Student Board Unanimously Defeats Controversial Issue Student Board members unani-

mously defeated a controversial amendment to the constitution this week then plunged into a sharply worded debate on the proposed new constitution.

The amendment, which was proposed by Richard Long, stated that "no person shall be elected president, vice-president or secre-tary of the student board more than once; nor shall any person hold one of these offices for more than nine weeks, for which an-other person had been elected,

be eligible to run for one of those offices another semester."

Long Comments "The p r o p o s e d amendment

would not have died so peace-fully if I had been there," Long said. He declined further com-ment.

Board members quickly voiced objections to the amendment.

"I don't think it would be demo-cratic to set a limit on how far one can go to develop his abili-ties," said Miss Toy Baker, fresh-man president.

"This turnover in office would

hamper the work of the board and the board would eventually collapse into nothingness," said Miss Carol Salyars.

Baker Explains Ray Baker, student body presi-

dent, stated, "The constitution we are now working on calls for a one-year term of office for the executive officers and if this constitution is accepted by the student body, the amendment would be nullified anyway. There is no reason to limit a person and deprive him from running for office a second or third time."

Some objected to the amend-ment because they said as soon as a person gets into office, he is out again.

In a debate of the executive and legislative clauses of the pro-posed constitution, several objec-tions were raised to the term of office.

Clause Revised Under the term of office clause,

the executive officers and the senate would be elected for a year's term and the house for a semester term.

There was a storm of protest

to the year's term of office. How-ever, the motion passed by a five-to-four vote. "I'm against the year's term in

office because there is no provi-sion for the impeachment of the executive officers," said Allen Norman.

"I don't think the legislature and all the executive officers should be elected for a year's term," said Miss Baker.

Some members said that if the senate and the executive officers are elected for a year, plans for second semester could be made.

Volume VI—Number 5 Fort Smith Junior College—Fort Smith, Arkansas Friday, November 21, 1958

Contestants Face New Ballot Race In Who's Who Bid

Survey Reveals Students Prefer Two Year School

WHEN A "CYCLONIC" WIND hit the Junior College campus last week, the new recreation hall was hurled 300 feet

and smashed to debris against a tree in the parking lots. No one was injured in the brief, violent storm. (Collegian Photo)

Students here favor a high-standard junior college before thinking about expansion to a senior college, a Collegian poll showed this week.

The majority of students stated that JC should be able to expand to become a senior college in the next 15 years.

"It's quite possible that JC will be a four-year college in the near future," said Judy Miller. But she declined to say how soon.

"If the enrollment increases at the present rate, the need for a four-year college would seem to be stronger," she added.

Problem Pointed Out Most of the students agreed that

a tremendous amount of work and public interest in education would be prerequisite to the start of a four-year college.

LaBetha Storment made this comment: "Fort Smith needs a four-year college, but to have one in the immediate future would mean a lowering of a high stan-dard."

Lyndell Walraven asserted that, "Since JC has grown at such a rapid rate in the past few years, it should be a top notch senior col-lege within the next 20 years."

Students Agree All the students agreed that a

four-year college would keep more students at home, but most thought that a senior college of a low standard would hinder a commu-nity more than it would help.

John Garrett said, "JC should definitely stay a two-year college. To have a four-year school now would mean the school would have to have better qualified teachers, better books and a more extensive range of subjects."

JC Instructors Filing Sylibuses for Courses

Junior College instructors are fil-ing sylibuses of their courses in accordance with regulations of the North Central College association, the administration announced last week.

procedure used in each course. The sylibuses are filed in the

dean's office and updated each year by instructors. The outlines are used for references to changes in courses, the administration said.

and cafeteria are now," Vines said. That department, he said, has

the most definite need for more room.

Problems Arise But expansion of the college pre-

sented new problems to the presi-dent.

"We need a regular intercom-munication system to connect the business office with every room and department on the campus," he explained.

The administration has an inter-com between the main office and the present cafeteria.

Preparations have already begun to organize a student group to work on the remodeling of the proposed student center.

And increased interest in Fort Smith became apparent as busi-nessmen and clubs offered assist-ance on the task.

Students to Work "Several of the student officers

have expressed willingness to par-ticipate in remodeling the build-

"The Sertoma Club has offered some help, too," he said. "And a local businessman said he would send his interior decorator out to help us plan the inside of the center."

Junior College began a waiting game this week as army and State Department authorities considered an application for the building planned as a student center here.

President E. T. Vines said there is "nothing we can do until we get authorization from Fourth army."

The proposed student center would be a renovated barracks building from Fort Chaffee. It would be remodeled and put into operation at a minimum cost to the college, Vines said.

The building would house the caf-eteria, lounge and bookstore, mak-ing the present space occupied by those facilities available for class-rooms.

Probe Underway "It will take some time," Vines

explained, "because the army will make a thorough investigation of the college to determine if the need for the building actually exists."

He said the concrete footing for the building's foundation has al-

ready been laid. Meanwhile, tentative plans were

being made to use the extra space when the student center is com-pleted. "We will probably move the busi-

ness department where the lounge

Administration Awaits Authorization For Movement of Student Center

Storm Smashes Recreation Hall "It was a stroke of ill-luck," is

the way FSJC President E. T. Vines described the complete loss of the new recreation hall.

