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WESTARK JUNIOR COLLEGE, FORT SMITH, ARK. Friday, October 14, 1966

Judges Select Six Westark Lion Cheerleaders Co ege to Buy $8,116 In Audio-Visual Aids

Jim Bolin, Westark business manager, announced that com-petitive bids have now been received and selected for the pur-chase of some $8,116 in new audio-visual equipment.

Bolin said the purchase of the

Music Club Elects Officers, Plans Activities

equipment will be made on a SO-SO basis with the federal govern-ment on the Title VI federal grant.

Included in the new equipment will be three new 16 mm movie projectors; eight overhead movie projectors; one opaque projector; two film, strip projectors; four slide projectors; one professional stereo tape recorder; fifteen pro-jection screens ranging from 60'' by 60" to 8' by 8'; four projection tables; two film strip cabinets; three record players; two port-able tape recorders; two micro-film readers; and five-speed read-ing machines.

According to Bolin, each de-partment may be allocated a cer-tain portion of the new equipment with another portion held over for general use by all departments. Bolin said partial delivery is ex-pected within 10 days.

Title Ila of the federal grants also enabled Westark to purchase some $5,000 in new library books in addition to those regularly allotted in the school budget. Bolin said these books were first ordered in June and some have already been received by the library.

Deans, Registrar Attend LR Meeting

Miss Mardell Christello, West-ark registrar, Claud Yancey, dean of instruction, and Shelby Breed-love, academic dean, attended the annual Convention of 'Deans and Registrars at the Little Rock Medical Center Monday.

The discussion of mutual prob-lems, including the selective serv-ice requirements, and federal aid questions was the main purpose of the convention, Breedlove said.

Music Department Presents Program

Dr. Hattie Mae Butterfield and Logan Green have been invited to conduct a program of classical music on KWHN radio Sunday evenings.

The first program took place on Oct. 2 and featured Paula Mahoney and Gary Young.

The music department has also been invited to present two num-bers for the Arkansas State Music Teachers in Pine Bluff during November.

These programs are donated by the Music Department as a pub-lic service, with the cooperation of Carl Riggins.

It may not seem complicated, but great paims were taken to change the name on the college arch located m front of the library. The arch, wlhlch formerly read ^'Fort Smith Junior College," was changed to read ''Westark Junior College" soon after the school was renamed earlier this year.

During a called meeting in September, the Westark Music Club elected officers. Elected were James Harris, president; Maytha Dime vice - president; Karen Lee, secretary; and Paula Mahoney, treasurer. Elected as social secretaries were Cliff Mar-tin and Michele Price. Don Mendenhall and Bob Moore are business managers.

The music club has been hon-ored by being chosen in the Who's Who of the National Federation of Music Clubs, to be released during Christmas.

Their first meeting was held on October 4 to plan projects for the year.

Airii^ V left to right) Phyllis nfiff^' Tankersley; (bottom row, left to right) Judy Dyrhood, Janice Crawford and Liz SanfordL

Students Elect Representatives For Board, Class Positions

Westark students elected their student government representa-tives for the 1966-67 school semes-ter in school elections held Fri-day, Sept. 30, in the student union.

Steve Page, son of Mr. and Mrs. Barney Page, was named to the presidency for the board and Charles Grimes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Grimes was elected vice president. For secre-tary-treasurer, Nancy Hinton was chosen. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oren F. Hinton.

Sophomore officers are: Sam Gordin, president; and Liz San-ford, vice-president. Sophomore student board members are Janet Bennett, Max Gilbert, Linda Guth-rie, Martha Jane Warren, Kai Rippy, Patricia Blackard and Gloria Perry.

Members of the Freshman class elected as their president, Mike Whitt, and Carolyn Wakefield as vice-president. Brenda Dukes was elected as secretary-treasurer. For Freshman representatives,

Jerry Barrett, De De Feldman, Dorothy Corrotto, Leta Over-street, Mike Tedder, Rodney Mason, Linda Lowery, and Dave Westmoreland were elected. * * *

Board Members Select Advisers

George McAlister and Mrs. Dorothy Rappeport have been selected as advisers for the stu-dent board.

Board President Steve Page made the announcement Thurs-day. The two instructors will help guide the board through its activities this year.

Board members meet each Tuesday night at the conference room of the technical center. Page said that a panel was selected earlier to screen the faculty for sponsors.

''The advisers will s e r v e throughout the year," Page said.

15 Girls Take Part in Contest At Field House

By DONNA RILEY

Six new Westark Lion cheer leaders were selected in judging at the Field House Thursdaj morning.

