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UNIVERSITY PRESS September 7.197W4
Professor Wang (left) and President Kemble
Photo by CINDY DOWIES
Holly fans will gather
()J)00 expected at concert
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LUBBOCK, Texas (UPI)
— Concert officials said
Thursday they expect 6,000
Buddy Holly fans to gather
Friday for a Waylon Jen-
nings and the Crickets
benefit concert on the an-
niversary of Holly’s 43rd
birthday.
Born Charles Hardin
Holley on Sept. 7, 1936,
Holly died in the Feb. 3,
1959, crash of a single-
engine chartered plane.
The four-seat aircraft with
Holly, pilot Roger Peter-
son, singers J.P. “The Big
Bopper” Richardson and
Ritchie Valens aboard,
plowed into a snowy corn-
field near Clear Lake,
Iowa.
The singer with the “hic-
cup” style was buried in a
small plot identified by a
simple, flat marker in the
City of Lubbock Cemetery.
Jennings, a native of
nearby Littlefield and a
former bass player for
Holly, will join former
Crickets Joe B. Mauldin,
Jerry Allison and Sonny
Curtis for the benefit.
Cricket Niki Sullivan also
will attend the concert, as
will Holly’s parents, record
producer Snuff Garrett and
Maria Elena Holley-Diaz,
Holly’s widow.
Lubbock Mayor Dirk
West declared Sept. 2-8
“Buddy Holly Week” in the
late singer’s hometown.
Promoter Larry Corbin,
a Holly contemporary, said
he has not been surprised
at the brisk ticket sales
despite competition from
the Sept. 8 Texas Tech-
Southern California foot-
ball game.
“It’s like ... well ... Bud-
dy Holly still pops up all
over. Waylon Jennings was
on the Today Show this
morning and all they talked
about was Buddy Holly. It
seems like you can’t pick
up a copy of Rolling Stone
(magazine) or Billboard
without finding at least a
subtle reference to Buddy
Holly. There’s still a lot of
interest in him.”
Promoters have con-
tacted Paul McCartney,
who has purchased, the
rights to Holly’s times,
hoping to headline a 1980
show with the former-
Beatle and current Wings
recording star.
Proceeds from the con-
cert will be dedicated to the
Buddy Holly Memorial
Fund which will be used to
help construct a "West
Texas Walk of Fame.”
The walkway will honor
West Texas entertainment
personalities and by next
year is expected to be
dominated by a larger-
than-life bronze of Holly.
Jury sentences death by injection
UNITED PRESS
INTERNATIONAL
A jury Friday con-
demned to death by in-
jection a former Amarillo
policeman found guilty for
the second time of killing a
teenage girl four years ago.
The seven-man, five-
woman panel deliberated
more than five hours
before deciding Jimmy
Paul Vanderbilt, 26, had
.acted deliberately in
shooting Katina Moyer, 16,
and that he remained a
threat to society.
Vanderbilt was convicted
and sentenced to die in
1976, but the case was over-
tuned on appeal in
February because his
Amarillo trial judge
allowed a partial con-
fession (nto evidence.
Under Texas law, review
of the decision by the State
Court of Criminal Appeals
is automatic.
After convicting Van-
derbilt of capital murder
Wednesday, jurors con-
sidering the alternatives of
death or life imprisonment
heard testimony that Van-
derbilt had a history of sex
problems and violence.
Dr. Kenneth McTague,
an Amarillo psychiatrist,
testified he could not
predict Vanderbilt’s ac-
tions but that, generally,
past performance is a
useful guide. He said Van-
derbilt was sexually con-
fused and had violent ten-
dencies.
“The best predictor of
future behavior is past
behavior and the likelihood
increases with each violent
occurrence,” McTague
testified.
The. jury, which
deliberated penalty for 4y2
hours Thursday and 45
minutes Friday, did not
hear evidence that Van-
derbilt was convicted of ab-
ducting a young girl in
Austin after the Moyer
killing.
A woman testified Van-
derbilt abducted, partially
stripped and sexually fon-
dled her in Amarillo five
OA to offer
1-year degree
Anderson funeral
held Wednesday
Funeral services for Ar-
nold Anderson, retired
associate professor of
speech, were held Wed-
nesday in Aberdeen, S.D.
