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Cooper Tells of Working
Among Mentally Retarded
— Editorial Page
The Campus Chat
Tight Eagle Defense Proves
Too Much for Cat Offense
— Sports Page
♦3rd YEAR
NORTH TEXAS STATE COLLEGE, DENTON, TEXAS
WEDNESDAY. OCT. 14, 1959
NO. 8
Fine Arts Presentation Features
Concert Hypnotist Dr. Polgar
For Homecoming Floats . . .
Widmann Names Saturday
As Final Parade Entry Date
Deadline for entries in tl«e j ifin at 10:80 a.m. Oct. 31, preced-
Honiet'oininj? parade Oct. 31 i« kick-off of the Uni-
* ,
Chat Thoto by ADRIAN
TO RELIEVE the chronic parking problem, the Service center hauls off cars parked in the area re-
served for construction.
Suturduy, Lt. Col. Benjamin Wid-
mann, parade chairman, announced
Monday. Any group planning to
enter must file an application
along with a sketch of the pro-
posed entry with Lt. Col. Widmann
by Saturday.
The Homecoming parade will be-
-Press Time Chatter-
Editor Posts Copy Deadline for Avesta;
Two Ex-Students Hold Art Exhibitions
# Jill Van Sickle, editor of the
Avesta, campus literary maga-
zine, emphasized Monday that Sat-
urday is the deadline for submit-
ting manuscripts for the fall Aves-
ta. If a writer is working on some-
thing for the Avesta and will not
be through by Saturday, he should
contact Miss Van Sickle or Dr.
James M. Brown of the English
faculty.
Manuscripts may be submitted in
the three divisions of fiction, non-
fiction, and poetry to Dr. Brown
in room 111 of the auditoriun
building.
Dr. Ashmore Assumes
Twin Roles in Review
Dr. Lear Ascmore of the speech
and drama department has been
added to the list of faculty mem-
bers who will take part in the
English department's book review
scheduled for Thursday at 4 p.m.
in the library auditorium.
She will play the parts of two
women, Nicostrata and Archippc,
in the poetic drama based on a
Greek legend to be presented by
William D. Barney, nationally
known poet from Fort Worth, ac-
cording to Dr. M. S. Shockley,
chairman of the book review com-
mittee.
Fort Worth Winner
Barney, author of two prize-
winning volumes of poems, was
born in Tulsa, Okla., in 1916. His
two volumes, "Kneel From the
Stone" and "Permitted Proof,"
won prizes in the Texas Institute
of Letters. "Kneel From the Stone"
also won the Borestone Mountain
award offered through the Poetry
Society of America for $1250, the
highest money prize for poetry of-
fered in the United States. He is
past president of the Poetry So-
ciety of Texas.
He moved in 1928 from Tulsa to
Fort Worth, where he attended
Texas Christian university. He is
employed by the post office depart-
ment in Fort Worth, where he
lives with his wife and four sons.
Barney is also a professional bari-
tone and sings for the Oakhurst
Methodist church, where his wife
is choir director.
Public Hearing
The one-act play pre&ents the
court scene in which Sophocles, the
ancient Creek dramatist, defends
his sanity at a public hearing after
being hailed into court by his son,
lophon, who accuses him of in-
sanity to get control of his for-
tune. Sophocles proves his sanity
by reciting to the chorus from his
Oedipus at Colonus.
Thursday will be Poetry day and
will be celebrated all over the
United States. Special programs
will be preesnted at many colleges,
Five Journalists Attend
Sigma Delta Chi Dinner
Three North Texas journalism
students were among 25 guests at
the annual Sigma Delta Chi In
tern dinner held in Fort Worth
Friday. The dinner was held to
honor the students who served
Texas Daily Newspaper associa-
tion internships this summer.
Students attending were Jerry
Haynes, Odessa, who worked on
the Odessa American; Charldean
Newell, Fort Worth, Tyler Courier-
Times-Telegraph, and Philip Tap-
ley, Irving, Dallas Morning News.
universities, and libraries through-
out the country in observance of
this day.
