The Coyote (Weatherford, Tex.), Ed. 1 Monday, April 1, 1968 Page: 4 of 12
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April 1968
and study guide area will allow , portunities opening up and such
All in all, the new College
hope?
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MUSIC WEEK MAY 5-12
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Here is the day tripper (or,
with some of the latest goodies,
the three or four day tripper),
floating on the tide of some form
of acid, the name of which can-
not bepronounced, claiming that
he is expanding (synonym: blow-
ing) his mind, illuminating his
vision of the world, finding new
and untold (unintelligible) won-
ders in the filth of hippiedom.
Surely this one h^S; hppe^ He
By DOLORES WOODRUFF
Democrat Staff Writer
as well as students to visit the
new Book store when it is mov-
ed to the new Campus.
Patrick Rucker, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. Rucker, 213
South Hill, has been offered the
Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Nordan
Scholarship at TCU as an out-
standing talent in the field of
music.
Seventeen year old Patrick
was chosen from a field of 22
CONCERT PLANET, HE GOAL - A Weatherford College stu-
dent, Patrick Rucker is working hard toward his hoped-for
career as a concert pianist. “The recent offer of the Nordan
Scholarship at TCU is a great break,” Patrick says. Winning
the scholarship over 21 other musicians who auditioned for
it, proves the young man’s great talent.
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The Fools are not worth no- Shoppe will be in keeping with
ticing. No thinking man pays any the new designs of the entire
attention to a fool, else he him- campus and Mr. and Mrs. With-
self might become the fool, erspoon invite all ex-students
a wealth of great music to be
explored now,” Patrick said.
“Composers these days are
always finding new avenues of
expression and it’s always chal-
lenging to try to interpret their
thoughts,” he added.
“Since these are such troub-
led times, I’m glad I can find
such beauty (in music) in the
face of such chaos,” he con-
cluded.
He also is choir director and
organist at All Saints Episco-
pal Church here.
Patrick manages to find time
to enjoy his hobbies of drama,
art, and good books. He’s got
a big interest in drama, having
acted in hish school plays be-
fore his 1967‘graduation.
Currently he’s rehearsing for
the Weatherford College spring
production of “All Because of
Agatha.” This is a modern com-
edy in which Patrick plays a
newspaper reporter.
His interest in art includes
his collection of paintings and
drawings. He’s most proud of an
original Delocroix etching done
in 1845 which he bought at the
Junior Council Purchase Show
in the Art Center in Fort Worth.
Patrick also greatly values
students to select their books
more conveniently than the pre-
sent small space allotted to
these books.
The new fixtures are all me-
tal and adjustable to any need,
with check out counters at the
entrance. Book drops for books
and personal belongings are ar-
ranged at the entrance which
Pat Paulsen ??
W.C. Students were recently
asked their opinion of the press-
ing political situation in the
U.S. today. The question was
asked in the hopes of hearing
young thoughts on this serious
business, pplitics-wise.
What do you think of Pat
Paulsen’s campaign for presi-
dent?
“He would be as good as any
of the other candidates”—Mich-
iel Pierce.
“ I would hate to have him run”
-Larry Moore.
“I never watch that show”.-
Larry Glober.
“I like that guy, he’s funny.”-
John Kirkland.
“Isn’t he a little old?-Avis
Carver.
-
Is a searcher, seeking the vision
of the glory to come. Is he now?
Is he not, rather, running, es-
caping from the horror he sees
around him? Running from
known horror to unknown, and,
thus, more inviting, horror? No,
the acidhead, in spite of him-
self, has no hope.
Ah! Here is Religion! Here
is hope for now and the future.
Sure it is! Without going into
the validity of any religion, it
must be seen that religion is
basically an emotional experi-
ence. Emotion must be con-
stantly renewed, it cannot be
maintained at a constant level.