Anderson died at 8:55
p.m., Friday, Aug. 31, in
Mid-Jefferson County
Hospital in Nederland. He
lived at 308 13th St.,
Nederland.
Anderson, 58, came to
Lamar in May 1956 and
retired in March 1977. He
was a native of Aberdeen.
He originated the first
debate team at Lamar, and
led the team to a first-place
. finish on the first nationally
televised intercollegiate
debate tournament in 1961.
Anderson earned a
bachelor’s degree from
Northern State Teachers
College, Aberdeen, and a
master’s degree from the
University of South
Dakota, Vermillion.
Before coming to Lamar,
Anderson taught at the
University of South Dakota
from 1945-1950 and at Texas
' & I University, Kingsville,
m 1951-1956.
iderson was listed in
i i’s Who of the South-
west,” ‘‘Who’s Who in
American Education,” and
the ‘‘Dictionary of In-
ternational Biographies.”
Survivors include his
wife, Eleanor; a son,
Steven Anderson, Houston;
and his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Carl H. Anderson,
Aberdeen.
A one-year degree
program in office ad-
ministration will be
available this spring
semester for students who
want entry level job skills
ifl a hurry, according to Dr.
Nancy Darsey, head of the
Department of Office Ad-
ministration.
Students completing the
program will receive a cer-
tificate of completion.
“The great advantage of
this program is that not
only do students get job-
skills right way, but they
also receive academic
credit,” Dr. Darsey said.
“Then, if they decide to
One of two from China
Scholar visits Lamar
By BECKY MOSS
of the UP staff
*‘A goal most:
precious—friendship. ’ ’
This is the main ob-
jective of Ralph K. Wang,
lecturer in residence at
Lamar, and one of two
professors visiting the
United States from China.
He is the head of the
foreign language depart-
ment] Kirin University,
Chang-chun, People’s
Republic of China.
“I am here as a represen-
tative of the students and
teachers of Kirin Univer-
sity;” Wang said.
The diminutive, soft-
spoken Wang, gave pre-
cise, thoughtful answers to
the questions of the local
media at an interview
Tuesday on Gray Library’s
eighth floor.
“I am visiting with
several goals in mind,”
Wang said.
The first goal is to en-
courage cultural ex-
changes between our two
countries. This would in-
clude the exchange of
material between our
professors, and also the ex-
change of personnel bet-
ween our universities.”
A second goal is to learn
how American universities
teach foreign languages,
including laboratory
techniques. Wang is
especially interested in
researching 19th century
American literature and in
translating the work of one
author, yet undecided.
Books written by
authors’ such as Saul
Bellow, Jack London, John
Steinbeck or Ernest
Hemingway are being con-
sidered for translation, ac-
cording to Wang.
A third goal of his trip is
;“to recruit teachers to
come to China for specific
periods of time,” he said.
Kirin University is in-
terested in experienced,
senior scholars, for short
terms of one to two months,
or for longer terms of one
or two years, according to
Wang.
Wang, 64, earned a
bachelor’s degree from the
University of Yunnan, Kun-
ming, . Yunnan Province,
China, in 1935. That same
year he was graduated
from the YMCA English
Evening School in Kun-
ming.
He taught English at the
University of Yunnan and
the YMCA Evening School
until coming to the United
States in 1946 to continue
his education.
Wang studied at Colum-
bia University, New York.
He earned a master’s
degree in economics from
the University of Southern
California, Los Angeles, in
1948.
Although he is not a
member of the Communist
Party, Wang has been able
to teach continuously, ex-
cept for one short period
during the “reign of four,”
before Teng Hsiao-Ping
became vice premier.
The teaching and
speaking of foreign
languages, during the
“reign of four,” were for-
bidden and the books were
sealed, Wang said.
“I was sent to the coun-
try for only one year,”
Wang said. “I was very
very lucky; others were not
so fortunate.”'
The picture in China has
changed in recent years,
according to Wang, in-
tellectuals are treated bet-
ter by the government now.
The fact that he was
allowed to teach even
though he is not communist
is a measure of his ability,
and illustrates the esteem
in which a scholar of his
stature is held by the
Chinese people, Dr. Kem-
ble said.
