Newshorts Marina Barros is now second-

in-command in the s t u d e n t board, fol lowing her unopposed election earlier this month. Reg-ular board members are sopho-mores Marsha Arnold, Jo Ann Greer, Tom Pinto, Bob Rice, Susie Taylor, Joe Wackerly, David Ward and freshmen Fran C a s s i d y , Keith Dixon, Pam Fiser, Ken Kibler, Sandra Loll is, Danny Phi l l ips and Tommy Rogers.

With nine returning letter-men, the Westark Lions open their 1969 baseball season here March 14 against Okla-homa City College.

The Westark Junior College bowling team left for Houston, Texas, to attend the Region 12 Association College Union's in-ternational games tournament. The Engineers Club, which ac-companied the bowlers on the bus, w i l l tour the National Aeronautics Space Association facility at Houston.

Engineers Club m e m b e r s Joseph Sherry, Dennis Sexton, Martin Dryden, Ronald White, Eugene Morr is and Mike Smith were to take the tour. The bowlers begin competition to-day with team events, tomor-row with doubles and singles competition.

Dr. Norman Harr is, of the University of Michigan faculty, toured the Westark campus last week as a consultant in con-nection with Westark's bid to gain accreditation. He w i l l re-turn in March or Apri l .

Psychedelic sounds of the Graven Image from New Or-leans vibrated throughout the Fine Arts Auditorium last Friday night during Westark's com-bined homecoming and valen-tine dance. A quite impressive crowd turned out despite the weather to hear this New Orleans group. The group played some of the Cremes hit tunes including their big smash 'White Room'.

Page 1 Westark Junior College — Fort Smith, Arkansas February 21, 1969

When six-year-old Jon Mark Brown sits down at the piano, stretches his chubby fingers and begins to play a few bars, his parents smile with pride, for they know he is handicapped.

Jon, an adopted boy who is teaching himself to play by ear, has been chosen as the national representative of the 58,000 mentally retarded in Arkansas and the country's other s ix mil l ion retarded.

He has been selected as the National Association for Re-tarded Children's 1969 Poster Child.

Announcement of the choice was made today by Herschel H. Friday, Jr., president of the Arkansas Association for Re-tarded Children.

"Jon's selection," Mr. Friday said, "demonstrates that a re-tarded child who is adopted can be brought up and thrive within a normal family atmos-phere. Even now, he's ahead of many of us in his musical abi l i ty. "

The Browns have two other children, Tricia, 22, who works in the personnel office of the Gerber Products Company plant in Fort Smith, and Cindy, 17, a senior at Northside High School, Fort Smith.

Brown is Dean of Occupa-tional Education and Director of Development for Westark Jun-ior College. He is president of the Sebastian County Associa-tion for Retarded Children.

The Honorary D o c t o r of Humane Letters degree was awarded to Dr. Lucille Speak-man, professor of history and sociology at Westark Junior College, February 2 by the Geneva Theological College, South Harwich, Massachusetts.

The degree was conferred in Merr i l lv i l le, Indiana, at a spe-cial winter convocation of the college, by Dr. R. Banks Blocher, president of the college.

Dr. Speakman, who has been a faculty member at Westark since 1944, earned her B.A. degree from Southeastern State College, Durant, Okla., and her M.A. degree from Oklahoma State University. In addition,

Jon Mark Brown

Dr. Speakman has participated in both independent travel and organized study in many coun-tries throughout the world.

In citing Dr. Speakman's many contributions to higher education, Dr. Blocher said, " I t is because of her untiring dedi-cation to the professional duties of an educator that many a young person has received that motivation to develop a con-tinuing intellectual c u r i o s i t y and that inspiration to is above mediocrity."

Dr. Speakman is a member of the Arkansas Education As-sociation, the National Educa-tion Association and the South-ern Historical Association.

Measure Passed By Legislature Helps College

One bil l containing three major re-stated articles for the improvement of Westark Junior College has been passed by the Arkansas Legislature in Little Rock.

Most important of the articles is the increase in the amount of support in state revenues. Before, only one-third of the college's budget was supported by state revenues. The new bil l states the amount of reve-nues for general operation shall not be less than 331/3 per cent and not more than 50 per cent.

