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RAMBLER
Thursday, August 25. 1983
Defense Doldrums
According to Congressman Jim Wright, "in many ways a
nation is just like a family.” The things we spend our money
on tell a great deal about our priorities.
The bread-winner of the family hits the say in what the
money is spent on. In the case of most American families, up to
90 percent of their budget is spent on the essentials: housing,
food, clothing and safety. The rest is for luxury items.
The problem with our nation’s priorities is not that they are
distorted but that they are clouded. The largest single expendi-
ture in our national budget is military strength. Defease spend-
ing consumes one-third of our federal budget. An adequate
defease is necessary and military readiness should be supported.
But defense spending is putting the bite on other items that
are essential to the American people. The government plaas to
spend $100 billion more on defense this year than three years
ago, and plan to increase that by another $35 billion next year.
This increase in spending has not been accompanied by an
increase in income. Therefore, the White House has made budget
cuts of several very important programs. Medicare and Medicaid
benefits have been cut $2 billion, putting a greater burden on
the elderly in our nation. Child nutrition programs have been
all but cancelled, leaving many needy school children hungry.
Over one billion dollars have been cut from educational assist-
ance programs, a number that hits college students where it
hurts.
The 1981 budget cuts are draining $135 billion from the
national income, yet spending continues to increase. This had
lead to a $210 billion deficit this year.
Our economical leaders believe cutting domestic spending
can decrease the deficit. But only one-fifth of the government’s
expenditures go to help the homelss, needy, elderly and youth
who want to go to college. This one-fifth of the budget has been
subjected to sixty percent of the spending cuts.
In the past two years the government has cut vocational
education, adult education, student loans, Pell grants, and school
lunches. These cuts have made it more and more difficult for
millions of young Americans to attend college in a time when
fewer and fewer professionals are graduating.
Perhaps the government should re-examine their spending
habits. Recent defense spending sprees have been over-extended.
The Department of Defense recently signed a contract with
Vought to produce a knob similar to those mi a TV for $400
each. The knobs are for one of the new aircrafts being built. A
Dallas man filed a bid to produce the same product for $60, a
rate even the Dallas man says is greatly inflated.
If the government would only choose their suppliers more
carefully they could make great savings in defense spending and
reduce cuts on essentials.
Of course our defease is necessary, but maybe we should
re-examine our priorities, before we put to an end the very
things that made this a great nation — education and the pros-
perity of the American people.
Enrollment Rises
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while private institutions have
had a 10.7% average increase in
applicants. It cited “very, very
aggressive recruitment pro-
grams" as the reason.
When asked if the newly an-
nounced campus move had any
affect on the increased enroll-
ment, Riley said he thought that
the move brought attention to
Wesleyan and made people take
notice of its programs. Riley
said, "People like to be involved
with a winner; they can see Wes-
leyan as a winner."
The Rambler welcomes and encourages letters to the Editor.
Letters should be typed, and include the name, address, and phone
number of the writer. Only the writer's name will be printed,
and will be withheld If deemed necessary. Letters may be edited
for purpose of clarity and space. Address to — Editor, Rambler —
Campus Mail, or bring by the Rambler office in the Brown-Lupton
Center.
EDITORIAL BOARD OF
TEXAS WESLEYAN RAMBLER
Editor....................................Roger Stephens
Managing Editor .............................. Amy Keen
Head Photographer .......................... Ernest Todd
Staff...................... Theresa Bickneil, Betsy Smith,
Alison White
Cartoonist ................................ Wade Stewart
Sponsor .............................. Dr. Michael Slewell
The Rambler is published weekly during the school year,
except holidays and examination periods by Student Publica-
tions at Texas Wesleyan College.
The mailing address is Texas Wesleyan College, Fort
Worth, Texas 76105.
Texas Wesleyan College is an equal opportunity employer
in all aspects of its operation.
S.G.A. Newsfront
S.G.A. Plans Exciting Year
KIVIN DANIIL.
SGA President
Howdy! It's great to have you
here at Wesleyan. For the new
students on campus, and for
those who may have forgotten,
I would like to Inform you of
some of the activities and ser-
vices the Student Government
Association offers.
On August 29 Howdy Week
begins. It is a week filled with
various activities sponsored by
Student Government and the
Student Activities Office. The
S.G.A. will sponsor free ice cream
in front of the Campus Center
during free period, Tues., August
30.
The main event will be the
Howdy Party Fri„ Sept. 2, from
8 to 12 p.m. in the Quadrangle
Room. There will be music, food.
prizes, drinks and lots of danc-
ing. I want to encourage every-
one to attend.
