'Christmas Is' By Donald Garrett What is Christmas? The time all young lovers know W~ll Christmas is ... Well Christmas is ... For shyly, quietly holding hands It's the new born babe Jesus Carolers going down the street And kissing under the mistletoe. Resting his sweet little head ·spreading warmth and happi- In the manger that was his bed . ness What is Christmas? to each and everyone they meet. Well Christmas is ... What is Christmas? When in the presence of the holy Well Christmas is ... What is Christmas? Christ child peace on Earth, good will Well Christmas is ... the little Drummer Boy played towards men the one and only time of year so sweet and fine That message brought from on When everyone is happily that the sound of drums still echo high smiling through time. By a chorus of Angels singing in Filled with joy and good cheer. the sky. What is Christmas? What is Christmas? Well Christmas is ... But most of all , Well Christmas is ... three royal kings from far away Christmas means just this .. Santa Claus, good old Saint Nick simple shepherds from fields of That every human being should Bringing all kinds of toys green be thankful for To good little girls and boys . All bowed humbly before the the gift God gave us each and nativity scene. everyone What is Christmas? The great gift of God's only Well Christmas is ... What is Christmas? Son. Ex-con talks to students By Sonia Coleman and to become a man totally free of Laurel Spivey any mental or physical confine­ " I spent 30 years as a drug ment. addict." His life of crime, corruption TIE :~ " I knew them all , AI Capone, and wrong-doing began when as Clyde Barrow, Birdman of Alca­ a 13-year-old teenager, he "got traz, Pretty Boy Floyd , Machine too smart for the tec.chers. " Gun Kelly and others. He ended that I ife 30 years later "I spent more time in prison coming out of San Quentin than most people spend on their Penitentiary and having gone jobs." through such experiences as " I 've seen 319 men killed in seeing 53 persons killed in 20 prison and I ' ve spent three years minutes in Levingsworth Prison locked up in solitary confinement in Kansas , spending four years without a single bath. " on death row, and having 272 EITEBPBISE Jack Brown , a great-grand­ stitches with no anesthetic after father in his seventies and author a knifing incident. of Monkey Off My Back , a book For the past 17 years, Brown now being produced as a movie has been out of prison leading Volume X Shreveport, Louisiana, December 21, 1977 under the direction of Art Link­ Number 4 a decent life. Presently he letter, experienced these things resides in Arlington, Texas, but and more in his lifelong struggle spends most of his time traveling Special issue slated throughout the world talking to high school students the way he did to about 1500 Shreve stu­ for up coming month dents on Dec. 12. He talked A special I iterary issue of the about his book and about his Enterprise, which will consist of life ' s experiences: Experiences creative writing , photography , that all started when he dropped and art work done by CS students out of school to " have a good and teachers , is being planned time." As Brown put it, " I got for publication next March. turned on (by doing the wrong Christy Spears, Melanie things), but I couldn ' t get turned Stone, Sonia Coleman , Stephanie off. " Luck, and Robin Halley, all Shreve students had mixed senior Enterprise staff members, emotions about how to react to will coordinate the special issue. Brown ' s humorous treatment of The issue, which is yet to be a subject usually considered bad. named , will consist of a mixture Many students, all showing of writings, art work and photo­ interest in every word Brown Jack Brown, ex-convict graphy on any subject matter. and drug said, applauded stories the addict, visited Deadline for entry is Feb. 5. Captain Shreve ex-con told , while others con­ December 12 to Entries must not exceed 500 share his 17 sidered his appearance " purely a years experience words, and each student may in some of the promotional stunt to sell his roughest prisons in enter as many articles as he de­ the world. book. " sires. The Enterprise staff will select the pieces to be printed Christian Service Program aids poor SENIOR MARK MAGNER RECEIVED the Challenger Award according to the number receiv­ for displaying the most outstanding Christian leadership ed. By Laurel Spivey nations, whether they be cloth­ Poverty. on the Captain Shreve football team. Any further information may ing , food, or money. For most of us this is a foreign be received from Mrs. Gaye But