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Prairie View A&M University Digital Commons @PVAMU PV Panther Newspapers Publications 4-19-1968 Panther - April - Vol. XLII No. 15 Prairie View A&M College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.pvamu.edu/pv-panther-newspapers Recommended Citation Prairie View A&M College. (1968). Panther - April - Vol. XLII No. 15., Vol. XLII No. 15 Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.pvamu.edu/pv-panther-newspapers/649 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Publications at Digital Commons @PVAMU. It has been accepted for inclusion in PV Panther Newspapers by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @PVAMU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. n f5«*iVg T^tbr^ry rpjje W. ^ M Collet General Elect^-ahSef»T>eW ' Prairie View, T«»" Major Student Offices Student Publication, Prairie View AirM College of Texas Figure In Run-Off Thurs. VOLUME XLII, NO. 15 Prairie View, Texas APRIL 19,1968 A run-off election to include t Fashion Editor of the campus Student Government Associa newspaper during the current tion president, vice president, school year. Funds Received To Continue secretary and director of fin ance has been scheduled for "Upward Bound" In 1968-69 Thursday, April 25. Dr. A. I. Thomas. President of Congressional District, that the LaFayette Collins, a political Prairie View A. and M. College, Office of Economic Opportunity, science major from Odessa, will has been informed by Congress Washington, has approved a man J. J. Pickle of the Tenth oppose Reynaldo Pradia, an In grant of $126,056.00 to conduct dustrial Arts major from Hous an Upward Bound program at ton for the position of SGA pres Commander Thomas Prairie View during the 1968-69 ident. Both are classified as year. The grant will permit the juniors. Assumes Duties As continuation of the Upward Bound Project at the college Ronald Briggs and Jesse Executive Officer which has been in operation Watson are run-off candidates Commander G. E. Thomas, since June of 1966. for rice-president; Evelyn Cur who reported for duty April The Upward Bound urogram ry and Laura Sessions for sec i4th comes to Prairie View dir is designed for high school stu retary; and Grace Newsome and ectly from command of the USS dents from low income families Oliver Simpson, director of fin with the ability to do college ance. Bausell (DD-845) home ported work, but. who for financial or in San Diego, California. Com other reasons, may not have According to Daniel S. Ander mander THOMAS received his planned to continue their educa son, SGA president, approxi B. A. Degree from Harvard, and tion beyond the high school lev was commissioned through the el. The program attempts to en mately 1,700 students voted in Harvard NROTC Program in courage the students to seek a the general elections held early June, 1951. He has attended the college education: provides re this month. This represented a U. S. Naval Language School medial and developmental ex record turn-out of students in and is qualified as a Russian periences for them: and secure an election at Prairie View. Interpreter. He also previously the commitment of loans and TALENTED — Dancer Debo commanded the USS IMPER grants from colleges and uni Miss Delores Francis won the rah Collins, shown perform VIOUS (MSO-449), In 1963 he versities to finance the stu title of Miss Prairie View in the ing at the Teen Pageant, seived as Head of the NROTC dents' education while in college. represented the college in a and College Program Section in Of the fifty-four Upward Bound April 4 election. The Dallas co Sorority program in Mar the Bureau of Naval Personnel. oarticipants in the Prairie View ed received more votes than her shall recently. She is busy Project, who graduated from teaching a weekly dance CDR THOMAS graduated three opponents. Loris Brad- high school in 1967. forty-eight class of small children a- with distinction from the U. S. shaw was voted editor-of-the enrolled in a college or univer long with her own regular Naval War College in June. PANTHER, and Florida Collins 1966, and received his M. A. in sity in September of that year. classes. won the race for parliamentar International Affaire from The Prairie View Project is ian. Kenneth Hinson was unop George Washington University. 