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Editorials
It Is worth It
The Business Office recently sent out bills for
this semester and everyone is feeling the
financial crunch of going to a private institution.
Is attending a small private school in Central
Texas worth the cost?
A school is more than its rankings
scholastically or statistically or its popularity.
It is the people who support attend and work for
it.
Financial supporters of HP are located all
across the nation some are alumni and others
are not. Brownwood as a city is an important
supporter and many of its citizens have never
tftended HP. Of course there is no way of
determining those who support the school
prayerfully because many do it simply because
it is owned by the Baptist Genral Convention of
Texas. Whatever their reasons locales or
methods of support these people are very im-
portant to the lifeblood of the school.
The interests and personalities of the student
body are extremely varied but it would be
impossible to enroll in HP without knowing it is a
Baptist school.
HP has an administration dedicated to
Christian education in a quality envioronment.
They are dogmatic in their attempts to make HP
the leader in Christian education that it should be
and to enforce its Christian guidelines.
Members of HP's faculty show a desire to help
students learn both academically and morally.
Their commitment to be friends to the students is
evident in the way they teach.
A school takes on the personality of its
body those who support attend and work for it.
HP has a happy friendly attitude. And it offers
quality education and involvement in its small
Christian context.
Approximately $2000 a semester for an
education to attend a small private school in
Central Texas? Yes because it is worth it.
The Yellow Jacket is the official student newspaper of Howard
Payne University. Published weekly the Yellow Jacket is a
charter member of the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association.
Deadlines for news items and advertisements is noon Monday
for Friday publication. Newspaper offices are located in
Winebrenner Hall Room 108; phone 646-2502 ext. 381. Mailing
address is Box 173 Jennings Hall HPU Brownwood Texas
76801.
Editor Bonnie Moran
646-2502 ext. 211
Reporters Norma Gomez
Randy Guess
Shirley Hessong
Claudia Lopez
Lisa Lucas
Laura McKinney
MikeO'Bryan
Cartoonist StanFike
Photographers MikeO'Bryan
HadleyWoemer
Business Manager Bill Miller
Assistant Business Manager Robbie Jones
Sponsors Tessica Martin
Charlotte Laughlin
The opinions expressed in this newspaper are strictly those of
individual staff members and do not necessarily reflect those of
the University administration.
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By RANDY GUESS
YJ Staff Writer
Imagine desperate
Americans crawling to the polls
on election day 1980 to exercise
their privilege to vote. Difficult
to imagine? Not if you feel like
Dr. H. L. Cravens HP professor
of social science and guest
lecturer at the Democracy In
Action (DIA) sack lunch forum
held Monday Oct. 6 in the
snack area of Guy D. Newman
Hall.
Speaking to approximately 40
students and faculty members
Dr. Cravens said "I voted
because I didn't have anything
else to do four years ago; this
year I'd crawl to the polls if
necessary."
Why the extreme change? It's
due mainly to the change in
political issues. During the 40
minute question-and-answer
period Dr. Cravens explained
his expectations for the national
voter turnout as well as a wide
variety of other areas of in-
terest in the 1980 presidential
campaign. He predicts a strong
voter turnout because the issues
are more clear-cut than in
many past elections. "There's
all the difference in the world
between the two parties this
year" he said.
You shouldn't wager the
family jewels however just
because of his or anyone else's
policical forecasting. "Politics
is not an exact science. You
can't put it in a test tube or
measure it on a slide rule. It's
sometimes ignorant me talking
to ignorant you (and usually the
you's don't admit it Dr. Joe
Timmons HP professor of
history added.) It's the best-
guess type of thing" Dr.
Cravens said.
Nevertheless politics do
involve the wagering of
hypotheses both educated and
un-educated. Dr. Cravens who
teaches the Thursday night
class "Candidates and Issues:
The 1980 Presidential Cam-
paign" has more of a basis to
be guessing than do most.
"I have a feeling that if
Carter wins he may win by a
landslide and if it's a close
election it might just be
Reagan" Dr. Cravens
predicted. "I think if Carter
loses it'll be because people
perceived him to be a weak
leader" he said.
The campaign is obviously
very close between Reagan and
Carter. Texas is considered the
key state to carry the election.
When questioned about
Anderson's chances for elec-
tion Dr. Cravens said "I think
the guy is supremely honest
and feels a deep burning
commitment to do something
for the country. Anderson is
smart enough to know he can't
win but he feels he has
something to bring to the
people. He has probably suf-
fered financially from It (the
election campaign); he'll
probably lose his seat In
Congress as a result of it. I
really think he has a desire to
air some things he doesn't think
either Carter or Reagan are
airing." Nor is there a chance of
Anderson throwing the election
into the House of Represen-
tatives Cravens said.
"In the opinion of most
Anderson beat Reagan in their
debate yet Anderson's
popularity neither rose nor fell
while Reagan gained from the
debate. Carter undoubtedly lost
some (in popularity) by not
participating in the debate"
Dr. Cravens said.
Reagan's ultra-conservative
image is not just a result of the
Republican platform Dr.
Cravens noted. Tough-talking
shoot-from-the-hip statements
have provided good am-
munition for the opposition to
say for instance that Reagan
would get us into a war he
explained.
When questioned about
Reagan's "simplistic" policies
Dr. Cravens said "You read
this about anyone who offers
solutions. Reagan's group has
offered solutions for a change.
The Democratic Party this time
is the party of the status quo."
Dr. Cravens thinks the voter
influence of evangelical groups
such as the National Council of
Churches Christian Life
Commission Roundtable and
Moral Majority has been
overrated to some extent
cautioning that "you never
know what a particular group
can do In a particular area."
Nation-wide however he
doesn't see them as having a
great impact. "I think it comes
seriously close to a breach in
the wall of separation (between
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by the first amendment" he
said.
Can the Texas State Teachers
Association endorsement affect
the outcome of the campaign for
Carter? It probably will have
some effect said Dr. Cravens
because teachers can certainly
deliver some votes. "Teachers
have traditionally been very
apolitical but they certainly
showed a militancy un-
characteristic of them when
they backed John Hill for
governor; of course putting all
your eggs in one basket is a
little dangerous because the
eggs can fall out (as they did
when John Hill lost.) It's a little
bit dangerous for any one
profession to pull out all the
stops on one side because you
could lose" he said.
Presidential running mates
were also evaluated. "Mondale
is the greatest asset to a
president I've ever known" Dr.
Cravens said. "He is just an
expert. I just can't say enough
about Mondale's suave savolr
faire sophisticated type
speech. He can gut 'em and
smile at the same time. He can
be folksy if he needs to or he
can be very sophisticated."
Bush on the other hand is
outstanding mainly in providing
a more moderate image for
Reagan according to Dr.
Cravens.
A potpourri of other items
were mentioned briefly and
evaluated by Dr. Cravens:
If Reagan wins Connally
will probably become Secretary
of State.
Other issues in this year's
campaign include the hostages
in Iran "windfall profits" tax
"right to life" and busing of
students.
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