The winners included: Phyllis Agler, Leta Overstreet

Mary Tankersley, Judy Dyrhood Janice Crawford, and Liz San ford.

They were selected after inten sive study by the judges.

Others who took part in the competition were:

Freshmen-Jane Carter, Katy Wurst, Beckj

Bryan, Dorothy Corrotto, Penny Fingerhut, Sandra Norris, Bev-erly Whisenhunt, Sally Wery.

Sophomores— Sharon Gingrich and Kai Rip-py. Each girl was required to lead

a cheer and judges allotted points. Miss Mardell Christello said

the girls were chosen from a panel consisting of one represen-tative from all campus clubs, publications, along with the deans of men and women and two rep-resentatives from the sophomore and freshman basketball team.

Mrs. Christello said the girls were judged on general attributes such as poise, physical fitness and enthusiasm.

She said all contestants were re-quired to do one individual cheer along with a number of group cheers.

The new cheerleaders will travel with the basketball team, promoting school spirit.

Business Office Takes in More Than $88,068

Westark Junior College has taken more than $88,068 in fees and tuition since the semester opened last month, it was re-ported Thursday by Dr. E. T. Vines, president.

Dr. Vines listed $59,003 from tuition, and an additional $13,385 from out-of-district fees.

Campus to Play Host to Selective Service Exams Application for the Nov. 18 and 19, 1966

administrations of the College Qualification Test are now available at Selective Service System local boards throughout the country.

The test will be given on these dates at Westark Junior College, according to officials.

A first-year student must either have a passing score of 70 on this test or rank in the upper half of all male students in his class.

Sophomores must pass the Selective Service test with a score of 70 or rank in the upper 2/3 of all male sophomores.

J. H. Clendening, director of the local draft board, said in an interview that the tests are graded by computer. Results will be available about a month after the examination.

''"^he student must come by the office at the main post office to learn his score," Clen-dening said.

Eligible students who intend to take this test should apply at once to the nearest Selec-tive Service local board for an Application Card and a Bulletin of Information for the test.

Following instructions in the Bulletin, the student should fill out his application and mail it immediately in the envelope provided to SELECTIVE SERVICE EXAMINING SEC-TION, Educational Testing Service, P. O. Box 988, Princeton, New Jersey 08540. Applications for the test must be postmarked no later than midnight, Oct. 21, 1966.

Page Two T H E C O L L E G I A N Friday, October 14, 1966

From the Editw Too Many Constitutions Floating Around

One of the major problems facing the new student leaders will be to decide on a Westark Junior College Constitution. It's not that the college has no constitution, it has too many.

Steve Page, board president, has pledged action on the matter—which has become extremely tangled. He admits that too many constitutions are floating around on campus.

Discrepancies are plentiful and the major ones include: One requires 12 signatures for nomination in a student board

election. Another stated that 20 signatures were needed-One requires a higher grade point average for the candi-

dates than the other. Finally, one constitution says that the board president's term

runs for only one semester. Another says it runs for the entire school year.

These questions must be resolved before the next election and it is the student board's duty to give them consideration as soon as possible.

Students Answer Collegian Poll A recent survey taken by the Collegian revealed that most

students believe Friday is the best day for student functions. Although response to the clip-out questionnaire was not

great, the students taking part said that they wanted "at least as many, or more dances this year."

One student explained that he wanted the board to "avoid functions in the middle of the week."

All of the answers said that the students were ready to help in preparing and backing the activities.

We tend to agree with the answers of those surveyed and believe that the possibilities for student board advancement are unlimited. This school year could be the most important for stu-dent government in the college's history.

The student board can make outstanding accomplishments in all areas under its jurisdiction—but students will be the key to the success or failure of its plans.

To the Editor Dear Editor:

You are to be complimented for your editorial comments on the removal of the Coke machines from the basement of Old Main. This is a proper topic for your consideration and you did a good job with it.

With your permission, we would like to make the point that the decision was not made without considering the welfare and convenience of the student body.

In the past, signs and other announcements have been tried in the effort to keep student noise to a minimum. The results were good sometimes, and not so good at other times. In fairness to the students we must state that the worst part of the noise problem came from those serving the machines. By the time three or four deliverymen had made music with their bottles and cases, three or four classes were ruined.

Your faculty believes its first duty is to give you a fair chance in the classroom. This decision was a part of their effort to do that.

Will you forgive us? Yours, The Business Faculty

P. S. You should hear people pound on a machine when they have lost a dime or quarter, especially in the middle of a lecture.