The building, which was valued at $950, was demolished by cy-clone-type winds around 8 p.m. Nov. 14.

The quonset hut was lifted from its foundation and moved 75 yards where it rested between three trees on the newly completed parking lot. The loss was not covered by insurance, according to Vines.

Only two articles remained in-tact during the storm. Vines said, "A pair of coveralls and a pack-

age of paper towels remained on the floor where they were placed the night before."

Coach Jim Charles, a member of the local Sertoma Club, the sponsoring organization of the proj-ect, said, "It had taken three weeks to complete the painting of the interior."

School Slates Holiday Junior College classes are sched uled to be dismissed Nov. 27-28

for Thanksgiving the administra-tion said this week.

Classes are to resume Dec. 1.

In an unprecedented move Wednesday, a runoff was declared for the Junior College Who's Who elections.

The runoff will be during second period Monday.

After tabulation of the ballots Wednesday, Dean Tom Fullerton, Harold Keller, sponsor of the Numa, and Miss Eutonia Cluck, editor of the yearbook, went into conference.

They issued this statement: "Because there were so many

candidates in each race and that because most of the races were very close, it was thought fair to have a runoff between the top two in each category."

The runoff slate: Most popular boy: Ray Baker, Al-

len Norman; girl: Miss Coretta Bury, Miss Barbara McLeod, Miss Barbara Patterson. Misses McLeod and Patterson tied for second.

Best all around boy: George Glover, Ray Baker; girl: Miss Linda Mullen, iMss Earlene Strang.

Friendliest boy: Ray Baker, Charles Cox; girl: Miss Kay Boat-right and Miss Barbara McLeod.

Wittiest boy: John England, Charles Cox; girl: Miss Barbara Mc-Leod, Miss Nancy Young.

Biggest flirt (boy): Duck Ben-nett, Ralph Vines; girl: Miss Liz Reising, Miss Jean Fox.

Outstanding freshman boy: John Copeland, Don Buergler; girl: Miss Cynthia Dawson, Miss Sondra Mc-Daniels.

Most athletic boy: Ron Green, Ralph Vines; girl: Miss Barbara Patterson, Miss Liz Reising.

Outstanding sophomore boy: Ray Baker, Allen Norman; girl: Miss Coretta Bury, Miss Pay Young.

Most intellectual boy: Ted Biggs, Richard Long; girl: Miss Brenda Tirey, Miss Judy Miller.

Cutest boy: Dee Carroll, Dale Brown; girl: Miss Barbara McLeod, Miss Barbara Patterson, Miss Bar-bara Ragsdale. Misses Patterson and Ragsdale tied for second.

Most talented boy: Jerry Roller, George Glover; girl: Miss Pat Young, Miss Sue Graves.

Best looking boy: Kruger Don-aldson, David Dewitt; girl: Miss Coreta Bury, Miss Barbara McLeod.

Most likely to succeed (boy): Ray Baker, Gary Morley; girl: Miss Cynthia Dawson, Miss Eutonia Cluck.

Best dressed boy: David Dewitt, James Rogers; girl: Miss Sondra McDaniels, Miss Barbara Ragsdale.

Page Two The Fort Smith COLLEGIAN Friday, November 21, 1958

Crusaders Should Stop 'Devour ing ' Our South Little Rock, the nation's festering sore, continues to boil as

someone inconveniently scratches off a racial scab every week or so. Like most other problems that face an inadequate govern-

ment and prejudiced people, Little Rock has the time-worn motto: "A million dollars for opinions but not one red cent for a cure."

Remedies Ventured

Hardly a collegian in the nation who has any social aware-ness hasn't ventured his pet remedy for this troubled society.

And all of the opinions have been about as valuable as the latest "edict" from the district tribunal at Kansas City.

That court recently handed down a decision as clear as San-skrit to a Bowery bum. Even lawyers don't know what the deci-sion actually means.

And everybody but the Kanucks have jumped on it with a bushel of inferences.

To some it implies that Federal Judge John Miller of Fort Smith is supposed to order public schools opened and integrated at Little Rock.

Resistance Strengthened

That inflamed the already impassioned resistance of segrega-tionists and caused some moderates to suspect the obvious: creep-ing socialism.

If the Federal government is allowed to arbitrarily open and operate Little Rock schools without regard to state government it's likely to incite covert rebellion. It's certain to make the widen-ing schism between north and south irreparable.

It's time for the crusaders on both sides to quit quoting God and rusty laws and take a long look at the country they are eagerly devouring.

If both sides refuse to concede defeat, the whole nation will continue to lose. How long can we stand it?

Expansion Takes Time Most JC students apparently have given serious thought to the

idea of expanding the school to a senior college. They said, in effect, that a good two-year school should be our goal, at least for several years.

That coincides with the administration's policy. The administration has already noted some demand to ex-

pand, but it has stuck by its initial decision to concentrate on an academically strong junior college.

