services
Project is available for students who
are handicapped, have low income
standards (similar to the ones need-
ed for financial aid) and live in
homes where parents do not have
college degrees. "A student doesn't
have to be failing to get tutoring
through the program," said Mrs.
McClain, "They may just need
some extra help with a course or
would like to improve upon a C. We
will also be helping them with their
financial aid and scholarship
applications." ...
Other college students will be
hired to serve as tutors and the tutor-
ing session may be on a one-to-one
basis or in small groups depending
on need. The University has a goal
of helping 200 students through the
program this school year.
Working with Mrs, McClain will
be staff of five, including an Assis-
tant Director for Student Support,
an Assistant Director for Upward
Bound, a full-time counselor, a part-
time tutor coordinator and a
secretary.
"We are preparing some
brochures, and will be talking to
students in several classes to inform
them of oiyr services,"', said Mrs..
McClain. "Anyone interested in
more information on Student Sup-
port Services can contact our offices
in Fine Arts Center or call 968-9294
weekdays."
Plans for Student Center still indefinite
By CHRISTINE HANCOOK
The new $10.5 million Tarleton
Center is tentatively set to break
ground in two years. "In order for
us to begin moving into the new stu-
; dent center by 1992, construction
needs to begin by 1990," says Ed
Knoll, Director of the Tarleton
Center.
The new union building will be
located on the current intersection of
Lillian Avenue and Vanderbilt
Street. According to the Master Plan
' for Tarleton, the building would be
central to Wisdom Gym, Clyde H.
Wells Fine Arts Center and student
housing.
The present(usable space)45,334
square foot Tarleton Center was
built in 1963 to service 1,500
students. Since that time five
renovations have taken place in
order to meet the needs of a grow-
ing student population.
Several ideas have been made
on adding on another floor or expan-
ding the current size, but limited
growing room and the building's
wall structure made those ideas
superfluous.
The remodeling of the Bosque and
Brazos rooms in 1983 made an
tempt to beautify the conference
rooms of the center, but the cost pro-
ved to be too high when other rooms
were considered for redecorating
with state funds.
The most recent renovations in-
clude the newly organized,
redecorated Campus Store and the
Tarleton Station snack bar which is
to be completed in the. summer of
1989.
Also, pending the appropriation of
funds, is the remodeling of the
TSU Post Office and the
redecorating of the Trinity Con-
ference room (located on the eastern
side of the building). These projects
hope to begin within the 1988-89
academic school year.
After the new Tarleton Center has
been completed, the old union
building will be turned into an ad-
ministration annex.
In next week's J-TAC, in coopera-
tion with Mr. Knoll and Scott Rone,
TCAB's Vice President of
Facilities, will further discuss cur-
rent remodeling and renovation
plans for the present Tarleton
Center. The discussion will also
focus on the goals and objectives for
the new student union, based on stu-
dent input as well as ideas from the
Tarleton Center Director himself.
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Cadets stand at attention during the Activation Ceremony.
ROTC passes colors
By BEN TINSLEY
The 1988 Fall Awards and Corp Activation Ceremony took place
last Wednesday, September 7, at Heritage Oaks Memorial Park.
Lieutenant Colonel Gregory K. Gandy "turned over the colors"
to Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Tony Turpin, and officially activated
the R.O.T.C. Corps for the 1988-89 school year.
In addition to the Corps activation, the achievements of outstan-
ding cadets was recognized through the presentation of awards and
commendations. The organizational colors were passed, signifying
the activation of the command. This rite symbolizes, the passing of
unit responsibilities to the new cadet commander.
The scholorships and awards presented include: the Tarleton State
University Presidential Military Science Honor Scholarship, presented
to a freshman who displayed the most academic and leadership poten-
tial in high -school, This year's winner was Cadef*Brent Peacock,
of Granbury High School.
> The Distinguished Military Student Award was presented to Cadet
Lieutenant Colonel Tony Turpin, The Army R.O.T.C. Scholarships,
which are 2 and 3 year scholarships providing tuition, bpoks, lab
fees, and $100 per month, were presented to: Cadet I)ona/ld Padgett
(3 year scholarship),
Cadet Brent Peacock (3 year Advance Designee Scholorship), Cadet
Joni Cox, and Cadet Gary Pickey (2 year scholarships), and Cadet
Tom Hughes (2 year Advance Designee Scholarship).
The Burkett Scholarship was presented to Cadet Stephen Davis,
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Scholarship to Cadet Robert Jones,
and the McCoullough Scholarship to Cadet Robert Jones.
Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Tony Turpin and Cadet Captain Daniel
Thiebaud were commended for outstanding performance in R.O.T.C.
Basic Camp and Advance Camp, Turpin we(s the number 2 cadet of
the cycle, out of 4500 college students attending Advance Camp at ;
Ft. Riley, Kansas. Thiebaud was number 2 cadet of the cycle at Basic ;
Camp in Fort Knox, Kentucky.
At the end of the ceremony, Dr. Barry B. Thompson was presented
with a varsity letter sweater in recognition of his contributions to
the Wainright Rifle Drill Team.