School board members w i l l no longer be voted in office at the same time as the president of the United States. A special election w i l l be held only for school board members, direct-ing Fort Smith's attention to Westark.

Also, candidates for member-ship on the board wi l l be elected on a non-partisan basis and without any marks on the ballots pertaining to party affi l iation.

Before this bi l l , Westark had no representation in the Com-mission on Co-ordination of Higher Education Finance, which controls and supervises all state colleges.

Sure?

Crawford County may soon be invited to join Sebastian County in the Westark Junior College District by the Board of Trustees and the Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce Educa-tion Committee.

"However, any invitation is just that," said president Shel-by Breedlove. "Crawford Coun-ty could join any time without an invitation."

" I f Crawford County should attempt entrance, a special election w i l l have to be called to get county-wide approval.

But even before that, a petition of 71 1 (ten per cent of the total votes cast in that county in the last Governors race) w i l l have to be fi led seek-ing the election.

In joining the district, Craw-ford County w i l l approve a 2.75 mil l tax for use by the junior college. This is the same tax Sebastian County approved in 1965.

" B y joining the district," said Breedlove, "Crawford County w i l l cut the tuition costs in half for its students."

Th is semester 126 students are enrolled from Crawford

County with 65 coming from Van Buren alone.

Such a move could double or even triple that number.

Breedlove said there has been some talk of the possibili-ty of Logan County also joining the district.

"Westark w i l l be better able to serve the area," said Breed-love, " i f Crawford C o u n t y should join."

Enrollment Drops 2 0 3 For 2nd Semester

Enrollment at Westark for the spring semester is 1,301.

According to Westark regis-trar, Harold Hile, there are 574 freshmen, 390 sophomore and 35 special students signed up for day classes.

Students enrolled for night classes include 198 freshmen, 59 sophomores, and 45 special.

Although this is a drop of 203 from the fall semester total, it st i l l is not as great as the drop which occurred at this time last year.

Martha Finley, to top last year's winning score at the Houston, T e x a s , bowling tournament, needs only to maintain her present aver-age, John Taylor, bowling team instructor, says.

A sure thing? Yes, if no one else has improved.

By Karen Taylor Even if you swear by he hair

of your chinny-chin-chin that your mustache looks great, you may find some Westark stu-dents politely disagreeing.

Today's man grows a mus-tache for a number of reasons. He might grow a mustache pos-sibly only to prove to the world he's capable. He could also be motivated by the times; or he may simply grow one just for the sake of growing one. Whatever the reason for grow-ing a mustache, it 's bearer must be prepared for candid comments and criticisms.

For example, most Westark students interviewed stated that their opinions on mustaches depended totally on the wear-er. Danny Wesson, a former mustache wearer, commented,

good on some people, and they don't on some. I think it 's a s i g n of independence," he added.

Jim King, freshman, said he thought mustaches were "okay " for some people "as long as they're worn properly and in the best style for that person."

A few other limitations on mustaches was stressed. For example, Llyn Worsham, fresh-man, commented, " A mustache, well-grown and well-trimmed is unique. Handle bars and Ghenghis Kabu are my favor-ites," she concluded.

Although some students took a positive stand for mustaches they also criticized them some-what. " I think a mustache makes one look like a Mexican bandit," joked Kenna Elkins.

Page 2 The Collegian February 21, 1969

Editorially Justify-the-Act

Mixed drink legislation glistens with the spotlight of controversy as the Arkansas Legislature continues to toy with the busi-ness of state.

As a spectre to dry county legislators, as a hot potato to wet county representatives, the measure to legalize the on-promises consumption of alcohol stems not from a need to open new areas of business; it

has been prompted as a justification for an already-in-existence situation.

Therefore, the mixed drink proposal may be a harbinger of other justify-the-act-laws, a sampling of which are in evidence in Fort Smith itself.

For example, the Legislature should con-sider legalizing pinball machines as gam-ing devices.