Decision Is Wise That decision is very wise. The problems of trying to convert our school into a senior

college would be innumerable. A quick conversion would almost certainly mean lowered academic standards: students might earn themselves a sheepskin but it wouldn't mean very much.

As a community college, JC is obliged to offer Fort Smith and the surrounding area the best it possibly can.

If the school atempted to expand too rapidly, it could not ful-fill that obligation.

Ultimate Goal Set But the ultimate goal should be a senior college for Fort Smith. If the school administrators plan cautiously and confidently,

they can establish a sure foundation for the senior college that, by public demand, will someday replace FSJC.

It's clear to most of us, though, that a hurried change would hardly be practical—and could be disastrous.

Team Effort Has S uppo r t Next week the Lions begin another basketball season. For freshmen the opening game will be something new—their

first adventure in intercollege sports competition. For Junior College the opening game will be a figurative shot

of adrenalin to perk up school spirit. Since basketball is the only competitive sport here, students

seem to focus all their attention and admiration on the cage squad. That's as it should be. The boys work hard and take their games seriously. Any per-

sonal glory they attain they earn by long hours of practice with the encouragement and prodding of their coach.

Junior College students have always been proud of their bas-ketball team and they'll be proud of the 1958-59 squad, too.

Coach Jim Charles and the Lions carry our representation into the new Bi-State Junior College conference this year. We're sure to be well represented.

General's Son Wants Career Outside Army

"If everybody followed in his father's footsteps, we would still be living in caves."

That's what mild, brawny Bob Bullock surmised as he explained why, as a general's son, he didn't choose the army for a career.

His father is Brig. Gen. Wil-liam C. Bullock, commander of nearby Fort Chaffee.

Freshman at JC Young Bullock, a 22-year-old

Junior College freshman, wants to find his niche in business or a profession. "I passed up West Point simply

because I didn't think I wanted to be a career officer," he said.

"But," he quickly explained, "that doesn't mean I haven't en-joyed the army life I've seen traveling with my father.

"It has given me the oppor-tunity of seeing every one of our states except a few in the East, it's given me the chance to meet and know people in almost every region of our country," he said.

Wants Career "I've decided I want to go into

business or the professions. I'd almost made up my mind to be a doctor, but 22 is a little late to start studying medicine," Bul-lock related.

Has being a general's son pre-sented any special problems to Bullock?

He answered with a firm: "No. I can't think of anything unusual about my life."

But traveling from fort to fort with his parents has given Bul-lock a "nationalized" education. He has attended eight different schools.

Bullock was born near the East Coast in Washington, D. C., and graduated from high school on the West Coast in Sacramento, Calif.

His travels have taken him to many points between the two.

War Curtailed Travel "But for some reason I've never

gotten to go overseas with Dad," Bullock said. "I almost made it to Japan, but our orders were cancelled when the Korean con-flict began. Dad went on with-out the family."

Bullock lives with his parents at Fort Chaffee now. And though

he hastens to add that he "likes it very much'., he admits the ar-rangement sometimes causes un-usual incidents. "Just a few weeks ago," he ex-

plained, "I drove one of my friends to his barracks and was returning home when I got stopped by a sentry.

Sentry Challenges "He challenged me, but I

didn't know exactly what proce-dure I was expected to follow. He made me get out of the car and throw down my identifica-tion for his inspection before he allowed me to pass."

Otherwise, he said he thought living on an army post was much like living in town.

Bullock got his belated start in college because he took a job soon after graduating from high school. He worked with the California Department of Motor Vehicles for three years.

"Then I came out here to go to school," he said. "My father had heard about Junior College here and thought it was a good school, so he gave me the op-portunity of coming here to en-roll."

Letters Dear Editor:

I feel that this college is very fortunate to have a newspaper that will discuss issues instead of nonsense.

Your handling of a campus political situation which is, to say the least, strangely lopsided, was excellent.

Your stand (and how rare it is for anyone to take a stand) on the education crisis in this state was an example of that kind of decency which the South so desperately needs.

One thing else. Cartoons by a staff cartoonist are far more meaningful than those from a syndicate. Please continue us-ing them.

My best wishes for the con-tinued success of your fine news-paper.

Sincerely, A Reader

Par ty Decline Good Example 0£ Discretion Organized social activities

seem to be on the decline here this year.

That may be encouraging. Most people don't come to Jun-

ior College with the presumption that it's a "finishing" school. About the only thing JC has "fin-ished" is the idea that it's a party school.

Attempts Fail There used to be many at-

tempts to get the students out to night parties, but they usu-ally ended with the same two

dozen people there every time. And the halls used to resound

with yelps about JC students who weren't interested in a once-a-week social affair. Some claimed the stay-at-homes had no "school spirit."

Don't misunderstand me, I think parties are great. There are a few other vices, too, that aren't so bad if one doesn't in-dulge excessively.

But even vices are soon dis-carded once they become boring.

And here's about the way a JC party goes:

Usual Party The two dozen (they were

there last time, too) gather to be welcomed. Then there's a stage show. Then there's a dance (actually a music session with a few couples strolling around). Almost everybody gets a coke, too. It's all like Western movies—

see one and you've seen them all. Social activities support has

been disguised as school spirit. That's ridiculous.

