Oral Roberts University Digital Showcase Oracle: ORU Student Newspaper Oral Roberts University Collection 11-1-1974 Oracle (Nov 1, 1974) Holy Spirit Research Center ORU Library Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalshowcase.oru.edu/oracle Part of the Christian Denominations and Sects Commons, Christianity Commons, and the Higher Education Commons November 1,1971 ROBERTS UNIVERSITY, TULSA, OKLAHOMA Volume 10, Number 9 ORAL Mqil serv¡ce is picki by rob morilz A major cause throwing the One improvement soon forth- coming is the rePlacement of the Students can look forward to mail service off s:hedule was the mail service now. lack of box numbers on the let- current mail drop. PresentlY lo- much faster the center of the main Post Office Director FaYe Co:t ters. "It was imPossible for us cated in for much of to look up box numbers for each flow of traffic, the droP will be assures. The reasons the left of initial delay ha'"e piece of mail," exPlained Mrs. placed in the wall to the unavoidable be labeled and she is Cox, "and get it in the boxes on lhe window. Slots will been taken care of, "In and the mail is schedule with all the outgoing "Campus Mail," Town," happy to rePort that This will smoothlY on schedule mail we had to handle. Room "Out-õf-Town Mail." ilowing greatly speed the job of sorting, agarn. numbers on the letters caused In the hectic beginning, the further confusion. Mrs. Cox said. "We want to thank the strr- Mrs. Cox has been Promised dents for being so Patient and additional student helP at the be- understanding," she added' groning of next year in order to "There is one waY that students prevent another Pile-uP. can help in the future, and that as quickly as possible. As manY is by letting all of your co'rrespon- must as i8 sacks of letters and 215 denis, including newsPaPers and Seniors packages arrive at the Post office magazines, know Your box num- daily. ber as soon as Possible." Sink or swtm The Swimming ProficiencY test will be administered to all ORU Concert Choir, graduating seniors who have not previously taken the test or who have not taken a swimming class. Orchestrq to perform Seniors wishing to take the test sho,uld report to Aerobics Center The Fine Arts DePartment Tulsa, will perform the tenor so- pool on November 8 from 5 to will present the Concert Choir lo in Thompson's "The Garment 6 P.m. and University Orchestra Satur- of Praise" from Requiem, Part day, at 8 p.m. in Howard Au- IV. dit-orium. The concert will be di- Two select grouPs, the Tour rected by Raffaele Catanza¡iti Choir and the Chamber Singers, Road Rally and Donald Robinson, Assistant omposi- Professors of Music at ORU. interna- The University Orchestra will include tomorrow photo by richord heinsivs perform "L'.4 rlesienne Suite No. Distler; Tom Jqrriel gove o plug ogoinst White House 1""[t-ãt'¿sö-.luJenr" road ral- Zoppelr Auditorium. The ABC n€wsmon by Georges Bizet, "Serenade "Collect" by I-eslie Bassett, an The third semiannual sooked it up Wednesdoy night in 2" 2 Presidency in relotion lo lhe new Ford for Strings" by Josef Suk, and arrangement for electronic tape ly witl be held SaturdaY, at tolked obout rhe credibility of the Mozart's "symphony No. 40 in and choir; and "Praise to God" p.m. Cars will leave Mabee Cen- odministrqt¡on. G. minor." by Knut Nystedt. ter at 2-minute intervals. Fees The 7O-voice Concert Choir The combined choirs and or- will be $1 for drivers and navi- sing contemPorary anthems chestra will perform James Prig- gators with passenger fees set at will prizes will be giv- by 2Oth-century American com- more's arrangement of "Psalm 50 cents. Cash Newsmon speoks posers. These include "Ye Shall 47" wirh soloist Edward Pierce, en to the drivers coming closest To- Out with Joy," by John Ness a member of the music facultY to the predetermined time. Tom Jarriel, ABCWhite son had given the story to an old Go sign- Beck, and "The Best of Rooms," at ORU. day will be the last daY for House Correspondent, spoke to friend so he would have an ex- by Randall Thompson. B o b There will be no admission ing up. Students máY register at 450 students here October 23. clusive story, thinking the little Humble, an ORU senior from charge. the table in the cafeteria. His topic, "The Credibility of the paper would go no farther than Presidency," dealt with the new its town. Ford administration and "Mr. Jarriel likens living in the city Clean's" operations in V/ashing- of lawyers, politicians, and