LITTLE M A N ON CAMPUS

Other cheerleader contestants were (left to right, top row) Kai Rippy, Kathy Wurst, Jane Carter; (bottom row, left to right) Penny Fingerhut, Sandra Norris and Sally Wery.

New Student Board President 'Elated' at Prospects for Year

JU^T HAV^ ro CAf^fZY A^UHP/^

Editor's Note: Steve Page, new president of the student board was recently asked to express his views on the com^ ing year in an article for The Collegian. Here is what he wrote:

By STEVE PAGE As I look at the list of student

board members before me and relate each name to its particular

Students' Attitude,

Dress Still Same,

Says College Vet' Is today's y o u t h rebelling

against the challenges of society (not to mention the draft board) by hiding away in colleges, buried under piles of textbooks and lec-ture notes?

"No/ ' says Westark student Cel. J. B. Womble. '̂Kids are just the same now as they were 36 years ago when I attended the University of Arkansas.

Attitude, dress and general be-havior haven't changed a great deal either, commented t h e Colonel. "1 remember wearing bell bottom trousers and paisley shirts myself—actually I think we dressed a bit wilder than today's 'In' fashions."

While of immediate importance to the soldier aged, S-1 minded male student, the draft question has worried students and states-men for many years. ''Even Abe Lincoln wasn't immune. Called up while President, he was forced to hire someone to serve for him," said the history major.

Methods and the manner of teaching have changed in recent years, t h o u g h , according to Colonel Womble. "Back at the University in 1930, we had much smaller classes and almost com-plete oral recitation—instead of lectures by the instructor."

Age is of secondary importance in getting an education, com-mented Colonel Womble. "It doesn't matter if you're 18 or 65, the fact that you're getting an education is what counts."

owner, I can't help feeling elated at the prospect for an outstand-ing year.

Never before have I seen such an outstanding, energetic en-thusiastic membership. Ready to volunteer, ready to wear, ready to give the 1966-67 student body a year of activities, all-the-while hoping to inject some of their own enthusiasm and spirit into every student.

Minutes—Tuesday, October 4th, a date for student board meet-ing was set . . . each Tuesday at 7:30 p. m.

Committees were set up . . . band committee, decoration com-mittee, publicity committee, con-cert committee, and a constitu-tion revision committee.

October 28 was set as a tenta-tive date for another dance, sub-ject to approval by the admini-stration.

December 17 was set as a tenta-tive date for the Christmas dance, subject to approval by the admin-istration. The Christmas dance will also be formal. I Ais I see it . . . 1966-67 . . . a year to remember.

Just Watch Out Warning from Mr. Holder.

Students should beware of stand-ing around the back door of the main building. Falling bricks have become a hazard and some-body could get hurt. He has al-ready evacuated his office as a precautionary measure.

Citizen's Duty To Vote-But With Knowledge

By BRUCE STAPLETON

Prior to every election from student boards in college to the President of the U. S. the con-stant plea from most editorial writers is simply ''get out and vote." It's the duty of every ciizen they say to cast his ballot. All Americans should be heard at the polls.

The implication left of course is that voting is the prime objec-tive facing us as citizens come election day. This is to the ex-clusion of all other aspects of American political duties. In oth-er words no matter how scant one's knowledge of the candidates and issues involved, you owe it to your country to vote.

I submit the contrary, that a voter does not owe his country or any candidate a vote if it is not supported by a reasonable basis of justification for his stand. And that is exactly what a voter does: he is in effect con-firming the political beliefs which he shares with the candidate of his choice.

Merely voting is not the means by which we measure the fulfill-ment of our responsibilities as citizens. Our duty begins long be-fore election day and culminates when we have attained an ade-quate background of what the election involves. Voting means or should mean much more than simply putting an X beside a name.

I urge all voters to ask them-selves these questions before they cast their ballot on election day. 1. Am I voting for this person because he is a Democrat or Republican, or because I truly think his election will benefit my country.

2. By voting for this candidate, am I merely supporting his or her good looks, the way he combs his hair, 'that glint in his eye% or some other strictly exterior point of view.

3. Am I fully aware of the im-plications of the outcome of this election. Have I given enough consideration to all facets of the election and to all opinions and proposals offered by the candi-dates involved.

"Yes—she's home, are you a girl-friend or a boy-friend?

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A Statement of Policy The Collegian will endeavor always to speak for, and in the

best interest of, the students of Westark Junior College. The staff will constantly promote quality news reporting and fair play.

