The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, October 27, 1978 Page: 2 of 6
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Editorial
NT Needs Active Queen
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Wednesday, the Homecoming Queen can-
didates for 1978-79 lined up in the Union court-
yard at noon and told students—who had stop-
ped to see what was going on—why they were run-
ning for Homecoming Queen.
Student Association president Judson Moore,
Jr., introduced the current Miss Texas, who in
turn introduced each candidate, who in turn told
the crowd her name, classification, hobbies, ambi-
tions and reason for candidacy in the Homecom-
ing Queen election.
Each one, with the exception of one sporting
combat boots, a beret and a machine gun, said she
wanted to be Homecoming Queen to improve NT
public relations and “to better represent North
Texas State University.”
Look at the facts, folks. Every year, the
Homecoming Queen gets her shining moment at
the Homecoming parade and game, and then
nothing else is ever heard from her again.
Moore, in his introduction speech, said the
Homecoming Queen gets her shining moment at
the Homecoming parade and game, and then
nothing else is ever heard from her again.
Moore, in his introduction speech, said the
Homecoming Queen would “possibly travel to
other schools” to represent NT, and “may make
speeches" at NT events during the year.
This is what the student body of NT has always
heard about the Homecoming Queen, but it’s
strange that the only people who ever see her again
are friends and those who have classes with her.
This poses an interesting argument: Is the
Homecoming Queen a representative of NT, or
merely a reflection of the values of the students
who go to school at this university?
The times have changed, and collegiate values
need to change with them. We no longer live in a
society where people are judged constantly by the
way they appear.
Today’s society is moving at a rapid pace, and
the student can no longer live in his little world
where the greatest accomplishment he can put
down on job applications and resumes is that he
played on the football team or was a Homecoming
Queen candidate.
It might sound hokey, but the future of our
society rests in what is going on now with youth.
How frightening to think the future President of
the United States might be a woman whose prime
ambition during her college career was to become
Homecoming Queen.
OK, enough hypothetical nonsense. The fact re-
mains that anyone with a sound, reasonable mind
cannot possibly justify the election of a woman
who will receive front page coverage for merely
having a majority of votes from a student body.
Any Homecoming Queen today is merely the
winner of organized campaigning and popularity.
If popularity is what the average NT student
values, then more power to the popular candidate.
If not, it's time the students reflect on exactly
what sort of person is an actual representation of
the university and elect that person to do what she
promises—not to just sit in a float and wave.
—SUE MORRISON
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Commentary
The North Texas Daily
Page 2 Friday, October 27, 1978
Pet Owners Hamper Animal Control
A dog may be man’s best friend, but man certainly
isn’t a dog’s best friend.
This is made obvious by taking a walk on campus
and noticing the many dogs left to wander while their
owners are elsewhere. Would these same people leave
their children without supervision? Hopefully not.
Then, why leave animals to thier own devices?
According to the Denton Aminal Control Center,
many of the complaints it gets are about canine gangs
tearing through trash bags or digging up neighbors’
yards.
There is no excuse for animals to be left to roam the
city, left to get lost, left to get run over. Animals give
their loyalty and devotion to their masters, and they
des e the same consideration. After all, they feel pain
and hunger like humans do.
Animal control figures that if pet owners would
meet the responsibilities that go with owning an
animal, both pound population and complaints would
drop dramatically.
As it is, few Denton residents abide by the leash law,
which states that dogs and cats must be confined by a
fence or on a leash. Another responsibility, the law
specifies, is to get the animal vaccinated against rabies
by a licensed veterinarian.
Enforcement of the leash law and the impounding of
offending animals can keep some animals off the
streets, but not all of them. Pet owners must do the
rest.
In September alone, animal control impounded 161
dogs, 73 of which were sentenced to die in the gas
chamber. Either the owners didn’t care about the fate
of their pets, or they were glad to be rid of them.
Ow ners have a minimum of three days to claim their
pets. After that, the animals will be put to sleep. No ex-
ceptions are made, and there is no chance that the
Modem Age Commercializes
'Precious’ Pooch’s Lifestule
I accepted the gadget age with open arms.
An electric can opener ' as familiar to me as my
own set of choppers. We ( we the Ronco Co. our lives
for bringing us such astounding devices as the
Vegamatic, the amazing fish carver, plus the bonus
juicer.
But while the American public is having love affairs
with buttons and switches, its pets are also getting ac-
quainted with modern conveniences.
Unlike man, I classified animals as the last creatures
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of the world not having interests in commercialism,
until I met Precious.
On the exterior she appeared to resemble any other
good-hearted dog. One wearing look into the cocker
spaniel’s eyes was enough to change my tunc. Dislike
was not a strong enough adjective.
Having realized that Precious was not a “normal”
dog, I grew leerier of our encounters. The months that
followed our introduction convinced me that animals
could truly have sick habits.
Initially, Precious insisted on ice cubes in her drink-
ing water. Her retort to a bowl of tap water was a
quick, revengeful act to her master. After being refused
she would ceremoniously parade to the bathroom
where she began lapping the toilet water. The toilet
scene would rapidly climax into an embarrassing situa-
tion in the eyes of her master. Precious was clearly on
animal may receive a last-minute reprieve.
Owners who claim their pets at the city pound must
pay court fines of $10 for allowing their animals to run
loose, and $23 if the animals haven’t been vaccinated
against rabies by a licensed veterinarian.
A second offense would cost the pet owner $20. The
impoundment fee is $5 the first day, and a dollar every
day thereafter.
Not being a responsible pet owner can be expensive
for the dog and owner. Obviously, a pet owner would
not have to face the burden of expense if he was re-
sponsible for his pet.
Animals can’t speak for themselves, so it’s time that
pet owners started speaking up for pets, and doing
their part. If a person can afford to own an animal, he
owes it to the public and his pet to be responsible.
We who walk on two legs should protect the rights
of those who don’t. —KIM ERNST
top. Ice cubes were fully incorporated into the dog's
lifestyle.
In addition to her vice for the ice-maker, another
obsession of the commercialized pooch was to sit close
to the closet door and whine.
“It’s the Hoover,” said Precious’ master, “She’s in
love with the Hoover.” After the demonstration, I
believed. It was incredible. Precious showed more af-
fection to that Hoover than to her own master.
Her ow ner explained that she had to run the Hoover
at least once a day. Precious would snoot around the
room with the vacuum cleaner, randomly consumming
the objects below her nose.
This bizarre habit gave me a unique novelty item to
play around with. A single Christmas light bulb at-
tached to an elastic band, placed on her head, put
Precious closer to her Hoover.
Then the inevitable came to pass—the Hoover
broke A psychological reliance to the Hoover buried
Precious into a deep depression. The death of the
Hoover marked the death of her friend.
The amazing Hoover dog left Denton and moved to
the mountains of New Mexico, taking her master
along. After living months without carpet, Precious
decided that retirement time had neared. I recently
visited her retirement site. In her hometown in West
Texas, Precious lives a semi-placid life with her master.
Upon my questioning about the dog’s reaction to
the new Hoover her master replied, “Why don’t you
see for yourself?" Opening the closet door I yelled
“Hoover!" Precious came running, sitting beside the
new Hoover as if she were guarding the jewels of the
King Tut exhibition.
And what is the new trend in the dog’s behavior?
Bopping. She is currently engaged in bopping small
children with her nose. “It doesn’t hurt them,” said her
owner. “It just scares the hell out of you.”
Precious’ master claims that her dog picked bopping
up while—watching television.
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