Good Old Joe and Jane Schmoe show up at every party but they wouldn't think of joining in a school clean-up campaign, and they're the first to gripe about any school project that would inconvenience them.

That's school spirit? JC doesn't need or want that

spirit. Parties Still Held

The student board and class officers still arrange an annual "get acquainted" party, a Hal-loween party, a Christmas party and a couple of others to salt the social season.

That's fine. Those are impor-tant events, I suppose.

But our student officers are the first to realize that a good school and admirable spirit isn't based on a social calendar.

That's why they're using dis-cretion about party arrange-ments.

As I said, organized social ac-tivities seem on the decline.

Quote of the Week Dr. James Moore to biology

class: "You'll never be as young as you were the day you were a zygote."

Collegian Staff

Friday, November 21,m 1958 The Fort Smith COLLEGIAN Page Three

Area Businessmen Back Lions in '58-59 Cage Season

THE 1958-59 FSJC LIONS, front row, reading left to right: Lewis Grif-fith, Dana Dooley, student manager Gary Mixon, Jim Bragan, Sidney Mar-tin. Middle row: John Cook, Ben Roy, Bill Moss, Jim Wyatt, James Humphrey.

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Fort Smith

Hartness Pest Control 1220 Dodson Ave.

Fort Smith

Narisi Bros. Buffateria 912 Garrison Ave.

Fort Smith

H. G. Tolleson 66 Service Station Greenwood, Ark.

Osborn Insurance Agency Greenwood, Ark.

Stewart's Rexall Drug Store

Greenwood, Ark. City Cafe

Greenwood, Ark.

Greenwood Motor Co. Greenwood, Ark.

Mayo Grocery & Market Mr. & Mrs. J. O. Mayo

Greenwood, Ark.

Bub 6c Sid's Service Station

Greenwood, Ark. Phone 9741

Willams' Food Market Greenwood, Ark.

Builder's Supply Greenwood, Ark.

Stewart Grocery & Market

Greenwood, Ark.

Lavaca Food Center 6c Locker Plant

Lavaca, Ark.

John England. George Talkington. Charles Loum. Back row: Dale Brown, Ron Green, Ralph Vines, Joe Gelzine, Dewey Schockley. James Reynolds, Sam Giddens, and Coach Jim Charles.

(Collegian Photo)

Charleston Food Center & Locker Plant

Charleston, Ark.

W. E. Andrews & Son Lavaca. Ark.

Lavaca Pharmacy Herman J. Terbieton

Lavaca. Ark.

James M. Llewellyn Lavaca. Ark.

The Lavaca Cafe Mr. & Mrs. Tommy Johnson

Lavaca. Ark.

Withers D-X Station Lavaca, Ark.

Brown's Service Station Lavaca. Ark.

Patterson's Cafe Lavaca. Ark.

McConnell Pest Control 519 North 19 Fort Smith

Freeman's Flowers 1223 Garrison Fort Smith

Vervack Bros. 2201 Rogers Fort Smith

Dollar Saver. Inc-2900 Towson Fort Smith

Rice Body Shop 901 North 10 Fort Smith

Koolvent Aluminum Awning Company

620 Towson Fort Smith

Sebastian County Dairy Breeders Ass'n.

Frank Hamilton. Tech., Greenwood, Ark.

Owens & Oliver Lumber 6c Supply

Greenwood, Ark.

Farmers Bank

Greenwood, Ark.

Dawson 6c Stewart Greenwood, Ark.

Quality Cleaners Willard Stafford, Owner

Greenwood, Ark.

Green's Barber Shop Lavaca. Ark.

Roberts Jewelry Co. 916 Garrison Avenue

Fort Smith. Ark.

Acme Janitor 6c Chemical Supply 224 Towson Avenue

Fort Smith, Ark.

Victor Howard Company 509 Garrison Avenue

Fort Smith, Ark.

Smity's Drive-In, Inc. Points—N. 10 & 11

Rogers & Free Ferry Arcade Department Store

900 Garrison Avenue Fort Smith, Ark.

Midwest Hardware 6c Supply 924 Garrison Avenue

Fort Smith. Ark.

Elmore's Record Shop 715 Garrison Avenue

Fort Smith, Ark. Manuel's Service Station

3821 Grand Avenue Fort Smith, Ark.

Biffer Glass Studio 1001 North 38th Street

Fort Smith. Ark.

Grand Ave. Cleaners & Laundry 3735 Grand Avenue

Fort Smith. Ark.

West Camp's Service Center Central City, Arkansas

Pendergrass-Hug Chevrolet Co. Charleston, Ark.

The men and businesses listed on this page are appreciative of the growth and potential of Junior College athletics. They are happy for this opportunity to approve this progress, to wish Coach Jim Charles and his Lions success in the coming season, and to encour-age future athletic prosperity.

