The Campus Chat (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, October 29, 1965 Page: 1 of 6
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Qualified Voters—Cast Your Ballot
On Constitutional Changes Tuesday
The Campus Chat
49TH YEAR
NORTH TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY, DENTON, TEXAS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2" , 1965
NO. 13
Holbrook Brilliant
In Twain Revival
lit MIKE Hl < IIHoi./
A legend of American letters, full of the
fire, wit and faith in man of an aire that
has almost vanished from our literature,
was revived Wednesday night on the Main
Auditorium stage
It was done single-handedly, with an ease
that was misleading, by a wild headed old
man with only a chair, tahle, lectern and a
few books for props
It wasn't an old man, really It was Hal
Holhrook and his "Mark Twain Tonight"
was the second Fine Arts Series production
this semester It was a gem
The 2l« hour show was remarkably simple
in format, a sort of fireside conversation
between Holbrook, who might as well be
Mark Twain, and the near capacity audience
that he delighted, shocked and stimulated
With his corn silk hair, his smelly cigai
and his white suit and crimson cravat. Hoi
brook became the old rascal of American
literature
And judging from the applause of the
audience, no actor could have had a higher
purpose
GII.GLK TO KOAK
Holbrook s re creation is a study in hu
mor, and with Twain's pointed wit t<. guide
him he is m master "f iauirhter from the
giggle to the roar
For Holbrook. who at 4o makes up to be
a man of 70. never lets a good line go but
keeps hauling it in. bit by tut until he ha-
lt and his audience completely in hand
In his gravelly old voice. Twain ifor the
transformation was complete i told how in
his boyhood all his friend- accepted the
principle that "if a boy committed a sin it
meant the extinction of the whole country-
side rattle and all
Hut in recreating Twain, Holbrook didn't
confine himself to just the one role, and it
was here that his acting ability liecaine
apparent
In a sketch taken from "Huckleberry
Finn," Holbrook took on the soft, Southern
voice of a young boy who runs away from
home and sees a drunk shot down in the
street of a dumpy Mississippi town
KKKI.IM. SOT
Hi' played all the parts the reeling sot
whose threats against a man became his
greatest assurance of a long and happy life;
a well-to-do businessman who was deter-
mined to be railed at no longer, a cringing
lynch mob that had no heart to get satisfac-
tion in the stark light of day
Holbrook even made all the sound effects,
ami when he said "Hang!" that word took
in all the teiror one fee I s when he hears the
shot and see - the result: a man lying dead
in the street
Hut most of the show was on the lighter
side Holbrook filled it with some of Twain's
most famous sayings
1 was horn modest, but it wore .iff "
Kipling knows all that can be known and
I know the rest
"Nothing needs reforming so much as
other people's habits "
' I possess a higher and grandei nobility
• than (ieorge Washington i (ieorge couldn't
tell a lie | can, but 1 Won't "
God must have invented man because He
was disappointed with the monkey "
And at the end of the performance, the
■ rowd gave the old man a standing ovation
Mai Molbroob
Wtfd nt*vd<l
$970.40 Given
Portman. Bourn
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Two cashier's checks totaling $! 7o.40 have
been given to Michael Portman and Joe
Bourn Jr., as a result of the Port man- Bourn
Keeovery Fund campaign
Walt Schaefer, chairman of the fund, pre-
sented $«45 to Portman and $325.40 to
Houm.
The amount was gathered in a two and-
one half week campaign for funds to help
pay the men's medical expenses.
Portman lost an eye after Iwing hit by n
soft drink bottle and Hourn was aeverly cut
when shoved through a plate glass window
Both men were victims of attacks on the
morning of Oct, 5.
Portman returned to class with a greater
respect for the student body
His reaction to the contributions was: "I
can't believe it. The total amount was fan-
tastic. My parents and I cannot express the
feelings we had at the time of the incident.
The student contributions showed their re-
gret of the attacks."