Friday, October 14, 1966 T H E C O L L E G I A N Three

Absenteeism Means Battle of Red Tape

By BILL PHARIS Westark's policy on absences-

six unexcused, three-in-a-row equal failure—is based on solid ground but accompanying pro-cedures are highly restrictive and often appear to treat the student as a child.

It seems clear that, as one stu-dent put it, ''It's an injustice

As it is in many cases, there are two sides to this story. Both sides should be explored.

The absentee policy is not really questioned. Enrollees realize that it was inaugurated to keep stu-dents in class more than 50 per cent of the time.

Still, the red tape involved in ''excusing'^ an absence and ac-companying ''effects'' are not for college students.

"In high school they made us go to the dean or principal with notes from our parents to get absences excused," another stu-dent said. "Should we have to play the same game as college students?"

This is the core of the problem. Throughout elementary school and high school, students have been told that when they come to college they will find new free-dom and new understanding and a reasonable amount of trust.

Yet, when they arrive on cam-pus at WJC what do they find? A capable, excellently - placed faculty which requires students to act as adults and still be treated as children.

The simplest way to get an absence excused is to "bring a note from home." But since many of the students at Westark pay their own way why should a note from a parent be neces-sary? Is this not absurd?

According to D e a n Lucille Speakman, the answer is: "No.''

Miss Speakman explained that this procedure for excusfcg absences is a standard policy in most smaller colleges and also in a large majority of the larger ones. Manpower Classes Attract 22 Women

Twenty-two women are taking part in "Operation Manpower" on campus this semester.

Manpower is composed of sev-eral courses designed to teach the students about the secretarial sciences. Manpower classes meet five days a week.

These secretarial courses dif-fer from others in that no college credit is given. The women were placed in Manpower by the local Employment Office with the agreement that each woman would find or attempt to find secretarial work after finishing the course in the spring. Tuition and books were paid for by the Employment Office.

She further explained that "a large majority of the reasons for this procedure is for the benefit of the freshman who is just enter-ing college. Many freshmen are more apt to miss a class if they think there is no one to answer to for their absence.

"This then, in reality, acts as a bridge between the high school's rigid regulations and the laxity of the colleges."

The faculty and student posi-tions are clear. Any type of honor policy would surely fail, officials have said. Persons on both sides of the issue seem to agree thai the present policy is here to stay.

Maintenance Workers Active

Teachers and students aren't the only active people on campus.

The maintenance department is also doing something. They rec-ently made magazine racks for the library, and are presently building tables for the accounting classes. The department can re-pair almost anything on campus, except major appliances.

A big job is in store for the maintenance department, should Westark not move. "We plan to build two offices," said the main-tenance supervisor, "if Westark remains at its present location."

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WESTARK BUSINESS CLUB members named) semester of-ficers last week to hold terms until January of next year. Officers andl sponsors (left to right) are: Back row: Mrs. Winn, co-sponsor; Don Powell, treasurer; Ray Schaap, reporter and Paul Leggett, co-sponsor. Front row: Phyllis Rickman, secretary; Joe Breen, president and Mike Scott, vice president.

College Co-Eds Try Out Hew Line of Casual Fall Fashion Creations

Republicans Vote Officers

Officers for Westark's Young Republicans Club were elected at the organization's first meeting Sept. 22 in the Fine Arts Building.

Mary McFarland was elected chairman; Jim Whiteaker, vice-chairman; Josie Ragland, secre-tary; and Gretchen Bruton, treas-urer.

Members of the Young Repub-licans worked in the Republican Booth at the recently completed Arkansas-Oklahoma Fair. Various committees in the club are busy raising funds, promoting member-ship and gaining publicity. These activities should reach their peak in the coming weeks as the Nov. 8 election draws near.

The Young Republicans will have their next meeting Tues-day, Oct. 18 at Westark.

By CAROLYN NARRAMORE For true American girls, par-

ticularly those of the college set, fashion designers have never re-leased a more casual, poised, yet totally strong look for their new, versatile fall creations.

Style specialist^ have appro-priately tagged the approaching fashion scene, the coat year. This is because of the status placed on the coat concerning both dress and sportive wardrobes, and also because of the hard-hitting suc-cess of both the matched and un-matched look brought on by the new coats.

Coats patterned for the new looks are more popular in a wide assortment of large plaids, tatter-sall checks, as well as the solid colors of blue, plus, orange, navy, red, and brown. Tailored char-acteristics include both single and double - breasted s t y l e s , double - notched and mandarin colors, and epaulettes on either the shoulder, sleeve, or both.