Student Government sponsors
several entertainment activities
throughout the year. Events this
fall will Include Homecoming, a
New Campus Assembly, a Beach
Party, and the Third Annual
Semi-formal Christmas Dance.
Representative elections will
be held Sept. 21 and 22. We urge
all students to consider running
for a position. Petitions will be
available one week prior to elec-
tions and can be obtained In the
S.G.A. office in the Brown-Lup-
ton Center. This year we have
added a new representative posi-
tion. There will now be two rep-
resentatives from the freshman
class, one male and one female.
Watch this column for details of
running and the responsibilities
involved.
The Student Government also
offers a number of student ser-
vices. Throughout the year dis-
count movie tickets to Plitt, Gen-
eral Cinema and UA Theaters are
sold in the S.G.A. office. During
the fall semester, we also publish
the Student Directory listing all
students, faculty, staff and ad-
ministrators. Another listing of
discounts available to students
from area merchants will be out
in November.
Feel free to come by the S.G.A.
office located on the second floor
of the Campus Center to take
advantage of our services or just
to visit. The office is open from
9 a m. to 4 p.m. five days a week.
An executive officer will be work-
ing from 1 to 4 each day to an-
swer any questions you may have.
Roger Stephens
We're 'Stranded at the Drive-In'
While thumbing through a re-
cent issue of Time magazine, I
came across an interesting article
reminiscing the drive-in movie.
The drive-in has been around
since the early 50's, when the
first one opened in Camden, New
Jersey. But now the drive-in
has become an endangered
species.
Now, most people my age don’t
even remember anything about
the assassination of President
Kennedy except for what they
may have read in history books,
much less the family drive-in.
But mention a drive-in to some-
one who spent their teen-age
years in the 50’s and early 60’s,
and they will probably tell you
they had their first date at a
drive-in. At that time, the drive-
in was "plagued" by “1957 gas-
guzzlers with wrap-around win-
dows and shark-like tailfins and
was the place many teen-agers
learned sex was not just a three
letter word.”
In 1958 there were 4,063 drive-
ins nation-wide. Many of these
were equipped with playgrounds
to attract the whole family. To-
day the number of drive-ins has
dwindled to 2,935.
The downfall cam be attributed
to several culprits. High real
estate values make it more econ-
omical to open a shopping mall
instead of maintaining a facility
that is only open at night. Cable
T.V. has made it possible for peo-
ple to remain at home and still
see first run movies. But the
greatest culprit may very well
be the Sexual Revolution.
In the heyday of the drive-in,
families would park in the front
rows close to the screen and the
playground, teenagers who were
just dating would fill up the
middle rows and those who were
seeking some privacy with plans
of fogging up the car windows
would occupy the back rows. To-
day teenagers have better ways
of finding privacy, therefore they
do not frequent the drive-ins as
often.
Today the drive-in has become
a gathering point for the "gang".
Groups of close friends can be
seen gathering around a cooler
of beer stashed in the back of a
pick-up, to watch soft-pom and
blood-and-guts movies. A far cry
from the old family outing where
everyone from Little Sister to
Grandma got together to watch
Steve McQueen in “The Blob."
The drive-in movie may stay
around forever, but the more
memorable days of the giant
silver screens have gone the same
route as the hoola-hcop, the roll-
er skating car-hop and the fris-
bee — only to be maintained by
the devout enthusiasts.
Educators Join Wesleyan
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kins, among others. Her B.M. was
earned at Baldwln-Wallace Col-
lege in 1962. She earned her
M.M. degree at the University of
Oklahoma in 1964, and her M.A.
at Texas Woman's University in
1980.
Dr. Albert Cook Outler, last
year’s Willson Lecturer, will be
the new research professor of
religion. Dr. Outler earned his
B.A. at Wofford College in 1928.
his B.D. at Emory University in
1933, and his Ph.D. at Yale Uni-
versity in 1938. He was a faculty
member at Southern Methodist
University from 1951-1979. Dr.
Outler has also been a pastor,
lecturer, and a world leader in
the ecumenical movement.
Dr. Charles Ellis, who recent-
ly taught economics at North
Texas State University, will be-
come associate professor of econ-
omics this year. He began his
education at the University of
Central Arkansas, where he earn-
ed his B.S. in 1969. He received
a M.A. in 1971 from the Univer-
sity of Alabama, and a Ph.D.
there in 1973.
Dr. Liu Zuochang is a Senior
Fulbrigtit and will serve as Asian
Scholar-in-Residence at Wesley-
an. He recently was a professor
of History at Shandong Normal
University in Jinan, the People's
Republic of China. Dr. Zuochang
will be performing a variety of
duties.
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