while Sister Margaret wel­ word, something we hear about comes Gannon in Room 202 or from any all contributions she asks but seldom see. But then there Senior Mark Magner Enterprise Staff member. that people respect the dignity are those who have seen it and of the poor by giving only those have chosen to do something items which they themselves wins Challenger Award about it. would l'Se. She remarked that These are the people who work people often feel that the poor, "The Challenger Award is and off the football since they are poverty field for our under the title of the Christian stricken given to the person who team." and often dependent best "Mark Magner was a Service Program , an ecumenical on charity, examplifies outstanding Christ­ dedicated should be willing team player and our community effort to provide aid to accept any ian leadership on the team," spiritual thing no matter leader all season long for the poor in our area. what condition according to Shreve head coach and by far the player most de­ it's in. Sister Margaret stressed Lee Hedges. serving to win the Challanger This program, under the that while they are poor, they The recipient of the Challenger Award ," commented offensive direction of Sister Margaret Mc­ still possess "feelings" and de­ Award is chosen by a vote of his tackle Greg Baiano. According to Caffrey, offers a source of com­ serve to be treated as people teammates and the 1977 CS defensive guard Bennie Less­ fort to those less fortunate by rather than objects. Gators chose senior Mark Mag­ men , "Mark was for everybody, providing them with food, cloth­ This is one goal of the Toy ner as their Challenger Award he pulled for the entire team and ing, and shelter which they Program for Christmas. The pro­ winner. Coach Hedges has this not just himself. In my opinon would not have had otherwise. gram staff , made up of volun­ to say about this years winner; he really fits the description Not only this, but the program teers , works to provide needy " Mark is an outstanding indi­ of what a Chalenger Award win­ arranges for medical and dental families with Christmas dinner vidual who was the spiritual ner should be ." examinations and at their ex­ and gifts. By doing this, they leader of our team. I am sure pense, provides medicine when show these people that they are Mark was well pleased by having Upon asking Mark to p !.;._ .d ··· needed. not forgotten and that there is try to Senior Bitty Donner is Student his teammates vote him this describe just what winning this But where does the money for someone who respects them, Council's January Student of the award . On the football field award has meant to their efforts come from? Accord­ loves them , and cares enough him he said , Month. Mark was a dedicated, unsel­ "This award is given to the young ing to Sister Margaret, the pro­ to show it. fish team player. In fact if CS has man who accepts the Challenge gram has two main sources of For while plain sympathy is ever had a team player, he is of showing Christian leader­ income. First of all there is the nice, it's even more beautiful to Mark Magner. " ship both on and off the field and annual Poor Man's Supper, take that sympathy and turn it Several of Magner's team­ it pleases me very much to know What's inside sponsored by the Christian­ into love. This is what Sister mates had this to say about what thay my teammates believe that Jewish youth of Shreveport­ Margaret and the whole the Challenger Award stands for I am leading a life that reflects McDonald ' s coupon p.8 Bossier. The supper, whose main Christian Service Program staff and why they voted for Mark. Christian leadership. Also Whataburger coupon p.4 objective is to promote brother­ have tried to do. While they have "The Challenger Award ," said anytime a group of your friends Classified ads p.4 hood , offers the community a not solved the problem of quarterback Trey Smith, "stands votes you an award it has to make Sports pp . 6 &7 chance to help the poor of our poverty, they have done much to for Christian leadership as an you feel good and the winning T.J. Sookies Coupon p.6 area as witness an example of erase the pains of it and after athlete and I thought Mark best of this award has been something Miss Bennett p.8 how they live . The other source all , isn ' t that what true brother­ exemplified the award both on very special for me." of its income are personal do- hood is all about? 1977 Page Two The Enterprise December 21, ~- ------- · -- · ----------· ---- ------~ CS Students lack of respect creates cafeteria problems An old-fashioned Christmas.