Dr. Ashmore has been with the
speech and drama department at
North Texas since 1953, She re-
ceived her B.A. and M.A. degrees
at the University of Texas and
her Ph.D. at the University of
Wisconsin. While at the University
of Texas, she took part in readings
and interpretations in connection
with the speech department.
Other members of the cast in-
clude Dr. Oma Stanley of the
English department as Sophocles,
C. E. Shuford of the journalism
department as lophon, Dr. Arthur
Sampley of the English depart-
ment as the judge, and Barney as
the chorus.
Fort Worth Htar-THetfram Photo
WILLIAM D. BARNEY
Cash awards will be given to the
best manuscript in each division.
* *
• W. A. (Bill) Cooper, director of
driver education, expressed concern
Monday over a release by the state
board of insurance stating that
driver education graduates in Tex-
as have had 12 per cent more ac-
cidents than untrained drivers.
'It would be interesting to see
a complete analysis of the report
that was released by the state
board of insurance regarding stu-
dents trained under the Texas
Education agency's approved pro-
gram and untrained drivers of the
same age group," stated Cooper.
The incomplete survey was re-
leased Saturday in Austin. It came
as a shock to traffic, safety, and
school officials. According to the
report, taken on a three-year aver-
age, drivers with education credits
had 7.78 accidents per 100 insured
vehicles while only (>.83 of each
100 drivers without school training
had accidents.
Louis Spears, consultant for
safety education with the Texas
Education agency, said, "It's hard
to believe this is true in Texas. The
reverse has shown up in other
states. Surveys show youngsters
who have had driver education had
50 per cent fewer accidents than
those without training."
On the local scene, Cooper added
that Charles Ogle, executive vice-
president of the Texas Motor
Transportation association, will ar-
rive here Thursday to address the
driver education classes concerning
public relations.
* * *
9 Two members of the North
Texas faculty spoke at an Area
V In-Service Education conference
for homemaking teachers in Den-
ton Saturday.
Dr. Mary Evans, head teacher
trainer of the School of Home Eco-
nomics, explained the relationship
of the home economics' curriculum
to the purposes and goals of the
teacher education program in phy-
sical education.
Dr. Emmett Cantbron, director of
the department of health, physical
education, and recreation, reviewed
the recommendations for physical
and health education as it affects
the study of home economics.
• •
# Two NT exes, Jerry Romotsky
and Don Deardorff, are having one-
man shows of their paintings.
Romotsky, a drawing and paint-
ing major, who graduated in 1955,
has his work on exhibit at the
Art gallery in Dnllas.
Deardorff, who graduated in
1951 with an interior design de-
gree, is having his paintings shown
at the Kidglea country club in
Fort Worth. Deardorff is now em-
ployed as an industrial design engi-
neer at Convair and supervises the
designing of interiors of Convair
planes.
Bill McCauley, another drawing
and painting major who graduated
in 1955, is now art director of the
Art gallery in Dallas. McCauley
resigned his teaching position in
Midland last year to devote all of
his time to becoming a professional
painter.
versity of Wichita game at Fouts
field. Immediately before the pa-
rade begins, the first judging of
the floats will be made. Judges
will not be identified before pa-
rade time. Prizes will lie awarded
for the most beautiful float and
the most original float. The
sweepstakes award will be given
for the best float.
♦ « •
Plana for the barbecue have
also been announced. The meal
will begin immediately following
the Homecoming game, with
serving scheduled to start at ap-
proximately 4:30 p.m., stated I)r.
Kenneth Cuthbert, barbecue
chairman. The affair will be held
in the men's gymnasium.
• • ♦
Tickets may be purchased from
members of Mu Phi Epsilon, music
fraternity, in the Howdy room of
the union building Oct. 31. Late-
comers may buy their tickets at
the men's gym if they are unal>K>
to pick them up in the union build-
ing. Price has been set at $1 per
plate, and this will pay for beef
barbecue, baked beans, potato
chips, relishes, cookies, and a bev-
ergae. Host for the event is the
faculty of the School of Music.