Page Four The Fort Smith COLLEGIAN Friday, November 21, 1958

FSJC-Tech Tilt Opens Cage Season FSJC seeks to continue its bas-

ketball mastery over Okla. State Tech from Okmulgee next Tuesday as they meet the Bi-State confer-ence foe in their season's opener at the Boys' Club at 7:30 p.m. The Lions have never lost to Tech in eight previous encounters, beating them twice last year 54-42 and 88-64.

A "B" game will precede the contest with the Lion reserves

Lion varsity defeated earlier this season 65-28. Game time is 6 o'-clock.

In pre-season practice games, the Lions lost to Fort Chaffee's Basic Training Command 93-64 Nov. 5, but were victorious over Wise Radio 72-61 last Tuesday.

Starters Named

The tentative starting line-up for meeting AHC Motors from Alma, an independent team which the

THE PROBABLE STARTING line-up for the Tech game as announced by Coach Jim Charles this week. Left to right: Jim Wyatt. guard; Joe Gelzine, post; Sam Giddens, guard; Ron Green, forward; and Bill Moss, forward. (Collegian Photo)

the Tech game includes Bill Moss and Ron Green, forwards; Jim Wy-att and Sam Giddens, guards; and Joe Gelzine, post.

Green, Wyatt, and Giddens let-tered on last year's Lion squad. Moss and Gelzine are freshmen.

The team starters are now listed as James Humphrey and Ben Ray, guards; Dale Brown and James Reynolds, forwards; and Dewey Schockley, post. Some of the "B" game players will suit out with the varsity.

Coach Jim Charles says that he has a much stronger team to send against Tech this year, mainly be-cause of added height and the good attitude of the players. He also feels that the present squad has more speed.

"With our squad compared with last year's, we can win as easily as we want to if we put out ef-fort," Charles says. "lur greatest disadvantage will be our passing, which has been terrible in practice games."

Charles added that for the first time since the teams have met, FSJC will probably have a height advatnage. Tech's 6-7 post player, Roosevelt Wells, has graduated and they have no one returning of comparable size. The Lion starters average 6-1 1/2.

Lions Hampered

The Lions are hampered some-what by injuries. Dana Dooley, a letterman whom Charles called

"the best ball-handler on the squad" is out for the season with a recurrence of a leg injury. Jim

Bragan, a freshman, is seriously ill with Tularemia and also may be out for the season. Dewey Schock-ley, freshman post player, is suf-fering from the flu, but is ex-pected to play next Tuesday, as is Ben Ray who is hobbled by a charley-horse.

Charles says he is concentrating on offensive patterns in prepara-tion for Tech.

"We will run a continuity offense with an alternating post. Three

men will be able to alternate at any time. Our defense will be strictly man - for - man," Charles commented.

He also said that Tech "ran a single post last year and will

probably have about the same of-fense next Tuesday."

Students Plan Trip To Watch Lions Play

Junior College cheerleaders and the Booster club are planning a bus trip to Sayre, Okla., Dec. 5 to watch the Lions play in the Bi-State Basketball tournament.

The bus will leave from the cam-pus early Dec. 5 and return the night of Dec. 6.

Any students interested in tak-ing the trip may contact Coretta Bury or Pat Word, president of the Booster club.

Dale Tyler

Lions Prepare for Tech Game; Bi-State Teams Await Outcome

Collegian Sports Editor

Members of the Bi-State conference will undoubtedly be waiting for the outcome of next Tuesday's FSJC-Okla. St. Tech game with more than normal anticipation for two reasons. Most important, it will give Sayre JC and St. Gregory's their first idea of what to expect from the Lions since they have never played them in the past. Also it's the only conference game to be played until after the Bi-State tournament Dec. 5 and 6.

Coach Jim Charles is optimistic about the game, saying "if we can pass accurately, we should win."

In pre-season practice games, however, the Lion defense has been poor also. Thus it seems that Charles is basing his hopes on the Lions' offense.

Potent Attack

This attack has been potent so far as the Lions have averaged 67 points in three pre-season tilts. Their only loss was handed them by a larger and more experienced Fort Chaffee team.

Their main offensive weakness has been at the free throw line where they have hit only 56% of their shots. They have had a good average from the floor, hitting 47% of their field goal attempts.

One of the most impressive aspects of the Lions' attack has been its balance. The points-per-game averages of the tentative starting line-up for the Tech game—Bill Moss, Joe Gelzine, Ron Green, Jim Wyatt, and Sam Giddens—range from seven to 14.5, indicating that each player is adding a scoring punch.

Likely Scorers The players most likely to do the most scoring for the Lions this

season are 6-2 guard Giddens and 6-3 forward Green, the team captain. Both of them were starters for the Lions last season during the second semester. Green averaging 9.4 points-per-game and Giddens hitting at a 5.5 pace.

In games this season in which shooting percentages have been kept, Green has hit at a 60% field goal clip, and has averaged 13.75 points, mostly on a short hook and a jump shot. Giddens leads the squad with a 14.25 average and has been deadly with a one-handed jump shot from the top of the circle.

Another impressive factor is the depth of the squad. In addition to the starters, Charles has three more lettermen on the squad and has several freshmen who have been showing up well.