1 staffed by professionally em posed for the position of Direct Men's Week Frem August, 1966 to April. ployed teachers and counselors CURVACEOUS — The new 1968 he served as Commanding from the various school systems or of Organizations. Miss PV has all the attri Officer of the USS BAUSELL, in the state, and is financed butes of a queen with an Observance and received the Navy Commen jointly by the Office of Econom The new Panther editor is a added plus. She is Delores dation Medal "In recognition of ic Opportunity and Prairie View junior, biology major from Francis, a home economics exceptional performance in com- A. and M. College. Houston. She has served as major from Dallas. Underway hat operations" against North Vietnam. The United Men's Congress is Commander THOMAS and his sponsoring the annual observ wife, the former Rhoda Hender Houston-Yates Girl Named Miss Texas Teen ance of Men's Week which be son of Boston, Massachusetts, gan on Thursday, April 18. are the parents of three chil The Reverend L. M. Catch- dren. Ken, Steven, and Lisa. Talent Among Contestants "Best In History' ings, a 1935 graduate of- Prairie Debra Lynn Mack, 17 year old kin; and CHARM - Brenda John- View, will sneak on the theme senior at Yates High School, son. Charm Club, Brenham. — Men's .Role as a Scholar in a Houston, was crowned Miss The 1968 Miss Texas Teen is World of Revolution." New Office Set For Texas Teen Saturday night at the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. William H. Mack of 3433 North Reverend Cafchings is an As Prairie View- A&M College. Parkwood Dri'-e, Houston. She sociate for. International Devel Career Planning The attractive and talented was born in Washington, D.C. opment with the National Coun winner was selected from a field and has attended schools in cil of the Churches of Christ in of twenty-five contestants rep Birmingham. Alabama. Nash the U. S. A., with headquarters And Placement resenting schools and organiza ville, Tonr,.. and Milwaukee, in. Washington, D.C. tions over a large area of the Effective April 1, 1968, the state. Her greatest competition Wisconsin before transferring to Mr. Amos C. Johnson, is Office of Career Planning and came from contestants from her Yates in 1967. She is the oldest sponsor of the UMC College Placement will be lo- own school - Anita Moore, first of five Mack children, all girls. : cated at Room 116, Memorial runner-up, and Eveivn Conerlv, Her sponsor wras the Yates ^ Student Center. The office will second runner-up, both very tal Senior High Journalism Club ; be under the direction of Mr. C. ented seniors from Houston- which is directed by George Mc- Student Election ! D. Yancy. Yates. Elroy. It was the first top win ner for Yates who had entered The purpose of the Office is Pamela Carrington. a senior the contest for the past several to assist in development of ca- at Fidelitv Manor, Galena Park, years. Results of April 4 i reer plans; to provide occupa was the third runner-up. Miss Mack received a $500 The 1968 winner was crowned WINNERS LISTED tional information, counseling by Miss Josephine Taylor of and guidance; to advise in mat- scholarship to the colleve of her Bryan, the 1967 Miss Texas DIRECTOR OF j ters of college admissions, cur- choice from the Seven-Up Com- ORGANIZATIONS 1 riculum and college develop Dany and a $500 scholarship to Teen title holder. Prairie View- A&M. She also re Judges for the contest includ Kenneth Hinson — winner ment: to provide a placement service of students and alumni; ceived trophies and prizes. The ed W. T. Still, state editor of the three lunners-up received schol Houston Chronicle; Eugene PARLIAMENTARIAN to market the Prairie View pro ducts in the most favorable oc arships totaling $1200 from Robinson, public relations rep resentative for Mrs. Bairds Bak Florida Collins — winner cupational areas; and to main Prairie View and Seven-Up, in eries. Houston; Mrs. Pearl Solo Charles Douglass tain a virile, public relations and addition to trophies and other mon of Prairie View; Miss Judy Shirley Wright college relations program in the aw-ards. Mrs. Bairds Bakeries area of career, planning and presented $100 in cash prizes to Beust, University of Houston the finalists. student; and Miss Jesselyn MISS PRAIRIE VIEW placement services and to carry out all. other functions consist Special awards went to con Box. the 1966 Miss Texas Teen Joan Daniels ent with excellence in the devel testants with high ratings in winner. Delores Francis — winner opment of a Career Planning the various judging categories. Miss Inez Kaiser, public rela Brenda Jackson and College Placement Center. They include PERSON ALITY- tions consultant of Kansas City, Nancy Mcllveen Sharon Shipman, Kemp High- Missouri, represented the Seven- The office is the recipient of Bryan : TALENT - Margaret Up Company of St. Louis, prin EDITOR OF PANTHER a 1968 grant from the College COMELY — Miss Texas Teen Perm, Washington - Houston: cipal co-sponsor of the Pageant. Placement Services. Inc. to' 1968 i> Debra Mack of ATTRACTIVENESS - Jeanetta The annual event is sponsored Loris Bradshaw — winner equip and furnish the new- fa- I Houston. Judges liked her Carroll, Kemp-Bryan; POISE - bv the Student Press Club at Evbn cilities.