Members of the Ellen H. Richards
club will help serve.
* * *
Everyone is encouraged to at-
tend the barbecue. "The affair
is not for exes alone, but anyone
who wishes to come is invited,"
said Dr. Cuthbert. Last year 571
persons attended the annual
event.
Other activities planned for the
returning exes include a basketball
scrimmage featuring the North
Texas squad, the regular Saturday
night stage shuw with 'Feasor
Floyd Craham, and a dance in the
women's gymnasium. Miss Peggy
lilackmon is chairman of the en-
tertainment committee.
Five finalists for Homecoming
queen will be selected in an all-
school election next Wednesday.
At a later polling on Oct. 28 the
queen will bo selected, and her
name will not be revealed until
the halftimo activities of the
Homecoming game.
Six From Turkey Visit
Campus for Inspection
ACE Sends Delegates
To Fort Worth Meeting
"NT's Association for Childhood
Education will send eight students
and three faculty me-nbers to the
Texas ACE's biannual study con-
vention Friday and Saturday in
Fort Worth," Dr. Del Kjer waid
Monday.
The three teachers who will at-
tend are Mrs. Mary Peery, Dr.
Richard llampleman, and Dr.
Kjer, chief sponsor of the ACE.
There will he three principal
speakers for the convention. Dr.
John (ioodlad, co-author of "The
Nongraded Elementary School,"
will speak on "Pressures to
Learn." Dr. Bernice Moore, con-
sultant on home and family life
education for the Texas Education
agency, wlil speak on "The Stretch
to Reach," and Dr. B. D. Edens,
director of counseling at the Trin-
ity Baptist church of San Anto-
nio, will speak on "Anxiety and
the Teacher."
Some of the studies to be con-
ducted at the convention are on
audio-visual aids, fund raising and
spending money wisely, publica-
tions, music and literature, music
and art, and a student-led confer
ence which NT's first vice-presi-
dent of the ACE, Carol Sue Coen,
Port Nechcs, will help conduct
Miss Coen is at pc-jent the stu
dent editor of the ACE's branch
exchange.
While at the convention, the
group will participate in a city
tour of cultural centers including
a tea at Texas Christian univer-
sity and a planetarium demonstra
tion at the Children's museum.
Six representatives of the Turk
ish Ministry of Education visited
NT Friday through Monday, Dr.
Witt Blair, dean of the School of
Education, said Monday.
The group was here to observe
and study the NT teacher educa-
tion program, particularly in the
fields of home economics, music,
physical education, and science, Dr.
Blair explained.
The members of the group have
all I college teachers and are
now school inspectors for elemen-
tary, junior high, and high schools
n Turkey. Each member of the
group had a particular interest,
added Dr. Blair.
Three men and three women
composed the group. The chief in-
spector was Muhsin Adil Binal,
whose main interest was in sci-
ence. Other members were Seref
'ayiroglu, music; Cevdit Arun,
physical education; Mrs. Aliyc
'oskun, home economics; Miss Ce
mile E. Devrim, home economics,
and Mrs. Ncvin Karozog, elemen
tary education.
The group was accompanied by
an interpreter from the State de-
partment, David Atamian. Only
member of the group who spoke
English was Mrs. Coskun, who is
a former Congress woman and who
once lived in the U.S.
Show Mentalist Makes
Return Appearance Here
Two fine arts program* will be presented on the cam-
pus this week. Tonight Dr. Franz Polgar will be featured
with his hypnotism ami mental telepathy program. Friday
Miss Eleanor Steber, Metropolitan Opera soprano, will be
featured.
I)r. Polgar will return for his 17th performance before
North Texas students. He is noted for his feats of maas
hypnotism and mental telepathy.
