The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 98, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 3, 1980 Page: 6 of 8
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Voters show apathy
The percentage of residents registered to vote in Denton, Dallas and Tar-
rant counties is lower than the national percentage of registered voters.
A Gallup Poll conducted during January and February indicated 70 per-
cent of eligible voters in the country were registered. About 56 percent of
eligible voters in Denton County are registered.
The 1970 census reported 70 percent of the people residing in Denton
County were older than 18 years of age and eligible to vote. With a current
population of 125,000 in Denton County, 87,850 residents are eligible to
vote, according to the 1970 percentage.
Last month the Denton County Voter Registration office said more than
49,800 people registered for the City Council and School Board elections
and the May primaries.
In the 1976 presidential election, 40,207 people voted when about 48,000
were registered, which means 83 percent of the county's registered voters
participated in the election.
If 83 percent of the registered voters participated in an election today,
more than 41,000 people would elect the officials who represent the area.
This number is less than half of those who are eligible to vote.
The Gallup Poll indicated 80-85 percent of the registered voters would ac-
tually vote. This figure coincides with the average percentage of voters who
participated in presidential elections but does not coincide with figures for
city, county or state elections in non-presidential years.
During these years, about 50 percent of Denton County voters participate
in elections.
Statistics for Dallas County are lower than those for Denton County. Of-
ficials in the Dallas Chamber of Commerce office said the county's popula-
tion is more than 1.6 million, and the Dallas County Voter Registration of-
fice said 554,697 people had registered to voteas of last month.
The 1970 census indicates 63.3 percent of Dallas County residents are
eligible to vote, so the number of elibible voters should be about 1 million.
About 512,866 people are eligible but not registered to vote.
Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce representatives estimate the popula-
tion of Tarrant County at 844,179, and the Tarrant County Voter Registra-
tion office said that as of last month 295,953 residents were registered to
vote.
By using a 64.4 percentage of eligible county voters as indicated in the
1970 census, 543,651 people should be eligible to vote in Tarrant County.
Based on these computations, 247,698 eligible voters are not registered.
Scouts sport 1980s togs
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Thursday, April 3,1980
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Photo by TERRY HASKER
GOING DOWN? Steve Grimes, Greensboro, S.C., sophomore, uses a
freight elevator in the Music Building to move percussion equipment to a
lower floor for a rehearsal.
Flag parade to open
International Week
The International Student Council
will open International Week with a
parade of flags from council members'
countries at 10:45 Monday in front of
Kendall Hall.
A study abroad seminar will be 3 p.m.
Monday in University Union 412 for
students who are Mexican or European
natives or who have experience in those
countries, Linda Beard, program
specialist, said.
At 10 a.m. Tuesday the Spanish and
French honor societies will feature pup-
pet shows in English, Spanish and
French, folk dancing, skits, guitar play-
ing that will focus on classical music and
a pinata breaking.
The pinata breaking will be on the
Language Building second floor
entrance.
Students will present their ideas and
concerns about the education of inter-
national student at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday
during a discussion in Union 413.
Visiting foreign scholars and resident
teachers will discuss "International
Perspectives on Research at NTSU at
2:30 p.m. Wednesday in Wooten Hall,
Ms. Beard said.
Exhibitions, including dance groups
from India and Thailand, will be in the
Union Silver Eagle Suite from 6:30 to
9:30 p.m. Wednesday.
On Wednesday and Thursday, an
election for the International Student
Council will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in
front of the Union.
On Thursday and Friday there will be
a sports tournament, and the week will
end with an international dinner Friday.
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Although the Boy Scouts of America
may wear designer uniforms in the
1980s, a Denton retailer and a Scout
leader foresee slow adoption of the new
uniform.
The old uniforms were designed so
durably that it is doubtful there will be a
scramble for the new ones when they are
made available in August, said Ed
Coomes of the NT history faculty, dis-
trict commissioner for the Boy Scouts.
"The old uniforms are tough," he
said. "You can expect volunteers to
wear them for a long time. Besides, we
don't want volunteers to panic and think
we're going to lay on them some huge
expenditure.
"Scouting is highly aware of economic
realities and will not want anyone to
throw away perfectly good clothes."
The new uniforms, designed by Oscar
de la Renta, were unveiled March 12 at a
show in Dallas.
A fashion designer for men's and
women's wear, de la Renta said, "We
felt the uniform should meet several
criteria. It should be suitable for
strenuous activity; it should be made
Center to offer exhibition
from an easy care fabric and at the same
time the wearer should still look like a
Scout."
Costs to replace a Boy Scout or Cub
Scout uniform run from $30 to $40, said
Denton retailer Dick Craven.
"Last year the Girl Scouts got their
uniforms redesigned by Halston but it
didn't go over because it was so expen-
sive. We haven't received prices for the
new uniforms yet because the Scouts are
just doing a big promotional deal and
feeling it out to see how it will go over,"
said Craven.
He said usually the Boy Scouts were
not interested in the uniform's trousers.
"The pants are old fashioned and the
young fellows today don't want to wear
uniforms. They like jeans. But the Cubs
wear a lot more of the stuff."
Coomes said the only changes he
noticed in the uniforms were epaulets
and dark olive green trousers. The old
uniform is all olive green.
The uniforms had not been redesigned
since 1922. The original components in-
cluded a hat, shirt, breeches and stock-
ings.
The basic pieces of the new Boy Scout,
Explorer and male adult leader's un-
iforms are khaki tan shirts with long or
short sleees and olive drab green
trousers and shorts with cargo pockets.
Cub Scouts' uniforms are similarly
styled in navy blue. New baseball-style
caps replaced the old Cub Scout,
Wcbelos and Boy Scout visored caps.
The blouse for Cub Scout and Boy
Scout women leaders is pale yellow.
"We selected a soft color for the blouse
that's more flattering than the old yel-
low," said de la Renta.
Among the more remarkable changes
in the uniforms has been the use of easy
care fabrics that were make possible by
man-made fibers and new technology.
The original uniforms could be
washed with lukewarm water with non-
alkaline soap, scrubbing them with a
coarse brush, rinsing in warm water and
then in cold water (to which at least two
cups of coffee grounds had been added
to maintain the khaki cloth's original
appearance), wringing them out by hand
and ironing them through a piece of
white drill cloth.
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Artists interpret aging
Artists are invited to enter interpreta-
tions of the aging process or aging
persons in an exhibition sponsored by
the Student Association of the Center
for Studies in Aging.
"Images in Aging," a juried art show,
will open April 10 at the Historical Col-
lection, on Avenue A and Mulberry
Street,
Five categories of artwork will be ac-
cepted: drawings, graphics, paintings,
photography and sculpture. Grade
school students will submit paintings,
drawings and sculpture.
Entries should be delivered from I to
6 p.m. today and Friday at the side
entrance of the Historical Collection and
should be ready to display. A maximum
of three entries per person will be ac-
cepted.
Entries will be judged at a reception
beginning at 1 p.m. April 10. Undeter-
mined cash prizes will be awarded for
each of the five mediums, and a $50 best
of show award will go to the artwork
judges decide best portrays the theme.
The second annual "Images in Aging"
exhibition will be open for public view-
ing weekdays until May 2, from 1 to 5
p.m., at the Historical Collection.
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