He is having a little trouble reading. Aftl*r
reading very much his eye liegins to hurt,
Creative Makeup
Actor Ages 30 Years in 4 Hours
New Officers Sworn In
At First USNT Session
Twenty four new C8NT senators and
eight class officer* began their year on the
job Tuesday night
.lehhy Prindle I SN'T vice president, swor«-
them in at the first meeting of this year's
newly elected I'SNT Senate
The new senators then unanimously ap
proved a motion by sophomore president
Tom petrie that all class officers and sena
tors who are not sworn by the end of next
Tuesday - senate meeting lie removed from
office
One of the new senators is Mary New
kirk The first time the votes for senior
senator were counted. Miss Newkirk was
shown to have lost by a vote of to 2H*
She asked for a recount and was elected by
a vote of 2^7 to 2K5
In other business, the senate authorized
I SN'T President (ius Fargarson to spend up
to $50 on a poll to see how students feel
about extending library hours Question-
naires will lie sent to about 260 random stu
dents. Fargarson said
The senate also voted to accept Fargarson's
appointments for several I'SNT offices The
appointees and their offices are
Supreme Court: Chuck Phenix, chief jus-
tice, Clayton Downing. Ernie Kuehne, Bob
Spencer and Ken Bain, justice*
Fine Arts Committee Janet Wildman.
Cragg Hines and Susan MeCue.
Budget Officer Skipper Masse) ; attorney
general Trey Lohrnann, assistant attorney
general: Rick Rolater; presidential adviser:
(ieorge Helton
ISO President
Feels Senate
Will Use Ideas
ISO President Chuck Phenix said Wednes-
day he feels that the USNT Senate will be
able to make into law some of the proposals
of the ISO platform,
Phenix based his optimism on the fact
that 18 candidates who supported the ISO
platform were elected to the senate last
week,
Phenix said he hopes that with the support
of these newly elected officers, "the I'SNT
will be able to get some long needed legis-
lation passed."
Among the proposals of the ISO is a
bill to keep the Main Library open later at
night and on Sunilny. Also, the organization
proposes to set up a committee to work with
I)r. Harold Farmer, UB director. It would
act as a link between Dr. Farmer and the
student body,
Phenix said each point of the platform has
enough merit to be passed. Kvery proposal
of the ISO will be introduced to the senate
in the form of a bill this year.
"We believe we have enough qualified sen-
ators who will do a good job to give each
point of the platform a good chance for
passage." Phenix said.
Flections Hoard Joe Pickett, chairman;
Barbara Watson. Jean Harden, Susie Trib-
ble. Jerry Tobias, l.arry Tobias. Mike Moran,
Jim Haden. Bob McMath. and Nellie Can
Hv MAIIII.YN FLOWKRS
Hal Holbrook goes from age 40 to 70 in
four hours and in the process revives Amer-
ii a's greatest humorist
The face, gestures and words were those
o Mark Twain but they were being mimick
eo by the famous actor-lecturer Holbrook,
who so successfully adapts his face to the
features of Twain in his one-man show.
Mark Twain Tonight."
Making up is like painting a portrait,"
Holbrook said in a pre-show interview. "You
cannot do it the same way every performance
Each time you make up you are using a new
creative process "
Holbrook has spent yea la developing his
makeup techniques, some of which he has
stumbled onto by accident
At 4 p.in Wednesday Holbrook entered his
dressing room in the Main Auditorium to
begin making up. Four hours later Mark
Twain emerged. Holbrook, who uses grease
In the News
This Week
Cleveland Amory
1st Series Speaker
Or William Belcher announced Wed
ncsday that Cleveland Amory. (ieorge
(iamow and Dr Henry Kissinger will
speak here in this year's lecture Ser
les.
Amory, who will be here Dm 1, is
considered by many to be America's
foremost social historian He iias writ-
ten three best-sellers, the most recent
being "Who Killed Society?"
Amory is alao a columnist and critic
for such publications as Saturday Re
view and TV Guide.
(iamow. who will lie here Jan. II, is
a professor of physics at the Univer-
sity of Colorado, He will speak on
either "The Cosmological Problem" or
"The Evolution of Stars."
Dr Kissinger will be here March 17
Kissinger is the author of "The Neces-
sity For Choice."
Kissinger has been interviewed on
"Face the Nation" and other radio and
television discussion programs. His
articles have appeared in The New-
York Times Magazine. Foreign Affairs,
and Harper's Magazine.
