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November 1, 1979
Austin, Texas
Vol. 8, No. 8
Fellowships to be Awarded
would go up proportionately. “But
plans.
able to estimate costs pretty closely
—Teresa Salamone
V
In a
zla
The
SAI Adopts New Constitution
Exxon
Corp., the nation’s largest oil
company and 2nd largest indus-
trial firm according to Fortune
magazine, reported earnings of
1.4 billion dollars for the third
quarter of the year, a jump of
118 per cent over the same per-
St. Edward’s University
HILLTOPPER
The Danforth
The Danforth Graduate Fellow-
ship Program provides support for
students who want to become col-
lege teachers—who see teaching as
a vocation, not a job; as an oppor-
tunity for a life of service, not
simply as a source of income—stu-
dents with strong academic accom-
plishments, with personal charac-
teristics likely to enhance their
commitment to teaching, and with
evidence already accumulating that
they are determined to have their
lives distinguished by acts of ser-
vice.
The only drawback may be rap- that’s something we haven’t dis-
idly rising costs. “You used to be cussed yet,” said Dickson.
Senate Finance Committee passed
an oil industry “windfall-pro-
fits” tax bill that is only half as
strong as the one Pres. Carter
recommended. If adopted, the
bill will cost well owners and oil
producers an estimated 142 bil-
lion dollars from 1980 through
1990 with most of the money be-
ing used to finance a long-range
national energy plan and to help
low-income Americans pay fuel
bills.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former
Pres. Gerald Ford said during a
visit to the Capitol that he has
“made a firm decision not to be-
come an active candidate,” thus
taking himself all but irrevoc-
ably out of the 1980 Republican
presidential race.
SATURDAY, Oct. 20
NEW YORK, N.Y. — In a copy-
righted story by the New York
Post the then-FBI director J.
Edgar Hoover suspected an im-
poster, possibly a Soviet agent,
WORLD NEWS
IN BRIEF
line for nomination is December
10, 1979.
The Harry S. Truman Scholar-
ship Foundation helps outstanding
students prepare for careers in
public service. To be eligible for
nomination a student must be a
junior in 1980-81, have a 3.0 GPA,
be in the upper one-fourth of his
or her class and have a major field
that will permit admission to a
graduate program leading to a ca-
reer in government. One scholar-
ship is awarded each year to a res-
ident nominee of each of the fifty
states. Each scholarship covers eli-
gible expenses in the following cat-
egories: tuition, fees, books, and
room and board, to a maximum of
$5,000 annually for up to four
years. St. Edward’s may nominate
one candidate for the scholarship.
The nominees must make a state-
ment that he or she plans to pursue
a career in government and must
list all public service and leader-
ship positions formerly held. The
nominee must also write an essay
of 600 words or less on some pub-
lic policy issue and provide school
transcripts and letters of recom-
mendation. The deadline for nomi-
nations is December 1, 1979.
The Woodrow Wilson Teacher
Fellowship Program is designed to
attract into secondary teaching lib-
eral arts, graduates of high aca-
demic ability and commitment to
working with young people. The
program is seeking candidates not
already committed to careers in
secondary schools. In the summer
of 1980 the selected Teaching Fel-
lows. will begin the year-long pro-
gram with a teaching practicum at
a secondary summer school and si-
multaneously will be enrolled in
a Master of Arts in Teaching pro-
gram. The Foundation will support
the Teacher Fellows with a tuition
grant of $1,200 to cover the cost
of the M.A.T. program and teacher
certification. A $1,300 stipend will
be provided for living support for
the summer. Each Teacher Fellow
will be placed with a department in
a participating school for the 1980-
1981 school year. The host school
will pay the Teacher Fellows ac-
cording to its usual scale and the
Fellow’s qualifications. The dead-
The Danforth Fellowships pro-
vide tuition and fees up to $4,000
annually, together with a maxi-
mum annual stipend of $2,500 for
a single student, for doctoral can-
didates. Special consideration is
given to persons from minority
groups. All applicants must have
taken the Graduate Record Exam-
ination (GRE) no later than De-
cember 8, 1979. St. Edward’s Uni-
versity is allowed to make a total
of three nominations, which must
be in the mail on or before No-
vember 15, 1979. Nominees must
be seniors or recent graduates. Re-
sults of the nationwide competi-
tion will be announced in April,
1980.
NEW YORK, N.Y.
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Fire broke out behind Teresa Hall Monday afternoon but was quickly extinguished
by AFD.
St. Edward’s University has
been asked to nominate eligible
students for the following pro-
grams:
FRIDAY, Oct. 19
WASHINGTON, D.C.
State Department briefing it was
disclosed that the U.S. has asked
the Soviet Union for some clari-
fication on its latest arms reduc-
tion offer in Europe. Specifi-
cally, the U.S. wants to know
about the number of medium-
range nuclear weapons, includ-
ing the latest mobile multiple
warhead SS-20, targeted on
Western Europe. The move fol-
lows a mood of general skepti-
cism in Washington about the
cial interest and expertise, and (5)
to give the Senate more responsi-
bility, while also making them
more responsible. The long range
goal of the constitution is to at-
tract greater student interest in its
government.