These coats are to be fitted ac-cording to the proportion of the individual body. In other words, do not buy a coat one size too large to be worn over suits. As a well-constructed, comfortable, body-fitted garment, it is to be worn as such.

Now offered as fun-loving ex-tras are co-ordinated ankle-cuffed pants and belted skirts. Both skirts and pants are either made from the same material as the coat, or of a directly opposite color. Some coat manufacturers have gone so far as to include your choice of either a ribbed knit sweater and paisley scarf sets, or the shirt and tie sets. In either selection you can assure yourself of a dominant look that won't fade like a fad.

Also as smashing extras to the coat line, are the fabulous little dresses made straight from the coat lining. The great banded stripe and graphic k n i t t e d sweater dresses are as fitted as their coat coverups. These are to be as, or perhaps even more popular than the competing pant and skirt matches.

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WJC Students Hold Down Jobs After School

By TAYLOR JOYCE

Work, as well as study, plays an Important role in the lives of Westark students. About 75 per cent of all Westark students hold down full or part-time jobs while furthering their formal educa-tion, according to Harold Hile, director of guidance.

Many students have jobs on campus under the federal Work-Study Program. They are em-ployed in various jobs, ranging from maintenance to office work, and from coaching assistants to assistant librarians.

Under the Work-Study Pro-gram, students are allowed to work no more than 15 hours a week. Their selection for employ-ment is based largely on financial need.

Funds for the Work-Study Pro-gram are mainly supplied by the federal government. The govern-ment provides 90 per cent of the cost of the program, and the college provides the other 10 per cent.

Thirty students are employed under this program.

No complete records are avail-able on off-campus employment, according to Miss Lucille Speak-man, director of student person-nel. Miss Speakman said it had been difficult to determine the exact number of students work-ing off campus since many of them already had jobs when they enrolled at the college. Miss Speakman said that surveys in previous years had indicated that between 70 and 80 per cent of Westark students were employed off campus.

Auto Registration Fast Coming to Close

Registration of autos is coming to a close at Westark, Robert Runner, dean of men said Thurs-day.

529 automobiles had been reg-istered at the college by Friday morning, Oct. 7.

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Page Four T H E C O L L E G I A N Friday, October 14, 1966

Lions Enter 3-Way Baseball Meet

DANNY GATTIS, right-handed pitching ace from Paris, opened action for the Lions in the fall baseball tournament at Muskogee last weekend. Gattis was named All-Regional pitcher of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas (Region 2) at the end of college play last spring.

WJC Basketball Players Begin Practice Sessions

Lion cagers opened practice Monday with about 40 seeking squad positions.

The team is scheduled to worJi-out one hour and 30 minutes each afternoon and again in the eve-ning from 7 to 9 p. m. Two prac-tices will be held each day for the first few weeks of drills.

Seven will be returning from last year's Lion squad.

Jerry Stamps, Guy Bariola, Marvin Dandy, Larry Bridges, Danny Gattis, Danny Loyd and John Glidewell are veterans likely to see the most action this year.

New names to watch this sea-son on the Lion roster will be Greg Davis, freshman All-State from St. Anne's; Lawrence Bly and Johnny Ferryman, both All-State from Lavaca; David Tanner one of last year's Southside Rebels and Robert Hamilton an All-State Missouri cage transfer from Oklahoma University.

The squad will probably be cut down to about 18 to 20 players following the first few weeks.

The 1966 version of the Lions will open their season against Oklahoma State Tech in a Nov. 17 game here.

Student activity cards may be used for admittance to all home games.

Lion Cagers will be out to bring up their 10-23 record hanging over their heads from last year.

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Westark Junior College Lions went 14 innings of their slated three-game fall baseball tourna-ment at Muskogee last week be-fore bad weather forced a can-cellation of the schedule.

The tournament, a three-way affair with Westark, Bacone and Oral Roberts University partici-pating, was set up to give players a chance to show what they can do and to afford an opportunity for teams to see what they need to work on before spring season opens next year, according to Bill Crowder, Westark coach.

Play was cut short but there was still enough action to give us an idea of our weak points, Crowder said.

Danny G a t t i s , right-handed Paris pitching ace, led off against Bacone in the opening game at Muskogee. Gattis, returning for his final year of junior college

actior, was All-Regional pitcher of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas (Region 2) at the end oi action last spring.

The sophomore held a 6-2 rec-ord and an earned run average of 1.33. Gattis pitched 80 innings in last season's play, struck out 72 and gave up 21 base hits.