Or, perhaps, the Legislature could legal-

Every human, whether in the middle or on either side of the fence, deserves the right to ex-press his opinion. Here's ours.

ize the sale of alcoholic beverages to 18 year olds.

Of course, the Legislature ought to sure-ly just ify Fort Smith's notorious red light district.

At any rate, the idea is commendable: Change the laws law-enforcement officials ignore, especially when the lobbyists are the country clubbers, religious fraternities, and the like.

Football's the Name Of Bob Fletcher s Game

Anyone who says there is no football at Westark either doesn't know Bob Fletcher or has never been to the Fine Arts building.

A part time student here, Bob concocted, then copyrighted his pro-football game, a realis-tic game for any armchair athlete.

To play it, the d e f e n s e player, without the offense player's knowledge, indicates his guess of s ix possible plays on a dial.

The offense states whether he'll pass, punt out of bounds, quick kick, line plunge or at-tempt a field goal. In the event the defense guessed cor-rectly, he spins a dial with decidely pro-defense rulings. If the offense's choice does not correspond to the defense's guess, then the offense turns over a card from a pre-shuffled stack.

The cards, more sympathetic to the offense's drive, also have such occasional setbacks as " fumble, " "back 10 yards," and so forth.

Dividing the number of cards into four equal stacks estab-

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l ishes halves and quarters. When the offense loses the ball, the defense takes the cards and becomes the offense.

Married and the father of four children, Bob traces the game back to his younger days when he and friends would gather for not-too-similar com-mercial games.

"But most of those," Bob nods, "leave out some impor-tant factor, often the defense."

So, he began to concentrate on fabricating his own game — a five year process that f inal ly resulted in the present game, copyrighted in 1959.

" I had 50 of them printed then," he gestured, pointing to the game's self-designed cover of a jogging football player, "and another 500 printed just last year."

A popular pasttime for be-tween class hours, the game has sold progressively better.

" A t $2 each," Bob calcu-lated, " I 've sold some 150 or 200 of these."

Recounting his experience with the genuine pigskin, Bob said his coach, Frank Jones, now principal of Darby Junior High School, talked him into returning to school to play on the team.

" I was always the fastest," he claimed, "unt i l I injured my ankle."

He sat the rest of the season out.

"What was so disgusting," he mused, "was that the rest of the team went on to an 8 won, 2 loss season."

Toying with the idea of a " round" football field for the game which would add to

compactness in packaging, Bob said he's already contacted one national game company seek-ing assistance.

"They were interested, but at the time had two football games on the market," he explained.

An enthusiastic player him-self, Bob intends to try again in soliciting a buyer for the game.

"But even if I don't, the venture has been and wi l l con-tinue to be a lot of fun. "

Glancing at his ankle, he finished, "Besides, there's no injuries with this version."

Pete Howard, art instructor, points out his successful downfiled drive to Bob Fletcher, originator of Professional Quarterback Football.

Game May Decide Fate Westark's basketball season

could be made or broken to-morrow night when the Lions face Beebe Junior College there in an Ozark conference tilt.

If the Lions win, they wi l l be assured a berth in the regional tournament at Tulsa March 6-8. Westark is currently 4-2 in conference play.

" O f the five Arkansas teams in the Ozark conference," Lion cage coach Bi l l Crowder said, "and the 18 Oklahoma teams in the Bi-State conference, eight teams wi l l compete in the regional tourney."

Coach Crowder, l o o k i n g ahead to the tournament, said the Oklahoma teams such as Murray, St. Gregory and North-eastern Oklahoma field strong contenders each season.

Oklahoma C i t y Southwest w i l l play the Lions Monday in

Fort Smith. It w i l l be the last home game of the season for Westark.

They travel to Muskogee Tuesday to test Bacone, and wi l l be on the road again next Friday, playing Southern Bap-tist at Walnut Ridge.

The Beebe-Westark g a m e wi l l pit teams that are much alike, according to Crowder.

Neither team has a lot of size, and both rely on good shooting, he said.

Bacone wi l l mean "some-thing special" to one Lion player, Steve Conley, one of Westark's top outside players.

Conley suffered a broken arm in the f i rst meeting of the two squads in Fort Smith.

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