SAI hopes to have a very active
Senate this year, and has certainly
gotten off to a good start with the
passage of this bill. Shadowen was
quoted as saying, “The Constitu-
tion was the first major accom-
plishment of SAI this year. It lays
the groundwork necessary for the
smooth functioning of the Senate.
With this constitution I think
this Senate has the ability to put
SAI back on its feet.”
Students are invited and encour-
aged to attend Senate meetings.
These meetings are held biweekly
on Thursday in Moody 208, at
10:00 p.m.
Soviet offer.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
On Thursday October 25, the
Student Senate of St. Edward’s
University ratified a new constitu-
tion. The vote was unanimous in
favor of the bill. The bill, intro-
duced by Senator McFadden,
was presented in the form of an
amendment to the old SAI consti-
tution.
During the Senate meeting of
October 18, which was held for the
purpose of debating the bill, the
author of the proposed constitu-
tion, Steve Shadowen, outlined its
objectives. These were (1) to
strengthen the role of the Senate
and to make it more representa-
tive of the total student body. (2)
to establish the President as the
leader of the Senate, (3) to allow
greater student involvement in
University policy decisions, (4) to
organize students into “work
groups” or committees of spe-
posed as Lee Harvey Oswald in
1960, three years before Ken-
nedy’s assasination. Hoover’s
suspicions were founded in a
memo from him to the State De-
partment, dated June 6, 1960,
which read “Since there’s a pos-
sibility that an imposter is using
Oswald’s birth certificate, any
current information the State
Department may have concern-
ing this subject will be appreci-
ated.” Oswald had defected to
the Soviet Union at the time.
SUNDAY, Oct. 21
AUSTIN, TX. — the big event of
the year, St. Edwards own 1979
Annual Alumni Phonothon,
kicked off today in the school’s
annual “bigee” drive by alumni,
friends, and students to raise
contributions from other alumni
and friends for a host of school
activities and expenses. Last
year’s fund-raising effort gained
181,000 and two national a-
wards. This year’s goal is set at
90,000.
MONDAY, Oct. 22
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — The
Israeli government under P.M.
Begin suffered two surprise
blows when Forein Minister
Dayan resigned his post and the
Israeli Supreme Court ordered
Jews to give up a controversial
West Bank settlement in 30
days. Dayan cited differences
with government policies as the
basis for his decision.
Outdated System and finish with a 1% difference,”
to be Replaced said
There will soon be more major was a month late.”
renovations done on campus. The Since the final costs may far
plans for new air conditioning sys- exceed the original estimate ap-
tems in St. Joseph Hall, the Cafe- proved by the Board, they must
teria, Premont Hall, as well as be reapproved or it is possible that
Doyle Hall, are currently being en- some part of this plan may be cut
gineered. Power for these systems or modified, though it is not clear
will be supplied by a new gener- which part.
ator to be built near St. Joseph The university will begin accept-
Hall. ing bids for construction next
Jim Fletcher, director of the month with work to begin soon af-
Physical Plant, explained that the ter. “We’ve tentatively scheduled
present air conditioning systems the work to begin January 1
are outdated and expensive to op- [1980], with completion scheduled
erate and so a study was done of for the end of August,” explained
the problem. “They looked at the Dave Dickson, head of the Budget
old, inefficient system in Premont Council. “But that’s a very tight
and went out to see what it would schedule and we’re not sure they
cost to design a new plant for that can meet it.” The project will
side of campus,” said Fletcher. begin with St. Joseph Hall and the
From this study, an estimation cafeteria, to be in operation by
of the total cost was made and this summer. The dorms should be
figure was taken to the Board of completed before the first students
Trustees for approval. The Board arrive in August.
did approve this tentative estimate If this improvement is made in
and the next step is to finalize all Doyle, of course the housing cost
"Axr
iod last year and one of the lar-
gest quarterly business profits in
history. Profits for the nine
months ending Sept. 30 were
2.93 billion compared to 1.91
billion for the same period in
1978.
Fifth-ranked Gulf reported pro-
fits of 416 million, up 97 per
cent, while ninth-ranked Conoco
reported 247.1 million, up 133
per cent. Gulf, Conoco, and
Exxon have all attributed most
of the jump in profits to
overseas operations and little to
U.S. activities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pres.
Carter extended most-favored-
nation tarriff treatment to the
People’s Republic of China and
urged Congress to “act as soon
as possible” in approving a
U.S.-China trade agreement.
AUSTIN, TX. — Houston Light-
ing and Power Co. and Brown &
Root Inc. want another 279 mil-
lion dollars from partners of the
South Texas Nuclear Project for
a “rainy day fund.” The recom-
mendation made to the manage-
ment committee included re-
quests for an “allowance” of
124 million and a “reserve” of
155 million for “unanticipated
changes” “in” and “out” of
scope, respectively.
WEDNESDAY Oct. 24
TEXAS — With the deadline for
filing claims over, the federal
government, individuals, cor-
porations, and government enti-
ties have filed lawsuits totalling
500 million in damages against
SEDCO in connection with
the Mexican oil spill.
Tuesday was the deadline for fil-
ing damage claims set by a U.S.
district judge in the case.
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