Others seeing action in Satur-day's games were:

Pitchers: Bob Jones, Lawrence Bly, Jim Links, Barry Moulder, Mike O'Brian, Guy Bariola and Robert Hamilton.

Catchers: Jerry Barrett and Gary Brooks.

First Base: John Thomas and Wilson Fargo.

Second Base: Marvin Dandy, Ronnie Tabor and Bill Thomas.

Shortstop: Danny Lloyd and Donald James.

Third Base: Phil Lewis. Fielders: Larry Bridges, Mike

Moon, John Mason, A1 Gushin,

Sam Gordon ana Ron Sebastian. Players returning besides Gattis

include Brooks, who led the team in batting last season with 323; Bareiola, Tabor, Danny Lloyd, Larry Bridges, Mike Moon, Mason and Gordon.

The Westark baseball team showed promise in many sports during the practice-type tourna-ment with the Lion rivals. There are still a lot of plays and posi-tions t'nat will need work, ac-cording to Crowder.

In looking toward next season, the Lions lock to Bacone as their chief threat.

The Warriors defeated the Lions in five of five contests last spring.

Last year's version of the Lions held at 12-16 record at the end of spring play including tournament standings.

Lion rivals will be stronger this season, according to Crowder— and so will the Lions.

''We had a problem with height last year," Coach Crowder com-mented. ''And it looks like we'll probably have the same trouble this year.

What the Lions win, they'll have to win on hustle, Crowder ex-plained.

400 Students Join Westark Booster Club

Hoping to boost the activities of Westark College, a Booster Club was organized Sept. 26. Al-though only 30 people attended the meeting, approximately 400 have joined the Booster Club, accord-ing to Coach Bill Crowder.

''The purpose of the Club is to promote, not only the athletic events, but also the extra cur-ricular activities of the school," said Coach Crowder.

Meetings are t e n t a t i v e l y planned for one Monday night a month. At present the Booster Club members are selling season tickets for all Lion home games. The tickets are in books and con-tain 14 passes.

"These passes do not include tickets to the tournaments," com-mented Coach Crowder.

Officers of the Booster Club are Dorothy C o r r o t t o , president; Nancy Hinton, vice president; and Sharon Gingrich, secretary-treas-urer.

Top Baseball Stars Get Scholarships To Attend College

Despite the fact that WJC doesn't recruit athlette's on a big-time schedule, some top players have been awarded scholarships for their prowess in baseball.

"Nearly all of our baseball play-ers are back this year," Crowder commented.

Among the top players, some under scholarship, are:

Bob Jones, pitcher and first base. He played for Kerwins Le-gion team.

Phil Lewis, former Rotary Le-gion team star.

Danny Lloyd, Johnny Mason, Jim Cox and Gary Brooks, all Kerwins veterans, are returnees, Croiwder said.

Brooks led the Lions in hitting last year with a .323.

Ronnie Tabor who is an ex-Le-gion player.

John Thomas,, former Poteau first baseman.

Danny Moon from Springdale will play for Crowder once again. Moon was a ball player for the coach whe nboth were at Spring-dale High School. Crowder served there as first assistant football coach.

Danny Lynch, who formerly played for Van Bu'ren, has agreed to play for WJC.

''We're going to put special con-centration into baseball," Crowder added. ''This is a game in which size dosen't play an integral part."

The choach is expecting a better season than last year.

"We'll miss Dennis Rogers who iwent to Northeastern A and QVL at Tahlequah," Crowder said. But I think Gattis wil Ibe a major asset this year."

In Rogers, Westark had a fired-up hurler who led the Lions to inspired ball last season.

Jim Cox of County Line High School will be adding his talent to the squad, as will a number of other leading local and area play-ers.

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Girls' Physical Education Classes To Receive Bowling Instructions

Active Physical Education 121, a sports activities class for girls, will begin bowling soon, accord-ing to Miss Mardelle Christello, instructor.

The girls, primarily freshmen, will be instructed on bowling rules and fundamentals and then begin team bowling at Midland Lanes.

The class is participating in soft ball activities at present. The girls, divided into four separate teams, switch positions to give each girl a chance to pitch and catch.

During cold weather the classes

Girls Forming Team A Westark girls basketball

team is in the making. The girls, once organized, will compete on a 10-team league with some of the city's top women athletes.

will return to gym activities and a schedule of basketball, volley-ball and shuffleboard.

The group will spend the re-mainder of the semester learn-ing rules and scorekeeping of basic sports activities.

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