Looking at the Lions Joe Gelzine is a 17-year-old

freshman from Fort Smith major-ing in engineering. He is a 6-3 post player and weighs 190 lb. He played high school ball at Fort Smith High school where he let-tered last year in basketball when the Grizzlies were state champs.

Coach Charles' comment: "Joe is real aggressive and works hard. He is one of the best defensive men on the Lions' squad and is also a fine rebounder. He should play a lot of ball for us this year and should do a lot of scoring."

Sidney Martin comes to the Lions from Fort Smith High school. He is 17, 5-11, and 155 lb. and for-merly played basketball for the Boys' Club. He is a freshman at FSJC this year and his major is business.

C h a r l e s ' comment: "Martin hasn't had much basketball back-ground but he has improved tre-mendously since the start of prac-tice sessions. He is good at driv-ing toward the basket."

Sam Giddons is a 6-2, 180 lb. sophomore and is a returning let-terman. He had an excellent field goal percentage of .529 last year

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and he averaged 5.5 points a game. Before coming to FSJC he was a three-year basketball letterman at Waldron. Giddons is 18 and his college major is business.

Charles' comment: "Sam has great potential and has one of the best outside jump shots that I have ever seen. He is an aggres-sive ball player. His only weak-ness is defense and he is working hard to improve himself in that department."

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Friday, November 21, 1958 The Fort Smith COLLEGIAN Page Five

Library Keeps Records, Books For Students

"Come on in, another book won't hurt you," the sign on the library door asks invitingly.

After finally summoning suffi-cient courage to take this decisive step and to creep quietly inside, the hesitant soul is assailed by se-rious doubts as to whether the li-brary is a record shop, office, or lunch room.

One is greeted with the thrash-ing-machine clatter of the ancient typewriter, the faint wail of the record player operated by ear-phone decked students, and per-haps the sight of Miss Dorothy Grace Beck, the librarian, and her assistant, Miss Claudia Robbins, calmly munching their respective lunches as they sort the mail or check out books.

Quietly dropping into a conven-ient chair to observe all these varied pursuits, one begins to won-der at the number of activities that can be carried on in this fairly small room, without seeming to interfere with, or interrupt one an-other in the least.

The diligent students at the table continue to pursue their studies, apparently not even hearing the raucous sound of the typewriter or the hushed murmurings of those searching the shelves for books.

An infrequent visitor to the li-brary soon discovers that it is in-deed a haven for students with varied interests.

Students go there for hurried, last-minute study, to read maga-zines, for outside reading books, or perhaps to do some research among the approximately 5,516 books, or to listen to a few of the 50 long-play records.

Miss Beck echoes the sentiments of the sign on the library door and adds, "I want everyone to feel free to come to the library any-time. Claudia and I are always ready to help with any problem students may have."

FOURTEEN JUNIOR COLLEGE co-eds entered the competition for Numa beauty this week. Three of them are (from left) Jane Patterson, Coretta Bury

and Janie Hartness. The beauties will be judged by an undisclosed motion pic-ture star, a Numa spokesman said.

(Collegian Photo)

Dating Can Be Fun... Even With No Co-Ed

So that's what's happening to all the good-looking gals at JC.

University students and "older" boys apparently have the market sewn-up while the guys here are forced to go back to their old stomping grounds — high school-in order to come up with a date.

At least that's the way it looks to a good sampling of Junior Col-lege students queried on campus dating habits.

Not only, it seems, is it hard enough for the "men" of JC to get

Swatter Swishes Pesky 'Varmints' No one would think of having a

baseball game this time of the year—but that's just exactly what happened in psychology class. Af-ter several strikes, C. E. Beard, JC psychology instructor, scored two home runs off the end of his fly swatter. Final score — two dead wasps.

* • * Paperback books have become a

boon to all avid readers across the United States. But the surprising thing about this fact is that the best selling paperback is not a Mickey Spillane offering. The best seller is Benjamin Spock's "Pocket Book of Baby and Child Care." • • •

The sharpest drop in breakfast consumption is supposed to be be-tween the ages of 13 and 15. Won-

der how many JC students run all morning on a cup of coffee?

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Here are three reasons why newspaper editors would like to commit suicide. These quotes were taken from The Echo, Arkansas State Teachers college newspaper.

'The accident occurred at Hill-crest Drive and Santa Barbara Avenue as the dead man was cross-ing the intersection." ''Many students and local fans

are planning to follow the team to the scene of bottle."

"The spacious home of Judge and Mrs. Woodbury was the scene of a beautiful wedding last evening when their youngest daughter, Dorothy, was joined in holy dead-lock to Mr. Wilkie."

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a date with the gal sitting next to him in class, but then after he manages to scrape-up a high school ''youngster" or one of what's left of the college flock after the university students and "older" boys have picked over them, he then doesn't have much choice about where to take her.

''Out driving," or "ridin' 'round" popped up as the most prevalent pastime during the average three or four dates a week which most of the students interviewed said they had.

Infrequent Little Theater pro-ductions and Fort Smith Symphony presentations are about the only "live" entertainment available for dates. Bowling, roller skating and tennis w ere named as participating sports and high school football and JC basketball as spectator sports which give a guy a reason for ask-ing for a date.