A demonstration he has often performed is to go down
a line of 100 people and have each tell his name. After meet-
ing the last person, Polgar can remember the name of any
person in the group on sight.
lie is so confident of his ability
at mental telepathy thBt he will
leave the room and have someone
hide his cneck for the evening's
program. If he fails to find it by
,sing telepathy, his performance
will be on the house.
Admission will be by student
activity card, fine arts ticket, or
$1.
For Who's Who . . .
Dr. Spurlock to Submit Nominees
Campus nominees are being se-
lected for a place in Who's Who
in American Colleges and Univer-
sities, one of the most outstand-
ing honors on campus, Vice-Presi-
dent J. J. Spurlock said Monday.
Presenting nominations are the
North Texas faculty, officers of
the US NT, the Women's Forum,
presidents of campus organiza-
tions, and the student senate.
The nominees, who received their
information blanks by mail, are re-
quested by Dean of Women Imo-
gene Bentley and Dean of Men
William Woods to return the forms
to Dr. Spurlock's office by no later
than Friday.
To be eligible for nomination, a
student must be on the junior,
senior, or graduate level. Good
_ scholarship, character, participa-
These students interned on news j tion and leadership in school and
editing.
C. E. Shuford and Dr. James
Rogers, both of the journalism
faculty, accompanied the student*.
extracurricular activities, and in
dications of future usefulness to
society are the main points on
which students are selected.
This national honor, which is lie-
stowed annually, limits the num-
ber from each college to a percen-
age of its enrollment. North Texas
will be allowed .15.
Final selection of the 35 from the
nominations presented will Im- made
by a corn' tee of 11 faculty and
18 studen: iresentatives.
Names •.<{ .hose selected will not
be revealed until this year's "Who's
Who" is published.
Young Democrats to Attend
Truman Reception in Dallas
Former President Harry S. Tru-
man will speak to Texas Demo-
crats Saturday at 8 p.m. in the
municipal auditorium. A reception
will be held in the Adolphus hotel
from 4 to 6 p.m. prior to the Tru-
man rally.
Walter Mize. senior government
major from Arlington, said after
the rally there will be a reception
by the Dallas county Young Dem-
ocrats and that North Texas stu-
dents were invited to attend.
Mize urges NT students to come
to the Thursday meeting of the
Voung Democrats at 6:30 p.m. in
room 203 of the government build
ing to learn more about the trip
to Dallas. A car caravan will
transport students to the rally.
I Mize also added that the Young
Democrats national convention will
be held Nov. 17-19 in Toledo, O.,
and that students should begin
plans to attend this convention.
Ticket Sales Begin
For Houston Trip
Ticket sales began this morning
for the trip to Houston for the
North Texas-University of Hous
ton football game Oct. 24.
Sales will continue through Mon
day, with the price of $11.25 to
include round-trip train fare, bus
passage from the station to Rice
stadium, and a ticket to the game
Food costs are extra, and students
may eat at any Houston cafe, ac
cording to Dan Hinkle, president
of United Students of North
Texas. USNT will sponsor a con
cession of candy, chewing gum
and sandwiches on the train.
The train will leave the Santa
Fe station at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 24 and
arrive at 3:45 p.m. in Houston
After the game, the train will leave
at 11:30 p.m. and arrive in Den
ton Oct. 25 at 6:45 a.m.
Only students and faculty mem
bers and their families are eligible
for the trip. Deans and adminis
trative officials will be aitoard the
train, and students whose conduct
is embarrassing to themselves or
their school will be subject to dis
ciplinary action by the college
Hinkle said.
Drinking will not be allowed, ac
cording to school policy.
The train will accommodate r,->.r>
persons, but Hinkle said there is
a possibility of getting two more
cars with a capacity of 80 each if
they are needed.
There will be a special section
reserved for North Texas students
at the game, which is Houston
homecoming.
North Texas was recommended
as a place for the group to tour
by the State Education agency,
and NT was the only college the
group visited in Texas.
