University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Kki ijmj I, -:,: ' Ward : Hill Elementary students present Secretary of Education Shirley Hufstedlerwith artwork during her visit to the Humanities Research Center ' s Michener Galler Carol Burnett speaks out against profanity on stage during an informal appearance at the drama building.

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Native Texans Speak at UT Because the University of Texas is so large, symposiums and seminars on cam- pus are quite frequent. From September to November, many of the speaking slots were filled by prominent native Texans. The first speaker to disprove Thomas Wolfe s statement, ' You can ' t go home, was U.S. Secretary of Education, Shirley Hufstedler. Hufstedler, whose department administered federally man- SPEAKERS] dated education programs, was in Austin on Sept. 6 to announce a $28,000 grant to the University Art Museum for its art education program. At the Michener Galleries, Hufstedler commented on an issue that had been smoldering in the Texas Legislature: educating the children of illegal aliens. She was quoted in a Daily Texan article as saying, We have to take a good, hard look at a fair and comprehensive policy, not only undocu- mented workers from Mexico, but refu- gees from all over the world. On Oct. 3, U.S. Secretary of Labor, Ray Marshall, a former professor of eco- nomics at the University, spoke to stu- dents at the Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs. Marshall, whose department promoted the welfare ol wage earners, explained President Car- ter ' s plan to introduce government plan- ning into the steel and automobile indus- tries. Marshall also voiced his support ol a government loan to the financially unstable Chrysler Corporation. Gov- ernment-guaranteed loans, like the one given to Chrysler, are cheaper in the long run for the economy as a whole, than allowing the corporation to go under, Marshall said. On Oct. 18, the Joe C. Thompson Conference Center was the scene of a symposium entitled China: The Decade Ahead. The keynote speaker, Texas Lt. Gov. William P. Hobby, focused his address on the oil and gas industry and its relations to Texas and China. Whil he labeled Texans as experts in the o and gas business, he had reservation about the ability of the Chinese to carr out their economic policies. In conck sion, he described Texan-Chinese trad as having the greatest undevelope potential in the world. On Oct. 31, an excited crowd crarri med the lobby of the F. Loren Winshi Drama Building to greet actress-comedi enne Carol Burnett. Burnett, who greJ up in San Antonio, was in town to visi her daughter, Carrie. While in town, Buij nett held an informal question an answer session at the drama buildinc Topics included the bumpy road to sho business, Burnett ' s own career and help ful hints for those pursuing actin- careers. After the session, she and hej family attended the Department o Drama ' s production of the musica Working. Amanda Collie Brian Vanice Secretary of Labor Ray Marshall speaks to students at the LBJ School. 82 Speakers Bill Hobby addresses the symposium on China: The Decade Ahead.

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Envoys, blacks air opinion Duke of Alba. Jesus Aguirre, a writer for a Madrid newspaper, exudes warmth at a reception in his honor. c SPEAKERS Lectures and discussions hosted on the! University campus in the fall of I960 all focused on a common concern: keeping relations harmonious on planet Earth. Interracial relations were the meat ofj a week-long symposium entitled Blacks and Political Machinery. The Texas Union Afro-American Culture Commit- tee sponsored the October event. Thd University experienced a drop in black ' enrollment in 1 980-8 1 , down to a level oft 1,000 students. Psychology major Veon McReynolds said this drop was the resulti of blacks questioning the value of a col-j lege education. He said the average) starting salary of black college graduates! was $18,000, the same that a white higW school graduate could expect to earn. University student Eric Frank said rac-| ism on campus was insidious, charging: that UT professors had an inbred bias) against black students which wasl reflected in the grades given to the stu- ' dents. Likewise, Emma Chambers, a jun ior radio-television-film major, said thai although civil rights advancements of tha 1960s abolished the outward signs of rac-l ism, negative racial attitudes continuec to exist. When you have a black famil move in to a white neighborhood, yoi see the rest of the neighborhood begir to move, she said. Frank Blair, a senior, called for a] greater involvement of the black church! in the political arena. You cannot sepa| rate the church from black unity, ha said. There should be an increased amount of involvement in the church aj related to political issues, he said. Later in the month, speakers drew stu dents attention away from domestic problems and into the sphere of interna tional relations. Dr. Peter Herms, Ger man ambassador to the United States spoke at the Lyndon B. Johnson School oj Public Affairs on Oct. 29. He told stuj dents that the close relations of Germar and American universities was one of the reasons for the strong ties between th two nations, but cited the deplorable ' Dr. Peter Herms answers questions following his lecture at the L.B.J. School of Public Affairs. r . 84 Speakers