Grad Announcement
Orders Being Taken
January graduates may order com-
mencement announcements now in the
University Store.
Announcements are 16 cents each,
with a minimum order of 10. Name
cards are $3.75 for 100, which is the
minimum order for the cards.
Orders are taken at the front desk
of the store,
Psi Chi To Hear
Space Speaker
Or. Robert Jones of the Manned
Spacecraft Center < MSC) in Houston
will he guest speaker at the annual Psi
Chi banquet at 7:30 tonight in the
Greater Denton Athletic Center.
Twenty new members will he initiat-
ed into the honor society.
After the banquet, members will go
to the Education Lecture Hall to view
a film of Astronaut Ed White's walk
in space.
Dr Merl Honney, head of the psy-
chology department, said this film has
never been shown to the public
The showing is open only to members
of scholastic societies on campus.
Math Colloquiem
Lecture Tonight
North Central Texas Mathematics
Colloquiem will hear its first lecture of
Kw>5-(56 tonight at 7:80 in room 104 of
the Physics Mathematics Building.
Dr Robert H. Cranford, assistant
professor of mathematics, will discuss
"Some Containment Properties of Clas-
ses of Ideals."
Young Republican
Opinion Poll Monday
NTSU students will lie able to ex-
press their views on Viet Nam Monday
when the Young Republicans conduct
an opinion poll in the Student Union
Building.
Rusty Woodford, YR president, said
the poll will ask these questions:
I. My opinion about Viet Nam ia:
(a) complete withdrawal.
<b use any means posaible to insure
total victory.
(c) negotiations with the Commu-
nists.
idi no opinion.
(e) continue present policy.
2. (a) I am in favor of the right to
work law.
(b| I do not favor the right to work
law.
(c) I have no opinion.
"We've also included a question about
U. S. Sen. John Tower's next election
to help stimulate interest for his Nov.
9 visit to NTSU," Woodford said.
Philosophers' Subject:
'What Do You Mean?'
What do you mean by "What Do
You Mean?"?
Such will be the lecture topic of Don
Beck of the speech faculty at the
7:30 p.m. meeting of the Philosophy
Club Tuesday.
"A discussion about semantics and
speech and communication problems
will follow the lecture," said Dr. David
Stewart, sponsor of the Philosophy
Club
m
HAL HOLBROOK
. . . changing character
paint rather than other devices to make his
face look aged said. "I want to be sure what
goes on won't fall off."
Holbrook became interested in Twain after
playing him in a two-man show. He began
to read Twain's work and became interested
in him as an individual. "I was fascinated
with his mind," he said. "I enjoy Twain's
point of view and wit concerning people."
He used the term "realist" to describe
Twain, while many Americans look on him
a* a pessimist.
"In America Mark Twain is considered
to be a writer of funny books for children;
this is the way we have been conditioned to
feel about Twain," Holbrook said. "But in
Europe he is taken much more seriously
They look on him as a realist because they
have lived and matured more than we."
In Europe, Twain is referred to as "The
Poet." He is elevated in the tradition of a
great literary figure, Even behind the iron
i urtain Twain's wit has caught on quickly
and is enjoyed immensely, Holbrook said.
Holbrook began his act in 1!>53. The one-
man show has since la-en seen in practically
every major city in America and Europe
Big Day Near
Busy Time Ahead
Homecoming committees are wrapping up
a month of preparation today as they go
into the final week of work for the big day
Nov. (>.
The pace will get more frantic from now
until the climax. There are floats to be com-
pleted, a bonfire to be built, inarching rou-
tines to he perfected, food for exes to be
bought and costumes to be sewn together.
Sgt. John Truitt of the parade committee
said Wednesday there are 12 floats, lfi
cars and ti high school bands already entered
in the parade.
The Air Force ROTC and the Angel
Flight will also march.
Tryouts have been held and the program
for the Homecoming night stage show ia
complete. Floyd Graham of the entertainment
committee said Tuesday that there will lie
abundant North Texas talent on display.
Included in the entertainment are Suzanne
Pierre and Jesse Morrison, a dance team.
