The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 10, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 9, 1969 Page: 2 of 12
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December 9, 1969
Ed i to rial
Lottery Applauded
The new draft law is in effect. Wow! Don't we all know
.- it? Last Monday night, hundreds of thousands of young men
across the nation waited up to see where their birthdays
would be drawn—some were encouraged, some were disap-
pointed. It was probably the biggest crap game ever staged.
But, what does it all mean? Everybody is talking about it,
but nobody seems to know much about it.
Fir.st of all, it is the first draft lottery since 1942
when the United States was engaged in World War II. So,
it's not a new idea. It's been Used before, but most of the
men affected by the recent lottery were not even alive when
the other one took place.
All men between the ages of 19 and 26 were included
in Monday's drawing. All those now classified in the draft-
able category will be calledup in the order of the drawing.
Those who are not now draftablerbut are deferred will alsso
be called in the order that was drawn Monday. This in-
cludes college men. However, they will hot be calleduntil
their deferments are ended. For those enrolled in college,
tney will be called in that order when they graduate or when
they leave school.
. Thus, there's that painful year of waiting for each and
every one of us who is under the magic age of 26. But, isn't
^s better^an'rwonjong for the whole seven years that
men are eligible? Now, every man in the country can plan
his life without having %o worry about the draft. Those who
plan to go to college and were picked low in the draft will
be able to go to school. Those who's numbers were drawn
near the beginning will KNOW that they will have to serve
' and can make plans for their lives following their release
from the armed services. Those already in college can make
plans for graduatg school or for the service, depending on
where their numbers were chosen.
We applaud the President's program concerning the
Selective Service. It is, above all, the fairest system for
thi£ nation. The only fairer system would be for all men to
serve for a period of one year. But, we don't need this sys-
tem. We don't need that many men in the service. This new
draft lottery is a giant step toward Nixon's goal of having a
volunteer, or professional, army.
New Editor Set
Next semester will find a whole new makeup of the
J-TAC. There will be a new, staff and a new editor, I, along
with the columnist, Brenda Williams, will be leaving this
college and will be turning over my duties to new journa-
lists.
Brenda will be attending McMurry, and I will be attend-
ing UTA. This is not to say that we will be losing contact
with TSC. We both have many friends here and still have a
great affection for this college.
Since we came here last year, we have seen many in-
novations come to Tarleton. The J-TAC is now partially on
its own with its new equipment. The paper has grown in
scope. There is now a doctor in the health center. We are
on the way to forming a Student Forum, a plan which this
paper has supported since the idea was ini$i§|gd. The
women's dorm hours have been changed. There are how
telephones in most of the rooms in the dorms. The Adminis-
tration Building has been air conditioned (a program which
we supported, but, then again, we like windows). Crockett
Hall has been added to the growing number of new structures
here. Work has begun on the new gym. There will be new
programs; there will be existing programs that will need im-
provement. Without your aid, these new programs will never
be initiated. They need your help and we sincerely hope.
, that you will put 100% into them.
The new editor for. next semester is SueAnn Couch, a
freshman journalism major from Stephenville. To tell the
truth, she is scared to death. To have the editorship.t>f a
newspaper thrust upon you during your freshman year is a
traumatic experience. But, she will work hard and learn
fast. Pure necessity! The editor of the J-TAC has a pivbtal
task on this campus. She can kill an issue by not publiciz-
ing it. She can support a topic through her editorials. How-
ever, she can do nothing without your aid. Use the J-TAC
as your outlet to the students and help your new editor with
improved support.
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Grid Iron Champs,
Intramural Version
I VrtM Stlvius T y AMO txNO
His Pmip-sitoloov S?ici«ewts So«iwnm
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The intramural football
champion for the 1969-70
season is the team headed
by Larry Wiggins. Wiggins'
team won their league, the
independant teams, which
was one of the hardest
leagues. Wiggins took the
Keys championship away
from them with a score of
18-0. The Keys have been
champions for the past two
years.
With the loss to Wig-
gins' team, the Keys ended \
up in * second, place. The;
Keys defeated the Newman1
club team to advance to the
1 • • ... finals. The two. teams, that,
fought it'out for third tanij
' .fourth place were A.P.O.
and the Newman club team. .