Friday the visitors went through
the School of Home Economics, the
School id" Music, and the science
department. After their tour of
the School of Home Economics,
they attended an area meeting of
home economics teachers at. Den-
ton high school. Friday evening
the group was the guest of Presi-
dent J. C. Matthews at a dinner
in their guest at Marquis hall.
Traveler Cites
Wasteless Land
A college professor was re-
cently expounding on the short-
comings of people who strew the
public highways and streets
with litter.
The prof mentioned that roads
through Europe are almost void
of any trash. He then asked a
retired serviceman, who has
traveled extensively, if he had
found this to be true.
"Yes, that is true and the rea-
son is they don't have any thing
to throw away," was the reply.
The star of Friday's fine arta
program. Miss Steber, holds a
unique position in the muaic
world. Her status as a performer
is not only recognized by the
press and thousands of muaic
lovers but also by the U.S.
government.
• *
Two years ugo, at the invitation
of the U.S. Department of State,
she made a world tour which in-
cluded 15 Asian countries, many
of which had never heard an
American-born opera star.
• # •
One of her hobbies is to col-
lect batons of conductors with
whom she has worked. Decorat-
ing her country home in Port
Jefferson, Long Island, are the
batons of Toscanini, Reiner, Sto-
knowski, Mitropoulos, Szell,
Koussevitsky, Walter, Koate-
lantez. Barlow, and many others.
Only one baton is missing—that
of Eugene Ormandy who doean't
use one.
• • *
Miss Steber has l>een a record-
ing star throughout her entire
career and has recorded extensive-
ly for both Columbia Masterworks
and RCA Victor. She has made rec-
ords of such operatic works as
"Madame Butterfly," "Fauat,"
"Othello," and many others.
Industrial Arts Department Moves
Into New Completed Headquarters
Both faculty and students are
well satisfied with the new indus-
trial arts building, Dr. Earle It.
Blanton, director of the depart-
ment, said Monday.
"The building is well planned,
well furnished, and seems to be
quite flexible. I am sure it will
adapt to our needs for many
years," Dr. Blanton added.
Dr. Blanton stressed the good
lighting in the building, which hail
not been satisfactory in the ok'
one. Fluorescent lamps in the lab-
oratories and classrooms provide
the necessary lights for drawing
and delicate lab work.
Other features of the building
include ample locker and storage
space for use by the students and
-Chat Photo by ADRIAN
STUDENTS WORK in the machine shop of the new Industrie!
erh building.
the staff. The partial basement
gives space for storage of mate-
rial needed for everyday class
work. Before moving the depart-
ment stored its materials at the
warehouse at the service center
and then moved it up in small
quantities, usually after 5 p.m.
when trucks became available.
Drafting rooms have 84 benches
designed and built by the staff in
the summer of 1! 58. These benches
are of birch, with high-pressure
plastic tops. Each bench haa eight
drawers, designed to hold a stand-
ard drawing board, instruments,
texts, and plates, with individual
cabinet-type combination locks.
New features are laboratories
for teaching of graphic arts and
power mechanics. Portions of the
printing equipment have been de-
livered, and the department hopes
to schedule classes for this field in
the spring semester.
The second floor, which houses
drawing rooms, general explora-
tory labs, crafts labs, and class-
rooms, will be air-conditioned
soon, said Dr. Blanton. The first
floor, which includes the heavier
labs, are not air-conditioned but
have forced-air ventilation.
Each woodworking machine la
connected to an exhaust system
which carries sawdust and shav-
ings into a hopper in the service
wing, where they are easily loaded
and hauled away. The welding and
sheet metal labs have booths of
masonry construction with exhaust
systems for removal of fumes and
smoke.
Gas welding booths have a mani-
fold system which can he uaed by
12 students at once. Each student
has his own set of regulators so
he may adjust his pressure for
different blowpipes and different
work.
Adequate washroom and locker
facilities are available in each lab
added Dr. Blanton.
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