Alao on the program are magician Mike
Christian; E. E. Seeley, "an eccentric enter-
tainer; "Jerry Ann Van, who has performed
at Six Flags; a pit orchestra directed by
Graham; the Lab Band directed by Leon
Breeden, and the North Texas drum ma-
jorettes.
Featured on the show will be the Brooks
Trio from Denton.
Some committes find that the going isn't
so easy. The house decoration committee re-
ported Wednesday that only two organiza-
tions have submitted entries in the contest.
There were 10 at this time last year.
There will be no lack of marching bands
for the Homecoming game half-time show,
however, as 1,000 bandsmen from area jun-
ior and senior high schools will join the
NTSU Eagle marching band for perform-
ances tiefore the game and in the final of
the halftone show.
The NTS!.' band, directed by Maurice Mis
Adow. will take the field alone during the
half to salute the branches of the armed
forces.
The visiting bands will lie grouped by sec-
tions of instruments forming a large con-
cert band for the finale
At 1:1ft p.m., before the game, the mass
band will present the colorful "Parade of
Bands" on the track at Fouts Field.
The visiting bands will represent high
schools from Alvarado, Bowie, Brownaboro,
Decatur, Denton, Farmersville, Granbury.
Holiday, Itasca, Mart, Northwest and Sev-
mour and Denton Junior High and the Lab
School Junior High.
The freshmen men. under the direction of
the Talons, will help fire off the weekend
doings as they build the Homecoming bon-
fire, which will be set off at 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 5.
Class President Tom Herod urged all
freshmen to participate in Thursday morn-
ing's wood-gathering party which will or-
ganize at Fouts Field.
He is now wearing a patch but in several
weeks he will get a glass eye
Scars caused by the broken glass will be
removed by plastic surgery when his skin
tissues have healed
Bourn returned to a full load of classes
Monday He is three weeks behind, but his
teachers have given him time to catch up.
"My arm is out of the sling, but it still
gives me trouble because I am left-handed,"
Bourn said
"Once a week I take physical therapy to
help regain complete use of my arm. The
doctors at Flow Memorial Hospital worked
two hours sewing up my arm, and 1 still
can't raise it over my shoulder. But the
doctors say it is recovering satisfactorily.
"My car was wrecked the week before and
1 didn't have any insurance. I can't really
express how much the contributions were ap-
preciated," he said
"The fund showed me that the school
and the fraternities have many good people
and shouldn't have tieen degraded by the
actions of a few," the sophomore added.
Dear Sis: Look,
It s Really True!
Don't be surprised if you see a long
line of newly engaged girls waiting to
stick their left hands in the Xerox
copying machine in the Main Library.
It all started when one newly engag-
ed student thought of a way to let
her sister in Germany see the diamond
she had just been given. She put her
left hand in the machine, pushed a
button and out came a picture of her
hand and the exact size of her "spark-
ler."
Debaters Enter
Second Week
In Competition
North Texas debaters square off in Hous-
ton and Commerce this weekend in their
second week of competition touroament.8.
The two groups are participating in the
Bellaire tournament in Houston and the
East Texas State tournament in Commerce.
The Bellaire tournament is a high school-
college meet that is attracting teams from
50 high schools. About 15 college and univer-
sities will lie represented
Dr William R. DeMougeot, NTSU debate
coach, said the tournament is probably the
biggest debate tournament in the nation.
He added that the college division ia rela-
tively new at the Bellaire tourney and said
this is why there are not many college en-
tries.
North Texas debater Jehbie Prindle will
be playing a dual role in Houston. She will
debate for NTSU first. I^ater she will act
as assistant debate coach for the Denton
High School squad.
There will be only one diviaion, with four
preliminary rounds and the championship.
NTSU debaters are also entered in oratory
and extemporaneous speaking.
The East Texas State tournament is a
novice tournament that ia attracting about
a dozen college teams.
Marching For Votes
Sbadei of political campaign* and Maditon Avenue color the race lor tfco I
Homecoming Quoon. Student* will go to the pollt Wednesday to select oitHor
Ellen Jackson, Julio Remey or Bonnie McShen to reign over Hie Homecoming eoowH.
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