One couple goes to the airport and watches airplanes land and take-off. One member of this cou-ple also watches the stewardesses.

Movies are a time-consuming dating habit as is TV when the parents' schedules at home allow it.

Studies Haunt Weary Sleeper

A biology book goes flying across the room and lands rakishly atop a pile of other books, also delivered by t h e s a m e , unceremonious method.

Out goes th^ cigarette, the light clicks off, and the weary student falls into bed for a few hours of peaceful sleep.

His restful sleep is short lived. Monstrous protozoa, complete with dissecting instruments, immedi-ately assemble around his bed and persist in peering intently at him through a microscope.

Suddenly, dozens of weird-look-ing little green men invade the room and after a ferocious battle, with our friend right in the middle of it, succeed in chasing away the obnoxious protozoa.

Visions of triangles, shorthand symbols and typewriters chase each other madly around and around his bed while he mumbles bro-kenly, "Who on earth was Crom-well? What are the four basic principles of speech? Afghanistan is not in South America."

Then they b e g i n screaming louder, louder and louder.

At last, completely unable to bear any more of this hideous din, he awakens and discovers his alarm clock ringing persistently.

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Search Begins For Yearbook Beauty Queen

BY LOIS ADAMS Collegian Club Columnist

Fourteen candidates for Numa and class beauties have submitted photographs to Miss Sally McAr-thur, class sponsor.

Misses Sondra McDaniel, Bar-bara McCleod, Jane Hartness, Jane Patterson, Pat Young, Earlene Strang, Gail Jones, Gloria Junkin, Barbara Ragsdale, Coretta Bury, Carol Nance, Liz Reizing and Jer-ita Selig. Each girl will have a chance to compete for Numa beauty and also beauty for her class.

Each entry's photograph will be sent to a well known movie actor who will choose the Numa beauty and the class beauties.

The Fort Smith Junior College Choir will present a program of re-ligious music Dec. 14 at the First Presbyterian church of Alma under the direction of Dr. Hattie May But-terfield.

* • * The Music club of FSJC will

have a barbecue chicken party some time during the week pre-ceding the Christmas vacation.

The SNEA sponsored a teacher appreciation week Nov. 10-14. The teachers were served coffee during free period Tuesday and a lunch-eon was given Wednesday and members of the SNEA supplied free coffee for teachers all day Thursday.

Apples and flowers were sent to the teachers during the week and the SNEA climaxed their week of activities with a rummage sale Saturday.

• • *

The Booster club got $20 from a cake and cookie sale last week. Adding money to its homecoming fund, the club will receive money for selling booster page advertise-ments in The Collegian.

In a recent meeting, the club voted to buy Booster club jackets, but officers reported the jackets haven't been ordered yet.

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Page Six The Fort Smith COLLEGIAN Friday, November 21,1958

Most Students Support Proposed Constitution Most students gave the pro-

posed constitution their tentative support in a poll this week.

Only a smattering of resistance to the change was voiced.

No date has been set for the referendum.

The consensus of opinion: ' The newly proposed constitution

is fine . . Follows Pattern

The document calls for a gov-ernment patterned after the na-tion's governing laws.

The student board constitution

committee studied college consti-tutions from Arkansas and Okla-homa before formulating changes.

A 2/3 approval vote by students would be necessary to void the present constitution and enact the new one.

The number of representatives would be determined by the stu-dent enrollment at the time of election.

New Elections The present system of selecting

officers every semester would be ended and replaced by the elec-

JUNIOR COLLEGE FACULTY were treated to a buffet lunch last week by the Student National Educa-tion association chapter. From left are Miss Sally MacArthur, Coach Jim Charles and President E. T. Vines. (CoUegian Photo)

How Do Students Study? One Answer: They Don't

how do students study? This controversial question has been bantered about, preached on and generally run through the gauntlet ever since the school system was invented.

Teachers state that college stu-dents should spend three hours of outside study for each hour in class. According to this rule, there are five general classifications of students.

Let's start with the very lowest type, the student who is diligently striving for a degree in campus-ology. These students rarely, if ever, even open their textbooks.

In fact, they sometimes don't even own one. The people in this group also manage to cut class frequently, and they think they^re sorely pressed because they must attend at least every third class to keep from getting unceremoniously discharged.

Then there are those optimistic individuals who consider that pre-paring an assignment means to

take a quick glance at the chapter five minutes before class.

Also chronic class-cutters, these students are quite adept at talk-ing themselves out of bad situa-tions and inventing excuses on the spur of the moment, with never a twinge of conscience and with a face as innocent looking as a cherub's.

On a somewhat higher plane are the clever individuals who go to all the trouble of copying someone else's notes or assignments.

After all, it's a very tedious, try-ing job to try to decipher an-other's notes, especially when one is sprawled in the lounge and dis-cussing the hardships of school life to the loud accompaniment of the jukebox.

The student who fits the fourth category is a rare specimen in-deed. To the utter amazement and disdain of the three preceding groups, he actually does study. Why, sometimes he even studies as much as two hours for his five classes!