re- ton, D. C. porters to living in history books. While he felt the press is often "I'd do it for nothing if they unjustly criticized, he agreed didn't pay me," he said. "It's fas- there are some problems of un- cinating and rewarding work." ethical repofing. He believes ma- Some of the most moving ex- jor problems, however, lie with periences he has had as a cor- press secretaries and the officials respondent have beenl in other themselves. count¡ies. Jarriel feels U. S. citi- He cited examples of speeches zens are often misinformed as to released before the President had the progress some other coun- even s€en them. The President tries are making. would then have to stand bY Jarriel was the first speaker for whatever was printed, whether it the fall Student Senate Cultural was consistent with his own feel- Affairs Series. ings or not. Press leaks are another area Srs. lo be tested of interest in Washington. The leaks come often through the The Undergraduate Record Ex- highest positions and are virtual- aminations (Aptitude, Area, and ly impossible to stop, Jarriel said. Field Tests) will be offered No- He brought out one case of a vember 15 and 16 for all seniors major story during the Johnson completing graduation require- administration hitting the front ments this semester, fall '74. For pages before it had been released seniors not completing gradua- at all. Johnson, outraged, ordered tion requirements until the end of several aides to track down the the spring '75 semester, the tests leak. After locating the reporter will be offered again on Febru- sent the storY to the ruary 28 and March l. All tå¡ee Pumpkin Porode ond the Pumpkin who had Tonight ot 8 in Howord Auditorium, the Jeremioh by The Greot they found he had read tests are required for graduation. Porly ot the Aerobics Cenler. Admission is wires, People will perform os porl of the Greqt Pumpkin Ponic about in a small town Texas Students can contact the Regis- 75 cenls odvonce, or the door' Tennis shoes it Pon-ic celebrotion which begins ot 4 p.m. wiÍh the in $l newspaper. Tracing that lead fur- trar's Office at ext. 479 for fur- in the Ae¡obics Center. Proud Pumpkin Dinner. The concerl will be followed musl be worn ther, they found President John- ther information. Poge 2-fHE ORACIE, November l, 1974 LETTERS EDITORINL Writer urges iniury cut To the editor: The third component of the straight concerning the John I I'm glad to hear all the con- accident is really part of the pe- Denver hassle! V TE o cern from the students in past culiar nature of flag football. In It's high time we quit concen- weeks about football injuries and touch and tackle football, ball trating on the verbal assault of People predicted that when 18 to2l-year-olds got the vote, those o{fiçials. I think you should hear carriers try to avoid their pur- a few and instead put our ef- wþo was as the forts towards the better student young voters would change the whole world of politics. They were fröm'somtbne injured suers; while in flag football, you havé from players and many runner faces a greater risk of government this year's Student wrong. The kids seem just as apathetic as the old folks, if not offi:ials. ì losing his flags by avoiding the Senate is striving to acheive. more so. Last year I received an injury pursuer than if he runs over the And if you're among those Many voters, disillusioned by Watergate, question the value of to my jaw that resulted in a com- opponent. There are rules to lim- who haven't attended a weekly pound fracture in two places as it this, but there is a fine line Senate meeting yet, I'd suggest their votes. well as a dislocation of the jaw between charging and tackling. you get the spirit and commence So why vote? One can't do much good sitting in his dorm on socket. As far as f know, this was Somehow the rules should be re- to movin'. election day. No ggod ever comes out of ignoring political issues. the most serious of last year's in- vised or made clear so the run- Ric James juries, which resu,lted in a bill ner won't have the advantage. It's time ORU students got their heads out of the sand. If this To the editor: coming to nearly $2,000. In industry there is a rash if really appreciated Carol Bur- is supposed to be a training ground for responsible Christian ci,ti- As I lay in my hospital bed for of injuries in a cefain shop, the I ton's letter in the October 25 is- zens, then voting should b" putt of the training.