Wang is visiting the
United States for nine or
ten months. He will be at
Lamar through the fall
semester.
This is his first trip to
America in 31 yeqrs and his
first experience in Texas.
It may “take a few days”
for him to form an opinion
of this part of the United
States, he said.
Wang is here at the per-
sonal invitation of Dr.
Kemble. His trip is finan-
ced by the Gulf Oil Foun-
dation.
“He is the only humanist
from China to be allowed to
visit this country in recent
history,” Dr. Kemble said.
Discussing his particular
field, Wang said the
teaching of foreign
language, especially
English, is of upmost im-
portance in China.
Many text books
necessary for China’s
economic and technical
development are in
English, Wang pointed out.
All university and secon-
dary schools in China
require the study of a
foreign language, Wang
said, and 80 percent of the
students now choose
English. Japanese is
second in popularity and
German is third.
At Kirin University,
there are 5,000 students and
200 staff members in the
English department. This
produces a low student
teacher ratio.
Wang said that Englisi
students in China strive to .
five skills. They learn t!
speak, to listen with un.
derstanding, to read, t;
write and to translate.
According to Wang, “thi
study of English is prope
because of thi!
inexorability of our nation
coming together, ou
historical^ ties, and our ei
change of scholars ove
centuries.”
Wang emphasized tha
he is not representing th'
PRC government, but i
here as an educator.
During Wang’s visit, h>
will lecture and holi
seminars on campus, ac
cording to Dr. Kemble. Hi
will also be available b
community groups in
terested in the history am
culture of China.
Student requests
on info release
still being taken
days before the Moyer
killing, but then apologized
and let her go on her
promise not to report him.
Four police officers
testified Vanderbilt had a
history of violence.
During the trial, Gist ex-
cluded from evidence the
same confession that had
resulted in reversal of the
first conviction, and
prosecutor Steve Rienstra
told jurors the case was
largely circumstantial.
come back, they have
academic credit and can
continue their education.”
There is also a two-year
program. .Students who
have completed the one-
year program can go on to
finish the two-year
program. Students who
have completed the two-
year program can go on to
a regular four-year degree
program in office ad-
ministration, according to
Dr. Darsey.
Students have until the
official 12th class day to
request the admissions and
records office to withhold
routine student in-
formation from the public,
according to Elmer Rode,
associate dean of ad-
missions and records.
Students should make
requests directly to the Of-
fice of Admissions and
Records, 104 Wimberly
Student Affairs Building.
Routine information
which can be released
unless the student requests
otherwise includes the
student’s name, current
and permanent address,
telephone listing, date and
place of birth, sex, marital
status, major and minor
fields of study, names and
addresses of parents,
classification, class
schedule, and semester
hour load.
Otjier routine in-
formation includes
eligibility for participation
in officially recognized ac-
tivities and sports, weight
and height of members of
athletics teams, dates of at-
tendance, degrees and
awards earned with dates,
previous educational agen-
cies or institutions at-
tended, and country of
citizenship.
To be in compliance with
the Family Education
Rights and Privacy Act of
1974, commonly called the
Buckley amendment, the
university must give the
student the right to request
that routine information
not be released, Rode said.
Have the morning
Houston Chronicle
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Students, faculty and staff. Have
the Houston Chronicle delivered to
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everyday for the fall semester.
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Dec. 31
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Jaydeen Arnold, Orange
freshman, is the 1979
recipient of the C.W. Conn
Sr. Memorial Scholarship
offered by the College of
Business and Conn Ap-
pliance Inc. of Beaumont.
The scholarship carries a
stipend of $250 per long
semester for four years,
provided the recipient
maintains a grade point
average .of 3.0 or higher,
according to-Dr. John A.
Ryan, dean of the College
of Business.
If the recipient's GPA
falls below 3.0, the scholar-
ship is forfeited until a
GPA of 3.0 is re-
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Arnold is a 1979 graduate
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She was selected by a'
committee made up of Dr.
Ryan; C. W. Conn Jr.,,
chairman of the board of
Conn Appliance; and Dr.
John Gray, Lamar Univer-
sity president emeritus.
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Hale, Greg. Lamar University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, September 7, 1979, newspaper, September 7, 1979; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth500368/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.