Beanie Brigade Howdied-Ln with Events Ranging from a Watermelon Feast- to a Welcome from the Mayor to the Comic Ob- Dions of Pat Paulsen
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*r Full Forums Slate Volume 69, Number 1 Set This Year Tuesday, (See page 10) I The Skiff I Texas Christian University • • • • Fort Worth. Texas 76129 September 1, 1970 Beanie Brigade Howdied-ln With events ranging from a watermelon feast- to a welcome from the mayor to the comic ob- dions of Pat Paulsen. TCI Howdy Week 1970 kicked off the new academic decade to the theme of "Blazing the Trail of the 70 The week of friendly confusion .■i with the freshman re ind cap sales on 1 day. Later that evening a free watermelon feast was held with new freshmen and returning itu- dents gorging themselves on the melons. On Wednesday cap sales con- tinued, and the movie "Camelot" was shown with Gary Marshall, who sang in the film, making a live appearance during the even ing showing. Ice Cream Social Later Wednesday the dining service had a picnic box supper followed by the AWS Ice Cream Social. Then the students re- turned to their residence halls for their orientation into dormitory life. Fort Worth Mayor R M "Sharkey" Stovall was on campus Thursday in conjunction with the Howdy Week Welcome and Fort GARY MARSHALL presents rosei to Howdy Week Queen, Retha Ann Rudolph, is 1969 Queen Sara La* Wcrth Orientation. Mayor Stovall looks on. welcomed all new students to Fort Worth and TCU making Howdy Week a city-wide event Howdy Queen Returning students and town stu- Betty To Be Honored dents also informed newcomers of recreation facilities and activities Is Selected Hetty Buckley, a TCU graduate frequent appearances at Casa offered in Fort Worth. who has nag and acted on Broad- Manana and Casa del Sol iebration '70, a production of Ret hi Ann Rudolph has been way and in London, will be hon- After graduation she landed a the Committee on Religion in the I ho.sen the 1970 Howdy Week ored OB Sept (J following her per role in the Broadway production fi,nuance .it Call \lanana here of "1776." Recently she played in University (CRU), kicked off ac- tivities Thursday evening This Miss Rudolph, .1 fri'shman m Port Worth It will be TClfJ London In ■ production of "Prom event was followed by the Howdy i Nashville. Tcnn . was ,m night at Casa. I'ronuses Week mixer where students were I i.l ;is Queen at the Sunday Those interested in attending kfitl Buckley is a former TCU able to become acquainted, dam Marshall show Marshal] the performance of "Do Your . heerleader and Skiff staffer ing to the sounds of The Night mil tflM Queen S.H i Lac, made Own Thing," the current < While she was in school she made the presentation (.induction, on the night of the Before Bth, call the alumni office exl Fashion Show 283 Friday's events featured a fash- ion show and CESCO film. Later that evening comedian Pat Paul- took a look at the 197n Horned Frog Saturday night many students traveled to Will Rogers Memorial i'enter for the All-University Editor Dance which featured a local band, The Derek Jones Party Sunday concluded the week's Names Staff events with a morning chapel Horned Frog 1971 editor David service, an afternoon play, and Stinson has announced the ap- an early evening barbeque and pointment of three associate ed- pep rally. Following this the an- itors for the yearbook: Tom nual TCU Pledge and letter burn- Siegfried, Eddie Coble and Janet ing were held with the TCI' Hester Vigilantes supervising, Both Siegfried and Coble work Gary Marshall then performed ed on the 1970 Horned Ft*Og now and the Howdy Week Queen was being distributed in the Student named Center The other new Horned Frog appointee Miss Hester, is a new student on campus No Paper Friday Production of the 1971 annual As is its annual custom, The already is underway, and students Skiff will omit the Friday issue interested in working on the new immediately following its big edition or contributing to it may Tuesday opener. Regular semi- get m touch with Stinson in the weekly publication will resume COMEDIAN PAT PAULSEN highlighted Howdy Week wi»h his Homed Frog's new headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 8. performance before an overflow crowd in Ed Landreth Auditorium. Dan Rogen Hall, room 117 THE SKIFF Tuesday, September 1, 1970 'Live and Learn7 In New Hall Dorm By SUZANNE HUFFMAN room-study-laboratory building The residence hall in Worth Going to class this fall for stu- will generate interactions that Hills is equipped with two class- dents of New Hall, the new living- will intensify the general educa- rooms, a seminar room, a library learning dormitory, will mean go- tional experience. and a faculty study. All