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tion of officers once a year. The opinion trend was that a

one-year term for officers would be more effective. The officers would have time to complete long-term projects, the students said.

However, one student contended "that if we elect officers for a year's term, it will give those who want to hold office only one chance to run."

Under the proposed constitution, class councils would be elected in-stead of appointed by the class president.

Several favored the change be-cause "it would keep the president from appointing his friends and give the classes a more democratic government."

Clause Favored All those polled favored the ab-

sentee voting clause. They termed it "essential in any type of gov-ernment."

One student said the proposed constitution would invite "dirty politics and unfair lobbying."

He declined to elaborate on the statement.

Survey Shows 'Success' For Former JC Students

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BY BARBARA CLAUSER Collegian Staff Writer

A survey by The Collegian lo-cated 12 electees of the "most likely to succeed" division of the Who's Who within the past 13 years.

Harry Winzenreid, a graduate of 1945, is now teaching high school English in Malvern, N. Y. He re-ceived his B.A. degree at Hendrix and his master's at the University of Arkansas. Winzenreid also at-tended Columbia university for one year on a scholarship.

Also a graduate of 1945, Miss Nezema Shoffey, who is now Mrs. E. H. Simpson, attended the Uni-versity of Arkansas for one semes-ter, then got married and resided in Canada for several years. Mrs. Simpson, her husband and her two children are now living in Bell-flower, Calif., where Simpson owns a TV and appliance store.

Another Success Miss Lahoma Milam, now Mrs.

Gerald Edwards, was elected "most likely to succeed" in 1946. Mrs. Edwards, who attended the Uni-versity until mid-term her senior year, now resides in Fort Smith with her husband and four chil-dren. Shortly after leaving school, Mrs. Edwards taught in the Alma school system for one semester.

Dane Clay, also a graduate of 1946, is now a practicing attorney in the law firm of Rose, Meek, House, Barren & Nash in Little Rock. Clay, who received his law degree at the University, also is an instructor at the Arkansas Law school in Little Rock.

A graduate of 1951, Ollie Blan received his law degree from the University of Arkansas. Now sta-tioned as a First Lieutenant in the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Blan will complete his duty Nov. 25 and will assume a legal position with a firm in Birming-ham, Ala., at the first of the year.

Stewart at School Jim Stewart, a graduate of 1953,

is now employed as a junior ac-countant at the University, where he graduated three years ago. Stewart is married and has one son.

A 1954 graduate of Junior Col-lege, Larry Gay is now residing in Charleston, W. Va., where he is employed as a mechanical engi-

neer by Dupont. Gay, who gradu-ated from the University in 1957, was married last February.

Miss Elma Lee White, a gradu-ate of 1955, is living in Fort Smith and teaching the first and second grades at Trusty. Miss White, who graduated from Ouachita Baptist college, is a member of the na-tional teachers' sorority, Kappa Iota.

Employed in Medicine Also a graduate of 1955, John

Kagy is now employed as a medi-cal technician at St. Vincent's hos-pital in Little Rock. He also teaches chemistry to student nurse classes. Kagy plans to go on into medicine next fall.

A graduate of 1957, Miss Frances Tiley, now Mrs. Jack Shoeppy, is presently residing in Norman, Okla., with her husband and s m a l l daughter.

Miss Carol Caldwell, who gradu-ated from Junior College last year, is attending the University, where she is majoring in elementary edu-cation.

Also a graduate of 1958, Bill Jackson is attending the Univer-sity of Tulsa, where he is majoring in journalism and is editor of the Tulsa Collegian.

Business Office Asks For Tuition Payments

The business office advises students to keep up with their tuition payments.

Herman Westfall, business manager, said some students are delinquent in their payments. 'The college has devised a plan

whereby a student can pay his tuition by the week or month," Westfall said, "but some have fallen behind."

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Officers Give GeographyiCiass 'Tour by Words'

Four army officers from Fort Chaffee have given JC geography students an opportunity to travel to several foreign countries . . . all from a desk.

Captain Arlie Metheny, Fort Chaffee public information officer, has furnished four officers for the tours.

Colonel C. M. Peeke, commander of the artillery training command at Chaffeee, discussed Russia and Turkey Oct. 31.

Chief Warrant Officer Walter E. Wombel spoke to the group Nov. 3 on China.

Colonel Leon D. Marsh gave a talk on the Near East and Turkey Nov. 10. He also presented film strips on Turkey.

Captain Gordon R. Johnson's topic was on Alaska. He spoke on his subject Nov. 17. "Each of these officers is quali-

fied on his subject having served or studied each country/' James Charles, geography instructor, said.

Little Car Solves Parking Problem

So you had trouble finding a parking place the day the new lot was oiled, huh? Then you just weren't using your head.

Freshman W a l t e r Mooreman didn't have a bit of trouble.

Of course Walt didn't have as big a problem to begin with as most of us, either. So it wasn't too tough for Walt and a half-dozen of his friends to get his car in the 100-inch space between two of the cars crammed into the parking lot.

Walt and company just picked up his little Volkswagen and car-ried it sideways into the space only a little longer than it takes for a good-sized basketball player to lie down in.

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