TSU Adult Education offers a diverse selection of courses
The fall semester of adult educa-
tion at Tarleton State University gets
underway this week with courses
aimed at preparing students for
emergency medical situations,
reviewing professional skills and
stepping-out Texas-style.
The EMT 632-hour Paramedic
Training Program and the EMT
40-hour Refresher Course started
Tuesday night, September 6. Ap-
proved by the Texas State Depart-
ment of Health, the courses are
taught by A.T. Koonce, EMT coor-
dinator from Mineral Wells. The
long course includes 268-hours of
ambulance training and 148-hours
hospital training on a rotating basis.
Registration is $775 plus texts and
a $52.31 manditory liability in-
surance fee.
The 40-hour refresher is for
paramedics already certified. These
students attend the first six-weeks
of work in the long Paramedic
Training course. Registration is
$90.
A 15-hour State Board approved
CETIA course, "Texas Insurance
Coverage and Law Changes" will
meet Tuesday nights from 6 to 9:15
p.m. for five weeks. The course is
required for all insurance agents to
complete the CE studies for in-
surance license renewal. Boyd
Holtey of Boyd Holley Insurance in
Hamilton will be instructing the
class,and registration is $55.
Also beginning Tuesday night is
Introduction to Electronics, a ten-
week course dealing with charges
and currents, circuit properties,
capacitance and series,and parallel
circuits. Jim Bull of Gifford TV and
Electronics is instructor and classes
meet from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Registration is $60.
Starting Wednesday, September
7 is an 11-week course in Profes-
sional Secretarial Skills. Vickie
Swan, a Certified Professional
Secretary, will be teaching the class
which updates secretarial pro-
cedures, and offers tips on improv-
ing written communication and of-
fice administration. The class meets
from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays and
registration is $58.
On Thursday, September 8, the
popular "Country and Western
Dancing" began. Taught by Dr.
James Larimore, the class covers
traditional "Texas" dances such as
the Cotton-Eyed Joe, Two-Step,
Schottische, Polka, Waltz and more.
Enrollment is $11 per person or $20
per couple. The class meets from
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on the open
pavilion behind the Intramural.,
Building on the TSU campus.
. Information on registration for.
these or any of the Continuing
Education classes is available by
calling the CE offices at
817-968-9300 weekdays. .C'
Student Government Schedule
General Assembly meetings will be held in the Hydrology Building
room 115 at 5:15.
Committee meetings will be held in the Student Center at 5:15 in
the following rooms:
Finance Committee - Colorado room
Student Services Committee - Brazos room
External Affairs Committee - Bosque room
DATE; TYPE OF MEETING:
September 5 General Assembly (WORKSHOP)
September. 12 NO MEETING
■ September 19 General Assembly
September 26 Committees
October 3 General Assembly
October 10 Committees
October 17 General Assembly
October 24 Committees
October -31 General Assembly
November 7 Committees
November 14 General Assembly
November 21 Committees
November 28 General Assembly (Last Meeting)
Placement Center aids TSU job-seekers
Tarleton students and alumni who
are seeking employment may find
it beneficial to visit the Office of
Placement, located on the second
floor of the Tarleton Center. Under
the direction of Dr. Sandy Hunter,
the office pursues the task of help-
ing students and ex-students find
suitable employment. Dr. Hunter is
aided by secretary Rita Davis in
assisting job seekers.
Although the actual job hunt and
person-to-person contact with
employers are .the responsibilities of
the person seeking employment, the
Office of Placement can provide
assistance in locating potential
employers and in completion of the
necessary paperwork.
The Office of Placement offers
several services to assist job ap-
plicants in obtaining employment.
Personal counseling, job boards,
library facilities and College Place-
ment Council booklets are a few of
the resources available through this
- service.
Personal counseling takes into
consideration the individual dif-
ferences and needs of job applicants
and provides assistance in the deci-
sion making strategies concerning
all phases of the process.
Library resources are available
which contain articles on various
aspects of job hunting. Company
files containing information which
can be helpful in an interview are
available as well as monthly
magazines with information pertain-
ing to the various companies and job
listings.
Current job opportunities in both
teaching and non-teaching profes-
sions are posted on job boards in the
office. The listings include positions
in such diverse fields as: business,
industry, state and federal jobs,
teaching and part-time work. Pro-
cedures to apply for these positions
are also posted on the job boards.
Booklets from the College Place-
ment Council are also available at
the Office of Placement. Volume
One of these booklets contains sug-
gestions for preparing resumes and
cover letters. Whereas, Volumes
Two and Three supply c'ompany
profiles on many nationally known
and Fortune 500 companies across ■
the nation.
Video tapes on interview techni-
ques and job search tactics are also
available for viewing by those seek-':
ing employment. The tapes may be:
seen in the viewing area Of the
Placement Office during regular of*:
fice hours. ' ■ ;
The Office of Placement provides^
assistance in resume preparation'
through the examples of numerous-
resumes on file and the availability
of a computer program for resume
writing. Applicants may use the
computer to write their own
resumes or the placement staff will
write the resume for a small fee;
On-campus job interviews are ar-
ranged with various schools and
companies throughout the year.
Notices of interviews are posted on
bulletin boards across campus as
well as in the placement office.
See Placement page 4
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