freshmen ing downstairs to the first floor 160 Men residents take the same three of their residence hall. The dormitory houses 160 men, courses at the dormitory—Eng- Eighty freshmen and seventy 80 of whom are freshmen. These lish 1113, Religion 1203 and Social upperclassmen are participating 80 men are joined by 40 women Science 1063. The eleven faculty in this experimental program de- who are housed as a unit in Waits members teaching these courses signed to bring closer together the Dormitory. Together they share make a special effort to relate educative processes of college liv- the classes offered in New Hall. the subjects to each other and to ing and college learning. The ex- The students participating in this show their relevance to life. Such periment is founded on the educa- program are a mixed group, rep- common study experiences, it is tional belief that combining the resenting many majors, many hoped, will lead students toward residential character of a class- SAT-levels and many interests. many informal learning activi- ties outside the classroom BEANIE-BEDECKED FRESHMEN gamely gorge themselves at Upperclassmen the Watermelon Feast, one of Howdy Week's highlights. Upper Half the residents of the new classmen swarmed the scene to get a first-hand view of how the dormitory are upperclassmen class was shaping up. interested in making college resi- dence halls more a part of the learning environment than is us- ual on a campus. Mr. Ted Jame- GO-KART FUN son, director of the hall, resides there with his family as an ad- visor as well as a teacher. Mrs FOREST PARK Carol Patton is available during • Weekdays: ll.1l the week as a tutor in writing, • Weekends: 9-11 one of the biggest academic prob- lems for college freshmen. FOREST PARK New Hall residents take two other courses on main campus— GO-KARTS language and science usually This is to insure that the students leflS S. Ureverstly ID S-5M2 benefit from University-wide ex- (Acreee from Carlson's) periences and do not become iso- lated within their own building. "I'm thoroughly convinced that all students, those with less ability as well as those with greater MINI BIKE RIDES NEW HALL DORM ability, begin their college study Just A Short Flight Down to Class with considerable seriousness," Forrest Park said Dr. James Newcomer, TCU vice chancellor for academic af- fairs. "They want to do well. Mini Bike Rides They want to learn. With this new Canada 'Out;Europe 'In program, we will try harder to seize this interest which is at its 1683 UNIVERSITY While students throughout the the air fare-only deal for $234; the maximum at the beginning of a country plan retreats to Canada, plane leaves Dallas April 3 and student's college career. We hope Right Next to the Go Kart Track TCU's travel committee has come returns April 11. The planned trip, it will lead to a better college ex- up with three more temporary va- for $276, provides for 7 nights at perience than does the traditional cations for those who want to get Torremolinos, Spain, a beach re- program." away. sort offering swimming, sailing, The trips, one to the French diving and water skiing. Each Alps, one to Spain and one all group of four students will be through Europe, are scheduled given a car to use. Options for Teacher Tests during Christmas, spring and trip-members include a two-day summer breaks. The Alps trip visit by hydro-foil to Tangiers for gets off Jan. 2 from Dallas for $30; a $10 one-day tour of the Al- Are Slated nights in Courchevel, France. Ski hamba, an old Moorish mosque of College seniors preparing to WELCOME lifts at the door and 200 instruc- Cordoba; and a first class round- teach school may take the Na- tors to help skiers on the 35 trip by rail to Madrid. tional Teacher Examinations on marked runs are available. The Five Countries any of the four different test dates resort features a ski jump, two The summer tour of Europe announced by the Educational skating rinks and boasts 24,700 starts July 10, when tour mem- Testing Service. ascents per hour. bers will fly from Dallas to Ams- The dates are Nov. 14, 1970, Free Lessens terdam. The $575 price includes Ian. 30, April 3, and July 17, Trip-members are offered 12 travel and tours in Cologne, Heid- 1971. BACK 70-71 hours of free lessons and a giant elburg, Lucerne, Milan, Venice, Slalom Race with a wine party, Florence, Rome, Pisa, LaSpezia, prizes and trophies as incentives Nice, Chalon, Paris, and London. 50 Merit Scholars to learn. Included are 11 orientation ses- CANDIES The ski trip costs S304 and ends sions with lectures on the history, To Grace Classes Jan. 12. Travelers are offered culture and political status of PAPERBACKS two alternatives: they may pay each country.