The fan of religion, thus, is
wrapped up with himself. The
religious are doomed forever to
doubt, search, re-affirm and
doubt again. This cycle of per-
sonal search is so all consum-
ing that no time is left to even
attempt to apply any religious
precept to the world (and even
if it were attempted, it wouldn’t
work. The basis of most ac-
cepted religions are contrary to
the whole nature of man). Re-
ligion, the last hope, is a delu-
sion, a pacifier for the hyster-
ical. Even the worshipper at the
shrine of Walden finds no hope
when all nature might be de-
stroyed by the folly of God’s im-
age.
Is there hope? Is that really
a light that appears to be glow-
ing now brighter, now dimmer,
in the darkness of the future?
Is there an answer to the cries
of despair, often unuttered, ris-
ing from mankind? Can man
save himself?
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instrumentalists and singers
Small Business Reigns
COLLEGE BOOK STORE
The Weatherford College
Book Store, operated by Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Witherspoon will oc-
cupy a most convenient loca-
tion on the new College Campus.
“The College Shoppe” as it is
known is well stocked with text
books for all classes as well as
supplies of all kinds for stu-
dent needs.
It win be located directly west
of the College Library between
the two classroom buildings and
will be easily accessible for
students on the campus. New
fixtures have been ordered and
will arrive in time for the sum-
mer school if the summer
school classes are held there
is planned at this time. The
Book Store will be completely
self service and students may
browse around at their leisure.
An enlarged paperback book
Programs sponsored by the
music department have included
a recital by the Midwestern
Arts Trio and a program on the
music of Richard Rodgers. The
Midwestern Arts Trio, made
up of three members of the mu-
sic faculty of Midwestern Uni-
versity in Wichita Falls, pre-
sented a recital of the chamber
music of Mozart, Kahchaturian,
and Stravinsky on March 29.
Mr. Eugene Thomas, Enter-
tainment Director at Fort Wol-
ters, and SP4 Floyd Thomas
presented a program on the
life and music of Richard Rod-
gers to a large number of stu-
dents and faculty on April 3.
Both the choir and the stage
band will participate in the act-
ivities of Weatherford College
Homecoming on April 27.
The climax of music depart-
ment activities will be the joint
spring concert of the choir and
stage band to be held on Friday,
April 27, in the college auditor-
ium. Included on the program
will be sacred and secular mu-
sic of all periods, with an em-
phasis on the music of today.
Several numbers combining the
choir and stage band will be
performed.
The choir will close out the
year with performances at the
graduation ceremonies of Aledo
High School, baccalaureate ser-
vices of Weatherford High
School, and, as traditional, at
the Weatherford College grad-
uation. . ,, . . X
Patrick Rucker gets offer
of music scholarship at TCU
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larship, one of the top awards
made in the School of Fine Arts. i
The four year award is in the
amount of $1250 per year and
has a potential value of $5,000
is the recipient maintains the
scholarship for the four years.
Patrick has been a lover of
music since he was a child
and has been studying the piano
since he was 10 years old. I
He is a former student of
Karolyn Martin, Weatherford |
College instructor and is cur-
rently studying with Keith Mix-
on of TCU, who is the head of
the school’s Department of Ap-
plied Music.
The young pianist is now a
parttime student at TCU and
serves as staff pianist for the
Ballet Department and is also
accompanist in several of the
vocal studios at TCU.
“Last summer I had the op-
portunity to attend master
classes with Madam Lili Kraus,
the artist in residence at TCU,”
Patrick said. ‘She’s one of
the greatest pianists in this
country today,” he added, “and
I was extremely fortunate to
study under her.”
Although classical music is
his main interest, young Rucker
does play other types of music
for the entertainment of others.
“Most music is very good in
its place, but to play anything but
classical music, which speaks
so much deeper to me, I have
to produce a counterfeit emo-
tion.” f
When asked what his favorite
music was, Patrick chose to
name his favorite composers.
They include Bach, Mozart,
Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt and
Bartok.
“I’m so pleased to be where
I am today and to be a pianist
and musican now,” he observ-
ed. “There are so many op-
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who auditioned for the echo- —A—-
his first edition of Hemming-
ways’ “Farewell to Arms.”
During the summer months
the husky and handsome dark-
haired musican can be seen at
the Weatherford Municipal
swimming pool where he serves
as a life guard.