The outcome was A.P.O.
taking third and the Newman
iclub fourth.
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Letters To The Editor
Editor:
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Editor ■ • • • Lawrence
Columnist!!!!!! ! •. • .Brenda Williams
Feature Editor Linda Strother
Photographer • Raymond Losey
Business Manager Monte Gripp
Yesterday I had the
privilege of accompanying
my Social Problems class
on a held trip to the State
Hospital at Wichita Falls.
This hospital serves the
needs of folk in 44 counties,
including citizens from
Erath.. All of us learned a
great deal about niodern
treatment of mental illness.
For those who understand
the modern idiom, the trip
and what we learned ' was
'beautiful.'
Christmas is coming to ;
ihe State Hospital and its
: 1500 patients. I learned that,
they will put up about 39 1
Christmas trees, but they ;
have no Christmas decora- i
tions, and no funds to buy i
any. These, as well as }
Chri s tm§sit ; $;$ts, .j4 ggj
provided bypeoplfe interes-
ted in that sort of thing. I ■;
am thinking that one of our .
social and services clubs i
might want to meet this sitr
Home Economics Department
Sponsors Fall Fashion Fling
. .. STEPHENVILLE; Tex--
A number of the home eco-
nomics students at Tarleton
State College will get a
chance to show off their
handiwork on Dec. 11 when
the department will sponsor
its annual style show.
The theme for this
year's show is 'Holiday
Fashions on the Go.'- *;
The show is set for
2:30 p.m. in the Home Eco-
nomics Auditorium and is
open to the public.
Models will be students
from the three Home Eco-
nomics classes. Each of the
outfits have been fashioned
and designed by the stu-
dents. Fashions will range
from pant suits to 2-piece
wool suits to all-occasion
outfits.
Clothing instructors are
Miss Annette Kirkpatrick
and Mrs. Rosemary Scott.
uation. If so, I would be
happy to talk with anyone
about making or buying dec-
orations. (Also, the hospital
librarian told me they would
sure Uke to have some sports
magazines for the men pa-
tients. The only subscrip-
tion which the library re-
ceives is one to Reader's''
Digest.)
C.F. LaRue
Instructor
Science Annex Room 5
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by Brenda Williams
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It's the time of year again when the freshmen, satisfied
that they have actually had a taste of college, are anxious
to hurry home for the Christmas holidays and tell the old
high school crowd all about it, and even brag a little to
those who happened to make it off to big colleges. It'll only
be a little sad that half of the old crowd is married already
and there are a few who don't even care about college. And
there'll be those who will continue telling over and over the
current high school news, all about the high school Christ-
mas program, J.he latest basketball scores, and even though
the. hews really means something, it juBt leaves a sort of
empty, almost nostalgic, but glad-its-behind-you feeling.
It's the time of year again when the sophomores are
deepest in their slump. In other words, most of them are
about to decide that they've really had it—even entertaining
secret thoughts about what it would be like to quit school
for maybe a semester and live at home again, or go to work
in a big city. It's time for them to really start wishing they
were young again-younger even than'just freshmen. They've
begun to realize what a complicated world it really is and to
doubt whether they're ready to jump into it or not.
The juniors have almost reached the point of being in a
state of total complacency.
11 Somehow they're still plodding along-, starting some
serious work toward their degrees, trying: not to take any
extra courses, just going because they've made it that far
and decided that somehow they will stick it out to_the end.
The seniors are in a daze. The senioii are soeTose to
the end that they simply function as they've been used to
doing for so long. Some of them are glad it will: be over so
they can leave. Others, relieved that they^re through with
studies, feel regretful that they won't be able to stay a
while and just play. But all realize that they're grown a lot
throughout the experience and that now itVreally time to
accept the role of an adult—no matter how sad it is..,that
time is here.
It happens every year, to each new generation of col-
lege students.*..it happens each year about the time of
Christmas vacation. It's time to make it home and let the
parents know of new ideas and new plans. It's time to enjoy
a result's time fo have more than three days to indulge in
home-cooking again. And it's also time to remember the very
first college experience, reflect the chsmge_sin.ee that ex-
perience, and realize that maybe it really wasn't so bad
after all and in the long run the whole thing will be worth it
because you made it.
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