Through his busy schedule
Patrick is preparing for a
career as a concert pianist, his
ultimate goal. He says the of-
fer of the scholarship is “a
great break now.”
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Activities in the Music De-
partment of Weatherford Col-
lege in the spring semester have
included concerts, parties, and
of course, many rehearsals.
In January, the newly-organi-
zed Weatherford College Stage
Band, directed by Mr. Russ
Benzamin, made its debut at a
basketball game. The band,
formed last fall, is made up of
Linda Argumaniz and Joe Har-
din, saxophones; Jimmy Doss,
trumpet; Joe Bill Carter, trom-
bone; Clyde George, piano; and
Walter Graves, guitar.
On Friday, March 15 a group
of twelve members of the Wea-
therford College Choir, direct-
ed by Mr. John Paul Brantley,
traveled to Mineral Wells to
perform for the District Con-
vention of the Texas Federation
of Women’s Clubs. On March
23, the choir met at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Brantley for a
party. All present agreed that
such events should occur more
often.
Miss Karolyn Martin, piano
teacher, presented 7 of her pri-
vate students at the State Festi-
val of the Texas Federation of
Junior Music Clubs. The stu-
dents won three Superior rat-
ings and three Excellent ratings
at the contest. Miss Martin per-
formed a program for the
Weatherford Music Club onap-
ril 18. One of Miss Martin’s
former students and a former
student of Weatherford College,
Mr. Patrick Rucker, won the
coveted Nordan Scholarship for
music study at Texas Christian
University on April 1.
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I Say...
By Michael Pierce
AND GOD CREATED MAN IN
HIS OWN IMAGE (Gen. ?)
Is there anyone left who has
not yet been convinced that the
world is going to Hell in the
quickest way possible? Prob-
ably the only people left who
doubt the final destination of this
celestial orb are fools, hippies
tripping out on LSD, STP or
what-have-you, and religious
fanatics. The proof is obvious
to all who have eyes to see.
The United States is trapped
in a war which, from any point
of view (hawk, dove, moderate
or don’t know), is an extremely
shabby affair. To this hopeless
morass can be added the tragi-
comedy of Korea: one third-
rate country (North Korea) de-
manding blackmail from the
United States while its opposite
number (South Korea) threatens
blackmail if the demands of the
former are met. Elsewhere in
the world the United States faces
hostility, ambivalence or
worse.
At home the problems of the
United States are worse, if only
because they are near at hand.
The whole movement for civil
rights is bogged down in a
swamp of philosophical argu-
ments, intra-racial hatreds,
mixed allegiances, violence and
counter-violence and plain,
simple confusion. Big time
crime is entering into every
aspect of American life, the
drug menace grows every day,
Communists are still boring
from without and within (so
says the great J. Edgar), con-
ventional morality (and not only
sexual morality) is shattering
like a newly exploded star, the
up-coming political contests
promise to be the most pathe-
tic displays of political non-
sense ever witnessed in the
grand old U.S. of A. Anyone
may compile a seemingly end-
less list by merely looking
about him.
The rest of the world sits
back and smiles, giggles or
laughs out loud at the discom-
fiture of the once (and only
temporarily) greatest nation in
the world. But the display of
mirth is only to distract from
the ills besetting all of man-
kind. China laughs at the United
States while caught in the throes
of a cultural revolution (what-
ever the heck that is) and strug-
gling with Russia for ascendan-
cy in what was the Communist
monolith? And Russia share the
laughter while Lenin’s dream
surrenders to profit incentives?
The thought of Cuba laughing is,
in itself, laughable. Why snig-
ger, France, while Char-
lemagne n, in his dotage, los-
es the respect of the rest of
the world and France herself
becomes, instead of the mov-
er, the plaything of the mighty?
Even Great Britain cmaes me may be picked up when the stu-
United States while the sun dent leaves. The stock of sup-
sets and the pound sterling be- plies which has been limited due
comes a monetary curiosity, to lack of space will be enlarg-
What about those, mentioned ed to include many items which
earlier, who refuse to acknow- at the present are not available
ledge the obvious? Have they in the Book Store.
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